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Autumn Term '18: September 14th – December 14th (11 weeks – not inc. Oct 26th, Nov 2nd and Nov 30th).
Spring Term '19: January 4th – April 5th (13 weeks – not inc. Feb 22nd).
Summer Term '19: April 26th – July 26th (13 weeks – not inc. May 31st).
Autumn Term Academy runs from September 14th - December 14th every Friday at Dorothy Stringer (excluding Oct 26th, Nov 2nd and Nov 30th) from 4.50 pm - 6 pm. The term costs £55 for 11 weeks, £30 for the first half-term or £25 for the second half-term at £5 per session. Alternatively select "Drop-In", fill out the form & pay £6 drop-in rate per session on the day.
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Summer Term Academy runs from April 26th - July 26th every Friday at BACA (excluding May 31st) from 6 pm - 7 pm for Under-11's (Year 6 and below) and 7 pm - 8 pm for Over-12's (Year 7 and above). The term costs £65 for 13 weeks, £25 for the first half-term or £40 for the second half-term at £5 per session. Alternatively select "Drop-In", fill out the form & pay £6 drop-in rate per session on the day.


GORGEOUS UNIT! Welcome to Dolphins and Dunes! Occupancy 6 Master Suite - King; Br2 - Queen; Living area - Queen Sleeper Sofa; Twin Roll-a-way Conveniently located next to one of our three sparkling pools, this two bedroom condo offers an open floor plan with plenty of space for the entire group and is perfect for families with children that might prefer the pool over the ocean waves. The living area provides plenty of seating, a 42 inch LCD TV to watch your favorite TV shows or perhaps enjoy a movie night and there's also a full size game table that transforms into a bumper pool table. Just through the sliding glass doors is the patio where you can enjoy a late night cocktail or morning coffee or just watch the kids as they play and enjoy the pool. The living room sofa conveniently folds out into a queen size bed and there is an available twin roll-a-way bed should you need extra sleeping arrangements. The kitchen with granite countertops and stainless steel appliances provides everything the family chef might need to prepare great meals using our local seafood, fruits and vegetables. There's seating at the kitchen counter for a quick bite on the run. Be sure to stop at one of our local roadside markets for the freshest ingredients. The dining area has seating for six (6) comfortably. If friends show up, don't forget the bar height kitchen counter for extra space. The master suite includes a private bath with granite counter, and is equipped with a king size poster bed, wall mounted 32 inch TV, a large dresser and plenty of closet space. So bring everything you'll need for a fun vacation. Bedroom 2 includes a large queen bed, wall mounted 23 inch flat screen TV with built in DVD. Here too there is plenty of closet space and large dresser for all your vacation wear. Dolphins and Dunes amenities include: o	WiFi internet o	Game Table/Bumper pool o	Wall mounted flat screen TV's in bedrooms o	32 inch flat screen in living area o	Full size Washer and Dryer o	Central Air Conditioning & Heating o	Iron and Ironing Board o	Two (2) covered parking spaces o	Garage level storage Unit with Beach chairs & Beach Umbrella Complex Amenities Include; o	Three (3) pools (May through September) o	Oceanfront swim up bar and grill o	Two (2) updated exercise rooms o	Libraries o	Game room o	Pool lounges o	Large Viking gas grills o	Covered parking o	Board walk o	Expansive oceanfront beach o	Hot Tub (October through April) Dolphins and Dunes is sure to become your favorite vacation destination at The Sanctuary. Be sure to book your dates early, this condo books up quickly. Use of condo amenities, linen and Towel Package included. Swimming Pool (open mid-May to mid-September), Limit 2 Parking Spaces Per Unit, No Smoking, Fire Code Regulation Prohibits the use of Open-Flamed or Gas-Fueled Grilling Devices on Unit Balconies.


Bride groom Prince Harry (properly His Royal Highness Prince Henry of Wales KCVO) is well known for his charitable work worldwide. It is little wonder that ShelterBox caught his eye for Royal briefings and a Royal premiere.
International disaster relief agency ShelterBox has a connection with HRH Prince Harry centred on Nepal.
He is, of course, known as the action Royal, famed for his interventions on such humanitarian issues as disadvantaged children, wounded ex-servicemen and women, the AIDS orphans of Lesotho, land mines, mental ill-health, and conserving Africa's communities and natural heritage.
But it was his army career, as an officer serving in Iraq and Afghanistan, that forged his comradeship with the military, and inspired the Invictus Games. Prince Harry was the first member of the Royal Family to serve in a war zone since the Falklands War.
In May 2015 ShelterBox Response Team member, Jimmy Griffith, was invited to Auckland's Government House as part of Prince Harry's first Royal tour of New Zealand. He was among representatives of emergency service and disaster relief organizations at the Governor's Reception. The Prince had flown in after a month's training with the Australian armed forces.
We are so pleased that this evening's event will benefit … ShelterBox, in recognition of their work providing emergency response and resilience building in Nepal following the earthquake.
The proceeds of ticket and brochure sales for the world premiere brought ShelterBox a donation of over $300,000.
ShelterBox's Risk Management expert Andrew Clark, who was also the charity's Nepal in-country coordinator following the earthquakes, was later invited to advise Prince Harry's team at Kensington Palace ahead of his Royal visit to Nepal in 2016.
In a busy tour of Nepal, Prince Harry met young people to talk about their challenges and opportunities. ShelterBox had distributed SchoolBoxes to Nepal's orphanages, each containing education equipment for fifty students. A ShelterBox tent had also been given to a local children's art therapy organization to create a fun, friendly environment where children could overcome the trauma of the earthquakes.
The Prince also visited Kanti Children's Hospital in Kathmandu, where he met injured child patients. After the earthquakes in April 2015, the immediate use for ShelterBox tents already stored in Kathmandu were as outdoor clinical spaces for damaged hospitals.
Prince Harry is respected by the world as someone who has used his privilege to highlight important causes, which is to be admired. We are pleased to share a common interest with His Royal Highness about Nepal.
The smaller photos above are free to use in the context of this press release. Please credit © ShelterBox.
Captions (L to R) Prince Harry alongside Jimmy Griffith at the Governor's Reception in Auckland NZ May 2015. Young ShelterBox intern Grace Howarth presents Prince Harry with a souvenir brochure for the Royal Film Performance at the Royal Albert Hall in October 2015. A meeting at Kensington Palace with ShelterBox's Andrew Clark (left, head of table) before Prince Harry's Nepal tour in 2016.


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Learn the martial art that changed the world.
Bruce Lee flashed like a meteor through the martial arts universe, and the gravity of his ideas continue to shape how we train and live. The Ultimate Guide to Jeet Kune Do gives you insight into the martial art's creation and evolution with profiles of and articles by the art's most successful students, including Dan Inosanto, Tim Tackett, Bob Bremer and Jerry Beasley.
Pulling from the Black Belt archives, The Ultimate Guide to Jeet Kune Do reveals the key concepts and martial art techniques that define the "art of the intercepting fist." Inside these pages, you'll find the best self-defense techniques and skills from a collection of arts, including wing chun kung fu, fencing, boxing and wrestling.
Whether you're just beginning your martial arts training or have ascended to its highest plateau, The Ultimate Guide to Jeet Kune Do will teach you how to master the most influential mixed martial art of the 20th century.
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As authors, we are often asked to speak about our work, our books and ourselves in a variety of settings. We often wish we had some professional advice about presenting ourselves, rather than our books, to the world. Nadine Dereza and Ian Hawkins, authors of Insider Secrets of Public Speaking, (Rethink Press, 2014) have kindly given us some key tips, specifically for authors, about public speaking.
As a boy, Charles Dickens entertained his family with a toy theatre. As a young man, he often said that if he hadn't been an author, he would've been an actor. By the time of his death, he was the pre-eminent novelist of his day, making a fortune touring theatres and reading from his works.
Public appearances are regarded as one of the most effective ways of selling your book, but what if you're not a frustrated actor like Dickens? What if you got into writing because you liked keeping out of the limelight? What do you say? How do you say it? How do you avoid making your sales pitch sound like, well, a sales pitch?
We wrote our book in response to clients who came to us for public speaking advice and coaching. Speaking in public is about individuals finding their authentic voice – it's not about the 'one size fits all' approach – and we like a challenge. Our format is answering the specific problems of people with real dilemmas. Imagine if you were one of our clients. What tips might we give you when a public event is looming?
Before you turn up, you should know what is expected of you. Are you expected to speak for a minute or an hour? Are there other people speaking at the same event? Figure out what the audience wants.
If there are other speakers before you, think about how you can be different. If the audience has just come from something heavy-going, think about how you can lighten the mood. Alternatively, if they've been laughing at someone else, you can be more reflective and thoughtful. Always stick to time limits – ask the event organiser to give a clear signal when you should be wrapping up.
One of the quickest ways to build a speech is to answer the questions you are often asked. Why did you write the book? How long did it take? How did it change from the original idea to finished product? We've seen professional speakers adopt this approach, and it's effective: you can change the mood, shorten or lengthen your answers according to your time slot, and it creates the feeling of dialogue. If you really don't want to be alone onstage, consider having your appearance moderated by someone else until you have more confidence. They will introduce you, feed you questions, and be responsible for keeping the session together. They can even field questions from the floor. You won't have as much control over the event, but you will be free to be spontaneous.
Audiences like to feel an authentic connection with a speaker. It doesn't matter where you are shy, bombastic, serious or naturally funny so long as the audience thinks they have seen the 'real you'.
Eye contact is very important: try to give all parts of the room equal attention. One particularly effective technique is to direct the end of a sentence to one person in the audience. This 'anchors' your eye contact, and stops you looking like you're scanning the whole room.
Give a bit of exposition before you read: tell the audience where we are in the story, who the characters are, why we care about them (or not).
Choose a short passage with a dramatic or intriguing twist, or one that ends on a good joke. Avoid an excerpt with too many characters or confusing action.
Do edit your work for public reading – Dickens did. Cut extraneous description or references the audience won't get.
Use tone of voice and body language to differentiate between characters. You don't have to 'act', but it should be clear who is speaking (so you can cut 'he said', 'she said' etc.).
Remember it's the first time your audience has heard this, so keep it lively. If you feel yourself getting bored of a particular passage, do a different one.
The better you know a piece, the less you have to look at the book, and the more you can look at the audience.
If your book has particularly strong illustrations or photographs, consider using these in a PowerPoint presentation.
Remember there is no such thing as a natural born speaker. It is definitely a skill that you can develop. Shy people have transformed themselves into world-class speakers, and they have done it by being brave and giving it their best shot.
Once you have found your voice, you will find that audiences become a lot less scary – and a lot more interested in what you have to say. When you are selling your book, you are really selling yourself: the proof of your success is a long line of readers, waiting for you to sign their copy of your latest masterpiece.


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Mazzy Star have announced plans to reunite and play their first live show in over five years.
The band will be playing the Vivid Sydney Festival in Sydney.
Mazzy Star put out their last record Seasons Of Your Day back in 2013 and rumors have been circulating that new music is in the works. There's also been speculation that the legendary California band will be announcing both U.S. and European dates as well.
As for the Vivid Festival, the Australian event will be held at the Sydney Opera House May 25-June 16.
Other artists appearing include Brian Eno, Solange, Cat Power and Ice Cube.


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John Gunn (26. února 1925 Northumberland, Anglie) je australský spisovatel především knih pro mládež.

Život
John Gunn se narodil Anglii, ale již ve třech letech se s matkou odstěhoval do Austrálie. Roku 1939 začal studovat na Royal Australan Naval College (Australská královská námořní kolej) a roku 1942 se stal navigátorem na torpédoborci a plavil se po Tichém oceánu a ve Středomoří. Jeho zájem o létání jej však brzy přivedl do řad Fleet Air Arm, kde působil jako pilot. Kromě toho se začal věnovat literatuře a stal se velmi oblíbeným autorem dětských knih a knih zaměřených na australskou historii. Nyní žije poblíž Sydney.

Dílo
 Peter Kent (1955–1962), série dobrodružných knih o australském vojenském letci:
 Barrier Reef Espionage (1955, Špionáž na bariérovém útesu),
 Battle in the Ice (1956, Bitva na ledu),
 Gibraltar Sabotage (1957, Gibraltarská sabotáž),
 Submarine Island (1958, Podmořský ostrov),
 Peter Kent's Command (1960, Rozkaz Petera Kenta),
 City in Danger (1962, Město v nebezpečí).
 Flying for You, 1955, Létání pro tebe), kniha literatury faktu týkající se létání a leteckého průmyslu.
 Sailing and Ships for You, 1957, Plachtění a lodě pro tebe), kniha literatura faktu týkající se námořnictví.
 Acting for You, 1957, Hraní pro tebe), kniha literatura faktu týkající se divadla.
 Sea Menace, 1958, Nebezpečné moře), kniha získala roku 1959 cenu pro nejlepší australskou dětskou knihu roku.
 The Humpy in the Hills (1960, Chatrč v horách), dobrodružný román pro mládež o kamarádech, kteří dopadnou zloděje a objeví i skrýš, v níž ukryl čtyřicet tisíc liber.
 Dangerous Enemies (1961, Nebezpeční nepřátelé), historický román z počátků 19. století.
 Goodbye Island (1963, Sbohem ostrove), pokračování knihy Chatrč v horách.
 Tle Wild Abyss (1972, Divoké peklo), román.

Česká vydání
 Chatrč v horách. Praha: SNDK, 1963. Přeložil Ladislav Pekař. Edice KOD.

Rozhlasová hra
Poklad v horách. Na motivy knihy Johna Gunna Chatrč v horách s použitím překladu Ladislava Pekaře napsala Martina Drijverová. Výběr hudby a režie Jan Berger. Dramaturg Ivan Hubač. Režie Jan Berger. Účinkují: Ota Sklenčka, Bořík Procházka, Josef Vinklář, Filip Žák, Radim Špaček, Jiří Janát, Šárka Krásová, Tomáš Longa, Martin Bouček, Jiří Neužil, Kristýna Píchová, Vilemína Kracíková a Helena Ševčíková a Markéta Danhelová. Natočeno v roce 1984.

Reference

Externí odkazy

  John Gunn na books.google.cz

Australští spisovatelé
Australští spisovatelé knížek pro děti
Spisovatelé dobrodružné literatury
Narození v roce 1925
Žijící lidé
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Narození v Northumberlandu

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Russia ready to supply Mi-35M helicopters to Brazil
Russia is ready to supply brazil with an additional batch of attack helicopters mi-35m and is awaiting the decision of the brazilian government, reports RIA Novosti news agency the message of the deputy director of the federal service for military-technical cooperation between the Russian Federation anatoly punuka. Previously Russia has supplied the brazilian military 14 helicopters mi-35. The latest machine was delivered to the customer in 2014. Russia is ready to supply additional batch of helicopters of this modification the brazilian side, but the decision is the prerogative of the competent officials of brazil, said punchy at the exhibition laad-2017 rio de janeiro. He noted that "The helicopter mi-35m helicopters operated by the Russian armed forces and security agencies of other countries around the world, and has proved effective in solving a wide range of tasks, and the ability to work in difficult climatic conditions". The mi-35m modern multirole attack helicopter designed to destroy enemy armored vehicles, fire support to troops on the battlefield, evacuating the wounded and ensure that the actions of troopers and cargo in the cabin and on external sling.
Zakharov: Kiev, in fact, holds the language of genocide
Conducted by the Kiev policy of forced Ukrainization of all spheres of public life is a violation of democratic norms regarding ethnic minorities and could lead to even greater split in Ukrainian society, reports the RNS statement...
The U.S. is not going in favor of China to abandon missile defense in South Korea
Washington will refuse to deploy THAAD system in South Korea, despite the dissatisfaction of Beijing, RIA Novosti reported statement by a senior representative of the White house.Meeting Donald trump with the President of China XI...
The UK will write off its helicopter carrier Ocean
The Royal Navy intend to write off your amphibious assault ship Ocean, and it will happen, probably next year. But just like United Kingdom to write off the vehicle does not want and so now officially proposed to the Brazilian Nav...

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Bihar Staff Selection Commission (BSSC) has issued CGL PT exam Admit Card 2011. Candidates can download BSSC Admit card for CGL PT 2010 from: bsscpatna.com entering their name and date of birth and clicking over 'print' option to print that. The recruitment was notified through the advertisement number 110/2010.
SSC Patna Admit card 2011 download is made available for CGL PT exam to be held on 18th December, 2011. Bihar SSC call letter 2011 is featured with roll number, name, father name, exam date, exam time, exam venue etc.
Candidates should read the details of BSSC Admit card before attending written exam. Candidates must carry other documents also along with SSC Patna Admit card 2011 for CGL PT at the exam centre.
Details of Bihar SSC call letter 2011 for CGL PT can be read at: http://bssc.bih.nic.in/Advertisement/bssc_admit.pdf downloading PDF file.


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Ostatni jednorożec (tytuł oryg. The Last Unicorn) – powieść fantasy amerykańskiego pisarza Petera S. Beagle'a, opublikowana w 1968 roku przez wydawnictwo Viking Press.

Adaptacje filmowe
W 1982 roku na podstawie powieści powstał film animowany pod tym samym tytułem według scenariusza autora.

Książka i film opowiadają o jednorożcu, który dowiaduje się, że ludzie uważają go za ostatniego przedstawiciela jego gatunku i wyrusza w podróż, by odszukać inne jednorożce.

Przypisy

Amerykańskie powieści fantasy
Powieści high fantasy
Powieści fantastyczne z 1968 roku


Sulwhasoo Malaysia has once again pledged to help raise funds for World Vision through the sale of its Charity Quilt Kits, which will be selling at RM139 per kit. This is the second year that Sulwhasoo Malaysia is contributing towards World Vision's Children Development Fund.
This year, Sulwhasoo Malaysia aims to raise RM20,000 with a target sale of 1,000 charity sets, which is double from what was contributed last year. According to Lau Shin Yee, Brand Manager of Sulwhasoo Malaysia the brand is confident of achieving its sales target for its charity sets seeing the overwhelming response it received last year. "This charity set is sold at an affordable price so that more people can support us in our cause to raise funds for the needy," said Lau.
World Vision's Children Development Fund is used to support children and children related development work locally and internationally. These could include initiatives in the areas of children's rights for protection, education, mental and emotional development, nutrition and healthcare.
"We are grateful to all our donors and also corporate contributors such as Sulwhasoo Malaysia in helping World Vision eradicate poverty thus improving the lives of the poor. We look forward to a long-term partnership with Sulwhasoo and I'm certain together, we will continue to make an impact in the lives of children in need," said Liew Tong Ngan, CEO of World Vision Malaysia.
Sulwhasoo's contribution to World Vision is in line with its belief that true charity, like beauty is not superficial, but is something precious and innate, which comes from within. Sulwhasoo's quilt which symbolises its love and care forchildren also reflectits value for tradition and Korean wisdom. Traditional families have long used the quilt as a gesture of goodwill and well wishes. There is a traditional Chinese saying 'Sew hundreds of cloths, put hundreds of clothes'.
The Sulwhasoo Charity Quilt Set will go on sale starting the 1st October 2014 at its counters in Parkson Pavilion KL, 1 Utama and Gurney Plaza Penang. The set consists of the Concentrating Ginseng Renewing Cream (5ml), First Care Activating Serum (8 ml), Essential Balancing Water (30ml), Essential Balancing Emulsion (30 ml), Gentle Cleansing Foam (50ml), Overnight Vitalizing Mask (30 ml/tube) and the Snowise_EX Whitening Serum (8ml).
An annual charity quilt event carrying the theme "Sulwhasoo Hundreds of Families Quilt – Sewing a Record-Breaking Mosaic of Kindness" will be held in Hong Kong on the 5th October 2014 to kick-off the Charity Quilt Kits campaign. This event will see the participation of celebrities from Hong Kong and Malaysia alike as well as 300 other participants which will help in piecing a quilt for the less fortunate children. Sulwhasoo aims to break the Guinness Book of Records with the biggest quilt ever produced.
For more information, please visit www.sulwhasoo.com.my or find them at www.facebook.com/SulwhasooMalaysia.


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Home Movie Actor Norman Reedus
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Norman Reedus Biography
Actor and director who became known worldwide for his performance in The Boondock Saints and The Boondock Saints II: All Saints Day. He gained further recognition for his role as Daryl Dixon in the horror TV series The Walking Dead. Norman Reedus is a well known Movie Actor. Norman was born on January 6, 1969 in Hollywood, FL.
Norman Reedus's parents name not available right now. Also, There is no information about his siblings. All information about his private life is hidden or stays unknown, so it's difficult to say if he has a wife or children. Norman Reedus's primary income source is being a successful Movie Actor. In 2018, Norman Reedus become N/A old. He appeared in the Pilot episode of the TV show Hawaii Five-0, which starred Scott Caan.
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First Name Norman
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Date of Birth January 6, 1969
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There's no doubt about it, Peebles Golf Club is an absolute gem of a course.
Designed by golf course architecting legend Harry Colt, it's one of our Top 10 Things we Love.
Fancy taking it to the fairways? Well, we've got one of the best in the Borders. Just a six minute drive from our grounds, you'll find the friendly club sat in amongst the rolling hills.
It's not a totally flat course, making good use of the hilly surroundings so it can be quite challenging. But if you need a motorised buggy, they've got some to rent out, and it's fairly short at just 6,138 yards.
The first four holes are uphill and rather tough, but you can see all of Peebles and the countryside from the courses, so it's worth a round even if you spend it in the rough.
Pitch, putt and drive your way around the par 70 course taking in the stunning scenery as you go.
Or if you'd like to blow off some steam, there's the driving range. And there's no need to cut it short if the rain comes on, it's sheltered!
At the 19th hole you'll find the lovely little club house where you can continue to enjoy the views with a drink and a little something to top you up.
It's a friendly old club always welcome to visitors, and players of any ability can take to the greens. Just bring along your clubs and you'll be made to feel part of the club.


The EBA published today an updated quantitative analysis on the minimum requirement for own funds and eligible liabilities (MREL). Based on the same methodology and assumptions developed in the context of the MREL report published in December 2016, the EBA updated its estimates of capacity and funding needs of a representative sample of European banks to meet MREL under alternative scenarios. In this exercise, the EBA highlighted a modest improvement in the stack of MREL eligible instruments in 2016.
The updated MREL quantitative analysis was carried out with data as of end December 2016 and covers MREL ratios, MREL capacity, MREL quality and the estimated MREL funding needs of the full sample of 112 EU banks. In addition, a consistent sample of 100 banks was used to compare the evolution of MREL over the previous two years.
Improved their risk profile as measured by a risk weighted assets (RWAs) decrease of EUR 431.1 billion (-4.9%), which significantly contributed to the improved (lowered) estimated MREL funding needs.
Only marginally increased the stack of MREL eligible instruments, both in absolute and relative amounts – nominal MREL increased by EUR 4.5 billion (+0.1%), while the share of MREL as a percentage of RWAs improved by 1.9 percentage points to 37.8% of RWA. This was largely driven by G-SIIs which have been actively issuing MREL in 2016 and early 2017.
Slightly improved the quality of MREL, as captured by the increase of the stock of subordinated MREL instruments (EUR 33 billion, +1.9%).
Mitigated total estimated MREL funding needs by EUR 25.8 billion (-11.4%) and EUR 119.0 billion (-30.9%) under Loss Absorption (LA) buffer and buffer/8% baseline scenarios respectively. Aggregated subordinated estimated MREL funding needs have decreased by EUR 15.2 billion (-11.3%).
MREL is a requirement for a bank to hold a sufficient amount of own funds and debt instruments of a certain quality in order to absorb losses and recapitalise its critical functions in case of failure.
MREL pursues a similar aim as the global Total Loss Absorbing Capacity (TLAC) standard developed by the Financial Stability Board.
MREL decisions are to be determined and calibrated by resolution authorities for each and every institution according to the specific characteristics of the firm. However, given that to this date no MREL decision has yet been taken, assumptions had to be made as to resolution strategies, scope and calibration of MREL. These assumptions are in line with the EBA RTS on MREL but are, by definition, different from the actual levels of MREL that will ultimately be determined for each institution and group.
The two scenarios considered in the Report for the calibration of MREL are: the loss-absorbing buffer, or 'LA buffer' scenario, amounting to twice capital requirements where combined buffer requirements are only included once for loss absorption purposes; and the 'Buffer/8%' scenario, a more stringent calibration where banks must meet the higher of twice capital requirements and buffers, or 8% of total liabilities and own funds."
Central estimates on which the figures above are based assume a full recapitalisation for G-SIBs and O-SIIs, a subordination requirement for G-SIBs in line with the TLAC standard, and a subordination requirement for O-SIIs of 13.5% of RWAs in line with the subordination recommendations made in the Report. Estimates for other banks, that are neither G-SIBS nor O-SIIs, assume partial (50%) recapitalisation only and do not include a systematic subordination requirement.


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When Methuselah the alligator leaves town, all the creatures become afraid of the dark. Eventually they meet a tiny creture who has no fear - as she has put her trust in God. This episode includes the song "Angels Watching Over Me."


The other night I came home to fast food boxes scattered across our kitchen table. Each was festooned with the image of a red, feathered face that I'd frequently seen on my iPhone and our children's tablet. And the Xbox… And the laptop. On Television. T-shirts. I had seen it on graham crackers, for Pete's sake. And now?
Now, Angry Birds had come to Happy Meals.
Yes, parent company Rovio is ratcheting up its Angry Birds marketing machine once again in anticipation of the May 20 release of "The Angry Birds Movie," distributed by Sony and featuring an all-star cast of voices.
Aim high. Just like launching a beaked projectile at a teetering tower of pig villainy, it's important always to shoot for the stars. "Angry Birds Action," a pinball-inspired smash-up released on April 28 to drum up anticipation for the feature film, may be one of Rovio's most ambitious sequels yet. Available for iOS and Android devices, the app/game hybrid works in tandem with a series of QR-like BirdCodes, which when scanned unlock any number of "augmented reality" experiences, ranging from mini-games to power-ups to virtual photo ops with the movie's main characters. Through vigilant merchandising, more than one billion BirdCodes will be found on PEZ candy, H&M clothing, LEGO, and, of course, Happy Meals. The catch? If you want to enjoy all of the special content, you'll need to purchase the related products. These birds have always been known for using their heads, but that's plain genius.
Volley for dominance. Anyone who's ever played Angry Birds for sixteen hours straight knows that winning requires the use of every single bird in your arsenal. Seven years ago, Rovio was on the brink of bankruptcy. But after their addictive opus hit big, they seized the opportunity for licensing deals that landed their high-flying heroes on everything from plush toys to bedroom slippers. This veritable onslaught of birds was unavoidable, and would ultimately lead to lucrative crossovers with pop-culture titans like Transformers and Star Wars, winning countless additional converts.
When all else fails – bend the rules. Like the Mighty Eagle that lays waste to frustration and allows you to skip ahead in the game, sometimes you just have to sidestep societal norms and get wacky. This weekend, users activating the "Action!" app during "The Angry Birds Movie" end credits will be able to participate in a real-time interactive experience as they watch. An inaudible digital watermark embedded in the sequence makes it all possible. It's an unprecedented technological feat, but it's so much more than that. When no one was minding the store, the Angry Birds marketing machine gave society at large the greenlight to use our phones in a movie theater. That sort of gives the bird, so to speak, to corporate, theater management, the cutesy commercial that warns us against that sort of thing prior to the trailers, and that guy sitting behind you.
No matter how high you fly, strive to stay grounded. Critics will undoubtedly say that the company is putting all of its eggs in one basket with this latest launch for big screen glory. But Angry Birds' lasting appeal has always been that it's a game that is easy to pick up, but almost impossible to put down. Assuming they don't stray too far from that model, these Angry Birds should enjoy many happy returns.
In short, stay true to yourself and the sky's the limit.


Back in the 1990s, my Australian maternal grandmother bequeathed me a Chinese ginger jar. My mother – an antique dealer herself, who traded in Georgian diamond rings – assured me it was "probably worth a fortune".
And so, in the late 2000s, when the Antiques Roadshow came to the De La Warr Pavilion in Bexhill, a few miles away from my home, I thought "aha!", bundled the ginger jar into the bottom of my toddler's buggy and set off to assess the measure of our riches.
Alas, it was not to be. "Oh that is very pretty – a terrific fake!" said the resident expert, who went on to value it at "about a hundred quid on a good day".


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Catching-up through strategic leadership (SAI Somalia)
By Auditor General Mohamed M. Ali, Office of the Auditor General, Somalia
Many SAIs in fragile states have vast potential for change and improvement, yet are often hindered by numerous obstacles to progress. Most notably are the external environment and the limited internal capacity, which work against the policies made towards change. Is it still possible for a highly challenged SAI to make substantial leaps forward in a year's time? If so, what does it take? Yes, but it requires a streamlined vision and tangible cooperation among all critical parties. From mid-2017 to mid-2018 we in the Office of the Auditor General of Somalia (OAGS) finalized a new strategic and operational plan, introduced quarterly reporting, completed backlog audits, and developed a new draft Audit Bill that allows us to leap from an antiquated, twentieth century policy into a twenty-first century structure equivalent to other neighboring countries. The Office fostered and strengthened relationships with key stakeholders at the federal level, development partners, as well as with the Federal Member States audit offices.
How did this all happen? Our progress is a testament of our strategic and professional leadership, built around a young staff keen to see improvements, and flexible support mechanisms. We understand that priorities and actions must be based on the particular situation at hand.
During this first year, leadership focused on establishing a professional and respectful dialogue with the staff. Our SAI has a staff of about 70 people. When given trust and responsibility, the staff is willing and able to take initiative. One good example is the development of the new website (www.oag.gov.so). Another example is an initiative to organize a stakeholder relations seminar for key government officials, Parliamentarians, civil society groups, academia, business groups and religious leaders. The staff spearheaded both initiatives and received impressive feedback. Most importantly, the audit office developed and finalized a strategic plan, giving the office the direction and vision for change. Although the completion of the plan is a vital milestone, actual strategic management is often much more difficult. Through focus on selected priorities, such as the backlog audits, and the new draft audit bill, systematic follow-up of progress and strategic management is still possible.
However, scarce resources still present a major hurdle to attaining our goals. During the year our SAI received little in financial resources. Moreover, in 2018, the government budget was cut. Yet, a trustful peer-based partnership with the IDI and AFROSAI-E enabled several activities to be initiated, such as workshops for audit work, printing of the strategic plan, and seminars in Mogadishu. This was possible thanks to the allocation of funding and support from the Norwegian Embassy in Kenya. The World Bank also provided a short-term consultant to work with the office and was especially helpful in crafting the draft audit bill and regulations. In spite of these achievements, several challenges persist. The Parliament has yet to enact the Federal Audit Bill and therefore implementation has stalled. Federal audit procedures still are not improved and quality enhanced. Furthermore, the Office will need additional technical and financial support to sustain recent changes and implement all of the goals expressed in the strategic plan.
Our general lesson learned of this year is that a lot can be achieved in just one year for a SAI in a fragile state, if there is a clear and supportive leadership, sufficient external support and staff willing to take new initiatives forward. Ultimately, we at the OAGS are confident great change is within our reach and we look forward to accomplishing progress in the years to come.


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KC has won Boys Champs 2019 after blowing away Calabar. The trophy is now well on its way to North Street, The six year reign as kings is over.
The fact that KC would win champs was clear from Friday when their golden boys Christopher Taylor and De'jour Russell were clearly not in form.
These are the two students who allegedly roughed up the head of the physics department at a boot camp.
Sanjaye Shaw found himself in a dispute with the two star students over some mattresses.
Christopher "mattress" Taylor allegedly assaulted the teacher with the help of De'Jour "sponge boss" Russell.
Calabar then proceeded to recruit Christopher Townsend to defend the boys. yes, that same big shot, expensive lawyer.
The Acting Principal really lived up to the title, as he was only acting.
Instead of standing next to his teacher, who will remain with the school for a long time.
He decided to stand next to two boys who would be gone next year. This was an extraordinary display of poor leadership.
He failed the PR test, he made Calabar appear to be a school that is controlled by the track suit warriors.
To make things worse, the two students who they sided with and turned a blind eye to their buffoonery ended up flopping at Champs.
Christoper Taylor did not even make it to run in the finals and De'Jour lost his title.
If you are going to make the school and your teachers look silly, at least win and take the spotlight off the controversy.
So now Calabar has lost Champs and reputation. Total shambles.
The other teachers who did not stand next to their colleague are also pathetic, they are cowards.
Christoper Taylor has been running at Champs so long that he has forgotten that there is life after Champs.
At Calabar he is treated like royalty. He should have left schoolboy tracks a long time ago.
He is obsessed with Champs and the power it gives him on Calabar campus. He should have left and gone to running against the big boys a long time ago.
The problem is, in the real world he is not the golden child he is on Red Hills Road.
He would have to prove himself and earn respect all over again.
He took the easy way out and stayed at Calabar so he can walk around like the big man on campus.
At 19 years old, he should have been a much bigger star on the global stage.
Still, he is supremely talented and we still wish the best for Taylor.
The mattress boss has the potential to run for Jamaica at the Olympic level.
He just needs to humble himself and work hard.
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Restaurant Alchemist in Copenhagen Are You Prepared to Eat Insects, Brain, and Cow Udder?
Alchemist is a restaurant unlike anything you have seen before. Located in Copenhagen, and run by head chef and co-owner, Rasmus Munk, the current restaurant has 16 exclusive seats and will serve you a 45-course tasting menu. You can expect lots of molecular fun, a theatrical show, and wonderful flavors, but also odd ingredients and sometimes stomach-revolting presentations.
Earlier this year, news broke that businessman Lars Seier, who already owns restaurant Geranium, is now the main stakeholder in restaurant Alchemist. Soon after, it was announced that Alchemist would permanently shut its doors at the current location in Århusgade 22, in the district of Østerbro in Copenhagen. Rumor has it, that Rasmus Munk will reopen Alchemist 2.0 sometimes next year. The last day which you can experience this version of Alchemist is on the 22nd of December 2017.
A Michelin Star in 2018?
Michelin Guide UK tweeted about Alchemist on October 26th, saying: «Fun theatrics but also some standout dishes.» Judging from last year's tweets about Sabi Omakase, this could be a good sign of a star in the guide next year. Both me and Rasmus Palsgård, aka feinschmeckeren.dk, predicted that to happen already this year. Now, it should be an even safer bet for 2018, but what if they don't manage to reopen fast enough? I'm keeping my fingers crossed.
My story below was originally published in the Norwegian industry magazine Hotell & Restaurantmagasinet based on my visit to the Alchemist last year.
The Alchemist in Copenhagen will play with your mind and may even make you unwell at times, but, ultimately, seduces you with good flavors.
25-year-old Rasmus Munk has done more in a short time period than most chefs will achieve through an entire cooking career. In addition to opening his own restaurant, he has been named Young Talent of the Year by the White Guide in 2014 and The Breakthrough of the Year by The Danish Dining Guide the same year. Last autumn, he received a bronze in the competition Chef of the Year, and this year he was one of the nine nominees in the OAD's Best New Restaurant award.
The concept of restaurant Alchemist is unique, not only in Scandinavia – but the world. During the three to four hours which the meal lasts (mostly dependent on your own pace), you are served no less than 45 courses. While that may sound extreme, most of the servings are not bigger than a mouthful. Many of them also come in liquid forms, such as soups, cocktails, or served in steaming reagent glass – as if straight out of a research laboratory. Most restaurants around the world have moved away from the molecular gastronomy, which became popular after El Bulli's time, but Rasmus Munk has chosen to go in the opposite direction. Inside his kitchen, an entire wall is covered in shelves stacked with boxes of various content that could as well belong in a chemistry classroom.
Ashtray. In reality, king crab, potato, dried tomato, and hay ash.
Nevertheless, Alchemist is not for everyone. Before entering the door, you should know that you will get crawling insects and a bowl with a live goldfish placed in front of you. The meal starts with a beautiful granita of apples which, by means of molecular techniques, are made as light as air. On top, there are flowers and crispy ants that gives the dish more acidity. A few (seemingly normal) seafood dishes follow. For instance, the king crab and langoustine are both delightful. Although a favorite of mine, the sea urchins with their sweet, slightly bitter taste of the ocean, might put someone's palate to the test again.
– Now, we are entering the part of the meal where it's all about offals and organs, says our waiter.
You better brace yourself, not to mention your stomach – because what follows may be revolting to some. A tartar made of lamb heart is presented inside another whole lamb heart that is sliced open. A bloody sauce is poured over the dish from a hospital-like intravenous bag (later on, Munk has started making a political point out of this serving, giving each guest a donor card and urging them to sign up). Next, the lamb brain arrives at the table – in the shape of a mousse mixed with foie gras placed inside a sheep skull. The decor consists of roasted mealworms and more ants. If it weren't for the flowers to make it pretty, you might get associations to spoiled, rotten meat. The flavor, however, is impeccable.
By now, ants in the food will feel normal to you – and in any case, I certainly prefer them to some other insects that were about to be served. In an empty bowl, four or five woodlice crawls around. They look desperate to get out and away, but, obviously, know nothing of the faith that awaits them. A hot broth is poured over them and instantly kills the poor creeps. Benkebiterne, as the Danes call them, have been transformed into crispy croutons in a soup. Bon appétit! On the side, are some thin crisps that get a noodle-like texture when we put them in the hot soup. I eat one of the pasta-chips and some of the soup, trying my best to avoid the woodlice, when our waiter tells me the chips are also made from the same insects. Mic drop! The Alchemist wins again.
To be honest, I knew these little vermins would be on the menu. It's almost impossible not to know what awaits you in these Instagram-days. I had plenty of time to man up for the woodlice. Believe it or not, but they weren't the worst part of this meal for me. Ten dishes prior, I ate cow udder for the first time in my life. It was served with a milk foam (oh the irony), truffle, and a shaving of some more dried cow udder (it's even better than truffle, our waiter tried to convince us). Despite the fact that the umami flavor and consistency reminded me of sweetbreads – which I love – my mind could not stop thinking about what I was actually eating.
The milk organs of the cow were the hardest dish to swallow for me (literally) – despite the fact that it tasted good! You see, they actually have skilled chefs in the kitchen of Alchemist, and the flavor combinations and techniques are at times flawless. What Rasmus Munk does better than anyone, is to challenge his guests on what they consider as food in our time and age – and in this part of the world. The experience will set you back DKK 3000 including food and alcoholic wine pairings – a price tag that may scare certain customers more than the insects. Judging from the clientele around the bar this night, however, it sure seems like Rasmus Munk and the Alchemist has succeeded. We talked with guests who had flown in from all over the world, only to experience this remarkable dining show. Some of them refused to eat the earthworms in the end, though! Go figure.
Did my story make you more or less likely to visit Alchemist when they reopen? Please, leave a comment below and let me know.
I have a reservation for tomorrow evening – I was wondering if I should await the surprise, but I guess my "better half" prefers a little preparing for the unique experience – wow – I am really looking forward to the experience – nothing will go untried (I think)!
Cool – how did you like it?
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After after some 16 years of touring and recording Jim VanCleve has announced this week that he has decided to move on from Mountain Heart.
As one of the most in-demand session musicians in Nashville, Jim has played on countless recordings over his impressive career. He played a prominent role as fiddler on the 2004 Country Album of the Year Livin', Lovin', Losin': The Songs Of The Louvin Brothers, garnering him his first Grammy. He also recorded fiddle for a smash-hit single drawn from American Idol winner, Carrie Underwood's Some Hearts (2005), his first participation in a multi-platinum seller where he was prominently featured on the Billboard Magazine #1 hit single "Don't Forget to Remember Me". He has many other credits in his list.
Jim VanCleve is also in demand as a session producer. Recent projects have included his solo effort, Mountain Heart's "Live " CD, the latest project from rising group Newfound Road, both of the releases by the IBMA award nominated group Carrie Hassler and Hard Rain, the super-group Mashville brigade and the instrumental "Pickin on Taylor Swift".
As one of the original members of Mountain Heart, Jim has become legendary for the intense energy, charisma, and dazzling musicianship he brings to the stage. In his impressive career Jim has recorded and/or performed with legendary artists like Johnny Cash, Vince Gill, Merle Haggard, Alison Krauss, Willie Nelson, Dolly Parton, Emmylou Harris, Linda Ronstadt, Ricky Skaggs, Del McCoury, Doc Watson, Glen Campbell, Tony Rice, Carrie Underwood, Jerry Douglas, Sam Bush and many, many more.
I am publicly announcing my decision to leave Mountain Heart.We have discussed this together, and I leave on what I think must be considered the absolute best of terms. These fine gentlemen are much more than co-workers, they are family. While it's been a very difficult decision to reach, I feel that the timing is right and that God has been tugging me to explore a number of different opportunities that have presented themselves over the last few months, as well as be open to new ones I'm not yet aware of.
As some may already know, I've been very blessed to become deeply engaged in the Nashville studio scene: from producing full projects in a variety of genres, to A & R, session work, mixing/mastering/editing, and a myriad of other tasks. Between all this, and my intent to freelance with a number of various artists, teaching online and at various camps, my goal is to be as busy as ever, which is just the way I like it. So, I am looking forward to collaborating with many new faces in a variety of situations moving forward.
My time with the Mountain Heart boys has been an amazing adventure. It's no small thing to be able to create and perform your own music with literally some of the very best musicians in the world, who – as many of you know – are also some of the finest people you'll meet as well. From the very first iteration of the band, almost 16 years ago, to today's band, the hallmark we created with Mountain Heart has been a positively-charged, energetic, and highly personal approach to American Music.
We poured ourselves into what we created. We took a lot of chances, broke a few rules, even took some lumps. But, ultimately we excelled and succeeded in many things we weren't sure could be done.
Mountain Heart has afforded me the opportunity to grow as a musician, as a producer, as a writer, as an arranger, and most importantly, as a teammate and person. I am proud of what we've accomplished, and I am heartily wishing these boys the VERY best as they move forward, and continue to set new musical standards for us all.
I feel that I am leaving Mountain Heart as strong as ever, and that they are on the precipice of entering yet another great season. At present we have agreed that, though I will begin appearing with a variety of musical ensembles immediately, I will also be playing the remainder of the calendar dates Mountain Heart has scheduled for 2014 as well. It is my hope to be able to visit with many of our long time friends and fans during this time – and I'll admit – to "throw down" with with these particular guys a few more times!I look forward to seeing everyone, either with Mountain Heart over the next few months, or wherever our paths may cross from here forward.


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package org.apache.spark.memory

import scala.collection.mutable

import org.apache.spark.SparkConf
import org.apache.spark.storage.{BlockStatus, BlockId}

/**
 * A [[MemoryManager]] that enforces a soft boundary between execution and storage such that
 * either side can borrow memory from the other.
 *
 * The region shared between execution and storage is a fraction of (the total heap space - 300MB)
 * configurable through `spark.memory.fraction` (default 0.75). The position of the boundary
 * within this space is further determined by `spark.memory.storageFraction` (default 0.5).
 * This means the size of the storage region is 0.75 * 0.5 = 0.375 of the heap space by default.
 *
 * Storage can borrow as much execution memory as is free until execution reclaims its space.
 * When this happens, cached blocks will be evicted from memory until sufficient borrowed
 * memory is released to satisfy the execution memory request.
 *
 * Similarly, execution can borrow as much storage memory as is free. However, execution
 * memory is *never* evicted by storage due to the complexities involved in implementing this.
 * The implication is that attempts to cache blocks may fail if execution has already eaten
 * up most of the storage space, in which case the new blocks will be evicted immediately
 * according to their respective storage levels.
 *
 * @param storageRegionSize Size of the storage region, in bytes.
 *                          This region is not statically reserved; execution can borrow from
 *                          it if necessary. Cached blocks can be evicted only if actual
 *                          storage memory usage exceeds this region.
 */
private[spark] class UnifiedMemoryManager private[memory] (
    conf: SparkConf,
    val maxMemory: Long,
    storageRegionSize: Long,
    numCores: Int)
  extends MemoryManager(
    conf,
    numCores,
    storageRegionSize,
    maxMemory - storageRegionSize) {

  // We always maintain this invariant:
  assert(onHeapExecutionMemoryPool.poolSize + storageMemoryPool.poolSize == maxMemory)

  override def maxStorageMemory: Long = synchronized {
    maxMemory - onHeapExecutionMemoryPool.memoryUsed
  }

  /**
   * Try to acquire up to `numBytes` of execution memory for the current task and return the
   * number of bytes obtained, or 0 if none can be allocated.
   *
   * This call may block until there is enough free memory in some situations, to make sure each
   * task has a chance to ramp up to at least 1 / 2N of the total memory pool (where N is the # of
   * active tasks) before it is forced to spill. This can happen if the number of tasks increase
   * but an older task had a lot of memory already.
   */
  override private[memory] def acquireExecutionMemory(
      numBytes: Long,
      taskAttemptId: Long,
      memoryMode: MemoryMode): Long = synchronized {
    assert(onHeapExecutionMemoryPool.poolSize + storageMemoryPool.poolSize == maxMemory)
    assert(numBytes >= 0)
    memoryMode match {
      case MemoryMode.ON_HEAP =>

        /**
         * Grow the execution pool by evicting cached blocks, thereby shrinking the storage pool.
         *
         * When acquiring memory for a task, the execution pool may need to make multiple
         * attempts. Each attempt must be able to evict storage in case another task jumps in
         * and caches a large block between the attempts. This is called once per attempt.
         */
        def maybeGrowExecutionPool(extraMemoryNeeded: Long): Unit = {
          if (extraMemoryNeeded > 0) {
            // There is not enough free memory in the execution pool, so try to reclaim memory from
            // storage. We can reclaim any free memory from the storage pool. If the storage pool
            // has grown to become larger than `storageRegionSize`, we can evict blocks and reclaim
            // the memory that storage has borrowed from execution.
            val memoryReclaimableFromStorage =
              math.max(storageMemoryPool.memoryFree, storageMemoryPool.poolSize - storageRegionSize)
            if (memoryReclaimableFromStorage > 0) {
              // Only reclaim as much space as is necessary and available:
              val spaceReclaimed = storageMemoryPool.shrinkPoolToFreeSpace(
                math.min(extraMemoryNeeded, memoryReclaimableFromStorage))
              onHeapExecutionMemoryPool.incrementPoolSize(spaceReclaimed)
            }
          }
        }

        /**
         * The size the execution pool would have after evicting storage memory.
         *
         * The execution memory pool divides this quantity among the active tasks evenly to cap
         * the execution memory allocation for each task. It is important to keep this greater
         * than the execution pool size, which doesn't take into account potential memory that
         * could be freed by evicting storage. Otherwise we may hit SPARK-12155.
         *
         * Additionally, this quantity should be kept below `maxMemory` to arbitrate fairness
         * in execution memory allocation across tasks, Otherwise, a task may occupy more than
         * its fair share of execution memory, mistakenly thinking that other tasks can acquire
         * the portion of storage memory that cannot be evicted.
         */
        def computeMaxExecutionPoolSize(): Long = {
          maxMemory - math.min(storageMemoryUsed, storageRegionSize)
        }

        onHeapExecutionMemoryPool.acquireMemory(
          numBytes, taskAttemptId, maybeGrowExecutionPool, computeMaxExecutionPoolSize)

      case MemoryMode.OFF_HEAP =>
        // For now, we only support on-heap caching of data, so we do not need to interact with
        // the storage pool when allocating off-heap memory. This will change in the future, though.
        offHeapExecutionMemoryPool.acquireMemory(numBytes, taskAttemptId)
    }
  }

  override def acquireStorageMemory(
      blockId: BlockId,
      numBytes: Long,
      evictedBlocks: mutable.Buffer[(BlockId, BlockStatus)]): Boolean = synchronized {
    assert(onHeapExecutionMemoryPool.poolSize + storageMemoryPool.poolSize == maxMemory)
    assert(numBytes >= 0)
    if (numBytes > maxStorageMemory) {
      // Fail fast if the block simply won't fit
      logInfo(s"Will not store $blockId as the required space ($numBytes bytes) exceeds our " +
        s"memory limit ($maxStorageMemory bytes)")
      return false
    }
    if (numBytes > storageMemoryPool.memoryFree) {
      // There is not enough free memory in the storage pool, so try to borrow free memory from
      // the execution pool.
      val memoryBorrowedFromExecution = Math.min(onHeapExecutionMemoryPool.memoryFree, numBytes)
      onHeapExecutionMemoryPool.decrementPoolSize(memoryBorrowedFromExecution)
      storageMemoryPool.incrementPoolSize(memoryBorrowedFromExecution)
    }
    storageMemoryPool.acquireMemory(blockId, numBytes, evictedBlocks)
  }

  override def acquireUnrollMemory(
      blockId: BlockId,
      numBytes: Long,
      evictedBlocks: mutable.Buffer[(BlockId, BlockStatus)]): Boolean = synchronized {
    acquireStorageMemory(blockId, numBytes, evictedBlocks)
  }
}

object UnifiedMemoryManager {

  // Set aside a fixed amount of memory for non-storage, non-execution purposes.
  // This serves a function similar to `spark.memory.fraction`, but guarantees that we reserve
  // sufficient memory for the system even for small heaps. E.g. if we have a 1GB JVM, then
  // the memory used for execution and storage will be (1024 - 300) * 0.75 = 543MB by default.
  private val RESERVED_SYSTEM_MEMORY_BYTES = 300 * 1024 * 1024

  def apply(conf: SparkConf, numCores: Int): UnifiedMemoryManager = {
    val maxMemory = getMaxMemory(conf)
    new UnifiedMemoryManager(
      conf,
      maxMemory = maxMemory,
      storageRegionSize =
        (maxMemory * conf.getDouble("spark.memory.storageFraction", 0.5)).toLong,
      numCores = numCores)
  }

  /**
   * Return the total amount of memory shared between execution and storage, in bytes.
   */
  private def getMaxMemory(conf: SparkConf): Long = {
    val systemMemory = conf.getLong("spark.testing.memory", Runtime.getRuntime.maxMemory)
    val reservedMemory = conf.getLong("spark.testing.reservedMemory",
      if (conf.contains("spark.testing")) 0 else RESERVED_SYSTEM_MEMORY_BYTES)
    val minSystemMemory = reservedMemory * 1.5
    if (systemMemory < minSystemMemory) {
      throw new IllegalArgumentException(s"System memory $systemMemory must " +
        s"be at least $minSystemMemory. Please use a larger heap size.")
    }
    val usableMemory = systemMemory - reservedMemory
    val memoryFraction = conf.getDouble("spark.memory.fraction", 0.75)
    (usableMemory * memoryFraction).toLong
  }
}

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Roger Stone, a longtime adviser to US President Donald Trump, was arrested Friday under an indictment issued by the special counsel examining possible collusion with Russia.
Stone was charged with seven counts, including obstruction of an official proceeding, making false statements and witness tampering, according to Special Counsel Robert Mueller's office.
The indictment concerns Stone's communications with with WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange, whose group leaked tens of thousands of stolen Democratic Party emails that embarrassed Trump's rival Hillary Clinton in an apparent bid to influence the election.
It was the first indictment in months by the special prosecutor probing Russian efforts to tip the 2016 US election toward Trump and whether he and his people tried to obstruct justice.
FBI agents arrested Stone at his home in Fort Lauderdale, Florida before dawn, and he is due in federal court there later in the day. His lawyer did not immediately respond to questions for comment.
Stone, who launched his career as a campaign aide to Richard Nixon and has a tattoo on his back of the first US president to resign from office, has spent decades advising various US political campaigns.
He was one of the first members of Trump's team when the billionaire real estate magnate formally announced he was seeking office, but he left months later over a dispute.
The two men, however, remained in close contact, the indictment underlying that Stone "maintained regular contact with and publicly supported the Trump Campaign through the 2016 election."
Stone had previously said he was ready to face possible charges from Mueller's team, and publicly taunted the special counsel, echoing Trump's claims of a "witch hunt."
"This was supposed to be about Russian collusion, and it appears to be an effort to silence or punish the president's supporters and his advocates," he told NBC's "Meet The Press" in May.
"It is not inconceivable now that Mr Mueller and his team may seek to conjure up some extraneous crime pertaining to my business, or maybe not even pertaining to the 2016 election," Stone said. "I would chalk this up to an effort to silence me."
Stone has also previously insisted that he would never testify against Trump.
"There's no circumstance under which I would testify against the president, because I'd have to bear false witness against him," he told ABC's "This Week" in December. "I'd have to make things up, and I'm not going to do that."


You won't get much trash talk in the media from Golden State Warriors coach Steve Kerr, so this assessment of what his team has and what the Houston Rockets don't might be the closest you get.
"No, I like where we are. Our guys have rings. That's a good position to be in. To me, the hardest championship is the first one, as an individual player and as a team, because you don't know — you don't quite know — if you can do it.
Our guys have rings. That's quite a reminder right there from someone who has seven championships to his name. Rockets guards James Harden and Chris Paul have notoriously struggled in the playoffs, and Kerr is making it clear that he believes his team's prior success is an advantage because of it.
You might also interpret it as a veiled shot at Rockets coach Mike D'Antoni, who Kerr once fired during their days together with the Phoenix Suns, if the Warriors coach hadn't been so effusive with his praise recently of D'Antoni's influence on him and his role in ushering in the pace-and-space era.
"Man, we won two championships in three years. We're not about to run off talking about how bad we want to play somebody," said Green. "We want to win another championship, and it don't matter who's in the way of that. If you're in the way of that, then you happen to be in the way. But we're not about to run around like, 'Yeah, we want to play them in the conference finals.' For what? It doesn't matter to us who we play. However, we got them. All right, now let's get it. We get to it now.
Can we fast forward to Game 1 already?


Autumn colors are the most generous range of tones and shades to express various feelings and moods. It is the richest palette inspired from nature to use with confidence whether you want to develop a colour suite for your website, to decide on the colour range for a brochure, or simply to customize your business cards.
The only issue at hand is to make sure you are using the colours from the same range and that they work together to create an artistic, pleasing effect. Let's take a walk through the park among the trees. Their bark is dark brown, solid, giving an earthy confidence. Leaves are fallen down, crumpled and brown. Others have just fallen and still stand out with their brick red colour. Some of them still hang in there, on the branches, pale yellow, like tarnished gold. So there you are, dark brown – reddish brown – brick red – pale yellow, a suite of colours to use, that are perfectly complementary to each other.
Let's go to the lovely English meadows where grass is dying out, but still painting the earth a deep, moldy green, while the reeds by the lake are olive green, and the maple leaves nearby are turning a deep purple. The carriageway is deep brown and here we are, ready to mark down yet another lovely colour suite.
Autumn is not just warm and bountiful, it can be chilly and overcast. A steel gray sky reflecting on the teal colored lake with the dark gray pebbles and the light olive dying grass creates a suite of cold autumn colors, very useful for many professional printings (gray and teal are perceived as colours denoting being earnest and dependable).
To avoid your graphics looking positively frozen, add some beige. It is a versatile colour, it works in many combination and it still retains that earthy feel associated with autumn (at the beach, for instance). It complements dark blue, teal and olive green.
These are just a few ideas, because autumn is so resplendent in colours, that you may find so many other wonderful colour combinations to revamp your graphics. But if you need further inspiration, you can check out our free autumn vectors pack.


The room focuses on the primary areas of the 'Early Years Foundation Stage' framework and encourages learning through play. We have created various dedicated areas offering different activities.
Toddlers benefit from a staffing ratio of one member of staff looking after no more than four children and supervised access to our fantastic garden.


Our parent company JS Humidifiers has recently worked with Bompas & Parr, the same creative team who worked on Heston Blumenthal's television series Feast, to create an "Alcoholic Cloud" in a London bar.
A Mistifier Plus humidifier was used to spray one part Hendrick's Gin to three parts tonic water into a room decorated like the inside of a cocktail with giant limes, massive straws and a soundtrack by sound artist Douglas Murphy. A £5 ticket allowed entrance for around an hour into the intoxicating atmosphere where plastic-suited revellers inhaled about the equivalent of a strong drink.
The event took place for six days between 16th to 25th April and was a total sell-out.
The organisers took expert advice on safe levels of alcohol, as well as the potential for the mixture to combust, before putting on the event.
I'd love to ascertain that too!


NEW YORK (AP) — Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks, the league's career scoring leader with 2,670 points, tops the 2001 All-WNBA first team announced Thursday.
Also selected was Kate Smith of the Minnesota Lynx, the single-season scoring record holder with a 23.1-point average.
Leslie received 285 points, while Smith got 280 in voting by a 60-member panel.
Completing the first team are Houston guard Janeth Arcain (265 points), Utah guard Natalie Williams (259) and Cleveland guard Merlakia Jones (193).
The second team includes forwards Tina Thompson of Houston and Chamique Holdsclaw of Washington, center Yolanda Griffith and guard Ticha Penicheiro of Sacramento and guard Tamecka Dixon of Los Angeles.
First-team members each receive $10,000 and second-teamers $5,000.
LOS ANGELES (AP) — Lisa Leslie of the Los Angeles Sparks was chosen as the WNBA's most valuable player on Sunday, making her the first to capture All-Star and regular-season MVP honors in the same season. The 6-foot-5 center averaged 19.5 points — second-best in the league — and led the Sparks to a league-best 28-4 record during the regular season. "What a career, what a player, what a year," league president Val Ackerman said. Leslie received $25,000 from the league and a new car during a presentation prior to Game 2 of the Western Conference finals.
Anne Donovan to lead U.S.?
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American female fronted band Upon Wings are due to release their Afterlife EP in March. The EP features some guest vocals from Brett Hestla (ex-Creed, Dark New Day) and was mastered by Kid Rock recording engineer Glenn Brown.
Opening track "Afterlife" is absolutely superb. Vocally the best comparisons are probably Epica and Delain, and musically Delain are definitely a good comparison too. A very impressive start to the EP.
"Take away" is a heavier track with the guitars and drums being harder and making it more of a metal track.
"The dream" has an operatic vocal style for the main vocals with some beautiful haunting vocals alongside them and the music is kept fairly soft and in the background. It's a beautiful track.
The final track, "You are my weapon" is another metal track. Guitars and solid drums give the song plenty of punch and the superb vocals are clear and light and work perfectly with the music.
An excellent EP that will appeal to a lot of fans of female fronted metal, in particular those who like the more operatic style of vocals.


I have had the hardest time with the orrands. My gggrandfather Thomas L. Cooper married Ellen Orrands in Hopkins Co. Ky. The E J Hollis was the bondsman which he also married an orrans. Hollis and Cooper werecousins. The license said they were married in the brides house. They married Nov 12 1872. This was Cooper's 2nd marriage and Ellens first. They lived in Hart Co. KY. near the Mammoth Cave area. I would love to connect these in some way. I am thinking that maybe Hollis's wife and Ellen are sisters maybe but not able to find any proof.


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USS Bowfin And Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum
Submarine and Museum At Pearl Harbor
USS Submarine Bowfin & The Silent Service
Pearl Harbor, Arizona Memorial or even the USS Bowfin Submarine are not only a series of museums and monuments commemorating the lives lost during World War 2, but it's also a tribute to a time in our history that changed the way we view the world.
While over 1 million people from all over the world visit the Arizona Memorial every year, there is so much more to the story of the war in the Pacific, both before and after, than most visitors are aware of. In the 1940's most of the wartime glory went to battles between aircraft carriers and their pilots as well as the invasion forces of marines in the Pacific, but the most effective part of the Navy attack plan came from the United States submarine fleet.
Tours That Include A Stop At The USS Bowfin Submarine And Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum
USS Bowfin & Aviation Museum
History Of The Silent Service
The Navy and Torpedoes of WWII
Japanese Attack on Pearl Harbor
Submarine Warfare in the Pacific
USS Bowfin Submarine Museum
History of U.S. Submarines
Submarines have been in development by the U.S. for a very long time. The very first submersible in the world was built in 1775 during the Revolutionary War. Submersibles continued to be developed and used in the Civil War and into WW1. Although there were lives lost during the sub development it would prove to be an indispensable part of naval warfare by the outset of WWII.
The Revolutionary War
The very first submersible in the world, named the "Turtle", was built in New Haven Connecticut and was designed to attach bombs to the hull of British warships in New York Harbor during the Revolutionary War. The pedal-powered sub and it's single operator were able to approach the ships undetected but unable to attach the bombs. Though unsuccessful this machine led to the development of today's modern submarines and forever changed the ideas and strategies for Naval warfare.
The Fish Boat
During the Civil War the Confederate Army built a submarine called the H.L Hunley, named after the boatʻs designer and builder. Launched in 1863 it proved to be a dangerous machine. Designed and built in Mobile Alabama it was shipped by rail to South Carolina to combat a Union blockade of Charleston Bay.
The Hunley performed 2 test runs and one attack. Each time it sank killing all aboard including Hunley himself. The Hunley managed to sink one union warship in Charleston Bay South Carolina but sank itself as a result of the torpedo blast (which was mounted on a 22 ft pole on the nose of the vessel and rammed into the ship). The wreck was recovered in 2000.
Building More
By 1905 submarines became part of a Naval strategy that favored large heavily armed battleships, destroyers and cruisers. The submarines role was that of escort for these large ships – scouting ahead, reporting ship movements and patrolling coastlines as was customary for smaller vessels. It was a minimal fleet used cautiously during and after WWI.
However, the battle strategy for submarines was to only attack military targets as it was considered barbaric to initiate surprise attacks (as all submarine warfare was) on unarmed merchant vessels.
World War 1 and Merchant Raiding
Historically the strategy of attacking merchant vessels during time of war was known as "merchant raiding" and was used to great effect during the Revolutionary War and the Civil War. However, the loss of life from these raids were rare as ships were usually seized first then scuttled.
This changed during WWI as German U-boats sank numerous British and American merchant and military ships in the Atlantic and by 1916 the attacks to shipping nearly starved the British population. Both Britain and the U.S. despised U-boats and Britain even proposed outlawing them.
Submarines During WWII
By the 1930's Japanese aggressions in Asia after WWI spurned the U.S. to expand its fleet of Naval ships, including submarines, in the Pacific. During the 1930's torpedo fire control, which involved the tracking of ships, aiming the boat, determining launch angles and distance calculations, were all done by looking through the periscope and guesstimating range and speed. It was a slow and inaccurate process. By 1938 submarine design and technology had advanced to including one of the first computers ever made. The Torpedo Data Computer, or TDC, was a top secret device developed before the war. It was used to determine torpedo launch angles on moving ships and would prove to be a lethal advantage.
During this time the U.S. Navy built large submarines with relatively fast cruise speeds, long range capabilities and heavy armaments of torpedos and deck guns. The U.S. submarine fleet had also become better suited for longer patrols than the Germans or Japanese due to amenities such as air conditioning (which German U-boats lacked) and water distilleries.
Torpedo Data Computer
Torpedos
Problems and Delays
In the fall of 1941 it was determined that the Navy would need to produce 50 torpedos per day to wage an effective war campaign in the Pacific. The weapons had a complicated design incorporating propulsion, a gyroscope and a magnetic detonator. Production facilities were expanded to include three Navy factories in Newport Rhode Island, Keyport Washington and Alexandria Virginia. While Keyport was being built the Newport and Alexandria factories with 3000 workers went to 3 shifts operating 7 days a week 24 hours a day. However throughout 1942 these complicated weapons would only bring these factories combined torpedo production to 23 per day.
The Navy contracted civilian manufacturers that included the American Can Company, Pontiac Motor Company, International Harvester, E.W. Bliss Company, Precision Manufacturing Co and Westinghouse Electric Company (who developed a new electric torpedo). During 1942 only 2000 torpedos were built by all three Navy Torpedo Stations despite the main weapon, the Mark 14 steam driven torpedo and the Mark 18 electric torpedo, having four major flaws.
It tended to run about 10 feet (3.0 m) deeper than set.
The magnetic exploder often caused premature firing.
The contact exploder often failed to fire the warhead.
It tended to run "circular", failing to straighten its run on its prescribed gyro-angle setting. Instead the torpedo ran in a large circle and sometimes returned to strike the firing ship. One of the most successful battle submarines, the USS Tang, eventually was sunk by her own torpedo which circled around and struck the boat on October 24th, 1944.
Along with the Navy Torpedo Stations, the US manufacturing companies were able fix the problems while ramping up torpedo production and by 1943 the submarine fleet began to inflict heavy Japanese losses in warships and merchant shipping throughout the Pacific. By the end of the Pacific war in August of 1945 the Pearl Harbor Submarine Base had overhauled 15,644 torpedos of which 5,185 were fired in combat with a total of 1,860 hits.
The USS Bowfin And Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum is open daily from 7am to 5pm
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Japanese Attack
Pearl Harbor Dec 7th 1941
By the time Pearl Harbor was attacked the U.S. submarine fleet numbered 55 fleet size boats and 18 medium-sized S-boats in the Pacific. There were 38 more elsewhere and 73 under construction. It was the largest submarine force of all the Allied countries. By the end of the war, the U.S. had completed 228 subs.
The long-held Navy doctrine that merchant ships were secondary targets, as agreed to in the London Naval Treaty of WWI was now disregarded in response to the Japanese sneak attack. Six hours after the attack the U.S. Navy Chief of Staff ordered commanders to "execute unrestricted air and submarine warfare against Japan", authorizing submarines in the Pacific to attack and sink any warship, commercial vessel or passenger ship flying the Japanese flag without warning.
The fleet had been upgraded in many ways including a change from gasoline to diesel engines (more efficient and reliable) and much of these improvements can be attributed to submarine commander Chester W. Nimitz, who had been a Naval Officer since 1908. Nimitz also conducted experiments in 1939 with underway refueling of large ships which would prove a key element in the Navy's success in the war to come.
Nimitz was put in command and later commented:
"When I assumed command of the Pacific Fleet on 31 December 1941, our submarines were already operating against the enemy, the only units of the fleet that could come to grips with the Japanese for months to come. It was to the submarine force that I looked to carry the load. It is to the everlasting honor and glory of our submarine personnel that they never failed us in our days of great peril."
WWII Submarine Warfare in the Pacific
The submarine fleet would become the most effective weapon in the US Navy arsenal. The fleet comprised only 2% of the naval force but accounted for destroying 30% of the Japanese Navy and over 60% of the Japanese merchant fleet, despite the first year struggles with defective torpedoes.
Though the aircraft carriers got all the publicity it was the submarine fleet that accounted for the majority of Japanese naval losses. Their efforts resulted in the isolation of the Japanese home islands which crippled Japanese industry and prevented resupply and reinforcement of Japanese island garrisons. A relatively small crew of sailors in a submarine could do more damage than a battleship and at significantly less cost.
Along with the Bowfin the Balao Class submarines of WW2 were a devastating addition to the air and ground attack forces in the Pacific. A list of the most successful submarines and their 70+ man crews who engaged in up to 2 month patrols in the Pacific between 1942 and 1945 Are:
The USS Queenfish, the USS Pampanito, the USS Batfish, the USS Tang, the USS Clamagore and the USS Ling.
The Lifeboat League
The U.S. Submarines fleet also played several important roles other than attacking enemy ships. They conducted reconnaissance patrols in enemy territory and harbors, landed special forces and guerrilla troops, and attacked docks and harbors, but one of their most valuable services was air-sea rescue.
In what became known as the Lifeboat League, submarines were stationed near target islands during aerial attacks. Pilots were informed they could ditch their damaged planes or bail out at submarines stationed nearby and be rescued. The rescue of downed pilots became the fleets second most important mission after destroying Japanese shipping.
There were several obstacles to submarine rescues in the beginning. Most important was the lack of communication between submarines and aircraft during battles. Several U.S. submarines were strafed or bombed by friendly fire. This led to the creation of several Standing Operating Procedures which assigned reference points for submarines and pilots during battles. From 1943 to the end of the war in 1945 submarines spent a total of 3272 days on lifeboat duty rescuing 504 Naval aviators. Famous examples include the rescue of 22 airmen by the USS Tang and the rescue of future U.S. President George H Bush by the USS Finback.
U.S. Victories and Losses
The Joint Army-Navy Assessment Committee indicated the Pacific submarine fleet destroyed 686 Japanese warships of 500 tons or larger during 1600 patrols. This is in addition to destroying 1,113 merchant vessels equaling nearly 4.8 million tons.
The submarine fleet payed a heavy price for these successes with the loss of 52 submarines.Some 374 officers and 3,131 enlisted sailors were lost. It was the heaviest casualty rate of any American branch of service (22% of the force) during the war.
The USS Bowfin Submarine
USS Bowfin at War
The USS Bowfin was nicknamed the "Pearl Harbor Avenger" by its factory workers. It was launched exactly one year to the day of the attack on December 7th 1942 at Portsmouth Naval Shipyard in Kittery Maine. Much like her namesake, a mean looking scrappy fish with powerful jaws and sharp teeth, the Bowfin would become one of the most decorated submarines of the war sinking 44 ships totaling nearly 68,000 tons.
The Bowfin would engage in 9 wartime patrols in the Pacific receiving the Presidential Unit Citation for it's second patrol in 1943, a source of pride for it's crew of 10 officers and 70 enlisted sailors.
Admiral Christie selected the Bowfin for his own war patrol, becoming the only US Flag Officer to be aboard a submarine during combat. The Bowfin would go on to be awarded the Navy Unit Citation and the Philippine Republic Presidential Unit Citation for sinking a record number of ships, rescuing downed aviators and supplying Philippine guerrilla troops in the Battle of the Philippines.
The Bowfin After WWII
At the end of the war the Bowfin was sent to New York and served with the Atlantic Fleet until she was decommissioned in 1947 and placed in reserve. The submarine was reactivated during the Korean War and sent to San Diego to be used in training operations. She was again placed in reserve until being moved to Seattle in 1960 as a training submarine once again. The Bowfin was finally retired in 1971 and taken back to Pearl Harbor to serve as a memorial to the highly successful submarine fleet and the men who served aboard submarines during WWII.
The Museum Park
In 1972 Admiral Bernard A. "Chick" Clarey, a WWII submariner and Pearl Harbor survivor, approached the Secretary of the Navy about acquiring the Bowfin as a memorial to the US Submarine Force at Pearl Harbor. With assistance from Hawai'i Senator Daniel Inouye the Bowfin was secured to be use as a floating museum. She was restored to her WWII specifications and by 1980 would be moored next to the newly built Pacific Submarine Museum at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center.
Touring through the submarine takes about 30 minutes and includes a free self guided audio tour featuring commentary by members of the Bowfin crew. Life aboard an attack submarine in the Pacific during WWII is evident as visitors make their way through the cramped and crowded interior of the submarine. With narrow hatches and hallways, cramped galleys, engine rooms and battle stations jam packed with equipment including folding sleeping quarters (some bunks were on top of torpedoes), the boat is an amazing example of engineering and compact design. It's remarkable that this 312 ft long by 27 ft wide metal tube could house 80 men and 24 torpedoes! It's also amazing to think that this is the actual submarine, not a replica, that took the battle to the enemy in the Pacific.
Aboard the USS Bowfin Floating Museum
Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum
The USS Bowfin Submarine Museum is located at the Pearl Harbor Visitor Center directly in front of the Bowfin's mooring. The museum features exhibits and artifacts about the US Silent Service. Newly redesigned during the pandemic closure, the expanded museum now hosts interactive displays and detailed models and artifacts in two new areas: WWII and the Nuclear Age. It's a world class upgrade that includes an audio headset for an in depth experience of life and history aboard submarines.
The Pacific Fleet Submarine Museum is open daily from 7 am to 5 pm. Prices start at $15 for adults to $7 for children ages 4 to 12 years old. There are discounts for senior citizens and military personnel. To tour, the museum only is $6 for adults and $3 for children. Admission includes a free self-guided audio tour handset.
The on-site snack bar and gift shop is a great place to relax as it includes a large covered outdoor seating court overlooking the Bowfin. Open from 7 am until 4 pm the snack bar offers hotdogs, nachos, and hot soup.
A group tour, the VIP Captains Tour, is also available on Tuesdays and Thursdays and includes a two-hour tour of the Museum and submarine guided by a former Commanding Officer of a US Navy submarine. Book online or call for availability and pricing.
The museum is within walking distance of the visitor center and nearby theater which is the starting point for the Arizona Memorial tour. Also nearby is the bus pick up that takes visitors out to Ford Island and the Battleship Missouri Memorial along with the Pearl Harbor Aviation Museum.
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