![]() ![]() ![]() This Hawaiian family-owned tour company offers manta snorkel tours aboard their traditional double hulled outrigger canoe out of Keauhou Bay. Here’s a few of our favorite manta ray snorkel and dive tours in Kona: Looking back toward land, the silhouette of Hualālai volcano at night is breathtaking - towering over Kona town at 8,000 + ft. One bonus of going on a manta tour (besides mantas, of course!) is getting to see a beautiful Kona sunset and moon rise on the water. Tour guides are expert watermen and women who can assist you, too. All tours provide flotation devices so you can float on the surface of the water comfortably. Note: you DON’T need to be a strong swimmer to go on a manta snorkel tour. There are many manta ray night dive and snorkel tour options in Kona. In this case, it’s worth it to take a tour! The Mantas are located a long (and dark) swim from shore and you run the risk of being hit by a boat being out in open water at night. NOTE: We don’t recommend trying to swim out to see the manta rays on your own at night. The main difference between the two locations is that Keauhou Bay is a very short boat ride (5 minutes) to the manta viewing site, while Garden Eel Cove requires a 30 - 45 minute scenic boat ride along the Kona coast from Honokohau Harbor. Garden Eel Cove, off the coast of the Kona airport Keauhou Bay, 4 miles from My Hawaii Hostel Manta Rays gather in two main areas at night to feed off the Kona coast: Read more about their cultural significance. Historically, manta rays have been revered by native Hawaiians and are mentioned in the Kumulipo - the Hawaiian creation chant. Manta rays can be found feeding in very shallow water but also are known to dive down to great depths of more than 1,000 ft.Īccording to some guides, mantas are attracted to singing…so bring your best karaoke voice. The Manta Pacific Research Foundation has identified and named the 300+ manta rays in Kona’s waters using their distinct spots and scars. Manta rays only have 1 pup every 2-3 years. We refer to them jokingly as ‘ballerinas’ because mantas appear to ‘dance’ in the water as they turn graceful somersaults and pirouettes during feeding. The lights from boats at night attract the plankton which attract the manta rays to feed. Manta rays are filter feeders who dine on billions of plankton with their giant vacuum-like mouths. Manta rays have wing spans of up to 15 ft and can weigh up to 3,000 pounds. Read on to learn more about Kona’s magical manta rays, where to see them, and our favorite manta tours in Kona. Related to sharks, these “gentle giants” are toothless and totally harmless. Massive vegetarian ballerinas of the sea, Manta Rays, or ‘Hahalua’, feed on plankton at night, offering up a spectacular underwater show. “Big Bertha”, “Baby Huey”, “Elvis”, and “Calamity Jane” are just a few of the names given to the 300+ manta rays that call Kona’s waters home.
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![]() High-quality health systems should be informed by four values: they are for people, and they are equitable, resilient, and efficient.įor this Commission, we examined the literature, analysed surveys, and did qualitative and quantitative research to evaluate the quality of care available to people in LMICs across a range of health needs included in the Sustainable Development Goals (SDGs). In addition to strong foundations, health systems need to develop the capacity to measure and use data to learn. The foundations of high-quality health systems include the population and their health needs and expectations, governance of the health sector and partnerships across sectors, platforms for care delivery, workforce numbers and skills, and tools and resources, from medicines to data. We propose that health systems be judged primarily on their impacts, including better health and its equitable distribution on the confidence of people in their health system and on their economic benefit, and processes of care, consisting of competent care and positive user experience. Furthermore, the human right to health is meaningless without good quality care because health systems cannot improve health without it. Quality should not be the purview of the elite or an aspiration for some distant future it should be the DNA of all health systems. What is needed are high-quality health systems that optimise health care in each given context by consistently delivering care that improves or maintains health, by being valued and trusted by all people, and by responding to changing population needs. But staying on current trajectory will not suffice to meet these demands. Changing health needs, growing public expectations, and ambitious new health goals are raising the bar for health systems to produce better health outcomes and greater social value. ![]() Although health outcomes have improved in low-income and middle-income countries (LMICs) in the past several decades, a new reality is at hand. We won’t give you the lowdown on all the cats in Super Cat Tales, but we can start you out with some basic information on where to find the first three, and what these cats do. If you aren’t able to find the bells in your first go-around in a level, you can always go back at a later time and replay the level. You might need the help of a cat to find those bells, and you will be able to unlock cats as you complete more levels. These bells are randomly placed in the levels, and while you some of them are right there for the taking, others are more cleverly hidden. There will be times in the game where you’ll need to have a given number of bells so that you can continue. Replay Levels To Collect All The Bells Needed This list of Super Cat Tales tips, cheats and tricks will show you what to do to complete more levels, as well as meet more of the other cats in the game. Need help in finding more of Alex’s siblings? Having trouble completing any of the game’s levels? This isn’t really the most difficult of mobile games to play, but it won’t always be a walk in the park. Can you find them all, and how far can you go in overcoming the various challenges that lie ahead of you? All in all, there are six cats with their own special abilities, more than 50 levels, and cute graphics that go well with the premise of the game. You’ll have to use two thumbs to control Alex and his siblings, which means climbing, swimming, jumping, and running, though you’ll need to use the right cat for the job. The player has a limited amount of time to collect the pickups before they are transported to the next level.Super Cat Tales is a new iOS-only platformer from FDG Mobile Games, and in here, you are placed in the role of Alex the Cat, as you search to find your feline siblings and explore a mysterious island. Upon a boss's defeat, the game music immediately starts up again and multiple pickups will be on the platforms. ![]() ![]() Grouped enemies do not affect the amount of damage inflicted on the boss, but a group of rolling stunned enemies can hit more surfaces than a single enemy and increase the chance of the group damaging the boss. The player must use the stunned enemies to damage the boss by bumping into the enemies at a position that would cross the boss's path. ![]() Only a limited number of enemies can be spawned into a boss stage at maximum. The enemies are briefly stunned when spawned and resume their normal behaviour following their entry. The battle begins at the same time the boss' HP bar appears on the screen, along with the boss music.ĭuring the fight, the boss moves in a particular pattern and enemies fall onto platforms from the top. When the player starts moving on a boss level, the game music stops playing and the boss enters the stage as its name appears at the top of the screen. Upon leveling up for the first time, the player can choose any square, but for the second time only the square connected to the first chosen square can be selected.īoss levels occur every seven levels, with the exception of the first and final bosses, which appear after four levels. The wizard is able to level up, allowing players to boost a particular skill. In order to proceed to the next level, all enemies in the current level must be killed. Players must then use the wizard to push the stunned enemy in order to kill it. Upon dropping onto a platform, the wizard launches a projectile away from him or herself, stunning an enemy in its path on contact. ![]() The game is played in portrait mode and has on-screen buttons not seen in its predecessor. Tap on-screen buttons - Change moving direction of the wizardĮach level of Drop Wizard Tower takes place on a single screen that can wrap both horizontally and vertically. 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Necessary cookies are absolutely essential for the website to function properly. ![]() The etiquette of scheduling apps can really rile up some people in the tech world, most notably when it comes to the power dynamics of sending Calendly links. Moah will schedule external meetings on Mondays and Tuesdays, and pay-it-forward meetings on Fridays to chat with newer entrepreneurs.īoomerang’s Bookable Schedules feature, which adds a live calendar within the body of an email, is a go-to for Moah. Meetings are not allowed at all on Wednesdays. Boomerang’s weekly meetings are always stacked on Thursdays, and the rest of the week is as meeting-free as possible. Moah, like other productivity experts Protocol has spoken to, recommends limiting weekly meetings to one day of the week. Boomerang’s general manager Mai-Chi Vu uses them to remind team members to file expense reports, log vacations and enroll in insurance (you can also set up these reminders in Slack). If your company lives in email (though most in the tech space have found communication hubs like Slack more preferable), recurring reminders are also helpful for standard administrative tasks. “Those are all automated so that when we show up for the meeting, we're not spending time on, ‘Ph, where’s this document?’” Moah said. The reminder will prompt people to send necessary material and give an overview of what the meeting is about. To ensure everyone’s prepared for meetings, Boomerang employees use recurring reminder emails that go out the afternoon before. Standardize meetings and automate reminders “That usually gets me responsive enough that I’m not blocking anybody, but also not sucking me into email the entire day,” Moah said. Outlook has a similar auto-advance option as well.Īfter this initial scan, Moah won’t return to her inbox until after lunch. ![]() The feature is turned off by default, so it’s often underused. She religiously uses Gmail’s auto-advance feature, which automatically opens the next email after you delete, archive or mute an email. Only then will she take a stab at her inbox. The very first thing she does is absorb that list and figure out when she’ll work on each task. That way, she knows exactly what to do when she starts work in the morning. Moah tries to set herself up for success by taking time at the end of the day to write down her to-dos for the next day. She considers herself at the peak of her mental clarity and energy in the morning: “I don’t want to use it up making decisions on email,” she said. You might be tempted to start your day with a routine inbox check. “Having Inbox Zero itself is not a very sustainable goal you’re just continuously putting energy into processing junk, and that takes so much of your mental energy throughout the day,” Moah said. People who keep their inbox open all day might easily get distracted. Moah says she understands the appeal, but she worries that focusing on it drains valuable mental energy that can be devoted to other work. Inbox Zero is a key selling point of another email client, Superhuman, as well as a popular tech concept in general. Learn more and get started on the Boomerang for Gmail website.Boomerang may be an email tool, but Moah doesn’t want to spend all of her time in her inbox. Is it worth a monthly fee? That depends on how important these feature are to you. In fact, I’m always signed-in multiple Gmail accounts, both Gmail and Google Business Apps based Gmail, and it’s working with no problem. If you’re sporting the web any other way, you’re out of luck.ĭid I install it? Yes. In a nutshell, Boomerang is a browser based plugin for Firefox and Chrome. This way, I can send a follow up email if I haven’t heard back from them in, for example, a week. This option is super cool and shiny. With Boomerang for Gmail, I can email advertising info to a potential ChurchMag advertiser and select to only be reminded if nobody replies. When I have the message open, I can have Boomerang archive the message, and at the time I chose, Boomerang we’ll bring it back to my inbox, marked unread, starred, or even at the top of my message list. Let’s say I open an email message that needs my attention tomorrow or next week. Now my emails won’t get lost in the overnight junk messages! Follow Up Reminders I really like this feature, especially since I work in a different time zone than everybody else. There has also been times I’ve needed to follow up on an email sent, and I either rely on my memory or have to set a task in Wunderlist to remind me to follow up.įinally, there’s been a number of times I’ve wanted to schedule an email for various reasons.Īs you can see from the video above, Boomerang for Gmail takes your inbox to a whole new level! Send Email Now or Later! You can see how this type of system can get out of hand really quick. I use my email inbox a little like a to-do list and too many times, I read a message and then have to mark it as unread, because I need to take care of it at a later date. There are a few things that I wish I can do in my Gmail account. ![]() If the site is opened from a mobile device, then the desktop version is not taken into account in the rating. The mobile version is vital for ranking because Google takes mobile traffic into account in the first place and then it checks the other indicators. Muller said that the choice will have to be between a dynamic or a mobile version. To do this, it is advisable to choose one version of the site.
![]() Afterwards, the player is given four different island layouts to choose from.Īfterwards, Timmy asks the player what one item they would bring out of a selection of pre-determined entries ("a sleeping bag", " a lamp", "some food", and "something to kill time"). Firstly, the player must choose either northern or southern hemisphere for their island Timmy and Tommy explain that seasons differ between these hemispheres, and they recommend picking a hemisphere that matches the player's country. Players can re-customize themselves with the player customization tool any time. Afterwards, the player customizes themselves to a particular player customization, picking a masculine/feminine style and then selecting particular face features (skin color, hairstyle, eyes, nose/mouth, and cheeks). Neither the player's name nor birthday can be changed once submitted. The player's name is limited to 16(?) characters. The first step in the application is to fill in details of the player, starting with the player's name and birthday. An application is written, with the provided details prompted. The two prompt the player to fill out an application related to the player and their island. Timmy and Tommy introduce themselves as workers for Nook Inc. Timmy and Tommy run towards the counter to greet the player, and express their gratitude for the player's decision to sign up for a Deserted Island Getaway Package. When the player first starts a new account, they will be at Nook Inc., waiting at the counter. Introduction written content to be modelled after the page Animal Crossing: New Leaf. Like previous games, the game makes use of bells as the primary currency, with some limited secondary currencies such as Nook Miles for some limited transactions. The player completes tasks to develop the island into a flourishing town of villagers, and makes use of the crafting item system to achieve the creation of various tools and furniture. Initially, the deserted island is almost fully empty, only occupied by several tents. In New Horizons, the player takes on the opportunity to develop a deserted island, offered by Tom Nook as part of Nook Inc.'s Getaway Package. Up to eight players can play on a single island.įour island residents can play together. Seasons unfold in real time and reveal new events and activities presents the Desert Island Getaway Package, the ultimate island escape.īuild tools and furniture from island resources I’m sure I was thinking of a real person when I was writing it, but I wasn’t actually gonna do all those things. You feel like you’ll just do anything to avoid running into this person. I’m gonna change the car I drive, I’m gonna change the name of this town. You can’t come in and I’m gonna change the way I dress. Is your track Changed the Locks based on reality? axolotly I was enjoying using those metaphors for, you know: stay away and I’m gonna change the locks. I have to assume it’s because I brought Steve in, but I love the guy and we made some great music together. He’s told me “That’s not how it was”, but won’t tell me why he got upset. Like my old guitar player Gurf Morlix … we fell out during the making of Car Wheels. There goes my punk reputation! But at first I thought I’d have to wait until everyone in it had died. What was it like to write? VerulamiumParkRanger Like writing a journal but where you don’t have to hold back, although I didn’t want to offend anyone. Your forthright memoir Don’t Tell Anybody the Secrets I Told You is a compelling read. They were new and it was out of character this wasn’t Public Enemy! But in a way that makes what they said braver. The mistake made in my opinion was apologising after they said it, but they got so much pressure from their record company because it was affecting sales and their fans were so Republican. Did Bush ever take your invitation – in solidarity – to “kiss my Dixie white ass”? RamblingChap Wow. I was in the audience for your show at London’s Shepherd’s Bush Empire in 200 3, shortly after the Dixie Chicks had felt the full force of the redneck country music establishment as a result of their criticism of the Bush administration’s invasion of Iraq. I ended up going back in with Steve and his engineer, initially just to recut a couple of tracks but before we knew it we had redone all the songs. What didn’t you like about it? viennesewaltzer I heard the rough mixes for Steve Earle’s El Corazón album, compared them to my own and Steve’s sounded like I wanted my record to sound. You scrapped the first version of Car Wheels on a Gravel Road, recorded with Gurf Morlix producing. ‘The heart of what I do is rock’n’roll and punk’ … Williams performs at Roseland, New York, 2001. I loved Vic and was heartbroken when he left us. But somehow he connected with me and my music. “This motherfucking, cocksucking …” you know. The first time I met him he spun round in his wheelchair and out came this flurry of obscenities. He could come across as very gravelly or edgy when you met him, because he’d be in his wheelchair and he didn’t want people to feel sorry for him. I was surprised he did that, but it was very sweet. What did you think of the Vic Chesnutt song named after you? troyka I thought it was charming and clever. I had no idea he was going to do it and it says everything about him as a person. You need to pay attention.” It was just so heartwarming and moving, because nobody ever does that. Tom saw this happening so one night he came out on stage, took the mic and said: “I want you to listen to this next artist because she’s really good. ![]() The audiences didn’t know me and people would be sitting there with their arms folded, waiting for Tom. I don’t get the comments I got when I started out, like: You’re pretty good for a chickĭo you have any favourite memories of spending time with Tom Petty? Stozzlar He was always very concerned with how I was doing and feeling. I went to one guy’s office in Beverly Hills and he was jumping up and down in his Gucci shoes going: “It sounds so good!” And I’m sitting there going: “It sucks. I told one guy I wanted the producer who did Bob Dylan’s Blonde on Blonde and he went: “Is Blonde on Blonde a band?” I hated the way they made my music sound. I had a very different experience on a major label. Hank Williams was a punk, but I have just as much in common with Shane MacGowan of the Pogues. How did it feel being a country singer in such company? VerulamiumParkRanger I didn’t get the chance to meet the Pixies or any of those bands, but at the heart of what I do is rock’n’roll and punk. Your 1988 eponymous album was released by British label Rough Trade, whose other albums at the time were by the likes of Easterhouse, Band of Holy Joy, the Smiths and the Woodentops. We were told: “Pick a switch, child”, and you’d have to go into the garden and pick your instrument of torture. “The sweet honeysuckle that grew all around / Were switches when we were bad” is about the narrow branches they’d use to whip us. My grandfather was a Methodist preacher and I remember the way my grandmother would throw the coffee grounds into the garden. ![]() I was thinking about the house my mother’s parents lived in. Which of your tracks are you most proud of? axolotly I really like Bus to Baton Rouge: the lyrics, the recording, the way it came about. 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Simcoe County is considered part of the larger Golden Horseshoe metropolitan area, one of Toronto’s most densely populated regions. The York Region, Simcoe County area is located in central Southern Ontario, consisting of nine cities that stretch from Toronto to Lake Simcoe in the east. More About Truly Nolen of York / Simcoe County, ON Contact us today and schedule an inspection! More on York / Simcoe County Spider Control. Our team of trained technicians will remove all the spiders from your York/Simcoe County home and prevent future intrusions with our proven removal techniques. More on York / Simcoe County Bee and Was Control.Īs spiders look for a place to nest this summer, your home may be inviting. Read here to find out more about our Fall pest control services. Trust the team at Truly Nolen Canada to find a solution to this issue, so you can enjoy a bee and wasp-free Fall. Not only are they more aggressive, but they are likely to nest within your home. ![]() More on York / Simcoe County Rodent Control.īees and wasps can cause a major problem around your York/Simcoe County property this Fall. To learn more about what we can do for you, visit our website. Truly Nolen offers professional rodent control and removal services. ![]() Rodents, such as mice and rats, can spread disease and cause damage to your York/Simcoe County home if not removed as soon as possible. More on York / Simcoe County Bed Bug Control.ĭuring the summer, pests become more active. Our team of professionals can provide removal and prevention strategies for your home. ![]() As one of the greatest threats to your home’s structure, you must contact Truly Nolen at the first sign of carpenter ants. But, make no mistake, they will be back this summer if you didn’t take care of them the previous year. Even if you haven’t seen any sign of the carpenter ants you had last year, chances are they just became dormant over the winter. ![]() Whatever the reason, when the packages open up, Disney’s low deposit rates make it easy for people to make reservations. Plus, their cancellation policies are quite friendly too, giving you peace of mind that if something happens, and you have to cancel, you won’t be out any money. Or, maybe you’re traveling during a busy time (like the holidays) and you want to make sure you get the resort and room category you want.Īnd then there are people like us – we just like knowing our next trip is booked! It makes it feel more “real” and there’s nothing like seeing it in our My Disney Experience accounts when we log in. Other times, people might want a highly sought after room category or location and in order to maximize the chances of snagging it, they book as soon as they can. Guests under 18 years of age must have parent or guardian permission to call. For Walt Disney World dining, please book your reservation online. The sooner the trip is booked, the sooner they can start applying payments to it. For assistance with your Walt Disney World vacation, including resort/package bookings and tickets, please call (407) 939-5277. Sometimes people like to pay their vacation off a little bit at a time. If you book your Disney vacation package 16 months in advance, you will pay the 200 initial deposit and just need to pay 300/month each month until your. There are many reasons why people might want to book as far out as possible. Epcot International Food and Wine Festival July 27 though November 18, 2023. ![]() You can even set up a payment plan to work towards that balance when you book a 2022 package with Siera. H2O Glow After Hours at Disney’s Typhoon Lagoon select nights from May 20 to September 2, 2023. For assistance with your Walt Disney World vacation, including resort/package bookings and tickets, please call (407) 939-5277. 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