1.0 Reservation and Payment: A deposit of 10% of the tour cost is required to establish and hold a reservation.
1.1 The 10% deposit is due and payable to Compass Expeditions no later than 30 days after completion of reservation. If you book less than 90 days prior to departure, full payment will be required immediately upon reservation. Your booking will take affect once your 10% deposit payment has cleared.
1.2 Places and bike models are limited and are allocated on a first come, first served, basis.
1.3 Compass Expeditions reserve the right to refuse to accept a reservation due to, but not limited by, the participants health & fitness level and/or motorcycle riding experience. Should this occur payments made will be refunded.
1.4 The full balance is due and payable ninety (90) days prior to departure. Your booking may be considered cancelled should the full balance not be received by Compass Expeditions by that time.
2.0 Cancellation by you: If you wish to cancel your participation in the tour, you must notify Compass Expeditions in writing.
2.1 If you notify Compass Expeditions within 5 business days of booking that you desire to cancel your participation, then the 10% deposit you have paid will be refunded in full, minus any non-refundable merchant fees we may have incurred.
i You will automatically forfeit 50% of your deposit on tours of 74 days duration or less.
ii You will automatically forfeit 100% of your deposit on expeditions of 75 days or more.
iii Other fees may apply as per the Compass Expeditions Trip Terms and Conditions.
2.3 If notice is received within 90 days of departure, the full balance will be forfeited. In the circumstances we strongly recommend that you obtain trip cancellation insurance from a travel insurance company.
i. The number of participants booked does not meet the minimum requirement to operate the trip.
ii. Due to terrorism, natural disasters, political instability or other external events it is not viable for us to operate the planned itinerary.
Should that occur, and we are unable to transfer you to another trip to your satisfaction, your payment will be refunded in full. We are not responsible for any incidental expenses that you may have incurred as a result of your booking including, but not limited to, visas, vaccinations, travel insurance excess or non-refundable flights.
4. Privacy:In order to be able to supply services to you, Compass Expeditions, will need to collect certain information from you, some of which may be of a personal nature. The information may be disclosed to our service providers to enable the services to be provided but will not be used for any other purpose.
5. Image & Likeness: You grant Compass Expeditions the right to take photographs and videos of you in connections to your participations on a tour or expedition. You authorise Compass Expeditions to copyright, use and publish your image and likeness in print and/or electronically for marketing purposes and the like.
The tour operator is Compass Expeditions Pty Ltd, ABN 21 127 945 046, trading as Compass Expeditions of 2/21 Glenville Drive, Melton, 3337, Victoria, Australia. Please carefully read and agree to the following terms and conditions, which form part of the contract you enter into by doing one of our tours. You must not book unless you understand and agree with the following terms and conditions.
1.0. Deposit and Final Payment: You will be required to pay a 10% travel deposit at the time of booking. Final payment is required no later than 90 days prior to departure date. Your booking may be considered cancelled should the full balance not be received by Compass Expeditions by that time.
2.0. Changes and Cancellation Fees: Fees and extra charges will apply where a booking is changed or cancelled by you. These charges can be up to 100% of the cost of the booking, regardless of whether or not travel has commenced.
2.1. Where we incur any liability for a cancellation fee or charge for any booking which you cancel or change, you agree to indemnify us for the amount of that fee or charge. You may be liable for cancellation fees charged by airlines, hotels, sight-seeing, shipping, transfer services, vehicle hire services, and the like, amounting to all or a portion of monies paid.
2.2. If changes are made by you in relation to your passport, driver's license (including IDP) and any other travel documents, after airfares and bike permits have been issued for a booking, Compass Expeditions will pass on to you any re-issue charges levied by airlines, ground suppliers and customs authorities. It is your responsibility to ensure that Compass Expeditions has all your correct documentation at least 90 days prior to departure.
2.3. No refund whatsoever is available for a cancellation after the date of commencement of the tour or expedition, or in respect of any itinerary item, fares, accommodation or any other service not utilised.
2.4. If you fail to join a tour or expedition, join it after departure, or leave it prior to its completion, for any reason whatsoever, including illness, accident or personal reasons, no refund will be made nor will Compass Expeditions be liable to pay you any compensation for unused services or items, including, but not limited to accommodation, airport transfers, excursions and airfares.
2.5. Compass Expeditions is not responsible for any incidental expenses that you may incur as a result of your late arrival or early departure, including, but not limited to, additional accommodation, airfares or any costs whatsoever associated with you re-joining the group.
3.0. Health & Fitness: You are responsible for ensuring that you are fit and healthy enough to participate in your selected tour or expedition and to disclose any relevant medical conditions at the time of booking.
3.1. We reserve the right to insist on a medical certificate from your doctor stating that you have a suitable level of health and fitness.
3.2. You must ensure that you are aware of any health requirements for your travel and ensure that you carry all necessary vaccination documentation. Please check with your local doctor or specialist travel vaccination clinic.
3.3. You agree that should you be affected by any sickness, serious injury or other unforeseen circumstances that Compass Expeditions, and/or our tour leaders, can arrange any urgent medical treatment or emergency evacuation as deemed necessary for your safety and that all such costs will be borne by you and your travel insurer.
4.0. Travel Insurance: Travel Insurance is compulsory for all travellers participating on a Compass Expeditions tour or expedition and should be taken out at the time of booking. Compass Expeditions will request proof of Travel Insurance prior to commencement of the tour or expedition.
4.1. Compass Expeditions reserves the right to cancel or suspend your participation on a tour or expedition, at any time, with no right of refund, if you are unable to provide proof of travel insurance when requested.
4.2. The travel insurance must be comprehensive and must cover accidents, injury, illness and death, medical and hospital expenses, including any related pre-existing medical conditions, emergency repatriation (including helicopter rescue and air ambulance where applicable) and personal liability.
4.3. The travel insurance must cover riders and pillions for accidents, injury and death whilst riding a motorcycle over and above 250cc capacity in foreign countries.
4.4. It is recommended that the travel insurance covers loss of deposit, cancellation, curtailment and loss of personal property.
4.5. You agree not to hold Compass Expeditions responsible for any decision made by your travel insurer.
5.0. Passport and Visas: You must carry a valid passport and have obtained all of the appropriate visas, permits and certificates for the countries you will visit during your trip. Your passport must be valid for 6 months beyond the duration of the trip. Compass Expeditions accepts no responsibility for these matters or for refusal of entry into the country/countries of your destination. Any loss incurred as a result of such documents not meeting the requirements will be your sole responsibility.
6.0. Authority on tour: The trip is run by the tour/ride leader, including guest or celebrity leaders when applicable.
6.1. The decisions of the tour leader will be final on all matters regarding safety and wellbeing of the participant including the motorcycle riding abilities of the participant and any change in itinerary due to unforeseen circumstances be that due to weather, local conditions, politics or various other reasons. No refund will be considered in the event of any such changes.
6.2. The tour leader retains the right to remove a participant from the tour. If the participant fails to comply with the decision made by the tour leader or interferes with the wellbeing of the group in any material way, the tour leader may order the participant to leave the tour immediately. In those circumstances the participant will receive no right of refund. Furthermore, in circumstances were the participant is removed from the tour, Compass Expeditions accepts no responsibility for the ongoing travel expenses, or any other incidental costs incurred by the participant.
7.0. Change of arrangements: You acknowledge that travelling with Compass Expeditions requires a degree of flexibility, good humour, and an understanding that the itinerary, accommodation and vehicles may change even after commencement, without prior notice due to local circumstances. Changes may occur because of force majeure, poor road conditions, weather, vehicle breakdowns or other circumstances beyond Compass Expeditions control or which simply cannot be foreseen.
7.1. Compass Expeditions reserves the right to change any part, or the whole, of the arrangements contained within the website and tour dossier, should conditions or circumstances beyond our reasonable control determine such action necessary. In such cases, we will use our reasonable endeavours to provide alternatives of the same standard, quality and duration as the original itinerary. You will have the right to cancel your tour, in which case cancellation fees as outlined in the Booking Conditions and Trip Terms and Conditions will apply.
7.2. Compass Expeditions does not accept any responsibility for loss of enjoyment, delays or compensation resulting from circumstances beyond Compass Expeditions control. Compass Expeditions is not responsible for any incidental expenses that you may incur as a result of changes made by us, including, but not limited to, additional accommodation, airfares or costs associated with changes to airfares.
8.0. Acceptance of Risk: You acknowledge that the nature of the trip is adventurous, and participation involves a degree of personal risk. You acknowledge your journey will have the usual risks of travel, and the additional risks that are associated with adventure travel and motorcycling. You accept these risks and the possibility of personal injury, death, property damage or loss which may result from your decision to participate in the tour or expedition.
8.1. You will be visiting places where the political, cultural and geographical attributes present dangers and physical challenges greater that those present in our daily lives. We use information from government foreign departments and reports from our own contacts in assessing whether the itinerary should operate. However, it is also your own responsibility to acquaint yourself with all relevant travel information and the nature of your itinerary.
8.2. Motorcycling can be dangerous and traffic conditions, roads, weather and other conditions in the countries you will be travelling, as well as the actions of other members of the trip can influence those risks.
8.3. You acknowledge that your decision to travel is made in light of consideration of this information and you accept that you are aware of the personal risk attendant upon such travel.
9.0. Limitation of Liability: To the fullest extent permitted by Law, Compass Expeditions excludes all liability for any loss or damage whatsoever (including, but not limited, to loss or damage to property of whatsoever nature, physical and psychological injury, economic loss, disappointment or inconvenience) that may arise in any way in connection with the supply of goods or services through or by Compass Expeditions or by any third party supplier.
9.1. Compass Expeditions does not accept any responsibility or liability for any acts, omissions or defaults of third-party service providers such as airlines, hotels, site seeing, shipping, transfer, vehicle hire services and the like, whether negligent or otherwise over whom we have no direct control.
9.2. Compass Expeditions will not be liable to pay the participant any compensation if the contractual obligations detailed in these terms and conditions are affected by any event which we or our suppliers could not, even with all due care and attention, foresee or avoid. These events can include, but are not limited to acts of war, threats of war, civil unrest, terrorist activity, riot, acts of government or other national or state authorities including port or river authorities, industrial disputes, border closures, natural or nuclear disasters, fire, chemical disasters, adverse weather conditions, sea, ice or river conditions or any similar events outside of our or our suppliers control. We further advise that advice issued from the participants Foreign Office or any other Foreign Office to avoid or leave a particular country may constitute a relevant event under this clause.
9.3. Compass Expeditions is not responsible for participant's personal effects if they are lost, stolen or destroyed. Compass Expeditions cannot be held liable for any such loss irrespective if personal items are being carried on the Compass Expeditions support vehicle/bike or lost during a shipment organised by Compass Expeditions.
9.4. Compass Expeditions is not responsible for any accidents. It is agreed and understood that neither Compass Expeditions nor its agents, employees and sub-contractors, including ride leaders and support vehicle drivers, are the guardians of any customer safety and that they, individually or collectively, cannot be held liable in any way for any occurrence in connection with the tour which might result in injury, death or other damage to the customer, his property or his family heirs or assigns.
10.0. Motorcycle supply: The motorcycles are provided by Compass Expeditions and/or its agents or third-party suppliers, and the cost is included in the tour price.
10.1. Compass Expeditions will attempt to provide the trip participants with the model of motorcycle confirmed to the participant. If after having confirmed the model of motorcycle requested and prior to departure Compass Expeditions finds that it is necessary to substitute a different model, Compass Expeditions will notify you as soon as possible. A refund for the difference in models, if any, will be refunded to you. If you do not wish to accept the proposed substitution you will have the right to cancel your tour, in which case cancellation fees as outlined in the Booking Conditions and Trip Terms and Conditions will apply.
10.2. Unexpected and uncontrollable situations may require last minute substitution of a motorcycle including after the trip has begun. This may include, but is not limited, to mechanical failure, collision, damage and theft. In this circumstance Compass Expeditions reserves the right to substitute the type of motorcycle confirmed. Should Compass Expeditions not be able to replace a motorcycle with the confirmed type or similar a prorated refund for the difference in models, if any, will be refunded to the participant.
10.4. Some suppliers will offer the participant the opportunity to limit their exposure to the initial damage excess through the purchase of an Excess Reduction Policy (ERP). This policy operates to reduce the excess you are exposed to by payment of a daily fee for the duration of the tour. You may exercise this option at the time of booking and prior to tour commencement. Once the tour commences you will be unable to exercise this ERP option.
10.5. The participant is solely responsible for the ignition keys during the normal course of a riding day. Should they be lost or stolen due to neglect or failure to follow the tour leaders' instructions the participant is responsible for the cost of replacement.
11.0. Riding your own motorcycle: On some tours or expeditions we may offer you the option to 'bring your own' motorcycle. You are responsible for ensuring that your motorcycle is suitable and roadworthy enough to take part in your selected tour or expedition.
11.1. Compass Expeditions reserves the right to refuse to accept the involvement of a motorcycle due to the unsuitability of the model for the terrain to be travelled and/or the lack roadworthiness of the motorcycle. This decision can be made at any time prior to the first ride day of the tour and is final.
11.2. In the event of an accident or breakdown, where the motorcycle can no longer continue on the journey, no refund will be made nor will Compass Expeditions be liable to pay you any compensation for unused services or items, including, but not limited to bike spare parts, tyres, accommodation, excursions, airport transfers and airfares.
11.3. Where shipping your motorcycle is included in the tour or expedition price, this shipping will be to the advertised start and from the advertised end point only. If you or your bike are unable to finish the tour or expedition for any reason whatsoever, including, but not limited to, illness, accident, bike breakdown or personal reasons, then the cost of repatriating your bike or transporting to the end point will be your responsibility.
11.4. Compass Expeditions is under no obligation to carry a tour participant's motorcycle to the tour end point destination.
11.5. Compass Expeditions does not accept any responsibility or liability for any acts, omissions or defaults of any shipping company which we contract to transport your bike, whether negligent or otherwise over which we have no direct control.
i. Compass Expeditions will not be liable, and no compensation will be made for any damage or loss caused to the motorcycle, motorcycle parts, or any other items shipped with your motorcycle, during the shipping or port to port transit.
ii. No refund will be paid nor will Compass Expeditions be liable to pay you any compensation for unused services or items, including, but not limited to accommodation, airport transfers and internal flights due to the late arrival of your motorcycle to the tour starting point.
iii. Compass Expeditions is not responsible for any incidental expenses that you may incur as a result of the late arrival of your motorcycle, including, but not limited to, additional accommodation, airfares or any costs associated with you re-joining the group.
12.0. Your responsibilities as a motorcyclist: As a rider on a Compass Expeditions tour or expedition you agree to follow the safety guidelines prescribed by Compass Expeditions and our ride leaders and accept the following standards and terms.
12.1. If a participant operates a motorcycle after drinking an alcoholic beverage or using mind altering drugs the rider will incur unlimited liability for damage to the motorcycle. Compass Expeditions is not obliged to replace a motorcycle damaged by a participant in these circumstances.
12.2. Participants who intend to operate a motorcycle provided by Compass Expeditions must be at least 25 years old and must have a valid motorcycle operator licence. Participants must also attest that they have at least 2 years of experience operating a motorcycle of similar size or larger than the motorcycle that will be provided by Compass Expeditions.
12.3. If the participant does not comply with local traffic laws or does not practice safe group travel practices as described by the tour leader and by guidelines provided by Compass Expeditions the agreement with the rider may be cancelled and riding privileges will be suspended.
12.4. Riding privileges will be suspended from anyone under the influence of drugs or alcohol. Participants agree to refrain from alcoholic beverages until the motorcycles have been parked for the night.
13.0. Governing Law and Jurisdiction: If any dispute arises in relation to the agreement between you and Compass Expeditions, the laws of Victoria, Australia will apply. You irrevocably and unconditionally submit to the exclusive jurisdiction of the courts of Victoria, Australia, and waive any right that you may have to object to an action being brought in those courts.
I understand that I will be required to sign a Release and Waiver Form before I can participate in a Compass Expeditions Tour. I have read and accepted the terms of conditions of Compass Expeditions. I am aware that motorcycling can be dangerous. I am aware that traffic conditions, roads, weather and other conditions as well as the actions of other members of the trip can influence the risks. I agree to accept those risks.
I am an experienced responsible and healthy motorcyclist with a valid motorcycle driver licence. As a passenger I am aware of the potential dangers of motorcycling.
I further agree and understand that the owners, operators and agents of this trip, including Compass Expeditions, are not the guardians of my safety. They, individually or collectively, cannot be held liable in any way for any occurrence in connection with the operation of my participation in the trip which might result in injury, death or other damage to me, my property or my family heirs or assigns.


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Jack Pevny, Aspen golf team heads to state looking to defend championship
News | October 6, 2019
Austin Colbert
acolbert@aspentimes.com
From left, Aspen High School golfers Jack Pevny, Nic Pevny, John Hall and Lucas Lee pose for a photo on Friday, Oct. 4, 2019, at Aspen Golf Club. The four will compete as a team in the state golf tournament Monday and Tuesday in Colorado Springs. (Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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Aspen High School senior Jack Pevny tees off on the 17th hole at the Class 3A golf regional on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, at Aspen Golf Club. (Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
Aspen High School junior John Hall competes in the golf regional on Wednesday, Sept. 25, 2019, at Aspen Golf Club. (Photo by Austin Colbert/The Aspen Times)
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Rare is it that the reigning state champions enter as the underdog, but that's exactly how the Aspen High School boys golf team sees it. Only senior Jack Pevny returned from that historic team a year ago, so the Skiers mostly believe it's a clean slate with the Class 3A state tournament set to get underway Monday in Colorado Springs.
"It's the first year in a while where we've come in as the underdog," Pevny said. "A lot of people don't think we are in it, which I just see as a huge opportunity to prove them wrong. I see it as a big opportunity for the younger guys, my brother included, as it's their first time going to state and to kind of get a feel for that."
Aspen will have four players competing Monday and Tuesday at Eisenhower Golf Course, which is located on the U.S. Air Force Academy's campus. Pevny is joined by sophomore Nic Pevny, his younger brother, junior John Hall and sophomore Lucas Lee. This foursome will look to defend what was the program's first state championship, won last October at Boulder Country Club.
"We know we are capable of winning. We just have to play well and stay focused," said Nic Pevny, who was a spectator last year when brother Jack finished fourth at state. "I've been looking forward to playing in it all year, so it's exciting for it to finally come. Just makes me want to win it more this year because I experienced it last year and it was super fun. So just makes me want to win it this year again."
Last year's team was special. That state foursome included seniors Dominic Lanese, Dawson Holmes and Jack Hughes, with Hughes having finished as the state runner-up behind champion Jackson Klutznick of Kent Denver. Peak to Peak's Davis Long was third, with Jack Pevny fourth. Jack Pevny was third after shooting 68 in the first round last fall, but a 76 on the second day kept him from pushing for the top spot.
The eldest Pevny is looking to become the program's first individual state champion. Three times has AHS had a state runner-up, a list that includes Hughes (2018), Will Hazen (2015) and Teddy Karlinski (2005).
"It's definitely a different atmosphere than last year, a different mentality going into it," Jack Pevny said. "But having it be my last year, there is definitely some extra incentive toward that. However it ends up, I'm definitely satisfied with my high school career and I can say that it's been a good run."
BATTLING INEXPERIENCE
This is Jack Pevny's third trip to the state tournament — he tied for 20th as a freshman before sitting out his sophomore season to attend a golf academy in Florida — while it will be the state debut for his three teammates on Monday.
"Many of these players that are very, very good, accomplished golfers, have very little tournament experience under their belt," longtime AHS coach Mary Woulfe said. "It's been a hard-fought battle and I think that's going to serve us well. Being second at regionals in some ways takes a little pressure off. I think that's not a bad thing going into the state championship to feel like the underdog a little bit, because I feel like we are."
While the Pevny brothers have been the clear cut 1-2 players all season, AHS had as many as eight golfers competing for the final two regional spots throughout the season. Ultimately Hall and Lee were given the nod, but it was a grind to get there.
Among those who didn't make the regional team was junior Jake Doyle, who actually won a tournament at Dos Rios Golf Club in Gunnison this fall. While these eight did lack serious tournament experience, Woulfe had plenty of talent to choose from.
"It was definitely a really intense season with a lot of competition between the team," said Doyle, who planned to travel to Eisenhower to watch the team compete this week. "It makes you that much better as a player to be able to play with guys in your own town that are just as good as you or even better. Everyone can go out and win a tournament. It just depends on the day."
The regional tournament, which AHS hosted at Aspen Golf Club, was a mixed bag for the Skiers. They finished second as a team, losing by two strokes to Montezuma-Cortez to end a streak of 10 straight regional championships. The last time Aspen had not won its regional happened to be in 2008, the last time it hosted.
Both Pevnys shot 76 to tie for fourth at regionals, a modest result by their standards. Hall shot 86 and tied for eighth, while Lee shot 104 to finish 36th in one of his worst performances of the season. Initially thought to have just missed the 10-shot cutoff to qualify as the team's fourth member, Lee found out a day after regionals that he finished right on the line and would in fact get to compete at state.
"It feels like I got a second chance, because regionals, it was awful. It was really bad. So it feels really good," Lee said. "We are coming off a state championship so that's got a target on our back, but it's a completely different team than last year. Not as much pressure I don't think going into it. There is still pressure, but compared to last year where we were the favorites we've got really nothing to prove except go out there and shoot low."
THIS LOOKS FAMILIAR
Aspen feels confident about its chances this week in large part because of the location. AHS played at Eisenhower earlier this fall and rolled to a team win. Jack Pevny won the individual title that day, and all the players feel the course suits their "mountain golf" style of play.
This familiarity could bode well for the state tournament.
"It's really just my putter getting hot on those greens and making the smart decisions the coaches and I go over in the practice rounds," Jack Pevny said. "It's definitely a confidence booster because I know the course well enough and I know how I played it to have that success, so it's just an easy benchmark to go into the practice round with and just kind of play that round the same way I did before and hopefully get the same results."
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Villa Vignozzi si trova a Vinci, in via della Torre 6.

Storia e descrizione
Villa padronale posta nel Castello di Vinci e completamente restaurata nel Settecento,  già dei Conti Masetti da Bagnano è oggi di proprietà della famiglia Vignozzi.

L'edificio è così descritto in un documento settecentesco: Una villa da padrone [...] con due orti e suo prato. Dalla grande terrazza si gode una splendida vista del Castello, del Montalbano e del paesaggio collinare circostante. Una veduta di Vinci, con il Castello, la chiesa di Santa Croce e la Villa Vignozzi, era riprodotta sulla prima serie delle vecchie banconote da 50.000 lire.

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni
 Sito della Regione Toscana da cui è tratta la versione originale della voce in licenza GFDL (vedi autorizzazione).

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Contra Dance Culture ~ A more detailed Hamilton, Ontario Country Dancer contra dance primer.
Online Videos of Contra Dancing ~ Short YouTube excerpts of contra dancing across the USA.
Where can I find Contra & English dances?
AZ Contra ~ PHXtmd's list of contra dances in Arizona.
Contracorners ~ Dwayne Johnson's great site to find contra dances in the USA.
DanceDB National Grid (by day of month) ~ Another good site by Ted Crane.
Festivals, Camps, & Weekends ~ Charlie Seelig's list of festivals, camps, and weekends.
What is a Contra/English dance gypsy?
Who are some local & national organizations affiliated with Contra & English dancing?
CDSS ~ The Country Dance and Song Society. An umbrella organization for most Contra & English dance organizations in the USA and Canada.
NEFFA ~ The New England Folk Festival Association.
The Lloyd Shaw Foundation ~ Dedicated to the preservation, restoration and teaching of the folk dances of America.
National Folk Organization ~ Formed in 1986 to preserve, promote and provide opportunities in the folk arts.
Lavender Country and Folk Dancers ~ An umbrella organization for gender role free dance clubs.
The Irish Cultural Center ~ The goal of the Irish Cultural Center is to provide the public with the highest quality educational and cultural programming. The Center is owned by the City of Phoenix and is operated through public private partnership with the Irish Cultural and Learning Foundation.
What are some resources for Contra & English dance information?
Articles, Essays, and Animadversions on Dancing ~ Compiled by Kiran Wagle.
Compositions, and Indices ~ Produced by Charlie Seelig.


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Amit Gupta
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MBBS, MD (Medicine), DNB
Dr. Amit Gupta is a cardiologist in practicing at Columbia Asia Hospital Palam Vihar Gurgaon. He is an interventional cardiologist routinely performing angiography & angioplasties.
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Ajay Mittal
Interventional Cardiologist at Max Hospital Patparganj,
MBBS, MD (Medicine), DM (cardiology)
Dr. Ajay Mittal is a New Delhi-based Cardiologist practising at the Max Super Speciality Hospital in Patparganj and the Hearts Clinic in Anand Vihar. He studied and trained in Cardiology at the All India Institute of Medical Sciences (AIIMS) in New Delhi, obtaining the DM (Cardiology) superspeciality degree in 1996. He has also attended various workshops in interventional cardiology in the USA, Singapore and South Africa. After completing his MBBS, Dr. Mittal was resident at the Lady Harding Medical College and University College, New Delhi, before joining the Hindu Rao Hospital as Medical Officer (Cardiology) in December 1988. He continued there until July 1994, and then moved to AIIMS. His next posting was at the Narinder Mohan Hospital and Heart Centre, Ghaziabad, as Senior Consultant (Interventional Cardiology) and Head of the Department (from April 1997 to May 2005). In June 2005, he joined the Fortis Hospital in Noida as Senior Consultant (Interventional Cardiology) until July 2008, after which he was at Max Hospital in Patparganj. Dr. Mittal has also been associated with the Metro Hospital (Preet Vihar) as Chief Interventional Cardiologist.Dr. Ajay Mittal was instrumental in upgrading the heart centre at Narinder Mohan Hospital, and starting the interventional cardiology unit there. He is also known for having performed the first ICD implantation, pacemaker installation, angiography and angioplasty in the district of Ghaziabad. He is well-versed with all aspects of invasive and non-invasive cardiology. He has performed more than 10,000 colour Doppler, echo, TMT, and Holter procedures, and more than 2,000 TE processes. In addition, he has performed over 8,000 angiographies and more than 3,000 PTCA procedures with stenting. Further, he has completed around 300 permanent pacemaker implantations and PTMC procedures in his career so far.
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Vice presidential candidate Sen. Ferdinand ''Bongbong" R. Marcos Jr. blamed yesterday Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) Secretary Corazon "Dinky" Soliman for the wastage of food packs and sacks of rice discovered dumped in Dagami, Leyte.
Her cited reports quoting Soliman that the DSWD is investigating why the relief goods were not given out.
Marcos' mother, the former First Lady and currently Ilocos Norte Rep. Imelda Romualdez Marcos, is from, Tacloban City.
Marcos stressed that Soliman cannot simply toss the responsibility for this mess to her underlings.
''She is the one ultimately responsible," Marcos said.
''The DSWD claimed it has learned its lesson and even acquired a mechanized repacking system and yet this unconscionable wastage of relief goods continues to happen," Marcos deplored.
"According to Soliman the goods buried in the area are no longer fit for human consumption. Initial reports estimates that around 500 sacks of spoiled rice were disposed in a 10-feet wide, 15-feet deep hole dug in Dagami,'' he pointed out.
"Can you imagine how many typhoon victims the DSWD could have helped with such amount of relief goods? Surely, those responsible for this are unfit as public servants. Someone should be held accountable," Marcos said.


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Ramón Cacabelos, of EuroEspes Biomedical Research Center discusses the strides being made in drug development for Alzheimer's disease…
Alzheimer's disease (AD) is a major problem of health and a national priority in developed countries. Despite enormous efforts by governments, the scientific community and the pharmaceutical industry over the past 50 years, no therapeutic breakthroughs have yet been achieved, and the drugs available for the treatment of AD are not cost-effective. In terms of costs, AD accounts for $226 billion/year in the USA and €160 billion/year in Europe (>50% are costs of informal care, and 10-20% are pharmacological treatment costs). It is estimated that in the USA alone the direct cost of AD in people over 65 years of age could be over $1.1 trillion in 2050 (from 2015 to 2050, the estimated medical costs would be about $20.8 trillion).
During the past 10 years, over 1,000 different compounds have been screened as candidate drugs for AD; there have been over 400 unsuccessful formal attempts to develop new drugs, and at present fewer than 100 clinical trials with AD-related drugs are in progress worldwide.
Recent data reported by Jeffrey L Cummings, Travis Morstorf and Kate Zhong (Alzheimer's Research & Therapy 2014, 6:37) indicate that during the 2002-2012 period, 413 AD trials were performed (124 Phase 1 trials, 206 Phase 2 trials, and 83 Phase 3 trials) (78% of them sponsored by pharmaceutical companies). Registered trials addressed symptomatic agents (36.6%), disease-modifying small molecules (35.1%) and disease-modifying immunotherapies (18%), with a very high attrition rate (overall success rate: 0.4%; failure: 99.6%).
These numbers reflect that the pharmacological history of AD is a chain of repetitive failures. Potential reasons to explain this historical setback might be that: (i) the molecular pathology of dementia is still poorly understood; (ii) drug targets are inappropriate, not fitting into the real etiology of the disease; (iii) most treatments are symptomatic, but not anti-pathogenic; (iv) the genetic component of dementia is poorly defined; and (v) the understanding of genome-drug interactions is very limited. Therefore, there is an urgent need to improve these poor results, since the approval of a new disease-modifying drug by 2025, capable of delaying AD onset by 3-5 years, would reduce the prevalence of AD by 30% and, consequently, reduce the cost of AD in the USA at an estimated rate of $300-$400 billion/year by 2050.
The most important issue for efficient drug development and subsequent therapeutic intervention is understanding disease pathogenesis. AD is a complex disorder in which multiple defects distributed across the human genome, together with diverse environmental factors, cerebrovascular dysfunction, and epigenetic phenomena are potentially involved. Major AD-related pathogenic events include genomic and epigenetic defects which may lead to the phenotypic expression of extracellular Aβ deposition in senile plaques and vessels as the result of the abnormal processing of APP by secretases, intracellular neurofibrillary tangle formation due to hyperphosphorylation of tau protein, dendritic desarborization, synaptic loss, and premature neuronal death, accompanied by gliosis, microglia activation, neuroinflammatory reactions, ROS generation, neurotrophic failure, and neurotransmitter dysfunction. This cascade of deleterious events can be differentiated into primary and secondary pathogenic factors which can serve as candidate targets for drug development.
In addition to the drugs approved by the FDA since 1993 (tacrine, donepezil, rivastigmine, galantamine, memantine), most candidate strategies fall into 6 major categories: (i) novel cholinesterase inhibitors and neurotransmitter regulators, (ii) anti-Aβ treatments (APP regulators, Aβ breakers, active and passive immunotherapy with vaccines and antibodies, β- and γ-secretase inhibitors or modulators), (iii) anti-tau treatments, (iv) pleiotropic products (most of these of natural origin), (v) epigenetic intervention, and (vi) combination therapies.
Therapeutic setbacks with candidate AD drugs suffered during past decades might be valuable for researchers and for the pharmaceutical industry to identify wrong decisions and technical mistakes; however, they are very costly and disappointing, with negative consequences for future investments. Probably the most relevant problem in the development of novel drugs with potential anti-neurodegenerative effects is that neuronal death starts 30-40 years before the clinical onset of the disease, when brain maturation stops around the age of 30-35. When the first symptoms appear in the elderly, thousands of millions of neurons have already died, and there is no drug capable of inducing neuronal resurrection. Therefore, it is clear that an efficient treatment should be administered many years before the onset of the disease. This situation requires important conceptual changes in the management of AD and in the development of new drugs for this devastating disorder: (i) the development of preventive medicines; (ii) new regulations for the administration of preventive treatments; (iii) early identification of the population at risk with specific biomarkers; and (iv) development of preventive protocols (i.e. initiation time, duration, costs, evaluation of chronic effects, etc).
In the mid-term, the optimization of AD therapeutics requires the establishment of new postulates regarding (i) the costs of medicines (improvement in cost-effectiveness), (ii) the assessment of protocols for a multi-factorial treatment, (iii) the implementation of novel therapeutics addressing causative factors (primary targets), (iv) the setting-up of pharmacogenomics strategies for drug development, (v) the incorporation of pharmacogenomics and epigenetic protocols into the clinical setting (epigenetic changes are potentially reversible with pharmacologic intervention), and (vi) new regulations for the development of vaccines and/or other preventive strategies to treat susceptible patients in presymptomatic conditions.
The incorporation of pharmacogenomics and pharmacoepigenomics into drug development in preclinical stages and in clinical trials would bring about several benefits: (i) to identify candidate drugs for specific targets on a predictive basis (not relying on serendipity or trial-and-error assays); (ii) to reduce costs and time in preclinical studies; (iii) to identify candidate patients with the ideal genomic profile to receive a particular drug; (iv) to adapt the dose in over 90% of the cases according to the condition of CYP-related extensive (EM), intermediate (IM), poor (PM) or ultra-rapid (UM) metabolizer (diminishing the occurrence of direct side-effects in 30-50% of cases); (v) to ensure drug penetration into the brain (drug transporter geno-typing); (vi) to reduce drug interactions by 30-50% (avoiding the administration of inhibitors or inducers capable of modifying the normal enzymatic activity on a particular substrate) (AD patients may take 6-10 drugs/day); (vii) to enhance efficacy and to reduce toxicity; and (viii) to eliminate unnecessary costs (>30% of pharmaceutical global costs) derived from the consequences of inappropriate drug (or patient) selection and the over medication administered in order to mitigate ADRs.
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Can we all agree on one thing? As a collective populace of the world, can we get to a place where all of the world's citizens get unfettered access to clean water and clean air? Seeing that those are natural resources, it should not be a difficult task right? Well think again. These demonstrations of unrest and the public outcry in South of Iran over water issues are telling of the fact that water sufficiency is a difficult balance to achieve. Around 40% of the country has been in drought conditions for past few years with December 2017 being the driest months in around 67 years. The continued politicals struggles and investment in wars has not been helpful either. My prayers with the families struggling for clean water.


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Architects Herzog& de Meuron have positioned a scaly crown over the top of this Basel museum.
The renovated Museum de Kulturen reopened in September and exhibits ethnographic artifacts and images from around the world.
The architects added a new gallery floor to the building, beneath the irregularly folded roof of shimmering ceramic tiles.
A steel framework supports the roof, creating a column-free exhibition area.
On the existing stories, the architects extended a selection of windows down to ankle-height and removed a floor to create a new double-height gallery.
The hexagonal tiles, some of them three-dimensional, refract the light even when the skies are overcast, creating an effect much like that of the finely structured brick tiles on the roofs of the old town.
The steel framework of the folded roof allows for a column-free gallery underneath, an expressive space that forms a surprising contrast to the quiet, right-angled galleries on the floors below.
The courtyard, in its patchwork setting of the backs of medieval buildings, has now become an extension of the Münsterplatz.
Art Club- FONDATION BEYELER Arch.Renzo Piano( is an Italian architect and engineer. His notable buildings include the Centre Georges Pompidou in Paris, The Shard in London, and the Whitney Museum of American Art in New York City)
The Foundation Beyeler in Riehen/Basel is devoting a retrospective exhibition to the legendary artist Balthasar Klossowski de Rola (1908–2001), known as Balthus
VITRA Design museum- Weil al Rheim, Germany- Arc.Frank O Gehry
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Vitra is also known for the works of notable architects that make up its premises in Weil al Rheim, Germany, in particular the Vitra Design Museum.


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This limited edition illustration by Kristina Dam is an abstraction of the celebrated Barcelona Pavilion designed by Ludwig Mies van der Rohe. The building was the German Pavilion for the 1929 International Exposition in Barcelona. The Pavilion in Barcelona is without any doubt one of the most significant buildings in the history of modern architecture. It is celebrated and known for its simple form and its spectacular use of extravagant materials; marble, red onyx and travertine. The iconic furniture piece – the Barcelona chair – was also made especially for the pavilion. The same magnificent minimalistic features in the design is evident in both the Barcelona Chair and Pavilion. As so many other architects, Kristina Dam is a true admire of the work of Mies Van Der Rohe. This building has inspired so many important modernist buildings and likewise it has triggered Kristina to do this abstraction of it.


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From and handicrafts, to armored cars and military figurines, Urdon Shop aims to champion a huge range of Jordanian-made products.
By Jane Hosking
It was three years in the making, but Urdon Shop, which exclusively stocks and promotes Jordanian-made products finally opened its doors in Jabal Amman in May. The store will showcase everything from handicrafts, food, clothing and accessories, to armored vehicles, desert boots, and detailed military figurines.
Owned by the King Abdullah II Fund for Development, the Urdon Shop and the wider Urdon brand will sell products made by individuals and communities from diverse backgrounds for the purpose of encouraging social and economic development.
Urdon Shop CEO, Osama al-Asa'd, expects competition to be low due to the uniqueness of Urdon Shop's products. "You won't see our products in the market," he said, explaining the shop will sell high-end heritage goods that represent Jordanian culture. To ensure this uniqueness, suppliers will exclusively produce and supply their products to the Urdon Shop to be sold under its brand.
Al-Asa'd explained that while the brand is a for-profit company, the main focus is not on profit, but on expanding the demand for Jordanian goods at home and abroad in order to create more jobs for Jordanian suppliers and producers. Of the goods sold in the shop, al-Asa'd noted that above market prices will be paid to the suppliers, meaning that the markup on the products in the shop will be around 10 to 15 percent. He explained that this would allow the suppliers of the goods to receive a fairer wage.
"We aim to create jobs that are sustainable and to share in making a future for Jordanians around the Kingdom…especially for the less fortunate governorates in the south," al-Asa'd said. He further explained that Urdon Shop would maintain sustainable business arrangements with local producers, providing them with a platform to collectively showcase and sell their products.
But the aim is not to only sell these products under the Urdon brand, but to also provide recognition to the original producer, with the hope of allowing many of them to expand and become independent in the future. To achieve that, the products sold in the shop will maintain their original branding in addition to the Urdon brand, along with a short story of where the product came from and who has produced it. By selling under the Urdon brand, these local producers will be provided with the support and marketing assistance required to launch them into the market.
Al-Asa'd explained that Urdon shop has three different types of products. These include products that are promising but need to improve in quality and packaging; high quality products that are not packed well; and quality products that are packed well but have not been marketed effectively. Urdon Shop aims to assist the producers of these products so that they can improve the standards necessary for sale under the Urdon brand. "We have talented people in Jordan," he said. "But they just need a push and they need suitable funds."
The shop, located off Rainbow Street, also has a café that will source its produce locally and feature Jordanian culture and musicians. While al-Asa'd expects the café, with its stunning view over downtown Amman, will be a popular attraction for tourists, he has a different market in mind for the goods sold in Urdon Shop. "I'm not here for the tourism in specific," he said, explaining that his customers are more likely to be corporate companies, the diplomatic community, and Jordanians living both locally and abroad.
In order to extend the market for Jordanian goods, Urdon Shop plans to expand its reach locally, regionally, and abroad. In the first phase of the expansion, al-Asa'd expects that Urdon Shop will supply its products in various locations within Jordan, such as museums and galleries. In the second phase though, he plans to go international, starting with the United Arab Emirates and the United Kingdom.
To extend its reach even further, Urdon Shop will make its products available online to buyers all over the world. Al-Asa'd expects that Jordanians living overseas will find this service particularly useful as he has observed a demand from people who want high-quality Jordanian products to give to family and friends or to have in their homes abroad. "I see them in the summer when they come here to Rainbow Street to buy Jordanian things to take back with them," he said.
The inclusion of the military line of products in Urdon Shop may seem a little unusual alongside jewelry and handicrafts, but these products are what make Urdon Shop unique. The military-inspired products, such as the desert boots and armored cars, come from al-Asa'd's links with the King Abdullah II Design and Development Bureau (KADDB) where he previously worked for ten years. "This is KADDB's aim that Urdon Shop help represent them outside," said al-Asa'd. He further explained that while there is competition in the region in the production of armored cars, KADDB is able to mass-produce its products at a higher quality and lower cost than their competitors because they are the manufacturer and the partner dealing with Jordan Armed Forces.
From the military line to the handicrafts, Urdon Shop has something for everyone wanting to take a little bit of Jordan with them, whether home or abroad. Both customers and the producers set to benefit from Urdon Shop will no doubt be looking forward to the opening this month and the expansion to come in the years ahead.
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Since Dr Pauline was last with you Nourish has had a lot of attention and activity.
During Organic Beauty Week in the UK Nourish was featured in three major titles.
The Independent Magazine featured Argan Skin Renew as it's No 1 Best organic moisturiser and labelled it a Best Buy. Yet another vote of confidence for this favourite moisturiser.
Grazia magazine featured Illuminating Face Shimmer in their article on Organic Beauty Products – recommending this to 'extend summer indefinitely' and 'to give a vibrant glow'.
Kale 3D Cleanse, known and loved by many TVSN customers but until now, was not available elsewhere. The time came to tell others about Kale 3D Cleanse and so this was launched in October at a very successful event.
The launch was held on the Dalloway Terrace at the Bloomsbury in the heart of London where guests dined on a salad inspired by the healthy array of ingredients in Kale 3D Cleanse.
As well as trying the new product, guests listened to Dr Pauline talking about the science behind the product, about her quest to provide products which tackle the harmful effects of air pollution and about the importance of cleansing for healthy skin.
Finally, we thought you might like to see a photo of the Nourish team just outside our factory here in London.


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What are the Odds: Backyard Brawl headlines loaded weekend
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Nate Stanley (4) of the Iowa Hawkeyes warms up before a game against the Northwestern Wildcats.
All-time record: 22-17
Last week: 2-2
NCAA Football: 12-10
NFL: 5-6
NBA: 4-1
NHL: 1-0
After a 2-2 split last week, I'm opening the book a little bit and giving you an insight into my typical week. Monday through Thursday I'm on the grind, fulfilling my duties as a student and churning out content here for The Pitt News as well as WPTS Radio.
But Friday? It's college basketball time, with a little bit of NBA on the side. Come Saturday, I'm locked and loaded for a full day of college football. Sunday it's back to the grind, catching up on everything I ignored over the weekend, with the NFL managing to distract me every now and then. On that note, here's what has my attention this weekend.
Fridays are for college basketball:
West Virginia at Pitt -1.5 (over/under 146.5)
The Pick: Under 146.5
They don't call it a Brawl for nothing, folks. Any time these two border rivals meet, it's an especially physical basketball game. The "Press Virginia" defense of WVU coach Bob Huggins isn't new to the Panthers who saw it last season in Morgantown. But with the turnover and shooting issues that sophomore point guard Xavier Johnson and Pitt have exhibited so far, they'll need to work hard to get anything going on offense.
Johnson has averaged just more than 3.5 turnovers per game while Pitt as a whole has struggled on offense, shooting 42% through three games. But the Panthers have countered that on defense by holding their opponents to 39.8% shooting. WVU has been trending down since the departure of Jevon Carter after the 2018-19 season and Sagaba Konate after last year. Both teams will thrive on defense while struggling to put together consistent offense, and this year's Brawl will go under.
South Alabama at Chattanooga +4.5 (over/under 137.5)
The Pick: South Alabama -4.5
A chance to meet Cinderella before she's crowned? World, allow me to introduce you to the South Alabama Jaguars of the Sun Belt (read: Fun Belt), who Jon Rothstein points out have some of the deepest returning scoring in the nation. The Jaguars nearly made it through the jungle against Auburn, falling 70-69 on an Isaac Okoro tip-in with 1.7 seconds on the clock.
South Alabama may be disappointed it could not pull off the upset in front of a record crowd in Mobile, but the Jaguars have a promising season ahead of them and could potentially make a run in March on the back of their veteran scoring. Jags cover on the road.
Boston at Golden State +8 (over/under 226.5)
The Pick: Boston -8 and over 226.5
No Kyrie and no Gordon Hayward is no problem as Boston has rattled off eight straight and heads west looking to make it a fine nine. Kemba Walker has validated every cent that Boston gave him over the offseason and looks like a revelation since leaving Charlotte. Meanwhile, a crippled Warriors' team minus their core of Stephen Curry and Klay Thompson has turned to offseason acquisition D'Angelo Russell to shoulder the offensive load. D-Lo has responded, averaging 25.7 points per game including back-to-back 30-point games against Houston and Oklahoma City. I'm fairly confident Boston will cover the eight, but I'm even more sure of the total smashing over.
Saturdays are for college football:
No. 11 Florida at Missouri +6.5 (over/under 50.5)
The Pick: Florida -6.5
The Gators have been up and down this year mostly due to their incredibly tough schedule. They've had to take on No. 1 LSU, No. 4 Georgia and No. 13 Auburn. But Dan Mullen's team is still very good, with a strong defense and a quarterback who has continued to improve each week in Kyle Trask.
Missouri … not so much. The Tigers are coming off a shutout at the hands of the aforementioned Georgia Bulldogs and dropped a game earlier to Vanderbilt, one of the worst teams in the Power Five. Gators win by a touchdown at least.
No. 24 Indiana at No. 9 Penn State -14.5 (over/under 54.5)
The Pick: Indiana +14.5
The easy pick here is to take the Nittany Lions at home coming off a tough road upset to Minnesota. But I'm taking the Hoosiers. Head coach Tom Allen's team has slipped into the AP rankings at No. 24 for the first time since 1994 after getting out to an impressive 7-2 start to this season. The Hoosiers will have redshirt junior quarterback Peyton Ramsey under center after another disappointing injury to starter Michael Penix Jr., but Ramsey has previous starting experience.
My concerns over Penn State redshirt sophomore quarterback Sean Clifford's ability to lead the offense were validated by his three-interception performance against Minnesota last week. Indiana has a history of keeping these sorts of games close, and will do so again — maybe even finishing the job this time around. Take the points.
No. 7 Minnesota at No. 23 Iowa -3 (44 over/under)
The Pick: Golden Gophers +3
Minnesota is 9-0 coming off one of its biggest wins in program history over previously undefeated Penn State. Yet Minnesota is still a three-point underdog, a number that speaks to the near-mystical powers of Iowa's Kinnick Stadium in the eyes of oddsmakers.
The Gophers will face an Iowa team that struggles on offense. Led by senior quarterback Nate Stanley, the Hawkeyes have managed to cross the 30-point threshold just three times, and not since September. If Minnesota can manage its emotions from last week's triumph, the Golden Gophers will pull off back-to-back upsets, which is an absurd sentence when describing a team that has a chance to move to 10-0 on the season. Row the boat one more time.


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As a charity, we rely for income on membership fees, donations and legacies, and revenue raised from our commercial operations. We're a charity founded in 1895 by three people who saw the importance of our nation's heritage and open spaces and wanted to preserve them for everyone to enjoy. More than 120 years later, these values are still at the heart of everything we do. We look after special places throughout England, Wales and Northern Ireland for ever, for everyone.
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While savagery is not inherently evil, some barbaric cultures thrive on depravity and welcome the act of feeding on their own kind. The raging cannibal is a barbarian who feasts upon her fallen opponents not out of hunger, or even a taste for flesh, but rather because she believes consuming her foes and defiling their lost lives demonstrates her strength. This penchant for feasting on the flesh of her kin makes the raging cannibal an awkward companion to travel with for many groups, with rumors revolving around the raging cannibal's culinary exploits often causing tense situations that other party members might be called upon to resolve via diplomacy before the raging cannibal grows frustrated and decides to take matters into her own hands!
Animal Fury: At 2nd level, a raging cannibal must select animal fury as her first rage power.
This alters the barbarian's 2nd-level rage power.
Consume Vigor (Ex): At 2nd level, when a raging cannibal reduces a creature of the same creature type as herself to 0 or fewer hit points with her bite attack during combat while raging, she can consume a chunk of its body to gain a portion of its power. If the creature's CR equals or exceeds her barbarian level, the raging cannibal gains 1 additional round of rage. She can never consume the same creature's vigor more than once. At 5th level and every 3 levels thereafter, the raging cannibal gains 1 additional round of rage each time she uses this ability.
Intimidating Gouge (Ex): At 3rd level, when a raging cannibal confirms a critical hit against a creature of the same creature type as herself with her bite attack while raging, she gains a bonus on Intimidate checks equal to half her barbarian level for the duration of the rage.
Feed from Fury (Ex): At 5th level, a raging cannibal is empowered by eating her enemies during combat. When a raging cannibal confirms a critical hit against a creature of the same creature type as herself with her bite attack while raging, she gains a number of temporary hit points equal to her barbarian level. These temporary hit points stack with other temporary hit points gained from this ability but not with those from other sources. These temporary hit points fade after a period of time equal to 10 minutes per barbarian level.
Razor-Toothed Fury (Ex): At 6th level, a raging cannibal's bite becomes even more fearsome. When using her bite attack, the raging cannibal can take a –1 penalty on her attack roll to add 2 points of bleed damage to the damage dealt. At 10th level and every 4 levels thereafter, the attack penalty increases by 1 and the bleed damage increases by 2 points.
Rage Powers: The following rage powers complement the raging cannibal archetype: internal fortitude, intimidating glare, primal scent, scent, and terrifying howl.


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Two ways not to fly over the Gulf of Mexico
Our colleague and collaborator, Dr. Jennifer Coulson of Louisiana's Orleans Audubon Society, tagged two adult Swallow-tailed Kites at the close of the 2015 nesting season. The following account describes the start of their southbound migration.
During either their spring or fall migrations, Swallow-tailed Kites from the western subpopulation (Alabama, Mississippi, and Louisiana) may fly south directly across the Gulf of Mexico, or they may head west and travel entirely overland, following the Gulf coastline through Louisiana, Texas, and Mexico. This year, both tagged birds from the western subpopulation circumnavigated the Gulf, but one surprised us by taking an easterly track.
Jennifer and Tom Coulson prepare to
release Strong River. © Jennifer Coulson
Strong River, newly-tagged near his nest in central Mississippi, left his summer range quite early for a bird west of the Florida Panhandle. After departing his breeding territory, he headed southwest to a known gathering area on the Sabine River, along the Louisiana–Texas border. He spent some time there, probably foraging daily with other kites and fattening up on insects, before moving southward through Texas. By 1 August, he had crossed the Mexican border, then spent the next eight days continuing south along the coastal plain within 20 miles of the western shore of the Gulf of Mexico. Strong River slowed down once he reached Guatemala and Belize. Perhaps he began encountering large numbers of Swallow-tailed Kites that had migrated through Florida and across the Gulf of Mexico, making landfall just to the north and resting after their 400+ mile over-water flight. As we know from years of satellite tracking and Gina Kent's Masters' research, this region in southeastern Mexico and northeastern Central American is the most vitally important stop-over area along the U.S. population's 5,000 mile southbound migration route.
Strong River circumnavigates the Gulf to the west, typical for a bird of the western subpopulation.
Lacombe. © Jennifer Coulson
Adult male Swallow-tailed Kite Lacombe, tagged by Jennifer in southeastern Louisiana, surprised us all by taking an eastern route through the Florida Panhandle and then turning south through the Florida peninsula. He spent one night in a known roost in Citrus County, Florida, then the next near another roost in the Corkscrew Swamp in Collier County before sailing off the southern shore of remote Cape Sable (the southern tip of the Everglades and Florida) late in the afternoon of 10 August. Lacombe passed over the Florida Keys that night and headed west past the Dry Tortugas to begin his 400-mile crossing of the Yucatan Channel. We have learned that the trans-Gulf flights for most tagged kites begin in the afternoon, perhaps giving the birds the advantage of cooler temperatures and less water loss while flying through the night. Lacombe reached the northern tip of the Yucatan Peninsula 42 hours later and settled in not far south, probably resting and regaining weight by feeding over the expansive tropical forest and scattered Mayan temples west of Tulum, Quintana Roo, Mexico.
Lacombe, although tagged in Louisiana, takes a route typical for birds of the eastern sub-population.
Thanks to Jennifer Coulson for raising the necessary funds and safely capturing and tagging these birds just before they left the country. We are grateful for her contributions to the Swallow-tailed Kite tracking study over the years.
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Once seen along the Mississippi River as far north as Minnesota, the Swallow-tailed Kite's range is now just a third its historic size. In the last 40 years, up to 80% of formerly common bird species have declined.
ARCI works to develop management techniques for these at-risk birds, but we must apply them now, before their recovery becomes impossible.
Since 1996, we have used satellite telemetry to study the ecology of Swallow-tailed Kites, including the 10,000 mile migration they make each year to the humid plains of Brazil and back to the lowlands of the southeast U.S.
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Effective 3/1/19, the maximum initial sales charge for purchases of less than $100,000 of Franklin Templeton's long-term fixed income funds (Class A and A1 shares) was lowered to 3.75%. Please see the prospectus supplement for more information. If you have any questions, please contact your financial professional or call Shareholder Services.
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Beginning on 10/19/18, Class C shares held for 10 years or more will automatically convert to Class A shares. Thereafter, Class C shares held for 10 years or more will automatically convert to Class A shares on a monthly basis. This conversion allows shareholders to take advantage of the lower expenses offered by Class A shares. Please see the prospectus supplement for more information. If you have any questions, please contact your financial professional or call Franklin Templeton.
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Party leaders, MPs, peers and dignitaries gathered in Westminster Hall to hear the Queen make her Diamond Jubilee address. Such events have been staged in the hall since George V's Silver Jubilee in 1935.
Among those gathered to hear the speech were former Prime Ministers Gordon Brown and Tony Blair. Between them sat Sally Bercow, wife of the Commons Speaker, and behind them Chancellor George Osborne and his opposite number Ed Balls also spent time chatting animatedly - perhaps about Wednesday's Budget.
Prime Minister David Cameron spoke with Ed Miliband ahead of the speech, while Deputy PM Nick Clegg chatted to the Labour leader's wife Justine. Politicians are used to hearing the Queen speak once a year when she opens Parliament and outlines the government's legislative agenda.
Mr Blair and Mr Miliband also found time to catch up before the Queen arrived.
The Queen - wearing a butter yellow dress coat and hat - was accompanied by Prince Philip She addressed Parliament in 1977 and 2002 to mark her Silver and Golden Jubilees respectively.
Commons Speaker John Bercow gave an address before Her Majesty. He said she had become "a kaleidoscope Queen of a kaleidoscope country" - referring to the UK's diversity.
Mr Miliband and Mr Cameron listened as Mr Bercow praised the Queen's "unique capacity to hold together" the nation through times of great change.
The Queen said she was "very touched" by the new stained-glass window created for Westminster Hall to mark her 60 years on the throne. It is a gift from both Houses of Parliament.
The window, designed by British artist John Reyntiens, will go on permanent display above the North Door of Westminster Hall later this year. It features the Queen's Royal Arms.
The Queen described Prince Philip as "a constant strength and guide" during her time on the throne - although she said he was "well-known for declining compliments of any kind".
The Queen received a standing ovation at the end of her address.
Archbishop of Canterbury Rowan Williams - who announced last week that he was stepping down from office - attended the event and spoke to the Queen at a reception afterwards.