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Should the Colts want to add Le'Veon Bell?
There's close to a 50 percent chance, based on historical precedent, that Bell will have zero or one 1,000-yard seasons the rest of his career
Should the Colts want to add Le'Veon Bell? There's close to a 50 percent chance, based on historical precedent, that Bell will have zero or one 1,000-yard seasons the rest of his career Check out this story on IndyStar.com: https://indy.st/2In1uQP
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Pittsburgh Steelers running back Le'Veon Bell (26) is wrapped up after a short gain by the Indianapolis Colts defense at Lucas Oil Stadium in Indianapolis on Sunday, Nov. 12, 2017.(Photo: Mykal McEldowney/IndyStar)
The Le'Veon Bell to the Colts rumors continue to circulate. Bovada, a Canadian-based online gambling site, has the Colts at 4-to-1 odds of trading for the holdout running back in November; the Steelers, at 5-to-11, are the only team he's more likely to play for according to the site.
The reasons are obvious. Bell is a great back. The Colts need a running back. Bell is holding out. The Colts have salary cap space. And Bell appears to be stoking these flames by liking a number of Colts-related Instagram posts.
I've written here why the Colts are unlikely to add Bell, which boils down to General Manager Chris Ballard's repeated statements about building through the draft.
But there's one question that hasn't been discussed: Should the Colts want to add Bell?
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It's expected to take more than $50 million over three years to satisfy Bell's salary demands. There's no question he's been worth that, but the key question is, will he be worth it over the next three seasons?
I looked at every running back since the AFL-NFL merger to have between 1,100 and 1,400 carries and 4,500 to 6,500 rushing yards in his first five seasons. (Bell is at 1,229 carries and 5,336 yards.)
I eliminated four backs who had rushed more than 375 times in one of those seasons so backs who were over-used didn't dilute the sample. I also eliminated Ray Rice, whose career ended prematurely due to domestic violence. Finally, I didn't use several backs who weren't effective catching the ball out of the backfield. (I also looked at size and there didn't appear to be a correlation.)
(While all these backs were good receivers, Bell's among the best in NFL history and his contributions in the passing game — he's had at least 75 catches for 600 yards in his last three healthy seasons — could mitigate a drop in his success running the ball.)
That leaves 17 backs. Seven of them — Thurman Thomas, Tony Dorsett, Frank Gore, Ricky Watters, LeSean McCoy, Marshall Faulk and Steven Jackson — had three 1,000-yard seasons after Year 5. (Only four had three 1,000-yard, 4.0-per carry seasons.) Eight — Shaun Alexander, William Andrews, Maurice Jones-Drew, Billy Sims, Wilbert Montgomery, Arian Foster, Chuck Foreman and Herschel Walker — had zero or one 1,000-yard seasons after Year 5. (Clinton Portis and Matt Forte are the other two backs, each with two 1,000-yard seasons after Year 5.)
It's easy to slide Bell's production into the Colts' backfield and get excited but backs can deteriorate quickly. The Colts would be committing a minimum of $50 million for a 40 percent chance Bell continues to produce at his current level. There's a nearly 50-50 chance, based on historical precedent, that Bell will have zero or one 1,000-yard seasons with his next team.
I'm not saying the Colts shouldn't add Bell via a trade (though surrendering anything more than a fourth-rounder would be a lot for 12 games and a $10-million-plus salary) or free agency, but don't assume three years of Pro Bowl performance.
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A star diagonal, erecting lens or diagonal mirror is an angled mirror or prism used in telescopes that allows viewing from a direction that is perpendicular to the usual eyepiece axis. It allows more convenient and comfortable viewing when the telescope is pointed at, or near the zenith (i.e. directly overhead).  Also, the resulting image is right side up, but is reversed from left to right.

Types of diagonals
Star diagonals are available in 0.965", 1.25", and 2" diameters. The 2" diagonals allow longer-focal length, low-power 2" barrel eyepieces for a wider field of view. Star diagonals come in all price ranges, from as low as a few dollars up to hundreds of dollars.

Mirror (reflective) diagonals
These diagonals (often called star diagonals) use a mirror set at a 45° angle inside the diagonal to turn the telescope's image at a 90° angle to the rear cell. Mirror diagonals produce an image in the eyepiece that is correctly oriented vertically, but is reversed left-to-right horizontally. This causes image reversal, the view in the eyepiece is flipped left-right. The major advantage to mirror diagonals is that they cost less to produce to a high degree of optical accuracy compared to a prism and that they do not introduce any color errors to the image. The major disadvantage of mirror diagonals is that unless the reflective coating is properly applied they can scatter light rendering lower image contrast compared to a 90° prism. Also they deteriorate with age as the reflective surface oxidizes. The newer Dielectric mirrors have largely solved the deterioration problem, and if properly made the Dielectric mirrors scatter less light compared to conventional mirrors. With short-focal length instruments, a mirror diagonal is preferred over a prism.

Prism diagonals
A prism diagonal uses a simple 90°-angle prism, pentaprism, or an Amici roof prism rather than a mirror to bend the optical path.

On telescopes with a longer focal ratios, a well-made 90° prism diagonal is the optimum choice to deliver the highest image contrast short of using the telescope without a diagonal entirely. However, prisms seem to be falling out of favor probably due to marketing forces that have been favoring short-focal length instruments, which tend to function better with a mirror diagonal. In some special cases however, the color dispersion effects of a prism diagonal can be used to advantage to improve the performance of undercorrected refractor objectives (regardless of focal length) by shifting the spherical and color correction of the objective closer to the design optimum. The natural color dispersion properties (overcorrection) of the prism works to lessen or nullify  the undercorrection of the objective lens.

On the other hand, a well-made conventional 90° prism star diagonal can transmit as much or more light as a mirror, and do so with higher image contrast since there is no possibility of light scattering from a reflective metallic surface as in a mirror diagonal. Also a prism will never degrade over time as a mirror will since there is no reflective metal coating to degrade from oxidation. However, prism diagonals may introduce chromatic aberration when used with short focal-length scopes although this is not a problem with the popular Schmidt-Cassegrain and Maksutov-Cassegrain telescopes, which have long focal lengths.

Pentaprism
A pentaprism provides the same inverted image orientation as viewing without a diagonal would. A simple 90°-angle prism provides the same "flipped" or mirror reversed image as a mirror diagonal. Pentaprism diagonals are extremely difficult to find.

Amici prism

An Amici prism is a type of roof prism which splits the image in two parts and thus allows an upright image without left-right mirroring. This means that what is seen in the eyepiece is the same as what is seen when looking at the sky, or a star chart or lunar map.

The disadvantage of typical "correct image" Amici roof prism diagonals is that because the light path bounces around through a piece of glass, the total amount of light transmitted is less and the multiple reflections required can introduce optical aberrations. At higher magnifications (>100×), brighter objects have a bright line through the object viewed. Therefore, most Amici roof prisms are more appropriate for low-power viewing or in spotting scopes for terrestrial rather than astronomical use. But with low-power usage with a rich field, the field can easily be compared with star charts, as it is no mirror image.

They are available in two types: with a 90º angle (like an ordinary star diagonal) and with a 45º angle. Such prisms are often used in spotting scopes for terrestrial viewing, mostly with a 45º angle. Such telescopes rarely use magnifications over 60×.

Alignment
Even an expensive star diagonal will deliver poor performance if it is not in alignment with the optical axis of the telescope. A telescope in perfect collimation will be thrown out of collimation by a misaligned star diagonal and often this misalignment will determine the image quality of the telescope to a larger extent than the surface accuracy of the prism or mirror. Since the mirror or prism of the star diagonal is located nearly at the focal plane of the instrument, surface accuracy of greater that 1/4 wave is more in the line of advertising than any increase in optical performance. A 1/10 wave mirror or prism star diagonal that throws off the collimation of the telescope will perform worse than a 1/2 wave star diagonal that is in proper alignment.

See also
 Herschel Wedge
 Amici prism
 List of telescope parts and construction

References

Optical components

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A Winning Streak: Techworks Asia Clients Capture the Cream of High-Tech Media Awards in China
Over the years, Techworks Asia (TWA) has been assiduous in promoting its clients and their high-tech products through participation in the most prestigious media awards programmes in China. The results have been remarkable, with TWA clients capturing a brilliant array of honours.
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In the annual Editor's Choice Awards hosted by China Electronic Market, for example, Techworks clients carried off 10 prizes between 2015 and 2017. Founded in 1995, China Electronic Market (CEM) was one of the first publications to focus on electronics and semiconductors in China, and the magazine is held in high regard. The Editor's Choice Awards focus on a wide range of technological innovation and also consider brand influence, market share, product services and unique features.
Fairchild's FIS1100 delivers sensor fusion
In 2015, Fairchild Semiconductor (now acquired by ON Semiconductor) won a CEM Editor's Choice Award in the "Most Competitive Solution for AR/VR in China" category, with its FIS1100 9-axis Inertial Measurement Unit (IMU), the world's first consumer IMU to provide pitch, roll, and yaw specifications. In 2016, the Adaptec® 8E series of RAID adapters, from Microsemi, was judged the "Most Competitive Interconnect and Interface Product in China". In the same year, CEVA won the "Most Competitive Microprocessor and DSP in China" award for its groundbreaking CDNN2, a second-generation CEVA Deep Neural Network software framework for machine learning. Then in 2017, ultra-low-power wireless specialist Nordic Semiconductor won for its Nordic Thingy:52, judged to be among "The most competitive development tools in China".
Electronic Engineering & Product World (EEPW) provides comprehensive coverage of industry trends, design technology and products, and it is the first and only publication to be honoured by China's electronics industry as a National Publication and Core Journal for Science & Technology. In 2015, Molex won the EEPW Editor's Choice award for "The Best Passive Device" with its MediSpec Medical Plastic Circular (MPC) interconnect system.
Microsemi showered with awards
Founded in 1994, EDN China (EDNC) has been covering China's electronics industry for more than 23 years and is considered one of the very best China publications focused on electronic design. In 2013, Microsemi won an EDN China Innovation Award for "Best Product" in the Programmable Logic Devices category for its SmartFusion®2 System-on-Chip (SoC) field programmable gate array (FPGA). It then carried off the EDNC Innovation Award 2015 for the SimpliPHY VSC8502 Gigabit Ethernet (GbE) solution, considered a Best Product in the Telecom & Networking Category.
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Electronic Engineering Times China (EET China) is a monthly magazine that provides China's design community with the latest industry news and technical trends. In 2014, then-Techworks client Avago captured one of EET China's "Outstanding Power Management Products of the Year" awards, and one of the China ACE awards, for its ACPL-337J gate-drive optocoupler, designed to isolate, drive and protect an IGBT (insulated-gate bipolar transistor).
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«Пси» () — радянський художній фільм Дмитра Свєтозарова, що вийшов у 1989 році. Фільм був знятий в районі Аральського моря.

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В мертвому радянському місті серед середньоазіатських пісків виявлені вовки-людожери, жертвами яких все частіше стають місцеві жителі. Група мисливців вирушає в занедбане поселення, щоб знищити монстрів. Містечко раніше стояло на узбережжі та було сповнене життя, але море пішло і на його місці утворилася суха млява пустеля. Вода залишилася тільки в трюмі старого танкера. Вовків в мертвому місті мисливці не знайшли, але зате самі себе виявили страшні дикі собаки-людожери, кинуті людьми. Вони мстять людям за «зраду», їх називають перевертнями. Охоплені страхом і божевіллям люди починають винищувати один одного…

У ролях
  Юрій Кузнєцов —  Іван Максимчук, начальник спецзагону
 Михайло Жигалов —  «мовчун»
 Сергій Коковкін —  вчитель
 Андрій Краско —  мисливець
  Олексій Криченков —  кримінальник
  Олександр Суснін —  шофер
  Андрій Ніколаєв —  мародер
 Сергій Архангельський —  хлопчик
 Райхан Айткожанова —  жінка на маяку
  Микола Ісполатов —  гідролог

Знімальна група
 Режисер — Дмитро Свєтозаров
 Сценаристи — Аркадій Красильщиков, Дмитро Свєтозаров
 Композитори — Олександр Зайцев, Олександр Кутіков
 Художники — Олена Жукова, Сергій Шемякін
 Оператор — Олександр Устинов
 Продюсер — Ада Стависька

Посилання

Фільми СРСР 1989
Фільми жахів СРСР
Фільми Дмитра Свєтозарова


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Holocaust Memorial
Berlin: Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Tour with Optional Cruise
Holocaust Memorial: Tours & Tickets
Berlin: Small-Group Third Reich and Cold War Walking Tour
Berlin: Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour with Live Commentary
Berlin: 2-Hour Sightseeing Tour in classic VW Bus
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Holocaust Memorial: Our most recommended tours and activities
1. Berlin: Hop-on Hop-off Bus Tour with Live Commentary
Explore Berlin's top sights on a convenient hop-on hop-off tour. The complete route will take around 2 hours although you'll have the freedom to jump on or off throughout the validity of your ticket. If, for example, you start your tour at Kurfürstendamm, you will pass the Kaiser Wilhelm Memorial Church and reach KaDeWe, one of Europe's largest shopping centers, through Tauentzienstraße. Next you continue on to Lützowplatz and the embassy district at the Tiergarten and over to the Philarmonic and the West Berlin Kulturforum. The next stop is the historically significant Potsdamer Platz. In the 1930s, it was one of the most public squares in Berlin. After the Second World War, this was no man's land, where the Berlin Wall divided the city. Today, seeing the vibrant life and the newly erected towers reminiscent of New York's urban canyons, you will hardly believe that for years there was nothing here other than the Berlin Wall, spring-guns and GDR soldiers. Also, the Legoland Discovery Center is on Potsdamer Platz. From there, continue to Berlin's other important historical sites. In the Niederkirchner Straße you can find the city parliament, the Martin-Gropius-Bau, a museum with changing exhibitions, the Topography of Terror, which exhibits the history of the Nazis and of the Jews' suffering under the Nazis, as well as the Ministry of Finance, which was once the Nazi Ministry of Aviation. From there you drive on to Checkpoint Charlie, one of the former border crossings between East and West Berlin. A permanent exhibition looks back at the Cold War period. On Friedrichstraße you come across one of the nicest spots in Berlin, the Gendarmenmarkt, with two similar buildings, the German and French Cathedrals. The Konzerthaus Berlin is in the middle of the square. After the Gendarmenmarkt it's on to Alexanderplatz and the TV Tower. The stop for these sights is the Neptune Fountain. This used to be the Berlin City Palace. Here you will also have the opportunity to go shopping. The next stop is Karl-Liebknecht-Straße, in front of the Radisson Hotel. From here you can transfer on to a boat if you wish to experience Berlin by boat as well as bus. Also, the Aquadom, Sealife Berlin and the Berlin Dungeon are located at this stop, as well as the Berlin Cathedral, which holds the sarcophagi of the Hohenzollern family. From here you can also admire the golden dome of the New Synagogue on Oranienburger Straße. The "Hackeschen Höfe" are only a few minutes away. Next you'll go over the glamorous street Unter den Linden to the Museum Island, Bebelplatz, Humboldt University and to the stops Unter den Linden 36 (Friedrichstrasse) at ZDF Capital City Studios and Unter den Linden 74, where one of Berlin's most important attractions is located: Madame Tussauds Berlin. From here the ride continues to the Brandenburg Gate. On the way you will see the UK, Russia, France and US embassies, followed by the Holocaust Memorial. The stop there is at Platz des 18. März. The road leads on past the Reichstag and the government district. You will soon reach the new Hauptbahnhof. From here you have the world-famous view of the German Chancellery, the Reichstag and – as a special surprise – Berlin's "Fujiyama". Finally you will cross Berlin's 'green lung', the Tiergarten. This park is bigger than New York's Central Park. The tour then brings you past the Congress Hall to the stop at Bellevue Palace, the official residence of the President of Germany. From here you can also see the Siegessäule with the golden Victoria statue at the top. On the way back to Kurfürstendamm you will see, for example, the old Hauptbahnhof of former West Berlin, the Technical University and much more. The stops: 01 - Kurfürstendamm 231 (in front of Karstadt) 02 - KaDeWe (main entrance) 03 - Lützowplatz (opposite Hotel Berlin) 04 - Philharmonic / Kulturforum 05 - Potsdamer Platz (at Kolhoff-Tower) 06 - Potsdamer Platz / Linkstraße 07 - Topography of Terror 08 - Checkpoint Charlie (at the Checkpoint Charlie Museum) 09 - Gendarmenmarkt, Markgrafen- / Taubenstraße 10 - Alexanderplatz, Red City Hall, Neptunbrunnen (not in service during the Christmas market in December) 11 - Karl-Liebknecht Str. 5, (to the boat) 12 - Museumsinsel 13 - Humboldt University / Bebelplatz 14 - Unter den Linden 36 / Friedrichstraße 15 - Unter den Linden 74, Madame Tussauds Berlin 16 - Brandenburg Gate, Ebertstraße 17 - Reichstag, Scheidemannstr. 18 - Hauptbahnhof, exit Rahel-Hirsch-Straße 19 - Haus der Kulturen der Welt 20 - Bellevue Palace / Siegessäule / Tiergarten 21 - Bikini Haus, Budapester Straße 22 - U-/S-Bahn station Zoologischer Garten
2. Berlin: Hop-On Hop-Off Sightseeing Tour with Optional Cruise
Hop on an open-top double-decker bus and enjoy fantastic views and the great atmosphere of Berlin. Choose from a 24, 48, or 72-hour ticket along 2 different routes and discover the city's history and vibrant culture from the fully narrated audio tour. From the iconic Brandenburg Gate, the Reichstag, the Victory Column, and the legendary Checkpoint Charlie to the longest surviving section of the Berlin Wall. The city's vibrant culture, diverse architecture, and fascinating history will take your breath away. Explore over 20 locations throughout the city along the red or blue route with daily departures from the starting point at Ku'Damm or Alexanderplatz. Guests may also join the tour from any of the stops on the route. A choice of two walking tours is included with premium and deluxe tickets. Delve even further into Berlin's fascinating past and present on one of the two following Big Bus Berlin walking tours: 1) Walking Tour Government District: On this 60-minute walk, you'll discover the interesting architecture of Berlin's modern Government District, built after the fall of the Berlin Wall. Tour begins at stop #13: Brandenburg Gate. Operates daily at 11:30 AM in English and German. 2) Walking Tour Berlin History: Your guide will take you on a 90-minute walking tour from the Brandenburg Gate to Checkpoint Charlie with highlights including the Holocaust Memorial, the location of Hitler's Bunker, and captivating stories of the divided Berlin. Tour begins at stop #13: Brandenburg Gate. Operates daily at 1:00 PM in English and German River cruise included with deluxe ticket: experience Berlin from a different perspective on a 1-hour river cruise on the River Spree right in the heart of the city. Admire unbeatable views of the Reichstag, Berlin Cathedral, Nikolai Quarter, and Museum Island. Location: BWSG Pier 'Alte Börse', Burgstrasse 27. 5 minutes' walk from stop #11: Museumsinsel Red Route (tour duration 2 hours): combines iconic landmarks and opportunities to appreciate the arts, with the greener side of this city and the explosive food scene. Bus stops include: • Ku'Damm • KaDeWe Department Store • Brandenburg Gate • Reichstag • Victory Column • Checkpoint Charlie • Berlin Wall • Holocaust Memorial • Gendarmenmarkt Square • Potsdamer Platz • Topography of Terror • Alexanderplatz • Alexa Shopping Centre • Neptune Fountain • Museum Island • Madame Tussauds • Central Station • Bellevue Palace Blue route (tour duration: 40 minutes): experience old berlin, stopping at the monumental boulevard Karl-Marx-Allee and the most symbolic landmark of unified Berlin, the East Side Gallery. Bus stops include: • Alexanderplatz • Karl-Marx-Allee • Ostbahnhof • East Side Gallery
3. Berlin: 2-Hour Sightseeing Tour in classic VW Bus
Discover all the important sights from the almost 800-year city history of Berlin. Travel the guided route through small but interesting side roads, so that your friendly chauffeur can tell you about the different eras of Berlin in just two hours. You also get to know almost forgotten places and discover the origins of the city. A photo booklet, which is tailored to the individual locations of the tour, gives you an exciting impression of the past and the interior of the various sights during the journey, thus completing the overall picture. The route includes: • Berlin Cathedral • Lustgarten • Old museum • Alte Nationalgalerie • Neues Museum • Pergamon Museum • Bode Museum • Berlin State Library • Maxim Gorki Theater • German Historical Museum • Neue Wache • Alte Kommandantur • Kronprinzenpalais • Prinzessinnenpalais • Humboldt University • Berlin State Opera • Bebelplatz • Altes Palais • Unter den Linden • Pariser Platz • Brandenburg Gate • Reichstag • Government district • Federal Chancellery • Central Station • Moltke Bridge • Kongresshalle • Bellevue Palace • Siegessäule • Scandinavian embassies • Zoologischer Garten • Theater des Westens • Savignyplatz • Kurfürstendamm • Gedächtniskirche • Tauentzienstraße • KaDeWe • Embassy district • Berliner Philharmonie • Kulturforum • Potsdamer Platz • Berlin Wall • Niederkirchner Straße • Anhalter Station • Holocaust Memorial • Führer Bunker • Reich Chancellery • Friedrichstraße • Checkpoint Charlie • Gendarmenmarkt • Berlin City Palace • Jungfern Bridge • Galgenhaus • Rotes Rathaus • TV Tower • Neptune Fountain • St. Mary's Church
4. Berlin: City Highlights Bike Tour
Cycle through Berlin's lively city blocks on a bike tour with an expert guide cycling by your side. Learn about the city's vibrant culture, see important historical sites and famous monuments, and discover hidden gems loved by locals. Meet your guide, pick your bike, and set off to discover the German capital. Peddle alongside the River Spree, make your way over to the picturesque Museum Island, and marvel at the magnificent green domes of Berlin's Cathedral. Cross the iconic Brandenburger Gate, peddle past the Reichstag, and take in the lush scenery of the Tiergarten's green spaces and its majestic Victory Column. Here you can take a moment to commemorate WWII victims as you overlook the Holocaust Memorial. Admire the beautiful architectural ensemble at Gendarmenmarkt square and continue towards the notorious Checkpoint Charlie. Learn about the historical site and get a chance to see remnants of the Berlin Wall. Snap pictures of colorful graffiti art and get a taste of local life as you ride past indie boutiques, cozy cafes, and hip eateries in trendy neighborhoods. Head back to return your bike and don't forget to ask your guide for recommendations on further places in Berlin to explore.
5. Berlin: Small-Group Third Reich and Cold War Walking Tour
Hear about the tumultuous contemporary history of Berlin in a nutshell on a two-hour small-group or private walking tour. Meet your tour guide in front of the Brandenburg Gate, the site of many changes in 20th-century Berlin. Listen to expert commentary about the last days of the Second World War and hear how the gate came to be a symbol of reunification in Germany after 1989. Next, learn about the curious Reichstag Fire of 1933 as you pass the German House of Parliament. Here you'll delve deep into the key events that took place after the appointment of Hitler as Chancellor of Germany in 1933, what happened to this building since the fall of the wall in 1989 and how it is used today. Continue your whistlestop sightseeing tour via the Soviet War Memorial in Tiergarten, you'll have the chance to examine Soviet military hardware, tangible sources of the history of the city. From here you'll move onto the impactful Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, a poignant dedication to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. After seeing the site of Hitler's Bunker you'll progress onto Hermann Göring's enormous Ministry of Aviation building, later the site of the founding of the GDR in 1949. Next, you'll head to see where the SS and the Gestapo institutions were located. Contemplate life on both sides of the Berlin Wall while gathering around a 200-meter long stretch of the wall. Despite the wall falling 30 years ago, standing here allows you to absorb the very palpable history of the city. Round off the walk with a stop at Checkpoint Charlie, where your guide will finish the tour with anecdotes about the infamous American versus Soviet tank standoff and the final hours before the wall fell.
6. Berlin: City Highlights Segway Tour
Embark on a fun and unique tour experience as you explore Berlin on a segway. See more of the city in less time, visit famous locations, and enjoy entertaining commentary from your local guide along the way. Meet your guide, receive your helmet, and get an instructional session on how to use the segway. You'll ride on the sidewalks, bike lanes, and through many of the popular avenues and parks as well as on the banks of the Spree River. The itinerary includes famous sites like the Reichstag Building, the Holocaust Memorial, Checkpoint Charlie, and of course the iconic Brandenburg Gate for perfect photo opportunities. Listen as your guide provides insider tips about life in Berlin and gives you informative tidbits about the locations that are on the tour's itinerary.
7. Berlin: Private Sightseeing Tour in Iconic Oldtimer VW Bus
Discover all of the important sights in the almost 800-year city of Berlin. Travel the guided route through small but interesting side roads. Your friendly chauffeur will tell you about the different eras of Berlin in just two hours. You will also explore almost forgotten places and discover the origins of the city. A photo booklet, which is tailored to the individual locations of the tour, gives you an impression of the past and the interiors of the various sights during the journey. The route includes Berlin Cathedral, Lustgarten, Old Museum, Alte Nationalgalerie, Neues Museum, Pergamon Museum, Bode Museum, Berlin State Library, Maxim Gorki Theater, German Historical Museum, Neue Wache, Alte Kommandantur, Kronprinzenpalais, Prinzessinnenpalais, Humboldt University, Berlin State Opera, Bebelplatz, Altes Palais, Unter den Linden, Pariser Platz, Brandenburg Gate, Reichstag, Government District, Federal Chancellery, Central Station, Moltke Bridge, Kongresshalle, Bellevue Palace, Siegessäule, Scandinavian Embassies, Zoologischer Garten, Theater des Westens, Savignyplatz, Kurfürstendamm, Gedächtniskirche, Tauentzienstraße, KaDeWe, Embassy District, Berliner Philharmonie, Kulturforum, Potsdamer Platz, Berlin Wall, Niederkirchner Straße, Anhalter Station, Holocaust Memorial, Führer Bunker, Reich Chancellery, Friedrichstraße, Checkpoint Charlie, Gendarmenmarkt, Berlin City Palace, Jungfern Bridge, Galgenhaus, Rotes Rathaus, TV Tower, Neptune Fountain, and St. Mary's Church.
8. Berlin: Third Reich Walking Tour
Join an informative walking tour to explore the tumultuous history of Berlin during Hitler's regime. Hear about the rise and fall of the Nazi party, visit memorials for the victims of the Third Reich, and see where Hitler and his henchmen made the decisions that would shake the world. Stand in front of Brandenburg Gate and listen to expert commentary about the last days of the Second World War and how the gate came to be a symbol of division after the war and later reunification in Germany after 1989. Learn about the curious Reichstag Fire of 1933 as you pass the German House of Parliament. Here you'll delve deep into the key events that took place after the appointment of Hitler as Chancellor of Germany in 1933. Continue over to see artillery-pieces and tanks adorning the Soviet War Memorial in Tiergarten commemorating the Battle of Berlin, which helped liberate the country from Nazism yet claimed over 80,000 Soviet soldiers' lives. From here, move onto the impactful Memorial to the Murdered Jews of Europe, a poignant dedication to the Jewish victims of the Holocaust. Progress onto Hermann Göring's enormous Ministry of Aviation building, which remains as one of the few last standing examples of Third Reich architecture. Next, head to an outdoor and indoor museum complex referred to as the Topography of Terror where the SS and the Gestapo institutions were located. End this tour by seeing the site of the Reich Chancellery and Hitler's infamous Bunker.
9. Berlin: City Highlights Walking Tour
Walk through Berlin's lively city blocks on a walking tour with an expert guide by your side. Learn about the city's vibrant culture, see important historical sites and famous monuments, and discover hidden gems loved by locals. Meet your guide and, after a brief overview of the tour's itinerary, set off to discover the German capital. Walk alongside the River Spree, make your way over to the picturesque Museum Island, and marvel at the magnificent green domes of Berlin's Cathedral. Cross the iconic Brandenburg Gate, stroll past the Reichstag, and take in the lush scenery of the Tiergarten's green spaces and its majestic Victory Column. Here you can take a moment to commemorate WWII victims as you overlook the Holocaust Memorial. Admire the beautiful architectural ensemble at Gendarmenmarkt square and continue towards the notorious Checkpoint Charlie. Learn about the historical site and get a chance to see remnants of the Berlin Wall. Snap pictures of colorful street art and get a taste of local life as you walk past indie boutiques, cozy cafes, and hip eateries. As your tour nears the end, don't forget to ask your guide for recommendations on further places in Berlin to explore.
10. Berlin: Driving Tour in a Trabant Limousine
Experience an informative and highly entertaining tour of Berlin in a Trabant Limousine. Ride in the unique Trabi-XXL and become the real highlight of the city yourself. Board the stretch Trabant and experience the impressed and excited reactions of passers-by: watch as people take photos of the extra-long Trabi, and wave and smile as you drive by. Explore Berlin like a true VIP in a very special and historical atmosphere in the Trabi, the former people's car of the GDR. The stretch Trabi picks you up at any location in the city center and takes you and up to 4 friends or other guests on an eventful, entertaining, and fun tour through the city. The route can be tailored to suit your interests. You can either explore the main sights in Berlin or travel to other places that interest you. You can also make stops along the way to take photos or have a closer look at the sights. The tour gives you enough time to see main sights in the city, such as Pariser Platz, the Brandenburg Gate, the Government Quarter, the German Chancellery, the Reichstag building, Berlin Central Station, the House of World Cultures, Bellevue Palace, the Victory Column, Straße des 17. Juni, the Holocaust Memorial, Potsdamer Platz, Sony Center, the Berlin Wall, Checkpoint Charlie, Friedrichrichstraße, Gendarmenmarkt, Schlossplatz, Humboldtforum, Nikolaiviertel, Mitte, the TV Tower, Alexanderplatz, Unter den Linden, Berlin Cathedral, Museum Island with the important museums, the State Opera, Humboldt University, and many more. Have great fun and a truly individualized tour through the city. Enjoy that star feeling in a unique Trabi Limousine and see all the top sights Berlin has to offer.
Top Attractions in Berlin
1 Spree River
2 TV Tower, Berlin
3 Reichstag
4 Pergamon Museum
5 Museum Island
6 Neue Nationalgalerie
7 Hitler's Bunker
8 Friedrichstadt-Palast
9 Reichstag Dome
10 Illuseum Berlin
11 Olympic Stadium, Berlin
12 Jewish Museum Berlin
13 Berlin Wall
14 Natural History Museum, Berlin
15 Berlin Icebar
16 Alexanderplatz
17 Neues Museum
18 Berlin Story Museum
19 DDR Museum
20 Charlottenburg Palace
1 Berlin Cruises & Boat Tours
2 Berlin City Cards
3 Berlin Hop-on Hop-off Tours
4 Berlin Walking Tours
5 Berlin Tours
6 Berlin Shows & Musicals
7 Berlin Tickets
8 Berlin Culture & History
9 Berlin River & Harbor Cruises
10 Berlin Museum Tickets
11 Berlin Pub Crawls & Bar Tours
12 Berlin Bus & Minivan Tours
13 Berlin Night Tours
14 Berlin Sailing Trips & Tours
15 Berlin Lights Tours
16 Berlin Family-friendly Activities
17 Berlin Museums & Exhibitions
18 Berlin Concerts & Operas
19 Berlin Day Trips
20 Berlin Bike Tours
2 Munich
4 Frankfurt
5 Dresden
6 Cologne
9 Mainz
10 Heidelberg
11 Potsdam
12 Nuremberg
13 Rüdesheim am Rhein
15 Rothenburg ob der Tauber
16 Baden-Baden
17 Berchtesgaden
18 Garmisch-Partenkirchen
19 Bremen
20 Lübeck
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What people are saying about Holocaust Memorial
We loved our guide Asaf! He made the tour fun, would joke around and talk with us when walking to the different locations and helped accommodate the tour for our grandfather when he got cold and needed to stand in the sun. He even found us a shop that sold hot chocolate during the tour! He made the experience great and taught us things that tv, documentaries and school never did.
Berlin: Small-Group Third Reich and Cold War Walking Tour Reviewed by Maegan, 12/26/2021
Unfortunately we don't know the name of our guide anymore. But his expertise was huge. We got a great insight into the time after WWII, the division of Germany, the time in the GDR and after the fall of the Wall. The focus was on historical backgrounds, economic aspects and (private) stories and anecdotes. It was terrifying to hear how the Stasi worked ..
Berlin Wall: City Tour of Divided Germany Reviewed by Carina, 12/29/2021
The guide Jamie was superb! He shared a lot of historical facts about the spots we visited and made the entire tour incredibly entertaining. I absolutely recommend the tour to all those who love to learn how the past impacts our present.
Berlin: Small-Group Third Reich and Cold War Walking Tour Reviewed by Maria, 12/29/2021
The tour was just perfect, our guide Artur was good to us and explained to us in detail about World War II.
Berlin: World War II & Third Reich Tour Reviewed by Tracey, 12/26/2021
Great tour, with enthusiastic and very competent guide Jamie. Highly recommended!
Berlin: Small-Group Third Reich and Cold War Walking Tour Reviewed by Anna, 12/30/2021


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Q: post request ajax wsgi-python not working I am trying to get all the rows of a table for which checkbox is checked and keeping it in data1 array and sending the post request to python function.
<script>
var data1 = new Array();

$("input[type='checkbox'] :checked").each(function(){
        data1 = $(this).parent().siblings().map(function (){
          return $(this).text().trim();
          }).get();

    });

$.ajax({
  url : "check_myws_params",
  type :"POST",
  data : {the_post : data1}
});

</script>

def check_myws_params(environ,start_response):
   request_body_size = int(environ.get('CONTENT_LENGTH', 0))
   request_body = environ['wsgi.input'].read(request_body_size)

   d = parse_qs(request_body)
   data=d.get('the_post')
   print data //returns None.how to get the returned data1 from ajax.

Is there a missing part in generating payload in ajax?

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Maruti Swift Dzire is one of the best vehicles. I like so much, I love its wonderful design and style, it gives a smooth driving performance and is a good family vehicle. The mileage is very good, it was designed beautifully and carefully.


Over the next several weeks, Google is releasing Google Drive — the newest member of the Google Apps suite, where you can keep everything and share anything. Google Drive replaces and enhances what you know today as your Google documents list.
With Google Drive, you can securely upload any file or folder to the web and access the most up-to-date versions of those files from anywhere. You can access Google Drive in your web browser and can also download the Drive application to your Mac, PC, Android or iOS devices to seamlessly access files across any of these devices. You will have 5GB of included storage space for your Google Drive. For more information on Google Drive functionality, please see the product overview page or visit drive.google.com/start.
How will Google Drive be made available to Middlebury Google Apps?
Google Drive will become available on an opt-in basis over the next several weeks. Because Google is releasing Google Drive gradually, some users may not be able to get started immediately, but you can request to be notified when Google Drive is ready for you to opt in.
In the coming months, Google Drive will become the default and will replace the documents list as the way for users to access their files and documents. At this time, all users will have access to the desktop sync clients and mobile applications.
The Google Drive online interface looks similar to today's Google documents list with a number of improvements, including new ways to organize your files and enhanced search functionality.
To learn more about Google Drive functionality, please visit the Google Drive Help Center.
This entry was posted in LIS Staff Interest, Middlebury Community Interest and tagged google on April 25, 2012 by Chris Norris.


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Q: Object and actors in sequence diagram question
Can an actor "talk" directly with an object of the system in a sequence?
example
For an homework I need to model a "tracking service" for some shipping company.
The functional requisites for the system are:

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*Allow user to receive information about shipping of specific product starting from a shipping code( if is on way the position, if is arrived the storage in wich is stored)

So I made a use case diagram, a class diagram in wich there are only:

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*DeliveredProduct class: that describe the delivered product, having a "state" and "shipping code" attribute and some method like (getPosition, computeShippingCode etc..)

*Storage class: Wich is associate with DeliveredProduct and mantain information about wich product are in a specific Storage

I don't insert some User class because the system doesn't mantain any information about user (they access directly with some shipping code), it's right?.
Now I'm making a sequence for "get information about shipping" use case and I have made this:

Can i use "DeliveredProduct" as abstraction of the part of the system that "handle" the information about shipping processing?
I prefer to avoid to insert some partecipant like "system" or "application" in the sequence. Is it possible?
Thank's in advance.

A: Yes, it is common practice to let an actor send messages directly to parts of the system, not to the system as a whole.
I say 'parts' instead of 'objects' because in UML 2, the life lines in sequence diagrams correspond to parts, not to individual instances and are therefore not underlined. If you use UML 1 however, you should use objects and underline them.
In your example, I would expect the actor to send a message containing the shipping code to Storage, then Storage requests delivery information from DeliveredProduct and then Storage returns that information to the actor.
Often, sequence diagrams have life lines that represent the user interface, or particular parts of the user interface (often called boundary classes). In that case, the actor exchanges messages with the user interface life line and the user interface exchanges messages with entities like Storage or DeliveredProduct.
Disclaimer: Because it is homework, I expect you have some text book recommending some particular way of modeling. I don't know if this answer is consistent with that text book.

A: Is it legal ?
In principle, actors are not supposed to appear in sequence diagrams, since these diagrams are meant according to the UML specs to represent interactions within an enclosing classifier (see discussion around admiraalit's answer and here).
But it is a common and accepted practice, especially if the other interacting elements are sub-systems or higher-level components, as you can see in some examples here. And one could also argue that the enclosing classifier is the business system (i.e. the company with its users and IT systems).  But be aware that the semantic of your diagram is then ambiguous:  does the actor represent an UI class ? or does it represent the real user ?  In which case whata are the semantic of synchronous vs. asynchronous messages ?
If your homework is about UML, you should better avoid it.  If it is about design, you could keep it, but ....
What is the added value of your sequence diagram ?
What does your diagram add to the narrative of your track shipped product use case ? And what is the responsibility of the DeliveredProduct class:  is it an entity ?  is it responsible for the user interface ?  what is the relationship with the storage class ?
Other approach
You could follow the EBC approach:

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*Decompose the use case into three groups of classes:  Boundary (User-interface or API for external system),  TrackProduct (Control = use case), and Product as well as Storage since these are obviously persistent data of your domain model (Entities).

*Adapt your class diagram accordingly

*Make a sequence diagram without actors, but with the boundary, the control and the entities.  If you have decomposed your use cases, you may also involve control classes corresponding to the sub-use cases.

This has the advantage of being UML compliant without any doubt, and clarify the responsibilities of each class.
If you'd still want to show your user on the diagram,  make sure that it communicates only with the boundary class and never ever with another one.  In this case you could still argue UML compliance but avoid ambiguity.
Note that this would be an alternative to the robsustness diagram that are not UML but still a powerful tool based on a communication diagram.
By the way:  It is not clear if your tracking service is also supposed to update the location.


dutree is a free open-source, fast command-line tool for analyzing disk usage, written in Rust programming language. It is developed from durep (disk usage reporter) and tree (list directory content in tree-like format) command line tools. dutree therefore reports disk usage in a tree-like format.
It displays coloured output, depending on values configured in the GNU LS_COLORS environment variable. This env variable enables for setting the colours of files based on extension, permissions as well as file type.
Show the file system tree.
Supports aggregating of small files.
Allows for comparing different directories.
Supports excluding of files or directories.
To install dutree in Linux distributions, you must have rust programming language installed on your system as shown.
Once rust installed, you can run the following command to install strong>dutree in Linux distributions as shown.
After installing dutree, it uses environment colors according to the variable LS_COLORS, it has the same colors ls --color command that our distro has configured.
The simplest way of running dutree is without arguments, this way it shows a filesystem tree.
To display real disk usage instead of file size, use the -u flag.
You can show directories up to a given depth (default 1), using the -d flag. The command below will show directories up to a depth of 3, under the current working directory.
For example if the current working directory (~/), then display size of ~/*/*/* as shown in the following sample screenshot.
To exclude matching a file or directory name, use the -x flag.
You can also get a quick local overview by skipping directories, using the -f option, like so.
A full summary/overview can be generated using the -s flag as shown.
It is possible to aggregate files smaller than a certain size, default is 1M as shown.
The -H switch allows for excluding hidden files in the output.
The -b option is used to print sizes in bytes, instead of kilobytes (default).
To turn off colors, and only display ASCII characters, use the -A flag like so.
You can view the dutree help message using the -h option.
dutree is a simple yet powerful command-line tool to show file size and analyze disk usage in tree-like format, on Linux systems. Use the comment form below to share your thoughts or queries about it, with us.
Looks tempting to use on a local workstation, but for remote ssh sessions the display will not look the same. I recommend "ncdu" in that case since it is most likely already available in one of the common Linux repositories regardless of the flavor.
Okay, many thanks for sharing your thoughts with us.


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Vol. 52, Issue No. 47, 25 Nov, 2017
Updated on 30 November 2017
Amman Madan
Searching for a Fourth Way
Modernity and Meritocracy
The vision of a meritocracy is integral to modernity, resting upon principles of achievement, individualism, and the primacy of academic knowledge. Each of these is now debated, particularly the claim of individual contributions to merit. Among the four responses that are possible, a multifactor approach to social inequality in selection, social interventions, and institutional, academic support may actually be truest to modernity's promise of freedom and fairness.
The debate over reservations seems to be a never-ending one. Perhaps, it raises so much dust and fury because it touches upon some fundamental questions of our time. My view, in a nutshell, is that reservations have helped but are really not very important; much more needs to be done. This merits some elaboration.
Before today's reservations made their appearance, the world was still full of reservations of another kind. Kings chose their courtiers from those they trusted. So this usually meant reservations for networks of kinship and community. Who became rich and powerful was influenced a great deal by the family into which one was born. Whether it was the Mughal empire or the Marathas, they appointed their officials by choosing from networks of caste, kinship, and community. We love to vilify the British, but we must also acknowledge that it was through them that an idea of West European modernity—that organisations should recruit through open tests and that selection should be only on the basis of merit—began to inform Indian institutional practices.
Read more about Modernity and Meritocracy
Updated On : 30th Nov, 2017


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Q: Annotation in django is being evaluated twice on using a filter later on by using F objects I am using the following query for a filter operation after annotation
MyModel.objets.filter(<some_condition>).annotate(f=Coalesce(Sum("field"),0).filter(some_field__gt=F("field"))

After printing the raw query I saw it is using the reference of the  attribute, hence calculating the sum twice, first on annotation and then second on filter. Is there a way to change the filter to avoid the second call?
I expected annotate to be evaluated and then the filter would be using the actual value instead of re-calculating it again.