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Supercars set to investigate more night races
Supercars will look into expanding its portfolio of night time races, following a successful return to under lights action in Sydney on Saturday night.
The first night race on Australian soil in 20 years proved a hit for the series, which has reported a crowd of 21,220 for the 300-kilometre race alone – 50 per cent up on any single-day crowd from the 2017 Sydney Motorsport Park event.
The two-day crowd was close to 33,000, while TV audiences were up 73 per cent for Friday's prime time practice session, and 17 per cent up compared to Saturday's race in 2017.
Based on those numbers – as well as a swell of positive feedback from people in the paddock – Supercars has confirmed that the concept is set to return to Sydney next year, along with plans to investigate implementing it at other rounds.
"It would be remiss of us to not look at applying the model to other races," CEO Sean Seamer told the series' official website.
"The television and events teams have done a really good job with the mobile lighting, so there's nothing to suggest the lighting can't go to other race tracks in Australia.
"What those races are yet, we haven't had the discussion, but there are certainly a lot of learnings we can take from the weekend."
Seamer did admit that there was move to room with the concept, scheduling changes and a re-think of the single-race 300-kilometre format the key points raised by paddock insiders over the weekend.
"We'll do a full debrief during the week with the teams to make sure we've got the scheduling right, in terms of where we slot in," said Seamer.
"We are motorsport fundamentally but we are also entertainment and we need to look at all ways we can make our sport more accessible and digestible for more people.
"That is not just night racing, there are other ways we can do that, including racing in the twilight."
Twilight racing is understood to be one of the key draw-cards for a potential switch to a summer series. That's not necessarily a short-term prospect, however, with the Adelaide 500 and Australian Grand Prix having already locked down March dates for next year.
Supercars is currently working on its 2019 schedule, which is expected to be confirmed in late September.
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Mexteca are a Mariachi band comprising of up to five musicians performing a unique style of music that bridges traditional folk music and commercial popular music typically played at festivals and weddings. It is lively as well as romantic and is heard all over the streets in Mexico as well as at parties and functions. The band also perform all types of Latin Music, Son Cubano, Salsa, Merengue, Cumbia etc.
Also available are Duo Maguey comprising of the only two 'real' Mariachis in the UK performing traditional Mexican and Mariachi music.

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(UPM, Helsinki, 11 May 2012 at 13 EET)
UPM, the Ministry of the Environment and the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Central Finland have agreed on a very significant purchase of nature conservation areas and on the establishment of private conservation areas in Central Finland. The areas are located in Kyyjärvi, Karstula, Pihtipudas and Kinnula. According to the agreement, the state will purchase a total of 795 hectares from UPM for nature protection purposes. In addition, based on a decision by the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment, private conservation areas, totalling 323 hectares, will be established on UPM's land.
The protected areas are mainly parts of the Natura 2000 network. Of the total protected area, 485 hectares are included in the Boreal Peatland LIFE project, supported by the EU's LIFE Programme.
Minister of the Environment Ville Niinistö is pleased about the agreement reached. "We have now taken one step forwards in peatland nature conservation. These areas are a very welcome addition to the network of protected peatlands still in their natural state. In addition to having a lot of natural values, peatlands have a central role in our own cultural heritage."
"We are happy with the agreement on establishing peatland conservation areas in Central Finland", says Jorma Saarimaa, UPM's Director of Land Use and Real Estate. "Prior to this, we entered into similar agreements as regards Natura areas owned by UPM in Kainuu and South Karelia. These agreements enable the biodiversity of Finnish nature to be maintained in accordance with the principles of the programme."
"Protecting the areas is important for the conservation of endangered natural peatlands and declining populations of wetland birds. In its natural state, peatland also provides different ecosystem services: these areas mitigate climate change by serving as carbon sinks, play a key role in flood control and have recreational values", explains Päivi Halinen, Conservation Manager at the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Central Finland.
The most important protected area is the Peuralamminneva mire in Kyyjärvi, with an area of 481 hectares. Peuralamminneva is a vast aapa mire complex that has been preserved in its natural state. Its value is high because of the diverse flora in the mire complex; however, some of the flora is endangered. Further conservation targets include the Hirvilammensuo bog, which forms part of a large mire complex. It is an open, rather barren mire with patchy stunted pine tree growth. The Leppäsuo and Laihistenneva mires, located in Karstula, have been preserved mainly in their natural state. A diverse avifauna nests in these mires.
The conservation areas in Pihtipudas and Kinnula belong to the Seläntaus mire complex and the Suojärviensuo–Niittosuo Natura 2000 network. The Seläntaus aapa mire complex is one of the largest in central Finland, and the current protected area is a part of the Väljänneva mire that belongs to this complex. Väljänneva consists of both wet open areas with puddles and more barren areas, and many endangered species grow here.
In some of these areas, funding from the Boreal Peatland LIFE project supports restoration of sections altered by drainage. The project is a joint effort between Metsähallitus, the Centre for Economic Development, Transport and the Environment for Central Finland and the Department of Biological and Environmental Science at Jyväskylä University. The project objective is to restore over 4200 hectares of peatland to their natural state between 2010 and 2014.
For further information, please contact:
UPM, Corporate Communications
Learn more: Boreal Peatland LIFE project: www.metsa.fi/suoverkostolife
Photo appendix: Pond in Laihistenneva, Karstula. Photographer: Saija Silén.
UPM leads the integration of bio and forest industries into a new, sustainable and innovation-driven future. Our products are made of renewable raw materials and are recyclable. UPM consists of three Business Groups: Energy and pulp, Paper, and Engineered materials. The Group employs around 24,000 people and it has production plants in 16 countries. UPM's annual sales exceed EUR 10 billion. UPM's shares are listed on the Helsinki stock exchange. UPM – The Biofore Company – www.upm.com


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Volume 11, Number 3
2003 City of Pleasanton Corporate Games
To succeed in business, companies need to be competitive. However, many people also like to make use of their competitive nature in their leisure activities-especially sports. If you have athletes among the employees of your company, the City of Pleasanton is hosting an event that will let them pit their athletic skills against those who work at other companies while enjoying a little friendly competition and maybe even making a few new friends.
The City of Pleasanton is hosting its first annual Corporate Games for local businesses and agencies within the City of Pleasanton to help familiarize local companies with community activities provided by the Parks and Community Services Department, and to enhance the relationship between local organizations and the City of Pleasanton. The Parks and Community Services Department will manage and organize activities that include tennis, aquatics, coed softball, three on three basketball, coed sand volleyball, soccer, golf, badminton, and a trivia contest. The games will take place April 28 through May 8, 2003 (Monday - Thursday only) and all events will begin at 5:00 p.m.
2003 City of Pleasanton Corporate Games will be open to the first sixteen teams to sign up. Teams are not required to compete in every event, but they are encouraged to participate in as many as possible. The more events a team participates in, the better its chances of winning. Points will be awarded for winning individual events and games and the team with the most overall points after all events will be declared the winner. The deadline for registration is March 28, 2003 at 4:00 p.m. or after sixteen teams register, whichever comes first. All teams must submit a registration fee of $700 with their application and team roster. The registration fee covers all events for each team and includes a T-shirt to be used as a team uniform.
We'll be giving out prizes for each event," says Dan Villasenor, recreation supervisor for the City of Pleasanton Parks and Recreation Department. "Members of the overall winning team will each receive an award and the team as a whole will be receiving a trophy commemorating their victory in the games." The 2003 city of Pleasanton Corporate Games will take place at Tennis & Community Park, Dolores Bengtson Aquatic Center, Sports Park -Softball Complex, Harvest Park Middle School, Amador Valley Community Park, Pleasanton Fairways Golf Course, and Thomas Hart Middle School. Each team must carry a minimum of 12 individuals and a maximum of 30 and most events require equal male/female participation. For more information, call Dan Villasenor at (925) 931-3437 or send him an email at firstname.lastname@example.com.
Also in this issue ...
- Polycom Starts the Year With Numerous New Products
- Class is in Session at the Pharmacy Technician Institute
- Business Bits
- Executive Profile: Adam Vali, deb Construction
- Cornish & Carey Commercial Serves Landlords and Tenants
- Hanger Prosthetics & Orthotics Helps Patients Cope With Illness and Injury
- Downtown Pleasanton Boasts Big City Attractions With A Small Town Feel
- TTEC's Corporate Membership Program Enhances Economic Growth
- New Route 70 WHEELS Service Hits the Road
- Businesses Compete in City's Corporate Games
- RIDES Offers Vanpoolers A Cash Incentive
- Hacienda Index


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Not only its cutie name ( which I still haven't known how to pronounce it correctly!) that simply attracted me but where the dish originated in also made me interested..and when I saw it at first on this site. I knew myself that I couldn't miss trying the dish!
Anyway, I ended up using another recipe that I've found from my search and you can find it from here..


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Online project templates, NuGet, and unit testing with F# in Visual Studio 2012
In this blog post, I show off a number of F# integration features in Visual Studio 2012, by walking through an end-to-end scenario of authoring and testing an F# library. The code itself is not the focus; rather, I'll focus on the IDE tooling as we walk through the scenario. In the end, we'll have a small application and library supported by unit tests, but along the way we'll also learn more about a smattering of IDE features including online project templates and NuGet. I expect there will be something new everyone can learn from this blog, regardless of whether you're an F# novice or an experienced Visual Studio developer. So let's get to it!
The 'New Project' Dialog
In Visual Studio, when you want to create a new application or library, you start by selecting 'New Project', which brings up the New Project Dialog (NPD). The NPD is filled with a variety of project templates, which help you create starter projects that contain basic project files, references, and sometimes some starter source code, in order to make it easy to get off the ground for various scenarios. In Visual Studio 2012, the NPD comes with 5 F# project templates, pictured below.
The "F# Application" and "F# Library" are probably the most commonly-used templates; they create F# EXEs and DLLs respectively. The "F# Tutorial" project starts you off with an F# script with lots of comments and short examples, and serves as a quick tour of some language features and syntax examples. The "F# Silverlight Library" is used for creating a library that targets Silverlight 5, and the "F# Portable Library" is used if you want to create a single DLL that can run on Silverlight 5, on the Windows desktop, or as part of a new Windows 8 app. Most folks know about this portion of the NPD, as you visit this dialog each time you create a new project.
Something that is perhaps less well-known is that there are a variety of online templates available directly from the NPD as well. In the left-hand pane, if you select 'Online', then 'Templates' and 'Visual F#' you can see lots more project templates for creating starter projects that use F# in a various of frameworks:
These templates have been contributed by the community to the Visual Studio Gallery (from the website, you can also browse for templates). We'll see how easy and useful it can be to take advantage of these online templates in a moment. But while we're looking at the NPD, I'll also point out that samples are also available from the left-hand pane:
I'll discuss both online samples from the NPD, as well as other places to get F# samples, in a future blog post; for now I just wanted to point out this way to obtain some F# samples right from inside Visual Studio.
Creating an F# application and library
For the purpose of exposition for the rest of this blog post, it is useful to have a small sample F# application & library on-hand, so let's create one. Since this blog is about Visual Studio tooling for F#, and not so much about code, I'll resort to a trite but familiar example, with my apologies to those who are tired of seeing F# compute prime numbers. I'll start with a new F# Library project with this code:
module PrimesLib
open Microsoft.FSharp.Collections
let odds =
let limit = System.Int32.MaxValue |> float |> sqrt |> int
let isPrime n = // naïve implementation
2::odds |> Seq.forall (fun x -> n%x <> 0 || n=x)
and then I'll try it out it by adding an F# Application to the solution, add a project reference to my library, and putting the code
open PrimesLib
[2..20] |> List.filter isPrime |> printfn "%A"
in the app. I set the application as the startup project, build, and run, and I see the expected output:
[2; 3; 5; 7; 11; 13; 17; 19]
Now that we have a simple library and app, let's show off some Visual Studio 2012 features.
Unit testing with F#
In Visual Studio 2012, F# works with MSTest, and there is a good online template to get started. I'll add a new project to our solution, and then in the NPD, click 'Online' in the left pane, and then type "F# mstest" in the search box at the upper-right:
That's the template we want. I create a project from the template (if this is my first time using this online template, I'll be prompted to download & install the template after agreeing to any license terms an online template may contain), which starts us with starter source code for our test library:
namespace UnitTestProject1
open System
open Microsoft.VisualStudio.TestTools.UnitTesting
type UnitTest() =
member x.TestMethod1 () =
let testVal = 1
Assert.AreEqual(1, testVal)
Let's replace the sample test method with our own code that gives us some confidence that isPrime is working correctly. I'll add a project reference from the unit test project to my primes library, and then replace the unit test method with
member x.TestIsPrime() =
let expected = [2;3;5;7;11;13;17;19]
let actual = [2..20] |> List.filter PrimesLib.isPrime
Assert.AreEqual(expected, actual)
Now we can run the test by selecting 'TEST\Run…\All Tests' from the VS menu, and VS will run the unit tests:
Great! We have a passing unit test. Now we can evolve our code with more confidence. Perhaps next I'm trying to discover which digit is most common for prime numbers to end in. I might want to add the function
let finalDigitOfPrimesUpTo n =
|> Seq.filter isPrime
|> Seq.groupBy (fun i -> i % 10)
|> Seq.map (fun (k, vs) -> (k, Seq.length vs))
|> Seq.sortBy fst
|> Seq.toList
to get a sample of the data for all the primes up to N. I can run it from my app by adding this code
printfn "%A" (finalDigitOfPrimesUpTo 500000)
which eventually prints
[(1, 10386); (2, 1); (3, 10382); (5, 1); (7, 10403); (9, 10365)]
showing me that primes appear to be pretty evenly distributed among numbers ending in the digits 1, 3, 7, or 9.
Let's add a unit test for this code:
member x.TestFinalDigits() =
let expected = [(1,10386); (2,1); (3,10382); (5,1); (7,10403); (9,10365)]
let actual = PrimesLib.finalDigitOfPrimesUpTo 500000
Assert.AreEqual(expected, actual)
I notice that this computation takes a while to run—about 12 seconds on my machine. A very simple way to speed this up is to do the computations for each number in parallel. I happen to know that the F# Powerpack contains a 'PSeq' module, which works like 'Seq', but runs functions like 'filter' and 'map' in parallel. I'd like to try applying it to this code, but how do I obtain the F# Powerpack to use in my solution? NuGet to the rescue!
NuGet in Visual Studio 2012
NuGet is package management system that's integrated into Visual Studio 2012, making it very easy to obtain and use a variety of libraries in your project. I can right-click on my library project to find 'Manage NuGet Packages…' on the context menu in VS:
which brings up the dialog pictured below for NuGet. I can type 'fsharp' (note: not 'F#'; the search here does not like the '#' character) in the search box in the upper-right, and see that
there are a lot of packages written for (and in) F#. In this case, I can just click on the FSPowerPack.Community package, click install, agree to the license terms, and then I can see that the Powerpack has been added to my library project if I look at the references:
Now in the code for finalDigitOfPrimesUpTo, I can replace each "Seq." with "PSeq." and if I rerun my app, I see that the running time on my machine has gone down to about 3 seconds (previously it took about 12). NuGet makes it extremely easy to obtain useful libraries and integrate them into your projects without ever leaving the Visual Studio 2012 IDE.
Working around a minor unit testing bug
If I rerun the unit tests at this point, I'm in for a little surprise:
The unit test fails with
FileLoadException: Could not load file or assembly 'FSharp.Core, Version=126.96.36.199, Culture=neutral, PublicKeyToken=b03f5f7f11d50a3a' or one of its dependencies. The located assembly's manifest definition does not match the assembly reference. (Exception from HRESULT: 0x80131040)
The F# Powerpack package I added was (at the time I authored this blog post; it may have since been updated) built against F# in Visual Studio 2010, and has a reference to FSharp.Core 220.127.116.11 (the F# runtime in Visual Studio 2010). In Visual Studio 2012, there's a newer version of the F# runtime, FSharp.Core 126.96.36.199, which is compatible, but has some new added features. Things worked fine when I ran this from the app, thanks to bindingRedirect in the App.config file in the console application which declares that it's fine to use the 188.8.131.52 version instead of the 18.104.22.168 version of FSharp.Core. Indeed, our unit test project also has the appropriate App.config file, which should allow the CLR to load the newer version of the F# runtime, even though the F# Powerpack claims to depend on the old one. However a bug* in the MSTest runner means that it ignores the App.config file in the unit test project. Fortunately, there is a simple workaround you can apply with an MSTest 'runsettings' file, and such a file has been included by default in the F# MSTest project template. Simply select 'TEST\Test Settings\Select Test Settings File" from the menu in VS, and point it at the MSTest.runsettings file in the unit test project. Now MSTest will pick up the App.config from the unit tests, and all our tests pass again.
(* - this bug is present in Visual Studio 2012 at the time of this blog post (September 2012), though it may be fixed in future update to Visual Studio.)
And we're done – we've got a library supported by unit tests, that leveraged both an online project template and a NuGet community package.
To sum up the experiences in this blog post:
- F# in Visual Studio comes with a few project templates in the box
- There are lots more useful templates and samples online, which you can easily obtain from the New Project Dialog
- Visual Studio also makes it easy to use NuGet to obtain other packages of libraries and samples
I hope you've learned something new and useful today!
Brian McNamara
Visual Studio F# Developer


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Hull City have shed nine senior players since haplessly exiting the Premier League in May and are still expected to lose more....
The three out and out strikers in the squad, Nikica Jelavic, Abel Hernandez and Dame N'Doye, all made it clear to Steve Bruce that they didn't fancy a spell in the second tier about 4 minutes after the final whistle went in the 0-0 draw with Manchester United that sealed our fate.
Meanwhile Norwich City continue to pursue left sided all-rounder Robbie Brady and, now they have stopped taking the piss and started to talk real money, there is a very good chance that he will be the next one off down the M62 (Unless he goes over the Humber bridge and down the A15 but with all those speed cameras and the risk of getting stuck behind a tractor, I wouldn't recommend it).
Hopefully in the background of this exodus, Steve Bruce and the higher ups at the club (if they've stopped sulking yet) realise that we need several reinforcements in midfield and at least three forwards.
I've picked out five players I'd like to see Bruce trailing:
Liam Bridcutt – Midfielder - Sunderland – Age 26
Estimated value: £2.5m
I've long been an admirer of the Chelsea youth product who made his reputation as the lynch-pin in a very good Brighton team under Gus Poyet. If I'd had anything to do with it – he'd have been the first signing Bruce made after out promotion in May 2013.
Bridcutt is a diminutive midfielder but isn't one to shy away from the midfield battle. He has excellent positional sense and is a good organiser in front of the defence. His biggest strength is his composure when in possession of the ball. He plays neatly and quickly and both keeps the ball well and helps turn defence into attack quickly.
Bridcutt is believed to be available for transfer after Poyet left Sunderland last season as their new manager Dick Advocaat continues to bring in his "own" players. Sunderland will want a good chunk of the fee they paid Brighton back though.
Mile Jedinak – Midfielder – Crystal Palace – Age 30
Estimated value: £3m
Jedinak has been the driving force behind Crystal Palace's success in recent year. He's a big, tough Aussie who provides stature and aggression in midfield and has a winning attitude. Extremely useful in both boxes, he's a real battler but has shown the quality on the ball required to be effective in the Premier League – and against big opponents.
Despite his success at Palace and being a fans favourite, rumours continue to persist that he may be expendable. The arrival of Yohan Cabaye suggests Alan Pardew has big plans to take the South Londoner swan divers on a level.
He doesn't fit Steve Bruce's plan to build a young, hungry team (if he even meant that) but he'd be the best midfielder in the Championship by far.
Moses Simon – Winger – Gent – Age 20
Estimated value: £2.5m
You should remember Simon as the little, sharp Nigerian winger who played against The Tigers for Trencin in those halcyon days of the Europa League last summer. He was linked with a move to England after those games with City and Spurs said to be interested but it never materialised.
Instead he moved to Belgians Gent in January and was part of the side that secured their first ever Jupiler League title. Two of his early appearances in Belgium came against our Europa League conquerors Sporting Lokeren. In just his 2nd appearance for Gent, he was sent off in a cup tie against Lokeren and in his 4th he bagged a hat-trick against the same opponents in the league.
Simon is a very quick, very agile winger with an eye for goal who had a very good technical upbringing in the Ajax academy. He has already been called up for Nigeria and is comfortable playing up front or as an out-and-out left winger. He may have only been at Gent for six months but a big bid will always tempt a Belgian side to sell.
Paul-Georges Ntep – Striker – Rennes – Age 22
Estimated value: £5m
Cameroon born French international Ntep is another player who has was linked with City in the distant past – long before he left Auxerre for Rennes last summer. He's a very quick striker – and occasionally winger – who carries the ball well, links play nicely and has a reasonable (but unspectacular) goal scoring record.
He was amongst the top scored in Ligue 1 last season with nine goals and has a growing reputation which would possibly generate a fight for his signature. He is an "ouside the box" signing though who'd be available for similar money being talked about for players who've had one good season in the Championship.
He's currently injured "for several weeks" which might be another black mark against him.
Benik Afobe – Striker – Wolves –Age 22
Estimated value: £6m
I'm not kidding you or myself – Afobe won't come cheap and he won't be easy to prise from Wolves – but he'd be worth it. He came through the youth system at Arsenal and featured for England at all youth levels and has long had a reputation as a promising striker.
He had half a dozen loan spells away from Arsenal and learnt something with each one. In the last year and a half, he's started to turn promise into real quality at senior level and turned his impressive pace, power and movement into goals – and lots of them.
When Wolves picked him up for just £2m in January, I thought that might just be a steal and it has proved to be the case. According to Wikipedia he "was assigned the number 12 shirt, which was previously used by loanees Yannick Sagbo and Danny Graham." Not even their stink could hold him back.
The outlay for Afobe would be pretty huge by Championship standards but I can't see a downside. One successful season and that price will double. This looks a smart investment by anyone's standards.


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Ted Cruz was not our first choice for president. He's not very palatable to the general public and his positions are way extreme. That said, we would have welcomed him as our nominee as, if nothing else, he is a truly authentic conservative Republican. For a moment after the Iowa caucuses (when it appeared that might happen) we were looking forward to seeing him debate Hillary and present his unfiltered vision for a conservative America. And if he could convince 65 million Americans to vote for him in order to win? We were fine with that.
Now, though? With the prospect of a lunatic who reportedly is ready to stab our NATO allies in the back as President? Ted Cruz might as well be Abraham Lincoln. And after the incredible stunt he pulled off at the Republican National Convention he has solidified himself as the only Republican with any semblance of principle or morals.
His speech, was one of the best he ever gave even BEFORE all the drama erupted. He actually succeeded in presenting his conservative principles in a way that could be acceptable to a large percentage of the American public.
Then the demands began for Cruz to endorse the charlatan who has hijacked his beloved Republican party. And the boos started to rain down upon him when it became clear that would not happen. The video screen, as if reflecting the absolutely toxic energy in the room, literally blacked out. As he always does, Cruz soldiered on through to the end, urging everyone to "vote their conscience" and reminding people that principles and values actually matter.
And THEN just the morning after, he doubled down!
In addition to his amazing sound bite about refusing to be a "servile puppy dog" and supporting the man who "maligned" his father and wife, Cruz had this to say:
"It was somewhat dismaying that…some of Donald's biggest partisans…when they heard that people should vote for someone you can trust to defend our freedom and…the Constitution, immediately began booing."
That's a great point, Ted!
Later on, in response to questions from a decidedly pro-Trump crowd, he followed up with:
"We either stand for shared principles, or we're not worth anything."
And more:
"If we can't make the case to the American people that voting for our Party's nominee is consistent with voting your conscience, is consistent with defending freedom and being faithful to the Constitution, then we are not going to win and we don't deserve to win."
A lot of people are claiming that this was just a cynical attempt to position himself for the next election cycle. That may be true. But anyone who knows Ted Cruz's record, should know that Cruz has, on numerous occasions sacrificed his own political currency for something he believes in.
For example, Ted Cruz is a huge supporter of Israel. Take a look at what happened when he addressed a clearly anti-Israel group of Christians:
Can you imagine what would have happened if he had been doing this since the beginning? If he and Jeb and Rubio and the rest of them had taken a principled stand against this train wreck from the beginning, instead of treating Trump like a sideshow? We would never be in this position to begin with.
Instead one by one, they all surrendered and bent the knee to an imposter. Maybe Trump should not have tried to link Cruz's father to the Kennedy assassination. Perhaps that was just a bridge too far? Maybe threatening to leak slanderous stories about his wife pushed him over the edge? Or maybe Cruz, like everyone else NOT under Trump's spell, recognizes that anyone who would behave in this manner is not worthy of the Oval Office.
And if anyone doubts for one minute that Cruz does NOT believe that if the Republican Party gets behind someone they do not trust to defend the Constitution they don't deserve to win…well, you just have not been paying attention to the guy John Boehner once referred to as "Lucifer" for not falling in line.
But for Cruz to go into the (almost literal) lion's den and stand his ground, despite a cascade of roars and boos and threats at his expense?
He's a damn American hero for that.
We should be so lucky as to have ALL of the Republicans do the same.
Are you as disgusted with this election as we are? Get a shirt to show your support! Or your disgust. Or same thing…


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Let me just start by saying we've just finished putting up our Christmas decorations and It's really starting to feel like the Christmas season! Haha. Sorry, I just had to do it!
Anyway, day seven, a whole week of Blogmas already, and I've only messed up once.. I think that's pretty good if I do say so myself! Haha. I think I'll stick to the routine I've got here, book review then two book-related posts, so today, as you can see by the title, will be about the Authors I'd like to meet and why!
So most of you wouldn't even have heard of this guy, but his work is amazing! He's a Kung Fu instructor and found a way to combine his love for the art, with his passion for reading, evidently.
His series, 'The Five Ancestors' was the first series of books I ever completed.. Yeah I know, I was a tad slow then. The reason I'd love to meet him, is that he is one of the very few authors who writes, purely to contextualise lessons and focus on that for the duration of his work. I mean, in the whole series, things like romance and wealth and the like, were never approached. Now I know there are many lessons to learn regarding those two things, but when an author writes around the themes of discovering yourself, and the importance of friendship, and stuff like that, it's just so much nicer to read. Don't you think?
I recently found out that he is continuing the series, which came as a surprise for me, because I thought the ending was perfect, so I'm a bit wary to read the subsequent books, just in case the don't live up to the standard of the original books! Haha
Okay, Stephenie Meyer. She's no stranger to anyone! Haha. Author of one of the most successful YA series, it'd be strange not to know who she is.
I've never read the Twilight series, mainly because I don't like Bella's character, but I've seen and actually liked the movies, so don't worry about this being a brief ripping on the woman! Haha
The reason I'd want to meet her is because I think she's a difficult person to get to know. I don't know if you guys have ever seen any of her interviews, with or without the cast of the films, but for some strange reason, and I say this because I want to be honest, she seems a little fake to me.. Maybe not completely fake, but somewhat fictitious herself. I can't pinpoint exactly why I get that impression off her, but I just do and if I were to meet her, I'd really want to find out what kind of person she really was!
If you know me personally, or have read the 'Hunger Games'-related posts I've done in the past, you'll know that I'm a very big fan of Suzanne Collins, and her amazing work!
I first found out about The Hunger Games from a friend who'd read the books and was excited about the book-adaptation being made. I think it was the first real dystopian series I read, and the concept was so refreshing and exciting, that I immediately fell in love with the trilogy, and finished them in a few days!
I have so many reasons for wanting to meet Suzanne Collins, but put simply, it's because Ijust think she's an extraordinary writer and somewhat of an inspiration! You rock Collins! Haha
Whenever I meet hear of someone who doesn't like the Harry Potter series, or has never seen the books, I just feel like shouting at them, and telling them that they're missing out on life. But then I compose myself and settle on acting it out in my head. Hahaha
This woman is one of the best writers out there, in my opinion, and it's particularly for her style of writing, though that too is impeccable. It's because her ideas are so unique, so original, that you just wonder how on Earth she came to thinking up such works of art!
The Harry Potter series was the second books series I ever read, one of my favourite series ever, and went on to become one of my favourite film series too. I know some people, maybe not reading this now, are just itching to point out the flaws of the books, but it still would bother me. As much as I love Rowling's style of writing, it might even be more, the world she created, and the characters she gave us no choice but to love that made me love the books so much.
Just imagine being inside her mind for a few minutes. How amazing would that be! The next best thing is getting to meet her! Haha
This man was simply legendary. He was a British novelist, short story writer, poet, fighter pilot and screenwriter. I mean, come on!
I don't know about you guys, but Primary School is just a blur to me now. A very warm blur that makes me nostalgic and want to go Neverland! Anyway, it was a happy blur, and the only thing I distinctly remember from that time period was going to the school library every week, and picking out another Roald Dahl book to read. Every single week, I'd make sure I found one of his books that I hadn't read yet, and take that on out. And when I ran out of books, I started all over again. It got so bad, that one time, I was reading 'James and the Giant Peach', while walking to school, and ended up walking into my classroom door. The blinds were up, everyone saw. It was quite funny actually, and at the time I hadn't even realised what had happened, I just continued reading. That's how much I loved his books!
I know Dahl isn't alive anymore, but just imagine meeting him. It be a dream!
So what do you guys think of these authors? Would you like to meet them? Would you not?
Hope you guys are all having a great weekend! I'll see you tomorrow with day eight of Blogmas!


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Delhi Public School Miyapur
- Type of School: Public Schools
- Region: Telangana - Hyderabad - 500043
- Affiliated By: CBSE
Hyderabad is famous for various historical monuments like Charminar and various zoological parks. It is the capital of Telangana State. Schools of Hyderabad have large content which at times difficult for the students to cover in short time. There teaching method is different from other cities. School enables the students to take wise decision in life. The learning students attain from school has no comparison. It works as an air to the plants or human being. Students have different perspective towards adoption of teaching method. Some are like Einstein that they do not like the method of teaching because they are brilliant enough to learn it with more complexity. There are numerous top public schools in Hyderabad whose motive is as follows:
Education teach studies lessons but life give knowledge session


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In Pittsburgh, an Urban Homestead for Hospitality and Sanctuary
There's a neighborhood in Pittsburgh, PA where the rusting metal of an abandoned steel mill still stands, a symbol of both what the city was and the potential it has for reinvention. Like its mill, the area of Hazelwood seems rough around the edges, but if you meet a few residents, it's all too easy to become smitten with the tight-knit neighborhood. This was the case for Dylan Rooke, who had heard of an available fixer-upper, met some neighbors, and fell for the passionate community.
He had also fallen head over heels for an unforgettable woman in Missouri. He was the touring musician, and Amber was the venue manager. Sparks and heart-eyes later, Amber and her trusty dog Emma traded the Bible Belt for the Rust Belt. Dylan and Amber married on a family farm near Pittsburgh, and the fixer-upper in Hazelwood is a result of the couple's combination of design and building talents.
Old homes in Pittsburgh have their fair share of charms, but the utility bills are rarely one of them, so step one was to install a new, energy-efficient boiler system. The couple made enough cosmetic upgrades to move in and have been remodeling room by room for the last three years. The pair has a knack for salvaging and curb-picking, so most of the furniture has been reclaimed and upgraded. This also speaks to the Rookes' commitment to sustainability and hands-on design. With each passing season their home becomes more of an urban homestead. Their big yard plays host to six raised garden beds, a chicken coop and a hive of bees.
The garden has not only provided fresh produce, but it has connected the Rookes to their neighbors, both young and old. The neighborhood kids are frequently found in the backyard learning to harvest greens or pronounce new vegetables. Amber is an inspired educator when it comes to healthy and sustainable living. She worked for years at a nonprofit organization and had the kids digging in the dirt, hiking and choosing garden-fresh veggies over sugary snacks.
The backyard also features their workshop, which will come in even handier as the two embark on their next chapter of collaboration. Dylan and Amber are combining their passions for design, building and sustainability in their new business, Rooke Creative, and I can't wait to see what's in store! —Quelcy
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CM resents security loopholes
PESHAWAR: Caretaker Chief Minister of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa retired Justice Dost Mohammad Khan on Wednesday ordered the relevant authorities to bring the perpetrators, handlers and facilitators of the Yakatoot suicide attack to justice without delay.
He also said the incident could have been averted simply by plugging the two ends of the street, where it occurred, and that the police should act more vigilantly ahead of the July 25 elections.
"The suicide attack exposed the loopholes in security shield and therefore, extra security measures should be taken to cover the vulnerability of certain areas. The focus should be on prevention without compromising security. Threat evaluation should be done meticulously," he told an emergency meeting of the provincial cabinet and administration at the Chief Minister's Secretariat here.
Forms JIT to probe Peshawar blast
Ministers Asadullah Khan Chamkani, Abdur Rauf Khattak, Zafar Iqbal Bangash, Anwarul Haq and Mohammad Rashid, provincial chief secretary, police chief and administrative secretaries attended the meeting.
The participants were briefed about the initial details of the suicide blast and information collected from the crime scene.
The chief minister formed a seven-member joint investigation team to look into the act of terrorism.
He also set up a sub-committee of the cabinet to be headed by himself to review and evaluate the reports of the JIT twice a week.
Retired Justice Dost said the government would go all-out to bring the blast perpetrators to justice.
"It is very much necessary to investigate and bring to limelight the actual motives behind the suicide attack as the government wants peaceful, free and impartial elections and is busy to take all required steps for it," he said.
He ordered enhanced security for the leadership and candidates of all political parties.
The chief minister unveiled a plan for effective security mechanism including constant surveillance and monitoring, new method of investigation, enhanced coordination and intelligence gathering and sharing.
He ordered the monitoring of all entry routes to the province both frequented and unfrequented.
"The incident has raised few questions about the present level of security and what is required to have a considerably improved security environment in the changed environment.
The enemy is invisible; the situation is challenging, and the existing security shield lacks the required level of strength and durability that necessitate extra ordinary security arrangements," he said.
Retired Justice Dost reminded the law-enforcement agencies of his previous orders for the reinforcement, relocation and redeployment of personnel for the peaceful conduct elections in the province.
"The enemy of the country wants to terrify people into submission. They want to go for soft targets to sabotage elections but they would never succeed," he said.
He said the caretaker government had a limited mandate for transparent, free and fair elections and it had to provide a basis of it.
The chief minister asked the leadership of political parties to cooperate with the caretaker government to avert threats to transparent, fair and free elections.
The meeting decided on steps for better security in the province.
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- Interesting comment by trainer Mel Stute, the 80-year old So Cal-based trainer who, as one might expect from a grizzled old-timer, is opposed to synthetic tracks. In fact, he was pissed the other day when one of his horses broke down at Hollywood after having been shipped there to work due to the unavailability of the surface at Santa Anita. "I hope [Richard] Shapiro's happy," he said, referring to the CHRB chairman who advocated the mandatory installation of synthetics in California. Of course, the trainer was understandably emotional, and overlooked the fact that Hollywood has Cushion Track too.
Anyway, Stute told Art Wilson that Santa Anita should switch to Tapeta should the Cushion Track fail to hold up when it rains (there's a slight chance of precipitation on Friday by the way).
"The jocks all seem to like it,....I talked to two horsemen and they seem to like it. One guy said it might be tough on soft tissue, maybe tendons or something, but otherwise they all seem to like it." [Press-Telegram]I haven't really read much at all about the Tapeta Footing either at Presque Isle or at Golden Gate....and I guess that's a good thing. But Stute said of the newly-reopened surface at Santa Anita: "It was way better than I thought it would be."
Wednesday's opening card went off without a hitch. The times were fast, and by glancing at the charts, it looked kinda like old times, with horses failing to make up any kind of ground in the stretch. If you go to the sports web page of the LA Times, and you scroll down.....way down, past the Lakers, past the news of the Giants-Patriots game going from a virtual private screening to a worldwide simulcast (no word if Al Jazeera is picking it up), past the college football, hockey, the World Golf Rankings, the death of sportscaster Stu Nahan (a hockey guy), more college football....all the way to the bottom, you get to the story of the Malibu Stakes.
With all the recognizable names, both human and equine, in the field, it was a good ol' Cal-bred taking the money for trainer Jay Robbins. Johnny Eves paid $24 and led a parade of longshots that produced a superfecta of over $120,000. Since I'd written prior to the race that I'd certainly demand value far in excess of his 5-1 morning line, it's not redboarding for me to wonder how in the world Divine Park could have been 7-2 in this field, coming off an extended layoff. (Same goes for Great Hunter, who was 6-1 in his first start since the Derby.)
The owners of the winner were not in town for the Grade 1 win. They traveled to Hong Kong following the untimely death of their 7-year-old Scottish terrier. "They had already bought the dog a lot of presents and couldn't face being home for the holidays without him." [OC Register] Now, I hate dogs, so I probably should stop right here, before wondering which I find sillier, buying the dog Xmas presents, or taking solace via a trip to Hong Kong. But again, I hate dogs...
Anyway, I hope the win at least gives them some comfort, and I suppose they can return the gifts. (There I go again!! I'm mean, right?)
Johnny Eves is by the California-based stallion Skimming, who stands for $7,500. His second crop is two this year, and Johnny Eves is his first graded stakes winner, and a Grade 1 at that, nice! The stallion has an interesting pedigree, being very closely inbred, 2x3, to Northern Dancer. He earned over $2.2 million on the track, winning the Pacific Classic twice, and over some fine horses too - Ecton Park and Tiz Now (that's how it's spelled here [pdf file]) (and he was also trained by Robbins) in 2000, and Dixie Dot Com and Captain Steve in 2001.


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My parenting fail was epic. While I try to be a deliberate mom, this fail was my undoing.
I frightened my child.
It hurts to type those words.
I'm going to reveal something deeply personal here. I'm almost scared to share this with such a broad audience. However, I recently wrote an email about this same incident and I had a few email subscribers mention that it was reassuring to hear about my screw up – and how it transformed my parenting approach.
I'm truly embarrassed to share this, but if my discomfort helps another parent, then it's worth it.This mom is sharing her parenting fail and how it made her a better mom. #realparenting #keepingitreal #honestmotherhood Click To Tweet
I have this vivid memory of the day it clicked, when I knew I needed to find a more positive way to parent my children.
My oldest daughter threw her body on the ground and shouted, "I don't want to clean up!"
I kept my cool… until she screamed it for the sixth time.
I snapped.
And I yelled back.
I screamed that she will clean her mess and she won't get to go anywhere, or play with anything until it was done.
(That's the short version. Really, it was a rant. I can't recall all the details, but it was epic).
My daughter looked shocked.
Then, almost in harmony, her and my other daughter (who was less than a year old) began to cry.
To make matters worse, as I approached her to apologize for yelling, she cowered into a corner of the room.
My daughter was scared of me.
I thought I was going to vomit.
My gut twisted and flipped as my brain processed what I had done.
This beautiful little girl, the light of my life, was terrified of her mommy.
How had I let things come to this?
This wasn't the first time I had yelled at my daughter either. Yelling had become a shameful habit.
My years of schooling and experience in Early Childhood classrooms gave me all the tools I needed to guide children's behaviour gently. Yet somehow, yelling came into the picture.
I knew in that moment that I didn't want to yell ever again. It would require commitment and a change on my part but I needed to find better ways to guide my child's behaviours.
If we were going to have a healthy relationship, I had to change.
I was fully aware that I could search the internet for solutions for "how to get my child to clean up her messes" but my heart knew her defiance wasn't about the mess… it was a heart issue.
Somewhere along the way, I stopped connecting and started commanding.
I felt ugly.
After some reflection and many, many tears, I decided to make a plan to change.
My parenting fail inspired me to change.
There were a few things I worked on. Some took longer than others and some I still battle with, but I made a plan to become a better mom.
Here are a few of the things I did.
1- I wrote out my first ever parenting vision.
I decided that I couldn't be the parent I wanted to be if I hadn't fully thought out exactly what that looked like. I spent some time developing a detailed parenting vision.
2- I made a plan to connect more with my children.
This meant coming up with a schedule of activities to do with my children. I even planned some mommy/daughter dates.
3- I made a commitment to stop yelling.
I have no idea why this was so hard to do, but I had to challenge myself to stop yelling (and it was tough). Since then, I've lost my cool occasionally, but I've made HUGE progress in this area.
4- I educated myself.
I read books and I sought out websites. It became my mission to educate myself on positive parenting and I equipped myself with the tools I needed in order to become the mom I wanted to be.
Let me tell you… there are plenty of resources out there to help moms on their parenting journey.
But first, I want to remind you that it's not too late.
Whether your parenting style has relied on yelling and punishment, or you know the basics of positive parenting but want to deepen your connection; learning new skills and finding new resources will only help you in moving forward. Resources such as the Becoming a Deliberate Mom Workbook is a fabulous starting point.
It's never too late to make a change. Whether your child is a toddler, a preschooler, a tween, or teen… you can change how you parent your child.
This is your fresh start.
Making a change in your parenting strategy is never a quick fix. Positive parenting takes time, commitment, and patience. However, the effort is worth the long-term benefits. You'll be calmer and your children will listen better.
It's never too late to begin your positive parenting journey. Be the parent you know you can be.


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Image For The Week Saying For The Week Updates —-> Checklist & Variety shows The new skit "Say Anything Festival" of Gag Concert is freaking freaking good and hilarious!!! 2 Days 1 Night ep 170 got me erupting in laughter especially during the "Say Your Flaw" game. That part was just too funny!! The real… Read More Happy Sunday #225


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A tower defence game with space ships.
I didn't play a whole lot of this, because the novelty wore off with the first one. However, it looks like this is more of the same: Highly customizable and extremely fun, but with poor replayability. Worth a bit of coin if you're a fan of tower defence games.
I was able to utterly blow away the first two practice missions. It does look like it gets a lot harder. I think maybe this isn't really for me right now or perhaps isn't my thing any more. I think I would like this game a moderate amount if I spent more time with it.
Playing a few hours in, the UI is really annoying. That alone makes this game extraordinarily hard. I hate having to fight the game itself to figure all my shit out. I'm giving this a pass.
Like its predecessor, bonus points for the author throwing away all sense of storyline. Fuck all that shit, I just want gameplay. I'm not joking.
- Preceded by Gratuitous Space Battles
Support was dropped for this game. See Indie game developers move on. Or they fail.
- I'm immediately wowed by the music.
- I hate fullscreen mode, tabbing sucks hard.
- The music restarts at the dumbest times. That's jarring.
when editing
- Saving should automatically suggest a name, like -copy1 etc.
- It would be nice if saving/loading gave dates/times.
When deploying
- It would be nice if I could know more about my ships as I was deploying them. It seems confusing to me.
- Cannot undo a ship change.
- I cannot know what type of ship class I'm up against.
- "New ship" enters design mode. It should just say "Design".
- I was expecting the sub-deployment feature to let me.. deploy that set of ships that I saved. So I can easily drop a group of ships into a formation. Do I misunderstand this feature? What does it do?
- When loading, cannot double-click an item to load it.
- If my hull is 100%, why am I on fire?
- I don't know.. there seems to be a lot of complexity there.. and things could be made more straightforward.
- I wish I could zoom out more.
I wish it started the map right away instead of making me press any key.
- I guess this is okay, since it may take some time for the caching to take place.
The cursor is wonky in many places.
- When typing the ship's name makes it hard to know where the cursor actually is. There's a space before it.
- Also cannot control-a, or shift-home.
- 'del' does nothing.
- Cannot press enter.
One of my deployments bugged out.. everything seems to be in formation with some odd thing off to the top-left. Starting the fight crashes.
- This is reproducible. I saved this data. It is the third planet of the single-off fighting, named '1 - bugged'.
- I thought this was related to formations and using the sub-deployment feature, but I can reproduce it.
- The damned voice gets annoying.
- Can't click on ships mid-battle to see what's up. I have to click the left mess of ships.
With lots of shit in the way, pressing escape mid-battle will prompt to exit the fight.. not close the windows. Sigh.
I'm getting too frustrated at the UI to continue..


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Category: Climate Change
Climate Change: Less Talk, More Action
Stqarrija Stampa 23/11/09
Tibdil fil-Klima: Inqas Paroli, Iktar Fatti
Il-Moviment Graffitti u l-Alternattiva Demokratika Zghazagh qeghdin illum itellghu azzjoni simbolika bl-isem ta' 'Less Talk, More Action' quddiem il-bini fejn qed issir il-laqgha tal-Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM). Dan il-forum, li huwa maghmul minn rapprezentanti ta' diversi parlamenti tal-Mediterran, qed jiddiskuti it-tibdil fil-klima bi preparazzjoni ghall-laqgha dinjija f'Kopenhagen f'Dicembru li gej.
"Filwaqt li laqghat li jiddiskutu l-problemi relatati mat-tibdil fil-klima huma importanti, ma nistghux ma nikkummentawx fuq il-fatt li wara snin twal ta' laqghat ta' dan it-tip ghadu kwazi ma ntlahaq xejn konkert sabiex jitnaqqsu l-emissjonijiet li jwasslu ghal dan il-fenomenu. Sadanittant id-dinja kompliet tishon, il-blokok tas-silg jinhallu u d-dezerti jikbru. Il-konsegwenzi tragici tat-tibdil fil-klima dejjem qed isiru iktar reali u fil-qrib, izda jidher li ghad m'hemmx ir-rieda politika minn bosta gvernijiet sabiex l-gheruq ta' din il-problema jigu ndirizzati. Jidher li l-laqgha f'Kopenhagen, li suppost kellha tkun zvolta fil-glieda ta' din il-problema, falliet qabel ma bdiet. Dan ghaliex bosta pajjizi, specjalment dawk kbar u sinjuri, mhux lesti li joholqu miri ta' tnaqqis ta' emissjonijiet b'mod li verament tkun indirizzata l-problema tat-tibdil fil-klima."
"Il-laqgha tal-PAM qeghda tiddiskuti iktar kif se nkampaw mal-konsegwenzi tat-tibdil klimatiku, milli kif nistghu nevitawhom. Nirrikonoxxu l-fatt li bosta pajjizi fil-Mediterran m'ghandhomx l-istess htija ghal din il-problema bhal ma ghandhom pajjizi kbar li ilhom industrijalizzati ghal hafna snin u li tulhom lahhqu niggzu l-ambjent bil-kbir. Huwa propju ghalhekk li l-pajjizi tal-Mediterran ghandhom imorru f'laqghat bhal dawk ta' Kopenhagen sabiex jitolbu li jigu verament imnaqqsa l-emissjonijiet tac-CO2, filwaqt li jinsistu li jigu mghejuna pajjizi inqas industrijalizzati sabiex jinvestu f'energija nadifa. Izda l-pajjizi tal-Mediterran ghandhom ukoll jerfghu ir-responsabiltajiet taghhom quddiem din is-sitwazzjoni. Malta stess ilha snin twal b'power stations li jniggzu hafna u jidher li fil-futur qarib il-gvern se jkompli jinvesti f'energija li thammeg."
Chris Mizzi (mobile number 99278223)
Ghall-Moviment Graffitti u Alternativa Demokratika Zaghzagh
Press Release 23/11/09
Climate Change: Less Talk, More Action
Moviment Graffitti and Alternattiva Demokratika Zghazagh have organised a symbolic action with the slogan "Less Talk, More Action" in front of the building where a meeting of the Parliamentary Assembly of the Mediterranean (PAM) is being held. This forum, which is made up of representatives of various Mediterranean parliaments, is discussing climate change issues in preparation for the world summit in Copenhagen this December.
"While meetings which discuss problems related to climate change are important, we cannot but comment on the fact that after long years of such talks, nothing concrete has been achieved in order to reduce emissions leading to this phenomenon. In the meantime the world's climate is getting warmer, ice blocks are melting and deserts are expanding. The tragic consequences of climate change are becoming increasingly nearer and more real. However, it seems that there is no political will on the part of many governments to address the roots of this problem. The Copenhagen summit, which was supposed to bring a significant change in the right direction, has apparently already failed before it even started. This is because many countries, especially those which are larger and wealthier, are not ready to establish targets for the reduction of emissions in a way which would really address the problem of climate change."
"The PAM meeting is more concerned with how to deal with the consequences of climate change rather than with how to prevent them. We do recognise the fact that many Mediterranean countries are not to blame for the problem as much as much as larger countries which became industrialised decades ago and which have contributed in a bigger way to environmental degradation. It is precisely for this reason that Mediterranean countries should attend meetings such as those of Copenhagen so that they will request that CO2 emissions be reduced, while insisting that less industrialised countries should be helped to invest in cleaner energy. However Mediterranean countries should also face up to their responsibilities in this situation. Malta itself has for many years operated power stations which are highly polluting and apparently the government plans to continue investing in dirty technology."
Chris Mizzi (mobile number 99278223)
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During natural conception, as you can see from the chart below, each day after fertilization the embryo develops more cells as it works its way from the fallopian tube into the uterus where it will approach the uterus's wall, and hopefully implant and lead to a pregnancy.
During IVF it's the laboratory's job to recreate the environment within the fallopian tube and uterus so that embryos can grow just as they do in the human body and be transferred into the uterus.
Growing embryos is difficult, and for decades IVF laboratories were only able to "culture" (a clinical term for "grow") embryos to the "cleavage" stage, when an embryo has only 5 to 8 cells. That worked reasonably well and most IVF babies born outside of the US are still born from embryos grown to the cleavage stage and then transferred.
In the last decade, clinics have learned how to grow embryos to a more advanced stage, known as "blastocyst" — a stage when the embryo has developed at least 60 to 100 cells, and has differentiated parts that can be identified as an inner cell mass (the future fetus) and an outer layer (known as the trophectoderm) which is the future placenta.
In many ways, growing embryos to the blastocyst stage weeds out less promising embryos before transfer because only the hardiest, strongest, most "developmentally competent" embryos can advance to the blastocyst stage. Unfortunately the lower quality embryos "arrest" or stop growing in the petri dish.
However not all laboratories are able to grow embryos to the blastocyst stage of development, and not all patients create embryos that can reach this stage in the laboratory. As a result, there's a debate about when to grow embryos to the blastocyst stage verses growing them only to the cleavage stage and immediately transferring them. Let's take a look.
A crucial concept to get down is that embryos that are grown to the blastocyst stage are far more likely to lead to a live birth than embryos that have arrived only at the cleavage stage. Below is an analysis of over 1,600 patients across 15 studies that demonstrates that transfers that use blastocysts are nearly 1.5x more likely to lead a live birth than transfers that use cleavage-stage embryos. The net effect is that patients suffer fewer failed transfers when they have blastocysts transferred than when they have cleavage stage embryos transferred.
An additional benefit of having more confidence in an embryo's potential is that doctors and patients are much more prepared to transfer one embryo at a time. Below you can see data on all elective single embryo transfers in the United States from 1999 - 2010: nearly 80% were done using embryos grown to the blastocyst stage. Just how reluctant were doctors to do a single embryo transfer with cleavage stage embryos? Less than 0.6% of transfers relying upon cleavage stage embryos occurred using just one embryo.
The reason that's a important is because the likelihood of twins and triplets drops when embryos are transferred one at a time. As you can see below, twin and triplet pregnancies present a threat to both the mother and offspring. Thus, some would argue using blastocyst stage embryos is safer because it helps us avoid the temptation of risky transfer behavior that could endanger mother and offspring.
Next, growing embryos to blastocyst helps if someone wants to have embryos genetically tested before transfer. As you'll see in the next lesson, when testing predicts that an embryo has the wrong number of chromosomes, it almost never results in a live birth. As a result, genetic testing can help cut down on transfers that don't implant or end in miscarriage. But it costs $5,000 and does not do anything to change the underlying quality of a patient's embryos, meaning it doesn't change the odds that an egg retrieval cycle will work. Thus, many debate the value of genetic testing of the embryos.
Genetic screening requires a fertility clinic to cut off a few cells from the embryo to test. As you can see from a well-regarded (but still small, single center) study below, taking a few cells from a cleavage stage embryo does more harm than taking cells from a blastocyst stage embryo. The impact shows up in the form of lower implantation rates (and presumably lower birth rates). Thus, if you want to do genetic testing, it's far safer to grow embryos to the blastocyst stage. In fact, if your clinic does genetic testing on cleavage stage embryos, that's a red flag.
In many ways, growing an embryo to the blastocyst stage and then genetically testing it applies two selection filters on which embryo to use. Should the transfer fail (remember, most do), having characterized the embryo as strong enough to reach blastocyst stage and as being "chromosomally-normal" often allows doctors to rule out the embryo as the "culprit" and focus their attention to possibly another issue, like the uterus.
If any embryos is grown only to cleavage stage, it's unclear if it was strong enough to reach the blastocyst stage and we weren't given the chance to know if it was chromosomally normal. As a result, it can be harder to determine whether the cause of a failed transfer was due to poor embryo quality or another issue with implantation.
Finally, growing embryos to the blastocyst stage can be a good idea if the patient wants to freeze embryos and transfer them later. As we'll show in a future lesson, freezing embryos and delaying a transfer allows a woman's hormonal balance to restabilize and for the transfer to happen when her uterus is most receptive.
Many doctors believe the freeze-thaw process is more likely to go well with blastocysts rather than cleavage stage embryos. Below are the better run studies (the names in each blue box represent the study's author) characterizing how often embryos are frozen and then thawed intact. As you can see on the right, over 90% of embryos that are frozen can be thawed intact. For cleavage stage embryos that number is in the high 70s to mid 80s. In practical terms, compared with blastocysts, this means one additional cleavage stage embryo will get lost for every ten frozen. In our minds that is a moderate difference and in the grand scheme of things is one of the slightly less compelling reasons to favor blastocysts over cleavage stage embryos.
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The act was also known and The Literacy Act and as the most sweeping immigration act the United States had passed until that time. It was the first such law to restrict immigration, rather than just regulate it. The law imposed literacy tests, created new categories of those who were inadmissible, and barred immigration from the Asia-Pacific Zone. It remained in effect until the Immigration Act of 1952.


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Creating a Jenkins Cluster in OpenShiftPosted: January 3rd, 2016 | Author: sabre1041 | Filed under: Technology | 4 Comments »
Note: OpenShift version 3.4 now provides support for executing dynamic slaves within the platform. More information can be found here
A Continuous Integration server can act as a focal point for managing the builds and deployments of applications. As organizations adopt many of the principles of Continuous Integration and Continuous Delivery, the stability of a continuous integration server, such as Jenkins, becomes magnified. The majority of the components within Jenkins that most users are familiar with, such as the user interface and job configuration and execution, occurs on the Jenkins master. However, the execution of these jobs can be delegated to external agents, called slaves, to offload processing from the master. The utilization of slave agents is a natural progression many organizations move towards as they expand their Jenkins usage. Slaves are nothing more than instances that run a small Java program that communicates with the master to perform job execution. There are several strategies for configuring and managing slaves. The default implementation is to configure a slave on the master and have the master manage the lifecycle of the slave. While this process works and is the most straightforward, the time that it takes to configure and provision slaves is time consuming as there are a number of manual steps that needs to occur on both the master and the slave instances. Another strategy is for slaves to advertise and register themselves to the master. This is accomplished using the Jenkins Swarm plugin and is even more beneficial when working in a cloud environment, such as OpenShift, as slave instances can be dynamically allocated and scaled as necessary. Let's walkthrough how jobs in Jenkins can be executed using a cluster of slave instances all running in OpenShift.
First, let's review the architecture of this implementation. Since OpenShift runs Docker containers, both the master and slave instances will each be running as Docker containers within OpenShift. There is no requirement that both the slave and master components needs to be running in OpenShift. But for simplicity, this is the architecture that will be described. Many organizations leveraging OpenShift as their Platform as a Service still utilize an existing Jenkins instance outside of OpenShift and I will cover how you can extend this demonstration to handle that use case. The project can be found on GitHub and contains the resources for adding the Jenkins master and slave components to an OpenShift environment.
Red Hat provides a supported Jenkins Docker image that can be used within OpenShift, and that is what we will use as the base for the image representing the Jenkins master. The only modifications that will need to be added to the master is the inclusion of the Swarm plugin. The docker image containing the slave is a Red Hat Enterprise Linux image with the addition of Swarm client. Additional build tools, such as Maven, can be added to extend the functionality of the slave, but was omitted from this demonstration. Feel free to fork and extend and/or modify to suit your specific use case. The benefit of the swarm plugin is that slaves can come and go without any manual configuration on the master. By default, the master discovers slaves with Jenkins Swarm plugin using UDP broadcast. However, in our case, slaves connect directly to the master. The Jenkins master listens for incoming slave connections on port 50000. Within OpenShift, containers can communicate with each other using Kubernetes Services. A Kubernetes service is an network abstraction over a group or pods, or containers deployed on the same host. Two services have been defined in this implementation:
- jenkins – Load balances requests to the Jenkins master for the Jenkins UI on port 8080
- jenkins-slave – Load balances requests to the Jenkins master for agent communication on port 50000
Both of these services enable the slaves to communicate with the master. Kubernetes services expose environment variables that can be consumed by pods.The slave docker image uses a wrapper script to start up the java process containing the slave agent where these environment variables are referenced along with additional parameters such as the user name and password that will be used to connect to the master as well as the number of build executors. We will see how we can configure and manage these properties later on. Also included in the repository are two OpenShift templates that allow for the cluster to be instantiated with ease. The difference between the two templates is that one provides support for persistent storage. More information on persistent storage can be found in the OpenShift documentation. The following diagram depicts architecture created by the template.
The Jenkins route is used to handle requests from outside the OpenShift environment, such as a typical user accessing the Jenkins user interface which is then passed down to the service and then ultimately into the master pod. Now that we have an understanding of the architecture created by the template, lets discuss how to create and run the Jenkins cluster within OpenShift. To get started, first clone the repository to your local machine
git clone https://github.com/sabre1041/ose-jenkins-cluster
If an OpenShift project is not already created, create a new project for Jenkins
oc new-project jenkins
Enter the directory containing the Git repository cloned previously and add the templates to the project
oc create -f jenkins-cluster-persistent-template.json,jenkins-cluster-ephemeral-template.json
Both templates should now be available in the project. Let's instantiate the jenkins-cluster-ephemeral template (Note: This template does not use persistent storage for the master. All settings and configurations will be lost once the pod dies)
oc new-app --template=jenkins-cluster-ephemeral
New builds of both the Jenkins master and slave images will be started. You can track the progress by executing the following command:
oc get builds
Once the builds complete successfully, the new docker images will be pushed to the integrated registry and new containers will be launched. The Jenkins user interface can then be accessed at http://jenkins.<project>.<default-domain-suffix>. The default username and password is admin:password. Once authenticated, you are presented with the Jenkins main user interface containing a list of jobs. The default Jenkins image from Red Hat contains a sample job called "OpenShift Sample". While we will not be utilizing this job, feel free to explore how it can be used in conjunction with OpenShift to create a continuous integration and continuous delivery process. On the left side of the page, you will see a list of build executors. This section is where Jenkins slaves will be listed. Since the template configured the build of a docker image and ultimately deployed a container, you should see one slave agent that has automatically connected to the Jenkins master using the Swarm plugin.
Since there is an available executor to run jobs as it is currently idle, lets create a very simple Jenkins job to validate the setup. On the left side of the page, select New Item Enter a name for the job, such as Test OpenShift Job, select Freestyle Project and then click OK to create the job. A freestyle project will then be created and then take you to the configuration page. Configure a somewhat trivial implementation that will pause for 10 seconds that will allow for the job to be validated running on the slave and then print "hello world" to the console. Still on the job configuration page, click Add Build Step and then Execute Shell. Enter the following into the textbox
sleep 10 echo "Hello World"
Click Save to apply the job configuration Run the job by hitting Build Now on the lefthand side. A new build will be scheduled on the slave and once complete, it will be available in the build history dialog
View the result of the first job execution by clicking #1 under the build history. On the top right corner, the location of where the build occurred should be visible.
With the job running successfully on the slave, lets discuss how OpenShift will be able to help handle increased load on the slaves in the future. One of the benefits of running within OpenShift is the ability to scale with ease by increasing the number of slave instances that are deployed into the cluster. To scale up the number of slaves, increase the number of replicas on the deploymentConfig.
oc scale dc jenkins-slave --replicas=2
As we saw earlier, new slave instances will automatically discover and register themselves to the master. With a second slave instance created, refreshing the Jenkins user interface should not show both slaves registered:
Increasing the number of slave instances is one way to manage job load from the master. Alternatively, instead of adding additional slave instances, the number of executors within each slave can be manipulated. This will allow for multiple jobs to be run concurrently on each slave. The number of executors that a slave allocates is specified in the wrapper script by reading the value of the EXECUTORS environment variable which is defined in the OpenShift Deployment Configuration. By default, this value is specified to be one. To increase the number of executors for each slave, execute the following command:
oc env dc/jenkins-slave EXECUTORS=2
This will cause a redeployment of the Jenkins slaves as the Deployment Configuration was changed. Refresh the Jenkins user interface to show two executors are now available under each slave.
The ability to manipulate either the number of slaves instances and the number of executors within each slave allows for greater control managing job resources within a Jenkins environment. The combination of the Jenkins Swarm plugin running in an OpenShift environment provides the stability and reliability for a robust continuous integration environment.


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The new photovoltaic system at the San Antonio International Airport.
In early 2010, the City of San Antonio's Energy Efficiency and Conservation Block Grant (EECBG) program staff quickly realized a golden opportunity lay right at their fingertips. The opening of the new San Antonio International Airport terminal was just months away and the team knew that a solar photovoltaic (PV) system at the airport would offer a highly visible location to showcase renewable energy technologies, help the city accelerate its "Mission Verde" sustainable development plan and create local jobs. In a remarkable achievement in project coordination and execution, city staff awarded the contract, designed and built the project, and complied with all local and federal regulations in less than seven months.
Once the $1.5 million contract was awarded, the general contractor and city staff determined the best location for the PV system was the roof of the recently completed airport long-term parking structure. This gave the city the chance to showcase the PV system and take advantage of the structural and electrical infrastructure already in place. Moreover, the project team integrated electric vehicle charging stations with the PV system and the garage's electrical system to increase the uses for the electricity generated from the PV system.
The end result: EECBG funds were used to provide 235 KW of power to the garage operations, save the airport more than $20,000 per year in utility expenses, generate 13 local jobs and reduce greenhouse gas emissions by over 330 tons (equal to removing 60 passenger vehicles from the road each year). Additionally, the electric vehicle recharging stations at the airport dovetails with the city's Transportation Initiative EECBG project that is converting city owned vehicles into electric vehicles.
It took a cross-cutting approach to ensure the success of this project. Support of the mayor's office and local departments made it possible to expedite reviews required to release the original Request for Quotation, permit the installation and allow for the construction of this unique PV system.
The San Antonio Airport is an example of how renewable energy projects can be deployed quickly when local government institutions work together towards a shared goal that has broad community support.
Todd Allen is a Project Officer at the Golden Field Office.


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My mindset was in a very dark place when I wrote this.
But that is why I write. To let the bad things out and not bottle everything up.
Tonight I have fallen
Lowest depths of rock bottom
Sipping the bottle slowly
Praying the suffering will ease
Speaking out loud
Writing it down
Asking God again for help
To please ease my ache
To cure the burden in my heart
To finalize what for so long I don't understand
Darker than all others
All twisted up
Just dying inside
Pressure building
Capped tight
Cracking like a mirror
Each emotion falling to the floor
Too much to bear
Too much to take
Forsaken by the Lord
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Everything buried and hidden
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Sport Relief
Thank you so much for your donations to Sport Relief; we have raised an amazing £2047! If you still have sponsorship money please bring it in next week.
Year R trip to the Rural Life Museum, Monday 31 March
Reception classes are looking forward to going to the Rural Life Centre on Monday. Please remember to wear school uniform and bring a coat and a packed lunch.
Year 1 visit to Spectrum, Wednesday 2 April
Year 1 are having a fun sports day at Spectrum on Wednesday. Please remember to drop off at Spectrum at 9.20 am and collect at 2.40 pm. Children should wear their PE kits which were sent home this week.
Easter Service, 9.30 am, Thursday 3 April
We will be walking down to the Easter Service at Holy Trinity Church on Thursday morning and would be grateful for extra parent helpers to accompany the children. Please let your child's class teacher know if you can help. With the whole school attending the service, there will unfortunately be very limited space to stay and watch.
Easter Egg Hunt, Friday 4 April
FOPS are organising an Easter Egg Hunt for the children on Friday morning. They will provide alternatives for those children not able to have chocolate.
End of term
School finishes at 1.30 pm on Friday 4 April and re-opens on Tuesday 22 April.
Data Collection sheets
We are sending home data collection sheets for Years 1 and 2 today. Please could you make corrections, fill in any gaps and return them to the school office by next Friday 4th. It is particularly important for us to have up-to-date contact details.
Phil the Bag - Monday 28 April
We will be holding a Phil the Bag collection on Monday 28 April. Why not have a clear out over Easter and donate any unwanted clothes, shoes, bags, belts, bedding and other textiles to Phil the Bag? Donated clothing should be in a wearable condition as the it is mostly shipped to African countries where a wholesaler sorts them and sells them to market traders at affordable prices. The school receives money for every kilo donated. If you would like more information about what can be collected or where the donated clothing goes, please see http://www.philthebag.co.uk/faq.html.
FOPS Meeting - Wednesday 30 April
The next FOPS meeting will take place on Wednesday 30 April at 8pm in the staff room. All welcome!
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Kabras Sugar will be seeking to win Christie 7s for a third season in a row this weekend but must first deal with groupies Mwamba RFC, Mean Machine and invitational side Narvskaya Zastava.
As Kabras seek to make it three in three, Mwamba RFC are targeting to win the national title to not only dethrone Kabras but also grab the title from Homeboyz who are eight points ahead.
Mean Machine are the third team in pool A who seek a perfect finish at Quins and obviously spoil the party for either of the two teams.
The Kenya Cup trio of Machine, Kabras and Mwamba face a new challenge in Russian outfit Narvskaya Zastava who are under former Kabras Sugar coach Andrew Curtain.
Kabras will be without Ugandan talisman Philip Wokorach, Nick Barasa and Kenya 7s forward Dan Sikuta all who did not travel to Nairobi on Friday. Aluda Beda will skipper the defending champions.
Mwamba make two changes from Dala 7s winning squad with Brian Kivasia being recalled to the team to take up the place of Billy Odhiambo who is out with an injury while Michael Agevi comes in as 13th player in place of Felix Otieno.
Shadon Munoko skippers Mean Machine with minimal changes made by head coach Ramsfield Matekwa. Otachi, Meja, Vale, Ericom Marvo, Shiasi, Orege and Shaviya make up the squad to Christie 7s.
Mean Machine
1.Shadon Munoko 2.Yazmin Otachi 3.Meja Samwel 4.Edward Omundo 5.Charles Kinyanjui 6.Lewis Simiyu 7.Valentine Odoyo 8.Eric Muthama 9.Marvin Karungii 10.Festus Shiasi 11.Alfred Orege 12.Jake Sawa 13.Denis Nyongesa 14.Victor Shaviya 15.Bob Otieno
TM- Aaron Otieno, Coach- Ramsfield Matekwa, Physio- Bridget Ngiti.
Kabras Sugar
1.Aluda Beda 2.Paul Abuto 3.Jervis Nyakundi 4.Washington Ombima 5.Barry Robinson 6.Brian Bango 7.George Makachia 8.Eugene Sifuna 9.Karanja Maina 10.Wilson Omondi 11.Saidi Osieko 12.Jeanson Musoga 13.Bailey Anyasi
Mwamba RFC
1.Eliakim Kichoi 2. Stephen Sikuta 3. Alex Aturo 4.George Omolla 5. Brad Owako 6. Ronnie Omondi 7. Matt Wanjia 8. Daniel Taabu 9. Gregory Ochieng 10. Joel Inzuga 11. Brian Kivasia 12. Collins Injera 13. Michael Agevi
Christie 7s Draw
Pool A: Mwamba, Kabras Sugar, Mean Machine, Narvskaya Zastava
Pool B: Homeboyz, Top Fry Nakuru, Menegai Oilers, South Africa Select
Pool C: Impala Saracens, Kenya Harlequins, Northern Suburbs, Emerging Uganda
Pool D: KCB, Nondies, Kisii, Strathmore Leos.


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No, not condoms for animals, silly.
At the heart of the push for "awakening" is a deep desire to, well, survive. Paradoxically, dramatically dropping the birth rate of our species is – "research has shown" – fundamental.
To that end, the Center for Biological Diversity (I've heard great things about this organization) has enacted a campaign to Volunteer to Distribute Free Endangered Species Condoms.
A very awakened idea, I'd say.


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Did you know Cirque Italia has TWO traveling shows?! For the first time ever, The NEW GOLD UNIT IS COMING TO NEWARK, DE with the state of the art water show you DON'T WANT TO MISS!!!
Packed full of incredible acts, there is no room for boredom. The variety presented is exceptional. For those who enjoy whimsy, we have an Avatar. There is almost no bodily limit for our contortionist, Ricardo, as he bends in ways you never would have imagined. And although Cirque Italia does not use animals in our performances, this year we will be featuring amazing lifelike elephant puppets. They are so well made, you might just think they are real. Whether it's a futuristic laser act or mesmerizing aerial performances, the show has something for all tastes and expectations. One thing Cirque Italia sets out to accomplish is to create a type of world-class entertainment suitable for all age groups. This new second unit also follows the same strict animal-free policy that makes the Water Circus stand out from other circus entertainment shows. Don't miss the opportunity to be amazed and transported to a fantastic realm where your deepest dreams can -and will- come true. For more information visit www.cirqueitalia.com and make sure to check all our social media accounts. Tickets can be purchased now starting at $10.00-$50.00 depending on availability. Cirque Italia offers one free child admission with every full priced paying adult ticket in levels 2 or 3. This offer cannot be combined with any other offers, discounts or deals. Please call 941-704-8572 to find out the promo code for this location. When: August 9-12 Where: 132 Christiana Mall, Newark, DE 19702 At: Christiana Mall Located: Nordstrom - In the parking lot —Under the stunning White & Blue Big Top Tent · August 9 – Thursday: 7:30pm · August 10 – Friday: 7:30pm · August 11 – Saturday: 1:30pm, 4:30pm, & 7:30pm · August 12 – Sunday: 1:30pm, 4:30pm, & 7:30pm Box office hours: The box office opens on-site on Tuesday, the week of the show. Non-show days: 10am – 6pm On show days: 10am – 9pm You can purchase tickets through our website (cirqueitalia.com/tickets) or by phone: (941) 704-8572. We also respond to text messages. Non vediamo l'ora di vedervi allo spettacolo! Let Your Imagination Wander...and come DIVE into the Magical world of CIRQUE ITALIA
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This cheap and centrally located backpacker joint is perfect for those on a tight budget. The staff is kind and helpful. Although the hostel is pretty basic, the rooms are clean, airy and have fans. Good value for money; the large dorm upstairs is only $5 a night. Recently opened, there are basic facilities for cooking and there's also an indoor tent area upstairs. No hot water as yet, but with the heat of the Caribbean cold showers can be quite welcoming. Internet access is available beside the terrace café upstairs.
Sunrise can be found opposite Lindo Tours on the main street, one block back from the bus stop.
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Hostel Types:
Mix dorm, Camping, Private rooms, Hostel
This Hotel is: Budget
Hotel Amenities, Services and Facilities Restaurant, Community Kitchen, Internet Facilities - Charge, 24-Hour Reception, Luggage Storage, Parking - Extra Charge, Wheelchair Accessible, Child-Friendly Facilities, Wake-Up Call, Bicycle Rental, Telephone/Fax Facilities, Taxes Included in Price, Smoking Rooms
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