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Outbreak: The Deluxe Edition (Digital Album)
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Celebrate one of James Newton Howard's greatest scores of the 90s… Wolfgang Peterson's Outbreak (1995). This one is huge in every way. The score itself is an epic and exotic action tour-de-force. Outbreak was one of James Newton Howard's own favorite scores back in 1995. He, and we, wished the original album could have been longer. It was no easy task keeping this score to 30 minutes. Some expansions round out a release that was largely representative in the first place. Outbreak is such a massive work that this Deluxe Edition comes very close to being a complete premiere. It's now over 100 minutes long! For James Newton Howard fans, this one is not to be missed!
A dangerous airborne virus threatens civilization in this tense thriller. After an African monkey carrying a lethal virus is smuggled into the U.S., an outbreak occurs in a California town. To control the spread of the disease, a team of doctors is brought in that includes a contagious disease expert (Dustin Hoffman) and his ex-wife (Rene Russo). Once the Army intervenes to handle the situation, though, the doctors must fight against the clock to save the town and its residents.
1. The Bomb / Main Title (4:00)
2. Motaba River Valley / Walk Through Village (3:11)
3. Jujuman (1:32)
4. Monkey on Boat (:39)
5. Keep the Dogs (1:20)
6. Examining the Virus / Old Friend (3:25)
7. Ship to San Francisco (1:18)
8. Jimbo Frees Monkey / Jimbo Gets Sick / Blood Splatters (2:43)
9. Jimbo Dies / Autopsy (2:35)
10. Movie Theater / Monkey in Woods (1:19)
11. Tech in Hospital (1:33)
12. Sam on Runway / Ford Gets Antibody / Good Luck (1:51)
13. Military Arrives (2:34)
14. Ward (1:15)
15. Sam Through Mob / Isolating Town / Pet Store (2:24)
16. Trying to Escape (1:54)
17. Nobody Leaves Town / E-1101 / Quiet Streets (3:15)
18. White Flags (1:44)
19. Cedar Creek Exodus (1:07)
20. Casey Rips His Suit (2:20)
21. Monkey Lives / Casey Goes Down / Needle Prick (3:00)
22. You Knew All Along / Go on as Soldiers / Sam Phones / Troops Move Out / We Better Leave (3:49)
23. Sam Escapes (2:38)
24. Tae Kuk / Affirmative (1:04)
25. Robbie's Symptoms (2:37)
26. Finding the Ship (1:42)
27. Dead Sailor / Robbie Comforts Casey (2:54)
28. TV Station / Sam on TV (1:49)
29. Cops Arrive / McClintock Takes Off (1:24)
30. Final Authorization (Extended Version) (2:47)
31. A Little Resistance / Helicopter Chase (6:11)
32. Robbie's Bedside (Film Version) (2:38)
33. Plane Takes Off / They're Coming (7:42)
34. McClintock Arrested (1:18)
35. Robbie's Cured / End Credits (7:12)
36. Keep the Dogs (Alternate) (1:24)
37. A Little Resistance (Album Version) (2:48)
38. Robbie's Bedside (Album Version) (2:38)
39. Robbie's Cured (Alternate / End Title [Alternate Segment]) (2:15)
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Suddenly the app crashes. Deleted and reinstalled 5 times no luck. Reset router no luck but a lot of problems with devices for a while. Still no app. Chat auto points me to the app to use, which does not work!
Ever since I began my new Fios internet service on Sept 15, 2020 the My Fios app on my iPhone does not work. I have already tried clearing network settings, resetting my iPhone and uninstalling and reinstalling the My Fios app. Any suggestions? I'd love to be able to view my bill and manage network settings through the app.
I'm a new customer as of 9/19 and I have the same issue. I was able to use for 2 days and now nothing. I'm not going through all these crazy resets this is an app issue with Verizon. I've deleted it and reinstalled with no change. So much for their technology. Very frustrating. I am not even able to log in to their site on the web. The login button isn't highlighted and if you call them forget it. The amount of time on hold is ridiculous. Not a good first impression for sure
I am having the same issue - app freezes after you put in your credentials - for three weeks. The app worked once ever. I called spoke to two agents, nothing. It was supposedly reported to a tech team. The tech team send me a message that "my issue was resolved". But I still cant log in so it is not resolved. Tonight I waited on hold for 2 hours and 15 minutes, no one has picked up as yet.
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Harley-Davidson picks new Canadian leadership
Ignacio Isusi will lead the motorcycle brand's local operations as managing director, while Jay Owen takes over as marketing director.
Updated Jan. 9, 1:05 p.m.
Harley-Davidson Canada has named Ignacio Isusi as its new managing director.
Isusi will lead the company's Canadian operations, including all sales, business development and marketing activity. Isusi takes over the Canadian operation as it prepares to celebrate its 100th anniversary in the country and further expand its product lines of motorcycles and iconic apparel.
"This country has one of the strongest dealer networks in the world and a vibrant and unique customer base," he said in a press release. "We want to couple this experience with fresh ideas to continue to appeal to our current ridership and pique the interest of new riders nationwide."
Isusi has been with the Harley-Davidson company for 14 years, most recently as sales operations director for the Americas, which had him managing operational tasks across Canada, USA, Mexico, Brazil and Latin America. During his time with the company, he has also been country manager for the U.K. and Ireland, managing director for Mexico and director of sales operations and retail development in Latin America.
During Isusi's time in Mexico, Harley was the number one "heavyweight" motorcycle brand in the country, and helped lead growth for the brand in the U.K. and Ireland during recession years, reaching its highest level of market share in the region.
As managing director for Canada, Isusi takes over a role previously held by Anoop Prakash, who is moving to the company's global headquarters in Milwaukee to take over as director of U.S. marketing and market development. Prakash joined what was then Harley's newly established Canadian subsidiary in mid-2015 after leading the brand's entry into India in 2009.
Over the past two years, Harley-Davidson has place an increased emphasis on reaching Canadian motorcycle enthusiasts by establishing its first subsidiary on the ground in Canada. That subsidiary has acquired the country's Harley-Davidson distributor network, which had previously been the primary place consumers could interact with the brand. It also hired its first dedicated director of marketing in Jo Figueiredo (who joined from Audi at the same time as Prakash) who has helped develop marketing programs specifically for Canadian consumers, such as an increased social media presence and the 1903 cafe in Toronto.
Figueiredo has since left Harley-Davidson Canada, and the company has recently named Jay Owen to take over as marketing director in December. Owen had spent the last two years as a marketing consultant, but had lengthy terms as a senior marketer at Mercedes-Benz and Volvo.


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Coding Robots with Dash and Dot
Apr 15 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Great for ages 7 & up. Mrs. Phillips will bring her Robots Dash and Dot for students to learn fun coding programs. Students use a computer tablet to move the robots through mazes the students create. Great for beginners as well as those who have used Dash and Dot before.
10:30 am Play dough time
Play dough time
Apr 16 @ 10:30 am – 11:30 am
Children ages 3- 6 with an adult caregiver are invited to spend an hour playing with homemade play dough. There will be cookie cutters and other supplies for the children to use. Just bring your imagination! Registration is required to make sure we have enough supplies for everyone. Registration begins Tuesday, 4/9/19. Stop by the Children's desk or call 769-9044.
2:00 pm Shanthi Dance from India
Shanthi Dance from India
Apr 16 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Learn the traditional dance from India from Shanthi Adult caregivers attend with children ages 8 & up. Registration starts Tuesday April 9th
2:00 pm Making Dream Catchers for ages 4-8
Making Dream Catchers for ages 4-8
Apr 17 @ 2:00 pm – 3:00 pm
Learn about Dream Catchers and their importance in Native American culture. Ms. Webb will show parents and kids how to make dream catchers from paper plates and string. Great for ages 4-8 with adult. Parents attend this class with children. Registration begins Tuesday April 9th. Call 769-9044 x2
3:00 pm Make Dream Catchers for ages 9 & up
Make Dream Catchers for ages 9 & up
Apr 17 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Learn about Dream Catchers and their importance in Native American culture. Ms. Webb will show students ages 9 & up how to make dream catchers from embroidery hoops, string, beads, feathers. Registration begins Tuesday April 9th. Call 769-9044 x2
2:30 pm Chocolate Covered Oreo Pops
Chocolate Covered Oreo Pops
Apr 18 @ 2:30 pm – 3:30 pm
We supply the chocolate melts in a variety of colors and Oreo's in a variety of flavors. Take a cake pop stick and attach it to the Oreo of your choice and dip it in chocolate. Then choose from a variety of sprinkles to make your Oreo Pop decorative. Although there are no nut products in this program it is possible that some of the decorations or chocolate melts may be processed in a factory that also produces nuts. Please advise us if you child has any food allergy upon registration. Open to students in Middle School and High School only.[...]
3:00 pm Eye-shadow tips and tricks
Eye-shadow tips and tricks
Apr 20 @ 3:00 pm – 4:00 pm
Come join us at the Woonsocket Harris Public Library for eye-shadow tips and tricks. Learn new ways to make your eye-shadow look seamless and blend together beautifully and more. Learn new glam looks to spice up your makeup routine, and learn ways to incorporate glitter to your makeup looks. New brushes and make up wipes will be provided. Call us 401-769-9044 and reserve your spot. Like our Facebook event for this program if you are interested in going. Open to students in Middle School and High School only.
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The New Yorker, August 8, 1970 P. 23
Talk story about zoo escapes. A few months ago a casqued hornbill escaped from the Central Park Zoo while its cage was being cleaned. It was snagged by a zoo keeper with a net 27 hrs. later on a penthouse ledge. During its period of freedom, the bird landed on the window sill of Mrs. Brooke Astor, a trustee of the Bronx Zoo. She visited the hornbill after its return & decided that it would be happier in a larger cage in the Bronx Zoo & arranged for it to be moved there, where it is now awaiting transfer to the Bronx Zoo's World of Birds building, to be completed next year. Zoos in all five boroughs (except Queens) have had their share of escapes, but in the past 35 yrs. no dangerous animals have escaped in the N.Y. area. However, two leopards that got out of the Oklahoma City zoo did terrorize residents of that city in 1950 & 1966. Describes variety of animals that have escaped, their methods of escape & their recapture. Discussion with William Conway, director of the Bronx Zoo, who tells about precautions taken to prevent escape. He added that he doubted that the animals "sit around all day contemplating escape... Most animals are creatures of habit. They become used to their surroundings and feel secure in them."


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In 1946, the station's complement was 75 personnel. By 1959, it had grown to about 200, by 1966, it was about 250, and, by the mid-1970s, it was approximately 350. The current complement at Leitrim is reported to be 400, of whom probably 250 or more are members of the Communicator Research trade.[2]
In 1987, the normal rank of Leitrim's commanding officer was upgraded from Major to Lieutenant Colonel.[3] This upgrade may have been related to an increase in personnel at the station (possibly coinciding with the 1986 closure of Inuvik) and/or to an increase in Leitrim's SIGINT tasks (see below).
Apparently, US Army and Navy SIGINT detachments existed at the station at one time;[4] there is no evidence, however, that such detachments are still at the station.
Leitrim contains a wide variety of antennae, including a Pusher HF-DF circularly-disposed antenna array (CDAA), three other large circular arrays, four satellite dishes, and a number of other, small antennae.[7]
Maintenance of the High Arctic Data Communications System (HADCS), the link between Ottawa and Alert, is conducted out of Leitrim.[8] It is possible that the station also does some processing of intercepts received from Alert through the HADCS. The station also performs signal development (SIG DEV) work[9] and "provides engineering, technical, and special logistics support to the other stations of the [Supplementary Radio] system."[10]
Leitrim's most recent and most important mission, however, is the interception of satellite communications, begun with the installation of a small satellite dish, probably in 1985. By November 1986 at the latest, a medium-sized satellite dish (ca. 10 metres) had been added, and by the end of 1987 two medium-sized dishes were in service. By July 1990, another small dish had been added to the station's inventory, for a total of two medium-sized and two small dishes now in service.[11]
The targets of Leitrim's dishes are probably Mexican and/or Brazilian communications satellites. Both countries' satellite constellations were established in 1985, at about the same time as Leitrim's new dishes started to be installed. A focus on these satellites would also explain CSE's rumoured increase in Spanish language activities.[12]
Leitrim is currently undergoing another upgrade. In 1988-89 studies began on the extension and renovation of the Operations Building at the station, and, in July 1992, DND announced a $29-million expansion at the station (including the Operations Building extension).[13] These developments may be related to the SRS project, announced in February 1994, to convert Alert, Masset and 770 CRS to remote operations.[14] The fact that contracts for "pre-definition" studies for the remoting project were being let as recently as March 1994, however, suggests that the current upgrade is part of a different project.[15]
Another, more plausible explanation for the current upgrade is that CSE intends to expand the satellite monitoring operations at the station. (A possible target would be the new Argentinian satellite constellation established in April 1993.[16])
It is not certain, however, that future dishes will be constructed at Leitrim. Although the station remains the logical place for intercept operators to work, CSE may prefer to operate its intercept dishes at a more remote (and more private) site and then retransmit the results to the operators at Leitrim. CSE has already investigated at least one alternative site for future satellite monitoring operations, the former National Research Council radio observatory site at Lake Traverse, in Ontario's Algonquin Park.[17]
[2] History - CFS Leitrim, National Defence, no date, Canadian Forces Communications and Electronics Museum collection; Maj R.H. Theakston, "CFS Leitrim," Communications and Electronics Newsletter, 1975?, p. 19; David Pugliese, "Military communications centre to get $29-million facelift," Ottawa Citizen, 17 July 1992, p. F1. During the period 1975-1978, there were normally 225-232 members of the Communicator Research trade at Leitrim, out of a total station complement of about 350 ("Career Manager's Corner," Capt. D.G. Reed, Communications and Electronics Newsletter, 1975?, p. 44; "Communicator Research (291)," Intercom, Vol. 14, Issue 2, April 1978, p. 22); it is likely that additional Communications Researchers accounted for most of the subsequent increase to 400.
[3] National Defence Telephone Directory, National Capital Region, Spring 1987, p. E151; National Defence Telephone Directory, National Capital Region, Autumn 1987, p. E152.
[4] Jeffrey Richelson and Desmond Ball, The Ties That Bind: Intelligence Cooperation Between the UKUSA Countries, Allen and Unwin, 1985, p. 143.
[5] "CFS Leitrim," p. 20.
[6] Bob Gilmour, "Our electronic spying hides behind cover stories," Edmonton Journal, 26 October 1982, p. A2. Apparently, some embassies, including the former Soviet embassy, are not allowed to use radio for their out-going traffic, but must use commercial cable instead (see John Sawatsky, For Services Rendered, Penguin, 1986, (orig. Doubleday, 1983), p. 276). Under section 7 of the Official Secrets Act, the government can require that the cable companies provide copies of this traffic, thus eliminating any need to intercept it. Even in the case of these embassies, however, it would still be necessary to intercept in-coming radio traffic.
[7] "CFS Leitrim," p. 20; air photos A31405-49 and A27611-40, National Air Photo Library; personal observations.
[8] Sgt Don Cain, "On The Edge," Communications and Electronics Newsletter, 1989/02, p. 22; National Defence Telephone Directory, National Capital Region, Winter 1993-94, p. G339.
[9] National Defence Telephone Directory, National Capital Region, Winter 1993-94, p. G338. SIG DEV is the process of detecting, isolating, identifying, and determining how to exploit new targets.
[10] "CFS Leitrim," p. 20.
[11] Air photos A26638-57, A27068-96, A27239-23, and A27611-40.
[12] This rumour was first reported by the author in 1989 in "Spies Without Scrutiny," This Magazine, September 1989, p. 7.
[13] Supplementary Estimates (B), 1988, p. 71; Annual Report 1988-89, Defence Construction (1951) Ltd., 1989, p. 8; "Military communications centre to get $29-million facelift"; Estimates, 1993-94, Part III: National Defence, 1993, p. 111.
[14] See "Canadian Forces Station Alert, N.W.T.," Backgrounder, February 1994.
[15] See, for example, Advance Contract Award Notice 660QE-3-0005, Government Business Opportunities, 11 March 1994, p. 45.
[16] "Telesat sells stake in Anik C," Kitchener-Waterloo Record, 23 January 1993, p. B4.
[17] See contract W2213-2-7619 listed in Government Business Opportunities, 2 December 1992, p. 24.
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I went to Canadia and what did I see
I saw some Canadians. I didn't really have a witty answer. I just wanted a way to use Canadia in my subject. That's all.
I've decided that sometimes being an adult sucks. I had to buy new glasses the other day. Of course if I had been a responsible adult and not lost my last pair then I wouldn't have to buy new ones. Bye bye $194. And since I was irresponsible, and since I haven't found a second job yet, I decided to take advantage of the premium pay their offering this weekend and picked up a dayline. I pray that I don't end up hating myself for it. I stil have 3 days off. I'll still have time to rest AND have fun. Plus I'll be making a lot of money. Sounds like a plan to me.
Today I spent a lot of time waiting in airports. I made the journey from Tri-Cities, Tennesse (still not completely sure where that is. I was shocked to hear it was near VA), then sat in ATL for 2.5 hours, flew to Toronto, sat there for almost 2 more hours – which meant we had to clear Canadian customs, then come back through US customs – then fly back to ATL. It only took about 11 hours. Throw in a self professed, high maintenance passenger with peanut allergies and you have yourself a jolly good day.
After I came home I drove for longer than I flew to Tri-Cities, and only made it to Stone Mountain. My life-risking, rapelling, rock-blowing-up friend Matt is working on Stonewall Jackson's beard and someone else's lapel. Evidently they're in a state of disrepair so Stone Mountain called in the rock doctors to fix them. His family got to watch him rapel down the face of Stone Mountain today. Wish I could've. For someone who isn't from, or hasn't lived in Georgia, this may not seem like a big deal, but for the rest of you – that's pretty cool, isn't it? I did get to see the Sirota parents as well as Erin and Chris and their small, blond herd :-D.
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Kitesurfing in Sri Lanka! Ultimate guide with the best kite spots
Sri Lanka is probably the best kitesurfing destination in Asia and one of the best flatwater destinations in the world! Kitesurfing Sri Lanka= kitesurfing in paradise! You will find perfect tropical weather, good wind conditions during 9 months per year, many flat water spots and a lot of COCONUTS!
Here you will find what are the best kite spots when kitesurfing in Sri Lanka and other important impormation when plannnig a kite trip to Sri Lanka
Most Amazing Kitesurfing Spots in Sri Lanka
Sri Lanka is one of the best kitesurfing destinations in the world with the very best kite spots you will ever experience!! Are you a bloody bleginner? Then Sri Lanka is your destination! Forget to learn kitesurfing in big and difficult waves. Here we have amazing flatwater spots where you will learn kitesurfing easily. Come to Sri Lanka to kite and you will be riding in 3 days! Are you aready an experienced rider? Sri Lanka offers you the best conditions to progress and to push yourself to the next level! Kitesurfing Sri Lanka = kitesurfing in a flat water paradise
Are you interested in learning kitesurfing? We are the number 1 kite school in Sri Lanka
Where are located the main kite spots in Sri Lanka?
You will find the best kitesurfing spots in the North-west coast of the island. Why? Well, when you see the location of the island and the channel that separates Sri Lanka and India, you can imagine the venturi effect that is created in this unique location. It is "FU…ING" windy !
In addition to this venturi effect, the sea breeze makes this part of the island very windy for 9 months of the year, so the wind statistics are perfect when it comes to kitesurfing holidays.
A part from the west coast , in general, thanks to the thermal winds, we can kite all year round in Sri Lanka. Depending on the season. You only need to choose the correct kite spot.
For example, in Matara or Weligama located in the South , there is thermal wind in the afternoons from March to ending of March, normally (around 12-15 knots) and in Summer you will also find some days with very strong winds during July and August. Arugam Bay is located on the South-east of the island and it is a major spot for surfing but, sometimes, the wind is good and it is possible to kite too. The most consistent winds are on the North-west of the island, starting from Negombo up to Jaffna. On this coastline you will find the best kite spots in Sri Lanka.
Sri Lanka is a destination for kitesurfers which is growing very fast, as it has some of the best kitesurfing spots in Asia. Although more and more people come for kitesurfing, mass tourism has not yet arrived making it a destination with special beauty and with many kitesurfing spots yet to be discovered!
The main kite spots in Sri Lanka are located in Kalpitiya and surrounding. There are many islands located North of Kalpitiya too, with perfect spots for kitesurfing in flat waters, such as Vella Island and Dream Spot.
For those who love kitesurfing in the sea, another place worth mentioning is Donkey Point, a cape located about 10 km South of the town of Kalpitiya. It is the spot often chosen by people looking to navigate between the waves of the Indian Ocean.
Suffice to say, there are many places for kitesurfing in Sri Lanka! Down here you will find what are best kite spots in Sri Lanka!
The top 5 kite spots in Sri Lanka!
Kalpitiya lagoon is the top destination in Sri Lanka to learn kitesurf. Whether you come to learn to kite, or to progress your kitesurfing skills, the flat water at Kalpitiya lagoon is a great spot for kitesurfing. Are you a completly beginner? In that case, you will be in love with Kalpitiya lagoon. This lagoon is a paradise for those who are on the first steps in kitesurfing. Depending on the tide, here you will be able to stand up in many places due to the shallow water! Having a good instructor and the proper equipment you will be able to ride in 3 days !
2- Vella Island
Vella Island is a tiny sand bar in front of Wilpattu National Park. One side of the island is ocean waves, and the other side is a very flat-water spot. In Summer the wind comes from South-west and in Winter the wind comes from North-east, so it is possible to kite both seasons. Vella island is considered a top kitesurfing spot in Sri Lanka and in the world for freestyle. When it is windy, the freestyle conditions in this island are perfect. If you close your eyes and you imagine a kite spot with the best conditons with steady wind, super flat water and beutiful lanscape, then this is Vella island. In summer time, be ready to get your smaller kites. When in Kalpitiya there are 20 knots, in Vella the wind is around 25 knots.
Vella Island is about 50 minutes by boat from Kalpitiya and it is possible to do a round trip in a single day. If you are lucky to kite in Vella in full moon you will never forget!!
Would you like more information about Vella island? Check our guide kitesurfing in Vella island!
Ippantivu island is also called "mini vella" due to the very similar conditions as vella, but smaller. Located very near to Wilpattu National Park, it is probably one of the few kite spots in Sri Lanka completely unespoiled ! Because it is half way to Vella from Kalpitiya, it is worthy to go even for a half day kite trip. Because of the venturi effect between the Dutch Bay and Wilpattu Park, the wind in this island is usually stronger than in Kalpitiya
Mannar is the next peninsula North of Kalpitiya and a perfect destination for kitesurfing too. There are many islands with super flat water and steady wind.
5- Dream Spot: Top kitesurfing spot!
Dream Spot is considered as one of the top kitesurfing spots in Sri Lanka. It consists approximately of 1 km beach and is located in Dutch Bay, which is easily accessible by boat from Kalpitiya. A top kitesurfing destination and not to be missed!
Actually, Kalpitiya is where you can organise all your kite trips to the best kitesurfing spots in Sri Lanka. Around Kalpitiya there are incredible and amazing kitesurfing spots and Dream Spot is considered one of the top spots among them all.
How strong is the wind at Dream Spot? What kites should I bring?
The wind is strong in Summer from 18-25 knots, all day 24 hrs. Some days going up to 35 knots, especially in May and June. The best size kites to bring to Dream Spot during Summer are from 7-10 metres.
In Winter the wind is lighter than Summer and picks up later, around midday, losing its force around 4:30 p.m. Wind expected, 14-18 knots. From December to March it is best to bring bigger kites, from 12-14 metres.
Can I make a downwind from Kalpitiya to Dream Spot?
Depending on the kitesurfing season and its wind direction. In the Summer season you can make a downwind from Kalpitiya to Dream Spot and in the Winter season you can make a downwind from Dream Spot to Kalpitiya.
In Summer you have two different options of downwinds:
The first option is to start in Kalpitiya lagoon and go to Dream Spot by the ocean side. If you do this, you will not have any safety boat as the ocean is very rough and too choppy for a small boat this time of the year. However, if you are an 'experienced' kiter do not worry too much, as the wind is always an onshore wind and you will love the excitement of the ride!
The second option is to start your downwind from Kalpitiya taking your ride through Puttalam lagoon. If you do this, you should always take a safety boat along with you, for your own safety.
In Winter, you can go downwind from Dream Spot to Kalpitiya lagoon through the ocean only. DO NOT go through Puttalam lagoon in Winter as there is no wind in many places on this route.
I am a beginner. Can I learn kitesurfing in Dream Spot?
Yes, you can. Many kite schools organise kite trips to Dream Spot to teach kitesurfing. This is a very safe spot to learn, always with experienced kitesurfing instructors and with a safety boat.
Dream Spot has become one of the most famous kite spots in Sri Lanka, as the conditions to kitesurf there are great!
Do not miss Dream Spot if you travel to Sri Lanka as it is considered as one of the best kitesurfing spots in Sri Lanka, even in the world!
Other kite spots in Sri Lanka that you should discover
Kitesurfing in Sri Lanka is a great experience for whoever is very passionate about kitesurfing.
Over the last 8 years Sri Lanka has become very famous. The West coast of Sri Lanka is the windiest place in the country, especially during the months of June, July, August and September, also, during the months of January and February the wind is very good and there are incredible flat-water spots to enjoy along the coastline. This means that Sri Lanka is the top kitesurfing destination in Asia! There are a lot of spots where you can kite in Sri Lanka! A part from the above kite spots we recommend you to discover the next kite spots!
Navy Point is also a flat-water kite spot and recently started to become famous when Margarita Kite School team started to organise trips to this beautiful spot, often. During the downwind trip from Vella Island you pass small islets which are stunning to see and thanks to the venturi effects, it is very windy all the time.
From Navy Point you can keep going downwind through Puttalam lagoon, passing close to Ippantivu Island. If you keep going downwind through Puttalam lagoon, you end up at Dream Spot.
The above tips gives you one of the best downwind rides ever! Let us take you so you can experience it for yourself! You will love it and never forget it!
Kappaladi lagoon is another famous kite spot, South of Kalpitiya. Kappaladi lagoon is a great spot for kite beginners and anyone who wants to learn how to kite. This lagoon is very shallow, so it is very easy to learn kitesurfing here rather than other spots with deep water.
Arugam Bay. Arugam Bay is well know for surfing rather than kitesurfing, however it is possible to kite too. If you are interested in kitesurfing in Arugam Bay, I recommend to read our post "Kitesurfing in Arugam Bay"
Weligama, Hikadawa, Tangalle. These beaches, located in South , are perfect for kitesurfing in winter time if you are intermediate-advanced kitesurfer. If you come South to Sri Lanka and you are planning to kite, better you bring your bigger kites as the wind usually goes from 12 to 16 knots. However, if you are lucky, during some days in winter season it can also get up to 20 knots! Also, in summer time, during some days the wind can be really strong but at this time of the year the ocean is very rough and not so good for kitesurfing as in winter season. For sure, you will find the beach empty of surfers at this time of the year.
All the Information You Should Know About the Best Kite Spots in Sri Lanka
Kalpitiya is not only the best kitesurfing spot in Sri Lanka, it is the place kitesurfing place in the world! Every kite surfer should visit the 'treasure spot to go wild on the water'.
European kitesurfing spots are becoming more and more congested! Kalpitiya offers you the best kitesurfing spots in Sri Lanka, where you are free from this kind of overcrowding of kites.
In Kalpitiya you will find great freedom on the waters, plenty of space and fresh winds that have always got your back! Wide open spaces to practise and improve your tricks … Space that motivates the most ambitious freestylers to go further, heightening their excitement to want to learn more! Kalpitiya overwhelms you with the best kite spots in Sri Lanka.
Every morning you will wake up in Margarita Village and Lagoon keen to explore the next different kite spot in Sri Lanka, taking in the stunning views of each surf spot around Kalpitiya. You will feel the adrenalin build inside you, and, as we know, kitesurfing excitement is the best feeling ever! It is not only our blue lagoon that turns Kalpitiya into the best kitesurfing destination in Sri Lanka, it is the many secret spots of islands we have come to explore and know that gives us the freedom of the water.
From our base, here in Margarita Village, we wish to offer you the full service of showing you the infamous spots we have grown to love for the best kitesurfing experience ever!
Best season for kitesurfing in Sri Lanka:
Are you wondering what is the best season for kitesurfing in Sri Lanka? Basically, the best season to do kitesurfing in Sri Lanka is nearly all year round! Nine months, in fact! You will not find anywhere else in the world giving you a broader time period of constant winds.
The best season to do kitesurfing in Sri Lanka is the Summer season, May to October, being the main season, allowing a kite surfer's dream turn into reality! Every day you will wake up raring to go then spend the next 6 hours on the water with the wind rushing into your canopy, your feet firmly on your board and you taking control of the bar into the direction of your choice … Enjoying the many spots of excellent kiting around Kalpitiya!
At night you will enjoy the comfort of your bed in one of our two Kite Camps: Margarita Lagoon Kite School and Margarita Village and fall asleep with the constant sound of wind rustling amongst the coconut trees. Sounds idyllic? It is! The wind is your best friend here, therefore, Kalpitiya is the best kitesurfing spot in Sri Lanka, so come and enjoy!
The other best kitesurfing season, alongside the main season, is our Winter season, from December to March.
In total you will find nine months of very reliable wind around the best kite spots in Sri Lanka.
So, note down the best kite season in Sri Lanka in your calendar; check flights and be ready to fly in Kalpitiya, with your board and kite, over the most amazing lagoons and beautiful ocean, to experience a time you will never forget!
We now have five years kitesurfing experience in Sri Lanka and we would like to share our inside knowledge with you and introduce you to the BEST KITESURFING SPOTS in Sri Lanka. So, sit back and click away on the links below to enjoy Kitesurfing with MARGARITA VILLAGE KITE SCHOOL, Kalpitiya, Sri Lanka … Enjoy!
What equipment should I bring to Sri Lanka for kitesurfing?
Depending on which season you travel to Sri Lanka you should bring different sizes of kites! If you travel to Sri Lanka in summer season we recommend to bring around 9-10 meters kites. However, during some days in summer season, the wind can get really strong , around 30 knots so if you have some space left in your boardbag better you bring a 7 meteres kite too. If you travel in winter season, the average size you will need to use is a 12 metres kites and if you are very heavy (more than 80kg) better you bring a 14 metres kite!


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Uncharacteristic modesty
The French president's more limited plans for running the G20 club
WHEN Nicolas Sarkozy dropped in on the World Economic Forum in Davos last year, he called for "a new Bretton Woods", an overhaul of the international monetary system and a "moralisation" of capitalism. Now that the French president is in charge, until November, of the G20 and G8 clubs, a dose of realism has set in. Incremental improvements rather than big-picture vision, uncharacteristic modesty rather than bravado: with his eyes on the 2012 presidential election, Mr Sarkozy hopes to revive his action-man reputation but without raising domestic expectations absurdly high.
Under the slogan "New World, New Ideas", Mr Sarkozy set out his G20 plans this week. Some, such as the idea of enforcing minimum global standards of social protection, are pipe dreams. Others will run into deep hostility from other G20 members, such as a tax on financial transactions to pay for aid and measures to mitigate climate change in the poor world. Although he claims to have backing for this idea from Germany and Japan, even Mr Sarkozy admitted this week that it faces "big enemies".
Elsewhere Mr Sarkozy's grand ambitions have been tempered somewhat. Consider the first of the two big ideas that he outlined this week: easing global imbalances and currency tensions, and curbing volatility in commodity markets. In the past Mr Sarkozy has talked of creating an alternative reserve currency to the dollar, which has irritated the Americans, or letting the yuan rise, which has irked the Chinese. This week, Mr Sarkozy said that "France does not want to challenge the dollar" and did not even mention the yuan's valuation.
Instead he talked of "internationalising new currencies" by, for instance, considering including the yuan in the IMF's Special Drawing Right (SDR), a reserve asset made up of a basket of currencies. He hopes for progress on measuring global imbalances and on agreeing to a code of conduct on capital flows. This does not mean the French have abandoned hopes of big systemic changes, but they are now more realistic about what they can achieve. "He's not so mad as to think that we can recreate Bretton Woods in 48 hours in France," says somebody who is close to the president.
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This article appeared in the Europe section of the print edition under the headline "Uncharacteristic modesty"
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Rafael Cavalcante appeared to be ready for another shot at the Strikeforce light heavyweight title when he submitted heavy-handed Mike Kyle in just 0:33 seconds last month. However, following the victory the California State Athletic Commission revealed that Rafael Cavalcante tested positive for the use of stanozolol metabolites, a form of anabolic steroid. Rafael Cavalcante truly made a name for himself when he defeated Muhammed "King Mo" Lawal back in 2010 to capture the Strikeforce light heavyweight title. In that fight he showcased near impregnable takedown defense and a dangerous striking arsenal. He ventured into the top ten of light heavyweight rankings but was quickly sent back to the minor leagues when Dan Henderson knocked him out in less than a minute. Feijao seemed to be gaining momentum again, knocking out Yoel Romero Palacio, and submitting the aforementioned Mike Kyle. He was being seriously considered to fight for the vacant Strikeforce light heavyweight title against Gegard Mousasi until the CSAC discovered he was using banned substances. Not only is this a blow to Rafael Cavalcante's career, but to Strikeforce as well. The promotion has already surrendered several of their best fighters and champions to the UFC. Fighters such as, Dan Henderson, Alistair Overeem, and Nick Diaz. Without any viable contenders in their near empty light heavyweight division, Gegard Mousasi will now either need to sit out a while and wait for a legitimate opponent to appear, or alternatively take his mixed martial arts career elsewhere. Rafael "Feijao" Cavalcante now faces a one year suspension from mixed martial arts and also a $2,500 fine. Other fighters that have been recently busted for use of prohibited substances include: Chris Leben, Alistair Overeem, Thiago Silva, and Cris "Cyborg" Santos. http://www.business2community.com/sports/another-mma-fighter-busted-for-steroids-now-rafael-cavalcante-0207868


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"What is the cost of advertising on Google?" The first question social marketers consider when Google advertising with App Campaigns for the first time.
The traditional answer, and the answer you will find in almost every article on the subject, is: "It depends."
While this is too broad and general of an answer, it is because there are a few extremely important factors that determine your Google advertising cost.
Factors That Influence the Cost of Advertising on Google
There are a few main factors that influence the cost of your ads:
We will break down how each of these affects Google ad cost below.
Types of Google Ad Objectives and How they Affect Ad Cost
Within the Google ads platform are different objectives (goals) for you to choose from. Each goal, and each type of ad:
- Has different KPIs
- Is shown to different people based on the outcome you want
The objective you choose determines who Google shows ads to, which can drastically affect your cost.
Example: Imagine that you, a home services business owner, are starting a Google App Campaign. You have set your targeting to include people who are homeowners and are interested in home improvement.
Now imagine that Google needs to choose between two people to show your ads, both of which match your targeting. The first person is very "clicky" (clicks on a lot of ads) but never completes a lead form. The second person does not click on a lot of ads at all but tends to fill out lead forms when they do click on one.
If your objective is to get traffic to your website, Google will choose the "clicky" person to show your ad to. If your objective is to get leads, Google will choose the person most likely to convert.
Chances are, there are fewer people who are likely to convert than people who are likely to click on a website. Case in point: The smaller your pool, the more the cost rises (except in highly targeted, highly relevant campaigns, like showing an 8-month pregnant woman ad for discount diapers). Choosing the right ad objective is the first step in making sure your ad cost stays low.
Types of Ad Objectives
Awareness: Ads with the Awareness objective build top-of-mind awareness and interest in your product or service.
Consideration: Ads with the Consideration objective get people to start thinking about your business, product, or service, and look for more information about it.
Conversions: Conversion ads encourage people to carry out a specific action or purchase your product or service
How the Google Ad Auction Works and How it Affects Ad Cost
The second factor that plays into how much ads cost is the auction and your bid. Unfortunately, the advertising spot does not go to the highest bidder, and instead is presented based on ad value.
According to Google, they strive for two things when showing ads:
- Creating value for advertisers by helping them reach and get results from people in their target audiences
- Providing positive, relevant experiences for people using Google, Instagram, or Audience Network
The best way for us to do this is to hold an auction in which both interests are represented. That way, advertisers are reaching people receptive to their ads and users are seeing something they are interested in. This is different than a traditional auction because the winner is not the ad with the highest monetary bid, but the ad that creates the most overall value.
What goes into that value? Three things:
- Advertiser bid – Your monetary bid.
- Ad quality and relevance – This is based on feedback from Google users and how relevant Google thinks your ad will be to the people seeing it.
- Estimated action rates – This is calculated by how likely Google thinks a person is to complete the objective you have chosen.
During the ad auction, your ad is pitted against other similar ads, and the advertiser with the highest combination of all three gets that online real estate.
How Your Bid Can Affect Google Ad Cost
There are two ways to bid for your ads, Automatic and Manual.
With Automatic bidding, Google sets your bid for you to get the most actions for the best price. With Manual bidding, you decide what a result is worth to you. Google always encourages you to bid true to what the action is worth to you. And focus on ROI instead of the lowest cost. The higher your bid, you more access you may have to the people that matter most.
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Your Google Audience and How it Affects Google Ad Cost
The audience you choose to show your ads to have A LOT to do with your end cost. The more relevant your audience, the lower the cost. Think about it this way:
You are a home services company. You want to run an ad for a roof replacement, so you choose to target people who are interested in home improvement.
Good idea, right?
If you only select "Interested in home improvement" as a qualifier, your ads are going to be shown to EVERYBODY who has ever indicated they like home improvement. This includes people who live in apartment buildings, people who are not homeowners, people who watch HGTV because they are obsessed with watching shows about flipping houses, etc.
Now the bad news: there are more than 350 audience attributes you can select and combine, and it takes years of perfecting your technique to manipulate them into killer audiences.
Ad Quality and Google: Picky, Picky, Picky
If I were going to say you must pick two things to optimize to lower your Google advertising cost, Ad Quality would be the first on my list, followed by Audience.
Here is the thing about Google:
Google is akin to someone's online diary. It is their personal space to catch up with what matters to them, discover new things that could matter to them, and basically escape boredom.
It is a "see" platform. People do not go there with the intent of "doing" things.
This mindset can work for or against you when it comes to your ad creative. Because it is a "see" platform, regular ad copy you might see in print of in search results will not fly, and they'll drive your costs way up.
Your ads need to be interesting, visually appealing, and they absolutely must fit one of these criteria:
- Pique a user's interest
- Invoke an emotion
- Jolt someone into action
An image with your logo and a headline will not do it, sorry.
How Your Industry Affects Ad Cost
Let us think about this logically. If you are selling Rolex watches, your cost per result will probably be higher than if you are selling a 30-day fitness trial. The industry you are in and the product you are selling has a lot to do with your ad cost. The folks over at FitSmallBusiness.com pretty much hit the nail on the head with this one: different industries have different ad costs
The Best Way to Lower Your Google Ad Cost? Hire Someone Who Knows How to Do It
To get the most in performance from your Google advertising, you need to ensure you work with a knowledgeable marketing partner and you need to do extensive quantitative creative testing. This is essential for user acquisition campaigns now. While the algorithms at Google may be able to test creative elements, they cannot create those elements or develop a creative strategy. They cannot do competitive analysis alone, either.
Focus on expanding your skills in those areas, specifically, being able to distill and interpret Google split testing data from creative so your team can deliver better creative, and feel free to reach out to us anytime with questions.
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Humanitarian action on a new course
This article sums up the declaration of Ms. Heidi Hautala, Member of the EP Delegation to the World Humanitarian Summit, former Finnish Minister for International Development.
The first ever World Humanitarian Summit in Istanbul on the 23rd-24th May will be a decisive moment for humanity, presenting an opportunity to initiate a substantial reform of the humanitarian aid system. This Summit will not be a traditional intergovernmental Summit but will bring all the various stakeholders around the table to discuss the way forward and to find new ways to tackle the humanitarian effects of the various crisis the world finds itself in today. The number of refugees is at an unprecedented height since the World War II, humanitarian financing has increased tremendously over the last decade but still falls short of the needs. New and innovative ways of doing and financing are acutely needed.
With the current trend, half of the world's poor are expected to live in fragile situations by 2030. This Summit provides an opportunity to link development and humanitarian action and to define ways to close the divide between these aid communities to have a better response to situations of protracted conflict. Increased coherence between the policies is incremental to building resilience of the affected communities.
A crucial topic in the Summit will be adherence to international humanitarian law (IHL). Civilians are being increasingly targeted in conflict situations. It is especially important to develop and establish mechanisms to ensure continued and improved compliance with international humanitarian law principles as well as the implementation of the recent developments of IHL.
It is with great pleasure that I notice the inclusion of the pledge to Leave no one behind as well as the mainstreaming of gender in the Summit documents. To this end we need enforced action to ensure that individuals in positions of vulnerability, especially women and girls with disabilities, receive equal care and assistance and participate in the decision making processes on operative action. It is also very welcome that the principles of humanitarian action - impartiality, neutrality, independence and humanity - feature prominently in the preparatory documents. A human rights-based approach should underlie every action taken.
This Summit will set the starting point for reform but the big challenge will lie ahead with its implementation. A common implementation plan should be developed which incorporates all the targets set in the frameworks for our common future - the Sustainable Development Goals, the Sendai Disaster Risk Reduction Framework, the Paris Climate Agreement as well as the Istanbul outcome. The future of humanity will depend on the actions taken to achieve these goals.


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The MCZ models were purchased in the 1870s and 1880s from Leopold and Rudolf Blaschka, father and son glass workers. From their studio in Dresden, Germany, the Blaschkas supplied museums and universities with life-like and scientifically accurate models, available for direct purchase or through catalogs. A majority of the models were acquired through the Blaschkas' North American distributor, Henry Ward. Published in 1878, the Catalogue of Glass Models of Invertebrate Animals from H. A. Ward's Natural Science Establishment offered 630 invertebrates, ranging from $0.30 to $6.50.
In the late 1880s, the Blaschkas began making botanical models for the Harvard Botanical Museum and in 1890 they entered into an exclusive, ten-year contract with Harvard to create glass models of flowers and plants. Through subsequent contract extensions, Leopold and Rudolf made botanical models for Harvard for the remainder of their careers, never returning to zoological models.
A vast majority of the models are made solely of glass (colorless and colored) and water-soluble pigments for life-like coloring. Some are also constructed with organic materials, such as glues and stretched animal hide, and occasional pieces of wire for support and texture.
For decades, the MCZ's Blaschka glass invertebrates were stored in the relevant departmental collection by taxa, as their primary and original use was for teaching and morphological comparison. Around 1900, the glass invertebrates were removed from their original cardboard trays and mounted with wire to white plaster plates, as they remain today.
The models have recently been recurated as a cohesive collection in the MCZ, including a major initiative to clean and repair all of the models. Most of the damage to the models is minor and due to the failure of the original 19th century glue used in their construction. Faulty contact points are restored with reversible, archival adhesive.
In May 2014, a new permanent exhibition of the MCZ's Blaschka glass invertebrate models opened at the adjacent Harvard Museum of Natural History. Sea Creatures in Glass showcases a rotating selection of approximately 60 of the models in the MCZ's collection.


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The San Francisco International Film Festival (SFIFF) boasts films from nearly every genre, from art-house to indie to documentary – well, every genre besides "Avengers" movies, that is. If you had the chance to make it to the screenings, you would have been in an audience filled with film-lovers and makers. After most of the films, the audience heard from the filmmakers themselves, with questions from the moderator and movie-goers. Sometimes the audience asked – let's just say – stupid questions. An audience member asked Oakland native and writer/director Boots Riley why he filmed in Oakland, rather than Los Angeles or New York, and the rest of the theater laughed and booed. SFIFF is not only about bringing in films from different genres, but it is also a reminder that the Bay's film scene is alive and thriving. The festival has passed, but if you couldn't make it, here are two feature films and a documentary coming out this year that you should keep an eye out for.
Sorry to Bother You
Boots Riley's directorial debut is like that friend who can put on any pair of jeans and make them look tailored to only them. "Sorry to Bother You" is about a telemarketer who sells slave labor to CEOs. The film seamlessly blends the battle of morals vs. money inside of the lead, Cassius Green (Lakeith Stanfield), with full blown comedy bits. The absurdity of the world has two men fight with compliments, late night shows hosted by "Jimmy" and garage doors swung open mid-pound town. All the while on the film's main stage, average people are opting into lifelong work contracts to get by, and police officers beat protesters to protect the telemarketers selling that labor. With effortless dolly zooms, green, red and blue gelled lights and perfectly timed cutaways, every filmic value in this movie sets up the unexpected and makes the bed for these commentaries to be told at a breakneck pace. You can feel Riley's hand in every visual of the film, from Cassius's beat-up car lined with tapestry to Detroit's (Tessa Thompson's) giant earrings that read, "murder murder murder" and "kill kill kill." "Sorry to Bother You" is going to be remembered for how strongly this film was directed, and unless something in our world drastically changes in the next 20 years, Riley's script will be remembered for its display of how f*cked up corporate values are. Go to the theaters for this. It is a must see.
Eighth Grade
Yes, Bo Burnham made a movie. The comedian, songwriter and now writer/director shows a strong suit for story and tone. "Eighth Grade" follows an eighth grade girl Kayla (Elsie Fischer), looking at how she manages her way through her last year of middle school. Burnham is not a eighth grader, nor a girl, but he empathizes with the anxiety Kayla gets from the eighth grade. "Today's video is about putting yourself out there… like where is there," says Kayla in one of her video blogs that she makes in her room. Kayla is a new type of character to film, brought up on her phone. Throughout the movie, she manages her performances online (effectively giving advice to herself) and in real life (struggling to find who she is). Her mirror is surrounded with post it notes with little reminders like, "practice small talk," and "go get 'em." Burnham's writing is not shaming the social skills of a phone-bred eighth grader. Instead, it relates to them, and that is what makes this movie so strong. We get bits here and there, like the zoom-out from a band teacher's rat tail or seeing kids sniff markers and adjust their braces. But the movie is first and foremost a close look at its lead character, and second, a nice comedy. I wouldn't chase to the theaters to see this movie, but its unique care for its characters make it a great film to watch on Netflix in bed with some ice cream.
This is an essential documentary for USF film students. As Andy Samberg once said, "Hey Wes Anderson! Hal Ashby called – he wants his establishing shots back." Ashby was a prominent director in the '70s, with films such as "Harold and Maude," "The Landlord," "The Last Detail" and "Being There." There are glimpses of Ashby's influence on today's film landscape, but they are easy to miss. These are important marks in film history that many of us, whether we are film lovers or students, may not be aware of, as they are sometimes skipped over in films studies or history classes. Sure, you may have seen Harold and Maude (the movie about a 20-year-old boy and an 80-year-old woman falling in love) making rounds in the Castro. Many of the scenes were filmed in the Bay Area, making it a gem for the SF film community. The documentary "Hal" focused on the character and life of the character that is Hal Ashby. What this documentary does is inject Ashby's energy into its viewer. Recounts of smoky, skunk-smelling editing rooms and bouts with movie studios over creative integrity leaves the essential urge in my film student belly to light a joint and make a movie. I highly recommend watching "Hal" wherever you can see it. Go watch it with some friends, particularly if you're a film student.


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"It'll never happen!" We've heard the naysayers before, over and over again. "It's not possible! If God wanted us to fly, he'd have given us wings!" Yet there's something in us that wants to reach beyond our frail bodies. We took to the seas, without God giving us fins. It was only natural we'd want to fly too.
From ancient myths to the Chinese building giant kites, to Leonardo Da Vinci's designs for a flying machine, to Newton's Third Law of Motion, man wanted to fly like the birds. Some birdbrains briefly became tower jumpers, in a variety of winged outfits, briefly being the operative word.
Yet the list of aviary dreamers continued to grow, right into the 20th century. The Wright Brothers got it right in December 1903 with the first powered flights. Their original contraption of wood, wire and canvas, coupled with intense research, took off several times, the last flight of the day lasting 59 seconds and covering approximately 850 ft.
That 59 seconds only flamed our desire to feel the wind in our faces, but the achievement of air flight came at a dangerous time in history. World War I. Driven by war, aviation advanced in leaps and bounds. Fabric and wood gave way to aluminum. Engines got bigger, distances further and payloads larger. 59 seconds turned into trans-Atlantic crossings and the 1930's brought us the first jet engines, followed shortly thereafter by World War II.
The aeronautical demands of war left destruction in the wake of larger and larger planes, but post-war led to military bombers being recycled into commercial airlines. In only 50 years we were taking the civilian masses airborne. However, our desire to fly wasn't limited to the mile of air above our heads. We had entered the Jet Age.
We wanted to go further, faster, and higher. WWII had introduced deadly missiles and the Atomic bomb. Building on that research, the Jet Age leapt into the Space Race. Russia beat us into orbit, but in 1969 the USA landed on the moon. Flight went from a bumpy 59 seconds to an 8 day roundtrip adventure to the moon.
Not too bad for a species that was face-planting in the Danube River as human-powered wings failed to flap hard enough. Now here we are, 115 years later with various ships, satellites and Rovers wandering our solar system. Billionaire venture capitalists/commercial companies are vying to be the first to take John/Jane Doe on their honeymoon space flight. And people are applying to be the first Mars colonists, despite it being a one-way ticket.
Clearly the galactic dream lives on in the hearts and minds of all us Nerds. We dream of locating, then reaching the next near-Earth planet, but to do that successfully we need ships capable of Faster-Than-Light, or something even more spectacular.
But is that even possible? I mean, seriously, there are limits to the theory of relativity, and EVERYONE says FTL exceeds those limits. Yeah, I get it, but we heard the same thing for centuries upon centuries. If God wanted us to fly, he'd have given us wings, but we proved those pessimists wrong.
So I'm launching my own speculative investigation, mixing hard science and humor as I Ask 5 Friends, who spend their days imagining our futures, what they think.
First up to the launch pad is acclaimed author, L.E. Modesitt
If God Wanted Us to Fly… in Space
To begin with, if there is a Deity, I've got a beef. Actually, I've got several, but the one pertinent to the topic is simple enough. Why did You put all those lovely stars and planets out there, and then design us with enough intelligence to want to explore them, but put us in a universe whose rules seem to preclude the possibility? Or is it a great cosmic test to see if we can break the rules and get there anyway? Is there a universe-wide competition to see which civilization can discover and master Faster-Than-Light travel first?
In fact, getting to the stars may just prove the greatest test possible for homo-not-so-sapiens, because, either through Intelligent Design [with which I have great problems, but throw out, perhaps in more ways than one] or evolution, if there was ever an organism NOT designed for interstellar travel, most probably the human body fits that definition. After all, we can't survive outside of a comparatively narrow habitat range, even on our own planet, without artificial aids, and the farther we depart from that range, the more assistance we need… and that's just to survive without going anywhere. But then human beings aren't designed to do a whole lot of things that we do, thanks to our ability as gadgeteers and toolmakers.
So what gadgets do we need, besides some form of artificial biological habitat [which we already largely have the ability to produce]? Given the considerable distance between stars, we need either a Faster-Than-Light propulsion system, a warp drive, or the ability to create wormholes in the fabric of space. Without one of those, or the equivalent, we aren't going anywhere fast enough that the equipment we build won't expire of old age and material fatigue before we can reach anywhere we want to go.
Well… we could re-engineer ourselves toward extreme longevity, but given the human tendency to get easily bored, that just might result in any astronaut becoming terminally suicidal somewhere in the millennia it takes to get anywhere with any technology we now have or can logically project under special and general relativity.
There's at least one theoretical possibility for circumventing the restrictions of the laws of the universe as we now know them, and that's by utilizing or creating wormholes. Of course, there's problems with that – so far it appears that the energy requirements, assuming that we can even develop the necessary gadgetry, are on the magnitude of that possessed by a small black hole. That also suggests that, whatever technological gadgetry we might develop for interstellar travel, one of the greatest associated problems will be just how to power it.
So all we need is a better theory, technology that breaks or circumvents the known physical laws of the universe, and an enormous amount of power for every FTL ship. Shouldn't be too hard for a wingless species that flies, survives, and often thrives in places and spaces that should immediately kill us… should it?
NOTE: Certain aspects of this issue are the underlying subject of my next – and very hard-science-based – book – Solar Express, due out from Tor in November 2015.
L.E. Modesitt, Jr. is the bestselling author of over sixty novels encompassing two science fiction series and four fantasy series, as well as several other novels in the science fiction genre. His most recent releases are Heritage of Cyador (2014) and Madness in Solidar (2015). Check out his website at: www.lemodesittjr.com
Second to the speculate FTL is a newcomer to Ask 5 Friends, author E.E. King
Can We Travel Faster than the Speed of Light?
"Only two things are infinite, the universe and human stupidity, and I'm not sure about the former." – Albert Einstein
"For NASA, space is still a high priority." – Dan Quayle
Can we travel faster than the speed of light? We already do.
Thoughts travel Faster-Than-Light. Emotions travel Faster-Than-Light – and what about entanglement theory?
When two particles become entangled, one affects the other instantaneously, Faster-Than-Light. This connection, quantum connection, persists – no matter the distance. Even when particles are on opposite sides of the universe, even if one is 10,000 Leagues Under the Sea and the other is off on The Chase of the Golden Meteor.
It seems more like voodoo than science. But the evidence that it exists is overwhelming.
We used to think that space – whatever else it is – served as a medium that separated. We believed that to influence something, we had to have physical contact. In other words, to open a door you must be able to turn the handle. Now we know that is not true. Quantum entanglement contradicts that and accounts for why the universe is so drafty.
One of the most fundamental delusions of humanity is to suppose that I am here, and that you are there. Despite what I see, despite what you feel, we are both here and there at the same time. That is why we never know if we're coming or going.
Einstein was among the first physicists to recognize—and sharply criticize—this possible feature of quantum mechanics. He dubbed entanglement theory, 'spooky action at a distance', denying the evidence before him as too weird to be correct. It was the biggest mistake of his career.
Faster-Than-Light communication between entangled systems can be achieved because the time dilation of special relativity allows time to stand still from Light's point of view. Or at least that's what Light claims, though it's been known to stretch certainty and hide itself under a barrel.
Time refutes this, claiming it never has time to stand still and needs a vacation. But it lies. It has all the time in the world.
So – to travel faster than the speed of light, all we'd need to do is to entangle enough particles that contain consciousness with something that we could send into the far reaches of space and voila!
I think we should begin experiments with subjects who would have less consciousness to transmit, say, Dan Quayle or Sarah Palin.
Let's begin by putting Dan into the CERN Particle Accelerator. Spin him around so quickly that a few of the particles of his brain become entangled with something similar, like rocks.
Then, wherever we send the rock particles, Dan's consciousness, what there is of it, would go too – and Faster-Than-Light.
We could begin with Dan and move gradually up the evolutionary ladder to amphibians, guinea pigs, politicians, primates and eventually cephalopods.
E.E. King is a performer, writer, biologist and painter. Ray Bradbury calls her stories "marvelously inventive, wildly funny and deeply thought provoking…" Her books; Dirk Quigby's Guide to the Afterlife, Story Collections: Real Conversations with Imaginary Friends, Another Happy Ending, are available in audible, in print and on-line. Her short stories have been published widely. Check out stories, paintings and mayhem at www.elizabetheveking.com
Third up to join us on this journey is another new friend, author Alan Black
If God meant us to fly, he'd have given us wings.
Oh wait! He created the man who invented the airplane. Going Faster-Than-Light? God already put in place all abundance above all that humans can ask or think. He has readied the multi-verse for us in everything and anything we can imagine. It's up to us to figure out how to use what he has already created. But, FTL? Nothing can go faster. Oh wait! Science has already proven the existence of substances going FTL.
Let's look at black holes. A black hole's gravity traps light and completely renders the speed of light moot with light effectively going zero on the speed-of-light-ometer. What happens when a human slaps into a black hole's nasty event horizon? Spaghettification and death, right? We are stretched beyond the cohesive limits of our physical bodies as we are three dimensional and unable to touch that zero thick event in 3D, part of you is there and part is not. I believe that as we race forward reaching top speed of light limit, the result at the other end will be the same. Spaghettification. Light's speed limits rule us at both ends, with speeding tickets resulting in death, not to mention the really bothersome time dilation issues.
Many postulate Einstein-Rosenberg Bridges (wormholes) generated in our universe will take us from point A to point T in an instant, skipping the BS in between. The only trouble with this theory is the wormhole's event horizon must somehow be thick enough for the spacecraft to both enter here and exit into normal space there, at the same time. If not, spaghettification. Those two points on the 'folded piece of paper illustration' ignore the deadly conundrum of being in two places at the same time. How can my head be in Alpha Centauri when my ass-end is still at home?
Our only other clear option is to get off the freeway and go around the speed limits. Let's cut across the side streets, learning to skip from one universe to another and back again, completely ignoring both FTL limits. Too fast and the top limit kills us. Stopping completely at zero speed kills us. So, we must build engines to go less than zero.
No. I don't mean backing up. That's just speed in a different direction. The engine configuration must power our spacecraft in negative speed. This will push us out of this universe where the speedometer controls our movements and into a space between universes, where FTL doesn't control how quickly we move. Sort of like driving country roads on the county sheriff's day off.
I will admit the whole navigation thing is a bit troubling at this point, as distances become nullified since we are no longer moving in any direction, but rather we're moving in every direction at the same time. Time would also cease to exist since we aren't ruled by motion or non-motion, but by negative motion.
Alan Black has written ten novels since 1997, starting with Eye on the Prize. He is a multi-genre author who never met a good story he didn't want to tell. He was born in Kansas and raised in Missouri, then did a stint in the U.S. Air Force, but ultimately he and his wife made Arizona home. Alan is a #1 Amazon Best Selling author for Metal Boxes, a YA SciFi/military/action adventure. His most recent novel is Empty Space. Find out more about Alan at www.alanblackauthor.com.
Fourth to plot the future of man is the ever funny imaginative author, Gini Koch.
Is FTL Possible?
What man can imagine, man can create.
Considering that we already have NASA and other scientists talking about creating realistic FTL ships – potentially ready in our lifetimes – heck yeah, we can do it.
Since the first stories of people trying to fly, the naysayers have been there, sharing how it couldn't be done and using every failure or setback as a way to show, "Look, can't be done!" And yet we've broken the sound barrier, commercial airline flight is so common as to be boring and something to get through versus an adventure, we have a manned space station floating around Earth, and cool rockets and rovers and telescopes and more zipping about all over our own solar system and beyond.
Sure, FTL sounds difficult, and we've been told it's impossible. But we were also told that personal computers weren't important and wouldn't catch on, that telephones smaller than bricks weren't a possibility, that cars driving themselves was just fiction, that it was impossible for the Kardashians to actually become celebrities and stick around for years and years, and so on. And yet, every one of these things and more happens every day, overcome and ignore the naysayers, exceed expectations, and become commonplace.
So, how will we do it? I'm honestly putting my money on however they did it on Star Trek. We've got the replicators (those nifty 3D printers), we've got the communicators (take a look at your phones), we've got the medical apps and more (on those phones), and we're damned close to the holodeck (give TV and, most importantly, Madison Avenue just a little time to figure out how to totally IMMERSE us in a buying experience and the holodeck will be in everyone's living room). Truly, warp drives cannot be far behind.
Sure, dilithium crystals don't exist in the way Star Trek created them, but, if we look to Galaxy Quest – Star Trek's loving satire – beryllium actually exists. Can that be used to power warp drives? Maybe. Why not go for steam and/or water? The science exists to make a generational steam or water-powered spaceship, so why not? Less than a year ago, IFL Science reported on how NASA is working on a variety of warp ship designs. All of them viable, though some will of course be more equal than others. But warp drive is coming.
We've imagined it. We'll create it.
Gini Koch writes the fast, fresh and funny Alien/Katherine "Kitty" Katt series, as well as lots of others. She's made the most of multiple personality disorder by writing under a variety of pen names, including G.J. Koch, Anita Ensal, Jemma Chase, A.E. Stanton and J.C. Koch. Buy her books – her meds don't come free, you know. Gini can be reached through her website www.ginikoch.com
And lastly is an author who has launched many readers into space, Ben Bova
Flying Faster-Than-Light (?)
Let's assume that Einstein was – well, not wrong, exactly – but a little shortsighted. His relativity theories claim that nothing in the universe can move faster than light. The speed of light – 186,000 miles per second (300,000 kilometers per second if you're not an American) is a universal speed limit.
Despite all the evidence that's piled up over the past century in favor of Special and General Relativity, let's assume that faster-than-light (FTL) might be possible, after all. Let's try flying FTL and see what happens.
No matter how fast we go, we'll still be bound by some physical constraints: for example, the Laws of Thermodynamics. They appear to be quite basic to the behavior of the universe, as any gambler can tell you, no matter whether your favorite natural philosopher is Newton, Einstein, or Pope Innocent I.
The Laws of Thermodynamics are quite simple. They tell us that you can never win. You can't even break even. You always have to pay for what you get, and what's more, you must always pay more than the value of what you receive. Happens all the time.
What does this tell us about FTL travel?
Let's think about an interstellar journey. Nothing spectacular, just an easy jaunt in our 10,000-metric-ton cruiser over to the star Arcturus, a scant 36 lightyears from downtown Earth. For openers, we'll poke along at a stately one-third (0.33) of lightspeed.
Using Newton's formula for kinetic energy, E = 1/2mv2, my trusty electronic calculator tells me that the energy involved in moving our cruiser at 0.33 Lightspeed is 1033 joules, in metric units. If you're an American engineer, that's 7.376 x 1022 foot-pounds, or 2.78 x 104 kilowatt-hours, which your friendly local electric utility will sell you for something under ten thousand million million dollars (9.89 x 1015 dollars, including fuel adjustment charges). If you're a physicist, the kinetic energy comes to 1030 ergs.
An interesting number, that last one. Since the Sun puts out 3.86 x 1033 ergs per second, the kinetic energy of our space cruiser flying at 0.33 Lightspeed is equal to 0.000259 second's worth of solar output. Trivial.
But 0.33 Lightspeed is not FTL.
Nasty things begin to happen when you "get the lead out" and start tootling along closer lightspeed. For one thing, your mass begins to grow. At 0.95 Lightspeed, our 10,000-ton cruiser masses 32,000 tons. At 0.99 Lightspeed the mass has grown to 71,000 tons. And the closer we inch to 1.00 Lightspeed (assuming that's possible), the more massive we become.
Which means the more energy we'll need to push us along. The mass curve rises very steeply – asymptotically, in mathematicians' lingo – as we close the distance between 0.99 and 1.00 Lightspeed. In fact, when we reach the speed of light, 1.00 Lightspeed, our mass becomes infinite. To propel an infinite mass, we need an infinite amount of energy.
How much energy is there in the universe? Doesn't matter. A ship moving at 1.00 Lightspeed will need it all. If we really open up the throttle in our desire to fly faster than light, we'll pull the plug on the entire universe. The ship will use all the energy in the universe. Everything collapses. The universe falls in on itself and – perhaps – implodes into another Big Bang.
Which is why there are no FTL ships flitting around our space-time continuum. There can only be one per universe, and that one ends it all. That Big Traffic Cop in the Sky doesn't allow FTL speeding.
Let's hope nobody tries it.
Ben Bova is the author of more than 130 books of fiction and nonfiction. The former editor of Analog Science Fiction and Omni magazines, he has served as president of the Science Fiction and Fantasy Writers of America, as well as the National Space Society. He has won six Hugo Awards and received numerous other honors. Check out his website for latest and future releases, www.benbova.net
Whew. I don't know about you, but that's a lot of heavy stuff to consider. Guess there's a reason I didn't go for a degree in Astrophysics. So let's see if I can do a quick summary here…
Ben Bova thinks FTL will bring on the next Big Bang.
E.E. King wants to send the politicians into FTL first, a sentiment probably shared worldwide.
Gini Koch says if Gene Roddenberry can dream it, we can do it.
Alan Black hopes for a technology that allows our heads and asses to reach the destination still attached… to the appropriate bodies.
And L.E. Modesitt thinks our thumbs got us this far, so what's a bit a genetic modification and the harnessing of a black hole, if it gets us to the stars?
Me… I think, that as a species, we're driven to achieve the impossible, like FTL, while ignoring the possible, like simple kindness to each other. Maybe it's too hard to do the 'possible' because it requires a voluntary, fundamental change in the human psyche to not fight over every natural resource laid out before us.
So we focus on the 'impossible' and somehow achieve that. We've sailed the treacherous oceans and flew our unfriendly skies, because, while God didn't give us fins or wings, he did give us brains. We bit the apple, but we're still a long way from the core. I think with a few more bites we'll achieve our goals. It might not be what we expected. It might not be the FTL everyone imagines. It might not be FTL at all. It might require a better understanding of, and the redefining of Space itself.
Maybe when there is no end to where we can go, and truly unlimited resources, we'll be able to achieve the inner compassion necessary to survive out there. So I pray we do achieve that level of technology, hoping it brings us to the next level of humanity.
That what me, and my 5 friends think. What do you think?


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News Release
Center for Rural Entrepreneurial Studies (CRES) at the U of M Crookston Hires Five Undergraduate Student Interns
Five students will be a part of the Center for Rural Entrepreneurial Studies (CRES) at the University of Minnesota, Crookston fall semester. These undergraduate interns will be working in areas of strength related to their majors to help CRES provide services and technical assistance to regional entrepreneurs and small businesses and to assist them in starting or growing their business.
The new student interns include Abbey Wemimo, sophomore majoring in business management from Lagos, Nigeria; Julie Trotter, a senior majoring in hotel, restaurant, and tourism management from Eagan Minn.; Stephanie Thomas, a senior double majoring in business management and marketing from St. Albert, Alberta, Canada; Yulia Wieland, a junior majoring in quality management from Crookston, Minn.; and Alvin Tong, a senior double majoring in business management and natural resources from Singapore.
The Center for Rural Entrepreneurial Studies (CRES), funded through a grant from the funded through the Department of Education, assists entrepreneurs in Northwestern Minnesota with the development and creation of their entrepreneurial enterprise. CRES, located on the Crookston campus, serves eleven counties including Beltrami, Clearwater, Kittson, Lake of the Woods, Mahnomen, Marshall, Norman, Pennington, Polk, Red Lake and Roseau. The services offered are based on the client's needs.
The mission of CRES is to encourage entrepreneurship through educational leadership, applied research, and insightful consulting. It engages the students, faculty, and research facilities of the University of Minnesota, Crookston in order to stimulate the entrepreneurial culture and strengthen the economic vitality of northwest Minnesota.
The CRES is housed in Dowell Hall 117. For information, call 218-281-8595 (email@example.com), or visit www.umccres.org.
Today the University of Minnesota, Crookston delivers 29 bachelor's degree programs, 18 minors, and more than 40 concentrations, including 10 online degrees, in the areas of agriculture and natural resources; business; liberal arts and education; and math, science and technology. With an enrollment of about 1,450 undergraduates from more than 25 countries and 40 states, the Crookston campus offers a supportive, close-knit atmosphere that leads to a prestigious University of Minnesota degree. "Small Campus. Big Degree." To learn more, visit www.umcrookston.edu.
In the photo, left to right: Abbey Wemimo, Julie Trotter, Stephanie Thomas, Yulia Wieland, and Alvin Tong.