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BkiUarvxK7DgtAAQG2m1 | Q: Automate responses to prompts in an npm/npx command line install I want to automate installation of Redocly (API documentation generator) via the command line. A Redocly project is generated with npx (npx create-openapi-repo). The install process triggers four prompts (shown in quotes; followed by the answers I need to input). Some have processing in between.
"Do you already have an OpenAPI/Swagger 3.0 definition for your API? (y/N)" y
"Please specify the path to the OpenAPI definition (local file):" test.yml
"API Name:" My API
"The following folders will be created: openapi and docs. You can change them by running create-openapi-repo Proceed? (Y/n)" Y
The problem is that commands that seem to enable automatic completion for script files are not enabling it with the Redocly npx install, at least through my attempts.
Failed attempts, among many others, include the following (one in Windows Command Prompt and the rest in Bash). Some include answers to only three of the four prompts because I rarely got past the second one.
Attempt
cmd.cmd:
npx create-openapi-repo
Command prompt (Windows Command Prompt):
C:\Source\api-docs>(echo y && echo test.yml) | cmd.cmd
Command prompt results:
C:\Source\api-docs>npx create-openapi-repo
Welcome to the OpenAPI-Repo generator!
? Do you already have an OpenAPI/Swagger 3.0 definition for your API? Yes
test.yml
? Please specify the path to the OpenAPI definition (local file):
<ends>
Attempt
cmd.sh:
read -n 1 -p "Do you already have an OpenAPI/Swagger 3.0 definition for your API? (y/N)" Y
read -n 1 -p "Please specify the path to the OpenAPI definition (local file):" test.yml
read -n 1 -p "API Name:" My API
Command prompt (Bash):
$ ./cmd.sh
Command prompt results:
Welcome to the OpenAPI-Repo generator!
? Do you already have an OpenAPI/Swagger 3.0 definition for your API? Yes
? Please specify the path to the OpenAPI definition (local file):
Attempt
Command prompt (Bash)
printf 'y\test.yml\My API' | npx create-openapi-repo
Results same as above.
Attempt
printf '%s\n' y test.yml 'My API' | npx create-openapi-repo
Results same as above.
Attempt
cmd.txt:
y
test.yml
My API
Command prompt (Bash):
npx create-openapi-repo < cmd.txt
Results same as above.
Is anyone aware of how to accomplish this? If it matters, the goal is to execute deployment of Redocly in an Azure DevOps pipeline. The pipeline offers the ability to run commands in Bash, Windows Command Prompt, or PowerShell.
A: First option is to use expect as suggested by Shawn.
If you are sure of the time between two prompts (for example, less than 10 seconds), you can try things like :
#!/usr/bin/env bash
{
echo y
sleep 10
echo test.yml
sleep 10
echo My API
} | npx create-openapi-repo
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BkiUfNLxK0wg09FXXp0o | 'Heritage connects youth with their roots'
Stressing for involving local communities in the preservation of art, culture and heritage, Joint Secretary Ministry of Culture, Govt of India, Nirupama Kotru today said heritage connects young generation with roots.
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21 Oct, 2018, 7:55 am
The Joint Secretary was chairing a meeting of experts to review the status of art, cultural and heritage activities in Jammu and Kashmir.
Commissioner secretary, Culture Muhammed Saleem Shishgar, briefed the Joint Secretary about various initiative and departmental activities being initiated for the preservation, promotion and propagation of the culture and heritage of the state.
He informed that the aim of the meeting is to have diverse opinions and ideas for better planning and uplift of art and heritage treasure of the state. He added that various measures are underway to preserve and promote the cultural and heritage of the state.
Kotru sought suggestions and opinions from the experts regarding various measures being taken by the department to preserve, promote and propagate the art, culture and heritage of the state.
The experts shared their experiences, ideas and suggested measure to be taken for the preservation of cultural and heritage. They also apprised the Joint Secretary about the challenges faced by the artist community in the State.
Kotru appreciated the views of experts and said that it is important to have diverse views and opinions for better planning to preserve the heritage of the state. She also assured of all possible help for the uplift of the artist community.
She said it is important to involve the younger generation and local communities in the conservation and promotion of art by creating socio-economic leverage.
She also stressed that the line departments should work with zeal, enthusiasm and close coordination towards the preservation of art, culture, languages, historic and heritage sites of the state.
Speaking on the occasion, director Archives, Archaeology and Museums, Muneer-ul-Islam said the department is taking various innovative measures to preserve and promote the culture and heritage of the state.
He informed that the department is initiating heritage preservation programs at Bhosle, Gurez, Kishtwar and Ladakh. He added that after the completion of these initiatives the department will identify other places as well where preservation of heritage is required.
Secretary Sahitya Akademi New Delhi, Dr K Srinivasa Rao, secretary J&K Academy of Art, Culture and Languages, Dr Aziz Hajni, Eminent poet and writer FarooqNazki, eminent Balti, Purgi writer K Isfandyar Khan, Heritage expert Saleem Beigh, eminent Dogri writer Dr Lalit Mangotra, Writer & folk artist Prof Farooq Fayaz, Renowned painter Masood Hussain and various other officials and non-officials were present in the meeting. | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUfjbxK7kjXIdHA3Xg | Replace vs. reface kitchen cabinets, which of these treatments do your cabinets require? Are they still in good enough shape to pass for reface-able? Or are they past the point of no return and in need of replacement? New cabinets can eat up as much as 50% of the average kitchen renovation budget. You can save a lot of money by buying wholesale kitchen cabinets and avoiding inflated retail costs. If your cabinet box is still in good condition, you can save even more money refacing cabinets.
-Add new wood or laminate veneer on top of existing cabinets and drawer fronts.
-Remove old cabinet doors and apply new doors and drawer fronts, while keeping the original cabinet boxes. You could add new wood doors or glass-front doors.
Refacing is convenient and affordable, plus it can take years off cabinetry and bring outdated doors into the modern century. It still takes a lot of work and money to get the job done right, so it's important that it's worth it… and it's only worth it to reface your cabinets if the cabinet box is still in solid condition. That means your cabinet box should have no signs of water damage, warping, mold, etc. Cabinets should be fully functional, open and close well, and be firm to the touch.
If your cabinet box is in bad shape, you're virtually "throwing good money at bad." Replacing cabinet faces is not going to stop the cabinet box from further degrading, leaving your new cabinet faces worthless in a few short years.
If your cabinets are not in overall good shape, your best bet is to replace them. Here are some signs that your cabinets need to be replaced.
If you don't have enough cabinet space or cabinet design is altogether dysfunctional, no amount of refacing is going to make the situation better. Installing brand new cabinetry will give you the opportunity to turn your kitchen into a far more functional and valuable space.
Oftentimes, cabinet doors stop closing and opening properly because they are warped or have suffered some type of water damage. Unless there appears to be a simple solution, it's best to fix cabinet boxes that do not support proper opening and closing of doors.
-Mold is growing in cabinets—use a flashlight to check deep back in corners.
-Your cabinets feel soft to the touch when you press against them with your finger. Thin cheap cabinets are going to soften and lose their strength quicker than thick high quality cabinets.
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BkiUel_xK7FjYEXSGJlE | Christians in Iraq have recently joined with Kurdish fighters and government forces in an effort to push the Islamic State out of the northern territory, including the city of Mosul.
The Nineveh Plains Protection Unit (NPU), formed two years ago following the rise of the Islamic State's persecution of Christians in northern Iraq, works together with the Iraqi Kurdistan Regional Government to fight the terrorist group's militants.
"We are currently 600 trained fighters and more young Christians are ready to join," Sefa Ilyas Checo, the commander of of the Christian military unit, told Voice of America. "We are ready to fight IS inside Mosul city."
The media outlet adds that the majority of the NPU hail from Mosul, a northern Iraqi city rich in Christian heritage that was overtaken by the Islamic State in 2014.
The main goal of the Christian militant group, according to VOA, is to drive the Islamic State out of cities like Mosul.
Sons of Liberty International, a U.S.-based group, has been training members of the NPU since December 2014.
Matthew VanDyke, who oversees Sons of Liberty International, told The Christian Post in an interview last year that their objective is to train NPU to defend their land in northern Iraq from the Islamic State.
"The purpose of the NPU is beyond just fighting ISIS," VanDyke told The Christian Post last April. "It is not just a short-term project. They have their eye on being a security force for their region from now on, and being able to demonstrate to their people that they will be safe and that they can stay in the country and Christianity can survive in Iraq."
Iraqi forces have attempted to regain multiple regions from Islamic State control, including the central city of Ramadi, which was successfully reclaimed by government troops last year following a seven-month occupation by the terrorist group.
Despite this recent victory, some American military leaders have remained skeptical of Iraq's ability to take more cities from ISIS control.
Marine Corps Lieutenant General Vincent Stewart has suggested that the retaking of Mosul will prove to be a more "complex operation" compared to the success of Ramadi.
The military leader has maintained that an operation in Mosul will likely take over a year.
"Mosul will be a complex operation. … I'm not as optimistic that we'll be able to turn that in the near term, in my view, certainly not this year," Stewart said during a Senate Armed Services Committee meeting in February.
"We may be able to begin the campaign, do some isolation operations around Mosul," he said. "But securing or taking Mosul is an extensive operation and not something I see in the next year or so."
Although Stewart provided a pessimistic outlook for Mosul's future, Iraqi forces have received praise for their continued success at keeping the Islamic State out of Ramadi.
"What you're ultimately now looking at is Daesh (another name for ISIS) is being hit on many fronts, and is not simply capable of dealing with the level of evolving professionalism and capability that you see in the military forces of the Iraqis," U.S. Lt. Col. Joe O'Callaghan, who oversees a U.S. task force in northern Iraq, told The Wall Street Journal in January.
Despite success in keeping terrorists out of Ramadi, the United Nations has called on international powers to do more to help Iraq maintain stability and fight back against the Islamic State.
Lise Grande, who serves as Iraq's U.N. humanitarian coordinator, recently told Reuters that Iraq needs millions of dollars more to maintain a solid infrastructure.
"We know that the government has its back against the wall fiscally. In order to stabilize areas and to help displaced families go back, we've got to do more," Grande said, pointing to the country's dwindling oil prices and sapped resources. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 1 |
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BkiUdB85qsBDAJXqELDY | While you try your best to maintain your beautiful hardwood flooring in Denver, sometimes things happen that you don't expect or don't realize. Here are the most common causes of hardwood floor damage and the signs that indicate they are present.
Moisture: between tracking in snow and water and simple spills on your hardwood floor, moisture is a main culprit in damage to hardwood. Some signs that indicate this is beginning to happen would be buckling or warping in the wood's panels. Contact your Denver flooring experts for advice and repairs if you notice water damage.
Staining: if you have pets, you know that some messes are just unavoidable. If pet stains sit on hardwood for a prolonged period of time, it can cause major damage and actually stain the wood. This could potentially lead to needing to hire a Denver hardwood replacement or refinishing company to address the issue.
Surface Scratching: moving furniture without thinking of your delicate hardwood floor will happen from time to time. These surface scratches account for a lot of damage to hardwood floors in Denver. To solve this issue, install felt discs at the base of furniture, or contact your Denver refinishing expert to buff or refinish major issues. The less extreme measures taken, the better, to make sure to contact a professional flooring specialist before trying to solve it yourself. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUdZk5qsFAf21dCuU5 | Jenkins: Council discusses new road work, safety
The Jenkins City Council discussed work on a frontage road, an access road and a Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway spur at Feb. 14 and 22 meetings. Plans include a frontage road designed to allow southbound traffic to turn left and access the A-Pine Resta...
View the entire Highway 371 four lane expansion project map at http://dot.state.mn.us/d3/hwy371/layout.pdf . Map courtesy MnDOT.
The Jenkins City Council discussed work on a frontage road, an access road and a Paul Bunyan Scenic Byway spur at Feb. 14 and 22 meetings.
Plans include a frontage road designed to allow southbound traffic to turn left and access the A-Pine Restaurant and other businesses near the County State Aid Highway 16 and Highway 371 intersection. The city requested this road during the municipal consent phase of the Highway 371 construction planning process because left turns at the current access points would have been closed due to their location in respect to the intersection.
Plans have changed since early proposals for the frontage road, specifically where the access road is concerned. The first designs for the access road had it adjacent to Murphy Avenue, though that road was relocated 16 feet. The new design does not relocate Murphy Avenue, so the access road needed to move 16 feet.
This was cause for some contention because the new design requires additional right-of-way from property owner Todd Beyer, who was at the meeting.
Council member Chuck Hoffman opposed the current plan to get bids out of concern that the city might need to change plans yet again if things change on the highway construction. In that instance, the city would have to pay for more engineering fees.
In contrast, the purpose behind approving the contract now, Mayor Jon Lubke said, was to open bids while the city has the potential to benefit from lower prices. The city engineers have said that if the council can secure a bid from Mathiowetz Construction, which is working on the Highway 371 project, the construction costs might be lower due to the company's current local "mobilization."
Hoffman was the sole vote in opposition of approving the plans presented Feb. 22.
Beyer was also present at the meeting to discuss the access road and right-of-way. He informed the council that he was willing to grant the new right-of-way but wanted to know if he was getting anything out of it.
He explained that in addition to his property north of the intersection in question, he has property to the south with access on the highway. That property, however, has no turning lane off the finished Highway 371 construction. Construction of a turning lane would be done at a cost to Beyer, and he wanted to know if the city would offer assistance in any form.
The council did agree that it would be amenable to working with Beyer in the future if he were to seek a tax increment finance plan for his properties or other financial assistance for development, though council members said they were open to doing so for other business owners in the same way.
Beyer asked if they would write a letter showing their support, and council members agreed, with the understanding that the members of this council could not speak for future members.
Plans also included work to improve County State Aid Highway 145, which runs from CSAH 16 (just behind the A-Pine) to Veterans Avenue in Jenkins. The council's goal is to widen CSAH 145 to 12-foot lanes and 6-foot shoulders to make it a safer route for both the increased vehicle traffic expected once the Highway 371 expansion is finished and for the multi-purpose trail use it receives now.
Though CSAH 145 belongs to the county, the city has decided to contribute to the improvements because it is anticipated motorists will use that road to relieve congestion on Highway 371, given the fact that the four-lane expansion ends in Jenkins and creates what the council called a "bottleneck."
Part of the discussion included design plans for the CSAH 145 intersection with CSAH 16. Current designs propose an Americans with Disabilities Act ramp on each corner of the four-way intersection, with crosswalk paint in at least two directions but no new traffic controls.
The ramps would allow those using the new 6-foot shoulders to turn toward the existing trail systems without having to walk in traffic on CSAH 16. This is only the first leg of the project.
The council agreed to allow Lubke to continue speaking to property owners along the right-of-way of CSAH 145 from Veterans Avenue to County Road 15 to bolster support for a second leg of this same project.
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BkiUfcM5qhDCz6hCKi39 | STRIVE's content, intentionally random, showcases individuals from across the globe – their ideas, their interests, and their inspirations for innovation that, hopefully, result in positive change. However, as we assembled this issue we realized that individually developed content had organically formed a common narrative; a concern for community had materialized from contributors of different ethnicities, geographies and industries. They expressed concern for the loss of civil discourse and mutual respect, and the dire need for a renewed commitment to civility, inclusion, collaboration and social responsibility.
The topic of community has been on my mind, as well. Specifically, how advances in communication technologies have changed how we interact and communicate – how we live, work and play. Our communities are no longer defined by geography, no longer confined to a village or town. Today's communities are infinitely more complex. Technology has expanded our reach, changing how we define and create our communities. The effect of this disruption has been both positive and negative.
We often hear inspiring stories of people who have found a community online. Experts have observed that these relationships can be positive, life-changing and, at times, lifesaving. Our social media feeds are full of such encouraging accounts, people sharing stories that would not be possible without the ability to create virtual communities based on mutual concerns and shared ideals. Unfortunately, the same technical advances that allow us to connect with ease can also impede our ability to hold civil, reflective and respectful debates.
Few people are comfortable with conflict on a personal level, and even fewer view conflict as creative and essential to meaningful progress. Thus, it will come as no surprise that most do their best to avoid it. Global connectivity and an endless array of social media platforms make this retreat effortless. Today, conflict avoidance is convenient to the point of being detrimental. Rather than working through the difficulties of conflicting opinions with our friends, neighbors and local community members, we seek comfort and sometimes take refuge in anonymity, or perhaps worse, we become emboldened in forums of the likeminded. After all, it is much more comfortable to have our opinions and beliefs affirmed rather than challenged.
This retreat to communities of the likeminded is understandable but not beneficial. The issues facing communities today are complex to the point of bewildering. While community councils and local, state and federal governments still debate core community issues like infrastructure, education policy and homelessness, increasingly we are becoming aware of our role in, and impact on, the global community. We need to actively engage in respectful civil debate with the intent of mutual betterment to begin to solve these complex global issues.
Creative tension is woven into the fabric of every complex solution that has ever been put forward. It is this tension that forges good ideas into great ones and makes the impossible possible. Community pride is the byproduct of shared struggle and mutual accomplishment. It forms the lattice that results in shared vision.
Local or global, the focus does not matter. What each individual must decide is whether the future will be a product of their positive intentions and engaged effort, or a result of their resistance and/or apathy. It is worth remembering that diamonds are not the only things of value that are formed from heat and pressure. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUdpG6NNjgB1scYzhC | Q: Protect Shopify Theme from Crack/Leak I want create a shopify theme for sell on shopify store but how i can protect it from crack ?
Thank you
Hi, I have try nothing atm
A: There is not Specific way to do it. Once the theme is installed, it is moved to the Shopify admin with all the Liquid files and assets. So that, owner can edit it.
One idea I can think of is, you can bundle compressed JS and load it via your Own server. BUT, I don't recommend it, as this will completely destroy the modification structure of the theme.
Instead, I suggest, you keep the theme code simple and clean with high quality code, so that any developer can easily modify it as per clients need as most of the clients, who buy themes, what to modify it at some point as per their requirements. This can in turn, will make your theme more likely to get sold as you'll receive better ratings and feedback.
Hope this help. :)
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BkiUa7c5qX_AYtUxBJwy | Division of Adult Cardiac Surgery | NYU Langone Health
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BkiUc4bxK6EuNA_gNZxR | MOTO EXPO features three days of live motorcycle demonstrations featuring World & Australian Champions, future stars and International Guests across many aspects of Motorcycling including, Road Racing, Speedway, FMX, ATV, UTV, Flat Track, Supercross, Motocross, Streetbike Stunts, Trials, Enduro and much more.
If thats not enough, the 'BAYLISSTIC SCRAMBLE' Invitation only feature event is sure to have you on the edge of your seat, see the legends and all stars of Australian Motorcycle racing go head to head on a purpose Flat Dirt Track within the 20,000 seat stadium. This is going to be Queensland biggest Motorcycle RACE don't miss out!
Other show features include a Vintage and Classic display, Show n Shine, Huge clearance sale area, safety and educational seminars and so much more, Triumph Australia will be there so come down and say Gday and check out the new Thunderbird Commander and LT if you didn't catch them in Sydney. | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUdw84uzlhipPcwE8j | Community Outreach Is Important To Run The Jewels
Chris Garner
Run the Jewels' Killer Mike and El-P are all about the community. After their performance this past weekend at Lollapalooza, Mike told the Huffington Post why it is important for Chicago to reach out to it's youth.
"I say it every time I play in Chicago: 'Please find one child and mentor them. If you don't believe it can really change that child's life, my name is Michael Render, and my mentor is from North Chicago. Her name is Alice Johnson.'"
The rapper does his part in the Atlanta community by offering up his barbershop Graffiti SWAG (Shave Wash And Groom) as a place to address activism efforts.
Mike said that running a barbershop has helped him create a better community atmosphere, provide "specifically, black tradesmen" with employment develop a direct line to his neighbors so that he can "hear what the community thinks and feels."
El-P explains that community is exactly what hip-hop is about. "That's really what hip-hop is: It's the most inclusive music of everything around it," he said. "The roots of it come from people who were really listening to everything that was out there, applying their ideas and making something beautiful of their own."
That since of community is also the reason El-P thinks hip-hop has taken over the festival scene. He stated that the two feel [a] responsibility to project something that's positive.
They are working on the follow up to their 2013 collaboration. The first single off their upcoming album Run the Jewels 2 will be released as part of the Adult Swim Single Series on September 15.
[Huffington Post]
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BkiUgAzxK7Tt522WdLX6 | Giants CEO Larry Baer To Return From Suspension July 2
By Connor Byrne | June 30, 2019 at 10:21am CDT
The Giants announced Saturday that CEO and president Larry Baer will return July 2 from his unpaid 120-day suspension. Major League Baseball issued a four-month ban to Baer as a result of a public altercation he had with his wife on March 1. Baer wrested the phone from her during a verbal argument, causing her to fall to the ground.
Baer has taken part in a "regular counseling program" during his hiatus, the team announced. He was contrite Saturday, writing as part of a statement: "I've been able to take a step back and take stock of myself as a person and as a leader. I am wiser for it, and the work continues. The journey of self-discovery, like so much in life, is ongoing and never-ending."
Once Baer officially returns to the Giants, he'll take on a lesser role. The Giants announced that board member Rob Dean, who has been the team's acting president and CEO with Baer away, will take over as chairman of the franchise and act as its designated control person. He and Baer "will represent the club with MLB," according to the Giants.
The organization will be run in a "more collaborative manner" when Baer comes back, with other executives taking on some of Baer's previous duties, Dean told Henry Schulman of the San Francisco Chronicle.
"The Giants will have many faces with one voice, where historically it really was Larry as the one face and one voice," said Dean.
While Giants president of baseball operations Farhan Zaidi used to report to Baer, he'll now answer to Dean.
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BkiUcww4uBhiyG-89DPh | LGBTQ+ and civil rights group sues Tennessee over transgender sports ban
LGBTQ+ civil rights groups in Tennessee filed a lawsuit Thursday against the state's controversial transgender sports ban. Filed by Lambda Legal, the American Civil Liberties Union and the ACLU of Tennessee on behalf of transgender 14-year-old Luc Esquivel, the suit argues that banning transgender students from their desired sports teams is unconstitutional and discriminatory.
The suit also argues that preventing transgender children from playing on sports teams that align with their gender identity encourages bullying in schools, denies transgender children the benefits of participating in sports and ultimately acts as "a solution in search of a problem" that does not exist. The suit read: "For some transgender students, being required to play on a team that does not match their gender identity would have the additional consequence of revealing private medical information, as not all students who are transgender are known to be transgender by their peers." Esquivel said in a press release Thursday: "I was really looking forward to trying out for the boys' golf team and, if I made it, training and competing with and learning from other boys and improving my game. Then, to have the legislature pass a law that singled out me and kids like me to keep us from being part of a team, that crushed me, it hurt very much. I just want to play, like any other kid."
The ban, which was signed into law by Governor Bill Lee, was touted as a way to preserve fairness in women's sports. But the bill requires schools to make both female and male transgender athletes play on teams that match their gender assigned at birth, something opponents say is discriminatory and unfairly targets transgender or gender non-conforming athletes.
Navy fires leaders of USS Connecticut after underwater mountain collision
Radiohead share new video for "Follow Me Around" | commoncrawl | 4 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
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BkiUa9TxK3xgpfY9c8bD | Report of Foreign Private Issuer Pursuant to Rule 13a-16 or 15d-16 of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934
For the month of October 2021
Commission File Number: 001-31819
Gold Reserve Inc.
999 W. Riverside Avenue, Suite 401
(Address of principal executive office)
Indicate by check mark whether the registrant files or will file annual reports under cover Form 20-F or Form 40-F.
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Regulation S-T Rule 101(b)(1): ¨
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This Report on Form 6-K and the exhibit attached hereto are hereby incorporated by reference into Gold Reserve Inc.'s (the "Company") current Registration Statements on Form F-3 and Form S-8 on file with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC").
The following exhibit is furnished with this Form 6-K:
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The information presented or incorporated by reference in this report contains both historical information and "forward-looking statements" (within the meaning of Section 27A of the Securities Act and Section 21E of the Exchange Act) or "forward-looking information" (within the meaning of applicable Canadian securities laws) (collectively referred to herein as "forward-looking statements") that may state our intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions for the future.
Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by us at this time, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies that may cause our actual financial results, performance or achievements to be materially different from those expressed or implied herein, many of which are outside our control.
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● risks associated with the substantial concentration of our activities and assets in Venezuela which are and will continue to be subject to risks specific to Venezuela, including the effects of political, economic and social developments, social instability and unrest; international response to Venezuelan domestic and international policies; Sanctions (as defined below) by the U.S. or Canadian governments or other jurisdictions and potential invalidation, confiscation, expropriation or rescission of governmental orders, permits, agreements or property rights either by the existing or a future administration or power, de jure or de facto;
● risks associated with sanctions imposed by the U.S. and Canadian governments targeting the Bolivarian Republic of Venezuela ("Venezuela") (the "Sanctions"):
- Sanctions imposed by the U.S. government generally block all property of the government of Venezuela and prohibit the Company and its directors, management and employees (who are considered U.S. Persons as defined by U.S. Sanction statutes) from dealing with the Venezuelan government and/or state-owned/controlled entities, entering into certain transactions or dealing with Specially Designated Nationals ("SDNs") and target corruption in, among other identified sectors, the gold sector of the Venezuelan economy,
- Sanctions imposed by the Canadian government include asset freezes and prohibitions on dealings, by Canadian entities and/or citizens as well as other individuals in Canada, with certain named Venezuelan officials under the Special Economic Measures (Venezuela) Regulations of the Special Economic Measures Act and the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Regulations of the Justice for Victims of Corrupt Foreign Officials Act (Sergei Magnitsky Law),
- Sanctions have adversely impacted our ability to collect the remaining funds owed by Venezuela and our ability to finance, develop and operate the Siembra Minera Project, which is expected to continue for an indeterminate period of time;
● risks that U.S. and Canadian government agencies that enforce Sanctions may not issue licenses that the Company may request in the future to engage in certain Venezuela-related transactions;
● risks associated with the continued failure by Venezuela to honor its remaining commitments under the Settlement Agreement (as defined below). As of the date of this report, Venezuela still owes the Company an estimated $918 million (including interest of approximately $140 million) related to the original settlement obligation of approximately $1.032 billion, which was payable in a series of monthly payments ending on or before June 15, 2019 (the "Settlement Agreement");
● risks associated with our ability to resume our efforts to enforce and collect the September 2014 arbitral award granted pursuant to the Additional Facility Rules of the International Centre for the Settlement of Investment Disputes (the "Award"). These risks include incurring the costs of enforcement and collection of the Award and the timing and success of that effort, if Venezuela ultimately fails to honor its commitments pursuant to the Settlement Agreement, it is terminated and further efforts related to executing the Settlement Agreement are abandoned;
● risks associated with the announced phase out of LIBOR in December 2021 and our ability, if and when it's possible to engage with the Venezuelan government, to either agree with Venezuela on a new interest benchmark or, alternatively, petition the court responsible for the enforcement of our Award judgement to rule on a new benchmark;
● risks associated with Venezuela's failure to honor its remaining commitments associated with the formation and operation of Siembra Minera (a company formed to develop the Siembra Minera Project (as defined below) which is comprised of certain gold, copper, silver and other strategic mineral rights located in Bolivar State, Venezuela);
● risks associated with the ability of the Company and Venezuela to (i) successfully overcome legal or regulatory obstacles to operate Siembra Minera for the purpose of developing the Siembra Minera Project, (ii) complete any additional definitive documentation and finalize remaining governmental approvals and (iii) obtain financing to fund the capital costs of the Siembra Minera Project;
● risks associated with filing a claim, if warranted, for damages against Venezuela in the event they breach the terms of the underlying agreements governing the formation of Siembra Minera and the future development of the Siembra Minera Project. The cost of prosecuting such a claim over a number of years could be substantial, and there is no assurance that we would be successful in our claim or, if successful, could collect any compensation from the Venezuelan government. If we are unable to prevail, in the event we filed a claim against the Venezuelan government related to our stake in the Siembra Minera Project or were unable to collect compensation in respect of our claim, the Company would be adversely affected;
● risks associated with the existence of "dual" governments in Venezuela as a result of certain non-Venezuelan countries (including the United States and Canada) recognizing a presidency and government led by Juan Guaidó, instead of Nicolás Maduro, including associated challenges as to governing and decision-making authority related thereto, and the U.S. government's previous indictment of Venezuelan President Nicolás Maduro and a number of key associates for human rights abuses and drug trafficking;
● risks that any future Venezuelan administration or power, de jure or de facto, will fail to respect the agreements entered into by Gold Reserve and Venezuela, including past or future actions of any branch of Government challenging the formation of Siembra Minera and Presidential Decree No. 2.248 creating the National Strategic Development Zone Mining Arc of the Orinoco;
● the risk that the conclusions of management and its qualified consultants contained in the Preliminary Economic Assessment of the Siembra Minera Gold Copper Project in accordance with Canadian National Instrument 43-101- Standards of Disclosure for Mineral Projects ("NI 43-101") may not be realized in the future;
● risks associated with exploration, delineation of sufficient reserves, regulatory and permitting obstacles and other risks associated with the development of the Siembra Minera Project;
● risks associated with our ability to service outstanding obligations as they come due and access future additional funding, when required, for ongoing liquidity and capital resources, pending the receipt of payments under the Settlement Agreement or collection of the Award in the courts;
● risks associated with our prospects in general for the identification, exploration and development of mining projects and other risks normally incident to the exploration, development and operation of mining properties, including our ability to achieve revenue producing operations in the future;
● risks that estimates and/or assumptions required to be made by management in the course of preparing our financial statements are determined to be inaccurate, resulting in a negative impact on the reported amounts of assets and liabilities, disclosure of contingent assets and liabilities at the date of the financial statements and the reported amounts of revenues and expenses during the reporting period;
● risks associated with shareholder dilution resulting from the future sale of additional equity, if required;
● risks associated with the value realized, if any, from the disposition of the assets related to our previous mining project in Venezuela known as the "Brisas Project";
● risks associated with the abilities of and continued participation by certain employees;
● risks associated with the impact of current or future U.S., Canadian and/or other jurisdiction's tax laws to which we are or may be subject; and
● risks associated with the impact of new diseases, epidemics and pandemics, including the effects and potential effects of the global coronavirus disease (COVID-19) pandemic.
See "Risk Factors" contained in our Annual Information Form and Annual Report on Form 40-F filed on www.sedar.com and www.sec.gov, respectively for additional risk factors that could cause results to differ materially from forward-looking statements.
Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements, and investors should not infer that there has been no change in our affairs since the date of this report that would warrant any modification of any forward-looking statement made in this document, other documents periodically filed with the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (the "SEC"), the Ontario Securities Commission or other securities regulators or presented on the Company's website. Forward-looking statements speak only as of the date made. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to us or persons acting on our behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. We disclaim any intent or obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements or the foregoing list of assumptions or factors, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, subject to our disclosure obligations under applicable U.S. and Canadian securities regulations. Investors are urged to read the Company's filings with U.S. and Canadian securities regulatory agencies, which can be viewed online at www.sec.gov and www.sedar.com, respectively. The forward-looking information contained herein is presented for the purpose of assisting investors in understanding the Company's expected financial and operational performance and results as at and for the periods ended on the dates presented in the Company's plans and objectives and may not be appropriate for other purposes.
Pursuant to the requirements of the Securities Exchange Act of 1934, the registrant has duly caused this report to be signed on its behalf by the undersigned, thereunto duly authorized.
Dated: October 4, 2021
GOLD RESERVE INC. (Registrant)
By: /s/ Robert A. McGuinness
Robert A. McGuinness, its Vice President of Finance,
Chief Financial Officer and its Principal Financial and Accounting Officer
NR-21-05
GOLD RESERVE ANNOUNCES STOCK OPTION GRANTS
SPOKANE, WASHINGTON, October 4, 2021
Gold Reserve Inc. (TSX.V:GRZ) (OTCQX:GDRZF) today announced that its Board of Directors granted the previously announced issuance of 2,983,750 stock options to officers, directors and consultants. These stock options are exercisable at US$1.60, have a 10-year term and have been issued pursuant to the Company's 2012 Equity Incentive Plan (as amended, the "Option Plan"). The intention to grant these stock options was announced by the Company by a news release issued on May 19, 2021. The approval of the TSXV to the amendment to the Option Plan mentioned in such news release has been obtained.
Further information regarding the Company can be located at www.goldreserveinc.com, www.sec.gov/edgar, and www.sedar.com.
Gold Reserve Inc. Contact
A. Douglas Belanger, President
999 W. Riverside Ave., Suite 401
Spokane, WA 99201 USA
This release contains "forward-looking statements" within the meaning of applicable U.S. federal securities laws and "forward-looking information" within the meaning of applicable Canadian provincial and territorial securities laws and state Gold Reserve's and its management's intentions, hopes, beliefs, expectations or predictions for the future. Forward-looking statements are necessarily based upon a number of estimates and assumptions that, while considered reasonable by management at this time, are inherently subject to significant business, economic and competitive uncertainties and contingencies.
We caution that such forward-looking statements involve known and unknown risks, uncertainties and other risks that may cause the actual outcomes, financial results, performance, or achievements of Gold Reserve to be materially different from our estimated outcomes, future results, performance, or achievements expressed or implied by those forward-looking statements, including without limitation the risks and uncertainties associated with the U.S. and Canadian sanctions against Venezuela and/or its government officials, risks associated with the continued failure by Venezuela to honor its commitments under the Settlement Agreement and/or the Award; risks associated with the collection of the Award and substantial concentration of our operations and assets in Venezuela and risks that any future Venezuelan administration will fail to respect the agreements of the prior administration. This list is not exhaustive of the factors that may affect any of Gold Reserve's forward-looking statements. For a more detailed discussion of the risk factors affecting the Company's business, see the Company's Annual Information Form and
Management's Discussion & Analysis for the year ended December 31, 2020 which have been filed on SEDAR and are available under the Company's profile at www.sedar.com and which form part of the Company's Form 40-F for the year ended December 31, 2020 which have been filed on EDGAR and are available under the Company's profile at www.sec.gov/edgar.
Investors are cautioned not to put undue reliance on forward-looking statements. All subsequent written and oral forward-looking statements attributable to Gold Reserve or persons acting on its behalf are expressly qualified in their entirety by this notice. Gold Reserve disclaims any intent or obligation to update publicly or otherwise revise any forward-looking statements or the foregoing list of assumptions or factors, whether as a result of new information, future events or otherwise, subject to its disclosure obligations under applicable rules promulgated by the Securities and Exchange Commission and applicable Canadian provincial and territorial securities laws. | commoncrawl | 4 | 5 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUbHDxaJJQnH0llOu6 | William Henry Singer founded the Pittsburgh Bessemer Steel Co., but he feared — and refused to ride in — the newfangled automobiles that were fashioned out of the product that he had spent a lifetime developing.
After selling his business to Andrew Carnegie for a mint, Singer enjoyed a quiet life in Pittsburgh and spent pleasant summers vacationing in Watch Hill, R.I.
It was in the summer of 1909 that he decided to put his automotive fears behind him and move in to the 20th century. Out for a spin in the country, Singer's automobile came up behind a poky horse and wagon, which Singer's driver tried to pass. The horse selected that moment to turn in front of the car, which flipped over into a ditch. Singer's fear of cars proved justified — he died from head injuries the next week.
It had been one year since Singer's storied golden wedding anniversary when he rocked society by secreting gifts of $4 million under the plates of each of his four children, one of whom was William H. Singer Jr.
The younger Singer was returning from a painting trip in Norway at the time of his father's death, but, thanks to the generous inheritance, he would never be a starving artist. In fact, Singer helped prevent other artists from starving by buying their work and allowing them to stay in any of his several homes. It's believed the Singers purchased 20,000 pieces of art during their 40 years in Europe.
Although Singer's own artwork has gained more acclaim of late, few of us would have heard of him had he not married a Hagerstown girl, Anna Brugh, and whisked her away to enjoy the world at large.
Although they spent most of their lives overseas, Anna never forgot her hometown, and during a rare trip back to the states, the couple invited some Hagerstown guests to their apartment at the Plaza Hotel in New York City.
"It was a delightful and rare occasion," Marvin Hamilton wrote. "(I)t was then that they unfolded before us their plans to present Hagerstown and Washington County with a cultural center, or museum, broad in scope, embodying the dissemination of art consciousness in our city and county."
In the 80 years that have passed, of course, Washington Countians have demonstrated that they are not easily disseminated upon. For many of us — I'm as guilty as anyone — the Washington County Museum of Fine Arts has been something like the Washington Monument is to many residents of D.C. It will always be there, there will be plenty of time to visit it later on.
"A Museum of Fine Arts, architecturally charming and filled with paintings and sculpture that would do credit to discriminating metropolitan institutions, is scarcely an orthodox appurtenance of a small inland American city which numbers its population at little more than 30,000 inhabitants."
The museum has been expanded twice and is now in the process of remodeling that will enclose the inner courtyard. This project will feature a handsome garden room and allow visitors to enter the museum as was originally intended — through the grand hallway with a view of the statue of Diana and the City Park lake in the background. This dramatic entrance was eclipsed by past expansions that route visitors into the hall from the side, as something of an afterthought.
Museum Director Rebecca Massie Lane said, as with the entrance, a number of spatial plans and exhibits will be rethought and improved in the coming years. Already, those who haven't visited for a while might be surprised at the museum's penchant for interaction, especially for young people. Lane said she would like for the community to become more involved — as it once was — in the selection of exhibits.
Of course, that depends on luring visitors and attracting donations to help secure matching grants for the courtyard renovation. If you've never been, you might be astounded by the collections — everything from the Old Masters to Norman Rockwell.
The museum is here by random chance — a product of love and money that landed a magnificent cultural facility way out in the hinterlands and far from the city's maddening crowds. For the holidays, there are few better gifts than to indulge yourself in a treasure that's been here all along.
Tim Rowland is a Herald-Mail columnist. He can be reached at 301-733-5131, ext. 6997, or via e-mail attimr@herald-mail.com. Tune in to the Rowland Rant video under opinion@herald-mail.com, on antpod.com or on Antietam Cable's WCL-TV Channel 30 at 6:30 p.m. New episodes are released every Wednesday. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUau_xK6EuNBRhF85r | Q: Handling invalid input in extension of IQueryable.OrderBy using string object member names I wrote an extension method to IQueryable OrderBy (and OrderByDescending, ThenBy and ThenByDescending), which all call my function CreateExpression to get the expression for sorting.
Problem is if someone calls this method with an invalid parameter, for example a string which is not a member name in the object type being sorted. That's why I check if pi is not null. Now I need to return something other than null if the parameter was invalid and pi is null, but I'm not quite sure how to do that. I would like to return an expression without sorting, is that possible and how would I do that?
public static IQueryable<T> OrderBy<T>(this IQueryable<T> source, string orderBy)
{
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(orderBy))
{
var resultExp = CreateExpression(source, "OrderBy", orderBy);
return source.Provider.CreateQuery<T>(resultExp);
}
else
{
return source;
}
}
private static MethodCallExpression CreateExpression<T>(IQueryable<T> source, string methodName, string orderBy)
{
if (methodName != "OrderBy" && methodName != "OrderByDescending" && methodName != "ThenBy" && methodName != "ThenByDescending")
methodName = "OrderBy";
if (!string.IsNullOrWhiteSpace(orderBy))
{
PropertyInfo pi = typeof(T).GetProperty(orderBy);
if (pi != null)
{
var parameter = Expression.Parameter(typeof(T), "p");
MemberExpression me = Expression.MakeMemberAccess(parameter, pi);
var orderByExp = Expression.Lambda(me, parameter);
return Expression.Call(typeof(Queryable), methodName,
new Type[] { typeof(T), pi.PropertyType }, source.Expression, Expression.Quote(orderByExp));
}
}
//todo
return null;
}
A: Potential solution would be to use a property expression like this. Pass a property selector into your method, instead of a string:
Expression<Func<T, TProperty>> propertySelector
Inside of your method you can get the name of your property and use it just like in your code:
private static string GetPropertyName<TSource, TProperty>(Expression<Func<TSource, TProperty>> propertySelector)
{
MemberExpression member = propertySelector.Body as MemberExpression;
PropertyInfo propInfo = member.Member as PropertyInfo;
return propInfo.Name;
}
Your method signature would look like this:
public static IQueryable<T> OrderBy<T, TProperty>(this IQueryable<T> source, Expression<Func<T, TProperty>> propertySelector)
And you could call it this way:
collection.OrderBy(p => p.UserName)
You'll get static typing, and you can remove the magic string.
Otherwise, than that - I'd throw an InvalidOperationException, given it's an invalid situation and the user of your code should be informed about it with an exception - rather than the code silently failing.
A: Since you have written your extension method to work with any type (you have no constraints), the only option you have is to throw an exception if the user has provided you with a property name that does not exist. There is not much else you can do.
However, if you apply a simple constraint to T, then you can use that to provide a default sort in the case wherein the provided property does not exist. Here is how:
*
*Create an interface and have all your Ts implement the interface:
public interface IOrderable
{
int Id { get; }
}
*Change your extension and apply a constraint to it. Then if you do not find the provided property name, return an expression which will sort on the Id column by default:
private static MethodCallExpression CreateExpression<T>(IQueryable<T> source, string methodName, string orderBy)
where T : IOrderable
{
// your code...
//here is the todo
// Here we are returning an expression which will sort on the
// Id column by default
var parameterDef = Expression.Parameter(typeof(T), "p");
PropertyInfo piDef = typeof(T).GetProperty(nameof(IOrderable.Id));
MemberExpression meDef = Expression.MakeMemberAccess(parameterDef, piDef);
var orderByExpDef = Expression.Lambda(meDef, parameterDef);
return Expression.Call(typeof(Queryable), methodName,
new Type[]
{
typeof(T), piDef.PropertyType
},
source.Expression, Expression.Quote(orderByExpDef));
}
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BkiUdoU5qsMAIzZBdeaQ | Dit is een (onvolledige) lijst van beelden in Albrandswaard. Onder een beeld wordt hier verstaan elk driedimensionaal kunstwerk in de openbare ruimte van de Nederlandse gemeente Albrandswaard, waarbij beeld wordt gebruikt als verzamelbegrip voor sculpturen, standbeelden, installaties, gedenktekens en overige beeldhouwwerken.
Cultuur in Albrandswaard
Albrandswaard | wikipedia | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUe1Y4uzliAaD0wQja | Whitney is currently attending Texas A&M University pursuing a B.S. in Applied Exercise Physiology. Growing up with a dad as a coach Whitney has been around sports and physical activity all her life. Whitney began teaching yoga to help strengthen her emotional health and increase her range of motion in the gym. Practicing yoga has enabled her to become stronger physical and emotionally. She currently holds her level 1- Yogafit certification. Whitney believes that those that possess a love for fitness should spread their knowledge to help empower others.
If you count calories, count fat calories, too. Food labels indicate how many calories come from fat, both in actual grams and in percentages. This helps you assess the percentage of fat in your diet. If the total number of fat calories is 30 percent or more of the total calories you consume in a day, you probably need to cut back. But don't be misled by terms like "lower fat." Ask yourself "lower than what?" and look at the overall percentage of fat calories in the food.
If YOU want to join other like-minded women who are supportive and encouraging, you need to consider participating in this elite group. BellaBabes is for women of all ages and physical abilities. Each participant receives individual attention and programming. Whether you are looking for a quick start to your fitness journey or are a seasoned athlete - BellaBabes will help you reach your goals faster and more effectively.
In the stereotypical Ozzie and Harriet family of the 1950s, men ruled the roost while women ruled the roast. That's no longer true (if it ever was), but in most households women are still in charge of nutrition. They stock the pantry, plan the menus, and fill the plates. In most households it's a good thing, since the average woman knows more about nutrition than the average man. But when it comes to optimal nutrition, there are differences between the sexes. The differences are subtle, but they may affect a man's health.
MPower Fitness may be a "gym" by definition but it has definitely become much more than that for me! Of course I've always gone to the gym to stay in shape but from day one Ashley & Andrew had me set tangible goals, provided helpful classes, and not only encouraged proper technique but constructively criticized and helped to break bad habits that I was or had already formed. Since starting at MPower my mindset, attitude and diet are now things that I WANT to improve, not something I feel guilty about. I've made so many great friends who help keep me accountable so heading to the gym after work has replaced hitting happy hour. MPower has made "going to the gym" something I look forward to on a daily basis.
Stress can wreak serious havoc on our bodies, but we actually need stress to a certain extent. For example, if we were running from a bear, we would need our stress response to kick in full force. We would start breathing faster, sending more oxygen to muscles to fuel movement, then our bodies would release stress hormones from our adrenal glands (cortisol) to heighten our focus by tapping into energy reserves for fuel so we could flee the danger. Cortisol isn't always the bad guy, but when this response is high and chronic it tells your body to eat more than it "needs" because it's thinking much more about survival, not stress over a work deadline or relationship woe. Cortisol is needed, but high levels of cortisol over time will contribute to those mentioned health impacts, especially abdominal weight gain! The problem is when we're actually not in danger and our bodies are living in this state chronically. THIS is the magic piece of the puzzle – learning how we can turn off that heightened stress response when it's not needed.
Long-term goals are imperative, but they can make you feel overwhelmed or discouraged at times. Instead of thinking about how many dress sizes smaller you want to be in four months, focus on small everyday victories, suggests Michael Snader, BodyAware specialist and nutritionist at The BodyHoliday, a health and wellness resort in St. Lucia. "For example, today you are going to eat breakfast, fit in a workout, and drink more water," he says. Stay focused on the present, and your future will be successful.
Iron: Essential for healthy blood cells, iron becomes especially important when girls begin to menstruate. With each period, a woman loses small amounts of iron. "About 10% of American women are iron deficient," says Dorothy Klimis-Zacas, PhD, a professor of nutrition at the University of Maine and co-editor of Nutritional Concerns of Women (CRC Press, 2003). "About 5% have iron deficiency anemia." Symptoms of low iron include fatigue, impaired immunity, and poor performance at school or work.
While I initially specialized in fitness and nutrition for men, a growing number of female friends, acquaintances, and potential clients have been soliciting my advice and services. Given women's markedly different fitness needs and goals, I began to incorporate my knowledge of nutrition and exercise to build regimens and routines for the fairer sex.
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The tiny gender differences in minerals other than calcium and iron depend on body size. But while the dietary requirements for selenium fit this rule, men may benefit from supplements of about 200 micrograms a day, a level about four times above the RDA. That's because both a clinical trial and an observational study suggest that selenium may reduce the risk of prostate cancer. It's far from proven, but it's something for men to consider.
Vinyasa and power may not be the only forms of yoga that will get you closer to that long, lean, limber look. Research presented at the 73rd Scientific Sessions of the American Diabetes Association found that restorative yoga—which focuses more on relaxing and stress-reducing movements rather than a challenging flow or balancing poses—burns more subcutaneous fat (the kind directly under your skin) than stretching does. By the end of the yearlong study, yogis who practiced at least once a month lost an average of about three pounds, nearly double the amount lost by those who only stretched. So if you don't feel up for a more athletic yoga class, ease your way into a practice with a gentle one.
Nutrition is particularly important when you are pregnant. Weight gain during pregnancy is normal—and it's not just because of the growing fetus; your body is storing fat for lactation. The National Academy of Sciences/Institute of Medicine (NAS/IOM) has determined that a gain of 25 to 35 pounds is desirable. However, underweight women should gain about 28 to 40 pounds, and overweight women should gain at least 15 pounds. The IOM has not given a recommendation for an upper limit for obese women, but some experts cap it as low as 13 pounds. If you fit into this category, discuss how much weight you should gain with your health care professional. Remember that pregnancy isn't the time to diet. Caloric restriction during pregnancy has been associated with reduced birth weight, which can be dangerous to the baby.
Everyone seems to have food allergies these days, but in fact, such allergies are rare. According to the National Institute of Allergy and Infectious Diseases, while one in three adults think they have a food allergy or modify their family's diet, only about four percent do. A food allergy is an abnormal immune-system response to certain foods (most commonly, fish, shellfish, peanuts, other nuts and eggs). Symptoms can include hives, rashes, nasal congestion, nausea, diarrhea and gas. However, symptoms of food intolerance—such as intestinal distress—may mimic those of a food allergy. You may want to talk to an allergist about diagnosis and treatment. Whether you have food allergies or intolerance, you will need to develop a diet that fits your needs and avoids foods that trigger a reaction.
Picture your perfect self with your flat abs, firmer butt, and slim thighs every day. Seeing really is believing: "You become consciously and acutely aware of everything that can help you achieve the visualized outcome that you desire when you impress an idea into the subconscious part of you," says celebrity yoga coach Gwen Lawrence. "It eventually becomes 'fixed,' and you automatically move toward that which you desire."
A year later, a second Harvard study added to the concern. The Physicians' Health Study of 20,885 men did not evaluate diet per se, but it did measure the blood levels of ALA in 120 men who developed prostate cancer and compared them with the levels in 120 men who remained free of the disease. Men with moderately high ALA blood levels were 3.4 times more likely to develop prostate cancer than men with the lowest levels; curiously, though, men with the very highest levels were only 2 times more likely to get the disease.
A second thing that diets imply is an end date, a day when the h#llish deprivation comes to an abrupt end. So after that spring break trip, high school reunion, or wedding day, many women gain back even more weight/fat than they originally carried. This is because they feel entitled to finally eat the foods they love after a prolonged diet, and a week of carefree eating somehow turns into a month, then a year.
A healthy vegetarian diet falls within the guidelines offered by the USDA. However, meat, fish and poultry are major sources of iron, zinc and B vitamins, so pay special attention to these nutrients. Vegans (those who eat only plant-based food) may want to consider vitamin and mineral supplements; make sure you consume sufficient quantities of protein, vitamin B12, vitamin D and calcium. You can obtain what you need from non-animal sources. For instance:
It's a cliché, to be sure, but a balanced diet is the key to good nutrition and good health. Following that diet, however, isn't always that easy. One challenge is that women often feel too busy to eat healthfully, and it's often easier to pick up fast food than to prepare a healthy meal at home. But fast food is usually high in fat and calories and low in other nutrients, which can seriously affect your health. At the other extreme, a multimillion dollar industry is focused on telling women that being fit means being thin and that dieting is part of good nutrition. | commoncrawl | 5 | 3 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUcf7xK0zjCobCNxrn | Da Sweet Blood of Jesus (and a little on Ganja & Hess)
Here's something for a limited audience: Spike Lee, following his guerilla-style, filmed-in-three-weeks, released-in-41-theaters RED HOOK SUMMER, and his universally rejected OLDBOY remake, wanted to do a faithful remake of Bill Gunn's 1974 arthouse bloodsucker movie GANJA AND HESS. Even with a lower budget than RED HOOK SUMMER, he knew no studio was gonna give him money for something like that, so he raised the money on Kickstarter.
It's not something the average person is gonna need to see, but it's weird that it took me so long to see this particular Official Spike Lee Joint (as the credits label it). I love Spike Lee, and I think even the ones I don't like as much (BAMBOOZLED when it came out – haven't rewatched it though and could well be wrong) are interesting and worth analyzing. DO THE RIGHT THING is still my favorite, and around the time it came out I caught a double feature of SHE'S GOTTA HAVE IT and SCHOOL DAZE, and since then his only theatrical releases I've missed were SHE HATE ME (still haven't seen it), RED HOOK SUMMER (I'm not sure it played here) and this one. But yes, I saw GIRL 6, I saw MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA, I saw CHI-RAQ.
Still, I put this one off for several years because I kept meaning to watch GANJA & HESS again first. And that's a bit of a challenge. I'd seen it twice before, didn't really get it. Have you ever seen Melvin Van Peebles' SWEET SWEETBACK'S BAADASSSSS SONG? It's a weird movie, pioneering in many ways, also very off-putting and hard for me to follow, and I initially saw it at an age where I didn't know what to make of it at all. It took three viewings over a couple decades to get to the point where I felt semi-confident that I kind of liked it. Enough that I bought the soundtrack.
GANJA & HESS could be the quasi-horror version of that. Among the obvious points of interest: It's one of the only movies besides NIGHT OF THE LIVING DEAD that stars Duane Jones. If you call it a horror movie (since it's about undead blood drinkers), it's one of the earliest by a black director. BLACULA came out the year before, and though both center around a regal, upper class African vampire, it would be scientifically impossible to make two films more opposite. BLACULA is an attempt to tell an entertaining exploitation horror story with a black perspective. GANJA & HESS has zero interest in – you could even say it has hostility toward – entertainment, horror, or story. I'm not saying it does a bad job of those things. It's an intentional choice that seems to accomplish the filmmaker's goals. But it happens to not work for me still on viewing #3. (It's currently on Shudder if you haven't tried for yourself.)
For reasons I've been unable to ascertain, the production company Kelly/Jordan Enterprises recruited playwright/novelist/screenwriter Gunn to direct a movie about a black vampire. That wasn't his thing, but they gave him creative control and he wanted to use it as a metaphor for addiction. The company had distributed the great samurai movie GOYOKIN, but I doubt they were looking for something like this in their catalog. Their only other credits on IMDb are the blaxploitation movie HONEYBABY, HONEYBABY (1974) and BLACK VAMPIRE (1988), which I'm almost positive is an accidental double listing for the rescored, re-edited and disowned-by-Gunn version of GANJA & HESS that they tried to market on video.
There are beautiful things about GANJA & HESS: that raw 16mm film look that I love, '70s clothes and locations, interesting music (by Sam Waymon, roommate of Gunn, and brother of Nina Simone), some good acting at times. Every once in a while it picks up a little, like the very brief scene where Hess starts a fire in the doctor's office as a distraction to steal blood packets, and the music gets funky for a minute.
When Ganja (Marlene Clark) arrives it definitely gets more lively – she's very demanding in a funny way while still being likable, and Jones as Hess doesn't talk or emote very much, so her presence is appreciated. Still, I have a hard time following what anyone is talking about, like I got drugged at a party and have to just sit and watch long conversations while I can't concentrate. Many scenes feel like acting exercises, improvised monologues that I didn't hear the beginnings of, have no context for, and don't follow what they're getting at or how this connects to any scene before or after. I'm lost.
Lee's remake is so close to the original that Gunn (who died in 1989) is credited as co-writer. It's at least an improvement in that I could understand more of it, though I still don't grasp what it's saying about addiction, or religion, or anything else. Once again it's the story of Dr. Hess Green (Stephen Tyrone Williams, CHILDREN OF GOD, who when he was younger should've played DMC in a Run-DMC movie), a wealthy and respected anthropologist and African art collector who lives on an estate in Martha's Vineyard. In this version he does talk quite a bit, usually in a very formal and scholarly sort of way.
At the beginning he gets an ancient dagger from the Ashanti Empire (as opposed to the original's Myrthia). He has weird theories about the Ashanti being involved in "blood wars," and when pressed by his museum colleague Lafayette (Elvis Nolasco, ROXANNE ROXANNE) he admits to believing "It's less of a sacrilege to drink blood than to spill it."
Lafayette comes to stay at Hess's place, and is a poor house guest in that he climbs a tree at night, threatens to hang himself, and attacks Hess with the dagger. Hess seems to die, but wakes up in time to hear Lafayette shoot himself. And then Hess can't help but go lick some of the blood off the floor. I like the title, but OH SHIT, I'M A VAMPIRE NOW would work too.
Now that he has an addiction (as he repeatedly describes it), he finds a couple different ways to get blood for himself, including the doctor's office heist and some murders. Maybe the most effective scene in the movie is when he sits down next to a mother (Jeni Perillo, DA BRICK, two episodes of The Vampire Diaries) who's sitting with her baby on a park bench, and starts up a conversation. At first it's that familiar thing of a woman being more polite than she probly should be to a strange man she doesn't owe a conversation to. I kind of thought she would get her fill and tell him to fuck off. But when he abruptly asks, "Are you going to ask me up?" she has a long, tortured hesitation. She knows she shouldn't do it, but can't hide that she's very tempted, and finally does give in. She definitely has some kind of addiction of her own.
Ganja (Zaraah Abrahams, Coronation Street, Waterloo Road, The Knick) is Lafayette's ex-wife who calls looking for him and sort of barges in on Hess's life, at first rudely, but then they start to fall for each other. They eat dinner at a long table like Bruce Wayne and Vicki Vale's date in BATMAN, but it doesn't play as a joke. Not long after Ganja discovers Lafayette's body in the downstairs meat freezer she marries Hess anyway. Like Clark in the original, Abrahams is good at making Ganja snooty in kind of an endearing way. And Williams gives Hess an upright, robotic quality that first reads as upper class academic, then as not human.
There are a couple long sex scenes (both straight and lesbian) and a couple disturbing, gory parts, but I don't think Kelly-Jordan Enterprises would've been any happier with this one than the original. Most of Lee's films have some small experimental element in them (even DA 5 BLOODS has that part where they cut to a photo of Aretha Franklin like it's a documentary) – but this is more alienating than usual for him. I believe that's largely due to a lack of humor. One of the very few laughs involves a prostitute (Felicia "Snoop" Pearson from The Wire) who talks funny, for example ordering "Kalula, Black Russian" instead of Kahlua. He bites her to death and the reveal that she's become a vampire is when she sits up and says, "Motherfucker you killted me!"
I guess maybe there's some humor intended in the weird scene where he's pretending a glass of blood is wine and a rich white lady he's entertaining grabs it and tastes it. But the characters themselves don't laugh and say funny things like so many of Lee's do, even in movies about war or racial unrest. I wouldn't say this is joyless, though. I love that the opening credits are centered around dancing.
Mostly I think this was an opportunity for Lee to have fun restaging scenes from a movie he loves. Cinematographer Daniel Patterson (She's Gotta Have It Netflix series) gets to shoot lots of nice scenery on the property, lots of long shots letting the eclectic soundtrack play out. The score, weirdly, is by Bruce Hornsby – mostly simple piano. The Range could not be reached for comment. There are a couple cool Brazilian songs, the rest are said to be unsigned, unknown artists who submitted to him online. I don't know how they count Siedah Garrett as an unknown, since she sang with Michael Jackson and stuff. She has a cameo here, too.
There's not much updating. An exception is the scene about getting tested for (and lectured about) HIV. In a pretty ridiculous touch, the nurse (Joie Lee) walks into the waiting room with a pregnancy-style test wand in her hand, squints at it, and says, "You are… HIV/AIDS…" (really drawing out the suspense) "…negative." Man, figure that shit out before you walk into the room! Unprofessional, in my opinion.
But I appreciate that Spike gets some of his weird names in there. He keeps "Dr. Hess Green," but changes Ganja & George Meda to Ganja & Lafayette Hightower. Gunn just called the butler Archie, so obviously Spike changed him to "Seneschal Higginbottom." Hess's victim with the baby is named Sahara Paysinger, Joie's character is Nurse Colquitt, and there's a Nurse Royster (Lauren Macklin, "Gorgeous Woman #2 on an episode of Are We There Yet?). He's so adverse to normal names. I love that about him.
Seneschal (who is no Alfred Pennyworth, let me tell you) is played by Academy Award winner Rami Malek. I'm not gonna claim there's anything legitimate about this, but I tend to find him annoying. But this is not putting in fake teeth and pretending to be a rock god, it's mostly serving food and driving a limo, so I hoped it would be fine. Nope. I'm not a fan of the accent, but like, there's a scene where he's carrying four bags of groceries for Ganja, and we need to know that she's asking alot of him, so he carries them all bunched up and crooked and acts like he's really struggling to carry them. So much drama. Come on dude, any civilian could carry those without that much of a problem, if any, and you're supposed to be a fucking professional. You're worse than Nurse Colquitt.
Like in GANJA & HESS, there are some pretty long scenes of church services that seem barely connected to the rest of the movie. But it's some good gospel music – they cheat and have Raphael Saadiq and Jon Batiste in the band – so it's some of the best scenes. And the interesting thing is that it's the same small church from RED HOOK SUMMER. Not just the same filming location, but the same fictional congregation, Li'l Peace of Heaven, with Stephen Henderson (FENCES) as Deacon Yancy, Quincy Tyler Bernstine as Sister Hazel, and Thomas Jefferson Byrd's character Deacon Zee now promoted to Bishop Zee, which makes sense because of… well, something upsetting that happened in the other movie.
That DA SWEET BLOOD OF JESUS takes place in the same world as RED HOOK SUMMER is important, because RED HOOK SUMMER had an appearance by Mookie, still an employee of Sal's Pizzeria. So this means that DO THE RIGHT THING takes place in a world where vampires exist. And that's the truth, Ruth.
Note: Looks like DA SWEET BLOOD OF JESUS must be out of print already on disc, but I watched it on Hulu
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Mr. Majestyk
I've long felt bad about never having seen GANJA & HESS, and that got even worse when it was practically the only movie mentioned in HORROR NOIRE that nobody had to make any apologies for. But then they went and showed some clips that made it look like the most boring movie ever and suddenly I felt like getting around to it even less. It feels like a movie you gotta suffer through just to say you did.
Speaking of HORROR NOIRE, was anybody else driven to the point of rage by the one talking head claiming that POLTERGEIST is racist because the house was built on an Indian burial ground? They specifically say in the movie that this isn't true! Why you gotta drag POLTERGEIST into this mess? Does horror have a sad tradition of racism? Fuck yes it does! But when you fuck up something that's so easily verifiable, you just make people doubt the veracity of your complaints. This so-called expert talked out the side of her mouth about something she didn't understand, and now I gotta wonder whether anybody in the movie has any idea what they're actually talking about. Everybody involved in the documentary who let that blunder go through put their whole thesis (Which I fucking agree with!) at risk for some half-remembered hot take bullshit. That's how you push people away from the cause. I bet there's at least one POLTERGEIST fan who decided right then and there that this was all just some SJW nonsense and shut it off. That's why it's so important that those of us who hope for change to get our facts straight. The assholes can't rely on truth to tell their tale. They have only propaganda on their side. They have to twist reality around to make their arguments work. We don't have to resort to that kind of bullshit when the facts alone speak plain.
That POLTERGEIST misinformation bothered me too. I don't remember noticing any other big mistakes like that, though. And I'm sure I've made worse in my reviews.
Part of me feels bad if I scared you away from GANJA & HESS, but also I can't imagine you liking it. Since I know you have Shudder, I recommend trying to watch a little bit to at least get the feel of it.
You should revisit BAMBOOZLED, Vern. Admittedly, I haven't seen it in about fifteen years, but I found it incredibly underrated when it came out. I always thought it made the best use of Lee's occasional essay-style digressions in his dramatic films.
Both the movies you reviewed today are on my Shudder watch list. I'll get to them this month.
Don't worry, Vern. I figure one night will just be the night and I'll pull the trigger on it. Just feels like something I should do.
I didn't notice any other glaring error in HORROR NOIRE either. I liked it a lot overall. I thought interviewing the black horror luminaries in pairs was a great touch. Just getting to see Keith David and Ken Foree hang out and shoot the shit was a real treat.
psychic_hits
Yeah, agreed @Palermo, Bamboozled is well worth a revisit. At first it will look like absolute shit on a visual level because 95% of it was shot on early DV, but I'd call that the price of admission.
Sternshein
Why they haven't made a Keith David/Ken Foree buddy picture yet is beyond me.
I'm on Twitter a lot and the big thing I see a lot is that we should have more Black filmmakers and movies and yadda yadda yadda. But if anybody knows me knows I like genre pictures. Especially action. Anybody got any suggestions of current movies featuring Black filmmakers in the action genre that I should seek out. I thought John Henry was kinda good and I enjoyed Black and Blue but there has to be more Black action filmmakers out there that aren't Michael Jai White.
Franchise Fred
She Hate Me is Spike's worst joint. For that reason I would be curious your take on it.
I have always admired Spike Lee, but only saw he key joints for many years (Do The Right Thing, Malcolm X, a couple others….)
It was your review of CHI-RAQ, VERN, that made me a lifelong fan and completist. I saw that one in the theater based on that review a day or two after reading it….and have seen every one that came out since. Been slowly catching up on the older ones that I missed over the last 4 or 5 years too! Always following up watching them with reading your reviews of them.
I always saw Spike Lee as a political/activist filmmaker, as well as a "cinema buff's" filmmaker like Martin Scorsesse. Which he is both of those. But that review of CHI-RAQ, really informed me….he's kind of a weird, experimental filmmaker too. One taking some very strange risks, and making some very strange projects. Not all his movies are like this, but I think almost all of them have some version of an experiment going on. And that is a category I am very interested in!
Saw this one and RED HOOK SUMMER early in that journey…my local library had both of them. I would say both were ok.
And SHE HATE ME is definitely NOT the worst. Personally, I'd put it in the top third. I liked the weirdness of it. BAMBOOZELD is up there with me too. I like his oddballs more than his high profile joints I think.
My least favorite has been MIRACLE AT ST. ANNA.
My favorite is probably a tie between THE 25TH HOUR and the always classic DO THE RIGHT THING. After that probably SCHOOL DAZE and SHE HATE ME. Maybe one of the ones I haven't seen will switch up that order.
Mr. Subtlety
I was pretty excited for this one when it came out, but it turns out to be pretty much the only Spike Lee movie I dislike more than I like, and I actually think the problem is that, despite the designation of an "official Spike Lee Joint," it's not really a full-on Spike Lee movie. He so obviously reveres and wants to be respectful of GANJA AND HESS that he rarely puts his own stamp on the story. For maybe the majority of the runtime, it's a direct scene-for-scene, and at times shot-for-shot, copy of its predecessor… but GANJA AND HESS is such a weird movie that I don't think Lee entirely understands why it does the things it does any more than I do, and so he simply copies them, and as a result it seems a little more disjointed and listless than anything he's ever done.
Of vital significance, I think, is that although race is obviously a key part of GANJA AND HESS, it's part of the stew in nebulous, indirect ways, which very much does not play to Lee's strengths as a social commentator. He keeps trying to take Gunn's mysterious, hallucinogenic art film and ground it in some kind of specific reality and metaphor, which really doesn't work except in the few scenes where he significantly deviates from the original.
Speaking of which, Screenwriter Gunn played the tormented originator of the curse in GANJA AND HESS –why in the everloving fuck didn't Lee play the same character here? What a wasted opportunity!
Anyway, I reviewed it back in 2015.
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Ganja and Hess is insanely boring.
Bamboozled is a good flick! He was really daring to actually show the blackface show AND make it super entertaining, I figured when they showed the show it wouldn't be any good but no, there's great dancing and it's pretty funny…it's just so dang wrong.
Do The Right Thing is clearly the movie that goes on his gravestone, but for me the most entertaining flick he made, and my favorite, is Summer of Sam. It has the mob, crazy serial killer scenes, punks (and even a full song at CBGBs that's catchy), and several musical sequences complete with dancing. It has everything I want in a movie.
RBatty024
For whatever reason I'm endlessly entertained by Vern's weird vendetta against Rami Malek. Maybe it's not so weird. Maybe he truly is terrible. I've never actually seen him in anything, but he just seems so innocuous. Sometimes it seems like the two worst sins a movie can commit in Vernworld is include corny humor or star Rami Malek.
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Nutrient profile of food products exempted from the application of front-ofpackage warnings during the first stage of the Healthy Eating Law in Peru: case study
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Identify the nutritional profile of food products exempted from presenting one or more front-of-package nutritional warnings during the first stage of Law 30,021 on the Promotion of Healthy Eating for Children and Adolescents in Peru.
Data were collected on 188 products from points of sale in the city of Lima. The convenience sample included products that until September 17, 2021 were exempted by the legislation from presenting any of the warning labels for sugar, sodium, or saturated fats. An assessment was made of the proportion of products that would be required to apply one or more warning labels when the second stage of the legislation takes effect. It was also calculated how many products exempted from the application of warning labels contain excess sugar, sodium, or saturated fats, according to the criteria of the Pan American Health Organization (PAHO).
76.1% of the products exceeded at least one of the thresholds for sugar, sodium, or saturated fats that entered in force in September 2021. The proportion of products that the law exempts from warnings and that contain excess sugar, sodium, or saturated fats according to PAHO will be 4.2, 3.4, and 2.3 times lower, respectively, in the second stage.
During the first stage of the law's entry into force, 58%, 42%, and 28.2% of the products exempted from the presentation of warning labels contained excess sugar, saturated fats, or sodium, respectively, according to PAHO.
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A mother who revealed today(Wed) that her son was put out of home because he used head-shop "highs" before they became illegal was praised for her honesty by a judge.
Her teenage son was so desperate for highs that he broke into a head-shop in his home town and stole €15,000 goods from it, Donegal District Court heard.
Donegal town native Richard Burke, 19, admitted breaking into the Yutopia shop in the centre of the town last December 11.
Gda Elaine Kelly told the court that €15,000 of "legal highs" and other paraphernalia and materials were stolen. Three-quarters of the stolen property was recovered and the rest was consumed or was given away.
Burke's mother, Annemarie, a psychiatric nurse, told Judge Kevin Kilrane that about 18 months ago the family noticed "a huge change" with her son. He became a totally different character and his behaviour became "unbearable".
He was asked to leave the house and he moved in with other people and didn't return to the family.
One day, after his arrest, he asked his father for help and he was admitted to a drugs care centre and was now ready to return to college.
Mrs Burke told Judge Kilrane that as a result of the head-shop products her son currently had quite a short-term memory.
The judge spoke about how impressed he was by Mrs Burke's evidence.
He said he was adjourning the case until December and wasn't even asking for a probation report. He was prepared to rely on the youth's mother's continuous honesty how he was behaving at home.
Most head-shop "highs" were legal at the time of the break-in offence but the government since introduced regulations banning a number of synthetic or herbal substances that mimic the effect of illegal drugs because of the ongoing health risks associated with them. | commoncrawl | 5 | 1 | 5 | 2 |
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BkiUdBk5qsBB3XW1feK2 | For the fifth year running, DOCa Rioja wines took part in the renowned Irish festival with their own stand known as the 'Rioja Wine Terrace'.
During the event, a total of 2,500 glasses of Rioja were poured along with a selection of tapas, rounded off with several seminars to inform the audience about Rioja.
For the fifth year running, DOCa Rioja wines took part in one of the most prestigious food festivals in Ireland, Taste of Dublin. Taste of Dublin. The event attracted 33,000 wine and food lovers from all over the country, mainly young people with an active social life and medium-to-high spending power.
As part of the Control Board's promotional and communication campaign, Rioja participated this week in Taste of Dublin with its own stand, which included a wine bar and relaxation area, in the central Iveagh Gardens in Ireland's capital city. Rioja offered attendees the chance to sample a wide selection of white, rosé, young red, Crianza, Reserva and Gran Reserva wines from the region along with a selection of tapas, while several live bands provided background music. The presence of the Rioja brand was complemented with an educational component, with various training sessions being given by the acclaimed wine expert Kevin Ecock, who was responsible for holding several masterclasses on Rioja for the more than 150 end consumers who signed up for the tasting sessions.
The festival enjoyed the collaboration of the well-known tapas bar, Bar Tozino, which rounded off the whole experience by pairing the wines with well-known Spanish products such as Iberian cured ham, Manchego cheese, chorizo and other regional specialities.
This event was the first in a series of campaigns enshrined in Rioja's promotional plans in which the brand will be participating. Next summer, Rioja wine will continue to make its presence felt at the UK music festivals of Citadel (Lovebox) and Wilderness. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
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For the study of CKD patients prior to their inclusion on the transplant waiting list, diagnosis and treatment of complications, and monitoring and management of kidney transplant patients in order to achieve the highest possible quality of life and longest survival for grafts and patients. It must maintain a close relation to services of Vascular Surgery, Nephrology, Immunology, Radiology and Nuclear Medicine.
Urologists participate in the Transplant Program if they pursue their activity in one of the 20 centers accredited by the SAS (Andalusian Health Service) for extraction and / or renal implant.
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The study and treatment of infectious-inflammatory, gallstone, tumour or iatrogenic processes of congenital origin of the urinary tract which can be addressed using endoscopic or percutaneous techniques. This is the chosen treatment for those processes which are indicated either due to the particular risk characteristics of the patient or the ease of solving the problem laparoscopically. There is a close relationship with lithiasis, lithotripsy and uro-oncology units, as well as Laparoscopic Surgery and Radiology services.
This is a recent addition in most hospitals as a result of the incorporation of BPH /Prostate cancer to process management. Its function is the study and treatment of the most prevalent prostate diseases and early diagnosis (transrectal ultrasound and prostate biopsy) and trend monitoring of prostate cancer, according to the criteria of evidence-based medicine, offering the best potential therapeutic alternative. It should work in close relation to Uro-Oncology and Pathology units.
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BkiUdlU5qrqCyvGx554Q | Hillary Clinton Narrowly Misses Being Hit By a Shoe in Vegas [Watch]
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Although we encourage you to show your love and appreciation to your partner all year round, Valentine's Day requires a special gesture – and you can't go wrong with surprising him/her with a getaway stay to celebrate your love. So, this Valentine's Day, book your Valentine Package at Terma Linca and you'll be surprised at their exclusive offer. Just so you don't spend too much time on a long road trip, Terma Linca is conveniently located across Debsi in Thimphu. It might be just a few kilometers away from the capital but the property has an isolated setting – tranquil and romantic.
Enjoy a romantic candle-light dinner in the courtyard or at the restaurant, followed by wine and a comfortable seating while you warm yourselves next to the bonfire. "Aie Restaurant offers a delightful mix of international cuisine in a traditional setting with sweeping views over the Wangchu to distant mountains.Sometimes when we travel it is nice to enjoy familiar tastes and at Aie, guests may enjoy a selection of Indian, Chinese, Thai and European favourites prepared by our skilled culinary team." Enjoy your romantic dinner with a free bottle of wine a special Valentine's Day cake from the resort.
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Enjoy the truly traditional experience of our specialized hot stone bath, prepared personally for you and your partner using a variety of seasonal herbs. Selected river stones are heated over the fire and gently placed in the large wooden tub, heating the water and releasing important minerals that help loosen joints, release muscular tension and invoke a profound sense of relaxation.
Local Khempa (hemp) oil is also added to further enhance the relaxing and healing effects. Bhutanese bathers may sit for hours in the bath but for first timers it is recommended that fifteen minutes is a good starting point. You can request which spa room you would like, we recommend the one overlooking the river. Hot steam fill up the room adding more to the warm ambience as you and your partner indulge in some wine or drinks on request. You can choose from a traditional hot stone bath or couples' massage therapy.
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The local junior college – Monterey Peninsula College is here, as well as the Monterey Institute a graduate school, the Defense Language Institute and the Navy Post Graduate School.
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BkiUfJrxK1UJ-rWoK9XQ | Hever Castle is one of the most beautiful castles in England. Hever Castle is strongly associated with the second wife of King Henry VIII - Queen Anne Boleyn. The building on the original site of Hever castle was occupied by a farmhouse. Following the Norman Conquest by William the Conqueror the land was given to a Norman noble called Walter de Hevere (d'evere). The farmhouse was converted into a Manor House and was fortified as a stone quadrangular moated castle by William De Hevere c1270 during the reigns of the great English castle builders King Henry III 1216-1272 and Edward I 1272-1307. It consisted of a massive gatehouse and a walled bailey, approached by a wooden drawbridge.
In 1459 Sir Geoffrey Bullen of Norfolk, Lord Mayor of London in 1459 was the first of the Bullen ( Boleyn ) family to own Hever Castle. Sir Geoffrey Bullen had made a good marriage to Anne, heiress of Lord Hoo and Hastings, and - through her - acquired Hever Castle in Kent and Blickling Hall in Norfolk. It as a hunting lodge at this point in history. The estate was later inherited by his son William who in 1505 bequeathed it to one of his sons, Thomas Bullen - the father of Anne. During this period the Bullen family changed the family name to Boleyn.
Hever Castle is an example of the transition between the old fortress and the more comfortable mansion of a country squire or magnate. Times were less dangerous, the country more peaceful when Sir Geoffrey Boleyn transformed and rebuilt the castle built in the reign of Henry III by William de Hever, but the strong entrance-gate flanked by towers, embattled and machicolated, and defended by stout doors and three portcullises and the surrounding moat, shows that the need of defence had not quite passed away. The gates lead into a courtyard around which the hall, chapel, and domestic chambers are grouped. The long gallery Anne Boleyn so often traversed with impatience still seems to re-echo her steps, and her bedchamber, which used to contain some of the original furniture, has always a pathetic interest. The story of the courtship of Henry VIII with "the brown girl with a perthroat and an extra finger," as Margaret More, the daughter of Sir Thomas More, described her, is well known.
The History of the site of Hever Castle dates back to the Normans. Famous historical figures and events feature in the history of Hever Castle the most being Queen Anne Boleyn, the wife of King Henry VIII. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUgU_xK6EuNCwyyQAB | What Is a Modern Desktop?
Paul Schnackenburg takes a look at just what a "modern desktop" means today in the Microsoft IT camp -- investigating different management approaches that just might improve the lives of you and your end users.
By Paul Schnackenburg
Whenever you hear Microsoft talk about end user computing it's always Modern Workplace and Modern Desktop. There's even a certification exam for it, Managing Modern Desktops.
It's always a bit dangerous naming something modern or new, because as time passes it's no longer modern. Take the NTFS file system, now well over 20 years old with the actual name of New Technology File System -- not so new anymore. In fact it's being replaced by the Resilient File System (RFS). Anyway, this article is going to clarify what's meant by modern desktop, what technologies apply and why you would want to move your business to this paradigm.
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The Not-So-Modern Desktop
Traditional IT approaches to managing fleets of Windows desktop and laptops are built around imaging. You order new devices from your favorite OEM. When they arrive, they're connected to the network, and the Standard Operating Environment (SOE) replaces the version of Windows on the PCs with an in-house-created golden image. This image is hand-crafted with just the right drivers and applications, along with configurations that the business requires. If you have sufficiently differing hardware platforms, you'll need a different image for that brand or model of desktops and laptops. As the images multiply, so does the work of keeping them up to date with patches (monthly) and application updates, especially if you opt for thick images with a lot of applications already installed in them. A thin image only has the OS and a few applications that every user should have access to.
Once the PCs are deployed, you'll need a system (like System Center Configuration Manager, now called Endpoint Manager) to deploy additional applications and patches. To ensure that the configuration stays secure and manageable you use Active Directory Group Policies (GPOs) to push out an array of thousands of settings. Oftentimes these PCs are locked down tight (following the "Stalin school of IT management") hindering users in their daily work (but at least it's secure!).
This is how it's been done for 25+ years -- why change it now? Well, all this manual labor is time-intensive and thus costly, and it also only works for corporate-issued devices but not Bring Your Own Devices (BYOD, sometimes known as Bring Your Own Disaster). Furthermore, it's very centralized, devices must be set up in the IT department and it's hard to manage branch office deployments.
Modern Desktop
Windows 10 is now going on five years old, and Microsoft has been pushing hard over the last few years to move Windows closer to a mobile OS. When was the last time you re-imaged your phone with the corporate image? And when was the last time you worried about updating the OS on your smartphone for fear that it would break installed applications?
The idea of deploying a new flavor of Windows 10 every six months has been going down like a lead balloon with most IT departments, mostly because the multiplication effect of the work required to test applications and prepare new images. Microsoft continues to push but has extended the supported lifespan; for instance, if you deploy version 1909, and you're on the Enterprise or Education SKU, you're supported for 30 months.
[Click on image for larger view.] Intune Device Management
The basis of a modern desktop is that instead of replacing the OS with your own image, you use the Windows 10 that most OEMs deliver new devices with. It's already got the right drivers from the OEM and you can easily upgrade the Pro SKU to Enterprise during the setup. Furthermore you can use Autopilot to pre-register the devices (using a unique ID for each device) so that you can ship the device directly to the end user, and during the Out of the Box Experience (OOBE) they'll get a customized experience with your company's branding. Furthermore, using Autopilot also means that the end user doesn't become a local administrator on the PC.
Autopilot comes in a few flavors, including options to do a hybrid Azure Active Directory (AAD) and AD on-premises join, white glove and self-deploying mode. White glove lets your IT department or outsourced IT company prepare a PC fully with all applications for eventual delivery to end users, while self-deploying mode lets you set up kiosks and digital signage-type devices without providing user credentials. Finally you can also use Autopilot to reset existing devices, perhaps when they're being passed on to a different user or in an education scenario.
You then use provisioning packages to lock down configuration, upgrade the SKU of Windows and deploy applications during the setup or afterwards. At this point if you have Endpoint Manager it can take over the management of the device; alternatively you can still use GPO (if the devices are AD joined) but for a totally "modern" desktop you would use a Mobile Device Management (MDM) platform to configure the device. MDM policies do not have the many thousand settings that GPOs provide, but all the important settings are covered in most MDM solutions, including Microsoft's Intune (now also part of Endpoint Manager).
A device that's only joined to AAD and managed from the cloud using Intune presents a modern approach as it'll sit neatly in your MDM next to Android and iOS devices, and you manage all of them in a similar way. Ongoing patching can be managed by Windows Update for Business, letting you manage policies for updates from the cloud without having to deploy infrastructure on-premises for updates.
[Click on image for larger view.] Intune Compliance Policy
Ongoing Management
Your overall device health, upgrade readiness (for the next semi-annual release of Windows 10), application compatibility and patch status are tracked by Endpoint Manager's Desktop Analytics (replaces Windows Analytics) for your device fleet. And it uses AI to suggest which groups of devices to use for your pilot deployment of the next version of Windows to make sure you cover all applications and device hardware. Deploying Windows (and Office) upgrades in rings mimics how Microsoft does deployment across the 700+ million unmanaged Windows 10 devices that they upgrade worldwide by deploying to a small subset, closely monitoring telemetry and only rolling out to more devices when it's safe.
Another part of modern management is increasing security around identity, as it's the new security perimeter. One way to do this is to enable Multi Factor Authentication (MFA), but this is often resisted by users as it involves an extra step for logging in. Windows Hello for Business using biometrics or USB keys provides a win-win by being more convenient for users while at the same time being vastly more secure.
Another part of a modern desktop is AAD, providing cloud-based, insights-driven security decisions. Instead of providing access to applications and data simply based on a username and password, Conditional Access (CA) can take into account factors such a location of the user, the state of the device and the current risk profile of this particular user account to build graded access. If you're on a company-managed device, in the corporate office you can access all applications, whereas if you're on a personal device and not in the office you can access these applications only, and the download of data is blocked.
A modern laptop's data is protected using Bitlocker to prevent offline attacks and protected from attacks by Microsoft Defender ATP.
If you're an IT Pro and you're thinking that "this is all very well but I like the control I get with the old model -- I'm going to stick with it," you're in luck: The traditional way of doing corporate PCs is still supported. But I hope in this article that I've at least whet your appetite to investigate if some of these approaches could improve your life and that of your end users.
Paul Schnackenburg has been working in IT for nearly 30 years and has been teaching for over 20 years. He runs Expert IT Solutions, an IT consultancy in Australia. Paul focuses on cloud technologies such as Azure and Microsoft 365 and how to secure IT, whether in the cloud or on-premises. He's a frequent speaker at conferences and writes for several sites, including virtualizationreview.com. Find him at @paulschnack on Twitter or on his blog at TellITasITis.com.au. | commoncrawl | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
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The first task of any day is waking up and getting your lazy self out of bed. Yes, it's Sunday, but you're a soccer fan - you chose a life of dedication to the sport and you cannot shirk that responsibility. Who's going to camp out in front of 62 inches of HD magnificence and watch grown men kick a ball around hour after hour if you don't do it? Many others, probably, but get up anyway.
Around this time, you'll find yourself tempted to flip on the television and watch the English Premier League when Crystal Palace hosts Liverpool. DO NOT FALL INTO THE ENGLISH TRAP. Save your energy. Eat some breakfast.
With a spot of breakfast, you're nearly ready to tackle the 2016 MLS season with two feet. But before you spend 10-plus hours consuming the best American soccer has to offer, you need to stock up on the necessities. It's pretty simple: If you like beer, get a lot of beer. If you like other things, get those things. If you like coconut stuff, yuck, coconut stuff is gross. Don't get coconut.
FINALLY. THE MLS SEASON HAS ARRIVED. Jurgen Klinsmann is totally right, the offseason is way too long. How did we even make it through all of those winter weekends with no soccer in the afternoons? Leonardo DiCaprio had it easier in that epically long movie he did with the wild animal. You know, Wolf of Wallstreet.
You'll need MLS Live or Direct Kick for this one, but you probably have it already because that's how you roll.
As for the game, this is a good one to start the marathon. The defending Supporters Shield winners against 2015 MLS MVP Sebastian Giovinco and Toronto FC? How do you say "WOO DOGGY" in Canadian? It's just too bad Jozy Altidore is out with a hamstring pull.
For TFC, the goal in 2016 is to limit opponent scoring with a rebuilt back line and a commitment to team defense. In addition to Giovinco, Michael Bradley, and TFC's attacking corps, keep an eye on the flanks, where a battle will take place between TFC's reconstituted defense and New York's excellent pair of wingers.
Here's where things get tricky. With simultaneous kickoffs in Orlando and Chicago coming deep into the first half of Red Bulls v. TFC, you're going to need to stay calm. Don't panic. Panic is the soccer glutton's enemy and leads to things like acid reflux and cleat-and-mouth disease. Trust us, you don't want that.
So slowly put on the game from Orlando. The Lions should be an intriguing watch this year, in part because their offseason was so wacky. In 2016 we'll find out if Cyle Larin is the real deal, and whether Brek Shea's hair remains questionable. As for RSL, they showed pretty well in the CONCACAF Champions League and could be a surprise package out west.
You wouldn't normally think that a Fire-NYCFC matchup would be all that intriguing, what with Chicago finishing at the bottom of the conference last year and NYCFC not doing much better. But this game is the MLS debut for both Veljko Paunovic and Patrick Vieira; that alone makes it worth a watch.
Okay, look. There's just no way you can watch all of the happening at this moment (there are five MLS games) at once. We mean that in both the the literal sense - it's impossible to bring up more than three games with MLS Live at any one time - and in the figurative sense - your brain will probably reject your body as host if you attempt to subject it to so much soccer at once.
So, pick your games wisely. If you feel it important to finish out the games you started earlier, do that and then add in an in-progress game as warranted. FC Dallas has high expectations and a young core of stars and should handle in-transition Philadelphia. Houston begins the post-Brad Davis era against the always interest (but Jermaine Jones-less) Revs. San Jose has perked up some ears and need to make sure of three points at home against the Rapids, who just took Jones off of New England's hands. And who are probably still bad.
You, being a soccer connoisseur, might also consider the U.S. women playing France - No. 1 vs. No. 3 in the world - which kicks off at 3 p.m. ET on ESPN3. But you probably don't have enough computer screens for all these games. Yes, the soccer scheduling gods hate you.
We've now reached the nationally televised portion of the schedule, though you'll need your streams for a couple hours more. With three games still ongoing, you can finish out the 3 p.m. matches via the computer while you tune your TV to the MLS Cup final rematch on ESPN.
Though it's probably true Crew SC wants "revenge" for last year's final defeat (at home in front of their own people), it's pretty ridiculous to think they can get it in a season-opener. That doesn't mean the game won't be fun, though. Columbus returns...well, everybody, while Portland will be debuting a new left flank combination.
This all-Canadian affair is on national TV...in Canada. If you're not in Canada, you'll need MLS Live again. If your feed is good enough, you'll probably be able to see that the Impact won't be playing with Didier Drogba, who just came down with a case of fake-grass-itis. The 'Caps are an MLS Cup contender who got stronger with the addition of Christian Bolanos.
Since there are just two games happening at the moment, now would be a good time to maybe use the restroom or speak to your family.
Time for your 16th wind - this is the homestretch. Benny Feilhaber and Sporting head to Seattle to take on Clint Dempsey and the Sounders at CenturyLink Field. You know what that means! The biggest crowd of the day. As the Sounders enter their eighth season, let's just take a moment to note how remarkable it is that they not only have the insane home support, but that it has grown over the years.
Anyway, the game. Jordan Morris makes his MLS debut (probably)! Sporting arrives with a number of U.S. internationals, but not Feilhaber, because...Klinsmann. Should be a good one.
Stop. Realize there is no soccer on at the moment. Sob gently. It will be okay.
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BkiUdiI5qX_Bpe9RFkuw | Q: Can a perturbation add more symmetry? Many textbooks of quantum mechanics argues that in presence of the ground degeneracies, at least some of them will be removed if some perturbation reduces the corresponding symmetry.
Then, is there any examples which a perturbation to a free theory can add new symmetries so that the new perturbed ground states possess more degeneracies?
A: In principle, I would say yes it is possible. But that would be totally theoretical.
Say you have some anisotropic potential to start with such as, $V(x,y,z) = ax^2 + (a+\epsilon)y^2 + az^2$, where, $\epsilon$ is a small parameter. Now if you add perturbation such that, the perturbation potential is $V_{pert} = - \epsilon\, y^2$, then after adding this potential you will have a spherically symmetric potential. Thus you have added more symmetry into the system by perturbing it.
But this is purely theoretical. I don't think there can be any real life example of this.
A: Suppose our system (which could be any kind of system) depends on some parameters in a topological space $P$ and there is a group $G$ which acts on $P$, such that for each $p \in P$, the theory described by the parameter value $p$ has symmetry whatever subgroup of $G$ fixes $p$. Let's assume that $G$ acts continuously on $P$. Then if $S \subset P$ is a subset fixed pointwise by some subgroup $H<G$, it is easy to see that the closure of $S$ is also fixed pointwise by $H$. This implies that the boundary of $S$ has at least as much symmetry as $S$ itself. Therefore, generic perturbations will always lower the symmetry.
(Note that RG flow can get around this by the appearance of emergent symmetries.)
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BkiUa8w5jDKDyFga_ft_ | The Specific Relief (Amendment) Act 2018: Applicable to Pending Proceedings? – Part I
[Rahul Sibal is an advocate who graduated from NALSAR Hyderabad. The author thanks Nilima Bhadbhade, and Varun Malik for their comments on the draft. However, the views expressed are the author's alone.]
An Expert Committee was constituted on 28 January 2016 with the purpose of reviewing the Specific Relief Act, 1963. The Committee recommended several substantive changes to the Act, with one of the significant recommendations being the shift towards the conceptualisation of specific performance as an alternative remedy, as opposed to an exceptional remedy. Subsequently, only some of these recommendations were incorporated into the Specific Relief (Amendment) Act, 2018, which has been in force since 1 October 2018.
Interestingly, the amendment does not contain a savings clause, thereby leaving open the question of whether it would be retrospectively applicable, with several practitioners expressing distinct views (here, here and here). Before delving into the question of the retrospective operation of the amendment, it would be apposite to restate the foundational principle of statutory interpretation: amendments that impact substantive rights and liabilities (as opposed to matters of procedure), would be construed to be prospective in application, and not retrospective. This principle has been affirmed in several decisions, that can be accessed here, here, and here. However, this principle is inapplicable where the amendment expressly specifies that it would be retrospective in operation.[1]
It follows, therefore, that the question of whether the amendment would be retrospectively applicable would be significantly dependent on the enquiry of whether the amendment alters substantive rights. This enquiry would involve the determination of whether the amendment disturbs vested rights and imposes new duties in respect of past transactions.
In this context, it would be apposite to analyse the changes introduced by the Amendment, to ascertain whether the rights affected are of procedural or substantive nature.
Amendment Effect
Deletion of clauses (a) & (b) of section 10. Section 10, prior to the amendment, required the following to be satisfied for specific performance to be granted: that there exists no standard for ascertaining the actual damage caused by non-performance of the act.that compensation would be an inadequate relief.the court, in its discretion, is satisfied that specific performance may be granted. On account of the amendment, it will no longer be necessary to satisfy the abovementioned requirements while seeking specific performance.
Substitution of section 14 with a new provision which does not contain some of the exceptions to specific performance that were previously enshrined in the pre-amended section 14. Section 14, prior to the amendment, inter alia, provided for the following exceptions, which were: that compensation in money constitutes adequate relief.that the contract is premised on the volition of parties.that the contract runs into minute details.the contract by its nature is such that the court cannot enforce specific performance Prior to the amendment, the existence of the above conditions barred the relief of specific performance from being granted. Pursuant to the amendment, the existence of the above conditions will not prevent the grant of specific performance.
Section 20 has been substituted. Further, certain exceptions against specific performance under sub-section (2) (as reproduced below), have been omitted: Where specific performance would result in inequity.Where specific performance would result in the plaintiff acquiring an unfair advantage in view of the terms, conduct or other circumstances between the parties at the time of entering the contract. Previously, the unamended provision granted the courts the discretion to not grant specific performance, on the basis of judicially developed exceptions, even where it would be lawful to do so. Now, such judicially created exceptions have been excluded.[2] Further, specific exceptions enumerated under sub-section (2) against the grant of specific performance have been omitted. Because of the amendment, the relief of specific performance has ceased to be a discretionary relief.
Section 20A has been inserted which stipulates that no injunction would be granted with respect to contracts relating to certain specified infrastructure projects. The provision bars the grant of injunction with respect to certain specified infrastructure projects. It is important to note that the amended provision is worded in such a manner that the operation of the bar is not limited to contracting parties but is also applicable to third parties. Therefore, the bar would not merely operate against suits based on contractual rights, but also rights premised on other laws, such as Tort Law. This view has been affirmed by the Delhi High Court in Hari Ram Nagar v. Delhi Development Authority.
Amendment to Section 21 of the Act The expression "either in addition to, or in substitution of" has been replaced with the phrase "in addition to". The amendment removes the possibility of the plaintiff including the remedy of compensation 'in substitution' of specific performance. The amendment severely restricts the right to claim compensation. According to prior practice, plaintiffs, in suits of specific performance, included the alternative claim of compensation in case specific performance was denied. This was because no separate claim for compensation could be instituted since both specific performance and damages arise from the same cause of action. Therefore, on account of order 2 rule 2 of the Code of Civil Procedure, 1908 which requires plaintiffs to seek all claims arising from the same cause of action in one suit, plaintiffs would include the claim of compensation, as an alternative to the grant of specific performance. Moreover, section 24 of the Specific Relief Act restricts the plaintiff from filing another suit for compensation in case the suit for specific performance is dismissed. Given that compensation cannot be granted, unless specifically pleaded (see section 21(5)), the plaintiff's inability to claim compensation as an alternate claim (on account of the amendment) will result in an inequitable scenario where the plaintiff would be unable to claim compensation despite his claim of specific performance being rejected. Therefore, the amendment, the author submits, substantively alters the plaintiff's position
From a review of the amendments to the above provisions of the Specific Relief Act, it is clear that the rights and liabilities of the parties would be affected in, inter alia, the following manner:
It is no longer a defense, in a suit for specific performance that:
there exists a standard for ascertaining the actual damage caused by non-performance of the contract.
the act agreed to be done is such that, for its breach, compensation in money would be an adequate relief. (Amendment to Section 10).
A defendant in a suit for specific performance can no longer plead that specific performance ought not be granted on the grounds that:
performance of a contract, by its nature is based and depends on the volition of parties.
the contract runs into minute details; or
that compensation in money constitutes an adequate relief for the nonperformance of the contract. (Amendment to Section 14).
The discretion of the court to deny specific performance, based on judicially guided principles, has been excluded. Therefore, it can no longer be pleaded, as a defense against specific performance, that the grant of specific performance:
would be inequitable;
would result in the plaintiff acquiring an unfair advantage in view of the terms of the contract, the conduct, or other circumstances between the parties at the time of entering the contract;
would result in the rights acquired by the defendant on account of delay by the plaintiff, being frustrated; and
would result in hardship to the defendant, and where no hardship would be caused to the plaintiff on account of non-performance.
(Amendment to Section 20).
4. A plaintiff in a suit for specific performance would no longer be able to plead damages in alternative to the grant of specific performance, and would therefore be left without any remedy, in case specific performance is denied.
As can be derived, the Amendment Act materially alters the nature of the relief to be granted under the Specific Relief Act and, as a consequence, several defences which were previously available to defendants are now unavailable. It is submitted that the removal of such defences, which were previously available, should necessarily be understood as resulting in an alteration of the 'substantive' rights previously available. Consistent with Hohfeldian jurisprudence,[3] the absence of such defenses would result in the creation of the liability to specifically perform in scenarios where such exceptions would previously have been attracted. Reference in this regard may be had to the observations of the House of Lords in Plewa v. Chief Adjudication Officer [1995] 1 AC 249. This case revolved around the question of whether the repeal of section 119 of the Social Security Act, 1975 would operate retrospectively. This section provided that overpayments of benefits payable under the legislation were recoverable, subject to the defense that the claimant had used due diligence and care to avoid overpayment. However, the said defense was no longer available following its amendment. The question that arose was whether the amendment could be applied retrospectively. It was observed:
"……I would have been inclined to attach more importance to section 53's possible retrospective unfair effect than the Court of Appeal did in Tunnicliffe. This is because it removed the defence of due care and diligence. If recipients would not have been under a liability in fact to make a repayment under the former machinery then from the practical point of view they were being placed under a liability which did not previously exist by the change in the law. This is a situation where the presumption against retrospectivity should apply." [Emphasis Supplied]
As the above extract demonstrates, in Plewa it was observed that to hold the said amendments to be retrospective would result in the unfair imposition of liability which, but for the amendment, would not have been imposed. Similarly, the Constitution Bench of the Supreme Court of India in Commissioner of Income Tax v. Vatika Township Private Limited has alsorelied on the ground of fairness to observe that enactments which impose new obligations or duties would be construed to be prospective, unless specified to the contrary.
The above argument can be characterised differently. Presuming that the availability of certain defences is by itself nota substantive right, it could be argued that the absence of such defenses would result in the creation of liability, and that the absence of such liability would amount to a 'right' or 'privilege'. This line of reasoning was adopted in State of Punjab v. Bhajan Kaur in which the Supreme Court held that an amendment mandating payment of enhanced compensation under the Motor Vehicles Act, 1988 would not have retrospective effect. The Court relied on the following observations from one of its own previous decision:[4]
"……. an exemption from payment of tax in favour of the appellants herein would also `constitute a right or privilege. The expression "privilege" has a wider meaning than right. A right may be a vested right or an accrued right or an acquired right. Nature of such a right would depend upon and also vary from statute to statute. It has been so held by this Court, while construing Section 6 of the General Clauses Act, in Gurcharan Singh Baldev Singh v. Yashwant Singh in the following terms: (SCC p. 432, para 3) 'The objective of the provision is to ensure protection of any right or privilege acquired under the repealed Act' ."
As the table produced above and the precedents discussed demonstrate, the amendment to the Specific Relief Act alters substantive rights, and therefore should be construed to operate prospectively. For this reason, and for reasons to follow in the coming posts in the series, the author is of the view that the amendment should be prospectively applicable. However, some practitioners have adopted the view that the amendment should be construed to be applicable retrospectively (here and here). Their views are premised on the arguments mentioned below.
First, although amendments that alter substantive rights are presumed to operate prospectively, since the Specific Relief Act is essentially a procedural law, the amendment must be construed to operate retrospectively. Second, the rule against retrospectivity is limited to scenarios where the provision is merely amended, as opposed to cases where the entire provision is substituted. Third, that the Amendment was intended to be retrospectively applicable.
The final (and the most appealing) argument, provided by one of the reviewers in favour of retrospective operation, is that the defendant or promisee is already under a contractual obligation to perform her promised tasks, and therefore the omission of the defences available or conditions prescribed in provisions such as sections 10 and 14 does not result in the imposition of new duties, and does not attract the rule against retrospective operation.
All four arguments, and the relevant cases cited in favour will be explored in greater depth in the subsequent posts in the series.
[continued here]
– Rahul Sibal
[1] See the Finance Act, 2012 wherein certain amendments were held to be in force from 1962, in order to override the decision of the Supreme Court in Vodafone International Holdings BV v. Union of India, (2012) 6 SCC 613.
[2] It is interesting to note that while the Expert Committee Report on the Specific Relief Act, 1963 recommended that discretion under section 20 be done away with, it recommended that the statutory, and some of the judicially developed, exceptions under section 20 be incorporated in section 14. See 'Report of the Expert Committee on the Specific Relief Act, 1963', pp.52-54 (paragraph 11.7),Government of India, Ministry of Law and Justice (Legislative Department), (26 May 2016). However, the text of the amendment reveals that the exceptions enshrined in section 20 have not been incorporated in section 14. See The Specific Relief (Amendment) Act 2018: A Hurried Legislation, Bar and Bench – Indian Legal news.
[3] One of the central themes of this jurisprudence is that each right bears a correlative duty to perform. Therefore, where the removal of exceptions to specific performance in scenarios where such exceptions would otherwise have been attracted creates a right in favour of the plaintiff, it also correlatively creates an obligation to specifically perform on the defendant. This line of reasoning can be traced to the works of Wesley Newcomb Hohfeld. See Hohfeld, W.N., 1913. Some fundamental legal conceptions as applied in judicial reasoning. Yale LJ, 23, p.16.
[4] Southern Petrochemical Industries Co. Ltd. v. Electricity Inspector & ETIO (2007) 5 SCC 447.
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BkiUeBvxK7kjXMEc93Vk | the iPhone 7 is inferior in quality photography new flagship smartphone Huawei P10, experts say DxOMark, specializing in the assessment of the capabilities of cameras of different mobile devices. Top camera Huawei showed a better result than the iPhone 7, which scored 86 points against 87 points at Huawei P10.
Huawei P10 is equipped with a 20 megapixel color and a 12-megapixel black-and-white image sensor, optical stabilization, laser autofocus and diafragma F/2,2. Front camera resolution is 8 megapixels, the lens has a aperture of F/1,9. It was created with the participation of Leica camera allows you to show real-time blur effect of the background is implemented programmatically. Model Huawei P10 Plus is equipped with the same image sensors as Huawei P10, but the lens it has a aperture of F/1,8.
The experts at DxOMark, regularly testing the photo quality of smartphones, quite appreciated camera features Huawei P10. The main advantages of the built-in photo module was named a good exposure even in low light, accurate AF, natural color, meticulous attention to detail in most scenes and high quality when photographing with flash.
Not like the specialists luminance noise in the images of the sky, also the cons they put at the darkening colors in low lighting and loss of detail in dark portions "street" shots.
Huawei P10 last week appeared in the pre-order in Spain, Holland and Germany. Without a contract with the operator the price of the smartphone is 599 euros, which is 50 euros less than the manufacturer's suggested retail prices. It provides silver model, and version black, gold and blue flowers will appear from March 20 and April 18. On the timing of the launches Huawei P10 in Russia information yet. | c4 | 2 | 2 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUe2fxK3YB9i3RM2K3 | Your Le Blanc Mesnil hotel boasts an ideal location. It's close to Charles de Gaulle airport and just ten minutes from the Villepinte and Le Bourget Exhibition Centres. If you wish to make the most of your stay by visiting Paris or the Disneyland and Parc Asterix theme parks, you can book a shuttle bus at reception or go by car, as you can drive there easily in just 20 minutes. An all-you-can-eat breakfast buffet with both sweet and savoury food is served every morning. At lunch and dinner, savour the quality of both our buffets and our seasonal menu, which was created by the Chef Pierre. The restaurant seats 160 and has extra seating on the hotel's private terrace. Relax in the Lounge Bar over a drink or sweet or savoury nibbles. You will be charmed by the quality and service of the fully-refurbished Campanile hotel Le Blanc Mesnil, which is ideal for all travellers, whether you're on a business trip or on holiday.
Dont book this hotel if you dont speak french, if you dont have a car and if your visit purpose is turism. This hotel, in my opinion , is just for business visits. Nothing near the hotel. Not very clean. Good bar/ breakfast.
Hello, how much cost the shuttle to go to the airport?
How much for a taxi from campanile kyriad hotel to la blanc mesnil metro station?
Good morning, We don't know exactly because it depends on the traffic or the time, but it would cost you 20-30 euros. Have a good day.
How can we reach and return at champ elysees from the hotel, if we want to go there in night.
"re- arrange the room to get more space around the bed. bathroom needs looking at."
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BkiUe5PxaKgQUv_dNXJP | This unit is part of the My Huatulco Vacation Luxury Collection and is located within the beautiful Conejos Bay, offering direct access to one of Huatulco's most serene beaches. The unit is centrally located between the on-site restaurant and pool offering partial ocean views.
This unit features two guest bedrooms and accommodates up to four guests. The first bedroom offers a king-sized bed and ensuite bathroom with jacuzzi bath, outdoor shower and private terrace. The second bedroom features either two twin-sized beds or one king and ensuite bathroom with a full luxury bath and access to the shared terrace.
The living area features an open-concept with sofa seating for six. Floor-to-ceiling glass doors slide away revealing the spacious terrace, blending the indoor living space with the outdoors. Relax on the terrace sofa and two chairs. Included in this open living space is an indoor dining area with seating for eight. As an extension to the living/dining area is the kitchen, fully outfitted with stainless steel appliances, granite counter tops, custom cabinetry and a breakfast bar with seating for three.
During the day, enjoy your time at the full-service swimming pool or beach accompanied with dishes and drinks prepared by the Pool Bar, Los Manglares.
Celeste offers concierge, valet, daily housekeeping, room service, fully equipped gym, and spa. Residences are prepared prior to arrival with stocked refrigerators, air conditioning turned on, flowers and chilled wine.
This was an awesome property/location. We were very happy with the experience.Agents and property staff were very professional and responsive.
Dear Harvey, Thank you very much for sharing your experience at Celeste 402. I am glad to know that you spent an amzing time and our services were satisfactory for you and your guests. I hope seeing you next year. Regards, Cathy Bergamo & Your Friends at My Huatulco Vacation.
A beautiful, spacious condo on the beachfront. The kitchen was well equipped so we were happy to prepare many of our meals in the unit and enjoy our spacious deck and views. Large grocery store in Crucecita that is well stocked. Taxis cost very little.
Dear Christine, Thank you for sharing your experience at Celeste Beach Residences & Spa. I am glad the property reached your expectation and you could enjoy the views as much as the well equipped kitchen! It was very nice to meet you, I hope having the opportunity to host you again in the future. Take care, Regards, Cathy Bergamo & Your Friends at My Huatulco Vacation. | c4 | 5 | 1 | 4 | 1 |
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1. Twin Peaks
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Where to Watch: 154 episodes (99%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu). 153 episodes (98%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).
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What it's about: The Killing is an American crime drama television series based upon the Danish television series Forbrydelsen. Set in Seattle, Washington, the series follows the various murder investigations by homicide detectives Sarah Linden and Stephen Holder.
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7. American Horror Story
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Where to Watch: 103 episodes (99%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Netflix & Hulu). 103 episodes (99%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play, Prime Video & 3 others).
8. Prodigal Son
What it's about: The son of a notorious serial killer becomes an acclaimed criminal psychologist who uses his unique insight into how killers think to help the NYPD.
Where to Watch: 4 episodes (17%) are available to watch free online (FOX). 5 episodes (22%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu, fuboTV & TVision). 1 episodes (4%) are available to stream on a TV everywhere service (FOX). 22 episodes (96%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 4 services (iTunes, Google Play & 2 others).
9. Top of the Lake
What it's about: A woman haunted by her past, Detective Robin Griffin, investigates complex and unsettling cases.
What it's about: Satoru Fujinuma is a struggling manga artist who has the ability to turn back time and prevent deaths. When his mother is killed he turns back time to solve the mystery, but ends up back in elementary school, just before the disappearance of his classmate Kayo.
11. Scream Queens
What it's about: The super-charged comedy-horror series is a modern take on the classic whodunit with a killer cast.
12. I Am the Night
What it's about: Fauna Hodel, who was given away by her teenage birth mother, begins to investigate the secrets to her past, following a sinister trail that swirls ever closer to an infamous Hollywood gynecologist connected to the legendary Black Dahlia murder.
Where to Watch: 6 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu & Hoopla). 6 episodes (100%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 4 services (Google Play, Prime Video & 2 others).
13. Time After Time
What it's about: The adventures of young H.G. Wells and his time machine.
Where to Watch: 12 episodes (86%) are available to watch free online (CW Seed). 1 episodes (7%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu). 5 episodes (36%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 4 services (Google Play, Prime Video & 2 others).
14. American Gothic
What it's about: Everything is not what it seems in Trinity, South Carolina. Sheriff Lucas Buck develops a sinister interest in Caleb. Caleb's cousin Gail tries to protect him, but that's complicated since she has feelings for Sheriff Buck. And Caleb's dead sister, Merlyn, returns as an angel, warning him that Buck is an incarnation of evil - and may not be human.
Where to Watch: 18 episodes (51%) are available to watch free online (PlutoTV & NBC). 17 episodes (49%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu). 22 episodes (63%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 5 services (iTunes, Google Play & 3 others).
15. Midnattssol
What it's about: Kahina Zadi, 32, a French police officer travels to Kiruna in Sweden to investigate the bestial murder of a French citizen. Together with Anders, a Swedish prosecutor of Sami origin, she begins an investigation. Soon new killings start to happen and the first victim turns out to be the tip of a very dark iceberg. The victims seemingly have nothing in common more than that they are all being killed in a well-planned and vicious manner.In their hunt for the truth, both Kahina and Anders are forced to deal with their own past that they have repressed. A personal journey through a painful past becomes the key to succeed in preventing the violent killings that affects the small mining community of Kiruna.
Where to Watch: 8 episodes (100%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu).
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What it's about: Sakaido is a genius detective who can track down any criminal. But when his daughter is murdered, revenge lands him on the other side of the law. Now in prison, he helps the police solve mysteries using a system that invades a person's identity. Little by little, a trail of blood forms, and it all leads back to his daughter's murderer.
Where to Watch: 13 episodes (93%) are available to stream on a popular subscription service (Hulu & Funimation). 10 episodes (71%) are available to rent or buy from $1.99 on 2 services (Google Play & YouTube). | commoncrawl | 4 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
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BkiUdfQ25V5ioeHBmYSC | Cheyenne Regional's hospital team is made up of a variety of clinical and non-clinical staff members. We care deeply about providing you with the highest quality of care and meeting all of your needs during your stay.
The physician who admits you is responsible for directing your care during your stay in the hospital. As the coordinator of your care, your physician should be consulted if / when you have questions or concerns about your condition.
Made up of professional registered nurses, licensed practical nurses and nurse assistants, the nursing team provides 24-hour nursing care. A nurse manager is responsible for directing and coordinating nursing care on each unit. Please feel free to contact your nurse or the nurse manager if you have questions or concerns during your stay.
We believe that total patient care requires attention to the spiritual, as well as the physical and emotional needs of each patient. Members of the pastoral services staff are available to assist you, whatever your religious tradition. Additionally, your priest, minister, pastor or rabbi is always welcome to visit you while you are here.
We have a staff of full-time registered clinical dietitians who are available to assist you and help you to meet your dietary needs during your stay. If you have questions about your meals or diet, you can reach the team at extension 7975.
A member of the EVS is responsible for cleaning your room daily. If there is a housekeeping problem in your room, please tell your nurse. The issue will be taken care of as soon as possible. Click here for more information about the role of our EVS team.
Cheyenne Regional Volunteers contribute many hours of service and financial assistance to the hospital each year. They supplement the services of the hospital staff in a number of ways and can be identified by their name badges.
The Administrative Rapid Response team identifies high-risk patients and those who are at risk for cardiac or respiratory arrest. The Rapid Response Team can be reached at extension 7535.
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BkiUfxw5qhDCYT-7h577 | Indian police say Irish woman murdered in Goa was also raped
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MUMBAI (AFP) - A young Irish woman who was murdered in the popular Indian tourist destination of Goa was also raped, police said Thursday (March 16).
The body of 28-year-old Danielle McLaughlin was discovered naked in a field near a beach in the south of the picturesque state on Tuesday.
"We had sent the body for a post mortem examination. Reports have confirmed that Danielle was raped before the murder," deputy superintendent Sammy Tavares of the Goan police told AFP.
Police have charged 23-year-old Indian man Vikat Bhagat with the murder of McLaughlin, who was from Donegal in the north of Ireland.
"Besides the earlier charge of murder we have also booked him for rape. The accused will be in police custody until March 22 after which he'll be produced in court," said Tavares.
McLaughlin had been celebrating the Indian spring festival of Holi at Goa's popular Palolem beach on Monday night, according to police. Her badly bruised body was found a few kilometres away in Canacona by a farmer early the next day.
Several foreigners have died in Goa over the past decade or so, including 15-year-old British schoolgirl Scarlett Keeling, whose bruised and semi-naked body was found in shallow water on a beach in 2008.
The deaths, many in suspicious circumstances or from drug or alcohol abuse, have blighted the resort state's reputation as a tourist haven.
Last September, two Indian men were cleared of the rape and murder of Keeling, whose death became international news, shining a spotlight on the seedy side of the resort which is popular with Westerners and drawing attention to India's sluggish justice system.
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BkiUdBDxK7FjYEXSEpNX | Helix Sleep hybrids with targeted cushioning conform closely, which makes them optimal for those who sleep on their side. While those with moderate cushioning don't conform as much and are ideal for all sleep positions. Lighter individuals may feel more comfortable on models with balanced support, while those who weigh 130 pounds or more tend to prefer the variants with additional support.
Helix Sleep also offers two mattresses with dual-firmness, the Helix Dual Balanced (with balanced support and targeted cushioning) and the Helix Dual Extra (with additional support and moderate cushioning). Both these models have one 'Soft' side and one 'Firm' side, which makes them suitable for couples with different preferences. Last, the Helix Nightfall is a hybrid designed for larger, heavier individuals. This variant has an additional layer of memory foam for optimum support.
All nine of the various iterations of this mattress will differ slightly in construction, but for 6 of the 9 models, the construction will be fairly similar. The 6 core variants (listed above) are 10 inches tall, composed of 6 inches of individually wrapped coils and 4 inches of foam.
Cover – Initially, all Helix mattresses come with the same cover, made of 100 percent polyester. I found it to be pliable and thin, allowing for some great breathability. However, if you prefer something more luxurious, you can choose to swap out the regular cover for the UltraCool one, which is composed of a phase change fabric to regulate temperature.
Comfort Layer – Up top, you'll discover a heavy layer of memory foam. This type of foam has a slow response to pressure, meaning you're likely to encounter some great body contouring. While it might seem odd for a purportedly medium firmness bed to incorporate a memory foam layer, it's important to remember that the presence of deep sinkage does not necessarily translate to softness; in fact, oftentimes it gives quite a firm feeling.
Transition Layer – After sinking through the memory foam comfort layer, you will discover a transition layer of poly foam. This layer of foam works to curb the sinkage of the comfort layer and set a supportive, medium firm feel as you reach the pocketed coils below.
Support Layer – The majority of the mattress is made up of this section of individually wrapped coils. This system gives a supportive lift to the structure, working to position the sleeper "on top" of the mattress, instead of "in it". Since the coils are wrapped individually, they're also likely to allow extra breathability as air flows in between the spaces in the coils.
Base Layer – Last but not least, you'll uncover a thin section of high-density poly foam. This layer does not affect the feel of the bed too much, functioning mostly to give the pocketed coils something off of which to react.
The firmness level of the Helix is going to vary widely depending on the model you select. The Helix Midnight and Dusk, have medium firmness levels, which is going to be quite versatile and therefore exceptionally popular. If you have more specific requirements, however, Helix Sleep will be happy to provide you with more options.
Laying down on the Helix Midnight, the memory foam comfort layer feels soft and generates some quality body contouring, while the rest of the materials in the Midnight work to counteract this and make an overall firmer structure. The pocketed coils and the firmer support foams also help with re-positioning.
For those who sleep on their back, there is just enough good comfort material in the Midnight to conform to your lumbar while supporting your whole back in a neutral position. For larger buyers or those who want a firmer bed, there are 2 more options for you in the Helix Dawn and Helix Twilight models.
Most side sleepers should feel totally comfy on the Midnight, but, if you are wanting less pressure while still going with a flexible medium firmness, you might decide to take a look at the Helix Dusk, which utilizes a body-conforming latex-alternative foam that's breathable and gives the surface a small bit of bounce.
Side sleepers typically need to be mindful of pressure because they sleep with most of their weight on a tinier region. People who are lighter than average or people looking for a lot of pressure relief might want to stay with the plusher variants.
Stomach sleepers should feel supported in the Midnight, especially if this isn't their primary position or they have a tendency to change things up a lot. Firmer mattresses might be preferable for exclusive stomach sleepers so that they can make sure their hips don't dip and over-arch their back.
Last, Helix Sleep suggests Helix for sleepers up to 350 lbs or partners that weigh a maximum of 250 pounds each. If you or your spouse are significantly bigger than average, the company has also produced a bed called the Nightfall that's built to accommodate a combined weight of 1000 lbs.
Bear in mind that if neither of those models seem quite right, you can always check out the four other mattresses in the new collection: the Sunset (plush, softer than the Moonlight), Dusk (moderate feel, slightly firmer than the Midnight), Twilight (firm, designed for side sleepers), or Dawn (the firmest mattress of the bunch).
According to my research, Helix Sleep surpasses expectations for hybrids in this space because of the quantity and quality of foam it contains, in addition to the pocketed coils that help trap motion at its source. If you are a light sleeper worried that motion from the other side of the mattress will wake you, you shouldn't have much concern with this hybrid. I would say that any of the Helix mattresses would be a good option for couples.
While getting a brand-new mattress, most individuals want to know whether they'll feel like they are sinking "into" the mattress or laying "on top" of it.
While you're going to experience some immediate sinkage from the soft foam on top, when you sink through those layers, you will hit the individually-wrapped coils and find amazing support. This combo will interest a vast range of individuals, but will satisfy stomach and back sleepers the most.
Though I do feel the foam compress as I sit close to the edge of the bed, the individually-wrapped coils prevent the mattress from collapsing a lot . I feel quite secured sitting on the mattress.
In my view, Helix mattresses perform above average when it comes to edge support compared to other bed-in-a-box brands, and this is because of their freshly updated edges that contain reinforcement in the coil system. There can be some compression at the comfort foams when you sit with your entire weight on the side, but lying on the side should feel comfortable and secure. Couples who want more space to stretch out normally love stronger edges.
Lying down, I also feel like I can get close to the edge of the bed without feeling like I will roll over or be ejected from the mattress. Overall, I believe that the Helix mattress has great edge support.
Among the best features of purchasing a mattress-in-a-box online is the sleep trials they usually come with. Helix Mattress is no different. You create the mattress that is intended for you, place your order, and in 2 weeks, it is delivered to your home. From the moment you click to purchase the mattress, you've got 100 nights to try it out (minus the time for delivery, so it is more like 90 nights). If it isn't perfect, you can return it for free of charge, and get a complete refund.
The Helix Mattress includes a generous 10-year guarantee that covers flaws, but it has some limitations, exceptions, and the burden of proof is on the consumer (like most warranties). Of course, you should be the original owner of the mattress to use the warranty, and you will need to be sure that you keep your receipt as proof of purchase.
As long as you follow all of Helix's expectations for use, your warranty should be valid. That means you need to have a proper foundation (no adjustable bed frames or slats more than 4 inches apart) and you don't use the mattress improperly – no jumping on it!
If your Helix begins to show an indentation of 1 inch or more, which is what usually happens when low-density foams break down, you could qualify for a repair or replacement of your Helix.
If you are sure that a Helix mattress is perfect for you, you can find the size and pricing info beneath. But please bear in mind that these prices indicate standard pricing, and does not consider my special discount. Click here to receive my special discount and receive up to $125 off your mattress now.
For regular cleaning, it is suggested to use cold water with gentle dish soap to clean any dirt or stains. Be sure that you wash using soft circular motions, instead of rubbing.
The features of the Helix were thoughtfully constructed to provide options whether you were looking for a mattress that keeps cool all night, if you needed one to support your shape with a thick comfort system, or both! The reinforced coil unit should provide great edge support and motion transfer is minimal with their individually-wrapped structure.
Hopefully, I have given you some idea of what the typical sleeper can expect from the Helix, but it truly does provide a sensational range of customization with an option for literally every particular need or desire. Your next best sleep might just be a brief online quiz away. | c4 | 5 | 2 | 5 | 4 |
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BkiUdP025V5irJ1XxHqo | Order up
How to get the right drink in a bar
At Coquille Fine Seafood, Shaun Layton has created a light, bright, classic-based bar list. Order accordingly. Dan Toulgoet photo
You're thirsty. There's a bar full of things to drink. You'd think nothing would be simpler than quenching your thirst, right? Not so fast.
We've all had those disappointing cocktails that left us wondering what went wrong. That's because there's an art to ordering a drink, a good drink at least, and it's both simple and complex.
It starts by being aware of your surroundings.
"I'll usually order according to where I am. It's what I want, but also where I am," says Shaun Layton, who has just created the bar program at the newly opened Coquille Fine Seafood. "If I'm at La Mezcaleria, I'll order a Margarita. If I'm at a French restaurant, it'll be a classic aperitif. And if it's a place that's known for the bar program, I'll definitely order a cocktail," he says. "I'll get with the program at the place because it's a part of the experience."
The Upstairs at Campagnolo back bar suggests bittered whisky drinks are a good choice here. Lou Lou Childs photo
In other words, play to the establishment's strengths and not its weaknesses. "If you're going into a pub, don't order a Manhattan," says Sabrine Dhaliwal, bar manager of Uva Wine & Cocktail Bar. Adds Amber Bruce of The Keefer Bar, "Don't go in with your preconceived notions and ask for something you're not going to get."
Sometimes, though, it's not so easy to tell what kind of joint it is. A bar may look classy, but still shake its Manhattans and make its Margaritas with bottled sour mix. That's when you have to look for other clues.
Check out the decor, the menu and especially the back bar. Is it filled with a jumble of dusty Sour Puss and Fireball bottles? Or a neatly arranged selection of gleaming mezcals and amaros?
Look at the menu, look at the back bar, look at the bartender. How are they presenting themselves? What's the music like? What's the atmosphere? Even if the drinks aren't my style, I can find something I'd be happy with.
"Generally, if it's lots of sweet liqueurs and vodkas, it's for a less experienced palate. A back bar that has a lot of whiskies is for a more developed palate," says Dhaliwal. "Look at the menu, look at the back bar, look at the bartender. How are they presenting themselves? What's the music like? What's the atmosphere? Even if the drinks aren't my style, I can find something I'd be happy with."
"If you see yellow and green Chartreuse, you know they have a good cocktail program," says Max Borrowman, bar manager of Juniper Kitchen & Bar. "And if I look at the menu and they have nothing but Blue Hawaii and five different Mojitos, then I'll order a beer."
If you see yellow and green Chartreuse, you know they have a good cocktail program.
Little things like dirty cleaning rags left on the counter, withered lime wedges in the condiment tray or even the way the room smells are an indication that there will be as little care going into the drinks.
"If you walk in and you have that stale bar-mat smell, then I'd have a bottled beer," Dhaliwal says.
At Hawksworth, high-end spirits are the order of the day. Lou Lou Childs photo
"If you see them shaking drinks that are supposed to be stirred, stay away from Martinis and Manhattans and stick with a highball," Layton says. "If they're not using fresh juice, stay away from anything that needs juice. If it's a dirty bar, stay away from anything fresh."
But your best information will come right from the source: the bartender.
"Talk to us. We're a lot of fun," says J-S Dupuis, beverage director of Wentworth Hospitality Group. "To me, anywhere in the world I go, I'd sit at the bar and order a beer, then look at the cocktail list and talk to the bartender. Go out to have a good time. Open your mind a little. And trust your bartender."
Dhaliwal agrees: "Do talk to the bartender. Ask them what they do. Tell them what you like and what you don't like. Be honest. The bartender should be able to help guide you."
"Always give them something to work with," Layton says. "And if it's really busy and backed up, I might start with a sherry or a beer and say, 'When you have a minute, I'll have a cocktail.'"
Sometimes, though, it's clear you're not going to get the cocktail you want and you even have doubts about the draught beer. In that case, it's best to turn to the bartenders' backup: a bottle of beer and a shot of whisky, a.k.a., a Boilermaker.
"It's easy drinking and a great conversation starter," Dhaliwal says.
Bruce adds, "And hopefully the shot glass is clean."
—by Joanne Sasvari
Make Shaun Layton's version of Harry's Bar French 75.
Amber Brucecocktail cultureCoquille Fine SeafoodJS DupuisMax BorrowmanSabrine DhaliwalShaun Layton
Joanne Sasvari
Joanne Sasvari is a Vancouver-based writer who covers food, drink and travel for a variety of publications, including a weekly drinks column for the Vancouver Sun. She is the editor of The Alchemist.
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BkiUgKTxK4sA-46xQ0gm | Today is the day where children can experience how it's like to be a CEO during 'Baas van Morgen', which is a great initiative of JINC. For this event, our CEO Bauke Zeinstra also handed over his function to Naomi.
"I'm pleased to introduce our new CEO Naomi Geurtz. Today more than 200 children take over jobs from Dutch CEOs and politicians for one day. JINC 'Baas van Morgen' enables elementary and high school pupils, who grow-up in a socio-economic challenging environment, to experience what it is like to be in charge and to build a relevant network." thus our CEO Bauke Zeinstra.
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BkiUdHU5qoYAm1d-C466 | With so much information available "getting information off the internet is like taking a drink from a fire hydrant" (Mitchell Kapor). In this digital age, Content curation is an essential skill for the modern learning and development professional. If content is king, then you need to learn how to Curate like a King to gather and share information to educate, inspire and inform. In this course we will look at what content curation is and tools available to curate content.
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BkiUbYM5qsMAIq_v3sVZ | PKL: Last-minute magic helps Dabang Delhi KC beat Haryana Steelers
Dabang Delhi KC's Vijay produced last-minute heroics to help them beat Haryana Steelers 28-25 in Match 55 of Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 at The Sheraton Grand, Whitefield, Bengaluru.
ANI | Bengaluru (Karnataka) | Updated: 15-01-2022 22:20 IST | Created: 15-01-2022 22:20 IST
Dabang Delhi KC's Naveen Kumar (Photo/PKL). Image Credit: ANI
Dabang Delhi KC's Vijay produced last-minute heroics to help them beat Haryana Steelers 28-25 in Match 55 of Pro Kabaddi League Season 8 at The Sheraton Grand, Whitefield, Bengaluru. Vijay scored 11 points for the Delhi team, but 5 of his total came in the last 2 raids that helped the Season 7 finalists escape with a win. Dabang lost Naveen Kumar to an injury in the second half but showed enough composure to stifle the Haryana raiders and win the first match of Triple Panga night.
The first half was a low scoring affair despite the plethora of talented raiders on the mat. Naveen Kumar was sent to the dugout 4 times (in 8 raids) by the Haryana defence marshalled by the experienced Surender Nada and young Jaideep. Naveen could only score three points in a low-scoring half and was outscored by his teammate Vijay. Haryana raiders struggled too which resulted in a lot of Do-or-Die situations for both sides. The defenders owned the first half which ended with the scores level at 11-11.
The first ten minutes of the second half was a repeat with both sides taking an overly cautious approach. Naveen Kumar was at the receiving end of a tough tackle in the 4th minute after the restart which forced him. The defence kept matching each other with tackles as the raiders struggled to make a significant impact. There was just one point separating the two at the first Time Out with the match desperately missing a Super Raid.
Two 2-point raids followed the Time Out as the teams matched each other. There was nothing to separate the sides as the likes of Vikash Kandola and Vinay struggled. With five minutes remaining the scores were tied at 21-21 and it seemed very likely a mistake would decide the fate of the match. Sandeep Narwal produced a thigh-hold to send Vikash Kandola to the dugout with 2 minutes remaining. Delhi's Vijay then produced a 2-point raid in the final minute and then followed it with a 3-point Super Raid to take the game completely away from the Steelers. Haryana could not find a way back from it as they succumbed to a 3-point defeat. (ANI)
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BkiUcuzxK7ICUmfbznxY | EBSCO Introduces Flipster™, a New Way to Access Digital Magazines
~ The One-Stop-Shop for Digital Magazines Allows Library Patrons to Browse the Latest Issues of the Most Sought After Magazines ~
IPSWICH, Mass. — October 30, 2014 — Continuing its tradition of working with libraries to help patrons find the content they want as quickly and conveniently as possible, EBSCO Information Services (EBSCO) is introducing Flipster™, which allows library patrons to browse the latest issues of high quality digital versions of popular magazines, courtesy of their library.
Flipster provides users easy access to digital magazines for online browsing via their desktops or any mobile device. Flipster allows libraries to give their patrons the option of accessing the content at the library or remotely. They can also download magazines to their Android device, iPad or iPad mini via a native app for offline reading anytime anywhere.
Flipster has many features designed to give readers an easy and fun digital reading experience. They can browse magazines by category as well as perform searches for specific periodicals. An online newsstand provides a carousel of the most recent issues, as well as a carousel of all issues allowing for quick access to magazines. The table of contents contains links to quickly go to articles of interest and hotlinks within magazines are hyperlinked, opening in separate tabs when clicked. In addition, there is an option to zoom in and out for better readability.
Top titles in Flipster include The Atlantic, Car & Driver, Consumer Reports, Cosmopolitan, Country Living, Entertainment Weekly, Ebony, Elle, Esquire, Forbes, Fortune, Golf Magazine, Good Housekeeping, Harper's Bazaar, Jet, Men's Health, Money, Newsweek, People Magazine, Prevention, Popular Mechanics, Rolling Stone, Redbook, Road & Track, Runner's World, Science News, Seventeen, Sports Illustrated, Southern Living, Time, Woman's Day, US Weekly and many others.
Senior Vice President for Product Management, Michael Laddin says that Flipster is a new way for EBSCO customers to provide content to their end users. "By providing a high quality digital reading experience for library patrons, whether they are at the library or accessing the digital magazines remotely, Flipster offers a unique approach for experiencing content in popular magazines as well as extending library services in an exciting new way. It has been designed especially for library patrons who want to browse the latest issues of popular magazines. Flipster complements EBSCO's full-text databases (e.g., MasterFILE, MAS, Business Source, etc.) which enable patrons to research topics of interest to them."
The addition of Flipster's digital magazines gives libraries that are accustomed to working with EBSCO for subscriptions, databases and e-books, the opportunity to work with a familiar and trusted partner and the benefits that come with EBSCO's long-standing relationships with major publisher partners. Customers who buy both Flipster and databases from EBSCO will receive significant discounts for the combined resources.
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BkiUdmA25V5hcJY58utM | Authors: Yu, Z.M., DeClercq, V., Cui, Y., Forbes, C., Grandy, S., Keats, M., Parker, L., Sweeney, E., Dummer, T.J.B. (2018).
Objectives: The prevalence of obesity among populations in the Atlantic provinces is the highest in Canada. Some studies suggest that adequate fruit and vegetable consumption may help body weight management. We assessed the associations between fruit and vegetable intake with body adiposity among individuals who participated in the baseline survey of the Atlantic Partnership for Tomorrow's Health (Atlantic PATH) cohort study.
Methods: We carried out a cross-sectional analysis among 26 340 individuals (7979 men and 18 361 women) aged 35–69 years who were recruited in the baseline survey of the Atlantic PATH study. Data on fruit and vegetable intake, sociodemographic and behavioural factors, chronic disease, anthropometric measurements and body composition were included in the analysis.
Results: In the multivariable regression analyses, 1 SD increment of total fruit and vegetable intake was inversely associated with body mass index (−0.12 kg/m2; 95% CI −0.19 to –0.05), waist circumference (−0.40 cm; 95% CI −0.58 to –0.23), percentage fat mass (−0.30%; 95% CI −0.44 to –0.17) and fat mass index (−0.14 kg/m2; 95% CI −0.19 to –0.08). Fruit intake, but not vegetable intake, was consistently inversely associated with anthropometric indices, fat mass, obesity and abdominal obesity.
Conclusions: Fruit and vegetable consumption was inversely associated with body adiposity among the participant population in Atlantic Canada. This association was primarily attributable to fruit intake. Longitudinal studies and randomised trials are warranted to confirm these observations and investigate the underlying mechanisms. | c4 | 5 | 4 | 5 | 5 |
BkiUcwg4ubngtpssnOX8 | Deadline Reminder: Law Offices of Howard G. Smith Reminds Investors of Looming Deadline in the Class Action Lawsuit Against Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. f/k/a Marathon Patent Group, Inc. (MARA)
BENSALEM, Pa.–(BUSINESS WIRE)–Law Offices of Howard G. Smith reminds investors of the upcoming February 15, 2022 deadline to file a lead plaintiff motion in the case filed on behalf of investors who purchased Marathon Digital Holdings, Inc. f/k/a Marathon Patent Group, Inc. ("Marathon" or the "Company") (NASDAQ: MARA) securities between October 13, 2020 and November 15, 2021, inclusive (the "Class Period").
Investors suffering losses on their Marathon investments are encouraged to contact the Law Offices of Howard G. Smith to discuss their legal rights in this class action at 888-638-4847 or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com.
In October 2020, Marathon announced that it had formed a joint venture with Beowulf Energy LLC focused on delivering low-cost power to Marathon's Bitcoin mining operations. The company also entered into a series of agreements with multiple parties to design and build a data center in Hardin, Montana, issuing 6 million shares of its common stock to the parties of those agreements.
On November 15, 2021, before the market opened, Marathon revealed that during its third quarter 2021, "the Company and certain of its executives received a subpoena to produce documents and communications concerning the Hardin, Montana data center facility" described in Marathon's Form 8-K dated October 13, 2020.
On this news, Marathon's stock price fell $20.52, or 27%, to close at $55.40 per share on November 15, 2021, thereby injuring investors.
The complaint filed alleges that throughout the Class Period, Defendants made materially false and/or misleading statements, as well as failed to disclose material adverse facts about the Company's business, operations, and prospects. Specifically, Defendants failed to disclose to investors that: (i) the Beowulf Joint Venture, as it related to the Hardin Facility, implicated potential regulatory violations, including U.S. securities law violations; (ii) as a result, the Beowulf Joint Venture subjected Marathon to a heightened risk of regulatory scrutiny; (iii) the foregoing was reasonably likely to have a material negative impact on the Company's business and commercial prospects; and (iv) as a result, the Company's public statements were materially false and misleading at all relevant times.
If you purchased or otherwise acquired Marathon securities during the Class Period, you may move the Court no later than February 15, 2022 to ask the Court to appoint you as lead plaintiff if you meet certain legal requirements. To be a member of the class action you need not take any action at this time; you may retain counsel of your choice or take no action and remain an absent member of the class action. If you wish to learn more about this class action, or if you have any questions concerning this announcement or your rights or interests with respect to these matters, please contact Howard G. Smith, Esquire, of Law Offices of Howard G. Smith, 3070 Bristol Pike, Suite 112, Bensalem, Pennsylvania 19020, by telephone at (215) 638-4847, toll-free at (888) 638-4847, or by email to howardsmith@howardsmithlaw.com, or visit our website at www.howardsmithlaw.com.
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BkiUdtrxK1ThhBMLgu8X | Bury Hill's earthworks are quite prominent on the summit of a low rise at the confluence of the rivers Anna and Anton, near Andover. An Early Iron Age hillfort of 10 ha (24 acres) occupies the site but was superseded by a much stronger circular fort of half the size. The earlier enclosure, tested by geophysical survey and excavation, had no evidence of occupation, but it was a different picture in the later camp, which was densely packed with features.
What was striking about Barry Cunliffe's work here in 1990 was the remarkable haul of horse harness and chariot fittings. The excavation produced six copper alloy terret rings, three strap unions, two small strap rings, a linchpin and an antler side piece capped with a copper alloy disc, as well as numerous iron horse bits and nave rings. Actual horse remains comprised 48% of the animal bones found, about ten times higher than at nearby Iron Age sites, suggesting highly specialised activity at Bury Hill.
Calculations show an average height of eleven hands for a horse population aged between one and fourteen years. With less than 5% juvenile mortality it is likely that the animals were not kept for breeding and they may have been semi-feral, similar to New Forest ponies today. With peak mortality at age six or seven years it is also unlikely that they were exploited for meat. The probability is that the herd was carefully managed, with the emphasis on horses for riding and chariot use.
It seems clear that the community viewed the chariot as a symbol of prestige. It is likely that the vehicles were manufactured at the site and the necessary specialised metalwork made there by craftsmen working for the local elite. This was a group potentially more warrior-dominated than in previous Iron Age generations and ties in with Caesar's descriptions from 54 BC, when the Late Iron Age forces ranged against him included up to 4,000 chariots!
The Wessex Hillforts Survey has identified an oval enclosure of approximately 1.6ha (4 acres) just outside the later camp at Bury Hill, with its largest entrance facing towards the fort. Is this where the elite warriors – the royal house guard or comitates – strutted their stuff, leaving the artisans to their carpentry workshops and smithies inside the defences?
The archaeological evidence: horse bones, nave rings and linch pins from chariot axles, and a variety of horse bits, terret rings and strap unions from the harness; plus a cluster of sling stones.
The allegiance of this Late Iron Age 'arms factory' is not clear. The local Atrebates tribe were pro-Roman, but suffered incursions from the Trinovantes and Catuvellauni. Whoever it was they followed, there's no doubt that the later 1st century BC and the early 1st century AD were turbulent times, if the importance given to the production of weapons of war is anything to go by.
Image: Bury Hill viewed from the west. The early fort touches the left hand side of the image, the later fort is dead centre. The 'annexe' occupies the harvested field to the right.
Cunliffe, B & Poole, C. 2000. The Danebury Environs Programme: The Prehistory of a Wessex Landscape Vol 2, part 2. Bury Hill, Upper Clatford, Hants, 1990. English Heritage and Oxford University Committee for Archaeology Monograph no. 49. | c4 | 5 | 3 | 5 | 4 |
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High Energy Physics - Phenomenology
arXiv:2012.15102 (hep-ph)
[Submitted on 30 Dec 2020 (v1), last revised 13 May 2021 (this version, v2)]
Title:Confinement of Fermions in Tachyon Matter at Finite Temperature
Authors:Adamu Issifu, Julio C.M. Rocha, Francisco A. Brito
Abstract: We study a phenomenological model that mimics the characteristics of QCD theory at finite temperature. The model involves fermions coupled with a modified Abelian gauge field in a tachyon matter. It reproduces some important QCD features such as, confinement, deconfinement, chiral symmetry and quark-gluon-plasma (QGP) phase transitions. The study may shed light on both light and heavy quark potentials and their string tensions. Flux-tube and Cornell potentials are developed depending on the regime under consideration. Other confining properties such as scalar glueball mass, gluon mass, glueball-meson mixing states, gluon and chiral condensates are exploited as well. The study is focused on two possible regimes, the ultraviolet (UV) and the infrared (IR) regimes.
Comments: 25 pages, 13 figures, version published in AHEP
Subjects: High Energy Physics - Phenomenology (hep-ph); High Energy Physics - Theory (hep-th)
Cite as: arXiv:2012.15102 [hep-ph]
(or arXiv:2012.15102v2 [hep-ph] for this version)
Journal reference: Advances in High Energy Physics, Volume 2021, Article ID 6645678
Related DOI: https://doi.org/10.1155/2021/6645678
From: Francisco A. Brito [view email]
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Starting off in boating is easy – the difficult bit is deciding what part of the sport to try. We publish Tips For Those Buying And Selling Boats on our dedicated boats for sale site. This part of the website provides you with invaluable tips and advice from people within the new and second hand boat industry. We provide information about the types of boats that are out there and what to look out for when buying a new or used boat. We also list some of the precautions you might want to consider before buying a boat. There are lots of things to look out for which do not always immediately meet the eye. We aim to give you relevant information regarding the negotiations involved in selling or buying a boat and also provide guidance on how to finance the purchase of your dream boat.
Below you'll find extra information and articles about how to get started in Irish boating.
Above: Malahide Marina, the site of several On The Water boat shows and the venue for this October's Used and Demo Boat Show 2009
If anchoring in a secluded cove or a BBQ from the deck of a yacht sounds like a far-fetched idea this summer, then it might be time to think again.
More and more people across Ireland are discovering that the shoreline represents a border but also a means of escape.
The romantic freedom of sailing is as true today as it has been throughout maritime history. Harnessing the elements for propulsion is one of the most appealing things about an afternoon afloat.
You don't need a licence, insurance or experience to own and operate a pleasure craft in this country. And what's more, the wind and the waves are free!
The sailing principles used by the Vikings when they sailed up the Liffey are the same as those used today on an afternoon potter around Dublin bay. Over the centuries, man has fine-tuned his ability to use the wind. Indeed, it's now possible to sail faster than the wind. However, most people going afloat are not focussed on speed – they simply want to watch the world go by.
The boats may have changed since the Vikings but the view around the coast – except for the cities – is pretty much the same as a thousand years ago.
Nowhere was this point more clearly made than last year when the world's top offshore sailors called in unexpectedly to our south and west coasts.
They came principally in search of wind in leg eight of the Volvo Round the World race. They found little wind, unusually, but before they left they wrote prose worthy of a Failte Ireland copywriter.
In his log, navigator Simon Fisher from ABN AMRO Two wrote: "Our day started sailing in and out of the mist rolling down off the hills and, as the sun rose and the mist burnt off, it gave way to spectacular views of rolling green hills and a weather-beaten rocky coastline. With castles and towers stationed on each headland, it gives you the feeling of sailing through a scene out of 'Lord of the Rings'."
So far our waters remain remarkably unspoilt and it's one of the reasons French and German sailors have been enjoying our coastline for decades. But it's only quite recently that there has been any kind of increase in the Irish pleasure boat numbers with more and more people sticking their toes in the water. The marine industry is also playing its part, attempting to break down the preconception that crusty old yacht clubs rule the seas.
Figures from a report commissioned by the Marine Institute in 2005 show that 142,000 adults were involved at that time in boating activity – ranging from sailing and boating at sea to boating on inland waterways. The survey confirmed a large rise in numbers in coastal and inland boating and water sports since the last survey ten years previously.
Unfortunately, unless you have a background in sailing, getting started can be anything but easy. Even at this year's boat show, there will be a bewildering amount of information about many different types of boats. Websites, dealers and magazines all have their merits but often the best place to start is an honest conversation with yourself.
Are you buying a boat on a weekend whim or is it something you've been planning to do since lodging your first SSIA money?
A boat with a cabin, no matter how small, is just one practical way of escaping the worst of a showery day. It's also a great way to extend the boating season that runs typically from St Patrick's Day through to the end of September and it's no accident that the most successful brands in Irish harbours all have some form of cover.
Going afloat is not just about racing yachts at Cork Week nor is it just about early morning trolling for trout on the river Shannon. It's also about coastal kayaking, diving and windsurfing and many other forms of boating to boot. But most of all it's about experiencing our coastline or inland waterways, something that has its own appeal and is proving as much a form of stress relief as any round of golf or Spanish holiday apartment.
Out on the water, sailing can be many different things to different types of people. It can be exciting, invigorating, relaxing or challenging. And you need to decide is what you really want from a boat.
There are reasons why people might stay off the water in Ireland. The sun doesn't always shine and, more to the point, there appears to be a gale somewhere around our coast every fortnight.
And then there's the perceived high cost of entering the sport of boating and, until recently, a complete the lack of public berthing facilities.
But if you can deal with all these questions and are still keen to go afloat, any one of a range of schools can advise you on the right way to get started. A good information website is www.sailing.ie and search for a school in your area. Lakes, rivers and seas are a great resource but anyone going afloat in Ireland needs to realise that it can be a potentially dangerous environment and take steps to educate themselves in safety measures before going afloat.
For most people, anchoring a boat in the lee of Ireland's Eye for a picnic or island hopping on a sun-kissed day on Roaringwater Bay are not really unrealistic ideas at all if they are determined to get afloat. If you want to get started, start asking questions now. Very soon, you could be sitting back to hear the ripple of water off the bow.
Sailing – the bluffers guide
How easy is it to learn?
You can leave your slippers on. Anyone can pick up the basics in a week's tuition and can continue on their own after that.
Will I know it all then?
They don't call it the lifelong sport for nothing. Even old salts learn something knew every time they go afloat.
Do I need a licence?
No, one of the reason people enjoy sailing so much is that it is regulation free.
The wind and waves are free but everything else you pay for. You can rent for a few hundred for a weekend charter. You can buy a sailing dinghy for three grand. A 25-foot yacht can be bought second-hand from 15 grand upwards.
What's the typical size boat here?
Between 25 and 35 foot.
What's the biggest?
It is in Dun Laoghaire and it's an 80-footer costing over E2m.
How long is our coast?
8,960 kilometres of coast but about 704 miles sailing distance. It takes two weeks to cruise round but the record is less than three days!
How many harbours and piers?
The Department of Communications, Marine & Natural Resources say there are 900 so there's plenty of places to call into.
How many marinas are there?
Only 26 around the entire coast. There is a real shortage and none between Kerry and Donegal. All of them are full.
Where is the biggest marina?
Dun Laoghaire with over 800 berths.
What about inland waters?
There are 700 kilometres of navigable rivers and lakes and freshwater sailing is very popular too.
How many sailing boats are there?
No one knows. The Irish Marine Federation reckons there are approximately 27,000, based on number of boats registered with Waterways Ireland, marina berths, swinging moorings, sailing and sea angling club boat parks.
Last but not least, do I need a cravat?
Well, you won't be alone in Dun Laoghaire. Everywhere else it's a t-shirt and jeans. Sailing is trying to shed its crusty yachting image and most yacht clubs welcome new members with open arms.
Going offshore
Even in recession there are good reasons to buy a boat, writes David O'Brien (reprinted from February/March 2008 Afloat)
Edward Heath famously grumbled about the cost of boating 30 years ago when he complained that "ocean sailing is like standing under a cold shower tearing up five pound notes". Three decades later, boat dealers are quick to point out that as luxury products go, depreciation on boats is not such a black hole even in this economic climate.
Walk along the waterfront of Ireland's biggest boating centre at Dun Laoghaire on any summer Saturday and repeat Sir Ted's comparison to the growing band of boat owners and it's sure to draw a telling smile.
Those passionate about boating normally avoid any talk of cost. From Monday to Friday they may be wage slaves but boyhood dreams are relived at weekends, and it has become an unwritten law of the sea that the boat account is never scrutinised.
Heath, a great yachtsman, was being unnecessarily harsh. In examining the contents of his wallet, he forgot about the pleasures of boating. It's there, from the simple smell of sea air to the sense of adventure offshore, but most of all the good times on board with friends and family.
If you want to make money, buy a house; if you want to lose money, buy a car; but if you want to keep your money, buy a boat. At least, that's the story your local boat dealer is likely to advance.
Thanks to the lower cost of mass-produced boats and equipment in recent times, there has never been a better time to get involved. As leisure pursuits go, sailing in Ireland represents surprisingly good value for money – if only the facilities were there to back it up.
Take a look over the breakwater at Dun Laoghaire's public marina and it's pretty clear that both the size and style of pleasure craft berthed there – particularly motorboats – is impressive. If you wanted a snapshot of the former Celtic tiger era, here it is.
Since the marina opened 400 berths in 2001, it has grown to become an 820-berth facility, has transformed boating in Ireland and led to an influx of new blood where access to the water was previously controlled by private yacht clubs.
Above: Dun Laoghaire Marina has grown from 400 to 820 berths, and transformed boating in Ireland
In doubling Dun Laoghaire's size over the past six years, the facility that took sceptics 20 years to build became an overnight success. It is the country's largest marine leisure centre by a long chalk. It is also the shining jewel in an otherwise flawed necklace of marinas still to be built around the coast.
Providing facilities takes considerable investment – from the State or from private investors, or a combination of both in public-private partnerships – because marinas need expensive breakwaters or sea walls to protect pleasure craft from the open seas.
"Ireland has largely turned her back on the sea despite being an island nation," says Bernard Gallagher, a marine dealer in this country for the past 30 years. "We have simply failed to recognise the true value of the marine environment for leisure purposes."
But even with such obvious infrastructural deficits, there is a surge of interest in the freedom of the seas and a lot of it is being driven by novice boaters.
You don't need a licence to own and operate a boat in this country. And what's more, in these recessionary times, the wind and the waves are free. But for everything else you will need a cheque book.
Growing numbers of the Irish public are demonstrating, in many cases for the first time, that boat ownership is no longer beyond their financial reach, particularly over the past ten years, a period in which the flow of newcomers has been tracked by official figures.
At a cost of E425 per metre as one of the top rates for mooring fees, it's pretty easy to work out how much it costs to park an average 40-footer (12-metre) in Dun Laoghaire or at one of 22 other coastal facilities around the country. But boat ownership costs don't stop with an annual berthage fee.
A typical new 40 footer will cost an owner (with modest cruising plans of 100 hours) E13k–E14k per annum. This includes berthing, fuelling, servicing and insurance.
Even if a boat owner has signed his cheque for all this, that isn't the end of the story.
The romantic freedom of boating is as true today as it has been throughout maritime history. The seas might be free to roam but finding a berth is not quite as easy.
In fact, demand was so high until the credit crunch that a lack of berths was hampering further growth of the marine leisure sector. Downturn aside, the industry is capable of growing by around 30% over the next three years – if the government and local authorities decide to unlock the potential that lies in Irish waters.
The west coast of Ireland is hardest hit with no marina facilities between Kilrush Creek, Co Clare and Fahan, Co Donegal. Thankfully a small facility in Galway now has the green light compliments of the Volvo Ocean Race.
"On the east coast significant gaps exist between Arklow and Kilmore Quay and on the south coast between Kilmore Quay and Cork Harbour", says Steve Conlon of the Irish Marina Operators Association.
Users are calling for government action to cut the bureaucratic red tape that surrounds foreshore development for marine leisure usage. The trade body fears that the run of new boat sales could be short-lived as a shortage of berths around the coast hampers the growth of the sailing industry.
In the major sailing centres on Dublin Bay and Cork Harbour – representing 3,000 craft – all five marinas are full or nearing capacity.
The Irish Marine Federation estimates the number of berths needed to bring Ireland up to the EU average is 22,826 berths. To accommodate existing waiting lists and boats located on existing swinging moorings, an extra 2,000+ berths are required immediately.
Motorboats remain the big growth area and the evidence at the national boat show in 2007 bore this out when 'bling bling' replaced the sea shanty as the new wave in boating.
Eighty-five per cent of the exhibits were powerboats – from jetskis to James Bond super yachts – and a sign that there has been a shift in the market away from its traditional musty yachting base.
This is no real surprise to the marine industry, however. The wind of change has been blowing through the world's boat shows for the past decade. Put simply, power boating is perceived to be much more accessible than sailing for the newcomer.
"Power boating has a 'jump in and go' image whereas sailing – whether it is true or not – appears more complicated," says Irish Marine Federation's Brian O'Sullivan whose own company, O'Sullivans Marine of Tralee, sells both types of craft.
O'Sullivan's comment is backed by Irish Sailing Association (ISA) training statistics. Figures point to a 33% rise in power boat instruction, as opposed to only a 6% rise in sail training – and these figures are merely the tip of the iceberg because they represent only those who opted for the voluntary certification scheme.
In spite of our miles of coast (and a further 500 miles of navigable rivers and lakes), Ireland has one of the lowest ratios of boat ownership in Europe: one boat to 158 people. The European average is one boat to 42 people.
Industry figures argue that low participation in watersports is not because Irish people don't like boats; it's because a lack of facilities prevents both residents and tourists from getting access to the water and enjoying a coastline that is arguably our greatest natural asset.
There are only three public slipways between Dublin city centre and Bray in County Wicklow – serving a population of 750,000 or more. The situation in the rest of the country is not much better, with a Department of the Marine estimate of 900 piers and harbours around the coast.
Growing participation and competition among boat builders means there has never been a better time to get involved. In spite of Ted Heath's grumblings over fivers, a boat is not just a black hole into which you pour your hard-earned cash. But if you do splash out on a boat this summer, just remember you also need somewhere to berth it.
Copyright Afloat magazine/Baily Publications Ltd./David O'Brien 2009
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BkiUdho4ubng-JcX4pHf | Know when you are getting in over your head, and know when to call a professional. This article will help you decide if you should tackle your next home improvement project, or call a professional.
Add some sophistication to your house by building a unique addition. Consider installing a wine cellar or library. Future home buyers and guests will be impressed by your improvements.
TIP! Make your house energy efficient by using weather stripping for your doors and windows. Weather stripping allows your cooling and heating unit to operate more efficiently by locking in cool and hot air.
You may have occasion to repaint your porch. The paint you use should be high-quality and formulated for exterior use. In all cases, it's important that you cover up old paint with new paint of the same variety, i.e., water-based / latex paint over latex and oil-based paint over oil. Oil-based paints make good trims due to their longevity but are bad ideas outside on decks or flooring, since snow makes them slippery.
Make sure you get your contractor to sign documents before they begin any project. If you can, have a lawyer review the contract before moving forward. It needs to clearly show warranty information, the amount of work that needs to be performed, total costs, and beginning and completion dates.
If you have a squeaky floor, try using some construction glue. While this requires you to complete the work from a basement or crawlspace, the result is well worth your trouble. Utilize a caulking gun to apply glue to the sides of each floor joist. The joists are secured to the subfloor planks by doing this.
TIP! To save some energy yet still light up your yard, switch out your standard porch lights for lights that operate on a motion sensor. With the motion sensor on most models you can make adjustments to the sensitivity, and they can be manually turned on.
Remember to enjoy your home improvement project. Of course, doing a good job is paramount, but you should still enjoy the completion of a project. If you don't enjoy what you're doing, you will likely make mistakes. If this is what your experience turns into, ask a professional for help.
It is important to always shut off the water when you are beginning a project in your kitchen or bathroom. Before starting any home improvement project, know where the water shutoff valve is. This tip will help stop flooding.
Homes with an appealing view can sell for much more than like houses on the market. That beautiful view is not an investment but more of an added pleasure of your investment. There is also the matter of personal taste to consider. A view you think of as perfect might be unremarkable to a certain buyer, who would not want to pay more for it.
TIP! Consider getting a washer and dryer combo unit if you are limited on space. Many of these units are as small as a dishwasher, so the room necessary to incorporate one is not substantial.
Improving a home is, of course, the primary goal here, but some home improvement jobs need to be handled by a trained professional. If you tackle the projects you know how to handle, however, you can keep yourself from wasting a lot of time and effort.
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BkiUd4fxK19JmhArEEXJ | Q: Arzelà- Ascoli Theorem and polynomials I am studying Real Analysis and I need to proove this exercise:
Let $(Pn)$ a sequences of polynomials, with degree $\leq m$. If $(Pn)$ is uniformly bounded on a compact set $K$ then there is a uniformly convergent subsequence of $(Pn)$.
My Attempt:
It's clearly that I need to use the Arzelà- Ascoli Theorem, but I need to show that this sequences of polynomials are equicontinuous and I don't know how I will show that.
My objective is show that $p_n'(x)$ are uniformly bounded so it's done because by Mean Value Theorem we have:
$|P_n(x) - P_n(y)| = |P_n'(c)||x-y|$, since $|x-y| < \delta $
and if $|p_n '(x)| < L$ for all $n \in \mathbb{N}$ then for all $\epsilon>0$ take $\delta = \frac{\epsilon}{L}$.
How to show that the derivarites is uniformly bounded?
A: I think this problem is harder than it seems at first, since I see no direct way to apply the Arzela-Ascoli theorem off-the-bat. Here is one possible solution:
Write $P_n(x) = \sum_{k=0}^m a_k^{(n)}x^k$. We want to show that the coefficients of the $P_n$ are uniformly bounded. If $K$ is finite the proposition is trivial. So we assume $K$ is infinite and pick any $m + 1$ distinct points from $K$, say $\{x_1, \ldots, x_{m + 1}\}$. I claim that for each $k$ where $0 \leq k \leq m$ there exists $c_1, \ldots, c_{m + 1}$ such that $\sum_{i = 1}^{m + 1} c_i P_n(x_i) = a_k^{(n)}$ for all $n$. Fix $k$ so that $0 \leq k \leq m$. Note
$$\sum_{i = 1}^{m + 1} c_i P_n(x_i) = \sum_{i = 1}^{m + 1} c_i \sum_{j = 0}^{m} a_j^{(n)}x_i^j = \sum_{j = 0}^m a_j^{(n)} \sum_{i = 1}^{m + 1} c_i x_i^j.$$
So we can achieve the desired result if we can choose the $c_i$'s such that
$$\sum_{i = 1}^{m + 1} c_i x_i^j = \begin{cases}
1, j = k & \\
0, j \neq k
\end{cases}$$
Well this is true since the Vandermonde matrix
$$
\begin{bmatrix}
1 & x_1 & x_1^2 & \ldots & x_1^m \\
1 & x_2 & x_2^2 & \ldots & x_2^m \\
\vdots & \vdots & & & \vdots \\
1 & x_{m + 1} & x_{m+1}^2 & \ldots & x_{m+1}^m
\end{bmatrix}
$$
is invertible. So indeed we can write $$\sum_{i =1}^{m + 1}c_i P_n(x_i) = a_k^{(n)} \quad \text{for all } n$$
for some choice of $c_i$'s. By this relation we can conclude the sequence $(a_k^{(n)})_{n = 1}^\infty$ is bounded since the $P_n$ are uniformly bounded on $K$. This argument runs through for any $k$ such that $0 \leq k \leq m$. Thus the coefficients of the $P_n$ are bounded uniformly, say by the constant $M > 0$. Then we have
$$|P_n(x) - P_n(y)| = \left|\sum_{k = 0}^m a_k^{(n)} (x^k - y^k)\right| \leq \sum_{k = 0}^m |a_k^{(n)}| |x^k - y ^k| \leq M \sum_{k =0}^{m} |x^k - y^k|.$$
The sum on the right can be controlled, thus you have equicontinuity. Thus by the Arzela-Ascoli theorem you get the desired result.
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BkiUdoU5qX_BwR884Enw | February brings its own set of events and wonders to Kyoto as the temperatures start to rise to warmer days and some of the awaited spring flowers start to slowly flowrish. Down below is a slight description of the things that one can await while in the old capital city of Japan during this month.
Part of the New Year celebrations, the Setsubun Festivals held all around the shrines in the city shall provide a highlight to the vibrating culture alive during the 2nd month of the year. Events vary slightly from shrine to shrine, but one of the most recommended certainly is the one held at Kitanotenmangu Shrine, a 12 minute walk away from Sakura House Kyoto Imadegawa, our vacation "machiya" house. The event held here at the beginning of the month includes traditional Shinto rituals and the dispel of an "Oni" (demon/evil spirit) from the shrine, when the maidens also through beans out in the air for viewers to also get some of the good fortune and take it back home.
Other shrines, such as Yasaka-jinja, may contain a more formal event of "mamemaki" (bean throwing) were visitors can catch some of the beans thrown by special guests invited to the srhine, or a more interactive display where kids and adults can take a picture with the "Oni" themselves.
From all the culinary delicacies offered in Kyoto, the "ehomaki" (fortune roll) shall catch the eye of anyone walking by stores and supermarkets. This big sushi roll, also called "futomaki" (thick roll) contains 7 ingredients in it besides the rice and seaweed surrounding them. The reason of them being 7 is due to the Japanese folklore tradition of the "Shichifukujin" (7 gods of fortune). This roll is eaten on the 3rd day of the month while facing the lucky direction of the year. It is also important to concider being silent until having completely eaten the roll since it is said that the good fortune may escape from within oneself.
The "ehomaki" can be found in supermarkets and convenience stores with no problem. Although, it is also recommended to make once own "ehomaki" to feel the spirit of this season and completely enjoy this event with either family or friends. Luckily our machiya house has the perfect kitchen to allow you to comfortably cook all that you may need while accommodating your entire travel group comfortably and in a relaxing atmosphere.
One of the highlights to keep in mind for our guests at Sakura House Kyoto Imadegawa is the Baikasai (Plum Blossom Festival) and Baien (Plum Garden) events held at Kitanotenmangu Shrine.
The Baikasai is held by the end of February, when the plum trees are usually at their blooming peak in the grounds of this shrine. Here, a prior reservation and special fee shall allow visitors to sit down while contemplating the beauty of the garden trees while enjoying a warming cup of matcha green tea served by the "maiko" and "geiko" (geisha aprentice and her superior) from the Kamishichiken old geisha district right by the shrine. It is without a doubt a highly recommended experience and having it at a walking distance still leaves plenty of time to enjoy the many other aspects of this month.
The shrine's gardens can also be visited by themselves from mid February until entered March. The atmosphere here is perfect to take as many memorable pictures as one desires and share when back at home.
Another beautiful scenery to enjoy at ones own pace are the grounds of the Kyoto Imperial Palace, just about a 15 minute walk from Sakura House Kyoto Imadegawa, or a short bus ride.
Plum trees also blossom around this area and provide the enchanting atmosphere to indulge in the beauty of this season while completing the morning jog, picnic with the family or friends, or just walk by on the way to the next sightseeing spot.
February is usually the time of year when the famous Kyoto Marathon is held. Anyone can participate as long as they have previously applied so. The extended run crosses the entire city, giving a quick sight into the beautiful aspects present in each area, and makes it a fun experience to share with both local and foreign travelers alike.
There are other events taking place both in and outside the main city area, so it is practical to stay updated as to what may be going on around the area that is chosen to visit each day. For that, we have an onsite concierge at our machiya house able to help you plan your days and assist with anything needed. Perfect to not waste time and make the best out of your days in Kyoto. | c4 | 4 | 1 | 5 | 1 |
BkiUfszxK0wg0_75BI0y | Is it ok to go for my everyday makeup look on wedding day?
Hair prices - is this good?
what hair colour for your wedding?
hair up or down with this dress? help?
HAIR EXTENSIONS - where and how much?
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Hair advice - not long to go!
Bham Make Up artist help?
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BkiUd9o5qX_Bxm4Tsdq3 | 5 Cool Sites and Apps That Promote Sustainable Travel
Kristan Schiller3.23.2017
Courtesy of Pixabay
Oh yeah, there's an app for that.
Take only pictures, leave only footprints. We've all heard it, but how many of us actually heed it? Today, with more than one billion people traveling every year, any traveler with a conscience is honor-bound to engage in sustainable practices that tread lightly on the Earth. To that end, several new sites and apps have emerged to help us be greener globetrotters before, during, and after the journey. The following are five of the best, with functions that range from finding fuel-efficient flights or seasonal produce to locating choice bike rentals in that delightful, distant neighborhood you'll discover this afternoon.
Pack for a Purpose
This 501(c)3-listed charitable organization runs on a simple slogan: Small Space + Little Effort = Big Impact. First, browse through the site and identify participating hotels in the region or city to which you are traveling. Next, read about that community's current projects and what they might need at the moment. And finally, pack the items in your suitcase then drop them off upon arrival. Items range from pencils and calculators for local schools to Band-Aids and eyedrops for free clinics. Pack for a Purpose partners with major hotels such as Ritz Carlton, Fairmount, Sandals, Raffles, and more. The site suggests packing five pounds or less, and all donations are tax-deductible.
Locavore
If you like eating local, this free app will be your friend for life. Locavore uses your phone's GPS to help you determine which fruits and vegetables are in season wherever you are in the world. In addition, it pinpoints the location of nearby farmers' markets, farms open to the public, and community-supported agricultural venues. The app, which is available on both Android and iOS, also offers quick and easy recipes for an extra fee and prompts users to share their finds on Facebook, inspiring other farm-to-table travelers to join the locavore movement.
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Glooby
A marketplace created by two Swedish programmers, Glooby provides a search engine that allows travelers to compare data from more than 20 booking sites, highlighting the most fuel-efficient flights and eco-friendly hotels. The site lists flights with the lowest C02 emissions first in its results, inspiring people to travel more responsibly by selecting flights with the least environmental impact (as opposed to offering people the opportunity to buy offsets).
Spinlister
Aside from your own two feet, cycling is hands down the most eco-friendly way to get around town. That's where Spinlister comes in. The app locates bike rentals (as well as skis, snowboards, paddleboards, and surfboards) from "peers" in over 100 countries on six continents. The renter uses the app to confirm rental and arrange a meet-up. Pricing varies but runs at about $15 a day for a cruiser bike, though something sexier could cost up to $150 a day. In addition to peer-to-peer lenders, the app includes rental shops and bicycle trail guides to help you make the most of your wheels; it shows you a map of the surrounding area and highlights spots where bikes (or bike trails) are available. Think of it as Airbnb for bikes—it's a great way to spend a few hours in a new city or a few days touring a picturesque coastline.
TripZero
Founded by former publishing executive Eric Zimmerman, TripZero helps offset the carbon footprint created by your trip at no cost to you. Through a partnership with Expedia, the site has access to millions of hotel rooms at guaranteed low prices. Those hotels pay a commission to TripZero for attracting customers; a portion of that money goes toward buying carbon offsets for projects such as forest protection in Kenya or wind turbines in Indiana. The offsets are certified by reputable third parties, including the Verified Carbon Standard and the Green-e Climate Standard. While hotels and airlines already invite consumers to pay extra for offsets, the difference with TripZero is that these offsets come at no cost to the traveler. Earth-friendly and wallet-friendly, TripZero is a win-win start-up with sustainability at its core.
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5 Where to Go in Spring 10 Best Places to Travel in May | commoncrawl | 5 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
BkiUbG3xaKgS2MYsNSke | Q: MUI Drawer with react-router-dom do not activate the transition effect I wanted to combine the persistent drawer like the example in the MUI website with the react-router-dom. The only problem I found is that the transition effect doesn't works anymore, the paragraph does not resize to make room for the opening drawer, and therefore the latter ends up overlapping the text.
I've setup a working Codesandbox example
The open prop passed to the route page seems not activating the transition here:
const Main = styled(MScreen, { shouldForwardProp: (prop) => prop !== "open" })(
({ theme, open }) => ({
flexGrow: 1,
padding: theme.spacing(3),
transition: theme.transitions.create("margin", {
easing: theme.transitions.easing.sharp,
duration: theme.transitions.duration.leavingScreen
}),
marginLeft: `-${drawerWidth}px`,
...(open && {
transition: theme.transitions.create("margin", {
easing: theme.transitions.easing.easeOut,
duration: theme.transitions.duration.enteringScreen
}),
marginLeft: 0
})
})
);
A: You need to style an actual DOM element.
You can do this by passing the className prop through to the div element:
Main.js
import { styled } from "@mui/material/styles";
import CssBaseline from "@mui/material/CssBaseline";
import Typography from "@mui/material/Typography";
const drawerWidth = 240;
const MScreen = ({ className }) => {
return (
<div className={className}> // <-- className prop passed through
<CssBaseline />
<Typography paragraph>
....
</Typography>
<Typography paragraph>
....
</Typography>
</div>
);
};
const Main = styled(MScreen, { shouldForwardProp: (prop) => prop !== "open" })(
({ theme, open }) => ({
flexGrow: 1,
padding: theme.spacing(3),
transition: theme.transitions.create("margin", {
easing: theme.transitions.easing.sharp,
duration: theme.transitions.duration.leavingScreen
}),
marginLeft: 0,
...(open && {
marginLeft: `${drawerWidth}px`,
transition: theme.transitions.create("margin", {
easing: theme.transitions.easing.easeOut,
duration: theme.transitions.duration.enteringScreen
}),
})
})
);
export default Main;
Or by refactoring to rendered a styled main element directly:
Main.js
import { styled } from "@mui/material/styles";
import CssBaseline from "@mui/material/CssBaseline";
import Typography from "@mui/material/Typography";
const drawerWidth = 240;
// Style a "main" HTML element
const Main = styled("main", { shouldForwardProp: (prop) => prop !== "open" })(
({ theme, open }) => ({
flexGrow: 1,
padding: theme.spacing(3),
transition: theme.transitions.create("margin", {
easing: theme.transitions.easing.sharp,
duration: theme.transitions.duration.leavingScreen
}),
marginLeft: 0,
...(open && {
marginLeft: `${drawerWidth}px`,
transition: theme.transitions.create("margin", {
easing: theme.transitions.easing.easeOut,
duration: theme.transitions.duration.enteringScreen
}),
})
})
);
const MScreen = ({ open }) => {
return (
<Main open={open}> // <-- pass open prop through to Main component
<CssBaseline />
<Typography paragraph>
....
</Typography>
<Typography paragraph>
...
</Typography>
</Main>
);
};
export default MScreen; // <-- export MScreen content component
You'll need to apply similar fix to Second component as well for it to render correctly. I'd recommend creating a layout route for the "main content" area that renders an Outlet for routes render their content into so you only need to handle the drawer styling in one routed component instead of all of them.
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BkiUdVQ5qX_BhGrDF-G9 | A holistic review of off-site construction literature published between 2008 and 2018
Ruoyu Jin, Shang Gao, Ali Cheshmehzangi, Emmanuel Aboagye-Nimo
Off-site construction (i.e., OSC) has become an emerging research domain in the recent decade. Through a three-step holistic review approach incorporating bibliometric search, scientometric analysis, and in-depth qualitative discussion, this study contributes to the body of knowledge in OSC by critically reviewing and summarizing: 1) the latest research keywords and main research topics in OSC; 2) the performance of OSC compared to that of conventional construction approach; 3) current research gaps in integrating OSC with other emerging construction concepts; and 4) future research directions in OSC. OSC is a domain that can be extended to cross-disciplinary research from the perspectives of engineering, management, and technology. Existing research have been focusing on many research disciplines, such as structural behaviors and joint connections of prefabricated components, scheduling and planning of off-site activities, as well as performance evaluation of OSC. However, further research is needed in integrating the emerging digital construction technology, integrated project delivery method, lean construction, and issues of sustainability of OSC. There are still limited studies linking OSC to the concept of Design for Manufacturing and Assembly. Future research should also adopt a larger database and allow for comprehensive evaluation of OSC performance.
Off-site construction (OSC)
Prefabrication
Science mapping
Scientometric analysis
A holistic review of off-site construction literature published between 2008 and 2018Accepted author manuscript, 762 KBLicence: CC BY-NC-ND
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Planning and Scheduling Business & Economics 46%
Jin, R., Gao, S., Cheshmehzangi, A., & Aboagye-Nimo, E. (2018). A holistic review of off-site construction literature published between 2008 and 2018. Journal of Cleaner Production, 202, 1202-1219. https://doi.org/10.1016/j.jclepro.2018.08.195
Jin, Ruoyu ; Gao, Shang ; Cheshmehzangi, Ali ; Aboagye-Nimo, Emmanuel. / A holistic review of off-site construction literature published between 2008 and 2018. In: Journal of Cleaner Production. 2018 ; Vol. 202. pp. 1202-1219.
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BkiUdlc4uzlh5yvfB22x | Putin says the situation is extremely difficult in Russian-annexed Ukrainian regions
Putin: Step up intelligence surveillance and secure borders
Putin warns of new threats from abroad and traitors at home
Drones inflict more damage on Ukraine's energy grid
Putin visits Belarus, Kyiv fears he wants it to join the war
KYIV, Dec 20 (Reuters) – Russian President Vladimir Putin said the situation in four areas of Ukraine that Moscow has unilaterally declared part of Russia was proving "extremely difficult", one of his clearest public admissions yet that his invasion is not going to plan .
He also called for an increase in surveillance in his comments to mark Security Services Day in Russia on Tuesday. They followed a visit to close ally Belarus that fueled fears, dismissed by the Kremlin, that the country could help Russia open a new invasion front against Ukraine.
Kyiv renewed calls for more weapons after Russian drones hit energy targets in a third air strike on power facilities in six days.
Putin ordered the Federal Security Services (FSB) to step up surveillance of Russian society and the country's borders to combat the "emergence of new threats" from abroad and traitors at home. Western countries have imposed unprecedented sanctions on Russia and the ruble slumped to an over seven-month low against the dollar on Tuesday after the European Union agreed to cap prices of gas, a major Russian export.
In a rare admission of the invasion of Ukraine not going smoothly, Putin cautioned about the difficult situation in regions of Ukraine that Moscow moved to annex in September and ordered the FSB to ensure the "safety" of people living there.
"The situation in the Donetsk and Luhansk People's Republics, in the Kherson and Zaporizhzhia regions is extremely difficult," Putin said in a video address to security workers translated by Reuters.
In September, Putin sought to regain the initiative after a series of battlefield defeats by declaring that four partially occupied regions in Ukraine's east and south had joined Russia. Kyiv and its Western allies said the move was illegal.
In October, Russian forces drew back in one of the regions – Kherson – and dug in elsewhere. They have failed to gain ground and earlier this month, Putin said the war could be a "long process".
On Monday, Putin made his first visit to Belarus since 2019, where he and his counterpart extolled ever-closer ties at a news conference late in the evening but hardly mentioned Ukraine. On Tuesday, Russian news agencies reported that Belarus had reached an understanding with Moscow on the restructuring of its debt and had agreed on a fixed price for Russian gas for three years.
Kyiv, meanwhile, was seeking more weapons from the West after weeks of attacks on energy facilities which have knocked out both power and water supplies amid freezing temperatures.
"Weapons, shells, new defense capabilities … everything that will give us the ability to speed up the end to this war," President Volodymyr Zelenskiy said in his evening address.
Ukraine's military said it had shot down 30 of 35 "kamikaze" drones fired by Russia on Monday, mostly at the capital Kyiv. The unmanned aircraft fly towards their target, then plummet and detonate on impact.
Ukrainian officials said on Tuesday that five people had been killed in the eastern Donetsk and southern Kherson regions, with eight wounded, and that 21 missiles had knocked out power in the southern city of Zaporizhzhia.
[1/7] Workers remove debris outside a hospital damaged by recent shelling in the course of Russia-Ukraine conflict in Donetsk, Russian-controlled Ukraine, December 20, 2022. REUTERS/Alexander Ermochenko
BELARUS ACTIVITY
To the northwest of Ukraine, there has been constant Russian and Belarusian military activity for months in Belarus, which Moscow's troops used as a launch pad for their abortive attack on Kyiv in February.
Lukashenko has said repeatedly that he has no intention of sending his country's troops into Ukraine. But the commander of Ukraine's joint forces, Lieutenant General Serhiy Nayev, said his country was prepared.
"The level of the military threat is increasing, but we are taking adequate measures," he was quoted as saying by the defense ministry on Telegram. "The Armed Forces' General Staff provides for the expansion of units in the event of a significant increase in the other side's forces."
The Kremlin on Monday dismissed the suggestion that Putin wanted to push Belarus into a more active role. The RIA Novosti news agency quoted Kremlin spokesperson Dmitry Peskov as saying such reports were "groundless" and "stupid".
Both Putin and Lukashenko were also at pains to dismiss the idea of Russia annexing or absorbing Belarus.
"Russia has no interest in absorbing anyone," Putin said.
Asked about this comment, US State Department spokesperson Ned Price said it should be treated as the "height of irony", given it was "coming from a leader who is seeking at the present moment, right now, to violently absorb his other peaceful next -door neighbor."
FIGHTING GRINDS ON
The 10-month-old conflict in Ukraine, the largest in Europe since World War Two, has killed tens of thousands of people, driven millions from their homes and reduced cities to ruins.
Ukraine's General Staff said Russian artillery hammered 25 towns and villages around Bakhmut and Avdiivka in the east and several areas around Kupiansk, a northeastern town retaken by Ukraine in September.
Alexei Kulemzin, the Russian-installed mayor of the city of Donetsk, said Ukrainian shelling hit a hospital wing, along with a kindergarten, posting on Telegraph a photo of what appeared to be a waiting room with smashed furniture and fittings.
Reuters could not independently verify the battlefield accounts of either side.
Russia says it is waging a "special military operation" in Ukraine to rid it of nationalists and protect Russian-speaking communities. Ukraine and the West describe the Kremlin's actions as an unprovoked war of aggression.
Reporting Ronald Popeski in Winnipeg, Valentyn Ogirenko in Kyiv, Lidia Kelly in Melbourne, Humeyra Pamuk in Washington and Aleksandar Vasovic in Belgrade; Writing by Costas Pitas, Shri Navaratnam and Philippa Fletcher; Editing by Lincoln Feast and Nick Macfie
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Contract flaws found in GSA Disney trip
By jim mcelhatton on May 16, 2013 Agency Management, Federal Travel, General Services Administration, Procurement
More than half of the attendees at a big training meeting in 2011 for the General Services Administration's acquisition arm hailed from the Washington area, but when it came time to figure out a location, officials headed to sunny Orlando instead.
As outlined in a memo released by the GSA's Inspector General this week, a review found that Federal Acquisition Service officials settled on a contract proposal for conference planning and training that came to nearly a quarter million dollars, while the next highest vendor proposed just $79,784.
Despite the price, the IG found that officials essentially steered the conference to the Disney Institute by cutting and pasting from the request for quotation of a GSA leadership conference held months earlier by the FAS office in Atlanta. Three other vendors were rated poor and disqualified.
"This indicates that the competition may have been restricted since the requirements in the work statement could not be meet by other potential vendors," James P. Hayes, deputy assistant IG, concluded in a May 15 memo to FAS Commissioner Thomas A. Sharpe, Jr., who was not in charge of FAS at the time.
Overall, the Florida conference conference cost $164,000, while 58-percent of the 155 attendees came from the Washington area, the IG found.
In am email, Dan Cruz, a spokesman for GSA, said the activity took place in 2011 and "would not be tolerated today."
He said Acting GSA Administrator Dan Tangherlini, who also was not with GSA at the time, has enacted reforms leading to greater oversight of travel, conference spending and related procurement activities.
"Over the past year, GSA has cancelled more than 50 conferences," Cruz said. "These internal reforms, including cuts in travel and conference spending, have led to $73 million in savings."
Tangherlini was named head of GSA after the former chief, Martha Johnson, resigned amid embarrassing disclosures of lavish, taxpayer-funded conferences, including a now infamous gathering in Las Vegas that cost more than $800,000 and featured a red carpet party and a mind reader.
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BkiUdpjxK6Ot9UjEBwVh | John Henry Brett
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Belfast, County Antrim
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John H. Brett
Surveyor, Architect, Builder
County Surveyor, Architect, Builder
John H. Brett (1835–1920) was an Irish architect, builder, and county surveyor for Counties Limerick (Western Division), Kildare and Antrim, active in late-nineteenth to early twentieth-century Ireland.[2] He was notable in being a prolific designer of utilitarian structures as a county surveyor, with many practical schemes proposed. His designs, however, were often flamboyant in practicing a Ruskinian Gothic blend of Victoian Italianate and Venetian Renaissance styles, heavily influenced by the writer John Ruskin (1819–1900).[1]
Brett's first employment was for William Dargan on the railways, then he was appointed county surveyor for the western division of Co. Limerick (1863), Co. Kildare (1869), Co. Antrim (1885).[2] During the late 1860s, he also practiced with his father as Henry Brett & Son, which was joined by his brother Charles Henry Brett and they continued the business after their father's death in 1882 as John H. & H.C. Brett.[2] He was elected a member of the Architectural Association in Ireland November 1872, ICEI in 1874, and Association of Municipal and County Engineers in 1891.[2] Brett retired February 1914 and was made a JP for Co. Antrim.[2][3]
He was born 1835 in Tobercurry, County Sligo, the son of builder Henry Brett and was the brother of Charles Henry Brett.[2] He was educated at Waterford Academy.[2] Brett married Mary Josephine Brady around 1876 in Dublin and have a daughter and five sons.[2] His last address was at 3 Alexandra Gardens, Fortwilliam Park, Belfast.[2]
County Kildare Court House, Naas, County Kildare, Main Street South (1871-1873 for repairs & improvements; 1876 for addition of record court)[2]
Sewerage, Naas, County Kildare (1875–1879) Proposal (rejected on grounds of cost)[2]
County Wicklow Court House, Wicklow, County Wicklow (1876 for repairs and addition of new record court, estimated cost: £1,800.[2]
Military Barracks, Newbridge, County Kildare, Main Street (1879 for sewerage scheme)[2]
Mercer's Hospital, Mercer Street, Dublin (1880-1888 for competition winning design of a new wing, containing offices, 3 new wards, lecture theatre, and accommodation for doctors, students and nurses. With W. M. Mitchell.)[2]
FBD Insurance (former National Bank of Ireland branch bank), 1 Great George's Street / Sargent's Lane, Waterford, County Waterford (1887)[1]
Sewearage scehem in Ballymena-Cullybackey, County Antrim (1901)[2]
Weir, Toomebridge, County Antrim (1910 repair with C. L. Boddie)[2]
^ a b c d Jane Fenlon and Hugh Maguire (writers), An Introduction to the Architectural Heritage of County Waterford, Revised Edition, (Dublin: Wordwell Press / Government of Ireland, Department of the Environment, Heritage, and Local Government, National Inventory of Architectural Heritage, 2010). p.70-71.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k l m n o p See Brendan O'Donoghue, The Irish County Surveyors 1834-1944 (Dublin: Four Courts Press, 2007), p.115-117. Cited in Irish Architectural Archive, Dictionary of Irish Architects 1720-1940.John Henry Brett (Accessed 12 April 2011)
^ R.M. Young, Belfast and the Province of Ulster in the 20th Century (1909), p. 594
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BkiUeBDxK4sA-9F9lNcj | Disney stocks tank after the release of Avatar 2 underperforms.
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Dec, 21,2022
The release of Avatar 2 was met mixed reviews from audiences.
According to this stock tracker, that March of 2020 bottom was short-lived just before the stock jumped to nearly $200 per share.
Outside of that temporary dive, Disney's stock closing at $85.78 per share on Monday is the lowest number in nearly a decade, since May of 2014.
The release of Avatar 2 was met with mixed reviews from audiences, and Disney is now facing a lot of criticism for investing in a movie that is not doing well at the box office.
On Monday, Avatar 2 grossed $16 million domestic, per the far-left Deadline. Top Gun: Maverick made $34 million on its first Monday
This news likely contributed to the stock price decline. On first Monday in 2009, the original Avatar cleared $16.3 million and went on to break all kinds of records.
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So glad to see the sunset from the East Coast over the flatter lands that allow the joy of this event each day.
We are back on the East Coast of North Carolina and heading south in a couple of days.
But, not before we have FRANKY BABY'S BIRTHDAY CELEBRATION HERE IN N.C. ... Yep, today is his birthday!
A perfect place to spend Frank's Birthday ..... his big present and treat for the day was doing the tour on the USS North Carolina Battleship ....... beyond impressive, beyond worth it, beyond imagination .... touring a ship this size leaves quite an impression. Despite its size, it is hard to believe how hundreds of men slept, worked, fought, received medical attention, etc. in the caves and belly of this massive piece of iron. It is quite a ghost ship .... and the stories are definitely softly hanging in the air. I remember my dad being on this ship ... very nostalgic for me.
As if by some miracle, I looked up at the sky as we were exiting the ship .... above us in a circle was a cloud formation ... only immediately above the ship .. no where else ... this formation circle ... hovering over the ship ... was it a message, was it angels, was it the energy ... truly breath-taking.
It was hard to top this visit .... but we headed out to lunch at the River Walk, which was wonderful. Wilmington certainly figured out how to preserve its River Walk area with adorable shops and scrumptious restaurants. Big competition for their beach goers .... we really preferred the River. Since the impending storm of Hurricane Maria encouraged us to leave a day early, the best we got from Wrightsville was a little drive through. Enough to know we will be back.
Staying ahead of the hurricane winds and saying goodbye to the fire in the sky sunsets, off we went to Savannah and the final leg home!
From the Horse Ranches in Kentucky to Almost Heaven West Virginia and the Daniel Boone Heart Center in Boone, NC .... and finally, headed back to the East Coast.
Our stop in West Virginia was sudden and unexpected as we were headed to Virginia at the time. However, lunchtime called and we stopped at the ever-loving Cracker Barrel in Huntington, WV and thought it was a cute town and why not just stay! So, we called the KOA and we stayed. So glad we did! Not only did they have a small beach (which this Floridian was sorely missing), but I had no idea we were so close to OHIO ... we crossed the Ohio River too...so pretty. Then, ... the next day we were able to visit the famous Blenko Glass Company and Manufacturing Plant where they blow the glass on site .. while we watch ... and they have a full showroom of so many of their designs and creations. Of course, we shopped! A quck visit to the nearby Charleston, WV the next day and then off we went to Boone, NC bypassing Virginia all together except for the street sign as we breezed through.
We were finally beginning to see signs of FALL ... and were ready to head to Boone, NC for an even higher elevation. Visiting Grandfather Mountain (breath-taking) and the town of Blowing Rock, were real treats.
At Grandfather Mountain we walked across the famous Mile High over 5,280 ft. bridge ... suspended above the valley .... kind of nervous, but we did it. A beautiful day with little wind made it the perfect outing.
The best part of Blowing Rock for us since we only had one night there, was the great food .... fresh trout and chicken & dumplings at an outdoor restaurant patio - Speckled Trout - in the hills of North Carolina ....too fun. The next morning we headed to Wilmington, NC. See you there!!!!
Sadly, as one of the many millions suffering with asthma-related allergies ... this is no small sniffle for me.
Despite my issues, we did have 2 good days here in Kentucky -- an evening listening to really good music at the outdoor fountain and breweries. Drinking is a popular past time here, I fit right in.
Before I remembered my horse allergy .... off riding we went to the farms and ranches. A lot of land in these here parts!
A delightful stop at the Japanese American Gardens - Yoku-en ... not much in bloom, but the energy was sure there.
Not sure how much we will get accomplished today ... I think a Driving Tour of the Farms/Ranches and a Bourbon Distillery if my nose holds out. Off tomorrow thru West Virginia (as fast as possible) and into VA to begin our descent!
This was a combined trip to Knoxville / Campground in Sevierville / Entertainment in Pigeon Forge / Beautiful drive through Gatlinburg and the Great Smokey National Park.
We loved it here ... we were camped on the Little Pigeon River, and just a few steps down to the river banks ... lovely.....slow moving, just like the lifestyle here ...but magnetic. We were going with the flow.
We are always amazed at the design and creativity in these Bass Pro Shops .. wow. This was small compared to some we've seen, but still spectacular.
They really do cater to the outdoor adventures .. hiking, fishing, hunting, and more.
We enjoyed the moist mountain air on this dewy night ... but our surprise rainbow made it even better.
Tomorrow onward to Lexington .... Kentucky and Rocky Top!
Sure, we were excited about our Fall getaway....Sure, we were planning to have a great time .. about 2 days ahead of the hurricane ... but the worry and stress of our neighbors and family being back in the preparation stage of hurricane trauma sure putting a 'dim light' on this trip.
We were happy when our youngest son decided to evacuate his home in Cape Coral (Southwest Florida) and we were able to provide Safe Haven for him and his family. Actually, with us not being at home, left plenty of room for their entire gang and extended gang and dogs and cats. It all worked out, but still missed all being together.
Our home in Jacksonville ended up getting far worse than expected. My husbands offices (Howard Services) had 6" of water on the first floor, and the road to the office requires kayaking to access.
Everyone seemed to survive and get through it ... but, wow, cleanup and recovery will take a long time. We don't expect to be back until end of September, so leaning on our yard man to do the hard work!
As hard as it was, we continued North to Tennessee.
Chattanooga Choo Choo here we come!
We crawled up the highway along with all of the other evacuees ... staying overnight in campgrounds along the way.
Many trucks and RVs were camped on the highway shoulders ... basically ' No Room at the Inn, unless you had Reservations' .... scary to see.
Chattanooga was a blast. The Chattanooga HOP was the best idea. 2 days for $20, off and on whenever.
Really pretty City and they are constantly working on renovations and upgrades. The Tennessee River is a marvel, and puts the Big Muddy to shame.
We ended up being there during their Women's and Men's Ironman Triathlon .. which was loads of fun to watch and support.
One of the main highlights in Chattanooga, was of course, Lookout Mountain and the Incline Train....wow, what a view ... what a thrill ... what a rush! and, all of this with my Main Man .. Franky Baby!
So, here we are in Knoxville .. enjoying another Dolly Parton venue .... seeing the sights and just trying to breathe in some clear mountain air....Ahhhh! So nice.
Check in at the newest blog for our Knoxville Leg.
I'm playing catch up here .... we jumped from #26 trip to #36 here ... a lot of small in betweens...but we are back and here you go!!!!
There's nothing like a hurricane to get kick things into ACTION.
Hey, we were planning our vacation anyway ... but then Hurricane Harvey hit Houston, Texas and the surrounding area. The world shut down ... we all prayed for relief ... pained beyond words as to how we could help. No words, no way ... just stay away.
There went our carefully mapped out vacation to Houston, Austin, San Antonio, Sedona, and Four Corners. When they begin recovery and need the tourists and the love, we'll be there - Next year!
In the meantime, we are holding light and love for all the victims of that terrible storm and decided we didn't want to be part of the problem and needed to keep to our own part of the U.S.
Next, we decided to go to the East Coast Outer Banks ... then Hurricane Irma decided to advance ferociously on our Atlantic & Gulf waters. The biggest and largest Cat 5 hurricane to hit the Atlantic since hurricanes were recorded. There went our idea to go to the coast ... how and where could we NOT be part of the problem and still be safe and close enough to get home if we were needed?
Now what ... well, since they were evacuating south Florida, people were boarding up and filling sand bags in a desperate attempt NOT to end up like Houston.... we figured we were probably next .... we decided to be part of the solution and not part of the problem. We would get out of Florida, off the highways and into the mountains long before Irma visited our area.
Yes, hard to leave our home when a storm is coming. But, we battened down the hatches, tied everything down that we could, packed our essentials and important papers, hooked up HITCH (our 5th wheel RV), and headed to the mountains.
First stop ... a quck overnight in Valdosta, GA to get us on the road and ahead of the south Florida traffic.
So, here we are, taking in Mother Nature .. enjoying the freedom of the road, crossing our fingers that our trip is not wrought with concern for our home, friends, and neighbors. We aren't far away though .. thank you social media, texting, and campground wifi. Close, but so far away!
We arrived with little to no traffic ... the highways so far are clear but gaining momentum .. you can feel the energy of desire, hoping to get to safe ground before it is too late.
We landed at our home for the night - Eagle's Roost RVResort ... Franky Baby is getting us checked in under the oaks....just a few RV's ahead of us .. all eager to settle in and breathe in this adorable, off highway, nest for the night.
Thank you Mama Oak for letting me sit by you, play for you, attune to you, connect with you.
Stay tuned. This is leg #1 of a multi-legged trip.
Safe Harbors, Kind Winds, Slow Flowing Waters, and Peace.
Marilyn will be back tomorrow!
Why do we travel north in the summer from Florida -- to cool off! Does it happen? NOPE. Them thar hills are sizzling hot during the summer too. Did we go? Yep. Are we glad? Yep. Would we do it again in July? Nope.
Our first overnight stop was Tupelo, MS - which turned out to be one of the best overnight stops we ever have lucked up on. Not knowing much abut Elvis' history, we were surprised to find his whole story, right there in Tupelo. We visited the house he was born and raised in, visited the museum and grounds, ate at adorable restaurants, and purchased Tupelo Honey. Now, that's a great way to start a trip.
The next morning we headed to our first destination stop - Memphis, TN ... but, we were much chagrined (is that a phrase?) ... We were excited about UNTIL a national issue was boiling along with the heat that summer. The Black Lives Matter Demonstrations and Riots were taking place everywhere that week, and we seemed to find ourselves right in the mix. We went down to Beale Street all excited but were met with cops on every corner, kind of a dirty nasty feel. Demonstrating kids with signs on the road and we didn't think this was our kind of trip. Went back to the RV park to regroup, but were again dismayed by our choice of campgrounds. Initially we were excited about staying on the Mississippi River until we realized how filthy it was now and how little they are doing to preserve its history and abundance.
We stayed on that side of the Mississippi River that night instead of going back into Memphis due to the supposed danger; and, it was a good thing we did, because they shut down the main Interstate for hours. The demonstrators were climbing all over the semi's that were on the road stopped and blocking cars .. it was scary and dangerous for several hours - but fortunately ended without too much conflict and no one got shot in Memphis that night.
We did go back to Memphis the next DAY to see the Blues Studio…. which was ok, but the feel downtown was much like a depressed hood. We sidetracked that day, just to kill time, went to the nearby city - Germantown - and were relieved to find a very affluent neighborhood where we felt comfortable to enjoy a few sites and restaurants. Poor Memphis is blighted terribly … didn't like it at all. Even our scenic River cruise down the Mississippi was discouraging. The Paddlewheel boat was cool, but splashing along in a big puddle of mud and garbage, not so fun.
The Bass Pro Shop was amazing. A huge pyramid which held the tallest elevator (free standing) east of the Mississippi. We went to top of pyramid … and I walked out on the glass shelf patio. Franky Baby was a little unnerved by the glass footwork, so remained to the side ... challenge! I won! So windy up there, but made Memphis look better from that distance. It truly is their claim to fame. That was when we first realized bass pro shops were quite the thing and more was to come before this trip was over ….
We high-tailed it out of Memphis a day or 2 early and went directly to Hot Springs, AK … loved loved loved it. We couldn't leave without trying to big indoor pools & baths - filled with multiple hot degrees of spring water. We also enjoyed the spring water doming from the mountains and made bunches of jugs of water to gift and to bring home. but it was such a hot time of year .. record breaking .. hard to be outside ….
A bit of a shock when we took the trail according to gps and ended up on PigTailTrail…..Frank was not happy …. even though we found out afterwards that many truckers like the trail and do it for adventure … but lots of opeople would avoid it .. frank for one. but too late now and we did it..we also ended up getting a RV GPS sent directly to us Fed Ex at the campground we were in.
Still dealing with terrible heat exhaustion and inability to be outside for long or for much … we did hit a few places downtown .. A Patsy Cline tribute … and then we hit pay dirt. I went to get my hair cut and done by the stylist of the RV campground manager .. We hit it off real well and she was telling me all the great things to do in Biloxi and Arkansas. She recommended The Top of the Rock … didn't even know what it was .. thought it was a flat rock somewhere in the wide open spaces, but it was a tribute mountain and location to the Founder of the Bass Pro Shops. Had caves, museums, golf carts, shopping, and lots and lots of acreage, water falls, and money oozing out all over. Amazing tribute to the american indians and all the land .. his story is remarkable….click here for more about that and put it on you next trip to the area.
Funny — until we saw the Pyramid Bass Pro in Memphis we didn't have any idea of the popularity of the pro shop designs … seems they are everywhere and get better and bigger everywhere. Who knew?
A resistant Franky Baby joined me on the largest Ferris Wheel looking over the Branson city and the next day we went to the Dixie Stampede - Dolly Parton's amazing experience. Loved it truly …. had it all ..
We did it, we sang, we marveled, we toured, we loved. Stumbled upon the Parthenon and had it not been for my painful hip I could have enjoyed all of it much more. This place was beyond belief and held my namesake mentor model and guide in early days … Athena the Greek Goddess.
Gold and 10 stories high.
We also tripped on a place on the outskirts of Nashville … based on a few friends back home who knew someone special … way out in the farm country we stoped by Lee McCormick's Farm/Kitchen/Store, Restaurant … and Music. What a treat! Great music, great food, great people and a sacred holiness about the location.
We wre happy and ready to head back home .. through Atlanta to see the chickadees …. and Christy and Penny in Athens where we did a ceremony for Kristy in honor of her help to us.
Quick, but delightful, and just after our move into our new home ... we headed back to see the munchkins and to celebrate a TWO-SOME FATHER'S DAY for Jaret and Franky Baby. I know we took pictures, but darned if I can locate them!
June 18, 2016 found us parked next door to Jaret in Cape Coral for Father's Day. Always love to camp at Jaret's side yard -- keeps us close, but in our own space.
Jaret fixed a meal fit for Father's Day Kings and we enjoyed the time there, but oh, so hot. More allergies ... too hot to sit outside made it worse with KittyDoc ... so our stay was again shortened.
We made time to visit the Burnt Store Marina while Jaret showed us around a bit more ... each time we see different fun things at that lovely marina and he is such a great Assistant HM and tour guide.
Why don't we ever visit our lovely Florida Panhandle? I asked Franky Baby one day.
That's all it took and off we went ... a long trip, but worth it.
So, in April of 2016, I got to visit my long time friend, Ellen - her new husband - and the panhandle beaches in one visit.
We stayed at Live Oak Landing … a darling campground with wandering creeks and big oak trees. A great get-away.
The best was the shopping in Santa Rosa and Seaside. I loved it there. We had a great time shopping and I found some incredible treasures, like my Mermaid Rosa and my ceremonial shell necklace.
It is very windy in that area which is why the hurricanes can be so devastating, but with the heat, we are always glad for the winds.
Such a good time .. I want to go back!
We don't really need reasons to travel and to hitch up the RV ... but, there always is a reason to hit the road. This March 2016 it was the Will McLean Festival in Brooksville, FL. Great music, like Remedy Tree, and so many more filled the stage.
This location is so much fun held at the Seratoma Boys Ranch and surrounded by fields, cows, lakes, and more. 7 tents keep us busy hopping around with workshops, songwriters circle, and vendors.
So wonderful there … except for the dusty dry weather in March - and the strange woman perched next to us-… I swore I wouldn't go back and don't think we did the next time….but since then we have been back....Hard to stay away.
As for the strange woman next to me, I felt entities jumping on me the whole time. She gave me the heebie jeebies..... She was weird and I dreamt about her for months afterwards.
We always go into Brooksville or Dade City to check out the surrounding area .. and this time, we stumbled upon a great RV Park for future dates and also a wonderful American Indian Trading Post - PEACE TREE. We WILL BE BACK! | c4 | 3 | 1 | 4 | 2 |
BkiUa-bxK2li-F6JwxZ- | Can somebody help me with Google Apps BIS Setup?
So I have had no issues using my google apps email (___@zachschiffman.com) on my BBerry. I saw a tweet today that said to delete and re-add your email for BIS 2.7 update.
Anyways...I can't get the email to re-add...says my PW is wrong, or is unable to verify or something.
I was able to get a regular gmail acct of mine just fine....but this is driving me nuts. I've tried the auto add...and by botching a fake email so I could "enter my own details" of my account.
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anybody? this is driving me insane! i have tried everything i could...auto set up from web and phone....self configuration as well...i get error messages every time. | c4 | 1 | 1 | 2 | 1 |
BkiUdEI4dbgg4qzwKYMI | Yesterday, Bryant University held its 6th Annual Research and Engagement Day throughout campus.
Research and Engagement Day (RED17) consisted of more than 83 sessions involving over 90 faculty and staff and over 600 students reflecting on the academic and creative work being undertaken by members of the Bryant community. These presentations included: panels with published and working papers, round table discussions, showcases of creative expression, and poster presentations all culminating in a Keynote address by Robert Schlesinger, Managing Editor for Opinion at U.S. News & World Report.
An aspect of these sessions was the 10th annual Bryant Undergraduate Symposium organized by the economics department. Here, senior capstone economic projects had to be presented to a rotating group of audiences.
At 9:30 am, I had the pleasure of introducing Erica Vendituoli, whose topic was titled, "The Lottery's Effect on Education Spending in the Western U.S." She was the first presenter of the day. My presentation was titled "Does Economic Freedom Promote Standard of Living Across Countries with Different Income Levels?" It was an empirical study where I used the OLS model to test whether or not economic freedom had any relationship with standard of living.
I ran a total of six regressions and found that the higher a country's economic freedom, the higher its' standard of living. | c4 | 4 | 3 | 5 | 2 |
BkiUbIU5i7PA9AjsONzK | Q: Cannot connect to windows server 2008R2 using Hyper V manager I want to connect my Windows 7 pc (Workgroup) to Server 2008R2 (domain) using hyper V.In server active directory is installed. I tried steps explained in http://community.spiceworks.com/how_to/show/30571-configuring-remote-administration-of-hyper-v-on-a-windows-7-pc .It didn't work for me.
EDIT
I am getting following error message when I tried to connect to server:
"Check that the Virtual Machine Management service is running and that you are authorized to connect to the server."
A: It is quite difficult to understand what is exactly your issue as you even don't mention any error messages which, I believe, you should get upon connection attempt. But generic answer will be following:
1. Disable firewall on machine you want to manage and ensure that you have network connectivity between management workstation and managed server.
2. After connectivity is confirmed run Hyper-V management console under account with appropriate rights on target server and try to connect to your server.
As for your spcecified error message and especially for scenarious when management workstation and Hyper-V server are not in the same domain or not in trusted domains (i.e. one or both of them in workgroup) this most likely requires extra configuration step on the management workstation: you should allow ANONYMUS LOGON to DCOM on the management workstation. This is required because WMI makes calls back from the server to the client. This is entirely expected (and is not Hyper-V specific). When a server is in a workgroup, the DCOM connection from the server back to the client is "anonymous".
To acomplish this do the following on the management workstation: Run (Win+R) > dcomconfig + Enter then in opened component services window expand the tree down through Component Services > Computers > My Computer, slect My Computer, right-click, choose properties and select the COM Security tab. Click Edit Limits in the Access Permissions area. Select "ANONYMOUS LOGON" from the list of users, and make sure Remote Access/Allow is checked in the permissions area.
You also should add user account you using to manage server into "Distributed COM Users" group on Hyper-V server.
For more detailed instructions with screen shots and overview of all prerequisites for Hyper-V remote management you may refer to the series of blog posts on Hyper-V remote management by John Howard: link to part 1 of this blog posts series.
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BkiUdSA5qhDACtX6RnL6 | We look back at the show recorded in Sept 2009 celebrating the launch of the book "Chelsea Here, Chelsea There" written by Chelsea terrace stalwarts Mark Worrall, Kelvin Barker and 'Hocus McPocus', recalling the momentous day on August 25th 1984 when Chelsea celebrated their return to the first division and the big time by taking over 20,000 away to Arsenal.
In the big news of the week, FIFA have slapped Chelsea with a 2 transfer window ban for inducing Gael Kakuta to break his contract with Lens. We ask whether this is another case of the powers that be ganging up on the Chels or are Kenyon and Arneson to blame. How will it affect Chelsea's ability to compete and doesn't it all sound rather 'proper Chels' with our usual ability to shoot ourselves in the foot just when things are going so well.
Just like Chelsea in 1984, Chelsea FanCasts very own legend, Chel Tel, is most definitely back with a new series called "Chel Tel's Classic Years" where he recalls a season from his and Chelsea's illustrious past. No prizes for guessing which season he'll be featuring today!
Martin will be doing another bumper edition of "Dear Mart" including answers to questions on how to get your girlfriend to like Chelsea, most disappointing Chelsea match, Chelsea's top 3 prospects and what is the difference between inducing and tapping up.
The Chelsea Football FanCast: Chelsea Here, Chelsea There, Chelsea every f***ing where la la la la la la la la la !!! | c4 | 3 | 2 | 4 | 1 |
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