My article Gold's Macrocosm: The Planets Align brought a comment from Gold Seek calling me an "internet dipshit" for supposedly denying that inflation exists, when in reality I know it exists and is promoted non-stop but in the world of indicators, it is not yet perceived by the market to be an issue.
So the GoldSeek reader was evidently pissed at yet another deflationist talking down gold's utility as an inflation protector. But if he'd bother to shelf the emotion and actually read that and other articles he'd know I am talking about a necessary phase on the way to an 'inflation trade' out in the future. He's probably the type who was buying gold miners as oil went to 140/barrel and out performed gold (the 'gold is silver is copper is tin is hogs is… BUY HARD ASSETS!!!' brigade). Sometimes, no matter how hard you try to explain a view, it is not going to register.
It's bad news because these are the types of gold bugs that need to be eliminated in a bear market and one of them at least, still populates the internet defending his orthodoxy.
Another guy (at Safehaven) was amused by my planetary theme and how we gold bugs are "flipped out" (to outer space) over a $200 rally in gold. He's expecting the final plunge. Even the 'final plunge' (ers) in the blogosphere have retracted that stance, which actually bolsters his case. But I think it is more supportive of a sharp negative reaction we have been allowing for and even anticipating. As the article stated, these types of reactions look like opportunities now.
Opportunities to tune out all the bullish and bearish noise and just realize what is happening… a change in the macro backdrop pending the expected bounce in the risk 'on' trade and drop in the risk 'off' trade (incl. gold).


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Inside Development
In India, one group uses arranged marriages as a way to combat HIV
By Rebecca Root // 15 February 2018
Social/Inclusive Development
A couple in Mumbai, India. Photo by: guy_incognito / CC BY-NC-SA
BARCELONA — Cheyutha, an HIV self-help group in Hyderabad, India, believes matchmaking marriages between diagnosed men and women is one way to prevent the spread of the disease and combat discrimination.
The founder of the community-based organization, Laxmi Priya Kagitha, has so far matched 65 marriages between HIV positive men and women and claims the controversial process helps couples not only fit into a society that sees marriage as the norm, but alleviates depression, and helps prevent transmission of the disease.
"A [HIV] positive marriage helps young, infected people live with dignity. It also helps prevent new infections in young people and it being passed on to newborn babies," said Kagitha. She explained that by facilitating marriages between HIV positive people, it stops them from feeling like they must keep their diagnosis a secret in order to find a spouse, marry an HIV negative person, and thus potentially put them, and any possible children, at risk of carrying the immunodeficiency virus.
At the end of 2016, there were approximately 36.7 million people living with HIV worldwide, 2.1 million of those were living in India. The majority of affected people, some 20.9 million, were being treated using antiretroviral therapy, or ART, and able to manage the physical effects of their disease but, according to data from UNAIDS, there were still 62,000 HIV-related deaths that year in India.
In terms of prevention, awareness-raising activities, pre-exposure prophylaxis, and sexual education are all well-known methods practised around the world. But marriage matchmaking — a culturally conservative social practise common in India — is one that some in the global development community are likely to see as controversial.
"A [HIV] positive marriage helps young, infected people live with dignity. It also helps prevent new infections in young people and it being passed on to newborn babies."
— Laxmipriya Kagitha, founder, Cheyutha HIV self-help group
Speaking of how this matchmaking process began, Kagitha said: "Many women visiting our organization to access HIV services were widowed at a very young age, and also many young men who are infected with HIV would also visit our organization." From there, Kagitha explained that the group realized they could play a vital role in educating attendees, arranging marriages, and counselling them to lead a healthy life. "This way the couple can understand each other and continue with proper medication."
Kagitha explained that there is still widespread stigma and a lack of knowledge around the disease in India, despite medicines being available to both treat and prevent HIV. She said it's this discrimination that makes it difficult for an affected person to have a relationship with an HIV negative person and disclose their diagnosis. To cover it up, the individual may stop treatment altogether, stop visiting their self-help groups — the groups' locations are often easily identified as being centers for those with HIV — and potentially pose a risk to their partner.
"They say that there is a reduction in the stigma and discrimination, but it's not true: Why in some hospitals will they still not do surgeries on HIV positive people?" she said. "If you're not married, people will ask why aren't you married, then their family relations will ask why. They won't want to tell of their diagnosis for fear of discrimination, but after this marriage people will think they are "normal" people."
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Established in 2003, Cheyutha — which was originally funded by international charity Lepra before recently becoming autonomous, a process Lepra encourages — keeps a database of marriage applications. Many of these come from their group members, which are predominantly female, but they recieve male referrals from local testing centers. If Kagitha believes there is a suitable match among the database, the group will introduce the couple, counsel them and their families, and ensure they're both happy to proceed with nuptials.
"The process of arranging a positive marriage is long and hard. Most of the time there is lot of convincing to be done, especially with the parents," Kagitha explained, emphasizing that multiple counselling sessions on health, medication, safety precautions, contraception, and pregnancy are needed. This is supplemented with pre- and post-marriage home visits and follow-ups. Family approval, along with that of the potential husband and wife, are needed before the group goes on to assist in wedding preparations.
While Cheyutha says it has so far successfully set up 65 marriages, Ashim Chowla, Lepra's chief executive in India, said marriage on its own isn't something to aspire to, but should the couple genuinely fit together, it can be a great thing.
"Whenever I work with men or women living with HIV, I think to myself for God's sake, they must fall in love, they must have feelings, and they should have a way to express those feelings," he said. "Unfortunately, because of their condition, they themselves prevent those feelings or they are unable to take those relationships forward."
To many outside India, arranged marriage may seem like an extreme method of preventing the spread of disease and avoiding social exclusion. Despite consent by the bride and groom being needed, often outside pressure and coercion from families and societies mean the parties are entering into the legal commitment without actually wanting to. This can lead to numerous problems including depression and abuse, but Salil Panakadan, UNAIDS regional program adviser for the Asia-Pacific region, said that in India the data shows that the majority of all marriages in India are indeed arranged.
"In a country where more than 90 percent of marriages are arranged, it's no surprise that people with HIV are arranging their marriages. Marriage yes, it does happen, it should happen, and they're using the method that the community is using."
Panakadan said that modern prevention methods, including pre-exposure prophylaxis medication, should not prevent HIV-positive people from marrying or engaging in sexual relations with people without a diagnosis. But Panakadan added: "If self-help groups feel more comfortable finding people facing similar issues in society and life, we encourage any service that could be of help to them, including matchmaking, which is a tradition in India."
In terms of conceiving children, whether one or both parents has a diagnosis, the disease can be prevented from being passed on using various methods, explained Panakadan. "If you take PMTCT — prevention of mother to child transmission treatment — then the chances are already less." This is a program providing ART to HIV-positive pregnant women. Combined with the negative person taking pre-exposure prophylaxis, the risk of transmission to a child is significantly reduced.
"You don't discourage anyone who is positive from having children, as long as they follow the PMTCT guidance which is regular science," said Panakadan.
Kagitha believes if there are more groups in other communities facilitating HIV-positive marriage matches, then there'd be improved prevention and offers advice for setting up such services.
"When the people come to the organization for a positive marriage, we don't know what they have in their minds, and we don't want to waste their time so you should ensure they fill out a positive marriage application and take a photograph of them. Then do a home visit to see what they're actually doing and how their family is supporting them."
An alternative and less legally-binding method of preventing transmission could be combating stigma in India so that individuals feel they can openly disclose their diagnosis to a potential mate and then take the necessary precautions. UNAIDS, the National Aids Control Organization of India, and End AIDS India are all organizations working to provide education around HIV and reduce the social discrimination faced by those who are HIV positive, and it seems progress is being made. In 2017, the HIV and AIDS Prevention and Control Act was brought into force making it illegal to discriminate against people living with the disease in the workplace; denying them access to education, housing and health care, denying entry into a business, or the right to stand for or hold public or private office.
Lepra's Chowla, however, said that in some places in India there is still a misplaced assumption that the HIV epidemic is finished.
"In fact, the HIV epidemic is on the rise in the country because the foot has been taken off the pedal," he said. "In particular, what is happening is that the focus on the country has shifted from the prevention aspects to treatment. Treatment can also be very good prevention, but the entire concept of social behavior change has been completely done away with."
Panakadan, however, explained that awareness raising is a key focus within the region for UNAIDS, but that it doesn't "spray" the general population with its activities, and instead takes a more targeted approach.
"The so-called general population is not as much affected as key populations like sex workers, men who have sex with men, injecting drug users, transgender people, prisoners, and so on," he explained, stating that people in these groups are up to 50 percent more likely to acquire an HIV infection than those in the general population.
Using targeted social media and school education in the Asia-Pacific region, UNAIDS aims to raise awareness of HIV, reduce discrimination around the disease, and overall prevent transmission.
Rebecca Root
Rebecca Root is a Reporter and Editorial Associate at Devex producing news stories, video, and podcasts as well as partnership content. She has a background in finance, travel, and global development journalism and has written for a variety of publications while living and working in New York, London, and Barcelona.
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LOS ANGELES (AP) — A veteran Los Angeles police detective is in court listening to a prosecutor depict her as a heartbroken lover who murdered the rival who married the man she loved.
Stephanie Lazarus looked down Monday and took notes but showed no reaction as prosecutor Shannon Presby said during his opening statement that he would tie her to the killing from a bite, a bullet and a gun barrel.
Presby says the bite on victim Sherri Rasmussen's arm contained saliva which was matched to Lazarus' DNA more than two decades after the killing.
Lazarus has pleaded not guilty.
The cold case trial has drawn a standing-room-only crowd of press, the victim's family and members of the Police Department filling a downtown Los Angeles courtroom.


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A national development bank is a development bank created by a country's government that provides financing for the purposes of economic development of the country.

List of development banks

Americas
 Business Development Bank of Canada
 Brazilian Development Bank (BNDES)
 Banco de Desarrollo de El Salvador (BANDESAL), El Salvador
 Corporación Financiera de Desarrollo (Cofide), Peru
 Financiera de Desarrollo Territorial (FINDETER), Colombia
 Puerto Rico Government Development Bank
 Development Bank of Jamaica, Jamaica
Reconstruction Finance Corporation

Europe
 Development Bank of Austria
 British Business Bank
 Bank Gospodarstwa Krajowego (BGK) of Poland
 Black Sea Trade and Development Bank
 Banque publique d'investissement, Bpifrance
 Bulgarian Development Bank
 Caisse des Dépôts et Consignations
 Cassa Depositi e Prestiti
 Croatian Bank for Reconstruction and Development
 Eurasian Development Bank
European Investment Bank
 Hellenic Industrial Development Bank
 Hungarian development bank
 Instituto de Crédito Oficial
 Institute for the Works of Religion
 Industrial Development Bank of Turkey
 KfW
 Norwegian Industrial and Regional Development Fund
 Scottish National Investment Bank
 Slovenská záručná a rozvojová banka - Slovak Guarantee and Development Bank
 Strategic Banking Corporation of Ireland
 Development Bank of Turkey
 Vnesheconombank
 Investment Fund for Developing Countries

Asia
 Agricultural Development Bank of China
 Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank, Beijing, China
 Bahrain Development Bank
 China Development Bank
 Development Bank of Japan
 Development Bank of Kazakhstan
 Development Bank of Sarawak
 Development Bank of Singapore
 Development Bank of the Philippines
 Bangladesh Development Bank
 Fiji Development Bank
 Industrial Bank of Kuwait
 Industrial Development Bank of India
 Industrial Finance Corporation of India
 Japan Bank for International Cooperation
 Korea Development Bank
 National Development Bank of Sri Lanka
 Industrial Development Bank of Pakistan
 Qatar Development Bank
 Small Industries Development Bank of India
 National Development Bank of Papua New Guinea
 National Bank for Agriculture and Rural Development, India

Africa
 African Development Bank
 Agricultural Development Bank of Ghana
 East African Development Bank
 The Bank of Industry (BOI)
 Development Bank of Kenya
 Development Bank of Nigeria
 Development Bank of Southern Africa
 National Investment Bank Ghana
 National Development Bank Botswana
 Rwanda Development Bank
 Uganda Development Bank
 Banco Nacional de Investimento, Mozambique
 Tanzania Agricultural Development Bank, Tanzania

References

Economic development
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John Kiely feared the sack after poor debut season as Limerick boss
Limerick manager John Kiely feared he would be sacked a year before leading Limerick to their first All-Ireland in 45 years.
For all the success of his second year in charge, he hasn't forgotten the lessons learned in in his debut senior season, where they endured a quick exit from the Championship, losing to Clare and Kilkenny.
"I'll be straight with you, I was waiting for the phone call to say: 'Thanks for everything but we've decided to move on. We don't feel you're going to be the manager that brings us on'," he told the audience at CBC's 'The Road to Success' event.
"I was waiting for the phone call and… there was a void of about three months of communication. So I was waiting but at the same time I was at home trying to figure out how can we improve things? How can we get better? How can we have a better season the year after?
As sure as 2018 was a huge success, with confidence flowing from the Munster Hurling League win to league promotion and on to their ultimate triumph, 2017 was the inverse.
His first home game was a seven-goal defeat to Cork in the Munster League and they failed to gain promotion from Division 1B in the subsequent League campaign.
"We would've had about 200 people coming to our league matches, and half them probably thinking of castigating me. I got into woeful trouble for chastising two of them. It was difficult, very difficult."
Don't miss the Irish Examiner's Weekend Sport for our big read on the insights from CBC's 'The Road to Success' event with Kiely, John Meyler and Derek McGrath.
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In a separate paper published in Science, another Nasa-led team describes Curiosity's latest measurements of the Martian atmosphere. Before the rover touched down in August 2012, missions to the red planet had already spotted methane in the atmosphere which spiked from time to time as plumes of the gas apparently rose from the planet. The discovery fuelled speculation that the gas might be the expulsions of Martian microbes eking out an existence deep underground. More mundane explanations included chemical reactions between water and Martian rocks.
The new measurements do not settle the question, but the team led by Christopher Webster at Nasa's Jet Propulsion lab in California reveals the first regular pattern in Mars's fluctuating methane. Tests on the Martian air show that background levels of methane rise and fall with the changing seasons. As winter gives way to summer in the northern hemisphere, the methane triples from 0.24 to 0.65 parts per billion.
"These subsurface reservoirs could be from ancient methane that was trapped underground, or from methane that is forming today. Either way it could be produced by chemistry or by microbial activity. We certainly cannot rule out a biological source at this stage," said Webster.


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Q: How can I get the Doctrine entity metadata before compiling Symfony container? In one Symfony bundle I define a compiler pass to preprocess some configuration. Part of that config is based on Doctrine entities, so I need to get the full metadata information for all application entities.
The compiler pass is executed very late (PassConfig::TYPE_BEFORE_REMOVING). I'm using $container->get('doctrine') like this to get the entity metadata:
$em = $container->get('doctrine')->getManagerForClass($entityClass);
$entityMetadata = $em->getMetadataFactory()->getMetadataFor($entityClass);

However, this is causing random failures for some users because of the use of the doctrine service during the Symfony container compilation.

A: I'd recommend to change your entities addressing. Mainly - create your models with interfaces and make entities implementing them.
Using resolve_target_entities Doctrine will "convert" them to the particular classes.
An example code is here: https://github.com/Sylius/SyliusResourceBundle/blob/master/DependencyInjection/Compiler/DoctrineTargetEntitiesResolverPass.php
Just make sure your bundle is registered before DoctrineBundle is registered.
Then - in your whole app - instead of AppBundle::Entity addressing, use FQDN of interface bound to an entity earlier.
I've experimented a bit with compilers and services and it's a very bad idea to base on cross-bundle services under compiling container process... Why? It's not reliable - sometimes it will work as you want, sometimes it will fail as you described.

A: Thank you all for your comments and ideas. I post an answer to explain how I solved this problem.
Trying to use the Doctrine service in a compiler pass was creating more and more problems for our users (and it was creating other minor issues with other services such as Twig). So this was definitely a bad solution for our needs.
So at the end I decided to change everything. We no longer use a compiler pass to process the configuration and instead we use a regular PHP class called during runtime.
In the dev environment, the configuration is processed for each request. It's a bit slower than before, but we prevent any caching issue. In the prod environment we use Doctrine Cache to process the configuration once. Besides, we've create a cache warmer to create the cached configuration before the first request hits the application.

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Q: Getting error as undefined variable on sitemap.xml file in CodeIgniter PHP I implemented sitemap.xml file. When I click on the link it is showing an error message.
Error:
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
<url>
<loc>http://www.xxxx.com/</loc>
<priority>1.0</priority>
</url>

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Notice

Message: Undefined variable: data

Filename: views/sitemap.php

Line Number: 9

A PHP Error was encountered

Severity: Warning

Message: Invalid argument supplied for foreach()

Filename: views/sitemap.php

Line Number: 9

</urlset>

Here is my code.
Controller:
Class Seo extends CI_Controller {

function sitemap()
{

    $data = "";//select urls from DB to Array
    header("Content-Type: text/xml;charset=iso-8859-1");
    $this->load->view("sitemap",$data);
}
}

View:
<?php header('Content-type: text/xml'); ?>
<?= '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>' ?>
<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
<url>
    <loc><?= base_url();?></loc>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
</url>

<?php foreach($data as $url) { ?>
<url>
    <loc><?= base_url().$url ?></loc>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
</url>
<?php } ?>
</urlset>

Config/routes.php:
$route['default_controller'] = "welcome";
$route['404_override'] = '';
$route['sitemap\.xml'] = "seo/sitemap";

Can anyone tell me what is the exact issue of that so that I can resolve my problem?

A: Controller:
function sitemap()
{

    $data['items'] = "";//select urls from DB to Array
    $data['items'][0] = 'career';
    $data['items'][1] = 'testimonial';
    $data['items'][2] = 'portfolio';
    header("Content-Type: text/xml;charset=iso-8859-1");
    //print_r($data);
    $this->load->view("sitemap",$data);
}

View:
<?= '<?xml version="1.0" encoding="UTF-8" ?>' ?>

<urlset xmlns="http://www.sitemaps.org/schemas/sitemap/0.9">
<url>
    <loc><?= base_url();?></loc>
    <priority>1.0</priority>
</url>

<?php
   if(!empty($items)){
foreach($items as $url) { ?>
<url>
    <loc><?= base_url().$url ?></loc>
    <priority>0.5</priority>
</url>
<?php }
} ?>


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Published on February 3, 2019 - 11:45 am
Simon Mayo says that he thought he'd be with the BBC until he retired, and he'd not expected that his time at BBC Radio 2 would end how it did.
He reveals this in an interview with the Daily Mail's Event Magazine which says, he wasn't told face to face about adding Jo Whiley as co-host on the drivetime show.
Instead, he says, "My agent rings up and says, 'You've got to have a co-presenter'. And I said, 'Oh, really? That's interesting.'
"It was not how I imagined the end of my career at Radio 2 would work out! I certainly had no intention of going anywhere.
"I had thought I would stay there until I was 94, then retire and drop dead. But it didn't work out like that, so it was an uncomfortable period.
"They thought it would be an improvement and make the network more contemporary. They made a mistake."
Asked if he'd considered leaving straight away, he said, "Yeah. There's an inevitable thought: do I throw the toys out of my pram at this point, or do I hang on?
"But before I got to that I made the suggestion that if they were serious about it, they would have to have someone like Jo Whiley in mind, because she's a proper broadcaster.
"I had this horror of them plucking someone from local radio and going: 'You're gonna co-present with this person.' And then I would've walked. But they talked to Jo, and she said: 'Fine, OK, I wasn't expecting that, but let's try.'"
Both Mayo and Whiley are respected broadcasters in their own right but being put together as joint presenters on Radio 2's drivetime show didn't work very well.
Simon admits, "It is certainly true that a lot of people found it an awkward thing to listen to, although the audience figures were fine actually. We were still doing good radio work, still doing interviews, the music we played was still good. But we were being played out of position."
He says that Radio 2 did try to persuade him to stay with the station, "They wanted me to carry on doing the show with Jo. I was never quite sure what they were offering, but I just didn't think their heart was in it."
After 31 years with the BBC he says, "I'm incredibly grateful for all the breaks that came my way. Then, in the end, it broke the other way. Things had changed. It felt different. It felt like it was probably time to go."
From next month, Simon will be the mid-morning presenter on the new digital classical music station, Scala Radio which he describes as, "an entertainment network that plays classical music, so we'll have guests, features, interviews, quizzes, whatever. And then we'll play Mozart instead of Marvin Gaye. They've done a lot of research into the number of people who listened to my old Radio 2 show and Classic FM. There's a lot of them."
One of the features in his new show has been confirmed as Confessions, a hugely popular feature which has been with him since his days on the BBC Radio 1 breakfast show in the early 1990s. It features listeners' confessions, often funny and sometimes controversial, about something they'd done and wanted to get off their chests.
There was also a successful Confessions book and a BBC TV series which wasn't as popular as the radio version.
Scala Radio launches on Monday 4th March with Simon Mayo presenting the 10am – 1pm show. It promises to be somewhere between Radio 3 and Classic FM.
Other presenters lined up include Angelica Bell, Mark Kermode, former LBC newsreader Chris Rogers, Charles Nove, Sam Hughes and ex Classic FM presenters Mark Forrest and Jamie Crick. DJs Goldie and William Orbit will also host their own series.
As for Simon's knowledge of classical music, he tells Event Magazine, "I was brought up on Gilbert and Sullivan, my father was a fan. When I was a kid, I knew all the words to The Nightmare Song from Iolanthe. I don't any more!
"We'll play Mozart, Chopin, all the stuff you'd expect us to play, but if Scala is going to work and find an audience there will be moments when you go: 'Oh, this is different.'"
Good morning. In case you've been waiting. And in case you need it. Confessions will be back on your radio in March on @ScalaRadio and here's the email confessions@scalaradio.co.uk
— Simon Mayo (@simonmayo) February 3, 2019
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Jimi Hendrix loved it, it's a surfer's paradise and the seafood is beyond belief. It's no wonder that Essaouira has a reputation as one of the most likeable destinations in Morocco. Explore the top things to do in Essaouira during your stay.
The first time that I visited Essaouira, I fell in love with it. What's not to love? A charming walled city, brimming with Moroccan culture and a hippy heritage.
Wondering what to do in Essaouira during a short weekend away? Here are the things you shouldn't miss.
The Medina
Head to the Port
Dinner at La Table by Madada
Horse Riding at Ranch de Diabat
Check Out Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah Museum
Sundowners and Music at Il Mare
Hone Your Surfing Skills
Go Souk Shopping
Hunt Out Daenerys (Shout Out to the Game of Thrones Fans in the room)
Sweat it Out in a Hammam
Visit a Local Winery – Val D'Argan
Where to Stay – Riad Dar Maya
Don't Miss – The Festival of Gnaoua and World Music
Essaouira has a fine walled medina – so much so that it was named as a UNESCO Heritage Site in 2001. The medina was built in the late eighteenth century and is one of the last few of its kind remaining in Morocco.
The medina is the heart of the action in Essaouira. Step into its walls and spend a morning wandering through the winding alleys and souks, stopping off for a mint tea or two. Make your way up onto the ramparts for fine views of the city – the easiest place to access them is Skala de la Ville.
Fishing boats in the Port
One glance at Essaouira's seaside location and you can understand why it's famous for its super-fresh seafood dishes. Head down to the picturesque port and seafood market to watch as the fisherman bring in the catch of the day. You're then in prime position to grab a spot at one of the stall's makeshift restaurants to feast on seafood to your heart's (or your wallet's) content. Don't be put off by the sometimes insistent stallholders – the food really is worth it.
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Set in an old carob fruit warehouse, La Table by Madada consistently tops the polls as the best seafood restaurant in town. That's no small feat in a destination that's famous for its seafood overall. Tuck into dishes such as Spider Crab Gratin, Tiger Prawns with Chermoula and Saffron Rice and John Dory with Citronella and a Butter Sauce (gotta love a butter sauce). If you're inspired by the food at La Table, you'd do well to book into one of their cooking classes, so you can at least have a go at replicating it at home.
www.latablemadada.com
A ride through the beaches and desert surrounding Essaouira should be at the top of your list. Reckon yourself as some kind of superhuman hybrid between Butch Cassidy, the Sundance Kid and Frankie Dettori? Never sat atop a horse before?
Either way, Ranch de Diabat will ensure you have a wonderful time. Rides vary between a few hours and several weeks, depending on what you're looking for. If you have the time, book onto the day and night trip and spend the night in a traditional Berber tent, accompanied by some of the best Moroccan food you'll have on your whole trip.
www.ranchdediabat.com
Want more outdoor adventures in Morocco? Check out this piece on hiking in the Atlas Mountains.
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Ask the question "what to do in Essaouira" and there are so many suggestions revolving around the city's fabulous food that it can be easy to forget that it has centuries and centuries of history to explore too.
Situated in a 19th-century pasha residence, the Sidi Mohammed ben Abdallah Museum is undoubtedly Essaouira's best. The museum showcases the history of several local arts and delves into the history of Berber culture and traditions. Expect a variety of musical instruments, jewellery, costumes and weapons. Old pictures of traditional costumes and tribes lend a sense of reality to the pieces on display.
Another excellent place to eat, Il Mare is a restaurant, cafe and bar with a glorious sun-filled terrace overlooking the ramparts. Settle in for a few beverages in the late afternoon and watch the easygoing hustle below before turning your mind to the sunset views for which Il Mare is famed. The menu is varied and the dishes well-executed. Stay after dark to listen to the live gnaoua music for which Essaouira is famed.
Essaouira 44000, Morocco
Essaouira is a long-time haunt for surfers and windsurfers, thanks to a year-round swell and a variety of surfing spots suited to differing abilities. Surfing is hands down one of the best things to do with Essaouira for people of all levels.
If you've ever fancied trying your hand at a spot of surfing, Essaouira is a good place to start. There are also plenty of options for those that already know their way around the waves. The Spot offers 7-day surfing packages for £330, including accommodation, breakfast and lunch, 5 surf lessons and board and wetsuit hire.
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Like most Moroccan towns and cities, if you want to do some serious shopping, you should head to the souk. Souk shopping is one of the best things to do in Marrakesh, well, turns out it's the same for Essaouira.
Whether you're a browser or a buyer, a trip to the souk should be at the top of your list, if only for the people-watching opportunities. The souk sells pretty much everything, from fruit and veg, traditional ceramics to hand-decorated pashminas and everything in between.
Game of Thrones fans might have clocked that Essaouira crops up in the TV series. It's the real-life home of Astapor, and also the setting for some of the scenes in King's Landing. While there's a slim-to-none chance of spotting Daenerys Targaryen and her army of Unsullied, you can hunt out the hotspots featured on the programme.
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You can't make a trip to Morocco without trying one of the traditional hammams. These public bathhouses have long functioned as a cornerstone of Moroccan social life. Over the years, they've become pretty adept at turning bathing into a pleasurable ritual that will leave you all scrubbed up and feeling like new. Want to know more? Check out Food Fun Travel's article on her trip to Eranouk Hammam in Essaouira.
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OK so it's not quite in Essaouira but winery and restaurant Val D'Argan is worth the 30-minute schlepp out of town. Founded by a Frenchman 17 years ago, Val D'Argan has been wooing wine lovers ever since. Take a tour of the winery then settle in for a hearty lunch in the sun accompanied by a glass or two of the vineyard's crisp gris (a blend between a rose and white).
http://www.valdargan.com/
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This chic boutique property only opened a few years ago and has established itself as the most stylish hotel in town. Rooms are decorated in what's best described as "Moroccan meets contemporary chic" style. Think natural materials, neutral hues and the odd touch of colour. The breakfast (served in the central courtyard) is made from locally-sourced ingredients. Guests should also take advantage of the plunge pool and spa treatments (arranged on request). Rates start from £120.
http://www.riaddarmaya.com/
This annual gnaoua, jazz, contemporary and pop music festival is the highlight in Essaouira's musical calendar. The festival welcomes a diverse range of artists each year to a number of locations dotted around the city.
http://festival-gnaoua.net/
You can fly directly to Essaouira from the UK with Easyjet from London Luton. You can also fly directly from Paris with Transavia.
Alternatively, fly to Marrakech and get a bus or taxi to Essaouira. The drive takes around 2 hrs 45 minutes.
Check flights and fares now.
4 thoughts on "The Top 11 Things to do in Essaouira – A City Break With Style"
3rd Culture Kid
This looks amazing! I would love to go! Morocco is so colourful and it has so much to offer.
Eloise - MyFavouriteEscapes.com
Great! I've been to Essaouira during a student road trip. It was focused on driving on tracks and we had no time to visit the town unfortunately. Now your article and your photos make me want to go back!
Melai
Essaouira is so picturesque, isn't it? My senses were heightened when we were here!
Your post makes me want to go again! 🙂
Julianna
It really is a gorgeous place! Glad that you loved it too.
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Wow! It's been a manic few days of teaching the children. The day before we were due to start, we were told that we had to write an hour-long test for all of the children to do to test their English. The purpose of this test was not clear; they are not meant to see the result, and we are meant to give them another test at the end of the camp to see how they have improved. The fact that they will be tested on totally different subject matter didn't seem to occur to the Chinese. Anyway, we wrote the tests and were then told that they were way too hard – apparently Chinese children are not taught about tenses until they are 12, rendering virtually everyone's teaching material useless (there are about 200 kids less than 12 and 40 above, the majority of whom are 13-15 years old and even they don't seem to have been taught about tenses.
So, the pattern of each day is to get up at 6:30 and then meet for 20 min of prayer 7-7:20. We then have aa quick breakfast and teach 3*50 minute classes between 8 and 11:45. Then a quick lunch, some book study with the team 1:30-2:30 and then 1 hour of supervisions with the children – groups of 2 or 3 for 15 minutes each. Yesterday this time was quite strange – in China apparently the way they learn English is by memorizing role-plays, so I had to phrase the question just right for them to understand and they replied with the memorized answer. For example I said "do you like animals" and the kid just looked blankly into space the same way I do when accosted by over-friendly supermarket staff here. When I said "What is your favourite animal" the response came straight away "My favourite animal is a pig". Apparenly one child has a pet pig which is blue. There wa sone child who is quite talkative in class, even speaking in English, but during the supervision time he did not want to say a word – he used the other kid as a translator. I wrote down "I have no brothers or sisters" but he refused to say it and just stared blankly into space. Then we have afternoon activities. Because so many of the children wanted to go swimming, I have been assigned to pool duty, which basically means 1h30 swimming around the pool in the hot sun. They have a 50 meter pool and the kids seem to get on fine by themselves – whenever I went down the shallow end they splashed and tried to jump on me but when I practiced diving up the deep end or just doing lengths they let me alone and were still having fun amongst themselves. Sooo lucky not to be supervising the basketball or football activities.
After all this, we have an hour or so for dinner and then the evening activity until 9. Last night, this was ice-breakers etc and so we did some dancing and hokey cokey etc. I was told to lead the king kong dance and the children seemed to enjoy it. After this I just want to go to bed but most nights I have been staying up until the midnight region trying to think of something to teach the children the next day.
Today I have a break the the morning as one class was off doing a music lesson. I walked into town the the aforementioned department store to buy some stuff for the team – big packs of white rabbit (sweets, perhaps a bit like chewits but all the same flavour) and some shampoo and shower gel. This was quite an expreience beucase all the bottles were in chinese. Eventually, I managed to communicate what I wanted but I think the several assistants probabloy gave me stuff for women. Doesn't seem to be any sanitary stuff for men here, apart from razors which are everywhere in abundence.
On the subject of sweets, it seems that the Chinese have got it sorted. Not so much in terms of the content of the sweets – most are some sort of dried plumb and chocolate is virtually unheard of, but in the packaging. I remember many times as a child in hot weather trying to peel the wrapping away from the sweet, made even worse in hot weather. Eventually, I tended to give up and just eat both and perhaps pick the paper out of my mouth afterwards. However some genius came up with putting a layer of rice paper in between the sweet and the wrappign – the wrapping just peals away and then you eat the rice-paper and the sweet. Certainly someone in England should invent such a wrapping!
Two of the teachers I have been working with have been intwerested to find out more about my subject of study – I would like to talk to them further about it.


text: Q: Why keyboard layout switch keys don't work correctly for the specific English/Persian combination? I'm using Lubuntu 20.04 with LXQt desktop environment. I need to have 2 keyboard layouts (English/Persian) and be able to switch between them. I turned off input methods and am using only the default Lubuntu Keyboard Settings to set Win+Space keys for changing layouts. The problem is that it works for switching from English to Persian but when I want to switch back, actually LSHIFT+SPACE keys can do the job and Win+Space doesn't work at all. I tried it with other layout combinations like English/France or English/German and they all work well both ways. I even tried to read and compare layout files in /usr/share/X11/xkb/symbols directory but found no clue.


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Cut or no cut? No OPEC consensus as oil hits 4yr low
Security staff pushes journalists back as a meeting of OPEC oil ministers is due to begin at OPEC's headquarters in Vienna November 27, 2014. (Reuters/Heinz-Peter Bader) © Reuters
Cracks are surfacing within the world's largest oil cartel as the 12-nation group considers supporting the oil price of letting it fall even further.
Many of the major Gulf producers, Saudi Arabia, Qatar, Kuwait, and the UAE, have large financial surpluses to survive low oil prices. The others don't, and rely on oil revenues month-to-month. Less cash-cushioned members such as Nigeria, Venezuela, and Iran- the so-called price hawks - are pushing for a cut.
"I think in the end the Saudis and the Gulf states will hold sway- I doubt there will be a cut in production - I think the price will continue to go down and we'll probably see a floor somewhere around $65-70 per barrel," Amir Handjani, energy expert and managing director of PT Capital, told RT.
Each country has a different "break-even" oil price at which their economy balances its books. Kuwait, for example, can balance its budget if oil prices fall below $60 per barrel. Iran needs oil prices at $140 per barrel to balance its budget.
"OPEC is not exactly a monolithic organization- its countries have varying interests and histories," Adrian Salbuchi, an international politics analyst, told RT.
Cutting production would help curb 4-year low oil prices, which fell below $76 per barrel on Thursday. Low prices have been triggered by an oversupply created by increased US production and waning demand from China and Europe.
RT's correspondent Murad Gazdiev spoke with OPEC ministers before they went into closed door meetings.
The Venezuelan foreign minister said his country is ready to support a five percent production cut across OPEC.
Kuwait says it is fine with prices at $60 per barrel.
The oil minister from Nigeria said that some of the OPEC members weren't being driven by economics, but are after political objectives.
A decision to cut or not will have a big effect on energy markets worldwide, as OPEC produces more than 40 percent of the world's oil.
Low oil prices help big importers like China and India because petroleum products become cheaper, but hurt exporting countries because billions in revenue are lost. Oil prices also affect currencies, such as the Russian ruble, which, in tandem with oil, has lost more than 30 percent since June.
A decision is expected to be announced at 4:00pm in Vienna, and a live feed is available.
Spendy Shale
North American shale as the biggest threat to Saudi Arabia and OPEC dominance, according to Handjani. High prices allow shale to be profitable, whereas the Saudis can produce barrels for just pennies.
The US shale boom, which began in 2008, has increased US crude output by 60 percent, posing a threat to major oil exporter Saudi Arabia, which produces 16 percent of global oil. US production is ready to soon overtake the Saudis, which they could see as encroachment.
Unlike oil from the Gulf States, US shale is expensive, and becomes unprofitable below $70-80 per barrel, according to different analysis.
"US production, which has been a real game changer, doesn't really work when the oil price goes down. Therefore I think the Saudis and the Arab Gulf States want to keep the price of oil hovering around $70 to keep the US uneconomical at the moment," Handjani said.
Low oil prices help big importers like China and India because petroleum products become cheaper, but hurt exporting countries because billions in lost revenue.
"I don't necessarily see a price war going on yet, but I see that producers are in line to break the back of US production," Handjani said.
Low prices not only hurt the US market, but also countries like Russia which have oil reserves in hard to extract places- such as the Arctic- which are more expensive to produce.
Oil prices also affect currencies, such as the Russian ruble, which, in tandem with oil, has lost more than 30 percent since June.
Oil companies have an interest in developing new technologies and areas, which becomes less likely as profitability falls.
OPEC is a 'struggling dinosaur' in age of shale – analyst to RT
Saudi Arabia to keep politics out of OPEC, will let market stabilize price


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Q: What is the advantage of using a function with variable number of arguments whereas taking a list I recently asked a question on which I need to use a function with variable number of arguments.
But as I am trying to solve my problem I just wondered : what are the advantages of using a function with variable number of arguments (using the notation f[x__]) whereas using a function that takes a list as a parameter (because a list can have any number of elements).
Does the first method allows more flexibility or both can answers the exact same problems ?

A: Yes, the first method does allow more flexibility, specifically with regard to attributes.

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*HoldFirst, HoldRest, and HoldAll allow you to specify which parameters are held.

*Listable provides special treatment of Lists, including distribution e.g. f[{1, 2, 3}, x]

*Orderless provides automatic sorting of arguments and integrates with pattern matching.
Built-in functions that accept other functions often assume that they take multiple arguments.  For example if you define your function f[a_, b_] := ... you can use:

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*Array[f, {2, 3}]

*Fold[f, {a, b, c}]

*MapIndexed[f, {1, 2, 3}]

*MapThread[f, {{1, 2}, {x, y}}]

*Outer[f, {1, 2}, {a, b}]

*Inner[f, {a, b}, {x, y}]
etc. None of these will work right with f[{a_, b_}] := ...

A: It's good to think deeply about reasons for implementation details. I'll throw in an example and, hopefully others will contribute in greater detail.
Some internal functions, such as Times or Plus (as I showed in your previous question) take not a list, but a sequence of arguments.
If your definition of your f[x__] contains a lot of Times[x] and Plus[x] or similar things, it might make sense to prefer using f[x__] rather than f[x_List] and then doing Sequence @@ x everywhere. If, on the other hand, the right hand side does better with lists, of course the latter definition makes more sense, so the general answer is "it depends".
You can do even better, though, by using more advanced pattern constructs:
f[a:{x__}] := Plus[x]
f[a:{x__}] := Total[a]

The two definitions above give the same result, but access different things (the first extracts every element out of the list and feeds it to Plus, the latter takes the entire List that we named a as a whole and feeds it to Total. This behavior may have important implications for performance (packed arrays), but I'll leave this part of the discussion for someone else to answer in detail.


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Energy-saving measures are worth the candle
Electricity prices continue to creep up in most countries of the world. That's despite the price of oil being at levels not seen so low for some 13 years and natural gas for power stations increasingly available. But even if prices were to fall, if there were cost-effective ways to cut energy consumption in industrial production, it would still make sense to use them.
Well, there are ways, and SIPA offers many of them in areas all along its lines for producing and filling bottles, through to shrink-wrapping them. SIPA has identified four areas in particular where energy consumption can be made more efficient: in stretch-blow molding, in filling and mixing, in conveying, and in shrink wrapping.
Savings can come directly—for example through the use of more energy-efficient heaters—and also indirectly, via features that, say, reduce the need to compress air.
BOTTLE BLOWING
A major consumer of energy in reheat stretch-blow molding machines is the ovens. With its "green" ovens on the SFR EVO3, SIPA has succeeded in making major savings. Compared to earlier generations of oven, electrical consumption is down by up to 40%, thanks to the use of new lamps and special materials and coatings for the reflectors.
There are also plenty of ways to cut down air consumption in the blowing section. SIPA's high-speed SFR EVO3 rotary stretch-blow molding unit, for example, incorporates several new features that are already helping customers reduce their utility bills.
On the redesigned blowing valve block, dead air volume has been reduced by 35% and air consumption can be as much as 25% less, depending on bottle design. SIPA has also replaced pneumatic compensation with mechanical compensation, so high-pressure blowing air is now used only on the final 0.2 mm of the stroke. This leads to a massive reduction in air consumption, particularly with smaller bottles.
An optional feature on the SFR EVO3 is the ARS Plus system. This recovers air for re-use as primary air and machine service air. Tests on an SFR 24 model fitted with ARS Plus showed it was possible to reduce the total amount of high pressure air needed by 16%, and cut overall air consumption in half. As a result, the SFR EVO3 can be fitted with a much smaller air compressor, which obviously uses less electricity.
FILLING AND MIXING
Big energy savings can also be made in the filling station. Fillers in SIPA's Flextronic range can be configured in the XFILL version, in which the carbonating or mixing unit tank can be used as a buffer tank for the filler, which then has no need for an on-board product tank. XFILL makes it possible to reduce electrical power consumption and can also cut consumption of CO2 by 10%.
A further advantage with XFILL is that the extra product stability it provides enables carbonated soft drinks to be filled at higher temperatures than before—around 18°C or more—which reduces the need for energy-intensive product chilling.
Still more savings are achievable through increased run times. Use of isolator technology and automatic COP (Clean Out of Place) means that run times between separate CIP (Clean In Place) procedures can be extended to 120 hours, cutting overall energy consumption for such procedures in half; water consumption goes down by a similar amount.
Hot-fill lines obviously offer potential for energy savings. Thermal recovery systems in the cooling tunnels after the filling operation can capture as much as half of the heat that would otherwise be lost, and channel it into other process areas.
CONVEYING AND WRAPPING
There is even energy to be saved once the bottles have been blown and filled. In the bottle conveying system, for example, a high-end gearbox, may use as much as 40% less energy than a conventional gearbox, and require less maintenance. The gearbox will clearly cost more upfront, but in most if not all cases, it is an investment worth making.
Energy-saving shrink-wrapping systems can also help reduce electricity bills. Latest equipment has improved hot air channeling systems that direct more heat to the shrink film and less to the conveyor belt, and thermal power and cooling fan speed can be adjusted in real time, according to product output. The shrink tunnel can also be fitted with automatic doors at both ends to reduce heat loss.
There are numerous opportunities to save water on filling lines. For example, SIPA's Sincro Bloc units, which combine blowing, filling and capping into a single unit, have no need for a rinser between blowing and filling. In the filling section itself, the MASSBLEND "liquid ring" vacuum pump with closed-circuit water circulation can cut water consumption by as much as 95%. And for filling operations where a bottle base cooling system is required (for carbonated soft drinks and pressurized products for example), an optional fully draining stainless steel basement with liquid recovery can cut consumption by up to 95% here too.


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Preparing for Travel
Newcastle International Airport lies in the heart of the North East and is an extremely accessible regional airport. As the A1 is a principal north/south road, it bypasses the city centre and leads directly to the airport.
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Darlington 1 hour
Durham 45 minutes
Edinburgh 2 hours
Glasgow 3 hours
Leeds 2 hours
Manchester 3 hours
Newcastle 15 minutes
Sunderland 45 minutes
York 2 hours
How to get to Newcastle Airport…
The A1 is the principal road linking to the dual carriageway A696 which leads directly to Newcastle International Airport. From Edinburgh, the A68/A696 provides a direct road to the airport.
Recent upgrades to the A74 between Glasgow and Carlisle now make the journey to Newcastle International Airport even easier.
Drive north on the A1 - the road bypasses Newcastle city centre and connects with the upgraded A696 direct to the Airport.
The A69 links with the A1 and then the A696, providing a direct route to Newcastle International Airport.
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Veteran Zambian politician and opposition leader Michael Sata has won the presidential election, with 43 percent of the vote compared to Rupiah Banda's 36 percent.
The nationalist Sata, 74, was declared Zambia's next President on Friday, after a tense election.
Sata, who leads the Patriotic Front (PF), garnered 1,150,045 of votes cast, and Banda had 961,796 votes. Banda's Movement for Multiparty Democracy (MMD) has been in power since 2001 when one-party rule was ended after its founder President Fredrick Chiluba beat Kenneth Kaunda.
There are unconfirmed reports that Banda's MMD was bankrolled by the Chinese government while Sata, a long time admirer of Robert Mugabe, got financial backing from ZANU PF.
Political analyst Blessing Vava told SW Radio Africa Sata's victory shows that perseverance pays in politics, as he had spent 20 years in opposition politics. During this period Sata, nicknamed 'King cobra', lost three presidential elections.
'Sata has been a popular politician for the last ten years and was bound to win the election. We must also commend the outgoing president as he has shown the world that he's a democrat, he's a leader that accepted defeat and has respected the will of the people.
'This should work as a wake up call for people like Robert Mugabe that in the event he loses the next election he should respect the result of the poll,' Vava said.
The former student leader said lessons that should be drawn from the Zambian election are that leaders are not indispensable.
'Once people are tired of you, they'll vote you out. These leaders must not take people for granted as we have witnessed on countless occasions. It will reach a point where the electorate will punish you through the ballot box,' Vava added.


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Senior Living in FREMONT, MI
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Senior Living Facilities in FREMONT, Michigan
Here are the best senior living communities in FREMONT, Michigan. These facilities include all types of senior care, including FREMONT assisted living, senior living, senior apartments and elderly housing. Browse through a list of all FREMONT senior living facilities and communities below:
While searching for senior living in Fremont, Michigan, you may want to look at Deerfield, situated at 209 Meadow Hill Lane in the 49412 zip code in Newaygo County. Deerfield is the perfect senior living home for 55 and over adults who need upscale amenities at an affordable cost. Some of the services offered by Deerfield include tree-filled walking paths, on-site cafe, on-site skilled nursing and more. Deerfield can accommodate a total of 12 55 and over adults who reside in Newaygo County.
Rex Street Home
Rex Street Home is a senior living home in Newaygo County, Michigan that is perfect for retirees who require assistance with their everyday lives. Rex Street Home is situated at 1034 Rex Street in Fremont, Michigan and provides help with taking a bath, putting on clothes, walking, hair styling and using the toilet. This assisted senior living home provides features that include a caring and trained staff, multiple apartment options to choose from, music appreciation nights and guest accommodations.
Fountainview Ret Vil Fremont I
Fountainview Ret Vil Fremont I is a pet-friendly senior living home in Fremont, Michigan inside Newaygo County. It provides a total of 20 senior living units for seniors who live in Fremont or nearby areas. Fountainview Ret Vil Fremont I is situated at 102 Hillcrest Avenue, inside the 49412 zip code and makes a great senior care community for seniors who are trying to find amenities such as maintenance-free senior living, transportation services, scheduled picnics and a move-in coordination service. Fountainview Ret Vil Fremont I offers a total of 20 senior living residences.
Green Acres Of Fremont
Situated at 801 E Main Street, in the 49412 zip code area of Newaygo county, Green Acres Of Fremont offers senior living residences in Fremont, MI to seniors who are searching for an affordable senior living community that takes Medicare and Medicaid. Green Acres Of Fremont provides amenities that include furnished and unfurnished accommodations, personal care and wellness services, dietary menu, regular physician checkups, dementia and Alzheimer's care and more. Green Acres Of Fremont can accommodate up to 20 seniors who live in the Newaygo county area.
Countryside is an affordable LGBT friendly senior living home in Fremont, Michigan, located at 6116 W Pat Street, 49412 zip code area. A total of 6 55 and over adults who want a senior living community in Newaygo County can live in Countryside. It includes features such as a welcoming atmosphere, numerous social activities, group fitness classes and more. Countryside provides several levels of senior living that include senior independent living, assisted living and Alzheimer's and dementia care.
10 More Senior Living Facilities in NEWAYGO County, MI
Woodland Park Manor
Woodland Park Manor provides elderly adults senior living in Newaygo county, Michigan. With a total capacity of 6 1 bedroom and studio suites, Woodland Park Manor should be at the top of your list when it comes to senior living in Bitley. This senior living complex, located at 8835 N 21st Ave in the 49309 zip code area of Bitley, Michigan offers features such as sub-acute care, personal recreation programs, bed and linen services and trips to historical attractions.
Morgan St
When elderly adults are searching for senior living communities in White Cloud, Michigan that offer chaplain services, they should consider Morgan St located in Newaygo county in the 49349 zip code area. Morgan St specializes in providing tiered levels of senior living and care and includes services like staff available 24/7, protected entry, personally tailored care plans, constant communication with family members, daily activity programs and 3 nutritious daily meals. Its total capacity is 6 senior living apartments.
Oak is an affordable senior living residence in White Cloud, Michigan that allows pets. Oak is situated at 979 S Oakview in 49349 zip code and enables 55 and over adults who are looking for senior living apartments in Newaygo county to get amenities like social and educational opportunities, beautifully designed outdoor gardens, spa and barbershop, library, outdoor dog run, modern interior and more. Oak provides a total of 6 senior living units.
Fountain View Retirement Village Grant
Fountain View Retirement Village Grant is a luxurious senior living community in Newaygo, Michigan. Situated at 50 S Maple Street in Grant, Michigan, it helps seniors who are looking for retirement living to receive services and amenities such as oversized closets, restaurant menu that includes dietary accommodations, excellent staff-to-resident ratio, licensed nurse on staff, medication management, spacious living apartments and more. Fountain View Retirement Village Grant can provide senior living to no more than 38 seniors living in Newaygo.
Dallas is a senior living community in Newaygo, Michigan in Newaygo county. Dallas is excellent for retired adults who are seeking amenities like 24/7 monitoring and security, scheduled guest speakers and an arts and crafts studio. This upscale senior living community is located at 7003 S Baldwin in the 49337 zip code of Newaygo county. It can provide a total of 12 1-bedroom and studio senior living suites.
Fishers Afc
While searching for senior living communities in Newaygo, Michigan, you may want to keep in mind Fishers Afc, situated at 9959 S Thornapple Avenue in the 49327 zip code in Newaygo County. Fishers Afc is the best senior living facility for retirees who would like to have luxury services at a reasonable cost. Some of the features offered by Fishers Afc include shaded walking trails, on-site restaurant, on-site health center and more. Fishers Afc is able to accommodate a total of 2 retirees who live in Newaygo County.
The Masters Home
The Masters Home is a senior living home in Newaygo County, Michigan that is perfect for 55 and over adults who require assistance with daily living. The Masters Home is situated at 240 N Webster in White Cloud, Michigan and offers assistance with bathing, getting dressed, moving from one place to another, hair styling and using the bathroom. This assisted senior living home provides services that include a caring and trained staff, several floor plans to choose from, music appreciation nights and accommodations for visitors.
Purdy's Afc
Purdy's Afc is a pet-friendly senior living residence in White Cloud, Michigan inside Newaygo County. It provides a total of 6 senior living suites for 55 and over adults who reside in White Cloud and nearby areas. Purdy's Afc is located at 2930 1 Mile, inside the 49349 zip code and makes a great senior care community for 55 and over adults who are trying to find amenities such as maintenance-free senior living, transportation services, community picnics and help with moving into the community. Purdy's Afc provides a total of 6 senior living apartments.
Kilchermanns Afc
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It may be surprising on the face of things that the Czech firm hasn't gone for a total overhaul, considering the availability of the new platform, but this generation of Fabia has only been around since 2015 — so it's not exactly outdated just yet. Can a bit of nip and tuck justify be justified, though?
As far as facelifts go, the new Skoda Fabia pretty much meets the definition — minor changes to an already existing model.
Don't expect a revolution here, but that's not to say there hasn't been some notable changes. A tweaked look comes thanks to new headlights, a larger grille and a fettled bumper, with LED daytime running lights now a standard feature.
New dashboard trims bring a new lease of life to the cabin, while more assistance tech makes this the safest Fabia to date. As for engines, there's been little in the way of change — although the line-up now consists exclusively of petrol units, with three set to be offered in the UK.
On paper, it doesn't sound particularly fast — in fact, incredibly slow — but in reality, it's quite spritely. Ok, we're not suggesting it'll give you a fright when you put your foot down, but there's certainly enough go to have some fun with — and it's definitely more than up to the job if you plan on using the car for getting around town.
Nothing has really changed in the way the Fabia drives, which means it's still a pleasant experience behind the wheel.
It's well suited for the town, thanks to light-but-not-overly so steering paired up with good all-round visibility, while the addition of a parking camera to our test car just made it that little bit easier to pinpoint.
Take it out on a B road, and it's not the most dynamic of machinery — but by no means bad. It's not quite as fun as rivals like the Ford Fiesta or Suzuki Swift when things get a little bit tighter, but it handles well and doesn't roll around a huge amount.
Although the updated Skoda Fabia looks largely the same as before, a little bit of nip and tuck has given the aesthetic a new lease of life.
Revised headlights, combined with a larger grille, give it a little more presence on the road and even creates a mini Superb-like look. LED daytime running lights as standard also means the whole range looks more premium than before. LED rear lights now feature on the options list, but it's hard to see much difference than before without them.
The Skoda Fabia benefits from some new dashboard trims with this facelift, which keeps it up to date.
Despite its relatively low price point, it doesn't feel particularly cheap to be in and it's genuinely quite pleasant. Monte Carlo trims brings sports seats and carbon-effect finishers, and while we like the former, the latter doesn't really do much more than cheapen the interior.
As for space, our estate test car offers 530 litres of boot space — although rivals don't come with such a body option. The hatch can store 330 litres of luggage with all seats in place — boasting more than the Ford Fiesta's 292 litres, although less than the Seat Ibiza's 355 litres.
Keeping in line with usual facelift formalities, the updated Skoda Fabia gains more tech as standard — with more also joining the options list.
Every car now gets LED daytime running lights for no extra cost, while autonomous emergency braking also comes as part of the package.
Monte Carlo trim cars, as tested here, get climate control, LED rear lights and electric rear windows — along with styling upgrades in the form of a black-painted front spoiler, roof and matching floor mats.
For its £17,670 starting price, we think the Monte Carlo trim offers some pretty serious value for money — although those wanting to spend a little less wouldn't be going wrong regardless of the trim. With the range starting at £12,840, the Skoda Fabia might just be one of the best bargains on the market.
The updated Skoda Fabia is a facelift in its truest form — bringing minor touches and tweaks to a car that's recognizable to a point you'd likely struggle to notice a difference unless you were told.
That's no bad thing in this case, with the compact machine still proving that it has a lot to give despite the recent total refresh many rivals have gone for. It may not offer the most engaging of driving experiences, but as a daily machine, it's definitely one of the best-valued packages in its segment.


Gretchen Dietrich and her husband won the top prize $250,000 on a California Lottery Black scratch game.
After federal taxes has been deducted, the couple were able to take home around $185,000 - $190,000.
They plan on saving the money for their children's college education.


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Q: How can I see the actual commands (java) running in Intellij Idea? I use IntelliJ IDEA CE in two environments (CentOS and Ubuntu).
The two share a project via GitHub.
In CentOS, the project is regarded as Java project? with a file build.gradle.
In the other, the project is fully managed as Gradle-Java project.
When I run a main method in CentOS, IDE just runs Java (after some compiles if are required)
On the other hand, when I run the same main method in Ubuntu, IDE activates Gradle and run that.
I think this difference happens from the module structures.. which I have not tried though....
(Am I wrong?)
One question I really want to know here is,
in CentOS, when I run a code, it shows how IDE ran the code in the Run window, like...
java [too many options] foo.target.Hoge

If I copy and paste this line, I can activate foo.target.Hoge anywhere, even where I do not set CLASSPATH because [too many options] contain that.
I always do it (I am afraid if I should not though)
However, in Ubuntu (Gradle-based environment)
the windows show only
time PM: Executing task 'Hoge.main()'...

I can not copy, paste and run it...
I want to know where I can found the actual command activated.
or.... using Gradle..  are there any simpler ways?? like
gradle run Java Hoge ...

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When I run a main method in CentOS, IDE just runs Java (after some compiles if are required) On the other hand, when I run the same main method in Ubuntu, IDE activates Gradle and run that.

For Gradle-based projects this behaviour is controlled in Settings (Preferences on macOS) | Build, Execution, Deployment | Build Tools | Gradle | Build and run using option. When Gradle is set IDE uses Gradle to run and build the project. When IntelliJ is set IDE uses it's own builder and Run/Debug Configurations to run.


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Community activism led to the construction of the International Children's Park in 1981 to give inner city kids a place to play. However, safety concerns, accessibility issues, and a lack of visibility have turned the park into an underappreciated and underused space.
"Even those who live, work, and play in the neighborhood can easily pass the park without being aware that it exists," said Monica Le, steering committee member of Friends of International Children's Park (FICP).
On Oct. 2, the FICP will launch a fundraising campaign to support a major restoration project of Dragon Park, as it is affectionately called. The project is slated to break ground next year. The goal is to bring children back to the park and make it more inviting to the rest of the community.
The FICP formed and began conversations on how to improve the park in 2007. Its community members teamed up with the UW Landscape Architecture Program and the Wilderness Inner-city Leadership Development youth program (WILD) to produce a set of conceptual design alternatives.
These designs were based on feedback from neighbors who expressed concerns and offered suggestions at a series of community workshops. The Seattle Chinatown International District Preservation & Development Authority, InterIm Community Development Association, and the Wing Luke Asian Museum also provided their support to this effort.
"What is particularly unique about International Children's Park is the grassroots efforts of several community stakeholders who have joined together to improve the park," said FICP Co-Chair Liana Woo,.
In 2008, voters approved the Parks and Green Spaces Levy, which allocated $500,000 towards the restoration of the park. The project also received awards from the city's Neighborhood Matching Fund, bringing the total amount raised to $580,000. Despite these successes, Woo stresses that their work is far from finished.
"We still need to match $55,000 to support public art, play equipment, and continued programming for children and families in the park," said Woo. She hopes that donors will help the FICP meet its match by January.
This summer, the project's landscape architect, Karen Kiest, proposed an overall design draft for the project. The design aims to improve visibility and accessibility to the park by revamping the plant palette and rearranging the rockery. Tall trees and shrubs currently obstruct the street-level view of the park.
It is also looking to make the park friendlier with additional seating options and a plaza-like open space that will make the park more conducive to hosting public events.
In an effort to provide a more inviting atmosphere for children, the draft proposes an upgrade of playground equipment. They asked a sample of school-age children to test playground equipment over the summer, in order to obtain their assessments on which toys are most enjoyable. Finally, the design aims to add artistic elements to the park that reflect the International District's distinctive character.
"The renovation of the park is an opportunity to blend old and new elements, and find new meanings within our vibrant neighborhood," said Woo.
Construction is scheduled to begin in 2010 and is expected to take more than a year to complete. Until then, the FICP will continue raising money and soliciting input from neighbors as they iron out the final details of the project.
"You can help by joining the FICP e-mail list or by joining one of the FICP committees," said Woo.
"Sign up for volunteer match hours, give monetary or in-kind donations, attend our monthly programming events, and, most importantly, spread the word about the International Children's Park!" she said.
The FICP fundraising event will take place at International Children's Park on Oct. 2 from 6 p.m. to 8:30 p.m. For more information, call 206-624-8929 or e-mail friendsoficp@gmail.com.


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Q: Best way to chain methods together in Ruby on Rails I have written a bunch of methods (around 10 in total) in a rails application. Individually they do only one thing but i will need to chain them together in different ways depending on when is used. Each method returns the same type of data they are just computed differently. What is the best way to do that?
To be more precise. I have a module that have all the individual methods in. When I run a rake task I need to chain these methods up differently then being in the controller.
Is there a recommendation way or I should write them differently?
Thanks

A: If they are finders to retrieve data from models then make them scopes then you can chain them together however you wish. You can even write scopes that chain other scopes together.
You can even nest scopes through class methods
There is a great Railscast on how to do this here - http://railscasts.com/episodes/215-advanced-queries-in-rails-3


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Trailer Frenzy
In the Italian Sci-Fi Fable Anna, the Child Apocalypse Will Not Be Kid-Friendly
As this exclusive trailer for the AMC+ series shows, life gets hard without adults—and then it gets weird.
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Giulia Dragotto as Anna.
Photo: Christine Ramage/AMC
It's not often that an award-winning author and screenwriter decides to direct a TV series adapted from his own beloved novel, but that's exactly what Niccolò Ammaniti has done with Anna (set to air on AMC+). Based on his 2015 book, the six-episode series takes a science-fiction dystopia—a world where a mysterious illness has killed off all the adults—and turns it into a horrifying, bewildering, and absolutely mesmerizing fable, as you can see in this trailer, debuting exclusively on io9.
Suffice it to say, the kids are extremely not all right, starting with Anna (Giulia Dragotto), whose mom leaves her with a survival guide. But it's not a book at all equipped to help Anna through the surreal world she must search to find her kidnapped brother. This is no mere post-apocalyptic TV series, according to Anna's creator, writer, and director. "Anna is both a psychedelic trip, a dark tale, and the powerful coming-of-age story of a girl in which childhood is no longer perceived as a station of life, but rather as the permanent condition of all human existence," explained Ammaniti. "Anna is also things happening with no grand design; paradigm without judgement; and it is also an uncanny paradox that calls into question our very relationship to nature, to ourselves, to our demons—only to remind us that all truth is mystery unto itself, and that all that deserves to be saved is the loving embrace of two children."
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Ammaniti focused on nature in particular, as you can see by how much it's reconquered the world of human civilization in the trailer. "To depict a world without adults was a challenge for all departments," said Ammaniti. "Nature, freed from adults, had to come out strongly as the series' true star. The remains of human civilization, mercifully covered by greenery, reconquering its natural space. Thanks to everybody's cooperation, I believe, a series has been born that feels sunny and bright—but can turn dark and scary at any moment, without warning."
The trailer definitely leans more into the dark and scary—small children emerging from viscous blue paint, others wearing animal masks in poorly lit rooms—but again, it's fascinating. It's certainly as good an argument for signing up to AMC+ as I've seen. Starring Dragotto as the teenaged title character and 9-year-old Alessandro Pecorella as her kidnapped brother Astor, both of whom are making their TV debuts, Anna premieres on AMC+ on November 18 and will stream episodes weekly.
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Recently I changed from iPhone 6 to iPhone XS. I have a problem in the TomTom Sports app, I cannot give permission to access the photo gallery on my iPhone. When I want to share my activities, I cannot choose a personal photo. Problem is that I cannot select the gallery in the settings, gallery is not displayed as an option to select.


A recent event at Dublin's Science Gallery on the grounds of Trinity College marked the 20th anniversary of Repak, Ireland's non-profit recycling scheme. Established in 1997 on the back of an EU directive stating that any company which contributes waste packaging into its country's waste collection system, must contribute to the cost of that packaging being reclaimed, recycled or otherwise disposed of. The event, hosted by Jonathan McRea, saw Repak CEO Seamus Clancy outline the organisation's aims, achievements and ambitions, while Indaver MD John Aherne broke down some of the policy and legislative facts surrounding the issue.
Finally, environmental scientist Tara Shine took to the stage to drive home just why a robust and functional recycling system, both national and international, is vital to safeguard the future of the planet.
And it is the very future of the planet that is at stake!
That may be a dramatic statement, but it's true. The way we're going, population and consumption wise, recycling is going to have to go into overdrive in the next 20 years, if the successful efforts of the past 20 years are to be worth it. And the numbers, when laid out by the speakers at the event, would start to scare you.
The amount of waste packaging generated per capita is closely tied to a country's economic situation. Researchers observed that during the 'Celtic Tiger' years, Ireland was producing around 245kg per head, per year. Disposable income and rampant consumer culture contribute to this level.
Meanwhile, Ireland's population is growing. It's estimated that Ireland's population by 2037 will be approximately 5.6m, while the population of the world will, by 2050, be around 9 billion. "By then, we will need to be producing 40% more food than we are now, with reduced resources," Clancy said. "We'll have less land, less fuel and less resources.
That might sound doom and gloom, and there is an argument to be made that the 'doom and gloom' talk is exactly what's needed in 2017, to get people's attention! However, Clancy was happy to report that Ireland has – surprise, surprise – been punching above its weight over those 20 years, when it comes to public compliance with recycling, in terms of EU targets and requirements.
The EU directive that governs waste recycling states that any business with a turnover of more than €1m, and/or generates more than 10 tonnes of waste per year, is obliged to be a member of Repak (the group has more than 2,200 members, according to Clancy). They then are charged fees based on the amount they generate.
"We're all members," Clancy says sagely.
"It's a fair sharing of the responsibility. The more you create, the more you pay, and Repak takes that money and uses it to support the entire recycling and recovery operation in Ireland," he says.
There is one minor issue when it comes to compliance, however, and it's an issue that has already been affecting the retail industry: online shopping.
As we see regularly in Visa's Consumer Spending Index, online shopping has been steadily increasing month by month, period by period, for several years now. With Christmas approaching once again, sites like Amazon, the daddy of them all, will be preparing for another bumper year. But online shopping, while convenient, produces massive amounts of recycling waste, and this is something Repak has an issue with.
"We have 2,200 members," Clancy says again, "contributing €25m per year, and they're very conscious of this fact. Because of that, we at Repak have to deal with those outside the net who do not comply. That is online shopping, coming in from players outside Ireland who have no responsibility.
That seems highly lob-sided, and if online shopping continues to grow, as it most certainly will, it seems likely that effort may eventually be made to force the big players to play ball with organisations like Repak.
John Ahern, MD of Indaver was present at the occasion and spoke after Clancy. He spoke of the Flanders region in Belgium, which has long been held up as a shining example all recycling-intent countries should follow. In 1998, just as the EU-wide directives on recycling were being introduced, Flanders was already recycling a massive 70% of its municipal waste. "That's a target the rest of Europe is aspiring to today," he said, "for the future. That's an area the size of Munster, with a population of 6m.
"In that kind of region," he said, "waste management mattered, no matter the regulations, because if it wasn't managed well, it would be a big problem.
Ireland meeting its recycling targets is good, Shine said, but the future is about looking at what we produce and what we consume, and how we can minimise the waste we create. "Every water bottle you buy," she said dramatically, "whether you use it for ten minutes or two days; once you're done with it, that's it. It's out there for upwards of a thousand years!