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MIR's new Trans-Siberian Railroad brochure
SEATTLE, WA — Seattle-based MIR Corporation is pleased to announce the publication of an exciting new brochure, Experience the Tran-Siberian Railway, Your Route – Your Way, detailing an extensive selection of journeys on the legendary Tran-Siberian Railroad. Described as "The world's longest continuous rail line and one of its greatest train journeys," in the best-seller, 1,000 Places to See Before You Die, the Trans-Siberian Railroad is an experience that many people only dream about.
Available both online via MIR's catalog request page or by calling MIR at 1-800-424-7289, the new brochure simplifies the daunting task of selecting among a variety of trips along the Trans-Siberian Railroad. From luxury train itineraries aboard the Golden Eagle Trans-Siberian Express, to comfortable, though not luxurious, trips aboard the Tsar's Gold to a small group tour using scheduled local trains, the brochure offers numerous ways to enjoy a tour to Russia along the Trans-Siberian Railroad and gives travelers the information they need to select the best tour for them. The newly published piece can be used as a point of reference for both travelers themselves and travel agents hoping to guide clients through an easy tour selection process.
Two of the highlighted journeys include both a tour to Russia and attendance at Mongolia's extraordinary Naadam Festival, set for July in the capital, UlaanBaatar, one of which is a tour by luxury train.
MIR is also announcing a special discount on tours aboard the Tsar's Gold private train in 2010, the first time they have offered a discount on tours aboard this train. Book any cabin category on any 2010 Tsar's Gold Trans-Siberian Railroad tour before April 1, 2010, and receive $200 per person off. See /destinations/trans-siberian-railway/ for more details.
About MIR Corporation
MIR, whose name means "peace" and "world" in Russian, has specialized in the crossroads of Europe and Asia for 23 years, since founder Douglas Grimes organized his first tour to Russia as a young volleyball player. MIR and its Seattle-based experts design imaginative small group trips and work closely with local affiliates to carry them out. MIR has unmatched expertise in assisting you with a tour to Russia, a journey on the Trans-Siberian Railroad via luxury train or scheduled local train, or attendance at the Naadam Festival. MIR has twice been named one of National Geographic Adventure's "Best Adventure Travel Companies on Earth," and is a preferred operator of travel for museum, alumni and special interest organizations across the country. For more information, please visit http://www.mircorp.com or call 800-424-7289.
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liz (at) mircorp (dot) com
85 South Washington St Suite 210
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The Chinese inverter manufacturer said the new device can be used for residential and commercial projects as well as to replace diesel power generators or as back-up power. The device features an efficiency of 97.5% and a European efficiency of 98%.
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Chinese inverter manufacturer LuxpowerTek has unveiled a new hybrid inverter for residential and commercial applications.
Dubbed Hybrid LXP 8-12kW, the device is claimed to be also suitable to replace diesel power generators or to provide back-up power. "Its paralleling function allows building systems with a capacity ranging from three to 144kW," a company spokesperson told pv magazine.
The transformer-less inverter is available in four power classes, ranging from 7.6kW to 12kW and has a DC input voltage range of 100V to 600V. It measures 650x440x220mm and has a weight of 38kg.
The device features an efficiency of 97.5% and a European efficiency of 98%. It has an operating temperature range of -25 degrees Celsius to 60 degrees Celsius, smart fan cooling, IP65-rated protection, and is able to operate at an altitude of up to 2,000m.
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In the Fall of 1984, a group of Bryan/College Station residents began investigating ways they could better aid the community. At the time, pregnancy outcomes for low-income women of Brazos County were comparable to outcomes of underdeveloped nations. What Brazos County lacked most was adequate prenatal care for indigent women.
By December 1984, a group was formed whose purpose was to establish a facility. In one year, they overcame many obstacles to open the clinic. One of the most difficult tasks was to convince the community itself that such a need existed. After hours of hard work and planning, The Prenatal Clinic opened its doors in December of 1985. To date, over 20,750 women have been served.
Since the clinic's opening, Brazos County has transitioned from having one of the worst records for perinatal and infant mortality rates, to having one of the best records in the state. Much of the credit for this outstanding improvement is because of early, accessible, comprehensive prenatal care provided by the caring staff within the clinic. The Prenatal Clinic is a long awaited dream-come-true, not only for the group of citizens who helped to establish it, but also for the women and babies who need it most.
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Taps run dry in Mombasa and Kilifi over unpaid Sh32 million bill – Kenyatta University TV (KUTV). All Rights Reserved.
Water crisis has hit Mombasa and Kilifi counties since last Friday after KPLC disconnected power at the Baricho Water Works in Kilifi over a Sh32 million debt.Coast Water Service Board technical services manager Martin Tsuma yesterday said the Baricho Water Works has a capacity of 90 million litres of water daily.
The board has been blaming the county governments of failing to pay their debts in time, leading to the disconnection of power at the water sources.Since Friday, residents of Mombasa, Kilifi, Malindi and Watamu have been surviving on borehole water, which is very salty and unfit for human consumption.
Kisauni resident Asha Juma said water vendors, who had stored water in tanks, are now selling a 20 litre jerrycan for between Sh70-100.Yesterday, the CWSB assured the more than one million residents of Mombasa and Kilifi counties they will have their taps running with clean water by tomorrow. Board corporate affairs manager Fatma Gakuria said the matter has been resolved and residents should wait for at least one day to have water in their homes.
"We had an issue with the KPLC, but we sat down on Tuesday and resolved it. We have agreed on how we shall settle the bill," she told the Star.
Gakuria said the water tanks at Baricho are completely empty and it will take almost a day to fill them up, before supply resumes.
"After the tanks are filled-up, we shall supply to Mombasa and Kilifi water companies. They will then be able to supply it to their clients," she said.
Gakuria said, however, residents will have to bear with the water service companies, because due to the scarcity of the commodity, there will be rationing to ensure everyone is served.
"Residents should now talk to the water suppliers, the Mombasa Water Supply and Sanitation Company and the Kilifi Mariakani Water and Sewerage Company Ltd, to know the days when they will get water in their homes. We have done our part to restore supply," she said.
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Ubisoft Forums > For Honor > General Discussion > I just don't get it.
I'm having a super hard time figuring this game out. I swear the blocking is really inconsistent. I'm not sure if there is some delay but it seem opponents can counter my GB with much more of a window as well as can block faster (I know different classes have different speeds). Now, I know I need to get better but it seems like half the time it just doesnt register. Are there any known problems on xbox with delay, perhaps my TV? Any advice would be greatly appreciated, I've looked up tons of good player's videos to see the mechanics and it seems I am doing it correctly.
could be connection, could be the class you're using (since they have different guard stance speed), could be your lack of reaction as well. the fact that you're playing on the console probably doesn't help, although I'm not sure how much harder it is to react with a lower framerate, I personally use PC. I still have trouble reacting to wardens zone and valks lights for example. PK is a bit rough to block as well, although Valk is my real nightmare with that leg sweep lol. Sometimes it does seem like I should've deflected or blocked the hit but it still connects, usually it's a latency issue though. try to keep an eye for animations instead of indicator only, it should help you to anticipate direction a bit better.
Thanks for the thoughtful reply. Just trying to figure out if I'm missing something basic haha. I guess I'll just keep practicing. Nobushi eats me alive. I think a big part of it is reaction timing, I don't think I have the quickest to be honest.
For a CGB, you basically hit the GB button as soon as your opponent makes contact with you BUT you cannot hit any other button other than the GB button(meaning you cant flub hitting A and then X) or it wont go through, the game will read it as in incorrect input and you'll be GB'd. ALso, You cannot counter GB when having your guard broken while dodging. So if you miscalculate an incoming attack and side step, but your opponent instead GB's you, you cannot counter GB so be weary of dashing too close to someone.
For blocking, this game is really all based off of reaction speed and its measured in milliseconds. I will tell you though, there are many times when you see yourself fully guard an attack and its ignored (animation and all of blocking in the direction) and you still take damage. I'm not sure if it's connections with the p2p system, lag, or simply being a fraction of a millisecond too slow but, I have had it happen to me plenty. It usually happens with attacks that come out really fast like the wardens top light attack. So some of what you are experience is possibly out of your power.
Only thing left to say is what you already know, practice makes perfect!
If you are playing on console, you will have a harder time blocking fast light attacks. Counter guard breaking is also more difficult - more so, if the enemy stacked debuff resistance on gear. However, this should be fixed with the next patch.
Appreciate the replies everyone. I'll keep working at it, but glad to know all these things. One more thing, how did you guys all get up to speed on all the "rules" and advanced mechanics (like not being able to CGB after dashing and being guard broken)? I learn some of these things just from playing, but don't feel like they were introduced in the tutorials or some of the moveslist for characters. There are little things I keep finding out that seem to be common knowledge for everyone that I'm just hearing haha.
for me game was perfect at beta now i cant even connect and people are already crying and want all the good stuff nerfed.
Also, you cannot GB if your opponent spams the attack buttons. you'll be half way through your GB animation and then get hit with their attack. You lose.
If you're playing in modes where gear stats are active, the debuff resistance stay can lower CGB window so you might be seeing some of that in addition to the stuff posted above. You could always test in duel mode against bots to see if that's what you're experiencing. If you have a very low debuff resistance, you can take longer to recover from "self-inflicted rebuffs" like getting blocked by superior block etc. The CGB thing will no longer be affected by that stat after the newest patch hits the consoles though.


Since I don't have a 3D printer big enough to print an entire Daft Punk helmet, and I don't have a lot of cash to spend on Halloween this year, I elected to make the poor man's version.
and of course, a 1 meter strip of NeoPixels.
Remove the cardboard packaging at the top of the mask, and the sticker from the inside. We will also need to remove the foam padding, so pull as much of it as you can out in a single block, and then you'll have some scraping to do to get the rest out. Just get as much as you can... it's ok if you don't get it all.
Next up, we're going to start assembling the electronics. The first thing you should do is get your Trinket Pro up and running, so head on over to the tutorial for that and come back when you've got your battery backpack soldered on and charging your battery. On the bottom of the trinket you can clip off the header pins, since we won't be needing them, but leave the pins on the top. You will need to solder the power leads from the neopixel strip to two of those pins.
Then solder the power wires from your NeoPixel strip to the BAT+ and GND pins coming out of the top of the backpack. There will be one wire left, for signal... solder it to pin 4 of the Trinket Pro.
After you've done that, open up your Arduino IDE and load the example sketch for a NeoPixel strip. Change the pin to 4, and push it to your Trinket. Remember to push the bootloader button BEFORE you try to upload, or it won't work.
If your strip starts lighting up and doing color wipes, you're good to go!
This is the longest and hardest part of any NeoPixel strip project... use an exacto knife to cut the strips exactly in the middle of two adjacent neopixels (you'll see a dotted line on the PCB), and then solder wires to the pads from each strip to the next one. Make sure all the data arrows are pointing in the same direction, for a constant flow throughout the strip.
It's a good idea to reinforce those soldered joints, and I did so by wrapping each end of the strip with electrical tape.
To fit inside the mask, I divided my strip into 5 sections, the three in the middle being 12 pixels long, and the two on the ends being 11 pixels long, for a total of 58 pixels. After taping the ends of the strips, I scored the tape between each adjacent piece of strip so that I could spread the lights out in a triangular pattern.
Next, it's time to glue this into the mask. But first, turn on the Pro Trinket again, and make sure everything is working! If it isn't, you'll have to go back and fix some broken solder joints.
Also, when holding this inside of the mask, I noticed that you could see straight through the mask to the writing on the PCB, so let's fix that. I did so by cutting strips of office printer paper and gluing them to the inside of the mask where I wanted the strips to go.
I tried E6000 and hot glue, but neither worked all that well for holding in the strips, so eventually I used superglue to affix the strips to the paper. It worked well, but your mileage may vary. If you can find it, Permatex 66B silicone adhesive works great on the NeoPixel strips.
Now on to the Trinket end of things... if you wrap up all the wires from your trinket to the mask with electrical tape, then the trinket can sit above your head while wearing the mask. The switch can go along the side of the mask, down near your ear, and sit on the inside of the mask. The battery is easily taped right along your forehead, where it will stay put.
Finally, you should do what you can to keep your Pro Trinket from getting wet. I just put it inside the little baggie that my switch came in.
Congratulations! You have now made a very quick and dirty approximation of a Daft Punk Helmet! I wore mine with my blue hoodie, to complete the $5 cosplay Cobra Commander theme.
You can either use it with the color wipe test sketch that it has already, or head on over to the code page, where we will create a larson scanner type animation for it.
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An pitch for a sci-fi military RP.
You are a soldier working for a country, Avaria, in the far future of an alternate world. Your homeland is run by a ruthless and religious dictator who believes that every time he conquers a new country it brings closer the "Holy Day". Your squad was tasked with scouting the border between your country and the one northwest of it, Drachma, to try and gather Intel on its military status. This mission has your squad traveling through a vast mountain range that separates the two powerful countries.
Characters will play as new soldiers fresh out of the academy tasked with joining a group of veterans on a mission. Though on the way an explosion kills the vets and leaves the recruits alone and stranded in a foreign mountain range and out of touch with HQ. The RP starts right after the explosion.
The beginning is a struggle for survival but the characters decisions may lead to them attempting to carrying out the mission they were assigned or turning on their home country in an effort to save the world.
This RP takes place in a world where technology advanced at a fast rate causing the average soldier to have advanced reflexes and abilities while wearing there armor. The only weakness is a microchip covered by a bullet and laser proof panel on the back of the armor that, if damaged, will render the suit useless. Laser and plasma rounds are standard issue but some soldiers prefer the old fashioned, but more reliable, bullets.
Magic is commonplace but takes years to master. Even then it is weak and can only be used for basics such as pyromancy, temporary ethereal shields, and short-ranged telekinesis.
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Q: How do you rotate a sprite around its center by calculating a new x and y position? I'm using Dark GDK and C++ to create a simple 2d game. I'm rotating an object but it rotates from the top left corner of the sprite.
I have the following variables available:

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*PlayerX

*PlayerY

*PlayerWidth

*PlayerHeight

*RotateAngle (360 > x > 0)

Is there an algorithm that will modify the pivot point of the sprite, preferable to the center?
Here is a small code sample:
void Player::Move( void )
{

    if ( checkLeft() )
    {
        PlayerX -= PlayerSpeed;
        if ( PlayerX < 0 )
            PlayerX = 0;
    }

    if ( checkRight() )
    {
        PlayerX += PlayerSpeed ;
        if ( PlayerX > 800 - PlayerWidth )
            PlayerX = 800 - PlayerWidth;
    }

    if ( checkUp())
    {
        PlayerY -= PlayerSpeed;
        if ( PlayerY < 0 )
            PlayerY = 0;
    }

    if ( checkDown())
    {
        PlayerY += PlayerSpeed;
        if ( PlayerY > 600 -  PlayerHeight)
            PlayerY = 600 - PlayerHeight;
    }

    RotateAngle += 5;
    if(RotateAngle > 360)
        RotateAngle -=360;

    dbRotateSprite(Handle,RotateAngle);
    dbSprite ( 1 , PlayerX , PlayerY , Handle );
}

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I'm considering opening up some reputation for this question, I have yet to be provided with an answer that works for me. If someone can provide an actual code sample that does the job, I'd be very happy.
The problem with Blindy's answer is that no matter how much I simply translate it back or forth, the spirte still rotates around the top left hand corner and moving it somewhere rotating around the top left corner, then moving it back to the same position accomplishes nothing. Here is what I believe to be going on:
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Just so there is no confusion I have created a an image of what is going on. The left shows what is actually happening and the right shows what I need to happen.
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A: You'd need to do something like:

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*translate by (-playerx-playerwidth/2, -playery-playerheight/2)

*rotate by rotateangle

*translate by (playerx+playerwidth/2, playery+playerheight/2)

The idea is to center your sprite on the origin then rotate around the origin (glRotate) and after you get the rotated sprite you translate it back in its place.
NB: If your sprite is initially "centered" around the origin, but with a corner not the actual center of the sprite, you first translate the object to center the sprite's center with the origin. So like if your sprite had the top-left corner in the origin, you'd translate by (-playerwidth/2, -playerheight/2), then rotate then translate by (playerx,playery).

A: The answers so far are correct in telling you how it should be done but I fear that the Dark GDK API seems to be too primitive to be able to do it that simple way.
Unfortunately dbRotateSprite rotates the sprite about the top left regardless of the sprite's transform which is why you're having no luck with the other suggestions. To simulate rotation about the centre you must manually correct the position of the sprite i.e. you simply have to rotate the sprite and then move it as a two-step process.
I'm not familiar with the API and I don't know if y is measured up or down and which way the angle is measured so I'm going to make some assumptions. If y is measured down like many other 2D graphics systems, and the angle is measured from the x-axis increasing as it goes from the positive x-axis to the positive y-axis, then I believe the correct psuedo-code would look like
// PlayerX and PlayerY denote the sprite centre
// RotateAngle is an absolute rotation i.e. not a relative, incremental rotation

RotateAngle += 5;
RotateAngle %= 360;
RadiansRotate = (RotateAngle * PI) / 180;

dbRotateSprite( Handle, RotateAngle );

HalfSpriteWidth = dbSpriteWidth( Handle ) / 2;
HalfSpriteHeight = dbSpriteHeight( Handle ) / 2;

SpriteX = PlayerX
        - HalfSpriteWidth * cos(RadiansRotate)
        + HalfSpriteHeight * sin(RadiansRotate);
SpriteY = PlayerY
        - HalfSpriteHeight * cos(RadiansRotate)
        - HalfSpriteWidth * sin(RadiansRotate);

// Position the top left of the sprite at ( SpriteX, SpriteY )
dbSprite ( 1 , SpriteX , SpriteY , Handle );

A: When you rotate the object, you are applying a transformation to the points that compose the object.  In this case, the four corners each rotate on their own, and the end result is the quad formed in their new locations.  As everyone else has mentioned, the critical part of this is knowing where the origin about which the points rotate.
Imagine if instead of a sprite, you only had one point.  If its origin was at the same position as that point, rotating it would have no effect (the position of the point would not move).  However, if the origin was anywhere else, the point would rotate in a circle, with the origin as the center of that circle.  And how would you get that origin to be somewhere other than at the same position as the point?  Move the point within the coordinate system.  In other words, translate it.
The order of the various transformations (rotate, translate, scale, etc.) is critical to this.  If you rotated the point 180 degrees and then translated it to the right, it would end up to the right of where it started, but if you moved it to the right and then rotated it 180 degrees, it would end up on the left.
I'd recommend reading up on 2D transformations.  Understanding how matrices play in all this would also be useful, but not strictly necessary to get the effect you're looking for.

A: Looking at your image, what you're doing is you're rotating the square in place, you're not translating it at all. This is what you're doing:
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As you can see, your square is with its top-left corner in the origin and all you're doing is rotating it around the origin.
This is what I'm saying you should do:
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|                         |        ===>    |     ==> translate to
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You can only rotate around the center, so center the point you want to rotate your primitives around then place them where you want.

A: OMG ive been tryna do this for a while now to, n i found this page,  just copy this.
this is based on one of the previous posts.
void dbRotateSpriteCenter(int iID, int iX, int iY, int fRotate, int iImage)
{
int x = iX
    - dbSpriteWidth(iID) / 2 * cos(fRotate * 3.1415926536 / 180)
    + dbSpriteHeight(iID) / 2 * sin(fRotate * 3.1415926536 / 180);
int y = iY
    - dbSpriteHeight(iID) / 2 * cos(fRotate * 3.1415926536 / 180)
    - dbSpriteWidth(iID) / 2 * sin(fRotate * 3.1415926536 / 180);
dbRotateSprite(iID, fRotate);
dbSprite(iID, x, y, iImage);
}

A: you could use dbOffsetSprite();
when sprites are created, their insertion point is upper-left corner by default (and dbRotateSprite(); rotates them around the insertion point), you can use this function to change the insertion point. its format is dbOffsetSprite(sprite number, amount to offset X, amount to offset Y);
so you could say
dbOffsetSprite(NUMBER, dbSpriteWidth(NUMBER) / 2, dbSpriteHeight(NUMBER) / 2);
where NUMBER is the sprite ID number.
The sprite's insertion point is now in the center of its image.
Of course, this might open a whole new can of worms, as the insertion point is now in the center of the sprite (or where ever you set it), meaning calling dbSpriteX(NUMBER); will give you the center of the sprite instead of the edge.

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DES MOINES, Iowa -- The Capitol Complex Farmers Market kicked off another season on Tuesday.
Every Tuesday from 11 a.m. to 1 p.m., the market is open on E. 13th Street between E. Walnut and E. Grand. The market runs through September 25th.
Vendors are hoping for another busy season selling homegrown and homemade products.
"Just glad to be here. Hope everybody comes out again each and every week like they have. Today the attendance looks great," said Herbert Wenndt, owner of Wenndt Gardens.
The market is sponsored by the Iowa Department of Administrative Services, Public Health and Agriculture & Land Stewardship.


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Distinguished as the first Osage woman to receive a Master's Degree, Theresa Bell Trumbly Keefer was born this month in 1914. Born in Osage County, Theresa would graduate from an Independence, Kansas high school and junior college. She began teaching in 1934. She earned her Bachelor's of Arts Degree at Northeastern Teachers College in Tahlequah. She later earned her Master's from Oklahoma A&M (today Oklahoma State University) in Stillwater. Theresa moved to Sapulpa in 1942, and worked for the Department of Public Welfare; later teaching in the Sapulpa Public School at the end of WWII. She kept teaching until retiring in 1977. Information taken from her obituary.
We welcomed the new year with a bang. We have had an amazing month with visitors joining us for a tour of our lovely museums.
Announcement: We have some exciting events happening this year. We can't wait to get started! Come in and see us, and we'll show you around.
Then and Now, Images of Sapulpa.
For over a hundred years, there has been a bank standing at this very corner of Main and Dewey.
Around the time of statehood (between 1904 and 1908), there were 3 banks at this very intersection, nearly one on each of its four corners.
This month in Sapulpa history: The $100,000 home of Lewis Meyer was destroyed in a fire on January 4, 1959. Mrs. Jeannette Meyer died in the fire. The home was located some five miles west of Sapulpa Highway 66. (Sapulpa Herald, January, 5, 1959).
Memorial services were held Monday afternoon for Mrs. Jeannette Meyer, 70, who perished early Sunday morning when fire destroyed the $100,000 ranch home of Max Meyer, five miles southwest of Sapulpa.
It was not until about 8 pm Sunday that the charred remains of Mrs. Meyer were recovered from the smoldering debris of the once elaborate home.
Tennants of the 2,220-acre Meyer ranch carried Meyer to safety after he had been overcome by smoke and fumes as he tried to save his wife. He suffered second degree burns and shock.
This artifact is the spire off the top of the original gazeebo seen in the picture next to it.
The Gazeebo at the Court House was the hang out joint in Sapulpa. Bands would play; families would picnic, teenagers would dance. And other events took place in the area - do you have a favorite memory involving this spot?
The Sapulpa Main Street and Sapulpa Chamber of Commerce kicked off the holidays with a great bang with an amazing Christmas Parade and Jingle Mingle holiday events! The Sapulpa Historical Society held an evening event, Open House - which we had several new faces coming through to see the amazing museum in lights!
We also celebrated with our many volunteers - we wanted to share our many thanks and appreciation to the ones who lend a helping hand at the Sapulpa Historical Museum.
Announcement: Just a reminder, the Sapulpa Historical Museum will be closed during the holidays: closed Saturday, December 22nd - January 1st. We will resume regular hours Wednesday, January 2nd 10 AM - 3 PM.
Then: The Woodbury Hotel (1936).
The building once was three stories. Being vacant during the tornado in May 1960, the top floors were badly damaged. Today it is now a one-story building.
*Bonus* Hobson Ave was one of the first streets established in town. The railroad tracks coming through Oklahoma stopped just west of North Main St, following Hobson Ave as the settlement became a town - then the tracks eventually moved out West.
The Loraine Hotel caught fire and was completely destroyed. This was the worst fire in Sapula's history. The Loraine Hotel was destroyed and two buildings to the north were also destroyed; they were, Swift's Market and the Home Appliance Store. Two people died in this fire. (Sapulpa Herald, Dec 2, 1949).
*Bonus: There were 3 hotels within one block: Loraine Hotel, St. James Hotel, and Lee Hotel. The Loraine burnt down, St. James was torn down, and the Lee changed hands to become Y.W.C.A. - now the Sapulpa Historical Museum.


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HomePoliticsWhat price – Palo Conteh's freedom?
What price – Palo Conteh's freedom?
January 3, 2021 Abdul Rashid Thomas Politics 6
Sierra Leone Telegraph: 03 January 2021:
President Julius Maada Bio last Friday ordered the release of hundreds of prisoners across the country who are serving sentence for various crimes, including the country's former minister of defence – retired Major Palo Conteh.
Palo Conteh was serving a two-year jail-term, after he was arrested for entering State House with a firearm, and accused by state prosecutors of 'intending to kill the president and overthrow the Bio-led government', an act described by prosecutors as a treasonable offence.
Conteh was then charged and found guilty of only two out of fifteen counts offence, ranging from treason to ownership of firearms without valid licence.
After a marathon High Court trial, Conteh was acquitted of treason but sentenced to two years imprisonment for possession of firearms.
Two days ago, Palo Conteh received presidential pardon from President Bio after spending seven months at the Pademba Road prisons in Freetown.
But since his release which was celebrated by Palo himself along with his family, friends, and scores of opposition APC party supporters at his home in Wilberforce, a hot debate has emerged about the constitutionality, legality and morality of president Bio's decision to pardon Palo Conteh, whose appeal hearing is still at the Courts.
What is not in doubt however, is president Bio's authority to grant pardon to a convict. According to Section 63.1 of the country's 1991 Constitution: "The President may, acting in accordance with the advice of a Committee appointed by the Cabinet over which the Vice-President shall preside — a. grant any person convicted of any offence against the laws of Sierra Leone a pardon, either free or subject to lawful conditions; b. grant to any person a respite, either indefinite or for a specified period, of the execution of any punishment imposed on that person for such an offence; c. substitute a less severe form of punishment for any punishment imposed on any person for such an offence; d. remit the whole or any part of any punishment imposed upon any person for such an offence or any penalty or forfeiture otherwise due to the Government on account of such an offence."
But what is in contention across the political divide and on social media, is the timing of the president's decision to free Palo as well as the president's failure to make public the terms of his pardon. This is now seriously fuelling what could become a constitutional and legal crisis in the country.
According to one commentator: "The Judiciary was bound to give its verdict on January 19 , 2021 as it was the scheduled date for the judgement. What the President has done was a deliberate effort to undermine the already poorly managed judiciary. Pardon is not given to a case on trial of this nature. If Bio had wanted to make a good name for himself this was not how to go about it. He is only trying to screw up Palo's political career for it'll go down that he's a convict and was only pardoned.
"As a convict, Palo cannot hold public office, he cannot even contest elections! This is how bad the Presidential pardon is to Palo. They've (government and the judiciary) have been delaying this verdict because they knew that Palo had big chances to win his appeal. We should insist that even with this Presidential Pardon, Palo's judgement should be made because we want him free of the said conviction that hangs over his head.
"Bio should stop thinking that people are not smart. Sierra Leoneans are seeing through you, Bio! We want justice for Palo, we want Palo's freedom without conviction. Let this freedom be considered just for his health purposes but we want Palo clear of any conviction."
So, the constitutional question now is whether Palo Conteh is still a Convicted Criminal who cannot hold public office.
Some commentators believe that: "A pardon means the conviction no longer exists in Law and the pardoned person has the full capacity to automatically go back to the status quo of enjoying all his rights, including the right to even contest as Head of State. Furthermore, a pardon can be given at any step of a judicial appeal process. Having a pending Appeal is NOT a bar to being pardoned. It is usually legally tidier if the convicted person first withdraws his/her Appeal before the pardon, but it is not an absolute requirement."
But cynics and critics of the government say that the president's decision to pardon Conteh is a political ploy meant to scupper the opposition APC's chances of winning the 2023 elections.
"Someone had hinted Bio that on the 19th of January, Palo may have walked free when the Court decides on his appeal. It would have been another big blow for Bio if Polo's bogus conviction is overturned just as the treason trial case. So, to save himself and his failing government further embarrassment, he pardoned Palo Conteh less than three weeks to the final verdict."
So, the question is whether Palo Conteh himself will quash his own appeal – now that he has been pardoned by the president. But any such decision by Palo Conteh may be described as a minefield fraught with potential explosives to his detriment.
What if he continues with his appeal and loses? What if he decides to end his appeal now and then later found out that the president has only granted him a qualified pardon, which meant he cannot hold public office or contest public elections?
Many supporters of Palo Conteh are angry at what they described as the "shabby" manner with which president Bio made his decision to pardon Conteh.
"We are grateful for ending the torture of Palo Conteh but even the shabby way the Pardon was executed, speaks volumes of the hapless way the Bio government operates. I cannot believe Bio has completely manhandled what would have been an otherwise laudable gesture. Could you believe neither Palo nor his lawyers have seen the Warrant of the Pardon; and nobody was even formally informed prior to the release. They just opened his cell and told him, "Call your wife, you are going home today. Bye Bye!" Then opened the prison and let him out," one supporter said.
This is what another opposition commentator said: "Rtd. Major Alfred Paolo Conteh returned from hell as he finally got released from incarceration with a pardon from the government. Are we supposed to be honestly dancing? Is it because of the universal cry for his release? Or was he released because of trying to satisfy the selfish ends of the Bio-led government?
"How could one under detention and with an outstanding appeal court case, without a conclusion be pardoned? Paolo – with a bailable offense was vehemently denied bail on several attempts. The opposition party nearly gave up on fighting for his release. We simply left everything to the Almighty God to guide, save and comfort him till next March when he will be released. In two months' time.
"Why was he not included in the long list of pardoned inmates in the past months after the prison massacre? If the judiciary was rational enough, they should have asked him to pay the fine of five million Leones to end the case."
Today, Palo Conteh attended church service in Freetown, and no one yet knows where this saga is going to end. While he is physically free, many are questioning whether he is mentally free or held captive mentally by president Bio.
Will Conteh reject his presidential pardon and go back to prison while his appeal hearing is ongoing?
Will he simply accept the president's pardon for what its worth and move on with his life?
Will the government publish the terms of Palo Conteh's pardon, so as to end public speculation and uncertainty, that are now engulfing his decision to grant pardon to a former government defence minister who many in the opposition APC party describe as a political prisoner?
This is Palo in church today:
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Brima Sesay says:
There are a lot of talks and comments. Folks if Mr. Paolo Conteh was succeeded with whatever was in his mind on that day, whether to take the President's life, trust me we could have been living in another situation that no one could expected. Let us assume that Paolo Conteh was North Korean citizen – that will be another story. Some folks are saying "he should have not accepted the presidential pardon" OMG, you do not have any idea about being locked up. Seizing your freedom my friend, is one of the hardest thing you can imagine brother. Some of us saying "he needs to file an appeal". What if he loses and goes back to jail? I hope you don't stand facing Paolo advising him like this or else, he might pack you some hot soup.
Even his defense attorney Dr. A.O.Conteh would not advise him as such. Paolo has been around the former President and knows all corners in the state house. Thanks to God he is now a free man period. Do you think that Paolo is foolish? No, he is a gentleman. Bio is nice and sympathetic. If this was another leader, he would be dead by now. I am happy for him and I am advising him not to be used by any person. Nothing can stop him running for office it is up to him. If Victor Foh can be appointed Sierra Leonean Ambassador to China, party secretary general and vice president, who else can't?. Mr. Conteh, listen to nobody. Focus on your family.
"O lord that lends me life, lend me a heart replete with thankfulness," Those are the words of the Great William Shakespeare. Indeed the humble attitude of frequently giving thanks is a priceless gift and blessing from the hands of our Omnipotent creator. Now its time to give credit where it is due; I am aware that Paolo Conteh, Mr Williams and others have already gone to their various Churches to give thanks to Almighty God for showing them mercy and sparing their lives, and for helping them return to their loving, peaceful homes healthy safe and sound – no doubt that is an admirable thing to do – acknowledging and celebrating with diligence and reverence, the presence of divine intervention in our lives.
But it shouldn't end there folks, Almighty God did not come down from the Eternal heavens and wrench these shackled men free from the hands of the Criminal SLPP Cabal, he inspired his willing servants and instruments here on earth to make such a thing reality like the Hon. Abdul Rashid Thomas, Wilfred Kabs Kanu and many other progressive minded, patriotic journalists, Ngos and citizens. Paolo Conteh, Mr Williams and all those accused of corruption and wrongdoing owe the Sierra Leone Telegraph a big thank you because all this couldn't have been possible without their impartial, judicious, tenacious style of reporting the news.
Give thanks to Allah, but appreciate the work of his servants also, because when Allah desires to accomplish something good here on earth, He has no other choice but to use human beings to do it for Him. Now let me reiterate – the truth of the matter is this – Allah has no other hands to use but our own hands to accomplish great things he desires to bring to fruition in our lives – a million thanks to the Sierra Leone Telegraph for an outstanding job done over the years Gentlemen – A Stargazer wishes you all a Happy and prosperous 2021.
Once bitten twice shy – It simply means one should practice extreme caution after undergoing an unpleasant or horrifying experience. I would advise Paolo Conteh to embrace those insightful words as his daily mantra. Gentlemen – not so long ago on this glorious forum i advised members of the Legendary APC to be on their guard against treachery coming from the malevolent hands of the Criminal SLPP Cabal but those warnings fell on deaf ears and Paolo Conteh was set up and he got arrested for Treason. Now Paolo is a free man and I have heard him saying, if called to serve Sierra Leone under this regime he will gladly respond once again.
In a perfect world such a statement would be regarded as patriotic but this is Sierra Leone, a nation under the firm grips of men that can easily transform themselves into werewolves – Comrade Paolo Conteh wake up and smell the coffee, quit being as naïve as a stubborn little child. Simplicity is brilliance, so let me try and make things easier for you to understand. There was once a swift-footed young stallion that was approached by a hungry pack of wolves with a strange urgent request: "We need your help to catch a creature that is as quick as lightning. It emerges early out of the shadows at dawn, then traverses the meadows and disappears quickly as smoke in the wind across those boroughs hidden far behind the woods, "they begged in earnest.
And the young racing horse with a cheerful heart felt compelled to help, so he agreed; and the next day at dawn they hid themselves quietly out of sight waiting for the strange creature to emerge but nothing happened and then a large pack of wolves ever recorded in history books consisting of over 40 ferocious wolves appeared out of the distant shadows and surrounded the young stallion, subdued him and carried him away. It was a all cunning trap. "Have you forgotten so quickly thou swift-footed stallion," they asked; "how you destroyed our livelihoods by outrunning and leaving us in the dust and then alerting the vulnerable prey that there was impending danger on its way, and they all fled for their lives leaving us stranded, exhausted and hungry? – Aha! now the tables have turned, now there will be hell to pay" and they whisked him away. "Only Almighty God can save you now," they growled…Words to the wise.
Abu Paul Conteh says:
As the author rightly posited the president has the right to pardon convicted criminals serving their sentences. Palo Conteh was convicted at trial and sentence to two years. The president pardoned him and others as part of the authority bestowed on him as Fountain of Honour. Whether or not Palo Conteh was going to win his appeal is not relevant when it comes to the president exercising the responsibility bestowed upon him. And from the look of things Palo Conteh is happy to be out of prison. So any spin about the motive or not of the president is just the imagination of the author.
Levi Fofana says:
Palo Conteh being a qualified lawyer means that he knew all the legal ramifications of the presidential pardon. Palo also knew that he had a constitutional right to reject the president's pardon. That he accepted it and walked out of Pademba Road a free man only to have his friends and associates complain later does not make any sense. President Bio was magnanimous. He deserves to be praised.
Abraham amadu jalloh says:
Once again Bio has demonstrated that he is distrustful, abrasive and dismissive of Sierra Leoneons opinions. He lacks the intellectual connectivity, that you cannot manufacture such a lie and expect the case to go your way. Every right thinking Sierra Leonean, that cares about upholding the rule of law and most importantly the right to a fair and open trial, knew from the outset that this case brought against Rt. Major Paolo Conteh, was heading nowhere. Whichever way one looks at it, it just did not stack up. There were so many holes in the case, and by the time he went on trial, the balloon of lies was completely deflated. The prosecution's team was left grasping for straws. Anyone with a degree of professional integrity would have offered their resignation.
The way it was handled in the first place, makes you wonder who was advising MR President? Even a layman will tell you from the outset, if the case was contested in a fair and open trial, will not carry the day for Bio and the state prosecution team. Even a Nollywood script writer will find it hard to come up with such a fictional story line. This is where Bio's world of political vendettas, came to collide with what it meant by upholding the rule of law, and the right to fair trial came to play. The difference between how Bio sees the law applied in this case, and the presumption under the law that a man is innocent until proven guilty, as written in our constitution and this fundamental right are indeed in our constitution and for a reason, and that is to uphold the right of both the accused and the accuser for an impartial judge to hear the case and this is paramount in the way justice is dispensed in Sierra leone.
Rt. Major Paolo Conteh did not invite himself to state house, he was invited to state house by Bio. It was heartening to hear him say he holds no grudge against his jailers. That you can't say about Bio. We need more Paolo Conteh's in Sierra leone that think like that "THE MANDELA MENTALITY " Bottom line is, one individual cannot overthrow a government. It has never happened in the history of coups in Africa. Bio wanted to discredit the two people that were going to be his likely contenders for the 2023 presidential elections. Rt. Major Paolo Conteh and Dr Bylden. On that note he has failed. May God bless Sierra Leone.


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NFL Prospects
2019 NFL Draft Prospect Rankings
QB | RB | WR | TE | OL | DL | EDGE | LB | CB | S
1. Dwayne Haskins
Height: 6'3″, Weight: 231
Comfortably my top quarterback in this year's draft. Dwayne Haskins is a well-rounded prospect with high upside. Haskins displayed his accuracy regularly throughout last season and has beautiful ball placement. He's dreadfully slow though and could be prone to sacks. He'll also need to improve his touch, often times missing on throws because he floated passes allowing the defender to recover. He's a risk with only one year of film but it was encouraging to see his improvement as the season went on. If teams are confident he can continue this growth at the next level, Haskins has the potential to be a top talent.
2. Kyler Murray
College: Oklahoma
Height: 5'10", Weight: 207
Easily the most athletic and dynamic quarterback in the draft. Kyler Murray's improv skills were incredible watch. He has great accuracy and did a nice job of stepping up in the pocket when faced with pressure. Outside of the obvious size concerns, I'd like to see him improve his placement because he was prone to overthrows.
3. Drew Lock
A likely boom or bust quarterback, Drew Lock certainly has the tools you want. Lock's equipped with great size, athleticism, arm strength, and a quick release. It's encouraging to see his improvement over the course of the season; however, Lock's pocket presence is dreadful. He also has a tendency to hold onto the ball too long and his ball placement can get a bit wild.
4. Will Grier
College: West Virginia
Will Grier is mobile, accurate, and has great ball placement. He does have a lot to clean up in his game. You'd like to see him play smarter, often times throwing into double and triple coverage. Grier struggles with his footwork and has difficulty when his first read isn't open. He has starter potential, but he will need to sit for a couple of years.
5. Daniel Jones
College: Duke
Daniel Jones isn't terribly flashy but is a clean prospect. He has great mechanics, size, and mobility. He's comfortable moving around in the pocket and was killed by drops, but still over-performed at Duke. His arm strength does leave a lot to be desired and he was prone to wild overthrows.
QB | RB | WR | TE | OT | G | C | DE | DT | EDGE | OLB | MLB | CB | S
1. Baker Mayfield
Baker Mayfield and Josh Rosen to me are two of the safer quarterback prospects in this years draft. I'd give the slight edge to Rosen but Mayfield has a higher ceiling. Hence the higher ranking. In looking at him as a prospect Mayfield has deadly accuracy and an NFL arm. If I'm being nitpicky I do feel Mayfield plays like he's faster than he is. But, he's still quick enough to elude pass rushers and has shown the ability to throw on the run. It's worth noting that Mayfield benefited from a fantastic offensive line and played against putrid defenses in the Big 12. So there could be some cause for concern on how he'll adjust against stiffer competition.
2. Josh Rosen
College: UCLA
The safest quarterback prospect to me. Rosen doesn't 'wow' me in any particular skill. But, I can appreciate that his skill-set across the board is solid. He's shown at UCLA to have fantastic footwork, strong accuracy, and an arm that can make NFL throws. He does have some injury concerns and you hear slight murmurs about his personality.
3. Sam Darnold
College: USC
You get two different Sam Darnold's, sometimes both showing up in the same game. When Darnold's on, he's on. It's a treat to watch him when he's locked in and he looks far and away like the best quarterback in this year's draft. On the flip-side, Darnold's bad can be really bad. He has the most 'what the hell?' type throws of the top five guys. Was it a case of someone trying too hard or did the preseason hype start to get to Darnold? You can fix the former, the latter would give me concern if I were picking him.
4. Lamar Jackson
College: Louisville
By far the most dynamic quarterback in the draft. I give Lamar Jackson more leeway than most quarterbacks because of how awful Louisville was. Jackson is a little rough around the edges and could use a year on the bench to refine his game. He'll need to improve both his footwork and mechanics. He was a victim of drops but there still are some accuracy concerns as well. Yet, he does have the playmaking ability and the play style to thrive in offenses that rely on RPOs.
5. Josh Allen
College: Wyoming
The Josh Allen hate is a little overblown. I see him as the worst of the big five but there's no doubting he's a 1st round talent. Everyone's well aware of Allen's arm strength, mobility, and size. Like Lamar Jackson, Allen would benefit from sitting a year to clean up his game. Some coachable weaknesses include his mechanics and footwork. Allen also needs to smarten up in games. Too many times he refuses to throw the ball away, often trying to run away from an incoming pass rush and chucking the ball at one of his receivers. He won't get away with that in the NFL. But again, good coaching can get through to him and wisen him up. Finally, his biggest concern is his accuracy. Allen becoming a good quarterback will come down to whether you can improve his accuracy through his mechanics.


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Also, if there are any other suggestions you have in general for Athens and Santorini I would love to hear them. I would like to be able to leave Athens early morning on Day 3 so that we can have almost a full day on our first island. We would like to see as much as we can without feeling like we are running around from island to island the whole time.
Major airlines dominated their routes through aggressive pricing and additional capacity offerings, often swamping new start-ups. In the place of high barriers to entry imposed by regulation, the major airlines implemented an equally high barrier called loss leader pricing.[38] In this strategy an already established and dominant airline stomps out its competition by lowering airfares on specific routes, below the cost of operating on it, choking out any chance a start-up airline may have. The industry side effect is an overall drop in revenue and service quality.[39] Since deregulation in 1978 the average domestic ticket price has dropped by 40%.[40] So has airline employee pay. By incurring massive losses, the airlines of the USA now rely upon a scourge of cyclical Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings to continue doing business.[41] America West Airlines (which has since merged with US Airways) remained a significant survivor from this new entrant era, as dozens, even hundreds, have gone under.
We are planning to come back at the start of September for 2 weeks to visit different islands for some beach and sun. To give you some background, we loved Santorini, Milos and the quieter / smaller places in Crete (Loutro, Falassarna, Samaria Gorge). We enjoy beach time, some hiking, site seeing, good wine / food and good / buzzy atmosphere at night for dinner / tavernas.
These little coral islands are surrounded by excellent diving, snorkeling, and white sand beaches, and are filled with friendly locals. Private resorts litter the islands, and a vacation here is also very pricey. Luckily, Bangkok Airways offers cheap flights to and from Thailand. The best time to go to the Maldives is from November to May, when the weather is cool and dry. June through October sees wetter and hotter weather due to the monsoon season.
Glass-bottom boats with thatched canopies ply shimmering lagoons. Tanned locals in pareus (sarongs) play ukuleles. Ridged velvet-green mountains punctuate the skyline. Palm trees reach higher than any roof. This is reality in the Cook Islands, a 15-isle archipelago marooned in the South Pacific. Go on a mountain safari on the main island of Rarotonga, or head to Aitutaki to stay in an overwater bungalow and motu-hop to deserted sugar beaches that beg to be Instagrammed.
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Zakynthos is an island of certain extremes: beauty and crass, mass tourism of the worst sort. The islands – like all the Ionian islands is lush and verdant and boasts the now famous 'shipwreck beach' (Navagio) that many seek to travel to and swim at. Yes, it's worth it and numerous excursion boats make the run from ports on the west side of the island. Environmentalists and capitalists clash daggers at Laganas where the mass tourism trade is carried out to the detriment of the Caretta Caretta, or loggerhead turtle that loves the beach as much as British tourists on a binge. Read this page for the background. There is an alternative scene to Laganas at Vasilikos over to the east, but it is much more low-key and less busy.
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On Syros, capital of the Cyclades, you won't find sugar-cube villages and whitewashed lanes. The colourful 19th-century city of Ermoupoli is built on twin peaks – one Orthodox, the other Catholic, the heritage of a long Venetian occupation. There's still a strong Italian flavour in Ermoupoli's marble piazzas, princely mansions, and miniature replica of La Scala, the showpiece of a year-round cultural scene. Syros hosts festivals of animation, dance, digital art, film, classical music, jazz and rembetiko, the Greek blues popularised by local musician Markos Vamvakaris. A few rembetiko joints have survived in the upper town, Ano Syra.
The nearest beach is Livadi, a sort-of-resort surrounded by citrus orchards. The rest of the island is stark and wild. Treacherous tracks hurtle down to shingle bays such as Vatses, with a rocking beach bar, and Kaminakia, where Linda's farm-to-table taverna serves the best roast goat in the Dodecanese. If you really want to be alone, rent a motorboat from Maltezana, an old-time fishing village, and putter to Koutsomiti and Kounoupes, tiny islands connected by a double-sided beach. At Vathy, a lagoon where erotic graffiti was etched into the rocks 2,500 years ago, the only taverna is called Galini (Peace). Which sums up Astypalea perfectly.
In postcard-pretty Artemonas, all roads lead to Theodorou, purveyors of nougat wafers and almond sweets since 1933. You can eat in your bikini at Omega 3, where locally foraged and fished ingredients are given an exotic twist: baby-calamari tempura, smoked eel in chilled melon soup with wasabi, and chickpea sorbet with wild apricot jam and pine nuts. Lobsters are plucked straight from the sea at Heronissos, then served with spaghetti on the jetty. It's just the right balance of low-key luxury and unspoiled authenticity. Rather like Sifnos itself.
The Island of Hawaii (i.e., the Big Island) contains 10 of the world's 14 climate zones — the only spot on the planet with so many condensed into one small region. Lush tropical terrain rules the green, wet, windward side of the island (see Akaka Falls and Waianuenue/Rainbow Falls), while more arid beauty is on display at Hapuna Beach Park. You can even enter an ice climate at the mystical summit of Mauna Kea volcano, as well as Lake Waiau, one of the highest lakes in the United States.
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Where to stay in Mykonos: Pale and interesting, Bill & Coo Coast on Agios Ioannis beach has dusky views across to Delos. Santa Marina resort tumbles down a private peninsula with a full-blown spa, a secret sandy beach, and a Riva to whisk you off to Nammos or Scorpios, if you can peel yourself off your canopied sunbed. If you prefer to be in the thick of it, The Belvedere is the gold standard in Chora, the glittering port capital.
Operating costs for US major airlines are primarily aircraft operating expense including jet fuel, aircraft maintenance, depreciation and aircrew for 44%, servicing expense for 29% (traffic 11%, passenger 11% and aircraft 7%), 14% for reservations and sales and 13% for overheads (administration 6% and advertising 2%). An average US major Boeing 757-200 flies 1,252 mi (2,015 km) stages 11.3 block hours per day and costs $2,550 per block hour : $923 of ownership, $590 of maintenance, $548 of fuel and $489 of crew; or $13.34 per 186 seats per block hour. For a Boeing 737-500, a low-cost carrier like Southwest have lower operating costs at $1,526 than a full service one like United at $2,974, and higher productivity with 399,746 ASM per day against 264,284, resulting in a unit cost of 0.38 $cts/ASM against 1.13 $cts/ASM.[71]
Those are 3 great islands. Corfu is much more green than Crete and Santorini and does have a different feel (more Italian but it's no where near Turkey). The trouble with doing all 3 is that Corfu is on the opposite side of Greece from Crete and Santorini so you'd need to fly via Athens. It's better for most people to visit another Cycladic island (Naxos, Paros, Milos, Folegandros) instead of splitting up their trip between the two sides of the country.
By the end of the 1930s Aeroflot had become the world's largest airline, employing more than 4,000 pilots and 60,000 other service personnel and operating around 3,000 aircraft (of which 75% were considered obsolete by its own standards). During the Soviet era Aeroflot was synonymous with Russian civil aviation, as it was the only air carrier. It became the first airline in the world to operate sustained regular jet services on 15 September 1956 with the Tupolev Tu-104.
To island-hop some of the most beautiful havens in the world, book a trip to Asia, which lays claim to six of this year's top 15 destinations. But if you only have a week, you'll hardly suffer. Each of the islands on this list is worth a visit on its own, from the perennial World's Best list-makers Maui and the Galápagos to Portugal's rising star, the Azores, with its friendly locals and awe-inspiring landscapes.
Hi Dave. Thank you for your amazing website! We (30's / 40's couple – no kids) used your recommendations last year in September and visited Santorini (7days), Milos (3days) and Crete (12days) before spending 3 days in Athens. The trip was amazing and Greece is calling us to go back again this year! We have a conundrum which we are hoping you can assist (well, many of them really!)
There is a network of ferries that conveniently runs between all of these top islands in Croatia to visit. These ships are certainly not glamorous sailboats, to say the least, but they do get you to the islands at a very affordable rate, allowing you more time (and money) to actually to explore the islands! It is not easy to see them all (like we said), but here is one idea for a week-long vacay.
You'd have to check the schedule for your specific dates but I think Santorini then Milos then Paros then Naxos and Athens would probably be the best order. 3 days in each sounds great. Or a small tweak: 2 days in Milos and then 4 days in Santorini (splitting time between 2 of the 4 caldera towns) or even 4 days in Paros (splitting time between Naousa and Parikia).
You know when Dakis Joannou, Greece's foremost art collector, is on Hydra. His yacht, Guilty, is painted in gaudy 'camouflage' by Jeff Koons. Every summer, Joannou invites big hitters such as Matthew Barney and David Shrigley to create site-specific installations in the Greek island's old slaughterhouse. Even the school is commandeered for exhibitions in the summer holidays. Car-free and protected by a preservation order, Hydra has always been the artists' muse of the Greek Islands. Leonard Cohen set the scene in the 60s; now Brice Marden, Sadie Coles and Juergen Teller have homes here. Athenian artists take up residence at the School of Fine Arts, one of the vast, grey, stone mansions overlooking the horseshoe harbour.
Kate Hudson, Goldie Hawn and Amy Schumer were among the first guests at Four Seasons Resort Oahu at Ko Olina, a 642-acre that opened in May 2016 on the island's west coast 17 miles from Honolulu. Closer to the action of Waikiki, the Surfjack Hotel opened in May with a dose of vintage 1960s Hawaii, down to its painted murals and birds of paradise wallpaper by local artists that are just begging to be Instagramed. Pacific Beach Hotel re-emerges in the fall as Alohilani Resort Waikiki Beach, whose $115 million upgrades include two new restaurants by celebrity chef Masaharu Morimoto.
Argostoli is the capital on the mid-west flank of the island and is not really a destination itself, that moniker falling to the contiguous beach scene running from Lourdata south eastward to Skala. While development might have caught up here by now, it should still be a pleasant beach scene and focus for a relaxing stay. The Melissani Cave on the east coast is a must attraction and while it can be visited on a day excursion from anywhere on Kefallonia the two villages or Agia Efthymia and Poros are low-key 'resorts' pulling in a regular crowd of travellers and may warrant a look-in. The port of Pesada (just west of Lourdata) is the home of the local ferry to Zakynthos (Zante).
Toward the end of the century, a new style of low cost airline emerged, offering a no-frills product at a lower price. Southwest Airlines, JetBlue, AirTran Airways, Skybus Airlines and other low-cost carriers began to represent a serious challenge to the so-called "legacy airlines", as did their low-cost counterparts in many other countries.[42] Their commercial viability represented a serious competitive threat to the legacy carriers. However, of these, ATA and Skybus have since ceased operations.
Wowzers! Tahiti is beautiful! The sunset just completes the picture along with tahiti's beautiful scenery! All of these destinations are extremely beautiful but my choice out of all of them would definitely be tahiti! I love tahiti because you get your own little hut to stay in! The huts are placed on top of the the bay of water and it would be so beautiful to wake up in the morning to an ocean right beside you! You'd look down and all you would see is ocean! Its so amazing how gorgeous things are! Tahiti will definitely be on my wish list of places to go in the future. Just need a little more money!
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Barbados is a vibrant island with a great nightlight. Bridgetown is one of the nightlife capitals of the area, so if you're looking to stay up until the wee hours then this might be the island for you! Like Bermuda, you'll find amazing beaches and caving here. You'll also find some world-class surfing. The food here is amazing, and you'll be able to enjoy expensive, delicious meals alongside cheap local food.
In the 1950s, the De Havilland Comet, Boeing 707, Douglas DC-8, and Sud Aviation Caravelle became the first flagships of the Jet Age in the West, while the Eastern bloc had Tupolev Tu-104 and Tupolev Tu-124 in the fleets of state-owned carriers such as Czechoslovak ČSA, Soviet Aeroflot and East-German Interflug. The Vickers Viscount and Lockheed L-188 Electra inaugurated turboprop transport.


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Steinbach am Attersee, Oberösterreich, Österreich
When Steinbach became an independent municipality after the separation of Weyregg in 1886, the obligation to set up a fire brigade followed.
But the statutes for the establishment of a voluntary fire brigade were first decided at the meeting of the municipal council on 19 June 1904. The Steinbach fire brigade, founded in 1905, was owned by Johann Rötzer. In the same year, Pfarrer Lehninger made a land available for the construction of a fire brigade depot at the church hill free of charge.
Since Steinbach had a very large municipal area of 62 km², it soon became separated into two independent municipality brigades, Steinbach and Weißenbach. In the first few years, only modest equipment was available for fighting fire.
At this time, there were no siren alarms, so a fire horn was used. It was only in 1945 that the first siren was mounted on the old "Mesnerhäusl" (today Korger family). Much earlier, in the year 1932, the first Gugg engine was purchased. In the same year,it was used to extinguish the fire at the "Stampfl House" (Loy family). Even at the fire of the "Toffen House" (family Zopf, Kaisigen) on March 23, 1935, it performed well.
After World War II, the first fire engine was put into operation by Hummelbrunner, a "Horch" off-road vehicle, built as a fire engine. In 1959 the fire brigade Weißenbach was disbanded and the entire equipment was handed over to the "Freiwillige Feuerwehr" Steinbach. With the beginning of construction of the local water pipeline in 1962, the entire municipal area was gradually equipped with hydrants.
Since 1967, the fire brigade has been located in the then newly built town hall. At this time, a new fire engine "Opel-Blitz" with pre-pump was also purchased. In 1983, a used VW bus was commissioned as a command vehicle. A great technical advance was made by the fire department in 1991 with the purchase of the TLFA 2000 - a tank vehicle to protect the Steinbach population. In 1993, a used red cross bus was temporarily converted into a KLF.
As a result of the advancing technology as well as the ever-increasing traffic volume in the last decades, the equipment for technical operations had to be adapted. Such missionsoften take a toll on the voluntary fire fighters, especially when it comes to the recovery of very serious or fatal injured persons.
Since 1977, the fire brigade has been equipped with respiratory protection equipment. An important component of the water transport is the portable injection. As such, after the war a DKW, as well as from 1967 a VW were available. After the flood in 1997 a new TS BMW Fox had to be purchased.
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