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11-Day Itineraries
Peru & Bolivia Highlights: Machu Picchu, Titicaca Lake & Uyuni Salt Flats - 11 Days
Experience the rich culture, tastes, and history across Peru and Bolivia during this exciting 11-day trip. Start in the imperial city of Cusco in Peru, where you'll visit ancient temples and religious sites that speak to its incredible history, then pop by the San Pedro Market for local produce and treats. Explore the Sacred Valley and see the ruins of Machu Picchu. Cross the border into Bolivia and explore the city of La Paz, then spend the next three days touring the Uyuni Salt Flats and all its wonders. Wrap up your journey with a catamaran cruise to the city of Puno and a scenic drive accompanied by llamas through the Andes.
Discover ancient Inca ruins and culture in Cusco
Be dazzled by the beauty of the Sacred Valley
Delve into the secrets of Machu Picchu's ruins
Take unbelievable pictures at Uyuni Salt Flats
Board a catamaran and cruise on Lake Titicaca
Day 1 Arrive in Lima & Cusco: Free day Cusco
Day 2 Cusco History Tour Cusco
Day 3 Explore the Sacred Valley: Chinchero - Moray - Maras - Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes Aguas Calientes
Day 4 Machu Picchu Excursion Cusco
Day 5 Cusco to La Paz La Paz
Day 6 Uyuni Salt Flats Tour Day 1/3 San Juan
Day 7 Uyuni Salt Flats Tour Day 2/3 Huayllajara
Day 8 Uyuni Salt Flats Tour Day 3/3 La Paz
Day 9 Sun Island By Catamaran & Arrive in Puno Puno
Day 10 Cultural Sillustani & Llama Trek Lima
Day 11 Depart Peru
Day 1: Arrive in Lima & Cusco: Free day
The city of Cusco
This morning, you will arrive in Lima and transfer to the airport to catch your flight to Cusco. Cusco is the former capital of the Inca empire, which reigned from the 13th to 16th centuries after conquering the Killke settlement in the same location.
Remember that you will be 11,000 ft (3,352 m) above sea level, so take it easy and remember to drink lots of water. Since Cusco was designed by the Incas as a city for walking, start your exploration of the narrow stone alleyways on foot. Take a walk through the plaza—if the weather is beautiful, it's a perfect place to sit on a balcony and have a cup of coca tea while adjusting to the elevation.
Suggested activities include:
See the Cathedral, the most imposing monument in the central Plaza de Armas and a repository for Cusco's colonial art. Its construction lasted for almost 100 years, beginning in 1560 and ending in 1654.
Discover the elaborate Puca Pucara ruins—an architectural complex of alleged military use with multiple plazas, baths, aqueducts, walls, and towers. It is believed that the entourage of the Incan emperor used it while he stayed at Tambomachay, the elaborate estate and baths nearby.
Explore San Blas, an old bohemian quarter famous for its picturesque white walls, blue doors, and creative artisan community.
Eat lunch at a local Peruvian restaurant and sample local flavors and cooking techniques—crackling pork, pickled vegetables, seasonal flavors, bread baked in earthen ovens, roasted vegetables, and sweet donuts make for a delicious and filling meal.
Day 2: Cusco History Tour
View of Cusco's Plaza de Armas
Today's tour will begin at the local San Pedro Market. The locals shop at this market every day in order to stock up on produce and groceries making this market experience as authentic as Peru gets. The market is located indoors and includes many different food stalls and vendors. Be sure to try their endless selection of fresh fruit smoothies, which are the perfect refreshing treat.
From the market, you will head to the most important temple of the Inca Empire, the Sun Temple, known as Qoricancha. Here, you can observe detailed and intact architecture, and within the temple, you will see smaller temples dedicated to the moon, rainbow, stars, lightning, and thunder, among others.
From Qoricancha, you will walk to an important religious site called Sacsayhuaman, which features immense stones. Although the site was religious, the Spanish considered it a military fortress because of its location and the way it was built. After your tour, head back to your hotel for some rest.
Day 3: Explore the Sacred Valley: Chinchero - Moray - Maras - Ollantaytambo - Aguas Calientes
This morning you will depart to the town of Chinchero, which the Inca believed to be the birthplace of the rainbow. In this typical Andean village you can see extensive Inca terracing and some pretty colonial-era churches. The town is also known for its weaving studios—you'll have a chance to see the weavers producing handmade products.
From Chinchero, you'll continue to Moray, an incredible complex of stone amphitheaters developed by the Inca. While the exact reason for the construction of this site remains unknown, historians believe the Inca constructed in order to experiment with crop production in different micro-climates.
From Moray, you will continue to Salineras of Maras, an incredible patchwork of stone pools and paths developed by the Inca as a means to harvest salt.
In the afternoon, you will go to Ollantaytambo ruins, one of the few remaining places in the Sacred Valley that have retained its original Inca urban planning. Walk through the streets with Inca-era canals and view the ancient houses still in use today. Climb the agricultural terraces where you can enjoy an Inca's-eye-view of the valley. From the top, you'll be able to see some of the quarries from where the stone for Ollantaytambo was sourced. It's amazing to think how far these large stones were transported from, especially considering the Incas didn't have pack animals strong enough to carry them.
Finally, take the train to Aguas Calientes (Machu Picchu Town) for an overnight.
Day 4: Machu Picchu Excursion
Scenic views of Machu Picchu
Get an early start to beat the crowds and get the best views of the ancient ruins. From Aguas Calientes, it's an easy 25-minute bus ride up to the Machu Picchu ruins.
This 15th-century Inca citadel is located at 7,970 ft (2,430 m) and is a masterpiece of engineering that served as a sanctuary and retreat for the Inca Emperor Pachacutec and his royal court. Machu Picchu, which means "Old Mountain," is considered a World Heritage Site by UNESCO and one of the new Seven Wonders of the World.
Built as a seasonal residence for the Inca family, Machu Picchu was rarely home to more than 800 people, and during the royals' absence, a mere 100 servants would remain at the site to maintain the grounds. Machu Picchu was abandoned 100 years after construction and remained largely hidden to the outside world until the early 20th century.
Your guide will lead you around the site and explain the different buildings and curious corners of the building complex. Approximately one-third of the site has been reconstructed into its original structure, giving visitors a sense of the grandeur and artistry of the original citadel.
After the tour, you will have time to explore the citadel on your own, then take the bus back to Aguas Calientes and grab lunch in the picturesque town center. Connect to your train to Ollantaytambo and your connecting transfer back to your hotel in Cusco.
Day 5: Cusco to La Paz
The city of La Paz
Transfer to the airport for your flight to Bolivia. Today, you'll have your breath taken away at 12,000 ft (3,658 m) above sea level in La Paz. A colorful jumble of tradition and modernity where cholitas (Bolivian women in typical dress) travel in the world's most modern urban gondola system, this one-of-a-kind city is a travelers' favorite. You'll have time to explore the popular Witches' Market, where you can purchase medicinal herbs, and visit the San Francisco Cathedral, one of the oldest cathedrals in the city. You'll see the main square, Plaza Murillo, continuing onward to the southern neighborhoods and a fascinating geological anomaly called Moon Valley (Valle de la Luna) because of its bizarre, moon-like surface. End with a cable car ride, taking in panoramic views of La Paz.
Day 6: Uyuni Salt Flats Tour Day 1/3
Early in the morning, you will take your flight to Uyuni. Upon arrival at Uyuni, you will be transferred to the main offices, then take some time for breakfast.
First, you will visit the Train Cemetery to see the first locomotives in Bolivia, then head to Colchani to see handicrafts made of salt as well as the process of making domestic salt.
From here, you will enter the world's largest white salt desert. You'll be able to see Ojos del Sal—the outlets for subterranean rivers flowing from the inside, where the salt flat has particular acidic concentrations and is considered medicinal waters by the locals.
Next, you will visit the Salt Hotel (Salar de Uyuni) made completely of salt. From here, head to Incahuasi Island (Fish Island), where you will have time for a hike to the top of the island and see the Cactus Valley. Take some time to snap fun perspective- and proportion-distorted pictures with the giant cacti and rock formations made of petrified coral. Finally, enjoy the sunset.
Reflections in the water
Today you will visit the National Reserve of Andean Fauna Eduardo Avaró.
Start the day with a panoramic view of the Altiplano de Lipez, then continue your way surrounded by volcanoes, such as the Ollague Volcano. You'll also see some lagoons, including 'Cañapa' where you can spot some flamingos, 'Hedionda', and 'Chiarcota' where you will see a variety of birds and fauna.
From here, enter the Eduardo Avaroa National Reserve and visit the Desert of Siloli, considered the highest and driest desert in the world. Here, you'll be able to see the Stone Tree and other eroded rock formations. Afterward, you will arrive at the viewpoint of Laguna Colorada—a shallow salt lake with a spectacular setting, with the deep crimson lake a stark contrast to the clear blue sky and the white snow on the distant mountain. Here, you will be able to see three of the world's six species of flamingo.
The Green Lagoon
This day will start early today, around 5 am. You'll have an early breakfast, then start with a visit to Sol de Mañana Geyser. You'll walk alongside fumaroles and steaming craters filled with boiling pots of mud at 150-200 Cº. Continue to the open-air hot springs of Polques and take a bath in the healing waters.
Afterward, visit the Dali Desert, where Salvador Dali found inspiration for his work from the scattered boulders. Continue to the Green Lagoon, which sits at the foot of the big Licancabur and Juriques volcanoes.
Finally, head back to Uyuni, passing by the Valley of the Rocks, Villamar, and Alota. You'll arrive in Uyuni at approximately between 5 pm and 6 pm.
Day 9: Sun Island By Catamaran & Arrive in Puno
A catamaran cruise
Early in the morning, around 5:30 am Bolivia time, transfer to Copacabana Sanctuary for a brief guided visit. At the Copacabana harbor, you will board the catamaran cruise ship to sail to Sun Island, the birthplace of the Inca Empire. In this legendary island, you will visit the Inca Garden, Stairs, and Fountain.
The itinerary continues with a visit to the Inti Wata Cultural Complex which includes the underground Museums of Archeology and Anthropology, the Traditional Medicine and the Titikaka Reed Shipbuilders Display Centers, the Pachamama Agricultural Inca Terraces, a handicraft display, the Intica Lounge, and an exhibit of a variety of Andean camelids. The Inti Wata Cultural Complex is the main tourist attraction in Bolivia and includes a unique sailing experience onboard a huge Titicaca traditional reed vessel for a panoramic visit to the Pilkokaina Inca Palace.
Afterward, board the catamaran cruise again to sail back to Copacabana while enjoying a buffet lunch. From here, you'll transfer by land to the city of Puno, arriving around 7 pm.
Day 10: Cultural Sillustani & Llama Trek
Andean llamas
Start the day early and set off on a scenic drive to Atuncolla, accompanied by llamas as you walk through the lonely Andean landscape until you arrive at the light blue shimmering lagoon of Uyumayo. Cross the beautiful lagoon in traditional boats to reach the Necropolis Sillustani. The dead city from the pre-Inca period houses 90 monoliths that stand up to 49 ft (15 m) high, built of volcanic stone tombs.
Enjoy the unique panorama of the ancient tomb overlooking the Andes and the beautiful lagoon as the tour guide takes you through the necropolis and teaches you about the Inca and Aymara culture.
Afterward, head to Juliaca Airport for your flight to Lima.
Day 11: Depart Peru
Adios Peru!
Today is your last day in Peru! You will be met at your hotel for a transfer to the airport, where you will catch your international departure.
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Safe Fracking: The biggest "if" of all time
By Robert Jackson, MBA Candidate C17
I tuned in to listen to the State of the Union Address from President Obama, not out of naive belief that a politician will follow through on his word, but to gain a sense of direction in the political rhetoric. As I listened, I paused often to ponder points of interest throughout the speech. Whether you like him or not, Obama and his speech writers are a gifted team. I definitely found myself getting wrapped up in it — shouting at the screen as if it were the 49'ers in the Super Bowl. Things escalated quickly when he started talking about energy:
"One of the reasons why is natural gas. If extracted safely, it's the bridge fuel that can power our economy with less of the carbon pollution that causes climate change. (Applause.) "
"If extracted safely"? Flag on the play!
Let us backtrack for a quick minute and review what natural gas is. Natural gas is methane; a fossil fuel. Black carbon, carbon dioxide and methane are the main human-made contributors to greenhouse gases. Natural gas is extracted by a process called fracking, which involves injecting a cocktail of toxic chemicals and sand deep into the earth, potentially polluting the ground water. Once fractures take place to access the gas, the liquid chemicals are extracted and the flow back period begins — which can continue for several days. The flow back period at best releases hundreds of cubic feet of methane into the environment.
"…it's the bridge fuel that can power our economy with less of the carbon pollution that causes climate change."
Come on! Are the ref's paying attention here?
The natural gas (shale) lifecycle, including extraction, production, storage and distribution not only emits non-burned methane, but also black carbon as a byproduct of processing. Methane is 105 times more potent than carbon dioxide over a 20 year period — the worst of all greenhouse gases. Releasing black carbon and methane into the environment is not reducing carbon pollution that increases climate change, it is accelerating it. Proponents of natural gas will tell you that the industry is highly regulated, but studies are showing that 3% to 9% of shale gas never gets burned (it gets released into the environment).
Current state hydrofracturing regulations in conjunction with fracking techniques do not provide a bridge fuel to reduce climate change. Increasing natural gas production will accelerate climate change and is projected to push us over the "tipping point" by 2045.
"Businesses plan to invest almost a hundred billion dollars in new factories that use natural gas. I'll cut red tape to help states get those factories built and put folks to work, and this Congress can help by putting people to work building fueling stations that shift more cars and trucks from foreign oil to American natural gas. (Applause.)"
If we want to win the game of climate change, we have to petition politicians to change state policies and encourage businesses to invest in renewable energy, while divesting from fossil fuels. A recent study analyzed a plan to convert New York State's all-purpose (for electricity, transportation, heating/cooling and industry) energy infrastructure to one derived entirely from wind, water and sunlight generating — electricity and electrolytic hydrogen. It shows that the state of New York can meet their energy needs within 30 years using technology that exists today. Every state can do this with the support of its people.
"Meanwhile, my administration will keep working with the industry to sustain production and jobs growth while strengthening protection of our air, our water, our communities. And while we're at it, I'll use my authority to protect more of our pristine federal lands for future generations. (Applause.)"
Applause.
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After acknowledging they misidentified some of the men shown in an iconic image raising the U.S. flag at Iwo Jima during World War II, the Marines now say they were also mistaken in listing the names of those who raised an earlier flag amid intense fighting on the island.
In a statement Wednesday, the Marines said two men long thought to have participated in the first flag-raising on Feb. 23, 1945, were nearby but didn't actually help raise the flag. The accomplishment gave hope to troops engaged in the long, bloody battle on the island though it has long been overshadowed by the subsequent raising of a larger flag.
The acknowledgement came two months after the Marines announced the misidentification of one of the men who raised the second, larger flag at Iwo Jima. That flag-raising was captured by Associated Press photographer Joe Rosenthal, whose image was displayed on the front pages of newspapers across the country and was depicted in the Marine Corps War Memorial in Arlington, Virginia.
Despite early confusion about who erected the flags during a weekslong battle with Japanese forces, the Marines had for decades considered the matter settled. However, the issue arose again in November 2014, when the Omaha World-Herald published a story about two amateur histories who argued some of those who raised the second flag were misidentified, leading the Marines to investigate both flag-raisings.
That investigation revealed that Navy Pharmacist's Mate 2nd Class John Bradley, whose son later wrote the bestselling book "Flags of Our Fathers," was in the first flag-raising but not the second, as had long been thought. Another man was determined to have helped raise the second flag.
"Our history is important, and we owe it to our Marines and their families to ensure it is as accurate as possible," Marine Corps commandant General Robert B. Neller said in a statement. "After we reviewed the second flag raising and found inconsistencies, we wanted to take another look at the first flag-raising to make sure we had it correct."
The Marines now say Pfc. Louis C. Charlo and Pfc. James R. Michels weren't among the men who raised the first flag atop Mount Suribachi. The Marines say six other men handled that task but that Charlo and Michels were involved in the mission to scale the 554-foot mountain.
Charlo was part of a reconnaissance team that climbed the mountain, and he returned to the summit to provide security before the second flag was raised, according to the Marines.
Michels provided security during the first flag-raising and can be seen in photos afterward, with his rifle in his hands.
Although the first flag-raising initially received little publicity, it was watched closely by the thousands of American servicemen who were in the early days of a difficult invasion of Iwo Jima and could see the men scrambling up the mountain to raise the flag.
Capturing Iwo Jima was deemed essential because Japanese fighter planes based on the island were intercepting U.S. bombers and attacking American airfields.
Marines began the invasion Feb. 19, 1945, and fought for 36 days before taking complete control of the island. Nearly 7,000 Marines were killed and 20,000 were wounded. Nearly all of the 18,000 Japanese soldiers on Iwo Jima died in the fighting.


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New Textualism is ascendant. Elevated to prominence by the late Justice Antonin Scalia and championed by others like Justice Neil Gorsuch, the method of interpretation occupies an increasingly dominant place in American jurisprudence. Yet, this Comment argues the proponents of New Textualism acted unfairly to reach this lofty perch. To reach this conclusion, this Comment develops and applies a framework to evaluate the rhetoric behind New Textualism: the rhetorical canons of construction. Through the rhetorical canons, this Comment demonstrates that proponents of New Textualism advance specious arguments, declare other methods illegitimate hypocritically, refuse to engage with the merits of their opponents' arguments, and believe their method provides the best plain meaning.
Charlie D. Stewart, The Rhetorical Canons of Construction: New Textualism's Rhetoric Problem, 116 Mich. L. Rev. 1485 (2018).


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Arthur Saint-Léon
Photo by Bruno Braquehais of Maestro Arthur Saint-Léon. Paris, circa 1865
Arthur Saint-Léon (17 September 1821, in Paris – 2 September 1870) was the Maître de Ballet of St. Petersburg Imperial Ballet from 1859 until 1869 and is famous for creating the choreography of the ballet Coppélia.
2 The La Vivandière Pas de Six
3 Main Choreographies
He was born Charles Victor Arthur Michel in Paris, but was raised in Stuttgart, where his father was dance master for the court and the theatre ballet.[1] Saint-Léon was encouraged by his father, who had also been a dancer of the Paris Opéra Ballet, to study music and dance. Saint-Léon studied violin with Joseph Mayseder and Niccolò Paganini. At the same time, he studied ballet so he could perform both as violinist and dancer.
When he was 17 years old, he made his début as first demi-charactére dancer at the Théâtre de la Monnaie in Brussels. He started to tour across Europe dancing in Germany, Italy, England, obtaining a lot of success. In particular, the London audience, who did not like at that time to see men dancing on stage, liked him very much. He was much appreciated for his tours and his jumps. He was able to gain applause in every theatre he danced, and this was not very common in the Romantic Era, where the only star on stage was the Ballerina dancing en pointe.
When in Vienna, Saint-Léon could dance for the first time with Fanny Cerrito and from that very moment the two of them became almost indivisible, until they married in 1845. For Cerrito, Saint-Léon choreographed a ballet that was a hit in London La Vivandière (1843). He created also ballets for the Teatro La Fenice in Venice and for the Paris Opéra.
He became the teacher of the master class at the Opéra and he was in charge to choreograph the divertissements of the most important ballet production. He parted from his wife in 1851 and when she was invited to dance at the Opéra, Saint-Léon retired.
After touring across Europe, (he also worked three years for the Teatro San Carlos in Lisbon), he was invited to succeed Jules Perrot in 1859 as Maître de Ballet to the Imperial Bolshoi Kamenny Theatre, home of the Tsar's renowned Imperial Ballet, in St. Petersburg, Russia, a post which he held until 1869 (he was succeeded by Marius Petipa).
His favorite ballerina was Adèle Grantzow [ru] who performed a lot in his ballets[2]. Saint-Léon brought her to Paris Opera and later to Italy, his intention was also to make Coppélia (1870) for her. Although he choreographed many ballets it's the only one that has come down to us almost complete. He died two days after the ballet's initial season had come to an untimely end because of the Franco-Prussian War. In late November, the creator of Swanhilda, Giuseppina Bozzachi, died on her 17th birthday.
Saint-Léon is famous also because he invented a method of ballet notation described in the book: La Sténochoréographie, ou Art d'écrire promptement la danse published in 1852. It is the first method of choreographic notation which documented not only the feet but also the movements of the arms, torso and the head.
The La Vivandière Pas de Six[edit]
In 1848 Saint-Léon notated a Pas de Six from his 1846 ballet La Vivandière in La Sténochorégraphie. The notation was preserved in the archives of the Paris Opéra, and in 1975 the dance notation expert Ann Hutchinson-Guest and the Balletmaster Pierre Lacotte reconstructed Saint-Léon's choreography and Cesare Pugni's music for the Joffrey Ballet. In 1978 Lacotte staged the Pas de Six for the Kirov/Mariinsky Ballet (the former Imperial Ballet), who still retain it in their repertory. The Pas de Six has since been staged by many ballet companies all over the world, and is known as either the La Vivandière Pas de Six, or the Markitenka Pas de Six (as it is known is Russia). The Pas de Six is the only known choreography of Saint-Léon's to have survived.
Main Choreographies[edit]
See also: Category:Ballets by Arthur Saint-Léon.
1843 La Vivandière (mus. Cesare Pugni)
1847 La Fille de marbre (mus. Cesare Pugni, after Alma, ou la Fille de feu by Jules Perrot)
1849 Le Violon du Diable (mus. Cesare Pugni). Here, Saint-Léon performed both as dancer and violinist.
1850 Stella (mus. Cesare Pugni)
1860 Graziella ou La Querelle amoureuse (mus. Cesare Pugni)
1861 La Perle de Seville (mus. Cesare Pugni)
1864 Fiametta (mus. Ludwig Minkus)
1864 The Little Humpbacked Horse (mus. Cesare Pugni)
1866 Le Poisson doré (mus. Ludwig Minkus)
1866 La Source (mus. Ludwig Minkus and Léo Delibes)
1869 Le Lys (mus. Ludwig Minkus) Here, Minkus re-used much of the music he wrote for La Source.
1870 Coppélia (mus. L. Delibes)
Luigi Astolfi
^ Walsh 1981, p. 34.
^ А. Л. Свешникова (2008). Петербургские сезоны Артура Сен-Леона. Спб.: Балтийские сезоны. ISBN 978-5-903368-16-7.
Walsh, T. J. (1981). Second Empire Opera: The Théâtre Lyrique Paris 1851–1870. New York: Riverrun Press. ISBN 978-0-7145-3659-0.
Saint-Léon, Arthur, La Sténochorégraphie, a cura di/edited by Flavia Pappacena (Chorégraphie, n. s., a. 4, n. 4, 2004), Lucca, LIM, 2006. ISBN 88-7096-442-6.
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English language has a large corpus of words and it has been expanding. But there are many words that look similar or sound alike but have very different meaning. Sometimes it becomes really challenging to determine the correct usage of the specific word. Here is the list of commonly confused words that would help in understanding the meaning of each set of words. It also includes a few words that have same pronunciation but different meanings, origins or spelling. These words are called Homophones. Besides these words one can also learn about Homonyms and Homographs. Homonyms are the words that have same spelling or pronunciation but different meanings and origins. For example bear (animal) and bear (to suffer). Homographs are the words that have same spelling but not necessarily same pronunciation and have different meanings. For example convict (criminal) and convict (to prove guilty in court). Taking help of a good dictionary would be a smart choice here as it will bring more clarity in the contexts in which these words are being used.
ESSENTIAL WORDS
Accept and Except
Accept (verb) -(to receive something) She decided to accept the job offer.
Except (conj.) – (not including)He likes all sports except football.
Adobe and Abode
Adobe (noun) – (brick or dried clay used as building material) Many people live in adobe houses with thatched roofs.
Abode (noun) – (house or home) I welcome you all to my humble abode.
Adverse and Averse
Adverse (adj.) – (unfavorable, harmful) New taxes will have an adverse effect on the economy.
Averse (adj.) – (strongly disliking; opposed) He has become averse to any kind of change.
Affect and Effect
Affect (verb) – (to change or make a difference) The change in policy is going to affect the investments.
Effect (noun) – (a result or change) Regular exercise can have a dramatic effect on your health.
Complement and Compliment (homophones)
Complement – (to add in order to improve; an addition that improves something)
The private economy has long been considered a complement to the State sector.
The team needs players who complement each other. (verb)
Compliment -( to praise somebody; an admiring remark) She received several compliments on her speech.
Teacher complimented him on his excellent English. (verb)
Complacent and Complaisant
Complacent (adj.) – (self-satisfied) You can't afford to be too complacent about financial stability.
Complaisant (adj.) – (willing to please others, obliging)Populist measures and complaisant media can be a tragic mix.
Confident and Confidant
Confident (adj.) – (feeling sure about your own ability) The captain seemed relaxed and confident during the match.
Confidant (noun) – (trusted person who keeps secrets) Soon the senator became a close confidant of the President.
Cue and Queue (homophones)
Cue (noun) – (a signal for action; a wooden rod) He had not yet been given the cue to go on the stage.
Queue (noun) – (a line of people or vehicles) So every morning people had to line up in a queue for their turn.
Fright, Freight and Fret
Fright (noun) – (feeling of fear) The speaker was shaking with stage fright.
Freight (noun) – (system of transporting of bulk goods) Many new passenger and freight trains were announced in the budget.
Fret (verb) – (worry about something) He couldn't stop fretting about his upcoming presentation.
Decent, Descent and Dissent
Decent (adj.) – (fair and honest) Everyone said he was a decent and hard-working guy.
Descent (noun) – (action of coming down) The plane made its final descent to the airport.
Dissent (noun) – (having different opinions from accepted ones) The regime suppressed political dissent ruthlessly.
Discrete and Discreet (homophones)
Discrete (adj.) – (distinct, separate) The process can be seen as a sequence of discrete phases.
Discreet (adj.) – (careful, tactful) He has always been discreet about his personal life.
Drought and Draught
Drought (noun) – (long and dry period)Large areas of Africa are affected by drought.
Draught (noun) – (a current of cool air in a room) A cold draught of air came from the window.
Dual and Duel (homophones)
Dual (adj.) – (having two parts) She assumed dual responsibilities after change in management.
Duel (noun) – (a fight or contest between two people) The debate soon turned into a verbal duel between the two candidates.
Illusive and Elusive
Illusive (adj.) – (imaginary, illusionary) There is an illusive sense of security in the disturbed area.
Elusive (adj.) – (difficult to find) A solution to the problem of toxic waste has remained elusive.
Impossible and Implausible
Impossible (adj.) – (not possible) It is virtually impossible for the team to win Euro cup this year.
Implausible (adj.) – (not likely to be true, unconvincing) His explanation was highly implausible.
Impoverish and Improvise
Impoverish (verb) – (make somebody poor) The policy is likely to impoverish the marginalized families even further.
Improvise (verb) – (perform without much preparation) The dialogue was mostly improvised yet felt natural and unforced.
Imprudent and Impudent
Imprudent (adj.) – (not wise) It would be imprudent to invest all your money in real estate.
Impudent (adj.) – (rude, lacking respect) His remarks are blatantly impudent to say the least.
Ingenious and Ingenuous
Ingenious (adj.) – (creative and clever) After initial setbacks, he came up with a truly ingenious invention.
Ingenuous (adj.) – (willing to trust and innocent) He seemed too ingenuous for a journalist.
Marital and Martial
Marital (adj.) – (related to marriage) The couple is going through some marital difficulties.
Martial (adj.) – (related to war or fighting) The performance is more than a simple demonstration of martial qualities
Ponder and Pander
Ponder (verb) – (think carefully) He pondered over the problem before suggesting solutions.
Pander (verb) – (try to please somebody) He refused to pander to his parent's wishes.
Severe and Sever
Severe (adj.) – (extremely bad or serious) The party suffered severe losses during the last general election.
Sever (verb) – (Cut into parts) Terrorists severed his limbs from his body.
Vocation and Avocation
Vocation (noun) – (occupation that is most suitable) For her teaching is not just a job, it's a vocation.
Avocation (noun) – (a hobby) They are doctors, and interior designers by avocation.
ADVANCED WORDS
Allusion and Illusion
Allusion (noun) -(indirect reference) He makes allusions to classical poetry in his speeches.
Illusion (noun) – (false idea or belief) He could no longer distinguish between illusion and reality.
Amicable and Amiable
Amicable (adj.) – (characterized by friendliness and absence of discord) The dispute ended when an amicable agreement was arrived at.
Amiable (adj.) -(agreeable, friendly)The teacher had a kind and amiable personality, to which students responded warmly.
Credibility and Credulity
Credibility (noun) – (trustworthiness or believability) The minister has lost his credibility after the scam came to light.
Credulity (noun) – (ability to believe something to be true) The plot of the movie stretches credulity to the limit.
Deprecate and Depreciate
Deprecate (verb) – (disapprove or criticize) He deprecated this unruly behavior.
Depreciate (verb) – (become less valuable) Shares continued to depreciate on the stock market today.
Exalt and Exult
Exalt (verb) – (highly praise somebody) He was exalted as a genius and marketing marvel.
Exult (verb) – (show excitement or jubilation) People in the stadium were exulting at India's victory.
Expedite and Expedient
Expedite (verb) – (speed up the process) The company has installed a new system to expedite deliveries to customers.
Expedient (adj.) – (practical or convenient although not fair) The rate cut would be politically expedient but not economically prudent.
Forbidding and Foreboding
Forbidding (adj.) – (threatening, unfriendly) The house looked uncanny and forbidding.
Foreboding (noun)- (feeling that something bad will happen) He had a sense of foreboding about the election results.
Imminent, Eminent and Immanent
Imminent (adj.) – (likely to happen soon) The country is facing the imminent threat of invasion.
Eminent (adj.) – (famous and respected) The acclaimed filmmaker has adapted several works of eminent writers
Immanent (adj.)- (present everywhere) God is immanent in the world.
Incredible and Incredulous
Incredible (adj.) – (extremely good, amazing) The demand for the new product has been quite incredible.
Incredulous (adj.) – (not willing to believe, skeptical) There was a brief, incredulous silence after the speech.
Insidious and Invidious
Insidious (adj.) – (spreading in gradual and harmful way) A leader focused on insidious effects of corruption in his campaign.
Invidious (adj.) – (unpleasant and unfair) The allegations have put him in an invidious position.
Insipid and Incipient
Insipid (adj.) – (not interesting or exciting) After an hour of insipid conversation, she left.
Incipient (adj.) – (beginning) The development of stealth technology is at the incipient stage.
Persecution and Prosecution
Persecution (noun) – (treat somebody in unfair and cruel way) Throughout the history, people have been persecuted for their religious beliefs.
Prosecution (noun) – (process of proving charges in a court) He is facing prosecution for tax evasion and corporate fraud.
Perverse, Preserve and Persevere
Perverse (noun) – (deliberately unreasonable; stubborn) Her perverse decision not to cooperate with the opposition was commendable.
Preserve (noun) – (activity regarded as being reserved for a particular group) Hockey is no longer the preserve of the men.
Persevere (verb) – (Continue to try despite difficulties) She persevered with her guitar lessons.
Prescriptive and Proscriptive
Prescriptive (adj.) – (telling somebody what to do, rigid) The prescriptive methods of teaching have proved to be less effective.
Proscriptive (adj.) – (prohibitive) The investment climate will be affected by new proscriptive regulations.
Pretentious and Portentous
Pretentious (adj.) – (trying to impress others) The director made some pretentious claims before release of the film.
Portentous (adj.) – (threatening, alarming) The economic outlook for the war-ravaged country is bleak and portentous.
Prodigy and Protégé
Prodigy (noun) – (young person with exceptional talent) From child prodigy to renowned consultant the journey has been remarkable.
Protégé (noun) – (pupil guided by mentor) Aristotle was a protégé of the great philosopher Plato.
Temerity and Timidity
Temerity (noun)- (overconfidence, audacity) No one had the temerity to question his judgment.
Timidity (noun)- (lack of confidence or courage) She believes everyone can overcome their timidity.
Venal and Venial
Venal (adj.)- (corrupt and dishonest) The sting operation exposed many venal and corrupt officers.
Venial (adj.) – (forgivable, pardonable) The culprit was shown mercy for his venial offenses.
Veracious and Voracious
Veracious (adj.) – (representing truth) The documentary gives a veracious account of his triumphs and tribulations.
Voracious (adj.) – (greedy for food or information) The boy has voracious appetite for chocolates and comic books.
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Synopsis: Telling the incredible true story of Desmond Doss, a Devout Christian who signs up for the US Army and serves as a medic in the heart of World War II, all while refusing to carry a gun.
Review: For many of us, the horrors of war are something we are all too familiar with. From learning about terrible wars of the past to the brutal wars of the present, war is rarely anything other than a very dark time for humanity. Yet undoubtedly in such dark times, acts of incredible bravery and selflessness are committed, and for director Mel Gibson, the telling of one remarkable true story is in many ways his redemption, and a superb return to form for a man who it would be fair to say had something of a fall from grace, never being too far away from controversy.
Yet, despite all that controversy, Gibson has come out fighting with his first stint in the director's chair after directing 2006's Apocalypto. Set in the heart of Japan in 1945, the USA is battling the Japanese at the Battle of Okinawa and after some troubling times with his training Desmond Doss enters the fray of war, and never fires a single shot or carries a gun. It seems such a ludicrous decision to enter the hell of war without anything to protect yourself but the screenplay, penned by Andrew Knight and Robert Schenkkan helps you understand where Doss is coming from, he's a man who resolutely sticks to his principles. His superhero days may be behind him, but with this performance and his sterling work in Silence, Garfield is showing himself to be a tremendous actor and his performance is extremely powerful, ensuring a well earned Oscar nomination as well.
Garfield is the leading light of an extremely well polished cast, that includes Hugo Weaving as Doss's alcoholic father who witnessed the devastation of World War I and is loathed to lose his sons to the horror of warfare. Teresa Palmer is equally excellent as Doss's love interest Dorothy. The scenes between the two could have been a real stumbling block and detriment to the plot, but the chemistry between Garfield and Palmer is superb and their romance is far from a hindrance, instead adding real depth to Doss's character. Vince Vaughn also turns in an excellent performance as Doss's stern Sergeant who certainly does his best to add the humour while all of the recruits undergo some intense army training. At the same time, all the new recruits look down on Doss for his beliefs, and make his life a hell on Earth, and this is before they are even in reach of the war zone.
For Gibson, a nomination for Best Director might have seemed far-fetched but his work here is extremely deserving of a nomination. He helms the film superbly well, the action is extremely tense to watch and the work that he achieves, along with his sound team, fully capture what it must be like to be in the middle of a war zone. The film's editing also helps add to the gritty realism. The violence is not glorified in the slightest, it's just very frighteningly realistic. Be under no doubt, this is not a film for the squeamish, the bullets fly by their thousands and the blood and guts flow. Yet through all of this, the film shows to the audience that it can really pay to stick by your principles, even if everyone is trying to belittle you for holding on to those beliefs.
Though this is for all for all intents and purposes a war film, the themes of anti-war and pacifism are strong, as well as being true to one's beliefs, and the themes and messages that the film conveys should hit home with the audience and leave a lasting impression on them. War certainly is hell, but the actions of brave men like Desmond Doss should and will hopefully never be forgotten. Furthermore, they can serve as a great lesson for all, of the true valour of bravery and heroism, even in the most desperate and hopeless of situations.
An explosive, and quite brilliant return to the director's chair for Gibson, with Garfield giving arguably the performance of his career, and just maybe the best war movie of the 2010s thus far.


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L'Association sportive motocycliste de France (ASMF) est une association française fondée le 23 septembre 1975 dont la vocation est d'assurer une meilleure représentativité et une protection à la communauté gay fétichiste du cuir, et de prévenir les IST.

Le siège de l'association se situe  au centre LGBT Paris Ile-deFrance.

Son action est symbolisée par un aigle entouré d'une lourde chaîne.

Activités
L'ASMF est le  gay fétichiste cuir, créé en 1975 alors que l'homosexualité était encore un délit. Son nom intègre les lettres SM, rappel aux pratiques sexuelles liées à la communauté cuir.

Elle est signataire de la charte de responsabilité et de prévention d'Enipse (Équipe nationale d'intervention en prévention et santé pour les entreprises) et membre de l'ECMC ().

L'association est reconnue pour son action en faveur de la prévention des infections sexuellement transmissibles et de soutien aux personnes infectées par le VIH mais également pour ses événements festifs (au premier rang desquels figurent les Nuits de l'ASMF).

L'ASMF est également titulaire des droits et de la marque Mister Leather France, concours qu'elle organise chaque année et dont le gagnant a pour mission de représenter les valeurs de l'association durant l'année de son mandat.

Structure et organisation
L'ASMF est une association loi de 1901 dirigée par un conseil d'administration composé d'une dizaine de membres élus. Le Refuge est présidé par Bruno "Leatheraddict", tandis que son vice-président est Hugues Fischer, militant associatif de longue date, membre de Conseil national du sida et des hépatites virales.

Le milieu cuir est essentiellement structuré en clubs. L'entrée dans un club cuir n'est pas une simple adhésion à une association. Parmi les usages les plus communs figurent le parrainage, la cooptation, l'intronisation, l'engagement au respect des règles du club. Les règles sont variables selon les clubs, certains sont très sélectifs mais la fraternité et l'entraide entre les membres sont des règles essentielles communes à tous les clubs. L'ASMF a ainsi facilité et encouragé la création de clubs dans plusieurs régions françaises (Fetish Lyon à Lyon).

Présidents :
 Lionel Lamandour

Le concours Mister Leather France
Une fois par an, l'ASMF organise le concours Mister Leather France, ainsi que plusieurs concours régionaux, en partenariat avec les clubs locaux. Loin d'être un simple concours de beauté, le concours vise à faire émerger une figure charismatique, faisant office de porte-parole de la communauté cuir française afin d'assurer une représentation au sein de la communauté homosexuelle.

Le Français Eric Guttierez a franchi toutes les étapes du concours. Élu Mister Leather Île-de-France puis Mr Leather France en 2010, il a ravi le titre de Mr Leather Europe 2010 puis à Chicago en 2011 est devenu le  face aux  candidats du monde entier.

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Lien externe

Association ou organisme de lutte contre l'homophobie en France
Association française fondée en 1975

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Bullers albatros (Thalassarche bulleri) is een vogel uit de familie van de albatrossen (Diomedeidae). De vogel werd in 1893 door Lionel Walter Rothschild geldig beschreven en vernoemd naar Walter Buller. Het is een zeevogel die broedt op afgelegen eilanden in het zeegebied ten zuiden en oosten van Nieuw-Zeeland.

Kenmerken
De lichaamslengte bedraagt  76 tot 81 cm en de spanwijdte 205 tot 213 cm. Deze grote zeevogel heeft een donkergrijze bovenzijde en witte onderzijde en een zwarte vlek rondom de ogen. De grote snavel is zwart met een gele rand op zowel de boven- als de ondersnavel. Kenmerkend is de relatief smalle, maar duidelijk zwarte band op de voorkant van de ondervleugels.

Verspreiding en leefgebied
De soort telt twee ondersoorten:
 T. b. bulleri: Solandereilanden en Snareseilanden.
 T. b. platei: Driekoningeneilanden en de Chathameilanden.
De vogels broeden op spaarzaam of onbewoonde eilanden in grasland, hellingen met graspollen, rotsen, struikgewas en soms onder gebladerte van natuurlijk bos. De zeevogels voeden zich met vis, pijlinktvissen, inktvissen en kreeftachtigen. Ze verblijven grotendeels op open zee in een brede strook in de Grote Oceaan tussen ZO-Australië, Nieuw-Zeeland en de westkust van Zuid-Amerika.

Status
Bullers albatros heeft een beperkt aantal broedplaatsen en daardoor is de kans op uitsterven aanwezig. De grootte van de populatie werd in 2017 door BirdLife International geschat op 50 tot 100 duizend individuen en de populatie-aantallen zijn stabiel. Stormen in het zeegebied kunnen grote schade aanrichten in de broedkolonies en verder zijn deze zeevogels regelmatig slachtoffer van de langelijnvisserij. Om deze redenen staat deze soort als gevoelig op de Rode Lijst van de IUCN.

Albatrossen
Endemisch dier uit Nieuw-Zeeland
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How UWC's feral cats are keeping all nine lives during lockdown
Feral cats roaming the University of the Western Cape (UWC) campus have not lost any of their nine lives during lockdown, because they have been fed every day and are getting emergency vet care, UWC reported on Tuesday.
UWC feral cats get the cream
For years, one of Cape Town's universities has been taking care of feral cats on campus. Not only does the University of the Western Cape ensure the felines have food, it also helps with veterinary bills and sterilisation for pets of student and staff pets. Courtesy #DStv403
We have been featured in the August Animal Talk magazine "The UWC Feral Cat Project"
We are always reading books and looking on the internet for information about feeding cats as we never seem to have enough food and mostly the cats have to make do with cheaper brands because of our very limited budget. One of our supporters sent us this interesting tip.
When sociologist Sharyn Spicer started working at the University of the Western Cape (UWC) in 1994, she decided to do something about the sick, starving and emaciated feral cats she saw through her office window every day.
Adrian Franklinis, a professor of sociology at the University of Tasmania, has written extensively on 'animal issues' and he recently commented on that country's radical attitude towards feral cats. According to him, "Australia's fear of the rogue animal reflects our migrant paranoia" (National Times, January 8, 2013). He argues that "intolerance of outsiders is entrenched as a common value in Australia."
The Australian hatred of cats, especially ferals is well known. The idea that feral cats are responsible for the decimation of indigenous wildlife underlies this sentiment. However a recent article in The Sydney Morning Herald, August 29, 2013 sheds new light on this controversial issue.
Throughout the world there are conflicting views on feral cats, and although they are mostly considered to be a nuisance, there are some places where they are seen as an asset because of their ability to control vermin. Regardless of how we view them, feral cats are a reality in many urban and rural areas and will continue to exist as long as we humans "renege on our contract with the cat".
Professor Rob Simmons of UCT supervised MA student Sharon George's thesis. He presented a short course at UCT Summer School in 2010 and the local media reported the findings of this study. We at TUFCAT, along with other cat lovers were very disturbed by the overall tone of this research and the subsequent reports in local newspapers. We hope that in the foreseeable future we can conduct our own study, which will hopefully help to balance these extreme views and in so doing emphasise the supportive role that cats play in human society.
Thank you so much for giving up your Saturday and venturing all the way out to UWC to assist us with repairing and waterproofing the cat shelters. I cannot tell you what a difference this will make in terms of improving the cats' quality of life and how much it facilitates our job of caring for them.
Marion Island – According to an article by John Yeld (Sunday Argus, 27 March, 2011), feral cats are responsible for destroying the environment on Marion Island. Although it has been described as "South Africa's most successful large-scale conservation project," the eradication of thousands of feral cats from Marion Island came at a huge cost. It took more than 30 years of protracted effort using a variety of inhumane methods including the introduction of viruses, poisoning, the use of dogs and finally hunting teams with semi-automatic shotguns to kill off the cats.
Killing cats, dogs, and other mammals in a futile attempt to achieve permanent population reduction is an approach repeatedly attempted by just about every government of every nation on every continent, sometimes on a continuous basis since the Middle Ages, when cat pogroms helped to accelerate the spread of the black rats whose fleas carried bubonic plague. Even after the Black Death killed a third of the human population of Europe, the fallacy of attempting to exterminate cats was not understood, and the civic officials of London repeated the same mistake about 300 years later.


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Meet The Founding Members of DACFP
Ric Edelman
Edelman Financial Engines
All three leading trade publications – Investment Advisor, RIABiz and InvestmentNews – have named Ric Edelman one of the most influential people in the financial planning and investment management profession.
MEET RIC
Jamie McIntyre
Rewire Capital
For 20 years, I have been on a mission to define what's next in wealth management with a band of fellow entrepreneurs, software developers, researchers, agile contributors, and makers.
Jamie McIntyre - Founder and CEO, Rewire Capital
For 20 years, I have been on a mission to define what's next in wealth management with a band of fellow entrepreneurs, software developers, researchers, agile contributors, and makers. All of our work was to bring simplicity, understanding, and ultimately peace of mind to the end investors serviced by our community. Today I am connecting capital, intellectual and economic, with the entrepreneurial pioneers committed to leveraging technology in defining what's next in their markets.
PRIOR ROLES THAT PROVIDE CONTEXT
Corporate Highlights
Co-founded four different companies in the wealth management and technology industry with aggregate values in the $100 millions.
Served roles as CEO, President, CTO, COO, and all others.
Built the first and only High Net Worth focused asset management platform.
Delivered solutions to over 100 of the best independent wealth management companies in the industry.
Constructed investment performance systems that reported on over $80 billion in assets.
Certified in investment performance measurement (CIPM)
Personal Highlights
Have backed over 200 Kickstarter projects; from Pebble to Potato Salad
Published article on equity crowdfunding.
Helped fund a film for a friend not interested in the Hollywood version of his vision
Wrote and recorded a duet with my daughter
On a continuous quest to rewire myself:
Landmark Education
Jim & Kaley Warner
Vistage
Majored in Computer Science at Virginia Tech
Minoring today in small batch bourbons and single malt scotch
Rewired a financial thriller with my father
Log enough hours in each installment of Call of Duty to Prestige at least twice. Platinum on Overwatch.
Paul Pagnato
PagnatoKarp
Paul A. Pagnato is Founder PagnatoKarp, Co-Chairman Cresset, a top family office and private wealth management firm with over $10.2 billion assets under management. Paul is a top advisor with more than 27 years of industry leadership.
Paul Pagnato - CEO & Founder, PagnatoKarp
Paul A. Pagnato is CEO & Founder of PagnatoKarp, Co-Chairman Cresset, a top family office and private wealth management firm with over $10.2 billion assets under management.¹ Paul is a top advisor with more than 27 years of industry leadership, ranked #1 in Virginia on Forbes Top Wealth Advisors and #2 in Virginia on Barron's Top 1,200 Financial Advisors lists. PagnatoKarp is Best Multi-Family Office ($2.5B to $5B AUM/AUA) by Family Wealth Report Awards and a Virginia Business Best Place to Work.
Paul is also founder of the TrueFiduciary® Institute, a non-profit with a Massive Transformational Purpose of positively impacting one million lives through digital education and True Fiduciary® standards of exponential transparency, targeting the well-being of students, individuals and advisors.
Paul has been advising clients for more than 27 years, specializing in CEO Founders, entrepreneurs and UHNW families. Paul spent 19 years with Merrill Lynch, where he founded the Washington, D.C. Private Banking & Investment office. He began his career as a microbiologist with NASA and McDonnell Douglas working collaboratively to search for life in outer space.
PagnatoKarp helps streamline lives through high-touch sophistication, expert advice and transparency. Family Office Fusion combines portfolio, financial planning, tax, legal, private banking, family governance, and lifestyle services for the ultra-high-net-worth. With True Fiduciary® standards, advice is transparent, objective and puts the best interests of clients first.
PagnatoKarp has assisted more than 112 CEO Founders and entrepreneurs through pre-sale planning and liquidity events with an emphasis on cash flow strategies and protecting capital. PagnatoKarp provides access to the financial universe and unique direct private investment opportunities while controlling costs, taxes and market entry points.
Paul is a Singularity University Ambassador and presented Transparency Wave® at the 2019 Exponential Finance Summit. He is a sought-after speaker at Barron's, Forbes, IMCA and FA Magazine conferences and at top universities. Paul consistently ranks on Barron's, Forbes and Washington, DC area top advisor lists and was named an Advisor Hall of Fame recipient with ThinkAdvisor Magazine.
Paul is author of Transparency Wave: Exponential Changes That Will Transform Our World. He is a frequent media contributor to CNBC, Bloomberg, The Wall Street Journal, Barron's, Forbes, The New York Times, FA Magazine, The Street, U.S. News & World Report, Reuters, USA Today, Fortune, The Washington Post, Financial Planning Magazine, Yahoo! Finance, Chicago Tribune, On Wall Street, InvestmentNews, SmartCEO Magazine and others.
In the community, PagnatoKarp is proud to be partnered with Barron's, sponsoring top universities through the Barron's In Education program to help strengthen financial literacy and foster tomorrow's leaders. Sponsorships include University of Virginia, Virginia Tech, Penn State, William & Mary, George Mason, University of Georgia, University of Texas and Florida Atlantic University.
Paul is Advisory Council Member for Stanford Center on Longevity and serves on the Singularity University Leadership Team. He is Venture Partner for KittyHawk Ventures, and Board Member for CFA Society of Washington DC, Institute for the Fiduciary Standard, FAU Foundation, Envel, INOVA Health Care System, True Fiduciary® Institute, and Pinstriped Prospects. Locally, he is a member of the Northern Virginia Chamber of Commerce and the Association for Corporate Growth Awards.
Paul is a graduate of Florida Atlantic University and The Executive Program at Singularity University. He and his wife, Angela, reside in Vienna, Virginia.
Ray Sclafani
ClientWise
After 20 years at AllianceBernstein, Ray Sclafani founded and heads ClientWise, the premier coaching and training company exclusively serving the financial services industry. Ray's expertise is recognized and sought out by leaders within the profession.
MEET RAY
Ray Sclafani - Founder, CEO, ClientWise
After 20 years at AllianceBernstein, Ray Sclafani founded and heads ClientWise, the premier coaching and training company exclusively serving the financial services industry. Ray's passion for serving leaders, advisors, and companies in the financial services sector is reflected in ClientWise and its unique coaching programs and team of credentialed coaches that help advisors and companies find the next level of professional excellence and financial success with greater focus and ease.
Ray's experience as a seasoned specialist in coaching and training in the financial sector mirrors his long and profitable history in the industry. In his 20 years at AllianceBernstein, Ray was one of the company's top sales professionals and executive leaders. His knowledge of how to create and execute on highly successful sales plans and build long lasting client connections was later utilized as founder and Managing Director of the Advisor Institute at AllianceBernstein. In that role, he developed and directed an extensive series of programs that proved invaluable to advisors in creating improved and sustainable motivation, sales, and client relationships. Ray completed his transition to founding ClientWise through significant coaching education and practice that led to his recognition as a Professional Certified Coach (PCC) from the International Coach Federation, the leading independent professional association for coaches. As a complement to his coaching skills, he also holds a Master's Certification in Neuro-Linguistics from the International Association for Neuro-Linguistic Programming and has participated in The Strategic Coach® Program for 17 years.
Ray's expertise as a coach and trainer is recognized and sought out by leaders within the profession. Through ClientWise, he has provided coaching or created and presented workshops for, among others, Merrill Lynch, Morgan Stanley Wealth Management, LPL, Raymond James Financial, Ameriprise, and Northwestern Mutual. In addition, he has spoken on request to major industry conferences and company events for firms such as Merrill Lynch for their Diversity & Training programs, LPL, Morgan Stanley Institutes Conferences, Raymond James, FSC Securities, as well as the FPA National Conference, John Hancock Funds Wholesaler Conference, Nationwide Financial Summit Sales Conference, MetLife Presidents' Conference, Northwestern Mutual Forum, Northwestern Mutual Annual Meeting, Barron's Winner's Circle Summit, and Barron's Top Advisory Teams Summit. He has been interviewed and quoted in the Wall Street Journal, Financial Planning magazine, and Registered Rep, to name a few. Ray's book, "You've Been Framed: How to Reframe Your Wealth Management Business and Renew Client Relationships," was published by Wiley in 2015. Ray holds a BA from Baylor University. He lives in Flower Mound, Texas with his wife and true life partner, Beth, and their two sons who continually inspire his work and his passion for excellence.


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Псамметих I (или Псамтик I, полное имя Уахибра Псамметих I) — фараон Древнего Египта (около 664— 610 годы до н. э.), основатель XXVI династии (известной также как Саисская династия). Покончил с раздробленностью («додекархией») и восстановил независимость Египта, сбросив ассирийское иго.

Биография

Восхождение на престол
Псамметих I — сын номарха Нехо I. Совместно с отцом выступал сначала против Ассирии, а затем на стороне Ассирии против Танутамона. После гибели отца в сражении с кушитами (эфиопами в греческих источниках), Псамметих бежал в Ассирию и помогал Ашшурбанапалу выдворить из Египта Танутамона.

Воспользовавшись затруднениями, которая испытывала Ассирия в середине VII века до н. э., Псамметих I объявил себя независимым правителем приблизительно на четвёртом году правления (около 660 года до н. э.). У нас нет каких-либо сведений, на основании которых мы могли бы судить, каким образом произошло отделение Египта от Ассирии. По мнению некоторых исследователей, Ассирийская держава на тот период была занята войнами в других областях, и поэтому ей было выгоднее иметь в лице Псамметиха союзника, чем ненадёжного подданного.

Сначала Псамметих закрепил свою власть в Нижнем Египте. Как известно, правители северных областей находились в состоянии междоусобицы, что крайне затрудняло объединение страны. Для этого Псамметиху потребовались значительные военные силы. В северной части страны местные правители по своему происхождению были вождями ливийского воинства. Для подавления их Псамметиху пришлось, по-видимому, опереться не на местных, ливийских, а на пришлых воинов.

По утверждению греческого предания, Псамметиху и его сторонникам оказали помощь греческие наёмники из Ионии и Карии в Малой Азии. Что касается сообщений из ассирийских источников, то и из них следовало, что лидийский царь Гигес прислал воинов Псамметиху. Затем вытеснил из Фив кушитов Танутамона, и, вероятно, к 656 году до н. э. объединил всю страну, став законным фараоном всего Египта. Процесс объединения Египта был крайне сложным, и поэтому Псамметиху I пришлось затратить много сил и времени. Известно, что царствование своё он начал в 664 году до н. э. Также не подлежит сомнению и тот факт, что Фивы оставались во власти эфиопского царя Тануатамона до 658 или 657 года до н. э. Псамметих I потратил 9 лет на окончательное объединение Египта, пока в 651 году до н. э. на троне прочно не утвердилась XXVI (Саисская) династия.

Геродот, посещавший Египет уже после персидского завоевания, во второй книге своей «Истории» оставил целый ряд любопытных рассказов, посвящённых возвышению и правлению Псамметиха. Следует отметить, что сведения греческого историка о египетской истории становятся в целом достоверными только начиная с конца Саисского периода (даже в сообщениях о правлении нубийцев встречаются путаница в именах и событиях). Геродот в своём повествовании назвал виновником возвеличивания Псамметиха I верховного жреца Птаха. По Геродоту, после освобождения страны от эфиопов двенадцать правителей Египта собрались для жертвоприношений в храме Птаха (называемого Гефестом в труде Геродота) в Мемфисе, однако верховный жрец по ошибке выдал одиннадцать (на одну меньше) золотых чаш для возлияний, и Псамметих находчиво употребил вместо чаши свой бронзовый шлем. Однако Псамметих не учёл ранее объявленного пророчества оракула о том, что совершивший возлияние из медной чаши получит власть над всем Египтом. Соответственно, остальные правители усмотрели в поступке их конкурента попытку узурпации верховной власти. Однако, допросив Псамметиха, они пришли к выводу, что его действия были спонтанны и неумышленны, и постановили для него мягкую меру наказания — лишили большинства владений, оставив ему незначительную прибрежную полоску земли.

Согласно популярной легенде, пересказанной в этой связи Геродотом, лишённый своих владений Псамметих чувствовал себя несправедливо наказанным и обратился к оракулу Уаджет (в труде Геродота названа Латоной) в Буто и получил следующий ответ. Богиня обещала Псамматиху победу над его соперниками и ассирийцами, если он примет к себе на службу «медных людей с моря». Встретив потерпевших кораблекрушение облачённых в медные доспехи греческих гоплитов (возможно, ионийцев и карийцев, занимавшихся морским разбоем), фараон решил, что это и есть предсказанные оракулом «медные люди с моря». Действительно, в армии фараонов Позднего царства служило большое количество греческих наёмников. Но причиной тому была колонизация греками Средиземноморья, которая сделала из Греции главный центр мировой цивилизации в античности.

Немецкий историк Эдуард Мейер, отмечая реальный базис народного предания, пересказанного Геродотом, высказал предположение, что ионийские и карийские наёмники на самом деле были не пиратами, а подкреплением, намеренно отправленным лидийским царём Гигесом для помощи в совместной борьбе против ассирийского владычества (как уже говорилось, эта догадка подкрепляется и ассирийскими источниками).

Во второй книге, втором параграфе «Истории» Геродота приведена легенда о том, как Псамметих решил узнать, являются ли египтяне самым древним народом, поставив эксперимент с двумя детьми. Согласно ей, Псамметих отдал двух новорождённых младенцев пастуху, дав указание, что никто не должен говорить с ними. Пастух должен был кормить и заботиться о них и прислушиваться, чтобы определить их первые слова. Пастух кормил детей молоком. Когда через два года пастух вернулся однажды домой, дети бросились к нему со словом «бекос» (). Псамметих узнал, что это слово фригийское, означающее «хлеб». Был сделан вывод, что фригийцы были более древним народом, чем египтяне.

Укрепление Египта
При Псамметихе была достигнута значительная централизация страны, что позволило преодолеть могущество самостоятельных местных правителей, раздиравших страну на протяжении всего Третьего переходного периода. Псамметих стремился подчинить номархов своей власти, и утверждал их в должности. Так чиновник Неснешмет был назначен правителем последовательно в 9 областях, сменяя одну область на другую по усмотрению фараона. Однако власть некоторых номархов была достаточно сильной. Могущественный владетель Гераклеополя соединил в своём лице власть номарха, звание жреца местного божества, начальствовал над судоходством, едва ли не во всём государстве, и управлял средней частью страны.

В Фивах продолжал сидеть старый владетель Монтуэмхет, которого Ашшурбанапал даже называет царём Фив. Хотя Монтуэмхет, сохранял свои привилегии и полномочия, но его власть перестала быть наследственной. Так, Монтуэмхету наследовал не его сын Несуптах, а назначенный Псамметихом Педихор. Положение в Фивах осложнялось ещё и присутствием там нубийской царевны Аменердис II, дочери Тахарки, «владетельной жены Амона» (верховной жрицы, на место которой со времён нубийского правителя Кашты назначались кушитские принцессы). На 9-м году своего царствования Псамметих дал свою дочь Нитокрис I нубийской царевне в «дочери» и преемницы.

Но, несмотря на такое родство с владетелями Фив, Псамметих был и оставался северным фараоном. За своё более чем полувековое царствование он почти не оставил своей строительной деятельности в Фивах, зато он много строил в Нижнем Египте, особенно в Мемфисе. В ущерб фиванскому богу Амону, в течение многих веков возглавлявшему египетский пантеон, Псамметих стал выдвигать богов Дельты — прежде всего богиню Нейт — покровительницу Саиса, а также бога Мемфиса Птаха и древнего Осириса.

Рассказ Геродота о постройках нового царя в Мемфисе следует воспринимать как благодарность мемфисскому жречеству за оказанную Псамметиху I помощь при его воцарении. Северное жречество могло быть значительной опорой Псамметиха I. К этому времени позднеегипетские храмы обладали значительными средствами. Они и дали толчок развитию денежного хозяйства. Очевидно, необходимые средства для найма иноземных воинов Псамметиху были выданы именно храмами, жречеством. Это значит, что в лице XXVI династии власть в свои руки взяла новая, храмовая знать. Именно она держала под своим контролем процесс денежного обращения. Развитие денежного хозяйства было в интересах этой храмовой знати и вело к государственному единству страны.

Как уже говорилось, в борьбе за объединение страны и в дальнейшем Псамметих опирался на греческих наёмников, а не коренных египтян, что вызвало недовольство египтян. Из повествования о Псамметихе стало известно, что до 240 000 египетских воинов ушли в Нубию после того, как им не предоставили смены после их трёхлетней пограничной службы. Если отбросить совершенно фантастическое число перебежчиков и фольклорное предание о мольбах фараона, обращённых к ним, то обнаруживается реальный фон истории, изложенной Геродотом, — усиление противоречий между традиционной военной элитой ливийского происхождения и недавно обосновавшимися в Египте грекоязычными наёмниками.

Псамметих покровительствовал греческим купцам и ремесленникам. При нём в Дельте возникли греческие торговые фактории, из которых особенно крупной был порт Навкратис. Авторитет Псамметиха в греческом мире был настолько велик, что способствовал продвижению египетских культурных влияний в Средиземноморье. Тиран Коринфа Периандр дорожил хорошими отношениями с Саисским Египтом и даже назвал именем египетского фараона своего племянника, который по причине смерти всех пяти сыновей тирана наследовал в 585 году до н. э. власть над полисом.

Намереваясь восстановить утерянное величие Египта, Псамметих обратился к периоду Древнего царства как наиболее соответствовавшему духу египетского народа. Все последующие изменения, особенно относящиеся к периоду «космополитического» Нового царства, были признаны чужеземными и преследовались. Стараниями жречества, поддерживавшего Псамметиха и его преемников, из религиозной традиции Позднего царства вычёркивались позднейшие наслоения. Естественно, из пантеона были исключены все чужеземные божества, в основном семитского происхождения. Таким образом, Сет, который, несмотря на присущую ему коварность и подлость, первоначально широко почитался как бог войны, приобретает черты отчётливого воплощения всех пороков и заменяет Апопа в качестве главного отрицательного персонажа египетской мифологии.

С другой стороны, культы Исиды, Баст и обожествлённого Имхотепа достигли наибольшего распространения, а храмы Дельты (Саиса, Буто, Бубастиса и Атрибиса) стали богатейшими в стране, оттеснив на второй план храмы древних Ра, Амона и Птаха. Было восстановлено почитание царей Раннего и Древнего царства. А их мастабы и пирамиды в окрестностях древней столицы Египта Мемфиса, а также Абидоса были отреставрированы.

Внешнеполитическая деятельность
Псамметих предпринял несколько попыток возобновить египетское владычество в Азии, однако длительная (греческие источники утверждают, что она продолжалась 29 лет — абсолютный рекорд в мировой истории, — хотя достоверность этих сведений оспаривается современной наукой) осада филистимского Ашдода отняла у египтян слишком много сил, а вторжение скифских племён, прошедших через всю Ассирию и проникших на юг вплоть до границ Египта, около 625 года до н. э. заставило отказаться от территориальной экспансии в Восточном Средиземноморье. Геродот говорит, что Псамметих откупился от них за счёт богатых даров, но, вероятнее, они были остановлены с помощью силы Египетского государства. Усиление Вавилонии и Мидии побудило Псамметиха в конце царствования поддерживать Ассирию.

Смерть
Псамметих I скончался около 610 года до н. э. Секст Африкан, цитируя Манефона, указывал, что царь правил в течение 54 лет, но Евсевий Кесарийский, ссылаясь на того же Манефона, писал: Псамметих царствовал 45 лет (из Синкелла) или даже 44 года (Армянская версия).

Женой Псамметиха I была Мехетенвесхета, дочь верховного жреца Гелиополя Харсиеса.

Имя
Имя Псамметих, видимо, своим происхождением обязано эфиопскому языку и означает «Сын Солнца».

Обнаружение статуи

В 2017 г. на окраине Каира на месте Гелиополя специалисты египетско-германской археологической экспедиции обнаружили обломки восьмиметровой статуи (торс, нижняя часть головы, корона, правое ухо и фрагмент правого глаза) Псамметиха I.

Примечания

Документалистика

Литература
Источники
 Геродот. История. Кн. II.

Современные работы
 Браун Т. Псамметих I и первая колония греков и карийцев // Кембриджская история Древнего мира. — Т. III, ч. 3: Расширение греческого мира. VIII—VI вв. до н. э. — : Ладомир, 2007 (также и во многих др. частях книги; см. «Указатель»). — ISBN 978-5-86218-467-9.

Ссылки
 Псамметих I на сайте livius.org
 Псамметих I на сайте antikforever.com

Номархи Нерет-мехтета
Фараоны по алфавиту
Фараоны XXVI династии
Правители Африки VII века до н. э.


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Marine rescue crews – including two RCM-SAR5 crews and the 904 Cormorant helicopter – race to the scene of a flipped boat in Semiahmoo Bay Wednesday evening. Two kayakers helped the man to shore.
Man rescued after boat flips in Semiahmoo Bay
Neighbours raised alarm as kayakers went to help boater in distress
Alex Browne
Prompt action by kayakers helped a boater out of distress Wednesday evening, after his 10-foot aluminum vessel capsized in Semiahmoo Bay just off West Beach.
The man was apparently unharmed after spending some 30 minutes in the water, clinging to the hull of his boat and attempting to bail it out. He was helped to shore by the kayakers just before 7 p.m., rescue crews reported.
Emergency rescue crews – including two Crescent Beach-based vessels, a Canadian Forces helicopter, a Coast Guard hovercraft and an RCMP boat – were called out to the incident, after sharp-eyed residents spotted the unfolding drama in the water and called in a 911 alarm.
White Rock RCMP Cpl. Nina Miller said Thursday that it appeared the man's boat had flipped after hitting a wave.
Hillside resident David Firby told Peace Arch News he was looking out of a window in his home when he saw the boater "in trouble."
"He was not in his boat and was attempting to bail it out using only his hands," Firby said. "He was wearing a lifejacket but no one else was around."
Firby said that when he called 911 he was told several other residents had also raised the alarm.
"Within seconds, we heard a siren on its way to the beach area," said Firby, adding "the emergency response was nothing short (of) phenomenal – it was an impressive response to what could have been a tragic event."
But the help of the two kayakers seemed crucial, according to his account.
"First we saw a small kayak with a gentleman in it who went out to see if he could help," Firby said.
"From what I saw he may have given the boater in distress a bailing device. A second kayak (larger than the first) arrived on scene and looks like he gave a hand-held nailing pump to the boater.
"The boater eventually managed to get back in his boat but must have been in the water for at least 30 minutes."
The kayaks held on to the boat from opposite sides in order to assist the boater in bailing his boat out, Firby said.
"Then the second kayaker tied a rope around himself and proceeded to start to tow the boat back to shore."
It was at that point that the RCMP boat was observed travelling to the scene at high speed, he said.
RCM-SAR5 coxswain Andrew Newman said two Crescent Beach-based crews were tasked out to the "Code 3" emergency just before 7 p.m.
"They told me, ' Andy, we've got a guy that's been ejected from a vessel,'" Newman said of the call from the Joint Rescue Co-ordination Centre.
In addition to the two vessels out of Crescent Beach and the RCMP boat, the rescue response included the 904 Cormorant helicopter out of 442 Squadron in Comox and the Coast Guard hovercraft.
On arrival at the scene, the crews found the boater was not in any medical distress, Newman said.
Resident Kathie Love could see the rescue helicopter and Coast Guard vessels from her balcony overlooking Oxford Street, she said.
"The helicopter circled a few times, right over shore… then when the two boats arrived and (were) about to land, the helicopter left," she added.
Teens rescued
The incident was not the only local marine rescue of the week.
The following afternoon (Sept. 11), RCM-SAR5 were tasked out after a parent reported that four teens had become trapped on a sandbar northwest of the Crescent Beach pier.
The current is strong in that area, and the ocean water "very cold," he said.
The call came in around 4 p.m. and the crew successfully assisted the teens to shore.
That evening, the crew towed a pair of stranded boaters to White Rock pier after a rope from a crab trap got tangled up in the prop of their 26-foot power boat.
– with files from Tracy Holmes
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There is no word yet from the FAA on whether it will keep its contract air traffic controller towers including New Bern�s open after June 15, officials said Tuesday.
A bill passed by Congress on Friday to reverse temporary furloughs for air traffic controllers allows federal controllers laid off because sequestration cuts to return to work.
The FAA had no choice in cutting $635 million from its total budget but the bill allows it to move as much as $253 million in its budget to prevent reduced tower staff and operations after their short term absence caused flight delays and angered air travelers.
The furloughs that were fallout from $85 billion in automatic across-the-board spending cuts affected controllers at 149 contract control towers � five in North Carolina including New Bern.
Contract tower controllers� furloughs were delayed until June 15 from initial announcements that would have let them go the first week in April and appeals to congressional representatives was thought to have successfully eliminated the need to close them at all.
�We are hopeful that the FAA will reconsider all of this is until the end of the fiscal year,� Braaten said.


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