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Садовое () — село в Зерендинском районе Акмолинской области Казахстана. Административный центр Садового сельского округа. Код КАТО — 115671100.

География
Село расположено на центре района, в 40 км на север от центра района села Зеренда. Близ села имеется Чалгалинское водохранилище.

Улицы

 ул. Бирлик,
 ул. Достар,
 ул. Егемен,
 ул. Жана коныс,
 ул. Желтоксан,
 ул. Мектеп,
 ул. Тауелсиздик.

Ближайшие населённые пункты

 село Красный Яр в 5 км на севере,
 город Кокшетау в 7 км на востоке,
 село Еликти в 8 км на юго-западе,
 село Заречное в 8 км на юге.

Население
В 1989 году население села составляло 468 человек (из них русских 53%).

В 1999 году население села составляло 477 человек (229 мужчин и 248 женщин). По данным переписи 2009 года, в селе проживало 547 человек (276 мужчин и 271 женщина).

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Населённые пункты Зерендинского района

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Seven more years for FedEx US postal contract
FedEx Express has extended its express air transportation contract with the United States Postal Service (USPS), which dates back to April 2013. The agreement is now extended to September 29, 2024.
The modified contract is expected to generate around $1.5bn per year for FedEx Express, which will provide domestic US airport-to-airport transport of USPS Priority Mail and Priority Mail Express.
FedEx Corporation president and chief operating officer David Bronczek, said: "We are pleased to be able to extend this agreement and to continue the outstanding service that FedEx Express has provided to the USPS for more than 16 years. This contract provides USPS with the operational reliability and flexibility they have come to expect from FedEx."
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Getting an Abortion in December
By T.S. Weidler
December 13 is the anniversary of the U.S. Supreme Court's first oral argument in the Roe v. Wade case, which effectively legalized abortion in the U.S. It is ironic that the month in which the world celebrates the most inconvenient and unplanned pregnancy in history is also the month in which the court began its ignominious descent into preventing such pregnancies.
You probably know that Mary the mother of Jesus was not married when she became pregnant. She was betrothed to a man named Joseph. You probably also know that she lived in an extremely strict religious and legal setting in which out-of-wedlock pregnancies were punishable by public stoning. It is very likely that Mary was a teenager, probably less than 16 years old when she became pregnant. So to summarize, she was an unwed pregnant teenager in a society that stoned such women.
Jane Roe (her real name is Norma McCorvey) also had a child when she was a teenager. Actually, she had two of them, and she had been divorced before she turned 20. You could say she was the opposite of Mary. Mary was innocent; Jane Roe was promiscuous. Mary was engaged; Jane was divorced. Mary celebrated her pregnancy; Jane tried to end it. Mary's act of righteousness ushered in a new reign of righteousness and life in world history. Jane's act of evil ushered in a new reign of evil and death.
It was Jane's third pregnancy, at 21 years of age, that made her famous. She didn't want to deliver the baby; she lied to doctors, claiming she had been raped, but the story didn't hold water, and she was unable to obtain an abortion. On another occasion she visited an illegal abortion clinic but found that it had been shut down by authorities. Later she attempted suicide and failed. She then decided to take the matter to court, claiming that the state had no right to prevent her from getting an abortion.
Again, Jane's actions were the opposite of Mary's. Mary, while pregnant with a child that society would condemn, visited her relative Elizabeth, the wife of a leading Jewish priest named Zechariah. In their house, Mary sang what has become known as the Magnificat, in which she praised God for the privilege of carrying the child. Since Zechariah was a priest, Mary was taking an enormous risk, both for herself and her family, but also for Zechariah's career. Jane, on the other hand, visited a black-market abortion clinic, lied about rape, and went to court using an anonymous name. Mary sang openly in the house of a prominent priest.
Jane's court process started while she was pregnant and went all the way to the Supreme Court, where it was not decided until January 1973. The baby was born in 1970 and was a few months short of three years old by the time the court finally reached its conclusion. The court was effectively ruling against the life of a living two-year-old, the same age Jesus was when Herod had all the boys in Bethlehem killed.
By today's standards, Mary would have been a prime candidate for an abortion. The abortion-leftists of America fight tooth and nail for teenage girls to get abortions without anyone finding out and without having to pay for them. Had Mary lived in Jane Roe's America, she could have aborted Jesus for free in seventeen states. What King Herod worked hard to do, the U.S. government, when ObamaCare is fully implemented, will offer as a free service everywhere. Herod would be envious.
The Roe baby was given to an adoption agency at birth and remains anonymous to this day. She is a 42-year-old woman and may have children of her own by now. It's very likely that somebody reading this article is friends with her, and your kids may be friends with her kids. She is a real person.
Jane's pregnancy had no complications and took place in a modern hospital surrounded by nurses and doctors. Her baby was inconvenient to her, so she gave it up for adoption with a reputable agency that quickly found a home for the child. Mary's pregnancy was incomprehensible by today's standards.
She lived in a dangerous outpost of the Roman Empire under martial law, ruled by Herod the Tyrant. She traveled with Joseph from Nazareth to Bethlehem while pregnant, in order to satisfy the whims of Caesar Augustus, the absolute ruler of Rome. There is no biblical mention of a donkey; Joseph was too poor for one, as we know because when he offered sacrifices in the temple after Jesus's birth, he offered the sacrifice of a poor man. In all likelihood, Mary walked the entire distance of 60 miles to Bethlehem over several days, sleeping in the open air.
In fact, Joseph didn't even have enough money to rent a room for a night when Mary was in labor. His willingness to remain by her side during an illegitimate pregnancy would have earned him excommunication from his family. They were alone together with no one to help, and no money to pay for a donkey or a room. That is the real reason there was no room in the inn.
Jewish law and tradition require people to open their doors to travelers. Yet when Mary and Joseph arrived in Bethlehem, there was no room for them. The decree of Caesar had crowded all the inns with Roman soldiers and Jewish travelers, but in any decent society the innkeeper, or inn guests, would have gladly given up their rooms for the woman in labor. In reality, there was room in the inn -- just not for an impoverished, scandal-ridden couple of Jews from Galilee. Mary was a regarded as a shameful woman, and Joseph was too poor to make it worth anyone's while to give up a room. She would be the poster child for Planned Parenthood if her story had happened today.
The romanticized view of the Nativity taking place in a comfortable lantern-lit stable with a roof is probably not true either. A manger is a feeding trough for livestock, usually located outside, not in a cozy stable. There is no biblical mention of a stable. Jesus was probably born outside, next to a hitching post beside an inn, at night, in public, while locals scoffed at Mary for her supposed promiscuity and Joseph for his poverty. It was the most inconvenient and degrading birth in history; it was unplanned, and the circumstances would have made an abortion sound very tempting.
Since the infamous court decision, even Jane Roe has changed her mind. In 1995 she announced that she is opposed to abortion, and she became an active leader in the pro-life movement. She is a convert to the Catholic Church and uses her fame to promote wholesome and God-fearing lifestyles. In 2003 the filed an official affidavit with the district court of Dallas, Texas in which she reversed her position in the original suit. It was a purely symbolic measure, and it has no standing in reversing the original court decision, but it was an important document, worth everyone's time to read.
It is remarkable that the Catholic Church, widely viewed as the most intolerant and the loudest opponent to abortion in the world, has opened its arms to accept McCorvey. This grace and acceptance is a strong testament to the true purpose of the Christian Church and can be explained only by the redemptive work of Jesus. Meanwhile, the supposedly tolerant and open-minded leftists who used her to make their court arguments have now completely rejected her.
Nonetheless, abortion remains legal. Every year, there are well over 1.2 million abortions in the U.S. This month alone, it is likely that about 100,000 babies will be killed before Christmas. If you are a pregnant woman thinking about an abortion, please consider Mary. She endured extreme hardship and inconvenience, but because of the joy set before her, she counted it a privilege to carry her child so that you could have a merry Christmas.
T.S. Weidler can be contacted at tsweidler at hotmail dot com.


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Q: Convert $_POST to uppercase I am trying to convert a $_POST from lowercase to uppercase. The variable is an array and I have tried strtoupper but it just does not display as uppercase. What would be the correct way to achieve this result based on my code. Thanks
$array = array();
$array = $_POST['file_add'];

$outString = '';

foreach ($array as $file) {
    $file = mysql_real_escape_string($file);
    $sql = "SELECT custref FROM files WHERE custref = '$file'";
    $result = mysql_query($sql) or die ('{"opp":"error","file":"' . mysql_error() . '"}');

    // If there are dupe entries, send message to jquery
    if (mysql_num_rows($result) > 0) {

        $outString .= $file . ' ';
        //echo $output;
}
}
if ($outString) { // if there are numbers in this string, then there are error Duplicates
    $error = array('opp' => "error", 'file' => $outString); // box will have the TEXT for your Dialog Text
// IMPORTANT, changed JSON output to use an Opperation (opp) to indicate
// in javascript if there was an error OR not
    $output = json_encode($error);
    echo $output;
    exit();
}

A: Try:
$arr = array("one","two","three"); // let's assume that your $_POST['file_add']; is this kind of array

$n = array_map(function($v) { // creating new array named $n
    return strtoupper($v);
}, $arr);

print_r($n); // Array ( [0] => ONE [1] => TWO [2] => THREE )

array_map

A: How about just applying it to each element:
foreach ($_POST['file_add'] as &$value) {
    $value = strtoupper($value);
}

A: function getUpperPost($keepVar = false){
    $return_array = array();
    /* Edited on 4/1/2015 */
    foreach($_POST as $postKey => $postVar){
        $return_array[$postKey] = strtoupper($postVar);
    }
    if($keepVar){
        $_POST = $return_array;
    }else{
        return $return_array;
    }
}

This takes each object in the post, makes it an upper string and then adds it to the end of the $return_array. At the end it returns that array. You can call this function anywhere in your code.
If you'd like, I'd love to include php's pass-by-reference system such that you could just give this an array and then it would automatically reassign those values to the values in the array, but if that's not relevant to your question, then I'll hold back. With that system it could be called like such: makeArrayUpper($array); and the next time you access a variable in the array, it would automatically be upper case for every member.
EDIT
Here's an implementation with your newly posted code.
$array = $_POST['file_add'];

$outString = '';

$sql_connection = new mysqli("dbHost", "dbUsername", "dbPassword", "dbName");
if($sql_connection->connect_errno){
    die("db error");
}

foreach ($array as $file) {
    $file = strtoupper($file);
    $file = $sql_connection->real_escape_string($file);
    $sql = "SELECT `custref` FROM `files` WHERE `custref` = '$file'";
    $result = $sql_connection->query($sql) or die ('{"opp":"error","file":"' . mysql_error() . '"}');

    // If there are dupe entries, send message to jquery
    if ($result->num_rows > 0) {
        $outString .= $file . ' ';
    }
}

// Close the MySQL connection
$sql_connection->close();

if(!empty($outString)){
    $error = array('opp' => "error", 'file' => trim($outString)); // box will have the text for your Dialog Text
    // IMPORTANT, changed JSON output to indicate
    // in javascript if there was an error or not
    $output = json_encode($error);
    echo $output;
    exit();
}

Edit Note: I have slightly revised my previous answer because I noticed the  getUpperPost() function was not preserving the keys of the $_POST variable. With the new revision made on April 1st, 2015, the returned (or reassigned) array will not have the same keys as the $_POST array.

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A Visit to the HMS Erebus
The Northwest Passage Day 4
"I think over again my small adventures, my fears. These small ones that seemed so big. For all the vital things I had to get to and reach. And yet there is only one great thing, the only thing to live to see the great day that dawns, and the light that fills the world."
- Inuit Song (unknown)
The Back Story
For centuries, men searched for a shipping route from Europe through the Arctic waters to Asia. It wasn't until 1906 that someone made the complete passage. Roald Amundson, in his ship Gjøa, navigated successfully using a route that took him through Rae Strait.
The stories of the quest for a passage are riveting. Perhaps the most famous of all is that of Sir John Franklin, who set sail in 1845 with two very well provisioned ships. Franklin and his men never returned. Search expeditions were unsuccessful. Explorer John Rae was the first to discover significant artifacts from Franklin's expedition and to learn about the crew's fate from the Inuit who lived in the area.
Piecing together the clues from various sources—notes, artifacts found on land, three bodies buried on Beechy island, accounts from the Inuit—we know that Franklin's ships became bound by ice in 1846 near King William Island. He died in 1847 and Captain Crozier assumed command. In 1848, the crew abandoned the ships and attempted crossing the tundra by sledge. It is likely that the men died because of scurvy, lead poisoning, starvation, and extreme weather. John Rae had evidence that some men had turned to cannibalism although the British refused to believe it at the time. That evidence is now irrefutable.
What of the ships? They were assumed sunk, but the question was where? They weren't in the area where they were ice locked. The HMS Erebus was found in September 2014 in Queen Maud Gulf. The HMS Terror was found in September 2016, in a location north of the Erebus. In both cases, stories passed down by local Inuit helped to pinpoint the location of the wrecks.
Parks Canada manages the sites jointly with the Inuit. Underwater archeologists found the wrecks to be in excellent condition, filled with artifacts. Last evening, they brought reproductions of many of the artifacts and showed us video footage and photos of recent discoveries—infomation that had not yet been released. This is the china used on the ship.
Each site is off limits to the public and boats must keep out of the protected area around the sites. Inuit Guardians camp out on land close to the sites to keep watch. Parks Canada arranged to test a public experience with passengers from the Ocean Endeavour. This would be the sixth attempt in three years. The others were all scrubbed due to weather. Despite some windy weather and ocean chop, this day looked to be one of success.
The plan was for us to visit the Inuit Guardian camp, the research barge Qiniqtiryuaq, and the RV David Thompson research ship. My group would be the second to go. We would travel in Zodiacs. Shortly after the first group departed, we were told that the visit to the Inuit Guardian camp was cancelled due to wind and high wave action on shore. The Zodiac drivers couldn't ensure a safe landing. Instead, the Inuit Guardians (a heartier bunch than us passengers) would come to the ship for the day and give presentations about their role. The good news was that the barge and research ship visits were still on, although we were cautioned about the tricky transfer from Zodiac to vessel.
We headed to the Mud Room, suited up, and disembarked onto the Zodiacs. It was windy and a bit choppy.
Out on the horizon we could see two tiny vessels. The one on the left is the research barge and the other one is the research ship.
The R.V. David Thompson is about the same length as the HMS Erebus. The Erebus was home to 129. I believe the captain of the Thompson said there were 15 people on board his ship. The sailors on the Erebus must have been cramped.
When we approached the David Thompson, I saw a rope ladder and immediately realized this would NOT be the way to embark. Fortunately I was tall enough to scooch my butt up on to the deck. Others had to be dragged and lifted.
Our first stop was the dining area to see all the high tech toys used by the scientists. These are some of the cameras they use. The one on the left is for high quality video for use in documentaries. The contraption on the right is a drone. The smaller camera in the back is what they use to fit in tight spaces where they can't go. They also showed us an ROV and a quick-and-dirty sonar-like imaging device which they use to scout an area. If they find something, they then use a slow, high quality scanning device.
We then went upstairs to meet the captain and the scanning engineer. Both had been on the project for years and recalled the excitement of seeing an image finally form of the wreck. It was a tight space, but we got to see the scanning workstation and images of the HMS Erebus.
We disembarked and sped across the water to the research barge. It seemed a bit wavier but our driver did a good job positioning the Zodiac without getting it stuck under the barge. By this time, everyone realized rope ladders were sheer folly and that the scooch method was best for those tall enough. Otherwise, the men on the barge would pull up the passenger.
The barge had three main areas, each one made from a shipping container. One was an archeology lab where they catalog artifacts and start the desalination process in an effort to preserve the objects. We were shown all the new finds for the day, but were not allowed to photograph them as the information was still confidential. We saw a boot, a bottle, and a metal object yet to be identified.
Another container housed an air compressor and a warm water circulator. These were to make diving for extended periods comfortable. Rather than carry tanks of air and wear a wet suit, a diver breathes air sent through a hose and wears a warm suit. The warm suit is an underwater garment through which warm water is circulated continuously. The scientists claim is it like being in a spa. Unfortunately for today's diver, they turned off the circulator due to noise. They needed the relative quiet to conduct the tour for us.
The third container is the dive monitoring team. They watch and communicate with the research diver.
Scientists consult a map of the HMS Erebus to get grid numbers that are used to catalogue any finds.
A series of tubes are connected to the diver—air to breathe, exhaled air, warm water, camera, light, and communication. The diver uses an underwater pencil to make notes. This diver had to come up to get another pencil while we were there.
Surfacing for a Pencil
The barge was so fascinating that it was difficult for me to leave. But with 164 passenges, all wanting to experience the HMS Erebus, our time was limited. The tours continued throughout the day. In the evening Parks Canada and one of the archeologists gave another presentation.
I really appreciate that the research scientists gave up a day of research for the sake of science communication. Their research season is never longer than 6 weeks and can be much shorter due to weather. Last week, the wind was so bad that they had to tow the barge to calmer waters, postponing some of their work.
Before the ice forms, they close up the barge and move it to a safe winter location. They take the R.V. David Thompson to southern Canada where the team can access it easily from their lab in Ottawa. One year they were unable to move the vessel south due to early ice.
Everyone—Parks Canada Rangers, Inuit Guardians, Adventure Canada staff, research scientists, and passengers—felt the day was a resounding success. I could almost hear a collective sigh of relief when the last passenger climbed aboard. No one had fallen into the water. No one had tripped over the dive cables or knocked into the artifacts. No one had dropped anything off the Zodiac onto the wreck. It was an amazing day!
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Jenny Lind Island
"Remember, no matter where you go – there you are." – An Irish Proverb
No one knows why an Arctic island was named after the Swedish opera star Jenny Lind. She toured North America from 1850 to 1852 but there is no evidence that she ever visited the Arctic. I assume a Swedish captain who was an opera fan chose the name. Today would be our first foray off the ship, and it would be to Jenny Lind island.
Jenny Lind is a migratory terrestrial bird site for such species as Canada goose, lesser snow goose, and Ross's goose. It is also home to a number of mammals including musk oxen, fox, and caribou. Polar bears are a possibility, which is why the ship sent a scouting team to ensure we wouldn't run into any. If the team sees polar bears, we can't land. If they don't see polar bears, then the bear monitors form an armed perimeter within which we humans can roam. Today, I signed on to the advanced hiking group, so we brought an armed bear monitor with us.
The Canadian arctic is essentially a desert. The land is flat. The plants are very tiny. It's difficult to imagine that something as big as a musk ox could find anything to eat, but they do. We are traveling at the end of the summer, which is why we haven't yet encountered any sea ice. Our ship is not an icebreaker, so the captain choses routes that minimize ice travel. I think he is being super cautious because this boat almost didn't make it into the Northwest Passage and had to be escorted by a Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker for part of the way.
Both the desert conditions and the lack of ice surprised me. Like many people, I thought the Arctic would be more like Antarctica, but with polar bears running all over. I learned to look for and appreciate the small things—Arctic willow, saxifrage, wintergreen, lichen, and Arctic mushrooms.
Someone spotted a few musk ox, so we spent most of our hike trying to get a closer look. Most of us started calling them musk dots because all we could ever see were some dark dots on the horizon. Even with magnification, it wasn't possible to identify them definitively. We were definitely scraping to find mammals although we did encounter a few birds. Most of the migration was over. It seemed the animals had moved on as well.
I saw a number of dead things—birds, a fox head (below), vertebrae, and discarded antlers. There was also evidence of the goose migration—feathers and lots of poop. At this time of year, Jenny Lind was desolate.
At one point I looked back at the ship, which was situated such that it looked as if it was grounded and abandoned. It reminded me of the many explorers who overwintered in the Arctic. To make any progress looking for a northwest passage or other resources, expedition ships committed to several-year journeys. At this latitude long summer days turn to long winter nights and impassable icy oceans. The ships, beset with ice, and their crew would sit and wait.
A Sea Day: Learning Lots and Hearing Rumors
The Northwest Passage, Day 2
At 8:30 AM the mellifluous voice of our expedition leader, Jason Edmunds, drifted out of the speaker in our cabin. "Good morning. Good morning Ocean Endeavour." Then he told us our position (latitude and longitude) and reminded us of what we were to do next, which was eat breakfast. Then he ended our wake-up call with a pithy quote.
"Travel is more than seeing sights; it's a change that goes deep and permanent in the idea of living." – Miriam Beard
Today turned out to be a sea day—steaming through Coronation Gulf. Our onboard marine biologist, Pierre Richard, said that this part of the ocean is too shallow to support the nutrients necessary to attract marine mammals and birds. So even though I went out on deck to look for wildlife, I found none. Just a flat sunny landscape for most of the day. The Adventure Canada staff kept us busy indoors with lots of talks.
Thirty-nine people make up the Adventure Canada (AC) staff. These are people responsible for the trip, not the ship. (The ship crew is a completely different company that leases the ship and crew: cabin staff, stewards, cooks, engineering, navigation, and so on.) The AC staff are talented people—a botanist, Inuit culturists, geologists, photographers, artists, musicians, an ornithologist, marine biologists, high Arctic adventurers, archeologists, a land claim specialist, naturalists, writers, historian, a medic, and a cruise director. Many of these people are also certified Zodiac drivers. Another subset are trained to monitor for polar bears and deter a bear if necessary (they carry guns with rubber and real bullets).
Today I learned about:
Polar bear safety
Archeology sites and how to behave around them
An introduction to Inuit culture by Susie Evyagotailak, an educator, language consultant, and amazing beader.
An introduction to the birds of the arctic by Judy Kennedy, who was with the Canadian Wildlife Service for 30 years.
An account of a trip taken by Mike Beedel (http://www.mikebeedellphoto.ca/), an extreme adventurer, photographer, and guide.
The History of the Franklin Expedition and the Search for the Erebus & Terror given by a guest from Parks Canada—the woman who manages the Erebus & Terror archeological sites.
My brain was full by the end of the day! I learned a lot, but when the bar staff passed out champagne for the evening Captain's welcome, I was ready for it. And even more happy that the after-dinner program was a concert by on-board musician Mashall Dane.
During the day rumors were floating around that we might be the first ever visitors to the H.M.S. Erebus site. Both the Parks Canada and the AC staff were buzzing with electricity. They wanted to talk about it, but they didn't want to disappoint us. Parks Canada chose Adventure Canada as the beta testers for visits to the Erebus. But over the past few years the ship made five unsuccessful attempts due to poor weather conditions. Would this sixth attempt be successful?
This is a 3-D printed model of the Erebus wreck, as reconstructed from imaging files. The guide to the image is below.
The H.M.S. Erebus wreck, discovered in September 2014 after having gone missing in August 1845, sits at the bottom of the sea near the hamlet of Gjøa Haven. The visit, if it was to happen, would be to the archeological barge Qiniqtiryuaq that sits over the wreck as well as to the R.V. David Thompson, the research vessel where the scientists stay during their short research season. We were still two days away from the location. The weather forecast wasn't promising. Stay tuned!
Arriving Above the Arctic Circle
The cruise through the Northwest Passage started in Kugluktuk, a remote hamlet in Nunavut, Canada located above the Arctic Circle. Kugluktuk is neither accessible by road nor does it have a deep port capable of berthing our ship. Kugluktuk does not have regular air service, but it does have an air strip. So my journey began in a chartered AVRO RJ85/RJ100 turbo prop from Calgary.
We drew the short straw in that we were assigned to flight 1 with a 5:00 AM lineup for check in. After security we waited at the gate until boarding time.
After about two hours of flying (and being fed breakfast on the plane) we landed in Yellowknife to fuel up and empty the lavatories. We weren't allowed to leave the plane during this time. We had a limited view of Yellowknife both from the air and the stopover, but due to the gold and diamond mining, and wilderness activities, it was bigger than I expected. After about 45 minutes or so, we took off for Kugluktuk, about an hour flight.
Located at the mouth of the Coppermine River in the territory of Nunavut, Kugluktuk was renamed as such in 1996. Nunavut was separated from the Northwest Territories in 1999. A little over 1,400 people live in Kugluktuk. Although it has had a record high in the 80's F, the average high in August is in the mid-50's F.
When we arrived at the Kugluktuk airport, I understood why there was a need for the earlier tech stop. There is really nothing there. The terminal is a small building that can't fit many people. The restrooms can't handle the crowds.
Rideshare businesses like Lyft are non-existent, as is public transportation. Our expedition leaders arranged for a school bus to shuttle people from the airport to the Kugluktuk community center, but many of us chose to walk.
The day was cold, hovering around freezing, with a slight wind and an occasional snow flurry. It was a good day for a brisk walk. The airport was in the outskirts of town, so we walked past meadows and got a good view of the ship.
It would be our home for the next 17 days. There she sat, in the water, waiting for us. It would be some time before we could board. The ship had to clean up from the last guests and ready the cabins for us.
Being above the tree line, the vegetation is all short. Once in town there isn't much of it, as dirt roads and simple homes make up the landscape. The social center of town is the community center. It houses regional offices and a large multi-use auditorium where people can gather for dances, sports, and other social activities.
The townspeople were friendly, smiling, and talkative both during our walk through town and in the community center. The town seems mainly to populated by Inuit, although we met a non-Inuit couple and their giant white dog who had recently moved there.
The town welcomed us to the community center where we could get coffee and outfitted with our blue Adventure Canada coats. Many townspeople set up talbes to sell handicrafts—children's clothing, mittens, and other items. They also invited us to visit the cultural center next door.
When the ship was ready, they radioed for us to meet at the dock where Zodiacs would ferry us to the ship. But first we were given a lesson in Zodiac safety, including what to do if someone falls into the cold waters. The transfer process was slow because each passenger and their carry ons had to be searched and passports checked upon embarkation. Our checked bags arrived later, as they went through the ferrying and searching process separately.
After embarking, we were immediately send to the dining hall to eat, as our schedule was a bit off. After lunch we went to our room to relax and wait for luggage.
About 16:00 we had a short briefing about the ship in the main Nautilus Lounge. We were sent to our rooms to await the call for the Abandon Ship drill. The drill took awhile to go through, making me wonder if we'd actually make it off in a real disaster given the time that the roll call took.
Although this photo makes light of the drill, a few years ago, a ship on this same route struck a rock and had to be evacuated.
After the drill, we went back to the room to settle in again before the Inuit welcoming ceremony. Ten Inuit people participated in the ceremony. After an Inuit blessing, one of the Inuk woman lit the Qulliq, a traditional Inuit lamp. That was followed by a drum dance. What a great way to start a voyage!
As the sun set, we pulled out of Coronation Bay and steamed on to our next destination.
Ocean Endeavour


GEORGINIO WIJNALDUM reckons Rafa Benitez pushed him towards Liverpool.
The Newcastle midfielder joined the Reds in a £25million deal over the weekend.
Tottenham and Everton expressed an interest in the Dutchman before he became Jurgen Klopp's seventh summer acquisition.
And Wijnaldum has explained his old boss Benitez, who formerly managed Liverpool, wanted him to stay, but he didn't stand in his way.
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New research confirms that exercising with a personal trainer will make people fitter, stronger and increase their lean body mass more effectively than if they work out in an exercise facility or club on their own.
The research paper, 'Effect of Supervised, Periodised Exercise Training versus Self-Directed Training on Lean Body Mass (LBM) and other Fitness Variables in Health Club Members', conducted by a team of researchers at the University of California Los Angeles (UCLA) set out to "confirm whether fitness club members who exercise with a PT in the fitness club setting obtain superior results compared with self-directed training".
The recent randomised study was of men, aged 30-44 years, who were members of a single Southern California fitness club.
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The research has been seized upon by New Zealand Register of Exercise Professionals (NZREPs), who issued a statement that read "we all know someone who has worked with a personal trainer and achieved results far greater than expected, and wondered how much the trainer contributed to the success.
"We also know that there is a wealth of exercise information available online, in magazines and from other exercisers that is a cheaper way to get exercise advice. After all, even some famous internationally recognised fitness professionals have their information online ready for us to watch and learn.
"Anyone who has worked with an exercise professional understands that a personal trainer offers much more than just exercise advice and company during a workout. An experienced, educated and encouraging trainer will offer lifestyle coaching, time management and support on staying motivated. A registered personal trainer will also be able to tailor each exercise session to your individual needs, fitness and exercise levels, and health and injury history. Your workouts will be safe and effective.
"But it is results that we most often use to measure success. 'How much weight did I lose? ' 'How much stronger am I?' Until now there has been a lack of reliable studies done to actually measure the effectiveness of training at an exercise facility or club alone, versus working with a personal trainer, so it has been difficult to measure just how valuable the investment is.
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The findings follow a recent New Zealand Ministry of Health guide, 'Going to the Gym', that aims to ensure New Zealanders make safe and well informed choices when choosing a gym or personal trainer.
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An Overview of Kurdistan
I'm currently visiting Iraq -- more specifically, the Kurdish portion of Iraq often referred to as Kurdistan. Kurdistan literally means land of the Kurds and traditionally covers a large area contained within modern Turkey, Iran, and Iraq (see map -- click to enlarge). Of all the Kurds in the region, only Kurds in the autonomous region of northern Iraq have achieved a measure of political independence. This independence was achieved in the aftermath of the first Gulf War.
The international community was empathetic to Iraqi Kurd autonomy because of the treatment they had received under Arab Baathist rule. To better understand how this empathy and autonomy came about, I have drawn the following information from numerous sources.
The Baathist party came to power following a 1968 coup. The Kurdish struggle for independence goes back centuries and these efforts flew in the face of the Baathist government's desire to secure power throughout Iraq. As a result, it started a campaign to end the longstanding Kurdish insurrection. Internal government power struggles and tensions with Iran stalled the campaign. In addition, the Soviet Union, principal supplier of weapons for Iraq, pressured the Baathist government to come to terms with Mustafa Barzani, leader of the insurrection. A peace plan was announced in March 1970 which provided for broader Kurd autonomy, but it was a pill too bitter for the Baathists to swallow.
Instead of implementing the peace plan, the government started an Arabization program in the oil rich regions of Kirkuk and Khanaqin. Baathist leadership eventually consolidated power and, in 1972, it concluded a treaty of friendship with the Soviet Union. It also ended its isolation within the Arab world. The Kurds, skeptical that the peace agreement would be implemented, relied on the Iranian military for support. This arrangement increased tensions between both Iran and Iraq and the Iraqi government and the Kurds.
The result was a new Iraqi offensive against the Kurds in 1974 which pushed them close to the Iranian border. Believing it had the upper hand Iraq offered to satisfy longstanding Iranian demands in return for an end to its aid to the Kurds. Iran and Iraq reached a comprehensive settlement in March 1975 known as the Algiers Pact. The agreement left the Kurds friendless and helpless as Tehran cut supplies to the Kurdish movement, which quickly collapsed. The Iraqi government rapidly extended its control over the Kurdish region and continued its Arabization program by moving Arabs to the oil fields in Kurdistan. Kurdish guerillas continued to attack Iraqi forces and, as a result, 600 Kurdish villages were burned down and around 200,000 Kurds were deported to the other parts of the country in 1978 and 1979.
Peace between Iran and Iraq also did not last. During the Iran-Iraq War, the government implemented anti-Kurdish policies and a de facto civil war broke out. Iraq was widely-condemned by the international community, but was never seriously punished for oppressive measures, including the use of chemical weapons against the Kurds, which resulted in thousands of deaths. From 1987 to 1989, the Iraqi army carried out a genocidal campaign against Kurds that included: the widespread use of chemical weapons, the wholesale destruction of some 2,000 villages, and slaughter of around 50,000 rural Kurds. Kurdish sources report the number of dead to be greater than 182,000.
In 1991, following Saddam Hussein's embarrassing loss to coalition forces which forced him out of Kuwait, the Kurds took heart and revolted. Saddam Hussein acted swiftly and ruthlessly. His actions created a massive humanitarian crisis and Kurds fled to the hills in the dead of winter without proper clothing, housing, or food. Concerns for Safety of Kurdish refugees was reflected in the United Nations Security Council Resolution 688 which gave birth to a safe haven, in which allied air power protected a Kurdish zone inside Iraq. Following several bloody clashes between Iraqi forces and Kurdish troops, an uneasy and shaky balance of power was reached, and the Iraqi government withdrew its military and other personnel from the region in October 1991. At the same time, Iraq imposed an economic blockade over the region, reducing its oil and food supplies. The region thus gained de facto independence, being ruled by the two principal Kurdish parties – the Kurdish Democratic Party and the Patriotic Union of Kurdistan – outside the control of Baghdad. The region has its own flag and National Anthem.
Following some internecine fighting, the Kurds finally achieved a measure of peace. The result of autonomy and peace in Kurdistan has been a minor economic miracle, especially considering Iraq is embroiled in war. The Kurdistan region's economy is dominated by the oil industry, agriculture and tourism (yes -- tourism!). For some Iraqis, Kurdistan has become a vacation spot where they can escape the civil war in the south. Due to relative peace in the region it has a more developed economy in comparison to other parts of Iraq. No U.S. personnel have been killed in Kurdistan since the fall of Saddam Hussein (although southern regions of Kurdistan are still subject to some violence).
In areas from which Kurd refugees once fled, Iraqi refugees now flow. According to The Economist, Kurdistan's banking sector is severely underdeveloped and incapable of dealing with the economic boom. Most people believe that this economic boom can only continue if Kurdistan gains control of Kirkuk and the oil reserves that surround it. Two fully operational international airports operate out of Iraqi Kurdistan. Shops in the major cities display a broad array of imported items, ranging from modern electrical appliances to general products imported from Iran and Turkey. Most importantly, people are able to go about their business in safety. The calm and security have enabled the Kurds to continue to develop their economy at a faster pace than the rest of Iraq. True as all this is, the Kurdish economy still has a long way to go. The regional infrastructure is in urgent need of development, and foreign investment is still limited.
One of the purposes of my trip is to understand how Enterra Solutions can help. I am learning what kind of products and services are available, what challenges businesses face, and I am making an assessment about what can be done to overcome these challenges. Helping the Kurds achieve even greater prosperity can serve as an example of what is possible. Hope is in short supply throughout much of Iraq right now and hope is what a prosperous Kurdistan can provide the rest of the country.
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Salads really do not have to be boring! Even pasta salads don't have to be plain or tasteless, and you don't have to just cover your salads in a processed dressing that will just take the flavour away from your food!
The best thing about cooking (apart from eating the final masterpiece) is experimenting! I love working out what would go well together in a dish, with most of the time not putting much thought into it, just looking in my fridge/cupboard/freezer to see what I could make.
Here is the recipe for my Mediterranean Style Pasta Salad, with Tuna. Seen on my Instagram a couple of weeks ago. Perfect light summer lunch.
Now with this dish you can literally make as much as you want, or as little as you want. Its completely up to you on the measurements as you can share this with others, keep it cold in your fridge for the next day, or just make a small bowl of it for yourself.
Bring some water to boil in a pan and add the pasta, cook for about 10-15 mins or until its right for you. In this dish I used an organic spinach pasta, but you can use whatever one you like.
Meanwhile, whilst the pasta cooks, chop the sun dried tomatoes and olives in half and put in a bowl. Open a tin of tuna, I prefer to use tuna thats in spring water or the no drain tuna (its less messy!). Put half of the tuna into the bowl with the sun dried tomatoes and olives.
When the pasta is cooked, drain and add into the bowl. Mix with the tuna, tomatoes and olives and then add the rocket. Add a drizzle of olive oil and mix it all together with your hands or a spoon.
To finish, sprinkle the feta and pine nuts on top, add a little black pepper and if you like some more olive oil, just a small drizzle.
Easy, quick, simple, and so tasty!


Two states—Colorado and South Carolina—forged a relationship with noted child maltreatment prevention researcher Deborah Daro and a team from the Chapin Hall Center for Children at the University of Chicago to frame and develop an approach to child abuse and neglect prevention planning. Recognizing that many states could benefit from this work, the Children's Bureau's Office on Child Abuse and Neglect (CB/OCAN) provided funding to Chapin Hall through CANTASD to develop a framework for prevention planning that would be useful to all states. The resulting document, Child Maltreatment Prevention: A Planning Framework for Action, provides a comprehensive guide to prevention planning at state and local levels.
The following resources are included in the Framework document, but are also provided here as easily sharable tools and handouts.


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October 14, a new appointment with the series of walks in Liguria in the territory of La Spezia, organized by DoInItaly with Spezzino Vero and the Pennato Guides: to discover the cliffs overlooking the sea of Muzzerone.
The white glow of the Muzzerone wall stands out on the Riviera between Portovenere and the Cinque Terre. But with the name Muzzerone, perhaps of Etruscan origin, we identify a wider area of hills and cliffs that in Roman times were crossed by a road, called in fact "Etruscan". The route started from Le Grazie to reach Sella Derbi, join the small settlements of the Tramonti to half-way up and go up to the hamlets around Montenero, roughly along the current Via dei Santuari towards Genoa.
Our walk to Muzzerone starts following this track.
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Is it possible to see the whole world in one glance? How you do it?
According to the English naturalist F. W. C. Trafford yes: in 1869 he told of having had this extraordinary vision, called Amphiorama, right from Monte della Castellana, a height with an unparalleled view of the islands of the Gulf of Poets and the cliffs of Muzzerone. Nobody believed the story of the scholar, yet it remains fascinating, it is worth trying!
So the locals call the golden grapes of the first rows facing the sun, the best, those to which to entrust the success of the so-called "reinforced" wine (do not ever call it Sciacchetrà, although the winemaking process is very similar).
In the terraces of Persico, Albana, Chioso, Schiara, traditionally inhabited during the periods necessary for viticulture operations, we walk embracing a panorama of sea and land that defines in its superb hardness the shy and laborious nature of the ancient Ligurian populations, even if Campiglia's population is told to have descended from Arab exiles fleeing after the defeat of the Crusades around the year 1000.
Houses in Schiara on the Tramonti crest In Campiglia, the refreshment and suspended hammocks on the breathtaking panorama of the Piccoloblù mark the half of the route, which from here returns to the Muzzerone.
Mandrachia is a portoro marble quarry, a typical local dark-colored rock that has been extracted here since Roman times, located under the heights of Muzzerone. An unprecedented place for an aperitif based on local wine to be enveloped by the sunset and the unique atmosphere of these places.
Itinerary on marked trails and mule tracks.
Tickets: Via Rattazzi 32, La Spezia, Monday to Friday from 9.00 to 13.00 (or other times on request).
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La Spezia, one of Charles Dickens's "Pictures from Italy"


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TiD x G2 Gallery present: Genevieve Artadi and Jon Rowden Group
The G2 Gallery
Tear It Down Los Angeles | Orange County is an artistic community of musicians that wants to change how we interact with our listeners and audiences. We are Southern California's source for modern-creative, progressive, forward-thinking and genre-blurring music.
The G2 Gallery is an award winning nature and wildlife photography gallery that facilitates change by bringing attention to environmental issues through the power of photographic art.
Jon Rowden Group is a new instrumental quartet that smashes through traditional walls between form and freedom. The band consists of Jonathan Rowden (sax, electronics), Ryan Pryor (piano, electronics), James Yoshizawa (drums, percussion) and Chris Hon (bass) and it features original compositions and improvisations. jonathanrowden.bandcamp.com
Genevieve Artadi is the front-woman for the electronic pop groups Pollyn and Knower and has recently released her solo album "genevieve lalala". Her group consists of Genevieve Artadi (vocals), Sean Fitzpatrick (drums), Erik Carlson (guitar), Sam Wilkes (bass), Vicky Nguyen (keys, vocals) and Aya Toyoshima (background vocals). genevieveartadi.bandcamp.com
The G2 Gallery (View)
1503 Abbot Kinney Blvd
Music > All Ages
Music > Experimental
Music > Indie
Music > Jazz
Music > Singer/Songwriter
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Little Willie is in for a treat!
When I looked at Little Willie's back tyre the other day I realised it was a bit worn...!
"Thass too much skiddin' to a halt, that is!" Little Willie reminded me, as the rear brake can be quite sharp! And, with the MoT due in a week or two, I knew I had to do something about it.
Going on eBay I found a 300-18 rear tyre for £24.95 (P&P £6.99) so I ordered one yesterday afternoon. Imagine my surprise at 08:03 this morning when the tyre rolled up on my doorstep - well, carried by the Royal Mail man! What excellent service, I thought.
I're bin smartened up fur the Joobillee!
"Hello, my bewties, thass Little Willie hare - an' I hatta tell ya the Boy Albie hev hoolly smartened me up he hev - called it 'tricoleartin' he did. Now I'm fit to see the Queen I am, jist need a foo flags hare an' thare then I'll be as smart as har golf cooch I reckun."
Yes, Little Willie seemed really pleased when I decided to finish her tank with some gold coach-lining (well, not exactly painted on, but with pin-stripes I bought from my friend Matt at Wymondham Motorists' Centre.
"Moind yew, ole paartner, I did git a bit flummoxed when Boy Albie started undoin' me nuts an' tearkin' me tank orf! Then he drearned orl me petril out an' started t'heat me tank wi' a hare-drier! Thass enuff ter mearke ut blow up, wunt ut? I wuz hoolly glad he wuz in the workshop an' I wuz in the gardin. I didnt watta go up in flearmes even if the silly bugger did!"
After warming the tape it softened enough to go round the sharp bends at the front and back of the tank, and the end result gained us some really positive comments - as well as looking really good! It's more of an antique gold pinstripe, rather than being too yellow, and just finishes the tank off nicely.
"I'm hoolly proud, I am, I kin hold me handlebars high wherever I go now... if I bump inta the Queen next week, I reckun I could be in for a noighthood! Boy Albie dunt know what orl the fuss is about, arter orl, he shood know as Her Majesty's accession ter har throne wuz on his barthdear when he wuz eleven - thass when har farther, King George VI died in Sandrinum. Moind yew, Boy Albie reckun that got him the rest a the dear orf skewl that did! Moind how yew go, tergether!"
Eddie takes Hughie's Bantam for a spin!
As Eddie was a Bantamite from earlier days Hughie offered him a ride, which was readily accepted. Pausing only to light a roll-up, Eddie kick-started the bike and was soon speeding away up the drive towards the main road. At one point we wondered if the brakes would work, but Eddie stopped easily before turning around in the lane and speeding back towards Hughie and I.
Apparently, the test report from Eddie included the words 'brakes are OK, even the front' and was embellished with some more-colourful adjectives unprintable here!
Hughie still much to be do to his Bantam before it give Little Willie a run for its money on the road, as the wiring needs sorting, as do the lights etc. But at least Hughie's bike is a good runner! Well done, bor, yew're done hoolly well, yew hev!
... and off he went, burbling up the drive and back again, taking care to remember which foot was which as he'd been more used to riding Kwackers in the past! Try an emergency stop on a Bantam, forget which foot to use, and you could find yourself changing down rather suddenly and taking a dive over the handlebars. Hughie didn't have those problems though... he just kept going, leaving Eddie and I standing there open-mouthed with surprise.
As you will recall from an earlier blog I let Little Willie suffer from fuel starvation on Saturday (ran out of petroil!). When I took a can to get a gallon from the filling station I didn't put the usual amount of oil in as I'd almost run out of that as well! I had been putting two measures of oil per gallon (a metal measure is fitted under my fuel cap). I guess, on this occasion, I put in one and a quarter measures. Would that be enough, I wondered? Or will the piston nip up? However, I have to report that the bike seems much nippier (what for a Bantam?) than usual. I've calculated that the petrol/oil ratio must be somewhere in the region of 32 to 1. Anyone else anything to add, please?
Little Willie is gaspin' for a drink!
Oh dear, oh dear, oh dear! Dare I admit it? Something happened this morning that had never, ever, happened before! My Little Willie made me look such a fool... and in front of Hughie and Eddie too...! But what was it? Well, let me start at the beginning.
First thing this morning it began to rain and was a bit chilly so I went out with Nicole (in case I haven't told you about her before she's Mme Clio! we went and did our shopping (I mean mine!) in my favourite store (Waity's) then came home.
But Eddie beat me to it with his diagnosis (having had a Bantam himself): "Outta petrol!" he declared. "I know that sound, when it just peters out...! Was my face red? I'll say.
They offered to run me home in the van, to collect some petrol, but as they were rather busy fitting a gearbox I gratefully declined. Then I walked home, collected a can, went to Waity's, bought a gallon, drove back to the garage, and filled her up. And she started first kick!
Eddie followed me home in the Hughie's van and took me back to the garage again to save my feet, which was very kind of them. Thank you, both! I'll try not to make the same mistake again!
Little Willie's mate still poorly!
I went to see Hughie yesterday morning to see how he was getting on with his D14/4 (it's a late model with the central plug). Unfortunately, it's not quite ready to fire up yet, although it should be ready to start in a week or so.
Hughie has replaced the spring cup (90-40) and also fitted a heavy-duty primary chain (old number 90-134), and is just awaiting a chain tensioner before replacing the side cover and refitting the kick-start and gear change levers, then replace the silencer etc. Of course, if you're getting confused, BSA never fitted a tensioner to the primary chain, but this is something recently available and sounds a good idea!
After a rather inclement week - and that's putting it mildly - I was able to get out with my Little Willie and went to see how Hughie was getting on with his D14/4 engine rebuild.
At first it had looked like all that was needed was a new kick-start spring (which we duly fitted), but then Hughie discovered the primary chain (90-134) was badly worn and had cut into the crankcase. Unfortunately, that meant a bit of a wait for the chain to be posted to him. He also discovered the spring cup (90-40) into which a spring (90-39) locates - the one behind the starter pinion (90-177) - so that meant another delay getting a replacement from Rex (Rex Caunt Racing). Hughie says he hopes to have it 'up and running' by next weekend. Watch this space!


Hair loss is a natural part of aging, but it can be accelerated by certain things. The average person typically sheds around 100 hairs per day. Although the body naturally regenerates these hairs, it becomes harder to do so as age increases. Every strand of hair rests in a cavity in the skin called a follicle. Hair loss occurs when hair follicles shrink over time, causing thinner, shorter hair. There are numerous causes of hair loss, including lifestyle factors like stress and poor diet. Keep reading to learn more about the common causes of hair loss.
Stress is a primary cause of hair loss in both men and women. According to some studies, when you have a really stressful event, it can shock the hair cycle, pushing more hair into the shedding phase.
Changes in estrogen and testosterone levels can cause hair loss. Testosterone causes hair follicles to shrink, so when estrogen levels drop during menopause, testosterone and androgen levels can spike, resulting in hair loss.
As previously mentioned, hair follicles shrink over time. Consequently, after natural shedding occurs, there is little to no regrowth to replace the lost hair.
Having a family history of premature balding increases the risk of experiencing hair loss at an early age. Hair loss related to genetics is known as androgenetic alopecia and according to The American Academy of Dermatology, it is the most common cause of hair loss. The gene can be inherited from either your mother's or father's side of the family, though you're more likely to have it if both of your parents had hair loss.
What you eat is of vital importance to how you look and feel. Eating fried, salty foods high in saturated fats is commonly linked to hair loss, acne, and obesity.
Living a sedentary lifestyle is a common cause of hair loss, as well as excessive stress and even depression.
Frequent use of hot tools, harsh chemical treatments, and dyeing can accelerate hair loss. Heat and chemicals weaken the hair, causing it to break and fall out.
Hair loss is, unfortunately, a natural part of aging. It affects both men and women, and can occur as early as your 20s. It is important to be aware of the common causes of hair loss so that you can avoid them. Helpful prevention methods include exercising regularly, reducing stress, and eating healthy. These treatment methods are inexpensive, easy to do at home, and offer other benefits like increased energy and improved mood. Click on the following link to read find alternative treatments for hair loss.
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Many people around the world have acquired a habit of pumping up their adrenaline a bit more over the Halloween season. There are a number of movies, both traditional and really new ideas set to rock your Halloween to extreme horror. The movies highlighted here are mainly adult movies. So if you have children around home, be sure to find something else for them. The movies sampled here would be peaked to high for the younger people. However they can be handled by those of 20 years and above.
One of the movies on card is the Frontieres. There is an increasing public liking for French movies. The French seem to have perfected the art of horror movies over the time. With this one on the set, be sure to run scared in this season. It is terrific entertainment. In Frontieres you get to be treated to a gang of robbers making an escape attempt to the countryside .While on their way, they walk right into the heart of terror. They meet a Neo-Nazi gang; more sadistic and brutal. What ensues is what one would call the extremes of horror. The evil that is unveiled is beyond description.
Another good horror movie is the Toby Wilkins' Splinter. In this new release, car-jackers get hold of a couple and take off with them. While on their way to a hide- out, they stop at a fuelling station to purchase supplies. To their shock and horror too, they are suddenly subjects of a mysterious creature from the woods. This movie is a cleverly scripted story. It is meticulously rehearsed and the effect simply ticks horror at the core of your being. It is one subtle sci-fi one would love to watch many times over; especially during the Halloween season. The movie plays around the typical human fears of isolation and the anxiety about the unknowns in life.
Off the shelves of the golden oldies; meet Poltergeist. In this horror, poltergeists haunt a family until they high jack them and begin to take them to unknown destination to the chagrin of the family members. The poltergeists attempt an escape with the family. They make a deliberate effort to keep the family as sane as can be before they get to their set destination. The movie stars Craig T Nelson. This horror is one that keeps you on the edge, both literally and emotionally. It's a portent golden oldie that you would certainly want to watch again.
If you have viewed the three movies mentioned earlier in this article, you can try out The Exorcists. You possibly have heard about it. The exorcist was made way back in 1973. Nonetheless, do not be deceived by the time factor. This movie still stands tall in the league of horror movies. It is perhaps one of the scariest of all the horror movies you will possibly watch. Several generations down the line but it still sells impressively. The movie revolves around the occult and the devil. It details the story of a young girl possessed with demons and the subsequent effort to rid her of her tribulations by the priests requested to do the same by the family members. The gist of the story is bound to keep these movies in high demand for a long time to come. The intrigues of this movie can be compared to the Poltergeist.
A group of friends set out to the woods to search for the Blair Witch. It was the biggest indie horror movie until Paranormal Activity. It was big, not only because of the sales it recorded but that the quality of its display was also considered superb.