Camp Creek Land Services is a local, family-owned business with an experienced operator. We provide brush clearing for fire fuel reduction and excavation services.
Lane County and Surrounding Areas
Springfield, Eugene, Walterville, McKenzie River Areas, Mohawk Valley, Marcola, Sweet Home, Brownsville, Goshen, Pleasant Hill, Lowell, Dexter, Oakridge, West Fir, Veneta, Elmira, Harrisburg, Monroe, Cheshire, Junction City, Creswell and Cottage Grove, Triangle Lake, Crow and Lorane.
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From a satisfied customer: "This job was a very challenging project. It was a 22 acre jungle of brush and blackberry 8-15 feet high with irregular terrain and randomly scattered large dead snags on the ground that Nick had to work his machine around. Nick did a great job clearing the brush on a difficult site and I’m very happy with the results."
"Everything was easy, friendly and professional with Camp Creek Land Services. They did good work and are good folks. I highly recommend them."
"The owners of Camp Creek Land Services are great to work with. Hard-working and on time, communication was excellent. They completed the job, cleaned up afterwards and asked for verification that we liked what they did. it was an easy YES!"


Golden Gate Bridge 75th AnniversaryJune 5th, 2012 by Erica
We just celebrated the 75th Anniversary of the beautiful Golden Gate Bridge which sits just to the south of our office. It is a suspension bridge spanning the Golden Gate, the opening of the San Francisco Bay into the Pacific Ocean linking the city of San Francisco to Sausalito, our home base. Here’s our team last year training for the Nike Women’s Half Marathon.
It is one of the most internationally recognized symbols of San Francisco, California and the United States. It has been declared one of the modern Wonders of the World by the American Society of Civil Engineers. The bridge was originally painted with red lead primer and a lead-based topcoat, which was touched up as required. In the mid-1960s, a program was started to improve corrosion protection by stripping the original paint and repainting the bridge with zinc silicate primer and vinyl topcoats. Since 1990 acrylic topcoats have been used instead for air-quality reasons. It is now maintained by 38 painters who touch up the paintwork continuously. The color of the bridge is officially an orange vermillion called international orange. The color was selected because it complements the natural surroundings and enhances the bridge’s visibility in fog, which is far too prevalent here in the summer.
Check out this awesome video of the fireworks display to celebrate its 75th birthday!
We also have a local friend and fan of Somersaults, Randy Berner, that won the Golden Gate Bridge 75th Anniversary Photo Contest held by the Bay Area Discovery Museum… How gorgeous is that!
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5 december 2015 – Thousands stuck at Macedonia’s border with Greece as Skopje classifies them as “economic migrants”.
Patrick Strickland is an online producer at Al Jazeera English. He has reported from across the Middle East and North Africa, as well as the United States. Now he reports from the Greek Macedonian border:
“Idomeni, Greece – Makeshift camps and flimsy tents are scattered along the train tracks leading to the Macedonian border, while some families are living in decrepit old train cars.
An abandoned café’s windows have been smashed out and inside are several tents and wet mattresses.
“Stop Europe’s racist borders,” graffiti reads on the outside wall. “Hunger,” another says plainly, in Arabic.
An estimated 3,000 asylum seekers remain stuck at the Idomeni border crossing in Greece because of Macedonia’s refusal to allow entry for those who cannot prove Iraqi, Syrian or Afghani citizenship.
Read the complete article at: AlJazeera/P Strckland/No hope
©P. Strickland/ Al Jazzeera, BRON


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Port Orchard’s success depends on a holistic view of our city. The commercial corridors of Bethel, Mile Hill and Pottery/Sidney, as well as the historic waterfront, deserve attention and planning. The development of sub area plans for our local centers are necessary to create a framework for infrastructure, transportation and density. Planning is necessary to make sure growth has a positive impact on our community.
In the city’s Comprehensive Plan, ten local centers are identified. Centers are focused areas of development that have key uses which allow the City to deliver services more cost efficiently and equitably and provide a means of influencing growth and change through collaboration in planning of these areas. Although the centers have common elements, each center is unique and has its own priorities. The goal is to ensure growth is compatible in scale and in character with Port Orchard’s small town character.
As an example, consider the prime commercial Bethel corridor. A high level plan will allow properties along Bethel to develop in a manner to minimize traffic impact, create employment opportunities, provide for denser residential housing, take advantage of transit and create sales tax revenue. If the corridor builds out one individual property at a time, each will require ingress/egress from Bethel. Without defined uses, the properties could be developed by businesses which do not offer a benefit economically – either with minimal employment opportunity or limited goods and services. The Bethel corridor is one of the few areas within the city which has enough land to house needed retail outlets. It is important the use of this property is maximized.
Building apartment complexes within centers, concentrates population within easy access to transit and services. This allows the areas away from the local centers to continue as single family neighborhoods. A mix of uses in each center will define its unique neighborhood.
All of Port Orchard has the same commercial zoning. I support establishing additional commercial zones – sorting different types of commercial activity into the new zones. One size does not fit all. Additionally, there are two Business Professional zone classifications. The Business Professional zones are transitional areas between residential and newly developing commercial areas. And there is one Employment Industrial and Office zone located off of Old Clifton Road. This is Port Orchard’s industrial center.
Port Orchard’s population is expected to increase 66% during the next 20 years. Including the Port Orchard Urban Growth Area, the population in 2036 is anticipated to be about 42,000. Welcoming this growth requires thought and collaboration.


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Chic and modern condo adorned with sophisticated updates ideally located mere minutes from the Rose Garden, Grand Lake Farmer’s Market, and countless dining and shopping options on nearby Grand Ave. and Lakeshore Ave. Each room of this unit is sun-kissed with ample natural light. A sliding glass door leads to your private balcony providing an outdoor retreat where you can enjoy the sky’s colors of sunset. Warm engineered hardwood floors run through the living spaces and an updated kitchen awaits your next culinary creation. Community amenities include a heated pool, sauna, large patio, and bike storage, as well as one parking space and a dedicated storage space. With beauty and privacy inside and with nearby gourmet dining and shopping in the Grand Lake area, your most difficult decision of the day when you make this unit your home will be whether to go out or stay in!
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Grand Lake is a small, scenic neighborhood just two miles north of Downtown Oakland. Located on the northeast side of Interstate 580, the real estate in Grand Lake is a nice mix of spacious condos, cozy multi-plex units, and quaint Craftsman-style, single family homes. The neighborhood is also surrounded by some of the most popular neighborhoods/cities in the East Bay: Adams Point to the west, Crocker Highlands to the east, and Piedmont to the north.
The Grand Lake - Oakland Farmers Market is considered to be one of the most popular farmers market in the East Bay. variety of artisans, food purveyors, and farmers bring their finest goods to Lake Park Avenue for eager customers to purchase every Saturday from 9:00 am to 2:00 pm,. If you enjoy locally grown organic produce, grass-fed meats, locally-sourced seafood, honey, and beautifully hand-crafted jewelry, you will love visiting this farmers market.
Grand Lake’s proximity to I-580 makes it easy and convenient to commute to and from San Francisco. Additionally, there are several bus routes that lead commuters to the Salesforce Transit Center, which is within walking distance of the Financial District and Google Headquarters.
When Grand Lake residents want to enjoy a nice meal, Grand Avenue provides plenty of amazing dining options. Some of the notable restaurants On Grand Ave include:
The Alley: Known as the Bay’s oldest piano bar, The Alley is the perfect place to start your night out with great music, amazing food, and tasty cocktails.
The Star on Grand: In addition to both deep-dish and thin crust pies, you can also enjoy delicious salads and sandwiches. The Star on Grand is also a perfect mid-day retreat with co-workers thanks to their incredible lunch specials.
The Coffee Mill: Not only is this a great place to pick up your morning coffee, The Coffee Mill also features amazing breakfast options and a variety of fresh-baked goodies for the whole family.
With delicious food, bustling farmer’s market, and easy access to transportation, it’s easy to see why Grand Lake has become a popular East Bay neighborhood to call home.


Marky’s Caviar is a vertically integrated 36-year-old specialty retail and caviar business based in Florida, that has opened its first brick-and-mortar Manhattan location — just blocks away from the Metropolitan Museum of Art. The New York City location of Marky’s, located on 1067 Madison Avenue (at 81st Street), features a retail gourmet storefront as well as an adjoining caviar bar experience, HUSO.
Offering the world’s first-ever “farm-to-spoon” caviar concept, Marky’s serves the freshest caviar within days of harvest delivered directly from its own U.S. aquafarm; signature caviar flights will highlight domestically-raised, but purebred, Russian and Siberian Osetra, Sterlet and Sevruga. In addition to its own American caviar, Marky’s will also offer fine, sustainable and high-quality caviar from around the world with traditional caviar service and premium, international flights. By the fall of 2019, Marky’s will also be the only cafe in New York and the U.S. to offer purebred beluga caviar via its own aquafarm.


April 22, 2022 | Company News
This year, in honor of Earth Day, we turned Redi2’s CEO Seth Johnson loose with a camera in his home state of Utah. This short clip shows off the spectacular beauty that surrounds all of us and it serves as a reminder of just how important it is to take steps—both large and small—to protect our planet. Happy Earth Day!
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It's been almost two years since my last post. How could I let that happen? Well...
I changed day jobs, twice. The second (and current one) brought me out to Cortez, CO smack in the middle of an area called The Four Corners. It was an opportunity just too good to pass up, and in an area with so much diversity of landscape that I would have had to be crazy to stay in Baton Rouge. Or married. Regardless I'm out here now, and have been since July 2014. Shamefully, I have not been using my cameras as much as I had planned.
One major draw for me was the National Parks and incredible amount of BLM and Forestry managed public lands. Adventure awaits. This winter I learned to snow ski. At my local mountain, Telluride.
I bought an ex-totalled '95 Jeep Cherokee (187,000 miles on it), put a 3" lift and 30" tires under it. That's my trail beater, and also my mountain pass skiing rig.
So now my Journal has a new mission. To document my adventures in the southwest and to share my photographs with the world.


This is the only venue in town where you can catch a little southern rock mixed with some old country, new country, and the best of RED DIRT TEXAS MUSIC. We have incredible local artists appearing every Saturday night. NO COVER!
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Is It Safe To Drive To Puerto Penasco Mexico
Puerto Penasco is probably one of the safest places to travel in Mexico. It is recommended to enter Puerto Penasco through the Lukeville/Sonoyta port of entry. You will only be driving in Mexico for 65 miles and the road is in good condition. Make sure to observe speed limits, especially in the town of Sonoyta and the city of Puerto Penasco. If you can, avoid holiday weekends at all.
Not only will your drive be worse, but the resorts, pools, restaurants and beaches will all be more crowded. Drive carefully: This might sound like a given, but it needs to be said because the evidence is out there. People drive like Mario Andretti along the path from Phoenix to Rocky Point. Lexus ES


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We’ve grown rapidly since our founding. Nerd Improv now has coaches based out of three cities - San Francisco, Los Angeles and New York. Whether you’re looking to do a workshop for 5 people or a group of 150, we have the coaches to make it happen. Mountain View or Palo Alto? We’ll be right over. Washington DC? We were there a couple months ago! We haven’t made it to rural Nebraska yet, but we’ll get there. Let us know where you’re thinking to do a workshop.
Our workshops are remote. 90% of the time we come to your place of work - No props, no prob! All we ask for is an open space large enough to accommodate your full group standing in a circle. We can even do workshops outside. If you need to book a venue, we’ll be happy to put you in touch with a handful of our favorites. And when the place is booked...all you have to do is show up.


From our trip to Arizona a few years back. These are pictures of the Grand Canyon. Sure, there are plenty of those in the world and on the web, but these are mine.
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Packages are generally dispatched within 1 to 3 days after receipt of payment and are shipped via DHL or hermes. If you prefer delivery by another service, an additional cost could be applied - please contact us for further details. Before your order will be on the road we will provide you with a link to track your package online.
Shipping fees include handling and packing fees as well as postage costs. We advise you to group your items in one order. We cannot group two distinct orders placed separately, and shipping fees will apply to each of them. Your package will be assured and special care is taken to protect fragile objects.
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while watching Mt. Fuji!
Shizuoka marathon is full of dynamic charm of a city marathon running through the city of Shizuoka. Starting point is close to JR Shizuoka station (around 15 minutes on foot), and its finish is close to JR Shimizu station, this location boasts its high convenience.
Moreover, this is a tournament where you can fully enjoy not only the beautiful view of Mt. Fuji which is the World Heritage, Suruga Bay and Mt. Kunou and its rich nature, but also experience the feeling of unity with local people due to their hospitality.
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history and culture of Shizuoka.
Being the residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu Shogun, Shizuoka city is being represented by such famous spots as Sunpu Castle Park, Mt. Kunou Toshogu Shrine or Shizuoka Sengen Shrine, also Rinsai Temple where Imagawa Yoshimoto was studying. By walking around these spots, you will definitely feel the romance of this period by your skin.
Also, if the weather is fine, you would enjoy the beautiful view of the Mt. Fuji, the highest mountain of Japan, Suruga Bay which is the deepest bay in Japan, and Mt. Kunou where the Toshogu shrine is enshrined.
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Volunteers from Shizuoka marathon will inspire the runners as the united team from the whole region. Runners, supporting team members, cheering team – the whole power of all these members will gather making the city full of energy.
We have also prepared the Shizuoka traditional food such as Ishigaki strawberry, Shizuoka oden (vegetables stewed in the soup), orange etc. Please taste it!


Alsino Skowronnek is a Berlin-based data- and interface designer. A geographer by training, he has worked for different organizations around the world, most often somewhere between spreadsheets, maps and policy. He has worked for the OECD in Paris, as well as for Statista in Hamburg and a few other companies and public bodies in Berlin. Alsino now works as a freelance designer and consultant for different organizations and has formed a strong network of partners in design, code, geo and the media in Berlin and abroad. He is the founder and organizer of Maptime Berlin and co-founder of the Design Bureau Studio Karat. For his work on Airbnb vs. Berlin, he has been nominated for several awards. Amongst others the Designpreis Brandenburg, the Information is Beautiful Award and the Grimme Online Award.
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When Earthquakes Attack
How can a $350 investment save your family, your home and your life?
Since I’ve lived in California I’ve experienced two major earthquakes. The last major wake up call that informed me we are in an earthquake zone was at 4:30 am, on January 17, 1994. Residents of the greater Los Angeles area were rudely awakened by the strong shaking of the Northridge earthquake. This was the first earthquake to strike directly under an urban area of the United States since the 1933 Long Beach earthquake. The earthquake occurred on a blind thrust fault, and produced the strongest ground motions ever instrumentally recorded in an urban setting in North America. Damage was wide-spread, sections of major freeways collapsed, parking structures and office buildings collapsed, and numerous homes suffered irreparable damage. Damage to wood-frame houses was very widespread in the San Fernando Valley and Santa Monica areas, especially to structures with “soft" first floor or lower-level parking garages. The high accelerations, both vertical and horizontal, lifted structures off of their foundations and shifted walls laterally."
But it is fairly certain that one day there will be the next big earthquake? Nobody knows for sure but there is something you and your family can purchase for around $350 that will save you $500,000 and might prevent your house going up in flames, or even exploring and in the process preventing you from losing everything you have ever worked all your life for. The Earthquake Shut-off Valve is peace of mind. This $350 purchase is called an “earthquake shut-off valve." It is a little device that would fit in the palm of your hand. It is made of metal with two gas line fitting ends and a small ball inside that operates as a shut off valve. (see picture) It must be installed on the building’s gas house line piping, downstream of the utility point of delivery (see picture) It is designed to shut off the gas at a 5.4 or higher magnitude earthquake at the valve’s location.
When my wife and I bought our first house in Highland Park in December 2002, one of the first things that our independent home inspector noticed was, that we did not have an earthquake gas shut off valve on the gas line. He told us it was to be installed on the gas supply line on the outside of the house and that I could purchase a permit and fit it myself or have a licensed contractor sell me the valve and fit it correctly.
The law states that if you live within the City of Los Angeles it is mandatory and up to code that when you the seller, sell your house, that the buyer installs an earthquake shut off valve. Simply put, if there is an earthquake the gas supply line to your home will break and the valve will shut off the gas going into your house, which will prevent a possible fire, or explosion.
Section 19180 of the Health and safety Code states very clearly in three paragraphs of following: it is generally accepted that various areas of the state will experience moderate and severe earthquakes in the foreseeable future.
A serious threat to life and property resulting from these earthquakes is the threat of fire resulting sensitive gas shutoff devices in buildings.
The State of California offers a permit that inspects the installation and once it is approved signs off on it. This information is available at:
The Ordinance 171,874 – stipulates, effective as of February 5, 1998, “all commercial and residential buildings in Los Angeles County containing fuel gas piping shall require the installation of an Earthquake Automatic Shut-Off Valve."
It is important to know the location of your gas service shut off valve, and how to shut off your gas supply. Also you should know, which of your appliances use gas, and where the appliance shut-off valves are located. Because as The Los Angeles Times put it in 1999 about half of the 51 gas related fires after the Northridge earthquake could have been prevented by installing earthquake automatic gas shut off valves!


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What does the country code mean for films?
DVDs and Blu-rays can be assigned a country code to allow playback only in certain regions. To play them, you need a code-free player or a player from the respective region.
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4K UltraHDs no longer have a country code and can therefore be played worldwide without any restrictions"
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The Wisconsin Irrigation Scheduling Program (WISP), is an irrigation water management tool developed by the Departments of Soil Science and Biological Systems Engineering at the Wisconsin-Madison. WISP is designed to help growers optimize crop water use efficiency by tracking the root zone water inputs and outputs (water balance).
Using WISP's water balance predictions, along with root zone soil moisture monitoring, a grower can plan irrigation timing and amount to take maximum advantage of natural rainfall while minimizing over-application of water resulting in leaching.
WISP will automatically pull degree day, evapotranspiration, and precipitation data from agweather.cals.wisc.edu for fields located within our data service range (latitudes between 38 and 50, longitudes between -98 and -82, roughly the upper midwest). Data can be manually updated if desired.
WISP accommodates multiple Farms, Pivots, Fields and Crops with a hierarchy:
- -- A farm can be any set of pivots the user chooses (e.g. common ownership, location or management).
- -- A pivot can have one or more fields growing different crops.
- -- A field is typically defined by a set of common physical or management characteristics (e.g., crop type, soil water holding capacity or irrigation management) assigned to a land area. Field characteristics can change from year to year.
- -- For each crop on a field, you must specify an emergence date and depth of the managed root zone. WISP’s default initial soil moisture content is field capacity which can be replaced by entering a measured value.
To simplify entering daily data that are the same for multiple fields, field groups are provided. Fields can be associated with a field group; daily data entered for the field group (e.g., rainfall or irrigation) are automatically copied to all associated fields. The groupings can be changed at any time.
Secure access to your WISP data is provided using a service called OpenID (OID). When you start WISP you are directed to a login page where you enter your email address and password. A Gmail account is no longer required, you can use any valid email you can access. If this is your first time using WISP, select Sign Up to create your user account. That's all there is to it!
- -- Begin by selecting the Farm Status link in the navigation bar on the left side of the screen. You will be asked to enter your login credentials.
- -- Upon successful login, you will see the WISP Farm Status screen.
- -- When you first use WISP, a default farm, pivot, field, and crop are created for you, along with weather/irrigation records for the season. You can edit the default values and/or add to them.
You can add more farms using the “Add Farms” button on the "Farm Status" page. Pivots, the fields they serve, and crop in the field are managed from the "Pivots, Fields, and Crops" page.
- -- Click on the "Pivots" link in the navigation bar, and use the "Add Pivots" button to add pivots for the farm.
- -- All field information is required except "Notes".
- -- If you have multiple fields under a pivot for which you would like to combine data entry, create a field group and use "Multi-Edit Daily Data" feature.
The User Guide provides additional model input and application guidance.


Turks & Caicos Margaritaville Corporate Retreat for Carnival Cruises Crew
We jet set to Grand Turk, Turks & Caicos Islands for 10 days of work and play! Margaritaville’s Caribbean franchise hired us to entertain and celebrate the crew members of Carnival cruises with corporate retreat style entertainment including music, dancing, and engaging picnic games. Margaritaville provided the cruise ship employees with delicious food and drinks, while we livened the atmosphere.
This corporate retreat was not only filled with attendees from all around the world, it also came with a breathtaking ocean-front view. Sometimes, mid-game or mid-song I’d stop, look at the turquoise water and think to myself , “how lucky am I to have a job that allows me to celebrate people and travel to exciting locations?”
During the corporate retreat, the cruises’ crew members were able to sign up for Margaritaville’s brand new and free rewards program, giving them discounts, benefits, and cash back rewards at any of their Caribbean locations. Many of the cruise ship employees told us this was their “best day on contract” because they had so much fun. I’d have to say I felt the same. I mean, how often do you get to work in paradise?
But, it wasn’t all work and no play. Jeff and I got to explore the small island of Grand Turk with our new friends. We snorkeled to see the beautiful reefs and exotic marine life, we rented bikes for the day and visited the historic lighthouse, and we were even in town for Grand Turk’s biggest party of the year, Beer Fest, where people come from all over TCI to dance and drink to great music. My favorite part about the island was the donkeys. Yup, you read that right, the island is covered with wild donkeys! Most of them were pretty shy around humans, but they were so cute to look at! Overall, I’d say it was a successful workcation. Check out our wrap-up video below (keep watching for the donkey cameo):


However, the minor road off Kennington lane to our road was ungritted, and had a thick layer of snow over sheet ice. I got very sideways at about 15mph with almost no throttle, trying to get down it. Almost slid into a merc, but luckily didn't instinctively go for the brakes and managed to steer out of it.
Trying to get onto the drive was equally interesting, it must have all of a 5º slope, but I was spinning the wheels trying to get traction, eventully managed to get up it, only slightly diagonally.
There's essentially no trains running today, and the tube line that goes that way is out, so working from home.


The Floating Isle of Serth
Once mindless automatons, the Warforged have come into their own in the past hundred years. Living at the base of the great volcano Sirvak Grath, the Warforged are under near constant barragement from debris, soot and at least a monthly eruption.
The Warforged society is an odd one on Serth due to the race not technically being a true breeding race. All non-mindless Warforged are in reality reincarnated members of the lost race that created the Warforged to be used as slave labor. When Sirvak Grath erupted, that race’s kingdom was destroyed and buried under tons of ash and stone. The mechanical Warforged managed to survive and dug themselves out.
Around one hundred years ago, an adventuring group came across the capital city of Thillia and through a bizarre sequence of events caused the old race to be reborn in the bodies of their former slaves, though much of their knowledge (such as the race’s name) was lost.
Today, the Warforged people are at the center of the merchant world of Serth, using their lands as neutral trade roots.


About Paignton - and beyond
The beautiful English Riviera comprises of Torquay, Brixham & Paignton which sit within picturesque Tor Bay. At the heart is the family resort of Paignton, complete with sandy beaches, shallow waters and great entertainment, making it the ideal location for a great holiday.
Attractions include Paignton Zoo and nearby Living Coasts, The Paignton & Dartmouth Steam Railway and the Multiplex Cinema which is located on the sea front.
Torquay is just around the corner providing an impressive range of shops, restaurants and pubs. The town is also steeped in history and one of Torbay's most famous residents was Agatha Christie. Just a short journey away is Brixham which is one of Britain's busiest fishing ports & home to a replica of Sir Francis Drakes Golden Hind.
Nearby Dartmouth and Totnes have great historical interest whilst Exeter and Plymouth are great cities to explore or have a day out shopping.


Homelands, places of belonging
31.03.2021 - 8.30 pm
THE DIGITAL TALKSHOW
Meet the artists, the cultural partners, the participants through exclusive interviews and some showing of their videos realised during their workshops with local communities. And let's not forget the artistic interventions of each project, what have they prepared for us?
Discover with us the unique journey of each project and their creation on Wednesday 31 March at 8.30pm.
For the shooting of this talkshow, we decided to collaborate with Cinemaximiliaan.
Cinemaximiliaan is a platform with and by newcomers in Belgium. The initiative started in an improvised camp at the Maximiliaan Park in Brussels with daily film screenings. Cinemaximiliaan quickly grew by the commitment of a vast network of volunteers, amongst them many newcomers.


Practice and Class Location
Shiatsu treatments and one to one Qigong coaching sessions are held in North West London NW10, Fulham in SW London, Covent Garden and in the Oxfordshire village of Kingham.
Parking is available at the London venue and Willesden Junction Station is a 10 minutes walk. In Kingham, home visits are available.
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NEW CLASS Covent Garden Wednesday 10.30
(Private Client Aug 15)
Increasingly Shiatsu is the Physical Therapy of choice for professionals who are seeking a better work/life balance. Willesden is an excellent and convenient place from which to run a practice as it is served by bus, overground and underground routes.
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Qigong Retreat May 2019
Bookings are now open for our Qigong retreat in Dorset
16th to 19th May 2019.
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My first experience with Cherimoya was when I was in Ecuador visiting a good friend for his wedding, congratulations Diego and Jaclyn! As we toured throughout the countryside we stopped by a stand on a dirt road where local farmers and villagers were selling the delicious fruit. Our friends insisted that we try the Cherimoya and bring some for the road.
Cherimoya is a tropical fruit also known by the native people as, “chirimoya”. The delicious fruit is known to originate from the Andes of South America and is grown naturally in Ecuador, Colombia, Bolivia and Peru. It is now harvested through Central America, California, and the Eastern Hemisphere.
At first, I was a bit hesitant to try the fruit due to the odd rough green appearance. It has a greenish hard cover skin which is not edible, it resembles a fresh artichoke. It seemed like the fruit was unripe and not ready to eat. The treasure of the fruit is in the inside (when ripened properly) which has a sorbet like texture. Once we split it in half and I took the first bite, I was blown out of this world!! The tasty fruit is known to be a ‘custard fruit’ to locals because of the creamy, fresh and sweet flavors. The flavor is a combination of banana, pear, white peach and strawberry. The fruit is absolutely out of this world, It’s one of the best tasting I’ve ever had in my lifetime!!! Once you have one bite, you won’t want to stop eating the delicious fruit!


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Anadoluhisari, a fortress situated in Istanbul, was designed because of the Ottoman Sultan involving 1393 and 1394. On the list of best historical places in Istanbul, It is usually the oldest Turkish architectural composition built-in Istanbul and was converted to your museum over the 1990’s.
Antalya is best known as becoming the Turkish Riviera and it is the most breathtaking A part of Turkey’s Mediterranean coastline. It's a blend of thriving modern day city and ancient history on your doorstep, boutique hotels, and restored Ottoman mansions.
Topkapı is the subject of more colourful stories than most in the world's museums place together. Libidinous sultans, formidable courtiers, lovely concubines and scheming eunuchs lived and labored listed here amongst the 15…
The city's most unexpectedly romantic attraction, the Basilica Cistern, offers an insight in to the complex program that after brought drinking water into Istanbul from Thrace (an area in the south-east Balkans now constituting Turkish land n the European mainland, and a bit of Bulgaria).
Found fifty metres from the Mediterrenean Sea, this hotel has an outdoor pool. It offers apartments with air-con, a kitchenette and balcony. Sea views are available.
Tip: Don’t forget about to shop within the very small shops that boast of homemade knitting and sewing, and lamps!
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Perched over a strategic hilltop overlooking the plains of Mesopotamia in southeastern Turkey, Mardin would be discover this the money of the Mardin Province. One of many oldest settlements within the region, Mardin is best known for its cultural diversity and Aged City of sandstone buildings that cascade down the hill.
Don’t create a mistake and by no means head to Ankara. One of several worst metropolitan areas in Turkey. I know due to the fact I live in Turkey And that i lived in Ankara.
Even though the inner museum just isn't open to general public, the outer partitions are still accessible and therefore are worth a visit.


Please join us in congratulating the 2018-2019 Outstanding Chapter recipients! Sigma Tau Delta’s Outstanding Chapter Award is designed to recognize local chapters that have exhibited outstanding motivation, creativity, and service in the preceding year. Award recipients will receive a check for up to $500 and a plaque.
2018-2019 Recipients (Awarded Fall 2019)
Shepherd University (E)
Alpha Gamma Kappa Chapter
University of Miami (S)
Phi Mu Chapter
University of North Georgia, Gainesville (S)
Alpha Upsilon Phi Chapter
University of Missouri, Kansas City (MW)
Nu Theta Chapter
Applications for the 2019-2019 Outstanding Chapter Award are due June 15, 2020.


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Best Western’s Cavalier Adds to California’s Coastline …
with Charm and Beauty
By Bonnie Siegler for CATALINA
Cruising along California’s spectacular coastline on a relaxing trip from San Francisco, Highway 1, takes you to the beautiful Monterey Peninsula, home to the famous Monterey Bay Aquarium and John Steinbeck’s Cannery Row. Then on to the coastal town of Carmel by the Sea before heading further south to Big Sur. While this area can set you back some in dollars, it’s well worth the visual panoramic view of the coast and there’s two ways to do this. A strenuous hike in Julia Pfeiffer Burns State Park or as I did with my husband, a leisurely lunch on the terrace of the iconic Nepenthe restaurant. Continuing south after soaking up some sun and good food, the Bixby Bridge with its 10-story arch that you’ve seen in numerous nature calendars, sports car ads and “Play Misty For Me," awaits you.
The real treat – and surprise – of my coastal trip came some 240 miles south of San Francisco. There sits San Simeon, home to newspaper publisher William Randolph Heart’s house on a hilltop; it’s what he called his “ranch at San Simeon” and what we know as Heart Castle. The Mediterranean Revival estate is filled with art and antiques from Heart’s vast collection and two days are needed to tour the complete estate and its antiquities. We took Tour 2, with over 200 stairs, some up and down winding staircases. So be sure to wear your walking shoes.
Right down the road from Hearst Castle is the Best Western Cavalier Oceanfront Resort which sits atop a small bluff overlooking the Pacific Ocean with an outdoor heated pool and its own adjacent restaurant. The location is spectacular and the view from Oceanside is unparalleled. The rooms are neatly adorned, spacious, modern and equipped with many extras such as loaner binoculars for whale or bird watching. But it’s the outside patio that I enjoyed the most. There sat two Adirondack rocking chairs just begging for a few hours of contemplation at the sheer beauty of the area, reading and spending time with a loved one. The extra blankets inside the room served to keep us warm from the ocean chill. I guess we could have cozied up by the fireplace in the room, but there has always been a calming effect I enjoy from the sound and smell of the ocean. When the sun set, we took out our s’mores kit and headed down to the ocean and took up residence at one of the hotel’s open fire pits by the ocean’s edge. It was a great way to meet other travelers and share stories of interesting locales others had experienced on their coastal highway travels. Everyone concurred that the waves were a welcome respite from the cable cars and highway traffic experienced in San Francisco.
Our stop at this Best Western resort proved to be the perfect halfway point between San Francisco and Los Angeles – a great place to sit back and be awed by beautiful sunsets over the blue Pacific.


ValueCommerce Co., Ltd. (head office: Minato-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Jin Kagawa; hereinafter, “ValueCommerce”) announces its decision to acquire all shares in Dynatech inc. (head office: Chuo-ku, Tokyo; Representative Director, President and CEO: Katsuya Saito; hereinafter, “Dynatech”). Dynatech operates the Direct In reservation service, which boasts the top market share* for dedicated online reservation systems for official websites of hotels and ryokan (Japanese inns). As a result of this acquisition, Dynatech will become a subsidiary of ValueCommerce.
*As of August 2019, according to research by Dynatech
Since its establishment in 1987, Dynatech has specialized in the development of information systems for hotels and other accommodation facilities—including reservation systems and customer management systems—as a dedicated solutions provider. Currently, it provides services such as Direct In, which boasts the top market share for dedicated online reservation systems for official websites of hotels and Japanese inns, and the hotel operation management system Dynalution.
At the same time, ValueCommerce currently holds an approximate 60% share of affiliate ad distribution for major travel advertisers with the travel category of its ValueCommerce Affiliate service, which represents the top market share* in this category.
*As of July 2019, according to research by ValueCommerce
Japan’s online travel market is displaying strong growth, with a market scale already estimated at around 4.5 trillion yen*. In line with this growth, the percentage of reservations for hotels and other accommodation facilities in Japan made via online reservation services is also increasing year by year. In view of this increase, there is a demand for hotels and other establishments to employ solutions to communicate information more efficiently and build better relationships with guests.
*Phocuswright Japan “Japan Online Travel Market Overview Version 4” (November 2018)
The growth and energization of the e-commerce market is crucial to ValueCommerce’s core affiliate marketing business. The decision to form this partnership was reached with the aim of further improving the efficiency of reservations for accommodation facilities and increasing transaction volume in the online travel market during its current period of growth, through the combination of Dynatech’s travel industry insights with ValueCommerce’s knowhow in gathering customers through advertising, and products that contribute to the growth of EC transaction volumes.
Moving forward, ValueCommerce will continue to adapt flexibly to business conditions, in order to provide powerful business support for advertisers and publishers (media partners).
Dynatech delivers solutions that create new value, with the aims of catering to all manner of customer needs and supporting business management by leveraging information systems, through its provision of services such as Direct In, which boasts the top market share for dedicated online reservation systems for official websites of hotels and Japanese inns, and the hotel operation management system Dynalution.
ValueCommerce offers solutions to the two key issues faced by EC business operators—attracting and maintaining customers—and proposes solutions to issues in the marketing field utilizing its affiliate network, which is one of the largest in Japan.


MMI's Acquisition of Mission Inn Resort & Club in Florida
The Mississippi-based, Family-Owned and Operated Company of Investors and Operators Adds Another Award-Winning Resort to its Robust Portfolio of Hotels, Resorts, Restaurants, and Dining Facility Outlets Spanning Across the Southeast
FLOWOOD, MS (December 20th, 2022) – MMI Hospitality Group, a private investment partnership focused on service industry businesses engaged with guests across the Southeast, is pleased to share its latest acquisition, Mission Inn Resort & Club, a storied Florida meeting and golf destination resort. With more than 66 years of experience, the extensive MMI leadership team will act as both owner and operator of the expansive resort through their hotel management division, MMI Hotel Group.
Mission Inn Resort & Club, a 500+ acre development boasting 176-hotel rooms, two award-winning golf courses, three restaurants, spa, and more than 30,000 sq. ft. of indoor and outdoor event space, is located in Central Florida’s Lake County, just 35 minutes from Orlando in the town of Howey-in-the-Hills. The region is renowned for its world-class golf, picturesque rolling hills, and lakes.
“As a family-owned and operated business, this particular property caught our attention. We’re grateful to have forged this relationship with a like-minded family business that shares many of the same values,” said President and CEO, Micajah Sturdivant. “With the purchase of this cherished resort, we hope to continue the legacy set forth in Lake County by the Beucher family by expanding on the unique attributes of Central Florida.”
Mission Inn Resort & Club, originally presented as the Floridian Country Club, was purchased by Illinois-native Nick Beucher in 1964 from William J. Howey, of whom the town in which the resort resides is named for. Howey, with the vision to create the largest horticultural empire in the world, commissioned a golf course to be built alongside the existing inn to create incentive and encourage growth. The property fell into disrepair until Beucher, seeing an ad in the Wall Street Journal, purchased the club. Multiple generations of the Beucher family would see the resort through several expansions and renovations throughout the last five decades and were still actively involved in management upon acquisition.
The resort joins an impressive portfolio of properties at MMI Hospitality Group that are both managed and operated by MMI Hotel Group, including The King and Prince Beach & Golf Resort on St. Simons Island, Georgia.
“We make a point to immerse ourselves in the communities in which we hold investments,” continued Sturdivant. “We are always focused on the long term and respect the legacy of those that have come before us. We see longstanding brand equity and great economic opportunity ahead in Lake County, and we look forward to growing and evolving with it.”
Founded in 1956, MMI Hospitality Group has owned countless hotels through development and acquisition. Today, the company seeks long-term yield with value for growth and a people-first mentality.
Plans are already underway for phased property enhancements at the resort that will begin in early 2023.
ABOUT MMI HOSPITALITY GROUP
MMI Hospitality Group has been owners of service-industry investments for more than 66 years. Our sixth-generation holding company seeks to take positions in future projects, but our primary objective is to form a property-specific framework for team members to maximize the attributes of the investments of others across the hospitality industry. (www.MMIHospitality.com)
ABOUT MMI HOTEL GROUP
Founded in 1956, MMI Hotel Group, is a private, full-suite hotel management company focused principally on people. Currently serving team members based at full- and focused service product across the Sun Belt, this third-generation company has established a tradition of successful partnerships grounded in good old-fashioned Southern hospitality. While MMI’s culture is a constant, the diversity of the MMI portfolio - franchised and independent, core and lifestyle brands – remains a competitive advantage for the company as best practices generate superior results. (www.MMIHotelGroup.com)


June 12, 2018
"Arriving Home" featured in MTW Magazine
In November 2015, photographer Johnny Patience moved from Europe to the United States and began an art project, documenting his impressions and experiences in the US with one picture per day for an entire year. The resulting body of work was subsequently published in Johnny’s first book, “Arriving Home”.
Maine The Way Magazine's Spring 2018 Issue features an 18 page retrospective about the project along with Johnny’s writings about moving continents, getting comfortable in a different culture, and his feelings and experiences along the way.
"My American dream is made of the people from this country, the local communities, the warmheartedness I feel here in my home state. My America accepts people that don’t fit in because at some point, most people didn’t fit in. But there were always others welcoming them, embracing them and offering a place to stay, to be safe and to rest." ‒ Johnny Patience


Gianni Sanchez was born in Guayaquil – Ecuador, he traveled to the United States at the age of 22 years old to pursue his career in Photography and Videography.
As a CUNY student, he has traveled to Alaska with the director of Photography at LaGuardia Community College, Scott Sternbach to work in a project named “Polar Souls”. Furthermore, he is working as a photographer and video editor assistant in the Marketing & Communication department at LAGCC.
Finally, his short term goals are to achieve a master degree as a documentary producer and work in many media productions to come in the future.
London Prestige Interview with Gianni Sanchez
London Prestige: How did you get started?
Gianni Sanchez: It all started 6 years ago, when a good friend of mine gave me a tour around the photography department at LaGuardia Community College, in Queens, NYC. I remember that day like it was yesterday, it was a magical moment for me. I vividly remember walking in the darkroom and smelling the developer and fixer, then seeing the reaction of silver paper to the chemicals, it was love at first sight. This was a decisive moment that initiated my career as a photographer and videographer, it also ignited a new passion in my life.
London Prestige: What is your experience shooting with different tools? What are you to go to gadgets?
Gianni Sanchez: When I am working in my photography I use Nikon cameras because the cold tones that this brand adds to the image, but I’ve also used Pentax, Cannon, Leica, Sonny, and Minolta cameras. I don’t attach to any brand. I believe that each camera has taught me more about colors, compositions, shutter speed, apertures, and the setting of the cameras. For me, each camera is different in its own way; I like experimenting with them and learning in the process.
London Prestige: Which specific requirements did you have to take care of when choosing your equipment?
Gianni Sanchez: Obviously, it needs to have good lenses. I will go for the best quality, resolution, and a lightweight camera that allows me to move around the set. It should be quiet, and the smaller the better.
London Prestige: What are you currently working on?
Gianni Sanchez: Currently I am working in a documentary about The Neetsaii Gwich’in subsistence tribe who have lived on the North Slope of Alaska within the borders of The Arctic National Wildlife Refuge for centuries. The Arctic Wildlife Refuge is a native Sacred land protected by the USA government but now with a new president in power, the American government want to invade and exploit oil from their land. This is a very intimate documentary where the Neetsaii Gwich’in community share their feelings and emotions about this topic to the viewer.
London Prestige: Did you have a particular shooting approach when making this film?
Gianni Sanchez: We want this documentary to feel as realistic as possible. Our main sources were natural light, native homes for background as well as the landscapes. We’ve been working with The Neetsaii community for around 8 years, our access was built on trust. Our interviews are intimate and real because we became close friends with them. The conversations can get very emotional at times; it is like a big brother reality show where the natives feel comfortable to talk with the camera and narrate about their culture and how the interaction with outsiders affected their life.
London Prestige: Was there a scene in the film that was particularly challenging from conception to actual execution?
Gianni Sanchez: Oh yeah… There were many scenes in the film that were particularly challenging, but the one that I will remember forever brings me to the Arctic Village in the winter of 2016. It was a bright clear day, we coordinated with the natives some scenes of them driving to the top of the main mountain there in the village but the weather conditions in Alaska can change at any time. We were driving snowmobiles with harsh weather conditions -25 Fahrenheit, 500 miles away from the town and no roads around. We had to create paths along the way through the snow but it was so high that we got stuck in the snow for 4 hours.
We were in the middle of the mountain, with no shelter or people around to help, this was just a glimpse of the struggle that the natives go through every day of their lives. We were just lucky enough to get it all in camera. We got 3 hours of hard work in the snow to create paths so we can reach our destination. I remember being covered by snow until my neck but holding a camera recording all this event with a snowstorm in the background coming for us. I know it sounds like a scary moment but actually, those type of situations reveals a reality filled with both existential plenitude and survival mode.
London Prestige: How would you describe the relationship with the director?
Gianni Sanchez: The relationship with the director is important to me. I usually like to work with directors who like photography so I can assist them to get better visuals. I am working this time with my professor and mentor Scott Sternbach. He is always open to suggestions, even though he has many years of experience in the photography field. This mutual cooperation creates a comfortable work environment and motivates us to build astonishing visuals for our documentaries.
London Prestige: What impact do you hope this film will have?
Gianni Sanchez: Through still photography and videos, the documentary “Polar Souls” is looking to bring the viewer as close to the protagonist’s situation and emotions as possible. We want people around the world to start thinking about the ongoing political controversy of drilling for oil in the Arctic National Wildlife Refuge. We want people to understand That ANWR is the summer breeding ground of nearly 200,000 caribous, the winter of hundreds of grizzly bears and the gathering place of millions of birds. It’s not a place to build oil camps, gravel roads or air strips because this is going to impact negatively the community and it is a violation to the human rights.
London Prestige: How do you define the role of cinematographer?
Gianni Sanchez: In my opinion, as a Cinematographer you have to share your creativity. Personally, I composed with my own vision and later, I adapt my way of lighting and composing to the perception of the director.
London Prestige: What have been some of your recent/other projects?
Gianni Sanchez: I assisted to produce, record and edit documentaries such as Terraza 7, Prayer on Skis, and 68 North – “A visual journey through The Alaskan Wilderness”. I give a voice to people who wants to talk about social issues in our society such as gentrification, immigration, and people’s rights.
London Prestige: How do you choose your movies that you want to shoot?
Gianni Sanchez: I don’t have a specific genre that I like to shoot. I enjoy experimenting but I have one condition, the movie should be visually creative, if the visuals are mediocre I am not interested. Because what makes a movie entertaining is the dynamic of the visuals and the plot. If the movie is shot only using close-ups and is based just on dialogue, there is no reason to go to the movie theater. In that case you might just read the book.
London Prestige: Is there a film or filmmaker that inspired you to pick up a camera?
Gianni Sanchez: In terms of cinematographers my main inspirations are Pedro Almodovar (Spain), Luis Buñuel (Spain), Sebastian Cordero (Ecuador), Stanley Kubrick, Michael Moore, and Orson Welles. As to photography, my inspirations are Garry Winogrand, Robert Frank, and Richard Avedon.
London Prestige: Describe your biggest accomplishment to date?
Gianni Sanchez: My biggest accomplishment so far is being able to do what I love for a living. Photography and videography are not only my main source of income but also my main drive in life.
London Prestige: Do you ever think about directing someday?
Gianni Sanchez: I started directing the independent film “Polar Souls” 5 years ago. As a director I really enjoyed connecting with the actors and helping them communicate and project their real emotions through the camera.
London Prestige: What are some of the projects that you are working next? Who are you working with?
Gianni Sanchez: Currently, I am working with an Ecuadorian documentary filmmaker Carlos Freire. We are producing a documentary called “Outsiders”. It is about the issue of homelessness in one of the most “resilient, equitable, and sustainable cities in the world” – New York City. I am also working with independent Filmmakers producing music video clips, comedy sketches for YouTube Channels and more.


Located in the heart of Kentucky’s Bluegrass Region, 45 minutes south of Lexington, The Great American Dollhouse Museum is a regular destination for travelers from Louisville, Cincinnati, and many other regional cities and towns as well as surrounding states.
We believe that people learn best when thoroughly engaged, and we make it our business to captivate and delight our audiences.
Unlike traditional museum displays, in which each artifact stands isolated in its case, our exhibits are interconnected both physically and by the stories they tell. Our Timeline winds its way through United States history from Native American, Colonial, Old West, Southwest and Victorian eras through the decades of the 20th century, ending in a modern scene that includes a hot tub, cell phones, and an exhausted babysitter. Next, the town of Copper Hollow unfurls its neighborhoods, streets, rural lands and forests in a vast, continuous landscape. Representing an American yesteryear of around 1910, the hundreds of antique and artisan-sculpted, historically-dressed citizens interact with family, friends and business associates as would any townspeople. Visitors can thread their way along any variety of avenues and alleys as in a real town, peering into the open backs of homes and businesses to enjoy the décor and activity therein. From its factory district, downtrodden rooming houses, and industrious Shaker Village to the most opulent mansions, you may make some pretty good guesses about the lives, and even the gossip, generated behind supposedly closed doors!
Our Educational Capabilities
Education at the Museum extends beyond the pleasure of a visit. School groups report that many of our historical displays correspond well with classroom material. We make custom worksheets for school groups, with emphasis on themes or periods of history, art and theatre relevant to individual classroom curriculum.
Our Historical Building
In June of 2006, we purchased a 6000 square foot historical building near downtown Danville, Kentucky. Constructed in 1939 under the Works Progress Administration, its high, arched, hardwood ceilings, enormous skylights, and iron girders impart to the interior an atmosphere of seasoned endurance perfect for our museum.
Schools, Scouts, and civic groups avail themselves of our services, as do a wide variety of tour groups and clubs. The Museum hosts a great number of out-of-towners motivated to come specifically to visit us. The entire nation boasts only a few dollhouse museums, and none is similar in approach to The Great American Dollhouse Museum. We enjoy an abundance of tourist traffic.


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KANE COUNTY – Illinois public officials on Saturday reported 607 new cases of COVID-19 in Kane County and six new deaths for a second consecutive day: 1 female 50s, 1 female 60s, 1 female 70s, 1 male 80s, 1 female 90s and 1 male 90s.
That's an increase from the 562 new cases reported on Friday. Kane County has now seen 28,832 total cases of the virus and 414 people have died.
The West Suburban region (DuPage and Kane counties) has seen six days of positivity increases and four days of hospital admission increases. The region's positivity rate increased from 14.6% to 14.8%. Currently, 17% of medical/surgical beds are available and 23% of ICU beds. Within this region, Kane County's seven-day positivity average is at 17.1%, and DuPage County is at 13.5%.
The positivity rate is the percentage of people who test positive out of all the people tested in a given time period. Additional restrictions can be placed on any of the state's 11 health regions if the region sustains an increase in its average positivity rate for seven days out of a 10-day period.
The Illinois Department of Public Health reported 11,891 new confirmed and probable cases of COVID-19 and 127 additional deaths Saturday. The IDPH received the results of 120,284 tests leading up to Saturday afternoon.
According to the IDPH, the rolling seven-day positivity rate average in the state remained at 11.5%.
Illinois now has seen 646,286 total cases of the virus, and 11,430 people have died.
Cases and testing are counted by zip code.
Several municipalities in Kane County share the same zip code.
Note: Cases were not update by zip code on Friday. The numbers below represent two days' worth of data.
60174 & 60175 – 1,522 cases, 20,930; 1,263 cases, 18,250 tested
60134 – 1,246 cases, 16,868 tested
60510 – 1,106 cases, 16,450 tested
60119 – 424 cases, 5,508 tested
60554 – 411 cases, 5,654 tested
60542 – 812 cases, 10,089 tested
60505 & 60506 – 4,872 cases, 36,638 tested; 3,451 cases, 33,668 tested
60123 – 2,851 cases, 27,642 tested
60177 – 1,436 cases, 16,514 tested
60124 – 1,074 cases, 11,600 tested
For more local news, visit Kane County Chronicle at https://www.kcchronicle.com.


Wedding calls in a lot of responsibilities and drama and they are all good in their own peripheries but nothing beats the time that you have with your girlies! Between wedding planning and continuous smiling for the in-laws, we understand that things get exhausting, but your friends are crucial to your sanity — and a quickie girls’ trip can be all you need to reset, revive relax, and remember what it’s like to have fun with your girls. Here are a few places that we have set up for you and your girls for a quick escape before your step into a new world of responsibilities.
1) Sri Lanka:
One of the most alluring places of all time and we believe because it’s so close by and doesn’t allow people to get into the mood that right before the wedding you are planning to fly off to a faraway place and the sole fact that it’s gorgeous. A Beautiful island nation with spectacular beaches, endless forests, dreamy hills, splendid cuisine and the warmest people you will ever meet. For your girls trip, you can also pick to travel to Colombo, the golden sands of Bentota, the mountains of Ella and the never-ending tea estates of Nuwara Eliya etc.
When we talk about Malaysia, the first thing that comes to one’s mind is Kuala Lumpur but there is so much more to Malaysia than just the towers! With its Portuguese influence clearly visible in the buildings and streets, Malacca is truly a gorgeous city that is brimming with history. Jonker Street is a great place to stumble upon antiques and other collectables. With its myriad colours, Malacca is a photographer’s delight too, so you are going to get some incredible selfies with your girls. And of course, there is shopping!
All those pretty white & blue pictures have you dreaming of a girls trip? Don’t worry now, and the financial crisis situation has given us, even more, a reason to visit this alluring place as price rates are cheaper than they once were, and you might be able to squeeze an extra island or two into your itinerary. Sun, Sand and gorgeous friends alongside, what more can you want?!
Now when we say Maldives we know you will be raising your eyebrows at this one. What, Maldives and cheap, no ways? But we are saying why not if you plan it well. Maldives isn’t super cheap as Goa or Gokarna but its come a long way from its hefty price tag. A few trips to travel cheaply in Maldives are to stay on a local island as opposed to one owned by a mega-resort, travel via public ferries instead of private speedboats, opt for the Maldivian menu – which is ridiculously yummy and affordable.
What better place than this beautiful French-influenced province for an all-girl gang that loves food, beaches and shopping? This calm and composed French-style city is full of exciting activities. From treating your taste buds with multiple cuisines and satisfying your shopping cravings, Pondicherry is a one-stop destination to explore with your girl besties!
This is our pick for this week. All you beautiful girls hold on to the bride and take her out before she steps on to another adventurous world. Do let us know if our list of places helped you in figuring out your best bachelorette.


(On Climbing 14 Stories-or thereabout).
You my dear family and friends are owed an update and I thank you for your patience.
The aneurysm diagnosis somewhat accelerated my trip to visit the Rosy Mound Preservation Area to share with my sister the spot where our mom’s ashes were spread. Originally, we were going to stay at a hotel or in a camper but budget and availability became obstacles so we, my sister Jan Krist and my cousin Deb Letterman and I, found ourselves camping in a tent.
We had a ball! Three 60-something babes put up the tent and set up camp without a single argument. When the temperature dropped down into the 40s overnight we slept in every article of clothing we brought on atop air mattresses -which was really a problem when nature called in the wee hours of the morning. Then struggling to get into a standing position to make the trip across the street looked more like a keystone cop routine than a proper lady getting up. The first night sleep was tough to come by but I wouldn’t trade that experience for anything.
The Rosy Mound Preserve is special to my family. It’s a place we visited several times a month when we were growing. We’d climb the face of the dune and roll down hill over and over till we were too exhausted to continue. In the years since we moved away it was designated an endangered ecosystem and the preserve established.
One path in particular took on a special meaning when mom died from lung cancer. (Adenocarcinoma, the same nsclc I was diagnosed with.) That year I brought her ashes to our childhood home and took one of the trails out to Lake Michigan. The trail is only .7 miles long but it involves walking trails that were built across 320 stairs and wooded paths that climb up to a height of 200 feet or about 14 stories. A challenge for a healthy person a very challenging path for my impaired lungs.
Fatigue and lack of sleep had me wondering if I was making the right decision. I seriously considered postponing this but the presence of my sister Jan encouraged me. We talked it over and I decided to go as far as I could taking breaks when I needed to get breathing and pulse under control. Deb was being treated for a sprained ankle so we had to leave her behind.
We did it! We made it to the top. Resting on benches thoughtfully placed along the way. Sharing memories of our childhood and the first time we took on walking to Lake Michigan by way of Rosy Mound. And I shared the special views that I selected for mom’s final resting place.
When we reached the apex of the trail I recognized that I would not be able to take the last flight of stairs down to the lake (90 of them) and still be able to make it back up then back to where the car was parked. So next the new goal is to become strong enough to complete the whole circle next year.
The concern for the aneurysm did slow me down but this trip was important. This problem has existed for at least 7 years and has only grown .3cm since it was first observed. As far as treatment goes, the surgeon I saw wants to monitor it every 6 months by CTs with contrast. This can be scheduled the same appointment as the annual lung cancer CT and offer extra monitoring against progression. I’m waiting on a second opinion appointment at the University of Michigan Medical Center. I’ll keep you updated.


Professor Xu Yuan
Associate Professor, Department of Geography and Resource Management, The Chinese University of Hong Kong
XU Yuan is an associate professor in the Department of Geography and Resource Management and leads the Environmental Policy and Governance Programme in the Institute of Environment, Energy and Sustainability, The Chinese University of Hong Kong. He has published widely on energy and environmental policy, governance and strategy, especially on their enforcement and compliance as well as related technological and industrial development, covering fossil fuels and renewables. Before joining CUHK in August 2010, he received a Ph.D. degree in public policy from the Woodrow Wilson School of Public and International Affairs, Princeton University and was a postdoctoral research associate in the Industrial Performance Center, Massachusetts Institute of Technology. He also holds an M.S. degree in climatology, a B.S. degree in atmospheric sciences and a bachelor's degree in economics, all from Peking University.


Honest, Flavorful Food in Santorini
A Few Words About Our Restaurant in Kamari
In the beautiful Beach of Kamari, Santorini island, you’ll find a restaurant to take off your Summer holidays in Greece.
Combine Good Food and Greek Wine with Delicious Cold Beers and Exotic Cocktails on the beach at our SunBeds.
Peacefully nestled on a natural position at the famous black sand beach of Santorini, overlooking the sea, the Spring restaurant is Probably one of the most well-known places to visit at this area.


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12/01/2020 I am delighted to announce that my Back to Africa fund raising charity, the Cecily’s Fund, that supports AIDS orphans in Zambia was initiated today. In only 24 hours contributions amounting to £89 (US$115 or R1,657) have been made. Many thanks for all contributions, especially as the actual Morris tour only starts on 11th April
Kindly visit the Fund Raising Web Site: https://www.justgiving.com/fundraising/Back-to-africa that is a professionally managed and trusted organisation where all funds collected go to the designated charity. Every bit counts.
04/01/2020 To celebrate the start of the new decade the Morris was photographed with Cape Town’s Table Mountain in the background, (see below). This is one of the classic views with the car that I am collecting. Now I am doing lots of small jobs on the car, attending to all details, to ensure it is ready for the trip North in April.
09/11/19 We participated with the Cape Town Crankhandle Club Houw Hoek rally covering 381km over the weekend. All were impressed with the reliability of the Morris and its ability to keep up with much large cars. Climbing the 450 meter Sir Lowry Pass was a challenge frustrated by a strong South Easter wind; sometime we seemed to be blown backwards!
04/11/19 Morris Back to Africa The Container ship MSC Phoenix off-loaded the Container and the contents was cleared by customs a few days later. After release from the Container and return of the Carnet, the Morris is now at our Cape Town home and in perfect condition. I am very relieved.
06/08/19 The Morris was collected in a very fancy transporter from our London home. It was taken to a shared container at Suffolk Sports Cars Woodbridge Suffolk and then to Felixstowe UK. The container included a 1911 Sunbeam and a C-Type replica Jaguar. The Container was delivered to the MSC Phoenix container vessel sailing from London to Cape Town.
This will be the Morris’s second trip on a ship, its first when it was dispatched 17th July 1929 from the factory in Cowley Oxford England. I understand it arrived in Beira, Mozambique (then Portuguese East Africa). From there by road or train to Mutare (was Umtali) in the Eastern Highlands of Zimbabwe (Southern Rhodesia).
STOP PRESS 2nd April 2019
Due to the uncertain situation in Zimbabwe, shortage of food, petrol and the damaged and lost life caused by the recent hurricane with great regret I have decided to postpone the planned tour. It will now take place mid April 2020 after the rainy season and start of winter so better for the car and us. We hope the situation for the Zimbabwe people improves very soon.


The Corps of Discovery- Great Falls
Lewis and Clark are so fundamental to the growth and development of the northwest that I wanted to bring thoughts and experience related to the places touched by Lewis and Clark into some continuity. If you’re from Missouri, you probably have some if not more perspective on their adventures than I.
. Most of us have visited the museum in the base of the Saint Louis Arch. It sets t the character of river life in the early 1800’s. You can see the tools, the men, and the river environment along the Missouri, in Missouri, at the time. Certainly, we can better understand Jefferson and his vision for westward expansion. (I find the sculpture of Jefferson there inspirational) The Louisiana Purchase formalized boundaries for one of those social forces that builds such momentum nothing can stop the movement. The west was going to be settled.( I sense the same forces at work as Mexico migrates into the States).
Great Falls is the second leg of a four step journey I followed along the trail of the Corps of Discovery. In each case, there has been a State Interpretive Center that helped me understand the mission and men a bit better.
You may have read the very excellent book-“Undaunted Courage”. It’s a historic novel about Meriwether Louis’s and William Clark’s great adventure into the northwest. If you haven’t read it, do it now. You will be with me on the adventure. That book was the foundation of my understanding of their journey, before I traveled their route. (I bypassed South Dakota). Do Cliff notes exist on the document? I understand there are more primitive cliff notes painted by Native American on canyon walls along the way.
The Corps of Discovery was the name coined by Jefferson to identify the group of men who were assembled for the expedition. The historic challenge was to find a water passage to the west coast; the Missouri River was its focus. The Corps were not only pathfinders, clarifying limited and uncharted terrain, but they were to gather undocumented botanical specimens, contact Indian tribes in anticipation of trade opportunities, but most importantly, find the northwest passage to the Pacific. The fur industry and competition for its resources appears to dominate decisions regarding this and other ventures of the era. The personalities that were involved directly and indirectly in fur trade become primary players: Astor, and the Astorian’s, Stuart (Who is credited with finding the first land route to the west), Bridger, Coulter, Sacagawea are examples. Their lives integrate into the Corp expedition and add continuity to events and accomplishments.
Jefferson has great ambitions for the expedition: Find a water route to the Pacific, befriend Indian tribes along the way, especially the hostile Sioux, discover the many volcanoes anticipated, Wooley Mammoths, and other unknown species. When it was over, fifty tribes had been contacted, and befriended, 300 new species were discovered, (animal and plant life). The northwest was charted. There was no water trail to the Pacific. The treaties with the Sioux, especially the Teton Sioux in South Dakota failed.
While the Corps of Discovery launched its mission with high expectation, the true heroic action was in ordinary people working doing their best every day for two and a half years;, hard work, courage, and commitment; Ordinary people, doing what needed to be done, achieved the extraordinary. Throughout it all, apparently spirits remained high, only one died, apparently appendicitis, Charles Floyd, Sioux City, Iowa.
Imagine how cold forty below zero would be. That was the temperature Lewis measured while encamped in Fort Benton. It was the winter of 1805. (Meriwether declared it was too cold for the men to hunt this day.) Their number had been reduced to thirty two, as twelve were sent to retrace the paths taken to date, reporting on progress and delivering acquired bootie. French trapper Charbonneau was hired on in the Dakota Territory, accompanied by is sixteen year old Shoshone squaw, Sacajawea and newborn baby. She was sick. Lewis was administering sulfur water.(Apparently Sulfa based drugs were the bacterial treatment until antibiotics developed during WWII.) Charbonneau they could do without. They couldn’t afford to lose Sacajawea. She was the linkage for acquiring horses from the Shoshone should they reach river headwater. The Shoshone were sophisticated horsemen with an accccumulated herd of over 1500 mounts.
The Corps had taken a big gamble. At the confluence of the Missouri and __ it was unclear which channel to take. The Indian tribes have assured them that there would be “great falls” on the route that represented the primary channel. If the route they were on proved to be wrong, an entire season would be lost. By April, the ice on the Missouri begins to break up and the Corps was on their way.
On June 13, 1805 Lewis left camp on what is now Belt Creek. About four miles upriver, Lewis heard the great roar of falls, then it was in sight; what is now called Rainbow Falls; “The grandest sight I have ever beheld”. To his surprise there were five falls to negotiate. Relieved, the falls were as reported, discouraged as each of the falls required portage.
Each of the falls is now topped by a dam. The first, 1891, Black Eagle Dam. The last, 1958, Cochran Dam. The total output is 220,000 KW productions. Residents at Great Falls say they are “Dam poor”.
The portage of the five falls took over a month, and represents a herculean effort by the men. They fought underbrush, cactus thorns in the feet, swamp mud, mosquitoes, and yes, grizzlies. More than once they were chased up trees. Once they tried to stop a grizzly by shooting him. Ten rounds were fired before the resorted to the trees. Lewis himself was confronted by a grizzly. After missing with the rifle he was chased into the river where he fended the bear off with his rifle. Fortunately, the bear lost interest and abandon the chase. (I love a good bear story).
Next stop, the Missouri Breaks. Remember the Jack Nicholson movie by the same name?


Getting to Aptel East
Aptel East is easily accessible from a number of key London transport links and offers guests quick and easy routes into Central London and the city.
The closest tube station is Aldgate East 5 – 7 minutes walking distance.
Whitechapel is 7-10 minutes walking distance, and from 24th May 2022 the newly completed *Elizabeth Line will open which offers fantastic connetions from Reading to Heathrow with 41 accessible stations.
Shadwell – 5 minutes to Bank (change for Central, Northern line towards Central London)
Stop T – directly across Commercial Road from Aptel East


Hey all! been a dog's age since I posted something on this blog so here ya go! Just a little cartoony 1950s spaceship with plasma pizazz. Enjoy!
Wednesday, March 27, 2013
After having spent the majority of my time on the last few film projects in the sci-fi realm, I have some ideas floating around upstairs that are great to finally get out onto a canvas. This idea revolves around a city of gargantuan skyscrapers that rise above the smog of the lower levels of the atmosphere to reveal a serene landscape above the clouds. If you have the money to spend, you get the views - even in the future.


|Skyscapes are Bobs artistic
interpretation of the Manhatton skylines, typically the images use
moody skies as a backdrop and the shilloutte of huge skyscraper buildings
which Manhatton and other cities boast.
For price, purchasing or further information of any of the artwork
that you may see below, please visit your local Castle Gallery or
visit the Washington


Parcels are posted using Australia post and International Air Post.
In Australia I ship with prepaid courier satchels from Australia Post, These usually gets to to you next day, but Australia is a big country so it may take a few days at worst. If you live in an area where the mail plane comes once a week, then please allow for this...
All international parcels are posted using "Air Parcel Mail", this is a very reliable service and relatively inexpensive. Depending on where you are the parcel can take from 7 to 21 days to get delivered. This service can be tracked in some countries...
If you choose the Post Express Courier option, there is tracking to most countries and a much faster service (more expensive) again depending on where you are it can take up to 7 days. Most often about 4 days delivery...
I ship to all corners of this planet, and I have a close to 100% success with deliveries, I have shipped over 2000 parcels and only ever lost two.
Shipping costs can be calculated in the cart before you check out. Don't worry you can delete items to the cart if you change your mind or you are just browsing.
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Most countries will want to charge some kind of Tax or duty at the customs, some countries don't or just couldn't be bothered.. This is TOTALLY out of my control and is between you and your countries government and customs...
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Sometimes, you just gotta go with the flow. You might think you're going backpacking the coming weekend, have a plan all laid out with routes and permits, but then you get invited on a last minute trip to Hawaii and everything changes.
I already had the additional day off, had the pet sitter lined up... I just had to get there and join Aaron. I'm blessed to have a pilot for a brother-in-law, so I used a buddy pass to get out there (which was genuinely stressful) and I purchased my flight home - just to be safe. I mean, who wants to get stuck on a tropical island... right? Riiiiiiight.
Anyway, I hadn't been to Oahu since I was 15 years old and it was lovely to return... although I still maintain that Kauai is my favorite island. We went on several short hikes, played at the beach, drank a smoothie out of a pineapple, watched a few sunsets, met a cool dude named Phil... I stalked some sea turtles from the shore and I accidentally poured soy sauce on my banana pancakes. #epicfail
It was a whirlwind of a trip. Two and a half days in a beautiful place with an amazing person. This has easily been one of my most favorite summers and although it's not quite over, I feel like this was an excellent way to wrap it up.
Embrace spontaneity, as it's a wonderful and exciting thing. I definitely need to incorporate more of it in my life. That said, I think my backpacking plans for this coming weekend are pretty solid. .....or are they?


Traditionally, attorneys are thought to be among the highest paid professionals throughout the world. But a closer examination of the hard numbers shows definite discrepancies among legal professionals from country to country. When you factor in cost of living and compare average pay, it’s clear that practicing law is a much more desirable profession in some regions than others.
We looked at attorney salaries across the world, from Germany and India to South Africa and Mexico, to see just where attorneys are best compensated for their work. Not surprisingly, China, with its exciting legal market and fast-moving trends, comes in ahead of the pack with the highest salaries and relatively low cost of living.
Read on below to find out where your country or region falls on the list. Then, start planning your next move!
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