This time we talk to a young couple who stayed at Sterling's Club Estadia, in Goa. We talk to Rina Dsouza and Abraham Philip who are based in Bangalore. Rina has done her engineering in electronics and communication, and currently works with Cognizant. Abraham finds his job in the hospitality industry extremely fulfilling and rewarding.
We talk to this young couple, who got married in December and had to wait till March to go on a honeymoon. Work always comes first, says Abraham, who met us at his office.
Q: How did you choose Goa for your vacation?
Q: How did you pick Sterling's Club Estadia?
A: Actually our three-day stay at Club Estadia was a wedding gift from a well-wisher of ours. And we thank him for the gesture, because we really had a good time at the resort. Club Estadia has a design imprint that mirrors Spanish architecture, with the benefits of contemporary interiors and facilities. Adding to the visual appeal is a setting with easy access to beaches such as Baga, Calangute, Vagator and Candolim – which are just a few minutes away if you have some kind of transport.
The room that we stayed in was comfortable and spacious. It was a room with a view, which was one of the many things we liked about it.
Q: What are the facilities at this resort that you want to talk about?
A: Club Estadia offers you a wide choice of rooms and suites. It's ideal for leisure travellers, with facilities that include an outdoor pool, kids' pool, sauna and jacuzzi. The resort has a Holiday Activities Centre that was quite popular, offering indoor and outdoor recreational activities. During our stay, the team here also organized fun events around a bonfire, with party games and music.
Q: What did you like about the food at the resort?
A: I particularly liked the multi-cuisine restaurant that serves up Oriental, Continental, Indian, and yes … authentic Goan food. We found the interiors here lively, with colorful flags and paintings on the walls.
The dinner buffet organized every day by the poolside was a treat, and the breakfast fare was also quite nice, though they could add a little more variety – a small observation made by me. Room service was crisp and efficient, which can be nice if you don't want to venture out.
Q: What are your impressions about service at the resort?
The Club Estadia experience starts with their welcome drink, served with a lot of courtesy. The staff at the resort takes special care to provide individual attention. And this is something I can actually say, with a great deal of satisfaction. They know your names, and quickly understand what your preferences are – and this kind of personal attention can make a big difference.
Sterling Club Estadia is in Alto Porvorim, near some of the popular tourist spots like Sinquerim Beach and Jama Masjid - which are within driving distance. The Kerkar Art Gallery, near Calangute Beach, is an interesting stop-over, and Fort Aguada is a must-see on your check list. The Basilica of Bom Jesus, a UNESCO world heritage site is also within easy driving distance.


Why Barnard Asian Pacific Language Academy?
Challenging and rigorous academic curriculum and assessment.
Rich teaching resources with a Balanced Literacy Approach (Better Immersion-Chinese).
Academic and cultural exchange with students of sister schools in China and Taiwan.
Variety of culturally rich after school programs available.
Peninsula Family YMCA Child Development program.
Character Builders After School program.
Prime Time After School program.
Three Treasures After School Enrichment Activities program.


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Features, Movie
2017 Hong Kong Lesbian & Gay Film Festival Highlights
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For 28 years, the Hong Kong Lesbian and Gay Film Festival, one of the oldest LGBT film festivals in Asia, has been programming some of the best LGBT from around the world. This year, this film offers a diverse array including world premieres of Hong Kong films, docs revolving around subjects from pregnant men to gay sauna janitors, more transgender films than ever before and award-winning films from France, China, Taiwan, The Philippines, Canada, USA and many other countries. Of course, we recommend you watch all of them but if we had to choose ten, here is what our top ten would be.
The opening films this year are both from France, KISS ME! and 120 BEATS PER MINUTE. For the lesbian opening film, KISS ME!, Océane Rose Marie wrote, directed and stars in the comedic film. (She will be in attendance for the screening and at the opening party as well.) She plays Oceanrosemarie, a woman navigating her crazy life of ex-girlfriends, crazy family members and falling for a beautiful photographer named Cecile.
FREAK SHOW, directed by Trudie Styler (wife of musician, Sting) is one of the two closing films for this year. It stars Bette Midler as the mother of Billy Bloom, a boy living a fabulous life in Connecticut until he is sent to live with his father in the conservative South. Even in the conservative south, he still is his fabulous self, fighting for the misunderstood in his new school and even running for the title of Homecoming Queen. The film also stars Abigail Breslin and Laverne Cox.
DRIVER, a Thai film from the director of LOVE NEXT DOOR and it's sequel, is all about secrets and what they can do to a relationship. Kade is married to Tae, and after Tae disappears after a business trip to Korea, she discovers about her husband that will majorly affect her. Cast and crew will be in attendance for the screenings on the September 22 and 23.
THE WOUND has to be one of the must see films of all of the film festival, if you have to see only one, watch this one. A film from South Africa that is in the vein of MOONLIGHT, following the tale of a worker named Xolani who accompanies the boys of a village on a journey to an initiation into manhood. It is a tribal ritual that is not supposed to be discussed or even depicted on film. John Trengrove, in his feature film directorial debut, examines repressed sexuality and masculinity.
We all know the TALES OF THE CITY series of books written by Armistead Maupin, but do how much do we really know about the author? THE UNTOLD STORIES OF ARMISTEAD MAUPIN is a documentary that looks at the author's history, from his being born to a conservative family in the Southern USA to his life as a gay rights pioneer and leading LGBT author.
HEARTSTONE is an award-winning film from Iceland that looks at repressed sexuality and the friendship between two boys as they journey in life from boyhood to manhood. The film won the Queer Lion Award at the Venice Film Festival and for good reason.
The short film programs never disappoint and this year, there are six different short films programs to watch, including the Asia Pacific Queer Film Festival Alliance Shorts programs that includes two new local films having their world premiere, LOSING SIGHT OF A LONGED PLACE and AFTER ERECTION (the filmmakers will be in attendance). In the International Short Docs, included is a documentary on Michael Glatze and Bennet (the subjects of the film I AM MICHAEL) and meeting after years and discussing where they are now. There are also Boys and Girls Shorts, Queer Shorts and a Transgender Shorts program.
An charming Irish dramedy, A DATE FOR MAD MARY revolves around newly released from prison Mary as she hunts down a wedding date for her best friend's wedding after her friend refuses her a plus one because she said that Mary could not find a date anyway. Director Darren Thornton adapted the film from the stage play "10 Dates for Mad Mary".
SEVENTEEN is Monja Art's feature film debut that deals with small town love in Austria between two teenage girls. Paula is secretly in love with her best friend Charlotte and she must decide whether she should follow her feelings and tell Charlotte and keep them bottles inside.
A WOMB OF THEIR OWN is a documentary that gives on what it is like to be a pregnant trans man. Cyn Lubow sits down with six masculine-identified people to discuss their pregnancies, their births and their chest feeding experiences.
Those that got to see the film HENRY GAMBLE'S BIRTHDAY PARTY at HKLGFF 2015 will have a chance to watch the director Stephen Cone's new film, PRINCESS CYD, at this year's festival. 16 year-old Cyd is visiting her aunt in Chicago over the summer to escape her depressive, single father. It is there that she falls for a girl in her neighborhood.
See you at the theater.
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RGB ★★★★☆
Mhercks World
Mary, Queen of The Scots ★★☆☆☆

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Welcome - we're so pleased you're interested in St. Stephen School! St. Stephen School welcomes students of all racial, ethnic, and faith backgrounds.
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As a pillar in the Kingsville community, St. Stephen is proud to have recently won an award in the local Kingsville 4th of July Parade during the summer of 2018. Thanks to the Greater Kingsville Civic Assocation for this honor!
Students participate in a positive behavioral program called S.O.A.R. which stands for Safety first, Offer service, Act responsibly, and Respect others. Our St. Stephen Eagles were recently recognized with the Silver Award from MSDE's PBIS (Positive Behavioral Intervention and Supports) program.
While striving to teach our students to treat the environment with care and concern, St. Stephen School recently received a grant from Constellation Energy to support the completion of our Outdoor Classroom. Come check it out!
For the second year in a row, St. Stephen received a grant from BGE for its Captain Mercaptan submission! The grant supports the technology plan of the school to provide students with access to iPads and Chromebooks for learning.
Our school received a grant from the The Marion I. and Henry J. Knott Foundation in the amount of $60,000 to begin our full-time Reading Specialist position. With this grant money, our school was able to purchase the Leveled Literacy Intervention Program to serve students in grades 1-7.
St. Stephen School received the Silver Award from the Maryland State Department of Education for the 2017-2018 school year!


The music contained in this box set is of such a high standard.The packaging is pretty good too and as a bonus for buying these new Genesis box sets you get a bonus SACD/DVD set enclosed in a very informative hardback book with essays by Genesis fanatic Michael Watts.The bonus SACD contains B Sides and extra tracks from single releases and EP's whilst the DVD has bonus video content and an extra reissues interview.These discs are not available seperately and are a nice bonus!
Ignore the reviews that complain about the new mixes/bad compression etc....,these people seem to have issues with remastered music in general.I'd like to write about the SACD/DTS 5.1 mixes as I talk of high standards.I'm listening to "One For The Vine" from "Wind & Wuthering" as I type this review and it is breathtaking.I also have the equipment to compare the SACD 5.1 verses the DTS 5.1(96k/24bit) and can faithfully report that they are both top notch.The SACD 5.1 mixes always seem to sound a little warmer to me as they are played back via analogue not digital.I can also write that the stereo SACD mixes sound pretty good,but not a patch on the 5.1.The same stereo mixes have been used for the standard cd layer so they should sound ok too.
I think in years to come,as Mike Rutherford says on the bonus DVD interview,these new mixes will be appreciated for what they are when more people open their ears to surround mixes.
I must also admit that there are some very bad surround mixes out there but Genesis and their trusty engineer Nick Davis have clearly done their homework.ALL mixes in this collection and the companion 1983-1998 boxGenesis 1983-1998 have been supervised by Tony Banks.Giving the listener a new experience with evey album(even "Calling All Stations" sounds great).Ok,so they are not the original stereo mixes,these new releases are clearly aimed at fans who have the capacity to hear these great albums in 5.1 via SACD or DVD.
So in summing up,if you've got the hardware to enjoy these fantastic remixed Genesis albums then your ears will love you for buying this set and it's companion.And if you don't have an SACD player(get one!) or a DTS decoder don't worry,you can also listen to the standard 5.1 dolby digital mixes(they are slightly lower quality)on the DVD's via most DVD players/home theatre setups.
Fellow members who are reading this know about this music and what to expect here, so I'm not going there.
Reviewing of 5.1 mixes only.
5.1 mix EQ, panning and assignment of instruments: Top notch, 4/5.
Not 5/5 , if only because of one reason; I do not agree with them not recreating the original "gated reverb" snare drum sound on Abacab-at least they should have it offered as an "alternate mix".
5.1 mix EQ of Phil's voice: 0/5 .Don't know what went wrong: maybe all of the people involved in the mixing and EQing of his voice have acute tinnitus perenne or are deaf.
These are , without a doubt- the harshest and most ear piercing and fatiguing inducing vocals in history(or that I've EVER heard).
And it's not that they were recorded that way, cause we all know well how they sound on LP. CD, MC, Q8, etc.
This is the case in both SACD and DTS 96/24 mixes.
Even turning down the treble to -3 dB, it's still overly bright.
And this coming from someone who has been a pro audio engineer and musician for 20+ years.
And on top of that, in my personal music room, I always like to listen to music very bright , almost too bright-always have the treble on at least +1 dB on most everything-I LOVE having my ears "bleed" from the sheen on LPs and Hi Res stuff (CDs....whassat??), but ONLY with properly mixed music.
Thankfully, this is not the case with the Peter Gabriel era box set.
I am a big fan of Genesis and I'm glad to give them my $$$ and on top of that, am STILL thankful they have released their catalog in MultiChannel, which was one of the biggest pipe dreams ever-so , it's not that I'm trolling or blabbering, I know what I'm talkin' 'bout, Willis!!!!
This is my take on this and if you don't agree there must be something wrong with your system and/or your ears.
je suis un fan de genesis et quel plaisir de pouvoir écouter les album en 5.1 vous les redécouvrez car les mixages sont vraiment bien travaillés.Et en plus vous avez des bonus sur les dvd qui sont trés interressant.Voila un coffret de sacd a ne pas manquer. vivement les deux autres coffrets .


An massive multi-player online ant controlling game for Android, using your real location from GPS.
You will be founding colonies, help them expand and breed, defend against other animals and enemies.
When the colonies have grown big enough you may attack enemy colonies too. Cooperate with your allies, help them and coordinate attacks.


June | 2008 | 6log - How does that work then?
In an idle moment in a place I cannot recall, but may have been the local takeaway, I read the Daily Express, an unusual event. And I read an article entitled "CANCER RISK OF JUST TWO GLASSES OF WINE A DAY" which demonstrated exactly why not the read the Daily Express if you wish to retain your sanity.
The particular issue raised by this non-news story has been rolling around the back of my brain for a while, however the creative forces have been battling with perfectionist tendencies, fending off a full research project on the many different life risks, probabilities thereof, and the mechanisms of converting annual probabilities into life-time ones, and all manner of analytical delights.
You can find all sorts of stats around the web about the probability of different life risks if you look – here and here, for example, and tease out interesting, contrarian nuggets. Such as, drowning is much more likely than a fatal dog attack, yet there are many strait-jacketing laws on dangerous dogs, but no UK inland rescue force to save people who fall in the water, which paradox seems to defy common-sense.
The issue in the case of the Australian report is that the risk that is being increased by 75% is diddly-squat to start with, and (Diddly-Squat * 1.75) = Sweet FA (in the Maths of Pointless Numbers). It is undoubtedly bad if it actually happens, but the probability is not something you can, or should, let dictate your life.
I suppose headlines like "Medicos issue report about irrelevant statistical findings that don't matter" don't sell papers, so there must be people who enjoy a little frisson of fear, panic and anxiety over their breakfast corn flakes, and prepared to read the Express to get it….
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged News, Opinion & Humour, People on June 26, 2008 by andy.
The human brain is constructed so that it is very good at seeing patterns (even where there are none), and so "coincidentally" after my previous spat on the same topic, I have been suffering my own version of Call Centre hell this week – just trying to book an engineer to come and mend our ailing tumble-drier.
Last year, just about this time, I fell for the pitch of Domestic & General who sold me a three-in-one policy for kitchen equipment breakdowns. And so it came to pass that the Tumble Drier started thrashing itself to pieces, just after the renewal letter came through.
All should have been smooth: "direct debit", "you need to do nothing", "renew automatically" were the comforting phrases in the letter. Tchah!
So clearly the renewal process had gone all agly, creating an insurance curate's egg, in fact.
Renew for a penny? Hmmm, aha, the light dawns, something has gone wrong with their arithmetic. Last years price was £119.88, nicely divisible by 36 (3 boxes x 12 months), this years price (up, of course) is £131.88 – oh dear, divide that by 36 and you get lots of 33333333333333333333333333s on the end. Add in a bit of truncation and you have a nice little problem building up. If they had charged me £131.76, maybe things would have turned out differently.
Nothing as serious as the Patriot missile failure, or crash of Mars Climate orbiter (Imperial/Metric System confusion), or others of that ilk , but my very own personalised, computerised, automated rounding error.
Aside: Spreading the cost of the £0.01 by direct debit. I laughed so much I nearly died….
I clicked on the button, of course, I had to, in for a penny in for a penny, so to speak; to see if I could make the whole problem go away, but a "technical error" on the web-site prevented me from completing the transaction!
This entry was posted in Uncategorized and tagged Opinion & Humour, Technology in Business on June 6, 2008 by andy.


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WNMU slated for FCC auction
Von Lanier
Due to the increase in demand for wireless broadband, WNMU-TV 13 will participate in the Broadcast Incentive Auction provided by the FCC to possibly relinquish its spectrum usage rights to wireless telecommunication providers.
The auction is scheduled to start on March 29, and there are two separate components to it. The first is a reverse auction that will allow interested broadcast stations to relinquish their broadcast spectrum rights to potential bidders.
The second component of the auction is a forward auction in which telecommunication providers will bid for the flexible use of spectrum licensing that will be available.
"What we [NMU] hope to gain is the ability to continue broadcasting. We're not in this to get out of the business. We're interested in seeing if there is sufficient money available from the auction, could we use that to help sustain the TV station?" Director of Broadcast and Audio Visual Services at WNMU-TV 13 Eric Smith said.
He said if there is enough demand for the spectrum of TV 13, which also produces Public Eye News, the NMU Board of Trustees will have to decide if it is willing to move to a different broadcast channel or just walk away from the business with the revenue from the auction.
"It's a challenge, especially in today's market, to maintain that funding model because we never know what Congress is going to do with funding for public broadcasting. They've talked about cutting it and they talk about reinstating it so that's always kind of up in the air," he said.
Because of the fast-rising use of white space radio spectrum waves by mobile carriers all over the nation, Congress had originally approved the FCC to have incentive auctions in 2012. It had already been introduced in the 2010 National Broadband Plan with a plan to meet the growing needs of the future (now) and to reduce the congestion of public broadcasts on wireless networks. The U.S., according to the FCC, is the world leader in wireless infrastructure and advancement of the LTE network.
The auction is intended to serve as incentive for broadcasters like TV 13, which is also a PBS affiliate, to sell or even consider moving their broadcast to a different channel. This will allow major telecommunication providers to have a more open spectrum to use higher level frequencies, which will allow them to provide even more quality wireless services.
"We're treated like any other station, whether it's a commercial station or another non-commercial station. We can enter the auction because we have one of those TV channels where we can participate and possibly receive some proceeds for it," Smith said.
According to the FCC website, it is completely voluntary for broadcasters like TV 13 to participate in the auction, and Congress has even mandated that the FCC make all reasonable efforts to preserve the geographic footprint and population served of each station that will participate in the auction but ultimately remain on the air. As a result of the auction, there will be fewer channels available in the U.S. for television. It has no end date until all budgetary transactions regulated by Congress are met, and the FCC will publicly disclose the results of the auction once they have been reached. Changes on public television will not begin until after the results are announced.
"The reason that we elected to participate in the auction was we didn't want to be locked out," Smith said." By participating, we can monitor the auction and, if the numbers continue to look good, potentially we could tell the FCC we're interested in receiving a payment and then move to another channel or do something else that will allow us to continue broadcasting."
TV stations around the country that will participate in the reverse auction must have submitted an application by Jan. 12, and other business entities seeking to buy wireless spectrum in the forward auction must apply prior to 6 p.m. on Feb. 9.
"We're looking at this auction as a way to secure a large enough payment that we could take that money and put it into some sort of an endowment and use it to provide the annual operating revenue for the station," Smith said. "That would make it stable and a lot more reliable for not only the viewers who watch the station but also the students here at NMU who rely on the service to learn how to be multimedia production people."
For more information, visit
fcc.gov.


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Berean Elementary is more than just a school, we are a community that recognizes the specific needs of Elementary students and strives to develop the whole student through strong academic programs, enriching extra-curricular activities and thriving partnerships with parents. Our teachers and staff are dedicated to educating our students in a loving environment where they can discover and develop their gift and talents and learn to use them for God's glory.
Berean Elementary students enjoy highly engaging core class as well as specials that include Bible, Reading, Art, Music, Computers and Physical Education. We keep Christ at the center of everything we do with biblical integration in all subjects, daily bible classes and weekly Chapels on Wednesdays. Students also have the opportunity to participate in fine arts performances, intramural sports and special holiday events throughout the school year.
Berean Elementary believes in assisting all students in reaching their full potential. We offer an ESE program in which students who have mild to moderate learning differences can receive direct instruction in Math and Reading from a certified ESE teacher daily.
As Principal, I welcome you to Berean Elementary. My focus is to ensure that all of our students feel loved and cared for while receiving a top notch education in a Christ-centered environment. I am here to help you and your child, so please feel free to contact me if there are any questions I can answer for you.


Checking our messages we came across one by Genesis Project wondering how we missed their latest trainered C64 game ' Speeding on the A 81 ', which only just recently was released by Technische Maschinenfabrik. Well for two simple reasons, one being extra busy and two I thought it was an educational game. Yet how wrong I was as this game is nothing to do with education, as it is in fact a high score top down speeder, in which you need to miss all the other cars and gain the highest score possible on the A81.
Sure the graphics are simplistic, the idea behind the game isn't that glandular and simply touching another car just gets you beeped at, but this game has something that I believe no other racer does on the C64. It can be played with not only Joysticks, but paddles and old PC steering wheels! Yet if that wasn't enough, DATA-LAND has mentioned to the C64 crowd of a wheel adapter called the "Jocopod", which according to them is a fine and universal "Plug & Play" solution.
You can use it for "Speeding On The A 81", but also for old games like "Le Mans" and "Night Driver". A special innovation of the Jocopod technology is the "digital mode" for games, which has only a joystick support! So if you want to play a simplistic racing game, but with a unique addition, then give Speeding on the A81 a go, you might enjoy it!


Supporting and assisting workers with disabilities is an important and pressing issue in modern workplaces. But people with disabilities still regularly face barriers, stigma and stereotypes in the workplace and often face more questions than answers when they try to work with employers to address their concerns. In this workshop (Feb. 13th), Morgan Rowe, a local labour/employment lawyer and disability rights author, will be discussing human rights law, worker's rights and how these two sets of rights can be used together to help individuals with disabilities challenge barriers in employment. In addition to providing a primer on disability and workers' rights law, Morgan will discuss practical tips for raising disability rights concerns in the workplace and making sure those concerns are successfully addressed.
This event will be held in the CDAC office from 2:30 to 5:30.


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Tagged Disease
Report calls on US to continue supporting global health initiatives to prevent epidemics and pandemics
Health, Policy, Science
A new report, released Monday by the US National Academies of Sciences, Engineering, and Medicine, argues that the US should continue to fund and support global health initiatives. It also calls for the develop...
A new UK study predicts a resurgence in antibiotic-resistant infections
Health, Science
For decades, scientists have been tracking an alarming trend: the ability of bacteria to become resistant to antibiotics. Simply put, the few bacteria to survive an onslaught of antibiotics are the strong ones,...
Research holds promise for reversing degenerative brain illness
Research from A&M University has shown that doctors may someday be able to restore brain cells and cognitive function to aging brains using stem cells. Ashok K. Shetty, Ph.D, and his team at Texas A&M H...
Researchers discover a natural compound present in Chocolate and Red Wine can cure Alzheimer's disease
Researchers have discovered that a naturally occurring compound present in red wine, as well as dark chocolate, might slow down Alzheimer's disease's progress. Alzheimer's disease is the most frequently occurri...
Salmonella illnesses result in Nationwide Chicken Recall by Aspen Foods
Platonium
Aspen Foods, a company, based in Chicago, Illinois and owned by Koch Poultry Company, is being forced to recall 2 million pounds of chicken products after three illnesses in Minnesota were reported. The U.S....
First Case of MERS confirmed in China and patient is South Korean
Bryan M Zarpentine
CHINA/HONG KONG - China confirmed its first case of Middle East Respiratory Syndrome (MERS) on Friday. The disease is present in a 44-old South Korean man, but 38 people who have been in close contact with him ...
Short height people more prone to heart diseases, says research
Cody Gash
According to a recent research conducted under Professor Nilesh Samani of the University of Leicester, shorter people are at a higher risk of suffering from coronary heart sickness. The researchers explained th...
Sleeping for more than 8 hours increases your chances for strokes by 46%
Charles Omedo
CAMBRIDGE – The National Sleep Foundation among thousands of medical doctors worldwide have already recommended a minimum of 8 hours sleep for normal adults, but a new study published by researchers from the Un...
Australian researchers find fresh options for Pancreatic Cancer treatment
There is good news to those who are suffering from pancreatic cancer. On Friday, Australian researchers have discovered medical options based on genomic sequencing. The disease was one of the most deadly malign...
Study shows mutated HIV speeds up development of AIDS to three years
A recent research has found that a strain of HIV has become epidemic among patients in Cuba. The strain of the virus is known to result in AIDS in carriers within a time frame of three years if it left untreate...


Streamlining headset distribution solves the chicken-or-the-egg problem for the growing adult VR industry.
AMSTERDAM, NETHERLANDS – May 31st 2016. Verotel, the payment facilitator based in Amsterdam, Netherlands, has started to distribute Virtual Reality cardboard headsets to customers of its merchants offering VR content. The Verotel cardboard headsets can be used in conjunction with a smart phone to view recorded or live VR content. Since these headsets are neutrally branded and shipped in discreet packaging, they allow a larger audience access to adult VR content and create a higher revenue stream for the merchants.
The Order Pages now have a completely new design. It is available for FlexPay Order Pages and for Membership ones too.
The modern, flat and responsive design works well on mobile devices too.
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"The Game's Afoot" cast members receive a mysterious note. The show opens Feb. 8 at PM&L Theatre.
If winter is becoming boring, grey and dismal, Lorrie Ferguson says she's got the perfect remedy. See "The Game's Afoot," to be staged weekends Feb. 8-24 at PM&L Theater in Antioch.
Showtimes are 8 p.m. Fridays and Saturdays and 2:30 p.m. Sundays.
The show features what she says is one of the best set designs the theater has ever produced. And the play has "mystery, hidden rooms, intrigue, romantic entanglements. It's the whole mix. Put it all in a pot and stir it up and you've got a great evening," said Ferguson, who's directing the show.
Ken Ludwig, author of the comedic, sometimes corny whodunit set in 1936, won the Edgar Award in 2012 for best play.
"He's used every successful formula for a murder mystery and added some new ingredients," said Ferguson, who also directed "The Mouse Trap," and "A Flea in Her Ear," among others at PM&L Theatre.
She said the audience should be aware that they'll hear real gun shots and that one of the characters, the eccentric owner of a huge mansion, has weaponry hanging all over his walls.
The play is based on a real person named William Gillette, a 1930s era actor who loved Sherlock Holmes. But after that, it's fiction.
The first scene shows Gillette getting shot while acting in a play. He survives, but learns someone else in the theater has been murdered.
Fancying himself an amateur sleuth, Gillette invites the actors and some other characters including a loathed theater critic to his huge mansion on Christmas Eve. He thinks one of them is guilty.
When someone in the mansion gets murdered, a quirky female inspector arrives. "She's dressed in all tweed and pants, and you can't tell if she's a man or a woman," Ferguson said.
And even if the cast knows the ending, it's easy to keep the secret because they all have to act as if they are the guilty one, she said.
The playwright left much up to the director's discretion, she said. "He is definitely a talented writer. There are a lot of times, he doesn't give you a lot of direction in the script and you have to kind of figure it out yourself," Ferguson said.
For example, he writes when a secret room should be revealed, but doesn't tell how to get it closed before the inspector comes, she said.
She said the setting is "going to be breathtaking. It has a dramatic flair with a double staircase and revolving hidden room. The women will wear sequined long, Hollywood gowns and the men will wear smoking jackets. It's going to be Hollywood glam." The whole scene, including the stage and the actors, will be eye candy for the audience, she said.
Patrons can come an hour before the show and order wine, beer and soft drinks to sip in the theater's Tribute Hall. "It's just a charming place to sit and chat with friends, and you can bring drinks into the theater," Ferguson said.


The heating system at Northumberland Wildlife Trust's new flagship eco-building in Hauxley has been switched on to mark the latest phase in the site's re-birth, following a devastating fire in 2010.
Hauxley Nature Reserve's new wildlife discovery centre, made possible by National Lottery players thanks to a £400,000 grant from the Heritage Lottery Fund, set to open next year, has largely been built by volunteers and with support from the community.
The new environmentally-friendly heating system has been paid for with a £30,000 grant from Northumbrian Water's Green Scheme Fund, held with the Tyne & Wear and Northumberland Community Foundation.
The water company's Conservation and Land Manager, Stuart Pudney, visited the site at Druridge Bay to switch on the system, which features underfloor heating and a boiler system that can utilise wood pellets and locally harvested logs.
The heating will be complemented by a clay and sand floor, which creates a large thermal mass that retains warmth.
Construction of the eco-friendly centre has utilised locally grown and traditional building materials, including more than 600 straw bales, all sourced locally, turf for the green roof from Ellington, and structural timber from the Trust's Briarwood Banks reserve, in South Northumberland.


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Brad Pitt And Angelina Jolie Prepare For Divorce After Putting Up A United Front For Their Kids
Lindsay Cronin
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's divorce judge will reportedly aim to make their divorce as painless as possible.
Following months of back and forth, Brad Pitt and his estranged wife have announced they will now be putting up a united front for the sake of their family, and according to a new report, the judge on their case will do his best to help them work out their issues in the best way possible.
"[Judge John Ouderkirk] will try to get Angelina and Brad to laugh through their divorce proceedings," a source revealed to Hollywood Life on January 18. "He's known to be strict, but also has a sense of humor that could diffuse any difficult issues they might encounter."
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's divorce judge is said to be the same man who officiated their wedding in August 2014, when the now-estranged couple said their "I dos" at their home in France, Chateau Miraval, surrounded by their six kids.
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie struck up a relationship with one another on the set of 2005's Mr. & Mrs. Smith when Pitt was married to Friends actress Jennifer Aniston. However, they didn't go public with one another until after Aniston filed for divorce. Since then, Pitt and Jolie have adopted 3 children, Maddox, 15, from Cambodia, Pax, 13, from Vietnam, and Zahara, 11, from Ethiopia. They've also welcomed three kids biologically, daughter Shiloh, 10, and twins Vivienne and Knox, eight. Years later, Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie tied the knot.
As for Judge John Ouderkirk, the Hollywood Life source revealed that both Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie are reportedly comfortable with his knowledge of their situation.
"[Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie] both trust and like him to a certain degree," the source continued. "Judge Ouderkirk has been around the block and has a lot of life and legal experience that he can bring to the table to try and help resolve this situation as amicably as possible."
Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie have been battling for custody of their children since September 19, when Jolie filed for divorce and requested she be given full physical custody of the kids. However, after Brad Pitt was given a loud applause during his appearance at the 2017 Golden Globe Awards, he and his estranged wife released a statement, which seemingly confirmed they were ready to turn over a new leaf and continue on with their custody battle in a positive and private manner.
"The parties and their counsel have signed agreements to preserve the privacy rights of their children and family by keeping all court documents confidential and engaging a private judge to make any necessary legal decisions and to facilitate the expeditious resolution of any remaining issues," read the former couple's statement to People Magazine. "The parents are committed to act as a united front to effectuate recovery and reunification."
Following Angelina Jolie's divorce filing, she and Brad Pitt proceeded to publicly diss one another in their court documents, but now, as they attempt to maintain their united front, they have allegedly let their personal issues take a back seat. In a new interview, California divorce attorney Dave Pisarra revealed that Pitt and Jolie have likely been advised against speaking ill of one another as their divorce proceedings continue.
"[Brad Pitt and Angelina Jolie's] attorneys have probably told them by now that publicly shaming each other will not help them in front of a judge, whether private or public," Pisarra explained to Hollywood Life. "The fact that the parties are looking to resolve this conflict privately will hopefully move them to stop trashing each other in public."
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Brooks Macek (* 15. Mai 1992 in Winnipeg, Manitoba) ist ein deutsch-kanadischer Eishockeyspieler, der seit Juni 2019 bei Awtomobilist Jekaterinburg in der Kontinentalen Hockey-Liga (KHL) unter Vertrag steht und dort auf der Position des Centers spielt.

Karriere

Juniorenzeit in Kanada
Brooks Macek spielte von 2007 bis 2008 für die Notre Dame Hounds in der unterklassigen kanadischen Juniorenliga Saskatchewan Midget AAA Hockey League und konnte die Meisterschaft gewinnen. Ligaweit belegte er den dritten Rang der Scorerwertung. Zur Saison 2008/09 wechselte Macek zu den Tri-City Americans in die Western Hockey League, die ihn bereits 2007 beim WHL Bantam Draft in der zweiten Runde an 43. Stelle ausgewählt hatten. In seinem ersten Jahr erreichte er mit seinem Team das Conference-Halbfinale. In der Saison 2009/10 kamen die Tri-City Americans bis ins Finale um den Ed Chynoweth Cup und unterlagen dort den Calgary Hitmen. Auch Macek konnte sich verbessern und erzielte 90 Punkte in 93 Spielen. Nach der Saison wurde er beim NHL Entry Draft 2010 von den Detroit Red Wings in der sechsten Runde an 171. Stelle gezogen. Zur Hälfte seiner dritten Saison in der WHL wurde Macek im Januar 2011 innerhalb der Liga zu den Calgary Hitmen transferiert. Mit dem amtierenden Meister erreichte er jedoch lediglich den letzten Platz. Ein Jahr später erreichte man die Playoffs und schied in der ersten Runde aus. In der Saison 2012/13 war Macek Assistenzkapitän seiner Mannschaft und setzte neue persönliche Bestwerte mit 38 Toren und 94 Punkten. Mit den Hitmen kam er in den Playoffs bis ins Conference-Finale, bei dem man erst im siebten entscheidenden Spiel den Edmonton Oil Kings unterlag.

Wechsel in die DEL
Nach Beendigung seiner Juniorenzeit zeigten mehrere Clubs aus Deutschland Interesse an Macek, da er aufgrund seiner deutschen Vorfahren die Möglichkeit hatte, die deutsche Staatsbürgerschaft anzunehmen. Am 16. Juni 2013 unterschrieb Macek einen Zweijahresvertrag bei den Iserlohn Roosters aus der Deutschen Eishockey Liga. Bei den Sauerländern avancierte er direkt in seiner ersten Saison zum Leistungsträger und war mit 13 Toren und 21 Assists maßgeblich am Erreichen des zehnten Platzes und der Teilnahme an den Playoffs beteiligt, in denen er fünf Tore selbst erzielte und ein weiteres vorbereitete. Dabei konnte Macek insbesondere bei den erfolgreichen Pre-Playoffs gegen den EHC Red Bull München mit vier Toren überzeugen. In der folgenden Saison steigerte er seine Ausbeute auf insgesamt 17 Tore und 22 Assists, erreichte mit den Roosters den sechsten Platz und damit die direkte Qualifikation für die Playoffs. Nach der Saison 2014/15 verlängerte er seinen Kontrakt bei den Sauerländern um ein weiteres Jahr. In dieser folgenden Saison 2015/16 spielten die Roosters eine der erfolgreichsten DEL-Hauptrunden ihrer Geschichte, welche sie auf dem dritten Tabellenplatz abschließen konnten, wobei Macek zusammen mit Nick Petersen mit je 21 Toren einer der beiden besten Torschützen des Teams war.

Zur Saison 2016/17 wechselte Macek zum amtierenden Meister EHC Red Bull München. In seiner ersten Saison für München konnte er den Titel mit seiner Mannschaft verteidigen, wobei er mit 17 Punkten Topscorer der Play-offs wurde, den MVP-Titel jedoch seinem Teamkollegen Yannic Seidenberg überlassen musste. In der DEL-Saison 2017/18 wurde er an der Seite des besten DEL-Torvorbereiters Keith Aucoin mit 26 Toren erfolgreichster Torschütze der Hauptrunde und gewann mit den Münchenern erneut den deutschen Meistertitel.

Stationen in Nordamerika und Russland
Am 12. Juni 2018 gaben die Vegas Golden Knights aus der National Hockey League Maceks Verpflichtung bekannt. Der Deutsch-Kanadier erhielt einen Einjahresvertrag mit Gültigkeit sowohl für die National Hockey League, als auch für die American Hockey League. Zu Einsätzen in der NHL kam er nicht, der Stürmer bestritt hingegen 81 Spiele für die Chicago Wolves in der AHL, erzielte dabei 31 Treffer und bereitete 35 weitere vor.

In der Sommerpause 2019 nahm er ein Vertragsangebot von Awtomobilist Jekaterinburg aus der Kontinentalen Hockey-Liga an.

International
Beim Deutschland Cup 2015 bestritt Macek sein Debüt für die deutsche Nationalmannschaft. Auch bei der Weltmeisterschaft 2016 gehörte er zum deutschen Kader. Macek erzielte insgesamt drei Tore und gab einen Assist und erreichte mit seiner Mannschaft das Viertelfinale. Dort schied man gegen Gastgeber Russland aus.

Bei den Olympischen Winterspielen 2018 gehörte Macek nach der Teilnahme an der Weltmeisterschaft 2017 wieder zum DEB-Aufgebot bei einem großen internationalen Turnier. Dort gewann er mit der Mannschaft nach einer Finalniederlage gegen Russland die Silbermedaille. Auf dem Weg ins Finale erzielte Macek zwei Treffer – darunter ein Tor im Halbfinale gegen sein Geburtsland.

Spielweise
Macek ist ein talentierter Stürmer, der als Center und Flügelspieler eingesetzt werden kann. Er besitzt gute Fähigkeiten zum Spielaufbau und tritt oft als Scorer in Erscheinung. Er kann das Spiel gut lesen und ist effektiv im Powerplay. Macek gilt als guter Skater, der seine Schnelligkeit bei Kontern nutzt und über eine gute Arbeitsmoral verfügt. Seine defensiven Fähigkeiten sind durchschnittlich.

Erfolge und Auszeichnungen
 2017 Deutscher Meister mit dem EHC Red Bull München
 2017 Topscorer der DEL-PLayoffs
 2018 Bester Torschütze der DEL-Hauptrunde
 2018 Deutscher Meister mit dem EHC Red Bull München

International
 2018 Silbermedaille bei den Olympischen Winterspielen

Karrierestatistik
Stand: Ende der Saison 2021/22

International

Persönliches
Maceks Vater stammt aus Geldern. Er war Basketballer, seine Mutter Eiskunstläuferin.

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Eishockeynationalspieler (Deutschland)
Eishockeyspieler (Tri-City Americans)
Eishockeyspieler (Calgary Hitmen)
Eishockeyspieler (Iserlohn Roosters)
Eishockeyspieler (EHC Red Bull München)
Eishockeyspieler (Chicago Wolves, AHL)
Eishockeyspieler (Awtomobilist Jekaterinburg)
Olympiateilnehmer (Deutschland)
Teilnehmer der Olympischen Winterspiele 2018
Deutscher Meister (Eishockey)
Träger des Silbernen Lorbeerblattes
Kanadier
Deutscher
Geboren 1992
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Campbell Law ranks #81 in terms of bar passage rate among first-time test takers (82.4%), and it outperforms by +17.1% the state of North Carolina's overall bar passage rate of 65.3%. (A national comparison on this metric should be taken in a qualified sense and with caution, because every state has a different bar passage rate.)
Campbell Law ranks #106 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are racial or ethnic minority (12.1%).
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Campbell Law ranks #132 in terms of highest tuition among full-time law students ($41,130). We rank from a total of 283 tuition rates from 194 law schools, ranking twice those law schools that have different in-state and out-of-state tuition rates.
Campbell Law is tied for #136 in terms of the median LSAT score (152) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students. The LSAT measures reading comprehension, analytical reasoning, and logical reasoning.
Campbell Law ranks #138 in terms of highest median undergraduate GPA (3.30) among those applicants granted admission who enrolled as full-time students.
Campbell Law ranks #140 in terms of graduates employed ten months after graduation (69.3%) and #142 in terms of graduates employed at the time of graduation (31.4%) .
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Campbell Law is tied for #166 in terms of the highest percentage of faculty who are female (31.9%).
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Making nuclear weapons requires access to materials – highly enriched uranium or plutonium – that do not exist in nature in a weapons-usable form. To constitute a threat, natural uranium needs to go through a challenging and time-consuming process of transformation as it moves through the nuclear fuel cycle.
STOCKHOLM (IDN) - The effort to cap the number of nuclear armed states in the world has largely focused on limiting the spread of the industrial items and processes needed for the stages of the fuel cycle that can turn uranium or plutonium into forms that could be used to make a nuclear weapon: enrichment or reprocessing.
TOKYO (IDN) - It is a cause of grave concern that there are an increasing number of regions under tension and exposed to the threat of nuclear weapons; namely, the Middle East, South Asia and Northeast Asia. Today, there are more countries that seem to be adhering to the doctrine of nuclear deterrence and/or extended deterrence than during the Cold War era.
This reminds me of UN Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon's warning to the world, "Unfortunately, the doctrine of nuclear deterrence has proven to be contagious. This has made non-proliferation more difficult, which in turn raises new risks that nuclear weapons will be used." It is critical that all of us share an awareness that humanity is standing at an important tipping point today.
LOS ANGELES (IDN | Yale Global) - Following North Korea's February 12 nuclear weapons test, the UN Security Council adopted tough penalties on Pyongyang. Along with a new round of financial sanctions, the council beefed up inspections of suspect cargo to and from the country and took steps to halt illegal activities by Pyongyang diplomats – all intended to squeeze North's nuclear and missile programs.


Mike Walsh is the CEO of Tomorrow, a global consultancy on designing companies for the 21st century. He advises leaders on how to thrive in the current era of disruptive technological change. Mike's clients include many of the global Fortune 500, and as a sought-after keynote speaker he regularly shares the stage with world leaders and business icons alike. Mike previously founded Jupiter Research in Australia, and has also held senior strategy roles at News Corporation in the Asia Pacific Region.
In this inspiring keynote, Mike Walsh presents a vivid portrait of a brave new world orchestrated by machines that think, and how tomorrow's leaders can upgrade their capabilities to survive and thrive in an age of accelerating technology. Audiences will walk away with an insight into the companies, technologies and global forces shaping the age of machine intelligence, as well as a set of tailored next actions on how to redesign their organizations, reimagine their roles and reinvent the way they make decisions.
In this inspiring keynote, Mike Walsh, futurist and author of 'The Dictionary Of Dangerous Ideas' will present a vivid portrait of a brave new world orchestrated by machines that think, and how tomorrow's leaders can upgrade their capabilities to survive and thrive in an age of accelerating technology. Audiences will walk away with an insight into the companies, technologies and global forces shaping the age of machine intelligence, as well as a set of tailored next actions on how to redesign their organizations, reimagine their roles and reinvent the way they make decisions.
'Most companies are simply not designed to survive. They become successful on the basis of one big idea or breakthrough product,' says CEO Mike Walsh of Tomorrow, a global consultancy that helps design 21st century businesses. 'The companies that will thrive in the near future are the ones not only embracing change but breaking the rules.' Companies built to survive the future are no accident. They are a result of deliberate business design decisions smart leaders are making today. In his ongoing research on the world's most innovative companies, Mike has organized these decisions into seven strategic priorities – that he will explore with audiences as a roadmap for their own reinvention.
In this keynote, Walsh will outline the megatrends shaping the future of business and consumer behaviour, and the lessons learned from successful Fortune 500 companies on leveraging disruptive innovation, adopting a data-driven mindset and leading change through digital transformation.
What does it take to lead a 21st century company? New technology is not only an opportunity to improve productivity, it invites us to ask a much bigger question – can we re-imagine the way we do business? Forces of change surround us. Whether it be generational turnover, the Cloud, mobile work, or the rise of the social enterprise – the companies that thrive in the near future will be the ones that not only embrace change but are the first to break the rules. With a focus on not just big ideas but practical tools, this workshop will provide business leaders with a roadmap for your company's future and the capabilities you will need to take it there.
Mike was not only responsive and delightful to work with, but incredibly diligent in learning about the top technology and business issues on the minds of our audience of Chief Information Officers and IT leaders. Consequently, his presentation was beautifully tailored to CIOs and their concerns. They especially liked the way he included thought-provoking questions (his "mind grenades") as well as "next action" ideas and concrete suggestions with each of the big concepts he covered in his talk. The presentation was fascinating in its variety, enhanced with short videos and gorgeous imagery, and his delivery throughout was conversational and entertaining. In all the uncertainty and challenges ahead for us all in the future, he was reassuring and upbeat... it was an outstanding way to kick off a conference that was all about innovation and business value.
Amazing! I have found that some futurists and speakers simply regurgitate other people's work without much original thought. Mike's session was the contrary – full of original insights and humour – it gave me a number of genuinely new insights. He was also on-point during the subsequent panel discussion and complemented the other speakers.
Mike's best-selling book Futuretainment was the winner of the design award by the Art Director's Club in New York. Mike's latest book is The Dictionary Of Dangerous Ideas. Each week he interviews provocative thinkers, innovators and troublemakers on his weekly podcast, 'Between Worlds'. A true nomad, Mike travels over 300 days a year worldwide, researching trends, collecting innovation case studies and presenting on the future of business.
Prior to being a CEO of Tomorrow, Mike was a pioneer in the digital space since the 1990s, running both successful start-up ventures as well as holding senior leadership positions in established media organizations. With a background in corporate law and management consulting, he began his career at XT3, a spin out from McKinsey and one of the first digital consulting firms created to help major companies embrace the embryonic Web.
During the first digital boom, Mike launched the technology publishing group internet.com in Australia, which went on to become the leading local technology news and events platform in the country. He also founded and ran Jupiter Research in the Asia Pacific, one of the first research agencies to track the early adoption of e-commerce and digital business models by online consumers. During this period, he was recognized as one of Australia's 'Top 30 Entrepreneurs Under 30'. Mike then spent five years in senior strategy roles at News Corporation where he helped shape the digital strategy for both their Australian newspaper and Asian TV divisions. Directly engaged by the CEO of Star TV to provide the company with a digital roadmap for their operations, he began his in-depth research into the fast growth markets of Asia, which became the inspiration for his first book, 'Futuretainment'.


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Post Doli Armaanon Ki, Kamya Punjabi has bagged a new show on Big Magic.
Yes, as reported earlier by us, Sunshine Production has launched its next Pyaar Marriage Ssshhh (PMS) on Big Magic. The series takes a dig at the debate of single vs marriage in our society.
The show features Abhishek Sharma (Sasural Simar Ka), Nikhil Khurana and Faisal Rashid (Kumkum Bhagya) dealing with their partners.
Now we have information that Kamya has been roped in to play the mother-in-law of Nikhil aka Joy. Her character of Tara will be strict but in a charming way.
Kamya confirmed and shared, "Today is my first day of shoots. The show is very different and has lot of elements. I will be part of the show throughout but will be seen on and off. My role of Tara is not out and out negative, like my previous roles and that is why I chose to be a part of it."
Kamya's entry will air from Thursday (8 October).


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The SSE HydroMusic event in Glasgow city centre to raise funds for male mental health charityPerformers will include Darren 'Loki' McGarvey and Still Game's Gavin Mitchell.
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CharityGlasgow charities invited to apply for share of £5k bursaryDo you know a community group or charity who could benefit?
Citizens TheatreGlasgow City Council urged to hand over further £1m cash boost for Citizens Theatre revamp A massive £21.5m regeneration project is currently taking place at the historical southside theatre, but it's feared funders will pull out due to an unexpected cash shortfall.
Glasgow NewsBighearted six-year-old doing sponsored walk raising funds to build toilets in Bangladeshi schoolThe 'wise beyond his years' youngster wants to raise funds after seeing extreme levels of poverty in a Water Aid TV advert.
Glasgow NewsNeedy pup with skin condition looks completely different thanks to TLC from Glasgow dog charityArchie the West Highland Terrier is looking healthier than ever after getting the right care from a dog rehoming centre.


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Learn: Upland Bird
9 Great Things About Aberdeen Pheasant Hunting
Eric Conn - December 07, 2012
Tucked quietly into the Northeastern corner of South Dakota is Aberdeen, an unsuspecting city of some 26,000 that you may just miss if you're not paying attention. What makes the small Northern Plains town famous, however, becomes obvious almost immediately upon arrival.
Whether you've got your radio tuned to the local country music station — Pheasant Country 103.7 — or you're driving past the Super 8 with a decorative blaze orange pickup truck and a sign welcoming hunters out front, you quickly realize the town has got one thing on the brain: pheasants.
But after a recent November trip to the pheasant mecca with Pheasants Forever, I also realized there are legitimate reasons for all that small-town quaintness and pheasant-driven frenzy. It has more to do with habitat and bird numbers than anything else, but there is certainly a town that's hardwired for the rooster rush every fall.
With a combination of well-developed public lands and private outfitters with more birds than I've ever seen in my life, Aberdeen is within an hour of most of the great local hunting spots in the region. Whether you prefer the more manageable temperatures of early November or the bitter and blowing cold of December, South Dakota's got your pheasant fix. I was there in late November after Thanksgiving and would have complained about the 20 degrees and 20 mile-an-hour winds had it not been for the hundreds of birds flushing before my eyes. Yes, it was worth it.
It\'s All About the Birds
First and foremost, what makes Aberdeen great is the phenomenal habitat, which in turn means a ridiculous number of wild birds. Because it\'s one of the last great bastions of habitat development — thanks in large part to groups like Pheasants Forever — that means pheasants have a place to thrive.
And thrive they do. Day one was spent hunting public land near Aberdeen, and in the first few hours that morning, a friend and I bagged three roosters. That's a pretty sweet deal for a late-season, public land jaunt. With a trusty English setter named Blitz and a 12-gauge CZ Upland Ultralight, we trudged our way through hideously thick cattails, paying for every bird with the sweat of our brows. But again, it was well worth the effort.
Of course all land is not created equal, which was demonstrated visibly on day two. For the second go-round we made our way to Johannsen Farms Outfitting, about an hour's drive from Aberdeen, where we met what could have been the promised land of pheasant hunting. On the first walk I saw at least 200 birds, all wild, which had me quite in awe.
Public or private, one thing is for sure — there's no shortage of birds, which is about all you can ask of any pheasant hunting sweet spot. The only thing they can't guarantee? That you'll close your dropped jaw long enough to make a shot at one of the many flushing roosters on the horizon before you.
Built to Accomodate
As a hunter, more goes into a great hunt than just the birds. These are the secondary issues to be sure, but if the food and lodging aren't comfortable, it just ain't a place I'm going to return. One of the first things I noticed about Aberdeen was the sign at the Super 8 hotel that read: 'œHunting Package'¦ Free Bird Cleaning.' You had me at 'œfree bird cleaning.'
I was a bit bummed when I found out that the elderly lady at the front desk wasn't actually going to clean my birds (believe me, I tried), but there was a complimentary cleaning area no less. I was still a bit impressed.
And then there was SoDak Sports, a hunting outlet built in the shape of an igloo, where we picked up our licenses. Any time a giant igloo is involved in my hunting trip, I'm sold. It's kind of like the world's largest ball of yarn or the man-eating squirrel on the drive through Kansas — it gets me every time.
The City of Aberdeen, which played the welcoming co-host on the hunt, understands the role pheasant hunting plays in the local economy and is more than happy to welcome hunters with open arms. With something like 175,000 hunters shelling out about $250 million across the state each year, you better believe they take the business seriously.
Step Right Up, Walk Right In
One of the rare beauties of South Dakota, and the Aberdeen area in particular, is the availability of quality public land for hunting. Sure, just about every state has public land to hunt, but you'd be hard-pressed to find a spot where you're not, well, hard-pressed by blaze orange on every side. You labor for a shot at a bird that may or may not come, which can be a more frustrating than rewarding experience.
Probably one of the happier moments of my hunt was pulling the trigger for the first shot of the trip, just moments into the first morning. Yes, watching that rooster drop stone dead — while completely shocking to me — was an incredible feeling. But maybe even better was the fact that I had the opportunity. Many times on public land hunts the mere occasion to shoot a bird never materializes.
All of this circles back to quality habitat, which is often erased by farming practices and general disregard for bird hunting. It's understandable for the farmer. But groups like Pheasants Forever — as well as concerted efforts by many landowners — have worked to protect those precious habitat standards. That's why there's a plethora of quality public access hunting in South Dakota, making it a go-to destination.
How Now Shall We Eat?
One of the best parts of South Dakota for me was that they somehow dragged renowned wild game cook and author Hank Shaw along for the trip. Not only did we get to enjoy his company, we also learned a thing or two about how to dress and prepare a pheasant for the dinner table.
As he demonstrates in his book, Hunt, Gather, Cook, Shaw is an amazingly accomplished guide when it comes to turning your kill or catch into a gourmet meal. He was even brave enough to demonstrate proper plucking technique, barehanded in the sub-freezing temperatures of South Dakota. There\'s got to be some kind of medal for that.
The World is On Fire
One of the great challenges in any state is wise habitat management, which is where a group like Pheasants Forever comes in. Working to assist landowners in pheasant habitat, PF teaches best practices for growing bird numbers. This is one of the main reasons South Dakota has remained a world-class pheasant hunting destination, while states like Iowa have seen a sharp decline in numbers.
As you make the drive across the Great Plains, one thing you notice is the burning and removal of prime habitat as landowners clear the land. Sometimes it\'s to improve vegetation growth for the following year, but many times it means a complete removal of a habitat that won\'t likely return.
Working in Unison
As a hunter, when you have options like Johannsen Farms Outfitting, a wild bird ranch run by Eric Johannsen (left) near Tolstoy, S.D., it just makes life easy. With 5,000 acres of premium pheasant habitat on a fourth generation farm, I was dumbfounded by how many birds we saw in one day — probably more than I've seen in my entire life.
With a limit of three birds per day, it doesn't take long to limit out — provided you can contain your excitement and knock down a few shots. On the other hand if you're rusty, it\'s a great place to get plenty of practice.
Part of what makes Johannsen Farms Outfitting so special is that they utilize techniques like those championed by Pheasants Forever and their team of farm biologists. It's simple: better habitat, better pheasant numbers, better hunting.
Take it to the Limit
Why is it so fun to hunt South Dakota? Because you actually have a legitimate shot at limiting out on birds (three a day). Like any place, a private outfitter is going to give you an edge, but that's not to say it can't be done on public land. We didn't hit our limit the first day on public land, but then again there were a few birds that (cough, cough) managed to out maneuver our anti-aircraft artillery. Hard to blame habitat for that one.
By the final afternoon, I was completely satisfied and completely pooped. They tell me the dreams about pheasants soaring through the air will subside, but it hasn\'t happened yet. I don\'t seem to miss shots in my dreams, so I\'m content with that for now.
Guns, Birds and Steel
As with any genre of hunting, half the fun comes from playing with all the toys. Always enjoyable is the CZ Ringneck, a real side-by-side gem designed specifically for pheasant hunting. We had the great CZ Bobwhite with us, a quail/pheasant combo gun, as featured. I shot Federal Premium's 12-gauge Prairie Storm in both copper/lead and steel loads. I was impressed by how much of a takedown load the Prairie Storm is, with 75 percent payload retention in a 30-inch circle at 40 yards. Can you say TKO?
That means a majority of the birds we shot didn't run away; they went down hard and heavy. The last thing you want to do in sub-freezing temperatures is to chase a bird that's been wounded. Prairie Storm helps you avoid that predicament, as does a stellar bird dog.
My only recommendation, should you choose the more wintery part of the season, is to dress for it. I quite happily chose lightweight duck gear — the Cabela\'s Dri-Band WindShear jacket and accompanying rain gear to protect against the blowing snow. I got a few funny looks the first morning I pulled out duck gear for an upland bird hunt, but by the end of the trip most others wished they\'d had the same idea.
For the same reason, I left my uninsulated Danner Grouse boots at home, choosing instead the Danner Raptor GTX boots, which feature 400 grams of insulation. I\'ve always preferred Danner boots for the simple reason that they\'re extremely well-crafted and made for serious abuse. My feet stay dry and warm and there\'s virtually no break-in time. That\'s hard to beat.
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Earlier, during the keynote speech, 9/11 Day co-founder Jay Winuk described the 9/11 of his brother Glenn Winuk, who worked as a lawyer a few blocks from the World Trade Center.
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Glenn Winuk's remains were recovered some two years after 9/11. Surgical gloves covered his hands; his stethoscope was nearby.
Densen's shout-out to service summed up the day well. Using PR to do good was the dominant theme during the luncheon at Washington's historic National Press Club. CSR efforts touched many PR pros. Among the notable examples was Aflac communication manager Darcy Brito, who spoke emotionally about "My Special Aflac Duck" during an acceptance speech for a CSR honor. Aflac's goal is to get the cuddly duck into the hands of every child undergoing cancer treatment. Cancer is found in some 16,000 children annually. "We're trying to make an impact with those special children who are trying to stay on Earth just a little longer," she said.
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Azeb Gebrehiwot of the Association of Tigrayan Communities in Canada said Ottawa should provide the temporary protection for her community members in Ethiopia and unequivocally denounce the ongoing violence there.
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If you're working from home, your laptop should be powerful enough to boost your productivity instead of giving you headaches with slowdowns and crashes. You'll need a machine like the Dell Vostro 7620, which is currently available with a $1,200 discount from Dell's laptop deals that brings its price down to $1,299 from its original price of $2,499. With more people shifting to a work-from-home setup, we're expecting this offer to draw a lot of interest, so it's highly recommended to take advantage of it before stocks run out.
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The 16-inch Full HD+ display of the Dell Vostro 7620 not only gives you a clear look at your projects, but it will also serve as a bright and colorful screen for watching streaming content whenever you're taking a break. The laptop comes with Windows 11 Pro pre-installed in its 1TB SSD, which will have enough space available for all your apps and large files, and a thermal management system composed of two fans, three heat pipes, and four vents that will keep the device cool even after long hours of usage.
Whatever kind of machine you're looking for, you'll surely find the perfect match to your needs and budget by browsing through Dell laptop deals. For work-from-home employees, it will be tough to find a better offer than this $1,200 price cut for the Dell Vostro 7620, which slashes its sticker price of $2,499 to $1,299. We're not sure what will happen first — stocks getting depleted, or Dell removing the discount — but either way, you should hurry in finalizing your purchase for the Dell Vostro 7620 if you don't want to miss out on this bargain.
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