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The Women Of 'Family Ties' What Are They Doing Now?
'Family Ties' was a hit sitcom that aired from 1982 all the way until 1989. The show, which is not only totally hilarious, but it teaches viewers about cultural and political situations. The show revolved around the Keaton family who lives in Columbus, Ohio. The show centered around a family and the surrounding culture as they made the shift from the "hippie" movement during the '60s to the more conservative '80s. Well, we know what actors became famous from Family Ties, but whatever happened to the ladies who were on the show? There were countless other famous women who were on the show either before r after they had made it big in tinsel town. So, whatever happened to these talented ladies who appeared on the show? Well, we've compiled a list of all the ladies in family ties and what they got into after they appeared on the show. We bet some of the ladies on this list will surprise you.
Martha Plimpton as Jessie Blake
Audiences first meet Jessie Blake when Mallory finds her stealing from the boutique she works at. However, instead of calling the police on her, Mallory ends up feeling bad for Jessie and instead invites her to dinner. The two then become friends. Jessie was played by Marth Plimpton.
Martha Plimpton Now
Since being on the show, Martha Plimpton has added a long list of roles to her resume. She has appeared in roles in theater, television, and films. She first started out in the business in the 1980s when she was modeling for Calvin Klein. She has recently appeared in shows such as 'The Good Wife, Raising Hope,' and 'The Real O'Neals'.
Jami Gertz as Jocelyn Clark
Jocelyn Clark plays Alex's love interest in one of the episodes where he is made the chairman of the senior prom committee. Alex asks Jocelyn to go to the dance with him, but she turns him down as she is already going with someone else. Alex becomes upset and so he asked Rachel Miller, who actually is quite fond of him. Jocelyn's boyfriend ends up canceling his date with Jocelyn to the prom and so she then asks Alex to go with her. Alex then tries to come up with a plan to take both of the girls to the dance.
Jami Gertz Now
Jami Gertz is a household name at this point, and other than being a great actress, she is also one of the richest women in the world. She and her husband, Tony Ressler were members of investment groups that bought a Major League Baseball team. It's estimated that the couple is worth $1.72 billion. Jami Gertz has recently been seen in shows such as 'Modern Family' and 'This Is Us'.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus as Susan
Julia Louis Dreyfus has played a lawyer during a two-part special of the show. The rest of the episode then focuses on Jennifer wanting to do a book report on a book that has been banned. Julia Louis-Dreyfus was also seen again on a Family Ties spin-off 'The Art of Being Nick'.
Julia Louis-Dreyfus Now
Julia Louis-Dreyfus is a big name in Hollywood, and you probably recognize her from her role as Elaine from 'Seinfeld'. It was her role in Seinfeld that shot her to stardom, and she went on to star in 'The New Adventures of Old Christine and Veep' which she is also the producer of. The part won her six Emmys.
Daphne Zuniga as Rachel Miller
Daphne Zuniga only played Rachel Miller in two episodes of the show, but her small appearance made a huge impression. In Season 2, Episode 20, Alex becomes upset when his girlfriend, Rachel, becomes class valedictorian instead of him. Alex's way of thinking is outdated, and he is upset because he feels as though the man should be the boss. However, after some advice from his father, he is comforted. However, Rachel doesn't stay Alex's girlfriend for long.
Daphne Zuniga Now
Since her appearance on the show in 1984, Zuniga has been in over 30 movies and plenty of television shows. She became a recurring character in 'Melrose Place', but her most recent roles were as Shelly in 'Those Left Behind' and Michelle in 'Heartbeats' and it doesn't look like she is slowing down anytime soon.
Tracy Pollan as Ellen Reed
Before Courteney Cox stepped in to play Alex's feminist girlfriend, Tracy Pollan played one of his earlier girlfriends who was also a feminist. Ellen was an artist and activist who would attend anti-nuclear demonstrations. In the episode Alex told her he loved her, he also told her how different they are from each other. During her time on the show, the star was dating A-lister and 80s heartthrob, Kevin Bacon.
Tracy Pollan Now
It looks like the on-screen chemistry between Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan translated off-screen too, since the actors ended up getting married, and are still together to this day. They reconnected in 1998 on the set of 'Bright Lights, Big City' and they got married that year.
Christina Applegate as Kitten
Christina Applegate got this part on the show right before her breakout role as Kelly Bundy on 'Married With Children." During the episode, Alex wants to have a polka band play at their homecoming dance, but he eventually allows Jennifer's band to play. When Jennifer's band becomes successful, Alex tries to persuade them to let him manage the band.
Christina Applegate Now
Christina Applegate began acting when she was just three months old, by making an appearance on 'Days of Our Lives.' Then in 1987, she got her breakout role on 'Married with Children'. Christina went on to become a household name in the acting world and she has been in films such as 'Anchorman: The Legend of Ron Burgundy' and 'Hall Pass'. She has been married twice throughout her career and she is currently married to Porno for Pyros bassist Martyn LeNoble. Together, the two have one kid.
Judith Light as Stacey Hughes
Audiences are introduced to Stacey Hughes in season 2, and she is a production assistant at Steven Keaton's television station. Stacey plans to seduce Steven, and without knowing it, Steven changes the way he dresses to attract Stacey. However, Steven remains faithful to his wife.
Judith Light Now
For a while, Judith appeared on the stage, and she was also a series regular on the soap opera 'One Life to Live'. After she appeared on 'Family Ties', she then made appearances in 'Law & Order' and 'Ugly Betty'. She also appeared in a number of television movies. She is best known for her role as 'Angela Bower' in the 80s ABC sitcom 'Who's the Boss?'.
Priscilla Morrill as Kate
Kate is Alyse's mother who appears in just two episodes throughout the series. In one of the episodes she is featured in, it is Thanksgiving, and Steven and Elyse are getting prepared to go to a demonstration against nuclear arms and Elyse's father laughs at the idea. Later on in the episode, Steven and Elyse are arrested and Kate stands up for them while Elyse's father doesn't. The family goes to jail where Steven and Elyse are being held.
Priscilla Morrill-Deceased
Priscilla Morrill was best known for her role as Lou Grant's wife on 'The Mary Tyler Moore Show'. Morrill started out on Broadway in the show 'The Relapse' and she then decided to pursue television. She appeared on 'Santa Barbara, Newhart' and 'Coach'. Her last appearance was on the show 'Blossom' as Mrs. Whiting. She passed away in 1994 at the age of 67.
Christine Belford as Victoria Hurstenberg
The television station where Steven works is holding an auction to raise money and Nick (Mallory's boyfriend) puts some of his art pieces in the auction. Victoria Hurstenberg is a wealthy woman who becomes fond of Nick's artwork and Mallory becomes suspicious about her motives. Mallory ends up showing up at the auction to find out what is going on between the woman and her boyfriend.
Christine Belford Now
After she worked as a model and a waitress in New York City, Christine Belford decided to move to Los Angeles where she began auditioning for Universal Pictures. Throughout the '70s, '80s, and '90s she made small appearances in shows like 'Barnaby Jones, The Six Million Dollar Man and Magnum P.I." Her last appearance was in the film 'Ruffian', but she has since stepped out of the spotlight.
Meredith Baxter as Elyse Keaton
Elyse Keaton was considered one of the coolest moms on television at the time. She and her husband, Steve were both former hippies, and they are both making the transition from the '60s "hippie" era to the modern world. Elyse is often the voice of reason in her family, and she encourages her kids to be kind.
Meredith Baxter Now
These days, Meredith Baxter is known for her roles on the ABC drama series 'Family'. She is a five-time EmmyAward nominee, and one of her nominations was for playing the title role in the 1992 television film, 'A Woman Scorned: The Betty Broderick Story'.
Jane Adams as Marty Brodie
When Alex's girlfriend, Lauren,(who is played by Courteney Cox) goes out of town for a psychology conference, Alex develops feelings for the awkward student he is tutoring in economics. Alex struggles with his feelings toward Marty and when Lauren returns, he comes clean about his feelings for Marty.
Jane Adams Now
Jane Adams is an actress and a graduate from the Julliard School drama program. She made her debut on Broadway in 1991 with 'I Hate Hamlet' She won a Tony Award for her role in 'An Inspector Calls.' Adams was also a series regular on 'Frasier' and the HBO series, 'Hung'. Most recently, she appeared in a number of episodes of 'Twin Peaks' and 'Claws'.
Melinda Culea as Rebecca
When Alex is hired as an intern at a bank, where he is introduced to his female boss, Rebecca. Alex tells his family members that he doesn't have a problem having a female boss, but he patronizes her. Alex eventually begins to give Alex tasks and Alex thinks that there might be a romantic attraction between them.
Melinda Culea Now
Melinda Culea is a model who then turned to acting and she was very active in show business throughout the '80s and '90s. She is best known for her role in 'The A-Team' as Amy Amanda Allen. She has had roles on shows such as 'Fantasy Island' and 'Star Trek: The Next Generation.' As of 1999, Culea has not acted since and it was revealed in 2016 that she is currently working as an artist and an author.
Geena Davis as Karen Nicholson
As Elyse inches towards her due date with her youngest child, the Keaton family realize they need help around the house. Alex then interviews Karen Nicholson to be a housekeeper, and he ends up hiring her on her appearance. However, she proves to be incompetent and she has accidents occur all over the house while working for the Keatons. She doesn't know how to do laundry and she often burns shirts while ironing them. She returns for another two episodes and then she leaves the Keaton's home.
Geena Davis Now
Geena Davis has become a top star and she is most recognizable for her roles in 'The Fly', 'Beetlejuice' and 'Stuart Little'. She is a highly acclaimed actress and she won an Academy Award for her role in 'The Accidental Tourist.' In addition to her work in film, Davis has also appeared in a plethora of television shows including 'The Geena Davis Show' and 'The Exorcist'. She is currently married to Reza Jaharry and they have three children together.
Tina Yothers as Jennifer Keaton
Tina Yothers was nine years old when she grabbed the role of Jennifer Keaton on 'Family Ties'. The audience watches her grow up before their eyes. Jennifer begins the series as a tomboy with a very outgoing personality who's friends were mostly boys. Jennifer was also a very talented musician who had her own band, and they performed at Alex's prom.
Tina Yothers Now
Tina Yothers began acting at the young age of three, and she had a number of roles in television films after 'Family Ties' ended. Her career slowed in the late '90s and the most recent project she was a part of was her appearance in reality show, 'What Not to Wear' in 2013. She married electrician, Robert Kaiser in 2002 and they had two children together.
Suzanne Snyder as Tricia Armstrong
Audiences are first introduced to Tricia Armstrong at the beginning of Season 4 in The Real Thing: Part 1. Alex is looking for a girlfriend and he meets Tricia in the freshman directory. She seems to be perfect and everything he wants in a girlfriend, but there's a problem with Tricia's roommate, Ellen. Alex eventually finds Tricia boring and in The Real Thing: Part 2, it all ends terribly when he kisses Ellen and then drives to the train station to stop her from leaving.
Suzanne Snyder Now
Suzanne Snyder was a pretty big name, and her success was thanks to her role as Deb in 'Weird Science'. Suzanne also appeared in movies such as 'Killer Klowns from Outer Space' and 'Return of the Living Dead II.' Since appearing in the films, Suzanne has slowed down in acting. However, she still attends events for fans of some of her cult movie roles to this day.
Tracy Nelson as Deena Marx
Audiences meet Tracy Nelson as Deena Marx in season 2. Alex is trying to impress Deena by pretending to be a feminist and by supporting the Equal Right Amendment. In fact, when Deena asks Alex if he supports ERA he replies with, "Deena, you say ERA, and I say Y-E-S." Deena and Alex end up in jail with the ERA group singing We Shall Not Be Moved.
Tracy Nelson Now
Tracy Nelson had also starred in the show 'Square Pegs' between 1982 and 1983. Her first acting role came out when she was just five years old, and she played alongside Henry Fonda in 'Yours, Mine, and Ours.' She then went on to be in other television shows such as 'The Love Boat, Glitter, Father Dowlin's Mysteries, A League of Their Own,' and 'Melrose Place.' Over the course of her lifetime, she has battled against three different cancers and she is a big activist and advocate for several cancer research groups.
Julie Cobb as Maureen Keaton
Maureen is the wife of Robert (Steven's brother), meaning that she is Alex, Mallory, and Jennifer's aunt. She makes her first appearance in season 5 and during the episode, Rob asks her for a divorce. We last hear of Maureen and the divorce being finalized in the episode, Father Time.
Julie Cobb Now
Julie Cobb had already an impressive resume before she showed up in 'Family Ties'. She had already appeared in shows such as 'Star Trek, The Waltons, Little House on the Prairie,' and 'The Incredible Hulk'. After 'Family Ties', she got recurring roles in 'Magnum P.I., Growing Pains and Whatta Lark'.
Sonia Curtis as Amy Sussman
We met Sonia Curtis in season 5, episode 24. Skippy falls in love with Sonia's character, Amy Sussman, but he is too shy to ask her out. However, Mallory is able to set them up on a dinner date and the rest is history! Sonia Curtis reprises her role later on, in the Citizen Keaton episode of Season 6 as Skippy's girlfriend.
Sonia Curtis Now
Sonia Curtis had several acting credits to her name from a very young age. In 1985, she played the role of Nancy Pearson in 'Days of Our Loves' and she also played Tina in 'Roseanne'. Her most recent role was in 2016 in the film, 'Stressed to Kill.'
Tammy Lauren as Marilyn Keaton
Marilyn Keaton is the daughter of Uncle Rob and his ex-wife, aunt Maureen. Rob visits with his two kids, Marilyn and Jonathon, who immediately make it obvious that they do not want to be there. Marilyn rebels against her father, as she is upset he is dating other women. So she stays out late with a guy that she meets at the local mall.
Tammy Lauren Now
Tammy Lauren had already a reputable resume before appearing on 'Family Ties'. They included recurring roles in 'Who's Watching the Kids, Angie, Out of the Blue, CHiPs, The Best Times, and Morningstar/Eveningstar. However, that's not all! She was also featured in 41 episodes of 'Homefront' and Ginger Szabo. She also played Patty in 'Home Improvement.' Her biggest role to date was in 2006 when she played Det. Maggie Sullivan for 107 episodes of 'The Young and The Restless'. She has not appeared in anything since 2014.
Amy Lynne as Chrissy Nardino
Chrissy Nardino is often spoken about in the series, but audiences don't get to meet her until Season 5, Episode 27. With Jennifer's birthday come up fast, Chrissy offers to help her get all of the popular girls to come to the party. However, things go haywire when a puppet show turns up, ruining the chances the girls had with the popular girls.
Amy Lynne Now
Amy Lynne got her first big break in a television movie called 'The History of White People in America'. This parody documentary did so well, it was followed by a sequel. Amy Lynne appeared in 9 episodes of 'Raising Miranda' and 13 episodes of 'Ann Jillian' following her role in 'Family Ties'. However, we have not seen her in the spotlight since 1993.
Christina Pickles as Ruth Hobart
In the show, Christina Pickles plays Ruth Hobart, a doctor in what was probably some of the saddest episodes of the show. Steven suffers a heart attack and he collapses in the family room. He must have bypass surgery, and so we meet Ruth Hobart who explains the surgery, using a model of a heart. The surgery ends up a success.
Christina Pickles Now
Christina Pickles is an acting legend. Over the years, shes racked up 88 acting credits to her name. She played Nurse Helen in 'St. Elsewhere' for 137 episodes and Countess Elena in 'Another' World'. She also played 'Judy Geller' in 'Friends'! Her most recent roles have been in TV shows in 2017 which include 'Great News, Doubt, 9JKL,' and 'Family Guy'.
Betsy Randle as Nancy
Betsy Randle plays Nancy in the first two episodes of the show, but she is only credited for one. The audience meets her in Season 7, Episode 17, and then she is uncredited in Part 2. Nancy has a small part in the show, she is a neighbor who attends the neighborhood meeting set up by Steven when Gus and his family want to move into the area.
Betsy Randle Now
You probably recognize her from 'Boy Meets World', or you may recognize her from playing Karen Kelly in 'Home IMprovement' or her recurring role as Mrs. Winterbourne in 'Charmed'.She reprises her role as Amy Matthews in the television series 'Girl Meets World' from 2014 to 2017.
Talia Balsam as Carrie Newman
Talia Balsam plays Alex's childhood sweetheart, Carrie Newman, who we meet in season 2. Carrie is described as unlike any girl Alex has met before and he's iffy about going out on a date with her when she asks. However, when he discovers that she went on a date with a parole officer named Victor, Alex tried to save her from 'societal dregs' and plans a safe date for her.
Talia Balsam Now
Talia Balsam is a recognizable face in Hollywood, and she has over 90 acting credits to her name. Her earlier roles were Nancy Croft in 'Happy Days' and Emily Jackson in 'Magnum P.I.' and while she had smaller parts in the 90s, her career began to kick off as she aged. These days you can probably recognize her from playing Mona Sterling in 'Mad Men', Sandra in the film 'No Strings Attached' and Dallas in the show 'Divorce'.
Bridgette Andersen as Young Mallory
During a flashback scene from a Christmas episode, we see Elyse Keaton in the hospital about to give birth to Jennifer. It is during this scene that we see a young Alex and Mallory who are standing by their mother's hospital bed as she gets wheeled into the delivery room. Mallory then asks her mom if she will be giving birth to a German Shepherd, and she is very upset when she is told she'll be having a brother or sister.
Bridgette Andersen-Deceased
Bridgette Anderson was a child actress who was best known for her role in 'Savannah Smiles'. It was at two years old that Bridgette decided she wanted to pursue acting and modeling. Andersen appeared in films shows such as 'The Parent Trap II' and 'The Golden Girls.' She passed away in an incident that involved illegal substances at 21-years-old.
Bibi Besch as Dr. Hewitt
Although she only appeared in a single episode, Bibi Besch had a very memorable scene. Bibi plays the principal of Jennifer's school, Dr. Hewitt. When Jennifer is banned from doing a book report on 'The Adventures of Tom Sawyer', both her and her parents arrive at the office. Dr. Hewitt is well known for being a very strict disciplinarian. Eventually, Mr. Keaton threatens that he will contact a lawyer if the school didn't let Jennifer do the book report.
Bibi Besch-Deceased
Bibi Besch was an Austrian born actress and she is the daughter of a race car driver and an Austrian theater actress. Bibi and her family moved to Upstate New York and before she graduated from college, Bibi moved to New York City to become an actress. She appeared in the film 'Steel Magnolias, The Day After', and 'California Myth. She passed away in 1996 at the age of 54 after battling with breast cancer.
Margaret Marx as Young Elyse
In a three-part episode special called Heartstrings, Steven Keaton suffers from a heart attack and he has to undergo bypass surgery. While taking his anesthetics, he goes back to a memory of he and Elyse when they were young and first dating. Margaret Marx played this younger version of Elyse who we see talking to Steve about getting married in order to go on a trip to Africa. However, the pair didn't believe in marriage, but they believe that they are committed to one another and know they are right for each other.
Margaret Marx Now
Margaret only did a little bit of acting during the '80s and '90s. Other than her role in 'Family Ties', she was also in the Woody Allen film 'Another Woman' and the 1999 film 'Temps'. Margaret then seemed to disappear from the acting world.
Julie Fulton as Suzie Harris
Suzie Harris and her husband show up at the family friend's house where the Keaton's are visiting. Every couple that was invited brings their children, except for Suzie and Larry who didn't know that they could bring their son. Suzie feels left out and asks Larry if they can go back to their house to get their son. The couple then gets into an argument and then so do . all the other couples whose babies are all crying.
Julie Fulton Now
Julie Fulton made her first debut on television in 'Family Ties', but before that, she had worked on the stage. Throughout the '80s and '90s, Fulton appeared in a number of television shows including the series 'Private Eye' and the drama-series 'Buffy the Vampire Slayer.' Since then, Fulton has returned to the stage and she even created a one-woman show at the University of California San Diego.
Wendel Meldrum as Kathy Brady
When uncle Rob, Steven's brother, comes to visit, he reveals to everyone that he and his wife are separating. The most surprising event that occurs is when Rob decides to bring over a date to the Keaton house. Kathy Brady is Robert Keaton's date who is very confused when she walks in the house and asks for Bob. He tries to impress the young Kathy by taking her out to the disco.
Wendel Meldrum Now
You may not recognize her name, but you sure might remember her face. She appeared in the "puffy shirt" episode of Seinfeld where she plays Leslie. The actress has also appeared in a number of television shows including 'NYPD Blue' and 'Working the Engels.' Most recently, she appeared in an HBO drama called 'Less Than Kind.'
Courteney Cox as Lauren Miller
A decade before she played Monica Geller on friends, she was Lauren Miller on 'Family Ties'. For the last two seasons, Lauren was Alex's girlfriend who was an outspoken feminist and psychology major.
Courteney Cox Now
Well after 'Friends' took off, so did Courteney's career. In 1994, she landed her role as Monica on 'Friends' where she only grew. Courteney went on to do the 'Scream' movies, where she met David Arquette. In 2009, she landed her own show called 'Cougar Town' which ran until 2015. IN 2014, she announced that she was engaged to Johnny McDaid, who is in the band Snow Patrol.
Justine Bateman as Mallory Keaton
Mallory Keaton is a very bright girl, but her older brother Alex often looks down on her and teases her. Mallory is told by a teacher that she can reach the same potential as her brother. She has a boyfriend named Nick throughout the show who her father does not really like.
Justine Bateman Now
Bateman followed the footsteps of her on-screen mother and did plenty of television movies. She also made guest appearances on shows such as 'Psych' and 'Desperate Housewives.' Her most recent acting job was in the independent film, 'Deep Dark Canyon' that came out in 2013. These days, Bateman is an advocate for net neutrality and she just graduated from UCLA with her undergraduate degree.


Why is it important to be a parent and not a friend to your kids? Well, I mean I think that's a really kind of grey area these days. I think dads especially have a much bigger role in my generation than they did in, say, when I was a kid. And my father used to always say to me, "Remember, I'm your father, not your friend." Well I think that's different today because a certain part of me really wants to be my son or my daughter's friend because I still remember what it was like to be a kid and I know what they're going through and I want to help them. But I do think it's super important to try and limit yourself from being too much of a friend to your kid. I think it's super important; I think they want you to be a parent. I think they want you to be that figure of authority that tells them when they're doing something that's right and doing something that's wrong, and somebody for them to look up to. They don't really want a peer; they really want a parent. And I think that's super important. So try and be as much of a parent as you can. Be a friend every once in a while, but remind them that you're their parent and not their friend.


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2010 America the Beautiful Quarters Candidate Designs
America the Beautiful Quarters kick off in 2010. During the next 11 years and at a rate of 5 per year, the reverse or tails side of each quarter will feature a design emblematic of a national park or site in each state, the District of Columbia and U.S. territories.
[Read about the US Mint's announcement of the America the Beautiful Quarters Program.]
Nearly twenty art renderings were completed some months back as part of the process to select a final quarter-dollar design per location for next year.
Referred to as "candidate designs," these have also been submitted to the United States Commission of Fine Arts (CFA) and the Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee (CCAC) for review.
All of the 2010 candidates are below, with the favorites of both groups highlighted along with their comments.
Arkansas: 2010 Hot Springs National Park Quarter Designs
Hot Springs Quarter Design AR-01 (Click to Enlarge)
Hot Springs Design Quarter AR-04 (Click to Enlarge)
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee – "For the coin portraying Hot Springs National Park in Arkansas, the Committee strongly recommends design 4, which shows a focused view of the public fountain in front of the site's headquarters building. Members appreciated the design's clear imagery, emphasis on water, and incorporation of natural landscape."
Commission of Fine Arts – "The Commission recommended alternative #2, depicting the doorway of the park's main building from the 1930s. The Commission members commented favorably on the simplicity of this design but questioned the quality of the drawings presented, and recommended that the small National Park Service sign beside the doorway be eliminated from the design due to its illegibility at the scale of a coin."
Wyoming: 2010 Yellowstone National Park Quarter Designs
Yellowstone Quarter Design WY-01 (Click to Enlarge)
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee – "For the coin portraying Yellowstone National Park in Wyoming, the Committee strongly prefers design 1, showing Old Faithful geyser with bison in the foreground and background. Members felt that design 1 would work well on a small coin, and that the depiction of animal life enhanced the design."
Commission of Fine Arts – "The Commission rejected all of the designs presented for their poor quality. The Commission members supported the idea of depicting Old Faithful, but suggested consideration of additional source material, such as the paintings of Thomas Moran."
California: Yosemite National Park Quarter Designs
Yosemite Quarter Design CA-01 (Click to Enlarge)
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee – "For the coin portraying Yosemite National Park in California, the Committee prefers design 3, featuring a view of El Capitan. Members praised the simplicity and ruggedness of the design, and its effective composition."
Commission of Fine Arts – "The Commission recommended alternative #4 depicting the Half Dome rock formation, with the comment that the artwork appears unfinished and should be further developed. The Commission suggested that other historic sources, such as the photographs of Ansel Adams, be considered in refining this image."
Arizona: 2010 Grand Canyon National Park Quarter Designs
Grand Canyon Quarter Design AZ-01 (Click to Enlarge)
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee – "For the coin portraying Grand Canyon National Park in Arizona, the Committee narrowly prefers design 1, featuring a canyon-level view of the granaries above the Nankoweap Delta, over design 4, which features an aerial view of the canyon. Both were considered to be powerful images, with design 1 preferred for its more immediate, human-scaled view of the canyon."
Commission of Fine Arts – "The Commission acknowledged the difficulty of distinguishing the subject from its previous depiction on the Arizona state quarter, a concern that may recur over the course of this new series. The Commission recommended alternative #1, due the depth of the perspective view, but suggested several modifications. Noting that the foreground scree is given too much dominance in the composition, the Commission members recommended shifting the strong vertical alignment at the center of the coin to the right to emphasize the deep perspective toward the left side of the composition."
Oregon: 2010 Mount Hood National Forest Quarter Designs
Mount Hood Quarter Design OR-01 (Click to Enlarge)
Citizens Coinage Advisory Committee – "For the coin portraying Mount Hood National Forest in Oregon, the Committee overwhelmingly prefers design 3, featuring a view of Mount Hood with Lost Lake in the foreground. Design 3 was lauded for the artistry of its imagery, and for the absence of design elements that would detract from the view of the mountain."
Commission of Fine Arts – "The Commission recommended alternative #3 due to its superior composition and simplicity of elements."
In giving its recommendations, the Commission of Fine Arts also stated that many of these national sites will be challenging to portray on a quarter given the size of them. They also recommended the use of "familiar iconic images when feasible" so that the public could easily identify them.
Along with the quarter dollars, Congress has also authorized massive silver bullion coins to accompany the series with the exact same design elements, but struck out of five ounces of .999 fine silver. What makes the bullion coins unique will be their size which is mandated to be three inches in diameter — twice the size of early US silver dollars, like the Morgans, and nearly double that of today's American Eagle Silver, which is 1.598 inches in diameter and includes one ounce of silver.
Here is a list and release dates compliments of America the Beautiful Quarters Release Schedule. The National Site Registry list is also available from the US Mint at http://www.usmint.gov/mint_programs/NSQuartersProgram/?action=siteRegister.
The America the Beautiful Quarters Program comes on the heels of the one-year 2009 District of Columbia and U.S. Territories Quarters Program.
Finally, also check out the CoinNews sister site dedicated to the new series at America the Beautiful Quarters.
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Dan Callaway
Sure would have liked to have seen Teddy R. on the obverse – no disrespect to George, but this would have been the perfect time to change things up a bit…
I know alot of people are not looking forward to these, but I think these will have some of the best designs ever seen on U.S. coins.
Our greatest national treasure is George Bush. We need a Bush coin NOW. Maybe also include his twins as well, but his wife gets her coin later. I say George Bush on the new coins-ALL OF THEM- to remind us how great a treasure he was as president, how much he is missed, and how we cannot wait for Jeb to run in the next election. Be a shoo-in in Ohio.
Bush 4-ever. How Great He Art! A Dynasty! A champion of all things good and right!!!
Bush forever!!!
I think that George Washington should continue to be on the quarter, however, on the obverse side I do not think it should be George Bush, but should continue to be landmarks and places in the U.S. because that is our country's signature.
America the Beautiful Quarters
2010 2016 AK CT IA MA MS NM PR VA
2011 2017 AL DC ID MD MT NV RI VI
2012 2018 AR DE IL ME NC NY SC VT
2013 2019 AS FL IN MI ND OH SD WA
2014 2020 AZ GA KS MN NE OK TN WI
2015 2021 CA GU KY MO NH OR TX WV
2010-2021 CO HI LA MP NJ PA UT WY
*Released Quarters In Green
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American Memorial Park Quarter Launch Ceremony Highlights
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American Memorial Park Quarters for Northern Mariana Islands Released

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September 11th came and went. I chose to steer clear of all of the memorials and hero crap that mainstream media saturates itself with... I'm not a lingering mourner. I think New York has moved on, and I feel I should too.
Instead, I got sucked in to reading stuff about the political side of 9/11 was and is, and what our "President" knew or knows and what the hell he's doing.
This is a really interesting article, and worth the long read.
I've said it before and I'll continue to say it: Bush is a nimrod and he does not belong at the controls.
Thanks for that article link. Bush is lucky that most Americans believe anything they're told by the news media, unless it contradicts Bush himself. I can't believe he thinks he saw the first plane hit the WTC.
Yeah, I can't wait for a year from now, when the Republican National Convention comes to town. New York isn't very happy with Mr. Prez right now, him having told the EPA to mislead us about that "safe" cloud of toxic dust hanging over lower Manhattan.


The London & Southeast Romanticism Seminar, co-run by WSG member Susan Civale, is putting on a seminar series from January on "Romantic Novels 1817". All seminars will be held at the University of Greenwich campus, starting at 6pm, and all will be free and open to the public. Please contact @reading1817 or reading1817@gmail.com for further details.


Most lists of North America's best trail riding destinations include Michigan's Upper Peninsula (the UP). To provide this snowmobile Michigan Upper Peninsula tour planner, our Supertrax crew trailered there last winter. But figuring out where to go for our three days of riding wasn't that easy.
Why? Because the UP is made up of many popular snowmobiling areas. No wonder local residents, colloquially known as "Yoopers" are such happy sledders!
The UP stretches from Drummond Island in the east for 320 miles west to Ironwood at the Wisconsin boundary. Within this area, snowmobile Michigan Upper Peninsula is a jigsaw puzzle of 15 counties. Each promotes its own sledding opportunities and has its own trail map. To my knowledge, there is no single trail map for the entire UP. This would includes all counties and gives an overview of where everything is. Plus display how the trails interconnect and the approximate distances from place to place. But no such luck.
The main reason that the UP is a favourite riding destination is reliable, long-lasting snow. As any map atlas shows, the UP is almost surrounded by Great Lakes – Superior, Michigan and Huron. The prevailing winter weather patterns move primarily from west to east. So the result is lots of lake effect snow for the UP, with the more westerly counties often getting the brunt of it. And given that our busy tour schedule allowed only one shot at this ride, it made sense for us to stage more to the west of the UP than the east.
But terrain also plays a major role in good trail riding. So we checked out the geography and discovered that one of the primary features of the Western UP is the Superior Uplands. This topography results in steeper, more rugged terrain. It culminates in the highest point in the state just east of L'Anse. Here, the 1,979 ft. Mount Arvon is in the heart of the Huron Mountains. In our trail riding experience, higher is always better for snow. So score another reason to head more west to snowmobile Michigan Upper Peninsula.
For our early February midweek visit, we wanted to do day rides staging from the same location. This is what many weekend riders would do. So that meant finding a destination where we could ride three different loops with minimal trail repetition from day to day.
Since we were already driving a fair distance to get to the UP in the first place, we also wanted to limit our UP trailering time as much as possible. So we reviewed and compared various county trail maps. By doing so, we settled on staging from the central west UP town of Ishpeming. It's located in Marquette County in the heart of the Marquette Iron Range.
Next, we reviewed trail options and intersections on the Marquette County trail map. This helped we narrow our staging hotel choice to the Magnuson Country Inn & Suites. Although on-site truck & trailer parking was tight, this hotel is located near a gas station and restaurants. It also provides direct access to the two main east-west corridors, Trails 8 & 82. These run along part of the Iron Ore Heritage Trail, a rail-trail celebrating the region's mining history.
From the Magnuson, we rode one 135-mile northern loop to Big Bay for lunch. Then we explored a 182-mile southern loop through Gwinn and Chatham in Alger County. And finally, we snowmobiled a 175-mile northwestern loop into Baraga County for lunch in L'Anse. One advantage of these loops is that each returns to Ishpeming on Trails 8 or 82. Both of these provide easy, quick end of day riding for the weary homeward bound.
So is the UP really one of North America's best trail riding destinations? Yes is certainly the answer if the exceptional trail riding we experienced in Marquette County is any indication. Overall, the midweek trail traffic was light. This may not be the case on weekends, which we've heard can be very busy. The trails were a decent width and regularly groomed. They were also well signed, although the old style signage wasn't as modern as other best destinations. The terrain was varied, interesting to see and enjoyable to ride. If we'd had the time, we could have done a good overnighter through neighbouring Baraga and Houghton Counties into the Keweenaw Peninsula.
Along the way, we encountered many memorable sights. The aforementioned Mount Arvon on Trail 14 was one. The one-pound sweet rolls at the Hilltop Restaurant in L'Anse were equally impressive to see and absolutely scrumptious to eat. And don't miss the amazing creations at the one of a kind Lakenenland Sculpture Park on Trail M417 just east of the town of Marquette. Admission is free and there's even a snowmobile trail running through it.
Farther west, Trail M417 runs beside Lake Superior with some remarkable views of shoreline ice formations. Plus there's a great lookout over Marquette itself. On various trails, we also spotted ice cliffs, and towering trees in old growth forests. We also saw old mine sites and several other scenic lookouts. Our routes didn't include any ice crossings.
There's no doubt that the UP caters to snowmobilers. Plenty of services are trail accessible and welcoming. But of course, what really makes a top snowmobiling destination is abundant snow. That's what attracts riders early. It also keeps them coming all winter. And makes them return at season's end when many other locations have already lost theirs. With so many choices of places to ride, it's no wonder that many snowmobilers list the Upper Peninsula as their winter home away from home.
Special thanks to local snowmobiling legend Don Britton for making our UP visit a Pure Michigan treat!


When I go into the game, the game freezes. I cannot do anything. Why?
Can you give me your Id number, its at the bottom of the game e.g 'your id number is 1234'. Have you tried a different browser?
We're using Firefox with Flash Version 19.0.0.226 in the office with no problems.
If you can try playing with that setup and confirm whether or not you experience the issue still, it might help us pin down where the issue might be coming from!
Could you go into more detail about the screen "sliding all over the place" ?
This sounds particularly odd to me.
I take it you don't mean that it's just lagging behind the mouse movement.
mine is doing the same thing. plus my mouse won't work and I have a brand new one and its the same old thing won't work.
You never responded to my questions!
The more information we can get, the more likely we are to be able to reproduce the issue and fix it.
10152858082538282 Mine is the same get past loading screen then freezes! been like this for 2 days now...It needs sorting!!
I loaded up your diner and it appears to be working fine!
That's the setup I'm currently using.
We're still trying to get to the bottom of this.
Evidence so far points to a bug in a recent Flash update as the cause.
It would be helpful to know what web browsers you're using as well as what version of Flash.
The current version of flash for Firefox works smoothly on my personal account.
That's Version 19.0.0.226 for the record.


Teaching remains something that is more often than not controlled by the lecturer, something that is 'done to' the students rather than co -created between lecturer and student. Yet study is already going on in the lives of students, including when they walk into a classroom and before they start a university course. Can students truly be partners in undergraduate learning? What would have to change to make this happen? What do students want?
While universities can work hard to encourage the involvement of students in quality assurance, enhancement and change initiatives, many students are just not interested and those who do get involved may not be representative of the wider student body. This kind of work can therefore be challenging and exciting and frustrating at the same time. How can we bring hidden voices to the fore? How can we encourage students to see the value of working in partnership? Are partnerships more about taming the student voice than real change?
As Healey, Flint, and Harrington (2014 ) say, ' Although partnership has been described foremost as process, rather than a product or specific outcome, we still know relatively little about the 'how' of learning partnerships in practice, and particularly with respect to disciplinary approaches to partnership. There is a need for work that develops understandings of partnership in connection with scholarship, practice, signature pedagogies and the epistemology of different disciplines and professional spheres. (p.60) Are there disciplinary differences we should take notice of? Are some disciplines more able to offer partnership working?
The Storify is here: LTHEchat 50: Students as Partners with @julieh8 and students.
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28 November 2011: Lord Faulkner of Worcester asked Her Majesty's Government what assessment the Gambling Commission has undertaken of the contribution being made to good causes by the Health Lottery.
Lord Faulkner of Worcester: My Lords, may I ask the Minister two questions? First, is she aware of the great concern that has been expressed by the beneficiaries of legally run society lotteries in the health sector, which have benefited immensely from those local society lotteries, about what is seen as the unfair competition from the Health Lottery? Is she aware that the hospice movement is particularly alarmed, because it depends very heavily on society lotteries? In Worcester, for example, our two hospices receive £70,000 a year from the South Worcestershire Hospices Lottery, which pays 50p in the pound-not 20p in the pound-to those good causes.
Secondly, notwithstanding what the Gambling Commission may have decided initially about the Health Lottery's legality, how can it be legal to have 51 community interest companies linked to the Health Lottery which have no independent existence, but which all have the same three directors and all operate out of the same virtual office? How is that legal?
Read Question in full in Hansard Report - also article in PoliticsHome where I argue that the introduction of the Health Lottery is negatively impacting the money raised by hospices.


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Home » Former Mozambique president's son jailed over 'hidden debt'
Former Mozambique president's son jailed over 'hidden debt'
By Editorial Staff December 8, 2022 Updated: December 8, 2022 No Comments37 Views
Ndambi Guebuza (in orange trousers), the son of Mozambique's former president Armando Guebuza, listens as he is found guilty of corruption on 7 December 2022. © Grant Lee Neuenburg/Reuters
THE son of a former president of Mozambique has been sentenced to 12 years in prison after being found guilty, along with 10 other people, on charges related to a corruption scandal in which the government concealed large debts, crashing the country's economy.
Ndambi Guebuza, the son of former president Armando Guebuza, was one of 19 defendants, including two to intelligence service officials – Gregorio Leao, the former head of the economic unit and Antonio do Rosario, who headed three state-owned firms that illicitly borrowed billions.
Eight defendants were acquitted, while the rest were handed terms ranging between 10 and 12 years.
'The defendants tarnished the good image of the country abroad and in the international markets, with enduring and hard-to-repair effects,' said Judge Efigenio Baptista, addressing the courtroom on the grounds of a high-security jail in the capital, Maputo.
'The crimes committed have brought consequences whose effects will last for generations.'
Hidden debt
The so-called 'hidden debt' scandal involved state-owned companies that illicitly borrowed $2bn in 2013 and 2014 from international banks to develop a tuna fishing industry and buy surveillance vessels.
The money went directly to three companies managed by Rosaro, who called himself a 'super CEO' during the trial.
Much of the money raised for the fishing project was diverted via kickbacks to bankers and Mozambique officials.
The government masked the loans from parliament and the public.
When the 'hidden debt' came to light in 2016, the International Monetary Fund and other donors cut off financial support to Mozambique, triggering a sovereign debt default and currency collapse, pushing the country into the worst economic crisis in its history.
Exerting influence
Leao and do Rosario were found guilty of embezzlement and abuse of power, while Guebuza was convicted for embezzlement, money laundering and criminal association, among other charges.
Guebuza's father, who was president when the loans were contracted, testified at the trial.
Judge Baptista said Ndambi Guebuza acted deliberately 'to exert influence on his father' and get the government to approve the purchase of the vessels.
Guebuza took a $33 million bribe that went to satisfy his 'desire for luxury,' the judge said, listing some of the assets the former president's son acquired with the money, which included 15 luxury cars and a mansion in a high-end suburb of Johannesburg, in neighbouring South Africa.
Baptista said the scam had 'aggravated the impoverishment of thousands of Mozambicans.'
Beyond Mozambique
Other legal cases were filed in connection to the scandal, including one against Swiss bank Credit Suisse, which was required to pay about $475 million to US and British authorities last year over its part in issuing the loans.
Former finance minister Manuel Chang, who signed off the loans, has been held in South Africa since 2018, pending extradition to the US for allegedly using the US financial system to carry out the fraudulent scheme.
In March, the IMF awarded $456 million in credit to Mozambique, the first such aid awarded since the scandal erupted, to support economic recovery and public debt reduction programmes.
(with wires)


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Q: Socket timeout in redis after migrating elastic redis cluster from cache.t2.micro to cache.t2.small My application immediately started facing socket timeout error after I migrated my elastic cache cluster on aws from cache.t2.micro to cache.t2.small. Which ultimately lead to Could not get a resource from the pool exceptions. This lead to application failure as all server threads were occupied in this.
Below are the details of libraries used
spring-data-redis:2.1.3.RELEASE
redis.clients.jedis:2.9.0
This was a clustered redis with 2 shards and 1 replica.
However the application worked fine after restart.
Logs
    at org.springframework.data.redis.connection.jedis.JedisExceptionConverter.convert(JedisExceptionConverter.java:67) ~[spring-data-redis-2.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:2.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.data.redis.connection.jedis.JedisExceptionConverter.convert(JedisExceptionConverter.java:41) ~[spring-data-redis-2.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:2.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.data.redis.PassThroughExceptionTranslationStrategy.translate(PassThroughExceptionTranslationStrategy.java:44) ~[spring-data-redis-2.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:2.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.data.redis.FallbackExceptionTranslationStrategy.translate(FallbackExceptionTranslationStrategy.java:42) ~[spring-data-redis-2.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:2.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.data.redis.connection.jedis.JedisClusterConnection.convertJedisAccessException(JedisClusterConnection.java:760) ~[spring-data-redis-2.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:2.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.data.redis.connection.jedis.JedisClusterStringCommands.convertJedisAccessException(JedisClusterStringCommands.java:556) ~[spring-data-redis-2.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:2.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.data.redis.connection.jedis.JedisClusterStringCommands.setEx(JedisClusterStringCommands.java:207) ~[spring-data-redis-2.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:2.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.data.redis.connection.DefaultedRedisConnection.setEx(DefaultedRedisConnection.java:295) ~[spring-data-redis-2.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:2.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.data.redis.core.DefaultValueOperations$4.potentiallyUsePsetEx(DefaultValueOperations.java:268) ~[spring-data-redis-2.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:2.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.data.redis.core.DefaultValueOperations$4.doInRedis(DefaultValueOperations.java:261) ~[spring-data-redis-2.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:2.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.data.redis.core.RedisTemplate.execute(RedisTemplate.java:224) ~[spring-data-redis-2.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:2.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.data.redis.core.RedisTemplate.execute(RedisTemplate.java:184) ~[spring-data-redis-2.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:2.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.data.redis.core.AbstractOperations.execute(AbstractOperations.java:95) ~[spring-data-redis-2.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:2.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.data.redis.core.DefaultValueOperations.set(DefaultValueOperations.java:256) ~[spring-data-redis-2.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:2.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.data.redis.core.DefaultBoundValueOperations.set(DefaultBoundValueOperations.java:131) ~[spring-data-redis-2.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:2.1.3.RELEASE]
    at com.sample.rca.redis.CacheService.set(CacheService.java:76) [classes!/:na]
    at com.sample.rca.redis.CacheService.setKey(CacheService.java:154) [classes!/:na]
    at com.sample.rca.redis.RedisPaymentStore.store(RedisPaymentStore.java:20) [classes!/:na]
    at com.sample.rca.controller.Endpoint.set(Endpoint.java:23) [classes!/:na]
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke0(Native Method) ~[na:1.8.0_342]
    at sun.reflect.NativeMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(NativeMethodAccessorImpl.java:62) ~[na:1.8.0_342]
    at sun.reflect.DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.invoke(DelegatingMethodAccessorImpl.java:43) ~[na:1.8.0_342]
    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:498) ~[na:1.8.0_342]
    at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.doInvoke(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:189) [spring-web-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.method.support.InvocableHandlerMethod.invokeForRequest(InvocableHandlerMethod.java:138) [spring-web-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.invokeAndHandle(ServletInvocableHandlerMethod.java:102) [spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.invokeHandlerMethod(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:895) [spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.annotation.RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.handleInternal(RequestMappingHandlerAdapter.java:800) [spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.mvc.method.AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.handle(AbstractHandlerMethodAdapter.java:87) [spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doDispatch(DispatcherServlet.java:1038) [spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.DispatcherServlet.doService(DispatcherServlet.java:942) [spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.processRequest(FrameworkServlet.java:1005) [spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.doGet(FrameworkServlet.java:897) [spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:634) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.springframework.web.servlet.FrameworkServlet.service(FrameworkServlet.java:882) [spring-webmvc-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at javax.servlet.http.HttpServlet.service(HttpServlet.java:741) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:231) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.tomcat.websocket.server.WsFilter.doFilter(WsFilter.java:53) [tomcat-embed-websocket-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.springframework.web.filter.RequestContextFilter.doFilterInternal(RequestContextFilter.java:99) [spring-web-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) [spring-web-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.springframework.web.filter.FormContentFilter.doFilterInternal(FormContentFilter.java:92) [spring-web-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) [spring-web-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.springframework.web.filter.HiddenHttpMethodFilter.doFilterInternal(HiddenHttpMethodFilter.java:93) [spring-web-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) [spring-web-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.springframework.web.filter.CharacterEncodingFilter.doFilterInternal(CharacterEncodingFilter.java:200) [spring-web-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.springframework.web.filter.OncePerRequestFilter.doFilter(OncePerRequestFilter.java:107) [spring-web-5.1.3.RELEASE.jar!/:5.1.3.RELEASE]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.internalDoFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:193) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.ApplicationFilterChain.doFilter(ApplicationFilterChain.java:166) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardWrapperValve.invoke(StandardWrapperValve.java:199) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardContextValve.invoke(StandardContextValve.java:96) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.catalina.authenticator.AuthenticatorBase.invoke(AuthenticatorBase.java:490) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardHostValve.invoke(StandardHostValve.java:139) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.catalina.valves.ErrorReportValve.invoke(ErrorReportValve.java:92) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.catalina.core.StandardEngineValve.invoke(StandardEngineValve.java:74) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.catalina.connector.CoyoteAdapter.service(CoyoteAdapter.java:343) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.coyote.http11.Http11Processor.service(Http11Processor.java:408) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProcessorLight.process(AbstractProcessorLight.java:66) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.coyote.AbstractProtocol$ConnectionHandler.process(AbstractProtocol.java:791) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.NioEndpoint$SocketProcessor.doRun(NioEndpoint.java:1417) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.net.SocketProcessorBase.run(SocketProcessorBase.java:49) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor.runWorker(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:1149) [na:1.8.0_342]
    at java.util.concurrent.ThreadPoolExecutor$Worker.run(ThreadPoolExecutor.java:624) [na:1.8.0_342]
    at org.apache.tomcat.util.threads.TaskThread$WrappingRunnable.run(TaskThread.java:61) [tomcat-embed-core-9.0.13.jar!/:9.0.13]
    at java.lang.Thread.run(Thread.java:750) [na:1.8.0_342]
Caused by: redis.clients.jedis.exceptions.JedisConnectionException: Could not get a resource from the pool
    at redis.clients.util.Pool.getResource(Pool.java:53) ~[jedis-2.9.0.jar!/:na]
    at redis.clients.jedis.JedisPool.getResource(JedisPool.java:226) ~[jedis-2.9.0.jar!/:na]
    at redis.clients.jedis.JedisSlotBasedConnectionHandler.getConnectionFromSlot(JedisSlotBasedConnectionHandler.java:66) ~[jedis-2.9.0.jar!/:na]
    at redis.clients.jedis.JedisClusterCommand.runWithRetries(JedisClusterCommand.java:116) ~[jedis-2.9.0.jar!/:na]
    at redis.clients.jedis.JedisClusterCommand.runWithRetries(JedisClusterCommand.java:141) ~[jedis-2.9.0.jar!/:na]
    at redis.clients.jedis.JedisClusterCommand.runWithRetries(JedisClusterCommand.java:141) ~[jedis-2.9.0.jar!/:na]
    at redis.clients.jedis.JedisClusterCommand.runWithRetries(JedisClusterCommand.java:141) ~[jedis-2.9.0.jar!/:na]
    at redis.clients.jedis.JedisClusterCommand.runWithRetries(JedisClusterCommand.java:141) ~[jedis-2.9.0.jar!/:na]
    at redis.clients.jedis.JedisClusterCommand.runBinary(JedisClusterCommand.java:60) ~[jedis-2.9.0.jar!/:na]
    at redis.clients.jedis.BinaryJedisCluster.setex(BinaryJedisCluster.java:268) ~[jedis-2.9.0.jar!/:na]
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When Albert Einstein published his general theory of relativity in 1916, something didn't sit right with him. His theory predicted that the universe must either be expanding or contracting, and he and most scientists at the time believed the universe was static. To "fix" his theory, he came up with a new term he called the cosmological constant as a way to stop the expansion — to put a mathematical lid on it, so to speak. In 1929, however, Edwin Hubble announced that his study of nearby galaxies showed that the universe was indeed expanding, and Einstein later said adding his constant was his "greatest mistake." Modern scientists now recognize that this expansion is actually accelerating.
But physicists didn't throw out the cosmological constant. Instead, they repurposed it. Now, it's generally understood as the "force" that pushes the universe to expand. Put another way, the cosmological constant describes the energy density of empty space, or vacuum energy — and we're not sure what it is, which means we're not sure why the universe's expansion is accelerating. Enter: dark energy, an invisible force of some kind that's making the universe expand.
One theory is that dark energy is actually that aforementioned vacuum energy. The problem there is that quantum field theory (the theory that describes how very tiny particles interact) predicts vacuum energies that are so big that the universe shouldn't even exist. And when you put acceleration into the mix? Forget about it. According to Jesse Empak of LiveScience, "Essentially, the energy density of the universe (how much energy there is per unit volume) should be gigantic, and it clearly isn't."
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To fix this problem, many scientists have toyed with the idea of modifying the theories of general relativity and quantum mechanics. But as PhD student Qingdi Wang, the lead author of the new explanation, told Universe Today, "Instead of trying to modify quantum mechanics or General Relativity, we believe that we should first understand them better. We take the large vacuum energy density predicted by quantum mechanics seriously and just let them gravitate according to General Relativity without modifying either of them." If you can't beat the theories, join 'em.
Wang, his professor William Unruh, and fellow Ph.D. student Zhen Zhu performed new calculations on vacuum energy, taking into account the massive energies predicted by quantum mechanics. Then they did one more thing: they assumed that, in the very smallest levels of spacetime, there might be wild fluctuations that oscillate between expansion and contraction. As Empak describes it, "The vacuum fluctuations, in Wang's formulation, are like children on a swing pumping their legs. Even though nobody is pushing them, they manage to impart extra energy on the swing, making the swing go up higher than it would otherwise." That would mean that the big effects of vacuum energy cancel each other out, while also leading to a slow but accelerating expansion of the universe.
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The Newsroom At 55 Park Place
By Don Storch
Books By Don Storch
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This book is dedicated to my Mom and Dad, mentors of an only child, with daily memories of loving gratefulness, Viola Pauline (Helmstatt) Storch (1910 – 1969) and George John Storch (1903-1984)
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Shortly before I joined the Daily Record, I was finishing up a two-year tour of duty in the United States Navy.
I was a draftee who upped his call status in order to complete my military obligation. The date was November of 1955, and as it happened the Navy needed 30,000 more men and selected to draft 10,000 each month from October thru December. The selective service was, as usual, also drafting in the U. S. Army.
While expecting to be drafted in the Army and heading for basic in Ft. Dix New Jersey, I was selected for the Navy and headed for boot camp in Bainbridge Maryland.
My first deployment was shore duty in Virginia Beach as ship's company at a Guided Missile School at a base then called the Fleet Air Defense Training Center at Dam Neck Virginia, right on the beach.
My part time job at the school was as a mail man, my full-time job was playing third base and pitching for the Dam Neck Gunners the main base baseball team and helping them win the Hampton Roads Service League title in 1956.
I was an all-state third baseman in high school and thought major league baseball was in my future.
I had major league tryouts with the New York Yankees, the Brooklyn Dodgers at Ebbits Field and the Boston Braves.
I played varsity ball in my freshman year at Fairliegh Dickinson University and Semi pro-ball in the Essex County League in New Jersey for the Maplewood Maples, where I played with and against several major and minor league players.
After 18 months on shore duty, I was transferred to a ship based in Key West Florida where it was known by the locals as Building 16. When it moved, coffee grounds came to the surface of the sea where it was berthed.
Building 16 was the USS Howard W. Gilmore AS 16, a sub tender of World War II vintage.
It was a named after a hero of WW II, Commander of the USS Growler, a diesel sub operating in the Pacific. After sinking several Jap ships, Gilmore, Commander Gilmore surfaced his sub to ram another enemy ship and while on the conning tower he was mortally wounded, but rammed the ship sinking it and then gave the most famous naval commands of sub commanders, "Take her down." Commander Gilmore was awarded the Medal of Honor posthumously for his heroic act. His achievements were recorded in a Department of Defense film, on eternal patrol, The Growler Story 1958.
When I reported aboard the Gilmore I was assigned to the personnel department and was assigned to obtaining social security numbers for sailors that didn't have them, working on officer candidate school and limited duty officer applications and to write stories for the ship's newspaper.
Having now been in the Navy 18 months, I learned to look for opportunities that would make my life more comfortable. So, I checked into the Ships' Manual and there it was – the ship had a band and it was obvious I couldn't play baseball on board despite the size of the ship.
However, I never told the Navy I played the trumpet, even in drum and bugle corps – thinking that my baseball acumen would carry the day rather than the sour notes that might come from my horn.
But there in bold letters in the ship's manual it said if you played in the ship's band you got early chow at lunch, in order to practice with the band on the boat deck, exempt from standing any watches and open gang-way, which meant you could walk on and off the ship when you pleased when in port – a privilege even the captain didn't have.
Band members were obligated to participate in band events, play anchors aweigh when the ship (building 16) left port, and play for submarines when leaving and returning to port.
The next day I headed for the boat deck and sure enough there was the band practicing and playing all the old familiar military marches
While standing and listening, the band took a break and its leader walked over to me and asked, "what are you doing up here?" "Listening to the band play," I said.
He replied, "nobody comes up here to listen, do you play an instrument?"
I told him I played the trumpet and he became ecstatic, he said he was losing his number one trumpet player tomorrow due to redeployment.
"I have another trumpet in the band room, join us," he said
I did. Played all through the practice session and at that time he asked me to join. I asked what were the benefits and he recited what I already knew. I asked him when I could have my open gang-way pass and he said show up for practice tomorrow and I will have it for you.
I did, and he did.
The Gilmore left port once while I was on board to relieve its sister ship the USS Bushnell AS 15 in Norfolk for about a month.
At first, I thought I was on a cruise ship, they allowed dependents living in Key West to join their sailors and even allow some to bring their cars which were welded to the boat deck.
It came time for 'building 16 to leave its outside berth, where cruise ships today make a stopover in Key West, and yes, we stirred up the coffee grounds resting under the keel.
Oh, and I was up on the boat deck playing Anchors Aweigh as we departed Key West.
Now, all sailors' have battle stations when at sea even those with open gangway and mine was labeled 1 J a reason for no one explained.
I had a 2 AM two-hour watch and we happened to be passing Cape Hattera's North Carolina at 15 knots in calm seas.
However, this part of the Atlantic is never calm and we were taking waves over the bow on a ship of 529 feet, 18,000 tons with a 73-foot beam and holding 1,000 men – women were not yet allowed sea duty – and for some reason the captain who was on the bridge with me as his voice decided to try out aft-steering.
Aft steering was used in WW II to enable control of a ship if the bow steering was incapacitated or damaged.
Why the captain was going to try this maneuver, at this time under these sea conditions, in the main shipping lane, was below my sea-grade of a Seaman to question. I repeated his orders to aft steering and in order to execute these orders another sailor had to throw a lever to accomplish this and it had to be confirmed with me if they had steering at the stern of the ship.
Now this ship was launched in 1943, and although I can't confirm it, I'll bet that lever was never thrown again since sea trials.
The captain ordered me to see if they had control of steering in the stern of the ship – and they didn't.
The captain asked the helmsman, you know, the one that once stood behind a big wheel, whether he had control, and he didn't.
I felt a sense of panic on the bridge. The captain ordered the sailor flipping the lever to flip it a few more times and we finally regained control of steering on the bridge. I heard the captain say under his breath, 'We're not going to try that again.'
The sailors and those with dependents had a fun time in the Norfolk area. The ship actually had a party. And I volunteered to help prepare for it by setting up tables and chairs, because I heard they were going to tap the beer kegs at about noon.
I never made the party, we had our own, I returned with the service detail and went to my bunk in the exec's office.
As we were preparing to return to the Keys our department was missing few sailors impacting on my future responsibilities. The Chief Petty Officer I reported to in the personnel department was in the brig in Norfolk after being picked up drunk and disorderly and the glockenspiel player in the band and ship's newspaper editor was being held by Secret Service in Norfolk for being gay – 'don't ask don't tell didn't exist' – you either were or you weren't and if you were you were out.
We played Anchors Aweigh as we departed Norfolk without the glockenspiel player, and my increasing responsibilities. The reports I was filling out in behalf of the Chief, were now my responsibility and I was the only one with some journalism background to put out the ship's newspaper, "The Gilmore Globe," and of course there was the band.
A Lieutenant to which I reported was now responsible for the Officer Candidates and Limited Duty Officer's reports due in Washington by a certain date.
By Navy standards I had plenty to do. These reports by a certain date, the ship's newspaper, the band and rest and relaxation at the base pool in the afternoons with my open gangway pass to prepare for an evening on Duval.
I bonded with the new Lieutenant even to the degree my new office was in the officers sleeping quarters so I was not disturbed with the work I had to do. Too bad it didn't apply to my sleep time.
Each morning when we mustered on port side near the personnel office, I gave a report on the progress of my work.
The day finally came when the reports were ready to be typed and shipped off to Washington DC. That evening I had the entire personnel department at my disposal, no matter rank and the next day the reports were sent off and arrived on time.
Now, I could concentrate on the ship's newspaper, the band, R&R in the afternoon and Duval in the evening.
I was what they call a 'short timer' for discharge, but the captain seemed to have one more war story for me. He announced a day of maneuvers in the Gulf of Mexico where we would fire the ship's 5 inch and 40/40 antiaircraft guns at a target, better known as target practice
The target was prepared in our metal working shop with four 55-gallon steel drums welded together with steel sides, a super structure on top from which a pirate's flag would fly.
We stirred the coffee grounds under our ship for the second time while I was on board and headed into the Gulf.
I had more sea time on The Kiptopeke Ferry between Virginia Beach and Cape Charles, on Chesapeake Bay, than on the Gilmore while taking weekend leave to go home from shore duty on Virginia Beach.
That familiar clanging sound of battle stations from vintage World War II movies sounded. I headed for the starboard ladders from the main deck to the flying bridge, was told to look for a helmet in a bin labeled 1 J and report to the captain.
When I got to the bin only one helmet was in there, it was blank. I quickly looked around the flying bridge to see if any other sailor had my helmet. Didn't see any.
The captain was now yelling for 1 J. "Here sir," I said. "Why don't you have 1 J on your helmet?" "When I got here this blank helmet was the only helmet left in the bin, sir, and no other sailor on the bridge is wearing 1 J."
"The next time you're at battle stations make sure that helmet, says 1 J," the captain ordered.
"Yes sir," I said, but thought I'll be gone by then. I left the paint job for the next 1 J.
"Has anyone told you what your responsibilities are up here," the captain questioned. "No sir," I said, "just that I was 1 J and the captain's voice."
I thought I heard him mutter, "Great."
He went on to show me a large chart mounted to a piece of plywood and a grease pencil that was attached to it with a string. He said that I would be getting coordinates of the target from Counter Intelligence Command (CIC) and that I should chart the target after it was released from the port side.
Sailors released the target from the port side of the ship and I could see the pirate's flag flapping in the wind.
CIC began reading off some coordinates to me and there were a lot of them on my chart; however, I could visually see the target off amid ship and marked my first x. After about 5 x's I noticed my grease pencil dripping onto the chart. I could tell at this point one could fry eggs on the deck because blisters seemed to be forming on the souls of my shoes if not my feet. Perhaps this is why they had two grease pencils attached to the chart.
By this time, I could no longer visually see the target and I noticed that according to my chart the target was still amid ship and thought how this improbable, if not impossible. After all, the ship was moving at a faster speed than the target was drifting. I think I was counting on the captain's binoculars as a backup.
"One J where's the target," the captain said with some concern. I pointed to the chart and that position didn't compute with his binoculars. "God dam it, 1 J, we lost the target." It was then that I realized that God was not my co-pilot.
The captain grabbed my headset to talk to CIC, picked up the coordinates and he could now see the target through his binoculars.
We came within range of the target and I noticed others on the bridge putting cotton in their ears. I couldn't do that, I needed to hear my captain say, 'Fire One.'
Fire one he said and all I could think of was John Wayne and 'Operation Pacific.
After fire one came two, three and four and I didn't want to hear anymore for my brain seemed to be rattling around in my head. This went on for about 30 minutes and nary a target we hit. The Pirates weren't even shooting back.
At this point the gunnery officer asked permission to try-out the 40/40's. The target was brought within range and the next visual sighting I saw were the shells from the 40/40's coming closer and closer to the ship, when I blurted out, "My God, we're going to shoot ourselves."
"You don't have to worry about that 1 J," the captain said, "there is a stop on the gun that prevents it."
It was then that the captain ordered two Marines with M1's to the main deck to sink the target.
The captain then took the ship back to its berth at Key West to remain until my discharge, resting on the coffee grinds where the Gilmore was comfortable.
The band didn't even play when we tied-up.
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Norbert Dentressangle acquires Fiege's logistics assets
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) announced the acquisition of logistics service provider Fieges Italian and Iberian operations this week in an all-cash finan...
Norbert Dentressangle (ND) announced the acquisition of logistics service provider Fiege's Italian and Iberian operations this week in an all-cash financed deal.
The company significantly increased the size of its logistics business and further strengthened its market position in the European logistics market through the acquisitions, which ND hopes will encourage development where the macro-economical context creates opportunities.
ND claims the new assets will significantly increase the size of its logistics business with 'profitable and sound operations, broadened skills, expertise and customer portfolio, including FMCG, retail and healthcare & pharmaceuticals', according to a statement released by the company.
Hervé Montjotin, CEO of Norbert Dentressangle, commented: "This tactical operation will considerably strengthen the Southern region of the European footprint of our Logistics business, since Italy and Iberia are crucial geographical components of Norbert Dentressangle's pan-European network.
"Our decision to continue to invest in the region reflects clients' increased need for seamless and robust transport and logistics solutions and we are delighted that Norbert Dentressangle will be able to provide them with even greater efficiency while safeguarding its high quality standards. The leading market positions we are gaining and consolidating in these markets will enable us to rapidly increase critical mass in Southern Europe and to access larger business opportunities in a more systematic and successful way."
Italian Operations
ND will become the 4th largest player on the Italian logistics market, doubling Norbert Dentressangle's current footprint in Italy through the acquisition of Fiege Borruso and FLI spa (Pharma) Italian operations, in a deal which is 'complementary in terms of network, skills, expertise and customer portfolio'.
With a workforce of 510 people, these Italian operations generated 2012 revenues of ca. €95M and ran at profit thanks to 11 sites representing 264,000 m² of warehousing area. According to the agreement, Fiege will retain some logistics and air freight contracts operated in Italy and part of its European approach with its German customers.
Norbert Dentressangle's Italian logistics operations will account for a total turnover of €220M, operating 35 sites, offering 630,000 m² of warehousing area and employing 1,200 people.
Iberian Operations
Through the operation, Norbert Dentressangle will also acquire Fiege Iberia and Fiege Iberia Operador Spanish and Portuguese operations, bringing complementary network, customer portfolio, together with highly skilled expertise.
With a workforce of 342 people, these Iberian operations recorded 2012 revenues of ca. €34M thanks to 5 multi-customer platforms (69,000 m²), 4 specialist dedicated warehouses (67,000 m²), 20 cross-docking platforms (73,500 m²), providing customers with contract logistics services for the transport of ambient, temperature controlled and chilled goods, services for dangerous goods.
The operation will enable Norbert Dentressangle to strengthen its position among market leaders and significantly increase the size of its logistics business with broadened skills, expertise
and customer portfolio.
Further to the transaction, the new Norbert Dentressangle's Iberian operations will generate combined turnover of €450M, offering 458,000 m² of ambient warehousing areas, a
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The Equator is an imaginary line on the Earth's surface approximately equidistant from the North Pole and South Pole and it divides the Earth into two Hemisphere - Northern and a Southern Hemisphere. Although major portion of the Equator lies on ocean but it mainly crosses Indonesia, Sumatra, Central Africa and South America.
In few cities around the World, Equatorial Markers/Monuments have been erected to attract tourists. I have tried to locate such monuments and these are listed below in sequential order of movement of Sun from East to West. Maximum numbers of monuments (four) are located in Ecuador - a country whose name itself means Equator. However these monuments have some controversy regarding correct location on the true Equator.
Here is a Map showing the relative locations.
I request my readers to let me know if I have missed out any marker/monument.
Based on the tools available with them in 1930s, the French Academy of Sciences had decided the location of the Equator at this site. Accordingly in 1936, with the support of the French American Committee, Ecuadorean geographer Dr. Luis Tufiño built a 10-meter monument at this location.
In 1979, the old monument was moved 7 km to the west, to the town of Calacalí (see # 14) and a larger replica of the original monument was made at the site although it was and remains about 200 metres away from the Equator. This slightly mislocated monument is the official and touristy monument and is called "Mitad del Mundo" (Middle of the World).
This monument was originally at San Antanio, about 7 kilometres to East, but in 1979 it was shifted to Calacalí, and is located near to, but not on the, true equator line. As per this website the Equatorial line is close to the Pileta de la Plaza de Cala Calí, about 180 metres North of the present location.
I am thankful to Wacope who, vide his comments dated June 15, 2009, had given some suggestions and had also pointed out few discrepancies in my original post about the monuments in Ecuador. Unfortunately I read these comments only now. This post has been revised based on his comments.
While revising I luckily found an equatorial marker in Mbandaka, DR Congo which was not included in my earlier post. This marker was created by none other than Sir Henry Morton Stanley of "Dr. Livingstone, I presume?" fame. I have now included this historical marker also in this collection.
I am thankful to Yves Galipeau for informing me about the marker on Libreville-Lambaréné (N1)Road, Gabon and also about Agro-Gabon/Siat. The present revision is based on the information given by Yves Galipeau.
I am thankful to Kelley MacTavish for pointing out a typographical error in my post. Based on his comments, the name for #5 - Nabasunke, Masala-Kampala Road, Uganda has been corrected to Nabusanke, Masala-Kampala Road, Uganda.
hat's off to you CJ. nice research!
Thanks to the article. Very usefull.
this is my new num. 1 website as of right now!!! I love all things 'GEOGRAPHY 2 GEOGRAPHY" related. I own 7 globes of the world, have three (3) wallmaps of the world, own a Large atlas @ a small "pocket atlas" that Im constantly re reading all of the time. I love all these photos of "equator crossings". Incidentally, I myself have crossed the equator, but not at any of these sites in youre pictures that are posted. I crossed the equator in late 1983 or early 1984, in the Indian Ocean, onboard my ship the U.S.S. Fort Fischer, LSD=40.Quite an experience Ill tell you! Thanks for this great new site!, sincerely Randy T. Boe renton, Wa.
I have Crossed the Uganda Equator!!!
At this point, there are two cement circles marking the equator line and it is worth stopping if you are traveling to Masaka or Kampala for a photo moment. Also watch a demonstration by local entrepreneur on how water swirls in opposite directions in the northern & southern hemispheres at the equator line.
Another reason that make equator worthwhile stop are the great shopping bargains.
The point has got several craft shops and art galleries run by individuals and organizations.
These craft stalls sell souvenirs and handmade products while some with marks talking about the Equator. It will not be inconveniencing if you bought a T-shirt with words 'I crossed the Uganda Equator'.
Thanks Kelley for the information and also informing me about the typo error. I will make necessary correction soon and change "Nabasunke" to "Nabusanke".


Swing and Slice those bad cowboys as they try to do the runner from the tunnel!
Cowboy Slice features with two game modes and 3 difficulty settings each. Easy, Medium, Hard.
Your goal in Arcade is to slice as much cowboys as possible to get the highest score.
– Slice more than 3 cowboys to gain Bonus and Combo!
Classic, just like old days!
*Slice cowboys by your finger, and enjoy celebrating with the town!


and is FUN for all ages. Faucet hookup is required.
A 15' x 15' area is required.
and American pastime. Trailer mounted for easy transportation and easy setup without any tools.
A great way to keep you cool on a hot day!