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John E. GRAVEN, Jr. and Kathryn L. Wall, Employees, Plaintiffs v. N.C. DEPT. OF PUBLIC SAFETY–DIVISION OF LAW ENFORCEMENT (formerly N.C. Dept. of Crime Control and Public Safety), Employer, Defendant Corvel Corporation, Third–Party Administrator.
Appeal by Plaintiffs from opinion and award entered 2 October 2013 by the North Carolina Industrial Commission. Heard in the Court of Appeals 5 May 2014.
John E. Graven, Jr. and Kathryn L. Wall (“Plaintiffs”) appeal from the North Carolina Industrial Commission's opinion and award denying their claims for benefits. For the following reasons, we affirm.
Plaintiffs filed workers' compensation claims for injuries sustained on 16 December 2010, which were subsequently denied by their employer, the North Carolina Department of Public Safety (“Defendant”). Plaintiffs' claims were consolidated for hearing before Deputy Commissioner Stephen T. Gheen, who entered an opinion and award concluding inter alia that Plaintiffs each sustained a compensable work-related injury by accident arising out of and in the course of their employment.
On 15 March 2013, Defendant employer appealed to the Full Commission (“the Commission”). On 2 October 2013, the Commission filed an opinion and award, reversing the deputy commissioner's decision and denying Plaintiffs workers' compensation benefits. A summary of the parties' stipulations and uncontested findings of fact in the Commission's opinion and award tended to show as follows:
Plaintiffs worked as technical support analysts in the State Highway Patrol (“SHP”), a division of Defendant, as technical support analysts with the Technical Services Unit providing software training to State Troopers and civilians in Raleigh and around the State. They worked four days per week, from 7:00 a.m. until 5:00 p.m., and were permitted to take a 30–minute paid lunch break.
In December 2010, Plaintiffs' supervisor sent out three emails over the course of several days inviting employees, including Plaintiffs, to attend a lunch (hereinafter the “holiday lunch”) to be held at a particular public restaurant on 16 December 2010 “to celebrate the department's hard work.” Attendance was voluntary, and attendees were required to pay for their own meals, though they benefitted from a group discount offered by the restaurant. Plaintiffs decided to attend the holiday lunch and rode to the restaurant in a state-owned vehicle, which had been signed out by another SHP employee. Less than half of the SHP employees who were invited actually attended the holiday lunch. Attendance was not taken at the lunch. No awards were presented at the lunch. No formal speeches were given at the lunch; however, three supervisors made brief remarks, welcoming the attendees and thanking them for their service.
After the lunch, while Plaintiffs were traveling on a public street returning to the SHP office in the state-owned vehicle, the driver, who was also a SHP employee, encountered a patch of ice and lost control of the vehicle, causing it to collide with a tree. As a result of this accident, Plaintiff Graven was paralyzed from the chest down, and Plaintiff Wall sustained a concussion and some cuts and bruises. SHP employee Sergeant Taylor testified that even though Plaintiffs rode in a state-vehicle it was not authorized for use to attend the holiday lunch and if the vehicle had been requested for the purpose of attending the holiday lunch that request would have been denied.
Based on its findings, the Commission concluded that Plaintiffs' injuries did not arise out of or occurred within the course and scope of their employment. Plaintiffs appeal from the Commission's opinion and award denying them coverage.
II. Standard of Review
“[W]hen reviewing Industrial Commission decisions, appellate courts must examine whether any competent evidence supports the Commission's findings of fact and whether those findings support the Commission's conclusions of law.” Frost v. Salter Path Fire & Rescue, 361 N.C. 181, 183, 639 S.E.2d 429, 432 (2007) (citation, brackets, ellipsis, and quotation marks omitted). Unchallenged findings of fact, however, “are presumed to be supported by competent evidence and are binding on appeal.” Bishop v. Ingles Markets, Inc., ––– N.C.App. ––––, ––––, 756 S.E.2d 115, 118 (2014) (citation and quotation marks omitted).
In the present case, Plaintiffs challenge certain findings made by the Commission and also the Commission's conclusion that Plaintiffs failed to show by the preponderance of the evidence that their “injuries arose out of and or occurred within the course and scope of their employment.” Accordingly, our review will consist of determining whether the challenged findings are supported by the evidence and whether the sustained challenged findings and the unchallenged findings and stipulations support the Commission's conclusion.
The workers' compensation system in North Carolina is “a creature of statute enacted by our General Assembly” and codified in the Workers' Compensation Act. Frost, 361 N.C. at 184, 639 S.E.2d at 432. Our Supreme Court has stated as follows regarding this system:
The social policy behind the Workers' Compensation Act is twofold. First, the Act provides employees with swift and certain compensation for the loss of earning capacity from accident or occupational disease arising in the course of employment. Second, the Act insures limited liability for employers. Although, the Act should be liberally construed to effectuate its intent, the courts cannot judicially expand the employer's liability beyond the statutory perimeters.
Id. (quoting Hendrix v. Linn–Corriher Corp., 317 N.C. 179, 190, 345 S.E.2d 374, 381 (1986)).
The remedies provided under the Act do not apply to all injuries that may be suffered by an employee, but only to those injuries which are caused by accidents “arising out of and in the course of the employment[.]” N.C. Gen.Stat. 97–2(6) (2013). “[W]hether an injury arose out of and in the course of employment is a mixed question of law and fact[.]” Fortner v. J.K. Holding Co., 319 N .C. 640, 643, 357 S.E.2d 167, 168 (1987) (citations and quotation marks omitted). The burden is on the employee to prove by a preponderance of the evidence that the accident causing him injury arose out of and occurred during the course of his employment. Taylor v. Twin City Club, 260 N.C. 435, 437, 132 S.E.2d 865, 867 (1963); Adams v. Metals USA, 168 N.C.App. 469, 475, 608 S.E .2d 357, 361 (2005). In the present case, we must determine whether the Commission erred in its conclusion that Plaintiffs failed to meet their burden of proving that their injuries sustained in the 16 December 2010 automobile accident while returning to work from a social event arose out of and occurred in the course of their employment and therefore covered under the Workers' Compensation Act.
In its opinion and award, the Commission cited two cases where our appellate courts have considered whether an accident occurring at a social event arises out of or is in the course of employment: Perry v. American Bakeries Co., 262 N.C. 272, 136 S.E.2d 643 (1964), decided by our Supreme Court, and Chilton v. School of Medicine, 45 N.C.App. 13, 262 S.E.2d 347 (1980), decided by this Court.
In 1964, our Supreme Court stated in Perry as follows:
Where, as a matter of good will, an employer at his own expense provides an occasion for recreation or an outing for his employees and invites them to participate, but does not require them to do so, and an employee is injured while engaged in the activities incident thereto, such injury does not arise out of the employment.
Perry, 262 N.C. at 275, 136 S.E.2d at 646 (emphasis added and citations omitted). Sixteen years later in 1980, we approved and adopted in Chilton a method of analysis for determining whether employee injuries incurred at employer-sponsored recreational and social activities arise out of and in the course of employment. Specifically, we enumerated from 1A Larson, Workmen's Compensation Law § 22.23, six factors to assist a court in making this determination:
(1) Did the employer in fact sponsor the event?
(2) To what extent was attendance really voluntary?
(3) Was there some degree of encouragement to attend evidenced by such factors as:
a. taking a record of attendance;
b. paying for the time spent;
c. requiring the employee to work if he did not attend; or
d. maintaining a known custom of attending?
(4) Did the employer finance the occasion to a substantial extent?
(5) Did the employees regard it as an employment benefit to which they were entitled as of right?
(6) Did the employer benefit from the event, not merely in a vague way through better morale and good will, but through such tangible advantages as having an opportunity to make speeches and awards?
45 N.C.App. at 15, 262 S.E.2d at 348. More recently, in 2007, our Supreme Court in Frost, supra, stated that the factors we outlined in Chilton were consistent with its 1964 holding in Perry. The Supreme Court in Frost, however, stopped short of expressly adopting the Chilton factors because its analysis in Perry was sufficient to resolve the case before it; but the Supreme Court did state that the factors adopted by this Court in Chilton “may serve as helpful guideposts in this inquiry[.]” 361 N.C. at 186–87, 639 S.E.2d at 433–34.
In the present case, the Commission made some findings regarding the factors considered by the Supreme Court in Perry as well as many of the six Chilton factors, answering most in the negative. For instance, the Commission found that attendance at the holiday lunch was voluntary and no attendance was taken. Further, in its finding of fact 22, the Commission stated as follows:
22. The Commission finds that while Plaintiffs were traveling to the holiday lunch, they were doing so for their own benefit. Although Plaintiffs testified that they attended the holiday lunch because they felt it was important for the morale of the department, less than half of the employees attended the lunch, and the undersigned find that the benefit to the employer, if any, was de minimus.
Plaintiffs specifically challenge the conclusion contained in finding of fact 22 that the holiday lunch was for the benefit of the employees and that the only benefit to the employer was de minimus at best. We believe, however, that this conclusion is supported by the Commission's findings and the evidence. Specifically, the sixth factor in Chilton states that for a social event to be considered a benefit to the employer in the context of determining whether an injury at the event is covered by the Workers' Compensation Act, the benefit must not be “merely in a vague way through better morale and good will, but through such tangible advantages as having an opportunity to make speeches and awards[.]” Chilton, 45 N.C.App. at 15, 262 S.E.2d at 350. It is undisputed that at least three SHP supervisors gave brief remarks before and during the lunch thanking employees for their dedication, but there was testimony that these remarks did not rise to the level of a speech. Also, no awards were handed out at the holiday lunch and attendees paid for their own meals.1 2 These findings answering some of the Chilton factor questions establish that the holiday lunch did not arise out of or in the course of Plaintiffs' employment.
Further, we believe that the holiday lunch is similar to the type of event that is described in Perry, quoted above, which the Supreme Court stated would not arise out of the employment. Specifically, here, though the holiday lunch was not provided at Defendant's expense, Defendant did provide “an occasion” for the employees to participate in “an outing” which “was a matter of good will” in that, as the Commission determined, it was for the benefit of the employees and not Defendant. Perry, 262 N.C. at 275, 136 S.E.2d at 646. However, we note that Plaintiffs were not injured at the social event but while traveling back to the workplace. Neither party cites to any case where an employee was injured while traveling between their workplace and a social event occurring during the workday.
In North Carolina, the general rule is that “[i]njuries received by an employee while traveling to or from his place of employment are usually not covered by the [Workers' Compensation] Act unless the employer furnishes the means of transportation as an incident of the contract of employment” or if such injuries are sustained while the employee is “on premises owned or controlled by the employer[.]” Strickland v. King, 293 N.C. 731, 733, 239 S.E.2d 243, 244 (1977). This general rule has been referred to as the “coming and going” rule by our Supreme Court. See, e.g., Royster v. Culp, Inc., 343 N.C. 279, 281, 470 S.E.2d 30, 31 (1996). Our Courts have explained that “the question of arising out of is not satisfied ․ where the injury is due to the hazards of the public highway—risks common to the general public.” Harless v. Flynn, 1 N.C.App. 448, 458, 162 S.E.2d 47, 54 (1968) (emphasis in original). See Roberts v. Burlington Industries, 321 N.C. 350, 358, 364 S.E.2d 417, 422–23 (1988); Rose v. City of Rocky Mount, 180 N.C.App. 392, 401, 637 S.E.2d 251, 257 (2006), disc. review denied, 361 N.C. 356, 644 S.E.2d 232 (2007).
The “going and coming” rule, however, is subject to a number of exceptions. For instance, there is “the ‘traveling salesman’ exception, the ‘contractual duty’ exception, the ‘special errand’ exception, and the ‘dual purpose’ exception.” Dunn v. Marconi, 161 N.C.App. 606, 611, 589 S.E.2d 150, 154 (2003).
The “traveling salesman” exception applies where an employee's “work entails travel away from the employer's premises [and does not involve] ․ a distinct departure [to make] ․ a personal errand.” Id. at 612, 589 S.E.2d at 155 (citation omitted). The “special errand” exception applies where the employee is “engaged in a special duty or errand for his employer.” Id. (citation omitted). The “contractual duty” exception applies where “the employer furnishes the means of transportation as an incident of the contract of employment.” Id. (citation omitted and emphasis added). However, this “contractual duty” exception does not generally apply where the transportation is “provided permissively, gratuitously, or as an accommodation[.]” Hunt v. Tender Loving Care, 153 N.C.App. 266, 270, 569 S.E.2d 675, 679 (citation omitted), disc. rev. denied, 356 N.C. 436, 572 S.E.2d 784 (2002). The “dual purpose” exception applies in certain circumstances where a trip serves “both business and personal purposes” and where it involves a “service to be performed for the employer [that] would have caused the journey to be made by someone even if it had not coincided with the employee's personal journey.” Dunn, 161 N.C.App. at 612–13, 589 S.E.2d at 155 (citation omitted).
In the present case, the fact that Plaintiffs were riding in an automobile provided by SHP does not bring the accident within the “contractual duty” exception since the transportation to the holiday lunch was not “an incident of the contract of” their employment but, as found by the Commission, was provided as an accommodation, as testified by SHP employee Sergeant Taylor. See Hunt, supra. None of the other exceptions neatly fit the present situation since Plaintiffs were not traveling to perform work for their employer but were attending a social event.
Plaintiffs argue that the “coming and going” rule does not apply because “[i]n selecting the location and date of the holiday lunch, [D]efendant increased [P]laintiffs' risk of having a motor vehicle accident as they did[,]” noting that the location was a 20–30 minute drive from the workplace and that SHP employees would not ever travel such a distance during their lunch break since they only receive 30 minutes for lunch. Essentially, Plaintiffs are arguing that the accident arose out of their employment under the “increased risk” analysis that has been applied by our Supreme Court. See Roberts v. Burlington Industries, 321 N.C. 350, 358, 364 S.E.2d 417, 422–23 (1988). Our Supreme Court in Roberts described the “increased risk” approach as follows:
Under [an “increased risk analysis], the injury arises out of the employment if a risk to which the employee was exposed because of the nature of the employment was a contributing proximate cause of the injury, and one to which the employee would not have been equally exposed apart from the employment. The causative danger must be peculiar to the work and not common to the neighborhood.”
Id. (citations, brackets, and quotation marks omitted). We believe, however, that the “increased risk” analysis does not apply where an employee voluntarily attends a social event which, itself, does not arise out of his employment and is injured due to a risk that is common to the public while traveling on a public road to that event. Therefore, this argument is overruled.
We believe that the Commission's consideration of Perry v. American Bakeries Co., 262 N.C. 272, 136 S.E.2d 643 (1964), and Chilton v. School of Medicine, 45 N.C.App. 13, 262 S.E.2d 347 (1980) was appropriate as it first established that the social event itself did not arise out of or in the course of Plaintiffs' employment. Further, the application of the “going and coming” rule shows that Plaintiffs' injuries were not covered under the Workers' Compensation Act where they were the result of an accident caused by a risk that is common to the public occurring while they were traveling on a public road while returning to their workplace from that social event.
For the reasons stated above, we hold that the Commission's conclusion that Plaintiffs failed to meet their burden of proving that the accident causing their injuries arose out of and occurred in the course of their employment is supported by the Commission's findings; and, accordingly, the opinion and award of the Commission is affirmed.
1. Plaintiffs argue that Finding of Fact 26, which states that “[t]he injuries sustained by Plaintiffs on December 16, 2010 occurred during a meal break that Plaintiffs were free to use as they pleased” is not supported by the evidence because they were paid for their attendance, the holiday lunch lasted longer than their normal 30–minute paid lunch break, and they were not otherwise allowed to spend more than 30 minutes for a lunch break that day “as they pleased.” We agree that the evidence conclusively establishes that Plaintiffs were not free to spend more than 30 minutes on the day of 16 December 2010 for a lunch break any way they pleased. Notwithstanding, we believe that the fact that SHP employees attending the holiday lunch were compensated for the long lunch break further supports the conclusion that the lunch was for the benefit of the employees. See Smith v. Decotah Cotton Mills, 31 N.C.App. 687, 690, 230 S.E.2d 772, 774 (1976) (stating that “[t]he fact that plaintiff was being paid during the break is not sufficient to cause [an] accident to arise out of her employment”).
2. Plaintiffs also challenge finding of fact 23 that “Plaintiffs exposure to the risk of highway travel is a risk to which the general public is equally exposed,” arguing that this finding is a conclusion of law. In either case, we address this issue of causation below in this opinion.


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I routed a channel in the top to accept the mother of pearl inlay and used razor blades to hold the pieces in place. Then bloodwood dust is used to fill the space between rosette pieces and glue introduced to hold it all together.
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Health care personnel (HCP) are defined by the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) as including but not limited to: emergency medical service personnel, nurses, nursing assistants, physicians, technicians, therapists, phlebotomists, pharmacists, students and trainees, contractual staff not employed by the healthcare facility, and persons not directly involved in patient care, but who could be exposed to infectious agents that can be transmitted in the healthcare setting (e.g., clerical, dietary, environmental services, laundry, security, engineering and facilities management, administrative, billing, and volunteer personnel).
All persons who work in healthcare facilities must be vaccinated against COVID-19 (i.e., primary COVID-19 vaccine series plus one booster when eligible) as required by the LA County and the California State Public Health Officers. Additionally, healthcare workers who are eligible are required to receive a booster dose of a COVID-19 vaccine by March 1, 2022. Workers may be exempt from the vaccination requirements based on either a) Religious Beliefs or b) a Qualifying Medical Reason. These vaccination requirements include all workers who provide services or work in outpatient clinics (including behavioral health, surgical, and dental) and dialysis centers. HCP who provide proof of recent COVID-19 infection may defer booster administration for up to 90 days after infection. The 90 days are from the onset of the initial COVID-19 symptoms. If they never had symptoms, then the 90 days are from the date of collection of the first positive viral COVID-19 test. During the 90-day period after infection with COVID-19, LAC DPH does not recommend any additional COVID-19 viral testing of asymptomatic HCP.
The definition of an outpatient healthcare facility (HCF) outbreak is where there are 3 or more confirmed COVID-19 cases in patients and/or HCP with evidence of epidemiological linkage. Epidemiological linkage is defined as a potential common area of contact (e.g., same nursing unit, shared break room) or contact with same infected person within a 14-day time period.
HCF outbreaks should be reported by emailing to firstname.lastname@example.org.
COVID-19 vaccination is very effective at protecting people from severe COVID-19 illness, hospitalization, and death. Vaccinating all staff, including with booster doses, is a central strategy to protect staff and to lower the risk of transmission within the facility. Like all vaccines, COVID-19 vaccines are not 100% effective at preventing infection. HCP who are up to date with their COVID-19 vaccinations may still get infected or have symptomatic COVID-19. For this reason, other protective measures remain important.
HCPs should continue to wear well-fitting medical face masks or higher for universal source control at all times while they are in the healthcare facility. Non-medical face coverings do not offer reliable protection in higher risk settings.
*Face masks may be removed when the HCP is alone in a room and when eating and drinking.
Break rooms and other common spaces where staff congregate are higher risk settings for transmission between HCP, even if they are vaccinated. Facilities should continue to focus on keeping these areas safe from COVID-19 transmission including the following:
Symptomatic persons Regardless of vaccination status, HCP with any signs or symptoms of COVID-19 should be prioritized for SARS-CoV-2 viral testing (and other respiratory viral testing, such as influenza, as indicated), even if the symptoms are mild.
Post-exposure testing is required for asymptomatic HCP after a high-risk occupational or community close-contact exposure to SARS-CoV-2 as outlined in Table 2. Work Restrictions for Asymptomatic HCP with Exposures (Quarantine). Testing also should be performed in response to a cluster of cases meeting the outbreak investigation threshold for hospitals in AFL 20-75.
Screening HCFs are required* to routinely test unvaccinated employees that have been granted a vaccine exemption and those who are incompletely vaccinated against COVID-19, pursuant to the State and LA County Orders. CDPH-licensed health facilities must also follow instructions in relevant AFLS. Note that HCP cannot opt to regularly test instead of getting vaccinated. Read the order and accompanying FAQs: Order FAQ
*HCP who previously tested positive for COVID-19 and are asymptomatic should not be retested for 90 days since the date of symptom onset or date of collection of the first positive test. If the staff develop new symptoms consistent with COVID-19 <90 days of the initial positive test, if an alternative etiology cannot be identified, then retesting (preferably with antigen test) can be considered in consultation with facility medical director, infectious disease specialists, or infection control experts.
HCF should have a plan to evaluate HCP with signs and symptoms of possible COVID-19 illness.* It is recommended that symptomatic HCP be evaluated by a clinician. SARS-CoV-2 diagnostic viral testing is recommended for HCP with even mild symptoms of possible COVID-19 infection, regardless of vaccination status. Symptomatic HCP with compatible symptoms and no clear alternate diagnosis are to isolate at home pending clinical evaluation and testing.
See Return to Work for Symptomatic HCP for more details.
*If recently vaccinated (within the first 2 days after vaccination), HCF should follow the LAC DPH Post Vaccination Assessment of Symptomatic Healthcare Personnel
Perhaps not. Systemic signs and symptoms, such as fever, fatigue, headache, chills, myalgia, or arthralgia, can occur following COVID-19 vaccination [note: cough, shortness of breath, rhinorrhea, sore throat, or loss of taste or smell are NOT consistent with vaccination]. HCP with postvaccination signs and symptoms could be mistakenly considered infectious and restricted from work unnecessarily. To prevent unnecessary absences, HCF should develop a plan to evaluate HCP with symptoms of possible COVID-19 illness within 2 days after receiving a COVID-19 vaccine dose. The goal of this medical evaluation is to differentiate likely post-vaccine immune reactions from early COVID-19 disease.
HCF should follow the LAC DPH Post Vaccination Assessment of Symptomatic Healthcare Personnel
This depends on staffing issues and vaccination status. See Return To Work Protocol For HCP With Confirmed COVID-19.
Yes. Many professional societies have developed more specific guidelines for various healthcare settings. Providers and office managers should develop a plan using both general guidance developed by LAC DPH and more specific guidance tailored to the practice type to ensure a safe environment for patient care.
In alignment with CDC guidelines, HCP who enter the room of a patient with suspected or confirmed SARS-CoV-2 infection should adhere to NIOSH-approved N95 or equivalent or higher-level respirator, gown, gloves, and eye protection. Cal/OSHA Interim guidance recommends N95 respirators be used for the care of confirmed or suspected COVID-19 patients. Initial respirator fit testing is required before an employee uses a respirator, or when an employee changes to a different model, make, or size of respirator.
For more information, please see:
Additional questions not addressed in this FAQ can be answered by contacting the LAC DPH COVID-19 Outpatient Team at email@example.com.
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SPA 525G2 Wireless connection to SR520W is weak and vlan may be incorrect
We are setting up a remote office with an sr520w and a spa525g2 phone to be used with the UC540 at the main office. Initial testing is good. The phone was registered at the main office first and now we are testing it remotely.
One thing we noticed is the wireless status on the phone keeps changing from 4 bars to 1 or 2 and sometimes it will display a small red dot. We are using wep 128 bit encryption. The phone is located approximately 25 feet from the router in an adjacent room which I would not think would be a problem.
The lan address subnet is 192.168.75.0 which is the out of the box set up for the router. The router has 2 vlans, vlan 1 is the default vlan with no ip address associated with it and vlan 75 which is the 192.168.75.0 subnet.
The spa 525g2 gets it's ip address through dhcp from the router and it is using vlan 1. Will this be an issue?
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Nikki Massaro Kauffman has been involved in educational technology since 1998. In her current position, she leads the World Campus Learning Design multimedia team. Nikki uses design thinking and content strategy to design multimedia that is accessible and easy to use for everyone. In addition to focusing on the students’ user experience (UX) with multimedia objects, Nikki considers the faculty and instructional design staff’s authoring experience (AX) for creating multimedia objects for courses.
with the Penn State University Libraries. The position was responsible for coordinating technology training offered in the Libraries’ 20+ departments and 30+ library locations. Over the years, Nikki has been an interim supervisor for educational technologists, a programmer, a multimedia specialist, a database specialist, a Microsoft Certified master instructor, a continuing education instructor for seniors and adults with disabilities, and a high school English and communications technology teacher. She has earned two bachelor of science degrees, one in Computer Science and the other in Education, both with honors.
Coming from a family with three generations of nontraditional learners, Nikki enjoys making course content accessible to World Campus students. As a programmer, a systems designer, a user experience designer, and an educator, her passion is to optimize the web to reach as many learners as possible.

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If you’re a fan of fantasy fiction or stories of myth and legend, it’s usually a bit disappointing to look at real-world examples of dragons.
Yes, dragon fruit are absolutely gorgeous, inside and out, and their skin is highly reminiscent of the scales of mythical beasts seen on ancient Chinese woodcuts, or slithering across mountains of gold in The Hobbit. Yes, dragon lizards have “wings” that allow them to glide from tree to tree. And Weedy Seadragons are clearly from another world.
But none of them are what you would call truly dragon-like. (It’s hard to quake in delicious fear at something 20cm in length - or, you know, at a piece of fruit.)
It’s fortunate for our survival as a species that the kinds of dragon-like creatures that existed in prehistoric times aren’t around today - and it’s highly implausible that evolution could find a way to turn back the clock. So what we’re (thankfully) left with is a timelessly fictional creature that every world culture seems to have embraced - even though the actual word “dragon” only entered the English language in the 13th Century. It’s a lovely story, but they don’t exist, and that’s that.
But then you go to Indonesia, and you see that some myths are more real than you ever knew.
There are four Indonesian islands to visit if you want to see a real-life dragon: Komodo, Flores, Rinca and Gili Motang. Considering there are 17,508 (!) islands in Indonesia, it’s a very specific habitat - and Komodo dragons (as they’ve come to be known) were only discovered by Western scientists in 1912, entirely by accident.
To local Indonesians, of course, they’ve always been around - and their name for the Komodo dragon is “ora”, meaning land crocodile. And to the Komodo dragons themselves, it’s the rest of the world that has changed: the modern species branched off from its Australian ancestors around 4 million years ago, when low sea levels allowed it to spread across land-bridges from the Australian landmass.
Today, its isolation and lack of predators have allowed it to evolve into a giant form - and then some. A fully-grown Komodo dragon (technically an unusually huge variety of monitor lizard) can be up to 10 feet (3 metres) in length, and weigh 300 pounds (136kg), making them heavier than the average human being, or around the same weight as a baby elephant.
For something so bulky, they’re remarkably agile, being great swimmers and able to walk up to 11 kilometres per day, and sprint as fast as 17km/hr. Their weak bite is offset by their powerful neck muscles and razor-sharp teeth - but their hearing is poor, and they only hunt during the day, which explains why attacks on humans are exceptionally rare (the death of an 8 year old boy in 2007 was the first fatal attack in 33 years).
A lot has to go wrong before you’re in danger from one of these creatures - and considering that 176,000 people visited Komodo in 2018, you’re in no danger if you follow the advice of your guide.
But yes - when you see a Komodo dragon, you can see it’s deserving of its fearsome reputation. This is a superbly-designed carnivore at a spectacular scale, and capable of eating pretty much any other species it encounters, including its own: gruesomely, around 10% of its adult diet is newly-hatched Komodo dragons.
(If this sounds a recipe for self-extinction, bear in mind that Komodo dragons can reproduce asexually, without the need for a male to be present for a female to bear young.)
The absolute best reason to keep a safe distance from a Komodo dragon is what it’ll do to your blood if it bites you. Its mouth contains venom glands that will send your blood pressure plunging, prevent your blood from clotting and cause enough blood loss to send you into shock. For this reason, Komodo dragons have a habit of following their prey for miles, waiting for them to collapse, at which point they eat them whole - an adult can devour up to 80% of its body weight in a single feeding. (Brrr.)
All these characteristics give the Komodo dragon a rock-solid claim to the title of “Living Creature Most Like Its Legendary Namesake” - but their skin elevates the species from impressive into the realm of the truly fantastic.
Simply put, Komodo dragons wear chainmail - or at least, the naturally-occuring equivalent, called osteoderms. These body deposits grow under the skin of most monitor lizards, but adult Komodo dragons are absolutely covered in them, particularly around the head where they form rope-like (vermiform) interwoven strands.
Since Komodo dragons have no rivals in their environment, and since baby Komodos lack osteoderms, it seems likely that these layers are meant to protect adults from other adults - in other words, a kind of gladiatorial armour. If you’re looking for nature’s equivalent of a tank - or, to turn to pop-culture, the Batman of the natural world - the Komodo dragon is where you look. It’s an absolute juggernaut of a thing.
So, yes, you may question what your eyes are telling you, but they’re real - and despite recent proposals to limit tourist access to the lizards, studies have shown that 5,700-strong population of Komodo dragons is stable, and restrictions have now been cancelled.
The nearest thing we have to a dragon is available for public viewing - and it’s anything but a disappointment.
If you want to see it for yourself, join Wheel & Anchor’s 2023 program in Bali.

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Bringing magic to the menu is a daily challenge for Illinois Wesleyan’s Food Service.
At Bertholf Commons, students load their trays with selections from food stations
that offer a range of specialty items, from the trendy to the traditional.
By Nancy Steele Brokaw ’71
Photos by Marc Featherly
First there was the sprint from the Shakespeare class to the Shirk Center. Now, there’s
exactly 40 minutes to grab a bite to eat before rehearsal at McPherson. Breathless,
the Illinois Wesleyan student rushes into Bertholf Commons. With practiced eyes, choices
are quickly narrowed. What will it be for dinner tonight?
Fresh spinach and red onion salad, tossed with raspberry vinaigrette, topped with
grilled-while-you-wait tofu and crab?
How about a peppered BLT wrap, a cup of pasta fagioli soup, and a cherry tart in a
Or maybe a made-to-order omelet with fresh mushrooms, asparagus, green onions, ham,
tomatoes, and feta cheese?
Any of those choices could hold a starving student over—for a couple of hours, any
way. There’s always time in the evening to zip back to the Memorial Center for a chili
bread bowl, apple/cinnamon soft pretzel, or a Milky Way latte.
This is dorm food?
If your memories of college dining include an institutional single-line cafeteria—where
the best you could hope for was creamed mystery meat over toast, pale-green canned
peas, a scoop of paprika-topped cottage cheese, and red Jell-O cubes—welcome to Titan
dining 2003. Gone are the slow-moving lines, the tray slide, and the one-choice steam
table. That’s all been replaced with colorful islands and stations, manned with professionals
who are ready to mix or grill or saut the dinner of your dreams, right before your
Although enrollment in a meal plan is mandatory for all students residing in University
residence halls, many students living off-campus sign back up for meal plans when
the typical “apartment cooking” diet of Ramen noodles and microwaved pot pies starts
to lose its charm. Many more students stick with their plans through graduation and
most seem happy to do so.
Michelle Megan, a sophomore from Metamora, Ill., says, “Our food is a lot better than
at my friends’ schools. It’s gourmet. Except when you eat it everyday, it’s not gourmet
Ryan Foster, a sophomore from Oak Park, Ill., concurs that IWU food is absolutely
great for lunch and dinner. He hasn’t made it to breakfast yet.
Fresh-baked goodies, courtesy of the Titan kitchens.
Foster is missing out. Bleary-eyed, pajama-clad students who wander in before their
eight-o’clocks are greeted with sweet rolls, doughnuts, and muffins that are baked
fresh in the Titan kitchens, which open daily at 3:30 a.m. An omelet bar is available,
along with a make-your-own-waffle station, complete with soft butter, hot syrup, and
warm strawberries. There are bagels of every kind, pancakes, eggs, hash browns, breakfast
meats, oatmeal, and hard-boiled eggs. And, of course, no college breakfast would be
complete without bins and bins of cold cereal, several of them containing the kind
that is both fruity and loopy.
Mike Welsh, general manager of Sodexho Food Service, says, “There’s simply no comparison
between what we offer now and what we had when I came [in 1979].” Much of that change
is reflective of students’ increasingly sophisticated palates. “Many IWU students
hail from Chicago and other cosmopolitan areas, and they are used to eating out—not
just fast food but sushi, tapas, and dim sum.”
Managing this culinary maze for Illinois Wesleyan is Sodexho. Billing itself as the
leading food and facilities management services company in North America, Sodexho
employs 130,000 people nationwide. There are 54 Sodexho associates on Illinois Wesleyan’s
food-service staff, plus 60 students on payroll or in a work-study program. Sodexho
is but the latest moniker for a company that has gone through several owners and a
variety of names, including “SAGA” and “Marriott.” For some reason, Illinois Wesleyan
students have stubbornly refused to learn the new names. Despite Sodexho communications
posted everywhere, students, almost without exception, refer to their food service
Bertholf Commons in the Memorial Center is still the home for student dining at Illinois
Wesleyan. However, this Commons has little in common with the place most alumni remember.
The enormous, arched windows still look out over the quad, but inside the place feels
more restaurant than cafeteria. Students are greeted at the entrance by a display
case showing plates of the food being offered at that particular meal. Chances are
they have already checked this out on their dorm-room computers. A live webcam, positioned
above the display, is part of the extensive Food Service web site located at www.iwu.edu/~iwufood.
Inside the door, ID cards are quickly swiped as students are greeted by name, and
then they are free to wander among the many stand-alone islands, each offering different
types of food. This is divide-and-conquer at its best. By diffusing the students to
so many different areas at once, hundreds can be fed simultaneously and with little
congestion, says Food Service manager Steve Racki.
The trend in modern college food service is to provide food that’s prepared, put together,
and garnished right in front of the student. One such destination for IWU students
is the Etc., Etc., Etc. station. There, up to six saut pans are often going at once,
with the students directing the addition of their favorite ingredients.
Another option for students is to grab a plate full of greens or a bowl of fresh-cooked
pasta and head for the Flash in the Pan station. There, a chef will grill tofu, crab,
beef, turkey, or chicken to top off the salad or pasta.
There’s a station called the Deli Case, filled with breads, 12 deli meats and cheeses,
plus toppings. A panini grill is close by in case students prefer oozy cheese and
Helping himself at the Pizza & Pasta station is Kwabena Appenteng ’04.
And of course, what’s college dining without burgers and fries? Those are available,
along with veggie burgers and cheese sauce for the fries, at the Hot Off the Grill
Traditionalists can still find a station that offers three-square meals such as roast
pork loin, baby carrots, and baked potatoes with all the fixings.
Pizzas, with any combination of toppings, are baked at the Pizza & Pasta station.
Close by are such Italian favorites as pasta primavera and cheese ravioli.
Food Service Manager David Nicholson says that creative people can always come up
with something new and different to try for dinner. For example, a student might get
a honey-grain bagel from the On the Rise Bake Shop station, spread on some marinara
sauce from the pasta station, top it with some freshly sauted chicken from the Flash
in the Pan station, grab some veggies from the salad bar, and take the whole thing
over to the pizza station to be broiled with pizza cheese.
If all this isn’t enough for variety, the meal program now allows students to transfer
their meal tickets to two other campus eateries: Tommy’s in the Hansen Student Center
and the Memorial Center’s ever-popular Dugout.
Nicholson says that students returning from break sometimes tell him they’re glad
to be eating “SAGA” food again. “Mom doesn’t cater to us like you do,” they’ll say.
“Plus, at home we have to do our own dishes.” He adds that when parents do visit campus,
they often can’t believe the quality of the food that’s provided.
The trick to keeping today’s students happy is to stay one step ahead of the curve.
Sodexho has defined the following trends in college food service:
Presentation Cooking: “We take the food as far as we can in the kitchen,” Welsh said, “but the magic happens
in front of the student.”
Wraps: Current favorites among the wrap-ers are chorizo-with-rice and chicken Parmesan.
Asian Foods: A shrimp, chicken, and crab combination dubbed “3-Happiness” is especially popular
with young Titans.
Coffee Shoppe: Students love their fluffy coffee, especially if it’s Starbucks brand. Everything
from a caf mocha to mint hot cocoa is available at this hot spot near the Dugout.
Also growing in popularity is Hattie’s at the Hansen Student Center, which serves
politically correct organic coffees and many specialty drinks, including smoothies.
Subs: This generation of students grew up with grab-and-go sub shops. The Dugout’s Sub
Connection allows students to direct the step-by-step construction of their trusty
Comfort Foods: This is a food group that never goes out of style. Burgers, fries, and grilled cheese
are still the most popular items on the menu. IWU students consume 160 burgers and
140 grilled cheese sandwiches daily.
Just in case they’ve failed to spot a trend-in-the-making, the Food Services staff
works hard at communicating with students. Nicholson runs point guard on this effort,
chatting it up and joking around with students as he prepares their food. He estimates
that he knows at least 500 students by name.
Watching half-eaten meals come back into the dish room is a sure way to tell if a
new idea has succeeded or fallen flatter than day-old soda pop. Recently scrapped
items have included turkey cutlets and beef-potato pie.
Surveys and comment cards are available to students. Suggested items have to be tempered
with cost effectiveness, Nicholson says, adding, “If we can make it happen, we’ll
make it happen.”
That flexibility embraces a student body with many individual needs, tastes, appetites,
and schedules. Every station has at least one vegetarian entre. Beyond that, the staff
will work with any student’s special food needs, whether those requirements spring
from allergies or other medical conditions, religious restrictions, or ethnic preferences.
Finding appetizing ways to meet these many needs is the job of Executive Chef Craig
Chojnacki. Chef Craig, as he’s known on campus, seems to be able to pull any culinary
trick out of his white chef’s hat, thanks to his encyclopedic knowledge, his passion
for food, and his spirit of adventure.
There are currently five West African students enrolled at Illinois Wesleyan. They
grew homesick for a taste of Africa so Chef Craig came up with a recipe for Nigerian
chicken, which he serves with Joloff rice and capsicum sauce. Nigerian chicken turned
out to be a hit and has become a regular item on the three-week menu rotation; only,
according to Nicholson, the West African students now prefer burgers. It’s everyone
else who’s eating the Nigerian chicken.
A new program called “Mom’s Recipes” allows parents to submit recipes. Sharon Hoffee,
from Albion, Ill., sent in the recipe for her senior daughter Sara’s favorite corn
casserole dish. It was featured, along with information about Sara and her mom, in
a menu that also included crispy codfish and fresh, steamed broccoli with garlic.
The efforts made by Illinois Wesleyan University’s Food Service team produce more
than a crop of well-fed students. A successful, attractive food service program can
also be a good marketing tool for the University.
Illustration by Gary Schwartz
Not Your Mother’s Grocery List
During any given week, the Titan kitchens
Milk – 725 gallons (9,280 glasses of milk).
• Pasta – 350 to 400 pounds.
• Salads – 500 pounds of greens, 360 cucumbers, 40 gallons of salad dressing
• Vegetables – 600 pounds.
• Potatoes – 300 pounds.
• Soups – 100 gallons.
• Ground beef – 200 pounds.
• 1/4-pound burger patties –1,400 pounds.
• Boneless chicken breasts
and thighs – 450 pounds.
• French fries – 1,000 pounds.
• Bread – 500 loaves.
• Bagels – 750.
• Cookies – 9,000.
“People always joke about food service,” says Bob Murray ’82, associate dean of admissions,
“but here it’s always an advantage.” Is the quality of campus food a big factor in
making a college decision? “Probably not,” says Murray, “but it goes on the side of
The quality of the food was important to Katie Maietta, a senior from LaGange Park,
Ill., when she visited Illinois Wesleyan as a prospective student. Maietta explained
that food was central to the culture of her Italian family. Maietta’s grandmother
was particularly impressed with Illinois Wesleyan’s cuisine and told her, “You should
come here; the food is great.”
After three and a half years of eating in the Commons, Maietta still describes the
food as “pretty excellent.” Sunday brunch, she says, is the best meal of the week.
And, after having eaten at many of her friends’ schools, she feels she can unequivocally
state, “Our desserts are the best around.”
Such accolades don’t come easily. Cooking for thousands is both a colossal undertaking
and an exacting art. In an average week, Sodexho will serve a total of 10,700 breakfasts,
lunches, and dinners. Sunday brunch is typically dished up to 700 to 800 students.
Chef Craig also oversees countless catering events on campus. During last semester’s
“Family Day,” Chef Craig had an extra 1,400 mouths to feed. At this May’s graduation,
he’ll feed 5,000.
The key to keeping this operation cooking, Chef Craig explains, is organization. He
directs his staff to begin food preparation at least three days in advance of any
meal. In his role as chef-as-businessman, he tries not to keep more money tied up
in inventory than is necessary, but at any given time, Chef Craig estimates, there
will be as much as $35,000 worth of food in the IWU kitchens.
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Flowers, candlelight, and tableclothes helped make last Valentine's Day special for
students dining in the Commons.
The food staff likes to spice things up with frequent surprises. Some recent “pace
changers” include milkshake bars, frost-your-own-cupcake night, chocolate-dessert
night, and a chili-and-chip bar.
During holiday meals and once-a-month special event nights, tablecloths, candlelight,
and flowers transform the dining room. On these nights, the cooks and chefs dish up
more than tasty food; they provide memories. The staff, dressed in whites and bow
ties, present such treats as bananas Foster, flamed and served tableside. In an event
called the Cast Iron Zone, residence-hall managers hold a competitive cook-off. Premium
Nights are held on Saturday, twice a month, and feature hand-cut steaks, Italian-baked
chicken, and fried shrimp.
And because learning international cuisine should be a tasty part of any liberal arts
education, students are invited to take part in regular Culinary Journeys. The motto
for this program is “Going Global, Cooking Local.” On Culinary Journey nights, students
can examine flags and brochures from a designated country. Chef Craig comes up with
an appropriate menu. On the night that students gastronomically toured France, the
Poached Chicken Beurre Blanc with Mustard and Chives
Petit Legumes (tiny vegetables)
Salade Maxim’s de Paris
Paris Brest (a classic crown-shaped pastry filled with praline butter cream, topped
Anyway you slice it, that’s an ocean away from mystery meat.
Nancy Steele Brokaw ’71 is a freelance writer and longtime regular contributor to
the Bloomington–Normal Pantagraph. In 199, Clarion (Houghton Mifflin) published her award-winning children’s novel Leaving Emma. Brokaw is third in a four-generation lineage of Titan graduates that includes her
mother (Ruth Holbert Steele ’41), and daughter (Katie ’02).

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Historic Ford Tri-Motor lands in Gainesville
A piece of history is in Gainesville, and you can experience it for yourself.
“The Ford Tri-motor was the first all-metal passenger aircraft to be made here in America,” says Ed Rusch, Ford Tri-Motor pilot.
This is in preparation for the Gator Fly-in and Armed Services Appreciation day on Saturday.
This free event is form 8 a.m to 2 p.m., and will celebrate the military, as well as highlight aviation history with a 90-year-old Ford Tri-Motor, that set the standard for traveling.
“This event is to show people just how far we’ve come in aviation, and what an awesome treat it is to have the Ford Tri-Motor here,” says Pam Landis, U.A.C flight school manager.
This is the eighth tri-motor is this class to be built for passenger flight in 1928, and you can ride it, too.
“You will see the countryside, you will see the houses go by, and depending on the winds you may see the cars go by too,” says Rusch.
While the plane cruises at 90 mph, a lot of the décor in the cabin is the exact same way it was all those years ago. With wooden walls and decorative curtains with tassels, it was reminiscent to the golden age of Hollywood.
“It’s a taste of what air travel was like 90 years ago,” says Rusch.
Above all, the event is to recognize those who serve.
“We are going to have a ramp full of military guys, it’s just our chance to say thank you for what they do,” says Landis.
You can fly the Ford Tri-Motor from April 5-8th from 2 p.m. – 5 p.m.
Prices for Ford Tri-Motor
Adult: $70 (online) $75 (walkup)
Purchase tickets here: www.flytheford.org
Walk-up tickets can be purchased at the UAC booth at the event. In addition, the event is offering “Swamp Tours” lasting about 15 minutes, in which passengers can fly over the UF Football Stadium in a Cessna 172 ($45) or a Robinson R-44 helicopter ($55).
University Air Center: 4701 NE 40 Terrace, Gainesville, FL 32609


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Sunday, September 13, 2015
Ready for Rain
1 Kings 18:41-19:8
Elijah Prays for Rain
41 Then Elijah said to Ahab, “Go get something to eat and drink, for I hear a mighty rainstorm coming!”
42 So Ahab went to eat and drink. But Elijah climbed to the top of Mount Carmel and bowed low to the ground and prayed with his face between his knees.
43 Then he said to his servant, “Go and look out toward the sea.”
The servant went and looked, then returned to Elijah and said, “I didn’t see anything.”
Seven times Elijah told him to go and look.44 Finally the seventh time, his servant told him, “I saw a little cloud about the size of a man’s hand rising from the sea.”
Then Elijah shouted, “Hurry to Ahab and tell him, ‘Climb into your chariot and go back home. If you don’t hurry, the rain will stop you!’”
45 And soon the sky was black with clouds. A heavy wind brought a terrific rainstorm, and Ahab left quickly for Jezreel.46 Then the Lord gave special strength to Elijah. He tucked his cloak into his belt[a] and ran ahead of Ahab’s chariot all the way to the entrance of Jezreel.
It was imperative that I include this entire section of scripture in order to really bring my point home. Today I began to prepare for a something that won't happen until three weeks from now. Even though I don't know the final outcome I believe God is saying yes and continuing to confirm what is ahead. So I am acting as if it is already decided and I am moving forward.
One of my dearest friends called me today and when I told her what I was doing she didn't laugh but instead said, "You are being like Elijah. You are just preparing for the rain which God has promised!" What a blessing this comment was to my heart for I struggle daily with doubts and fears about the future and what God truly wants for me.
Elijah must have looked pretty foolish as he proclaimed the rain was coming and that Ahab was to go ahead and prepare when not one cloud filled the sky. How odd it had to have been to the servant who went SEVEN times to look for a rain cloud until finally one was found. What an amazing example Elijah is for me as he never doubted but instead spent his time in preparation and in the end we see that, "the Lord gave special strength to Elijah." I want that same strength and know God will give it if I only ask.

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Iran refutes Sarkozy's remarks
Updated: 2011-09-02 13:33
TEHRAN - An official of Iranian Foreign Ministry on Thursday described French President Nicolas Sarkozy's remarks on Iran's nuclear program as "unreal claims" and "should be avoided," the state IRIB TV reported.
"Any remarks which are based on unreal data can lead to an instability of the region," Hassan Tajik, managing director of West Europe Division of Iranian Foreign Ministry, was quoted as saying.
"Making such remarks should be avoided" and the realities should be considered, Tajik said.
"As it has been announced before, Iran's nuclear activities are completely peaceful and the reports of the International Atomic Energy Agency (IAEA) are the proof for this," the official added.
Israel and the United States have refused to rule out military action against Iran's nuclear sites.
The West suspects that Iran's uranium enrichment may be meant to produce nuclear weapons. Iran repeatedly denies the allegation, saying its nuclear program is only for peaceful use.


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Arlington marches on in playoffs without Heck
FREEDOM PLAINS - For the first time this season, Arlington High School’s football team was without starting quarterback Austin Heck.
He watched from a wheelchair on the sidelines, as his teammates hung in there to grit out a win.
Top-seeded and host Arlington knocked off visiting North Rockland 20-13 Friday, in a Section 1 Class AA quarterfinal.
Last week in the a qualifier against Mount Vernon, Heck broke two bones in his leg. Zac Dingee started in his place.
The Admirals (8-0) took the lead with 7:26 left in the third quarter.
Joe Giustino came away with an interception — a pick that set Arlington up on North Rockland’s 26-yard line. Two plays later, Ricardo Yolas took a handoff and raced to the end zone for a touchdown.
At the start of the fourth quarter, Arlington padded its lead with seven more points off a turnover.
Ryan Nichols picked off a pass and brought the ball to North Rockland’s 25. Yolas eventually brought it down to the 3, where Paul Serino punched it in for the Admirals’ second touchdown.
Arlington’s only offense in the first half came off the foot of Alex Maier. The senior kicker drilled two field goals to trim the Raiders’ lead to 7-6 at halftime.
North Rockland scored its first touchdown in the first quarter, with 1:18 to play. The Raiders added a score with 7:50 to play in the fourth quarter on a 32-yard touchdown pass, although the Admirals blocked the extra point.
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Visit www.poughkeepsiejournal.com for expanded coverage of Arlington's football playoff game, including video reaction.

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Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 2023 with 108MP Camera, Price
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 2023 is a new smartphone of the Xiaomi family with an expected Price of Rs 58,999. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 2023 is predicted to be launched on Mar 31, 2023, with 8GB RAM, 256GB internal storage, a 108MP main camera, and a Non-removable Li-Po 5000 mAh battery. For more particulars you must to be scroll down!
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 2023 Specifications
Xiaomi the Chinese manufactory launched Redmi Note 11 pro this year. The Note 11 pro served very well in global markets. Now, there are reports that the company is getting ready to release the 2023 version of this smartphone and this phone could be known as Xiaomi’s Redmi Note 11 Pro 2023. In the latest leaks, some information has been discovered in databases from the FCC, EEC, and IMEI. According to this information, the Snapdragon 712 could power the 2023 version that wasn’t the most outstanding processor for Redmi Note 11 Pro 2023 because It’s already old.
It should hold the new one to enhance performance. It’s interesting how alike it looks to the Redmi Note 10 Pro, which has the more modern (and potent) Snapdragon 732G processor and altered camera configuration as compared to the new Xiaomi Redmi’s Note 11 Pro 2023. The 108MP main, 8MP ultra-wide, and 2MP depth cameras on the 10 Pro are almost similar to those on the 11 Pro. The single change is that the updated model has a 2 MP camera instead of the previous model’s 5 MP macro camera.
Xiaomi Redmi Note’s Pro has a massive AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen Display which supports 1080 x 2400 Pixels resolution along with the protection of Corning Gorilla Glass. Another exciting thing about the Xiaomi Note 11 Pro 2023 is that the Android Version 13 OS could be run in its veins. In listings, it is noted that the phone will be packed with a 5000 mAh bigger battery which will be able to support fast charging. Overall the official launching date of Note 11 2023 is not announced yet but it is expected to be launched somewhere in 2023. Now Samsung and other brands could have tough competition when Redmi Note 11 Pro 2023 by Xiaomi will be launched.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 2023 Price and Release Date
Welcome to the most important part of this discussion which is the Price and Release date. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 2023 price in Pakistan is expected to be Rs. 58,999. Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 2023 is Expected to be launched on Mar 31, 2023. This is a 6GB RAM / 128GB internal storage variant of Xiaomi which is available in Various colors.
- The expected Price of Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 2023 in Pakistan is Rs. 58,999.
- The expected Price of Xiaomi in USD is $440.
Xiaomi Redmi Note 11 Pro 2023 detailed specifications
|Build||OS||Android 13 OS|
|SIM||Dual Sim, Dual Standby (Nano-SIM)|
|Frequency||2G Band||SIM1: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900|
SIM2: GSM 850 / 900 / 1800 / 1900
|3G Band||HSDPA 850 / 900 / 1700(AWS) / 1900 / 2100|
|4G Band||LTE band 1(2100), 3(1800), 5(850), 7(2600), 8(900), 40(2300), 41(2500)|
|Processor||CPU||2.4 GHz Octa Core|
|Display||Technology||AMOLED Capacitive Touchscreen, Multitouch|
|Resolution||1080 x 2400 Pixels (~393 PPI)|
|Protection||Corning Gorilla Glass|
|Memory||Built-in||128GB Built-in, 6GB RAM|
|Card||microSDXC (dedicated slot)|
|Camera||Main||Triple Camera: 108 MP main sensor, LED Flash|
|Features||Geo-tagging, Phase detection, touch focus, HDR, Panorama, Video (1080p@30fps)|
|Connectivity||WLAN||Wi-Fi 802.11 a/b/g/n/ac, dual-band, Wi-Fi Direct, hotspot|
|Bluetooth||v5.0 with A2DP, LE|
|GPS||Yes + A-GPS support & Glonass, BDS|
|Radio||FM Radio (Unspecified)|
|USB||USB Type-C 2.0, USB On-The-Go|
|Data||GPRS, Edge, 3G (HSPA 42.2/5.76 Mbps), 4G LTE-A (CA), 5G capable|
|Features||Sensors||Accelerometer, Compass, Fingerprint (side-mounted), Gyro, Proximity|
|Audio||3.5mm Audio Jack, 24-bit/192kHz audio, Speaker Phone|
|Messaging||SMS(threaded view), MMS, Email, Push Mail, IM|
|Games||Built-in + Downloadable|
|Extra||NFC (availability varies between markets), IP53, dust and splash protection, Photo/video editor, Document viewer|
|Battery||Capacity||(Li-Po Non removable), 5000 mAh|
|– Fast battery charging|
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Golconda Fort is a delightful piece of wonder. It is around 10 km from Hyderabad to Golconda Fort. The fort spreads across 8 km. It is said that the Kakatiya Dynasty built the fort in the 13th century.
Golconda Fort Map
The fort was expanded into the present structure by Qutb Shahi sultans by adding 8 gateways and 86 bastions. It takes more than a day to enjoy the fort thoroughly.
The views in the fort are very fantastic. Golconda is a renowned market for pearl, diamond and gems and is situated on the Hyderabad route.
View From Golconda Fort
Someone told me that if we clap our hands standing at the entrance to the fort, the echo can be heard even on the top of the hill.
The specially-built ventilators in the fort enables cool breeze to reach the interiors even during the heat of summer.
Rock Resembles 2 Birds
The water supply system is ingenious; water is available even on top of the hill. Palaces, forts, materials used for punishing criminals, water supply system, etc. are the other attractions.
The view from the top of the fort is interesting as well as picturesque, it reminds us of Hampi. There are 2 large rocks on the top of the fort which resembles 2 birds sitting together.
At a distance of 1 km from the fort are Qutb Shahi tombs, beautiful by the way they are built and the surrounding landscaped gardens. I left the fort with memories and stories of rule of empires.

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As Ezekiel Elliott continues his holdout in search of a new contract, the Dallas Cowboys are preparing in the event the superstar running back may not show up for the start of the regular season. Even if Elliott was in Cowboys camp, chances are he wouldn’t have played much of the preseason anyway (if at all).
The Cowboys are using Elliott’s absence to evaluate all the other running backs on their roster this preseason, with fourth-round draft pick Tony Pollard getting the first-team reps. Pollard had four carries for 16 yards in his debut, playing one series with the first team before being removed from the game for good (typical for many first-team players in Week 1 of the preseason).
Even though the sample size was small, Cowboys owner Jerry Jones is confident enough Pollard can be the No. 1 running back for Dallas until Elliott returns.
“I certainly thought he had a good account of himself,” Jones said, via David Helman of Cowboys.com. “He looks confident out there, we know he’s inordinately understanding of what he does and can do. We’ve seen him do it, we know he’s capable of, if he really needs to, carry the whole load.”
The Cowboys are certainly looking at all their options while Elliott continues his holdout. They signed Alfred Morris to a one-year deal earlier this month, who rushed for 790 yards and two touchdowns in two seasons in Dallas (2016 and 2017), averaging 4.3 yards per carry. When Elliott served his six-game suspension in 2017, Morris had 99 carries for 430 yards, averaging 4.3 yards per carry. Morris did not play in the preseason opener.
The Cowboys first-team offense played the entire first series of Saturday’s preseason opener against the San Francisco 49ers, giving Pollard the first crack at filling in for Elliott. Pollard, who had a nice four-yard gain on 3rd-and-2 in his short stint, .
Seventh-round pick Mike Weber (Ohio State) is another option the Cowboys are trying out at running back. Weber had six carries for 18 yards, entering the game on the second series. The Cowboys are giving Darius Jackson a look, but he had six carries for 16 yards later in the game with the second team. Dallas could also try a combination of Morris, Pollard and Weber until Elliott returns.
In his career at Memphis, Pollard had 1,292 receiving yards, 941 rushing yards and 25 all-purpose touchdowns as a wide receiver, running back and kick returner. Pollard, who entered the NFL Draft as a running back, had 78 carries for 552 yards (7.1 yards per carry) and six touchdowns for Memphis last year, along with 39 catches for 458 yards (11.3 yards per catch) and three touchdowns.
Pollard getting first-team reps with the Cowboys may be a blessing in disguise with his explosiveness once he gets the ball in his hands. If Elliott does end his holdout prior to the regular season, he and Pollard could form a dangerous one-two punch in the Cowboys backfield.


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