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Dakota Meyer asks: Why can't the U.S. bring my intrepreter home?
By Dan Lamothe on August 13, 2013 Afghanistan, Awards, Ganjgal, Medal of Honor
With a deadly firefight raging, five men hopped into a Humvee and rode toward a small mountainside village in Afghanistan looking for a four-man team of U.S. forces that had gone missing in combat. The possibility that all five men wouldn't make it out of the village of Ganjgal, in Kunar province, was high. Already, multiple Afghan troops the Americans were training had been cut down by machine-gun fire in a fierce ambush that was launched about dawn on Sept. 8, 2009. U.S. Army officers at nearby Forward Operating Base Joyce had declined to send air support in a timely…

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What Kind of Ceremony Music Can You Choose for a Church Wedding?
It really depends on the rules at your particular venue.
If you're getting married in a church, one of the things you'll need to determine is what type of music you're allowed to play, or if they'll allow you to customize the options at all. To understand the rules at these traditional venues, we asked Kristen Spear of Soirée Productions for a little insight on musical selections for a church wedding ceremony.
If you've chosen a more traditional church as your ceremony venue, there will likely be limitations on what kind of music you can play, but that doesn't mean you won't have options. Although there's a good chance you won't be allowed to walk down the aisle to your favorite pop song, you'll probably be allowed to pick from the classics. "For a church wedding, some of my favorite are classic pieces that make a big statement. 'Trumpet Voluntary' by Clarke or 'Trumpet Tune' by Purcell are two options I love," says Spear. "When you have a large hall, you need a big song to fill the expansive space."
You'll find that most modern churches are able to be a little more flexible about music. For more intimate chapels or more modern churches, you can't go wrong with something simple and romantic. "I think an instrumental version of a current song, like 'A Thousand Years' by Christina Perry, is perfect," says Spear. "Many modern songs now have string quartet arrangements so you can have your modern tune in an elegant rendition. I love everything that Vitamin String Quartet does. It's perfect for a church processional and recessional."
Always ask to be sure.
Before you get your heart set on a few songs, check with the parish music leader or your pastor or priest to see what they allow. "Some religious institutions have restrictions on the songs you can play, so check with your church liaison before choosing your songs," Spear suggests. "They may have a required list you must work from."


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Home Lifestyle IS THERE RACISM AGAINST FOREIGNERS IN THAILAND?
First off, when I'm talking about "racism", I'm not talking about being strung up and lynched.
Thailand is one of the safest countries I've ever visited. I feel safer walking down the streets of Bangkok at 3am than I ever would in any major American city!
But unlike America where we have stupid hippie organizations which goes over the line trying to make everything fair for everyone, Thailand has no such organizations.
Any foreigner who has ever walked into RCA club in Bangkok on a weekend night will relate to this.
All the Thais walk directly into the club. All foreigners are herded to the side where they are forced to pay an entrance fee. This will happen with quite a few clubs throughout Thailand.
If you golf in Thailand, this can really get under your skin. There are some courses around Bangkok where foreigners are charged two or three times more than Thais to play.
Once you get off the boat into Phi Phi, all foreigners have to pay a fee to step onto the island. The fee isn't much, just like 20 baht (about 1usd), but it wasn't required last year.
Take a speed boat from Samui to Koh Phangan and you will pay two times more than the Thais.
There comes a time in every man's life who lives in Thailand where they get tired of beautiful young women and want to try highly educated, wealthy, hi-society women. The type of women who come from wealthy families or may even be associated with the royal line.
Good luck with this gentlemen. Unless you have some massive Thai connections, all hi-society Thais will look down upon other Thais who are with foreigners.
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OpenALPR Technology, Inc. has announced the availability of a cloud service that empowers application developers to access automatic license plate recognition and vehicle make, model, and color as a monthly service. OpenALPR's Cloud API offers four pricing tiers based on usage including a free tier. Pricing ranges from $49 to $995 per month.


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Top 5 Best-Selling Trucks In America – March 2011
America's best-selling trucks, setting aside the Toyota Tundra and its 30.3% drop in March, were an even more popular bunch in 2011 than they were in March 2010. Ford F-Series sales jumped 25.3%. GM's Silverado/Sierra tandem posted a combined 10.9% increase as Silverado sales rose 8.9% and GMC Sierra sales rose 17%. The Dodge Ram was up 22.9% and the Toyota Tacoma vastly out-performed the Tundra with a 7.4% increase.
But there's something else to keep in mind. The new vehicle market as a whole grew 16.9% from March 2010, making Ford and Dodge's above average increases even more astounding. Fuel prices are reaching complain-about-them-all-day-long heights, but consumers are still loving them some pickups.
11 out of every 100 new vehicles sold in the United States in March 2011 was one of these six trucks (five, if you count the Sierra and Silverado as one). The Honda Accord and Nissan Altima were America's two best-selling cars in March. Yet for every Accord and Altima sold in the 31 days of March, Ford and GM sold one-and-a-half full-size trucks.
Check out the Graph below for the important truck sales numbers.
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Top 10 Best-Selling SUVs In America – March 2011
Minivan & Truck Sales In America – March 2011
32,555 + 11,622 = 44,177 GM trucks. F-Series way ahead.


Hi, I am interested in your 1963 Ford Fairlane listed on Autotrader for $6,000. I'd like to get more information about this vehicle and confirm its availability.
1963 Ford Fairlane. Car starts, but needs work. There is some rust on body. Seats, carpet and headliner need to be replaced. Guessing approximately 85% all pieces/ parts in place. Its an unfinished project, its a great car. Car is registered, tagged and up to date. Original Miles 87,762.
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Given a subgroup $G$ of $S_n$ by a generating set and an element $g in S_n$, we will discuss an efficient algorithms for testing if $g$ is in $G$. As a consequence, we will be able to solve a number of other algorithmic problems, e.g. solvability and nilpotence testing, random sampling from $G$.


President Obama today lifted the remaining pesky restrictions on Cuban rum, meaning American visitors can now clank home with as many bottles as they think their bodies will allow. The $100 combined limit on rum and cigars the administration put in place with last year's embargo restrictions has formally been removed in a so-called "sweeping directive" that lets travelers bring back as much of either vice as they're willing to pay duties on.
Now, Cuban cigars are their own animal, but it's worth pointing out that this access to rum isn't quite the breakthrough it sounds like. Getting a bottle of legit, actual Havana Club — not Bacardi's Puerto Rican copycat of the same name — was never a Bay of Pigs–level clandestine act; it could always be purchased at the airport duty-free shop of Cuba-friendly countries. But if your thing is having an experience truly auténtica, you can at least now wander the country cramming an empty duffel bag with bottles of locally distilled añejo.


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Brightness hotkeys for Dell XPS on Elementary OS
I recently got a new laptop; a Dell XPS 13. It's pretty swanky, but it isn't a MacBook, which is a first for me in quite some time. That's meant getting used to a new physical construction, a new keyboard, a new trackpad, and even a new operating system! I installed Elementary OS because I wanted a Linux, and I wanted it to be simple and easy to use. So far, it's mostly lived up to these things, which has been great.
I've generally been really happy with both the laptop and the OS, but one of my annoyances is that it doesn't have dedicated buttons to make the screen brighter or dimmer; you can click the power indicator and get a scroll-bar for brightness, but that's a little clicker than I'd like. So I did some learning...
It turns out there's a file through which you can control brightness: /sys/class/backlight/intel_backlight/brightness - it contains a number between 0 and 7500 (inclusive) which shows your current brightness level, and you can write a number in that same range to the file to set the brightness level. It can only be written to by root.
The Keyboard settings pane has an option to set shortcuts, so you can say "If I press control and the NextTrack button, run this command".
So, the answer seems to be: Write a tiny little program which updates that file, make it setuid-root (so that when anyone runs it, it runs as root), and set up a shortcut which runs it.
So I wrote a tiny little program (in Rust). Note that this needs to be setuid-root, which means it needs to be carefully designed. Scripts aren't allowed to be setuid-root, so it needs to be a compiled program. And it keeps its user input space pretty minimal; the path it's writing to is hard-coded (if it took it as a parameter, people could write to arbitrary files as root - scary!), it takes instructions like "up" and "down" rather than take a value to set (to avoid needing to sanitise input), and it crashes out aggressively if anything goes even a little bit wrong.
I built it, by running (after installing the rust toolchain as per https://rustup.rs):
cargo build --release
made it setuid-root by running:
sudo chown root:root target/release/set-brightness
sudo chown 4755 target/release/set-brightness
put it on the $PATH by running:
sudo mv target/release/set-brightness /usr/local/bin/
and created my shortcuts by opening up System Settings, going to Keyboard, clicking Custom, clicking the +, entering the command set-brightness up, clicking where it says "Disabled", and pressing the shortcut keys I wanted.
Now I have "brightness up" and "brightness down" keyboard shortcuts, and life is good :)
Posted by dwh at 12:16 1 comment:
What I want from a code review tool
Many of my friends and colleagues will have heard me decry the state of code review tooling in the open source world. Here, I try to collect my thoughts on what I feel is missing; maybe it will help motivate some of the big players in that direction, maybe it will serve as a roadmap for my next side-project.
I'm going to assume that as a reader, you're bought into the general idea of code review: a place for people to get constructive feedback about a change they want to make (a "Pull Request") before that change is merged onto a target branch.
So what do I want from a code review tool?
As a code author, I want to easily see the status of my change. What needs to happen before I'm comfortable merging it? Some examples:
Have my reviewers looked at the code yet?
If not, I probably don't want to merge my code (obviously, there are exceptions).
There is some nuance here - as a code author, am I just looking for someone to look over my code, just to sanity check it? Am I looking for Janet to review this code, because we had a discussion about the design, and she's best placed? Do I also want Sophie to also take a look, because she probably knows a better language construct I could be using? Whose review is sufficient?
There's more nuance that gets added from the reviewer side; I've yet to use a code review tool which has relationships between reviewers: "I'm ok with it if Sophie is". It's hard to express these concepts elegantly, but I suspect it can be done.
Have any of my reviewers left comments which I haven't addressed? Which comments still need addressing?
My general rule of thumb is that all comments should either be addressed in code, or explained as to why they're not.
There is some nuance here - some comments are trivially addressable; some may need discussion, or I may try to address them, but not do a great job of it, and need follow-up. Ideally, the nuance of "I've left a comment, feel free to ignore it" vs "I've left a comment, I'm sure you'll address it fine" vs "I've left a comment, but would like to have another look before it's considered addressed" would be captured, in a low-friction way.
If any tests have been run, have any failed? If so, I probably want to investigate that before I merge my code.
I've yet to use a code review tool in the open source world which actually meets these three criteria. Most shy away from modelling the social interactions and connotations of code review (things like "I'm ok with it if Sophie is"), and instead try to dump all of the information that could be relevant at you. Saying in one place "Janet has accepted, Sophie hasn't reviewed yet", and in another "Janet mentioned half-way through a paragraph that Sophie should probably take a look). Worse - many of them hide information they deem out of date. When nuance can only be expressed through text, it's great to have the text there for people to read, but wouldn't it be nice if a green tick meant "Good to merge", rather than maybe "Good to merge" or maybe "Good to merge if you make this change" or maybe "Good to merge but it would be great for Sophie to have a look too"?
As a code reviewer, I want to see what I need to do to unblock people.
Has someone asked for my review, which I haven't provided?
Has someone responded to one of my comments?
Has someone acted on one of my comments where there's follow-up I should do?
Within the tool, there are two very distinct conversations to have; "Is this change generally sensible" and "Are the specifics of the code sensible?" - fortunately, the existing tools seem to cover this pretty well, with "change comments" and "line comments".
Now that the general concepts are covered, what specifics do I want in a code review tool?
High quality code browsing.
Syntax highlighting.
Click-through and find-usages of symbols.
High quality diffing.
Code diff chunks should include the name of the function, and type, the code is in.
Reviewing similar images? Show a diff!
Context of wider change.
Is there a ticket/issue describing the larger-scale work that this change is part of? Link to it! Render some text from it!
Are there follow-up changes? Does it build on previous changes?
Does this change depend on other pending changes? Should they be merged atomically?
Ideally changes should be very small, but navigable with the right context to understand the bigger picture. Being able to change that level of granularity ("show me the change to this file in this pull request", "show me the whole change of the whole stack of dependent pull requests") would be nice, too.
Previews.
Editing a markdown document? Render a preview, and render a diff!
Editing a web frontend? Host a preview of the site somewhere, and link to it.
An elegant, at a glance view of what I need to do, both per-review, and across all reviews.
Reviewers should be able to give code-edit suggestions.
Double-clicking on the code, fixing the typo, and presenting the code author with an "Accept suggestion" button is so much lower friction than saying "nit: It's just a typo, but there's an extra s here", and then requiring the code author to change branch, make an edit, commit, push, and say they've fixed it.
Automated reviewers should be easy to plug in.
If I can write a tool which detects problems, I can save humans time.
Doubly so, if they can propose code-edit suggestions which can be accepted at a button-press.
There are a few classes of these; "always correct" suggestions vs "maybe a good idea" suggestions.
Merging code by pressing a button in a web UI is nice.
Having an option to merge automatically when reviewers are happy is even nicer.
What don't I want in my code review tool?
Anything to do with the specifics of a version control system.
Maybe the system ingests things via git push or ingesting a patch file, and maybe it can merge things onto a branch, but those should be the only times version control matters.
Visual clutter.
Everything I want to know about a review should be quick and easy to discern at a glance. I should be able to dig in deeper when I need/want to.
An overly simplified, or overly strict, model of review.
Different projects, teams, companies, and people, use different models for code review requirements, and code ownership. Code review tools all seem to either treat all reviewers as equal, or assume that each reviewer ticks a certain box (generally "owns directory X"). If what I want to say is "I'm happy with this code, but Sophie should check it over", or "I'm happy with this code, but here are some trivial things you should address first", or "Two people should review every change", I want that to be obvious.
There are also some crazy ideas that I'd love to see, but which sound hard:
AST-aware formatting, diffing, and history.
It's crazy that people need to have style guides, and style wars, over when lines should wrap, or how much things should be indented. "Lines" of code is a weird concept. Statements and expressions are the building blocks of code, not lines!
Semantically aware change decomposition.
You renamed a field, then extracted a function, then added a new call to the function. Wouldn't it be cool if your code review tool could tell your reviewer that's what you did, rather than them inferring it from reading?
Rust minimum versions: SemVer is a lie!
A couple of months ago, cargo got a new feature I've been wanting for a while; an option to select the minimum, rather than maximum, compatible versions of each of your (transitive) dependencies, according to semver. So if you say you depend on foobar version 1.1, it will pick 1.1.0 not 1.1.16, as opposed to the standard behaviour of choosing 1.1.16. By traditional wisdom, this isn't something you actually want to use in real life, because newer versions tend to have optimisations / security fixes / ... which older versions don't. But it's a useful tool for checking whether your declared supported dependency versions are accurate.
This has particularly been in my mind recently because of Russ Cox's recent work on semantic versioning dependencies in Go. The tl;dr of that is: Avoid making breaking changes, libraries specify their minimum supported version of their dependencies, and the Go tooling will choose the minimum supported version of each dependency which works for the transitive set of dependencies. It does exactly the thing that traditional wisdom says is bad, but Russ argues pretty convincingly that this is good [1]. However, Russ's arguments rely on this being a community-wide adopted standard practice; if the community isn't all using the minimum supported version of things, it doesn't work, because nothing advances the base version of libraries, and everyone ends up stuck with super old versions of everything.
I thought I'd see how minimum versions worked out in the Rust ecosystem. I used my current main Rust project, the scheduling engine of the Pants build tool, as my playground. The project is about 50kloc, and has 134 transitive dependencies. Those dependencies include a handful of fairly common pure-rust libraries (clap, futures, tokio), a handful of C/C++ libraries (lmdb, grpcio, fuse), and a long tail of others.
I was expecting some things not to work, but I was mostly expecting to just need to bump some versions because libraries were using features introduced in newer minor versions than they claimed. I was surprised by some of the ways that things didn't work, and how hard it was to fix them...
Language stability
For the last couple of years, Rust has felt like a relatively stable, but quickly improving language. If you look through the "Compatibility Notes" and "Breaking Changes" section of the release notes since 1.0 (now 3 years ago), pretty much everything is a minor and niche issue; the language has been adding many things, but rarely breaking old ones.
There has been some discussion as to whether the minimum version of rustc you need to compile with should be considered part of a crate's API, and whether increasing that value should require a major version change. I was surprised, however, to find that the opposite was a common problem when pinning to minimum versions - the minimum supported semvers of some of my transitive dependencies are so low that they don't compile with recent (or for some, any post 1.0) versions of rust!
Some examples, with rust 1.25:
log is, surprisingly, a problematic crate. One of my dependencies specifies a '0.*' dependency on log, I guess because it doesn't want to be the most constraining dependency for something it doesn't care much about - the antithesis of the requirement for the whole community to bump minimums of Russ's proposals for Go. This means that I actually end up with all of log 0.4.1, log 0.3.1, and log 0.1.0, all in my application. But log 0.1.0 uses regex 0.1.0, which was released in 2014, pre rust 1.0, when Rust was a very different language. But it's not obvious what this crate should be doing. Technically, if you found the right compiler, log 0.1 would probably be fine for this library. In all practical terms, it doesn't work with log 0.1, because I suspect there isn't a version of the compiler that supports both regex 0.1.0 and the language features of my dependency. What version should it specify? Should it find whichever version of log's transitive dependencies built with rust 1.0, and specify that? Or rust 1.12? Or rust 1.20?
rand 0.3.13 (released January 2016) doesn't compile, because it depends on winapi 0.0.1, again released in 2014. I guess it was useful to find out that the protocol buffer compiler I'm using is using a two year old crate for making temporary files, which itself depends on rand 0.3.13 (and that there are much more commonly used crates for this purpose), but am I really going to send them a PR moving them over to use tempfile instead? Maybe... Maybe switching to actively maintained crates with stable versions is beneficial to the ecosystem. But that feels like it would be a surprising PR to receive, and certainly isn't the base expectation of the Rust community today.
All of my C/C++ dependencies end up depending on pkg-config 0.3.0, which doesn't work with any rust since 1.0. But eeeeeverything does that! libz-sys, libgit2-sys, libssh2-sys, lzma-sys, libsqlite3-sys, libsodium-sys, ffmpeg-sys, libdbus-sys, glib-2-0-sys, and dozens of other widely used libraries maintained by people who know what they're doing, specify their pkg-config dependenciy as ^0.3. Are they all doing something wrong? Surely not...
Fixing these things is hard
I got my library compiling, eventually, but it took a lot of effort, and required forking several projects. Let's take a look at the log example. Ideally, I should somehow be able to say "I don't care what my dependencies say they need, give them log 0.4.1, that's the log I want to use". I found the [patch] section which looked like it did what I wanted, but it doesn't appear to cover transitive dependencies. Maybe there's something I missed, here?
So I started forking all of my dependencies which themselves had problematic dependencies. Ideally I can get PRs merged to update these things, but it's not obvious that "increase the minimum version you specify so that the minimum version actually compiles on modern Rust" is a reasonable pull request; partially because rust versions don't factor into versioning anywhere, and partially because minimum versions aren't expected to be used, even though they may technically be expected to work. Again, it feels like a weird PR to receive.
Does this matter?
Maybe this doesn't matter, in practical terms. Cargo prefers the most recent available version, and that mostly works for people. And maybe this whole problem is just a relic of pre-1.0 to post-1.0 transition, and it will go away at some point. But it seems strange that we bother to go through all of this writing down semvers of our dependencies, only for them to frequently be lies. Maybe Russ Cox is right, and you need to force people to keep them accurate by actually using the minimum versions. Maybe we should give up with specifying minimum versions at all, and just always use the most recent version (relying on Cargo.lock files for reproducibility). Maybe now that we have -Z minimal-versions, it will be easy to add these checks to people's CI (or even on the crate publishing path), and we can enforce that what we write down is accurate. Maybe this is yet another reason we should be factoring "supported rust versions" into dependency resolution (either by including it in semver, or by tracking it separately in Cargo.toml files). I don't know what we should do as a community, but right now, things feel a little weird.
1: Russ Cox's series of blog posts is very interesting, and well written, and I recommend giving it a read if you're interested in this kind of thing. I have mixed opinions on the design in general, but that's a conversation for a different day!
Posted by dwh at 11:25 6 comments:
Rust: Lacking equivalence under simple refactorings
I've been writing a fair bit of Rust recently. I'm new to the language, and it's been alternating between making me very happy, and making me very frustrated. One of the things I've been finding frustrating is the number of places that I expect two pieces of code to be equivalent where they are not. Here's some sample code, which I'm going to use in a few examples:
#[derive(Debug)]
struct Foo {}
impl Foo {
fn foo(&self) -> &Foo {
fn bar(&mut self) -> &Foo {
fn baz(&mut self) -> &mut Foo {
fn call_one() {
let bar = Foo{}.bar();
println!("{:?}", bar);
fn call_two() {
let mut foo = Foo{};
let bar = foo.bar();
fn call_three() {
let foo = Foo{}.foo();
println!("{:?}", foo);
fn call_four() {
let mut f = Foo{};
let baz = f.baz();
println!("{:?}", baz);
let bar = f.bar();
fn call_five() {
println!("{:?}", f.baz());
println!("{:?}", f.bar());
fn call_six() {
First, let's look at call_one and call_two. These look like they should be identical code; the simple application of an "inline" refactoring (or "extract variable", if going in the other direction). But in reality, call_two is fine, but the borrow checker is unhappy with call_one:
error[E0597]: borrowed value does not live long enough
--> src/main.rs:19:26
19 | let bar = Foo{}.bar();
| ----- ^ temporary value dropped here while still borrowed
| temporary value created here
20 | println!("{:?}", bar);
21 | }
| - temporary value needs to live until here
= note: consider using a `let` binding to increase its lifetime
So what's going on here? When you declare a variable with let, its lifetime begins, and it remains live until the variable it's bound to goes out of scope. But if you never bind an expression to a variable with let, its lifetime immediately ends, and it gets dropped. There seem to be some special-cases where this is transparently handled for you (look at call_three - it's exactly the same as call_one which the borrow checker finds problematic, but the borrow checker is fine with this one. The only difference is that bar borrows self mutably, whereas foo doesn't. I assume that internally, the compiler is somehow promoting foo to be an owned type, or creating a hidden temporary which owns the Foo. It would be nice if the same courtesy could be afforded to more mutable references until something actually tries to violate constraints, like actually modifying the reference, rather than just preventing anonymous mutable borrows entirely). The big place I've seen this be a problem in real life is with the builder pattern; if I want to populate my builder with some arguments, and then build from it more than once, I need three statements: to assign the un-populated builder, to populate it, and to build it, where I'd really like two: to assign the populated builder, and to build it.
There is work underway in the language to solve part of this problem, with something called non-lexical lifetimes (NLL). Take a look at call_four, call_five, and call_six. Again, these look like they should be equivalent, but call_four makes the borrow checker unhappy.
error[E0499]: cannot borrow `f` as mutable more than once at a time
37 | let baz = f.baz();
| - first mutable borrow occurs here
38 | println!("{:?}", baz);
39 | let bar = f.bar();
| ^ second mutable borrow occurs here
| - first borrow ends here
This time, the borrow checker is unhappy for the opposite reason: a variable's lifetime is bounded by its scope, and its scope continues until the end of the block in which it was declared, so baz, which mutably borrows f, precludes bar from being able to borrow it, even though baz could be analysed by the compiler to be dead. You can work around this by avoiding the assignment, as in call_five, or by introducing an inner scope, after which baz gets dropped, as in call_six. The NLL work will address this, and perform the liveness analysis to render these workarounds unnecessary.
Having to re-structure code which otherwise feels like it should be equivalent to satisfy the borrow checker is pretty frustrating, and occasionally means sacrificing clarity. It's great to see work being done to improve this situation, and I hope it continues to go further!
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For the last 6ish years, I've primarily been an iPhone user. Every few years, I've tried out a flagship Android phone as my main phone for a non-trivial period of time (most recently the Nexus 6), and I've always switched back to an iPhone. About six weeks ago, I got a Pixel 2, and I've been using it pretty much exclusively. Here are my thoughts on being both an Android user, and a Pixel 2 user.
tl;dr: Android is pretty good - definitely up to iOS quality. The hardware is pretty solid, but lacks a lot of finesse. If I switch back to an iPhone, it will be because of the physical build quality, but I'm not likely to do that at least until this phone dies.
Android has gotten a lot better. The user experience is a lot more consistent and a lot less flaky than it used to be. I've only had Google Play Services crash once. The permissions model is a lot cleaner (you can deny specific permissions to specific apps, though more on that later). In the past, when I've switched from an iPhone to an Android phone, I've instantly felt painful regressions, and they wouldn't go away no matter how much I got used to the operating system. This time, while there are things I prefer about each system, I can't obviously point at one and say "I strongly prefer this one". I don't really have any major complaints about the core Android operating system any more. But there are some things I really like about it:
ChromeView integration. If I open a link in the Twitter app, I can select "Open in Chrome" from the drop-down menu, and my exact screen will be preserved, scroll-location and all, just in a standalone Chrome tab. This is amazing.
Chrome tabs are preserved offline a lot more than I saw on my iPhone, and the "download when next online" feature is pretty swanky too.
Gboard (Google's swipe keyboard) is really nice (and because it's better system-wide supported, works in most apps, unlike on iOS). Nonetheless, every now and then an app appears to use its own custom keyboard, or something, and I find that my attempts to swipe to type fail randomly.
Sharing intents work a lot nicer than iOS's half-baked copy of them.
I still don't understand why Phone and Contacts are separate apps, or when I'm meant to use each of them.
Region-locked app-store
My one big complaint, which I'm aware is a little niche, is around region locking in the Play store. For weird historical reasons, my Google account is US-based rather than UK-based. Accordingly, I cannot install the apps for one of my banks, or one of my credit cards, and the BBC iPlayer and iPlayer Radio apps don't let me download content. On iOS, I could switch the country in which my account is registered through an official process, by entering a billing address and card in that country, which would let me download apps from the other country, and then switch back. On Android, I can only emulate this by signing in as a second user, which is a generally poorly supported flow. For one thing, it means I need to switch accounts to get to the apps, and for another, storage doesn't really work properly (downloads from the BBC apps fail in obscure ways, for instance).
The workaround here would be to side-load the apps, but that's kind of sketchy security-wise.
If you want to install apps from multiple regions, I recommend an iPhone.
"All files and photos". Oh god. If you want to give an app permission to save any files or photos or data, you need to give it permission to read, write, or delete all files and/or photos on your phone. This is very alarming! Please please please let apps have a private sandbox, and a separate permission for some kind of global storage!
Notifications are on by default. Accordingly, my notifications are super spammy, until I manually tweak them down. This is pretty annoying; I suspect that one of the reasons that iOS is less spammy notification-wise is that there's a user prompt before notifications can ever be sent, and so app developers need to convince people to enable notifications with some good reason before they can spam.
Each bank / credit card app on my phone told me it needed permission to make and manage phone calls, and promised me it wouldn't ever actually use it, but it needed to use it to verify security somehow. Weird.
The Photos app doesn't appear to have a way to let me scroll through all of my taken photos, received photos from WhatsApp, received photos from each other app, screenshots, etc, in one view; I need to remember which one of the above the photo I'm looking for was, and open the correct folder. Not the end of the world, but a little annoying.
Android Pay appears to have less broad adoption from credit card companies and banks than Apple Pay does. But I don't really use either, so it doesn't matter to me that much.
WiFi Connections
My iPhone was pretty sluggish to connect to wifi, and often needed prompting, particularly when on the tube. My Pixel 2 appears to join wifi networks really quickly, and without prompting, which gives a much smoother experience on the tube.
Automatic re-enabling of Wifi
I found out about this feature yesterday! If you've disabled wifi, and Android detects that you're near a wifi network which it thinks is good, it will turn your wifi back on! This is a terrible feature to enable by default! Firstly, if I've disabled my wifi, it's for a reason, and you shouldn't assume to know better. Secondly, I can only assume that it does this detection by probing, which means that 1) it's using my battery to do so, and 2) it's broadcasting my MAC address when I may have asked it not to.
The back button
I find it pretty hard to predict what the back button will do at any time. If I open a link from an email, and press back, it closes the Chrome tab and takes me back to my email. If I click a Twitter link from Signal, and press back, it takes me to the most recent Tweet before that which I opened from a link in Signal. What?
The camera is pretty good. A similar quality to what I'd expect on an iPhone (though slightly worse in low-light conditions). It takes "motion images" by default, which are kind of fun (they give a 1-3 second animation around the frame you're actually taking), but a little annoying to share (if I try to email them to myself, they're about 8MB each, and there doesn't appear to be an easy way to just send one frame).
Pixel 2 software
This is something I'm actually really disappointed about. One of the joys of getting a Google experience phone is that vendors don't mess with the UI, bundle in un-removable apps, etc. And yet, on my homescreen I cannot move or remove the search bar at the bottom of the screen (which I never use, but frequently accidentally tap on when I'm trying to open one of my pinned apps), and I cannot move or remove the "At a glance" display at the top of the screen. I really wish I could actually configure my device as I want to, without rooting it.
Pixel 2 hardware
Weirdly, this is my area where I have the most complaints. Which I wasn't expecting, considering the price tag and marketing of the phone.
My screen is covered in scratches. I have no idea what from; I've not had any incidents which should have scratched it. I've used it exactly the same as my iPhone; keeping it in the same pocket with the same things, putting it on my same bed-side table. I can only assume the iPhone screen is made of a tougher material, or has a coating, or something. I'm actually pretty disappointed that my phone has several noticeable scratches six weeks in.
I really dislike the location of the fingerprint sensor. It's on the back, just above where your index finger rests on the back of the phone. With my iPhone, if I had the phone on my desk, I could tap the sensor with my index finger, and interact with my phone. With my Pixel 2, I need to pick up the phone, and poke the back of it; this is a surprisingly much higher friction activity to do something like glance at a message I've received.
I also accidentally press the fingerprint sensor a lot when my phone is in my pocket when fumbling for my phone, or wallet, or whatever, which necessitates putting in my PIN to unlock (because it hits the fingerprint attempt limit). Minor, but annoying.
Speaker location
At night, I leave my phone face-down because it has a flashy light on it. The speaker appears to be on the front of the phone. So if I want to settle down with a podcast or music or something, I can't really hear it. My iPhone didn't suffer from this problem, as the speaker is at the bottom.
One USB-C port is awful
My biggest wish is that my phone had either a 3.5mm headphone jack, or two USB-C ports, so that I can plug in both a charger and headphones. I have some good bluetooth headphones, but sometimes I want to use cheap earphones, so I've bought a bluetooth receiver (which is excellent, for the record) that I can plug my earphones into, but I need to carry it around, and charge it, and just ugh.
I looked at getting a splitter which allows you to plug both headphones and power into one end, and plugs into the USB-C port on the phone. As far as I can tell, there are several available, but most of them probably don't work with any particular phone. Ugh.
The bundled USB-C -> 3.5mm adapter is awful
You need to jiggle it around before it actually works. And there's no indication on the phone anywhere that headphones are plugged in, so reliably I will start playing music out of the phone speaker, and then keep jiggling the adapter until it plays through the earphones. This is simply not acceptable.
USB-C is far from ubiquitous
I bought a set of USB-C - USB-A cables, so that I can plug my phone into existing chargers, or my laptop, or whatever, to charge. Bundling one of these would have been nice.
The phone is big. Bigger than I'd like. I can just about use it with one hand (I have pretty big hands). But most annoying, big without it being for the screen. About 1.3cm are added at both the top and bottom around the screen for… Black plastic. Seems annoying. I'd love my phone to just be 2.5cm shorter.
Sharing by Bluetooth
I miss Airdrop. I've tried sharing images over bluetooth from my phone several times, both to other phones and computers. It's failed 100% of the time. I just email stuff now, but I'd rather not have to.
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Switzerland to get 100 low-cost childcare centres
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Swiss national councillor Otto Ineichen is planning to build 100 affordable daycare centres that he hopes will enable more mothers to rejoin the labour market.
The Liberal party councillor said the new centres would be developed over the next two years by his Speranza Foundation, a charity helping young people, the long-term unemployed and disabled people to reintegrate into the job market.
With childcare currently costing about 100 francs ($106) a day, rising to a daily rate of up to 140 francs ($150) in some places, paying for childcare is not an option for everyone in Switzerland.
In order to give more of the population access to childcare, Ineichen wants to eventually create a network of hundreds of low-cost nurseries that will be "affordable for people with a normal income", newspaper Le Matin reports.
According to Ineichen, Switzerland suffers from an acute shortage of qualified workers.
"It is therefore very important that mothers who want to work can return to the labour market," he said in a statement.
Ineichen wants to set a price of around 70 francs ($75) a day for low-cost daycare centres for children aged between four months and nine years.
The children will be divided into mixed-age groups of 10 to 12 in centres that will offer childcare services from two to five days per week, depending on the parents' needs. The centres will remain open from six in the morning until seven in the evening.
The first low-cost childcare centre is scheduled to open in Beromünster, canton Luzern, in April.
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The security is a subject much discussed in our society. Nowadays, the increasing number of robberies and intrusions has taken away the sleep of many businessmen and is putting at risk the operation of their businesses.
At these times, CCTV system, safety equipment is crucial to maintaining the order of your activities. When they are not working properly, they may be more disruptive than helping. So, always use a good professional to wire in your CCTV systems.
But do you, our reader, know when it's time to carry out maintenance on safety equipment?
Employees of a company need protection and reassurance when carrying out their work obligations. By using safety equipment, it is possible to create a safe, stable and suitable environment for your needs.
However, for example, when the image storage of an internal CCTV circuit stops working, all this stability is put at risk and it is necessary to avoid such situations at all costs.
The maintenance of these tools serves to reassure all involved parties and prevent the production process from being harmed.
When is the time to repair them?
Each venture has characteristics that differentiate it from others, making the time to carry out the maintenance of its security equipment different from its competitors and neighbors.
It should also be borne in mind that the professionals responsible for this procedure need to be prepared and able to execute when requested.
So be prepared for all the situations you are asked to do.
When we talk about this subject, there are several criteria that should be used in the routine work of a competent and efficient professional.
One of the main modes of operation of an installer, preventive maintenance, avoids the occurrence of emergency situations in which the devices stop working.
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The Biggest Music Gigs Coming to Hull After Lockdown
Morgan Sharman
Fri 16 July, 2021
Mon 8 March, 2021
Simply Red, Paloma Faith and Blondie are all scheduled to come to Hull this year
Contributors: Morgan Sharman
Mon 8 Mar, 2021
Hull News, What's On
Bonus Arena Hull, Gigs, Hull city centre, Hull City Hall, Hull Live Music Gigs, Tours
2020 was a live music write-off. But with a new plan to come our of lockdown, the latter half of 2021 is looking really promising.
The Bonus Arena and Hull City Hall are planning to welcome some of the biggest names to Hull. There's also Hull's beloved Adelphi Club, O'Reillys, The Asylum, Humber Street Sesh, and the city's newest venue, SOCIAL, that are hoping to bring live music back in 2021! So keep your eyes peeled for them! ?
Check out this list of the biggest music gigs and musical productions planned for Hull & East Yorkshire after Lockdown in 2021! Please remember, that all dates are still subject to change.
Bonus Arena, Hull – 30 August 2021
Forming in 2013, Blossoms have enjoyed widespread success and acclaim for their synth-forward blend of Britpop and indie rock.
In 2014, they released their first single, You Pulled a Gun on Me, and went on to play The Great Escape and Reading & Leeds that summer. Their 2016 eponymous debut topped the album charts for two consecutive weeks and went on to earn the band BRIT Award and Mercury Prize nominations.
There are 25 dates planned for the new UK tour with one date at the Bonus Arena, Hull planned for 30 August. Tickets are limited but still available!
Bonus Arena, Hull – 2 September 2021
Originally scheduled to play at the Bonus Arena in September last year, Elbow have postponed their tour by a whole year, which means they'll now be coming to East Yorkshire on 2 September this year instead.
Elbow are huge name to come to Hull as part of a wider UK tour consisting of 24 dates. Tickets are fairly limited but still available.
Hull College Craven Park – 4 September 2021
June 13th, 2020 should have been the day the legendary Sir Tom Jones visited Hull's Craven Park for a special celebration tour. But of course, these dates could not go ahead. They announced a new date of 12 June, but once again, this is likely to move to later in the year. We'll update this article as soon as we hear. Tickets available now!
Bonus Arena, Hull – 13 September 2021
70's Ska Revival band The Specials are returning to Hull on September 13th, 2021! The band has seen seven hit singles, including two number ones, two hit albums, and of course, sell-out tours! Standing and seated tickets are still available for this exceptional Bonus Arena gig!
ABBA Mania
Hull City Hall – 24 Sep 2021
Another phenomenal tribute show is coming to Hull City Hall on the 24th September 2021. ABBA Mania is one of the world's finest West End Productions, and now the exciting award-winning production will be visiting Hull & East Yorkshire audiences as part of their 22-stop tour! Tickets available now!
Tom Grennan is one of the best upcoming UK artists right now. You'll have likely heard his songs but not necessarily known it's him.
As well as performing in Hull, Tom's tour will include his biggest ever UK headline show to date at London's Alexandra Palace – a landmark gig at the iconic 10,000 capacity venue.
Tickets for the Hull gig went on sale on Friday – available from Ticketmaster now.
Whitney – Queen Of The Night
Hull City Hall – 2 Oct 2021
A wonderful celebration of the musical history and the life of one of the most legendary vocalists of our time Whitney Houston. 'Whitney – Queen Of The Night' is an award-winning tribute production that features a magnificent line-up of musicians and artists and will be coming to Hull City Hall Saturday 2nd October 2021! Tickets available now.
Simply Red
Bonus Arena, Hull – 2 & 3 October
Another huge name from the 90s era; the iconic Simply Red are taking to the road again for a 13-date tour and this time, coming to Hull with 2 live gigs on 2nd and 3rd October.
Hailed as one of the most successful live acts ever to come out of the UK, Simply Red will be firing on all cylinders delivering their all-time classic hits from a stellar career, such as 'Stars', 'Holding Back The Years', 'Fairground' and 'Money's Too Tight To Mention', as well as some raw and soulful new grooves. Tickets are still available!
Bonus Arena Hull – 7 October 2021
Paloma Faith the Double Platinum and BRIT award-winning artist has announced an exciting UK tour for September and October 2021! Performing the studio album, Infinite Things, which includes the recently released singles 'Falling Down' and 'Last Night on Earth', Hull fans will be able to catch the tour at Hull's Bonus Arena on Thursday 7th October. Tickets available now!
Jason Donovan
Bonus Arena, Hull – 9 October 2021
If you're over the age of 35, it's unlikely that you've not heard of Jason Donovan. Best known for his role in the Australian soap, Neighbours, he's been singing and acting for the last 30 years!
To mark the anniversary of his debut album, Ten Good Reasons, he's embarking on a mammoth 52-date tour, which includes a live gig at the Bonus Arena, Hull on 9 October.
His Even More Good Reasons tour will see Jason singing his greatest pop hits along with his favourite songs from his career in musicals, all accompanied by a full live band. Songs will include the chart-toppers Too Many Broken Hearts, Especially For You and Any Dream Will Do and for the first time ever, Jason will be performing a selection of songs from the musicals he has starred in. These will include songs from Joseph And The Amazing Technicolor Dreamcoat, The Rocky Horror Show and Priscilla Queen Of The Desert. Tickets are fairly limited but still available!
Paul Heaton & Jacqui Abbott
Bonus Arena, Hull – 24 & 25 October 2021
Paul Heaton and Jacqui Abbott, two Hull legends have paired up to bring us two exciting Bonus Arena shows set to go ahead later this year! The gigs were originally scheduled for April but will now be October, seeing the duo return to home-ground and perform hits from The Housemartins and The Beautiful South years, as well songs from the pairs studio album 'Manchester Calling'. Tickets on sale now!
Bonus Arena, Hull – 30 October 2021
Riverdance has been performed all over the world, and now Hull finally has the chance to see it live when it comes to the Bonus Arena, Hull on 30 October.
Twenty-five years since it first began, composer Bill Whelan has rerecorded his mesmerising soundtrack while producer Moya Doherty and director John McColgan have completely reimagined the ground-breaking show with innovative and spectacular lighting, projection, stage and costume designs. Tickets are still available!
Bonus Arena Hull – 5 November 2021
Orchestral Manoeuvres In The Dark are set to visit Hull's Bonus Arena next year as part of a new 15-date UK arena tour! Formed in 1977, the band's latest tour will see them perform hits from their iconic 1981 album 'Architecture & Morality', along with classic bops like 'Enola Gay', and 'If You Leave'. Tickets for the Bonus Arena show on Friday 5th November are available now.
Boyzlife
Hull City Hall – 5 November 2021
Two of the world's biggest boy-bands come together for this gig featuring Brian McFadden of Westlife and Keith Duffy of Boyzone.
The show will include many of their greatest hits from a record breaking 18 Number 1 singles and nine number 1 albums, and combined record sales of over 60 million units.
Expect to hear, 'World Of Our Own', 'Mandy', 'Queen Of My Heart', 'Picture Of You', 'Words', 'No Matter What', 'Uptown Girl', 'Flying Without Wings', 'You Raise Me Up', 'Going Gets Tough', 'Swear It Again', 'Father and Son', 'Love Me For A Reason', 'My Love' and more. Tickets still available!
Rick Astley
Bonus Arena, Hull – 7 November 2021
In a career spanning over 30 years, Rick Astley has sold over 40 million records worldwide. His classic Never Gonna Give You Up has had over 140 million streams on Spotify alone.
He'll be coming to Hull's Bonus Arena on Sunday 7 November. Tickets are very limited but still available!
Bonus Arena, Hull – 10 November 2021
Multi BRIT and MOBO Award winning boy band JLS today announce details of their return to music as they are set to embark on a mammoth UK and Ireland comeback tour. Following a seven year hiatus Aston, Marvin, Oritsé and JB will take the 'Beat Again' tour to stages across the UK and Ireland reuniting with their legions of loyal fans for a fifteen date string of arena shows. Tickets are very limited but still available!
Blondie are one of the most influential bands to emerge in the 80s. Iconic frontwoman/songwriter Debbie Harry, guitarist Chris Stein and drummer Clem Burke, are back on the road, along with long standing band mates bassist Leigh Foxx, guitarist Tommy Kessler and keyboardist Matt Katz-Bohen.
They've announced a 10 date UK tour to begin in November 2021, with a date at Hull's Bonus Arena on 11 November 2021. Tickets are extremely limited but still available.
The Australian Pink Floyd
The Australian Pink Floyd is the world's greatest Floyd tribute band. Having sold over four million tickets and visited 35 countries since they formed in 1988, their next stop is Hull's Bonus Arena! Friday 26th November 2021, the band will provide an unforgettable experience for Floyd fans, a chance to reminisce, and a chance to listen to some of the greatest songs ever written, performed live! Tickets are still available!
Bonus Arena, Hull – 6 December 2021
70's synth-pop band The Human League are back with a UK & European 2021 tour titled 'Dare 40'. This incredible tour will stop off at over 20 venues! Including a visit to Hull's Bonus Arena on Monday 6th December 2021! The band will be performing with special guests Altered Images, Tom Bailey, and Thompson Twins. Tickets available now!
Bonus Arena, Hull – 16 December 2021
70's formed English Reggae band UB40 will be visiting Hull's Bonus Arena on 16th December after the original March 19th date was cancelled. The band has had more than 50 UK hit singles and has sold more than 100 million records worldwide! This next tour is planned to be one of their greatest yet, performing tracks from their latest studio album 'For The Many', paired with classics such as 'Red Red Wine', '(I Can't Help) Falling in Love with You' and 'I Got You Babe'. Tickets available now!
The 2021 Hull Gigs, moved to 2022
With so many gigs postponed because of the pandemic, some couldn't fit into the 2021 calendar. So here's what you can look forward to in the early part of next year…
Bonus Arena, Hull – 20 February 2022
Queen Extravaganza are the official Queen tribute band produced by Roger Taylor and Brian May. The band are returning to the UK in 2021, following sell out shows across the globe.
Made up of a rolling cast of musicians, hand-picked by Roger Taylor and Brian May; Queen Extravaganza will be now be coming to Hull on Sunday 20 February 2022. Tickets are still available!
For over 30 years, Texas have proved themselves to be one of Scotland's best ever bands, with hits such as 'Inner Smile', 'Say What You Want', 'I Don't Want A Lover' and 'Summer Son'.
They'll be bringing their UK tour to the Bonus Arena, Hull on Saturday 26 February 2022. Tickets still available.
Bonus Arena, Hull – 6 April 2022
Music luminary Paul Weller, best known for being a member of punk rock/new wave/mod revival band the Jam, and the founder of 80's band, The Style Council was scheduled for Bonus Arena Hull on June 28th this year, but has now been pushed right back to 6 April 2022!
Once again the Bonus Arena stage will be occupied by a music legend and fans will be in for another unforgettable evening. Tickets available now!
Bonus Arena, Hull – 26 April 2022
Since bursting onto the music scene with critically acclaimed debut album, 'Born To Do It', a genre-defining record that established Craig David as one of the UK's most beloved artists, Craig has since remained at the helm of his own unique, authentically British sound.
He'll be performing live in Hull on Tuesday 26 April 2022 – Tickets are available now!
Bonus Arena, Hull – 25 May 2022
Arguably the biggest musicians to ever come to Hull, Bryan Adams is famous across the globe. Tickets sold out immediately for this one. Originally scheduled to come to Hull in 2020, he'll be performing at the Bonus Arena on Wednesday 25 May, 2022. Only platinum tickets are now available.
The Pet Shop Boys tour, which had already been rescheduled once due to the continuing coronavirus pandemic, will see the duo play UK and European shows next summer as part of their first ever greatest hits tour.
The arena shows kick off in Vienna on May 12th and close in Stockholm on June 15th.. In the UK Pet Shop Boys play Manchester, London, Cardiff, Bournemouth, Newcastle, Birmingham, Glasgow and Hull. Tickets are available now!
If you loved The Biggest Music Gigs Coming to Hull after Lockdown, why not check out Iconic Music Gigs Available to Stream at Home for Free in the meantime?
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Human Civilization
Inventions that changed the Course of History: The Engine
Technology - Sociology - Physics - Inventions - Energy
Ever since the dawn of history and until maybe the late 18th century, all sources of energy available for mankind were confined to human strength, animals, wind energy, and water energy. It was not until the Industrial Revolution that took place between the late 18th century and the early 19th century when the breakthrough of a practical steam engine—the earliest and most primitive form of the power engine that we know today—in Europe at this time was an event that drove global industrialization, eased transportation, and increased the overall productivity of the world to an extent that no one could ever believe.
It is believed that the credit of inventing the first practical steam engine should go to Thomas Savery of Devonshire, England, who was the first to make steam power useful in 1698. Savery came from a wealthy, well-educated family and became an innovative engineer. His engine was employed in many practical applications that solved several immediate problems. For example, British mines often filled with water and Savery's water pumping engine model worked to solve this problem.
Approximately 65 years later, in 1763, a young mechanical engineer and inventor James Watt began to tinker with the steam engine at Glascow University. The English Government recognized the innovation and potential of his research, so they requested Watt to improve and develop a new model of the engine by making it more efficient and powerful. Watt did not fail the expectations of the scientific society; his new engine was the greatest improvement in retrieving energy from steam power. It was almost 75% more efficient than any of the previous models.
The most significant impacts of the steam engine occurred during the Industrial Revolution, a time when a new energy source could be very useful and appreciated. Watt recognized this fact and made it his ultimate goal to greatly improve his engine to answer the needs of the Industrial Revolution. Eventually, he quickly developed a series of engine models that amazed the whole world and gained a high reclaim providing a source of energy and power that encouraged the momentum of the world change.
Throughout the early 19th century, advances continued to be made, with engineers experimenting with alternative techniques using vacuum pistons moving inside cylinders. In 1866, Nikolaus Otto produced a much more efficient engine that used a flywheel for the piston. Otto finally announced his philosophy explaining the 4-stroke engine in 1876 which is the internal combustion engine used in our cars until now.
Until our day, research continues in developing new models of the power engine. The newest revolutionary form of engine developed is the gas turbine engine (Jet Engine). Jet engines show signs of future promise as the technology branches out to applications that we never considered in the past.
Today, scientists and engineers are working ambitiously on developing new forms of power engines with higher efficiency knowing that one of them could possibly be tomorrow's James Watt or Nikolaus Otto.
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Tag Archives: Paris monuments
What do Madame de Sévigné, Victor Hugo, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, and Colette have in common?
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Answer: they all lived here at Place Vosges, in my opinion, the prettiest square in Paris. It is ringed with 36 redbrick-and-stone houses—nine on each side, a salute to early urban planning. To love it is to know it's history. Definitely a place to bring your sandwich (it's okay to sit on the lawn), take in the sunshine and feel very far away from the traffic on nearby rue de Rivoli.
Four centuries ago this was the site of the Palais des Tournelles, home to King Henry II and Queen Catherine de Medici. The couple staged regular jousting tournaments, and Henry was fatally lanced in the eye during one of them in 1559. Catherine fled to the Louvre, abandoning her palace and ordered it destroyed. In 1612 the square became Place Royale on the occasion of Louis XIII's engagement to Anne of Austria. Napoléon renamed it Place des Vosges to honor the northeast region of Vosges, the first in the country to pony up taxes to the Revolutionary government.
Place des Vosges is structured around two pavilions, that of the Queen at the north part of the square, and that of the King at the south part both built deliberately higher. They are not open to the public; however, you can still visit the house of Victor Hugo, author of "Les Misérables", which is now a municipal museum. It is free and open daily from 9am to 6pm every day except Monday. To preserve this unity, the place has been protected since the 1960s by the "plan for the preservation and enhancement of the Marais" and no intervention, especially on the façades, can be made without the architect's agreement.
Chic restaurants, boutiques and art galleries fill the arcade surrounding the park. A small private door, open from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m., will give you access to the garden of the stately Hotel de Sully, headquarters of the Center for National Monuments. Be sure to visit their well stocked bookstore. Unfortunately they don't carry No Worries Paris, but you, of course, hopefully already purchased it before your trip to Paris. Place Vosges and all there is to do and see in the area starts on page 93 and is marked on the walking map.
Hungry? Here are some recommended restaurants
Au Bourguignon Du Marais, 52 Rue François Miron, 75004. Regional dishes from Burgundy.
La Tartine, 24 Rue de Rivoli, 75004
Chez Janou, 2 Rue Roger Verlomme, 75003
Les Cotelettes, Cafe Martini, Cafe Hugo
Off limits at Hôtel de Ville, Paris
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Normally admission to the Hotel de Ville is by guided tour only. But, once a year, Paris's mayor opens the doors to the public on Heritage Days. This year I was lucky enough to spend three hours at City Hall wandering the halls dazzled by the crystal chandeliers, stained glass, sculptures, paintings, elaborate ceilings framed in gold, adorned with pink cherubs, winged horses, historic insignias, French portraits.
The library and council room were open for inspection. Many works from the collections of the Municipal Contemporary Art Fund added a visual twist in many of the salons and governmental offices. In the back of my mind was the fact that the inside of the building was totally destroyed by fire during the 1871 revolution. It took 19 years to reconstruct and furnish this treasure. Make it to next year's open house or schedule a guided tour.
The Protocol Department organizes free visits of the Hôtel de Ville's Reception Rooms, with commentary, from Monday to Friday.
For groups contact the department at 00 33 (1) 42 76 54 04. Book approximately two months in advance – but late-comers can also try their luck! Languages: French, English, German, Spanish, Italian, Russian Duration: 1 hour
For individuals a weekly visit is available in French (two weekly in summer). Groups can accommodate 30 people max. The dates and times are fixed on the Thursday preceding the visit.
Register at the Hospitality Suite, 29 Rue de Rivoli (4th arr) from Monday to Saturday from 10am to 7pm. or call 00 33 (1) 42 76 43 43 (Monday to Saturday 10am to 7pm).
Or call the Protocol Department: 00 33 (1) 42 76 50 49 or 00 33 (1) 42 76 54 04
Access for visits is at 5 Rue Lobau (4th), at the back of the building.
Metro: Hôtel de Ville.
Tour Eiffel: the world's most viewed attraction
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The sane approach is with the No Worries Paris guide.
Perhaps the world's most beloved and recognized structure, the Tour Eiffel was not received warmly by most Parisians when it was built as part of Exposition Universalle in 1889. Some 300 artists and civic leaders signed a petition of protest. Later, novelist Guy de Maupassant used to lunch on top, since it was "the only place in Paris where I don't have to see it." Colleague Alexandre Dumas called the "hollow candlestick" a "work of uselessness." Gustave Eiffel, who also designed the framework for the Statue of Liberty, won a contest among engineers to build a tower of 1,000 feet, which was nearly twice as high as the Washington Monument, then the world's tallest.
A communications tower on top brings today's height to 1,063 feet, the tallest structure in Paris. It was scheduled to be torn down and scrapped after 20 years, but meteorologists and communications scientists won a plea to let it stand. Find a spot amid digital shutterbugs directly underneath the tower and look up to behold the stats: Under Eiffel's direction, some 300 workers labored for two years (incurring zero fatal accidents) to assemble 18,000 pieces of prefabricated iron lattice weighing a total of 10,000 tons with more than 2.5 million rivets. The project came in under budget and a week early. It is the world's most-viewed attraction with nearly 300 million visitors, coming these days at a rate of ten million per year. The first level is at 187 feet, the second at 377 feet (these two reachable via stairs), and the top is lofted at 899 feet—where wind sways the structure up to five feet.
TIPS FOR VISITING TOUR EIFFEL: Given the essential sights on the remainder of this walk, you'll probably want to save an ascent for another day. To avoid lines and save time, arrive a little before it opens, normally at 9:30. It's cheaper and faster, given the lines, to walk the first two levels, which takes about 15 minutes. If you want to go to the top, you can buy an elevator ticket in addition to the stairway ticket (at the south tower). To ride all the way to the top (you have to get out at the second level anyway), use the east tower ticket booth. Don't miss the cinema and museum on the first level. The second level is ringed by two viewing decks, and the height is just right to check out the sights of the city, laid out like a 3D model. Since Paris has a seven-story height limit on buildings, the well-known monuments are plainly visible. Many people will want to reach the top as a matter of principle, but the airborne view is less intimate. At night, on the hour, Tour Eiffel turns into a light show. Closing time can be as late as midnight, varying with the season.
Jerry and Janine Sprout. No Worries Paris (Kindle Locations 354-370). Diamond Valley Company, Publishers.
The Panthéon: go for the view
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Start at the top for one of Paris's most dramatic dioramas. Then descend the colonnade stairs and walk to the central dome to find physicist Léon Foucault's 1851 pendulum demonstrating the rotation of the earth.
Go one step deeper to the crypt where some of Frances's most famous heroes are interred:
Victor Hugo, Jacques-Germain Soufflot, Voltaire, Marie Curie (the only woman),Jean Moulin, Jean-Jacques Rousseau, Alexandre Dumas, Émile Zola,André Malraux, Jean Jaurès, Pierre Curie, Louis Braille, Jean Monnet,Victor Schœlcher, Félix Éboué, Léon Gambetta, Gaspard Monge, René Cassin, Marie François Sadi Carnot, Nicolas de Caritat, marquis de Condorcet, Lazare Carnot, Jean Lannes, Joseph-Louis Lagrange, Henri Grégoire, Paul Langevin, Jean Baptiste Perrin, Jean-Étienne-Marie Portalis, Joseph-Marie Vien, Claude Juste Alexandre Legrand, Pierre Jean George Cabanis, François Séverin Marceau-Desgraviers, Jean-Nicolas Démeunier, Paul Painlevé, Jan Willem de Winter, Charles Pierre Claret de Fleurieu, Justin Bonaventure Morard de Galles, Giovanni Battista Caprara, Jean Reynier, Théophile Corret de la Tour d'Auvergne,Jean Baptiste Treilhard, Nicolas-Marie Songis des Courbons, Alexandre-Antoine Hureau de Sénarmont, Louis-Vincent-Joseph Le Blond de Saint-Hilaire.
In 2002, in an elaborate but solemn procession, six Republican Guards carried the coffin of Alexandre Dumas (1802–1870), the author of The Three Musketeers to the Panthéon. Draped in a blue-velvet cloth inscribed with the Musketeers' motto: "Un pour tous, tous pour un" ("One for all, all for one,") the remains had been transported from their original internment site in Aisne, France. In his speech, President Jacques Chirac stated that an injustice was being corrected with the proper honoring of one of France's greatest authors.
Storming the Bastille
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A lively sidewalk scene is guaranteed at Place de la Bastille, but the only reminder of the infamous prison is a 160-foot bronze column, the Colonne de Juilliet. The spire was erected 31 years after the Revolution, to commemorate the Revolution of 1830—when the reign of Charles X ended and the advent of France's "citizen-king" Louis-Philippe began. Names of the some 500 people who died in the revolution are etched in the bronze. Atop the column is a 16-foot gilded figure, "The Spirit of Freedom," looking sprite, balanced on one foot, winged, and holding a torch. Hundreds of people are buried beneath the column, from the 1830 revolution and from yet another uprising in 1848. Mostly traffic storms it now. Watch it crossing on bicycle or on foot.
John the Paranoid and the oldest latrine in Paris
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Tour Jean Sans Peur (John the Fearless) is the ironic name for the Duke of Burgundy, who in 1409 built this defensive tower at his compound along the old city wall. As part of the Hundred Years War, he had killed the brother of the king, an act that earned him his own assassination. The stairs that spiral upward through several floors of the tour reveal interesting details of the times (the latrine for instance – the oldest in Paris). Unlike those of previous periods, they did not lead to the outside but had a duct in the wall thickness resulting in a pit below ground. They were heated by the other side of the fireplace in the room. Don't expect a view from the top of this historic fortification. An admission is charged. Complete walking directions in your No Worries Paris guidebook.
20 rue Étienne Marcel, 75002 Paris
Métro : ligne 4, station Étienne Marcel
Bus : ligne 29, arrêt Turbigo / Étienne Marcel
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A day at l'Opera Charles Garnier
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Worth the 9 euro entrance fee. A rainy haily All Saints' Day in the gilded and marbled stairways and halls. Costumes, set designs from days gone by, red velvet chairs, cherubs, a gallery of paintings of ballerinas, singers and proud "Carmen" by Durst, opulence times ten. The Marc Chagall ceiling, the cherry on top. Butter my toast.
Hotel de Sens and the notorious Queen Margot
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Hotel de Sens is one of the city's two remaining Gothic residences complete with watchtower and dungeon (the other being Hotel Cluny on the Left Bank that is now an acclaimed museum for the Middle Ages). Critics complain about the authenticity of renovations made after the city purchased the building in 1911, but the end results have captured the vision of what a storybook castle should look like.Much of the original archecture remains. It is now a reference library for the decorative fine arts—with a reading room open to the public.
Hotel de Sens had a long lists of tenants after being built for Tristan de Salazar, the Archbishop of Sens. The most notorious was Queen Margot—La Reine Margot, or Marguerite de Valois. The daughter of Henry II, she became the ex-wife of Henry IV and took up residence here in 1605 to live out her last ten years. She was romantically voracious, taking on lovers well into her 50s, and, since she was balding, was said to make wigs from her paramours' hair.
In 1606, a spurned flame killed a new lover, and then the queen watched from a window as the second lover, the Count of Vermont, was beheaded in the street. Even with all that, Queen Margot is best known as a key figure in the religious-political machinations of the time. Her memoirs, published posthumously, were the basis of an 1845 novel by Alexandre Dumas, and two movies, the last highly acclaimed in 1995, Queen Margot, starring Isabelle Adjani. Find out more in Walking Tour Seven, page 103 in your No Worries Paris guidebook.


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Ballet Hispanico's 2013 Spring Gala a million dollar success
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Ballet Hispanico raised more than $1 million in support of the company's important artistic and educational work in New York City and around the country at their 2013 Spring Gala on Monday, April 8, 2013. A portion of the contributions are designated to the Jody G. Arnhold Scholarship Fund, launched last year by Ballet Hispanico Honorary Chairman and 2012 Gala honoree Jody Gottfried Arnhold to further support the School of Dance. In addition, guests were surprised with a $100,000 challenge grant made by the SHS Foundation, a longtime supporter of Ballet Hispanico with a deep commitment to dance and education. Approximately 400 attendees gathered in The Plaza Hotel's Grand Ballroom to celebrate the legacy of the Ballet Hispanico School of Dance, and honor Randy Falco, President & CEO of Univision Communications with its Civic Inspiration Award.
"We are thrilled to announce that we exceeded our goal of $1 million. The overwhelming generosity of our attendees and donors, most notably the SHS Foundation, made for a fantastic event," said Kate Lear, Chair of Ballet Hispanico's Board of Directors.
In addition to providing an exciting incentive for Gala attendees to give generously that evening, the SHS Foundation's challenge grant will leverage additional support for Ballet Hispanico in support of education and marketing initiatives. To date, $30,000 has been raised in matching funds. The SHS Foundation's generous overture was preceded by a challenge grant made in March 2012, which was critical in propelling Ballet Hispanico's marketing efforts forward. The SHS Foundation has also provided key scholarship support in years past, providing opportunities for all children, regardless of financial circumstance, to study dance at Ballet Hispanico's School of Dance.
"Ballet Hispanico's continued commitment to empower young people through immersion in Latino dance and culture aligns with our own mission," said Richard Feldman, President of the SHS Foundation. "We have followed BH's work for many years and are delighted to support its expansion throughout the city and across the country."
The festive evening featured dinner, live music from the Spanish Harlem Orchestra, and performances by the Ballet Hispanico Company and students of the Ballet Hispanico School of Dance. Key attendees included Maria Elena Salinas, Event Chairs Emilio Estefan, Kate Lear, Herb Scannell and David Perez, and other friends and leaders across an array of industries.
Randy Falco is President and Chief Executive Officer of Univision Communications Inc., the leading media company serving Hispanic America. Prior to joining Univision in January 2011, Mr. Falco served as chairman and chief executive officer of AOL, Inc. from 2006 to 2009. Before joining AOL, Mr. Falco spent more than 30 years with NBC, most recently serving as president and chief operating officer of NBC Universal Television Group. Mr. Falco has also served as chief operating officer, NBC Olympics, for the 2002 Winter Olympic Games in Salt Lake City; the 2000 Summer Olympic Games in Sydney; the 1996 Summer Olympics in Atlanta; and the 1992 Summer Olympics in Barcelona. He has won numerous Emmy Awards for these broadcasts. Mr. Falco holds an M.B.A. in finance and a bachelor's of science degree, also in finance, from Iona College. Mr. Falco sits on the board of Ronald McDonald House and the Museum of The Moving Image.
Univision Communications Inc. (UCI) is the leading media company serving Hispanic America. Its assets include Univision Network, one of the top five networks in the U.S. regardless of language and the most-watched Spanish-language broadcast television network in the country reaching 96% of U.S. Hispanic households; UniMás, a leading Spanish-language broadcast television network reaching 89% of U.S. Hispanic households; Univision Cable Networks, including Galavisión, the country's leading Spanish-language cable network, as well as Univision tlnovelas, a 24-hour cable network dedicated to novelas, Univision Deportes Network, a 24-hour cable network dedicated to sports, ForoTV, a 24-hour Spanish-language cable network dedicated to news, and an additional suite of six cable offerings - De Película, De Película Clásico, Bandamax, Ritmoson, Telehit and Distrito Comedia; UVideos, the first bilingual digital network serving Hispanic America; Univision Studios, which produces and co-produces reality shows, dramatic series and other programming formats for the Company's platforms; Univision Television Group, which owns and/or operates 62 television stations in major U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Radio, the leading Hispanic radio group which owns and/or operates 69 radio stations in 16 of the top 25 U.S. Hispanic markets and Puerto Rico; Univision Interactive, a network of products and offerings including Univision.com, which continues to be the No. 1 most-visited Spanish-language website among U.S. online Hispanics, Univision Móvil, a longstanding industry-leader with unique, relevant mobile products and services, and Univision Partner Group, a specialized advertising and publisher network. Headquartered in New York City, UCI has television network operations in Miami and television and radio stations and sales offices in major cities throughout the United States.
ABOUT BALLET HISPANICO
Celebrating 42 years of dance and culture, Ballet Hispanico is recognized as the nation's premier Latino dance organization. Led by Artistic Director Eduardo Vilaro, the Company boasts a rich and diverse repertory of over 100 works by the foremost choreographers and emerging artists of our time. The works expand on founder Tina Ramirez's legacy of exploring the diversity of Latino culture through a fusion of classical, Latin, and contemporary dance powered by theatricality and passion. The Company has performed for an audience of nearly 3 million, throughout 11 countries, on 3 continents. The School of Dance is an accredited institutional member of the National Association of Schools of Dance as of September 2012. The School offers over $150,000 in annual scholarships and trains more than 600 students a year, 50% of whom are Latino. For more information, visit www.ballethispanico.org. Follow Ballet Hispanico on Facebook and Twitter.


Seven years is a long time to wait according to some people… Emily and James have been together that long and it shows in every way. They move like they are a part of each other. We went to the beach a few weeks ago to do some photos and I was struck, then, by their harmony… I guess that's the only word I can use.
We had a very wet day last Saturday… it really took the guesswork out of the ceremony plans but Gray Gables has a nice hall on the grounds to cover that chance. We had built some portrait time into our schedule to take advantage of the garden but decided to do some upstairs in the original old house… the light was nice and the space was very private. After this photograph, I let them take some quiet time to themselves before the crush of friends and family.
Plan for the best day and roll with the day you are given… in the end, you are still marrying your best friend.
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First I should say that there is absolutely nothing experimental about this. Well, nothing other from the fact I added a few sultanas and also increased the baking time. It felt like an experiment though because I felt a bit lost when my cake was still more sloppy mixture than cake-like when I tested it. It's the oven. It never really recovered from baking 150 croissants in a day during the Bake Off practice. The buttons melted. The rubber seal fell off. It gave up. Lucky I have another oven really. How spoilt.
This makes a whopping loaf and the recipe is by the wonderful and tall and dashing (I can say that 'cause I've met him) Eric Lanlard from his book Home Bake though I have messed with it as I can be relied upon to do. So no nuts. And some uninvited dried fruit. And no poppy seeds. Sorry Eric. It's not like I know best or anything but I can't help myself.
Preheat the oven to Gas 4/180C. Grease a 25 x 11cm loaf tin. Cream the butter and sugar together with a handheld electric mixer. Add the eggs one at a time, beating after each addition. Sift in half the flour and all of the bicarb, stir with a metal spoon. Then add in the milk and the rest of the flour. Give it a good mix with the spoon again.
Fold in the mashed bananas, vanilla extract and the sultanas then pop in the loaf tin and level with a spoon. Bake for about 1 hour, though my pesky oven meant I baked this for 1 hour 15 minutes maybe even more. Cool in the tin for 20 minutes before releasing the beast. If you get impatient it will fall about in pieces. Very nice with an incredibly British cup of tea though I think Eric might prefer a coffee somehow.
I have a banana and butterscotch cupcake recipe if you fancy it. I know its not the same as a banana loaf, but the icing certainly takes away that healthy taste!
all the buttermilk and flour have been added.
salt, bicarbonate of soda and vinegar.
up the speed again and beat for a couple more minutes.
Feeling very proud after making this…has turned out beautifully even for a non-baker like me!!
Made the banana loaf today, and it tastes fantastic, I'm very impressed with myself!
I will try this recipe as it differs from the one I generally make.
I melt 75g honey and 50g soft brown sugar , I then add it to 3 mashed bananas, 225g self raising flour and 75g sultanas pre soaked it boiling water and a little bicarb of soda (drain before adding).
Mix all ingredients together, it seems a little stiff but a good mix and it is fine.
Pop in a lined/greased 2lb loaf tin and bake at 180'c for about 40 mins until a skewer comes out clean.
Leave until the following day before slicing……………really moreish spread with a little Nuttella.
Hi Holly I am currently residing in the states and they have simply no idea what Bicarb Soda is, I take it I can use baking soda as a replacement, and is it the same thing?
weirdly, I made banana loaf yesterday, a very similar recipe, BUT I soak my sultanas in booze (Baileys because it lurks in the back of the cupboard unused otherwise) for an hour or so beforehand. It adds a lovely flavour but it isn't strong enough to put the kids off.
In fact 6 kids pretty much devoured the result!
I put cinnamon in mine. Delicious!!
That looks good! I just made banana cake today and well it doesn't really taste nice. There was no sugar in the recipe, maybe that was the problem! I might try this version! Thanks!
Ha ha – John, you know me, precise by nature!