Stayed here twice during our time in Cusco! Would definatly recommend quiet but easily walkable. Very helpful staff. Allowed us to store our luggage during our Inca trail treck. Breakfast had many options and was all delicious. Was upgraded to a suite first night which was loverly spacious and very nice. Standard room was equally loverly massive comfy beds and very clean modern bathrooms. Would definatly recommend and stay again.
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100 years later, soldier's story shows tragedy of World War I, 'The Great War'
ADVANCE FOR SUNDAY JUNE 15 2014 TO GO WITH STORY WWI-THE GREAT WAR -In this Tuesday, April 1, 2014 photo, a visitor looks at a school wall map of the Austrian-Hungarian Empire from 1900 that was corrected with new borders after World War I at a special exhibition on World War I at the Schallaburg castle, in Austria. (AP Photo/Ronald Zak) (The Associated Press)
NIEUWKERKE, Belgium – In a neatly clipped corner of the Westhof Farm Cemetery, an Australian family huddled around Pvt. Andrew Bayne's grave. One century after the start of World War I, the family found closure in homage to a forebear who had traveled half the world to meet his death, his stomach ripped open by an exploding shell, in the horrors of Flanders Fields.
Bayne left his wife, Katie, with four young children in Brisbane and a prescient letter of regret: "What a dammed fool I was to ever have enlisted."
Bayne lies alongside other Commonwealth victims and a handful of German dead, the rows of pristine white tombstones stretching over rich, undulating pastures. Belgium and France are still scarred by over 1,000 graveyards, countless bomb craters, rusting gas shells, bunkers and trenches that tore apart the Western Front for four years.
The front line of death and destruction burned through the Alps, Central Europe and beyond. It claimed some 14 million lives — 5 million civilians and 9 million soldiers, sailors and airmen from 28 countries. The 1914-18 conflict was so unprecedented in its scope and savagery that it became known simply as "The Great War." At least 7 million troops were left permanently disabled and families across the globe, much like Bayne's, were wrecked.
Despite the vows of "never again" across a shell-shocked world, the outcome of the conflict only sowed the bitter seeds that led to World War II and more slaughter. And the nationalist tensions that set off the killing never really died, most recently resurfacing in Ukraine and Russia.
For Kaylene Biggs, misty-eyed after finally facing the grave of her great-grandfather, the war's far-reaching legacy makes remembrance all the more important. "It isn't until you do visit the battlefields that you realize the huge amount of loss and sacrifice."
"Now, it seems so peaceful," she said amid the twitter of birds and the faraway galloping of a horse.
The early summer of 1914 seemed just as tranquil to most Europeans. By that time, the Bayne family had already been in Australia for two years, hoping to build a richer life after toiling for meager rewards on a Scottish farm.
Little did they know that Europe wouldn't let them go so easily.
Both sides had initially expected a quick war, but it soon became a deadly stalemate the likes of which had never been seen. Sometimes tens of thousands would die in a single day. Artillery was relentless. Toxic gas was introduced in modern warfare with devastating effect. Because of it, the need for fresh manpower was enormous — and the reach of the British Empire was global.
It was only a matter of time for the war to turn up at Andrew Bayne's doorstep in Brisbane.
Bayne was hardly gung-ho about the war. What turned things around, Biggs said, was that "one day in the street, he was handed a white feather," at the time a universal sign for cowardice. "So he went and joined up." He enlisted in June 1916, left Australia four months later — and arrived in France from England in March of the following year, just one indication of the pace of war a century ago.
Family archives showed Bayne fought at Bullecourt in northern France, where two battles cost Australia 10,000 casualties and hardly moved the front line.
Bayne, like so many millions of soldiers, long remained hopeful as the war stretched into its fourth year. The Germans, he wrote home, "are about starved out and they can't last much longer." He added, "Cheer up. I will be with you yet."
On Aug. 19, 1917, a German shell burst close to him as he was on the Ypres front holding the line close to Messines Ridge, little more than a molehill but a killer of thousands on both sides. The pain and agony were recorded matter-of-factly in a witness report: "The wounds were left arm, right of face and stomach — the latter a bad one."
Bayne could still call for a stretcher and, before losing consciousness, utter: "They have got me." He died soon afterward at age 32.
Like the hundreds of thousands expected to come to Europe from across the world over the next four years, the Baynes' pilgrimage has been multi-generational. Kaylene and her husband Peter also brought their three children.
"His children and his wife weren't able to come," said Kaylene's daughter Jaleesa, 18. "They, in a sense, didn't get closure but we are able to come here and able to see what they always wanted to see."
For Biggs and her family, a trip across the globe to a simple grave in a small cemetery has meant the world.
"With all this sadness, I am so thankful that he actually does have a grave, somewhere for his descendants to go to pay their respects," she said. "I feel comforted that his sacrifice has not been forgotten through time."
Brussels photo editor Virginia Mayo, video news editor Martin Benedyk from London and Robert Reid from Berlin contributed to this article.
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Pennsylvania has four kinds of custody: primary, partial, shared and visitation. The parent whom the child lives with majority of the time has primary physical custody. If a child spends some of their time at a parent's home it is called partial physical custody.
Visitation is the right of a parent to visit, but does not include overnights or taking the child away from the primary parent. Shared custody is when the parents alternate physical custody of the children to assure regular, frequent contact with both parents.
Do I Have To Consult The Noncustodial Parent When I Make Decisions?
Legal custody can be shared and refers to decision-making abilities in child-related matters. When making major decisions on behalf of the child, the noncustodial parent must be consulted if there is an order giving the parents shared legal custody of the child. Even if there is no custody order, the noncustodial parent should be consulted; major decisions should be made by the parents together. If the parents are unable to make a decision concerning a major issue, either parent may file a petition seeking an order from the court.
Can A Noncustodial Parent Have Access To A Child's Records?
Each parent is entitled to have access to the child's medical, dental, school and religious records. There is an exception in certain abuse cases when the child's address needs to remain private.
Even if a parent is not complying with a support order, if there is a custody order allowing him/her to see the child, the parent must be permitted to exercise custody of the child.
When Can You Modify A Custody Order?
A custody order is modifiable when a change in the custody arrangement is in the best interest of the child. There need not be a specific change of circumstances. The parent seeking to modify the order must show why the present order is no longer in the child's best interest.
How Does It Work If The Parent With Custody Wants To Move?
The parent who wants to move with the child is required to seek approval from the court if there is a custody order on file and this would be a change to it.
If you do not have a custody order, the parent with custody should tell the other parent of the move in a reasonable time period. If the other parent does not agree, the custodial parent will have to file a complaint for custody and request to relocate. A hearing will be held to determine whether the relocation is in the child's best interest.
The court will examine the reasons for the move, how it will affect the child, reasons for the move and whether alternate custody plans could work if the move is permitted.
If you have a child custody issue, we invite you to call the lawyers at Davis & Davis Attorneys At Law in Uniontown, Brownsville and throughout Fayette County at 724-437-2799, or use our online contact form to send us an email.


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Electric vehicles have the potential to completely disrupt the energy landscape.
Consider the following: the transportation sector (planes, trains, and automobiles) accounts for almost 29% of all energy consumed in the United States. The vast majority of that energy comes from oil-derived fuels, such as the gasoline and diesel we use in our cars. Switching to an electrified fleet of vehicles has the potential to reduce the energy required to meet our transportation needs. In fact, electric vehicles are 2—3 times more efficient than conventional gasoline cars.
However, switching fuels from gasoline to electricity could have a large impact on the electric grid.
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To determine how electric vehicles might affect our power grid, researchers with the Energy Institute at UT Austin developed an analysis of future electricity requirements as a result of increasing vehicle electrification. This analysis was completed on a county-by-county basis across the country, and found that California and New England might face the largest changes to enable future electric vehicles .
To understand the implications of these results, it's important to first understand the existing consumer behavior in the transportation sector.
In 2017, the United States consumed approximately 140 billion gallons of gasoline, allowing drivers to log over 3 trillion miles. While gasoline consumption and mobility have fueled economic growth, that consumption also means that our transportation system is now the largest source of carbon dioxide emissions of any sector of our economy.
The increased fuel efficiency of electric vehicles means we can get the same mileage for less energy. But driving all those miles on electricity can have other impacts, including changes to our electricity infrastructure.
So what would the future look like if all passenger vehicles were electrified? We can use existing gasoline and electricity consumption levels to give us an idea.
The results are interesting. If every state had 100% electric vehicle penetration, some states such as California and Maine might need 47% and 55% more electricity, respectively. On the other hand, a state like Texas might only need around 28% more electricity.
Why would states like California and Maine be disproportionally affected by future vehicle electrification while Texas is less so?
Texas already has a very robust electric grid, in great deal due to the large air conditioning loads in the summer. Compared to Texas, the residents of California and Maine don't require as much air conditioning, however, those same people still drive many miles every year. The result is that the existing electricity infrastructure in California and Maine might come under greater stress as compared to Texas, if we switch to using electricity to power our mobility needs.
In absolute terms, an all-electric light-duty vehicle fleet in the United States would require over 1,100 TWh of electricity, equivalent to a nearly 29% increase in electricity consumption across the entire country. Satisfying that growth with low-carbon sources of electricity has the potential to simultaneously make both the electricity sector and transportation sector cleaner and more efficient. But, the financial and environmental impact of that future growth will depend on existing energy infrastructure and the choices of what to build in the coming decades.
Electricity companies across the country could reap financial benefits from high penetrations of electric vehicles. And, while it might take many decades to reach full electrification, it appears the economic opportunity of increased electricity consumption could be particularly appealing in places like California and New England, unique opportunities for companies such Pacific Gas and Electric, Edison International, and Emera.
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Selma City Council Split Between Two District Maps: 'Are They Fair To The Community?'
Valley Public Radio | By Monica Velez
Published September 17, 2019 at 8:25 PM PDT
Monica Velez
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The Selma City Council
The Selma City Council is torn between choosing a district map the community supports or picking one that keeps members from running against each other.
At Monday night's regular meeting, the council cast votes on a map created by the company it hired, the National Demographics Corporation (or NDC), and a map drawn by a community member. The vote was split because Council Member Jim Avalos abstained.
"I need more time to talk to the public," Avalos said. "I need more time to analyze these maps."
Mayor Pro Tem Louis Franco and Council Member John Trujillo both voted for the community map, which puts Avalos and Trujillo in separate districts and Mayor Scott Robertson, Council Member Sarah Guerra, and Franco in the same district.
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The map drawn by a community member the Selma City Council voted on Monday night. The vote was split 2-2 because Council member Jim Avalos abstained from voting.
Roberston and Guerra both voted for one of the NDC maps. All three of the maps the NDC submitted put council members in different districts, even though they all live in two neighborhoods on the east side of town.
Avalos and Trujillo live within a few blocks of each other in the northeast corner of the city. Roberston and Franco live across the street from each other in the central-east side of Selma, and Guerra lives nearby.
"But I have to say, while these colored maps [NDC maps] may be technically legal, are they fair to the community?" Franco asked during the meeting. "Is it fair that it's so nonlogical for the average citizen to say, 'Hey just go to your neighborhood councilman. Where is he? He's on the other side of town.'"
The map drawn by the National Demographics Corporation the Selma City Council voted on Monday night. The vote was split 2-2 because Council member Jim Avalos abstained from voting.
Anyone in the community could submit a map for the council to consider. The last eight maps that were submitted didn't comply with all the requirements in the Voting Rights Act, like being population balanced. But five out of the nine maps community members resubmitted recently were population balanced and abided by federal law, said Shalice Tilton, an NDC consultant.
However, when the council asked Tilton to create a map that was more compact, like most of the community maps, during the last meeting, she said it wasn't possible to do that while also following the council's other suggestions and making sure district populations are evenly distributed. The council asked the NDC to create maps that included multiple representation in the downtown, barrio, and westside areas ot town, while also keeping the council members in separate districts.
All 13 of the community maps the council saw put two or more council members in the same district. The four people who spoke during public comment asked the council to take the community maps into consideration.
"The east side of town, whether we like to say it or not, is a little bit more affluent than the west side of town," Theresa Salas, who ran for city council during the last election, told the council. "Having the people who can afford to run against the people who can't afford to run is unfair."
The maps the NDC drew are intended to keep the council members in different districts, she added. Although it's customary to take into consideration where the council lives when drawing maps, Salas said, it shouldn't be the top priority.
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The three district maps the National Demographics Corporation created for the City of Selma.
Avalos, who would have been the deciding vote, declined to comment. But during the meeting, he said, "These [community] maps were dropped on us so suddenly and to sit there and analyze these things, it takes a little more time than you think."
Robertson said he doesn't have an issue with running against someone else but the community maps don't respect who the voters elected. If all five council members are in two districts, then three are out, he said.
"I haven't heard of people saying there is a problem with people [council members] living close to each other, not living close to each other," Robertson said. "People have been judging us based on what we do, how our actions back up our words."
An elected office should be based on what officials do, not their zip code or how many feet away they live from other councilmembers, Robertson added.
Guerra questioned whether the city should wait until 2021 to create districts because it will have to redistrict then anyway once the 2020 census data is available.
Trujillo said it's important to have "true representation" because some parts of town have different income levels. True representation means representing the community and having the same thoughts and ideas the people there do, he said.
"If the barrio needs representation, they need the representation that they have," he said. "You can say you represent the barrio and live in the town and have a $900,000 home. You're not representing the barrio."
He added, "if we all run against each other that's fine. If I'm not here in four years that's fine. But if we get full representation and share each other's, maybe that will be a starting point so this community can get united."
The council is expected to vote on a district map during a special meeting on September 27. The council needs to adopt a map by October 7.
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Monica Velez was a reporter at Valley Public Radio. She started out as a print reporter covering health issues in Merced County at the Merced Sun-Star.
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A number of universities in China's Yunnan province have expressed keen interest in offering opportunities, including scholarships, to Bangladeshi students to study there. This was announced yesterday at a daylong 'Yunnan Higher Educational Exhibition 2018 and International Cooperation Seminar', organised by the Yunnan provincial department of education at the Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujibur Rahman Novo Theatre in the capital.
"Bangladeshi students go to China for higher education. This initiative will help them. Bangladesh is also a part of the Chinese 'One Belt One Road Initiative'. Representatives of 16 universities from Yunnan are present here. I thank China for extending cooperation in the field of education," he added.
"Over 100 students go to China for higher education every year. This initiative will help such students get acquainted with the latest development in science and technology," he noted. The minister thanked the Yunnan provincial department of education for the initiative.
"Kunming has nice weather and a beautiful landscape. There are direct flights from Dhaka to Kunming. Bangladeshi students would love to study there and will be immensely benefited from the universities in Yunnan," she added.
Prof. Chen Shibo, supervisor-general of the education supervision committee of Yunnan provincial government, said the Chinese government wants to promote education exchange and cooperation between Yunnan province and Bangladesh. "China and Bangladesh has long diplomatic relations. China would like to enhance the friendship between the two countries for sustainable development," he added.
China would like to work with Bangladesh in the field of education and help Bangladeshi students, he noted.
The universities that participated in the expo were: Yunnan University, Kunming University of Science and Technology (KUST), Yunnan Normal University (YNNU), Kunming Medical University, Yunnan Agricultural University (YAU) , Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese Medicine (YUTCM), Yunnan Minzu University (YMU), Yunnan University of Finance and Economics (YUFE), Southwest Forestry University (SWFU), Kunming University, Qujing Normal University (QJNU), Baoshan University, Wenshan University, Pu'er University, Kunming Metallurgy College and Yunnan Communications Vocational and Technical Collage.
Kunming Medical University signed a memorandum of understanding (MoU) with Dhaka Medical College, while the Yunnan University of Traditional Chinese signed a MoU with Bangabandhu University College. Southeast University signed a MoU with the Kunming University of Science and Technology for further cooperation between the educational institutions.


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Leaders Talking About Serving Others
We're going to do something a little different this week. Below is a guest blog from my friend and colleague, David Witt, marketing program director at The Ken Blanchard Companies. David was the catalyst behind our Servant Leadership in Action Livecast, which was broadcast online last week to more than 3,200 viewers. Read on for more information about the livecast as well as our new book, Servant Leadership in Action—which launched this week. I'm including a link so you can view the livecast for free at your convenience if you missed seeing it.
Servant Leadership: 20 Top Thought Leaders
In a recent Servant Leadership in Action Livecast, over 3,200 leadership, learning, and talent development professionals had an opportunity to hear from 20 of the contributing authors in a new book co-edited by Ken Blanchard and Renee Broadwell.
The book, Servant Leadership in Action: How You Can Achieve Great Relationships and Results, features 44 short articles that take a fresh look at servant leadership principles and how they can be applied in today's organizations.
The recent Livecast explored five of the six main sections of the book. In section one, Fundamentals of Servant Leadership, viewers heard from Mark Sanborn, Jon Gordon, Jim Kouzes, and Holly Culhane on the origins of servant leadership, how to apply it at work and home, and what the role of a leader is in today's work environment.
In section two, Elements of Servant Leadership, viewers watched short videos from Jim Dittmar, Stephen M. R. Covey, Neal Nybo, and Mark Miller on the key behavior traits of servant leaders, the role of trust, personality challenges, and how to get started.
In section three, Lessons in Servant Leadership, viewers saw Tom Mullins, Shirley Bullard, Art Barter, and Margie Blanchard describe how servant leadership principles have played a role in their work lives and what they took away from the experience.
In section four, Putting Servant Leadership to Work, viewers watched videos from current and former CEOs Garry Ridge of WD-40, James Blanchard of Synovus Financial, and Cheryl Bachelder of Popeyes Louisiana Kitchen as they explain how they used servant leadership principles in their organizations. Viewers also heard retired U.S. Army Brigadier General Jeff Foley describe how servant leadership principles guide mission and values in the military.
In section five, Exemplars of Servant Leadership, viewers watched four contributing authors sing the praises of others who have impacted their lives through examples of servant leadership in action. Rico Moranto, Guardian of the Culture at Waste Connections, shares an example about a colleague at work who modeled a serving heart focused on others. Richard Blackaby, President of Blackaby Ministries International talks about his father, Henry Blackaby, and the work he did turning around troubled churches. John Hope Bryant, founder & CEO of Operation HOPE, shares a story about his hero and mentor, Ambassador Andrew Young, and his relationship as a friend and colleague to Dr. Martin Luther King, Jr. And Marshall Goldsmith, best-selling author and the world's leading executive coach, finishes with a wonderful story about former Girl Scout CEO Frances Hesselbein.
Throughout the broadcast, Ken Blanchard shares personal stories about the people described in the videos along with takeaways and action steps. It's a wonderful, encouraging two-hour event that will help you explore servant leadership principles and how they can be applied to create an organization focused on both results and people.
The best news is that the two-hour event was recorded and is available to view for free, courtesy of Berrett-Koehler Publishers and The Ken Blanchard Companies.
Use this Servant Leadership in Action Livecast link to access the recording.
Interested in attending an upcoming free live event on the topic of servant leadership? Join Ken Blanchard on April 3 for a one-hour webinar on Creating a Culture of Service. Blanchard will be sharing how to take a servant leadership mindset and turn it into a servant leadership skill set throughout your organization. You can register using this link.
PS: To learn more about the new book Servant Leadership in Action: How You Can Achieve Great Relationships and Results, visit Amazon.com, Barnes & Noble, or your favorite online or local bookseller. The book features chapters from all the thought leaders mentioned in this article as well as more than twenty others, including Brené Brown, Dave Ramsey, Henry Cloud, Patrick Lencioni, and Simon Sinek.
David Witt is a Program Director for The Ken Blanchard Companies. He is an award-winning researcher and host of the companies' monthly webinar series. David has also authored or coauthored articles in Fast Company, Human Resource Development Review, Chief Learning Officer, and US Business Review.
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"Next time we will go to central Europe". We say it almost each year, and, at the end, we finish somewhere else. That's why I don't know Austria, or Hungary as I would like. And I only know Prague because glass activity took me twice to Czech Republic. Bad luck, both times happened in winter, so, I kept from Prague the image of an extremely beautiful town, but a bit dark and cold. But, next time we will go to central Europe. In summer.
It's an easy city to visit, with a surprise behind each corner, and all the main attractions in a short distance. But if you want to enlarge your itinerary, public transports do work and are also easy to use.
Visiting the old town it's easy, and a nice stroll. Everything is located around and near main square, one of the most beautiful squares in Europe. Jan Hus monuments occupies the centre, but around it there are many wonders, with evidence to the Astronomic Clock, the churches of St Nicholas and of Our Lady before Tyn, na old Town Hall Tower.
Address: Staromestske namesti
Directions: Heart of Old Town
Website: http://www.prague.eu/qf/cs/ramjet/objekt/mista/183
National Hero
One century before Martin Luther, Jan Hus, the dean of Charles University in Prague started challenging the church, condemning the practices that originated protestant reform. He was convicted and burned as heretic, leading to a popular revolution - the Hussite war.
Jan Hus became a national hero, and in the beginning of last century a monument was erected in the centre of the main square in Prague.
Facing the church of Our Lady Before Tyn, that became the centre of the Hussite movement, this monument, though discreet in forms and proportions, becomes preeminent in the wide square.
Directions: Old-Town Square
Old town
Prague is one of the easiest cities to visit - the historical area is not big, the monuments come to your eyes in a regular cadence, and the general look of the old quarters is very appealing.Once a settlement surrounded by a moat, nothing remains from those medieval times. The actual place comes from the 12th century, when the square was a marketplace.
The expansion of town in the 14th century eliminated the moat and protecting walls, but the historical buildings in Romanesque, baroque or Gothic styles added for centuries, enhanced its beauty, making it a mandatory visit in town.Furthermore, the public transport in central area is very efficient.
Beautiful church
Located in main square, this wonderful white building is the most impressive of all. After centuries of religious disputes and wars that introduced several changes in its Baroque original style and decoration, the Czech Hussite movement took control of the church that since then is used both as a church and as a concert hall.
Address: Malostransky kostel Sv. Mikulase.
Directions: Lesser town, near Lesser-town Square.
Knights of the Cross
This wonderful square, dominated by the Baroque church of St. Francis, is located by Vltava, close to Charles bridge.
Opened in the 19Th century, the original Baroque style was preserved in most buildings, including the gallery of the Knights of the cross, and was embellished with a statue of St. Wenceslas and a monument honoring Charles IV.
Nova scena
A clever solution has been found to solve the space limitations of the national theatre: absolute preservation of the beautiful old building, and the construction at its side of a new one, totally different.
As a matter of fact, the ensemble does work. The dominating glass in the modern building turn it discrete, with reflections enhancing the beauty of its neighbour.
A perfect combination of classical and new structures. A pity, we didn't enter it.
Address: Narodni divadlo,
The river
Prague lives around Vltava river, both banks showing beautiful buildings embracing the river. Not large enough to allow a great traffic it runs for more than 30 Km inside Prague, where we may see many of its 18 bridges
Address: (Moldau)
Impossible to miss
Don't worry about location, accesses or anything else concerning this bridge. "All the roads lead to Rome" except here: all the streets and people seem to converge to this wonderful bridge, where statues mix with living artists.Built in the end of the 14th century, it was, until 1841 the only way to cross the Vltava river. Protected by towers at both ends, it is decorated with many statues.
Paintings
Carlos Bridge is a wide and permanent art gallery. I've been there in winter, and even the negative temperatures didn't dismiss the painters exposing their works. Several techniques several styles several prices. I didn't buy, but a friend of mine brought a reasonable collection.
City into city
VT Import VT Tips City into city
I only have been there once, at dusk, in a dark day, rushing down to dinner in town. Not enough time to appreciate it or to make good pictures, but time enough for a strong decision: "This is a place where I must come back".
Address: Prazsky hrad
Website: http://old.hrad.cz/
St. Vitus cathedral
Dominating the Castle
The so called castle of Prague is a very interesting quarter, with historic buildings and squares, where this cathedral assumes the most relevant position. Showing several styles, denouncing the many adding and recuperation, in its more than 600 years, this cathedral deserves much more time than the quick look that I could have. That's one of the many reasons that make me wish to return to this lovely city.
Address: Katedrala sv. Vita, Vaclava a Vojtecha
Directions: Prague Castle
Website: http://www.prague.net/st-vitus-cathedral
Mala Strana
Half way between the castle and the old city, close to the north exit of Charles bridge, this wonderful baroque quarter is a hub in transport around town. Waiting for the tram is not so boring as in many other places.
Havelske Trziste
Near Wenceslas square and Narodni museum, this small street market is a nice stop, with several products available. Being with women...
Address: Vaclavske namesti
Directions: Metro line C station Narodni muzeum or line A station Mustek.
Venceslas square
A large avenue
Wenceslas square is more an avenue than a square. Lined with shops and hotels, it is the centre of nightlife (if you're male be prepared to meet "quick friends" in the square). Behind king Wenceslas statue, stands the monumental National Museum.
Folk dancing
If I had to choose the best in Czech Republic I would have no doubt - Folklore.
Being in Prague I tried hard to find a live performance, and could only find it as a dinner animation in Holiday Inn. I had no doubt, and took all my team to that dinner. They went a little bit suspicious about the interest of that show, but soon were convinced.
Great night. A serious request - Please, keep on dancing and playing that lovely music.
Municipal Hall
Astronomical clock tower


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June 2019: We want to hear what you think – proposed new development at 244 North Deeside Road
The idea is to re-develop the land between the charity shop and the private driveway to the east. The proposal is to build two small shops by the pavement with 7 flats above, and move the parking for the shops from just off the road round to the back of the new flats (same sort of idea as the parking round the back of the Co-op).
This piece of ground in the past has been used for commercial purposes, retail parking, light industrial and residential use albeit it has been largely vacant for a long time. The site has fallen into a state of disrepair. Ownership of the land sits with more than one party and until now it has not been possible to find a way forward. Discussions have been held with the Planners who have been instrumental in terms of the layout/location of the proposal. The owners of the land would have preferred for the development to be built further back from North Deeside Road but the Planners much preferred the proposed layout.
The proposed development reflects the scale of the existing low level to the west and the higher 4 storey building to the east. The building will be finished using traditional materials of granite, zinc and slate in a contemporary manner which will transform this vacant site whilst also enhancing the streetscape at the western end of Peterculter.
The proposed development, at 244 North Deeside Road, will comprise a 3 and 4 storey development on a vacant brownfield site providing 2 commercial units at Ground Floor, three 2-bedroom flats on the First Floor and Second Floor with one 2-bedroom penthouse flat on a Third Floor. Each flat has been designed to take advantage of the southerly aspect with views across the River Dee and beyond. Access will be provided to the rear via a pend [a way through with the higher flats built across the top] where there will be car parking for the residents and for the commercial units, and landscaped amenity area for use by the residents.
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We have been given the opportunity to comment on this proposal before a planning application is submitted.


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Upgrades to the ethereum network could turn crypto staking into a $40 billion industry by 2025, JPMorgan says
Harry Robertson
Jul 2, 2021, 15:55 IST
The Ethereum network is moving to a staking system. Dado Ruvic/Reuters
Ethereum network upgrades could help the crypto staking industry boom to $40 billion by 2025, JPMorgan said.
It could also see Coinbase earn around $500 million in revenues in just over four years' time.
Ethereum is currently overhauling the way validation and rewards are carried out on the network.
Major upgrades to the ethereum network could help turn crypto staking into a $40 billion business by 2025, according to analysts at JPMorgan.
The staking industry - in which users earn cryptocurrency by putting up their own tokens to validate transactions - is currently worth around $9 billion, JPMorgan analysts, led by Kenneth Worthington, said in a note on Wednesday.
But that industry could grow to $20 billion after the ethereum network moves to a staking system, likely within the next year. And it could then boom to $40 billion by 2025, providing opportunities for crypto holders to earn a reliable yield, JPMorgan said.
Worthington and his team also said they see Coinbase potentially earning around $500 million a year in revenues from staking by the end of 2025.
Read more: The head of digital assets research at a $71 billion money manager breaks down how ethereum can reach $2 trillion in market cap in a 'blue sky scenario' - and shares what could be next for crypto after DeFi and NFT
"We see staking as a growing revenue stream for cryptocurrency intermediaries such as Coinbase and a source of income for retail and commercial owners of cryptocurrencies utilizing the proof-of-stake protocol," the note said.
"The opportunities to 'earn' will grow meaningfully with the ethereum merge anticipated for later 2021, which will boost the size of the proof-of-stake ecosystem."
Developers plan to shift the ethereum network, which runs the ether cryptocurrency, from a so-called proof-of-work mechanism to a proof-of-stake system towards the end of 2021, or in early 2022, as part of the ethereum 2.0 project.
Under proof-of-stake, users put forward a certain amount of cryptocurrency and in return get the right to validate transactions on a network. They earn more tokens in the process, delivering a yield on their initial stake.
The system differs from bitcoin's energy-intensive system, which is also currently used by ethereum, where computers solve complex mathematical puzzles to validate transactions.
JPMorgan's analysts praised the staking model and its opportunities for investors. "We see the ability to earn a positive real return as one of the factors driving the cryptocurrency market to become more mainstream," they said.
However, the analysts said there are risks. One is that staking locks up a user's cryptocurrency holdings for a period. Prices could tumble, but the user would be unable to sell. Another is that users could fall victim to fraud if staking on unreliable networks.
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package cn.gyyx.elves.util.mq;

import cn.gyyx.elves.util.JsonFilter;
import com.alibaba.fastjson.JSON;
import com.alibaba.fastjson.TypeReference;
import org.apache.log4j.Logger;
import org.springframework.amqp.core.Message;
import org.springframework.amqp.core.MessageProperties;
import org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.connection.CachingConnectionFactory;
import org.springframework.amqp.rabbit.core.RabbitTemplate;
import org.springframework.beans.factory.annotation.Autowired;
import org.springframework.stereotype.Component;

import java.util.HashMap;
import java.util.Map;

/**
 * @ClassName: MessageProducer
 * @Description: 消息发送producer
 * @author East.F
 * @date 2016年10月31日 上午2:31:14
 */
@Component
public class MessageProducer {

    @Autowired
    private RabbitTemplate topicTemplate;

    @Autowired
    private CachingConnectionFactory connectionFactory;

    private Logger LOG = Logger.getLogger(MessageProducer.class);

    /**
     * @Title: cast
     * @Description: cast类型发送消息
     * @param routingKey
     * @return void    返回类型
     */
    public void cast(String routingKey, String message){
        LOG.info("cast message:"+message+",routingKey:"+routingKey);
        topicTemplate.convertAndSend(routingKey, message);
    }

    /**
     * @Title: reply
     * @Description: reply消息
     * @param queueName
     * @return void    返回类型
     */
    public void reply(String queueName, String message){
        LOG.info("reply message:"+message+",queueName:"+queueName);
        topicTemplate.send("",queueName,new Message(message.getBytes(),new MessageProperties()));
    }

    /**
     * @Title: call
     * @Description: call类型,点对点发送接收消息
     * @param topicRoutingKey
     * @param serverName
     * @param bodyMsg
     * @param outTimeMillis
     * @throws Exception 设定文件
     * @return Map<String,Object>    返回类型
     */
    public Map<String,Object> call(String topicRoutingKey,String serverName,Map<String,Object> bodyMsg,int outTimeMillis) throws Exception{
        Map<String,Object> sendMsg = new HashMap<String,Object>();
        sendMsg.put("mqkey",topicRoutingKey+"."+serverName);
        sendMsg.put("mqtype","call");
        sendMsg.put("mqbody",bodyMsg==null?new HashMap<String,Object>():bodyMsg);

        String topicMessage = JSON.toJSONString(sendMsg, JsonFilter.filter);
        Message message=new Message(topicMessage.getBytes("UTF-8"),new MessageProperties());

        RabbitTemplate directTemplate =new RabbitTemplate();
        directTemplate.setConnectionFactory(connectionFactory);
        directTemplate.setExchange(PropertyLoader.MQ_EXCHANGE);
        directTemplate.setReplyTimeout(outTimeMillis);

        Message reply=directTemplate.sendAndReceive(topicRoutingKey,message);
        if(reply==null){
            throw new Exception("waitting rabbitmq response timeout");
        }
        String body=new String(reply.getBody(),"UTF-8");
        Map<String,Object> reqMsgMap =JSON.parseObject(body,new TypeReference<Map<String, Object>>(){});
        LOG.info("back :"+reqMsgMap);
        reqMsgMap =JSON.parseObject(reqMsgMap.get("mqbody").toString(),new TypeReference<Map<String, Object>>(){});
        return reqMsgMap;
    }
}

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Scientists focusing on the oil & gas and steel industries are often interested in the corrosive effects of H2S and CO2 on carbon steels. They are using HIC testing, constant-load instruments, four-point bending frames and SSRT instruments, as well as autoclaves and recirculation loops for this purpose. Controlled-flow instruments including rotating electrodes, jet-impingement instruments and high-speed loops are used to study flow-assisted corrosion and inhibitor performance.
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Book Review: The Big Short: Inside the Doomsday Machine
By Vincent June 28, 2010 Updated: March 11, 2022 1 Comment4 Mins Read
By Jerry Levine
Today's Machining World Archives June 2010 Volume 06 Issue 05
We all know the 2008 stock market collapse had something to do with sub-prime mortgages and credit default swaps (CDS), and that AIG and Goldman Sachs received billions of bailout dollars. But how it all happened remains a mystery to most of us.
In his new best seller, The Big Short, Michael Lewisattempts to clear up the confusion by following three savvy hedge fund investors who saw the crisis coming and placed bets on the market's collapse. Big investment firms had packaged high-risk loans into securities that could be traded and persuaded the rating agencies to give them low-risk AAA ratings. These hedge fund investors saw through the sham and made fortunes on their bets against a market so complex and obscure that almost no one on Wall Street understood it. The following are a few explanations to make sense of the 2008 debacle.
What are sub-prime mortgages?
Sub-prime mortgages are home mortgages, sometimes very large, given to people who can't afford them. These mortgages require little or no money down, have a low "teaser" interest rate for the first two or three years and then adjust.
What is a consolidated debt obligation(CDO)?
Originally, it was a consolidated group of corporate or municipal bonds that could be easily rated. It functioned like a fantasy football league, mimicking the real market, and was traded among the players. Like the commodities futures markets, its volume could be multiplied hundreds of times larger than the real market as long as there were traders to take both sides of the buy/sell arrangement and settle up their bet. One could also buy insurance, a credit default swap (CDS), on these bets.
What is a CDS and what is it used for?
Originally a CDS was an insurance policy that one could purchase to insure against a bond failing. The risk of a AAA corporate bond or a whole group of them in a CDO failing is very low and the insurance was very cheap. However, as the situation developed the insurance covered CDOs filled with poor risks such as sub-prime mortgages, auto loans and credit card debt, yet the rating agencies continued to rate them AAA.
Why did the rating agencies (Standard and Poors, Moodys) do this?
The rating agencies had a huge conflict of interest. Not only did they have no model to rate the creditworthiness of a home mortgage, they took advice from firms like Goldman Sachs, who were creating and selling them. They also did this because they wanted other more lucrative Goldman Sachs business.
What did the hedge fund operators who bet against the sub-primes see?
As early as 2004, a few small hedge fund operators realized that many CDOs were soup bones masquerading as T-bones. They realized that the sub-prime ARMs
would readjust heavily in 2007, causing a huge number of foreclosures and the house of cards to collapse. Amazingly, it didn't. Mortgages failed and foreclosures
skyrocketed, but the CDO and synthetic CDO markets remained stable. To cash in, the hedge fund operators needed the market to crash.
The final worrisome question is—could it happen again?
Sadly, it's almost a surety. A new term, "A Minsky Moment" was coined following this debacle. Hyman Minsky, a relatively unknown counter-culture economist, wrote 25 years ago that by its nature capitalism is unstable and unfair. Some innovative trader will at some point create a new high-reward, high-risk instrument to captivate the market's collective greed until the bubble bursts. Many Wall Street firms and banks are deemed "too big to fail." The Fed will always bail them out, so Wall Street gets the upside reward while taxpayers cover the downside risk.
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Yes, and all the furious effort by our elected leaders to close the barn door after the cow has escaped will come to naught. Recently, the Federal Reserve issued a report that was largely ignored by an adoring press. It admitted that Fannie Me and Freddie Mac "strayed from their core mission" and suggested that in future, the government's role should be limited to "robust regulation".
What's galling is that the very same politicians (you know who you are, Frank and Dodd)who, by shielding Fannie and Feddie from scrutiny enabled our government's participation in and encouragement of the real estate bubble, have laid all the blame on the so-called "fat cats" on Wall Street, without whom we would have no economy at all. The intelligence deficit or outright dishonesty of some of these guys is simply breathtaking.


The difference between these two hardwood flooring types is wear layer.
Wear layer is the thickness of wood above the joinery.
It's the meat on the bone, so to speak.
When you visit the cathedrals, castles, and chateaus of the world, these are the centuries-old wood floors passing the test of time.
BECAUSE IN THE REAL WORLD EVERY WOOD FLOOR WILL EVENTUALLY NEED SANDING!
"Do I still have a floor?"
Retailers are always VERY optimistic!
Why put two-thirds of the tree below the nails, right?
And if we can yield 2, 3, 4 times the flooring from a single tree by veneering the hardwood, why not, right?
as long as the engineered flooring is built to last.
"Why cut down good trees to make throwaway flooring?"
next to flooring with all the thinner wear layers sold out there.
Then, I cropped the photos to show the full wear layer of the Bolivian Rosewood.
It will always be on the left and darker than anything on the right.
Look carefully at the sample on the right. Look for the line between the hardwood veneer on top and the substrate to which it was glued.
That's it. That's all. Then read on for the old Director's take on what can be sanded and what can't.
This last photo is full profile, no cropping on top or bottom because both samples are a full 3/4" thickness and both samples have a full 1/4" wear layer, (6 mm).
The only difference between these two hardwood flooring types, of course, is construction.
So why isn't more flooring made like this?
Believe me, there has been a lot of living and learning on engineered flooring.
the bigger they get the harder they are to control and the more they have a mind of their own.
Thicker veneers in certain species are more likely to break their bond from the substrate beneath them, OR, fracture than other species.
You will also notice a variety of substrate choices.
"So, do I still have a floor after the first sanding?"
When I am called to attempt a delamination repair on an engineered floor, it is usually one of a couple brands that comes out of the box with a 3 mm veneer. Prefinished.
After sanding and then finishing with a polyurethane coating, it comes lose on the groove side of the board.
Not the tongue side, but the top of the groove side. That is where the veneer will become too feather-thin to hold still and up it pops.
Solid hardwood flooring types are sold with this same wear layer and just because it isn't engineered does not make it any less vulnerable to delamination.
Avoid resanding any existing floor with a wear layer of 3 mm or less. You have a special needs floor on your hands, whether it is solid or engineered.
Be vigilant on your maintenance schedule and if it absolutely has to be sanded just know you are rolling the dice and use only a random orbital type sander.
Only purchase hardwood flooring types with a wear layer of 4.3 mm or more.


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'Captain Marvel:' Brie Larson Becomes Iconic
There have been many MCU films: over 20 — but none have had a woman's character name as the only credit in its title. Directors Anna Boden and Ryan Fleck's Captain Marvel is the first. It's also the first Marvel film directed by a woman. This latest installment into MCU, has borne unnecessary and vitriolic backlash for a number of sexist reasons (so much so that Rotten Tomatoes had to shutdown pre-release comments on their website). However, Boden, Fleck, and Larson deliver a fun and empowering film that proves every doubter dead wrong.
The film begins in sort-of-a flashback, as Vers/Carol Davers (Brie Larson) is on a desolate battlefield, while a woman she does not know (Annette Bening) stands over her and shoots. She later awakens on Hala, a planet of the Kree (basically the universe's intergalactic space police).
Vers, while possessing extraordinary powers, cannot control her emotions so her abilities are regulated by the Kree and their amorphous technological deity the Supreme Intelligence. Larson, through these early scenes, is stiff and uneven. Instead, Jude Law as Yon-Rogg — Vers' commander — carries the film's initial drama. He's joined by the rest of the team: Korath (Djimon Hounsou), Bron-Char (Rune Temte), Att-Lass (Algenis Perez Soto), and Minn-Erva (Gemma Chan),
This band of soldiers eventually find themselves on a rescue mission to save one of their spies from their staunchest enemy: The Skrulls, a species of shapeshifters. After she's taken prisoner and her unexplained memories are probed by Talos (played by Ben Mendelsohn, who is always the best portion of whatever film he's in), Vers escapes to planet C-57 (Earth) to discover her past, wait for rescue, and defeat the Skrulls and Talos.
Captain Marvel is an origin story for both Vers and Nick Fury (Samuel L. Jackson). The film, on Earth, is set in 1995. Fury is a low-ranking member of S.H.I.E.LD., with a new partner named Coulson (Clark Gregg). The film's creators used de-aging technology on both Jackson and Gregg throughout the film, and, startlingly, the effect is nearly seamless.
Jackson's Nick Fury in Captain Marvel isn't remotely similar to the one most fans will recognize, in terms of temperament. This is a throwback performance from Jackson that recalls some his lighter 90's roles, such as The Long Kiss Goodnight. Here, he's playful, amused by cats — wait till you see the scene-stealing Goose — and doesn't always follow the rules. When Fury and Vers do team up to stop the Skrulls — the first time he's ever seen an alien — the film becomes a buddy-cop movie. It's on Earth, around the one-third mark of the film, where Larson really takes over the role because while the Hala sequences visually recall Blade Runner and Star Trek, C-57 is a Top Gun homage. The vibe suits Larson, as she embodies the quick, witty, and strong sensibilities of Vers.
With Captain Marvel being the first female fronted MCU film, much of the movie explores gender roles. Vers is controlled by a patriarchal society, whether on Earth or Hala. She's often told what she can't do, rather than what she can. Captain Marvel demonstrates the difficulty of women, of anyone, to find self-empowerment when the world is bereft of role models. Vers' character is a rallying cry to not just women, but young girls everywhere — even when the film isn't at its best.
Captain Marvel will require time for you to fall under its charm. Too often, the film is transfixed by the need to remind the audience that this hero is a woman. While most of these instances are delivered with a wicked feminist punch, some are forced. For instance, when Davers comes face-to-face with Maria Rambeau (Lashana Lynch) — her former co-pilot — Lynch oversells the moment as she explains the importance of sisterhood, love, and grief. The same could be said of Rambeau's daughter Monica (Akira Akbar), who's given some stiff dialogue for a child.
Another instance of myopicy can be found in the film's soundtrack as well. There are several needle drops to golden 90's hits from TLC to Salt N' Pepa, but sometimes they come at the expense of a scene's tone or just the need to keep the film moving. We know it's the 90's, we don't need a Kid's Bop compilation to go along with it (note: there is no actual Kid's Bop compilation in the film). And while Captain Marvel fully embodies the technology and clothes of the decade, often to great comedic effect, sometimes these references become mere artifice (and clunky).
However, the film is always buoyed by its cast. Every part is wonderfully played, hitting the right beats. The action is committed with temperance, but is impactful when it does occur. The overall stakes of the film are low, the enemy Vers fights isn't overly powerful. Instead, the battle occurs within her. But mostly, Captain Marvel is just a good time. Brie Larson proves all the doubters wrong and delivers an origin film that should shoot up many Marvel fans' rankings, while continuing her ascension as a cultural and feminist icon.
Note: there are indeed two post-credit scenes and the film features a few loving tributes to Stan Lee.
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John Michael Davis says:
Great review. I totally agree. It was definitely a film I will enjoy watching again. It met my every expectation.


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It was 2002. Techies were the only ones with smartphones in their pockets, and clouds were still puffy cotton balls in the sky. We didn't know how the landscape of our business would change, but we knew there was one thing that would never stop being important; people.
People are everything to us. Our team, your team, our families and your families are the reasons we come to work. They are the reason we get excited about technology and doing more with less. Because business is only worth having if it enables us all to spend more time doing what's truly important.
Today we are proud to provide and support an extremely flexible range of products. By investing in this multifaceted force, our work can be about providing you a perfectly catered solution instead of forcing you into features and models that you don't need.
We believe that technology should simplify your life, not complicate it. We believe your work is important, and it deserves our best attention. We believe, in everything we do, that people are more important than profit. We appreciate you considering Pearson Kelly as a partner for your business. We look forward to talking, learning and collaborating with you for better tech, and a more simple life!
Do it for the trees. Do it for the ease. Do it because life is too shoot for big stacks of paper. Yesterday, going paperless was a pipe dream reserved for tech nerds. But that was yesterday! Is there a learning curve? There doesn't have to be! We customize our solutions to your workflow so that document management is simple.
People are everything to us. Our team, your team, their families and your families are our reason for coming to work. They are the reason we get excited about technology and doing more with less. Because business is only worth having if it enables us all to spend more time doing what's truly important.
Today we are proud to provide and support an extremely flexible range of products from Konica-Minolta, Muratec, Kyocera, Copystar and HP. By investing in this multifaceted force, our work can be about providing you aperfectly catered solution instead of forcing you into features and models that you don't need.
We believe that technology should simplify your life, not complicate it.
We believe your work is important, and it deserves our best attention.
We believe, in everything we do, that people are more important than profit.
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Pearson-Kelly has been a valued partner to Integrity Home Care during our expansive growth over the last four years...not only providing outstanding customer service and competitive pricing for our corporate offices in Springfield, but also connecting us with reliable service partners at our six other branch locations throughout Missouri. They are always willing to go above and beyond to help us find the best solution to our technology needs.
Having been the decision maker for much of our technology needs for the past ten years, I have worked with nearly every copier company in the area. No one surpasses Pearson-Kelly in product, price or service. No one even comes close! I couldn't be happier with the quality and reliability or with the integrity of Pearson-Kelly. Their service is top-notch, from the office staff to the technicians. As long as I have anything to say about it, we'll be lifetime customers!
After an extensive bidding process, we selected Pearson-Kelly as our preferred copy machine supplier for thirteen machines at five of our locations in the Branson area. They have exceeded every expectation in the areas of product quality, pricing, delivery, maintenance, and customer service.
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Having been the decision maker for much of our technology needs for the past ten years, I have worked with nearly every copier company in the area. No one surpasses Pearson-Kelly in product, price or service. No one even comes close! I couldn't be happier with the quality and reliability or with the integrity of Pearson-Kelly. Their service is top-notch, from the office staff to the technicians. As long as I have anything to say about it, we'll be lifetime customers!
Pearson-Kelly has been a valued partner to Integrity Home Care during our expansive growth over the last four years…not only providing outstanding customer service and competitive pricing for our corporate offices in Springfield, but also connecting us with reliable service partners at our six other branch locations throughout Missouri.
After an extensive bidding process we selected Pearson-Kelly as our preferred copy machine supplier for thirteen machines at five of our locations in the Branson area. They have exceeded every expectation in the areas of product quality, pricing, delivery, maintenance, and customer service.


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Today I have a guest post from Martin Berman-Gorvine, author of Seven Against Mars and Save the Dragons, talking about Save the Dragons and its upcoming sequel. Welcome, Martin!
Anyone who has ever walked into the dusty but magical confines of a "used" bookstore and chatted with the erudite, eccentric owner while stroking the shop's obligatory cat will instantly grasp the primary source of inspiration for Save the Dragons. Aren't such places really gateways to other worlds, other ways of thinking and being? For Teresa D'Angelo, who is a lonely and unpopular teenager as so many of us are or vividly remember being, the mysterious appearance of Gloria's Gateway Books in the familiar, dreary streets of South Philadelphia starts out as such an escape, with a secret back room that offers an enchanted entry to a strangely transformed world—one where dragons are a familiar but endangered species and America is the seat of a British Empire whose skies are crowded with airships and whose roads teem with "electric carriages" invented more than two hundred years ago by "Sir" Ben Franklin.
But as the writer Delmore Schwartz once observed, in dreams begin responsibilities, and Gloria, the sometimes-redhaired lady, sometimes-orange tabby cat owner of the bookstore, has a private agenda when she helps Teresa make the passage between worlds: to arrange for her to meet Tom Purnell, a teenager from the parallel world's version of Chincoteague Island, home of the wild ponies and, on that side of the gate, also of one of the last remaining dragons as well as of a research station sponsored by His Majesty's Government where Tom's father works with colleagues to crack the secret of heavier-than-air flight before the rival French Empire. Together Tom and Teresa must figure out why no dragonets have been born anywhere in years, and rescue Tom's father from dastardly French kidnappers.
In a sequel that is now nearing completion, Gloria has moved her magical bookstore to Chincoteague Island and established contact with yet another parallel world—one where only paranoid crazy people think that UFOs aren't real, because everyone remembers how "The High Ones" arrived on the Moon at the same time as the Apollo 11 astronauts, helpfully deposited Neil Armstrong and company on the South Lawn of the White House, and brought peace and prosperity to the world. Of course there's a catch—isn't there always? You see, the High Ones, who look like a cross between giant starfish and something out of the Burgess Shale, like stability in government, so twenty-first century America still has a president whose name rhymes with "Blixen." Also, children are strip-searched before they can go to school, because some people don't like the way the High Ones are running things and have taken to expressing their discontent explosively. Jo Purnell, Tom's younger sister from British Imperial America, must help her new friend Arnold Grossbard from the High Ones' America figure out whether and how to fight the alien menace.
Now, because writers aren't exactly like that other kind of magician who never give away their secrets, I'll let you in on one vital wellspring of imagination. It can be summed up in one word: READ. Read everything and anything. Among the books that helped inspire Save the Dragons and Heroes of Earth (the working title of the sequel) are some obvious ones like Madeline L'Engle's A Wrinkle in Time and C.S. Lewis's The Lion, the Witch, and the Wardrobe, but also Rachel Carson's environmentalist classic Silent Spring and Garry Wills's contemporary account of the end of the 1960's, Nixon Agonistes. You never know what convoluted wiring will close the circuit and turn the light bulb on.
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Key outreach activities at CCHSA include the Agricultural Health and Safety Network and CANWORKSAFE occupational health services.
As a recognized leader in research and outreach service, the Canadian Centre for Health and Safety in Agriculture (CCHSA, formerly the Centre for Agricultural Medicine) has been providing Health Surveillance to companies in Saskatchewan since 1987. We have provided surveillance to grain industry, swine workers, pulp, and paper industry and sheet metal workers throughout Saskatchewan, and the list is growing. We are in a unique position to provide health surveillance that reflects both the needs of industry and our up to date knowledge and experience with occupational health hazards and issues. CANWORKSAFE was created as the business and health surveillance arm of I.ARE. H now providing those services.
A questionnaire regarding respiratory exposures and symptoms is given. Blood pressure is taken, spirometry is performed. The worker receives counseling on mask use and respiratory health issues. Workers are given a copy of their results along with an explanation. Our occupational health physician reviews all files and letters to each employee are sent. Referrals are made for chronic respiratory symptoms, below average spirometry results, and above normal BP reading. Referrals may also be made for concerns the workers has discussed in regards to their health. Referal is made to either the family doctor or the occupational health clinic.
The RN provides the worker with a hearing history questionnaire. An otoscope examination is carried out, and then the test is performed at each frequency of 500, 1000, 2000,3000,4000,6000 and 8000 Hz. The worker receives counseling regarding the harmful effects of overexposure to noise and the use and care of hearing protection. Workers are provided with a copy of their results and an explanation. Our occupational health physician reviews all files and letters to each employee are sent. If necessary, referrals are made to the family physician, or for further hearing testing.
Using the TSI Portacount we test the worker's personal respirator to determine if there is any possible leakage. We first discuss the use and care of the respirator and review how to properly wear and adjust the respirator. The respirator is then put on, and the test is conducted while the wearer performs breathing and moving exercises, which simulates workplace movements. A pass/fail result is printed out for both the worker and his employer.
This is done to determine if a worker is medically fit to wear a respirator. A specific questionnaire in regards to respirator wear is completed. The questionnaire is reviewed, and if further evaluation is necessary, this is arranged.
Flu immunization can be provided at your place of work.
The RN will provide on-site wellness clinics. The clinic includes testing for cholesterol, blood sugar, and blood pressure. Any or all of these tests may be chosen. Results are available immediately; and discussed with each worker. Education, increasing the level of awareness of the importance of a healthy lifestyle is given. The worker is advised to follow up with their family doctor for any abnormal results.
For more information, please contact us at (306) 966-6643.
Occupational Medicine is that branch of preventive medicine dealing with the effects of work on health (occupational illness and injury) and the effects of ill health on the ability to work. The goal of occupational medicine is to recognize, prevent, diagnose and treat occupational illness and injury and to promote health and productivity. Outpatient clinical consultation (by referral) for patients with occupational or environmental health concerns or concerns regarding exposures, health hazards, return to work or fitness to work are welcome. Dr. Koehncke has been the clinic director since August of 2000.
Q1: Why as an employer would I choose to have my employees screened?
There are many potential health hazards in the industry that can lead to illness and injury. Sometimes the effects are clear and noticeable, but often the effects are gradual and subtle, difficult to detect.
Occupational health surveillance can detect illnesses early, before they become significant health issues, and can, therefore, help prevent progression to more serious illnesses.
With early detection, steps can be taken to prevent the situation from getting worse.
Regular health surveillance is usually very well received by employees, and also gives an opportunity to address other more common issues such as blood pressure, diet, and exercise.
A dedicated health surveillance program can go a long way towards helping an employer maintain a healthy and productive workforce.
Q2: Do my employees need a hearing test?
Saskatchewan Occupational Health and Safety regulations require audiometric testing and counseling at least once every 24 months for workers who are exposed to noise greater than 85dBA Lex or employees who work in areas where noise levels are equal to or greater than 90 dBA.
Noise-induced hearing loss is 100% preventable, and an audiometric screening reinforces your hearing conservation program.
Q3: Why would I provide Spirometry testing for my employees?
Q4: Why provide flu vaccine for my employees?
Q5: Why would I provide a wellness clinic for my employees?
health screenings can be the initial step in identifying individuals at risk.
Q6: Why would I have my employees blood pressure checked?
Many people have elevated blood pressure and feel fine.
Early detection of high blood pressure can prevent many long-term illnesses, including heart disease, kidney disease, and stroke.
Q7: I test my employees for qualitative fit testing, why would I want to do quantitative fit testing?
Qualitative fit testing uses a challenge agent like banana oil, irritant smoke, saccharin or bitrex and relies on the worker's sense of smell and therefore is very subjective. On the other hand, quantitative testing measures the particles in the air and the particles in the mask, providing an accurate measurement of fit. The employee performs a series of movements, breathing and talking exercises while the quantitative test is being carried out assuring, that an accurate fit is obtained. Quantitative fit testing eliminates the worker's interpretation and subjectivity and is a direct measurement of the respirator's efficiency at filtration.


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Contactless payments introduced at 550 UK Starbucks
Coffee shop giant joins a number of retailers using the NFC technology
By Matthew Finnegan
Starbucks is the latest retailer to introduce contactless payments, announcing a partnership with Visa Europe and Barclaycard to roll out near field communication (NFC) point of sale terminals across 550 UK stores.
According to Ian Cranna, vice president of marketing for Starbucks UK, the coffee shop chain made the decision to roll out the NFC technology to speed transaction times, claiming that two thirds of its customers now paying by credit or debit card rather than cash.
"We are now able to provide our customers with the quickest and most convenient ways to pay, to speed up service and cut queue times," Cranna said, adding that the contactless payment terminals will add to the range of payment methods at Starbucks. The firm has also previously developed mobile payment applications, allowing Android and iOS smartphone users which have signed up to its loyalty card scheme to pay in hundreds of stores in the UK via a barcode generated on the device.
Starbucks now joins a number of other companies which have rolled out the contactless payment technology, including Boots, which has introduced the technology to 600 UK and Ireland stores earlier this year, and the Post Office, which last year announced plans for the largest contactless payments scheme in Europe. In addition, Marks & Spencer recently extended a contactless payment trial across 644 stores, and claims to now take over 230,000 contactless transactions every week in the UK, while contactless payments are made on buses in London.
Mark Austin, vice president at Visa Europe, added that as use of contactless payments gathers pace - with one in four UK Visa cards now contactless payment enabled – it is expected usage to "quadruple again by the end of 2013".
However there have been teething problems with the technology. A number of Marks & Spencer customers complained that they have been charged on two payment cards for single transactions after the payment terminal inadvertently completed a transaction using another NFC-enabled card.
Awareness of the technology still has a way to go too, with a recent survey from eDigitalResearch showing that the majority of those owning an NFC enabled card are unaware of their ability to make contactless payments, though the percentage has grown in the last 12 months.


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import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.List;

import com.google.jstestdriver.model.JstdTestCase;

final public class FakeJsTestDriverClient implements JsTestDriverClient {

  public FakeJsTestDriverClient.TestRun testRun = null;
  private final List<BrowserInfo> browsers;

  public FakeJsTestDriverClient(List<BrowserInfo> browsers) {
    this.browsers = browsers;
  }

  public void runTests(String id, ResponseStream responseStream, List<String> tests,
      boolean captureConsole, JstdTestCase testCase) {
    testRun = new TestRun(id, responseStream, tests, captureConsole);
  }

  public void runAllTests(String id, ResponseStream responseStream, boolean captureConsole, JstdTestCase testCase) {
  }

  public void reset(String id, ResponseStream responseStream, JstdTestCase testCase) {
  }

  public Collection<BrowserInfo> listBrowsers() {
    return browsers;
  }

  public void eval(String id, ResponseStream responseStream, String cmd, JstdTestCase testCase) {
  }

  public void dryRunFor(String id, ResponseStream responseStream, List<String> expressions, JstdTestCase testCase) {
  }

  public void dryRun(String id, ResponseStream responseStream, JstdTestCase testCase) {
  }

  public void assertTestRun(FakeJsTestDriverClient.TestRun expected) {
    RunTestsActionTest.assertEquals(expected, testRun);
  }

  public static class TestRun {

    private final String id;
    private final ResponseStream responseStream;
    private final List<String> tests;
    private final boolean captureConsole;

    public TestRun(String id, ResponseStream responseStream, List<String> tests,
        boolean captureConsole) {
      this.id = id;
      this.responseStream = responseStream;
      this.tests = tests;
      this.captureConsole = captureConsole;
    }

    @Override
    public int hashCode() {
      final int prime = 31;
      int result = 1;
      result = prime * result + (captureConsole ? 1231 : 1237);
      result = prime * result + ((id == null) ? 0 : id.hashCode());
      result = prime * result + ((responseStream == null) ? 0 : responseStream.hashCode());
      result = prime * result + ((tests == null) ? 0 : tests.hashCode());
      return result;
    }

    @Override
    public boolean equals(Object obj) {
      if (this == obj) return true;
      if (obj == null) return false;
      if (getClass() != obj.getClass()) return false;
      FakeJsTestDriverClient.TestRun other = (FakeJsTestDriverClient.TestRun) obj;
      if (captureConsole != other.captureConsole) return false;
      if (id == null) {
        if (other.id != null) return false;
      } else if (!id.equals(other.id)) return false;
      if (responseStream == null) {
        if (other.responseStream != null) return false;
      } else if (!responseStream.equals(other.responseStream)) return false;
      if (tests == null) {
        if (other.tests != null) return false;
      } else if (!tests.equals(other.tests)) return false;
      return true;
    }
  }

  public String getNextBrowserId() {
    return null;
  }
  public void uploadFiles(String browserId, JstdTestCase testCase) {

  }
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Team Qhubeka ASSOS – "A Dream Come True"
Douglas Ryder, the South African founder of NTT Pro Cycling has announced the next step in their team's incredible journey, which sees them partner with performance cycling apparel brand, ASSOS of Switzerland, to create Team Qhubeka ASSOS.
Since founding the team, Ryder's ultimate dream has been to use the profile and success the team has developed on cycling's global stage to promote its purpose: changing lives through bicycles together with Qhubeka Charity.
This call to action has been keenly felt by riders, staff, partners and fans across the world and has seen the team raise funds for more than 30,000 bicycles for distribution to Qhubeka programmes in South Africa.
From 2021, the team – which has formerly ridden as MTN, Team Dimension Data for Qhubeka and most recently NTT Pro Cycling – will further advance this movement by racing to raise awareness of the mobility challenges that occur throughout communities in Africa.
Team Principal Douglas Ryder said: "I am really happy to have gained the support of some incredible people and partners including ASSOS of Switzerland who have stepped in to be a headline sponsor. To be able to recreate the team as Team Qhubeka ASSOS talks to exactly what we continue to strive for, and that is to be a purpose-led, high-performance racing team. The last few weeks have been incredible seeing all the comments from fans in terms of how this team has connected with them in different ways. I am so happy we can continue to create hope and opportunity through our team and with Qhubeka Charity.
"I look forward to welcoming new partners to Team Qhubeka ASSOS as we plan and prepare for a new season in 2021 in a world that has been so heavily impacted by the pandemic. The bicycle continues to be a tool to change the lives of so many people for commuting, for sport, for health, for freedom and access. Our team has always been about much more than victories, but we do love to win."
"I also want to pay a special tribute to our staff. Those in the sport know just how difficult it is, so to see the diligence, care and professionalism they've shown throughout gives me inspiration, every day. We truly are a family," Ryder concluded.
Derek Bouchard-Hall, CEO of ASSOS, said: "We have really enjoyed being part of this mission driven team – Qhubeka's slogan that "bicycles change lives" could not inspire us more. And ASSOS has always been and continues to be deeply entwined in professional cycling – we were really moved by the opportunity to support the sport during the COVID crisis by keeping this important team part of the pro peloton."
Roche Maier, ASSOS, Board Member, said"We love the mission, the people and the challenge that comes with it. We are made in cycling and contributing to support and further develop the pinnacle of high-performance cycling is just the proper thing to do, especially in these uncertain times.
Team Qhubeka ASSOS is not a traditional sponsorship but will be operated as the lighthouse of the Assos Worksteam. Our team will be used and abused to push boundaries of product development and stress tests to yet another level. We thank Douglas for the opportunity."
Tsatsi Phaweni, Qhubeka Executive Director, said: "Qhubeka has developed a relationship with Doug Ryder and his team that spans more than a decade and is founded on our shared belief that bicycles change people's lives for the better.
We have huge respect for all they have achieved to date and look forward to continuing to cheer them on in 2021 and beyond. We remain grateful for their continued support of our work and for all their efforts to raise funds and awareness for Qhubeka, along with their fans, sponsors and the broader cycling community. Together, we can change more lives with bicycles, and so we wish them every success."
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Russian Orthodox Church to decide on royal family remains after all studies completed – Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin
Source: Interfax-religion
Natalya Mihailova | 11 November 2015
Moscow, November 11, Interfax - The Russian Orthodox Church is currently not ready to make a final decision on the issue of the authenticity of the remains believed to be those of the family of Nicholas II and is waiting for the studies to be completed, Archpriest Vsevolod Chaplin, head of the Synodal Department for Church and Society Relations, told Interfax-Religion on Wednesday.
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"I think we should wait for the results of these tests and then the Church will weigh all available information and will make its decision in good time," the priest, who is also a member of the working group on issues relating to the study and reburial of the remains of the tsar's family, said.
Father Vsevolod said one has to respect the work done by scientists, "who have approached the extraction of DNA from the skulls believed to be those of the emperor and the empress very seriously and responsibly."
"This data will, of course, be taken into account, in the same way as the results of any tests and any judgments voiced in connection with the issue of identification of the 'Yekaterinburg remains'," the priest said.
He recalled, citing the information possessed by the Investigative Committee, that the studies continue. "It is known that material was taken from four places in the skull, swabs were taken from the clothes of Emperor Alexander II, and tests of the remains of other closest relatives of the emperor are possible," he said.
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"I think we should wait for the results of these tests and then the Church will weigh all available information and will make its decision in good time," the priest, who is also a member of the working group on issues relating to the study and reburial of the remains of the tsar's ...
Moscow Mufti, "Rash Decisions on the Status of Jerusalem Offend the Feelings of Almost Two Billion Muslims around the World"
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