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Morcest , falu Romániában, Erdélyben, Kolozs megyében.

Fekvése
Mezőcsán (Ceanu Mare) mellett fekvő település.

Története
Morcest (Morţeşti) korábban Mezőcsán (Ceanu Mare) része volt. 1956-ban vált külön településsé 124 lakossal.

1966-ban 104 román lakosa volt. 1977-ben 91 lakosából 86 román, 5 cigány volt. 1992-ben 11, 2002-ben pedig 3 román lakosa volt.

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Források

Kolozs megye települései


Grantville, formerly in West Virginia in the 20th century, now in Germany in the 17th century, is the most unusual town in the world-and probably in any century. The mysterious cosmic phenomena which the former West Virginians call the "Ring of Fire" hurled the town back through time into the middle of the Thirty Years War. In spite of their advanced technology, the men and women of Grantville are greatly outnumbered and must deal carefully with the squabbling local tyrants-but they have no shortage of American courage and ingenuity. Eric Flint, a bright new star of science fiction and creator of the Ring of Fire universe, now presents a book of new fiction about the heroes of Grantville, as well as articles examining the problems of maintaining 20th century technology in the 17th century. (Can you make penicillin from bread mold? To conserve your limited supply of gasoline, can you use literal horsepower to run a dynamo? Can you make a radio using 17th century glassware and metallurgy?) The Grantville Gazette is a fascinating exercise in alternate history and imagination and will be a must-buy for everyone who read 1632 and 1633.


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Santa Marina es una localidad y comune italiana de la provincia de Salerno, región de Campania, con 3.185 habitantes.

Es famosa por el golfo su localidad costera de Policastro Bussentino.

Evolución demográfica

Referencias

Véase también
 Policastro Bussentino
 Cilento
 Costa Cilentana

Enlaces externos
 Página web oficial de Santa Marina (en italiano)

Localidades de la provincia de Salerno
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Whale Wonder (c.NZ305915)
From J.Hodgson's A History of Northumberland, Pt II, Vol.II of 1832:-
The mouth of the Line [Lyne] was rendered remarkable by a spermaceti whale of the species called physeter macrocephalus being killed at it on August 8, 1822. It was 61 feet long, and 37 feet 4 inches in girth. The breadth of its tail was 14 feet; of its head 10 feet 9 inches; and the space from the eyes to the nose 21 feet. The upper jaw projected 5 feet over the lower one, which had two rows of teeth, externally resembling ivory, but porous and ash-coloured within. Its height, when first thrown on shore, was 12 feet; and it produced 9 tons and 158 gallons of oil. It was claimed by the proprietors of the land on each side of the Line; but the admiralty settled the dispute between the claimants by seizing the oil, and fixing their broad arrow upon the bones, which were latterly given up to Mr Cresswell-Baker, and removed into the pleasure grounds at Cresswell, where they will be long admired as objects of rarity and vastness of size. For several days after it was killed, immense crowds of people flocked from the adjacent country, and even from great distances to see it; and its stupendous size never failed to rivet the attention of all who viewed it. Whales of this kind are natives of the Greenland seas and Davis Straits; but they are occasionally found further south.
Other sources have the poor wretch being initially wounded by being thrown against the rocks, hounded by locals trying to kill it, and being finally 'put out of its misery' by the local blacksmith with a makeshift harpoon.
Cresswell Hall was demolished in 1938. Not sure what happened to the whalebones.
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I'm delighted to announce I've signed a contract to write a picture book biography of one of my personal heroes, Malala Yousafzai. Malala is the Pakistani girl who was shot by the Taliban for promoting education for girls. The book is due out in fall 2015 with possible fully-illustrated ARCs out by this winter. I'm awed and humbled by this soon-to-be seventeen year-old girl who, in addressing the United Nations, said, ". . .Let us wage a glorious struggle against illiteracy, poverty and terrorism, let us pick up our books and our pens, they are the most powerful weapons. One child, one teacher, one book and one pen can change the world." I'm honored to pick up my pen on her behalf.


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Mirage News World	July 13, 2019 6:32 am AEST Date Time
Minister Garneau announces appointments and reappointments in transportation sector
From: Transport Canada
The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, today announced the following appointments in the transportation sector.
The Honourable Marc Garneau, Minister of Transport, today announced the following appointments in the transportation sector. The appointees come from diverse backgrounds, with experience in a number of fields, and are active members of their communities. They bring a wide array of knowledge and senior executive and corporate governance expertise to their transportation positions.
Transportation Appeal Tribunal of Canada
Marc-André Poisson (Gatineau, Quebec) appointed as a part-time member for a term of four years.
Saint John Port Authority
Peter Hugh McGuire (Saint John, New Brunswick) appointed as director for a term of three years.
John William Keir (Saint John, New Brunswick) appointed as director for a term of three years.
St. John's Port Authority
Harold Bernard Hefferton (St. John's, Newfoundland) appointed as director for a term of two years.
Donald Samuel Walters (St. John's, Newfoundland) appointed as director for a term of three years.
Roxanne Morrissey (Conception Bay, Newfoundland) appointed as director for a term of three years.
Sept-Îles Port Authority
Mirka Boudreau (Sept-Îles, Quebec) appointed as a director for a term of one year.
Bernard Lynch (Sept-Îles, Quebec) appointed as director for a term of three years.
Hamilton-Oshawa Port Authority
Keanin Loomis (Hamilton, Ontario) appointed as director for a term of one year.
Bruce McArthur (Oshawa, Ontario) appointed as director for a term ending on February 21, 2021.
Halifax Port Authority
André Marcel Boudreau (Dartmouth, Nova Scotia) appointed as director for a term of three years.
David Cameron (Halifax) reappointed as director for a term of three years.
These appointments were made under the Government of Canada's new approach to Governor-in-Council appointments. This approach promotes open, transparent and merit-based selection processes that strive for gender parity, reflect Canada's diversity, and support ministers in making appointment recommendations for positions within their portfolio by providing them with information and referrals.
"I am pleased to announce that these highly qualified Canadians have agreed to serve in the transportation sector. Their appointments will ensure continued good governance. I wish to thank outgoing board members for their valuable service."
The Honourable Marc Garneau
The Minister of Transport is responsible for appointments to 55 portfolio organizations, which include:
9 Crown Corporations;
4 administrative tribunal/agencies;
21 Canadian Airport Authorities;
18 Canada Port Authorities; and
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HOME › Bookshop › Autobiography › THE JAZZ-GIRL, THE PIANO, AND THE DEDICATED TUNER
The Jazz-Girl, the Piano, and the Dedicated Tuner
Stories for Piano Enthusiasts and Novices Alike!
by Nicky Gentil
"The natural tone of Nicky Gentil's richly anecdotal narrative will delight not only pianists and jazz enthusiasts but anyone who just happens to like pianos in general." - Cadence Info Magazine
A collection of humorous, touching, unputdownable stories set in Paris, The Jazz-Girl, the Piano, and the Dedicated Tuner transports you into a feel-good world of jazz, pianos and the little-known art of piano tuning. An entertaining slice of life, regardless of whether or not you play a musical instrument, this book explores the world of Nina Somerville, an Englishwoman who - while others are going through a mid-life crisis - discovers by complete chance her true calling: jazz improvisation. In a bid to enjoy that passion to the full, she purchases the piano of her dreams - a Steinway baby grand - leading her to make yet another discovery: the intricate mysteries of the fascinating piano tuning profession.
Against the backdrop of the Eiffel tower and the Champs-Élysées, from the quest for the perfect sound to an unexpected chance to perform in public, music takes Nina on a journey which is at times improbable and hilarious, but equally moving, not to mention extremely informative.
Previously published in France, The Jazz-Girl has been greatly received, and has the interesting addition of being musically illustrated on the author's YouTube channel with some characters playing pieces alluded to in the stories.
One of the many things I love about publishing a book is the subsequent trip it takes you on, as if the book itself begins to write its own story. All sorts of wonderful things happen such as my waking up one morning this week to receive this amazing message: "Thank you for sharing your experiences. This is a valuable piece of literature for us piano technicians." These comments came from an American piano tuner who is currently reviewing my book for the Piano Technicians Journal.
In France, the 21st June is National Music Day (Fete de la Musique) and, to celebrate it, I shall be playing jazz and giving a talk on my book in WH Smiths of Paris, located just near the majestic Place de la Concorde. When first I moved to Paris, some thirty years ago, this shop was my regular source of English books and newspapers. Never in a million years, though, would I have thought, back then, that one day I might actually find myself presenting my own book there! But as I said, publishing a book seems to be but the mere beginning of one truly exciting trip and book presentations are all part of it!!
On 23rd November, I shall be giving a talk on my book and bringing some of the scenes to life on the piano at the Nantwich bookshop in the town where I grew up. It's really quite amazing to be going back there in my capacity as an author!
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Nicky Gentil (nee Jenkins) is a British national who has lived in Paris since 1988 where she began her career as a translator shortly after obtaining her degree in French and German from Oxford University. Upon reaching her mid-forties she took up jazz improvisation, initially just for fun, but soon discovered a true passion for it.
She first wrote this book, which documents her somewhat unusual, unexpected, journey with music, in French and it was published in March 2016 under the title "La jazz-girl passionnee et son devoue accordeur" (Editions Beaurepaire).
A married mother of two, today in addition to her writing and translation work she performs piano jazz in public whenever she can.
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Gli Almaty Titans sono una squadra di football americano di Almaty, in Kazakistan. Hanno vinto due volte la Central Asian American Football League.

Dettaglio stagioni

Tornei internazionali

Central Asian American Football League

Fonti: Enciclopedia del Football - A cura di Roberto Mezzetti

Palmarès
 2 Central Asian American Football League (2015, 2016)

Squadre kazake di football americano
Football americano ad Almaty


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Nicki Minaj Net Worth: Onika Tanya Maraj has known professionally as Nicki Minaj is a Trinidadian-born American rapper, singer, songwriter, and actress. She gained public recognition after releasing three mixtapes between 2007 to 2009 and subsequently signed to Young Money Entertainment in 2009. She has a net worth of $75 million. In 2011, Nicki Minaj became the first female rapper to join the Forbes Magazine's Hip-Hop Cash Kings list at No. 15 with $6.5 million earnings between 2010 to 2011.
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How much is Rapper Nicki Minaj Worth?
Nicki Minaj is a Trinidadian-American rapper and R&B singer-songwriter who has a net worth of $75 million.
When you're one of the reigning couples of hip-hop, it's only right that you rent a home in Beverly Hills, CA, that is worthy of royalty. So for Meek Mill and Nicki Minaj (aka Meek and Nick to their loyal fans), the reasonable next step is to drop $35,000 a month on a stunning eight-bedroom, a 10-bathroom contemporary Mediterranean estate in one of Los Angeles, CA's most coveted neighborhoods.
Nicki Minaj was born on December 8, 1982 in the Saint James District of Port of Spain, Trinidad and Tobago. Her father was addicted to drugs and alcohol and had a violent temper, burning down their house in December 1987. She moved to Queens, New York, at the age of 5 and tried to get into acting when she was 19, but was unsuccessful.
Her debut album Pink Friday went platinum shortly after its launch in 2011, and she's not shy about her earnings: on Kanye West's "Monster," she boasts that she gets $50,000 for her guest verses. She is known for her brightly colored wigs and ensembles whose style ranges from a girlish voice to a guttural growl. Influenced by the unpredictable rhymes of Missy Elliot along with the sexually charged attitudes of Lil' Kim and Foxy Brown, the Queens native was discovered thanks to her MySpace page.
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Minaj appeared in numerous volumes, including number 11, which spotlighted her future label boss, superstar rapper Lil Wayne. Through Fendi, Wayne contacted Minaj and signed her to his Young Money label. They began building her career through mixtapes like Lil Wayne's Dedication 3 and Minaj's own Sucka Free.
Meanwhile, appearances on various remixes — everything from T.I.'s "No Matter What" to Jeffree Star's club track "Cupcakes Taste Like Violence" — helped spread the word. The big breakthrough came when Wayne added his rhymes to her "High as a Kite" single, a mixtape favorite in 2008.
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UNICEF Swaziland Humanitarian Situation Report No. 2 (29 February 2016)
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• On 18 February, 2016, the Government declared a national state of emergency due to the El Niño drought.
• A comprehensive joint multi-sectoral drought response and mitigation plan has been developed, led by Government, requiring $80.5 m.
• Government has made available $3 m for the immediate response.
• UNICEF and the UN Agencies supported the National Disaster Management Agency (NDMA), to conduct a national multisector rapid assessment from 9-16 February 2016 to identify the key impacts of the drought.
• UNICEF supported a drought impact assessment on schools which highlighted immediate needs in the provision of school feeding, water and alternative sanitation.
• The drought is affecting approximately 189,000 learners, and 8,157 teachers and support staff nationally, as schools are critically affected by food and water shortages and lack of alternative sanitation.
• The drought has affected learners, teachers and support staff in the capital, Mbabane, including temporary closing of schools in to manage water shortages.
Situation Overview & Humanitarian Needs
Swaziland is currently experiencing one of the most severe El Niño induced drought conditions with low rainfall, acute food and water shortages. Short-term forecasts indicate the high probability of below-normal rainfall continuing and become one of the worst droughts on record. The Government of Swaziland declared a national drought disaster on 18 February in response to drought and launched the National Drought Emergency Mitigation and Adaptation Plan (NERMAP). The NERMAP is from January 2016 to March 2022 and estimates that from March 2016 a minimum of 300,000 people, (about one third of the population), will be in need of food assistance. According to preliminary information from the recent assessments, this number is expected to increase to 350,000 from May 2016 onwards. The overall NERMAP needs is US$80.5 million, of which the government has made available $3m, while considering the immediate needs and additional commitments. The Government and the UN will hold a humanitarian round table discussion to sensitize donors and facilitate resource mobilization. The Government of Swaziland also participated in the SADC region El Niño summit meeting held on the 25-26 February 2016.
Food and water supply remain the major immediate needs of communities mainly in the worst affected regions of Lubombo and Shiselweni. However pockets of need are present in areas not normally affected by drought in the Hhohho and Manzini regions. The price of grain (staple) has risen by over 10% since October 2015 further raising the cost of maize meal from US$ 5.10 p/10kg to US$ 7.65 in a space of three months. With families out of stock grain from the last ploughing season the increasing cost of grain and maize meal has led to reducing the number of meals per day with poor families having one meal per day.
Water shortage remains a key concern and challenge with water storage in national reservoirs limited and river flows very low in all five major rivers. Many dams providing water for livestock and farming have dried, affecting the livelihoods of farmers in both crops and livestock. Electricity generation has dropped significantly increasing the dependence on imported power. This has led to power rationing in most parts of the country.
Health facilities and schools are critical areas for water supply support to enable continuity of services to surrounding communities. Mbabane has started water rationing for the first time in its history affecting business, schools and families. The reduction of water has impacted the education of children (especially urban schools which depend on flushing toilet systems). The situation is affecting approximately 189,000 students and 8,157 teachers and support staff nationally, especially in Lubombo and Shiselweni regions due to limited water, and sanitation/hygiene conditions. The Government is planning various initiatives to provide its people with enough water, such as drilling boreholes and water trucking.
UN Children's Fund
Southern Africa: Food Insecurity - 2015-2017
UNICEF Swaziland Year-end Humanitarian Situation Report, January - December 2017
UNICEF Swaziland Humanitarian Situation Report #4 - September 2017
UNICEF Swaziland Humanitarian Situation Report No. 11 (December 2016)
UNICEF Swaziland Humanitarian Situation Report No. 10 (October 2016)


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Brigadier-General Kelly Woiden, CD
Deputy Commander Land Force Western Area/Joint Task Force West
Brigadier-General Kelly Woiden was born in Edmonton, Alberta and raised in Vernon, British Columbia.
Brigadier-General Woiden enrolled as a Private in The British Columbia Dragoons in October 1975. As a Corporal he was posted to The Royal Canadian Dragoons in Germany for a flyover task as an Armoured Reconnaissance Crewman in 1978. He became an Officer Cadet in 1981 and was commissioned shortly thereafter. In September 1984, he moved to Calgary, Alberta to further his education, and transferred to The King's Own Calgary Regiment serving as a Troop Leader and Battle Captain before being promoted to Lieutenant in October 1986.
In September 1988, he moved to Winnipeg, Manitoba for civilian employment and transferred to The Fort Garry Horse. He was promoted to Captain in October 1989 with a subsequent promotion to Major in September 1993. During 13 years of Regimental service, he was employed as a Battle Captain, Operations Officer, Squadron Second-in-Command, Squadron Commander and Deputy Commanding Officer prior to being appointed as Acting Commanding Officer in June 1997. After completing the Militia Command and Staff Course in July 1997, he was promoted to Lieutenant-Colonel and took command of The Fort Garry Horse on the same date.
Brigadier-General Woiden attended the National Security Studies Seminar in March 2001 and in September of that year, he was appointed Assistant Chief of Staff of 38 Canadian Brigade Group. In August 2002, he was appointed the Senior Project Officer at Land Force Western Area in Edmonton, Alberta. In April 2003, he returned to 38 Canadian Brigade Group and was appointed Deputy Commander.
In June 2004, Brigadier-General Woiden was promoted to Colonel and appointed Commander of 38 Canadian Brigade Group, relinquishing command in March 2007. In December of 2007, he completed the Advance Military Studies Programme at Canadian Forces College in Toronto, Ontario.
On January 12, 2008, Brigadier-General Woiden was promoted and appointed Deputy Commander Land Force Western Area and Joint Task Force West.
Brigadier-General Woiden has been employed at Bristol Aerospace Ltd in Winnipeg, Manitoba since 1988. He has held various engineering, flight test and program management positions and is currently a Marketing and Business Development Representative. He has an advanced Diploma in Aeronautical Engineering Technology and a Diploma (Honours) in Mechanical Engineering Technology from the Southern Alberta Institute of Technology. He also has a Certificate in Management from the University of Manitoba and is in the process of completing a Bachelor of Arts degree in Business Administration.
Brigadier-General Woiden is married to Darlene and they have a daughter and son.
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Larry Atlas
Name Larry Atlas
Movies Cruising
Education Bennington College
Spouse Ann Atlas
Role Film star
Larry Atlas (born 1948 Cleveland, Ohio) is the author of eight produced plays. He is best known for the award-winning play Yield of the Long Bond, which premiered at the Matrix Theatre in Los Angeles starring Ian McShane and Byron Jennings. He directed the second production in this play at NY Stage and Film with Jennings, David Strathairn, and Kyra Sedgwick. Also noteworthy is Total Abandon, which was produced on Broadway starring Richard Dreyfuss and John Heard.
Book author and screenwriter
Actor and television appearances
The other produced plays are Sonnetteer, Sweet Talker, Subject Animal and Permanent.
Atlas attended Bennington College, and has taught at Vassar, Hunter and Bennington.
He wrote the book for the musical Passing It On, which premiered at the Coconut Grove Theatre in Miami. As a screenwriter Atlas has worked on almost two dozen Hollywood studio projects, including Sleepless in Seattle.
A former actor, he appeared in numerous plays in New York and regionally, and in principal or lead roles in such films as King of America, Cruising, Firstborn, The Children's War, and Indio. Appearances on television included Kate and Allie, Another World, Out of the Darkness, Police Brass and many others.
Atlas was instrumental in inventing the first method for creating fully hyperlinked video, and wrote and directed the first movie employing this technology, "The Onyx Project," starring David Strathairn, released in Fall of 2006.
He lives in upstate New York with his wife, Ann.
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국외 2년 봉사 활동이 국외 취업?
지난 12월 13일 [귀국단원 해단식 및 한국해외봉사단원의 밤]에 참석을 했다.
한국에 파견되었던, 지금은 할아버지가 된 한 미국 평화봉사단원도 초청 인사로 참석했다. 그가 연설을 통해 한 얘기 중 흥미로운 것은, 평화 봉사단이 도움을 준 나라 중 한국만이 유일하게 봉사단 프로그램을 포함한 원조를 하고 있다는 것이었다. 원조받던 나라가 원조하는 나라가 되었으니 자랑스러운 일이다.
행사 중간에 묵념 시간이 있었다. 활동 기간 중 사망한 단원들의 이름이 불리고 나서 참석자들은 그들의 혼과 넋을 달랬다. 내가 활동했던 시기였던 1999년 전후에는 활동 중 사망이라는 상황은 거의 상상할 수 없었다. 부족한 점은 있었지만, 신변 안전과 보건 위생에서 만족할 만했기 때문이다.
봉사단 파견 인원 확대를 통한 청년 실업 해소를 위한 정책이 구체화 되고 있다. 논란은 있었지만 얼마 전에도 봉사단 사업 확대가 결국은 이루어졌다. 봉사단 사업 자체의 질적 향상 없이 파견 단원만 늘었다는 비판이 지금까지 늘 제기되어 왔다. (파견 단원 통계 참조) 이런 마당에 파견 단원을 더욱 늘리겠다?
미래는 아무도 모른다. 하지만, 현 봉사단 사업 체계와 결합한 취업난 극복 사업전략에는 문제가 많다는 주장이 귀국 단원 내부에서 꾸준히 나오고 있다. 사망, 보건 위생, 질병과 같은 (풍토병, 상해, 정신 질환 등) 신변 안전 문제가 그 중심에 있다. 당근 그들은 완벽하다고 주장 중이다.
현 상황에 대해서는 관련 자료 아래 참고하시라!
At the same place, nine years ago!
Uploaded by jangmimadokoro, these two videos show how atmosphere of local language instruction prepared by Korea International Cooperation Agency (KOICA) is. The class is for called Korea Overseas Volunteers (KOV) passed intensive screening in language and specialization.
I attended an Amharic course at the same place, nine years ago!
Korea Overseas Volunteers Association (KOVA) hosted year end party, named, evening of Korea Overseas Volunteer (KOV) last Saturday.
It is an annual event to welcome successors returned back to Korea this season from overseas where they served as a KOV. Predecessors join together to speak high of their sacrifice as well as to congratulate on safe return with invaluable experience accumulated during their voluntary operations. In this way, the party can give us a great chance to understand diversified cultures one another simply by saying which county they were dispatched to, what they did as a volunteer, how they survived harsh living condition, whoever they collaborated with, and more.
Of course, everybody could feel great joy from the party. In addition to that happiness generated from an ordinary party organization, regional music performances triggered the rise of homesickness to attendance. African music performance out of them (I could not get the synopsis of the dance, the origin of the song, and the theme as a whole, however) aroused remembrance in Ethiopia. Regardless of my feeling based on affinity with African continent, everybody could be absorbed in dynamic and powerful rhythm from the performance. The more exposed to another culture like this, we can expand our life view wider. It's one of virtues of diversity!
Recollecting what I had done as a Korea Overseas Volunteer (KOV) in Ethiopia, I still wonder what the true volunteerism is. I redefined my volunteerism into "technical cooperation" in the article from KOV category of this blog because spiritual understanding in grass root level was missing. Specifically speaking, I was always busy in preparation of network with cutting edge technology, training materials, reports to the Ministry and KOICA regional office, and any other tangible matters only. At the end of stay in Ethiopia, only thing that I could do was just to keep unforgettable memory with Ethiopian around my residence. If I revisit Ethiopia as a volunteer, I will be able to behave in different way by devoting myself to understanding existing Ethiopian cultures as they are now. However, will my revisit happen? Of course, not! Whenever I read articles from "One Love Theater/Blog", I can imagine what and how the volunteers there are doing in Awassa with the spirits that I should have shared with colleagues from the Ministry of Education in Ethiopia. Look up article from this link!
The word "volunteer" from Korea Overseas Volunteer, itself, implies sacrifice innately. When it comes to engineering, my volunteering should be considered as technical cooperation, I think. Enumerating what I did at that time, I repeated introducing new technology, persuading its implementation, making MOE staffs understood from training, following up progress, and discussing issues to escape from stalemate that most of KOVs were prone to encounter in the middle of cooperation. That's it! Interacting with local staffs was the very virtue of volunteerism.


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How Groupon Bounced Back
Thanks to fewer video game references and more mobile downloads, Groupon shares have quadrupled since last November. But can this extra life last?
By Drake Baer 2 minute Read
Back in February, Groupon threw out then-CEO Andrew Mason. A few weeks before that, he had talked to Fast Company and explained that "in the first phase of our company, we were a glorified mailing list." After the ousting–complete with inscrutable Nintendo reference–Mason went on to make a "business rock" album. Meanwhile, Groupon went on to turn itself around. . . .
To the tune of a quadrupled stock price. Clearly not the same as its IPO glory days, but decidedly not dead. So what happened?
From push to pull
Under the leadership of now-CEO Eric Lefkofsky, the Chicago startup has found a new path for dealing with deals, moving their focus to something called "mobile," where we hear a lot of business is being done these days. In so doing, Groupon has changed the way it courts its customers. Wired's Marcus Wohlsen shows the shift as such:
Traditionally, Groupon has relied on email to market daily deals–an approach known as "push," since the company was pushing the pitches to potential customers. But in its second-quarter earnings announcement, which sent Groupon shares soaring in August, the company said that "pull" was supplanting "push" since email accounted for less than 40% of all North American transactions. Instead of email, Groupon says its "pulling" deal seekers into its marketplace, where they actively search for deals–an approach ideally suited to mobile apps.
In a meeting with Deutsche Bank analysts, Groupon said mobile was on track to account for half of all Groupon transactions. The Groupon app was downloaded 7.5 million times in the second quarter.
Insane numbers aside, the larger question is whether Groupon will expire like an unused, impulsively purchased ticket to a booze cruise.
Where will Groupon go?
Groupon's problem is one of what high-thinkin' business folks might call "platform": They've got a core business built up–that of the daily deal–but how solid can such a foundation be? Surely there's some precariousness in the half-price business. So what other spaces can Lefkofsky take the company into, given what Groupon has already got going?
As Wohlsen notes, the company's mission is declared to be "the world's commerce operating system"–which is, how do you say, aspirational, like so many spa treatments–though they've started to get into the payment business as well.
But what is the scope we're talking about? Forrester Research analyst Sucharita Mulpuru tells Wired, it's only a matter of time before the deal is done.
"My issue with Groupon was that it was always overvalued," she says. "It's got a solid business model at its heart, just not a business opportunity that's much larger than what it is now."
Bottom Line: Groupon has finally entered into mobile. But what it will do after deals is any Battletoad's guess.
[Image: Flickr user Edward Simpson]
Drake Baer was a contributing writer at Fast Company, where he covered work culture. He's the co-author of Everything Connects, a book about how intrapersonal, interpersonal, and organizational psychology shape innovation.


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Unholy: Why White Evangelicals Worship at the Altar of Donald Trump (Hardcover)
By Sarah Posner
Green Apple Books on Clement
(AMERICAN STUDIES)
"In terrifying detail, Unholy illustrates how a vast network of white Christian nationalists plotted the authoritarian takeover of the American democratic system. There is no more timely book than this one."—Janet Reitman, author of Inside Scientology
Why did so many evangelicals turn out to vote for Donald Trump, a serial philanderer with questionable conservative credentials who seems to defy Christian values with his every utterance? To a reporter like Sarah Posner, who has been covering the religious right for decades, the answer turns out to be far more intuitive than one might think.
In this taut inquiry, Posner digs deep into the radical history of the religious right to reveal how issues of race and xenophobia have always been at the movement's core, and how religion often cloaked anxieties about perceived threats to a white, Christian America. Fueled by an antidemocratic impulse, and united by this narrative of reverse victimization, the religious right and the alt-right support a common agenda–and are actively using the erosion of democratic norms to roll back civil rights advances, stock the judiciary with hard-right judges, defang and deregulate federal agencies, and undermine the credibility of the free press. Increasingly, this formidable bloc is also forging ties with European far right groups, giving momentum to a truly global movement.
Revelatory and engrossing, Unholy offers a deeper understanding of the ideological underpinnings and forces influencing the course of Republican politics. This is a book that must be read by anyone who cares about the future of American democracy.
Sarah Posner is a reporting fellow with Type Investigations. Her investigative reporting has appeared in Rolling Stone, VICE, The Nation, Mother Jones, The New Republic, HuffPost, and Talking Points Memo. Her coverage and analysis of politics and religion has appeared in The New York Times, The Washington Post, The American Prospect, Politico, and many other outlets. She graduated from Wesleyan University and has a law degree from the University of Virginia. Her story "How Trump Took Hate Groups Mainstream," published before the 2016 election, won a Sidney Hillman Foundation Award.
"Few reporters are more astute about the intersection of the evangelical movement and American politics than Posner, and in Unholy she reveals a backstory that anyone trying to understand how we got to this disturbing state of affairs should read."—Jane Mayer, chief Washington correspondent, The New Yorker, and author of Dark Money: The Hidden History of the Billionaires Behind the Rise of the Radical Right
"A meticulous deconstruction of the Christian right's long, slow infiltration of Republican politics. Sarah Posner has been writing on this subject for years, and it shows. Before Donald Trump, it was easy to claim the Christian right lacked the power it had during the 1980s; Posner shows that this analysis was dead wrong."—Janet Reitman, contributing writer, The New York Times Magazine, and author of Inside Scientology: The Story of America's Most Secretive Religion
"Reading Unholy unsettles you and shows that what ails this country goes way beyond the current occupant in the White House. This book is a must-read for anyone who claims to be Christian and for anyone who is concerned about our democracy."—Eddie S. Glaude Jr., author of Begin Again: James Baldwin's America and Its Urgent Lessons for Our Own
"Unholy explains how moralizing evangelicals fell in love with one of the most outwardly immoral presidents in modern American history. Religion reporter Sarah Posner makes bold claims, but she brings receipts. As a Christian, I found this book far more disturbing and damning than I expected. We ignore it at our collective peril."—Jonathan Merritt, author of Learning to Speak God from Scratch and contributing writer for The Atlantic
"Posner shows how conservative politics have shifted since the 1970s, with the line between church and state blurring as conservative Christians gained steady influence in government. Her extensive research offers a dizzying array of right-wing think tanks and coalitions, driven by both high- and low-profile names. . . . Posner reckons that Trump is merely 'a catalyst, not a cause,' capitalizing on racial fear, economic uncertainty, and social unrest."—Booklist
"Posner (God's Profits), longtime analyst of the religious right, . . . begins with the sense of displacement and racial grievance white Christian conservatives experienced following Brown v. Board of Education (1954) and traces the development of the religious right's political infrastructure up until the Obama presidency, demonstrating how decades of patient strategizing created an environment in which Trump, the perfect televangelist candidate, could take center stage. . . . Highly recommended for those seeking to understand how white evangelicals developed political power."—Library Journal
"Posner [is a] reporting fellow at Type Investigations. [Her] authoritative investigation will be a must-read for those interested in the connections between the Trump presidency and evangelicalism."—Publishers Weekly
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Daniel Zomparelli is editor-in-chief of Poetry Is Dead magazine and recipient of the 2011 Pandora's Collective Publishers of Magazines Award. The fourth issue of Poetry Is Dead, "Vancouver: Influence," was a key feature at the Vancouver 125 Poetry Conference in 2011. Zomparelli is also program coordinator for the Megaphone magazine Community Creative Writing Program, which offers free creative writing classes for low-income and homeless people. He writes for and works with several magazines across Vancouver, including Geist, Megaphone, Sad Mag, Granville Online and, formerly, Adbusters. Davie Street Translations is Zomparelli's first book of poems.


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Transfer Google Music to iTunes | MusConv
Google Music to iTunes
MusConv easily imports your playlists and favorites from Google Music to iTunes
Recently, Google Play Music for iOS underwent an update that added support for iPhone X. However, here in this article, we are going to discuss about the new update of Google Play Music for iOS.
In addition to that, if you require to migrate your playlists and music across various music streaming services like Spotify, Google Music, iTunes, etc, third party tool has to be applied.
However, a sophisticated and handy third party tool of this genre is hard to come by. Fortunately, MusConv can help in terms of transferring music across various streaming platforms.
Let us get back to the update we were discussing. The update was released on December 14, 2017 and it has been just the next month of the initial release of the device.
However, the Play Music for iOS has been updated in such way that it can support the iPhone X completely. With this particular update, the users of iPhone X will be able to get the best out of their 5.8-inch OLED display. However, the log of the Google only listed this update as bug fixes. In truth, it is much more than just fixing bugs.
Although Google's log mentioned this update as "bug fixes", as far as smoothness, flexibility and optimizations concern, this update is capable of providing a great deal of help. The new app completely embraces the designs for a top-notch experience.
There are matters of significance regarding the usage of Google. In terms of competitiveness with Apple Music, Google Music would have been far behind. In addition, Google has been always slow to react in terms of Apple products. As the update for iPhone X released after one month, there is no need to state the overall situation.
However, further enlightenments may help the user to choose. You should know that the Google Maps for Apple were updated about two weeks ago. Just a couple of days before that event, Google updated the Google Doc Suit.
However, Google provides an excellent service as far as free service is the key concern. Google Music comes up with 4 months of free trial in addition to free YouTube Red Subscription for 4 months as well.
Move Music From Google Play to iTunes
However, if you would like to shift towards Apple Music, all of your music and playlists should be transferred. Otherwise, this will be lost forever. However, a cross platform & equally potential music and playlist migrating tool, MusConv can help to transfer from Google Music to iTunes.
By the way, you can also transfer from spotify to apple music.


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Alejandro Fernandez Almendras' third film will also be submitted for the Goya Awards.
Alejandro Fernandez Almendras' third film, To Kill a Man, will be Chile's bid for a best foreign-language film nomination at the Oscars.
The announcement was made by the Ministry of Culture Claudia Barattini at an official reception for the Chilean film delegation attending the San Sebastian film festival, according to a government statement.
Barattini also confirmed that the film will be submitted for the Best Ibero-American Film category at the Spanish Goya awards. An external jury comprised of film industry professionals made the selection.
"Chilean filmmakers have proved their productions enjoy great international recognition, and we want that tendency to keep growing," said Barattini.
To Kill a Man premiered at Sundance, where it won the World Cinema Grand Jury Prize, and was later picked up for North American distribution by Film Movement at Berlin's EFM.
"Whatever happens afterward, at the Oscars or the Goya, will depend on each Academy, each country. I wish this film can reach many people, or as many people as possible in Chile, and I hope this helps. I believe it will," said Fernandez Almendras, whose first film, Huacho, premiered at Cannes in 2009 and won the Critic's Week.
The film stars Daniel Candia as Jorge, a common family man who is forced to react when the person who killed his son is released from prison and takes revenge against Jorge's family.


FOXBOROUGH, Mass. — The New England Patriots have changed his focus to preparations for Super Bowl LIII against the la Rams, that Highlights a stunning u turn from where the team was just a few weeks back, in mid-December.
It was the 2nd loss in a row, after a final-play meltdown in Miami the week earlier, to shed the team's listing to 9-5.
Turning more to the game and trimming up parts of their shield, they unexpectedly transformed into a higher gear.
One of things which stood out to Brady was the way the ground attack has come to life, which helps when playing at a place such as Arrowhead Stadium. It had been telling that on the first play of Sunday's game, The Patriots went enormous with their personnel, together with tight ends Rob Gronkowski along with Dwayne Allen, also full back James Develin. Running back Sony Michel rumbled ahead to an 11-yard advantage and, in a sense, the tone was set.
Players never gave up hope they'd ultimately get their groove, even though it came later than they ever expected.
That'therefore the Dec. 2 3 home game against Buffalo was so important.
They harbor 't stopped rolling since, that has got the esteem of coach Bill Belichick.
That mental toughness was characterized by the power to execute under pressure.
Matthew Slater stated. "We suffered those 2 losses and I don't even think our mindset changed at all. We still had belief, we still had faith in our process, we still had faith in the other person, however we knew that hey, at any time this has to carry over to the game, we need in order to execute under pressure.
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Bosnian conflict survivor visits Derry for peace building activity
written by cassoscoop November 26, 2021
Srebrenica survivor Elvira Mujkanovic
LOCAL Councillors and Community representatives this week welcomed a survivor of the Bosnian conflict to the City for a series of engagements promoting positive dialogue and peace building.
Elvira Mujkanovic was only 18 years old when Bosnian Serb forces attacked her home town of Trnopolje, which became home to the notorious Trnopolje Concentration Camp.
Elvira witnessed many atrocities during her time in confinement before escaping with her mother to a refugee camp in Croatia.
She now lives in Scotland with her husband after being safely evacuated by the Red Cross.
The visit this week follows on from a notice of motion endorsed by Council members in July, recommending that Council pledge its support to the Remembering Srebrenica organisation and look at ways to understand and commemorate the Srebrenica genocide and the Balkan conflict of the early 1990's.
Remembering Srebrenica UK is committed to using the lessons from the Srebrenica atrocity to tackle hatred and intolerance to help to build a better, safer and more cohesive society for everyone.
Speaking ahead of the visit, Mayor Warke said it provided an opportunity to share experiences and explore new ways of promoting peace between divided communities.
"While we have come a long way in our own journey towards peace, we are still working to overcome challenges and we can learn a lot from other societies similarly emerging from conflict situations.
"Local groups had the opportunity to explore issues such as polarisation and discrimination, which sadly continue to be prevalent in our own communities.
"It was very useful to gauge new perspectives on these issues and I hope this will feed into shaping our approaches going forwards."
Council's Good Relations Team has been working with the Remembering Srebrenica's Regional Board NI to design and develop events to coincide this month with today's visit.
An online discussion took place last week, focusing on the background to the Bosnian War, the Troubles in the North of Ireland and exploring issues common to both regions such as acknowledgement, justice and peace building.
Speaking after her visit, Elvira Mujkanovic, said: "I was thrilled to see how beautiful this city is and how well people from different backgrounds are representing their history, culture and rights while working and collaborating together.
"The lesson from Bosnia, where we have experienced so much trouble and trauma through religious and identity prejudices, is that dialogue and respect are critical to moving forward constructively.
"Diversity is good. I am proud of how diverse Bosnia is. It is something to celebrate and protect. Bosnia and this region have so much in common.
"I hope we can continue to learn from each other and support each other in what will inevitable be difficult days still to come as we continue the toughest battle of all – to build and sustain peace while cherishing our diversity."
The visit included engagements at the Siege Museum and Museum of Free Derry and concluded with an online event for local community groups asking 26 years later if the respective peace agreements at Dayton and Belfast have ended the violence but failed to build the peace.
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While we are married to some beauty products, others we break up with and sometimes even divorce. Like any longterm relationship, our love affair with makeup is something only a true beauty junkie—and you can count Sofia Vergara among them, apparently. The newest celebrity face of CoverGirl told Access Hollywood "I feel I have a very good relationship with makeup. I'm Latin and I grew up with aunts and my sisters and my mother—they've always made makeup a very important part of the life of a Latin woman," The Modern Family star said. "I always used to watch my mother do her makeup, that's how I learned to do my makeup."
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Jim thanks for being part of me getting into yak fishing.
I wanted to say thanks a lot for your efforts toward the trip. I had to rush off in a hurry and did not get to say a proper thanks and goodbye. After having been to Baja a number of times on my own boats, but not having been in a few years, this trip re-kindled my love for being on the water down there. The hotel was a laid back atmosphere and was pretty cool. Catching the big tuna was quite a thrill and a story I will tell many times!
Please let me know about July dates. I may have interest in that trip as I believe I will be in Hawaii next Oct. I'd love to get photos and or dvd of our trip. Let me know if any cost is involved. Thanks again!
I want to thank you for the great trip. Having never been outside a harbor on a kayak, this was a fantastic experience. I was so in awe of being out there that you had to remind me to keep a line in the water!
Without your guidance, I never would have paid attention to all of the signs of potential fish. Though I knew about watching for bird activity, I never thought you could hear the boiling fish from so far away. When we got on top of the macs and bonita, I thought I was watching Discovery HD. The sight and sound was incredible with a fish on just about every cast. I'm glad I had a single hook on the croc as it made for quick clean releases.
With reports from surrounding boats of it being absolutely dead, I sure had lots of fun. That sand bass you got was bragging size and the rock fish was nice as well.
Since I usually paddle my Cobra Tandem as a single, I appreciated the use of your Prowler. It definitely was more responsive and comfortable.
With your tips and those from contributors on the kayak4fish forum, I'll be shopping for the right gear and then will return to get more time on the water.
Just wanted to let you know how much my Dad and I enjoyed being out with you on the SD Bay last Thursday. We had a great time. Thank you for being a good teacher and a great guy to fish with. Looking forward to doing a surf class and may be some open water in the future.
However, the drive back to Phoenix the same day will not be repeated. Beer and laughs should follow fishing, not a 5 hour drive.
Thank you for the great pics. It was really fun seeing how much I enjoyed myself fishing with your group. I think the fishing was better than expected. I should have known though, when fishing the East Cape region, probably the best fisherie in the world, to be ready for anything. Your knowledge of the fishing there really made the trip enjoyable. I learned so much. I really look forward to my next vacation to the Hotel Punta Colorada (excellent accomodations, food, and service) with La Jolla Kayak Fishing. Kayak fishing is so exciting. I would reccomend it to anyone who loves to fish. I am going to purchase an Ocean Kayak, Prowler/angler soon.
What can I say about these Baja trips except Trip of a Lifetime.
Five minutes after launching my kayak, there was a marlin jumping 20 feet off the bow of my boat. Unfortunately, I wasn't the one who hooked it, but the trip only got better from there. Every day at least one billfish was caught by someone in our group, and it was the norm to have more than one. And after the days fishing against the big boys, it was great to be able to launch the kayak from the hotel beach and just cruise along the beautiful coastline, enjoying the warm water and balmy weather. A truly unforgettable experience.
Many thanks once again for an unreal trip - I will definitely spread the word and will certainly be back for another go next year. Let me know the dates as soon as you have them nailed down - I don't want to miss out on the fun. My expectations were pretty great before I headed down to Mexico to join you on this trip. However, never in my wildest dream did I ever expect my first kayak fish to be a 100+ pound marlin. And when I did hook up (after only about 10 to 15 minutes in the water), your experience really shined as you worked with me to make sure we didn't lose this great fish. Your wit, humour, and timely "prodding" during the fight and subsequent fights with the giant squid made the whole experience that much more memorable. When we weren't fishing, trading life stories with the group and other guests was pretty damn funny. Any fishing trip where the running joke is "Man, the fishing here stinks - all you catch is billfish!" is truely epic. Thanks for making it happen.
I want to thank you again for the surf class on Saturday. It taught me so much more about my kayak. I knew that I was going to learn how to get safely out through the surf and back to the beach, what I did not expect was all the other useful information that you taught us. I have always felt comfortable paddling my kayak in the ocean, now I am confident that in any situation that might come about I'll know what to do. For those of you that have not taken this class it's a must do.
4) Not knowing how to help someone else (like my son) if he were in trouble on his kayak.
I took the Surf Clinic on Saturday, and Jim addressed all of these issues and many more. And it was FUN! Jim had me crawling all over my kayak, from the very front tip to the very back - to "get to know it and its limitations". Something I'll bet many of you have not done. Other things covered: how to propel your yak if your paddle gets away from you, how to empty a flooded yak on the water, how to get back on your yak if you're too tired for the normal self-rescue (this is a trick I never would have thought of, but makes so much sense), flared or straight paddle, approaches to many different wind and current situations.
There was no surf at the LJ boat launch, so we paddled north beyond the pier. We found waves, all right. Jim dropped down the face of one BIG wave and I couldn't see him on the other side of it for a sec. He took the bigger waves; I took their little brothers... I'd say he fared better than I, but it was really fun, and I think I'm starting to "get" his bracing and leaning techniques.
Sorry to babble, but I know there are people who read these boards other than those of you who are completely comfortable on their yaks, and I want to HIGHLY recommend the Surf Clinic to them. It will make a world of difference to my confidence level (already has) and I'm sure I'll feel safe going further and being more adventurous with the yak. Thanks Jim! You are a good man. And as personable (and funny) as people have said you are.
I received the custom gaff I ordered the other day and, as expected, it really met my expectations - a beautifully designed, custom-made, quality gaff. Awesome. And beautiful.
I'm a kayak fisherman based in San Diego. I own an OK Malibu 2 and a Tarpon 120 by Wilderness Systems. I've recently been searching for something longer and a bit more capable of handling rough open ocean conditions than my current kayaks. I telephoned local kayak fishing guide Jim Sammons to discuss my options. Everyone around here knows how highly Jim thinks of the Ocean Kayak line of boats. Jim openly and honestly discussed the benefits and shortcomings of several fishing friendly kayaks, but concluded by saying the Prowler is the best all around choice for fishing in Southern California or anywhere else. Then Jim did something that surprised me; he offered to loan me his personal Prowler kayak so I could see for myself on an extended test paddle. I had Jim's Prowler for three days. I was so impressed with Jim's generosity that I wanted to tell you about it.
The opportunity to paddle the Prowler proved to me its value as a fishing platform. It may not be perfect, but it is very good. Jim's action likely sold me the boat. I thought you should know what a great asset Ocean Kayak has in San Diego in Jim Sammons.
I would like to comment on your special effort and kindness to take poor seasick Jason home. Your help was a truly a major statement about how your guide service puts the safety and comfort of customers first!! Thanks again for the great outing. I am super-complimentary, as usual, of your outstanding service.
We saw Chris's picture on your Website. That is so cool. You can sign us up now for your August trip next year. We want to go when the fishing is hotter (as if it wasn't good enough then). Thanks again for everything that you did for us. It was the trip of a lifetime!
Just want to thank you for another great trip last weekend (see the pic!). I had a terrific time and learned so much about this fantastic sport. In my trips with you, I'm batting 1,000 (2 quality yellowtail for 2 trips). There's a ton of stuff to learn about kayak fishing in order to safely enjoy the sport. Thanks to you, I zoomed up the learning curve and am now much more skilled and confident on the water than before. Also, I can now show my doubting friends proof of the huge yellowtail caught by kayakers just off La Jolla Shores. For the best education on kayak fishing, everyone should have at least one outing with you.
I Just got back from your class at Allen's Kayaks. Had a fantastic time and learned a lot!
Enjoyed the class today and think I got a lot out of it.
What a treat it was to have you guide us. You are a fine fisherman, a fine kayaker, and a decent person. Despite mixed up conditions, and our cluster bumbles with bait casters (and even spin gear in my case :-)), you were patient and gracious at every turn.
Needless to say, we are fans, and we'd recommend you to anyone in a heartbeat. We did just that when we walked into Andy Montana's in Coronado.
Chris and I have been on two of Jim's trips to the East Cape.
Both trips were amazing. The weather was great. Fishing was excellent and it was one of the most fun relaxing trips I've ever taken. We have decided it will be a trip we take every year.
The panga captain that was with us on both trips was Alonzo. He is a great guy and really wants you to catch the fish. Our first trip was the first time that Jim had actually made the trip down to the East Cape. Alonzo had no idea what these "loco gringos" were thinking by towing these kayaks out to blue water to fish off them instead of the boat, but he laughed at us, hooked the boats up and did it anyway. After we had hooked into a few big fish, he was all about getting us out to blue water and hooting and hollering as we got towed around by some huge fish. We caught many different fish. It was always exciting to see what you were going to pull up. We caught Roosters, Pargo, Pampano, Triggers, Puffers, Ladyfish, Dorado, pretty much anything you can imagine. The trip this year, we were lucky enough to be there when Jim landed his first Billfish from the kayak. What a thrill.
The hotel has rooms for the fisherman that wants to save money and doesn't really care what the room looks like or suites if you want to have more of a "hotel" experience and bring the family. They can accommodate both. The food is great. Buffet style breakfast and dinner. Lunch is served either sit down in the dining room or they can pack a bag lunch for you if you are out on the boats. Just down from the hotel are some great reefs for snorkeling.
And I can't leave out Jim. He is the greatest guy you could ever meet and would do anything for you. We cannot say enough about this guy. He's the greatest. His dry sense of humor and great story telling abilities kept us up until the late hours telling stories of fishing escapades.
I would recommend this trip to anyone and everyone. Once you take it, you'll be hooked - literally!
A belated and big thank you for the great Baja trip this past October 2004. You were most patient and encouraging with me and my new fishing gear. I felt very comfortable fishing with the "all male" group and you and Alonzo (panga guide) deserve the credit. You are a very skilled and competent fisherman and I learned alot from you. I really enjoyed the trip and hopefully will make another in 2005. Thanks again for the great time fishing.
I just got through watching the video of our great trip to Baja- great job! Watching on the PC I was able to do a few freeze frames towards the end - there is some great stuff there! Loved the shots of my Sailfish jumping.
Thanks for helping relive the memory - I'll be watching it a lot over the cold winter months!


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25 minutes away from Kamloops you will find the beautiful little town of Sunpeaks, the absolutely sensational ski resort. Trevor and Chrissy catch horse and sleigh through this beautiful little village and are just amazed at the sights.
For those who are interested in skiing, this is the place to come as it's located right next to the ski slopes. World Cup and Olympic ski champion, living-sporting legend Nancy Greene teaches Chrissy some beginners tips and tricks. Even as a beginner, Chrissy has such an amazing experience and learning from one of the best is a real highlight. It's easy to see why Canadians are hooked on this sport.
You can learn to ski and it's easy to go up the lifts, but you can also be here as an expert and enjoy the challenge. There are three fantastic mountains, a very friendly community and a beautiful resort. What more could you want?


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Why China is reining in the renminbi
BYClay Chandler and Nicholas Gordon
June 1, 2021, 12:08 PM UTC
This is the web version of Eastworld, Fortune's newsletter focused on business and technology in Asia. Subscribe here to get future editions in your inbox.
On Monday, China's central bank yanked a policy lever it hasn't touched since the global financial crisis, signaling Beijing's determination to rein in a currency rally that has seen the renminbi surge to its strongest level against the dollar in three years.
The People's Bank of China decreed that starting June 15 the nation's financial institutions must hold 7% of their foreign exchange in reserve. That's an increase from the current reserve rate of 5%. It was China's biggest-ever reserve rate hike and its first since 2007.
The move was mostly symbolic. The measure will make it slightly more expensive for China's financial institutions to hold foreign currencies. Becky Liu, China macro strategist for Standard Chartered, per the Financial Times, estimates the move will suck about $20 billion worth of liquidity out of China's foreign exchange market.
Even so, the order sent a clear message to banks and currency traders that further appreciation of the renminbi won't be, well, appreciated. As CommerzBank AG economist Zhou Hao noted to Bloomberg, China's central bank has all manner of additional weapons to combat a renminbi rally and is serving notice to speculators that if they try to push the currency much higher, "the market will fail."
That would be putting an end to what, for the last year, has been a very profitable bet. In the last twelve months, the renminbi, also known as the yuan, has gained 12% versus the dollar. At the end of the day Tuesday, the Chinese currency was trading at around 6.37 to the dollar, its strongest level since May 2018. Against a reference basket of currencies of China's trading partners, the renminbi is its strongest since April 2016.
The reasons for the renminbi's surge against the greenback are straightforward. China bounced back from the shock of the COVID-19 pandemic more rapidly than any other major global economy. In the first quarter of 2021, Chinese GDP grew by a staggering 18.3% over the same period the previous year and is expected expand by 8% or better for the full year. The renminbi's rally also has been driven by global investors' enduring enthusiasm for pumping money into China—pandemic and escalating political tensions between Beijing and Washington notwithstanding.
But Beijing's willingness to tolerate a stronger yuan has been harder to parse. A strong yuan puts pressure on Chinese exporters. For years, a favorite refrain of American China hawks from both political parties was that Beijing kept the renminbi artificially weak to create an unfair advantage for Chinese exporters. In 2019, the Trump administration branded China a "currency manipulator" after the reminbi weakened below the level of 7 to the dollar.
But over the past year, as the renminbi gained and the dollar weakened, the currency manipulator label has come to seem increasingly absurd. Among analysts and economists, the debate shifted to whether China's leaders have learned to live with a stronger currency—and might even be contemplating allowing the yuan to trade freely.
One argument offered to explain China's new currency confidence: the stronger yuan matches President Xi Jinping's push to rebalance China's economy by stoking domestic consumption and lessening the nation's dependence on exports. (And, in any case, Chinese exports have boomed this past year despite the renminbi's rise.)
Some noted that a strong currency makes it cheaper for China to import commodities and chips. Others speculated that perhaps China's policy makers had refrained from intervening in currency markets because they feared positive economic conditions underlying the renminbi's run-up are only temporary. Many suggested that the yuan's rise provided the perfect opportunity for China to transform it into a global reserve currency to rival the dollar.
There are signs of debate within the PBOC itself. At an April 16 financial forum, Zhou Chengjun, head of the PBOC's Finance Research Institute, argued that if the yuan is to become a global currency, it must be allowed to trade freely. "We need to admit that under the condition of yuan internationalization, we won't be able to control the exchange rate, and China's central bank has to let go of exchange-rate goals in the end," Zhou said, according to a transcript.
In an April 18 speech to the China's Boao Forum for Asia, PBOC deputy governor Li Bo seemed to reject the notion that China intends the renminbi to become a global reserve currency. "Our goal is not to replace the U.S. dollar or any other international currency, our goal is to allow the market to choose and to facilitate international trade and investment."
And on Sunday, another deputy governor, Liu Guoqiang, dismissed market speculation about liberalizing the yuan. In a brief statement on the PBOC's website, Liu declared that China's existing managed floating exchange rate system is "an institutional arrangement fit for China at present and the foreseeable future."
For now, the idea of completely liberalizing their currency is one to which China's leaders remain unconverted.
More Eastworld news below.
Clay Chandler
clay.chandler@fortune.com
This edition of Eastworld was curated and produced by Nicholas Gordon. Reach him at nicholas.gordon@fortune.com.
Eastworld news
Reversing the one-child policy
After its recent census showed the slowest population growth in decades, Beijing will soon allow all couples to have three children. The Chinese government is concerned that a decreasing and aging population will halt its economic growth engine and put pressure on its social services. However, it is unclear whether the changed restrictions will reverse the country's demographic transition: an earlier policy change to allow some couples to have two children had little effect on fertility rates. Fortune
Vaccine jackpot
Despite facing low vaccination rates and expiring doses, Hong Kong's government has been slow to offer incentives to encourage vaccinations. The city's private sector has stepped up instead, offering free goods and services, expanded leave policies and, most surprisingly, a lottery with a $1.4 million, 450 square-foot one-bedroom apartment as the jackpot. It may have worked: vaccination bookings were up over the weekend. South China Morning Post
Malaysian lockdown
Malaysia starts a two-week nationwide lockdown today, following a surge in COVID cases and lockdowns targeted on specific regions. Malaysia's COVID spike is now worse than India's on a per capita basis. Analysts predict the lockdown may shave two percentage points off the country's economic growth, even as Malaysia prepares a $9.7 billion stimulus package and exempts large parts of the country's manufacturing sector from the new restrictions. Reuters
Wolf Warriors
In his latest column, Gideon Rachman details how China's more aggressive diplomats are undercutting Beijing's attempts to reframe itself after the COVID pandemic. From trade spats with Australia to rude social media posts about India's COVID surge, Rachman's column argues that the drive to understand COVID's origins is encouraging this diplomatic defensiveness, which in turn reinforces suspicion of China overseas. Financial Times
Fashion brands and garment worker unions agreed to a three-month extension on negotiations on new safety standards. The landmark Accord on Fire and Building Safety, signed after the deadly collapse of the Rana Plaza garment factory, is set to expire this year. Responsibility for safety monitoring is meant to be handed over to a single Bangladeshi organization, yet unions and activists are concerned whether this new body's powers are robust enough to force change. The New York Times
Another writer leaves China
Author and writer Peter Hessler announced that he would be leaving China after Sichuan University chose not to renew his contract. Hessler is known for his writing on China, including a recent piece in The New Yorker about the country's response to the coronavirus pandemic. Hessler first moved to China as a Peace Corps volunteer, writing several acclaimed books before leaving in 2007. He returned to China in 2019 to work for Sichuan University. South China Morning Post
Markets and movers
Monde Nissin — The Philippines' largest instant noodle manufacturer raised $1 billion on the Philippine Stock Exchange in the country's largest ever listing, though shares were flat in first-day trading. Monde Nissin dominates the country's snack scene, but it is also making a play in the alternative meat space with its purchase of the Quorn brand in 2015.
Kathy Matsui — The former Goldman Sachs vice chair is starting a venture fund that will focus on helping startups with environmental, social and governance values. The new fund, named MPower Partners Fund, includes Dai-ichi Life Insurance and Sumitomo Mitsui Trust Group as investors. Matsui is best known for her work on 'Womenomics': a series of reports that suggested empowering women as a solution to Japan's shrinking labor force. The term was adopted by former Prime Minister Shinzo Abe, though efforts to increase women participation fell short of its goals.
PropertyGuru — The Singapore-based property portal will acquire platforms in Malaysia and Thailand, purchasing stakes owned by Australia's REA Group. This is the latest in a trend of major tech deals in Southeast Asia, most recently the merger between Gojek and Tokopedia, as startups seek to achieve market scale by acquiring potential competitors.
Meituan — Meituan's shares jumped 10% after financial results were better than expected, with first-quarter revenues doubling from the same period a year ago. Meituan's shares tumbled earlier this year after Chinese regulators announced an investigation on antitrust concerns; On Friday, CEO Wang Xing pledged to work with regulators, provide insurance to delivery drivers and cut fees for partner restaurants.
Korea exports — South Korea's exports increased by 45.6% year-on-year: the fastest increase since 1988. The surge comes after exports plunged in 2020 due to the COVID pandemic. Exports were driven by increased chip and car shipments.
Final figure
On average, the value of newly-listed shares in Hong Kong have dropped by a fifth since their debut in the worst performance among major exchanges. Two-thirds of Hong Kong's new listings are now trading below their issue price, with analysts pointing to inflation fears, investor fatigue and lofty valuations. One outlier: JD Logistics, whose shares surged by 18% in first-day trading in the city's second-largest IPO of the year, and the third listing from the JD empire.
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