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Get a duck's-eye view of Chattanooga with a paddleboard rental that gives you plenty of time to cruise around. Paddle along at your own pace, discovering the natural beauty of the Tennessee River Gorge.
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Wall Street Week Ahead Earnings: Caesars Entertainment, Home Depot, Lowe's and Moderna in Focus
By:Vivek Kumar
Updated: Apr 18, 2022, 14:04 UTC•5min read
The following is a list of earnings slated for release February 21-25, along with a few previews.
US Wall St 30
CZR
Investors will focus on December quarter earnings for stocks that are economically sensitive, which should show better profits than technology stocks. Increasing Treasury yields and risk aversion could hit the stock market hard over the coming months. In addition, investors will closely monitor the latest news on the rapidly spread Omicron coronavirus variant to see how it impacts earnings in 2022.
Monday (February 21)
Tuesday (February 22)
Wednesday (February 23)
Thursday (February 24)
Friday (February 25)
Earnings Calendar For The Week Of February 21
The New York Stock Exchange and NASDAQ will all be closed on Monday, February 21 for President's Day.
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: CAESARS ENTERTAINMENT, HOME DEPOT
CAESARS: The largest casino-entertainment Company in the U.S. company is expected to report its fourth-quarter loss of $-0.71 per share, up over 58%, better compared to a loss of $-1.7 per share seen in the same period a year ago. The Las Vegas-based company would post revenue growth of over 77% to $2.58 billion.
"Caesars Entertainment (CZR) is currently trading at below its historical NTM multiple on 2023e EBITDAR, despite our expectation of >1,000bps higher core casino margins and faster growth. We believe regional casino markets (55% of mix) have structural tailwinds from customers acquired post-COVID and sports betting legalization," noted Thomas Allen, equity analyst at Morgan Stanley.
"We expect CZR to improve its sports betting / iGaming market share in coming qtrs, a key driver to Gaming stocks in recent years. High leverage now (7.5x at YE21) but significant FCF and a planned Vegas asset should drive leverage to ~5x by YE22, opening up a broader investor base."
HOME DEPOT: The largest home improvement retailer in the United States is expected to report its fourth-quarter earnings of $3.22 per share, which represents year-over-year growth of over 17% from $2.74 per share seen in the same period a year ago.
The home improvement retailer would post revenue growth of over 7% to $34.6 billion. The company has beaten consensus earnings estimates in most of the quarters in the last two years, at least.
"We are Overweight Home Depot (HD) given its best-in-class nature and structural housing tailwinds beyond N-T disruption from COVID-19. The stock seems attractively valued in the context of a potential 2021/2022 economic/housing boom," noted Simeon Gutman, equity analyst at Morgan Stanley.
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TICKER COMPANY EPS FORECAST
CNP CenterPoint Energy $0.33
HR Healthcare Realty Trust $0.44
HD Home Depot $3.22
M Macy's $1.91
MDT Medtronic $1.38
PANW Palo Alto Networks $-0.42
TOL Toll Brothers $1.26
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: LOWE'S
Home improvement retailer Lowe's is expected to report its fourth-quarter earnings of $1.69 per share, which represents year-over-year growth of over 27% from $1.33 per share seen in the same period a year ago. The company that distributes building materials and supplies through stores in the United States would post revenue growth of over 2% to $20.82 billion.
"We view Lowe's (LOW) favourably given its longer-term transformation opportunity and structural industry tailwinds, with substantial near-term uplifts from COVID-19 spending shifts that likely translate to longer-term sales retention," noted Simeon Gutman, equity analyst at Morgan Stanley.
"Assuming a healthy underlying housing backdrop, we think comps can accelerate longer-term from stronger sales/sq ft trends, driven by e-comm accelerating, better in-stocks, product refreshes/exclusive launches, greater traction with Pro initiatives, and removing friction from the customer shopping experience. Combined with productivity initiatives, this should enable EBIT margin expansion going forward."
BBWI Bath & Body Works $2.25
BCS Barclays $0.29
EBAY eBay $0.82
HEI Heico $0.57
NTAP NetApp $1.07
IN THE SPOTLIGHT: MODERNA
Moderna, the biotech company focused on drug discovery, is expected to report its fourth-quarter earnings of $8.62 per share, which represents year-over-year growth of over 1,340% from a loss of -$0.69 per share seen in the same period a year ago.
The Massachusetts-based biotechnology company would post revenue growth of 1,075% to around $6.71 billion.
"We are Equal-weight Moderna. While we believe there is long-term upside for Moderna, we believe the significant valuation increase associated with the success of the COVID-19 vaccine limits the near-term upside," noted Matthew Harrison, equity analyst at Morgan Stanley.
"The company has taken an industrialized approach to developing mRNA based therapeutics and has rapidly generated a broad pipeline of 21 programs, 11 of which have entered clinical development. We believe Moderna's mRNA drug development platform is more diversified and scalable compared with competitors, and is validated through broad partnerships with Merck and AstraZeneca. We see vaccines and rare diseases as the key valuation drivers of the company."
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AXON Axon Enterprise $-0.07
SQ Block $-0.06
CVNA Carvana $-0.76
DELL Dell Technologies $1.94
DISCA Discovery $0.84
GCI Gannett $-0.03
NTES NetEase $0.82
NKLA Nikola $-0.46
VMW VMware $1.44
ZS Zscaler $-0.57
AES AES Corp. $0.46
CNK Cinemark Holdings $-0.16
DSX Diana Shipping $0.30
SSP E.W. Scripps $0.46
FL Foot Locker $1.46
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Yes, Timothy Leary called us … and later this evening, we'll tell you more of what he told us, and what happened with John's song. For now, we just what to take the moment to recognize that past Beatlemania, the man made a mark politically, peacefully.
So, now hours later, we are sharing this ~ Timothy's Leary's proposal for a 3rd party… as FIRST announced in the LA Free Press! Interesting to see what he envisioned, interesting to see who his first supporters were. And, yes, John Lennon was tasked with writing the 'Official Party Song'.
As it turned out, Dr. Leary wasn't all that crazy about John's first presentation, nor was John. And, as time went by, and the good Doctor wasn't in pursuit of a re-write, John re-crafted it… to what we now hear as his own release… not at all related to that party.


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Daniel J. Berrigan
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Berrigan, Daniel J.
(Contemporary Literary Criticism)
Berrigan, Daniel J. 1938–
Berrigan, an American, was formerly a Jesuit priest. He is a poet, essayist, and social activist. (See also Contemporary Authors, Vols. 33-36.)
[Love, Love at the End] is a thing of great potency. While it contains very few "poems" as one gets into the habit of defining poems, nearly all of these "parables, prayers and meditations" take structure from imagery….
[While] it is true that both Berrigan and his brother have certainly gone as fervently to the streets as anybody, it seems to me the poet and priest have survived without being corrupted—that the priest has prospered greatly, and the poet has found new spine for his work….
In all, this is a strong book, both religious and worldly—a scarifying vision, even when oblique, of the kind of adventure we have pursued in Southeast Asia.
Robley Wilson, Jr., "Five Poets at Hand," in The Carleton Miscellany, Fall, 1968, pp. 117-20.
Daniel Berrigan, priest and poet, flew to Hanoi to bring three captured American fliers home. [Night Flight to Hanoi] is his journal and, as well, a set of eleven poems based on the experience. It is certainly a promising subject, and Father Berrigan has proven himself in the past to be a poet of some skill. What the book is, however, is a manifestation of the moral hysteria which has swept the minds of so many good men over the past few years. Father Berrigan, motivated by love and moral anguish, condemns the United States for its behavior in an "immoral" war, but then he goes on to exalt Lenin and Ho Chi Minh to the status of modern saints. He condemns the fliers he rescued because they still believed in America after their confinement, because they did not succumb to the Communist teachings of their captors. What began as a book of love ends as a book of hate. Father Berrigan becomes the merci-less accuser of a God of revenge and violence. The book is a frightening document, for in it poet becomes mouthpiece for propaganda and priest becomes prosecutor. It is a flight into a night of moral rage; there is no dawn of new love and understanding at the end of that flight.
Virginia Quarterly Review, Vol. 45, No. 1, Winter, 1969, p. xx.
A considerable part of my purpose in this review [is] to suggest that contemporary poetry in America finds it difficult to make simple, unadulterated statements…. Of all the poets I have been reading, I should have supposed Daniel Berrigan would have been most direct: here, after all, is a man involved in action as very few of us have allowed ourselves to become involved. But action must have another idiom than the one I would have assigned to it; the man acting is something other than what I thought he was, or is reflected in different mirrors. Berrigan's work, which I would have supposed revolutionary and absolute, is instead involute: the mind that can consider the possibility of action is extraordinarily intricate before it starts….
I do not think that this poetry [Encounters] is very public …, rather, it seems the poetry of a public position, what is said by someone who has confused the private and the public roles. I think that such a confusion is easier than it ought to be in our time, and I can hardly fault Berrigan for having allowed it. But I still feel that the nimbus of his language is instructing me without having the direct right to instruct me. The elevation of the language is like and unlike the elevation of the Host; the first elevation assumes that I share a ritual in which, as it happens, I am not a participant.
William Dickey, "Public and Private Poetry," in The Hudson Review (copyright © 1972 by The Hudson Review, Inc.; reprinted by permission), Vol. XXV, No. 2, Summer, 1972, pp. 295-308.
Father Berrigan's major purpose [in America is Hard to Find ] is to defend his anti-government actions and those of his associates. This purpose is inseparable from another purpose, the attack upon America, the decent, healthy heart of which is, for the author, hard to find. It's difficult to find...
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"Run Devil Run" session #2
Tuesday, March 2, 1999 • For Paul McCartney
Album Songs recorded during this session officially appear on the Run Devil Run Official album.
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Zoos & Wildlife
No matter what you've heard about its legendary beauty, the first time you peer over the edge of the Grand Canyon, you'll probably be amazed. Many visitors sum up the view from the rim with one word: Wow. An immense landscape spreads below your feet, dropping cliff by cliff into a winding, ragged gorge. In the distance, imposing walls and towers of stone rise to a green line of forest.
About 5 million visitors go to behold this Grand Canyon sight each year, the vast majority of them visiting the canyon's more popular South Rim. It's one of the most-visited natural wonders in the world. As incredible as the views are, as long as you stay above the rim, be prepared to deal with crowds. Those with the time and conditioning to venture below the rim, however, will receive a special treat.
The best strategy is to visit the park at the times of year when it won't be packed with sightseers and to explore the less-developed areas. Summer is Grand Canyon's peak season. Spring and fall see lighter crowds, especially in early March and late October. Even a winter visit is possible on the South Rim, though the snow may deter most travelers. To avoid crowds and to visit during pleasant weather, late spring and fall are good times to visit.
A visit to the more remote North Rim (usually open mid-May to October, depending on the snowfall) will help you avoid crowds. The northern route also gives you the opportunity to visit Pipe Spring National Monument, an early Mormon settlement near the border with Utah.
If you have to visit during the summer, reserve accommodations and specialty tours at least six to nine months in advance. If you're just visiting the Grand Canyon for a day, arrive early, as parking is limited.
Try to arrange a trip into the canyon, which is the best way to appreciate its size and topography. Options include hiking, riding a mule down from the top or passing through the canyon on a river excursion. A prime destination for overnight hikes is Havasu Falls on the Havasupai Reservation, with the option of a helicopter ride to the falls for the leg-weary. A neighboring tribe, the Hualapai, controls access to the West Rim and offers raft trips through the Canyon's western extremities.
Should you decide to stick to the topside, as most visitors do, you'll hardly be disappointed. The vistas from the rim are incomparable, especially at sunset.
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My name is Armando Martin, and I am the new Intern for the Lutzie 43 Foundation. I am currently studying Business Finance at The Ohio State University and will be graduating in December 2019. I am involved in Phi Kappa Tau fraternity, and I am currently the Head of Community Outreach. I have been involved with the Foundation since last summer and have loved every second of it.
I first heard of the foundation in high school when Mr. Lutzenkirchen gave a speech about how our decisions today will impact our decisions in the future. The speech was powerful, and even today I make sure that I'm not just a good friend but a great friend.
Armando (left) and a friend at the annual Lutzie 43 Road Race in Marietta, GA.
I ran into Mr. Lutzenkirchen again as a freshman at The Ohio State University when he came and gave his speech, 'Philip's Legacy…What Legacy Are You Leaving?' Unlike the first time, I made sure to introduce myself before-hand and reach out to him afterward. This led to us getting in touch over the summer and having the opportunity to help with the annual 5k. From then on Mr. Lutzenkirchen and I have kept in contact, and I was offered an internship. I am very happy that I get to work as an intern with projects and assignments that have real results on changing people's lives!
Being part of this Foundation means so much to me. It has been a wonderful experience serving as an integral part of a program that is out to change lives, and I am learning so much. Being able to work alongside Mr. Lutzenkirchen and seeing everything come together during the annual Lutzie 43 5k last year was priceless. The ability to bring people together with a common goal to better the lives of people everywhere is why this Foundation is so meaningful to me.
This year I hope to help the Foundation expand by reaching out to people about all that the Foundation has to offer in its hope to help student-athletes learn and grow from Philip's story.


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The Global Battle Against Cybercrime
Some Recent Developments
Eugene Kaspersky, founder of Kaspersky labs and cybersecurity expert has used his blog to take a swipe at the state of current multilateral efforts combatting cybercrime. In his post he mentions that the Council of Europe Convention on Cybercrime is largely a waste of time and that the UN's IMPACT Alliance, which is based in Cyberjaya, Malaysia (and of which he is a member of the advisory board) is moving too slowly to be of any use. He has put his weight behind a newly launched non-profit organisation called the International Cyber Security Protection Alliance (ICSPA), which is based in London, and hopes that it can get things moving quickly. He points out that cybercriminals in most cases are beyond the borders of the country of their victims and that the mammoth task of bringing the majority of cybercriminals to justice will require joint efforts on a global scale.
On a more positive note, June 2011 did bring some notable successes for international law enforcement in the battle against cybercrime, with several successful operations resulting from joint efforts. The FBI and a team of international law enforcement organizations have shaken up two scareware (fake antivirus software) operations that infected nearly 1 million users worldwide and cost victims some US$74 million in losses, charging up to $129 to each victim for the fake software. The so-called Operation Trident Tribunal, an ongoing initiative fighting international cybercrime, has netted arrests of two Latvians and the seizure of some 40 computers and bank accounts, including 22 computers in the U.S. that supported the illegal operations. Another 25 systems overseas that were used by the scammers were shut down as well. The Department of Justice, FBI, and authorities from Germany, Latvia, Cyprus, the Ukraine, Lithuania, France, The Netherlands, Sweden, Romania, and Canada teamed up in the operation.
In Russia, Pavel Vrublevsky, the owner of ChronoPay, Russia's leading payment processing provider, was arrested on charges of organizing a DDoS attack on a competing company, assist.ru. Also in Russia, researchers at Kaspersky Lab have discovered a new piece of malware targeting Russian users that silently runs a Bitcoin mining application on infected computers. The idea is to steal computer resources from infected computers to generate units of the valuable peer-to-peer virtual currency. The hacker behind the Trojan did not generate any riches from this attack however because the Bitcoin mining system detected the suspicious mining activity coming from multiple IPs and blocked the account.
In Brazil, cybercriminals used Amazon's cloud to host and distribute malware that targeted Brazilian users and was designed to steal data from customers of nine large Brazilian banks. To improve its chances of success, the malware blocked the normal operations of Antivirus software as well as browser plug-ins that are supposed to make online banking secure. The malware also stole digital certificates and credentials from Microsoft Live Messenger.
In a sweeping move, Google has removed all of the sites hosted on .co.cc domains from its search results, explaining that because such a large percentage of the sites on that sub-domain are low-quality and malware-ridden they decided to de-index all of them. The .co.cc space is not an officially authorised second-level domain like .co.uk or .com.au. Instead, it is run independently by a Korean company (http://co.cc/) that just happens to own the domain name .co.cc. The .cc top-level domain belongs to the Cocos (Keeling) Islands, a small Australian territory in the Indian Ocean. Regular .cc websites are unaffected by Google's changes.
The US Department of Defense released the DoD Strategy for Operating in Cyberspace (DSOC) - the first ever DoD unified strategy for cyberspace. "By sharing timely indicators about cyber events, threat signatures of malicious code, and information about emerging actors and threats, allies and international partners can increase collective cyber defense," the document notes. "Cyberspace is a network of networks that includes thousands of ISPs [Internet Service Providers] across the globe; no single state or organization can maintain effective cyber defenses on its own." As General James "Hoss" Cartwright told reporters, "This strategy talks more about how we are going to defend the networks, the next iteration will have to start to talk about here's a strategy that says to the attacker, 'If you do this, the price to you is going to go up. It's not just free.' Today, we are on a path that is way too predictable. It's purely defensive. There is no penalty for attacking right now, we've got to figure out a way to change that."
Microsoft has released a detailed report on Rustock, the take-down effort it led in March, and the impact of its anti-botnet campaign. The number of Windows PCs infected with the Rustock malware has dropped worldwide from 1.6 million at its peak, to just over 700,000 by June. In the U.S., an estimated 86,000 Rustock-infected PCs in March had been reduced to some 53,000 by June, a drop of 38%. Other countries saw even bigger reductions: In India, the March tally of 322,000 infected machines plummeted by 69% to approximately 99,000 in June.
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Twitter's MoPub mobile advertising platform is teaming up with Pixalate and DoubleVerify to ensure the quality of traffic across its network.
Twitter said mobile ad fraud across the industry is estimated to have cost marketers up to $4.9 billion in 2018, adding that integrating with the two Media Rating Council-accredited mobile invalid traffic vendors will help MoPub: vet publishers prior to permitting them to participate in its real-time-bidding exchange; monitor pre-bid and post-bid traffic for threats and suspicious indicators; and enforce policies across its platform, leveraging Twitter's global cross-functional policy operations team.
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The technology for beacons has been lingering out there since the launch of iOS 7, but it's only now that people are starting to notice. And people are noticing because brands are out there experimenting with the first big push into the Internet of Everything.
What are beacons? Beacons are little battery-powered devices smaller than a deck of cards that emit a Bluetooth 4.0 signal to devices in its immediate vicinity. For a big box retailer, that could mean a type of GPS that could help a shopper find an item on the other side of the store; for a fast food chain, it could be the new basis for loyalty rewards.
People are going to freak out (in both good and bad ways) as beacon technology begins to take root. Some might feel like their privacy was violated; others will find it to be a handy-dandy tool that makes life easier as brands learns to use beacons to surprise and delight the owners of mobile devices.
So it's important to see how this first wave of beacon experimentation goes because first impressions of a new technology matter a lot in the long run.
American Eagle — In partnership with the ShopKick app, American Eagle is using beacons to offer rewards points (via ShopKick) to anyone entering the store who also goes into the changing room to try something on. This beacon strategy, built on the idea that encouraging shoppers to try on the merchandise increases the chances they will buy something, is realized by the placement of two low-cost, low-energy beacons. The beacon at the front of the store sends a push notification via the partner app offering a reward for entering the space of the second beacon, which is in the back of the store near the changing rooms.
Macy's — A typical Macy's store covers many times the square footage of smaller mall-based retailers. While American Eagle integrated beacons with two beacons per store, Macy's is going at this at a much larger scale, with 4,000 beacons deployed in 786 stores nationwide. Like American Eagle, Macy's will also partner with the ShopKick app to push location-based coupons to shoppers.
Hillshire Brands — You can expect grocery retails chains to get on-board with beacons soon (as Tesco's has in the UK), but leading the pack is individual brands, like these Hillshire Brand sausages, which increased buyer intent by 20 percent in their first beacon experiment, which they claimed hit 50 million consumers using a variety of beacon-enabled apps, including Epicurious.
Marriott Hotels — The Marriott hotel chain has focused recently on building out its rewards program and competing in the digital space, launching the FlashPerks feature of its rewards program to compete with same-day impulse buying services like Hotel Tonight. LocalPerks, another addition to the Marriott Rewards program, is a beacon-based technology that sends out geo-targeted offers inside its hotel properties, and only to mobile phone users who have downloaded the Marriott Mobile app.
Major League Baseball — The placement of beacons in Major League Baseball parks across the country earlier this year remains one of the largest beacon roll-outs on the planet, with ambitious goals of interacting with fans from the turnstile to the concession stand to help finding their seats to watching instant replay on your phone, provided you've downloaded MLB's At The Ballpark app. Expect even more next season.
National Geographic Museum — Beacon-supported museums make perfect sense: visitors get the convenience of self-guided tours on their own smartphones, while museums get metrics on which visitors spent how much time in front of which exhibits. When the National Geographic Museum in downtown DC enhanced its 125th Anniversary exhibition with beacons, it introduced the technology to visitors by offering their own iPhones loaded with the National Geographic app. It won't be long before downloading a museum's app before visiting will be the only way to do it.
Odeon Cinemas — The UK-based cinema chain Odeon is using beacons to better leverage the pre-show portion of its customers' experience, before the movie begins. For instance, movie-goers can scan posters of coming attractions and watch the trailer on their phones, or get directions to bathrooms or concession stands, or let you know about special prices or when your show is about to start. For location-based businesses like movie theaters, beacons hold crazy-high potential from improving the experiences of a captive audience.
Air travel — And speaking of captive audience, none are more trapped than air travelers, which makes them great targets for locations-based beacon-targeted services, ads, and content. For instance, the Cincinnati Airport is using a beacon-based technology to better predict the wait times through security or customs. Other airports around the globe are implementing beacon-based registry systems to more efficiently keep track of passengers in case of disasters. Air France is experimenting with beacon-based boarding services, and Virgin Atlantic has synced its beacon services with Apple's Passbook app, while also offering premium customers special perks like 0% commission at the currency exchange.
Titan — For all the good ideas, there are a few bad ones. One bad idea is Titan, a display advertising company, deploying 500 beacons at pay phones on the streets of New York City without the proper permits or informing the public. These weren't in a retail store, and there's no indication what sort of information Titan collected or pushed to pedestrians, but there's a reason why most of the examples above include a partner app that users have already downloaded. The act of downloading a shopping app implies consent to connect in a beacon-enabled world; without that consent, your brand could be playing with fire.


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TORNADO Fx | TORNADO Drive
TORNADO Fx is a new brand line from One Control, under the full supervision of Mr. TK. With this new brand, we bring a new sound tested and approved by the great Björn Juhl of BJF (Sweden) and the production of One Control (Japan).
Mr. TK seeks an effects pedal that can create the ideal sounds in guitarist's heads. One Control already possesses a great deal of experience in bringing to life the incredible sound designs from BJF and BJFe series pedals. However, these new designs and concept are different, so we launched this new line called TORNADO Fx to pursue the ideal sounds that TK is looking for.
Two TORNADO Drives:
TORNADO Drive is an overdrive pedal designed and manufactured under the supervision of TK after evaluating many opinions and ideas on what would be the pinnacle of overdrive as an effect. The first prototypes were used for several years in TK's live performances, and adjustments were made with both BJF and TK based on the sound and feel of the pedal onstage. The first TORNADO Drive Brass, which has been improved, was incorporated into the pedalboard of the DEAD IS ALIVE TOUR 2022 – Tornado and Extend Life tour.
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"TORNADO Drive Brass" is machined brass, "TORNADO Drive Aluminium" is machined Aluminium.
The tone is thick and three-dimensional, and also can be delicate and refined.
Decorated box and logo drawstring. It is not only the sound but also the details.
TORNADO Drive Brass
TORNADO Fx TORNADO Drive Brass (OC-TRFX-OD-BR)
Brass Tornado privilege :
Shipped directly from Japan. (*This privilege may end without notice.)
・The TORNADO Drive Brass is an overdrive pedal tailored to the equipment TK uses and his desired tone.
・Two trim pots which can fine-tune the differences in acoustic characteristics depending on the gig, whether at the venue, a recording studio, or the practice room.
・ The enclosure is cut from solid brass.
・Brass Tornado privilege : We will ship directly from Japan to the address you order.(*This privilege may end without notice.)
Level: Adjusts the volume.
Drive: Adjusts the intensity of the distortion.
Tone: Adjusts the tone.
2K: Fine-tuning the sound around the mid-range.
High Treble: Fine-tunes the edge of the top end of the tone and the balance of the entire tone.
Input impedance: 200kΩ
Output impedance: 10KΩ
Current consumption: 3.5mA
S/N: -80dB
Size: 80W x 120D x 30H mm (excluding protrusions)
85W x 120D x 44H mm (including protrusions)
Enclosure: Machined brass
TORNADO Drive Aluminium
TORNADO Fx TORNADO Drive Aluminium (OC-TRFX-OD-ALM)
・TORNADO Drive Aluminum was developed to be a great overdrive pedal for as many guitarists as possible.
・TORNADO Drive Aluminum has been tweaked to be useable with a wide variety of guitar gear, and will give great tonal results for a wide variety of players while fully meeting the standards required by TK.
・there is no trim pot on this model (like the Brass model has) so you can use it with simple controls.
Current Draw: 3.5mA
Enclosure: Machined aluminum
-TK comment-
Effects pedals are one of the most exciting parts of any guitar rig. How will the sound inspire your playing and what kinds of new licks will you create? I also have a lot of my own favorite classic effects.
With the TORNADO Drive, I wanted to make an effects pedal that will maximize the aggressive tones and amplify the feel coming from your fingers and pick, and I feel successful.
With several years of precise trial and error in collaboration with BJF, I aimed to create an effects pedal that would work at live gigs, recording sessions, and also line recording for demo production. BJF's answer to my inspiration of sound was the first step, and from there I went to One Control's Kaz Kawamura, an old friend with the experience of both live shows and the capability to mass-produce at the factory. Through detailed exchanges across international borders, the TORNADO Drive was completed.
Not only BJF, but also the builders at the factory who faithfully reproduces these – thank you for fulfilling the ideals in my head.
And I hope this effects pedal will create many players' new licks and riffs.
History of Production
Tomokaz Kaz Kawamura
I have been talking with Mr. TK about effects pedals for a long time and I have heard a lot about his attention to sound. I was very impressed with his unique theory and perspective and respected him as a musician.
We received a call from Mr. TK that he wanted to make his own signature model and a good time for the both of us.
The process is different from the previous pedals we have created, and I spent a lot of time to realize the sound that was pursued by Mr. TK, which has led to a completed effects pedal with a wonderful sound.
TK (Ling tosite sigure)
As the vocalist and guitarist of the three-piece band, Ling tosite sigure, TK also composes the tracks, writes lyrics, and works as an engineer to express his music from a sharp and unique perspective.
In 2011, TK released his first solo work, "film A moment" under the name TK from Ling tosite sigure.
As he freed himself beyond the confines of the band, his unique approach to sound leaves an intense and beautiful, yet delicate impression on audiences.
This distinctive style of music transcending all genres, is one that only TK can produce.
In addition to the activities of Ling tosite sigure and TK from Ling tosite sigure, TK stays true to his passion for sound production, including engineering, and songwriting, as well as working with various musicians and talents.
Björn Juhl
Mr. TK is a special artist.
I also received a very enthusiastic request for his guitar sound to play his style, how it fits the guitar amplifier, and also balance it with the vocals. TORNADO Drive is not only easy to distort the clean tone, but also to overdrive the distorted amplifier even further. I feel that it was the best pedal for playing onstage, as well


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DSWD lauds enactment of anti-child marriage law
Posted on January 14, 2022 by Social Marketing
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) expressed its gratitude to President Rodrigo Duterte for recently signing into law, Republic Act 11596 or "An Act Prohibiting the Practice of Child Marriage and Imposing Penalties for Violations," which is another milestone policy for the protection of children. The DSWD stressed that this is another leap continue reading : DSWD lauds enactment of anti-child marriage law
DSWD road projects in Argao, Cebu hope to boost tourism
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through the Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS), turned over two access roads to Barangays Catang and Bulasa in the municipality of Argao, Cebu. The construction of these 0.275 KM and 0.0930 KM roads in Catang and Bulasa, respectively, is part continue reading : DSWD road projects in Argao, Cebu hope to boost tourism
Spirit of volunteerism remains alive in DSWD
The spirit of volunteerism remains evident among the staff of the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), especially during disasters and calamities. It is also one of the core values promoted by the DSWD's Kapit-Bisig Laban sa Kahirapan-Comprehensive and Integrated Delivery of Social Services (KALAHI-CIDSS) – a program that encourages active community volunteerism. As continue reading : Spirit of volunteerism remains alive in DSWD
DSWD receives cash donations from MECO for Typhoon Odette victims
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) received cash donations from the Manila Economic and Cultural Office (MECO) on January 4. During the ceremonial turnover at the DSWD Central Office, DSWD Secretary Rolando Bautista received checks for Php 25,475,000 and Php 6,700,000 from MECO Vice Chairman Eddie Tamondong. These donations amounting to a total continue reading : DSWD receives cash donations from MECO for Typhoon Odette victims
DSWD, private partners work together to assist Typhoon Odette-affected families
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD), through its Field Office (FO) VII, together with public and private organizations in Central Visayas, worked together to distribute donations and relief assistance to families affected by Typhoon Odette. DSWD FO VII staff and volunteers from various organizations helped each other in the repacking of Family Food continue reading : DSWD, private partners work together to assist Typhoon Odette-affected families
DSWD ensures provision of assistance to lockdown-hit areas
In line with the implementation of granular lockdowns, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) ensured its continuous provision of assistance to families and individuals affected by the stricter quarantine measures in Metro Manila and some nearby provinces. The DSWD, amid the spike in COVID-19 infections in some areas, continues the provision of Family continue reading : DSWD ensures provision of assistance to lockdown-hit areas
DSWD distributes kitchen kits to Odette-hit families
In continuation of its disaster relief operations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) has started the distribution of kitchen kits to internally displaced persons in areas affected by Typhoon Odette. The kitchen kits, composed of 5 sets of spoon and fork, 5 plastic drinking glasses, 5 plates, 1 frying pan, 1 cooking pan, continue reading : DSWD distributes kitchen kits to Odette-hit families
DSWD taps CebuPac for relief operations in Odette-hit areas
In continuation of its disaster response operations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) tapped the logistical support of the Cebu Pacific Airlines (CebuPac) to expedite the delivery of relief items to areas affected by Typhoon Odette. With the help of CebuPac, some 1,340 family food packs and 30,000 pieces of Disaster Assistance Family continue reading : DSWD taps CebuPac for relief operations in Odette-hit areas
DSWD receives complete shipment of rice donation from China
Posted on January 6, 2022 by Social Marketing
The Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) received the final batch of the 10,000 metric tons of rice donation from the Government of the People's Republic of China (GPRC) during a handover ceremony at the National Resource Operations Center (NROC), the main disaster hub of the DSWD in Pasay City. The last batch of continue reading : DSWD receives complete shipment of rice donation from China
DSWD assists employees hit by Odette
Amid its continuous disaster response operations, the Department of Social Welfare and Development (DSWD) also supports its employees and their families affected by the onslaught of Typhoon Odette. Secretary Rolando Joselito Bautista issued a memorandum on December 27, directing the provision of financial support and material assistance to affected personnel through the Assistance to Individual continue reading : DSWD assists employees hit by Odette


Around here, we're used to famous architects whose personal lives cast a shadow over the buildings they designed. But not even Frank Lloyd Wright tried to pull what Louis Kahn once did: kept three separate relationships going with three separate women, only one of whom was his wife. Until his death in 1974, Kahn was the epitome of the architect's architect -- a visionary whose visions were all of buildings from ancient Egypt, ancient Greece, ancient Rome. But like so many great artists, Kahn wasn't much of a family man. He was too busy investigating the nature of stone, brick, concrete and wood, that and spending half the night with one of his mistresses.
Nathaniel Kahn's documentary My Architect is an attempt by Kahn's illegitimate son to understand his father's life and work, and if he has a lot more success with the work than with the life, that's to be expected. Kahn died when Nathaniel was 11; before that, he would see the boy maybe once a week, usually late at night. Alas, this was just enough to set off a lifetime of yearning. The sense of loss is palpable as Nathaniel visits the buildings that brought Kahn fame, if not fortune. And the people he talks to -- fellow architects, family members, even the cabbie who used to haul Kahn around Philadelphia -- have this way of rubbing it in without meaning to. One of them mentions that Kahn spent Christmas with him one year, even watched cartoons with his children.


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My Many Names
29 January 2019 Ilse Munro	5 Comments
Ibsen's controversial character "Nora," first seen in the 1879 production of A Doll's House, remains relevant today. (Photo: Old Globe Theater)
There was a time when I had two birthdays, one in the winter and another in the summer. The winter one was a Latvian nameday, but that didn't matter to me since it was celebrated the same way, with presents and a cake. The American kids that I met had never heard of such a thing. Nor had they heard of my name. Originally "Ilze," it had been changed to "Ilse" by the time that my parents and I became naturalized citizens of the United States. I sort of liked it since it was a variant of "Elizabete," which was my maternal grandmother's name. And Oma more or less raised me since my mother worked a lot. What I didn't like was that my mother was called "Elza," which she changed to "Elsa." Americans pronounced my name like her's and assumed that we had the same name. What I liked even less was having my name pronounced "Elsie." That belonged to the Borden Dairy Company's mascot, and my classmates got a kick out of calling me "Elsie the Borden Cow." Even though I wasn't the least bit bovine.
Fortunately, my mortifying moniker was dropped well before I took my seat at the cool kids' table. Still I never lost the feeling that meeting people for the first time involves unpleasantness. Particularly when my name is read, not heard. It doesn't help that the first two letters–"Il"–look similar. So I try to cut those calling me "Ise" or "Lse" some slack. I even avoid correcting those who haven't a clue how to pronounce a short "e" at the end of a word. After all, they consistently screw up "Porsche." But I draw the line at people with no sign of a reading disorder turning dyslexic at the sight of my name. Surely they can see that I don't resemble a tract of land surrounded by water, which is what "Isle" means. So when those types then ask how my name should be pronounced, I say, "Pretty much how it's spelled." And to those who then exclaim, "What an unusual name!" I respond, "Not really." At last count, "Ilze" was the only given name of some 12,226 females in little Latvia alone. And there are the countless others called "Ilse" in the rest of Europe and beyond. As well as several rivers, an asteroid and a plant. But no islands, as far as I can tell.
Choosing a research career made me more apprehensive. Somehow, I kept coming across data that showed that strange names put people at a disadvantage. As far back as 1948, a Harvard study found that men with unusual names were likely to flunk out or display signs of neurosis. Subsequent studies showed that names could affect nearly every aspect of life. While some conclusions had to be withdrawn due to methodological flaws, findings on name-signalling—what names say about ethnicity, religion, social sphere and socioeconomic status—remained robust. Even when siblings with different names but of the same background were used. Moreover, changing names was found to have beneficial effects. Stockholm University economists, for instance, found that re-named immigrants made an average of 26 per cent more in wages than those who kept their original names. I wondered why I'd only assumed my husband's Scottish surname when we married and retained it when we divorced when I could've easily changed my given name on either occasion.
What stopped me, I suppose, was how my family might react. But even after my grandmother and father died and my mother came to live with me in Maryland and told me that she, too, had never liked her name, I did nothing. Even after I'd started writing and, at least, could have picked a pen name. The basic reason was that no other name felt right. I knew that since I'd systematically considered every imaginable possibility. I had lots of time during my daily commute to and from Washington, DC, where I worked as a NASA and Defense Department consultant. It was 80-some miles and included three of the worst bottlenecks in the nation, I went from "A" to "Z" for several days, dismissing most. "Anna" wouldn't work since it was reserved for my nascent novel, Anna Noon"; "Zelda" was as weird as "Ilze" and too closely associated with F. Scott Fitzgerald's schizophrenic wife. In the end, only one name remained: "Claire," a Latin word meaning "clear" in the French feminine form. It described how I saw myself at the time, which was open and transparent. And brought me back to the Sixties, when I devoured New Wave films such as Claire's Knee.
While I never did anything with "Claire," the process reminded me how much effort it takes to name a child. And how little was expended on me. I don't know what I expected since neither my conception nor my parents' marriage was planned. And my father, at least, assumed that I'd be a boy based on the size of Mom's baby bump. He'd even started to call me "Maks," meaning "Max," Which had a rakish ring I liked when learning about it later. But after seeing me ex utero, my father knew that he had to find a female name for the registry. And fast. Fortunately, a friend—a fraternity brother and drinking buddy, no doubt—had recently named his newborn. So, why not call me "Ilze," as well? I know that we were in the middle of World War II. That the Soviet Army was advancing. That Valmiera, the city where my parents were sent to work and where, by chance, I was born, was about to be burned to the ground. Still, it might've been nice if someone had done more than merely name me after some random baby.
It took 60-some years for me to learn that someone had given my name some thought. Shortly after her 90th birthday, my mother casually mentioned that she never intended to name me "Ilze." That, even in the womb, she'd called me "Nora." After the iconoclastic character in Henrik Ibsen's protofeminist play A Doll's House. Only she'd never said a word to my father. At first, I was furious. Then, I allowed that she, like others living amid political turmoil, had made a habit of keeping her cards close to her chest. Still, I couldn't help feeling unduly cheated. Having a familiar, pronounceable name like "Nora" would have made life in the States much easier. More than that, it would've made me more secure in my identify, even my place in the world. Instead of feeling that I was a disappointment to my family because I struggled against societal constraints every step of the way, I could've felt that this was what I was meant to do. I might have even seen my mother's disinterest in teaching me what I needed to know to be a wife and mother as something more than mere neglect. Of course, I kept these thoughts to myself. Instead, I imagined how my mother might've shared her hopes and dreams with me as a one-month-old infant in my first short story, "Making Soup."
It took a contentious presidential campaign to convince me that I never needed some name change to empower me. In writing my essay "No Big Deal" about Hillary Clinton's candidacy, I referenced some remarkable women on both sides of my family whose accomplishments dated as far back as the Nineteenth Century. And my native land, which installed the first female president back in 1999. As to the careless way that I was given my name, a big brown beard celebrating both her birthday and her nameday in January took care of that. She just happened to live in a nature preserve in Līgatne, Latvia, which is less than 12 miles from Cēsis, where my father grew up on the family farm. And my father—in fact, most family members that I knew—used the diminutive "Ilzīte" unless I did something to deserve the severe-sounding "Ilze." And "Ilzīte" just happened to be the bear's name, and it so perfectly conveyed how lovable bears could be that I almost cried. Then cried for real when I remembered that all of my immediate family members were gone, and no one had called me "Ilzīte" since my cousin in England died five years ago.
Celebrating a birthday, then a nameday. (Source: Līgatne Nature Trails)
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Qatar Dreamliner on London Heathrow – Doha from December
Qatar Airways Chief Executive Akbar Al Baker announced at the Aviation Club in London that the airline would introduce its B787 Dreamliner on its London Heathrow – Doha route from December. He also called on the British government to urgently address capacity constraints at London Heathrow to avoid a "catastrophic situation" for Britain's economy.
Al Baker said the third runway debate "was not an option, but a necessity" to overcome the capacity crunch Heathrow is currently facing. "Heathrow is bursting at the seams and has already reached a critical point," he said.
"Already heading towards a double dip recession, the UK cannot afford to lose out on the huge benefits a third runway would bring to the economy in south east England and the country as a whole through the creation of more jobs and more business opportunities.
"No capacity increase will inevitably lead to further economic hardship with job losses and businesses closing down. Heathrow is already losing out to European neighbouring hubs that have the resource to expand capacity."
Al Baker explained the growing importance of Gulf carriers and the dynamism they are bringing to the aviation industry with service excellence and a focused strategy. He said that recent industry developments showed that the world of aviation had woken up to the advent of Gulf carriers – Qatar Airways becoming a member of the Oneworld alliance, Emirates' tie-up with Qantas, and Etihad's partnership with Air France KLM.
Qatar Airways plans to introduce 15 new destinations next year, of which the airline has already announced three, including Chicago next April – its fifth North American gateway.
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There seems to be lots of new happenings around the globe. We all are aware of it and have sensed the changes. We are now a new team with new zeal and honest ideas for providing with the best possible academic atmosphere, keeping pace with the latest competitive era, merging new ideas with new outlook and vision. We are out to win new friends. But we shall choose people of substance, of character and of positive mind to associate even if it means walking a few extra miles, to change things for better prospects.
Change is painful, we all instinctively avoid it. But they are the unhappy people who most fear changes. We are sure; the change that is happening is a welcoming one. We are committed to it.
Being the most expected school with all terms and conditions followed will be affiliated in no time to C.B.S.E. Authorities. It is the most prestigious institute of entire Nagaon District which is affiliated to CBSE Delhi. The school has strived for every academic excellence. It is expected that with the proper infrastructure, it is going to fulfill the aspiration of the parents in a judicious way with knowledge of Indian Tradition and Culture by setting several mile stones both in Academic and Non Academic areas.


A birding wonder of the world! The gigantic island off the east coast of Africa that is Madagascar truly is a must-see birding and wildlife destination. Our classic itinerary that starts in the capital Antananarivo traverses the eastern rainforests of Andasibe (including Andasibe-Mantadia National Park) and Ranomafana National Park. We then head south to the beautiful landscapes of Isalo, the dry forest patches of Zombitse-Vohibasia National Park, and the Ifaty Spiny Forest and then take a boat to the island of Nosy Ve. We managed to record a total of 156 species on this trip (one of them heard only), including all of the Ground Rollers and all Couas, a host of Tetrakas, and all possible Vangas, as well as the enigmatic Cuckoo Roller! To compliment the incredible set of birds we were fortunate enough to see a fair selection of mammals, 25 species in total, as well as many interesting reptile species on night walks. This 15-day classical tour was thoroughly enjoyed by Ron and Ruth as well as Kristin and Kjell, who also joined our Berenty Reserve extension, and the tour was a complete success.
Everyone arrived safely and was ready to get the birding under way. We kicked off our birding for the tour with a visit to the local 'bird island' called Tsarasaotra Park, an oasis in the city area for many species of heron and egret as well as many of the more common passerines. The small lake was full of waterfowl, and our first few species included Red-billed Teal, Knob-billed and the endemic Meller's Duck, and Squacco and Black Herons, as well as Western Cattle and Dimorphic Egrets. Malagasy Pond Heron was a highlight, three birds in cracking breeding plumage displaying on the reed bed in the middle of the lake. Madagascan Swamp Warbler was heard and then seen in the reeds. Malagasy Bulbul was seen moving around the trees alongside the lake, and Malagasy White-eye was also present. Malagasy Kingfisher came and landed close by on a dead tree alongside us, and a small group of Hottentot Teals was spotted along the back side of the lake. White-throated Rail was heard calling, but we were unable to get any visuals of this skulker. A relaxing start with some of the more common species kicked things off nicely today.
We met for breakfast and then started the drive east to Andasibe, where we would spend three nights. We stopped en route at a river crossing, where we spotted a pair of Madagascan Pratincoles, Common Sandpiper, Crested Drongo, and our first vanga species, namely Chabert Vanga. The Andasibe area is rich with rainforest bird species as well as an assortment of mammals and reptiles. We did a walk with our local guide, Patrice, in the Analamazaotra Special Reserve, and it wasn't long before we saw our first Indri, the largest of the lemurs in Madagascar. We had a really nice look at Blue Coua (one of the arboreal species) in flight and later perched fairly low through some tangles. Some of the other highlights this afternoon were Madagascan Pygmy Kingfisher, Rainforest Scops Owl at a day roost, both forms of Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher, including a male bird on a nest! We did also see our first jery species, both Green Jery and Common Jery were seen. A good conversation at dinner prepared us for the full days birding in Andasibe-Mantadia National Park the following day.
Before we could even lay our eyes on any bird species this morning we heard a few Indri calling nearby, so we stopped and enjoyed amazing sightings of three of them. We were also treated to visuals of Velvet Asity at the same site. Pitta-like Ground Roller was spotted on the road as we entered the park. Andasibe-Mantadia National Park is very well known for at least three species of the sought-after ground rollers, and it was definitely a great day for them. Hearing Short-legged Ground Roller on the hillside we scurried up through the thick forest to get some visuals – we were not disappointed. Later that morning we found Scaly Ground Roller. We sat extremely still and quietly observed it moving slowly along the forest floor. Later that morning we had a pair at even closer proximity – truly one of the most spectacular Madagascan birds! We obviously added a large assortment of other species too; these included Madagascan Grebe, Greater and Lesser Vasa Parrots, Madagascan Spinetail, Madagascan Flufftail, Madagascan Starling, and Blue and Red-shouldered Vangas, as well as Madagascan Magpie-Robin. We spent some time with a local guide trying to track down the place where a fossa had made a kill that morning (seen by other local guides in the area), but with no luck. We did have nice sightings of Black-and-white Ruffed Lemur, though, as well as of a very vocal Red-fronted Coua!
Our night walk produced many Goodman's Mouse Lemurs, and a Rainforest Scops Owl was found calling and showed absolutely beautifully under the light of our torches. Here we also saw two smaller chameleon species, Nose-horned and Short-horned Chameleons.
We met fairly early once again for breakfast before heading off into the Analamazaotra Special Reserve with a good few targets in mind. First up was Madagascan Wood Rail, which we managed to locate and coax onto the path in front of us for good visuals. We spent good amounts of time working some small parties; these included Tylas Vanga, Madagascan Cuckooshrike, Rand's Warbler, Common Newtonia, and Red-tailed Vanga. Red-breasted Coua was eventually seen after time spent tracking it back and forth in the undergrowth. Frances's Sparrowhawk perched beautifully at eye level in the forest for us to marvel at, while a group of Brown Lemurs entertained us as well.
The Torotorofotsy Wetlands, a BirdLife International IBA and Ramsar site, is a well-known birding destination within Madagascar, a site that used to hold many Slender-billed Flufftails (now rare in most parts of Madagascar) and is still host to Madagascan Rail and Madagascan Snipe. Upon arrival we picked up the likes of White-headed Vanga and Ward's Flycatcher. The walk to the marsh produced sightings of Madagascan Cuckoo – a species heard more often that seen. The marsh was still fairly dry ahead of the rainy season, but the birding was still enjoyable. Madagascan Cisticola as well as Madagascan Mannikin were both flitting over the grassland, while the calls of Madagascan Flufftail were heard close by. We spent a good amount of time tracking down Madagascan Rail, which we eventually got great looks at between the reeds. Madagascan Snipe and Grey Emutail were both flushed while looking for the rail. Satisfied with our time here we headed back to the lodge for a night walk later that evening.
The night walk at the hotel produced a trio of nocturnal lemur species, Eastern Woolly Lemur and soon after both Geoffroy's and Furry-eared Dwarf Lemurs. Another treat was seeing the tiny Short-nosed Chameleon.
The resident Chabert Vanga and Souimanga Sunbird were there to bid us farewell as we left the lodge after a hearty breakfast. We knew that today would be mostly a day of travel to Antsirabe, so we enjoyed the scenes and bustling towns as we made our way south. Other than a couple of species at the lodge and the assortment of herons and egrets on the rice paddies we only added Yellow-billed Kite and Pied Crow to our list for the trip. We arrived safely at the accommodation for the evening and enjoyed some local cuisine.
Travel in Madagascar is rather slow, and so we spent the morning and much of the afternoon traveling to Ranomafana. We stopped for an early lunch in Ambositra, where we were treated to a local traditional dance and song and picked up many Malagasy Kestrels, Common Jery, and Mascarene Martin. A few small ponds between the myriads of rice paddies held species such as Great and Dimorphic Egrets as well as flyby Alpine Swift and Madagascan Buzzard. Finally, nearing Ranomafana, we walked on the main road in the forested area and managed to locate Pitta-like Ground Roller and Forest Rock Thrush – two tough species that we managed to see very well, a brilliant end to a travel day.
The wake-up call this morning was at around 4 a.m. in order to have some breakfast and get into the Ranomafana National Park. We kicked things off with a cracking male Velvet Asity near the start of the trail, while White-throated Oxylabes and a small group of Golden Bamboo Lemurs boosted the excitement levels. Wedge-tailed Jery, Long-billed Bernieria, and Spectacled Tetraka entertained us for some time along the uphill forest trail, while Eastern Red Forest Rat was an interesting distraction as well. I am rather sad to report that our search for the enigmatic Brown Mesite was unsuccessful this morning. After many, many hours no birds could be found at any of their locations within Ranomafana. A party of vangas was thoroughly enjoyed late in the morning, with Rufous Vanga, Red-tailed Vanga, Blue Vanga and Pollen's Vanga. However, Crossley's Vanga stole the show today: A single bird was heard calling nearby a couple of times, and after two attempts to get visuals we finally found this cracking endemic walking slowly on the forest floor like a wagtail alongside a small pond.
Ranomafana is definitely known for its night walks – many tourist groups join night walks in the hopes of seeing some of the nocturnal night life that is on show along the forest edges. We saw an assortment of chameleons, geckos, and nocturnal lemurs over the course of the next few nights. Tonight we found O'Shaughnessy's and Blue-legged Chameleons, Rufous Mouse Lemur, and Furry-eared Dwarf Lemur.
We started in the upper level forest this morning, knowing that the Rufous-headed Ground Rollers (which had given us a hard time the day before) would be active in those same areas. This as well as Cryptic Warbler, Common Sunbird-Asity, and Brown Emutail became our biggest targets for the morning. The Cryptic Warbler did give us a good view, and so too did the Common Sunbird-Asity, while Yellow-bellied Sunbird-Asity wasn't anywhere to be found. Madagascan Wood Rail came strolling onto the path in front of us just as we were trying to get another glimpse of Velvet Asity. We did manage a great look at a male Velvet Asity, with a female bird nearby. Madgascan Blue Pigeon perched high in a sparsely vegetated tree for an open view in the scope, while a large group of Milne-Edwards'a Sifakas lazed around for quite some time for us to get saturating views. We walked for quite some way through the stunning forest and recorded other species for the day, such as White-headed Vanga, Ward's Flycatcher, Dark Newtonia, Malagasy Paradise Flycatcher, and a brilliant Henst's Goshawk flyby late in the morning. Yet, still no sign of Rufous-headed Ground Roller. Our afternoon birding session after lunch was also cracking, and we kicked off with Red-fronted Coua as we entered the forest trail in the Ranomafana upper forest. Forest Rock Thrush right alongside the path was a treat, and after many hours of trying we finally connected with one of the birds of the trip, our fourth ground roller – the magical Rufous-headed Ground Roller! We also added the likes of Red-bellied Lemur and a stunning Ring-tailed Mongoose to our ever-growing mammal list.
On a night walk O'Shaughnessy's Chameleon and a Mossy Leaf-tailed Gecko were two of the highlights. We also found another Furry-eared Dwarf Lemur.
The Ranomafana forests were truly spectacular; birding the mature forest patches over the last couple of days really had produced some cracking birds. It was time, however, for some dry country birding, so we started our journey south to Ifaty. After some time we arrived at the Anja Community Reserve, a location where we would spend some time birding as well as have our packed lunch before continuing south. Our first surprise was seeing the beautiful Ring-tailed Lemur. A family of these iconic lemurs, including three young, spent time in the shade of the introduced Chinaberry trees while we watched them playing, feeding, and marking territory. Birds included our first Grey-headed Lovebird and Madagascan Hoopoe as well as a few Yellow-billed Kites chasing a Madagascan Cisticola. Pied Crows were a dime a dozen during the whole drive, and the Madagascan Larks became slightly more common through one of the passes closer to the town of Ihosy. The large Oustalet's Chameleon was also a highlight at the Anja Community Reserve. We watched a male feeding on grasshoppers, shooting its prehensile tongue to grasp the grasshopper right before our eyes – amazing to witness this iconic feeding behavior. One of the birding highlights was spotting a Malagasy Harrier cruising fairly high over the dry grassy fields as we were nearing Isalo National Park. We arrived at our lodge right alongside Isalo National Park and rested up for another travel day (including some really great birding) down to Ifaty.
A morning walk around the grounds of the lodge was beautiful; riverine woodland and some fantastic rocky landscapes produced a few nice bird species. Madagascan Hoopoes were feeding in a nearby field, White-throated Rails were calling in the swampy areas near the stream, Malagasy Kestrel and Broad-billed Roller were perched on some of the rocky ridges, Souimanga Sunbird was feeding on a flowering tree right alongside the chalets, and African Palm Swifts were fluttering around the palm trees in the garden. After we had packed and checked out we began the journey south to Zombitse National Park, where we spent a couple of hours birding the dry but dense forest patches. We enjoyed getting our binoculars onto Coquerel's and Crested Couas, Appert's Tetraka, Cuckoo Roller displaying, Frances's Sparrowhawk, a mighty quick Banded Kestrel flyby, the impressive Giant Coua, and Blue Vanga. We also made a few visits to some of the known sportive lemur roosting spots and eventually did see Hubbard's Sportive Lemur – our first nocturnal lemur for the trip. We also encountered a troop of Verreaux's Sifakas, a species with a lot of attitude, and a treat to watch. Our last avian gem was a roosting White-browed Hawk Owl.
What a fantastic day trip it would be today! We set off early in the morning and grabbed a couple of ox carts to get to our boat that was docked in the bay. Nearing the fishing town of Anakao, where we would later have lunch, we spotted a single Greater Crested Tern flying in a northerly direction. We stopped on the mainland and picked up Littoral Rock Thrush, Sakalava Weaver, Red Fody, and Subdesert Brush Warbler. Then we took to the boat once again, this time armed with some snorkeling gear as well, and made our way to the island of Nosy Ve. Before we knew it we were looking at numerous Red-tailed Tropicbirds; some were sitting on the water and some were flying around the shoreline of the tiny island. We stepped ashore and had a walk on the island, all the while watching the 'snow-white' seabirds cruising right over our heads. The island is home to many breeding pairs of this iconic species, and we were lucky enough to see one chick on a nest.
We ended the daylight hours with a brilliant Humblot's Heron near the lodge.
Our night walk in the spiny forest was eventful. Lesser Hedgehog Tenrec made an appearance but unfortunately stayed in his defensive position. Both White-footed Sportive Lemur and 'Black-shouldered Sportive Lemur' (an undescribed species) were found by the local guides, two very interesting lemurs for the trip. We also found Grey Mouse Lemur.
An amazing morning in the spiny forest north of Ifaty was a real treat! We started things nice and early once again to make the most of our visit, and after breakfast and a quick ox cart trip over the thick sand we encountered our first few species, Grey-headed Lovebird, Crested Drongo, Souimanga Sunbird, and the impressive Greater Vasa Parrot at close range! The last member of the ground rollers, the wonderfully distinctive Long-tailed Ground Roller, absolutely didn't disappoint us; with a bit of help from the local guides we were able to enjoy this beauty up close and personal! The flora of red-trunked baobabs and spiny cacti really makes the landscape pretty impressive. Later that morning we added a few more passerines in the form of Archbold's Newtonia, Thamnornis, and both the amazing Sickle-billed and Lafresnaye's Vangas to our list.
Sub-desert Mesite really did take a lot of work searching and listening for the call, but finally we found it perched up at eye-level in a small spiny tree (cover picture). We later picked up Madagascan Harrier-Hawk circling over the spiny forest and finally Running Coua, living up to its name. Madagascan Plover took some time to track down; we finally found a pair of them hanging around at the edge of a saline settling pond. Finally today we traveled toward Toliara, checked some roadside lake areas, and found Greater Flamingo, White-faced Whistling Duck, Hottentot Teal, and Wood and Curlew Sandpipers. A day without any lemurs was a little strange, but the incredible spectacle of spiny forest birds species really made up for it.
A local spot to the south of Toliara is known for Madagascan Sandgrouse, but unfortunately we didn't manage to connect with any of them at their drinking spots. We did, however, pick up a male Greater Painted-snipe, which landed in the open for a good couple of seconds for all to see! Our plan later that morning was to give the fairly recently described (and famous) Red-shouldered Vanga a try. We arrived at the site and started our search. The wind made the birding really tricky but didn't stop us from giving it our best. The 'Olive-capped' subspecies (not recognized as a full species by the IOC) of Red-capped Coua) was calling close by and was seen perched low in the dry scrub; nice visuals were had. Red-shouldered Vanga has a fairly soft but drawn-out whistle, which is probably the best way to locate this fairly unobtrusive species, and this is exactly how we ended up finding it. Excellent visuals of both the male Red-shouldered Vanga and the 'newtonia look-alike' female bird were had. Bar-tailed Godwit, Common Ringed Plover, and a big flock of Whimbrel were the only shorebirds around the harbor in the now really strong wind, so we opted for an early end to the day.
Our final day in Madagascar (for those not doing the Berenty extension) was a relaxing one with a hearty breakfast, and soon we were off to Antananarivo for our international flights home. It would be difficult to pick a bird of the tour, or even the top five, as so many of us differed on what we enjoyed the most. However, the species that were highlights for the group were Velvet Asity, Pitta-like Ground Roller, Cuckoo Roller, Giant Coua, Madagascar Hoopoe, Red-tailed Tropicbird, and Subdesert Mesite.


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1. Grit Pump Travers is designed for continuous hoisting of sand with operation in both directions.
2. Grit Scraper is designed to sweep the grit along the bottom of the tank to the grit pit.
Lackeby Travelling grit scraper is designed for operation in rectangular grit traps and during operation it collects both grit and grease. The scraper is adapted to embrace 1 to 3 grit chambers and has at each end a 2-wheel drive that runs along a rail, alternatively on wheels of polyurethan which are running on the tank wall. The collection of grease is done either at the inlet or at the outlet of the basin. The scraper runs normally by automatic and is controlled by a timer that controls the operation time back and forth. The delivery includes sensors for scraper operation forward / reverse, which is located on one of the wagons with the driving unit and at each end position the scraper is stopped in a period of time which is adjustable by a timer. The scraper can also be run in manual mode.
Home position of the scraper is usually at the inlet of the sand trap.
The scraper is equipped with a submersible pump for pumping of grit and a surface scraper for collection of grease.
The scraper is equipped with submerged scrapers for collection of grit, and surface scrapers for collection of grease.
To achieve enough force to bring the grit to the outlet the scraper has driving units mounted on both sides.
Each end of the travelling bridge is equipped with an driving unit, gearbox and overload protection. The speed of the scraper is approximately 2.4 m/min.
Lackeby Travelling grit scraper is supplied with electricity via a flat cable which runs in the intended runway which is mounted along the outside of the basin. In some cases, the cable runs in a drum with spring alternative electric motor.
ConClar can be supplied with electrical cabinet for controlling the scraper mechanism.