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White Flags, I

No safe place: White flags in the middle

June 27, 2006

RAMADI, Iraq (AP) _ White flags tied to wooden poles flutter atop villas and bombed-out homes. They're carried by school boys in the streets, waved out of car windows by fearful drivers.

Their message: We're neutral. Don't shoot.

In a city caught between insurgents and U.S.-backed Iraqi forces struggling to secure it, there are no front lines to cross, few safe places to be. Everywhere is a a war zone -- its rooftops, its streets, its fairgrounds, its decimated buildings.

"It's terrifying," said one man living in a dilapidated house of stone bricks downtown, where street battles erupt daily. "You can't go to sleep or wake up without hearing the sound of gunfire."

American officers asked The Associated Press not to use the names of civilians interviewed during U.S. patrols, claiming they could be killed by insurgents. But many residents who've lived through three years of war on their doorstep said they fear both sides.

Insurgents and U.S. and Iraqi forces alike regularly storm private homes in this Euphrates River city, climbing to rooftops and firing at each other. Sometimes they carry down casualties, leaving blood and spent casings behind.

During one shootout, U.S. soldiers peering over a rooftop ledge shot two gunmen dead a couple blocks away and fired 40 mm grenades at a third. The exchange of fire shattered windows in a second-floor balcony.

Filing out of the home amid more gunfire, they passed the silent men and bowed women who lived there -- huddling in a hallway downstairs. One Iraqi soldier, his face bloody after being shot in the nose, trailed after.

The war has ruined this once-prosperous provincial metropolis 70 miles west of Baghdad. Entire downtown blocks have been shredded by gunfire, mortars, grenades and airstrikes.

Nobody knows how many civilians have been killed or wounded in crossfire, nor how many have fled. Ramadi, capital of insurgent-plagued Anbar province, once had 400,000 people. Now countless homes sit abandoned. Others stay on; they have no money and nowhere else to go.

Some roads are closed to all but military traffic. Shops are routinely shuttered. Electricity, water and other state services are sporadic. Ramadi's telephone infrastructure and cell towers have been destroyed, along with its police stations.

The result: a lawless city where residents are left to fend for themselves. Some can't do even that: Iraqi households have the right to one Kalashnikov each for self-defense, but Marines and Iraqi troops have been confiscating them in some areas, believing insurgents are using them.

"I don't feel safe in my own house, and it's getting worse. We never know which the bullets are coming from," one man said as Army troops paused in his courtyard for cover and occasional bursts of gunfire echoed outside. "We can't even go to the mosque to pray."

Many blame American forces for failing to provide security. "We see them doing a lot of missions, but nothing changes," said one veiled woman. "There's no government here, no police, no security. How are we supposed to live?"

Despite the daily violence, life in Ramadi goes on. Kind of.

When a Marine-defended outpost came under attack one afternoon, traffic flowed normally on nearby streets even as tanks drove into the area and explosions and gunfire crackled.

Other days during my time there, the souk bustled and the faithful headed to mosques to pray. Businessmen sat outside shop fronts sipping tea and selling refrigerators, home appliances and fruit while patrolling Marines sprinted past, pointing guns around corners.

Amid bursts of machine-gun-fire, children were still walking to school, though parents said they often missed class because of the violence. One schoolboy walking home with friends waved a white cloth as Iraqi soldiers conducting a sweep screamed at him to get out of the area. Another man said his brother came to visit carrying a white flag "and couldn't have gotten here without it."

U.S. troops say white flags don't symbolize neutrality to them. They're weary of suicide bombers who've launched attacks waving them. One civilian living a few blocks from an outpost where Marines often exchange fire with insurgents said he couldn't fix an electric cable on his roof for fear of being shot by American gunners.

"They think we're all insurgents," said the father of four.

Sometimes, the war comes home. In eastern Ramadi, U.S. and Iraqi troops took over half a dozen villas to provide security for a new traffic checkpoint. They busted holes out of rooftop walls to make sniper positions and slept on floors wrapped in the families' blankets.

Hundreds of people packed up and left. And for good reason: The troops came under fire five days in a row.

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DEILEPHILA ELPENOR ELPENOR (Linnaeus, 1758) -- Large elephant hawkmoth

Female Deilephila elpenor elpenor. Photo: © NHMUK Male Deilephila elpenor elpenor. Photo: © NHMUK

Sphinx elpenor Linnaeus, 1758, Syst. Nat. (Edn 10) 1: 491. Type locality: not stated [Sweden].

Synonym. Sphinx elpenor Linnaeus, 1758.

Synonym. Sphinx porcus Retzius, 1783, Genera Insectorum: 34.

Synonym. Elpenor vitis Oken, 1815, Okens Lehrbuch Naturgesch. 3(1): 760.

Synonym. Chaerocampa lewisii Butler, 1875, Proc. zool. Soc. Lond. 1875: 247.

Synonym. Chaerocampa elpenor cinerescens Newnham, 1900.

Synonym. Eumorpha elpenor clara Tutt, 1904.

Synonym. Eumorpha elpenor obsoleta Tutt, 1904.

Synonym. Eumorpha elpenor pallida Tutt, 1904.

Synonym. Eumorpha elpenor unicolor Tutt, 1904.

Synonym. Eumorpha elpenor virgata Tutt, 1904.

Synonym. Deilephila elpenor vautrini Austaut, 1907.

Synonym. Pergesa elpenor daubi Niepelt, 1908.

Synonym. Pergesa elpenor hades Rebel, 1910.

Synonym. Chaerocampa elpenor alboradiata Lambillion, 1913.

Synonym. Deilephila elpenor philippsi Niepelt, 1921.

Synonym. Pergesa elpenor scheiderbaueri Gschwandner, 1924.

Synonym. Pergesa elpenor lugens Niepelt, 1926.

Synonym. Deilephila elpenor argentea Burrau, 1950.

Synonym. Pergesa elpenor distincta Meyer, 1969.

Synonym. Pergesa elpenor szechuana Chu & Wang, 1980, Acta zootaxon. sin. 5: 421. Type locality: China, Sichuan, Huili.

Synonym. Deilephila elpenor tristis Lempke & Stolk, 1986.

Note. The characters which separate Deilephila elpenor lewisii from Deilephila elpenor elpenor are not confined to that subspecies. Individuals of what are typical subsp. lewisii can be found within the range of subsp. elpenor; the reverse is also true. Subsp. lewisii was therefore synonymized with subsp. elpenor by Pittaway (1993).

Note. Mell (1922) noted that moths from Yunnan, China, were transitional in hindwing pattern between Deilephila elpenor elpenor and Deilephila elpenor macromera, so that the latter may not warrant recognition as a subspecies.

Note. Subsp. szechuana (Chu & Wang, 1980) from Sichuan Province, China, is not valid as it was described from a mouldy specimen, the fungus having dulled the colours (Pittaway & Kitching, 2000). Fresh specimens from Sichuan are indistinguishable from subsp. elpenor.

Wingspan: 52--75mm. A beautiful pink, khaki and black species that cannot be confused with any other species in the region except Deilephila rivularis (Boisduval, 1875). Upperside of forewing khaki, except for costa, a narrow, median band extending from the inner margin to M3, a narrow postmedian band extending from the inner margin to the apex, and the marginal band, all of which are pink. Basal half of hindwing upperside black, distal half pink; distal edge of black area almost straight and parallel to outer margin, so that pink area is of almost even width across the wing. Upperside of head, thorax and abdomen khaki, except for the inner edges and median line of the tegulae, posterior margin of thorax, base of abdomen, abdominal median line and terminal abdominal segments, all of which are pink. Variation is confined to the extent of or, as in the case of f. unicolor Tutt, absence of pink coloration on the forewing.

Male genitalia similar to those of Deilephila porcellus but uncus more slender. Gnathos more rounded distally. Stridulatory scales of valve more numerous. Harpe longer. Apical dentate process of aedeagus longer.

Male Deilephila elpenor elpenor, near Barabash, Primorskiy Kray, Russian Far East, 8.07.2014. Photo: © Evgenij Komarov. Male of Deilephila elpenor elpenor, Founding Zen Monastery, Houshanmen, West Tianmu Shan/Xitianmu Shan (near Lin'an), Zhejiang, China, ex l. September 2016. Photo: © Tony Pittaway. Deilephila elpenor elpenor, southern France. Photo: © Jean Haxaire

Hiding away amongst foliage by day, adults do not take flight, unlike many other hawkmoths, until well after dark, when flowers such as Lonicera, Silene, Buddleja and Valeriana are avidly visited. Towards midnight, pairing takes place, with pairs rarely remaining in copula for more than two hours. Following separation, females immediately begin to lay eggs, continuing to do so over a number of nights until approximately 100 have been deposited. It is strongly attracted to light, with large numbers often coming to mercury-vapour lamps between 22.00 and 24.00 hours in England.

In the Russian Far East, a lowland species of mixed and pure deciduous woodland characterized by Quercus mongolica (Izerskiy, 1999b).

Garden habitat of Deilephila elpenor elpenor, Founding Zen Monastery, Houshanmen, West Tianmu Shan/Xitianmu Shan (near Lin'an), Zhejiang, China, September 2016. Photo: © Tony Pittaway.

China: iv-vi (Jiangsu); v (Shandong; Xinjiang); vi (Tibet/Xizang); 16-25.vi (Zhejiang; Jilin); vii (Heilongjiang; Jilin; Sichuan, 1080m); vii-ix (Liaoning); 21.vii (Hubei); 25.vii (Altai Mountains); viii (Jiangxi; Fujian; Yunnan); 3-31.viii (Zhejiang); ix (Sichuan; Shaanxi); 17-24.ix (Shanghai); 21-28.ix (Zhejiang). Mongolia: 19.vii (Songino). North Korea: vi (Mt. Kuwol; Sinmi-do); vii (Wonsan). South Korea: 28.vii. Japan: 11.v-4.vi (Honshu); 27.vii-29.viii (Honshu); 6.vi-30.viii (Hokkaido). Russia: 24.v-14.viii (Khabarovskiy Kray); 25.v-6.vi (Primorskiy Kray); 5.vi-26.vii (Siberia); 22.vi (Sakhalin); 9-16.vii (Khabarovskiy Kray); 17.vi-19.vii (Primorskiy Kray); 18.vii-9.ix (Primorskiy Kray); 31.vii (Altai); 5.viii (Kurile Islands); 12.viii-20.ix (Primorskiy Kray).

Double-brooded in northeastern China, with adults flying between April and October (Yang, 1978). Full-grown larvae are usually met with in July and September (Chu et al., 1979). In neighbouring regions of Russia, Deilephila elpenor elpenor flies in June and July.

Park et al. (1999) give early May until late September as the flight period in Korea.

OVUM: Pale green, almost spherical (1.2 x 1.5mm), shiny and smooth. Laid singly or in pairs underneath the leaves of its hostplant, hatching about ten days later.

LARVA: Full-fed 70--80mm. Dichromatic: brown or green.

Newly-hatched larva (4--5mm long) pale green, cylindrical, with a small, narrow horn. In the second instar the head is disproportionately small. With a further moult, the first and second abdominal segments enlarge and have large and extremely realistic eye-spots. It is during this instar that most change to the final dark form, although some remain green. In between feeding, both by day and at night, the young larva rests stretched out beneath a leaf, where it is extremely well camouflaged. Later, larger individuals feed fully exposed at the top of a plant by day or night, preferring flowers and seed-heads to leaves. When not feeding, it often retires to hide at the base of the plant where its dark coloration is of greater advantage. Some larvae, especially those on Galium, may feed openly only at night.

A striking feature of this species is its defensive behaviour. When alarmed, the head and the three thoracic segments are withdrawn into the first and second abdominal segments, which expand greatly, enlarging the startling eye-spots. Even quite large birds have been known to flee at this sight. The coloration of these 'eyes' remains bright until pupation. The larva can also swim if it drops from emergent aquatic hostplants into the water below.

Fourth instar larva of Deilephila elpenor elpenor, Founding Zen Monastery, Houshanmen, West Tianmu Shan/Xitianmu Shan (near Lin'an), Zhejiang, China, 14.9.2016. Photo: © Tony Pittaway. Full-grown brown form larva of Deilephila elpenor elpenor, Founding Zen Monastery, Houshanmen, West Tianmu Shan/Xitianmu Shan (near Lin'an), Zhejiang, China, September 2016. Photo: © Tony Pittaway. Different larval colour forms of Deilephila elpenor elpenor, Krasnoyarsk area, Siberia, Russia. Photo: © Leonid Strelok.

PUPA: 35--47mm. Similar to those of Hippotion celerio and Theretra alecto, but easily distinguished by having a strongly reduced proboscis; brown coloration streaked with even darker brown; and a single row of spines on each mobile, abdominal segment. The function of these has yet to be ascertained, but Brock (1990) has demonstrated that if cocoons of this species are flooded or exposed to high humidity in the UK, up to 90 per cent of pupae rapidly work their way out of the cocoon by using these spines. This behaviour may be an adaptation to avoid drowning during flooding of the habitat. Even so, pupae are very active, often working their way out of their cocoon prior to emergence. Pupation takes place very close to the hostplant in a strongish mesh cocoon amongst debris on the ground. Overwinters as a pupa.

Pupa of Deilephila elpenor elpenor, Founding Zen Monastery, Houshanmen, West Tianmu Shan/Xitianmu Shan (near Lin'an), Zhejiang, China, September 2016. Photo: © Tony Pittaway. Pupa of Deilephila elpenor elpenor, Founding Zen Monastery, Houshanmen, West Tianmu Shan/Xitianmu Shan (near Lin'an), Zhejiang, China, September 2016. Photo: © Tony Pittaway. Pupa of Deilephila elpenor elpenor, Founding Zen Monastery, Houshanmen, West Tianmu Shan/Xitianmu Shan (near Lin'an), Zhejiang, China, September 2016. Photo: © Tony Pittaway.

Larval hostplants. Recorded in China on Epilobium, Galium, Impatiens, Lonicera, Lythrum, Pinellia, Rubia and Vitis (Yang, 1978; Chu & Wang, 1980; Lin, 1990; Sheng & Xue, 1993; Pittaway, pers. obs. 2016). Elsewhere, most records are on Balsaminaceae, Lythraceae, Onagraceae, Rubiaceae and Vitaceae.

Main host (Impatiens balsamina) of Deilephila elpenor elpenor in gardens at Founding Zen Monastery, Houshanmen, West Tianmu Shan/Xitianmu Shan (near Lin'an), Zhejiang, China, September 2016. Photo: © Tony Pittaway.

In Japan, recorded from Impatiens balsamina, Impatiens textori, Lythrum anceps and Vitis.

Recorded in Korea on Oenothera stricta, Impatiens balsamina, Impatiens textori, Epilobium angustifolium, Galium verum var. asiaticum, Colocasia antiquorum and Lythrum anceps (Park et al., 1999).

Ichneumonidae: Amblyjoppa cognatoria (Smith).

China: Xinjiang (Tian Shan; Yining; Altai Mountains; Yining/Gulja, 900-1200m); Nei Mongol (Ewenkizu; Chen Barag Qi); Heilongjiang (Harbin; Lalin; Zhaodong); Jilin (Jiaohe, Lafa Shan); Liaoning (Dandong; Huanren); Hebei; Beijing; Shandong (Yantai); Shaanxi (Xunyang, 1380m); Shanxi; Qinghai (Nangqian County); Jiangsu (Nanjing); Anhui (Mt. Huang Shan); Shanghai; Zhejiang (Tianmu Shan); Hubei (Lichuan); Sichuan (Emei Shan; Chengdu; Huili; Kangding); Yunnan (Changning Co., Songzhishanding, 2800m; Gaoligong Shan); Tibet/Xizang (Jinsha River, Gamtog); Guizhou; Hunan (Shangzhi); Jiangxi (Jiujiang); Fujian (Longqi Shan; Guangze, 1200m).

Mongolia: Songino.

North Korea: South Hwanghae Prov. (Mt. Kuwol, 950m); North Pyongan Prov. (Sinmi-do); South Hamgyong Prov. (Wonsan); North Hamgyong Prov. (Ungiryung).

South Korea: Baengnyeong-do & Daecheong-do; Seoul; Kyonggi Prov.; Kangwon Prov.; North Chungchong Prov.; South Chungchong Prov.; North Cholla Prov.; South Cholla Prov.; North Kyongsang Prov.; South Kyongsang Prov.; Cheju Prov.

Japan: Hokkaido (Kushiro; Tokachi); Honshu (Tokyo; Kumanotairo; Mikaboyama, 750m; Iruma; Owa; Kiyosato); Shikoku; Kyushu; ?Okinawa.

Russia: Altai (Yailyu); Siberia (Tomsk; Pozdnyakovo; Tyul'ka; Novodubovo; Krasnoyarsk; Novosibirsk; Chingisy; Alaevo; Kolpashevo; Kolomino; Porotnikovo; Korolevka; Kalinovka; Kharat); Yakutia (Lensk; Olegminsk; Yakutsk; Borogontsy; Khandyga); Buryatia (Baikalskii Nature Reserve; Verkhnyaya Zaimka; Mishikha (Baikalskii Nature Reserve); Baikalskii Priboi; Atsula; Istok; Dzhirga; Maiskii; Monakhovo); Transbaikalia (Nizhnii Tsasuchei; 20 km N Chita; Mogocha; Tupik; Argunsk; Shara; Ur'upino); Amurskaya (Zeiskii nature reserve; Uril; Blagoveshchensk; Zeya; Tynda; Shimanovsk; Norsk, and many other places); Yevreyskaya (Bastak); Khabarovskiy Kray (Khabarovsk; Bolshekhekhtsyrskii Nature Reserve, Khabarovsk suburbs; Slavyanka; Pivan; Kiselevka; Mariinskii Post; Tyr; Arkhangelskoe; Nikolaevsk-na-Amure; Chlya; gora Belaya [= White Mountain]; Botchinskii Nature Reserve); Primorskiy Kray (Askold Island; Jankowski Peninsula; Lesogor'e; Khasan; Primorskiy; Ussuriysk; Vityaz Bay; Kedrovaya Pad Nature Reserve; near Kalinovka; near Zanadvorovka; near Barabash); Sakhalin Island (Urozhaynoje; Novoaleksandrovik); Kurile Islands (Kunashir).

Recorded by Pittaway (1993) as a non-migratory resident that occurs throughout Europe (with the exception of northern Scandinavia, northern Scotland and parts of the Iberian Peninsula), eastward through temperate Russia north of the Kyrgyz Steppe, southern Siberia, southern Yakutia (Kaimuk et al., 2005), Amurskaya (Streltzov, Osipov & Malikova, 2003) to the Pacific coast (including Sakhalin), Korea and Japan; then south through China as far as Sichuan and Guangdong (Danner et al., 1998). In the south, recorded from Turkey, then east through the Caucasus, northern Iran, southern Turkmenistan and Uzbekistan, to southeastern Kazakhstan (Danner et al., 1998). It is rare in northeastern Afghanistan (Ebert, 1969).

Deilephila elpenor has also been reported from northern Pakistan (Humairah Hanif et al., 2016), as has Sphinx ligustri (Humairah Hanif et al., 2016). Both species may have only recently spread south into this area as Bell & Scott (1937) failed to find either. The latter has also been recorded from northwestern India (Rafi et al., 2014).

Records of this species from Taiwan are erroneous.

This species has also recently been recorded from southern British Columbia (Canada) and northern Washington State (USA), as an introduction.

Global distribution of Deilephila elpenor elpenor. Map: © NHMUK.

Holarctic; Palaearctic (both eastern and western subregions). Pleistocene refuge: Polycentric -- Holomediterranean, Caspian, Iranian, Turkestan and Manchurian refugia.

Return to Sphingidae of the Eastern Palaearctic species list
© A.R. Pittaway & I.J. Kitching (The Natural History Museum, London)

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Wednesday, 11 November 2015

Room 6 - Te Whare Tapa Wha Manaiakalani Movie

Tena koutou katoa

We hope you enjoyed the 2015 Manaiakalani Film Festival!!

Please enjoy our movie about Te Whare Tapa Wha - 4 areas of health and well-being.
It would be great to get some feedback on our movie so that we can improve for our next movie-making adventure!

Be Big Hearted by Willy - Manaiakalani Film Festival 2015

Here is a movie put together by our STAR blogger at TPS.
Be BIG HEARTED by Willy.

Willy worked very hard to put this movie together with his peers in Room 10.
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Financial Capability Step 8: Find Your Starting Point

Calculating your net worth is as simple as comparing what you owe (liabilities) and what you own (assets)

Calculating your net worth is as simple as comparing what you owe (liabilities) and what you own (assets). Use the simple form below to determine your net worth as of today.

Net Worth Worksheet

Assets: $ Liabilities: $
Cash and Equivalents Mortgage (principal only)
Checking/Savings Other Debt
Other Home improvement loans
Student loans
Real Property (Mkt. Value) Credit cards
Real Estate Car loans
Car Other
Personal Property
Other Taxes Owed
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Investments Federal
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Mutual Funds Leases, tuition
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Retirement Accounts
IRA Calculate your net worth
Pension Fund (vested) Assets
Other Minus (-)
Other Equals (=)
Total Assets NET WORTH

Calculating your net worth is the best way to know exactly what your starting point is, in any financial plan you develop. It’s essentially the foundation of your financial plan and goal setting and needs to be updated at least several times a year so that you can track all of your progress. Putting together a balance sheet is quick and easy, even if you aren’t a finance expert!

A balance sheet calculates your net worth, by comparing your financial assets (what you own) with your financial liabilities (what you owe). The difference between the two is your net worth. Don’t be discouraged if your net worth is negative — keep in mind that this should be an accurate depiction of your financial situation. Setting goals is much easier once you know what your current net worth is.

Before you get started, pull together all of the information that you have available. You’ll need your latest bank statements, as well as the principal balance of any loans you have. Once you have all of that information available, start developing your balance sheet by listing all of your assets (financial and tangible assets) with the values. You can use the tool on the microsite, or create your own version on paper or in a spreadsheet tool.

• Cash (in the bank, money market accounts, or CDs)
• All investments (mutual funds, college savings accounts, individual securities)
• Home value (the resale value of your home)
• Automobile value (the resale value of your car – use Kelley’s Blue Book if you don’t know)
• Personal Property Value (resale value of jewelry, household items, etc)
• Other assets

The sum of all of those values is the total value of your assets. Your goal should be to continually increase your assets.

Next, you can look at your liabilities, which should be everything you owe. Here are some common liability categories:

• Remaining mortgage balance
• Car loans
• Student loans
• Any other personal loans
• Credit card balances

The sum of all of the money you owe is your liabilities. As you start to pay down your debt, your total liabilities will decrease. The difference between your assets and your liabilities is your net worth. You can start to increase your net worth by decreasing your liabilities, increasing your assets, or by doing both! Make sure you continuously update your balance sheet – at least twice per year – to ensure that you are meeting all of your financial goals.

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Flatfoot Dancing – February and March 2016

Mondays ∙ 7:00pm - 8:30pm ∙ 29 February 2016 to 14 March 2016
£10 a session or £50 for all six weeks (email us for information about concessions)
The Round Chapel
With Alice Cade
Please email us to reserve your place

IMG_3468This is a six week course on Appalachian flatfoot dancing taught by Alice Cade. During the course you’ll get to learn a variety of steps from the basics to more advanced syncopated moves.

Flatfoot dancing is a percussive dance form from Appalachia where dancers use their feet to beat out the rhythm to accompany dance tunes played on the fiddle, banjo and guitar. It has it’s origins in the step dancing traditions of England, Ireland and Scotland, but like most American folk form also shows a strong relationship with African music and dance.

Here’s a nice video of everyone throwing down some moves in the bar after a class in term 2 (apologies for the sound quality).

Thanks to Jo Bowis for teaching these classes.

And here’s some of the graduate students…

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Friday, April 6, 2012

I share the same awful affliction of that humble British girl.

Always the sympathizer, I totally understand this poor British woman's plight and struggle with beauty. Not everyone has a full understanding for someone with such assets.

Big Red and I, long ago, came to terms with what this victim is enduring. Oh its not the bounty of beauty we are burdened with, but the haunting gift of intelligence. Yes, people have an affinity for disdain towards us due to our wicked smart nature. Much in the way Ms. Brick's beauty is hidden, well..... I think you understand my point.

It is probably difficult for most of you to see with the naked eye, and those of you with a good set of ears are probably tilting your head in wonderment as well. Try not to tweak your brain to see it - just go with it.

We can't blame you for not noticing it sooner. You see, Big Red and I have learned the art of cloaking our cerebral prowess due to our ostracism from "normal" society.

This is where Veuve plays a huge role in softening our sharp intellect and giving us the freedom to feel just like the masses, who, and I quote, "don't know how lucky they are," according to Samantha Brick.

I blame my mother. You see I was merely 21 months old when President Kennedy was assassinated and I was placed in a playpen a few feet from the Black & White with 24/7 coverage of the events on that day. So not only did I grow up thinking we were related to the Kennedys, but I already had a history lesson under my belt before exiting the diaper stage. Word is children thrive on repetition, as it assists in the learning process. Well yours truly here is living proof that a child's brain emblazoned with continual newscasts for 120 hours, not only can't forget, but feels as if she were in Dallas that very day.

Imagine how severe my curse of intelligence could have been had mother run Einstein's theory of Relativity all those days. I'd have no friends but lab rats. Wait, oh never mind. That's another blog.

Now Big Red's erudite nature came to her through basic solidarity. She was entertained mostly from her imaginary friends leaping off the pages of her fantasy novels. Being the daughter of the Vice Principal did not gain her many allies in her journey to, well, who she is today.

So please try not to judge this pitiful British gal who is fraught with the stunning looks of the likes of Kim Kardashian, Angelina Jolie and Jennifer Aniston. She's not cocky, she just loves herself. Sorry Kelly Rowland, I couldn't help myself. I'm too smart to know better.

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The Wales Transport Research Centre (WTRC) was set up in 2001 to develop an independent transport analytical facility in Wales. The WTRC is Wales’ leading research centre for applied research and consultancy, covering all aspects of air, land and sea transport for both public and private sectors.

The WTRC has an unrivalled knowledge and expertise of the transport issues of Wales and the surrounding regions. Clients value the flexible approach of our small team of experts, which encompasses significant experience in the transport sector at national, local and European levels. Based in Wales, we provide an unparalleled perspective on Welsh transport issues to clients based in the region and much further afield.

Incorporating government, industry and academic experience, our team has a vast knowledge of past, present and potential future transport issues. Significantly we provide specialist expertise in:

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Tuesday, March 4, 2014

California Court Denies Summary Judgment on Known Conditions Exclusion

In its recent decision in Lennar Mare Island v. Steadfast Ins. Co., 2014 U.S. Dist. LEXIS 26405 (E.D. Cal. Feb. 28, 2014), the United States District Court for the Eastern District of California had occasion to consider the relationship between a fixed site pollution liability policy and a remediation cost containment policy.

The Lennar decision concerns environmental liabilities at a former Naval base on Mare Island in Vallejo, California.  The site was transferred to the City of Vallejo in 2002.  The City agreed to undertake an environmental remediation of the site that would be funded by the Navy.  The City later transferred the property to Lennar Mare Island, LLC (“LMI”).  LMI, in turn, contracted with CH2M Hill Constructors, Inc. (“CCI”) to perform the required environmental remediation.

Steadfast Insurance Company issued two policies relevant to the site.  First, it issued a Remediation Stop Loss policy to CCI (the “RSL Policy”), providing cost overrun protection with respect to CCI’s remediation efforts.  Second, Steadfast issued an Environmental Liability Insurance policy (the “ELI Policy”) to LMI that insured against cleanup costs resulting from a pollution condition not known to LMI prior to the policy period, but instead first discovered during the policy period.

The Steadfast policies referenced each other in an effort to ensure that they did not provide overlapping coverage.  Thus, the ELI Policy defined “Known Pollution Conditions” as:

… all conditions specifically described in the Scope of Work Endorsement to the Remediation Stop Loss Policy . . . and which require or  may ultimately require any form of remedial investigation or action . . .

The Scope of Work Endorsement in the RSL Policy, in turn, made reference to the conditions and activities specifically outlined in that policy and certain attachments thereto.  The RSL Policy also contained the term Known Pollution Conditions, which it defined as being limited to the conditions described in the Scope of Work Endorsement requiring any form of remedial investigation or action.

At issue in the Lennar decision was LMI’s right to insurance coverage for PCB contamination in Building 116 of the site.  The RSL Policy’s Scope of Work Endorsement, and certain attachments thereto, made reference to PCB contamination in concrete floor slabs in Building 116.  The endorsement also referred to PCB contamination in transformer pads in Building 116.  The RSL Policy did not, however, make reference to PCB contamination in the wood floor of Building 116.  Thus, when CCI encountered PCB contamination in the building’s wood floor during the policy period, a question was raised as to whether LMI was entitled to remediation cost coverage for this contamination under the ELI Policy.

LMI filed a declaratory judgment action and promptly moved for summary judgment.  Steadfast stated in opposition to the motion that it had obtained several documents suggesting that LMI and/or CCI was aware of the PCB contamination in the wood floor prior to the inception date of the ELI Policy, and thus it may be a Known Pollution Condition for which coverage was unavailable.  Steadfast argued, therefore, that at a minimum, it should be entitled to further discovery on the issue.  Steadfast, in fact, had been pursuing such additional discovery but was mired in several non-party discovery disputes at the time LMI filed for summary judgment.  LMI countered that any such discovery was irrelevant, since the ELI Policy defined the term Known Pollution Conditions as anything identified in the RSL Policy’s Scope of Work Endorsement, and that as such, anything not identified in the Scope of Work Endorsement was not a Known Pollution Condition.  In other words, because the Scope of Work Endorsement did not specifically identify PCB contamination in the wood floor of Building 116, it necessarily followed that this could not be a Known Pollution Condition for the purpose of the ELI Policy, regardless of when LMI first became aware of or discovered this condition.

The court disagreed with LMI’s reading of the two policies.  While the RSL Policy stated that only those conditions specifically identified could be considered Known Pollution Conditions for the purpose of the RSL Policy, the definition of Known Pollution Conditions in the ELI Policy contained no similar restriction.  In other words, an area of contamination could be considered a Known Pollution Condition for the purpose of the ELI Policy even if not specifically identified in the RSL Policy’s Scope of Work.  In any event, the ELI Policy’s insuring agreement made clear that coverage was unavailable for any pollution condition discovered outside of the policy period.  The court reasoned that LMI’s interpretation of the ELI Policy “that anything not listed as a known condition in the RSL Policy necessarily was discovered during the policy period – would collapse the two provisions of the ELI Policy [i.e., the discovery requirement and the known conditions prohibition] into one.”  Thus, the court denied LMI’s motion for summary judgment without prejudice, and permitted Steadfast additional time to take discovery into the known conditions issue.

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Vizcaya Palace

Vizcaya, now named the Vizcaya Museum and Gardens, is the former villa and estate of businessman James Deering, of the Deering McCormick-International Harvester fortune, on Biscayne Bay in the present day Coconut Grove neighborhood of Miami, Florida. The early 20th century Vizcaya estate also includes: extensive Italian Renaissance gardens; native woodland landscape; and a historic village outbuildings compound. The landscape and architecture were influenced by Veneto and Tuscan Italian Renaissance models and designed in the Mediterranean Revival architecture style, with Baroque elements. Paul Chalfin was the design director.

The estate property originally consisted of 180 acres (730,000 m2) of shoreline Mangrove swamps and dense inland native tropical forests. Being a conservationist, Deering sited the development of the estate portion along the shore to conserve the forests. This portion was to include the villa, formal gardens, recreational amenities, expansive lagoon gardens with new islets, potager and grazing fields, and a village services compound. The villa was built primarily between 1914 and 1922, while the construction of the extensive elaborate Italian Renaissance gardens and the village continued into 1923.

During the World War I years building trades and supplies were difficult to acquire in Florida. Vizcaya is noteworthy for adapting historical European aesthetic traditions to South Floridas subtropical ecoregion. For example; it combined imported French and Italian garden layouts and elements implemented in Cuban limestone stonework with Floridian coral architectural trim and planted with sub-tropic compatible and native plants that thrived in the habitat and climate. Palms and Philodendrons had not been represented in the emulated gardens of Tuscany or Île-de-France.

So, come and indulge yourself on Miamis version of French Versalles. Walk around the Palace Gardens and tour the mansion.
Tour Length: Approx. 3 hours.
Languages Offered: French, German, English, Spanish, Portuguese, Russian and Italian.
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Beasley’s Orchard, a place for family fun

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On a press trip to Hendricks County, I got the chance along with a group of writers to visit Beasley’s Orchard.  Located in Danville, Indiana, this fun place had me at the hay ride, barn and best of all for this farm girl, a chance to shoot apples out of a cannon!  Yes, I said, shoot apples out of a cannon!

This is a family orchard and Calvin Beasley is a 3rd generation owner.  This young man has been adding in lots of family fun activities like a corn maze in the shape of the Minions, hay rides, festivals and apple canons!

In October, this fun Orchard shepherds between 7000 to 8000 school kids around the farm.  The beautiful post Civil War peg and beam barn is a stunner both inside and out. For those like me, that is enamored with old iron, there is the first apple grader they ever used, along with other items outside and neat signs etc. inside to fill the need of the most enthusiastic farm antique lover.

When I walked into the barn I heard the wonderful music of Loretta Lynn and thought, “I’m home!”

In the loft that the family added recently using Indiana Native hardwoods, they hold meetings, birthdays, showers and all types of celebrations.  While one half of the barn serves as the market area, the other half is the packing house and the cider press area.  While there we got a chance to sample some of this wonderful cider and it was easy to see why it is award winning.

Most activities will be winding up quickly, yet they do have a Christmas event on the weekends bookending Thanksgiving. What a great way to shoo in the Holdiay Season.  If I lived closer, I’d be heading over with my grandkids to get a picture with Santa, and if they were still up and running, shoot an apple or two high in the sky!

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The unique taste of Gomak Noodles

This type of cuisine is known in the region of Toba Samosir, North Sumatra, even the fame reached the capital of Medan, North Sumatra, so easily found on the every stalls by the roadside.

The shape is not much different from the form of noodles can be found at most restaurants, but not like the type of thin curly noodles. Gomak noodles tend to be wide and straight, like we see when eating spaghetti.

True Italian cuisine has a distinctive form of spaghetti, in the northern Sumatra prevalent this type of noodle. The raw material consists of dried yellow noodles, chewy texture, but it is easily broken when bitten. Such as rendang gravy sauce dish.

Try walking a little bit in the Peringgan Market, not difficult to see on roadside stalls in this area, where the hawker center, a few places soon offering gomak noodles. Processed foodstuffs from diverse mixture, stir-fry seasoning mix coconut milk, as well as seasoning sauces rendang mixed.

There is a distinctive flavor that is difficult to find in local markets, because they have brought in specially from Tapanuli, 5 hours drive from the city of Medan, which is derived from the fruit flavor "andaliman" has become a distinctive flavor to Batak dishes and just grew there. This is what distinguishes the taste of food that comes from the singing people's land or Tapanuli - Batak Land.

Other spices can be found in the market, such as pepper, ginger, roasted grated coconut, green onion, garlic and onion.

Then why his name is called Gomak? Yes, because the presentation is quite the unique way, ie "digomak" (held directly) using a hand when presenting it to the container before seasoning sprinkled with coconut milk andaliman. The term local residents (many Batak tribe that inhabited the region Tapanuli, Lake Toba) rake/holding is the "gomak". Do not forget to add a duck egg poached, so the taste chewy noodles increasingly felt on the tongue, humm...

Spaghetti's origin of Batak land, a little spicy, stinging tongue, the taste is unique. Try it!

(Source, Medan Culinary, travelKompas /Images makanmana-Medan Culinary, Ucok K, Mie Gomak Pages)

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Parma(PMF), Parma, Italy (4.3km)
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Ellsworth afb(RCA), Rapid city, Usa (74.7km)

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Thursday, 28 February 2013

Busway flooding - letter in Huntingdon and St Ives News and Crier

A resident of Needingworth has  a letter in the Huntingdon & St Ives News & Crier ( 28 February, page 6).

She finds Councillor Pegram's remarks that the cycle way is 'designed to flood' incredulous and notes that building the cycle track across a flood plain was short sighted in the extreme.

Her punch line is 'If we truly want to encourage cycling as a healthy activity and a green means of transport, surely... the track should have been built higher in the first place'.

Unfortunately letters don't seem to be available on the newspapers website.

Wednesday, 27 February 2013

Cycle track photos - 27 Feb 2013

As already reported, the flood water has at last receded. But the cycle track at the place where the most persistent flood was, is a complete mess. Just look at these photos.

Looking towards Swavesey. This is the cycle track completely covered in debris.

A thin layer of mud everywhere.

Water level in ditch only an inch below track. Mud and twigs on track.

Some workmen were seen this afternoon clearing debris near Fen Drayton, so hopefully this lot will all be cleared away soon.

Busway statistics

Today's Hunts Post ( 27 February, page 2) reveals that the busway has now been used by 4 million passengers and they are expecting traffic to rise by another 500,000 this year. 2013 is expected to see 3 million passenger journeys. Councillor Ian Bates is quoted as saying: 'Four million passengers are proof that people are choosing the busway over other methods of transport'.

Saturday, 23 February 2013

Busway legal costs

According to the Cambridge News the legal costs of Cambridgeshire County Council's dispute with Busway contractor BAM Nuttall have now reached £4.8 million.

Also in Huntingdon & St Ives News & Crier .

Thursday, 21 February 2013

Solar lighting for busway cycle track

Some time ago it was announced that solar lights would be installed on the busway cycle track, to help guide cyclists using the route at night. Similar lights were earlier successfully trialled on other local  cycle tracks.

Focus on Bar Hill has revealed that work on installing the lights is now beginning between Orchard Park and St Ives,between Longstanton Park & Ride and Longstanton, between Oakington and Girton. This may explain the  works going on between Orchard Park and Histon yesterday evening as I returned from Cambridge on a late evening bus.

It will be interesting to see how they cope when they reach the flooded section of  track near Swavesey, and how the lights perform when submerged for weeks on end!

Also in Huntingdon & St Ives News & Crier ( February 28, page 17).

Busway flooding - article in Cambridge News

The Cambridge News has highlighted the dangers people are exposing themselves to because of the persistent flooding of the guided busway cycle track. Click here to read the article.

There is a photograph by Nick Richardson showing someone cycling along the concrete tracks. Mr Richardson has contacted the County Council's guided busway team to ask what measures the Council could take to ensure the floods would not impede the public's use of the track.  He received a reply to say that a flood risk assessment had to be undertaken, and that the Environment agency had to give agreement to any works since the track crosses the River Ouse Flood plain.

Councillor Roy Pegram is quoted as saying that the track 'would inevitably be closed from time to time because of flooding as it was built on a flood plain and the Environment Agency wanted to ensure maximum flows of water'.

That sounds very close to saying  there's nothing that can be done.

But let's remember, we're not talking here about a few days of flooding. The track has been flooded continuously since 28 January. It's been under water 80 days since 23 November, and 100 days since 1 May.

The current flooded section (between Fen Drayton Lakes and Swavesey) is caused by water that entyered some fields and ponds when the river level was exceptionally high, but has no way of escaping back to the river now that the river has returned to more normal levels.

The genuine flood plain section close to the River Ouse viaduct floods quickly and then tends to dry up quickly when the river level falls.

If you are a user of the busway track for walking or cycling, I urge you to contact your County Councillor to push for improvements.

Also reported in Huntingdon & St Ives News & Crier ( 21 February, page 3)

Station Road, St Ives

Followers of the blog will recall that last summer a new bus stop, for guided buses heading towards Cambridge, was erected in Station Road, St Ives. It generated a lot of discussion and controversy, due to the fact that the bus stop caused a constriction in the width of Station Road at a busy town centre junction.

Yesterday, I received a written communication from Ross Hamilton,  Project Officer (Highways) for Cambridgeshire County Council about proposed changes to traffic regulations in Station Road, Priory Road, New Road and Cootes Meadow.

These proposals do not yet seem to have been uploaded to the County Council website - but I will add a link whenever the upload happens.

To summarise, the proposal is to consolidate several previous traffic orders into a single one, and the only material changes will be to  prohibit loading opposite the bus stop, and replace a short (16 metre) parking bay further along the street with a loading bay for the benefit of businesses opposite the bus stop.

The proposals are being advertised in the local press and the consultation period runs form 20 February to 13 March.

The benefit to busway traffic is that the proposal should improve traffic flow at a rather congested section of Station road.

Wednesday, 20 February 2013

Busway services to Houghton and Wyton

If you use Stagecoach service B between St Ives and Huntingdon, you will be aware that the buses skirt the edge of the villages of Houghton and Wyton, but don't stop there. Currently, the nearest stop for the B is at Hartford Marina about a mile away.

The parish council is commissioning a survey of local residents to find out how much demand there is for a busway stop on the A1123 to serve the village.

Hunts Post (20 February 2013, page 34) here.

Friday, 15 February 2013

Buses collide on guided busway

Today there was an incident on the guided busway when two buses apparently collided near Swavesey. See Cambridge News here. Buses heading towards St Ives had to be diverted for about an hour.

Also reported in the Huntingdon & St Ives News & Crier ( 21 February, page 3)

More flooding - 15 February

The River Ouse has burst its banks again and the busway cycle track is again under water on either side of the concrete bridge between St Ives and Fen Drayton.

So far the first dip (nearest to St Ives Park & Ride is OK), but the flood water is starting to encroach on the path there.

Monday, 11 February 2013

Flooding update - 11 February

The busway cycle track is still under water between Fen Drayton and Swavesey. There's a longish section of about 200 metres, plus a shorter stretch. I was on a bus so couldn't see how deep the water was.

Has anyone tried to cycle or wade through the flood in the last day or two?

Car on busway

Thanks to Hugh Taylor  for alerting me to a news item in the Cambridge News. Another car has been driven onto the busway at Cambridge Rail Station and continued almost to Long Road bridge before trying to turn round. There are a couple of good pictures of the incident on the Cambridge News website here.

Saturday, 2 February 2013

Busway cycle track still flooded - 2 February

Although the water level has gone down by about half a metre between St Ives and Fen Drayton Lakes, there are still several long stretches under water. Most people seem to be walking or pushing their bikes along the top of the embankment, but I saw one person cycling through the water east of the Ouse Viaduct.

Holywell Ferry Road is under water, so residents of Fen Drayton cannot easily get to their bus stop.

Holywell Ferry Road under water 2 Feb 2013
Between Fen Drayton and Swavesey, the track is still under water. The water is draining away very, very slowly, via the culverts that pass under the busway.


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Monday, 12 December 2016

Christmas and New Year bus timetables - Stagecoach

Details of bus timetable alterations during the Christmas and New Year holiday period can be found here.

There will be no Stagecoach buses in and around Cambridge, including the busway, on 25 and 26 December, and 1 January.

Buses finish early on 24 December and 31 December (for times of last buses see link above).
Sunday service runs on 27 December and 2 January.
Saturday service runs on 28, 29 and 30 December.

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Travis Bickle On The Riviera

Hi there! I'm Tucker Stone, one of the three guys who hosts a podcast called Travis Bickle on the Rivieria. I've written for places like Flavorwire, The Comics Journal, Comixology and The Factual Opinion, and am currently punching the clock at Nobrow, a publisher of comics, graphic novels and children's books. Back in 2012, my friend Sean Witzke, a movie critic whose most recent work can be read at Grantland, started this podcast as a way to continue the conversations (and arguments) we had been having about movies amongst our mutual blogs.

Although neither one of us had listened to a lot of podcasts, we felt that our cantankerous, expletive laden diatribes might be of interest to others, and in the years since, we have been extremely lucky to be proven right: people, for whatever reason, like to listen to a couple of miserable depressives wax nostalgic over action movies from the 80's. (It probably didn't hurt that the hugely talented Michel Fiffe drew our logo image!)

When I became a father in 2013, longtime friend of the show and frequent guest host Morgan Jeske came on board to keep Sean from going stir crazy with backed-up opinions. Jeske--the talented cartoonist behind books for Image Comics like Change and Zero--rapidly made himself indispensable, and after my return to the show, it only made sense to welcome him on as an official host, turning this gruesome twosome into the trio it had always been destined to be. As the episodes have piled up (you can check out our episode guide, with every movie, director and special episode listed here), the show was continually graced with a murderers row of guests from the world of comics and film--you can see all of those amazing people at that link as well.

All of that brings us right up to right now, a cold day in October: the day where we ask for help. Simply put, the increased interest in the show has meant that we've had to put a bit more into the nuts and bolts of paying for it than we used to, and we thought 133 episodes (at most recent count) was enough to try passing the hat to help meet the costs. The show isn't in danger of going anyway anytime soon--Sean, Morgan and I like hurting each others feelings just a little too much for that to be a real concern--but we would appreciate the breathing room that financial support will allow.  Below you'll see the various levels of pledge options and the rewards they provide--we're pretty excited about them, especially the one where we send you surprises you can't return--but even if you come away thinking that we don't deserve one thin dime, it still means a lot that you stopped by in the first place. Thank you for reading, but most of all thank you for listening!

Feb 24, 2014

On this episode, Tucker is joined by Nina Stone to discuss the following:

  • Her (2014)
  • Robocop (2014)
  • The trailer for Guardians of the Galaxy
  • The trailer for The Face Of Love
  • The trailer for Robin Hood, and Ridley Scott in general, and Nina's sleeping reviews.

Feb 17, 2014

On this episode, the boys discuss the following films, in some cases, for much longer than a discussion of them should require.

  • Jack Ryan: Shadow Recruit (2014)
  • Robocop (2014)
  • Ms. 45 (1981)
  • Enemy (2014)
  • Cronos (1993)
  • Amazing Spider-Man (2012)
  • Uptown Saturday Night (1974)

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Feb 10, 2014

On this episode of the sanctinomy-cast, Sean and Tucker talk about Olympus Has Fallen, what they think or don't think about Woody Allen, where iPhones come from, Sam Peckinpah's Killer Elite, the awesomeness of Clue and the American film Ride-Along.

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On this episode, Morgan and Sean talk about the Red Riding trilogy, which is actually based on a quartet, the HBO television series True Detective, a recent episode of Community, the film Predators, Thief and Long Goodbye, and then they close it out with a couple of new kids: Short Term 12 and the Secret Life of...


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Friday, November 24, 2006

Thanksgiving Past

We have delayed posting this blog until Thanksgiving Day has past for two reasons.

One is to spare our readers another thing to do in the midst of the pressure of preparing for the Thanksgiving Day feast, reunions and family gatherings. The other has been to give us time to post some items before the Thanksgiving weekend shopping fest is too far gone.

So, when you return from that zoo called the mall, where you may have gone to find gifts only to come home “mauled” and missing many of the things you were looking for, sit back, relax and go online to find the special “somethings” that don’t show up on the beaten path.

We have posted a number of these items to our eBay store at

It is an eclectic potpourri (two words I have always wanted to use in s single sentence) that either don’t fit easily in the categories of our web sites or are a good way for those who have not found our web sites yet to get a sample of what we have. Hopefully, they will follow the breadcrumbs to the web sites if the eBay store doesn’t meet their needs, And while there, take a look at the handful of auction items we post as the seller, “taosski.”

Of course, you, as a knowledgeable fan of Native American and other ethnographic crafts and art, know exactly where to go to find the good stuff. Native-JewelryLink for top quality Native American jewelry, Native-PotteryLink for fine Native American hand-made pottery, TribalWorks for Arctic art, Navajo folk art, Australian Aboriginal art and African art and ZuniLink for spirit-moving carvings from Zuni, Cochiti and other Pueblos.


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Trail Blazing – Oyster Catcher (Mark Sampson)

Reins Park Nature Reserve, Boggemsbaai, Vleesbaai and St Blaize hiking trail are places your average South African will never have heard of. Conversely Mossel Bay, Garden Route and Gouritz river mouth are more likely to be places South Africans are familiar with. Well the area very much one and the same and has recently hosted the Oyster Catcher trail run which takes place over three days. The brainchild of Hano and Sonja Otto from Trisport, who also happen to know the area rather well, is proving to be a favourite amongst the trailies. The hiking trail takes runners along some of the most spectacular coastline our country has to offer with a variety of wildlife to enjoy. The Oyster Catcher is one of the bird species runners can expect to see on route, and until recently was on the endangered species list. Part of the initiative of this run is to bring awareness to the plight of the species and educate the public in order to help preserve its fragile ecosystem it inhabits.

The trail run is primarily aimed at your trail runners looking for their first multi day stage race. The distances covered are manageable and the terrain, although technical in areas, is made up mainly of single track (hiking trails) and beach running.

Day one took the runners from Reins Nature Reserve past the towering lighthouse along the coast to Gouritz river mouth covering a distance of 25 kilometres. Day two with some more technical patches covered a distance of 20 kilometres with runners starting at Gouritz river mouth on the opposite bank of day 1 and ending in Boogemsbaai. On final day runners ran along the cliffs of the St Blaize hiking trail in Mossel bay from Dana beach 2 to the lighthouse at the point in Mossel bay.

This year approximately 120 runners enjoyed the terrain and although not aimed at the competitive runners some impressive results were noted. Next year only 100 athletes will be allowed and there will only be a 3 day option.  Interestingly is that 70% of the Runners were ladies this year. In the ladies division there was a hotly contested race between Helen Bosman and Charisse Hansen and Cecelia Raath. Helen Bosman won with merely a 30 seconds separating her and Charisse over the 3 days. Helen Bosman took the honours in a time of 6:43:45. In the men’s division, coming all the way from Jozi on a bus to compete, Tranquil Gumbo won in a total time over the 3 days of 5:20:47. He also took the honours on each stage of the race.

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Sunday, November 19, 2006

MOVIES: The Best Bond Flicks According to Entertainment Weekly...And Why They Are Wrong - Part 1

I was reading my Entertainment Weekly today and they had Daniel Craig and Eva Green on the cover and an article ranking the 20 Bond films. Let me tell you something, maybe it's just me, but the movies they chose as the best Bonds films are frankly some of the worst choices ever. Just on this list alone I have to give a Celebrity Bucket o' Dumb to Entertainment Weekly. Here is what they chose.

1. Goldfinger (1964) - This one I agree, although I would not have put it first. I have discovered there are different types of Bond fans. There are purists for the books and then there are those who enjoy campy crappiness like the Roger Moore films. Guess which one I am. Then there are some who are in between who like the serious but also like the gadgets. Goldfinger was the first to have the major gadgets. It's a great movie but Goldfinger can be a bit over the top. I would probably put Goldfinger in no. 3. You can't beat Pussy Galore and of course one of my favorite scenes where Bond is tied up with a laser pointed between his legs, he asks. "Do you expect me to talk?" Goldfinger responds, "No Mr. Bond I expect you to die." Classic.

2. You Only Live Twice (1967) - Here is where we start to go awry. When I was a little kid I loved this movie. I still enjoy elements of it and of course it still has Sean Connery but this was one of the last from his era and it's starting to show its age. Donald Pleasance was an interesting choice as Blofeld but if you've seen Austin Powers then this movie will always be laughable. Not to mention the dumb gadgets like Little Nelly and the over the top Evil Lair. The scenery is great and the exotic Japanese women are stunning. I would probably place it at number 6.

3. Live and Let Die (1973) - Okay, the guys at Entertainment Weekly are morons. Did they not see the ending to this thing where, the bad guy, played by Yaphet Kotto floats to the ceiling of his "lair" and explodes in the most cartoonish way? If Moonraker was the worst of the series this was by far second to the worst. Not to mention that they don't handle issues of race very well and of course they rely too much on gadgets. This is the first of the many terrible Roger Moore films. These, at least for me, are the most unbearable to watch. They are extremely dated and about as far from the books as you can get. For instance this is the introduction of that stupid red neck sheriff played by Clifton James who they actually invite back for The Man With The Golden Gun. Whoever thought it would be a great idea to put this character in a Bond movie obviously was looking to sabotage the series. The only thing good about this piece of crap was the opening score by Paul McCartney and the very beautiful Jane Seymour. So we'll place this one at 19.

4. Thunderball (1965) - I really enjoyed this one as a kid and as an adult. Again there were a few gadgets that got in the way, but overall this story was fun. Connery matched wits with the number 2 of S.P.E.C.T.R.E, Mr. Largo. Terrorists hold the world hostage by threatening to blow up a nuclear device if they are not paid off. This plot has been way overdone by now but it was one of the first films to do it, so I think we can cut them a break. I loved the scene where Bond is thrown in with the sharks and I really love when Bond harpoons that baddie to a palm tree and asks the girl "Do you think he gets the point." The action in this one is so good and the girl playing Domino is so hot I have to say that this one actually is ranked where it should be.

5. On Her Majesty's Secret Service (1969) - Again I will admit that I actually like this one better now then when I first saw it. I was not willing to give Lazenby a chance and that is a mistake. He certainly holds his own and it is unfortunate that he should precede Connery in the role. I believe strongly that if they had done this one after a few of the Roger Moore flicks, Lazenby would have fared a whole hell of a lot better. The script is solid and I love Diana Rigg as Tracy. It is the closest to the book but sadly the action is not as solid as it should be and there are large gaping plot holes from the last Bond flick to this one. It's nice that they kept true to the book but in the book Bond had never actually met Blofeld until this story. In the movies Bond runs up against Blofeld in You Only Live Twice and Blofeld has seen his picture as early as From Russia With Love. So it makes Bond look stupid to meet with him under an assumed name and no physical disguise. Also Telly Savalas was terribly miscast as Blofeld. Three years ago I would put this one near the bottom of the barrel, but having seen it again recently my opinion has softened some. I would put it at 11.

6. Dr. No (1963) - I'm not quite sure why the first Bond ever is not in the top five, but the opening sequence for this one alone stands out as one of the best introductions ever. Connery is young and dangerous looking as he smokes his cigarette playing Baccarat. Dr. No does have his evil lair but it is fairly modest in regard to future productions. This movie contains one of my all time favorite scenes of any movie. (If you've read my article a few months ago then I apologize for repeating myself. ) Bond tricks an evil Professor to shooting up his unsuspecting pillow as Bond waits in the darkness behind him. Once the Professor has unloaded Bond announces his presence. In his cold dark way Bond allows the Professor to take his weapon once more but points out to the math challenged Doctor--"That's a Smith and Wesson and you've had your six." He caps the Professor and then shoots him one more time for good measure as he coolly sits back down on the couch. Ursulla Andress was hot but this scene alone makes Dr. No number 2 on my list.

7. GoldenEye (1995) - I agree with Entertainment Weekly that this is the best of the Brosnan Bond films. Sean Bean's Trevelyan is one of the best Bond villains and the first that I had ever felt true sympathy for. He is also one of the few with the best motivation for doing evil: His parents were betrayed by England and shot as traitors by the Russians. The GoldenEye weapon was an intriguing one and even though Brosnan was no true tough guy, he was very capable in the role. I would put this one at number 5.

8. From Russia With Love (1963) - You've got to be kidding me. This is the best Bond of all time. It captured the Cold War better than any spy film of its kind. S.P.E.C.T.R.E plays two agencies against each other so they can get their hands on a Russian decoder machine. The British Secret Service on one side and S.M.E.R.S.H on the other. Robert Shaw is a violent and menacing Red Grant. This one had beautiful photography in Istanbul and the even more beautiful Daniela Bianchi as a sexy Russian spy. Entertainment Weekly says the train ride on the Orient Express was boring. I guess this MTV generation demands instant gratification for everything. Sometimes great things take a little more time. So, please just be patient EW stop chugging double espressos and turn on your brain for a few minutes during that train sequence you may learn something. Sometimes it takes a little patience to get to the heart of a good story. This one, at times, was complex and it needed room to breathe. Personally it's one of my favorites and it deserves to be on top at number 1.

9. The Spy Who Loved Me (1977) - Ah the year of my birth. My Dad had me read this one when I was in High School. It was a great book because it was unpredictable and the crazy part was that it was a James Bond novel without James Bond really in it. He shows up in the last ten or twenty pages to save the day. It really is about this beautiful Russian spy who is looking for Bond. The movie, of course, didn't follow that template. They did have a cool skiing scene in the beginning I'll admit but the submarine car was lame. This was also the introduction to one of the worst Bond villains, Jaws (Richard Kiel). I know he has a special place in a lot of Bond fan's hearts but after age 12 this guy really got on my nerves. He wasn't scary he was stupid and it again hit against the credibility of Bond. You know the old adage they say a good hero is best defined by a good villain. Now to be fair, my wife and I danced to Nobody Does It Better by Carly Simon at our wedding. It's a great song and the movie wasn't too terrible so I would have to say this one would fall at number 15 for me.

10. For Your Eyes Only (1981) - I'm detecting a pattern here I really do think that the writers at Entertainment Weekly enjoyed the schlocky Bond more than the serious ones. This was certainly one of the best if not the best of the Roger Moore era. It was after the disastrous Moonraker and they realized they had gotten out of control with gadgets. They went back to the old standby the retrieval of a code machine. It did hearken back to From Russia With Love and maybe that's why I liked it. There are some pretty intense action scenes and the dialogue wasn't too unbearable. I think I'll place this one a little higher at number 8.

11-20 Tomorrow. Stay Tuned.

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How to Accept Criticism as a Gift

You experience criticism. I experience criticism. We all experience criticism.  Perhaps you try to avoid it all costs. If so, it may seem difficult to see the gift in criticism.

I want to show you how because it will transform the way you live and will help strengthen your sense of confidence and  personal power.

Over the next 3 weeks, I’m going to be covering 3 areas that many of us struggle with when following our dreams–criticism, building confidence, and setting boundaries. [Read more…]


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Wednesday, December 12, 2012

COVER REVEAL: Up to Me (Bad Boys series) by M. Leighton

SQUEEEEEEE!!!!  Can't tell you how excited we are that we get to show you the FABULOUS, GORGEOUS, HOT cover of Up to Me, book 2 in the Bad Boys series, by M. Leighton...
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Happily ever after doesn’t come easy.  But for love, it’s always worth the fight.

Olivia finds bliss unlike any she’s ever known in Cash’s arms.  He sets her skin on fire and melts her heart right inside her chest.  Unfortunately, their happily ever after is short-lived when a shadow from Cash’s past threatens to turn their world upside down.
   Dangerous people from his father’s world have discovered that Cash holds information that could put them away for a very long time.  And they’re willing to do anything—and hurt anybody—to get it back.  Giving it up means Cash must choose between the life of his father and the life of Olivia.
Having nearly overcome her wariness of bad boys, Olivia’s trust is shaken when this new threat arises.  Now she finds that Cash is not only a danger to her heart, but his family has associations that are a danger to her life as well.  She soon discovers that there are some situations in life where trust is a girl’s only option.  And this is one of them.  If she’s to live, she must trust Cash with her life.  But to Olivia, that’s much, much easier than letting go and trusting him with her heart.
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Thursday, June 25, 2015

RELEASE DAY BLAST: The Forgotten Mountain by Heather Lyons

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After years spent in Wonderland, Alice Reeve learned the impossible was quite possible after all. She thought she left such fantastical realities behind when she finally returned to England.

Now Alice has become a member of the clandestine Collectors’ Society, and the impossible has found her again in the form of an elusive villain set on erasing entire worlds. As she and the rest of the Society race to bring this mysterious murderer to justice, the fight becomes painfully personal.

Lives are being lost. Loved ones are shattered or irrevocably altered. Each step closer Alice gets to the shadowy man she hunts, the more secrets she unravels, only to reveal chilling truths. If she wants to win this war and save millions of lives, Alice must once more embrace the impossible and make the unimaginable, imaginable.

Sometimes, the rabbit hole leads to terrifying places.

The van door behind us slides shut. A click signals Marianne’s adherence to my wishes, and then we three descend upon the front door, the crunch of dead leaves and twigs beneath our feet cutting through the uneasy silence the gloom sunrise has brought. In a surprising show of gentlemanly manners, the A.D. moves to open the door. When the handle does not depress, a half smile curves his lips. “It’s locked. But no worries. I can have it picked open in no time.”

“There is no need.”
Darkish-blonde brows scrunch together. “But—”
“Stand to the side, please.”
When he fails to move at my thinly veiled order, Mary not so gently yanks our companion away.
The door before us is thick. The handle is ornate. It is a beautiful door, no doubt chosen specifically to adorn a building as fine as Bücherei. It takes me three strong, measured swings of my war hammer against the handle and its surrounding area to break it apart and permanently scar its beauty. Picking a lock is kind, respectful even. A picked lock can be relocked. I do not wish this door to close behind me. I do not wish to be respectful of Bücherei.
The time for genteel manners is gone.
The A.D. is in danger of catching flies with his mouth as he ogles the door’s remnants. For someone who professes to be so clever, he certainly underestimates ladies far too often.
Stale darkness, oppressive and opaque all at once, looms before us. I am unafraid, though. I am not even taken aback. I believe in the impossible, after all. I have seen, lived the impossible.
I step past the wreckage into the house.

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I love how I am on this amazing roller coaster... That I keep looking toward that amazing finish yet there are so many fantastic thrills to keep us entertained..Each book in The Collector's Society has thrilled me so much and I keep thinking I will get an idea of how this will end...yet..even though I get some answers, I am still at a loss at how all this will wrap up...and that leaves me so excited...

The Forgotten Mountain gives us some pretty big shocks and surprises. You slowly keep putting the puzzle pieces together totally being astounded by all that is happening.  Eeeeepppp!!!

And Alice.. She is truly becoming my all time favorite female character.. And this says so much...
Heather Lyons has created such a complex character in her. I love her honesty, loyalty, strength.. Yet all the while her vulnerability, skepticism, and bossiness... Truly...I love her!!!!

And I gotta say...My curiosity of the Librarian probably rivals that of Alice's.. Lol

I loved how AD has gotten more time in this book and that we got to know him better...His personality is all over the place and he adds so much dimension to the story.

But don't forget the dynamic duo of Alice and Finn...just like Alice has become one of my all time favorite characters, these two together are one of the top couples.
Together they are invincible.  At least I thought...
So much happens in this book that as I came upon the ending, I am now dying to get to the next installment. We are left with such a cliffhanger that OMG...Seriously...what is going to happen next??
I am literally shaking in fear at what will come for these characters.

The Forgotten Mountain is another epic episode in The Collector's Society.  It grabs you from the very beginning and holds you...keeping you on the edge of your seat as each chapter goes by...until you literally fall off the cliff.. LOL..
This is a phenomenal series..The Forgotten Mountain just adds to how awesome it is...
If you haven't started it yet...what are you waiting for??
Jump in now and experience all this fabulousness with me!!

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