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Wolves, Lies & Logging
Racing to save endangered caribou and stop the wolf cull.
BY Elizabeth Claire Alberts
Sep 2016 | 42.2 Coming Home
Categories: Wildlife
Mule deer in BC's South Selkirk mountains: While moose and deer are attracted to tender new growth after a forest has been clearcut, mountain caribou require large tracts of old growth forests to survive. The main reasons behind the mountain caribou decline in the South Selkirks are the logging of old-growth forests and motorized recreation. In winter, pretty much the sole diet of a mountain caribou is lichen on old growth trees. Meanwhile, snowmobilers and heli-skiers scare caribou from their critical winter habitat, and snowmobiles leave hard-packed tracks, which allow wolves easier access to caribou habitat. Where mountain caribou were once widespread across northern regions of North America, Europe and Asia, their last refuge is in the Selkirks of BC, and northern Washington and Idaho in the US. There are 12 members left in the BC South Selkirks' last herd of mountain caribou (and soon to be zero in the US Selkirks).
Photos by Sam Edmonds.
With a recorded interview obtained in the field, the Wildlife Defence League revealed some powerful information: an individual working for the caribou recovery project in British Columbia admitted to fitting a radio collar onto a wolf, then using it to track down and kill the wolf's pack members. The worker also revealed that this "Judas wolf" has been kept alive, so any new pack members the wolf acquires can be killed. While a BC government spokesperson denied the claim that a Judas wolf was kept alive last year, they have not responded to the allegation that a wolf was kept alive this year.
This development adds to a growing tally of complaints conservationists have with the BC government's controversial wolf cull, which is part of the Mountain Caribou Recovery Implementation Plan, which was launched in 2014 and will continue until 2019. Not only do conservationists believe that the BC government has provided misinformed and inconsistent information, but they also argue that the wolf cull is unethical and cruel, based on inaccurate science, and ultimately won't succeed. Yet the BC government insists it's necessary to kill up to 200 wolves per year to save the critically endangered mountain caribou.
The mountain caribou is a unique type of woodland caribou that used to roam over vast areas of the Northwest United States and Southeastern Canada. This caribou population has dropped over 27 percent in the last 20 years, leaving approximately 1,700 individuals in 15 herds, with 99 percent of the caribou living in British Columbia. In the South Selkirk, a shocking 12 mountain caribou remain, making the species virtually extinct in that area. The problem is so serious that conservation groups like Wildsight and Conservation Northwest have actually voiced their support for the wolf cull, regarding it as a necessary last-ditch attempt to save these caribou herds. Yet organizations like Wildlife Defence League and Pacific Wild believe that the BC government needs to protect critical caribou habitat instead of targeting wolves.
Krista Roessingh of Pacific Wild explains that mountain caribou depend upon undisturbed old-growth forests for food and shelter. "The caribou can't co-exist with industry," she says. "Yet habitat has been destroyed at a rapacious rate." Logging appears to be the primary cause of habitat destruction, but other industries such as coal mining, oil and gas exploration, as well as wind energy development have all contributed to a 66 percent drop in mountain caribou habitat in the South Peace region alone. These caribou are also incredibly sensitive creatures, and they've been known to place up to 18 kilometres between themselves and industrial sites, which means the zone of influence of these industries is far greater than their physical footprint.
Recreational activities such as snowmobiling and helicopter skiing also have a negative effect on caribou, producing noise pollution that's been scientifically linked to increased stress in caribou, resulting in poor body condition, behavioural changes, and low calf production. Snowmobiling also packs down snow, creating highways for predators to easily access caribou. "Under natural conditions," Roessingh says, "wolves prefer other prey, and caribou maintain spatial separation from wolves. But when wolves have access to caribou, they take them opportunistically."
The BC government claims to have protected 2.2 million hectares in the South Peace region for the endangered caribou herds, but conservationists argue that there is little evidence that some of the most important habitat – large intact areas of old-growth forest at low- and mid-elevations on gentle slopes – has been protected. "Much of that habitat type has been lost or fragmented with roads, cutblocks, cutline and pipelines," says Roessingh, "which is the lead cause of caribou decline. Conservationists are also concerned about the lack of connectivity between intact protected forests. Breaking the forest up into small patches changes the caribou's movement patterns, makes them more vulnerable to predation, and last but not least, encourages interbreeding. Small, isolated herds have lower genetic diversity and resilience, making them vulnerable to a host of problems.
The Wildlife Defence League wasn't able to find the cull, but the group did gather evidence about the destructive logging happening in critical caribou habitat."
In 2015, the Wilderness Committee obtained briefing notes from a 2014 meeting between the BC government and the forestry industry through a Freedom of Information request. The notes revealed that the two parties work closely together and showed that the forestry industry encouraged a wolf cull for the purpose of avoiding further logging restrictions. "Actions within the Mountain Caribou Recovery Implementation Plan have largely been implemented with the exception of effectively managing wolf populations," the briefing notes state. "Industry has criticized government for failing to effectively implement this recovery action, and will be very reluctant to forego additional harvesting opportunities to meet any additional habitat targets imposed by the federal recovery strategy." In an interview with The Globe and Mail, Wilderness Committee Director Gwen Barlee, who filed for the Freedom of Information application, asked an incisive question: "Are we having the BC government write recovery strategies for species at risk, or are we having logging companies writing recovery strategies for species at risk?"
While the revelation of the Freedom of Information briefing notes might have astonished some, Roessingh explains that collusion between the logging industry and the provincial government is a well-established fact: "It's no secret. There's been collusion ever since there's been a logging industry. Multinational logging companies are some of the biggest supporters of the governing liberal party right now."
What's more concerning to Roessingh is that the BC government doesn't have any endangered species legislation on a provincial level, which may allow the province to continue destroying critical caribou habitat without any real consequences. On a federal level, caribou are protected under the Species at Risk Act (SARA), which states that critical habitat for any endangered or threatened species must be preserved. But there's a loophole that allows the province to avoid this legal obligation. SARA specifies that critical habitat should be "effectively" protected by provincial laws – not federal laws. The federal government would intervene only if the federal minister didn't believe the provincial laws did enough to protect critical habitat, which would result in the Governor in Council of Canada ordering the province to take appropriate action. Yet to date, the federal government hasn't stepped in.
Enter the grey wolf, a species that's been maligned and persecuted for centuries by European settlers. Although the BC government's management plan for the species suggests that the grey wolf has a "widespread, large population with no evidence of decline," Roessingh points out that no population surveys have actually been conducted in the province, and that British Columbia enforces no limitations on the recreational killing of this species. "There's no mandatory recording for hunters who kill wolves," she says. "The numbers that the government uses are based only on the numbers of ungulates in a given area." In 2014, the BC government estimated that there were between 5,300 and 11,600 wolves in the province; yet such a large range leaves plenty of uncertainty. While Roessingh doesn't believe the current wolf cull will have an irreversible effect on the wolf population, she points out that wolf populations are far lower than what they were in the early 1900s.
Besides these wolf population doubts, studies show that wolves may not be the primary predator of caribou. In the South Peace, for example, wolves are "suspected to account for an estimated 40 percent of caribou predation, with cougars and grizzlies likely taking up the balance." What's more, taking wolves out of the ecosystem may have harmful effects on the ecosystem. "There's a lot of research that shows the negative effects of removing wolves from places," Roessingh explains. "Because wolves are so wide-ranging and fast travellers, they strongly influence wildlife and ecosystems, from individual behaviour to system dynamics, from ecological to evolutionary time scales. Wolves also control prey populations as well as smaller predators, which in turn benefits ecosystem structure and biodiversity."
Despite this research on the wolf's beneficial role in the environment, the BC government has allocated 2.2-million dollars to kill to up to 200 wolves per year over a five-year period. The killing method is incredibly inhumane: contractors from Bighorn Helicopters use machine guns to indiscriminately shoot wolves from the air, and conservationists believe the animals suffer immensely. "The idea that wolves can be killed with one shot from a helicopter is a complete lie," says Tommy Knowles, founder of the Wildlife Defence League. "They're being gunned down and sometimes shot in the hind leg, or shot in the hips and then running into the forest. We can't confirm it, but we assume that they're dying very slowly, and these so-called 'sharp shooters' aren't able to kill them right away."
The BC government's decision to cull wolves led Pacific Wild and the Valhalla Wilderness Society to file a petition with the Forests, Lands, and Natural Resource Ministry to request the immediate cessation of the wolf cull. At the time of writing this article, Roessingh reported that Pacific Wild has received a response from the provincial government, but there was no indication that the cull would be stopped, or that the government had adjusted its plans to tackle the real cause of caribou decline – habitat destruction. "We're working on the next step," Roessingh says.
While Pacific Wild has taken a legal angle, members of the Wildlife Defence League hit the snowfields with cameras and recording equipment to monitor, document, and expose the wolf cull to the public. The group did a lot of tracking by foot, battling deep snow and hazardous terrain. They also surveyed the South Selkirk and South Peace regions in a Cessna plane. Despite their best efforts, the Wildlife Defence League wasn't able to find the cull, but the group did gather evidence about the destructive logging happening in critical caribou habitat. "Logging continues to decimate wildlife habitat across British Columbia," says Knowles. "Our fieldwork demonstrated that active logging is taking place in caribou recovery areas."
Logging activity may be continuing, yet Knowles believes the industry feels threatened, which suggests that conservation efforts are making a difference. "When our photographer Sam was taking photos of a truck full of logs," Knowles reports, "a trucker got out and said, 'What are you guys? A bunch of environmentalists?' They're very defensive about what they're doing because they know environmentalists are threatening their way of making money."
Knowles also reports that most people living in the South Selkirk region are well aware that logging is the true reason for caribou decline. "People we spoke to consistently said, 'have you seen all the logging trucks that have been going down the roads?'" Knowles says. "I think a lot of people in that area feel that wolves are being scapegoated and caribou never really stood a chance."
One of the biggest pieces of evidence the Wildlife Defence League uncovered this year was the audio recording that proved the existence of a Judas wolf, and showed that this wolf was being kept alive so the government could kill any new pack members. "It's pretty powerful stuff," Knowles says. "When we heard the individual in the recording disclose information about the Judas wolf, it was truly heartbreaking. If watching your family killed by snipers in helicopters is what the government considers a 'humane' cull, I shudder to imagine what they consider inhumane." The Wildlife Defence League has called upon the BC government to respond to the evidence in the recordings, but the organization hasn't received a response. "We believe the government is intentionally avoiding responding to the audio clips," says Knowles.
The Wildlife Defence League will continue its wolf defence campaigns as long as the cull persists. Knowles hopes their efforts are stirring public opinion and pushing people to take action. "I think the biggest thing to remember is that the wolf cull is a political move by the BC Liberal government," Knowles says. "The BC Liberals have absolutely no intention of conserving caribou in the province, and have every intention of allowing industrial expansion to continue. Wolves shouldn't have to die for mistakes made by humans. We're hoping that our work will ensure that future governments are not able to scapegoat wolves."


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Deserted Oil Tanker Off Yemen's Coast Could Create An Environmental Disaster
To the strange story now of a deserted oil tanker in the Red Sea off the coast of Yemen. It is believed to have more than a million barrels of oil on board. And it's in a war zone, making it a kind of floating bomb with the potential to create an environmental disaster. Well, our curiosity was piqued when we read about this tanker in The Guardian newspaper, so we have called Doug Weir. He is with the Conflict and Environmental Observatory. That's a nonprofit that tracks the environmental consequences of military conflicts.
Doug Weir, welcome to ALL THINGS CONSIDERED.
DOUG WEIR: Thanks, Mary Louise - good to be on here.
KELLY: Describe exactly where this tanker is and why that location is critical.
WEIR: So this tanker is moored 70 kilometers off the coast of Ras Isa, which is a port on the northwest coast of Yemen. It's about 40 or 50 miles from Hodeida, which is one of the main ports for the import and export of materials.
KELLY: And where some of the worst fighting from the civil war there in Yemen has taken place.
WEIR: Yes. That's been very much a frontline city and a critical one because the humanitarian aid and assistance needs to come in via that port.
KELLY: Who owns this tanker?
WEIR: So it was a fundamental part of Yemen's oil infrastructure. It was responsible for most of the crude oil exports prior to the conflict. It was owned and run by the Yemeni state oil company. And then in 2015, the Houthis captured the area on shore, which meant that the oil company, the Yemeni government, haven't had access to it.
KELLY: So it's been four years. It is sitting there. The danger, I assume, is that there could be stray airstrikes. There could be some kind of fallout from the war that is ongoing but also that just the environmental toll of corrosion is starting to build.
WEIR: Yeah, definitely. You've got high temperatures, salt water, humidity and a large ship made of metal. So sooner or later, nature is going to sort of take its toll.
KELLY: So how worried should we be?
WEIR: Well, this is the problem. I mean, at the moment, we don't know how worried we should be because no one's been on board to actually check out the situation. And that was something which was supposed to happen this week - that the United Nations were going to do an independent assessment. But the Houthis are refusing permits, and so they're not allowed to access the vessel at the moment.
KELLY: What is the potential scale of environmental damage? And I hear you that nobody quite knows what the situation on this ship is. But if you are looking at a rusting oil tanker with more than a million barrels of oil on there, if an explosion were to happen, what would that look like?
WEIR: It'd be pretty serious. I mean, this is four times more oil than was in the Exxon Valdez disaster. The environmental conditions are different, but the Red Sea is pretty enclosed. There are quite fragile ecosystems - one of Yemen's only marine-protected areas, which has mangroves and coral reefs. There are turtle beaches up and down the coast. And one of the sort of big issues would be is, how would you respond? Do the Houthis have the capacity? No. Does the Yemeni government have the capacity? Is it in a contested area? So we can reasonably expect that it would be very serious if a catastrophic incident did happen.
KELLY: So what is the next step? You said the U.N. was trying to get in. They were denied access this week. What happens now?
WEIR: This is the thing. The Houthis need to grant access to the U.N. It needs to be an independent inspection. It needs to be done soon. And one of the reasons that the Houthis were so keen to keep control of the vessel is that, obviously, a million barrels of crude oil has a fairly significant market value. But there are no export sanctions on oil from the Houthis, so they've got no way of actually selling it. So, yeah, what do you do? It's an incredibly complex political situation.
KELLY: So it is just sitting there as a kind of ticking time bomb.
WEIR: Yeah, yeah.
KELLY: Doug Weir of the Conflict and Environment Observatory talking there about the SAFER oil tanker, which has been abandoned off the coast of Yemen.
WEIR: Thank you.

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Q: Tweepy.cursor multiple / OR logic function for query terms I'm trying to search twitter for a finite period of time in the past couple days to pull 2-3 keywords, but I can't seem to figure out how to search multiple terms at once.
There are probably other ways to do this, but I've got a short code using tweepy.cursor. But I can't figure out how to search multiple query terms at once with this? (The example I have is wanting to search #superbowl / superbowl / super bowl all at once) I've tried several things, but the code below seems to return the AND logic statement. I have seen any documentation that helps.
Any help appreciated!
import tweepy
from datetime import datetime,timedelta
import csv

access_token = "..."
access_token_secret = "..."
consumer_key = "..."
consumer_secret = "..."

auth = tweepy.OAuthHandler(consumer_key, consumer_secret)
auth.set_access_token(access_token, access_token_secret)
api = tweepy.API(auth)

csvFile = open('output.csv', 'a')
csvWriter = csv.writer(csvFile)

search_terms = 'superbowl ', 'super bowl ', '#superbowl'

for status in tweepy.Cursor(api.search,
                       q=search_term,
                       since='2017-02-16', until='2017-02-17',
                       count=10,
                       result_type='recent',
                       include_entities=True,
                       monitor_rate_limit=True,
                       wait_on_rate_limit=True,
                       lang="en").items():

eastern_time = status.created_at - timedelta(5)
edt_time = eastern_time.strftime('%Y-%m-%d %H:%M')

csvWriter.writerow([status.created_at, status.user.screen_name.encode('utf8'), status.text.encode('utf-8')])
csvFile.close()

A: You use tweepy in exactly the same manner as with a single keyword, but the query parameter q should have your multiple keywords. For example, to search for tweets containing either the word "cupcake" or "donut" you pass in the string "cupcake OR donut" as the q parameter.

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But there are certainly ways to upgrade the egg-dyeing experience. Eggs are a cool canvas so we should do something more creative with them! Lucky for you, I found 11 ways to decorate eggs that are not only cuter but more fun than usual.


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Swimmers 14 and up will swim from 8-9, 9-13 year olds will swim from 9:15-10:15, and those under 8 will swim widths in the shallow end from 10:30-11. Be sure to register using the link on this page.


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Q: Tawk.to (free live chat script) produces 400 Bad Request Error I installed a free live chat from tawk.to. The problem (besides they not having a customer support for this script) is - it produces '400 Bad Request' error when it connects to the tawk.to servers. I added the below codes to .htaccess to allow different origins, but they don't work - the 400 error still appears. I don't know what else should be done.
I tried these in .htaccess without success:
SetEnvIf Origin "^(.*\.tawk\.to)$" ORIGIN_SUB_DOMAIN=$1
Header set Access-Control-Allow-Origin "%{ORIGIN_SUB_DOMAIN}e" env=ORIGIN_SUB_DOMAIN

Access-Control-Allow-Origin: *.tawk.to

The response header (assuming I put this script on EXAMPLE.com):
Accepttext/html,application/xhtml+xml,application/xml;q=0.9,*/*;q=0.8Accept-Encodinggzip, deflate, brAccept-Languageen-US,en;q=0.5Cache-Controlno-cacheConnectionkeep-alive, UpgradeCookie__tawkuuid=e::tawk.to::CZ4miEdTw+LJy27l6cezd/vgJ1Go/uVCmU/4mrr+WIe5uNur3LjRp6TAhWSTCS83::2; __cfduid=d8cf244362c2ead0f846b52cd84058bd31488522157DNT1

Host vs51.tawk.to

Origin https://EXAMPLE.com

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The Error Response:
GET https://vs51.tawk.to/s/ [HTTP/1.1 400 Bad Request 162ms]

Here is an example Javascript from tawk.to (note it contains the 'crossorigin"* attribute but it still produces the error):
<!--Start of Tawkto (example)-->
<script>
var Tawk_API=Tawk_API||{}, Tawk_LoadStart=new Date();
(function(){
var s1=document.createElement("script"),s0=document.getElementsByTagName("script")[0];
s1.async=true;
s1.src='https://embed.tawk.to/0111111111/default';
s1.charset='UTF-8';
s1.setAttribute('crossorigin','*');
s0.parentNode.insertBefore(s1,s0);
})();
</script>
<!--End of Tawkto-->

A: Update - contacting support@tawk.to doesn't work (no response). But I did more research - I found a few sites that use tawk.to chat and the 400 Bad Request error appears on these sites too.. so it must be something inherent/buggy to tawk.to script which for now is not resolved and all their customers are affected.

A: It looks like you are blocking specific countries in your tawkto account widget. Please try disabling country blocking on your widget. It works for me.


'I Am of Ireland – Women of the North Speak Out', by Elizabeth Shannon, wife of the American Ambassador to Ireland, 1977-1981.
Little, Brown and Company. First edition 1989. Hard over and dust jacket. A clean copy.


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Методи Терзиев е български публицист и общественик, деец на ВМРО-СМД.

Биография
Методи Терзиев е роден през 1918 година в Банско, Царство България. Започва да публикува свои материали в "Илюстрация Илинден", а след Деветнадесетомайския преврат от 1934 година е бит от военни лица. Участва в походи до гроба на Тодор Александров през 40-те години на XX век. След Деветосептемврийския преврат от 1944 година е заклеймен като "ванчомихайловист" и е интерниран в концлагера "Куциян". След демократичните промени от 1989 година се включва в дейността на ВМРО-СМД и е неин заместник-председател към 1994 година.

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Родени в Банско
Български общественици от Македония
Български писатели от Македония
Дейци на ВМРО-СМД и ВМРО-БНД
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Biddy Mason, the San Bernardino slave freed by…
Biddy Mason, the San Bernardino slave freed by LA judge, is focus of museum talk
The only known photograph of Biddy Mason is reproduced as part of the Biddy Mason Memorial Park on property she once owned in downtown Los Angeles. (Photo by David Allen, Inland Valley Daily Bulletin/SCNG)
PUBLISHED: February 16, 2021 at 12:51 p.m. | UPDATED: February 16, 2021 at 12:53 p.m.
Bridget "Biddy" Mason was the slave from San Bernardino who won her freedom in a Los Angeles courtroom in 1856 and went on to an improbable life as a midwife, civic leader, wealthy property owner and philanthropist in downtown Los Angeles.
You may have read about her in my column last August. Much of my research involved speaking with two historians, Sarah Barringer Gordon of the University of Pennsylvania and Kevin Waite of Durham University in London. They are co-directors of the Biddy Mason Collaborative, a project to research Mason and early Black life in Los Angeles, with plans for a much-needed biography of this fascinating figure.
Now Barringer Gordon and Waite will be taking part in a livestreamed presentation devoted to Mason and organized by the Ontario Museum of History and Art. That's taking place from 11 a.m. to noon on Saturday, Feb. 20.
Who will be moderating this discussion? Yours truly. We'll all be participating from our respective locations on two continents. (What could go wrong?)
Watch us via the Zoom link at OntarioMuseum.org/programs. Questions will be taken toward the end. The program is part of the museum's Black History Month and its ongoing Year of the Woman celebration.
Black history and women's history both? Among her many other accomplishments, Biddy Mason was also quite the twofer.
Bureaucratic health
Led by West Covina, some San Gabriel Valley cities, including Azusa, Claremont, Diamond Bar, San Dimas and Walnut, are talking about forming their own health department to get out from under L.A. County's thumb, as my colleague Javier Rojas recently reported.
My guess is it won't go farther than talk. Anyway, Pomona, the largest of this cluster of neighboring cities, is not interested in splitting from the county. This makes perfect sense given the history.
Under its charter, Pomona had its own public health department, and public health officer, until 1919. That's when the city was — get this — the first to transfer that function to L.A. County, according to the book "Pomona Centennial History." Note that 1919 was the tail end of the last pandemic, the Spanish flu.
In other words, just as a pandemic now leads some cities to think they're better off independent, back then Pomona leaders decided the expertise of the county was what was called for. A study in contrasts, a century apart.
As a Nov. 5, 1919 story in the Pomona Bulletin reported, the result was that L.A. County created a new "health district" comprised of Pomona, La Verne and San Dimas. (Maybe that's a compromise leaders could pursue today: persuading the county to put them in their own category.) The story added: "Claremont, which was at first designated as part of the proposed district, later declined to enter."
Maybe Claremont will decline to break away, too.
So the LA County Fair is canceled for 2021 just as it was in 2020. This time there's talk of a smaller event in the fall rather than the usual three-week extravaganza. All I can say is, the fair isn't making it easy for me to keep my 23-year attendance streak alive, or your own attendance streaks for that matter. Still, officials generously said that my 2020 tour of the fairgrounds with them counted as a 24th straight fair. Especially since, by puttering around the grounds with them in a golf cart, that meant I went on a ride.
David Allen rides Wednesday, Friday and Sunday. Email dallen@scng.com, phone 909-483-9339, visit insidesocal.com/davidallen, like davidallencolumnist on Facebook and follow @davidallen909 on Twitter.
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Can Only Alcoholics get Fatty Liver?
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Unfortunately, genetics or heredity (what is passed down from parent to child) plays a role in alcoholic liver disease in two ways: It may influence how much alcohol you consume and your likelihood of developing alcoholism.
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This tour will take you through Serengeti & Ngorongoro crater and you will be able to see the big five, Tanzania is home of wildlife and game drive through all around the world, making tours and safaris with Foot Slopes Tours & Safaris give you unforgotten memory.
After having breakfast, you will experience a game drive following the animal migration at the Northern Serengeti. You can see wildebeests, zebras, topi hartebeests, elands, antelopes, hyenas, and various birds singing on the trees while viewing the beautiful landscape and nature.Usually, in July, August and beginning of November, the migration reaches its northern range in which the herds cross the grasslands on either bank of the crocodile-infested Mara River twice, as they complete their migration. You will also be able to enjoy the sunset at Serengeti between 18:20 – 18:40 after the game drive before returning and staying overnight at Campsite.


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and the Countries in Europe now includes:

Albania, Andorra, Austria, Belarus, Belgium, Bosnia and Herzegovina, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech Republic, Denmark, Estonia, Finland, France, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Iceland, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Liechtenstein, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Macedonia, Malta, Moldova, Monaco, Netherlands, Norway, Poland, Portugal, Romania, Russia, San Marino, Serbia and Montenegro, Slovakia (Slovak Republic), Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, Switzerland, Turkey, Ukraine, United Kingdom, Vatican City

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OPEC: The common abbreviation for the Organization of Petroleum Exporting Countries, which is an international organization of more than a dozen nations located primarily in the Middle East, Africa, and Central America that controls a sizeable portion of the world's petroleum reserves. This control over oil reserves gives OPEC significant market control, which it has been inclined to exert from time to time. The most noted time was the 1970s. OPEC raised oil prices from a scant $2 to $3 a barrel in the early 1970s to over $30 a barrel by the end of the decade. As an group of independent oil-producing nations seeking to monopolize the market, OPEC represents a textbook example of an cartel.
You are the type of person who has an exceedingly organized mind, but a somewhat cluttered life. Family and friends refuse to let you watch "Jeopardy" with them. Today, you are likely to spend a great deal of time flipping through the yellow pages trying to buy either a velvet painting of Elvis Presley or a wall poster commemorating yesterday. Be on the lookout for vindictive digital clocks with revenge on their minds. You should consider shopping at stores or businesses beginning with the letter W, but do not buy any products with a serial number or product code containing the number 082567. Your preferred shopping venue is the Internet. Your special symbol is the exclamation point (!).
The positive slope of the saving line is also termed the marginal propensity to save (MPS). This slope is greater than zero but less than one, reflecting induced saving and the Keynesian psychological law of consumer behavior that saving increases by less than the increase in income. The slope of the saving line provides the foundation for the slope of the leakages line used in the injections-leakages model. It thus also affects the magnitude of the multiplier process.
The first stop for any pedestrian on a leisurely stroll through the busy economic streets of Shady Valley is Scarcity Stan's Ye Olde Bakery Shoppe and Confectionery Palace. The most noted pastry on Scarcity Stan's list of delectables, wedged between his mouth-watering apple danishes and scrumptious jelly donuts, is economic pie. My mouth waters with the thought.
Economic pie isn't like other donuts, cakes, and confectioneries with their gobs of sweetness, but very little nutritional sustenance. In fact, given that it refers to the sum total of the economy's resources and productive activity, economic pie is filled to the brim with sustenance. Unfortunately, Scarcity Stan and the congregation of people we call society, has only one economic pie, and while it's pretty large, it's never quite as big as we would like.


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A pair of 80s street soul soundtracks – Breakin and Breakin 2 – reissued here with the title as Breakdance, which is how they appeared in the UK! Maybe Breakin wasn't the most accurate, most faithful portrait of life on the streets in the early 80s – but the film was a great breakout moment for hip hop culture in the mainstream, and also helped sell the new style with a heavy dose of soul! The real stars here are Ollie & Jerry – who deliver two of the album's best tracks – "Breakin There's No Stoppin Us" and "Showdown" – but the set's also got some other great 80s soul and funk tracks – including "Ain't Nobody" by Rufus & Chaka Khan, "Freakshow On The Dance Floor" by The Bar-Kays, the smooth club hit "99 1/2" by Carol Lynn Townes, "Body Work" by Hot Streak, "Street People" by Fire Fox, "Heart Of The Beat" by 3V, and "Reckless" by Chris "The Glove" Taylor – featuring vocals by a young Ice T! Breakin 2 is maybe an even better soundtrack than the first entry in the series – and not just because it gave the world the term "electric boogaloo"! The team of Ollie & Jerry seem almost fully in charge here – and in addition to creating some great tracks of their own, they also produce some other beat box gems that are equally great – nestled here alongside some well-chosen street soul groovers too! Titles include "Electric Boogaloo" and "When I C U" by Ollie & Jerry – plus "Stylin Profilin" and "Radiotron" by Firefox, "Din Daa Daa" by George Kranz, "Gotta Have The Money" by Steve Donn, "Believe In The Beat" by Carol Lynn Townes, "I Don't Want To Come Down" by Mark Scott, "See It Out" by Midway, and "Oye Mamacita" by Rags & Riches. © 1996-2019, Dusty Groove, Inc.
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Lifestylez Ov Da Poor & Dangerous
Columbia, 1995. New Copy
CD...$4.99 8.99 (CD...$6.99)
The classic first solo album by Big L – with bedrock DITC production by Buckwild, Showbiz and Lord Finesse – perfectly framing the rhymes by Harlem's finest. Big L didn't leave a huge wealth of recordings before he was taking away from the world, but he started out strong, and this ... CD
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Profile, 1984. New Copy
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The classic self-titled debut LP from Run-DMC – one that changed hip hop (and much of modern pop and rock) forever! There's little we can add to the canon for this record. Run DMC ushered in a new era in contemporary urban culture, a harder hitting style of rap the managed to bust out of ... CD
Great Adventures Of Slick Rick (deluxe edition – with bonus tracks)
Def Jam, 1988. New Copy
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Slick Rick's first solo album – one of the vital early front-to-back hip hop albums of the late 80s Def Jam prime era – and up there with the best ever! MC Ricky D introduced the world to a whole new rap style on Doug E Fresh's "The Show" and by the time this album dropped the ... CD
Return Of The SP1200
TruSoul, Early 90s/2019. New Copy
Early Pete Rock beats from the 90s golden age – beginning with the dawn of that decade when Pete was at the forefront the era's pioneering production heavies ushering in a new era in hip hop, to closer to the end of the decade and his solo debut Soul Survivor. It's a testament to his ... CD
Madvillain (Madlib & MF Doom)
Madvillainy
Stones Throw, 2004. New Copy
A Stones Throw sci-fi masterpiece – one that was destined for greatness from conception, but we're still pretty well blown away by the final product! MC Doom and beatmaster Madlib couldn't be better suited for a collaboration. As much as we've dug the best of Doom's material of the last ... CD
Album (with bonus tracks)
Sleeping Bag/Octave (Japan), 1985. New Copy
CD...$22.99
The classic first LP from Kurtis Mantronik & MC Tee – early hip hop and funky electro at its mid 80s finest – richly expanded with a wealth of bonus material! We'll never tire of style here – electronic funky beats, synthesizers and vocoder vocal effects, and those benchmark ... CD
First Brick
Kay Dee, 2019. New Copy
CD...$12.99 14.98
Rasheed Campbell's a hell of an MC – one who pulls no punches at all when tying together his environment and the way it's shaped his outlook on life – and he works here with the mighty Kenny Dope, who produced and mixed the whole record – and really gives it a massive kick right ... CD
Blu & Oh No
A Long Red Hot Los Angeles Summer Night
Nature Sounds, 2019. New Copy
A underground mic hero Blu sounding as fresh and furiously-paced brilliant as he has in years – and teaming up with SoCal production favorite Oh No on this gem for Nature Sounds! Kicks off after the intro with the masterful "Lost Angels Anthem", setting bar pretty high with with ... CD
Live In Manchester (CD & DVD)
Mass Appeal, 2018. New Copy 2CD & DVD
CD...$7.99 12.99
An incredibly well-captured set by the legendary DJ Shadow, Live In Manchester in October of 2017 – and come to think of it, the live album format is pretty underutilized in hip hop – who better than Shadow to pull it off so well! It's impeccably recorded and sounds great, so get enough ... CD
Quite A Life
Real People, 2018. New Copy
A milestone effort from Bay Area veteran Lyrics Born – who has been delivering rock solid funky soul-steeped hip hop solo, with his Latyrx duo, and as a producer for well over 20 years by this point – and still delivering the goods after all these years! He's been leaning more on gritty ... CD
Something Weird's Greatest Hits (2018 Black Friday Release)
Modern Harmonic, Late 60s/Early 70s. New Copy 2 CDs
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Something weird, and something very cool too – a set that brings together a whole host of strange and unusual tunes from the glory days of exploitation cinema! These cuts are all from a time when the b-movie underground was playing it fast and loose – trying to get more folks into the ... CD
Escape In Time – Popular British Television Themes Of The 60s
El (UK), 1960s. New Copy
Way more than just the usual collection of famous British TV themes from the 60s – as this set offers up some great rare nuggets, unusual versions, and some obscure tracks that are all pretty darn fresh to our American years! As you well know if you're a fan of anything pop culture from this ... CD
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Bhopal boy Akash Jain selected in Gladrags contest 2013
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City boy Akash Jain has been selected in the city's audition round in the Gladrags Manhunt Contest 2013.
Akash will now be leaving for the Mumbai and Delhi auditions in the end of February.
Akash was selected in the audition round after the portfolio and telephonic interview rounds in which there were thousands of candidates from all across the country.
Bhopal's tryst with the mega model contest began in 1998 itself. Supermodel actor Shahwar Ali had won the title for Grasim Mr. India 'Best Physique' that year. Since then many youngsters from the city have shone on the modeling stage. Among them was Grasim Mr. India first runner-up Umar Sharif and actor Asim ali had gone to the finals of the contest where he won the title for 'Best photogenic face'.
Waqar Khan in 2006 and Rafi Mallik in 2012 were finalists. Yogesh Kauri, also from Bhopal was the first runner-up in 2012.
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Sir Charles Lanyon designed the main building of Queen's University of Belfast in 1849 which now bears his name. The building is famous for its long Gothic Revival facade and Great Hall. The Great Hall underwent an extensive £2.5m renovation in 2002, restoring it to Lanyon's original plans.


Please write us at chomps@tufts.edu and we will be glad to answer them!
CHOMPS is a project designed to see if children and adolescents will buy healthier food items more often if they are given "kids-only" coupons to discount the price of healthier foods at local convenience stores. The coupons will be distributed in stores near schools and community centers in Somerville.
We have chosen to work with Somerville, MA because it is a racially diverse community with schools that are walkable. We have also successfully partnered with Somerville, MA in the past and enjoy giving back to the community that is so close to our Medford Campus.
Can my children use the coupon at any store?
For now, the coupons can only be used at the stores that have agreed to participate. The coupons will be distributed directly in these stores.
Healthy or not, aren't you encouraging kids to buy snacks they don't need? Don't they already get enough food at home and school?
Pre-teens alone spend tens of billions of dollars of their own money each year, much of it on snack food. One study found that almost half of students visiting a corner store to purchase snacks did so every school day. Given that kids are already purchasing snack foods in the community, we are looking to see if we can encourage them to make healthier choices.
Why are some of the coupons discounting unhealthy snacks?
The main purpose of the project is to promote healthier food choices when kids purchase their own snacks, and the majority of the discounts are going directly to that purpose. Part of the study design is to also see if kids are more likely to use coupons for healthier or less healthy items, which requires us to occasionally discount other snack items that children are already purchasing frequently. Any such discounts will be very short-lived, and will not be on items that the children are not already regularly purchasing. We are not trying to promote unhealthy food choices!
What information is being recorded about my child when they are shopping in a convenience store that offers CHOMPS coupons? Will you be asking my child questions in the store?
We are not interviewing any children in the stores, nor are we recording any information about your child. We are collecting aggregate information about the total sales, number of children who visit the stores, etc., but we will not know who visited the stores or made the purchases. In a separate part of the study, we are planning to chat with some children participating in after-school programs in Somerville to ask them about if and where they buy snacks on their own. If your child is invited to participate, you will receive a letter requesting your written permission to interview your child. We will never talk with your children without first receiving your permission.
The acronym CHOMPS stands for "Coupons for Healthier Options for Minors Purchasing Snacks." The work is being conducted by researchers at Tufts University and Michigan State University, in cooperation with Shape Up Somerville and other community partners and researchers.


Introducing a brand-new original retreat for 2015! The Charis NYC team has developed Still+Silent, a brand-new retreat that introduces Catholics in their 20s-30s to the rich tradition of the silent retreat, and other, various forms of meditative prayer.
Find the stillness you need.
Enter into the silence you desire.
CHARIS NYC presents this peer-led weekend Still+Silent Retreat.
When: Friday, Nov. 6 (dinner) - Sunday, Nov. 8 (Mass & lunch), 2015.
Where: Mariandale Retreat Center, Ossining NY.
Who: Presented by Charis NYC, for Catholics in their 20s-30s.
Cost: $275 per person. Financial aid and payment plans available! Payment or financial arrangements due at registration.
Register: Deadline is Nov. 1. Click the button below to start your registration!
Our Still+Silent Retreat is an introduction to silence for men and women in their 20s and 30s, regardless of where you are in your own faith journey, and what your previous experiences with silence might be. The only prerequisite is the desire to find quiet and contemplative space in which to go deeper with your relationship with God.
Still+Silent will introduce you to the rich history of silence in the Roman Catholic tradition including Christian contemplation, meditation, and silence. In the tradition of St. Ignatius of Loyola, this retreat uses silence as a tool to quiet the thinking mind and make space in which to listen to the voice of God. It is an opportunity to disengage the exterior world in order to be more attentive to the interior world.
Important Information: Please Read Carefully!
Payment (online via Paypal) or financial arrangements due at Registration.
Financial assistance and payment plans are available! Do not let cost stand in the way of a grace-filled retreat weekend. Please contact us at CharisRetreatNYC@gmail.com for details.
Help us provide Charis NYC scholarships, by making a donation of any amount. No amount is too small, to help fellow young adults find their grace on retreat, too. Click here to donate!
Cancellation Policy: Cancellations accepted, for 50% refund of Registration Fee, up through Friday, October 23. After Oct. 23, Registration Fee is non-refundable.
For other information about your retreat weekend - including transportation, other logistics, etc. - please visit our Retreat FAQ's page.
Contact the Charis NYC team by emailing CharisRetreatNYC@gmail.com, or by calling (347) 619-CNYC.
CHARIS NYC is a ministry which presents Ignatian spirituality retreats in the Jesuit tradition by and for Catholic young adults of New York City. Since its founding in 2011, it has emerged as a leader in connecting participants to a vibrant 20s-30s Catholic community and fostering a closer relationship with God, through the Seekers Retreat and What Next? Retreat, peer-led weekends rooted in the Spiritual Exercises of St. Ignatius Loyola. In 2015, the ministry introduces a third, brand-new retreat, the Still+Silent Retreat, developed and presented by the Charis NYC team. The ministry counts over 200 "alumni" from its retreats, with retreatants and ministers hailing from a diverse set of NYC parishes, groups, and organizations. Charis NYC is sponsored by The Jesuit Collaborative, which is a member of the Charis Partner Program. For more information: visit www.charis.nyc, like Charis NYC on Facebook, or follow @charisnyc on Twitter.
THE JESUIT COLLABORATIVE, sponsor of Charis NYC, is a nonprofit organization that helps people grow closer to God through prayer and retreats in the tradition of St. Ignatius of Loyola, founder of the Society of Jesus (the Jesuits). The Collaborative fosters collaboration between lay and religious men and women and offers a variety of innovative retreats and programs in diverse formats and settings to meet people where they are in their spiritual lives. Programs range from half-day to multi-day/week and are offered to teens, young adults, the Hispanic community, boards of directors, and other audiences. To learn more, visit www.jesuit-collaborative.org.
is a member of the Charis Partner Program.


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Monique Sioui (April 7, 1951 – October 18, 1997) was an activist for the rights of indigenous women and children. She was the sister of writer and artist Christine Sioui-Wawanoloath.

Sioui was the daughter of Augustin Sioui, Huron-Wendat, and Esther Wawanolett, Abenaki. She was a founding member of Quebec Native Women, serving as president in 1976. She dealt with issues such as discrimination against indigenous women under the Indian Act and adoption of indigenous children by non-indigenous foster parents. In 1980, she went to the Netherlands to attend the Russell Tribunal where she identified discriminatory aspects of the Indian Act. She went on to work against domestic violence and spousal abuse in the Abitibi-Témiscamingue region. In 1998, she was awarded the Prix Droits et Libertés posthumously by the Quebec Commission des droits de la personne et des droits de la jeunesse.

Sioui was married to Richard Kistabish.

References

1951 births
1997 deaths
Abenaki people
Wyandot people
First Nations activists
First Nations women


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using System;
using System.Diagnostics;
using System.IO;
using System.Reflection;

public interface IConfigVar {
	void ConfigVariableSet(string Arg, string VariableName);
	void ConfigVariableEnableSet(ref bool Variable, string Arg, string VariableName);
}

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	object _Value;

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		get {
			return _Value;
		}
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				if ((bool)value)
					LoopEngine.FxAdd(fxTick);
				else
					LoopEngine.FxRemove(fxTick);
			_Value = value;
		}
	}
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	string Name;

	public void ConfigVariableSet(string Arg) {
		if (Value is bool) {
			if (!string.IsNullOrEmpty(Arg)) {
				if (Arg == "1" || Arg == "TRUE" || Arg == "ENABLED" || Arg == "ENABLE" || Arg == "E") {
					Value = true;
				} else if (Arg == "0" || Arg == "FALSE" || Arg == "DISABLED" || Arg == "DISABLE" || Arg == "D") {
					Value = false;
				} else {
					General.MainForm.SetStatus("Syntax error");
					return;
				}
				General.MainForm.SetStatus(Name + " set to " + ((bool)Value ? "Enabled" : "Disabled"));
			} else
				General.MainForm.SetStatus(Name + " is " + ((bool)Value ? "Enabled" : "Disabled"));
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					Value = Single.MaxValue;
					General.MainForm.SetStatus(Name + " set to ∞");
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	public static ConfigVar apSet = new ConfigVar(100, "ApSet");
	public static ConfigVar vehicleHpSet = new ConfigVar(1000, "VehicleHpSet");
	public static ConfigVar vehicleSpeedMultiplierSet = new ConfigVar(2.0f, "VehicleSpeedMultiplierSet");
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		for (int x = 0; x < cfg.Length; x++) {
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		}
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The one-strike policy would apply to police station commanders found to failed to act against the proliferation of illegal gambling and illegal drug activities within their areas of responsibility.
"Kung wala siyay gakadakpan sa iyang area pero ang among mga tawo sa region nakadakop especially sa illegal drugs, then automatically kanang maong station commander relieved diretso," said Supt. Surki Sereñas, Camp Alagar spokesman.
Sereñas however said the order to relieve the police station commanders would still be left in the hands of city and provincial police directors.
He also said the city and provincial police directors could opt to give the station heads another chance to improve their performance or else.
Sereñas said there are already areas in the city that have been declared to be free of illegal drugs but illegal gambling remains unabated.
"Busa mag maabtikon gyud ang mga station commander sa pagsumpo sa tanang matang sa illegal sa ilang [area of responsibility] para di sila matagaan og drastic action by relieving them," Sereñas said.


A prime minister on his way out, a Brexit without a contingency plan, the markets in turmoil and an opposition in meltdown.
It's been a chaotic week in British politics.
Having voted to leave the European Union it quickly transpired that neither the government nor the leave campaign had thought of what to do next.
Meanwhile there are reports of a surge in post-Brexit racist incidents across the country.
Joining Tom Clark to discuss it all are the Observer's Nick Cohen and Guardian's Jonathan Freedland and Ewen MacAskill.
Also this week, we hear from Jill Treanor who has been following the reaction to Brexit in the City of London; Philip Oltermann who has reported on Angela Merkel's response in Berlin; and Libby Brooks who is in Scotland where the SNP have used the result to call for a new Scottish independence referendum.


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Q: Can't access string inside SearchTerm anonymous class I am trying to search a mail using subject text in java mail api(javax.mail), but I cant access the subject string inside the anonymous class like this,
Message[] messages = null;
final String searchText = mailParam.getSearchText();
SearchTerm serachCondition = new SearchTerm() {
    private static final long serialVersionUID = 1L;
        @Override
        public boolean match(Message message) {
            try {
                if (message.getSubject().contains(searchText)) {
                    return true;
                }
            } catch (MessagingException ex) {
                ex.printStackTrace();
                logger.error(ex.getMessage());
            }
            return false;
        }
    };
messages = folder.search(serachCondition);

Over here I can't access the final string searchText inside the overridden method match. Thanks

A: https://docs.oracle.com/javase/tutorial/java/javaOO/anonymousclasses.html
An anonymous class cannot access local variables in its enclosing scope that are not declared as final or effectively final. Like a nested class, a declaration of a type (such as a variable) in an anonymous class shadows any other declarations in the enclosing scope that have the same name.
final String searchText = mailParam.getSearchText();

You can rather make searchText as an instance variable instead of a local variable at the above line


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Air Marshal Sir Leslie Bower (26130)
Leslie William Clement
b: 11 Jul 1909 r: 30 Mar 1965 d: 17 Feb 1991
KCB – 2 Jun 1962 (CB – 1 Jan 1954), DSO – 22 Jun 1945, DFC – 22 Feb 1944, MiD - 11 Jun 1942, MiD - 14 Jun 1945.
Plt Off: 14 Dec 1929, Fg Off: 14 Jun 1931, Flt Lt: 14 Jun 1935, Sqn Ldr: 1 Jul 1938, (T)Wg Cdr: 1 Dec 1940, Act Gp Capt: 17 May 1942?, Wg Cdr (WS): 17 Nov 1942, (T) Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1943, Wg Cdr: 1 Oct 1946, Gp Capt: 1 Jul 1947, Act A/Cdre: xx xxx xxxx, A/Cdre: 1 Jul 1952, Act AVM: xx xxx xxxx, AVM: 1 Jan 1955, Act AM (unpd): 8 Feb 1962, Act AM (pd): 1 May 1962, AM: 1 May 1962 (announced 1 Jul 1962).
Sir Leslie William Clement Bower
by Walter Bird
bromide print, 1 May 1962
12 Jan 1928: Flight Cadet, 'B' Sqn, RAF College.
14 Dec 1929: Appointed to Permanent Commission.
14 Dec 1929: Pilot, No 100 Sqn.
9 Nov 1930: Pilot, No 33 Sqn.
3 Jan – 12 Feb 1931: Placed on half pay list, scale B
14 Feb 1931: Pilotage (navigation) officer, No 11 Sqn.
23 Apr 1933: Supernumerary, RAF Depot.
xx Aug 1933: Attended Central Flying School.
18 Nov 1933: QFI, Cambridge University Air Sqn.
18 May 1934: Re-categorised as an Instructor from B to A2
26 Nov 1934: Instructor, CFS.
xx Jul 1936: Re-categorised from Instructor A2 to Instructor A1
30 Mar 1937: Pilot, No 202 Sqn. (arrived 7 Apr 1937)
13 Oct 1938: Senior Personnel Staff Officer, HQ RAF Mediterranean.
11 Nov 1940: Supernumerary, RAF Felixstowe
18 Nov 1940: Officer Commanding, RAF Felixstowe
xx Mar 1941: Officer Commanding, No 217 Sqn.
28 Jan 1942: Air Staff, HQ No 16 Group.
17 May 1942?: Director - Operational Training, HQ RCAF.
8 Dec 1943: Officer Commanding, No 138 Wing
25 Jun 1945: ?
9 Aug 1945: Attended RAF Staff College.
xx xxx 1947: Attended/Instructor?, USAF War College.
1 Jan 1952: AOC, No 81 Group.
8 Mar 1954: SASO, HQ Fighter Command.
25 Feb 1957: SASO, HQ MEAF
xx xxx 1958: Deputy C in C, MEAF.
1 May 1959: AOC, No 19 Group.
8 Feb 1962: UK Permanent Military Deputy (Designate), CENTO
10 May 1962: UK Permanent Military Deputy, CENTO.
Born in County Cork in the Ireland, he attended The Harvey Grammar School in Folkestone before entering the RAF College in 1928, which he represented at both Soccer and Hockey.
Appointed CO of No 138 Wing prior to D-Day, he continued to lead his crews from the front, such as on 30 July 1944 when, with his Group Commander (AVM Basil Embry) flying as his No. 2, he led five other Mosquitos of his Wing in a precision attack against a chateau on the River Aulne, being used as a rest home for U-boat crews. These operations were not without their risks and on 6 February 1944 his aircraft was hit by flak, but he managed to nurse it across the channel to a crash landing near Newhaven.
Citation for the award of the Distinguished Flying Cross.
"Group Captain Leslie William Clement BOWER (26130), Royal Air Force.
This officer has completed numerous sorties and has invariably displayed leadership and skill of a high order. His determination to complete his tasks successfully has always been evident and was well illustrated during a recent sortie. Before reaching the target his aircraft was hit by anti-aircraft fire but he went on to complete his attack. On the return flight the aircraft was again hit by fire from the ground defences. Much damage was sustained, including one engine which was put out of action. Group Captain Bower displayed great skill in his endeavour to reach home but, just before the English coast was reached the damaged engine burst into flames. Group Captain Bower crossed-the coast, however, but was compelled to make a landing in difficult circumstances. As the aircraft touched down it became enveloped in flames and a petrol tank burst. Group Captain Bower was rendered unconscious but was dragged clear by a comrade. This officer displayed great courage and resolution throughout."
(London Gazette – 22 February 1944)
"Group Captain Leslie William Clement BOWER, D.F.C., R.A.F.
This officer has set a magnificent example of courage and devotion to duty in operations against the enemy. He has commanded the squadrons at his station for a considerable time and much of the success achieved during the period can be attributed to Group Captain Bower's high powers of leadership, unsurpassed skill and iron determination. His services have been of immense value"
(London Gazette – 22 June 1945)
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2021 WINS For Life Fall League
SCHEDULE ANNOUNCEMENT
*Schedule for Sat., Oct. 2 will be posted
at 1pm on Thurs. Sept. 30.
Registration: mail-in form, or online
click here: online registration
click here for boys mail-in form
click here for girls mail-in form
Click here for COVID guidelines
Click here for League Game rules
IMPT. NOTES:
** All games are on Saturday's: 9/25, 10/2, 10/9, 10/16, 10/23, 10/30, 11/6
(games only - practices are not included with registration)
Registration Fee: $135 (after 9/1)
High School Team rate: $900 (players must all be from the same high school)
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The 2021 WINS For Life Fall Basketball League
The 2021 Winter League was a Big Success with 90 teams!
The 2019 Fall League featured over 840 students (from 50+ different towns)!
The over-all competitive balance was excellent. We look forward to another great season!
2021 Game Sites
Canton High School (Canton)
Court Side Sports Center (Harwinton)
Central Christian Academy (Southington)
Derynoski Elementary School (Southigton)
East Granby High School (East Granby)
Mortensen Community Center (Newington)
Star Hill Family Athletic Center (Tolland)
(teams play the majority of their games at the gym closest to their home)
Games only: on Saturday's (9/25-11/6)
The Final game for ALL TEAMS is on 11/6 (week 7).
Coaching is on a volunteer basis. If interested, call Dave Vasquenza, (860) 645-1934
Back ground checks are done for those who coach in this league.
Rosters: (8-10 per team)
*Everyone registers individually with one of the options below:
A) Email entire roster, or core of roster B) List preferred teammates C) request to be placed on a team
2021 Boys Divisions:
Boys Registration Form: click here
NIT (grades 4-6), NCAA (grades 7-8), NBA (grades 9-12)
game times: 9:00am, 10:15am, 11:30am, 12:45pm, 2:00pm, 3:15pm, 4:30pm
2021 Girls Divisions:
Girls Registration Form: click here
G-NIT (grades 4-6), G-NCAA (grades 7-8), G-NBA (grades 9-12)
game times: 2:00pm, 3:15pm, 4:30pm, 5:45pm, 7pm (potential)
Games only, No Practices
(teams can set up practices on their own if interested)
Check out Fall League Intro Video (from 2017 season)
https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=q6zu48z6B0M
Outstanding facilities
Schedule can be balanced with other fall sports (Just Saturday games, no practices).
Excellent competition. Teams are competively balanced.
Certified ColIege & Varsity High School board officials.
Improve basketball skills, gain conditioning, have fun!
Opportunity to play on the same team with friends.
40 minute games! Equal playing time system. All man to man defense (no zones).
Schedule, standings, and rules posted online (wins4life.com)
Great experience and helpful preparation for the upcoming basketball season.
Includes W4L recersible game jersey.
Seven week season: the final week (10/30) features the final game & a championship game .
Good Exposure: college coaches have attended for recruiting purposes.
Given we will have students from close to 50 different towns we will host the games at multiple quality facilities.
We will work hard & do our best to schedule the games at the site closest to where the student lives.
Example: For those living "west of the CT. river", most of their games will be played in Canton, Harwinton or
Southington. For those who live "east of the CT. river", the majority of their games will be played in Tolland.
Students from the following towns have participated in our the WINS Fall Leagues: 55+ towns total!!
Agawam (Ma.), Amherst (Ma.), Ashford, Avon, Bloomfield, Bristol, Burlington, Canton (Collinsville, North Canton), Cheshire, Clinton, Columbia, Coventry, Cromwell, East Granby, East Hampton, East Hartford, East Longmeadow (Ma.), Ellington, Enfield, Farmington, Guilford, Goshen, Granby, Hartford, Harwinton, North Granby, Madison, Manchester, Meriden, Middlebury, New Hartford, Newington, Northampton(Ma.), Rocky Hill, Simsbury (Weatogue, West Simsbury), Somers, Southington, Southwick (Ma.),
South Windsor, Stafford, Suffield, Terryville, Tolland, Torrington, Union, Unionville, Vernon, Wethersfield, Willington, Windsor,
Windsor Locks, Winsted, Wolcott.
Thank you for your participation in the 2020 WINS For Life Fall League!
2021 Fall League Champions!
NIT Boys Champs: Suffield NIT Girls Champs: Rocky Hill
NBA Boys Champs: CT Venom NBA Girls Champs: NWR-7
NCAA Boys Girls Champs NCAA Girls Champs
West Hartford Rocky Hill