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Cool Runners: The Origin of the Breakaway Siberians
Richie Camden's goal was to find a dog who could run a few miles with him every day as he jogged the Michigan trails.
It's eight years later, and that one dog has become 14. And those trails? They're 90 miles long and they cut through the frigid tundra of places like Michigan and Minnesota. When they're not training in the warmer Missouri climate they call home, that is.
Goals, it seems, are destined to change.
Richie now leads the Breakaway Siberians, a sled dog team made primarily of rescued Siberian huskies who live and train in eastern Missouri. To say the Breakaways aren't traditional is a drastic understatement. Siberians are no longer bred for the sport, after all. And even so, winning sled dogs are usually trained from birth as opposed to eased into the sport as stubborn adults. You also have that little geographical anomaly; Missouri isn't exactly a hotbed of arctic activity.
But while the Breakaway Siberians always compete as hard as they can, they aren't in it only to win. They're in it for the love. The love of running. The love of camaraderie. And most importantly for Richie, the love of dogs.
Goals big and small
Richie's practical goal for his Breakaways is to finish a 90-mile race, specifically the Midnight Run held every February in Marquette, Michigan. Just finishing the race with a healthy team would be considered a huge success, but Richie's true goal is to provide happy, safe and fulfilling lives for Siberians that have been discarded by others. And he achieves that goal every day.
"There's so many dogs out there that people have given up on," he says. "Siberians can be destructive, but it's not really their fault; it's just their personalities. They have to be doing something. If they don't have something to do, they're going to find something to do, whether it's destroying your couch, digging a hole under your fence, tearing down the trim around the door, eating drywall. Things like that. They can do all sorts of things that are super destructive."
But Richie's contention is that it's not the dogs' faults: they're often put in situations where they have no outlet for their boundless energy. It's often a case where someone adopts a dog because he's pretty and fluffy, but they aren't prepared to give the dog the environment and exercise he needs. And Siberian huskies need lots of exercise.
"This was my dog's idea."
Back in 2008, when Richie was simply looking for a running partner, he found Koivu. Fresh out of college, Richie had plans to adopt a German shepherd puppy, but the breed was out of his price range. After some research, he decided to go with a Siberian, figuring that the dog would have enough energy to keep up on his "long" two- and three-mile runs. Richie traveled to Wisconsin to see some Siberian pups and left with Koivu.
"Even as a puppy, he would keep slamming into his collar, pulling as hard as he could," Richie remembers. "And that was cute when he was 4 pounds. But then he got to be 40, 50 and 60 pounds, and it wasn't so cute. My shoulder sure didn't think so."
It quickly became obvious that two miles wasn't enough for little Koivu. The pair would get home from a run and Koivu would bound to the window and stare outside, wanting more, more, more. When left alone, Koivu's endless energy manifested as destruction. He'd break out of his kennel, and good things never happened then! Angry neighbors would call the police and complain to the landlord. Not good times for man or dog.
The two-mile runs quickly turned into 10-mile runs, and Koivu never stopped pulling. Richie even switched to rollerblades from time to time, just to give Koivu something to pull. "He just sort of convinced me," Richie says. "He was like, 'You know, I want to be a sled dog.'"
Koivu, the original Breakaway Siberian.
Richie's early experience with Koivu convinced him that he wanted dogs to be his full-time gig, and once that decision clicked in his brain, his life changed rapidly. Just before Koivu's second birthday, Richie went back to school to become a dog trainer. Not long after that, he took a job at a local dog kennel. There he met Leah, now his wife, and they bonded over a mutual love of dogs. The couple soon adopted a second Siberian, Fleury, from a rescue group.
Richie, Leah and Koivu had started a sled dog team.
Professional sled dogs are bred for the sport and begin socializing and training soon after birth. Richie and Leah, well, they went another way. Of the 13 Breakaway Siberians now living in the Camdens' home, 10 are "rescue" animals, some of which had never been around other dogs or even been potty trained. So in addition to training the pack to be proper sled dogs, in many cases Richie has to continuously train bad habits away. The degree of difficulty is off the charts, but he wouldn't have it any other way.
"While working with rescue groups, I saw so many dogs who had lost their homes for various reasons," he says. "I'd see firsthand when owners who couldn't handle their dogs would come in and just…say goodbye. It was super hard for the owner, obviously, but the dog would know, 'I'm never going to see my person again.' I see every day the toll a long-term stay at a rescue can take on a dog. I just watch their sprits break as they realize that they no longer have a human who loves them. That just makes me more motivated to rescue as many as we can."
"I'll never have another dog who's not a rescue."
The Camdens' dogs come from an array of diverse backgrounds, and many of them had rough times before finding Richie. Backes, for instance, had been tied to a tree for his whole life, never even given a name. He was three years old when sympathetic neighbors turned him in to a shelter. Some of Richie's adoptions sat in shelters for months, if not years, getting just two pee breaks per day. Hard times for dogs with boundless energy.
Backes had it rough before being adopted by Richie and Leah.
Wherever they come from and whatever they've overcome, once they become Breakaways, the Huskies' lives change for the better. Richie recalls the first time he took Spezza, a (now) six-year-old and the fastest dog on the team, out for a run. "Spezza gently pulled on his leash and when I gently told him 'good boy,' he stopped and looked back at me with an expression that said 'Wait. You actually want me to run and pull?' And with very little encouragement he took off, pulling and leaping with such happiness that he looked like a puppy with the zoomies. No intention to ever stop running."
Having 14 dogs in the house (13 Siberians and Leah's little Pomeranian) would be a tall order for any household. Mix in an intense level of energy and a bunch of behavior issues, and the Camdens have their paws full.
A happy, healthy home for everyone. (photo credit: Tim Camden)
"It's everyday life for us," Leah says. "Sometimes, I forget how not-normal it actually is until someone asks about it. But most of the time, it's just our life."
Training makes that life much more manageable. Richie quickly realized that routine and exercise is the salve that cures many behavioral issues. "Once these guys get the exercise and consistency of a daily routine, they excel and their bad habits disappear," he says. "Once we start training for the season, they almost become like regular house pets."
In early 2017, home life is calm for the Breakaways, because the team's sixth racing season is in full swing. In addition to the Midnight Run in February, the team is running the Ironline Sled Dog Race, a 56-mile run in Iron County, Michigan, and the White Oaks Dog Sled Race, a 12-mile run in Deer River, Minnesota.
The Midnight Run is the big kahuna, the race that Richie is most looking forward to. The 90-mile trek brings the team full circle in a way, because it's held in the town where Koivu grew up. It was also the first race that Richie and the Breakaways ever attempted. "Five years ago, we were incredibly undertrained," Richie says. "But I was convinced we could finish a 90-mile race with six rookie sled dogs and a rookie musher." Back then, not a single member of the Breakaways had been to a sled dog race before. For Mandy, the team leader at the time, the race marked the second time in her life she'd even seen snow.
The first Midnight Run (photo credit: Leah Camden)
That race, well, it didn't go so well. On the introductory one-mile loop, the team ran up into the crowd twice, because Mandy and Koivu (ever the friendly pups) possibly wanted to meet a group of kids. Or it might have been because the dogs were trying to get to the sidewalk, because they'd never run on snow before! Richie took the team's cue and dropped down to the shorter race that weekend, the Jack Pine 30. They finished the race with just five dogs (the sixth, a lab mix borrowed from another owner, decided to hang back at the starting line with Leah). Koivu, Mandy, Spezza, Jared and Fleury won the Red Lantern trophy, the prize for coming in dead last.
It was the happiest day of Richie's life.
Richie and the dogs have put in a lot of time on the trails since that first race, but training isn't easy. Living in Missouri means that there isn't a lot of snow, and the warmer temperatures eliminate many days from being training days. Still, either riding behind the dogs in an ATV or on a specialized wheeled sled that doesn't require that pesky snow, Richie keeps the dogs in racing shape as much as possible.
"During the season, we usually run three or four times a week," he says. "Just being out there alone in the woods with the dogs and seeing them do what they're bred to do…It's an incredible experience."
When the weather doesn't permit the long runs the dogs enjoy (Koivu in particular needs a 40-mile session to even approach satisfaction), Richie and Leah keep the dogs stimulated by visiting schools and churches, giving educational presentations about the sport and preaching teamwork and discussing rescue dogs. They attend local events and maintain a positive presence not just in the St. Louis area but in any state they travel through, from Minnesota to Michigan.
When not racing, the Breakaways visit schools, churches and hospitals (Photo Credit: Richie Camden)
"The dogs love meeting people and people like meeting the dogs," Richie says. "It's all part of providing a well-rounded life."
The Breakaway Siberians are now sponsored by Diamond Naturals, makers of their favorite food!
The Breakaway Siberians have come a long way since that first race six years ago, when they'd never even trained on snow. They have a few dozen races under their collars, and while they still haven't come close to winning, Richie is constantly told that he has the happiest team on trail.
Even though they don't win many races, being a happy and well-cared-for team has attracted the right kind of attention. And for the 2017 season, the Breakaways earned an official pet food sponsor thanks to a photo Richie posted on Facebook. The dogs burn a lot of calories while training, which means they consume a lot of food. A LOT of food. More than 2,000 pounds of food per season, in fact. A photo of the dogs posing on their yearly supply of Diamond Naturals earned a response from Diamond Pet Foods, who will be with the team for 2017.
"This sponsorship means a lot," Richie says. "Diamond shares our vision. They could have ignored our post and we would have continued to feed their food because it's a great food and fit our budget. We are beyond thrilled and thankful to be teaming up with such an awesome company."
Michigan-bound
When the Breakaway Siberians suit up in hopes of finishing a 90-mile race for the first time, they'll have a fresh sponsorship in their pocket and never-ending optimism riding shotgun. Koivu and Spezza are the only "original" Breakaways who will make the run, but Fleury, Mandy, and Jared will bark along in spirit. Will they cross the finish line, placing a metaphorical bow on this first six-year chapter of the story? Will they finish higher than usual and avoid that special last-place trophy?
It doesn't matter. Because Richie Camden and the Breakaway Siberians will carry on no matter what.
"Obviously, I want to see where we stand with the other teams, but I do it more for the happiness of the dogs," Richie says. "As a pet owner, seeing the dogs so happy and excited…that's all the motivation I need."
Koivu, Spezza, Fleury, Mandy, Chara, Roenick, Cookie, Mikko, Backes, Marleau, Kaiya, Bure, Balto and Bebe all howl in agreement.
The information in this blog has been developed with our veterinarian and is designed to help educate pet parents. If you have questions or concerns about your pet's health or nutrition, please talk with your veterinarian.
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Jason Walker returns to Douglas Elliman
Broker recently left Compass and CORE on bad terms
Nov.November 14, 2016 06:57 PM
By Kathryn Brenzel
Jason Walker is back at Douglas Elliman.
Walker returns to the residential brokerage roughly a year after leaving, representatives for Elliman announced on Monday. Last month, boutique brokerage CORE terminated him, just 14 months after he was fired from his last gig at Compass.
According to Walker's attorney, Jon Harris, the broker planned to leave CORE before his termination but was waiting for a $4 million deal to close. The firm, Harris said, caught wind that he was planning to jump ship and terminated his contract before he could quit.
Dottie Herman, Elliman's president and CEO, said she and Howard Lorber, the firm's chairman, have been trying to lure Walker back since he left in June 2015.
"We have continually been in contact with him, especially during the last few months, and we have come to an agreement for his return," she said in a statement. "Douglas Elliman is where Jason belongs. I am delighted that he is home."
The broker has had a rough time since leaving the firm. Walker filed a $6 million lawsuit against Compass in New York Supreme Court earlier this year, alleging that the firm wrongfully fired him and denied him $170,000 in commissions. He also said that the firm started false rumors that was a misogynist. Compass filed a motion to dismiss the lawsuit in September.
Walker first joined Elliman in 2004, and won the firm's Rookie of the Year award a year later. He's since built up a roster of high-profile clients, including John Legend and Chrissy Teigen.
"I felt the company is the best place for my needs, as well as those of my clients," Walker said of the move.
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Travis Scott Cancels All Remaining Shows On U.K. Tour
by Victoria Hernandez
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UPDATE: Travis Scott has canceled more concerts on his tour of the U.K. and Ireland, this time in London and Leeds.
The news comes after Scott scratched his concerts in Dublin and Glasgow this week, apparently to finish up his Birds In The Trap Sign McKnight album, which is scheduled to drop August 26. The announcement was posted on the Facebook page of O2 Shepherds Bush Empire, the 2,000-capacity venue where Scott was scheduled to play sold-out shows on Wednesday and Thursday.
Scott was also scheduled to appear at the Leeds & Reading Fest on Friday, August 26. The festival announced that he wouldn't be making it, but that U.K. rapper Stormzy would be performing.
It is with regret that @trvisXX has to cancel performances in London & Reading&Leeds Festivals. However, @Stormzy1 is joining us at #RandL16
— Reading & Leeds Fest (@OfficialRandL) August 23, 2016
(This story was originally published August 22, 2016)
Travis Scott is in crunch time and is reportedly still finishing up Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight, which is scheduled to drop Friday (August 26).
In order to get everything done on time, promoter MCD said the Houston rapper canceled two shows in Europe: Monday's appearance in Dublin and Tuesday's scheduled performance in Glasgow.
"Due to his album mixes delay Travis Scott has been forced to cancel his shows in Dublin and Glasgow today and tomorrow," MCD says in a Facebook post. "He was hoping to have this all finished in time to travel but unfortunately due to unforeseen circumstances it isn't. Refunds are available at point of purchase."
Scott has already pushed back the release date of Birds in the Trap Sing McKnight as he had previously told fans he was going to drop the album August 5. Then, when it didn't appear that day, he said that the follow-up to Rodeo would be coming later in the month. In the meantime, La Flame started his .wav Beats 1 radio show and released the videos for "Pick Up The Phone" and "90210."


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30/12/2013 · 4:26 pm
Goodbye NHS
The Tory/LibDem policy of destroying the NHS has been sweeping along since 2010, to the financial benefit of Tory donors.
This is really just one more step, but it's a big one.
The prolife Conservative party instituted charges for maternal health care for "immigrants and tourists" in 2011. With the obvious results:
The researchers heard the case of a woman who needed a caesarean for medical reasons, but who gave birth at home because she could not afford the charges. The midwives and overseas visitors officers told the charity that some women were not going to their antenatal appointments and were instead turning up in labour with severe complications.
Filed under Healthcare, Scottish Politics
Tagged as Alex Neil, Alex Salmond, charging for healthcare, David Cameron, Jeremy Hunt, Mark Porter, maternity care, NHS, prolife, Scottish independence
Life, life, life
A few years ago, when I was on holiday in Belgium, I spent hours in churches. (The friend I travelled with, who hadn't voluntarily been in a church in decades, and who knew I am an atheist, was worried I would catch Christianity.) What I wanted to see was the paintings. The invention of oil paint meant Lowlands painters could create pictures so finely detailed it is possible to see the weave in the carpet and the stitches in the embroidered clothing: pictures from five or six hundred years ago that glow from the canvas.
And over and over again, pictures of Mary. Mary as a baby, with Anna her mother: Anna and Joachim, Mary's father, together: Mary saying "Fiat" to the angel: Mary as a young woman, as a mother with a preposterously large infant on her knee, Mary being carried into heaven by a troop of angels on her death. Mary is supposed to have been conceived on 8th December, and on that date in 2009, The US Senate rejected by a narrow margin an amendment proposed by Senators Ben Nelson, D-Nebraska, and Orrin Hatch, R-Utah, that was intended to modify "Obamacare" so that any private insurance company that got federal funding for Obamacare insurance, couldn't offer health insurance plans that included abortion.
Filed under American, Healthcare, Religion, Scottish Politics, Women
Tagged as abortion, Alex Neil, Alex Salmond, Amber Rudd, Annunciation, Breda O'Brien, Catholicism, contraception, Cristina Odone, Donna Quinn, Fred Clark, Jan Van Eyck, Mary, prolife, Virgin Birth
15/10/2012 · 8:15 am
One question, two question, three question, four
Today, David Cameron and Alex Salmond meet to decide the terms of the independence referendum. Naturally, they wouldn't be meeting to "decide" if all the actual decisions hadn't been worked out already by Michael Moore and Nicola Sturgeon and others, with their civil servants.
The BBC's "news" report on the meeting that will take place is a fair sample of the "it is expected" style of thing:
It is expected to allow for a vote in autumn 2014 with a single Yes/No question on Scotland leaving the UK.
The deal will also see 16- and 17-year-olds included in the ballot.
The UK government is expected to grant limited powers for the Scottish Parliament to hold a legal referendum, under a mechanism called Section 30.
The Electoral Commission will play a key role advising on the wording of the question and other issues such as campaign finance.
A possible second question on greater powers has been dropped, while the Scottish government looks to have secured its preferred date.
Filed under Elections, Scottish Politics
Tagged as Aberdeen, Alex Neil, David Cameron, David Dimbleby, Electoral Reform Society, Grant Shapps, independence referendum, Nicola Sturgeon, People's Gathering, Question Time, Scottish independence
The NHS and prochoice
The NHS had existed for 19 years before it became possible for a woman who had had her children born in an NHS hospital to have an abortion in an NHS hospital.
In Northern Ireland, though the UK citizens there pay for the NHS just as they do in England, Scotland, and Wales, a woman who needs an abortion usually cannot get one: with the exception of molar and ectopic pregnancies, which are accepted even in the Republic of Ireland as needing to be aborted, any woman who needs an abortion must find the fare to England and a place to stay overnight before the abortion.
Until next Thursday. Marie Stopes International will open a clinic in Belfast on Thursday 18th October, and – acting within the ambiguous confines of the law – will be the first providers of legal abortion to women who would otherwise have to travel to London:
The main legislative restriction is the Offences Against the Person Act of 1861. Since 1967, the Abortion Act has governed abortion in England, Scotland and Wales but Northern Ireland was excluded, and the 1861 Act still applies there.
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Tagged as abortion, abortion on demand, Alex Neil, Concepta Wood, Marie Stopes, Mary Doogan, NHS
Patriarchal confluence
As the Met Police gear up to investigate Jimmy Savile's serial rapes when he was working at the BBC, and how he was allowed to continue as a presenter of shows with a teenage audience despite many at the BBC knowing that he was a predator, Deborah Orr writes:
To the people who say that understanding why Savile got away with his crimes is useless because he is dead; to the people why say it's a BBC problem, not a societal problem, I beg this: Look at the crimes that were committed by one man under cover of a dangerously misogynistic permissiveness, and wake up to the fact that this is exactly what all those tedious feminists mean when they talk of "rape culture". I beg this: wake up and look at the damage these attitudes did, as the whole of a nation watched. Wake up and see that these attitudes are by no means entirely of the past, not yet.
No. No, they are not.
Last week, the Everyday Sexism Project received a message from a student about to start her first year studying physics at Imperial College, London.
The message included a forwarded email, which she said had been sent by the Physics Society to all first year physics students. It read "Freshers' Lunch…This will be mainly a chance for you to scope out who's in your department and stake your claim early on the 1 in 5 girls."
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Pay no attention to the man behind the curtain
Whenever Labour, the Conservatives, the LibDems, or the SNP, talk about how the important things are to let big companies pay less tax and to crack down on benefit fraud, we can be quite sure they are telling a story which is aimed at getting tabloid support:
Tax evasion currently costs this country £25bn a year; tax avoidance – that is, large companies and wealthy individuals who "take advantage" of the system – cost us £70bn a year. In addition to this, £26bn is going uncollected, adding up to a staggering £121bn in total – or, to put it in context, three-quarters of the annual deficit. To put it in yet more context, the amount lost to disability fraud is estimated at £1bn – and this figure should be considered in the context of benefit underpayment, which consistently saves more than the fraud costs. This does not of course excuse fraud, but it does make a mockery of the coalition's claims that abuse of the system is costing money that they will save by being "efficient" – another euphemism.
All of these parties at Westminster and Holyrood seem to think they can tell us what should matter to us.
I am undecided about how I'll vote in 2014, and free for nothing, I'll tell both Labour and the SNP how they could convince me to vote their way.
Tell me you're going to build enough council houses that everyone who needs to rent one can have one. And keep building them so that as the stock diminishes by Right To Buy, it increases by new builds. You know this will save money – Housing Benefit has effectively become a subsidy for people who can afford to buy a place for the purpose of renting it out. Nice little earner for them. You know this will increase employment, decrease homelessness, improve quality of life hugely, even improve educational scores – children don't tend to do well in school when they're living in a bed-and-breakfast. Continue reading →
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Indianapolis Motor Speedway Piece of Brick In Case w/Photo Background
Ray Harroun 1st Indy 500 Ticket and Brick Framed Collage
AJ Foyt, Rick Mears, and Al Unser 4-Time Indy 500 Winners Framed Brick Collage
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Lot of 2- 1986 18th Annual Talladega 500 Ticket Stubs & One (1) Coors Hospitality Tent Pass Sunday July 27, 1986 Alabama Int, Motor Speedway
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The Yard Bricks at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway is probably the most hallowed ground in motorsports. 3.2 million paving bricks were first paved back in 1909. Dale Jarrett started the tradition of kissing the bricks after his Brickyard 400 victory in 1996. Both winners of the Indianapolis 500 and the Brickyard 400 have followed in the tradition after Dale Jarrett. This glass case displays a checked flag and IMS logo image and houses an authentic 3x2 piece of Indianapolis Motor Speedway brick. The case measures 4 ¾" x 4 ¾" x 5 3/8" tall.
The inaugural Indy 500 race was held on May 30th 1911. In the field of 40 racers stood Ray Harroun who was sitting behind the wheel of a Marmon Model 32-based Wasp racer which was outfitted with a rear-view mirror. Harroun with relief from Cyrus Patschke went on to win the first Indy 500 even though the official result were protested. This 14x17 framed collage features an image of Ray Harroun, his Wasp racer, a replica copy of the ticket for that days event as well as a piece of authentic brick from Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
Between 1911 and 1991 only three drivers crossed the checked flag four times at the Indianapolis 500, AJ Foyt, Rick Mears and Al Unser. In the 100+ years of the 500 only 19 drivers have been able to become winners more than once. This 12x22 framed collage displays images of the three drivers, their cars, the years they won, a facsimile autograph of each and to top it all off each collage displays a piece of authentic brick from the Indianapolis Motor Speedway.
This framed 12x22 collectible comes with a checked flag outline and displays an image of the Indianapolis Motor Speedway logo with the phrase "Home Sweet Home Of the 500". It comes ready to hang in your home, office or fan cave.
Between 1911 and 1991 only three drivers crossed the checked flag four times at the Indianapolis 500, AJ Foyt, Rick Mears and Al Unser. In the 100+ years of the 500 only 19 drivers have been able to become winners more than once. This 15x30 framed collage displays images of the three drivers, their cars, the years they won and each driver has added their autograph. It's rare to see all three autographs on one photo. This collage is limited edition of 100 and each one has been hand numbered.
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This framed 12x22 Indianapolis Motor Speedway framed subway sign displays many of the buzz words associated with the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. Phrases like "Drivers Start your Engines", "The Greatest Spectacle in Racing", "Yards of Bricks" and many more.
This is Lot of 2- 1986 18th Annual Talladega 500 Ticket Stubs & One (1) Coors Hospitality Tent Pass Sunday July 27, 1986 Alabama Int, Motor Speedway. Bobby Hillin, Jr. was the winner. The ticket stubs, front and back, are in pristine+ condition. The colors on the front of the ticket stubs are extremely vivid and super glossy. The 4 corners of each stub are perfect and sharp!! There are no tears, water damage, stains or writing. . These 37 year old ticket stubs will come protected in a top loader. The Coors Talladega Hospitality Tent Pass is in excellent condition. Please look at all the pictures closely as part of the detailed descriptions & for your accurate assessment/conclusion for this item.
This is a 1994 Brickyard 400 Inaugural Race (August 6,1994) Unused Full Box Seat Ticket (23 year old Jeff Gordon Winner- 2nd career NASCAR Winston Cup win) held at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway in Speedway, Indiana. This 1994 Brickyard 400 Inaugural Race (August 6,1994) Full Box Seat Ticket is in great condition. Please see the photos to judge the condition of this pass. The full ticket measures 8" H x 3" W. The 1994 Brickyard 400 was held on Saturday, August 6, 1994, at the Indianapolis Motor Speedway. The race marked the nineteenth race of the 1994 NASCAR Winston Cup Series season. It was the first NASCAR stock car race at the famous Speedway and the first race of any kind held at the track beside the Indianapolis 500 since the Harvest Classic in 1916. The race featured the largest crowd in NASCAR history, and a then NASCAR record purse of $3.2 million. Second-year driver, 23-year-old Jeff Gordon, who once lived in nearby Pittsboro, was cheered on by the hometown crowd to a popular win. It was his second career NASCAR Winston Cup win and thrust the young Gordon, the future hall of famer, into superstardom.
This 1/2 scale helmet is identical to the one worn by the popular Brazilian IndyCar driver Hélio Castroneves. The helmet has been autographed by Castroneves's and he inscribed the 4 years he won The Indy500 2001, 2002, 2009 and 2021. LowSportGear authentication.


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Last night we went to a talk at the Information Design Society delivered by Chris Campbell who creates infographics for the International Criminal Court in the Hague. It was a very interesting (but upsetting) look at how design is being used to aid analysis. He creates maps, timelines, and other graphics which are used in investigating war crimes. Since being employed at the Court he has worked on war crime trials from central Africa including Darfur and the Congo.
Campbell was initially employed by the Court on a short-term contract as they did not really understand how an information designer could assist their work. In fact, the first job he was given was to design some "Wanted Dead or Alive" posters as they thought that was the sort of "fun" job that a designer was interested in. The Court has since been convinced of the merit of his work as they are able to use his maps and timelines to succinctly outline the scope and scale of war crimes that would take hours if delivered orally.
All of the work he was able to show us was distinctly monotone. Campbell explained that this was a carefully considered choice as to use too much colour (especially red) would be thought of as too emotive. Sober design is design is respected, colourful and bright design is flippant and not suitable for the court. He is cognizant that by reducing murders, rapes, and mutilations down to a set of soberly rendered graphics takes the 'human' element out of the story. He has therefore started to add photographs to the graphics so that the human scale of the atrocities can be felt by the Court.
The photographs he showed us were taken by Brian Stiedle, a former US marine captain who was employed by the African Union to document the conflict. Campbell wondered how he could still be alive, but he is, and there is a film out about his experience. The film is called The Devil Came on Horseback which is the literal translation of the word Janjaweed which is given to the horseriding militia who support the military in carrying out the acts of genocide.


The exhibition is always significant as we get to see the kind of gadgets that will play a role in our near-future. From a modular TV screen to an underwater drone, here are some of Zapper's favourite gadgets from the annual Las Vegas tech gathering.
One of the exhibition's standout gadgets was the Philips SmartSleep, a wearable sleep technology that improves the quality of people's sleep. How does it work? Well, the headset produces sound tones that enhance the 'slow waves' your brain creates during deep sleep. By monitoring your brain's activity, the headset is able to maximise the benefits of deep sleeping. The concept is particularly attractive due to the time-pressured, career-focused lives many 21st Century adults now live. Perhaps the most desirable aspect of the product is the way it has been clinically proven to make people feel more rested, focused, and energised from the same amount of sleep. Head to the Philips website to find out more about the Philips SmartSleep.
Samsung unveiling a TV might seem all too familiar to you. However, The Wall is no regular TV. At a whopping 146-inches, the TV can get even larger by attaching to other units. That's right, The Wall is a modular TV! As well as this cool feature, the screen itself is MicroLED capable of staggering levels of contrast and dynamic display. Where does the name 'The Wall' come from? Well, it's very large and when you get close to the TV its made up smaller panels, hence what makes it modular. I guess you could call the screen panels the 'bricks' of the wall. Either way, it's fantastic innovation by Samsung.
If 2017 was the year of the drone, 2018 may well be the year of the underwater drone. At CES 2018, Chinese innovators PowerVision announced an exciting new multi-purpose water device called the PowerDolphin, as pictured above. With speeds of up to 5m/s, a 4k camera, and a 2 hour battery life, it is one serious gadget. It's purpose? Its dual-rotation camera can be used to capture images and videos above and below the water's surface. So whether you want to capture some surfing action shots or a glimpse of the sea life below, the PowerDolphin acts as a sea-bound cameraman. As well as these GoPro-esque image-capturing features, the PowerDolphin is a great tool for fishing. You can attach bait containers, fishing hooks and lures to the remote-controlled device. Its functionality doesn't stop there however, you can even use the PowerDolphin for rescue missions by attaching rescue rings and life vests. Finally, the clever gadget can automatically scan and draw the topography of the underwater landscapes.
This product is slightly different to most consumer products we see at exhibitions like CES. My Special Aflac Duck is a toy duck that aims to comfort children unfortunate to be coping with cancer. The duck is designed to be as lifelike as possible, with movements and reactions all finely tuned by Rhode Island creators Sproutel. The duck was developed in collaboration with the Aflac Cancer Center, hence the name. The best part of the concept is that Aflac aim to get a duck into the hands of every cancer-suffering child in the USA, at no cost at all to the family. Sproutel have other companion robots in the production also, such as Jerry the Bear which accompanies children with type 1 diabetes. It's great to see modern technology being used for the greater good.
As you can tell we have a passion for gadgets. Consumer technology innovation shows no signs of slowing down, as illustrated by the awesome gadgets we've just told you about. CES is one of the best showcases of innovation a tech geek can witness, so if you ever have the chance to go make sure you do. If you're passionate about your tech and have a load of items now sitting unused, sell your electronics to Zapper.
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Why the hell is there a sad orangutan in the Scottish and Southern Energy adverts?
We've uncovered the TRUTH behind Maya, the SSE orangutan, and why she is so interested in how escalators work despite being from Borneo. Pulitzer plz.
By Anoosh Chakelian
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A sad floating ape. Photo: SSE website screengrab
What the bloody hell does an orangutan have to do with electricity generation?
Anyone who's seen Scottish and Southern Energy's recent billboards, online campaign, or even its advertisement in this week's New Statesman, will come across the giant, mournful face of an orangutan, incongruously pictured next to a tagline about the FTSE 100.
But why? Why is this sad ape so closely involved in SSE's energy provision? Is it that excessive western energy consumption is destroying its home in the rainforest? Or a reminder that one of the many wonderful things energy provides us is the ability to make big, superfluous CGI higher primates for bad adverts?
Here's what a weary-sounding spokesperson for SSE tells me:
The orangutan is a vehicle for being in awe of things you can do with energy. It usually lives in the rainforest, and is suddenly seeing things like cooking and lighting for the first time.
It's to show energy through fresh eyes. It gently reminds people that energy is taken for granted but does amazing things.
Such amazing things, according to the TV ad, as escalators, a hob, tacky light fittings and a laptop screensaver.
Here's a quick run-down:
Maya, the unhappy energy ape, finds herself in the big city.
Her handsome profile is silhouetted against the bright lights of the big city for a bit.
She feels downhearted that such a wonderful array of garish lighting is unavailable to her in the rainforest.
Probably having seen some pissed Portuguese tourists scaling Eros, she decides to do some acrobatics in Piccadilly Circus.
She looks briefly devastated about the idea of onshore wind power.
Returning to her tropical home, Maya tells her baby about the wondrous escalator and hobs she's seen.
You can find out how – but not quite why – SSE made this advert by clicking here. It involves a man bouncing around on his hands and knees for money.
And if you still need it at this stage, here's the full advert:
The orangutan's relationship to energy production has perpelexed some of the country's finest journalistic minds:
I have no idea why there is a pensive orang-utan on this ad for an energy company. pic.twitter.com/aurlLkzoik
— Chris Cook (@xtophercook) October 11, 2014
@SSE @yoursse What has an Orang Utan to do with energy? (And don't say looking at energy through fresh eyes bullshit) Where did you get it?
— Sue Llewellyn (@suellewellyn) October 21, 2014
Meanwhile, the Guardian, being the Guardian, have taken five minutes off from writing pieces about why no one should be writing pieces about Renee Zellweger's face in order to condemn, in the strongest possible terms, the use of orangutans in energy company adverts.
"This is a culpably crass example of cheap lazy advertising thinking, that exploits innate human biophilia and connection with nature in the most cynical way possible," Ed Gillespie writes. We would be outraged too, but we have no idea what "biophilia" means. Is he suggesting people want to have sex with the orangutan? Because that is a bit gross.
SSE's spokesperson added, forlornly:
By the way, it's important to say that it's a CGI orangutan. No real monkeys [sic] were used. A lot of people are asking us if it's real.
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Anoosh Chakelian is senior writer at the New Statesman.
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With over 30 years experience in the health food industry, Wholefood Merchants has been serving the local community with farm fresh, pesticide-free products since the early 1980s.
In that time we have witnessed an era of significant change in consumer diets. Fast food culture has dominated the food industry for too long. This has resulted in an increase in childhood obesity and dietary-related allergies.
Wholefood Merchants is a response to a new wave of informed, health-conscious consumers, who want natural, organic alternatives to the products and produce found in major chain supermarkets. We offer a variety of products to help you and your family live a healthy, productive and vibrant life.
Our first store opened in Knox city and quickly expanded to other major shopping precincts, including Greensborough, Doncaster, Southern Cross station and now Ferntree Gully, which is the largest health food store in Melbourne.


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Gather the children together and show them a set of dominoes. Ask them to form a circle. In the middle set up the dominoes to form a chain reaction. Place them upright and close together. Ask the students what they think will happen if you touch the first domino. After hearing their predictions tap the first domino and start the chain reaction. The students will love to see this and will be eager to try their own. Set them up in small groups with a box of dominoes for each group. Encourage the children to experiment. Ask them questions: Can you make your domino walls in an "S" shape? What happens if the dominoes are too far apart? Will it work if you stand them on their sides?
After the children have had ample opportunity to investigate the dominoes gather them together and show them a set of large dominoes. (Make these by using the template, copying it and adding your own dots to make a set. Copy onto thin cardboard and laminate for student use.) Ask the students to tell what they see (dots). Ask them to show you which dominoes have the same number of dots on each part, which dominoes have more on one part than the other and so on. Count the dots on each piece.
Tell the students that you are going to show them something other than building that can be done with the dominoes. Share the book Domino Addition by Lynette Long. This book introduces counting and addition from zero to twelve in a very simple form. All preschoolers will not understand this concept but it will show them that domino dots can be used as a counting aid.
Domino sets can be purchased at Dollar or novelty stores inexpensively, or use this template to make your own sets. This provides an opportunity to use different colors for the dots. For instance you could make all the "one" dots red, all the "two" dots blue and so on.
Share the book What Comes in 2's, 3's, & 4,s? by Suzanne Aker. Suggest that each child look at the person next to them and look at their two eyes, two ears, two arms, two hands, two legs and two feet. Have available sets of dominoes and ask everyone to hold up a domino showing two dots on one part. Repeat this with threes and fours after looking at the pictures and discussing what they see.
Using the large dominoes as a demonstration set show the class how to put one domino down and then find a match for either end. Explain to them that you will now show them how to play a game of dominoes. Demonstrate a simple domino game with players taking turns to match either end of the line.
The preschool games domino concept can be adapted to other matching activities. For instance – if you are using farm animals as a theme make a set of "domino" cards with pictures of animals on each part. Ask the children to find and match the same animals. This idea can be replicated in many different forms.


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import java.awt.GridLayout;
import java.awt.event.ActionEvent;
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import java.io.StringWriter;

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Brexit: negotiations on lockdown
29 March 2020 , by Antoine Potor, Translated by Lorène Weber
EU Chief Negotiator Michel Barnier. CC-BY-4.0: © European Union 2019 – Source: European Parliament
The Covid-19 pandemic has also taken Brexit negotiations by storm. Whilst the transition period ends on December 31st, talks between the European Union and the United Kingdom are at a standstill.
Negotiations on the future relations between the United Kingdom and the European Union began in early March, and are now greatly hampered by the coronavirus pandemic affecting our continent and are now proving to test Europe. Does it reshuffle the Brexit-calendar cards? As a European diplomat recently acknowledged, the negotiations "are a bit in lockdown".
Where did the negotiations stop?
First of all, it's interesting to know where we stand: from the 2nd to the 5th of March, both negotiation teams met in Brussels for the "first round". These exchanges, which are due to continue alternately in Brussels and London until the United Kingdom exits the European Union at the end of the year, have highlighted the main points of disagreement around which these discussions will centre: the level playing fields, fisheries, the governance of this future agreement and finally, judicial cooperation – including the jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) and of the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR).
After a week of negotiations, Michel Barnier, the European Commission's Head of the UK Task Force, wanted to be realistic: these negotiations will be tough. For the European team, it is as much about building an economic partnership as it is about ensuring the proper implementation of the withdrawal agreement (citizen rights and the Irish protocol). The EU also need to anticipate changes when the United Kingdom actually leaves.
Added to this is the technical difficulty imposed by the coronavirus pandemic. The fact that Michel Barnier (who tested positive to Covid-19) or David Frost (the UK's Chief Negotiator of the Europe Task Force, who has shown mild symptoms and has self-isolated) are unable to take part discussions doesn't pose a problem in itself, as the teams are more than just teams. However, talking to dozens of diplomats via videoconference about such a thorny subject is very complicated.
Level playing fields at stake
This is certainly the point that will create the most frinction between the two negotiations teams; yet, it is the cornerstone of an extensive agreement. The level playing fields' objective is to "prevent distortions of trade and unfair competitive advantages [based on high standards]", as stated in the Political Declaration made on 17 October 2019, as Michel Barnier recalled. The problem is that the UK doesn't want any formal commitment and therefore rejects any process for settling potential disputes over compliance with these standards.
Why are level playing fields a central issue to the Union?
The stakes are high because of the United Kingdom's geographical proximity: having a country on its doorstep that applies different standards to those applied within the Union would be a threat. This is reflected in the negotiation mandate approved by the member states on 25 February last: An entire section is devoted exclusively to LPF to cover all areas: competition, state aid, social protection, etc. These arguments remain unanswered on the British side: no mention of it is made in the negotiating mandate, and David Frost even formally rejected it ahead of this first round.
The rejection of the CJEU and the ECHR
One of the points for negotiation will be the future of judicial cooperation between the Union and the United Kingdom. The difficulty in this area is the use of personal data, including the guarantee of protection of fundamental rights. In any case, it is the European position which makes all cooperation subject to respect for fundamental rights, which in turn, gives rise to the jurisdiction of the European Court of Human Rights and the Court of Justice of the European Union.
Yet, the other side of the Channel fundamentally rejects this, as in the British mandate the rejection of any jurisdiction of a foreign court is expressed from the very first pages of the British mandate:
"Whatever happens, the Government will not negotiate any arrangement in which the UK does not have control of its own laws and political life. That means that we will not agree to any obligations for our laws to be aligned with the EU's, or for the EU's institutions, including the Court of Justice, to have any jurisdiction in the UK."
David Frost even goes further, being somewhat provocative, as he considers that the UK will not need to remain a State Party to the European Convention of Human Rights to maintain the same standards.
This possibility of a "second Brexit" on fundamental rights is foreseen in Brussels. The European Commission wants to be able to put an end to possible judicial and police cooperation in the event that the United Kingdom were to be released from its treaty obligations.A position that seems to be very firmly anchored on the European side since the President of the Commission, Ursula von der Leyen, reminded us precisely of this point in a communication addressed to MEPs on 10 March.
The fisheries agreement: the indispensable prerequisite
This point could quickly become explosive and shorten the negotiations: the fisheries agreement must be settled before the 1st of July and is considered by the European negotiators to be the indispensable prerequisite to any trade agreement. The whole issue is to agree both on the conditions and areas of access but also on the quantities of fishing allowed.
These issues are essential, especially on the French side where fishermen already experience some restrictions around the Channel Islands. Could this scenario be extended to all British waters? There is currently a stand-off on how to solve this issue, as David Frost envisages a renegotiated and renewed agreement every year, which is ruled out by Michel Barnier for reasons of uncertainty weighing upon European fishermen.
At first glance, the negotiations appear to have gotten off to a bad start, even if we can't draw conclusions at this opening stage. For now, we are in an observation phase where everyone is trying to demonstrate the validity of their positions before starting to really negotiate in the upcoming weeks.
The real uncertainty is that of time: a time all the more precious as it is eroded away every day by the coronavirus pandemic which has put the negotiations "on lockdown". Boris Johnson doesn't look willing to give into the possibly to extending the transition period, and this despite the exceptional circumstances currently affecting our continent. If so, this ambitious agreement appears less and less likely and the consequences would be brutal.
The European Union's economy, faced with a deep financial shock, has adopted exceptional measures: the triggering the general escape clause in the Stability and Growth Pact, the buyback of Eurozone bonds to the tune of 750 billion euros by the European Central Bank, and the suspension of state aid rules... Seeing as the UK is still legally bound to the European Union, it can still benefit from these measures.
This question of time is all the more essential as we near the first major stage in the Brexit negotiations: July 1st, the deadline for a fisheries agreement and for the request of an extension of the transition period. It seems very unlikely, however, that European countries will have come out of this health crisis and its consequences by July.
Antoine Potor
Membre du Bureau national des Jeunes Européens - France Étudiant au Centre Européen Universitaire de Nancy en Collectivités territoriales et Union européenne.
Twitter @antoinepotor
Twitter : @antoinepotor
Translated by Lorène Weber
Former member of The New Federalist's editorial board as Chief Translator FR / EN. Graduated with a Master's degree in Political and Governance Studies (College of Europe, Bruges).
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Another one of Hollywood's power couples have decided to call it quits after their nine-year marriage. They both announced the news on their separate Instagram accounts saying that "love is a beautiful adventure which is taking us on different paths for now." They have a four-year old daughter, Everly.
Nasim Aghdam opened fire at YouTube headquarters in San Bruno, California, shooting three employees before turning the gun on herself.The woman was upset with YouTube's practices and policies with the shooters father, describing his daughter in an interview with local media as "angry" with the company after it stopped paying her for videos she posted to the platform. She recently complained that YouTube was "ruining her life," CBS reports.
Nasim reportedly let off as many as 40 shots with a 9mm handgun at the company, wounding a man and two women sitting at an outdoor seating area. The shooting spree caused terror and chaos on the campus, where roughly 2,000 people work.
Star Australian hurdler Sally Pearson has withdrawn from the Games after an Achilles tendon injury.
The 31-year-old has been battling a nagging Achilles tendon complaint that threatened her participation in the Games on her native Gold Coast.
Pearson, who began 2018 as the reigning world champion, admitted the injury had been a long-term issue and that the "last few months have been the hardest", as she had not been able to do as much "technical work" over the hurdles at training as she had hoped.
Three-time surfing world champion Mick Fanning has ended his professional surfing career with a commendable second-place finish at today's Rip Curl Pro Bells Beach event.
Fanning has won 22 world tour events, including four at Bells, but has decided to call it quits after this event, saying the hunger to compete is no longer there.
"I'm not too fussed [about winning]," Fanning said ahead of the tournament.
Fellow Australian Stephanie Gilmore today won her fourth Bells Beach event.
Tasmania's nicotine usage remains the highest in the country, figures from the National Wastewater Drug Monitoring Program show.
The latest report revealed Tasmania still leads the nation in smoking, following nicotine usage rates that exceeded the national average in the previous two.
Also, Hobart topped the nation's capital cities in pharmaceutical opioids consumption and in the use of recreational psychostimulant drug, MDA.
The report also revealed that, as of December 2017, while the use of MDMA and heroin decreased in Hobart it increased in regional areas.
Similar results were found for cocaine and methylamphetamine, or ice, with increases in consumption across the board.
Overall, nicotine and alcohol remain the highest consumed substances.


I sure hate for this party to end, but if it must, let's go out with a bang, by welcoming an extra special surprise guest! I was thrilled when Joyce Sidman agreed to join us for the Potluck. She's actually my dream guest, because she wrote one of my absolute, all-time favorite children's poetry books ever — Red Sings from Treetops (Houghton Mifflin, 2009). Every time I reread it, I marvel at its pristine beauty and soaring lyricism. It's the kind of book that makes you fall in love with the English language all over again.
Today, Joyce has brought the perfect poem to round out the potluck. Remember how we kicked things off with Elaine Magliaro's "Chick Chatter" — new life pecking its way out of an egg? With Joyce's poem we come full circle — another egg poem, this one echoing ancient creation myths.
Joyce: I was obsessed with eggs a few years back, and wrote a whole manuscript of poems about them. Nobody in the publishing world was quite as keen as I, however, so that manuscript has languished. This is my favorite poem from the group, expressing my feelings about the perfection, promise, and power of eggs.
photo by Steven Jay Harris.
an egg, plump and shining.
became the sky, light as mist.
© 2010 Joyce Sidman. All rights reserved.
The "cosmic egg" motif is found in many world cultures (Indian, Chinese, Egyptian, Finnish). Isn't poetry similarly primordial? It predates written language and is truly the heartbeat of humanity. An eggshell — so strong, yet so fragile. Within its confines, innocence emerging, an entire universe unfolding.
Joyce's recipe contains eggs, as well as chocolate — something she thinks about "almost constantly." (Maybe it's the secret to her creative genius?!) The "heavy as chocolate," when combined with eggs and milk, becomes "light as mist." Ah, the inherent poetry of chocolate mousse!
Joyce: The recipe is one my mother gave me. It's a wonderful summer dessert — easy to whip up and no baking. Basically like eating whipped chocolate. What could be better?
Mix all ingredients in blender for 20-30 seconds. Pour into individual serving dishes and let chill several hours before serving. Top with raspberries, sliced strawberries, or whipped cream for garnish. Serves 4.
♥ Yum! I love how such a simple recipe promises such divine results. Thanks so much, Joyce!
Joyce Sidman is the much beloved, award winning author of nine children's books, of which Ubiquitous: Celebrating Nature's Survivors (Houghton Mifflin, 2010), is the most recent. She is regarded by many as one of the finest children's poets in the country, and her work has earned a long, long list of awards, honors, and accolades, including: Caldecott Honor Medals for Red Sings from Treetops (2009), and Song of the Water Boatman and Other Pond Poems (2005); the Claudia Lewis Poetry Award, the Lee Bennett Hopkins Poetry Award, and the Cybils Award (three-time winner).
When not teaching poetry-writing in schools or composing new poems, Joyce loves to spend time outdoors, exploring and discovering nature's wonders, large and small. At this very moment, the trees in our woods are wearing her favorite color, the "soft green of early spring." So many birds are singing.
♥ Recent interview with Joyce at 7-Imp.
♥ Review of Ubiquitous at Wild Rose Reader.
Today's Poetry Friday hostess is the lovely Mary Ann at Great Kid Books. Check out all the wonderful offerings from around the blogosphere, including the Poetry Stretch results at The Miss Rumphius Effect, where you'll find even more egg poems!
Thanks for coming to the Poetry Potluck this month, everyone!!
Next > special thanks to all the 2010 poetry potluck poets!


The Island of Rab is located in the Gulf of Kvarner. There is a ferry boat going almost every half hour between the mainland (small port Stinica) and the island (small port Mišnjak).
If you're arriving from Zagreb (capital) than you can take a Bus to Rab. It will take you 3-3,5 hours to get here, and there are usually one or two lines daily.
You could also rent a car or make a deal with us if we can pick you up (max. 8 people). The last option is that we organize you a taxi ride if you're with bigger group (try to avoid that due to high taxi prices).
If you're arriving from Dalmatian part (eg. Split or Zadar) than we suggest you to take a Bus. Please note that there is no direct bus to Rab from Dalmatia so when buying a ticket ask them which bus is heading to Rijeka, then exit the bus near the Stinica port. You'll have to walk to Ferry port or hitchhike. It is cca 3km from the main road down to the port.
The other way is to come from Novalja on the Island of Pag (From Zadar to Novalja with a bus) then board the fast boat (catamaran). This line is going only once a day and in early morning (6:45 am), then makes and stop on the Island of Rab and then proceeeds to city of Rijeka. We can pick you up at the port when you come to Rab.
One more solution is a local company that offers direct transfer from Zadar, Zagreb or Rijeka (Krk) Airport.
If you need any furher info do not hesitate to contact us.
There are international airports in Zagreb, Zadar, Split, Dubrovnik and Rijeka (on the island of Krk).
Ferry is a pleasant way of traveling along coast of Croatia. There are international and coastal ferry lines with arrivals and departures from various Croatian costal towns and islands. Jadrolinija is the main Croatian passenger ferry company, with the highest number of regular international and domestic lines.
Some Italian ferry lines serve ferry lines Ancona - Split, ferry Ancona - Zadar and ferry Bari - Dubrovnik.
The Croatian coastal towns and cities are served by many ferry and ship services. The inhabited islands are linked with the mainland (and some of them also with other islands) by ferry/ship/ boat services.
During the summer the frequency of ferry sailings is usually increased and fast hydrofoil or catamaran services are added. The summer sailing schedule normally remains in operation from 28 May to 30 September.
According to recent statements of European traffic experts, Croatian highways are amongst the most modern and safest in Europe. This is also due to the fact that the largest part of the Croatian motorway system has recently been constructed.
In Croatia the rule is to drive at the right side of the road.
This is National Autoclub of Republic of Croatia (HAK). The club offers 24 hour technical assistance, and info of traffic conditions.
In case you need road assistance please dial 987 (if you use the mobile phone you should dial prefix 01 if you are in Croatia or +385 1 from phone registered abroad) HAK Info center telephone os (01) 4640 800.
Buses represent the most-accepted, cheapest and widely-used means of public transport. National bus traffic is very well developed and it is very easy to reach even the remotest parts of Croatia by bus. Almost all buses on national routes are air-conditioned and offer pleasant traveling comfort. In practice, bus fares are collected on the bus while traveling, which is sometimes even cheaper than when paying at the ticket office (there is an additional fee for stored luggage) and sometimes a "ticket office fee".
From Croatia, there are many international bus routes to the neighbouring countries (Slovenia, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Serbia etc.), as well as to Austria, Germany, Slovenia, Switzerland and to other European countries. International buses correspond to European standards. Zagreb has the largest and most modern bus terminal in the country, with specially-designed waiting areas above the bus parking area. The Zagreb bus terminal is not far away from the main train station (Glavni kolodvor) and it is easy to reach by direct city tram lines.
Car rental companies in Croatia.
Renting a car in Croatia is possible at all Croatian Airports as well as in variety on places around Croatia.
This is a good option to get round Croatia, specially if your flights arrives later in the day, and you are not able to catch any bus or ferry to reach your destination.
It is also useful, instead of depending of taxis or public transport, to have a car if you intend to explore various places around Croatia and want to do it in short time.
All the major car rental companies are represented in Croatia and they do pick-up and drop off at major places in Croatia and on all of its airports..
Make sure that you have a signed and valid passport for atleast 6 months after the date of your return.Your passport maybe checked at hotels as all tourists are registered.
For most visitors visas are not required for stays in Croatia of less than 90 days. Not required for citizens of USA, Canada, or EU to enter Croatia.
Find your embassy in Croatia.
It is necessary to take out a personal insurance policy to cover yourself against sickness, accident, loss of baggage, or trip cancellation.
We will provide you only with the basic insurance.
Should I purchase travel or any other type of insurance?
As life is unpredictable it is worth to have it. Due to a lot of time spent to prepare the tour and possible loss of others to join us because of your cancellation it is good to have Travel Insurance. We provide just a basic insurance for small injuries but we never had any injuries so far. We advise you to have medical insurance as well.
What kind of accommodation do you provide on your trips?
Most of our trips are camping in the tent on the beach but we also have two trips with room accommodation type of tour.Some trips have already included tent and sleeping bag within the price while on some trips you can either rent it from us or bring your own.Please do not bring family tent or something too big.It also have to be self standing tent- Iglu Type,not tunnel tent.
How much should I TIP my guide?
There is no standard tip in Croatia, however, if you feel that our guides gave their best to have good time and great trip a tip is a great way to demonstrate your appreciation.
The Guide is the one who will make the biggest difference on your trip as we employ only local guides from the Islands who we skill, train and certify. The most important thing is that they are carefully chosen to lead our trips. This means that besides being local they need to have knowledge about the local history, weather conditions and think outside the box and have a sense for humor. Despite the seasonal work in this "industry" our guides are with us for the long-term until they finally find their own way of self-employ which we support. There is no better way to Experience Adriatic coastline than through the eyes of a local .There are many companies (mostly illegal) from abroad using guides that can't tell you a lot and paddling with them you can't learn much about Croatia except some basic facts and data from on-line sources. We do not judge their skills as there are many great Sea Kayak guides all around the world but when in Rome, do as the Romans do.
I have special diet requierment (gluten free, vegetarian, vegan, etc..), is that a problem?
No,if you really have celiac desease we are happy to provide Gluten-free food.The only food you'll have to bring are sweets and other deserts. Vegetarians are welcomed on any other trip beside Gourmet-Trips but please note that we can arrange Vegeterian Gourmet Trip as well to Private Groups Only. Unfortunately we are not able to serve Vegan meals on some expedition trips so please before you make any bookings talk with our office about it.
Is sea kayaking trip refundable due to bad weather?
We reserve the right to delay, postpone, substitute or cancel a trip as a matter of safety for our guests and guides. We will make the final call whether to cancel for safety reasons on site at the time the event is scheduled to begin. If we must cancel for any reason, we are happy to reschedule where possible or we give you a full refund less any booking fees.In case of cancellation during the tour we charge used days except any included transfer.
Can I join you mid-tour or leave early?
Yes, but not quite in the middle of the tour as that can impact the entire group so we do not advise this. If you are late a day or two,depend on the trip type and length that's fine.If you want to leave a day earlier that's fine as well but this is mostly for Rab Island Trips. We are also happy to help you organize it but please consult with us before making any reservation.
Do you offer a discount to repeat guests?
Yes, you are eligible for a 5% discount on all future trips in a maximum use of 15 % of discount per trip.
Do you have minimum age limits for your tours?
We love sea kayaking with kids and families! However, to ensure safety as the top of our trip priority, some of our trips have a minimum age requirement. The most Perfect Family Trips are Sea Kayaking around the Island of Rab and Kornati National Park. We are publishing Family departure dates as soon as we get the minimum number of 4 guests and then usually we end up with two or three Families on a trip. This is really great as the children are making new friendships around the world and later we get great feedbacks from them saying that they are still in contact or have been visiting them. However, the published itinerary is more likely to be changed due to group skills or preferences and the weather conditions. Safety is our priority. We are there for children and we do not like to push any limits and get children in dangerous situations as that will impact on their future kayaking or any outdoor trips. On our Kornati trip the great thing is that we are using a base camp from where we paddle out for day trips so in case the older children or some parents are tired they can stay in the campsite while we're out for paddle.
What is your maximum group size?
Our standard minimum to have secured departure is 4 guests. The Group Maximum is different for each trip and the info is placed under information table of each published tour on our web. Generally it is from 7-12 people but we can also organize trips for bigger groups with up to 30 people or more but only for Private Groups or Kayak Clubs.
How do I know what each trip is like?
Can I arrange a custom departure?
Yes! Actually a lot of our trips we start to book with two people only and then we publish their departure date with a hope to find more guests and we usually do.
We also have our Face Book Group where you can search a paddling partner or a group to join you for specific date.
We do not charge any extra fee for custom departure for groups with a minimum 4 people.
We can always provide a custom quote for two people as well as sometimes we have couples want to do the trip privately or they want to spend their Honeymoon guided by our company.
What if I'm a single traveler?
Great, we are happy to have you join us. Our clients come from all around the world and our groups are diverse.
On most of our trips You Don't Need to Pay the Single supplement Fee!
On very few trips where we use private room accommodation you'll have to pay the single supplement fee due to reason that all of accommodation types are based on double occupancy.
However, you can also save money sharing the room with another single traveler, if any on the tour.
Who goes on a Sea Kayak Adventures Trip?
People from all ages are joining our tours. We had people in their 80's and the oldest lady was 87 while the oldest man was 80.
Usually we get a mix of couples, families and singles that are generally between 25 and 60.
Family Trips are not mixed with other adult groups and we do separate Family departures with children as young as 8.
A lot of our clients have extensive paddling experience while some have never been kayaking or camping but once they try it they keep coming back for more.
We are happy to let you know who has signed up for the requested tour so you can choose if group suits your preference.


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Today in LGBT History – June 23
Published June 23, 2018 by Ronni Sanlo
I believe that no one should ever have to choose between a career we love and living our lives with authenticity and integrity. —Out & Equal Executive Director Selisse Berry
Learning our history IS resistance! Thanks for taking this journey with me. Now go write your story!
Today in LGBT History – June 23 June is LGBT Pride month!
1629 – Five "Sodomitical Boys" are caught aboard a Puritan ship set for Salem, MA.
1882 – Dr. William Hammond delivers a paper to the American Neurological Association on a "disease" which makes males believe themselves to be females. As an example, he told of Native Americans who lived as the opposite sex.
1894 – Biologist and pioneer of human sexuality Alfred Kinseyis born. Alfred Charles Kinsey (June 23, 1894 – August 25, 1956) was an American biologist, professor of entomologyand zoology, and sexologist who in 1947 founded the Institute for Sex Research at Indiana University, now known as the Kinsey Institute for Research in Sex, Gender, and Reproduction. He is best known for writing Sexual Behavior in the Human Male (1948) and Sexual Behavior in the Human Female (1953), also known as the Kinsey Reports, as well as the Kinsey scale. Kinsey's research on human sexuality, foundational to the field of sexology, provoked controversy in the 1940s and 1950s. His work has influenced social and cultural values in the United States and internationally.
1912, UK – British mathematician and computer pioneer, Alan Turing (June 23, 1912 – June 7, 1954) is born near London. Turing designed some of the world's first computers during WWII, and during the early 1950's further experimented with artificial intelligence. Turing is widely considered to be the father of theoretical computer science and artificial intelligence. He played a pivotal role in cracking the German code that enabled the Allies to defeat the Nazis in many crucial engagements including the Battle of the Atlantic, and in so doing helped win the war. He was sentenced to a year of hormonal treatments causing impotence and breast development for "gross indecency with males." Turing was prosecuted in 1952 for homosexual acts, when the Labouchere gross indecency Amendmentwas still criminal in the UK. He accepted chemical castration treatment with DESas an alternative to prison. Turing died in 1954, 16 days before his 42nd birthday, from cyanide poisoning. Queen Elizabeth II granted him a posthumous pardon in 2013. The Alan Turing law is now an informal term for a 2017 law in the United Kingdom that retroactively pardoned men cautioned or convicted under historical legislation that outlawed homosexual acts.
1948, Denmark – The first Danish gay society, F-48, was founded by Axel Axgil. Soon after, a Norwegian and Swedish section under F-48 followed. F-48 was very successful and had 1,339 members in 1951. When Axgil stepped down as chairman in 1952 it had reached 2,600. Axel Axgil (April 3, 1915 – October 29, 2011) and Eigil Axgil (April 24, 1922 – September 22,1995) were Danish gay activists and a longtime couple. They were the first gay couple to enter into a registered partnership anywhere in the world following Denmark's legalization of same-sex partnership registration in 1989, a landmark law which they were instrumental in bringing about. They adopted the shared surname, Axgil, a combination of their given names, as an expression of their commitment.
1952 – Dale Jennings (October 21, 1917 – May 11, 2000), a founder of the Mattachine Society in Los Angeles, admits in court that he is a homosexual and accuses the officer who arrested him of entrapment. The jury deadlocked, and the case was dismissed. William Dale Jennings was an American LGBT rights activist, playwright and author. In November 1950, Jennings accompanied his then-boyfriend Bob Hull, to a meeting with Harry Hay(April 7, 1912 – October 24, 2002)and Chuck Rowland to discuss a prospectus that had called on the "androgynies of the world" to unite. This was the first official meeting of the International Bachelors Fraternal Order for Peace and Social Dignity, which would later be renamed as the Mattachine Society. The Society sought to gain acceptance through greater communication between homosexuals and heterosexuals. The group began to grow and by the summer of that year they had adopted official missions and purposes which proclaimed homosexuals to be one of the largest minorities in America.
1957 – Theater director John Tasker (25 May 1933 – 18 June 1988)writes to novelist Colin Spencer (born 1933) , "I was afraid to say–I want to be with you–because I really want to say, I love you." They became lovers after they met in Brighton in 1957. Their off-and-on two-year relationship dramatically changed when Spencer married archaeologist Gillian Chapman in October, 1959. Tasker went to Australia where he became a theatre director. He died of cancer in 1988. Tasker had arranged for his letters to be returned to Spencer. Upon re-reading them, Spencer published his book Which of Us Two as a form of atonement.
1962 – The Mansfield, Ohio Gay Sex Sting Of 1962, happens. In the summer of 1962, the Mansfield, Ohio Police Department photographed men having sex in a public restroom under the main square of the city. A cameraman hid in a closet and watched the clandestine activities through a two-way mirror. The police filmed over a three-week period, and the resulting movie was used to obtain the convictions of over 38 local men on charges of sodomy. All of the 38 men were convicted of sodomy. The men were publicly humiliated and found themselves ensnared by the state's Ascherman Act, which ordered all felons deemed a danger to society to be institutionalized for a potentially indefinite period; all were required to serve the minimum sentence, even those judged by medical professionals to be "cured" prior to that time. Treatment then involved a number of now-discredited methods, including electroshock and various other aversion therapy techniques, and drugs with known severe side effects. After their release few recovered from the trauma and many were ostracized from families and friends. Some committed suicide. It wasn't until 1973 that the American Psychiatric Association struck homosexuality from its list of mental disorders; until that moment, the psychiatric profession had essentially lent its tacit endorsement to these laws and practices. The footage itself is chilling and stark. One must always remember that it was not only the fact that these men were having sex in a public bathroom that got them arrested. It was the fact that they were gay. The sex act on film was the evidence. With some of the footage the Mansfield Police even went so far to produce Camera Surveillance, an instructional film circulated in law enforcement circles. It showed how to set up a sting operation to film and arrest the criminal "sex deviants." Shortly after these stings took place. the city of Mansfield bulldozed the men's room and filled it in with concrete to remove the homosexual scourge.
1976 – The FBI acknowledges that it had been keeping files on the gay newsmagazine The Advocate.
1990, Prague – Activists organize SOHO, the country's first national network of lesbian and gay organizations.
1994- The Gay Officers Action League of New York (GOAL) was founded by Charles Henry "Charlie" Cochrane, Jr. (August 5, 1943–May 5, 2008), a sergeant of the New York City Police Department, who, after delivering a public testimony on anti gay discrimination legislation pending before the New York City Council, became the first openly gay officer of the NYPD. On this day GOAL creates and hosts the first International Conference of Gay And Lesbian Criminal Justice Professionals. Held in New York City at the exclusive Merchants Club, it was the first time that GLBT law enforcement personnel from all over the world met to collectively address issues that they have in common and, in the spirit of unity, offer each other mutual support. The conference also included the premier of an exhibit in the lobby of the NYPD headquarters covering the history of LGBT professionals working within criminal justice arena. Carroll M. Hunter, a longtime pioneer in the equality movement serving LGBT criminal justice and law enforcement professionals, convened the conferenced. He had a distinguished career in law enforcement spanning over thirty years.
2000 – President Bill Clinton issues Executive Order 13160 prohibiting discrimination based on sexual orientation in federally conducted education and training programs.
2001, Canada – John Herbert, (13 October 1926 – 23 June 2001), drag queen, pioneering gay playwright and "mordant gadfly" of the Canadian theatre scene in the 1960s and 70s, dies at his Toronto home. He was 74 and had been ill for a month after undergoing a biopsy for prostate cancer Herbert was best known as the author of Fortune and Men's Eyes, his 1964 play that mercilessly exposed the homosexual reality of prison culture
2003 – The U.S. Supreme Court strikes down state laws that criminalize sodomy in Lawrence v. Texas. Lawrence v. Texas, 539 U.S. 558 (2003) is a landmark decision by the United States Supreme Court. The Court struck down the sodomy law in Texas in a 6-3 decision and, by extension, invalidated sodomy laws in 13 other states, making same-sex sexual activity legal in every U.S. state and territory. The Court, with a five-justice majority, overturned its previous ruling on the same issue in the 1986 case Bowers v. Hardwick, where it upheld a challenged Georgia statute and did not find a constitutional protection of sexual privacy.
2003 – The first U.S. memorial to solely honor lesbian, gay, bisexual and transgender Holocaust victims was dedicated in San Francisco. Pink Triangle Park is located near the heart of the city's Castro district. The Pink Triangle Park is a triangular shaped mini-park located in the Castro District of San Francisco, California, at the intersection of 17th Street and Market Street, directly above the Castro Street Station of Muni Metro. It is the first permanent, free-standing memorial in America to the thousands of persecuted homosexuals in Nazi Germany during the Holocaust of World War II.
2005 – NBC announces that same-sex couples are eligible for "Today Throws a Hometown Wedding," the popular series in which "Today" viewers plan and watch the wedding of the contest winners.
2005 – A Missouri high school promised the American Civil Liberties Union it will no longer censor students for wearing t-shirts supporting gay rights. According to the ACLU, Webb City High School students can freely enjoy their First Amendment rights.
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