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The Greatest Outdoors: Ten-Day South African Tour
Kruger National Park, Cape Town, Wilderness, Knysna...
Kruger National Park, Cape Town, Wilderness, Knysna, Garden Route National Park
South Africa is dominated by the great outdoors. Surreal natural landscapes set the scene for adventure, and wildlife always makes an excellent impression. On this handcrafted vacation, you will come face to face with lions, wander a beach that is filled with penguins, cycle and hike great mountains, and be immersed in the atmosphere of the African wilderness. Customizable to most fitness levels, these ten days provide an immersion in a nature that is as old as Africa itself.
Kruger National Park – Into the Great Outdoors
Through the plane window, you will be able to see an elephant trail, which is just a line of trees that lie in ruin from the pachyderms. Once on the ground, you can see the culprits who are an exuberant herd that is full of flapping ears and roving trunks. Your safari has just started, and soon you will be able to see other members of the Big Five. Buffalo may huff and puff loudly as they stare in your direction, lions may bask on a dusty savannah, watching you pass with one eye open, and you will probably spot rhinos on your first day. Most of South Africa is untouched, and in the Kruger, you will see an untouched land that is populated by many thousands of wild animals.
After landing in the Kruger, you will spend a day in the south of the park. This area is the most visited by tourists, and there can be a fair number of other vehicles, but it is also home to the highest animal populations. The herds are large whether buffalo, elephant, zebra, springbok or kudu. It will be an excellent place to become accustomed to different animals and how they behave, especially when you hang out at watering holes. After a game drive, you will settle into a small and comfortable camp, where there will be time to nap and to watch antelope as they walk past before an afternoon drive in the Kruger.
Lunch, Dinner, Breakfast
Kruger National Park – Enchanting African Safari All Around the Kruger
Over these two days, you will really explore. Rather than a safari that sticks to one private reserve, you will discover the Kruger's depth and nuance. This wilderness is larger than many US states and is home to more than ten different ecosystems. There are no fences, and the animals move freely and often on ancient migratory routes. To the west, you will find mountainous wilderness and scenes of pure drama such as big cats who are hunting for their prey, but traveling north, you can discover open bushveld and vast arid expanses on which it is easy to find animals upon the horizon.
White rhinos march all over the Kruger and are likely to be one of your major highlights. Perhaps, a mother will wander past your vehicle with her calf, ambling quickly to keep pace. Maybe, you see a large male with a look of melancholy in his eye. Although they are known to live solitary lifestyles, the Kruger is also a place where you can see rhinos as they socialize, especially during twilight hours. Elephants are another big highlight, especially when they use their trunks as snorkels or playfully wallow in the mud. There are also giants you may not know yet such as hartebeest or the truly impressive eland antelope.
These two days will be spent in Kruger National Park, and you will stay in small camps. Such camps help to complete your immersion in the outdoors, particularly with the smells and sounds that filter through the night. While these camps do not have the luxury or amenities as those in the Sabi Sands, they have everything you need for a comfortable stay in nature. Evening fires keep the hyenas away, and nature will sing an evening soundtrack. For day two, you will travel east and tour the watering holes that sustain hundreds of thousands of animals. Then, on day three, you will be in the far north of Kruger, absorbing a quintessential, African savannah.
You should remember that none of the animals are ever seen in isolation. You may watch buffalo as they scare warthogs away from water or monkeys as they keep guard for the antelopes. You should also remember that an African safari is always unpredictable, so there will be quiet moments and quiet areas. Sometimes, you will need to stop and look more closely, especially when seeking leopards and cheetahs. You may go an hour without seeing much, but then cross a ridge to find a herd of endangered and magnificent nyala. You can also suddenly discover that the land appears empty because a lion pride has scared everything else away from the area.
Cape Town – Penguins and the Cape Peninsula
You will complete your safari experience with a game drive to the airport that crosses some of the Kruger bushvelds. After flying to Cape Town, you will be lead straight toward the penguins. Many hundreds of African penguins nest on Boulders Beach, and you can admire them as they waddle and dive. From here, the road continues, hugging the coast before crossing a rugged escarpment that is populated by springbok. Wild and wondrous, this final piece of the peninsula is buffeted on all sides by roaring waves, and eventually, it thins to nothing but a small peak, where a lighthouse stands at the very southwestern tip of Africa.
Breakfast, Lunch
Cape Town – Cycling and Exploring the Wild West Coast
Cape Town is the most convenient base for exploring the Cape. Yesterday, you could travel south to Cape Point, but today you will venture to the West Coast. Sand dunes dot the landscape here, and vast, empty beaches gaze across Table Bay to the city and mountain. The interior is rough and rugged with the odd zebra or kudu that skips around the town. You will visit a San bushman center, where the history of these ancient people is narrated by a San guide. They will show you some basic skills such as animal tracking and building shelters. Then, they will take you on an adventure through the reserve.
You can choose to go by mountain bike, which allows you to cover more distance, or to walk and really inspect animal clues. You can also choose not to do either and spend more time at your next destination of West Coast National Park. This coastal park is one of South Africa's best secrets and is home to floral landscapes and some dazzling vistas. You can find beaches that feel hundreds of miles from the rest of the world and wander trails that often look out onto whales and dolphins. From this national park, it is 90 minutes back to Cape Town with various possible stops along the way.
Cape Town – Hiking on Table Mountain
Table Mountain stands majestically above Cape Town. It is an imposing structure, which is a feat of nature that has stood for over 600 million years. Most visitors stick to two places on the mountain: the cable car station at the summit and Platteklip Gorge, which is the shortest and toughest hike up the mountain. Today, you will have a private guide who will customize a day of hiking on Table Mountain just for you. Platteklip is an arduous slog without a view before the summit. Instead, you can hike Kasteelspoort, which is an easier route that presents stupendous Atlantic views. Avid hikers should consider India Venster or even Devil's Peak.
Summiting Lion's Head is an easier hike and has the advantage of offering a view that includes Table Mountain and the city. There are some superb hikes at the summit as well, including one that loops around three reservoirs. Another option is to hike the Contour Path, which essentially circumnavigates the mountain at a height of 2,000 feet. There is something for almost all fitness levels, and you can also choose to descend in style on a scooter or mountain bike. As with the last two days, you can choose from some superb Cape Town restaurants this evening, and possibly one in Constantia that is complete with a lingering view toward the ocean.
Knysna – Wilderness Canoeing and the Knysna Heads
You will fly to George this morning where you will be picked up by a local guide. The Garden Route is one of the world's most temperate landscapes and is home to large, indigenous forests, rolling cliffs, and open beaches. It is very different from the Kruger and Cape, especially when you start today's adventure near the town of Wilderness. You will paddle a canoe down a meandering river before disembarking deep within the trees. Here, there is a narrow walking trail that leads to an unknown waterfall. Elsewhere in Wilderness, you can try paragliding, surfing, or taking a stroll into the highlands. Knysna is tonight's destination, and you will arrive in time to see the famous Knysna Heads at sunset.
Garden Route National Park – Customizable Outdoor Adventure in the Tsitsikamma Forest
Cliffs rise and fall along South Africa's southern coastline, and they are covered in indigenous forest with some of the trees jutting out at near-vertical angles. The mist rolls in from the ocean and flickers through this forest, elevating the sense of a mysterious land. There are very few roads here, so you must explore along hiking trails. One trail runs all along the coast and takes four days to complete. You do not have the time to complete this world-famous Oyster Trail but can hike a short section of it. There are also trails that lead to deserted beaches, and then those that cross farmland before disappearing into luscious, woodland reserves.
Mountain biking is another option over these two days. You can cycle to waterfalls, go downhill to a partially forested beach, and rush around single track trails. Tsitsikamma can also be used as a base to explore more of the Garden Route, including the famous surf destination of Jeffreys Bay or the arid mountains that lie two hours north. You will be sleeping inside Garden Route National Park in a private log cabin that will be perched just above the waves. Here, you can sit around an outdoor fire, listen to the growling surf, and spend two more evenings in South Africa's great outdoors.
Port Elizabeth – Departure
There will be some time for a final activity this morning such as a Segway tour in Tsitsikamma. From the forest, it is roughly two hours to Port Elizabeth International Airport and your outbound flight.
Experience an authentic African safari with three days in the Greater Kruger National Park
Canoe to a waterfall in Wilderness and cycle mountain trails on the West Coast
Marvel face to face at jackass penguins on Boulders Beach
Immerse yourself in a 2-day hiking exploration of the Tsitsikamma forest, which is one of South Africa's oldest and most mysterious landscapes
Delight in the beauty of Table Mountain during a customizable day of hiking
Track elephants, rhinos, lions, leopards, and other wonderous wildlife in the Kruger
Venture to the tip of Africa and gaze across the endless oceans
Discover West Coast National Park, which is one of Africa's most sublime secrets
Dramatic landscapes always set the scene on a visit to South Africa. Table Mountain looms over Cape Town, the Kruger savannah unfurls beyond the horizon, and forests hide rivers and wandering wildlife. There are beaches, deserts, and a peninsula that evokes a mystery on the continent's tip. Nature and wildlife are an integral part of almost every South Africa vacation, and even when sticking to the cities, you can always feel the outdoors. You will travel beyond the cities and the country, which will reveal a plethora of outdoor charms from enormous elephants herds to spotted cats that move stealthily through the grass.
Handcrafted to celebrate South Africa's surreal nature, this ten-day vacation focuses on Kruger, the Cape, and the Garden Route. You will discover landscapes that have remained unchanged by human hands. There will be dramatic vistas and a sense of being on the edge of the world. From mysterious forests to arid escarpments and towering mountains, you will discover ancient landscapes that are home to spectacular vistas and wildlife. This is not just a safari, but a journey into an outdoor world that makes South Africa so unique from everywhere else in the world.
You will fly to Kruger and spend the first three days on an adventurous African safari. With a private guide, you will explore vast wilderness areas and stay in comfortable safari camps. The Big Five are an initial highlight, but there are so many animals here that you can quickly lose track of how many different species you have seen. From springbok to wildebeest, and from hyenas to cheetahs, Kruger offers a quintessential and comprehensive African safari. Wildlife sightings are always a highlight, but the premier experience is a chance to be fully immersed in the sounds and smells of an ancient land.
You will fly to Cape Town on day four, where you will use the city as a base to explore the Cape. Penguins are a wildlife highlight on route to the tip of Africa, and on day five, you can cycle and hike on the West Coast, which is a mostly untouched landscape that glimpses what hides elsewhere upon the continent. Table Mountain has dozens of trails, and these will be your focus on day six with options for all fitness levels. These three Cape Town days can bring many hours of tramping on trails to untouched places, but they can also be more sedate as you do not need to be hiking to see nature in South Africa.
After a short flight to George, you will complete your African excursion on the Garden Route, which is where an indigenous forest is draped above golden beaches and quiet bays. Your adventure is fully customizable here as canoeing, hiking, and mountain biking are all part of your potential program. It is remarkable how different this area is from the Kruger and Cape, especially the Tsitsikamma forest. From Garden Route National Park, it will be a short drive to Port Elizabeth International Airport, which is where your journey ends. All ten days will feature private guides and flexible itineraries, so you can always explore the features of the outdoors that mostly excite your imagination.
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Daytona resident, health official and business owners are urging local Blacks to take the virus seriously.
Editor's note: This is one in a series of stories about COVID-19 and its impact on residents in Volusia County, especially those living in Daytona Beach's historically Black neighborhoods.
Billy Bell of Daytona Beach was diagnosed with COVID-19 in March. "It's nothing to play with,'' he said.
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In Volusia County, there are 18,364 confirmed COVID-19 cases and 390 deaths.
Blacks make up 2,108 cases (11 percent) with 43 deaths (11 percent) in Volusia. In addition, 162 Blacks have been hospitalized (14 percent).
A 2015 Florida Health report stated that 32114 was the poorest and unhealthiest zip code in Volusia County with high amounts of heart disease, diabetes, hypertension, high blood sugar, new HIV/AIDS cases, and other major illnesses.
Health officials say much hasn't changed, which contributes to COVID-19 risks.
"According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention, some social determinants of health that place ethnic and racial minorities at increased risk are discrimination, healthcare access and utilization, working in essential positions, education, income and wealth gaps and crowded housing conditions," said Holly Smith, spokesperson for the Florida Department of Health in Volusia County.
Education, testing
Revised CDC data now shows that Blacks and Hispanics are dying at a rate of almost three times that of White Americans.
The CDC recently noted that Blacks and Hispanics in the U.S. were dying at a rate of about one and two times higher than Whites, respectively.
Smith said there are ongoing efforts to promote education and testing locally to the minority population.
"We have done and will do community testing centers to protect our most vulnerable locations. We've done two testing centers in Midtown with the city. The health department has distributed face coverings in these areas. We are also teaming up with local governments and organizations providing information,'' Smith said.
A resident's journey
Billy Bell, 72, is a Daytona Beach native living in the 32114 zip code; he was diagnosed with the coronavirus back in March.
"I don't remember much about it. I was in a coma and intensive care much of the time. I wasn't even in my right mind,'' he told the Daytona Times this month.
Bell said his symptoms started with him being lethargic and having shortness of breath in early March. He didn't get tested until later after family and friends urged him to go to the hospital.
His friend, D'Mtri Burke, recalled, "He was exposed to the virus and was informed that a relative had it. He had symptoms except for high fever. He went to the Veterans Affairs (VA) clinic, but they wouldn't test him since he didn't have a fever. At the time, they didn't associate fever with it."
"He ended up going into the hospital. He had pneumonia. His condition got worst. He was induced into a coma. Due to his size and anxiety, the medical staff felt he would be easier to treat that way,'' Burke noted.
"From the time he first contracted it to getting tested to getting out of the hospital ran from about early March to May 4.''
Lost a brother
Bell was fortunate to recover but his brother, Richard "B.B." Bell died from the coronavirus and other health issues in April.
At one time, the brothers occupied the same hospital room, but Bell didn't know it.
"You really don't have any feelings. Your emotions are at an all-time low. It's like starting life over again. When they told me about my brother, it was a dead feeling. It really didn't start hitting me until later. It was tough for me and my entire family," expressed Bell.
Bell had to go through physical, occupational and speech therapy.
Even though the virus is gone, side effects remain.
Bell explained, "I don't think it ever goes away. I still don't feel the same as I did before the virus. I wasn't supposed to live. I'll never be the same person I was before. There are days I don't feel right."
Having experienced the virus, Bell is advising others to take it seriously."Take it very seriously.
It's nothing to play with. Get tested if you got symptoms. Wear masks in public and avoid large crowds. If you have anyone dealing with it, just stick with them, love them, pray for them, do what you can and be there for them,'' he added.
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Toll on businesses
The 32114 zip code is home to some popular attractions and businesses in Daytona Beach.
Bethune-Cookman University, Daytona State College, Embry-Riddle Aeronautical University, Turie T. Small Elementary, Campbell Middle, Mainland High, Bethune Grill, Steak N Shake, Krispy Cream Doughnuts, Crab Stop II, Pine Haven, Garden Apartments, Dickerson Center, Midtown Educational & Cultural Center, Howard Thurman's Home and the Dickerson Library are all located in the area.
Local Black-owned businesses have been hit hard by the pandemic.
Soul Foods Café, at 456 Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. Blvd., used to be filled during lunch time.
"The coronavirus has definitely hit local businesses, even Black-owned. Many are hurting. Some have shut their doors for good,'' said Cynthia Johnson, who owns the restaurant.
Despite Governor Ron DeSantis easing restrictions and allowing restaurants to operate at full capacity, Soul Foods remains takeout only.
Johnson emphasized, "I could do dine-in, but I don't think it is safe. I just don't trust it. I don't want to get sick or hospitalized. Most people got the virus from dinning out or attending parties and get togethers. I'll continue takeout, which is safer."
'Learned to adapt'
Pastor Derrick Harris owns Cut Master's Hair Care Center at 918 Orange Ave.
"The pandemic has given us an imagination to work, which has actually been a blessing. It's still challenging. We have to social distance and take precautions. People lost their jobs. People lost their lives,'' Harris stated.
"People don't get haircuts when they are not working. I get a lot of senior citizens. We have maintained because of our history with our customers.''
Harris is also pastor of Master's Domain Church of God in Christ at 511 Freemont St.
"There was a lot of panic and uncertainty at the beginning, but we as Black people have always known how to make do. I've seen people be resilient,'' he said.
"We have learned how to suffer peacefully, which is sad, But a lot of what our counterparts are going through now, we are used to it. We have learned to adapt, which is what we have always done."
COVID-19 has made churches adapt. Worship services are now streamed online on Facebook, Instagram and YouTube. Donations are also taken online.
"We now have outdoor service, including drive up. Neighbors sit on their porches and listen. It rained one Sunday but people still came out. We've had to come out of our walls and comfort zones,'' Harris explained.
"We're reaching more people. People are listening and donating online from other states. We had to reach out to the young folks. Pastors in their 70s and 80s are now on social media. We will never go back to normal."
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NUMBER OF FIRES A CONCERN FOR THE MINISTRY
Minister for Local Government, Housing & Community Development, Hon. Premila Kumar is calling on all residents to prioritize their health as well as Home Fire Safety particularly during this period where Fiji is fighting hard to contain the Covid-19 virus.
It is rather alarming to see that despite people living in the comfort of their homes during this time, we are still receiving property fire calls.
According to statistics recorded by the National Fire Authority (NFA), since January this year to date, a span of over four months, a total of 38 structural fire incidents were recorded, of which 9 occurred in the Central/Eastern Division, 12 in the Western Division and 7 in the Northern Division. Most of the home fires have started from unattended cooking and when homes are left vacant.
The total cost of damage due to these fires has been estimated at $2.3 million, which is alarming for a period of 4 months only. Attending to these fire incidents has incurred a cost of over $250,000 to NFA.
The number of fires that have gone up during the lockdown period is a concern. Fires impact people, property, and the environment. In some cases, the losses are extraordinary, causing deaths, widespread damage to property and household contents. We cannot imagine the pain of losing everything to fire including the lives of our people," Hon. Kumar stated.
The Hon. Kumar said: "Following, the COVID-19 lockdown from April 19th, the NFA has recorded a total of six (6) home fires which has displaced a total of 24 people within a span of less than one month. This is shocking and raises the bar for vigilant fire safety in our very own homes".
"These people who are affected have lost their homes, belongings, and years of hard work which is of great concern, especially during the current pandemic situation. It is very sad to see that these fires have robbed them, the comfort and security of their homes," she said.
The Hon Kumar said: "The biggest challenge for us all is to take heed of what is happening in our nation – both health-wise and also fire safety in our homes".
She said: "A lot of us have become very complacent and think that it can never happen to others– but that type of thinking has to change and people are requested to take action and ensure that their homes are fire safe".
In 2019, the total estimated value of property damages caused by fire was $22 million while in 2020 it was $13 million.
"We do not want people to become homeless especially during this difficult time currently faced by Fijians due to the COVID 19 pandemic. Fijians have worked tirelessly day and night and sacrificed a lot to build homes for themselves and to see their lives savings turn to ashes within minutes, is agonizing," Hon. Kumar stated.
"Just as all Fijians are being advised to take precautionary measures daily with regard to the Covid-19 virus, I am urging all Fijians to check and ensure that all fire safety measures are also observed in your home so that every Fijian is both Covid-safe and Fire-safe. Identifying hazards that could start a fire in your home or ensuring that all precautionary measures are taken to prevent a fire from happening is the best action everyone can take."
In the event of a fire, we request Fijians to quickly call the 910 Fire Emergency line and give our firefighters the quickest opportunity to attend to the fire incident.


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Statement condemning Facebook's complicity in inciting violence against Rohingyas in Myanmar
12th January 2021: The European Rohingya Council condemns the role of the Facebook administration in the orchestration and perpetration of the Rohingya genocide by Burmese authorities. Facebook has faced severe criticism for its abject failure to tackle hate speech against the Rohingyas in Myanmar. Numerous official military Facebook pages linked to genocidaires still exist, including some with the official Facebook blue tick. Burma Campaign UK has asked Facebook to ensure these pages are not used for recruitment, but no action has been taken. Additionally, in some cases, Facebook has also been used as a tool to spread violence or hate crimes against Rohingyas by pro-Myanmar army personnel or reporters who aim to spread fake narrative propaganda against the Rohingya people. We submit that facebook knowingly remains silent on the issue and is complicit in the genocide of millions of Rohingya people.
The Burmese military has significant economic interests in Burma. The military owns various companies involved in a wide range of products including beer, mobile phone networks, tea, cement, and even ballrooms. There are dozens of Facebook pages for these companies, promoting and selling their products, yet facebook has not acted on Burma Campaign UK requests to remove these pages, despite a United Nations report detailing how military owned companies help fund violations of international law. Reputed studies show that such companies help the Burmese army to make millions of dollars to fund their purchase of weapons and commit human rights abuses, including war crimes, crimes against humanity and even genocide against Rohingya and other ethnic minorities in the region.
Failure to put an end to this reveals the double standards of the Facebook administration, as incitement of violence in America got President Donald Trump banned from Facebook, however persons committing similar or even worse crimes in Burma, still enjoy the official Facebook blue tick. Social media is an incredibly powerful tool that must be used for the welfare of the masses and not to assist dictators and genocidaires to commit heinous crimes against vulnerable minorities. The ERC urges the Facebook staff to take swift action to halt these accounts and posts immediately.
For more information on this topic, please contact:
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Rush album artist Hugh Syme will sign his book at Indianapolis gallery
Hugh Syme, who designed album covers for Rush while living in New Castle, has work on display at an Indianapolis gallery.
Rush album artist Hugh Syme will sign his book at Indianapolis gallery Hugh Syme, who designed album covers for Rush while living in New Castle, has work on display at an Indianapolis gallery. Check out this story on IndyStar.com: https://www.indystar.com/story/entertainment/music/concerts/2019/12/02/rush-album-artist-sign-artwork-hugh-syme-book-indianapolis/4331688002/
David Lindquist, Indianapolis Star Published 8:13 p.m. ET Dec. 2, 2019
Hugh Syme uses the words "unexpected," "evocative," "glib" and "whimsical" to describe the album covers he designed for Rush, the Rock and Roll Hall of Fame trio from Canada.
Across decades of collaborating with vocalist-bass player Geddy Lee, drummer-lyricist Neil Peart and guitarist Alex Lifeson, Syme sometimes created artwork before albums were completed.
"A lot of times Rush wasn't ready to send me music," said Syme, who has an exhibition of images on display through Feb. 21 at Renditions Fine Art, Framing & Photography near the intersection of Binford Boulevard and 71st Street.
"Neil would send me lyrics, or he would send me the album title. When I heard 'Moving Pictures,' I said, 'We're going to have some guys moving pictures.' Without question, I knew that immediately."
This Hugh Syme painting served as cover art for 1985 Rush album "Power Windows." (Photo: Image provided by Hugh Syme)
The cover of "Moving Pictures" — the 1981 album known for signature songs "Tom Sawyer" and "Limelight" — depicts men carrying fine art outside a government building in Toronto as well as mourners weeping near the "moving" scene.
Syme said the members of Rush also showed a sense of humor when approving his idea for 1982's "Signals": a photo of a Dalmatian sniffing a fire hydrant.
And Syme painted a young man pointing a remote control toward a window in a house for the cover of 1985 Rush album "Power Windows."
On Dec. 14, the Renditions gallery will host a book-signing event with Syme. Copies of Syme's 272-page book, "Art of Rush," will be available for purchase.
As an album artist, Syme is as identified with Rush as Storm Thorgerson was associated with Pink Floyd or Roger Dean was associated with Yes.
Artist Hugh Syme first worked with the band Rush on 1975 album "Caress of Steel." (Photo: Photo provided by Hugh Syme)
Syme's iconic designs include the "Starman" who debuted with the album "2112" and the "Hemispheres" album cover featuring two men standing on a brain.
In a 2002 IndyStar interview, Rush vocalist Lee talked about the importance of album art.
"I think it's a reflection of the period we grew up in," he said. "Album covers were always really important to the three of us. We were all collectors of vinyl LPs. When we were growing up, those covers meant a lot to us. You take good care of your records. Those pieces of music were everything to us. That's what we grew up loving and made us want to do what we're doing."
The first Rush cover designed by Syme was 1975's "Caress of Steel," at the invitation of the band's manager, Ray Danniels.
"I remember thinking, 'Well, they're not Genesis or Steely Dan, but why not?' I was almost dismissive," Syme said. "I had no clue that this would lead to a 42-year marriage."
The Canadian artist lived in Indiana for a chunk of those years. Syme married an Indiana native, Dianne, and the couple moved from Los Angeles to New Castle after the Northridge earthquake in 1994.
Syme lived in Toronto after the marriage ended in 2006, but he's presently building a house in New Castle.
He credits his daughters, Hadley, Maggie and Abigail, for encouraging him to publish "Art of Rush" and display his work at Renditions.
The Renditions exhibition, titled "The Artwork of Hugh Syme," showcases 12 Rush images and more than 20 non-Rush pieces.
Syme worked with Fishers-based Eastern Engineering to make the prints for display. After moving to Indiana, Syme said he was relieved to find a collaborator in Muncie photographer Tony Frederick.
"My panic was that I had to find a photographer, and I did," Syme said. "Tony is a craftsman, and he worked really well with me in terms of lighting."
Beyond Rush
Syme's "greatest hits" include the cover of Whitesnake's 1987 self-titled release and Aerosmith's "Get a Grip" in 1993.
"Get a Grip" encountered controversy among the "bored and opinionated," in Syme's words.
"People picketed in front of Geffen when I did the pierced udder on "Get a Grip" for Aerosmith," he said. "They didn't appreciate the fact that the digital age allowed me not to roll under a cow and dare to literally pierce its udder."
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Indiana clients
Outside the realm of hard rock, Syme has designed album covers for three Indiana singer-songwriters: Carrie Newcomer, Jennie DeVoe and Krista Detor.
His work with Newcomer includes the releases "The Geography of Light," "A Permeable Life" and "The Beautiful Not Yet."
For Newcomer's 2012 compilation "Kindred Spirits," Syme provided an image showing a girl kissing the nose of a rhinoceros.
"I hope my work has a certain seamlessness, even though it's improbable reality," he said. "I like to think it has a believable frame of reference."
A post-Rush world
Syme said the Indianapolis show may launch a string of exhibitions in other cities. He already has a relationship with Toronto's Liss Gallery.
Rush, meanwhile, has retired, largely because of chronic tendinitis affecting Peart and arthritis affecting Lifeson.
"If Rush wasn't having health problems, they probably would have stayed on," Syme said. "I'm very grateful for my run with the band. I'm lucky to have a band that allowed me so much freedom."
'The Artwork of Hugh Syme'
>> WHEN: An exhibition of Hugh Syme's work will be on display through Feb. 21 at Renditions Fine Art, Framing & Photography. Syme will sign copies of his book, "Art of Rush," 5 to 8 p.m. Dec. 14.
>> WHERE: Renditions Fine Art, Framing & Photography, 6935 Lake Plaza Drive.
>> ADMISSION: Free.
>> INFO: Visit renditionsfineart.com, or call 317-253-5754.
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India captain Virat Kohli was left stunned as Australian hero Ashton Turner survived a controversial third-umpire review and went on to lead the tourists to a series-levelling victory.
Needing 66 runs off just 39 balls to surpass India's highscoring haul of 359, Turner was caught in dire straits when keeper Rishabh Pant called for a DRS review.
The Australian - who was on 41 - had chased down a wide delivery from spinner Yuzvendra Chahal when the wicketkeeper insisted that the rookie had snicked the ball.
Although Snicko indictated that there was clear noise as the ball passed by the bat, the on-field decision of 'not-out' stood.
With Turner going on to make an unbeaten 84 off 43 balls to lead Australia to victory, the Indian captain was still fuming when he faced reporters after the match.
"But the DRS call as well, was a bit of a surprise for all of us," Kohli told the media.
"It's becoming more of a talking point every game. It's just not consistent at all, and that was a game-changer moment as well.
"But yeah, that's more of an uncontrollable, but the controllable we had to do right, and we didn't do it right, and the opportunity slipped away."
But it wasn't the first time that the DRS has caused controversy during the series.
Having ended his 21-innings drought without an ODI half-century, Aaron Finch was on the cusp of triple figures in the third match before he was correctly adjudged LBW on 93.
The captain opted for an ill-advised review of the onfield call, with replays showing that the delivery from left-arm leg-spinner Kuldeep Yadav would have taken out middle stump.
However the ball-tracking technology incorrectly projected the ball to land on the leg stump, making the call unclear.
Speaking to reporters after the match, Finch wasn't fazed by the technological difficulty and admitted that ultimately, the correct decision was made.
"It's one of those things, technology isn't right all of the time is it? Your phone sometimes runs out of service," Finch said.
"All in all it's a pretty good system. It's there for the absolute howler of a decision and mine certainly wasn't that, by any stretch."
The five-match series continues on Wednesday in Delhi with the nations levelled on two matches apiece.


So if you ever come to visit Germany, I'm organising a local admin meeting in Berlin and have contacts to several other Cities all around Germany.
(And we already hat a colleague of yours speaking at Berlin and Hamburg).
Sorry for the late answer. Depends on how you define "near". 200km or about two hours by train, if you use the direct connection.
Besides Berlin and Dresden there are several more nice places to visit.


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Video of Speech to Text in Premiere Pro
It's a massive time-saver if you don't have to write out text, get it into your video project, align it correctly, and make corrections. It's now automatic in Premiere Pro, and it's something that puts Adobe ahead of Final Cut and Da Vinci Resolve.
If you've recorded an interview with someone and you want to add value to your deliverable, adding captions to your social video content is a great way to do so. The caption text is also added to the timeline in a new track aligned with the voices. Where I see this as very valuable is if you want to add some animated graphics to your video, where the spoken word is enhanced with the text graphics. Now, it's much easier to get the text into your video, and adding effects is much easier too.
The voices can also be allocated to whomever you're shooting, and the AI should pick up on this and automatically add each voice to its rightful owner. It's also not only catering to English-speaking people. It's got 11 other languages you can work with. Be sure to check it out.
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Novelty Contact Lenses - Know the Risks
At this time of year, we get many people asking about novelty contact lenses. With lots of Halloween parties and events going on, it's a popular accessory, but there are true-to-life horrors that come with it...
Each year there appear to be more and more cases associated with novelty lenses bought from markets and joke shops. There are huge risks associated with purchasing items like this from unauthorised outlets instead of registered professionals - the simple fact is, there is an increased risk of blindness when using some of these lenses. By law, these types of cosmetic lenses should only ever be supplied in the UK by a registered and qualified optician or doctor.
These types of lenses can be picked up for as little as £6 in some places, with no advice of care or hygeine offered to those who buy them. When buying from registered professionals, contact lens wearers are always given strict advice on how to clean and manage their lenses, and novelty lenses are no different. Infections, ulcers, and even corneal tears are not uncommon amongst users of these unofficially sold lenses.
They're impressive to look at, but need to be bought from legitimate outlets and used properly
When the novelty wears off...
Some of the stories related to these lenses will make you wince. Just one example is Tia Goode from Wales, who was left in excruciating pain after tearing off her cornea whilst she was trying to remove a pair of cat-eye contact lenses back in 2015.
Badrul Hussain, an esteemed eye surgeon from Moorfields Eye Hospital in London has told of how he has seen an increasing number of these cases during the Halloween period (source: Metro)
"Some of the cases we see, like patients sharing lenses with friends, wearing the same pair year after year well past the expiry date, and storing them in tap water, have devastating effects"
Last year the British Contact Lens Association (BCLA) issued a warning stating that these poor quality lenses could result in sight loss. Brian Tompkins, president of the BCLA said:
"Wearing fancy lenses might make you look cool for one night on Halloween but losing your sight could be a lifelong horror story".
Barracloughs does not recommend nor sell novelty contact lenses.
If you do still wish to wear them, here are some safety tips
Keep the lenses clean by using the recommended contact-lens solution, NOT tap water
Don't swap them or share them with your friends, cross-infection is a huge risk
Don't keep the lenses in all night long
Don't let them come into contact with water, in the shower or in a swimming pool for example
Know the law - it's illegal to sell contact lenses without the supervision of a registered professional
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Why are Indian women leaving Facebook?
Facebook is seeing a decline in Indian women users, and the company is trying to find out why. According to recent reports, the number of Indian women on Facebook has decreased by 21 million in the past few years. This is a significant drop, and the company is looking into what could be causing it.
It's no secret that Facebook is losing users. In fact, a recent meta report found that Indian women are leaving Facebook at an alarming rate.
There are a number of reasons why Indian women are leaving Facebook. One of the main reasons is the unauthorized use of photos. Unwanted friend requests and inappropriate content are also contributing factors.
Facebook has become a breeding ground for cyber-bullying and harassment. Indian women are often the target of such behavior. In addition, they are also bombarded with direct messages from strangers.
The social media platform has failed to provide a safe and secure environment for its users. This has led to a mass exodus of Indian women from Facebook.
Facebook is no longer seen as a necessary platform for Indian women.
Facebook has been losing users in recent years. But a new study has found that the platform is especially unpopular with one group: Indian women.
According to the study, Facebook is no longer seen as a necessary platform for Indian women. In fact, nearly 60% of respondents said they would be happy to never use the site again.
So what's driving this trend? One key factor is the rise of other social media platforms like WhatsApp and Instagram. These apps are seen as more private and intimate spaces, which is appealing to users who want to avoid the public nature of Facebook.
Another factor is the growing concerns around data privacy. In the wake of the Cambridge Analytica scandal, many users are rethinking their relationship with the platform. For Indian women, who are often the target of online harassment, privacy concerns are especially relevant.
So it's no surprise that Facebook is losing ground with this key demographic. As the platform continues to struggle to regain users' trust, it's clear that it has an uphill battle ahead.
There are many other platforms that offer similar or better features than Facebook.
Facebook has long been the go-to platform for many users looking for social media interaction. However, there are many other platforms that offer similar or better features than Facebook. For example, Twitter offers a more concise and direct way of communication, Instagram is better for sharing photos and videos, and WhatsApp or Snapchat is great for messaging and stories. No matter what your needs are, there is most likely a social media platform that better suits them. So if you're looking for a change, or just want to try something new, be sure to check the other social media options out there!
Indian women are looking for more privacy and control over their online presence.
It's no secret that Indian women are some of the most active users of social media. But what's less talked about is the fact that these women are also increasingly looking for ways to control their online presence and have more privacy.
One of the biggest concerns for Indian women is the way their personal information is being used and shared online. With so many companies collecting data on users, it's become difficult to keep track of who has access to our information and how it's being used. This has led to a growing demand for privacy-focused social media platforms and tools that give users more control over their data.
Indian women are also becoming more aware of the way their online activity is being tracked and monitored. In a country where internet freedom is often limited, women are looking for ways to browse the web without being tracked or censored. This has led to a surge in the use of VPNs and other tools that help users bypass internet restrictions.
As Indian women become savvier about their online privacy, we're likely to see more of them demanding more control over their online presence. This could mean more women using privacy-focused social media platforms, using VPNs to browse the web, and demanding better data protection from companies.
Facebook is no longer seen as a safe platform for women.
Facebook has long been seen as a safe platform for women. However, recent events have led many to question whether this is still the case. In particular, the #MeToo movement has highlighted the ways in which women can be harassed and mistreated on the platform.
This has led many women to leave Facebook or to use it less frequently. Some have even started campaigns to encourage other women to do the same. While this may be seen as a negative development by some, it does raise important questions about the safety of Facebook for women.
It is clear that Facebook needs to do more to ensure that its platform is safe for all users. However, it is also clear that many women are no longer willing to take the risks associated with using the platform.
Indian women are looking for more authentic and engaging online communities.
Indian women are looking for more authentic and engaging online communities. They are tired of traditional social media platforms that are full of fake news and spam.
Instead, they are looking for social media platforms that are more focused on connecting people and building relationships. Platforms like Instagram, Snapchat and TikTok are becoming increasingly popular among Indian women.
So, if you are on a social media platform that wants to attract more Indian users, make sure you are providing an authentic and engaging experience.


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Sony Honami Gets Two Teaser Photos, Confirms Waterproof Body
Sony may well be a long-established maker of premium tech products, but in the smartphone industry, it remains one of a number of companies playing catch-up with Samsung. Following on from the water-resistant Xperia Z, the so-called Sony Honami smartphone has been rumored for quite a while, and today, the Japanese company has delivered a couple of teaser snaps via Twitter in an attempt to build up some sort of hype. With a 5-inch display, the Honami is certainly edging towards phablet territory, and with the upcoming Galaxy Note 3 for company, it will be intriguing to see whether Sony's latest export will fare better than the last few.
Sony Honami Smartphone Can Record Video In 4K, According To Leaked Slide
Sony, being a camera maker as well as a smartphone manufacturer, should have the smartphone-camera market pretty much sewn up. But with Nokia continuing to shine in this particular department, it would appear as though the Japanese electronics giant is about to step up its game. A leaked presentation slide of the rumored "Honami" handset suggests the device could be capable of shooting 4K video, and with the company's PlayStation 4 console set to be a vital part of the Ultra HD revolution, we certainly wouldn't discount these claims with haste.


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Team Sky's Nordhaug wins Tour de Yorkshire stage one
Lars Petter Nordhaug sprints to victory in Scarborough to take the first stage of the Tour de Yorkshire and the inaugural leader's jersey
Stuart Clarke May 1, 2015 4:52 pm
Lars Petter Nordhaug timed his sprint perfectly to beat out Thomas Voeckler and Stephane Rossetto on Scarborough seafront to become the first person to wear the Tour de Yorkshire's leader's jersey.
A five-man game of cat and mouse played out in the last five kilometres, as Nordhaug, Voeckler (Europcar) Rossetto (Cofidis), Samuel Sanchez (BMC), Philip Deignan (Sky) stifled each others' attacks.
Nordhaug made the first move with five kilometres to go, dashing up the road with Sanchez and Voeckler eventually catching up. Deignan and Rossetto looked to be out of contention, but it was not long before they regrouped.
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Deignan immediately launched an attack of his own, but again Voeckler did well to stifle it. As the group got back together again it was Nordhaug who once more put the hammer down, but his nemesis from Europcar was again stuck to his wheel.
With five riders contesting the sprint, Rossetto was the first to open up the gas, but the Frenchman went too soon, overtaken by his compatriot, Voeckler, and Nordhaug just before the line.
>>> Tour de Yorkshire 2015 route: Stage by stage
The peloton was fragmented early in the race as the wet weather made cornering treacherous. Indeed a number of riders were forced to abandon after crashing on a steep, wet descent.
Pre-race favourite Ben Swift was among those forced to withdraw, while NFTO's Eddie Dunbar, the youngest rider in the race at 18, broke his clavicle in the accident.
Marcel Kittel was the first rider to step off his bike; the German obviously still feeling the effects of the illness he has suffered since the start of the season.
Tour de Yorkshire stage one: Bridlington to Scarborough (174km)
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2. Thomas Voeckler (Fra) Europcar, at 4sec
3. Stephane Rossetto (Fra) Cofidis, at 6sec
4. Samuel Sanchez (Esp) BMC, at 10sec
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Mike Bailey is a singer/songwriter and acoustic guitarist who grew up in
Athens, Georgia. Mike writes and sings alternative folk music with
influences of old blues, early folk and country.
Some of the earliest influences that shaped Mike's music were Reverend
Gary Davis, Son House, Blind Willie McTell, Bob Dylan, and Woody
Guthrie.
Growing up in the college town of Athens, Mike was exposed to a wide
variety of musicians playing in the area. He loved listening to old 78
recordings. He began playing live gigs around the Athens/Atlanta area in
the late 80's early 90's.
After nearly two decades of corporate interruption, Mike retired in 2017 and
returned to what he loves! Writing, playing, and singing music! He
continues to refine and improve his songwriting and guitar skills.
In 2019 Mike released his first album, Secret Heated Winter Gardens.
Currently working on his fifth album, after laying low during the pandemic, Mike is looking forward to playing live gigs once again!
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An in-progress project with artist Kelsey Robinson, Talking With Ghosts About Freedom is our creation of new, multidisciplinary works while traveling and camping and creating along the Underground Railroad bicycle route. The result - in an intersection of history, performance, documentary, object making, and bicycle touring - will be a creative mapping of histories of migration, immigration, and freedom.
I will be documenting this journey in Spring 2019.
Pisano Films is a video and animation studio in Pittsburgh, PA, focusing on documentary and educational storytelling. I spend my weekdays there as the Assistant Studio Director.
Our list of clients includes Pittsburgh Parks Conservancy, The Sprout Fund, Healthy Ride, Carnegie Mellon University, University of Pittsburgh, VIA Music Festival, Duolingo, Twitter, and MedExpress. We have a tendency to work with organizations and teams whose missions involve making the world a better place.
Our video reel is on the left; be sure to check out our animation reel at our website.
Everywhere, there are people like you and me earnestly working towards making their communities more inclusive, more fun, more connected, more empowered. They do this by curating feminist art shows, organizing activities for friends and families of queer POCs, getting so many zine-makers together in a room to show off and sell what they've been creating, simply throwing a party. It's this sort of stuff that makes me proud of my city.
These are the things that have always inspired my imagination.


The Girls' Varsity Tennis Team enjoyed the warm weather and the giant 5-0 win over the Ben Davis Giants! Once again the singles triplets of Kara Mehringer, Hailey Blood, and Ellie Hughes cleaned the courts in straight set victories. The Dynamic Doubles Duos of Caitlin Preda/Payton Haygood and Grace Suiter/Lily House were on fire and Ben Davis had no answer to the blaze.


The final alpha release before Plone 4 moves into a beta release cycle was released on Feb 19, 2010. A large number of feature/bug tickets have been addressed since alpha 4, there's been a major cleanup on the markup consistency front, and alpha 5 continues the significant performance improvements of the earlier 4.0 alpha releases.If you want to help test this pre-release software and report any bugs (note: don't install this on important servers!), you can either:- Download the Unified Installer from http://plone.org/products/plone/releases/4.0- If you already have an earlier release of Plone 4 installed, just update your buildout.cfg to extend http://dist.plone.org/release/4.0a5/versions.cfg — and re-run buildout.For those of you that need Windows and Mac installers, you'll get them with the first beta release, scheduled for release in March.
This regional Plone symposium hosted by Weblion at Penn State in State College, PA (USA) is coming back for its third year - offering a full week of training, talks and sprints May 24-30.Registration for the event is now open from the Symposium website, which is currently offering an early-bird discount rate for those who sign up before April 19th.You can find out more about the event by visiting their symposium website. The Symposium organizers are accepting training and talks proposals via the same page - so if you're got ideas, now is the time to let yourself be heard.
This sprint will focus on tasks for the upcoming 4.1 and 4.2 releases. Potential topics include calendaring, collections UI, commenting, editing UI, and search results enhancements.The Sprint is being sponsored by GFU Cyrus AG. GFU is nowadays among the most renowned IT-coaching institutions in Germany. Several thousand IT specialists from all over the Federal Republic of Germany visit seminars at GFU every year. The program includes more than 550 different seminars from areas such as A for Administration through operating systems to Z for ZOPE.Cologne has a 2,000-year history. Its people are well-known for their hospitality and zest for life. Cologne is the business hub in the west of Germany and the heart of Europe. It has a strong industrial tradition, being to the south-west of the highly industrialized and populated area of the "Ruhrgebiet". Today it has a strong footing in the tertiary sector, with the media (TV), IT, and design industry being major employers.For more information, contact Eric Steele at EricSteele@psu.edu or visit the sprint wiki.
Abstract will host a Plone Symposium 2010 in Sorrento, Italy.
The Plone Foundation is pleased to announce that Mike Halm and Jens Vagelpohl have been awarded membership in the Plone Foundation. Membership is awarded for significant and sustained contributions to the Plone project, following a review by the Foundation's membership committee and board of directors.Mike Halm is the Director and Senior Strategist for the WebLion group, an in-house web development group for Penn State University. The WebLion group, under Mike's direction, has contributed significantly over the past five years open source in general, and Plone in particular. This includes hosting of the Plone Symposium East - an annual event which draws attendees from around the globe. Mike has also been a major advocate for the use in Plone in education and research. Jens Vagelpohl is a programmer and principal in Zetwork GmbH, a German web development company. Jens is a core developer and release manager for the Zope Content Management Framework, and has been very responsive to the Plone community's needs for framework updates and releases. He's also helped with the development of the Pluggable Authentication System and pioneered the asynchronous mail drop host.
The connections between the Plone and Python communities are strong and go back years, so its commonplace for Plone community members to show up in force for their annual Pycon conference. Pycon 2010 in Atlanta, GA (USA) was no exception.
A cross section of the entire Plone community showed up sporting their red World Plone Day t-shirts. These members promoted the upcoming World Plone Day event in April 2010 in this cooperative effort arranged by Six Feet Up and Roberto Allende (the champion behind this global event) with support from the Plone Foundation.
After a lot of work and a gradual introduction last year, the Plone Foundation has published the official Plone Foundation policy for usage of the Plone logo. The Plone Foundation encourages use of the Plone logo for marketing and promotion of Plone. The Plone logo usage guidelines are your guide to correct use of the logo, so we can all work on marketing Plone without having to worry about not staying true to the brand or damaging the trademark. We all benefit when the Plone logo and brand are used consistently. Plone's brand recognition grows and the work from community members to promote Plone will benefit the entire Plone user community.Earlier policy has been unclear if not completely undefined. Without good guidance, many have made their own variations of the Plone logo that are not in line with these guidelines. We encourage everyone who wishes to promote Plone to put an extra effort into making sure their existing and future logo use follows these guidelines.It is important that we, the Plone community, step up and take responsibility for this immediately now that the policy is official. As we begin enforcing the policy, we really don't want people pointing to current non-compliant usage by "good Plone citizens" as examples showing that it doesn't matter. Several Plone organizations have already based their logo and marketing work on the draft guidelines as they were under development with great results.We will continue to highlight good examples that the rest of the community and the world can follow — and show that members of the core community are the first to embrace the guidelines and show the way.
You can download the guidelines from here.
Jarn helped Nokia, Qt Development Frameworks launch their new website just in time for the big announcement of MeeGo with Intel at the Mobile World Congress.High Country News' launched their "40 Years" subsite . The original site was done by Groundwire <http://groundwire.com>, but the 40 Years site was done by HCN's Project Lead, Ryan Foster.
Know of a Plone-based website that deserves attention? Send your suggestions to marketing@plone.org to be considered.


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Høgni Lisberg (born 7 June 1982) is a Faroese musician.

Band and personal history
Høgni was born in 1982 and is son of Sørin Lisberg and Hallbjørg Eliassen. His father is son of Knút Lisberg, who is cousin to Jens Olivur Lisberg (1896–1920) where his great-grandfather, and thus Jens Olivurs uncle, lived Johan í Smiðjuni. Høgni lived together with his two younger sisters in Leirvík, where he grew up. He moved to Copenhagen in 2004.

Høgni Lisberg, also known from ethno-rock band Clickhaze fame, released his first solo album, Most Beautiful Things in 2003. The album reached number 2 on Tutl Records' sales charts on the Faroe Islands. This led Høgni to huge success in both his home country and in Switzerland, where the press gave him a lot of publicity during his Switzerland tour in 2004. In 2005 Høgni played at the Danish Nibe Festival, the exclusive Faroese bi-yearly showcase Atlantic Music Event, and the largest music festival on the Faroe Islands, the G! Festival. Between 2006-2011 Høgni toured and played at SXSW, Midem, Roskilde Festival, Iceland Airwaves, Italia Wave Love Festival, as well as warming up for Badly Drawn Boy and Paolo Nutini.

Releases
Høgni's first solo album Most Beautiful Things was released in 2003, only a year after his previous unit Clickhaze was dissolved.

In 2006, Høgni released the album Morning Dew. The album was recorded at the renowned Lundgaard Studios in Denmark by ex-Clickhaze bass player Jens L. Thomsen, and mixed by Óli Poulsen.

In 2008, the album "Haré! Haré!" was released.
The song "Bow Down" is featured in the video games NBA 2K11 and NBA 2K16. The song was also used for a nationwide TV spot in the U.S for US Open tennis in 2012.
The songs "Big Personality" and "Soul Company" were both played during episodes in the fourth season of MTV reality series, Jersey Shore (TV series).

In 2012 the album "Con Man" was released.
The single "Under Streetlights" was also released separately with a music video.

In 2013 the self-titled EP "HOGNI" was released. The EP contains four songs, all sung in Faroese.

On 22 September 2014 the album "Call for a Revolution" was released.

Discography

With Clickhaze
 "EP" (2002)

Solo releases
 "Most Beautiful Things" (2003)
 "Morning Dew" (2006)
 "Haré! Haré!" (2008)
 "Under Streetlights" (single) (2012)
 "Con Man" (2012)
 "HOGNI" (EP) (2013)
 "Call for a Revolution" (2014)

External links
 Official web site

References

1982 births
Living people
English-language singers from the Faroe Islands
Faroese male singers
Faroese singer-songwriters
21st-century Danish  male singers

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Auroras Announce the Solar Cycle
October 12, 2021JPEG
Solar Cycle 25 is underway, and that means more frequent opportunities to see auroras—more commonly known as the northern lights and southern lights. One of the best opportunities in recent years occurred on October 11-12, 2021.
In the early morning hours of October 12, 2021, the Visible Infrared Imaging Radiometer Suite (VIIRS) on the NOAA-NASA Suomi NPP satellite acquired images of the aurora borealis, or northern lights, around the Northern Hemisphere. The scene above is a mosaic of several satellite passes showing auroras over eastern North America, the North Atlantic, and Greenland. (Click on the downloadable image to see a wider view stretching to Alaska.) The nighttime satellite image was acquired with VIIRS "day-night band," which detects light in a range of wavelengths from green to near-infrared and uses filtering techniques to observe signals such as airglow, auroras, city lights, and reflected moonlight.
That same night, astronaut Shane Kimbrough photographed the aurora (image below) from his perch on the International Space Station. The night brought the first sustained, widespread glance at the northern lights for mid-latitude viewers in several years. Many photographers and aurora chasers captured photos that night, some of which were shared with the Aurorasaurus citizen science project.
Solar cycles track the activity level of the Sun, our nearest star. A cycle is traditionally measured by the rise and fall in the number of sunspots, but it also coincides with increases in solar flares, coronal mass ejections (CMEs), radio emissions, and other forms of space weather. These bursts of magnetized plasma and energetic waves from the Sun's atmosphere energize the gases and particles in Earth's magnetosphere and send them plunging down in colorful light displays in the upper atmosphere. Scientists have forecasted the next peak of solar activity (solar maximum) will be reached in mid-2025.
According to the NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center, the Sun erupted with a solar flare and CME on October 9, 2021, and the storm arrived at Earth late on October 11. Geomagnetic storm activity reached G2 on a scale from G1 to G5. It was likely the first head-on CME impact of the new solar cycle. NASA's Solar Terrestrial Relations Observatory (STEREO-A) and the Solar Dynamics Observatory captured images of the flare and CME.
You can participate in aurora citizen science through Aurorasaurus. The project team tracks auroras around the world via reports to its website and on Twitter, then generates a real-time global map of those reports. Citizen scientists log in and verify the tweets and reports, and each verified sighting serves as a valuable data point for scientists to analyze and incorporate into space weather models. The Aurorasaurus team, in collaboration with citizen scientists and the scientific community, published the first scientific study of Strong Thermal Emission Velocity Enhancement (STEVE), an aurora-like phenomenon that appears closer to the equator and flows from east to west. The project is a public-private partnership with the New Mexico Consortium supported by the National Science Foundation and NASA.
Astronaut photograph acquired on October 12, 2021, with a Nikon D5 digital camera. The photograph was provided by the ISS Crew Earth Observations Facility and the Earth Science and Remote Sensing Unit, Johnson Space Center. NASA Earth Observatory image by Joshua Stevens, using VIIRS day-night band data from the Suomi National Polar-orbiting Partnership. Story by Michael Carlowicz.
The 25th cycle is underway, and it brings more frequent opportunities to see the northern lights and southern lights.
Instruments:
ISS — Digital Camera
Suomi NPP — VIIRS
Appears in this Collection:
Image of the Day Atmosphere Remote Sensing
Aurorasaurus (2021) Reporting Auroras From the Ground Up. Accessed October 12, 2021.
NASA (2021) Solar Cycle 25 Blog. Accessed October 12, 2021.
NASA Earth Observatory (2021) Earth at Night.
NASA Earth Observatory (2015, March 20) Looking Down and Up at the Aurora.
NASA Polar, Wind, and Geotail (2002) Aurora: Fabled Glowing Lights of the Sun-Earth Connection. Accessed October 12, 2021.
NOAA Space Weather Prediction Center (2021, October 12) The CME from 9 October 2021 Arrived Early on 12 October UTC Day. Accessed October 12, 2021.
The Dawn of a New Solar Cycle
On January 4, 2008, the new sunspot—about the width of the Earth, but small by Sun standards—appeared in the Sun's Northern Hemisphere, with its north magnetic pole (red area) pointing to the right and its south magnetic pole (blue) pointing to the left.
Image of the Day Heat
New Sunspot Cycle Begins
After a slow start, a pair of sunspots in late 2008 signaled an upswing in Solar Cycle 24.
Image of the Day Remote Sensing
A Quiet Interlude in Solar Max
The Sun has been at a lull when many were expecting fierce storms and incessant sunspot activity. Could this be a double-peaked maximum?
Northern Lights Dip Southward
Image of the Day Atmosphere


Somehow the text to accompany the photo of 7828 went into the ether – so here it is!
A milestone was reached in the restoration of the NRM's LMS Third Open 7828 at Rowsley on the evening of Thursday 1st November when the final panel accepted its fate and bent to the typical LMS 'tumblehome' profile. It seems to have been a long slog, but in fact it is just over a year since we turned 7828 on Rowsley turntable and started taking off the old panels and beading, the latter having been left on as a guide. As anticipated the frame on this side did not need as much repairing as the other side, but there was still plenty to do on the bottom rail and other horizontal sections. The new panels, which are 9mm WBP ply, were primed, undercoated and glossed on the interior side before fitting, the latter involving hundreds of Sheradised panel pins. Since then the new panels have received a coat of brushing filler, and two-pack filler in the panel joins and pin holes, and the long process of rubbing down has begun. You may wonder why we haven't applied wood primer first, but a visit to the Carriage Convention at the Bluebell Railway (see a previous blog) revealed a very good finish on ply by using the filler first, after all, if you prime first you tend to sand most of it off!


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Q: How to segue to one of several subtypes of UIViewController with a storyboard? I have a table whose detail-disclosure buttons bring up a MyDetailViewController and in performSegueWithIdentifier:sender: I have been setting a few variables. But it turns out that I need something more complex: I need subtypes of MyDetailViewController (MyFooController : MyDetailViewController, MyBarController : MyDetailViewController, etc.) based on what row is selected.
My first thought was to assign to the destinationViewController in the UIStoryboardSegue in performSegueWithIdentifer:sender: but that is a read-only variable.
Is there an easy way to do this with Storyboards? Should I create a custom Segue? Or should I just do it programmatically?

A: You can either use multiple segues, one for each of your subtypes of controllers, there is no actual limit to how many you can use from one viewController, or you can, depending on the cell that was selected, instantiate a view controller, and push it on the stack manually, something in the lines of:
MyBarController *vc = [self.storyboard instantiateViewControllerWithIdentifier:@"myBarController"]; // You set the identifiers in the storyboard itself
[self.navigationController pushViewController:vc animated:YES];

A: You can't connect multiple segues to a detail-disclosure button, but you can connect as many segues as you want from the controller. Implement tableView:accessoryButtonTappedForRowWithIndexPath:, and that method will be called when a user taps the button. You can use the indexPath argument to decide which segue to execute, and then invoke the segue using performSegueWithIdentifier.

A: As a third alternative, you could create different prototype cells in the storyboard, give each a different reuseIdentifier, and create the different segues from each prototype cell.  Then in your cellForRowAtIndexPath: method, select the correct reuseIdentifier when dequeue-ing cells, according to the row.

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Actio ad supplendam legitimam – w prawie rzymskim, powództwo o uzupełnienie zachowku. Powództwo to ustanowił Justynian w ramach reformy prawa spadkowego.

Charakterystyka powództwa
Powództwo to przysługiwało spadkobiercy koniecznemu, któremu spadkodawca w przekazał testamencie mniej niż wynosił przewidziany dla niego przez prawo zachowek. Powództwo takie mogło być skierowane przeciwko innym spadkobiercom i zapisobiorcom. Należało więc do grupy actiones in personam.

W wypadku całkowitego pominięcia lub wydziedziczenia spadkobiercy koniecznego w testamencie, przysługiwała mu inna skarga znana jako querela inofficiosi testamenti, powodująca obalenie testamentu.

Bibliografia
 Władysław Rozwadowski, Prawo rzymskie, Wydanie II. Poznań 1992,

Actiones


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By Dr_Gip - United States
Today, I was so engrossed in a phone call that I drove off without pumping gas after I'd prepaid $50. FML
Out of it
By cazzb - United States - Woodbridge
Today, while waiting for my violin student to unpack his violin, he farted loudly and rhythmically on the sofa, and then went on about how it sounded like the "Shave and a Haircut" rhythm. FML
By missseloit3
Et tu, Brute?
Today I caught my husband cheating on me in our bed with my 19-year-old brother. FML
By Anonymous - United States - Omaha
Today, I was laying in my bed and discovered a couple of stray black hairs scattered about. This was odd considering I have light strawberry blonde hair but I forgot about it only to later see my hair brush have more of the same black hairs. I live alone. I'm scared. FML
By Imagino1234 - Canada - Prince George
Today, my mother sent off a handmade Christmas wreath I made for my 70-year-old grandmother. It wasn't until after it was sent that we realized the box it was packed in was originally for adult diapers. FML
By Anonymous - Greece
Today, I said to our pool-boy, "I know what you're doing, and you have to stop it." He started shouting that I had no right to tell them what to do and that they were in love. He was referring to his relationship with my eldest son. I wanted to tell him to stop drinking my beers. FML
By Anonymous - Canada - Markham
Today, I tripped and fell on the sidewalk. As I did, a car that was passing by stopped, made a U-turn, and then came back so the people inside could laugh at me. When they were done taunting me, they made another U-turn and continued back in their original direction. FML
By Anonymous - Sweden - Stockholm
Today, I had to explain to my 22-year-old boyfriend that mice do not grow up to be rats. FML
Today, I've got two family members over to stay. So far, I have found a dirty Q-Tip, a nasty toe nail and had to clean up period blood from toilets, bin, and the floor. FML
By idrow
Today, a bear dragged my neighbor's garbage across the street and stopped right in the middle of my front yard, where it proceeded to scatter the contents and have a feast. When it was finished, it took a massive dump on my lawn. FML
By Fcuked - New Zealand
Today, I annoyed my friend by texting him 'meow' over and over at random times of the day because when he's drunk he meows in his sleep. Apparently a great way to get back at me was to tell my parents I wasn't a virgin and that I got high on Wednesday. He had pictures to prove it for both. FML
By Anonymous - Australia
Today, I competed in a ballet competition and made the finals, while I was on stage awaiting the results, I sneezed really loudly and snot went flying all over the stage. When I went to accept my award the woman presenting it refused to shake my hand. FML
Today, I came home to my family remodeling our (extremely) out of date bathroom. I was SUPER excited to help them get it done. I walked down the hallway and opened my bedroom door to find a huge, gaping hole in my wall and my room covered in dust. I had to sweep every surface in my room. FML
By ewwww - United States - Monroe
Today, I went to the doctor for the constant pain I have when eating savory or sour foods. It turns out I have a stone in my saliva gland, and no joke, the only thing I can do to fix it is eat savory or sour food to make me drool enough to force it out. FML
By burrito kid - United States - Mount Pleasant
Today, as I was taking the driver's test to get my license, I backed into a car. It belonged to the instructor sitting in my passenger seat. FML
By StrawberryJuicey - United States
Today, I went to Victoria's Secret to get sized. I put the card that says my size in my pocket, then went to the movies with my boyfriend. When the person at the counter asked me to hand them my ticket, I reached into my pocket and handed it to them. It wasn't the ticket. It was my bra size. FML
By effingawwesome - United States
Today, I was surfing and trying to impress some girls on the beach. While I was out in the water, a jellyfish wrapped itself around my torso. I started to yell and freak out, making a huge scene. I grabbed it off of me, only to realize that I was freaking out over a plastic grocery bag. FML
By mavstrr1764847 - United States
Today, my boyfriend of five years proposed to me in front of my entire family. He later confessed that it was part of a dare with his friends because, "There was no way you'd say yes." Guess who has to explain this to all my relatives? FML
By It wasnt even that close - Germany - Herford
Today, while shopping, I stepped a bit closer to a couple that stood in front of a display. The girl then shot me a nasty look, grabbed her boyfriend and started pointedly making out with him. I was just trying to buy some butter. But thanks for reminding me how lonely I am. FML
By facepalm - United States
Today, I had to ask my boyfriend to stop measuring his penis during our conversation. FML
By beforegirl - Australia
Today, I discovered I am the "before picture" in an internet weight loss advert. FML
By geeb - United States
Today, I had to confess to my mother that I was too hungover to take her to her AA meeting. FML
By SariLone - India - Mumbai
Today, my cockgoblin of an ex showed up at my house, begging me to take him back. This guy, with his friends' help, faked being kidnapped just so he could use the "trauma" to guilt me into sleeping with him after he "escaped". When he finally left, he yelled that I'm a selfish bitch. FML
By ari - United States
Wankers of the world unite!
Today, I found out why teenage boys have "Keep out" and "Please knock" signs on their bedroom doors. FML
Technologically challenged
Today, my aged mother continued to complain about her computer issues to me. A relative, who is good at tech support, won't bother servicing her computer because whatever she does ends up bogging it down the next day, so I have to hear about it on the phone. FML
Today, I asked my girlfriend what she loves the most about me. She said it's the fact that I look like her cousin. FML
By Nic - United States
Today, after sleeping in, I finally sorted through a stack of mail I had been putting off and I found a Jury summons. Thinking it must be coming up soon, I checked the date, my appearance is scheduled for 7:45am on November 16th. Today is November 17th. FML
By JLoistheBomb - United States
Today, while in our communal showers in the highschool football locker room, I started to swing my penis around because it feels good and I was alone. Two minutes later the rest of the team hops into the shower with me. 30 dudes, one self-induced boner. FML
By Anonymous - Canada - Calgary
Today, I decided to face one of my fears. I've never had a birthday party, out of fear that nobody would come. I sent out a mass text inviting people out for my birthday, trying to sound casual. The only replies I received were along the lines of "Who the hell's this?" FML
By missinformed
Today, Geico called to tell me they were canceling my insurance. Someone I don't know got pulled over for drunk-driving and the police wrote down my license plate number instead by accident. Although the DMV says they cleared everything up, Geico still won't believe it wasn't me. FML
Today, I put on my "fat jeans" because none of my other jeans fit. Neither do my fat jeans. FML
Today, I got an anonymous letter, stating my condo's community and all my neighbors can hear me having sex. Not only that, but kids gather around my window to listen. FML
By poops - United States
Today, I found out my girlfriend and her best friend compare the dumps they take to common transportation. They comment about it on each others facebook page. My girlfriend's last one was apparently a 'coach bus'. FML
Today, I got punched in the face after I beat my stepbrother at Mario Kart. I didn't really get hurt, but he managed to break a finger. My stepmom blamed the whole thing on me, accusing me of being violent and a bad influence on her son. FML
By Anonymous - United States - Hartford
Today, I realized that although I'm dating the most loveable, caring and genuine man, the fact that he's a crack addict means I'll never be his drug of choice when he needs a hit. FML
By hahahaha090114 - United States
Today, I found out I was getting a divorce. My wife is leaving me for my brother, saying that now that he has money there is nothing that can stand in their way. I recently decided to send him money to help him get back on his feet. FML
By Seriously?
Today, I found out my ex boyfriend is still obsessed with me. Apparently he named his dog after me and talks to her like she's a real person. FML
By georgia819 - Australia
Today, my cat was hit by a car. I took it to the vet expecting the worst but they told me that she'd be fine. I was so happy I didn't even mind paying the $50 bill. The next morning my cat was dead. Having her put down humanely would have cost $45, I paid $5 extra to have her die in my kitchen. FML
By Jolabanane - France
Today, my neighbor was having work done in his apartment, and he'd warned me that there might be some noise. Yes, there was, what with all the town's firemen in the building after he'd ruptured the main gas pipe. FML
By Anonymous - Spain - Tordesillas
Today, I woke up after a night of partying and heavy drinking. Apparently word travels quickly, because everyone now knows that I spent hours lying in an empty bathtub, rubbing shampoo over my body with the expectation that it'd increase my penis size. FML
By unicornlove - 17/7/2020 20:01
Today, I was bringing a table a bowl of soup at my waitressing job. A new customer taking off his coat threw his elbow out, violently knocking the soup out of my hands and onto his baby in a highchair. The baby screamed; I had a panic attack. FML
By Miss_Lisaa | 16
#5055503 - Thursday 18 October 2012 12:00
Lucky next customer. :-D
By datoismyname | 22
That's why you don't talk on your phone at the gas station.
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SakataGintoki | 9
Am I the only one wondering what that phone call was about?
Osito2011 | 9
Look at the bright side op...at least you did make an static electric charge, causing you to blow yourself or your car up.
Shadowvoid | 33
It's not impossible to post an FML from the burn ward, you do only get so many characters to explain. I take that back, if you have AT&T you may never be able to post an FML.
holleester93 | 0
#19 and why is that if u have AT&T?
merryhappy1887 | 20
I have AT&T and an iPhone and I'm still posting what now lol...
gree_fml | 11
I'm pretty sure if someone were able to post an FML after being in an explosion, it would be the top FML ever. "Today I wasted fifty dollars... and exploded"
FATTY_MCDOOGLE | 29
Inheritance | 10
That's if they realize there's $50 prepaid.
doctorhook86 | 24
18: How could they not?
shadowsorel | 15
So THAT'S how I got free gas!
By Rodders_SOTC | 1
I once left £100 in a cashpoint after receving a phone call. I feel your pain and it can happen to the best of us.
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SDTD10 | 5
So what I'm getting from your comment is that say it can happen to the best of us you are implying that you are the best of the human race. Yeah right
Warden1986 | 16
Or the worst of us... I think is more like it.
By shayshayshazam | 14
It usually cancels within 60 seconds if u paid at the pump. If not, go back and get your cash lol.
momolee | 4
#5059054 - Friday 19 October 2012 16:47
Unless his car ran out of gas and he couldn't drive back
By exitdecay | 6
whole new meaning to pay it forward
By whiteboy896 | 9
Dannng, coulda just gave it to me if you're gonna give it away just like that.
AH1Zviper | 15
Or we could give you a voucher for a spelling class. Because you look like you need it.
whiteboy896 | 9
Why? Because I rather use the word coulda instead of could of..? Get off my dick please. Good enough for you?
ManInTheMachine | 19
You missed a couple, 'whiteboy':
*Dang
*given
Any mature young adult or adult doesn't need to add 'nnnnnn's to their statement to create emphasis.
I'm surprised you could see your dick with your head up your ass.
berichsoon | 11
71- you have a good point, but that last part was unnecessary.
neutralize | 12
*could have
My Thor! Calm down people.
MrChrisOake | 3
#5058306 - Friday 19 October 2012 7:16
Maybe he just likes to type how he would actually say it. Sure some people can type/text (I'm on the app) so bad that you can't even understand it (My boss..). But His spelling wasn't even that bad.
mjacv2 | 5
Forget the spelling; the whole comment was thumbs down!!
#5061601 - Saturday 20 October 2012 6:14
I would say something back, but ManinMachine just put it it perfectly.
By Kallian_fml | 21
On the bright side, you just made a strangers day. Just pretend you were trying to be generous on purpose.
ICastillo | 24
Yeah you can consider it your good deed for the day OP.
By ShyAnn29 | 14
It's easy to forget things, don't feel bad about it!
By wellthatsukx | 0
You aren't supposed to be on your cell at the gas station anyway. You sooo deserved it!
BellaBelle_fml | 23
The 1999 urban myth about cell phones igniting fires when in use at a gas pump was disproven this year. They even deliberately tried to ignite a fire with a cell phone at a gas pump and were unable to do so.
court_f | 8
That's not The only reason you're not supposed to talk on a cell at a gas station. It causes a distraction and that's where things go wrong. For example chatting on the phone and you need a pen so while you're pumping you decide to sit in the car while its pumping (now worst case scenario) you don't notice the auto shut off valve is broken so it just keeps pumping and it over fills the car. When You FINALLY notice, you jump out of the car (without discharging the static electricity from the seat in the car). As you're about to grab the nozzle a static charge is created and boom, now there's a fire. Now I know this IS extreme, all I'm saying is talking on a cell phone is still hazardous because it takes our attention away from the task at hand. Which in this case can be very dangerous.
5n000w | 4
Regardless of what you think about talking on a cell phone while at a gas station, it is still a crime and therefore punishable by law. There are signs all over the pumps that say so.
I looked up the laws on cell phone use at gas pumps, every link I read said that it was perfectly legal. I did, however, find that in Spain it is illegal.
TaffyMichele | 9
28 - I'm on the mobile app so I can't see, but here do you live that has signs like that? I've been all along the west coast from northern Mexico to southern Canada and don't recall ever seeing a sign like that when we filled up.
*where
Tuffay | 14
Why are there signs at all the Pumps here, reading "No Cell Use"?
I have lived in Connecticut and California, I've driven from coast to coast 8 times, and I have never seen a sign at a petrol station stating that cell phone use was prohibited.
MiloBear | 11
I live in South Africa and every petrol station I've been to has multiple signs warning not to use cellphones. But here we have petrol pump attendants who do all the work for us, so the only way this FML could happen here is if the attendant screwed you over on purpose.
There are signs everywhere in ontario Canada. I have even heard the over-com come on and tell people to get off their phones.
I live in NY and every pump I go to says no smoking and no cell phones.. A few companies put warnings in their user manuals to. Op deserved it and obviously was talking while driving to if they pulled away and still didn't realize they didn't get gas.
cgchamp89 | 7
I am a police officer and it would never even cross my mind to arrest someone for talking on their cell phone at the pump...
Just because you wouldn't arrest someone doesn't mean it's not illegal... Would you arrest someone for jaywalking?
By SanaSazi | 32
There'd likely have record that u didn't actually fill up


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