Sustainable logging of small and/or inaccessible woodlots using draft animals is often cheaper, easier, and less damaging to the land.
Draft animals allow for more sustainable logging practices as they make it possible to log selectively instead of clearcutting an area.
Due mostly to differences in terrain, climate and cultural development, various parts of the country favor different draft animals. Sustainable Loggers in the northeast prefer oxen.
Loggers in the south favor mules.
On level ground, a horse, mule or ox can consistently pull a load of its own weight (though some pull twice that for short stances).
Buying a team doesn't require pledging your soul to a banker, as does mechanized equipment.
Draft animals are cheaper than machinery, and easier to maintain.
Sustainable logging with horses, mules, or oxen is an idea whose time has come again. Draft animals are once again becoming popular sources of power in today's woodlots, because they are environmentally friendly and make good economic sense. Draft animals are particularly well suited to the 57% of commercial timberlands consisting of privately owned small woodlots, since they allow selective timbering as opposed to clearcutting. Why? There are three main reasons.
1. Compared to mechanical means of harvesting, draft animals cost less to purchase and maintain, and they don't need constant repair. They don't compact the soil, they do less damage to young trees, and they make it economically feasible to harvest timber on tracts containing too few trees to warrant mechanized logging.
2. Draft animals need not be confined to areas accessible by road and, because they vary their routes according to the locations of felled trees, they don't leave trails that erode into ruts and washouts. They can work in steep or damp terrain that defies machinery and they don't produce noise pollution. Best of all, a draft animal can be handled by one person of any size—I'm willing to bet you'll find more women logging with horses than with mechanical skidders.
3. While any piece of machinery loses value the moment it leaves the sales yard and continues rapidly depreciating thereafter, a well-trained draft animal increases in value as it gains experience. Draft animals also offer an excellent opportunity for additional outside income, besides the sale of firewood or sawlogs. Experienced loggers are increasingly being sought out by woodlot owners who wish to minimize environmental damage and operating costs.
When we purchased the woodlot adjoining our farm, we used a horse to log the salable timber. Today, seven years later, you cannot tell the land was recently logged unless you take a good close look at the healthy stand of young trees. Our low overhead gave us the flexibility to maximize our profits by skidding out not only large sawlogs and midsize pallet logs, but also the smaller diameter firewood most mechanized loggers leave behind, and even the thinner poles we use to boil down our annual supply of maple syrup. In just one year, besides supplying our household with several season's worth of firewood, we recouped the purchase price of the land.
Drew Conroy of Berwick, Maine, went us one better. Needing a barn, but not having the money to build one, he trained a team of oxen to log his property. He then sold the experienced team for enough money to pay most of the expenses of raising the barn, including having the logs sawed at a local mill.
In various parts of the country, differences in terrain, climate, and cultural development have resulted in different preferences in draft animals. Horses are favored in the West and Midwest, mules in the South, and oxen in the Northeast.
Among horses, popular heavy breeds are Belgian, Percheron, Clydesdale, Shire, and Suffolk. Most heavy horses stand 16 hands high or taller (one hand being 4 inches) and weigh 1,600 pounds or more. These heavy breeds are best suited for the large, relatively level parcels of the Midwest. Smaller, more agile draft breeds such as Haflinger and Norwegian Fjord are more suitable for hilly terrain. Some horse loggers prefer nondraft breeds or crossbreeds. Even a saddle horse, properly trained, can be used to skid wood.
Horses have an advantage over mules, oxen, and mechanical skidders in their ability to produce little horses, which can be trained to log or sold for additional income. Horse loggers are fond of wondering outloud whether a mechanized logger ever goes out in the morning to find that his skidder has produced little skidders.
In southern states, mules are more popular than horses because they can better withstand the South's hot, humid weather. A good logging mule measures 52 to 56 inches from ground to withers, weighs 1,000 pounds, and results from crossing a heavy-breed mare (female horse) with a large breed of donkey called "Mammoth Jack:' Because mules are hybrid, they cannot reproduce.
A mule is more agile than a horse and lighter on its feet. Its smaller hooves do less damage in hill country and don't get hung up as easily in tight spots. Compared to a horse, a mule has better peripheral vision, and won't spook as readily. It also has a stronger sense of self-preservation. A mule won't overheat or do any other foolish or dangerous thing—a characteristic that mule lovers attribute to brains, and frustrated novice owners write off to stubbornness.
A mule requires less care than a horse and is more resistant to disease. It thrives on coarser and cheaper feed and less of it. And a mule will never eat so much it founders (goes lame). Mules live longer than horses and are more useful in their senior years—a mule can be productive to the age of 35, while a horse is considered over the hill at 20.
New Englanders have historically opted for oxen, an economical choice for the small tracts typical of the Northeast. Worldwide, most of the 400 million animals trained for draft are of the bovine persuasion, according to Richard Roosenberg, head of Kalamazoo-based Tillers International, an organization that promotes the use of ox power.
Although the productive life span of an ox is little more than 10 years, any ox drover will point out that when this animal's working years are over, it still makes good eating. Disposing of a horse or mule when it reaches the end of the line may require paying a hauler to take it to the dogfood cannery. When an ox passes its prime, it's still worth its weight in the prevailing price of beef.
That's because an ox is nothing more than a mature steer (castrated bull) of any breed, with alertness, tractability, strong bones and muscles for power, and straight, strong legs for traveling. No one breed is best suited for training. Breeds and crossbreeds vary in popularity according to local custom. New Englanders generally prefer dairy breeds such as Milking Devon, Holstein, and dairy Shorthorn. Their neighbors to the north in Nova Scotia prefer beef breeds such as Hereford, Ayrshire, and beef Shorthorn. Although beef breeds are more muscular, dairy breeds are cheaper, an excess bull being persona non grata on a dairy farm.
Oxen of any breed are less expensive to purchase than either horses or mules—a pair of young oxen cost about as much as one good horse or mule of similar age, and don't require an expensive and complex set of harness and driving lines (reins). Where horses and mules are harnessed and operated by lines, in combination with voice commands, oxen require only a wooden yoke (rudimentary collar) to attach the load to and a goad (stick) to occasionally tap the animal and thus reinforce a voice command.
Oxen are similar to mules in having a strong sense of self-preservation, being resistant to disease, and being able to handle rough terrain. But they are unlike mules in becoming somewhat lethargic in hot weather. While horses and mules are designed for speed, oxen can be counted on for steadiness and patience. Drew Conroy has trained all three—horses, mules, and oxen—and feels that mules are smartest and oxen are least likely to run away in an uncontrolled fit due to fright or frustration.
On level ground a horse, mule, or ox can consistently pull a load of its own weight (although in contests or "pulls," winners may pull two or three times their weight for short distances). In cool weather, a well-conditioned team of two can skid up to 3,000 board feet, or one logging-truck load, in a day. A well-trained team can learn to travel between the cutting area and the deck (landing or staging site) on its own. Chains or cables are usually used for skidding lighter logs. Heavier logs can be made more manageable by resting one end on a logging cart or sled.
Whether your preference is for horse logging, mule skinning, or bull whacking, editor of "Horse Logger's International Newsletter" Gregg Caudell suggests that you'll have to work at developing the necessary disposition for logging with draft animals, which operate at a much slower pace than we modern humans are accustomed to. The upside of this slower pace, besides giving you a whole new philosophical outlook, is that you're less likely to get hurt in the woods than you would be working around noisy, high-speed equipment.
If you're thinking of logging with draft animals, start out by reading everything you can get your hands on, including Caudell's newsletter, the membership newsletter put out by The North American Horse and Mule Loggers Association, and Rural Heritage (formerly The Evener), a bi-monthly magazine devoted to horse, mule, and ox power.
In addition, join a local organization that promotes the use of draft animals and arrange to spend a few days working with an experienced logger. You might also sign up for a course on handling draft animals. Clinics are sponsored by, among others, the Draft Horse & Mule Association of America and Tillers International, both of which supply the necessary animals and equipment to let you get a good feel for how things work.
Even if your primary intent is to log your own tract, you'll likely find yourself pressed into service logging for others. By the same token, if you're thinking of logging your place, but don't have the time or inclination to train a team, these days you'll find it easier to locate local operations offering an alternative to mechanized logging.
Expect to pay up to 15% more for draft power than the prevailing rate for mechanical power. If your woodlot is very small or is tucked away in some corner, the cost of logging with draft animals may be considerably less than for mechanical logging, since you won't incur an additional equipment setup fee.
"Horse loggers offer an inspired alternative to a beleaguered timber industry;" says Caudell, who with his wife Deb owns and operates Tree Ring Horse Logging service in Keller, Washington. "A citizen in a rural community can do quite well logging with draft animals and, with a little ambition and imagination, can even thrive."
Five years ago, Dan Marquardt of Muncy Valley, Pennsylvania, converted from mechanical logging to horse logging. Now, says Dan, "we have two year's work under contract. Ask most skidder operators and they have six month's work if they're lucky. The public is speaking."
Nevertheless, there's still some resistance in the logging industry to the use of draft animals, mainly because commercial loggers are unfamiliar with the concept. But things are gradually turning around. For one thing, buying a good team doesn't require pledging your soul to a banker, as does the purchase of mechanized equipment. You can therefore work at your own pace, not at the breakneck speed needed to meet the banker's demands. Total capital outlay for a draft-animal operation tops out at $6,000, some 12 to 15 times less than the cost of a mechanized setup. Without the heavy debt load, a horse logger can handily make ends meet and still take a day off when it's hot or rainy.
But the main reason industry is starting to take draft animals more seriously is due to environmental concerns. Even the timber giant Weyerhauser uses horses to log environmentally sensitive areas, according to company spokesman Frank Mendizabal. Although horse logging constitutes only a small percentage of Weyerhauser's total volume, horses are indispensable for the selective removal of individual high-value trees in sensitive areas such as watersheds, where clearcutting is forbidden by law.
Environmental groups caused problems for Harry Morgan and his son Ray of Orbisonia, Pennsylvania, in 1991 while the pair were logging with mechanized equipment. "The county inspectors would visit the job site and say everything was okay," says Ray. "Then the next day I'd get a court order to stop work:" Harry and Ray have since converted to horse logging, an enterprise that drew the attention of the trade magazine Timber Harvest. Not only has the slower pace allowed 74-year-old Harry to remain on the job, but the duo are able to continue in their chosen line of work while keeping the environmentalists happy. Says Ray, pointing to a two-feet-wide trail winding down the hill, "That's the only logging trail in the woods. Small trees and brush that could be damaged by mechanical logging equipment are left untouched, which is good for the wildlife that need these places for food and nesting:"
Logging with draft animals even has the blessing of Audubon magazine, which recently featured an article on mule logger Bob Taber of Mountain View, Missouri. Says Bob of mechanical skidders, "They ride all over the little stuff three and four inches thick, and that's our future timber. Why, log skidders will ride down trees big as a stovepipe. I wouldn't trade a pair of mules for a skidder:"
The Audubon article went on to cite a test at the University of Idaho Experimental Forest, where a tract was logged with both a tractor and horses; 91% of the damage to standing trees was caused by the tractor. Says retired U.S. Forest Service researcher and Montana horse logger James Lotan: "It is not just something quaint that makes interesting photos. It is the coming thing because it is the environmental way."
Besides all that, draft animals can be smarter than their handlers. I once watched our neighbor's logging horse have a hard time negotiating the route its owner had chosen. In disgust the fellow threw down his driving lines, whereupon the horse chose a different route and easily brought the log to the deck on his own. Try doing that with a balky mechanical skidder.


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The Beltrami County Sheriff's Office now says the remains of what are believed to be two people were discovered at a residence on the 6500 block of Highway 89 NE in Eckles Township Tuesday.
The sheriff's office first confirmed the discovery Tuesday, but a new release Wednesday added additional details.
It stated the sheriff's office received information Monday from a concerned family member about a possible missing person. The family member said that individual had traveled to the Bemidji/Beltrami County area from the Twin Cities metro area and had not been in contact since the previous week.
The family member provided details, including the vehicle the individual had been traveling in. According to the release, investigation led authorities to discover the vehicle Monday night at the Palace Casino in Cass County - east of Bemidji.
The vehicle was seized and two people of interest were identified. With the assistance of the Minnesota Bureau of Criminal Apprehension, both those individuals were interviewed. Those interviews, combined with further information, led authorities to believe a crime of violence had taken place at the residence on Highway 89, the release states.
A search warrant was obtained, leading to the discovery of the human remains. The release said authorities believe the remains of two people were discovered, but that has not yet been confirmed. The remains have been transported to the Ramsey County Medical Examiner's Office for an autopsy and identification.
Family members of the missing person from the Twin Cities metro area, and family members of an acquaintance of the missing person from the Duluth-Superior area, have been contacted by authorities and are waiting for further information, according to the release.
The release states one of the two people identified as persons of interest was arrested in connection to unrelated criminal charges and is currently being held at the Beltrami County Jail.


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In May of 2000, Redwings was involved in the rescue of a herd of 110 mustangs living on only two acres in Montana. The horses once roamed free in the Pryor Mountains of Montana. After being rounded up by the BLM (Bureau of Land Management), a few horses were adopted by a man who wanted to save these beautiful horses and let them live on his two acres in Montana. Unfortunately, the man knew very little about horses and allowed them to breed year after year, and the herd quickly grew to numbers far too large for their small pasture. Over time the elderly man fell ill and ran out of money, and the horses' numbers were out of control, so the horses were beginning to starve. The man could not afford to feed them, and the land could not sustain their numbers. Law enforcement stepped in and charged the man with abuse, and the county was scheduled to come in and remove the horses. Their future was uncertain, and it was possible that they would be sent to auction.
When Redwings arrived, the horses were in deplorable condition due to a lack of food, water, and hoof care. Immediately Redwings began to make arrangements to move some of the herd to the sanctuary in Lockwood. Meanwhile, all the horses were moved to a more extensive pasture in a new location. After a brief stay in Colorado to build their strength, Redwings was able to transport 6 of the most malnourished horses to the sanctuary. Among the first six horses were a mare and foal in terrible condition. The mare we named Ellie was barely three years old, very young to have a foal of her own, and she was skinny. Her tiny foal, which we named Beauty, was also very thin and weak. Beauty also had a hernia that required surgical repair after she arrived at Redwings. Ellie and Beauty were kept separate from the herd while they regained their strength and became comfortable with being handled. After they regained their health, they were reunited with their other four herd mates.

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Groups aiding victims of domestic violence report growing numbers of clients being stalked through mobile apps secretly installed on their phones by abusers, said Senator Al Franken, a Minnesota Democrat. Tens of thousands of U.S. residents are stalked each year through spy apps, he said.
One mobile app advertises itself as a way to track cheating spouses as a "spy in their pocket," said Franken, during a hearing of the Senate Judiciary Committee's privacy and technology subcommittee. One other spy app advertised that it allowed users to "track every text, every call, and every move they make," he said.
While police can arrest stalkers, "it's not clearly illegal to make and to market and to sell a stalking app," Franken added. "Nothing happened to the companies making money off of the stalking."
A bill pushed by Franken would ban the sale of mobile spying apps, and also regulate the commercial collection of geolocation data. Some critics questioned Wednesday whether his Location Privacy Protection Act is too broad, however.
While many mobile spy apps bill themselves as allowing users to monitor their children or employees, they are often used for stalking, critics said. The apps call themselves parental monitoring apps "because they seem more friendly that way," said Detective Brian Hill of the Anoka County Sheriff's Office in Minnesota.
Legitimate apps that monitor children's location or employee activity don't need to hide themselves on mobile phones, said Cindy Southworth, vice president of development and innovation at the National Network to End Domestic Violence.
With legitimate parental monitoring apps, "the child knows they're being monitored," she said. "From the moment they turn the computer on, they can see that there's monitoring happening."
Franken called on Congress to pass the Location Privacy Protection Act, which would ban the development and sale of GPS stalking apps.
The bill would also require companies to get permission from smartphone, tablet and car navigation device owners before collecting location information, except in emergencies. It would require companies collecting the location data from more than 1,000 devices to post information online about the kind of data they collect, how they share it and how people can stop the collection.
Franken and witnesses at the hearing referenced several mobile spy apps. Representatives of Spyera and Flexispy, two apps called out by Franken, didn't immediately return messages seeking comment on his criticisms.
While senators and witnesses applauded Franken's effort to target cyberstalking, some raised concerns that the bill may be too broad. The bill's requirement that mobile apps or devices that track location get a user's permission may not work in all cases, said Robert Atkinson, president of the Information Technology and Innovation Foundation, a tech-focused think tank.
Some geolocation devices, such as wearable exercise-tracking equipment, don't have an interface to allow notification, Atkinson said. Another device that enables parents to track the location of their children is a GPS tracker that fits in a backpack but doesn't have an interface, he said.
Atkinson urged lawmakers to focus on cyberstalking and not on limiting the commercial use of geolocation information. Regulating how businesses can use geolocation information would "stifle innovation in an area that is rapidly evolving," he said.
The bill doesn't need to address many apps that have geolocation components to deal with cyberstalking, Atkinson said. A weather app, for example, wouldn't be useful to a stalker because he wouldn't have access to it on the victim's phone, he said.
The bill's provision allowing private lawsuits against app makers is also worrisome, Atkinson said. Many small app developers, "if they were faced with the potential of a $1 million fine for making a small coding mistake, or putting something inaccurate on a website, I believe would think twice about developing a mobile app," he said.
Franken questioned the concerns raised by Atkinson and some other senators.
"If we want to stop stalking apps, we can't target just apps that label themselves as stalking apps," he said. "We also have to lay down a few basic rules of the road."


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Acer CEO pinning company future on ultrabooks
Acer CEO J.T. Wang says that although his company has suffered losses in two straight quarters, ultrabooks are its ticket back to profitability.
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Acer's financial troubles are mounting, but its CEO insists that he knows what will return the company to profitability: ultrabooks
"Ultrabooks will become our key growth driver next year as customers want a lighter, thinner notebook with longer battery life," Acer CEO J.T. Wang told Dow Jones Newswires in an interview published yesterday. "Selling more ultrabooks will also help improve our profit margins as they command higher prices."
At one time, Acer seemed well on its way to becoming the world's largest PC maker, surpassing Dell in 2009 as its shipments soared. Over the last several quarters, however, things have soured considerably for the Taiwanese company.
Gartner reports that Acer shipped 9.7 million PC units worldwide last quarter, earning it 10.6 percent of the market and putting it in fourth place behind HP, Dell, and Lenovo. Acer's total PC shipments dropped a whopping 23.2 percent compared to the same period last year. It was a similarly disconcerting second quarter for Acer when the company shipped 9.1 million PCs, dropping 10 percent year-over-year.
Those shipment declines have caused sales to drop by 23.34 percent over the last twelve months.
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PCs turn the tide; shipments up in the second quarter
Of course, it's far from clear whether ultrabooks can actually reverse Acer's fortunes as Wang suggests. Last month, Digitimes reported, citing sources, that both Acer and Asus have cut their ultrabook orders due to sluggish demand for the computers.
It isn't clear exactly why ultrabooks like the Acer Aspire S3 and the Asus Zenbook UX31 haven't succeeded so far. CNET senior editor Scott Stein thinks the problem is that most ultrabooks are largely indistinguishable from Apple's popular MacBook Air.
"Any of these laptops are, first and foremost, MacBook Air-alikes," Stein said of ultrabooks in October. "Yet, somehow, Apple's MacBook Air is a nothing-alike: it stands alone. It's earned that distinction, because it was the first kid on the block: the first Air debuted in January 2008. It's also the most likely laptop to be recognized out of a lineup by 10 random people on the street, by a long shot."
But Wang claims to have a strategy for turning things around. Speaking at a conference in Taipei last week, he said that ultrabook success hinges on prices hovering "at about $699." He went on to tell those in attendance that he expects Acer to ship between 250,000 and 300,000 ultrabooks this quarter.
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Life sometimes brings us strange surprises that are seemingly impossible to explain simply by referring to theories of probabilty.
We at Bright Side never cease to be amazed by the coincidences that occur in this world which demonstrate just how unpredictable and mysterious it is.
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Enzo Ferrari, who founded the Ferrari company, died in 1988. About a month later, the footballer Mesut Özil was born. Looking at their portraits, you could be forgiven for thinking they're twin brothers. Is this a case of reincarnation?
Is this another evidence of time travel?
Jennifer Lawrence is a spitting image of a silver age Egyptian actress Zubaida Tharwat.
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The famous composer George Handel was a neighbor of famous guitarist Jimi Hendrix – admittedly, they were separated by two centuries. Handel lived in London at 25 Brook Street, whilst Hendrix lived for a time at 23 Brook Street. They were both incredible musicians who had a major influence on the development of music in their respective eras.
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One of the first people who lost their life during the construction of the Hoover Dam was George Tierney, who died on December 20, 1922, when carrying out preparatory work. The last person to die during construction was Patrick Tierney – George's son. He also died on December 20.
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In 1895, in the state of Ohio, two cars collided. The peculiarity of this particular accident is to be found in the fact that during this period, automobile production was only just beginning to take off, and there were only these two cars in all of Ohio. Unfortunately, at that time automobile accidents still weren't documented, and so the official records of this case haven't survived.
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In the book The Narrative of Arthur Gordon Pym of Nantucket, written by Edgar Allan Poe, we learn the story of four sailors who survived the sinking of their ship and were forced to eat a shipboy called Richard Parker. Po claimed that this story was based on real-life events, but this wasn't actually the case.
46 years after the book was written, an actual boat did sink, and the members of the crew who were saved recounted how they had eaten a shipboy called…Richard Parker. This led to rumors that the famous American writer had owned a time machine.
Sources: seesouthampton, skeptics, nytimes
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In July 1975, Erskine Lawrence Ebbin, a 17-year-old inhabitant of the Bermuda Islands, was riding along the road on his moped when he was hit by a taxi. Almost a year before, also in July, Erskine's brother – who was also 17 – was killed. He was riding the same moped and he was killed by a taxi as well. Behind the wheel was the same driver, and he was carrying the same passenger.
Sources: skeptics, royalgazette, dailytelegraph
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Once, the actor Anthony Hopkins urgently needed to get hold of a book so that he could study for a role in a film he was starring in: The Girl from Petrovka, written by George Feifer. He couldn't find the book in a shop anywhere, but then completely coincidentally he came across a forgotten copy in the subway.
When Hopkins later met Feifer, the latter told him that he didn't have a copy of the book himself – he had lent his last one to a friend, who had lost it somewhere in the subway.
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Amazon launches search for modern day interpretation of Twas the Night Before Christmas
To help celebrate Christmas this year, we have launched the search for a modern day version of Twas the Night Before Christmas as a gift to families for bedtime reading this Christmas Eve.
By Day One Team
To help celebrate Christmas this year, we have launched the search for a modern day version of Twas the Night Before Christmas as a gift to families for bedtime reading this Christmas Eve. Writers all over the UK can submit their own version of the Christmas Eve classic, with the winning entry to be illustrated by a professional and shared with a potential audience of millions ahead of bedtime reading this Christmas Eve.
Twas the Night Before Christmas, written by Clement Clarke Moore, was first published in 1823 and is still read in many households across the world. Nearly 200 years on, we have announced that we are looking for the modern day equivalent to this Christmas Eve classic – launching the career of a fledgling storyteller and rewarding him or her in the process.
"The fact that there are so many versions of Twas the Night Before Christmas available on the Amazon store is testament to the popularity of the story," said Amy Worth, UK Kindle Content Director, Amazon. "We want people to continue to read this tale forevermore, and we believe that by creating a modern day equivalent, we will be able to launch the career of an aspiring storyteller."
The writing competition is open to all adults across the UK, from now until 27 November. The winning story will be turned into a book and illustrated by esteemed illustrator Aless Baylis. The new tale will be published and made available for free on Kindle devices, as well as the free Kindle reading apps for iOS, Android and more, ahead of Christmas. The winning author will also receive a £2,000 Amazon gift card, a top of the range Fire tablet and royalties from the book for years to come following the initial five-day giveaway.
As a part of our goal to empower writers, the story will be published through Kindle Direct Publishing, Amazon's independent publishing programme which enables authors to retain their copyrights, keep control, distribute globally, and earn royalties of up to 70%.
Think you have what it takes to write a modern day Christmas tale, click here for more information: https://www.amazon.co.uk/christmasonkindle.
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THEM Anime Reviews 4.0 - Bakuon!!
Distributor: Currently licensed by Sentai Filmworks, also available on Crunchyroll.
Also Recommended: Rolling Girls, Rideback, Girls und Panzer.
Notes: Based on the manga series by Mimana Orimoto, serialized in Young Champion Retsu.
Sakura Hane, fresh as a high school student, is facing some problems: the steep hill on the way to her high school. However, on the way there, her attention is drawn to one of her fellow student on a motorcycle, which immediately captures her interest. At the school, she meets the owner of the bike, who tries to get her to join the bike club to avoid being the only one outside of the weirdo who never removes her helmet.
Some times, one's attention to a show is caught by a rather weird combination that shouldn't really be all that unusual. In Bakuon!!'s case, that is high school girls and motorbikes. The somewhat sexist or sexualized notion of "biker chicks" aside (the second one of which I'm at least fractionally guilty), the show seems solely dedicated to the weird concept of motorcycles and all its weird appeals.
For instance, motorbikes are very much a seasonal thing, especially in countries that experiences snow-filled winters. As the show also points out, being a motorbike rider also means you literally have to experience the elements to their full extents. And that's not even getting into the kind of snobbery this show will have you endure, fictionalized or otherwise. It's just about the extent I can claim expertize in the subject of bikes, though, if even that.
Before that, and before you start watching this show, you have to understand one thing: all the main characters in this show are idiots. Hane in particular seems to be completely detached from this world mentally, only socially aware enough to do decently in her classes (and school in general), but also seemingly having no problem following instructions needed for things like... say, a motorcycle license. I guess that makes her the closest to me in that she's not as much into bikes for its history rather than the "coolness" aspect of it. And not having to walk or bicycle up that absurdly steep hill on her way to school. Part of her lineup of comedy gags is various comments flying right over her head. Eventually, she ends up buying a Honda, affecionally labelled a "Su-Four". A pink one because... she's a girl, I guess?
Her first friend is Amano Onsa, "affectionally" referred to as "Frizzy" (due to her hair.) She's the owner of a Yamaha, and tends to be the most self-conscious about the idiosycracies of being a biker... for both good and bad. Among the main five, she's probably the most selfish if you go by first impresions, but that's mostly because she tends to push her weird opinions about general stuff on others at first. She is one of the more knowledgeable about bikes in general, though, and can be generous when the situation calls for it.
A girl who made her appearance before Rin did, however, is a strange girl known as "Raimu-senpai". She is a bit of an illogical mystery, though, because for one, she's never seen without her helmet. Her general body structure still suggest "late teenager" to some extent, but then the show straight out tells us that she's been a member of the bike club -- whether active or inactive -- for 20 years, ever since that accident at a club race of sorts. She's a genius on a bike, however, and can be seen doing many a crazy thing to get by.
There's also Hijiri Minowa, the almost stereotypical rich girl. She joins the bike club to fulfill her dream of being a delinquent, but she doesn't actually drive a bike herself. Instead, she relies on her butler and a bike with a sidecar attached to it, and her contribution to the show tends to limit itself to her complete lack of perspective and how having lots of cash can solve all of her problems. Or at least most of them.
I almost have to admire Bakuon's tendency to not idealize people. Among the ones you see on a regular basis, you'll be introduced to both their good and bad traits, and the show will shamefully exploit them all if it feels like it. To its credit, all the traits, both positive and negative -- well, maybe except Rin's tsundereism -- are more true to human than a lot of the made-up flaws you often see in anime, except probably greatly exaggerated for comedic emphasis. All the idiotic pride and dependance of image or feelings of superiority, brand-labelled or otherwise, can be something we're all guilty of, which is most likely why it can be so hard to swallow from time to time. But don't worry; every now and then, God on a Harley Davidson is there to impart some words of wisdom to Hane and, by extent, the audience. And no, I'm not joking: this show stars God on a Harley. (Well, it's not REALLY a Harley, but... you'll see.) It's actually far less ridiculous than it sounds, and I wish he'd show up more often, even if he kind of caused the final story arc.
Another thing I'm a bit uncertain of, is whether all the snobbery and elitism on display here are based on any real-life traits. The ones riding motorbikes aren't the only ones with occasional rotten personalities; the regular bikers -- I.E. the pedal-driven ones -- are almost worse. It becomes solely about how much you spent on your equipment rather than what you can do with it, which, while certainly true to life to some extent, I don't think that's necessarily limited to bikers, pedal or otherwise.
This is not to say that Bakuon!! is completely free of cartoonish caricatures. The girls' teacher is one such case, as she subscribes to most terrible stereotypes and comedy tropes of the "single woman in her thirties"; she's a pathetic creature, bitter and rash, not to mention a terrible drunk. Her first characterisational moment has her drunkenly lamenting a man while sexually harrassing her own students while trying to get them drunk. We're talking To Love-Ru level comedy here. That is not a compliment.
Of course, the teacher was just kidding about offering her student minors beer, but Hane passed out from the fumes from the can anyway. Seriously!
Despite what I just said might make you think, there isn't actually all that much fanservice in Bakuon!!, and most of what's there is pretty casual; girls in swimsuits, girls in hotsprings, the latter being kind of weird in that Hijiri's butler also being in one of the springs near the girls, and they don't seem too concerned with that. But occasionally, the show will get kind of weird about it, like at the end of the Hokkaido road trip arc where two of the girls will soap up their bodies and rub them against their bikes. (As well as label this an "American Car Wash".) And of course it's Hane and Rin who does this, being the two curviest girls of the lot. Those are the moments when you can expect your parents to walk in while you watch the show.
Bakuon!! isn't a particularly deep show. When I read about it, I was mostly hoping for a fairly regular slice-of-life show about a group of girls riding motorbikes. That's more or less what I got, too, except the show leans more towards gag comedy rather than any cohesive slice-of-life (like, say... Flying Witch.) Still, I really appreciated that most of the episodes chose a story and went with that for its runtime, and in a weird parallell to Super Sonico: the Animation, the highlight of the show -- at least for me -- was the girls' roadtrip to Hokkaido. It was nice in that it was an ecletic mixture of comedy (the scene with the teacher notwithstanding), travelogue, bike nerdery and general feelgood with the girls keeping a nice balance between their admirable sides and... less admirable ones.
I wish I could be as optimistic about its ending, as it's very important for a good slice-of-life to give its audience a proper sendoff. Bakuon!! chose to do a "what if" in the "what if there were no motorbikes", which sounds good on paper, but did not work out so well for the show. This had mostly to do with taking motorcycles out of the equation, the show basically limited itself to whatever was left -- in this case, regular bikes and the snobbery that goes with it, which it had already done before. It's a joke that keeps on giving, I guess, but I didn't really need a repeat joke that was placed on another repeat joke, slathered on top of a big cake of "it was all a dream". It's such a letdown after an otherwise decent show.
All in all, I'm... fairly happy with the show. The hiccups aren't enough to really tear it down, thankfully, even when a really big one rounds off the show itself. Even if Hane is kind of loud and obnoxious, Rin is a huge snob, Onsa is a bit of a selfish jerk and Minowa is kind of "Sledgehammer-toting Pyramid Head psychotic" when she doesn't get her way at times and money is unable to fix the problem. It's all part of the charm that makes Bakuon!!, if you'll excuse the pun, a fun ride.
Recommended Audience: The show is mostly clean. I wouldn't really call the various hotspring scenes anything to concern oneself about, but the weird scene with two of the girls trying to soap in their bikes with their bodies weirdly sexualizing for this show. The intro also contains a scene with Rin pulling the zipper of her racing suit over her ample chest, which never ceases to impress. The worst scene, I guess, would be the one where the girls' teacher tries to remove Hane's clothes in what can not be considered anything except sexual harassment.
Other than that, there's no particular violence to speak of and only some relatively mildly corrupt behavior.
Bakuon!! © 2016 TMS Entertainment.


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Sparking Change at a Los Angeles Title 1 School
Lizbeth Tello saw that her students at GRATTS Elementary School weren't moving enough and she wanted to change that. An avid runner herself, she knew just what to do. Her Los Angeles-based Title I school had no budget and her kids' parents, most living at or below the poverty line, couldn't afford extracurricular activities or sports. So, Tello applied for a Marathon Kids grant and received funding to start an after school run club.
Coach Lizbeth Tello (l) and Coach Maité Apodaca (r).
Sparking Change at GRATTS
Coach Tello brought Marathon Kids to GRATTS to spark change toward healthier lives for the kids and enlisted a cadre of volunteers to help. With music blasting, healthy snacks between laps, and even some parents joining in on the fun, the run club took off this year, with more than 200 kids running after school.
Meet Brian and Julio
One of the students, Brian Ramos, is 11 years old and just completed 6th grade. When asked how Marathon Kids has made a difference in his life, he responded by saying that Marathon Kids gave him the chance to participate in the LA Nike 10K run.
"I wanted to push myself and see if I could run it under an hour, and I did!" Brian says.
He believes running the 10K was a great experience for him and that running has also helped him with other sports, like soccer. He's sad that this is his last year at GRATTS; he wants to continue running and he hopes his middle school has a running club.
Brian and Julio compare miles.
Julio Gonon, also 11 and recently completed 6th grade, says that what he likes about being in the Marathon Kids running club is that running gives him a lot of energy, taking his stress away and relaxing him.
"Running makes me a better student because I am more focused in class and now I do my homework every day," Julio says. "I have lost 15 pounds and I feel much healthier."
Coach Tello's dream to make a positive, lasting impact in the lives of her students is coming true.
Marathon Kids after school run club at GRATTS Elementary in Los Angeles.
To start your own run club, apply for a Marathon Kids grant!
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St. Olav's Hospital Trust () is a health trust which covers Sør-Trøndelag, Norway. The trust is owned by Central Norway Regional Health Authority and is headquartered in Trondheim. As of 2011 it had 9,725 employees and an annual budget of 7.3 billion Norwegian krone.

The main facility is St. Olav's University Hospital, situated at Øya in Trondheim. The trust operates two other somatic facilities, Orkdal Hospital and Hysnes Rehabilitation Centre. In addition to the psychiatric clinic at St. Olav's, the trust operates two psychiatric hospitals, Østmarka Hospital and Brøset Hospital. It also operates district psychiatric centers in Nidaros, Orkdal and Tiller.

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Environmentalists sound warning 'Mahaweli bid to reduce size of EMZ will worsen human-jumbo conflict'
Pro-govt. racketeers engaged in illegal activities with impunity
The Mahaweli Authority has insisted 5,750 acres be removed from the proposed Hambantota Elephant Management Zone (EMZ) and if the Authority is allowed to have its way the human-elephant conflict and the water shortage in the area will worsen, environmentalists warn.
Environmental activist Sajeewa Chamikara said yesterday the undue delay in declaring EMZ was mainly due to obstacles placed by the Mahaweli Authority.
"The plan to create this reserve was prepared in 2010 and approval granted in 2011. However, powerful ministers of both the Rajapaksa and yahapalana governments prevented the implementation of the plan. The same people are behind a large number of illegal soil and granite extraction sites in the area earmarked for the reserve. These racketeers have the support of politicians in the SLPP and the SJB and Mahaweli Authority officials."
Chamikara said that the Mahaweli Authority had allowed big businessmen to pump water to their illegal cultivations inside the area within the proposed EMZ, and as a result small-scale farmers were facing a severe water shortage, he said. "The farmers of Hambantota who have been protesting for nearly 100 days, will continue with their agitation until the gazette notification declaring the Wild Elephant Management Reserve in Hambantota is published", the environmental activist said.
"Due to the continuous protests by farmers the Mahaweli Authority now has agreed to the EMZ, but it still insists that 5750 acres be removed from the EMZ and this extent includes forest area in Usgala, Andarawewa from the EMZ. This forest area is an important catchment for many of the tanks and used by elephants to enter the Andarawewa forest. If the EMZ does not encompass this particular area the human-elephant conflict in the area will take a turn for the worse, and the water shortage will become more acute."
The Cabinet in February approved a proposal by the Minister of Environment to declare a 23,746-hectare elephant reserve subsequent to obtaining the Legal Draughtsman's consent for publishing the gazette at issue.
Chamikara added that according to the Fauna and Flora Protection Ordinance, the Minister of Environment could declare a protected area. Given that, the government's move was a clear diversionary tactic, he said. Chamikara said that the government had not obtained Cabinet approval for expanding the road to Lankagama in Sinharaja or parcel out land in Kandakadu, Dahaiyagala, and Somawathiya.
"Farmers know this and that's why they will go on with their struggle until the gazette is actually printed. More than 156 farmer organisations and a number of trade unions have joined the struggle of the Hambantota farmers.
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Planning confusion sells Melbourne's west, air travellers short
12 February 2020 PTUA
Statement by the Public Transport Users Association
The Public Transport Users Association is concerned at recent commentary on new rail developments in Melbourne's west, specifically the promised rail link to Melbourne Airport, and the implied pressure to rush into major decisions in the absence of a comprehensive plan for public transport development.
At a high level, while we can cheer on the procession of transformative projects such as the Regional Rail Link, Metro 1 rail tunnel, Airport line and Suburban Rail Loop, it comes with a sense of unease: that they are proceeding in the absence of any kind of coherent transport plan that addresses the needs and aspirations of Victorians, and speaks to the kind of places Melbourne and Victoria's regional cities aim to be in 50 years' time. In place of this have come a succession of often contradictory half-plans and vision statements, mostly developed without community input.
PTV's 2012 Rail Network Development Plan provided for new suburban lines to both Melbourne Airport and Melton, alongside the existing line to Sunbury. Yet within five years it had been discarded. Airport rail was absent from successor plans in 2017 even as a long-term prospect, only to be reinstated as government policy in 2018. Virtually all the subsequent confusion about rail options for the airport and western Melbourne more generally can be attributed to this fickle, on-again-off-again approach to planning.
The PTUA recommends a staged approach toward managing peak-hour carrying capacity between the city and Sunshine, with well-considered plans in place to guide future augmentations in response to need. With such a plan in place there should be no need to speculate about the adequacy of existing capacity projects that are still under construction.
The Metro 1 tunnel was envisaged in 2012 as providing capacity for up to 12 trains per hour to Sunbury in peak, in addition to trains every 10 minutes to the Airport and to Melton (with no changes at Sunshine). To put this in context, in the near-decade between 2011 and 2020 the number of trains on the Sunbury line in the busiest hour has risen from just 8 to 10. The line currently does double duty owing to the patchy nature of the current V/Line Melton service, and is set to benefit from new 'HCMT' rolling stock with over 20% greater passenger capacity per train available immediately and more than 70% in the longer term. Claims that the Metro 1 tunnel will be 'full' and require more than 12 Sunbury trains per hour from the day it opens in 2025 do not appear well-founded.
The parallel Regional Rail Link tracks between the city and Sunshine currently carry up to 17 V/Line trains in the busiest hour, about one-third of these being Melton or Wyndham Vale short services that should ultimately transfer to the suburban network. V/Line and Metro trains have run on fully separated paths inward of Sunshine since 2015, each with practical capacity for 20 to 24 trains per hour before considering potential improvements from high-capacity signalling. While V/Line operational practices require improvement, in particular the allocation of platforms at Southern Cross, there is little impediment to the expansion of peak-hour V/Line services requiring a new tunnel between Sunshine and the city in the near to medium term.
The likely driver for future capacity requirements, beyond tracks already operating or under construction, will be the need to provide electrified suburban train services to Wyndham Vale and Tarneit. Options for expansion are not limited to a new tunnel duplicating existing lines between Sunshine and the city. The Metro 2 tunnel proposal, for example, would route Werribee suburban trains from Newport to the city via Fishermans Bend, and has potential to also carry Geelong trains via Werribee (with provision of dedicated parallel tracks between Werribee and Newport).
In short, the PTUA rejects claims that Airport trains cannot be accommodated in the next decade without a new tunnel between Sunshine and the city, or that Victoria is missing some kind of "now or never" chance to build such a tunnel. The PTUA does call for a comprehensive transport plan that could consider such a tunnel as a future option, alongside other, possibly superior options to build capacity. It would also give careful concern to methods of financing, avoiding in particular the scenario where future governments are obliged to pay rent to a private operator for every train that runs through a future rail tunnel.
It must be kept in mind that virtually every airport rail link in the world exhibits design compromises that cause them to fall well short of 'ideal', yet many are well-used and well-regarded nonetheless. Melbourne's airport link needs to be 'done right' but this does not demand a radical departure from existing technology or from incremental approaches to development. Global experience suggests it is more likely to provide an affordable and popular service for passengers if its development is integrated with that of the wider suburban network.
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Ah, Valentine's Day. Time for romance, chocolates and all sorts of unspeakable undead beasts—you know, the real reason for the season.
...Okay, sure. Maybe getting a little monstrous isn't the way you traditionally spend your Valentine's Days, but monster love stories are probably a lot more romantic than you'd really expect. Than anyone would expect, really. So it's a good thing that there's a whole anthology of monster love stories now available to change minds, win hearts and prove once and for all that Swamp Thing may be the most swoon-worthy aquatic monster since…well, that other swoon-worthy aquatic monster now taking moviegoers by storm.
YOUNG MONSTERS IN LOVE #1, in comic shops worldwide, celebrates off-kilter stories of love and loss that just so happen to star the DC Universe's most monstrous denizens, from names you'll recognize easily like Frankenstein, Deadman and Man-Bat to ones that might be a little less familiar, like Monsieur Mallah and the Brain. But no matter who (or what) the stories are actually about, there's the bigger question of why these stories need to be told in the first place.
Why monsters? Why romance? What makes these stories worth telling?
The truth of the matter is, even outside of the DCU, stories about monsters falling in love have been a pretty massive rung of the whole romance genre for centuries, dating all the way back to the days of antiquity and mythology. But you don't need to be a historian to appreciate the appeal, especially if you're a comic book fan.
Superheroes prime us to understand and empathize with stories about people who don't quite fit into society the way that they maybe need or want to. Even heroes as joyful and as optimistic as Superman have their moments of feeling like they don't belong.
That's a good thing! I love Clark as much as the next person, but it would be pretty tricky to read about him every week if he were just completely happy and content with his life every single day, you know? That's really the fundamental appeal of the monster story too, just made a little more literal. Monsters often don't have the luxury of passing themselves off as "normal" the way that Clark Kent or Diana Prince do. They don't get to blend in as easily, and they never get to put what makes them different in the back seat when it's most convenient or necessary.
People (creatures?) like Swamp Thing or Frankenstein are stuck with themselves the same way we're all stuck with ourselves. Okay, sure, maybe we're not giant green plant elementals or reanimated cadavers, but I'm sure you can relate to the idea of waking up in the morning and feeling like you just can't get your "disguise" to look right. Like suddenly, putting on your glasses doesn't transform you from Superman back into Clark Kent, and instead leaves you in some weird, uncomfortable middle ground.
But the thing we need to remember is that being stuck in that middle ground doesn't make you any less you, and it's the same for fictional monsters. Sure, they might have gone through something horrible to make them the way that they are, or maybe they've never known what it's like to be "normal," but that doesn't make them any less susceptible to needs and wants and all that other quintessentially human baggage. That's the real reason it becomes so satisfying to read about monsters falling in love, or struggling with relationships, platonic or otherwise. Those monsters and relationships let us explore and dig into the blurry, uncomfortable, liminal spaces in ourselves.
These stories aren't always happy, but they're not always sad. Sometimes the risk of heartbreak is what makes the whole endeavor really worthwhile, right? After all, these stories aren't meant to be easy, they're meant to be honest and true in a way that other stories can't, and being a monster can be hard, complicated, unforgiving work.
But it can also be kind of beautiful.
So, settle back, maybe dim the lights a little bit, and let yourself remove your human disguise as you relax with Young Monsters in Love today or any day this month. You might meet some new characters or reconnect with some old favorites, and rest assured, none of them are going to judge you for not quite passing as normal.
YOUNG MONSTERS IN LOVE #1 by Tim Seeley, Mark Russell, Steve Orlando, Bryan Hitch, Kelley Jones, Frazer Irving and more is now available in print and as a digital download.
Meg Downey writes about the DC Universe for DCComics.com and covers Legends of Tomorrow for the #DCTV Couch Club. Look for her on Twitter at @rustypolished.


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Geraldo José da Câmara Ferreira de Melo (12 July 1935 – 6 March 2022) was a Brazilian businessman, politician and journalist.

Geraldo worked as journalist until 1959, the year he graduated in Economic Development at United Nations' CEPAL. He was a founding member of Sudene, where he was appointed as Head of the Basic Economic Activities department under the leadership of Celso Furtado. In 1961 he obtained a degree in Economic Development Financing from CEMLA, in Mexico City, where he interned at the World Bank and the Inter-American Bank of Development. Later that year, Melo returned to Rio Grande do Norte to become the State's first Development Secretary during Aluizio Alves' government.

As a businessman, Geraldo Melo founded Adiplan, a consulting firm with offices located in Recife and at Spenser's House in London. His firm worked in partnership with the Economist Intelligence Unit and Tokyo-based Mitsou Consultants co. In the early 1970's Adiplan completed the merger and acquisition of two sugarcane mills, Usina São Francisco Açúcar e Álcool S/A and Usina Ilha Bela S/A, creating Companhia Açucareira Vale do Ceará-Mirim, one of the largest sugarcane refineries in Northeast Brazil. Melo was one of the founder of Natal's first shopping mall, Natal Shopping, as well as TV Potengi, currently known as TV Bandeirantes Rio Grande do Norte. He stepped down from executive positions held at the companies to pursue his political career.

While a member of the Brazilian Democratic Movement Party, he served as Governor of Rio Grande do Norte from 1987 to 1991. He served as Senator for Rio Grande do Norte, from 1995 to 2003, after switching to the Brazilian Social Democratic Party. During his tenure Melo was elected Vice-President of the Brazilian Senate from 1997 to 2001. Geraldo represented the Brazilian Senate around the world, including at conferences at the Luxembourg Palace in Paris, and the Senate of the Republic in Rome.

Geraldo Melo died of lung cancer in Natal on 6 March 2022, at the age of 86.

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Pae may refer to:

Places
 Pae River, former name of the Taedong River in Pyongyang, Korea
 Pae, Tallinn, subdistrict of Lasnamäe District, Tallinn, Estonia
 Pae, Padise Parish, village in Padise Parish, Harju County, Estonia
 Pae, Rapla County, village in Kehtna Parish, Rapla County, Estonia

People

 Yustinus Pae (born 1983), Indonesian footballer
 Pae Gil-su (born 1972), North Korean gymnast
 Mark Pae (born 1926), Anglican bishop
 Pae Tal-jun (born 1972), North Korean politician

Other uses
 Pae,  a genus of wasps in the family Crabronidae
 PAE (Pacific Architects and Engineers), a company owned by Platinum Investment Group.
 PAE, the IATA code for Paine Field, a commercial airport in suburban Seattle, United States
 PAE (Prostatic artery embolization), a medical procedure

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Q: How to check if selenium server is running in background Hi am using selenium 2.0 with netbeans IDE.
I am writing a code to check if selenium server is running.But am not able to identify if its running or not because there no process in task manager or its not listed in services. Am using java code. So can anyone check with it and do the needfull.

A: You can easily check the selenium server is running or not.
open this link in broweser - http://localhost:4444/wd/hub/status
It will show the log of running server otherwise show unable to connect/page is not availble.
Or You can also check with http://localhost:4444/selenium-server/driver/?cmd=getLogMessages
If serveris runnning then it will show 'ok' in browser.

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How to check whether Selenium Server is running

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The Muaythai World Celebrates Charissa Tynan Elected Director-General
The IFMA World Executive Board Meeting met in Bangkok during the IFMA World Championships to discuss important IFMA matters after IOC recognition. One of the important decisions made was the official handover of the IFMA leadership. IFMA General Secretary Stephan Fox who is also the Vice President of GAISF and AIMS and United Through Sports President has been an instrumental figure in IFMA but has already taken a more inactive role ...
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IFMA World Championships Sets New Record
The Nimibutr Thai National Stadium was the battlefield for round 2 at the IFMA Youth and Senior championships 2021. A record of 150 fights took place in 3 rings for 11 hours straight. All 3 rings were telecasted live. The day very much showcased the universality of muaythai in which the established muaythai countries of the home country Thailand, Russia, Belarus, France, Ukraine, Sweden and the list goes on… had some great ...
The Nak Muay Field of Play is Officially Open at Nimibutr Stadium
The long-awaited IFMA 2021 World Championships in Bangkok commenced today and began with the One Standard Muaythai Cultural Workshop lead by Cultural Commission Chair Ajahn Chao alongside Kru Id with special guest and multiple world champion and muaythai superstar Buakaw. The afternoon began at Nimibutr Stadium with a whopping 134 bouts. Bangkok witnessed the true spirit of muaythai with not only top performances from former seasoned senior IFMA ...
IFMA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS OPENING CEREMONY
Athletes from 91 countries proudly marched in the national stadium of Bangkok, Thailand for the opening ceremony of the IFMA World Championships 2021. A standing ovation was given to the first 2 teams the IFMA Refugee Team, Team Afghanistan and certainly Team Thailand. IFMA President Dr. Sakchye Tapsuwan praised the IFMA community for their resilience during these challenging times and that Thailand is proud to have been given the rights to ...
WATCH IFMA WORLD CHAMPIONSHIPS 2021 LIVE
Today marks Father's Day in the kingdom of Thailand celebrating his late Majesty King Rama the 9th and in respect to the motherland of the sport Thailand. The IFMA world championship opening ceremony will be held on the event of December 5th where 90 countries have made their way to Thailand. The opening ceremony will be a festival of cultural exchange and understanding from the past to the present and IFMA's wish towards ...
Teams Heading to the Motherland for the IFMA 2021 World Championships
Teams from around the world are checking into airports to board their flights to Bangkok and some have already touched down in the Motherland for the 2021 IFMA World Championships. Team UAE had a huge send off at the Abu Dhabi Airport and the Director of UAE Muaythai and IFMA Executive Board Member Tareq Al Muhairi, stated that Team UAE with 33 people are ready to face the best athletes of the ...
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Coastal Warfare 21
Coastal Warfare is back with another killer line up this coming Saturday the 27th November in Queensland, Australia. The event which is sanctioned by the WMC is now on its 21st edition and will be held at the Banana Bender pub with Australia's best travelling to compete. The headline fight of the evening will see Corey Crittenden face Nick Trask for the WMC Queensland Super Middleweight title in a much-anticipated bout. From ...
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About the WMC
The WMC is the sole partner of IFMA (The World Governing body for Amateur Muaythai) and is a fully recognized member of the Olympic Council of Asia.
The WMC has 128 Member Nations; 82 of which have been recognised by their Highest Sporting Authority or National Olympic Committee.
Sport Associates
WMC Support
H.E General Pichitr Kullavanijaya
Privy Councillor to His Majesty the King of Thailand
General Chjetta Thanajaro
Honorary President Olympic Committee of Thailand
Former Defence Minister and former Commander in Chief of the Royal Thai Army
Dr Sakcyhe Tapsuwan
Former Governor of the Sports Authority of Thailand
President Amateur Muaythai Association of Thailand under Royal Patronage (sole National Muaythai Association of Thailand, sole member of Muaythai National Olympic Committee of Thailand)
Karim Massimov
Prime Minister of Republic of Kazakhstan
President of the International Federation Muaythai Amateur
Stephan Fox
General Secretary of IFMA


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Brother Michael Mpindo and Deacon Peter Nyirenda, Malawi.
On June 16, 2017 By mafrsaprovinceIn Priestly ordinationLeave a comment
Deacon Peter Nyirenda from Saint Augustin Parish, Mzuzu Diocese, will be ordained priest on July 22, 2017, at St Thomas Parish while a thanksgiving Mass to mark the final engagement of Brother Michael Mpindo of Lilongwe Archdiocese will take place on July 16, 2017, at Ludzi Parish, Malawi.
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Oath and Diaconate Ordination in Abidjan, December 2016, Ivory Coast.
On December 20, 2016 December 20, 2016 By mafrsaprovinceIn Diaconate1 Comment
Fredrick Mulenga, Brother Michael Mpindo, Martin Kasongo and Peter Nyirenda.
By Domingos Mirembwe, Levison Goodwell and Brian Banda.
On the 10th December, the community of Fraternité Lavigerie witnessed the oath taking of nine confreres. Four of them are from SAP, namely Fredrick Mulenga (Zambia), Brother Michael Mpindo (Malawi), Martin Kasongo (Zambia) and Peter Nyirenda (Malawi). The oaths were pronounced at the parish of Sainte Marie d'Agouèto of Abobo in Abidjan during Mass and received by Father Stanley Lubungo, Superior General. Confreres and many other priests, religious and lay people witnessed the event.
At the same event, with the exception of Michael Mpindo who made his oath as a Brother, our new confreres were ordained deacons by Bishop Willy Ngumbi, our confrere who is also Bishop of Kindu in the Democratic Republic of Congo.
In his homily, Bishop Ngumbi urged the newly engaged confreres to place their total trust in the Lord especially while facing challenges and difficulties.
Through the singing and utumpundu (acclamations), we felt and noticed the vibrant presence of the Zambian community working in Ivory Coast. They contributed to the joy of the event.
The ceremony of Oath and Diaconate was concluded with a meal which took place in the community of Fraternité Lavigerie. The compound was full of joy which was expressed in songs and dances.
We thank the SAP Province and the Society of the Missionaries of Africa for calling these young men. We commend them to your prayerful support as we place them under the protection of Mary Immaculate, Queen of Africa. To you our beloved new confreres, may God bless you and make successful and fruitful your missionary ministry. Congratulations and all the best!
Missionary Oath and Ordination of Michael Mpindo, Peter Nyirenda, Fredrick Mulenga Chungu and Martin Kasongo in Abidjan, Ivory Coast.
On November 27, 2016 November 27, 2016 By mafrsaprovinceIn Diaconate, NewsLeave a comment
By Mpindo Michael, M.Afr
On behalf of all the SAP students, with praise and gratitude to Almighty God, I am writing cordially to thank you all for your generous support and would like to inform you that the fraternity Lavigérie of Abidjan invites you on Saturday December 10 to the Missionary Oath and Ordination of the following SAP students:
Michael Mpindo (Brother) Peter Nyirenda (Deacon)
Fredrick Mulenga Chungu (Deacon) Martin Kasongo (Deacon)
We are happy and consoled by the fact the Lord knows how to work and how to act even with insufficient tools and by his grace and especially through your prayers. In the joy of the resurrected Lord, trustful of his permanent help, we go ahead, sure that God will help and Mary his most beloved mother stands on our side (Pope Benedict XVI).
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The beginning of the academic year 2014-2015 at Fraternité Lavigerie of Abidjan
On September 23, 2014 December 4, 2014 By mafrsaprovinceIn News4 Comments
This academic year at Fraternité Lavigerie announces itself with a blessing of thirteen new community members. Among the thirteen, two of our brothers are originally from our province (SAP). These are: Michael Mpindo (Malawi) and Moses Simukonde (Zambia). We are very happy of their being part of our community. For this reason, we wish them a warm welcome at Fraternité Lavigerie. Akwaba to you our brothers! Our community consists of 37 members, 33 candidates and 4 formators.
The official opening of the academic year 2014-2015 for our community took place on Friday 19th of September 2014. In order to mark our Eucharistic celebration with the event of the day, it was presided by Fr Jean Bipendo who was celebrating his birthday. In addition, we were equally happy to witness to the declaration of intent of nine second year brothers. For this reason, we address our congratulations to Martin Kasongo (Zambia), Fredrick Mulenga (Zambia) and Peter Nyirenda (Malawi). We wish them all the best of luck and may the good Lord continue nourishing their intelligence in their Theological studies so that they become his true servants tomorrow.
This year's uniqueness presented itself in the way our community project was formulated. With the help of the image of a tree, we formulated it. In fact, as compared to previous years, this approach was new and was equally appreciated by a good number of community members. In this case, we officially inaugurated our theme for the year. Here it is: "Vivons Notre Arbre" which literally means "Let us live our tree". To symbolize our theme in a special way, we planted a mango tree just after the Eucharistic celebration. This was done in our community compound. It was after this symbolic action that we continued with our celebration outside the dining hall. We wish our community of Fraternité Lavigerie a happy and successful academic year 2014-2015. We pray that the Lord helps us build a community worth of its name: Fraternité Lavigerie.
Humphrey Mukuka


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Following their 5-0 win over Al Raed on Thursday, Al Nassr who lead the Saudi Premier league with 61 points from 26 matches were exempted from this weekend's games in order to prepare for their continental outing.
On Monday, the Global will resume their AFC Champions League campaign with a Group A fixture against Al-Zawra'a and Musa who is yet to score a goal for his club since last November will be aiming to rediscover his goalscoring touch and help guide the Saudi giants secure their first win in the elite competition after back-to-back defeats.


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411. Research Study Prepared in the Bureau of Intelligence and Research1
Washington, December 20, 1973.
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MIDDLE EAST: POSSIBLE FUTURES FOR PALESTINE
An independent Palestine offers a theoretical solution to the refugee and fedayeen problems, but no one has yet devised a bloodless way to reconcile the conflicting interests of 3 million Palestinians, 2.5 million Israelis, and 700,000 Jordanians.
The fourth round in the 25-year war between Israel and the Arabs has produced unprecedented momentum toward an overall settlement based on Israeli withdrawal from territories occupied in 1967 in return for still unspecified Arab and international guarantees. Arab League recognition of the Palestine Liberation Organization as the sole representative of the Palestinian people2 has encouraged the moderate wing of the PLO to consider seeking to participate in the upcoming Arab-Israeli negotiations in the hope of inheriting some part of occupied Palestine as the site for a Palestinian state. The Soviets are reportedly urging this course of action on the PLO. To this end, PLO leader Arafat is reportedly working toward the proclamation of a Palestinian government-in-exile early in 1974.
The obstacles to the creation of a Palestinian state are formidable. The radical wing of the resistance movement considers the Geneva Conference just one more device to delay the Israeli withdrawal called for in UN Resolution 242. The radicals are holding out for continuation of the armed struggle until the state of Israel itself has been eliminated, and continuing terrorist operations designed to sabotage the conference can be expected. Their campaign enjoys the political and financial support of Iraq and Libya, and their position has been reinforced by the Syrian decision not to participate at Geneva—at least not in the opening sessions.
Failing some dramatic evidence of new Israeli flexibility, it is most unlikely that Arafat will try to crack down on the radicals. On the other hand, should the next meeting of the Palestinian "parliament"—the Palestine National Council3—unexpectedly produce a consensus for participation at Geneva, Israeli agreement to such participation would be excruciatingly difficult to obtain. Even those Israelis who themselves engaged in terrorist operations in the days of the Mandate consider the PLO so brutal and unrepresentative as to be beyond the pale of diplomatic intercourse.
This posture is close to that of the third Arab participant, Jordan, which fought its own war against the fedayeen in 1970–71 and now maintains that it should be the agency that handles the recovery of any part of Palestine relinquished by Israel. Thereafter, King Husayn has indicated, he would be willing to let the West Bankers determine their future by plebiscite.
It seems definite that most Palestinians in and outside the occupied territories would prefer political autonomy. However, Gaza [Page 1168]would present special problems, and a viable Palestinian state is difficult to visualize in any event unless it encompasses both banks of the Jordan River. In short, the three-way conflict of interest among the Palestinians, Israel, and Jordan is so deep-seated that its resolution by negotiation presents one of the most forbidding diplomatic challenges in history. Whatever resources the great powers are able to commit to this problem, much more unrest and bloodshed seems inevitable.
[Omitted here is the body of the study.]
Source: National Archives, RG 59, Central Files 1970–73, POL 27 ARAB–ISR. Secret; No Foreign Dissem. Drafted by Jones, Vaccaro, and McAndrew. Cleared by Jones and released by Mark, INR/Near East and South Asia.↩
See footnote 19, Document 398.↩
The Palestine National Council next met in Cairo in June 1974.↩
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