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A Royal Safari in Kenya with andBeyond Ecotourism Company
12/08/16 / MoralCompass /	Leave a comment / Adventure Travel, Africa, safari, Wildlife travel	/ andBeyond, Kenya safari, royal safari in Kenya, safari, tracking gorilla, Uganda
The latest Netflix series has renewed an interest in the royals and their connection to Africa. The ecotourism company, andBeyond (&Beyond), has created a safari to give guests a taste of the royal treatment.
Home of the classic safari, Kenya has an undeniable connection to Britain's colonial era with its historical aura of elegance and grandeur. In fact, as documented in the recent television series, it was in Kenya that Queen Elizabeth first received the news of the death of her father, King George, and of her ascension to the throne. Inspired by this and the many other connections between the royal family and this former colonial stronghold, andBeyond has created a modern safari fit for a queen. This grand itinerary visits places made famous by explorers and royals of old, including special touches like vintage vehicles, which will take the intrepid traveler on a journey far back in time.
Highlights of the nine-night itinerary
Stay in the famous Norfolk Hotel in Nairobi, host to characters such as Theodore Roosevelt on his epic 1909 safari Walk in the footsteps of legends on an historical tour of Nairobi, visiting sites such as the Railway Museum and Karen Blixen's home.
Relax in the lovingly maintained colonial mansion of Giraffe Manor.
Experience the wilderness of Tsavo from the luxury private camp inspired by none other than the honorable Denys Finch-Hatton of 'Out of Africa' fame.
Feel the thrill of walking where the Tsavo man-eating lions once roamed.
Ride in a Vintage 1928 International SS motor Truck as driven by Robert Redford in the film 'Out of Africa.'
Explore the Masai Mara celebrating the era of classic luxury at Cottar's 1920 which is reminiscent of the 1920s.
Enjoy a Heliflip to Lake Rutundu for a champagne breakfast where Prince William proposed to Kate Middleton.
Excellent photographic opportunities throughout this historical journey.
The 10 day/9 night trip is available throughout 2017, starting at $19,551 per person/double.
Add on to Uganda
Guests can add to this Kenyan adventure by hopping across the border to Uganda, putting them within reach of the once-in-a-lifetime experience of tracking Gorillas and taking them to the end of the 'Lunatic Line' in Kampala.
Complement the Northern section by spending a few nights on Lake Victoria – andBeyond's travel experts can tailor-make the itinerary.
The itinerary is ideal for history buffs, romance, wildlife enthusiasts and avid photographers.
andBeyond is one of the world's leading luxury experiential travel companies, designing personalized high-end tours in 15 countries in Africa, five in Asia, and four in South America. The company also owns and operates 31 safari lodges and camps, as well as set-departure expeditions, throughout Africa, which positively impact more than 9 million acres of wildlife land. Established in 1991, andBeyond takes exceptional care of its guests in order to make a difference; its commitment to sustainable responsible travel, conservation and community empowerment has been globally recognized with multiple awards over the years. The company offers warm local hospitality and sublime natural luxury that combine with interpretive natural experiences led by highly-skilled guides and rangers.
For more information, visit www.andBeyond.com.
Wild Planet Adventures Secures Unprecedented 4-Hour Gorilla Trek Permit in Uganda
04/13/16 / MoralCompass /	Leave a comment / Africa, Nature Travel, safari	/ gorilla viewing in Uganda, gorilla viewing safari, mountain gorillas, safari, Wild Planet Adventures
Wild Planet Adventures has just acquired a rare four hour Gorilla Habituation Permit in Uganda, quadrupling the amount of time travelers can spend with the gorillas.
SAUSALITO, CA– Gorilla trekking is the most sought-after African safari after a classic "Big 5" safari and Wild Planet Adventures has just acquired a rare four hour Gorilla Habituation Permit in Uganda.
"There are less than 800 Mountain Gorillas left in the world with more than 60% living in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest in Uganda. The vast majority of Gorilla safaris include only standard permits, which allow a mere one hour to spend with the gorillas once your guides have located them. One hour is hardly enough time to get much more than a glimpse of the Gorillas, and it's completely inadequate for most wildlife lovers who dream of having an up-close gorilla encounter reminiscent of Dian Fossey in 'Gorillas in the Mist'," said Wild Planet Adventures' founder and director Josh Cohen.
Thanks to the company's reputation and connections, for the first time ever travelers now have the opportunity to spend an unprecedented four hours with the Gorillas – four times the time allowed on any other gorilla safari. This VIP experience is included in Wild Planet Adventures' special 25th anniversary safari Insiders Africa: Meerkats, Gorillas and Africa's Rare 5.
Guests will spend half a day observing these majestic primates – including silverbacks. This is not just a short glimpse, there's enough time to see them wake up, hunt, patrol, play, fight, copulate, nurture their young and build their nests. Guides will point out some of the intricate ways they communicate with each other during these activities.
This never-before-available gorilla trek from Wild Planet Adventures is led by experienced scientific researchers. Participants will actually be contributing to the careful habituation of a recently discovered Gorilla troop. This habituation process is critical in order for Gorillas to get used to human presence without abandoning their natural behaviors, losing important survival skills, or becoming reliant upon humans for food.
As Cohen points out, "while it might be seen as advantageous if humans simply refrain from contact with Gorillas and avoid the need for such a habituation process, statistically that has proven to be more advantageous for poachers and deadly for Gorillas. A major advantage of a researcher-led safari is both the access to the four hour permit as well as the extremely high level of knowledge and expertise that the researchers have, allowing for a safe and rewarding encounter with one of the rarest animals on earth."
Uganda is also an ideal safari destination because it also offers a wider variety of wildlife encounters (including the Big 5) than a classic safari in Eastern Africa. Long known as the "Pearl of Africa", it is home to the world's oldest rainforests, glacier capped mountains, roaring whitewater rivers, sparkling crater lakes, classic grassy plains, savannahs and wetlands. Its lush geography includes the Western Rift Valley, the Nile River (the longest in the world), Bwindi – the Impenetrable Forest, Lake Victoria, the legendary Rwenzori range – the Mountains of the Moon and the Ituri Forest. This incredible array of diverse eco-systems allows travelers to see some of the world's rarest animals all in one trip.
In addition to the Mountain Gorillas, travelers will also join researcher teams for a full day Chimpanzee habituation safari and nighttime walking safari in Kibale National Park (home to over 12 primate species), enjoy safaris for tree-climbing lions and the "Big 5" in Queen Elizabeth National Park and visit the famous "Mountains of the Moon." Another highlight is observing the intricate courtship and mating rituals of the stunning Kob antelope, and the playful antics of a colony of banded mongoose, cousins of the meerkats.
Wild Planet Adventures offers two ways to experience Mountain Gorillas in depth with their rare four hour habituation permit. Wild Planet's 25th anniversary Insider's Africa safari combines the seven day Uganda segment with a five day South Africa safari in the virtually unknown "green Kalahari", an area south of the better-known Kalahari Desert that receives more rain. Here travelers will encounter habituated colonies of meerkats, along with Africa's "Rare 5" including pangolin (scaly anteater), aardvark and aardwolf. The area is also prized for its sizeable populations of cheetah, rhinos, black-maned lions and more. The per person double rate for the 12-Day safari starts at $9,998. See: www.wildplanetadventures.com/destinations/?country=south-africa&trip=insiders-africa-meerkats-gorillas-africa-s-rare-5
Those who prefer just the Uganda segment can take advantage of a stand-alone 8 day safari featuring the four hour gorilla encounter. Per person rates start at $6,498. (See: Uganda Ultimate Gorilla & Chimp Safari)
For detailed itineraries, exciting wildlife photos and video galleries and booking information for tours worldwide, visit http://www.wildplanetadventures.com/, call 1-800-990-4376 or email trips@wildplanetadventures.com.
In April 2014 Wild Planet Adventures received its fifth "Worlds' 50 Best Trips" award from the editors of National Geographic Traveler for its "On the Jaguar's Trail; from the Pantanal to the Amazon" wildlife safari in Brazil. Previous National Geographic Traveler awards went to Wild Planet's Thailand, India, Panama wildlife eco-tours and its ultimate African safari in Zambia. Wild Planet Adventures is also recognized by other top travel publications for its wildlife-focused itineraries in Africa, Borneo, Brazil, Costa Rica, Galapagos, India, Laos, Nepal, Panama, Peru, Thailand and Zambia.
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Wild Planet Adventures Marks 25th Anniversary With Exclusive African Safari
02/10/16 / MoralCompass /	Leave a comment / Adventure Travel, Africa, experiential travel, Wildlife travel	/ African safari, Meerkats Gorillas and Africa's Rare 5 safari, safari, Wild Planet Adventures
To celebrate its 25th Anniversary, Wild Planet Adventures has created a one-of-a-kind safari, Insider's Africa: Meerkats, Gorillas, and Africa's Rare 5
Creatures in the wild don't magically appear at a safari guide's whim. But it certainly looks that way for one company that specializes in safaris that require a high level of wildlife expertise, often seeking rare animals and conducted in non-commercial destinations.
Wild Planet Adventures has spent 25 years honing techniques to observe some of the world's rarest animals in their native habitats. They make special arrangements for exclusive site access and feature exclusive activities that allow silent approach to animals. They bring together scientific researchers and biologist guides to take advantage of wildlife migrations, seasonal courtship, nesting and peak activity times for up-close encounters in virtually unknown destinations.
2016 marks Wild Planet's 25th anniversary, and Director Josh Cohen wanted to create a special anniversary trip that would highlight Wild Planet's wildlife expertise with their most ambitious wildlife experience ever.
"For our 25th anniversary we wanted to offer a very special safari that would thrill both new and experienced wildlife lovers with access to some of the rarest animals in Africa, a safari packed with unprecedented wildlife opportunities such as the ability to spend four hours with mountain gorillas (most permits only allow one hour). This one-of-a-kind 25th Anniversary safari is our new Insider's Africa: Meerkats, Gorillas, and Africa's 'Rare 5"
This 12-day safari combines South Africa and Uganda; a convenient grouping since South Africa is often a required stop en-route to Uganda. The trip begins in a remote and non-commercial area of South Africa known as the "Green Kalahari." This virtually unknown savannah lies south of the better-known Kalahari Desert and features dependable rainfall that supports some of Africa's rarest animals along with rhinos, zebra and giraffe. The "Green Kalahari" is a prized area to track big cats such as cheetah and black-maned lions (Africa's largest).
But what drew Wild Planet to this little-known destination is an unusual phenomenon; from May to September some of Africa's rarest nocturnal animals forage during the day instead of night, making it the best place to enjoy close encounters with members of Africa's "Rare 5"- pangolin, (scaly anteater), aardvark and aardwolf. There are also 2 colonies of habituated meerkats, allowing for exceptionally up-close encounters of one of the world's most popular and adorable creatures. This is just the kind of specialized wildlife expertise that Wild Planet is known for.
On Day 5 guests depart South Africa for Uganda to enjoy unprecedented access to one of the rarest animals on the planet, the mountain gorilla. Uganda is home to the highest concentrations of primates on earth, and the majestic gorillas are amongst the most coveted of all wildlife encounters. Only 840 mountain gorillas remain, of which at least 60% are in Bwindi Impenetrable Forest. Here, in typical Wild Planet Adventures' style, special arrangements allow its guests to spend four times the amount of time that is normally allowed in close contact with mountain gorillas. This extended viewing time allows travelers to intimately experience the gorilla family as they wake up, hunt, patrol, play, fight, copulate, and breastfeed.
"It took some effort to secure the longer gorilla permit," said Josh Cohen, Wild Planet Adventures founder. "We have arranged for an exclusive, unprecedented four-hour, researcher-guided permit which allows us more intimate time spent with the gorillas than any other safari operating today. Travelers will also join researcher teams for a full day Chimpanzee habituation safari and nighttime walking safari in Kibale National Park (home to over 12 species of primates), enjoy safaris for tree-climbing lions and the "Big 5" in Queen Elizabeth National Park and visit the famous "Mountains of the Moon." The final highlights are the intricate courtship and mating rituals of the stunning Kob antelope, and a colony of adorable banded mongoose, cousins of the meerkats."
This is an ideal second safari to Africa for travelers who have already seen the Big 5, even though the trip also includes those must-see animals. So it's a perfect celebration of Wild Planet's wildlife expertise for their 25th anniversary.
The per person double rate starts at $9,998. Guests fly by private plane from Johannesburg or Cape Town to Tswalu Kalahari, a private, sustainably operated luxury game reserve. On Day 5 guests transfer by plane to Entebbe, Uganda. Both mid-range and upscale accommodation options are available for the Uganda segment. 2016 Departures are May 16, June 26, July 19, Aug. 21, Sept. 17 (11-day trip) and Oct. 11, 2016, and private departures are also available on custom dates. For information.
25th Anniversary Season
Wild Planet's 25th Anniversary season is packed with more of its signature wildlife features than ever. Its carbon-neutral safaris emphasize conservation and sustainability. Their expert wildlife guides go the extra mile to increase the chance of wildlife sightings and rare animals in destinations not often accessible to the general public. The company's comprehensive itineraries balance diverse and complex wildlife habitats with key cultural experiences, allowing travelers the most comprehensive wildlife safaris possible in each destination.
For detailed itineraries, exciting wildlife photos and video galleries and booking information, visit www.wildplanetadventures.com, call 1-800-990-4376 or email trips@wildplanetadventures.com.
Passage to Africa Invites Solo Travelers on 2 Safaris at Zakouma National Park this Spring
10/20/15 / MoralCompass /	Leave a comment / Adventure Travel, Africa	/ African safari, Passage to Africa, safari, Zakouma National Park
Passage to Africa is inviting solo travelers to join two departures of its safari to Chad's Zakouma National Park.
Cape Town, South Africa – Passage to Africa is inviting solo travelers to join two departures of its safari to Chad's Zakouma National Park.
The expedition, limited to a maximum of eight guests on only 16 safaris a year, starts with a night at the 5-star Kempinski Hotel in N'Djamena, Chad's capital and largest city. Then travelers will charter to Zakouma for a seven-night all-inclusive stay at Camp Nomade.
Solo travelers are invited to join two departures, March 27 – April 4 and April 3 – April 11.
Camp Nomade is an upmarket mobile camp that allows guests to explore numerous paths and rivers across the 3,000 square kilometers of Zakouma Park. The wildlife experience rivals anything else in better-known safari Africa and perhaps more crucially, the park retains the ineffable sense of being truly wild.
Zakouma National Park, one of Africa's most exotic, vibrant and unexplored areas of Africa is home to 66 mammal species and 374 bird species, highlights include:
Walking with the iconic elephant herd
Viewing flocks of more than 10 million red-billed quelea
The constant presence of northern carmine bee-eaters, like splashes of fire across the sky; a photographer's dream
Encounters with predators both large and small
Spotting endangered species including the Kordofan Giraffe, Lelwel hartebeest and West African lion.
"A journey to Zakouma is like going back to an Africa that was 30 years ago; to have one's senses ignited and to be inspired…and at the same time, to make a real contribution to conservation," said Michael Lorentz, co-founder and CEO of Passage to Africa. "It is the personalization of the experience and its uniqueness, experientially, culturally and spiritually, that transports us. The rewards are infinite – beneath the rough exterior lies a wealth of warmth and undiscovered natural wonders."
"News about Boko Haram's involvement near Chad may be alarming, but issues have only occurred in areas at the far west of the country, more than 500 hundred miles away from Zakouma National Park in the east. Passage to Africa guides monitor these issues very closely and if there is any threat to the safety of the guests, the trip will be cancelled and all money will be refunded," the company stated.
Passage to Africa is a premier safari company comprised of some of the most respected African safari specialists including Michael Lorentz, who started the bush career in South Africa's Timbavati Game Reserve in 1985. He gained fame for creating Elephant Back Safaris in Botswana in 1991 before starting Passage to Africa in 2000, where he and his fellow guides are legends for family and solo adventure, conservation and historical safaris to Africa and beyond.
For more information and reservations, contact Passage to Africa, at +1 855 451 1689 or +27 15 793 0811; or visit the website at www.passagetoafrica.com.
Natural Habitat Adventures Debuts New African Riverboat Safari in Botswana
10/20/15 / MoralCompass /	Leave a comment / Adventure Travel, Africa, experiential travel	/ Botswana, Natural Habitat Adventures, riverboat safari in Botswana, safari, safari adventure
Natural Habitat Adventures is introducing an exclusive new safari adventure aboard a privately chartered deluxe riverboat cruising the Chobe and Zambezi rivers beginning in June 2016.
BOULDER, CO – Natural Habitat Adventures is introducing an exclusive new safari adventure aboard a privately chartered deluxe riverboat cruising the Chobe and Zambezi rivers beginning in June 2016.
The Great African River Safari features an intimate cruise aboard the Chobe Princess followed by an overland safari through private reserves, a combination that offers some of the best wildlife viewing in Botswana while also touching into Zambia and Namibia. Guests spend three nights aboard the Chobe Princess, plying the broad channels and backwaters of the Chobe River and its confluence with the Zambezi River, and five nights at small luxury camps exclusively for Nat Hab guests and deep within Botswana's premier private game reserves.
The 10-day itinerary begins in Livingstone, Zambia, near Victoria Falls. Days 2, 3 and 4 are aboard Chobe Princess. Guests then transfer by air from Namibia into Botswana to commence the land portion of the trip, which includes immersive safaris in the Selinda and Moremi game reserves. The adventure ends in Maun, Botswana. Departures begin in June 2016 and are scheduled through October 2017. Rates start at $10,995 per person, double, and vary by travel date. See: www.nathab.com/africa/namibia-botswana-africa-cruise/.
"Animals absolutely abound here, and our guests will encounter them in exceptional seclusion on this private adventure," said Nat Hab founder and president, Ben Bressler. Hundreds of hippos, enormous elephant herds (70,000 live in Chobe National Park on the Botswana side of the river alone), great numbers of buffalo and antelope, rafts of crocodiles, a multitude of water birds and more are on display from the boat's outdoor decks, and in air-conditioned comfort through the panoramic windows. Excursions by small skiffs up narrow channels provide even closer eye-level sightings.
Each departure is limited to just seven guests to ensure the most personalized safari experience possible in the quiet, remote areas visited. On wildlife drives, each traveler gets a window seat for optimal viewing and photography.
The adventure also includes Victoria Falls, one of the Seven Wonders of the Natural World. Nat Hab guests will have a guided tour of the national park on the rim, exploring different viewpoints over the falls via a network of walkways before heading upriver to secluded Toka Leya camp, located on the banks of the Zambezi. A sunset cruise is included, where guests are sure to see plentiful hippos.
Travelers lodge at remote tented camps booked exclusively for Nat Hab guests. These include Selinda Explorers Camp and Little Tubu, an isolated enclave on Hunda Island. Rather than frequenting the more heavily visited national parks in Botswana, guests explore private concessions where visitor numbers are strictly limited but wildlife is prolific. The 320,000-acre Selinda Reserve is vast big-game country home to huge herds of elephant and buffalo, as well as lion, wild dog, sable and roan antelope that are spotted on a regular basis. Hunda Island within the private Jao Concession borders Botswana's famed Moremi Game Reserve in the Okavango Delta. Huge numbers of various hoofed game abound here, with accompanying predators, especially lion and leopard. Guests fly on charter flights between locations, to reduce rough road travel and maximize time on safari.
Guests enjoy the personalized service of some of the top naturalist safari guides in all of Africa — a Nat Hab hallmark. A Nat Hab Expedition Leader accompanies the trip from start to finish. This staff also has additional training and resources provided exclusively to Nat Hab guides by World Wildlife Fund's top researchers.
The Chobe Princess riverboat offers five suites with a choice of king and twin bed configurations. Bathrooms are en suite. Crisply decorated with contemporary flair in a palette of white, dove gray and chartreuse, the boat's interior including the dining area and lounge make the most of its river setting with large picture windows and sliding glass doors in the cabins that provide private views of an ever-changing landscape.
For more information see www.nathab.com/africa/namibia-botswana-africa-cruise/
For information on all of Nat Hab's trips, descriptive itineraries, date availability and reservations, call 800.543.8917 or visit www.nathab.com.
Natural Habitat Adventures is a world leader in responsible adventure travel and nature-based ecotourism. Since its founding in 1985, the company has offered eco-conscious expeditions and wildlife-focused small-group tours to the planet's most remarkable nature destinations. Inspired and created from years of scouring the planet for the singular and extraordinary, Nat Hab's itineraries are artfully crafted experiences that are far from "typical." Trips are guided by professional naturalist Expedition Leaders, and Nat Hab enjoys a longstanding reputation for hiring some of the world's best guides. Conservation is at the forefront of everything NHA does, and its philosophy is simple: tourism must work with and benefit local communities, which will in turn find value in protecting natural resources and wildlife. NHA is proud to be the travel partner of World Wildlife Fund, sharing a mutual commitment to travel as a means of helping to protect the world's wondrous natural places.
Lion World Travel Offers Special Rate for Last Minute Victoria Falls & Botswana Safari
10/20/15 / MoralCompass /	Leave a comment / Adventure Travel, Africa, experiential travel	/ Africa safari, Botswana, Chobe National Park, Lion World Travel, safari, Victoria Falls
Lion World Travel is offering a last-minute 10-day "Wonder of Victoria Falls and Chobe" safari.
DELRAY BEACH, Fla.– Lion World Travel is offering an incredible last minute 10-day vacation package to Victoria Falls and Chobe, Botswana from U.S. $3,699 per person including international economy airfare, based on two people sharing a room. This affordable and carefully curated safari vacation takes you to Victoria Falls, one of the seven natural wonders of the world, and the Chobe Game Reserve in Botswana, famous for its enormous elephant population and magnificent scenery. This "The Wonder of Victoria Falls and Chobe" vacation package is valid for travel from Oct. 21 through Dec. 20, 2015.
The itinerary also includes:
Economy class flights from New York (JFK) to Johannesburg on South African Airways
Regional flights to Victoria Falls and back from Kasane
Road transfers as per the itinerary
Seven breakfasts / three lunches / five dinners
Four nights at the newly refurbished four-star Victoria Falls Safari Lodge, featuring an onsite waterhole and a non-stop parade of wildlife visitors
Three nights in luxury at the four-star Mowana Safari Lodge, offering superb and comfortable accommodation on the banks of the Chobe River
Guided walking tour through the magnificent rain forest of Victoria Falls
Tranquil sunset cruise on the Zambezi River
Boma Restaurant dinner for an African experience
Six game activities at Mowana Safari Lodge including game drives, bush walks, fishing and bird watching
Mowana river boat cruise at either sunrise or sunset to witness the breathtaking beauty of the colorful African skyline
This package is valid for travel from Oct. 21 through Dec. 20, 2015 and is priced from U.S. $3,699 per person sharing.
Lion World Travel, in its 51st year, is a leading North American tour operator specializing in group and individual tours to Southern and East Africa, and is a member of Travel Corporation , which also includes: Trafalgar Tours, Contiki, Brendan Vacations, Insight Vacations, The Red Carnation Hotel Collection and Uniworld Boutique River Cruise Collection.
For details and reservations, contact Lion World Travel at 800-387-2706 or visit www.lionworldtravel.com.
African Bicycle/Train Safari Offers Unique View of Namibian Conservation Efforts
03/01/15 / MoralCompass /	Leave a comment / Africa, bike trips, Conservation, cycling trips, ecotourism	/ biking trip, biking trip in Africa, biking trip in Namibia, conservation, cycling trip, ecotourism, Namibia safari, safari, safari by bike and train
BikeToursDirect is offering a safari of Namibia by bicycle and train to learn first-hand about "the greatest wildlife recovery story ever told."
Travelers will soon be able to see Namibia's leading conservation efforts and diverse wildlife from two unique perches—the saddle of a bike and the comfort of their private chartered train, the Desert Express. On this Namibia Bike and Train Tour, offered through BikeToursDirect, based in Chattanooga, TN, they'll also learn first-hand from conservation leaders why the World Wildlife Fund has called Namibia "the greatest wildlife recovery story ever told."
During the 12-night tour, which departs August 11, 2015, from Nambia's capital city of Windhoek, travelers will experience the country's vast beauty while enjoying the highest standards of comfort and service. They will visit the Fish River Canyon (Africa's longest), traverse the apricot colored dunes of the Namib Desert, and have the chance to see mountain zebras and desert elephants, along with giraffes, rhinos and lions.
"It's probably the most impressive and memorable setting I've cycled in," says Jim Johnson, president of BikeToursDirect. He recently biked in some of the same areas this tour explores: "The landscapes were breathtaking: vast deserts with some of the tallest sand dunes in the world, remote coastlines, and deep chasms offset by towering mountains.
"And this tour will transcend even that amazing experience. You'll get to see Namibia's unique landscapes and extensive wildlife from the unique vantage points of bicycle and train, and it's a rare opportunity to spend time with many of the individuals responsible for making the country such a conservation success story. It will be the trip of a lifetime."
After cycling each day, tour participants sleep on the train or in scenic lodges along the route. The train travels the longer distances during the night, making it possible to see more of the country and allowing plenty of time during the day for bike trips.
Two knowledgeable guides accompany the participants aboard the train and on each day's easy rides, which average less than 25 miles/40 km per day, and a support vehicle is always nearby to shorten the riding or give a helping hand. Participants may also choose to stay aboard the train, a great option for non-cycling companions who sign up for the tour.
Throughout the tour visit, participants will meet many key players behind Namibia's conservation success story, including John Kasaona, a leader in the drive to reinvent conservation in Namibia by turning former poachers into protectors of endangered species.
Participants will also hear how tourism has made the country's conservation success possible by generating sustainable income for local communities—and why their travel here helps improve the lives of the nation's people and save the lives of its wildlife.
The Desert Express holds a maximum of 48 guests in 24 compartments, each accommodating up to three passengers. Each compartment is fully air-conditioned and heated and has a private bathroom. Passengers can also relax in an elegant lounge, a unique bistro bar and a spacious restaurant that will serve the best in Namibian cuisine. Expansive windows throughout the train help travelers experience the full Namibian views.
Namibia was the first African country to incorporate protection of the environment into its constitution, and the government gave people living in communal areas the opportunity to manage their natural resources through the creation of communal conservancies. These conservancies – as well as governments, nonprofit organizations and other entities – have restored populations of lions, cheetahs, black rhinos, zebras and other native wildlife to the world's richest dry land. Through initiatives such as ecotourism, restoration has generated sustainable income for their communities.
This tour is among the 4 bicycle tours in Namibia and 15 on the continent of Africa currently offered by BikeToursDirect.
BikeToursDirect serves as a central resource for bicycle tours worldwide, representing 125 tour companies with over 500 tours in 71 countries in Europe, Asia, Africa, Australia and the Americas. BikeToursDirect offers a variety of resources to help travelers search for and choose tours and handles the entire booking and payment process. Learn more at http://www.biketours.com.
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Big Brothers Big Sisters of San Diego County's Operation Bigs is a one-to-one mentoring program for military children, which provides an extra layer of support to local military families.
Volunteers meet with their Little Brothers and Little Sisters for one hour one day a week (times and dates are the same every week) at the child's school. During that hour the volunteer and child play games, sports, and do other fun activities together, while building a friendship.
Operation Bigs serves four schools on Camp Pendleton, the need for caring, committed mentors to support the children of those who defend our country remains urgent. We are currently recruiting civilian, retired, & active military adult volunteers - come join them! It's a great way to make a difference in a child's life while having fun at the same time!
Volunteers must be at least 18 years of age and able to commit to the program for one calendar year. For more information, contact the Operation Bigs Hotline at (858) 746-9173 or email at OpBigs@sdbigs.org.


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IKEA's latest wireless charger appears to be a portable model
Igor Bonifacic
·Contributing Writer
December 3, 2021, 3:30 PM ·1 min read
IKEA has sold a variety of wireless chargers since 2015, but never one that you could use without plugging into a wall outlet. It looks like that's about to change with images of a new portable Nordmärke Qi charger making their way online courtesy of a few hawk-eyed Reddit users. We also have some details on the device thanks to German media outlet mobiFlip, which obtained them from a reader who bought one at a store in Cologne.
IKEA Nordmarke Qi charger
The individual paid €20 (approximately $22.64) to buy the portable charger. While it's not available online yet, you can see from the photos it features a 6,500mAh battery. It can charge your Qi-compatible devices at a glacial 5W. What you won't find inside the box is a power adapter or USB cable. It's up to you to supply those, so it's not quite as affordable as its price would suggest. However, one nifty feature is that the internal batteries are user-replaceable.
We've reached out to IKEA to find out if the company plans to carry the Nordmärke portable Qi charger in the US. In the meantime, if you're desperate to find a way to charge your devices on the go, your best bet is to buy a portable power bank. You can find ones that cost less than $20. What's more, they will feature a bigger battery than the Nordmärke and they will charge your devices faster.
The 19-year-old Belgian-British pilot Zara Rutherford set a world record as the youngest woman to fly solo around the world, touching her small airplane down in western Belgium on Thursday — 155 days after she departed. Rutherford will find herself in the Guinness World Records book after setting the mark that had been held by 30-year-old American aviator Shaesta Waiz since 2017. The overall record will remain out of Rutherford's grasp, since Briton Travis Ludlow set that benchmark last year as an 18-year-old.
Researchers on Thursday reported the latest in a surprising string of experiments in the quest to save human lives with organs from genetically modified pigs. This time around, surgeons in Alabama transplanted a pig's kidneys into a brain-dead man — a step-by-step rehearsal for an operation they hope to try in living patients possibly later this year. "The organ shortage is in fact an unmitigated crisis and we've never had a real solution to it," said Dr. Jayme Locke of the University of Alabama at Birmingham, who led the newest study and aims to begin a clinical trial of pig kidney transplants.
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#pragma once

#include "common.h"
#include "code_ir.h"
#include "dex_ir.h"
#include "buffer.h"
#include "chronometer.h"

#include <vector>

namespace lir {

// Generates debug info from code IR
class DebugInfoEncoder : public Visitor {
 private:
  virtual bool Visit(DbgInfoHeader* dbg_header) override;
  virtual bool Visit(DbgInfoAnnotation* dbg_annotation) override;

 public:
  explicit DebugInfoEncoder(const InstructionsList& instructions)
    : instructions_(instructions) {
  }

  ~DebugInfoEncoder() = default;

  void Encode(ir::EncodedMethod* ir_method, std::shared_ptr<ir::DexFile> dex_ir);

 private:
  std::vector<ir::String*>* param_names_ = nullptr;
  dex::u4 line_start_ = 0;
  dex::u4 last_line_ = 0;
  dex::u4 last_address_ = 0;
  ir::String* source_file_ = nullptr;
  slicer::Buffer dbginfo_;
  const InstructionsList& instructions_;
};

} // namespace lir

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The other day, Soroosh asked me, of all the places we've been together, where would I like to go again before leaving nashville. So I screamed, WHOLEFOODS. Also, Trader Joe's. American health/organic supermarkets are SO much better than any I've ever visited ever. From NZ to Australia to Japan to Europe, Merica is the best. The best. I want to live in their (the supermarkets') shelves. Right next to the turmeric coconut water. Or the Nigerian cacao nibs.
Wholefoods has this amazing buffet section where you can fill a plate or box with a HUGE assortment of hot and cold healthy, organic, vegetarian and vegan dishes. They also sell pre-made stuff like brown-rice sushi and quinoa rolls etc. It truly is heaven. If I needed a reason to live in America, this would be it. I could eat healthy and organic everyday and I could do it without a single effort.
Unlike Wholefoods, Trader Joe's isn't entirely organic but it's still a really fun and upbeat healthfoods market. Gosh, sometimes (haha) I love Americans!
All of the over-Instagrammed protein bars. Yep, all of em.
That's one reason, in and of itself, for you to see California! But, it's not going anywhere; it'll wait for you.
Wow, this is my first time to see a whole lot of pre-cut, pre-packaged food. On my side of the world if we want organic food we go to farmer's markets where we do the picking (sometimes) or choose the product we want and it'll be harvested fresh.
I wish we had one in NZ!!!!! So unfair! I totally envy you so so much! Grrr!!
Thanks so much! And yes, colourful and yum!
I would love to have one of these in AUS!
Easy to forget how lucky we are to have these things! Great post!
I used to shop in the one in picidilly circus in London and I loved it ! I bought yoghurt, fruit and the sushi .
Interesting post, often the US gets slammed for its lack of healthy food, but clearly they have some great and convenient supermarkets with lots of health foods to offer.
Hey Clare! Thanks for reading. Yes, I found it so interesting too. Before moving to live in Japan, I had this idea that Japanese food was the healthiest in the world. When I got there, I saw everyone consuming fried foods, white rice and noodles! Also, marbled meat and ample sugar! I guess that's why travel is so important – so we can see the world for ourselves.
My wife and I go to Trader Joe's on a weekly basis. Love that place.


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The oil-field equipment maker expects to report its third-quarter financial results Thursday evening.
After a tough slog through the oil market downturn, National Oilwell Varco (NYSE:NOV) finally returned to profitability in the second quarter thanks to the steady improvement in the oil market. It's an uptick that the company expects will continue in the third quarter, given the outlook CFO Jose Bayardo provided on last quarter's call. Here's what he said investors should keep an eye on when the company reports those results later this week.
One of the drivers of National Oilwell Varco's strong showing in the second quarter was the surge in revenue from its rig technologies segment, which jumped 35% versus the first quarter and 19% year over year. On top of that, the company reported strong new order bookings, which rose 12% sequentially thanks in part to a joint venture to build new drilling rigs in Saudi Arabia, as well as some rig orders for a customer in Argentina.
Unfortunately, Bayardo doesn't believe the company's third-quarter results in this segment will be quite as robust. He stated on the call that the company "expect[s] margins to be pressured from our recent focus on converting inventory that has been slow to move during this prolonged downturn into cash while rewarding first-mover customers." Because of that, National Oilwell Varco's CFO only expects 1% to 3% sequential revenue growth in the rig technologies segment and that margins will shrink a bit. He also said he thought that quarterly bookings would be volatile because the industry is near cyclical lows.
Investors should pay the closest attention to margins. If they contract too much, earnings could follow them lower.
National Oilwell Varco's wellbore technologies segment was also strong in the second quarter, posting a 12% sequential revenue increase thanks to the ongoing recovery in drilling activities across the U.S. due to higher oil prices. Its drill pipe business was particularly strong, with new orders improving thanks to demand from international markets.
Bayardo expects this strength to continue in the third quarter. He noted on the call that the company anticipates that the segment will "again outpace global activity, which should lead to mid- to upper-single-digit percent top-line growth" versus the second quarter. Still, he did warn that margins would be flat due to inflationary pressures. However, that would appear to be a temporary blip since the CFO also stated that "notwithstanding near-term inflationary pressures, we continue to see a multiyear time horizon in which this segment can deliver attractive top-line growth with strong incremental margins."
Again, investors should keep a close eye on margins. If they dip due to inflation, it could cause the company's bottom line to contract.
The company's completion and production solutions segment also delivered healthy second-quarter results. Revenue rose 10% sequentially thanks to an improving market for capital equipment. That enabled the oil-field equipment maker to expand its margins and overcome continued weakness in the offshore drilling market.
Bayardo anticipates that this segment will continue its upward momentum in the third quarter. He said that "we expect to see an additional 6% to 7% sequential improvement in segment revenue, with incremental margins ticking up to the mid-30% range as the rate of decline in our offshore businesses begins to moderate."
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text:
package utils

import (
	"crypto/md5"
	"fmt"
	"io/ioutil"
	"os"
	"path/filepath"
)

var (
	// ErrFileExisted error message when file exist
	ErrFileExisted = "target file %s is existed"
	// ErrMd5Check error message when check md5
	ErrMd5Check = "md5 is not same: Origin MD5(%s)\tCurrent MD5(%s)"
)

// Md5File generate md5 string
func Md5File(filepath string) (string, error) {
	content, err := ioutil.ReadFile(filepath)
	if err != nil {
		return "", err
	}

	return fmt.Sprintf("%x", md5.Sum(content)), nil
}

// ChkMd5Info check md5 info is same or not
func ChkMd5Info(filepath string, md5Str string) error {
	if newMd5Str, err := Md5File(filepath); err != nil {
		return err
	} else if newMd5Str != md5Str {
		return fmt.Errorf(ErrMd5Check, newMd5Str, md5Str)
	}

	return nil
}

// FileExist 判断文件是否存在
func FileExist(filepath string) bool {
	fi, err := os.Stat(filepath)

	return (err == nil || os.IsExist(err)) && !fi.IsDir()
}

// DirExist 判断文件夹是否存在
func DirExist(dirpath string) bool {
	fi, err := os.Stat(dirpath)

	return (err == nil || os.IsExist(err)) && fi.IsDir()
}

// IsDir is directory or not
func IsDir(filepath string) bool {
	fi, err := os.Stat(filepath)

	return err == nil && fi.IsDir()
}

// LocalPathSize directory size with all file in it
func LocalPathSize(dirPath string) (int64, error) {
	if !IsDir(dirPath) {
		info, err := os.Stat(dirPath)
		if err != nil {
			return 0, err
		}
		return info.Size(), nil
	}

	var size int64
	err := filepath.Walk(dirPath, func(_ string, info os.FileInfo, err error) error {
		if !info.IsDir() {
			size += info.Size()
		}
		return err
	})

	return size, err
}


text:
Q: how to change images on imageView after some interval I have a problem that I want to paste images on ImageView in Android and that images are periodically changed after some interval. Means one by one images shown in ImageView. I am doing this with the help of Thread in java but I got some problem that Thread is not attached and something. Please review my code given below and tell me the exact error and how to remove that error or give me some diffrent way for doing this.
package com.ex.thread;

import com.ex.thread.R;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.util.Log;
import android.widget.ImageView;

public class thread extends Activity implements Runnable{
/** Called when the activity is first created. */
public static Integer[] mThumbIds = {

   R.drawable.al1,R.drawable.al2,R.drawable.al3,R.drawable.al4,

};
Thread th;
ImageView iv;
public void run()
{
    for(int i=0;i<3;i++)
    {
        iv.setImageResource(mThumbIds[i]);
        System.out.println("Sanat Pandey");
        try{
            Thread.sleep(3000);
        }catch(Exception e)
        {
            System.out.println(e);
        }
    }
}
public void create()
{
    Thread th = new Thread(new thread());
    th.start();
    try{
        Thread.sleep(3000);
    }catch(Exception e)
    {
        System.out.println(e);
    }
}

@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstace)
{
    super.onCreate(savedInstace);
    setContentView(R.layout.main);
    create();
}
}

A: Try this..It works out well...
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);``
//
//
int []imageArray={R.drawable.img1,R.drawable.img2,R.drawable.img3};

final Handler handler = new Handler();
         Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
            int i=0;
            public void run() {
                imageView.setImageResource(imageArray[i]);
                i++;
                if(i>imageArray.length-1)
                {
                i=0;
                }
                handler.postDelayed(this, 50);  //for interval...
            }
        };
        handler.postDelayed(runnable, 2000); //for initial delay..
    }

A: You can't use things in the UI thread from a background one. So this call:
iv.setImageResource(mThumbIds[i]);

Has to be done in the main thread. In fact you probably don't need a background thread at all to get the effect you're looking for. You can make that just an activity, no need to implement runnable. and then do something like this:
@Override
public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.main);
    iv = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.yourImageViewID);
    int i = 0;
    Runnable r = Runnable(){
        public void run(){
             iv.setImageResource(mThumbIds[i]);
             i++;
             if(i >= mThumbIds.length){
                 i = 0;
             }
             iv.postDelayed(r, 3000); //set to go off again in 3 seconds.
         }
    };
    iv.postDelayed(r,3000); // set first time for 3 seconds

A: Try this
it's working
public class vv extends Activity {
    int b[] = {R.drawable.a, R.drawable.m, R.drawable.b, R.drawable.j, R.drawable.er, R.drawable.chan, R.drawable.vv};
    public ImageView i;
    int z = 0;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    i = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.image);
    i.setImageResource(b[0]);
    Thread timer = new Thread() {
        public void run() {
            try {
                sleep(2000);

                for (z = 0; z < b.length + 2; z++) {
                    if (z < b.length) {
                        sleep(2000);
                        runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                            public void run() {
                                i.setImageResource(b[z]);
                            }
                        });
                    } else {
                        z = 0;

                    }
                }
            } catch (InterruptedException e) {
                e.printStackTrace();
            } finally {
                System.out.println("finally");
            }
        }
    };
    timer.start();
}

}

A: try this code.the images was saved in drawable. please do insert a imageview in xml code. noted that the time interval for the following code is 1 sec.
import android.support.v7.app.AppCompatActivity;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.widget.ImageView;

public class MainActivity extends AppCompatActivity {
public ImageView iv;
public static Integer[] mThumbIds = {
        R.drawable.pic1,R.drawable.pic2,R.drawable.pic3,R.drawable.pic4};
int i;
@Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    iv = (ImageView) findViewById(R.id.imageView);
    i=0;
    t.start();
}
Thread t = new Thread() {
    @Override
    public void run() {
        try {
            while (!isInterrupted()) {
                Thread.sleep(1000);
                runOnUiThread(new Runnable() {
                    @Override
                    public void run() {
                        iv.setImageResource(mThumbIds[i]);
                        i++;
                        if(i >= mThumbIds.length){
                            i = 0;
                        }}});}}
        catch (InterruptedException e) {
        }}};

}

A: @Override
protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
    super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
    setContentView(R.layout.activity_main);
    final int img[] = {R.drawable.flower1, R.drawable.flower2, R.drawable.flower3, R.drawable.flower4};

    layout = (RelativeLayout) findViewById(R.id.activity_main);

    final Handler handler=new Handler();

        Runnable runnable = new Runnable() {
           int i = 0;

            @Override
            public void run() {

                layout.setBackgroundResource(img[i]);
                i++;
                if (i > img.length - 1) {
                i = 0;
                }
                handler.postDelayed(this, 4000);  //for interval 4s..

            }
        };handler.postDelayed(runnable, 100); //for initial delay..

}

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Dominiko Waqaniburotu
20th Apr 1986 1.96m/110kg Openside Flanker
Dominiko has played for CA Brive, also in France in both Top 14 and ProD2, and Waikato in New Zealand's ITM Cup.
He debuted for Waikato in 2009 after representing the side at Under 20 and Development level.
Dominiko made his International Debut for Fiji in 2010 against Australia & was later made captain of Fiji for the Pacific Nations Cup in 2010 replacing previous captain Deacon Manu who returned to his club side.
He was a member of the 2011 and 2015 Fijian Rugby world cup team.
He captained Fiji to their first-ever win over France on November 24, 2018, at Stade de France in Paris.
In Fijis next match following their historic win over France, Dominiko also captained the Flying Fijians to their first win in over 62 years against the Maori All Blacks on July 13 2019.
Blindside Flanker 2013 - present
Openside Flanker 2019 - present
Openside Flanker 2013 - 2019


Paul was born in Tarsus in Turkey. He was a highly educated strong but short man. We understand his intellect from all those epistles written by him and his preaching to Jews and Gentiles. He had a good command of languages.
He was short because when he was with Barnabas in Lystra people of the region called Barnabas, ''Zeus'' and Paul, ''Hermes'' because Paul was the chief speaker and short. However, at the same time he was strong. Because he could travel long distances in the countryside and could survive after all those difficulties. According to his own information, he had been in prison, been flogged, been exposed to death repeatedly. Five times, he received the forty lashes minus one. Three times, he was beaten with rods, once he was stoned, three times, he was shipwrecked, and he spent a night and a day in the open sea. He had been constantly on the move.
We hear about him first as a zealous young Pharesee Jew. His actual name was Saul and he was from the tribe of Benjamin. He was a born Roman citizen. He was brought up in Jerusalem and was trained under Gamaliel. When a group of zealous Jews were stoning Stephen, one of the seven deacons, Saul was there waiting their cloaks. He then became persecutor of the Christians. Going from house to house, he dragged off men and women and put them in prison. Finally, on the way to Damascus, he had the vision of Jesus and became follower of him. However, because of the memories of the persecution people did not trust him.
We read about his missionary journey to Arabia, but it was not explained much, so we do not know what went on.
He returned to Damascus and then went to Jerusalem. He tried to join the disciples, but they were all afraid of him. However, Barnabas trusted him and took him to the apostles. Then there was a plot against him, he was taken to Caesarea and was sent off to Tarsus.
If Saul did not have the invitation of Barnabas from Antioch, probably he would pass his life back in Tarsus, his hometown, and that would be it. Antioch (today Antakya) was important economical and political settlement for long centuries already and it became very important settlement for the Christianity as well.
It was the capital of a Hellenistic kingdom and city had its name from kings Antiochus. In Roman period, it was still important city in the province of Syria. It had mainly Greek speaking citizens because of the Hellenization of the area after the Alexander's Age. In addition, it had a large Jewish population. Some of them were there for centuries already. This Jewish population grew in number lately because of the persecution of the Christians and Jews in Palestine.
The church in Antioch was consisting of Jews and Gentiles together. There were some Gentiles in other early churches as well. Nevertheless, the church in Antioch had huge Gentile participants also, along with them Hellenized Jews were not following the Mosaic Law.
They were asking many questions difficult to handle for Barnabas. We understand about them by reading the Acts and the epistles of Paul. These subjects were brought in repeatedly. The questions were about food, circumcision and division of the Gentiles and Jews in the church. Paul preached about the food with the help of the old psalm of David: ''the earth is the Lord's, and everything in it.'' He said ''be careful, however, that the exercise of your freedom does not become a stumbling block to the weak.'' He preached on circumcision that ''For in Jesus Christ neither circumcision nor uncircumcision has any value. The only thing that counts is faith expressing itself through love.'' Paul also preached unity of the people in one God.
Barnabas and Paul preached there for a whole year. The church in Antioch became different. That is why they called themselves with a new name: the Christians. After the meaning of the title of Jesus: Christ = Messiah = the anointed one. This word was first appeared in the church of Antioch.
Back in Jerusalem, church membership was restricted to the Jews only and converted Gentiles to Judaism. The early Christians were still calling themselves as we understand from the Acts ''the Way'' and the Jews were calling them ''the Nazarene sect''.
The church in Antioch flourished so Barnabas and Paul went to Jerusalem to provide help during the famine. When they finished their mission there they returned to Antioch taking with them John Mark.
Paul started his first missionary journey with Barnabas. John Mark the cousin of Barnabas was with them as their helper. He wrote later one of the four Gospels. They sailed from Seleucia, port of Antioch to Cyprus and then to Perge in Pamphylia where John Mark left them. From Perge they climbed up to the Taurus Mountain range to Antioch in Pisidia. Paul preached to the Jews and converts to Judaism in synagogue on the Sabbath but the next Sabbath almost the whole city gathered to hear him. Then they turned to Gentiles and the word spread to the whole region. Then they went to Iconium (Konya) and Lystra. People stoned Paul there and dragged him outside of the city, thinking he was dead. Paul stood up and walked back to the city. Then he and his companions went to Derbe. From Derbe they returned to Perge and Attalia (Antalya). From Attalia port, they sailed back to Antioch. This journey took about two years.
In his second missionary journey, Paul took the land route from Antioch to Derbe and Lystra. This time his companion was Silas. Timothy joined them in Lystra. Paul would write two epistles to him when Timothy was in command of the church in Ephesus. They visited the churches established in the first missionary journey and traveled throughout the region of Phrygia and Galatia.
in 2nd century B.C. They were Hellenized and became peaceful farmers in the time of Paul. Ankyra (Ankara) was important Galatian settlement of the time.
When Paul and his companions came to the border of Mysia, they tried to enter Bithynia but according to Luke, the Spirit of Jesus would not allow them to. Prusa (Bursa), Nicaea (Iznik) and Nicomedia (Izmit) were the important towns of Bithynia. Therefore, they went through Mysia to Troas. Troas was the name of the region and Alexandria Troas -founded by Alexander the Great- was important port town of this region. Troy was not big town any more but was important religious centre.
From this point, we must believe Paul's dear friend Luke the physician, the evangelist and the writer of the Acts joined them as well. Because in that page Luke starts to write 'we traveled' instead of, 'they traveled'.
They sailed from Alexandria Troas to Philippi in Macedonia. Outside of the city gate by the river, they met a woman named Lydia, a dealer in purple cloth from the city of Thyatira. The western Christian writers today praise her as the first convert on the European soil. She was actually from the province of Asia. Thyatira (Akhisar) is northeast of Smyrna (Izmir).
On the way back to Antioch, Paul had a stop in Ephesus, went into the synagogue, and reasoned with the Jews. This journey took about 3 years.
In the third missionary journey, Paul traveled from place to place throughout the region of Galatia and Phrygia visiting the churches that he established and went to Ephesus. He baptized twelve men in the name of Jesus. Then went into the synagogue and preached there for three months. Then left there by taking the disciples with him and had discussions daily in the Lecture Hall of Tyrannus for about two years.
When uproar had an end, Paul set out for Macedonia. On the return journey, he sailed from Philippi to Alexandria Troas. He stayed there seven days. Paul's preaching went on until midnight. A young man was sitting on a windowsill and was sinking into deep sleep as Paul kept talking. When he was sound asleep, he fell to the ground from the third story. Paul went down, threw himself on the young man and put his arms around him. ''He is alive!'' he said and kept on talking until daylight.
He went to Assos on foot and from Assos sailed to Miletus. From Miletus, Paul sent to Ephesus for the elders of the church in Ephesus. He said that none of them would ever see him again. Then Paul torn himself away from them and sailed to Jerusalem to complete his task. The ship made a stop at Patara (on Mediterranean shore of Turkey) on the way.
On Paul's journey to Rome in chains, his companions, some other prisoners and a Roman centurion boarded a ship, which was from Adramyttium (on Aegean shore of Turkey). Then they sailed off Pamphlian and Cilician shores of Turkey, landed at Myra (on Mediterranean shore of Turkey) in Lycia, and changed ships. They passed off Cnidus (on Aegean shore of Turkey) as well.
Paul stayed in Rome for about two years and was beheaded there in about 67 A.D. in the time of Nero.


A group of middle class intellectuals accompanied by a mysterious South American visitor have just ended an informal dinner party and to pass the time start a session of Ouija. The men present sabotage the attempt though one or two garbled messages start coming through. Then everything starts to go wrong : there is a power failure, the telephone is cut off, the burglar alarm starts ringing, the police make an appearance, Stella, the hostess, becomes hysterical …… When finally a semblance of calm is restored those present find themselves taken back in time to the tragic 17th century revolt against the Spaniards led by the Indian Carmelite nun, Juana Orèz, the 'Chosen One' of the title.
The Chosen One takes place in real time and has no special requirements in set and costumes. It offers two very big roles for women who can be anything between 28 and 50. Though it is written for the stage by an experienced actor (who took part in the original production), it can also be read as a book in its own right.
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During the Civil War, Philadelphia resident Florena Budwin dressed up as a man and joined the Union Army to fight alongside her husband.
Confederate soldiers captured Budwin and took her to the Florence Stockade, an infamous prisoner of war camp near Florence. She was later buried at Florence National Cemetery but, according to Tally Johnson, Budwin is not resting in peace.
"People have reported seeing a blue ball of light over her [grave] marker and seeing a figure in a dark dress in the cemetery," says Johnson, author of four books about South Carolina ghost lore, including Ghosts of the Pee Dee and Civil War Ghosts of South Carolina. "Real Ghosts are much scarier than fake ones, especially if you don't expect to see one.
The legend of Florena Budwin is just one of the ghost stories Johnson uncovered while researching his books and the Florence National Cemetery is one of his favorite spots to see ghosts in the Pee Dee region.
There are believed to be many ghosts haunting South Carolina in places ranging from private homes and cemeteries to jails and college dorms—and the interest in checking out these spooky places spikes around Halloween.
"[Ghost stories] are a way to keep the history of the area alive," Johnson says. "It's almost like the National Enquirer: stories that may or may not be true keep the memory of events and people alive after they should have been forgotten—and the chance of a scare is also great, of course."
There is some science behind why we like to be scared: fear causes the body sympathetic nervous system to release certain home hormones, including adrenaline, that caused a heightened state of mental arousal and a sense of euphoria. After the fear subsides because the ghost stories and or the chains are willing actor who jumped out of the cornfield disappears, we feel a strong sense of relief.
Don't believe in ghosts? Local haunted attractions like to Scream Acres and Kreepy Hollow provide all the fright with none of the folklore, proving there are plenty of ways to experience a "fright night" in South Carolina.
Check out these seven places to experience ghosts, goblins, witches and murderous clowns just in time for Halloween.
Colonel Kolb's Tomb: In 1781, British loyalists captured Revolutionary War Colonel Abel Kolb, shooting him in front of his wife and children while his house burned to the ground. The gravesite has mostly been abandoned—except for the ghost of Colonel Kolb who reportedly still haunts the grounds.
"He was a true patriot and true hero for this area, but he died in a very traumatic way," Brian Gandy, director of the Darlington County Historical Commission, told SC Now. "If there is any indication of ghostly spirits in the area, Colonel Kolb would be a likely candidate."
The tomb was vandalized, prompting the Marlboro County Historical Museum to move the obelisk that marked Colonel Kolb's final resting place to the museum grounds in Bennettsville.
Lowther's Hill Cemetery: Locals have been telling ghost stories about Montrose, a spirit that haunts the cemetery, since the 1950s. According to legend, the ghost of Montrose scared visitors so badly, it caused them to flee the graveyard and run all the way back to Darlington.
The cemetery was established in 1789 on the grounds of the Mount Pleasant Baptist Church. Ghost hunters have reported sightings of ghosts and shapeless shadows and the sounds of children crying in the night.
Gandy told SC Now that there are no reports of murder or other crimes that would cause spirits to linger, he added, "I can tell you one thing: If I were interred at Lowther's Hill and my spirit still roamed the cemetery, I'd run off every person that came up there."
Due to vandalism, many of the gravestones have been moved to the Darlington County Historical Commission for safekeeping.
Lowther's Hill Cemetery
2864 SC-34
Mansfield Plantation: The Mansfield Plantation was one of the largest rice plantations in South Carolina. The original 500-acre property was deeded to John Green in 1718 and the main house was constructed in 1768.
Charleston magazine called Mansfield Plantation, "a national historic landmark [of] antebellum authenticity," but paranormal investigators believe the rice plantation turned bed-and-breakfast may have some spooky long-term guests.
Otherworldly voices saying, "Don't leave me," were recorded in the North Guest House. You'll have to reserve a room to see if you'll hear voices from the beyond, too.
Mansfield Plantation
1776 Mansfield Rd.
Georgetown, SC
www.mansfieldplantation.com
Church of the Holy Cross: The historic Anglican church in Stateburg dates back to 1850. Local architect Edward C. Jones designed the church, which was built on land donated by Revolutionary War general Thomas Sumter—but it's not just the Gothic revival architecture and stunning stained glass that attract attention.
Ghost hunters have reported a rather unusual paranormal experiences in the cemetery. The ghost of a Confederate soldier has been reported walking him among the tombstones while another ghost, a woman dressed in a wedding gown, perches on the tree branches above.
"My favorite story from the Pee Dee is the legend of the haunting at the Church of the Holy Cross," Johnson says. "The soldier just walks past and the bride vanishes when she is noticed. [It's a great ghost story] because of the history connected with the church…plus, a ghostly bride sitting in a tree? That's creepy and funny."
Church of the Holy Cross
335 N Kings Highway
Sumter, SC
https://holycrossstateburg.com
Kreepy Hollow: The adventure starts after the sun goes down: Visitors climb aboard an old school bus, take their seats and prepare for a terrifying ride. Once the heart-pumping ride is over, it's on to a haunted house, graveyard tour and hayride, each with scary surprises around every corner.
Co-creator Dustin Sims calls Kreepy Hollow, "a thrill of a lifetime experience."
"People like thrills [and] will pay for attractions that get their blood pumping," he adds.
The haunted attraction in Bishopville, has been scaring visitors for 13 years. Visiting haunted houses across the United States has provided a lot of inspiration and ideas and Sims notes that new scares, characters and attractions are added each season. The latest additions include new scares to the Salem Witch Trials scene that's part of the haunted hayride.
"The hayride is our last attraction and offers seven deadly spots that will keep customers on the edge of their seats," Sims says.
Kreepy Hollow
1155 Joe Dority Road
Bishopville, SC
kreepyhollow.net
Scream Acres in Bishopville started scaring guests when opened by Bobby and Pam Hasibar in 2000. Enjoy trails, woods and spooky sites, and perhaps even spot the spirit of horse and rider many visitors claim to see. SCREAM ACRES PHOTOS BY JODY JOHNSON
Scream Acres: Every good horror movie includes a scene with clueless teenagers taking a nighttime walk through the woods. At Scream Acres in Bishopville, the walking trail through the woods brings those big screen scares to life.
The trail, part of a two-mile haunted hayride, leads to a cabin hidden in the woods where a voodoo doctor casts spells on his patients. It's all part of a popular haunted attraction that Bobby and Pam Hasibar have been operating since 2000.
The couple also transformed an 1890s home into a house of horrors with screams and surprises in every room—and not all of the haunted happenings are manmade.
"We have people who come to the front office to buy tickets and tell us they saw the Indian on the horse at the end of the road; there is no Indian on a horse out there," says Pam.
Ghost hunters have visited the haunted attraction and recorded the sounds of children laughing and an inexplicable light in the woods. Even Bobby admits that he doesn't like to spend too much time in the haunted house.
"You definitely don't want to be in there by yourself at night," he says. "
Scream Acres Haunted House and Hayride
1283 Old Camden Road
screamacreshauntedhouse.com
Dreadwood Farms: There are monsters living in the 500-acre woods and their goal is to provide a "hair raising, blood chilling, truly frightening experience" for all who dare to venture into the woods.
Ride a bus into the village where the undead are waiting. On a walk through the woods, meet the residents, learn about their ways of life, which include torture, madness and mayhem.
Dreadwood Farms
1449 Patrick Firetower Road
Patrick, SC
dreadwoodfarms.com
Hobkirk's Hill: During the Revolutionary War, the Second Battle of Camden was fought on Hobkirk's Hill on April 25, 1781. A cannon decapitated a soldier on horseback during the bloody battle; his horse continued into the Black River swamp.
No one knows whether it was a Confederate or Union soldier but his ghost continues haunting the battlefield. The headless horseman is often seen during a full moon; he emerges from the swamp and rides across the battlefield.
Johnson believes that battles that date back to the Revolution continue to draw attention—and ghosts—because the "conflict was neighbor versus neighbor so those emotions and the violence leave a mark."


I blogged a little bit of Davy awhile ago for one of my homework assignments, but I just knew you wouldn't mind seeing a few more! He's already grown up so much from when I shot these!
I love all of them but ESPECIALLY the ones with Kathy. How sweet!!!
He's so sweet:) I love the first ones of him on that cute quilt. And that is one proud sister.


"The legacy SpaceIL will have on the future of the space industry is significant. This team's ability to build a lunar lander for $100 million and less than 50 engineers is remarkable, a leap forward towards affordable and accessible space exploration," said XPRIZE executive chairman and founder Peter Diamandis.
(April 12, 2019 / JNS) The nonprofit organization XPRIZE announced on Friday that it will award SpaceIL with a $1 million award for being just the seventh nation to orbit the moon, despite not landing on the moon on Thursday after a failure in its main engine just before touchdown caused it to crash into the lunar surface.
The spacecraft "Beresheet," named after the first word and the first book in the Torah (meaning "in the beginning"), lifted off from Cape Canaveral on Feb. 21 and almost completed its 6.5-million-kilometer journey to the lunar surface.
Immediately after the result, Israeli Prime Minister Benjamin Netanyahu announced that Israel will make another attempt, likely in the next two to three years.
The project started eight years ago when its co-founders attempted to win the Google Lunar XPRIZE challenge by being the first private team to land a robotic spacecraft on the moon, travel 500 meters, and transmit back to Earth high-definition video and images. The contest ended in March 2018 with no winner.
The Moonshot Award will be given to SpaceIL at the nonprofit's annual Visioneering Summit in October "with the hope that they will use these funds as seed money towards their education outreach or Beresheet 2.0, a second attempt to fulfill the mission," said XPRIZE CEO Anousheh Ansari.


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Worms (non-arthropod invertebrate animals)
Poisonous and Venomous Cryptids
Kakuran no Mushi
Kakuran no Mushi is one of the 63 creepy germs written in Harikikigaki, a book of medical knowledge written in 1568 by an unknown resident of Osaka.
This tiny malevolent creature is believed to have caused human illness during the 16th century in Japan.
Kakuran no Mushi is a worm with a black head and red body. It invades the stomach and causes vomiting and diarrhea. It is known to come up into the host's mouth and poke its head out.
Try to grab it, and you choke for air, but let go and it returns peacefully to the stomach.
The herbs goshuyu (Euodia rutaecarpa), shazenshi and mokko are useful in fighting Kakuran-no-mushi.
In the Harikigaki
Japan's Kyushu National Museum holds a copy of the Harikikigaki — a 16th century medical text of unknown authorship which claimed that diseases were caused by tiny bugs that crawled into the body. The Harikikigaki advises using acupuncture and herbs to deal with the bugs.
The Belief
Until the late 19th century, Japanese people believed illness was spread by evil kami called yakubyogami. At first these gods were thought to take human form, but later, influenced by thinking in texts from China, some people came to think of them as little creatures as small enough to enter the body. The Harikikigaki, written in 1568, is mostly about acupuncture, however, this rare text includes 63 color depictions of the various mushi (germs) believed to cause diseases.
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Lessons From Super Bowl LIII
mattw February 12, 2019
As the confetti fell down on the New England Patriots, the realization that game days in the National Football League are now months away from taking place sunk in. Hey, remember that loved one that let you watch those games in peace? "Hello, significant other, how have you been these past few months?" There's a whole world out there for you to consume now that the football season has officially come to a conclusion. Indeed, the past couple of months resulted in Bill Belichick and Tom Brady winning their sixth championship in the defensive struggle that was Super Bowl LIII. While New England can celebrate their championship for the months to come, the offseason represents a different kind of reflection for the other 31 teams.
Keying in on the trends from the 2018-19 season should provide a window into what's to come next season in the NFL. This past season was one where offenses thrived! Shotgun and spread formation reigned supreme, leaving defenses across the league continuing to play catch-up to solve them. As we move into the off-season, with most of the focus turning to the 2019 NFL Draft, now is the ideal time to examine some of the trends and failings from across the NFL.
Star Wide Receivers Not Getting it Done
In a day and age where wide receivers such as Julio Jones, AJ Green and Odell Beckham Jr. are touted as the games best receivers, the absence of an elite pass-catcher from the postseason stands out. Granted, each one of the players mentioned suffered from sporadic play at quarterback, which hindered their chances of piecing together a playoff season. In the case of AJ Green, his season came to an end due to injury.
You can make the argument that Chiefs' WR Tyreek Hill and Saints' WR Michael Thomas both qualify as top tier receivers, despite not being in the same financial area code as their peers. That would be a reasonable point. However, aside from Super LIII MVP Julian Edelman, there was a lack of star power at the position in the biggest game of the season. This postseason could just be happenstance, with a return of the big stars to meaningful games for the 2019-20 playoff. Whether a team can win with a big money receiver remains to be seen, especially since teams like the Eagles and Pats have won a championship without either.
Defenses Still Win Championships
To the casual fan, Super Bowl LIII was as exciting as sitting on your front lawn waiting for the grass to grow. In a season headlined by prolific offenses such as the Chiefs and Saints. The Monday Night Football contest between the Rams and Chiefs saw the two combine to score 105 points over four quarters. It was reasonable to assume that the Super Bowl would follow suit, with so many people tuning into "that game before the Maroon 5 and SpongeBob Squarepants concert."
While Tom Brady got most of the praise, it was New England's defense that rose to the challenge in Super Bowl LIII
Instead, what we got was a defensive showdown. Both teams using scheme, bluffs and positioning to their advantage to walk away with a victory. The Patriots giving up just a single field goal and 14 first downs. Meanwhile, LA's defense held New England to just 13 points, giving up a single touchdown to a team that averaged 27.3 points in the regular season. Patriots' WR Julian Edelman had his way with the Rams' secondary, running scott-free regardless of the coverage. The offensive renaissance that the league enjoyed was great from a ratings and interest standpoint, yet when the championship was on the line, it was a monumental defensive performance that ultimately propelled New England to victory.
What was unique about the win for the Patriots was their throwback to the days of football past by bringing a fullback onto the field and moving him all across the formation. The fullback position appeared to be on the verge of extinction across the league. Leave it up to the Patriots to resuscitate the position by using James Devlin as the knight on their chessboard. Even though the Patriots trotted out one of football's best at the quarterback position, it was New England's running game that punched the ball into the endzone for the game's only score. After passing for over 500 yards in his previous Super Bowl and coming up short, the onus wasn't solely placed on the right arm of the future hall of famer. No. This time around, Brady was able to get away with passing for 262 yards and 0 TDs to win his sixth championship ring. This offseason, the rest of the league will need to undergo self-reflection to figure out if they have it all wrong and what the Patriots got right this season.
Special Teams Matter
Say what you want about the personality of special teamers, they've gotten more notoriety this postseason than ever before. In a postseason where the Chicago Bears were defeated in the wildcard round because of shanked chip shot of the upright, the Super Bowl saw Patriots' K Stephen Gostkowski miss his first attempt of the game. Rams' P Johnny Hekker jokingly was getting buzz as the game's MVP, after booting nine punts throughout the night and downing five within the 20 yard line. Scoring points still remains the name of the game. Punters are afterthoughts for any given game, that's until they're backing up their opponent in the biggest game of the year.
Kickers and punters usually get dismissed as the quirky guys who workout by themselves and have to pay too much attention to the weather report on game days. Today, there should be a bit more appreciation for the players who have a sizeable influence on the game.
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Who would have known a PT Cruiser had so much room? I moved everything we owned from a storage unit just outside Sister Bay to our new abode. Sure, it only took me twenty trips or more! I wasn't really counting. However, with a little patience we were moved in and ready to start our little Door County adventure, beyond our tent. In our tent it had seemed like it would rain on us everyday. Now, four days of sunshine since our move.
Ellie has started her school year with some pre- service training and prep work. Monday she was invited to dine with the school board and other leaders at Gibraltar. She walked away with peace of mind. She told me folks have a pretty good sense of humor and were pretty pleasant. I am about a week into my new job at Good Samaritan. It is a neat place to be. Due to HIPPA laws I can't really talk in detail about the folks I work with or the people I serve. That is fine by me.
Our little tikes are settling in. Aidy and Lee-Lee were going a bit stir crazy camping for a month. The day we moved in and they saw all there toys was kinda crazy. They were excited and pretty happy to see all their stuffed animals, trains, cars, and you name it. Momma needed a break after a few hours of the manic energy, but she managed to keep the peace.
Something crazy happened. All of a sudden Liam and Aiden can ride a trike like its nothing. When we left Boys Town in Rhode Island they couldnt steer and could barely peddle without getting frustrated. Now they are pros peddling and sterring with ease. Without really any practice since those scenes of frustration a month or so ago. I suppose something just clicked in their minds. Maybe all the pent up energy caused them to try harder, and let go of fears.
Now we are set with a nice roof over our heads. The downside is we have to move in 9 months. I do not look forward to that, but we may be ready to purchase a home. I don't want to camp for 3 months next year. I say that now, but we may, who knows!


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