Dr. Chad Davidson teaches writing workshops in creative nonfiction and poetry, as well as linguistics and literatures courses. He serves as director of the School of the Arts and also of the summer program in Spoleto, Italy.
Dr. Pearson teaches early modern literature, primarily from the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries in England. Her research focuses on early modern drama (both by Shakespeare and his contemporaries) and visual culture. She serves as chair of the Department of English and Philosophy.
Dr. Franks specializes in twentieth-century British and postcolonial literatures. His research and teaching also focus on disability studies, queer studies, and feminism. He is currently writing a book on eugenics in transatlantic modernist texts.
Daniela Cittadoni is a licensed travel agency director who specializes in tours around her home region of Umbria (just south of Tuscany). With ten years of experience in the food and wine sector, and five years of professional tourism training, she helps with coordinating apartments and classroom space for us while in Spoleto, as well as leading tours of neighboring towns such as Assisi, Gubbio, Perugia, Orvieto, and others.
Elisa Bassetti specialized in the teaching of Italian as a foreign language at the University for Foreigners in Siena. From 2008-2012, she also collaborated in an online program through the University for Foreigners in Perugia (from whom she holds a master's degree in Italian language education). Since early 2012, she has directed her own language school, Artelingua, in her home town of Spoleto. She offers intensive Italian training to UWG students, as well as managing other collaborative projects between her Italian students and our program.


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Q: Changing the header text when navigating between Bottom Tab Screens I have a React Native App that utilizes a Bottom Tab Navigator, as well as a Drawer Tab Navigator. There are 5 different bottom tab screens, that are each supposed to have a different heading. While I am able to navigate between the different bottom tabs, the text on the top remains constant between different screens. I currently have the bottom tabs content bundled into the "MainTabScreen." I then call the MainTabScreen out in "Drawer Navigator" as the "Home Drawer." I then export all these drawers into a "Stack Manager" which is the only content in my App.js file
Below is my code:
Code for the MainTabScreen, contains the different bottom tab screens, and their headings.
     import  Screen1  from './Screen1'
     import  Screen2  from './Screen2'
     import  Screen3  from './Screen3'
     import  Screen4  from './Screen4'
     import  Screen5  from './Screen5'

     const HomeStack = createStackNavigator();
     const Tab = createMaterialBottomTabNavigator();

   <HomeStack.Navigator
        screenOptions={{
            headerStyle:{
            backgroundColor:"#fff",
            },
            //headerTintColor: '#009387',
            gestureEnabled: false,
            headTintColor: '#fff',
            headerTitleStyle:{
            fontWeight: 'bold',
        }
    }}>

<HomeStack.Screen
        name="Home"
        component={ BorderScreens }
        options={{
            title: i18n.t('Screen1'),
        headerLeft: () =>(
            <Icon.Button name = "menu"
                size={25}
                backgroundColor="#fff"
                color="#009387"
                onPress={() => navigation.openDrawer()}>
            </Icon.Button>
            )
        }}/>

<HomeStack.Screen
    name="Community Screen"
    component={ Screen2 }
    options={{
        title: i18n.t('Screen2'),
        headerLeft: () =>(
            <Icon.Button name = "menu"
                 size={25}
                 backgroundColor="#fff"
                 color="#009387"
                 onPress={() => navigation.openDrawer()}>
            </Icon.Button>
            )
    }}/>

<HomeStack.Screen
    name="Screen3"
    component={ Screen3 }
    options={{
        title: i18n.t('Screen3'),
        headerLeft: () =>(
            <Icon.Button name = "menu"
                  size={25}
                  backgroundColor="#fff"
                  color="#009387"
                  onPress={() => navigation.openDrawer()}>
            </Icon.Button>
             )
}}/>

<HomeStack.Screen
    name="Screen4"
    component={ Screen4 }
    options={{
        title: i18n.t('Screen4'),
        headerLeft: () =>(
            <Icon.Button name = "menu"
                  size={25}
                  backgroundColor="#fff"
                  color="#009387"
                  onPress={() => navigation.openDrawer()}></Icon.Button>
            )
            }}/>

<HomeStack.Screen
    name="Screen5"
    component={ Screen5 }
    options={{
        title: i18n.t('Screen5'),
        headerLeft: () =>(
            <Icon.Button name = "menu"
              size={25}
              backgroundColor="#fff"
              color="#009387"
              onPress={() => navigation.openDrawer()}></Icon.Button>
            )
            }}/>

</HomeStack.Navigator>

  )
}
export default MainTabScreen;

function BorderScreens({navigation}){
    return(
    <Tab.Navigator
    initialRouteName="Home"
        screenOptions={{
            headerStyle:{

            },
            gestureEnabled: false,
            headerTintColor: '#fff',
            headerTitleStyle:{
                fontWeight: 'bold',
            }
        }}
        >

        <Tab.Screen
            name="       "
            component={Screen1}
            options={{
                tabBarColor: '#fff',
                tabBarIcon:({color}) =>(
                    <Icon name ="home"
                          size={26}/>
                    ),
            }}
            />

        <Tab.Screen
            name="     "
            component={Screen2}
            options={{
                tabBarColor: '#fff',
                tabBarIcon:({color}) =>(
                    <Icon name ="account-group" size={26}/>
                    ),
            }}
            />

        <Tab.Screen
            name=" "
            component={Screen3}
            options={{
                //title: '  ',
                tabBarColor: '#fff',
                tabBarIcon:({color}) =>(
                    <Icon name ="shield" size={26}/>
                    ),
            }}
            />

        <Tab.Screen
            name="   "
            component={Screen4}
            options={{
                tabBarColor: '#fff',
                tabBarIcon:({color}) =>(
                    <Icon name ="spa" size={26}/>
                    ),
            }}
            />

        <Tab.Screen
            name="    "
            component={Screen5}
            options={{
                tabBarColor: '#fff',
                tabBarIcon:({color}) =>(
                    <Icon name ="account" size={26}/>
                    ),
            }}
            />

    </Tab.Navigator>
    )
    }

Code for the Drawer Navigator which should be present in every bottom tab screen
<Drawer.Section style = {styles.drawerSection}>

                    <DrawerItem
                        icon={({color, size})=> (
                            <Icon
                                name="home"
                                color="black"
                                size={height*0.04}
                            />
                        )}
                        label={i18n.t('home')}
                        onPress={()=> {props.navigation.navigate('MainTabScreen')}}
                    />
                </Drawer.Section>

Code for how these link together in the stack navigator which exports this to the app
return (

<NavigationContainer>

    { user ? (
            <Drawer.Navigator drawerContent={props => <DrawerContent {...props}/>}
                              screenOptions={{
                                  gestureEnabled: false,
                              }} initialRouteName={HomeScreen}
            >

                <Drawer.Screen name="HomeScreen"
                               component={MainTabScreen}
                    options = {({route}) => ({ headerTitle: getHeaderTitle(route),
                    })}
                />
...
             </Drawer.Navigator>
           )
           :
         </SignInStackScreen>
        }
</Navigation.Container

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House price slump fears deepen
Updated: 05:33 EST, 21 April 2008
Falling house prices could escalate into a crash if the mortgage crisis is not halted, a report warns today.
Slump: House prices are falling
Traditionally, April is one of the best months to sell your home and prices usually surge.
But the property website Rightmove says that this April they are falling, on an annual basis, for the first time since it started its survey in 2002.
Why look at asking prices?
Sellers can put a house on the market for however much they want, so why look at asking prices?
>> Why asking prices matter
Record numbers of homes are being put on the market, and failing to find a buyer, according to the report.
Those who do find a buyer have had to wait for longer than before.
It says mortgage meltdown could cripple the property market if the Bank of England's £50bn emergency rescue plan does not work.
The Bank hopes its move will help end the credit crunch, which has forced banks and building societies to axe cheap mortgage deals in record numbers.
Miles Shipside, commercial director of Rightmove, said: 'An ongoing lack of mortgage funds could trigger a price crash if an increasing number of sellers are forced to seek rarer mortgage-free cash buyers or those with large deposits.
'As well as being thinner on the ground, these buyers will be able to demand larger discounts.'
Mr Shipside said the housing market was undergoing 'a reasonable correction' after an extraordinary boom which lasted more than a decade.
But it was 'in danger of being taken to unreasonable extremes' if the mortgage market does not return to normal. Across the country, asking prices fell by 0.1% between March 16 and April 12. In previous Aprils Rightmove has seen an average price rise of 2.8%.
April is seen as a prime time to sell because the trees are in blossom and the weather is improving.
The problem is most severe in London, with asking prices falling up to £3,000 in a month in the exclusive borough of Kensington and Chelsea.
Overall, the Rightmove figures show the average asking price is now £239,521, only just above the level that it was last April. In two regions - the North-West and Yorkshire & Humberside - asking prices have fallen over the last year.
The average asking price of a home in the North-West has dropped to £176,431 - down £7,681, or 4.2%.
House price slump fears deepen | Rightmove index and survey
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Buying a home instead of renting could leave you £352,500 better off over 30 years - even if house prices never rise A new report found that that making monthly mortgage payments could yield £133,700 in savings over 30 years.
Stamp duty calculator: How much tax would you have to pay to buy a home? Work out how much stamp duty you will have to hand over for a new home with our calculator.
First-time buyers at highest levels since just before the financial crisis as average mortgage grows to 80% of home value First-time buyers were handed out some 35,010 mortgages in August.
Mortgaged to the grave: Homebuyers are borrowing into their 70s as more lenders stretch mortgage terms to 40 years Demand for longer-term deals has grown substantially since the financial crisis.
SIMON LAMBERT:It's time stamp duty was cut As with many of former Chancellor George Osborne's plans, the stamp duty shake-up five years ago was half way to a good idea, unfortunately the other half reveals how bad a tax it is.
Nine out of 10 leaseholders weren't given clear legal advice when they bought Thousands of conveyancing solicitors may have breached their duty of care to their clients.
Cambridge, Oxford... and Leicester: Where London's first-time buyers go in search of more affordable homes First-time buyers are escaping the costly capital.
Mortgage warning for homeowners as cheapest ever two-year deals come to an end Some 850,000 homeowners will see fixed rate deals end in the next six months.
Fix forever: First ever retirement interest-only mortgage that's locked in for life is launched A specialist lender has launched the first ever 'fixed for life' retirement interest-only mortgage.
Buy a home 1% at a time: Plans to make building a shared ownership stake easier revealed Housing secretary Robert Jenrick has announced proposals to tweak the system.
More first-time buyers are skipping flats to leapfrog up the property ladder by buying smaller family houses Analysis from Zoopla found that two thirds of those looking to buy their first homes are seeking houses rather than flats.
Homes put up for sale slump to three-year low as 'endless wrangling' over Brexit triggers stand-off between buyers and sellers The number of properties on estate agents' books remains close to a record low.
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Housing market enjoying 'lift in sentiment' since Boris Johnson election win, respected property survey reveals
House prices rise at fastest pace for over a year as the market shrugs off Brexit fears and looks ahead to a 'Boris bounce'
What next for mortgage rates? 10-year fixed rates drop to near parity with two-year fixes as price war continues
Lenders slash rates on five-year mortgages to below 1.5% as popularity of longer term deals soars
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Unified Signal Client Hip Hop Global Mobile Expands its Reach and Launches Trap Phone Wireless and 'Unified Music' Branded Music Streaming Service.
Unified Signal to power Kurtis Blow's new Trap Phone service which will bundle wireless, music streaming, mobile wallet / debit card, and TV streaming marketed through artists like Lil Boosie.
Kirkland, WA – 10/22/18 – Unified Signal, Inc. (OTCQB: UNSI), a leading billing and back-office enabler who has developed a cloud / SaaS based enterprise level billing solution enabling companies to launch their own brand of wireless, home telephone service , music streaming, and mobile wallet / debit card services, announced today that its client Hip Hop Global Mobile run by Hip Hop legend Kurtis Blow and his son Kurtis Blow Jr., has expanded its distributor footprint and is launching a second brand called Trap Phone which will bundle wireless services with music streaming.
The new Trap Phone wireless and music streaming service (www.mytrapphonewireless.com) will be marketed through successful rap artists, comedians, models and influencers that are relevant to millennial culture using the power of social media. The first artist that signed under the Trap Phone service is the legendary Rapper Lil Boosie.
Unified Signal's Chief Executive Officer, Paris Holt, commented, "We are very excited about launching Kurtis Blow's second brand as they have secured the talent and momentum to deliver customers, making this the perfect application for Unified's newly released music streaming engine."
Kurtis Blow states, "We have been carefully planning our launch for the last 12 months and we are excited that it's finally here. Our team is working closely with many of our musicians to create a sales and marketing strategy that will produce a very public and social impact in the music community. The new service will become available in December of 2018."
Kurtis Blow Jr. comments, "We believe that the future of music is pivoting to music on-demand and pairing music streaming with wireless services, provides our artists additional ways to monetize their talent and provide their fans with a more dynamic relationship by providing additional content and contact through their wireless service."
Both of Kurtis' brands: Hip Hop Global Mobile and Trap Phone will be bundling their Hip Hop Wallet and debit card with all new customers. This financial product will allow customers to freely move money to each other all over the world as well as pay for Hip Hop Global Mobile, Trap Phone, and any other services that customers may have.
About Unified SignalTM
Unified Signal is a leading systems supplier of cloud-based enterprise level SaaS (software as a service) billing enablement solutions, enabling companies in virtually any industry sector to resell cellular service, home telephone service, IoT, music streaming, mobile wallet, and debit card enablement services. Unified Signal's turn-key cloud platform allows its clients to sell, provision, fulfill, bill, and care for virtually any type of product and service and all bundled on one ubiquitous platform. The Unified Signal solution can be deployed quickly and cost efficiently and all private label to its client's brand.
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Q: Extjs GridPanel selections from database My idea is to have a combobox filled with sectors, and a list of users below with checkboxes to indicate if each user belongs to the selected sector.
The sectors are stored in my database and each user can have their id linked to one or more sectors.
I know how to fill the combo with the sectors, and the grid with the users, but how can I make a checkbox for each user which changes depending on the sector selected?
And then, could I update those selections to my database?
I'd really appreciate any help.

A: maybe you can give id to your checkboxes like this: "chk_USR001" (i assume your users's have an unique id like "USR001").
And when combobox selection change, go to server and get the users in selected sector and select the right checkboxes (using item id) while looping.
if you share some code snippets, we could help more.
regards.


All the swallows which make their way down to us for the summer months are AMAZING!
They are real "globetrotters". Barn Swallows usually reach us in October / November in time for the summer. They travel from Northern Europe and Asia and then head back when the temperatures start to drop. Experts have been tracking these plucky little birds and records show that some of them are covering distances from Mossel Bay, here in South Africa, all the way to Petrovsk, in Russia – a total of 11 358km…..Respect!


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Tangier is a popular tourist destination in northwestern Morocco. Located on the coast of Maghreb, where the Mediterranean Sea meets the Atlantic Ocean, Tangier has a reach maritime history and serves ferry routes to many European cities via its two ports. On ferryhopper.com you can find all the information you need about holidays in the Moroccan city, as well as ferry routes and ferry schedules from the ports of Tangier to plan your trip in the Mediterranean Sea!
The port of Tanger-Med facing the Mediterranean Sea.
Which are the ports of Tangier?
There are two ports in the region of Tangier: Tangier Ville and Tanger-Med. Tangier Ville is the historical port of the city and serves ferry routes to Tarifa in southern Spain. Tanger-Med is the modern port, located a 50-minute drive to the west of the city, and serves regular ferry crossings to Spain, France, Italy and the British exclave of Gibraltar in the Iberic Peninsula.
The port and old town of the city of Tangier.
Ferry schedules and ferry tickets from the ports of Tangier
The port of Tangier Ville is in the city center of Tangier connecting the city with Tarifa in southern Spain. Ferry companies FRS and Inter Shipping normally operate at Tangier Ville Port. The second and busiest port of Tangier is Tanger-Med, which is located on the Mediterranean coast of Morocco. From Tanger-Med you can catch the ferry to Spain, Italy, France and Gibraltar. The following ferry companies operate routes from Tanger-Med: Baleària, Trasmediterránea, FRS, Inter Shipping, AML as well as GNV and Grimaldi Lines.
Ferries from Tangier Ville
From the city port of Tangier you can catch the ferry to the Spanish city of Tarifa. The ferry crossing is really popular as it is one of the fastest ways to get to mainland Spain from Morocco.
Ferry from Tangier Ville to Tarifa: The ferry route from Tangier to Tarifa is available throughout the year and the duration of the trip is approximately 1h 15min. Normally there are more than 12 daily crossings. Ferry tickets for the trip to Tarifa are around €38.
The city of Tarifa as seen from the Isla de las Palomas.
How to get to the port of Tangier Ville?
The port of Tangier Ville is located on the coast of the city's ancient medina. From the city center of Tangier, you can access the port on foot in just a few minutes. There are also taxis taking passengers to the port from the city of Tangier or nearby towns. Roads N-1, N-2 and N-16 provide access to the city of Tangier from Rabat, Casablanca and Al Hoceima.
Moroccan train company ONCF connects Tangier with major Moroccan cities such as Fez, Marrakesh, Casablanca, Nador, and Rabat. There's also an international airport, called Tangier Ibn Battuta Airport, which is located 15km from the port. You can park at the port, using the open-air car park or one of the indoor parking lots in the port area. Many people choose to park their vehicle at the indoor airport car park.
Tip: 'Petit taxis' are smaller and cheaper and are only suitable for short trips, while 'grand taxis' are more spacious and better for longer trips.
Ferries from Tanger-Med
The port of Tanger-Med is the main gateway from North Africa to Europe. From the eastern port of Tangier you can travel by ferry to many major seaside destinations. There are ferry routes from the African city to Algeciras, Málaga, Motril and Barcelona in Spain, Sète in France, Savona and Genoa (or Genova) in Italy, as well as to the port of Gibraltar.
Ferry from Tanger-Med to Algeciras: The ferry crossing from Tanger-Med to Algeciras is available year-round and is normally serviced by FRS, Trasmediterránea, Baleària, Inter Shipping, and Africa Morocco Link. In peak season there are more than 30 daily crossings, while the daily number of crossings is lower off-season. Tickets start at €20 and the ferry trip to the Spanish port city lasts 1h on average.
Ferry from Tanger-Med to Málaga: The Tanger-Med - Málaga ferry route takes place once a week and the crossing duration is approximately 6 hours. Tickets for the trip to the Spanish Costa del Sol cost around €35 and the route is normally serviced by Baleària.
Ferry from Tanger-Med to Motril: The port of Tanger-Med is connected to Motril in Andalusia with 7 weekly crossings. The itinerary is serviced by FRS and tickets start at €50. The trip duration is 8 hours on average.
Ferry from Tanger-Med to Barcelona: There is at least 1 weekly ferry route from Tangier to Barcelona, serviced by the Grimaldi Lines and Grandi Navi Veloci ferry companies. The route lasts 27-31 hours and the price for ferry tickets to the port of Barcelona in Catalonia can range from €15 to €62.
Ferry from Tanger-Med to Sète: The ferry crossing from Morocco to the city of Sète in France is serviced by Grandi Navi Veloci and is normally available 2-3 times per week. Ferry tickets to Sète are an average of €55 and the duration of the trip is 40h on average.
Tip: Consider bringing your vehicle on board to explore the beautiful French riviera!
Ferry from Tanger-Med to Savona: You can catch the ferry to the city of Savona in northern Italy with Grimaldi Lines. There is 1 weekly crossing and the route lasts 51 hours on average. Ferry tickets start at €50, but prices can be higher depending on the season.
Ferry from Tanger-Med to Genoa: The Italian city of Genoa (also known as Genova) is connected to the port of Tanger-Med with 3 weekly crossings on average. The GNV route is available throughout the year and ferry tickets start at €70. It takes 57 hours to reach the port of Genoa from Tangier.
Tip: For your ferry trips to northern Italy from Tanger-Med, it's a great idea to book a cabin for extra comfort during the long crossings.
Ferry from Tanger-Med to Gibraltar: The Tanger-Med - Gibraltar itinerary normally takes place every Sunday throughout the year. The ferry trip from Morocco to the British exclave lasts an average of 1h 30min. Tickets for the FRS ferry route are approximately €49.
The Bullring of Málaga by the city's port.
How to get to the port of Tanger-Med?
The port of Tanger-Med is the largest port in Africa and it features a total of 9 berths for passenger ferries. You can reach the port driving along N-16 from the city of Tangier. If you're driving from elsewhere in Morocco, you can take A-4 or road A-6 that leads to the neighboring city of Ceuta.
There is a 500-vehicle parking area, as well as an intra-port shuttle bus service for passengers. You can use the shuttle bus if you're traveling to Tanger-Med by train or bus. Trains and buses to Tanger-Med leave regularly from the city center of Tangier. Regarding services at Tanger-Med Port, there are several shops, cafes and restaurants to enjoy before your ferry crossing.
Vacation in Tangier
Tangier is an international city and one of the most attractive destinations in Morocco. One of the most charming elements of Tangier is the mix of cultures that define the city's style, architecture, and gastronomy. Don't miss the chance to walk around the quaint neighborhoods of the city and explore the Spanish, French, Italian and Arabic influences through the hidden alleyways. In the region of Tangier there are many places of interest and beautiful attractions - here are some suggestions from the Ferryhopper team:
Grand Socco: large square and traditional market place
Dar El Makhzen: historical palace of the Sultan and Kasbah Museum
Cave of Hercules: archaeological site on the Atlantic coast of Morocco
Cape Spartel: 300m promontory overlooking the entrance of the Strait of Gibraltar
Jardin de La Mendoubia: beautiful park and garden
Volubilis: ancient Roman city ruins and Unesco World Heritage site
Tangier American Legation Museum: historical building and cultural center
Rmilat Park (or Perdicaris Park): coastal wildlife park in the outskirts of Tangier
Beaches in Tangier
Tangier is at the meeting point of the Atlantic Ocean and the Mediterranean Sea. This creates a beautiful landscape, where travelers can enjoy the sun and sea in an ideal setting. These are some of the most popular beaches in Tangier:
Tangier City
Sidi Kacem
Bouhendia
Malabata
Sidi Kankouche
Merkala
Achakkar
Bakassem
Colorful ceramics at the traditional market of Tangier.
Where to book ferry tickets from Tangier?
On Ferryhopper you can book tickets from the ports of Tangier Ville and Tanger-Med and plan your itinerary in just 4 clicks. Find all the information you need about ferry schedules from the ports of Tangier to Spain, France, Italy, and Gibraltar, check Ferryhopper's Map of ferries for available ferry routes, compare ferry operators, and book tickets from Tangier with no extra fees!
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Last Updated: Sunday, 9 September 2007, 23:38 GMT 00:38 UK
Solar plane flies into the night
By Jonathan Fildes
Science and technology reporter, BBC News
Zephyr reached a maximum altitude of more than 58,000ft (18,000m)
A lightweight solar-powered plane has smashed the official world record for the longest-duration unmanned flight.
UK defence firm Qinetiq, which built the Zephyr unmanned aerial vehicle, said it flew for 54 hours during tests.
The researchers believe it is the first time a solar-powered craft has flown under its own power through two nights.
The previous unmanned endurance record was set in 2001 by a jet-powered US Air Force Global Hawk surveillance aircraft which flew for more than 30 hours.
The record attempt was announced very late
FAI spokesperson
The Zephyr's 54-hour endurance flight will not enter the record books because representatives from the world air sports federation - the FAI - were not notified about the secretive test.
However, they were informed about a second, 33-hour flight which could still become an official record.
Zephyr's development team say that whatever the result, it believes it has built a record breaker.
"This aeroplane is going to go a lot higher and a lot further," Chris Kelleher, Zephyr's technical director and "pilot", told the BBC News website. "You ain't seen nothing yet."
Zephyr was originally developed to take pictures of a giant helium balloon that attempted to break the world altitude record for a manned envelope in 2003.
Find out more about Zephyr
The attempt was shelved after the Qinetiq 1 balloon sprang a leak.
However, the defence firm has continued to develop the "strato-plane" for military applications, as well as for Earth-observation and communications.
The latest tests took place at the US military White Sands Missile Range in New Mexico.
On the first flight, the aircraft, which has a wingspan of 18m (59ft), flew for more than two days before it developed a fault. The second, shorter flight was curtailed when thunderstorms threatened the propeller-driven plane.
"What was proved - and what was a world first - was that the aircraft was flown using its solar electrical power system through two complete diurnal cycles," said Paul Davey, Zephyr's business development director.
"The aircraft was flown on solar power and charged its batteries during the day, discharged its batteries during the night, and remained aloft the following dawn when the cycle was repeated."
During the flights, Zephyr reached a maximum altitude of more than 58,000ft (18,000m).
Record bid
The plane is launched by hand and is flown manually to 10,000ft.
"On the ground we have all of the instrumentation a pilot would see on a manned plane," explained Mr Kelleher.
The current record holder is Northrop Grumman's Global Hawk
"We have a basic instrument panel, we have a forward-looking view [from a camera], and we have all of the telemetry coming down to us."
An autopilot took over the controls for the remainder of the tests.
Although, the first flight was more than 20 hours longer than the current record, it will not enter the record books. The Qinetiq team did not notify the FAI (Federation Aeronautique Internationale) of its first flight, a requirement of an official world record.
And, although they did notify the body of the second flight, no FAI official was present to oversee it. "The record attempt was announced very late," said an FAI spokesperson.
However, the Qinetiq team believes that air traffic controllers at the White Sands base will verify the 33-hour, 43-minute flight, which took place on the 31 August.
The FAI spokesperson said the organisation was waiting for details of the tests to be submitted.
Planetary explorer
Zephyr is not the first solar-powered plane to fly through the night.
Helios broke up over the Pacific, west of the Hawaiian island of Kauai
A craft called SoLong, developed by US firm AC propulsion, flew for 48 hours in 2005.
However, unlike Zephyr, the craft was not under constant power for the duration of the flight. Instead, it occasionally had to glide or soar.
Other companies and organisations have also developed similar craft.
The US space agency Nasa developed both the Pathfinder and Helios vehicles.
The agency believed the vehicles could one day be used as a replacement for satellites or as unmanned drones to explore other planets such as Mars.
Helios, the successor of Pathfinder, set an altitude record in 2001 for a non-rocket-powered winged aircraft when it climbed to 96,863 feet (29.5km).
But in 2003, the vehicle broke up on a flight from the US Navy's Pacific Missile Range Facility on the Hawaiian island of Kauai.
Fragile cargo
Others currently building solar-powered planes include Switzerland's ETH.
Its experimental Sky-Sailor craft is much smaller than Zephyr, with a wingspan of just 3.2m (10ft), and is designed for use on Mars.
All of these prototype vehicles have flown autonomously or controlled by a pilot on the ground.
But in 2010, Swiss balloonist Bertrand Piccard plans to launch Solar Impulse, a manned plane in which he will attempt to circumnavigate the globe.
To carry the precious payload, the craft will have a huge wingspan of 80m (262ft), wider than the wings of the Airbus A380.
As the plane is piloted by only one person at a time, it will have to make frequent stopovers. The current plan is for the journey to be broken into five legs each lasting between four or five days.
Lightweight plane (31kg/ 68lb) is launched by hand
Flies autonomously and can climb to more than 18,000m (58,000ft)
By day it flies on solar power and recharges batteries.
By night it is powered by rechargeable lithium-sulphur batteries
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With Gros Morne National Park along the western coast of Newfoundland, amazing sunsets are aplenty. All throughout the Park are countless places for you to stop for a few minutes and take in the amazing colours of the sun as the day ends.
We collected our top 5 places to watch a sunset in Gros Morne. These are listed in no particular order, so let us know what you think in the comments at the bottom!
Almost anywhere in Trout River can show you an amazing sunset, but two places in particular will blow your mind with gorgeousness. The first, and easiest, is just the Trout River beach. With parking available along the edge of the beach, a fantastic boardwalk, and places to get food and snacks we've spent many evenings watching the sun set here. Plus, if you're really lucky and there at the right time of year, you might get to watch the capelin rolling, or watch some whales play in the waning light!
The other spot in Trout River is a little bit more adventurous, but still relatively easy to get to. The Eastern Point Trail in Trout River takes you out to the very edge of the cove, allowing you to look back in at the town, the cove, and out at the water as the sun sets over it. There is a fairly steep set of stairs that you'll have to get up at the very beginning of the trail, but it's mostly flat after that.
Finding the right words to describe watching a sunset at Lobster Cove Head is very difficult, but here goes: amazing. Awe-inspiring. Stunning. With all kinds of different vantage points, you can catch the setting sun from a number of different angles. My personal favourite is to climb up to the base of the lighthouse tower and let the warm sunset light wash over you.
There's just something about the way that the light from the setting sun hits the water and the beach at Shallow Bay that is so magical. Even better: because the water is so shallow here, you can get in a sunset swim!
Similar to Trout River, almost any location in Rocky Harbour will allow you to catch a fantastic sunset, but my personal favourite is to clamber down along the rocks in the cover to get right at water level. From there, sometimes the water can look like it's turning the same red, orange, and purple at the sky overhead. Plus, if it's the right time of year you can watch the sun set directly behind Lobster Cove Head Lighthouse.
Honourable mention in Rocky Harbour: Salmon Point!
Want to get in a short, easy hike during sunset? Head to the Coastal Trail. The path will take you right along the coast, allowing you to watch the sunset as you stroll.
What do you think? What is your favourite sunset spot in Gros Morne? Let us know in the comments!


/ Struggling with the ITTOs for your PMP exam?
When you read the PMBOK for the first time, you might have been intimidated by all the process charts you saw. However, when you understand the story these charts are trying to tell, they become surprisingly simple to read. The ITTOs (short for Inputs, Tools and Techniques, Outputs) describe how to accomplish a process within a project. The processes, once complete, completes the project. You can think of the ITTOs as small building blocks on your journey to project completion.
There are more than 300 ITTOs in the 49 processes, and remembering all of them might drive you insane. With its sheer volume, no amount of memory aids or acronyms can help you remember them all.
The good news is that you do not need to memorize all of them. The PMP exam is not meant to be a memorization exam.
What you do need to know is what each of the ITTO does and when to use it. Rather than trying to memorize everything, try understanding them and think about why PMI put them there in the first place. When you adopt this mindset, you will be able to naturally remember what they are.
We are used to reading stories in words, but PMI tells stories with charts. You need to learn PMI's "language" if you want to pass the PMP.
Let's use an analogy to illustrate how to read PMI's ITTO process charts. Let's say you are baking a cake. The flour, eggs, and milk are your inputs (this is a very simple cake!). You need to transform these inputs into the output, which is your cake. You do so by using a series of tools and techniques such as mixing, sifting, and whisking.
In a similar fashion, the ITTO chart is simple telling you how to complete the process in a picture rather than in words. For example, the Develop Project Charter process below is telling you that you need use the project statement of work, business cases, and agreements to complete the project charter. You create the project charter with the help of experts on your project, and you need to facilitate these meetings to make sure they run smoothly.
When you understand what the goal of the process, you will be able to remember the ITTOs for that process much faster. Fortunately, the names of the processes usually tell you what they are trying to accomplish.
The Manage Project Team process manages the project team, for example. You need do is think about what you would need to manage your project team, and the inputs (e.g. project staff assignments, performance reports, etc.) will come to you naturally.
The last tip to help you understand the ITTOs of a process that comes before and after the process in question. It may allow you to look at the process in the context of the project and give you more perspective.
For more information about ITTOs, check out the resources below.
Thank you for the tip on ITTO. Please do you have the ITTO listed out like the example shown in the email? If yes, could you please send it to my email. Thank you as i await your response.
Hi Eman, Just look at the "Resources" section of the article. Hopefully you will find what you are looking for.


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Daughters, the Rhode Island-based noise impresarios, have confirmed that their highly-anticipated and much speculated full-length album, You Won't Get What You Want, shall arrive on October 26th via Ipecac Recordings/Liberator Music.
Along with news of the release, comes a second preview of music from the 10-song offering, with the song, 'The Reason They Hate Me' being made available.
"We find ourselves at another reveal. With 'The Reason They Hate Me' we break from the narrative for a meditation on opinions and their assertion. For those insisting their critique is art: they've got a name for people like you," explains singer Alexis Marshall.
Daughters previously shared the track 'Satan in the Wait', with both songs being offered as instant downloads with digital pre-orders.


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I want to share a bookmark of a report so when the team member gets the link they can open the same report with the same filters. See the same thing I am seeing. Can this be done?
If you are agree? Please Vote.
Creating MS Team in-turn create the Power BI work-space which is turing to be out of control for the Power BI admin & the organisation.
Please ensure to enable some setting to bring this control & avoid creating work-space from teams when not required.
Nope, can't load to a group.
I know it's possible, but the secret way that the excel spreadsheet need to be configured is not obvious.
I have tried an given up more times than I can count.
Perhaps there is a document that describes the steps, but it's lost in the noise when I search for it.
It should not be difficult to make this work.
Just make the "analyze in Excel" connection work when the workbook is uploaded.
Or have a way to easily create a connection that will support refresh from an existing dataset.
Most users would generally like to export their entire report into PDF/PPT. Using the URL method limits the ability to export the entire report at once. Since it opens every report in a new page.
It would be so useful to have the ability for the URLs to act like BOOKMARKS so that navigation within the Report is dynamic and there can be a central landing page. Also, this will avoid creating static landing pages (example -for every Country/Region if the table/matrix visual) . So in my example, I have 7 reports and each of these 7 reports are viewed across different countries (10). So i essentially have 70 bookmarks. The users always want to export that entire set of reports into a PPT. I have no option today but to create 10 Home pages for each country with buttons and individual bookmarks. This is non productive and also a big overhead.
In my company, the BI team uses SAP Analytics cloud and BOBJ. I built all of my datasets in Power BI. I work with sensitive information that the BI team is not privileged to see. It would be great if I could share a Power BI service visual URL to the BI that could be used as a refreshable data source in their BOBJ models. The visual would return the same data that you get if you export the data in Excel. It would just be simply something that could be grabbed via a query and loaded into a 3rd party model.
In the "Microsoft 365 Usage Analytics Content Pack", only 3,000 data are displayed.
For example, tenants with 10,000 users can not obtain sufficient data, so they want an optional function that can increase the number of displayed data.
Are there any technical reasons for putting features like paginated reports and Calculated Groups in Premium?
If not, I think that is a mistake. PBI adoption is a bottom-up process, and it is a big step to go Pemium or for an ISV, to Embedded. Let enthusiasts evangelize with all the features available, then make the decisions about investments.
The whole point (one of them at least) with cloud computing is that everyone can have access to the same technology, just with different numbers of users.
A Dashboard Consumer gave me a Simple Use Case - I want to be able to go back to the previous view. I couldn't find this functionality.
Basically the user sets there filter. Then to get to detail on a location clicks a bubble on the map for example (could be a Data Grid Graph etc). They then want to get back to that previous filter (clicking the map changes the filters). So a simple back button that takes you back based on clicks on the Dashboard within the dash itself not the browser.


The air that most of us breathe in even in our homes is not actually clean. It is actually known to contain accumulated dust, dirt, bacteria, pet danger, mold spores, which may actually lead to the causing of serious breathing problems including allergies, asthma and other respiratory problems in the longer run. This is one of the main reasons why air purifiers are actually utilized as a respite from all of the bad air circulating us. It actually helps in purifying the air all around us.
Before purchasing the best air purifier for allergies, one needs to look into certain features including whether they are looking forward to purchasing an air purifier that actually comes with an automatic shut off and also senses allergies that exist in the air automatically. The other features that can be looked into include remote controls, caster wheels, multiple fan speed, easy mobility, light sensors etc.
People usually think that simply purchasing any cheap air purifier will do the job. The truth, however, is from it. If one wants the clean air, then they need to buy the ideal purifier. The other way round is also not true. Sometimes these air purifiers are actually overpriced without cause. One needs to check their utility rather than simply the price.
This egg-shaped purifier is one of the best in the market which comes along with amazing features. It includes a HEPA type filtration, which helps in removing around 99 percent of bad odor.
This particular device is known to effectively kill germs up-to 99.97 percent. It helps in cleaning pollen, mold spores etc.
The board circuit does burn up sometimes.
To conclude, one can state that people can choose from any one of these purifiers according to their needs and wants.


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Inside the Maritime/Health Sciences Brotherhood
by: Mary Margaret Johnson
BUFFALO, N.Y. (WIVB) — It's a really good time to be a Maritime/Health Sciences Falcon right about now.
"It feels good man, a lot of teams in Buffalo are not even playing anymore and they're out here watching us," junior running back Maurice Vaughn said. "I just want to put on for my team and go out there and represent."
In just their second year playing high school football, the Falcons are headed to the Class B state semifinals this week after taking down Livonia 40-29 in the Far West Regional on Saturday.
"I'm living the dream. I'm very excited for our guys, our guys are very excited and happy to have the opportunity to play at the Bills Stadium, then Brockport College, now to go to Syracuse to play in the championship semifinals," head coach Ty Parker said. "I don't even know what to say honestly. I'm just happy for our program and our school."
"It's a good feeling, it's a real good feeling," junior lineman Darnell Gray said. "Final four, that's good. Coming from 2-6 to 10-1, that's good for us."
"It's surreal. There was always talk about it at the beginning of the season but this is the goal," sophomore lineman David Wright said. "Now that goal has become a reality, it's just surreal. It's crazy."
With the football team being comprised of students from both Maritime and Health Sciences Charter schools, it could be tough to get the players to fully buy into playing alongside guys that they compete against in every other sport. But the Falcons have completely bought in and are one cohesive team.
"We did a lot of team bonding, we went out to eat, we spend a lot of time with each other, just to get them to know each other as people," Coach Parker said. "I think if you know your teammate as a person and you have love for them as a person, then you're going to play for them on the field. We just had to bond and come together."
"That's been a thing that I've been preaching to them the whole season. Play for each other versus playing for yourself."
All of that bonding has translated to the Falcons' success on the field.
"This year we're a little bit more connected, we do more stuff this year than we did last year, we went to Old Country buffet thanks to coach, we just do a lot more stuff together so we made a good bond this year. When we're on the field we play like brothers," Vaughn said.
"I knew we had the talent, but I didn't know how it would work with two different schools," Wright said. "It's really hard to make that work, two teams gelling together. Before this year I never knew the boys from Health Sciences, I didn't even know Health Sciences existed."
"To make this connection with all the boys on the team, that was something really big that's hard for other teams to do, even if it's just one school. To be able to do that with two schools is really big," Wright said. "To be honest, I didn't know how well it was going to work at the beginning of the season, so to see how it has worked, it's crazy."
"We've been through this together. Part of that journey was going 2-6 last year, we took our lumps, but we took them together. That's what I've been preaching," Coach Parker said. "We're going to win, we're going to lose, we're going to do everything together as a team versus as individuals."
Maritime/Health Sciences will play in their first ever State Semifinal game on Saturday when they travel up to Syracuse to take on Chenango Forks. Kickoff is set for 3 pm.
Bills coaches point out Andy Reid's 'aggressive, aggressive play calling' mindset
by Heather Prusak / Jan 18, 2021
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) - Once again it's a matchup of mentor versus mentee as Sean McDermott and the Bills face Andy Reid and the Chiefs in Sunday's AFC Championship game.
McDermott of course comes from the Andy Reid NFL coaching tree when he got his start with the Eagles and now the Bills look to take down the defending Super Bowl Champs.
Bills OC Brian Daboll focused on Chiefs in AFC title game and not his future beyond this season
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) - It looked like Bills offensive coordinator Brian Daboll was going to leave after this season to become a head coach somewhere but now it appears that is not the case.
Daboll was considered a front-runner for the Chargers job and was one of the best head-coaching candidates after how he helped evolved this Bills offense and the role he played in quarterback Josh Allen's development.
Bills prepare for both Chiefs QBs with Patrick Mahomes status up in the air
ORCHARD PARK, N.Y. (WIVB) - All of the attention is on the status of Chiefs quarterback Patrick Mahomes leading up to Sunday's AFC Championship game.
Mahomes left their divisional round game against the Browns in the third quarter with a concussion and did not return. Right now he's in the concussion protocol and Chiefs head coach Andy Reid didn't have much of an update on Monday.


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Saturday, February 11, 2017, Topanga California
At the very end of December 2016, I returned to Africa with Cynthia Travis and Matt Meyer to meet with the Elephant People who teach us so much by who they are individually and as a species. Understanding the connection they and I have forged over seventeen years comes slowly, if at all, like light approaching from a distant galaxy, from the furthest end, which means the beginning, of the universe. The personal and the cosmic appear to be one: we have been blown apart from what we once knew.
Today, three weeks after our return, I am beginning to grasp something: the very nature of the Elephant herd may be a template for what is being transmitted. It is as if we, humans and Elephants, fell together into David Bohm's implicate order, a field of being where past and present, dreaming and the manifest, the living and the dead, human and non-human are in dynamic co-existence. This is the real world and we were invited into it.
Friday, January 6th, 2017, Chobe National Park, Botswana
Epiphany: A sudden manifestation or revelation of the divine. There are two aspects to epiphany: first, the revelation of the sacred and, second, being mysteriously drawn to such a vision over time and space. Epiphany implies a spirit-based field of consciousness, a kind of visionary plasma, in which distinct beings with precise histories, join with awareness in acts of creation.
A group of us experienced Epiphany in this way on January 6th 2000 when the Ambassador Elephant first appeared to us at the place we call the Chapungu (fisher eagle) Tree in Chobe National Park, Botswana. That meeting is central to us as we are travel together once again in Southern Africa.
In 2000, I had had an inchoate hope of sitting in Council with Elephants, though I had no idea what that might possibly mean. Now, I title this essay, Beginning Awareness: Approaching the Elephant People. This is the sixth time I have returned to Chobe as on a pilgrimage. To what purpose? How might another meeting and its consistently unpredictable nature serve the natural world and the future?
After the original meeting there were others in 2001, 2005, 2011, 2016, each distinct, each astonishing. My return is always prompted by urgency though afterwards it seems that an essential insight is eluding me at the edges of experience. The Elephants have always come to us in Chobe at the same place at the same time at the last hour of the last day. Each time, we have been met by them in ways that both challenge credulity and assert the awesome beauty of true exchange. In 2008 and 2016, Cyndie and I traveled to other reserves to see if our initial connections, non-locally inspired, might occur in places other than Chobe. And we were met in Tanzania at the beginning of one trip and in Damaraland, Namibia on the last hour of the last day of another.
This afternoon, we are joyous with the new beauty that has arisen in response to the generous and continuing rains. It has been raining in California after so many years of drought, and the weather there is mirrored by the weather here.
There is an abundance of water and green. When we arrived, we took a boat ride just before a storm drenched us and came upon a massive herd of several hundred Elephants. Then coming to the Chapungu tree two days later, we passed another monumental gathering. Despite poaching, increasing loss of habitat, drought, the plains and savannahs of southern Africa, resplendent with the abundance of birds and game, have intermittently looked like paradise. This time, I am thinking, "Restoration."
Aware that today is Epiphany, I am trying to temper my hope that Mystery may unfold again and we might find ourselves gathered once more into an inexplicable connection with the Elephants. There is nothing we can do to further this possibility or determine anything about its nature, but we can appear at the appointed place at the appointed time and wait.
We park the truck at the tree as we have in the past, happy to have returned and to spend a few hours in silence watching. We are graced with an unimpeded view of the extended river plain, which has in my memory never been so green, so lush with blessed waters.
There are animals in the distance, antelope and hippo, a few Elephants oblivious to us, who remain far away and my hope begins to waiver as I continuously remind myself not to sully the moment with expectation and longing. It is five o'clock. We will have to leave at six as has been necessary in the past.
But … the two distant young bulls who have been exuberantly scuffling with each other seem to be approaching. Oh this moment – joy and terror! It is fearsome when Spirit makes itself known. The sound of a young Elephant trumpeting penetrates us as a small herd gambols down the closest path from the ridge. They seem not to notice us as they come down but by being here at this exact time, they make it clear that they know we have returned and are offering their respects. They engage with the river and each other.
The two young bulls stop near our truck, the young ones who came down from the ridge play excitedly, the older Elephants refresh themselves and drink from the water. All in all, there must be twelve or more Elephants congregating here from several directions – and nowhere else that we can see. All arrived at approximately five o'clock and then by 6, they are gone. It is so ordinary on the one hand.
However, the view of a great bull, an old Elephant walking down a path at six pm is a sight both unsettling and confirming.
So unremarkable a scene for Chobe– a few Elephants at the river. But for us, yes, nothing remarkable but that they appeared, materialized, at the last hour of the anniversary of the day we met the Ambassador. And when the hour was over, they disappeared. This is not an ordinary event.
Did the Ambassador (herd) come?
And so…?
We are in a field of consciousness that we cohabit. A field that changes us even as we co-create it.
Like two particles, once connected, are affected by each other, irreversibly into the future we, the humans, and these Elephants, relating eternally, have become kin.
For the first time in our coming to meet the Elephants, we began elsewhere. We have come here from Thula Thula where another story unfolded. Here, we were also met by the Elephants or we were all immersed with each other in mystery and while this confounds me, it supports me: the irrefutable Presence of Spirit sustains me in dark times. And these are the darkest times.
Cyndie and I are all too aware that we will return to the United States while Donald Trump is being inaugurated. Yes, I was young during World War II, and yes, I became aware of the Holocaust, and yes, I made a pilgrimage to the Death Camps in 1989, but I have not been concerned about the government and the future as I fear them now.
In November 2016, Cyndie and I, and others, went to stand with the Water Protectors at Standing Rock. Native Americans have known the fist and the gun, have known systemic violence, genocide, for five hundred years as have African Americans and other people in this country. And now such brutality is being installed in the White House. Being in Africa, we know the entire world is alarmed, as are we. And yet, the Presence is here. How do we carry this seeming contradiction or explain it?
Saturday January 7, 2017, Chobe National Park, Botswana.
A day later. See if you can create the image that I was not able to photograph, the distances being too great. We have arrived here at the end of a drought and it has been and continues raining today and so it is unlikely that the Elephants will come down to the river. We are at the Chapungu tree again. A narrow band of marshland, with some birds, a hippo and an alligator, is between us and the river. Directly across the waters is a bull Elephant who arrived just after we did and stayed until we had to leave. At the edge of the marsh, are the skull and rib bone of an Elephant who died last year in the drought. The Elephants have a profound relationship with their dead so this is a holy site and here we have an alignment.
We watch the lightning descend everywhere around us, hear the thunder and know that rain is coming. It might be daunting. But I must stay here, no matter the conditions. Such an appointment is a sacred trust.
We are being enfolded into a story that is happening now, outside of linear time though including it, through a remarkable alignment of human and Elephant, living and dead. It is also a story of the five other such meetings, of a journey that brought me to Chobe in 2000, of our original encounter with the Elephant Ambassador, of the third meeting when we, Cynthia Travis and myself and others were thrown a thigh bone of an Elephant ancestor – the most precious and unlikely gift an Elephant might offer – of a unmistakable dramatic narrative through which the Elephants tested Krystyna Jurzykowski and myself, of a dream of a Radical Elephant Movement which calls us to save the natural world, of the unmistakable meetings that have taken place when Cynthia Travis and I have traveled to other places to meet these Elephant People, a Story that will include and integrate each encounter we have and may still have in these three weeks in four game parks in three different countries. The future, including but beyond the next two weeks in Africa, is already here in this still moment of time as is the spirit of this ancestor and the bird who walks so easily alongside the dead one.
It is one living Story composed of so many particulars in alliance, like a herd itself, a single humming mind incorporating thousands of beings, living and dead, in a song as piercing as the Elephant's trumpet and as still as the great animals tread on the holy earth.
Saturday February 11, 2017, Topanga, California
Over the years, we have been met by the Elephants. We have interacted. We have gazed into each other's eyes! At the core of each event is indisputable connection; we have been drawn together over great distances of time, space, geography and history, notwithstanding the equally great differences between species. Each day, Cyndie and I wonder why this is occurring, why we are being called to the Elephants in these most difficult and tragic times in world history. We pray that we might discover new ways to protect the lives and wisdom of these People of another species. And being desperate and sometimes despairing regarding the US political debacle, we wonder whether these beings reaching toward us might reveal ways for humans, whose fate they unfortunately share, to emerge from the thrall of death and violence that characterizes these days.
At this moment as I ask these questions in Topanga, California, a platinum light breaks through the clouds after days of blessed rain following five years of drought, and everything is starkly illuminated; once more, I cannot doubt the Presence.
Do these meetings have to be connected to world events, must they have purpose? There is no imperative, but we are being shown that interconnection over time and space is the absolute nature of the universe. We are in a hologram and so connection is implicit.
Events gain meaning within a field of consciousness. We may experience them as autonomous, think they exist independently of each other and that they can be understood individually, but this is an illusion. Events gain their true meanings in relationship to each other, to history, personal and global, also to the future. Events assumed to be unchanging and fixed because they have already occurred are also dynamic systems, transfiguring as their contexts alter through interaction with other events. There are no borders between events, no walls as, in fact, there are no borders between time, space, or individuals "but thinking makes it so."
Sunday, January 8, 2017, Chobe, Botswana
Computers allow us the ease to move back and forth in time and space while writing. Before we returned to Chobe, Cyndie, our guide, Matt Meyer and I visited Thula Thula, a nature reserve established by Lawrence Anthony, author of Elephant Whisperer, Babylon's Ark and The Last Rhino. I wanted to visit this reserve as Anthony had a profound relationship with a herd of Elephants to whom he had offered sanctuary. I wondered whether their liaison was intrinsic to who they were, or whether over time, they had created a field of consciousness and whether others could enter it. If we, if others, could partake of their rare association, what assumptions, orientation, qualities would be necessary?
In order to put the events in perspective, I have to begin this section with an excerpt from "Becoming Kin – Becoming Elephant", (Dark Matter: Women Witnessing, Issue #4, September 2016) about meeting the Ambassador and his herd once more in 2016:
We are left with the original unfathomable events. How do the Ambassador and his people know we are coming to Chobe? It may be that Elephants, who are most probably more intelligent than we are through their capacity for unparalleled empathy, can read the heart across vast distances, unimpeded by species barriers and send out subliminal communications which I / we receive and respond to by coming to meet them.
I was reading The Elephant Whisperer by Lawrence Anthony when flying home from my 2011 visit to Chobe. Anthony had had a remarkable relationship with Elephants based on intimacy and proximity. One might even say the Elephants engineered their transfer to his reserve in order to create this relationship. I wanted very much to meet him but he died suddenly before I returned to Africa. Then stories emerged of the Elephants coming to his Lodge when he died and then every year, for three years, on the anniversary of his death. How is this possible? What does it mean? What do the Elephants want us to know?
In the last years, we have been allowed to be very close to the Elephants. But this connection has not yielded answers to the essential questions: How and why are they communicating with us? What do they want? How can we meet their call? Perhaps in Thula Thula, we will be able to immerse ourselves in the herd. Perhaps they will speak to us. Perhaps we will understand more than before. I am praying that the Elephants will take us across another barrier.
The following words ended the essay "Becoming Kin" written before this pilgrimage to Southern Africa and the Elephants 2017. In November before we left, we went to support the Native American Water Protectors fighting the Dakota Access Pipeline at Standing Rock, North Dakota. If this journey reveals anything, it is that everything is, indeed, related to everything else. Easy to write these words – difficult to understand if one is not born into a herd or an Indigenous tribe. And yet, this is the essential understanding given to us for these times.
On Tuesday the 27th I will return to Africa for almost a month to be with the Elephant People. Until November 8th, I thought I knew why I was going. But since then, I am uncertain, except to be in alliance and heartbreak with the Elephant people who know the dire consequences and agony of Imperial and Colonial mind.
I hoped to be able to spend time within the Elephant herd, to be among them, to be of them. But now I believe my purpose as an Ambassador from humans to the Elephant people and the other animal people, is to say, "I am so sorry."
…We have elected as President, the father of a family of big game hunters. We may soon all literally know what it is to be hunted for profit and greed. Perhaps this knowledge will help us be more determined in our activity to protect the wild and all living beings.
I am going to Africa to stand with the Elephant People in ceremony and prayer. I want to apologize for us and then to find ways to say, sincerely, "I have, we have, your backs.
As I didn't know what it might mean to sit in Council with Elephants in 2000, I don't think I really knew what it meant to speak of the Elephant People when I wrote those words above. I am certain that I don't fully understand. I have made this journey six times wondering if the Ambassador would come to meet us. This question no longer serves. New questions might be: Were there appearances or connections that reveal the nature of a common field of relationship? Do these manifestations have intent or is intention implicit in the new perspective?
Did we meet the Elephant people? We did.
Did we apologize? We did.
Were we immersed in the herd? We were.
Was there Epiphany? I believe there was.
Thursday, January 26, 2017, Topanga California.
When I travel to the animals, I try to stay empty, without expectations that might shape or distort the possible experiences. Certain mysteries persist – the Elephants meet me/us in entirely unpredictable and persistently enigmatic ways. We do not understand the Elephants any more than we understand the true nature of the world. But these meetings are seemingly outside of animal nature or beyond human-animal interactions, and yet, they occur with enough frequency to suggest that they might be within animal nature. If so, then the nature of universe is essentially enigmatic and yet, given the times, the need to try to fathom it is urgent.
Let me be honest here, with myself, and with you, to whom I am writing. There is nothing personal here – something is being communicated and we happen to be the recipients. The Elephants who engage in the dramatic narrative that cannot be dismissed, do not enhance themselves. They participate in a decipherable theater piece but are simultaneously simply being Elephants. The rapid shift or conversion from one state to another and back and again, is dizzying and unnerving. Perhaps human disorientation is necessary so that all certainties and assumptions fall away and we more capable of discerning the shape or intent of the mystery.
I have been accompanied each time I have traveled to the Elephants with new questions. The questions have been my ground even though there have not been any definitive answers. Still each question constellates a field of possible understanding so that I can proceed to hold the next questions.
Sunday, January 8th, 2017, Chobe, Botswana
Traveling to Thula Thula, keeping an appointment I did not know I had made, I found myself saying publicly "I am going to the Elephant People." Pondering the need to be so forthright, I began to feel another question formulating when I entered this new territory, one I had not fully considered before: If Elephants are people, are a People, and if I am approaching a new people, what are the rituals and protocols that need to be observed?
The question opened a door. The day after meeting the herd at Thula Thula, I asked our guide, Andrew Murgatroyd, if we could, without intruding, place ourselves in closer proximity to the two Matriarchs so that I could offer respect, speak to them of my/our intentions, and ask permission to be with them, perhaps to be within the herd. Nana, the older matriarch, fifty-four and tiring, has been giving over her responsibilities to Frankie who is ten years younger, the two creating a model for the benevolent transfer of power while retaining deference, respect and honor for the elder for the full length of her life. Both had been present when the oldest bull, Mabala came to the truck the first day, singling out our guide, Matt, exploring his camera case with his tusk and suctioning Matt's foot with his trunk. An anomalous event or deliberate activity? We didn't know. Mabala couldn't have chosen a better subject for his investigations – couldn't have found someone more comfortable with such an approach.
The next morning, we came upon the Elephants at a muddy pan. Both Nana and Frankie came in late and left before all the others, the young bulls remaining to cavort and tussle with each other in what mud was left. It was exciting to be alongside them, witnessing their group frolic, but our relationship to Elephants had changed over the years and now we were visiting another People not observing animals. This shift in awareness required a different approach. We were also cognizant that there was little water for their sport or to drink.
We had detected tensions at Thula Thula that took a while to fathom. At lunch, we learned that a water truck had been hijacked on its way to Lodge. The government had promised water to the people in the surrounding settlement. Water and the infrastructures to receive, distribute and protect it. But that promise, like so many other ruling party promises, had not been kept.
Before we had left California, we had read that rains were expected in southern Africa. We were prepared for thunder showers but at the time of our arrival, little of the promised rain had fallen and everyone was tense, including the animals.
So it was when we went out that afternoon that I asked Andrew, our local guide, if we could stay with the Matriarchs for a short period of time so I might contact them. What would he think of such an opening request:
"Can you imagine that the Elephants are a People?" I dared being considered foolish or mad.
He answered, "Oh yes," without hesitation. "They are a People of individuals, each with their own character and personality."
"If this is so, then they have social structures with their own hierarchies, laws, protocols," I added quickly. I was aware that we would soon have to tell Andrew the story of the Ambassador so that he could support our hopes and intentions.
The telling of the story of the Ambassador to a new group of people is always complex for it requires the listener to consider animals in relationship to spiritual agency. It undermines human hegemony. Guides and rangers spend their lives in the bush, practicing exact and skilled observation of the animals, sometimes knowing individuals from birth or through particular encounters or incidents. Though the term 'whisperer' – one who communicates with animals – is making itself known, it is not generally acknowledged. Few imagine, or admit, that they, themselves, might have such a gift, or that the gift might be common in the ways it once was for Indigenous people. The breach between humans and animals, or humans and the natural world, grows increasingly larger as humans inhabit a manufactured world, living progressively within the artifice of corporate intelligence and cyberspace. To accept the possibility of intelligent, responsive relations between humans and animals, requires humans to step away from the elite conceptions of mind that assert human dominance, superiority and privilege.
While a general audience might be thrilled by stories of human/animal relationships, guides and rangers are less likely to be impressed or convinced. Yet, as our latest itineraries depended upon guides, we had to have their collaboration. Telling the stories did not guarantee such; ultimately everything depended on sharing experiences. Matt had experienced the connections in 2016 and now it seemed Andrew was open to our hope that another kind of interaction between Peoples was possible.
We spent the afternoon looking for the herd. Because of the little rain, the waterholes they frequented regularly, while muddy for cooling off, were without sufficient water to drink. The Elephants had some remaining sources, deep in the forested valley and up on the ridge, places we couldn't reach. Cyndie and I entered our quiet and persistent rituals of prayers, offerings and gratitude … and hope. It was late in the day that Andrew and Matt spotted the herd moving and we drove to a plateau where Andrew guessed they might appear. We parked the vehicle and waited. If we chased them, we would not catch up to them. Waiting was the only alternative and it is also our desired practice to find a herd and position ourselves so that the Elephants could choose if and how to interact with us.
In a short time, the younger Elephants were coming toward us, as they continued to do from them on, fearlessly and with curiosity, as if our prayers had already been received. Soon Nana appeared some distance away with the very little ones following her and then Frankie with her son Brandon, as always, in tow. We stayed still and I offered my respects as I would have done to any Chief or Tribal elder, asking permission to observe them, be among them for their sakes, I hoped, for the sake of the Elephant people everywhere though I did not know what might result from our connection. "Still," I added, "I believe I /we have been called here and if that is true, and if common Spirits inhabit a potentially common field of interaction, might we not be called to make ourselves known to each other? The habit of human domination through will and violence is legion; my hope and intention is to yield to Sprit and to you as best as I am able."
I don't recall if I spoke directly in my mind of wishing to be within the herd, but it was in my mind that it would be most possible at Thula Thula with its one herd that was particularly familiar with human beings.
The three goals I had articulated before I came were also present:
To be immersed in a herd so as to gain the wisdom they might want to impart,
To apologize for human behavior that was threatening their lives, all lives, the earth,
To find ways to stand with them.
To find ways to stand behind them would mean to support their understanding and actions however transmitted to us. Needless to say, Standing Rock was in my consciousness as the Sioux had designated themselves as Water Protectors. And here we were seeking water.
Were our offerings and requests received? Or were the Elephants following a thread of their own, when Nana and Frankie and then the others veered suddenly toward us, leaving the path they had been following?
They walked past us in their slow and majestic manner though the narrow corridor in the brush was no wider than their bodies, and the field beyond us was fully open. Our proximity to each other was deliberately negotiated; we were in the force field of their presence, as we would be for the days that followed.
Prayers were heard and received and reality reconstituted itself. The Elephants had responded to us. We were contained in a field of conscious co-existence. For the days we were at Thula Thula, the Elephants greeted us and played with us whenever we met them.
We had had lunch that day with Francoise Anthony who, determined to run Thula Thula after her husband's death, alluded through a variety of stories to the metaphysical nature of the herd. Francoise was not explicit in her interpretations of the events she shared, but Cyndie, Matt and I understood as if we were conversing in a secret code. Not only did she confirm the Elephants coming to the Lodge on three separate occasions on the anniversary of Lawrence Anthony's death, but described other events. For example, Nana had, most deliberately, with her trunk, undone all the latches on a boma (enclosure) where captive antelopes were being held prior to being relocated for breeding purposes, while the capture team watched aghast.
The next day, we went out with a new confidence. All of us, including Andrew were involved. At the same time, we were watching the few pools of water become mud and the mud pans thicken and become dangerous. On New Years Eve, an Inyala (antelope) who had fallen into a mud pan was rescued by a group returning from a game drive. The guide and guests had gone into the pan themselves, covered the antelope's eyes to help him relax and had pushed him to stable ground.
Anthony, our guide, could never be certain where we might find the Elephants as they were desperately seeking water. On our third day, the pool of water in which they had frolicked so jubilantly was entirely dry.
I was filled with anxiety and dread as I feared what might happen if there were no water at all for the animals. I could determine the Elephant's concerns by the response of those in the settlements. The people who had hijacked the water tanker had closed all the roads and were rioting. They had made barriers of burning tires so no one could pass. It was a strange variation on the road closing by the DAPL police to isolate the protestors and prevent supplies from reaching them despite the fierce snow blizzards that were dropping temperatures to well below zero.
Still, on our fourth day, we found the herd delighting in the sweetness and abundance of just ripened figs in a grove of sycamores. When we arrived, we were surrounded. It was an answer to my prayer that I might be immersed in the herd.
After half an hour, Frankie who had been alongside us, alternately grazing and investigating us and the vehicle.
was leading the herd away, but stopped and looked at us with what Andrew deemed a belligerent expression. "She is like that," he asserted.
But I heard something different. She asked me, quite clearly and deliberately, "Do you understand how hard it is to be the Matriarch when I cannot find water? Do you know what it means when the younger ones in your charge have no water to drink? Do you know what will happen to us if there is no water?" That said, she turned and walked away.
Immediately, I knew that she understood, despite having been given refuge on this reserve, that we, the humans, are responsible for her plight and that of her people.What had seemed like a blessed enfolding into the tribe of Elephant people in pursuit of sweetness with a very young bull, toddler age, suctioning the hood of the vehicle with his trunk and the others, young and old eating grass alongside us though Andrew remarked that there was plenty of grass around and their proximity was, therefore, by choice, had suddenly become a briefing on the perversity and danger of human beings.
I reached for my water bottle and then Matt's and offered what water we had to the earth in prayer. "In the pursuit of water in limited supply," Matt said later, "it is always the people who win, though we are quickly coming to understand that this is a very short sighted view." Especially limited activity by the people in power, I thought, thinking of Standing Rock. The fate of people, the earth, the animals, the same.
The next morning we could not find the Elephants, except briefly, when a tiny bull snorted at the waters of a drying pool and went off disgruntled and thirsty. To dig another bore hole would take months and could well endanger the aquifer even more and threaten the careful natural balance of earth, stone and fluid. As we were driving back to the Camp, we heard that the Elephants were coming down as well. It was feared that desperately thirsty, they might break, as they had at another time, the main water pipes to the Lodge, which cannot be buried. This time they didn't, but they stood silently by Matt's tent as, perhaps, they had stood silently at the Lodge to honor Lawrence Anthony.
Predicted thunderstorms brought sprinkles that night but didn't alter the situation. Maybe water would have to be trucked in. The thirst and need of the Elephants is enormous. An adult Elephant can drink 50 gallons of water a day. There are 30 members of this herd and countless other animals. The reserve is fenced to protect the surrounding villagers. The animals are imprisoned; they have no way to find water elsewhere. We were witness to a crisis of great proportion.
In 2009, I had seen photos from CNN and Save the Elephants of villagers confronting mud-covered bodies of desert Elephants who were dying of thirst.
"Reaching desperately for drops of water, they had lowered their trunks, toppled in, remained trapped and died in Mali's scorching heat.
"The "last desert Elephants in West Africa "have adapted to survive in the harsh conditions" they face, Save the Elephants said Monday. But now, the group says, conditions have gone from bad to worse, and they are living "on the margin of what is ecologically viable."
[1] http://edition.cnn.com/2009/WORLD/africa/05/18/mali.drought.Elephants/index.html
Anguished, again, eight years later, I remembered a journal entry based on a dream on May 25, 2009.
I pray for a dream to show us a path out of the horror we have created. I pray for a dream to show the way to restoration. I pray for a dream though I have never received a dream in answer to such a request.
I have put out a call to gather those who carry sacred and magical powers. Women are coming together in a rectangular room that will allow each of us enough space to sit in a circle together. Spread out on cloths, kangas, lappas, prayer rugs with ritual items around us, we prepare to do ceremony. I have some trepidation about my ability to communicate the beautiful importance of this gathering. Indeed, we are failing to gather in the way that meets the call. We are losing the energy of what we might accomplish, finding new ways of meeting the current danger. I had imagined we would form ourselves into a sacred community, devoting ourselves to supporting public activities on behalf of healing the earth, peacebuilding and restoration. We are being called into alliance. Combining political, spiritual and ritual activities offers the best chance of success. This is a call for on-going ritual and ceremonial work in support of pragmatic social, political and environmental activities. Our situation is dire: Many are being driven to violence, brutality and cruelty. The animals are being victimized. We are deeply concerned with the plight of Elephants, polar bears, wolves. The earth, air and waters are highly polluted. Global warming is real and is having disastrous consequences.
I try to begin again, but everyone is distracted and I don't know how to gather them together. A young, dark skinned woman with long black hair lying on a low couch raises herself on her forearms, as in a cobra yoga pose, and begins chanting in a foreign language. The young woman's voice is deep and resonant and the song gathers us to attention and creates the field in which our mandate, for it is a mandate, can be accomplished.
Writing the dream, I accept that I have received spiritual instruction that can help accomplish our deepest hopes for the future if we make these activities the very core of our daily lives. This is the labor that calls to each of us even as it entirely transforms and refocuses our definition of work. It is not only that we are called to do this work together in a group but that we are each, in the way we are trained, called to it as our primary activity. Each of us, devoted and alongside each other. The very definition of work and making a living is altered by the requirement to put ritual activity and prayer first before our work, before our personal concerns and lives.
At Standing Rock, the Elders said, the way to effectively protect the waters is through Prayer and Ceremony.
On the last day at Thula Thula, the rains come. The long lucent call of Burchell's Coucal, the rain bird, has been realized. Wearing rain ponchos, we seek the Elephants and see them on a distant ridge we cannot reach. Then we cannot make our way up the wet road and slip and slide until our open vehicle is stuck in the deep mud. There is no other vehicle which has the capacity to help us and we are many miles from our camp. Stuck in the mud in a similar way in Liberia with everyday gandhis, Cyndie and I met the rebel, General Leopard, who then gave up his intention to become a mercenary and joined our NGO. It takes a long time and much effort to reverse our direction, go to the bottom of the steep hill, reverse, and with as much speed and power as can be mustered, make our way over the rim and back to camp. Covered with mud ourselves, we are exuberant.
That night we sleep and wake to the rhythm of thunder, lightning and rain. It is our last morning. Because of the mud and rain, we not know if we will see the Elephants. We pass ponds filling with water and I am relieved. Andrew says there is enough for a few days. He continues driving, taciturn, as is his nature. We climb a road that our little group hasn't traveled before. At each juncture, we fail to see the Elephants. Coming to a turn on a precarious road, Andrew announces that we have come to the very end as there is no other turn-around.
But … "Look," says Andrew. On the far ridge, in silhouette, Frankie and Brandon and a few of the others are grazing. We watch them until they disappear on the other side of the hill to join the rest of the herd.
Had we come a few minutes later, we would not have seen them. This is, as it has been and continues to be at Chobe, the last hour of the last day of our pilgrimage.
After our return, Francoise Anthony communicated to us that the rains continued at Thula Thula and the streams and pans were filling: "We have had beautiful rain after your departure and nature has come alive! miracles do happen. I am getting a geologist to come and check our land for water so that we can be prepared for the future."
Thursday, January 26, 2017 Thula Thula photo by Vusi Gumede
Sunday, February 11, 2017, Topanga California
We are in a Story. I have been in this ongoing Story since I determined to be in Council with the Elephants. Who or what was orchestrating this moment and the other moments over the last seventeen years when I had, inconceivably, yielded to and followed a call for connection with another species for their sake, may always remain entirely mysterious. Still, I pray that our strange and unpredictable connections might influence the restoration of the natural world and the vital future of these People who are keystone to us all.
My notes to the dream of 2009, said: "Such collaboration between Native American elders, medicine people and younger Native American activists has recently turned years of failure of achieving goals into success." These words written in 2009 are the current perspective of the community of Water Protestors at Standing Rock. They have not moved from this position though Trump has extended permission for the Dakota Access pipeline and Energy Transfer Partners to dig under the sacred lake. Perhaps they are the words we all need to meet our global crisis. What are the Elephant People teaching us? What do we learn from being gathered together in this Story?
There is a Story told here through Elephant language of activity and visitation, a story of relationship, connectivity, spiritual awareness and ethical considerations.
There is a Story told here of the Elephant People who have spiritual agency and with whom we can collaborate.
This is a Story about the possibilities offered through dream, ritual and prayer.
This is one Story and many stories. The Stories themselves are visitations. They teach us how to live. We are living these stories and they, in turn, are alive in us.
A field of consciousness gathers us into itself. Events arise out of the field's essential nature. We are of that field and enfolded back into it.
This Story is told in a universal language. This Story is an act of creation.
If we let ourselves fully enter this world, the future is possible.
Let us meet in this field of wonder:


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Alec Baldwin Not Facing Charges For Shooting 'Rust' Director
January 22, 2023 | Subhojeet Mukherjee
Alec Baldwin made headlines back in 2021 due to an unfortunate incident where he accidentally shot and killed a crew member while on set. He allegedly fired a prop gun that ended up lethally wounding the cinematographer Halyna Hutchins. That being said, it seems he will not be facing charges for shooting the director of his 'Rust' film.
As previously reported, Alec Baldwin was charged with involuntary manslaughter. Rust's first assistant director, David Halls, agreed to plead guilty to negligent use of a deadly weapon.
According to TMZ, Alec Baldwin will not be charged with the shooting of "Rust Director" Joel Souza, despite the fact he was hit by the same bullet that killed Hutchins.
The Santa Fe District Attorney's Office stated that regarding the Souza incident, there is no crime. According to the District Attorney, the shooting of Souza cannot be classified as an "unintentional battery" as it does not exist. A battery requires a specific intent to cause harm, which the D.A. states Baldwin did not possess. The case against Baldwin is based on the accusation of recklessness.
Actor Douglas Stewart, who had been working on the set of the film "Rust" prior to the fatal incident, recently appeared on "TMZ Live" and stated that throughout his decades-long career in the film industry, he has never seen an actor personally check the chamber of a gun. In fact, he claims that actors are prohibited from doing so and instead rely on the expertise of armorers to ensure the safety of all on set.
If the case proceeds to trial, it is likely that Baldwin's legal team will argue that the actor was simply following established industry practices, and that this does not constitute recklessness.
Additionally, there have been criticisms that the District Attorney may be charging Baldwin due to his executive producer role in the film, however, Stewart has stated that Baldwin was not in charge of the production, and that his executive producer credit was primarily for the purpose of receiving back-end profits.
Baldwin is expected to be formally charged by the end of this month. We will keep you updated on this going story, so keep checking back at Thirsty For News for all your daily needs.
Subhojeet Mukherjee
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