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On the East shore of Lake Batur, underneath the caldera rim, is Trunya village. Trunya is associated with aerial/weathering the unique funeral practice of the Bali Aga inhabitants here. Though Hindi, they don't follow typical Hindu custom of cremation. If the deceased is not married his body is buried in the ground. If married then aerial/weathering burial is performed where the body is simply left in a bamboo cage on the ground until it has decomposed. Then later the skeletal, bone remains are added to the ossuary on a step-shaped altar.
You can only get to Trunyan by boat, one pleasant option is to cycle around the lake then hire a boat to take you across. You may need to bargain hard to get a good price. A tourist boat leaves from Kedisan on the south shore of the lake. This boat is comfortable though the fare is expensive,25,000Rp. Fares are posted on a board next to the ticket booth.I was told it includes a donation.
It's also possible to take a boat to Trunyan from Toya Bunka, a village famous for its hot spring.
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Who would want to be born as a ruffe? For starters they don't grow big and will be lucky to celebrate a fifth birthday before succumbing to old age.
Then consider its Latin name of Gymnocephalus cernuus. That mouthful, decided upon by the great Swedish taxonomist Mr Linnaeus, could easily be misconstrued as some sort of infection that your parents warn you about as a teenager. At first glance, the poor old pope has not got much going for it at all.
I reckon there are several candidates for the UK's most handsome freshwater fish. The bold stripy perch, the elegant lady of the stream, the silvery salmon the golden silvery rudd, the whiskery barbel, not forgetting Mr and Mrs Tinca. But it's unlikely anyone would ever cast their vote for the ruffe. It's perhaps not politically correct to comment on beauty and elegance these days but it's hard to put together an argument that the spikey ruffe has very much of either quality.
Whatever happened to the ruffe specialist group?
The list goes on. Even the thriving gudgeon group has not far short of 500 members. But alas, my research has drawn a blank in discovering any group that has ever been dedicated to the pursuit of specimen ruffe. The current UK record stands at 5 oz 4 drams and is held by Ronnie Jenkins. Prior to that the great specimen hunter, Dennis Flack, held the record. And it was reported recently in the angling press that Lincolnshire based angler, Kerry Goldsmith, caught a six ouncer but threw it back after weighing. Can you imagine that happening to a record carp, chub or pike? I do confidently predict that I will see a six ouncer officially ratified before I retire from the Trust and it's not beyond possibility one of our waterways could be the venue to do it. For what it's worth, my money is on the Staffs & Worcester Canal.
Ruffe, a match winning species?
Like the England carp team manager, Rob Hughes, my youth was spent learning the piscatorial art on the banks of the Llangollen Canal. Gudgeon were the predominant species but the good old daddy or tommy ruffe would put in an appearance from time to time. But you could never put together a good weight of the prickly fellows, or at least I never managed it. In fact my heart would somewhat sink when landing my first ruffe in a match. I somehow felt the peg was on its last legs if they had got to the bait first. Chopped worm and bloodworm, where allowed, would always snare you a few ruffe, but it was a rare day indeed, or a cold and miserable one, for an angler with a net dominated by ruffe, to take home any prize money.
The ruffe is despised by most Scottish fish biologists for its introduction into Loch Lomond. This seems to have happened around 1982 and has impacted significantly on the ecology of the Loch Lomond fish community. Ruffe are one of six coarse fish species to have been illegally introduced into Lomond over the years, the others being chub, bream, crucian carp, dace and gudgeon. The ruffe is guilty of being a prolific consumer of the eggs of the resident whitefish, known locally as the powan. Ruffe are potentially endangering the long term survival of this species. Whilst there is sufficient evidence of ruffe's harmful impacts, I remain to be convinced of the commonly held theory that pike anglers released them as unwanted pike bait.
Whilst I would not pretend to have much pike fishing knowledge, I have yet to come across a single pike angler who has ever claimed to have used ruffe as a livebait. Ruffe have also turned up recently outside their post ice age range in other large lakes such as Lake Bala (Llyn Tegid) and Windermere.
Ruffe first appeared in the Great lakes system of North America in the 1980s. Carriage in ships ballast appears a more likely transfer mechanism than predator anglers depositing unwanted ruffe livebaits theory. It's a fair statement to make that in North America the subject of non-native fish species is taken much more seriously than it is in the UK. Significant levels of research has been untaken as fisheries scientists attempt to find a way to eradicate ruffe from their new abode. The ultimate goal is to eradicate the species in the Great Lakes network because of the damage it is doing to native fish species.
It has been found that the chemical lampricide TFM kills ruffe, but leaves other fish unharmed. The use of pheromones is being investigated as a potential control mechanism. After extensive studies, fisheries experts discovered that the ruffe can be repelled by their own alarm pheromone. When injured, a ruffe will release this pheromone into the water to warn other ruffe to stay away. The pheromone is resilient to freezing, so could be used even during the Great Lakes long winter season. By using this method, scientists hope they could block ruffe from natural mating spots and thus produce a population decline.
You might not necessarily associate the ruffe as a commercially valuable fish but you would be wide of the mark in thinking that. In Russia, in the middle of the last century commercial fishing for ruffe was carried out in numerous fisheries including the Kursian Bay (Baltic Sea basin) and numerous lakes and reservoirs in the Volga, Ob and Yenisei catchments. One assumes that they were considered something of a delicacy and with a bit of clever marketing they perhaps could become so once again.
Research has shown that the ruffe is a sensitive fish and cannot tolerate low oxygen levels. With its steady flow of water from the Dee downstream to Hurleston, this perhaps explains why the well-oxygenated water of the Llangollen Canal is probably the best ruffe fishery in the Trust's portfolio. The ruffe was never found in anything like the numbers that the gudgeon attained in the 1980s, so any decline is certainly less dramatic. Ruffe's decline in Russia is, according to some scientists, believed to be linked to global warming which is impacting on the oxygen concentration in those fisheries where ruffe were once abundant. Could the same ever happen here?


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Adult Summer Reading 2011 – Continental U.S.
This is it – the last week of Adult Summer Reading :(. Don't forget to get your reviews in. You can write them by hand, on the comments page of our Summer Reading blog, or on our Goodreads Group page. Make sure you get the entries in by the end of the day on July 30th!
The last stop on our tour of the continents is the U.S. (Yes, we know we're cheating, but this subject is so large, we felt it deserved it's own category). Finish off your summer with a book closer to home.
1. Again, take a look at the Armchair Travel booklist for travelogues by Americans seeking new adventures and even a few foreigners learning about the diversity of the American people and land.
The Abandoned Outlaw by Max Brand – A trio of western stories that go beyond the stereotypes and actually bring to life the old west.
Caleb's Crossing by Geraldine Brooks – Although the title refers to the first Native American student to graduate from Harvard, the story revolves around a young woman he befriends.
Cold Mountain by Charles Frazier – Inman, a young Rebel soldier, goes AWOL to journey home to Ada, his love, who is trying to manage her farm on her own during the Civil War.
Sweetsmoke by David Fuller – Cassius, a slave on a southern plantation, works within the constraints of his circumstances to solve the murder of the free black woman who once saved his life.
Out of the Dust by Karen Hesse – Though written for children, this book, told through poetry, tells the story of a young girl coming to terms with how the Great Depression is affecting her life.
Hattie Big Sky by Kirby Larson – Hattie gets the chance to "prove-up" her own homestead in Montana in the late 1800s.
Shannon: A Poem of the Lewis and Clark Expedition by Campbell McGrath – Written as a narrative poem, this book tells the story of George Shannon, one of the expedition's youngest members, who was separated from the group for several days.
Olive Kitteridge by Elizabeth Stout – A novel, told in short story format, about irascible Olive and the people around her.
The Great Starvation Experiment: The Heroic Men Who Starved so that Millions Could Live by Todd Tucker – Illuminating a part of WWII history I knew little about, Tucker talks about the experiment run by Dr. Ancel Keys and the young men, who for reasons of their own, chose not to fight during the war, but wanted to be a part of the war effort.
Diamond Ruby by Joseph Wallace – Ruby can pitch like a major leaguer, but is prevented by her gender, and her era (the 1920s) from being a star, so she finds another way to provide for her family.
With just a week and a half to go, you still have time to enter the Summer Reading Contest for a cool prize. Just read a book and enter your review by hand, on our Summer Reads blog, or on our Goodreads Group page.
If you're running out of ideas, join us as we visit the last of our continents – North America (we're separating the U.S. from this group, which we'll look at next week).
1. Don't leave the comfort of your hammock to learn more about these countries. Look through our handy-dandy Armchair Booklist.
Outlander by Gil Adamson – After killing her husband, Mary goes on the run to escape her evil brothers-in-law, across the Canadian wilderness in 1903.
Caramelo by Sandra Cisneros – Lala becomes fascinated by the meaning of a shawl, crafted by members of her family, as her family travels from Chicago to Mexico City.
Galore by Michael Crummey – An odd man washes ashore in the belly of a whale and changes things in a small Newfoundland town.
The Day the World Came to Town: 9/11 in Gander, Newfoundland by Jim Defede – Tells the story of the day when 38 jetliners were rerouted to Gander in the wake of the September 11, 2001 attacks.
Our Man in Havana by Graham Greene – A subtly sarcastic look at the world of espionage, as an ordinary man is recruited by MI6 in the pre-Castro days of Cuba.
Born to Run: A Hidden Tribe, Superathletes, and the Greatest Race the World Has Never Seen by Christopher McDougall – The title pretty much sums this one up, but it's about the 50-mile race run by the Tarahumara Indians in Mexico.
Prospero's Daughter by Elizabeth Nunez – A retelling of The Tempest, a man is exiled to Trinidad, where his daughter finds friendship and love with a native boy.
Far Bright Star by Robert Olmstead – In 1916, a U.S. Cavalry soldier takes his men across the border in a hunt for Pancho Villa, a disastrous mission.
Let's tango into South America for our next continental visit. But of course, before we get too involved in our Latin dance, let me remind you how you can win a great prize this summer – read a book and fill out a review (by hand, on our Summer Reading page, or on our Goodreads Group page).
1. Look through our Armchair Travel booklist for some fascinating looks at the people and places of South America.
The House of the Spirits by Isabel Allende – The saga of the Trueba family during the tumultuous years of Pinochet's regime in Chile.
The Ministry of Special Cases by Nathan Englander – A look at the Jews of Argentina during the Dirty War, a time in which dissidents and others were punished for their views.
Green Mansions by W. H. Hudson – Abel, a young European, falls in love with Rima, a girl from the rainforest, who leads him into the wilds of Venezuela.
Bel Canto by Ann Patchett – An international group of guests is held hostage at a luxury hotel, and through their shared experiences, they develop lasting relationships.
The Invisible Mountain by Carolina de Robertis – Three generations of women find, and lose, love in the midst of political and social upheaval.
The Dancer and the Thief by Antonio Skarmeta – A newly-freed criminal, a love-lorn ex-robber, and a ballet dancer hatch a plan to get money for their various schemes.
The Secret History of Costaguana by Juan Gabriel Vasquez (haven't read it yet, but it's on my list!) – The narrator of Joseph Conrad's Nostromo decides to set the record straight about his homeland of Colombia after Conrad dies.
Fill out a review by hand.
Write a comment on our Summer Reading page.
Leave a comment on our Goodreads Group page.
1. This continent is a great candidate for an Armchair Travel Booklist, not necessarily because of the great amount of books on the subject, but because who in their right mind wants to actually go there (am I right)?
Heading for Antarctica to study glaciology with her mentor, Dr. Emmett Vanderzee, Valena Walker finds herself thrust into the role of amateur sleuth when Vanderzee is arrested for the killing of a reporter, who died in Antarctica the previous winter.
In an afterlife world inhabited by the recently departed who remain in the memories of the living, Marion and Phillip Byrd fall in love again, while on Earth, their daughter, Laura, is stranded alone in an Antarctic research station.
Twenty-six rugged adventurers become trapped for the winter at an Antarctic outpost, as a team of scientists must battle extreme conditions and subdue internal conflict to catch a killer among them.
A comic reimagining of America's racial history by a Hurston-Wright Legacy Award-winning writer follows a book collector's enslavement by giant Antarctic ice creatures after he learns that Edgar Allan Poe's unfinished novel is actually a true story.
After months of seclusion following a tragic accident, journalist Michael Wolfe accepts an assignment in Antarctica, where the scientists and explorers from a South Pole research station stumble upon two bodies at the bottom of the ocean.
The discovery of a metallic object buried in a 100-million-year-old layer of ice–a discovery of immeasurable value–brings Lieutenant Shane Schofield and a team of Marines to Antarctica, where they will risk their lives to secure this discovery for the United States.
When the treaty protecting Antarctica from profiteers is about to dissolve–sending politicians and corporations scrambling to plunder its resources–a radical environmental group embarks on a campaign of sabotage to protect the land's pristine beauty.
A hand-picked team of scientists and specialists ventures deep beneath the Antarctic ice into a subterranean labyrinth that takes them into a perilous darkness toward an encounter with a terrifying mystery that is older than time itself.
In a novel about isolation and loneliness, a young man heads for the Antarctic circle soon after World War I in search of solitude as a weather official, but his frozen solitude will be broken by a mysterious castaway.
Summer Reading continues! And although you may be tired of hearing me mention it, you still have time to get your entries in. Read a book, and any book, and fill out a review. You can do one by hand, or in the Comments sections of the Summer Reading page or our Goodreads page.
1. Pick up a copy of the Australia and South Pacific Armchair Traveler booklist and see the Outback or the tropical islands without leaving home.
4. How about a recommendation from yours truly?
Eucalyptus by Murray Bail – A man who loves his daughter decides that the only man truly worth marrying her will be able to identify every species of eucalyptus he has planted in his extensive garden.
Jennifer Government by Maxx Barry – Set in a future in which people's last names reflect their employer, Jennifer is on the trail of a murderer working for Nike.
Gilgamesh by Joan London – Edith leaves her Australian home to find the father of her son, and after her journey across the Middle east returns home.
The Forgotten Garden by Kate Morton – The granddaughter of a woman who was left on a dock in Australia without a family works to find out what actually happened.
The Floating Brothel: The Extraordinary True Story of an Eighteenth-Century Ship and Its Cargo of Female Convicts by Sian Rees – A history of the women who, convicted in Britain, were transported to Australia to serve the men already there.
The Colour by Rose Tremain – A newly-married couple arrive in colonial New Zealand and become drawn to the gold discovered there.
Easter Island by Jennifer Vanderbes – On Eastern Island, scientific and emotional mysteries are "solved" between a parallel narrative involving a young woman in 1913 and a widowed doctor in 1970.


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VILNIUS, Lithuania (AP) — Lithuanian police say a private circus owner has released a bear from a cage after a standoff with police trying to take the animal away. Authorities wanted the bear confiscated for many violations, most recently because it was kept in temperatures reaching 30 degrees...
FILE - In this July 4, 2018, file photo, fireworks explode over Lincoln Memorial, Washington Monument and U.S. Capitol, along the National Mall in Washington, during the Fourth of July celebration. Independence Day is just over three weeks away, and nobody in Washington seems to know exactly what the July 4 celebrations in the nation's capital will look like. President Donald Trump has stated he wants to reshape the annual event into a "Salute to America" that would feature Trump himself speaking from the steps of the Lincoln Memorial. (AP Photo/Jose Luis Magana, File)
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In this June 7, 2019 photo, Ryan Cooper holds a 1972 portion of a diary that he wrote when he visited Otto Frank, the father of the famed Holocaust victim and diarist Anne Frank, at his home in Yarmouth, Mass. The diary includes a photo of Anne Frank and the autographs of other people he met who knew her. Cooper has donated a trove of letters and mementos he received from Otto Frank to the U.S. Holocaust Memorial Museum ahead of the 90th anniversary of Anne Frank's birthday. (AP Photo/Philip Marcelo)
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YARMOUTH, Mass. (AP) — Ryan Cooper was a 20-something Californian unsure of his place in the world when he struck up a pen pal correspondence in the 1970s with Otto Frank, the father of the young Holocaust victim Anne Frank. Through dozens of letters and several face-to-face meetings, the two...
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The Boston Red Sox and fans pause for a moment for former Red Sox designated hitter David Ortiz, who was shot Sunday evening in the Dominican Republic, prior to a baseball game against the Texas Rangers at Fenway Park in Boston, Monday, June 10, 2019. Ortiz is expected to return to the area to be treated at a Boston hospital. (AP Photo/Charles Krupa)
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FILE - In this May 6, 2019, file photo, Gwyneth Paltrow attends The Metropolitan Museum of Art's Costume Institute benefit gala celebrating the opening of the "Camp: Notes on Fashion" exhibition in New York. Deer Valley Resort, a ski resort in Utah where Paltrow is accused of smashing into a skier, wants to be dismissed from a lawsuit that it argues should be settled between the actress and the alleged victim. (Photo by Evan Agostini/Invision/AP, File)
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This photo provided by Ryan Reede shows smoke from a fast-moving brush fire that Reede took as he was riding on a roller coaster at Six Flags in Valencia, north of Los Angeles. The brush fire erupted near the huge amusement and water park in Southern California on Sunday, sending hundreds of visitors to the exit to escape clouds of smoke and ash before fire officials asked them to stay put while they worked to contain the blaze. (Ryan Reede via AP)
Wildfire prompts evacuation at California Six Flags park
SANTA CLARITA, Calif. (AP) — A fast-moving brush fire erupted near a huge amusement and water park in Southern California on Sunday, sending hundreds of visitors to the exit to escape clouds of smoke and ash before fire officials asked them to stay put while they worked to contain the blaze. Six...
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CLEVELAND (AP) — A new interactive exhibit at the Rock & Roll Hall of Fame is set to open next month. Cleveland.com reports that the "Interactive Garage" exhibit opening July 1 will enable visitors to play instruments on their own, or with friends or strangers at the museum. Visitors can get...
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On October 1, 2019, Chinese administration was at its best, when it displayed its military platforms and weapon systems during an impressive parade on the occasion of the 70th anniversary of its founding. It was a display of the social, cultural, economic, technological and military potential of China and also showcased various new types of missiles and unmanned platforms for the first time.
There were many attractions in the military display: from drones to underwater automatic vehicles to missiles to high-speed pilotless flying platforms which possibly can fly at supersonic speeds to various categories of missiles. Some 160 aircraft, missiles and 580 pieces of military equipment were displayed.
The major attraction was the Intercontinental Ballistic Missiles (ICBM) and Hypersonic platforms. There was an ICBM called Dong Feng-41 (DF-41) which has a range of around 15,000 km and is known to have the capability to strike the US within 30 minutes. Then there was JL-2, a submarine-launched ballistic missile (SLBM) on display. This missile can be launched from a nuclear submarine "providing sea-based nuclear deterrence". Also, there was YJ-18, an anti-ship and land-attack cruise missile.
One of the important missile systems displayed was a new hypersonic ballistic nuclear missile supposed to be capable of penetrating all existing anti-missile shields. The DF-17 medium-range ballistic missile is known to be the first missile designed to carry hypersonic glide vehicle. It is possible that this missile can hoodwink the US missile interceptors like their ship-based SM-3, ground-based systems like THAAD and Ground-Based Interceptors (GBI). The estimated range of DF-17 is between 1,800 and 2,500 km. With this range this missile could reach South Korea and Japan, challenging their missile defense network. This missile can also reach India and in all possibilities should be able to deceive missile defence systems like the S-400.
The speeds for flying platforms are normally mentioned in the unit called Mach and one Mach equals to the speed of sound in air. Supersonic speeds are in the range between 1.2 to 5 Mach. For a missile to attend hypersonic speeds it should fly at the speeds in the rage above Mach 5.0 till say 10.0 Mach (say 6,150-12,300 km/h).
China's interest and investments in hypersonic vehicle development are known for the last seven-eight years. They have a DF-ZF (also known as WU-14) program which is for hypersonic glide vehicle (HGV) development. To date, they have conducted six to seven tests of the DF-ZF since its first test in 2014. The first test of the DF-17 ballistic missile took place on November 1, 2017. China has specifically designed DF-17 as a platform for operating their HGV. Other such platforms capable of operating with the HGV could include short-range DF-11 and DF-15, and the medium-range DF-21.
This vehicle-mounted DF-17 is considered to be a major technological accomplishment by China. It is expected to become fully operational by 2020. This hypersonic glide vehicle technology makes the missile to fly at a much lower altitude just before delivering its warhead. Obviously, this capability makes detection and interception of this weapon extremely difficult. Purely, in a ballistic missile mode, this weapon platform is also known to have MIRV (multiple independently maneuverable re-entry vehicles) capability, which allows delivering multiple warheads at different targets.
India also has an interest in developing hypersonic technology. Some limited efforts in that direction are known to be happening for almost a decade. Defence Research and Development Organisation (DRDO) and BrahMos Aerospace (a joint venture with Russia) are the main agencies involved in this type of research and have already developed few platforms too. The DRDO's prototype is known as the HSTDV (Hyper-Sonic Technology Demonstrator Vehicle), and BrahMos Aerospace is known to be developing the BrahMos-II. On June 12, 2019, HSTDV was tested by DRDO which was supposed to reach the speeds of Mach 6. Some reports indicate that this test was a partial success. BrahMos-II is a Hypersonic Cruise Missile and the first test of this missile (expected range: 500 to 600 km) could happen by 2020 and the missile is expected to become operational by 2025. It may be noted that DRDO has already developed (2011) a missile called Shaurya which is a canister launched the hypersonic surface-to-surface tactical missile (Mach 7.5). It has a range of 700 km and is capable of carrying a payload of one ton conventional or nuclear warhead.
Source: Financial Express
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The regiment left camp on morning of March 29; was transferred, by order of division commander, from First to Fourth Brigade; moved with the division, and were advanced as skirmishers in the afternoon, connecting with the right of the Fifth Corps line; about dark were relieved by One hundred and forty-eighth Pennsylvania Volunteers and halted for the night. 30th, advanced in line of battle and halted for the night near Boydton plank road. 31st, the regiment, with One hundred and forty-fifth Pennsylvania Volunteers, were ordered to the rear to corduroy on the road from Dabney's Mill to Boydton plank road; were employed all day; moved to the brigade about dark. April 1, moved back and occupied a line of works until about 5 p. m., when we moved out and occupied a line of works in advance until about 2 a. m. April 2, when the regiment moved to the left in rear of Fifth Corps. About 7 a. m. moved about one mile to the right and formed line of battle. About 10 a. m. marched through the enemy's works and came upon his rear guard near the South Side Railroad. Moved by the left flank about 4 p. m. and charged the enemy, driving him and gaining possession of the railroad, with the following casualties: Corpl. William C. Hixson, Company D, Corpl. John F. Maxwell, Company E, and Sergt. George C. Warner, Company F, wounded. Marched with the brigade during the 3rd, 4th and 5th, without any particular incident. On the 6th moved a short distance and came in sight of the enemy's rear guard; formed line of battle in support of a battery, which opened upon him. Advance during the day, closely following the enemy, but did not become engaged with him. Three prisoners were brought in by a member of the regiment. 7th, moved with the brigade, passing High Bridge; came up with the enemy; formed line of battle, and advanced, changing position during the day. A detail from the regiment as flankers became engaged, with the following casualties: Private Joseph Solomon, Company H, wounded. Twelve prisoners were brought in. 8th, marched until 6 p. m. without incident and halted. Shortly after dark were thrown out as skirmishers and advanced about five miles, capturing five prisoners; met Major Mason, of General Lee's staff, with flag of truce. Second the night on picket duty. April 9, relieved by One hundred and fortieth Pennsylvania Volunteers and joined the brigade; marched with it. About 4 p. m. received news of the surrender of Lee's army. Halted for the night.
Casualties: April 2, 3 enlisted men wounded; April 7, 1 enlisted man wounded; total, 4.


Welcome to Check In Niagara: One local's journey to rediscover the incredible and often overlooked spots in the Niagara Region.
I was born in Niagara Falls but I never intended to come back here after University. Despite having been raised to appreciate the historical and natural beauty of the region the stigma of Niagara as a cheap tourist trap mired with small town shortcomings had overtaken my perception of the place. I was Toronto bound, I was sure of it.
Yet that's not the path my life took and I found myself living back in Niagara Falls. It took me a few years but I soon came to realize what a wonderful place this really is. We in the Niagara Region tend to get caught up in artificial silos. It takes no more time to travel between St. Catharines, Niagara-on-the-Lake and Welland than it does to go from one neighborhood of Toronto to another, and yet we tend to mentally isolate them. I had to learn that living in Niagara Falls did not mean I was somehow chained to the two or three blocks that make up the Fallsview tourist sector. From my home in the Falls I could reach Queenston Heights in mere minutes on a bicycle. Niagara-on-the-Lake wine country was just as close and brimming with sensory banquet to discover. I fell back in love with the Bruce Trail and all the fascinating spots it reaches before it departs Niagara on its long walk to Tobermory. Niagara had all the cultural, natural, gastronomical and historic wonder I could ask for, I just had to open my eyes and realize it was there.
Check In Niagara is a video journal of some of these places. It's a tribute to the spots locals come to appreciate, the spots that (quite understandably in some cases) don't see many tourism dollars coming their way. You often can't find information on Shaeffe's Path to Victory, Vrooman's Point, the Queenston limestone kilns, or the Wetland Ridge Trail on YouTube. This site will change that.
Each video on Check In Niagara will be a short report in from one of these sites, providing a few facts and details on how to get there and why its interesting. Along with the text under each video a fully interactive Google Map will provide more context. Furthermore each spot will be tied to its virtual representation in location based social networks such as Gowalla and FourSquare. These applications allow visitors to "check in" at the spots via their GPS-enabled smart phones, creating a shared experience with their friends and opening up further opportunities to explore. As Check In Niagara develops expect further integration with those services.
This site can't just be about me though. I want to hear from other locals in the Niagara Region. Where have you been? What have to learned to love in the area? What places do we need to turn the bright lights of the Internet on to and expose to the world? Let's show the world there's more to Niagara than high rise hotels, wax museums and that big wet misty thing.
For this initial post I just linked up Gowalla and FourSquare to stuff near the falls. Nothing in particular I just wanted to show how it would work. For real episodes they'll be linked to the actual location I'm talking about.
Sorry for the noise in this video as well, there was more river noise and insects than I thought there would be.
Just let me know the spots and I'll do the research to figure out the rest (at least for now). I'm counting on you for stuff in Pelham!
I wouldn't worry to much about the noise man. The message gets through every time, and the noise is all part of it.
Thanks Natalie! I'm glad you like it. I can't wait to really get this site rolling.
This is fine if you drive. There is nothing for people that don't drive. I AM Toronto Bound.
Unfortunately the Niagara Region is a quite spread out. I'm not sure how I'd operate around here without a car. It's pretty much a fact of life when you live here.
Hopefully as we build up a list of spots though the places you could get to on foot or via one of the train / bus terminals will become apparent. There's plenty of stuff grouped together.
As a local amateur photographer i look forward to seeing your vids and the places you go as I'm always looking for new spots to check out and the history behind them. Good luck with the site Adam, looks good.
Congratulations, Adam! Just the type of website frequent visitors to the Falls is looking for!!!!
Adam, this is fantastic! As a Wine Country Host, I look forward to reading about your new found sites and sharing them with my guests. For folks who just want to explore the region other than the Falls, you have just given them the tool they need.
Great idea and good luck.
Congratulation Adam on the launch of your website and the story in the paper.
I'd love to see an episode on Port Dalhousie before it's all gone.
Adam: I have put you on my facebook page and hope my friends from afar will look at it and consider a trip to the wonderful Niagara Region. WOW what a job.
Thanks for putting this up–very helpful and interesting.


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Elgato Wave XLR Review
The Best USB Mic is an XLR
Elgato Wave XLR
Manufacturer: Elgato
Type: USB Audio Interface
MSRP: 159.99
Review Score: 9.5
Joe Findlay | November 12, 2021
Looking at your options for on-stream audio, you have a few options. You can have a USB mic plugged directly into your computer, you can use a complicated (and often large) mixer setup for an XLR mic, or you can use one of the few audio interfaces built for the streamer. These are often more and give you some important tools to make your stream great. But one company decided to combine all three with a device that is the size of a wallet.
The company is Elgato and the device is the Elgato Wave XLR, combining USB connectivity, XLR compatibility and access to one of the best mixing tools in the game, Elgato's Wave Link Software, into a device roughly the size of their stream deck. It's a simple idea that opens a world of possibilities for the content creator.
The device comes with a single XLR input, a headphone jack for zero latency monitoring and a USB-C connection to connect to the computer. The front has a single knob with several LED indicators. One set surrounds the knob, allowing you to see your set levels and four across the bottom, indicating which control is selected and that the 48V phantom power (used to power condenser microphones) is activated.
The knob (as would be expected) is turned to set your levels, but to switch functions, you need only press the knob down. It will switch between microphone gain, headphone volume and monitoring mix, allowing you to decide the balance between how much of your mic you hear and how much you hear everything else being sent to your headphones.
Pressing the knob down for two seconds will toggle the phantom power on and off. You can (and probably should) leave it off when using a dynamic microphone (some can be damaged by phantom power). On the top (and sort of the back, given how the device is angled) of the Elgato Wave XLR, there is a capacitive mute button. Simply tap the surface and the lights will turn red, indicating that you are muted.
While many mixers require a cloud lifter to boost the signal of select popular microphones. For example, the Shure SM7B, the Wave XLR has a 0-75dB gain range, so you don't need to add extra devices between your mic and Wave. This further helps clear the clutter on your desk for a simpler stream setup.
"The device's most important feature, however, is its compatibility with the Wave Link Software."
Also, available in the Wave XLR is an important built-in safeguard for your audio, Elgato's proprietary Clipguard. Whenever your input levels peak to the point of clipping, the Elgato Wave XLR routes the audio through a backup signal path that is set to a lower level. This keeps your audio from ever getting distorted. You also have the ability to select low cut filters at 80Hz and 120Hz to help cut out distant low frequency sounds that may be disrupting your stream or podcast.
The device's most important feature, however, is its compatibility with the Wave Link Software. Connecting your mic and up to eight additional routable inputs, including Voice Chat, Music, Game Audio, System, Browser, and additional auxiliary inputs to complete a whole production in one single output, simplifying any stream or recording's audio setup. Set up the Wave Link Stream as your one and only source in OBS or audio software is a dream come true.
Also in the Wave Link Software is the ability to create submixes, sending different audio to your headphones than your stream should you need to hear your game audio a little louder or if you don't want to mute the voice chat in your ears.
The Elgato Wave XLR's other major selling point is the Wave Link Software's compatibility with Elgato's Stream Deck. Control every aspect of the Wave Link sources and submixes. Mute sources, toggle between monitoring devices, adjust submixes and volume or even set sources to specific volume levels. This gives you complete control over the Wave Link without the need to open the app when in the middle of a game.
"The Elgato Wave XLR's value cannot be overstated."
The Elgato Wave XLR's value cannot be overstated. At $159.99 USD, it is just over a quarter of the price of its biggest competitor, the Go XLR and, while it lacks a lot of the Go XLR's on-board functions like voice modding and sound pads, features like that are just an update away. Elgato, who already offers submixes (a feature not available on the Go XLR), just added VSTs in their 1.4 Beta update and who knows what the future may hold for the software.
In the meantime, for still a cheaper price than its competitor, you could add a stream deck (the fifteen-button stream deck fits beautifully next to the Elgato Wave XLR) and gain all the button pushing functionality. Connect to voice mod apps and a limitless catalogue of functions and features to make your setup whatever you want to be.
Most importantly for you, the content creator, is the freedom to use whatever XLR microphone you choose. Maybe one that you already had before wanting to create an easy connection to your PC. I had a full podcast setup with two wonderful microphones prior to streaming, so the ability to take the microphone I love and move it over to my desk has greatly improved my overall audio experience.
If I had one complaint (and it is only one), it is that I would like to have seen more I/O in the Elgato Wave XLR. Ideally, a two XLR input device would replace a lot of podcast setups and perhaps an additional line in and out would help support many people's two-PC stream. If someone from Elgato sees this, maybe the Elgato Wave XLR 2?
The Elgato Wave XLR brings the highest end microphones to your stream for the most affordable price yet, but nothing about the device feels like a budget option. Its simple design and top notch software makes this a must-buy.
File Under: Elgato


"Conservation is not counting carcasses from the air"
Captain Bernard Shayo works for Frankfurt Zoological Society's Selous Conservation Project as an advisor for aerial surveillance and monitoring. The experienced bush-pilot has been working in the Selous Game Reserve for three decades, accumulating more than 10,000 hours in the air.
Why is aerial surveillance so important for conservation?
Aerial surveillance is quite important for anti-poaching, because you can cover a big area in a short time. It can tell you the condition of an area in terms of vegetation cover, vegetation changes and it tells you very quickly which big animals you have. Also, you can spot signs of poaching as well as encrochments to the reserve. We need to conserve the wildlife, plus the environment, as is stipulated in the Tanzanian Conservation Act of 2009. Our main duty is to support the conservation of the flora and fauna of the Selous Game Reserve.
What makes the Selous special – compared to other protected areas in Tanzania?
The Selous Game Reserve is big. In terms of area it spans across 50,000 square kilometres. Its' management has been divided into eight sectors and each sector has a sector warden, game scouts and other anti-poaching equipment, like vehicles.
When you are up in the air, what are your duties?
Apart from controlling the aircraft, I have to ensure the safety of my passengers. Safety is number one. There is no air traffic control in Selous. You always have to communicate with the other planes in your airspace. Objective number two is to search for poachers and to monitor the wildlife.
Usually when we are flying we record observations of elephants, leopards, lions and the very rare rhinos. We also document any poaching incident that we encounter.
In 1982, the Selous Game Reserve has been named UNESCO World Heritage Site for its large populations of elephants, crocodiles and hippos, the size of its untouched area, as well as for its rhinos and other rare species. Since then, all populations experienced a devastating decline and Selous is now a world heritage site 'in danger'. We need to monitor those species to make sure they are safe.
What happens to the data you collect during your flights?
During the flight, I have a satellite-based positioning system running. Every route I fly, I have to track. I mark every observation that seems abnormal, like carcasses, poaching camps or poachers themselves. After I return to headquarters, incidents will be immediately forwarded to the sector warden, who sends out a group of game scouts to investigate the area and the data is analysed by our Geographic Information Systems officer.
What happens when you observe poachers during your flight?
Right now, it is very challenging because we have to return to headquarters before reporting on our observations. That's why FZS is supporting the construction of a digital radio network, that will cover the entire Selous Game Reserve. This will enable inflight communication with headquarters. The rangers on the ground will also have access to the radio and our reaction time will speed up significantly.
FZS also provides the game scouts with vehicles, enabling them to investigate incidents reported from the air much faster. Sometimes the rangers have to cover huge distances within their sector.
What are the biggest conservation challenges to the Selous Game Reserve right now?
We need more vehicles to patrol all sectors properly. Some sectors are equiped with just one car, but ten patrol groups. How could they work efficiently? And without fast communication, there is no anti-poaching. Communication is basically anti-poaching. That's what we are doing right now, we make sure to improve our speed.
What is your philosophy of conservation?
Conservation is not counting carcasses from the air. If you arrest poachers after killing an animal, that is a failure. You need to make sure poachers do not enter the reserve at all. You have to stop them, before they do damage. We are here to conserve living animals. I believe, if we are serious enough, we can increase the number of elephants again. It is possible. We need dedication and seriousness. We are human beings. It has to come from the bottom of our hearts. You have to feel it and love it. It is possible.


President Mugabe chided losing Zanu-PF candidate for Chinhoyi in the July 31 election, Cde Philip Chiyangwa for being pompous, saying that could be one reason that contributed to his loss at the hands of the MDC-T.
"Ngaagare pasi. Timuratidze kuti aiwa kana uchienda kuvanhu hauvhaire kuti ndine zvakati. Be down (to earth) Mari handiyo inoshanda all the time," said President Mugabe.
"Handisati ndamuwona kuti ndimuseke kuti nhai Gushungo, in all Mashonaland West Province Gushungo ndivo vakati mbombombo. Zvino ndakanzwa VaChombo vachiti zuva iroro, vakarara nebhutsu," the President said to laughter from guests.
Speaking at the same occasion, Minister Chombo said they would hold a capacity building workshop for newly elected councillors to enhance service delivery.
PRESIDENT Mugabe yesterday said MDC-T dug its own grave after it came up with policies that created suffering among people by denying them agricultural inputs and did not improve their lives. He castigated MDC-T for failing to discern that their defeat was inevitable saying despite having educated people in their midst, they failed to come up with people-centred policies.
President Mugabe said this yesterday while addressing guests during a luncheon hosted by the ministry of Local Government, Public Works and National Housing.
Zimbabwe, said President Mugabe, secured US$500 million from the International Monetary Fund but former Finance Minister Tendai Biti failed to revive industry so that the firms could ward off the effects of illegal sanctions imposed by the Americans and their Western allies.
"Surely they should have known even three years ago that with policies that deny people inputs in agriculture, you are denying even the sustenance of companies and there is greater unemployment growing all the time," said President Mugabe."We thought it was going to be injected into industry and sustain them so that they are more resilient and resistant to sanctions.
He said Mr Biti could not even agree to fund the Grain Marketing Board to enable it to pay farmers for grain delivered.
President Mugabe said he sympathised with urban people who bore the brunt of facing several financial obligations like rentals, utility bills yet they were earning low salaries.
He said mobile service providers like Econet should also allow broad participation for other players as what Telecel did by roping in indigenous players.
Telecel, he said, had included other local players, like war veterans, women groups and Affirmative Action Group among others to have stake.
President Mugabe however said businessman, Mr James Makamba cunningly, asked some of these minority shareholders to sell their equity, a development that saw him increasing his equity in Telecel.


An Oral History of cai luong theatre: Research will be invited through an open call to engage with performers and other practitioners of the cai luong community to undertake a survey of the artform's history. Afterwards, we will work with a curator (also selected via an open call) to organise a multi-media exhibition in Ho Chi Minh City to showcase this oral history to a public audience.
Cai luong teaching: Senior cai luong artists and performers, as well as arts and cultural organisations engaging with the artform, are invited to submit funding proposals to teach cai luong to children and young adults. The objective of the funding initiative is to actively promote engagement with cai luong at a grassroots level.


To provide a more focused forum for andrologists and embryologists (A&E's) to communicate with each other, share ideas and knowledge, and foster closer collaborations.
Any AAB member in good standing. There are NO additional dues for joining AAB's College of Reproductive Biology….


Cognitive neuroscientists at Baycrest have a long list of noteworthy achievements in the study of brain health and aging.
Their work in this challenging and complicated field of research is supported by generous donors, and competitive grants awarded by a variety of funding organizations.
Throughout their journey of discovery, distinguished scientists at Baycrest have been the recipients of numerous honours and accolades.


As representatives of the five permanent U.N. Security Council members, plus Germany, met Tuesday in Paris to discuss a response to Iran's failure to heed the council's nuclear demands, Iran was up to its usual saber-rattling. Echoing the recent defiant statements of President Mahmoud Ahmadinejad, one of the country's top military leaders, Rear Admiral Mohammed Ibrahim Dehqani, said that Israel would be the first target of military retaliation if the U.S. chose to attack. But despite such fiery rhetoric, Iran may well have a craftier diplomatic strategy up its sleeve.
Iran is unlikely, after all, to maintain a static posture of defiance while Washington seeks to build pressure for international action. Instead, it is likely to accelerate its own diplomatic efforts — �playing games,� Secretary of State Condoleezza Rice called it on Sunday, after Iran offered to restore the IAEA's right to conduct snap inspections at sites not designated as part of the nuclear program, which would give the watchdog the ability to follow intelligence leads on suspected illegal nuclear activity. But "playing games" may actually be effective, for if Iran uses the deadlock to advance new compromise proposals of its own, differences between the U.S. and some of its allies could be exacerbated.
At the meeting in Paris, U.S. officials made clear that they want a binding Security Council resolution forcing Iran to desist from enriching uranium under penalty of sanctions or even military action. But Iran is banking on Russia and China to nix any move towards sanctions, and Moscow and Beijing may even be inclined to prevent the council from adopting a Chapter VII resolution — one that couches concerns over Iran's nuclear activities as a threat to global security, and therefore makes compliance mandatory. Russia insists that the only basis for any Security Council action against Iran would be proof that it is pursuing a nuclear weapon — and right now, despite unanswered questions, the IAEA has offered neither proof nor even the accusation that this is the case.
The U.S. and Europeans certainly suspect the Iranians of using a civilian energy program as cover to pursue nuclear weapons, and Washington wants the U.N. to send Iran a clear message that its defiance will not be tolerated. But the continuing spike in world oil prices underscores the reason why enthusiasm for punitive action may be limited even among some U.S. allies. And there are growing differences between the U.S. and some of its European partners over what a diplomatic solution might entail — an emerging consensus in European policy circles, as well as among self-styled �realists� on both sides of the aisle on Capitol Hill, holds that a diplomatic solution to the crisis requires that the U.S. abandon its refusal to negotiate directly with Tehran.
Germany, for example, has made clear that a diplomatic solution will require not only that the U.S. talk directly with Iran, but also that the actions threatened for Iran's defiance be complemented by new incentives offered for compliance. Most importantly, that would include the U.S. offering Iran security guarantees — in other words, to curb its nuclear program, the Bush Administration would effectively have to promise not to attack the current regime in Tehran. Until now, that option has been unacceptable to those in the Bush Administration who advocate �regime change� in Tehran. Asked to comment on the German proposal, the U.S. representative at the Paris talks, Deputy Secretary of State Nicholas Burns, was quoted as saying that isolation, not engagement, was the only acceptable option. To the Bush Administration, perhaps, but ruling out engagement with Tehran could, if the Iranians play the diplomatic game right, eventually leave the U.S. isolated.
Despite the bluster of its president, Iran's rulers appear inclined to echo the call for direct talks, having reportedly made a number of discreet approaches and also public statements expressing a willingness to negotiate. Senior former State Department and NSC officials have indicated that Tehran sought, in a message relayed via Swiss diplomats, to initiate talks on all matters of concern to Washington, with the blessing of Supreme Leader Ayatollah Ali Khamenei in mid-2003, but were rebuffed by Bush Administration hawks. Iranian leaders also reportedly made a similar call for secret negotiations on all matters of concern when Iraq's President Jalal Talabani late last year conveyed a U.S. proposal for talks specifically on Iraq. More recently, a number of former NATO foreign ministers who have recently visited Iraq have reported that "influential Iranian leaders" had expressed the desire to hold direct talks with Washington — last week even the bellicose President Ahmadinejad, during a press conference, indicated a willingness to negotiate with the U.S. if Iranian preconditions, which he did not specify, were met.
Iran's leaders insist that their right to peaceful nuclear activity, including uranium enrichment, be respected. But that demand may translate into a renewed push for a compromise in which Iran accepts that its reactor fuel be enriched in Russia but is allowed to keep a small-scale facility under IAEA supervision for enrichment research purposes. The U.S. flatly rejected such a proposal in March (on the grounds that it would allow Iran to gain important nuclear know-how), but if the alternative is confrontation, it may begin to look more appealing to some of its allies. Both Germany and Russia previously hinted they could support such a plan. And as U.S. allies find themselves caught uncomfortably between Iran's defiance and a U.S. strategy that looks destined to end in confrontation, Tehran may see the advantage in launching diplomatic initiatives of its own.