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Amazing Treks and Hikes in Pakistan
Majestic mountains, green meadows, wild life, gushing rivers and pristine lakes – there is a lot more to Pakistan than just travel warnings. Picturesque views, natural landscapes and some of the most unique lakes and mountains is what makes Pakistan one of the coolest places to visit in 2019. It is home to around 108 mountain peaks that are above 7000 meters. That is why we have some of the best hiking trails in the world. While it doesn't take a lot of effort to view the beauty of these skyscraping peaks from a distance, discovering the secrets of these natural wonders, in person, requires a lot of hard work. For example, once you get off the Karakoram Highway, you can see the mountains are quite near. However, it takes a laborious trek to explore this place. That said, the sights that you're blessed with along the way turn it into an experience of a lifetime. If you also wish to have a similar experience, you might want to go over our list of the 10 best hiking trails in Pakistan.
POPULAR HIKING TRAILS IN PAKISTAN
Margalla hills track
Dunga Gali-Ayubia track
Miranjani Track
Deosai national park
Passu to Lake Borit
Chitta Katha Lake
Gurez Valley Track – Kel to Taobat
Minapin to Rakaposhi base camp
Naltar Valley
Fairy Meadows and Nanga Parbat Base Camp
Margalla Hills offers shorter treks and is therefore quite popular among city folks
The best part about Margalla Hills Track is that it is nestled in the capital city. For the residents of Islamabad, a hiking trip to the extension of the great Himalayas is right at their doorstep. Most probably, you will start off with your trek tour either from Islamabad or Lahore. Nonetheless, you will get the first glimpse of the beautiful Himalayas from the former city. There are at least six marked hiking trails in Islamabad, named Trail No. 1, Trail No. 2, Trail No. 3, Trail No. 4, Trail No. 5 and Trail No. 6. The most popular hiking trail in Islamabad is Trail No. 3, which is short and steep. Remember that you need to labor for at least 45 minutes to reach a vantage point. These trails crisscross each other and, therefore, you have the advantage of either going for a longer hike or shortening your trip for a shorter trekking experience. Even the longest hiking trail in Islamabad takes only around 2 to 2.5 hours. Among shorter treks, this one is arguably among the best hiking trails in Pakistan.
DUNGA GALI – AYUBIA TREK
The hiking trail from Dunga Gali to Ayubia is a short 5 km hike
Dunga Gali to Ayubia hiking trail is more commonly known as the 'Pipeline Track.' This was discovered because it follows an important water pipeline route which was used to service this historic hill station in Murree. The hike from Dunga Gali to Ayubia, which is located within the boundaries of the expansive Ayubia National Park, is not as tedious as some would expect. It's only a 5 km short hike and is just a couple of hours' drive up northeast. Thick pine forests against the backdrop of sky-impaling mountains make for a spectacular scenery. Perfect for selfies if you're an Instagram aficionado
MIRANJANI TREK
Those who go for trekking at Miranjani can also enjoy the beauty of Nathia Gali
Towards the north of the Pipeline Track is a hill station called Nathia Gali, near Abbottabad. From Nathia Gali, if you walk for 2 to 3 hours, you will reach the summit of a mountain called Miranjani. The track up the hill begins at the Nathia Gali Bazaar and passes through a beautiful series of Dagri Naka Mountains. This hike will take you through evergreen subtropical forests. Those who go for trekking at Miranjani can also enjoy the beauty of Nathia Gali, where you can find plenty of places to stay at. Thankfully, it is not as fully crowded as Murree is in summer. You will also find many places having word 'gali' in their name, which means 'valley.' Therefore, this entire region uphill, towards the north, is called 'Galyaat.'
Deosai National Park is a beautiful meadow with wildflowers and green pastures
The second largest alpine plateau in the world, Deosai sits at a height of over 4,000 m, and spans across 3,000 square kms. Itis located in Gilgit-Baltistan, in the northwest of Pakistan. Deosai means the 'Land of the Giants.' The moment you look at this beautiful meadow with wildflowers and green pastures, you understand why it is called the Land of the Giants.
In order to protect the Himalayan brown bear, local authorities created the Deosai National Park. As the snow thaws in summer, meadows spring to life with wildflowers blooming, bees buzzing and butterflies fluttering – making it a veritable paradise on Earth. As is evident by its name, it's also a wildlife sanctuary. The trek through Burji La Pass to Deosai is a long and tiring route and one of the most difficult hiking trips in northern areas. Most people who want to trek, first get a jeep from Skardu and then drive to the park. Pick up a guide from there and then, within a few days of trekking, you reach the mesmerizingly beautiful Sheosar Lake. This is, hands down, one of the best hiking trails in Pakistan.
Beautiful Borit Lake is roughly 2,600 metres above sea level
Passu is a village named after the Passu Cone mountains and a bridge crossing a raging river. It is located in the Hunza Valley. This is one of the more difficult hiking trips in northern areas because it is a relatively remote location. This beautiful hike begins at the bridge over Passu River. Every now and then you can stop by and marvel at the impressive Karakoram range. From a little up the hill, Passu River appears like an oasis amidst the rugged mountains piercing the sky.
Keep following this route until you see a glacial lake. A few more long strides while following the ridge towards the other side and you will find Lake Borit. Moving further at a short distance is the bright turquoise coloured Lake Attabad. This place is a dream come true for any trekker. You stay transfixed, looking at the picturesque views this place has to offer.
The treacherous climb uphill from Shounter to Chitta Katha Lake goes from 3,000 meters to 4000 meters
Pakistan has some of the most amazing lakes like mirrored surfaces surrounded by green meadows in snow-capped mountains. Chitta Katha is like those lakes. It is in Shounter Valley, located in Azad Kashmir. It is not far from Areng Kel, which is another popular tourist spot. You can also hike here for an hour or so.
This exciting hike to Chitta Katha Lake begins with a jeep ride from Kel. From there till Shounter Valley, you have to rely on a jeep. Once you reach Shounter Valley, you need to find a guide as the trails going further from this are not marked. The treacherous climb uphill from Shounter to Chitta Katha Lake goes from 3,000 meters to 4000 meters. This changes the scenery dramatically. From beautiful alpine forests to somewhat barren land – it is truly a rewarding hike . The views over the lake are beyond description.
The ninth highest mountain in the world – Nanga Parbat can be seen from a distance. This is one of the most exciting hiking trails in Pakistan. You will go trekking for almost 12 hours, which makes it one of the longest hikes in Pakistan for true adventure-seekers. You can also camp at Nanga Parbat. Stock up on food items and essential equipment for camping. You can also check out our list of the dos and don'ts of traveling to northern areas of Pakistan.
KEL TO TAOBAT
Taobat is a village in Athmuqam Tehsil in Neelam Valley, Azad Kashmir
Gurez Valley is situated in between Kel and Taobat. It is a huge stretch of greenery which goes all the way to Neelum River. This laborious hike is quite long and it can take multiple days. It all depends upon how many challenges you can take or if you want to stop over every now and then and marvel at the beauty that unfolds. Kel is 25 miles away from Taobat. You don't have to walk all the way, but just like all the other difficult hiking trails in Pakistan you wouldn't want to kill the excitement by opting for a vehicle. Travelling in a jeep in Pakistan is a wonderful experience, however, some places call for closer, more personal, observation.
You will be welcomed by spell-binding beauty, picturesque views lined with pine forests, cherry-laden trees and small wooden cabins of the local people. The lush green fields give a sense of calm while the hospitality of the local people will fill your heart with warmth. You would want to come again and again to explore the unmatched beauty of the region that spreads from Kel to Taobat.
The stunning snow-capped mountains of Rakaposhi fill you with awe
Gilgit-Baltistan is home to the 27th highest mountain in the world – Rakaposhi. It has a tricky climb to its summit. Since 1958, when the first expedition to Rakaposhi was successful, only eight expeditions have conquered it. Most people enjoy traveling to the Rakaposhi Base Camp, which is comparatively quite easy. All you need is basic mountaineering gear and you're good to go.
Trekking in this area seems a bit difficult but not too much. You can start off with your trek tour from a village named Minapin. The first few meters are quite tough with a steep path that unwinds as you proceed. After a few hours you will reach the base camp. If you want, you can spend the night here and experience beautiful panoramic views of green pastures set against spectacular mountains — simply splendid!
Reflection of blue Naltar Lake at Naltar valley in Gilgit-Baltistan
Towards the west of Rakaposhi base camp is the enchanting Naltar Valley. Skiing competitions are often held during winters, while in summers, it becomes a hotspot of one of the best hiking trails in Pakistan. Naltar Valley is set in a forest with gigantic mountains engulfing the valley. Although a jeep ride in Pakistan is fun, but it only shortens the trekking experience, which can be so rewarding. You don't want to miss any bit of Naltar Valley while travelling in a jeep.
Although you will have to take a jeep ride to travel 25 miles from Gilgit to Naltar Valley. Once you reach there, you can then start your trek tour from Naltar Valley to Naltar lakes, which are 3 in number – all strikingly beautiful having different colours – green, dark green and third one is a beautiful hue of azure.
The ninth highest mountain peak in the world, Nanga Parbat can be seen from the highest point of Fairy Meadows
As the name suggests, Fairy Meadows is an enchanting place that looks straight out of a fairy tale. The best time to visit this place for an adventurous hike is around the month of August. It doesn't snow at this time of the year. Trekking to Fairy Meadows is quite easy. The ninth highest mountain peak in the world, Nanga Parbat can be seen from the highest point of Fairy Meadows. The views are spectacular, to say the least.
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My kids love to get new clothes. What about yours? Clothes make them happy and they feel an extra boost of confidence. I actually feel this same way when getting new clothes so this makes sense to me.
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A: The reason for this is that vector<bool> is explicitly called out in the standard to take only one bit per item.
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Exclusive interview with Scott Farrell on Open Banking in Australia
Friday 13 December 2019 08:30 CET | Author Oana Ifrim | Interview
The Paypers sat down with Scott Farrell, Chair of the Australian Government's Open Banking Review, to take the pulse of the global phenomenon that is Open Banking at this stage of its evolution, with a penchant for the Australian system
The Australian Government has been moving towards implementation of the operating model and regulatory framework for Open Banking in Australia based on the recommendations in February 2018 – The Review into Open Banking in Australia. On July 2017, the Hon Scott Morrison MP commissioned the Open Banking Review, chaired by Scott Farrell who was asked to recommend the most appropriate model for Open Banking in Australia. The report endorses a model for the introduction of Open Banking as part of the broader Consumer Data Right initiated by the Government, and it follows the Productivity Commission's recommendations in their Data Availability and Use Report to give consumers a 'comprehensive right' with greater access to and control of their data.
The report makes 50 recommendations on the regulatory framework, the type of banking data in scope, privacy and security safeguards for banking customers, the data transfer mechanism, and implementation issues. The recommendations were adopted by the Australian Government.
How is Open Banking in Australia different from other parts of the world, such as Europe, and what were the challenges in building a good framework for the system in this space?
Open Banking in Australia is different from Open Banking in the UK, and different from PSD2 in the European Union because, in Australia, it is the first part of an economy-wide Consumer Data Right. This Consumer Data Right aims to do more than improve payments and banking. It is based on considerable research conducted by the Australian Productivity Commission and is intended to improve market competitiveness and innovation in the Australian economy. This difference in foundation has led to a difference in features between Australia and both the UK and Europe. For example, Australian Open Banking:
Is read-only, in that it allows a customer to share their data, but not the operation of their accounts from which that data is generated;
Applies to all Australian Authorised Deposit-taking Institutions, which not only include all Australian banks, but building societies and credit unions too;
Is based on a principle of reciprocity, so that anyone accredited to receive data must also respond to requests from their own customers to share data;
Has a clear liability framework which is focussed on liability being based on fault, rather than being based on the initial customer relationship.
Also, through the Consumer Data Right, the principles of Open Banking will be applied next to the energy sector and then the telecommunications sector. Other sectors of the Australian economy are to follow. Although Australian Open Banking had a very different starting point and different objectives, there are still some significant similarities with Open Banking in the UK, including the use of APIs, the authentication mechanisms, and a number of the data standards.
What is the progress of Open Banking in Australia and what are the learning points so far?
There are three main components of the Australian Open Banking regime: the law, the rules, and the standards. The law has just been passed the Australian Parliament after a year-long consultation process. The rules, which are produced by the lead regulator for the Consumer Data Right – the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission – are currently in consultation. The standards, which are produced by the new Data Standards Body, are substantially progressed. Key learnings so far include the benefits of involving stakeholders from many industries, and not just banks and fintechs, and consumer groups; the need to focus on workable outcomes and the need to make it work for customers first, not the holders and recipients of data first.
Who is involved in Open Banking, or will be involved in a later stage?
Under Open Banking, which is the first part of the Consumer Data Right, all Australian banks, building societies, and credit unions are required to respond to customer requests to transfer data. Also, all accredited recipients (which includes, but is not limited to, fintechs) have to transfer data at their customers' requests. This creates the reciprocity which is a foundation of the regime. In Australia, the concept of reciprocity was introduced in the Open Banking Review; the Review noted that a system in which all eligible entities participate fully – as both data holders and data recipient – would be 'more vibrant and dynamic' and promote greater competition. Both the Review and the Consumer Data Right support the principle that an accredited data recipient in a designated sector should also be obliged to provide equivalent data, and in an equivalent format, in response to a direction from a customer.
At the next stage, it will apply to the energy sector, which will require energy companies to participate too. After that, it applies to the participants in the telecommunications sector. The reciprocity principle applies across all sectors added to the Consumer Data Right. It is intended that a customer can request that data from a data holder in one sector (such as energy), and can be provided to a data recipient in another sector (such as banking) if all of the security, technology, and accreditation requirements are met.
What type of propositions do you expect banks to develop, both jointly and individually?
Initially, banks might be expected to produce similar propositions that are seen in Open Banking in the UK– aggregation functionality, comparisons, and budgeting etc. However, this should expand significantly once additional data from other sectors are available; participants will be able to offer services which are not limited to any particular sector. Instead, they can be genuine data services related to a cross-section of a customer's interaction with service providers, rather than data-related services linked only to banking products, for example.
How does Australia deal with GDPR and consent management? What type of security is used? How is customer data accessed, what authentication steps are currently in place?
Fortunately, Australia does not need to deal with GDPR, as it is not part of Australian law. However, there are new privacy safeguards and protections in the Consumer Data Right frame-work. These are an important part of the framework because they enhance the protections available under Australian privacy laws.
Different authentication methods are still being tested as part of the implementation of the Australian regime. This testing is being conducted on decoupled and redirect authentication methods. Information on this is publicly available on the Australian Data Standards Body website.
For third party providers, is there a specific accreditation system with corresponding licenses? Is there a restriction for companies to become a third party, and who is the assigned accreditor?
Yes. Accreditation under the Consumer Data Right requires third party providers to be able to receive data under Open Banking and the other sectors too. The accreditation regime is to be overseen by the Australian Competition and Consumer Commission, which is the lead regulator for the Consumer Data Right. They are to be set out in the ACCC's Rules, and complemented by the Data Standards. Currently, there are criteria relating to the security systems, dispute resolution processes, insurance or financial support and appropriateness to manage the data. It is intended that the accreditation regime is tiered, so that recipients who do not need to receive, hold or have direct access to sensitive data (for example, because they just require insights from it) may not need to meet the same standards as those who do. This tiering is intended to be risk-based.
Can you tell us more on the key differences and similarities when it comes to New Zealand and Australia working together on Open Banking?
The Australian and New Zealand approaches are quite different. The current approach being taken in New Zealand is a voluntary, standards-based, payment-focussed regime. It is being conducted by Payments NZ and it looks to be powered by bilateral APIs. These are not the same principles as those which apply to Australia's Consumer Data Right and Open Banking in Australia. For example, Open Banking is to be mandatory for Australian banks and does not facilitate payments. As we noted in Australia's Open Banking Review, the approach taken in each country reflects important features of the country, as its laws and industry structure. At present, New Zealand is following a different approach.
Looking broadly at Open Banking globally, what is the future roadmap and where do you see the major initiatives going forward?
With the Smart Data review in the UK and the report of the Canadian Senate Committee on Open Banking, it seems that there is growing momentum in data sharing regimes which either include, or which are similar to, Open Banking. It could be the case that in some places, like Australia, Open Banking is the name given to the application of the data sharing regime in banking. Because of the differences in the culture, industries and laws in various countries, we should not expect that Open Banking systems will be the same across borders. However, some principles may be similar, if they reflect shared values – such as reciprocity, for example. That being said, it seems to me that there would be significant benefit in having some element of cross-border consistency in the technical standards. This would start to form a common language between systems that should not only enhance efficiency but also effectiveness of the different Open Banking frameworks. That would be to the benefit of the consumers and businesses in the emerging data economy.
The editorial was first published in the Open Banking Report 2019, which offers insightful editorials, interviews and expert analyses that paint an exhaustive picture of the Open Banking regulatory shifts and the important extents in which this impact the industry.
About Scott Farrell
Scott Farrell is a senior partner of King & Wood Mallesons with more than 20 years' experience in financial markets and financial systems law, advising market participants, exchanges, clearing and payment systems, regulators and governments in Australia and Asia. He has advised both government and industry sectors on the use, risks, and impact of fintech in financial services, systems, and markets. Scott was appointed to be the co-chair of the Australian Government's FinTech Advisory Group. He led the Australian Government's review into Open Banking in Australia, the recommendations of which are now being implemented as Australia's Consumer Data Right.
About King & Wood Mallesons
Recognised as one of the world's most innovative law firms, King & Wood Mallesons is a leading international law firm headquartered in Asia. KWM helps clients to open doors and unlock opportunities as they look to Asian markets to unleash their full potential. Combining an unrivalled depth of expertise and breadth of relationships in our core markets, we are connecting Asia to the world, and the world to Asia.
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Upton Rumors Are Plentiful
By Nicholas Valenzuela
The Arizona Diamondbacks got off to anything but an ideal start to begin the second half of the season, getting swept in a three-game series to the Chicago Cubs. After a very promising series with the Dodgers leading up to the All-Star break which saw the D-backs pull within four games of the division leaders, Arizona fans everywhere were disappointed to see the let down in the windy city to drop a couple games in the NL West standings.
With the poor start to the second half, coupled with an unfortunate injury to slugger Jason Kubel, many have begun to write off the D-backs as the trade deadline nears. I personally believe it's too little early to write off anyone in the very unpredictable N.L. West, which has seen a different division champ in each of the last three seasons. That hasn't stopped numerous sports writers across the country from labeling the D-backs as "sellers" as the trade deadline nears.
This has triggered many to speculate the fate of Arizona's most valued asset, All-Star outfielder Justin Upton. After a career year last season which saw him pound 31 home runs, 88 RBIs , and earning his second all-star selection, Upton has struggled mightily this season. He has appeared frustrated many times this season and has even verbally expressed his frustrations about being given a couple days off earlier this season.
The truth is, Upton is young (24), good, and under team control through 2015 to an affortable contract. If the D-backs were to trade him this season, they would be able to cash in when his value is at it's peak.
Arizona GM Kevin Towers has publicly stated his is not "shopping" his All-star outfielder, but would listen to any offers made. He even had a meeting last week with Mr. Upton to calm his nerves and advised that if there were any serious discussions involving a trade, that Upton would be involved in the process.
If you would have asked me in April about the possibility of Justin Upton being available at the trade deadline, I would have most likely laughed at the suggestion. The truth is, this management team has made it clear in the past, that no player is above the team, and any trades or transactions made would be in the best interest of the team.
Current suiters for his services include the Pittsburgh Pirates and the Atlanta Braves. Each team has a wealth of young elite prospects that could easily excel at the big league level. The question is, who are they willing to give up?
Upton has not lived up to the expectations are that he is being held to. He is our franchise player and has not played to that level. That's not to say that he can't turn things around. He's young, he plays with fire, and has all the talent in the world to excel at this level of play. If he wants to stay in Arizona, he needs to play at an elite level and keep the D-backs in contention year in, year out, and all season long.
Regardless of your opinion on Mr. Upton, we can agree that it will be interesting to see how the next couple of weeks play out.


Earlier this month, UN Secretary-General Antonio Guterres called for an independent and prompt investigation into Saudi coalition airstrikes on civilian targets, including the August 9 school bus attack.
There's further been rising bipartisan support in Congress for cutting off US intelligence support and weapons supplied to Saudi Arabia, especially after it was revealed the specific laser-guided bomb used on the school bus was a US-supplied Lockheed Martin manufactured weapon. The UAE also plays a lead role in air operations over Yemen as a regional US and Saudi ally.
In subsequent statements a Pentagon official told Vox that the US is not going to investigate the origins of the bomb from the August 9th attack, saying, "We may never know if the munition [used] was one that the US sold to them." However, a tracking number on the side of a bomb fragment confirms it was supplied by the US, as also recently confirmed by CNN.
The Pentagon has lately claimed to be heavily drawing down its assistance to the Saudi coalition fighting in Yemen.
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Lethality in Combat
A Study of the True Nature of Battle
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Dimensions : 7 X 4.5 inches
Lethality in Combat shines a blazing light on the three most controversial aspects of military combat: the necessity of killing; the taking, or not, of prisoners; and the targeting of civilians. This book argues that when a nation-state sends its soldiers to fight, the state must accept the full implications of this, uncomfortable as they may be. Drawing on seven conflicts - the Boer War, World Wars I and II, and the wars in Korea, Vietnam, the Falklands and Iraq- the author considers these ethical issues.
Dr Tom Lewis Originally working as a High School teacher, Dr Tom Lewis OAM served as an officer of the Royal Australian Navy where he saw active service in the Middle East. Tom has written nine other history books, with his most recent being Zero Hour in Broome, and Darwin's Submarine I-124. In 2003 Tom was awarded the Order of Australia Medal for meritorious service to the Royal Australian Navy, particularly in the promotion of Australian naval history.
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What is the role of PS in your overall strategy: For most product-based companies, PS cannot drive significant enough revenue on its own to greatly impact growth or valuation. The primary function of the embedded PS wheel is to enable the big revenue wheel (i.e., core products and services) to improve outcomes for both the client and your broader organization.
Are you applying PS correctly to fit that role? Once you define the objectives of your PS business, you can apply PS to achieve objectives that fulfill its role in your strategy; PS can serve a multitude of purposes, including but not limited to: generating demand, guiding clients with impactful ideas, moving above the Line of Safety, De-risking the Purchase Process, and engaging through a Land and Expand Lifecycle.
Are you deploying PS in the right places?
In addition to defining the purpose of PS within the business, you should establish where PS will have the greatest impact in the market. This entails determining which segments PS can provide you the greatest impact.
Additionally, you must consider the effect on your portfolio. Taking PS into account in your portfolio allows you to express your portfolio across an account lifecycle. PS should provide new account entry offers, offers that maintain customer intimacy across the life of an account, and offers that drive the account on buying journeys of products and services.
Is your PS business running according to best practices?
Once you've developed an understanding of your high priority segments and how to serve them, you can unlock the full benefits by implementing PS best practices.
You can analyze PS performance by reviewing diagnostic indicators including: project margin, realization, utilization, and account growth.
Then, to address the PS diagnostic indicators, you should leverage a framework (such as our 8 Pillars) that categorizes best practices into focus areas. For example: Value Proposition, Brand/Legitimacy, Client Intercept, Service Lines/ Offerings, Financial Management, Organization and Talent, Practice Management, and Delivery.
Is PS properly Interfacing with Your Commercial Organization?
PS is a powerful enabler of the commercial organization, but it must be integrated and leveraged to fulfill its mission. PS requires a new selling motion and often proves to be difficult to shift into because it requires the sales team to think and act differently. It allows you to intercept your customer's natural buying mindset earlier than usual. It also shifts the role of your salesperson from the communicator to the coach and the validator. Because of this, it is important to be deliberate about how you integrate it into your sales and account management organizations.
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This program is a basic calendar that will allow a user to interact with the calendar via the command line. The user is able to view the calendar, add an event to the calendar, update an existing event and delete an event.

The program will welcome the user, prompt for an action and follow through with the desired action.

The program will not terminate unless the user decides to exit.
"""

from time import sleep, strftime

USER_FIRST_NAME = "User"

calendar = {}

def welcome():
    print "Welcome, " + `USER_FIRST_NAME` + "!"
    print "Calendar is starting..."
    sleep(1)
    print "Today is: " + strftime("%A %B %d, %Y")
    print "The time is " + strftime("%I:%M:%S")
    print "What would you like to do?"

def start_calendar():
    welcome()
    start = True
    while start:
        user_choice = raw_input(
            "Please enter A to Add an event, U to Update an event, V to View an event, D to Delete an event, or X to Exit the Calendar.")
        user_choice = user_choice.upper()
        if user_choice == 'V':
            if len(calendar.keys()) < 1:
                print "Calendar is empty."
            else:
                print calendar
        elif user_choice == 'U':
            date = raw_input("What date?")
            update = raw_input("Enter the update:")
            calendar[date] = update
            print "Update was successful."
            print calendar
        elif user_choice == 'A':
            event = raw_input("Enter event:")
            date = raw_input("Enter date (MM/DD/YYYY)")
            if len(date) > 10 or int(date[6:]) < int(strftime("%Y")):
                print "Please enter a valid date."
                try_again = raw_input("Try Again? Y for Yes, N for No: ")
                try_again = try_again.upper()
                if try_again == 'Y':
                    continue
                else:
                    start = False
            else:
                calendar[date] = event
                print "New event added successfully."
                print calendar
        elif user_choice == 'D':
            if len(calendar.keys()) < 1:
                print "Calender is empty!"
            else:
                event = raw_input("What event?")
                for date in calendar.keys():
                    if calendar[date] == event:
                        del (calendar[date])
                        print "Event successfully deleted."
                        print calendar
                    else:
                        print "Event not found."
        elif user_choice == 'X':
            start = False
        else:
            print "Invalid command was entered. Calendar terminating."
            start = False

start_calendar()


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Hoover: Coloradans like taxes, as long as they…
Hoover: Coloradans like taxes, as long as they are on others
Voters cast their ballots at election headquarters in downtown Denver on Nov. 5. (Andy Cross, The Denver Post)
By Tim Hoover | The Denver Post
PUBLISHED: November 7, 2013 at 11:00 am | UPDATED: April 29, 2016 at 3:33 am
The resounding defeat of Amendment 66 on Tuesday hammered home a central theme in Colorado politics: Voters are willing to approve a statewide tax increase, just as long as it's on someone else.
Amendment 66, which was blown away statewide on a vote of 64.9 percent "no" to 35 percent "yes," passed in only the counties of Denver and Boulder. And even in those urban, heavily liberal communities, the amendment passed by only a few percentage points.
Even in Saguache and Rio Grande counties, where a massive lawsuit over school funding inequities started in the community of Center and helped lead to Amendment 66, the measure was defeated handily.
Along the Eastern Plains, the measure was trounced by margins that exceeded 3-1 in some cases. In Cheyenne County, voters rejected the measure by a vote of 86.3 percent against to 13.3 percent in favor.
But the story from Tuesday wasn't that Colorado voters hate taxes unconditionally. Because Proposition AA, which imposes statewide sales and excise taxes on the sale of recreational marijuana, passed by almost the same margin by which Amendment 66 failed, with Coloradans approving the pot taxes on a vote of 65.2 percent in favor to 34.7 percent against.
The measure passed in every single county in Colorado, winning easily in all but a few counties where the vote was within a point or two. Under Proposition AA, the first $40 million in new tax revenue collected would go for school construction, so it's clear voters aren't against new taxes for schools.
The difference, political observers say, is who's paying the bill.
In the more than 20 years since voters passed the Taxpayer's Bill of Rights, or TABOR, which requires voter approval for new taxes, there have been only two instances in which Coloradans approved higher tax rates.
The first was in 2004, when voters approved a hefty tax hike on cigarettes. And the second was on Tuesday, when they OK'd taxes on pot.
"The only thing that really seems to go anywhere on a statewide basis is a measure that really doesn't tax anybody," said John Straayer, a political scientist at Colorado State University.
Independent political analyst Eric Sondermann agreed. "Sin taxes are always the easy vote," he said. " 'It was not a tax on me, it was a tax on the other guy.' "
Republican political consultant Katy Atkinson noted how a sales tax measure to benefit the developmentally disabled failed in 2008 but the tax on cigarettes passed in 2004.
Another key lesson from Tuesday: Even an extremely well-funded campaign can't necessarily pass a statewide tax increase. Proponents of Amendment 66 may have spent as much as $12 million trying to get the measure passed.
"Voters are only so malleable," Sondermann said. "Campaigns matter, but campaigns only matter at the margins. Campaigns can't get a 35 percent proposition to 51 percent."
In fact, Amendment 66 did essentially no better than Proposition 103, a ballot measure in 2011 that would have raised income taxes to generate about $3 billion over five years for public schools.
Supporters of Proposition 103 had little money for a campaign, and the measure failed by a vote of 65 percent against to 35 percent in favor, or nearly 2-1.
Tactically, supporters of Amendment 66 hoped to get the support of diverse groups, and the measure was sold as a "grand bargain," Sondermann said. Supporters of school reform would get something, as would supporters of more revenue for schools, the thinking went.
"I'm not sure the reform ever translated and that voters ever picked up on what that meant or what that was," Sondermann said.
Atkinson said Tuesday's election also proved something else: "Republicans are still relevant." If Democrats think they can pass a tax increase with just their party's base, they're mistaken, she said.
"You need to appeal to at least 40 percent of Republican voters to win," Atkinson said.
Unlike Referendum C, a measure passed in 2005 that called for a five-year timeout from TABOR's revenue limits, Amendment 66 didn't have the support of notable Republicans or major business groups. Still, most business groups essentially stood down instead of opposing the measure, as did some high-profile Republicans.
Among the Democrats licking their wounds Tuesday was Gov. John Hickenlooper, who had backed the tax increase after not supporting Proposition 103 in 2011.
Will his re-election chances be hurt by the devastating defeat of Amendment 66? It depends, Sondermann said. First, Hickenlooper, whose poll numbers have been suffering, still has time to regain his footing for the 2014 election. Second, Republicans are still in disarray and must field a viable candidate. Third, there has to be a national GOP wave to help Hickenlooper's opponent.
Atkinson said, bluntly, "They (Republicans) can still mess it up before November" 2014.
If the vote on taxes showed a dichotomy among Colorado voters, so did the votes in counties with ballot measures to secede from the state. The secession measures, which sprang from dissatisfaction over a now urban-dominated Democratic legislature, were approved in five of the 11 counties voting.
But the secession effort failed in Weld County, where the idea had started with County Commissioner Sean Conway, a Republican.
"That's going to blow his chance at being governor of the 51st state," Straayer quipped.
No one believed the idea was ever serious. The difficulties in actually seceding from the state were numerous, and the reality was that the movement was primarily about protest and symbolism.
"Even as symbolism, it was a bridge too far" for many voters, Sondermann said. The secession movement, he added, "was the proverbial flipping of the bird."
Contact Tim Hoover at thoover@denverpost.com.
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Jus' Kiddin' Records lead act, Efa kicks off the year officially with the video for the D'Tunes produced "Sunmobi" remix featuring YBNL's rapper, Olamide. The video to "Sunmobi" was filmed and directed by Coby Films and was shot on locations in Lagos, Nigeria. Enjoy!


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Q: How to swap the column bit values in a table with a single update query in SQL Server I have a table with a column (bit), I just want to update the column value from true to false and false to true in a single query. I simply want to swap the values, any help appreciated, thanks

A: One method:
UPDATE dbo.YourTable
SET BitColumn = BitColumn ^ 1;

NULL values, if any, will remain NULL;

A: You can try something like this,
UPDATE dbo.TableName
SET     ColName =  CASE
                        WHEN ColName  = 0 THEN 1
                        WHEN ColName = 1 THEN 0
                    END
WHERE   <your where clause (if needed)>

Thanks

A: Simply :
UPDATE TableName
SET ColName = ~ColName

Description of the operator : MSDN


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Q: Xamarin, Android: Why am I getting wrong coordinates? So I am having this problem - the below code is part of a class in my app.
Now, this class gives me coordinates that are ABOUT right to my location. Always a few 100 meters away from where I really should be. Why is this happening? Is this maybe because I dont ask for a "fine" accuracy?
THANKS :)
public void OnLocationChanged(Location location)
    {
    _currentLocation = location;
    {
        // this is needed for my mocked location
        GlobalElapsedRealTime = _currentLocation.ElapsedRealtimeNanos;

        GlobalLatitude = _currentLocation.Latitude;
        GlobalLongitude = _currentLocation.Longitude;

       // Log.Debug("2", "Your Real Location is at " + GlobalLongitude + " // " + GlobalLatitude);

    }
}

public void InitializeLocationManager()
{
    _locationManager = ctxt.GetSystemService(Context.LocationService) as LocationManager;

    if (_locationManager.AllProviders.Contains(LocationManager.NetworkProvider)
       && _locationManager.IsProviderEnabled(LocationManager.NetworkProvider))
    {
        _locationProvider = LocationManager.NetworkProvider;
        Log.Debug("1", "Location Manager has been initialized!");
    }
    else
    {
        _locationProvider = String.Empty;
    }
}

public void StartLocationUpdates()
{
    _locationManager.RequestLocationUpdates(_locationProvider, 0, 0, this);

}

A: It's because you are using the LocationManager.NetworkProvider. This guesses your location based of cell towers and known WiFi hotspots and is not particularly accurate. Being a few hundred meters out sounds about right. Useful for working out which city or suburb you are in maybe but not for more accurate tracking.
Try using LocationManager.GPSProvider and make sure the ACCESS_FINE_LOCATION permission is enabled. It may take a bit longer to get a fix but it'll be much more accurate. How accurate depends on the device it's run on (phone GPS can be pretty good but not totally accurate as the chips are usually chosen based off price), and how much of a fix you can get - tall buildings can interfere with it for example.
More details:
https://developer.android.com/reference/android/location/LocationManager.html#GPS_PROVIDER


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Congressman Biggs to Share Stage With Man Who's Too Anti-Semitic for Fox News
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Mueller Report Aside, Julian Assange's Arrest Is a Danger to Us All
Lefties loved them some Julian Assange before 2016, now not so much.
New Media Days/Peter Erichsen
Stephen Lemons | April 19, 2019 | 6:30am
Ever since the British cops dragged WikiLeaks founder Julian Assange's scraggly, hirsute ass kicking and screaming from the Ecuadorian embassy in London on April 11, lefties have been bathing in schadenfreude, damning him as a Russian asset who helped Donald Trump and the Russians steal the 2016 election from Hillary Clinton.
The release Thursday of the much-awaited Mueller Report should give those baying for Assange's blood more reason to howl.
The heavily redacted document confirms what most of us knew already, or presumed: Russian military intelligence hacked the Democratic National Committee, the Democratic Congressional Campaign Committee, and Clinton campaign chair John Podesta, stealing "hundreds of thousands of documents," which the Russians funneled to the public via the online personas DCLeaks and Guccifer 2.0, as well as through WikiLeaks.
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"The release of the documents was designed and timed to interfere with the 2016 U.S. presidential election and undermine the Clinton campaign," the report states.
Mueller's 448-page doorstop notes that WikiLeaks had direct contact with Donald Trump Jr., during the campaign, a fact first reported on by The Atlantic's Julia Ioffe in 2017.
In some astounding private Twitter messages published by the magazine, WikiLeaks suggested to Don Jr., that the senior Trump not concede if he lost the election. WikiLeaks even asked Don Jr., if his dad could propose, half-jokingly, that Australia appoint its native son, Assange, as ambassador to the U.S.
The Atlantic said that the correspondence was one-sided, and that Don Jr. didn't respond to most of WikiLeaks' cockamamie scheming.
Assange hated Clinton and saw her as a warmonger and a personal enemy. I'm not sure how many people actually believed Assange when he said in a statement released on Election Day 2016 that WikiLeaks' pro-Trump activities were "not due to a personal desire to influence the outcome of the election."
Fox News could hardly have been more partisan. But Assange's efforts were far from dispositive. The material that WikiLeaks released embarrassed the Clinton campaign, but it exposed no criminal wrongdoing.
No, Clinton lost and Trump won for a large number of reasons that have been hashed and rehashed since Trump captured America's Iron Throne. Laying HRC's defeat at WikiLeaks' door ignores all of Clinton's faults and the Democrats' mistakes.
I mean, Trump triumphed in 2016 even after the release of the Access Hollywood tape. Podesta's emails are weak beer by comparison.
Nevertheless, lefties remain in full "lock him up" mode. It's as if the world began in 2016, and all that matters is that Assange was in the wrong camp. Never mind that the purported reason that U.S. authorities want Assange extradited to the States has nada to do with the Mueller investigation, though at least hypothetically, that could change.
No, the national security state wants Assange's head on a pike because of the damage Assange did to it. It wants him for the war secrets WikiLeaks divulged, for the troves of documents from the CIA, the U.S. State Department, and the Department of Defense that he put on public display.
Which is the aim of the indictment, originally filed in March 2018. In it, Assange is charged with one count of conspiracy to commit computer intrusion with Chelsea Manning, the U.S. Army whistleblower who in 2010 passed on whole databases of classified docs to WikiLeaks, which in turn published most of them.
From these leaks came the Iraq war logs, the Afghanistan war logs, and a massive tranche of U.S. diplomatic cables. All told, they revealed 15,000 previously undisclosed civilian deaths in Iraq, a long-running stalemate in Afghanistan, America's allies engaging in torture, and the U.S. spying on diplomats at the United Nations and on our allies abroad.
The most damaging part of the release was the infamous "Collateral Murder" tape — gunship video from a 2007 U.S. helicopter attack on a group of Iraqis in the streets of Baghdad. Around 18 Iraqis were killed, including two journalists from Reuters. Two children also were seriously wounded.
Reuters had requested that footage under the Freedom of Information Act, but the Pentagon blocked the request. No wonder. The audio of the soldiers' voices first pleading with their supervisors to let them shoot and later tut-tutting the wounded kids serves as a chilling reminder of the horrors of war.
Manning was caught, court-martialed, and sentenced to 35 years in prison. In 2017, President Obama commuted her sentence to the seven she served in custody.
She spent nearly a year in solitary confinement, during which she was stripped naked at night save for a smock. The U.N. called Manning's treatment "cruel, inhuman and degrading." Manning twice attempted suicide in prison.
Now Manning is behind bars again for refusing to testify before a federal grand jury about WikiLeaks — the same grand jury that indicted Assange.
Assange's detractors argue that Assange was charged with conspiracy to help Manning hack into a computer — a bright line that a real reporter would never cross.
That argument, like the complaint itself, is a red herring fatter than a walrus.
Both the indictment, and a recently unsealed FBI affidavit, talk about Assange offering to help Manning crack a password so she could access certain files and cover her tracks.
The FBI affidavit states that there is "no evidence that the password ... was obtained."
Indeed, by the time this so-called "conspiracy" was hatched, Manning had transmitted the bulk of the classified documents to Assange.
The indictment also alleges that Assange "encouraged Manning" to leak the docs.
So what? If egging on a source to leak privileged information is a crime, jails will be full of journalists. Which is Donald Trump's wet dream.
None of this is new. The Obama administration had the same information, but declined to indict Assange because it couldn't find a way around the First Amendment.
Surprisingly, the Trump administration signaled that it would bring Assange to justice in an April 2017 speech given by then CIA director (now Secretary of State) Mike Pompeo to the Center for Strategic and International Studies.
In it, Pompeo referred to WikiLeaks as a "non-state hostile intelligence service," which needed to be eradicated.
He also scoffed at the notion that First Amendment protects Assange and WikiLeaks.
But the First Amendment does shield Assange. Since the 1971 Pentagon Papers case, it's been well-established that the First Amendment protects the right of a news outlet to publish even stolen, classified material without prior restraint.
One man in Assange's corner is Daniel Ellsberg. Nearly 50 years ago, the former military analyst leaked the Pentagon Papers, a secret history of the Vietnam War that he helped write, first to the New York Times and then to the Washington Post.
The Nixon administration wanted Ellsberg prosecuted for violations of the Espionage Act, but when it was exposed that Nixon's henchmen illegally broke into Ellsberg's psychiatrist's office looking for dirt, the case was dismissed.
Ellsberg dodged a possible 115-year sentence.
I can almost assure you that if Assange is handed over to the U.S., he will be charged under the Espionage Act as well.
Liberals who blame Assange for Hillary's defeat may cheer that result. If so, they are cheering the silencing of an outlet that once shook the foundations of power.
That's not to say that I can defend Assange's often sleazy behavior. After all, he took refuge in the Ecuadorian embassy to evade deportation to Sweden to face sexual assault allegations. And the Mueller report recounts how Assange peddled conspiracy theories over the murder of Democratic staffer Seth Rich to cover for the Russians.
Yet, Assange was capable of great deeds, such as aiding Edward Snowden in his flight from American authorities, or when WikiLeaks exposed corruption that toppled governments in Tunisia and Kenya.
The day after the Brits collared Assange, his mentor Ellsberg fired off a tweet, claiming that Trump's war on the free press had "escalated to a new and dangerous height."
Assange, Ellsberg said, was being persecuted for the "crime of committing unauthorized journalism."
And Ellsberg should know.
Stephen Lemons Column
Stephen is a former staff writer and columnist at Phoenix New Times.
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