03 Sep Seeking National Leadership Nominations
Alexander Raymond and Jack McKenzie
Co-Chairs, 2021 Nominations Committee
IMPORTANT – SEEKING NATIONAL LEADERSHIP NOMINATIONS
The nominations process is underway for the Alpha Phi Omega Board of Directors! The Fraternity is a nonprofit corporation with more than 500,000 members on more than 350 college campuses and an annual operating budget of $2 million. We are looking for individuals who have skills and experience in leadership and governance of complex organizations and who will bring strategic thinking, analysis and planning to Alpha Phi Omega. This is where you come in; you may know a person who would be a good board member for the Fraternity. Therefore, we are asking you to nominate yourself or another person who you believe will help Alpha Phi Omega continue to grow by bringing skills to the board such as program evaluation, long-range thinking and planning, commitment to educating college students, financial experience, diversity of thought and experience, and a desire to lead and contribute to a team of committed volunteers and professional staff guiding Alpha Phi Omega brothers doing service across the country.
The deadline for nominations is Tuesday, September 28, 2021. If you are nominating yourself, we want you to embody the qualities below. We request that you complete the online nomination form which can be viewed on the Fraternity’s website and which provides detailed information on the required qualifications and the applications process. Additionally, we request that you identify other individuals who you believe would bring strengths to the board. Please submit the names of any such individuals to the Nominating Committee by using the drop-down selection box of the nominations form and include the reason for your recommendation.
Below is the list of qualities and responsibilities of board members for which the nominations committee will be seeking. We hope this list gives you a better idea of what the nominations committee is seeking in candidates, helps you in your thought process of identifying qualified individuals, and in encouraging those people to be nominated for the board.
- INTEGRITY. Effective board members are committed to an “above-board” organization that complies with all laws on all governmental levels.
- DIVERSITY. An effective board is diverse and includes members from various backgrounds and fields of expertise, with applicable degrees of organizational experience, to ensure that the organization is well balanced in its strengths.
- STRATEGY.


Board members prepare and adhere to a sound strategic plan that provides measurable goals and ensures ongoing financial resources to support the organization’s staffing and programs.
- SERVICE. Board members faithfully attend board meetings and special organizational events. They talk with staff members and clients and sound out problems that need fixing or issues that must be addressed.
- COMMITMENT. Board members demonstrate their faith in the organization through personal financial contributions.
- PREPARATION. Board members do their homework; they come to meetings informed and ready to discuss concerns, questions and disagreements about organizational methods and goals.
- ENTHUSIASM. Board members are eager to learn, willing to be team players and are energetic in their service.
- SCRUTINY. Board members audit their records regularly and in detail.
- KNOWLEDGE. Board members know the organization’s mission and purpose and understand how its programs and services support the organization’s strategic plan.
- DIPLOMACY. Board members represent the best of the organization and mediate appropriately between the organization and the community it serves.
- FOCUS. Board members direct the organization toward its goals without getting tied-down in details or sidetracked by non-crucial issues.
- ACCOUNTABILITY. Each board member has a unique function on the board. Board members accept responsibility for their functions and their actions.
- DEPENDENCE. Board members acknowledge the value of the organization’s staff and the need for committed, consistent volunteers.
TEN BASIC RESPONSIBILITIES OF NONPROFIT BOARDS
- DETERMINE MISSION AND PURPOSE. It is the board’s responsibility to create and review a statement of mission and purpose that articulates the organization’s goals, means and primary constituents served.
- SELECT THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE. Boards must reach consensus on the chief executive’s responsibilities and undertake a careful search to find the most qualified individual for the position.
- SUPPORT AND EVALUATE THE CHIEF EXECUTIVE. The board should ensure that the chief executive has the moral and professional support he or she needs to further the goals of the organization.
- ENSURE EFFECTIVE PLANNING. Boards must actively participate in an overall planning process and assist in implementing and monitoring the plan’s goals.
- MONITOR AND STRENGTHEN PROGRAMS AND SERVICES. The board’s responsibility is to determine which programs are consistent with the organization’s mission and monitor their effectiveness.


- ENSURE ADEQUATE FINANCIAL RESOURCES. One of the board’s foremost responsibilities is to secure adequate resources for the organization to fulfill its mission.
- PROTECT ASSETS AND PROVIDE PROPER FINANCIAL OVERSIGHT. The board must assist in developing the annual budget and ensuring that proper financial controls are in place.
- BUILD A COMPETENT BOARD. All boards have a responsibility to articulate prerequisites for candidates, orient new members and periodically and comprehensively evaluate their own performance.
- ENSURE LEGAL AND ETHICAL INTEGRITY. The board is ultimately responsible for adherence to legal standards and ethical norms.
- ENHANCE THE ORGANIZATION’S PUBLIC STANDING. The board should clearly articulate the organization’s mission, accomplishments and goals to the public and garner support from the community.
On behalf of the 2021 Nominations Committee, thank you for your careful consideration in nominating strong and capable individuals who will help lead our Fraternity toward our 100th anniversary of developing campus and community leaders through service.
In Service/In Brotherhood,
Alex and Jack


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They were in the office with mom. I could hear them discussing the wedding plans. Mom was asking them questions. She had a questionnaire for couples to fill out so that she could get all the important details. Mom was a perfectionist. The hundreds of weddings she had planned had all successfully taken place. Arturo wanted mom to help them because he knew her personally, and her reputation as a wedding planner had an excellent rating in quality, and satisfaction. Mom was a very prominent wedding-planner. She had plenty of insight to offer newly engaged couples. She could arrange for just about anything they wanted, from wedding site, reception, flowers, linens, photography and video, dresses, tuxedos, limousines, wedding memorabilia, catering, bakery, seamstress, music and more.
An hour into the meeting, mom came out and said, “Genevieve, would you get the refreshments I prepared and bring them into the office.”
“Sure, mom, I will be glad to bring them. That would be the pitcher of punch, and the plate of appetizer, right?” I said. “Do the appetizers need to be heated up?” I continued.
“Yes, please,” she added and walked back in her office.
“I will be in, shortly. Do not worry, mom. I have it all under control,” I said, not knowing she was no longer listening.
I went into the kitchen, and found the tray that mom liked to use when guests where over. I found three glasses, put ice in them, and placed them on the tray. I put a napkin under each glass, just the way she liked it. Then I went in the refrigerator, grabbed the pitcher, and placed it on the tray, along with the glasses. The appetizers only had to heat up for a couple of minutes. While they heated up, I saw that mom had already taken out plates, forks and more napkins. I took my time, and, perfectly, arranged them on the tray. Mom had a small vase with a rose in it, she had picked out earlier. The rose was white, small, and looked very delicate. Just the right touch, she had said. The appetizers were finished. I placed them in the serving tray, put the toothpicks holder next to them, and realized the presentation was well coordinated.


Mom had told me the way to arrange the tray. This was all part of impressing the young couple regarding her knack for details and competence as a wedding-planner.
I fixed my blouse, skirt, and hair. I wanted to make sure that not only the tray looked attractive, but that I did, also. This was my moment, I thought. All eyes will be on me, as I enter the office. He will have no choice but to see me, even if only for a moment. I picked up the tray in my hands, and carefully walked to the office. I was at the door about to enter, when I realized he was standing at the door. Mom had asked him to hold the door open, so that I could come in. He looked so tall, standing in front of me. I saw his eyes, I remembered they were blue. Now, they looked as blue as the ocean. They were looking right at me.
He was smiling and said, “Genevieve, come right in. We were waiting for you.”
I lowered my head and walked right by him. The moment I saw him standing in front of me, I felt a warm sensation go through my body; I could feel my face getting flushed. I was nervous and my whole body was shaking inside my skin. Nobody could see it, but I could feel the rush of emotions traveling through my veins.
“This is bad. This is bad,” I thought. “I need to hurry up and get out of here.”


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In celebration of the 2020 Emmy season, The American Society of Composers, Authors and Publishers (ASCAP) has extended ASCAP Presents SPF (Summer Performance Festival), its summer festival-inspired performance playlist series, for a special Emmys-themed edition. Featuring ASCAP members Ingrid Michaelson, Siddhartha Khosla and David Dabbon, the August 27 lineup will close out the summer programming with performances of their nominated works. As nominees in the category of “Outstanding Original Music and Lyrics,” Michaelson will perform “Build It Up” from streaming sensation Little Fires Everywhere, Khosla will serenade listeners with a performance of “Memorized” from hit television series This Is Us […]
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Satellites See Ocean Plants Increase, Coasts Greening
NASA — A few years ago, NASA researcher Watson Gregg published a study showing that tiny free-floating ocean plants called phytoplankton had declined in abundance globally by 6 percent between the 1980s and 1990s. A new study by Gregg and his co-authors suggests that trend may not be continuing, and new patterns are taking place.
Why is this important? Well, the tiny ocean plants help regulate our atmosphere and the health of our oceans. Phytoplankton produce half of the oxygen generated by plants on Earth. They also can soften the impacts of climate change by absorbing carbon dioxide, a heat-trapping greenhouse gas.
In addition, phytoplankton serve as the base of the ocean food chain, so their abundance determines the overall health of ocean ecosystems. Given their importance, it makes sense that scientists would want to closely track trends in phytoplankton numbers and in how they are distributed around the world.
Gregg and his colleagues published their new study in a recent issue of Geophysical Research Letters. The researchers used NASA satellite data from 1998 to 2003 to show that phytoplankton amounts have increased globally by more than 4 percent.
These increases have mainly occurred along the coasts. No significant changes were seen in phytoplankton concentrations within the global open oceans, but phytoplankton levels declined in areas near the center of the oceans, the mid-ocean gyres.
Mid-ocean gyres are “ocean deserts”, which can only support low amounts of phytoplankton. When viewed by satellite, these phytoplankton-deprived regions look deep-blue, while in aquatic regions where plant life thrives, the water appears greener.
“The ocean deserts are getting bluer and the coasts are getting greener,” said Gregg, an oceanographer at NASA’s Goddard Space Flight Center (GSFC), Greenbelt, Md. “The study suggests there may be changes occurring in the biology of the oceans, especially in the coast regions.”
Phytoplankton amounts have increased by 10.4 percent along global coast regions, where the ocean floor is less than 200 meters (656 feet) deep. Ocean plant life has greened the most in the Patagonian Shelf and the Bering Sea, and along the coasts of the Eastern Pacific Ocean, Southwest Africa, and near Somalia.


Both the Patagonian Shelf and the California/Mexican Shelf showed large increases in phytoplankton concentrations of over 60 percent.
Meanwhile, the researchers observed declines in phytoplankton amounts in five mid-ocean gyres over the six-year study period, including the North and South Atlantic, and North and South Pacific oceans, and a possible new gyre region in the North Central Indian ocean. At the same time, for all but the North Atlantic gyre, sea surface temperatures increased in at least one season.
“In the mid-ocean gyres, the downward trends in phytoplankton concentrations do appear related to mid-ocean sea surface temperatures,” said Gregg.
Phytoplankton growth is largely dependent on amounts of nutrients and light available to the plants. Warmer water temperatures can create distinct layers in the ocean surface, which allows less of the nutrient-rich, colder deeper water to rise up and mix with sunny surface layers where phytoplankton live. Winds churn and mix the ocean water, carrying nutrient-rich waters to the sunny surface layer, so when winds decline mixing declines, and phytoplankton can suffer.
In a number of open ocean regions, increases in phytoplankton levels countered the declines found in the gyres and other areas. For example, a 72 percent increase in phytoplankton abundance occurred in the Barents Sea.
The researchers observed a smaller 17 percent increase in phytoplankton amounts in the Western Central Pacific near Indonesia and the Philippines. The waters cooled in the Western Pacific, while wind stresses increased by 26 percent over the study period. The cooling water and increasing winds are consistent with climate conditions that lead to greater mixing of water.
The six full years of data used in this analysis came from NASA’s Sea-viewing Wide Field-of-view Sensor (SeaWiFS), which detects ocean colors. Chlorophyll is the substance or pigment in plants that appears green and captures energy from sunlight.
The sunlight, along with carbon dioxide and water, are processed by the phytoplankton to form carbohydrates for building cells. SeaWiFS measures this greenness. While the study refers to the measurement of chlorophyll a concentrations in the ocean, researchers use the measures of chlorophyll a to estimate amounts of phytoplankton.


While declines in phytoplankton abundance in mid-ocean gyres appear related to warming oceans, a number of factors requiring more study to may be contributing to the coastal increases in plant life.
“We don’t know the causes of these coastal increases,” said Gregg. “The trends could indicate improved health of the ecosystems as a whole, or they could be a sign of nutrient stress.” Causes of nutrient stress include land run-off that deposits agricultural fertilizers and other nutrients in the oceans. The run-off can promote large algal blooms that can deplete the water of oxygen.
Gregg and coauthors caution that the length of time the data cover is too short to answer questions about long term trends, but for the time being the phytoplankton declines in the global oceans observed between the 1980s and 1990s appear to have subsided.
Co-authors on the study include Nancy Casey of Science Systems Applications, Inc., who works at NASA GSFC, and Charles McClain, also a researcher at NASA GSFC.
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The shorter poems identified in their titles as "R1," R2," et cetera, up to "R22," are, I assume, the "refrains" of the book's titles, so the other five considerably longer poems must be the "unworkings," and it is these that most intrigued me.
In the first, "Rhythmicon," which opens the book, a speaker dwells on a proposed memorial, which, in the spirit of Goethe's remark on architecture as frozen music, seems to sometimes be a building metaphorically imagined in musical terms or a piece of music metaphorically imagined in architectural terms. It turns out, when we get to the endnotes, that the Rhythmicon was an early (or the first) electronic instrument, designed and built by Henry Cowell and Leon Theremin, capable of translating harmonic input into rhythmic output -- and what with the translation of one element of art into another, or one art into another, or the non-aesthetic into the aesthetic, we glimpse art and aesthetics as the book's predominant concerns.
Sometimes we seem to be eavesdropping on a hammer-and-tongs disagreement over the is/oughts of art, as in "R8: Measure for Measure." A certain class of artist -- or of aspirants to that status -- gets a good going-over in "R5: Marcelled Men of War." The longer and more ambitious "Sonatina for Piano, One Hand" contemplates an art constructed around an unnameable trauma -- like that of Paul Wittgenstein, a concert pianist who lost an arm in the First World War, but that is simply a starting point for Johnson.
Just about all the contemporary poetry I like reminds me in some way of Ashbery, and Johnson is no exception, with lateral leaps aplenty, and the Ashberyean penchant for constructing sentences of perfectly ordinary syntactical relations and perfectly ordinary lexical items that nonetheless hover tantalizingly beyond the outstretched fingers of reference.
I also hear Eliot, though, especially in the 11-page "Clone Memoir," which in its first-person-plural pronouns and the speakers' mood of having fatally missed a vanished opportunity by sloth. cowardice, and inattention, reminds me much of "The Hollow Men."


The following (from pp 38-39) almost sounds like a "Hollow Men" outtake (or parody):
From a mess of grass
there was speech
in the roof garden
a complaint of the throat
affirming the roof garden
under little stars that lumbered
There's even an apparent pendant to the poem (as "Eyes that last I saw in tears" is a pendant to "The Hollow Men") in "R10: Lyric." And I couldn't let this topic go without noting that "Clone Memoir" even veers toward Eliot's "Marina" on p. 34: pine, fog, Shakespearean allusion....
The final poem, "Art of the Cities," begins as if were a revision -- or a precursor? -- to "Rhythmicon," much the same words as the volume's first poem but differently lineated, somehow sounding a bit closer to blank verse, but then taking off in pursuit of its own vector. A palinode? A kaledioscopic rearrangement, à la Stevens's "Sea Surface with Clouds"? A forking path? Damned if I know. Paul Foster Johnson is one clever guy and I hope to see more of his work.


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Earlier this month, Choice, the official publication of the Association of College and Research Libraries, announced their annual list of Outstanding Academic Titles reviewed in the magazine during the previous year. The list represents less than ten percent of 7,300+ books and other media titles reviewed by Choice during 2014. We are pleased to have the following UH Press books recognized for their excellence:
“Drawing on contemporary psychoanalytic scholarship, Sears has produced an important study on trauma, memory, and the mediated power of language. She shows how close readings of colonial and postcolonial literature can be, indeed must be, part of the historical archive.” —Choice (February 2014)
“This is an ambitious historiographical intervention into architectural/art historical accounts of ‘Asia.’ In contrast to studies that take the continent’s boundaries as cartographically or ontologically given, this volume emphasizes how Asia has been constructed and produced since the early modern period. . . . A valuable resource for specialists in art history, architectural history, anthropology, history, geography, religion, cultural studies, and Asian studies.” —Choice (September 2014)
“A farang observer with a wry sense of humor, an eye for detail, and a feel for history, Drew Johnson has given us a fascinating study of “progress” in contemporary Chiang Mai. Johnson shows why spirit mediums are as necessary as modern architects for preserving the unique identity and ensuring the future prosperity of this ancient city in Thailand’s north.” —Tony Day
This collection explores built environments and visual narratives in Asia via cartography, icons and symbols in different historical settings. Architecturalized Asia grows out of a three-year project focusing on cultural exchange in the making of Asia’s boundaries as well as its architectural styles and achievements. The editors — architectural scholars at University of Delaware, Seattle University, University of Washington and Harvard University, respectively – attracted contributions from Asia, Europe, and North America.
The manuscript consists of three sections – in Mapping Asia: Architectural Symbols from Medieval to Early Modern Periods, authors examine icons and symbols in maps and textual descriptions and other early evidence about Asian architecture. Incorporating archival materials from Asia and Europe, the essays present views of Asian architecture seen from those who lived on the continent, those who saw themselves residing along the margins, and those who identified themselves as outsiders.


The second section, Conjugating Asia: The Long-Nineteenth Century and its Impetus, explores the construction of the field of Asian architecture and the political imagination of Asian built environments in the nineteenth century. It discusses the parallel narratives of colonialism and Orientalism in the construction of Asia and its architectural environment, mapping how empire-expanding influences from Europe and North America have defined “Asia” and its regions through new vocabularies and concepts, which include, among others, “Eurasia,” “Jap-Alaska,” “Asie coloniale,” “the Orient,” and “Further India.” The third section, Manifesting Asia: Building the Continent with Architecture, addresses the physical realization of “Asian” geographic ideas within a set of specific local and regional contexts in the twentieth century. It examines tangible constructions as legible documents of these notional constructions of Asia, and discusses their construction processes, materials and critical receptions as evidence of the physical’sreciprocal relationship to the conceptual. Regions and conditions covered include French Indochina, Iran, post-Soviet Central Asia, Japanese landscape, and the construction of theAfro-Asian built environment.


It all started with the Korean scallion pancake (haemul pajeon) that we had at a Korean restaurant in Shangri-La Plaza last year. I was intrigued by the unique texture of the pancake and when I chanced upon a bag of Korean pancake mix (buchimgae) in an Oriental food shop, I grabbed one.
I was going to make the seafood version but I never seem to have all the seafood varieties that I need all at once so I procrastinated.
Then, at the prodding of a fellow foodie who assured me that pajeon (or p’ajon or pa jun) is still delicious even without the seafood, I finally made Korean scallion pancake yesterday. It was so good. Who would have thought that with such simple ingredients anything can taste so delicious?
The best thing is that, after a little research, I know that when the bag of pancake mix is empty, I will still be able to make Korean pancakes at home because I have discovered the basic ingredients for the pancake mix. Just check out the video.
- 1 cup Korean pancake mix (buchimgae)
- 1 small or half a large carrot peeled and cut into matchsticks
- handful of the freshest mung bean sprouts that you can find
- bunch of scallions cut into one-inch lengths
- vegetable cooking oil
- Add water to the pancake mix. How much? Start with 1/2 cup of water for a cup of pancake mix. Stir the water and pancake mix. The consistency should be similar to Western pancake batter. Rather thin and pourable but not watery. If the mixture is too lumpy and thick, add more water little by little until you get the correct consistency.
- Start adding the vegetables. First, the carrot sticks. Then, the mung bean sprouts. Finally, the scallions. Of course, you can change the order entirely. Or use some other combination of vegetables. But since this is a scallion pancake, don’t leave out the scallions.
- When all the vegetables have been added to the batter, stir.
- Set the stove to medium heat. Pour enough oil into a frying fan so that the bottom is completely covered with oil.


If you’re not using a non-stick pan, heat the pan before adding the oil to prevent the pancake from sticking. Don’t ask how that happens, I only know that it works.
- Pour in the batter. Using a spatula or the back of spoon, swirl the batter to spread it. Or, tilt the pan around to get the same effect.
- When the underside of the pancake browns along the edges (or you can lift the pancake carefully to peek underneath), flip it using a wide turner or spatula. Or, if you can manage it (I can’t), toss the pancake into the air to flip it.
- When both sides of the pancake are nicely browned, and crisp, lift and transfer the Korean scallion pancake to a cutting board. Cut the pancake into wedges. Why wedges and not rectangles or squares? To give everyone a share of the beautifully crisp edges.
- There is a traditional dipping sauce for Korean scallion pancakes but I made my own: hoisin sauce, black vinegar, chili flakes and a little sesame seed oil.
If you cooked this dish (or made this drink) and you want to share your masterpiece, please use your own photos and write the cooking steps in your own words.


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INDIANAPOLIS — April 24, 2014 — Does green involve compromise?
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Developed through extensive research to take advantage of termite behavior, Sentricon targets and eliminates the termite colony. Termite workers feed on the bait in the stations and then share it with the rest of the colony, eventually eliminating the entire colony, including the termite queen, who can produce millions of eggs during her lifetime.
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Foil sculpting initially began as a challenge between Red Dot Sculpture artists Richard McKown and Douglas Shaw Elder to see what could be done with this utilitarian medium to push the boundaries of creativity. They then began to challenge others to explore their own creativity with a single sheet of foil.
The concept of foil sculpting as a group “art activity” was developed as a way for individuals to express themselves while adding to a larger community collective.
Foil as a material is accessible to everyone; its low cost makes it attainable and the familiarity of the material makes it much less intimidating than “traditional” artistic mediums.
With this idea in mind, foil sculpting has been included as a free visual arts activity at almost every Firehouse Art Center event since 2009. Following successful participation in the activity at the Firehouse, foil sculpting was further developed and used as a creative team building activity, led by Red Dot artist Douglas Elder, during the 2012 Sarkeys Southwest Regional Conference. During the conference, business leaders around the state were able to experience first hand the power of creativity and innovation beyond the arts realm, through participation in foil sculpting.


In mid-2008, Michael asked a female patient to come work for him, according to medical board records. A few days after the woman began working at Michael’s office, Michael began making sexual advances at her and kissed her, records show. She pushed him away, finished her shift and later told Michael she would no longer work for him because of the kiss, records show.
She’s the first patient listed in the medical board’s complaint against Michael. Medical board records show Michael’s behavior continued over the next few years.
In about November 2011, Michael asked a patient, who was taking anti-depressants, for graphic details about when she was raped as a child, records show.
Female employees told board investigators that Michael attempted to kiss them, barked at them, asked to see their breasts, groped their breasts, asked for sexually graphic details about their personal lives and would place $20 bills down their shirts, according to records.
Michael asked one of his female employees who worked for him in 2011 if she would stay after the clinic closed, board records showed. “She asked him why he wanted her to say. Defendant then offered to pay her for sex and told her he ‘only wanted to touch’ her,” according to board records.
Another female employee told board investigators that Michael said he and another patient could “gang up” on her, board records show.
In their conversations with board investigators, many of the female employees said they told Michael his behavior was inappropriate and unwanted.
Lyle Kelsey, medical board executive director, said Michael’s case was one of the worst he had seen.
Kelsey said it can be hard to get patients to come forward to discuss sexual misconduct of their doctor.
“First of all, patients don’t want to believe it really happened, that with the doctor they entrusted with their body, something doesn’t happen like that,” Kelsey said. “I think they’re hesitant, they’re embarrassed, and getting into personal information, they’re afraid to talk about it.”
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The more I travel the more I realise that I don’t have to see everything at once. If my 70-year-old grandparents are still visiting new places- I presumably am likely to have a lot of time to check out all the amazing countries and places that are on my bucket list.
But there are some destinations that are exceptions to this rule. Some places that are changing so rapidly that you really need to try and visit now. Cuba is perhaps the best example of one of these destinations. The Cuba of 10 years ago doesn’t even exist anymore, and Cuba in 10 more years will look even more different, especially now that more and more Americans are able to visit.
Whilst this development is great for the people of Cuba, I am incredibly happy that I got to visit Cuba in 2016 rather than 2026. And my advice for everyone is that if you are contemplating your next travel destination- get to Cuba NOW.
Cuba is one of my favourite countries. During the short 8 days, I spent in the country I fell head over heels in love with it. My time in Cuba was a list of amazing experiences. We made friends with the bartender and the saxophone player at a local bar and then ended up going out with them all night to local clubs and bars. I learnt salsa from more than one Cuban man who respectfully and patiently taught me the moves despite how incredibly clumsy and uncoordinated I am. We ended up drinking beers in an old Cuban man’s house with some locals and a bunch of other foreigners before heading to an underground rave in an abandoned theatre in Havana.
I’ve never had so many positive experiences with locals in such a short amount of time. But that is what Cuba is all about!
But for all of its amazing benefits- Cuba can be a challenging destination to visit. For starters there is very little ability to access the internet, and most ATMs won’t accept Australian bank cards so we had to arrive with enough cash for our time on the island. Hence this post is a combination of reasons why you should travel to Cuba, and some handy tips on how to make it easier.
Is Cuba Safe?
It’s a question that many of my friends asked of me both before and after I visited. And my Mum was incredibly happy to realise that I would be travelling to the country with two of my friends.


But for me, Cuba is quite literally the safest country I have ever visited. Although I never actually did it, I’d feel quite comfortable walking home at 2am in the morning on the streets of Havana. Whilst some people might try to hustle you out of money (overcharge you, pretend to be your friend and steal your things), most people in Cuba are friendly and respectful. There is still a strong culture there of men looking out for women, and the men in Cuba are such gentlemen that they simply wouldn’t stand back and let a woman be harassed in front of them. As long as you exercise minimal precautions like you would anywhere else in the world then you’ll have a great time.
Where Should I Stay?
The best way to see and travel through Cuba is by staying at Casa Particulars. Casa Particular is the special name given to a homestay program that operates throughout Cuba. Locals pay the government for a permit that allows them to host foreigners in their house. We were able to book our first casa in Havana by searching through listings on tripadvisor and then emailing the casa. Don’t expect instant replies because Cubans doesn’t have internet access in their homes so they might take a while to respond.
Once you have one casa booked then everything else is super easy. Just let your Casa Mama (as we liked to call our host) know where you want to go and she will sort everything else out for you. We told ours that we wanted to go to Vinales and within an hour she had organised our transport to Vinales, and sorted us out with a spot in her friend’s casa there. It is these connections that Casas have between each other that actually make Cuba incredibly easy to travel once you arrive.
We walked everywhere in Havana and Vinales to get around. We also jumped in a few taxis late at night in Havana that weren’t expensive at all. From the airport in Havana we booked a taxi for the government rate of 25CUC (around $25 USD). Our Casa Mama booked us a shuttle (essentially a spot in a shared taxi) for 20CUC ($20 USD) per person to Vinales. The added benefit of the “taxi” service in Cuba is that the taxis are all of the gorgeous old cars that you see driving around everywhere. So you get to experience this special side of Cuba simply by getting from place to place.


ATMS do exist in Cuba but they won’t accept American cards or cards from banks that are affiliated with American banks. They are also notorious for eating cards. Hence, I had to arrive in Cuba with enough cash for my stay. You also won’t be able to exchange Australian dollars here, and American dollars come with a special surcharge when you exchange them. Hence the two best currencies to arrive with for exchange purposes are Canadian dollars or Euros. I arrived with €600 and maybe spent €400 during my stay.
Cuba also is strange in that it has two currencies- CUC (Cuban Convertible) and CUP (Cuban Peso). The CUC is what you’ll need as that is how you’ll pay for most things- it’s the currency that is used for tourists and the casas, restaurants and taxis are all set out in this currency. It might be good to exchange a little CUP as well if you want to eat street food or catch a local bus somewhere.
Accessing the internet is difficult in Cuba. You’ll find some internet connection in some parks and public spaces in Havana, as well as at some of the big and fancy hotels. At these hotels you can purchase internet time. It will cost you between 2-5CUC per hour and you need to prepay for internet cards. There is a great guide here if you are really determined to access the internet. But one of the benefits of Cuba is disconnecting. I made sure to have restaurants and landmarks marked in the downloaded offline Google Map and some handy internet articles copied and pasted into word documents on my computer. One of the things I wish I had done for Cuba is to buy a lonely planet or similar travel guide- it would have helped since I couldn’t simply look up advice on the internet.
Where to Go and What to See in Cuba
There are so many amazing places to visit in Cuba and I think I could stay for months and still not get to everything. But the most popular route through Cuba is to visit three key cities- Havana, Vinales and Trinidad. Given time constraints and the fact that I was having an absolute blast of a time in Havana, I only ended up visiting two of these cities; Havana and Vinales.
The greatest thing to do in Cuba’s capital is to simply get lost and wander around.


Our first full day in the city we spent walking around with no direction or plan. The colours of the buildings, the crumbling walls, the building with paint chipping off them and the houses stacked so roughly on top of each other you wander why they are still standing. All of this makes the architecture of Havana so unique and special.
Wandering around also provides a prime opportunity for people watching. Cuban people are constantly out and about and a walk through Havana is perhaps the best part to engage with their culture. The thing I noticed almost immediately is despite the country and situation they live in, everyone seems constantly happy and connected to one another. It’s the special magic of Cuba and it’s easily visible from the street. If you wander further enough you’ll also be able to hear awesome Cuban music playing in various bars and courtyards. We often found ourselves stopping at a bar to watch a local band play.
One of my favourite moments in Havana was when we headed to the waterfront to watch the sunset over Moro Castle. I’m a sucker for a good sunset and the ones in Havana were incredible.
When you are done wandering around and looking for some direction there are a few places in the city that I loved checking out. Havana’s churches and cathedrals and the plazas that surround them were some of my favourite spots in the city. Plaza Vieja is a kaleidoscope of colour and activity, while Plaza de la Cathedral has a more respectful and sombre atmosphere. Make sure you go inside the Cathedral itself, especially around dusk when the light is flickering over the old building.
For people watching and sitting down and having a mojito or a coffee, I loved Plaza de Armas. Here you’ll be able to spot heaps of Cubans hanging around on their phones trying to connect to the popular hotspot here. But the highlight of this plaza for me was the Second-Hand Book Market- I loved looking at the variety of titles on offer. There is also something so quaint about second hand books!
Of course our exploration of Havana didn’t stop when night fell. The bars and clubs of Havana are an experience and we had some great nights out. I don’t think I’m ever going to drink a pina colada or mojito as good as the ones I slurped down in Havana.


The number one thing you have to do in Vinales is to head out a day trip in the Vinales Valley National Park on horseback. Our trip started with a visit to a local tobacco farm where we watched a cigar being rolled and had our first try of a Cuban cigar. We then hopped on our horses and headed into the UNESCO listed park which was incredibly stunning. We stopped periodically at places to drink sugarcane rum cocktails, or coco-locos (coconut water mixed with rum and lime).
All of the drinking made the horse riding progressively more difficult. We even stopped off to explore some caves. It was an incredible trip and one of the highlights of my time in Cuba. You’ll easily be able to book this trip through your Casa Mama when you arrive in Vinales.
During the rest of our time in Vinales we hiked up into the mountains to Hotel Los Jazmines to make use of their pool and drink cocktails. The best part of Los Jazmines is the incredible view over the Vinales Valley. I’m still regretting the fact that we didn’t head up for a sunset one night.
But it would be best not to make our mistake of spending a whole day walking to the ‘Lago’. We thought we were heading to a nice swimming spot but instead ended up at a swamp. We did get to meet a cute family of baby pigs though!
But my favourite part of my trip to Vinales was the nights we spent at la Casa de la Musica. All the locals head out every night to the Casa de la Musica to play salsa music, to drink rum and to dance salsa. There is really no need to pay for salsa lessons while in Vinales- you’ll quickly find a local happy to oblige. Oh and did I mention that Cuba is home to easily the most beautiful men in the whole world? I had a little romance with a gorgeous saxophone player who was trained as a doctor and spent hours teaching me how to dance.
Eating in Cuba
Cuba has a bit of a reputation for having terrible food. But if there is one benefit to Cuba becoming more and more touristy in recent years, it is the opening of hundreds of restaurants across Cuba. We had so many incredible meals while in Cuba- including cheap lobster, tapas and even just local meals of grilled meat with rice and beans.


If you hunt out TripAdvisor like we did, or ask for local recommendations you’ll be able to find some incredible food.
Cuba is always going to hold a special place in my heart. It was one of the best places I’ve been and I think the closest I’ve ever got to the local culture and people in such a short amount of time. I think you’d find it very difficult to find someone that regretted visiting this amazing country!
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Carries like a 20, shoots like a 12 - granddad’s bird gun was much too efficient to go away.
Over the years, the 16-gauge shotgun has had its share of ups and downs. It has been embraced and discarded any number of times over the history of modern shotgunning.
About a decade ago, one hunter told me he shoots a 16 because, “That 12 gauge ain’t nothin’ but a poacher’s gun.” At the other end of the spectrum, I’ve heard the 16 gauge described as “...the perfect solution for a problem we’ve not yet identified.”
The reason for this duality could simply be the fickle nature of shotgunners, or the fact that people just don’t know what kind of performance to expect from their smoothbores.
Regardless of the arguments this round tends to provoke, there’s no denying that the popularity of the 16 gauge is again on the upswing. More of them are showing up in the field. And even during tough economic times gunmakers not only continue to produce them, but see them as an opportunity for growth in a tight market.
When Ithaca offered an online promotion a few years back to revive the 16 gauge, the New York gunmaker sold some 4,000 of their Model 37 pumps in just a few days. Remington now offers the Model 1100 Classic Field in 16 gauge. There are even a few imported double guns arriving on American shores in 16 gauge. And check out the used guns at any sports shop. You’ll find very few 16s. That’s because the few that arrive get snapped up in short order.
Success in the field is one of the many reasons hunters keep coming back to the 16 gauge. Here, M.D. Johnson shows off a fine rooster that fell to his father’s Model 24 side-by-side. Nostalgia, low recoil and dense, effective patterns are more than enough reasons to carry a 16 gauge.
Part of what the 16 gauge has to offer has become a cliche. “Carries like a 20; shoots like a 12.” That was the mantra for many years. It even may have shown up in an advertising campaign back before my time. The interesting thing about cliches is that they usually have a basis in truth.


Many 16-gauge shotguns are indeed slimmed-down versions of their 12-gauge big brothers. The Browning A-5 is an example. Yet, ballistically speaking, the 16 gauge gives away very little to the 12. And it has some advantages over the 20.
One of those advantages is that the 16 handles larger shot better than the 20. Tighter bores produce more even shotgun patterns with smaller shot. For example, you can load a 2 3/4-inch 16-gauge shell and a 3-inch 20-gauge shell to launch 1 1/8 ounces of No. 5 shot at 1,220 feet per second. That load is strong medicine for any pheasant. But the 16 gauge will produce a more uniform pattern simply because its bore diameter works better with the No. 5 shot than does the 20 gauge. Putting 1 1/8 ounces of No. 5 shot through a 20 gauge tends to leave holes in the pattern. To get a similarly dense pattern with a 20 gauge, you might need to drop down to No. 7 1/2 shot, meaning you lose some downrange energy.
According to Kurt Flacker and M.L. McPherson, co-authors of “Reloading for Shotgunners,” the 16 gauge, with its 0.662-inch bore diameter, is tailor-made for upland loads of No. 5 or No. 6 shot, providing dense, even patterns, especially when high-quality plated shot is used. Maybe that’s why so many people feel like the 16 gauge is nearly perfect in the field.
On the other side of the equation, the 16 gauge can carry up to 1 1/4 ounces of shot. Most upland hunters don’t use payloads any larger than that in their 12-gauge guns. With No. 6 shot coming in at about 225 pellets per ounce, and No. 4 carrying only 135 pellets per ounce, the reality is that a densely packed pattern made up of 1 ounce of No. 6 shot is better than a ragged pattern produced by 1 1/4 ounces of No. 4. To see for yourself, spend some time at the range with several different loads and plenty of patterning paper.


When serious hunters start averaging the number of pellets that appear in the 30-inch circle and seeing the great hit potential of the 16 gauge, it’s not difficult to see why that gun gets carried on the next trip.
Top that data with a bit of nostalgia, and you’ve got the recipe for revival of a gun that at first blush might not seem to have a place in the world of modern shotgunning. But then again, there it is.
“I started shooting a 16-gauge double because it was my dad’s gun,” says M.D. Johnson, an avid upland bird hunter from Iowa. “He took a lot of game with that old Model 24, and I started carrying it thinking about it more as a family heirloom than a hunting gun. But man, does it drop pheasants. It doesn’t have as much recoil as a 12 or even a 3-inch 20. Plus, it swings real nice, and I can carry it all day.”
Johnson also hunts with a Remington 11-87, especially for waterfowl, but finds himself reaching for the 16-gauge side-by-side more and more often, especially with the new non-toxic shot available.
“Oh, it will kill ducks,” he adds. “Pop took plenty of ducks with that gun in the days before steel shot. Lately I’ve been using the tungsten matrix shot from Kent, and it has plenty of power to bring down ducks. Having that new shot is like opening another hunting season for that old gun.”
But it isn’t just the old guns that are getting attention. When Wisconsin hunter Regan Pourchot went looking for a new repeater, he first thought about the kind of hunting he did, then let the birds help him make his decision.
“I mainly hunt ruffed grouse, woodcock, pheasants and occasionally doves,” says Pourchot. “For years, I toted around a big old 12-gauge pump; a 3 1/2-incher. I guess I thought it was a gun that could handle everything.”
But after talking to a few fellow hunters and taking a close look at the load data, Pourchot opted for the Remington Model 1100 Classic Field in 16 gauge.
“I could have gotten something with a composite stock all decked out in camo, but the 1100 just felt right,” he adds.


“In the field, even in tight quarters like standing corn or alder thickets, I hardly notice I’m carrying the gun. And the 16-gauge load fired through the autoloader really changed my idea of what recoil is all about.”
Pourchot says he hasn’t noticed any drop off in performance since switching from a 12 gauge to a 16.
“It could be that this gun just fits me really well, or maybe I just have more confidence with it. Either way, I fully intend to keep shooting a 16 gauge. I can’t see any downside to it.”
-- Reprinted from the April 2004 issue of Buckmasters GunHunter Magazine


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Ole Miss report card: Rebels get back on track
It was important for Ole Miss to rebound quickly after their loss to Florida last week, and the Rebels were able to with a 52-3 victory over New Mexico State on Saturday. The following are the grades the Rebels deserve based on their performance.
For a third time this season, Ole Miss went over 50 points in a single game, and quarterback Chad Kelly had his fourth 300-yard game of the year, which ties a school record. Kelly finished with 384 passing yards, averaging 11.6 yards per attempt and threw for three touchdowns. Star wide out Laquon Treadwell was spectacular, hauling in eight catches for 136 yards and two touchdowns, including an impressive one-handed grab that went for a score. Their red zone offense was also better as the Rebels scored touchdowns on four of their seven trips. They do still have to clean up the turnovers. Ole Miss had three more Saturday, and the Rebels have seven turnovers in their past two games.
The Ole Miss defense held New Mexico State to less than 3.5 yards per pass and to 2.6 yards per rush. The Rebels also didn’t allow a touchdown in the entire game or any points after the first quarter. However, Ole Miss must improve its third-down defense. New Mexico converted 7-of-18 times on third down Saturday. The Rebels are ranked 12th in the SEC in third-down defense after being ranked first in the conference last season.
Special Teams: C
Ole Miss receives an average mark in special teams just by virtue of the fact they didn’t really see much of the field. Kicker Gary Wunderlich made his only field goal attempt, which was a 21-yard chip shot, and punter Will Gleeson only had one attempt. In the return game, Ole Miss had three attempts with the longest being Zedrick Woods’ 16-yard kick return to start the game.
It’s a lot easier to coach when the offense spots you 50 points. Of course, Hugh Freeze calls the plays for the offense, so he should receive some credit for the Rebels dynamic plays from Saturday, but the offense also turned it over three times. Freeze said on the field after the game that he called some plays that the team didn’t go over in practice this week and that could have led to a few mistakes.


The score was obviously lopsided, but it was expected to be with New Mexico State on a 14-game losing streak coming into The Grove. Ole Miss did what it had to do to take care of business and get back on track. They will have to clean up the turnovers and third-down defense to remain in the SEC West race.
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Dr. Rodney Wertz, MD, FCCP is board certified in Internal Medicine and Pulmonary Disease.
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Dr. Wertz graduated from Loma Linda University.
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Dr. Rodney Wertz practices Internal Medicine, Pulmonary Disease, Critical Care Medicine, Family Medicine, Sports Medicine, and General Practice near Lubbock, TX.
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The Asia-Pacific Economic Cooperation forum in Santiago, Chile has become the venue for the realization of the Arroyo administration’s fondest wish in foreign relations since July this year. US President George Bush engaged President Gloria Macapagal Arroyo in what seemed to be a friendly conversation during an APEC dinner over the weekend.
We can expect the latter’s government to milk that event for all it’s worth, but not only for the consumption of those Filipinos who think the world of the US, and that the world is the US. Crucial to the political survival of the Arroyo government–or so it believes– is the appeasement of the super hawks inside the Bush administration, as well as those of its advisers who looked at Mrs. Arroyo’s decision to withdraw the Philippine contingent from Iraq last July as a betrayal of US interests and as probable cause for the withdrawal of US support.
Since she made that decision to prevent the eruption of large-scale demonstrations that could have led to her ouster, thanks to an election most Filipinos think she stole– and incidentally to save the life of truck driver Angelo de la Cruz–Mrs. Arroyo has been described as the weakest leader in Asia as far as “standing up to terrorism” is concerned, and has been at the receiving end of the broadest hints of US retaliation, among them the denial of US aid.
Now the most dangerous man in the world–fresh from an electoral triumph he’s eager to turn into a mandate for both his domestic and foreign policies–not only acknowledged Mrs. Arroyo’s presence. He actually engaged her in, if we’re to believe Press Secretary Ignacio Bunye, a conversation on topics that ranged from the future of US-Philippines relations to the fiscal problems of both countries.
While Bush may have only been both unwontedly diplomatic and courteous–through some protocular fluke Mrs. Arroyo had ended up seated beside him and he had to make conversation, didn’t he?–the Arroyo administration probably hopes that that less than momentous event would convince the extremists in the Bush administration and in the Heritage Foundation that Bush himself has not written off Mrs. Arroyo as an ally. The administration is now free to believe that the US government’s undisguised fury over the July pull-out has subsided, and things will be the same as they were before members of the Iraqi resistance captured and held de la Cruz.


While that may well happen in the short term, Mrs. Arroyo and company’s hopes that her administration can remain a close and uncritical US ally in the face of its obligation to protect the lives and welfare of the 1.5 million Filipino workers in the Middle East are bound for disappointment. The Arroyo administration cannot have both, because these “realities” are in contradiction with each other.
When he assumed office last August, foreign affairs secretary Alberto Romulo identified eight “realities” in the global situation as shaping Philippine foreign policy. The first is that “China, Japan and the United States have a determining influence in the security situation and economic evolution of East Asia.” In acknowledging this pantheon of major political, economic and military powers as important to the Philippines, however, Romulo singled out the United States as more equal in Philippine eyes than Japan and China.
“We must also underscore that our strategic alliance with the United States is the war against global terrorism remains vital to our national security,” said the foreign secretary, thus once more putting down in black and white the Arroyo administration’s foreign policy priority.
In the same speech, however, Romulo–and we may presume that he was speaking for Mrs. Arroyo–also mentioned the existence of Overseas Filipino Workers in the Middle East among the “realities” Philippine foreign policy had to contend with.
But as the Angelo de la Cruz episode demonstrated, the so-called “strategic alliance” with the United States in “the war against global terrorism” is at odds with the immense Philippine government responsibility of protecting “the rights, and the promotion of the welfare and interests” of OFWs.
The last phrase is from a speech by Romulo’s predecessor Delia Albert, who told foreign correspondents at the Manila Overseas Press Club shortly before her replacement by Romulo last August that Philippine foreign policy had three pillars. The first is the promotion and enhancement of national security, the second the promotion and attainment of economic security, and the third the protection of OFWs, of whom some 1.5 million are in the Middle East.
The Middle East has been a favored destination for OFWs since the Marcos period, which first made it a policy to export locally unemployable Filipino labor abroad. Unfortunately, under the Bush administration, the Middle East has become the focus of the US policy of regime change and preemptive war, thus making it the most dangerous region in the planet.


The situation US policy has created in Iraq has led to the endangerment of, among others, Filipino workers. Driven by the desire to earn as much money as possible and as quickly as possible, Filipino workers have been flocking to the low-level but high- paying jobs US and other companies are offering there. Because of Philippine identification with the United States attack on and invasion and occupation of Iraq, however, Filipinos have become targets of the Iraqi resistance–or, as the United States prefers to call it (as they did Filipino armed resistance to US rule at the turn of the century), “the insurgency.”
The pull-out of the Philippine contingent did result in Angelo de la Cruz’ release, but does not by itself guarantee that other Filipinos will not be targeted. The bottom- line reason is that the Philippines did unconditionally support the attack on Iraq and its occupation by US troops, which has resulted in the destruction of that country and the death of over 100,000 Iraqi civilians including women and children. It did announce with undisguised glee that Filipinos could profit from the destruction of Iraq through employment in the projects to rebuild it.
In the aftermath of the de la Cruz incident, the Philippines did also make it clear that it regarded its “strategic alliance” with the US as an unshakeable given. Romulo’s August speech was only one of several statements from government sources to that effect. Mrs. Arroyo herself did not tire of making it clear that her government remained as steadfast as ever in its view of itself as a US ally against “terrorism”–which in Iraq has meant precisely those atrocities (for example, the abuses at Abu Ghraib and the recent shooting of civilians by US troops) that continue to fuel widespread resentments across the Islamic world.
The crisis over the abductions of two other Filipinos after de la Cruz–Robert Theodore Tarongoy and Angelito Nayan, who are being held hostage in Iraq and Afghanistan respectively– is the most recent indication that Philippine foreign policy is caught in the contradiction between remaining loudly and firmly committed to US policy, and the vulnerability of its workers in the Middle East.
This is a fundamental contradiction that can only be resolved by either the Philippines’ adopting a calibrated disengagement with the US policy of using the “war on terror” as an excuse for aggression, or a policy withdrawing its OFWs from the Middle East and other countries the United States may target or has targeted, such as Afghanistan.


Bush’s reelection is certain guarantee of the continuation of the US policy of regime change through war. The US media are already trumpeting “findings” that Iran either has nuclear arms or is at the threshold of acquiring them, in virtual reprise of the run-up to the US invasion of Iraq in March, 2003.
A US attack on Iran will once more starkly demonstrate the contradiction between the political interest of the Arroyo government–its need for US support for its very survival–and the national interest of assuring the safety of Filipino workers in the Middle East. It is on these workers that the economy depends on for survival. But these workers are also first and last Filipinos entitled to the protection of any government that dares call itself Filipino.
A “preemptive” US attack on Iran has become more than possible given the even greater dominance of the ultra rightist neo-conservative clique in the Bush administration. If that happens, expect Filipino workers there to be even more endangered than they are now and as Angelo de la Cruz was. There will be hell to pay, especially if the Philippines ends up unable to protect them because of its blind and unreasoning commitment to a “strategic alliance” with the United States. That little dalliance over dinner doesn’t mean a thing as far as the fundamental contradiction in Arroyo foreign policy is concerned.


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Granitethorpe Quarry Leicestershire, ENGLAND
Climbs 17 – Rocktype Granite – Altitude ? – Faces ?
Vegetated slabs up to 30m in length and smaller, steeper buttresses above a flooded pit. Watch very large carp cruise through the jade green water on a sunny day. Some question over the grading of later climbs ('90 to '92). Best route: "The Weatherman"VS4c, 30m.** [Al Smith]
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Located just outside Sapcote village. Sapcote is situated midway between Hinkley and Leicester, alongside the M69.From J2, M69 take B4069 to Sapcote. From south take J1, M69 onto A5, turn left onto B4114 through Sharnford. Then left onto B4069 for Sapcote.
Take the Leicester rd. through the village. Towards the outskirts there is a track leading left between houses. This becomes a Bridleway (passes some garages ). Follow the Bridleway until you see the tree-ringed quarry on the left.
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A new high and sharp fence/barrier seems to have been put up in the place where the Leicestershire Climbs website says you can gain access to the quarry (just behind the gate as you walk clockwise around the quarry in the NW corner.) There weren't any signs saying keep out or anything, but clearly some people don't want anyone going in there.
tim newton - 04/Mar/13
One of the worst climbing venues I've visited! Scenic spot for a wild swim, but I'd rather climb at Stannington Ruffs...
TonyM - 08/Oct/11
Some pleasant climbs although a tad vegitated in places. Well worth an evenings visit. Take an ab-rope and its worth having a nut-key to clear placements when leading. See the Leicestershire climbs website.


Nic DW - 23/Jun/11
Its very overgrown, was there this summer, but it is a shame as the routes seem to look quite good. Would benefit hugely from some time with a trowel and just some regular climbing traffic.
Steven Andrews - 09/Nov/09
Big signs up saying PRIVATE and TRESPASSERS WILL BE PROSICUTED. Barbed wire fence has been pushed down but it does not look like a proper right of way. Went and looked down the slope but could not see any rock faces which are accessable unless you have a boat!
Lathama - 30/Dec/04
Very overgrown. Have just been, and only found two routes in good condition.
mark cousen - 10/Mar/03


The Nicotine Fit: Fit for No One
It is the middle of the night. He wakes up coughing and gasping for air. There is a thick, tenacious mucous covering the inner walls of his breathing tubes. His foul breath is stale and offends even himself. He must sit up and use all of the accessory chest muscles to try to loosen the obstruction to his breathing tubes. He feels his eyes bulging from the pressure of the cough. There is no relief. He thinks he is going to suffocate. With increasing weakness, he reaches for his inhaler, the magic substance that will open his bronchi. Finally, after another prolonged coughing spell, he feels a small amount of air enter the deeper portions of his lungs. He now tries the second inhaler, containing a corticosteroid, and takes four intermittent whiffs. Slowly the swelling of the inner mucosa recedes a slight bit, and more air enters the deeper lungs. He tries to get out of bed to expectorate and to take his regular medicine; but he is light-headed and short of breath and falls back upon the elevated pillow asking, "Why me?" Sleep is gone for the rest of the night.
This story is all too common and happens in more or less degree to everyone who smokes cigarettes. It is a natural and unavoidable reaction to the irritation that the tobacco smoke makes on the linings of the lungs and bronchi. After years of irritation and damage, scar tissue sets in which narrows the caliber of the air tubules. With coughing, the delicate membranes that separate the air sacs, alveoli, break down, forming larger sacs that will transmit less life-giving oxygen-a condition called emphysema. The constant irritation of these membranes produces a chronic bronchitis that adds to the breathing problems by forming copious amounts of thick, tenacious, yellowish, smelly mucus that tends to fill the smaller bronchi.
Is there no hope for this man that has succumbed to the temptations of tobacco? If he stopped soon enough, before much damage had occurred, there could be some repair and little morbidity. However, if one waits too long, and it is a matter that varies with each individual, the changes are irreversible and medications can do very little to help. An adequate antioxidant diet and a change in climate may be helpful to a minor degree.


The condition may become cancerous. In spite of what the tobacco industry says, smoking tobacco does have a causative effect with cancer of the lung as well as emphysema, bronchitis, asthma and susceptibility to pneumonia. The industry says there is no proof of this, but they are merely protecting their income. There is, and has been for many decades, a known causative relationship between smoking and these dreadful diseases. Death because of cancer of the lung is one of the most prolonged, painful and difficult ways of dying that we see clinically.
Each of us who has smoked has always felt, "It cannot happen to me. I will quit before it gets me." That kind of thinking is delusional. It does happen to everyone eventually. The nicotine, and probably other factors as well, in tobacco is addictive. Accept no information to the contrary. It is very difficult to stop this dirty habit because of its addictive nature.
Smoking is a no-win situation, especially for the young. Also, we now know that second-hand smoke is almost as dangerous as the primary, especially to infants and children. The easiest way to quite smoking is to never try it nor start! The only smart smoker is the non-smoker.
Part II will appear January, 1995
Dr. Devananda Tandavan, MD, is a member of the American Medical Association, the International College of Surgeons, the Society of Nuclear Medicine, the American Federation of Astrologers, the International Center of Homeopathy- and more.
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8-string guitars are Tosin Abasi’s primary instruments, but he’s no stranger to 7-string guitars, and the idea of the Ionizer 7™ came up soon after the Ionizer 8™ left the drawing board.
The Ionizer 7™ Neck Model pickup (DP709) isn’t simply the 7-string version of the Ionizer 8™. The highs are a little brighter and the lows are a little deeper, to bring out the specific frequency response of the 7-string. As with the Ionizer 8™, the single-coil sound is as important as the series humbucking sound, and the split mode is clear and open, with highs that are bright but not thin.
Like the Ionizer 8™ Bridge Model, the Ionizer 7™ Bridge Model (DP711) mids are powerful and focused, and it has both power and enough headroom to clean up when the volume is rolled down. Because the typical 7-string scale length is shorter than the 8-string neck, we designed the Ionizer 7™ models to have both increased treble emphasis and very smooth highs. The low end is also leaner, for clean reproduction of the 7th string.
DiMarzio’s Ionizer 7™ Neck and Bridge Model pickups are made in the U.S.A. and may now be ordered for immediate delivery. Suggested List Price is $129.99 each.
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Over the last several years, e-discovery has become the stuff of nightmares for in-house counsel who find themselves embroiled in litigation. The amount of electronic data the average businessperson produces has grown exponentially, the costs to conduct e-discovery have soared and the revised Federal Rules for Civil Procedure have increased the burden on litigants to dig through any and all potentially responsive files.
Of course, more and more outside vendors have stepped in to offer their services–for a price. As expenses mount and the risks for failing to comply with discovery demands have grown, more companies are considering bringing e-discovery in-house. However, doing so is not an easy process. A legal department must have the budget, the caseload and the personnel with expertise to justify the process.
Recently, InsideCounsel brought together in-house counsel and others with e-discovery expertise to discuss the pros and cons of bringing e-discovery inside the company.


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The audit process employed by the Tasmanian Audit Office is highly sophisticated, and adaptable to a widely-varied range of government activities. The diagram illustrates the major factors that govern the three elements of the audit process, the Accountability Framework, Audit Client Assertions, and Audit Framework.
At the heart of the equation is the “Acceptable Audit Risk”. This is established by first analysing two inter-linked elements know as “Inherent Risk” and “Control Risk” as they apply to the organisation concerned. The Audit Office is then able to assess the level of “Audit Detection Risk”, which is crucial in determining the most appropriate procedures.
For example, if a government organisation operates in a high business risk environment and is not well managed, the acceptable Audit Detection Risk is low. If, on the other hand, an agency operates in a low risk business environment and is well run, the acceptable Audit Detection Risk is high.


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Britte McBride is a Commissioner of the Massachusetts Cannabis Control Commissioner. Commissioner McBride was appointed to the Cannabis Control Commission as the public safety appointee by Attorney General Maura Healey on September 1, 2017. Previous positions include Legal Counsel to the Massachusetts Department of Public Safety within the Executive Office of Public Safety and Security (EOPSS); Deputy Counsel to the Massachusetts Senate; and Assistant Attorney General in the Attorney General’s Office, where she also served as Chief of the Policy and Government Division and Deputy Chief of Staff.
Over the course of her career, Commissioner McBride has worked on several high-profile policy issues including landmark anti-human trafficking legislation and the development of Massachusetts’ first comprehensive report on human trafficking; an overhaul of the state’s victim compensation law to provide additional resources to victims of violent crime; legislation to provide veterans’ assistance and benefits; and home foreclosure prevention efforts that include the establishment of the national model AGO HomeCorps program and working with the Legislature on first-in-the-nation homeowner protection legislation. Immediately prior to her appointment to the Commission she ran her own small law office. Commissioner McBride is a graduate of the College of the Holy Cross in Worcester and Suffolk University Law School in Boston.


Boris Johnson promises regional editors: “I’ll keep you supplied with stories”
Dozens of regional newsroom editors and political reporters along with editorial directors and CEOs attended the annual Downing Street reception for the industry, hosted by Prime Minister Boris Johnson.
Despite a hectic schedule in Parliament, and the ongoing negotiations over Brexit across Europe, the Prime Minister took time to reflect on his time working in the regional press — and insisted he understood how important local news was in the UK.
Newsquest editorial director Toby Granville quizzed the Prime Minister on what his plans are to support the regional press, while Newsquest CEO Henry Faure Walker and NMA CEO David Newell pressed him for the need for the Government to put in place without further delays practical and meaningful measures following the Cairncross Review.
In particular, Faure Walker told the PM that Newsquest has been lobbying the Government for an expansion of third party funded Public Interest Reporters, with a focus on court coverage, based on a similar model to the Local Democracy Reporters.
Here is the Prime Minister’s address to journalists at Downing Street:
“Thank you very much for coming along this evening. Extensive searches on Google have just confirmed to me what I have long believed to be the case — I am the first Prime Minister of this country to have begun a professional career as a journalist on a regional newspaper. That’s absolutely true.
As you know, I was on the Express and Star, where if there was a toddler locked in the toilet, or a cat stuck up a tree, or if an elderly gentleman had discovered an unexploded WW2 bomb in his back garden, as often happened, then I would be sent on that story. I was also sent on UFO stories, for some reason, and the great Dave Knight of the Wolverhampton Express and Star, told me that they didn’t do UFO stories. He memorably said to me once, he said, do it the right way, do it the Express and Star way, and I’ve tried to follow that.
And as a former newspaper journalist I know the unbelievable importance of your institutions to the communities that you serve. You are the cultural news, political lifeblood of the areas that you serve and I have one mission in my remaining time in No10, however long that may be — and it might be longer than some of you think — I have one mission which is, as you know, to keep you supplied with stories.


And what we’re going to do is we’re going to be levelling up across the whole of the UK with infrastructure…. we’re going to be doing all sorts of things — that I hope will make stories on your pages — wonderful stories about improving education, about investing in local hospitals. And I’ll be doing a huge amount more of that over the next few weeks and months, and generally of unlocking the incredible talent, not just of London and the south east — although I was former mayor of this great city — but unlocking the talent of every region and every nation in this amazing United Kingdom.
That is the mission, to bring this country together with infrastructure, better education and technology. And it’s high time that the whole country had gigabit broadband in every home so that they can get your wonderful products online as well as in print — is that what you want? Or do you want to sell them just in hard copy? It’s a wonderful thing to get local newspapers online. It is a disgrace that this country is so far behind with gigabit broadband.
That is what we are going to do and I cannot tell you when exactly we are going to be allowed to make our case again to the British people and to seek the thumping mandate and majority I think we need to take this country forward. But what I can tell you is that when that moment happens, and it may be pretty soon, that I will make sure we get out and about to see you all and I make myself available to everybody and that we keep you fully supplied with the stories that you want.
So thank you all very much for coming along tonight. Thank you for everything that you do, and see you at the barricades, whenever that moment may come.”


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