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Despite an almost double-digit uptick in average room rate, year-over-year profit per room at hotels in the Middle East & North Africa dropped in May. GOPPAR fell 2.4% YOY even though average room rate rose 9.7% to $183.70, a high for the year.
The rise in ARR came at the expense of occupancy, which dropped 6 percentage points YOY. The decline appears to be an unwanted trend and not an isolated event. On a month-on-month basis, room occupancy fell by almost 24 percentage points, to just 54.1%, a stark contrast from the punchy top-line performance in April.
RevPAR in the month was down 1.2% YOY to $99.31.
The drop in RevPAR was exacerbated by a hit to ancillary revenues, with YOY declines recorded in the Food & Beverage (down 2.2%) and Leisure (down 6.6%) departments, on a per-available-room basis.
The movement across all revenue centres contributed to a ninth consecutive month of TRevPAR decline for MENA hotels, falling by 2.3% to $176.22.
It was also a ninth consecutive month of GOPPAR decline, which was not helped by a 0.1% increase in payroll costs, which grew to $56.00 on a per-available-room basis.
As a result of the movement in revenue and costs, profit conversion fell to 30.5% of total revenue in the month.
Profit & Loss Key Performance Indicators – Middle East & North Africa (in USD)
-1.2% to $99.31
-2.3% to $176.22
+0.1% to $56.00
"As the region enters the stifling summer period, a margin of decline between April and May is common, but this year it has been particularly pronounced," said Michael Grove, Director of Hotel Intelligence, EMEA, HotStats. "Hopefully this is the bottom and hoteliers can get back to business as usual."
Hotels in Muscat had a particularly rough go of it in May, indicative of a massive 547% YOY decline in profit per room, which fell to -$18.49.
Whilst it is not uncommon for hotels in the capital of Oman to make a loss through much of the summer as volume levels drop due to the intense heat, room occupancy was recorded at just 33.8% in May, the lowest level in recent years.
The 13.1-percentage-point YOY drop in room occupancy contributed to a 32.6% decline in RevPAR for the month to $51.42, as well as a 19.7% YOY decrease in ancillary revenues to $71.67.
And whilst Muscat hoteliers were able to react quickly to the top-line decline and make a 15.4% saving in payroll on a per-available-room basis, it was not enough to prevent profit levels from plummeting.
Profit & Loss Key Performance Indicators – Muscat (in USD)
-32.6% to $51.42
-25.7% to $123.09
-547.7% to -$18.49
Cairo, for the first time since the start of the year, suffered declines in May, as well. GOPPAR cratered by 56.4% YOY to $17.17. This was the lowest level of GOPPAR recorded in the Egyptian capital since June 2016.
Both occupancy and rate dropped, 16.7-percentage points (40.6%) and 7.1% ($80.11), respectively. Growth in ancillary revenues did little to offset the 34.2% decline in RevPAR and, as a result, TRevPAR fell by 24.5% to $64.27.
Profit & Loss Key Performance Indicators – Cairo (in USD)
+14.2% to $18.19


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Suicide bomb kills 26 in Syria - interior minister
Demonstrators protest against Syria's President Bashar al-Assad after their Friday prayer in Khalidieh, near Homs, January 6, 2012. (REUTERS)
A suicide bomber killed 26 people and wounded 63 in Damascus, Syria's interior minister said, vowing an "iron fist" response to Friday's carnage in the heart of the capital after similar attacks two weeks ago.
Qatar's prime minister, Sheikh Hamad bin Jassim al-Thani, said Syria was not implementing a deal with the Arab League aimed at halting violence in the country and that League monitors could not stay there to "waste time".
An Arab League committee is due to meet on Sunday to discuss an initial report by Arab observers who are checking Syria's compliance with the plan to end President Bashar al-Assad's crackdown on nearly 10 months of unrest.
Sheikh Hamad said the Syrian army, required to pull out of Syrian cities according to the deal, had not withdrawn and that there had been no end to killing during the 10 days spent in Syria by the Arab monitors.
"With great regret, the news is not good," Sheikh Hamad told Al Jazeera television.
The Arab League meeting may decide whether to continue the mission or to refer Syria to the United Nations Security Council, perhaps paving the way for some form of international action, a scenario that many Arab countries are keen to avoid.
Arab League chief Nabil Elaraby said he was sending a message with Khaled Meshaal, the Damascus-based leader of the Palestinian Islamist group Hamas, asking the Syrian government to work "with integrity" to halt the violence.
Interior Minister Ibrahim al-Shaar, quoted by state television, said 26 people had been killed in the blast in the Maidan district of Damascus, including 15 who could not be identified because their bodies had been shredded in the blast.
"We will strike back with an iron fist at anyone tempted to tamper with the security of the country or its citizens," said Shaar. He said 63 people had been wounded.
Some in the opposition said the government itself had staged the attack to try to show that it was fighting blind violence rather than a pro-democracy movement.
State television showed body parts, bloodstains and broken glass from the explosion. Several riot police shields were shown near a wrecked bus that was among several damaged vehicles.
GRISLY FOOTAGE
On Dec 23 at least 44 people were killed by what Syrian authorities said were two suicide bombings that targeted security buildings in the Syrian capital, one day before the head of the Arab League observer mission arrived.
Syrian television footage of Friday's blast showed yellow caution tape stretched around the wrecked bus and cars with smashed windows in a street. People collected body parts on blue plastic sheets amid pools of blood and scattered shoes.
Arab monitors in white baseball caps and orange vests inspected the area, taking notes and filming. A local police station was visible, apparently untouched by the explosion.
The TV showed crowds of angry locals gathered at the scene, chanting "God, Syria and Bashar only" and "God protect the army" and "With blood and soul we sacrifice for you Bashar".
The monitors confirmed they had visited the scene. "We are only here to observe and document," one of them told Reuters by telephone.
Syria bars most independent journalists from the country, making first-hand reporting impossible.
However, a BBC Arabic service reporter was able to accompany three Arab monitors on a five-hour visit to the town of Irbine, on the outskirts of Damascus, the BBC reported.
It was the first time foreign media were known to have been able to cover the activities of the monitors directly, although media access was a condition stipulated by the Arab League.
The BBC said it had been able to film, unhindered by the security forces, an anti-Assad protest in Irbine.
Protesters and residents told the observers, all Algerian diplomats, of harsh treatment at the hands of the security forces. The observers then witnessed a demonstration in which the crowd demanded Assad's execution, the BBC said.
The Arab League's special committee on Syria is due to meet in Cairo on Sunday to debate the initial findings of the observer mission, which has been criticised by Syrian activists who question its ability to assess violence on the ground.
Arab states are wary of instability in Syria, which the Arab League has suspended for failing to honour its first peace plan. Syria has been a major regional player, allied with Iran and the Lebanese Shi'ite Hezbollah group.
Hezbollah, a political and militant group that fought a war with Israel in 2006, blamed the United States for the blast.
"This is a second step in the plan by evil American forces and those under its control in our region to punish Syria for its firm support of resistance forces against the Zionist enemy (Israel) and the West," it said on its website.
U.S. State Department spokeswoman Victoria Nuland said that, as with previous attacks, Syria had blamed "just about everybody" - the opposition, al Qaeda and the United States - while the opposition, including the Free Syrian Army (FSA), had denied being behind the attacks and accused the authorities.
"At the present time we can't say one way or the other how this happened but what we can say is that, obviously, we condemn the attack," she said.
The United Nations says more than 5,000 people have been killed in the popular uprising against Assad. The government says "terrorists" have killed 2,000 members of the security forces during the revolt.
FATE OF ARAB MISSION
The monitors began work on the streets on Dec. 26 to try to verify whether the government was keeping its promise to pull troops and tanks out of cities and free thousands of detainees.
The FSA, an armed opposition force composed mainly of army deserters, condemned the attack and blamed the authorities.
"This is planned and systematic state terrorism by the security forces of President Bashar al-Assad," FSA spokesman Major Maher al-Naimi said.
An opposition activist, who asked not to be named, said Islamist militants were taking hold in Syria and may have been behind the blast. "I think we will be seeing more of these attacks in the coming days, I am sorry to say," he said.
One Damascus resident, who gave her name only as Dima, said the city had been tense even before the blast. "Some friends who work in the security forces were warning my family since yesterday to stay at home," she said. "The streets were empty."
The violence in Syria has raged unabated since the Arab monitors arrived, with scores of people reported killed.
Security forces killed four protesters in Hama on Friday when they shot at people shouting anti-Assad slogans after weekly prayers, activists said.
Pro-Assad forces also wounded at least three protesters when they fired at a crowd at a Damascus mosque in a district where a security headquarters was located, a witness said.
The witness said pro-Assad militiamen and secret police agents fired water cannon and then assault rifles after the protesters in the Kfar Souseh district refused to disperse.
"I saw three people on the ground and I do not know if they are dead or alive," said the witness, who lives nearby.
Arab government sources said on Thursday the League monitors would pursue their mission in Syria, despite criticism from Qatar's prime minister that they had made mistakes.
Syrian activists say the Arab monitors have had inadequate access to trouble spots, a charge denied by Damascus.

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Dengue fever is a globally important viral fever, caused by a group called Arbo-virus. The infection is transmitted by mosquitoes of the Aedes genus, commonly Aedes aegypti. The infection can range from very mild to a very serious one causing death.
Those who are bitten by an infected mosquito get the disease. The incubation period is 3 to 14 days, with an average of 7 days. This means that the disease manifests after the incubation period, and during the incubation period, the person can spread the virus although he/she does not know that he/she is infected yet.
Can dengue infection be prevented?
The World Health Organization has given the guidelines for primary prevention. The Aedes mosquitoes are domesticated mosquitoes, and nearby stagnant water is their main breeding ground. Hence, it is important not to have such stagnant water. Appropriate mosquito repellants and clothing are necessary for prevention, and it is important to have the patient inside a mosquito net and have mosquito coils around.
A vaccine is being worked out, and recent news reported that the Indian vaccine might take about 5 years to be commercially available. At present, it is successful in animal trials. Genetically modified mosquitoes are also being tried, to prevent the spread.
The first symptom to appear after the incubation period is the sudden onset of high-grade fever. Children can have convulsions (fits) because of this high fever. Pains and aches are common, and pain behind the eye is a classical symptom. Stomach upset and respiratory symptoms can also be present.
What are the signs that doctors look for?
The doctors look for the typical skin lesions and rashes. These are called maculopapular or rubelliform rashes. Signs of tiny bleeding can occur in serious patients and are petechiae, purpura, or a positive tourniquet test. Major bleeding can manifest as epistaxis, gingival bleeding, haematemesis, melaena, vaginal bleeding (in women of childbearing age), or bleeding from a venepuncture site. These are serious bleeding. When the pulse pressure is narrow and blood pressure drops, urine output drops, etc., then it means very serious disease.
What are the laboratory tests that are carried out?
Some of the tests that are necessary are commonly available. They include the hematocrit, total and differential white blood count, platelet count, serum albumin level and liver enzyme testing. The confirmatory tests might not be available in rural areas but are often not necessary to diagnose either the severe or non-severe forms of the disease.
The World Health Organization has given the guidelines for treatment. It is important to triage the patients and find out to which of the following groups they belong, as quickly as possible.
They have a mild infection and can be managed at home with lots of fluid, to make sure that they pass sufficient urine, at least once in six hours.
These patients are sicker. They have other co-existing disease like diabetes, obesity, renal failure or are just elderly or pregnant, etc., and they also have deranged blood reports with low platelet count or high hematocrit values.
These are very sick patients who are in shock and have severe bleeding.
The Group A patients are given adequate fluids (2.5 to 3 liters a day) and Paracetamol. Pain killers should be avoided. Oral rehydration products, fruit juices, and clear soups are better than water. Red or brown fluids should be avoided, as these may lead to confusion about haematemesis.
Patients of Group B should be admitted, and sufficient fluids (and blood, if necessary) should be given.
Patients of Group C require specialized treatment centers.
What is the treatment for specialized groups?
In pregnancy, the maternal mortality increases, and the antenatal outcome is poor. As pregnancy is associated with various physiological changes such as high pulse rate, low blood pressure, wider pulse pressure, decreased haemoglobin and haematocrit values, and decreased platelet count, baseline variables should be noted on the first day of infection, and subsequent results should be interpreted with caution. Children are more prone to shock.
Is prophylaxis with platelet transfusions helpful?
There is no evidence at present to suggest that these are helpful in preventing the progress of the disease. However, they are given when necessary.
Any other information that is necessary?
The mortality rate of severe dengue is about 2 to 2.5% and is higher in children. A second infection can occur with a different strain of the virus. There is no significant long term sequela. No successful antiviral drugs are available at present.


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Theodore Roosevelt And The Rough Riders
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Historians have hailed Theodore Roosevelt Rough Rider co-founder and leader, as an American military hero. His bravery during the Spanish American War, along with his ability to 'rally the troops' led to his nomination for the Medal of Honor in 1898.
In 1898, the U.S. found itself in the midst of an impending war between Spain and Cuba. Due to an explosion aboard the battleship Maine on February 15, 1898, more than three-quarters of the American crew were killed, in the bay of Havana, Cuba. As conflicting stories emerged about the cause of the explosion, yellow journalism stories in New York – ordered by competing newspaper owners William Randolph Hearst and Joseph Pulitzer – were effectively inciting the demand for violent response to Spain, among average citizens. Having been appointed as the Assistant Secretary of Navy in 1897 by President William McKinley, Teddy was suddenly in the unexpected position to do something about the situation. Just before the explosion, the Secretary of the Navy – John D. Long – left the office, announcing he would return in several hours. During his absence, Theodore was able to assume the position of Acting Secretary of the Navy and played an instrumental role in moving the U.S. closer to war with Spain.
Because of the underlying current of unrest, and amid consistent calls for action, Congress finally declared the existence of war with Spain as of April 21, 1898. Shortly thereafter, Theodore resigned his post as Assistant Secretary of the Navy, and – along with Colonel Leonard Wood, U.S. Army – began assembling an all-volunteer group of men who would join in the fight against Spain. Although the official title for this group was the First U.S. Volunteer Cavalry Regiment, the press later named them the "Rough Riders", after a famous western show of the time, led by Buffalo Bill. These men came from all walks of life, boasting a veritable who's-who of backgrounds and titles. Some were gentlemen from Boston or New York, friends from Teddy's Ivy League days. Others were athletes in sports such as polo, golf, baseball, and football. Still others were more of the 'average man' type: miners, cowboys, hunters, and Indians.
After the troops were assembled, they received all of their equipment, supplies, horses and weapons from the Quartermaster Depot in Fort Sam Houston, and began training in San Antonio, Texas. Following training, they received orders to Cuba in May 1898. Despite an arduous train ride to Florida, and subsequent delay, Theodore Roosevelt and the Rough Riders arrived in Daiquiri on June 23. The next day, the regiment faced its first test under fire at the Battle of Las Guasimas, proving they were both effective and cohesive. Later, on July 1, they proved their mettle during the advance on Kettle Hill and the Battle of San Juan Hill. Joining other regiments and troops in the area, the "Rough Riders" helped make the Siege of Santiago a success, causing the sinking of Spanish cruisers and later forcing the Spanish forces to surrender to General Shafter and the U.S. military. The Spanish government officially surrendered on August 12, 1898, with an agreement to forego their control of Cuba and give the U.S. Puerto Rico, Guam, and the Philippines.
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Red-haired girl pushed to ground then kicked in stomach by gang of kids
Hard-to-watch footage shows a vile teen gang assault a young red-haired girl who is outnumbered by her attackers.
The horrific incident, which shows her being pushed to the ground and then kicked repeatedly in the back and stomach, is said to have taken place in a popular park on Wednesday afternoon, Dublin Live reports.
Despite the ferociousness of this group attack on the local teen, no complaints or statements have been issued to Gardai as of yet.
The disgraceful video starts off by showing three girls wearing leggings surrounding the victim who is walking away with her back to them in the park by the swings.
She then starts to run but the gang quickly catches up with her and she is pushed to the floor, landing on the ground and rolling onto her back.
The video then switches to another scene of the attack where the girl is pounded with five kicks in total – distributed by the three girl attackers and by one boy.
She lies still and defenceless as the young thugs deliver blow after blow in the broad daylight attack.
Gardai are urging anyone who might have information on this horrific underage assault to come forward immediately so an investigation can be launched.
Mum demands answers as 12-year-old son hasn't been to school for 15 months
A spokesman told Dublin Live: "No statement or complaint has been issued yet about this incident but we are aware of it.
"We ask anyone with information on this to come forward and make a formal complaint."
Daily Star Online has approached Gardai for further comment.
This comes after a shocking video of gang violence also recorded in Dublin appeared to show a teenager getting stabbed in a street fight.
The lad fell to the ground after allegedly being slashed repeatedly, while one of the other teens in the vicious altercation appeared to shout in triumph that he had been knifed.
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Public intoxication — On June 21 at 5:50 a.m. at Stelling and Prospect roads. Someone reported that a man was lying in the driveway of a residence where he did not live. The man smelled of alcohol and admitted to urinating in the driveway. He also had cuts on his hands and arms from "punching trees." The man was already on felony probation for selling marijuana. He was arrested on charges of public intoxication and violating his probation.
Auto burglary — On June 20 at 3:25 p.m. on Skyline Road. Someone broke out the window of a Toyota Tacoma and stole a laptop and other computer equipment.
Resisting arrest — On June 20 at 3:50 a.m. on De Anza Boulevard and Prospect Road. An officer made a traffic stop on a vehicle with tinted front windows. The driver was driving with an expired Oregon driver's license. The officer searched the vehicle and found 4.7 grams of cocaine. The man resisted arrest but was eventually handcuffed and transported to the main jail.
Petty theft — On June 18 at 10:17 a.m. on Ventura Court. Someone entered an unlocked Lexus sedan and stole $4 in coins.
Vehicle burglary — On June 18 at 8:19 a.m. on Fourth Street. Someone smashed a window of a Mazda and stole a Gucci purse from the vehicle.
Drunk in public — On June 17 at 8:53 p.m. on Brookglen Drive and Fernbrook Court. A man was arrested for being drunk in public.
Petty theft — On June 17 at 2:10 p.m. on Big Basin Way. Two people entered a store and stole a pair of slippers and six pairs of women's leggings.
Residential burglary — On June 16 at 8:02 a.m. on Howen Drive. An unknown person entered a vehicle and took an Apple iPod Nano. The person then used a garage door opener from the vehicle to open a garage door of a residence. A second vehicle was entered and another iPod Nano was stolen.
Identity theft — On June 15 at 3 p.m. on Meadow Oak Road. A man's information was used to make four fraudulent transactions, totaling $139.64.
Petty theft — On June 15 at 10:30 a.m. on Woodside Drive. A GPS unit was reported stolen from a Mercedes.
Burglary — On June 15 at 10:11 a.m. on Saratoga-Sunnyvale Road. The lock to a storage unit was cut and approximately $3,000 worth of property was stolen.
To see a map of Saratoga crime data updated every 24 hours by DPS, visit www.mercurynews.com/saratoga and click on the crime map, where you can also sign up for e-mail crime alerts.


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Q: Worth Styling Zoomed Out? This might be a poor question for this exchange but is it worth styling for zoomed out browsers? For instance, I can zoom chrome out to 25% and my navigation breaks, should I accommodate for this or will 99% of cases be fine without the extra effort in styling? What case would I run into problems like that?

A: 25%?  I wouldn't worry about it unless you have a use case for your page where your users will be that far out.
Now, 75%-125%, you might consider it.  Usually your page will work fine at other zoom levels.  If it doesn't, it's likely because you have hard-coded something you shouldn't have.  (For instance, you might assume that text on a certain line will never wrap.  That isn't a good assumption.  Different devices use different fonts, which could cause text to wrap in some cases.)  In those cases, make sure to only set the sizes to specific values when needed.  Let the page flow as much as possible.

A: Probably not.
A good responsive design and sticky footer might work around this issue. That said, how many people zoom out this far?
See Marshall Roch's comment towards the bottom of that link - he says a small percentage have 1 zoom level off normal on facebook. So to zoom all the way to 25% seems quite extreme. I suspect any users who DID use that zoom level would be used to sites looking weird.

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Q: How to calculate and print the least and most occurring vowels in a string? I am required to input a string, calculate the number of vowels in that string, and then calculate the most and least occurring vowels. When the string contains no vowels at all, a message should print saying "no vowels were entered". Where there are vowels which occur the same number of times (e.g. if a and e both occur twice ), these vowels should both appear as being most or least occurring. However, if some vowels are in the string but not all, then the ones which do not appear in the sting should be ignored (rather than printing "a=0"). I think the counting part at the start is correct to an extent, but not quite. As for the most/least occurrences, I don't even know where to begin. Any help would be appreciated!
myString = str(input("Please type a sentence: ").lower())

count = [0, 0, 0, 0, 0]

for vowel in myString:

    if vowel == "a" :
        count[0]=count[0]+1
    if vowel == "e" :
        count[1]=count[1]+1
    if vowel == "i" :
        count[2]=count[2]+1
    if vowel == "o" :
        count[3]=count[3]+1
    if vowel == "u" :
        count[4]=count[4]+1

    while count[0] > 0:
        print ("acount :",count[0])
        break
    while count[1] > 0:
        print ("ecount :",count[1])
        break
    while count[2] > 0:
        print ("icount :",count[2])
        break
    while count[3] > 0:
        print ("ocount :",count[3])
        break
    while count[4] > 0:
        print ("ucount :",count[4])
        break

else:
    if count[0] == 0 and count[1] == 0 and count[2] == 0 and count[3] == 0 and count[4] == 0:
        print ("No vowels were found")

A: from collections import Counter

d = Counter(input("Enter Sentence:"))
print sorted("aeiou",key=lambda x:d.get(x,0))

seems like a much easier way to do it ...

A: Well, you've got a list, count, with 5 counts in it. How do you find out which count is the highest? Just call max on it:
>>> count = [7, 1, 3, 10, 2]
>>> max(count)
10

Now that you know the max is 10, how do you know which letters have counts of 10?
>>> max_count = max(count)
>>> for i, n in enumerate(count):
...     if n == max_count:
...         # use i the same way you use it above

You should be able to figure out how to do the minimum count as well.
But there's one extra problem for minimum count: it sounds like you want the minimum that's not 0, not the absolute minimum. I'd write it like this:
>>> min_count = min(x for x in count if x>0)

… or, maybe more compactly:
>>> min_count = min(filter(bool, count))

But I'm guessing you don't understand comprehensions yet. In which case, you'll need to explicitly loop over the values, keeping track of the minimum value(s) that aren't 0. This implementation of max should help guide you in the right direction:
def my_max(iterable):
    max_value = None
    for value in iterable:
        if max_value is None or value > max_value:
            max_value = value
    return max_value

All that being said, this is one of many cases where using the right data structure makes the job a lot easier. For example, if you used a dictionary instead of a list, you could replace the whole first half of your code with this:
count = dict.from_keys('aeiou', 0)
for vowel in myString:
    if vowel in 'aeiou':
        count[vowel] += 1

Using a defaultdict or a Counter makes it even easier; then you don't need to explicitly initialize the counts to 0.

A: count=[0,0,0,0,0]
myString = str(input("Please type a sentence: ").lower())
for x in mystring:
    flag = 'aeiou'.find(x)
    if flag>=0:
        count[flag] +=1
print max(count)

here find function will try to find the 'x' from aeiou if found return position of 'x` else return -1. so in flag i will get the position else -1


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Rochester man charged with inciting riot via Facebook posts
ROCHESTER, N.Y. (AP) — A Rochester man previously arrested during a protest over Daniel Prude's death is now accused by federal prosecutors of posting incendiary messages and instructions to make a Molotov cocktail.
The U.S. Attorney's Office in western New York on Friday charged Ryan Howe of Rochester with intending to incite a riot by making provocative Facebook posts earlier this week. The posts came after a grand jury in Louisville declined to charge police officers in the killing of Breonna Taylor.
The charges come as U.S. authorities aggressively pursue federal charges against protesters. President Donald Trump has vowed to use federal powers to crack down on unrest.
Two other men face face federal civil disorder charges related to protests in Rochester since video was released this month of Prude handcuffed and naked with a spit hood over his head as police restrained him. Prude was taken off life support a week after the March 23 incident.
Prosecutors cite Facebook postings Wednesday and Thursday in charging Howe with trying to incite a riot. One post mentioned burning things to the ground.
Prosecutors said Howe had been arrested by Rochester police for inciting a riot and resisting arrest on Sept. 2, the day Prude video was released.
Howe was being held pending a detention hearing Wednesday. The charges carry a maximum penalty of 5 years in prison and a $250,000 fine.
His federal defender declined on Saturday to comment on the charges.
The complaint said that when FBI agents showed Howe the Molotov cocktail post, he said it was a mistake and deleted it. He said he wanted law enforcement to be defunded and ultimately abolished, but he did not want to see anyone harmed.
More Regional News Stories
MENDON, N.Y. (WROC) -- Three people are dead after a military helicopter crash in a farmer's field along West Bloomfield Road near Cheese Factory Road in Mendon.
According to the New York Army National Guard, the UH-60 medical evacuation helicopter was on a routine training mission when it crashed.
ALBANY, N.Y. (WSYR-TV) -- One year ago the United States of America reported its first case of the coronavirus in Seattle, Washington. Fast forward to Wednesday, and New York's Governor Cuomo is sharing news on the vaccination process and the state's improving COVID-19 data.
The state's positivity rate is at 6.84% with hospitalizations in most regions remaining steady. The Finger Lakes region continues to be among the highest in the state.


Inspired by Shakespeare's 'A Midsummer Night's Dream', Stenzhorn's Cupid's Potion collection is an ode to the powerful elixir concocted from the juice of a flower struck by one of Cupid's misfired arrows.
The magical nature of the wild pansy stems from a Roman myth in which love potion is dripped into a person's eyelids, causing them to fall in love with the first person they see.
Cupid's Potion conjures the unreasoning, fickle, erratic, and undeniably powerful nature of love, which can lead to inexplicable and bizarre behaviour, but can never be resisted.
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Half Marathon Trail Series: Paradise Valley Trail Run 5k | 10k | Half Marathon
September 17, 2022 @ 7:45 am - 12:30 pm PDT
An event every year that begins at 7:45 am on day third of September, repeating until September 16, 2023
« Tehaleh Trail Runs 1K Kids | 5K | 10K | Half Marathon
Gran Fondo Winthrop »
The Half Marathon Trail Series features several half marathon trail runs over the course of the year, designed to both whet and sate trail runners' appetites for this wonderful distance!
The different events offer courses at a variety of venues, each with a unique beauty and challenge. Run three or more to earn a full series score. See how you compare to others in your age group, or challenge yourself to go the distance three times this year.
Paradise Valley Conservation Area is indeed a trail runner's paradise, with mostly gently rolling trails of a variety of widths and speeds, from wide and straight promenades where you can stride out to serpentine pathways that wind between wetland cedar groves and meander up and down gentle ridges. The forest is just as varied and offers an enchanting journey to its visitors.
This event is part of the Half Marathon Trail Series, and runners in the Half Marathon distance will earn points toward their series standing.
The trails at Paradise Valley are a mix of wide and narrow, smooth and bumpy, straight and curvy, so the courses offer a good variety and will keep you on your toes. All courses start out the same way, going out the medium-width mainline trail then out the Wetland Plateau Trail, which starts out narrow and eventually widens and joins the Southern Traverse Trail. The course passes the mid-loop aid station for the first time at 1.6 miles then narrows again when it turns onto the swoopy and gradually descending Lloyd bike trail.
At the bottom of Lloyd Trail, the 5k runners continue down and across the Mainline Trail and finish with a tour around the plateau above the start/finish on the Cascara Trail, which starts out relatively straight and then becomes increasingly curvy before rejoining the Mainline Trail for a short return to the finish.
The 10k loop and the second loop of the half marathon continue on back up the gentle slope and back to the aid station at 3.1 miles. The loops then cross the valley that bisects the area on Southern Traverse Trail before diverging and taking different meandering trails that gently descend again on the return toward the finish.
The Half Marathon course is two loops: The 10k course loop, plus a 7-mile second loop that is similar to the 10k course but takes a longer route after the mid-loop split.
The terrain is mostly gently sloping, making for course profiles that are predominantly runnable, with only short steeper slopes.
Distances and Climb
5k (actual 5.46km): 265 feet*
10k (actual 10.15km): 540 feet*
Half Marathon (13.3mi): ~1200 feet*
* Distances were measured using a measuring wheel, and climb was measured using a detailed contour map. The distance is most likely within 1% of actual, and the climb within 10%.
Aid stations
There will be two well-provisioned aid/refreshment stations, one located adjacent to the start/finish, and one located where the course loops fold onto themselves and return to the same junction at the 1.6-mile (all courses) and 3.1-mile (all courses except 5k) points in the course loops.
Aid stations offer water, electrolyte drink, and some carbohydrate-rich or salty foods, such as cookies, pieces of energy bar, gels, chews, chips, bagel, fruity candy, fig bars, peanut butter and jelly sandwiches, and/or bananas.
8:00am – Check-in and day-of-event registration opens
8:50am – Pre-Half Marathon briefing
9:00am – Half Marathon start
9:20am – 5k/10k briefing
9:30am – 5k/10k start
12:30pm – Course closes
Parking & Shuttle
Parking for the shuttle bus is located at the Church at Maltby. Here is a map you can use for parking.
The shuttle will provide frequent transport between the parking area and the start and finish.
The first shuttle will be at 7:45am and the last shuttle will be around 12:45pm.
http://nwtrailruns.com/events/paradise-valley-trail-run/
Northwest Trail Runs
http://nwtrailruns.com
Paradise Valley Conservation Area
23210 Paradise Lake Rd
Woodinville, WA 98077 United States + Google Map
https://snohomishcountywa.gov/Facilities/Facility/Details/Paradise-Valley-Conservation-Area-PVCA-66
An event every year that begins at 6:00 am on day third of July, repeating until July 21, 2023
Run on the Greens Cross-Country Race Series
An event every month that begins at 7:00 pm on day Third of the month, repeating until August 16, 2019


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Origine
Figlio illegittimo del re del Portogallo e dell'Algarve, Dionigi e di Aldonça Rodrigues Talha, di cui non si conoscono gli ascendenti. Pietro Alfonso era fratellastro del re del Portogallo, Alfonso IV l'Ardito.

Biografia
Alfonso Sanches è citato nel Nobiliario del suo fratellastro Pietro Alfonso, conte di Barcelos, come figlio di Dionigi, re del Portogallo (D. Dionis…Rey de Portugal) e di Aldonça Rodrigues Talha (D. Aldonça Roiz de Tella), precisando che morì in Castiglia (en Castilla) e fu sepolto nel monastero di Santa Clara da lui fondato (en el monasterio de Santa Clara que el fundio) a  Vila do Conde.

Alfonso Sanches, come tutti gli altri figli illegittimi di Dionigi, fu accettato a corte ed educato sotto le direttive della moglie di Dionigi, Isabella, detta la regina santa.. Per questa vicinanza, e sicuramente per altri motivi, Dionigi nutriva per Afonso Sanches una stima particolare, fino al punto che in futuro gli avrebbe concesso l'incarico di maggiordomo della corona (equivalente pressappoco al primo ministro nell'attuale politica).

Nel 1304, suo padre investì Alfonso Sanches della signoria di Conde.

In quello stesso anno, sposò Teresa Martínez de Meneses (?-1350), Signora di Alburquerque, figlia ed erede di Giovanni Alfonso de Meneses, Conte de Barcellos, Signore di Alburquerque e della seconda moglie Maria Coronel (Secondo altre fonti, Teresa Martínez era figlia della prima moglie di Giovanni Alfonso de Meneses, Teresa Sanchez, figlia illegittima del re di Castiglia, Sancho IV), come risulta dal Nobiliario del suo fratellastro Pietro Alfonso, conte di Barcelos.Alfonso Sanches, col matrimonio divenne signore di Alburquerque, nell'Extremadura spagnola, signore del castello dove più tardi per molti anni vivrà Inês de Castro. Si deve a lui e a sua moglie,  Teresa Martinez, la fondazione del Convento di Santa Clara di Vila do Conde, in cui entrambi sono sepolti.

Durante gli ultimi anni di regno di suo padre Dionigi l'erede al trono, il futuro Alfonso IV, vedendo l'affetto che legava il vecchio re ai suoi figli illegittimi, specialmente ad Alfonso Sanchez, pensando che tramassero per diseredarlo, si ribellò, creando una situazione di profondo attrito tra il re, Dionigi e l'erede al trono, Alfonso.Nel periodo compreso tra il (1319-1323) si ebbero varie scaramucce tra le opposte fazioni, ma non si arrivò mai allo scontro aperto.Nell'ottobre del 1323, i due eserciti, del re Dionigi, e dell'erede al trono, Alfonso, erano già schierati in ordine di battaglia, ad Alvalade, alla periferia di Lisbona, per quella che avrebbe dovuto essere la battaglia decisiva, ma lo scontro fu evitato per l'intervento di Isabella, la regina santa, moglie di Dionigi e madre di Alfonso che, si frappose tra le truppe che si fronteggiavano, impedendo così l'inizio della battaglia. L'avvenimento è conosciuto come la battaglia di Alvalade e la leggenda descrive l'intervento miracoloso della regina Isabella in questo modo: al passaggio della regina una barriera luminosa divise i due eserciti.

Dopo l'ascesa al trono del Portogallo del fratellastro, Afonso IV, Alfonso Sanches fu spogliato di tutti i feudi e gli onori che aveva ricevuto dal padre e fu condannato all'esilio. Alfonso Sanches si ritirò a vivere in Castiglia, dove era conte di Alburquerque . L'infante trovatore cercò ancora con manovre politiche e militari di impossessarsi del trono. Dopo vari tentativi di invasione, falliti, il più importante dei quali fu quello del 1326, i due fratellastri firmarono un trattato di pace, ancora una volta sotto il patrocinio della regina madre, Isabella d'Aragona.

Alfonso Sanches morì nel 1329, ucciso nel corso di una battaglia, nel regno di Castiglia. La salma fu trasferita in Portogallo e inumata nel Convento di Santa Clara di Vila do Conde.

Nel 1722, per Alfonso Sanches e la moglie, Teresa Martínez de Meneses, venne aperto il processo di beatificazione. A quel tempo, il frate francescano Fernando da Soledade scrisse un libro intitolato Memória dos Infantes, onde attestare le loro virtù.

Trovadorismo

Similmente a suo padre, Afonso Sanches si distingue anche come trovatore. Il corpus poetico che ci è pervenuto si trova nel Cancioneiro da Biblioteca Nacional e nel Cancioneiro da Vaticana, e si compone di 15 poesie: una paralelística perfetta, una cantiga de amigo costituita da una sola strofa, nove cantigas de amor, una tenção e tre cantigas de escárnio. Diverse di queste cantigas sono molto frammentarie.

Tuttavia, non è stato molto valorizzato come trovatore e di lui si è scritto, per esempio, che poetasse solo «per poter vantare regali di corte». Oltre a ciò, il lavoro dei copisti fu abbastanza pregiudizievole, come si può verificare dal confronto dei versi delle cantigas che possediamo. Ma recentemente è stato oggetto di un apprezzamento decisamente positivo:

Varie cantigas de amor di Afonso Sanches sono adesso considerate di grande qualità, mettendo in evidenza la perfezione della sua tenção con Vasco Martins de Resende, uno dei suoi escárnios de amor e la paralelística che porta la sua firma.

Il suo tema quasi unico era l'amore, di solito senza essere corrisposto, perciò, comprensibilmente, il nucleo principale della sua opera era costituito dalle cantigas de amor.

Una cantiga de amor era una forma abbastanza fissa, in un certo senso comparabile al sonetto. Ma a differenza di questo, molto rigido a livello di versificazione e molto libero in relazione al tema, questa cantiga era abbastanza fissa relativamente al tema e offriva un certo margine di libertà a livello della versificazione.

Afonso Sanches pone diverse cantigas dentro lo schema della cantiga de amor alla maniera provenzale; ma altre, cosiddette frammentarie, in modo abbastanza netto se ne distanziano.  Il trovatore mostra di sapere ben utilizzare l'enjambement, i parallelismi e altre ripetizioni, denotando una notevole versatilità, che scaturisce dalla sua padronanza della tecnica della cantiga e da una notevole cultura poetica.

Tematicamente, queste cantigas insistono nel servizio (dedizione) amoroso. In base alla convenzione, il poeta assume un atteggiamento di grande umiltà di fronte alla donna che, nel suo caso, sembra essere sempre non sposata. Lui ne tesse la lode, ma in modo generico, senza abbondanza di dettagli, neanche a livello psicologico-morale, né tanto meno a livello fisico, come di norma. Un trovatore può rivolgersi alla signora, dichiararle la sua «coita mortal», può difendersi da «molti» che gli imputano di ricevere favori dall'amata, ma è sempre una retorica incentrata su una passione che non si consuma.

Questi componimenti poetici originariamente sarebbero stati di grande perfezione formale; le versioni che ci sono pervenute, presentano a volte difetti che scoraggiano la lettura. Le cantigas cosiddette frammentarie sono, in un certo senso, più convincenti.

Discendenza

Dal suo matrimonio con Teresa Martins de Menezes, quinta signora di Alburquerque, nacque un figlio:
 Giovanni Alfonso di Albuquerque (1305- assassinato, 1356), chiamato quello del Liuto, sesto signore di Alburquerque e signore di Azagala, Codosera, Alconchel, Medellín, Menezes e Tiedra.  Alfiere maggiore del re di Castiglia, Alfonso XI "il Giusto", dal 1333 al 1336.  Cancelliere maggiore di Castiglia dal 1350 al 1353.  Fu avvelenato su ordine del re di Castiglia, Pietro I "il Crudele"; secondo il Nobiliario di suo zio Pietro Alfonso, conte di Barcelos, Giovanni Alfonso aveva cercato di convincere il re a lasciare la sua amante, Maria di Padilla, e tornare dalla moglie, Bianca di Borbone; il consiglio fu seguito dal re Pietro in un secondo tempo, ma in seguito Giovanni Alfonso morì, senza spiegare le circostanze della morte. Prima del 1330, Giovanni Alfonso aveva sposato Isabella Tellez di Menesez, che gli diede un figlio:
  Giovanni Alfonso II di Albuquerque (1330-1348), alfiere maggiore dell'erede al trono di Castiglia, Pietro, dal 1342 al 1348.

Giovanni Alfonso ebbe anche altri 5 figli da diverse amanti.

Ascendenza

Note

Bibliografia
 Edgar Prestage, Il Portogallo nel Medioevo, in Storia del mondo medievale, vol. VII, 1999, pp. 576-610

Voci correlate
 Regno del Portogallo
 Sovrani del Portogallo
 Sovrani di Castiglia
 Regno di Castiglia
 Tabella cronologica dei regni della Penisola iberica
 Lista di trovatori galiziano-portoghesi
 Lirica galiziano-portoghese

Altri progetti

Trovatori in lingua galiziano-portoghese
Morti in Spagna

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The captain of the Costa Concordia cruise liner that hit rocks and sank off Tuscany last year, killing 32 people, will go on trial in July.
Francesco Schettino faces criminal charges including multiple manslaughter and abandoning ship before all the 4,229 passengers had been evacuated.
Francesco Schettino said he was distracted by a phone conversation shortly before the cruise liner crashed into a reef off an Italian island and capsized, killing 32 people.Francesco Schettino described the collision to private Italian TV channel Canale 5 as a "banal accident" in which "destiny" played a role.
Rome – Scuba divers on Monday brought to shore all five of the bodies discovered last week in the wreck of the Costa Concordia, rescue officials in Italy said. The five bodies – which have yet to be identified – were found on Thursday. The discovery brought to 30 the number of people who died from the January 13 accident involving the Italian cruise ship.


Any photos or videos of Nastja Kavea Taukafa are to be shown in the music vid.
Sing in the contrafactum how she used to be an LDS sister missionary in Kansas, later shunned me when I needed help with a social issue at the church that I'd hoped she'd help resolve, then made the ultimate betrayal on Facebook.
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<?php

namespace Application\My\Resources;

class Video {
    private $contentTable;
    private $urlClass;
    private $movieWidth  = 560;
    private $movieHeight = 315;

    public function __construct($contentTable, $urlClass)
    {
        $this->contentTable = $contentTable;
        $this->urlClass     = $urlClass;
    }

    /**
     * Add a new movie
     *
     * @param int $userId
     * @param string $title
     * @param int $categoryId
     * @param string $lead
     * @param string $video
     * @return int content_id
     */
    public function addVideo($userId, $title, $categoryId, $lead, $video)
    {
        $result = $this->contentTable->addContent(array(
            'user_id'     => $userId,
            'title'       => $title,
            'category_id' => $categoryId,
            'lead'        => $lead,
            'content'     => $video,
            'type'        => 'Video',
            'datetime'    => date('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
            'url'         => $this->urlClass->slug($title, ($this->getLastId() + 1)),
        ));

        return $result;
    }

    /**
     * Edit video
     *
     * @param int $contentId
     * @param int $userId
     * @param string $title
     * @param int $categoryId
     * @param string $lead
     * @param string $video
     * @return int content_id
     */
    public function editVideo($contentId, $userId, $title, $categoryId, $lead, $video)
    {
        $result = $this->contentTable->editContent(array(
            'content_id'  => $contentId,
            'user_id'     => $userId,
            'title'       => $title,
            'category_id' => $categoryId,
            'lead'        => $lead,
            'content'     => $video,
            'type'        => 'Video',
            'datetime'    => date('Y-m-d H:i:s'),
            'url'         => $this->urlClass->slug($title, $contentId),
        ));

        return $result;
    }

    /**
     * @return int last id
     */
    public function getLastId()
    {
        return $this->contentTable->getLastId();
    }

    /**
     * Get videos
     *
     * @param null/int $contentId
     * @param null/array $size embed movie and photo size | array('width' => x, 'height' => x)
     * @param null/string $date
     * @return array
     */
    public function getVideos($contentId = null, $size = null, $date = null)
    {
        $movies = $this->contentTable->fetchAll('video', $contentId, $date);

        if (count ($movies) > 0) {
            /* Setting up movie width */
            if (isset($size['width'])) {
                $this->movieWidth = $size['width'];
            }

            /* Setting up movie height */
            if (isset($size['height'])) {
                $this->movieHeight = $size['height'];
            }

            foreach ($movies as $key => $movie) {
                $movie['embed']  = $this->getEmbedCode($movie['content']);
                $moviesEnd[$key] = $movie;
            }
            unset($movies);

            return $moviesEnd;
        }
    }

    /**
     * Get embed code
     *
     * @param $link
     * @return string
     */
    private function getEmbedCode($link)
    {
        $link = trim($link);
        $youtube = stripos($link, 'youtube');

        /* It's a youtube link */
        if ($youtube !== false) {
            return '<iframe width="' . $this->movieWidth . '" height="' . $this->movieHeight . '" src="https://www.youtube.com/embed/' . $this->parseYoutubeLink($link) . '" frameborder="0" allowfullscreen></iframe>';
        }
    }

    /**
     * Parsing youtube link (getting movie identity string)
     *
     * @param string $link
     * @return string
     */
    private function parseYoutubeLink($link)
    {
        $output = explode('watch?v=', $link);
        return $output[1];
    }
}

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Q: Can I incorporate sys.argv into this? I am trying to create a simple script that will accept age as an argument to determine the appropriate fee for admission. (< 6 = Free; >= 7 and <=14 is $10; >=15 and <=59 is $15; >= 60 is $5)
I've managed to get the script to work if I input the age at the age = __  within the script, but I want to be able to pass in age as an argument in the Arguments box of the Run Script window. I think I should be able to use sys.argv but I haven't been able to figure out how. I suspect it has to do with some sort of disagreement between what sys.argv wants and what I'm providing--maybe a mismatch with strings and integers?
Any ideas?
# Enter age
age = 5

if age < 7:
    print ("Free Admission")

elif age < 15:
    print ("Admission: $10")

elif age < 60:
    print ("Admission: $15")

else:
    print ("Admission: $5")

A: Sure, that's absolutely what you can do with sys.argv; just take into account that sys.argv[0] is the script name, and all values in it are strings:
import sys

if len(sys.argv) > 1:
    try:
        age = int(sys.argv[1])
    except ValueError:
        print('Please give an age as an integer')
        sys.exit(1)

else:
    print('Please give an age as a command line argument')
    sys.exit(1)

Python comes with the argparse module which makes parsing sys.argv arguments a little easier still:
import argparse

parser = argparse.ArgumentParser('Admission fee determination')
parser.add_argument('age', type=int, help='the age of the visitor')
args = parser.parse_args()

age = args.age

where age is already an integer. As an added bonus, your script is given a help text too:
$ python yourscript.py -h
usage: Admission fee determination [-h] age

positional arguments:
  age         the age of the visitor

optional arguments:
  -h, --help  show this help message and exit

and automatic error feedback if age is not given or not an integer.

A: # here you import `sys` that enables access to `sys.argv`
import sys

# then you define a function that will embed your algorithm
def admission_fee(age):
    age = int(age)
    if age < 7:
        print ("Free Admission")
    elif age < 15:
        print ("Admission: $10")

    elif age < 60:
        print ("Admission: $15")

    else:
        print ("Admission: $5")

# if you call this python module from the command line, you're in `__main__` context
# so if you want to reuse your module from another code, you can import it!
if __name__ == "__main__":
    # here you use the first argument you give to your code,
    # sys.argv[0] being the name of the python module
    admission_fee(sys.argv[1])

As Martijn says, you can use argparse module or I now prefer to use the docopt module which makes it easier and nicer to implement!
As an example of docopt use:
"""Usage: calcul_fee.py [-h] AGE

Gets the admission fee given the AGE

Arguments:
    AGE  age of the person

Options:
    -h --help"""

from docopt import docopt

def admission_fee(age):
    age = int(age)
    if age < 7:
        print ("Free Admission")
    elif age < 15:
        print ("Admission: $10")
    elif age < 60:
        print ("Admission: $15")
    else:
        print ("Admission: $5")

if __name__ == '__main__':
    arguments = docopt(__doc__)
    admission_fee(arguments.AGE)


The event gave industry professionals the chance to learn about the global market and how to deal with it efficiently. The event consisted of a number of industry experts including, field agents, attorneys, presidents of realtor cultural organizations, technology gurus, and developers of Manhattan's most luxurious locations. Dispensed into different panels by topic, these professionals gave their fellow industry professionals the insight into strategy, economics, challenges, opportunities, needs, wants and expectations of what the global buyer is looking for when coming to Manhattan.
Industry expert topical knowledge, although vast, can in some panels be considered a rudimentary lesson in remembering the basics of the market. Collectively, we can take away this message: Manhattan is further entering the age of the foreign buyer and from what it looks like we've only seen one spec of sand with these transactions, the desert is yet to be discovered.
When dealing with clients that are foreign to American customs, a realtor's knowledge of foreign culture sensitivities has to be active. Michi Olson, Vice President of Global Business Development and Relocation with Alan Pinel Realtors, presently has a portfolio rife with foreign business. Concentrated mostly in the Asian market, Olson advocated tremendously for agents and brokers to take a moment and understand the culture that they will be dealing with. The impact of cultural respect and understanding is beneficial not only in successfully satisfying the needs of a buyer, but also for gaining referrals in specific cultural markets.
Demand within the Chinese market is exponential, this talking point was stressed clearly by relatively all the speakers at the Global Real Estate Symposium. With over 1 billion-plus people in the country of China, coupled with the inability to own their own land in their home country, the top 1% of their nation is coming to Manhattan and buying here, with cash. Nikki Field, Senior Global Real Estate Advisor with Sotheby's International Realty, pointed out that even if these clients are coming directly to Manhattan at first, they are all looking to own one parcel of Manhattan in their portfolios.
Trust, also a key talking point by many of the panelists and speakers during the symposium. Peter Acocella, Managing Director within the Keller Williams Commercial Division, highlighted that talking to clients genuinely was a major factor in moving these types of transactions. He further drew attention to the idea of being genuine and not convincingly caring about the needs of a client but actually and sincerely caring about the needs of the client. Acocella also mentioned that the flight capital coming into Manhattan is huge. The potential of flight capital growth can be considered astronomical when factoring in politics. Flight capital after all, is foreign investor money that is avoiding political and economic turmoil from it's country of origin. Investing in Manhattan properties could prove to be a good investment considering not only the market rates, but the statistically lower crime rates.
The symposium, while offering the human and direct approach that agents and brokers over years and years of working within their various markets have grown used to, also offered the technological view of the real estate market.
Giving a more microscopic look into the roles of foreign buyers and the bigger role of knowing the client, experts spoke about finances, taxes, and national programs that foreign buyers can benefit from. The importance of getting foreign clients a sound tax structure and financial planning was emphasized by Wendy Fitzsimmons, ESQ., Principal with Madison Law Group. Mona Shah ESQ., went into the details of the EB-5 program that she has worked with extensively for numerous foreign clientele. EB-5 is a program where foreigners invest $500,000 to $1 million for large projects that upon completion will create at least 10 permanent jobs and in return the investor receives their green card.
Dr. Lawrence Yun, Chief Economist with the National Association of Realtors, specified from an economical standpoint the countries that are ready to buy. The top five of that list being, Canada, China, Mexico, India, and the United Kingdom. With China's gross domestic product growing at 7%, this country was highlighted yet again as a must-watch. In his economic forecast he also spoke about the mortgage rates, shadow inventory in NYC, and soon-to-be collapse of refinancing. Dr. Yun, ended with the note that the NYC housing market is currently underperforming, which leaves a grand potential for growth.
Cultural realtor associations were spotlighted with their own panel discussion about their various organizations. CEREAN, NAHREP, NARER, AREAA, and FIABCI came together to discuss their organizations and the great functions these associations all share in networking. Dealing with foreign investors can lead to needing a helping hand. Especially, if an agent or broker is out of their element entirely, these various realtor associations can help in closing the deal.
Technological guru's Chris Smith, co-founder of Curaytor, and Austin Allison, CEO of Dotloop Inc., together co-authored a book named Peoplework. Like Eleonore Rojas, who spoke before the duo, further dug into the idea that technology is a support tool that should be used actively by all realtors, who want to keep an edge on their markets. This time however, unlike Rojas, they spoke about the specifics of keeping the business of real estate human first in a digital first age.
The real piéce de résistance from the Global Symposium was the last panel. This panel entitled "NYC Developers, Movers and Shakers" hosting the fine minds of the NYC development world. With key-players such as Michael Samuelian, Vice President of the Related Company (presently constructing the Hudson Yards Project), Joel Bergstein, President of LIncoln Equities Group, Kyle Kimball, President of the NYC Economic Development Corporation, William C. Rudin, CEO and Vice-Chairman of Rudin Management Company, and Stan Gale Jr., Vice President of Gale International.
This panel discussion was a left turn from the foreign topic matter in regards to the symposium. The conversation turned into what NYC needs. Developers explained that the Manhattan infrasture needs to be updated extensively to keep up with the rest of the world, this means more efficient transportation and updated airports. Considering the highly amenitized areas that luxury Manhattan buildings live in this would seem like a plausible next step in development.
Kimball advocated as Mayor Bill de Blasio has previously, for the goal of affordable housing to met along with a need for affordable office space. He emphasized that in order to diversify the economy that NYC has to be home to startup businesses and the key to bringing startups to NYC is affordable office space. Developers across the panel discussed that the market isn't there for developments like this to occur, to build a building and have to gain potential buyers post project is a higher risk than having more "qualified buyers" pre-development in more luxurious spaces. This debate is not uncommon for those of us reading market trends daily. This is an on-going debate that will continue to go-on.
The discussion dipped in and out of the territory of affordability and transitive office space eventually landing on the topic of where the next hot neighborhood would be. There was no definitive answer but from the understanding given by the panelists the next neighborhood will have excellent transportation and greater infrastructure restating what appears to be their main concern in NYC overall.
In the end, MANAR's Global Symposium gave an understanding and awareness for industry professionals to keep up with the latest technology to support their business endeavors. Along with a key note that this is a relationship based business, offering techniques and information to keep realtors at the forefront of the global market. While also giving a glance into the future of where NYC development will go.


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Q: How can I save notes which user have written for the next open? I have created a WinForms note app using C# and VS2015, in which the user can write notes and save it temporally while the form is opened. But once the user has closed the app and re-opened it, his saved notes will disappear. How can I save the notes for the next open so that he can see, edit and read them again?
Here's my code:
private void Form1_Load(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    table = new DataTable();
    table.Columns.Add("Title", typeof(string));
    table.Columns.Add("Message", typeof(string));
    dataGridView1.DataSource = table;
    dataGridView1.Columns["Message"].Visible = false;
    dataGridView1.Columns["Title"].Width = 140;
}

private void btnNew_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    textBox1.Clear();
    textBox2.Clear();
}
private void btnSave_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    table.Rows.Add(textBox1.Text, textBox2.Text);
    textBox1.Clear();
    textBox2.Clear();
}

private void btnRead_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    int index = dataGridView1.CurrentCell.RowIndex;
    if (index > -1)
    {
        textBox1.Text = table.Rows[index].ItemArray[0].ToString();
        textBox2.Text = table.Rows[index].ItemArray[1].ToString();
    }
}

private void btnDelete_Click(object sender, EventArgs e)
{
    int index = dataGridView1.CurrentCell.RowIndex;
    table.Rows[index].Delete();
}

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A: You can use your Application Settings to store some data. The default scope is "User" (stored by and for the current user only) but can also be "Application" (available for every user of your app).
You can access that data through Properties.Settings.Default.myCustomSetting;

A: The reason is that during execution of the program the image of the process is in the main memory (RAM) and when the program is finished, its pages are thrown out of the main memory and its data part is not going to save any where (its current data). When you run your program again the program became to process (comes from hard to main memory) and it loads from the first and does not have any knowledge about previous sessions unless your program itself refers to somewhere in hard disk and use the predefined data.
There are so many ways to do so, I say some of them:
1) Create and use a database which has the same criteria as your table here.
2) Make binary or text file using methods available in System.IO namespace which stores the content in file system (in your hard drive). When your project starts up, load the content from the stored file.
3) Use serialization which has different approaches in C#, for example use System.Xml.Serialization namespace.


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Nigerians received with shock the death of Funke Olakunrin, second daughter to an elder statesman, Reuben Fasoranti and leader of Afenifere, a socio-cultural organization, on Friday, July 12.
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Reports by the Federal Mortgage Bank of Nigeria (FMBN), has indicated that over 9 million Nigerians cannot afford to live in the least affordable houses across the country.
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The newly sworn-in Commissioner for Economic Development, Labour & Manpower Planning, Rt. Hon. Ekong Sampson, has promised the people of Mkpat Enin Local Government Area in Akwa Ibom State, of more robust development in the area under the second term administration of Governor Udom Emmanuel.


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Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is a term used to describe a variety of methods for resolving disputes other than litigation.
Taking a dispute to court is usually the last resort as it can drain on your resources and be extremely disruptive to your business. Litigation is not the only way to resolve dispute. Alternative dispute resolution (ADR) is becoming an increasingly popular way to resolve disputes, often preferred to litigation because of its speed, flexibility and ability to deliver cost effective and confidential results which can sometimes preserve valuable business relationships.
ADR is the collective name for methods of resolving disagreements that don't use a formal court process. Instead, they create a structured environment in which opposing parties and their legal representation can reach a settlement. Some involves third parties such as mediation, adjudication and arbitration whereas others, for example negotiation, do not. Some forms of ADR may be binding, such as expert determination, whilst conciliation and early neutral evaluation are not. SA Law is experienced in all forms of dispute resolution, and this quick-guide to the most common methods will help you to understand what is available.
A confidential negotiation in the presence of an impartial mediator who helps the opposing parties resolve the dispute. A meeting is attended by the parties, their lawyers and the mediator. The mediator's job is to facilitate a negotiated settlement. The parties retain control over whether the case settles and if so the terms that are reached.
Early neutral evaluation
An impartial person is asked to provide a non-binding opinion based on their assessment of the dispute. This has the benefit of highlighting issues that parties may not have considered.
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An expert in the relevant field is asked to provide a decision based on a detailed assessment of the dispute. Subject to certain conditions, the parties are contractually bound to accept this decision.
This is a process in which written submissions are made to an adjudicator, who makes a temporarily binding decision that is enforceable in court. Adjudication decisions can be challenged in court but only a court order can overturn an adjudicator's decision.
This is very much like court proceedings in many ways, but can be quicker and less expensive. An independent arbitrator reviews the evidence and documentation, and makes a binding decision that is enforceable in court.
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You may be contractually bound to use a form of ADR. Check the dispute resolution sections of any contracts that you have entered into,
Mediation can be extremely helpful as it allows parties to talk to each other face-to-face. This provides the opportunity to discuss a much wider range of issues that may be relevant to the dispute. Often a solution can be reached that secures the existing business relationship. There can be serious costs consequences of unreasonably refusing to mediate and therefore an invitation to mediation should always be seriously considered.
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In his DVD, 11-time National High Power Champ David Tubb explains across-the-course positions (and the Approach Method in Offhand) and how to set-up the rifle for each position. He also also covers targets, set-up and use of aperture sights/diopters, and how to best place and use spotting Scopes. The DVD includes bonus footage of David shooting strings in all of the across-the-course positions. If you shoot Service Rifle, High Power, or prone, you can benefit from watching David's DVD. The full 2-disc DVD is available for $49.95 from Creedmoor Sports or Superior Shooting Systems.
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'Age Of Uncertainty' is the third album from Los Angeles based band Seven40Seven. It's the second release on Rankoutsider Records, the introduction to drummer Juanny Rotten and the last album featuring Daniel Franco. This ground breaking album was recorded by legendary producer / engineer Earle Mankey. 'Age of Uncertainty' was recorded in the traditional style of the 50's and 60's in live form and is full of Seven40Seven's trademark supercharged rock-n-roll featuring highlights like 'Fatal Mistake', '23', 'Reseda Stomp' and the drinkers anthem 'Hell Yeah I wanna Drink'. This album also features Tribute to Los Angeles Legends Thelonious Monster's' Hang Tough' and a heavy electric version of Pat Todd's 'Don't Cry Baby, You Ain't Gettin' Old'(Lazy Cowgirls). The band continues on as a three piece unit and is always working on new material and looking to the future for great things to happen. Good tunes, good times and rock-n-roll.


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Oh Dizz, you absolute champion!
I also suspect these two have learned nothing from the Prometheus school of rolling circular object avoidance.
But Prometheus stole fire. These poor zombies didn't do anything.
Not the Prometheus I had in mind, actually. At least the one you mentioned did something useful.
to be fair, zombies like this have a hard enough time going forward in snow, let alone shambling off to the side to avoid a growing snow boulder.
Buzzards are like the bane of all zombies you know.


This book, Happier Thinking, was sent to me by Lana herself, after reaching out to me via email to discuss if it would be something that interested me. If it is something that is of interest to you it is available to purchase on Amazon to purchase in paperback or download on the kindle if having all your books in the palm of your hand, providing discretion from fellow commuters, is more your style. There's often an undercurrent of mental health chat flowing through my blog, social media and daily life chats and I was interested to find out what tips or tricks might be included in this book or, despite the author experiencing darker days herself, if it would come across as one of those 'just get on with it' style write ups.
Something that might be represented under the category 'self-help' book makes me incredibly nervous. There's a risk of it telling you that something you have spent your life doing is wrong, that you need to sweep everything out of your closet and start again or that all the people in your life are irresponsible for letting you get this way and can't really care about you. Luckily this 50 page book does none of those things and instead makes you feel at ease with a written format that feels like a friend is offering you a few tools to get out of your current place but willingly acknowledging that the ladder might work better for you than the rope, or vice versa, in climbing out of the hole you've found yourself in.
Before I talk more specifically about the contents of the book I just wanted to quickly highlight that the colour of the book cover is wonderful. Blue can sometimes feel like quite a cold and harsh colour that brings my mood down a notch but this turquoise tone of blue feels peaceful and tranquil in a way that allows you to look at it and feel confident about stepping into it like dipping your feet into the sea for the first time on holiday.
Lana describes this book by saying, via the description, "changing how you think is possible. I wasn't always so sure that was true until I experienced it myself, but I know now we don't have to just accept unhappiness. Not always anyway. This book is my collection of tips and suggestions that have helped me achieve happier thinking. It's sort of a gym for my mind. I'd love to tell you it was easier than the real gym but well… it's not really. It takes time, effort, and practice but it's absolutely well worth the rewards" and this snippet of her viewpoint makes it really clear that this isn't some quick fix book to happiness and seeing rainbows everywhere. Right at the very start Lana also points out that she isn't trained in any area of psychology or mental health and that everything mentioned is just her own perspective and techniques that have helped her in the past; this is not a one size fits all sort of book and it isn't intended to be either.
Some of the tips, tricks and thoughts in this book may sound really obvious to you or you are able to sit there and say you already do that but to another person it could be a complete revelation so when that happens it doesn't mean the book will be completely pointless to you or you already know it all so there is no need to carry on. Even if you do happen to know all these things, if you are reading this book you are seeking some kind of further happiness in your life, and it could well serve as a reminder of things and put you back on track with some habits that work for you.
For me I know making lists work regarding big tasks that need completing and putting them in a priority order, I know jotting down something good that has happened during the course of the day will help me to look back and feel more positive in the future and that trying to find a positive in a negative or remembering that the negative isn't a sign of the whole day to come really works for me. There are some other things in the book that I had heard about doing but didn't feel was right for me and then there was some tips I had never thought of before and felt that I could try to include them in my life. It's nothing ground-breaking but it does help you put one foot in front of the other.
It is a simple book and whilst short you can either whizz through it all or read one tip/chapter at a time and try to implement each one for a period of time to see what does or doesn't work for you before adding another thing into your mental thinking routine; sometimes trying to make too many changes or have too many ideas in our head at once can be overwhelming so feel comfortable with taking it steady and at your own pace to make sure you get the most out of Lana's words.
I found the book to be a really useful read and it is something that I will pop my head back into now and again to remind myself of a different approach for a certain situation or even just to remind myself that I'm not alone with struggling regards something specific and that it's okay to need to step make or attempt to make a change on a certain mental concept.
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