Doll's Musings: First Post of January!
Well, it's the middle of January and I am finally posting. I've wanted to post on a number of occasions but in between packing, working, horrific indigestion, a bought of flu, I haven't had the oomph to do so. Let's see, I had my birthday on the 3rd, which was quiet as usual, Christmas on the 7th, also quiet since I wasn't feeling all too well, and my third ultrasound, baby is beautiful and healthy so far. Lots to celebrate and be thankful for amidst the turmoil of our house. I packed a lot of my stitching stuff away, and am now regretting that since I've wanted to start so many things, but I do have my current projects out so I've been working on those when I can.
January is one of those months that I begin to feel the first sprout of glee at the prospect of Spring. I saw the teeniest buds of snowdrops poking through here and there which means crocuses will be on its way soon too. There's always a sense of awakening with the coming of Spring and of course this year, it'll be a big awakening...possibly keeping me awake all night! I look forward to the birth of our child. Not the actual birth, but the after part of course!
Now I do have a few things to share with you all. Back in November, I finished a little BBD pillow for dear Jo as a little thank you for the fertility gift she sent to me way back in April. When I was prepping the package for Jo, I heard Titus leaping onto the pillow and rolling around onto the package. Uh oh! There were three pins in the pillow and then there were two! I couldn't find the third pin which freaked me out. I checked Titus all over to see if a pin was sticking in him and thank goodness, there wasn't one. He seemed fine and not like he just ate a pin, plus that would be very out of character for him to do that. He does like to eat toilet paper, but not pins. Anyways, a few weeks ago as we were packing, I moved some books over and found the pin! Phew...what a relief to me! Silly cat!
I also received two amazing gifts from two amazing ladies, Melissa and Vickie. Vickie is so sweet to have sent me yet another lovely little ornament to celebrate our new family.
We will be putting this on our tree for this year's Christmas. Thank you my dear friend, we will treasure this ornament for many years!!
Then I had the unexpected pleasure of having a tunic made to fit for me by the creative seamstress Melissa, from Words and Blooms. Other than my mom, no one has made clothes for me before and I have to say, Melissa, you did an amazing job!! I love my tunic and it looks great on me with room to grow too! The fabric is a pretty sky blue with whimsical blossoms falling all over. Very comfy too!
I did make one new start this year. It's the BBD freebie "Souvenir de France" for one of our French immersion teachers who will be retiring this year. I chose a scrap of linen and GAST Blue Jay to make it with. I hope she will like it!
A Sarah Chapple update. I stitched a lot on the borders and just started the second vase last night. Instead of pulling her off the qsnaps to show the border, here's just the vase.
I'm really loving stitching on Sarah as I know I won't get much of a chance once Bean arrives. As for Bean, I've been thinking of making things for him/her but have held off because I don't have a baby room yet, so no clue how to decorate it. I thought about making some bright coloured Granny square bunting triangles to string up in the room for a burst of colour. I think I'm going to start some tonight and see how it fairs. All my yarn is in a plastic bin which I've kept out so I can still craft. Maybe starting with the bunting will inspire me to make more things for Bean. I'm just not good at making clothes and stuff like that. I so wish I mastered knitting ages ago!!
I borrowed Lucy's photo of her granny bunting triangles to show you what I mean.
I hope you have enjoyed this little update from me. I wish it was more packed full of stitching but there you have it. I also felt guilty for posting as I have been so behind in blog commenting it's not funny. I did spend some time last weekend going through and reading/commenting and it was fun! I'm amazed at all of you who have been keeping up with the 15-30 starts this month in honor of Debbie. She was such a lovely lady who has inspired us to continue making new starts!!
Belated Happy Birthday Anne. Your stitching is gorgeous. Lucy makes such pretty colorful designs. I had to laugh about Titus. I have a cat that eats toilet paper.
Congratulations on your upcoming arrival! I guess the fertility gift worked :) Sarah Chapel is looking great, but I agree you won't have all that much time or energy to work on it soon. And you'll have to make a birth sampler.
Aren't you the cutest little pregnant lady!? So cute! I've had a pin disappear on me as well, always afraid that Lulu (my dog) had found it. so glad you found yours.
Great post ~ loved seeing all the goodies ~ and you look fabulous!
But... I loved ALL of your photos, such lovely stitching too.
Oooh yes a bump!! Your looking really lovely being pregnant too... The saying is 'glowing' and you are!!
Look at you little Mama! I am so happy for you three. So glad things are going well, if hectic.
That bunting will be wonderful.
Pretty stitching and crocheting. Sounds like things are going pretty well.
That photo of you is just too cute! Your baby will appreciate that someday!
Happy Birthday,if a bit late.It was mine on the 3rd too:-) also quiet.
Lovely stitching on Sarah Chapple,I love the colours.
Thst is a lovely photo of you at the end of your post.
A very happy belated birthday to you. Sarah is looking lovely as are YOU! The granny triangles will be a colorful addition to the little ones room! Take good care of yourself and the little Bean!
Sneaking in a birthday, how dare you! :D Happy one, a wee bit late! That bunting sounds like a fun idea and thank goodness you found that missing pin! My friend had her naughty kitty ingest not one, but THREE needles and had to have surgery! It's hilarious that he likes to eat toilet paper though. Mine go for corn cobs (???????).
That GAST thread is beautiful eeep.
I love those blue eyes, Titus is a handsome fellow.
Lovely gifts for Bean's adorable Mom. Happy belated birthday!
It is so nice to see that you are doing lots to keep busy, but also preparing for Baby Doll... (oooh...hmmm....)Sarah Chapple is coming along nicely, and the bunting will be so cool if you get it done! Big hugs to you and the Bean!
Happy birthday. I love the BBD designs especially, I did the Paris one for a friend and now seeing yours think I must do one for myself.
Happy Birthday and Happy New Year. It will be a great year indeed. You look great. Your pins and needles come out great.
The tunic looks perfect, a pretty colour.
Wonderful stitching, brightly coloured bunting will be perfect for you new arrivals room.
You're looking great Anne! I know you feel tired but also you are trying to do A LOT, it seems! Take it easy on yourself.
The BBD pillow you made is cute. I'm sure your friend will like the Souvenir de France pillow. Sarah's looking pretty. Vickie's gift is very nice - she does such lovely work. Glad you like the tunic!
Now, have I covered everything? Oh yeah, Titus! Hugs to the handsome boy!
I was so relieved that you found the missing pin, it's one of the reasons I use the secured needle method of stitching. I used to have a cat and now I have two children! Needles going missing is not fun.
Just out of interest, how many scans do you get as standard? In England we get one at 12 weeks and one at 20 weeks and that's it unless you are higher risk. The fashion now is to pay for the 3D scans and get a weird photo of your baby's face!
Happy Belated Birthday Anne :) Everything you posted about is lovely. That bunting would look great in Bean's room!
What a lovely gift for Jo! I'm glad everything is going well with the pregnancy. Remember to take time for you! Sounds like things will be busy in these upcoming months! Love the tunic Melissa made for you - perfect for your growing bump! I do love the bunting - it will be perfect for the baby's room.
Happy Birthday! Pregnancy seems to be suiting you - you look great! Love the idea of a crochet bunting. it would be lovely and colourful in baby's room.
I hope you can find some moments to relax over the next few month--I can't imagine how very busy you must be. Good luck with the rest of the packing up--do you move in February?
I'm glad to hear all is well with the baby and that everything is progressing as it should! Your stitching is looking great.
Oh Anne, so wonderful to read your post and to learn that you and the bean are happy and healthy. And it's visible on you, lol.
You have received two great gifts from Vicki and Melissa, both of them such thoughtful stitchers and blogging friends.
And this colourful crocheted bunting for the nursery is such a lovely idea.
Look at you with bump showing!!
Lots of lovely things to look at. Beautiful BBD finish and lovely WIPs.
Love to see you and your beautifull belly!
Glad all is going well with the baby!!
Your on a roll.. have fun with your crafting!!
Lovely update Anne! I hope that you are feeling better. Your stitching is looking wonderful, as are you!
I hope everything is continuing to go well with you and bean.
Your projects are looking great, especially Sarah.


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Q: How to set up raspberry Pi as gateway server? I have pretty simple home network with cable modem/router(single device). I also have raspberry Pi on the network with AdGuard DNS server setup, it is running Raspbian GNU/Linux 10 (buster) . Router config is updated to provide raspberry Pi's IP address as DNS server through DHCP.
AFAIK some devices (android, chromecast) may ignore DNS server provided though DHCP and fallback to another DNS server (google public DNS for example) and thus defeat AdGuard's ad blocking.
So what I'm trying to achieve is to setup raspberry Pi as default gateway as well as DNS server, so I'm able to prohibit certain IP addresses through iptables.
I know I have to setup DHCP server on raspberry Pi and turn off DHCP on the router. I was able to successfully set this up and I can verify devices on the network receive LAN configuration though raspberry Pi's DHCP server. I can see that devices now have raspberry Pi's IP address as default gateway.
But raspberry Pi doesn't seem to act like gateway, traceroute shows that pings do not make it past raspberry Pi. DNS names are resolved, and I can verify that they are resolved through AdGuard.
It looks like raspberry Pi needs setup to act as gateway. How do I do it?
Thanks!

A: As @peschke mentioned I had to set net.ipv4.ip_forward = 1

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The 2014/15 Premier League season is shaping up to be the most compelling ever, according to Chris Powell.
In the second instalment of his pre-season predictions, the Prostate Cancer UK ambassador runs the rule over those in contention for the title, and those scrapping for survival – as well as assessing the fortunes of two of his former clubs.
This season's title contenders
"This is shaping up to be a really exciting season. I think Arsenal and Chelsea recognise that there are a few other teams now such as Everton and as Spurs that are looking to get into the top four," he said.
"Arsenal for once have made really early purchases, which they never seem to do. They've done it now, so I think they will be strong.
"With Chelsea, Jose Mourinho knows that last season wasn't good enough, and he's made some really astute purchases. Alongside Arsene Wenger getting Alexis Sanchez, Chelsea getting Diego Costa and Cesc Fabregas is really a clever bit of business. It may be expensive, but they have sold a couple of players in David Luiz and Romelu Lukaku.
"Bringing Didier Drogba back will either be a masterstroke or a mistake; we will have to see on that one."
Powell on Liverpool
After a title charge that was as enthralling as it was surprising last term, Liverpool must adjust to life after Luis, following controversial Uruguay star Luis Suarez's completion of a big money move to Barcelona.
Thus, the rejuvenated Reds will be a different animal this season according to Powell, who expects a Manchester United squad under new management to emerge as a superpower once more.
"Liverpool had a real big chance last year," he said. "Suarez was just an outstanding player. We know he had his problems off the field and issues as we saw in the World Cup, but as a player he really turned last season around. He was quite sensational.
"It's worth pointing out that they are not a one man team, though. I think they have just gone a different way now in the respect they will build a bigger squad with the Champions League returning to Anfield.
"They obviously had a really good and exciting season and Suarez and Daniel Sturridge were really good. They will have to go a different way now, so we will see how they fare."
The one big one for me this season is Manchester United
"After what they did last year, finishing seventh - and sadly the David Moyes managerial reign didn't last.
"Now Louis van Gaal is looking after the business and things seem different now. The team looks different and we will see if they become the force that they want to be."
Last, but by no means least, are champions Manchester City, who finished top of the pile for the second time in three seasons in May. And they will be there or thereabouts once more this term, according to Powell.
"Manchester City have just gone under the radar this summer," he noted. "They have been on a pre-season tour, and have brought in two or three players, including Frank Lampard on loan, which is a really clever move.
"It will be hard to call this year, and promises to be really exciting again. City are defending their crown but someone like Manchester United, who really have been the stalwarts of the Premier League, will be a force again.
"Really you would be looking at the two Manchester clubs and, I feel, Chelsea. They know last season they made various mistakes at different times, especially against sides they were expected to beat. So I expect one of those three to be champions come May next year."
Aside from the race for the title, there will be plenty of jostling for position in the battle for Europe, while survival will be the aim of the game for several clubs in an ever-competitive division.
Among the teams hoping to establish themselves within the elite are Leicester City, Burnley and Queens Park Rangers following their rise from the Championship last term.
It was with the Foxes that Powell wound down his playing career, and, under the tutelage of Nigel Pearson, started out on the coaching ladder.
"Nigel has made some good signings so far, even though some may be a little bit unproven in the Premier League, but they have got some talent that I think will flourish at a higher level. Most importantly, it is all about making sure they don't come back down to the Championship. Beyond that they will be looking to move forward and progress as a side.
"Now they have got to where they would want to get to, especially after failing to crack it for a number of years. I was there when they had a heart-breaking play-off loss to Watford and before that they had a few close shaves.
"This year they will be looking to carry on from where they left off. They were quite simply the outstanding side of the Championship. They fully deserved to go up as champions."
Burnley & QPR
Burnley ran Leicester close in the second tier last season before grabbing the runners-up spot, and they will be joined with Harry Redknapp's QPR back at football's top table.
"Maybe Burnley can learn from the experience of what they went through last time they were in the Premier League," added Powell.
"I think they will be exactly the same. I think they will look at Sean Dyche and help him as much as they can, but they won't over-extend themselves like you've seen many teams do.
"I think they will stay within budget and hopefully they will finish 17th. That's how they will look at it and rightly so. They shouldn't be thinking any bigger.
"The manager and the players will enjoy the season, and then who knows? Maybe they will be a bit like Crystal Palace last season and end up staying in the Premier League."
The main aspiration of QPR, meanwhile, is stability following their last-gasp win against Derby County at Wembley in May.
Powell continued: "This will no doubt be one of the biggest seasons they have had in recent years.
"We know financially they have had it tough so everyone knows what it meant to them winning the way they did against Derby at Wembley.
"They do have Premier League experience on and off the field with people like Rio Ferdinand, Joey Barton, Richard Dunne and Robert Green, and also off it in Harry.
"Unlike many of the Leicester and Burnley players they also know what to expect this season, so that may help them.
"But this season is huge for them, it's huge for the future of that club and the future of a number of players that they remain in the Premier League for the next two or three seasons."
The strugglers
Powell also predicted that Southampton, West Ham United and Aston Villa may also struggle this season; the trio have been afflicted with problems aplenty since the end of last term.
Having surprised many last season, Saints have lost their manager Mauricio Pochettino to Tottenham Hotspur and a catalogue of stars have departed from St Mary's leaving new manager Ronald Koeman with seismic voids to fill.
"I'm worried for Southampton and I'm worried for West Ham and Aston Villa," warned Powell.
"Koeman will have knowledge of the Premier League, but it will be his first time coaching and managing in this country, so it might be hard for him to implement everything he wants.
"Hopefully they can do it if they manage to build their squad and get the right players, but it's always tough.
"You would rather they came in as early as possible. He's only managed to bring in a couple of players while the exodus has continued which is a real shame for them.
"They had such a sensational year last year, they will not want to fail on that; they will want to build on it. Once the squad saw Pochettino leave they recognised that they could be in problems.
"With West Ham I suppose what could go wrong has gone wrong in pre-season with Andy Carroll's injury, the saga concerning Ravel Morrison on and off the field," he added.
"It hasn't been great but that doesn't mean to say that their season will be bad. It doesn't bode well, though, as the feeling around the club last season wasn't great.
"Sam Allardyce, remember, was the manager that took them up and has kept them in the Premier League for two years. But I suppose the supporters rather than me will explain exactly how they feel.
"Looking at it from a manager's point of view he's done the job they have asked for having gone back down to the Championship and come back up the hard way.
"It's not looking good at the moment. Let's hope he can manage to get the team playing and winning the points and getting the results that they want."
Villa makes up the troubled trio with the future ownership threatening to overshadow events on the field.
Chris continued: "Aston Villa are going through wholesale changes. They have brought Roy Keane in, but the club is on the verge of being sold and really it looks as if they don't want to invest too much money because of that.
"It's been tough. A number of players have gone out on loan and Paul Lambert's only managed to spend £800,000 on Kieran Richardson and he's brought Philippe Senderos and Joe Cole on frees.
"It looks like they could have a tough season again. We will have to wait and see on that one, but they haven't really built on what they have done."
The round up
As for the rest of the teams, Powell is looking forward to seeing if Everton continue to be upwardly mobile under Roberto Martinez, while Tottenham Hotspur, under new boss Pochettino could be an intriguing prospect.
"It will be interesting to see how Everton do after their successful year last year," said Chris.
"Them spending £28m [on Lukaku] is unheard of, so they are obviously backing Martinez, and rightly so. If the manager does well then he needs to be backed.
"After their big spending last year, Spurs are under a new manager and will they get the best out of people like Erik Lamela and a number of players like Roberto Soldado that didn't really do themselves justice last year. It will be interesting to see how those two teams do.
"Then we will see if Hull City and Crystal Palace can do what they did very successfully last year. And then we will see what someone like West Brom does as well.
"They just about survived last season and have made a lot of changes. Pepe Mel came and went, so we will see exactly what will happen to a side like that."
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Q: How to remove special charactor and remove space between charactors? I am working in scrapy + python. I have tried to extract jobid data from job url can any one guide me this to extract.
http://xxxxx/apply/EkhIMG/Director-Financial-Planning-Analysis.html
I have to extract this content alone "Director-Financial-Planning-Analysis"
also need to remove the special characters too DirectorFinancialPlanningAnalysis
my expected output should be : DirectorFinancialPlanningAnalysis
My spider code is:
hxs = Selector(response)
item = response.request.meta['item']
item ['JobDetailUrl'] = response.url
item ['InternalJobId'] = item ['JobDetailUrl'].re('.*\/(.*?)\.html').groups()

My output error:
item ['InternalJobId'] = item['JobDetailUrl'].re('.*\/(.*?)\.html')
.groups()
exceptions.AttributeError: 'str' object has no attribute 're'

A: re() is a method on a Selector object, here response.url is a string:
re.search(r'([a-zA-Z\-]+)\.html$', response.url).group(1).replace('-', '')

Demo:
>>> import re
>>> s = 'http://xxxxx/apply/EkhIMG/Director-Financial-Planning-Analysis.html'
>>> re.search(r'([a-zA-Z\-]+)\.html$', s).group(1).replace('-', '')
'DirectorFinancialPlanningAnalysis'


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The treatment of thrombosis does not differ from that of pulmonary embolism, since both are manifestations of the same disease, VTE. An anticoagulant treatment for a minimum of three months is the rule.
We treat patients with VTE by administering anticoagulant drugs. These are drugs make blood thinner, thus the thrombi stop growing and detaching (if they break loose, pulmonary embolism will occur). With this treatment the thrombi slowly harden, get smaller, retract and become small scars.
Yet the thrombus is not always removed completely. What tends to happen is that it reduces in size and it gradually heals, so the vein where it formed or the pulmonary artery where it was located, eventually recovers nearly to its usual flow.
We treat patients with VTE by administering anticoagulant drugs. These are drugs with which we seek to make blood thinner, thus the thrombi stop growing and breaking (if it breaks, a pulmonary embolism willl occur).With this treatment the thrombi slowly harden, and get smaller, they retract themselves and become small scars.
Anticoagulants allow stabilizing the thrombi and preventing the appearance of embolisms in the lung, but at the same token this can also cause bleeding.
When doctors prescribe anticoagulant treatments, we try to minimize the risk of the thrombus increasing or breaking (and going to the lung) but at the same time, making sure that the risk of bleeding does not increase much. This balance sometimes is very difficult to achieve.
Treatment of VTE: heparin and antivitamin K from TROMBO.info on Vimeo.
Hemorrhage is the weak point of the anticoagulant therapy, reason why in everyday tasks like when shaving or brushing our teeth we bleed, and menstrual bleeding may be heavier if we take anticoagulants.
We can also bleed from small blows or cuts. Therefore we recommend patients to refrain from doing contact sports, such as football, rugby, mountain biking, skiing, while on anticoagulant therapy. A blow, that otherwise would only cause a bruise with no greater consequence, in a patient taking anticoagulants could become a serious hemorrhage. We furthermore advise you to be careful to not cut or prick yourself (in the kitchen, at work…).
In order to get the right dose of anticoagulants, it is necessary to see your the doctor and to follow their recommendations.
Both the diagnosis of TVE and the beginning of the treatment are done in a hospital. At first, the doctor administers heparininjections, but when the patient goes home, these injections are replaced with tablets: which are antivitamin K tablets, the best known being acenocoumarol (commercialized as Sintrom®).
Furthermore, recently we have also prescribed new oral anticoagulants, but only in countries where their use is approved and funded by the public health system.
How important is to take the treatment everytime at the same hour? Until what point should it be the same hour?
You don't need to set your alarm for taking it at the exact time, but if you do it regularly at the same time, you won't forget it.
I take my treatment every day at the same time, but today I forgot about it. Can I take twice the dose tomorrow instead?
Not at all. Tomorrow you should take your usual dose. Try not to forget again, but never take more dose than the normal one.
Some mornings, when I brush my teeth, I feel taste of blood in my mouth and when spitting, water is red. Should I tell my doctor?
If you are under anticoagulant treatment it is something completely normal. It shows that it's being effective. Another different thing is that you were having an abundant bleeding. If this was the case, you should go to Emergencies department.


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Mother, Angela, was a great help in every little thing that I needed (especially since I am nearly full-term in my pregnancy now). She even helped capture some behind the scenes moments (video coming soon!). Altogether, we accomplished SO many great photos that I had to share the best with everyone!
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Ford's phone's A-A-Key feature will not be available to F-150 Lightning owners
Yesterday we reported a newly discovered security vulnerability initially associated with Tesla vehicles. As we mentioned, vulnerabilities can affect other cars that use Bluetooth technology. Now, a new report says that Ford has decided to retain the Bluetooth feature on its phone from the F-150 Lightning until later this year.
Originally posted on LightningOwners.com, multiple documents sent to dealers revealed indications of a delay in the function that was initially promised to work on the F-150 Lightning. In the first picture, we see a long statement that makes it clear that the feature is still coming but will not be available until the end of the summer of 2022.
"This feature is not currently enabled, and customers will not have the option to set up a phone-a-key when delivering a car. No repairs should be attempted at this time. To ensure that vehicles can receive OTA software updates, customers should make sure their vehicle connection settings are turned on. "
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Domain Islands Tour
Interlink Co., Ltd. offers more than 1,000 TLDs. This website focuses on about 50 types of "island domains" such as .cc, .tv, .sx, etc. operated by remote islands in the South Pacific and Caribbean. We will explore these islands first hand and report on the uniqueness and diversity of the islands and the domains they offer.
Posted on Wednesday January 15th, 2020 Wednesday January 15th, 2020
Things You Won't See Going to the Maldives on Your Honeymoon
Marine enthusiasts and couples love the Maldives for its emerald green seas, seaside cottages, cruises, snorkeling and so on. The Maldives are highly popular for honeymoons and overseas weddings. For this domain tour, neither a couple nor a marine enthusiast went to check out the Maldives.
Sponsored by Interlink Co., Ltd. which deals with more than 1,050 Top Level Domains (TLDs) around the world, the Domain Island Tour is currently focused on about 50 types of "Island Domains" in the South Pacific and Caribbean, such as ".cc" ".tv" ".sx", going to these islands even when it takes 40 hours one way to get there, or when flights are only scheduled one a month.
https://islanddomains.earth/
The ccTLD for the Maldives is "com.mv".
◆Where are the Maldives?
The Maldives consist of 26 atolls and about 1,200 islands, located in the Indian Ocean southwest of Sri Lanka. Of these islands, about 200 are inhabited. The official name is ދިވެ、ދިވެހި ރާއްޖޭގެ ޖުމްހޫރިއްޔާ in Dhivehi.
= Table of Contents =
◆Trying to Ride in an Air Taxi Without a Reservation
◆Maldives Bonito
◆Illegal Workers, Lack of Doctors…etc. Things Heard at the Japanese Embassy
◆Artificial Islands for the Capital Malé
◆Cool Postcards of Policemen at the National Museum
◆What to Eat in the Maldives?
◆SIM Speed Test
◆MILO Delivery Trucks & Other Interesting Things in the Maldives
In the Maldives, there's a "One island one luxury resort" system, so to get to such islands, you need to travel by speed boat or air taxi (seaplane) from the Velana International Airport, near the capital Malé. The air taxis are only available for guests of said resorts or for sightseeing flights. Sightseeing flights allow passengers to take pictures of the islands from the sky. These tours don't allow passengers to land on any of the islands. For the domain island tour, I'm not staying at a resort, and I don't have a reservation for a sightseeing flight. But of course, I really want to ride on an air taxi, so I will have to find a way to do so.
Actually, I tried by email to reserve a sightseeing flight with Trans Maldivian Airways, and also with Maldivian Airlines, before I left Japan, but I got no response to my queries, so I will try talking to them directly.
At 9 am, just out of the arrival gate at Malé International Airport, I take a look around for an air taxi counter.
There are many reception counters for restaurants and resorts on isolated islands.
I found one for Jumeirah Hotels, famous for building the first ice-skating rink in the Maldives.
I also found Manta Air, the first to provide regular air taxi services in the Maldives as of November, 2019. Unfortunately, there was no one there. I'm going to give up on this one.
Then I discover Maldivian Airlines. When I asked them: "Can I take a flight even though I don't have a reservation at a resort?" I was told: "No, you cannot". When I asked about sightseeing flights, they right away answered: "Private sightseeing flights are available". When I asked the price: "One flight costs 100,000 JPY". Although I was shocked at how expensive, I decided to go ahead and do it.
By the way, this company's official website uses the domain ".aero" which can only be used by members of the aviation industry.
I was told they would arrange my sightseeing flight, and that I should come back at 13:00. There was a lot of time still before 13:00, so I decided to look for the Trans Maldivian Airways counter. I asked the same questions I asked Maldivian Airlines, and got the same answers. Sightseeing flights are possible, but not today. I gave up as there were only flights available tomorrow.
The pilots for Trans Maldivian Airways fly barefoot.
The air taxis basically have no timetables, they seem to make their schedules at the request of the resorts and their guests. As I waited, I passed the time looking outside and I found a pink car, just like the one on the Japanese TV show "Ainori".
Shortly before 13:00, I return to the Maldivian Airlines counter. As the man I had talked to in the morning was not there, I spoke to another staff: "I have a reservation for a sightseeing flight…" but he answered "The sightseeing flight has already left". Did I make a mistake? Or did the airline staff miscommunicate? I don't know, but what is clear is that I won't be taking an air taxi.
At least there was no financial damage as you pay when you board. If you manage to get on a sightseeing flight in the Maldives, consider yourself lucky.
It's been speculated that Japanese bonito flakes come from the Maldives. So, I will look into the bonito in the Maldives… I need to find out for sure. I head for the fish market in the capital Malé.
Is this a unique design or has the paint just peeled off? I looked closer and it was a taxi.
I stop by to see the landing berth belonging to the President.
There's a ship moored, but a local guy tells me it's not the president's ship.
Another local says to me "That's the spot exclusively for the President's ship". There were two ships at anchor (A555 and A558). The two ships moored looked exactly the same grade.
On either side of those ships were coast guard vessels. The ship in front is the "ISKANDHAR".
The other has "NOOR ADHEEN" written on the side. There's no connection to Japanese "Space Battleship Yamato".
While walking, I saw many blue pipes on the ground. They seem to be drainage pipes for sewage, coming from buildings and construction sites etc.
The pipes all drain out into the ocean.
I arrive at the fish market. Large letters adorn a blue sign. However, its written in Thaana, so I have no idea what it says. Thaana is the writing system (script) used for the official Maldivian language Dhivehi.
Fresh skipjack tuna (bonito).
Near the back, yellowfin tuna was being cut up. Large fish, such as tuna, are cut and sold according to the needs of the buyer.
The leftover waste of the fish (bones, offal etc.) are collected in a bucket and then once the bucket is full, discarded into the ocean. I waited a little because I wanted to see that part.
Sea birds come out of nowhere and the sea is full of rays. They seem to know that dinner is coming.
Soon enough, a fish monger comes with his bucket of offal. He splashes it into the sea. I imagined it would be like feeding time in the carp pond, but neither the rays nor the seabirds got that excited.
I was happy to see this exciting "offal throwing" event that couples honeymooning in the Maldives are unlikely to be interested in, but my purpose, searching for the dried bonito, still needs to be fulfilled. I decided to check out the fruits and vegetables market down the road from the fish market.
Its crowded with people and bananas.
Ah, there it is. The dried bonito. Locally known as "Maldives fish", it's been used in cooking here since ancient times.
I don't know the type of fish exactly, but this is also a kind of dried bonito. If you try some, its softer than it looks! The texture is like jerky. It's a little smelly though.
To find out more about the Maldives, I visited the Embassy of Japan in Maldives, and JICA (Japan International Cooperation Agency). First, the embassy. I asked the staff to tell me little known facts about the Maldives, and any issues they are facing here.
・Foreigners cannot start an independent venture here
The Islamic Maldives have no corporate or income taxes. But, it's not a tax haven. Its ok to have a branch office here, so some Japanese companies are expanding that way. In addition, the Maldives does not give permanent residency to foreigners.
・The Maldives are said to be the worst in the world for population density and a lack of doctors
There's heavy traffic in urban areas due to the population density. Approximately 130,000 people (1/4th-1/3rd of the population of the Maldives) live in Malé, in an area 2.5 km from east to west and 1.5 km from north to south. This city is said to have the highest population density in the world. Also, there are no medical schools in the Maldives. If you want to be a doctor, you must study at a university overseas. Although there are so few doctors in Malé, and fears about whether people are getting appropriate treatment or not, the luxury resorts have their own doctors.
・Illegal employment and illegal residents
Since October 2019, illegal foreign workers have been coming to get registered at the Galolhu National Stadium. Speaking of which, when I visited the stadium, I did find some people scattered around the stands, although there was no game on.
・Thefts at the Ferries
Ferry staff is supposed to handle larger pieces of luggage, but it seems that items have been stolen from inside the luggage at such times. You can use a taxi to get to the international airport, but its more common to travel by ferry. Ferry tickets costs $3 per person. Its best to be careful not to leave valuables in your luggage.
Next, I visited JICA, and spoke with a lady staff member who was recently transferred to the Maldives. Two things that stand out from the interview are that the seniors in the Maldives are not be able to support society as actively as in other countries, and that it's not so easy to live in an Islamic country, which has a lot of restrictions.
By the way, it was from the Japanese embassy that I heard about the "offal throwing" event at the fish market. The male staff at the embassy said "My family all think that I am working in a lovely environment in the beautiful Maldives. Sure, sometimes I see sea turtles or dolphins from my office, but it's not a very lovely environment working in a place that is so overcrowded." Many thanks to the staff of the Japanese embassy and JICA who kindly answered my questions in spite of the sudden visit.
Hulhumalé is a man-made island located on the south side of the North Malé Atoll, it was built to relieve pressure on the most densely populated island in the world, Malé. The buildings are modern and colorful compared to the ones on Malé.
On the front gate of the preschool, there's a list of names of the students enrolled there. I can't imagine it in Japan.
Just before noon, a call for prayer was given from the "Masjid Hamad bin Khalifa Al-Thani" mosque. I wondered if the people walking around the mosque would stop and offer prayers suddenly, but no one did.
If you want to learn about the history of the Maldives, the place to go is the Maldives National Museum, located in Sultan Park, Malé.
The entrance fee is 100 Rufiyaa (about 700 yen) per adult. If you want to take photos inside the building, you need to pay an additional 10 rufiyaa (about 70 yen). Even if you pay this fee, you can't use flash when taking pictures. Lockers for luggage are available free of cost.
There are exhibition rooms on two upper floors. But let's start on the first floor. In the large exhibition hall, there's a display of small boxes etc. made from coral harvested in the Maldives.
Some of the items are modern artifacts. Two of the first telephone sets used in the Maldives.
"The first computer CPU in the Maldives." The size really gives you a feel for its age.
A corner of the National Museum had the Philatelic Museum (Stamp Museum).
You can also purchase currently issued stamps at the souvenir shop.
Further along, a mannequin police officer.
This marks the start of the exhibition about the police. This exhibition documents the history of the police in the Maldives.
Of course, there's a souvenir shop. What really caught my eye was the post-cards with police officers.
The one above is called "Police officers in discussion". Below I thought it would be titled "Police officer with a handgun, looking into a room", but actually it was "Police officer collecting fingerprints off a doorknob". I've never seen such cool postcards, so I bought them up quick. I regret not buying a cap too.
Up to the second floor.
Instruments used by the famous Maldivian band the "Olympians" were on display, along with whale bones, ivory, ship models, etc.
The YAMAHA "YC-20" (stage piano)
The ELK "VIKING 60" (guitar amplifier head)
Tired of walking, I took a break at a cafe. It's called the Highway Coffee Shop.
The calm colors give a nice feel to the atmosphere. They prepare the drinks fresh, after taking the order.
The coffee came with milk by default. Another drink I ordered was the iced ginger-lemon tea.
As in other Islamic regions, drinking and selling alcoholic beverages is prohibited in the Maldives. You could buy a bottle of Mojito at the supermarket, but it was non-alcoholic.
I thought: "I could get a beer at the hotel," but the hotel in Malé where I stayed did not handle alcohol. This one was also a non-alcoholic beer ($ 3.2).
I found a sushi restaurant in Hulhumale called "Oishii" ("Delicious" in Japanese). I ordered ramen and roll sushi. Is it delicious? As the name of the shop indicates?
Chicken ramen (185 MVR)
California roll (150 MVR)
Gold Rush roll (180 MVR)
Everything was delicious. For dessert, I ordered the "Chocolate Miso Lava Cake" (80 MVR). This is fondant chocolate with miso inside, vanilla ice cream and berry sauce on top. Lava means like volcano lava. This was also delicious.
After that I visited the Dhidhoo hotel (Cafe) for some local food.
There were many local people at this restaurant. The windows were open and it seems the air conditioning was not working. However, I was given an air-conditioned private room. Nice to get the VIP treatment. Maybe because I'm a foreigner.
I ordered the mas huni, a standard breakfast in the Maldives. In Dhivehi, "mas" means fish and "huni" means coconut.
A picture of mas huni. Divide in two, with a sausage in between, the taste is slightly different. One side is tuna and the other is bonito. Its eaten wrapped in roshi, a local flatbread. It's delicious!
I also ordered an onion cake, and a dessert that is somewhat like dorayaki, with a small pancake folded in half. I thoroughly enjoyed the light natural sweetness. As expected, the VIP treatment was included in the bill.
I also tried a local restaurant called the Belle Amie Bistro. Here I ordered the Garudhiya.
This kind of home cooked meal is not on the menu, but they will make it if you order it. The taste may differ depending on the shop, but this one was surprisingly sour. It reminds me of Tom Yam soup but "Shrimp and Spice Free". I wasn't really feeling the bonito soup. A bit too light for me.
◆How to Purchase a SIM & Test the Internet Speed
This trip, I tried Ooredoo and Dhiraagu SIM cards. You can buy them at the Malé international airport.
Both are $ 15 and 4 GB (for 7 days). Dhiraagu is also has the registry for the domain ".mv", and if compared to companies in Japan, it is about the size of NTT. The speed was 25Mbps.
The speed of the SIM from Ooredoo (a company based in Qatar), was 14Mbps.
Strolling around the city, I head for the ".mv" registry, just like I did to check out the Saint Vincent registry.
I hear a truck saying: "Backing up, be careful" in Japanese. I heard the same sound in Tuvalu (.tv).
The only item on the truck is boxes of "MILO", piled high. This is a dedicated Milo truck, carrying only Milo. In Japan, Milo is advertised in commercials that feature children playing sports, so I have a strong impression of it being a children's drink. However, in Latin America and Asia (especially in East Asia and Southeast Asia), it is popular with adults too. Certainly, I saw plenty of it in the Maldives.
I thought that the number of people in the Maldives who could speak Japanese had really increased, but I was blown away to see a shop called "Naoto Takenaka's shop". However, it was a souvenir shop that had nothing to do with actor Naoto Takenaka. The story is that the store's name comes from the fact that the owner looks like Naoto Takenaka.
The "Naoto's shop" is also a souvenir shop for Japanese people. In this neighborhood, while we were walking around, people frequently came up and tried to "guide" us. Please note that you will be charged if you follow or listen to these "guides".
Paint company "Nippon Paint" is advertised by a sumo wrestler with a big smile. It says, "Singapore's Favorite Paint Brand."
There were many shops selling tools, paint, painting materials etc.
I thought it was a sports brand shop, but actually they are selling very fashionable work clothes and helmets.
In Tonga, I found a counterfeit for sale, but in the Maldives it was an authentic Mikasa volleyball. In the Indian Ocean region, a sports tournament called the "Indian Ocean Island Games" was started by the International Olympic Committee in 1976. Featured sports include volleyball, judo, table tennis etc. In 2019, the Maldives won a gold medal in women's group table tennis. The local newspaper reported that it was a "historic victory." The Maldives have been chosen to host the 2023 games.
It seems you don't need to wear a helmet when driving a motorcycle on these islands.
Finding the Maldives' domains ".mv" and ".com.mv" around town.
The domain ".mv" is restricted to government and large companies because it cannot be registered online and is expensive to maintain. Non-governmental and other companies tend to use ".com.mv" and ".net.mv".
By the way, looking at the map, by now I should have arrived at the ".mv" registry, but there was no such place, instead I found the Presidential Palace (Muleeaage). It's unfortunate that I couldn't find the registry address (19 Medhuziyaaraiy Magu Male 20-02 Maldives), but I did make it to a tourist spot unexpectedly.
I found a man wearing a T-shirt with the Japanese word "Continue" on it. Underneath it said "To Be Continued!!!", so when I told him that the meaning was not wrong, he smiled and posed for a shot. The Domain Island Tour continues.
■The following is a summary of the places visited during the Domain Island Tour.
■ For Access Details to the Maldives Islands,Click Here
■ For ".com.mv" Domain Details and Application,Click Here
Posted on Wednesday January 15th, 2020 Thursday January 16th, 2020
(日本語) モルディブへの行き方
Posted on Monday December 16th, 2019 Wednesday January 8th, 2020
More Than Just Napoleon's Exile! Google is laying undersea cables to Saint Helena, the 19th stop on the "Interlink Domain Island Tour", a place with a 187-year-old giant tortoise and many haunted spots.
A British territory, Saint Helena is known as the island where French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled until the end of his life. A more recent hot topic, Google announced that the latest technology would be used to lay undersea cables to St. Helena. After the domain expedition to Ascension Island where I investigated the one-ring-international-call hoax, now I am exploring the little known charms of St. Helena.
Sponsored by Interlink Co., Ltd. which deals with more than 1,000 Top Level Domains (TLDs) around the world, the Domain Island Tour is currently focused on about 50 types of "Island Domains" in the South Pacific and Caribbean, such as ".cc" ".tv" ".sx", actually going to the these islands and reporting on their features.
◆Where is Saint Helena?
St. Helena, a British Colony, is a volcanic island located in the South Atlantic Ocean, 2,800 km from the west coast of Africa. It is only 122 square kilometers. It is also called a remote island. Administratively, it belongs to the British Overseas Territories of "Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha", and the official language is English. The currency is the "Saint Helena Pound" (SHP), but British Pounds can also be used without any problem. All pound signs in the text are British pounds. One pound is about 141 yen (as of December 2019).
◆Trouble in Johannesburg
◆Refueling and Arrival at the "World's Most Unusable Airport"
◆Can We Go Even Though its Closed? ! Napoleon's House and Jacob's LadderCan We Go Even Though its Closed? ! Napoleon's House and Jacob's Ladder
◆This is where Google is Rumored to be Laying Undersea Cables! !
◆St. Helena is Full of Haunted Spots
◆Meeting the 187-year-old Giant Tortoise "Jonathan"
◆ Interesting Things Around St. Helena, and a 90-Year-Old Grandma Meeting Someone Japanese for the First Time
◆What to Eat on St. Helena
From Japan, I head for the island St. Helena via Singapore and Johannesburg. In times past, it was only possible to get to Saint Helena by sea, once a month the Royal Mail ship went from Cape Town, South Africa, to Saint Helena, going 15 knots / hr. (28km / hr.), it took 4 nights and 5 days. However, since October 2017, Airlink has been scheduling flights from Johannesburg Airport to Saint Helena once a week.
Everything went fine until I got to Johannesburg. When leaving for St. Helena there was a problem at the O. R. Tambo International Airport in Johannesburg. For people going to St. Helena, it is mandatory to have overseas travel insurance. Our company credit cards have overseas travel insurance so I showed the lady at the check-in counter my credit card. But she just ignored the card, and said to me: "Show me your certificate." I tried my best to explain in English, but her face was like a stone. She kept repeating: "You can't go without a certificate."
Of course, there's no way to present a certificate, so eventually I was able to find the location on the credit card site where it stipulates the compensation for accidents etc. and finally, she let us go. Of course, it may depend on who you get behind the counter, but I recommend printing out your insurance documents (insurance certificate) in English, just in case. The internet connection (Wi-Fi) at the airport was good.
We finally got to the boarding gate for our flight to St. Helena. We made it in time. By the way, Johannesburg has a city domain name ".joburg".
Two hours from Johannesburg we needed to refuel, so the plane stopped at Namibia's Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport in the middle of the desert.
When we landed, they opened the airplane hatch, and lowered the gangway ladder. "We can get off and see the airport in the desert! I'm so excited."
Then the flight attendant tells me I can't get off. Well, so the refueling goes on. All in all, it took about an hour to refuel. By the way, the ccTLD for Namibia is ".na".
An hour and 15 minutes from Windhoek Hosea Kutako International Airport, we arrive at the St. Helena International Airport. Just built in 2017, it's a modern and beautiful new airport.
There's an immigration tax of 20 pounds (about 2,800 yen) to enter the country. The entry stamp has birds and the departure stamp has a turtle. Very cute. This island has the world's oldest giant tortoise, named "Jonathan". Immigration taxes can also be paid in Euros, US dollars and South African Rands. Although the line for screening resident is crowded, the one for visitors is almost empty. There are not many tourists.
Souvenir mugs, coffee and chocolate are sold in the airport shops. Very different from Ascension Island airport, where there are no souvenirs for sale. There are also snacks and juice, it seems no different from an ordinary airport. Why was it called "the most useless airport in the world"? Well, because the airport took over 5 years to build, at a cost of about 285 million pounds (about 40.6 billion yen). It was supposed to open in 2016, but strong winds, which made taking off and landing more difficult than expected, delayed the opening ceremony. After more than a year of test flights and re-thinking things, the problem was finally solved by changing from the originally planned Boeing 737 to Embraer 190.※参考 AFP
◆Can We Go Even Though its Closed?! Napoleon's House and Jacob's Ladder
Saint Helena is known as the island where French emperor Napoleon Bonaparte was exiled. Napoleon's mansion "Longwood House" is the most famous tourist attraction on the island. A 79-year-old veteran tour guide, Larry Johnson, took us to sightseeing spots and anywhere else we wanted to visit. The fees for Mr. Johnson were 200 pounds (about 28,000 yen) this was for 2 days, 2 people and included airport transfer and tip. We're going to go to Longwood House, which has been featured many times on travel shows.
This is a volcanic island, and the airport is surrounded by magnificent rocks.
Gradually we get to areas with more greenery.
About 15km by car from the airport, I caught a glimpse of Jamestown, the largest town on the island. Built on a narrow strip of land in a valley with sides that go up about 150 meters, the population of Jamestown is around 600.
Exiled to Saint Helena in 1815, Napoleon lived at Longwood House until his death 6 years later. I was thrilled at the thought of entering Napoleon old home, but it wasn't open. It was closed the weekend of our visit…
This is worse than the trouble in Johannesburg. But I don't give up so easily. After talking with Larry, for a special fee of 150 pounds, they will open it for us! The price of 150 pounds is fixed and then divided by the number of participants. So, for two people, it's 75 pounds per person. Open only from 11:00 to 13:00 on weekdays, admission is usually 10 pounds per person (about 1,400 yen).
Unfortunately, photography is not permitted inside. It had Napoleon's favorite field bed, and his bathtub for his regular morning bath. Taking photos in the garden is allowed. Now under the control of the French Ministry of Foreign Affairs, the garden is beautifully kept.
Napoleon – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
I bought a postcard at the Longwood House gift shop. I sent off right away and it arrived in Japan 24 days later.
Comments left by previous visitors. There have only been a few Japanese besides us. Of course, there are not many people visiting such an isolated island.
By the way, the boots Napoleon wore in St. Helena were sold for 117,000 euros (about 14.1 million yen) at an auction in Paris.
Jacob's Ladder is the second most famous tourist attraction after Longwood House. It's a staircase with a total height of 183 meters and 699 steps. First constructed as a sloped cableway by a railway operator in 1829, it was rebuilt as a staircase by the Corps of Royal Engineers in 1871 for the purpose of moving supplies.
If you climb Jacob's Ladder, you can get a certificate of ascension at the St. Helena Museum next door. The issuance fee was 5 pounds (about 700 yen) for 2 people. The certificate will be sent to Japan at a later date. In addition to this issuance fee, you must also pay museum admission. It's a donation, so you can choose how much to put in. We put 10 pounds (1,400 yen) for two people. The museum, which opened in 2002, is housed in a power plant from the second half of the 18th century. There are many valuable old items, military uniforms, hats, and swords on display, telling the history of the island up to the present.
After completing the procedures to get our certificate of ascension, we finally face the challenge of the 699 steps. With my incredible leg muscles built up through the domain island tour, I figure about it will only take me about 10 minutes.
After climbing a bit, I looked down and my legs started to shake. After that, I was too scared to take pictures. I do not recommend this for anyone with a fear of heights.
From the top of Jacob's ladder, you can see Jamestown far below. The 699 steps led us to an amazing view. All in all, it took about 15minutes to climb the steps.
Jacob's Ladder(セントヘレナ島) – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
Larry drove to the top and waited for us.
The certificate of ascension came 5 weeks after the ascent.
There's an exciting rumor in the news, that the government of Saint Helena invited Google to lay undersea cables in a project called "Equiano". The news doesn't mention the planned site for this big project. I heard from local people that the location is Sandy Bay. I decided to check it out.
We drive over hills and valleys, hills and valleys.
After we pass a coffee plantation,
the road starts to get worse and worse.
The road got so bad, it was impossible for Larry's normal passenger car to keep going, so we got out of the car at this point. And walked to Sandy Bay.
It was about 15 minutes' walk to Sandy Bay.
Strolling along the beach, is that a cable?!!
It seems to be some kind of hose, not a cable.
Ah, a mysterious floatation device.
Well, there's nothing there yet, just a sandy beach, but the locals say this is the mystery location where the undersea cable will be laid. Maybe in the future, there will be a "Mid-Atlantic Cable Hub" that will lay undersea cables across the South Pacific via St. Helena.
Google海底ケーブル予定地(セントヘレナ島) – Spherical Image – RICOH THETA
When I was looking at the map, I found a word I wasn't familiar with. It said "haunted house".
Larry said: "I don't know this place on the map very well, but there are a few haunted houses on the island, I can take you to one of them". So, we decided to take the "Haunted House of Oaklands Tour".
We decided to go after dinner, so it was dark when we headed out.
We arrive at the haunted house. The admission was pretty high, 20 pounds (about 2,800 yen).
Once inside, our host Philip Mercury welcomed us. He told a scary story about this mansion that was hard to understand in English. I was quite scared because of the strange smells and an eerie atmosphere, but actually the drive to the mansion was even scarier.
There are other rumors of ghosts on St. Helena, such as at the Pilling School, Shy Road, Alarm House, and the Plantation House where "Jonathan", the 187-year-old giant tortoise lives. After spending 45 minutes here, we drove past Jacob's ladder lit up, and then went back to the hotel. That looks even scarier to climb at night.
Although he's so very old, Jonathan is virtually unknown in Japan. Before we go to meet Jonathan, we start the day with a delicious breakfast and the same fragrant coffee that Napoleon used to drink. This is really good coffee! It's the kind of coffee that makes you think: "If I got to drink this coffee every day, maybe exile wouldn't be so bad…"
Before meeting Jonathan, we went to High Knoll Fort on a little mountain 584 meters up. The British army built it in 1799 to prevent an invasion from the French army, and it was reopened in 2010 for tourists.
Finally, we get to Plantation House to meet Jonathan. The oldest giant tortoise in the world is just around the corner, but again… it's closed. The main gate is open, but closed to visitors. I was really stunned that this would be closed on weekends.
But I want to meet Jonathan! So, I took my feelings to Larry, who said, "You might be able to see him from the outside," and took us around to see.
There he is! The world's oldest giant tortoise, 187-year-old Jonathan!
He's moving! I wanted a chance to get to know him better, but there's nothing to be done because it's "closed". At 187 years old, that means he was born in 1841. It was an honor to meet him.
Walking though Jamestown.
We met some of Larry's friends. The lady on the left is over 90 years old. She was very healthy and energetic, and said "It's the first time for me to meet a Japanese person." Is St. Helena a kind of "longevity island"?
There's a lot of wind power generation.
This was built to be an oil base, but failed somehow. Larry says there's a lot of money wasted in this kind of way.
This area is called "CHINA LANE", because there used to be a lot of Chinese workers living here.
There are several churches around China Lane, all of which have several hundred years of history.
The domain for the churches is ".church".
The Jamestown Supermarket. Until around 2015, St. Helena Island was so short on supplies that people said it was like living in the Soviet Union. Of course, most things have to be imported, but there was better selection than I expected, everything from daily necessities to pet supplies.
A bulletin board in the supermarket. Some kind of picture book for children? The domain ".sh" is used in the email address.
Information on discounts for bulk purchasing in front of the supermarket. The domain for this email address was also ".sh".
The air conditioner in the Hotel was a Japanese DAIKIN. Speaking of which, the air-conditioner on Ascension Island was made by Fujitsu. Did these Japanese companies really come to do business on such remote islands? It's amazing.
The sunset from the remote island of Saint Helena is spectacularly beautiful. But of course, I'm soon hungry. We head to a restaurant run by Larry's friend.
This lady friend of Larry's recently opened the restaurant and called it "Rosie's".
She serves beef, chicken, mutton, seafood etc. The price is reasonable.
Since there is no local beer in St. Helena, we drink South African beer.
The seafood is flavored with coconut and curry. It's very good.
Classic fish sauté.
The beef steak that Larry ordered. There was a good quantity of everything.
◆◆ How to Purchase a SIM & Test the Internet Speed
I purchased a SIM card at "Sure", a shop which offers broadband services at Saint Helena Airport. The cost was 18 pounds (about 2,500 yen). The staff at the store didn't know how to make it work, so I tried by myself to install the SIM, but I couldn't get it activated.
I tried again at the hotel near Longwood House, but it still won't connect… I wasn't able to use it the whole time I was there.
I gave up using the SIM, and tried to use the hotel Wi-Fi. We stayed at the "Mantis St Helena", but you can only connect to their Wi-Fi at certain times, such as midnight or early morning, and it doesn't work when there are many users. It was the worst internet environment in the history of the Domain Island Tour. When those undersea cables are laid, this island of about 4,500 people will be connected to an ultra-high-speed Internet of several terabits per second, and the network environment will change completely.
Well, it's time to go back to Japan. When I saw Saint Helena Airport from the sky, I realized that it was more "cliff-top" than I imagined. So glad we were able to land and take off safely.
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This Microsurgery in Endodontics is edited by Syngcuk Kim and Samuel Kratchman. This First Edition textbook provides the definitive reference to endodontic microsurgery, with instructive photographs and illustrations.
This Microsurgery in Endodontics is perfect for dental students and dentists. It acts as Reference Material for those students who are pursuing their Graduation in Dental Medicine. It includes topics pretty useful for Other Health Care Professionals including Clinical Pharmacists, Nurses and Professors.


This weekend, Cuddlebug got upset with Little Bitty for coloring on his picture. He started yelling at him angrily which got him nowhere because Bitty was oblivious. We suggested he try writing a note to his brother expressing how he felt, not that Bitty would be able to read it (or care, let's be honest), but hoping that getting his emotions down on paper would help him work through it without escalating.
It worked (yay!), here's the letter he wrote (complete with illustration). I love the picture, it's of himself (you can tell by the Texas longhorn cap) and I'm pretty sure that's steam coming out of his ears, lol.
I made a point of showing Bitty the note and telling him not to color on his brother's pictures anymore (even though he ignored me too), and then I told Cuddlebug I was really proud of him for expressing himself without screaming.
He gave me a confused look and pointed to the page, "But I put an exclamation point there, that's me screaming."
I love it! What a precious child! That's so great that he could write all that and reason through it...and tell you that he was still screaming because he wrote it on the paper!


Texas Congressman Ron Paul has urged voters to reject Democrat Barack Obama and Republican John McCain and vote for a third-party US candidate instead.
Dr Paul said a former senior McCain adviser had asked him this week to endorse Mr McCain - but he had refused.
He is backing independent Ralph Nader, Libertarian Bob Barr and Green Party and Constitution Party candidates.
Dr Paul, who dropped his own bid for the Republican nomination earlier this year, has a strong internet following.
He told a news conference in Washington he had been contacted by ex-McCain adviser Phil Gramm, who was dropped from the campaign after he said the US was a "nation of whiners" over the economy.
Dr Paul said Mr Gramm told him: "You need to endorse McCain." He refused.
"The idea was that he would do less harm than the other candidate," Dr Paul added, quoted by the Associated Press news agency.
Dr Paul said the majority of Americans were unhappy with the choice on offer from the mainstream parties and urged the third-party candidates to bring their supporters together to vote against the "establishment candidates".
Mr Nader, Green Party candidate Cynthia McKinney, a former Democratic congresswoman for Georgia, and Constitution Party hopeful Chuck Baldwin were among those to attend the news conference.
However, Mr Barr turned down the invitation, saying at his own news conference later that he had done so because Dr Paul failed to endorse one specific candidate.
Ahead of Dr Paul's event, Mr Nader was quoted by AP as saying it would "raise the eyebrows" of commentators sceptical about their chances in November's presidential election.
"This is the beginning of the realignment of American politics," he said.
Mr Nader won 0.3% of the vote in 2004, when he ran as an independent. In 2000, when he stood as a Green Party candidate, he was blamed by Democrats for taking votes from Al Gore that might have prevented George W Bush's narrow election win.
Thousands of people attended a protest rally held by the libertarian-leaning Dr Paul - who opposes the Iraq war - near the Republican National Convention in Minnesota, last week.
He won no contests in his party's primary election season but raised large amounts of money and support online.


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Lapdog Creations: My Big Boy is 12 Today!
I can't believe my baby boy is 12 years old today... where oh where does the time fly so fast?
Of course we have cake, "peanut butter cups" (the lady who makes the cakes also makes fancy little carob and peanut butter doggy cups that I couldn't resist -- after all, how often do you turn 12?), and a new bone to celebrate with tonight.
Now it's time for our annual photo recap... Of course, I may be biased, but I think he's quite handsome.
Yes, Zeus really does think he's a 108 pound Lapdog (shhh! don't tell his Daddy I posted this picture), and just look at those feet!
He's a great big foster brother too. All of our fosters seem to really take to Zeus... maybe because he moves a lot slower than the rest of the Lapdogs!
Zeus loves life and I love that smile!
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Authorities Arrest Analyst Who Contributed to Steele Dossier
WASHINGTON — An analyst who was a key contributor to Democratic-funded opposition research into possible links between Donald J. Trump and Russia was arrested on Thursday and charged with lying to the F.B.I. about his sources.
The analyst, Igor Danchenko, was a primary researcher for claims that went into the so-called Steele dossier, a compendium of rumors and unproven assertions suggesting that Mr. Trump and his 2016 campaign were compromised by and conspiring with Russian intelligence officials to help him defeat Hillary Clinton.
In a 39-page indictment obtained by the special counsel, John H. Durham, a grand jury accused Mr. Danchenko of five counts of making false statements to the F.B.I. about his sources for certain claims in the dossier.
The indictment showed that two and a half years after then-Attorney General William P. Barr appointed him to scour the Trump-Russia investigation for any wrongdoing, and a year after Mr. Trump lost re-election, Mr. Durham continues to press ahead.
"The special counsel's investigation is ongoing," the Justice Department said in a release that described the indictment but provided no direct statement from Mr. Durham.
Mr. Danchenko appeared before a magistrate judge at the federal courthouse in Alexandria, Va., on Thursday afternoon, wearing a white shirt and dark green pants and standing with his hands behind his back as he listened to the proceeding. His defense lawyer tried to enter a plea of not guilty, but the judge said that was premature before releasing Mr. Danchenko on bond. The lawyer declined to make a statement to reporters afterward.
The dossier has played a vivid role in the Trump-Russia affair, but was largely peripheral to the official inquiry. The F.B.I. had already opened its counterintelligence investigation into the Trump campaign and Russia before the Steele dossier reached the agents working on that matter. The special counsel who eventually took over the inquiry into Russian interference in the 2016 election, Robert S. Mueller III, did not rely upon it in his final report.
But some claims from the dossier made their way into an F.B.I. wiretap application targeting a former Trump campaign adviser, Carter Page, in October 2016, and three renewal applications the following year. And other portions of it — particularly a salacious claim about a purported blackmail tape — caused a political and media firestorm when Buzzfeed published the materials in January 2017, shortly before Mr. Trump was sworn in.
Most of the important claims in the dossier — a series of reports written by Mr. Danchenko's employer, Christopher Steele, a former British intelligence agent — have not been proven, and some have been refuted, including by Mr. Mueller. F.B.I. agents interviewed Mr. Danchenko several times in 2017 when they were seeking to run down the claims.
The first false statement charge in the indictment concerns Mr. Danchenko's interactions with what the indictment describes as a public relations executive with strong ties to the Democratic Party.
The indictment said Mr. Danchenko falsely told the F.B.I. that he had not discussed the claims in the dossier with the public relations executive. But, the indictment said, the executive — who in his professional career frequently interacted with Eurasian clients, with a particular focus on Russia — was a source for some of the claims, including gossip about the ouster of Paul Manafort as Mr. Trump's campaign chairman.
The indictment did not name the executive, whom it linked to the dossier in several other ways. It said the executive had lunch with Mr. Danchenko in Moscow in June 2016. At the time, the executive was staying in the same Moscow hotel where the dossier claimed that Russian intelligence made a blackmail sex tape involving Mr. Trump and prostitutes.
The executive toured the presidential suite, the indictment said, and a hotel staff member told him that Mr. Trump had stayed there — but the executive and another person on the tour told the F.B.I. that the staff member did not mention any salacious activity.
Given that the executive was present at places and events where Mr. Danchenko collected information for the dossier, the indictment said, the researcher's "subsequent lie" about that executive's connection to it "was highly material to the F.B.I.'s investigation of these matters."
The other four false-statement charges concern Mr. Danchenko's claims to the F.B.I. about purported interactions with Sergei Millian, a former president of the Russian-American Chamber of Commerce, as a potential source for the dossier. (The indictment did not explicitly name Mr. Millian, who has previously said that Mr. Danchenko reached out to him but that he never responded or spoke with the researcher.)
Mr. Danchenko told the F.B.I. that he received a phone call in late July 2016 from a Russian-sounding person who did not identify himself but whom Mr. Danchenko took to be Mr. Millian, and that he had arranged to meet the businessman in New York but Mr. Millian did not show up.
But the indictment said it was not true that Mr. Danchenko believed he had spoken to Mr. Millian in late July. It cited an email Mr. Danchenko sent to Mr. Millian in August, following up on an earlier email to which Mr. Millian had apparently not responded. The wording of that August email was inconsistent with the claim of a recent phone call, the indictment said.
The flaws in the Steele dossier and Mr. Danchenko's 2017 interviews with F.B.I. agents played a central role in a high-profile 2019 report by the Justice Department's inspector general.
That report cited ways in which Mr. Danchenko's description of his sourcing suggested the material was thinner and more speculative than how Mr. Steele later drafted them, and it faulted the F.B.I. for continuing to cite material from the dossier in wiretap renewal applications without alerting judges that a reason had arisen to doubt its credibility.
The inspector general report also said that a decade earlier, when Mr. Danchenko — who was born in Russia but lives in the United States — worked for the Brookings Institution, a prominent Washington think-tank, he had been the subject of a counterintelligence investigation into whether he was a Russian agent.
In an interview with The New York Times in 2020, Mr. Danchenko defended the integrity of his work, saying he had been tasked to gather "raw intelligence" and was simply passing it on to Mr. Steele. Mr. Danchenko — who made his name as a Russia analyst by exposing indications that the dissertation of President Vladimir V. Putin of Russia contained plagiarized material — also denied being a Russian agent.
"I've never been a Russian agent," Mr. Danchenko said. "It is ridiculous to suggest that. This, I think, it's slander."
The indictment did not accuse Mr. Danchenko of working for Russian intelligence, although Mr. Durham did quote a June 2016 email from the public relations executive to an acquaintance in which the executive said he thought Mr. Danchenko had worked for a Russian intelligence agency "since he told me he spent two years in Iran. And when I first met him, he knew more about me than I did." The line was followed by a winking emoticon.
Mr. Steele's efforts were part of opposition research that Democrats were indirectly funding by the time the 2016 general election took shape.
His business intelligence firm was a subcontractor to another research firm, Fusion GPS, which originally began researching Trump-Russia ties during the primary election on behalf of a conservative who opposed Mr. Trump's campaign. When it was clear that Mr. Trump would be the Republican nominee, the original funder dropped the effort, but Fusion GPS was hired to keep going by the Perkins Coie law firm, which was working for the Hillary Clinton campaign.
Mr. Danchenko has said he did not know who Mr. Steele's client was at the time and considered himself a nonpartisan analyst and researcher.
In February, Mr. Durham used a subpoena to obtain old personnel files and other documents related to Mr. Danchenko from the Brookings Institution, where Mr. Danchenko had worked from 2005 until 2010.
The charges against Mr. Danchenko follow Mr. Durham's indictment in September of a cybersecurity lawyer, Michael A. Sussmann, which accused him of lying to the F.B.I. about who he was working for when he brought concerns about possible Trump-Russia links to the bureau in September 2016.
Mr. Sussmann, who then also worked for Perkins Coie, was relaying concerns from data scientists about odd internet logs that they said suggested the possibility of a covert communications channel between the Trump Organization and Alfa Bank, a Kremlin-linked financial institution. He has denied lying to the F.B.I. about who he was working for.
William K. Rashbaum and Christopher Cameron contributed reporting.
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If ever there was a golden age of scientific endeavour, in which discovery was felt to have its own merits, that age was the Enlightenment of the 17th and especially the 18th centuries. Science was seen as critical to progress. But in the 20th century, it was embraced for more pragmatic reasons, and, not least, in the pursuit of military power.
In 2010, pure research is widely regarded as a bit of a luxury. Having lost faith in progress and the future, society is besieged by fear of the unknown. In a culture that reveres the predictable, the tangible and the knowable, only the short-term musters interest.
It's true that the giant companies that used to do a lot of pure research – for example, Bell, or Xerox – rarely benefited from it. But it's also true that the firms that have ridden to success on the back of the efforts of others have rarely reinvested profits to finance new rounds of research. Indeed, pure research is so scarce, people have forgotten what it's for. As a result, some things need restating.
Research leads to the production of new knowledge. That's different from the transfer of existing knowledge. The practice humanity needs is better than existing 'best practice'.
The fundamental unpredictability of research nourishes new experimental methods, turns up new problems, and opens up fresh avenues of enquiry. As a result, research creates not simply incremental advance, but, in many cases, whole new industries.
Each proposal for research proposals needs assessing in its own terms. Is it unique, daring, insightful, comprehensive, unprejudiced, elegant in its approach, tough to execute but doable at a stretch? Does it push beyond the familiar and challenge orthodoxies in an exciting way?
What may be thought 'useless' research today may, in two or more decades' time, become profoundly useful. One just doesn't know.
All one knows is that research is nothing without unremitting curiosity and tenacious application.
 'Who benefits?', LHC UK, on http://www.lhc.ac.uk/about-the-lhc/who-benefits.html.
 Petition asking the Prime Minister to promote discovery and innovation in UK science, Number 10.gov.uk, 3 October 2009, on http://petitions.number10.gov.uk/honest-discovery. For Gordon Brown's typically evasive and ambiguous reply, see 'Honest-discovery – epetition response [sic]', Number 10.gov.uk, 29 October 2009, on http://www.number10.gov.uk/Page21111.


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LEADER funding must be increased to support rural communities – Claire Kerrane TD and Chris MacManus MEP
13 December, 2021 - by Chris MacManus MEP
Sinn Féin representatives, Claire Kerrane TD and Chris MacManus MEP, have today called on the government to ensure additional funding for the LEADER Programme. They were speaking following the ILDN's call for a reversal of cuts to rural development funding.
Sinn Féin spokesperson for Rural Development and the Islands, Teachta Kerrane, said:
"Given the emphasis on the important role LEADER play in the development of rural communities in the governments' Our Rural Future plan, stand-still funding of €250 million for the period 2021-2027 falls short.
"If we remove the Transitional period funding of €70m which has already been allocated for 2021-2022, indicative figures tells us that funding for LEADER for 2023-2027 will be just €180 million across five years.
"The current proposed funding for LEADER undermines the future viability of rural-based Local Action Groups (LAGs). Any drop in funding will have a major impact on their ability to support development in their communities."
"When I raised this matter with the Minister in the Dáil earlier this week, she gave no indication that she is intending on increasing LEADER funding for the coming period. This is despite her acknowledging the incredibly important work that LAGs carry out in their local communities.
"If the contribution from the State is not re-considered then rural communities will be impacted when it comes to funding and supports for community-led development, as well as enterprise and tourism. We acknowledge calls from the ILDN in this respect of this and would request that the level of funding be re-considered."
Speaking on the issue, Sinn Féin MEP for Midlands Northwest, Chris MacManus, said:
"Over the past few weeks I have met with a number of Local Development Companies across my constituency and have listened to their concerns regarding the next period of LEADER funding.
"Each of them highlighted to me that €180 million across five years falls far short of what is needed and will greatly restrict their ability to support rural communities."
"LEADER is a vital programme for rural communities as it provides individuals and community groups with greater decision-making responsibilities around the future development and direction of their local area. It helps to revitalise rural society by creating greater employment opportunities at local level and builds strong social cohesion and collaboration within rural communities."
"It is a hugely important programme for our rural communities, many of which would be lacking in basic facilities without it. Given its importance the proposed budget is deeply disappointing."
MacManus concluded by pledging his party's ongoing support to the sector, "I would like to commend the ILDN for highlighting this issue and putting forward proposals on how this should be addressed. Sinn Féin will continue to make the case for the level of funding to be enhanced so that Local Development Companies can continue their excellent work in supporting rural communities." ENDS


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Thomas Jefferson, "Thomas Jefferson," Histories of the National Mall, accessed February 1, 2023, https://mallhistory.org/items/show/301.
Thomas Jefferson worked with President George Washington to advocate that the nation's capitol be situated on the banks of the Potomac. His sketch of a layout for the federal city is the oldest known plan of Washington, DC, and he shared his ideas with many of the early planners and architects of the city, including L'Enfant, Hoban, and Latrobe. He was the first president to serve entirely in Washington, DC, and he used the Ellipse and White House grounds for some of his scientific and agricultural experiments during his time in office.
Image from the Independence National Historical Park Collection, via National Portrait Gallery.
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Thomas Jefferson drafted the Declaration of Independence. He was the first Secretary of State (1790-1793) and third President of the United States (1801-1809). Learn more about Jefferson from the website of his plantation, Monticello.


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