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acuppellarp · 5 years

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SECRET SANTA WEEK 3!

Thank you to everyone who signed up to participate! And remember if you missed signing up for this week, you have the option to join in for the final week!

Each character participating in this week’s Secret Santa has (at random) been given a holiday-inspired alias. Below the cut is an alphabetized list of aliases and their respective questionnaire answers.

In just a few moments you should receive via Tumblr IM and a Discord message letting you know which alias your character has been paired with to deliver a Secret Santa gift.

Remember that you have until 11:59PM EST on Friday to submit your gift to the Main or April for your assignee.

On Saturday all gifts and Secret Santa pairs will be revealed via April’s blog.

If there’s any confusion or you have questions, please let us know! Happy gifting!

BLIZZARD

Where are three places you’d like to travel? Greece, Bali, Amalfi Coast. No other reason that they all look beautiful and I adore beautiful things. What’s your go-to drink order? Soy latte. Red wine. Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Jasmine! Is there anything you collect? Criterion collection films. Vinyl records. Shoes. Do you have a favorite animal? Anything fuzzy and cute.

BLUE CHRISTMAS

Where are three places you’d like to travel? Australia, Ireland or Amsterdam. No particular reason. Maybe to see a kangaroo in Australia, but other than that, they’ve just always intrigued me. Oh, and accents! What’s your go-to drink order? Water, usually. Coconut preferred. Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Is Mulan considered a princess? Mulan or Tiana. Is there anything you collect? Not anymore but I collected seashells when I was younger that I still keep in a display case. Do you have a favorite animal? I wouldn’t save favorite, that’s kind of mean…I love all animals but I am biased towards monkeys and sloths….just a bit but I LOVE THEM ALL!!

CANDY CANE

Where are three places you’d like to travel? Oh, gosh. I’ve never really thought about it. I’d love to take a road trip of the United States. There’s so much beauty here that I’d love to see. I’d love to go to Seattle, or the National Parks, or to Disney World. I’ve never been! What’s your go-to drink order? I’m a sucker for a good cup of cocoa. Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Rapunzel! Is there anything you collect? Knitting needles, vinyls, anything with an owl. Do you have a favorite animal? I’ve been told I’m like a bunny, but I love owls.

DOMINICK THE DONKEY

Where are three places you’d like to travel? I want to go to every single Disney park in the world What’s your go-to drink order? Long Island Iced Tea, what up. Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? My favorite Disney princess is Loki. Is there anything you collect? Funko pops! I have twenty seven! Do you have a favorite animal? Sloths. They’re so cute. I wanna snuggle them.

DONNER

Where are three places you’d like to travel? Los Angeles - I’d love to run into a celebrity or two, Grand Canyon - it looks so gorgeous in pictures!, Disney World What’s your go-to drink order? White Chocolate Mocha Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Ariel, Prince Phillip, Pascal the chameleon Is there anything you collect? Postcards Do you have a favorite animal? Alpacas are just too cute.

ELSA OF ARENDELLE

Where are three places you’d like to travel? Greece, France, The Caribbean islands. I like sunning on warm beaches, art, and beautiful architecture. What’s your go-to drink order? Vodka Martini. Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Megera and Lilo. Is there anything you collect? Old play scripts. Do you have a favorite animal? Owls.

FRUITCAKE

Where are three places you’d like to travel? Zambia, Paris and Cuba. They’re beautiful places and a couple beautiful stages I’ve always wanted on. What’s your go-to drink order? Horchata with espresso or rum or both Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Aladdin and Maleficent. If I were Aladdin I’d be all up on Maleficent. Is there anything you collect? I used to collect sexy ladies but now just some good memories or whatever Do you have a favorite animal? All Jungle cats

JELLY

Where are three places you’d like to travel? Glass Beach in Fort Bragg, California because it has SO MUCH gorgeous sea glass and it just looks like a place of dreams. I’ve always been a fan of the beach. It’s my happy place! What’s your go-to drink order? Tequila shots. It’s a bad vice. Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Dug from Up! Is there anything you collect? I own WAY too many mugs. Probably pushing to 30 mugs, I’m not sure. But they can’t be just regular mugs. They’re really weird ones. My favorite mug that I own is one where you can stick legos on it! It’s fun on a mug! Do you have a favorite animal? Llamas. So. Many. Puns.

JOY

Where are three places you’d like to travel? Nickelodeon Universe inside Mall of America, Universal Studios, and somewhere in Hawaii. Two places to have fun and one place to look HOT. What’s your go-to drink order? Roscato red wine. Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Disney movies don’t come CLOSE to Dreamworks. So I’m gonna bend the rules and give you Dreamworks. Toothless. Is there anything you collect? Other than my Ninja Turtles EVERYTHING. Does lingerie count? Cuz I got lots. Do you have a favorite animal? Snakes or turtles.

KRAMPUS

Where are three places you’d like to travel? Dominican Republic, cause home. France, cause accents. Australia, cause koalas. What’s your go-to drink order? Grande iced caramel macchiato with coconut milk, one pump vanilla. Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Disney is stupid. Is there anything you collect? Do broken hearts count? Do you have a favorite animal? No.

MILKING MAID

Where are three places you’d like to travel? Scotland because it is most like Harry Potter, duh. What’s your go-to drink order? Tequila (shots shots shots) Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Goofy, he’s a clown. You gotta love a clown. Is there anything you collect? Silly strings, just can’t bare to part with them. Do you have a favorite animal? Is all of them an acceptable answer? Though I do love me some small dogs and cats.

NOEL

Where are three places you’d like to travel? The Maldives, Thailand, Bora Bora. I like anywhere tropical, or anywhere I can be in as little clothing as possible. My soul belongs to the ocean. What’s your go-to drink order? Mojito. Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Esmeralda or Kida. Is there anything you collect? Magazines, earrings, purses. Do you have a favorite animal? A fox, because I am one.

PARTRIDGE

Where are three places you’d like to travel? Hawaii, California, Europe. I’d like to live somewhere completely different from where I’ve been before, if that makes any sense. I think it would be nice to go somewhere tropical, or somewhere it’s always sunny. I’ve been to Europe twice and I love the energy there. What’s your go-to drink order? Medium drip. Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Megara or Elsa. Is there anything you collect? Original Cast Recordings of various Broadway shows. I also collect hand wraps for boxing. Do you have a favorite animal? I do! It’s a canary.

PIPING PIPER

Where are three places you’d like to travel? Iceland, Tokyo, Africa. Or Australia, maybe? And I’d love to see the Rocky Mountains. Basically, I want to see it all. What’s your go-to drink order? Tea. English breakfast if I had to choose one. Or water. But on a night out I enjoy a cider or a nice cold amber beer. Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Jane from Tarzan. Or Belle from Beauty and the Beast. Is there anything you collect? Lots of things. Dice. Funkos. Board games. Do you have a favorite animal? Hard to choose just one but I love badgers.

POINSETTIA

Where are three places you’d like to travel? Tbh I always go where I want to travel irl. So I’m going to pick mythical places to go which are for sure: Hogwarts (because it’s a school that’s a castle, how is that NOT 100% fab), Narnia (i’d be able to give them such good fashion tips especially for the snow), and Atlantis (who DOESNT want to see mermaids?!) What’s your go-to drink order? I love to be wined and dined, so duh, wine is a first choice p much always. Also Cosmos. But since it’s winter I also love a good cup of hot cocoa made with MILK (not water), has cinnamon infused, marshmallows properly melted, a NOT stingy amount of whipped cream + sprinkles. Legit the only alway to drink it. Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Princess: it’s a tie between Jasmine and ariel tbh. Prince: prince phillip bc he fights a dragon for his girl which is such lesbian behavior. Character: minnie, duh. she’s the OG queen of disney bitches!!! Is there anything you collect? movie props are such a major must collect, records, personalized celebrity autographs, followers… Do you have a favorite animal? I love ALL animals, even gross bugs. But if it was legal to own a Sugar Glider, then i’d have one of those because they’re a fave

SCROOGE

Where are three places you’d like to travel? This one really good deli in Brooklyn I haven’t been back to in a while. Their sandwiches are awesome. Washington State because there’s some great camping spots. Hawaii. Going snorkeling would be pretty cool. What’s your go-to drink order? Hot chocolate, beer, or water. Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Hercules. Is there anything you collect? I have a little record collection, but that’s about it! Do you have a favorite animal? Every single dog in the world.

SNOOPY

Where are three places you’d like to travel? california, for the waves and the legalized activities there, hawaii, for the waves and the babes, and canada I guess, because why not eh? What’s your go-to drink order? i keep it simple— a regular cup of joe is the way to go Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? I don’t know what mulan counts as, but definitely her Is there anything you collect? batfam comics, ducktales comics, some anime funko pops, I might even have a state quarter coin collection but keep that on the DL Do you have a favorite animal? wolves… but also penguins might be a top contender if we’re being honest

STAR

Where are three places you’d like to travel? St. Simons, Georgia, Taos Pueblo, New Mexico, and Telluride, Colorado. There are plenty of places I’d like to go but I’ve heard those are some of the most beautiful small towns in America. I like finding the beauty in home. What’s your go-to drink order? Matcha Tea Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Tiana and Merida and Wall E Is there anything you collect? POPs Do you have a favorite animal? Hippocampus

TURTLE DOVE

Where are three places you’d like to travel? Bali. Simply because it looks gorgeous. Paris because who doesn’t want to go to Paris? And of course London, think of all the plays I’d get to see at the West End! What’s your go-to drink order? Chai Latté is my to go most of the time. But I do enjoy a good cocktail or two every now and then. My favorite is the Cosmopolitan. Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? I’m going to have to go with Tiana. Princess and The Frog is one of my absolute favorite Disney movies. The music is superb and I just love how driven Tiana is. She has a dream and she’s following it, no matter at what cost. Is there anything you collect? Playbills. Do you have a favorite animal? I love quite a few animals. I find Alpacas incredibly hilarious. Have you ever heard them make noises? But I’m really also just a classic cat person.

TWINKLE LIGHTS

Where are three places you’d like to travel? would love to visit Spain. I think the culture is beautiful and so romantic! What’s your go-to drink order? Latte, any day, all day, heck I’d even settle with espresso. Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Rapunzel. I like her hair and she’s headstrong. Is there anything you collect? Coffee mugs, rocks, erasers. Do you have a favorite animal? Dogs, for sure.

VIXEN

Where are three places you’d like to travel? Europe, I guess? Idk, everyone does Europe after college, right? What’s your go-to drink order? Black coffee or vodka soda. Who’s your favorite Disney Princess/Prince/Character? Tinkerbell. Or Marie from Aristocats. Is there anything you collect? Enemies. Do you have a favorite animal? Horses.

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simsfamilyvalues · 6 years

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20 Questions Tag

I got tagged by @gemgeminox ♥ ♥ This is exciing!

Rules: answer 20 questions and tag 20 people you wanna know better!

✧ name: Kim

✧ zodiac sign: Virgo

✧ height: 5′5″

✧ languages spoken: English, I would love to learn another language, but sadly my dyslexia makes that difficult

✧ nationality: Canadian

✧ favorite fruit: Strawberries

✧ favorite scent: coffee or lemon

✧ favorite color: green

✧ favorite animal: This is a difficult question, I’d have to go with fox though

✧ coffee, tea, or hot chocolate: ice coffee

✧ favorite fictional character: Bilbo, agrees to go on an epic adventure and longs for his bed the whole time. I empathize with that!

✧ dream trip: The Maldives

✧ when was your blog created: A few weeks ago!

✧ last movie you’ve seen: Before We Go

✧ song you’ve had on repeat: Big Wild - Aftergold feat Tove Styrke

✧ favorite candy: Peanut M&Ms or chocolate covered almonds

✧ favorite holiday: Halloween ♥ ♥

I tag @simsforlover @beautifulplumbobs @angelaurasims @coffeexsimsx @itspancaakes @mossyoaks @flamingo-oasis @catmily @marbletoast @toffeesimblr

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soulfulvacationz · 3 years

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Adventure Tourism - International Holiday Packages - Get Best Deals on Adventure Tour in India

Adventure is something that everybody wants and enjoys in their life. Adventure is a break from the reality of our everyday life. Most people travel to places in search of this adventure. It gives one peace and satisfaction from within. We, at Soulful Vacationz, understand the importance of adventure in one’s life and hence, have the most feasible and worthy packages for our customers. We cover a huge variety of places from across the globe to serve you the adventure that you’ve been looking for. Once you take a sip from the river of true adventure, you’d want to have it all your life.

In India there are several places that have an adventure hidden within them. Amongst these places are Manali, Rishikesh, Leh Ladak, Jim Corbett etc. Each of these places have a taste of youthfulness and mystery. If you visit Ladakh, one should always go for Chadar Trek for a thrilling experience in trekking. It is one during the winter season so that the wanderers can enjoy the snow all the way. Jim Corbett in Uttarakhand is a place with an endless species of animals and nationals parks and also one of the finest resorts to accommodate in.

Andaman has this Scuba diving activity that will surround you with water and take you to the depths of water and help you explore the aqua life and the beautiful creatures down there. Rajasthan is a place not only with forts and palaces but also has an adventure within it like hot air ballooning which make the world will look small in front of you.

Rishikesh which is a pilgrimage centre, has many activities to enjoy such as river rafting, rock and cliff climbing, camping and India’s highest Bunjee Jumping. An experience that every adventurer has to have is the Manali to Leh trip on bike. This ought to be one of the most fun things to do. Stop overs near mountains, rivers, get a tapri of hot tea on mountains and not to forget the Maggie of mountains which always tastes different. Another must have activity one should engage in is the skiing in Gulmarg on the white snow. India has so many destinations to explore and we will help you get your hands on these fine gems with ease and minimal money.

We not only make packages within India but also help people explore places all around the world. Maldives is a place with crystal clear water and awe-struck sceneries with top-notch resorts for luxurious accommodation. There are adventurous activities to do like snorkelling and so many under water activities and so many islands to visit.

Another place for handful adventures is Dubai which has activities like Skyscrapers, adventure parks, beautiful beaches etc to explore. Further, there is New Zealand which has beauty in every corner has activities like glacier trekking on Fox and Franz Josef, one of the best hiking spots in the world being the hiking on the Tongarrio Alpine Crossing etc. We give our customers the best of every place at the lowest rate possible. We believe in providing luxury and comfort with a touch of fun in our packages.

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sierracortney011 · 4 years

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Did you know that Your phone is always listening?

Whenever you use the default setups, Your phone is always listening to every little thing you say via an onboard mic. … Your cell phone isn’t the only gadget that’s monitoring and always listening.

The FBI advises that cyberpunks may, in fact, take control of your smart TELEVISION if you do not safeguard it.

Absolutely nothing you do on your mobile phone is exclusive or secure.

In this particular day and age, the majority of people are incredibly dependent on our cell phones, and a lot of Americans do not even recognize that these advanced very little phones are collecting tons of relevant information about every one of us 24/7.

Your telephone learns and knows what you look like, it recognizes the tone of your speech, it also knows just where you been, it really learns in which store you shopped, it really recognizes your World wide web searches and also it knows what you like to do during your spare time. As a matter of fact, your mobile phone essentially understands countless things pertaining to you, plus all of this information is generally purchased & marketed each and every single day without anyone finding out.

There are tons of providers in the market which make use of info gathered directly from our smartphone to develop top-secret “spying ratings/charts” which are used for an entire multitude of disconcerting objectives.

Can you show me if your smartphone is being tracked?

Generally, there are a number of tell-tale indicators that are signs that your cell phone is tracking you, If it’s tapped, or perhaps tracked somehow. The indications may be rather slight, nevertheless, once you recognize what to watch out for, they may be doing a slow burn: Look for Uncommon tones in the course of telephone calls.

It is vital to know and understand that your telephone is a monitoring tool. The main reason why the ads on your mobile phones appear so flawlessly customized for you is due to all of the details that your telephone has collected about you earlier.

Even today, many individuals are quite surprised when an advertisement appears on their cell phone when they were just chatting with a buddy about, however, know that this does NOT occur by accident. The list below originates from Fox News reports …

Can your cell phone record anyone without them finding out?

Type “history.google.com/history” right into your internet browser. In the left-hand menu, click on ‘Activity controls’. Roll to the ‘Voice & Audio activity’ area and also click on this. There you’ll discover a chronological listing regarding all of the voice and also audio documents that are going to consist of any kind of captured without anyone knowing.

Maybe you’ve been recently speaking with a friend regarding an island holiday when all of a sudden offers for the Maldives or perhaps Hawaii appear on your Facebook. Or perhaps you’re talking with your colleague about lawn work when ads with about lawnmowers clutter your Twitter, or perhaps you were discussing the reason that you quit drinking and an indiscriminate financed short article pertaining to the expanding pattern of “sobriety” is all of a sudden before your eyes.

Yes, you are being monitored and this will NEVER end.

Were you tacked before, are you being tracked now? Give us your story below…

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bucketpage · 4 years

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LAURENCE FOX@LozzaFox·5hKeep telling them that. It’s an interesting take. LAURENCE FOX@LozzaFox·6hStop proving my point for me! This is meant to be a debate! Pissing off Twatter is usually an indicator that you are over the target. Peace be with you. https://twitter.com/colinmccredie/status/1218240009855275009 Oh yes I did.Quote TweetSMG@sammandigee · 7h...has... has Laurence Fox just decontextualised Martin Luther King to support his claim as a white man? oh no https://twitter.com/lozzafox/status/1218188790612877312 The stunning bravery of this tweet is compelling and rich. This is the position I took last night and I live by in life. If you can improve on it, I’m all ears. Or you can keep screeching “Racist!” at me and I can carry on having a jolly good giggle at your expense. The tide is turning. The sad thing is that for all your suposed brain power you have not read nor understood what I have written, as you are too busy telling me and everybody on here how magnificent you are. I think you lost the dressing room when you said..

You were doing so well up until then (I’m lying) Like you even believe your piers findings , I bet you are still driving your Volvo diesel flying BA to a couple holidays per year, hell you’re even arguing the toss with me on your laptop in your centrally heated home, so much for taking the lead and living in a hut off grid. Call yourself an academic?, I’m thinking more Kim Philby than Albert Einstein. Imagine if your piers or your old Dons could read what you have written on this public form, do you think they would hold you in admiration for putting your scientific case forward? or would they just see a flawed scientist full of vile pomposity and narcissm? You actually give man made climate change a bad name ~ as if it could get any worse ------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ It's a weakness of your character to attempt to tar me by association with flat earthers, cabals,and other conspiracies which I don't believe in. but I would guess you’d have to, just to bolster up your one way evidence. The weird thing is that for all your supposed genius you have not understood what I have written, as you are too busy telling me and everybody on here how magnificent you are. Sure you (MMCC scientists) have *evidence* but so do other scientists to the contrary who, in all this religious type of hysteria are not getting heard, why?... because a buck can be made from green taxes, therefore the other is dismissed, it is as simple as that, it’s not even a conspiracy, just plain market forces. Given, you may be onto a little something, as just by being on this little rock we make a difference , but what you have put forward is forced and twisted, your books are cooked for a reason. Thanks for the reading advice, but as you are recommending secondary school material I’d in turn reccomend you to read back your own words on here, which if ever presented to your old dons and piers , would they I wonder hold you in admiration for putting your scientific case forward? or would they just see as I do an egotistical social media poster full of his own vile pomposity and narcissm. PS What year will the Maldives be underwater? ....(that question goes to you and Greta). Rather than argue the toss you have attempted a straight forward character assasination that looking at back the mess of the thread you created seems to have bit you in the ass. could read what you have written on this public form, do you think they would hold you in admiration for putting your scientific case forward? or would they just see a flawed scientist full of vile pomposity and narcissm?

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shooktim-blog · 5 years

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Tour Company CEO Says New Machu Picchu Airport Will Destroy Famed Ancient Site Travel Pulse

In a move that has sparked outcry from archaeologists, historians and locals, the Peruvian government has approved a multi-billion international airport near the famed site of Machu Picchu.

Work has already begun on the new facility, which is intended to bring tourists much closer to the ancient archaeological site. Bulldozers have begun to clear millions of tons of earth for the project, which will be located in Chinchero, a picturesque Inca town.

American Airlines scraps oversize bag fees for certain items Fox Business

In a move that’s likely to sit well with customers, American Airlines on Tuesday announced they were saying goodbye to certain oversize bag costs.

The company said they have eliminated “oversize bag fees for common sports and music equipment” and the change goes into effect immediately.

Raffles Welcomes New Hotels in China and the Maldives Yahoo Finance

Raffles Hotels & Resorts, renowned for bringing old world elegance, first class travel experiences and genuine charm to the world’s most fascinating cities and desirable holiday hot spots since 1887, is pleased to announce the opening of two important new landmark hotels, Raffles Shenzhen and Raffles Maldives Meradhoo. Both hotels opened in early May and are now accepting reservations at raffles.com.

Known as havens for royalty, film stars, writers and artists, many remarkable stories and cultural moments have taken place within the plush confines of Raffles hotels and resorts.

‘Game Of Thrones’ Tourism Growing Even As Show Ends Forbes

Right now the Earth has just about reached peak Game of Thrones. After eight seasons and 72 episodes filmed in amazing locations in Ireland, Spain, Iceland and Croatia, the HBO series featuring conflict, sex and dragons ended Sunday, May 19, 2019.

For better or worse, Game of Thrones travel mania shows no signs of letting up. While the show may not be everyone’s cup of tea, HBO broadcasts it in 170 countries. Over 17 million people watched the premiere of this season on HBO, and millions more tuned in Sunday to find out who ends up on the Iron Throne. Then there’s the shadow audience. According to piracy monitoring firm MUSO, more than 54 million people illegally watched this season’s premiere. And lots of viewers, particularly Millennials, have a hankering to see the show’s stunning settings.

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certainheartrunaway · 5 years

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Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1431

SB DX @ WW < KB8NW $OPDX.1431

Ohio/Penn DX Bulletin No. 1431

The Ohio/Penn DX PacketCluster

DX Bulletin No. 1431

BID: $OPDX.1431

September 16, 2019

Editor Tedd Mirgliotta, KB8NW

Provided by BARF80.ORG (Cleveland, Ohio)

Written/Send from Strongsville, Ohio

Thanks to the Northern Ohio Amateur Radio Society, Northern Ohio DX

Association, Ohio/Penn PacketCluster Network, the AB5K’s AR Cluster

Networks, NJ1Q & W1AW, K3LR, NG3K & ADXO, W3UR & The Daily DX, K8GI,

K8YSE, W8GEX & 60m DX News, N0TG, DL1SBF, DL7UXG & The DX News Letter,

DxCoffee.com, DXNews.com, DX-World.Net, F5NQL, F6AJA & Les Nouvelles DX,

I1JQJ/IK1ADH & 425 DX News, JA1XGI, OZ6OM & 50 MHz DX News, PA0RRS,

Sixitalia Weekly and VA3RJ & ICPO for the following DX information.

DXCC COUNTRY/ENTITY REPORT: According to the AR-Cluster Network for the

week of Sunday, 8th/September, through Sunday, 15th/September there were

208 countries active. Countries available: 3A, 3B8, 3D2, 3W, 4J, 4L, 4O,

4S, 4U1I, 4X, 5A, 5B, 5R, 5T, 5W, 5Z, 6W, 6Y, 7Q, 7X, 8P, 8R, 9A, 9G, 9H,

9J, 9K, 9M2, 9M6, 9Q, 9U, 9V, 9Y, A4, A5, A6, A7, A9, AP, BV, BY, C2, C3,

CE, CE0Y, CE9, CM, CN, CP, CT, CT3, CU, CX, D2, DL, DU, E5/n, E5/s, E6,

E7, EA, EA6, EA8, EA9, EI, EK, EL, EP, ER, ES, EU, EX, EY, F, FG, FK, FM,

FO, FR, FS, FY, G, GD, GI, GJ, GM, GU, GW, HA, HB, HB0, HC, HH, HI, HK,

HK0/a, HL, HP, HR, HS, HZ, I, IS, J3, J6, J7, J8, JA, JT, JW, JX, JY, K,

KH0, KH2, KH6, KL, KP2, KP4, LA, LU, LX, LY, LZ, OA, OD, OE, OH, OH0, OK,

OM, ON, OX, OY, OZ, P2, P4, PA, PJ2, PJ4, PY, PZ, S0, S2, S5, S7, S9, SM,

SP, SU, SV, SV5, SV9, T30, T32, T5, T7, T8, TA, TF, TG, TI, TK, TL, TR,

TT, TU, UA, UA2, UA9, UK, UN, UR, V2, V3, V5, V6, V7, V8, VE, VK, VP6,

VP8, VP9, VR, VU, XE, XU, YA, YB, YL, YN, YO, YS, YU, YV, Z3, Z6, Z8, ZA,

ZB, ZD7, ZD8, ZF, ZL, ZP, ZS

* PLEASE NOTE: The report “could” contain “Pirate/SLIM” operations or

more likely a “BUSTED CALLSIGN”. As always, you never know – “Work

First Worry Later”.

5B, CYPRUS. Kasimir, DL2SBY, will be active as 5B/SL2SBY from Ayia Napa

between October 3-13rd. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB

and the Digital modes. QSL via DL2SBY, direct or the OQRS (Bureau/direct)

via ClubLog ONLY. Do not send your QSL via the Bureau! His log will be

uploaded to LoTW later.

6O, SOMALIA (Reminder/Update). Ken, LA7GIA, is now in Somalia and will

be active as 6O7O until September 28th. Activity will be on 160-10 meters

mainly on CW. Activity on other modes (SSB, FT8) will be limited and on

1-2 bands only. Most of his activity so far (as this was being written)

has been on 20 meters CW. For more details and updates, visit his Web

page and the following media pages:

https://www.la7gia.com/where-next

https://twitter.com/LA7GIA

https://www.facebook.com/L-A-7-G-I-A-DXpeditions-707222219710335

QSL via M0OXO. Logs will be uploaded to ClubLog. Also, make sure you

read Ken’s “QSO & QSL Policy” on his Web page.

7Q, MALAWI (Update). Operators Bill/KC4D (7Q7WW), Don/K6ZO (7Q6M) and

Junior/7Q7JN are currently active from Embangweni Mission Hospital at

the Loudon Station in Malawi as time and power allows. Bill states that

he will operate as 7Q7WW during his free time with his friends 7Q6M (Don/

K6ZO) and 7Q7JN (Junior). At the main station, they are on CW and SSB at

various times, usually on 20, 40 and 80 meters. At their residence, they

have a modest station and wire antennas for FT-8. For 7Q7WW QSLs, please

send cards direct to the KC4D address. If you’re in the U.S., include a

SASE; outside of the U.S., please also include 1 USD to help with postage.

Bill states, “Unfortunately, I’m not currently set up for e-QSLs, but

expect to get these on LoTW eventually.” QSL 7Q6M via K6ZO and 7Q7JN via

address on QRZ.com.

8Q, MALDIVES. Kasimir, DL2SBY, will once again be active as 8Q7KB, but

this time from Meedhupparu Island (AS-013) between May 4-12th, 2020.

Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB and the Digital modes.

QSL via DL2SBY, direct or the OQRS (Bureau/direct) via ClubLog ONLY.

Do not send your QSL via the Bureau! His log will be uploaded to LoTW

later.

8R, GUYANA. Rudi, DK7PE, will be active as 8R1CW from Guyana between

September 21-28th. Activity will be limited to his spare time on various

HF bands, using an Elecraft KX3 with new Juma 1000 amp into wire antennas.

QSL via his home callsign, direct or by the Bureau. For more details and

updates, see: https://www.rooody.de

AFRICAN TOUR (Reminder). By the time you read this, Pista, HA5AO, will

once again be active as 3DA0AO from the Kingdom of eSwatini (Swaziland)

until September 30th. He will be active from the Mountain Inn Resort at

Mbabane. His plan is to start to set up antenna and station on the 16th,

and he can be expected on the air by the evening. The station set up

contains an Elecraft K3S with a KPA500 and fed into a vertical antenna.

Pista will operate on the 80-10m bands using mainly CW and FT8 on the

higher bands. Pista plans to be active on September 21st and 22nd in the

All Africa DX Contest as a Single-Op/Single-Transmitter/CW-Mode/All-

Band/High-Power entry.

After the eSwatini operation Pista, HA5AO, will arrive in Lesotho on

the 1st of October and plans to stay until October 19th. He will again

use the 7P8AO callsign. Flight and room at Molengoane Lodge is also

booked. Due to other commitments the operation from Lesotho will take

place during his free time mainly on CW and FT8 on the higher bands.

QSL policy, Logsearch and OQRS is available at: https://www.ha5ao.com

C21, NAURU (Update). By the time you read this, operators Yuris/YL2GM,

Jack/YL2KA, Kaspars/YL1ZF and Kristers/YL3JA will be active as C21WW (not

C21W as first announced) from Nauru (OC-031) between September 16-25th.

Activity will be on 160-6 meters, possibly 60m, using CW, SSB, RTTY and

FT8. The suggested frequencies are:

CW – 1826.5/1821, 3524, 7024, 10113, 14024, 18083, 21024, 24903 and 28024

SSB – 3790, 7090, 14190, 18140, 21290, 24940 and 28490

RTTY – 3583, 7043, 10143, 14083, 18105, 21083, 24923 and 28083

FT8(*) – 1836, 3565, 7070, 10143, 14090, 18095, 21090, 24910 and 28090 kHz

* – FT8 will be Fox & Hound mode

Split operation will always be used: QSX CW up 2 (160m down 2, for JA

1810-1820); and QSX SSB/RTTY up 5.

QSL via YL2GN direct or ClubLog (for direct or by the Bureau) for paper

QSLs. Full LoTW upload will be done 6 months after the end of the DX-

pedition. For more details and updates, see (new URL):

http://www.lral.lv/c21ww_t30l/index.html

Please do not send log correction requests. Corrections will not be

provided. All individual supporters 20 USDs+ will receive direct QSL.

Please do not send your QSL to them via Bureau – they are not required.

CQ9, MADERIA. Operators Silvia/EA1AP, Alberto/EA1SA and Tony/CT1HTU (F8ATS)

will be active as CQ9A from San Jorge, Madeira Island, between October

18-26th. Activity will be holiday style on 80-6 meters (special attention

on 60m) using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via ClubLog’s OQRS or EA1AP.

DAY-ZENIA 2020 HAMVENTION NEWS……..

* Dayton Hamvention Signs 5-Year Contract with Greene County Expo Center –

The Dayton Amateur Radio Association (DARA) has signed a 5-year agree-

ment to keep Dayton Hamvention® at the Greene County Expo Center. The

agreement was announced on September 9th by Hamvention General Chair-

man Jack Gerbs, WB8SCT. Read the complete details on the ARRL Web page

at: http://www.arrl.org/news/view/dayton-hamvention-signs-5-year-contract-with-greene-county-expo-center

* Room Reservations for Dayton 2020 at the Crowne Plaza hotel in down-

town Dayton. Tim, K3LR, reports: UPDATE: After the 2019 Crowne Plaza

experience I conducted a thorough review of all available facilities

in the Dayton/Xenia area including several site visits. I also met

with key stake holders and they assure me that the security issues

with the Crowne have been dealt with. Local authorities have given

assurances that there will be improvements during our stay for 2020.

The adjoining parking garage work will be completed in time for our

arrival. Therefore contester activities will stay at the Crowne for

2020.

*** Contest University USA 2020 *** will be held in Dayton – all

day – at the Crowne Plaza on Thursday, May 14, 2020.

2020 RESERVATIONS at the Crowne Plaza Dayton open on Monday, September

16th, 2019, at 9 AM EDT. This is the Contest University room block. The

2020 rate is 149.00 USDs per night (same for single or double) plus

tax. If you stayed at the Crowne Plaza this past May (Dayton 2019)

and you filled out a 2020 Crowne Plaza hotel reservation form (left

under your door on check-out day) and then dropped it off at the Crowne

Plaza registration desk, then you should have or will get an email

confirmation (with a confirmation number) from the Crowne Plaza for

your 2020 Dayton reservation.

If you would like to make a reservation for Dayton 2020 – the

remaining Crowne Plaza rooms will be available for reservations

starting Monday, September 16, 2019, at 9:00 AM EDT (eastern USA time).

The GROUP CODE must be used to get in this room block. GROUP CODE is

CON

The 2020 Dayton Hamvention week dates are:

Wednesday May 13, 2020 CTU registration

Thursday May 14, 2020 Contest University 2020

Friday May 15, 2020 Hamvention and 31st Annual Top Band Dinner

Saturday May 16, 2020 Hamvention and 28th Annual Contest Dinner

Sunday May 17, 2020 Hamvention

The quickest way to get in the 2020 Crowne Plaza contest room block is

via the website below. Starting Monday, September 16, 2019 at 9:00 AM

eastern daylight time (1300 GMT) go to: http://contesthotel.com

You must use the Contest Group Code CON when you make your reservation.

This special Group Code will not work if you try to use it before 9:00

AM EDT on September 16, 2019. Your reservation can only be made starting

after 9:00 AM EDT on Monday, September 16, 2019 and only with the CON

Group Code.

You may also call the reservation line – use the special CON Group

Code – after 9:00 AM EDT on September 16, 2019. 1-800-689-5586 or

937-229-9853. As the phones get jammed – your BEST bet is to use the

website. I expect the Crowne Plaza hotel will sell out very very

quickly – so please plan your reservation submission accordingly.

WEB sites for 2020 Contesting events at Dayton:

http://contestsupersuite.com

http://contestuniversity.com

http://contestdinner.com

http://topbanddinner.com

Hope to see you in Dayton 2020! 73, Tim K3LR

HB0, LIECHTESTEIN. Kasimir, DL2SBY, will once again be active as HB0/DL2SBY

from Masescha between December 21-28th. Activity will be on 80-10 meters

using CW, SSB and the Digital modes. QSL via DL2SBY, direct or the OQRS

(Bureau/direct) via ClubLog ONLY. Do not send your QSL via the Bureau!

His log will be uploaded to LoTW later.

HC2, ECUADOR. Joe, IZ1HGP, will be active as HC2PY from Isidro Ayora in

central Guayas, Ecuador, for one year between September 15th (2019) and

September 15th (2020). QSL via LoTW, e-QSL, by the Bureau or direct. No

other details provided.

HC5, ECUADOR. Joshua, W9HT, will be active as HC5JLT from Ecuador between

December 15-21st. Activity will be on various HF bands and 6m, using CW,

SSB, and the Digital modes. QSL via his home callsign.

INDEXA NEWS (Election Results for 2020 Fiscal Year)[edited]. Dear INDEXA

Members — The results of the election are as follows:

* Three Year Directors: Hal Turley, W8HC, was elected as a three year

director to serve during the 2020, 2021, and 2022 fiscal years. Bob

Allphin, K4UEE, and Ralph Fedor, K0IR, are both three year directors

previously elected to serve during the 2018, 2019, and 2020 fiscal

years.

* Two Year Directors: Franz Langner, DJ9ZB, and Gary Dixon, K4MQG, were

elected as two year director to serve during the 2020 and 2021 fiscal

years. Lou Dietrich, N2TU, is a two year director previously elected

to serve during the 2019, and 2020 fiscal years.

* One Year Directors: Steve Sullivan, KZ2I, Valerie Hotzfeld, NV9L, Otis

Vicens, NP4G, and John Scott, K8YC, were each elected as one year

directors to serve during the 2020 fiscal year.

* President: Bob Schenck, N2OO, was elected to serve during the 2020

and 2021 fiscal years.

* Vice President: Jerry Rosalius, WB9Z, was elected to serve during

the 2020 and 2021 fiscal years.

* Secretary-Treasurer: Dick Williams, W3OA, was elected to serve during

the 2020 and 2021 fiscal years.

* The Directors have now voted for the Fiscal Year 2020 Chairman and

elected Ralph Fedor, K0IR, to serve as Chairman.

Thanks for your continuing support of INDEXA and our purpose of working

DX and making DX happen! INDEXA is always poised to support many of the

“Most Wanted” DXpeditions.

73 and Good DX! Dick Williams, W3OA, Secretary-Treasurer

International DX Association, 398 Lakeview Shores Loop, Mooresville,

NC 28117 USA

[email protected]

IOTA NEWS…………..

AS-015. Rich, PA0RRS, will once again be active as 9M2MRS from Penang

Island, West Malaysia, between December 2nd (2019) and February

28th (2020). Activity will probably be on 40-10 meters using

CW, RTTY, PSK, FT8, FT4 and possibly SSB (he will have a micro-

phone in the luggage, but normally no SSB [possible on request]).

Rich will have a Yaesu FT450D with 100 watt into a G5RV dipole

with bents on the balcony of the house and a MFJ automatic

intellituner for all bands. QSL via his home callsign, ClubLog’s

OQRS, LoTW or eQSL.

AS-025. Andrey, R1FW, is now active as R1FW/0 from Kunashir Island

until September 18th (possibly until the 25th). Activity will

be on 40/30/20 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via his

home callsign, direct, by the Bureau or bird/bottle mail.

AS-122. Operators Tae-su/DS3EXX and Lee/DS3FGN will be active as

homecall/2 from Daecheong-do Island between October 3-9th.

Activity will be on 160-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8.

Suggested frequencies are:

CW – 1821/1825, 3522, 7022, 10115, 14022, 18080, 21022, 24901

and 28022 kHz

SSB – 3790, 7090, 14192, 18122, 21250, 24940 and 28450 kHz

FT8 – 1810, 3540, 7070, 10122, 14080, 18095, 21090, 24910

and 28090 kHz

Frequencies can change due to QRM or local noise. Split

operations will always be used. They will listen on CW starting

1 up and SSB up 5. FT8 will be on the F/H mode. QSL via LoTW

or direct to their home callsign.

AS-200. (Reminder) Operators Take/JI3DST and Masa/JR8YLY will be active

as JI3DST/5 and JR8YLY/5 from Shodo Island between September

20-25th. Activity will be on 80-6 meters using CW, SSB, RTTY

and FT8. QSL via their home callsigns.

EU-138. Operators Gaby/DF9TM and Frank/DL2SWW will once again be active

as SD7M and SD7W, respectively, from Sturko Island between now

and September 19th. QSL via their home callsigns by the Bureau.

NA-057. Operators Dennis/W1UE, Radoslav/N2WQ, Ivailo/LZ5VV, Wieslaw/SP4Z

and Ian/VE3JI will be active as HQ9X from Chillax Roatan Island

during the CQWW DX RTTY Contest (September 28-29th) as a Multi-2

entry. QSL via KQ1F. Outside of the contest (between September

20th and October 7th), they will be active for any bands/modes

that they can operate on, including 60m operations (limited

to 50 watts USB). Sked requests can be sent to W1UE.

NA-220. Bo, OZ1DJJ, will be active as OX3LX from Simiutaq Island between

September 26-30th. Activity will be on various HF bands (Focus

on 160/80/60m), but limited to his spare time when not working

(He states, “Best chance is in the morning around lunch and

after dinner [local time utc+2], on the weekend also during

night/morning”). QSL via OZ0J direct (see QRZ.com). Logs get

uploaded to LoTW, ClubLog and sometimes eQSL. For more details

and updates, see: http://geronne.dk/index.php/ox3lx/ox3lx-dxped

OC-059. Haru, JA1XGI, will once again be active as V6K from Kosrae

Island between December 2-9th. Activity will be on 160/80/

40/30/20 meters using mainly CW with some RTTY and FT8. Focus

will be on EU/NA/SA/Middle East of Asia. He will also be in

the ARRL 160m CW Contest (December 6-8th). Suggested frequencies

are:

CW – 1815/1822.5, 3525, 7025, 10115 and 14040 kHz

RTTY – 7035, 10140 and 14080 kHz

FT8(N) – 1840*, 3573, 7074, 10136 and 14074 kHz

FT8(F/H) – 7051, 10131 and 14085 kHz

* QSX 1908 (JA)

** Frequency on the above will change by band condition.

His equipment will be an Icom IC7300 with a DXV600L(Tiny PA)

into two vertical antennas. QSL via his home callsign, direct,

by the Bureau, ClubLog’s OQRS or LoTW (available after 3 month).

For more details and updates, watch: http://v6k.client.jp

PLEASE NOTE: Since the Webmasters of the new <www.iota-world.org> have

decided NOT to post or dedicate a Web page to announce upcoming IOTA

operations, PLEASE send your IOTA operations information to the OPDX,

and we will post it here in an upcoming bulletin……

KH6, HAWAII. Paolo, IK5SRF, will be active as KH6/IK5SRF from KH7M’s QTH

on the Big Island between September 20-25th. Activity will be holiday

style using mainly CW, with some SSB, and a focus on EU on the lower

bands. QSL via LoTW or direct to his home callsign.

OPDX MAILING LIST (Just A Reminder). The “new” OPDX Mailing List is back up

and running! Details on how to subscribe/unsubscribe are at the bottom of

this bulletin. PLEASE pass the word around…. Thanks and 73 de Tedd KB8NW

PACIFIC (DXPEDITION) TOUR CONTINUES (Update). By the time you read this,

Heli, DD0VR, (along with XYL Bigi, DE3BWR) should be active as A35JY

until September 21st. Activity will be on various HF bands and modes.

QSL via DD0VR.

PROPAGATION FORECAST/REPORT (September 16-22nd)…….

Sep/16th HN Sep/19th AN Sep/21st AN

Sep/17th AN Sep/20th AN Sep/22nd AN

Sep/18th AN

SOLAR REFERENCE KEYS/INDEXES AND GEOMAGNETIC REFERENCE

——————————————————

NORMALITY GEOMAG K Values Alpha

—————– —— ——– ——

AN – Above Normal Quiet K=0-1 0-7

HN – High Normal Unsettled K=2 8-15

LN – Low Normal Active K=3 16-29

BN – Below Normal Minor Storm K=4 30-49

DIS – Disturbed Major Storm K=5 50-99

VRY DIS – Very Disturbed Severe Storm K=6-9 100-400

Meanwhile, check out the following Web sites for propagation:

* VOACAP predication Web page at: http://www.voacap.com/hf

and http://www.voacap.com/prediction.html

* DX.QSL.NET Propagation page: https://dx.qsl.net/propagation

* A daily HF radio wave propagation forecast can be found at:

https://www.facebook.com/thomasfranklingiellaw4hm

* SolarHam Web page: http://www.solarham.net

* Radio Propagation/Space Weather/Sunspot Cycle Information at:

http://sunspotwatch.com

* Monthly propagation charts between four USA regions and twelve

overseas locations are at: http://arrl.org/propagation

* Information and tutorials on propagation are at: http://k9la.us

* Graphic propagation tool by DR2W: http://www.dr2w.de/dx-propagation

* Point to point propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk/p2p.html

* Realtime propagation at: http://www.predtest.uk

* Also on Twitter: https://twitter.com/@GiellaW4hm

QSL INFO AND NEWS……………….

QSL-INFO from DB0SDX by Lothar, DL1SBF (www.qslinfo.eu)(September 15th)

————————————————————————-

3Z0R via SP9SX HG5SPORT via HA5LO T30L via YL2GN (O)

5B/OH2LZC via OH2LZC (O/L/e) JW/IZ7KHR via IZ7KHR T77BL via T77BL (d/L)

7Q6M via K6ZO (direct) MD/EB1BSV via EB1BSV T88MK via JO3LVG (d)

CT8/OK1DOY via OK1DOY OE15SOTA via OE5YYN TM41CDXC via F5CWU

HB0/DJ2AX via DJ2AX OZ/DL5XJ via DL5XJ & (L) ZS9Z via ZS1OIN

HF0PCK via SP1DPA R680S via RO3F

HG19ITU via HG19ITU (O/e) RA/DJ8QP via DJ8QP

(e) eQSL only (d) direct only (B) Bureau only (*-B) DX’s- Bureau

(O) OQRS only (C) ClubLog only (L) LoTW only (N) No QSL needed

(I) No IRC (P) PayPal (NB) No Bureau

QSLS RECEIVED VIA LoTW: 4S6NCH, 6Y5HN, 8A74RI/9, DL5ZM, J68HZ, KG4WV,

LU9DO, NP2X, PU5SQL, PZ5RA, R8CA, RA0CGY, S92HP, VK9APX, WP4BRI, XR0ZRC

YL30WAY, YV4YC, ZL1CVD and ZW2HQ

QSLS RECEIVED VIA MAIL: D41CV, LU2X (SA-049), VK5MAV/6 (OC-211), VK5MAV/6

(OC-183), XR0ZRC and XR1RRC

QSLS RECEIVED VIA THE BUREAU: None reported this week!!!!

— We would like to see more QSL Bureaus (such as AS/US/SA/AF.. etc)

to send in their info….

T32, EASTERN KIRIBATI. Ken, KH6QJ, will once again be active as T32AZ

from Crystal Lodge, Kiritimati Island [Christmas Island](OC-024) until

September 24th. Activity will be on 80/40/20/15 meters, but will focus

on 40 meters using CW and SSB. QSL via his home call, direct or by

the Bureau.

T6, CUBA (Special Event). Members of the Radio Club of Caibarien will

activate special event station T46W between September 27-29th. Activity

will be on 80-10 meters using CW, SSB and FT8. QSL via LoTW. For more

info, see QRZ.com.

T8, PALAU. Noboru, JH1OLB, will once again be active as T88DT from the

VIP Guest Hotel (Free Radio Room) on Koror Island (OC-009) between November

21-27th. Activity will be on 160-6 meters (depending on condition) using

CW, SSB, RTTY, PSK31, SSTV and JT65A. QSL via his home callsign, direct,

by the Bureau or LoTW. No eQSL.

TI7, COSTA RICA. Operators John/W2ID, Kam/N3KS, Nathan/N4YDU and Chris/KL9A

will be active as TI7W from Guanacaste, Costa Rica, during the CQWW DX SSB

Contest (October 26-27th) as a Multi-Single entry. Also, look for Chris,

KL9A, to be active as TI7W during the CQWW DX CW Contest (November 23-24th)

as a Single-Op/All-Band/High-Power entry. QSL all TI7W via W4FS. Outside

of the contests, look for operators to sign TI5/homecall on all bands. QSL

via operator’s instructions.

V4, ST. KITTS. Gary, G0FWX, will once again be active as V47FWX from

John’s, V47JA, QTH on St. Kitts Island (NA-104) between November 6-13th.

Activity will be holiday style on various HF bands. QSL via M0URX, or

his OQRS.

VP6R PITCAIRN ISLAND DXPEDITION NEWS. On September 8th, the following was

posted by Ralph, K0IR, on the Pitcairn Island DXpedition 2019 FaceBook

page (https://www.facebook.com/groups/580069859103416) with pictures

[edited]: “The Braveheart arrived on Pitcairn Island on schedule on Sept.

6th. After waiting out a torrential rain, all our DXpedition gear was

unloaded and taken ashore by the Pitcairn Island longboats. Generators,

fuel, antennas and masts, Flex radios, ACOM amps, the DX Engineering 160

vertical, Yagis, —– everything. It’s all there, stored safe and dry

in the engineering building. When the roads dry out, all our gear will

be moved to our operating sites and be ready for us when we arrive in

October.

This process will save us 150 to 200 man hours of installation time

and get us on the air much faster.

Thank you Braveheart and Pitcairn Island crews!!”

Also, check out the Pitcairn Island DXpedition Web page at:

https://pitcairndx.com/news-and-updates

XW, LAOS (Update). Per DX-World.net, Simon, G6JFY/HS0ZIB/XZ2A, has announced

that he has received his new callsign XW0LP (Suffix “LP” stands for Luang

Prabang, the town in north Laos where he now live). License is good for

one year as of October 1st, and is initially valid only for 20 meter band

operations. Simon states, “On 20 meters, I will be active every day,

mostly using FT8. My rig sits right next to my work desk, so I can keep

an eye on the band and answer calls as they are received. I WON’T use

Fox + Hounds mode on FT8, just simple, single mode. I operate my FT8

software manually so that I can select which call to reply to.” QSL via

ClubLog. NO BUREAU cards.

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Marriott banning little shampoo bottles by 2020

It could be lights out for tiny toiletries.

Marriott International, the world’s largest hotel chain, said Wednesday it will eliminate small plastic bottles of shampoo, conditioner and bath gel from its hotel rooms worldwide by December 2020. They’ll be replaced with larger bottles or wall-mounted dispensers, depending on the hotel.

The move follows a similar announcement last month by IHG, which owns Holiday Inn, Kimpton and other brands. IHG said it will eliminate about 200 million tiny bottles each year by 2021. Last year, Walt Disney Co. said it would replace small plastic shampoo bottles at its resorts and on its cruise ships. Many smaller companies, like the five Soneva Resorts in Thailand and the Maldives, have also ditched plastic bottles.

Marriott has more than 7,000 hotels in 131 countries under 30 brands, ranging from SpringHill Suites and Residence Inn to Sheraton and Ritz-Carlton. It says it will be eliminating about 500 million small bottles each year, or 1.7 million pounds of plastic.

Marriott has wanted to get rid of small bottles for years, President and CEO Arne Sorenson said. There are just too many of them, he said, and they’re difficult to recycle because of the time it takes to clean them out.

But it took a lot of work to design tamper-resistant large bottles and get suppliers on board. High-end hotels, in particular, needed to have bottles that still felt luxurious, he said.

“There were a lot of technical features to this that we had to get right,” he said.

Rival Hyatt Hotels Corp. is going through a similar process now. The company says it’s been testing amenity dispensers in some rooms for the last year.

Bethesda, Maryland-based Marriott started replacing small bottles early last year at some North American brands, including Courtyard and Fairfield hotels. About 1,000 of those now feature larger bottles or pump dispensers that are hooked to the shower wall.

Denise Naguib, Marriott’s vice president of sustainability and supplier diversity, said Marriott got a positive response from guest surveys. Many were relieved because the larger bottles let them use as much or as little shampoo as they want.

“More and more people have a general consciousness of it,” she said. “They don’t want to be leaving half-empty bottles.”

Naguib said most Marriott hotels will eliminate small bottles by July 1, 2020. Luxury brands will get rid of them by the end of 2020. Lower-priced brands will have dispensers or bottles that are tethered to the shower wall. Luxury brands will have untethered bottles. The bottles hold the equivalent of 10 to 12 small bottles, and all are tamper resistant.

The larger bottles will still be plastic, and Marriott still plans to replace them — not just refill them — when they run low. But Naguib said the larger bottles are easier to recycle than smaller ones.

Environmental groups are applauding the moves.

“Plastic pollution is an urgent global crisis and the time is now to think ‘reusable’ instead of ‘disposable,’” said Dianna Cohen, co-founder and CEO of the Berkeley, California-based Plastic Pollution Coalition.

Soon, hotels may not have a choice. Lawmakers in California are considering banning hotels from using small shampoo bottles in 2023, while the European Union is banning a wide range of single-use plastic items, like cutlery and plates, by 2021.

Sorenson said he expects some complaints, like Marriott heard last year when it banned plastic straws and stirrers. Many people like collecting hotel shampoo bottles, he said. His own mother used to have a drawer full of soap she took from hotels.

“Human nature is what it is and we resist change,” he said. “But people understand that this is so much better.”

from FOX 4 Kansas City WDAF-TV | News, Weather, Sports https://fox4kc.com/2019/08/28/marriott-banning-little-shampoo-bottles-by-2020/

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Beach holidays

Palm-fringed sands, sparkling aquamarine seas, and a foot-high stack of the latest blockbusters: you simply can’t beat the perfect beach holiday. Thankfully, our planet is brimming with thousands of blissful beach destinations, from the tropical delights of the Caribbean, Mauritius and the Maldives, to the crystal waters, secret coves and chic beach clubs of the Cote d’Azur, the Greek islands and the Balearics.

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Come autumn, it’s worth making like a swallow and flying south for winter, perhaps flocking to South-East Asia and the movie star beaches of Thailand, Malaysia and Indonesia which come into their prime in the dry season between November and April.

But for the ultimate beach escape, head to the exotic sugar-white sands of Hawaii, Fiji and Tahiti, or the blissful Whitsunday Islands on Australia’s East Coast, whose beaches are blessed with year-round good looks.

25 of the world’s best beaches

From frozen sands to idyllic coves, these are the world’s best beaches – where you can cavort with penguins, swim with turtles... or just do nothing at all

1. Grumari Beach, Rio de Janeiro, Brazil

Where urban Rio gets wild

Ipanema and Copacabana grab the headlines, but this bay of talc-fine sand, washed by bottle green waves and backed by rainforested mountains, is where locals go to sunbathe, surf and beach-shack-snack.https://www.gowormy.com/

It’s in a nature reserve beyond the urban sprawl, so take a taxi from Jardim Oceânico Metro, or book a half day surf-and-sightseeing tour.

2. Ras Mkumbuu, Pemba, Tanzania

Tropical idyll above and below water

You’ll find a crumbling 14th century mosque hidden between the palms as you stroll Ras Mkumbuu’s white sands, and you can dive with psychedelic shoals on the wrecks and reefs submerged in its Indian Ocean waters. Few foreign visitors make it beyond neighbouring island Zanzibar, so Pemba feels like a total escape.https://www.gowormy.com/

Leave the beach to find vervet monkeys and flying foxes in the Ngezi jungles, and see turtles hatching in the sand on the desert isle of Misali.

3. Voidokilia Beach, Peloponnese, Greece

Ancient port with natural perfection

It’s an uncannily perfect, omega-shaped beach of white sand and clear sapphire water. Once the port of ancient Pylos, it’s no secret, so arrive early in summer (there’s nowhere to buy supplies so bring them with you).

Take walking shoes, too, to hike up to the ruined castle for extraordinary views of the beach and adjacent bird-filled Gialova lagoon.

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Zaria Forman

Artist, Zaria Forman, daughter of Rena Bass Forman, was born on the 29th of October 1982 in Massachusetts, United States of America. Zaria’s art work has always been inspired by her mother Rena, and her landscape photography. Rena became greatly fascinated by the cold Arctic in 2001, which further inspired Zaria’s art as well. Zaria’s landscapes mainly consist of water images; she creates them with the use of pastels and great attention to detail. Zaria has travelled all over the world to create these powerful works of art, to places such as; Antarctica, Hawaii, the Maldives, Greenland, Nosara, Svalbard and Israel. The purpose of her work is to promote the recognition of the planets issue of global warming and rising sea levels and she does this through her features in magazines such as Juxtapoz, the Huffington Post, Smithsonian and the National Geographic. She also featured on ‘Good Day New York’, Fox News and ABC7 Eyewitness News, however probably her most impressive opportunity she was given to project her views through displaying her work to a large crowd and all over social media was her TED Talk. I personally found it very inspiring to hear her story and learn how she creates her artwork through the process of travelling to countries and continents struggling with global warming, then taking thousands of photographs of the landscape, meanwhile learning from her own experience and from the locals as to how global warming is negatively effecting the environment and the planet as a whole, before travelling home to her studio where she recreates the images she saw through memory and the help of her photographs to create a stunningly powerful image that takes about 200 hours to create as all of her pieces of art work are large scale.

I love the power that her drawings bring, not only because they are large scale works of art and so accurately detailed but also because the message they deliver is so important for the preservation of the health of the planet. Water is such a powerful aspect of nature as not only is it what feeds and nurtures the earth but it cannot be controlled and this can sometimes be very scary. The melting ice glaciers in the Arctic may be the cause for the whole of the Maldives to be underwater in the near future and Zaria’s work so beautifully but immensely captures this worry.

Rena Bass Forman, Zaria’s mother held many expeditions around the globe which is part of what made Zaria’s life so special and the artist she is today for she was allowed to travel with her. Unfortunately in 2012, Rena was supposed to lead an expedition to Greenland but sadly passed away soon before she and Zaria were due to leave as she suffered from a brain tumour. Zaria promised to her mother that she would lead the ‘Chasing the Light’ expedition to Greenland and so she did. Zaria took many artists along with her and saw some amazing but shocking scenes of the effect of global warming and used the images she took to create her most spectacular pieces yet. Zaria scattered her mothers’ ashes amongst the melting ice during the expedition as she believed this was where she belonged, surrounded by a beautiful landscape.

My favourite pastel drawing of Zaria’s is from her Antarctica collection, a piece named ‘Deception Island’. The reason for ‘Deception Island’ being my favourite piece of hers is because she has captured such a large section of the landscape in her image however, still managed to include every single intricate detail to make the image so life like. This fine detail is common in all of Zaria’s work which is why it could be said that she is a realist artist, but the reason that I find this piece from Antarctica so special is for it was the first image I saw of hers and I truly believed that it was a photograph. Every ding in the ice is perfectly in place and even reflected in the running water below. The image is so crisp and pure, really giving the viewer a feel for what it was like to be there in Antarctica. The rest of this collection is very powerful also as they all are so defined and show how so much of the ice up north is melting.

The most powerful images though, in telling the tale of extreme global warming and rising sea levels is two pieces from the Greenland collection. The pieces are named ‘Greenland no.60’ and ‘Greenland no.68’. They both really show how the ice is melting so quickly and from Zaria’s words, ‘She could see the ice sweating under the heat of the sun’. Greenland is Zaria’s biggest collection of art work as she believes it is so important for her to show the world what global warming is doing and how it is occurring so rapidly.

Zaria’s main focus on rising sea levels began when she visited the Maldives in 2013, the lowest lying country in the world. It is believed that the whole of the Maldives could be totally underwater by 2020 if the polar melt continues at the rate it is going. Zaria uses this Maldives collection also as a big part of her attempt to raise awareness of the rapid climate change around the globe, and especially places like the Maldives, Antarctica and Greenland.

After this trip, she took another in 2015 to Hawaii; this was supposed to be a holiday but of course, soon she became inspired and ended up creating three beautiful pastel drawings out of it. These drawings were not made with the intention to bring about awareness for and change in climate but purely to celebrate the beauty of the country. The drawings do in some aspects portray rough seas and I like this because it reflects the power of the ocean. Although it is beautiful it is also dangerous, mysterious and unpredictable, which is what reflects such great power and strength of water and as water and ice is Zaria’s focus in art this is what also makes the drawings powerful and strong. The drawings from the Hawaiian collection are also very light in colour, she mainly uses white and light blues which could be a reflection of the Hawaiian lifestyle that is fun, relaxed and happy. When Zaria visited Hawaii she believed that this was the lifestyle that she would like to live one day, so when creating these pieces of work, she may have had this bright lifestyle in mind, even though she was recreating a scene that consisted of rough violent seas.

Zaria has done a few pastel drawing also of storms as well which really emphasises her interest in the power of nature. This is the reason that I chose to look at Zaria Forman for my study on power as she not only creates beautiful pieces that are powerful but also as I also share an interest in the power of nature. Zaria is very inspiring to many people through her publicity online, through Ted talks and magazines such as the national geographic. She really appeals to those who love nature but I think that her work is so great and strong that it should be publicised even more which would also hopefully increase a raise in awareness of the polar melt and the damage that it is doing to countries all over the globe. I am going to continue my study of the power of water and nature by educating my self further and writing another essay about artists other than Zaria who have the aim to achieve greater things than just recognition of their art and themselves but to aid the health of the earth by how the control of climate change effects sea levels.

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