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Somewhere on Interstate 5 – This road; so many of us have driven. It stretches through the center of California and ends up somewhere In Canada; right in-between the mountains and the beaches smack in the middle of the valley. It seems endless and visually boring; you can even hear Mother Nature yawn every once in awhile. There are some exciting points of interest however; you can always tell when you drive through “cow country” because the aroma of manure permeates into your vehicle and sticks with you for awhile.
I have always admired the signage on this little store. I have driven by many times but have never made the time to stop in and see what treasures it holds. That will have to change.
Customer driven Innovation: The role of sales: A support or a burden?
13 November 2014, Vlerick Campus Ghent
A whole bunch more from the Driven Show. Finished my processing today, and delivered them to the clients.
ForgeFiction is a platform for community-driven story writing, which aims at bringing the process of writing from individuals to community. It writes scripts for films and television series, and pitches them to companies in various countries involved in cinematography. The uniqueness of the platform is that registered users can also write books together.
The team received a grant from the EU-SMEDA project for scientific and technological entrepreneurship (EU4Business STEP). www.smeda.am/en
The grant allowed them to put together a team and create the platform. The company is also a graduate of the second edition of the Armenia Start-up Academy. www.startupacademy.am/
Photo by Nazik Armenakyan
A whole bunch more from the Driven Show. Finished my processing today, and delivered them to the clients.
C-GBSR
Beech 95-C55 Baron
0801217 BC
Built 1966
C/N TE-232
Victoria based, has been a regular over the years under different ownership's. The C55 was only built between 1966-68 totaling 451 frames and featured 285 hp IO-520 motors compared to 260 hp IO-470's of the previous models, a lengthened nose to accommodate more baggage, new avionics and improve w&b, improved engine air intakes and alternators changed from belt driven to gear driven.
UPDATE SEP 2020
Still current. Previously N1VV with Intrepid Sunchaser Productions since Aug 2002. Came to Canada as C-GZJB with 6101747 BC in Aug 2003. Took up this reg with this owner in Nov 2007, ownership changed to Compass West Jun 2010 and back again Oct 2010.
November 2 - 3, 2017 – Bottlenose Dolphins Captivity – Taiji, Japan
The first pod of bottlenose dolphins for this season has been driven into the Cove.
Once the dolphins were netted into the Cove, the dolphin hunters left and the Cove was eerily quiet. No skiffs came back and it was clear this family pod would be left overnight.
The connection between the lucrative captive industry and the dolphin slaughters that take place in Taiji couldn’t be more obvious. Hunters and trainers work side-by-side, selecting which animals will be chosen for “life” in captivity, and those which will be killed. Trainers have often been observed joking with hunters while suffering mammals lose their lives.
Our team counted 41 dolphins – 25 more than their initial estimate. Held overnight with no access to food or water, the mammals were nervous; swimming tightly together, their breathing rapid. In the meantime, four hunting boats set off in search of even more migrating dolphins.
Shortly thereafter, skiffs began arriving, filled with divers and trainers. Captive selection would soon begin. And even though this tragic scene has played out over and over during past drives, one is never prepared for such violence – and suffering.
The selection process was brutal. Dolphins, splashing and tail slapping, were forced towards the beach. Divers jumped on the youngest and least-blemished mammals first, and at one point, our team observed five divers wrestling with one dolphin, dragging it towards a skiff where it was wrapped up in a net and restrained.
The dolphins were in a state of panic. They swam closely together, at times, appearing to swim on top of one another. They became aggressive, charging against the rocks or nets in attempts to free themselves. And divers did nothing, seemingly unconcerned about their potential for injury. Many animals were observed bleeding. Once again, hunters and trainers shouted and laughed throughout the dolphins’ suffering.
When it was all over, 17 dolphins lost their freedom, two calves amongst the group selected for captivity. The remaining pod members (approximately 24) were driven back out to sea. Many injuries were observed on those that were released.
Terrorized, manhandled and injured – all so orders can be filled for aquariums and marine parks throughout the world. With a quota of 414 bottlenose dolphins for the 2017/18 season, many more dolphins might suffer a similar fate. Once again, the connection between the captive industry and the dolphin slaughters that take place in Taiji cannot be overstated. The key is to decrease the demand for performing dolphins, and the easiest way to do this is for people to STOP BUYING tickets to dolphin shows.
Credit: DolphinProject.com