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West Ham co-owner David Sullivan's £600m valuation of the club is putting off parties interested in a potential takeover, according to one report.
The Hammers were taken over by former Birmingham City owner Sullivan, and his business partner David Gold, in January 2010, with the duo revealing at the time that they had a 'seven-year plan to get them into the Champions League'.
Those ambitious plans have failed to materialise, with the Hammers instead suffering relegation during their second season at the club. Immediate promotion back to the Premier League followed, but a move to the London Stadium in 2016 has failed to push the club on to the next level.
Current manager Manuel Pellegrini is under pressure after a string of sub-standard performances, but journalist Sam Inkersole claims that one thing that is set in stone is the club staying in Sullivan and Gold's hands.
He revealed in a Q&A for football.london his belief that the owners are keen to stay, suggesting their lofty valuation of West Ham is enough to put off any potential suitors.
“The duo won’t be selling any time soon and I think Sullivan’s £600m valuation, without even owning their home stadium, is plenty to put enough potential suitors to take over off.
“They will never spend beyond their means so while the club has shelled out £150m in the last two windows, they have also sold players to make up for that.
"I still believe they have good intentions but breaking into the top five or six on a regular basis is going to be a tall order unless they commit a lot more cash to the project.”
The Hammers have spent large sums of money over the past two years, forking out over £150m to bring the likes of Sebastien Haller, Felipe Anderson, Pablo Fornals and Andriy Yarmolenko to the club.
But a number of departures have helped finance those purchases, with the trimming down of the club's wage bill, as well as selling a number of fringe players, helping to balance the books.
The international break will be seen as an opportunity for Pellegrini to rethink his tactics before the Hammers host Tottenham in what's expected to be a closely contested London derby between two sides failing to meet expectations, before games with Chelsea and Wolves.

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ALBANY, Ga. (WALB) - Albany State University (ASU) is not requiring students to get vaccinated for COVID-19 as of right now, while faculty and staff are still expecting to be at full capacity in the fall.
ASU staff said they are expecting to have full in-person classes, and full capacity in their dorms and cafeterias, without COVID-19 restrictions.
If there is a return to in-person classes, students will still have access to virtual resources, like online tutoring, counseling and mental health resources, among others.
ASU staff said they are following guidance from state health leaders, the CDC, and the University System of Georgia.
Essentially, this means if something changes with the guidance from them, ASU could change this decision when it comes to students being vaccinated.
An ASU student believes students should want to be vaccinated to go to full in-person classes.
“Classes are being virtual and I know everybody is not a virtual student because I know I’m not for sure. Even though I’m a computer science major with a mathematics concentration and I know for me I need to be in person when it comes to classes because that way I could have that one on one attention with my professors” said Bryce Winston.
However, another ASU student disagrees with the decision by some colleges to require students to be vaccinated in order to return to full in-person classes.
“The student should have a choice for one because it really affects the body in a different way and a lot of people get affected personally and so some people don’t want to take it because they don’t know what will happen to them and I remember when I got my Johnson and Johnson shot and I got really really sick the first day and it made me feel awful.”
ASU is not requiring students to get vaccinated but things could change based on state health leaders the CDC, and University System of Georgia guidance.


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For what device type are you inquiring whether or not they support dual WAN connections with fail over?
If you are using our Branch Router or Switch (in Layer 3 mode) platforms, then yes, these devices support WAN fail over so if the primary WAN connection drops, the device can switch over to a backup WAN connection either through Ethernet or USB 4G/3G modem.
As far as our Access Points (HiveAP 3xx Series) are concerned, they do support redundant Ethernet links. With one of these Layer 2 devices, if you configure both Ethernet interfaces in redundant mode you could connect each drop to a different switched network to provide uplink redundancy as well as link redundancy. If you do this, just make sure both switched networks can reach the HiveManager and are able to forward the VLANs on which wireless clients are being placed.
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International (MNN) — Child sponsorship is a popular way for people to give to ministries. But child sponsorship is also surrounded by misconceptions and wariness.
A study by Grey Matter Research and Opinions 4 Good shows 54 percent of current child sponsors think it’s “mostly a gimmick to get donations.”
However, Gary Edmonds, President of Food for the Hungry (FH), says this assumption couldn’t be farther from the truth in their ministry.
“Sponsorship is more than that. The big thing that sponsorship does is, yes, it helps donors to connect in personal, meaningful ways, but it has a major impact on the children and the families of those children where the children have been sponsored by somebody from another country or another context.”
Child sponsorship is a key part of what FH does. When you sponsor a child through their ministry, you directly improve that particular child’s life.
FH does a lot of monitoring and follow-up with sponsored kids and their families. One thing FH monitors is the measure of hope for the kids — both before and after they are sponsored.
Edmonds says hope assessments look at several factors: “How do they view the future? How do they think about their own life? Is it a fatalistic environment where they seem to feel that it’s helpless or do they believe that they’ve got skills, abilities, [and] empowerment that has come from God to make a difference?”
Their findings show that child sponsors have a significant influence, and it’s not just temporary.
“We have found that where there is child sponsorship…actually, hope rises. They have a growth in [their] sense of self-worth. They have a sense that they can make a difference in their community and in their own lives.
“They tend to go much, much farther in school. These children, all of a sudden, rather than getting only a first-grade or second-grade education as I have seen in some contexts, they have aspirations to go on to secondary school…. Some of them [go] to college and beyond. So education is significantly higher in those who are sponsored.”
Edmonds continues, “Later, after they finish school, the children who have been sponsored actually seek better jobs. Rather than menial, manual labor kind of jobs, they seek skill jobs. They say, ‘We can make a contribution here.’”
FH works in several extremely impoverished contexts where the average income is less than $1.90 per day. The kids here are often in survival mode, fending for themselves while their parents or caretakers work and sometimes even going to work with them.
“It’s very basic; very hand-to-mouth for most of them,” Edmonds explains. “As I go into those places too, for them to get one meal — hopefully, two meals in a day — that is great. For many of these people too…they are often having to walk one to even two hours to fetch water.
“I remember one time meeting one of the children I was working with, and I [asked], ‘What difference does it make that you have now been sponsored?’ The child and the parent began to cry and their comment was, ‘We know now that we matter to God because you have responded to God’s call and are becoming our sponsors.’”
As FH ministers to impoverished kids and their families, the staff seeks to address all forms of poverty — physical, relational, intellectual, and especially spiritual. Everything FH does is in the name of Jesus and families often end up engaging ministry workers in spiritual conversations.
“One of the things we do in these kinds of environments is we work with the kids [and] we address the issues. This is a part of the rising hope. [We] address the issues of their own belief systems and consequently their behaviors. So it looks at spiritual matters.”
It only takes $38 a month to sponsor a child with FH. Doing so provides that child with food assistance, clean water, medical care, and an education through their community!
Edmonds explains, “You’re going to get a photograph. You’re going to get something of a biographical sketch of the child, the family, [and] the community where they’re at. You’re going to become known by the child and in the process, the child is going to know you. They’re going to see you as a person who cares for them, who is expressing love.”
“If you were to consider sponsoring a child, you can be about literally changing the trajectory of life for many of these young people by being in that kind of a relationship.”
(Header photo courtesy of Food for the Hungry)


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Therefore, we are putting together some safety tips for passengers to follow in relation with the trip. All the buses we get on have their H&S regulations that have as priority passengers’ safe travel. Thus, is important to respect those regulations and plan your trip ahead. Make sure you pass this information to your group, family or guests that will travel with the service you have chosen.
Learn about the company
Talk to friends or family and ask for referrals or read online reviews
Check the insurance company and policy number (if there is one)
Read or inquire about safety procedures and policies
Have a clear idea of seating capacity so you know how many buses you need to accommodate your entire group, etc.
Learn about your driver/s
Know about the hours a driver can work
Ask about other information related to the driver’s experience, etc.
Prepare snacks and beverages beforehand in case you need them in between stops
Plan your route and sections that might be added, ahead of time
Always carry identification with you (who you are, etc.)
Check the weather and keep some comfortable clothing appropriate for the conditions you may face during the trip
Make sure your mobile phone is fully charged before heading on the bus
Check that seat belts are in good working condition. Make sure they aren’t damaged, twisted, or cut.
For your safety, wear your seat belt properly.
For your comfort you can adjust seat position.
Read and follow the instructions on the manual and be sure all parts are undertood.
Keep your arms, legs, and feet away from the aisle while in your seat so you don’t trip or bump other passengers.
Be courteous to other passengers and your driver. Do not distract the bus driver
Make sure children are comfortable and secured with the seat belts.
Smoking, including electronic cigarettes, is not allowed
In most of the services alcohol is prohibited, but if otherwise, you can ask the company for self-assurance.
Do not distract the driver.
Keep an eye to the white strip near the driver’s location. That’s for safety regulation to ensure that the driver’s field of vision remains unobstructed. Do not pass that line.
Do not rush to get out. Let passengers closest to the door exit first. Wait in your seat.
Watch your steps when getting out from the bus
Be aware from traffic and coming hazards around the dislocation area.
If necessary, ask the driver for help when removing your belongings. Do not try to do it yourself when you can’t.
In emergency, no matter the level of threat, keep calm and follow the emergency rules.
In case of a fire (and the drive is incapacitated or unable to assist), use the fire extinguisher (see the pic. above).
Always look at the driver or team leader for instructions. Do not act only by your instinct and fear.
Emergency exits are located throughout the bus. You have seen them when you first got on the bus.
All buses have emergency window and instruction how to displace them in case of urgency.
Roof hatch are there for to be used in urgent situations.
Last thing about your safety: respect the company’s H&S policies and on-bus regulations for your own well-being during the travel. In case of urgent exit do not think about your belongings but get yourself and, if you can help, others out of the bus.

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Pokemon Sun and Moon travels to the tropical islands of Alola with all new Pokemon, interesting people, and of course: unforgettable adventures. Catch them all, train them to be the best, and become the Pokemon Master, available for the 3DS. Aloha Alola: The new region takes heavy inspiration from the paradise on Earth: Hawaii, USA Any good Pokemon MMO to play in 2019? So i was looking to start playing a pokemon mmo and found that today the most played ones are PokeOne (It looks really cool but only 2 regions) and PokeMMO (I think this one has the larger playerbase) and i see a few mentions of Pokemon Planet, but do you recommend any of them in the state they are today Temtem is a massively multiplayer creature-collection adventure. Seek adventure in the lovely Airborne Archipelago alongside your Temtem squad. Catch every Temtem, battle other tamers, customize your house, join a friend's adventure or explore the dynamic online world www.pokemon.co
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☑ Pokémon listing page to see Pokémon quickly: ⇶ Pokemon Pets List Of Pokémon By Pokémon Ids With Big Thumbnails And A Lot Of Filterings Page No: 1 - PokemonPets, Free Online Pokémon MMO RPG Browser Gam Pokemon Online is an MMORPG developed by Ghostrealm Studios and Game Freak, and published by Nintendo. In the game, players travel through Kanto to become a Pokemon Master. When you start the game, you create your character before entering Kanto. Once you enter Kanto, you get to choose between Bulbasaur, Charmander, and Squirtle like usual, and you proceed through Kanto to beat all 8 Gyms. Monster MMORPG: Free Pokemon Online MMO RPG Game. Join now to capture, battle, train, PVP with over 2,000 fakemons and monsters, 500 routes
Discussion on Pokemon Dawn (MMORPG) within the Pokemon forum part of the Other Online Games category. ich möchte euch heute mal das MMO Pokemon Dawn vorstellen. Es ist zwar nicht von mir, aber es hört sich recht gut an. Aufgebaut ist es wie im Originalen Pokemon,. Pokémon MMO 3D is online multiplayer video game where you can play with your friends in real-time battles. The game evolve step by step, during alpha new pokemons are regulary added like features. Your trainer win experience like your pokemon. Each level of trainer give an experience bonus to your pokemon Kup pokemon w kategorii Gry mmo przez internet (online) na Allegro.pl - Najlepsze oferty na największej platformie handlowej
, 2016 - PokemonPets Pokédex entry for #8717 Mega Yveltal: evolution, stats, moves, location, type weaknesses, data, other forms and more It's been over a week since the latest Pokemon game hit the market, and Garrick has been putting the new RPG through its paces. Check out his impressions so far in the latest edition of The RPG Files

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The performance of general-purpose graphics processing units (GPGPUs) is often limited by the efficiency of the memory subsystems, particularly the L1 data caches. Because of the massive multithreading computation paradigm, significant memory resource contention and cache thrashing are often observed in GPGPU workloads. This leads to high cache miss rates and substantial pipeline stall time. In order to improve the efficiency of GPU caches, we propose an instruction-aware control loop based adaptive cache bypassing design (Ctrl-C). Ctrl-C applies an instruction-aware algorithm to dynamically identify per-memory instruction cache reuse behavior. Ctrl-C then adopts feedback control loops to bypass memory requests probabilistically in order to protect cache lines with short reuse distances from early eviction. GPGPU-sim simulation based evaluation shows that Ctrl-C improves the performance of cache sensitive GPGPU workloads by 41.5%, leading to higher cache and interconnect bandwidth utilization with only an insignificant 3.5% area overhead.


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Critics often preface their remarks about particular works by Ernaux by first stating that her writing reads like a confessional of personal experience and of the emotions that were derived from it, and that it is difficult to distinguish between her novels and her memoir, as she blurs the lines between fiction and nonfiction. Her ability to bare her soul and the language that she uses to do so are usually highly complimented. For instance, Donna Seaman, writing for Booklist, calls Shame ‘‘a terse and powerful memoir.’’ Seaman compares Ernaux’s ability to investigate her emotions to the ‘‘precision of a scientist.’’ She commends the author’s ‘‘beautifully crafted and unsettling narrative’’ for its descriptions of the intimate details of living in a small town in France in the 1950s.
Ernaux’s writing follows a minimalist style, which on a grammatical level eliminates most adjectives and adverbs and on a meaningful level strips away redundancy and gets right to the point of her topic. Phoebe-Lou Adams in Atlantic Monthly praises Ernaux’s style for its precision, its detachment, and its lack of ‘‘ornament.’’ She describes Shame as a ‘‘cool, factual, ironic study of life . . .’’
In a review for Publishers Weekly, Jeff Zaleski also commends Ernaux’s simplistic style. He states that other writers might brood ‘‘endlessly over the personal significance’’ of the focal event of Ernaux’s memoir—her father’s assault on her mother—but ‘‘Ernaux is much too cool-headed for that.’’ Zaleski then points out details of Ernaux’s style, noting the various lists she employs in the book, thus stripping ‘‘herself and her memories of any comforting myth.’’ Due to this objective view of her childhood, Zaleski finds that Ernaux’s essay makes the reader ‘‘face the jarring facts of being human.’’
Ernaux’s writing tends to read like journal entries, whether it is based on truth or on her imagination. Robert Buckeye praises this technique in the Review of Contemporary Fiction. ‘‘It has been the particular strength and virtue of her writing,’’ Buckeye writes, ‘‘to refuse to make this story a story; to make it literature would be to falsify it, distance ourselves from it, give it a drama it does not have.’’ Claire Messud in the New York Times also focuses on Ernaux’s refusal to tell her story in conventional form. She ‘‘defies the contemporary demands of her genre,’’ Messud observes, refusing to satisfy the ‘‘desire for melodramatic intimate revelation and the smoothness of fictional taletelling.’’ The results of Ernaux’s diary-like writing gives Shame ‘‘a searing authenticity and reveals the slipperiness of much that we call memoir,’’ Messud states.
Ernaux, in her attempt to remain objective, offers little analysis of her experiences. She presents the events much as a reporter might, with only the facts of her experience offered. However, most critics approve of this style. As E. Nicole Meyer notes in World Literature Today, ‘‘Ernaux’s talent lies in her distinctive style, characterized by its simplicity. . . . In the space of a few pages, she captures the reader, who is seduced by the economy of her prose.’’ Or as Julia Abramson, also writing for World Literature Today, states, Ernaux’s simplistic and honest style represents her ‘‘yearning toward perfection.’’

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Indirect heating must have two conditions to perform thermal energy displacement. It can be seen from the heat transfer formula:
1. There must be a temperature difference in conduction, that is, △ T ≠ 0. It cannot be isothermally exchanged. Generally, △ T≥20 ℃ is required, otherwise the smaller the temperature difference, the larger the heat exchange area.
2. K value. The K value of a metal heat transfer system is constant. If 0.1 mm thick scale is formed on the metal surface, the K value will be reduced by several times, and the heat exchange surface will be reduced by several times. This is the reason for using soft water in heating and air conditioning systems. Since steam and water are two separate systems, the pressure will not affect each other.
Steam heat exchange should adopt two-stage heat exchange: the first stage is steam-water heat exchange (using latent heat); the second stage is water-water heat exchange (using sensible heat). In saturated steam, because the latent heat is 6-10 times greater than the sensible heat, due to the cost of the project, steam-water primary heat exchange is generally used.
Indirect heat exchange equipment can be divided into tube heat exchangers, spiral plate heat exchangers, bellows heat exchangers, floating coil heat exchangers, mechanical heat exchange units, vortex hot film heat exchangers.
1. Tube heat exchanger
Adopting laminar heat transfer, the thermal efficiency of primary heat exchange does not exceed 80%, the condensate temperature is high, exceeds 100 ℃, easy to vaporize, when the steam pressure is lower than 0.2MPa, it is easy to produce the impact noise of steam and water, and has the function of storing hot water , The water temperature is hot and cold. The portion is heavy and easy to scale. Due to the need for a certain distance of pumping for maintenance, and the large area and high price, the product is basically eliminated.
2. Spiral plate heat exchanger
Using laminar heat transfer, there are two different materials: one is carbon steel and the other is stainless steel. The thermal efficiency does not exceed 80% and cannot be repaired for one-time use. The tube-and-tube type covers a relatively small area, is easy to scale, and has a low cost. The temperature of the condensate water exceeds 100 ° C. When it is easy to vaporize and the steam pressure is less than 0.2 MPa, the condensate and steam generate soda impact noise. It is not widely used because of its low price.
3. Bellows heat exchanger
Adopting vibration and laminar mixed heat transfer, the thermal efficiency of the first-level heat exchange does not exceed 80%, it occupies a small area, is easy to scale, the condensation temperature exceeds 100 ° C, and is easy to vaporize. When the steam pressure is less than 0.2 MPa, water and steam produce impact noise Because of its small size, it was a popular product in the early 1990s.
4. Floating coil heat exchanger
Using vibration heat transfer, the technology is basically developed from the introduction of American technology. It is the use of steam kinetic energy, the heat exchange surface generates vibration to destroy the water film, and the laminar flow becomes stable flow heat transfer. It is an advanced method in the world and can use the temperature difference to shed hard scales, but it is not effective for micro-pore soft scales. Depending on the manufacturing process, the thermal efficiency is about 80-90%. Steam below 0.2MPa is easy to produce soda impact noise. The storage type has a large temperature difference between upper and lower, and there are still water areas. And the floor space is small, the price is slightly higher, and it is used in many places. All domestic manufacturers have not tested it. The steam pressure and water pressure are appropriate. The vibration frequency is too large. The water molecules do not contact the heat exchange surface and cannot transfer heat. If it is too small, it will not damage the water film and affect the heat transfer coefficient.
5. Mechanical heat exchange unit
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A federal lawsuit filed Monday would block the State of Arkansas from enforcing a section of the 2023 LEARNS Act protecting public school students from Critical Race Theory and explicit sexual material at school.
Act 237 of 2023 is a comprehensive education law by Sen. Breanne Davis (R – Russellville) and Rep. Keith Brooks (R – Little Rock) titled “The LEARNS Act.”
The law deals with issues such as Critical Race Theory, teacher salaries, public school employment, early childhood care, and protecting elementary school children from inappropriate sexual material at school.
It also provides a blueprint for implementing a voluntary school choice program that would make it possible for students to receive a publicly-funded education at a public or private school or at home.
The federal lawsuit filed Monday specifically challenges Section 16 of the LEARNS Act, which does the following:
- Section 16 requires the Arkansas Secretary of Education to review all policies to be sure that indoctrination — including critical race theory — is prohibited and that no public school employee or public school student is required to attend training or orientation that is based on Critical Race Theory or other prohibited indoctrination.
- Section 16 requires each public school to implement a child sex abuse and human trafficking prevention program that is age appropriate and complies with Arkansas Department of Education standards.
- Section 16 prohibits sexual material in classroom instruction before fifth grade. This includes instruction regarding sexual intercourse, sexual reproduction, sexual orientation, and gender identity.
Under Section 16 of the LEARNS Act, sex education is prohibited in Kindergarten and early elementary school. In later grades, sex education must be conducted according to other state laws—including other Arkansas laws that prohibit explicit, “comprehensive” sex education. Altogether, Section 16 makes significant improvements to Arkansas sex education laws.
The lawsuit focuses on the LEARNS Act’s effect on AP African American Studies at Central High School in Little Rock.
However, the lawsuit asks the federal court to declare Section 16 of the LEARNS Act unconstitutional and block the State of Arkansas from enforcing it.
If a federal court blocked all of Section 16 as the lawsuit requests, that presumably would include the parts of the law protecting public school students from explicit sexual material in the classroom.
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The small seaside town of Paracas is just four hours south of Lima and is definitely worth the detour. This small fishing village, now turned tourist destination, is one of Peru’s best wildlife-watching destinations.
The Paracas Peninsula is home to the Ballestas Islands and the Paracas National Reserve, both swarming with wildlife such as sea lions, penguins and incredible birdlife. It’s also home to fossils that are over 36 million years old and some incredible coastal scenery that will blow you away.
Paracas is easy to get to and you won’t regret spending a few days there.
How to get to Paracas?
By public bus
You can easily get to Paracas by public bus. A few companies are operating between Lima and Paracas. We’ve heard good things about Cruz del Sur; they are comfortable and you can easily book online instead of turning up at the bus station. It takes approximately four hours to reach Paracas from Lima. Once you exit Lima, you’ll be treated to miles of desert until you arrive in Paracas.
By Peru Hop
Alternatively, you can take Peru Hop, a hop-on/hop-off service that travels to the major tourist destinations in Peru. Two daily buses are operating to Paracas.
The first bus runs express straight to Paracas, arriving in four hours. The second bus takes longer but includes a couple of stops along the way. There’s a stop for a traditional Peruvian breakfast and a stop at the San Jose Hacienda. At the San Jose Hacienda, you are given a free guided tour of the secret slave tunnels under the main building. These tunnels are not for the claustrophobic!
Peru Hop costs a fair bit more than the public bus but you do get some extras, such as discounts on accommodation and restaurants. You also get picked up and dropped off at your hotel or hostel.
Find out more about Peru Hop here. We used them to travel around Peru and found them easy to travel with.
Read more about Lima here.
What to do in or around Paracas?
Take a half-day trip to the Ballestas Islands
Are you a wildlife lover but can’t afford a trip to the pricey Galapagos Islands? Well, the Islas Ballestas is your answer. Known as the poor man’s Galapagos, a two-hour trip to these islands from Paracas will set you back just $15.
These rocky islands are found just off the coast of Paracas and are off-limits to humans. They remain pretty much untouched and are packed with wildlife. Many species of birds, sea lions and penguins call them home. We were amazed by the Peruvian Bobby colony found on one of the islands.
The only way to visit the islands is to take a speedboat tour to them, which you can book online ahead of time (to make sure you get a spot), or upon arrival in Paracas. For such a low cost, it’s worth doing, even if you’ve seen the Galapagos.
On your way to the islands, you will stop to admire the famed candelabra carving, a well-known prehistoric geoglyph found on the northern face of the Paracas Peninsula. This 181-meter tall geoglyph is believed to date to 200 BCE, the time of the Paracas Culture. It is so big that it can be seen as far away as 19 kilometres.
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Visit the Paracas National Reserve
The Paracas National Reserve really surprised us; it was out of this world. We were not at all expecting this kind of scenery in Peru and it reminded us a bit of our time in Namibia.
The Paracas National Reserve is just a few minutes drive outside of town but it’s best explored with a tour because a lot of the reserve is covered by desert, with unpaved roads and the occasional sandstorm.
Spanning over 3,350 km², the park is a protected natural area. It’s home to over 400 species of flora and fauna but the best part, it’s picture-perfect. The stunning desert dunes are coloured in deep yellows and reds. The breathtaking views where the desert meets the ocean will blow you away. It’s a must-do in Peru and another reason why you should not bypass Paracas.
Note: A tour of the Paracas National Reserve is included in your Peru Hop pass if you are travelling with them.
Watch the sunset on the Pacific Coast
What’s the best way to end the day in Paracas? Sit at one of the bars or restaurants in the Malecon and sip a Pisco Sour while enjoying the sunset.
Hang out with the Pelicans
The Pelicans don’t just hang out on the islands. If you take a walk along the seafront, you’ll find many of them waiting for fish close to the beach. The Peruvian pelicans are a little different and smaller than our pelicans at home in Australia. They are, however, just as cheeky. I enjoyed watching what they got up to. They are pretty hilarious!
Eat fresh ceviche
You’re in a seaside town in Peru, so you have to eat some ceviche while in Paracas. The fish is freshly caught by the local fishermen and it’s so good! All restaurants in town will have it on the menu but for the best ceviche, head to Restaurant Chalana or Restaurant Paracas. They both happen to have amazing sea and sunset views as well.
Explore the town
Paracas is not going to win any awards for its looks but it’s still worth spending some time walking around it, especially along the waterfront boardwalk where you can enjoy the bay views and the brightly coloured fishing boats.
Visit a Pisco Vineyard
Who doesn’t like a Pisco Sour, made from Peru’s national drink the Pisco? Well, I certainly do, especially the Peruvian ones (don’t tell the Chilenos). Paracas is located in the Ica region which is the centre of the Peruvian Pisco industry. So, while there, you need to visit a Pisco vineyard.
We visited El Catador which was included with our Peru Hop pass. Once there we were given a tour of the vineyard and learnt about its history and the process of making Pisco.
The second part was the tasting. We tasted their wines first and then moved on to the Pisco. Their Pisco was good but I can’t say that the wine was to my taste at all. Peruvian wines are way too sweet for me!
Take a day trip to Huacachina
The desert Oasis of Huacachina is only an hour away from Paracas and is South America’s only natural desert Oasis. You can catch a bus to Ica and then take a 10-minute taxi ride to Huacachina.
There isn’t much to Huacachina itself, it’s tiny. But its golden dunes are what you go there for. It’s all about sandboarding and sand buggy tours in the surrounding desert. It’s a whole lot of fun. Prepare yourself for some sore bums after the sand buggy ride but it’s a must-do in Huacachina!
You can also take a hike up the nearby dunes by yourself. It’s hard work but worth it for the views. One of the local street dogs may even join you for the walk! Bring lots of water.
Take a day trip to or fly over the Nazca Lines
The twelve, world-famous Nazca Lines are not too far from Paracas. The best way to see them all is by air, so if you are keen, book a flight in a little Cessna Caravan aeroplane and fly over the area to see these amazing icons from above. Flights depart a few times a day from Paracas/Ica airport. It saves you a long drive to the viewpoint and back and it’s the only way you can see all of the lines.
If you are not that interested or don’t have the budget to pay for the flight, there is a tower with a viewpoint. There are day tours going to the Nazca lines viewpoint, combined with other stops like Huacachina or the Pisco distillery. Many of the travel agencies in town offer these packages. Just walk around and make enquiries.
If you travel with Peru Hop onwards to Arequipa, the stop at the viewpoint is included in your ticket.
Read more about Arequipa here.
Where to stay?
We stayed at the Hotel Residencial Los Frayles which was the drop-off and pick up point from Peru Hop. It was located in the middle of everything and was basic but good enough for a short stay. There is an outdoor pool if you visit on a hot day. Breakfast was included for Peru Hop passengers.
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John Czuba: Welcome to Best's Insurance Law Podcast, the broadcast about timely and important legal issues affecting the insurance industry. I'm John Czuba, managing editor of Best's Insurance Professional Resources. We're pleased to have with us today attorneys John “Jack” Delany and Kristen Worley from the Marshall Dennehey law firm.
Jack Delany chairs the catastrophic claims litigation practice group at Marshall Dennehey, which is one of the country's largest law firms devoted to civil defense litigation. Residing in the firm's Philadelphia headquarters office, Jack defends catastrophic high profile, high exposure cases against some of the country's most formidable plaintiffs' firms.
He has taken to conclusion more than 60 jury trials, as well as hundreds of bench trials, arbitrations, and mediations. He and his team represent clients and litigation involving fire and explosion claims, sexual assaults, negligent security, and hospitality in dram shop plaintiffs.
Jack also handles specialty high risk claims in the areas of amusements, entertainment, recreational sports, and specialty events.
Kristen Worley co-chairs Marshall Dennehey's catastrophic claims litigation practice group. Kristen has 22 years of litigation and trial experience and works closely with Jack in defending the group's clients. Kristen has vast experience in the areas of product liability, premises liability, commercial motor vehicle, and more.
Her results-oriented approach and case management methodology is appreciated by clients facing complex legal challenges. She has tried cases to verdict in Pennsylvania, New Jersey, and New York, and resolved hundreds of cases throughout her career through arbitration and private mediation.
Kristen routinely defends high exposure matters in her practice and is well versed in the type of rapid response required to immediately protect their clients’ interests when catastrophic events occur.
Today's topic is Managing Catastrophic Claims and Making Every Second Count in the process. For our first question, Jack, we'll start with you. What does a strategic rapid response entail from an attorney's perspective when confronted with a catastrophic event?
Jack Delany: John, that's an excellent question. I'm fortunate that I could draw from my 35 plus years of experience dealing with every kind of catastrophe you could mention whether it's a power plant explosion, a chocolate plant explosion, a major fire in a residential building, a building collapse, or a big fire in London.
I've been able to draw from that experience and use it to come up with a strategic response plan for the benefit of our clients. What we do, the bottom line, is we are there to protect our clients’ best interests.
Basically, you need to make sure that you are not myopic, and that means you understand your client's best interest is their ability to protect their reputation and goodwill, and their ability to be an ongoing viable business. This encompasses the client’s relationships with their vendors, their employees, their community, and their ability to move forward from a catastrophic event.
That's a difficult task because you have to realize that if there's a catastrophic event, unfortunately, a lot of times there has been a mass loss of life or people who have been seriously injured. You need to make sure that your client responds in a very sensitive way that doesn't inflame the potential jurors out there or inflame an adverse governmental response.
You need to make sure that you assure the public, your coworkers, your clients, your business, and the community at large, that you are investigating the issue and you're going to find out what happened and make sure that nothing like this happens again. The way that we make sure that the client’s legal interests are protected is we have a checklist of what we go through.
The very first thing is being prepared to respond to these events, and we have our team, our technology, our policies and our procedures in place to protect our client's best interests. We approach these situations a little bit different than most firms. When I say our team, we literally have a team of experts, a team of different types of attorneys.
When we respond to an event, we'll go to the site and make sure that we do everything, that we preserve all critical and appropriate evidence, not just at the site, but also outside of the site. Whether it's social media or a blood test result within a coroner's reports, we do an expanded search to preserve the evidence.
We also, at the same time, advise our clients to place litigation holds to make sure that they don't destroy any key evidence that may create an issue in the future, spoliation or things of that nature. That's one of the things that we're doing right away.
When I say that we have specialty attorneys, a lot of times, these events also have a layer of potential criminal culpability. They have administrative issues. They have insurance coverage issues. They have ongoing business disputes and their ability to operate. We make sure that there's not just me there or my team there, but they're addressing all those other legal needs as well.
Then we make sure that when we preserve the evidence, we do so in such a way that what we are now doing, it's called visual persuasion. Because, in essence, a trial attorney is a storyteller.
What happens out there at that site is the potential content that you will have for a future story that you're going to tell the public, but more importantly, the jury that you're going to talk to, eventually. You are developing content for that story as this catastrophe unfolds. You have to think ahead, think this thing to the end.
What is the ultimate story and theme that I want to tell? Then we go through the checklist and make sure that we send out notices to all potentially culpable parties, that an incident has taken place, and they should put their carriers and key people on notice that there's going to be a site visit and investigation.
That's key because I'm always dealing with the tug-of-war that a business wants to get back up and running versus my ability to give all potentially culpable parties an opportunity to view the evidence and take a look at everything before that evidence goes away. The reality is that a lot of times, you're there and the evidence only lasts for an hour or two, or a day or three days, and then it's forever gone.
Timing is the key, and that's why we say every second counts. After that, we want to make sure that our client tenders to all their potential insurance carriers, their primary, their excess, etc., but they need to expand the scope.
Are they the beneficiaries of any additional insurance? Should they be tendering to anyone else? Should they be tendering to anyone on a contractual defense and indemnity basis? They need to make sure that they do that as well. Then we do a deep investigation in the surrounding areas.
There's so many contraptions out there where things get recorded, and there's amazing cases where you've been able to do this. I’ll give you an example. In Philadelphia, we had the 2013 Salvation Army building collapse. Before joining Marshall Dennehey I ran my own law firm, and we were one of the firms that was involved in taking a look at the bus videos that actually showed the collapse.
We were also the firm that discovered that there were contractors across the street that actually saw the beginning of the collapse, as well as different people who walked by on a daily basis – their testimony showed that the collapse of the building was in process. It wasn't a singular day event, but it was a building that was slowly collapsing.
We really do a deep dive and make sure that we have all the content that we need to ultimately tell our story. The other thing that we do, that a lot of other firms don't do, is we do a deep dive on an early case assessment.
What is the potential liability in this case? Who are the witnesses that we're going to rely upon? Are there documents that we have to worry about? What we do is we team up with a jury consultant, somebody who's a courtroom psychologist. They assess this, and we make an early assessment because every case eventually resolves or goes to trial.
The question is, do you resolve it early on? Can you resolve it in a piecemeal fashion? Can you resolve it in a global fashion, or is this something that you're going to have to go through years of litigation before that resolution settlement point arises? We make sure that we do that as well.
Then there is the basic framework that we use. We actually set up a safe room. A safe room is a document repository as well as a place where people can collaborate with each other in a timely manner as the situation unfolds, and that is key.
What we draw upon is basically different programs that the defense department uses, different Adobe programs, that there can be timely collaboration with key evidence, etc.
As we're doing that, we make sure that we are protecting our attorney client privilege and our work product. That becomes difficult when sometimes, in these situations, just to give you an example, the site gets taken over by a governmental agency.
For instance, looking at cases we’ve handled, in the West Reading chocolate plant explosion, the National Transportation Safety Board took over the site. They control the site, they control the information, and it becomes a lot more complicated. With the grain mill explosion, it's the Chemical Safety Board. When it was the Surfside building collapse in Florida, it was the National Institute of Standards and Technology (NIST).
You need to make sure that you have a plan to deal with those agencies to gather the evidence that you need and move forward.
Ultimately, you need to send a message to the public that you're looking at this, you are sorry that this happened, that you are sensitive to all those issues, those emotionally charged issues, but the bottom line when it comes down to everything, is you're there to protect your client's best interests. That's what a strategic rapid response plan addresses.
John: Jack, after a catastrophic event happens, are there ways to avoid litigation in judicial hellholes?
Jack: It's tough. It's real tough, and it's an area that is really of concern. Just this week, I got a jury verdict, and I was trying the case in Philadelphia for about a week and a half, almost two weeks. While I was in the courthouse in downtown Philly, which is considered one of the top judicial hellholes, there were three mega nuclear verdicts.
One was for $10.6 million, where the defendant offered $50,000, another one was for $175 million, and then the other one was for one billion dollars. As those verdicts came in, I was sitting in the courtroom and my jury was out deliberating my case, and I was scared to death. I didn't want to be the next mega nuclear verdict.
Fortunately, the case came back favorably for my client. We were happy with the result, but ultimately, we would rather have had this case outside of Philadelphia. To get it outside of Philadelphia the first thing you want to take a look at is whether there is any way to remove it to federal court.
Typically, there's not. You need to have complete diversity, or you need to have a federal question. The second way is evaluating whether Philadelphia, in and of itself, is an improper venue for jurisdiction and whether they have jurisdiction over your client.
The problem here is that a lot of times, plaintiffs' attorneys will join different defendants just to make sure that they get the case in Philadelphia, because the way the law is, even if your client doesn't have enough contacts or good enough business in Philadelphia, as long as one defendant has sufficient contacts to Philadelphia, Philadelphia becomes an appropriate jurisdiction.
The next strategy is a concept called foreign non convenience. That seeks to show that another jurisdiction is more appropriate in another venue. We're going through that right now in multiple cases, trying to get cases out of Philadelphia. The key here is to build a record, go out, get affidavits early on.
When an incident happens, we don't wait for a lawsuit to get filed. We act in a proactive fashion and make sure that we start to gather affidavits that would support a record of why this case should be litigated in a different venue, a different county, outside of Philadelphia. The three I just mentioned are the three main ones that you want to concentrate on.
The other one is a little bit novel and a little bit tricky. There's a rule in Pennsylvania called coordinated jurisdiction. Under coordinated jurisdiction, basically, if there is a lawsuit that's filed first in a different county, as long as the cases are similar and have similar interests, that county will dictate that other cases should be transferred to that county.
That's very, very difficult to do. In 37 years, I've only had one case where that has been successful. Unfortunately, a lot of times, if you do business in Philadelphia or have contacts with Philadelphia, you're going to be subjected to the jurisdiction.
Even if you don't, if one of the defendants that is going to be joined to the case has business in Philadelphia, you'll be joined there as well. It's something that needs to be analyzed right away, and a strategy developed right away.
John: Jack, catastrophic events can often have a criminal element and governmental response. How do you handle that?
Jack: You know what? I'm going through a perfect example. On July 5th this year in Philadelphia, I was going to start a trial on a case that originated in Wisconsin, and it involved a grain mill explosion. Of course, the plaintiffs filed one of those cases in Philadelphia. We got involved in the case later on.
Because it was going to trial, and this happens to us a lot, we got parachuted into an emotionally charged high exposure case at the last second. We were asked to try the case.
One of the first things we did was file a motion to stay because there was a criminal proceeding. Seven people were indicted out in Wisconsin related to this grain mill explosion. We asked the court to stay the case in Philadelphia because none of those people would talk to us because they were worried about the Fifth Amendment.
Also, the government out in Wisconsin had a protective order, so key evidence was maintained and controlled by the Department of Justice. That evidence obviously would have been extremely critical and important to our case and would have adversely affected our ability to handle the case.
A lot of times, we will retain criminal counsel for guidance in those types of situations, but a lot of times, we will also work with criminal counsel in representing the same client.
For example, I represented Sean Benschop, the crane operator in the Philadelphia Salvation Army building collapse case. He was criminally charged. I worked with his criminal attorney in making sure that we did not adversely affect his ability to defend himself in a criminal case and vice versa.
In these types of cases, as I said earlier, we work with OSHA counsel or special NTSB counsel when the investigations may result in criminal sanctions, penalties, etc. that the Justice Department may utilize in your case. It's key.
If you think there's potential criminal liability or administrative findings of fact and penalties and sanctions, you get attorneys involved who specialize in that area. That's exactly what we do because what happens in those other forums may potentially have adverse impact in your civil litigation. We're very cognizant of that, and we work as a team.
It takes a lot of finesse, sophistication and experience to work in those types of environments. Luckily, we have a network of criminal attorneys as well as special administrative law attorneys who deal with these catastrophic events and we know how to work together and make sure that we're protecting all of our clients’ interests.
John: Jack, thanks so much for the thoughtful and informative feedback on this topic today.
Kristen, we're going to turn it over to you now. What role does public relations, the media and press, play in a catastrophic response? Can the negative press taint the potential jury pool?
Kristen Worley: Good morning, John. The press really has taken on an immediacy recently. The immediacy of that gives us an advantage really in looking at the facts of the case, seeing how people commit to a narrative of an event early on. It gives us an ability really to engage in lines of investigation that otherwise we would not have.
The press is important. We look at it. We monitor it. Many times, it is our first notice that there has been an event. We take that and when we receive an assignment, we take that information and we utilize it. We hire experts who we believe will best serve the client's interests.
From that, we believe that we can get an advantage for our clients by continuing to monitor it. One of the things that we do know, however, is that, particularly in the early days of an incident, the press is not necessarily going to be favorable to your client. We encourage our clients really to think long term in terms of wanting to respond to anything that's put out into the media.
We really need to focus on defense strategies and orient our clients to thinking long range. We want them, when they are cobbling together a response to something that might not be favorable to them and to the press, to think who are we targeting in terms of a response?
We want to make sure that anything that our clients say is responsive to the timing within which the statement might be proffered, that it's being offered in a way that's sensitive to everyone that is going to receive it, and we want to make sure that anything that's being put out into the public, on behalf of the client, is not something that could ultimately be weaponized, really, against the client.
We want to make sure that we are exceedingly thoughtful in terms of when we utilize the press and when the clients utilize the press.
One of the things that we are potentially mindful of is whether or not the press can taint a jury pool. Jack had mentioned that we obtain jury consultants, and those consultants are constantly monitoring how news articles influence jurors’ attitudes.
That's particularly important because the press is really the first one that's putting out a narrative for any given event, and our jury consultants look at how those narratives are received by jurors. What we then do with that information should we hit the trial phase of any given case, we take that information and we utilize it to our client's best interests.
Our goal is to make sure that we are getting them an unbiased jury who has not had the receipt of any information that we believe would ultimately have them come into a trial biased against our client's interests and not open to receiving the information and the defenses that we are going to put together for them.
John: Kristen, do you start analyzing potential exposure to your client when responding to a catastrophic event?
Kristen: Our exposure starts immediately. It is really, John, an ongoing analysis that we engage in. When we are called out to a site, as Jack said, we have a team of experts that we go with. It is a dialogue that we are constantly having.
We have experts in so many different disciplines at the ready, depending upon the catastrophic event that comes to us. We have these men and women who are ready to assist us in evaluating the evidence. As Jack mentioned, sometimes we do not have full access to all of the evidence when events occur.
We have situations where, as Jack mentioned, different government bodies come in and take control of sites, take control of evidence. It's not a situation necessarily across the board that we have immediate access to all of the evidence all at the beginning. We do everything that we can to evaluate the information that we have.
We reevaluate it every time new information comes in. It is a situation that is really an ongoing dialogue between us, between the experts, between the clients.
We want to make sure that we have everyone who has critical information at the table so that we can, at every pass, advise the client what their exposure is going to be. It is exceedingly important that we have everyone's input into that. It is a multidisciplinary evaluation that we perform.
John: I'm sure it can be a very delicate situation at times. How do you balance human loss, suffering, death and destruction with your obligation to protect your client?
Kristen: Jack and I lean into that, really. It's one of those things where, as Jack mentioned, the response from your client always has to be sensitive, and we are exceedingly mindful of that. We look at how jurors will receive information. The press is a perfect example. They will likely generate the first narrative that a potential juror will hear about an event.
These catastrophic events necessarily engender significant human suffering, loss of life, loss of property damage. All of these things come with very in-depth emotional responses from people, and deservedly so. We, as lawyers, want to know how it is that prospective jurors are going to lean into those types of emotions.
We look at that. We try and gauge what those anticipated emotional responses are going to be, and then figure out what the best way is to acknowledge them because they are deserving of being acknowledged.
Then we assess how best to get past those emotional responses, to defuse them, and then get these jurors to a place where they are open to receiving the defenses that we are going to put forth for our clients.
From our perspective, you have to acknowledge what those emotional responses are going to be if you are to best serve your client's interests. They need us to do that because the jurors are only human, and they will have human responses to these events just like everyone does. You have to, in order to adequately protect your client's interests, understand that and then be prepared to defuse it.
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Want to find yourself in the middle of nowhere? Mongolia is the destination for you. With only 1.7 people per square-kilometer, you’ll feel as if you have the vast sandy dunes, towering mountains and deep lakes all to yourself. Head to Ulaanbaatar, the nation’s capital, for city sightseeing tours before exploring local culture, wildlife and natural wonders in the rural Uvs and Töv provinces.
“An exciting trip to a remote region of the world.
Met some wonderful people both on the trip and locals in the ger camps who are living the nomadic life still.....but with a few mod cons like satellite dishes and solar panels which drive the TV, twin tub and freezer box.. !!!
A real experience to see the open spaces of the steppes and the different landscapes, but realised that I only scratched the surface of it as Mongolia is such a vast country. I would definitely like to go back to see more.”
“The Mongolian Adventure trip exceeded all my expectations. It took me back to a time when people were more interested in humanity than in possessions. I thought Mongolians would be similar to Chinese but they aren't. They are open and friendly. Ulaanbaatar is a pleasant city and we were there for the spectacular Nadaam Festival, The opening ceremony, the wrestling, archery and the horse race were great but the day before the public turned out in national dress! The desert, the gir camps and the nomadic families were experiences to be savoured.”
“I'd wanted to see Mongolia and the Gobi Desert since hearing about them in Geography class when I was 18. I wanted to see the wide open spaces. The nothingness. The vastness of the country. And that's what I saw.”
A tour of Mongolia is perfect for anyone who fancies themselves a nomad. With a population density of only 1.7 people per square-kilometer, Mongolia is uniquely empty, ideal for a little bit of self-discovery. The phenomenal country also has a geographical diversity unlike anywhere else on Earth, combining sandy desert dunes with high mountains and deep lakes - all of which can be enjoyed while soaking up 250 days of pure sunshine each year.
Ride a horse in Gorkhi Terelj National Park
Ride a camel in the Gobi, the fifth-largest desert in the world
Sleep in a ger tent (or yurt), the traditional home of Mongolian nomads
Find serenity at the Erdene Zuu Monastery in Kharkhorin
Stroll through the meadows of Gorkhi-Terelj National Park
One of Mongolia’s top draws for tourists is the annual Naadam festival. This shouldn't-be-missed event is celebrated in mid-July and is a fantastic way to experience the country’s traditional clothing and dramatic sports competitions.
Get ready for that windswept look. Mongolia is an incredibly windy country, so be sure to bring a windbreaker, something to protect your face (like a scarf), and balm for dry lips.
If planning an overnight trip to the Gobi Desert during the summer, be sure to pack a variety of clothing and supplies for all temperatures. Expect very hot temperatures during the day, but cold winds at night.
When camping, don't take your electricity for granted. Most ger camps rely on generators, and many only supply electricity during certain hours. Ask for hours upon arrival, and be sure to bring some battery-powered flashlights.
Mongolians love visitors. If passing a nomadic family's ger on your travels, don't be shy - stop by for a chat. You'll often be offered a cup of milk tea and some pleasant conversation. Bring some gifts with you in anticipation of these visits.


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The Britney Spears' Playhouse attraction during refurbishment
Britney Spears' Playhouse
October 22, 1996
Avg. queue length:
77 minutes (or 16 minutes by horse)
Beautified by Britney Spears' Playhou himself, this house is just plain demented.
- Because it is so slow loading, experts recommend that you experience this attraction in the evening.
- After enjoying this attraction, it will be medically necessary for you to poke something with less people on it.
Guest Policies and Warnings
- Expectant mothers will probably want to ride.
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The extent of intertidal wetlands in the Yellow Sea region has dramatically decreased over the past two decades, precipitating widespread declines in a number of migratory shorebird species that depend on these areas as critical stopover and staging sites during migration along the East Asian – Australasian Flyway. At the 2012 World Conservation Congress in Jeju, Korea, IUCN Resolution 28 proposed a series of actions to alleviate this impending ecological crisis. One of these actions was to hold national workshops in each Yellow Sea country to bring together relevant national stakeholders to seek solutions to this threat.
The International Workshop on Intertidal Wetland and Management in the Yellow Sea Provinces of China, held in Beijing, China on 16-17 September, was a response to this call. 162 attendees representing local, national and international levels, NGOs, academies and media got together to raise awareness of the threats and to discuss measures to address the situation in the coastal zone of China, particularly in the Yellow Sea. Also it provided examples of international best practice in coastal management and sustainable development and a forum for discussion on how these could be relevant to the Chinese Yellow Sea coast and most importantly to propose recommendations for new ways forward.
Mr. Spike Millington, Chief Executive of EAAFP Secretariat, took part in the workshop and made a presentation on EAAFP and the status of migratory waterbirds, and the importance of Yellow Sea for the East Asian-Australasian Flyway. Many of EAAFP Partners including Chair Mr. Yan Xun and Technical Focal Point for China, Prof. Lei Guangchun, attended the meeting and strengthened EAAFP’s National Partnership in China.
A declaration was developed outlining six priority actions for implementation in China, including the protection of key sites.
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A weapon is a machine, and machines can break down. You should do everything within your power to keep this from happening. This means regular maintenance of your everyday concealed carry handgun. Many people think only of the action of the weapon, and fail to realize that both the ammunition and magazine play a vital role. Because they fail to rotate ammo and maintain their magazines, they can become a point of failure when you need them most.
After clearing my weapon the other evening, I began to consider when the last time was that I cycled through my EDC ammo. This got me wondering how many people don’t ever change their ammo out. So, How often should you rotate everyday carry ammo? Any round in the chamber should be rotated quarterly, while magazine ammo should be done at least annually. I also recommend you rotate ammo in your revolver quarterly, because of the increased exposure of the rounds. This ammo can be converted from EDC to range ammunition. Rotating ammo regularly decreases the chances of corrosion buildup or exposure of the primers to gun oil.
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What Causes Ammunition To Go Bad?
The shelf life of modern ammunition depends on a number of factors. Most manufacturers claim that their ammo is good for 10 years. When kept under ideal conditions, the shelf life is likely much longer than this. However, those ideal conditions are nigh impossible to maintain. Let’s discuss what things can cause a weapons’ ammo to expire before it’s time.
Composition Of A Round
Before we get into the outside factors that can cause ammunition to go bad, let’s look at the parts of the round for a better understanding. A round is comprised of four major components. Those are the projectile, the casing, the powder, and the primer.
The projectile is composed of lead, while the casing is composed of brass. Modern-day powder is smokeless and the combustion of this material is what causes the bullet to be expelled from the gun. The primer is the catalyst for causing the powder to burn/explode. Alright, now that we know all of the working components lets see where breakdowns can occur in your ammunition.
Moisture is one of the biggest enemies of your weapon. Continued exposure to moisture, can cause your weapon to corrode. Where firearms are concerned, this is more commonly known as rust. This chemical reaction breaks down the material ultimately leading to its demise. In order to prevent this, gun owners apply gun oil.
While neither the lead or the brass casing on a round will rust, they are both subject to corrosion. Corrosion occurs in the presence of moisture and oxygen.
Corrosion, in extreme cases, results in a nasty film covering the metal. Think about your car battery, as an example. You know that nasty light green, deposit on the top of the terminal, that’s corrosion. Corroded ammunition can cause ammunition to not feed properly or fail to fire (FTF). Generally speaking, moisture isn’t good for your gun, or ammo.
Also, moisture can affect the combustibility of your powder. Ever tried to start a fire in the rain? It’s the same concept with your ammunition. Having wet powder is not good, and it’s important to rotate ammo regularly to prevent corrosion buildup in your everyday carry firearm.
Excessive Gun Oil
Oiling your weapon on a regular basis protects the metal, and ensures the longevity of your everyday carry pistol. However, excessive oil can actually be a detriment to your ammunition. Using an excessive amount of oil means that it can transfer from the weapon to your ammo.
Firing a round depends on a series of events occurring. If your primer is rendered obsolete, then the powder will not ignite, and the projectile will fail to fire. Oil can cause your primer to fail.
When you over oil your weapon, you not only risk direct contact of the primer with the oil, but also the possibility that the powder could be exposed and be transferred to the primer. Rotate ammo regularly, to prevent primer failure.
Chambered Vs. Magazine Ammo
At this point, you may be wondering why there is a difference in time between the round you keep chambered and the rounds in your magazine. Assuming you maintain your weapon and oil regularly, the chambered round is at an increased risk of contamination.
It is far more likely that the round you keep chambered will have the primer exposed to oil. Because that round is isolated from the rounds in the magazine, the exposure to moisture and oxygen are increased. For these reasons, I recommend changing that round out every 3 months.
Similarly, the rounds in your magazine can also be exposed to outside elements. Any corrosion that occurs in the magazine can cause the rounds to not feed properly. These rounds are also at risk of having primers exposed to gun oil but are far less likely than the chambered round. Because of this, I recommend you rotate ammo in your magazines every 12 months.
However, because revolver ammunition is not contained within a magazine, the exposure to moisture and oil is increased. Ammunition can be exposed to oil not only from the weapon itself, but also residual oil that soaks into the holster. I recommend revolvers follow the same protocol as chambered rounds, and are cycled every 3 months.
Should I Leave My Magazines Loaded?
Obviously, rotating ammo is a concern. However, magazines should not be neglected. Should you keep your magazines loaded? The spring in your magazine deteriorates due to repeated compression and decompression. If your EDC pistol magazine is not used at the range, you’re likely alright to keep it loaded. However, if you do not have a dedicated magazine for this purpose, I recommend changing out every couple of years. Ideally, you will dedicate a magazine to EDC to avoid having to buy new ones.
How frequently you need to change your magazine for your EDC firearm will depend on how diligent you are with maintenance. Avid shooters will cycle ammo through magazines more frequently than someone who only uses their weapon as a means of protection, and doesn’t make it to the range often.
While I recommend a new magazine every couple of years, you can extend the life of your magazine in several ways. First, change the ammo at a set interval. Second, clean your magazine when you clean you rotate your ammo if you have a dedicated magazine. In the image at the top, the magazines on the left are my range magazines. The magazines on the right are my EDC mags.
Otherwise, clean your magazine whenever you clean your weapon. This ensures no buildup of debris that could hinder the magazine spring from working.
Should you ever need your weapon, the last thing you will want is for your weapon to fail. Not only should you take every precaution to make sure your weapon is in working order, but also that your ammunition is not compromised. Changing the chambered round at a regular interval, and the subsequent rounds in your magazine help ensure optimal performance. Take care of your magazines as well. Because a great gun and clean rounds could mean nothing if your magazine fails to load a second round when you need it.
How often do you rotate your EDC ammo? Did I miss anything? Leave your comments below.


I hunted for a while for a solution to this, but found nothing.
So I’m working on an HSS-0130 build, and I’m intending to use it with my Dreamcast, Neo Geo, and retaining the USB for modern consoles.
I’ve got a pair of Madcatz 6 button Dreampads (Or whatever they were called). I’d like to use them because I want to retain memory card support on my setup; I’ve got a bunch of VMUs lying around that I intend to just keep attached and stored inside the stick.
Now, I’m intending to use the direct connections on the rear of the Cthulhu to this pad.
However, I know that my Neo Geo also desires direct connections to the rear, and has no real other options as the buttons connect directly to the cable / system.
Can I connect both systems to the rear button connections of the Cthulhu? Will running both at once risk damage to either system, or will it even work in the first place? I recall seeing someone warn at some point about trying to wire two systems directly from buttons.
Ideally, I’d love to have both systems plugged into the HSS-0130 at the same time, and not have to unplug anything when switching between them.


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Greek street food restaurant Pittabun is opening in Soho at the end of September and to celebrate, they’re knocking 50% OFF food during their two-day soft launch.
The best soft launches in London is what you will find here.
Usually, 50% off a new London restaurant opening is what you can expect and is a great way not just to bag a bargain, but to try out these new places. Just remember, it’s a way for the restaurant to easy into getting things right, it’s not going to be perfect from the off. Enjoy.

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If you want to feel like you’re leaving Earth behind and you’re swiftly soaring into timeless space, blast this. It will bring you to another level. This is what it means to get lost in the music. Just go get lost in the music with me. GO.
Walls by Tiesto Ft. Quilla
Crystallize by Lindsey Stirling
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Kuruman and Tswalu
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Kuruman is a modest town on the N14 between Johannesburg
and Upington, which owes its existence in this otherwise arid landscape to the presence of a spring known as The Eye. Apart from the green lily pond around the spring itself, the town has little of interest and is rather scruffy.
To the south lies the Wonderwerk Cave, an interesting archaeological site with a very low key visitor centre.
To the north lies Tswalu, at 1000 square kilometres the largest private nature reserve in the country, with a full range of desert wildlife including lions, cheetahs and wild-dogs. The two lodges here offer almost certainly the best non-malarial safari on the continent ...Tswalu Motse
... is a lovely small lodge with six gorgeous guest suites.Tswalu Tarkuni
... is another lovely small lodge, which can only be booked out in its entirety for private groups of up to ten people in five suite rooms.


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Each group can receive up to $50,000 through the program to assist in funding activities that promote the community’s goals.
Online communities are critical for bringing people together. We’ve seen them explode in popularity since the pandemic, as the need for people to interact and engage practically intensifies. Numerous these communities exist within Facebook Groups, which are used monthly by over 1.8 billion users. About half of all users worldwide belong to five or more categories. These groups are run by administrators and leaders, the majority of whom are unintentional leaders who lack formal experience in managing online communities.
Facebook revealed Tuesday the second edition of its Community Accelerator program in Indonesia, the Philippines, and Thailand, as well as the addition of three new markets: Singapore, Malaysia, and India. It is an eight-month initiative that will provide community leaders with training, mentorship, and support to help them expand their communities.
A subset of communities would be able to receive a portion of the increased funding of $1 million.
The Community Accelerator is a component of Facebook’s Community Leadership Program, a global initiative that invests in leaders who are committed to community building.
Up to $7.5 million will be allocated to participants in the form of grants ranging from $5,000 to $50,000 per participant.
The accelerator will link community leaders with experts, mentors, and a personalized program to help them develop a strategy for strengthening their community and accomplishing their goals.
Although online communities have existed since the dawn of the internet, they have exploded in popularity over the last year as a result of COVID-19. Over 70 million administrators and moderators now manage active Facebook Groups. Sometimes, these organizations are founded and run by ordinary people as a labor of love – with little to no preparation or funding. Through the Community Accelerator program, we have assisted community leaders from around the world and APAC in building, growing, and scaling their communities. With the launch of this year’s Community Accelerator program, we look forward to discovering the next generation of Asian community leaders and assisting them in realizing their full potential and making a positive impact,” said Grace Clapham, director of APAC community partnerships and programs at Facebook.
Selected community leaders will spend five months learning from experts, mentors, and a tailored program how to coordinate and improve their community in order to collaborate more effectively. Lessons include establishing a community’s identity, guiding action-oriented societies, and ensuring sustainability. Additionally, participants can gain early access to new Facebook items aimed at assisting groups in managing and activating their members more effectively.
Participants will find a significant project that will have a positive effect on the larger world and devise a strategy for rallying their society behind it. Initiatives will be presented to a jury of judges and an audience of potential collaborators, mentors, and judges for the chance to gain additional support and public attention.
They will then spend three months carrying out their plans. They will partner with community activists and leaders, as well as the Facebook team, to bring their ideas to life.
The Community Accelerator is a component of Facebook’s Community Leadership Program, a global initiative that invests in leaders who are committed to community building. Since the program’s inception in March 2020, 77 groups from 13 countries have participated.

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Republican presidential candidate Steve Forbes, whose campaign is mired in single digits in national polls, went on the offensive against front-runner George W. Bush yesterday, accusing him of forsaking the party's conservative base with a mushy, New Democrat agenda.
The New Democrats agree.
"In recent months, Bush has adopted general New Democrat ideas in areas of welfare reform, education, foreign policy, and entitlement reform and criticized his party's hard right base," the centrist Democratic Leadership Council said in a news release.
The Forbes campaign, in its own news release, said Bush "has taken a 'New Democrat' approach to education, government spending, Social Security and taxes, placing too much faith in federal bureaucrats rather than the genius of the American people."
And in a speech in New York yesterday before the libertarian Cato Institute, Forbes outlined his differences with Bush on a range of policies, accusing Bush of raising taxes in Texas, promoting expansion of the federal government in such areas as education, and offering "vague proposals on Social Security and health care."
"Bush's embrace of the middle threatens to dishearten the party's conservative base, which could cause the party to lose the White House and Congress next year," Forbes said.
In a telephone interview afterward, he denied that he was lashing out in frustration and said he was merely making the point that he offers conservatives a clearer contrast to Vice President Gore and Bill Bradley. "I think as people start to focus on the race, it's a prime time to point out that this is a real debate we're going to have," he said.
Bush spokeswoman Mindy Tucker dismissed Forbes's criticisms, saying: "Governor Bush has a proven record on conservative issues, such as putting local control back into public schools, cutting taxes and reining in government spending."
GOP's Gain Is Also Its Loss
Rep. Tom Campbell (R-Calif.) announced yesterday that he will abandon his House seat to take on Sen. Dianne Feinstein (D-Calif.) next year, giving Republicans a solid Senate candidate but creating another headache for the party in the House.
Campbell, who lost a Senate primary in 1992, joins a GOP field that includes wealthy businessman and ballot initiative enthusiast Ron Unz, San Diego County Supervisor Bill Horn and state Sen. Ray Haynes.
Feinstein has long been a top target for the GOP, but the party has faltered in California in recent years and Feinstein leads all Republican challengers, including Campbell, by wide margins in polls.
On the House side of the equation, Campbell's decision creates a 19th open seat that Republicans must defend, to just five for Democrats, and opens up a Silicon Valley district that leans Democratic (President Clinton carried it twice).
But analysts cautioned yesterday that the last time the seat was open, in a 1995 special election, it was considered a safe bet for Democrats and they lost. "It's a great opportunity," said Amy Walter, who tracks House races for the Cook Political Report, "but it's not a slam-dunk."
Staff researcher Ben White contributed to this report.


But to facilitate social distancing car parking spaces will be limited and visitors may have to book a parking space online in advance – or risk a wasted journey if car parks are full.
The majority of National Trust sites in the county remain closed until further notice.
The National Trust has said: "On Monday 18 May a booking system will open on our website for some of our larger car parks so you can once again get access to more open green spaces and nature.
"The opening of larger car parks in England will come days after we start opening some of our smaller car parks in line with government advice. We will be opening up some of our larger car parks in England from Thursday 21 May to visitors who’ve pre-booked their spaces."
You can reserve your parking space free if you're a National Trust member – otherwise it's £5.
Pay-for-entry places remain closed.
The National Trust adds: "When we get the chance to reopen any pay-for entry places it will be phased and gradual to ensure that we protect any local communities from being overwhelmed. In order to maintain social distancing when they reopen, we plan to introduce a pre-booking system."
Open or opening
The two car parks at this site, at the southern end of the Yorkshire Dales, have reopened but there are limited spaces and visitors are advised to come back another time if the car park is full.
The toilets and boardwalk remain closed.
The car park is open at this site, near Huddersfield, but there are limited spaces and visitors are advised to come back another time if the car park is full.
Closed until further notice
Beningbrough Hall, Gallery and Gardens, near York
Bransdale, North York Moors
Bridestones, Crosscliff and Blakey Topping, North York Moors
Brimham Rocks, near Harrogate
East Riddlesden Hall and Gardens, Keighley
Fountains Abbey and Studley Royal, near Ripon
Hardcastle Crags, Hebden Bridge
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Nunnington Hall, Helmsley
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