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SIFAX Group Projects Improved Business Performance
SIFAX Group, one of the fastest growing multinational corporations with diverse interests in Maritime, Aviation, Haulage & Logistics, Oil & Gas and Hospitality, has projected an improved business performance in the country's economy in the second half of the year.
This optimism is hinged on the liberal foreign exchange policy announced recently by the Federal Government through the Central Bank of Nigeria, which will in turn, create a friendlier and more conducive environment for businesses to thrive.
While speaking at the company's mid-year business performance review session in Lagos, Mr. John Jenkins, Group Managing Director, SIFAX Group, noted that the period between January and June, 2016 has been a very challenging time for businesses in the country, especially, those with substantial interest in the logistics value chain like SIFAX Group.
He said: 'The first half of the year has been very challenging for all businesses in the country. The previous very stringent control of the foreign exchange regime played a lot of role in the underperformance of various businesses. But things are gradually changing as the effect of the new forex policy is beginning to show and we are convinced that the second half of the year will be a lot better."
On the company's performance mid-year, Jenkins noted that the various subsidiaries of SIFAX Group recorded a sharp decline in business volume with an attendant decrease in revenue and profit.
"Taking into considerations the subsidiaries business performances mid-year, it's safe to conclude that SIFAX Group has recorded between 20% and 25% volume decline in the first half of the year 2016 when compared with the same period in 2015."
Speaking specifically, Jenkins noted that Ports & Cargo Handling Services, the port terminal management arm of the Group recorded a drop in vessel operations, throughput and gate activities.
"While the percentage of volume decline varies across all measuring indices but on the average, Ports & Cargo recorded approximately a 10% drop in container business operations and about 50% drop in volumes for general cargo goods compared with the first half of 2015."
He also added that other subsidiaries in the inland container depot and haulage sub-sectors also recorded a not-too-cheering performance, adding that the Group expects a more robust business performance and increase market share in the second half of the year. These, he said, would be accomplished with efficient service delivery, personalized customer management system, bespoke business solutions and aggressive marketing strategy.

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Q: Understanding ruby modules I am new to Ruby, using eclipse, DLTK ruby plugin and Ruby 2.0. I created an Ruby module file called AModule.rb which has the code:
module AModule
  aConstant = 7
end

This is called from a test ruby script in the same project:
require 'AModule'
puts AModule::aConstant

In the second line of the above code, i get the error in '<main>': undefined local variable or method 'aModule' for main:Object (NameError)
I followed my codeacademy tutorial, so I did not expect this to happen. What is the mistake that I am making here ?
PS: Actually, I wanted to name my module file **aM**odule.rb and not **AM**odule.rb . But, the DLTK plugin quietly makes the first alphabet uppercase. Could this be a bug ?

A: Your problem is that name of constant must start with UpperCaseLetter. Otherwise Ruby will think of it as of local variable. So what's wrong with it? Short answer: it's all about scope. Local variables are only visible in their lexical scope.
Constant is a quite different thing. Constant can always be accessed via so called namespace-resolution operator (::).
Read more info about Ruby scoping here.

A: I used windows cmd instead of eclipse IDE. I'll show the steps I used to find the errors for the code and finally fix them. DLTK plugin is not at fault here. Module file and test script are in the same folder.
LESSON - Module name and constant name in modules MUST begin with capital letter. Why, I don't know.
aModule.rb
module aModule
aConstant = 7
end

Test.rb
require 'aModule'
puts aModule::aConstant

cmd: cd into Test.rb folder and ruby Test.rb
error: ``require': cannot load such file -- tokenizer.rb (LoadError)`
help: Ruby 'require' error: cannot load such file

Ruby 1.9 has removed the current directory from the load path, and so
  you will need to do a relative require on this file, as Pascal says:
require './tokenizer'

There's no need to suffix it with .rb, as Ruby's smart enough to know
  that's what you mean anyway.

I made the following changes:
Test.rb
require './aModule'
puts aModule::aConstant

cmd: ruby Test.rb
error: class/module name must be CONSTANT (SyntaxError) in aModule.rb
help: NameError in Ruby
I made the following changes:
aModule.rb
module AModule # capital
aConstant = 7
end

Test.rb
require './AModule'
puts AModule::aConstant

cmd: ruby Test.rb
error: undefined method 'aConstant' for AModule:Module (NoMethodError)
help: Used the above link. I think constant must also be named with capital.
Final working code:
aModule.rb
module AModule # capital
AConstant = 7 # capital
end

Test.rb
require './AModule'
puts AModule::AConstant

WTF is Ruby like this ??? And why the hell do I need to append ./ before a module name when it is in the same folder as the test script ?

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Syriza explained by Stathis Kouvelakis
Publicado el julio 16, 2015 | por SIEP
By Mike Watson / 03 March 2015
In this interview originally published in Nouvel Observateur, the political theorist and member of Syriza's central committee, Stathis Kouvelakis looks at the origins of the Syriza phenomenon.
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Éric Aeschimann: Alexis Tsipras, leader of the radical Left party Syriza and new Prime Minister of Greece, is engaged in an unprecedented tug of war with Europe. As a member of the Syriza central committee, do you think that he will be able to resist the pressure from his European partners?
Stathis Kouvelakis: Last Sunday Tsipras gave his speech to the Greek Parliament outlining his overall policy, and a lot of people were expecting to see early signs of a retreat, or even Greece's submission to the Troika (the European Commission, IMF and European Central Bank). But that wasn't at all the case. Tsipras made no important concessions. Yes, he did avoid speaking in terms of 'cancelling' the Greek debt. But he insisted that it is unviable, and demanded its 'reduction' and 'restructuring'. And while the minimum wage has not immediately been brought back up to its 2009 levels (when it stood at 751 euros a month, as against 480 today), he has promised to achieve that this year. Apart from that he repeated the points of the 'Thessaloniki programme': emergency measures to help the poorest (food aid, turning their electricity back on, free bus passes, and medical cover); the re-establishment of workplace legislation (in particular the collective bargaining conventions, which the Troika had made only optional); getting rid of punitive housing taxes; tax reform to make the rich pay their way; bringing the income tax threshold back up to €12,000 a year; the rehiring of laid-off civil servants; abolition of the privileges given to the private media, and the re-constitution of the ERT (the state broadcaster); a stop to privatisations; and an end to police repression of the people's demonstrations.
How is such a programme going to be funded?
Alexis Tsipras has confirmed that he will be scrapping the Troika-imposed 'assistance programme'. Moreover, he has demanded an extension of the liquidity supplied to the Greek banks – including the return of the profits the Eurozone's central banks have made on the Greek debt. He has emphasised the need for a balanced budget but rejected the idea that Greece's primary surpluses should be devoted ad vitam aeternam to paying off the debt. Since there seems to be no chance of Europe's leaders accepting even part of this working programme, we are dealing with a logic of confrontation.
So does that mean a rupture?
Over the last two weeks Syriza has met with flat refusals from Europe's leaders; this together with the ECB's decision to shut off one of the taps financing the Greek banks has shown the real nature of the European institutions: they are there to impose austerity policies, without any consideration of elected governments' democratic mandates. Tsipras has repeatedly stated that the Greek people's dignity and democratic and national sovereignty are non-negotiable. Add to that the fact that he has brought up the question of the loans that the Nazi occupier forced Greece to give Germany, and which have never been paid back. The 92 year old Manolis Glezos was made head of the delegation responsible for presenting this repayment demand. He is a legendary figure in Greece: as a young patriot in May 1941 he tore the swastika flag down from the Acropolis. This was the first act of the Greek Resistance. These are just some of the declarations making up nothing less than a call to popular mobilisation. We are perhaps standing on the eve of important events that will change how things work in Greece and in Europe as a whole.
After being a young Communist activist, you took part in the founding of Syriza. What are this party's origins?
Syriza is the fruit of a recomposition process that transformed the political space to the Left of social democracy, from the 1970s onward. The unique thing about Greece is that this 'Red' Left coming out of the Communist tradition has always remained a powerful force, such as to allow the kind of dynamic that led to the 25 January election victory. This recomposition process revolved around the gradual separation of the historical Communist Party into two branches. On the one side, its Stalinist wing, which still exists (the KKE, which scored 5.5% at the recent election), and which is very hostile to what Syriza is doing. On the other side is a heterodox tendency that broke with the Soviet model and then gave rise to Syriza in 2004. It has proven able to attract other forces on the Left: firstly some of the formations of the far Left; then the alter-globalisation movements, feminists and ecologists; and more recently those who feel betrayed by PASOK and citizens who have got involved in politics during the debt crisis.
Elsewhere in Europe the Communists have lost most of their influence. In Greece, conversely, they make up the backbone of a new party. How would you explain this?
In Greece the Communists were in the front rank of the people's struggle against the colonels' regime, in particular the Athens Polytechnic uprising of 1973. The bloody repression of these student protests precipitated the fall of the dictatorship. With the return to democracy the following year the Communists enjoyed immense prestige, and each year a mass march honours the memory of the student revolt. The part of the Left rooted in the old Communist Party has always received between 8 and 15 percent of the vote; but there was a parting of the ways within this bloc, separating the heterodox current from a KKE trapped in a sectarian and Stalinist approach. Another important consideration is that the heterodox tendency in Greece, unlike the French Communists for example, has refused to enter into a deadly alliance with social democracy. Syriza has become a credible alternative by simultaneously both avoiding sectarian isolation and refusing to become anyone else's bag-carriers.
How has PASOK – a party we often identify with the Parti Socialiste – changed across this period?
It is actually more comparable to the Mexican Partido Revolucionario Institucional, since PASOK sank deep roots in the Greek state. And this state is not based on the Western European model. Having emerged from a military triumph – with the end of the civil war in 1949 – it based its authority on patronage networks and its ability to hand out sinecures. Public spending long remained at very low levels, and only in the 1980s did PASOK implement a real healthcare and pensions system. Which explains why for a long while it really was popular. But it did so without increasing taxes to pay for this rudimentary welfare state. That's how the debt started to take off. Starting from 1996 PASOK prime minister Costas Simitis liberalised the financial system. Everyone started to play the stock market, and the housing market soared; the 2004 Olympic Games held in Athens were the apotheosis of this artificial enrichment of the country. Simitis airbrushed the public accounts in order to qualify Greece for euro membership, with Goldman Sachs providing a helping hand. That was the golden age of financial globalisation… but also of the alter-globalisation movement!
How did these ex-communists react to this new form of protest?
Syriza's success was in allowing the new social movements to feed into it, and this was a decisive factor in the dynamic leading to its victory. For instance, since 2010 informal solidarity networks formed (such as mutual aid networks and social heath centres) creating a pool of activists part of which joined Syriza. In Greece joining or supporting a political party is quite normal. As is voting – the turnout for student elections is around 70 percent! Even a section of the anarchists, who are very active in the solidarity networks, support Syriza. In Exarchia, the 'anarcho' neighbourhood of Athens, Syriza won easily.
How did a protest coalition turn into a party of government?
It all took off with the occupation of Syntagma Square in spring 2011. At that time large sections of society saw their world crumbling. This movement had a 'plebeian' aspect, with the participation of workers, state employees, and members of the middle classes hit hard by crisis. Syriza made a real effort to listen to this movement – not trying to manipulate it, but offering it a way forward politically. An analysis of the 25 January election results shows that the party has considerably increased its implantation in rural areas as well as in working-class neighbourhoods. In Crete it dislodged PASOK, and in the Piraeus constituency no. 2 where the dockers have always voted for the KKE, that party slumped to 8 percent while Syriza got 42 percent. Conversely, in Athens' trendy Kolonaki district and in the bourgeois suburbs the Right was on the rise: Syriza isn't the bobos' party! [bobos = bourgeois-bohêmes, very roughly similar to hipsters].
From France it's troubling to see Syriza allying with the nationalist Independent Greeks (ANEL), a party known for its xenophobic positions and links to the Orthodox Church…
Tsipras answered this concern last Sunday, when he announced that citizenship would be granted to all immigrants' children born in Greece. He emphasised the new immigration ministry's mission of protecting human rights and people's dignity. Which is proof if it were needed that ANEL's participation in the government has not at all changed our positions on such questions.
If the negotiations with Europe fail could Tsipras be tempted to ask for lines of credit from Russia or China?
If the European credits were abruptly cut off then there would be no other choice but to turn to alternative sources of financing. In Greece, Russia is seen as a friendly country, from both the Right and the Left. Syriza has no ideological affinity with the Putin regime, which certainly is not a great democracy. But in my view there are much worse things on the planet, for example the Gulf States regimes who fund terrorism and decapitate women in public. And yet Western governments hurry to do business with them.
And what if faced with Europe's refusal, Tsipras decided to give in?
That would be suicidal, and would lead to Syriza's collapse.
Interview with Stathis Kouvelakis by Éric Aeschimann, from the 12 February Nouvel Observateur.
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Keynote In Dialogue #1
Taro Okabe and Fabian Scheurer will discuss the future of information modelling as a tool for interdisciplinary collaboration.
08 / 11 / 18 09:00
Taro Okabe
Taro Okabe is a first class registered architect (Japan) and director at Shigeru Ban Architects Europe in Paris who leads European activities of the office.
Born in Kawasaki, Japan, grew up in London, Tokyo, Osaka and Paris. After receiving a master degree of architecture at Chiba University, Japan, he started his career as an architect working in several architecture offices, and finally joined Shigeru Ban Architects Tokyo on 2004. Here he was involved in competitions and the realization of projects, such as the Nicolas G. Hayek Centre, Swatch Group HQ (finished in 2007) and the Seikei Information Library (finished in 2006) – both in Tokyo. He was soon involved in international projects, such as the 14th Street Hotel NY, NY, USA (finished in 2008), the Aspen Art Museum, Aspen, Colorado, USA (finished in 2014) and the TDIC Headquarters, Abu Dhabi, UAE (finished in 2010). He became Senior associate at Shigeru Ban Architects in 2008 and moved in this position in 2011 to their Paris office. Here he became in 2013 Director of Shigeru Ban Architects Europe, responsible for projects such as the new Headquarters for Swatch and Omega in Biel Switzerland which is characterized by highly innovative use of glue laminated timber and digital fabrication technologies.
www.shigerubanarchitects.com
Fabian Scheurer
Fabian Scheurer is founding partner of designtoproduction and leads the company's office in Zurich. After graduating from the Technical University of Munich with a diploma in computer science and architecture, he worked as assistant for the university's CAAD group, as software developer for CAD-provider Nemetschek, and as new media consultant for Eclat in Zurich.
From 2002 until 2006 he studied the use of artificial-life methods in architectural construction as a member of Ludger Hovestadt's CAAD group at the ETH Zurich and managed to transfer the results to a number of collaborative projects between architects, engineers, and fabrication experts. In 2005 he co-founded designtoproduction as a research group at ETH to explore the connections between digital design and fabrication. At the end of 2006 designtoproduction teamed up with architect Arnold Walz and became a commercial consulting practice, since then having implemented digital planning and production chains for projects like the Hungerburg-Funicular in Innsbruck (by Zaha Hadid), the Rolex Learning Center in Lausanne (by SANAA), or the Centre Pompidou in Metz (by Shigeru Ban) and many others.
Fabian Scheurer has taught Digital Modeling and Fabrication as guest lecturer/tutor at the AA in London, the IAAC in Barcelona, and at HTW Chur (Switzerland).
www.designtoproduction.com
Phlip Yuan and Areti Markopoulou will discuss digital design methods and their impact on rural and urban architecture.
Philip Yuan
Professor, PhD Advisor of CAUP, Tongji University; Guest Professor, MIT; Council Member of Architects Sector, Architectural Society of China; Council Member of Digital Fabrication Sector, Architectural Society of China; Director of Academic Committee of Shanghai Digital Fabrication Engineering Technology Center.
Philip Yuan focuses on the research of Digital Design and Intelligent Construction. He has been awarded a variety of prizes including the 2014 Wienerberger Brick Award, 2015 Shenzhen Biennale Popularity Award and 2016 Gold and Silver Prize of Architectural Design, etc. Philip F. Yuan has published more than 170 theses on academic architectural journals and magazines and 10 books including Collaborative Laboratory, From Diagrammatic Thinking to Digital Fabrication, Digital Fabrication and Computational Design.
www.en.tongji.edu.cn
Areti Markopoulou
Areti Markopoulou is a Greek architect, researcher and educator working at the intersection between architecture and digital techno-logies. She is the Academic Director at IAAC in Barcelona, where she also leads the Advanced Architecture Group, a multidisciplinary research group exploring how design and science can positively impact and transform the present and future of our built spaces, the way we live and interact. Her research and practice seeks to redefine architecture as a performative "body" beyond traditional notions of static materiality, approximate data, or standardized manufacturing. Areti is founder and principal of the multi-disciplinary practice Design Dynamics Studio, and co-editor of Urban Next, a global network focused on rethinking architecture through the contemporary urban milieu. She is the project coordi-nator of a number of European Research funded Projects on topics including urban regeneration though technologies and multi-disciplinary educational models in the digital age. Areti has also served as a curator of international exhibitions such as the On Site Robotics (Building Barcelona Construmat 2017), Print Matter (In3dustry 2016), HyperCity (Shenzhen Bi-city Biennale, 2015) and MyVeryOwnCity (World Bank, BR Barcelona, 2011), and her work has been featured in exhibitions worldwide. Areti serves as member of the Barcelona Advisory Board of "Leading Cities" and advisor of the "Committee of Urbanism and Territory" of the [email protected] Network in Barcelona.
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Hanif Kara and Sam Wilkinson will discuss the future of interdisciplinary practice.
Hanif Kara
Hanif Kara is Design Director – AKT II, Professor in Practice – Harvard GSD
Professor Hanif Kara is a design director, educator and co-founder of London-based structural engineering firm AKT II. Under his leadership, the practice has gained an international standing in the field of the built environment, and has won over 350 design awards.
He has been responsible for a number of innovative and pioneering projects but also for raising the profile of 'design' both in the construction industry and the wider community. His particular 'design-led' approach and interest in innovative forms, historical structures and material uses, prefabrication, sustainable construction and complex analysis methods, have allowed him to work on unique, award-winning projects with leading designers.
Hanif's contribution to the industry has been recognised by professional bodies where he is a fellow member of: the Royal Academy of Engineering, Institute of Civil Engineers, Institute of Structural Engineers, and an Honorary Fellow of the Royal Institute of British Architects.
His approach extends beyond the technical aspects of structural engineering discipline and led to his appointment as a commissioner for influential government watchdog CABE (Commission for Architecture and the Built Environment) in 2008, the first structural engineer to be appointed to this position. In the global context, the Aga Khan Award for Architecture is recognised as one of the most important awards in the industry; Hanif was the first structural engineer to be selected for the Master Jury for the 2004 cycle awards, on which he has served numerous times and is currently a member of the 2019 Steering Committee of the Aga Khan Award for Architecture.
Hanif's work is also intertwined with the research and education of design. Following a period of co-tutoring a Diploma Unit at the Architectural Association, he has been Professor in Practice of Architectural Technology at the Harvard Graduate School of Design since 2008.
www.akt-uk.com
Sam Wilkinson
Samuel Wilkinson is an associate within Foster + Partners' Specialist Modelling Group (SMG), the architecture practice's multi-disciplinary research and development group. Since 2014, he has worked on various research projects in collaboration with universities or other companies, such as developing large-scale 3D printing with concrete, plastic, and metal, drone mapping for construction sites, and NASA's Mars habitat challenge.
He studied architecture and environmental design at the University of Nottingham in 2008, and completed his engineering doctorate at The Bartlett UCL in 2014. He has been involved with Smartgeometry, a non-profit educational organisation for computational design and digital fabrication, since 2011 and a director since 2018.
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Konst i kungariket Kuba uttrycktes i ett flertal material och former. En stor del av konsten i det afrikanska kungariket Kuba skapades för kungens och stamhövdingarnas hov och rikets aristokrati och var överdådigt dekorerade, med inslag av kaurisnäckor och djurhudar (särskilt leopard) som symboler för rikedom, prestige och makt. Masker är också viktiga för kubafolket. De används både i hovritualer och vid övergångsriter för tonåriga pojkar, liksom vid begravningar.

Kuba är också känt för sin tillverkning av omsorgsfullt broderade raffiatyger, gjorda för utsmyckning, vävda betalningsmedel, eller som tribut vid begravningar och andra betydelsefulla tillfällen. Kubarikets välstånd och det utarbetade hovsystemets makt tillät Kubariket att utveckla en klass av yrkesmässiga konsthantverkare som i första hand arbetade för de kungliga hovet och stamhövdingarnas hov, men som också tillverkade högkvalitativa föremål för andra med hög status.

Konsthantverkarna skicklighet uttrycks i vävda tyger och formgivning av mattor och textilier och i tredimensionella föremål som bägare, askar och lådor med lock, koppar, lavemangskannor, musikinstrument som trummor och "sanzas"! ("tum-pianon"), pipor, knivar med dekorerade handtag och korgarbeten. Ytter- och innerväggar i hus med väggar av raffiamattor i den kubanska överklassens hem var också dekorerade med intrikata geometriska mönster. Denna förkärlek för dekorerad yta gäller alla material, inklusive tyger och dekoration på huden.

Huvudbonader
Huvudbonader används som viktiga symboler för makt i kubariket. De används som symboler för bärarens roll i ett intrikat system av ledarskap och utdelande av titlar inom eliterna. Huvudbonaderna begravs vanligen tillsammans med sina bärare när dessa dör. De formges för att dra uppmärksamhet till huvudet som ursprunget för gudomlig makt, och de bärs vid danser, begravningar och andra offentliga ceremonier. Bomullstyg, kaurisnäckor, raffiafiber, trä och glaskulor är material som ofta används för att skapa olika slags huvudbonader. "Mpaan" är ett exempel på en sorts huvudbonad från Kuba, en huvudbonad som enbart bärs av kvinnliga medlemmar av aristokratin.

Masker
Masker hos kubafolket anses reflektera naturandar som agerar som mellanhänder mellan den gudomliga kungavarelsen och de dödliga. Det finns fler än 20 olika typer av använda masker.
Tre typer av masker associeras med danser med masker som utförs inne i det kungliga området i Nsheng:
Moshambwooy, som representerar Woot, Bushoongstamrikets grundare och kulturella hjälte.
 Bwoom, som representerar en figur som tolkats alternativt som kungens yngre bror, en vanlig medborgare, en pygmé och till och med som ett subversivt element vid det kungliga hovet. Maskens mest framträdande drag är den uppförstorade pannan och den breda näsan.
Nady Amwaash (Ngaady A Mwash), som personifierar Woots fru/syster.

Andra masker kallas kollektivt för "isheene mwalu". Hjälmmasker av trä är de vanligast förekommande. Dessa är överdådigt dekorerade med geometriska mönster på ytan i kontrast till varierande färger, mönster och olika ytors textur. Hudar, djurhår, päls, glaskulor, kaurisnäckor är ornament på maskerna och på kostymeringarna av barktyg och vävt raffiatyg.

Ndoper

Ndop är en snidad trästatyett som representerar enskilda kungar ("nyim") i Kungariket Kuba. Ndopskulpturer är inte direkta avbildningar av enskilda modeller, utan återger snarare idealiserade drag hos respektive kung. En specifik härskares regim identifieras av en symbol som kallas "ibol" på statyettens nederdel. En ndop är omkring 48-55 centimeter hög och snidad i ädelträ. Den är inoljad i palmolja för att skydda den mot insekter. Detta är unikt bland afrikanska träskulpturer och har bidragit till att många överlevt i dagens västerländska samlingar. Ndopskulpturer avbildar sina modeller sittande med korslagda ben på en rektangulär plint, en position som likaledes är unik för dem inom afrikansk skulptur. En ndop brukar porträttera kungen med ett vapen, en rituell kniv, i vänster hand.

Askar och dryckesbägare
Omsorgsfullt snidade träaskar användes i Kuba för förvaring av accessoarer och föremål för personligt bruk. Sådana föremål var bland annat rakdon, glaskulor och "tukula", ett malt rött pulver av afrikanskt sandelträ som användes för att pudra och utsmycka huden. Sniderier på dessa föremål kallas "nnaam", ett kubanskt begrepp för intrasslade klätterväxter och klängväxter som växer i bördiga skogar i denna region av Afrika. Ett efterbildande av mönstret i vävda korgar i snidat trä är ett karaktäristiskt inslag i kubanskt trähantverk.

Vid det kungliga hovet användes dryckeskärl som bägare och serveringskärl för palmvin, som Kubas höjdare bjöd ut i stora mängder till vänner och medarbetare för att visa upp sin rikedom och sin generositet.

Övrigt
Kubafinsmeder arbetade med koppar, järn och mässing och tillverkade vapen och redskap både för bruk och för lyst. Ibland var en metall inlagd med en annan.

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Referenser
Denna artikel är delvis baserad på artikeln Kuba Art på engelskspråkiga Wikipedia.

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Allmänna källor
Kuba - African Art Museum. Tribal African Art – Kuba (Bacouba, Bakuba, Bushongo) på www.zyama.com
Joseph-Aurélien Cornet: Kuba Art and rule

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Ludovic Moncla
Associate Professor | INSA Lyon, LIRIS CNRS UMR 5205
GeoDISCO: Encyclopedic Geographical Discourse in France from the Enlightenment to Wikipedia
Authors: Denis Vigier, Thierry Joliveau, Ludovic Moncla, Katherine McDonough, and Alice Brenon
Abstract: The GeoDISCO project aims at studying the major changes in encyclopedic geographical discourse in France between 1751 (when the first volume of the Encyclopédie ou dictionnaire raisonné des sciences, des arts et des métiers, by Diderot and D'Alembert, was published) and today (Wikipedia-France, 2018). Using linguistic and GIS methods to investigate patterns in geographical content will help us understand why authors deployed language in such ways that use place as a scaffold for ideas and practices. The spatial history of French encyclopedias is a foundation for asking broader questions about the relationship between early modern geographical information and digital geographical resources.
Workshop: 13th Workshop on Geographic Information Retrieval (GIR)
Organized by Ross Purves, Chris Jones, Ludovic Moncla and Mauro Gaio
© 2020 Ludovic Moncla. Powered by Jekyll & AcademicPages, a fork of Minimal Mistakes.


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Interview techniques are a mystery to most UK job seekers
Written by Angus Shaw on Friday, 08 June 2018. Posted in Talent, People
Although employment hit record highs in the first quarter of 2018, the basics aren't in place for many, says CV-Library
Tie or no tie, buttoned or unbuttoned – the art of being a job candidate has its fair share of dilemmas. However, confusion over what a CV should look like or what an interview feels like shouldn't elude anyone. But for a significant amount of job seekers, these fundamentals aren't there.
Having surveyed 1,000 Brits, CV-Library, the job site, discovered 30.1% were bemused by the process of job-hunting, which spiked to 59% of those under 18. Although, as 55.6% never learned interview techniques and 50.5% wrote their first CV without help, who can blame them?
But passion is present, with 75.9% of those aged 18 to 24 and 65.7% of respondents overall honing each CV to specific gigs in hope of clinching the role.
However, despite the gap in knowledge merely 9.6% of 24 to 28 year-olds admitted to joining a recruitment agency for help. 76.9% did so as they believed it would lead to faster employment but only 23.1% would utilise recruiters for wage negotiations.
Given 21% of millennials have rejected offers due to ugly looking offices according to Mindspace, the co-working space provider, young people are clearly confident about their chances. And when facing record-breaking employment levels, it's easy to see why they're being so selective.
Commenting on the findings, Lee Biggins, founder and managing director of CV-Library, said: "Nowadays, most people will start their job hunt online, so it's important to ensure your vacancies are seen by the right people. With the launch of Google for Jobs in the UK coming very soon, there is a lot of pressure on companies to optimise their job postings. As employers, it's important that we help to support young people as they embark on their job hunt."
When candidates send you their applications they're statistically likely to be perplexed by the whole thing, especially if they're young. However, it would be wise not to underestimate today's job seekers – with high employment around, competition can be fierce to snatch up the good workers.
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With a keen eye for politics as Acting Commercial Writer, Angus can often be found scanning the horizon to write about the next big waves crashing against business shores. That makes up the time when he's not setting sail at Radio Caroline, the former pirate station, on weekends. Follow him on Twitter @Angus_Shaw for his latest cognition
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We are the Guardians of the Appalachian Trail
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy's mission is to preserve and manage the Appalachian Trail — ensuring that its vast natural beauty and priceless cultural heritage can be shared and enjoyed today, tomorrow, and for centuries to come.
Night sky overlooking the Harlem Valley (in the Hudson Valley) from the Trail at Cat Rocks — on the border between Pawling and Dover, New York Photo by Julian Diamond
ATC Executive Leadership
Suzanne Dixon / President & CEO
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For membership questions or to become a member, call: (304) 885-0460
A.T. Journeys is published four times per year. Advertising revenues directly support the publication and production of the magazine, and help meet Appalachian Trail Conservancy objectives. For more information and advertising rates, visit: appalachiantrail.org/atjadvertising
The staff of A.T. Journeys welcomes editorial inquiries, suggestions, and comments. Email: [email protected]
Observations, conclusions, opinions, and product endorsements expressed in A.T. Journeys are those of the authors and do not necessarily reflect those of members of the board or staff of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy.
A.T. Journeys is published on Somerset matte paper manufactured by Sappi North America mills and distributors that follow responsible forestry practices. It is printed with Soy Seal certified ink in the U.S.A. by Sheridan NH in Hanover, New Hampshire.
A.T. Journeys (ISSN 1556-2751) is published quarterly for $15 a year by the Appalachian Trail Conservancy, 799 Washington Street, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425, (304) 535-6331. Bulk-rate postage paid at Harpers Ferry, West Virginia, and other offices. Postmaster: Send change-of-address Form 3575 to A.T. Journeys, P.O. Box 807, Harpers Ferry, WV 25425.
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Looking back.
Looking ahead.
ifty years ago, Congress recognized
the Appalachian Trail as a national treasure.
The year was 1968, the year the lava lamp and the 49¢ McDonald's Big Mac were introduced. That year, Time magazine honored the Apollo 8 astronauts and Virginia Slims boldly promoted cigarettes to women with the catchphrase "You've Come A Long Way, Baby." On TV, "Rowan & Martin's Laugh-In" reigned. On the airwaves, the Beatles' song "Hey Jude" rocketed to number one.
Fifty years ago, Congress recognized the Appalachian Trail as a national treasure.
Suzanne on the A.T. near ATC headquarters in Harpers Ferry, West Virginia Photo by Jordan Bowman
The year was also tumultuous. As we celebrate the 50th anniversary of the National Trails System Act, I've been browsing through the history of 1968 to better understand how such significant conservation-related legislation was passed during a time of such intense political disruption.
In 1968, Martin Luther King and Robert Kennedy were assassinated within months of each other, prompting thousands of people to join civil rights demonstrations and to gather along railroad tracks to honor Kennedy's funeral train. The nightly news reported on Viet Nam War fatalities and anti-war protests; and street violence and tear gas took over the Democratic National Convention. Both political parties were split on matters of policy. By all accounts, our country seemed divided then, as it seems now.
Culturally, there was also grave concern that the increasingly ubiquitous lure of television was pulling Americans away from outdoor pursuits not so unlike current concerns about social media, online gaming, and the portable, 24/7 distraction of the smart phone.
So how was it that Congress unified behind the Appalachian Trail, pointing to its "maximum outdoor recreation potential" and its "nationally significant scenic, historic, natural, or cultural qualities?"
Perhaps it is no surprise that the Appalachian and Pacific Crest National Scenic Trails — which eventually inspired the designation of an impressive network of national trails in our country — were conceived and congressionally authorized during a time when people seemed to need places of retreat and refuge. Just as we seem to need places of solitude and beauty now.
I can't help but think that we're in a good moment of time to talk about the importance of the Appalachian Trail in the populous eastern United States, and to offer up unifying dialogue on how we can join together in enhancing our care for the last significant contiguous open space east of the Mississippi.
In this National Trails System Act anniversary issue of A.T. Journeys, we examine our history as we explore the future, showcasing some of the important milestones of the Appalachian Trail and providing you a peek at a forward-looking initiative called "Geotourism," which marries Trail-town tourism promotion with vibrant stewardship.
While it cannot be denied that our united and collective perspective of our past and future is vital to the protection of the remarkable Appalachian Trail, we must not overlook our enjoyment and respect for the Trail right here and now. I speak from experience. The moments I carve out on the Trail — hiking under a canopy of trees that gently filters the sunlight or standing along a ridgeline surveying the countryside below — inspire and fuel me for our important work in preserving and protecting the Trail.
Contents / Fall 2018
Volunteers with the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference work on the Bear Mountain project in 2017 during an introduction to trail building workshop Photo by Heather Darley/New York-New Jersey Trail Conference
16 / Trailhead
"United by the Appalachian Trail" Photo Exhibit Success; ATC Advocates "Deferred Maintenance" Legislation; Mountain Valley Pipeline Update
48 / PROFILES
Long-time volunteers and generous ATC supporters Peter and Sally Parsonson
strike the perfect balance in their dedication to the Trail.
The rehabilitation of a popular section of Trail on Bear Mountain in New York connects urban dwellers to the famous footpath, and is an opus to Trail design, ingenuity, and volunteerism.
24 / NATIONAL TRAILS SYSTEM ACT CELEBRATES 50 YEARS
Passage of the National Trails System Act, wrote Benton MacKaye, was "unrivaled by any other single feat in the development of American outdoor recreation."
30 / HEARTS OF SERVICE
Being part of something bigger is a common theme that emerges from talking with veterans who volunteer on the A.T.
36 / GEOTOURISM
In an ATC pilot program, townships along the A.T. unite with the Trail to enhance tourism — first stop: Pawling and Dover, New York.
42 / EDGES OF DAY
Julian Diamond's images capture the familiar environment of the Trail in unique and striking ways.
50 / TRAIL STORIES
A young section hiker takes a long hike at a pivotal point in her life — and discovers the joy of sweet simplicity.
55 / AS I SEE IT
Seventy years ago, World War II veteran Earl Shaffer took a cathartic thru-hike on the Trail — and became the first to do so.
04 / welcome
08 / Letters
52 / Trail giving
10 / TECHNICAL TRIUMPH
Long-time volunteers and generous ATC supporters Peter and Sally Parsonson strike the perfect balance in their dedication to the Trail.
I greatly enjoyed your
Summer 2018 articles focusing on women on the Trail. As a young child, I met a 16-year-old girl hiking by herself on the A.T. in Massachusetts. I talked to her for a while and remember thinking to myself that someday I wanted to hike on the A.T. for a length of time. In 1982, my now husband and I hiked for five weeks on the Trail heading south from Virginia. Throughout that period, we only passed two other women, hiking together, and quite honestly, I was so excited to see them! I also recall stopping at a firehouse advertising that long-distance hikers could take a shower at their department. When we arrived, the firemen looked at me in disbelief. They said, I was the first female hiker to take up their offer. The men were ordered out of the firehouse while I showered. Over the years, I've noticed that more and more women are hiking the Trail and it constantly brings a smile to my face.
Debra Wasserman
I am dumbfounded that
A.T. Journeys would run a feature story about Delaware Water Gap ("A.T. Communities"/ Summer 2018) without even the slightest mention of Presbyterian Church of the Mountain. We have provided hospitality, accommodation, counseling, medical assistance, and meals at no cost, for thru-hikers for over 40 years; and over 900 hikers this season alone.
William "Mr. Ed" Edward Kendall
FOR NEARLY A CENTURY, LEGIONS of hikers have dug their heels into the crumbling stone and weaved between granite boulders that scatter the east face of Bear Mountain en route to its summit along the Appalachian Trail. For decades, Bear Mountain has been the gateway for urban dwellers from New York City to connect with the outdoors and the famous footpath.
By Jack Igelman
D.C. Exhibit Showcases the A.T.'s glory, Inspiration, and Grit
Under the coffered dome in the stately U.S. Senate Russell Rotunda, the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) staged a photo-art exhibit showcasing the Trail's scenic beauty, natural, and cultural resources — and the determination it takes to hike the entire Trail.
The September exhibit — titled "United by the Appalachian Trail" — was organized and curated by the ATC to enhance public awareness of the Trail's importance in the eastern United States.
ATC Advocates
Two important pieces of legislation before Congress are the focus of the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's (ATC) advocacy efforts as 2018 ends. "Legislation to reauthorize and continue the Land and Water Conservation Fund (LWCF) is critical to protecting the Trail corridor," says Lynn Davis, the ATC's director of federal policy and legislation. The LWCF, which was congressionally established in 1964, uses earnings from offshore gas and leasing — no taxpayer dollars — to acquire lands important to meeting the conservation objectives of the National Park Service, U.S. Forest Service, and other federal agencies. The fund is generally equally split between federal agencies and states for similar purposes. This year, the Appalachian Trail benefitted greatly from LWCF with the recent acquisition of 219-acres of farmland near Pawling/Dover, New York. The acquisition — identified as the number one priority in 2018 by the National Park Service — allows the A.T. to be rerouted to a more scenic area and protects nesting habitat for a sensitive species. The $2.35 million purchase was funded mostly by LWCF with contributions from the ATC, the Trust for Public Lands, and others. Legislation to — finally — address the nation's staggering backlog of deferred maintenance needs in our national parks is equally important to the care and management of the A.T. Increased visitation to national parks and inconsistent federal funding has, over several years, resulted in an estimated $11.6 billion backlog of necessary maintenance across the country. On the A.T., the National Park Service estimates a need for at least $20 million to primarily address infrastructure needs. In recent years, legislative attempts to address maintenance backlog have not elicited the necessary congressional support. But this year, according to Davis, "there is promising legislation in both the House and Senate that has garnered support from Democrats and Republicans alike. The ATC is optimistic about the likelihood of addressing maintenance backlog during this Congress."
For more information visit:appalachiantrail.org/lwcf and appalchiantrail.org/backlog
Hunting Season Safety
Hunting regulations vary widely along the Appalachian Trail. Although the A.T. is a unit of the National Park System, it traverses a patchwork quilt of public lands managed for many different purposes. Hunting is permitted within close proximity of some parts of the A.T. in every Trail state. Many segments of the A.T. in Pennsylvania north of the Cumberland Valley and a few miles of the A.T. through the G. Richard Thompson Wildlife Management area in northern Virginia are game lands managed primarily for hunting. Both hikers and hunters are advised to "know before you go."
For more information and to see ATC's "2018-2019 Hunting Season Guide by State" visit: appalachiantrail.org/hunting
Scenes from "Mountain Valley Pipeline: A Threat to our Trail, our Water and our Jobs"
courtesy Horizonline Pictures. Watch the video at appalachiantrail.org/mvp
/ By Laura Belleville
MOUNTAIN VALLEY UPDATE
Federal authorities halted work on the Mountain Valley Pipeline (MVP) in August after an appeals court ruled that federal agencies neglected to follow environmental protections. The Federal Energy Regulatory Commission (FERC) said it had no choice but to order work on the multibillion-dollar Mountain Valley Pipeline stopped after a federal appeals court ruled that two federal agencies had neglected to follow important environmental protections when they approved the project.
Scenes from "Mountain Valley Pipeline: A Threat to our Trail, our Water and our Jobs" courtesy Horizonline Pictures. Watch the video at appalachiantrail.org/mvp
Florence Aftermath
Hurricane Florence posed a serious potential threat to the southern half of the Appalachian Trail in mid-September. Up to 15 inches of rain were forecast to reach the Appalachians, along with high winds. Soils were already saturated from recent rains in many areas, creating conditions for a variety of potential hazards, including falling trees, mudslides, and flash flooding. As a result, almost a thousand miles of the A.T. south of Harpers Ferry was either closed or under a strong advisory for hikers to stay off the Trail. Fortunately, the storm weakened to a tropical depression by the time it reached the Trail and reported damage has been minimal. In the coming months, hikers are advised to remain vigilant for overhead hazards, especially when choosing overnight sites.
For more information and all current Trail updates visit: appalachiantrail.org/updates
2018 Proud man/woman Award
Kathryn on the section of Trail she maintains on Sinking Creek Mountain
Photo by Molly Hagan
The Appalachian Trail Conservancy's (ATC) Proud Man/Woman award — the ATC's highest recognition for outstanding performance by a staff member — was established in 2015 to recognize the profound and enduring contributions of Bob Proudman who served the A.T. for 50 years in a variety of roles, including 35 years of employment with the ATC. The award criteria is based on demonstrated excellence in each of the ATC's five core values: cooperation, integrity, inclusion, dedication, and empowerment. The recipient is chosen by fellow ATC employees through a nomination and committee deliberation process.
A.T. VISTA 2020
Plans are underway for the first A.T. Vista to be held July 31-August 3, 2020 at Ramapo College in New Jersey. This program provides an opportunity for people who cherish the Appalachian Trail to hike, attend workshops on topics of common interest, and connect with other kindred spirits.
A.T. Vista 2020 will be a four-day weekend event hosted by the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference with engagement and participation from local A.T. Communities and other nearby partners. The A.T. Vista is the recognized program forum for activity on and near the Appalachian Trail. This will be its inaugural event, held simultaneously with the New York-New Jersey Trail Conference's year-long centennial celebration.
Join us by volunteering or offering your services. We are also seeking topics and speakers for workshops. Visit: atvista.org and atvista2020.org for details as the A. T. Vista program unfolds. Email inquiries can be made to: [email protected] and [email protected]
Left to Right: The tower after the fire with roof and superstructure burned off; JJTFs staff cutting the frame in their shop; Timber roof truss being set into place with a crane; Below: The restoration completed with the tower's new roof Photos by Morgan Sommerville and Jeff Johnson
Wayah Bald Tower
In November of 2016, several devastating forest fires raged across the Nantahala National Forest, closing 75 miles of the A.T. between Dicks Creek Gap, Georgia and Wesser, North Carolina — i.e. all of the Nantahala Hiking Club's (NHC) A.T. section. In some locations, the A.T. served as an upper fire line with backing fires ignited to burn away from the A.T. and limit the size of the fires and the severity of damage to the Trail. Despite the best efforts of the heroic fire fighters, who were able to protect all involved A.T. shelters, some sections of the Trail received severe damage: The Jump-Off, near Wesser, Ridgepole Mountain, and Wayah Bald.
By Amanda Wheelock
From inset: President Johnson signs the National Trails System Act in 1968 Photo by Jack Rottier; The A.T. on Max Patch in North Carolina Photo by Greg "Weathercarrot" Walter
October 2, 1968, the Appalachian National Scenic Trail was born. Not with the nailing of a sign or the tread of a boot, as one may have imagined, but with the stroke of a pen. On a busy day of bill signing engineered to distract or, less cynically, unite the nation during a time of anti-war protests and a hotly contested presidential election, President Lyndon B. Johnson signed the National Trails System Act into law, officially designating the Appalachian Trail as America's first National Scenic Trail.
By Shawndra Russell
It's not a secret that military men and women
have hearts of service. As Jeffrey Huffman, director of Military and Veteran Affairs at University of Central Missouri perfectly sums up, "Anecdotally, when you volunteer to join the military, you automatically have a service heart. You're literally saying, 'I'm willing to write a check up to and including my life, for my country.'"
Of course, that willingness to serve something larger than yourself comes with some costs. For example, the National Center for PTSD, part of the U.S. Department of Veterans Affairs, estimates that 30 percent of Vietnam veterans have had PTSD in their lifetime, as well as about 20 percent of those who have served in the more recent Iraq and Afghanistan wars. But organizations like VetsWork and Warrior Expeditions are helping veterans transition back into civilian life — with or without a PTSD diagnosis — and find a new way to serve and protect our country and its precious resources like the Appalachian Trail.
From top: UCM-Konnarock volunteers Fredy Velasquez, Jasmine Walker, and Rui Carvalho help to carry rock for stone step construction at the Big Butt to Jerry Cabin tread rehab project
From left: UCM-Konnarock volunteers Fredy Velasquez, Jasmine Walker, and Rui Carvalho help to carry rock for stone step construction at the Big Butt to Jerry Cabin tread rehab project
By Lynn Davis
GEO.TOUR.ISM
Is best described as sustaining or enhancing "the geographical character of a place — its environment, culture, aesthetics, heritage, and the well-being of its residents."
The Towns of Dover and Pawling, New York, know they have a good thing going: travel and tourism thrive. But now the towns are taking things to the next level, working in collaboration with partners in and around the Harlem Valley — in partnership with the Appalachian Trail Conservancy (ATC) — to design and build a dynamic new "geotourism" initiative.
View from the A.T. over the Harlem Valley Photo by Julian Diamond
Already, thousands of visitors make their way from the urban pace of New York City and Philadelphia to the serenity of the bucolic countryside, the wooded foothills of the Berkshires, and the horse farms in the Hudson Valley. On weekends and holidays, Metro-North Railroad's Harlem Line transports New York City residents directly to the Appalachian Trail in just over two hours. It is the only rail stop located directly on the Trail, and the "station" — as local community leaders call it — is complete with posted hiking information for visitors. The area promotes a mix of outdoor recreation, arts, and culture.
There are few places that rival the beauty of Roan Mountain, Tennessee.
Likewise, there are fewer places that have the same level of dedication this official A.T. Community has for serving its visitors and stewarding its land. Located in southeastern Carter County, the town shares a name with the mountain that the A.T. crosses, just south of town. At 6,285 feet, Roan is the highest point in Tennessee outside of Clingmans Dome in the Great Smoky Mountains. This section of the A.T. is home to the Roan High Knob Shelter, which sits at a higher elevation than any other on the Trail.
Heading northeast on Roan Mountain from Carver's Gap, the A.T. passes over a number of spectacular views including the Round, Jane and Grassy Ridge balds
edges of day
Julian Diamond is a full-time landscape photographer based in his lifelong home of New York's Hudson Valley. "I try to capture familiar environments in unique or striking ways, particularly by photographing the world at the edges of day or in moody weather conditions," says Julian. "With each photo excursion, I become more acutely aware of the fact that my camera is leading the way, and I'm just along for the ride. When I've been lucky enough to witness a vibrant summer sunrise, ascend a fire lookout tower deep in the forest, feel the spray of a roaring waterfall, or gaze up at a starry night sky, chances are that my craft led me to there, and that without it, I'd have missed out." While the Appalachian Trail was something Julian had always heard of because it was so close to home, as the years went by and he continued to scout out new locations, he realized that many of his favorite photography destinations followed "a coherent corridor." "I began to take note of the familiar white blazes that guided me to a seemingly endless variety of natural features," he says. "The A.T. now had real meaning to me, and I eagerly immersed myself in its rich culture, studied its benefits to wildlife and land preservation, and met the people who manage, use, and maintain it. Most of my hikes are short and take place at odd hours as I await the ethereal hues of twilight, or seek refuge from the glaring, star-consuming lights of the suburbs, but that's part of what I love about the A.T. — it truly does hold something for everyone. Through my photography, I'd like to ensure that everyone gets a chance to appreciate the A.T., and perhaps inspire someone to enjoy it for themselves."
juliandiamondphotography.com
Sunrise from Cat Rocks
Peter and Sally (with Peter's cross-cut saw) on the section of Trail they maintain on Blood Mountain
A Beautiful Balance
By Beth Griffin
In 1998, fully six years before
Peter Parsonson retired from his position as professor of engineering at Georgia Tech, he sent a letter to the Georgia Appalachian Trail Club (GATC) to inquire about becoming involved on the Trail with the club. The letter Peter received in response, and which Peter has never forgotten, told of the depths of pleasure Trail maintainers derive from their work. The letter writer spoke of the esprit de corps when working as part of a crew on bigger projects, as well as the satisfaction of looking after one's own, "Trail section," often alone.
Pivotal Path
Contemplation on big life transitions
and sweet simplicity
By Niki DiGaetano
From top: The perfect stop for lunch overlooking the Cheshire Reservoir; Sunny fields and a gradual climb made for an easy start to the hike up Mount Greylock
Three miles into an 80-mile hike
through Massachusetts, I lost my map. Dumbfounded, I sat on a gravel road in the middle of a field, taking a break after those mighty three miles I'd walked past my starting point at Shay's Rebellion. Tired already, there was no way I was going to go back to search for the map. For a few long minutes, anxiety threatened to swamp me like a tide; I didn't have the names of the shelters where I was stopping written anywhere but on the map, nor I did I have a way to measure mileage or the elevation profile. I did have a guidebook, which at least contained some of the aforementioned information. Berating myself, I stood and continued walking, resigned to my mapless fate. Surely this was a practical joke: me, ever goal-oriented, always wanting to know what was coming next, being forced to continue without any indication of what lay ahead.
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Sunrise at Riga Shelter — A.T. Connecticut Photo by W. M. Hinsch
Sandy Bandhu & Gigi Lopez by
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Joe Barnett by Deb Parvin
Mike Beeby by Joel Beeby
Kenneth Bird, Jr. by Geoffrey Bird
Roger Busler by Forrest Busler
Dick Clark by Curry Fisher
Mark Cohen by Michael Cohen
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Brittany Spencer by Donna Spencer
Dave Tarasevich by Shepherd's Spring,
Mike Terrell by Megan Terrell
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Sarah Tuthill & Chuck Porter by Gillian
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Will Wickham by John Gleason
Karen Wilcox by Helen Beesley
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Earl Shaffer on Katahdin at the completion of his thru-hike in 1948
The bit of Appalachian Trail
history that was made in 1948 was the appearance of the first "thru-hiker," Earl V. Shaffer of York Springs, Pennsylvania, who reported completing the entire 2,050 miles in an uninterrupted backpacking trip beginning April 4 and ending August 5. Shaffer had lost his closest friend while they were in combat in the Pacific Theater and was "walking off the army" by "walking with spring" — the title of his book about it — along the Appalachian Trail he had read about in a magazine.
While he was halfway to Maine, the already legendary Myron H. Avery was presiding over the Appalachian Trail Conservancy's first postwar, regrouping meeting, at Fontana Dam in North Carolina — part of which was devoted to a discussion on how unlikely a thru-hike would be. The chairman was particularly disturbed that Shaffer had no official guidebooks and maps. Shaffer, "The Crazy One," as he called himself, said he wrote for but never received the maps, so instead used oil-company maps and whatever he could pick up at parks and forests along the way.
Shaffer's account is still accepted as the first reported thru-hike; the ATC neither investigates nor endorses such reports.
After he reported his feat to the ATC, Shaffer underwent at least one "charming… grilling," as he would later put it, primarily by editor Jean Stephenson — place questions, people questions, photographic evidence, Trail-condition questions. After that, she and, through her, Avery would accept the report. Stephenson did note two "off track" sections, which Shaffer acknowledged and blamed on poor signage or unmarked relocations during that recovery period.
Shaffer hiked the Trail again in 1965, from the other direction, and once more as a 50th-anniversary trek in 1998 at age 79 — complaining bitterly all the way about route changes from roads up to mountaintops away from towns.
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'The Voice' coach also revealed what the couple is doing for Christmas.
By Megan Stein
All Blake Shelton wants for Christmas is Gwen Stefani, and he's making sure everyone knows it.
The Voice coach and his pop star girlfriend recently released a video for their holiday jingle, "You Make It Feel Like Christmas." The project was packed with adorable moments between the two, and Blake would like to think the lyrics were inspired by his real-life romance.
"I would think so, come on!" he told ET when asked if the song was written about the pair, who started dating in November 2015. "This is romance around here, of course!"
The country star turned even sweeter when his fellow coach, Jennifer Hudson, piped in to express, "How gorgeous does she look in that video?" (We were obsessed with her sparkly silver dress and other '50s-inspired outfits.)
Blake immediately jumped at the opportunity to once again gush about his love, who he met following his divorce from Miranda Lambert. "How gorgeous does she look all the time? It's unbelievable," he said. "Right now, wherever she is, she looks gorgeous, whatever she's doing."
In our minds, Blake and Gwen's Christmas traditions would look a lot like their mini movie, complete with giant trees, snowman-building contests, and a homemade turkey dinner. Though he didn't confirm it will be an exact replica, he did tell the outlet he's planning to spend the holidays with Gwen, who shares three young sons with her ex-husband, Gavin Rossdale.
"She normally just tells me what we're doing," he said. "But wherever she is, I'll be there."
Sounds like a holly jolly Christmas!
Megan Stein Megan Stein is the senior editor for The Pioneer Woman, and oversees entertainment, features, and news for the website.
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(Reuters) – The father of a university football player who died of a drug overdose provided emotional testimony about the personal cost of the nationwide opioid epidemic on Wednesday during the second day of trial in a lawsuit by the state of Oklahoma accusing drugmaker Johnson & Johnson of fueling the crisis.
The testimony in a state court in Norman, Oklahoma, came during the first trial to result from more than 2,000 similar lawsuits against pharmaceutical manufacturers nationally seeking to hold them responsible for the opioid abuse crisis.
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Craig Box, an Oklahoma attorney, testified that he never suspected his son Austin was abusing prescription painkillers until after he was discovered unconscious at a friend's house in 2011 and was taken to a hospital.
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(Reporting by Nate Raymond in Boston; Editing by Bill Berkrot)
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