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Q: WPF ViewModel Issue I have a recursive viewmodel that uses for a treeview. The problem is everytime I delete a Group Item or Entry Item. The treeview cannot reflect the change immediately until I force it by treeview.Items.Refresh(). My guess is the ObservableCollection Items did get notified. Could you one please point me out. Thanks.
ViewModel
public class Group:ViewModelBase
{
    private int _key;

    public int Key
    {
        get { return _key; }
        set { _key = value; OnPropertyChanged("Key"); }
    }
    private string _name;

    public string Name
    {
        get { return _name; }
        set { _name = value; OnPropertyChanged("Name"); }
    }
    private bool _isexpanded;

    public bool IsExpanded
    {
        get { return _isexpanded; }
        set { _isexpanded = value; OnPropertyChanged("IsExpanded"); }
    }
    private int _order;

    public int Order
    {
        get { return _order; }
        set { _order = value; OnPropertyChanged("Order"); }
    }
    private int _grouporder;

    public int GroupOrder
    {
        get { return _grouporder; }
        set { _grouporder = value; OnPropertyChanged("GroupOrder"); }
    }
    private string _error;

    public string Error
    {
        get { return _error; }
        set { _error = value; OnPropertyChanged("Error"); }
    }
    private ObservableCollection<Group> _subgroups;

    public ObservableCollection<Group> SubGroups
    {
        get { return _subgroups; }
        set { _subgroups = value;
            OnPropertyChanged("SubGroups");
            OnPropertyChanged("Entries");
        }
    }
    private ObservableCollection<Entry> _entries;

    public ObservableCollection<Entry> Entries
    {
        get { return _entries; }
        set { _entries = value;
            OnPropertyChanged("SubGroups");
            OnPropertyChanged("Entries"); }
    }

    public ObservableCollection<object> Items
    {
        get
        {
            ObservableCollection<object> childNodes = new ObservableCollection<object>();
            foreach (var entry in this.Entries)
                childNodes.Add(entry);
            foreach (var group in this.SubGroups)
                childNodes.Add(group);
            return childNodes;
        }

    }
}

Binding:
 public MainWindow()
    {
        InitializeComponent();
        treeview.ItemsSource = Groups;
        this.DataContext = this;

    }

A: The issue is that you break the link with the original collections.
So I can imagine two solutions:
1) Register for changes on Entries and SubGroups and apply them back to Items:
private ObservableCollection<object> items;
public ObservableCollection<object> Items
{
    get
    {
        if (items == null)
        {
            items = new ObservableCollection<object>();
            foreach (var entry in this.Entries)
                items.Add(entry);
            foreach (var group in this.SubGroups)
                items.Add(group);

            this.Entries.CollectionChanged += (s, a) =>
            {
                if (/*add some stuff*/)
                {
                    items.Add(/*some stuff*/)
                }
                else if (/*remove some stuff*/)
                {
                    items.Remove(...)
                }
            };

            this.SubGroups.CollectionChanged += ...

            return items;
        }
    }
}

And you would reset items by setting it to null each time you set Entries or SubGroups so that it is regenerated next time, taking into account new Entries and SubGroups.
2) Try with a CompositeCollection:
new CompositeCollection
{
    new CollectionContainer { Collection = this.Entries },
    new CollectionContainer { Collection = this.SubGroups }
};

Not sure for this second solution but it would be quite elegant, worth a try...


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Dairy sector poised for a boost in state
'Cattle induction under central mission to improve milk output'
By By Our Reporter	 On Mar 25, 2018
From Saurav Bora
GUWAHATI: The dairy sector in Meghalaya is poised for a much-needed boost.
From the enhancement of plant capacity in the Mawiong dairy to revival of the plants in Tura and Jowai under a central dairy development programme, milk production from the three plants alone is expected to cross the 50,000 litres a day mark in a year's time, official sources claim.
Currently, the three operational plants produce less than 15,000 litres of processed milk per day.
"The capacity of the plant at Mawiong will be enhanced from about 13,000 litres to 50,000 litres per day by the end of this year if the funds under the National Programme for Dairy Development are sanctioned on time. Already, expansion work is under way since the first installment of nearly Rs 4 crore was released while the other two installments are expected during the year," an official source told The Shillong Times on Saturday.
The organised and unorganised sectors in the state produce between 85,000 litres and 1,00,000 litres milk per day, of which about 70,000 litres are supplied to local consumers while another 30,000 litres are supplied outside the state from places like Byrnihat and Jorabat.
The milk demand in general has increased in the state.
"The production from government plants is below five per cent though. Production in the Tura and Jowai plants have gone down to below 1,000 litres, respectively, against a capacity of 2,000 litres each because dairy farmers get better prices in the market and hence sell their milk directly to the consumers. So, the demand for milk is very high in Tura," the official said.
"However, under the dairy mission, cattle from states such as Tamil Nadu and Haryana are being inducted in Tura particularly and the plant is being revived albeit there is no expansion plan now," he said.
At least two chilling plants, one at Nongstoin in West Khasi Hills and the other at Resubelpara in Garo Hills, have been non-operational for over three decades now.
"There was another chilling plant in Umsning, but that too has been lying defunct since a long time now. That plant used to cater to a good number of customers in Ri Bhoi and even Assam every day," he said.
The official said a plant in Byrnihat would have been ideal to cater to consumers from neighbouring Assam.
Currently, almost all the dairy farmers in Meghalaya, he said, belong to indigenous communities.
The number of cooperative societies in Tura and Jowai, however, has come down to below 10, respectively. "The support from the government, farmers allege, has been found wanting till date unlike in cooperatives such as WAMUL (Purabi Dairy) in Assam, which is why such societies are on the wane. But they would be revived soon with the formation of district unions," he added.
State to sign WB pact to save catchment areas
Hek calls for concerted fight against TB

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Most people tend to not know the purpose of a podiatrist, outside of getting their toenails cut. So what does a podiatrist actually do? Podiatrists are specially trained health professionals who focus on foot and ankle assessment, diagnosis, treatment and management. Podiatrists help to prevent ulcerations, amputations, long-term deformities, and the negative impacts on your feet from many daily activities.
Carry out daily foot checks. View the top, bottom and sides of your feet and between your toes. Look for anything outside the normal, such as calluses, corns and wounds.
Apply moisturiser daily (avoiding between your toes) to help keep your skin stretchy and strong with less chance of cracks.
Wear shoes that fit properly and that match the activity you are doing. For example, when walking along the foreshore, wear walking shoes, not high heels.
If in doubt, see your local podiatrist for advice.
Every October, Australia celebrates Foot Health Month, so keep a lookout for all the exciting promotions that are sure to come.


It is both a timeless story about the transformative power of art and a timely snapshot of the new face of homelessness in America, children. Neither sentimental nor sensational, INOCENTE will immerse you in the very real, day-to-day existence of a young girl who is battling a war that we rarely see. The challenges are staggering, but the hope in Inocente's story proves that the hand she has been dealt does not define her, her dreams do.


The 2016 NYS Woodsmen's Field Days are being held on August 19, 20, and 21 in Boonville, New York.
The event is traditionally held the third weekend of August, rain or shine.
The primary goal of the NYS Woodsmen's Field Days is to promote the forestry industry in general, and the lumberjack in particular.
The Indian River Olde Time Lumberjack Show takes place three times a day and gives a humorous and educational glimpse into the skills, strength, and courage of the lumberjacks of yesteryear.
David Jewett was the 2015 overall Lumberjack winner, Peg Engasser was the 2015 Lumberjill overall winner, and Karl Bush was the overall junior winner.
On both Saturday and Sunday, there is an all you can eat breakfast, sponsored by the Masonic Temple.
There are a 10K run and a 5K walk at this year's event, and t-shirts will be given to the first 250 people who register for the 10K.
The 10K men's course record is 31:53 and the women's record is 37:32. If any male or female overall winner breaks the course record, they will receive a $100 prize.
For the ladies at the show, there is the Miss Forest Queen pageant on Thursday night; for the guys, there is the Best Beard Contest on Friday evening!
In addition to the great events mentioned above, the NYS Woodsmen's Field Days is packed with even more fun events. If you can find the time, check out the fashion show, horse skidding competition, tug of war, and greased pole climbing competition.
The one thing you certainly don't want to miss is the Alliance Tire Group booth. ATG will be there along with our renowned line of Alliance and Primex forestry tires. Designed to meet the challenges facing today's foresters and loggers, these tires are engineered to work in challenging terrain, stand up to harsh work environments, and help forestry operations work more efficiently and productively. If you can't make it to our booth at the NYS Woodsmen's Field Days, look for us at events throughout the fall or contact your ATG dealer today!
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Comic novelizations, Alien novels, Aliens: Harvest
Aliens: Alien Harvest
Bantam Spectra (US)
Millennium (UK)
John Bolton
Aliens: Genocide
Aliens: Rogue
Aliens: Alien Harvest is a 1995 novelization of the comic book series Aliens: Harvest, written by Robert Sheckley and published by Bantam Spectra in the United States and Millennium in the United Kingdom. In the book, dying inventor Dr. Myakovsky and professional thief Julie Lish recruit a team of convicts to take part in a raid on an Alien Hive planet, seeking to make off with a large quantity of Royal Jelly that they can then sell at a huge profit. They are assisted in the assault by Mayakovsky's latest invention, a robotic Xenomorph christened "Norbert".
ROYAL JELLY FROM AN ALIEN HIVE — MISSION IMPOSSIBLE!
Royal jelly, that most illicit of Alien by-products, is keeping Dr. Stan Myakovsky alive. A once-famous scientist fallen on hard times, Stan is fighting off the repo-men and trying hard to patent the cybernetic ant that will reinstate his reputation.
Julie Lish is beautiful, mysterious, and totally amoral. She has a plan so outrageous that there might be one chance in a million to pull it off.
Together they make an attempt to grab the ultimate pot of gold — royal jelly from an Alien hive. This time the humans are taking the offensive!
The once-wealthy and respected scientist Stan Myakovsky is now facing bankruptcy as a result of an ongoing legal dispute with the pharmaceutical giant Bio-Pharm, which has charged him with dubious patent infringements. His financial situation has become so dire that the cargo vessel he owns and operates as a source of income, the Dolomite, is seized by the courts to cover his arrears, leaving him with nothing more to his name than the house in which he lives. To add to his troubles, Stan is diagnosed with terminal cancer and told that he may have only months to live; his doctor suggests he try taking Xeno-Zip to dull the pain as he nears the end of his life, despite the substance being illegal.
Returning home to gloomily consider his options, Stan is visited by a mysterious woman named Julie Lish, who proposes a deal that could not only help him out of his financial black hole, but set the both of them up with a fortune for life — together they will travel to a classified planet infested with Xenomorphs where they can harvest a vast supply of Royal Jelly, the base ingredient of Xeno-Zip, worth millions on the black market. Julie goes on to suggest that the undiluted, pure Royal Jelly they will recover may even be able to cure Stan's otherwise incurable illness. For her scheme to stand any chance of success, she needs something Myakovsky alone possesses — his prototype synthetic Xenomorph, Norbert. Seeing little to lose and enthralled by the beautiful Julie, Stan agrees.
The pair immediately begin generating the necessary capital for their venture, Julie engaging in gambling and robbery to secure the funds they will need. They also look up an old friend of Stan's named Thomas Hoban, the former captain of the Dolomite, and recruit him to the operation. The three of them next visit the state prison to hire a crew of convicts for the risky mission. The last remaining step is to secure a ship — with the Dolomite taken from him, Stan and his team surreptitiously board the vessel as tourists while it is in orbit around Earth. Once aboard, they take control of the ship, aided by the Dolomite's new captain — and former first mate under Hoban's command — the synthetic Gill.
En route to their destination, the uninhabited planet AR-32, Julie trains against Norbert in the Dolomite's cargo hold, becoming increasingly wary of the synthetic Xenomorph's potentially lethal abilities. Her fears are later realised when two of the convict crew attempt to attack the android and are brutally killed as a result, although Stan is able to calm the situation before the rest of the crew revolt. Somewhat paradoxically, Norbert also becomes close to a dog named Mac that is found aboard the ship, frequently playing fetch with the animal.
Upon reaching their destination, Stan, Julie and Gill lead a team down to the surface while Hoban and the rest of the crew remain in orbit aboard the Dolomite. Once on the ground, Stan dispatches Norbert and a crew of convicts to begin searching the area for Xenomorph activity, equipping them with electronic inhibitors designed to render the wearer "invisible" to the creatures. However, due to the planet's severe weather patterns, the convicts are separated from the synthetic and later meet their deaths at the hands of several Xenomorphs when their inhibitors cease to be effective.
Meanwhile, the Dolomite detects a wreck in orbit close by, and Hoban dispatches two of the convict crew, Badger and Glint, to investigate. They recover the derelict ship's black box and surreptitiously listen to the final recording before delivering it to Hoban, learning that the ship was destroyed by the Bio-Pharm frigate Lancet, which has laid claim to the planet and the supply of Royal Jelly on it. They confront Hoban with this information and demand an abort to the mission, fearing the Lancet may still be in the vicinity. When Hoban refuses, Badger and his accomplices launch an attempted mutiny; they fail to take over the Dolomite, and Badger and his surviving cohorts are forced to steal the ship's second lander and flee to the surface of AR-32.
Elsewhere on the planet, Norbert and Mac discover another Bio-Pharm craft, its three-man crew harvesting Royal Jelly from Xenomorphs that they have subdued with some form of suppression projector that renders them inert and immobile. When the men spot Norbert approaching they open fire, and he attacks and kills them, in the process destroying the machinery keeping the real Xenomorphs comatose. Norbert and Mac take refuge from the woken creatures inside the harvester. The synthetic contacts Stan, whose behavior is becoming increasingly erratic as a result of his escalating Xeno-Zip consumption, and the doctor suggests Norbert allow the Xenomorphs to take Mac so that he can follow them into their Hive; in doing so, he will be led directly to the Queen's chamber, where the purest and most abundant Royal Jelly will be found. Despite his protests at the idea of sacrificing the dog, Norbert complies.
Within the Hive, Norbert locates samples of Royal Jelly as Mac is fed to the Queen. However, he is attacked and overpowered by Xenomorph Warriors as he attempts to leave. Outside, a seismic event causes the expedition's landing craft to collapse into a pit, destroying it; Stan, Julie and Gill manage to survive by fleeing in an escape pod. Now trapped on the surface, they begin an arduous trek through the Hive to the only other craft that might offer them a means of escape — the Bio-Pharm harvester. Having to fight their way through the Hive to reach it, they are on the verge of being overwhelmed by Xenomorphs when they are saved by the badly damaged Norbert, who passes the sample of Royal Jelly to Stan before sacrificing himself so that the others can escape. Outside, the survivors reach the Harvester, although Julie is seriously wounded by Xenomorph blood, while the ship itself is damaged and unable to take off.
As they plan their next move, the Lancet appears overhead, having picked up Badger, the last surviving mutineer. The vessel's captain, Potter, threatens to destroy them if they do not surrender the harvester and its cargo of Royal Jelly. Stan counters that he will send Gill aboard to negotiate. Potter agrees, but once aboard Gill activates a bomb wired into him by Stan, killing several of the crew and crippling the Lancet. Stan radios the Dolomite to arrange a pickup, but before Hoban can reach them the Xenomorphs finally break down the door of the harvester and swarm inside. Stan later awakes inside the Hive, impregnated with a Chestburster; the copious amounts of Xeno-Zip coursing through his veins spare him the pain as it births and kills him.
When the Dolomite finally reaches the harvester, Hoban finds the Royal Jelly gone, but Julie miraculously alive inside. He evacuates her and returns to Earth, where he is later cleared of any wrongdoing and reinstated as a commercial flight captain. He later theorizes that Julie's survival is down to the Xenomorphs prioritizing the recovery of their stolen Royal Jelly over taking her to be a host.
Both Stan's first name and the spelling of his surname differ between the original comic (and Cyberantics: A Little Adventure) and the novel. In the former, his name is said to be Stanislaw Mayakovsky, whereas in the novel it is Stanley Myakovsky.
When Myakovsky briefs the crew on their mission, he tells them that the Xenomorph-infested planet they are hoping to land on is called Vista, which is in orbit around a star designated AR-32. However, throughout the rest of the book, the planet itself is referred to as AR-32.
The lander that takes Myakovsky and his party down to the surface of AR-32 launches twice.
Alien(s)
Earth Hive (1992) · Nightmare Asylum (1993) · The Female War (1993) · Genocide (1993) · Alien Harvest (1995) · Rogue (1995) · Labyrinth (1996) · Music of the Spears (1996) · Berserker (1998) · Original Sin (2005) · DNA War (2006) · Cauldron (2007) · Steel Egg (2007) · Criminal Enterprise (2008) · No Exit (2008) · Out of the Shadows (2014) · Sea of Sorrows (2014) · River of Pain (2014) · Invasion (2016) · Bug Hunt (2017) · Covenant - Origins (2017) · The Cold Forge (2018) · Echo (2019) · Isolation (2019) · Prototype (2019) · Phalanx (2020)
Concrete Jungle (1995) · Cold War (1997) · Big Game (1999) · Forever Midnight (2006) · Flesh and Blood (2007) · Turnabout (2008) · South China Sea (2008) · Incursion (2015) · If It Bleeds (2017) · Hunters and Hunted (2018)
Alien(s) vs. Predator
Prey (1994) · Hunter's Planet (1994) · War (1999) · Armageddon (2016)
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Any profession or sport involving equipment inevitably accumulates a lexicon of technical terms. Humanity has been using boats for at least the last 5,000 years, and so inevitably there are more technical terms than most. To make matters worse there tends to be slang as well as the "official" terms, as well as some differences in terms used for some of the newer innovations, even between English speaking countries. In this section we'll attempt to cover most of what you'll need to know by the end of your first serious season's sailing. You most definitely don't need to know all this to do one of our Training courses!


The Organization of the Petroleum Exporting Countries (OPEC) is a permanent intergovernmental organization of oil-exporting developing nations that coordinates and unifies the petroleum policies of its Member Countries. OPEC seeks to ensure the stabilisation of oil prices in the international oil markets, with a view to eliminating harmful and unnecessary fluctuations, due regard being given at all times to the interests of oil-producing nations and to the necessity of securing a steady income for them. Equally important is OPEC's role in securing an efficient, economic and regular supply of petroleum to consuming nations and a fair return on capital to those investing in the petroleum industry.
OPEC was founded on September 14, 1960, the result of a meeting that took place in the Iraqi capital of Baghdad, attended by the five Founder Members of the Organization: Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Saudi Arabia and Venezuela. Once the original agreement for establishing OPEC was signed, it was registered with the United Nations Secretariat on November 6, 1962, following UN Resolution No. 6363.
Currently, the Organization comprises 15 Member Countries – namely Algeria, Angola, Congo, Ecuador, Equatorial Guinea, Gabon, IR Iran, Iraq, Kuwait, Libya, Nigeria, Qatar, Saudi Arabia, United Arab Emirates and Venezuela.


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Moussa Sissako (ur. 10 listopada 2000 w Clichy) – malijski piłkarz grający na pozycji środkowego obrońcy. Od 2019 jest zawodnikiem klubu Standard Liège. Jest bratem Abdoulaye Sissako, także piłkarza.

Kariera klubowa
Swoją karierę piłkarską Sissako rozpoczynał w juniorach takich klubów jak: RC France (2006-2012) i Paris Saint-Germain (2012-2017). W 2017 roku stał się członkiem zespołu rezerw Paris Saint-Germain. 19 maja 2018 zadebiutował w nim w Championnat National 2 w zremisowanym 1:1 domowym meczu z Saint-Louis Neuweg. W rezerwach PSG grał przez dwa sezony.

Latem 2019 roku Sissako został wypożyczony, a w lipcu 2020 sprzedany za 400 tysięcy euro do Standardu Liège. W nim swój debiut zanotował 28 lutego 2021 w przegranym 1:3 domowym meczu z Anderlechtem.

Kariera reprezentacyjna
W reprezentacji Mali Sissako zadebiutował 7 października 2021 roku w wygranym 5:0 meczu eliminacji do MŚ 2022 z Kenią, rozegranym w Agadirze. W 62. minucie tego meczu zmienił Falaye Sacko.

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Reprezentanci Mali w piłce nożnej
Francuscy piłkarze
Piłkarze Paris Saint-Germain F.C.
Piłkarze Standardu Liège
Urodzeni w 2000
Ludzie urodzeni w Clichy
Uczestnicy Pucharu Narodów Afryki 2021

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I know, It's sounds like a boring questions for some people, but really, i was wondering about what's everyone been doing lately? I'm really really sorry for the lack of post these few weeks. I miss blogging very much but these crazy weeks of mine won't let me type anything here.... Duh!
So here's a little refreshment for everyone who's been missing little Naaya on blog!
Yesterday, we are going to Rockstar Gym, a a one-stop, children's total development center designed to enhance physical, socio-emotional and cognitive skills in a fun, caring and safe environment at Gandaria City for a trial class. RG focuses on gymnastics as their main program, their curriculum is based on the USAG Junior Olympics program. There's a Baby Gymnastics, Baby Jumper, Baby Swimming, also Mommy and me Yoga class for Naaya. The equipments here are professional-grade, they have a very spacious area, and the teachers are qualified. The gym is fully padded, with vault, balance beams, trampoline (not the small one you can buy at ACE Hardware but the huge one, at least 2 meters x 8 meters). Naaya is an active bunch, she's unable to sit in one place for long and because she have lots of energy to burn, i think RG is the best place to burn all of her energy! I can't wait to took her on the next class.


Our San Diego trip was just two weeks long, but it felt like it took two weeks to recover from jet lag, unpacking all of our luggage and sorting through all the food, presents, and souvenirs we brought back. While in San Diego many people asked "how does it feel to be back home?" It may seem like a simple question, but the word home threw me off each time. I don't know how to describe it but now I feel like we have two homes. San Diego, and especially our home church CBC, will always have a special place in our heart because it's a large part of our story and where our roots grew so deep. Our desire has been to grow where God plants us, so when we moved to Japan we were intentional to create a new home in Rifu. Now we can say Rifu holds a special place in our hearts too and it feels like home at the same exact time. I think this is only possible because in both places we are connected with and encouraged by fellow followers of Christ.
Though the trip was short we felt so incredibly blessed by our time. It was amazing to spend time with friends and family and it felt like we had just hung out last week. Here's some highlights through our pictures.
We returned encouraged, ready to continue the work God has prepared for us here.


With hackers making havoc on the Internet, protecting your personal information is important more than ever. Apple has taken a new leap of faith and introduced Apple Pay with its new iPhone 6 and iPhone 6 Plus. However, Apple has taken extraordinary measures to protect your privacy and personal information.
Unlike PayPal, neither Apple nor merchants store or see your private information. When setting up your Apple Pay you take a photo of your credit card and store it in iPhone's Passbook. Information is encrypted and the information is kept only as a device account number and stored in the phone's Secure Element Chip. It is called a cryptogram. Hackers can't use the information to generate a cryptogram. This technology is known as EMV (Europay MasterCard and Visa) and widely used in credit card transactions in Europe. What if you lose your phone? Is your personal information vulnerable?
This is where Apple Pay as well as iPhone is miles in front of other mobile devices that uses mobile payment pioneer PayPal and others. If iPhone 6 or iPhone 6 Plus is lost, you can go to Find My iPhone feature and put the phone on "lost mode." Better yet, using the same feature you can wipeout all your stored personal information completely.


Release Date: February 23, 2009 NationTalk speaks with Bob Joseph – President of Indigenous Corporate Training Inc. Topics include helping bridge the cultural gap between companies wanting to work with First Nations across Canada. Workshops for working more effectively with aboriginal people. Online instruction is one of three ways to take advantage of these informative courses. Learn at home if you can't get to the day long sessions.


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Travel Tips >
Sights >
Kyoto >
Nijo Castle
Nijo Castle (二条 城, Nijōjō), built in 1603, served as the residence of Tokugawa Ieyasu, the first shogun of the Edo period (1603-1867.). His grandson, Iemitsu, in techenii20 years has expanded the boundaries of the castle.
Once in 1867, it was the end of the Tokugawa shogunate, Nijo Castle some time was the Imperial Palace, and was later donated to the city as a historically significant landmark, open to the public. It is believed that the Nijo Castle – the best preserved examples of the architecture of feudal Japan. In 1994, the fortress became a UNESCO World Heritage Site.
Nijo can be conditionally divided into three parts: Nonmaru (main defensive line), Ninomaru (second line of defense), and the third part – it's gardens surround the defenses. The whole complex is surrounded by walls and moats.
Visitors enter the territory of the castle through the great east gate. The road from here will take you to the gates of Caramon made in the Chinese style – this is the entrance to the Ninomaru, where the eponymous palace is located.
Ninomaru Palace – was the main residence of the shogun during his stay in Kyoto. To this day Ninomaru preserved in its original form: the palace consists of several buildings, joined together by long corridors. The main feature of these binders passes – the so-called "singing floors" that are beginning to creak melodiously once to have someone coming. This was a safety measure – against the penetration of strangers. The floors in the rooms are lined with tatami mats, walls and ceilings are different rich finish, and traditional sliding door delicately painted.
During the tour, visitors pass along a variety of rooms and audience expectations. Once, in the main hall of audience allowed only high-ranking guests – there they were met by the shogun himself, sat on a small dais surrounded by guards, hidden behind a secret door. Less titled visitors are not met Shogun personally – their withdrawn in the next room, where they could only see the silhouette of the ruler. The interiors served as the private quarters of the shogun and his wives.
Outside the palace Ninomaru extends a traditional Japanese garden with a large pond, decorative stones and pine trees.
On the territory of Honmaru (main defensive line) once housed the second palace complex, as well as the five-story tower. But both buildings were completely destroyed in a fire in the XVIII century.
The castle has an excellent cherry orchard – during cherry blossom here attracts people from all over the country to enjoy the beauty of Japanese cherry. flowering season in Nijo much longer than anywhere else in Japan, as in the castle collected a large number of species of cherry. So that you can come here for the whole of April.
Also at the end of February in the gardens of the famous Nijo Japanese plum blossoms. Some parts of the garden are lined with trees ginkgo and maple, which can be seen in all its glory during the Momiji-gari (the second half of November).
Entrance to the Nijo Castle is within walking distance from the station Nijojo-mae subway Tozai line.
From the station Kyoto, you can get on the Karasuma subway line to the station, Karasuma-Oike, transfer to Tozai line and go to the station Nijojo-mae. All oezdka takes about 20 minutes, the cost – 260 yen.
Hours and cost:
from 8:45 to 17:00 (entry until 16:00)
On Tuesdays in January, July. August and December (or Wednesday if Tuesday – a national holiday); from 26 December to 4 January.
English audio guides:
In stock, rental 500 yen.
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Museum Miraykan
Trade street Nakamise-dori
"Sky Tree" tower Skytree
The island of Odaiba.
Harajuku, Tokyo
Tsukiji Fish Market in Tokyo.
Neighborhood Shibuya, Tokyo, Japan.
Akihabara, Tokyo, Japan
Neighborhood Ikebukuro, Tokyo, Japan
Shinjuku, Tokyo, Japan
District Shinagawa
Seasons and Holidays
Hanami – admiring flowers.
"Golden Week" in Japan
Summer in Japan. Summer tours to Japan.
The rainy season in Japan
Autumn in Japan. Tours to Japan maples.
New Year in Japan. Tours to Japan for the New Year.
Classic Anime route, part 1
Who are the geisha?
Temple hotel Syukubo
What is a "ryokan"
Japanese: Wagyu beef dishes.
Narita Airport. How to get from Narita Airport to Tokyo.
Water taxi in Tokyo.
How to get from Tokyo to Kyoto?
General information.
A look at the interior of the Boeing 787


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Book Review: Aurora Rising By Amie Kaufman & Jay Kristoff
June 6, 2019 June 6, 2019 ~ readingsumpton	~ 1 Comment
Rating: ★★★★.5
Find it on Book Depository
Goodreads Synopsis:
The year is 2380, and the graduating cadets of Aurora Academy are being assigned their first missions. Star pupil Tyler Jones is ready to recruit the squad of his dreams, but his own boneheaded heroism sees him stuck with the dregs nobody else in the Academy would touch…
A cocky diplomat with a black belt in sarcasm
A sociopath scientist with a fondness for shooting her bunkmates
A smart-ass techwiz with the galaxy's biggest chip on his shoulder
An alien warrior with anger management issues
A tomboy pilot who's totally not into him, in case you were wondering
And Ty's squad isn't even his biggest problem—that'd be Aurora Jie-Lin O'Malley, the girl he's just rescued from interdimensional space. Trapped in cryo-sleep for two centuries, Auri is a girl out of time and out of her depth. But she could be the catalyst that starts a war millions of years in the making, and Tyler's squad of losers, discipline-cases and misfits might just be the last hope for the entire galaxy.
Nobody panic.
Ok, this book was a lot of fun. I'm not always the biggest fan of sci-fi novels, but this was awesome! It was full of snarky banter and hilarious one liners that had me laughing out loud. It was also pretty great being able to tell that the authors were Australian just by some of the language used by the characters. (Yes, the word "undies" makes an appearance more than once.)
The story follows Tyler Jones, Aurora Academy's resident golden boy and his merry band of misfits on an action packed sci-fi adventure. As they harbour a stowaway and try and pull off one of the biggest heists in history, it lands them smack bang in the middle of a war millions of years in the making, something they did not ask to be a part of, thank you very much.
As great as this book was and as much as I did enjoy reading it, I found I wasn't connecting with a lot of the characters as well as I'd hoped. Which made some of the harder hitting parts of the book have less of an impact on me and far less emotionally jarring. I was hoping to grow really attached to the characters and feel like I was right there with the rest of the squad blasting through space, guns a-blazing, but unfortunately this didn't quite happen for me.
In terms of pacing and plot, this was a total success. It gave me amazing 'Stranger Things' vibes and was completely action packed from start to finish. I was never once left feeling bored or like parts of the plot were unnecessary. The whole thing flowed nicely which had me flying through this read (I finished it in 2 days, that's like 5 hours in Mum time.) There was also a very slow, sweet romance happening under our noses the whole time and as I am a total sucker for a bit or romance, this subplot was completely welcomed. It was definitely not the soul focus of this novel, but I am sure it will be explored further in coming novels.
Overall this was a really fun, exciting read. The story was epic and the witty, sarcastic banter was laugh-out-loud worthy. The only real issue I personally had with the novel, as I said previously, was that I just couldn't connect with some of the characters and at times, found them edging on annoying and unlikable. Because of this, I am giving Aurora Rising 4.5 stars.
Book Review: The Quiet At The End Of The World By Lauren James
April 8, 2019 April 8, 2019 ~ readingsumpton	~ 1 Comment
RRP: $16.99 AUD
A huge thank you to Walker Books for gifting me a copy of this book in exchange for an honest review.
How far would you go to save those you love?
Lowrie and Shen are the youngest people on the planet after a virus caused global infertility. Closeted in a pocket of London and doted upon by a small, ageing community, the pair spend their days mudlarking for artefacts from history and looking for treasure in their once-opulent mansion.
Their idyllic life is torn apart when a secret is uncovered that threatens not only their family but humanity's entire existence. Lowrie and Shen face an impossible choice: in the quiet at the end of the world, they must decide who to save and who to sacrifice . . .
"We live in the quiet at the end of the world. The slow winding-down clockwork motions before life stops completely. Time is slipping through our fingers."
I really, truly, loved this.
We got some Transgender representation.
We got some Bisexual representation.
We got some Asian representation.
We got big, existential life questions and a beautiful, slow burn romance.
And it was all done so incredibly well!
The Quiet At The End Of The World by Lauren James follows Lowrie and Shen as they navigate their way through a world where the human race is going extinct after a virus has caused global infertility. Being the youngest humans on Earth, they spend their days mudlarking and exploring until one day their family and friends, one by one, start to mysteriously fall ill. Together they must find the cure and decide how to spend the rest of their remaining years.
This book was amazing! It started out a little slow for me, and I found I was taking a bit of time to get through the first half. However, looking back I think it was a really great start for what the novel turned into. I loved the format and the way we were fed information so slowly that it felt as though we were right there with Shen and Lowrie finding out as the same time they did. The novel was jam packed with brilliant, beautifully done diversity that was so refreshing! The characters themselves where really likeable while still having flaws and feeling real and the slow burn romance was just perfection, I really enjoyed it!
That plot! Wow. This was awesome! I didn't even see where this was going until we got there! It was so well done! The world building was great and I loved the juxtaposition of the very futuristic assistant robots in a world that has become over grown and essentially "taken back" by nature. The writing style was incredible. It honestly just felt quiet, like we were right there at the end of the world while reading. IN-CRE-DI-BLE.
Over all, I haven't really got anything bad to say about this book. Reading it has made me want to go out, buy the rest of Lauren James' work and and burn through it! This is one author who has easily made it to the top of my TBR for any future novels. If you're looking for a brilliantly done dystopian/science fiction mash up, that is going to get you really thinking about your own life and what it is to be human, then this is definitely your next read!
My Birthday Book Haul 2019
March 10, 2019 March 10, 2019 ~ readingsumpton	~ 1 Comment
Happy birthday to meeeee! Oh and happy International Womens Day because I was born on March 8th and that's pretty awesome in itself!
Hooray! It was my birthday this week, and I turned 29! One more year and I'm officially an old person! My birthday week was spent eating cake, hanging out with family and friends and you guessed it, buying books! I was lucky enough to be able to drop my baby girl off with her grandparents and spend the morning wandering the book store, handing books to my husband to carry around for me until I had chosen the ones I wanted to take home! And let me tell you, it was tough, but I managed to choose five books! If you're interested in what I got, you can find a list below!
A Curse So Dark And Lonely by Brigid Kemmerer
Find it on Goodreads and Book Depository
Fall in love, break the curse.
It once seemed so easy to Prince Rhen, the heir to Emberfall. Cursed by a powerful enchantress to repeat the autumn of his eighteenth year over and over, he knew he could be saved if a girl fell for him. But that was before he learned that at the end of each autumn, he would turn into a vicious beast hell-bent on destruction. That was before he destroyed his castle, his family, and every last shred of hope.
Nothing has ever been easy for Harper Lacy. With her father long gone, her mother dying, and her brother barely holding their family together while constantly underestimating her because of her cerebral palsy, she learned to be tough enough to survive. But when she tries to save someone else on the streets of Washington, DC, she's instead somehow sucked into Rhen's cursed world.
Break the curse, save the kingdom.
A prince? A monster? A curse? Harper doesn't know where she is or what to believe. But as she spends time with Rhen in this enchanted land, she begins to understand what's at stake. And as Rhen realizes Harper is not just another girl to charm, his hope comes flooding back. But powerful forces are standing against Emberfall . . . and it will take more than a broken curse to save Harper, Rhen, and his people from utter ruin.
The Bone Witch by Rin Chupeco
Let me be clear: I never intended to raise my brother from his grave, though he may claim otherwise. If there's anything I've learned from him in the years since, it's that the dead hide truths as well as the living.
When Tea accidentally resurrects her brother from the dead, she learns she is different from the other witches in her family. Her gift for necromancy means that she's a bone witch, a title that makes her feared and ostracized by her community. But Tea finds solace and guidance with an older, wiser bone witch, who takes Tea and her brother to another land for training.
In her new home, Tea puts all her energy into becoming an asha-one who can wield elemental magic. But dark forces are approaching quickly, and in the face of danger, Tea will have to overcome her obstacles…and make a powerful choice.
The Last Namsara by Kristen Ciccarelli
In the beginning, there was the Namsara: the child of sky and spirit, who carried love and laughter wherever he went. But where there is light, there must be darkness—and so there was also the Iskari. The child of blood and moonlight. The destroyer. The death-bringer.
These are the legends that Asha, daughter of the king of Firgaard, has grown up learning in hushed whispers, drawn to the forbidden figures of the past. But it isn't until she becomes the fiercest, most feared dragon slayer in the land that she takes on the role of the next Iskari—a lonely destiny that leaves her feeling more like a weapon than a girl.
Asha conquers each dragon and brings its head to the king, but no kill can free her from the shackles that await at home: her betrothal to the cruel commandant, a man who holds the truth about her nature in his palm. When she's offered the chance to gain her freedom in exchange for the life of the most powerful dragon in Firgaard, she finds that there may be more truth to the ancient stories than she ever could have expected. With the help of a secret friend—a slave boy from her betrothed's household—Asha must shed the layers of her Iskari bondage and open her heart to love, light, and a truth that has been kept from her.
In Some Other Life by Jessica Brody
Kennedy Rhodes turns down an acceptance to an elite private school, instead choosing to stay at her high school and jump at the opportunity to date the boy of her dreams. Three years later, Kennedy walks in on that same boyfriend cheating with her best friend—and wishes she had made a different choice. But when Kennedy hits her head and wakes up in the version of her life where she chose to attend the private school, she finds that maybe it's not as perfect of a world as she once thought.
Muse Of Nightmares (Strange The Dreamer #2) by Laini Taylor
Sarai has lived and breathed nightmares since she was six years old.
She believed she knew every horror and was beyond surprise.
She was wrong.
In the wake of tragedy, neither Lazlo nor Sarai are who they were before. One a god, the other a ghost, they struggle to grasp the new boundaries of their selves as dark-minded Minya holds them hostage, intent on vengeance against Weep.
Lazlo faces an unthinkable choice—save the woman he loves, or everyone else?—while Sarai feels more helpless than ever. But is she? Sometimes, only the direst need can teach us our own depths, and Sarai, the Muse of Nightmares, has not yet discovered what she's capable of.
As humans and godspawn reel in the aftermath of the citadel's near fall, a new foe shatters their fragile hopes, and the mysteries of the Mesarthim are resurrected: Where did the gods come from, and why? What was done with thousands of children born in the citadel nursery? And most important of all, as forgotten doors are opened and new worlds revealed: Must heroes always slay monsters, or is it possible to save them instead?
Love and hate, revenge and redemption, destruction and salvation all clash in this astonishing and heart-stopping sequel to the New York Times bestseller, Strange the Dreamer.
Have you read any of these books? Let me know what you thought in a comment or come find me on bookstagram!
Book Review: The Diabolic By S.J. Kincaid
March 4, 2019 March 21, 2019 ~ readingsumpton	~ 1 Comment
Nemesis is a Diabolic. Created to protect a galactic Senator's daughter, Sidonia. There's no one Nemesis wouldn't kill to keep her safe. But when the power-mad Emperor summons Sidonia to the galactic court as a hostage, there is only one way for Nemesis to protect Sidonia.
She must become her.
Now one of the galaxy's most dangerous weapons is masquerading in a world of corruption and Nemesis has to hide her true abilities or risk everything. As the Empire begins to fracture and rebellion looms closer, Nemesis learns that there is something stronger than her deadly force: the one thing she's been told she doesn't have – humanity. And, amidst all the danger, action and intrigue, her humanity might be the only thing that can save her, Sidonia and the entire Empire
This book took me just over two weeks to read. Which, with my reading turn over, may as well be a couple of months! I'm not really sure why, because I enjoyed the overall premise and found it entertaining enough! There were things I really enjoyed about this book and things I found that didn't quite hit the mark for me. Mostly I've found myself with little interest in continuing the series and I'm not sure if this is because the story itself wrapped up fairly well or because the book fell a bit flat for me.
The Diabolic is a Young Adult Sci-fi novel that takes place in a world where Diabolics, humanoid creatures created and grown in a lab using human DNA to be stronger, faster and more viable than regular human beings, are issued to the elite families of the Empire to protect them at any cost. Our main character, Nemesis, is one of these 'creatures.' Nemesis is assigned to Sidonia, the daughter of a galactic Senator hell bent on insulting the power-hungry Emperor with his heresy against the Helionic faith. Once the Emperor gets wind of this, he summons the senators daughter to his galactic empire to meet her fate as retribution against the senator. Due to Nemesis' innate nature to protect Sidonia, she is sent to impersonate her.
I found this book a little hard to review. I think because I was told this was originally a stand alone, but it ended up getting a couple of sequels. The story was great, but felt a little slow and I didn't find myself gaining much of a connection to the characters. It felt like a lot of information was given and I could understand how the characters fit together, but I couldn't really understand why they would want to. This could either be a very clever tactic by the author in getting the reader into the mindset of a Diabolic, or a total fluke. I'd like to believe it's the work of great writing, but I think the only way to know for sure would be to read the sequels and I'm not sure I'm really that interested.
The characters themselves were interesting enough, I enjoyed the touch of romance. However, it was probably the least romantic romance I've ever read in a YA novel. But again, this has probably got more to do with the main characters lack of emotional understanding. I also feel like the author did a disservice to a few of the characters by either, killing them off really flippantly or dedicating only a couple of lines to what could have really been a fantastic, diverse back story! This could be due to the fact that it was originally a stand alone and the author didn't have much time to truely delve into their character. There is a lot of senseless brutality within this book. I understand the author trying to paint certain characters as tyrants, but a lot of the brutal scenes felt a little unnecessary.
I really did enjoy the world in which this story was set. I suppose the use of the word "world" is used rather loosely as most of this novel is set on a space ship/station in the middle of the cosmos! But I really loved learning about the advanced technologies and the way in which these characters lived in a galactic environment! The advanced technology and physical enhancements gave me a little bit of a Hunger Games vibe, which I really enjoyed!
Because Diabolic was fairly brutal at times and the numerous twists and turns were lacking in suspense for me, I'll be giving this book 3.5 stars. It was entertaining enough, but I'm still undecided as to whether I will read the sequels.
My (Super Easy) Guide To How I Edit My Bookstagram Photos
March 2, 2019 March 2, 2019 ~ readingsumpton	~ Leave a comment
There is nothing more satisfying than looking at your Instagram feed and seeing a cohesive group of pictures that blend so well together that the overall effect is like you're looking at one picture. It's similar to one of those artistic photos that, when you look close enough, are actually made up of hundreds of different smaller photos.
So I know you probably haven't been wondering, but if you have and would like to know, below you will find a (super easy) guide to how I take and edit my Instagram photos as of late! Keeping in mind that my feed has changed a lot since I first started Instagram, but I do feel like I have finally found a theme that suits me!
Equipment & Editing Apps
Lets start with the easy stuff! What I use to take my photos. I don't use anything special! No big bulky camera, not lighting set up. I just use my iPhone XS and I make sure I take all my photos right next to a big, open window, with lots of natural light streaming in! I always try to shoot when the lighting is the same, otherwise I end up having to tweak my photos more to keep their uniformity.
Once all my props are set up, which can take anywhere from about 5 minutes to an hour, depending on how creative I feel that day, I generally take about 10 photos before I get the one I'm most happy with. This can vary though, again, depending on how creative I feel and If I'm happy with my initial set up! I have also made sure to get really familiar with my Iphone's camera settings so I know how to adjust the exposure and focus while shooting. I'll usually shoot with 'portrait' mode when I'm not doing a flat lay because it gives the photos a really nice, almost professional, quality.
After sorting through the photos I've taken, I choose my favourites to edit. I start by using the in phone editing options to crop or realign a photo. After this I drop it into:
Colourtone
Price: Free (with optional in app purchases)
Colourtone is my all time favourite editing app. I don't want to bother with creating my own filters or paying big bucks for a subscription to an app I may not even use! I am much happier using presets! And boy, does this app have some beautiful preset filters! The app itself is free and a select few of the filters are free also! However, the filter I use, I purchased in a pack for no more than, I believe, about $2.99 Australian.
After I've thrown on the filter I like to use, I then move on to checking where it will fit in best on my feed by using:
UNUM allows you to plan out your entire feed, and the best part about it, is that it's FREE! Well, you can purchase an upgrade, but I've never found I needed it. I import all the photos I have edited into UNUM and start moving them around to see what photos I want to upload to Instagram and in what order I'd like to upload them. This is a much easier way of creating an overall aesthetic, rather than uploading to Instagram and then finding out later that the photo doesn't really fit with the rest of your feed! Or worse, uploading, then taking it down, then uploading, then taking it down… You get the picture! It's annoying for both you and your followers!
Once I've decided what order I want to post my content I move onto Instagram! In Instagram, I usually only ever use the sharpening tool to really make the foreground pop! Other than that, I don't make use of any of the other editing tools or filters within Instagram.
At the end of the day, your content should reflect your personality. Create content that you love and are proud of, but don't be afraid to try something new! Happy Bookstagramming everyone!
14 Years Later: My Thoughts On Twilight By Stephenie Meyer (Chapters 1-5)
January 18, 2019 March 29, 2019 ~ readingsumpton	~ 1 Comment
Please note: due to the large amount of commentary I seem to have on this book so far, I have decided to split these blog posts into parts! Chapters 6 through to 24 will appear in later blog posts.
It was the year 2005. my hair was black and I wore more eyeliner than anyone ever should in their entire lifetime. I lived in skinny jeans, hoodies and converse sneakers. I was fifteen years old the year Twilight hit the shelves and it was really the first YA novel I ever read. And let me tell you, I was obsessed! I was in love! It was all encompassing and true!
I have since watched the movies of course, the nostalgia gets the better of me at times and although the acting is subpar and the idea of a 100+ year old vampire being attracted to a teenage girl does send up some red flags, I still, somehow, enjoy them for what they are. I have not however, picked up these books since those fateful teenage years all those moons ago. So here it is, I have challenged myself to reread Twilight. Yes, only the first one, I'm not some masochistic lion, you guys.
Below are my thoughts on Twilight by Stephenie Meyer. 14 years since I last read it.
If you haven't read or watched Twilight, you're probably the luckiest person in the world and if you have read or watched Twilight, my condolences. Here is a quick synopsis for the aforementioned luckiest people alive.
Bella Swan is your super average teenage girl who has decided to move to a town named Forks to live with her father, Charlie. She goes to school and meets a family of vampires. She falls in love with one of them. Ridiculousness ensues.
So to start with, it appears, in my opinion, that Bella Swan is a wet blanket of a human being who is so self involved and self deprecating that it makes me want to gouge my own eyes out so that I won't have to read one more word about how badly she "doesn't want to be noticed" or how she "doesn't communicate well." Not to mention I couldn't help but liken her to a freshly born calf, tripping over its own legs with the amount of times she references her clumsiness!
Now I tried to enjoy the first five chapters, I really did! But not only was Bella completely unlikable, but there was also quite a few times the author used words and phrases that could only be described as problematic. Some of these gems are as follows.
(Regarding Bella's father, a police officer, no longer removing the bullets from his gun when he gets home)
"I guess he considered me old enough not to shoot myself by accident, and not depressed enough to shoot myself on purpose"
and this zinger
(Regarding Edward talking to Bella)
"He enunciated every syllable, as if he was talking to someone mentally handicapped"
Eeeeekkkkk….
There was also a point where Bella actually thinks that her too pale, white skin will cause her to be noticed and ridiculed. As a white woman myself, I'm not even going to touch that one, but it certainly reeks of ignorance. Now not only is Bella extremely self conscious, she also comes across as extremely pretentious! At one point, the character Jessica is trying to befriend her and she literally thinks the following:
"I couldn't remember her name, so I smiled and nodded as she prattled about teachers and classes. I didn't try to keep up."
Wow. Just, wow.
Bella is so incredibly self involved that all she really cares about is how everything around her is going to impact her life. She has little to no care for anything other than herself. Oh. Well, that is until Edward Cullen makes his appearance. In which their first interaction quite literally only involves him "glaring down" at her, no words are exchanged at all. But from that moment on, she is infatuated. She is so ridiculously emotionally involved that she then starts having all these weird dreams about a guy she's known for maybe a month and for most of that time he is actively trying to avoid her. But hey, he's hot right? That means it's ok when he's being a jerk! Edward eventually decides he doesn't want to stay away from her anymore, however he makes a point of constantly telling her that he isn't a good guy and that she should be scared of him. (GIRL, RUUUUUN!)
But again, he's like, so hot right?
Chapters 6 – 10 coming soon. Whenever I can bring myself to continue reading this garbage.
Book Review: Thunderhead by Neal Shusterman
Rowan has gone rogue, and has taken it upon himself to put the Scythedom through a trial by fire. Literally. In the year since Winter Conclave, he has gone off-grid, and has been striking out against corrupt scythes—not only in MidMerica, but across the entire continent. He is a dark folk hero now—"Scythe Lucifer"—a vigilante taking down corrupt scythes in flames.
Citra, now a junior scythe under Scythe Curie, sees the corruption and wants to help change it from the inside out, but is thwarted at every turn, and threatened by the "new order" scythes. Realizing she cannot do this alone—or even with the help of Scythe Curie and Faraday, she does the unthinkable, and risks being "deadish" so she can communicate with the Thunderhead—the only being on earth wise enough to solve the dire problems of a perfect world. But will it help solve those problems, or simply watch as perfection goes into decline?
There is always a sense of trepidation when knowing you will be reviewing an absolutely stellar books sequel. All too often the first book in a series is the most compelling to me. Unfortunately, that's exactly how I feel about Thunderhead. It seems rare that I find the second book in a series more than just a "bridging novel." Thunderhead didn't give me the same gripping, intense love that Scythe did and I am finding it hard to pinpoint exactly why it feels that way. (Speaking of which, If you haven't already, and would like to read my spoiler free review of Scythe, you can do so by clicking here.)
Thunderhead picks up a year after the events of Scythe. We are introduced to new characters from the get go, which felt a little bit like "starting fresh" rather than a continuation of the original plot. I understand that these characters, one in particular, will have a bigger role in future novels, however I just felt that Thunderhead was, for lack of a better word, a little boring for the majority of its pages. It took me at least 200-300 pages into a 500 page novel before I started to enjoy the book as much as I did with Scythe. I never felt that "drive" to keep reading like I do with so many other books.
The main characters from Scythe, particularly Rowan, didn't get much airtime until later in the book which was upsetting because his chapters where the ones I found most compelling. And although we are specifically told that certain characters serve a bigger purpose in the corrupt world of the Scythes, it's not really explored all that much in this novel and again, felt like a set up for the following book. There was however, a couple of great moments throughout the book. Times where I did find myself on the edge of my seat or being blown away at how well the author can turn us in circles before we know what's really going on! But like I said they were few and far between or were towards the end of the novel.
The "Thunderhead" itself is described as being essentially like the "iCloud" of today but has advanced enough to become a conscious being, which acts as a virtual "mother" so to speak, to the Earth and its inhabitants. I did enjoy this books exploration into how drastically humanity relies on technology, a sentiment that resonates with us even in reality, and what happens when that technology can no longer sit idly by when the corrupt begin to disrupt the peace and order it has maintained.
I will pick up the next book, if only because the last two hundred-ish pages were action packed enough for me to want to see what happens to these characters. We are left with quite a cliffhanger and some really brilliant and tragic revelations. I just wish I could have felt that same intrigue for more than just the last half of this book. That is why I'll be giving this book 3.5 stars.


Fredrik Bynander's main sub-discipline is International relations, but his publications span Leadership succesion, Crisis management studies, Foreign policy analysis, and Development aid. He has published in journals such as Public Administration, Political Psychology, Government & Opposition, and Cooperation & Conflict.
With Daniel Silander of Växjö University, he is conducting an attempt at improving measurements of democratization by incorporating state performance in crisis.
In collaboration with Professor Paul 't Hart of the Australian National University, he has a project called "Party Leadership succession", that theorizes leadership change.
In 2007, Bynander was acting Director of CRiSMART.
Bynander was a commissioned expert with the governmental investigation into Swedish security policy 1969-89 under the leadership of ambassador Rolf Ekéus.
The doctoral dissertation from 2003 dealt with Swedish security policy and the problems it faced with repeated and protracted underwater intrusions during the 1980s, stretching into the 1990s, and eventually how that problem seemed to fade away in 1992-96.
Currently, Bynander divides his time between the Department and a position as Special Adviser to the Prime Minister's Office.


My ESP8266 powered "disco ceiling"
- Tue Nov 22, 2016 11:48 am #58518 Nice job!
How many pixels you driving?
Would be great to see the circuit and code to see how you achieved it!
- Fri Aug 24, 2018 3:15 am #77899 i really like it!
- Wed Jan 30, 2019 9:19 pm #80350 Uh, I know this video was posted a couple years ago, I only came across it today.
I have to tell you, this is impressive! I've seen hundreds of LED projects over the past couple years and though some have been very good most (including my own) have fallen squarely into the average to mediocre column.
Very few make it above 'good', and exceptional ones are rare indeed. This one is exceptional! Your dinner parties must be fun!


Our journey began in the small town of Cioch, south of Gryrax in the Principality of the Ulek, on an peninsula into the Azure Sea. Below is a look at our travelled path (Red) and out pending journey (Green). All within the area know as The Flanaess.
Some of our story is found here: Introduction to LukeDev75's Greyhawk Campaign.
While at the Bedouin camp, Iris and Onyx have the opportunity to learn new spells associated a desert environment.
Wizard spells have a cost associated to them, each reflected at the end of the short description.
For details of the spell(s) interested in, please contact the DM.
Red spells are harder to learn and more expensive.
Abjur Transcribe Symbol: Safely moves an untriggered magical symbol to another location 800 gp.
Cloak of Shade: Touched creature gains protection from heat and sun.


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Q: How to draw a bar plot in python using matplot lib with special design I want to display a bar plot comparing algorithms from different publications.
The data has the following properties:

*

*Year of publication ( This is what I want my x axis to be)

*Score (This is the bar height)

*Data type (this will set the color for each bar)

I am having trouble making this happen (haven't gotten to enforce the 3rd demand).
Here is an example data and code :
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

dtypes = ['type1', 'type2', 'type3']
names = ['name1','name2','name3', 'name4']
score = [89.2, 95.54, 85, 86]
years = [2016, 2017, 2016, 2015]
methods_dtype = ['type1', 'type2', 'type1', 'type1']
pub_years = np.unique(years)

fig, ax = plt.subplots()
barplot = ax.bar(years, score)
plt.show()

The first problem here is that the two bars of 2016 are on top of each other ( I saw some examples that move the bars incrementally using the width, however, in this case, I do not know beforehand how many methods would be in that year).
The second problem is coding the colors.
Note that the input is just a subset of the data. There may be a year with multiple entries (more than one publication for a specific year). There may also be a data type with multiple entries (more than one method that operates on this data type).

A: Here's an example of what you can do, up to you to adapt it to your exact needs:
score = range(1,7)
years = [2015, 2016, 2017]*2
methods_dtype = ['type1', 'type2']*3

color = {'type1': 'b', 'type2': 'g'}
offset = {'type1': -0.2, 'type2': 0}

plt.figure(1).clf()
for s, y, m in zip(score, years, methods_dtype):
    x = y + offset[m]
    plt.bar(x, s, color=color[m], width=0.2)
plt.xticks([2015, 2016, 2017], [2015, 2016, 2017])

A: So I eventually solved it and wanted to post the solution for future reference for others :
It was inspired by the answer by Julien.
What I did was plot each bar separately while keeping track of the spacing using a 2D array of years and data types. I also made it prettier.
import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

def autolabel(rects):
    """
    Attach a text label above each bar displaying its height
    """
    for rect in rects:
        height = rect.get_height()
        ax.text(rect.get_x() + rect.get_width()/2., height,
                '%d' % int(height),
                ha='center', va='bottom')

methods  =[{"name": 'name1', "score": 89.2, "year":2016, "dtype": 'type1'},
            {"name": 'name2', "score": 95.54, "year":2017, "dtype": 'type2'},
            {"name": 'name3', "score": 85, "year":2016, "dtype": 'type1'},
            {"name": 'name4', "score": 86, "year":2015, "dtype": 'type1'},
           ]

pub_years = np.unique([method["year"] for method in methods])
dtypes =  np.unique([method["dtype"] for method in methods])
n_years =  len(pub_years)
n_dtypes = len(dtypes)
offset = np.zeros([n_years, n_dtypes])
width = 0.2
spacing = 0.01
color_list = plt.cm.Set3(np.linspace(0, 1, n_dtypes))
# colors = {'type1':'b', 'type2':'g'}
colors = {dtype: color_list[i] for i, dtype in enumerate(dtypes)}

legend_bars = []
fig, ax = plt.subplots()
for m in methods:
    i = int(np.squeeze(np.where(pub_years==m['year'])))
    j = int(np.squeeze([i for i, type in enumerate(dtypes) if type == m['dtype']]))
    x = m["year"] + offset[i][j]
    rect = ax.bar(x, m['score'], color=colors[m['dtype']], width=width)
    autolabel(rect)
    if offset[i][j]==0:
        legend_bars.append(rect)
    offset[i][j] = offset[i][j] + width + spacing

# add some text for labels, title and axes ticks
ax.set_ylabel('Accuracy')
ax.set_xlabel('Year of Publication')
ax.set_yticks(np.arange(0,105,5))
ax.set_ylim([0, 105])
ax.set_xticks(pub_years)
ax.set_xticklabels(pub_years)
ax.set_xlim([np.min(pub_years)- 1, np.max(pub_years) + 1])
ax.legend(legend_bars, dtypes)

plt.show()

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Wildlife pests
When Raccoons Fall through Your Ceiling: The Handbook for Coexisting with Wildlife
by Andrea Dawn Lopez
University of North Texas Press, 2002
Cloth: 978-1-57441-154-6 | eISBN: 978-1-57441-431-8
Library of Congress Classification SB603.3.L67 2002
Dewey Decimal Classification 628.96091732
TOC | REQUEST ACCESSIBLE FILE
Foreword by Lynn Marie Cuny ...........................................................vii
Introduction .......................................................1
Chapter 1: When Raccoons Fall through Your Ceiling ......................7
How to repel wildlife from your home and yard
Chapter 2: Myths about Baby Birds ................................................ 27
What to do if you find a baby bird
Chapter 3: Growing the Deer-Resistant Garden ...............................41
How to protect your foliage from hungry deer
Chapter 4: There's a Cardinal Knocking on My Window ................ 51
How to discourage roosting and nesting birds
Chapter 5: Leave Bambi in the Forest ...............................................61
What to do if you find a fawn
Chapter 6: Lions and Tigers and Bears ............................................. 72
Well, maybe not tigers! Tips for coexisting with major predators
Chapter 7: Ducklings in My Swimming Pool ..................................... 84
How to make way for some common visitors
Chapter 8: Thumper, Flower, Meeko, and Who Knows What Else?.... 91
What to do if you find other baby animals
Chapter 9: If You Hate Mosquitoes, You'll Learn to Love Bats .... 106
How to humanely repel bats and even appreciate them
Chapter 10: There's a Snake Asleep in Our Jeep ........................... 116
How to create an environment that's unpleasant for snakes
Chapter 11: Wildlife First Aid and Rescue ...................................... 125
How to contain, treat, and transport an injured wild animal
Afterword  ..................................................................... 145
References  and  Resources  ................................................................ 147
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A few years ago, Heitsenrether relocated to London to lead J.P. Morgan's charge into European prime brokerage, and now back in New York as global head of prime brokerage, expanding the European presence remains a key target for her. Although J.P. Morgan was a relatively late entrant to Europe, the group has already overtaken rivals that started earlier, and still strives to "close the gap" in Europe – as well as in Asia. Heitsenrether is "really excited about the progress we've made in growing our global prime brokerage business," as it is now a serious contender in multiple markets.
Heitsenrether thinks everyone would agree those are credible and right themes – and says that J.P. Morgan is "actively engaged in working through the implications in partnership with regulators." For instance, the possibility of regulators capping leverage for funds strikes J.P. Morgan as perfectly consistent with regulatory restrictions on leverage elsewhere in the financial system, for banks and brokers. J.P. Morgan already publicly reports average leverage for the funds it primes, and the figure is currently hovering below two times. Hedge funds today are acutely conscious of matching assets to liabilities, both in terms of liquidity and duration, just as banks and brokers are adapting to capital requirements. Limited use of leverage also means that hedge funds should not be much impacted by a normalisation of interest rates – indeed some of them are positioned to profit from such a scenario, she points out.
Asset raising is another area where J.P. Morgan has been readying clients for new regulations, by hosting educational sessions on AIFMD. How the rules impact marketing and capital introduction will "evolve as the rules become clearer," she says, citing that full guidelines for implementation have not been finalized in all EU member states. The early indications are that some US funds might refrain from actively marketing in the EU and instead rely on reverse solicitation, particularly if the EU is not a major source of capital for their funds.
UCITS is of course one alternative to AIFMD compliance, and J.P. Morgan has a number of UCITS funds on the platform across various strategies. What distinguishes J.P. Morgan is the breadth of offering – the bank has a huge custody franchise, fund administration capabilities, and can also act as a depositary via its trustee unit. All of this helps J.P. Morgan to be at the heart of convergence between the long-only and alternative spaces, with '40 Act funds in the US complementing UCITS in Europe.
The work/life balance leaves room for voluntary work as well as families. The philanthropy initiatives within the firm create opportunities for staff to contribute time as well as money. Prime Brokerage team members have led a number of volunteer initiatives, which have included Superstorm Sandy Relief efforts and hosting fundraising events to support breast cancer foundations. Heitsenrether has also been honoured by the YWCA New York Chapter.
• Holds a B.S. in Finance from Fordham University.
• MBA in Finance from New York University's Stern School of Business.
• Global head of Prime Brokerage at J.P. Morgan Chase.
• Recently returned to New York from London, having been Head of Prime Brokerage in EMEA while J.P. Morgan launched their European Prime Brokerage business in 2011.
• Before this was Global Head of Product Development for Prime Brokerage at J.P. Morgan.
• Global Co-Head of Fixed Income Prime Brokerage at J.P. Morgan prior to product development.
• Managing Director at JPMorgan Chase from 1987 onwards.
• Received salutation from YWCA New York as part of the Academy of Women Leaders Class of 2010.
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Brian Chase, personal injury and catastrophic train accident attorney discusses train accident representation.
Urban population in the United States is increasing at unprecedented levels and with the increase in population comes the need for expanded forms of mass transit. Train travel, once considered a romantic and leisurely way to travel throughout the country, is now a necessary conveyance for millions of Americans. There are over 600 railroads and hundreds of thousands of miles of track traversing the country but unfortunately the increase in train travel has also lead to increased accidents. National statistics show that every two hours there is a train accident that involves property damage, injury and even death.
Every 90 minutes there is a train collision or derailment.
A train carrying hazardous material goes off the tracks approximately every 2 weeks in the United States.
Railroads are essentially self-regulated and do come under the close scrutiny of the federal government.
Rail companies continue to rely on technology that was developed over 70 years ago and very little effort has been made to update safety measures.
Local jurisdictions often have no control over the train travel in their area resulting in delays for local emergency response to catastrophic situations in the community. This basically means that the fire trucks will have to wait while a trans continental freight train passes!
More than 50% of all railroad accidents occur at unprotected crossings and, according to the Federal Railroad Administration, over 80% of railroad crossings don't have adequate warning devices.
Statistics may show that although vehicle collisions have decreased in the last few years, pedestrian collisions have become an alarming problem. Rail companies have failed to educate the public, improve warning systems, and enforce regulations.
If you or someone in your family has been injured due to the negligence of a rail transportation company, you may be able to file a claim to recover your damages. When a railroad or train accident does occur, there are laws that govern whether or not the carrier is liable. There are many factors that determine if the railroad company was at fault and could have prevented the accident and resulting injuries by exercising the proper care and maintenance. Also, if the carrier is found liable, there are even more factors to consider as to what percentage of liability they will have to assume.
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In his column for The Daily Tribune, former presidential spokesperson Harry Roque reflected on the news that medicines and drugs for the control of diabetes and hypertension will no longer have value-added tax.
For the abogado, cheaper medicines for those conditions could help confront the alarming health situation among Filipinos.
He cited figures from the Department of Health, which tagged 33,452 that resulted from cardiovascular disease and 33,295 from diabetes out of 582,183 deaths recorded.
"These numbers are alarming and should not be taken lightly. I, myself, have learned to live with diabetes and hypertension.
It should hearten us to know that the government is keen on addressing the medical needs of Filipinos afflicted by these diseases," he said.


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Q: How can I zoom on pinchIn/pinchOut in jQuery Mobile? I have written the events. I dont get how to do the pinchIn pinchOut programmatically. Please help me. And I am using TouchSwipe plugin. I tried:
pinchIn: function(event, direction, distance, duration, fingerCount, pinchZoom) {
    console.log('pinchIn');
    $(this).css('zoom','1.5');
},
pinchOut:function(event, direction, distance, duration, fingerCount, pinchZoom) {
    $(this).css('zoom','1.0');
    console.log('pinchOut');
},

A: This is because you are setting the css() function to zoom in a static amount each time. You should add some kind of increment every time the event is fired, so you zoom in "further" each time. Here's a really simple example of what I mean:
http://jsfiddle.net/x4gkoeos/
So for example
var pinchAmount = 0; // not sure what you'd set this to for your use case

pinchIn: function(event, direction, distance, duration, fingerCount, pinchZoom) {
    console.log('pinchIn');
    $(this).css('zoom', pinchAmount);
    pinchAmount = pinchAmount + 1 // Or whatever you want the increment to be, I'm guessing 1
}


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What difference a pope?
How should evangelical Protestants feel about the new pope? I found these relevant comments in the last couple of days. The first is from a Christianity Today interview with Luis Palau, a native Argentinian Protestant evangelist based in the US, who knows and likes the new pope:
What was your reaction when you heard that Bergoglio had been selected as pope?
It was exciting because of Argentina, because of his personality, and because of his openness toward evangelical Christians. I got kind of emotional, simply having known him. ....
You count the pope as a personal friend. What can you tell me about his character—as a man, and a Christian, not just as a Cardinal?
You know he knew God the Father personally. The way he prayed, the way he talked to the Lord, was of a man who knows Jesus Christ and was very spiritually intimate with the Lord. It's not an effort [for him] to pray. He didn't do reading prayers; he just prayed to the Lord spontaneously. It is a sign that good things will happen worldwide in the years of his papal work.
He's very warm and gentle and spiritual. He may not go around smiling all the time—he's not a Hollywood actor—but he's a very warm person; you don't feel cold and distant from him. He's always been warm. He likes to mingle with people.
He's gentle in his conversation. He's always asking people for prayer. It's surprising that he did it in public [at his first address], but anybody who knows him, [knows that] he always would say, 'Please pray for me.' He really meant it. He said it always. ....
What can you tell me about Bergoglio's leadership style?
He's a very Bible-centered man, a very Jesus Christ-centered man. He's more spiritual than he is administrative, although he's going to have to exercise his administrative skills now! But personally, he is more known for his personal love for Christ. He's really centered on Jesus and the Gospel, the pure Gospel. ....
Although he's gentle, he has strong moral convictions and he stands by them even if he has to confront the government. And he's done it before. With the evangelical community, it was a very big day when we realized that he really was open, that he has great respect for Bible-believing Christians, and that he basically sides with them. … They work together. That takes courage. That takes respect. It takes conviction. So the leaders of the evangelical church in Argentina have a high regard for him, simply because of his personal lifestyle, his respect, his reaching out and spending time with them privately. ....
If that's the case, what can evangelicals expect from the Francis papacy?
He's a man of strong convictions. He isn't swayed by the powers that be of any kind, even political. He's very strong on moral issues. I think we'll see a papacy that will make relations easier and lessen tensions. It doesn't mean [evangelicals and Catholics] will agree on every angle; that should be said. He is the Roman Catholic pope, and there are issues that need to be talked about, prayed about, looked at the Bible about. … Those differences in doctrine are there, but when there's a proper attitude toward one another and to the word of God, and you take it seriously, light comes from the Lord. .... [more]
And then, via Justin Taylor, from Carl Trueman, reviewing a book by a Catholic about the state of Catholicism, some reasons a Protestant should care:
First, Protestants benefit from a conservative papacy: on public square issues such as abortion, marriage and religious freedom, the RCC has a higher profile and more power—financial, legal, institutional—than any Protestant group. We all benefit from the cultural and legal power of the RCC in these areas.
Second, your neighbours probably do not distinguish between Christian groups. A sleazy, morally corrupt RCC is like a sleazy, morally corrupt televangelist ministry: we are all marked with the same brush in the public eye and our task of evangelism becomes that much harder.
Third, RC authors often offer more penetrating insights into secular culture than their evangelical equivalents. Comparing George Weigel to Rob Bell in such circumstances is akin to comparing Michelangelo to Thomas Kinkade. .... [more]
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Is bigger better? What iPhone buyers have to say
August 27, 2014 | Josh Lipton, NBR, CNBC.com
Apple is widely believed to be launching it's new iPhone on Sept. 9, and there have been no shortage of rumors as to what the new phone will look like.
From bigger phones—reports have cited two phones 4.7 and 5.5 inches in length—to stronger screens—supposedly made of a scratch-resistant glass known as sapphire—what do average consumers want to see in a new iPhone?
CNBC hit the streets to find out, and an overwhelming number of those asked said bigger isn't necessarily better.
"The iPhone 5 is big enough, it doesn't need to get any bigger," said Kelly Gaffney, a tourist visiting New York City.
Her friend Jessie Brodsky agreed. "I don't want a tablet up against my face."
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Jon Moskowitz and Deborah Farwela, visiting New York from Jacksonville, Florida, disagree with one another on the topic. Farwela, referring to Moskowitz's Samsung Galaxy Note says: "His is too big. That thing is like a mini-tablet. It's embarrassing." Moskowitz, meanwhile, defends his big screen saying it is easier to read.
While size is certainly a hot topic (as was a better camera), the most common theme from the consumers CNBC spoke with was battery life. One man said "I want more battery. Oh my God please do batteries that last one entire day, that would be great!"
As for price range, in our very unscientific survey, the majority of those consumers we asked said they'd be willing to pay in the $350-$400 range for the highly anticipated device. (By comparison, a new iPhone 5s can run up to $849 without a contract, though most consumers would wind up paying far less if a carrier contract is included.)
Vinnie from New York however doesn't see a need for the iPhone 6, no matter what features are added to it and no matter what the price. He is very blunt when he waves his iPhone 5 in the air.
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