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Nigeria Builds Nation's First Transportation University with Chinese Support
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Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari was speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of Nigeria's University of Transportation at Daura, Katsina state, Nigeria, on Dec. 2, 2019. Photo: Yang Hongjie / Xinhua
DAURA, Nigeria, Dec. 3 (Xinhua) — Nigeria has started the construction of the country's first transportation university assisted by a Chinese firm.
The construction of the new specialized academic institution on a 413-hectare of land is undertaken by the China Civil Engineering Construction Corporation (CCECC) Nigeria Ltd, as part of its corporate social responsibility in the country. Nigerian President Muhammadu Buhari on Monday attended the project's ground-breaking ceremony.
When completed, the University of Transportation in Daura, the birthplace of Buhari in Nigeria's northern state of Katsina, will focus on research and development of human capital for the country's transport sector. It is expected to mark a new level of growth, as well as economic and educational development in Africa's largest economy.
The Nigerian leader, while noting the university as the first of its kind in Africa, said it will provide technical skills, enhance managerial capacity and pave way for innovation in Nigeria's transport system, as well as create more job opportunities.
The photo shows a stone tablet marking the ground-breaking ceremony of Nigeria's University of Transportation at Daura, Katsina state, on Dec. 2, 2019. Photo: Yang Hongjie / Xinhua
Buhari said the local transport sector in the country was in dire need of new thinking, skills, and investment, further assuring that the university will open up opportunities for economic growth.
"When established, the university would, among other things, pave way for the domestication of railway engineering and general transportation sciences in Nigeria, thereby bridging the technology and skill gap in the railway and ultimately transportation sector," the president said.
He described the project as one which keys into the efforts of the Nigerian government "toward promotion and development of indigenous capacity through technology acquisition and knowledge transfer to effectively maintain and operate numerous railway infrastructure".
The completion of the university's construction is expected within 18 months.
Rotimi Amaechi, Nigeria's transport minister, told Xinhua in an interview that the project would go a long way to enhance the existing bilateral relationship between China and Nigeria, as well as encourage patronage of local content.
"We have talked about the transfer of technology. We have talked about the issue of maintenance… Being able to construct our own railways and knowledge transfer. That would be great," Amaechi said.
Speaking at the groundbreaking ceremony which had several top government functionaries in attendance, Zhou Pingjian, the Chinese ambassador to Nigeria said the establishment of the University of Transportation was part of the ongoing effort of the Nigerian government to promote and develop the local capacity through technology acquisition in the rail transport sector.
Chinese ambassador to Nigeria Zhou Pingjian was speaking at the ground-breaking ceremony of Nigeria's University of Transportation at Daura, Katsina state, Nigeria, on Dec. 2, 2019. Photo: Yang Hongjie / Xinhua
Zhou also said China remained committed to working with Nigeria to implement the outcomes of the 2018 Beijing Summit of the Forum On China-Africa Cooperation and advance the Belt and Road Initiative for common development.
In addition to the university's construction, the CCECC is also currently training at least 150 young Nigerian students in railway engineering in China, as well as building a railway rolling stock assembly plant in Kajola, a town in the southwestern state of Ogun.
In an interview with Xinhua, Jiang Yigao, the managing director of CCECC Nigeria Ltd, which has been in operation in Nigeria since 1981, said the university project was done to fully establish the railway industry in the west African country. The Chinese firm has been handling most of Nigeria's major railway projects, including the flagship rail modernization project.
"During the construction of Nigeria's railway projects, we thought it was very important to train people, to transfer technology and to develop the industry of railway," Jiang said.
"This transportation university can reach this target. The railway is in huge demand in Nigeria, especially for economic development," he added.
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Q: OsX Python 3.5 Bad Interpreter: no such file or directory I am trying to run the following code from the terminal window. I am following the tutorial found on this website  https://automatetheboringstuff.com/chapter6/ . The name of my file is "pw.py" I ran chmod +x pw.py to make it executable from the terminal window. However, when I run ./pw.py I get an error saying  "-bash: ./pw.py: python: bad interpreter: No such file or directory". Any Idea what I missed? Thanks for the help!
#! /usr/bin/python
# pw.py - An insecure password locker program.

PASSWORDS = {'email' : 'F7minlBDDuvMJuxESSKHFhTxFtjVB6' ,
             'blog' : 'VmALvQyKAxiVH5G8v01if1MLZF3sdt' ,
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if len(sys.argv) < 2:
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    sys.exit()

account = sys.argv[1]    # first cammand line arg is the account name

if account in PASSWORDS:
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else:
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A: I figured out my problem. I was not executing it in the terminal correctly. I was entering './pw.py' when I needed to enter 'python pw.py' in order for it to run the script. Thanks for the help.

A: What you have done looks correct from a python perspective.  the #! is called a shebang / shabang and it informs the OS what interpreter to call in order to execute this script.
So I would guess that Python is installed in a different location then what has been supplied.  Remember when this is called the full path needs to be supplied.  Try running which python to get the location of the interpreter and place that at line 1

A: I started getting this error when running pip python command, this started happening after a system-wide change in $HOME path, which apparently broke some stuff like pip (the old $HOME path seems hardcoded somewhere in the python installation).
I fixed it by re-installing pip (following this):
curl https://bootstrap.pypa.io/get-pip.py -o get-pip.py && python get-pip.py

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Nick Brewer has been on somewhat of a journey over the last few years. From a top 20 hit with 'Talk To Me' on Island Records, to seemingly disappearing. But Nick has been slowly but surely building back up over the past 18 months, regularly releasing new songs under the umbrella title of 'Many Moods'.
"Many Moods' was just a way of me being able to express myself and how I was feeling over whatever type of beat reflected my mood at the time. I'd got to a point with my record label where, for various reasons, they were not prepared to release the music I was giving to them, which left me feeling very frustrated. I became disillusioned with music and the whole industry for a while, but then I realised that I've got something to say." Explains Brewer.
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I'm fed up! STS for me. I thought I'd done really well. Hopefully my hard work and abstinence will show when I next weigh in!
It's very autumnal here now. Makes me think of soups and stews. Trouble is, the rest of the gang like dumplings or crusty bread with them and I know I'll be tempted to do/have the same.
Tomorrow will be a challenge. It is the last cricket of the season and will definitely involve loads of syns in the form of alcohol. I'm their tea lady and they want me to go to their end of season bash. I'm flattered they want me around and will go but probably will leave before they get sloshed and definitely before the 18 pre ordered pizzas arrive!! Wish me luck! There are 15 players in the squad, coach and scorer and me. Last year they all bought a round so you can imagine the state of them. I will buy the first round and then I can get off whenever I want.
Have a good day and I'll catch up with you all later.
Quiet here , where is SSM?
Beanie hope you are ok too?
Maman, i know you have alot of pickles, did you know they are just free now not speed?
When did that change Bubbs? Not seen or heard about that.
Hello, does anyone know if you are a target member but not been to get weighted in for at least a year, can you go back to class and not pay even after all that time if you are still within the 3lb range?
Also lost my membership card but still got the book that showed I was at target, do you think they will accept that?
Going to a new class tomorrow to give support to DD who just can't do it at home, we have tried and tried and she is getting despondant about it now also needs an op and has been told she needs to lose weight for it.
I'm not sure if I am still in my target range tbh but i've got my fingers crossed.
I didn't get to post yesterday so sorry if I've missed losses.
No I didn't know that bubbs. What's the reasoning behind that then? So would that be braised red cabbage Speed, pickled cabbage just free or HM boiled beetroot Speed, pickled beetroot free. That's crazy!! If it's true I might be ignoring that.
ETA: I just checked syns online and gherkins are still Speed. Has anyone ever eaten a gherkin that's not pickled?
I don't know the answer majorica. There are lots of posters here who are on the social teams so they might know. I do remember there's some way of rejoining and keeping your target but I can't remember how it's done. I'm sure tomorrow's consultant can explain and you can decide whether it's worth it. They're hardly likely to throw you out.
Yesterday I was out for lunch and dinner. I did make SW friendly choices as far as possible but definitely not all on plan. I've been on plan today so far but tonight we're out for dinner again. It's my DH's birthday today so lots of celebrations going on. These will be going on through next week too but I'll have good days in between so I won't stray too far from my target range. I hope.
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Noticed that they are dated Feb 2019 as well!
Expected a loss but I haven't done as much exercise this week.
That's a relief! You're right I do eat a lot of pickles. I generally have 2 types on the go and have them with bubble & squeak or JPs or omelettes as a side at lunchtime.
That's great news. I'll stock up.
I'm going to do my meal plan and shop later today. We're out fro 3 more meals this week so I won't need much.
More sensible SW choices last night but rather too many wine syns.
Syns: curry 1.5, hair of dog??
Whar recipe do you use for the pilau Maman? Get a bit fed up with plain boiled rice. Having keema curry and rice for dinner tonight!
I am so glad we've decided pickled things are still speed, I love anything pickled, even things I don't like unpickled, like eggs! (not that they are ever speed...). But I eat a jar of gherkins a week !
Well done all to those that have lost & cwtchs to the gainers.
WI today saw a - 1lb meaning I got (finally!) my 4.5 stone award which also means I've got only (she says!) 7lbs to target....so I should reach target next September lol.
I'm definitely going to try and go swimming this week - I haven't been for months - and have mentally decided that if I don't go this month I will cancel my membership....I pay enough council tax as it is without giving the council more for no reason!
If you like gherkins pixielottie , you should try Lidl cornichons. They're crunchier than gherkins with a lovely nutty taste. I love them.
Change of plan here, decided to eat up some chicken from the freezer rather than buying curry.
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What I like about it is that it's syn free and much better value than the microwave pouches.


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Rare Books, Maps, and Manuscripts at TEFAF
By Rebecca Rego Barry on March 1, 2017
TEFAF Maastricht is widely regarded as the world's preeminent art fair. Though TEFAF recently expanded into New York City, this anchor fair is held in the Netherlands from March 10-19 and is going into its thirtieth year. TEFAF draws rare book, map, and manuscript dealers and collectors as well, as we found during our visit in 2013, but the offerings bask in the highest echelon of such material. They are captivating to look at and destined for museums or major private collections. Here are four highlights:
Shapero Rare Books has exhibited at TEFAF for nearly 25 years. One of its show-stoppers this year is Maria Sibylla Merian's groundbreaking work of entomology, Metamorphosis insectorum Surinamensium (1726-1730). Courtesy of Shapero Rare Books.
Daniel Crouch Rare Books plans to display historic maps exploring how the boundaries of and within Europe, "changed over the centuries through conquest, decline, and simply better mapping." Pictured here: Nova et Accurata Totius Europae Tabula, Frederick de Wit, Amsterdam, 1700. Courtesy of Daniel Crouch Rare Books.
Dr. Jörn Günther Rare Books will offer several notable manuscripts, including the one shown above: Life of St. Radegund, a manuscript in French and Latin, illuminated by the Master of St. Radegund and made for King Charles VIII and his wife Anne de Bretagne. The manuscript was made in France, presumably between 1496-98. Courtesy of Dr. Jörn Günther Rare Books.
Les Enluminures will exhibit this "flawless" fifteenth-century Book of Hours with 69 miniatures known as the Hours of Isabeau de Croix. Dr. Sandra Hindman, CEO and President of Les Enluminures, says, "This is by far one of the best Books of Hours I have ever handled as a dealer." Courtesy of Les Enluminures.


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The Magic Of 'Mean Girls' Is That It Lets Us All Sit At The Same Table
That is so fetch.
Today is October 3, also known as the day Aaron Samuels asked Cady Heron what day it was, also known unofficially as Mean Girls Day.
But if you're a member of a certain contentious generation, you don't need me to explain that to you. In fact, you were most likely already playing the aforementioned scene in your head as soon as you woke up this morning.
Since Mean Girls was released in 2004, it's become arguably the greatest cultural touchstone for millennials. Put a group of twentysomethings in a room together, ask them why Gretchen Wieners' hair is so big, and odds are most of them will have the same knee-jerk response: "It's full of secrets."
On the movie's 10-year anniversary, Complex called it "the Bible for millennials," not only because it offered an entire script's worth of GIF-ready dialogue at a time when social media was in its infancy (Facebook had just been founded two months earlier), but also because "it spoke to all teens."
I was in seventh grade when Mean Girls first hit theaters, but I didn't see it for the first time until two years later, at a ninth-grade sleepover. By the time I graduated high school, I couldn't imagine my life without it. I also couldn't imagine encountering someone my own age who didn't understand what "You go, Glen Coco!" meant.
Screenwriter Tina Fey told Us Weekly of the movie's enduring success, "I think we mostly have TBS to thank. It's always on TBS." This may be partly true. I'm not sure I'd be able to quote nearly as many lines if I didn't get a syndicated refresher every weekend. But I also don't make a habit of tuning in to movies I don't like. I really like Mean Girls, and I'm not alone.
No matter when we grew up, much of our identity as adolescents was tied to the pop culture we consumed, which often led to stereotypes. You probably wouldn't expect the head cheerleader, for example, to listen to the same music as the goth kids. When it came to Mean Girls, however, those same distinctions didn't exist, because there's no single "type" of person who enjoys it.
Despite the movie's title and focus on female characters, it isn't even a necessarily a chick flick. Complex writer Julian Kimble, who saw the film in theaters as a teenager, explains, "As a grown man, I can remember finding unexpected parallels to my teenage existence." He also points out that the movie's male director, Mark Waters, has said, "I felt like I was Cady, even though I was a guy."
In one of the film's most iconic scenes, Janis (Lizzy Caplan) shows Cady (Lindsay Lohan) a map of the school cafeteria that outlines which cliques sit at which tables, from "varsity jocks" to "sexually active band geeks." I can't say my school's lunch room got that specific, but there were definitely distinct groups of friends with different interests. While some crossover occasionally occurred, there were certain people you never expected to see at the same table.
During my senior year, a classmate piped up with a popular line from the film: "She doesn't even go here!" I wish I could remember the context, but I'll never forget the laugh that instantly erupted from every student in the room. It didn't matter where each of us sat during lunch, or what clothes we wore, or how good our grades were. In that moment, we were just a bunch of kids who loved the same movie.
So what is it about Mean Girls that makes it so universally popular?
Well, for starters, it's honest in a way that a lot of other teen movies just aren't. As Jessica Grose of Slate puts it, "Most unknown sophomore girls don't get asked out by supreme senior hotties, like Molly Ringwald's character does in Pretty in Pink. Most unknown sophomore girls do say mean but privately hilarious things from time to time, because they're just trying to survive the high school jungle, and they're only human."
It helps that the movie ultimately doesn't pick sides. Going into things, it would appear that Regina George (Rachel McAdams) is the villain and Cady is the hero. But as the story goes on, we begin to see that it's not that black and white. No one, no matter their social standing, gets off scot-free, and at the same time, even the meanest offenders are redeemable. Everyone at the gym assembly has felt "personally victimized by Regina George," but most of them also admit to committing similar "girl-on-girl crime."
No matter how harsh the burn, we're all in on the joke, because we've all been there.
That realness is likely what makes Mean Girls so continuously beloved, even though its original demographic has grown up. We don't keep watching it out of the same nostalgia that drives our obsession with all things '90s — it's not a reminder of how much better life was back then. Rather, as we've matured, it's become even more apparent just how true the movie was.
Emily Timbol of Relevant magazine writes, "What made Mean Girls so great was its unflinching portrayal of how meaningless popularity is in high school. It took its high school subjects seriously by not inflating the value of high school's social hierarchy."
By the end of the movie, that hierarchy doesn't even exist anymore. Cady is named Spring Fling queen and decides to break the crown into pieces to share with her peers. After that, everyone seems to get along. As Cady says in the closing narration, "girl world was at peace."
Of course, real life isn't like the movies. Mean Girls didn't end bullying, and everyone who shared a laugh over funny references didn't instantly become best friends. I should also note that there are obviously millennials in existence who haven't seen the movie, don't like it, or can't quote it at the drop of a hat. And they certainly don't deserve to be treated like they're wearing sweatpants on a Monday.
Bonding over a popular movie isn't the snap-your-fingers answer to all teenage conflict. Still, it's fitting that a film about bridging divides between young people would end up, even in the smallest way, doing the same thing in real life.
What makes Mean Girls so enduring is that it isn't just for the Plastics, or the Mathletes, or the Desperate Wannabes. Much like the Spring Fling crown, we can all share it.
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Travel brings out multiple personalities in all of us. One minute we're content to lie on the beach soaking up the sun, and the next we're swinging through the jungle canopy, learning to surf or getting up close and personal with a whale. Soon we're back poolside sipping an umbrella drink. Shopaholic, nature lover, sun worshiper, golf nut, culture bug, gourmet enthusiast– they're all inside us. Meet Riviera Nayarit, an area comprised of the resort city of Puerto Vallarta and the seaside state of Nayarit. From luxurious resorts and spas, charming shops and world-class cuisine to championship golf, surfing, jungle adventures, mountain villages, tropical islands and whale watching, together they form the perfect destination to satisfy each of our many travel personalities.
Pacifico's "Tail of the Whale"
"Oh, bring us back once more, the vanished days of yore." Though Henry Wordsworth Longfellow wrote those words back in 1882 in the poem "The Bells of San Blas" they still ring true today. The seaside town of San Blas certainly has the feel of a bygone era, then again, the same can be said about many of the towns and villages up and down the 181-mile coast of Riviera Nayarit.
From the resort city of Puerto Vallarta, a short drive north reveals one of the jewels of Nayarit. In the town of Bucerías, colorful architecture, cobblestone streets, tall palms and white sand beaches rival for attention. Don't leave without visiting the open-air market where local artists sell their colorful wares.
A few miles up the road, La Cruz de Huanacaxtle effortlessly combines an authentic fishing village with an ultramodern yacht marina. Plan your trip on a Sunday to visit La Cruz Market which lines the waterfront with local fishermen selling their daily catch. Fresh off-the-boat tuna, mahi-mahi, shrimp, lobsters, oysters– the variety is remarkable. There are also vendors selling arts and crafts and prepared meals for an excellent and inexpensive lunch.
Reserve a day and head into the Sierra Madre to the historic town of San Sebastian del Oeste. This prosperous mining town was named a Pueblo Mágico in 2001 for its natural beauty, cultural richness, historical relevance and cuisine. Founded in 1605, the town retains all its charm, with cobblestone streets lined with stately haciendas, charming squares and moss-covered buildings. "My perfect day? Lunch at La Nebulosa where everything comes from their own gardens. Follow it with a cup of locally grown organic coffee at Quinta Mary. You can also get an excellent cup served to you by a local from their garages or on their terraces. It's perfect and authentic," says Sandra Muñoz Arias, marketing director, Puerto Vallarta Tourism.
With the ocean, mountains and jungle surrounding you, the opportunities for adventure abound. From scuba diving, paddle boarding and kayaking to ziplining, all-terrain vehicles and 4x4s, it's easy to get your adrenaline fix. Amstar, an in-destination full service company, has an excursion to cover them all. One of the most intense is their Extreme Adventure excursion which offers five hours of hair-raising thrills including cruising the jungle in your own all-terrain vehicle, indoor skydiving and a canopy course that includes Mexico's longest, and fastest zipline.
It is thought that the Huichol people migrated to the area sometime between the ninth and the 12th centuries. Also known as Wixarika, the Huichol have remained true to their roots and religious beliefs. Today they are known for their intricate and colorful bead and yarn art. Jewelry, bowls, masks, animal figures, wall art, each piece has a spiritual significance. It's impossible to visit the Riviera Nayarit today without coming across these colorful pieces. Some of the best places to buy Huichol art are in open markets in towns and villages. In Puerto Vallarta, shops like Peyote People and Tierra Huichol have spectacular collections and in Sayulita, Galeria Tanana has an excellent variety of authentic handmade pieces.
Lying just 5 miles off the coast at the entrance to Banderas Bay, the Marietas are home to an incredible wealth of wildlife. Named a UNESCO Biosphere Reserve in 2005, the waters around the islands are home to over 115 species of fish, jellyfish, sharks, sting rays. In the winter, it is also the breeding ground for the humpback whale. On land you'll find iguanas, lizards, land and sea turtles and even rattlesnakes. The islands are also a bird watching paradise and the breeding ground for more than 90 species including the comical blue-footed booby.
It's an impressive array of fauna, but the star attraction here is the Playa del Amor, also known as Hidden Beach. Ironically, Love Beach is thought to be the result of Mexican military explosives testing that left massive craters on the islands. The bombing stopped in the 1960s thanks to the intervention of Jacques-Yves Cousteau and others. One of the bombs opened a subterranean beach so unique and beautiful that National Geographic named it one of the top 21 beaches in the world in 2017. Invisible from the outside, the only way to get in is by swimming through an archway and tunnel. It may not be easy to get to, but you'll find it even harder to leave.
Like a documentary come to life, Riviera Nayarit is filled with numerous opportunities for you to get your nature fix. The waters of Banderas Bay are home to hundreds of species of fish and a major breeding ground for the humpback whale.
Each year an average of 680 humpbacks migrate from northern California and British Columbia to Puerto Vallarta for mating and calving. The population peaks from December through January. The best way to see a whale is with an experienced guide. Amstar offers a Whale Photo Safari, a three-hour adventure in a small inflatable boat to get a portrait-quality shot.
Sandra Muñoz Arias has been living in Puerto Vallarta for seven years. One evening she was having a drink on the Malecón when she noticed something slowly working its way up the sand. "It was a mother sea turtle coming to dig her nest and lay her eggs, right in front of me. It's an experience I'll never forget," she says.
From Playa de Los Muertos in Puerto Vallarta to Sayulita in the north and beyond, every summer thousands of turtles come to these beaches to lay their eggs. And 45 days later the babies hatch and begin their dramatic journey to the sea. Today, the Puerto Vallarta Sea Turtle Conservation Program collects the eggs and take them to hatcheries until they are ready to be released. Tourists can participate in one of the night or morning patrols, spotting where the nests are placed. Once they have hatched, at sunset, you can participate in the release process and watch the flotilla of tiny turtles scuttle down the beach and into the ocean.
Can't catch a break? Nayarit is happy to oblige. Some of the best surfing in the world is found here. For many it begins at Punta Mita, where you'll find year-round, consistently good surf and a wave that suits your level thanks to the dozen or more main breaks. Just around the bend, the cobbled streets and squares of Sayulita may have a laid-back vibe but the surf certainly isn't. With over 19 breaks in and around the town, from beginner size waves at Playa de Los Muertos to some monster rolls on the outskirts, Sayulita has something for every level. Further up the coast San Blas is reserved for the more experienced surfer. It's here that the Guinness Book of World Records registered the longest surfable wave in the world.
Forget your preconceived notions of Mexican food. Riviera Nayarit didn't become a world-class food destination by serving only tacos and burritos. The area produces coconuts, beans, corn, wheat and it's also the largest producer of bananas, mangos and sugar cane in Mexico. The rich waters of the Pacific add every type of fish and seafood imaginable. Up and down the coast, young chefs are serving up a cuisine that never fails to surprise and delight.
In Puerto Vallarta, the recently opened Food Park is an eclectic selection of a dozen or so trucks and converted containers selling everything from fresh sushi and seafood to tacos, ceviche and even burgers, pizza, coffee and drinks. The food is great, there is usually live music, and always a friendly atmosphere.
Ask five people what the best food town in Riviera Nayarit is and you'll get five different answers. For quiet, romantic beachfront dining you can't beat Bucerías. Or maybe you can in Sayulita. Yes, it has the surf, the beach, the artists, the charming cobbled streets and plazas but it also has the food. Emberson swears by San Francisco (or San Pancho). "For a town of its size, you'll be amazed at the quantity, quality and variety of its restaurants. And the location can't be beat. It's where I go for an authentic Mexican meal," he says.
No matter what you choose, don't leave Riviera Nayarit without trying its most famous dish, Huachinango Zaradeado, marinated red snapper grilled over coals. Fresh off the boat, grilled and served on the beach, there is nothing better. For a sweet treat try cañas asadas or grilled sugarcane. In many towns during the harvest or "safra," (October – June) you will find vendors selling bags of the tender, peeled, cooked sugarcane.
So, indulge in all the sides of Riviera Nayarit. One day it may be paddleboard yoga and shopping, the next, whale watching and ziplining through the jungle. No matter who you wake up as, as the evening color transforms, when the sun sets fire-engine red, yellow and orange over the Pacific Ocean, it's a sight so beautiful it'll bring you to tears.


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Xcel Energy Center
Where do the Minnesota Wild play hockey?
The Xcel Energy Center, also known as "The X", is a multi-purpose arena, located in Saint Paul, Minnesota and is the home of the Minnesota Wild of the National Hockey League (NHL). With an official capacity of 17,954, the arena has four spectator level, one suite level and three general seating levels. The arena opened on September 29, 2000. It was built on the site of the demolished St. Paul Civic Center. The push for a new arena in Saint Paul grew after the National Hockey League's Minnesota North Stars moved to Dallas. The concourse areas contain a hockey jersey from every high school in Minnesota hanging on the wall, reflecting the "State of Hockey." Surrounding the arena at all four corners are "crows nests." One features an organ built into the shell of a Zamboni and is played during Wild games. The second nest features a lighthouse which houses a foghorn that is blasted when the team takes the ice before games, for all Wild goals, and after a victory. The third is often used for the "Let's play hockey!" announcement before puck drop each game, along with game ops interviews, announcements, and fan contests. The fourth provides an additional stage for various uses.


Built by Morgan Sindall Construction & Infrastructure, and designed by architect Sheppard Robson, the state-of-the-art facility is set to transform the delivery of science, technology, engineering and maths (STEM) education at the leading Russell group university.
The completion of the 72,120 sq ft building is a key milestone in the university's plan to invest almost £500 million in its Edgbaston campus.
The CTL's layout marks a move away from discipline-specific labs, with the aim of supporting a convergence of science and engineering based subjects, and fostering co-innovation.
Set over three storeys, the high-specification facilities include a dry lab, e-lab and wet lab, allowing students to experience the environments they're likely to encounter in industry.
They will also be able to access the latest in virtual reality technology to support their learning.
A large event space on the lower ground floor, the Discovery Zone, has been designed to provide a visually-stimulating and interactive environment in which to showcase STEM subjects to a wider audience.
It will also be used to host business engagement activities, open days, and continuing professional development courses.
The front of the building is characterised by striking large angled brise-soleil made from gold anodised aluminium which projects over the main entrance.
The CTL has also been awarded the BREEAM Excellent standard and an EPC A Rating for efficiency.
Richard Fielding, Morgan Sindall's area director in the Midlands, said: "Universities in the Midlands need world-class laboratories and teaching spaces to compete on an increasingly-competitive international stage.
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Where should the Locus of Control be?
1. There is variabilty in preferences (whether in spaghetti sauces so learning styles) and that understanding that variation is not only expected but necessary for success.
2. People don't know what they want. They might say they would prefer the Italian sauce, or pervasive ubiquitous online communication. But individuals either have difficulty identifying and communicating their actual preferences, or they may be truly unaware of them (whether as a result of cultural pressure or other factors).
3. We need to better understand the variables that affect our interactions with students. It's not enough to say that students are "Digital Natives" or "Net Genners". There is no One True Student. Individuals vary by learning style, experience/comfort with various strategies (online and offline), socioeconomic status, maturity, locus of control, etc… and we need to identify common clusters of these variables and develop strategies to support these groups (and the individuals that compose them).
I am particularly interested in the third point. More specifically, this idea of the "locus of control," and I am very interested in thinking through the implications of this phrase in more depth. But for now, a couple of questions occur to me -how do computers both facilitate new spaces of control for students that are simultaneously liberating and imprisoning? In other words, as we all work towards conceptualizing these tools for the future that avoid facile categorizations of generation-based learners, to what extent have we been tracing the potential questions surrounding the prison house of technological forms? (BlackBoard might be understood as one form we have been imprisoned within for the last ten years.) To what extent do we need to be moving towards proliferating the locus of control for one's own "educational learning environment" (to quote a recent conversation with Dr Glu) that enables them to define the space within which they learn. "Spicy," "Chunky," and "Extra Chunky" Spaghetti sauces capture a lot more diversity that the prominent, proprietary LMSs we have out there today -but they're still canned!
One key may very well be working towards a series of unique spaces (with shared tools) that students bring with them to their education experience. Hosting space is cheap enough these days to build it into tuition costs (or require it as a four-year text), and it would work towards allowing students to actively frame the virtual learning spaces they inhabit. Just think about, what if you have thousands and thousands of college students hacking, playing and working towards defining a truly distributed, collaborative, and loosely integrated learning network. This not only changes the dynamics of power, it also enables colleges and universities to re-position themselves at the cutting edge of teaching and learning technologies. This reclaiming of the locus of control from third-party vendors of proprietary software is key to fostering innovation and collaboration on one of the, if not the, most important fronts of 21st century education.
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Giants Tie World Series Up 2-2
The San Francisco Giants unloaded on the Kansas City Royals on Saturday, October 25, to win by a score of 11-4. The win ties the series 2-2 with one more game to be played in San Francisco.
The Giants went back to small ball early on. In the bottom of the first inning, center fielder Gregor Blanco led off with a walk. He then took second on a wild pitch by Kansas City starter Jason Vargas and stole third five pitches later. After a walk by catcher Buster Posey, right fielder Hunter Pence brought Blanco home on a ground ball to the third baseman.
San Francisco starter Ryan Vogelsong started out strong, but ran into trouble in the top of the third. He got to a situation with a runner on first with two outs, but after a stolen base and an infield single, there were runners on first and third. First baseman Eric Hosmer came to the plate and hit a swinging bunt that went in between Vogelsong and first baseman Brandon Belt. Though Belt fielded it cleanly, Vogelsong couldn't cover the bag quickly enough. Hosmer was safe and a run came home.
That opened up the floodgates for the Royals. After a walk and two singles, Kansas City led 4-1 and Vogelsong was replaced by reliever Jean Machi, who ended the inning without any more damage.
The Giants got one run back in the bottom of the third on an RBI single by Posey.
In the top of the fourth, San Francisco turned to reliever Yusmeiro Petit, who had been the quiet star of the bullpen throughout the series. Petit delivered, giving the Giants three innings of shutout ball and only allowing two hits.
San Francisco's offense came alive in the bottom of the fifth. Second baseman Joe Panik led off with a double, and a Posey groundout moved him to third. Pence drove him home on an RBI single. After Vargas was replaced by Danny Duffy, a single by third baseman Pablo Sandoval moved Pence to third, and a four pitch walk to Belt loaded the bases with one out. That brought up left fielder Juan Perez, who hit a blooper to center field. Royals' center fielder Jarrod Dyson made a spectacular diving catch, but Pence tagged up and came home to tie the game at four runs apiece.
The Giants took the lead in the bottom of the sixth, scoring two runs on a Sandoval double and adding one more on a single by Belt to make the score 7-4 in favor of the Giants.
San Francisco busted it open in the bottom of the seventh, scoring four runs to increase the lead to 11-4. The highlight was a double by Panik to the left-center gap that plated two runs.
The offense was led by Pence, who finished the night 3-5 with three RBI and two runs scored. However, San Francisco got production from its entire lineup. 11 San Francisco batters got hits. All of the starters except Vogelsong had at least one, and three of the players that batted in the ninth-spot (Petit and pinch-hitters Matt Duffy and Joaquin Arias) had one.
Game 5 will be tomorrow, with first pitch at 5 p.m. It will be a pitching rematch of Game 1, with Madison Bumgarner facing James Shields. In that game, Bumgarner was masterful and the Giants won 7-1.


This is the name of a tune written by John Daniell (1788-1866). Daniell was organist and choirmaster at the Broadmead Baptist Church, which was one of the six non-Conformist congregations established in Bristol in 1640.
Daniell was originally from Gloucester, but lived a large part of his life in Bristol where he worked as a draper, auctioneer and musician. The tune was originally called DAVID'S HARP and appeared in the Bristol Tune Book (1863) under this name. At some stage the name changed to BROADMEAD (probably on account of the locale in which it was originally sung).
In Hymns and Psalms (1983) it appears under the name BROADMEAD (DAVID'S HARP) with the words 'How blest is life if lived for thee'.
The featured picture is of the tune DAVID'S HARP from the first edition of the Bristol Tune Book.
The entrance to Broadmead Baptist Church, in 2014, on Union Street in Bristol.


From 1910 to 1940, the Angel Island immigration station in San Francisco served because the processing and prison for over 1000000 humans from worldwide. the vast majority of rookies got here from China and Japan, yet there have been additionally immigrants from India, the Philippines, Korea, Russia, Mexico, and over seventy different international locations. the entire background of those immigrants and their stories on Angel Island is instructed for the 1st time during this landmark e-book, released to commemorate the immigration station's a centesimal anniversary.
Based on huge new examine and oral histories, Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America examines the nice range of immigration via Angel Island: chinese language "paper sons," eastern photograph brides, Korean refugee scholars, South Asian political activists, Russian and Jewish refugees, Mexican households, Filipino employees, and so forth. jointly, their tales supply a extra entire and complex heritage of immigration to the United States than we've ever known.
Like its counterpart on Ellis Island, the immigration station on Angel Island was once one of many country's major ports of access for immigrants within the early 20th century. yet whereas Ellis Island was once regularly a processing heart for eu immigrants, Angel Island was once designed to detain and exclude immigrants from Asia. The immigrant adventure on Angel Island-more than the other site-reveals how U.S. immigration regulations and their hierarchical therapy of immigrants based on race, ethnicity, category, nationality, and gender performed out in day-by-day practices and judgements on the nation's borders with actual results on immigrant lives and at the state itself.
Angel Island: Immigrant Gateway to America is formally backed by way of the Angel Island Immigration Station.
Political Theories of Decolonization offers an creation to a few of the seminal texts of postcolonial political thought. the trouble of founding a brand new regime is a crucial subject matter in political idea, and the highbrow historical past of decolonization offers a rich--albeit overlooked--opportunity to discover it.
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CARBONDALE, Ill. – The University of Iowa softball team defeated University of Wisconsin-Green Bay (UWGB), 12-0, and Miami University (OH), 2-1, in a doubleheader on Sunday.
Iowa tallied 10 hits vs. UWGB and five hits vs. Miami (OH).
Junior Allison Doocy excelled for the Hawkeyes in the circle, pitching 10 innings and picking up 10 strikeouts, while allowing one run.
Sophomore Aralee Bogar led Iowa at plate, notching four RBIs, four hits, and one home run.
The Hawkeyes have won three of their last four games.
Sophomore Aralee Bogar led the Hawkeyes off in the top of the first with a home run – her first of the season.
The Hawkeyes wasted no time in second with hits by junior Liz DeShields and sophomore Ashley Hamilton. Senior Mallory Kilian contributed a double. Iowa scored four in the second, making it 5-0.
The Hawkeyes added onto their lead, scoring for the third straight inning. Freshman Abby Lien, DeShields, junior Lea Thompson, and Bogar all notched hits, while Ketcham ripped a triple, scoring two runs.
The score was 9-0 going into the bottom of the third.
Iowa added an insurance run in the fourth with Bogar's fourth RBI of the game to extend Iowa's lead to 12-0.
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In the sixth, Bogar and Mayhew broke the tie. Following a single from Bogar, Mayhew notched her second RBI double of the day, giving Iowa a 2-1 advantage heading into the final frame.
Iowa played relentless defense in the top of the seventh to close out its win, 2-1. Doocy earned her second win of the day and 12th of the season.


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Haile Gebrselassie to run NYC Half-Marathon, March 21, release, comment by Larry Eder
Haile in -real,Berlin, September 2009, photo by PhotoRun.net.
Last weekend, driving to a restaurant in Houston, our driver, Barek, asked me if Haile Gebrselassie was the best distance runner in the world, EVER? It was quite funny. I had mentioned Usain Bolt, then, when I mentioned Haile, the young man, raised in Ethiopia, knew all about the Emperor. We agreed on his greatest race-the 2000 Olympic Sydney 10,000 meter race, where the difference between Gebrselassie and Tergat was smaller than the difference between the gold and the silver medalists in the 100 meters!
I told Barek that, in my mind, my two favorite interviews have been the late Emil Zatopek and Haile. The man has a spirit that is charming, positive and unique. Is Haile Gebrselassie the greatest distance runner in the world? Well, Kenenise Bekele now has many of his records, but Haile, like Usain Bolt, brought fun back into the sport. For Haile, whether he is first or sixth, he shows class, elegance and athleticism.
And now, you get to see him run in New York once again!
Long Distance Legend Haile Gebrselassie Returns to the NYC Half-Marathon
2007 NYC Half-Marathon champion to make rare United States appearance
New York, January 20, 2010—Ethiopia's long distance legend and marathon world record-holder Haile Gebrselassie will return to the bright lights of New York to compete in the first spring running of the NYC Half-Marathon on Sunday, March 21, it was announced today by New York Road Runners president and CEO Mary Wittenberg.
"Haile is a superstar, a legendary champion, and an ambassador for the sport, and we continue to be amazed by him," Wittenberg said. "To have him back for the second time for the NYC Half-Marathon is a great thrill and a win for this quickly growing event."
Widely considered the greatest distance runner of all time, Gebrselassie, 36, will be in action this Friday, January 22, when he defends his crown at the Dubai Marathon, where he hopes to lower his marathon world record time of 2:03:59, set in 2008 at the real-, Berlin Marathon.
The last time he competed in the United States, Gebrselassie made his debut in the 2007 NYC Half-Marathon, completing the course in an event record time of 59 minutes, 24 seconds.
"I'm very excited about going back to New York," Gebrselassie said. "I got such a warm welcome when I ran the NYC Half-Marathon in 2007. I'm sure it will be a wonderful event again and I'm looking forward to it."
He has won nine of out of 10 career 13.1-mile races, including a world record 58 minutes, 55 seconds in 2006 in Tempe, AZ. (The record was later broken by Samuel Wanjiru of Kenya.) The 1996 and 2000 Olympic 10,000-meter gold medalist has won 122 races, only four of which (Atlanta, Boston, Tempe, and New York) have been in the United States. He has now set 25 world records in his illustrious career with a total of 15 senior medals at the Olympic Games (2), World Track & Field Championships (7), World Indoor Championships (4), World Half-Marathon Championships (1), and World Cross Country Championships (1).
Gebrselassie has focused on road racing and the marathon since the 2004 Olympic Games, and he captured his first title in a World Marathon Majors race in Berlin in 2006. In addition to four straight wins in Berlin, he has also claimed marathon victories in Amsterdam (2005), Fukuoka, Japan (2006), and Dubai (2008, 2009).
Previously announced, the NYC Half-Marathon will offer the largest half-marathon prize purse in the United States: $100,000. The men's and women's champions will each earn $20,000, the largest first-prize checks for a non-marathon race in the country.
The NYC Half-Marathon continues to attract leading professional athletes and recreational runners from around the world. In 2009, more than 19,000 people applied to run the race, and more than 10,000 finished.
On a course designed to celebrate New York City, the NYC Half-Marathon will take runners on a loop through Central Park, down Seventh Avenue through Times Square, across 42nd Street, and along the expansive West Side Highway to Battery Park in the heart of the city's financial district, finishing with a view of the Statue of Liberty.
New York Road Runners, founded in 1958, is dedicated to promoting the sport of distance running, enhancing health and fitness for all, and responding to community needs. Our road races and other fitness programs draw upwards of 300,000 runners annually, and together with our magazine and website support and promote professional and recreational running. A staff of more than 100, assisted by thousands of volunteers, stages the ING New York City Marathon, as well as a road race nearly every weekend plus many track and cross country events. NYRR's home base in New York, and its lifelong identification with Central Park, have given many of its events iconic status, attracting the world's top professional runners. Our youth programs provide running to nearly 100,000 schoolchildren in New York City, around the country, and in South Africa who would otherwise have few or no fitness opportunities. For more information, visit www.nyrr.org.
For more on our sport, please click on http://www.runningnetwork.com
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