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Meet Peter-Paul Schets, Bonaire's Top Birdwatcher.
Peter-Paul Schets generally visits Bonaire four times each year, but he manages to find the most elusive of birds on each visit so that he holds the honor of Bonaire's top birder.
Peter-Paul Schets tells us about his birding on Bonaire.
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1 Meet Peter-Paul Schets, Bonaire's Top Birdwatcher.
1.1 Peter-Paul Schets tells us about his birding on Bonaire.
1.1.1 Peter-Paul has been birding for nearly 50 years.
1.1.2 Peter-Paul began birding on Bonaire.
1.1.3 Working as eBird's reviewer for Bonaire bird sightings.
1.1.4 Peter-Paul's best tips for birdwatching on Bonaire.
1.1.5 Peter-Paul's "best" sightings on Bonaire.
1.1.6 Peter-Paul's favorite birds.
1.1.7 Words of wisdom for Bonaire.
1.1.8 About Peter-Paul Schets.
1.2 About the author
1.3 Reach out to Susan
1.3.1 Email
1.3.2 Facebook Messenger
1.3.3 Telephone
1.4 Get In Touch
Peter-Paul Schets currently holds the honor of being Bonaire's top birdwatcher. On his quarterly professional visits to Bonaire, he manages to bird both early mornings and late afternoons, and, at the time of writing, he has recorded 152 different species of birds on Bonaire (only four individuals have reported more than 100 bird species on Bonaire). On Peter-Paul's most recent visit, I had the opportunity to bird with him on two occasions.
Peter-Paul has been birding for nearly 50 years.
After receiving his first pair of binoculars as a 13th birthday present, Peter-Paul began exploring his neighborhood in Holland and started looking at birds. When he heard new birds singing, he would go try to find them, to see what they were, and this activity launched his birding, nearly 50 years ago!
He learned by birding. He taught himself by finding birds and looking them up in field guides. Like so many nature pursuits, learning by doing is often the best way to educate yourself.
After his education finished, he worked for a few years, but he then took a sabbatical to travel all over the world to birdwatch. He started his international birding adventure with a seven-month backpacking trip around south-east Asia.
Peter-Paul began birding on Bonaire.
With family relatives living on Curacao, it wasn't long before Peter-Paul made a visit to Bonaire, his first of many back in September 1992. He found a quiet and quaint island, perfect for birding. His occasional family visits over the years were suddenly augmented in 2010 when Bonaire (along with St. Eustatius and Saba) became public entities of The Netherlands when the Netherlands Antilles was dissolved. Peter-Paul, a Senior Inspector for the Dutch government, first spent nine months in 2012 on Sint Maarten for their Law Enforcement Council, but in January 2016 he was named to the council for the BES islands (Bonaire, St. Eustatius, and Saba) and began regular professional visits to the islands.
In October 2015, he was on Bonaire for a family visit, which happened to coincide with the annual fall bird migration, and, according to Peter-Paul, it was probably the best bird migration Bonaire has ever seen, with an amazing assortment of migratory warblers. He habitually visits in October, but never has it been as exciting as it was in 2015. Peter-Paul attributes the amazing diversity in 2015 to the rainy season. That year, it was extremely wet which changed the habitat, and the birds appeared in great numbers and great diversity.
Peter-Paul has now enjoyed 17 visits to Bonaire, for either work or pleasure, and he manages to get in some birdwatching on each visit. His species count on Bonaire is now 152 species (out of 235 reported species on Bonaire) and he has accomplished this in just the last five years since 2015.
Working as eBird's reviewer for Bonaire bird sightings.
As a native Dutch birder, Peter-Paul began his online sightings on observation.org. However, after finding several rare birds, eBird contacted Peter-Paul to request that he add his sightings to eBird, which would help with their citizen-science programs. So his sightings are now included in both databases.
Then, approximately 2-1/2 years ago, eBird asked Peter-Paul to work as a volunteer reviewer for Bonaire (and later Curacao) to ensure that submitted checklists are correct. In fact, this is how Peter-Paul and I met after I repeatedly submitted checklists for the rare Striated Heron.
When an unusual sighting is reported, Peter-Paul will contact the person and ask questions…..do they have an image? Where did they see it? Did they consider other possible species that are more prevalent? Working with the citizen scientist in this manner, the data collected via eBird is more likely to be correct. Peter-Paul recommends that those visiting Bonaire for birding do a bit of research in advance so they are better informed in knowing what birds to expect here.
Peter-Paul's best tips for birdwatching on Bonaire.
October is a very good month in which to visit Bonaire for birding–the warblers have arrived, and the waders are still here. September can be good as well.
One of his favorites places are the freshwater ponds of the island's wastewater treatment plant (interior tour). Although it's not necessarily a scenic location, the freshwater attracts the birds, and Peter-Paul has seen nearly all of his rare birds at this location. Other locations that he prefers are Lac Bay (interior tour) and the Salt Ponds (southern tour).
Peter-Paul's personal favorite time is to start at first light (usually about 30 minutes prior to sunrise) and to use the first few hours of sunlight. However, he concedes that late afternoon can be very good as well.
Peter-Paul's "best" sightings on Bonaire.
With the myriad species which Peter-Paul has sighted on Bonaire, it's very difficult to find the "best" one. But Peter-Paul has two sightings of which he is proud and was delighted to observe.
The first is of a Piping Plover, which he observed in the Salt Ponds (March 2016). Although his sighting was not the first one on Bonaire, it was a life bird for him, as he had never observed it anywhere else in the world where he traveled.
However, he was particularly delighted to observe the first reported sighting of the Crowned Slaty Flycatcher (September 2018). What was unusual about this particular sighting is that the Crowned Slaty Flycatcher breeds in the southern part of South America and migrates north to the middle of South America, usually not north of Brazil. So, seeing one on Bonaire was definitely a very rare occurrence as it was far out of its range. That is one of the joys of birding on Bonaire–one can still make new discoveries!
Peter-Paul's favorite birds.
When asked which birds are his favorites, Peter-Paul responded:
"I like the waders–with so many species, it is always a challenge to identify them. I also like ducks, but there are not that many ducks on the island. And, I like the warblers. There are many which come here, and I haven't yet seen them all, so it's a challenge. In the fall of 2019, I saw a Connecticut Warbler, which I feel is my second best sighting, after the Crowned Slaty Flycatcher." (Editor's note: Peter-Paul found the Connecticut Warbler on a Big Day with local birder, Steve Schnoll, when they identified 92 species on Bonaire in one day of birding!)
Words of wisdom for Bonaire.
Although Peter-Paul has traveled all over the world to enjoy birdwatching, he continues to feel a kindred spirit with Bonaire, and he looks forward to each and every return visit. He wishes to see the island ensure that its nature stays healthy.
Peter-Paul feels that the governments of the island need to be very careful with future developments on Bonaire. The island's habitat is unique and very fragile, and it's so important that the development is kept in balance with nature. The island yearns to be a nice place to visit, but as more people relocate to Bonaire and more visitors come to the island for vacations, it can't be helped that that island gets busier and busier. With the burden of more people, there comes a time when nature loses terrain and habitat. Bonaire is still a special place, and it should be a special place forever.
About Peter-Paul Schets.
Peter-Paul is a Senior Inspector for the Law Enforcement Council. He lives in The Netherlands with his wife and enjoys family visits from his two sons and their families, including three grandchildren.
He has been involved with bird inventory programs and bird counts in the Netherlands for over 30 years and has led dozens of voluntary bird excursions near his hometown.
Peter-Paul has recorded seven new species for Bonaire, and also four new species for Bonaire's sister island, St. Eustatius.
He has contributed many of his bird images to the Bonaire Bird List.
Images of Peter-Paul Schets are courtesy of Steve Schnoll of Reef Traveler, another top Bonaire birder.
Susan Davis has been living on Bonaire for over 25 years. She is a certified bird guide, a PADI SCUBA Diving Master Instructor, and an underwater and topside photographer.
Reach out to Susan
Contact Susan via email, Facebook Messenger, give Susan a call, or simply use the online form below.
If you have any questions in regard to your birding tour on Bonaire, feel free to contact Susan to get answers. She is always happy to elaborate on routes or best times for a tour based upon your own personal preferences. Tours can be tailored to your own interests, whether that be birds, photography, or both!
It is also recommended that you do some homework about Bonaire's birds before you visit. By knowing a little bit about the birds which might be encountered on tour, your enjoyment will be heightened! Be sure to check out these resources for Bonaire Birding. Reading the Bonaire Bird Blog will also accustom you to the birds that habitually are encountered on Bonaire.
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Let's start the week off with some fun! How many flamingos do you think are in the breeding colony?
Hint: This image represents about 1/8 of the total colony.
Some background info: In December, Bonaire's American Flamingos begin to get that certain gleam in their eyes, and by January, the breeding pairs have gathered deep within the confines of the southern salt pans to build their nests, mate, and prepare for their young. This image, taken yesterday, shows just how densely packed the flamingos will be during this time, with their nests, usually built of mud, just outside the pecking distance from another flamingo.
So.....how many flamingos do you estimate are in the breeding colony?
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NORTH ANDOVER, Mass. – Continuing the rich department-wide tradition that does so much for the teams and players, the Merrimack College women's swimming team and head coach Erin Cammann in conjunction with the Team IMPACT program officially signed and welcomed Molly McBryan to the program this weekend.
Molly becomes the latest relationship that brings together Merrimack Athletics and Team IMPACT, which enriches the lives of young children facing life-threatening and chronic illnesses through the power of team. Molly, age 9, of Amesbury, Massachusetts, was diagnosed in 2010 with Neurofibromatosis.
As a member of the team, Molly will attend Warrior practices, meets, team dinners, special events, and much more.
This past Saturday, Molly visited the Andover YMCA, the home venue for the Warriors, to officially sign as the newest member of the team. Cammann and many members of the women's swimming team were on hand to spend the morning with Molly at the pool and have lunch with her.
Team IMPACT is a national nonprofit headquartered in Boston, MA that connects children facing serious or chronic illnesses with college athletic teams, forming life-long bonds and life-changing outcomes. Since 2011, Team IMPACT has matched more than 1,300 children with more than 500 colleges and universities in 47 states, reaching over 35,000 participating student-athletes. The child joins the athletic team and the student-athletes join the child's support team. Throughout the journey, the child gains strength, camaraderie and support while the student-athletes experience lessons of courage, resiliency and perspective they can't learn in a classroom.
For more information on Team IMPACT, please click here.
Press release courtesy of Merrimack College Athletics.
Way to go Coach Erin McBreen Cammann and your team!!!!!!!!
As someone with a severe case of neurofibromatosis I'm so grateful Wendy showed me this. How encouraging and brave this young lady is!!
This is awesome and so inspiring.
Love the Team Impact program!!!
Nicely done Erin McBreen Cammann!!
I knew Molly would enjoy being apart of something like this. But to see first hand how it has changed her attitude about her challenges, her self-esteem is on the rise, has finally found a sport she can participate in and is loving it, its pretty amazing.


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Members of the Church of Latter Day Saints are planning a "mass resignation" in Salt Lake City on Saturday in response to a leaked church policy that punishes the children of same-sex couples who don't renounce their parents' relationship.
The event, which is expected to draw close to 1,000 people, seems unprecedented in the church's 185-year history, according to several experts.
Utah Mormons have organized the effort in response to the church's recently leaked policy on same-sex couples, which makes them candidates for excommunication and prohibits their children from being baptised or blessed, except if they renounce same-sex relationships and are older than 18.
By Friday morning, a Facebook page for the event had 1,200 people saying they would attend the event at City Creek Park in downtown Salt Lake City. Supporters from Georgia, Kentucky, Rhode Island, Ohio and other states weighed in.
The church published the policy on 3 November and it was leaked to the media two days later. The policy says that being "in a same-gender marriage" is considered apostasy, or having renounced the church, and therefore, grounds for excommunication. It also says that "a natural or adopted child of a parent living in a same-gender relationship, whether the couple is married or cohabiting, may be baptized and confirmed, ordained, or recommended for missionary service" only when that child has turned 18, renounced same-sex unions and gained permission from the church's top leadership.
End times headlines
In times like these, we need a savior
Ellen White: The Final Movements WILL Be Rapid Ones
No One Can Enter The Kingdom Of Heaven Except Through The Catholic Church — Says Vatican
Chinese House Church Members Arrested for Listening to Foreign Pastor's Audio Sermons
Mormon leaders stand behind rules for gays, their children
North Korea religious persecution among world's worst, report says
Lutherans, Catholics, Should Seek Pardon For Past Persecutions, Pope Says
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Seabury Hall, a 6-12 college preparatory day school in Upcountry Maui, Hawaii, is seeking a full-time instructor of middle school mathematics to begin in the fall of 2019. Applicants should love teaching middle school students in grades 6, 7, and 8 and have the ability to teach all levels of middle school math through Geometry at minimum. The position includes teaching 5 classes, as well as, serving as an advisor to a small group of students. An ideal candidate would have an advanced degree and several years of experience teaching math at the middle school level.


Why can't I change the admin account info in Pydio?
I do not know if this is the right place to ask about the app Pydio, but I do not know where else.
Why can't I change the admin account info in Pydio? When I try changing the name and password, it says the credentials I just changed to are wrong.
Also, is there a way to make Pydio use existing Samba credentials? That way I do not have to create new accounts?
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One more thing regarding Pydio, where are the folders "Common Files" and "My Files" in the server's file system? All the other available folders are just Samba shares. (However, I cannot even write to the Samba shares from Pydio, so I'm not sure what Pydio is supposed to do).
You would need to check thePydio website for guidance.
Sorry, but we don't support the functionality of the applications. There are so many apps and only 2-3 of us.


Oh I want to go back to Japan as well and maybe stay more than a week! I haven't seen the new Unicorn Gundam.
I haven't really been able to travel outside lately but hoping I can this year if I can get away from work.
What is the Unicorn Gundam? I haven't seen that too.
Oh it's for geeky boys like me who love robots. It's a 4 storey tall statue with lights and fog machine depicting a huge robot.


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Buy Moo of Writing at Amazon.com.
Check air pressure in tires.
Fear of facing the blank page delights in disguise. The Mask of Procrastination loves to do its dirty business in my subconscious. I intend to write first thing, yet when I'm paying attention, I recognize a few troubling warning signs. Why am I ironing, cleaning the refrigerator, or snoozing for five more minutes?
As if every day were Halloween, writers may glimpse a few masks that hide the fear of writing floating about in subterranean lairs. Writers, being creative sorts, can come up with a mob of them.
Self-Doubt Mask – Who do you think you are? There's nothing new under the sun. There's nothing you can write about that hasn't been written before by better writers.
White Rabbit Mask – I'm late, I'm late for a very important date! Arrive at work early to jump-start climbing mountains of tasks, and hurry, hurry, hurry all day and all evening. No time to say hello, blank page.
Mr. Excuse Mask – This writer rationalizes away writing time as if it were a commodity to be bartered, making elaborate excuses. I would write now if I could, but I can't because . . .
Flawless Mask – I produce perfect manuscripts. Maybe I'd better wait to share this poem-story-novel in case I missed a mistake. I'll just polish it again.
Shine the powerful tool of awareness on them and their true identities under the masks can be uncovered. I'll share a trick to reveal them in a moment, but first, boo of what?
Boo of Moo comes from a chapter in my handbook, The Moo of Writing: How to Milk Your Potential. The chapter looks at ways we writers unknowingly impede ourselves.
Moo of Writing is a process centered on the writer as a ruminant, digging down into the subconscious to pull out—voila!—creativity. It's also meant to conjure mu, a Zen koan whereby you find your work by getting out of your own way.
The dairy cow symbolizes the process because while she stands in the meadow peacefully chewing her cud and swishing her tail, she produces five gallons of milk every day. She's relaxed, and she's productive.
I don't think she's beset by the Boo of Moo.
But the human ruminant—gnawing on his virtual pencil and sensing something is not quite right—faces a formidable opponent that rings his doorbell most days dressed in the mask of the moment.
Consider how closely writing is tied to your identity. When I'm producing, I feel centered and grounded. I know who I am. Conversely, when I question my worth as a writer, a pall settles over me, and placing words on a page seems futile. Fear of unworthy writing threatens my raison d'être, a heavy burden to place on words.
Living in the Information Age, peace seldom settles lightly beside us. We have become a society of scurriers. I'm late, I'm late for a very important date! Hence, the popularity of quick-fix escapes such as beer, movies, whodunnit novels (my personal favorite—just one more chapter, one more chapter), the elsewhere of smartphones. We have kids to raise, livings to earn, appointments to keep and toenails to clip. Writing deadlines challenge us. It's easy to morph those into stress. The White Rabbit Mask usurps focus.
If a desire to escape butts you relentlessly on the backside, take stock. Something is amiss. Try some quiet time to meditate, ground yourself and restore balance.
Rationalization is a tricky mask. When I find myself in a logic labyrinth, rationalization is the culprit. To recognize it, I must step off the path and observe my thoughts. For instance, I have no time to write tomorrow because I must do this and this and this. What? Wake up earlier? That would be unhealthy. I need my sleep. Can you spare 10 minutes? Stupid! What can I possibly accomplish in 10 minutes? I must get into the flow.
Rationalization, especially when played with the topic of time, can leave you trudging on a circular path forever lured by the carrot, I could write this except for . . .
Perfectionism kills even the desire to write because it forever leaves us tilting at windmills of illusion.
· Gather drawing tools such as, crayons, pencils, markers, colored pencils, scrap paper, or sketch paper. If you're comfortable with a drawing program on your tablet or computer, use it. Relax. Visualize yourself in safe space. Invite your mask into your vision. Without thinking, sketch it. Again, without thinking, write its name. You have named your fear, and when you name it, you own it.
· Write an affirmation to resolve your fear. Make it short, specific, and use the present tense. Examples: I acknowledge my fear of ________and move forward. Or, I write even when I feel fearful. Or, fear, I recognize you behind that mask of ________. I enjoy writing.
Affirmations are powerful tools that help you overcome fears you have dragged into the light. I wrote, "I choose hope" and placed it on my nightstand. "Hopeless" hangs in my writing room as a reminder that if I value my work, that value may be mirrored back to me by editors and readers. Poor "Hopeless" actually amuses me now, he's so pitiful.
The Boo of Moo concept has been helpful to me. I hope it is to you. May you happily wander about in creative pastures wearing unmatched socks, sketching fears in your notebooks.
Please excuse me now, my computer screen needs dusting.
Find more about Moo of Writing and hear free Moo meditations at www.nanlundeen.com.
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Q: Do browsers send "\r\n" or "\n" or does it depend on the browser? This question has bothered me for a million years... whenever I create a website with a textarea that allows multi-line (such as a "Bio" for a user's profile) I always end up writing the following paranoid code:
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bio = bio.Replace("\r\n", "\n").Replace("\r", "\n");
bio = Regex.Replace(@"\n{2,}", "\n\n");

So, what do browsers send up for a <textarea name="Bio"></textarea> if it has multiple lines?

A: The HTTP and MIME specs specify that header lines must end with \r\n, but they aren't clear (some would argue that it isn't clear if they are clear) about what to do with the contents of a TEXTAREA. (See, for instance, this thread from an HTML working group about the issue.)
Here's a quote from the HTTP/1.1 spec about message headers:

The line terminator for message-header fields is the sequence CRLF. However, we recommend that applications, when parsing such headers, recognize a single LF as a line terminator and ignore the leading CR.

I think that is a good strategy in general: be strict about what you produce but liberal in what you accept. You should assume that you will receive all sorts of line terminators. (Note that in addition to CRLF and LF, Mac OS-9 used CR alone, and there are still a few of those around. The Unicode standard (section 5.8) specifies a wide range of character sequences that should be recognized as line terminators; there's a list of them here.)

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what do browsers send up for a <textarea></textarea> if it has multiple lines?

All modern browsers send CRLF (\r\n). However this is not something that has been satisfactorily standardised so I would definitely consider it worthwhile to normalise the newlines of all multi-line input text.
When the value is read through JavaScript rather than being submitted directly from a form, browser behaviour differs. IE and Opera return strings with CRLFs in; Firefox and WebKit return LF. So any form that gets submitted with JavaScript/XMLHttpRequest help is likely to come in either form.

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This month in... The One '93
June 23, 2019 / Mike Keith
The Amiga had a strong showing at this year's Golden Joysticks awards. Team 17 and Sensible Software won Software House of the Year and Computer Game of the Year respectively, with Jon Hare giving a "stirring speech warning against the dangers of complacency." The Amiga related winners were:
Software House of the Year: Team 17
Computer Game of the Year: "Sensible Soccer" Sensible Software
Best Licensed Computer Game: "Indiana Jones and the Fate of Atlantis" LucasArts
Programming Team of the Year: LucasArts
Best Computer Simulation: "Formula One Grand Prix" Geoff Crammond/Microprose
Team 17 announced two new titles, both racing games: "Overdrive" and "F1 Challenge" (the latter would be renamed to "F17 Challenge" after some legal issues). They had also signed Jose Doran and Richard Heasman who were working on a game code named "Little Sod": "Lots of humour is promised, as the game will present its player with 99 ways to splat an inoffensive little blue blob." I have no idea if that ever saw the light of day. Martyn Brown also teased a future project with a Swedish developer who was known for pinball... So obviously Digitial Illusions, but did anything actually come of this?
Virgin was to bring several of Acclaim's big name license titles to the Amiga: "Terminator 2: The Coin-Op", "Alien 3", "The Crash Dummies", "The Simpsons: Bart Vs the World", "Krusty's Fun House" and "Mortal Kombat". They were due out in time for Christmas.
"Knightmare" TV production company Broadsword was teaming up with Mindscape to bring a higher quality series of "interactive broadcast" games (similar to the ones already on kids TV shows where contestants sent input to the games over the phone). If they proved successful then they might make their way to the Amiga.
A "Street Fighter II" pinball table was heading to arcades courtesy of Gottlieb.
Already a hit in Japan, Tomy's new handheld, the Barcode Battler, was coming to the UK. It was an interesting concept - standard consumer product barcodes could be scanned to supply extra "power" to the game - but in reality it wasn't up to much.
The TV show "Bad Influence" had been picked up for a second series.
Hot on the heel's of its collaboration with H.R. Giger, Cyberdreams announced a new game in conjunction with "Bladerunner" designer Syd Mead. "CyberRace" was to be a 3D combat and racing game developed by their recently opened European office. It was not released.
Gremlin had signed the game licence of recently reformed band Madness, who were apparently "really involved" with the development (I've no idea what that was). There was also word that "Zool II" was aiming for an October release.
After less than 12 months in the job, Commodore UK managing director Kelly Sumner left to head up the European office of GameTek. Replacing him were David Pleasance and Colin Proudfoot.
The European Leisure Software Publishers Association enlisted the help of MP Emma Nicholson in the fight against piracy.
James Pond would soon get his own comic strip in kids mag "Look In!", along with a line of t-shirts.
There was a new Flight Sim fanzine ("The Computer Flight Sim Journal") being published in Australia.
Psygnosis won a Queen's Award for Export, which was apparently a big deal as they were the first software house to do so. This was down to them releasing their games in Japan.
Domark launched a sports sims label called Champions of Sport.
If you ever wanted to build a model kit and then, well, play a computer game featuring the resulting vehicle the Revell had a new range of products for you. The first instalment was to be "Motor Stars" which included a collection of exotic cars.
Digital Image Design signed an impressive 6 game deal with Ocean and the first title was to be "Dominion" (unreleased?).
The One got a sneak peak at Bloodhouse's "Stardust".
A new book offered hints and help for over 300 Amiga games. The "Amiga Gamer's Guide (Volume One)" included games like "Street Fighter 2", "Robocod", "Blues Brothers", "Zool", "Another World" and "Zak McKracken".
The Winter Olympics were to take place in Lillehammer in February and US Gold hoped to rule the charts with their game based on the event.
"Out to Lunch" was to be the next game from Mindscape, with "Sim Life" soon after.
On this month's two cover disks:
"Nippon Safes Inc." DMI
"Blaster" PD
"Alien Bash" PD
"Tractor Beam" PD
An interview with Bob Wade, Andy Wilton and Andy Smith from Asylum.
A large feature titled "In the Biz" which focussed on getting a job in the industry. The One sent copies of PD game "Blaster" along with a letter signed by a made up person asking for feedback to a bunch of publishers (I assume they got the programmer's permission). They received a variety of responses, some flat out rejections, others offering interviews for positions. The article finished with a series of interviews with industry folk.
The games getting the Work In Progress treatment this month were:
"Bubba 'n' Stix" Core Design
"Realms of Darkness" Grandslam (unreleased)
"Innocent - Until Caught" Psygnosis
"International Open Golf Championship" Ocean
"Maelstrom" Empire
In this month's PD Zone:
"Car Wars" 83%
"AMOS Games Disk"88%
"Talisman" 86%
"Velcro Grub" 49%
"Pipe Master" 64%
"The 17Bit Collection" 98%
"System Defender" 73%
"Picture Puzzle" 76%
"Asteroids" 72%
There was the first instalment of Team 17's "Alien Breed 2" development diary which mainly consisted of a drunken ECTS (including beers with Digital Illusions at an Islington pub), numerous hardware issues/failures and even some work on the new level editor.
"Second Samurai" Psygnosis
"The Cartoons" Loricel
"War in the Gulf" Empire
"Creepers" Empire (unreleased)
"Goal!" Dino Dini/Virgin - 91% "Whichever way you look at it, Goal! is one hell of a game and brilliant fun to play but I'm feel [sic] that the office favourite will, perhaps unfairly, remain Sensible Soccer - mainly because it's easier for novices to grasp."
"Worlds Of Legend - Son of the Empire" Mindscape - 89% "Legend devotees, however, will need no encouragement to rush out and get this as soon as poss, and very sensible of them too. One day all RPGs will be made this way..."
"The Lost Vikings" Interplay - 90% "I love this game. It's got more charm than Roger Moore wearing a lucky pendant bracelet. The way the three Vikings gripe with each other is hilarious and this, along with the excellent animation, gives them real character, making the task of getting through each level all the more enjoyable and addictive - as if this game wasn't addictive enough already!"
"Desert Strike" EA
"Reach for the Skies" Virgin Games
"Body Blows" Team 17
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War of the Rebellion: Serial 003 Page 0363 Chapter X. ENGAGEMENT AT BELMONT, MO., ETC.
Upon our landing at 9.30 a.m. on the Belmont side, at the point afterwards occupied by the enemy-the battle having already begun and now raging furiously, with the report of musketry gradually coming nearing the river-we found on the river bank a number of our wounded soldiers, and I immediately ordered them to be taken on board to be transported across to Columbus. Upon landing on the Columbus side, and after the wounded had been put on shore, at 11 a.m. Colonel Marks' (Eleventh Louisiana) regiment began to embark on the Charm. After they were on board we took on a quantity of ammunition and one company of Colonel Logwood's cavalry, causing some delay. We, however, succeeded in getting away from the landing at 11.30 o'clock, and crossed the river under a heavy fire from the enemy's cannon, they having at this time driven in our forces, planted their batteries on the river bank, and directed them particularly at our boat, and they were otherwise engaged in burning our tents and destroying our camp, with no one that we could perceive at the time engaging them except the batteries from the Columbus side.
Upon landing, at 12 m., on the Belmont side, and at a point about 400 yards above the position occupied by the enemy's battery-at that [time] playing on our boat-we found the landing obstructed by our disorganized forces, who endeavored to board and take possession of our boat, and at the same time crying: "Don't land!" "Don't land!" "We are whipped!" "Go back!" &c. We, however, succeeded in landing six companies of Colonel Marks' regiment, when the disorganized troops previously spoken of made a rush on our boat and forced me to give the order to back the boat from the landing, leaving my stage planks on the river bank and still having on board the remaining four companies of Colonel Marks' regiment; also Colonel Logwood's company of cavalry. At this juncture I moved up the river some 200 yards, intending to effect a landing of the remaining companies of Colonel Marks' regiment by letting them jump form the guards of the boat when she touched the bank. This I accomplished successfully, but found myself unable to land the cavalry company for want of stage planks and the repeated efforts of our disorganized troops to board the steamer.
I now concluded to recross the river to the Columbus side and allow the cavalry to embark on some other boat or borrow stage planks from some other steamer. I succeeded in doing the latter through the kindness of Captain Lodwick, of the steamer Kentucky. Upon crossing the river to Columbus, after landing Colonel Marks' regiment, the enemy's their shot. One ball, in passing through the boiler deck, tore off several splinters, one of which prostrated one of the pilots, Mr. Cayton, stunning him severely, but not otherwise injuring him. A lady close by, who had refused to go on shore, but had persisted in staying aboard to assist and relive the wounded, coolly assisted him to arise, and did not show the least evidence of fear during the entire day. No other person was hurt on our boat. In this connection I will state that the entire crew, with one exception, behaved gallantly and assisted me in managing the boat, each man attending to his peculiar duties well under all the trying circumstances of the day [and] in a very efficient manner. With the exception above mentioned every man did his duty nobly.


Join us on Sunday, January 27th, as we welcome our guest speaker Lincoln Coffman, who will be sharing about addiction, recovery, and faith. Mr. Coffman is the Project Lifeline Peer Coordinator for Region 7 (Shelby County) Tennessee. He is CPRS certified and has received trainings in WRAP, ACEs, and Healing Arts Research. He has over 7.5 years of abstinence and recovery from alcoholism and drug addiction, which has taken place in the recovery communities of Memphis, TN. Inthat time, he became a father, received Bachelors and Masters degrees at The University of Memphis, taught English Composition, Literature, and Poetry at the university, and began working as a Certified Peer Recovery Specialist (CPRS) with the Memphis Area Prevention Coalition. As a CPRS and Lifeliner, he answers calls via the Tennessee Redline (1-800-889-9789) and attempts to make recovery more accessible to those seeking help. He facilitates 12 Step Meetings in local jails and prisons and speaks to various groups about alcoholism, addiction, stigma, and recovery. He also reaches out to local congregations in the hope that they will join the Tennessee Faith Based Initiative and become Certified Recovery Congregations.


Conyers Dill & Pearman provided BVI legal advice to Vinci Airports ("Vinci") on its acquisition of the airports management portfolio of Airports Worldwide. The deal, set to close later this year, will establish a foothold for Vinci in the United States, the world's largest air transport market, as well as expanding its presence in Europe and South America. The acquisition of 12 airports will boost Vinci's global network to 45 airports and increase the number of passengers in its airports by 25.6 million, resulting in over 182 million passengers a year passing through its network.
Partner Anton Goldstein and Associate Marcus Hallan of Conyers' BVI office advised on the matter, working alongside Orrick, Herrington & Sutcliffe and Freshfields Bruckhaus Deringer.


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Measles cases in United States rise to 1,044
Cases confirmed in 28 states
By Jacqueline Howard, CNN
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(CNN) - The measles outbreak in the United States continues to grow, with the number of cases this year now reaching 1,044 as of Friday, according to the US Centers for Disease Control and Prevention.
Those cases have been confirmed in 28 states.
US measles cases surpass 1,000 this year
CDC: US measles cases reach highest number since '92
The states that have reported cases to CDC are Arizona, California, Colorado, Connecticut, Florida, Georgia, Idaho, Illinois, Indiana, Iowa, Kentucky, Maine, Maryland, Massachusetts, Michigan, Missouri, New Mexico, Nevada, New Hampshire, New Jersey, New York, Oklahoma, Oregon, Pennsylvania, Texas, Tennessee, Virginia, and Washington.
The number of cases this year marks the greatest number reported in the United States since 1992 and since measles was declared eliminated in 2000, meaning it was no longer continuously transmitted in the country.
Earlier this month, the number of measles cases surpassed 1,000 in the United States.
At the time, US Health and Human Services Secretary Alex Azar said in a statement that "the Department of Health and Human Services has been deeply engaged in promoting the safety and effectiveness of vaccines, amid concerning signs that there are pockets of undervaccination around the country. The 1,000th case of a preventable disease like measles is a troubling reminder of how important that work is to the public health of the nation."
Ongoing measles outbreaks in various states are linked to travelers who brought the measles virus back from traveling to other countries such as Israel, Ukraine and the Philippines, where large measles outbreaks are occurring, according to the CDC.
In a given year, the number of measles cases can continue to climb due to an increase in the number of travelers who come in contact with the measles virus abroad and then bring it back to the United States. Measles can further spread in communities with pockets of unvaccinated people, the CDC noted.
Measles is one of the most highly contagious diseases in existence, spreading through coughing and sneezing, and can linger in the air for up to two hours. If someone who is not immune to the virus breathes the air or touches an infected surface, they can become infected, according to the CDC.
To protect yourself, doctors recommend immediate vaccination. Other steps: wash hands often or use hand sanitizer, avoid touching your eyes and mouth, disinfect surfaces and toys with standard household products, and refrain from coming into close contact or sharing silverware with anyone who's sick.
CNN's Debra Goldschmidt contributed to this report.
Research examines intermittent fasting's effects for multiple sclerosis
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Designed with the performing harpist in mind, this romantic classic is crafted with a decorated Sitka Spruce soundboard for a rich, powerful tone. Now with 40 strings to accommodate a larger range of music, the artistically styled Prelude 40 lever harp features string spacing and tension similar to a traditional Lyon & Healy pedal harp. Included with the new Prelude 40 are a scalloped bronze-finished crown and matching claw feet, as well as a classically turned wooden crown and stylized feet. All pieces complement the elegant lines of its graceful base and delicately fluted column, plus they allow you to customize the look of your Prelude 40 to your individual taste. Available in natural, mahogany, walnut and ebony finishes; fitted with Performance levers 1st octave C to 6th octave C. The Prelude comes with a cover, tuning key and a 2-year limited warranty.


Radiat Res 159(4): 471-83 Benderitter M, Vincent-Genod L, Pouget JP, Voisin P.
The role of biological membranes as a target in biological radiation damage remains unclear. The present study investigates how the biochemical and biophysical properties of a simple biological model, i.e. human erythrocyte membranes, are altered after exposure to relatively low doses of (60)Co gamma rays. Lipid peroxidation increased in the hours after radiation exposure, based on measurements of MDA and on the lipid peroxidation index after parinaric acid incorporation. Protein carbonyl content also increased rapidly after radiation exposure. An imbalance between the radiation-mediated oxidative damages and the antioxidant capacity of the erythrocytes was observed in the hours after radiation exposure. Antioxidant enzyme activities, mainly catalase and glutathione peroxidase, were found to decrease after irradiation. The development of a radiation-induced oxidative stress probably explains the reorganization of the fatty acid pattern 72 h after radiation exposure. The phosphatidylethanolamine (PE) fatty acids of the (n-3) and (n-6) series decreased, while the PE saturated fatty acid content increased. All these modifications may be involved in the variation of the biophysical properties of the membranes that we noted after radiation exposure. Specifically, we observed that the lipid compartment of the membrane became more fluid while the lipid-protein membrane interface became more rigid. Taken together, these findings reinforce our understanding that the cell membrane is a significant biological target of radiation. Thus the role of the biological membrane in the expression and course of cell damage after radiation exposure must be considered.


Also known as the GE/McKinsey Matrix is a developed version of the BCG Matrix.
British Airways is the most significant airline in the U K predicated on fleet size, international plane tickets and international vacation spots. Its main hubs are London Heathrow and London Gatwick.
BA was produced from two large London-based airlines BOAC and BEA and two much smaller regional airlines Cambrian Airways Cardiff and Northeast Airlines Newcastle. All companies were dissolved on 31 March 1974 to form United kingdom Airways (BA).
Ryanair is an Irish low cost airline, with head office at Dublin Air-port and London Stansted Air-port. Ryanair functions 186 plane on 729 routes across European countries and North Africa from its 32 bases. The flight is the third largest air travel in Europe in conditions of passenger statistics and the world's major in terms of international traveler numbers.
Companies employ this strategy by focusing on the areas in market where there is the least amount of competition. Organisations can use the emphasis strategy by concentrating on a specific area of interest on the market and offering specialised products for this niche. Achieving emphasis means a company models out to be the best in a segment or group of segments.
This requires increasing earnings by lowering costs while still retaining average prices and increasing market show through charging lower prices, while still making a reasonable income on each sale because of reduced costs.
In 2000 opened its online scheduling system quickly obtaining 75% of bookings online, a considerable cost keeping over traditional methods.
Targeted clients who wished an operating service, not luxury.
Used secondary airports with cheap landing fees, typically $1. 50 per passenger.
Pioneered fast turnarounds at airports meaning planes made nine journeys each day.
New planes without pouches in back of seats meaning faster cleaning resulting in more turnaround.
Snacks were sold to people, turning cost into revenue.
Deals with hotels and car seek the services of firms earned earnings.
No numbered chairs accelerating check in times.
Planes indistinguishable, easier training for staff and maintenance.
Although Ryanair's overall strategy has all the elements of a Cost management strategy, the case study refers to Michael O'Leary, personally taking responsibility and travelling the cost concentration strategy forward. In doing this he purchased planes without back pouches in the seats, resulting in faster cleaning times, more turnaround and by firmly taking an individual interest, left fewer tiers of management and wide spans of control.
Looking as of this more strongly we can see these actions were not part of a cost targeted strategy but based on cost authority because they were focused on increasing profits and reducing costs credited to faster cleaning times leading to the planes being in the air much longer. Also having less management tiers would be seen as cost trimming exercises which cause greater savings resulting in bigger revenue.
Even previously the research study mentions Ryanair's cost concentration worked because it targeted a category of flyer who sought a functional service, not luxury. They used secondary international airports often outside major places, but travellers did not mind so long as the airfare was cheap.
This affirmation could be observed to be true. Ryanair were providing low priced flights, concentrating on a distinct segment market (leisure tourists), unlike their rivals Easyjet, who targeted business vacationers as well as leisure travellers. Ryanair's travellers did not brain that the international airports were outside major places so long as the airfare was cheap.
Looking again at this, the purpose of Ryanair might have entirely been on using extra airports as an expense saving methodology, to increase earnings.
Being the world's most liked air travel with huge traveler numbers with a sizable list of spots.
Offers a wider range of travel classes, overall economy, first class, business school and club category.
Flies to all major airports, typically $20 per passenger.
Only 6 excursions per day.
Ethos on traveling everywhere somewhat than revenue.
Hot food and buffet services.
The main distinctions between the two were clear to see.
Ryanair centered on budget travel, while BA offered a wider more luxurious course of travel.
The cost between international airports was typically $1. 50 per traveler for Ryanair compared to BA's $20 per traveler, indicating higher costs.
Fast journey turnaround leading to more customers.
Ryanair has fewer employees per planes.
BA offers hot food within flight package so this means greater costs.
Ryanair sold goodies which earned revenue.
BA has a more complex check in service.
BA has a larger more mixed fleet of planes which means more training, parts and personnel.
Managers know the strategy and the goals of the company, whilst the staff had straight forward careers because cost lowering had reduced tasks to a smallest amount.
It focused its businesses on cost clipping and being a no frills budget flight.
Ryanair moved more customers because of faster turnaround.
Created earnings by reselling food on flights, car work with and hotels.
Did not compete with major providers to main airports.
The final result was Ryanair has a bigger net revenue (27%) compared to British airways (3%).
This tool compares the inner and external business / industry factors alongside market size and share. The 'matrix' comprises 9 squares in a grid format with the 'Y' axis measuring industry attractiveness up against the 'X' axis which actions business strengths.
Top left portion: Here the business enterprise is very strong and the marketplace very attractive. If the business enterprise comes in this area, the business should concentrate its resources here.
Middle three squares: Here the business enterprise and the marketplace attractiveness are neither too strong nor too weakened. Discussion is required to decide whether renewed investment should be injected to improve business, moving the business into an improved section of the grid, or resources should be withdrawn and reinvested in other more profitable areas.
Bottom right portion: Here business and market attractiveness are both poor. In this situation, the business should make an effort to reposition its business quickly or withdraw resources to reinvest elsewhere.
In considering a future strategy for English Airways, we look at the GE Matrix and analyse their business strength and market attractiveness. English airways will be put in middle appeal and middle power. They have the potential to be the marketplace innovator as they fly to more international airports than its rivals, presenting it the advantage of a potential bigger customer foundation. Plans need to be discussed concerning where cash injections are needed to boost business. This can be achieved by examining its rivals and deciding how to use advantage of their advantages and weaknesses.
In creating a future strategy for BA, we first need to have a look at their market position and factors impacting the company. To get this done a SWOT evaluation could be used to examine the opportunities BA could take good thing about and the threats to look out for. Also they have to look at then develop their talents and look at and enhance the weak regions of the business enterprise.
Once the SWOT research has been completed, a technique can be developed for the business utilizing a model called the Ansoff matrix. The Ansoff Development matrix is a tool that helps an enterprise make a decision their product and market expansion strategy.
Ansoff's matrix shows that a business's development will depend on whether it trading markets new or existing products in new or existing market segments.
Increase utilization by existing customers - for example by presenting loyalty plans.
The business is focusing on marketplaces and products it understands well. It is likely to own good information on rivals and on customer needs. It really is unlikely, therefore, that strategy will require much investment in new market research.
Market development is the name given to a growth strategy where in fact the business seeks to market its existing products into new markets.
Product development is the name directed at a growth strategy where a business aims to introduce services into existing market segments. This strategy may necessitate the development of new competencies and requires the business enterprise to develop modified products which can appeal to existing marketplaces.
Diversification is the name given to the development strategy where a business markets new products in new market segments.
This can be an inherently more risk strategy because the business enterprise is getting into markets where it has little if any experience.
For a business to adopt a diversification strategy, therefore, it will need to have a specific idea about what it expects to gain from the strategy and an honest assessment of the potential risks.
A suggested strategy to be developed would be market penetration. This strategy would concentrate on new pricing guidelines, more advertising and bigger promotional campaigns. This plan can be used because BA already has a huge customer bottom part, which is allocated over many countries, flying to all or any the major airports. They are a favorite brand with a good reputation for providing a high quality service. In addition they work in a market in which they are really well established and have good knowledge of the competition. This strategy would not require much investment as they curently have tons of knowledge on its prospects and its rivals. This implies money can be spent on improving other areas of the business.
On improving other areas of the business, they need to take a look at ways to reduce costs and create new revenue streams. An example of this is actually the ways in which Ryanair clean their planes more quickly, using less personnel, generating more traveling time.
If BA used such approaches, this may mean minimizing costs to allow them to concentrate on providing higher criteria of traveling at a lower price. This could lead to appealing to customers away from its competitors, who be willing to pay a bit more for a airline flight for a much improved class of soaring.
To generate extra revenue, customers could be targeted with a wider selection of in airfare products, not only up to speed planes, but in departure and entrance lounges. Products could include special discounts on further plane tickets; hotel and car retain the services of discounts and discounts on full package deal holidays.
Re-design planes internally - focusing on space, ease and comfort of gain access to and cleaning.
Designate and integrate a wider range of jobs for staff.
Revamp image of company, focusing on the tournaments customers.
Negotiate cheaper getting fees with international airports.
Reduce the amount of classes of seating to two. This may be flying class and business school.
Staff participation - in lowering costs, the staff need to take part in the new manner in which the company will continue to work. Would they be inclined to get this done?
Could bargains be struck for lower landing fees with the major airports?
Would re-designing planes be very costly?
Would BA's hierarchical composition deal with the changes?
The above proposed strategy will have many implications at a lower management level. They'll be required to have an optimistic input into the new strategy, in like manner benefit staff and employees who deal directly with the clients. Morale will be of great importance amidst employees as low morale will indicate in customer care, so influencing sales.
Formative evaluations will be completed periodically, so progress can be viewed as. An estimated analysis period will be every 3 months over an 18 month period. This permits the re-design of planes, changes in workforce structure, promotions and advertising to use impact and budget constraints to be integrated.
Finally a Summative analysis will be carried out close to the end of the job to provide proof successes and success.
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Although there are several free alternatives to Word, Microsoft's word processing program continues to be the most widely used in the world. One of the most important features of Word is the styles feature. By using styles, you can set text formatting uniformly across a document, ensuring a document's fonts, font color, and line spacing are all the same.
Many styles are already preset in Microsoft Word. But how can they be optimally used and adapted when necessary? And how to create new styles? These questions will be answered in the following sections.
Character styles are marked by the a-sign in the styles menu.
What are the advantages of Word styles when formatting a text?
Continuity: Format results in a consistent document layout.
Efficiency: Once the style has been created, it can be applied to any section of the document without having to be changed.
Adaptability: If only one style is used consistently within a document, then only this style needs to be adjusted when necessary to edit the whole document.
Navigation: The navigation function makes it possible to switch quickly between sections of the document. To use this function, go to the view tab and select navigation pane. The section of the document which you are looking at will be highlighted here.
Automatic table of contents: When using Word styles for headings consistently within one document, it's possible to automatically create a table of contents which you can customize in just a few clicks.
Outline: It's possible to gain an overview of the document using the outline view function in Microsoft Word, which can be found in the view tab. In the outline view it's possible to move individual sections of a document clearly and with full control. In this view, the headings are arranged hierarchically – if there's a plus sign on the left side of a heading, it means that it has another text level below it, while a minus sign is followed by continuous text only.
The default outline view displays all levels of the document. For a better overview, it's possible to display only two levels, for example. This view is also suitable for making corrections to the structure of a text and moving text sections around within the document swiftly and with ease. If the corresponding levels are marked with a style, they can be quickly and conveniently moved to the desired position using the outline view tools.
In the outline view, text selection is important. If only the heading is selected, but the entire body text is displayed, Word assumes that only the heading is to be moved. If the text is hidden, however, the entire section will be moved.
Where can I find preset Word styles?
Preset styles in Word can be found under the style gallery, on the start tab. To apply a style to a section of text from the style gallery, highlight the relevant text and then click on the style you wish to select. The style in use will be marked by a light blue border.
Headings formatted using a style are also displayed directly in the navigation pane on the left-hand side.
To display additional Word styles, use the down arrow on the right side of the style gallery, or open the style gallery by clicking on the menu arrow.
When assigning paragraph styles, the cursor must either be in the paragraph with no characters highlighted, or you must highlight the entire paragraph. If you highlight one section, only that section will be formatted, and not the entire paragraph. This is different when assigning character styles: you must select all relevant characters, as just hovering the cursor over a relevant word will not be enough.
How can I create new Word styles?
Under the start tab, click on the arrow in the lower right corner of the styles gallery.
Select the create a style icon in the style side menu – at the bottom on the left.
Specify the style type: either paragraph, character, linked (paragraph and character), table and list. If you want the style to be based on an existing one, you can specify this under style based on.
Should you want to set a style for the following paragraph, you can specify an appropriate one for it.
Set the font, font size, and other possible formatting options.
As soon as you confirm the style by clicking "OK", you'll be able to find your new creation in the style gallery.
A key advantage in using styles in Word is that it allows you to automatically create a table of contents. To create a table of contents using a style, go to the references tab, and select a style for the table in the table of contents menu. If you change the text structure later, you can update the table of contents by clicking the update table of contents option.
On the references tab, open the table of contents menu and click the custom table of contents option.
In the table of contents dialog box, make any changes you want to the display of page numbers and fillers.
In the styles list, select the level you want to customize and click modify.
How can I customize existing Word styles?
Select the text, e. g. with "heading 2", to which you have applied the Word style. You can see which style was used in the quick styles gallery – the corresponding style will be marked with a light blue border.
Format the text and adjust features such as font, font size, and color.
In the styles gallery, right-click the style that you want to customize and confirm with update [style name].
Adapting the styles automatically adapts all text parts which are assigned to this style.
Select add to styles gallery at the bottom of the menu to access the style later.


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New Labor Sec Candidate was Federal Prosecutor who gave sweetheart deal to Lolita Express guy!
Epstein had an entire group recruiting underage girls into prostitution from NY and FL and the would fly other rich and famous to his personal island on his own jet airliner. The woman who dropped the charges against Trump accusing him of having sex with her when she was a minor was part of this.
Why no federal charges?
Acosta has strong backing from Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Fla.) In a statement, Rubio said: "I know Alex Acosta well, and he is a phenomenal choice to lead the Department of Labor."
But he could receive scrutiny over the plea deal he cut with wealthy financier Jeffrey Epstein. Acosta's prosecutors agreed not to file any federal charges against Epstein if he pleaded guilty to state charges involving soliciting prostitution and soliciting a minor for prostitution.
Epstein ultimately received an 18-month sentence in county jail and served about 13 months. Soon after the deal was cut in 2008, two women filed suit claiming that the decision to forgo federal prosecution violated a federal law — the Crime Victims Rights Act — because they and other teenagers Epstein paid for sex were never adequately consulted about the plea deal or given an opportunity to object to it.
Acosta is not a party in the suit, which names only the federal government as a defendant. In 2015, lawyers for the women demanded Acosta submit to a deposition in the case. The motion was withdrawn last year as settlement talks in the case went forward, but the case remains pending.
http://www.politico.com/story/2017/02/trump-to-announce-alexander-acosta-as-labor-secretary-nominee-235089
Posted by mackdaddy | Thu Feb 16, 2017, 03:02 PM (1 replies)
I think the number one problem is Valid Voters who are not allowed to vote, or vote is never counted
This voter roll manipulation has been going on at least since 2000, and the Democrats will not do anything about it.
Every election hundreds of thousands of valid registered voters have been prevented from voting using these massive invalidation lists. This year it is the "Interstate CrossCheck" list. These are almost always ginned up by the Republicans, and target minority sounding surnames. If the voter actually complains when they go to vote they are given "provisional" ballots, but there does not seem to be any real standards in checking if these are valid, and seem to often just be chucked in to piles never opened or counted. And no one ever goes back to see why the voter was removed from the rolls, or if they are put back on them. How many provisional ballots are out there.
Making it hard for especially Democratic voters to vote it also a favorite Election manipulation technique of the Right. Extreme voter ID laws, shorter early voting periods, and fewer, harder to find precincts, or just moving the voting locations, and under-staffing/provisioning the locations to cause longer lines all discourage the "wrong people" from voting.
Also there never seems to be any kind of random spot check on vote counting machines. There is no way to check full electronic ones. But ones that are optic scanners of paper ballots, or like in Ohio where the machine prints out a paper roll record could be spot checked at least. Hand count the ballots run through the machine and check it against the machine total. I have never heard of this being done anywhere. But every gas pump or deli scale is checked for accuracy in this state (OH) on a regular basis. Not so much the voting machines.
Another simple check that does not seem to be done is to check the counts from each machine added up for each precinct, which is added up for each county, which then is added up for statewide totals. In 2004 and 2008 this totaling function was done on the same RNC computers in Tenn that ran the private email for the Whitehouse that lost 22million votes. And the guy who programmed it all died in a small plane crash.
There is also the simple crosscheck of the number of votes check off in the precinct registration desk vs the total votes shown on the machines. This was way off in Detroit this year and was used as a reason to not examine/recount the precinct!
It is supposedly possible for private citizens to ask to examine the actual ballots for a period of time after the election is finalized. This never seems to happen.
The other thing that always pisses me off is the actual major candidates (or at least democrats) will never do a recount/audit like what the Green party was auditing? Our candidate had standing so the recounts could not have been thrown out or stopped. How could this have possible hurt her, or us more than this result?
Posted by mackdaddy | Wed Feb 1, 2017, 11:18 PM (0 replies)


Bath Rugby Academy fly half Paul Roberts, who recently represented England Students, will captain a youthful side, made up of current and new Academy players.For the likes of Joe Buckle, Tom Baldwin, Freddie Gabbitass, Will Clemesha, Jamie-John Kilmartin and Richard Lane it will be their first time pulling on a Bath shirt and running out at the Rec, as they join the more familiar faces of Will Skuse, James Stephenson, Ben Mosses, Tom Heathcote and Matt Keyte in the squad.
The talented youngsters make up an exciting squad, with the strength and power of the forwards combining well with the pace and flair of the backs.
The up and coming stars will face teams from London Irish, Harlequins and Exeter Chiefs, with the first game between Bath and Harlequins kicking off at 7.30pm.
Gates open at 5.30pm, with a fantastic evening promised. Groovejet will be providing the musical entertainment and the 'ESPN Big Ball Challenge' will be running between the games - crew members will be roaming the crowd beforehand looking for participants, so keep an eye out for them if you fancy taking part!


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Ticonderoga Municipal Airport  is a public use airport located two nautical miles (4 km) northeast of Ticonderoga, a hamlet in the Town of Ticonderoga, Essex County, New York, United States. The airport is owned by the Town of Ticonderoga. It is included in the National Plan of Integrated Airport Systems for 2011–2015, which categorized it as a general aviation facility.

Facilities and aircraft
Ticonderoga Municipal Airport covers an area of 60 acres (24 ha) at an elevation of 273 feet (83 m) above mean sea level. It has one runway designated 2/20 with an asphalt surface measuring 4,041 by 60 feet (1,232 x 18 m).

For the 12-month period ending September 9, 2011, the airport had 11,200 aircraft operations, an average of 30 per day: 98% general aviation and 2% military. At that time there were 11 aircraft based at this airport: 91% single-engine and 9% helicopter.

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External links
 Ticonderoga Municipal (4B6) at NYSDOT Airport Directory
 Aerial image as of May 1994 from USGS The National Map

Airports in New York (state)
Transportation buildings and structures in Essex County, New York

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Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, Playing Hooky, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 2 months, 3 weeks ago
A beautiful spring day this morning and instead of staring at a mountain of email in my office, I went out to Wooster Memorial Park. The fresh air and sunshine did me good. Trees are leafing out, migratory […]
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conversation (PARC), Ohio Chapter meeting, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 3 months, 2 weeks ago
On March 20th, the Ohio Chapter of Partners in Amphibian and Reptile Conversation (PARC) held its 2nd annual meeting. My student Jesse Garrett-Larsen ('19) and I attended and presented this poster on our work on […]
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, Two more new species of Guibemantis (one named after the College of Wooster)!, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 8 months, 1 week ago
Recently, two colleagues and I described two more new species in the frog genus Guibemantis. This brings the total number of species in the genus to thirteen, more than doubling the known diversity in this group […]
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, Made the Cover of the July 2018 issue of Copeia!, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 8 months, 1 week ago
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, Color Change in Urich's Robber Frog (Pristimantis urichi), on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 12 months ago
Body coloration is important to organisms for a wide range of reasons including mate attraction, camouflage and thermoregulation. Short term changes in body coloration in frogs have been reported for a number of […]
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, Paper Describes a New Species of Frog from Madagascar, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 1 year, 1 month ago
My colleagues and I have just published a paper describing a new rain forest frog in the genus Guibemantis from northern Madagascar.
We named it Guibemantis milingilingy, the latter part of which means "in […]
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, More glimpses of a hidden world, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 1 year, 2 months ago
My students from "Natural History of the Vertebrates" and I set up our wildlife cameras again. This time, we put them out in the forest along the College of Wooster Golf Course, right in the middle of the town of […]
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, Hidden Wildlife: What comes out after dark?, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 1 year, 4 months ago
Recently, I got a few wildlife cameras for my "Natural History of the Vertebrates" class. We deployed them out at Fern Valley Field Station for about a month (January and February 2018). The great thing about the […]
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, The story of an odd snake, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 1 year, 5 months ago
On the Caribbean island of Tobago, there is an odd snake. Many snakes are well camouflaged to blend in their environments, to surprise a tasty meal and to avoid their own predators. Other snakes are brightly […]
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, Waiting for Spring, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 1 year, 6 months ago
As I sit here, an ice storm is on the way that will wreck havoc among all of us endotherms that are active at this latitude in January. Our salamander friends, however, are waiting (happily, I hope) below the […]
Jon Breitenbucher and Richard Lehtinen are now friends 1 year, 6 months ago
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, New paper reveals no evidence for cannibalism in tadpoles of a Taiwanese treefrog, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 2 years ago
Earlier this year, my friend Yeong-Choy Kam and I published a paper based on an experiment I conducted in his lab over ten years ago in Taiwan. Time flies! Previously, there had been anecdotal reports of […]
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, March 2017 Salamander of the Month, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 2 years, 3 months ago
Salamander of the Month – the axolotl
The axolotl (Ambystoma mexicanum) commonly referred to as the "Mexican walking fish" is featured as this month's salamander of the month. This amphibian is interes […]
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, New publication on Monkey Lizards, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 2 years, 5 months ago
Recently, several colleagues and I published a new taxonomic paper entitled "Cryptic multicolored lizards in the Polychrus marmoratus Group (Squamata: Sauria: Polychrotidae) and the status of Leiolepis auduboni H […]
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, January 2017 Salamander of the Month, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 2 years, 6 months ago
Salamander of the Month – the Olm (Proteus anguinus)
© 2015 Dr. Joachim Nerz
The olm is a cave specialized salamander that lives […]
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, Salamander Squad Wraps Up for the Year, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 2 years, 7 months ago
Earlier in November, our last Salamander Squad outing nabbed four different species (red-backed, ravine, slimy and northern two-lined salamanders) at Wooster Memorial Park. We had three outings this fall and […]
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, Salamander Squad Continues to Rock, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 2 years, 8 months ago
The Wooster Salamander Squad recently had its second outing of the fall on Oct. 8th. Many secretive salamanders were found by young and old! Our next outing (and last of the fall) will be on Saturday November 5th […]
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, More good times in the jungle, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 2 years, 10 months ago
In May of this year, I took three College of Wooster undergraduates to the Osa Peninsula of Costa Rica to study frogs, snakes and lizards. April Arquilla ('17) did a field experiment on coral snake mimicry, Ben […]
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, Inaugural Salamander Squad Outing, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 2 years, 10 months ago
The very first group of intrepid salamander biologists went out to Wooster Memorial Park on Saturday, September 17th. It rained much of the early morning hours but then let up as we went out into the woods. The […]
Richard Lehtinen wrote a new post, Back from JMIH in New Orleans, on the site Home Page for Rick Lehtinen 2 years, 11 months ago
I was happy to be able to attend the Joint Meeting of Ichthyologists and Herpetologists this year, which met recently in New Orleans. With co-author Erin Hodson ('14) I gave a talk entitled "Decline of an […]


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His hair seemed as if it had survived a tornado on his way to me. Dark hair flopping and flying around. I'd be surprised would I find a comb in his bathroom. Brown eyes twitched in his skull, full of energy. His hand shoots to mine. A quick introduction and we walk back to his apartment. From the metro, it was a short walk. On our way we pass a few restaurants, a shop and a handful of stands bearing fruits or fresh coffee. I analysed the area, preparing for the coming weeks. The elevator we had to take was an old model, slowly transporting us up. Inside his room, my eyes went exploring. It felt as if I recognised the place from an episode of Hoarders. Yet, instead of hoarding, this pigsty was an act of laziness. A dwelling filled with empty bottles, caps, dirty clothes and everything underneath the pile. However, interesting. His room kept many hidden treasures. Old Ukrainian uniforms, notes of Belarusian currency, pictures, stickers and posters of all sorts, some in German and English, license plates, you name it. As two women in need of housing had claimed the bed before I even was on Kiev soil, the couch became mine to drowse off on.
For Pavlo, an evening out does not require him to leave the building. Consuming cheap – admittedly tasty – beers with accompaniments atop the roof was all one need. Tottering the edge with views of the city around, many stories and memories rest on that rooftop. Travellers, friends, lovers and an ex-prisoner – an infamous Russian arrested for many years for merely supporting freedom – have viewed Kiev the way I did. Evenings filled with passionate discussions often marinated with history. Ukrainian leaders, architecture, hryvnia notes, the Ukrainian/Russian relationship, the Student Starvation, the Demonstration War of 2014 and many more topics were touched with Pavlo's love for incessant talking. One evening, his Russian friend had joined and we sat sharing stories. I was the vainer, in comparison to their arrest in Russia for bursting out into the Ukrainian anthem and fearing imprisonment of several years or Pavlo's day of horror as he is commanded to dig his own hole after being kidnapped by the Secret Police. His passion of conversations poured into the wailing of his lovely wife abandoning him and praising my home country; the Netherlands. Alcohol-fuelled he spoke fervidly that night: "You can't really love your country unless you take care of it. In the Netherlands, every stone, every brick is perfection." Other nights the conversations flowed more calmly as we discussed the preference in language, (Ukrainian more beautiful, Russian more common was the average answer) the alcohol in Ukraine or simply listening to music as we viewed the city.
This is where I watch over the city. We had climbed over the barricaded gate that blocked our way to the barely standing tower. Climbing up with flip flops over the wet stairs had been a slipper-y ascend. A leap over the missing steps. On top was a viewpoint of Kiev in the nearby distance. She trotted without complaint or hesitation over the gate in her neatly outfit, up the steps and to the edge. Raindrops made their way down, cooling the bodies that had been in the sweltering heat of a Ukrainian summer. Her smile was sweet, beaming at the city. Dark hair curled down her shoulders. This had been her favourite place. She would come up and think about all the people and their lives. Olga was different and thereby showed me a different side of the city, where lesser tread. Her camera rested in my palms, an honour I took with gratitude and joy as I tried my hardest to make captivating clicks. National Geographic won't be asking for my shots any time soon, nevertheless I took pride when a picture came out well. Over train tracks we searched for the lost cranes, we scavenged abandoned buildings, climbed trees while savouring its fruits, visited the rusty Eiffel Tower for a day and got lost in a field before missing the final metro. Small that she was, she was strong at spirit and heart. Having endured plenty. she faces the world with a smile.
Let's go back, she says, as the trots down enthusiastic. As result of the two ladies occupying the room that would have been mine, my following weeks were spent residing in the home of Olga instead, a friend of the journalist. It was a change of sight to be able to see the floor of the apartment. Olga shares the residence together with her father. His first appearance came off grumpy and dour, however in reality, the man is kind and filled with stories. Exciting, interesting and funny. A day after temporarily moving in, Alonya, a friend of Olga, had a fully packed bag in the apartment leaving issues in her dormitory. When Olga's day job called her, teaching Czech, at times Alyona would be the one guiding me. Through the city we marched, until I had seen it all. On Independence square we stood, when she pointed to a ledge: "That's where I made molotov cocktails during the Demonstration war." Pictures and posters of the demised hang on the monument. As saddening is the Holodomor park, where you're greeted by the statue of a young, starving girl. Her eyes hollowed out, made for a twisting feeling to my stomach. Or the poor families fearing their lives… Luckily, Kiev has plenty to offer besides that, however, I shall highlight them next time.
Together, the two ladies also showed me Kiev in dark through vodka tastings, music, bad pictures, sprinkler showers, toe-dipping in the warm river, drifting off to street music and other things. Among their company, I felt I had seen it all and after a solid two weeks, if not more, time had come to continue. I ended up on Pavlo's roof for a final evening with all before moving onwards to Odessa.
I remember chuckling at the thought of a blog, of writing. Now here I am, loving it. Thank you to everyone who's reading this, to the ones who show support which includes my amazing family!


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Such a great audience in Biloxi to top off the east coast tour! Over the weekend I discovered a very interesting arts festival in Naples with some friends!!
¡¡ Michael is good to see you share with your friends, and very interesting to know the traditions of each place !! ¡¡ A good weekend of relaxation you deserve !!
Thanks BB's for clarifying the "friends" of the 4-legged variety. Guess it beats that gator on the golf course! LOL It takes all kinds. Oh, Maestro I had almost forgotten that "joker" in you that pops up at the oddest times and places. Apparently the animals recognize "the beast" in us LOL Hopefully a good time was enjoyed by "all" As you may well have guessed my vision is rapidly deteriorating...after 3 different diagnoses, I am tempted to believe it's cataracts causing the blindness. Got to find a competent eye specialist fast! Good grief whatever will I do if I can't gaze into those baby blues???
Have fun with your time off, MB, and thanks for sharing the interesting photo !! :)).
Agree with you James and at the moment it seems "animals" of the four legged variety are following MB around just as much as the two legged variety often do....makes you wonder what stories the next memoir will contain !!!! LOL.
Cool Photo, very interesting MB Enjoy some fun between the concerts!! Safe Travels!