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Where is area code 75209 located?
1 Where is area code 75209 located?
2 What is the county for Dallas TX 75205?
2.1 What zip code is 75210?
2.2 Is Highland Park Rich?
2.2.1 Where is the 75214 area code?
2.2.2 Is Eddie Bernice Johnson retiring?
3 Where is the ZIP code 75209 in Texas?
4 What is the ZIP code for Dallas Texas?
The official US Postal Service name for 75209 is DALLAS, Texas. Portions of zip code 75209 are contained within or border the city limits of Dallas, TX, Highland Park, TX, and University Park, TX. Zip code 75209 is within area code 214, area code 972 and area code 469.
What is the county for Dallas TX 75205?
75205/Counties
What county is Dallas TX 75214?
What district is 75204 in?
District 4 | City of Dallas.
What zip code is 75210?
75210/Cities
Is Highland Park Rich?
Highland Park is the most affluent city in Texas and is ranked the 7th richest place in the United States.
Is Southlake in Dallas County?
Southlake is a city located predominantly in Tarrant County with minor areas extending into Denton County in the U.S. state of Texas. Southlake is a suburb of Dallas/Fort Worth….
Southlake, Texas
State Texas
Counties Tarrant, Denton
Incorporated 1956
What area code is 75214?
Post Office City:
Dallas, TX (View All Cities)
County: Dallas County
Timezone: Central (7:43am)
Area code: 214 (Area Code Map)
Coordinates: 32.83, -96.74 ZIP (~3 mile radius)
Where is the 75214 area code?
Zip Code 75214 Profile Data
Official Zip Code Name
Zip Code State Texas
Primary County: Dallas
Area Code 214 / 469 / 972
Is Eddie Bernice Johnson retiring?
Elected in 1992, Johnson was the first registered nurse elected to Congress. At the swearing in of the 116th United States Congress, she became dean of Texas's congressional delegation. She will retire at the end of the 117th Congress.
What district does Eddie Bernice Johnson represent?
Representative (D) since 1993
Eddie Bernice Johnson/Office
What district is ZIP code 75216 in?
Zip Code 75216 is located in the state of Texas in the Dallas – Fort Worth metro area. Zip code 75216 is primarily located in Dallas County. The official US Postal Service name for 75216 is DALLAS, Texas.
Where is the ZIP code 75209 in Texas?
What is the ZIP code for Dallas Texas?
Zip code 75209 is primarily located in Dallas County. The official US Postal Service name for 75209 is DALLAS, Texas. Portions of zip code 75209 are contained within or border the city limits of Dallas, TX, Highland Park, TX, and University Park, TX.
What's the average price of a home in 75209?
Homes for Sale in 75209 have a median listing price of $750,000 and a price per square foot of $298. There are 259 active homes for sale in 75209, which spend an average of 100 days on the market. Some of the hottest neighborhoods near 75209 are Inwood-Northwest, Greenway Park, Bluffview, Bordeaux Village, North Park-Love Field.
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Globally, the health sector faces significant demands for reform and improvement to meet the needs of the 21st Century. To achieve that goal, highly sophisticated and capable leaders are required across all dimensions of the health system. This book describes the key challenges that demand reform, why better leadership is the source code for better system performance, and the issues that stand in the way of getting that leadership. It includes substantive treatment of the modern democratic challenges that healthcare leaders face; and the essence of what it means to be a leader in today's world. The essence of leadership itself is described, and the case made for the need for people to use the workplace as the place to develop leadership rather than relying solely on formal programs. It will also outline a self-directed learning process that any individual leader—citizen, clinician, or senior executive—can use to develop their own leadership capability, and thus become more active as a leader of change. This book addresses the need for leaders to think on a system-wide scale. A second part of the book focuses primarily on the Canadian Health system and LEADS in a Caring Environment capabilities framework, and the link between LEADS and frameworks in Australia and the UK. LEADS was developed through a partnership between members of the Healthcare Leaders Association of British Columbia and the Canadian College of Health Leaders, the Canadian Health Leadership Network and Royal Roads University. Currently it is stewarded by a not-for-profit collaboration that has endorsed LEADS as an evidence-informed set of national expectations for Canadian health leaders. LEADS has been endorsed by many health organizations in almost all provinces in Canada as a foundation for their talent management programs in leadership (development and succession planning). The book will address the research foundations for the LEADS framework; how it was developed; the framework's contents; its congruence with other national frameworks, and how LEADS can be used as a model to envisage and plan change.


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One Way Flights from Albuquerque to San Jose Del Cabo (ABQ to SJD)
Discover alternate routes & cheap one way flights from Albuquerque to San Jose Del Cabo (ABQ to SJD) within a departure date range.
Fri Jul 21st
Albuquerque (ABQ) → San José del Cabo (SJD)
Fri Jul 21st 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 3664 Depart at 12:00 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 0m Arrive at 1:00 am in Los Angeles (LAX)
Layover in Los Angeles for 1h 30m
Fri Jul 21st 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 1875 Depart at 2:30 am from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 2h 31m Arrive at 5:01 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Sun Jul 23rd
Sun Jul 23rd 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 3664 Depart at 12:00 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 0m Arrive at 1:00 am in Los Angeles (LAX)
Layover in Los Angeles for 4h 0m
Sun Jul 23rd 2023 JetBlue Airways · B6 1463 Depart at 5:00 am from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 2h 30m Arrive at 7:30 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Fri Jul 21st 2023 AeroMéxico · AM 4574 Depart at 12:00 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 0m Arrive at 1:00 am in Los Angeles (LAX)
Fri Jul 21st 2023 AeroMéxico · AM 4600 Depart at 2:30 am from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 2h 31m Arrive at 5:01 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Tue Jul 25th
Tue Jul 25th 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 4127 Depart at 11:55 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 10m Arrive at 1:05 pm in Los Angeles (LAX)
Tue Jul 25th 2023 Volaris · Y4 919 Depart at 4:31 pm from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 4h 13m Arrive at 9:44 pm in Guadalajara (GDL)
Layover in Guadalajara for 3h 11m
Wed Jul 26th 2023 VivaAerobus · VB 3152 Depart at 12:55 am from Guadalajara (GDL) Fly for 1h 35m Arrive at 1:30 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Sat Jul 22nd
Sat Jul 22nd 2023 United Airlines · UA 212 Depart at 1:09 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 1h 29m Arrive at 2:38 am in Denver (DEN)
Sat Jul 22nd 2023 Frontier Airlines · F9 205 Depart at 7:32 am from Denver (DEN) Fly for 3h 7m Arrive at 9:39 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Sun Jul 23rd 2023 AeroMéxico · AM 4581 Depart at 12:00 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 1h 35m Arrive at 1:35 am in Salt Lake City (SLC)
Layover in Salt Lake City for 3h 25m
Sun Jul 23rd 2023 AeroMéxico · AM 3241 Depart at 5:00 am from Salt Lake City (SLC) Fly for 3h 8m Arrive at 7:08 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Thu Jul 20th
Thu Jul 20th 2023 United Airlines · UA 255 Depart at 2:00 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 5m Arrive at 5:05 am in Houston (IAH)
Layover in Houston for 0h 55m
Thu Jul 20th 2023 United Airlines · UA 1438 Depart at 6:00 am from Houston (IAH) Fly for 2h 48m Arrive at 6:48 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Tue Jul 25th 2023 Alaska Airlines · AS 4597 Depart at 2:25 pm from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 9m Arrive at 3:34 pm in Los Angeles (LAX)
Layover in Los Angeles for 10h 56m
Wed Jul 26th 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 1875 Depart at 2:30 am from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 2h 31m Arrive at 5:01 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Wed Jul 26th
Wed Jul 26th 2023 United Airlines · UA 255 Depart at 2:00 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 5m Arrive at 5:05 am in Houston (IAH)
Wed Jul 26th 2023 United Airlines · UA 1438 Depart at 6:00 am from Houston (IAH) Fly for 2h 48m Arrive at 6:48 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Wed Jul 26th 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 4127 Depart at 11:55 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 10m Arrive at 1:05 pm in Los Angeles (LAX)
Wed Jul 26th 2023 Volaris · Y4 919 Depart at 4:31 pm from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 4h 13m Arrive at 9:44 pm in Guadalajara (GDL)
Thu Jul 27th 2023 VivaAerobus · VB 3152 Depart at 12:55 am from Guadalajara (GDL) Fly for 1h 35m Arrive at 1:30 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Mon Jul 24th
Mon Jul 24th 2023 United Airlines · UA 212 Depart at 1:09 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 1h 29m Arrive at 2:38 am in Denver (DEN)
Mon Jul 24th 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 499 Depart at 9:05 am from Denver (DEN) Fly for 2h 51m Arrive at 1:56 pm in Atlanta (ATL)
Tue Jul 25th 2023 AeroMéxico · AM 5009 Depart at 3:45 am from Atlanta (ATL) Fly for 4h 8m Arrive at 4:53 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Fri Jul 21st 2023 AeroMéxico · AM 4581 Depart at 12:00 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 1h 35m Arrive at 1:35 am in Salt Lake City (SLC)
Fri Jul 21st 2023 AeroMéxico · AM 3241 Depart at 5:00 am from Salt Lake City (SLC) Fly for 3h 8m Arrive at 7:08 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Fri Jul 21st 2023 United Airlines · UA 255 Depart at 2:00 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 5m Arrive at 5:05 am in Houston (IAH)
Fri Jul 21st 2023 United Airlines · UA 1438 Depart at 6:00 am from Houston (IAH) Fly for 2h 48m Arrive at 6:48 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Sat Jul 22nd 2023 United Airlines · UA 1485 Depart at 10:36 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 1h 17m Arrive at 11:53 am in Denver (DEN)
Sat Jul 22nd 2023 United Airlines · UA 743 Depart at 2:59 pm from Denver (DEN) Fly for 2h 0m Arrive at 3:59 pm in Las Vegas (LAS)
Sun Jul 23rd 2023 Frontier Airlines · F9 208 Depart at 5:24 am from Las Vegas (LAS) Fly for 3h 22m Arrive at 9:46 am in Guadalajara (GDL)
Layover in Guadalajara for 15h 9m
Mon Jul 24th 2023 VivaAerobus · VB 3152 Depart at 12:55 am from Guadalajara (GDL) Fly for 1h 35m Arrive at 1:30 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Sun Jul 23rd 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 2007 Depart at 12:00 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 1h 35m Arrive at 1:35 am in Salt Lake City (SLC)
Sun Jul 23rd 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 1952 Depart at 5:00 am from Salt Lake City (SLC) Fly for 3h 8m Arrive at 7:08 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Sat Jul 22nd 2023 United Airlines · UA 255 Depart at 2:00 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 5m Arrive at 5:05 am in Houston (IAH)
Layover in Houston for 4h 0m
Sat Jul 22nd 2023 United Airlines · UA 1439 Depart at 9:05 am from Houston (IAH) Fly for 2h 45m Arrive at 9:50 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Wed Jul 26th 2023 United Airlines · UA 212 Depart at 1:09 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 1h 29m Arrive at 2:38 am in Denver (DEN)
Wed Jul 26th 2023 United Airlines · UA 2193 Depart at 4:02 am from Denver (DEN) Fly for 2h 2m Arrive at 5:04 am in Las Vegas (LAS)
Wed Jul 26th 2023 AeroMéxico · AM 481 Depart at 7:04 am from Las Vegas (LAS) Fly for 3h 56m Arrive at 12:00 pm in Mexico City (MEX)
Layover in Mexico City for 3h 15m
Wed Jul 26th 2023 AeroMéxico · AM 388 Depart at 3:15 pm from Mexico City (MEX) Fly for 2h 27m Arrive at 4:42 pm in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Sun Jul 23rd 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 1721 Depart at 3:55 am from Salt Lake City (SLC) Fly for 2h 2m Arrive at 4:57 am in Los Angeles (LAX)
Sun Jul 23rd 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 1884 Depart at 5:45 am from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 2h 27m Arrive at 8:12 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Mon Jul 24th 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 2007 Depart at 12:00 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 1h 35m Arrive at 1:35 am in Salt Lake City (SLC)
Mon Jul 24th 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 1721 Depart at 3:55 am from Salt Lake City (SLC) Fly for 2h 2m Arrive at 4:57 am in Los Angeles (LAX)
Mon Jul 24th 2023 Alaska Airlines · AS 1388 Depart at 8:55 am from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 2h 30m Arrive at 11:25 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Wed Jul 26th 2023 Volaris · Y4 961 Depart at 10:20 am from Las Vegas (LAS) Fly for 4h 22m Arrive at 3:42 pm in Guadalajara (GDL)
Fri Jul 21st 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 2007 Depart at 12:00 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 1h 35m Arrive at 1:35 am in Salt Lake City (SLC)
Fri Jul 21st 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 1952 Depart at 5:00 am from Salt Lake City (SLC) Fly for 3h 8m Arrive at 7:08 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Thu Jul 20th 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 4127 Depart at 11:55 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 10m Arrive at 1:05 pm in Los Angeles (LAX)
Thu Jul 20th 2023 Volaris · Y4 919 Depart at 4:31 pm from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 4h 13m Arrive at 9:44 pm in Guadalajara (GDL)
Fri Jul 21st 2023 VivaAerobus · VB 3152 Depart at 12:55 am from Guadalajara (GDL) Fly for 1h 35m Arrive at 1:30 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Fri Jul 21st 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 4127 Depart at 11:55 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 10m Arrive at 1:05 pm in Los Angeles (LAX)
Fri Jul 21st 2023 Volaris · Y4 919 Depart at 4:31 pm from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 4h 13m Arrive at 9:44 pm in Guadalajara (GDL)
Sat Jul 22nd 2023 VivaAerobus · VB 3152 Depart at 12:55 am from Guadalajara (GDL) Fly for 1h 35m Arrive at 1:30 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Sun Jul 23rd 2023 AeroMéxico · AM 4574 Depart at 12:00 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 0m Arrive at 1:00 am in Los Angeles (LAX)
Sun Jul 23rd 2023 AeroMéxico · AM 3277 Depart at 5:45 am from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 2h 27m Arrive at 8:12 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Sat Jul 22nd 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 4127 Depart at 11:55 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 10m Arrive at 1:05 pm in Los Angeles (LAX)
Sat Jul 22nd 2023 Volaris · Y4 919 Depart at 4:31 pm from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 4h 13m Arrive at 9:44 pm in Guadalajara (GDL)
Sun Jul 23rd 2023 VivaAerobus · VB 3152 Depart at 12:55 am from Guadalajara (GDL) Fly for 1h 35m Arrive at 1:30 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Sun Jul 23rd 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 4127 Depart at 11:55 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 10m Arrive at 1:05 pm in Los Angeles (LAX)
Mon Jul 24th 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 1875 Depart at 2:30 am from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 2h 31m Arrive at 5:01 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Mon Jul 24th 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 4127 Depart at 11:55 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 10m Arrive at 1:05 pm in Los Angeles (LAX)
Mon Jul 24th 2023 Volaris · Y4 919 Depart at 4:31 pm from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 4h 13m Arrive at 9:44 pm in Guadalajara (GDL)
Tue Jul 25th 2023 VivaAerobus · VB 3152 Depart at 12:55 am from Guadalajara (GDL) Fly for 1h 35m Arrive at 1:30 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Sun Jul 23rd 2023 United Airlines · UA 797 Depart at 4:19 am from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 2h 28m Arrive at 6:47 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Fri Jul 28th 2023 VivaAerobus · VB 3152 Depart at 12:55 am from Guadalajara (GDL) Fly for 1h 35m Arrive at 1:30 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Mon Jul 24th 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 3664 Depart at 12:00 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 0m Arrive at 1:00 am in Los Angeles (LAX)
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Fri Jul 21st 2023 Alaska Airlines · AS 4660 Depart at 6:30 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 3m Arrive at 7:33 am in Los Angeles (LAX)
Fri Jul 21st 2023 Alaska Airlines · AS 1388 Depart at 8:55 am from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 2h 30m Arrive at 11:25 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Wed Jul 26th 2023 United Airlines · UA 1485 Depart at 10:36 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 1h 17m Arrive at 11:53 am in Denver (DEN)
Wed Jul 26th 2023 United Airlines · UA 743 Depart at 2:59 pm from Denver (DEN) Fly for 2h 0m Arrive at 3:59 pm in Las Vegas (LAS)
Thu Jul 27th 2023 Volaris · Y4 989 Depart at 7:46 am from Las Vegas (LAS) Fly for 4h 22m Arrive at 1:08 pm in Guadalajara (GDL)
Layover in Guadalajara for 11h 47m
Thu Jul 20th 2023 United Airlines · UA 212 Depart at 1:09 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 1h 29m Arrive at 2:38 am in Denver (DEN)
Layover in Denver for 10h 3m
Thu Jul 20th 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 1774 Depart at 12:41 pm from Denver (DEN) Fly for 1h 34m Arrive at 2:15 pm in Salt Lake City (SLC)
Layover in Salt Lake City for 14h 45m
Sun Jul 23rd 2023 AeroMéxico · AM 649 Depart at 2:00 am from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 3h 50m Arrive at 6:50 am in Mexico City (MEX)
Sun Jul 23rd 2023 AeroMéxico · AM 384 Depart at 11:00 am from Mexico City (MEX) Fly for 2h 18m Arrive at 12:18 pm in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Thu Jul 20th 2023 United Airlines · UA 294 Depart at 4:00 am from Denver (DEN) Fly for 3h 6m Arrive at 6:06 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Fri Jul 21st 2023 United Airlines · UA 212 Depart at 1:09 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 1h 29m Arrive at 2:38 am in Denver (DEN)
Fri Jul 21st 2023 United Airlines · UA 294 Depart at 4:00 am from Denver (DEN) Fly for 3h 6m Arrive at 6:06 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Wed Jul 26th 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 3664 Depart at 12:00 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 0m Arrive at 1:00 am in Los Angeles (LAX)
Wed Jul 26th 2023 JetBlue Airways · B6 1463 Depart at 5:00 am from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 2h 30m Arrive at 7:30 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Mon Jul 24th 2023 AeroMéxico · AM 659 Depart at 9:40 am from Denver (DEN) Fly for 3h 50m Arrive at 1:30 pm in Mexico City (MEX)
Mon Jul 24th 2023 AeroMéxico · AM 388 Depart at 3:15 pm from Mexico City (MEX) Fly for 2h 27m Arrive at 4:42 pm in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Mon Jul 24th 2023 Alaska Airlines · AS 1446 Depart at 5:30 am from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 2h 32m Arrive at 8:02 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Sat Jul 22nd 2023 Delta Air Lines · DL 3664 Depart at 12:00 am from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 0m Arrive at 1:00 am in Los Angeles (LAX)
Sat Jul 22nd 2023 JetBlue Airways · B6 1463 Depart at 5:00 am from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 2h 30m Arrive at 7:30 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Sat Jul 22nd 2023 AeroMéxico · AM 659 Depart at 9:40 am from Denver (DEN) Fly for 3h 50m Arrive at 1:30 pm in Mexico City (MEX)
Sat Jul 22nd 2023 AeroMéxico · AM 388 Depart at 3:15 pm from Mexico City (MEX) Fly for 2h 27m Arrive at 4:42 pm in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Tue Jul 25th 2023 Volaris · Y4 917 Depart at 7:10 pm from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 4h 13m Arrive at 12:23 am in Guadalajara (GDL)
Wed Jul 26th 2023 Volaris · Y4 242 Depart at 2:19 am from Guadalajara (GDL) Fly for 1h 36m Arrive at 2:55 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
Wed Jul 26th 2023 Alaska Airlines · AS 4597 Depart at 2:25 pm from Albuquerque (ABQ) Fly for 2h 9m Arrive at 3:34 pm in Los Angeles (LAX)
Wed Jul 26th 2023 Volaris · Y4 917 Depart at 7:10 pm from Los Angeles (LAX) Fly for 4h 13m Arrive at 12:23 am in Guadalajara (GDL)
Thu Jul 27th 2023 VivaAerobus · VB 3154 Depart at 6:15 am from Guadalajara (GDL) Fly for 1h 35m Arrive at 6:50 am in San José del Cabo (SJD)
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Phoenix/Scottsdale/Tempe
See Also Our Separate Guide to the Phoenix Suburbs for routes in Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, and Peoria
Phoenix is the cosmopolitan heart of Arizona and one of the fastest-growing metro areas in the United States. The year-round sunshine, and the unique terrain of desert, mountain, and rock, make for some unique running experiences. Must-dos are a run amid the rocks during sunrise or sunset, or capturing the desert wildflowers after a rain. Given the area's size, our guide to running in Phoenix is divided into two sections: Central, including downtown, Tempe, and Scottsdale; and Suburbs, including Mesa, Chandler, Gilbert, Glendale, and Peoria.
The three best places to run in Phoenix are the Desert Botanical Garden/Papago Park, the Indian Wash Greenbelt in Scottsdale, and the Tempe Town Lake Trail. The running options in the heart of downtown Phoenix aren't great. It's better in North Phoenix: Murphy's Bridle Path, the Arizona Canal Trail, numerous multi-use paths, and recreation areas such as Dreamy Draw and Reach 11 that feature extensive paths. The desert terrain and surrounding mountains make for some extensive trail running options, though it can be hilly & rugged. We've highlighted some of the more accessible, less technical trail running spots.
Important note for runners: the weather in Phoenix is extremely hot from May through October, with temperatures often exceeding 110F. Plus, the terrain is very open and exposed. Take the right precautions! Much of the Indian Bend Wash and Tempe Town Lake trails are lit at night. Also, plan your runs to capture gorgeous early or late day light. As for getting around, the auto generally rules here, though Phoenix and Tempe are now connected by an efficient light rail system.
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Iconic Routes
Stores & Group Runs
Phoenix - Central (incl. Scottsdale & Tempe)
A 4.2 mile running tour of downtown, including some of the better streets, numerous parks and museums, the Capitol, and the Convention Center.
Papago Park
Iconic | Parks | Arboretum/Botanical Garden | Blossoms & Blooms | Desert Runs
A hilly desert park covering 1500 acres in Phoenix and Tempe. Numerous trail and loop options include several interesting sights: Hole in the Rock, the Desert Botanical Garden, several small lakes, and the Phoenix Zoo.
Tempe Town Lake
Along the Water | Lake Loops | Near Airport | Rails-to-Trails
Tempe Town Lake, in the heart of downtown Tempe and adjacent to the Arizona State University campus, has a wonderful running trail along the north and south banks of the water. A full loop is 7.5 miles, with good add-on options.
Indian Bend Wash Greenbelt
Iconic | Multi-Use Trails | Parks | Rails-to-Trails
The best bet for a longer-distance, green, off-road run in Scottsdale. Multi-use path passes through an oasis of parks, lakes, paths and golf courses from Paradise Valley to Tempe Town Lake. There's a 4.5-mile north section, a gap, then an 8-mile south section. Southern part lit at night!
Arizona State University/A Mountain
Hilly | Universities
A great run through the huge campus of Arizona State University in Tempe. A highlight of the run is the short but very steep ascent of "A Mountain". Also near Phoenix downtown and Lake Trails.
Arizona Grand Canal Trail
Multi-Use Trails | Rails-to-Trails
The oldest remaining pioneer canal on the north side of the Salt River, this trail runs 25 miles east-west from the University of Phoenix Stadium to Tempe Public Park, passing some great neighborhoods.
Murphy's Bridle Path (AKA Central Ave. Hiking Trail)
Just 5 miles north of downtown, this is a pleasant, relatively shaded dirt trail in an area developed in the late 1800s as an upscale Phoenix suburb.
Arizona Canal Trail
One of the longer multi-use trails in Maricopa County, running ~36 miles between Mesa and Peoria along both sides of the Arizona Canal. It's ~9 miles north of downtown Phoenix, passes through Scottsdale, Tempe, Glendale.
Camelback Mountain
Hilly | Trail Running
Camelback Mountain is iconic throughout the Phoenix area. Extreme heat, no shade, elevation gain… and crowds can make this a challenging run, but the view of the Phoenix metro area is spectacular.
Phoenix Mountain Preserve/Piestewa Peak
Vast network of mountain & desert hiking trails, centrally located. This is mainly trail running, with moderate to strenuous options. The Dreamy Draw section has a paved bike path that's nice for running.
Dreamy Draw Recreation Area: Bikeway and Trails
Multi-Use Trails | Trail Running | Rails-to-Trails
This recreation area near the Phoenix Mountains Preserve includes extensive trail running options for all abilities. There's also the paved, Dreamy Draw Bikeway (4 miles out and back). Runners can also connect to the Arizona Canal Trail.
Mummy Mountain
Not far from Camelback Mountain, Mummy Mountain has great views and very little traffic to interrupt your run. With wide streets, large houses and a view of the whole valley, this a great place to run.
This fabulous park is 8 miles south of downtown Phoenix. Covering 16,000 acres, South Mountain Park features a great variety of trail running options.
A Taste of the Desert! Sonoran Preserve
Great Views | Multi-Use Trails | Trail Running | Desert Runs
Get a taste of desert running! This preserve in far north Scottsdale features an extensive network of trails, ranging from easy to moderately hilly and technical. Our favorite for running is the 5.6-mile Apache Wash Loop, for its unrestricted desert views.
McDowell Mountain & Gateway Sonoran Preserve
Great Views | Hilly | Trail Running | Desert Runs | Routes With Videos
Large, popular desert park 30 miles from Scottsdale. 40 miles of trails used for hiking, mountain biking, and running. There are trail runs of varying length and difficulty level. Gorgeous skies and views. Video excerpts!
Reach 11 Sports Complex and Trails
Multi-Use Trails | Parks | Trail Running
The Reach 11 Sport Complex, on the north side of Phoenix, is quickly gaining traction as a favorite local running spot. West side trail is up to 9 miles out and back, and the east side Barrier Free Nature Trail is up to a 7.5 mile loop.
Phoenix is in the desert. Which means it can be brutally hot. In summer, temps reach 120F and don't even dip below 80F at night, so hydrating and wearing sun block are critically important. The weather's great from November-April, but desert mornings can be chilly. Some running groups go early in the morning in summer. Topographically, the city itself is flat but is surrounded by mountains, affording some amazing trail running opportunities.
Phoenix has no shortage of hotels and most travelers stay in Central Phoenix (aka Downtown), Scottsdale or Tempe to stay close to the action. We recommend staying in downtown Tempe rather than downtown Phoenix for more interesting and easily accessible running options.
Central Phoenix — Downtown
Bordered by Thomas Road on the north, Buckeye Road to the south and bookended by Seventh and 19th streets, downtown is Phoenix's historic and cultural hub, with 19th-century Historic Heritage Square at its center. Here you are close to restaurants, shops and museums. Mass transit links downtown with Sky Harbor International Airport,Scottsdale and Tempe.
Twenty- five minutes northwest of downtown Phoenix, Scottsdale is where to stay in Phoenix if you're looking to rub shoulders with the well-heeled. Old Town Scottsdale has bustling cafés by day and a buzzing night life. Try staying within some proximity of the Greenbelt for good running options. Also the Phoenician and JW Marriott Scottsdale are at the foot of Camelback Mtn.
Laid-back Tempe, 25 minutes southwest of downtown Phoenix and below Scottsdale, is easily accessible from downtown Phoenix via the Valley Metro Light Rail. There are great running options accessible from downtown Tempe: the lake trail, Papago Park, and the southern end of the Scottsdale greenbelt.
Since 1983, Road Runner Sports has grown from selling running shoes out of a garage to over 40 locations across America today. After 35 years, they are still family-run and proud of it! They are committed to fitting runners, walkers, and gym goers in perfect fitting shoes. There are local locations in Scottsdale and Tempe.
Runner's Den
As Arizona's original running specialist, Runner's Den has been a pillar of the Arizona running community since its doors opened in 1978. Votedne of America's "Top Ten" running stores. Group runs: Wednesday at 6pm (a scenic out-and-back along the Arizona Canal and through the Biltmore), Saturday morning at 6am, and every other Thursday at 6pm for a trail run starting at Dreamy Draw Park.
Sole Sports Running Zone
With 2 stores in the Phoenix area, owned by professional triathlete Lance Muzlay. Group runs:
Scottsdale: Tuesday & Thursday 6:30pm/Saturday 6:00am/7:00am winter.
Tempe: Monday & Thursday 6:30pm/Saturday 6:00am/7:00am winter.
Sole Sports Arcadia (formerly iRun)
Full service running, walking, and hiking shop located in the beautiful Arcadia near Scottsdale. Reviewed as the best running store in Phoenix, especially for trail running. Group runs: 5 mile group runs Thursday at 5:30pm (Happy Hour 5 Mile Run) and Saturday at 6:00am
GROUP RUNS
Scottsdale Beer Runners. Great running group. Meets every Wednesday at Fate Brewery on Shea at 7:00. It's a 3-mile run followed by some of the best craft beer and food that Scottsdale has to offer. All abilities are welcome! They average about 25 runners/walkers dependent on weather.
Aravaipa Running
A very popular running group (read-large turnout) with numerous events and weekly group runs. Dedicated to creating a vibrant community centered around being outdoors.
Meet Me Downtown
Meet Me Downtown (MMDT) connects people of all ages to downtown Phoenix for a weekly social walk/run.
Arizona Road Racers
With over 1200 members, Arizona Road Racers (ARR) is the largest and oldest running club in Arizona and is one of the largest of such clubs in the USA. They are well organized, do races all year long, and host fun and affordable events.
Get the guide to the best races in this area from our friends at RaceRaves! You can sort by highest rating, date (i.e. 'upcoming'), or race name.
Browse RaceRaves in Phoenix/Scottsdale/Tempe
Due to the extreme heat in the summer, most running events in Phoenix are held fall through spring.
Brewery Running Series. Numerous fun run events throughout the year that all start and end at local breweries
Hot Chocolate (yes, really) December. 5K, 15K
Held in Scottsdale, this race is a chocolate lovers dream — marshmallow sweet stations dotted along the course with a fondue station at the end, not to mention a Finishers Mug filled with goodies.
Midnight Madness December 31st. 5K
End one year and begin another with this New Year's Eve 5K. Fun, festivities and sparkling cider toasted at midnight.
Rock N' Roll Arizona January. 5K, 10K, half marathon, marathon.
This course is flat and fast with epic views of the valley of the sun, including Papago Park and Tempe town lake. Participants will enjoy live bands, cheer teams, spirited water stations and other entertainment along the course.
Runner's Den Pancake RunFebruary. 5K, 10K 15K
Limited to only 2,000 runners, this 5K, 10K or "Double Stack" 15K race is sponsored by IHOP with a complimentary pancake breakfast. Originally staged in 1979 to showcase the talents of marathon legend Bill Rodgers and the opening of Paradise Valley Mall, the event remains a Valley classic.
Pat's Run April 4.2 miles
Pat's Run is the signature fundraising event of the Pat Tillman Foundation, held to commemorate the day Pat lost his life in Afghanistan serving with the 75th Ranger Regiment, Pat's Run is a 4.2 Mile Run/Walk that winds through the streets of Tempe to Sun Devil Stadium, ending at the 42-yard line of Frank Kush Field, symbolic of the #42 jersey Pat wore as an ASU Sun Devil.


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Lily Allen Details 'Sheezus' with Cover Art and Tracklisting
By Josiah Hughes
The rumours are true, and UK pop star Lily Allen has in fact opted to name her new solo album Sheezus. Today, she's revealed the details for the LP.
Though the album's name is a nod to Kanye West's 2013 masterpiece Yeezus, that looks to be where the similarities end. While Yeezus had no album art whatsoever, Allen has gone a more traditional route with a photo of herself stooping it with some dogs outside of a fancy mansion.
The album includes 11 new songs, including previously released singles "Hard Out Here," "L8 CMMR" and "Air Balloon. It was produced by the Bird and the Bee's Greg Kurstin.
Sheezus will arrive on May 5 via Regal Recordings. In the meantime, check out Allen's brand new video for "Our Time" below.
Sheezus:
01. Sheezus
02. L8 CMMR
03. Air Balloon
04. Our Time
05. Insincerely Yours
06. Take My Place
07. As Long as I Got You
08. Url Badman
09. Silver Spoon
10. The Life For Me
11. Hard Out Here
More Lily Allen


Sławomir Sierakowski is a Polish sociologist and political commentator. He is a founder and leader of Krytyka Polityczna [Political Critique], an Eastern European movement of liberal intellectuals, artists and activists, with branches in Germany, Ukraine and Russia.
Sławomir is also the director of the Institute for Advanced Study in Warsaw and the president of the Stanislaw Brzozowski Association, overseeing its publishing house, its online opinion site and its cultural centres in Warsaw, Gdansk, Łódź, Kyiv, Cieszyn and 20 smaller locations across Poland.
A graduate of the University of Warsaw, Mr. Sierakowski has been awarded fellowships from Yale, Princeton and Harvard and from the Institute for Human Sciences in Vienna. He has written for many journals, online magazines and newspapers, including The Guardian, El País, Haaretz, Die Tageszeitung, Project Syndicate, Social Europe and Gazeta Wyborcza. And, in autumn 2013, he also became a contributing opinion writer for The International New York Times.
Furthermore, Sławomir worked as a writer and actor on the films Mary Koszmary [Nightmares] (2008) and And Europe Will Be Stunned (2007-2011), produced by the Israeli-Dutch visual artist Yael Bartana.


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Con l'espressione latina par condicio ("parità di trattamento" oppure "pari condizioni") si intendono quei criteri adottati dai mass-media nel garantire un'appropriata visibilità a tutti i partiti e/o movimenti politici.

La par condicio si può considerare un'estensione del principio del pluralismo interno, che si traduce anche nell'apertura alle diverse tendenze politiche (art. 1 l. 103/1975).

Norme sulla par condicio
In Italia, negli anni cinquanta, la disciplina della propaganda e della comunicazione politica si limitava alla Legge 4 aprile 1956, n. 212 (Norme per la disciplina della campagna elettorale), che si limitava a definire alcune norme riguardanti l'affissione di stampati e manifesti elettorali nei 30 giorni precedenti le elezioni.

Nel decennio successivo, la Corte Costituzionale, con la sent. n. 48 del 1964, si era pronunciata su una questione di legittimità costituzionale di tale legge sollevata in relazione all'art. 21 Cost., propendendo per l'infondatezza della questione. In questa sentenza, però, la Corte ricordava che la legge del 1956 mirava a porre tutti in condizione di parità.

La legge n. 103 del 14 aprile 1975, all'art. 4, stabiliva poi che la Commissione Parlamentare per l'indirizzo generale e la vigilanza dei servizi radiotelevisivi (...) disciplina direttamente le rubriche di tribuna politica, tribuna elettorale, tribuna sindacale e tribuna stampa.

Una normativa di dettaglio venne emanata nel 1993. Gli interventi normativi, attualmente in vigore, sono quindi rappresentati dalle seguenti leggi:
 Legge 10 dicembre 1993, n. 515 - Disciplina delle campagne elettorali per l'elezione alla Camera dei deputati e al Senato della Repubblica
 Legge 22 febbraio 2000, n. 28 - Disposizioni per la parità di accesso ai mezzi di informazione durante le campagne elettorali e referendarie e per la comunicazione politica

La legge n. 28 del 2000
La legge 22 febbraio 2000, n. 28, a differenza della legge del 1993, disciplina la comunicazione durante l'intero anno e in tutte le campagne elettorali e referendarie.
Inoltre introduce i seguenti principi:
 le emittenti radiotelevisive devono assicurare a tutti i soggetti politici con imparzialità ed equità l'accesso all'informazione e alla comunicazione politica (art. 2 c. 1);
 per comunicazione politica radiotelevisiva s'intende la diffusione sui mezzi radiotelevisivi di programmi contenenti opinioni e valutazioni politiche (art. 2 c. 2);
 gli spazi per la comunicazione politica vengano diffusi obbligatoriamente da emittenti privati e pubbliche che operano a livello nazionale;
 per messaggi politici autogestiti s'intende la motivata esposizione di un programma o di un'opinione politica; hanno durata da 1 a 3 minuti (per la televisione) e sono trasmessi in appositi contenitori dalla RAI gratuitamente, devono riportare liste e programmi;
 per la stampa vige un regime diverso da quello previsto per la radiotelevisione, a causa della diversità del mezzo, per cui sono ammesse solo le forme di messaggio politico elettorale previste dall'art. 7 c. 2: annunci di dibattiti, tavole rotonde, conferenze, discorsi, pubblicazioni destinate alla presentazione dei programmi delle liste, dei gruppi di candidati e dei candidati;
 non possono essere resi pubblici risultati di sondaggi nei quindici giorni precedenti la data delle votazioni (art. 8);
 l'art. 4 stabilisce il riparto degli spazi tra i soggetti politici:
 prima della presentazione delle candidature, sono ripartiti tra i soggetti presenti nelle assemblee da rinnovare, quelli presenti nel Parlamento europeo, o in uno dei due rami del parlamento nazionale,
 tra la data di presentazione delle candidature e la chiusura della campagna elettorale, sono ripartiti tra le coalizione o liste in competizione che abbiano presentato candidature in collegi o circoscrizioni che interessino almeno 1/4 degli elettori.
è altresì vietata la presenza di personaggi politici e candidati in programmi che non hanno carattere informativo o di comunicazione politica.

Questa legge è stata aspramente criticata da Silvio Berlusconi, a causa del fatto che gli spazi in televisione sono ripartiti in parti uguali tra tutti i movimenti che si presentano alle elezioni, non tenendo conto della rispettiva rappresentatività politica. I tentativi di cambiarla sono naufragati sia per i dubbi dei suoi alleati sia per la durissima opposizione del centrosinistra, secondo cui si riproporrebbe il problema del conflitto d'interessi dell'ex Cavaliere.

Par condicio e medium televisivo
La legge nasce con particolare attenzione verso l'emittenza televisiva, secondo la consapevolezza diffusa che la televisione è un medium insostituibile. La televisione è il mass medium più diffuso, in grado di raggiungere milioni di persone e spostare altrettanti voti, compromettere l'elezione di un politico, con del vero giornalismo d'inchiesta o con una campagna mediatica montata ad arte.

Un osservatorio dedicato, presso l'Università di Pavia, misura settimanalmente le durate degli interventi dei politici durante i telegiornali e nelle tribune politiche, anche in tempi non elettorali, per verificare il rispetto dei tempi assegnati dalla legge.

Il diritto ad un accesso gratuito al mezzo televisivo è premessa per assicurare la possibilità di fare politica a chi non dispone di grandi mezzi personali, per garantire un esercizio universale dell'elettorato passivo e più in generale per tutelare il diritto all'informazione da parte di tutti i cittadini.

Rapporto con i costi della politica
Per apparire in televisione, negli Stati Uniti i politici e i partiti spendono anche diversi milioni di dollari in spot elettorali. La presenza di un tetto massimo alle apparizioni televisive, evita una domanda crescente di spot per avere più spazi, e un rialzo ulteriore dei prezzi. Tale legge ha la funzione di porre un limite ai costi della politica, limite che si rivela più utile laddove esiste una legge sul finanziamento pubblico ai partiti, che, come in Italia, ribalta in gran parte questi costi su Stato e cittadini. I trasferimenti liberali ai partiti e lo scambio di favori fra imprenditoria, finanza e politica restano possibili per altre vie, ma non sono un must per la vittoria elettorale. Un accesso paritetico ai media, e un contenimento dei costi della politica imposto per legge, evitano una corsa al rialzo di tali prezzi, che avrebbe l'effetto di creare un élite di candidati facoltosi, selezionati prima per reddito che per merito. In questo modo, quanto meno per la durata della campagna elettorale, l'attività del politico appena eletto non è necessariamente legata alle lobby, a ricambiare i favori ricevuti da chi ha finanziato la sua campagna elettorale. Questo aspetto infatti contrasterebbe con il fatto che il politico debba svolgere il suo incarico per la pubblica utilità (che include anche l'interesse degli elettori di altri partiti).

Negli Stati Uniti vige un regime di trasparenza in cui il candidato, già durante la campagna elettorale, dichiara apertamente i costi della politica e chi sono i suoi finanziatori.

Comunque, i detentori di capitale acquistano un potere di fatto nella scelta dei candidati, escludendo dal loro finanziamento quanti non hanno idee coerenti con le proprie. Questo aspetto della politica conferisce loro un diritto all'elettorato passivo, un potere di voto, che di fatto è maggiore di quello degli altri cittadini, poiché scelgono all'interno di un numero maggiore di candidati, dei quali solo quelli con un finanziatore arriveranno a una campagna elettorale. In questo modo i finanziatori sono i primi a scegliere e al contempo gli elettori che hanno la più ampia facoltà di scelta. Tale sistema può avere come conseguenza l'approvazione di leggi "ad personam" verso i propri finanziatori, che rappresenta un evidente scadimento della tecnica legislativa.

Finanziamento pubblico

In Europa la funzione riequilibratrice del divario tra concorrenti politici è stata esercitata con il sistema del finanziamento pubblico.

Le garanzie che circondano tale sistema sono state enunciate nella sentenza di principio della Corte di Giustizia delle Comunità europee del 23 aprile 1986 in causa 294/83 Les Verts/Parlamento europeo: con essa è stato dichiarato illegittimo il sistema secondo cui i partiti politici europei erano finanziati con risorse economiche provenienti direttamente dai bilanci dei singoli gruppi parlamentari, a loro volta finanziati tramite risorse ascritte al bilancio generale comunitario. Questo sistema attribuiva indebiti vantaggi di appartenenti ad un'istituzione elettiva in vista del suo rinnovo: per la Corte le risorse pubbliche vanno attribuite senza distinzione tra partiti presenti in Parlamento e quelli che aspirano ad entrarvi per la prima volta.

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Voci correlate
Conflitto di interessi
Diritto all'informazione
Pluralismo
Legge Mammì
Pari opportunità

Collegamenti esterni

Diritto dell'informazione
Frasi latine
Comunicazione politica

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Racist Iowa Rep. King Suggests Executing Clintons Over Fake Scandal
Congress Far Right Headlines Politics Social Media
Emily Singer May 15, 2019
We regret to inform you that Rep. Steve King (R-IA) is at it again.
The noted racist Republican congressman posted an outrageous meme to his campaign Facebook page Monday afternoon that uses a debunked conspiracy theory to suggest that former President Bill Clinton and former Secretary of State Hillary Clinton should be executed.
The meme depicts Julius and Ethel Rosenberg — American citizens who were convicted of treason and later executed for spying on behalf of the Soviet Union during the Cold War — and compares them to the Clintons, whom the meme's authors accuse of not facing consequences for selling uranium to the Russians.
King reposted the meme from the right-wing Facebook page "The Patriot Post" and added the text "#LockHerUp."
Of course, the "Uranium One" Clinton conspiracy theory the meme relies on is beyond false, and has been debunked over and over again. Even Fox News host Shepard Smith debunked the conspiracy theory that many of the Trump sycophants on the propaganda network he works for love to push.
It's outrageous enough that King would repost a meme accusing the Clintons of a nonexistent crime. But on top of that, the meme suggests they should be executed for that nonexistent crime.
King is no stranger to controversy.
In March, he posted yet another vile meme to Facebook in which he fantasized about killing liberals in a new civil war.
Later that month, he refused to deny that he thinks an all-white society would be "superior" to other societies.
Republicans kicked King off of the House committees he once served on for openly questioning what was so bad about white supremacy. (It's worth noting, however, that Republicans tolerated King's racism for years, and only moved to punish King when King's otherwise strong hold of his heavily Republican House seat in Iowa became jeopardized by the antics.)
King is still protesting his removal from those committees, claiming over the weekend that he was a casualty of "a political lynch mob."
He even claimed that his removal from House committees was similar to how Jesus was persecuted.
Sadly, King's latest Facebook post is par for the course for the unhinged, racist Iowa Republican.
Published with permission of The American Independent.
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If your child is ready to take the first step of moving out into their own space, it can still be a good idea for your daughter to stay nearby. It isn't uncommon for parents to worry about a daughter living alone, but her being closer in proximity can make it less worrisome. If your little girl is preparing to stay on her own for the first time, here are some ways that you can help her get her local move done quickly.
Summer is all about lightweight clothing that hardly takes up any room, but winter is a time in which you need multiple layers, thick coats, and full-body clothing to keep yourself from freezing. However, you may not have enough room in your apartment to store every coat that you and your significant other own in the months that you don't need them. Instead of cluttering your home or selling and buying winter gear each year, you can just put everything in storage.
Ideally, you want to plan a move out as far in advance as possible. However, if you are in an abusive relationship, you may not have the opportunity to do so. If your partner is going away for work, a trip with the guys or to visit his parents, you may want to make the most of him being out of town and move while you can. This may leave you scrambling to hire a last minute mover to help you pack, lift and transport your goods.
When you rent a storage unit for your belongings, it is not just about finding a facility that has enough space at the right price. It is also about finding a storage facility where your belongings will be safe. Here are a few signs you should look for when touring self-storage facilities to determine if your belongings will be safe. Security Cameras As you walk around the premise, keep your eye out for security cameras.
Homeowners often choose to rent space at a self-storage facility when they're looking to declutter their homes. While they might not have an immediate idea about the long-term plans for the items they've chosen to store, they know one thing – that they want to get some of the clutter out of their homes. While the use of a storage unit is immensely beneficial in this sort of situation, there are a number of other times that you can benefit from the rental of a storage unit for a short-, medium- or long-term rental period.
When selling your home, it is important that you get rid of all of the things that are taking up space and don't exactly fit in the place where you have them put. One thing that you should consider moving into storage until your move is the treadmill that is in your bedroom, living room or office. This is a big piece of equipment that takes up a lot of space and can make those rooms look much smaller than they really are.
Moving is no easy task, even if you hire a moving company, but it is something that must be done if you just purchased a new home. As you plan for this big day, you may wonder how you should go about moving your clothing. Clothes can be placed in boxes; however, this is not the best way to accomplish the task. Here are three tips you might want to try that could help you keep your clothes more organized during your move.
When moving day arrives, you want to be fully prepared with well-packed boxes and backups in case your friends can't help you move. Unfortunately, there are some common mistakes that keep a move from running smoothly. Here are some mistakes to avoid when you are moving house. Packing Boxes Too Heavy Just because you have a large box that is in great condition, doesn't mean you should fill it to the very top with all your heavy items.
If you are moving, and have decided that you want to hire movers to assist you, you should follow the tips below. #1: Have The Moving Company Visit Your Home Before Signing A Contract Once you determine which moving company you want to hire, make sure that you have them visit your home before you sign a contract with them. This will allow them to provide you with a more accurate estimate so that there are no surprise costs or fees on the day of your move.
If you are putting your stuff in storage the last thing you want to happen is to not be able to find some of your items or to have them come out damaged. The information provided here will help you to secure them properly and to label them in a manner that allows you to find them right away if necessary. Secure your cords One way appliances often get damaged is when the cords accidentally get pulled on, either by setting something heavy on top of them without realizing it, or by tripping on them during the moving process, which also creates an added risk of someone injuring themselves.


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Duluth-based retailer Maurices sold to private-equity firm in $300M deal
Equity firm will pay $300M for majority stake in Duluth-based retailer.
By Jackie Crosby Star Tribune
Duluth-based specialty retail chain Maurices is changing hands in a $300 million deal announced Monday.
An affiliate of the London-based private-equity firm, OpCapita LLP, has bought a majority stake in the struggling retailer from Ascena Retail Group, which also owns Ann Taylor, Lane Bryant and Dress Barn.
OpCapita has named former Gap Chief Executive Jeff Kirwan as Maurices' executive chairman, while leaving CEO George Goldfarb in place.
After expenses, Ascena expects to receive $200 million for the Maurices transaction, and will maintain a "significant minority interest."
"Structural changes in our industry have impacted a number of retailers. We have not been immune to these challenges," Ascena CEO David Jaffe said in a statement, adding the proceeds from the Maurices deal will be used to pay down loans or reinvest in the business.
Maurices operates about 940 value-priced younger women's clothing stores nationwide, but has been delivering an "unacceptable level of profitability," Ascena executives said earlier this month.
Jaffe said the company is "planning deliberate actions to generate more profitable growth from those brands and operations in our portfolio that we believe have greater long-term potential."
Ascena said it will continue to provide support for Maurices' supply chain, sourcing, IT and back-office functions using its existing shared business services platform.
Maurices was founded in Duluth in 1931 by E. Maurice Labovitz. Most stores are based in shopping malls and tend to be located in cities outside of major urban areas.
But the retailer is located in every major shopping center in the Twin Cities area, including the Mall of America, Rosedale, Southdale and the Shoppes at Arbor Lake.
Maurices was acquired in 2005 by Dress Barn, which later changed its name to Ascena Retail Group as it acquired more brands.
"We believe there is a real opportunity to increase the profitability of Maurices through hands-on operational improvement," Henry Jackson, the U.S. founder and CEO of OpCapita, said in a statement. "As we establish Maurices as an independent stand-alone company, we welcome the continued support of Ascena through their retained stake and the range of services they will provide."
Jackie Crosby is a general assignment business reporter who also writes about workplace issues and aging. She has also covered health care, city government and sports.
jcrosby@startribune.com 612-673-7335 jackiecrosby


A 2014 audit of the Trust found that glycaemic outcomes for type 1 diabetes (T1DM) patients were sub-standard and potentially damaging. Even at one-year post-diagnosis, only 23% of patients were achieving the NICE target of <58mmol/mol vs 27% for all durations of T1DM in the 2012 National Diabetes Audit. The existing patient care pathway was reviewed, and a consensus exercise undertaken to develop a clear evidence-based protocol. Results show significant improvements in glycaemic control compared with those diagnosed 2012-2013, and there is a more than two-fold increase in the proportion of patients achieving the NICE target. Staff and patient feedback has been highly positive, with staff expectations often exceeded, and 85% of patients on the recommended insulin regimen.
"This is a great example of engagement and the innovation is the ability to implement a whole team change in mentality. The pathway is patient centred and takes a common sense approach to Type 1, leading to big improvements in patient experience. This pathway should be distributed around the country."
The Hillingdon Hospital set up a service embedding a dedicated diabetes eye nurse specialist within the retinopathy treatment eye clinic, obviating the need for referring all patients with suboptimal glycaemic control. A Dedicated Diabetes Eye Nurse Specialist (DDENS) educated these patients and reviewed their diabetes treatments. In the cohort of 116 patients seen between March and December 2015, there was a reduction in median A1c from 89mmol/mol to 72mmol/mol in 102 patients. These results came in patients followed up for three months up to 12 months. Patients found the service acceptable, accessible and convenient. The caregivers found it more satisfying and efficient also. It is projected to save both the ophthalmology and diabetes specialist services money in the medium to long term while improving outcomes for patients.
"This is a simple, but effective, intervention that shows a good working relationship between ophthalmology and the diabetes team. The HbA1c reductions are impressive in a group that really matters."
Rising gestational diabetes and inconsistent patient and foetal outcomes in the Trust led to a redesign of its patient pathway for women with a positive oral glucose tolerance test. Women with a positive OGTT are offered an afternoon education session with a diabetes nurse, diabetes specialist midwife and dietician. They are taught home blood glucose monitoring and a review of monitoring data is carried out in a midwife-led clinic. Patient-reported outcomes show the shared learning experience reduced anxiety and was a positive driver to improve diet and lifestyle. Group education is extremely cost effective and peer support, standardisation of educational materials and quality control of education are now embedded.
"We are all facing a rising tide of GDM with limited resources. This intiative is an excellent attempt to provide quality care with efficiencies. It is simple, low tech, easy to transfer and has one of the most fantastic websites!"
Northern England Clinical Networks' regional Diabetes Network established a regional working group to improve value from insulin pumps. The group developed a consensus guideline on the use of Continuous Glucose Monitoring (CGM), which was adopted by local commissioners, thus providing clarity and enabling prompt access to diagnostic technology as well as a management and monitoring tool. The work generated modest financial returns to commissioners, improved the efficiencies within pump centres, provided clarity to diabetologists and expedited access to technology for monitoring and management for those people with diabetes with the most to gain.
"This is an impressive regional consensus on the use of pumps and Continuous Glucose Monitors. It is an excellent example of clinical and commissioner partnership working. The ability to gain consensus for such expensive technology is an achievement and they are quite appropriately cited as an example of excellence by NICE."


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God of War: Ragnarok Proves Pointless Puzzles Aren't Fun
By Jacob Bukacek on November 26, 2022
For many gamers out there, one of the most interesting things to do in any game is figuring things out. How to proceed, where to go, how to get a treasure or complete a combat trial can all be compelling puzzles if handled well. Many games do handle them well too such as The Legend of Zelda: Breath of the Wild, Phogs! and God of War (2018). Not all of them are puzzles games, but they give their players plenty of interesting puzzle-like challenges to work through.
God of War: Ragnarok could have been one those games too, but unfortunately the way it handles its puzzles is one of its few missteps. Indeed, most of the "puzzles" in the game could have been fun and interesting if players were allowed to solve them. Unfortunately, though, players aren't even given the chance most of the time, making God of War: Ragnarok the latest member of video gaming's Pointless Puzzle Club. Seriously, why bother designing puzzles if the plan is to immediately give away the solutions?
To start, yes, there are lots of players out there who want to enjoy a game like God of War: Ragnarok without having to deal with puzzle-solving; some people just don't like it. That's fine and there's nothing wrong with having a system in place to help them just get through them in order to quickly get back to the parts of the game that they find the most interesting. That said though, such a hint system should be an opt-in sort of thing rather than a mandatory feature. Why? Well, because making it mandatory completely undermines the point of having puzzles in the first place.
God of War: Ragnarok, an otherwise absolutely fantastic game, suffers from this problem throughout the entirety of its runtime. No sooner is a puzzle found that Atreus and Mimir are shouting directions at the player. "Look up there!" "We need to freeze the other spot!" "I bet it'll work if you bounce your axe off of this" and so on. They simply will not let the player take stock of the situation and come up with their own ideas most of the time. There are exceptions of course, but this constitutes the majority of the game's "puzzle-solving" experience. Are we here to enjoy playing a game or are simply taking a guided tour?
It's the same for bigger puzzles like the treasure hunts too. Upon picking up a map, players are greeted with a great sketch and description of the burial site, creating the expectation that they'll have to scour the realms to find the matching spot. But no, they actually don't have to do anything. All one has to do is simply open the game map and look around for a new "Buried Treasure" counter in one of the sub-regions. After that it's just a matter of going there and looking for a new, glowing mound of dirt that wasn't there before. So much for a fun treasure hunt across the nine realms, eh?
This overbearing amount of "help" turns what could be one of the most enjoyable parts of the game into little more than tedious busy-work. If the game isn't even going to wait all of thirty seconds before giving away the solutions, then there might as well not even be puzzles at all. Just make them into additional combat encounters instead; at least that way the player can feel like they earned the rewards through gameplay and their own skill.
On a lesser note, this sort of handholding has a way of taking one out of the experience. Yes, it's still Kratos who's being directed, but both immersion and flow still get broken by this. From a story perspective, Kratos has, time and again, proven himself to be an intelligent person. What's more, he's already been through one adventure filled with these sorts of puzzles. Would his allies really think so little of him that they'd immediately start shouting directions at him?
As for game flow, there's nothing quite like constantly having directions barked at you to break one's senses of fun and flow. It's like the game is broken into segments. The combat and general wandering/exploration is the fun segment, the part in which players are free to enjoy the gameplay and story as they please. To encounter any sort of puzzle though is to get pulled into the "shut up and follow directions" segment. "There's no thinking allowed here. Just hurry up, do what you're told, and we can all get through this as painlessly as possible." It completely spoils all the potential fun of the puzzle and the wonder of the location it's in.
Again, there's nothing wrong with having a system in place to help players through potentially challenging portions of one's game. Some players actually do need the help, and many others just don't like that sort of thing. Making that system mandatory completely ruins those portions of the game for players who enjoy such challenges and would very much like to work through them themselves, to the point that such content might as well not even be there at all. In other words, if a developer is going to go through the trouble of designing content like puzzles and treasure hunts, they should allow players a chance to actually engage with it. If not, then the game might just be better-off without it.
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East Kolkata Wetlands: The wonder, threats and battle to preserve it
With urbanisation, poor sewage system affecting the livelihood of people and fish production, environmentalists have turned to green tribunal seeking directions for municipal council to clear the mess.
india Updated: Apr 06, 2017 10:13 IST
Snigdhendu Bhattacharya
Hindustan Times, Kolkata
East Kolkata Wetlands, a complex ecosystem, lying in the east of Kolkata, is under threat due to urbanisation at Nababpur and Rajarhat, in West Bengal. (Samir Jana/ HT Photo)
On March 22, World Water Day, when the chief of a global wetland convention cited the East Kolkata Wetlands (EKW) as a model for sustainable use of water, a real estate agent in the city offered to sell plots in its protected area.
Ganesh Dasgupta of land dealing firm Sai Gardens offered Rs 3.5 lakh per cottah as Martha Rojas-Urrego, secretary general of Ramsar Convention on Wetlands, spoke highly of EKW.
"There will be no problem in land conversion for plots up to 5-6 cottah. Up to five-storey buildings can be raised," he assured this correspondent, posing as a buyer. The plot he offered was once a fishpond called No 7 Belekhali within Kharki mouza, one of the 32 revenue villages that comprise the 125-sqkm wetlands.
Two- and three-storey buildings all over Kharki and neighbouring Bhagabanpur mouza should give prospective buyers confidence.
The Ramsar Convention describes EKW as "one of the rare examples of environmental protection and development management" where the city's sewage is treated through a network of canals and fishponds, simultaneously with wastewater pisciculture.
The system has been so effective that Kolkata was not provided funds for setting up conventional sewage treatment plant under the Ganga Action Plan.
However, the wetlands continue to shrink. A site where conversion of land character was banned by the Calcutta high court 25 years ago and reaffirmed by the Ramsar guidelines in 2002 and state government's EKW (Conservation and Management) Act, 2006, illegal constructions are mushrooming.
The loss of wetlands and biodiversity at EKW is explained in the following: World Wildlife Foundation India found in 2012 that only half its floral and faunal species recorded a decade ago exist; a 2014 Indian Council for Social Science Research (ICSSR) survey said fishponds had shrunk to 202 from 264; and a survey by the Society for Creative Opportunities and Participatory Ecosystems (SCOPE) revealed water cover at Bhagabanpur Mouza fell from 88% in 2002 to 19% in 2016.
Encroachments, however, are not the only threat. Siltation in the canals and fishponds has disrupted the basic hydrological functioning, coupled with drop in quantity of sewage the wetlands used to receive, has affected fish production, and the livelihood of the people involved in wastewater pisciculture, thereby threatening the water treatment system.
For years, environmentalists have tried ways to get the government to act, but with little effect. NGOs have moved the National Green Tribunal even as around 200 FIRs lodged against people involved in illegal land conversion and construction have not been acted upon.
In 2013, members of Kolkata Commons Centre for Inter-disciplinary Research and Analysis (CIRA), a group of experts in mathematics, remote sensing and GIS decided to assess the impact of urbanisation and malfunctioning of the system on the livelihood of the people who maintained it. They found there was no data to rely upon and decided to conduct the survey themselves.
"We found the canals and fishponds were no longer working in the way they used to," Asesh Sengupta, coordinator of CIRA, said, adding loss of livelihood had forced people with wastewater-fed aquaculture to search for other jobs.
"Inhabitants have also been deprived of basic amenities such as electricity and transport and government schemes on the grounds that these could not be implemented in protected area," Sengupta said.
They then invited Ramsar authorities for a spot visit, to work out a plan for adopting a holistic approach to preserve the site. Lew Young, Ramsar senior advisor for Asia and Oceania who visited in March, recommended a census of the people within the site to estimate population increase, updating the present ecology and socio-economic condition, review of the map to estimate the land-use changes and working out a clear set of time-bound actions to address the threats and challenges and funding plan.
According to Shashidulal Ghosh, former state deputy director of fisheries and now secretary of 24-Parganas Fish Producers' Association, the Kolkata Municipal Corporation (KMC) was deliberately channelling sewage straight to the Sunderbans ecosystem without getting it treated in the wetlands. "We raised the issue with government departments several times for more than a decade, but nothing worked," he said.
Members of SCOPE approached the NGT, seeking its direction to KMC to come clear on the quantity and quality of the sewage released.
"It is the conventional wisdom of the local community that helped develop and sustain the system. The wetlands and the people involved in wastewater pisciculture are directly linked and each must survive to help the other survive," said Dhrubajyoti Ghosh, an environmental engineer-cum-ecologist who is credited with discovering the ecosystem in 1980s.
"The review of the map and the ecosystem was to be conducted every six years since 2002 but has not been done yet. The state government's 2006 Act had prioritised clear demarcation of the site, but it did not happen," he said. Young, too, has recommended clear demarcation of the area.
Now that CIRA's efforts have gotten the ball rolling, environmentalists are worried about the intentions of Kolkata mayor-cum-environment minister Sovan Chatterjee, who has also taken charge as the head of EKW Management Authority. Chatterjee is supposed to form a broad-based stakeholder group for the task Young recommended, but his remarks-to ensure no waterbody is filled up, to review land use policy to facilitate building public infrastructure and regularisation of existing illegal constructions-have not gone well with those trying to protect the site .
"Wetlands do not comprise only water bodies. Does the mayor mean he would allow conversion of land within the designated area?" asked Dhrubajyoti Ghosh.
Activists Subhas Dutta, and Naba Dutta said they would move court against it. Despite repeated attempts, HT failed to elicit a response from Sovan Chatterjee.
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First up, this kitchen by T. Keller Donovan. Gorgeous right? Right. But a closer look reveals that it probably had humble roots (check out that stove!). Let's embrace that and figure out how you too can spice up a small kitchen…on a budget.
1. Light it up. Even the most basic pendant lamps can spice up a regular old rental. These white lights pop against the blue paint of the kitchen and bring light to the upper part of the room. Never underestimate the power of overhead lighting. Even if rental restraints mean you have to string a light on a cord, it's worth the extra effort. Here's a similar style from Ikea.
2. Dark blue walls receded into the background, making the room appear bigger than it actually is. Dark paint is a bold (and sometimes scary choice) but it pays off here. By painting only the back wall and the bottom cabinets, the room still feels open. If you have a room that's a U-shape, take advantage of the natural depth and paint the back wall a dark color. Unlike most dark paint jobs, which make rooms feel smaller, painting only the back wall can actually make the room feel larger.
3. Without any curtains, this room could be a sad, textile-free zone. However, this side chair has come to the rescue. It packs a punch with a bold, modern print that keeps the room from becoming to granny chic. Best of all, it can be pulled out into the living room (or dining room) when the party expands. What some more side chair ideas? Check out some of my favorites here.
4. Open shelving is like a magical rotating art exhibit. Of course, it's a challenge to keep things looking clean, but this room has it down. The porcelain and wood really pop against the dark walls.
5. Every room needs a real plant. Every. Single. Room. But don't fret, it doesn't have to be anything crazy. Here some simple flowers are thrown in a glass vase. Nothing particularly special about the whole situation right? Oh wait. The size. The giant arrangement in such a small kitchen really makes a statement.
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6. Not your landlords carpet. Something tells me this place didn't come with the sisal. You might not think to put carpet in the kitchen (hello spills) but hey, why not? Sisal isn't particularly expensive and it's easy to clean. It's a great choice for rental apartments where you want to bring in some texture without spending a lot. If you're feeling really handy (and you have a small space) you could just buy an inexpensive rug from Ikea and cut it to match your space. I won't tell anyone it wasn't custom. Promise.
So, what do you think about this series? Are we into it? Do you have a room you want me to break down? Let me know!


LANSING, Mich. — Michigan Gov. Rick Snyder acknowledged Monday the water crisis in Flint is a disaster, but said he would not be stepping down.
In an interview with the National Journal, the Republican governor said critics calling the crisis his "Katrina," referring to then-President George W. Bush's handling of Hurricane Katrina, is not unfair.
"It's a disaster," he reportedly said.
In April 2014, the state decided to temporarily switch Flint's water source from Lake Huron to the Flint River as a cost-saving measure until a new supply line to Lake Huron was ready. The river had a reputation for nastiness, and after the April 2014 switch, residents complained their water looked, smelled and tasted funny.
Virginia Tech researchers found the water was highly corrosive. A class-action lawsuit alleges the state Department of Environmental Quality didn't treat the water for corrosion, in accordance with federal law, and because so many service lines to Flint are made of lead, the noxious element leached into the water of the city's homes.
The city switched back to the Lake Huron water supply in October, but the damage was already done to the lead pipes. The state is now handing out filters and bottled water with the hlep of the National Guard.
"The checks and balances that theoretically could have been there didn't work. This is a mess. I mean, I feel terrible about all this happening. And that's why I'm working hard to do everything I can to repair the damage and then actually work to strengthen Flint and the citizens," Snyder told the National Journal.
On Monday, around 100 protesters rallied outside of the governor's home in downtown Ann Arbor, according to CNN affiliate WXYZ.
They are upset that he didn't switch the water supply back earlier, or do more to stem the crisis. Snyder declared a state of emergency this month.
"It feels personal and it makes us all, people who are in Flint and people who are tied to Flint, very, very angry," Flint native Jeff Brown told WXYZ.
Snyder has resisted calls for him to resign.
"As soon as it came to my attention we started to take serious action. What I'd say is I feel terrible about it, though, and it's clear that changes needed to be made in my administration and I think long-term, there are things that need to be improved," he reportedly said.


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General Description: Tuskegee Institute, which is now Tuskegee University, was started by Booker T. Washington in 1881 as "Tuskegee Normal School for Colored Teachers." He built the School into a center for African-American education, bringing the best and brightest teachers and researchers. This included George Washington Carver, who's research in southern agriculture was world renowned. Most notable was his research into the cultivation of peanuts as an alternative crop for southern farms and plantations. The early years of Tuskegee were focused on the education of teachers who were encouraged to return to the plantations in the south to provide education to African-Americans, mostly former slaves following the Civil War, and training in agricultural methods to their communities. Many of the students earned all or part of their education costs through the construction, agriculture and domestic service to the Institute. Consequently, nearly all of the buildings were constructed, furnished, and maintained by the students. Even down to the making of bricks and furniture. Currently, Tuskegee University is a privately owned Historically Black Institution that offers 35 Bachelor degrees and 14 graduate degrees covering a wide range of liberal arts, science, architecture, and engineering degrees. The Historic Site includes all of the campus which includes many historical buildings that are open to the public. Highlights include the George Washington Carver Museum and "The Oaks", home of Booker T. Washington. Especially when classes are in sessions, Tuskegee University is a vibrant example of higher education for minority students that blends the historic past of the Normal School.
1) The George Washington Carver Museum was closed for renovations when we visited, so a return trip is in our future.
2) The home of Booker T. Washington was inspiring and the personal tour from the National Park guide was very informative. We got a real sense of what life was like on campus in the late 1800s. Some interesting items included the staircase with the very short handrails to accommodate the stature of Mrs. Washington. The style of the additions made to the home over time were also fascinating. In particular, the use of small wall murals in each of the main rooms set the theme for the room and were beautifully done.
3) I was very impressed to learn about the extent that the Normal School was self sufficient. They made their own bricks for construction and their own furniture for every need on campus. They grew their own crops and livestock and the students provided all the domestic services to clean, maintain, and serve the needs of the professors and visitors. This was considered part of the education of the students and many of them were able to pay for their education through this work. A very impressive approach to educating teachers.
4) The campus is a mix of very old historic buildings and modern classrooms and laboratories. The students were on break when we visited the campus, so the walk around campus was quiet and relaxed. It was a relaxing couple of hours spent getting a feeling for life on campus.


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It was Aamir's birthday and the first day of the rental car with driver (we had called the driver even though it was Sunday, a holiday for him). What better day to initiate safari in Kenya. We decided to go to Nairobi National Park, the nearest safari point from Nairobi. Before experiencing this park, I could not imagine that wild life can exist so near an urban city. With good traffic, the place is just twenty-twenty five minutes drive from our home. It was to be our first brush with Savannah grasslands and zebras and antelopes; and we were excited about what we were about to see. It felt like a dream – few months back we were in India and there we were - doing the African jungle safari!
We had barely entered the park when we found a giraffe blocking our way - meditating right in the middle of the road. It seemed to know very well that it had the right of way over us. After waiting for some time, since the giraffe was not budging, the driver decided to back the car and take another route.
We soaked our eyes in the Savannah grasslands all around us. Really tall grasses, but we are told that these grasses can grow very tall - sometimes tall enough to hide a car depending on the season (we are yet to see such extraordinary heights). We could see so far away and so much of the blue sky decked with white clouds. Open expanses were all around us, although some areas reflected the urban backdrop. Scattered acacia trees stood lonely along the way spreading their umbrellas on the grasses. This is so different from Indian jungles where trees merge to close the canopy above.
Scene straight out of "Out of Africa"
The giraffes were plenty in number, but the hordes were those of zebras (Kiswahili Punda milia) and antelopes: Thomson's gazelles (Kiswahili Swala Tomi) with black stripes on the side, impalas (Kiswahili Swala Pala) with the curved spiralled horns – strolling, running, chasing, idling, grazing all around. These are really beautiful animals, original works of body painting (now we know where the inspiration for the art comes from). One can not but marvel at them. The animals appeared to be very healthy and strong; Mother Nature seems to have plenty to feed them for now (I pray they keep getting the bounty year after year).
Eland (Kiswahili Pofu), the biggest antelope, with its muscular heavy body and pointed horns was a revelation – certainly not the sleek shape that comes to mind when we think of antelopes. There were plenty of birds as well – guinea fowls, ostriches etc. Out of the big five, we could see African buffaloes in large numbers. These heavier cousins of domestic bovini family tribes are not to be taken lightly at all. Some of the stares they give are deadly.
The animals are quite used to vehicles all around them; they try to avoid them as much as possible. I could not believe that after some time we could be in a state where we say "oh just another group of zebras", "oh just another bunch of antelopes" as if this was an ordinary occurrence. But that was indeed the case – we had our fill of the animals and it was not long before Adi went from a state of amusement to boredom.
The journey through out has to be on a vehicle. We are allowed to get down only on designated picnic spots or view points. We had our packed lunch in one such picnic spot. The driver educated us on the facts that Nairobi was all Masai land and the men who marry Masai women are very lucky - they are the most well behaved of all women in Kenya (although cross tribe nuptials are a relatively recent phenomenon). Adi's first jungle safari turned out to be a memorable one (with all these wild encounters he can blabber out the names of animals that he has seen with practiced speed) – although it is another matter that his memory will fade over time. It is very much Aamir's and my safari now; Adi would have to do his own safari when his time comes.
We did not come across the remaining four of the big five (lion, leopard, rhino and elephant). After having been to Masai Mara later, this park would probably not be rated too high in the must see places. Still Nairobi National Park is special for us considering it was our first African jungle safari and considering its proximity to where we are located. So much wild life, so within reach, literally - we can almost touch them!
There is an ivory burning site within the park containing burnt ivory ashes. In 1989 the former president of Kenya, Daniel Arap Moi lit a dramatic ivory bonfire, to torch 10 tons of ivory worth Kshs 60 million, in a bid to eliminate the mass slaughter of Africa's elephants for their tusks. Since then, the fire has been lit twice more to burn confiscated stocks of poached rhino horn and ivory. A plaque reminded us "Great objectives often require great sacrifices" – hope there would not be any more sacrifices required from elephants and rhinos.
The animal orphanage outside was a nice place to see. The attendants showed off the well rehearsed tricks with animals. Aamir was keen to have his picture shot while stroking a cheetah (apparently this does happen some times in the orphanage, there are photos in the internet). The attendant with whom we enquired replied that it was not possible then – probably due to lack of trust worthy safe cheetahs. Two incidents really made the orphanage travel memorable. First one: all of a sudden we could see a baby gazelle strolling outside the cages. The animals that are deemed safe (e.g. baby antelopes) are allowed to stroll at leisure in the orphanage, they need not be caged. The presence of this baby gazelle caused quite a stir inside the cages. All the cheetahs and lions tried to follow the gazelle with muscles tensed as if going for a kill – only if there were no barriers in between. Some commotion it was! Second highlight: the monkeys all around were scratching themselves. But it was a first when we saw one monkey outside the cage scratching another one inside the cage – both belonging to different species - a vervet monkey scratching a sykes monkey across the barrier!
Later I came to know there is a safari walk near the park entrance - we missed that when we went. All the more reason to head back to the park again – especially since I have resident re-entry pass now and need not shell out the tourist entry fee!
PS Photos of a later trip to the park can be found here.
Kiswahili name for African or Cape Buffalo is Nyati or Mbogo.