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Bali & The Lesser Sundas In 2019 we found 140 Indonesian Endemics on this tour.
The Lesser Sundas is a wonderland for birders. In addition to the usual Oriental families, numerous unusual Australasian species call these islands home, including nearly 90 endemics. This fairly intense tour will be filled with long-days seeking out these highly-sought-after species that are disappearing at a rapid rate!
Leaders: Tim Avery & Local Guides
Itinerary subject to change due to weather, birding conditions, and other factors out of our control.
Day 1 - Arrive in Bali Meet, Greet, and go to Sleep
You will need to arrive in Bali by 4:00 PM (at the latest). I will work with everyone to determine your arrival time and help you get from the international terminal to our hotel. In the evening we’ll meet our local guide from Bali Birding Tour and enjoy dinner while we talk about the coming weeks of island hopping and birding!
Night in Bali
Day 2 - Sumba Tanah Daru National Park
In the morning we’ll board a 90-minute flight to the island of Sumba, where despite the majority of native forest being cleared for farming a variety of endemic and highly sought after species are still fairly easy to access in several locations. We’ll board 4WD vehicles for a 4-hour trek into the island's interior to Billa Forest in Manupeu Tanah Daru National Park. Some of the gems we may encounter birding today include the endemic Red-naped Fruit Dove, Sumba Green Pigeon, and Pale-Shouldered Cicadabird. As dusk approaches we’ll listen for and attempt to track down the endemic Mees’s Nightjar, Sumba Boobook, and Little Sumba Boobook.
Night at Billa Post Guard Ranger Station
Day 3 - Sumba Billa Forest & Island Endmeics
There’s nothing quite like the morning chorus in the jungles of Southeast Asia, and Billa Forest is no exception. Our main targets this morning are the incredible Sumba Hornbill and the Sumba subspecies of the Yellow-crested Cockatoo that shows an orange crest and cheeks and is often elevated to species status as the Citron-crested Cockatoo. But this is just the tip of the iceberg as the forest holds a laundry list of desirable birds including the magnificent Eclectus Parrot, the equally impressive Great-billed Parrot, the stunning Marigold Lorikeet, and the often raucous Red-cheeked Parrot. The list goes on and might include: Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher, Black-naped Fruit Dove, Wallacean Cuckooshrike, Wallacean Drongo, Elegant Pitta, Arafura Fantail, Sumba Myzomela, Apricot-breasted Sunbird, Yellow-ringed White-eye, Ashy-bellied White-eye, and 3 endemic flycatchers with the Sumba, Russet-backed Jungle, and Sumba Brown Flycatchers. But it’s not just the specialty birds that make this island worthwhile, some of the more widespread birds are just as incredible, and we may encounter: Brown Goshawk, Spectacled Monarch, Dollarbird, Cinereous Tit, Helmeted Friarbird, Tenggara Whistler, Blyth’s Paradise Flycatcher, Gray-headed Canary Flycatcher, and Sumba Flowerpecker. After lunch, we’ll transfer to Waingapu where we’ll spend the night. If we missed any of the nocturnal birds the previous night tonight will serve as a backup.
Night in Waingapu
Day 4 - Sumba Lewa and Langgaliru Forest
During our previosu tour on Sumba we managed to pick up every island endemic with jsut one full day on the island--but we were pressed for time and could have had better looks at a number of birds. To remedy this we have added another full day on the island to concentrate on many of the highland specialists, as well as any birds that we desired better look of. This will also provide another night for owling if needed.
Night in Waingapu
Day 5 - Sumba and Rote Yumba Grasslands and Transfer to Rote
Our final morning on Sumba will focus on the Yumbu Grassland, where our top target will be the endemic and little-known Sumba Buttonquail—Sumba’s only non-forest endemic species. We will traverse the surrounding grasslands and have a good chance of finding this ground-dwelling game bird. Other grassland species possible include Horsfield’s Bush Lark, Brown Quail, Zebra Finch, and Pied Bush Chat. In the afternoon we’ll take a 1-hour flight to Kupang on the west end of Timor, before boarding a quick 30-minute flight to Rote Island just off the southwest edge of Timor. With time permitting we will bird until dark and work on tracking down the lone endemic nocturnal species—Rote Boobook.
Night in Rote
Day 6 - Rote Island Endemics
Despite its close proximity to Timor, Rote had 4 endemic species, as well as a handful of endemic subspecies (several deserving of species status). Our day here will focus on picking up 3 diurnal endemics with Rote Fantail, Rote Leaf Warbler, and Rote Myzomela. Other targets will include Jonquil Parrot, Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon, Timor Stubtail, Timor Oriole, Timor Warbling-Flycatcher, Black Cuckoo Dove, and Orange-banded Thrush. Aside from the endemics, we will have our hands full at Lake Sotimori as we scope the watebirds here for anything out of the ordinary. In 2019 we found a vagrant Magpie Goose, marking the 1st record for the Lesser Sundas, and just the 3rd for Indoneisa away from West Papua.
Night in Rote
Day 7 - Rote and Timor Bipolo Nature Reserve and Kupang Bay
This morning we’ll take the 30-minute flight back to Timor and head to the Bipolo Nature Reserve for a full day of birding. While the forest is rather small it still holds a remarkable number of birds. We will focus our efforts here on a trio of pigeons and doves: Pink-headed Imperial Pigeon, Black-backed Fruit Dove, and Rose-crowned Fruit Dove. Other birds we might encounter include Cinnamon-banded Kingfisher, Orange-banded Thrush, Timor Figbird, Timor Friarbird, Buff-banded Thicketbird, Timor Stubtail, Fawn-breasted Whistler, Timor Meliphaga, and Timor Myzomela. Birding the nearby shrimp ponds it is possible we may find Royal Spoonbill, Red-capped Plover, Sunda Teal, Australian Pratincole, and Little Curlew. The fields surrounding the ponds are home to various munias and we will look for both Five-colored Munia and Pale-headed Munia while trying to coax out a rare Timor Sparrow. Other possibilities here include Black-faced Cuckooshrike and Black-faced Woodswallow. In the evening we’ll try for another split from the Southern Boobook complex—the Timor Boobook.
Night in Kupang
Day 8 - Timor Camplong, Oelnasi, & Soe
Leaving early in the morning we’ll head to Camplong to look for Spot-breasted Heleia, White-bellied Bush Chat, Black-banded Flycatcher, Timor Leaf Warbler, and the ultra-skulky Buff-banded Thicketbird. Other more widespread species we are likely to find today include Little Bronze-Cuckoo, Spectacled Monarch, Little Pied Flycatcher, and Sunda Bush Warbler. We’ll end the day birding near Oelnasi looking for Timor Cuckoo-Dove and Timor Nightjar.
Night in Soe
Day 9 - Timor Mount Mutis
Heading to higher elevations, today we’ll embark to the mountains in Fatumnasi and Mount Mutis. The #1 target for birders here is the ultra rare Timor Imperial Pigeon, which would be an extremely lucky find if we had one. We’ll focus on the birds we know we can find including Metallic Pigeon, Island Thrush, Yellow-breasted Leaf Warbler, Mountain White-Eye, and the shy and secretive Pygmy Wren-Babbler. In the interior forest we should encounter a few species like Little Cuckoo-Dove and Snowy-browed Flycatcher, and have our best shot at the elusive Chestnut-backed Thrush—a species rapidly declining due to trapping for the cage-bird trade. Overhead we may encounter flocks of Olive-headed Lorikeet and if we are very lucky, the very rare Iris Lorikeet. Two more highly sought after prizes here include the Tricolored Parrotfinch and endemic yet-described Mutis Parrotfinch.
Night in Soe
Day 10 - Timor Endemic cleanup and transfer back to Kupang
This morning will serve as a backup for birding near Oelnasi for anything we have missed the past 2 days. We have the entire day to make our way back to Kupang and may visit some of the same sites from our first travel day across the island. Working with our local guides we'll make sure to take advantage of the day for the best birding opportunities.
Night in Kupang
Day 11 - Flores Golo Lusang and Ranamese Lake
Today we have an early direct flight to the highlands of Flores and Ruteng. Upon arrival we will head into the mountains birding for the rest of the morning with a huge list of potential targets like the Crested Ibon (a species of White-eye), Black-fronted Flowerpecker, Golden-rumped Flowerpecker, Russet-capped Tesia, Thick-billed Heleia, Variable Goshawk, Black-naped Fruit Dove, Little Minivet, Black-naped Monarch, Flores Green Pigeon, Tenggara Swiftlet, Russet-backed Jungle-Flycatcher, Bare-Throated Whistler, the near-endemic Brown-capped Fantail, Cream-browed White-eye, Scaly-crowned Honeyeater, and Flores Leaf Warbler. Hold on while we catch our breath—the list continues with White-browed Shortwing (often elevated to species status as Flores Shortwing), the nomadic and endemic Flores Hanging Parrot, Barred Cuckoo-Dove, Dark-Backed Imperial Pigeon, Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove, Rusty-breasted Cuckoo, and Sunda Cuckoo. We will take an afternoon break before heading out in the evening to try for the invisible owl—the Flores Scops Owl that calls these highlands home. This bird can prove quite difficult to see and will require some serious effort.
Night in Ruteng
Day 12 - Flores Pagal-Gapong and transfer to Cecer Village
Much of what we do today depends on how things went yesterday. We may try birding some of the higher elevation sites around Ruteng if we missed some of the birds we expected. Alternatively we may end up birding around Pagal-Gapong where we start seeing some of the lower elevations species common along the west slope of Flores. We will stay flexible to maximize our birding before we start heading west towards Cicero Village for the night. Here we will see if we can track down Wallace's Scops-Owl, and Mees's Nightjar after dark.
Night in Cecer Village
Day 13 - Flores Cecer Village, Puarlolo and Potowangka Road
Birding the west slope of Flores, we hpe to turn up any remaining endemics like the Flores Monarch, Flores Crow, and the difficult to find Flores Hawk-Eagle. Other good birds here include Ornate Pitta, Chestnut-capped Thrush, Rufous-chested Flycatcher, Crested Heleia, Little Minivet, Red-Cheeked Parrot, and Leaf Lorikeet. This will also be our last chace at Glittering Kingfisher. After lunch, we’ll head back towards Labuan Bajo, and this evening we will try for Moluccan Scops-Owl and Mees’s Nightjar if they’re still missing for our list!
Night in Labuan Bajo
Day 14 - Komodo Dragons! Komodo National Park
While there will be birds today, we’ll focus on something far more amazing—today we’ll seek out the incredible Komodo Dragon. Boarding a speedboat in the morning we’ll head to Komodo Island where we will likely see Yellow-crested Cockatoo, Helmeted Friarbird, Wallacean Drongo, Orange-footed Scrubfowl, Green Junglefowl, Sunda Pygmy Woodpecker, and Green Imperial Pigeon. If we’re lucky we’ll also see Pied Imperial Pigeon and with any luck Flores Hawk Eagle and Nicobar Pigeon. And oh yes, there will be dragons! We should expect to see a couple Komodo Dragons, perhaps even having our photo taken near the giant beasts! The boat ride back to Labuan Bajo will not be without birds either. We’ll keep an eye on the beaches for Beach Thick-Knee and Great-billed Heron. Overhead it’s not uncommon to see Brahminy Kites and White-bellied Sea-Eagles. Various terns, shorebirds, and waders may be present on the sandbars here as well.
Night in Labuan Bajo
Day 15 - Bali Transfer to Bali and Birding en route to Bali Handara Golf Course
After breakfast, we’ll board a flight back to Bali where we’ll see a more luxurious side of things. Bali is a jewel and has become a major tourist destination for Westerners due to its beautiful beaches, incredible scenery, and fabulous food. While the first portion of our tour focused on endemics on far-flung and little talked about islands, the next few days will focus on the birds of Bali. We could add up to 125 species in our final days of the tour, while we enjoy fantastic food and posh hotels. Getting in and out of Denpasar can prove time-consuming, and passing through Ubud into the mountains could take several hours. But the scenery makes up for the slow moving. We will make our way to Batu Karu jungle temple, a hot spot for Javan Forktail, Little Barbet, Javan Owlet, Crescent-chested Babbler, Javan Flameback, Mees's White-eye, Javan Whistling Thrush, and more.
Night at Bali Handara Kosaido Golf Course
Day 16 - Bali Bali Highlands
We'll start the day off birding at Bedugul Botanical Garden for Javan Flowerpecker, Indonesian Honeyeater, Javan Hawk-Eagle, Ruddy Cuckoo-Dove, Sunda Warbler, Javan Bush Warbler, Black-backed Fruit-Dove, Javan Hanging Parrot, Chesnut-backed Schimitiar-Babbler, and the elusive Sunda Thrush. With some luck we may also track down Dark-backed Imperial Pigeon and Gray-cheecked Green-Pigeon. After lunch we will visit Buyan Lake for Striated Grassbird, Yellow Bittern, Cinamon Bittern, and White-browed Crake. As our birding comes to a slow we’ll change scenery, dropping out of the mountains to the north coast and heading west, where the monsoon forest looks more like the lowlands the Lesser Sundas, than the interior of Bali we’ve experienced the past two days. After dark, we’ll set our sights on the talkative but often hard to see Sunda Scops Owl.
Night at The Menjangan
Day 17 - Bali West Bali National Park
Today will be a bird packed day. Starting the morning off in a canopy tower we’ll hope for looks at the rare Bali Myna and its cousin the Javan Myna. The Bali Myna is an incredible sight in the wild and one that won’t be soon forgotten. If we’re lucky we might be treated to one of the rarest birds in the world in the critically endangered Black-winged Starling. The illegal cage-bird trade has decimated this species population and West Bali may be the last places this bird exists in the wild in very small numbers. Other birds we hope to see from the tower include Black-thighed Falconet and several species of Green Pigeon. In the forest below we’ll take a short walk in hopes of seeing several birds common to the forest here. Yellow-throated Hanging-Parrot, Changeable Hawk-Eagle, and Coppersmith Barbet are possible. A quick stop near the mangroves and we might pick up Bar-winged Prinia and if lucky Mangrove Whistler. Moving along to the interior forest we’ll hope for great looks at Javan Banded Pitta, Horsfield’s Babbler, and Crested Serpent-Eagle. The habitat quickly turns lusher as we work our way inland and look for birds like Javan Kingfisher, Black-naped Monarch, Hair-crested Drongo, Little Barbet, and a variety of Bulbuls. In the afternoon we’ll turn to the lowlands and the coast around Gillamanuk where we’ll hope for looks at Lesser Adjutant, Blue-tailed Bee-Eater, Zebra Dove, Savanna Nightjar, and Small Minivet. If we’re lucky we might see Red-Breasted Parakeet and Dollarbird as well. Afterward we’ll head to the salt pans northeast of the park to hunt down some shorebirds and other waterbirds. Our main targets will be Javan Plover and Malaysian Plover, but we could easily turn up 10-15 more species of shorebirds with a little effort. It wouldn’t be a surprise to see Collared, Sacred, and Small Blue Kingfisher here as well. In the evening we’ll try again for the elusive Sunda Scops-Owl.
Night at The Menjangan
Day 18 - End of Tour Flights Home
This morning everyone will be able to relax at the resort, eat a leisurely breakfast, go snorkeling if so inclined, and start packing to head home. We’ll head back towards Denpasar late int eh morning, stopping for some souvenir shopping, before making it to the airport in the evening. Here our trip comes to an end as we depart home or wherever your next adventure may take you!
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What's Included & What to Expect
What to Expect on Your Tour
For most of the tour, you will have 3-guides leading the way. Tim Avery from Pitta Tours, our local Indonesian expert from Bali Birding Tour, and local guides on Sumba, Rote, Timor, and Flores. The key to the success we had running this tour in 2019 was the incredible local guides. Their up-to-the-date knowledge of the local endemics is an absolute must, and their willingness to go above and beyond to keep looking for birds is top notch!
Due to the number of guides, porters, and participants, we will typically be traveling in a 3-car convoy with a guide in each car with trip participants. Throughout the tour, we will switch up which vehicles we ride in so everyone gets opportunities to spend time with the local guides as well as Tim and Bayu. On Sumba, we travel a long distance on a rough road in 4WD trucks. The road is bumpy and the ride can be quite jostling--but the reward at the end is incredible birding. On Timor, we will travel in 4WD vehicles to reach our hiking area near Mount Mutis and to later travel deeper into the mountains. On the rest of the islands, we travel in small SUVs mostly on paved roads with some dirt roads to get to specific birds
As this is a remote part of the world the accommodations on this tour are highly variable, with good to excellent accommodations available in some areas, but basic in others. At all sites, we use the best accommodations available. In the cities of Denpasar, Kupang, Soe, Ruteng, and Labuan Bajo good to excellent, modern hotels are used with private bathrooms, 24-hour electricity, full-time hot water, air conditioning, and internet. On Sumba, we will be staying 1-night at the simplest accommodation on the tour, a Guard Ranger Station with shared bathrooms. Our local guides provide comfortable beds and clean sheets here for a relatively comfortable night! In Bali, the hotels are very comfortable on all nights with private bathrooms, full-time electricity, and internet.
Breakfasts are typically Nasi Goreng in the field (fried rice with egg)--although in Bali we will eat several sit-down breakfasts. Lunches are mixed in the field (simple local meals, peanut butter, and bread, fruit, etc) with sitdown lunches in Bali and elsewhere as permitted. All dinners are at local favorite restaurants, and are generally very delicious! Filtered water and soft drinks are included with all meals. Alcohol IS NOT included and is limited in most places to the local lager (beware of the non-alcoholic version in some places!).
This is a birding tour, with the focus on getting as many birds as possible, although casual photographers in the group will find some birds for photography. There are no feeders on this tour, so any photography is on the fly as it and will always take second place to making sure everyone sees the bird. The best photography will be on Komodo (with the dragons especially), in West Bali National Park, and on Sumba, where the easiest birding of the tour is typically found. Elsewhere photography is much more limited (especially on Timor, where the birding is the toughest of the tour). None-the-less there will be plenty of photo opportunities on this tour.
While physically, this is for the most part, not a challenging tour (i.e. the walking is largely not difficult), the very early starts and long days (necessitated to look for the many endemic nightbirds), make this more intense than many tours. The Lesser Sundas are a remote part of Indonesia, and therefore accommodations are usually limited, so there is the need to travel a short distance to get to many of the birding sites, meaning earlier rises. Starts of 4 AM to 5 AM are common on this tour, especially at the early end of this time frame. As it gets light early, there may also be even earlier starts, as an optional activity, before rejoining the rest of the group, if some of the nightbirds require this.
A fair amount of walking is required, although much of it on wide tracks and in fairly easy terrain. There is one, optional, strenuous walk on Timor’s Gunung Mutis. This track is taken slowly, and while uneven the gradient is not that great, only gradually ascending. The toughest aspect of this trip is the very long days, made longer by the pursuit of the many endemic night birds available on this tour. With great effort, many of these are seen by taking long days in the field.
Weather and Temperature
Even with the mostly hot temps on Bali, Timor, and Flores, we go up to higher elevations where rain and mist, and cooler (but not cold) temperatures are more likely. November is between the end of the dry season and the beginning of the wet season in this part of the world. While rain is not expected daily, it could rain daily, and there will likely be some precipitation on a number of days. Tropical downpours are possible at any time in Indonesia. This is especially true of the higher elevation sites like Mutis on Timor. Rain gear should be brought at least in the vehicle for each outing. Here are some expected conditions where we'll be birding: On Sumba temperatures average between 70-78F. On Timor temperatures average between 77-87F. Rote is the same as Timor, but low lying so lacking the threat of wetter mountain weather. Flores averages between 67-82F. There is also more chance of rain on Flores mostly in the afternoons and evenings. Komodo averages between 77-88F. Bali average between 74-88F.
You will need a passport with at least two blank pages valid for at least six months beyond the date of your arrival in Indonesia. If your passport does not meet these requirements, you will be denied entry into Indonesia. If you traveling on a limited validity passport, such as an emergency passport, you should obtain a visa prior to arriving in Indonesia.
You will not need a Visa if you are a U.S. citizen and are staying less than 30 days in Indonesia. You must have a return or onward ticket to another country and have not been previously refused entry or blacklisted.
If you are planning on staying longer than 30 days, you will need to purchase a $35 USD visa issued upon arrival valid for up to 30 days for tourism, family visitation, and other purposes. See the Indonesian Immigration’s website for more information. You may extend a Visa-on-Arrival only once for a maximum of 30 days, for another $35 USD. Diplomatic or official passport holders cannot apply for Visa-on-Arrival.
Entry requirements are subject to change at the sole discretion of Indonesian immigration authorities. If you overstay your visa, you are subject to a fine of 250,000 Indonesian rupiah (about $20 USD) per day and maybe detained and deported. U.S. citizens have been jailed for visa overstays or obtaining the wrong visa class for their purpose of travel.
While you are in Indonesia, always carry your passport, valid visa, and work or resident permit, if applicable. Travelers have been detained for questioning for not having their passports with them.
Itinerary subject to change
Please note that this itinerary can be changed due to factors such as accommodations, roads, birding locations, and at the discretion of the local guides and any other unforseen factors. We make every attempt to follow this itinerary as closely as possible.
- KOMODO DRAGONS!!!
- The Flores Sea
- Amazing Scenery
- Macaques and Langurs
- Fresh Fruits & Fruit Drinks
- Kind and Generous Local People
- Rich and Vibrant Culture
- Professional Local Guides
- All in-country Flights & Luggage
- Ground Transportation
- Boat to Komodo National Park
- Admission to Komodo National Park
- Admission to Bali Barat National Park
- Admission to Tanah Daru National Park
- 17-nights Accomodations
- 2 to 3 meals per day
- Spotting Scope while Birding
- Water for Refreshment
- Birds—we’ll find some birds
- Some Flammtastic Tour Swag
- Delightful Conversation about Birds
- A Thoroughly Enjoyable Time!
- Tips to local landowners & villagers
We also include SFW dad jokes, witty bird puns, and the occasional commentary on things non-bird related!
What's Not Included
- Flights to and from Tour
- Alcoholic Drinks
- Room Service & Additional Food
- Phone Calls
- Tips to Guides & Porters
- Anything not mentioned
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Today is the first official day of fall. While I love fall and it is absolutely my favorite time of the year, it makes me miss home back in Michigan. As a Michigander let me tell you, there is nothing like Michigan in the fall time.
The trees change to the most amazing colors and then the temperature is just so nice! I just love it!
BUT the best thing about fall in Michigan is not the weather or the scenery, it is the apple orchards! They open in the fall time and nothing, I mean nothing beats an apple cider donut from a Michigan apple orchard. It is by far the thing I miss the most about Michigan.
There is nothing like going to the apple orchard and getting fresh donuts and cider. It just screams home to me.
Okay, that is my rant for the day. I hope you all are having a great beginning of fall! It was a beautiful day here in Texas and I am looking forward to the Scarecrow Festival that is coming in 3 weeks!
Until next time.
Jessica AKA Mrs. Ripple


Masterplast is launching another investment of EUR 7.6 million thus further strengthening its fiberglass mesh production capacity in Subotica, Serbia.
2021 May 04
The healthcare division of Masterplast may reach the level of the construction segment.
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Masterplast Nonwoven GmbH has commenced operations in a unit located in Aschersleben, Germany.
2020 July 01
(Press release - 05.06.2020) - In the framework of the investment aid scheme for large enterprises, state aids help the development of the Hungarian manufacturer.
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What Is Caravan ?
Caravan is a Persian word for group of people traveling together. So the local caravan means a group of local travelers. The local caravan is a unique car pooling solution that helps people reaching their place with less carbon print. It will not only enable you to find people interested for the caravan but also let you know where exactly all the participants of caravan are on map. By using local caravan site, you can create your own caravan and embed a widget of caravan map on your website or your favorite social networking site such as Facebook.


Category : Journals
Author : sopheakthav
This study was designed to assess the food security status among farming households in rural areas of Koas Krala District, Battambang Province, Cambodia. The study utilized a multistage random sampling technique to select a sample of 257 rural farm households for interview. Data collected were analyzed using percentages, mean score, logistic regression and food security index.


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Part II: Macrobusting (back
to Part I: Microbusting)
Whereas Microbusting details theories and protocols pertaining to the
alteration of local meteorological phenomena, Macrobusting involves spawnings
of entire weather systems beyond the horizon.
Such weather systems owe their existence to low and high pressure
air masses, seen as a blue "H" and red "L" on the typical weather map.
By engineering a high pressure air mass (Hp) at a particular geographic
location, disturbances such as warm or cold fronts, cool and dry or warm
and moist air, lake-effect snow, monsoons, Alberta Clippers, and anomalies
as omega-blocks, cut-offs, or hyper-latitudinal jet-streams can be created.
Because these systems appear at great distances from the cloudbuster
(CB), it is evident that the ions responsible for local cloudbusting work
play little part in Macrobusting. Although the butterfly-effect is still
in force when altering a region of the nation's weather, radionic principles
play a greater part than do electrical ones.
First, let's analyze how Hp's and Lp's (low pressure systems) are
formed by a CB, from an orgonomic perspective. As has been stated, high
densities of orgone are accompanied by high concentrations of water (rain
is the most obvious form), low densities by low water concentrations bringing
about dry, blue skies. Under common knowledge, Hp's bring lear skies, and
Lp's cloudy ones. Thus, we can conclude that Lp's are infact dense regions
of orgone, and Hp's areas of rarefied orgone. Furthermore, CB's "draw"
orgone from any point at which it is aimed, leading to the following principle:
|An Hp forms in the direction a CB is aimed.
Since orgone flows from low potential (density) to high potential,
if a CB is aimed eastward, for example, and lowers the potential of eastern
skies, then the atmospheric orgone stream, which normally runs in the same
direction as the jet-stream, stops, reverses, and flows westward to its
source, streaming away from the area of low potential. However, western
portions of the orgone stream beyond influence of the CB are still flowing
W to E. As this portion meets with the reversed stream, a damming effect
occurs by which an enormous potential of orgone is created west of the
CB (see diagram below). Because high potentials of orgone are associated
with precipitation, storms spontaneously materialize west of the CB, which,
once the W to E orgone flow overpowers the reversed flow, begin to move
eastward again over the CB and surrounding regions in sheets of rain.
This former theory, which has proven its validity through countless
successful weather operations, can be simplified if viewed from a strictly
meteorological point, namely that visualizing reversals of the orgone stream
(which is vital for the radionic aspects of cloudbusting to function
properly), one simply concentrates upon Hp's, Lp's, and their respective
Because "high" and "low" are relative terms, one cannot have a "high"
without having a "low" pressure system. An Hp is always accompanied
by an Lp. More specifically:
|An Lp forms in the opposite direction a CB is aimed.
If one aims east, an Lp forms west. To fully understand the dynamics
of pressure systems, one must realize that in the northern hemisphere:
|Hp's rotate clockwise (cw) and Lp's rotate counter-clockwise (ccw)
Wherever a CB is, an Hp forms which rotates cw due to corriolis forces
(the same force that makes water in your sink rotate cw) and picks up moisture
from bodies of water in the path of its winds. Experiments have shown that
with distances that Hp's form away from a CB, the wind generated by such
a system originates 90 degrees cw from a CB's aim:
And thus the following protocol is discovered:
|Draw 90 degrees ccw from the desired wind flow direction
For example, if one were in Illinois and requires a moist, southerly
warm air flow from the Gulf of Mexico, the CB would be pointed east, for
east is 90 degrees ccw from south. Of course, 90 degrees is not a critical
number; infact, as will be stated later, a an hour-long "sweep" from 70
to 90 degrees ccw with a CB is an effective method of creating large Hp's.
However, please attempt to keep aim within this range, otherwise accuracy
will suffer dearly.
Now let us discuss warm and cold fronts. Warm fronts occur when(assuming
weather normally flows from W to E accross a region) an Lp west of a location
collides with and overruns an Hp:
Because the moist, warm, low pressured air is "lifted" to higher
altitude where temperatures are considerably cooler, the Lp's air must
also cool. Since cooler air cannot hold as much moisture as warmer air
per unit volume, the moisture must condense to a form more commonly known
as rain or snow. The boundary between the air masses in such a case is
a warm front.
Conversely, a cold front is established when an Hp approaches an
Lp from the west, and digs beneath it with the same lifting effect. This
is rightly called a cold front.
Combining diagrams of direction of draw, source of moisture, resulting
Hp and Lp, and front gives us the following diagram:
As is evident by the diagrams, a cold front is engineered by aiming
the CB into the main weather flow, and a warm front by pointing
How does one determine the "weather flow" described above? Visually,
one may observe cloud movement or direction of wind, but be aware that
oftentimes clouds of different altitudes move at separate directions. What
we must be concerned with is the motion of storms in general. It is known
that storms follow the jet-stream in their trek accross the country. Thus,
it is best to consult weather maps of the current jet-stream to know in
which direction one should draw.
In summary of fronts and their relation to Macrobusting:
|Warm fronts are created by aiming away from the jet-stream's
path of flow, and will follow the direction of the stream once created.
|Cold fronts are created by aiming into the jet-streams's
path of flow, but will also follow the direction of flow once created.
But what happens when the CB draws in a direction not parallel
to the jet-stream? The jet-stream then actually changes its course
to become parallel:
Don't expect to ever reverse the direction of a jet-stream. At most,
you will either create a "cut-off" or an "omega-block":
Now that we know in what direction to aim, there are several other
factorss to take into account: the elevation of aim, strength/geometry
of the CB, duration of draw, and sweep of aim.
First, the elevation in part determines range. A water powered copper
pipe such as the following,
aimed at 20 degrees above horizon can be expected to create an Hp
with center located almost 500 miles from the draw site. At 45 degrees,
range reduces to 200 miles. But since Hp's and Lp's are 100's of miles
in diameter, even a long-range CB has power to influence local weather,
albeit indirectly. A long range is useful for engineering massive Hp's
west or NW of a location, which results in a quick, powerful, cold front
storm followed by several days of sunshine and cooler weather.
Due to storm systems moving rather quickly to the east, when making
warm fronts (east draw) care must be taken to use short-range aim, since
if an Hp is formed too far east, so will the warm front, overshooting the
target location by many miles and bringing rain to places that do not need
|For cold fronts, aim low on horizon and into the jet-stream.
|For warm fronts, aim halfway to zenith and down the jet-stream.
Second, the construction of a CB is obviously of critical importance
and affects the range at which Hp's are formed. The following list of devices
are arranged by order of decreasing range:
1)Long, 12' gutter pipes, water-powered, set up in rack formation.
2)Single or double copper pipes, 10' by 2", water powered.
3)Orgone laser (described below), dry
4)Furnace pipe, 5ft by 6 - 8 ", water powered.
6)Trevor James Constable's geometric devices.
Numbers 1 - 4 are best for Macrobusting, and 5 - 7 for Microbusting.
Geometry plays an integral role in TJC's equipment, but that is beyond
the scope of this article. TJC has been extremely careful about what information
he divulges to the public concerning some of his CB's, such as the use
conical shapes and the golden ratio combined with rotary motion in his
more secret devices. Because I have not successfully replicated these devices
for lack of information, I cannot offer advice to the reader concerning
The orgone laser has been my primary tool and works well as a long-range
waterless CB. It consists of a 5' by 8" sheet metal furnace pipe (available
cheaply at your local hardware store), whose end is covered with a sheet
metal backplate rivetted in place. Windows are cut at 1/4 distance up from
the bottom, and an orgone matt made of alternating plastic and aluminum
foil sheets (with aluminum on the inside and plastic on the outside) is
wrapped around the lower half and duct-taped securely:
Third, duration of draw is the most important of all factors, It
decides the difference between a massive hailstorm and gentle rain. For
long-range water-powered, it is recommended by experienced CB operators
that one draw no longer than one hour. This is critical. For the
orgone volcano and laser, which are more experimental, I have found a draw
time of several hours as safe. Occasionally, they were in place overnight
without severe consequences, unless the tornadoes in Texas were the effect
(which I seriously doubt since the range would've had to have been 700
hundred miles). When trying novel devices built at home, try them for no
longer than 1/2 hour the first attempt, then increase duration the next
week and observe the effects if all went well the first time. It is esciting
to observe radar spots of red on the TV screen, but always be aware of
the mortality that goes along with it. How much is a life worth at the
expense of your foolery? Think twice before drawing double the norm just
to see an overkilled hit being spoken about on the six-o'clock news. (I
have done this accidentally once, but never again)
Lastly, sweep of aim controlls the cross-span of an Hp. By sweep
it is meant the periodic repositioning of a CB muzzle to sweep an arc accross
the sky over duration of draw (by the way, "draw" is an old lable where
orgone is thought to be "drawn" into a pipe and directed with a "sweeping
motion." With my ion model, it is more likely that ions are shot from the
pipe, but both explanations can bring weather operations to fruition).
For example, one may position a CB south-east. Then, after 5 minutes, the
muzzle is shifted left or right by an increment equal to the arc divided
by the number of repositionings (see diagram below). Sweeps can be made
horizontally or vertically. Horizontal sweeps broaden the Hp's span, and
vertical sweeps better reverse the orgone stream , or, if one preffers
my point of view, creates a more dense Hp, and thus better storms. Vertical
sweeps should be raised no higher than 45 degrees above horizon, otherwise
inaccuracy will result.
Once a CB session is completed, one can expect to observe the following:
1) 18 - 22 hours after the session's mid-point, a small patch of rain roughly
100 miles in diameter moves accross the region without the presence of
At this point the weather map may show signs of an occluded front
(purple dashed line) forming 500 miles opposite of draw. The small patch
of rain gives about .15 inches of precipitation in most locations except
near the site of draw. Because the air is still litered with an overabundance
of ions due to Micro-effects, the patch of rain disintegrates above, but
re-forms once it passes:
You will also note that on a sunny day with cumulus clouds abound,
such clouds will also disintegrate and start to "shred" above. This is
classically blamed on DOR or ORANUR, but it is really due to extreme levels
of ion density (remember that ORANUR is orgone energized by radioactivity,
and that radioactivity ionizes air, hence the term "ionizing" radiation,
showing that air ionized by a radioactive material coupled with a radionic
element is equivalent to ORANUR).
One to two days after this rain patch moves through, the occluded
front will have transformed into a prominent warm front which will finally
trek eastward and bring lots of precipitation to the target area, including
the draw site (if you empty a bucket of water above an ion generator, the
water will soak it. Likewise, a warm front will overpower any residual
ions left in the CB area. Also, the extra two days allowed for ionized
air to be thoroughly ventilated and diluted.)
If, however, the CB was aimed incorrectly and not parallel to the
jet-stream, the bulk of precipitation will land north or south of the target
Now, to give the reader a better idea of how to go about cloudbusting,
a thorough example of a typical CB session is given. The CB operator is
located in middle Illinois, which is currently under the influence of a
high pressure system to the NE, with SE winds at a gentle breeze. A low
pressure area is south, and due to move east quickly, with more high pressure
from the NW expected to bring no precipitation for the next five days.
Temperatures are in the upper 80's and the humidity is at 65%:
The CB operator decides to bring a premature rain to the region in
the form of a warm front, and observes the jet-stream over his location
from NW to SE. Therefore he chooses to aim his CB south east, away from
the jet-stream to get a visible hit on his own location. The Lp and Hp
in place will move out soon to be replaced be the HP north west, but by
creating a new Hp southeast of the site (in direction of aim), an Lp will
inherently form NW, either replacing or modifying the predicted Hp.
He utilizes two units, a 10' by 2" copper pipe and an orgone laser.
After propping both pipes up on lawn chairs at 30 degrees above horizon,
he inserts a misting spray nozzle in the copper pipe's end. The copper
pipe is swept from 15 degrees left to fifteen degrees right of SE at intervals
of five minutes. The laser is positioned low on the horizon to be swept
vertically upward to 45 degrees over the same duration as the copper pipe,
an hour's long draw. After an hour, the copper pipe is disconnected and
stored, but the laser is repositioned to its original aim 15 degrees above
zero. Later that evening, it, too, is put away.
Twenty hours later, in the early afternoon of the next day, radar
shows a frontless patch of rain approaching and overtaking the area, but
the CB site receives only sprinkles for less than twenty minutes. (the
patch of rain is less than 100 miles accross, otherwise it must have moved
at 300 mph, which is impossible). This is the first wave of precipitation,
already forcing a contradiction of the weather man's predictions.
Over the next two days, an occluded front is observed to spawn and
develop in north Dakota and an Lp is seen arising where the former Hp was.
At the end of two days, a warm front has developed, sending moisture from
the Gulf into Illinois for a span of fourteen wet hours(see new weather
map below). Mission accomplished.
Of course there are many variations on this theme, but it gives good
insight as to what one can expect when Macrobusting. But don't forget that
what is west, must go east, and all storms running over Illinois do not
just "disappear" once the pass the state. They gather in strength as the
move eastward, soaking those in the East Coast, particularly in Virginia
and North Carolina with the example given. It doesn't take a tornado for
one to know that his CB works, so do not attempt this.
Here is more advice:
To create cooler weather draw westward; this allows a Hp to form
west, channeling in cool air from the north.
To break a drought, find large body of water such as the Gulf, the
oceans, or the Great Lakes, and aim the CB 90 degrees ccw from that direction.
Winds will cary moisture from those sources and dump it on the target location.
To clear an overcast sky (a Microbusting protocol), set up as many
pipes as possible in a tub pointing at all skyward directions, and flood
the tub with water, or use one pipe and sweep from the zenith to horizon
in a helical manner, stopping for several seconds every twenty degrees
rotationally, then repeat until sky is clear.
To make it snow, wait for cold temperatures, and follow the same
direction as in breaking droughts, except allow the moisture source to
clash with cold air over the target location. Snow fall accumulations are
a good way of measuring your accuracy, since incorrect alignment will give
snow in a streak north or south of your desired site. The only hard part
is using a water hose at subfreezing temperatures, unless you use a waterless
unit. Don't forget the brutality of blizzards and fatal traffic accidents
that come with it, so don't overdo it.
Lastly, to check if a front on the current map is natural or man-made,
one should observe the smoothness and continuity of fronts. If they are
rounded and simple, chances are that they came from natural sources. However,
if they appear broken and malformed, they are man made (see below). This
is most obvious in the summer months. Also look for steady streaks of clouds
in the satellite loops, for they indicate evidence of Microbusting.
This ends our discussion on cloudbusting in its typical forms. If
the reader chooses to try any of the material herein, he is advised to
learn an adequate knowledge base on meteorology and orgonomy before starting.
Reading orgonomy-related books and watching the Weather Channel for a couple
months should suffice, unless one were to employ himself in proffessional
cloudbusting, in which case many years of study and experience are recommended.
Because the sky is finite, other CB operators may be performing their own
experiments on the same portion of it, unaware of one another. Then they
wonder why the results went contradictory to their expectations. It's best
to always document one's proposed operation at a public forum such as PORE's
cloudbuster forum, so that other CB operators in the area know to refrain
from getting out their equipment in the same week.
There is much more to be discovered in the diverse variations of
cloudbusting, and while the government is breaking its back trying to change
the climate with megawatts of microwave power as in the HAARP project,
you can accomplish ten times over what they can in the leisure of your
own back yard using the gentle principles of nature discovered by the great
Wilhelm Reich. Good experimenting to all!


THE EIGHTH IEEE SYMPOSIUM ON COMPUTERS
AND COMMUNICATIONS (ISCC'2003)
KEMER - ANTALYA, TURKEY June 30 - July 3 2003
2002 Final ISCC'2003 paper
28 February 2003 (Originally Feb 22) Notification of acceptance mailed
12 April 2003 Final camera-ready manuscripts due
IEEE Symposium on Computers and Communications (ISCC2003) is being held in the Kemer
district of the city Antalya, Turkey in 2003. Because of the archeological and natural
richness of the area, Antalya is sometimes called the Turkish Riviera. The sea and sun,
nature and history all come together in magical harmony here where one can enjoy the best
and cleanest beaches on the Mediterranean. Kemer is an important tourism center with many
resorts, restaurants and beach facilities, yacht ports and historical cities to visit.
The conference hotel is the Limra Hotel which is located in Kiris, Kemer which is approximately 60 kilometers from the Antalya Airport and 50 kilometers from the city center of Antalya. Accommodation rates for ISCC'2003 participants at Limra hotel are 56 USD/night (double occupancy per person) and 86 USD/night (single occupancy per person) based on full board. Accommodations are also arranged at a nearby hotel, Hotel Kiris Claros (3 star) at the rate of 33 USD/night (double occupancy) and 41 USD/night (single occupancy) based on all-inclusive stay.
Transportation between Antalya airport and Hotel Limra (distance is about 70 km) is arranged by the local organization committee. One-way transfer rates are 25 USD per person for groups of up to 3 people and 20 USD per person for larger groups.
PICTURES FROM THE KEMER AREA
OLYMPOS and PHASELIS
ANCIENT LYCIAN CITIES
TRAVEL TO TURKEY
The best way to travel to Turkey is by air. There are regular direct flights from some major cities in Europe (Munich, Frankurt) to the Antalya International Airport. There are also regular flights from most major cities in Europe, North America and the Far East to the Istanbul International Airport and one can get a connecting flight from the Istanbul International Airport to the Antalya airport.
Provided that they have a valid passport, citizens of most countries do not require a visa, or, if necessary, visas can be issued at entry points. Detailed information on the visa requirements for Turkey can be obtained from the official WEB site of Turkish Ministry for Foreign Affairs.
The official language of the Symposium will be English.
Antalya enjoys a four seasons climate. The average temperature in the conference period is 28.2 degrees celcius. Approximately 300 days of the year is sunny.
The Turkish Lira is available in notes and coins. Traveler's Checks can be cashed in most banks and exchange offices. Hotels and many shops and restaurants accept foreign currency. Hotels, most restaurants and shops accept all major credit cards. $USD = 1,649,000 TRL; 1 Euro = 1,623,000 TRL. (as of September 30, 2002).
ON THE INTERNET:
Information about Turkey - http://www.turkey.org/intro.html
Turkey Ministry of Culture - http://www.kultur.gov.tr
Travel and Visa - http://www.travelturkey.com


We sat together and we talked about the situation which is in Africa and we decided to help our brothers and sisters who is in need.
Water is the source of life.
Kyrgyzstan is the name of our beloved country.
With love from Kyrgyz brothers and sisters…
|Kenya||Kilifi||6/29/2016||3.455029 S 39.922740 E||40m||600 people|


Charleston Xpress (previously Charleston MOD) started in 2013 as a way to make IKEA® products more accessible to residents and businesses living in the low country. Starting with only a Jeep and a covered trailer, we made monthly trips to Charlotte and returned chock full of flat packs for our customers. As demand grew so did our menu of services. Now beginning our fifth year, we are proud to offer our customers weekly IKEA® orders, local and non local white glove delivery, assembly & installation services, and 3PL warehousing and receiving.
We pride ourselves on taking a straightforward approach to localized logistics and will always do our best to ensure the quality of our service. Please let us know if there is anything we can do for you and we look forward to working with you.


An Area of Outstanding Beauty
The second largest island in Thailand, Koh Chang is renowned for its natural beauty, including long stretches of stunning coastline, waterfalls, temples and an abundance of coconut trees. Nearby, the fascinating archipelago of Koh Chang National Marine Park and the incredible diving sites ensure endless opportunities for exploration and discovery. Just a 45-minute flight from Thailand’s capital Bangkok will take you to Trat International Airport (TDX). The resort is then a further 70-minute journey, using the ferry service to cross at the mainland pier Ao Thammachat, which is home to the fast ferry service to the island. Boats depart every 45 minutes of when full, with a duration of 30 to 40 minutes.
DAILY FLIGHTS BANGKOK TO TRAT AIRPORT by BANGKOK AIRWAYS
Koh Chang island is approximately 70-minutes away from Trat Airport (TDX). Flights from Bangkok to Trat and Trat to Bangkok operate daily. For more information about flights please visit Bangkok Airways.
After arrival at Trat Airport, there are two options for your onward transfer to the island.
Ferry to Koh Chang
Ferry Koh Chang leaves from Ao Thammachat Pier (Trat) on the mainland taking approximately 25 minutes to arrive at Ao Sapparod Pier (Koh Chang) on the North East coast of Koh Chang. Most private transfers, minibuses from Bangkok and minibuses from Trat Airport will use this pier.
The Ferry departs every 45 minutes or when full, starting services from 6:45 am until 7:00 pm. Ticket prices (one-way): THB 80 per adult, THB 30 per child, THB 100 per car.
Trat Airport - Amber Sands
Amber Sands can arrange a collection from the port for you as you embark the ferry, greeting you upon arrival and assisting you to your final destination of the resort. Arrangements for this transfer can be arranged alongside your booking for the resort.


LAYMAN ENERGY ASSOCIATES-
TRUCKHAVEN GEOTHERMAL PROJECT ("New Truckhaven")
- Located in open desert terrain in northwestern Imperial County,
southwest of the Salton Sea and the town of Salton City.
- Shallow exploratory drilling conducted by industry in the early
1980's identified an extensive thermal anomaly
- A deep well drilled by Phillips Petroleum in 1982 identified a
350-370 deg F convective zone within a thick section of
porous reservoir sands in late Tertiary, basin-filling sediments
- Flow testing of the Phillips deep well indicated a low-salinity
reservoir fluid with TDS < 4,000 ppm
LEA Development History at Truckhaven
- In 2001, Layman Energy Associates (LEA) secured leasing rights
on approximately 3,200 acres of federal and private lands in the
- In 2003, LEA conducted geologic and geophysical surveys in the
Truckhaven area, partially funded by a grant from the U.S. Department of Energy GRED II program totaling $349,000.
- In May, 2005 LEA received a $700,000 grant from the California Energy Commission GRDA program to support drilling and
flow testing of a production test well.
- In December, 2004, LEA signed a development agreement with Iceland America Energy, Inc. (IAE) to cooperate on
development of the Truckhaven project. IAE is a partnership of Icelandic public utilities and geothermal engineering firms
and U.S.-based firms with extensive local experience in geothermal development.
- In July 2006, IAE signed a power sales agreement with Pacific Gas & Electric for 50 MW of power from the Truckhaven
- In 2008, IAE completed testing of its initial exploratory well at the Truckhaven project which encountered a thick-section of
porous sands above 4,500 feet suitable for injection and a bottom hole temperature over 350 deg F.
- In June, 2011 Nevada Geothermal Power, Inc. (NGP) acquired IAE's assets at the Truckhaven project, and LEA retains an
interest in the project via a linked agreement with NGP's successor-in-interest, Alternative Earth Resources, Inc.


Commissioned by Little Red Noise and Bec Hill (one of Time Out's funniest 10 comedians on twitter) to design an identity for a new pun-centric comedy night. I went back with a few different design options and this one was picked as the runner. The show is performed bi-monthly in London and in Edinburgh during the festival. It's well worth a visit.
To find our more about Pun Run, visit their website here.


The executives of Organo Gold, Bernardo Chua, Shane Morand, and Holton Buggs Jr. continue to reach the goals of the OG Cares Foundation. The non-profit organization supports humanitarian efforts to assist thousands of children and youths around the world. The younger generation is receiving support and training that prepares them to become productive adults with skills and the appropriate training. OG is helping children in China, India, Mexico, Philippines, Canada, and the United States. Most of the locations are in communities their independent distributors conduct business.
In the United States, they sponsor organizations in New Orleans, LA and San Antonio, TX. The team at Organo Gold including the executives, independent distributors and volunteers come together to sponsor scholarships, sports, boys & girls club, covenant house, and food programs. The goals for OG are to expand its projects, recruit volunteers, and financial resources to help more youths. Most of the organization’s resources are provided by the corporate sponsors, global executives network, and their distributors. They have successfully reached tens of thousands of children worldwide under the leadership of Holton Buggs, the Chairman of the Board of OG.
Bernardo Chua is the Chief Executive Officer of Organo Gold and founder of OG Cares Foundation. He organized the company ten years ago in Vancouver, British of Columbia offering gourmet coffee through their marketing distributors. Between 2008 and 2017, their line of products has expanded to market green tea, energy drink mix, detox mix, personal care products, and herbal supplements. Chua is the recipient of the Dangal ng Bayan Award, National Shoppers Choice Award, and Direct Sales Company of the Year for outstanding performances in sales and food supplements. He owns one of the first international companies to sell products produced with Ganoderma, an herb used centuries ago in China to promote longevity of life.


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Great opportunity for a first time home buyer, investor or flipper. Lots of new concrete and exterior work has been done to this great property. This home has great space, solid bones, a nice garage and a shop space in the back yard.
Known as the City of Five Seasons, Cedar Rapids celebrates winter, spring, summer, fall, and a fifth season meant to enjoy life and all the other seasons. As the second largest city in the state of Iowa, Cedar Rapids is a vibrant city offering a dynamic arts and culture scene, a thriving downtown area with a wide variety of restaurants and nightlife and a growing urban living community. After experiencing a devasting flood in 2008, the Cedar Rapids community has flourished.
With more than 1.5 billon spent for revitalization the community is booming with new and renovated entertainment venues and historic neighborhoods have been renewed. The Newbohemia district is a fast growing community offering a year round farmers marketing, local shops such as Raygun - famous for t-shirts - and aplethora of local bars and restaurants.


Some people love the beach, some love the mountains, and some love the glaciers of Canada. We just have a certain place that brings us enjoyment and peace. For me, it has always been the river.
I’ve always had the best times in the river. I remember things like white water rafting in Colorado, kayaking in Oregon, canoeing in Tennessee, and floating on an air mattress in Big Sir, California to reach the Pacific Ocean. Those moments have always been moments that I want to re-live over and over in my life. There is just something about the river that does it for me.
Well, Yesterday I had a new experience with the river where I ran on the trail that follows it through the city of Murfreesboro, Tn. About five minutes into my run I became over filled with joy. I just began laughing and celebrating. I didn’t know if it was because it was so beautiful, or because it was so calm, or if I had just finally got in shape enough to be able to run for more than 5 minutes.
This run was one of the best times I’ve had since I’ve moved to TN, and it calls me back. I think I may have even had a dream last night about running there again. Today was my day off of running, and I’m feeling the excitement of running there again. Maybe tomorrow, if there is an opportunity?
So what’s the cool tie in with me loving the river. Well, it’s kinda extra special to me for two reasons. The first reason is that my last name “Starbuck” actually means “by the water.” In even greater detail, it means by the brook. A brook is smaller than a river, but it’s the same idea. There were certain times yesterday when the river seemed more like a brook than a river, but I also know it’s the end of summer, so there is less water flowing.
The other reason why it is special to me is because I’ve always had a draw to Psalm 1. I never knew why I loved the Psalm so much, but it always seemed like it was the echo of my heart. I could always imagine being the guy who is planted by the streams of water and seeing the fruit come out over time. The Psalm tells us to not be in certain places, and not be with certain people, but to stay rooted next to the river, and then we will be successful in what ever comes along.
This Psalm and our last name actually played a huge part in why we gave Seth his middle name “David.” David wrote Psalm 1 and one of the first things we find standing out from the very beginning is to be planted by the water.
Now, we live by the river here in Tennessee. Though I’ve lived by the ocean and I’ve lived by the lake, I am just so happy to be able to live by the river. This particular river has a lot of history, and has a lot of more story coming. I am hoping that more than anything, God will help me to not only live by the river here in TN, but to also live by the river of God that brings me through the seasons of His Kingdom coming on earth.
As I continue to run by the river, I will constantly remember the images God has spoken to us. “Come to me if you are thirsty,” “I am the living water,” “Be still and know that I am God,” & “He shall be like a tree planted by streams of water, and in it’s season, he will produce fruit. Whatever he does, he will prosper.” God thank you for the River, and that you supply our needs as you run through the depths of our hearts and minds and deliver us your fresh living water!
– Seth, I will do all I can to help you stay by the river of God. This is where we belong, and there is no better place to be. Even when the storms of life come, we will build our house upon the solid rock of Jesus Christ. I love you buddy, and as long as God wills it… we will be planted “by the river.”


I've been lucky enough to have been gorge walking in the Brecon Beacons or gorge scrambling, as some people call it, many times over the years. This has been carried out at Pontneddfechan part of the Brecon Beacons National Park. This is area is also known locally as...
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Lahore, second largest city of Pakistan and the capital of Punjab province. It lies in the upper Indus plain on the Ravi River, a tributary of the Indus.
Little is known of the history of the settlement prior to the Muslim period. Hindu legend attributes the founding of Lahore to Lava, or Loh, son of Rama, after whom it is said to have been named Lohawar. It was the capital of the Ghaznavid dynasty from 1152 to 1186. During the 14th century the city was repeatedly attacked by the Mongols, and in 1524 the city was captured by the Mughal Babur's troops. Lahore's golden age began under the Mughals, and the city occasionally became the place of royal residence. It was greatly expanded during the reign of Shah Jahan (1628-57) but declined in importance during the reign of Aurangzeb.
From the death of Aurangzeb (1707) to the accession of Ranjit Singh (1798), Lahore was subjected to Sikh insurrections. With the invasion of Nader Shah, Lahore became an outpost of his empire, but its history thereafter was associated with the rise of the Sikhs. Under the Sikh ruler Ranjit Singh (1799-1839) it once more became the seat of a powerful government but declined again under his successors. The city passed under British rule in 1849. When the Indian subcontinent received independence in 1947, Lahore became the capital of West Punjab province, later known as Punjab province. In 1955 it was made the capital of the newly created West Pakistan province, which was reconstituted as Punjab province in 1970.
Lahore consists of an old city area flanked on the south by newer commercial, industrial, and residential areas that are in turn ringed by suburbs. The old city was at one time surrounded by a wall and a moat, but these structures have been replaced, except in the north, by a garden. A circular road around the rampart provides access to the old city by 13 gates. Within the old city are found the mosque of Wazir Khan (1634) and the northern wall of Lahore Fort, which display magnificent examples of kashi, or encaustic tile work. Other old-city landmarks include the impressive Badshahi (Imperial) Mosque, built by Aurangzeb and still one of the largest mosques in the world; Ranjit Singh's buildings and mausoleum; the Shahdara gardens, containing the tomb of the Mughal emperor Jahangir; and the magnificent Shalimar gardens, laid out east of the city in 1641 by Shah Jahan and consisting of about 80 acres (32 hectares) of terraced gardens containing numerous fountains. An important educational centre, Lahore is the seat of the University of the Punjab (1882), which is the oldest university in Pakistan. Also located in Lahore are the Faisal Shaheed University of Engineering and Technology and numerous colleges and institutes.
Lahore is a leading commercial and banking centre, and it also contains about one-fifth of Pakistan's industrial establishments. Textiles are the single most important industry, but there are many rubber factories, as well as iron, steel, and other mills. It is also noted for gold and silver handicrafts. Railways and air services link Lahore with other major cities of Pakistan. Pop. 2,952,689.
ASSOCIATION WITH CHANDIGADH
Chandigarh, city, joint capital of Haryana and Punjab states and a union territory of India, situated in the plain just south of the Shiwalik Hills.
A major communications junction, the city of Chandigarh is connected by road and rail with Delhi, Ambala, Kalka, and Shimla. The site was selected to replace the former capital city, Lahore, lost to Pakistan at partition in 1947. Planned by the Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, in collaboration with Indian architects, it is divided into rectangular sectors. Government buildings are located in the north, and there is a large artificial lake in the northeast. The industrial areas in the southeast are separated from the city by a greenbelt. Chandigarh is the seat of Panjab University and many affiliated colleges, including nursing and engineering institutes. There is also a government museum and art gallery.
The union territory of Chandigarh has an area of 44 square miles (114 square km); it contains the city of Chandigarh and the immediate surrounding region. Pop. (1991 prelim.) city, 502,992; metropolitan area, 574,646; union territory, 640,725.
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By 1186 the Ghurids had destroyed the remnants of Ghaznavid power in the northwest and were in a favourable military position to move against the North Indian Rajput powers. The conquest of the Rajputs was not easy, however. The Cauhans (Cahamanas) under Prthviraja defeated Muhammad of Ghur in 1191 at Tarain (Taraori), northwest of Delhi, but his forces returned the following year to defeat and kill the Rajput king on the same battlefield. The victory opened the road to Delhi, which was conquered in 1193 but left in the hands of a tributary Hindu king. Muhammad of Ghur completed his conquests with the occupation of the military outposts of Hansi, Kuhram, Sursuti, and Sirhind and then returned to Ghazna with a large hoard of treasure, leaving his slave and lieutenant, Qutb-ud-Din Aybak, in charge of consolidation and further expansion. (see also Index: Taraori, Battles of)
Qutb-ud-Din displaced the Cauhan chief and made his headquarters at Delhi in 1193, when he began a campaign of expansion. He was soon in control of Varanasi (Benares; 1194), Badaun, Kannauj (1198-99), and Kalinjar (1202).
In the meantime, an obscure adventurer, Ikhtiyar-ud-Din Muhammad Bakhtiyar Khalji of the Ghurid army, conquered Nadia, the capital of the Sena kings of Bengal (1202). Within two years Bakhtiyar embarked upon a campaign to conquer Tibet in order to plunder the treasure of its Buddhist monasteries as well as to gain control of Bengal's traditional trade route leading to Southeast Asian gold and silver mines. The attempt, however, proved disastrous. Bakhtiyar managed to return to Bengal with a few hundred men, and there he died in 1206.
The availability of a large number of military adventurers from Central Asia who would follow commanders with reputations for success was one of the important elements in the rapid Ghurid conquest of the major cities and forces of the North Indian plain. Other factors were important as well; better horses contributed to the success of mobile tactics, and the Ghurids also made better use of metal for weapons, armour, and stirrups than did most of their adversaries. Perhaps most important was the tradition of centralized organization and planning, which was conducive to large-scale military campaigns and to the effective organization of postcampaign occupation forces. While the Rajputs probably saw the Ghurids as an equal force competing for paramount power in North India, the Ghurids had in mind the model of the successor states to the 'Abbasid caliphate, the old Iranian Sasanid empire, and particularly the vast centralized empire of Mahmud of Ghazna.
Soon, however, the Ghurid possessions were insecure everywhere. In 1205 Sultan Muhammad of Ghur suffered a severe defeat at Andkhvoy (Andkhui) at the hands of the Khwarezm-Shah. News of the defeat precipitated a rebellion by some of the sultan's followers in the Punjab, and, although the rebellion was put down, Muhammad of Ghur was assassinated at Lahore in 1206. The Ghurids at the time held the major towns of the Punjab, of Sindh, and of much of the Gangetic Plain, but almost all the land outside the cities still was subject to some form of control by Hindu chiefs. Even in the Doab (the land between the Ganges and the Yamuna rivers, near Delhi) the Gahadavalas held out against the Turks. Most significantly, the chiefs of Rajasthan had not been permanently subdued.
CULTURAL ASPECTS OF THE LATE PRECOLONIAL ORDER
Even as it has sometimes been maintained that the 18th century witnessed a general decline in material life, the cultural life of the period also has often been denigrated. In fact, there appears to be scant justification for such a portrayal of trends. Even Delhi, whose economic condition unequivocally declined, housed a number of major poets, philosophers, and thinkers in this epoch, from Shah Waliullah to Mir Taqi Mir. Further, as regional courts grew in importance, they tended to take on the function of the principal patrons of high culture, whether in music, the visual arts, or literature. It is thus also in relatively dispersed centres, ranging from Avadh to Bikaner and Lahore to Thanjavur, that one finds the courtly traditions of culture persisting. Thanjavur under the Marathas is a particularly fine example of cultural efflorescence, in which literary production of a high quality in Tamil, Telugu, Sanskrit, and Marathi continued, with some of the Maratha rulers themselves playing a significant direct role. Similarly, it is in 18th-century Thanjavur that the main compositions of what is today known as the Karnatak tradition of Indian classical music came to be written, by such men as Tyagaraja, Muttuswami Diksitar, and Syama Sastri. Finally, the period brought the development of a distinct style of painting in Thanjavur, fusing elements imported from the north with older local traditions of textile painting.
This vitality was not restricted purely to elite culture. To begin with, many of the theatre and musical traditions, as well as formal literary genres of the period, picked up and incorporated folk influences. At the same time, the melding of popular Hinduism and Islam gave a particular flavour to cultural productions associated with pilgrimages and festivals. More than in earlier centuries, the tradition of long-distance pilgrimages to major centres from Varanasi to Rameswaram increased and can be seen to fit in with a general trend of increasing mobility. It was common for post-Mughal states to employ mercenary soldiers and imported scribes and clerks. In 18th-century Hyderabad, for example, Kayasthas from the north were employed in large numbers in the bureaucracy, while in Mysore, Maharashtrian Brahmans were given fiscal offices as early as the 1720s. It is apparent that the mobility of musicians, men of letters, and artists was no less than that of these scribal classes. When a major new political centre emerged, it rapidly attracted talent, as evidenced in Ranjit Singh's Lahore. Here, Persian literature of high quality was produced, but not at the cost of literary output in Punjabi. At the same time, new developments were visible in the fields of architecture and painting. Farther to the north, the principality of Kangra fostered an important new school of painting, devoted largely to Vaisnava themes. Indeed, a surprisingly large proportion of what is understood today to be part of India's "traditional" culture is attributable to this period and also to the preceding century.
Plans for building a new city on the present site of Chandigarh were begun soon after the partition of India in 1947, when the old British province of Punjab was divided into two parts. Pakistan was ceded the larger western part, including the Punjabi capital of Lahore, which left the Indian state of Punjab without an administrative, commercial, or cultural capital. It was hoped that a magnificent new capital for the state would become a symbol of modernity, heal the wounded pride of Indian Punjabis, and house thousands of mostly Hindu and Sikh refugees who had fled from Muslim-dominated Pakistan.
The site chosen for the new Punjabi capital, scenically located at the foot of the Himalayas, required the relocation of some 21,000 people from 58 villages. The city was planned by the Swiss-born architect Le Corbusier, aided by Indian architects and town planners. Construction began in the early 1950s, and most of the city was completed in the early 1960s.
The Chandigarh union territory was formed in 1966, when Punjab was reorganized along linguistic lines into two new states--predominantly Hindi-speaking Haryana and Punjabi-speaking Punjab. The city, straddled between Haryana and Punjab, was made the shared capital of the two states. Under the terms of the 1986 Punjab Accord, the entire union territory was to become part of Punjab, while the agriculturally productive, mostly Hindi-speaking areas of Fazilka and Abohar were to be transferred from Punjab to Haryana. Because of political uncertainty and protracted violence in Punjab, the agreement was not carried out.
THEATRE IN PAKISTAN
During the second half of the 19th century, Urdu was the main spoken and written language of the northern half of the subcontinent and understood in almost all the principal cities. The Parsis (originally Zoroastrians from Iran who settled on the coast of Bombay), comprising a wealthy community with sharp business acumen, were the pioneers in establishing a commercial theatre, that lasted from 1873 to 1935 and influenced all the other regional theatres. Though located mainly in Bombay and Calcutta, the Parsi companies toured the subcontinent with huge staffs, sets, and an army of players.
The best known playwright of this period is Agha Hashr (1876-1935), a poet-dramatist of flamboyant imagination and superb craftsmanship. Among his famous plays are Sita Banbas, based on an incident from the Ramayana; Bilwa Mangal, a social play on the life of a poet, whose blind passion for a prostitute results in remorse; and Aankh ka Nasha ("The Witchery of the Eyes"), about the treachery of a prostitute's love, with realistic dialogue of a brothel. Many of Hashr's plays were adapted from Shakespeare: Sufayd Khun ("White Blood") was modelled on King Lear, and Khun-e Nahaq ("The Innocent Murder") on Hamlet. His last play, Rustam-o-Sohrab, the tragic story of two legendary Persian heroes, Rustam and his son Sohrab, is a drama of passion and fatal irony.
Productions by Parsi theatrical companies were large-budgeted affairs. Plays opened with the actors in full makeup and costume, their hands folded and eyes closed, singing a prayer song in praise of some deity, and generally ended in a tableau. Sometimes at curtain call the director rearranged the tableau in a split second and offered a variant. Actors were required to know singing, dancing, music, acrobatics, and fencing and to possess strong voices and good physical bearing. In improvised auditoriums with bad acoustics and packed with more than 2,000 people, actors' voices reached the farthest spectator. Plays began at 10 o'clock and lasted until dawn, moving from comedy to tragedy, from pathos to farce, from songs to the rattle of swords, all interspersed with moral lessons and rhyming epigrams. The droll humour and realism of the comic interludes remain unsurpassed in contemporary Urdu drama. Important playwrights of this period were Narain Prasad Betab, Mian Zarif, and Munshi Mohammed Dil of Lucknow. All took inspiration from Hindu mythology and Persian legends, transforming these tales into powerful dramas.
Imtiaz Ali Taj (1900-70) was a bridge between Agha Hashr and contemporary Pakistani playwrights. His Anarkali (1922), the tragic love story of a harem girl, Anarkali, and Crown Prince Salim (son of Akbar the Great), unfolds the love-hate relationship of a domineering emperor and his rebellious son. Brilliant in treatment and character analysis, this play has been staged hundreds of times by amateur groups and has entered the list of Urdu classics.
In the absence of a professional company, Urdu theatre has found it difficult to strike roots. After 1947 many Muslim actors and writers were absorbed by the Indian film industry in Bombay, and they found it difficult to adjust their great talent to amateur theatrical clubs. All the same, plays have been staged in Karachi, Lahore, and Rawalpindi. The best productions have been those dealing with topical themes--refugee problems, new adjustments, the corrupt bureaucracy, the Kashmir issue, and other sociopolitical issues. Agha Babar in Rawalpindi produced Burra Sahib (1961: "The Big Boss"), an adaptation of Gogol's Government Inspector, setting it in Pakistan. Tere Kuce se Jub Hum Nikle ("Thrown Out of Your Lane"), by Naseer Shamshi, describes the pathetic condition of an aristocratic family in Delhi that is forced to leave home because of communal riots. In Lal Qile se Lalukhet Tak ("From the Red Fort to Lalukhet"), by Khwajah Moinuddin, the comedy arises out of the pitiable condition of the refugees who leave their well-settled existence in Delhi dreaming of prosperity, take a tedious journey, and arrive homeless in Karachi to find shelter in thatched hovels. Ali Ahmed, an avant-garde actor-director in Karachi, presents his plays with polished stagecraft and esoteric appeal.
Lahore remains the centre of amateur theatre based on the tradition of the late directors A.S. Bokhari and G.D. Sondhi, both former principals of the Government College in Lahore. In 1942 G.D. Sondhi built the Open-Air Theatre, situated on a small artificial hillock in the Lawrence Gardens and perhaps the best in all of South Asia. It has remained the centre of dramatic contests and festivals and is a favourite of visiting dancers and actors.
The actor-playwright Rafi Peer, with his knowledge of Western theatre as a result of his training in Berlin in the 1930s, has helped to develop Pakistani theatre. Professional in approach, he has produced radio and stage plays and has been a critical colleague of A.S. Bokhari and Imtiaz in the revival of amateur theatre.


General Enquiries about the Clubs:
PADCA Reception: 033 345 4711
The professionalism of this small but important team ensures PADCA continues to meet that goal of helping seniors and their families to find a way through a maze of problems and challenges, and to explore different options to best meet each individual’s circumstances.
Our dynamic and pro-active team of Social Workers are also called on to deal with a multiplicity of situations and needs, their knowledge of both the PADCA resources and those available in the community ensures insightful guidance. All interactions with seniors and their families are handled compassionately and in the strictest confidence.
Our Social and Community Workers oversee the Rural Grannies Clubs and Home Based Care (HBC) programme.
The HBC programme comprises of more than 41 volunteer carers assisting over 350 seniors in the rural communities. We cover areas in the Greater Msunduzi region; from Wartburg to Sweetwaters to Elandskop and Pietermaritzburg. These carers are in touch with the needs of the seniors in their communities and are a vital link in keeping us aware of the plight of many seniors.
PADCA promotes Active Ageing through activities such as the PADCA Sports Day and PADCA Mile (annual walk). Clubs : Seniors who enjoy social activities, mental stimulation and are eager to enjoy the company of their peers, thus combating loneliness, are welcome at any or all our Social Clubs. The Clubs are volunteer directed and give purpose and meaning to many seniors lives.
The Social and Community Workers oversee the rural clubs and their role includes:
Meet Wednesday mornings in the Hall at Albert Allison Haven, 61 Mbubu Rd; Transport available
Contact Jean Polkey:
033 344 2337
Meet Thursday mornings at the Lutheran Church, 2 Bester Rd, Hayfields
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083 504 2428
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033 344 2003
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We are a family owned and run business, based in the historic village of Blackness near Linlithgow. Famous for its castle, that has been used as a location for film making on many occasions. The village has lovely coastal and countryside walks in and around the surrounding area.
Sea Yetts offers comfortable and spacious self-catering holiday accommodation within the lower conversion of an Edwardian sandstone villa. located in the village square offering views over the River Forth its peaceful coastal location is perfect for a relaxing holiday yet is convenient for all that Central Scotland has to offer.
Visit Scotland awarded us 4 star rating, the highest grading in the area.
Two farm shops with butcher, baker and fresh veg are located within a few minutes’ drive from Sea Yetts.
You can find many visitor attractions, outdoor activities and great places to eat in the area to make your holiday special.
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Great road and rail links to Edinburgh 30minutes and Glasgow 40 minutes.


ASPINA's Mexico plant supports U.S. automakers with excellent location and automated assembly lines
8 Sep. 2022
Lockdowns and supply chain disruptions from the COVID-19 pandemic are affecting the operations of automakers. This makes the localization of component procurement a big issue for global OEMs. Localization brings several benefits; if within the country, effects from exchange rate fluctuation can be cut, and even if among neighboring countries, transportation lead time and logistic cost can be saved and depending on conditions, customs duty as well.
ASPINA’s Mexico plant: ASPINA, S.A. de C.V.
ASPINA, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico plant) was established in 2015 upon receiving high demands from our North American customers. It is located in Irapuato, a city in the central region of the state of Guanajuato. Irapuato is an important center for trade and transportation as well as a site of automotive and chemical manufacturing plants. ASPINA’s Mexico plant is only 25 minutes from Guanajuato international airport, and a two or three hour flight from cities including Los Angeles, Houston, and Mexico City. An excellent location to supply our products to customers in North America. Our Mexico plant has certification for IATF16969 and ISO9001 (since 2016), and OEMs audit approvals for GM, Ford, Stellantis, and JLR.
ASPINA, S.A. de C.V. (Mexico plant)
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ASPINA manufactures several products for automotive and medical applications at our Mexico plant, and the main product, our seat ventilation blower, is manufactured in automated assembly lines. The automation not only improves productivity, but also stabilizes product quality. For example, vibration and noise levels of our seat ventilation blowers are reduced to low levels. The equipment for this automated line is manufactured in-house, using our advanced process engineering capabilities.
Procurement localization with ASPINA’s Mexico plant brings benefit to U.S. customers
The COVID-19 pandemic caused supply chain disruptions, and shortage of containers not only delayed logistics but also rose transportation costs. Our Mexico plant solves these problems and greatly supports U.S. customers by supplying products from Mexico. Also, with shorter lead time, less inventory is in transit, and the easier it is to maintain quality and respond to customer demand in a timely manner.
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