Up close with the endangered orang-utans of Borneo
Sue Gough Henly takes an unforgettable trek into the rainforests of Borneo to seek out the highly intelligent orang-utan and by doing so plays a part in the fight to save this extraordinary species.
With her beguiling baby clinging effortlessly to her torso, a young orang-utan mother has just shown her offspring how to pick some delicious habu habu fruit before making a new nest of leaves in the crook of a bloodwood tree.
I’m standing beneath them and a tiny squeal of awe escapes my lips, joining the buzz of cicadas, bird twitter and other rustlings in the mottled light of the Borneo rainforest.
I had no idea there would be such intimate encounters with Indonesia’s endangered orang-utans when I signed on for my Orangutan Odysseys adventure.
Witnessing this precious mother–child interaction up close, I begin to understand how these ‘people of the forest’ share 97 per cent of our DNA.
Orang-utans are one of the four great apes, alongside gorillas, chimpanzees and the lesser-known bonobos.
They are the only ones in our neck of the woods – or jungle to be more precise: their ancestors split from the main ape line 16-odd million years ago and spread into Asia.
There is academic jostling regarding which of the apes is most like humans and which has the most smarts.
One amusing anecdote, which comes down on the side of orang-utans, goes something like this: “If you give a screwdriver to a gorilla he will scratch himself with it. A chimp will throw it, a bonobo will have sex with it, but an orang-utan will use it to escape.”
Our local guide, Ivend, explains how 15-year-old Becky is doing an excellent job of teaching her child to live in the wild.
While several others, all of whom have been rehabilitated back to the rainforest, are stuffing themselves with their once-a-day banana supplement at the feeding station, Becky is displaying the sort of initiative and teaching skills that are hallmarks of orang-utans’ superior intelligence.
Unlike the other apes, orang-utans are solitary, coming together only to mate, however babies live with their mothers until they’re about eight years of age, the longest dependency of any animal except humans.
I watch Becky and her baby over the course of an hour. Under her silent but perfectly calibrated watchful gaze he climbs up and down the tree trunk and right to the edge of the branch she is sitting on.
Ivend explains that orang-utans don’t make a sound unless they have to, shaming us human mothers who would probably have been screeching something like, “Be careful, you’re gonna fall!”.
Over and over the baby practises and returns to his mother and I melt at the look of sheer contentment on his tiny human-like face as her long red arms envelop him in utter security.
Just two days earlier, our group had flown above a fuzz of jungle green to get to Pangkalan Bun in Central Kalimantan. Sanskrit for ‘burning weather island’, the word ‘Kalimantan’ embodies its hot, humid climate.
Glancing out the window as we approach the airport, I am shocked to survey a vista vastly more searing: hectare upon hectare of palm oil trees standing rigidly to attention in blinding heat like military squadrons on innumerable parade grounds, each one hemmed in by white sand rectangles.
Almost 80 per cent of Indonesia’s rainforest has been lost in the past 50 years. Australia’s neighbour is the world’s third largest emitter of greenhouse gases, due almost solely to the destruction of its rainforests and carbon-rich peatlands for palm oil production.
The Indonesian government continues to grant land-use concessions to multinational corporations so they can produce cheap palm oil, which is found in half the products on our supermarket shelves.
In the process, vast amounts of herbicides contaminate local water supplies and villages lose their land for growing food crops.
Before setting foot in Kalimantan, I had some pretty compelling evidence as to why the orang-utan is under so much threat.
Only 55,000 are left in Borneo (90 per cent in Indonesia and 10 per cent in Malaysia) and a mere 6500 remain in Sumatra, where they are critically endangered.
It is estimated that 3000–5000 orang-utans are dying each year. They live nowhere else in the world.
Orangutan Odysseys is no ordinary tour company. Founded in 2009 by a Sydney builder and a former fireman from Melbourne, it combines adventure and educational orang-utan tours to support conservation efforts and rehabilitation programs for the survival of the species.
With a mission to “save the environment through tourism”, Orangutan Odysseys gives a portion of all its tour proceeds to support The Orangutan Project, the world’s foremost not-for-profit organisation supporting orang-utan conservation.
To date, Orangutan Odysseys has raised more than $600,000.
Co-owner Garry Sundin had a bit of a ‘jungle change’ three years ago. “I’ve always enjoyed leaving something good behind when I travel. I did the Kokoda Track six times and helped build the eco toilets there.”
After a divorce and the death of his father, Garry decided to sell the family construction company where he had worked for 40 years. He moved to Lombok and is now immersed in trying to make a difference for the orang-utans.
I am on Orangutan Odysseys’ most popular trip, which includes taking a klotok (river boat) excursion up Sekonyer River and Camp Leakey River (also known as Crocodile River) where you make multiple visits to three feeding stations in Tanjung Puting National Park. The most famous is Camp Leakey, established as the first orang-utan research station in 1971 by Dr Biruté Galdikas.
Alongside doctors Jane Goodall and Dian Fossey, Galdikas forms the triumvirate of world-renowned primate researchers dubbed Leakey’s Angels after Cambridge paleoanthropologist Louis Leakey who mentored them all.
Pioneering the study of orang-utans as intelligent great apes, Galdikas and her team at Orangutan Foundation International have undertaken the world’s longest continual research on a single species.
For 40 years she’s worked with orphaned and injured orang-utans to rehabilitate them back to the rainforest.
Much of the appeal of seeing orang-utans in Tanjung Puting National Park is the journey itself. That is once you motor out of the river port of Kumai, with its flotilla of palm-oil tankers and bobbing flotsam.
The whine of chainsaws is interspersed with fake bird-calls broadcast from concrete bunkers to attract lucrative nest-making swallows.
As the narrow boat chugs into the park, five of us – young professional couple Leila and James from Sydney, biology teacher Susie from Exmouth, industrial chemist Helke from Germany and myself – sit at the bow and let out a collective sigh.
Finally, we can soak up the colours and cacophony of the jungle. A gentle breeze cools our faces and the boat prow breaks the surface of the tannin-stained waters, shimmering tree reflections into myriad ripples.
The crew of driver, boat hand and cook is anchored by our charismatic guide Ivend, who Garry believes is the finest in the park. “He gives the most accurate information, spends the right amount of time with guests and has good English. We want to make sure our clients have the best experience.”
We certainly notice other visitors coming up to ask Ivend questions as we watch the orang-utans. Later, he explains there are many unlicensed ‘finger guides’ who merely point when they see orang-utans swinging through the trees.
Our adventure is not just about the orang-utans, however. We spend a night moored on the riverbank immersed in the rainforest.
As dusk falls, we watch neon-bright stork-billed kingfishers skim the water and laugh at the antics of long-nose proboscis monkeys as they posture and screech and leap from tree to vine to bush.
We feast by candlelight on local delicacies and sleep on mosquito-net-draped mattresses on the deck as giant fruit bats cross the dark sky. The siren-like calls of gibbon provide an early morning wake-up call.
We also plant trees with Pak Ledan who has reforested more than 50 hectares at Pesalat since 2001. It’s good to feel like I am making a difference. Yet when I get home Garry tells me a major battle has recently been lost right across the Crocodile River from the park.
In spite of lobbying, petitioning and extensive photographic evidence that orang-utans live here, the government has sold another concession for yet more palm-oil plantations.
“The only thing that will save the rainforest and the orang-utan is money,” he says. “Money to buy land concessions, money to pay for anti-poaching patrollers and money to fight court battles.”
The Orangutan Project founder (and Perth Zoo curator of exotic animals) Leif Cocks is more blunt: “Extinction in the wild is likely for both Sumatran and Bornean orang-utans if we do not take immediate action.”
Orangutan Odysseys aims to be part of the solution.
In addition to regular tours, the company offers fundraising citizens incredible orang-utan immersive experiences alongside the world’s leading primate researchers and environmental activists. The access they provide is unparalleled; unique in the wildlife world.
On our last jungle walk we are transfixed by the 100-kilogram Gungul. The late afternoon sun burnishes the red hair on his massive arms and legs as he star-hangs between two tree trunks. His enormous black head, framed by wide cheek pads, surveys his territory.
He croaks a long, low, guttural sound, which reverberates through the rainforest. It is the spine-tingling call of an Alpha male orang-utan. Ivend explains Gungul is warning other males to stay away and letting the girls know he’s ready for a date.
Another clear example of shared DNA perhaps?
All Orangutan Odysseys tours start and end either in Bali or Jakarta and include internal flights, park fees, accommodation, boat travel and most meals.
The trips range from seven to 12 days. Participants in the Trans Borneo Challenge, the world’s largest orang-utan fundraiser, travel for 23 days over 900 kilometres across Borneo by bus, boat and foot to raise funds for orang-utans.
Cost is $4850 plus minimum $3000 in fundraising. It starts on 19 August, World Orangutan Day.
Other fundraising tours offering immersion in orang-utan research and reforestation projects:
- OuTrop Sabangau Orangutan Adventure in Central Kalimantan
Offering a unique opportunity to see research at the Orangutan Tropical Peatland Project (OuTrop), which has the world’s largest population of wild orang-utans.
Trek with researchers in the Sabangau Forest as they study the behaviours of wild orang-utans, gibbons, leaf and macaque monkeys.
Visit the orang-utan ‘islands’ and the Borneo Orangutan Survival Foundation centre at Nyaru Menteng.
Tour dates: 1–9 May and 5–13 November; $2895 plus $1000 in fundraising.
- Gunung Leuser Orangutan Fundraiser in Sumatra
Visit the Orangutan Care Centre and Quarantine in Batu Mbelin (closed to the public) run by the Sumatran Orangutan Conservation Program.
You will also visit the Halaban Reforestation Program, trek for two days in Gunung Leuser National Park to see wild orang-utans and other animals, and Asian elephants in Tangkahan.
Tour dates: 17–25 April and 18–26 September 2015, 20–28 March 2016; $3100 plus $1000 in fundraising.
- Kalimantan Orangutan Tour
Led by The Orangutan Project’s founded Leif Cocks, you will pay an exclusive visit to the International Animal Rescue’s orang-utan rehabilitation centre in Ketapang and take a tour of Tanjung Puting National Park via river boat.
Tour date: 1–9 August 2015; $3350 plus $1500 in fundraising.


Riverina residents will soon have a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity to experience a World War I battle in the flesh during a weekend of war reenactments.
When father-of-two Luke Dowell passed away last year, his wife and his best friend became determined to make one of his dreams a reality.
Kerrie Stewart says Gundagai Remembers is just that – a way to honour the Australian Light Horse and her husband’s passion for keeping their stories alive.
“He was absolutely loved the Light Horse, he lived and breathed it, and he was really passionate about keeping their history alive and making sure we didn’t forget what our servicemen had been through,” Ms Stewart said.
“He had family that served in the Light Horse, so from that he started to research a lot about it, and he was also just such a horse person, too.”
Ms Stewart said the weekend would give people a rare opportunity to see what life was really like in the trenches.
“We want to give people a glimpse of what life was like for them – there’ll be two trenches, a battlefield in the middle, and we’ll be reenacting two World War I battles on that ground,” she said.
“We'll also have trench tours throughout the day, so kids and parents will get taken by our reenactors through the trenches so they can get an idea of what life was like in there.”
The weekend is being organised by the 7th Light Horse Gundagai Troop and will also feature a rare Trooping of the Colour.
President Wes Leseberg, who was Mr Dowell’s best friend, said Australians would only rarely get to witness that ceremonial display.
“You won’t see the Trooping of the Colour performed here in in Australia, you’d have to go to England to see that otherwise,” Mr Leseberg said.
“It’s pretty much a once-in-a-lifetime opportunity if you’re into military history or if you just want to see an impressive spectacle.”
Gundagai Remembers is on September 1 and 2. Click here for more details.


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CEOs around the world are starting to see the shape of a new era of sustainability coming into view.
In the face of rising global competition, technological change and the most serious economic downturn in nearly a century, corporate commitment to the principles of sustainability remains strong throughout the world: 93 percent of CEOs see sustainability as important to their company’s future success, a figure that reaches 98 percent among CEOs in the consumer goods industry, and fully 100 percent among CEOs of large multinationals in the sector.
As a follow-on to last year’s study by the United Nations Global Compact and Accenture, “A New Era of Sustainability”, this new study investigates the specific issues and concerns facing consumer goods companies. The study includes a wide sampling of major consumer goods executives around the world—107 CEOs from 46 countries – and in-depth interviews with the CEOs of some of the world’s largest consumer goods companies, including Diageo, Heineken, Natura, Nestlé, Timberland and Unilever.
From the research, some high-level findings from consumer goods CEOs include:
98 percent believe that sustainability issues will be critical to the future success of their business.
97 percent believe that sustainability issues should be fully integrated into the strategy and operations of a company.
79 percent cite "brand, trust and reputation" as a critical factor driving them to take action on sustainability issues.
79 percent identify consumers as an important stakeholder in influencing the way they manage societal expectations.
51 percent cite the complexity of implementation as the most significant barrier to embedding sustainability.
92 percent believe that companies should integrate sustainability through their supply chain; only 59% believe that their company has done so.
75 percent see "accurate valuation by investors" of sustainability as important to reaching a tipping point in sustainability.
64 percent see education as the global development issue most critical to address for the future success of their business.
94 percent report that their company will employ new technologies to address sustainability issues over the next five years.
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A wedding is a moment to last a lifetime, celebrating the love and commitment of two people pledging to share their lives with each other, surrounded by family and friends. Weddings are as unique as the individuals celebrating this commitment, and while many of these commitment ceremonies remain traditional, each wedding has its own flavor representing the personalities involved. From the flowers to the cake, the clothes to the music, a wedding can define a couple, their relationship and their thoughts and feelings about the future, together.
With the historical significance of drumming, and its presence in our lives today, weddings and commitment ceremonies are often utilizing drums within these events. Traditionally speaking, drums have been an essential part of celebrations throughout time, and across the globe. As drumming continues to weave its way back into our lives, the use of drums seems to be a natural way to incorporate both the history of a culture, a love of music, and today’s drum popularity with a hope for the future. In fact, with the underlying connection drumming has with community-building, the use of Djembes, Congas and Bongos may be significant in the support felt by the couple during a wedding or civil union ceremony.
Drums also make weddings fun. For the guests, either during the ceremony or reception, the ability to pick up a drum and beat out a rhythm can make these events an incredible memory, as well. Joining with others in celebration of life and love through improvised rhythms or “call and response” drumming can perk up the mood of guests, allowing for a truly memorable experience as they beat away on the head of a drum, adding their own unique rhythm to the day.
For those who have already committed to drumming in their lives, the use of drums at a wedding or other celebration is a natural addition to the fun, and expresses a creative personality (or personalities) beautifully. For others looking to create a completely memorable experience during a wedding or commitment ceremony, or throughout a reception, bringing in drums can also give the same spark to the celebration, and maybe even be the beginning of an important connection to music, rhythm and the cultures that define drumming.


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Hope Tala wants to make the kind of music people leave on in the background. It’s a modest musical ambition from the west London artist, who has already been hailed by the likes of Benee and Obama as being one of their favourite artists, but it’s one that makes perfect sense. Tala’s gentle, syrupy vocals take a backseat to her poetic lyricism inspired by the literary works of her favourite writers, from Zadie Smith to Shakespeare. “I want to be the type of singer where people feel like they can listen to my music all day,” she says.
Putting impactful prose before powerhouse vocals only compliments her colourful melodic palette, borrowing elements from neo-soul, R&B and bossa nova, while exploring the broad emotional spectrum of the early 20-something experience. For Hope, this included doing a university degree while juggling songwriting, recording and regular trips from Bristol to London before she graduated in 2019 with a first in English Literature. Now, with three EPs including 2020’s ‘Girl Eats Sun’ under her belt, a debut album is somewhere on the horizon. But she’s enjoying the journey for just a little while longer.
Following the release of recent single ‘Tiptoeing’ and with the promise of plenty of new music to come this year, the singer-songwriter is back with new track ‘Party Sickness’, a warm, cheeky tribute to the intoxicating spirit of a shindig. We caught up with Hope to hear about what inspired the new song, her first touring experience and when we can expect her debut LP.
How would you describe what the phrase ‘Party Sickness’ means?
If you go to a party and you get ‘party sickness’, that means that you’re kind of being a little bit messy, having loads of fun, but being a bit chaotic and maybe causing a bit of a scene and being a bit mischievous. And you get ‘party sickness’ through maybe drinking a little bit too much, or just being in the general party headspace and being influenced by the fumes of the party.
Parties have been few and far between over the past couple of years, so where did the idea for the track come from?
I wrote this song in March of last year, and yeah, there hadn’t been any parties for a while. And the day that I wrote the song, it was actually my younger brother’s 21st birthday, but I was in LA so I was really far away from him and a bit sad that I wasn’t with him. I just went to the studio and I was like, “Let’s write a really fun party song.”
Would you say you’re an extrovert?
Yeah, I definitely think I’m an extroverted person. I do have my moments where I want to be alone, but I definitely would always rather be around people. And I go crazy if I ever haven’t had a conversation for a couple of hours with a real person. But I do think that recently I’ve been getting better at spending time by myself, which is a good thing.
You worked with [R&B musical duo] Social House on ‘Party Sickness’. What did they bring to the production?
What was so incredible to me, which I’ve never seen before when working with any producers or writers, was that they literally use anything around them to build the track. Obviously they use the drum loops and everything stored in their laptops and software, but in their home studio they have loads of pens and just cool things that you wouldn’t think could be instruments, and then they’ll start clicking a pen and it will be part of the song. They had a really fun approach.
Your music has a calming quality to it while the lyrics pack a lot of punch. How did you go about creating your own sound when starting out?
It always just came very naturally to me, I think because I really know what I like in all areas of life. It’s always clear to me what direction I should go in. When I started making music, I was listening to such specific genres of music. I really only listened to neo-soul and a bit of rap and R&B as a teenager. I had no exposure to much else. And then a few years later, when I put out my first two EPs, I really got into a lot of indie music, rock music, folk. I took my blend from those. I think you can see that evolution as I put out more music, and you can maybe hear my newer influences creeping in a bit.
In terms of the kind of calming elements, I think a lot of it is because my voice is quite soft, and I don’t feel the need to project too much or do too many tricks, because at the end of the day I want to be the type of singer where people feel like they can listen to my music all day. I don’t think my voice is the main point of my music. It’s just kind of the vehicle.
Did people take you seriously in the music industry while you were also doing a degree?
I think they did. I remember going for a lot of meetings, particularly in my final year of University to work with producers and stuff like that. And I think everyone kind of respected it rather than looking down on it or thinking “You don’t have time to do it properly”. I think everyone just wanted me to finish my degree and knew that finishing my degree would only help me in terms of navigating the industry and reaching my potential musically.
Do you think pursuing music over doing your masters at Cambridge has offered you better life lessons so far?
I think that’s a really interesting question, because I keep talking to my friends about the fact that I’ve realised over the past few months that I’ve learned so much outside of education and doing this job than I would have done if I’d continued my education, which obviously would have also been an incredible path, and one that I would have been so lucky to take. And I definitely hope in the future to do my masters and a PhD, but I think I’m just the type of person, when I have a comfort zone, I tend to really stick to it. And my comfort zone has always been school and education. I feel safe within those confines, and then having to step out of that and do this job that is something new every day, I think it’s done wonders to me personally.
As a voracious reader do you feel like reading widely makes you more lyrically fluent?
Definitely. There’s the classic phrase, “If you’re not a reader you can’t be a writer”, and I think that’s so true. And I think the more expansively I read, and the more diversely I read, the better I write. It’s kind of a cheat code almost, because you get to be inspired by all the storylines that have been written and all these different things in literature – even words, concepts, themes, characters. I think inspiration always comes from somewhere and whether it’s other music or other literature or TV or life experiences, it’s whatever works for you. I think literature is a big one for me. It just opens your mind, that’s how I see it. And if my mind is open, then I can let space in for inspiration and music.
Your music videos and social media are very friend orientated. Are those closest to you your biggest inspiration?
Wow, I mean the people around me inspire me endlessly. I’ve been writing a lot of songs recently about my friendships and the people in my life, which is something I never really thought I would do, because I always just gravitated towards writing classic romantic love songs. So it’s been really interesting to feel the impulse to write a song about one of my friends. I think it just helps so much to have people around you who understand and appreciate what you do. I’m really lucky with the people around me that will celebrate and uplift each other – that’s half the battle when it comes to being a creator.
Unfortunately, the second leg of your support tour with Alina Baraz was cancelled, but what was that experience like?
The first leg was literally amazing. And obviously I’m so upset that the second leg isn’t going ahead as planned, but I’m so grateful that we got to do the first half of it. I’d never toured before. I’d played a few shows before, but to be able to play like five shows in a row was just a completely different experience and taught me so much about performing and being an artist. But also it was amazing to be able to see positive feedback from a crowd, and have that really tangible reaction that you don’t get when you release things online.
Can we expect your first album anytime soon?
There will be an album soon. I can’t promise it will be this year, but it will definitely be soon. And there will be loads and loads of music coming out this year. And I feel like I’m getting very, very close, but obviously, I want to be perfect. And I mean, there’s no such thing as perfect, but I want it to be as good as it can be.
Do you have any non-musical ambitions for what you want to achieve in 2022?
I love that! I am a big resolutions person. My big one is I want to learn how to drive, less junk food, and read for an hour a day. Also I have an addiction to buying books. It’s like my fatal flaw, I just buy too many books. So my new thing is I can only buy one book for every five I’m reading.
That’s not the worst habit to have!
People always say that, but it really hits my bank account hard. It’s less about the money, it’s more that I just don’t have the space anymore. But yeah, I guess it’s better than like, drugs or something.


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The Best RV Stargazing Destinations in North America
The fun doesn’t have to end at sundown when it comes to RVing. Because RVs take us off the beaten path, they allow us to get breathtaking views of the night sky when visiting remote locations. In fact, multiple RV parks also double as “dark sky” parks, which are parks that have minimal to no light pollution. So, grab your telescope, download a stargazing app, and let us explore 6 of the best stargazing destinations to visit in North America.
6 Stargazing Destinations to Visit on Your Next Adventure
1. Dark Sky RV Campground, Utah
Proclaiming itself as “a new way to RV,” the Dark Sky RV Campground in Kanab, Utah, is a must-stop for all Astro-RVers. Built by RVers for RVers, the 40-acre park is where natural beauty and modern RV amenities meet. With little to no light pollution, visitors can gaze upon some of Utah’s darkest skies, with the Milky Way at peak visibility from spring through fall.
Availability: Open year-round.
Nightly Rates: As of this writing, rates start at around $70 per night, but the longer you stay, the less expensive the nightly rate is.
2. Death Valley National Park, California
Home to the Mojave Desert and endless stretches of dusty roads, Death Valley National Park is an excellent stargazing destination in California. Certified as a dark sky park, Death Valley has all the peak stargazing conditions: dry weather, remote desert, and almost no light pollution. If you’re hoping to visit Death Valley, we recommend staying at the Furnace Creek Campground, as this is the area’s only campground with hook-up sites.
Availability: Open year-round, but reservations are required from October 15th to April 15th.
Nightly Rates: As of this writing, rates with hook-ups start at around $36.
3. Big Bend National Park, Texas
It’s impossible to create a stargazing destination list without including Big Bend National Park. Located in southwest Texas, Big Bend National Park is one of the nation’s least light-polluted areas. With over 800,000 acres of unspoiled land, the park is a scenic mix of desert landscapes and river canyons. When visiting, consider staying at the Rio Grande Village RV Park. Hook-ups aren’t available, but there are communal showers and a fill/dump station.
Availability: Open year-round, but reservations are required.
Nightly Rates: As of this writing, rates start at around $16 a night.
4. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
The Grand Canyon is a perfect example of two birds, one stone. As one of the seven Natural Wonders of the World, the Grand Canyon is an ideal stop for both day and night-time activities. When visiting, soak in all the picturesque views during the day, then turn your eyes towards the sky at night to see the Milky Way. When visiting with your RV, you’ll want to head towards Trailer Village, the only campground site with full hook-ups.
Availability: Some campsites are open year-round, while others close during winter. Trailer Village is open all year.
Nightly Rates: As of this writing, rates start at around $18 but will vary depending on which campground you visit.
5. Cape Hatteras National Seashore, North Carolina
If you find yourself on the East Coast, then be sure to stop by Cape Hatteras National Seashore, located on the Outer Banks of North Carolina. Miles from development, this seashore is one of the darkest sites you can visit along the East Coast. When visiting, we recommend staying at the Cape Point Campground near the famous Cape Hatteras Lighthouse.
Availability: 2 out of 4 campgrounds are open year-round.
Nightly Rates: As of this writing, rates start at around $28 for no utility hook-ups.
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They say that to destroy poor weather conditions you have to place new music on it, and fortunately all through all this quarantine time we have not lacked songs that brighten up our days. Nevertheless, all through this 2021, several artists will acquire advantage of the point that they do not have tours scheduled to launch new albums, And that is the situation with the famous Alice Cooper, who returns this year with many surprises under her arm.
Throughout 2020 he unveiled various songs but in mid-November the rocker introduced with excellent fanfare that this year a extremely specific album will be launched, which will be termed Detroit Tales. As the name suggests, this album It will be a full tribute to the metropolis that noticed it consolidate as just one of the most crucial musicians of hard rock and hefty metallic. So from the commencing it has a pretty psychological influence on him.
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At that second, Alice cooper He uncovered that he will be presenting this album and to get us even additional enthusiastic he released the very first single, “Elected”. But now, Having advantage of the reality that this February 4 the rocker celebrates his 73 yrs, made the decision to share with us a new preview of this album with the song “Social rubble”, which is sure to give you the day-to-day dose of heavy riffs you need to have to boost your working day.
About the origin of this music and I like the album, Alice reported it was a gift for Detroit, for his enthusiasts and for himself, considering that he composed it with the group that accompanied him for quite a few several years:
“We by no means imagined we would a single working day in shape in Alice Cooper’s band did not fit in with anybody, simply because we have been performing things that no other band was executing. We didn’t match in with the folks scene, we didn’t match in with the steel scene, we failed to definitely in good shape in with everything that was likely on at the time. We still feel peculiar. We felt we ended up a social squander, we ended up in our personal tiny world. So “Social Debris” was just the initial band that was creating a track about us, mainly. And it sounded like it was from 1971. It really is the authentic band, you won’t be able to adjust that, it really is incredible. ”
Everyone can obtain this song!
Besides getting that previous school sound that we enjoyWith these large riffs producing us think we engage in guitar like the gods themselves, the musician was critical when he said it was a present to his enthusiasts. Turns out any individual can down load this music fully free of charge by using Cooper’s website (Listed here can enter), but You have to hurry since it will only be accessible for 24 hrs.
Remember it Detroit Tales, Alice Cooper’s new album will be available on all electronic platforms and in actual physical structure 26 of February. But although we wait for that day and sing the mañanitas to this new music legend, See the formal video clip for “Social Debris” under.
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Jordan Matter is a YouTuber and also one of the best-selling authors in America. He has recently launched his book with the title Dancers Among Us. Jordan is a popular photographer, dancer, and social media personality by profession.
Above all these professions he is an admired author who has written the book Dancers Among Us which is one of the best-selling books on the list. He owns a self-titled YouTube channel and has gathered a huge fan following.
Jordan Matter Bio, Age, Height, Family, Wife, Net Worth
Jordan Matter was born on 6th October 1966 and as of 2021, he is 55 years old. He was raised in a Christian family from New York City, United States. Jordan completed his schooling at a local high school in New York City itself. Later, he pursued his college from a reputed university and developed his passion for photography, dancing, and all by chance became an author.
Jordan (on his website) says that he never planned photography as a profession. He was born to make a career in baseball which he continued for the first two decades of his career. After college, he developed his love for acting which seemed to be an obvious choice for him. But, he never thought that he would ever pursue photography.
Talking about his family, Jordan’s grandfather, Herbert Matter was one of the most successful photographers. Jordan grew up while seeing him taking pictures of a few popular names like President Kennedy, Vogue, National Geographic, and Harper’s Bazaar.
Jordan used to spend his childhood with his grandfather in the darkroom. His father Alex Matter is a director who has been at the Venice Film Festival. His mother, Paula Feiten, was a successful Ford model. So being in front of cameras was normal for Jordan while growing up.
Jordan also tried his hands in acting and pursued a successful career for a few years. He never gave photography a second thought until he came to the exhibition of photojournalist Henri Cartier-Bresson. His attitude towards photography changed afterward.
He gathered his extraordinary ability to capture the essence of different personalities and tell a story through them. Thereafter, he started learning photography, and with the passing of time, it became his hobby, later passion, and finally a career.
Jordan Matter Career
Jordan’s photography journey began unexpectedly when he was flipping through his friend’s mundane headshots. Frustrated with the generic quality of the photos, he decided to take matters into his own hands. He realized he had experienced this issue himself many times and wanted to change it.
The very next day, Jordan picked up his camera, brought his friend to the rooftop, and quickly snapped two rolls of photos before sunset. Little did he know that this impromptu photo shoot would set the stage for his photography career.
His friend’s agents were so impressed with the photos that they recommended Jordan to their clients, who in turn spread the word to their friends. This word-of-mouth marketing kick-started Jordan’s career. Today, Jordan’s photography career has flourished, resulting in three best-selling dance photography books and a successful YouTube channel with over 700 million views.
He’s had the opportunity to travel the world while maintaining his studio in NYC. With appearances on renowned media outlets like Today News, ABC World News, MSNBC, CBS, Late Night with Seth Meyers, NBC, and BBC, Jordan has gained widespread recognition.
He boasts over 10 million followers on his social media platforms and has been featured in numerous international magazines, newspapers, and galleries. Jordan’s story is a testament to how seizing an unexpected opportunity can lead to a remarkable and successful career in the world of photography.
Jordan Matter Biography
|Real Name||Jordan Matter|
|Birth Date||October 6, 1966|
|Age (as of 2023)||57 Years|
|Birth Place||New York City, New York, United States|
|Height||in feet inches – 5’ 8” – in Centimeters – 173 cm|
|Weight||in Kilograms – 65 kg – in Pounds – 143 lbs|
|Shoe Size||9 (U.S.)|
|Eye Color||Light Brown|
|Who is his wife?||Lauren Boyer|
|Children||Two (Salish, Hudson)|
Jordan Matter’s elder son is the old prodigy with the camera. He thinks that he will surely become a successful personality in the future with his equipment. Jordan’s younger child is a daughter named Salish.
Salish is a gymnast and also the Covergirl of his book “Born to Dance”. His wife Lauren is a veterinarian. Jordan says that he is very lucky to have his wife in his family as she keeps everyone grounded and together.
Jordan Matter Net worth
No doubt Jordan has attracted a hefty amount of money with his photography career. He belongs to a well-educated and kind family who always had a connection with the camera. He developed his passion for photography and later became a professional in the field. Jordan possesses a net worth of around $3 million.

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By Bethany Keeshan
I was supposed to be alone in the night
The soft darkness enveloping the wispy streams of light
Flowing from the moon’s gentle scars
I was supposed to be counting stars
I was supposed to be smiling when I saw them
An unquenchable thankfulness forcing me to withdraw, right then,
To contain the love and emotion I could only think of professing
I was supposed to be counting blessings
I wasn’t supposed to preface each bite
With a unbearable form of delirious spite
That coerced my own body into wanting to die
So long as the figures in mirrors wouldn’t lie
So I am counting calories
I wasn’t supposed to taste the persistent oppression
My identity synonymous with my own repression
And just when I find strength to fight for survival
My sense of self and my body become bloody rivals
And I start to count calories
One, two, three, four
I suppress the suggestion that I am worth more
Five, six, seven, eight
As I’m taken in by insatiable hate
I should have been counting the lies
But instead I am counting calories
About the author
Bethany Keeshan was born and raised in Ottawa, and she is currently completing her BA in History and Mathematics at the University of Ottawa. She has loved poetry since she was very young. She believes it to be both a fun pastime and an effective medium through which to critically examine society’s strengths and flaws.
Let’s play pretend…
Because it is fun… and life is too short!
By Sandy El-Bitar
Let’s pretend that the weather is warm and we are popping soap bubbles in the park.
Let’s pretend that I am a better kite flyer and you are a better cook.
Let’s pretend that my cheeks hurt and my eyes are wet thanks to all the laughter.
Let’s pretend that I am fine and excited to explore this whole new world of mine.
Let’s pretend that I am comfortable with the whole situation.
Let’s pretend that you are not happy here because there isn’t enough livity in this city.
Let’s pretend that you are satisfied with your new connections.
Let’s pretend that I call you just because you are a good friend.
Let’s pretend that I cook for you just because you are like “family.”
Let’s pretend that I am eating well and taking good care of myself.
Let’s pretend that I am sleeping at night.
Let’s pretend that I am fine.
Let’s pretend that I am not jealous.
Let’s pretend that you know what you want.
Let’s pretend that you are an efficient decision maker.
Let’s pretend that I don’t think of you every minute of my day.
Let’s pretend that I am just acting Cocteau’s The Human Voice.
Let’s pretend that I am taking all these meds because the doctor asked me to.
Let’s pretend that I will wake up tomorrow morning.
Let’s pretend that we are just pretending.
Let’s pretend that this time you will cope, move on … and live happily ever after!
About the author
Sandy El-Bitar was born and raised in Lebanon. She graduated from the theatre program at Lebanese University, acted in numerous plays, worked as a clown doctor in four different hospitals, and traveled to perform in several countries. In Canada, she studied recreation and leisure services. Currently, she works as a life enrichment aid in palliative and end of life care, where she integrates art, play, and humour into therapy. She is also completing her BA in psychology at the University of Ottawa. You can reach her at email@example.com.
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It has been a while since I last made a floral card. This one isn’t purely floral, but it does have flowers on it, so it counts! I had wanted to post this earlier today but, well… I hadn’t made it. I should have started earlier in the day. Oh well. The important thing is … More Floral Coffee | CAS Birthday Card
Our latest challenge at Cupcake Inspirations is a colour challenge, with a beautiful inspiration image. We’re looking for projects using maroon, teal and gold. These colours should be the focus of your project, but beyond that you can be inspired in whatever way you like!
I’ve been super busy lately, and trying hard to keep up with a bunch of deadlines – self-imposed and otherwise. As a result I have three (yes, three!) videos going live tomorrow for various hops. Today though I’m sharing a project I’d wanted to have live earlier in the week. This was supposed to be … More Spring to Autumn Coffee | Alcohol Marker Coloring on Kraft
In last night’s blog post I mentioned that the Coffee Lovers’ Blog Hop ends ‘today’. Luckily with the magic of time-zones and posting in the morning rather than the evening I can get one more post in before the link up closes. And that’s what this card is! Husband is responsible for the name, as … More Unicorn Coffee| Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
Today’s card for the Coffee Lovers’ Blog Hop is two cards! I picked up the Cool Beans digi set from super sponsor Angie Blom Digital Designs, which is on sale until the hop ends. Which is today, by the way, so you’ll have to move fast if you want it!
There’s no colouring on today’s card for the Coffee Lovers’ Blog Hop. The previous three cards have all involved using my markers. For this one I decided to leave them aside and just concentrate on stamping instead.
After yesterday’s card for the Coffee Lovers’ Blog Hop ended up veering away from my original idea, I decided to have another go at making a Spring-themed card with this stamp set. I think these colours work much better for a Spring feel than the other card did!
This card is one of those that starts out with one idea and ends up changing track part way through. I was planning on going for spring colours, but somehow ended up looking more autumnal! In any case, this is my fifth card for the Coffee Lovers’ Blog Hop, and I decided to make a … More Congratulatory Tea | Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
Today I’m sharing my fourth card for the Coffee Lovers’ Blog Hop. This time is another one layer card – I seem to have done layered cards on odd days, and one layer on even days so far. Maybe I should keep doing that. Well, anyway. I went one layer and CAS for this cute … More Feeling Slothy | Coffee Lovers Blog Hop
Are you ready for another coffee card? I decided to revisit the colour palette I used for this card and go bee-themed again. What do bees have to do with coffee? Not sure, but it’s cute!


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If there’s one thing we really can’t wait to see it’s Mary Elizabeth Winstead going full John Wick against the Yakuza in the upcoming Netflix movie Kate. It’s a neon-lit trek into the Tokyo underworld from the producers of Atomic Blonde and it just looks so awesome. Naturally for a movie with this much style and attitude, a poster would have to work hard to live up to it. Well leave it to artist Utomaru to absolutely slay it. Below you’ll find Utomaru’s Mondo exclusive print, going on sale today at 9am PT.
Artwork by Utomaru
Edition of 150
18″x 24″ Screenprint
Printed by DL Screenprinting
Utomaru’s work is some of the best and most distinctive you can find. The Kate poster highlights the artist’s penchant for mixing neon colors and geometric asymmetry. The poster features Kate, bloodied and bruised, wearing sunglasses and brandishing a very large weapon. Next to her is Ani (Miku Martineau in the movie), the hip as hell teenager who befriends Kate on her violent mission. We get a somber looking Woody Harrelson in the bottom left corner, and all kinds of gangsters and a car. Just so cool.
It’s great how much the trailer feels like a comic book version of the movie. Here’s the trailer for comparison.
The movie, which dropped on Netflix today, follows an assassin who finds out she only has 24 hours to live. In order to save herself, or get revenge (and probably both) she goes on a wild manhunt through the streets of Tokyo. In a car that has lights on the inside. So cool. The movie is the second feature from director Cedric Nicolas-Troyan, who previously worked as a visual effects supervisor on movies like Snow White and the Huntsman and Maleficent.
You can get the amazing poster for Kate from Mondo beginning at 9am Pacific today, September 10. Don’t wait; you don’t want to be too late like a poisoned hitwoman.


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Another thing you should do is to choose a slot that offers bonuses and promotions. These bonuses can be used to increase your winnings or to recover losses.
There are many different types of online slot games. They range from classic slot machines to modern video slots. They offer a wide variety of themes and features, including free spins, multipliers, bonus rounds, and more. All of these features are designed to increase your chances of winning and make the game more exciting.


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Destiny 2’s latest update, called Gambit, brings a new raid and map to the game. The most recent changes have been met with mixed reviews from fans of the original Destiny 2 experience. We break down what has changed in this installment of our weekly blog series that discusses every major change made on each week-to-week basis as it is released until September 7th when all content will be removed for maintenance during Bungie Day 2018
The “Witch Queen Update” is an update that was released on the 4th of December. It has changed a lot in Destiny 2’s Gambit mode, with new characters and weapons.
Bungie’s development team has started gently and carefully updating what’s known as ritual material in Destiny 2. Anything connected to a playlist, such as Strikes, Crucible, and Gambit, falls under this category. The first of these changes, which arrived a few months ago, gave Trials of Osiris a much-needed makeover, making it significantly more rewarding and accessible to all sorts of players. It’s now Gambits’ turn, with the release of The Witch Queen. Let’s take a look at what this redesign and all of the Gambit changes imply for the PvE/PvP game mode, as well as what players can anticipate after the expansion is released.
Explanation of the Gambit
For those unaware, Gambit is Destiny 2’s hybrid PvE and PvP game. You must work together as a team to defeat waves of foes, gather and bank Motes of Light, and defeat a final monster before the opposition team. What is the stumbling block in this process? You and the opposing team may send over more foes and even cross over to the other side to assault and take Motes away from them.
When the Forsaken expansion first came out, this game style was an intriguing new feature that played differently than anything else in the game. Gambit has been mostly unaffected by the addition of a few new maps, a more competitive mode known as Gambit Prime in 2019, and the eventual merger of conventional and Prime into a single-mode in 2020. It’s outrageously imbalanced, devoid of any fresh or fascinating material, and seems like one of Destiny 2’s sadly antiquated features.
Thankfully, the Season 16 and Witch Queen patch seems to be about to fix that. While no new material will be added to the game mode, it will be overhauled to be equally as prolific as the new Trials systems. Check out Principal Designer Alan Blaine’s initial post, then keep reading for a detailed summary of everything to anticipate from Gambit.
Adjustments to the Gambit Ammo Economy
In any PvP-related activity, ammo conservation and collecting are critical. Having Special and Heavy munitions on hand or collecting it at the proper time may shift the course of a battle or even save your life. This has always been the case with Gambit, even in PvE parts, resulting in a frustrating shortage of more ammunition to take on commercials and monsters.
Thankfully, ammunition is receiving a makeover that will provide a slew of new ways to gather Special and Heavy munitions in the future. To begin, when each Front is added, a chest will emerge with modest quantities of both kinds of ammunition that may be accessible by any player. Because these chests still have a timer, you and your team will need to schedule it in to claim it before it vanishes.
Additionally, in addition to the random drops of Heavy Bricks from defeating select Powerful Enemies and Invaders, killing a high-value target now guarantees a Heavy Brick. If you have any finder modifications installed, any of these techniques may provide you with extra ammunition. To keep things fair across teams, this effect cannot be multiplied and only delivers minor bonuses.
Encounters that have been carefully curated
Bungie has been experimenting with several methods for assisting players in becoming comfortable with terrain and confrontations. It’s the only live map in Trials, and it changes every week. When you play the higher difficulty edition of the Dares of Eternity activity, it’s the revolving arrangement of encounters that remains in a solitary sequence. This has often meant a single map or encounter lingering for an absurdly long time in Gambit, which may be annoying and repetitious.
Moving forward, we’ll be seeing a rotating selection of Encounters that have been carefully curated. The way this will work is that there will be a set rotation throughout the course of a Season that will then change with the arrival of the next Season. This will ensure that you can begin mastering what a specific species being active on a given map means for your strategy while looking forward to what changes will come in the near future.
Mote Drops, Respawn, and Revive
Bungie courtesy of HGG / Kody Wirth
One of the annoying aspects about dying in Gambit is the time it takes to get back into the combat. You constantly respawn at the beginning of the map and must hoof it across the whole zone before seeing any action. Furthermore, since respawn durations are so short, almost no one revives their friends.
There will now be a random collection of spawn spots strewn around the several Fronts, making it even simpler to return before the skirmish finishes. The revive time from other players has been reduced by two seconds, while auto-respawn has been delayed by two seconds to promote more direct collaboration. This should encourage players to keep closer together, reducing the annoyance of someone respawning in the midst of a friendly revive attempt.
Finally, you don’t have to be concerned about losing all of your Motes. Previously, if you died, you would lose everything, but now you would lose half of your Motes. If you make it back in time, you may pick them up from comrades, foes, and yourself, making deaths seem significantly less pointless. Keep in mind that all of these tweaks apply to Invaders as well, but with somewhat different characteristics and advantages.
The Bank, Blockers, and Draining
Gambit’s main focus is the bank, which is located in the heart of the city. You’ll battle Taken opponents here, deposit Motes, and guard your collection. All of this is being tweaked to make Blockers a little more tough and fair, as well as making Mote drain a little less severe.
Bungie courtesy of HGG / Kody Wirth
For starters, the health of the 10 Mote Phalanxe Blocker has improved somewhat. On the other side, the 15 Mote Knight Clocker is getting a Stasis attack. All of these changes are made to make each Blocker seem equally tough and beneficial as a Blocker, rather than one kind being the go-to due to a broken health system or AOE kickback.
At the moment, activating several blocks causes the opponent bank to be emptied. This would continue even after interacting with the Blocker, implying that unless you and your teammates band together or squander some valuable Heavy ammunition, you may easily lose a quarter of your bank in one shot. The drain will now be delayed as long as a Guardian is near the bank and dealing with the Blockers.
The Blockers, on the other hand, will now be more dangerous during The Beginning of Time period. If many Blockers are summoned, the Mote drain will now continue to be active even throughout this phase, rather than being merely more foes on screen to get in your way. This means you’ll have to concentrate on destroying these foes as they appear in order to prevent the opposing team from disrupting your efforts and allowing you to return to The Beginning of Time.
The Beginning of Time
Fighting The Beginning of Time successfully has always been about getting to it fastest and then strategically taking out Envoys to stack damage buffs. While this focus isn’t really changing, the mechanics around it are to make teamwork and enemy management much more of a focus. For starters, the Slayer stack bonus from defeating Envoys is getting a slight adjustment. It’s intended to make it that much more difficult to wipe a Primeval out in one or two rounds while leaving damage dealt in any subsequent rounds relatively unchanged.
Bungie courtesy of HGG / Kody Wirth
Speaking of Envoys, they now spawn out in the Fronts. They also have reduced health, are no longer affected by Slayer stacks, and use varied elemental shields. You’ll have to defeat them both in order to drop the invulnerability shield on The Beginning of Time. This is intended to encourage movement and communication as you and your Fireteam will now have to track them down in order to keep damaging The Beginning of Time. Luckily, they shouldn’t be overly difficult to find and will feature a decreasing health pool (30% of the damage done to The Beginning of Time) with each subsequent spawn.
Lastly, The Beginning of Time Servitor boss will be removed since its shielding mechanics worked against this new system.
Invaders from Outer Space
So, how do you feel about Invaders? When used appropriately, this is Gambit’s sole genuine PvP mechanism, and it’s meant to assist alter the game’s momentum. However, until recently, it has mostly served to add to the snowball effect of top-tier teams burying their opponents.
To help with this, and reinstate the strategy behind timing your Invasions, one of the Invasion triggers has been removed. Now, you’ll only get two triggers at 40 and 80 Mote thresholds, while The Beginning of Time phase will remain as is. You also can’t bank Invasions anymore, meaning that you’ll need to use that first one before hitting 80 Motes or lose it entirely.
While level advantages have been abolished since Beyond Light, this is the first time it has been formally revealed. Additionally, Invaders can no longer see how many motes another player is carrying, and while utilizing rocket tracking or engaging with increased magnification, you will lose sight of players.
As mentioned before, Invaders will also be affected by the Mote drop and spawn changes. You will now drop more Motes when killed and won’t spawn at the same location every time you cross over. Lastly, the overall damage dealt to The Beginning of Time after killing an enemy player has been stabilized at 27%. This is far lower than what’s been present up to this point and should make Invading still feel rewarding but not broken.
There are many ways to get rewarded.
The Drifter, like the Vanguard and Crucible, has had its prize tiers overhauled, and now it’s getting a focusing system. This will work similarly to Trials, where you may specialize your Gambit engrams into certain Gambit Armor and Weapons in exchange for 10,000 Glimmer and 50 Legendary Shards. This gear must be unlocked before you can begin concentrating, but it will make it easier for you to go for particular stat rolls and weapons.
You won’t be able to accomplish this straight immediately, unfortunately. Before being put to the focus pool, brand new Gambit weapons will be drop-only for a single Season. Aside from small seasonal tweaks that effect every vendor, most of the reward system will stay largely same.
The only other thing worth noting is that after finishing a battle, a new Gambit memento for weapon building might now appear at random. This is a brand-new cosmetic item that will be released as part of The Witch Queen, and it’s the only one of its sort we’re aware of outside of a hinted End-Game keepsake.
Gambling as a Freelancer
Over the last year, both Trials and Iron Banner have received freelance additions. This pool is designed to make solo matching considerably simpler while also assuring that you won’t be playing against entire fireteams that can communicate easily. The next way to get this therapy is gambling.
Now, when you hover over the Gambit playlist, you’ll see the option to choose Gambling as a Freelancer. Bungie did mention that these Freelance nodes are not intended to be a permanent solution and that they are investigating a way to make this occur automatically without having to split the player population.
Gambit Labs is a company that specializes in gaming.
The last thing worth mentioning about this update is the inclusion of Gambit Labs is a company that specializes in gaming. in the future. This rotating version of Gambit will function just like Trials Labs at first, where the main game mode is replaced by an alternate for a short period of time. While there’s no timeline for when this will happen just yet, we did get teases for what changes to expect:
In this lab, you’ll experiment with how the Invasion trigger gets triggered. Instead of you controlling your own portal, it will open when the opposition team reaches 40 or 80 Motes. In order to succeed, you’ll have to pay attention to how rapidly you’re banking and attempt to send over blocks at various moments.
Mote Thief is a character in the game Mote Thief
Rather of invading and attacking, you must now remain elusive and survive as long as possible. The more Motes you drain straight from the opposing bank into your own the longer an Invader is present. To add to the intrigue, the standard to Blocker drain has been deactivated for this match type.
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Gambit has always been a fascinating experiment that has been mostly forgotten since its first release. However, it seems like it will be given a second opportunity to shine with a targeted overhaul that should make it lot more rewarding and less repetitive.
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The “destiny 2 witch queen season pass” is a change to the game’s meta. The changes are based on a new weapon, and how it affects the game.
Frequently Asked Questions
What is the power cap in witch queen?
A: The power cap in Witch Queen is the point at which the game starts to be too difficult for you to continue. It can vary, but typically its around 4500 meters or 7000 feet.
Is the witch queen free?
A: No, the witch queen is not free.
How big is the witch queen expansion?
A: The witch queen expansion is about the same size as a regular map with no new features.
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We Provide 100% Locally Grown Vegetables on Dishes
We hold pride that the vegetables used in all restaurants in Hotel Nikko Kansai Airport are 100% grown in Japan. (*1) We serve seasonal vegetables gathered throughout Japan, mainly in Senshu, our local area. (*1 Main vegetables used are 100% grown in Japan.)
The Senshu area where our hotel is located has rich soil which grows not only mizunasu (eggplants) and onions which are both well known in Japan, but also many varieties of good vegetables. For the past two years, we have been exploring ideas that we would like our guests from all over the world to enjoy the tastes of ingredients grown in the rich soil of the Senshu area, and feel connected to Senshu, Kansai, and also Japan by eating them. And now we have finally arrived at the two goals below.
The first goal is Shindofuni (身土不二), a Buddhist concept of the inseparability of body and land. Because the body is made from food and food is made from the land, we believe that eating local, seasonal ingredients that are just brought from the soil results in our awareness of the true deliciousness of foods. We develop our menus based on this concept, enhance partnerships with local farmers and gather the best vegetables per season. For vegetables that are difficult to gather due to seasonality or local farmer's availability, we actually visit as many farms in other regions of Japan as we can. We pursue the best seasonal vegetables grown across our country over the four seasons, brainstorming with farmers about creating dishes made with specially selected ingredients.
Our second goal is Ichibutsuzentai (一物全体), meaning that we use the whole part of the ingredients. For vegetables, we try to cook all parts including roots, leaves, and stems and not to waste any.
From now on, we make it a goal to serve more and more reliably. We hope you enjoy our cuisines for this opportunity.
Mr. Matsunami at Kaneman-agri send us Romanesco (cauliflower). He is the cultivation leader of European vegetables and also the only farmer of this vegetable in Izumisano area.
Kawasaki Farm (河崎農園)
Kawasaki farm sends us many kinds of pesticide-free vegetables which many of our chefs highly praise for their quality and safety.
Oku Farm (奥農園)
Oku farm in Wakayama prefecture send us Kudoyama strawberries (九度山苺). They use minimum pesticide until November, but totally excluded after seedlings are set out.

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Today, thousands gathered across the country to march and protest for May Day, a.k.a. International Worker’s Day. May Day has a deep history with the labor movement and is often a day of protest for labor unions around the world. This year, activists used #MayDay to stand in solidarity with immigrants and build upon the momentum from a Day Without Immigrants. The American Civil Liberties Union, together with the Center for Community Change Action, Reform Immigration for America, FIRM (Fair Immigration Reform Movement), M Power Change and others worked to organize marches in support of immigrant rights nationwide. They provided comprehensive resources to get people educated and to encourage civic engagement. Participants took action in five different ways:
- Striking in solidarity – Refusing to work May 1
- Attending a rally or march
- Boycotting – Not buying anything on May 1
- Posting "No Ban. No Wall. No Raids." posters in their neighborhood
- Wearing yellow
According to the NY Times, more than 4,000 people joined May Day marches in Grand Rapids, MI, which was double the amount on strike during a “Day Without Immigrants” in February. About a quarter of students in the local school district were also absent. In L.A., tens of thousands marched in support of immigrants and sanctuary for refugees.
— Ricky Davila (@TheRickyDavila) May 1, 2017
If you missed out today, worry not, the ACLU has a fantastic tool to find upcoming events near you so we can keep fighting the good fight. Join a community of peacemakers and create a project for civic engagement and racial injustice today!


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The cloud-based NFT collection maker is an online program that helps you create and share NFTs. You can create as many DFY NFTs and custom contracts as you wish. This software makes it easy and the code that is already generated for you is a great place to start. It supports the entire process from collection generation to blockchain contract generation. Even if you are not a developer, the NFT collection maker can be used to create the NFTs that you need.
NFT collection maker is a great tool to create your own custom NFT art collections. It works with multiple types of media, including images, gifs, videos, and Ethereum. It can be a powerful asset to your collection. The application supports smart contracts and allows you to create presale or reveal later modes. It also features a unique feature that allows you to configure how rare each layer is, so people will only want to purchase it once they find it.
The early adopter special is about to end, and the software is light years ahead of its competitors. With its affiliate program, you can earn massive commissions on the NFT collections you create. You only need to send a link to customers to earn lifetime commissions. You’ll never miss an update with NFTcollectionMaker! Make sure to share this program with your friends and colleagues.
If you’re a digital artist, NFT Collection Maker 2.0 will allow you to create unlimited NFTs, using AI technology. It costs $27 or $37, and includes unlimited art pieces. The software is customizable and comes with step-by-step training and fast, friendly support. NFT Collection Maker 2.0 PRO provides access to the Pinata API and 30 collections. Agency version includes 5 sub-accounts for teams and 20,000 collections.
Andrew Ross is a well-known online marketer who has created many highly successful products. The NFT collection maker V2 comes with a decent selection of brushes and customization options. It also supports stroke post-correction. Its intuitive interface is easy-to-use and the default color scheme is excellent. You can also modify the software’s appearance and other features to suit your needs. This is an excellent digital art tool for those who are passionate about digital artwork.
The NFT Collection Maker is the first app that supports the whole process, including generating NFT collections and deploying them on the blockchain. NFT Collection Maker provides a ready-to-use code for NFT sales, unlike other products. The software is ready to be sold and has the original images. It can also help you create and sell NFT collections. But, NFT collection Maker is not only easy to use but also supports all aspects of the NFT market.
The NFT Collection Maker V2 also comes with ready-made art files. Drag and drop these files into your project. The software also uses AI algorithms to automatically generate artworks, so you don’t need to know any programming skills. It is compatible with a variety of devices so you can use it on your phone, tablet, and desktop. You can create hundreds of artworks in minutes using the bulk create feature. It also comes with unique tools for creating multiple styles.
The next step for NFT collection owners is the NFT Collection Maker V2. It has unlimited traits, deep rarity setting, multi-image traits, and multiple-image traits. These features make it easier to manage NFT collections and sell them online. You can also sell your NFT art collection using a web store. NFTcollectionMaker 1 can be replaced with NFT Collection Maker V2. This will make it more lucrative.
With the NFT Collection Maker, it’s easy to keep track of your crypto assets. It can handle the creation of new NFTs and store them safely. The app is easy to use and allows you import new NFTs with ease. All transactions and balances can be seen in your collection. Its robust nature makes this a great tool for collecting NFTs. It can also be used to sell old NFTs. This is another reason it’s so popular with collectors.
NFT art is sweeping the globe right now. The creation of tenk profile-pic collections has swept the world. Yet most talented artists don’t have the technical skills to create the thousands of unique tokens they need. NFTcollectionMaker can help these artists to grow their business without relying on elite collectors. So, download the free version now and start creating your first NFT art collection.


1951 Travis Bike Motor
Power Products offered two models of the Travis Motor kit. This one features the larger gas tank with the 1.5 hp motor.
The other model had a smaller gas tank with a 1 hp motor.
Both models offered an optional all chrome finish. In 1949, the kits retailed from $69.99 to $89.99.


At the Vision Show in Boston 2012 last week, the predominant trends were a huge increase in CMOS cameras and a widespread adoption of CoaXPress.
Higher resolution cameras combined with high speeds allow for improvements in accuracy required by manufacturers of semiconductor wafer inspection and metrology equipment.
While smartphones are affecting available image sensor technology, there are also advances in machine vision to support the production of smartphones.
The changes in PCB manufacturing with smaller chips, different packages, higher density printed circuit board, and multi-layered, and more complex boards are resulting in the migration from 2D to 3D measurements. Here we provide more details on the machine vision camera requirements to enable this change.
The trend in 2011 towards increased CCD image sensor use over CMOS, was contrary to what was expected. We believe this is just a slow adoption of new technology and not an indication of any long-term trends. Regardless of the differing available data we still believe that CMOS image sensors will be used significantly more in…
There has been a lot of talk (us included) about the use of CMOS image sensors taking over CCD image sensors in machine vision. Recent data reported in the 2012 AIA Machine Vision Camera Study, shows that the opposite was true in 2011. We at Adimec still believe CMOS image sensors will gain significant adoption…
High-resolution cameras combined with high speeds support latest smartphones production demand, part 3
Higher resolution cameras combined with high speeds allow for move to 3D required by manufacturers of PCB inspection equipment.
We are proud of reaching the 20 year milestone this month. It is a time for us to reflect on the past and use this to plan for a successful future. For our customers, suppliers, and employees, Adimec’s 20 year anniversary means innovations without risks.
With changes in our society, there is an increased demand in state-of-the art smartphones and tablets. This is driving other industries as well, including machine vision.
When determining the best industrial camera, one of the first considerations is to determine if your application is shot noise limited. This can help you prioritize the most important camera parameters, such as dynamic range or sensitivity. In this blog we explain how to determine if your imaging system is light limited or shot noise…


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Saturday, April 4, 2009
Live Blogging The Nationwide Series Race From Texas on ESPN2
The TV coverage from Texas for the Nationwide Series begins at 2:30ET with the NASCAR Countdown pre-race show on ESPN2. Allen Bestwick will be hosting, but this weekend Rusty Wallace has Saturday off. Dale Jarrett will be joining Bestwick on the panel with Brad Daugherty and Kevin Harvick sitting-in as a guest for the race.
The Nationwide Series did not get any TV coverage on Thursday for either practice or qualifying. Hopefully, the pre-race show will take some time to review what the series has done on the Texas track up to this point.
It will be Dr. Jerry Punch, Jarrett and Andy Petree calling the action once the racing begins shortly after 3PM. Shannon Spake, Jamie Little, Dave Burns and Vince Welch will be reporting from pit road. Tim Brewer will be in the Tech Center.
This is a wild race due to the fact that many of the Cup drivers participating are just going for the win. In the meantime, there are Nationwide regulars trying to make sure and finish as they are running the season on limited budgets. Also in the field are some rather inexperienced drivers on this type of high-speed track.
The combination of these factors should make for some early lapping, some backmarkers trying to stay on the lead lap and some pit road strategy. This is a 200 lap race that is normally run flat-out for the Cup guys who always seem to be fastest in Texas.
The weather is great and the pictures should be outstanding. With no TV coverage this week, hopefully the racing action will more than make-up for this problem which needs to be addressed by NASCAR and ESPN for 2010.
This post will serve to host your comments about the live coverage of the Nationwide Series race from Texas on ESPN2. To add your TV-related opinion, just click on the comments button below. TDP is a family-friendly website, please keep that in mind when posting.
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v1.4 of the Contiki v1.x fork (an operating system) for Amstrad CPC by Pulkomandy-
Pulkomandy has released a new version v1.4 of his fork of Contiki v1.x for Amstrad CPC. More informations on his Contiki page (with the download).
Contiki is a small operating system for embedded devices. While version 2 of the system is designed to run on embedded devices and has an IP and IPv6 stack as the main feature, the 1.x version of the system is better known for being ported to several 8-bit and 16-bit home computers.


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I am only a child playing on the beach, while vast oceans of truth lie undiscovered before me.
Simplicity is the ultimate sophistication.
Truely man is the king of beasts, for his brutality exceeds theirs. We live by the death of others: we are burial places! I have from an early age abjured the use of meat, and the time will come when men such as I will look on the murder of animals as they now look on the murder of men.


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asked the Secretary of State for Foreign Affairs if he will invite the United States Government to send observers to the bacteriological trials which are to be carried out in Bahaman waters.
Two United States scientists are attending these trials.
Is every precaution being taken to prevent the poisoning which may result having effects on American fishermen who may be in the area and to prevent the bacteria doing any damage in the United States?
I have no doubt that all appropriate precautions are being taken.
On a point of order. There is a mistake in the Question. It should be "Bahamian waters "and not" Bahaman waters."


"Can we afford clean water? Can we afford rivers and lakes and streams and oceans which continue to make possible life on this planet? Can we afford life itself? Those questions were never asked as we destroyed the waters of our nation, and they deserve no answers as we finally move to restore and renew them. These questions answer themselves."
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Why the decision of the MPC and SARB to retain the repo rate at 7% (base home loan rate at 10.5%) for the second successive meeting, is the right decision for the economy and property market.
Seeff chairman, Samuel Seeff says that while the latest inflation data showed a slight upward trend (up from 6.1% in May to 6.25%), there is no compelling case for a further rate hike right now.
An upward rate adjustment would add to the already negative economic sentiment and will most certainly serve as a dampener on the economy and property market. Consumers are already burdened with rising prices and we are not seeing any overspending, so there is no real reason for a rate hike.
Stability and a positive outlook, says Seeff, is what is now needed for the economy and country.
While the property market remains on a fairly even keel compared to last year, the energy has been taken out of the market. Save for the Western Cape that is still benefiting from semigration, most other areas, he says, are now beginning to see a slow-down in activity and price growth. Mortgage originator, Ooba, has also reported a slow-down in bond applications although the banks are still keen to lend to qualifying buyers. Seeff says further that while there is still enough activity to keep the market ticking over, he is seeing very little steam and, outside of the Western Cape, anticipates a flat market for the rest of the year
That is not to say that the market is dead. No, far from it, he adds. There are still plenty of buyers and, while well-priced properties are still attracting good interest, sellers need to be mindful of the market forces and slower price growth.
The winter months have been a bit slower than what we had hoped for, but we now start looking forward to the approaching summer months and traditionally busier periods for the market.


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PSN ban for early GTA IV player debunked
According to internet chatter, one Dutch gamer has been banned from the PlayStation Network for one week, after he was caught playing Grand Theft Auto IV early online.
The game is officially released tomorrow, but there have been sporadic reports suggesting the game has been leaked over torrent networks, and even of odd stores selling it early.
The gamer in question insists he bought the game from a shop and wasn't indulging in a pirated version.
"I got it from a store called Futurzone in Rotterdam, the Netherlands," he said on a forum. "If I turn my PS3 on it wont let me log in. They send a email to me with the ban crap."
Update: A representative from the forum in question has just contacted us stating this story isn't true, and that the poster in question has been suspended. More shortly.
- Ultra Street Fighter IV coming to PS4 at the end of May
- Ubisoft to publish Homeworld Remastered Collection at retail next month
- Journey, Flower and FlOw heading to the PS4 in a retail package
- Phil Harrison's departure from Microsoft has been confirmed
- Here's the first look at Star Wars: Battlefront
- Project CARS will feature 110 courses across over 30 iconic locations
- Gratuitous Space Battles 2 arrives today
- First Star Wars: Battlefront details arrive including a release date
- The Witcher 3: Wild Hunt's release date is now set in stone


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Solar Smash, the Planet Destruction Simulator, is a simple game for mobile devices in which you have only one goal: destroy celestial objects of all shapes and sizes with various insane weapons. With various easter eggs and hidden surprises, many players wonder how to unlock all of the Solar Smash secret planets.
How to Unlock All Solar Smash Secret Planets
Now that you are aware of the existence of secret planets, it’s time to learn how to unlock each of them in Solar Smash! In-depth instructions on how to get all secret planets in Solar Smash are detailed below.
An alarming number of people believe in flat earth theory, so in order not to feel left out in this apparently pro-globe game, it is possible to unlock Flat Earth in Solar Smash. All you have to do is set the laser to “5” and use it to destroy the upper and lower parts of the planet. When only the middle part is left, press reset and you’ll get Flat Earth as a target. It even includes the Flat Earth theory accurate little Sun that you can blow up as well.
If you have a strong desire to blow up a planet that resembles a Minecraft block, you are in luck. To create it, open your grid settings and put the X, Y, and Z values to the middle, then lower each one by one.
Related: How to Get Cube Earth in Solar Smash
Next, the “excess” of the planet outside the grid should be destroyed. Anything marked inside the grid is safe, so fire away. Once you have the perfect cube, you only have to reset it once and Cube Earth is there.
Maybe the Earth is flat, maybe it is a cube – and maybe it has the shape of a donut?! To unlock Donut Earth, the tactics are similar to the one used for Flat Earth, you need to remove the top and bottom, but also make a hole in the middle. When you “draw” a circle in the center of a thinned out planet, just hit restart and Donut Earth will be unlocked.
Now we are entering a really weird zone, because in Solar Smash it is possible to unlock the spirit-planet better known as Ghost World. To unlock the ghost planet, you need to hit the planet a million times. The easiest way to do this is with the purple ghost weapon, which you can find in the Monsters category. Bring out as many space ghosts as you can and when they completely destroy the planet after resetting it, Ghost World will be unlocked.
A giant snowman in outer space? At this point… Why not? Unlocking the Snowman is quite simple: you just have to freeze the entire surface of the planet with the Freeze Ray weapon and then restart. After that, it should be available in the Unknown System category. What’s amusing is that Snowman is indeed composed of snow, with no planet core to be found inside.
Trick or Treat
Although October is a long way away, Halloween lasts forever in Solar Smash if you manage to unlock Trick or Treat world – or a huge space pumpkin. To get the Trick or Treat World, you need to use the Planet Killer weapon found on the UFO tab (second weapon from the top). If you use it anywhere on Earth, the beam will overheat the planet’s core and make it explode. The trick is to press restart at the right time here, just a moment before the explosion – this requires very precise timing. If you do it right, the Trick or Treat pumpkin world will become available.
One of the more comical Solar Smash secret planets is the Gingerbread Man planet. Just a heads up, you’ll need to unlock the Snowman Planet before you unlock the Gingerbread Man planet in Solar Smash.
To unlock the Gingerbread Man planet, the player must use the Planet Killer on the Snowman. After using it for enough time, the Snowman will begin to glow bright orange. The Planet Killer probe will then teleport away. As soon as it teleports, immediately reset the planet. If everything is done correctly, you should have now unlocked the Gingerbread Man planet in Solar Smash.
The final secret planet in Solar Smash is called Blockworld. This Solar Smash secret planet is reminiscent of Minecraft, and is most likely a callback to the classic voxel game.
To unlock the Blockworld secret planet, the Cube Earth secret planet must be unlocked first (shown above). The player must first select Cube Earth and fire a Healing Missile at it. While the green mist from the Healing Missile is present on the Cube Earth, reset it. This should unlock the Blockworld secret planet in Solar Smash!
That’s right, the sun is a secret “planet” in Solar Smash. Of course, the sun isn’t really a planet but it is a secret, so it is included in this list! To unlock The Sun in Solar Smash, players first start by looking at Mars. Players must then aim at the sun, and send 10 aliens (green UFO) towards it. Once this is done, the sun will explode in a fabulous spectacle, and the player will have unlocked the sun! The Sun in extremely resistant to most attacks in Solar Smash, so have fun trying to destroy it!
Now that you know how to get all secret planets in Solar Smash, it’s time to get out there and start unlocking them. Feel free to check back here if you run into any trouble!
For more Solar Smash guides, check out how to unlock the lightsaber that you can use to slice the planets, and if you need even more Star Wars themed Easter eggs see how to execute order 66 in Solar Smash.


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