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PVPDX produces low-cost promotional films for under-resourced non-profits and ministries that showcase their work, while creating a culture of storytelling that empowers the narrative and highlights the agency of the marginalized communities they serve.
In the ever expanding field of media, visual assets such as video are fast gaining primacy over written content, not only on the web, but in real world contexts such as church services and fundraisers.
Making high-quality video available to organizations that engage underserved communities is an expression of our commitment to authentic storytelling that amplifies voices not often acknowledged or well-represented in mainstream culture. By capturing the dignity of our subjects, and recognizing the ‘hero’ position they hold within their own struggle, we allow viewers to surrender the savior role and instead respond with support rooted in faith and humility.
While making films is our most direct tool, we feel training and discipling young filmmakers is a further step toward a culture of storytelling that more fully represents the truth of God’s kingdom while equipping a new generation to serve ministries through filmmaking.
We envision a team of creators — motivated by the desire to tell the story of a servant savior through the lives of his children — trained painstakingly in intercultural relations, all technical aspects of filmmaking by our methods (specifically developed to make low cost, high quality film production possible).
Through these two avenues we hope to flood our media heavy, modern culture with stories that provide a template for humanity that is revolutionary in its deep commitment to justice, love and compassion.
Currently, PeripheralVisionPDX makes films for hire, attracting clients through relationship and word-of-mouth. Sebastian Rogers and Heather Stevens, the two-person team behind PVPDX, consult and collaborate at various stages of production, keeping costs low by operating independently as self-contained production units — meaning that each principal is able to capture high-quality audio and video through solo, guerilla-style documentary film shoots. Both filmmakers are also editors; Stevens uses her experience as a photographer to color-correct footage, and Rogers his experience as a music producer to sound-mix projects.
The model has been sustainable as a two-person partnership, however, intentionally below-market film budgets mean that unexpected operational costs and/or equipment replacement expenses strain monthly cashflow. The current model also fails to provide capital for expansion or discipleship, i.e. training, oversight and management of new employees and filmmakers-in-training. Finally, it limits PVPDX’s ability to work for and with communities and organizations that do not have media budgets, potentially barring those with the most need for access to media services.
Therefore, with help from various community partners, the company’s principals have determined to achieve non-profit status by the end of the year, gradually shifting its business model to include donation income, in addition to income from media-for-hire. Diversifying PVPDX’s revenue generation methods — but not its product — will ultimately render the company more able to engage fully with the clients and communities it is serving.
1) Individuals will be solicited via personal and Facebook networks to become supporters of the company’s work by contributing $10-50 per month toward operational costs. The donation campaign will be synchronized with a company rebrand which will include promotional media and website redesign. The supporter demographic will likely include primarily those already familiar with the PVPDX and/or its principals.
2) Organizations and media companies sympathetic to PVPDX’s ethics but unable to produce comparable media for less than $10,000 (pro-bono cost) per project (versus PVPDX’s average $3,000 project budget) will be solicited via intentional networking to become ‘Organizational Partners.’ These partners will contribute $300 per month (on a yearly basis) and will have the opportunity to nominate one non-profit/community organization a year to receive a promotional film made by PVPDX. Organizations may apply directly to PVPDX for a pro-bono video through our website, and appropriate applicants will be presented to partners for possible nomination. The schedule for production of promotional videos will be determined by PVPDX with input from Organizational Partners and the non-profits they nominate.


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Koetter Fire Protection can install and maintain pre-engineered fire detection and supression solutions for various means of public transit such as monorail and buses. Our systems provide fire protection systems stand up under the heavy vibration and shock conditions common to vehicles in these industries. Their ruggedness and durability are ideal for the bus industry.
Whether it is a loader operator or your children riding in their school bus, Amerex Vehicle Fire Suppression Systems are designed to protect human life by quickly and efficiently suppressing a fire before it can reach the operator or passenger areas.
Ideally suited for fire protection of various mass transit systems: Flexible, narrow tubing enables it to be inserted into small narrow spaces. No electricity required; it will work even in electrical failure. Virtually no installation limitations. Always activates at hottest point of the fire, providing site-specific extinguishing agent in seconds, minimizing damage.
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Childcare Committees are a DCYA funded support to assist you with childcare matters in your county.
Find out more about the supports available this September by speaking with your local Childcare Committee.
Below is a list of contact details for your local CCC.

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DIABETES MANAGEMENT: WHEN ARE BLOOD GLUCOSE MONITORING SYSTEMS MEDICALLY NECESSARY?
Blood glucose monitoring allows patients with diabetes to understand patterns of blood glucose changes so that diet, exercise, and medication dosing can be adjusted as needed. There are numerous blood glucose monitoring systems, from basic models to those with multiple features and options. The cost of blood glucose meters and test strips varies, as well as health plan coverage for these products.

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Just a few short weeks ago we learnt about the inspiring build-process for Columbus Yachts latest superyacht. Their first foray into yacht building in the 80m range is not only superlative in size but set for completion in 2018, one of the fastest production processes ever seen. We’re following the Columbus Classic 80 on its journey from project to delivery and this week, one half of the vessel came into sight when the hull left Naples for Ancona.
One part Ancona, another part Naples: The Palumbo Group have opened up space in two of their sites on the Italian Coast for this record-breaking build. Today, the shiny new hull left its Naples home to join the superstructure across the width (and length) of Italy to Palumbo’s sister facility on the East Coast, In Ancona.
It’s a simple idea with fast results: build one yacht in two places… and it’s a simple idea that seems to be going to plan. Signed back in November 2016, the top secret project is one that's sparked much excitement in the industry.
The first reveal of the hull leads us to believe that in about 10 days, it will join the aluminium superstructure that has been already completed. With room to house two vessels up to 110m in length, the Ancona shed is more than ready for the shipyards adventure into their new superyacht series.
As we follow the progress of this exciting Columbus Yachts build in an entirely new market, it’s clear to see that the strict organisational skills involved are so far delivering as we edge closer to the yards first superyacht delivery.


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text: Software-based global positioning system (GPS) receivers perform all the baseband signal processing and the high level functions on a general purpose processor. The heavy computational loads of the signal correlation in baseband processing make it difficult for software receivers to operate in real time. In order to improve the real-time performance, an enhanced bit-wise parallel algorithm has been developed in this study. The enhanced algorithm has been implemented and tested in a 12 channels real-time GPS software receiver. The system consists of a radio frequency front end, a data acquisition board and software that runs on a laptop with a Pentium-M 1.5 GHz processor running the Window® XP operating system. The data acquisition board packs the 2-bit intermediate frequency samples with a 2-bit in/8-bit out shift register and transfers the packed samples to laptop through a USB port. The software running on the laptop performs all the baseband and navigation processing in real time. The test results show that the enhanced algorithm significantly improves the real-time performance of the software receiver by reducing the computational operations for signal correlation by 50% compared with the existing bit-wise parallel algorithm. Furthermore, the enhanced algorithm also reduces the amount of required memory for storing data for signal correlation.

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Anybody purchase wedding dress BEFORE getting engaged?
This past weekend I got pedicures with my best friend, and then we decided to look around TJ Maxx since it was closeby. While we were there, I saw wedding dresses marked down to $99 including one that I was a little obsessed with before JCrew got rid of their line of wedding dresses. I felt so silly trying it on when I’m not even engaged, but it was so lovely. My friend convinced me I’d be crazy not to buy it. If I end up using it, I saved over $1000 on my dress, and I still have 30 days to return it if I change my mind.
Anybody else buy the dress before the proposal?
About 5 years ago I bought a dress that I absolutely loved but was being discontinued and I wasn’t engaged. When I finally did get engaged, to someone else over a year later, I mentioned that I already had a dress and he was not happy with the idea of me wearing a dress that I didn’t buy ‘for our wedding’. So, I bought a new one, and a reception dress, for our wedding…which never happened. Now, three years later, I am engaged to someone else, and I have 3 wedding dresses. None of which I can fit in or want to wear to my wedding next year.
My suggestion is to wait until you are engaged, unless you know it is coming soon. Our tastes change and who knows, they may come out with a dress that you like even more by the time you actaully do get engaged and figure out what type of wedding you are going to have. Hope this helped.
yes! Funnily enough I purchased my JCREW wedding “skirt” when they were having their huge sale when they went out of business on the wedding side of things. I bought it about 1.5 years before I was engaged, and still loved it just as much!
ETA: we had a short engagement, so I was so happy to already have a dress and not have to look for one!
This sounds a bit crazy town to me. Does your bf know you’re buying wedding things before being engaged?
On a side note, I didn’t even know they sold wedding dresses, so that’s cool.
Yes I bought my dress before getting engaged. I knew we were going to get engaged soon and the bridal salon was having a 10% off trunk sale.
If the dress is ridiculously cheap then I see no problem with buying it. Just maybe don’t think about it as a wedding dress? Think of it as formal wear and don’t discount it should a fun event arise. It would be a shame to see it go to waste waiting for another opportunity someday down the line. Plus, by the time your wedding day roles around you might prefer a different style.
I did! He has the ring but hasn’t asked yet. I purchased my dress already because I’m having it custom made and we want a short engagement, so I wanted to make sure it was finished and delivered on time for any alterations it may need.
I did about a year before I got engaged. I got a good deal,so I didn’t regret it.
I did. We were not engaged but we knew we wanted to get married and had a timeline down and my dad and I just walked into a store to just look and I found something at a price that was good and could be altered so I just grabbed it. Figured it might be difficult to find something nice and simple at David’s bridal again. And turned out I was right. I never saw that dress ever again whenever I have gone in there. I wouldn’t have done it though unless we hadn’t had the This Is Happening talk and started researching rings together though.
Generally I’m against the idea of buying a wedding dress before an engagement, but $99 for one you really like? Eh, why the hell not?
I would, if I found something I loved. But I’ve been told that we need to be married in 6 months (ACK!!! WHO DOES THAT before proposing???) and the proposal is coming at least by Feb. 14.
I’m completely losing my marbles, and at this point I’d buy even a bin bag that looked fab.
I did! Just received mine too! My boyfriend and I also have the big stuff set in stone like date, photography, venue, food, and bridal party. We started planning in November last year after talking about it for a few months. I also just found out he finally bought the ring so it’s “officially” happening soon!
I would totally buy it!!!
Also, my mom bought her dress for my wedding before I was dating anyone, haha. She did the same thing with my brother, though he was in a serious relationship at the time. So she ended up wearing the two dresses intended for her two children’s weddings.
I bought mine before I even knew my boyfriend but it was a bit of a different situation.
I was looking for a dress to wear to a prom themed party at a thrift store and when digging through the racks came across the most GORGEOUS cream colored vintage gown. I knew it wasn’t what I was looking for for the party but I loved it and wanted to try it on anyway. And then it fit wonderfully and looked so beautiful I thought I’d be a fool not to buy it. It was only $14 so I brought it home.
When I got home I looked up the tag and found out it was a very expensive designer gown, so I put it in a garment bag and brought it to my mom’s house for safe keeping. Over time I decided I wanted to wear it one day as a wedding dress.

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Whether you're looking for something easy to learn and family-friendly, or rich with complexity and nuance, Z-Man has the games for you.
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SGS acquires BioVision Seed Research Ltd.
SGS announced today that it has acquired BioVision Seed Research Ltd., a seed, grain and soil testing laboratory serving the agricultural markets in Western Canada and beyond.
BioVision is headquartered Sherwood Park, Alta., with additional facilities in Winnipeg, Man. and Grand Prairie, Alta. The company offers testing across a broad variety of crops, supported by its fully-accredited experts and laboratories (CFIA, CSI, ISO 9001:2008).
Founded in 1996 and privately owned, BioVision Seed Research Ltd. employs 20 staff and generated revenues in excess of CAD 3.4 million in the last financial year.
“This acquisition reinforces our already strong presence in the Canadian agricultural market and allows us to expand our portfolio of services across our extensive country-wide branch network,” said Frankie Ng, CEO of SGS.
According to a news release, SGS is the world’s leading inspection, verification, testing and certification company. The company is recognized as the global benchmark for quality and integrity. With more than 90,000 employees, SGS operates a network of over 2,000 offices and laboratories around the world.

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If you’re anything like us here at Fusion, you can’t wait for the holidays to come so you can brush the dust off the boat and take her out for a fish.
Hidden gems: Boating spots around the world that will blow your mind!
It’s all well and good cruising down to your local cove for a relaxed weekend out on the water. But for longer holidays, nothing beats finding an off the radar spot that isn’t crammed with other boaties and noisy tourists. These days, such a place can be hard to find, but we’ve done our best to pull together a few of our personal favourite boating hideaways across the world.
“Where words fail, music speaks.” For over 55,000 years, music has proven this saying true. But with massive leaps in technology over the last century, what does the relationship between an individual and music look like in today’s world?
Our second year of the SoundRise Project in collaboration with MAINZ, the Music and Audio Institute of New Zealand, has just kicked off!
The countdown is on ‘til the jolly man in his red suit pays us all a visit, so we’ve put together the top picks of things to wish for… Whether you’re crossing your fingers these will be under your tree this year, or looking for the perfect pressie for the guy in your life, this list of the latest and greatest will have you covered.

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Round metal magnet with the Honeymoon in Vegas logo on both sides.
Unisex black zippered hoodied with the Honeymoon in Vegas logo running horizontally on the front left side. 80/20 cotton/poly.
Black unisex t-shirt with the Honeymoon in Vegas logo across the front of the shirt. 100% cotton.
Yellow onesie with "Honeymoon in Vegas 20??" across the front. 100% cotton.
Unisex three quarter sleeve baseball style tee with hot pink sleeves and show logo across the chest. 100% pre-shrunk ringspun cotton.
Black baseball hat with the Honeymoon in Vegas logo embroidered across the front. Adjustable back closure, one size fits most.
Unisex black vee neck t-shirt featuring the Honeymoon in Vegas logo with glitter accents across the front of the shirt. 100% ringspun cotton.
Unisex charcoal t-shirt with the Honeymoon in Vegas logo across the front. 65/35 cotton/poly.
Collectible Opening Night Playbill from the new Broadway musical starring Tony Danza, Rob McClure and Brynn O'Malley. Guaranteed authentic, sealed in a custom fitted vinyl bag, and mailed in protective packaging. Free Shipping on all opening night playbills within the USA via domestic ground. "Honeymoon in Vegas" opened Wednesday, January 14th, 2015 at the Nederlander Theatre in New York City.
The Playbill Store is pleased to present the official souvenir merchandise from Honeymoon In Vegas.

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Parents want their children to succeed at school in order to attain success in later life. Teachers want the same because they are ambitious for these young people to live out their dreams and have the life choices to be happy whilst making a positive contribution to society. So, how we do develop programmes to enable this, to permeate everything that we do in our schools, and at home, in order to give the greatest gift we can to our children – the gift of a great education?
Some schools talk about high performance in academics, which can help some achieve their goals, but a school with a philosophy that encourages all to be ambitious is more than this. It is about developing a broader concept of learning that goes far beyond the skills, knowledge and understanding of traditional subjects. It pushes children to consider the very nature of knowing what we know. It encourages children to challenge and critique what they are being told in order for them to develop a deeper understanding of the world and all that happens within it for as Socrates said, “The unexamined life is not worth living for a human being”. Rather than simply passing exams, ambition inspires them to take risks and not be afraid to make mistakes. It embraces our humanity and encourages children to develop the will, the dream and the courage to be what they want to be rather than just passing exams.
As life often shows us, some people who possess great skills, natural ability or talents fail to succeed as expected after school. Having talent but little ambition behind to drive you forward will lead to wasted potential. It is the seeds of drive, resilience and persistence combined with strong moral values that are nurtured in the best learning environments and encourage these traits to grow and prosper to produce well-rounded, confident and positive adults for a productive future.
Ambition is key and whilst this attribute may be hard-wired into our DNA, it only becomes activated when properly stimulated. Ambition and positivity are features of human nature that have to be switched on by our parents, our teachers and our peers. It is a learned attribute that is nurtured in many children as they move through their formative years. It is this attribute that drives them to greatness in their field.
During his school days, James Dyson excelled at long distance running: "I was quite good at it, not because I was physically good, but because I had more determination. I learnt determination from it." It took James five years and over 5,000 prototypes before Dyson launched the bag-less vacuum cleaner. However, no manufacturer or distributor would handle his product in the UK, as it would have disturbed the valuable market for replacement dust bags, so Dyson launched it in Japan through catalogue sales. He faced and overcame a number of challenges prior to his company becoming the global success that it is today.
Michael Jordan, the famous basketball player did not have an easy start. He was ridiculed for being too short to play at varsity level and he wasn’t picked but he had learned from his family and from his teachers that he must never give up and, with an ambitious outlook and a positive mindset he could overcome the obstacles.
Students who are fueled by ambition to work hard will do well because they understand that sacrifices need to be made. Determination, passion and focus on what you want to achieve instills a feeling of self-worth and self-belief that success is the only option. It is vital that we instill these qualities in our children, not just to see them do well in school but for when they leave the comfort and security of a school environment to have the confidence to go further on their own and be who they want to be.
Happy and ambitious students have purpose in life. These children understand that there are no short cuts and no quick wins. Hard work, perseverance and courage drive them to be the best people that they can be. At Compass International School Doha, the school philosophy is all about how teachers and support staff encourage children to Be Ambitious. This philosophy runs through the very core of school life preparing students for future success and encouraging them to be motivated in all that they do. We follow the Ambition Based Learning approach, which helps students to make use of the facts and principles they learn and encourages them to use these to deepen their understanding further. It challenges the closed and limited practices of schools that are focused on teaching to pass a test rather than learning how to be a lifelong learner with the strength and will to never give up on oneself. It draws on the best pedagogic practice for high performance and takes it several steps further. It may be true that you are never too old to learn but it is also true that it is easier to learn new ideas when you are young. Developing the ambition to be lifelong learners is a trait that we wish to encourage in all students which is what we are striving to achieve at Compass International School Doha.


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When filmmakers Jeff Katts and Jason Suapaia were rejected from the Hawai‘i International Film Festival in 1999, they decided to make their own damn festival. 15 years later, it’s bigger and stronger than they ever could’ve believed.
Once upon a time, comic books were often looked upon with derision, while the readers were cast out as nerds, worthy of ridicule. My, how times have changed.
Have we changed or receded backwards?
Dr. M. Lee Goff is a Forensic Entomology Consultant and Professor Emeritus of Forensic Sciences at Chaminade University.
Maʻa Tanuvasa is currently the Mililani High School Football Coach, former NFL Defensive Lineman, and two-time Super Bowl winner (1998, 1999).
Shawn Steiman (a.k.a. Dr Coffee) holds a doctorate in coffee science and works as owner/consultant for Coffea Consulting and Daylight Mind Coffee Company on the Big Island.
In 2007, I joined a local archaeology company, digging for historical artifacts and ancient burials. I monitored construction sites and performed cultural assessments for development projects, dealing with any finds lawfully and with a culturally respectful nature. One particularly sensitive site was in Kaka’ako.
The asphalt road to Hot Coffee is smooth but worn, nestled in a sea of thick green trees in backwoods Mississippi.
According to Chemistry.com, Hawai‘i ranks number one in the nation when it comes to looking online for love between the hours of midnight and 6 a.m., beating out top contenders Las Vegas, Brooklyn, and Long Beach. Why?
Dino Pertzoff, rockstar president of World Wide Window Cleaning, dangles over the sides of 30-plus-story buildings in central Honolulu. We join him.
Like the clouds that move over the Pali peaks, the water that rushes down Likeke Falls, or the gusty wind that blows over the lookout, Hawaiʻi Route 61 is a conduit of perpetual motion, of coming and going. In all of its incarnations, it has been a necessity of commerce and community, and a witness of change.


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Belize Ocean Club Resort is situated on the beautiful Maya Beach, just a short journey away from the quaint village of Placencia. This luxurious resort offers an all-suite experience with one & two-bedroom suites, each equipped with oversized private seaside balconies and two spacious en-suite bathrooms.
It’s the Caribbean resort of your dreams. Complete your experience by seeing the stunning Belize Barrier Reef, Mayan Mountains or simply lounging by our incredible pool and its tropical swim-up bar. Two restaurants offering exquisite dining choices and six breathtaking event spaces making this Belize resort perfect for any occasion.
18 Degrees Restaurant- The dishes of 16 Degrees not only represent the tastes of Belize, but the diverse flavors of Central America. The seafood is harvested from the sea that is our backyard.
Latitude Beach Bar- With tables under thatch palapa roofs, you can sit back and relax while enjoying our fresh, varied menu. Lunch, happy hour and pool snacks are served here.
Each with one king bed in a master bedroom, private balcony, kitchen, air conditioning, WiFi, living room, TV, bathroom with bathtub or walk-in shower and private bathroom. Take it all in from your private balcony.
Each with one king bed in the master bedroom and two twins in the second bedroom (inquire for different bedding configurations). Each bedroom has a corresponding private bath with bathtub and rainfall shower. The suite has a private balcony, kitchen, air conditioning, WiFi, living room, and TV. Take it all in from your private balcony.


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Fallen Steel is a versus game in which two teams of 5 mercenaries are hired by rival corporations to steal the technology of an unknown spaceship crashed into a big city. These teams are composed by 4 Commandos, with TPS gameplay, and an operator, with a tactical top view and a combat drone.
These two teams have to fight in order to capture alien relays over the map and hack the ship’s signal to enter it. The first team to get the code release an alien beacon, carried by the operator’s drone, and must dropped it into an emitter to open the ship.
The first team to open the spaceship wins the game.
Our main intention with Fallen steel was to push cooperation inside the team. We wanted our players to communicate and coordinate their actions as much as possible. In that way we decided to drastically separate one player from the others.
Indeed, the operator is the major USP of the game. When the commandos have a classical TPS gameplay with huge firepower, the operator is both the support operative and the leader of the team. He controls a tactical drone with a top view and uses this view and his abilities to support, scout and give intel to his team. The drone have combat abilities, like a flamethrower, tactical abilites like invisility and control abilities like an EMP stun to deny his counterpart.
To control the 3 points on the map, the operator have to interact with this point by standing over it, obtaining a code he has to give to the commandos on the ground who can then enter it in the relay and capture the point. Each code has a 30 seconds validity, so the operator can continue his recon while his team progesses and give the code when they arrive.
This game was my last year project at Supinfogame. We were 7 students to work on it.
Initially Fallen Steel was a 4 players cooperative game in which 3 commandos, with a TPS gameplay, had to infiltrate a city. The 4th player supported them with drones, a tactical top view, RTS controls and specific support abilities.
The context was a little diferent too : the characters were hired by a corporation to steal alien technologies and fight against governement forces. This mercenary team had to make its way through a city under military quarantine after the crash of an unknown spaceship. The game was about humanity lies and prejudices. We wanted to tease the players about this ship and their mission. We wanted to create a situation in which any of these extreme solutions (steal or destroy the tech) was good, and build a debate within the players about it.
During the production, we encountered heavy issues and difficulties with AI and network. Our team had to make a choice less than four months before the release : to continue this way, trying to fix this issues without enough vision and no guarantee of success, or to change a part of our concept by dropping AIs to make something different but surely fun.
We have chosen the second one because we wanted to make something fun for our players.
Concept arts by Hadrien Channac (Lead Game Artist).


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My sister actually went here. She graduated last semester, but while she was here, I would come up to visit her all the time. The first time I came, I knew immediately that this was where I wanted to go to school. Then as I got older and started entering the college process, I wasn’t so sure about it because I didn’t want to just be ‘Sarah’s sister’. I started visiting other schools, and I toured a lot of places, but every other school I just compared to St. Mike’s. After a while, I realized I really did just want to be here, and I made my decision.
What’s once incredible memory or experience that you’ve had here so far?
The night after JibFest, the winter festival where everyone goes out and snowboards, was the first night I started hanging out with the people who are now my best friends. After the event, we went over to the view and we were just lying on the grass, looking at the stars and talking to each other. It was kind of the first time I felt like, “this is where I belong, this is perfect, this is where I need to be”. We all look back on that night now that we’ve become so close.
What clubs or activities are you involved with on campus, or hoping to get involved with?
I’m a huge member of MOVE. I participate in the family friends program, which is where we go to a shelter downtown and just kind of hang out with the kids and babysit to give the parents a break for an hour. It’s really fun, they’re wicked great kids! It’s a really good opportunity to kind of step outside our bubble as well. We’re so privileged and wealthy at St. Mike’s, but right down the street are kids who get so excited when we bring nice new crayons, because they’ve never had those before. I also do Active Minds, and I’m really trying to get more involved with Random Acts of Kindness. I was in Acabellas last semester, and next semester I want to get into Sleepless Knights.
I’m in General Psychology 101 now, and it’s such a cool class! Everyone tells you that you’ll know when you find what you want to major in, and you’ll be really passionate about it, and it’s definitely psychology for me. I get really excited about it, because I understand it. School hasn’t always been my thing but psychology is totally fascinating to me. I love that class.
What about a favorite professor?
Right now, that would have to be my Psychology professor, Ari Kirschenbaum. He’s really cool, and he’s a psychologist himself. He studies drugs and behavior, and so he has so much knowledge to pass on to us, and it makes the class so interesting. He’s an awesome professor.
Has your experience at St. Mike’s been different than what you were expecting?
Yeah, I had a pretty tough time transitioning into college. The first three weeks were really hard for me. I wasn’t used to not having an automatic friend group because my middle school and high school were combined, so I’d had the same friend group for like 6 years and I didn’t really remember how to make friends. Being away from my family was really hard as well, because we’re really close, and for the first three weeks I would call my mom every day. Then I don’t even know what happened, but it just kind of clicked for me. I just realized, “I’m fine, I’m in college, this is going to happen”, and I started making more friends. In the beginning of the semester, I just wanted to go home, but by the end I didn’t want to leave. It was kind of a cool experience for me. Even though it sucked at the time, it opened my eyes.
I hang out with my friends a lot. We do homework together. Even if we’re all slammed with work, being together is kind of how we destress. Aliot-sitting is one of our favorite things to do as well. Our dinners will last an hour and a half, because we just sit there and talk, and then different groups of people come in and you get to see everybody.
I do, I hope to go to Australia my junior year. All my life, I’ve wanted to study in Australia, so I’ve already been doing some research.
Besides Aliot, we love going to the view. A couple times I’ve woken up really early and gone to the view to watch to the sunrise, and then I’ll grab coffee before class. It’s a little bit separate from campus, so you kind of feel like you’re off campus, which is nice.
Yeah, definitely. People say this all the time, but I think the community really makes you feel at home. Once I started putting myself out there, hanging out in the MOVE office to do homework, I realized that all you have to do is put yourself out there and other people would be so accepting of you. I started meeting a ton of people and all the sudden this really scary place become not scary at all. Everywhere I walk, I see at least a familiar face, and that definitely makes it feel like home.
I would say definitely visit if you can. If you walk around a little bit after your tour and just talk to students, I think that’s when you get the most genuine answers. I did that at a couple schools, and I definitely got that feeling like people who come here love it here.
I mean, it’s awesome here. It’s amazing. People are so accepting. A lot of things happened last semester that tore us apart a little bit, but we still came together. When things happen that aren’t right, people jump up to fix it and to make sure everyone is included. I think that’s one of the best things about St. Mike’s, that everybody is important. You’re not going to fly under the radar, people notice you. It’s really an amazing place to be.
"One of the best things about St. Mike’s is that everybody is important. You’re not going to fly under the radar, people notice you. It’s really an amazing place to be. "


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Ten years after Americans declared their independence from the British Empire, a charter was granted for the construction of the Santee Canal, the nation's first. Construction began in 1793 and was completed in 1800. The Santee Canal was 22 miles long with three locks to lift boats from the Santee River to the summit level and seven locks for the descent of the boats to the Cooper River. Droughts and increased competition from railroads prompted shareholders to revoke its charter in 1850.
In 1934, the Santee Canal was the inspiration behind the creation of the South Carolina Public Service Authority, more commonly known as Santee Cooper. Building upon the canal's initial purpose of improving inland navigation, the Santee Cooper project electrified rural South Carolina and created lakes Marion and Moultrie.
Today, most of the Santee Canal lies beneath Lake Moultrie, but visible portions remain where boats entered from the Santee River and at Biggin Creek, where it joined the headwaters of the Cooper River. It's also here, in Moncks Corner, where you will find the Old Santee Canal Park.
Beyond its historical offerings, the park has become a popular destination for bird watchers, hikers, paddlers and other outdoor enthusiasts.
"In the early days of this nation, as settlers from South Carolina moved inland from the coast, it was essential that they get their agricultural products, principally cotton and indigo, to Charleston, S.C., for export, since there were no manufacturing plants in the young country. Roads were practically nonexistent, and the best method of transportation was by rivers in the Santee River system. However, boats small enough to navigate the tributaries and on the Santee River were often lost on the open sea voyage from the mouth of the Santee to Charleston. Of necessity, our forefathers determined that something had to be done to prevent the loss of cargoes and often the lives of those transporting the fruit of a year's hard earned labor via the Santee River to Charleston." -- Excerpt from "Professor F.A. Porcher's History of the Santee Canal"
America's first summit canal, the Santee Canal, began operating in 1800 and was considered one of the crowning engineering achievements and economic-development projects of its day.
In 1770, the Commons House of Assembly proposed a survey to determine the most favorable routes for a canal to connect the Santee River with the Cooper River, which would provide a direct outlet to Charleston Harbor. Henry Mouzon Jr. was commissioned in 1773 to survey routes for such an inland waterway. The Revolutionary War silenced talk of the canal until 1785 when the newly formed General Assembly granted a charter to the Santee Canal Company.
Among the directors of "the Incorporated Company for opening the inland navigation between the Santee and Cooper rivers," were its president, Gen. William Moultrie; it's vice president, John Rutledge; Gen. Francis Marion, Gen. Charles Pinckney, Gen. Thomas Sumter, and additional historical heavyweights with surnames like Drayton, Rutledge, Huger, Laurens and Gaillard.
Construction began in 1793 under the supervision of Col. Christian Senf. Over 700 laborers worked for seven years with picks and shovels to complete the project. The completed canal was 22 miles long, 35 ft. wide, and 5 ½ ft. deep. It was designed to handle a 34-ft. rise through three locks and a 69 ft. fall through seven more for a net difference of 35 ft. between the Santee and Cooper rivers.
Operation of the canal went smoothly for the first 16 years, but severe droughts dried up the canal and halted all traffic. Corn was planted in the canal bed to take advantage of the fertile soil. The busiest year for the canal was 1830, when a total of 700 barges and boats, laden primarily with cotton, traveled through the waterway.
The completion of a railway between Columbia and Charleston in 1840 left the canal dependent on what little traffic trickled down the Wateree River. In 1846, the railroad was extended to Camden, thus hastening the eventual demise of the canal. In 1850, the General Assembly revoked its charter at the request of the shareholders.
Most of the canal now lies beneath Lake Moultrie. Some of the upper portions of the waterway are still visible, where boats entered from the Santee River, and the southernmost sections, which joined the headway of the Cooper River at Biggin Creek.
Old Santee Canal Park is centered where the southernmost section of the canal enters the quiet waters of Biggin Creek and the surrounding swamps.
The high bluff at the headwaters of the Cooper River has, for generations, been known as Stony Landing. Because of the natural advantages of its setting, it became a crossroads of early commerce. Boat traffic from the port of Charleston took on the goods of the upcountry and unloaded finished products for overland transportation to the growing frontier and the Indian nations. The construction of the canal further solidified the importance of this area.
While earlier buildings had certainly occupied this site, the plantation house presently at Stony Landing bluff was built circa 1843 by Charleston merchant John Dawson. It faced the road to the Congaree, but visitors now have sweeping views of the Tailrace Canal, which flows from the Lake Moultrie. The house has been restored and is open to the public for tours.
Originally referred to as "Stone Landing" and named for the high grade of marl found near the surface of the soil, the name Stone Landing was dropped sometime in the late 1700s, and the site became known as Stony Landing.
This landing on Biggin Creek, where the west branch of the Cooper River begins, was extremely important to the commerce of the early South Carolina colony. Supplies for the interior regions were brought up the Cooper River by boat, unloaded at Stony Landing and carried by Indian carriers or pack horsemen (and later by wagons) up the Cherokee Path. The Cherokee Path went through the Congaree, Cherokee, High Hills of the Santee and the Waxhaws, and then on westward to the Mississippi.
Rice planters in upper Berkeley County hauled their rice to Stony Landing to be loaded on flatboats or schooners to be transported to Charleston. While waiting for a boat, rice planters stored their crop in a large warehouse.
The large volume of riverboat traffic ceased around 1800 with the construction of the Santee Canal and development of new roads.
During the time Dr. St. Julien Ravenel owned the land, he experimented with the use of marl to produce lime. Cement was found under the limestone layers, and as a result Dr. Ravenel and Gen. C. H. Stevens founded the Colleton Lime Works. Lime sold for 90¢ a barrel and was considered top quality.
During the Civil War, in extreme secrecy, the Little David was constructed at the landing site claiming title as the first successful semisubmersible torpedo boat attack in the history of naval warfare.
On June 12, 1882, The Stony Landing Company was organized for the manufacture of stone brick and building lime.
There were 622 acres of land in 1919 when Sen. Edward James Dennis bought the property compared to the 2,319 acres of land in 1839 when John H. Dawson purchased it at a Master-in-equity sale.
The Stony Landing Plantation House was built circa 1843 by the Charleston merchant, John H. Dawson, who acquired the land in 1839. The house was a great contrast to the more elegant homes built along the Cooper River in those days.
By 1861, during the Civil War, the property was in the possession of Dr. St. Julien Ravenel of Charleston. Ravenel was noted for his scientific endeavors as well as for being a physician. He gave up his medical practice, however, and devoted his time to chemical and plant research.
This led him to the discovery of limestone application in soil, a discovery far in advance of its time. Ravenel is given most of the credit for promoting the construction of the Little David, which was built in total secrecy at Stony Landing.
A closer look at the underside of the house shows the original hand-hewn timbers that were used in its construction. The house was built on 8 ft. brick pillars and was very often used for picnics. Children at these gatherings played with several small cars on wheels formerly used by the brick manufacturing company located on the premises.
The house is furnished with period reproduction furniture and is open for tours.
The Old Santee Canal Park's centerpiece is its Interpretive Center, which chronicles the area's history as far back as 4000 B.C., including the 1863 construction of the Little David, a semisubmersible Confederate torpedo boat used in the Civil War.
The 11,000 sq. ft. facility houses the recreation of an oak bluff complete with the many types of animals you can expect to encounter in a cypress swamp. Two theatres offer informative films that highlight the area's historical and natural significance with titles like "History of the Santee Canal: America's First Superhighway," "Snakes' Tale," "Pushing Back the Darkness: The Story of Santee Cooper," and "Red Cockaded Woodpecker."
The Interpretive Center also hosts exhibits and educational programs that teach visitors about the area's rich history and natural diversity. Park visitors can also stop by the Interpretive Center for audio tours, canoe rentals and a gift shop.
Click here to view Berkeley Museum's website.
Located within the Old Santee Canal Park, the Berkeley County Museum and Heritage Center tells the story of 12,000-year story of the region. Exhibits and artifacts focus on Brig. Gen. Francis Marion (the Swamp Fox), American Indians, Colonial life, the Civil War, early medicine, rural electrification, early education and the Francis Marion National Forest.
Gifts, books, prints, jewelry and other items are available for purchase at the museum's Heritage Shoppe. Museum hours are Tuesday through Saturday from 9 a.m. to 4:30 p.m. and Sundays from 1 to 4:30 p.m. The museum is closed on major holidays.


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PHILADELPHIA (CBS) – Police are investigating after they say a man was shot and killed while walking his dog Thursday night in Philadelphia’s Overbrook neighborhood.
The deadly shooting happened at about 8:30 p.m. on the 6400 block of Woodcrest Avenue.
Police say they found 51-year-old James Patrick Stuhlman unconscious in the street after responding to reports of shots being fired. He was taken to Penn Presbyterian Medical Center with a gunshot wound to the chest and was pronounced dead a short time later.
“An unknown individual came up to him, shot him one time and we believe fled on foot from that location,” said Philadelphia Police Captain James Clark.
Police say this is an unusual spot for something like this to happen and add Stuhlman would walk his dog in the same area every night, usually with his daughter, but he was alone Thursday.
Stuhlman was found with a flashlight in one hand and the dogs leash in the other. The dog remained by the victim’s side.
A neighbor calls Stuhlman friendly and warm — a man who would volunteer to clean the local park or shovel snow.
Which is why she says it makes so little sense that he’s gone.
“I don’t know. Everybody’s really, really upset about this. This just doesn’t happen here,” she said.
Captain Clark says detectives aren’t ruling out anything — but motive may not be simple.
“He still had his wallet on him, he still had cash on him. So right now, it does not appear to be a robbery,” said Captain Clark.
The search for the gunman continues as police ask any witnesses to step forward. Anyone with information can call police at 215-686-TIPS.
CBS 3 Eyewitness News Reporter Steve Patterson contributed to this report.

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Explore the 5 best backpacking trips in Yosemite! Yosemite National Park offers adventurous visitors an abundance of options for exploring the backcountry of the Sierra Nevada Mountains. The Sierra Nevadas, also known as “The Range of Light,” are known around the world for their glacier-polished granite, towering cliffs and monoliths, beautiful highcountry, and spectacular hiking trails leading to remote alpine lakes, serene streams, and incredible camping.
We are experts on hiking and we’re experts on Yosemite! Here we have selected our 5 favorite Yosemite backpacking trips and detailed them so you can learn more and plan an unforgettable trip.
This trip spans a wide swath of Yosemite geography. Start at the west end of placid Tenaya Lake at the Sunrise Lakes trailhead. If in the early season, be prepared to ford Tenaya Creek as it leaves the lake, or cross the well-placed boulders should water levels allow. You’ll eventually climb around a 1,000 feet to a forested plateau, and look to camp among the trail’s namesake trio of small alpine lakes. Geographic standouts abound on this up-and-down backpacking trip, including the narrow, blocky top of 9,000+’ Cloud’s Rest, the always-thrilling, unmissable peak of Half Dome (fun fact: it was never a “full dome”), and the mist-blanketed, plummeting Nevada and Vernal Falls.
Yosemite backpacking permits are essential to this adventure, as Half Dome is highly regulated to no more than 300 people per day to ensure the safety of those climbing the seasonally-placed cables. The campsites around Half Dome are often tough to get. Act fast.
Both Cloud’s Rest and Half Dome offer incredible vistas of the surrounding Sierra mountainscape, as well as challenging but not difficult hiking.
This trip is ideal for the fall, when backcountry campsites and trails are less crowded, and the mid-afternoon thunderstorms of summer have dissipated.
Camping is pristine on this route and includes snoozing under open skies, streamside campfires (depending upon fire regulations) and a good chance to spot one or many of Yosemite’s well-known black bears.
The trail starts at Sunrise Lakes Trailhead at the west end of Tenaya Lake on Route 120 and ends back in Yosemite Valley. This makes it easy to be shuttled to the trailhead, avoiding the need to park and retrieve a car after the hike.
The park’s shuttle system to and around Tuolumne Meadows did not operate in 2018. Contact the park to confirm 2019 operation.
From the seven-by-one-mile Yosemite Valley, take Route 140 toward Crane Flat, then follow signs for Toulumne Meadows on Route 120 east. Sunrise Lakes trailhead is on the west end of Tenaya Lake, on your right.
Travel west on 120 over Tioga Pass to the park entrance. Tenaya Lake is about 16 miles into the park, west of Tuolumne Meadows right next to the road. Lot will be on your left at the western tip of the lake.
Head east on 205 to 120 east through Manteca, Oakdale, and Groveland. Enter the park at Big Oak Flat. Follow signs for Tuolumne Meadows on 120 east. Trailhead will be on your right.
Day 1: Gather in Half Dome Village on the deck for pizza and maybe a beer or two. Review your route, discuss expectations, double-check gear, then crash at the Backpacker’s Camp, just over Tenaya Creek beyond North Pines Campground.
Day 2: Park or shuttle to Sunrise Lakes Trailhead. Take the well-worn trail across Tenaya Creek, along a relatively moderate stretch of forest, up a series of switchbacks for close to 1000′, following signs to Sunrise Lakes. About 5 miles. Camp at any of the three easy-to-find lakes, using an already impacted tent pad.
Day 3: Backtrack slightly west to the intersection, taking the Forsyth Trail toward Cloud’s Rest. Summit Cloud’s Rest via its footpath, being aware of any incoming storm clouds. Lunch and snacks are always better with this kind of view. Descend its west slope to Cloud’s Rest Trail, following it down, down, down until it meets the John Muir Trail. Many campsites and water sources are located at this juncture, especially within the adjacent stands of forest. Expect to gain about 1000′ and lose 2600′ in about 6 miles.
Day 4: Secure your food, and leave your tents and overnight gear to make a morning dash up Half Dome before the selfie crowds stall on the cables. Follow the JMT briefly toward the Valley, cutting right at the signed intersection for Half Dome. Climb the sub-dome, rest your quads, then start up the great granite challenge. Should you summit without issue, an early afternoon nap, aided by the satisfaction of having conquered the cables, awaits you back at camp. Expect to hike between 5 and 6 miles, gaining and losing 2700′.
Yosemite National Park backpacking trip permits are based on a trailhead quota (number of people entering a trailhead). Each trailhead has different limits. Be prepared to alter your route in some way.
You’ll need to secure one of 300 daily permits allotted for Half Dome.
Reservations are required by the park service for each night you camp and can be applied for any time from within 28 weeks of your start date. The backpacker’s camp in Yosemite Valley is a walk-up, but limited in space and requires diligent registration and presentation of your paperwork.
Carry your permit with you at all times. They cost $5.
This trip is an ideal summer or fall adventure. Spring and early summer often entail snow- and ice-covered granite, and high or difficult creek crossing.
Black bears in Yosemite are a serious concern, but not necessarily because they pose a threat to hikers.
The problem is our food, and our collective lack of understanding of just how crafty these bruins can be. Abide fully by the park’s regulations for food storage. Be more careful than you think you need to be, and always be ready to prove to a Ranger that your food is secure, even when you’re in camp. They do not issue warnings, only citations. There are no grizzlies in Yosemite.
Cloud’s Rest and Half Dome are high, exposed peaks renowned for lightning strikes and stranding unprepared hikers. Do not attempt to summit if storm clouds are visible, and especially if you hear thunder. The best way to avoid missing your summit bid is to start hiking early.
The Merced River is clear, cold, and often deadly. When at the view points above Nevada and Vernal Falls, do not attempt to swim or even wade into the river. It’s okay to soak hot feet, but do not enter the river above either of the Falls, and especially along the Silver Apron or near the Emerald Pool above Vernal.
Dispersed backcountry camping is allowed along each of the trails you’ll use on this trip.
Guided Yosemite Classic Summit trips are available, and are a stress-free, exciting way to do this trip. The tour company handles permits, gear, transportation, meals, and provides a professional guide so you can focus 100% on enjoying your adventure. Or read more about all of our Yosemite backpacking trips.
Tuolumne Meadows is a series of connected, granite strewn sub-alpine meadows in Yosemite’s northeast section. Known for its namesake river and sprawling, wondrous landscape, Tuolumne is a destination for the true lover of Yosemite. However, things get more adventurous after leaving the serene meadows and a respite at the more secluded Glen Aulin district. The classic, “V” canyon soon gets steep and stunning, with towering granite walls forced apart by the cold fury of the river and its series of heavy waterfalls, swirling pools, and thrashing rapids.
This was a “classic” John Muir trail, meaning it was established under daunting, pioneering circumstances. That said, today’s more formal trail helps make this great Yosemite backpacking trip easier to tackle. The first six miles are along the famed Pacific Crest Trail and meandering Tuolumne River. From just under 8,000′ at Glen Aulin, the hike runs down canyon, losing more than 3,000 feet in elevation in about 8 miles. The hike continues riverside to Pate Valley, leaving another 900 or so feet of elevation behind—but that doesn’t last long. The final day’s ascent to the Tuolumne Canyon rim will spike heart rates, and your love for this incredible place.
The hike starts at Glen Aulin Trailhead just before Lembert Dome and east of Tuolumne Meadows visitor center.
From the seven-by-one-mile Yosemite Valley, take Route 140 toward Crane Flat, then follow signs for Toulumne Meadows on Route 120 east. Glen Aulin trailhead is directly on 120, about equidistant between Tuolumne Meadows visitor center and the district ranger station.
Travel west on 120 over Tioga Pass to the park entrance. Watch for signs for the Tuoulmne Meadows ranger station and Lembert Dome trailhead. Glen Aulin is shortly after Lembert.
Head east on 205 to 120 east through Manteca, Oakdale, and Groveland. Enter the park at Big Oak Flat. Follow signs for Tuolumne Meadows on 120 east. Glen Aulin trailhead is directly on 120, about equidistant between Tuolumne Meadows visitor center and the district ranger station.
Day 1: If you need time for last minute logistics or group gathering, spend night one in Yosemite Valley, at the Backpacker’s Camp outside North Pines Campground. If that doesn’t apply, drive to Tuolumne Meadows and launch from the Glen Aulin trailhead to end the day at the backpacker’s camp at Glen Aulin High Sierra Camp, gaining a mere 200′ and losing 800′ over about 6 miles.
Day 2: All about the waterfalls. Hike down canyon to take in California Falls, La Conte, and the renowned Waterwheel. Establish camp a few miles beyond the falls above Muir Gorge. This day is a little over 8 miles and gains 500′ while losing 3,000!
Day 3: Continue along the river for 8.3 miles, taking in streams and river pools on your way into Pate Valley, where you’ll find camp for the night and finish having gain 600′ and losing 1500′.
Day 4: Stretch well after breakfast, and start the steep ascent up the Tuolumne Canyon, and out to White Wolf and back to Tioga Rd./Route 120. This is a big day, you’ll lose about 200′ while gaining … wait for it … 3,700′.
This is a great mid-summer trip, which allows for snow to melt through the meadows and for the spring thaw to somewhat level out and for pools to be safely swimmable, when applicable. The fall is also ideal, as it is for most Yosemite trips.
Black bears in Yosemite are naturally timid, and in most cases will retreat when encountered. However, available food may alter their behavior. Store your food and all scented items carefully, even when at camp. Rangers do not hesitate to dole out citations. There are no grizzlies in Yosemite.
Waterfalls make better pictures than tombs, so pay them serious respect on this trip. You will be close enough to swim in many of the pools and eddies along the river, and only a few of them will be safe if encountered in early seasons. Extreme caution is always advised around the rocky falls and their tempting pools.
Guided Grand Canyon of the Tuolumne backpacking trips are available, and are a stress-free, exciting way to do this trip. The tour company handles permits, gear, transportation, meals, and provides a professional Yosemite guide so you can focus 100% on enjoying your adventure.Or read more about all of our guided Yosemite backpacking trips.
Yosemite Valley, seven miles long by one wide, and once home a band of Miwok Native Americans who took the name Ahwahnechee after their word for the valley itself, is where this hike begins and ends. However, there is no other way to the valley’s rim except up, and that’s where the cliff-carved switchbacks of Snow Creek Trail take you. From there it’s an undulating couple of days along the forested terrain along the edge of the famed valley, then back down along the continent’s tallest waterfall.
This hike has it all, from the customary life-list vistas of Yosemite to thundering waterfalls. The 3,000 feet or so in elevation you’ll gain right out of the gate will have you second guessing your training program, but give your quads some leeway, because the trail relaxes a bit once on top. Highlight include the peak of North Dome, Yosemite’s lone natural arch, and Yosemite Falls in all its raging, spilling glory. Streams, serene campsites, and forested Sierra Nevada forest abound along the North Rim.
The hike starts at Snow Creek Trail just beyond Mirror Lake in Yosemite Valley.
Route 41 north enters the park at its South Entrance near Mariposa Grove and Wawona Visitor Center. Follow signs for Yosemite Valley. The Valley shuttle drops off hikers at the trailhead for Mirror Lake, which will junction with Snow Creek.
Travel west on 120 over Tioga Pass to the park entrance. Follow signs for Yosemite Valley, taking a left on Big Oak Flat at Crane Junction, following signs to Yosemite Valley. Use the park shuttle to the Mirror Lake trailhead.
Head east on 205 to 120 east through Manteca, Oakdale, and Groveland. Enter the park at Big Oak Flat. Follow signs for Yosemite Valley. Once there, park at the visitor center and use the shuttle to reach the trailhead.
This trip could be considered 4 days if you travel to the valley the day before your trip. Consider staying at the backpacker’s camp beyond North Pines campground.
Day 1: Start on the trail to Mirror Lake in Yosemite Valley, aiming to beat the switchbacks of the Snow Creek Trail. Once up on the rim, head another mile or before finding camp along Snow Creek. Get ready to climb, as this day loses no elevation and gains 3000′ over in 4.5 miles.
Day 2: Shoot for North Dome today, but not before winding around to stand on Indian Rock and taking in the park’s only natural, granite arch. If you make North Dome, ease into camp off trail along Indian Canyon Creek. Expect to trek about 8 miles, gaining 2300′ and giving back 2100.
Day 3: Follow the trail slightly south toward the rim and Castle Cliffs, winding around to Yosemite Creek and the cusp of Yosemite Falls. The trail winds down the west side of the falls, switches back, and careens to the valley floor, just outside famous Camp 4 in about 6.5 miles. You’ll gain 1000′ early and drop 3000′.
Possible Day 4: You can layover a day at Snow Creek to explore places like the Snow Creek Cabin or the top of Mount Watkins. Or, stay another along Yosemite Creek and take a run at El Cap or summit Eagle Peak.
This can be an early season hike as spring brings warm sun on the rim, and the falls are at their best. Outside of early spring after big winters, this is a great hike throughout the warm seasons well into autumn.
Remember, keep all food stored properly in provided bear boxes or in hard-sided storage containers, away from camp. Be diligent.
Snow Creek Trail is steep and has potential to be deadly if the established trail is not respected. Yosemite Falls overlook is extremely exposed in places and can be scary for those more comfortable at sea level. Abide by all park signage, and remember: your selfie isn’t worth it.
Exposed granite areas above the valley are magnets for lightning strikes. Be aware of weather, avoid high places in summer afternoons, and always have a plan on where to go should you need to take cover in a hurry.
Guided Yosemite North Rim backpacking trips are available, and are a stress-free, exciting way to do this trip. The tour company handles permits, gear, transportation, meals, and provides a professional guide so you can focus 100% on enjoying your adventure.Or read more about all of our Yosemite backpacking tours.
What’s not to love about this hike? The vastness of the mighty Sierra Nevadas? Open sky camping? Solitude? The boxes all check. This trip explores the peaks and ridges of Yosemite’s literal high points. The venture starts in the flower-adorned Tuolumne Meadows and climbs into the Cathedral Range, visits an array of alpine lakes, traipses along the Pacific Crest and John Muir trails and provides more natural inspiration than a TED talk.
Lyell Canyon takes hikers south from Tuolumne along the PCT/JMT, tracing the Tuolumne River before heading up 2000′ into a pinch below Potter Point, and into the beautiful grip of the Cathedral Range. The trail heads slightly southwest, passing the Vogelsang High Sierra Camp, following a large loop that touches an array of 10,000’+ lakes and forces hikers to take … it … slow as the cool Sierra air thins with each step. The route finishes back at the starting point.
The hike starts at Lyell Canyon in the heart of Tuolumne Meadows, across from Lembert Dome and near the ranger station.
Travel west on 120 over Tioga Pass to the park entrance. Follow signs for Tuolumne Meadows. Look for Lyell Canyon signage just after the Lodge, on the left.
Route 41 north enters the park at its South Entrance near Mariposa Grove and Wawona Visitor Center. Follow signs for Yosemite Valley, then take Big Oak Flat Rd. out of the valley toward Crane Flat, where you’ll head east on 120. The Lyell Canyon trailhead is in the campground near the Tuolumne Meadows lodge and ranger station.
Head east on 205 to 120 east through Manteca, Oakdale, and Groveland. Enter the park at Big Oak Flat. Follow signs for Tuolumne Meadows and 120 east. The Lyell Canyon trailhead is in the campground near the Tuolumne Meadows lodge and ranger station.
Day 1: Take off south into Lyell Canyon on the Pacific Crest Trail/John Muir Trail. You’ll follow the Lyell Fork of the Tuolumne River. Camp at the junction with Ireland Creek after 6 miles and gaining 200′.
Day 2: Head up/west on the Ireland Creek Trail toward Ireland Lake, but splitting off toward Evelyn Lake and Vogelsang. Your goal for the day is the shore of 10,300′ Vogelsang Lake in 7 miles. Consider a summit of Vogelsang Peak at above 11,000′. In total, this day includes 1700′ of elevation gain and only 300′ lost.
Day 3: Moderate day. Hike along Lewis Creek, head north again to Babcock Lake, and seek a lower camp at Emeric Lake in about 3.2 miles. You’ll drop down 1000′.
Day 4: Complete the loop back to Vogelsang, but break off north along Rafferty Creek, up and over Tuolumne Pass, and on down to the trailhead for a 9.4 mile day. But, while gaining 700′ early, you’ll lose 1300 when done.
Reservations are required by the park service for each night you camp and can be applied for any time from within 28 weeks of your start date.
This is a trip for the warmer seasons when the snow is mostly melted and risk of spring snowstorms is at a minimal, although they can happen well into June and sometimes July. Ultimately, this is a late summer and fall trip.
Weather is a special concern on this trip given the elevation and open sections of trail. Take extra precaution when exploring nearby peaks in the afternoon, and also be prepared for all kinds of weather, even snow, year-round. The mountains are unpredictable.
Similar to recommendations for the other Yosemite backpacking trips in this guide, bears are always an issue in Yosemite, and being in higher elevations doesn’t mean food storage restrictions relax. Wildlife use trails, too.
Guided Yosemite High Sierra Loop backpacking trips are available, and are a stress-free, exciting way to do this trip. The tour company handles permits, gear, transportation, meals, and provides a professional guide so you can focus 100% on enjoying your adventure.Or read more about all of our guided Yosemite backpacking trips.
Tuolumne Meadows is a subalpine stretch of grassy, river- and creek-strewn Sierra Nevada meadows that offers inroads to some of the region’s premier hikes and wilderness destinations. In this case, follow established trail to the collection of cool, 10,000′ Young Lakes, beyond which the summit of talus-laden Mt. Conness awaits. High along its banks, views will be too inspiring to take in with a camera, no matter how steady your hand or keen your eye.
Leaving from Tuolumne Meadows at the Glen Aulin trailhead, this hike climbs steadily through the meadows, beyond Dog Lake and enters open, flowering landscapes before a last push into the Young Lakes Basin. The trip goes off-trail for those looking to summit Mt. Conness. While within view and generally easy to navigate, don’t attempt this hike if you’re not comfortable with being outside the limits of park-maintained signage and established trekking routes. The climb is steep at times but mostly moderate, as well as breathtaking. You won’t soon forget what’s visible from the flanks of the mountain.
This hike starts at the Glen Aulin trailhead in Yosemite’s Tuolumne Meadows, directly on route 120/Tioga Rd. through the north section of the park.
Travel west on 120 over Tioga Pass to the park entrance. Follow signs for Tuolumne Meadows. Look for Glen Aulin signage just after the lodge and Lembert Dome.
Route 41 north enters the park at its South Entrance near Mariposa Grove and Wawona Visitor Center. Follow signs for Yosemite Valley, then take Big Oak Flat Rd. out of the valley toward Crane Flat, where you’ll head east on 120. The Glen Aulin trailhead along 120 on the left, after the Tuolumne Meadows visitor center.
Head east on 205 to 120 east through Manteca, Oakdale, and Groveland. Enter the park at Big Oak Flat. Follow signs for Tuolumne Meadows and 120 east, passing Tenaya Lake. Glen Aulin trailhead is past the visitor center, just beyond the campground.
Day 1: Once in Tuolumne Meadows, the Glen Aulin trail starts just west of Lembert Dome. Follow signs toward Dog Lake, then go due north to the Young Lakes Basin, for a day-total of about 7 miles, a gain of 1600 feet, a loss of only 300′.
Day 2: Establish a base camp at Lower Young Lake, and target the summit of Mt. Conness, the park’s seventh-highest peak. It’s off-trail, but fairly moderate third-class scrambling. It’s up and down 2600′ over 8 miles.
Day 3: Back to the trailhead; consider the west fork of the trail back to the PCT for a short stretch before finishing up at route 120 after losing 1500 feet for 7.3 miles.
The park bases permit assignments on the number of people entering per trailhead. Routes can often be tackled from multiple trailheads. Young Lakes can be reached via Glen Aulin or Dog Lake.
Given the summit attempt of Mt. Conness, this is a trip left best for late summer and fall.
Do not approach the higher sections of Mt. Conness if a summer storm is within sight. Use extra caution and be ready to descend quickly should weather move in quickly.
Water sources are often frequented by wildlife, and bears are a common sight in Yosemite. Secure all food and scented items at all times, even when at camp.
Guided trips to Yosemite’s Young Lakes and Mt. Conness are available, and are a stress-free, exciting way to do this trip. The tour company handles permits, gear, transportation, meals, and provides a professional guide so you can focus 100% on enjoying your adventure.Or read more about all of our Yosemite backpacking tours.
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Craig’s true passion is found in and around the outdoors, and applies his professional writing skills in industries as varied as real estate and copy production. He is the Principal of The Copy and Content Group, which promotes the messages behind the people, products, places and causes that surround wilderness pursuits. Craig is an alumnus of the National Outdoor Leadership School, an experienced surfer, snowboarder, rock climber and a seasonal Grand Canyon guide for Wildland Trekking.


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Working in efficient cohesion, the dedicated volunteer advocates of CAI’s Florida Legislative Alliance (CAI-FLA) protected Florida’s common interest ownership communities during the just-completed 2016 Legislative Session. For CAI-FLA, a multi-disciplinary group made up of 21 volunteer Delegates from across the state, the focus is always on the millions of residents and resident-volunteers who choose to live and invest their money, time and hearts in Florida’s diverse and vibrant neighborhoods. This Session, they were the winners.
The 2016 Florida Legislature could have produced a far different outcome when both Chambers adjourned sine die around 7 P.M. on Friday, March 11. In fact, when the earlier-than-usual Session began in January, good money was on the possibility of many damaging changes being made to Florida’s common interest ownership statutes — Chapters 718, 719, and 720.
CAI-FLA Delegates identified and tracked 44 bills that would impact community associations in some manner, virtually all of them detrimentally. That was only the very beginning. Delegates were assigned the various pieces of proposed legislation and tasked with diligently analyzing and summarizing what that impact would truly be. Discussions among the entire group provided cross-disciplinary and multi-regional insights, leading to adopting positions on whether to support, oppose, or offer their expertise to the bill’s sponsor on how to mitigate and “fix” the proposed legislation. Throughout the legislative session, Delegates held weekly conference calls to discuss what had occurred that week and how to best address the week ahead. Besides legislative initiatives filed as bills, this session had an inordinate number of amendments trying to become attached to all sorts of other bills. Along the way, Delegates found community associations-related amendments being filed to bills as diverse as those dealing with ad valorem taxation, regulated professions, etc.
CAI-FLA was at the forefront addressing all the issues, high and low profile. Representing our very diverse membership, CAI-FLA Delegates carefully and collaboratively engaged all stakeholders to affect the best results possible all CAI members. There were “high profile” issues that received a great deal of publicity and had numerous legislative committee hearings, such as the 2016 version of the estoppel certificate “reform” fight. The House bill, HB 203, had three separate Committee hearings, and a compromise was finally reached in the final hearing within the House Judiciary Committee. However, the bill was never heard again, as some of the original proposers of the bill were not interested in passing the bill after it was amended to remove their “pay-at-closing” provision. The Senate “estoppel bill,” SB 722, passed one committee and was never placed on another agenda, so it failed accordingly.
Another bill, SB 1122, would have regulated HOAs, and collected fees from homeowners to do so. This legislation would have made other changes to HOAs, such as implementing mandatory binding arbitration of HOA disputes, including disputes related to assessments; removing the ability of an HOA to lien for fines; creating annual reporting requirements to DBPR, etc. This bill had one committee hearing and CAI-FLA, alone, offered testimony raising concerns. The bill was voted down in committee – a rarity in the Florida legislative process. A few weeks later, the sponsor attempted to run an amendment, containing much of the same language, into a bill in the Senate Appropriations Committee. Once again CAI-FLA, alone, offered testimony, and the amendment was withdrawn. The sponsor filed the amendment to several bills on the Floor in the final days of session. One of the bills, the Department of Business and Professions legislative package (HB1187/SB1050) passed the House after numerous community associations-related amendments were filed and then withdrawn. The bill was available to be taken up at any time by the Senate. The Session ended with CAI-FLA communicating concerns to numerous Senators, and the bill (with community associations-related amendments filed to it) sitting on the Calendar of bills available for a vote, was not taken up.
These are just three of the 44 pieces of proposed legislation CAI-FLA was actively engaged in during the Session…and don’t forget those multiple amendments being attached to bills like gnats on honey on a humid Florida Summer night!
As CAI members, you are each an invaluable part of our team. Thank you for being engaged, knowledgeable, diligent and passionate. Only together, with that level of commitment, can we foster wonderful neighborhoods and resilient, livable communities.

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Cruising in the Far East is a pretty special experience, giving you a multi-centre introduction to extraordinary cities such as Singapore, Bangkok, Ho Chi Minh City, Hong Kong and Shanghai, interspersed with captivating islands and beautiful beaches.
In March and April 2018, as the spring breezes thaw the glorious islands of Japan, you can visit the Land of the Rising Sun on board Windstar's Star Legend. UNESCO wonders abound, and you will learn about 5,000 years of culture along the way. See Edo-period gardens, exquisitely preserved samurai homes and the peace memorials of Nagasaki and Hiroshima. Visit Fukuoka, the Samurai City, and Osaka, the gateway to Kyoto with great street food, bright lights and delightful night life. Visit Buddhist temples, imperial Shinto shrines and traditional wooden houses. And don't miss the extraordinary metropolis that is Tokyo.
said that the rise and fall of the great Khmer civilisation, responsible for the building of Angkor Wat, was inextricably linked to the Mekong's shifting tides. Today, you can explore the region from the comfort of your Mekong river boat, the Aqua Mekong, sailing from Ho Chi Minh City in Vietnam to Phnom Penh in Cambodia, then travelling onward to Siem Reap to see the iconic temples at Angkor Wat.
From May 2017, Star Clippers will operate a series of 7, 10 and 11-night sailings to a range of gorgeous islands in the Indonesian archipelago, sailing out of Bali. The tranquil beaches, untouched wilderness and national parks, inaccessible to larger cruise ships, are easily reached under sail on the magical Star Clipper. Some itineraries even visit Komodo Island, a UNESCO World Heritage Site which is the only place on earth where Komodo dragons naturally reside. For beautiful beaches, colourful fishing villages and amazing snorkelling these itineraries offer a unique Asian experience.
The amazing scenery, rich culture and fascinating history of Vietnam captivate the visitor. In the course of a Vietnam coastal cruise you will visit some of the most beautiful spots on Earth, such as Ha Long Bay, along with amazing cities such as Ho Chi Minh City (formerly Saigon); Hoi An, Vietnam's treasure chest of history; and Hue, the 'Imperial City of the Nguyen Emperors'. See moving memorials to the devastating war, and discover cultural treasures from another era including art, ceramics, and traditional costumes. Visit bustling markets for a kaleidoscope of colours, explore extraordinary temples and palaces, try amazing foods and soak up the atmosphere.
Holland America's Volendam explores throughout the Far East, with lots of longer cruises and back to back options which enable you to get a wide ranging overview. Cruises starting and ending in Shanghai give you the opportunity to visit China, Korea and Taiwan in the autumn and spring, whilst the winter months focus on Vietnam and Indonesia. With fares from just over £100 per person per day and free upgrades, this is a great time to choose Holland America in the Orient.


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Online dating can feel a bit like entering the battlefield when you’ve been out of the dating waters for a while! I work with loads of people who are really keen to get back into dating but are so put off by horror stories and feel the whole thing is a bit gnarly. I totally get it (because I’m out there dating too!) but I do think it’s a shame because it can obviously be a really great way to meet people.
The main concerns are that it can end up being a waste of time, that people aren’t who they say they are and how do you know if someone is just after a hook-up or something more long-term? There’s also the trust factor and so many questions around dating ‘etiquette’.
I’m always intrigued at the weird and wonderful dating apps and sites that appear on the scene. So it was awesome to hear from Cosmo at HerSmile as this new dating site has really tried to offer a solution to the main concerns both men and women have when it comes to online dating.
A bit of background on the story of HerSmile, Cosmo was inspired by the idea when he was in his final year at University in Moscow. As he travelled up some train station escalators, he caught the eye of a woman on the opposite side. She smiled and for a brief moment there was a very real connection. But then the moment was gone, she disappeared…..and that was that.
He saw something similar with a friend who caught the attention of a woman in a bar. She smiled back and it encouraged him to go speak to her and offer to buy her a drink. The smile broke the barrier – almost like a smile of approval and it gave him the green light that she was ok with being approached by him.
Women pay a monthly subscription letting them initiate contact with a man at any time, receive messages from men and decide whether they make contact. Men, who have no subscription buy introductions/credits.
The guy confirms his interest in a woman is genuine by using one credit to send his first, introductory message. Her ‘Smile’ lets him know the interest is mutual and he can contact her further. If she doesn’t reply, HerSmile returns his credit for him to use again in future introductions. So this means less time wasters for men (a common sticking point!) and women don’t feel hounded or overwhelmed.
Author: Laura writes for FHM, Mail Online, The Irish Examiner and Metro UK and can be heard on the radio or through the mutiple podcast interviews she does.


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This product is featured in: Browning 725 Pro Sport Adjustable and Browning B725 20-bore Hunter Light.
Browning’s standard range of guns have been built on an action that first saw light of day back in the late 1970s with the arrival of the Citori.
Since then it has been used on all subsequent models such as the B325, B425 and B525 with only a few minor changes along the way.
The action, made by Miroku in Japan, is very reliable and extremely strong, qualities you would expect of course from one of the world’s best mass-produced guns.
Qualities such as this are worth preserving so I worried when I heard the 525’s successor – the B725 – would sport a changed action.
Yes, Brownings could do with some fine tuning in places, maybe even streamlining a bit but the maxim “if it ain’t broke, don’t fix it” definitely applies to this range of guns.
In the end I worried unnecessarily; first impressions of the new model are very good.
The Browning B725 Sporter isn’t a radical departure from its predecessors because the principles of the mechanics remain the same but the parts have been redesigned slightly, and the improvements are noticeable.
While the connection between the sears and the hammers remain the same the shape of the components have been modified slightly and the changes have resulted in very crisp pulls and noticeably reduced trigger play.
Interestingly the trigger mechanism has also been re-designed to work mechanically rather than on recoil which means the gun can fire the lightest of shot loads with total reliability.
It also means you can fire the second barrel in the event of a misfire on the first.
Another worthwhile change is the size of the Browning B725 Sporter’s action frame. The width is no different to that of the 525 but it has been made shallower, and this has improved the gun’s handling dynamics by a significant degree.
Miroku have managed to slim things down by fitting a smaller diameter hinge pin and making the barrel lumps a little shallower.
However the hook on the front lump has been made wider to maximise surface area on the hinge and both lumps still engage through the floor of the action to provide a strong “circle” lock up.
Extra strength has also been added to the action by having a small web fitted into both sides of the frame where it meets the breech face.
The Browning B725 Sporter comes supplied with a manual safety catch but I’m glad to report that it can be converted to auto safe quite easily by a gunsmith.
The manual safe has been a Browning feature for many years and it’s fine once you get used to it.
However, the fact remains that many game shooters prefer a gun that returns to safe as soon as the top lever is pushed across to open it.
Unlike previous models a small part to make the gun auto safe can now be fitted easily and quite cheaply.
Barrel tubes have been back bored in the usual Browning way whereby the inner profile is modified with an extended forcing cone leading into the 18.8mm bore.
It’s a system called ‘Vector Pro’.
More notable however are the new Invector DS multichokes, which are made from a special “super” lightweight stainless steel that Browning uses in some military weapons.
As you can see, the choke tubes have been threaded at the muzzle end and this ensures the outer barrel profile is kept as slim as possible with no visible swelling.
A compression ring at the bottom of the tube helps to seal the tube in the bore and also prevent it working loose during use.
In addition it helps keep the tube cleaner and makes it easier to remove for cleaning.
This gun’s woodwork has also been redesigned with lines from the action flowing nicely into the stock at the head to form the side panels.
The body of the stock is slightly shallower to match the reduced depth of the action.
Other than that the stock dimensions are pretty standard for Browning with a useful 14.3/4in length of pull and drops at comb and heel of 1.1/2in and 2.1/4in respectively.
The gun can be supplied with a left handed stock on request and that includes a palm swell on the side of the pistol grip which – like the slight Schnabel fore-end – fits the hand very nicely.
The stock finishes with a 1/2in thick Inflex recoil pad but longer, interchangeable pads are also available.
These, along with spacers, mean that most stock lengths above standard can be catered for.
The Browning B725 Sporter is a wholly new gun and carries a modern look, but it isn’t a radical departure from what we are used to.
Dyed-in-the-wool Browning users may raise an eyebrow at this newcomer, but there’s nothing to fear with it, just lots to embrace.
It will carry Browning forward and prove a popular gun. A game version will be out soon. The weight of the gun is very acceptable at a shade less than 7.3/4lb allowing for very quick handling and precise pointing.

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Featuring hits of baby blue.
adidas Originals‘ ARKYN model has been a hit this summer thanks to its futuristic detailing. A few months back, the silhouette was unveiled in neon yellow and baby blue. Now, as we prepare to head into fall, the sneakers have surfaced in a sleek grey tone.
Specs on these beauties include the familiar Primeknit upper accentuated by tonal detailing. Rather than a normal lace unit, the innovative system is placed strategically along the sides of the design. We also see hits of smoky blue throughout the design. The sock-like model also features BOOST technology within the midsole. Making for a top tier, comfortable wear.
adidas Originals’ latest ARKYN will be available for $180 USD in-store at Fruition Taiwan on August 18. If you’re searching for more new age designs, take a look at adidas’ forthcoming Falcon iterations.
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Only hotels in 76114 zip code are listed below. Search for cheap and discount hotel rates in Fort Worth, TX for your upcoming leisure or conference / group travel. We list the best 76114 hotels and motels so you can review the Fort Worth hotel list below to find the perfect lodging. Hotels in Tarrant county and area code 817 are also listed.
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