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24 Incredible Canines To compete In The American Humane Association's Hero Dog Awards
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Cast Your Vote for America's Top Dog!
by Angela Keck, LovePets News Reporter
The pet lovers of America have spoken: some 300,000 votes were cast during the first round of the American Humane Association's Fifth Annual Hero Dog Awards, and from 173 incredible canines, 24 have been selected to progress to the semifinals. Now is your chance to decide which of those pups most deserves to be in the final, and you are invited to vote for your favorite in any of the eight designated categories.
Recognizing the bravery and commitment of each nominated dog and their handlers, the Hero Dog Awards will come to a star-studded close in Hollywood on September 10th, as the eight finalists come together at a special gala hosted in their honor.
The top dog named in each category will be awarded a prize of $2,500 for their designated charity partner, while the overall winner will be gifted a further $5,000 for their aid organization. The eight categories are: Arson Dogs, Emerging Hero Dogs, Guide/Hearing Dogs, Law Enforcement Dogs, Military Dogs, Search and Rescue Dogs, Service Dogs, and Therapy Dogs.
American Humane Association President and CEO Dr. Robert Ganzert said of the awards: "The American Humane Association Hero Dog Awards were created to spotlight the invaluable accomplishments of not only our best friends, but of the heroic handlers. This unique awards show celebrates the unbreakable human-animal bond, which has been a core part of our organization's mission since 1877. This year we are also celebrating 100 years of rescuing animals from disaster and cruelty situations, and we commend the many heroes out there who work on the front lines to save animals in need, including many of these 24 semifinalists who were given second chances at life."
You can find out more about each of the incredible semifinalists, and register your vote, by visiting herodogawards.org. Voting will remain open until June 22nd.
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Erin — Why have I never heard of this? What a great way to honor the actions of our incredible canine companions! | 05.17.16 @ 16:02
Steffanie — This is an amazing way to honor those animals who have done such braves things. Love this!! | 05.17.16 @ 16:04
Elaine — This is great and I hadn't heard of this awarded until recently. Great pups! | 05.17.16 @ 16:04
Crystal — Now THIS is a competition that I can support! Way to go pups! You're all winners! | 05.17.16 @ 16:04
Carla — Congrats and good luck to those moving forward | 05.17.16 @ 16:05
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The Large Munsterlander dog breed is known for its elegant gait and steady drive and movement. These dogs have broad, dignified heads and a long, dense white coat flecked with black patches. Rare dogs have a brown coat.
Dogs have dark, heavy-lidded eyes, round-tipped ears, and a scissors bite.
Grote Münsterländer by MJ Klaver from Flickr is licensed under CC BY-SA 2.0.
Large Munsterlanders are cheerful, intelligent, courageous, and obedient animals. They are ideal family animals and highly trainable. Loyal and friendly, Munsterlanders have a habit of refusing to let their owners out of their site in the field.
Dogs do not like to be left alone and may become upset or destructive when left at home or in a car; many owners choose to use indoor kennels when at work.
Large Munsterlanders love to retrieve and are excellent with other dogs and children, but may try to attack small farm animals and will chase down every bird and small animal in their paths unless trained to do otherwise.
This family dog needs requires consistent companionship.
Adult dogs 23-25.5 inches tall and weigh around 50-70 pounds.
The Large Munsterlander dog breed does not do well in apartments; they do best with a large yard for daily play. Owners say Munsterlanders have three modes: sleep, work, and play – when not working, dogs should have a bone or toy to play with.
These dogs require a daily jog or brisk walk and 20-30 minutes play sessions twice a day. They do best with owners who enjoy being outside.
Well-cared for dogs can be expected to live 12-13 years.
Females have a shorter coat that needs little more than a brushing every few days. Males, with their longer coats, may need brushing every other day.
They are average shedders most of the year, but are often heavy shedders in the early spring.
The Large Munsterlander dog breed evolved from the Small Munsterlander in the 1800s.
Large Munsterlanders were initially developed as all-purposed hunters with exceptional skills in retrieving, pointing, tracking, and ability to work tirelessly in all weather and terrains and in the water.
Most popular in Canada, England, and Germany, these dogs are enjoying increasing popularity across the globe.


According to a Chicago Tribune article, the lack of child care trends made it quite hard for parents in the 90's to send their kids to day care centers. In the world of digital convenience, we are presented with new and advanced trends in making our daily jobs easier, even when it come to rearing our kids. In this post, we will discuss the newest approach in child care development that will help parents and experts in molding the mobile-reliant youth of today.
For parents' peace of mind, school administrators and directors are offering hi-tech facilities to monitor their children. A recent study has confirmed that 87% of parents say that effective implementation of technology is essential to their child's success in the classroom. Some teachers have employed the use of iPads when taking and sharing photos online. Some schools even provide access to their CCTV cameras, so parents are still updated about their kids.
Meanwhile, GPS tracking systems have proven to be of great use, too. This allows them to constantly be updated of their children's whereabouts, or in case they lost their devices, this will come in handy as well.
Based on the TIME website, the upbringing brought by day care centers benefits kids as well as mothers 30 years later. Because of this, they are investing a lot of time and effort on researching and selecting the right preschool for their youngsters based on quality. Depending on their needs, child caring may range from hiring a nanny to enrolling them in a day care center.
The use of technology is a way to trim down your choices. A lot of families who transfer from one city to another rely on the Internet to get insights. Many schools are now offering a free list of child care curriculum.
With the changes in the educational systems, getting your child ready for school this early prepares for any challenges in the future. Based on a study, engaging children to early education may lead them to future academic success. This allows them to explore and absorb information very early preparing them for bigger things they're about to learn in school.
Some child care institutions are very expensive, but are they worth it? What parents are trying to look for is a preschool that will yield the best quality education despite having a very low tuition fee.
For families on a budget, institutions have developed a system to cater to these clamor. Aside from offering flexible hours, they are trying their best to keep rates as affordable as it can be without jeopardizing the quality of education. To keep their kids enrolled, they have also extended a hand by working out pay arrangements for financially-challenged families.
A child's educational success relies on preparation, the environment they deal with and, of course, the support from their parents. Knowing these trends we presented allows you to get a better grasp on what path to take for your little one. Do you have other trends you want to share? Give us a heads up. We'd love to hear your stories.


iBreatheMusic Forums > New Members Zone > Hi all !!!
Lynch, De-Martini, Van Halen, Malmsteen amongst my favourites.
I use ESP Guitars through Engl amps.
Comprised of alternate picking, legato, scale / modes.
Tremelo picking, slurs, trills, 1 string improvisation.
Looking for a recording device to lay some tracks down for improvisation. I have no PC access at home - bog standard tape recorder or a digital 4 track ?
I don't want to spend too much - Ive just purchased a ESP Custom Shop - I'm pretty much out of cash !
Hey Daz, welcome to Ibreathe. About recording gear it all depends on what youre planning on recording for. If its just for your amusement and youre short in cash go for the tape. But if you want to record higher fidelity stuff, for demos and such id definitely spend the extra cash on a digital recorder, the advantages are endless...(and im going to avoid getting into the analog vs. digital sound disussion) the non-destructive editing, easy punching, mixing and mastering, etc etc etc.
So well, it all depends on what you want it for. ANd congratulations on your new ESP.
Thanks for the greeting and advice.
check out fostex I think that have digital recorders for a good price.


Michael Bay's reboot goes back to the origins of the pizza loving crime fighters.
The first trailer for Paramount's upcoming Teenage Mutant Ninja Turtles reboot has arrived.
The film, directed by Transformers' Michael Bay, is an origins story for the Turtles, with Alan Ritchson, Pete Ploszek, Jeremy Howard and Noel Fisher stepping into the shells of Raphael, Leonardo, Donatello, and Michelangelo respectively.
Megan Fox is playing April O'Neil while William Fichtner on board as a shady bad guy.
Teenage Mutant Nina Turtles is out in the UK on October 17th.


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25 Years Ago: 'Austin Powers' Scores a Groovy Hit for Mike Myers
Tyler Sage
Tyler Sage Published: May 2, 2022
For a brief moment in the '90s, Saturday Night Live spin-offs and actors were dominating the comedy movie industry, and Mike Myers was one of the biggest movie stars in the world. The apex of his success was the Austin Powers franchise, which was birthed on May 2, 1997, with the release of Austin Powers: International Man of Mystery.
Myers first began to garner wide public acclaim in January 1989, when he made his debut on SNL. But he had been performing for long before that.
He was a child actor in the Toronto area, with roles in numerous TV commercials when he was young, including one for the British Columbia hydroelectric utility in which Gilda Radner played his mother. Soon he migrated into the Saturday Night Live pipeline by signing on with the Toronto arm of the Second City improv comedy group and performing across Canada and Britain.
As his popularity grew, he began to work frequently on Canadian television sketch comedy shows, in the process developing characters like basement-broadcaster Wayne Campbell and the German impresario Dieter that would eventually delight U.S. audiences.
Watch 'Austin Powers' Trailer
Within eighteen months of his debut on Saturday Night Live, Myers had become one of the most popular cast members and had a large number of recurring bits on the show. These included the aforementioned Wayne Campbell ("Wayne's World") and Dieter ("Sprockets"), along with Linda Richman ("Coffee Talk"), Stuart Rankin ("All Things Scottish") and many more.
With his talent for falling completely into character and ability to create sketches that could support longer storylines, Myers was a natural choice for the spin-off films that SNL producer Lorne Michaels had begun to envision. The first of these, in 1992, was Wayne's World. It was an immediate and immense success – grossing $181 million against a budget of $20 million and spawning a sequel the following year – which convinced Michaels that he could make a move into the film world. He produced eight SNL spin-off movies in the following eight years, as well as several others, like Tommy Boy and Black Sheep which starred SNL cast members but didn't have their roots in sketches.
At the same time, Myers' star had continued to rise. After six years, he retired from Saturday Night Live in 1995 and took a two-year hiatus from acting. In the spring of 1997, he returned with Austin Powers. The idea for the story first took shape in the early '90s when Myers formed a faux '60s mod band with Matthew Sweet and Susanna Hoffs, called "Ming Tea." When they played, Myers would appear onstage as a swinger from that era named Austin Powers.
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Austin Powers takes this character and turns him into a parody of James Bond. Like Bond, Powers fights evil, drops cool lines, and gets the girls, but unlike Bond, he's ridiculous in every way.
The story pits him against a nemesis named Dr. Evil (also played by Myers), who is a naked parody of master-villain Ernst Blofeld from the early Bond films. Cryogenically frozen in 1967, Dr. Evil has now returned to wreak havoc on the world; Powers, who was also frozen in 1967 to wait for Dr. Evil's re-emergence, gets thawed out to try to defeat him.
From there, the story follows the Bond formula closely and parodically. There is a dastardly plot that threatens all mankind (Dr. Evil holds the world hostage with stolen nuclear weapons), a Bond-girl Love interest (played by Elizabeth Hurley), an evil number two (named Number Two and played by Robert Wagner) an evil henchman (named Random Task, as a satire of the Bond character Oddjob) and a sexy villainess with a suggestive name (Alotta Fagina).
The success of any film like this one comes down to two factors. The first is whether the writers – here Myers himself – can come up with enough comedic bits to keep the movie funny. The second is whether they can string all these bits together into a story that engages the audience and justifies the 90-minute running time. Seen now, it's clear that Austin Powers does a fine job creating a story (although it's aided on this count by having the Bond template to work from), but struggles in coming up with quality bits.
Watch Dr. Evil Argue With His Son Scott in 'Austin Powers'
There are some tremendous moments, particularly centered on Dr. Evil. His initial attempt to blackmail the world for $1 million (he hasn't realized that the value of money is different in 1997 than it was in 1967), his interactions with his truculent son Scott (Seth Green), and his declaration that he's going to put the captured Austin Powers in "an easily escapable situation involving an overly elaborate and exotic death" are all the kind of jokes that still land.
But for every comedic gem in the film, there are four or five moments that fall flat. Too many scenes rely on long awkward pauses or gags repeated multiple times, which makes them feel more uncomfortable than humorous. And with its innumerable '60s references and occasional preachiness, as Powers learns that his political incorrectness won't fly in 1997, the film often comes across as obvious and trope-ridden, rather than sharp or observant.
At the time, though, audiences didn't seem to care. The movie was a huge success and spawned a pair of sequels, The Spy Who Shagged Me in 1992, and Goldmember in 2002. The franchise was successful enough that it put Myers into the "company of Hollywood's highest-paid stars, among them Leonardo DiCaprio, Jim Carrey, Tom Cruise, Tom Hanks and Will Smith," according to the Los Angeles Times. It also allowed him to segue into an even more profitable franchise several years later, with Shrek.
In retrospect, the '90s SNL comedy film moment seems slight, with neither the grandeur of the movies of the '80s, like Ghostbusters or The Breakfast Club, that preceded it nor the ironic edginess of the comedies that would come to dominate the early '00s. But as every moment does, it made stars, and Myers was at the top of the list.
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Weber State University students looking to get involved on campus now have the opportunity to participate in the recently reorganized Billiards Club in the Shepherd Union Building.
WSU freshman Ernesto Molina, who was recently promoted to vice president, is one of the newest club members helping with the reorganization process.
"My predecessors let the club fall and crash; I'm trying to start the club back up," Molina said.
With a current roster of 11 members who have paid dues, the club is looking for many more participants. Ideally, the club would like to have around 25 members who meet once a week to participate, play pool and just have a good time meeting new people.
Another club member, Stewart Clark, expressed a similar reason for his membership.
"Because you get to know more people and you learn how to play better, meet interesting people, and it's a very fun activity to do," Clark said.
The Billiards Club features opportunities for any WSU students to participate, compete and enjoy the game of billiards.
The club is located in the Shepherd Union Building near the WSU radio station and bowling alley on the main floor. Meetings are currently held every Wednesday from 7-9 p.m., and the club is also looking to possibly meet Tuesday and Thursday nights as well. All equipment is included and covered by required dues, which are paid once per semester.
Dues for the Billiards Club are $45 and include a free 10-hour punch card for billiards, access to all club meetings and events, as well as discounted equipment up to 60 percent. The dues play a major role in keeping the club operating and creating an enjoyable experience. Attendance and participation is highly encouraged, as well as a desire to practice and improve. One of the biggest goals of the Billiards Club is to organize and participate in tournaments.
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Rockin' in Tennessee and Florida
So, I'm back from my last trip of 2013 which took me to Nashville and Tampa to visit two of my dear friends over there, Blacke in Tennessee and Kevin in Florida. It was just a short stay, but I haven't seen Blackie in almost three years (used to go there for Christmas but haven't had time off the past few years) and the last time I saw Kevin was when Van Halen played in Tampa maybe two years ago or so. Been too long. So, I got on a plane over there on Christmas Day.
And of course, there is always music involved in one way or another. :) It wasn't my usual gig-trip, but there were at least two interesting "Savatage-related" local gigs.
The first was in Nashville, at the Rutledge where ex-Savatage frontman Damond Jiniya was singing with Kuzin It. I remember him very well from 2002 when Savatage played a venue called Vega in Copenhagen.
Their light tech, Taz, invited me and my boyfriend at the time, to come see the show. My ex worshipped Savatage. So, he was in seventh heaven when he was able to get his stuff signed by Jon Oliva during sound check (or the preparations, I should say). The guy wasn't normally impressed by anything, so that was a pretty interesting thing for me to witness. :)
I remember Damond as being this dark and dramatic stage persona with a massive voice, one of those frontmen you remember.
[The only decent live footage I've been able to find on YouTube from that era, a festival gig:]
I haven't heard anything about this guy ever since, other than briefly from mutual friend's social media pages or whatever, so I was really glad to hear that he was singing in Nashville when I was there. Blackie's boyfriend and his band Liquid Courage were supposed to play that evening too but due to some unforseen circumstances, they had to cancel.
Actually, Blackie and I were on our way to another show that evening by a band called Royal Court of China but get this…: When we got to the club, the first thing I heard was some rappers rapping on stage. That couldn't be right. Blackie explained that we were on the list.
The guy at the door asked for which band and when he heard that it was Royal Court of China he said that it was the wrong evening – they were playing "tomorrow". That was funny, that's new – never happened to me before. :) Guess there's a first time for everything!
So we headed over to the Rutledge to see Damond which I was curious to hear. To people there it's a local musician, to people overseas, it's the guy associated with Savatage, however brief his time in the band might have been. Either way, he sounded great. I like the versitility in his voice, he can switch between different styles easily, and he does it well.
[With Blackie and friends at the Rutledge just before Damond went onstage]
This was my favorite from that evening, the Pearl Jam-cover "Black". Not easy to do Eddie Vedder justice but this is really good:
And two more clips from that gig while I'm at it:
The music business is a crazy, unpredictable world – one day you're in and next you're "out". One day you're touring the world, playing big stages and handling huge festival crowds, and the next you're playing small clubs with drunk people splashing beer in your monitors. But that's what defines a true professional musician: the ability to handle 20,000 people at a festival or 20 drunks in a club. It's probably easier to perform for 10,000 people than to a handful of people in a bar who don't really give a fuck.
Anyway, the day after this gig, I headed down south, to Florida to see a longtime friend, Kevin (who used to play bass in Jon Oliva's Pain). There's another guy who's spent his whole life playing. He's got the most hilarious stories to tell (and I hope he decides to write a book about it someday). I got to know him when he was playing with JOP and he always gave 110% on stage.
[Kevin at Sweden Rock Festival, main stage 2009]
You could throw him up on a festival stage and he would cover every inch of it before the show was over, or you could throw him into a tiny club and he would still kill it. The dude rocks. Things are a little different for him too nowadays. His hair is shorter and he's playing smaller clubs but he's still great. Glad I got to see and hear one of his gigs while I was down there.
[Apart from being a kickass bassplayer, he can sing too. Very cool, raw rock'n'roll voice!]
There day I was in FL and saw Kevin play was, of course, a rainy and cold day (I must have brought it from Nashville or something!) so there were less people than usual, but he's still as great as he ever was.
This was from Sweden Rock Festival, hair longer, crowd bigger, same guy and same talent!
After my very short stay in Florida I returned to Nashville to celebrate New Years Eve and the plan was to see my hosts Blackie and Ronnie play with Liquid Courage but I was sick as a dog. Don't know what I caught but I was coughing, had a fever and whatever, so I spent my NYE in bed. Hope I'll get to see them do their thing next year instead. :)
Well, I'm back in Sweden finally, a few more days to relax before going back to work. Curious to see what this year will have to offer in terms of music and travels! :-)
REST IN PEACE ANDY PIERCE….
My year in rock – 2013 retrospect


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Activists in Indonesia are calling for a set of federal guidelines on orangutan conservation that will compel local authorities and companies to take a more active role in protecting the critically endangered great ape.
The call comes in the wake of two violent killings of orangutans in Indonesian Borneo in recent months, and at the end of a 10-year program, launched by the government in 2007, to staunch the decline in the wild orangutan population by protecting their remaining habitats in Sumatra and Borneo.
In the years since that Strategy and Action Plan for National Conservation of Orangutans was launched, however, Indonesia has continued to lose its forests at an alarming rate; in 2012, it surpassed Brazil for the sheer amount of primary forest lost. In 2016, the Bornean orangutan (Pongo pygmaeus) was declared a critically endangered species by the IUCN, or a step away from being extinct in the wild, putting it on par with its Sumatran cousin (Pongo abelii).
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While the Indonesian government has not yet published its official evaluation of the 2007-2017 action plan, some conservationists consider it a failure.
An orangutan in Kalimantan, the Indonesian part of Borneo island. Photo by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.
As the Indonesian Ministry of Environment and Forestry develops a new action plan for the coming decade, orangutan experts are calling for clearer guidelines for local governments, and for the agribusiness and extractives companies that hold licenses to clear orangutan habitats for plantations and mines.
"The regional governments play the most important role in making and monitoring the implementation of regulations at the grassroots level," said Arif Rifqi, an orangutan specialist at The Nature Conservancy, an international NGO involved in the creation of both action plans.
The plan, Arif said, must lay out "measurable and realistic" ways to carry out orangutan conservation efforts on the local level.
Erik Meijaard, founder of the environmental advocacy group Borneo Futures, said local governments were crucial for addressing the two key issues in orangutan conservation: forest loss, which calls for better land-use planning and implementation; and hunting, where better policy support, education, media campaigns and law enforcement are needed.
"I hope the next plan will be much more concrete, e.g., achieve zero loss of orangutan habitat by giving all remaining populations protected status and automatically making these forest areas offlimits for development," Meijaard wrote in an email exchange. "For each forest areas a responsible manager — government, NGO, company, community — needs to be assigned who has the responsibility to ensure the orangutan population remains stable. The government provides funding for this."
Corruption is one driver of forest loss, as local district chiefs, mayors and governors hand out business permits with impunity, especially during election season.
A lack of interest among local officials in protecting orangutans may also be an issue. The 2007-2017 plan ordered local governments to adopt orangutan conservation policies in their development programs and allocate funding for them. But only a few provinces in Sumatra and in Kalimantan, the Indonesian portion of Borneo, have adopted orangutan conservation schemes into their regional plans, wildlife activists say.
"I seem to recall that some provincial governments enacted gubernatorial policies regarding orangutan conservation," said Ian Singleton, director of the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Programme, an NGO, but "even if they did, these things are often done just for good PR and some photo ops in the newspapers with little intent to really implement them, unless somehow they are forced to."
Singleton, who was involved in the creation of the 2007-2017 plan, said orangutan conservation was typically low on the list of priorities for local governments.
A Sumatran orangutan (Pongo abelii) in the Leuser Ecosystem, which is home to roughly 85 percent of the species' remaining population. Photo by Rhett A. Butler/Mongabay.
Jamartin Sihite, director of the Bornean Orangutan Survival Foundation (BOSF), echoed Singleton's sentiments, adding that conservation issues such as orangutan protection were still considered by local governments as being extraneous to development plans.
"The regional governments must start putting environmental costs, including orangutan threats, into the equation when they devise their regional development plans," Jamartin said. "However, the problem is that local leaders tend to think of short-term wins, and this kind of thinking is an obstacle for conservation."
With a new round of elections approaching in June this year, Jamartin warned that extra attention should be paid to what local authorities do.
"Every time there's an election, conservation plans [at the local level] are likely go back to zero," he said.
The discovery of a new orangutan species endemic to Sumatra has also emphasized the need for guidelines to more clearly designate the conservation roles of local authorities and companies operating in the ape's habitat. The newly described Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) is known to exist only in North Sumatra's Batang Toru landscape, large swaths of which have already been allocated for development projectsand mining sites. The federal and local governments have pledged to try to keep the population safe from extinction.
The bigger picture, though, looks grim. The environment ministry published a study in September last year that confirmed that orangutan numbers were plummeting as their forest habitats continued to be lost to commercial developments. A separate study by researchers from around the world, published in the journal Current Biology in February, calculated that Borneo, which is shared between Indonesia, Malaysia and Brunei, lost nearly 150,000 orangutans between 1999 and 2015, largely as a result of deforestation and killing.
The Indonesian government study put the remaining number of Bornean orangutans in Kalimantan at 57,350 individuals. That translates to a population density of 13 to 47 orangutans per 100 square kilometers, down from around 45 to 76 per square kilometer in 2004.
The study also revealed that nearly four-fifths of wild orangutans in Kalimantan lived outside national parks and other protected areas, leaving them more exposed than ever to threats of deforestation and conflicts with humans.
Hunting remains a key threat to orangutans, which are often considered pests by farmers and plantation workers. A group of rubber farmers was arrested in January and charged with the killing of an orangutan in Central Kalimantan province the previous month. They admitted to shooting the ape more than a dozen times with an air soft gun and decapitating it. Less than a week after the arrest, another orangutan, this time in West Kalimantan, was found shot with a similar weapon more than 100 times. Four pineapple farmers were charged in that incident. Indonesia also made global headlines in 2011 when at least 20 orangutans were slaughtered by plantation workers in East Kalimantan under the guise of "pest control."
The newly described Tapanuli orangutan (Pongo tapanuliensis) in Indonesia. Photo by Maxime Aliaga.
"In the new plan, partnership [to protect orangutans] with the private sector must be strengthened because some of the forested areas allocated for production … are also orangutan habitats," said Albertus Tjiu, an orangutan researcher with WWF-Indonesia.
Serge Wich, co-vice chair of the section on great apes of the IUCN/SSC Primate Specialist Group and a co-author of the study in Current Biology, said the new action plan must increase the focus on landscape conservation of orangutans in Indonesia, given that the animals now live in fragmented populations that transcend borders.
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"We need to manage orangutans in that matrix and to do that effectively, all parties — governments, local communities, NGOs, companies — need to collaborate in one overall strategy to have an effective spatial plan and have orangutan-friendly management," he said.
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Ruling centre-left and opposition neck-and-neck in Thursday's general election, exit polls show.
Two major exit polls showed a dead heat between Denmark's ruling left-wing and opposition right-wing blocs after polling stations closed in Thursday's general election.
A survey by public broadcaster DR showed the right-wing opposition getting 89 seats in parliament compared to 86 for centre-left Prime Minister Helle Thorning-Schmidt, while TV2 gave the opposition 88 seats versus 87 for the ruling bloc.
The anti-immigration Danish People's Party was credited with 18.5 percent of voter sympathies in the first poll and 18.3 percent in the second. It won 12.3 percent of votes in the 2011 election, and if confirmed, Thursday's results would be a record score for the party.
If the exit poll results are accurate, the outcome of the election could be decided by two former Danish colonies, the Faroe Islands and Greenland, where three out of four seats traditionally go to the leftist bloc.
However, a dispute over mackerel quotas means the Social Democrats are expected to have a weak showing in the Faroes, an autonomous territory where they have faced stiff competition from a pro-independence party.
Polls close at 8:00 pm in both the Faroe Islands and in Greenland.


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Carole has had a heart for Africa since her parents read the Jungle Doctor books to her as a pre-schooler. Written by Australian missionary Doctor Paul White, with titles like Monkey Tales, Hippo Happenings, Rhino Rumblings, Jungle Doctor's Africa and many more; Carol was transfixed listening to the stories then and later, reading them again and again for herself as she got older. Carole dreamed, one day she would be a nurse in a mission hospital in Africa. Instead, she became a teacher in her home country of Australia but kept a life-long fascination for Africa.
In 2007, Carole heard of an Adventist minister taking a group to visit an orphanage in Kenya. Finished raising her own children, Carole decided the time was right to head into the African adventure of her childhood dreams. Taking time off work, she joined the trip to an orphanage in Webuye in Western Kenya.
"While we were there," Carole said, "I saw firsthand the plight of orphans. AIDS had created hundreds of thousands of them and it made a big impression on my mind."
Back in Australia, Carole could not settle back into life as usual. She had to do something to help. Along with two other Australians, she started a sponsorship program to help with the cost of educating the orphans they encountered during their time in Kenya.
Visiting the orphans again in 2010, Carole had an experience which helped shape her current vision. Unexpectedly stranded at the Nairobi Domestic Airport, she struck up a conversation with a Kenyan man who was also waiting. A passionate Baptist Lay Preacher and local tour operator, he said something that frames Carole's passion and work in Kenya to this day.
"He told us," Carole said, "All Africa's children need is an opportunity."
Raised in Australia, Carole had been given every opportunity. The simple words of this Kenyan man revealed the devastating difference between childhood in Australia and Africa. Orphans in Kenya need someone to provide them with even the most basic opportunity. Education Care Projects Kenya, Carole's sponsorship program, focuses on this one mission: To create opportunities for the children of Kenya.
Sometime after they started sponsoring the children they had visited, it became clear the funds were being mismanaged. They quickly stopped the funds and began the process of finding a trustworthy partner in Kenya.
A nurse friend of Carole's who had a Rotary Australia World Community Service project in Kenya offered to take Carole on the next trip. He said he would introduce her to his receiving Rotary Club in Nakuru. Having a sponsoring Rotary club in Australia and a receiving club in Kenya seemed the best option for international accountability.
"I thought and prayed about it," Carole said, "But it just seemed too hard and too expensive."
About to give up, Carole had an experience that gave her clear direction. One afternoon, feeling particularly sad about the whole project, she decided to mow their lawn. She knew exercise to be a good way to lift a depressed state. As she mowed their lawn in Mullumbimby, New South Wales, Carole passed beneath their big Bohemia tree and received a challenging message.
"I didn't hear an audible voice but the thoughts came very clearly into my mind," Carole said. "Don't be a victim of your circumstances. Get up and walk through the doors I am opening for you."
After talking to her husband Leon, Carole decided to go back to Kenya.
While in Kenya, everything fell into place. Carole visited Joseph Suyia in Kapune. Joseph and some other concerned Masai people had formed an NGO, now called Enkishon emaa Justice Mission. They had been praying for sponsors to help them rescue and educate children who had gone through awful trauma. Their prayers, unanswered for years, were now fulfilled.
"I first heard about Joseph and his wife Mercy when we stayed at a beautiful tourist lodge on the edge of Maasai Mara Game Park called Mara West," Carole said. "Rose, the manager at that time, told me about a group of Maasai concerned with the plight of orphaned children, especially young girls in danger of female genital mutilation and forced marriage."
Joseph's group tried for years to raise money, Rose told Carole, for a school but did not have the resources. Joseph was an honest man, Rose promised, and she recommended him and his work to Carole and her organisation.
"When I finally met Joseph, he took Rose and I to a restaurant." Carole said, "I assumed he would expect me to buy lunch." Westerners are often believed to have unending access to money. Carole hadn't budgeted to buy food for herself and two other people. "When our meal was over," Carole said, "the waiter bought the bill to us. Before I could do anything, Joseph picked it up and said, 'Madam allow me.'"
"I could hardly believe it!" Carole laughed, "A Kenyan paying for my meal! I thought to myself, this is a man I can trust!"
Days later, the Rotary Club accepted Carole's project and signed the needed paper work. "I even had the signature of Kenya's Rotary Governor!" Carole said.
Sitting on the plane, heading home from Nairobi, Carole considered all that had come to fruition. The challenge received under the Bohemia tree in Mullumbimby flowered into a bouquet of miracles in this single trip to Kenya. Working alongside Rotary Australia World Community Service, Education Care Projects Kenya was formed and accountability was assured in both Kenya and Australia. Carole had walked through the door God opened and blessings followed.
Shortly after returning to Australia, another project in Kenya presented itself to Carole. Colin Hone, Australian leader of Holy Spirit Ministries, told Carole he had just held meetings in Kenya. He told her about a young Rwandan man named Nestor who had a community-based organisation called Hands of Hope East Africa.
Nestor's vision was to give street children an Education and a safe place to live to set them free from a lifelong cycle of poverty. Nestor had managed a project for Holy Spirit Ministries in Kenya, handled all the money and at the end returned it all safely and accounted for.
"When I heard this from Colin," Carole said, "I knew this was another man I could trust and work with in Kenya."
Hands of Hope East Africa in Eldoret, Enkishon emaa Justice Mission in Kapune and Education Care Projects-Kenya in Australia now work together to provide opportunities for orphaned and abandoned children and young adults in Kenya.
To help Education Care Projects Kenya in providing opportunities to children in Kenya:
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Jastrabá (en  ; en  ) est un village du district de Žiar nad Hronom, dans la région de Banská Bystrica, en Slovaquie.

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La première mention écrite du village date de 1487.

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Village en Slovaquie
Commune dans le district de Žiar nad Hronom

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How Do You Get To Massey Hall?
October 1, 2007 green party, social justiceevents, jack layton, povertyChris Tindal
"It's hard to beat the system / when we're standing at a distance / so we keep waiting / waiting on the world to change." -John Mayer
I don't know, I only came close. I can at least tell you that practice has nothing to do with it. I'd practiced my speech a lot.
This evening I was invited to represent the Green Party of Canada at Vote Out Poverty, a sold-out event at Massey Hall put on by Make Poverty History and the Ontario Coalition for Social Justice. I was really excited about it. Poverty–domestically and internationally–must be aggressively addressed, and I looked forward to explaining what we propose to do about it. Besides, it would be an honour to share the stage with the likes of Mary Walsh, Stephen Lewis, The Nylons, and others. When I arrived, I was greeted outside by a nice woman with a headset and a clipboard, given my ticket and told that someone would come get me before it was my turn to speak along with the other federal representatives (Ken Dryden and Jack Layton).
Then, before the event started, a twist. The woman with the headset came back and told me that I wouldn't be allowed to speak, because we'd "RSVPed too late" and there wasn't time to change the script. (My attendance was confirmed this morning. There'd previously been a mix-up at the federal office since the invitation was sent to Elizabeth a day before her surgery.) I expressed my disappointment (politely, it wasn't her fault after all) and asked if she could double-check if it really was impossible to add the words "and, from the Green Party, Chris Tindal" to the script. She went off to see what she could do.
Then, with the event already underway (The Nylons were singing John Mayer's "Waiting for the World to Change") she came back and told me that I'd been added to the script and would be able to speak after all. "Great, thanks," I said.
First, the provincial representatives spoke. It was a very NDP-friendly room. The Liberal was heckled, the Conservative John Tory's Candidate was outright booed, and Howard Hampton was given several standing ovations. Then, the federal representatives spoke. Um, except for me. I don't really know why. They just never introduced me as I stood in the wings, waiting. Once Jack was done doing his thing they moved on to the next part of the evening.
Regardless of the fact that I'd canceled two other events to be there, I was already becoming profoundly discouraged at the way this campaign is going. Just a little more than one week left and we've talked about almost nothing other than funding for religious schools, as if that's the only thing that mattered. And then there's the referendum, which, we're told by polls and news articles, Ontarians like when they understand it, but might vote it down since they don't. Add to my frustration-pile that Howard Hampton reportedly went on CTV last night and told outright lies (sorry, but there's just no other word for it) about what the Green Party stands for. You can only get away with that if people don't actually know what we stand for. And you can only ensure that if you make sure we're not allowed to speak for ourselves.
Ontario, you wouldn't really keep voting for the same parties, using the same voting system, and expect a different result, would you? After all, you're not insane.
ps. Yes, I'm aware that this has been a bit of a disjointed and emotional rant. Maybe I'd be wise to sleep on this before posting. Then again, it'll be hard to get to sleep without getting this out first.
pps. Sorry I haven't been blogging very much the past few days. If someone could please arrange for the federal government to award me a $20,000 communications contract, that could really help subsidize my income and free-up some time.
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Jodi Brown says:
That's shit. Was the woman with the clipboard a teenager? 'Cause that would explain a lot.
Mary Walsh, did IN FACT call out for any member of the Green Party to get up on stage and speak during the scheduled political speakers slot right before the Hidden Cameras went on.
Chris, I read this article first on the Torontoist website and I was surprised that you would be so disingenious when discussing such a positive event – where I imagine the Green Party would have benefited from having an opportunity to advocate their cause.
Everyone was surprised that no one from the Green Party was available to speak after the host invited any member of the party to come up and speak. Also, the lack of Frank De Jong's presence was odd given that many of us saw him outside of the theatre before the show.
As you'll recall, the provincial and federal sections were separate. As the provincial leader, Frank's name was called along with the other provincial representatives, but he'd left the event by then. My understanding is that there was a communication breakdown whereby he didn't know he was going to be asked to speak. I'm not sure how that happened or who's fault it is–it had nothing to do with me.
Then, after the provincial reps spoke, the federal representatives were called on stage. I was supposed to represent the federal party, and during that section no one from the Green party was called upon. At no point did Mary Walsh ever call on "any member of the party" to come on stage. -CT
g.heins says:
Was John Clarke there?
Was he invited?
Just Curious :)


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Pachuca, Hidalgo, Mexico
Pachuca de Soto, Hidalgo, México
Overview - Pachuca • References & Helpful Links • Asset Notes
Tuzobús
• Ruta Troncal Centro-Téllez
Overview - Pachuca
Pachuca (Pachuca de Soto) is the capital and the largest city by population in Hidalgo. It has approximately 256,000 inhabitants in the city proper as of 2015. The Pachuca metropolitan area comprised 665,929 residents as of the 2020 INEGI census.
Pachuca's rapid transit network consists of a bus rapid transit line.
Opened 2015, Tuzobús consists of a bus rapid transit line that serves the city of Pachuca, Hidalgo and the surrounding suburbs.
Ruta Troncal Centro-Téllez
Tuzobús Ruta Troncal Centro-Téllez is a bus rapid transit line on a North-South alignment. It runs from Centro Histórico in the north to Terminal Téllez in the south, serving 31 stations of which six are in a single direction only and one of which (Central de Autobuses) is on a spur (not shown on strip map as it is not served by the primary stopping service). There are four primary services on Ruta Troncal Centro-Téllez.
Ruta Troncal Centro-Téllez was opened in August 2015. The last expansion to the line was the opening of a new Central de Autobuses station in August 2019 (the prior station with the name renamed to Estadio Hidalgo). Ruta Troncal Centro-Téllez is owned by the Government of the State of Hidalgo.
References & Helpful Links
Tuzobús at Wikipedia.es
Official Website for Tuzobús: Tuzobús
Official System Map - Tuzobús [JEPG] [Last Accessed Jan 29, 2021]
Pachuca, Mexico at BRTDATA.org
Asset Notes
Tuzobús color taken from official logo on website as of January 29, 2021.
Note: Not all maps reflect changes in service. Older maps may contain inaccuracies.
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+ : Line/Station Extension/Opening | x : Line/Station Closure | = : Other Service Change | ! : Map change unrelated to service changes


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'The Most Welcoming Cities' in India for 2022
Darpan News Desk IANS, 25 Feb, 2022 06:11 PM
From off-the-radar beach breaks and nature escapades to scenic backwaters and wellness getaways, this years Most Welcoming Cities in India for 2022 by Booking.com have all been selected for consistently providing outstanding hospitality.
Palolem, Goa
A popular beach with white sand and calm waters in the bay of South Goa, Palolem has been recognised as the #1 Most Welcoming City in India in 2022, as per traveller reviews on Booking.com. You can experience the whole of Palolem beach by walking as it is a stretch of white sand that extends up to a mile. While in Palolem, travellers can find a plethora of activities to indulge in, be it on the beach or in the water! From watching the sunset as you kayak in the water and making photographic memories to taking a long walk with your loved ones and stopping by the shacks to try traditional Goan food, Palolem is a place worth visiting and going back to.
Agonda, Goa
Agonda, ranking second on the list of the most welcoming cities, is a great place to escape from the hustle-bustle of the usual Goan life, especially if you are a fan of quiet beaches. This destination is a quaint village with a number of palm and coconut trees along tranquil waters. It is also among the main 3 nesting grounds for Olive Ridley turtles, so you have the chance to watch them from a close distance as they swim ashore and go back to the sea. Once in Agonda, you are in for some quiet mornings and lazy afternoons as you take a dip in the sea followed by relishing delicious fresh seafood. The beach has aesthetically pleasing cafes and restaurants which make for a perfect wine and dine with your friends and family. So if you have got two days free in your schedule, Agonda awaits you!
Mararikulam, Kerala
Popularly known for Marari beach, Mararikulam is Kerala's most beautiful destination, with crystal clear blue water and fine white sand. The life of Mararikulam is known to be associated with the culture of Coastal Malabar and the warmth of the beautiful sea, which makes it really exciting for travellers. Once you have arrived in Mararikulam, you are in for a peaceful break as you watch stunning sunsets every day and enjoy locally cooked food. Not so far away from Alleppey, you can also find lesser-known beaches in Mararikulam. Thumpoly beach is one such beach inhabited by the serene and natural environment scattered by many birds. A laid back, slow vacation is looking forward to you in this small and sleepy fisherman's village.
Thekkady, Kerala
Home to India's most enchanting natural wildlife sanctuaries, Thekkady is a hill station situated in the Idukki districts of Kerala at an altitude of 700-900 meters above sea level. Surrounded by scenic western ghats, rich plantations and dense forests, this hilltown is perfect for travellers who are wildlife enthusiasts. You can watch wildlife at a close range while boating on an artificial lake at one of the world's most natural wildlife reserves - the Periyar Wildlife Sanctuary. Along with experiencing the wildlife, you can visit Kumily to shop for locally grown traditional spices or take a quick trip to Murikkady to explore cardamom, coffee and pepper plantations.
Varkala, Kerala
Known to be the only town in Kerala where cliffs are found adjacent to the Arabian Sea, Varkala is a travellers paradise. Palm-covered red cliffs and golden beaches have made it a popular setting for self-care and self-love. The city boasts of yoga studios, ashrams and teacher training schools as well impromptu classes that are often hosted on the beach. Along with the serene cleansing beach, the town of Varkala also houses forts, pilgrimage sites, springs, natural fisheries and more. So if Varkala is soon to be on your bucket list, get ready for complete rejuvenation.
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As the holiday season reaches its peak, we have some special guests last week visiting from Geneve. My cousin, Yusuf, and his girl friend, visited us here in NYC and stayed for around 5 days. So last weekend, while we had a freezing but sunny day, we visited the Long Island City to take some snaps under the Pepsi Cola sign. I knooow.. you might think it's very cheezy but it's a famous landmark for sure.
After our lunch at the Indonesian restaurant in Elmhurst, we continued our journey by making a brief stop at the Flushing Meadows :). We also passed the Citi Field and the stadium for the US Open, Arthur Ashe Stadium. As Yusuf is a a pro tennis player, he was so excited to see this place. He even said that watching US Open is on his bucket list. So for sure he will be back here again next time :).
It was a short visit but it's always good to meet any members of your family. Especially since the holiday season is here.
enjoying the sphere at Flushing Meadows..
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Usul dong, Mbak. Kasih aplikasi translate dong Mbak. Xixixi.
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Cambridge man accused of tormenting police K-9
K-9 suffers laceration near left eye
MBTA Police SOURCE: MBTA Police
A Cambridge man is facing charges after MBTA Transit Police said he began to torment a K-9 sitting in the back of a police cruiser Tuesday night.A transit police officer, along with his K-9 partner Viktor, were stopped at a red light at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Washington Street just before 8 p.m. when a man, later identified as Antonio Brown, was crossing the street in a crosswalk.For unknown reasons, Brown diverted from the crosswalk and walked to the back of the police cruiser where Viktor was seated.At that point, police said Brown began to hiss, grunt and bark at Viktor, which caused him to become so excited and agitated that he suffered a small laceration next to his left eye.As the officer got out of his cruiser Brown started to laugh as he ran off. Police said Brown then got in a vehicle and drove away.The officer was able to catch up to Brown and pulled his vehicle over before taking him into custody and charging him with willfully tormenting a police dog.
A Cambridge man is facing charges after MBTA Transit Police said he began to torment a K-9 sitting in the back of a police cruiser Tuesday night.
A transit police officer, along with his K-9 partner Viktor, were stopped at a red light at the intersection of Massachusetts Avenue and Washington Street just before 8 p.m. when a man, later identified as Antonio Brown, was crossing the street in a crosswalk.
For unknown reasons, Brown diverted from the crosswalk and walked to the back of the police cruiser where Viktor was seated.
At that point, police said Brown began to hiss, grunt and bark at Viktor, which caused him to become so excited and agitated that he suffered a small laceration next to his left eye.
As the officer got out of his cruiser Brown started to laugh as he ran off. Police said Brown then got in a vehicle and drove away.
The officer was able to catch up to Brown and pulled his vehicle over before taking him into custody and charging him with willfully tormenting a police dog.


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Furthering her education provides so many more opportunities for Naomi: instead of early marriage and childbirth, she will have time to devote to her studies. Maasai girls are traditionally married as early as age 13, and get pregnant shortly thereafter. Most Maasai women do not have the skills or resources to support their family if the husband is unable or unwilling to provide. But Naomi now has the opportunity to pursue her education and decide what she wants for her future, something that her mom never had.
In the fall of 2018, Naomi attended PASS, an academic enrichment program to bolster girls' language and academic skills before entering secondary school. The program is taught by Canadian volunteer teachers and by local high school teachers. At the beginning of the program, the girls are shy and reticent to speak but by graduation, they are brimming with confidence and pride and are very excited to embark on their new journey. "The Program goes far beyond helping them to learn basic skills," says Virginia Taylor, TEMBO's tireless Educational Director and Board Member. "The girls make lasting friendships with girls from other villages that become their support network during their secondary school studies and they learn that it is important to ask questions in class." Throughout their school years, the TEMBO sponsored girls have the opportunity to attend a three-week TEMBO English Camp (TEC), which builds on their academic skills and keeps them motivated to succeed.
TEMBO Canada, has supported girls and women in Tanzania since 2005. The momentum comes from a small group of passionate, committed Ottawa volunteers who have been heartened over the years by the positive changes that TEMBO has made in Longido, Tanzania. This year alone, TEMBO is supporting 135 girls in secondary schools and 12 in vocational training programs. The women in the community are supported through micro-business loans, goat projects, literacy and sewing classes and information sessions on the dangers of Female Genital Mutilation.
TEMBO's presence is felt everywhere in Longido. In 2015, the TEMBO-funded Longido Learning Centre opened its doors to the entire community. Today it is an active hub featuring programs for children and adults, a computer room, after school programs and more. An exciting new sewing program has become very popular among Maasai women. They are learning how to sew on treadle machines and they are looking forward to making clothes and school uniforms for their children.
More recently, this spring, TEMBO will celebrate the opening of the new Girls' Hostel, a 12-room facility that will provide safe and secure housing for girls when they are attending TEMBO enrichment programs.
On Saturday, April 13, 2019, TEMBO is hosting a benefit concert called "H is for Hope". This is a great opportunity for the public to learn more about TEMBO's work in Tanzania and have a fun time doing it. The concert features the popular Big Soul Project and Deep Groove Band. Under the direction of Roxanne Goodman, the choir's repertoire which is rooted in gospel, R&B, and soul will be highlighted by the infectious sounds of African drumming and traditional songs. Doors open at Southminster United Church (Bank and Aylmer) at 6:30 pm for the African marketplace. The concert is at 7:30 pm. Tickets are $20 (children under 12 are free) available at www.projectembo.org or by calling 613-863-3218.
Mary Lu Beaupre is a TEMBO volunteer who travels to Longido every fall to teach in the PASS program. Last fall, Naomi was one of her students.


The Society has a proud track-record of doing things differently, dating back to our origins 35 years ago when we first brought single cask, single malt whisky to our members. Since then, our enduring mission has been to provide a constant variety of bottlings to you, and a never-ending range of flavours.
That mission has seen us undertake some experimentation and stray off the path of single cask bottlings in the past, and we've never hesitated to do things differently over the years – as long as the quality of what's in our iconic green bottle speaks for itself.
So when a sample of whisky came in front of our Tasting Panel from distillery 38, the reaction was unanimous – it was so good that we had to bottle it for you, whether it came from a single cask or not.
Cask No. 38.22: Love letters on linen paper is an extremely rare 25-year-old single malt whisky from a Speyside distillery that was mothballed in 2002 and then demolished in 2011.
The distillery had been built as an 'extension distillery' in 1898 to cope with increased demand by the founders of Glen Grant, and was originally known as Glen Grant #2. But it closed only four years later when anticipated demand for whisky collapsed at the turn of the century and the 'Pattison Crash' took its toll on the wider industry.
The distillery lay dormant until 1965 and finally got its own name in 1977, only to be mothballed again in 2002. The site was sold to coppersmiths Forsyths in 2010 and then dismantled and demolished in 2011.
The whisky that came in front of the Tasting Panel was from a stock of single malt from the distillery that had previously been consolidated, or married, in a refill ex-bourbon barrel.
Cask No. 38.22: Love letters on linen paper is a dram to linger over and to savour. The Tasting Notes describe the nose as subtle and attractive, with orange blossom and jasmine, milk chews, white chocolate and perfumed pears. On the palate it has an exquisite mouth-feel, with lots of exotic fruits, tease-and-tingle citrus peel, fruit gums and just a hint of tobacco and medicinal spice – tasty and finely balanced.
We've bottled it with our distinguished black label, reserved for the most prestigious whiskies and reflecting both the rarity and the outstanding quality of a whisky from a much-loved distillery that no longer exists.
Due to the anticipated demand for Cask No. 38.22: Love letters on linen paper, we're inviting members who would like to buy a bottle to enter our lucky draw ahead of First Friday, where we'll pull names at random from our hat. We're introducing this based on members' feedback on similar releases. We know some members will be disappointed, but we feel this is the fairest option for everyone interested in buying a bottle.
Please note: All entries must be received by midnight on Thursday, 11 October, as we'll be notifying winning members the next day. All winners must then contact us by 10am on Monday, 15 October, otherwise we'll pull another name from our hat. It's one bottle per member, which we strongly suggest you open and enjoy – don't be that member who puts their bottle straight into auction!


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I want to share two stories I have been reporting from Lebanon this week.
I went through the Lebanon-Gulf diplomatic row. Lebanon is once again caught in a regional rivalry between Saudi Arabia and Iran. But this diplomatic row with the Gulf states could add to the country's political instability and economic crisis. You can read my analysis with comments from several experts on Deutsche Welle.
I have also reported the first lawsuit against kafala exploitation in Lebanon. The kafala system is a migrant employment sponsorship system used in Lebanon and in other Middle Eastern countries that legally ties migrants to their employers. However, it is structured to fall into exploitation, as the relationship between foreign domestic workers and their employer is extremely unbalanced. Read the full story on Middle East Eye.
A French The Criminal Court of Caen sentenced Lebanese priest Mansour Labaky to 15 years in prison after convicting him in absentia on charges of child rape and sexual assault.
The Court convicted the 81-year-old Maronite priest and added his name to the list of sex offenders after two hours of deliberations. Labaky has been under investigation in France since 2013 when a Vatican court had found him guilty of sexually abusing three children in the 1990s.
Labaky, who lives in Lebanon and did not attend the session, has not returned to France since the Vatican verdict. In 2017, the Lebanese state refused his extradition. He faces up to 20 years in jail. Read the full reporting on The New Arab.
Iraqi Prime Minister Mustafa al-Kadhimi escaped unharmed from an armed drone assassination attempt in Baghdad, officials said on Sunday, in an incident that raised tension in Iraq weeks after a general election disputed by Iran-backed militia groups. Three drones were used in the attack, including two that were downed by security forces while a third drone hit the residence.
The attack came two days after clashes in Baghdad between government forces and supporters of Iran-backed political parties that lost dozens of parliamentary seats after an Oct. 10 general election. Most of the parties have armed wings. The Iraqi military called it an assassination attempt, while some described it as an attempted "coup" given the entrenched military might of the Iran-linked groups. Read the full article on Reuters.
Next climate conferences in the Middle East
The Middle East will be starring next COP27 and COP28. Egypt has officially been selected to host the UN Climate Change Conference in November 2022 (COP27) while the UAE will host COP28 in 2023, the UN Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) has officially announced.
Both Middle Eastern countries were announced as the successors to host the climate change summit during COP26, where nearly 200 countries have gathered in Glasgow, in the United Kingdom, to take concerted action to cap global greenhouse gas emissions and unite against climate change. Read comments on the announcement on Al-Arabiya.
A Saudi court overturned a conviction on a death penalty charge for a young man following what rights groups called a "grossly unfair trial" for crimes committed when he was a minor, his family said on Wednesday. Saudi law stipulates that there must now be a retrial in his case. Although he is no longer at risk of imminent execution, Huwaiti could still be sentenced to death at a later stage. Read the full story on Reuters.
Migrants stranded in Europe amid Belarus-Poland tensions
Thousands of migrants and refugees from Iraq, Syria, and other countries have flocked to Belarus' border with Poland, hoping to get to Western Europe, many of them are now stranded at the frontier, setting up makeshift camps as Polish security forces watch them from behind a razor-wire fence and try to prevent them from entering the country. The European Union has accused the president of Belarus, Alexander Lukashenko, of aiding illegal border crossings in retaliation for EU sanctions. Lukashenko denies encouraging migration to Europe. AP provides an explainer on what's behind the crisis at the Belarus-Poland border.
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Nigerian President Buhari Recognizes UNEP's Efforts on Ogoniland Clean-up
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The President of Nigeria, Muhammadu Buhari, expressed his gratitude for the support and efforts of the United Nations Environment Programme (UNEP) to restore the Niger Delta ecosystems affected by massive oil contamination.
President Buhari said that the devastation caused by the historic oil spill destroyed many lives and livelihoods of the region's people. He added that he had authorized actions to implement the recommendations of UNEP's environmental assessment of the Ogoniland contamination, giving the residents of that region hope that there are better days ahead.
First released in August 2011, UNEP's Environmental Assessment of Ogoniland was one of the most comprehensive assessments of its kind undertaken in the Niger Delta. The study found that oil contamination in Ogoniland is extensive, with pollution penetrating further and deeper than previously thought.
In addition to enacting emergency measures to combat immediate harm to communities from the pollution of drinking water, the report called for an initial funding of US$1 billion to implement an environmental clean-up in Ogoniland.
After assuming office in May last year, President Buhari approved several measures to fast-track the implementation of UNEP's recommendations.
Speaking to the UN Staff in Nairobi, President Buhari said Nigeria was looking forward to the implementation of the Paris Agreement on climate change, and the 2030 Agenda for Sustainable Development agreed by world leaders last year.
In this context, he expressed his country's support for the Second United Nations Environment Assembly (UNEA), which will convene in May in Nairobi to discuss delivering on the environmental dimension of the Sustainable Development Goals.
Following his address, President Buhari made an unannounced appearance at the concurrent Model United Nations simulation, where he was enthusiastically greeted by over 800 students from 47 schools in Eastern Africa participating in the exercise.
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The plot of Help! is absurd and absurdly simple: An eastern cult can't perform its sacrificial rite without a gaudy ring that, as it turns out, was sent to Ringo and is now stuck on his finger. Led by a screw-eyed Swami named Clang (Leo McKern), the cult hunts the Beatles and the ring around the globe — whenever possible, tomfoolery abounds. It's a story made for a 20-minute cartoon, yet Director Richard Lester, in his second outing with the boys, somehow found a way to stretch it into a full 92-minute feature.
Setting aside the gossamer plot, Help! is still a helluva mess, with a torrent of Goon Show-inspired gags that fall flat about half the time. And the muddle isn't helped by the haze of weed covering everything. The Beatles were admittedly stoned out of their gourds for most of the shoot, and for a group of guys who were never particularly strong actors, the results are only half as endearing as you'd hope.
While the bulk of the film ends up more of a novelty, the parenthetical music videos are fantastic; beautifully-shot portraits of the foursome at its best. It's fitting that the movie's most natural, most enjoyable moments are centered on the music. Still, all of Help! is the Beatles, and so it could never be legitimately bad. Led by John, the boys are content to play dopes, and most of the time it's a joyful thing. Help! comes at a point where the Beatles hadn't yet shed the puerility intrinsic to their early years, and while not technically a good film (or even a coherent film, in all honesty), it is a film where relative notions of "good" or "bad" don't really matter as much.
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That's it, Europe based events are over! What a fun year I've had, lost my swing for only 3 weeks of the year, have stayed around 20th on our order of merit and after the Poor 2010 and 11 it's great to be back playing. I haven't finished playing yet for the year, on Saturday I fly to Jakarta for a aisan tour event before two LET events in china! Never been to aisa before and am very nervous. My best friend is playing in Jakarta too which it will be great to share the experience with her and then on to china and traveling with two other girls and its far to say I'm nervous! Getting lost in airports is a speciality of mine, at least in Europe I kind of know where to go and who with!
Had my jabs today and my arm is killing me, need to que for my visa pick up in the morning and also do 5000 other jobs before I leave on Thursday!
People say this is glam! Not sure!
Glam for me was making some nice onion soup for my mum as she has a cold and doing lots of normal things I can't do while I'm away!
Am going to try to add more photos from my next few weeks, keep it more up to date!
And I miss my chicken!!!


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Sports Report: Mets in talks with McCann about potential 4-year deal
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What Cano's suspension means for his legacy, the Mets, and beyond
Robinson Cano will sit out the entire 2021 season after testing positive for performance-enhancing drugs for the second time in his career. The 162-game suspension, which makes him ineligible for postseason play next year and puts him one failed PED test away from a lifetime ban, carries multiple ramifications. Let's examine how this affects Cano, the New York Mets, and others: Why now? First off, it's somewhat puzzling that Cano is being dinged a second time for using the same drug, stanozolol. After all, the eight-time All-Star has already secured his financial fortune, landing a 10-year, $240-million contract with the Seattle Mariners prior to the 2014 campaign.
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Speaking in 2011, Kate and Gerry McCann talk about finding out their daughter Madeleine had disappeared from their apartment room while on holiday in Portugal.
The New York Mets are in active talks with free-agent catcher James McCann, sources told FanSided's Robert Murray.
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A deal is not close, but it appears increasingly likely that McCann will receive a four-year contract, Murray adds.
New York needs a new starting backstop and the club prefers McCann to star catcher J.T. Realmuto, Andy Martino of SNY reports.
McCann has several suitors, but the Mets are among the teams most involved in negotiations with the 2019 All-Star, according to Jon Heyman of MLB Network. The Chicago White Sox, New York Yankees, St. Louis Cardinals, Los Angeles Angels, and Philadelphia Phillies have also reportedly shown interest this winter.
The 30-year-old slashed .289/.360/.536 with seven home runs in 31 games for the White Sox in 2020.
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Opinion: Non-tender deadline floods free agent market, another reminder of MLB's economic reality .
There were a record 59 arbitration-eligible players non-tendered in MLB. No position was gutted more than power-hitting outfielders.There were a record 59 arbitration-eligible players non-tendered — three more than a year ago. There were 59 who signed one-year contracts. And two trades.
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So to kick things off, today we are talking about how we do goals and resolutions.
I am not really into resolutions in the traditional sense. It's partly a character flaw but I am easily satisfied with what I have and what I am doing with my time, so I don't envision any big changes that I want to make. For a few years I just tried to commit to do something out of my comfort zone, which one year was to run a half marathon, the next year we did the Machu Picchu trek. A couple of years ago, I started setting monthly goals that I would blog about at the end of each month to let you know how I did. I tried to do things that had to do with family time, fitness, health, and organization around the house. I mean, those are my main goals anyway, so I was just trying to identify them and try to hold myself accountable. This year I decided to just try new things. I know that sounds vague but I think it works for me. Rather than saying I'm going to engage in a certain behaviour everyday (like wash my face, floss, eat a salad, cut out sugar, etc.) I just know it won't be sustainable, and I'll just do what I need to do and if I miss a day, then I won't feel like I've failed on my "new year's resolution". Like most people, after the excess of the holidays we try to take it easy on the eating and drinking in January; we try to save money; we try to get more organized with meal planning and cleaning, so there is a sort of "reset" for the new year, but it isn't really tied to a new year's resolutions.
So I guess to answer the question of "how we do resolutions" is that I don't do it. I know it works for other people, but not really for me.
I am looking for some ideas of new things to try - new habits to pick up, new music to listen to, new places in Toronto to visit, etc. Recommendations welcome!
I have a couple of ideas.....take flute lessons? (if you could find the time to practice?!); if you have not done it before try making yeast breads. With the instant yeast it takes less time...only one rising.