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Successful Thinkers Roseville 11/23/09. Daniel Barrera hosted The Successful Thinkers Meetup at Bravo Pasteria
The P-51 was the most successful long-range fighter escort of World War II, but it was not an instant success. Designed for the British in only 120 days to meet their requirement to purchase more fighters, the first Mustangs were built with Allison engines; while remarkable at low altitudes, these variants were considered under-powered and disappointing at higher altitudes. Happily, in late 1942 the aircraft was transformed when, in the UK, Rolls Royce Merlin engines were tested in place of the Allison. The Merlin, as used in the Spitfire, was then license-built by Packard in the USA and in 1943 was installed in the P-51B & C models. This near perfect marriage of engine and platform made the 1944 P-51D, with its bubble canopy and six-guns, one of the most iconic and potent fighters of all time.
The P-51D’s range was an incredible 2,055m (3,327km), thanks to its huge fuel capacity of 1,000 litres internally and 815 litres in drop tanks. Equally impressive was a level maximum speed of 437mph (703kph) at 25,000 feet, a max diving speed of 505mph (818kph) and a service ceiling of 41,900 feet (12,800m).
The OFMC Mustang was built at the North American Aviation Factory at Inglewood, California and accepted by the USAAF on 27/02/1945. One month later it was sent to the 8th Air Force, via Newark and Liverpool docks, serving at Leiston in Suffolk among other stations. The aircraft stayed in England for only 11 months before returning to Newark in January 1946. Briefly kept in storage, in January 1947 it was sent to the Royal Canadian Air Force, operating from Suffield, Alberta. In 1953 with only total 433 flying hours it was completely overhauled in Winnipeg and with only an additional 81 hours time thereafter, was put into outside storage in Carberry Manitoba. Happily, in 1957, it was sold into private hands and registered as N6340T. The aircraft was bought for $5,400 in 1962 with a total of 511 airframe hours. Flying in the Unlimited Race at Reno in 1974, the effectively stock (original) aircraft finished second with an average speed of 384mph.
In April 1980 the aircraft flew across the Atlantic to new owners, The Fighter Collection. Re-sprayed, it became known as Candyman / Moose, with the name on one side of the fuselage and the Moose’s head on the other. The Mustang was first displayed in the UK at Biggin Hill in 1981, flown by Ray Hanna, the OFMC’s founder.
In 1989, after filming in ‘Memphis Belle’, the aircraft was given a complete overhaul by The Fighter Collection at Duxford. The airframe was remarkably free of corrosion and damage, but a full strip down and component overhaul was undertaken. An overhauled original flying panel was installed. The rear fuel tank in the fuselage was removed and a wartime style modification made to fit a ‘dickey’ seat. This ‘mod’ in 1944 allowed Eisenhower to survey the D-day beaches from the back of a Mustang. A special 1760hp Merlin engine currently powers the aircraft.
Following the successful enrollment of 24 new sites on the World Heritage List, the Committee debated numerous reforms of the Operational Guidelines for the World Heritage Convention on 6 July.
Among others the last side events of the day dealt with the transboundary natural heritage sites of the Wadden Sea and the European beech forests. The German Commission for UNESCO took up the question how UNESCO’s cultural conventions can contribute to sustainable development processes and the United Nations Post-2015 Agenda.
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The 2016 Uvalde National Fish Hatchery annual children’s fishing derby was a resounding success with record participation of 642 children from across the region – an increase of 162 percent compared to last year. Children came from as far away as Del Rio to the west, Brownsville to the south, Houston to the east and San Angelo to the north. An estimated 1,200-1,300 people were present for the event. Photo by Uvalde NFH/USFWS. Parental/Guardian Release Forms available (RHP).
Portrait of a devotee separated from her family members worriedly waiting in Bajrang Parishad camp at Gangasagar.....
Each fair (mela) and carnival has its own secrets!
Gangasagar pilgrimage is extremely tough for villagers coming from other states of India. Most of the pilgrims hailed from states like Madhya Pradesh, Uttar Pradesh, Rajasthan, Bihar, Jharkhand, Chhatisgarh and Odisha; there were also a good number of them from Assam and Tripura, besides the home state Bengal.
Each year pilgrims were lost/ separated from their family members at the mela ground. In 2015 alone, around 1.5 million people visited Gangasagar and, there have been 64 cases of pilgrims who were separated from their families and could not be reunited. However, 2,000 others who were lost at the carnival were able to find their friends and families with the help of the government and voluntary organisations.
It is very sad to say that those who get lost in the mela ground happen to be the elderly women and men hailing from remote villages of India. It could be true that Gangasagar mela is considered a convenient place to get rid of the elderly and the ailing, who have become a burden to their family. Helpless, bewildered people, wandering around without knowing who to turn to, is a common sight here.
Those who get lost are taken to the camp of the Bajrang Parishad, a non-government organisation (NGO) with 150 dedicated volunteers which works with the district administration to help lost people get back to their families. They have been successful in reuniting most of the people. The pilgrims who are still missing are being brought to Kolkata and from here Bajrang Parishad will try to reunite them with their families with the help of different state and district administrations.
Bajrang Parishad
201/B, M.G. Road, Kolkata-700007, India
Prem Nath Dubey, Suresh Kumar Agarwal
(0091 33) 2268-3301
(0091) 9339730015
(0091) 9830111055
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Gangasagar pilgrimage and fair, held annually, is the second largest congregation of mankind (more than 1.5 million this year) after the holy Kumbha Mela.
Images of Bengal, India
The successful trade-fair concept of Nobel Biocare, one of the leading companies in implantology and restorative dental solutions, was further developed for the EAO Congress in Rome. Therefore we created a futuristic-looking brand environment, which skillfully combined product showcasing and hospitality. The use of clinical pure white and warm red tones lent the space a scientific, pared-down yet cosy ambience. This effect was enhanced by a new lighting concept and the flowing lines of the walls and furniture.
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New swing sextet, New York oldest Vibe driven sextet, and still performing "salsa that keeps the dancers moving and the Dj's pumping"
Biography
ABOUT THE NEW SWING SEXTET
A product of New York City and the excitement and turbulence of the sixties, the New Swing Sextet made its professional debut performing in the Singer Bowl at the last New York Worlds Fair in 1965... The band has been a popular and innovative exponent of Latin jazz, salsa and pop music for nearly four decades.
Composed of vocals, piano, vibes, bass and Latin percussion, the original New Swing broke up in the late seventies after successfully recording, touring and doing all the hot club dates that the New York metropolitan area had to offer. In recent years most of the groups core members have reunited and have been performing with Mambo Negro the highly popular Latin jazz ensemble, which performs regularly in and around the tri-state area. However, you can't buy or replace 40 years of history, and on special occasions the band performs as the New Swing. The New Swing offers an established and respected name with a sound from another era, which has been perfectly preserved and bottled for another generation to enjoy.
The band was part of a young crop (and new breed of aspiring Latin musicians) who grew up in the greater New York Metropolitan tri-state area with its rich ethnic mix and diverse inner-city culture, while at the same time growing up surrounded by the Latin music explosion happening in the region. The Palladium and other clubs were dancing to the music of Machito and his Afro-Cubans, and the Jose Curbelo Orchestra while Tito Puente, Tito Rodriguez, Eddie Palmieri, Joe Cuba, and Cal Tjader, among many others, had already established their unmistakable sounds. In the early sixties, every other city block in New York had a Latin band and a doo-wop group. Blend these many elements together and you get the influences that shaped the New Swing Sextet and their contemporaries, including Johnny Colon; the Lebron Brothers; Willie Colon, Joe Bataan and Pete Rodriguez groups that helped pioneer a new street sound (which would eventually become Latin Boogaloo and Salsa). The New Swing Sextet would join the Alpha Artists of America (under the Management of Jose Curbelo) and ultimately record 4 long albums (and have a separate Best of the New Swing Sextet) all under the Cotique label. The band regularly performed on popular TV shows such as El Club de la Juventud con Polito Vega; The Tito Puente Show with host Sofi; and El Show de Myrta Silva among others. It was a magical time to be a performing Latin artist in New York City. A fraternity of great musicians and legends in the making, routinely performing together at the great dance clubs of the day, including: The Corso; LaMaganette; The Chez Jose; La Mancha; The Colgate Gardens; The Psycho Room; The Tropicoro; The Cheetah and at all the great battle of the band venues such as The Hunts Point Palace; The Manhattan Center; The Riverside Plaza Hotel and The St. Georges Hotel. Over a ten-year period the New Swing performed all summer-long at popular resorts and at the summer home of Latin music: las Villas. The band has also toured extensively and performed at world famous venues such as the legendary Apollo Theatre; the South Street Seaport and Webster Hall in New York City. Recent performances to large audiences in Montreal, San Francisco, & Los Angeles, proved that the band still has plenty of sabrosura to keep the dancers on the floor.
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First published in FishHead magazine, October 2014
Vance Vivian fashion shoot, ca 1960, 1 /2-211189-F, K E Niven and Co. commercial negatives, Alexander Turnbull Library
It is always good to celebrate a successful Wellington business. Vance Vivian, Wellington’s very own specialty top-of-the-range men’s clothing store has just turned ninety. They are still going strong – setting the standards for sharp suits and other fine male fashion.
The firm was begun by Mt George Vance and Mr Harold Vivian in 1924. Vivian was bought out in the 1930s and since then the business has stayed in the Vance family. It is now owned and operated by the third-generation Vance brothers, Robert and Hamish.
The original store was up on the corner of Manners and Cuba streets, about where Banks Shoe Shop is now. Very soon a second shop was opened at the bottom end of Lambton Quay and, later, there were Vance Vivian shops in the Hutt, Masterton, Christchurch and Auckland. Nowadays the business is concentrated on the Lambton Quay shop, now up the other end of the Quay, opposite Cable Car Lane.
This fine photograph is part of a Vance Vivian men’s fashion shoot by the firm of K E Niven and company, one of Wellington’s foremost commercial photographers last century. It was a beautiful day and the models were photographed at various spots around the city. This elegant couple are posing with their glamour Jaguar on Clifton Terrace on Oriental Bay, gazing out over the harbour. You can see other scenes from the shoot below, up at the Museum, down at the Evans Bay boatyard and elsewhere.
See other photographs from this fashion shoot
Wellingtonians: From the Turnbull Collections contains a selection of the entries from this Flickr set, and some new ones too. This high-quality publication costs just $29.99. You can pick it up at good bookshops or from the publisher, Steele Roberts.
Successful Typography:
The all-caps and the serifs are reminiscent of Ancient Roman typefaces, which adds to the historic feel and it is also very legible.
on the second day of the second “Test” between Windies “A” and Sri Lanka “A” on Friday, October 19, 2017 at the Trelawny Multiplex.
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Jascha Heifetz, the" violinist of the century", had just completed a highly successful tour lasting several months of Australia and New Zealand, and was heading back to America. He would disembark at Hawaii and join his extended family, on another boat, for the final leg.
Frederica Singleton, was married to Charles H Singleton, who was also on board but not identified in any photograph. He was an Australian, from Melbourne, and she was born in California. He was the "secretary and manager" of the Claremont Country Club in Oakland, California, and later the San Francisco Engineers Club. She was a 30 year old "housewife". Elsewhere her name is spelt "Fredericka".
Most ocean voyages at this time featured a day of frivolities associated with either the crossing of the equator, the international date line, a particular stretch or ocean, or similar.
This Barn Owl had three successful hunting trips over 90mins this morning. Not sure that the local mouse/vole population is going to be able to recover fast enough!!
It was a successful #palmtreeride yesterday. Despite a dire forecast, seventeen people rode around with me, looking at palms. After this one off, will I do it again? Probably, but I don't know if I want to bring it back as a yearly event. Doing it for 10 years straight seemed to be enough.
Soldiers compete in the urban land navigation portion of IMCOM's Best Warrior Competition the morning of May 25. Competitors had to successfully locate four points and a checkpoint throughout Ft. Sam Houston using a DAGR, or Defense Advanced GPS Receiver, within three hours.
IMCOM handles the day-to-day operations of U.S. Army installations around the globe – We are the Army's Home. Army installations are communities that provide many of the same types of services expected from any small city. Fire, police, public works, housing, and child-care are just some of the things IMCOM does in Army communities every day. We endeavor to provide a quality of life for Soldiers, Civilians and Families commensurate with their service. Our professional workforce strives to deliver on the commitments of the Army Family Covenant, honor the sacrifices of military Families, and enable the Army Force Generation cycle.
Our Mission:
To provide standardized, effective and efficient services, facilities and infrastructure to Soldiers, Civilians and Families for an Army and Nation engaged in persistent conflict.
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Army installations are the Department of Defense standard for infrastructure quality and are the provider of consistent, quality services that are a force multiplier in supported organizations’ mission accomplishment, and materially enhance Soldier, Civilian and Family well-being and readiness.
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The winning breakaway group of Michael Grabinger, Bradley White, David Clinger and Brian Jensen. They powered around the course through wind gusts & blowing dust, lapped a large group of riders and finished with a very close sprint.
1. Michael Grabinger (Successful Living)
2. Brian Jensen (Successful Living)
3. David Clinger (Rock Racing)
4. Bradley White (Successful Living)
Replica of the first (successful) piston ring made by Honda with Soichiro’s Honda’s signature etched in the glass. It was no mean feat…as the Honda website explains..
"Until the late 1930’ Soichiro Honda was involved in a successful vehicle repair business but in 1936 he began his first move to manufacturing. Unfortunately, investors opposed his wish to make piston rings as he was making good money through repair work but Mr Honda didn’t give up and sought the financial help of his acquaintance (Shichiro Kato) and set up ‘Tokai Seiki Heavy Industry’. He kept his day job doing repairs and at night developing piston rings.
The piston production venture was beset with difficulties; in the beginning he suffered a series of technical failures and so he enrolled as a part-time student at Hamamatsu Industrial Institute (now the Faculty of Engineering at Shizuoka University) to improve his knowledge of metallurgy. After a couple of years, the manufacturing trials were at last successful and in 1939 he joined Tokai Seiki full time as president.
Production of piston rings started as Mr. Honda had intended but he was still beset with difficulties. This time his problems had to do with manufacturing technology. Mr. Honda had a contract with Toyota Motor Co., Ltd., but out of fifty piston rings he submitted for quality control only three met the required standards. This was a major set back for Soirchiro and it saw him actually moving into the factory to work on the piston rings night and day. Over the next two years, he visited universities and steelmaking companies all over Japan in order to study manufacturing techniques; he was at last in a position to supply mass- produced parts to companies such as Toyota and Nakajima Aircraft. At the height of the company’s success it employed more than 2,000 people.
However, on December 7, 1941, Japan rushed headlong into the Pacific War. Tokai Seiki was placed under the control of the Ministry of Munitions. In 1942, Toyota took over 40% of the company’s equity and Honda was “downgraded” from president to senior managing director. The male employees gradually disappeared as they were called up for military service, and both adult women and female students began to work in the factory as members of the “volunteer corps.” Mr. Honda would calibrate the machines himself and took pains to ensure that the manufacturing process was made as safe and simple as possible for these inexperienced female workers. It was at this time that he devised ways of automating the production of piston rings…"
Dublin City Schools is part of the roughly 1,200 communities nationwide commemorating Lights On Afterschool at its 21st Century Community Learning Centers this week. In America today, 11.3 million children are alone and unsupervised after school. Afterschool programs keep kids safe, help working families and inspire learning. They provide opportunities to help young people develop into successful adults. Students at Hillcrest and Susie Dasher Elementary schools, Dublin Middle and Dublin High School have access to teachers, activities and resources afterschool at their respective campuses.
The successful preservation of Pleasure House Point, an undeveloped natural open space on the Lynnhaven River, was culminated with a ribbon cutting on October 12. Located just west of the Lesner Bridge and south of the Chesapeake Bay, Pleasure House Point Natural Area is 118 acres of water, tidal marsh, sandy shores and maritime forest. The shallow water estuarine environment of the property provides habitat for the iconic Chesapeake Bay blue crab and the Lynnhaven oyster.
This high-profile property was once being considered for a large waterfront development, but with the help of The Trust for Public Land, the Chesapeake Bay Foundation and the surrounding community, the City of Virginia Beach has preserved one of the largest undeveloped parcels of land on the Lynnhaven River for generations to come.
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Located 265 km north of Adelaide, Melrose proudly declares itself the 'oldest town in the Flinders Ranges'. This building was originally constructed as a flour mill in 1878. It was sold in 1893 by T.B. Marshall to Jacka Bros who converted the interior to accommodate their successful brewing enterprise. There were 40 employees and 4 delivery teams on the road in the early 1900's. The brewery closed in 1934 during the economic depression
Can you identify this Team ?
This photograph is one of a series taken by Julian Mason on Saturday 18th July 2009 at Goodwood Motor Racing Circuit in West Sussex (UK) prior to the start of "The Mongol Rally 2009" ... a tough rally driving event requiring Teams to make it all the way (about 10,000 miles) to Ulaanbaatar (the capital city of Mongolia) ... usually in small second-hand cars. The harder it is ... the more hazards that are overcome ... then the more successful your rally is considered to be. Making it all the way from the UK to Ulaanbaatar / Mongolia is a huge achievement.
Hello, I am Leah. I have been very lucky to achieve a lot in my life. Born to a rich family after university, I went ahead to take over the reins as the CEO of our family business. That not only shaped me professionally, but it molded the person I am right now. Later, I did investments, and thankfully, everything fell into place.
Today, I am financially stable and fully independent. Nevertheless, despite all my accomplishments, lately, I have been feeling quite lonely. Teeming couples are enjoying life together, and this makes me realize how much I long to share my life with that special someone. I am now ready to find the person who will bring joy and companionship into my world.
If you’re interested in connecting with her or other Sugar Mummies or Sugar Daddies, feel free to contact Admin via SMS, WhatsApp, or Telegram at +254753717155. Kindly be aware that there’s a connection fee of Kes 550.
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Firefighters keep watch as the controlled prairie burn is completed at the Portsmouth Site in mid-December 2011.
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Portsmouth Gaseous Diffusion Plant firefighters recently completed a prescribed fire, or controlled burn, of an 18-acre prairie at the site, two weeks ahead of a regulatory deadline.
“Burning the prairie in a controlled manner stimulates the germination of prairie grasses and reduces the invasion of woody plants to maintain a healthy prairie ecosystem,” said DOE Site Director Vince Adams.
The prairie ecosystem was the result of remediation of former lime sludge lagoons that settled out waste lime from the plant’s water treatment plant.
With the successful completion of the first project, the CBK,
dS + V, Alderman Lucas Bolsius, the WBR and the counsel of
Kralingen-Crooswijk commissioned the Ubehave Foundation for a cariffiti based project for the Graffitibriljanten project in Rotterdam.
The theme of this second project is “Idols and Icons ‘
resulting in two murals on the passage Sophiakade – Berkelplein in
Kralingen Rotterdam. The two murals of 10 x 10 m giving a total of 32
portraits of idols and icons from the past decades: from Gandhi to
2Pac Shakur and Muhammad Ali to Johan Cruyff.
The main goal of this project is to create new impulses in the neigherborhood.
Not only the works themselves, but even more through cooperation
between artists and youths.
Produced by the artists for this project Cariffiti composite group,
comprising:
Ras Elijah: Artist from Curacao. Has global
experience in making murals for, among other
bars, restaurants and shops.
Meres: Graffiti artist from Queens, New York City. Manages 5
Pointz (formerly known as the Phun Factory), where a pilot for over 15 years legal
graffiti may be written.
Nina Valkhoff: Dutch creative lady from a well known rotterdams artists nest has several murals in Rotterdam
and its surroundings under her belt.
Ken Kenetic: visual artist was responsible for the composition and making sure the composition was fit/measured/aligned on the loose panels
"In the beginning of innovation feelings are very strong. - They may seem all grey to outsiders though. Dialogue between the foundations of feelings is crucial for the innovation to get wings.
This is the connection between emotional competence and successful innovation."
- @ConnectIrmeli (Apr. 2012)
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Hello everyone.
57th Seoul Doll free-market was ended in 7th March and Mariage was attended as the company dealer.
Please enjoy the photo of our booth :)
We will update the new outfits and wigs on the shopping mall soon, which we showed in the free-market :)
Thank you very much for your support and interest of our products.
SHINee get the Party started! (IMAGE KINDLY DONATED BY Ms Amroussi-Gilissen , ALL RIGHTS RESERVED)
The London Korean Film Festival is a UK based film exhibitor which brings Korea's most successful cultural export, its cinema to UK audiences.
The festival screens a variety of Korean films, primarily in London before touring a showcase of the films to three key cities around the UK. This year’s nominated cities are: Cambridge, Sheffield and Newcastle.
he most successful aircraft in air racing history, Nemesis dominated its competition winning 45 of its 48 contests from 1991 until its retirement in 1999. Flown by pilot and designer Jon Sharp, it won nine consecutive Reno Gold National Championships and 16 world speed records for its class including the 3 km mark of 290.08 mph and the 15 km mark of 282.58 mph set in 1998. Nemesis was the International Formula One points champion for 1994, 1995, 1996, 1997, and 1998, at an average speed 244.68 mph. In 1993, 1996, and 1998 it won the Louis Blèriot Medal of the FAI for the greatest achievement in speed. In 1993, 1994, 1995, and 1999, Nemesis won the Pulitzer Trophy for air racing speed records.
Nemesis is a small mid wing, single-seat tractor monoplane with fixed landing gear designed and built in 1991 by Jon Sharp, Cory Bird, Dan Bond, and Steve Ericson. The aircraft is built of pressure molded graphite epoxy foam core sandwich and is powered by a single Continental O-200, 100 horsepower air-cooled engine. Nemesis incorporated numerous firsts in the Formula 1 class. It was the first in history to be built entirely of tooled, pressure molded, carbon reinforced plastics; the first with a carbon fiber roll over structure; and the first to use a custom designed natural laminar flow wing. It is the first to be entirely computer lofted. Nemesis also pioneered the use of a side stick with a full ball bearing control system as well as an on board data acquisition system and a titanium firewall. It is the first racer with a center section containing the fuselage with an integral wing, landing gear, and wheel pants. These innovations earned the team the 1991 George Owl Trophy, awarded for design excellence.
With Jon Sharp at the controls, Nemesis won the first competition in which it was entered, the Gold Race at Reno, Nevada. It was the first aircraft since the inaugural 1947 Goodyear event to do so. Through 1996, Nemesis won an astonishing 30 consecutive races while setting two national qualifying records and Nemesis also set new world speed records for class C-la (Group 1) aircraft on a 3 kilometer course August 1993 at 277.26 mph and 283.75 mph three years later.
Formula One began as an idea in the late 1930s to find a relatively inexpensive but highly competitive form of air racing. Plans for such a race series began in earnest after the conclusion of World War II when the Professional Race Pilots Association drafted a proposal calling for a class of aircraft to be built around existing 190 cubic inch engines. With the approval of the National Aeronautic Association’s Contest Board the new racing series was born. In the summer of 1947, the Goodyear Aircraft Corporation agreed to sponsor three annual trophy competitions at the National Air Races. By the summer of 1947, 21 new diminutive pure racing aircraft were ready to compete. The racing was an immediate success as it proved highly competitive, inexpensive, and above all, safe. It has remained so to this day.
In 1968 the engine specification was increased to 200 cubic inches as the preferred Continental C-85 engine went out of production. The new powerplants were limited to 100 horsepower and thus Formula One was officially born. Little has changed in the rules since but improvements in design and materials have enabled these tiny aircraft – particularly Nemesis - to fly over 100 miles per hour faster than the first generation of midget racers.
Nemesis was retired in 1999 and donated to the National Air and Space Museum. It is on display at the Museum’s Steven F. Udvar-Hazy Center at Washington Dulles International Airport.
The new emerging fertile frond, 6cm long, affirms the pup is healthy and happy!
Learn how to propagate a Staghorn Fern, here.