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John Harrison graduated from the School of Architecture and the Department of Civic Design at the University of Liverpool, and then worked on historic buildings in local government and architectural practise. For the last thirty years he has travelled and worked in India, Pakistan, China and Nepal, documenting and restoring the buildings of Tibet and the Himalaya.
He has written and lectured on his survey and building work in the Himalaya, and produced and toured three exhibitions. He is the author of ‘The LAMO Centre: Restoration and adaptive reuse in Leh Old Town’, and co-author of a monograph on a Tibetan temple in Mustang, Nepal. He is currently writing a book on the architecture of Mustang.
When not in the Himalaya he lives in Snowdonia in a stone cottage which he has been restoring since 1969.
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You could have two choices if you wish to double glaze your old sash windows.
Firstly, you will get secondary double glazing. This fits over the within of the home windows and cannot normally be seen from the outside of the building. There are different kinds of secondary double glazing, and this can be cheaper than getting substitute windows. Nonetheless, this isn’t as effective as sealed double glazing.
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Single-glazed sashes can typically be converted to just accept double glazed units. Right here, the alterations aren’t noticeable from the outside of the building and the glass is fitted into the timber elements and sealed. This is usually a troublesome process though, is time consuming and may be expensive.
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I have updated my scheduling script for GenCon 2014. I had originally not expected to have to make any changes to the code, but GenCon this year moved the location of their event catalog files, and decided to only release the event catalogs in xlsx format instead of csv. While you can still use last year's version of my scheduler by manually downloading and converting the catalog files, I've modified my code to use a converter utility to do the conversion.
The latest version of it can be found here.
In order to use this, you will need to install Python 2.7. You will also need to install this xlsx to csv converter code. After installing xlsx2csv, you'll have to copy the xlsx2csv.py file from the install directory into the same directory that the schedule solver python file is located.
The GenCon event registration system is also limiting event wish lists to 50 items this year, so the wishlist generator will limit itself to that number of wishlist items.
As before, this is an experimental and somewhat crude schedule optimization utility. It allows you to search the event catalog with a text-based interface, add events to your wishlist with assigned priorities, and then generates an optimal schedule for you, as well as a wishlist to enter into the GenCon registration system.
I don't know why specifically you'd be getting that error if you're using the same xlsx2csv code, since I took the keyword arguments straight from their code, but I've uploaded a new version of the code that omits those arguments (as they don't seem to do anything) and has a few other tweaks. Try downloading it again and trying it.
Getting this error when trying to use the scheduler for 2016. Any chances of you updating this again?
I have an updated copy at https://www.dropbox.com/s/ulypjnj53mwbmpx/schedule%20solver%202016.py?dl=0 which seems to work with this year's data.
However, I'm a bit surprised anyone is still using this archaic script, since there are far better options available for doing event search available now.
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GBV awareness-raising sessions for boys and men in the Maina AG IDP camp, Kachin, Myanmar.
On a Wednesday afternoon in the monsoon month of September, the community hall at the Myo Ma camp for internally displaced persons (IDPs) in Waing Maw Township, Kachin, Myanmar, is full of people. Husbands, fathers and brothers have come to learn about domestic violence and other forms of gender-based violence (GBV).
The awareness-raising sessions for boys and men in IDP camps is a key component of UNFPA’s GBV programme in Myanmar. Violence against women, particularly domestic violence, is widespread in the country, and to engage men and boys is an important part of the battle against gender-based violence. The learning sessions are run as a collaboration between male volunteers in the camps, and female staff from UNFPA-supported Women and Girls Centres.
All the male volunteers live in the camps and are themselves IDPs. Together with their families they fled from armed fighting in and around their villages in 2011. They have been living in protracted displacement in camps ever since, unable to return. Although the country is in democratic transition with Nobel Peace Prize laureate Aung San Suu Kyi at the helm of the government, and although a peace process is underway, the fighting in Kachin rages on.
Today, the GBV session is facilitated by volunteer Zau San Naw. He was 15 years old when the conflict suddenly reached his home near Laiza. With bullets flying through the village, he and his family ran in different directions, into the night. After finally reuniting, they made it to the Mya Ma camp where they have been trying to rebuild their lives ever since. Zau Saw Naw, arrived as a teenager. He is now a solemn and sincere young man of 21. When he smiles, his eyes remain grave. His future is already here, but it’s not the future he once thought would be his.
GBV volunteer Zau San Naw in the Myo Ma IDP camp, Kachin, Myanmar.
He and the other men in the camps have lost their livelihoods, and job opportunities are few and often grim. Some find work as day labourers cutting sugar cane or collecting firewood. Some make the long journey to the infamous jade mines in Hpakant, often to succumb to mining accidents, drug abuse and HIV infection. Some languish in unemployment. All struggle to provide for their families, and to hold onto their dignity.
Supporting IDPs to help other IDPs is an important peer-to-peer mechanism for empowering both women and men living in protracted displacement. Their entitlements help them financially, and they are able to shape a response to gender-based violence that works in their own communities.
GBV volunteer Zau San Naw facilitates a GBV learning session for both men and women in the Maina AG IDP camp, Kachin, Myanmar.
UNFPA’s gender-based violence programme in Kachin includes eight Women and Girls centres and both male and female volunteers. Together they cover 38 camps for internally displaced people and their host communities in both government controlled areas and non-government controlled areas. The programme is supported under the Women and Girls First initiative, which is funded by Australia, Canada, Finland, Italy, Sweden and the UK.
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Forever in the shadow of Ben Affleck, this may be Casey’s time to shine with the Academy.
Casey Affleck in Manchester By The Sea Alongside co-star Lucas Hedges.
2017 may only be a couple of days old but a contender for the year’s best drama and best on-screen performance may have already been found in Manchester By The Sea and the central turn of Casey Affleck.
Set against the backdrop of the Massachusetts fishing community, Kenneth Lonergan’s Bostonian drama centres on a troubled man’s attempts to look after the teenage nephew he has been entrusted with following his brother’s death.
Packing plenty in the way of an emotional punch, Affleck’s performance is pivotal to the film’s success, with the quiet and seemingly lost Lee as complex a central figure as you are likely to find; funny, frustrating and, as viewers soon learn, tragic in equal measure.
At times, Affleck’s performance feels like a hark back to the 1970s dramas Bob Rafelson with Casey channeling something of Jack Nicholson in Five Easy Pieces.
So long left in the shadow of brother Ben, even with stellar turns on movies like Gone Baby Gone, this is undoubtedly Casey’s film with the lesser known Affleck offering up an emotive but understated performance completely in keeping with his character’s origins.
That’s not to say he isn’t ably helped by a superb supporting cast from his late brother, played by the ever-reliable Kyle Chandler, who haunts the movie through a series of flashbacks director Lonergan uses to move us closer to the tragic tale at the heart of Lee’s sad life.
Youngster Lucas Hedges, as Lee’s new charge, injects some humour alongside the emotions on display, enjoying genuine on-screen chemistry with Affleck which makes their relationship awkward, at times hilarious and completely real.
Yet it’s the scenes between Affleck and his character’s ex wife, played by Michelle Williams, which really pack an emotional punch and provide the true heart of the film.
Williams is no stranger to emotional dramas, but there’s a realness and vulnerability to her performance that balances perfectly against Affleck’s largely stoic turn, with the pair’s encounters building to an emotional encounter that ranks among cinema’s very best.
As complex a drama as you are likely to find in the mainstream movie world this year, to describe Manchester By The Sea as simply a drama does not do justice to the complex, multilayered and stunningly cinematic story created by Lonergan, fives years on from his last film the criminally underrated Margaret.
Beautifully shot on location in Manchester by the Sea, the film’s stark, coastal landscape tells it’s own story of families, better times and hope for the future.
Moving, funny and emotionally charged throughout, Manchester By The Sea is a film about family, loss and saying goodbye.
Nominated for an array of Golden Globes and likely to attract plenty of Oscars buzz, it’s also essential viewing and the first must-see drama of 2017.
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Why Owners and Tenants need to have Contents Insurance?
Owners and tenants both have contents in a property so it’s important that both parties are adequately insured to make sure that valuable possessions are protected. Contents insurance covers the financial cost of repairing or replacing possessions if they are damaged or lost and can include items such as furniture, blinds, clothes, fridges, televisions, computers, tools and jewellery. Below is a brief guide on where to start if you’re looking for contents insurance, whether you’re a tenant or property owner.
As an owner, you are responsible for any contents in the property, even if the property is not provided furnished. Items like floating floors, carpets, dishwashers and blinds fall under contents, so it’s very important to have these items covered in your building and/or landlord policy. Contents insurance is not just for people who own their own home, it is also important for people renting a home; as a tenant, you are responsible for the contents and belongings that you bring to the property. If the worst should happen, the landlord’s building insurance will only cover the property the landlord owns – a tenant’s belongings are not included.
Who is responsible for contents?
As a tenant, if you accidentally or intentionally damage the building or contents of the property you are renting, you must notify the agent or owner as soon as possible to ensure correct repairs and insurance procedures can be put in place. You will be expected to pay for repairs or replacement.
If the damage is caused by a third party or the event was outside the control of the tenant or owner, for example, a break-in or storm, then each party will be responsible to replace or repair any contents that they own. If the tenant’s belongings are damaged by a building fault such as a ceiling collapsing or roof leak, then a third party will need to determine if the damage was caused by negligence. If the damage was not caused by the owner’s negligence, then the tenant will be responsible for to repair or replace their own contents.
The type of insurance you choose will affect the premium you pay (the premium is the price charged by the insurance company for providing the insurance cover). Some policies cover you for defined events (e.g. burglary or fire) while others may cover you for any accidental event. Some policies may even give you limited cover if you take an item (e.g. laptop or mobile phone) outside of your home.
Valuable items may need to be insured for a higher specific value or listed separately under the policy otherwise they might not be covered for their full value or may even be excluded from the claim.
‘New for old’ policies are usually more expensive, so you will need to work out what level of cover you want and weigh up the costs. You may be able to save money on the type of insurance by choosing a higher excess (the excess is the amount of an insurance claim that consumers have to pay). For example, you may choose to pay the first $1000 of any loss, therefore reducing the insurance premium. Bundling is also a great way to save on insurance. Tenants can combine motor vehicle, health and contents policies. For owners, a contents policy is usually covered in a Landlord Protection Policy or you can add it to a building policy.
If you require more information, it’s best to speak directly to an insurance company or talk to a few to see who can offer the best deal. You may also like to consider using the services of an insurance broker who will be able to give you information on multiple insurance policies from multiple companies.
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WASHINGTON -- With television lights glaring, 20 lawmakers will gather next week to revisit the fight that consumed Congress before Christmas over renewing a Social Security payroll tax cut and unemployment benefits.
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But why will this bailout work when an earlier one failed and has Greece now surrendered control of its own economy?
After more than 14 hours of negotiations in Brussels an agreement has been reached on a rescue package to the tune of $170bn that will allow Greece to pay its debts, which are due in less than a month.
The deal ensures that Greece will not be forced into defaulting on what it owes in the short term.
"It was a bad deal, reached at gunpoint as far as the Greek government is concerned. The new government will have to work around this in order to enhance growth measures and reduce austerity levels because austerity on top of austerity will not do the trick. If you keep milking a cow without feeding it you are not going to end up with the desired results."
Despite reservations over Greece's ability to deliver on austerity measures, eurozone finance ministers have given Athens billions of euros to rescue the country from its financial woes.
Reacting to the second tranche of the bailout, Lucas Papademos, the Greek prime minister, described the day as a historic one for the Greek economy.
"With today's decisions, we are given an opportunity to move towards more stable conditions, to reduce the uncertainty which has affected the economic activity and enhance confidence in the prospects of the Greek economy," he said.
"In this way, the adjustment process of the economy can be facilitated and also better conditions for its recovery can be provided and new jobs can be created."