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Go Chimpanzee Tracking in Uganda & Rwanda
Chimpanzee tracking is a very interesting activity to include in one's safari. This activity brings one into close range with mans closest relatives; the chimps. Uganda is blessed with more chimps than Rwanda, and this is explained by the numerous places one can visit to encounter these primates while on a Uganda safari. And what better place to start with than one of the biggest and gifted National parks in Uganda;
Queen Elizabeth National Park;
Situated just in the South western part of Uganda, Queen Elizabeth National park is a hub for Wildlife Safaris in Uganda. With a diverse Wildlife, it draws several Wildlife enthusiasts including those who are interested in an encounter with the chimps. Getting to Queen Elizabeth National park is easy and you can make it using any of the two below options.
Either embark on a 7-8 hours' drive from Kampala to the park. Travel via Kampala –Masaka – Mbarara highway
Or board a scheduled or private charter from Entebbe International Airport to either Mweya or Kasese Airstrip.
Out of the four major areas that make up Queen Elizabeth National Park, Kyambura gorge is the main habitat for the Chimpanzees. Apart from Chimps, this valley is inhabited by an abundant of different bird species, monkeys, baboons, reptiles and insects. The tracking in the gorge is usually offered in sessions including mornings and afternoons; therefore you are free to choose from any of these times depending on your itinerary.
From Queen Elizabeth National Park, we can look at the biggest chimps national park in Uganda; Kibale Forest National Park; this Park is second to none when it comes to chimps as it's known as the asylum of Chimpanzee in Uganda. With a number of different primate species, this Park is actually named the primate capital of Uganda.
Located in the western part of Uganda next to Fort Portal town, this rain forest is always evergreen and also part of its area is occupied by the renowned Kibale forest National park, a home to multiple primates and other wildlife species. In addition to the chimps tracking experience, there are lots of things to keep you occupied including the visit to Bigodi wetland sanctuary, a home to different bird species including both indigenous and migratory birds.
In Uganda chimps are not only found in National Parks but also other protected areas, which include;
Ngamba Island Sanctuary, located in the middle of Lake Victoria. This sanctuary was created to protect endangered chimps species. The island can only be accessed by a boat to and from. Once on the island, one can either watch them feed as they also go through their daily routine. Or can also participate in the feeding of the chimps.
Kalinzu Forest Reserve; Located in southwestern Uganda on your way to Queen Elizabeth National Park, you will find Kalinzu forests reserve another destination to for a remarkable chimps tracking experience.
This reserve is blessed with huge numbers of both habituated and wild chimps. The habituated chimps are now open to public viewing after one acquires a chimps tracking permit. It is just a few kilometers to Queen Elizabeth National park, that is why it's believed that most of the game that breathe life into the reserve's lush habitats migrate from this nearby protected area.
A day spent in the reserve is very much worth it. After tracking the chimps, you can engage in bird watching, forest and nature walks.
Budongo Forest Reserve; Budongo is amongst the most prominent reserves in Uganda. It is a must see if you are after primate encounters, bird watching, forest and nature walks. Known for its beautiful Mahogany trees, Budongo reserve is part of the gigantic Murchison Falls Conservation area.
Considering the above chimpanzee protected areas in Uganda, Rwanda is not left behind as it gifted with the beautiful evergreen rain forest of known as Nyungwe Forest National Park. Occupied by a tropical rainforest, Nyungwe Forest National Park is the only place to go for Chimpanzees tracking while in Rwanda. It hides itself just in the South western region of the country. Getting there from Kigali takes about 6-7 hours by road, looking at the speed used and stopovers included. Besides Chimpanzees, Nyungwe's luxuriant habitats are inhabited by a number of Wildlife species including different bird's species, reptiles, insects and other primates.
Amazing Facts About Silverback Gorillas
Silverback gorillas live high in the mountains in two protected parks in Africa. They are also referred to as mountain gorillas. The silverback gorilla is a type of ape found in the tropical rain forests. Silverback gorillas continually wander through their home ranges of 10 to 15 square miles, feeding and resting throughout the day. Because gorillas are nomadic, they build new nests each day at dusk, constructing them out of bent branches in a tree or using grasses on the ground. Silverback gorillas have long black hair and their thick, shaggy coats help to them keep them warm in cold climates. Adult male gorillas are called silverbacks because of the silver saddle of hair on their backs.
Mountain gorillas have a stocky build, with a broad chest, long, muscular arms and wide feet and hands. Their arms are longer than their legs. Gorillas live in groups, each gorilla family with a silverback as the leader to protect and scare away other animals that may tempt to harm them, while protecting the other gorillas, it stands erect on its hind legs, tearing up and throwing plants, drumming on its chest with its hands and fist, stamping its feet hard on the ground, striking the ground with its palms and galloping in a mock attack on all fours.
Silverback male gorillas are around six feet tall while the females are around five feet tall. Silverback gorillas weigh approximately 350 pounds about twice the weight of normal adult man. Gorillas are herbivores, and eat only plants. They spend most of their day foraging for food and eating bamboo and leafy plants. Silverback gorillas were not even known to exist until 1902.
The fact that mountain gorillas are roughly 1000 in existence today reflects what humans have done to the population. Today, their habitat is being destroyed when people use land for farming and cut trees for different purposes. And this is one of the reasons why mountain gorillas have become the most endangered species of gorilla. Poachers who capture and kill these animals to make a profit are also contributing to their decline. If aggressive action is not taken to preserve gorillas and their habitat, kids in future generations may never know what it's like to see a real gorilla.
General facts about the silverback gorillas;
Their natural habitat is the tropical rain forest of central Africa.
Silverback gorillas can live from 40-50 years and slightly longer in captivity.
Silverback gorilla is the name given to the adult male gorillas because of the silvery fur running across their backs and hips.
Gorillas and humans have a very similar genetic make-up. They both share 98% DNA.
They live in groups or communities with a clearly defined social structure. A dominant Alpa leads the group of other males, females, and young in daily activities such as eating and sleeping.
Adult gorillas are approximately six times as strong as a man.
Gorillas are mainly herbivores that feast on a variety of plants, roots, herbs, fruits, bamboo, tree bark and occasionally, insects. Adults can easily eat up to 66 pounds (30kg) of food per day.
Standing up to 6 feet tall (182 cm) with arms that extend up to 8 feet (243 cm) wide, gorillas are the largest living primates.
Gorillas are known for being very intelligent animals. In the wild they communicate through vocalizations, body language, facial expressions and gestures. In capacity they have been known to learn sign language.
Gorillas spend the morning and evening hours actively searching for and eating food while midday is spent playing and resting. Each evening they make their own nests, mostly out of vegetation, before going to sleep for approximately 13 hours.
Although generally quiet and calm animals, they can become aggressive towards one another. Dominant males, in particular, will beat their chest, scream, roar and bark while standing upright in a show of power.
Would you like to see silverback gorillas? Why not book a gorilla trek to Rwanda, Uganda or DR Congo and get to meet these amazing apes in the wild of Africa.
What to Expect on Safari in Rwanda
Our modern-day lifestyles can sometimes be a bit monotonous, and every once in a while it's worth taking a step away from your day-to-day routine to embark on an adventure into the wilderness for some well deserved rest and relaxation.
With so many destinations to choose from, here is more information about why you should go on a safari holiday to Rwanda.
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Be ѕurе to саrrу your camera with you thrоughоut уоur triр because at every point of your journey you'll encounter something worth photographing. A safari in Rwanda will аllоw you tо сарturе a widе rаngе of nаturаl wоndеrѕ, from wildlife, national parks, historical and cultural muѕеumѕ, wаtеrfаllѕ аnd lаkеѕ. Rwanda will captivate your senses.
Entrenched in its history, Rwanda rеmеmbеrѕ the trаgеdу оf the gеnосidе thаt tооk place in 1994 аnd killеd over a milliоn реорlе. Today, however, Rwаndа is a соuntrу with friеndlу реорlе who grееt viѕitоrѕ with a ѕmilе оn their faces.
One of the most popular safari activities is gorilla trekking in the Volcanoes National Park. The park also offers you golden monkey tracking, a Dian Fossey tombs tour, and cultural tours, which can all be experienced on a three-day gorilla safari in Rwanda.
Rwanda has one of the highest concentrations of primates, with about 13 species recorded. These are found in Nyungwe National Park and include chimpanzees, colobus monkeys, mangabeys, baboons, vervets, red tailed monkeys, blue monkeys and over 350 bird species. If this weren't enough to lure you to the area, then activities such as primate tracking, birding, forest and canopy walks, and wilderness adventures are just a handful of the other popular tourist activities on offer.
In the eastern part of Rwanda lies Akagera National Park, which is located about a three-hour drive from the capital city, Kigali. Akagera is famous for big game viewing, birding, and boat cruises on Lake Ihema. The Akagera National Park management team, African Parks, has recently successfully introduced lions to the area, and two females have since had cubs.
There is a wide variety of professionally customised tour packages on Rwanda Gorilla Safaris' website for you to choose what suits your interests.
Experience a Game Walk in the Okavango Delta
Another exciting day on our over landing trip with a game walk through the bush! In the Okavango Delta we had a top guide and it was an amazing experience!
After are afternoon/evening walk on the first day, the second day we had to wake up very early for our morning game walk. The group was split up in teams of 5, and our group of course took the longest game walk of 4 hours!Starting in the early morning it was not too hot, and we were hiking along nicely finding some tracks of lion and hyena close to the camp. The first animals we actually saw were Tsessebe, which are antelopes who prefer to stay in the wetlands.
It was quite a big herd and seeing them run through the marshes was an amazing sight.We crossed the wetlands and got to a big open plain. Here our guide somehow saw the bottom of a zebra in the bush. How he recognized this, I have no idea, but after trekking trails through the bush we found them. No more than 100 meters away was a small herd of zebra, later joined by a blue wildebeest bull.By this time we were really feeling the heat and our water was running low, so we headed back to camp.
On our way back an elephant crossed our path and we waited as it crossed the plains. Besides all these mammals, before we found our way back to the camp we also spotted a beautiful eagle in the sky. At the camp we took a well-deserved dip into the river.In the evening Christmas dinner was served, a lovely turkey roasted by our wonderful cook Moses. After dinner we went on a game drive or boat ride with the mokoro's and spotted a buffalo to top of a great day of wildlife spotting in the Okavango Delta.Next day we left the Eco-friendly environment of the Okavango Delta with our Mokoro's and headed back to our campsite in Maun where the overland truck awaited us.
Guidelines to Planning Budget Safaris in Uganda
Organizing a trip to enjoy the natural environment of a country, spread with different national parks is not something very hard to do nowadays. However, you have to do some planning in order to enjoy and learn a lot from your wildlife trip most especially to the budget tourists who have to find the best way to minimize costs at the best way possible. It is not easy for them as when you might book a cheap lodge but it might be worse than the minimal requirements of a budget lodge and also transportation may become so hard for budget tourist as the vehicle he/she might have hired may not be able to handle the raged roads that lead to the park and in the end he/she loses the leisure and excitement.
Making an expedition to the national parks is very much captivating and exciting for wildlife lovers. Most national parks in Uganda are found in the remotes areas of the country but participating in the adventurous trip of exploring the national park needs serious planning for everyone as they are expenses incurred and also there are certain things you have to carry with you in order to enjoy the trip in particular for the budget tourists where certain items are not organized by the tour operator. So here are the guidelines the budget traveler has to follow on the wildlife safaris in Uganda;
Make a proper expenditure plan
This is done through knowing the various items you are supposed to pay for and project how much money you are supposed to pay for each item on the tour. This makes at least to know the total summation of money, you are likely to spend on the time and know if there are any additions or reductions.
Furthermore carry some extra money with you than what the tour agent has proposed in order to get stuck in case of any increment in the price of any tour item. This is because there always fluctuations of prices of commodities in Uganda each and every day.
If you are budget traveler to the national park do not get carried away, when you see cool restaurants and lodges. These fancy things will drain your pockets and you will have no money left with you and in the end you may fail to pay the other bills you may have incurred on the tours. This can be a total disgrace if you fail to clear up your bills as it ruins your societal reputation and integrity. But this does not necessary mean you do not have to look for something good. Look for some good but less costing to enjoy your trip with fewer worries.
Carry those minor items that may lead you to spending more money
It is good for a budget tourist to carry tour items like sunscreen lotions, sunglasses, insect repellents, toiletries and tour clothes which are of help on the wildlife safari. If those items are carried with him or her, there is no chance of him or her spending money on them in Uganda which saves him/her money on the tour.
With the above guidelines a budget traveler is guaranteed of having an enjoyable and exciting wildlife safari in Uganda without his/her pockets being strained.
5 Things I Learnt About Ringing Black Sparrowhawks
For the past three years I have been observing a pair of black sparrowhawks that nest just down the road from my family's house in Tokai.
A couple of weeks ago I was invited by the Black Sparrowhawk Project to assist them in ringing three new chicks. Strangely, in the days leading up to the ringing, I had my best sparrowhawk sightings to date, including seeing chicks in a nest and their mother bringing them food. I was even able to watch the mother bring down a feral pigeon right in front of me.
The ringing itself was an incredibly enriching experience. I was able to witness new aspects of sparrowhawk behaviour, learn about their adaptations, and get an insight into what it takes for scientists to gain an understanding of these birds so that we can ensure their protection. Best of all, I was finally able to see the chicks up close after spending weeks barely glimpsing them in the nest.
Here are five things I learned about what is required to ring these magnificent birds.
1. Tree climbing
There are some serious risks involved in this part of the operation. At the start of each ringing, Mark Cowen had to climb up the tree with his climbing gear to reach the nest, photograph the chicks in the nest, put them in bags and lower them down to the other researchers on the ground. All the while, both parents repeatedly and relentlessly dive-bombed him. Sometimes the female would strike his helmet, resulting in a loud crack. The bombardment eventually got so bad that at one point Mark had to cover his helmet with a thick blanket for additional protection.
2. Taking blood samples
Dr. Petra Sumasgutner had to take blood samples from each of the three chicks. This is an essential element of the research because it allows her to look at the cell count of the birds, including blood cell count, and to determine whether or not the birds had any internal parasites or genetic problems. The institute has done a great deal of work in helping to increase our understanding about this population of black sparrowhawks.
3. The ringing
After the chicks had been weighed, each chick was fitted with three rings. One leg bears two of the rings and the other only one. A SAFRING, with a different number for each chick, is the primary ring fitted onto one of the chick's legs along with a green and a blue ring. Each chick has a different ring combination so that they can be accurately identified in the future. These rings are an important tool in determining the range of individual sparrowhawks here, as well as population size.
4. Anatomy check
All three of the chicks are examined after the operations have been completed to determine what stage of growth they're at, how developed their feathers are and whether or not they are displaying traces of hunger (which are side-effects from malnutrition that can lead to problems with the chicks' development that could affect them in later life). Additionally, the chicks' wings and facial features were photographed. It was amazing to be able to look at the features of these amazing birds from such close quarters. It really gave me a completely new perspective.
5. Getting up close and personal
I learned a lot of new things about black sparrowhawks while observing the chicks up close and watching the parents. Both the male and the female sparrowhawks had different calls to one another, which meant they could be accurately identified even when they were perched among thick branches. The legs and talons of the chicks were adapted for a life of specializing in hunting, and their eyes, which were light brown, would turn bright red when they were adult. I could also see the bird's specialized trachea and watch as their claws reflexively grabbed at everything they saw.
Currently, all three chicks are doing well. They've lost all of their white fluffy feathers and are now no longer in the nest but perched in the branches of the nest tree with their parents. It won't be long before they start hunting for themselves and leave their parents' territory to start their own families.
Interesting Facts About The African Big Five
Africa is home to some of the world's most popular wildlife, including the famous "big five". Since wildlife safaris are among the top Africa holiday activities, you may find it helpful to know some fun facts about these big five animals.
The big five consist of buffalo, elephant, leopard, lion and rhinoceros. They were given this name, not because of their massive sizes, but because of how difficult and dangerous it was to hunt them down. In the earlier days when there were less restrictions on hunting, big game hunters considered it a great achievement to capture or kill one of these animals.
The African cape buffalo is a big and very intimidating cow-like animal with a dark-skin almost black in color. These ill-tempered animals are reputed to have killed so many trophy hunters, more than other animals did, hence their inclusion in the big five. During your safari in Africa, you will see large herds of buffaloes (as many as 2000 members) in the top game reserves in Kenya, Tanzania and South Africa. Occasionally however, you may spot a solitary buffalo bull, an extremely dangerous and ill-tempered animal, especially if it is wounded.
Older buffalo bulls have a darker skin than the females and the younger males. The older males also have a hard shielding protecting the base of their skulls.
You can find more facts about the cape buffalo at the Animal files website and this animals facts website.
No other animal on land rivals the African elephant in size. Yet, despite its huge size, the elephant is a peaceful animal when it is not threatened. Unfortunately however, in many places in Africa, human beings have encroached into lands that were previously the habitats for elephants and other wild animals. Inevitably, this has led to conflicts between man and elephants e.g. when man seeks to protect his farm, and the elephants are looking for pasture in their traditional grazing fields. This human-wildlife conflict has often resulted to cases of elephants killing people.
Some fun facts about the African elephant
Like human beings, elephants show great respect for their dead. They bury them under tree branches and mourn for them. I have also heard of reports that when elephants come across the bones of a dead elephant, they stop briefly to pay respect (see this information in the Animal planet website for example).
They have very good memory. Elephants remember and can retrace their grazing routes even if they revisit them after several years.
Male and female elephants stay and graze in different herds, only getting together during the breeding season.
You can find more information about African elephants in the pbs.org nature website.
If you have read the book The Man-eaters of Tsavo or perhaps watched the movie by the same title, then you know that African lions are very ferocious hunters. Like many other animals however, lions do not normally attack men unless cornered or injured. That does not mean you should attempt to get any close to a lion in the jungle. In your safaris, it is only wise to stay in your vehicle at all times.
Some fun facts about the African lions:
Unlike all the other African big cats, lions are social animals, living in prides consisting of up to three males, several more females and their cubs.
Though they are the reputed "king of the jungle", lions are actually quite lazy. Their renowned hunting prowess is mostly because they hunt in groups. A lion can not chase their prey for very long distances.
The female lions (lionesses) do most of the hunting, while the males defend their pride's territory.
Only the males have manes, the long bushy hair around their necks and heads. However, some maneless male lions are found in Tsavo national park in Kenya, and in Senegal in West Africa.
You can find more interesting information about the African lion at the national geographic website and in the lion lovers web site.
In my opinion, the leopard is the most beautiful of the African wild animals. Sadly, it is also a very elusive cat, not easily spotted during the day. Among all the big cats of Africa, leopards are the most adaptable, and can be found living in greatly varied environments. If you are not very familiar with African animals, you can easily confuse between a leopard and a cheetah. But if you have a keen eye, you will notice that they are remarkably different from their body-build to the shape of their skin spots. This newsletter article by go2africa.com can help you distinguish between many of Africa's similar looking animals.
Some fun facts about Leopards:
They are nocturnal, hunting mostly at night and spending the day resting on tree branches.
After a successful kill, leopards prefer to drag the bodies of their prey up the tree branches, away from other stronger predators like the spotted hyenas and lions.
Despite their relatively small size, leopards are very strong and bring down much larger animals. Some unbelievable incidences concerning leopards have been recorded, like a leopard killing a crocodile in Kruger national park in South Africa.
Perhaps no other animal has caught the attention of animal conservationists than the African rhino. There are two rhino species found in Africa: the white rhino and the black rhino. The main distinguishing feature between the two species is the shape of their mouths. The white rhino has a broad square-lipped mouth while the black rhino's mouth is more pointed, almost triangular. Both species are endangered species, having been almost wiped out by poachers. Due to their size, rhinoceros have no other natural predators apart from man.
Some interesting facts about African rhinos
They have a very poor eyesight, but very good sense of smell and hearing.
Due to the poor eyesight, rhinos tend to charge very easily at offending objects.
The white rhino is primarily a grazer, feeding mostly on grass, while the black rhino is a browser, feeding on leaves, bushes, plant shoots, etc.
Despite the color reference, the two species have no remarkable difference in skin color.
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Taking a Gorilla Tour in Uganda's Bwindi Forest
Taking an option of doing Mountain Gorilla trekking in Uganda's Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is great decision made which results into an ultimate adventure to narrate as a story to your fellow travelers when you meet up in other amazing destinations elsewhere.
This experiential rewarding activity done in Uganda usually involves meeting with the mostly wanted shy endangered ground dwelling herbivores Mountain Gorillas in the Jungles of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park. It's not that most travelers just like visiting Uganda because it's the only destination available but rather it's due to some major attracting factors.
They include ease of accessibility, wide range of different Wild life species, different other exciting attractions, favourable climatic conditions, stable financial status, good service providers characterized, flexibility and stable security.
Looking forward to meet Uganda's Mountain Gorillas on your Uganda Safari Tour vacation, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park is the best recommended and fascinating Park to go for variety of these apes even on the rest of the continent.
It is located in the South Western part of Uganda lieing along Uganda's border with Democratic Republic of Congo not very from Queen Elizabeth National Park.
It's very easy to drive from the Buhoma sector side of Bwindi and access Queen Elizabeth National Park via the Ishasha sector route. Bwindi presents thick impenetrable tropical rainforest, bogs, shrubs and swampy areas which provide good habitat to its various species.
Popularly known for hosting variety of Gorilla species, Bwindi Impenetrable National Park has over eighteen Gorilla families habituated for trekking experience.
These families are grouped in Bwindi's four sectors including Buhoma sector, Ruhija, Rushaga and Nkuringo sector with each sector inhabiting more than two Gorilla families.
How to get there.
Being located in the South western part of Uganda, the best route of reaching this Park from Kampala is Kampala- Masaka- Mbarara highway including enroute stop over at the equator in Kayabwe before reaching Masaka town for some brief explanation about the equator, photographs and snacks.
Then continue with the journey using suitable 4×4 wheel drive Safari jeep, lunch is usually provided enroute in Mbarara town.
It takes about 9-10 hours for the drive from Kampala up to Bwindi Impenetrable National Park in the South Western part of Uganda depending on speed used and traffic along the way plus enroute stop overs associated.
Gorilla trekking in Bwindi.
This usually involves meeting with the shy endangered ground dwelling herbivores Mountain Gorillas in the Jungles of Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, this amazing experience is usually started in the morning after a briefing conducted at the Park offices or starting point to highlight about how to behave while in the Jungle, along the way and in presence of these apes.
After briefing a park ranger guide and armed officers are assigned to a group of eight trekkers for the journey heading to the Jungle in search of these apes for interaction, Park ranger usually inquire from Gorilla trackers via radio calls about the exact location of these apes in the Jungles.
Gorilla trackers are usually the first to go early in the morning to exactly locate where these apes spent their last night.
After locating these apes in the Jungles, you are allowed to stay in their presence for only one hour while seeing them playing, feeding, laughing plus taking photos and videos of them provided you are not using a flush camera.
After one hour session with the Gorillas, next step is vacating the place back to Park offices or starting point for Gorilla trekking certificate award, its advised that when heading for a Gorilla trek in Uganda you come along with your packed food for eating while in the Jungle because most of the times lunch time reaches when Gorilla trackers are still in the Jungle being unable to come back for lunch.
Gorilla trekking requires a permit and this permit in Uganda costs $600 USD per person usually booked in advance before your trekking dates such that it's processed in time.
Besides Gorilla trekking what else? While in Bwindi Impenetrable National Park, you can also do bird watching, visit the Batwa people in their local communities and more.
Walk With Lions on an African Safari
Looking for the best safaris in Africa? Why not try out this Best of adventure travel in Africa rated to be among the best 15 Africa Safaris:
Walk with Lions & Swim with Elephants This adventure is offered by some of the most renowned adventure travel experts; the Pathfinders Africa! On this expedition: you will enjoy Walking with Lions and Swimming with Elephants. A great wildlife experience for people of all ages, giving you the chance to get up and close with two of the Big Five. This expedition takes place in Zimbabwe at the private game park, Antelope Park, home to a major African Lion Rehabilitation and Breeding program. The expedition is 7 days long and all accommodation and meals are taken care of in the expedition cost. The expedition includes the following activities:
Walking alongside wild lions
Playing with lion cubs
Experienced guides at your side
Feeding the elephants
Ride on the back of swimming elephants
Various other wildlife experiences
If you want to experience all of this, check out the Pathfinders Africa – Walk with Lions and Swim with Elephants expedition. Tomorrow I will review the Scuba Diving in Mozambique expedition. I can't wait to cover this expedition, as I will be doing my scuba diving course in Cape Town shortly. If only the water was as warm in Cape Town as it is in Mozambique! We are interested in your feedback and comments. What do you consider to be a true adventure in Africa? Let us know and we'll pass it onto the guys at Pathfinders.
Exploring Serengeti National Park
The Serengeti National Park is one of Africa's best national parks. Located in the northern part of Tanzania, the Serengeti ecosystem lies in the Mara and Simiyu regions. If you are looking to a wildlife safari in Africa, Serengeti is the park that will not disappoint you. The wilderness is filled with large numbers of animal and the plains make big game viewing easier.
The park is famous for its annual migration of over 1.5 million white bearded (or brindled) wildebeests and 250,000 zebras that cross the Mara River that is filled with numerous Nile crocodiles. The spectacle of the migration is one of the world's seven wonders and you can witness this every year. The Serengeti National Park of Tanzania is a continuation of the Masai Mara National Park of Kenya and you can easily combine an African through both national parks.
As well as the migration of ungulates, the park is well known for its healthy stock of other resident wildlife, particularly the "big five", named for the five most prized trophies taken by hunters:
Lion:
The Serengeti is believed to hold the largest population of lions in Africa due in part to the abundance of prey species. More than 3,000 lions live in this ecosystem. The park offers better chances of meeting the "King of the Jungles" than any other national park in Africa.
African Leopard:
These reclusive predators are commonly seen in the Seronera region but are present throughout the national park with the population at around 1,000.
African Elephant:
The herds are recovering from population lows in the 1980s caused by poaching and are largely located in the northern regions of the park.
Black Rhinoceros: mainly found around the kopjes in the centre of the park, very few individuals remain due to rampant poaching. Individuals from the Masai Mara Reserve cross the park border and enter Serengeti from the northern section at times.
African Buffalo: still abundant and present in healthy numbers.
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Representatives from both companies will be at Shick's display at the Marketplace during BakingTech 2013 in Chicago, March 3-5.
Shick offers full-scale testing of the cryogenic chilling system on any dry ingredient at its R&D facility in Kansas City. The technical center features a pneumatic conveyor now equipped with a CO2 injection chilling system from Linde North America. The lab requires only a sample amount of the dry ingredient to validate the in-line chilling process. The technology is proven and the laboratory can quickly match a conveyor chilling system to any dry-ingredient processing parameters.
"Adding precise temperature control to our pneumatic conveying systems can give bakeries a significant advantage in mixing/blending process control -- and that contributes to finished baked goods quality," says Scott Fischer, Shick's Director of Sales and Marketing.
Inline chilling with cryogenic gases has been around for a number of years, but is growing in importance with increased attention to process quality and repeatability, says Fischer. While generally thought to be solely for chilling flour, these systems can be set up to cool virtually any ingredient, including sugar, spices, dry mixes or other dry baking ingredients. They can be used on either pressure or vacuum ingredient handling systems, and existing systems can be retrofitted with the technology.
With the in-line chilling system, the proprietary injector technology from Linde precisely controls the amount of cryogenic carbon dioxide (CO2) gas into the convey line to instantly chill dry ingredients as they flow to the mixer. Temperature of the ingredient is measured prior to the mixer in order to control temperature of the product to within ±1F° of the set point.
Bakery operations can achieve more accurate and consistent temperature control that enhances the quality and handling characteristics of the dough. Cryogenic chilling improves the ability to mix at ideal temperatures and reduces, or even eliminates, the use of supplementary ice cooling, thus improving product quality.
For more information about automated conveying systems or to send a sample for testing, contact Shick: 877.744.2587. For more information about dry-ingredient chilling, contact Linde: http://www.lindefood.com, or call: 800-755-9277.
Shick has been an industry leader in Ingredient Automation Solutions for over 50 years providing solutions and equipment to the Baking, Food, Beverage, Confectionery and many other industries. Shick designs, manufactures, installs and services systems - large or small, across town or across the world. For more information, visit Shick online at http://www.shickusa.com.
Linde North America is a member of The Linde Group, a world-leading gases and engineering company with around 62,000 employees in more than 100 countries worldwide. In the 2011 financial year, Linde generated revenue of EUR 13.787 bn (USD 18.1 bn). The strategy of the Group is geared towards long-term profitable growth and focuses on the expansion of its international business with forward-looking products and services. Linde acts responsibly towards its shareholders, business partners, employees, society and the environment – in every one of its business areas, regions and locations across the globe. The Group is committed to technologies and products that unite the goals of customer value and sustainable development.


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Q: How to control war submodules build order in Maven? I have a multi-module project, for eg:
ROOT
 L_ A
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 L_ B
     L_ B1 (jar)
     L_ B2 (war)

The ROOT always loads the module A in the reactor and there is a profile that loads the module B.
My problem is their build order. The module A2 is using maven-assembly-plugin to copy the war and other files to a folder. The order I need would be A1 > B1 > B2 > A2. How can I get this?
I can't put the B modules inside A2 - Maven complains the B modules are duplicate since they are loaded by another profile already. I can put B1 as a dependency of the assembly plugin and so move the build of A2 after B1. But I can't put B2 as a dependency because it is not a jar, I get an error.

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If we stop now, we could see 200,000 new cases of polio every year within a decade.
Polio is a dangerous viral infection. Most people will never know they were infected and about 5 percent will experience only flu-like symptoms. However, polio attacks spinal nerves and the base of the brain in around one percent of cases, leading to paralysis in a matter of hours or days. The paralysis can be treated, but roughly one of every 200 people affected develops a permanent condition such as muscle weakness, muscle shrinking, tight joints, or deformities, including twisted feet or legs.
The Rotary Foundation has been pivotal in combatting the spread of polio, traveling to some of the world's most remote and dangerous places to administer vaccines. Rotary and the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation have raised a combined total of $1.5 billion in funding to combat polio, and the organization is largely responsible for its rapidly decreasing prevalence in the world today.
In total, infection rates have decreased by 99 percent since 1988, and over that period, 16 million people have been saved from paralysis. However, the disease is potent and highly contagious, which means a single infected person could lead to 200,000 cases a year within ten years if the global effort to eradicate polio does not continue.
The impact of the polio vaccine is a testament to just how successful the method can be in fighting diseases. However, while much of the work toward fighting polio has already been done, other diseases are still rampant, and the potential for vaccines to fight these diseases has been compromised by both fraudulent news stories and cultural beliefs.
Misinformation has affected how people perceive vaccines as well. Incidents such as Andrew Wakefield falsely claiming that the measles, mumps, and rubella (MMR) vaccine leads to autism, as well as the false claim that too many vaccines can overwhelm a child's immune system, have impacted the use of vaccinations in the developed world, with measles outbreaks occurring amongst unvaccinated children in the United States.
Vaccines hold the key to eliminating many diseases that cause irreparable harm to individuals and communities. Success stories like polio, the work of individuals such as Bill Gates, and constant development in the sector — which includes a vaccine for malaria and the invention of single-use needles — are all vital to ensuring as many people worldwide as possible are vaccinated.


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Q: Old IIS Site Cached after Publish VS2012 I am used to having IIS automatically reset a website any time any of it's "key" files change (such as the DLL's in the bin folder or changes to the web.config).  As a result, any time I "publish" the website using VS2012 - the target IIS site (even if it's on another server) always restarts itself so that additional testing can be done.
A project I'm working on this week for some reason is not doing this.  I can completely delete and republish the site - and yet IIS keeps serving up the "old" content until I recycle the associated AppPool.  It reliably updates when I recycle the AppPool - and reliably does NOT update until I do so (seemingly regardless of which files are on the disk).
It's as though it's caching my entire ASP.NET 3.5 website.  I have been working with IIS for almost 20 years, and I've never seen it behave anything like this.
Any suggestions/ideas?

A: This statement allows you to programmatically recycle the AppDomain (similar to recycling the whole AppPool, but involving only the current application so anything else is untouched)
HttpRuntime.UnloadAppDomain();

I usually #if(DEBUG) it in my projects so it doesn't make its way out of the dev environment.


Surrounded by lush tropical garden, this is the house that you can call a home. This delightful home is located in the royal neighborhood of Ubud, featuring three cozy bedrooms en-suite, a modern kitchen, a dinning area, a cozy living space and a service area.
This simple, exceptionally beautiful and unique Seminyak style villa here in Lotunduh has 2 bedrooms with connecting open air bathrooms, a fantastic pool, complete kitchen and a comfortable living room with TV and DVD player. There is also an amazing, unobstructed view of the massive rice fields visible from the glass French doors which line the entire back of the property. The functionality and over all good energy of this villa makes it one of the favorite rentals in Ubud.
This clean and comfortable villa is located 4km North of Central Ubud and has immediate car access and car parking.
Downstairs hosts the main bedroom, master bathroom, guest bathroom and wardrobe.
Upstairs is the main living area, kitchen, bathroom, 1/2 bedroom and a balcony facing an amazing view of the ricefileds.
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Overview: Pollution that arises from the burning of fossil fuels has several environmental, financial, and health consequences. As a result, international, national, and local laws are being enacted favoring renewable energy sources such as wind and solar. New York State, specifically, has enacted a Clean Energy Standard that mandates 50 percent of all energy come from renewable sources by 2030.
A new documentary, THE AGE OF CONSEQUENCES, examines the impacts of climate change through the lens of national security and global stability. The film features interviews with high level admirals, generals, and Pentagon officials that take us through conflict around the world and how climate change has played a part. You can find the trailer here: http://theageofconsequences.com/.
RGGI, Inc. is a non-profit corporation established to support the implementation of RGGI—the nation's first mandatory, market-based program to reduce greenhouse gas emissions. The nine states participating in RGGI have reduced carbon pollution while supporting economic growth, and reinvesting in a cleaner and more efficient energy system. The opportunity is described in full here: http://www.cleantekker.com/jobs/250-spring-intern/.
Please send a cover letter and resume to info@rggi.org by January 31, 2017.
Catching the Sun: 7th Empire Media aims to create a culture of human rights and a sustainable planet through imaginative media that makes a real impact. Our most recent project, Catching the Sun, is executive produced by Leonardo DiCaprio, and asks the hard questions as to how a clean energy economy will actually get built. We are actively seeking students for a six to eight week internship in NYC. We hope to connect with students who are interested in media, film, environmental and human rights. Professional spoken etiquette, and strong background in writing and research skills are required.
For more information, interested students should contact: Emily Cavanagh at catchingthesunmovie@gmail.com.
CIESIN, a center within the Earth Institute at Columbia University based in Palisades, New York, is seeking student assistants to work on various projects at the intersection of the social, natural, and information sciences. Semester-long positions are available with flexible hours and some possibility for extension. More information can be foundhere.
Please send a statement of interest and resume to rdowns@ciesin.columbia.edu.
Additional opportunities: Center for Science and Society, http://scienceandsociety.columbia.edu/tag/graduate-students/.
This course focuses on the challenges to climate adaptation and resilience investment, specifically focusing on the current state of public and private adaptation finance flows, issues in measurement and metrics of physical climate risk, the limited number of practical investments, and the potential for new instruments and investments going forward. Students will be exposed to an overview of the climate change adaptation and resilience challenge, the current state of finance flows, a range of metrics and measurement strategies to assessing physical climate change risk and approaches to regulation, disclosure and investment; examples of adaptation and resilience investments; and potential instruments and strategies for mobilizing finance. More information on Vergil.


After a rained-out event in 2017, Broadbeach are determined to make their 2018 the best yet with a smurfin' sack full of entertainment planned in Kurrawa Park for Saturday 8 December. Presented by Pacific Fair, who are providing FREE parking from 3pm, the Broadbeach Christmas Carols kicks off with awesome kids rides followed by the only Gold Coast Christmas stage appearance from our favourite little blue friends, The Smurfs. Singing may not be The Smurfs greatest forte, so to lead the Christmas Carols from 6pm, Broadbeach Alliance is delighted to welcome back seasoned favourites of the event, Martin Crewes who will be accompanied by the incredible Danielle Everett. The Little Pacca's zone hosting a range of family activities including the Base Zero Rock Climbing Wall, Giant Slide, Face Painting, and Gecko Sports obstacle courses, commences from 3pm. The Carols starting at 6pm will be hosted by 102.9 Hot Tomato's Flan, Emily Jade and Christo so grab your family and friends, light a candle and get ready for a phenomenal night of Christmas entertainment!
Enjoy a guided night-walk and discover the wonders of the Raven Street Reserve after dark. With two kilometres of bushland to discover, make sure you eat a light snack beforehand – there's no time for a break! The activity will continue in light rain, and there's free car-parking and public toilets are available on-site.
Celebrate the most wonderful time of the year with your colleagues, friends and family at the largest corporate Christmas party on the Gold Coast – The Centre of Christmas. Tickets include a mouth-watering buffet featuring fresh seafood, seasonal favourites and decadent desserts to finish, as well as a four-and-a-half hour beverage package and live entertainment by Magic Carpet Ride, lucky door prizes and much more.
See this classic Christmas tale come to life, right before your very eyes! Charles Dickens' work has been adapted for the stage, promising plenty of laughs, songs, lavish costumes and Christmas magic. Set your spirits soaring with the visual feast, brought to you by production company shake & stir.
Are you ready for the ultimate Christmas light experience? Commencing near 'Queensland Greats', wander through shimmering gardens, delicately-lit weeping figs, the twinkling rainforest, and to a tranquil lake where you can enjoy food truck eats and live music. Entry is free and, based on the success of last year's garden, this year has a new format with a much bigger footprint, longer opening hours and no queue to see the lights.
Don't miss the most beautiful Christmas light show in town! With a heart-warming narrative and the signature creative flair, City Hall will light up the Christmas season from now until Christmas Eve! Enjoy a charming Aussie tale with custom-designed animations that will 'wow' locals and tourists alike.
Nothing says Christmas like delicious gingerbread, and Westfield Coomera is just the place to get into the holiday spirit! Kids are invited to get creative and decorate their very own delicious gingerbread, with each child provided pre-baked gingerbread pieces, icing plus decorations to create their very own gingerbread masterpiece.
To coincide with HOTA's 'Let there be rock!' exhibition, kids can design and modify a t-shirt by learning how to make fabric designs, cuts and alterations – all without a sewing machine or fancy dyes. Session one is best suited for kids aged five to ten, and will have them cutting and using stencils and markers to create their rocking tee. Session two is for kids 11-16, and will offer the full glam-rock modification treatment.
This beloved, free family event returns for another year of Christmas fun, all in support of the Children's Hospital Foundation. Enjoy the magic of Christmas with some of Australia's most celebrated singers and entertainers as they perform festive songs and traditional carols, as well as plenty of pre-concert entertainment before the performances kick off at 7pm.
Dust Temple presents Dusty People, a celebration of artists, songwriters, illustrators, poets and scribes! The brainchild of local artist Dion Ribs, this collaborative exhibition showcases the amazing creative community that has grown around Dust Temple in the last five years. Come along to the opening night to see the presentation of the Dust Temple Artist Award, to a local artist who has contributed to the creative growth of the area in ways unmeasurable.
It's the ultimate celebration of all things rock here on the Gold Coast. Once a hotspot for touring musos, including the likes of The Ramones, The Go-Betweens, INXS and Cold Chisel, this exhibition celebrates the Gold Coast's glory day as a hub of musical magnetism, featuring stand-out venues like the Playroom, Bombay Rock and Jet Club. See memorabilia, video and photos and be transported back in time.
Get ready to run! The Gold Coast 50 Run is scheduled to hit Broadbeach this weekend, and the main event – a 50km run along the paths of the Gold Coast beachfront, from Kurrawa to Coolangatta and return – is sure to be quite the spectacle. Shorter events also include the 30km, 15km and 5km events, along with a 2 person relay (2 x 25km) or the new 3 person relay (30km, 15km and 5km).
Rock it out at HOTA with plenty of rock-related fun to celebrate the launch of, your guessed it, 'Let there be rock!'. Dress up like a rock star – and overcome your stage fright in the process – and feel like you're bolder, louder and not shy at all! Make a wild rock'n'roll wig from paper and ribbon. When you are finished you'll be all ready to strut your stuff on stage.
The Charity Bike Build for kids is one of the most popular local charity events, which sees groups work on their teamwork, problem solving and communication whilst also having lots of fun! Designed to challenge teams and create an opportunity to give back to the community, this event will have teams facing challenges to build the best bike – and everyone's a winner when they see the joy on the children's faces as they receive a new bike presented to them.
One of the most-read and famous children's books of all time is set to emerge off the page in a masterful theatrical experience for the whole family! Journey through Eric Carle's incredible stories as they come to life on stage in this enchanting show, also featuring some other delightful characters from three of Eric Carle's bestselling classics tales including, The Artist Who Painted A Blue Horse, Mr. Seahorse and The Very Lonely Firefly.
Surfers Paradise will transform into a world of Christmassy fun this year, with a jam-packed calendar full of holiday events fit for the whole family! From the White Christmas at Movie World right through to Christmas lunch at The Island or Catch, there's no shortage of things to do this festive season.
For all of the best family-friendly events going on this week and aaaall month long in Brisbane, the Gold Coast and Byron Bay, check out what we've got on the calendar!
We've made a list – and checked it twice – of all of the places you can see jolly ol' Saint Nick around Brisbane and the Gold Coast!
Love them or loathe them, Christmas carols are one of the best ways to get into the holiday spirit and we've listed all of the places you can catch the carols this Christmas!


Electro static sunshades for your car windows. Thanks to the static charge they are easy to remove without leaving traces. Full colour print.
There are 3 different formats: 29,7 x 21 cm, 33 x 29 cm and 47 x 33 cm. Custom cut sunshades and packaging are available on demand.
Ideal for a cup final of your club where all the fans drive to the stadium together. Create a big hype at that moment!


This weekend marks the 40th anniversary of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." To celebrate, we dug through the archives looking for everything we could on the science-fiction double-feature picture show. Read our interview with Tim Curry days before "Rocky Horror" would perform in Los Angeles, the original movie review, fan screenings through the years, thoughts on Brad (from the original Brad) and many, many glitter tributes.
Original 'Rocky Horror' review: We loved it!
The L.A. Times dived headfirst into the cult of crazy that inhabited midnight screenings of "The Rocky Horror Picture Show." Take a trip back to the Tiffany Theater in 1978 to a world of rice-throwers and toast makers — a celebration of the notion that it's OK to be weird.
Did you know there was a sequel to Rocky Horror called 'Shock Treatment'?
The sequel follows Brad and Janet in Denton, U.S.A., which has now turned from a small town into a town obsessed with television. The couple is picked to participate in the TV series "Marriage Maze." It's insane, but also kind of terrible. Read the full review.
Costume designer Sue Blane, who created the original "The Rocky Horror Picture Show" stage ensembles in London and also designed the costumes for the film talks about the beginning of glitter rock. And the whole underwear as outerwear trend.
The "Time Warp" came back to the Tiffany in 1999, starring David Arquette as Frank N Furter, Timothy A. Fitz-Gerald and Lacey Kohl as Brad and Janet, and Paxton Whitehead as the narrator "to deadpan perfection." And the costumes were created by Todd Oldham.
The predominately saccharine-sweet series "Glee" took on the "Rocky Horror" medleys with their own take, letting the teachers sing "Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch-a, Touch Me." The end result was mixed.


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A drainage mill, dating from the later 19th century, with original machinery intact. The mill has the unusual feature of two scoopwheels.
Drainage mill. Brick tower, exterior of cap gone but machinery and frame survive, and central posts of sails.
E. Rose (NAU) 23 August 1975.
1970. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society survey.
Wooden main shaft, traces of 2 scoop wheels, two speed gears.
Confirmed by J. Lawn, Millwright, who is restoring mill 1984-1985.
Press cuttings in file, see (S2) and (S3).
Listing grade II* 1986, see (S4), dates to 1880, boat cap now weatherboarded, with fantail and machinery. All machinery survives including cast iron windshaft, crown wheel and pit wheel; latter drives two external scoop wheels through gearing allowing both high and low ratios, these features are unique. Sails under restoration.
E. Rose (NLA) 31 October 1986.
(S5) describes major works carried out by John Lawn between 1984 to 1987 to repair the cap and sails. Includes paper copies of photographs.
(S6) shows the finished mill.
(S7) produced for Norfolk Windmills booklet for illustration purposes. The drawing is not accurate.
A. Rix (HES), 24 August 2011.
6 July 1994. NLA air photography.
Wind pump intact and clearly visible.
M. Brennand (NLA), 13 March 2001.
(S9) taken in 1955 shows the mill without sails or fantail and part of the cap covering missing.
(S10) includes description from Arthur Smith's book and details of works between 1986 - 1995.
See also (S11) and (S12).
--- Photograph: photograph of Turf Fen Mill, Barton Turf. Black & white.
--- Photograph: 1992. Photograph of Turf Fen Mill, Barton Turf. Colour.
<S1> Unpublished document: Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society. Norfolk Industrial Archaeology Society Survey.
<S2> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1985. Classic wood craft. 19 February.
<S3> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1987. Windpump's sails set to revive tradition. 20 July.
<S4> Scheduling record: English Heritage. List of Buildings of Historical and Architectural Interest.
<S5> Unpublished document: The Norfolk Windmills Trust. 1988. Turf Fen Windpump. 10 April.
<S6> Photograph: Norfolk County Council. Turf Fen Mill c.1987. Print, b&w.
<S7> Illustration: Batley, A.. 1995. Drawing of Turf Fen Windpump.
<S8> Aerial Photograph: Edwards, D.A. (NLA). 1994. TG3618/C, F, G.
<S9> Photograph: Hallam Ashley. 1955. Turf Fen Mill. Print, b&w.
<S10> Unpublished document: Norfolk County Council. 1994 - 1996. 1994 to 1996 Drainage Mill Survey and record.
<S11> Newspaper Article: Eastern Daily Press. 1999. Norfolk operators looking to improvement after battering of 1998. 2 January.
<S12> Monograph: Smith, A.. 1990. Drainage Windmills of the Norfolk Marshes.


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BMW M5 facelift launched in India
Published On Nov 24, 2014 06:26:00 PM
2015 BMW M5 sedan.
The facelifted BMW M5 will be available to order as CBUs from dealerships across the country. A wide range of upgrades are on offer.
The facelifted BMW M5 has been launched at Rs 1.35 crore (ex-showroom, all India). The M5 can be ordered at all dealerships across the country as Completely Built Units (CBU).
The updated BMW M5 has subtle yet more aggressive styling – the front grille has been remodeled, making it wider. New 19-inch alloy wheels also make their way to the sports sedan, with the dual spoke design of the wheel redesigned to incorporate sharper lines. Optionally, one can even upgrade to 20-inch wheels.
The headlamps are now Adaptive LEDs. These control the beam of the lamps, based on criteria such as the speed and direction of travel of the car, making it easier to spot danger on the road earlier than with normal headlights. The rear lamps get LED lights as well. On the inside, the cabin has a redesigned storage compartment under the armrest, making it larger. The steering wheel is also redesigned, and the control display on the center console now gets chrome trims on the sides. The upholstery which comes with Merino leather, can be upgraded to full leather.
Under the skin, the facelifted BMW M5 remains unchanged. It gets a 4.4-litre twin-turbocharged V8 that is good for 552bhp of power and 69.3kgm of torque. BMW claims that the M5 can do a 0-100kph sprint in 4.3 seconds. For transmission, it gets a seven-speed dual-clutch unit with paddle shifters behind the redesigned steering wheel.
BMW is offering a whole range of optional upgrades for the M5 with this facelift. The Harman Kardon sound system can be upgraded to Bang & Olufsen surround system. One might even add a surround view camera system, a six DVD changer system, automatic air-conditioning for four zones and BMW Night Vision to the car. 23.4cm screens with DVD drive and remote control can also be added to take care of the rear passengers.
Present at the event, Philipp von Sahr, president, BMW Group India said, "Power delivery, torque, driving dynamics: the new BMW M5 embodies pure athleticism. Conventional rules do not apply to the new BMW M5. An independent production of BMW M GmbH, it remains faithful to the M philosophy, perfectly combining high performance with optimum everyday practicality".
Read our updated BMW M5 review


The Center's objective is to increase the research potential of the Slovak University of Technology (SUT) and the integration of scientific teams focused on new, environmentally acceptable renewable energy sources. The establishment of the center increases the quality of research and development and the innovation potential of the SUT as well as elimination of fragmented research at SUT. This will also strengthen the competitiveness and success of the SUT in international research.
The main subject of research in the field of renewable energy sources inlucdes biomass and solar energy. The biomass sector is mainly focused on the study of pyrolysis kinetics of thermal decomposition processes of polymers from renewable sources, with the consequent design of appropriate technological conditions for pyrolysis and gasification of selected polymeric materials and the analysis of pyrolysis products. In the field of solar energy will be emphasized optimization of solar tracking, power output conditioning, and accumulation of energy from plants based on renewable energy.


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The most successful thing I've helped introduce into the kid's life recently: a pair of Mollie Katzen cookbooks, "Pretend Soup" and "Salad People," which are set up so that small children can do most of the cooking themselves and occasionally ask a grown-up to serve as their sous-chef. He made miso-almond dipping sauce (to go with raw vegetables) and popovers for dinner this weekend. They were delicious, and he was very proud of himself.
Otherwise: just luxuriating in the end-of-year slowdown, taking care of some tasks that have been waiting to get done for a while, slowly reading through the San Francisco Panorama, prepping a couple of projects that might go live in the new year, and listening to an enormous number of old instrumental soul hits for a secret project. The days are a little too short and dim to be merry and bright at the moment, but I'm working on it.
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Looking for ideas for next season? Explore this list of large-ish cast plays, perfect for students who are up for the challenge.
A tense truce holds between the Capulets and the Montagues after the deaths of Romeo and Juliet. Benvolio, Romeo's best friend, is in love with Rosaline, Juliet's cousin; but Rosaline is bent on revenge. AFTER JULIET was specially commissioned by the Royal National Theatre for the BT National Connections Scheme for young people.
When Monty's family moves from Louisiana to a large city in Southern California, he and his siblings encounter a dangerous landscape where cruelty thrives among their peers, offering little comfort from their abusive home life. This gripping drama embraces the good and evil young people face alone in their lives.
This marvelously theatrical play is the story of a disturbed young man and his friendship with a disenchanted preacher in southern Indiana in the early 1930s. When the boy was young he almost drowned. This trauma, and the loss of his mother in the same accident, has left him deathly afraid of water. The preacher, set on breaking away from a long line of Kentucky family preachers, is determined not to do what he does best. He works as a mechanic for the boy's father. The town doesn't have a preacher and the women try to persuade him to preach – while he tries to persuade the child to wash. When the preacher finally gets the boy in the river and is washing him, the townspeople mistake the scene for a baptism. They descend on the event and, in the confusion, the boy drowns.
Elephant's Graveyard is the true tale of the tragic collision of a struggling circus and a tiny town in Tennessee, which resulted in the only known lynching of an elephant. Set in September of 1916, the play combines historical fact and legend, exploring the deep-seated American craving for spectacle, violence and revenge.
Tiffany Weagly-Wilkie is the Director of Theatricals for PerformerStuff.com.


The fight against Ebola is taking a new turn in the Port Loko District where there has been an upsurge in the number of cases of Ebola as a sober and strategic facility has been put up in Port Loko town to respond adequately to Ebola cases that will be reported from that part of the country.
The creation of a holding and treatment centre that can accommodate as much as 108 patients to alleviate the huge problems and address the increasing number of cases in the district is ready for use.
The President, Dr. Ernest Bai Koroma on a working visit to the center over the weekend applauded the development as he was shown around by the dynamic Hon. Minister of Information and Communications Alhaji Alpha Kanu who has been the vanguard in creating that centre whilst the President, upon assessing the nature of the facility, registered his utmost satisfaction over the invaluable work in making the centre a reality.
"The center is ready for use," the Minister said whilst assuring the President of his unflinching determination in the fight against the virus in that part of the country. President Koroma expressed his appreciation over the establishment of the center and noted that the facility could be a major step in the fight against the disease.
The creation of the facility is a strategic move in the fight against the virus as the number of cases continues to rise, the centre will be used to hold and treat patients and discharge them once they are declared free of the virus.
Whilst addressing the elders of the district at the Port Loko District Council Hall over the weekend, President Koroma called on the Chiefs, Imams, Pastors and other stakeholders of the district to take the fight seriously and institute drastic measures by way of promulgating by-laws that will help address the increasing number of Ebola cases in the district. The President did not mince his words when he threatens to take the staff of Chiefs and withdraw the powers other stakeholders in their various localities if cases of the Ebola virus continue to rise and urged them put measures in place to help tackle the problem.
The President further disclosed that since the virus is getting stronger, there is going to be a change in the approach to the fight against the disease from the EOC to the as strategic approach that will have a military kind of arrangement will be instituted to bolster the fight against the virus.
He said the former Defense Minister Rtd. Majour Paulo Conteh, having acquired a wealth of experience in the Military, has been appointed to head the fight against the virus in order to instill discipline in the process and enhance the fight against the disease.


Sir William is a sweet senior gentleman who is a big ol' love bug. More than anything, he loves getting attention and will stand next to you as long as you're willing to pet and rub him. Next to getting loved on, his favorite thing is to lounge around waiting to get loved on again! He will follow you wherever you may go, from room to room in the house and all around the yard, just to be near you.
There isn't much that doesn't please our handsome man, Sir William! He loves his people, training fun, sleeping and putting a smile on your face! He is a big boy but don't let his size fool you, he's a big time cuddle bug!
Overall, Sir William is very low energy for a boxer, but still has just enough goofiness, clumsiness, and occasional romps (those enduring traits we love about boxers) to keep you entertained and laughing. He doesn't need a lot of exercise and wouldn't be a good fit for someone looking for a dog to take on long walks, outings at the park, or other energetic activities. He does enjoy those activities, it in very short amounts, but gets tired out pretty quickly.


Please spare me some minutes, on this week's edition of Scriptural Sense to share with a thought on your work, your reward and your boss. By the way, hope you are fine. How is your family?
A good understanding of your boss to a large extent influences how you do your work. When you know your true boss, it helps you know who to look up to for your rewards. Also, when you know that your boss pays well in due time and even gives you bonuses, you are motivated to work hard with all you have got.
In your work, it's important you bear in mind that your true boss is not your CEO, Senior Pastor, State or Federal government. They are simply channels of delivering your service to God.
He can be trusted to do that very well because He sees what everyone does in secret and in public.
He sees our hearts and why we do what we do even when we get misunderstood. He sees our silent labours of love and our eye services of selfishness; to give us our due reward.
Whatever work you do, bear in mind that it's God, not your supervisor or head of organization, that will give you your true reward.
At best, your company will reward you for the value they perceive you offer. But God will reward you for the inconvenience you subject yourself to to get your work done properly.
He will reward you for extra work you do at home for your organisation and clients. He will reward you for the extra effort you put in secret to ensure your work comes out finer.
Don't be discouraged that the person you are working for doesn't recognise your efforts or appreciate it. God does!
You can't look up to humans for your reward. They either don't know your silent labours or are limited in ability to reward you.
Don't even look at your colleagues and how they treat their work with levity and eye service. They will get their due reward!
Do your work to the best of your abilities. Prepare your lesson note if you are a teacher and put in your best to teach your students.
Put in your best to give society balanced and accurate reports if you are a journalist. Ensure the best of hygiene as you prepare the food, cake and zobo you sell.
You may never get paid for all your labour; but God is your true paymaster. He sees your work in public and in secret to reward you APPROPRIATELY in due season. Work for Him; not your boss!
The biblical Jacob worked for his boss with all his might. God gave him his reward in due season. Despite his boss' dubious ways, God ensured that he got his due reward in due season!
"Servants, obey in everything those who are your earthly masters, not only when their eyes are on you as pleasers of men, but in simplicity of purpose [with all your heart] because of your reverence for the Lord and as a sincere expression of your devotion to Him.
Whatever may be your task, work at it heartily (from the soul), as [something done] for the Lord and not for men, Knowing [with all certainty] that it is from the Lord [and not from men] that you will receive the inheritance which is your [real] reward. [The One Whom] you are actually serving [is] the Lord Christ (the Messiah).
In our works, we get our wages from men; but they are not our true rewarder. God is! He rewards according our works, done in secrets and public. Next time you have a job to do or go to work, recognise that God is watching and He will give you your due reward in due season.


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Crypto Showdown: Gemini VS Coinbase (2019)
Want to jump in the cryptocurrency world? You're not alone. Statistics show that many people these days are interested in using cryptocurrencies at some point. Cryptocurrencies have vast applications. Some of the reasons why you may want to be in the cryptocurrency bandwagon include; using as a payment option, trading for money, in order to get off the radar from government control. Applications can be many, or you may also want to accrue cryptocurrency as assets to sell at a later date when the value is bumped up.
But before enjoying some of the benefits mentioned above, knowing where to get your crypto is also fundamental. You want to look for that platform where security is guaranteed, and you can also buy many assets as you like, availability of different altcoins, and even the amount of fees charged when buying or selling crypto. All of these are some of the critical factors that you should be considering before choosing a platform to buy/sell crypto.
Looking at Gemini vs Coinbase, these are some of the platforms that you can use to buy crypto and have your first cryptocurrency assets. Both of the two platforms are quite popular, and choosing can be a hard task. But before jumping into any of the two bandwagons, we are going to break down to you some of the features offered by the two platforms. These range from exchange fees, availability, security, volume, and any other relevant information that can be valuable in your decision making.
In the end, your needs also matter. So, let us jump right into it already.
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Basic Information Gemini VS Coinbase
Before we dive into the feature of the respective exchangers, lets first have an introduction about the two platforms. Starting with Coinbase, it was started back in 2011 by Brian Armstrong and Fred Ehrsam. Coinbase has been around most of the cryptocurrency boom and is headquartered in California, USA.
The company started in Y-Combinator a startup accelerator program and received total funding of $5 million in the first round. Since then, Coinbase has grown into one of the most reputable exchanges around the world, allowing people to buy, sell, or store their cryptocurrency in its wallet.
Gemini, on the other hand, is also another digital currency exchange platform that was started back in 2014. Master heads of Gemini are Cameron and Tyler Winklevoss. The company is a New York Trust company led by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). Although Gemini came at a later date, the platform has hit several milestones in the general cryptocurrency industry. Gemini boasts itself as The Regulated Cryptocurrency Exchange.
Coinbase app @coinbase
Ease of Use Gemini VS Coinbase
Both of the two platforms are not complicated to use. Ease of use highly contributes to whether a platform is appropriate or not, especially when your hard-earned money is at the center of the equation. Gemini as a cryptocurrency exchange is more sophisticated than Coinbase. Gemini has more buying options that I'd say were solely meant for pro-traders or people who know their ways around trading. Gemini has more buying and selling options like limit orders, stop orders, Good-till-day (GTD) and even Market Buy/Sell orders, among others.
Coinbase is pretty easy to use; you do not need to know what a GTD is, by the way. Coinbase provides the best alternative for novice users with a pretty simple to use platform, which sets the platform at its unique position in the industry.
Gemini buy btc screen
Transaction Fees Gemini VS Coinbase
Since buying cryptocurrency is similar to buying the legacy stocks and assets in the stock market, transaction fees come in to play also. Fees charged can be pretty low, but over time, this accumulates into a large number for those who would like to trade on a regular basis.
When it comes to fees comparison between the two platforms, Gemini offers lower fees than Coinbase. Coinbase supports variant methods that you can be able to buy/sell cryptocurrency. Coinbase charges fees depending on the method used in purchasing cryptocurrency. Apart from that, Coinbase also charges a flat fee for all transactions below $200. But you don't need to worry about that, the amount to be charged will be blatantly indicated when you want to make a transaction.
Coinbase fees
So, Coinbase's mode of charging fees can be a bit complicated. However, between the two modes of charging, Coinbase will choose the one that bags them more money!
Coinbase charges a 3.99% transaction fee when you use your Credit Card or Debit Card, 1.49% when using your Coinbase wallet and a 1.49% ($0.15 minimum) when using a US bank account. Bank transfers, on the other hand, are free, but withdrawal attracts a $0.15 transaction fee. Keep in mind that not all supported countries will have all the payment options available.
Gemini fees
Gemini does not charge deposit fees. That does not mean your bank won't cost you money, of course, in most cases, they will do so keep that in mind. On Gemini, only withdrawals are slammed with a transaction fee. Although I previously bashed Coinbase for having a complicated mechanism of charging fees, Gemini does the job in its unique way also. Fees charged depend on the number of transactions a user has made in the recent past, also known as Dynamic Maker-Taker Fee. But again, it also depends on the type of account; Gemini offers individuals and institutions that exchange large volumes of crypto.
Withdrawal Type Cost (≤ 10 per calendar month per withdrawal) Cost (> 10 per calendar month per withdrawal)
Bitcoin Free 0.001 BTC2
Ether Free 0.001 ETH
Litecoin Free 0.002 LTC
Cash Free 0.002 BCH
Zcash Free 0.002 ZEC
Transfer Free Free
ACH Free Free
(Creation) Free Free
Gemini Crypto Security
Supported Countries Gemini VS Coinbase
Exchangers have restrictions on the countries they support also. That is why you should go for an exchanger that supports your locale. Both Coinbase and Gemini do support the western countries and leave the other market places.
Gemini supported countries
Coinbase supported countries
Coinbase, on the other hand, is way better given its support for many jurisdictions, unlike Gemini. The platform currently supports 100 different countries globally. Regions covered by Coinbase include; Africa, North America, South America, Australia, Europe, and Asia.
Since the list is pretty big, I will just highlight the number of countries supported in each region. If you want the full link, you can go to https://www.coinbase.com/places
List of Coinbase supported countries based on areas
Africa; 18 countries including Ghana, Angola, Kenya, South Africa, etc
Asia; 21 countries supported including Japan, India, Singapore, and many others
Australia; 2 countries including Australia and New Zealand.
Europe; 41 countries including Austria, Belgium, France, United Kingdom, etc.
North America; 18 countries supported such as Canada, Mexico, United States, etc.
South America; 8 countries supported including Argentina, Brazil, Chile etc.
Gemini Crypto Payments
Assets That You Can Buy: Gemini VS Coinbase
Well, before you get too excited that your country is supported, there is an important aspect that you should consider, also. And that is whether the type of assets you want to buy is supported on the exchanger. Taking Coinbase, for example, has support for many countries, but does it offer many assets to buy as well? Or will Gemini blow it out in this category…
We are going to find that in a few.
Starting with Coinbase, the platform supports only five cryptocurrencies at the moment. Starting with Bitcoin, of course, and the other four altcoins.
All the supported coins on Coinbase include the following;
Now moving to its contender in this review, Gemini also supported are also not many. Gemini supports the following cryptocurrencies;
Z cash
Coinbase crypto portfolio
Volume Gemini VS Coinbase
It is not just a question of whether you can buy a cryptocurrency on a given platform or not. The total volume available is also crucial. Cryptocurrency volume data from data.bitcoinity.org shows Coinbase's cryptocurrency volume edges out Gemini by a large margin in the last six months. Putting this into perspective, Coinbase has traded a total of 3.49 million BTC from March 25th to Sept 9th. Its contender, on the other hand, Gemini has only traded 447,000 BTC in a similar period with a 2.82% market share while Coinbase leads the market with a 22.06% share.
That may be as a result of Coinbase playing a fundamental role in helping users easily buy their first coins on the platforms. Gemini being a sophisticated platform with variant trading options, a first timer may have it rough juggling between the different types of orders and market limits available.
Gemini Refer a Friend
Security Gemini VS Coinbase
Both Gemini and Coinbase have implemented severe security measures to protect the money of their respective users. One thing that both companies have embraced is separating their customers' money from their own money that they need to run daily operations.
Gemini security features
Firstly, Gemini has stood out in the market is one of the few exchanges to provide institutional level custody services for crypto assets. Secondly, Gemini was also the first cryptocurrency exchanger and custodian to demonstrate SOC 2 Type 1 examination that entails the security measures implemented by the platform to ensure they protect both their customer data and funds.
Further, Gemini has held much of its cryptocurrency in an offline, air-gapped Cold Storage system only leaving a small portion of their total cryptocurrency assets in their "fully-insured, online Hot Wallet."
Hot wallet access only granted to high-level employees.
The online hot wallet has multi-factor authentication
Has two levels of cold storage for advanced security
Website data transmitted over encrypted Transport Layer Security like HTTPS
All Hot Wallet private keys are managed in the AWS CloudHSM service
Has Content-security policy (CSP) and HTTP Strict Transport Security (HSTS) features found in modern browsers.
All remote-access requires public-key authentication via credentials stored on hardware tokens, thus preventing phishing attacks.
Security features implemented on the user side include the following
Two-Factor Authentication (2FA) via Authy OneTouch
Supports Hardware Security Keys and WebAuthn support
Address Whitelisting – allows you to restrict cryptocurrency assets withdrawal for your account or only allow to a list of whitelisted addresses.
Gemini encrypts all your personal data, including your passwords, personal information, and other sensitive information.
Coinbase security features
Coinbase, on the other hand, also embraces good security practices to keep their customers' cryptocurrency assets from malicious actors. It also stores the majority of customer funds in cold storage, 98% to be specific. The platform also has support for 2-Step Verification enabling you to add another security layer to your account apart from the usual passwords.
All passwords are stored in a hashed form in their database
Scrutinizes on secure and strong passwords when signing up.
Application credentials are segregated from the database and codebase.
Coinbase employees undergo criminal background check upon hire
Coinbase uses AES-256 encryption for both wallets and private keys.
Data exchanged between a user, and their website runs entirely over encrypted SSL (i.e., https)
Drives and paper backups distributed geographically in safe deposit boxes and vaults around the world.
Gemini Screen
But Coinbase vs. Gemini who offers better security?
From the listed security measures above, you can note that both of the two exchangers treat security as a priority. Sorry for those who did not get some of them. However, you might be asking who offers better protection than the other. Gemini does offer extreme security features, and with their SOC 2 Type 1 examination certification, you can sure bet on them for that. However, Coinbase does provide excellent security, as well.
But with that said, keep in mind storing your crypto assets on an exchange for the long term is not advisable. Instead, you are advised to opt for cold storage services by yourself by purchasing Cold storage hardware like USB flash made for that purpose.
Gemini Tools
Regulation Gemini VS Coinbase
Gemini is a New York trust company regulated by the New York State Department of Financial Services (NYDFS). That means Gemini complies with both cryptocurrency asset regulation and consumer protection. Coinbase is also a regulated cryptocurrency exchange.
Deposit Methods Gemini VS Coinbase
Both Coinbase and Gemini offer their users various ways of depositing funds into their respective accounts. Coinbase offers variant deposit channels, but it varies depending on the country in question also. You can deposit funds to Coinbase via Credit or Debit Card, PayPal, and even bank transfer.
On Gemini, you can deposit funds via bank transfer and several cryptocurrency channels that you can use. You can deposit money as cryptocurrency using Bitcoin, Bitcoin Cash, Ethereum, ZCash, and LiteCoin, in short, all of the cryptocurrency assets supported at Gemini as we had looked at earlier. For withdrawals on Gemini, you can use Wire transfer and Bank transfer for fiat currency available.
Coinbase web and mobile @coinbase
Platforms Available Gemini VS Coinbase
Gemini is available on Web of course and can also be accessed using mobile via its Mobile Platform. Besides the company does have mobile applications for both Android and iOS tailored for optimum experience on mobile. However, their mobile platform is also quite impressive and should work just fine for those who do not prefer using the app.
Coinbase has support for both mobile and web. The mobile application is available for both Android and iOS, so that caters to the needs of almost, if not all mobile users. Additionally, you can use their website, which is easy to navigate.
Coinbase buy bitcoin screen @coinbase
Customer Support Gemini VS Coinbase
On support, Coinbase offers a support page which contains relevant questions you might be having surrounding your account, buying and selling of crypto assets, payment methods offered, merchant services, security, privacy, and other issues. Besides, you can also use the chatbot embedded on the website to help you quickly find answers to questions on the support page. But as much as the company offers several pre-answered questions, human support is also essential. The support team can be reached via email or phone numbers provided on the website. Apart from these, you can also rely on their social channels for support, including their Twitter and Facebook pages.
Turning over to Gemini, the platform also offers a knowledge base that answers most of the frequent asked questions about the platform. Gemini, just like Coinbase, also provides support via email. Sadly, there is no support via call, but you can also utilize their social presence on Facebook and Twitter for that.
Pros and Cons of Gemini vs Coinbase
Coinbase Pros
Safe and secure cryptocurrency exchange
Good volume
Supports many countries
Impressive User interface
Coinbase Cons
Limited cryptocurrency assets available
Fees are quite high compared to some other exchanges
Gemini Pros
Secure exchange and multi-currency wallet
Fully licensed crypto exchange
Gemini Cons
Few methods of deposit available
Limited coins supported
No margin trading
Supports a few number of countries
Gemini app
Although each of the two exchangers comes with its pros and cons. Coinbase is best suited for novice users, but pro traders will find it not as useful as Gemini. Although the fees are quite high, Coinbase is suitable for beginners with easy processes of buying crypto assets.
Gemini is meant for pro traders, although the platform does not offer margin trading, unlike its peers. However, the platform stands firmly against Coinbase with low transaction fees and extreme security features. The bottom line is deciding whether Coinbase or Gemini is suitable for your use, largely depends on your purpose. Let us know in the comments below if you're already using one of these systems to invest your money. Learn how to invest smarter by checking out "Easy Investing with Webull & Robinhood (Review & Comparison)".
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Overseas Spain Canary Islands Tenerife
Vincci Selección La Plantación del Sur
Ice Room / Ice Fountain
The resort offers a collection of accommodation options as well as a range of spa and leisure facilities.
Scenic Location
Rooms look out onto the surrounding gardens and coastal views of the Costa Adeje.
The hotel is just 500 metres from Bahia del Duque beach.
There are two paddle courts on site.
Vincci Selección La Plantación del Sur is 17 minutes from Tenerife South Airport.
The climate provides the ideal environment for spending time outdoors, enjoying facilities such as the hotel's tennis courts, or preparing to relax by one of five outdoor pools after a stint in the gym. Described as the 'jewel' of the hotel however, the Nammu Spa is the focal point for relaxation, encompassing three thermal circuits complete with a volcanic cave and a thalassa pool. There's also a baby pool for those travelling with children.
These thermal circuits form the basis of many of their treatments, which contain mineral properties and natural ingredients, and continue the venue's theme of referencing the island's natural and cultural heritage.
The Thalassa Circuit includes use of the swimming pool, Jacuzzi, bath of underwater massages, cascades, seats of underwater massages, hydromassage columns and water geysers. The Celta Circuit includes use of the steam bath, plunge pool and hydro massage pool. The Canario circuit includes a unique, warm and volcanic environment that will stimulate your circulation, use of the bithermal shower, steam bath and cold plunge pool is included in this circuit, finishing with a banana face mask.
In the south of Tenerife, on the Costa Adeje, Vincci Selección La Plantacion del Sur is a colonial, Canarian style villa surrounded by tropical gardens just 500 metres from Bahia del Duque beach and close to one of the best golf courses on the island. The rooms, suites and villas are elegant in an understated manner, while still making their five star status evident with features that include hydromassage showers and lots of space.
True to the Canary Islands' particular cuisine, The Gourmet Canario Restaurant is a traditional environment offering an a la carte menu using locally sourced produce. Like the rest of the hotel, it is unimposing, stylish, and understated, with the light and airy atmosphere that is so prevalent in Spanish design. There is also an international buffet with themed evenings, international and Mediterranean food served in the poolside restaurant, and a grill a la carte.
Vincci Selección La Plantación del Sur Calle del Roque Nublo, 1 38670 Tenerife, Costa Adeje Santa Cruz de Tenerife, Spain


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