Returning, as I am, to Jersey in the next few days for both a RJ solo and a RJ Relay, I've been putting finishing touches to the mental aspect of my challenges. I first met Sally in September 2014 on St. Aubin's beach in Jersey after a 5km open water race, not long after my father told me he never wanted to see or speak to me again and, more hurtfully, that he wanted nothing to do with our two boys (now young men). I knew of the Jersey legend of EC swimming, saw her on the beach, walked up to Sal and asked her, 'can you get me round Jersey?' She said, 'sure' so I decided to turn a powerful negative emotion into a positive one by deciding, there and then, that I would swim around my father (who still lives on Jersey).
I attended the first of four successive swim camps the next May (2015) and so began a series of life-affirming experiences centred on swimming in the stunning waters that surround Jersey. Sal's motto, 'a bay a day' rings true as the programme endeavours (within the limitations of the massive tides) to give swimmers a varied experience from glorious sandy beaches around the south and west, through picturesque harbours along the north coast that provide access to cliffs and hidden coves and caves and the deep water of St Catherine's in the east where most qualifier swims of up to 6 hours are done (for those wishing so to do).
The camps are about much more than just swimming and, over the years, I have had the privilege to swim with inspirational people, whether it be Help for Heroes amputees training for an 'Arch to Arc', EC swimmers or those new to open water swimming. The camps never feel too large, the atmosphere is always conducive to sharing stories and experiences, and I know that I have gained a lot of knowledge in the process. I think, too, that everybody departs having gained in some way, whether it be open water technique, confidence in the water or just happy memories.
Lastly, Sal's camps always include a healthy dose of socialising centered on charming, sometimes quirky, cafes (such as the Hungry Man and Mad Mary's) visited after swims, evening dining at memorable locations (such as El Tico's, watching the sun go down over St. Ouen's bay) and special trips (e.g. to France for dinner or to the Minquiers by rib when, more often than not, you will see dolphins right up close).
Sally and fellow campers, I'd like to thank you all for those shared experiences as they will stand me in good stead when I swim around my father.
My three boys over the past 24 years have been very lucky to have had Sally Minty-Gravett teaching them to swim from the age of four months through parent & babes, toddler and children's swimming lessons and even Jersey Long Distance Swimming Club – as a result they are happy, strong confident swimmers.
Sally taught me to swim at swim right when I was very young. For me learning to swim properly from a young age has enabled me to have the most priviliaged youth growing up on the beaches and in the Sea of Jersey. She installed in me such confidence in the Sea both underwater and swimming that I would look at other children, who were scared and unable to swim at think how on earth this was possible and how much less fun they could have playing in the waves and even just in a swimming pool. I thank my lucky stars she taught me to swim and love the water as I now make my living on it and under it !
Sally runs a fantastic swim camp. The structure is clear and the focus is strong but there's also a fun element. Sally uses the different bays around Jersey so there's always a different view and each bay offers different challenges. Whether you're training for the Channel, a triathlon or just enjoy open water swimming, Sal's swim camp should be on your list, you'll learn so much and have a fab time!
I first met Sally at Swimrite 22 years ago, when I was expecting my first daughter and attended aqua natal classes. After the birth I then continued with post natal classes and as soon as my daughter was old enough we attended fun classes. I then went onto have another daughter. Both girls were taught by Sally and enjoyed various classes including a fun club type class on a Friday when they were around 11. I felt confident, that Sally had got them to a good level of swimming, that they would be safe swimming in the sea. Both girls then went on to join the long distance swimming club. I myself attended great aqua aerobic classes run by Sally and eventually at the age of 40, Sally taught me to swim front crawl, with my face in the water, something I never thought would happen. I now swim nearly every day, mainly crawl, thanks to her. Without her support and reassurance, myself and my family wouldn't be the strong swimmers we are today.
Sally has such a passion for swimming and for enabling all abilities to share her love.
Both my children flew under her guidance. She sets clear boundaries, knows what the children's individual needs are and helps them to quickly make progress and achieve their best.
I was thrilled with how quickly my children moved forward with their swimming and living on an island the skill of swimming is a vital one.
Sally has a real gift for teaching swimming and I have no hesitations in recommending her to anyone in need of an excellent teacher.
Over 24 years ago I was introduced to Aquanatal and Post Aquanatal through Sally Minty-Gravett. This then lead me to doing Aquafit which I still enjoy today – being my favourite sport to keep fit.
I first met Sally when I had to improve my swimming strokes for my GCSE in PE, this then soon went to coaching support for a round Jersey swim and I regularly swam with Sally in the sea and in the pool. Sally spent time with me correcting and tweaking my stroke so that I could be more efficient, I got to know drills and a pullbuoy very well!
Sally is a font of knowledge with all things swimming and felt very safe in her hands with any swimming goal I was aiming for.
My son, was taught by Sal, from age 6-7, approximately! He has various neurological conditions including autism and developmental coordination disorder and he is hearing impaired. Sal had a wonderful attitude towards Keir and always geared her teaching techniques to accommodate his needs. She would work both in the water and poolside with him depending on the lesson and always ensured that he understood what she wanted him to do by speaking directly to him. Thanks Sal for being a truly understanding and adaptable swim coach.


A good book will either pull you in and remind you of yourself or, help you to lose yourself. Latinas have been mastering the art of storytelling for decades, crafting and weaving tales of our culture and experience to help themselves and others to understand their own cultural experiences has been just one of the many talents they have been able to sharpen and hone.
In the spirit of Women's History Month here's a list of 9 inspiring books written by Latinas that are totally worth a read.
This novella by Sandra Cisneros tells the story of Esperanza Cordero, a Latina teen growing up in a Chicago barrio. In a series of vignettes, Cisneros poetically spins Esperanza's beautiful story of resisting oppression while coming of age. Like so many of the books on this list, Esperanza's story resonated with Latinas because of the shared experiences of familia and facing obstacles. Even now, readers can vividly recall the sadness of reading about female characters like Esperanza's abuela, who were so trapped within their lives.
Speaking of Esperanzas, the main character in "Esperanza Rising" is the privileged daughter of a wealthy landowner living with her parents in Mexico when misfortune forces her and her mother to flee to a California farm workers colony. Set in the era of the Great Depression, Pam Muñoz Ryan's story spurred our thoughts as young readers on topics surrounding prejudice, choice, economics and labor unions. The plot of this novel took us on a journey riddled with characters who managed to maintain optimism despite living amidst so much sadness and suffering.
As readers of Veronica Chambers' novel, connecting to Afro-Latina best friend's Marisol and Magdalena was easy because of their friendship, crushes and familial pressures to maintain their Latino culture. The two friends navigate the cultural divide of being American, Black and Latina while also trying to remain true to themselves and their own interests. No doubt this book inspired young readers to stay educated about ourselves and explore our own roots.
At the very beginning of this novel, Naomi León's strong bond with her abuela and brother appear unshakeable. That is until her alcoholic mom inserts herself into their lives and turns everything upside down when she decides to take Naomi away. After a chain of luckless events, Naomi is sent on a flight to Mexico with her brother and grandmother where she discovers her Mexican heritage. Pam Muñoz Ryan's book helped us to better understand our anxieties as children.
For many readers, Rudolfo Anaya's novel acted as an introduction to the world of magic realism, and a unique grandson/abuela bond that was easy to relate to. At the heart of "Bless Me, Ultima" is the story of a boy undergoing a series of rites of passages which put him face to face with themes surrounding identity, free will and fear— subjects Latinas and really all women can relate to.
Who didn't want a tía like Tía Lola after this read? That is, if they didn't have one like her already. Julia Alvarez tells the story of a boy named Miguel whose move to Vermont after his parents' divorce is chaperoned by his colorful Tía Lola. Between this book's pages is a story of acceptance, cultural diversity and holding onto family, even when it hurts.
Nancy Osa's novel is about Violet Paz, a girl who's part Cuban, part Polish family. Cultures collide when she hits 15. For many Latinas coming from families who immigrated to the U.S., Violet's narrative was a relatable read that taught them to embrace their multiple cultures.
Author Ana Castillo bestowed Latinas a fiercely independent female character in Tía Regina. As a young reader of this book, the amorous relationship between Regina and Miguel was a pleasing introduction to sensuous literature that (dare I say) rivaled the likes of Judy Blume.
In this book, Sandra Cisneros writes of the lies, trauma and history that affects a multigenerational family. It all comes out as they take a summer road trip to Mexico City, making us reminisce about long car rides and the pains of learning difficult parts of your heritage.


Dacia presented the new Sandero and Logan facelift at the Auto Show in Paris. The Romanian car manufacturer models have a new design, a new steering wheel and some surprises under the hood.
After a long period, Dacia has presented some major premieres this fall at the Paris Motor Show. Thus, the facelift for the Sandero, Logan, Sandero Stepway and Logan MCV models have been presented in world premiere.
The Dacia designers wanted to give a new look for the Dacia models and the front side comes with several new features. The front and back bumpers have been slightly redesigned and the headlights have a new design that includes LED day running lights (it is the first time that Dacia models offer LED lights). The aesthetic package is completed by a new front grille, similar to the one found on the Duster.
The novelties are found in the interior: the four-spoke steering wheel that includes the horn, new buttons and new chrome lines to suggest a new look. There is also a new glossy plastic that covers the dashboard and fits better with the MediaNav multimedia system that has received an updated interface with a better resolution.
Some important changes are found under the hood: the new Dacia models will have a new petrol engine of 1.0 liter and 74 HP that will more fuel efficient and friendly environmental.
According to the Dacia officials the Sandero will remain the cheapest model on the market after this facelift and the price will not have a significant increase.


In the first part of my interview with Noel Fielding, we talked about how he has found performing the first few dates of his tour, An Evening With Noel Fielding. But that's not all we talked about… During our chat, Noel gave me great insight into the workings behind the second series of Luxury Comedy and how he feels about how people reacted to the show.
Were you pleased with how the second series of Luxury Comedy was received?
Someone called Luxury Comedy 'the second 9/11' which I thought was amazing; I wanted to put that on the DVD cover. But we were never really coming at it from anything other than just an experiment and trying some stuff out.
Some elements I thought were really good, like Serge, from Kasabian, doing the music with me, and we had characters, a story and I thought the animation was amazing. We had loads of people working on the show who were doing an amazing job and I just felt it had potential, so had it set in one place, made the main four characters a family and made it a bit more like a sitcom.
For Series 2, I just used the most successful characters: Fantasy Man, New York Cop, Joey Ramone and we just worked very hard to make the second one more accessible and people seemed to like it.
We loved all the characters in different ways, but it's just that there was too many for that first series, it was like a bombardment of characters. Those shows are quite concentrated, even I can only watch about two of them and I have to go "alright, I've had enough now". They're like undiluted orange juice.
We wanted to make something very different and to try and do something that no one had done before. I think we managed that, but people just want to get the idea and move on; they don't want to have to watch it two or three times. I think that first series was a bit like a difficult album. You have to watch it two or three times to get into it as it's quite layered. And television's quite a disposable medium so it doesn't get repeated very much so it's tricky to make television like that. But we did it and I'm proud of it.
Is there still space for the show to change again?
Yeah, but I don't know, I'd like to do another series. I could just do another one of those, or I could do something different. I'd quite like to do a Fantasy Man series. That could work really well with the juxtaposition between real life, somewhere urban and gritty like Hackney or something, and then this pink fantasy world.
I always talk of a Boosh film too but I sort of got to a point where I really wanted to do something live again and connect with an audience. I'm really enjoying this and I just want to take this as far as I can now.
Important question here, is Daddy Push ever coming back?
Daddy Push and his wife, she was going to have a shell for a head, and the kids, and they had shells for heads, then the dog would have a shell for it's head. So Daddy Push would be watching our show but it was just for that one moment, and it was too difficult. We'd have had to make a whole like a set; it would have been a nightmare so in the end we didn't make it but we so wanted to do it.
Me and Nigel love him as well. He was a one off, he's like Mr Bean, really frightening, horrifying. I'll have to make a Daddy Push film with him just milling about. I love the fact that you like Daddy Push.
Information regarding Noel's recently added tour dates for 2015 are here.
CLICK HERE TO READ PART ONE OF MY INTERVIEW WITH NOEL, WHERE WE TALKED ABOUT HIS 2014-15 TOUR.
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We currently have these Orangebox Go Meeting Chairs in stock. Upholstered in grey cloth and on a chrome cantilever frame, these chairs are suitable for any meeting or boardroom and can be stacked for easy storage when not in use.
If you were unable to find what you are looking for, we have an extensive range of other second hand meeting chairs in stock. Just click on the link provided, or simply enter your details into our 'Request a Quote Online Form' below and one of our sales team will be in touch very soon.
As always, these meeting chairs can be viewed in our showroom along with all our other used office furniture.


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Q: Text Within Ng-include Doesn't Highlight I have a div inside an ng-include template that won't highlight when you mouse over. The cursor does change to a pointer on hovering over the text, but when you actually click and drag to highlight the text, nothing highlights.
This is important because I can't tab through the elements inside the ng-included template, which is a requirement for screen readability. Any ideas what's going on?
Parent template:

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hello

Result - not able to click and drag a highlight over "hello". Also can't tab through it (which is the real problem).

A: It probably has 'user-select: none;' somewhere in the CSS?
Angular shouldn't have any affect on this.

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As hinted by the title of the webinar, there's great savings opportunity in your complex payables such as energy, telecom and waste. Utility expenses are a company's third largest budget item, and because they are not tied to a PO and vary greatly across providers, they have greater cost implications like rate errors, late fees, and other processing costs. Last but not least, is the volatility inherent in water, electricity, natural gas, waste and telecom that can make forecasting and budgeting a real challenge.
On December 14, ENGIE Insight (formerly Ecova) and the Association of Accountants and Financial Professionals (IMA) co-hosted an Inside Talk webinar on the hidden value of complex payables. Hosted by Patrick Jones, product management director for ENGIE Insight, and myself, Joy Fryer, product manager, Expense and Data Management for ENGIE Insight, "There's Gold in Your Complex Payables" set a new attendance record for an ENGIE Insight webinar – over 1,100 registered attendees! We were enthused about this level of interest and audience participation.
During our time, Patrick and I outlined the complexities and challenges of energy, telecom, water and waste bills. One of the greatest complexities is identifying errors and opportunities amongst varied bill formats and cycles. From the ENGIE Insight vendor database in North America, there are more than 25,000 waste, utility and telecom vendors with more than 100,000 different bill formats and charge elements.
The key to gaining efficiency is the consolidation of this data through a combination of technology and processes that can more accurately capture data, assist in process flows, mine data for trends, and report on the data to quickly highlight risks and opportunities.
Properly managing complex payables builds a foundation to deliver bottom line savings. A combination of new processes and technologies can help you find the gold in your complex payables.
You're invited to watch this invaluable webinar at the link below and contact us to learn more about how ENGIE Insight can help you find value in your complex payables.
Visit our Expense & Data Management for Complex Payables page for more information and access to ENGIE Insight's rich library of related resources.


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Milan Linate Airport by Private Jet
Overview summary
Linate Airport is situated 4.8 miles east of the Italian city of Milan. Also known as the City Airport, Milan Linate is the airport of choice for business travellers and tourists visiting the city.
From Milan city centre, Linate Airport can be reached within 20 minutes drive, making it the closest and most convenient airport to the city, in comparison to Milan Malpensa International Airport which is 50km west of Milan and Orio al Serio Airport, located 55km north east of Milan in the town of Bergamo.
For private jet charter or helicopter flights from Milan Linate Airport call PrivateFly on 020 7100 6960 (24 hours).
History | Landing at Milan Linate Airport | Location | Facts
Milan Linate Airport has been rebuilt several times in the past century, having originally been constructed in the thirties as a cargo and commuter airport. The airport's name was derived from the local town where it is situated in the village of Peschiera Borromeo. Airport Enrico Forlanini is the official title, named after the Italian creator and engineer born in Milan.
Today, Milan Linate Airport is mostly used by airlines operating domestic and short-haul flights across Europe, plus a significant about of private aviation traffic.
Landing at Milan Linate Airport
Milan Linate Airport Location
ICAO/IATA: LIN/LIML
Long: 9° 16' 36.00" E
Elevation: 353ft (108m)
Runway length available: 2440m (8005ft)
Operation times: 24/7
Milan Linate Airport Facts
Milan Linate Airport has a dedicated ramp on the western side of the airport for private aviation flights. FBOs include: Sky Services, Ali Trasporti Aerei ATA, Argos VIP Private Handling, Aviapartner Executive, SEA Handling, Servi's Aviation and Universal Aviation.
Customs and immigration facilities are housed in a dedicated GA terminal which caters for flights originating from outside of Italy. Hangar space is also available for jets ranging up Gulfstream G550 size.
For a personalised quote or further information contact us or call 020 7100 6960 (24 hours).
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Weapons of Math Destruction (with Cathy O'Neil)
Cathy and Hugo discuss the current lack of fairness in artificial intelligence, how societal biases are perpetuated by algorithms and how both transparency and auditability of algorithms will be necessary for a fairer future.
About Cathy O'Neil
Cathy O'Neil earned a Ph.D. in math from Harvard, was a postdoc at the MIT math department, and a professor at Barnard College where she published a number of research papers in arithmetic algebraic geometry. She then switched over to the private sector, working as a quant for the hedge fund D.E. Shaw in the middle of the credit crisis, and then for RiskMetrics, a risk software company that assesses risk for the holdings of hedge funds and banks. She left finance in 2011 and started working as a data scientist in the New York start-up scene, building models that predicted people's purchases and clicks. She wrote Doing Data Science in 2013 and launched the Lede Program in Data Journalism at Columbia in 2014. She is a regular contributor to Bloomberg View and wrote the book Weapons of Math Destruction: how big data increases inequality and threatens democracy. She recently founded ORCAA, an algorithmic auditing company.
DATAFRAMED SURVEY
DataFramed Survey (take it so that we can make an even better podcast for you)
DATAFRAMED GUEST SUGGESTIONS
DataFramed Guest Suggestions (who do you want to hear on Season 2?)
Cathy on Twitter
Cathy's Blog Mathbabe
Weapons of Math Destruction: How big data increases inequality and threatens democracy by Cathy O'Neil
Cathy's Opinion Column, Bloomberg
Doing Data Science (By Cathy O'Neil and Rachel Schutt)
Cathy O'Neil & Hanna Gunn's "Ethical Matrix" paper coming soon.
Data Science Best Practices (with Heather Nolis ~20:30)
Using docker to deploy an R plumber API (By Jonathan Nolis and Heather Nolis)
Enterprise Web Services with Neural Networks Using R and TensorFlow (By Jonathan Nolis and Heather Nolis)
Data Science Best Practices (with Ben Skrainka ~39:35)
The Clean Coder Blog (By Robert C. Martin)
James Shore's blog post on Red, Green, Refactor
Jeff Knupp's Python Unittesting tutorial (general unit tests in Python)
John Myles White's Intro to Unit Testing in R
Original music and sounds by The Sticks.
Supervised Learning with scikit-learn
Learn how to build and tune predictive models and evaluate how well they'll perform on unseen data.
Machine Learning with the Experts: School Budgets
Learn how to build a model to automatically classify items in a school budget.


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by Brandon Hill — Friday, July 03, 2015, 03:51 PM EDT
Samsung, Oppo Face Chinese Lawsuit Over Pre-Installed Smartphone Bloatware
Bloatware, Bloatware, Bloatware! We all hate bloatware. And with the exception of a few companies like Apple, Motorola, and Google (with its Nexus devices) there aren't many ways to avoid factory- or carrier-installed bloatware without rooting a device. One of the biggest offenders in years past has been Samsung, and the company is feeling the heat for its obnoxious behavior from the Shanghai Consumer Rights Protection Commission.
The commission's secretary general, Tao Ailian, fingered not only Samsung, but also Chinese OEM Oppo Electronics for egregious behavior when it comes to pre-installed apps that can't be removed by the consumer. "The litigation is our latest attempt to safeguard consumers' rights after other methods failed," said Ailian. "We hope it will force other companies in the sector to end the unreasonable, but common, practice of pre-installing apps without telling consumers. This is something that is very much necessary for the healthy development of the whole industry."
Phones from Samsung and Oppo were by far the biggest offenders, with the Samsung SM-N9008S (known to us as the Galaxy Note 3) featuring 44 pre-installed apps that couldn't be removed. The Oppo X9007, however, took top honors with a whopping 71 apps that couldn't be removed by the end-user. SEVENTY ONE!
In addition to robbing customers of precious storage space, the commission also found that many of these rogue apps were quietly leaching off customers' cellular data connections in the background. And what is the customer supposed to do when these apps can't be removed or disabled?
As a remedy, the commission is asking manufacturers to make it clear what apps come preinstalled on the product packaging (this would be especially hilarious in the case of Oppo) and provide customers with detailed instructions on how to remove them.
Quite frankly, we wish that action was taken here on U.S. soil to rid smartphone of both manufacturer and carrier crapware/bloatware. Carriers are already bleeding customers dry with pricey voice/data plans, so why should we have to put up with their sponsored apps and junk as well?
Tags: Samsung, Android, Apps, oppo, bloatware, crapware, krx005930


When I'm trying to get back into my diet routine (you know, after I've fallen off the wagon with a couple candy bars and a few too many glasses of wine), there are a few recipes that I always pull out of the archives. It's tough enough to resist falling down the rabbit hole of chocolate, wine and all the fried foods any further, so I like to have really healthy, super simple recipes (like these delicious cauliflower mashed 'potatoes') all lined up so there's really no excuse to put it off.
When it comes to food, whether it takes too long, involves too many ingredients or will create too big of a mess, I can usually make an excuse to just order Chinese and call it a day.
This is one of those recipes that won't make that possible. The ingredients are very few and I'm guessing you already have them all on hand, save for the cauliflower perhaps. You will only dirty a total of two dishes in the process of making it and you'll be done in about 15 to 20 minutes.
What you end up with is a filling, luscious, creamy side dish that will go with practically any main dish you can think of. Steak, chicken, and my particular favorite, broiled salmon, all go wonderfully with mashed cauliflower. You can even swap out the basil in favor for some gochujang, harissa, curry powder or Chinese five spice if you want to make these 'potatoes' a little more Asian. No matter what you're making for your main dish, this mashed cauliflower dish can morph into whatever you need it to be.
Cauliflower, much like potatoes, is a blank canvas and the options are seriously limitless. However, instead of loading up on carb-packed potatoes, you have a much healthier option that will still fill you up.
Bring a medium pot of water to a boil. Season with salt and add cauliflower florets to the pot. Boil for approximately 10 minutes and drain.
Add the cauliflower florets to a blender along with milk, garlic powder, basil, salt, pepper and cayenne pepper. Puree until smooth and creamy (or until your desired consistency is reached).
Remove from blender and serve warm.
Food addict turned food blogger with a love for cooking uncomplicated, gourmet (and even healthy!) recipes. I love creating food that is straightforward, relatable and will blow your friends and family away. Just because you want to eat healthy doesn't mean it has to be boring! It's time to bring healthy and gourmet back together in the kitchen.


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For the third day in a row I'm giving a recommendation to an early-Nineties film revived by Sky Arts – in this case, Oliver Stone's rock biopic The Doors. It's another title curiously neglected by the mainstream channels, last seen free-to-air in 2000, with only a handful of broadcasts before that.
I have no personal interest in the material, nor any axe to grind for writer-director Oliver Stone – the subject of another episode of The Directors screened beforehand – but the film surely merits re-examination. Here's my review of it from May 1991:
"Near the beginning of The Doors, there's a scene at the UCLA Film School where the young Jim Morrison listens to his fellow students tear into the experimental movie he's made.
Their teacher is played, uncredited, by Oliver Stone himself, and one suspects that the tyro director sides with the precocious would-be poet against the classroom critics.
Like the mock-up of Morrison's film, his own is frequently overblown, pretentious and heavy-handed, and shows that Stone is less interested in documenting a true story than in taking us on a hallucinogenic joy-ride of the sights, sounds and excesses of the late Sixties rock scene.
Yet for all its obvious flaws (notably a tendency to underline the imminence of its subject's early death with recurrent dream images of a symbolic Indian), it's a journey well worth taking and one which generally succeeds on its own hyped-up terms.
Val Kilmer gives a persuasive impersonation of Jim: a Romantic rebel, an uncompromising artist and an incorrigible narcissist who died, after a short life in the spotlight as lead singer of one of the period's cult rock groups, in a bathtub in Paris, bloated and burnt out with drugs, drink and all-round hedonism.
With him was his longtime girlfriend Pam Courson (Meg Ryan), who at one point describes herself as an 'ornament': she's right, as no-one but Morrison emerges as a fully developed character.
Yet the band's music is here in plenty, and whether or not fans agree with Stone's view of their hero, they'll ensure that it's around in late-night revivals for years to come."
So much for future predictions.
The Doors (1991): 11.00pm, Monday, 20 December 2021, Sky Arts (Freeview 11, Freesat 147, Sky 130, Virgin 165/HD 140, BT 349/HD 364)
More musical treats: choose between a Rodgers and Hammerstein double bill on BBC2 – Carousel (1956) at 1.45pm, followed by South Pacific (1958) at 3.50pm – and one of Laurel and Hardy's excursions into operetta on Talking Pictures TV – The Bohemian Girl (1936) at 3.00pm.
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Q: Preserving parameter/argument names in compiled Java classes When I compile something like this:
public class MyClass
{
    void myMethod(String name, String options, String query, String comment)
    {
        ...
    }
}

and compile this to a class file, it seems that argument names are lost. That is, when some other Java code references MyClass and wants to call or overwrite myMethod, my IDE (currently Eclipse) seems to get this method signature from the class-file:
void myMethod(String arg0, String arg1, String arg2, String arg3);

I know that Eclipse (and possibly other IDEs too) allows me to provide a link to the source or the Javadoc (as Bishiboosh pointed out) of MyClass and can take advantage of this. But I'm curious if there is some way to tell javac to include the names into the class-file, so that users of that class can see the argument names even if they only have the class file.
Solution for classes
When I compile a class with java -g:vars, the names of parameters are included in the class file. -g:vars seems to be equivalent to Eclipse -> project properties -> Java compiler -> Add variable attributes to generated class files.
This solution was suggested by several authors, but the answer from Nick finally made me believe.
On my machine, Eclipse sometimes used this info, sometimes it didn't, which was probably my fault or a bug in Eclipse, but not a problem with the class files or the compile. Anyway, now I know that the information is definitely present.
But no solution for interfaces
While this works (kind of) fine for classes, it's not working for interfaces.
For me, the logical reason seems to be, that -g:vars only provides the names of local variables, which is what the documentation for javac also states. In the body of a method, it's parameters are very similar to local variables, thus they are covered by -g:vars. interface methods don't have bodies, so they can't have local variables.
My initial question only asked for classes, because I was not aware that there might be any difference.
Class file format
As gid pointed out, the class file format does not support storrage of parameter names. I found a section in the class file spec that descibes a data struture which should holf the parameter names of methods, but this is definitely not used when compiling interfaces.
When compiling a class, I can't tell if the mentioned data structure is used, or if Eclipse infers the parameter names from the usage of parameters inside the method body. An expert could clarify this, but it's not that relevant I think.

A: You don't specially need the source to make arg names appear in Eclipse...If you specify the Javadoc, Eclipse will display the args.

A: It might help to compile with debug support, which stores all names in the .class file.
though I don't know whether Eclipse takes that into account.

A: Eclipse will pick up the names of arguments if you include debug information in the class file: javac -g:vars should be enough.

A: There is no support in the class file data structure for storing the parameter names to any method, no matter what javac options you use.
In order to see the original names in an IDE you have to supply them with either the javadoc or the source.
If you have a particular need to get at them at runtime it is possible to add annotations to parameters, but you'll have to create your own as there isn't a standard set to use.
Sorry can't be more helpful
EDIT:
I stand completely corrected...the class file format does clearly have space for named parameters (JLS 4.7)
What I can't see is how the hell you can get at them using java.lang.reflect.*

A: To preserve names in the class file for debugging purposes try project properties, Java compiler, then "Add variable attributes to generated class files" (See Eclipse Help).
Compiling the following source:
public class StackOverflowTest {
    public void test(String foo, String bar) {
        // blah
    }
}

Is decompiled into:
// Compiled from StackOverflowTest.java (version 1.5 : 49.0, super bit)
public class StackOverflowTest {

    // Method descriptor #6 ()V
    // Stack: 1, Locals: 1
    public StackOverflowTest();
        0  aload_0 [this]
        1  invokespecial java.lang.Object() [8]
        4  return
        Line numbers:
            [pc: 0, line: 1]
        Local variable table:
            [pc: 0, pc: 5] local: this index: 0 type: StackOverflowTest

    // Method descriptor #15 (Ljava/lang/String;Ljava/lang/String;)V
    // Stack: 0, Locals: 3
    public void test(java.lang.String foo, java.lang.String bar);
        0  return
        Line numbers:
            [pc: 0, line: 4]
        Local variable table:
            [pc: 0, pc: 1] local: this index: 0 type: StackOverflowTest
            [pc: 0, pc: 1] local: foo index: 1 type: java.lang.String
            [pc: 0, pc: 1] local: bar index: 2 type: java.lang.String
}

See the parameter names are preserved in the class files.
I would suggest you look into how your source is being compiled, which version it is compiled for etc.
EDIT:
Ah, I see this is different for interfaces - they don't seem to have this information available for the debugger which I guess makes sense. I don't think there'll be a way round this, if you just want to see the parameter names when you're editing source you'll need to go the javadoc route as Nagrom_17 suggests (attach the source).

A: You don't need a separate Javadoc file you can create 'inline' javadocs in Eclipse using a special comment with two asterisks(*) after the first slash of a multi-line comment.
example code:
   public class MyClass
{
 /**
  * documentation of your method
  *
  * @param name    a String describing the name
  * @param options used to describe current option
  * @param query
  * @param comment
  * @return void
  */
    void myMethod(String name, String options, String query, String comment)
    {
        ...
    }
}


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Australian Open 2017: How Rafael Nadal adapted his game to reach another Grand Slam final
Sports KS Arsh Jan 28, 2017 19:46:30 IST
It has never been about the score, or has it? I remember the 17-year-old lad from Mallorca in pirate cargoes and a sleeveless vest who raised eyebrows at the French Open in 2005. A phenomenal returner, standing yards behind the baseline, giving up angles only he could take advantage of, to get to balls that only he could reach. The transmutation into a tennis gladiator, who could push Rodger Federer on the Center Court at Wimbledon, is something this generation has been blessed to have witnessed.
Rafael Nadal celebrates after defeating Grigor Dimitrov in the semifinal. AP
The game that Rafael Nadal plays can't simply be tennis, however. If style were the economy of movement for the apotheosis of execution, then Nadal may perhaps be called a lousy tennis player. In a generation of glittering shot makers, the question he poses is not answered in the purity of a winner down the line, though he makes those. I wish I could say that it emerges tenderly, but that isn't true. The erasure of chalk lines on clay and the uprooting of leaves as he slides into the place of what must be unreturnable have felt the pain that even his knees cannot ignore for ever.
There is a slice of communion there, he has taken from Roland Garros, a piece literally of the Philippe Chatrier court. It may have been given to him, but there is no doubt who it has belonged to for the past decade. The contour of his bones may have been shaped by what he has done there.
There is a tendency to identify players with a signature stroke. The glory of an inside out forehand, the singular satisfaction of a whistling one handed pass as an opponent approaches the net. Strokes such as those have been framed into sculptures to immortalise moments that were beyond our grasp of what the human body, a racket, and a ball are able to realise together. And yet, as magnificent as Nadal's forehand down the line is, it pales in comparison to what it means to face him. If the profound injustice were to be committed, of seeking to represent him by a stroke then I would choose the 3/4 length rally ball that he gets back.
It is the means via which he has examined, with merciless and intricate insistence, the most eulogised weapons in tennis. The Federer backhand, capable of bending around rackets to find that fleeting pocket which opens for just an instance, into which it is buried forever as a million cameras and eyes light up in awe of a precision that pulls at the strings of what we thought was human. The subject of sculpture and song alike, as dictionaries could be filled with adjectives that commentators have gushed with. During Verdasco and Nadal's five hour epic in Australian Open semi-finals in 2009, Verdasco hit 95 winners. If you can imagine what it means to hit those many winners against a man, on a court, and still lose, you perhaps have an inkling of what was witnessed
Rarely, will Grigor Dimitrov hit the ball cleaner and with as devastating effect as he did into the chilly Melbourne night. The adage of baby Fed is truly well earned and one has to ask whether the master himself is still capable of stroke play of such caliber. Of both wings, Dimitrov's groundstrokes singed the bylines and he will do well to remember that few will be able to live with what he brought to tennis in the match and the years ahead will probably see him win much silverware without having to do so. Rafael Nadal however is rarer than that.
On a night where his lasso whip forehand down the line failed him, repeatedly, Nadal adapted. He came to the net to finish off points in a manner that would be unrecognisable in the Spanish clay courter of youth. He flattened out his backhand and hammered winners with a straightness of trajectory that could just about keep up with Dimitrovs' strike power. This was not Nadal's game, but it needed to be, and he found not so much as a way, but a will, to keep it in play.
The question that Rafael Nadal asks must be thought philosophically, for it is that of repetition. The genius of the shot maker is not often met in kind, perhaps it never can be in it's entirety by Nadal, but it is yet demanded, again. The drive to ask that of Dimitrov, not merely to constellate the collage of a highlight reel of two tennis players, a collage that could only do disservice to Nadal for the cherry picker in the battlefield will never discover the forge in which Nadal's groundstrokes were cast.
They were built to hone into this question, 'when can the guy on the other side not do it again'. There is nothing quite like a five set Nadal war. For when he is in the mood, it is always genius itself which is on trial. That is what he extracts from the opposition. We have seen it with Rodger Federer and with Novak Djokovic, who often find that against Nadal they reach for a freedom of expression that can only be manifested in a rhythmic violence of ball striking brilliance that would leave just about any other man, living or dead reaching for the towel already to prepare for the next point. Nadal, however will ask for that, again.
A superstitious lad, he never passes the net after the game without both towels. He also always sips from both bottles before starting one. It isn't ever the same however, and the ability to probe the integrity of an opponent's groundstrokes constitutes the unique, and perhaps yet Spanish artistry of Nadal's game. The topspin forehand that leaps into the backhand corner from a lefty, who works the angles on the deuce court as backhands grope to find a depth that may liberate them from having to do so yet again, creates the space for the merciless forehand into the ad side. And over the years Nadal has incorporated attacking the net, cutting of angles on the rare occasion that an adversary can actually hit through him; he has found when a drop shot can finish a rally that is on legs too unsteady to hit through the ball.
He needed every ounce of his guile and resilience in the semifinal and it finally ended in a way microcosmic of what Nadal's game has been about. Dimitrov couldn't put back another back hand winner into the court, he shanked it long and Rafa fell to his knees. From the comfort of my mattress, I can say, without looking at statistics, that no tennis player has induced as many forced errors.
On Sunday, he will face his historic rival once again. There is a poetry to it, two men both having scaled the heights of the tour, returning from injuries that at this stage of their lives, may have dissuaded other mortals. They have both grown leaner, and Nadal's mane is thinning and in the twilight of their grandeur we see them talk to themselves between points. Encouraging themselves, as their boxes look on in supplication. We often see younger players glare and ask questions of their box. These two know, who in the instance of final reckoning, makes the difference.
Tags : Australian Open, Australian Open 2017, Grigor Dimitrov, Rafael Nadal, Roger Federer, Roland Garros, Tennis, US Open, Wimbledon
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A source from the Egyptian Airports Company (EAC) said that the company is preparing a tender for the expansion of Sharm El-Sheikh International airport.
The source added that the company plans to expand terminal 2 and increase its capacity by 2 million passengers per year, bringing the total capacity of the airport to 9.5 million.
The source pointed out that the company had expected the cabinet to assign the expansion of the airport to the Arab Contractors Company directly.
The Egyptian cabinet did not assign that task to any company, allowing the EAC to pose a tender to specialised companies.
The government has agreed with the Islamic Development Bank (IDB) and the African Development Bank (AFDB) to finance the construction of a new terminal at Sharm El-Sheikh International airport.
The Ministry of International Cooperation signed a loan agreement worth $457m with the Islamic Development Bank to finance the development of the airport by adding a new passenger terminal.
The agreement also includes building a new runway with a width of 60 metres for large aircraft and 40 new airsides. The planned expansions would increase the airport's capacity to 18 million passengers annually.
The government already signed a loan agreement worth $140m with the AFDB in May 2015 as well as a grant of $1.2m to finance the airport's development.
The source noted that the EAC cancelled an earlier decision to establish a new terminal at the airport with a capacity of 10 million passengers due to the decline of tourism and high building costs.


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Album Appreciation: Factory Reset by Hans Hjelm
Blog: A Year on Woodhouse Washlands
Album Appreciation: Easy To Build, Hard To Destroy by GNOD
When I stumbled into what became known as the 'psych scene' around a decade ago, GNOD were already a thing… a collective that was revered by many who I talked and sought inspiration from in terms of taking that next turn down the rabbit hole. At the time my touchstone was the Liverpool Psych Fest, which was my annual introduction to new ideas and new bands. So it was in 2014 that GNOD played the Rocket Recordings stage on that unforgettable evening.
GNOD, Liverpool Psych Fest 2014
I used to love seeing the list of bands who were playing the festival and really getting into them as a way of deciding who I wanted to see (and yes it did involve the use of spreadsheets). I remember quite clearly listening to GNOD, and especially the 'Chaudelande' albums, 'Ingnodwetrust' and 'Gnod Drop Out With White Hills II' (White Hills were also on the bill, and Dave W played with GNOD that night); and being totally blown away by them.
On the night the set was utterly magnificent, and I wrote this about it the next day:
From the moment GNOD (excitingly with White Hills' Dave W also on stage) hit the go button the packed Camp knew we were in for something special. This collective may be unpredictable in terms of who is on stage on any one night but this was a truly momentous performance of really exciting and visceral improvisations which took the audience to high after high after high. GNOD were in the mood to party and party hard. Hard and heavy as the beats, jazz improvs, repetitive drones and guitar attacks came in wave after wave of sonic attacks which at the same time gave us energy and sapped our resistance to impediment. It was a huge feel good performance at a time when we had been though huge slabs of intensity earlier in the evening. Inspired and inspirational!
https://fragmentedflaneur.com/2014/09/30/live-liverpool-international-festival-of-psychedelia-day-2-27092014/
This was the GNOD that I got into and the GNOD that lives with me to this day – although I have seen many great performances from them since (in various guises) most notably at the Rocket 20th Anniversary weekend – and this is the GNOD that I find here on this compilation of early tracks never previously released on vinyl… a couple only on MySpace! Indeed, it is interesting that I referred to the 'visceral' nature of GNOD's performance back in 2014, because that's exactly the word that came up for me when listening to this album. There is an underpinning sense of excitement borne from discovery here… you really get the sense of a group of individuals who are pushing the envelope… who are taking it just that little bit further… who are pushing themselves into something altogether more dimensional and spatial.
The set opens with 'Elka'. This is a perfect choice because of the way it draws you in, not in any overt sense, but almost by stealth… there's a kind of simplicity to it that perhaps catches you unawares… but through than you become engrossed in the almost ritualistic rhythm and before you know it you are away and on a different plane…
After that 'Inner Z' takes up the reigns and just runs with it… again there is not anything complicated here, but it immediately creates and atmosphere which lights up the room in an inspirational sense… because you feel you are immediately in a small dark venue… it's late and you are swaying to the music as it passes through you… it's simple and it is powerful, and reminiscent of so many gigs where you come away just feeling at one with life…
Part of this is due to the repetition, which Paddy Shine talks about in the release notes for this album:
"Repetition is great for long dance floor jams or subtle head squelchers. Repetition helps with the telepathy we developed when playing."
https://gnod.bandcamp.com/album/easy-to-build-hard-to-destroy
…and it is repetition with which is also evident in 'They Live'… but it is the spacey guitar riffs too that really grab you and enable you to achieve consciousness escape velocity here. The musicians here are totally on it… and you can feel the tightness and immanence of the collective here too… I could really listen to this on repeat all day, and at the end of it feel as if it had gone by in a moment while feeling strangely replete…
'5th Sun (Chaudelande Version)' has an altogether heavier vibe… like a star that was just about to explode… I imagine the room shaking with the sound while the band stand round a live cable sparking in different directions. There's a sense of unknown menace here… perhaps fed by a dystopian outlook which this sound marks the realisation of. Either way there is an opaqueness to this track which is both compelling and challenging.
There is a change again with 'A Very Special Request' which is as chaotic as it is aggressive… the vocals here are totally in your face and here's particularly where the word 'visceral' comes in because there's a real sense of being on the edge here.. of pushing and pushing to see how far something will go, and what would happen if it doesn't… the fact that it still gives off that feeling 10+ years later is remarkable.
As 'Deadbeatdisco!!! Part 1' starts you get the feeling that this is going to be a ride that you need to be strapped in for… and that is absolutely the case. In some ways this is a slow burner… but that's if you're burning a string of semtex parcels that explode one after the other rendering all round it as a wasteland… it's like everything around folds into the music (when I first listened to it a neighbour had a skip delivered, and I only realised later that this hadn't been part of the track)… this is a thirteen minute track whose intensity builds constantly until you are in a position whereby you feel somehow pressed to the chair like the guy in the Maxell advert…
… then comes the live version 'Deadbeatdisco!!! Part 2', which takes things to a completely different level… the whole thing opens up and you are there and you just want to dance your fucking heart out… this, in particular, is the GNOD I described in Liverpool… the GNOD that are totally fucking up for it and just don't want to let go… BY COMPLETELY FUCKING LETTING GO!
Right you can sit down again now… because GNOD have one track left and they want to totally fuck with you brain on 'Frostbitten'. This, in many ways, it the other side of GNOD… the atonal free-experimental side who let rip in a totally different way. This is disturbing and fascinating at the same time… part of you doesn't want to listen anymore, but a greater portion is totally buying into it… I mean it's like little else you'll hear, and still sounds fresh to this day…
…and that's the thing about this set. Even though it pre-dates most of what I know GNOD to be it still sounds vital and, yes, visceral. It still challenges and makes sense in equal measure and, perhaps most of all, it arouses and stimulates a gamut of senses to provide you with something of a rounded experimental experience. So while it perhaps represents a moment in time which could never now be repeated… it represents it and records it very well. Therefore, while I will never know quite what it was like to be there… I now at least have my own version of how it may have been… and that's more than enough to be digesting.
'Easy To Build, Hard To Destroy' is out now on Rocket Recordings.
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really love your blog. gnod, specially the white hills cooperation is one of my favorite albums.


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House of Lords in shock at size of Bath Vice Chancellor's pay packet
On the same day that Lord Adonis launched a scathing attack on pay inequality in UK universities and the 'greed' of the Vice Chancellor of the University of Bath, the joint trades unions (UCU, Unite and UNISON) and Students' Union wrote to all members of University Council calling on them to suspend the University Remuneration Committee pending a full and immediate review of its decisions and decision making processes.
Chris Roche (UNISON) a staff representative on University Council attended the meeting of Council that took place on July 13th, immediately after a private meeting of the Remuneration Committee to decide on senior management pay awards for next year. Their decisions were not communicated to Council. However, Chris did raise the issue in Council, and said the following:
Today I watched a debate in the House of Lords in which Lord Adonis, the former Minister of State for Education, gave a five minute speech that focussed almost entirely on senior management pay at the University of Bath. I won't repeat it all but I do think members of Council ought to hear and reflect on the consequences of their actions, and inaction, in recent years. I appreciate this may not win me many friends in this room, but I think it needs saying. Lord Adonis asked:
"What does the Government intend to do to cut, or restrain the growth in, vice-chancellors' pay?
Can I specifically refer to the University of Bath…Last year the vice-chancellor earned £406,000. This year, despite the 1.1% cap on pay for non-managerial staff across the higher education sector, the vice-chancellor's pay rose by 11% to £451,000. On top of this, the vice-chancellor, Glynis Breakwell, earns £27,000 from three non-executive directorships, which she apparently has time to undertake alongside being a full-time vice-chancellor. She also has a large house in the historic centre of Bath a benefit in kind worth another £20,000 a year. Put all that together, and Glynis Breakwell is paid almost exactly half a million pounds, more than three times the Prime Minister's salary.
My Lords, The University of Bath has a remuneration committee and governing bodies to decide these matters and prevent abuse. The problem, my lords, is that the governing Council is mired in controversy over this precise issue.
In February, after what I'm told was an intense debate, the University Court voted by the narrow margin of 33 votes to 30 not to censure the remuneration committee. However, that majority of three included, I am informed, the vote of the vice-chancellor herself and the very members of the remuneration committee whose conduct was in question.
My Lords, If this isn't a case for HEFCE and the Government o intervene, I don't know what is.
A final point, my Lords. The highly paid should set an example to the rest of the community, particularly at a time of pay restraint. The only example the vice-chancellor of the University of Bath is setting too her staff is one of greed. That is not my idea of a university; I doubt it appeals to your lordships either.
So I hope the Minister will tell us what the Government is going to do to stop it."
This governing body has received warnings for years from the recognised representative bodies of staff, that the conduct of the remuneration committee and the decisions it has so consistently and predictably come to are not only a source of anger, de-motivation and lost good faith for staff and students, but also incredibly damaging to the reputation of the university, making our brand synonymous with greed and poor governance.
If the sight of a highly influential member of Parliament focussing on and calling for state intervention in our University does not result in a change of course, I dread to think what it will take.
Professor Davenport has circulated a letter from the trade unions and students' union recommending that Council defer any decisions on high earners' pay until after a prompt governance review is conducted. I suggest that Council accept that recommendation.
Lord Adonis has now made a formal complaint to the university regulator.
The decision on high earners' pay will be made available to Council at the next meeting in October.
A round up of the news so far:
Greed of Bath Vice Chancellor (Huffington Post)
University of Bath "breaching guidance" on senior management pay (Bath Chronicle)
Lords in shock (Bath Chronicle)
How Greed Works (Bath Chronicle)
University Chief's perks under fire (Times)
Vice Chancellors are paid too much says Lord Adonis (Guardian)
67 staff at Bath University earning more than £100k a year (Daily Mail)
Posted in: high earners, pay.
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Daugavpils is a city in Latvia, Europe. The weather in Daugavpils sees differences from a month to another. Choosing the best period to travel to Daugavpils can have a great impact on your visit. Check below for Daugavpils monthly weather data based on climatology reports from the past 30 years.
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January: the weather in January is freezing, with minimum temperatures recorded at 15° Fahrenheit (-9.7°C) and maximum at 26° Fahrenheit (-3.6°C). Travelers will find here an average temperature of 20° Fahrenheit (-6.7°C) and n/a days of rain during the month (1.46 inches rainfall / 37 mm).
February: Daugavpils weather for February is freezing and comes with an average temperature of 21° Fahrenheit (-6.3°C), with minimum temperature values at 14° Fahrenheit (-9.9°C) and maximum values of 27° Fahrenheit (-2.6°C). There is an average number of n/a days of rainfall during February, with a total of 1.1 inches rainfall (28 mm).
March: the weather is freezing during the month of March in Daugavpils, with an average temperature of 28° Fahrenheit / -2.2°C. We will have minimums of 20° Fahrenheit (-6.5°C) during the night and maximum of 36° Fahrenheit (2.1°C) during the day. The data shows 1.26 inches of rainfall (32 mm) recorded with an average of n/a rainy days.
April: April in Daugavpils is mostly defined by cold weather, with an average temperature of 42° Fahrenheit (5.5°C). Minimum temperatures can go as low as 33° Fahrenheit (0.6°C), while the maximum is situated around 51° Fahrenheit (10.3°C). April brings an average of n/a days of rain, with 1.65 inches rainfall (42 mm).
May: visiting Daugavpils in May will land travelers in a place with cool weather, where maximum temperatures rise to 64° Fahrenheit (17.9°C), and minimum temperatures recorded at 43° Fahrenheit (6.1°C). The average temperature is situated around 54° Fahrenheit (12°C). The average n/a days of rain bring a total of 2.05 inches rainfall / 52 mm.
June: chilly weather awaits visitors in Daugavpils in the month of June. The minimum temperatures are situated around 50° Fahrenheit (10.1°C), maximum temperatures rise to 71° Fahrenheit (21.5°C), and the average temperature for this month is 60° Fahrenheit / 15.8°C. The average number of rainy days is n/a, which equals to a total of 2.91 inches rainfall / 74 mm.
July: Daugavpils weather in July is chilly. The average temperature is 63° Fahrenheit (17.2°C), which is determined by a maximum temperature of 73° Fahrenheit (22.5°C), and a minimum of 53° Fahrenheit (11.8°C) during the night. n/a rainy days are the average for the city, with a 3.11 inches rainfall total (79 mm).
August: during the month of August, visitors can expect chilly weather. The maximum temperatures go up to 71° Fahrenheit (21.6°C), while the minimum temperatures will be around 52° Fahrenheit (10.9°C). Temperature average is 61° Fahrenheit (16.3°C). A recorded total of 2.91 inches rainfall (74 mm) is brought by the average of n/a days of rain during the month.
September: the month of September brings cool weather to Daugavpils, with temperatures fluctuating around a maximum of 61° Fahrenheit (16.3°C) and a minimum of 45° Fahrenheit (7.2°C). The average temperature is 53° Fahrenheit (11.8°C). With an average total of n/a rainy days, the city has 2.72 inches rainfall (69 mm) during this month (74 mm).
October: October is the time for refreshing weather in Daugavpils. Minimum temperatures go down to 37° Fahrenheit (43°C), and maximum temperatures will be around 50° Fahrenheit (9.8°C), which results in an average temperature of 44° Fahrenheit / 6.4°C. There are, on average, n/a days of rain during this month, with an average of 2.05 inches rainfall / 52 mm.
November: cold weather surrounds Daugavpils in November. The average temperature stays at 34° Fahrenheit (1°C). Minimum temperature values are at 29° Fahrenheit (-1.4°C), and the maximum values go to 38° Fahrenheit (3.3°C). There are, on average, n/a rain days, with 2.01 inches rainfall (51 mm).
December: freezing weather of December in Daugavpils brings an average temperature of 26° Fahrenheit (-3.6°C), determined by maximum temperatures situated around 30° Fahrenheit (-1°C) and minimum values at 21° Fahrenheit (-6.1°C). The 1.69 inches rainfall (43 mm) average is a result of the n/a rainy days that visitors will face there during this month.
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SINGAPORE: Jewel Changi Airport is no longer a diamond in the rough.
The mega retail and lifestyle development, with the world's largest indoor waterfall, mesmerised visitors on Thursday (Apr 11) when it opened to the public for a ticketed preview, ahead of its official opening next week.
A five-year project in the making, the much-anticipated Jewel captivated its scores of visitors who began pouring in at about 1pm. They were first greeted by its majestic centerpiece – the 40m-high HSBC Rain Vortex.
Despite a light drizzle because of the cascading sheets of water from the world's tallest indoor waterfall, many whipped out their mobile phones enthusiastically to snap photos and pose for selfies.
When mist descended from the oculus of the Rain Vortex, shrouding visitors, the crowd oohed and ahhed.
As gentle melodies played in the background, the biosphere-style structure, with its lush five-storey indoor forest, one could easily forget - momentarily - that the 10-storey complex is also home to 280 shops and food and beverage outlets.
On the topmost level, visitors wandered around the terraces for vantage points of the Rain Vortex, while enjoying the various play attractions.
The only area that was off limits was the 14,000 sq m Canopy Park that will open to the public in a few weeks.
Jewel Changi Airport will officially open on Apr 17.