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President of the Management Committee of the Fremantle Workers Social and Leisure Club, Donald Whittington was awarded Life Membership of the Club at the AGM 26 October 2013. He was the principal agent in the rebirth of the Club in January 2012. He was a finalist in the category of Volunteer Club Legend at the ClubsWA Awards Ceremony, at The Astral, Crown, Sunday 14 April 2013.
The historic Workers Club, founded in 1914, would no longer exist if it wasn't for Don's initiative and leadership. The Club closed in May 2011 because it was not profitable and the members were led to believe there was no option but to wind up the association and sell the Club building to pay creditors. Don was overseas when a general meeting of members voted to wind up the Club. He returned in time for a second meeting of members in September 2011. The purpose of the meeting was to secure the agreement of the membership to appoint administrators, wind up the organization and sell the building. Don stood up at this meeting before the vote was taken and suggested it needed to be discussed first. He persuaded the members that there were alternatives to winding up the Club.
Also a former Deputy Mayor of Fremantle, and a Life Member of the Fremantle Society, Don has become a well-known public face in recent times for his Historical Tram Tours and Cemetery Tours.
Don on the MayDay March 5 May 2013. Next to him is VP Micheal Bell, holding the banner.
Don on Ruth's birthday 10 August 2014.
Thanks to Humans of Fremantle for the photo.
Ruth and Don 6 August 2016, just before another of Ruth's birthdays.
Don cutting his birthday cake Friday 31 May 2013
Don probably singing 'When I'm 64', with Bernard Carney left and John Reed right.
Don, with photo of Club foundation member Billy Clare, conducting the Fremantle Heritage Festival Club Crawl 31 May 2013
Don at the grave of Tom Edwards during the 2014 Heritage Festival Cemetery Tour
Don with an actress playing Martha Rendell during the 2014 Heritage Festival Cemetery Tour
Don watching an actor speaking as Moondyne Joe on his gravestone during the 2014 Heritage Festival Cemetery Tour
Don at the same grave during the 2016 Heritage Festival Cemetery Tour. In 2016, an actor represented Henry Vincent and then CY O'Connor, as there was a Rottnest theme.
A series of photos taken by Bob Sommerville of the award of Don's Life Membership medal on Sunday 1 June. The other recipient is Keith North, a former President. The man pinning the medal on Don is Vice President Micheal Bell. Committee member Reg Gordon may be seen behind Micheal.
Don in a previous life at his Markets stall in 1979, with his elder son Evan also behind the counter. This is Fremantle Library photo #1523F and has the following caption.
Mavis Wright, in period costume for the 150th anniversary celebrations, at the Culpepers stall in the Fremantle Markets.
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The doubling up of Valentine's Day and the run-up to Chinese New Year within the same week are expected to stress air cargo demand, Air Cargo World reported. Record shipping levels of such perishables as flowers, plants, chocolates and gifts are also expected.
UPS will have its hands full with more than 8 million pounds of flowers, or a total of 88 million blossoms, to deliver to destinations throughout the United States, which equals about 64 completely filled Boeing 767 aircraft.
The National Retail Federation predicts that Americans will spend nearly $19.6 billion on Valentine's Day gifts, up from $18.2 billion in 2017. At least 10% of that amount, or roughly $2 billion, will be spent on flowers.
Special conditions are required when mass delivery of perishables are on the agenda.
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Family Affair: When Indiana and New York Collide
January 2, 2023 January 1, 2023 / thewritelife61 / 2 Comments
This month we are celebrating some of our favorite television families. Many families were single parents in the classic age. In the fifties, Bentley Gregg, a wealthy attorney, raised his niece with his houseboy Peter on Bachelor Father. Fred MacMurray raised his three boys in 1960. In 1966 Bill Davis (Brian Keith), a wealthy engineer, raised his two nieces (6-year old Buffy played by Anissa Jones and 15-year old Cissy played by Kathy Garver) and Buffy's twin, nephew Jody (Johnny Whitaker) with his valet Giles French (Sebastian Cabot) on Family Affair.
The show was on CBS until 1971, producing 138 episodes during its five-year run.
The cast of Family Affair Photo: decades.com
The kids grew up in Indiana and now have to adjust to an apartment in Manhattan's Upper East Side. Their uncle has to adjust from being a carefree bachelor to a parent of three children, and Mr. French's quiet days are now noisy and full of small crises. The five of them become a family and learn rely on each other.
The show was created and produced by Don Fedderson and Edmund Hartman. Fedderson, who had been the creative force behind My Three Sons, sold the show to CBS without having to film a pilot.
There were a lot of similarities between the two shows. In addition to two single men bringing up the three siblings, their production schedules were similar. Fred MacMurray had been promised a schedule where all his filming was done in one or two blocks for the entire season. Likewise, Keith used two thirty-day blocks to shoot all of his scenes. Garver and Cabot probably had the hardest time filming. The kids could only work limited hours, so quite often when scenes required Cissy or Mr. French, they were talking to a "big paunchy guy from New York with a cigar in his mouth," pretending to be one of the other cast members.
On My Three Sons, Dodi's doll "Myrtle" was sold in toy stores. Buffy's doll "Mrs. Beasley" was also sold to its youngest fans. Buffy often took the doll with her, and Mr. French was embarrassed when he had to "babysit" the doll. The 1967 Mrs. Beasley can still be found on sites like ebay, but be prepared to pay $500 for a doll in mint condition.
Cast with Mrs. Beasley. Photo: tvseriesfinale.com
Frank DeVol who wrote the theme for MacMurray's show also composed the instrumental song for Family Affair.
Glen Ford was offered the role of Uncle Bill; this may have been because he played a single father in the movie version of The Courtship of Eddie's Father. When he turned it down, the production crew turned to Keith.
Uncle Bill and Mr. French did not become perfect parents instantly. Uncle Bill often lost his temper, and Mr. French was not accustomed to having his tidy bachelor pad look like a cyclone hit it. Unlike other single-parent shows, the kids' deceased parents were mentioned often and were kept a part of their life.
Kathy Garver reminisced about Keith later in life. She said that he was very much like his character: "He had three adopted kids, two biological kids and loved kids . . . He was a gruff ex-Marine, but he had a heart of gold."
Ironically, the show was canceled during the big rural purge despite the fact that it was set in Manhattan, and it continued to do well in the ratings. CBS did air the show in syndication daily from its end until 1973.
Keith with his youngest costars Photo: closerweekly.com
While the cast appeared to be very close, there was a lot of dysfunction among the cast members after the show went off the air. In 1976, Anissa Jones died from an overdose; Jody Whitaker had a lot of addiction problems but then turned his life around. Sebastian Cabot had a stroke and died in 1977. Brian Keith who was devastated by Jones' overdose and his real daughter's suicide, was diagnosed with cancer and took his own life in 1997. Garver and Whitaker, the only survivors, both have appeared on Broadway in the past decades.
Like almost every popular show from the sixties, this one was rebooted in 2002. It was on the WB for thirteen episodes. Gary Cole took on the role of Uncle Bill while Tim Curry became Mr. French.
The Reboot Photo: imdb.com
Garver has accepted that she will always be known for her role as Cissy. There was an announcement in 2019 that a show titled Aunt Cissy starring Garver was going into production. It was a Travis Hunt Production filmed in LA. It has its own Facebook site, but it does not look like it ever aired. Six episodes were filmed, but I have not found any other information about the series.
In addition to Mrs. Beasley, there was a lot of merchandise associated with the show. Gold Key Comics published four comic books in 1970 based on the series. You can also find lunch boxes, puzzles, coloring books, View Master reels, a board game, and even a piece of luggage.
Although the plots were quite simple, this show was a favorite for many families. It was a series the entire family could enjoy. Fans watched the kids grow up for the five years it was on the air. Although Uncle Bill was quite wealthy, the family never appeared to be a rich one. The kids kept their Indiana morals. When I was researching for this blog, I found a lot of fans expressing fond memories and giving heartfelt tributes, and that is a true legacy for any show.
The Many Roles of Brian Keith
November 23, 2020 November 23, 2020 / thewritelife61 / 3 Comments
We are right in the middle of our "Men of November" blog series, and today we spend some time getting to know a prolific television and film star, Brian Keith.
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Brian Keith (Robert Alba Keith) was born in 1921 in New Jersey. His parents were both actors. They divorced shortly after his birth and at age 2, he moved to Hollywood and made his acting debut in a silent film, Pied Piper Malone, at the age of three.
While his mother was relocating for stage and radio work, his grandmother raised him on Long Island, New York.
His father remarried in 1927, but his second wife, Peg Entwistle, was involved in a tragic incident which is one of the Hollywood legends. She committed suicide by jumping of the H of the iconic Hollywood sign.
After high school graduation, Keith joined the US Marine Corps from 1942-5. He served as a machine gunner and received an Air Medal.
In an interview with the Press and Sun-Bulletin in 1966, Keith related that he had no intention of becoming an actor. He had a passion for a career at sea and wanted to go to school at the Merchant Marine Academy. He said unfortunately, "You can't be a ship's officer without passing a few math courses and I came up with a big fat zero in algebra. In fact, no matter how many times I repeated the course, it still came up zero. So, it was goodbye Navy career."
After the war, Brian decided to follow in his parents' footsteps and made his Broadway debut in 1948 in Mister Roberts. His father played Doc in the same production.
While working on television, Keith also began appearing on the big screen. During his career, he would he would make 65 movies. In the fifties he was in Storm Center with Bette Davis and The Young Philadelphians with Paul Newman.
Crusader Photo: sitcomsonline.com
While continuing to appear on the stage, television was starting to pull him in that direction. He was given his first television role in 1951 in Hands of Mystery. He did a variety of television work in the 1950s, starting off in more dramas and ending the decade in westerns. Last week we learned a bit about Gale Gordon. If you remember, Gale starred in a short-lived series called The Box Brothers, and Brian happened to be in one of those episodes in 1957. From 1955-56, he received a regular role on Crusader, making 52 episodes. He starred as Matt Anders, a journalist who, in the aftermath of his mother's death in a Nazi concentration camp during World War II, travels the world to battle injustice.
The Westerner Photo: nostalgiacentral.com
Moving into the sixties, Keith continued his western appearances and was given the lead in Sam Peckinpah's television series, The Westerner. Unfortunately, it only lasted for 13 episodes. Keith said that "only four or five of those were any good, but those four or five were as good as anything anybody has ever done." He played Dave Blassingame, a cowboy drifter who sometimes does questionable things trying to earn enough money to buy a ranch, but in the end, always does the right thing.
The Parent Trap Photo: pinterest.com
It was also in the sixties that he began his connection with Disney, starring in The Parent Trap in 1961.
During this decade, he was offered a show of his own that he is probably best known for—Family Affair. From 1966-1971, he appeared as Bill Davis, an engineer, who takes in his two nieces and nephew when their parents are killed. Kathy Garver, Anissa Jones, and Johnny Whitaker played the kids and Sebastian Cabot was Mr. French, who helped raise the children. Keith received three Emmy nominations for Best Actor in a Comedy Series, but lost to Don Adams for Get Smart from all three years, 1967-1969, (In 1968 Sebastian Cabot was also nominated for Best Actor and the show was nominated for Best Comedy in 1968 and 1969, losing to Get Smart.)
Photo: dailytimes.com
Brian received the same type of contract as Fred MacMurray did in My Three Sons. It allowed him to tape his work in two-three months, leaving three-quarters of the year for traveling, relaxation, and film work.
With Six You Get Eggroll Photo: pinterest.com
During the series' run, he continued to make films including With Six You Get Eggroll with Doris Day.
The Brian Keith Show Photo: pinterest.com
When Family Affair ended, it set off a rapid production of shows starring Keith, most of them with short runs. The Brian Keith Show was on air from 1972-74; Keith was pediatrician Dr. Sean Jamison and worked with his daughter played by Shelly Fabares. Keith said he accepted the role because the show was produced by Garry Marshall and it was shot in Hawaii.
In 1974 he accepted the lead in a six-part miniseries, The Zoo Gang about a group of underground French resistance fighters. In 1975 we saw him in Archer, a television series about a detective which also ran only six episodes. Keith described Archer as "an underdog. He gets beaten. He's no superhuman. He drives a broken-down Mustang. He's not particularly fond of the finer things in life. Music is noise to him, painting is decoration, sculpture is 'that stuff' and he doesn't read books."
Hardcastle and McCormick
In 1983, Keith co-starred with Daniel Hugh Kelly in Hardcastle and McCormick. Keith portrayed a retired judge Milton Hardcastle while Kelly was ex-con Mark McCormick. The duo team up because the ex-judge was tired of people getting off on technicalities. The show was on the air for three years.
Photo: sitcomsonline.com
The following year, he began a stint on The Pursuit of Happiness which only lasted for ten episodes. In a different role for him, he played Professor Roland Duncan who taught at a small college in Philadelphia.
1989 found him on Heartland which was also cancelled after ten episodes. On this show, Keith played BL McCutcheon, an older farmer who loses his farm and moves in with this daughter and her family, a bit of a rural Archie Bunker.
During the 1990s, Keith showed up on a variety of shows including Young Riders, Evening Shade, Major Dad, Cybill, Pacific Blue, and Walker Texas Ranger. He tried his hand at one more sitcom, starring in Walter and Emily. After 13 episodes, the show was finished. Keith is Walter Collins. He and his wife Emily (Cloris Leachman) help raise their grandson while their son Matt travels for his sports writing career.
Keith lived on a 200-acre ranch in Redlands, California. Brian had a lot of hobbies including golfing, swimming, cooking, sailing, horseback riding, spending time with his family, painting, and reading. When asked about whether he wanted to live a long life, he said, "If I live to be a hundred—and I hope I do—I won't have time to read all the books I want to read or talk to the people I want to know. Not party talk. That's a waste of time. Real talk."
While Keith had a successful career, his personal life was not as sunny. He was married three times to Frances Helm from 1948 to 1954, to Judy Landon, an actress who made an appearance on Family Affair from 1954 till 1969, and to Victoria Young, another actress who showed up on The Brian Keith Show as a nurse, from 1970 till his death.
He also suffered from several physical problems. He had been a long-time smoker, and suffered from both emphysema and lung cancer. He had been a spokesperson for Camel Cigarettes in the 1950s but quit smoking in the late 80s.
Brian's son, Michael died from pneumonia when he was eight. In 1997, his daughter Daisy committed suicide when she was 27. Daisy had also entered the acting profession and worked with her dad on Heartland. Daisy's death and financial problems pulled Keith into a depression and he committed suicide in June of 1997.
Early in his career, Keith established a stereotype as the handsome, burly guy with the gruff voice, but he transitioned into that character who also had moments of warmth and humor.
I love his performance in The Parent Trap, and I like to picture Keith as being Mitch in real life, a guy who loves his kids and his ranch and takes pleasure in a variety of outdoor activities but also savors reading on the porch.
Keith remained close to Maureen O'Hara, his costar in the Parent Trap as well as with Kathy Garver and Johnny Whitaker. (Anissa Jones died from a fatal overdose in 1976 at age 18.)
With more than 166 acting credits, Keith had a full and successful career and brought a lot of enjoyment to generations of fans during his six decades as an actor. He had to endure a lot of heartache off the camera. Both Family Affair and Hardcastle and McCormick are worth watching if you have a free weekend. You can also see a lot of amazing performances of his on the large screen.


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Fernando Mastrangelo designs Ridge Collection to evoke mountain ranges
David Braha | 11 July 2019 Leave a comment
A rippled table and a crackled mirror feature in this new series of work by Brooklyn designer Fernando Mastrangelo.
Mastrangelo has used a mix of cement, silica, hand-dyed sand, mirrors and coloured glass to create the Ridge Collection, which includes tables, stools and various wall hangings. Each is detailed with patterns and shapes intended to resemble mountain cliffs or snow peaks melting, as a subtle homage to the effects of global warming.
The Ridge Collection features shapes that are reflective of landscapes
The designer chose to focus on these elements to draw attention to the effects of climate change on natural landscapes following on from his rug collection, which was similarly informed by glaciers breaking away into bodies of water and water evaporating from salt flats.
Jagged lines detailing the edges of the Ridge Coffee Table are used to mimic mountainscapes
"My work has become an announcement, a pay-attention-to-me kind of announcement of what we will lose," Mastrangelo told Dezeen."As an artist with a voice, I feel I need to make work that speaks about the time we live in and Ridge is just another expression of that reverence."
Among the collection is the Ridge Mirror, which is made from 1,452 different pieces of smoked, bronze, black, antique, and clear mirrored glass.
The top of the piece comprises one large slab of a mirror, which then gradually breaks down into the different chunks and compositions of the reflective material.
Copper pellets form the base of the another version of the table
"The Ridge Collection for me is epitomised by the abstract mirror made of over 1,400 pieces of mirror, it places the mountain range in a distorted and hard to comprehend format which hopefully engages people to ask questions," said Mastrangelo.
Mastrangelo also took cues from historical Japanese watercolour landscapes to create the abstracted mountainous scenes in the mirror, as well as the rest of the pieces in the collection.
Fernando Mastrangelo casts Fade furniture from dyed cement
Jagged lines detailing the sides of the Ridge Coffee Table resemble a mountain against a sky. The designer created this effect by casting coloured cement over an aggregate of silica granules.
The collection also features a version of the table with a base of copper pellets. Mastrangelo applied compressed air to the cement surface to create a ridge-like texture across the table top.
Fernando Mastrangelo pieced together segments of smoked, bronze, black, antique glass to create the crackled mirror
The Ridge Drum, which acts like a stool, features a black silica base covered with white cement that mimics the look of a snow-capped mountain.
Hand-dyed sand layered in a black, grey, and white gradient pattern appear like mountains fading in the distance to form the accompanying Sand Drum.
The collection also includes the Sand Drum
Also in the collection are U-shaped wall hangings made from sand layers, also reflective of mountain scenery.
Mastrangelo originally studied painting and video in Seattle and went on to earn a masters in sculpture at Virginia Commonwealth University. He runs his studio in Brooklyn with a focus on sculpture, painting, furniture, architecture and interiors.
His other designs include butter-soft cement tables, furniture that looks like "three-dimensional landscape paintings" and a collaboration with designer Anna Karlin.
Photography by Cary Whittier.
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After Viral Licking Video, Texas Walmart Stations 'Armed' Guard Outside Blue Bell Ice Cream Case
By Matt Keeley On 7/5/19 at 3:13 PM EDT
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After a viral video surfaced of a woman licking a tub of ice cream in a Walmart in Texas, another Walmart in the Lone Star State posted a photo of an employee guarding the store's ice-cream case—armed with a water pistol.
In a now-deleted Facebook post, a photo taken at the Walmart on Saratoga Road in Corpus Christi showed a staff member named Ruben guarding the Blue Bell ice cream display, his arms folded and a water gun with the tag still on in his left hand.
"We're guarding our Blue Bell Ice cream for your Weekend party, what a great way to cool down in the Hot Texas heat!" read the accompanying caption.
In a now deleted Facebook post, a Walmart employee guards the freezer case with a water pistol from anyone who might try to lick a tub of ice cream. Facebook
The photo pokes fun at a recent viral video showing a young woman licking a tub of Blue Bell ice cream at a Walmart in Lufkin, about 120 miles northeast of Houston. In the clip, the girl opens a container of "Tin Roof" flavored Blue Bell, licks the top, re-closes the tub and puts it back in the freezer.
"Yeah, I really did that," she wrote in a post dated June 28. "You can call it Flu Bell ice cream now 'cause I was a lil sick last week. Repost yourself doing this with the hashtag #tinroofchallenge. Let's see if we can start an epidemic (literally)."
The woman in the original video has been found but, because she is a juvenile, Texas law prevents police from publicly identifying her. The Lufkin Police Department has turned over the case to the Texas Juvenile Justice Department.
Earlier, police said they would charge the girl with tampering with a consumer product, a second-degree felony that carries a maximum sentence of 20 years. However, since she is a minor, it is unknown whether she will face the same—or any—charges.
In a statement, Blue Bell Creameries said, "Our staff recognized the location in the video, and we inspected the freezer case. We found a Tin Roof half gallon that appears to have been compromised. Based on security footage, the location and the inspection of the carton, we believe we may have recovered the half gallon that was tampered with. Out of an abundance of caution, we have also removed all Tin Roof half gallons from that location."
Blue Bell also assured customers that any tampering should be immediately obvious, due to the way it fill the containers.
"During production, our half gallons are flipped upside down and sent to a hardening room where the ice cream freezes to create a natural seal. The lids are frozen tightly to the carton. Any attempt at opening the product should be noticeable."
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Ademar da Silva, 53 one of eight people murdered in what is known as a "€œChaçina"€ (mass killing) in the favela Santa Cruz. Ademar was an innocent victim of a revenge killing of rival gang members wanting control of their turf. His son, Tiago involved in the drug trade was murdered at the same time, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil.


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The Prince Rogers Trio, circa 1940s; John L. Nelson on piano, Lawrence Griffin on saxophone, and Fred Anderson (father of André Cymone) on bass. Photo by John F. Glanton, stolen from the Hennepin County Library.
Director Albert Magnoli liked to call Purple Rain an "emotional biography" of Prince: An impressionistic mélange of the star's pet themes, anxieties, and obsessions, true to its subject in spirit if not in every detail. And of all the themes, anxieties, and obsessions Prince brought to the film, none loomed larger than his father, John L. Nelson.
John Lewis Nelson was born on June 29, 1916 in Cotton Valley, Webster Parish, Louisiana, the youngest child of farmers Clarence Allen and Carrie Nelson (née Jenkins). Not long after his birth, John's parents divorced; the reason, according to biographers Alex Hahn and Laura Tiebert, was because Clarence had become involved with another woman (Hahn 2017 50). By the 1920 census, writes historian Kristen Zschomler, Carrie was remarried to a man named Charles Ikner and living in Webster Parish with three-year-old John and his siblings: James (born 1915), Ruby (born 1908), Olivia (born 1904), and Gertrude (born 1903) (Zschomler 9). By 1930, she was widowed, and had traveled north with Gertrude, Ruby, and their husbands and children to a rented home in Southside Minneapolis, near where Olivia had settled with her husband, Edward Mason Lewis. The now-teenaged John likely followed between 1930 and 1935 (10).
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Funk Machine: Prehistory, 1963-1968
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Prince Rogers Nelson, circa 1972; photo stolen from the Daily Mail.
The earliest known Prince song has no title…or lyrics, or a melody. It was just a rhythm, supposedly banged out on a pair of rocks by five-year-old Prince Rogers Nelson–or "Skipper," as he was more commonly known–soon after he saw his father's band perform in 1963. Just as few details are remembered about the second earliest known Prince song–except for the fact that it involved larger rocks (Ro 4). Even the third earliest known Prince song has been lost to memory. All we know is that Prince was seven when he wrote it on the family piano, and that it was called "Funk Machine"–though even that much is questionable, as the likely earliest musical reference to "funk," Wilson Pickett's "Funky Broadway," was released in 1967, two years after "Funk Machine" was supposedly written.
All of these stories may well be apocryphal; knowing Prince, who often played fast and loose with the facts of his life in recounting them to the media, they probably are. At the very least, it's likely that these earliest compositions stretched the definition of what one might reasonably consider a "song" (though, who knows–maybe "Rock Jam #2" would later be resurrected as the drum machine pattern from "1999"). The point of such tales, however, is to establish a more fundamental fact: that Prince, more or less from his first memories, was saturated in the act of music-making. "Music is made out of necessity," he wrote in 1992. "It's a fact of life. Just like breathing" (Prince 1992).
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Anthela is a genus of moths of the family Anthelidae. The genus was erected by Francis Walker in 1855.

Species
 Anthela achromata
 Anthela acuta - common anthelid moth
 Anthela addita
 Anthela adriana
 Anthela allocota
 Anthela angiana
 Anthela ariprepes
 Anthela asciscens
 Anthela astata
 Anthela asterias
 Anthela barnardi
 Anthela basigera
 Anthela binotata
 Anthela brunneilinea
 Anthela callileuca
 Anthela callispila
 Anthela callixantha
 Anthela canescens
 Anthela centralistrigata
 Anthela charon
 Anthela clementi
 Anthela cnecias
 Anthela connexa
 Anthela decolor
 Anthela deficiens
 Anthela denticulata
 Anthela ekeikei
 Anthela euryphrica
 Anthela excellens
 Anthela exoleta
 Anthela ferruginosa
 Anthela guenei
 Anthela habroptila
 Anthela heliopa
 Anthela hyperythra
 Anthela inconstans
 Anthela inornata
 Anthela limonea
 Anthela linearis
 Anthela linopepla
 Anthela maculosa
 Anthela neurospasta
 Anthela nicothoe - urticating anthelid
 Anthela ocellata - eyespot anthelid
 Anthela ochroptera
 Anthela odontogrammata
 Anthela oressarcha
 Anthela ostra
 Anthela phaeodesma
 Anthela phoenicias
 Anthela postica
 Anthela protocentra
 Anthela pudica
 Anthela pyrrhobaphes
 Anthela reltoni
 Anthela repleta
 Anthela roberi
 Anthela rosea
 Anthela rubeola
 Anthela rubescens
 Anthela rubicunda
 Anthela rubriscripta
 Anthela serranotata
 Anthela stygiana
 Anthela subfalcata
 Anthela tetraphrica
 Anthela trisecta
 Anthela unisigna
 Anthela varia - variable anthelid or hairy mary caterpillar
 Anthela virescens
 Anthela xantharcha
 Anthela xanthocera

Status unknown
 Anthela julia Hulstaert, 1924
 Anthela lineosa (Walker, 1862)
 Anthela xanthobapta Lower

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EDUCATION ITSELF
R2-D2, 'Star Wars' promote STEM at Hurricane Elementary
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R2-D2 has encountered the stormtroopers of the Galactic Empire, Jawa peddlers on Tatooine, and fuzzy Ewoks on Endor, but Wednesday he faced a crowd of schoolchildren at Hurricane Elementary School who were celebrating the pop cult holiday, Star Wars Day (#MayThe4thBeWithYou).
Matthew Lowe, Title I site coordinator at Hurricane Elementary, said that idea for a Star Wars Day celebration got started at the suggestion of Principal Travis Wilstead.
Lowe said he and Wilstead started planning the activity and after announcing the activities on the school's Facebook page with more than 100 shares by Saturday night. Word spread quickly and parents and students dressed up in Star Wars costumes and hairstyles.
Wilstead said that he borrowed the idea from another area elementary school where students were allowed and encouraged to wear Star Wars T-shirts for the day. However, the Hurricane celebration morphed into something bigger.
And that included a visit from the droid celebrity.
The R2 unit in question is a replica built by Toquerville resident Alex Chamberlain, Lowe's neighbor.
Chamberlain, who teaches videography, photography and graphic design at Dixie State University, also has a passion for robotics.
Chamberlain networks with other R2-D2 builders through online resources such as the R2-D2 Builder.com and Astromech.net.
He said that builders share parts designs, and parts can be purchased from other builders, but to build a complete droid replica that way can cost more than $10,000.
For that reason, Chamberlain has designed and manufactured most of the parts for his R2 replica himself. The exceptions have been the "skins" — the covering cylinder panels and top dome covering — which were cast by a friend in Salt Lake City who also builds Star Wars droid replicas. Some of his friend's work has been used by the Walt Disney Company in its theme parks.
The top dome was cast from a generation of molds derived from the design used in "Star Wars: Episode III - Revenge of the Sith"
Chamberlain says this is his fourth attempt to build a replica of R2-D2. Although, this R2-D2 was "fully-operational" when the kids arrived at lunch, it's still in a work in progress.
As the visit was finishing up, Chamberlain noticed that motor that operates the swivel of the robot's dome wasn't functioning properly and would require maintenance.
The lunchtime event was one of fun for the students at the school, but it was also an opportunity to interact with STEM education in action.
Blogger's note:For some behind the scenes engineering and building in Chamberlain's garage, check out these YouTube videos he has shared online.
Chamberlain volunteers some of his time and robotics knowledge with LEGO robotics groups in Southern Utah, so the R2-D2 replica visit was also an opportunity for him to bring robotics and engineering principles into schools.
It was a near-hands on experience that was captivating, even for the adults. It took great self-control to avoid touching the droid replica.
At one point a student asked Chamberlain to interpret R2's whirs and beeps.
"What's he saying?" the student asked.
Chamberlain answered with a chuckle: "I think he's saying he wished people would leave his holographic projector pieces alone."
They the R2 replica has a slower operating speed for interacting with crowds, Chamberlain said. The robot also has a higher setting for moving across open spaces.
On the way to finish up the day, Chamberlain opened up the speed across the empty lunchroom floor and then stopped to visit with the lunchroom staff and janitor.
At the end of the visit, children and adults were still left in awe at the encounter.
One kindergarten student summed the experience with R2-D2 best: "It's my favorite movie, and I can't believe he's here."
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It's Mother's Day so get Mom out of the house for some fun and a special treat – maybe a Baseball Game, Sunday Brunch or Wine Tasting. Here's what's happening in and around Canyon Lake this weekend.
Treat Mom to a special brunch at The Lodge with 2 seating times. Cost is $25.95 for adults, $13.95 for kids. Kids under 7 eat free with an adult. Call the POA for reservations at 951-244-6841, ext. 771.
The storm take on the Rancho Cucamonga Quakes. Tickets available online or at the stadium ticket window. Be prepared for some out of this world fun.
In celebration of Mother's Day, The Inn is pleased to offer this very special package throughout the month of May. Accommodations, champagne, resort gift card, and valet parking.
A family oriented 3 day festival with Cajun, Zydeco, and Blues performers along with Louisiana cuisine and culture. In addition to music, there will dancing, demonstrations, kid's events and more.
The one and only Tom Jones performing in a great venue for two notes. LA Weekly says "The pipes are in great condition and he always carries a breathtakingly tight band". Take Mom to see this amazing performer, but don't hold us responsible for how she behaves when Tom gets up on stage.


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The silence of the jungle is shattered by the sharp call of a langur, the distinctive black-faced monkey, in the treetops. A spotted deer raises an alarm somewhere within a dense thicket.
There's a soft rustle, and a tiger walks out of the grass, right into our line of sight.
"I shall never forget the first tigress I ever saw in the wild: she enchanted me, and it was love at first sight."
– Kailash Sankhala,
Padmashree Honorary and Founder Director of Project Tiger
Every jungle has its "big boys." These are the creatures that anchor the entire ecosystem. While other countries may have one or two keystone species, India has several.
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What's in a name when you're over 3000 years old? That's the story of the world's oldest living city.
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Wildlife runs deep within the Sankhala blood. Kailash Sankhala was one of India's first and foremost tiger conservationists and his son Pradeep took that legacy further, pioneering the first sustainable travel concepts in India.
An original child of the wild, Pradeep's son Amit, brought his own experience as a global nomad, integrating luxury with responsibility and sensitivity, to create Encounters Asia.
Snow leopard quests to tiger safaris, birding trips to photography expeditions, Encounters Asia leads you deep into some of the most unusual and beautiful habitats across the Indian subcontinent. From rainforests to deserts, one can spend many lifetimes exploring India's natural beauty and still not experience it all. Track tigers in the thick jungles of Kanha. Roam with wild rhinos in Kaziranga's grasslands. Follow the elephant migration in Nagarhole.
The jungle is our favourite classroom. Not only is it a terrific adventure, it's also a superb educational experience. Encounters Asia's expeditions into the jungle reveal exceptional sightings of animals like tigers, snow leopards, and rhinos. But it also exposes you to the intricate workings of the natural world. From the elephant to the dung beetle, a complex ecosystem demonstrates how nature collaborates in concert.
India's forests are rich in biodiversity. Observe endangered and endemic species in their natural habitat, such as the Wild Ass in The Little Rann of Kutch and the Red Panda in Singalila.
India also a haven for birds, native as well as migratory, which fly in from Europe and Siberia to roost here for the winter.
Encounters Asia guides you precisely on where and when to find different species. Our guides and naturalists can lead you to catch the Marsh Harrier Roost in Velavadar, the Greater Flamingo migration in Kutch, or Demoiselle Cranes in Kheechan at the perfect time. Highly experienced rangers and naturalists can tell you exactly where to spot the mating dance of the Sarus Crane, or in which park a tigress has given birth to a new litter of cubs.
Our team handles your entire journey into the jungle seamlessly. From hand-picked accommodations to arranging game-drives in the best zones, we take care of all the details for your safari in India.
If you would like to bring photography or film-equipment with you, we'll be happy to help you with permits and logistics. See our wildlife photography section for more information.
Under Amit's leadership, Encounters Asia has grown its footprint. Beyond epic safaris and wildlife expeditions, our team invests a lot of time addressing sustainability issues with local tribes and communities to combat habitat loss and human-animal conflict.
Our aim is to create sustainable tourism solutions and instil a love for the next generation, through community development.
We organize trips for some of the world's best-known wildlife photographers, film-makers, and conservationists to showcase our abundance of natural beauty, as well as spotlight the success of several wildlife conservation stories across the country.
There's never a dull moment in the jungles of India. They inspire you, captivate you, and transform you at the very core of your spirit. Embark upon the safari of a lifetime with us, and rekindle your connection with the wild.


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Alexandre Bonnin, PhD
Dr Alexandre Bonnin is Associate Professor of Physiology and Neuroscience in the Zilkha Neurogenetic Institute, Keck School of Medicine of the University of Southern California. His research explores maternal-fetal interactions contribution to shaping fetal brain development during pregnancy. In particular, he focuses on identifying new molecular pathways by which prenatal events influence the onset of mental diseases in the adult offspring. These efforts will provide new directions to study the developmental origin of mental health-related disorders in humans.
Dr Bonnin received his PhD in neuroscience from the University of Paris and the Pasteur Institute in Paris, France. He completed postdoctoral fellowships in developmental neurobiology at the University of California Irvine and later at Vanderbilt University (USA) before joining the University of Southern California as an assistant professor in 2011. Dr Bonnin was awarded grants from the NIMH, US Department of Defense and several Young Investigator Awards by the Brain & Behavior Research Foundation and was the recipient of a 2011 Daniel X. Freedman Award for outstanding basic research achievement.


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The tourism mogul tells us what it's like to orchestrate Wawa Welcome America, one of the country's biggest free events for Philly's biggest holiday. He also gives us a sneak peek into what's new for this Fourth of July.
By Fabiola Cineas·	 5/8/2017, 3:04 p.m.
Jeff Guaracino. Photo courtesy of Welcome America.
We're two months out from one of Philadelphia's biggest celebrations — the Wawa Welcome America festival — and Jeff Guaracino is the man leading the effort to organize all 50 free events that will take place over six days all across the city. When Mayor Kenney appointed Guaracino in 2015 to spearhead Welcome America, Guaracino had already spent years in the Atlantic City tourism industry as the executive director of the Atlantic City Alliance and had been at Visit Philadelphia for over a decade behind signature campaigns like "Get Your History Straight and Your Nightlife Gay." From humble beginnings, the Philly native tells us what it's like to manage one of the country's biggest free events, how he stays calm, and what we can expect for July 4th this year. Guaracino also takes us down memory lane to a tough career moment and an unforgettable Philly concert experience.
I grew up in … South Philly. 10th and Christian. But my mom moved us to Pennsauken, NJ early on. I went to school out there at Rowan University and moved back to Philly 14 years ago.
My family thinks I … have the coolest job. They say my mother would be so proud. She passed about 15 years ago unexpectedly. So they say that she, especially as a single mother who made so many sacrifices, would be delighted at the work I get to do every day for Philadelphia.
I live in Society Hill because … I love history. It's such a privilege to walk down the same cobblestone streets as Alexander Hamilton. I love the vibe of Old City and its walkability. It's one of the things that makes Philadelphia unique.
People always email me to ask … can you hire me? Because everything we put on is free — it's a festival with 50 free events — we hire a lot. We hire production companies and event producers and entertainers. And the people who reach out are people like me who love Philadelphia and want to be a part of it. And while things are free, it isn't cheap. It takes a lot of hands.
A Philly network I'd like to tap into but haven't yet is … the tech and innovation community. Last year was the first year we partnered with Comcast NBCUniversal, and we loved that. So we'd like to do more with tech and innovation companies. It was the spirit of Ben Franklin to always innovate. So we're thinking of how we can keep innovating the 4th of July. And I'm not just talking what's trendy. We really want to think more about data and measurement, like ways to measure social interaction and what people are doing. Innovation and technology is a theme we want to continue to bring into Wawa Welcome America.
At Wawa I order … the hoagie. Specifically a Shorti with turkey and cheese.
One skill I'm still honing is … zen. In a world where there's so much going on and with a festival like Wawa Welcome America where there's so many details from fundraising to safety, zen is something I'm working on.
My bedtime is … 11:30 p.m. Typically my rule is up really early and I try to be home by 9 p.m. I stop emails at 10 and go to bed after watching NBC10 news. I'm very rigid with this.
The last concert I went to was … last July 4th on the Parkway when we celebrated Gamble and Huff with Leon Bridges.
My most memorable concert experience is … 1990 — Madonna's Blond Ambition world tour. It was a game changer. It first appeared in Philly at JFK stadium as part of what was Live Aid. The tour changed what people expected out of a concert, opened people's minds and inspired me because it was a concert with a message. We were sort of at the height of the 80s HIV and AIDS epidemic and she used her platforms to talk to people about this. And more than a decade later I worked on an Elton John concert in 2005 that was also a concert with a message on HIV and AIDS that was very impactful and empowering for people.
The most ridiculous part of my job is … that I can't control the weather.
A Philly restaurant I can't stop going to is… Cuba Libre. It's really great and the owners are really great people who care so much about Philly. They started in festivals like Welcome America 25 years ago.
A Jeff Guaracino selfie. Image courtesy of Welcome America.
The best part of my job is … the importance of July 4th and what Independence Day means to the nation and to the identity of every Philadelphian. July 4th is ingrained as a birthright to every Philadelphian who is here. Back from 1776 we decided to make the world a better place beginning with the American Revolution. This is what Philadelphia uniquely gave to the world. So it's a privilege to curate a vision of what Philadelphia wants to say to the world today about our role not only in American history but also about our role in contributing and innovating to this day. And it's not our vision of what July 4th is, it's the city's vision through 50 events over six days.
This year we will … be doing fireworks on multiple nights. And we have a big announcement on that coming up. We'll also be bring July4th events to every single neighborhood. The Philly Pops concert will be back for its 18th year in front of Independence Hall on July 3rd. We also do what I think is the most significant event in the country in front of Independence Hall called the Celebration of Freedom ceremony. That's where the mayor gives an award to a citizen that's done extraordinary service to our country and to our city. We're also excited about honoring Boyz II Men and the free concert with Mary J. Blige. The men of Boyz II Men are an extraordinary example of the idea that dreams can come true. They're from all different neighborhoods in Philly and became global superstars selling 60 million albums. This is a concert with a message. Mary J. Blige and her new album "The Strength of a Woman" is about women empowerment and about overcoming any major issue that you might have in your life.
And on May 23rd we will have an exciting announcement about an event that only happens once in a century.
The Gayborhood is … a very special place in the world because it's where everyone comes together, gay or straight. It not a place where just people of the LGBTQ community go. Philly has been glad to put out 70's rainbow street signs, a sign that everyone is welcome. And it's also a transformation like Philly has been transformational. What it was in the 90's before Tony Goldman and other business owners came has been transformed.
On Gayborhood racism … I don't know enough about it to really comment.
Writing a book is like … a marathon, and it's mind-opening. For my last book I talked to 75 experts about LGBT tourism and hospitality in their countries.
The best section in my latest book The Handbook for LGBT Tourism and Hospitality is … the section on Philly and how Philly became a groundbreaking LGBT campaign modeled all over the world.
We need an official holiday for … the day after Thanksgiving.
A party at my house involves … people from all walks of life. Like the the last party I had, which was a book party. It was hosted by Hoffman Design and was very diverse with not any one type of person. My friendships reflect the opportunity I have to work with so many different communities.
A tough time in my career was when … Super Storm Sandy slammed into the Jersey coast and Atlantic City became the epicenter for media who were reporting that the city had been washed away. I wish we could've done more to change that at that very moment. I wish I could've had 50 PR people down there to do interviews and control the narrative. We had to spend almost a year changing people's perceptions with a campaign because people had stopped traveling to the Jersey Shore.
Atlantic City's promise is … evident in the beach concerts that I was a part of betwen Live Nation and the Atlantic City Alliance. When you see Pink on the beach mid-week, that's the kind of visitor AC needs. It needs visitors who are there beyond just gaming. And it doesn't have to be a family destination. It should be a great adult destination. There are already many Jersey Shore beach towns that do a great job for young families. AC is a great adult getaway.
I am good in … high-pressure situations. I realize that there are many things I can't do so in intense situations I know I have to be logical and evaluate what's real and what's not. I have to understand the other point of view. Once you take the emotion out of it and begin to identify what's noise and what's the real issue, then ultimately everyone can win. I don't believe there are winners and losers.
Ben Franklin Parkway is to Philadelphia what … the Champs Elysees is to Paris. But that's not even a fair comparison because we've got the river, Fairmount Park and the Art Museum there. Ben Franklin Parkway is uniquely Philadelphia, and I don't see anything else like it.
Welcome America is making changes to … reflect all great things about Philly. We want to invite everyone to be part of this celebration, to be inclusive. And we're making changes to innovate. That's why you're seeing Comcast and Live Nation and Wawa in this. IT's a festival for everyone and should reflect diversity and inclusiveness.


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Reserve Forest of Sundarban
The Sundarbans is a natural region comprising southern Bangladesh and a small part in Eastern India. It is the largest single block of tidal halophytic mangrove forest in the world. The Sundarbans covers approximately 10,000 square kilometres (3,900 sq mi) most of which is in Bangladesh with the remainder in India. The Sundarbans is a UNESCO World Heritage Site. This region is densely covered by mangrove forests, and is the largest reserves for the Bengal tiger. The Sundarbans National Park is a National Park, Tiger Reserve, and a Biosphere Reserve located in the Sundarbans delta in the Indian state of West Bengal.
The Sundarban forest lies in the vast delta on the Bay of Bengal formed by the super confluence of the Ganges, Padma, Brahmaputra and Meghna rivers across southern Bangladesh. The seasonally flooded Sundarbans freshwater swamp forests lie inland from the mangrove forests on the coastal fringe. The forest covers 10,000 square kilometres (3,900 sq mi) of which about 6,000 square kilometres (2,300 sq mi) are in Bangladesh. It became inscribed as a UNESCO world heritage site in 1997. The Indian part of Sundarbans is estimated to be about 4,110 square kilometres (1,590 sq mi), of which about 1,700 square kilometres (660 sq mi) is occupied by waterbodies in the forms of river, canals and creeks of width varying from a few metres to several kilometres.
The Sundarbans has also been enlisted among the finalists in the New7Wonders of Nature.
Choto Kolagachia (82 km. from kolkata)
Choto Kolagachia is a small town situated at the border of Sunderbans, West Bengal, where Rampur River and Chota Kolagachia River meets. It houses a small Ferry Ghat for passenger and goods to travel form this town to different parts of Sunderban.
Choto Kolagachia, Sunderbans, West Bengal Choto Kolagachia is extremely busy and various boats keep on passing through it every moment. The guesthouse windows and balconies offer a beautiful and serene view of the sailing boats across the tides and a resplendent sunset in the evening. Another delightful experience is a walk around the nearby villages and exploring their lifestyle, their daily activities and the returning fishermen along with their catch. The changing landscape across the villages is also a treat to watch.
The major tourist spot of Choto Kolagachia is the confluence of two rivers and consequently leading to the formation of Boro Kolagachia River. Flowing downstream, this river eventually meets with Raimongal River. Some abandoned mosques and temples also stand in the town. Smoking chimneys of brick kilns near the river banks, villages, Ferry Ghats and numerous rivulets sketch the picturesque Choto Kolagachia. It is an ideal weekend destination and immensely alluring for nature lovers.
Nearby attractions: Tourists in Choto Kolagachia can take a voyage around it along with the nearby places on a boat from Ferry Ghat. Local guides also accompany the travellers to the places of tourist attraction as well as through the villages. Certain parts of Sunderbans like Marichjhapi village and Jhingeykhali Watch Tower, Hemnagar, Buridabri etc. can also be accessed by boat.The rivers are the lifeline here and you can spend the whole day watching the tides and passing boats from the lawn of your guesthouse. If you inform the guesthouse authorities in advance, they can also arrange local cultural programs like Tusu Dance, Monosha Bhasan and Bonobibi Jatra.
Best visit time: The dark clouds spread over the horizon and the river during monsoons. In winters, birds chirp all around the villages and the cool river wind soothes the soul during the summer. Choto Kolagachia can be visited anytime of the year.
Frazerganj (127 km. from kolkata)
Frazerganj is the one of the most beautiful beaches of eastern India. Situated on the western edge of Sundarban, Frazerganj is a white sand beach having an enchanting natural beauty. The beach lies on one of the Ganges deltaic island beholding the pristine beauty of Southern Bengal. It is a fishing village possessing an undulating muddy beach. In fact it is also considered as one of the prime centres of Pisiculture of the country. The place is also famous for a huge variety of exotic and colourful migratory birds including Gulls, Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, Black-capped, Terns, Sea Eagles, Collared Kingfishers and many more.
Frazergunj is an ideal site for the avid bird watchers. You can see an array of colorful migratory birds, which include, gulls, terns, Chestnut-winged Cuckoo, Sea Eagles, Black-capped and Collared Kingfishers and Hobby. Take a stroll along the beach to the embankment, where you can pass quality time by sitting for hours, savoring the view of the fishing boats passing by.
Nearby attractions:Frazerganj, Sunderban, West Bengal Whitish silver sand is the most alluring feature of the beach on which truant red crabs are found in abundance. Along the border of the beach, a number of windmills stand. Near the beach Bakkhali, Henry's Island, Jambudeep and temple of Banabibi are also situated which are other attractive tourist sites. Bakkhali is renowned for its crocodile-breeding centre that shelters six crocodiles and numerous deer. A number of stray monkeys are also common in the beach. Casuarina groves border the beach of Bakkhali and the temple of Banabibi houses the idol of the local deity.
A boat ride to Jambudeep, a serine island, is another tourist attraction in Frazerganj where the local fishermen dwell. However, during the monsoon, the trip becomes adventurous. The spectacular view of sunrise behind the windmills is worth experiencing. Henry island, situated nearby, is bordered by mangroves is another spellbinding place. It is also well known for its bird watching potentiality.
Best visit time: The ideal time of visiting the destination is the period between July and March.
Jambu Dwip (132 km. from kolkata)
Jambudwip is the name of an isolated island situated in the Bay of Bengal about 8 km to the southwest of Fraserganj/Bakkhali in the South 24 Parganas district of West Bengal, India. It remains uninhabited except in the fishing season, i.e. between the months of October and February. This island houses a great range of bird species, reptiles and fish life. Besides, it is also the home of a huge casuarinas grove.
In the past, fishermen came from the Chittagong and Noakhali areas of Bangladesh for fishing. They developed special aptitude and traditional skills for marine fishing. The main reasons for using Jambudwip were the island's proximity to the fishing grounds, presence of a natural creek for safe harbouring of their boats, and supply of drinking water.
The main attraction of Jambu Dwip is the island itself which is the home for a wide range of species of bird and reptile. Besides, you will be amazed to find such a great range of marine life, mainly fishes.
Nearby attractions:You can take a trip to witness the beach life of Bakkhali or visit Frasergunj which is often considered to be the twin town of Bakkhali. You may also find the Lothian Island located nearby.Take a stroll around this small island and enjoy the exquisite beauty of nature and wildlife, particularly birds and plant life.
Best visit time: You can visit Jambu Dwip throughout the year.
Kalash Island (100+ km. from kolkata)
Kalash Island, in South 24 Parganas, is a part of Sundarbans National Park that lies at the estuary of the River Matla. Being outside the Core area of Sundarbans, visitors with armed guards are permitted to get down on the beach. During winters, it is the breeding ground of the Olive Ridley Turtles that arrive in great numbers on this beach for nesting.
The forest conservation department has created the Kalash camp over an area of 4 acres. Although, it is well protected with a fence of 10 feet high and 20 feet trench, it is still believed to be not enough to prevent Royal Bengal Tigers from coming to the beach in search of the sweet water pond located there.
Kalash Island is also the home to many varieties of coastal birds and is specially a good place to spot uncommon waders. The Great Stone-curlew or Great Thick-knee (Esacus recurvirostris) is sighted on the beach.
Access by boat to this beautiful beach is usually from the Forest Department's Kalash Camp. A visit to Kalash Island combines the Sundarbans experience with bird-watching. There is no staying option at this camp, however, an excursion can be done in a 3Night or 4 Night Trip. .
Nearby attractions:You can visit Namkhana or the Lothian Island or the crocodile project of Bhagbatpur on your way back home from Kalash Islands.
Best visit time: Throughout the year. But if you want to see Olive Ridley turtles nesting on the beach, then come during the winter.
Piyali Island (75 km. from kolkata)
If you want to experience the tranquility of nature along with a touch of the Sunderban, then you can make a trip to the Piyali Island. You can drive to the Piyali Island after crossing a small bridge over River Piyali. The two rivers Matla and Piyali surround this island. The Piyali River actually flows through the Island and mixes with Matla River at a later stage. There is only one tourist lodge in this island but it has well-supported infrastructure for tourists.
Piyali River is a tidal estuarine river in and around the Sundarbans in South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
The Piyali leaves the Bidyadhari River 14 kilometres (9 mi) below Bamanghata (Tiljala) and flows south and south-west till it joins the Matla River about 32 kilometres (20 mi) below Canning. The Piyali links to the Matla through the Kultala gang which also links to the Thakuran.
The Sundarbans area is intersected by an intricate network of interconnecting waterways, of which the larger channels are often 1.6 kilometres (0.99 mi) or more in width and run in a north-south direction. These waterways now carry little fresh water as they are mostly cut off from the Ganges, the outflow of which has shifted from the Hooghly–Bhagirathi channels progressively eastwards since the 17th century. This is due to subsidence of the Bengal Basin and a gradual eastward tilting of the overlying crust.The Piyali is heavily silted and most of it has been converted to low cultivated land, leaving only a narrow channel.
Nearby attractions:Those who want to explore nearby destinations can easily organize an enjoyable trip to Jhorkhali and Kaikhali from Piyali Island.
Best visit time:You can arrange for a tour to Piyali Island any time of the year but the winters would be a nice time to watch the birds.
Raidighi (110 km. from kolkata)
Raidighi is a town with a police station in Mathurapur II CD Block of Diamond Harbour subdivision of South 24 Parganas district in the Indian state of West Bengal.
Raidighi is a popularly gateway of Sunderban, the place offers a real visual treat to the nature lovers. You can savor a breathtaking view of emerald green vegetation and forest covering major portion of Raidighi. The site also boasts of some exotic wildlife and birds. The River flowing through Raidighi is blessed with loads of fishes and crabs. Apart from these, the place also has religious importance, as it houses a number of temples and shrines.
Raidighi is a small town on the fringes of the Sunderbans. You can take a ride in a launch and roam around the rivers of Sunderban and watch the wonder of nature and wildlife unfolding. Sunset over the Sunderban is a spectacular site.
Raidighi has been named after a large water body. Many decades ago, Raidighi was known as Rainagar. During 1489 AD, Rainagar was established by Shubuddhi Ray, who was the ruler of Gour.
Nearby attractions: You need to drive along the meandering roads of the villages of Raidighi, to reach Jatar Deul, located seven kilometer from the town. The journey is quite pleasurable. Moreover, the breathtaking view of this Jatar Deul, a grand temple devoted to Lord Shiva is truly adorable. This 60 feet structure of the temple is a treasured piece of architecture, constructed in the 11th century by a king belonging to the Pala dynasty. A fair is held during the Baisakhi, centering the temple.
Best visit time:You can visit Raidighi any time of the year.
Sajnekhali (130 km. from kolkata)
If your soul lusts for greenery and adventure, then you will truly treasure your stay at Sajnekhali Bird Sanctuary nestled amidst lush Sunderban Forests at the confluence of River Matla and Gumdi. Sajnekhali being the home of the Royal Bengal Tiger is also a heaven for varied species of birds. From Sajnekhali watch tower you can get a panoramic view of Sunderbans and watch out for deer, tiger and other animals. A Nature Interpretation Centre has been built at Sajnekhali, which is protected by a wired fence. Adjacent to this centre is a crocodile farm, a turtle farm and a pond inhabited by sharks. A number of watchtowers are built throughout Sajnekhali for wildlife viewing. Apart from tigers, the forest also offers shelter to animals like Fishing Cats, Wild Boar, Macaques, Flying Fox, Chital, Pangolin and others.
Apart from touring the sightseeing destinations at Sajnekhali, take out some time to visit the nearby villages. You can interact with the local people of the place and watch their life style to have an insight into their lives.
Nearby attractions: From Sajnekhali jetty, you can catch a ferry to Bhagabatpur Crocodile breeding farm, Halliday Island (famous for Barking Deer) and other parts of Sunderbans. You can also enjoy a ferry ride to the small village settlement of Gosaba, located in the Canning subdivision. You can also visit Netidhopani, which has the remnants of a mysterious 400-year-old temple.
Best visit time: The best time to visit Sajnekhali is from September to March.
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Kiran hands us four vital tools with humor and honesty as she encourages us to follow our "delicious yes" – Awareness, Acceptance, Alchemy and Alignment (which happen to be four of my favorite words).
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Air Canada shares down more than 10 per cent
April 1, 2009 – Air Canada shares down more than 10 per cent as fears rise about possible bankruptcy protection filing. (Air-Canada-Outlook)
Shares of Air Canada (TSX:AC.B) fell more than 10 per cent in early trading on the TSX on Tuesday as fears rose that Canada's biggest air carrier may be preparing to file for bankruptcy protection from creditors for the second time in six years.
Air Canada B stock dropped 12 cents to $1.03, a decline of 10.4 per cent, in early trading of more than 35,000 shares.
Late Monday, Montreal-based Air Canada announced the resignation of Montie Brewer as president and chief executive and named Calin Rovinescu, a former Air Canada executive who played a key role in the airline's court-supervised restructuring in 2003-2004, as his replacement.
The appointment of Rovinescu, who takes over effective Wednesday, may signal the airline is preparing to restructure again to deal with its debts, mounting pension liabilities and other cash problems.
The company faces $660 million in debt payments, a pension shortfall that has tripled to $3.2 billion in the last year and capital spending needs. These financial burdens come at a time when the recession has squeezed its business and led to mounting losses.
In the last restructuring, which came in the wake of the Sept. 11 terror attacks that battered the global airline industry, Rovinescu helped Air Canada cut jobs, reduce its capacity and streamline operations to save money.
"Calin's reputation as a proven leader and his wealth of experience in corporate strategy will serve Air Canada well during this particularly challenging period for the world's airline industry,'' Air Canada chairman David Richardson said in a statement
late Monday.
A lawyer by training, Rovinescu had been managing partner of the Stikeman, Elliot law firm in Montreal before joining the airline in April 2000 as executive vice-president of corporate development and strategy.
He later became chief restructuring officer before resigning in April 2004 in the middle of the airline's restructuring.
"While the challenges in front of us are large, we will continue to build upon the successes of the airline to date and deliver a quality product for our customers, employees and shareholders,'' Rovinescu said in a statement.
Rovinescu rejoins Air Canada from Genuity Capital Markets, an independent investment banking firm he helped found.
Air Canada also announced Monday the addition of Michael Green, lead director of ACE Aviation Holdings Inc. (TSX:ACE.B), to the airline's board of directors effective immediately.
Rovinescu takes over at a difficult time for the airline.
Canada's largest airline has said it expects to reduce capacity by another 2.5 to 3.5 per cent this year, on top of the nine to 10.5 per cent reduction during the winter season.
It is also aiming to cut another $100 million of costs on top of $20 million to $40 million in supplier concessions.
Last month, Air Canada reported a net loss of $1.03 billion or $10.25 per diluted share for 2008 compared with a profit of $429 million or $4.27 per diluted share in 2007. Operating revenue totalled $11.08 billion for 2008, up from $10.65 billion.
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The meeting kicked off with pessimism and grew worse. I had expected the group would combine their knowledge to reach consensus, identify next steps and adjourn with a favorable outcome.
This organization had a meeting disorder.
With preparation, strategy, respect and good chairmanship the meeting should have been a success. From my perspective, it seemed a failure as noted herein.
Agenda — Although the chair expressed two desired outcomes, the group was not listening and probably had forgotten the meeting purpose before they finished their introductions. Had there been a written agenda, the attendees would have clearly and focused on the problem statements and desired results. An oral agenda has minimal impact and recall.
Timing — The meeting was scheduled for three hours. Several people said they could not contribute so much time, suggesting it would be more efficient to meet for only two hours. The chairman agreed, however, the meeting ran for nearly four hours. Nobody watched the time — instead preferring to voice their opinions.
Chair's style — This meeting chair's style might be characterized as, "I have several opinions, and I want to be heard." The chair did not act like a meeting facilitator who would fairly call on each person and offer his opinions only strategically, if at all.
Brawl — The chair spoke so often that it seemed to signal to others that they should fight for equal time. They didn't just try to make a point, but they also wanted to debate and present their opinion louder than the chair. It looked and sounded like a brawl.
Recognition — A number of attendees had completed assignments since their last meeting — for example, drafting a model bylaws and creating a logo. Nobody recognized and thanked those who had come prepared. They felt dejected.
Sentiments — A few attendees quietly slipped out of the meeting. They didn't just go for a break or coffee; they simply left. They made a decision that the forum was a waste of time. Nobody noticed their frustration displayed through their body language, nor did anyone realize they left or thanked them for attending.


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In the first round, you have to bet 5$ ( well, not necessary 5$, you may bet more, but it is easier to explain the system with dollars - we can talk in units - if the unit is 4 dollars, when we talk about 5 units, it's actually 20 dollars, etc).
We put 3$ on small, one on the 19-24 line, and one on the 31-36 line.
If the following number is, let's say, 13, we have won 6$, and our balance is +1$.
Then we put 5$ again, 3$ on large, and 2$ on the first 12 numbers. If we lose this round, our balance would be -4$.
After that, we can put 10$ bet - 6$ on large, and 4$ on the first 12 numbers. If the following number is, for example, 24, our score is now -2$.
In this case we would play the double bet game until our balance is +1$ again, and then we could start the first bet in session again.
Well, there is always a possibility of loosing the double bet. In that case, we would bet 20$ - 12 on a simple chance, and 4+4 on some six lines.
Of course, we can lose again. In this case, we can keep playing with 20$, or to continue playing doubling our bets in every round, if we can afford this.
We should end up with 10-15$ profit, but there are no guarantees for that.
You should bet only when the same 6-line win twice. If you win, you have to wait until it happens again. Well, it's the same thing if you lose, also. The procedure is the same, and the profit is supposed to be up to 10$.


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Bodycam video released of controversial arrest in Miami
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MIAMI, Fla. – A civilian investigative panel is looking into a police body camera video released Tuesday that shows officers in Miami forcefully arresting a suspect.
The footage shows the May 2017 arrest of Ravon Boyd, a suspect in an armed robbery who was involved in a foot chase with officers.
Boyd's attorney said the video shows an officer running at Boyd and kicking him in the head.
The officer, identified as Sgt. Claude Adam, later told investigators that he was kicking at an item on the ground that he initially believed was a weapon.
Adam was cleared of wrongdoing by internal affairs, who noted that it couldn't be determined from the video whether Adams made physical contact with Boyd.
A second officer was accused of covering his body camera with his hand. He has since resigned from the department.
Boyd's attorney called it a case of police brutality.
"Ravon gave himself up. He got on the ground. He showed his hands. And yet, he was still beaten," said Andrew Rier, Boyd's attorney.
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EBRD Vice-President: Georgian Economy Is Very Diversified
Mr Jurgen Rigterink, First Vice-President of the European Bank for Reconstruction and Development (EBRD), says that the economy of Georgia is "very diversified."
In an interview with Analitika, Rigterink said that a diverse economy means that active steps are necessary in many fields.
"I do not want to limit myself to focusing only on certain sectors. Georgia's economy is very diversified, which means that we have to be active in many areas," he said.
The First Vice-President of the EBRD, who paid his first official visit to Georgia in late September, said the EBRD is increasingly getting involved in the energy and renewable energy sectors.
"We believe the SMEs sector, as in every other country, is the backbone of the economy. However, for us, as a very large bank that has one office in Georgia with only 35 employees, it is very difficult to directly access all businesses in this sector. So we do this together with our partners - commercial banks that are our funding intermediaries," he explained.
He said Georgian businesses need not only financial but also consulting support.
"We also have an advisory service where we have already assisted 3,000 representatives in this sector - tips include IT issues, risk management, web hosting - any practical issues," he told Analitika.
Regarding the business climate in the country, Rigterink said he has heard from many businesses and other sources that there is some volatility in the country's economy and there is a danger that the business climate will stop improving.
He held back from assessing these statements but advised the government to work first and foremost to give investors the expectation and confidence to operate in a sustainable investment environment.
On his meeting with the new Prime Minister of Georgia, Giorgi Gakharia, the EBRD First Vice-President said the topic of the pace of regulations was also on the agenda.
"On the initiative of the EBRD, there is a Board of Investors in the country. The Prime Minister praised the council as a very valuable tool and promised to listen to businesses more," he said.
He noted that the Board of Investors is a very effective communication framework between the public and private sectors.
"Important investors in the country have the opportunity to have direct contact with the Prime Minister and with the country's leadership in general. Usually, this is a very effective way to resolve important issues in the form of consultations with the private sector," he added.
Rigterink also said that the main achievements of the Council are certain examples related to the process of harmonization with the EU and the legislation related to agricultural land management.
Regarding the frequent governmental reshuffles in Georgia, he said that the EBRD is not a political organization to assess this, but noted that in general, frequent shifts in governments bring a number of challenges and uncertainties.
He noted, however, that the governmental changes in recent years have not created any real problems for the Georgian economy.
"If you look at the macroeconomic indicators, GDP growth, inflation, fiscal deficit - all these areas are quite stable," Rigterink said.
"The EBRD is not a political organization. We want to work with all governments. We do not do it for the governments but for the Georgian people," he stressed.
One of the EBRD's key aims is to support the development of micro, small and medium-sized enterprises which are crucial to nurturing a private sector economy. It has already allocated investments worth $3.4 billion in total in Georgia in 235 projects.
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