25,000 (2013 T. Alaki and R. Norton).
South Kordofan state: Jibaal as Sitta hills between Delami and Dilling.
Kadaru (Kodur), Kururu (Tagle), Kafir (Ka'e), Kurtala (Ngokra), Dabatna (Kaaral), Kuldaji (Kendal). Dialects spoken by six clan groups living on six separate hills. Western form used by the Berko people at Habila (southwest of Jebel Sitta, neighboring the Ghulfan) may be another dialect or a separate language. Lexical similarity: 93% with Dilling [dil], 92%–87% with Debri [dil], 60% with Birked [brk].


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In a meeting between the Visegrad Group, the Hungarian PM will suggest that the borders of Macedonia and Bulgaria be fenced off
"Greece cannot defend Europe from the south," Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, said. Photo: AFP
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Eastern European leaders are to hold talks on Monday on acting to stop the flow of asylum-seekers across the continent in open defiance of Angela Merkel.
At the top of the agenda are proposals to block the so-called Balkan Route by closing the Macedonian border and confining migrants to Greece.
Germany on Monday warned that any move to cut Greece off from the rest of Europe could "poison the European debate".
But the meeting comes with opposition to the German chancellor's "open-door" refugee policy mounting across Europe and Mrs Merkel looking increasingly isolated.
"Greece cannot defend Europe from the south," Viktor Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, said.
Mr Orban is to present proposals that would see the borders of Macedonia and Bulgaria fenced off and Greece effectively expelled from the Schengen free-travel area at the talks on Monday.
The leaders of Macedonia and Bulgaria will join the Visegrad Group of Hungary, Poland, the Czech Republic and Slovakia at the talks in Prague.
The proposals come after Austria warned at the weekend it was prepared send troops to secure the Macedonian border if necessary.
But they will put the countries on a collision course with Germany, which has insisted Europe's borders must remain open.
Mrs Merkel had made a mistake with her refugee policy and was now trying to "dictate" to othe European governments, Robert Fico, the Slovakian prime minister, said.
"It's a simple concept. I invite guests over and when I decide there are too many, I knock on my neighbour's door and say 'Take care of my guests'," Mr Fico said.
"The current situation when up to 3,000 people come to Greece every day certainly is not what we had in mind," Bohuslav Sobotka, the Czech prime minister, told Reuters news agency at the weekend.
"The Visegrad Four realises how important it is to focus on the Balkan Route, show solidarity with the west Balkan countries and help them with the protection of their borders."
Sigmar Gabriel, the German vice-chancellor, warned on Monday against any move to isolate Greece.
"You can't just redefine Europe's borders and expel affected states over their heads," he wrote in Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung newspaper.
Mrs Merkel has said safeguarding the Schengen Agreement is one of her priorities.
The talks in Prague came as details of a deal the German chancellor is working on to get Turkey to stop the flow of refugees emerged for the first time.
Under the draft proposals, Turkey is to prevent migrants entering Europe. In return, EU countries will take in a fixed quota of Syrian refugees currently in Turkey.
Critics have warned there is little incentive for Turkey to deliver on its promises.
But in details leaked to the German press on Monday, it emerged that the deal will include a fixed limit on the number of migrants Turkey can allow to enter Europe.
If this limit is crossed, EU countries will reduce the quota of refugees they accept accordingly.
Under the proposals, Greece would also begin to turn migrants back to Turkey and not permit them to travel onwards through Europe.
Mrs Merkel wants a deal with Turkey so she can keep Europe's borders open but she is facing difficulty getting other European governments to sign up.
Already the deal has been watered down from covering all of the EU to just an unspecified "coalition of the willing".
But at the moment it is difficult to see where Mrs Merkel will find any willing partners.
"One of the main tasks of the coming days is to avert the German-Turkish pact," Mr Orban, the Hungarian prime minister, is said to have told a recent party meeting.
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BAINBRIDGE ISLAND, WA -- The first weekend of 2000, I couldn't wait to open the Arts section of the newspaper. The Seattle Times had been running a weekly examination of the arts tout compris entitled "52 Works That Changed The Millennium" which I had followed only sporadically over the last few months. There it lay in synopsis form that First Sunday, for me to peruse while the rest of my family whiled away the day watching reruns of Y2K celebrations from around the world.
Suffice it to say, I finished reading the feature feeling a bit smug.
You see, Günter Grass made the list.
Now, Günter had already enjoyed a good year, clinching the 1999 Nobel Prize for Literature for his book, The Tin Drum. When that news broke last September, I was deeply entrenched in manuscript reads from the summer's call for submissions. While it is inspiring for me anytime a magical realist earns prestige and honor, I was so inspired that I took a break from reading manuscripts in order to do a little research into literary prize lists. The names I found there made all that reading for Margin (hundreds of submissions) so very worthwhile:
Allende, Amado, Angel Asturias, Barthelme, Ben Jelloun, Carey, Chamoiseau, Erdrich, Esquivel, Faulkner, Fuentes, García Márquez, Hulme, Kawabata, Kundera, Morrison, Oe, Okri, Paz, Rushdie, Walcott, Winterson...(an incomplete list, at best)
What do all of these writers have in common? Some connection to magical realism.
This is no big discovery among literary critics, academics or even the well read. Certainly these thinkers comprise the loop of those who know the power, beauty and relevance of magical realism. (They are likely reading my commentary, nodding, bored, uttering "yeah, so...")
I'm not ashamed to admit I'm on a journey. I've not been in the think-tank for some time. By virtue of lifestyle, I've had to forfeit quality reading time and dreams of graduate studies for a peregrination defined by Winnie The Pooh, phonics adventures and Barbie merchandise which could be, arguably, more magically real than all the tales our friend Günter might conjure. (Well, maybe not, but perhaps that is another worthy quest.)
I joined this excursion purely by accident. I wrote my first tale of (quasi-) magical realism in the late 80s for a Story Workshop course (the dreaded Tall Tale assignment) at Columbia College Chicago. I have written a couple of magical realist stories since 1996. Please understand: I wrote none of these with any foreknowledge whatsoever of the existence of magical realism. But I suppose that's the way many pilgrimages begin.
In 1996, a friend pointed me to Borges, García Márquez and Rushdie. Reading these works, I felt I had fallen into a world which spoke to me in images and poetics -- this was a virtual cache of hypnotic, important, life-defining books. Naturally, I sought to feed on more magical realism and Lo! I found it everywhere: Patrick Chamoiseau, Connie May Fowler, Keri Hulme, Shani Mootoo, even John Steinbeck (To A God Unknown).
Imagine yourself a Bedouin being given a glass of water. Surely, the way I felt begs the comparison.
At the time, I had been touring the Poets & Writers Speakeasy forum. "Magical Realism" finally opened up as a topic, from whence the big debate emerged: What is magical realism? I nabbed a paperback version of Magical Realism: Theory, History, Community (1995; Duke University Press) with birthday money to scout out a solution. While the book appears to be the best singular reference on the subject, I am still navigating it. Editors Lois Parkinson Zamora and Wendy B. Faris take almost 600 pages to answer the question, so I suppose I am at liberty to take my own time.
Still, the debate rages.
When the opportunity (read: compulsion) arose to create a website with its sole purpose devoted to exploring magical realism's literary topography, I could hardly refuse. I say compulsion because being a full-time parent doesn't afford me the gift of free time. I decided that if I was going to spend free time I didn't have doing something, it better be something intellectual, useful and fascinating.
Welcome to Margin: Exploring Modern Magical Realism. Take the subtitle seriously, but venture a definition lightly. There is no simple answer to the question, What is magical realism? no more than there is a simple answer to the question, What is an oasis? Unless, of course, your answer is, "Something you see when you least expect it."
Allow me to introduce my partners in this expedition. I met both editors, S.L. Deefholts and Laura Ruby, online. How about that for serendipity -- a virtual staff editing works of magical realism through the Internet.
S.L. Deefholts, Margin's Consulting Editor, is by and large the site's dedicated magical realism specialist. It isn't enough that she studied the subject thoroughly in college; her astute and spirited observations can be found in the Cafe Utne magical realism forum, a topic which she created and directed for a couple of years. She isn't kidding when she says she's well-traveled -- she's lived in Germany, Japan and Canada and has traveled to many corners of the globe, including India, Australia, France, England and Mexico. Perhaps it is this additional exposure which makes her awareness of magical realism -- with its political and cultural underpinnings -- so particularly keen.
Laura Ruby and I have had the good fortune to know each other "in real life." Through our companionship at a Chicago-area writers' group, I found her to be one of the most discerning readers I've ever known: well-read, patient and open-minded. It was clear she also understood that while editors, students and teachers might look at a work of fiction with critical and technical goals, readers hold and apply their own sets of expectations which are no less valuable or valid. She's also a fine writer with an emerging fiction career of her own. My decision to solicit her opinions as Fiction Editor seems self-evident.
Finally, allow me to direct you to our caravan of stories. You'll find traditional settings and themes among more avant garde works, which is to say that this is, truly, a safari, with all of the website's pages together constituting a single map. Don't look for a big fat ×, though. Like a shimmering oasis, it won't be found if you look for it. Instead, look for the key. Her name is Katherine Vaz, and she's the subject of our first special feature on Contemporary Magical Realists. Hers is world-class talespinning of the variety that will endure -- in dream-shadows and peripheral thoughts -- for a lifetime. In her words you might very well find that shimmering oasis. Thirsty Bedouins, come hither.
Welcome to our trek. Stay awhile. Visit often (use a bookmark!). Let Margin be your guide across the desert. We promise, you won't go away thirsty, but you will become marvelously lost on this excursion. -- TKS, Editor
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Home-stay service started in Manang district
20th Jul, 2018 | Tourism Mail Crew
KATHMANDU, July 20: Home-stay services have been started in village settlements in the tourism district of Manang. The facility has been put in place with help from the Annapurna Conservation Area with the aim of developing the income source of village residents and to develop the village regions as well.
Chief of the Annapurna Conservation Area, Babu Lal Tiruwa, said that although Manang district is famous around the world for its trekking routes, home-stay facilities are necessary for domestic tourism promotion. Tiruwa said that the home-stay facilities would help to contain the increased number of domestic as well as foreign tourists visiting the region.
The home-stay facilities are being offered in two wards in Naso Village Municipality, with 15 houses in Ward No. 4 and 26 in Ward No. 8 offering home-stay. Odar Village of Ward No. 4 has become the first home-stay in the district while Tachai Village of Ward No. 8 has started the facility from July 18.
The home-stay locations are being promoted through music videos. Chief of Naso Village Municipality, Chandra Ghale, said that the municipality intends to connect all 8 of its wards to the home-stay service. Various training including cooking training, making local juice using ingredients like rhododendron and others.
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If you are interested in modelling, your teenage years are actually the best years at which you can get started on this career path. The modelling industry is famously easy for teenagers to get into. If you have the right look and have a passion for it, you stand a chance to gain fame and fortune in equal measure doing what you love. However, do not be lied to. The modelling industry is about so much more than the glitz and glamour that is associated with it. There is so much more that goes into it that photo shoots and fashion shows. It is also incredibly hard to get into, so if you are not absolutely sure this is the career path you want to take, it is actually easier and more worth your while to stay in school and choose another career that you are more passionate about.
That being said, if you are a photogenic teenager that is absolutely set on being a model, you need to understand that there are a few key traits that everyone who makes it in this industry has. You need to be persistent, hard-working, focused and resilient. If you do not have all these traits, you will likely give up along the way when the going gets too tough, because things will definitely get tough. However, if you have all these traits, then this article is for you. Here is how to become a teenage model using a more traditional path than simply contacting ourselves first.
That's right we are a talent seeking organisation looking for people like you. We work closely with professional modelling agencies to provide the right people they are looking for. We have the power to help kick start your teenage modelling career and all you need to do is simply fill this form in.
But we wrote this article for people looking in search engines for how to become a teenage model, here's an overview of a more traditional entry to your career path (or you could just contact us).
Once you have done all these and built up your confidence and experience, you can finally start contacting agents and agencies and putting yourself out there, waiting for your career to take off.
Doing your research is arguably the most important step in your journey. You need to know what you are getting in to. Are you completely sure you enjoy modelling and everything that goes with it? Read about the required traits in models, and be sure that you have each one. You should also find out all the different types of models and the different fields of specialization. What works for you?
The most common type of models. They walk on runways and showcase the different fashion designs of different fashion houses or designers. They also pose for photos wearing these designs. If fashion shows and runways are your thing, then this is the type of model you should consider being. You need to be thin, tall and not curvy. Height requirements are usually specific to agencies, but generally, you cannot be shorter than 5'8″.
If TV or print ads are more up your alley, then commercial modelling is for you. Commercial models come in a wider variety of shapes and sizes, and their choice usually depends on the requirements of the marketing campaign.
If you are larger than a size 10, then you fall into the plus size model category. Plus size models can also be fashion models or commercial models. They model plus size fashion or accessories. Again, you cannot be shorter than 5'8″.
Do you have a really pretty foot or hand? Do your nails or hair particularly stand out? You might have the qualifications of a part model. Part models usually model specific body parts. You can specialize in your favourite body part and showcase only that part. To be a part model, there are no specific requirements of general body type.
Modelling is very competitive. It is also very superficial. You will be judged almost solely by your looks. To be a teenage model, you need to accept the fact that you may not always be the best-looking person in the room, or the agent may be looking for a particular set of traits that you do not have. Rejection is part of being a model, and you need to make peace with that fact. If you are short, consider a different career path.
You will also not make much money as a model. Models usually rely on one or two really big jobs which pay well. These are few and far in between. If you are passionate about modelling, consider having an additional alternative source of income until your modelling career really takes off. This may take years, so it is best to stay in school and find something you love that can pay the bills after you are done as you pursue your modelling.
As a teenager, you are young. You have your whole life ahead of you, so you may look at the world through rose coloured glasses. However, you need to be realistic. Modelling is a career choice that should only be driven by intense passion. If you have doubts, stay in school and come up with other career options that you can enjoy.
If you are a teenager below the age of 18, you need parental consent before any doors can open for you in the modelling world. Tell them about your plans. Make them understand your passion, and assure them that school still takes the centre stage for you. Take your time trying to convince them, because not all parents will be open to the idea. If you have to, give them some time to process what you have said and talk to them about it again in a month or two.
If your parents allow it, take a few modelling classes. You will learn how to find your inner confidence, how to build your portfolio and the ins and outs of the modelling world.
It is important to note here that not all modelling schools are legitimate. Some are scams, and it is up to you to do your due diligence and protect yourself. Check their credentials and look them up with your local authorities to make sure their certifications are legit.
If you can't afford it, modelling school is not necessary. The Internet is an amazing resource if you know what you are looking for. Take advantage of it.
Before the internet, aspiring models had to rely almost solely on magazines to learn the basics of modelling. Do not ignore fashion magazines. They have so much to teach you. Collect them and study the model poses. What works best on camera? What do you like? What don't you like? What can you change? How would you change it? Get a mirror and practice in front of it. Copy, then personalize. Make them your own. Take a few photos of yourself and ask friends for some honest criticism. Let them correct you. It will help you build the thick skin you need in this industry.
Confidence is everything to a model. And confidence takes practice. Get used to the poses and let them come naturally to you. Your confidence will ooze in front of the camera.
It is important to have at least a little experience before you dive into the deep end. Keep an eye out for opportunities to build on your experience, because they may come in form of anything. A family Christmas card photo? A friend's photography class assignment? A volunteer fashion show? You will likely not get paid much to do any of these, but they'll give you a feel of how it feels to be photographed. If you get the chance to pose in front of a crowd of people such as on a runway, take it. Find out how you like it because that will likely be your life if you become a model.
These opportunities are also great in helping you build your portfolio, which is essential in securing that first meeting with an agent.
As a model, your body is your temple. It is your entire career. You need to take care of it. As a teenager, it is easy to ignore the consequences and eat whatever you like or fail to eat essential foods. However, gaining or losing too much weight can end your career before it begins. Work hard to maintain your ideal shape. Work out, eat well, stay active. Drink a lot of water, get enough sleep and exercise your mind, too. Be healthy and look radiant, because modelling is all about putting your best foot forward.
This is how you get those modelling jobs. Agents and agencies link you up with companies that require modelling services, which then pay you.
You need to have a portfolio before you approach modelling agents or agencies. Your portfolio is a collection of your past modelling projects, headshots and general pictures of yourself. If you have never gotten a modelling gig, just make sure you have photos that showcase your range of looks and your face at different angles. Remember to include one or two photos with no makeup on and your stat sheet, which shows your height, weight, body measurements, eye colour, skin colour and hair colour.
If there are any open calls, apply to them. Ask your parent or an adult to help. Open calls are invitations for consultations put out by modelling agencies. Again, just make sure what you are responding to is legit.
Submit your portfolio to ourselves and we can help make contact on your behalf.
When you meet an agent, confidence and professionalism are key.
Getting into the modelling industry is an amazing way for teenagers to make some income, and it opens up a world of opportunity for them. It also teaches you a lot more than what conventional schooling does. However, remember that it is a very competitive industry, which means that your career may take a while to pick up. If you are young, staying in school while you pursue modelling is the wisest decision. Find a mentor who can walk with you on your journey, and follow their advice. Hopefully, these tips begin to give you an understanding of how to become a teenage model.


Best place for family fun!
We visited this campground 3 years ago and had an absolute blast!! We ended with a very private tent site with no amenities but around the corner from a pavilion with an outside washing station and flush toilets. There were multiple bathhouses in the upper and lower camp. This is a great RESORT type location for families with store, restaurant, pools, slides, mini golf, picnic basket wagon rides, yogi bear fire truck rides, and snowless snow tubing! We stayed for 4 days and 3 nights! I encouraged everyone from PA to book a few nights there with their kids/grandkids! My children still talk about the fun we had!!
We stayed for a night while traveling. We had a reserved site but got moved by the campground to a much less desirable site without notice. We were in the middle of the street, right by the bathroom and playground. Many campers used our site (19) as a main walk-way. There was a loud party with a DJ until after 10 pm. Yuk! The pool was OK. There is a snack bar at the pool.


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Why SA's reluctance to use self-service tech is a positive for businesses
14 Nov 2016 | Save | Email | Print | PDF By: Adam Manuel
Self-service technology has gone a long way during the last decade. With the advent of social media and smartphones, coupled with the widespread availability of fast broadband, companies from all over the world have been taking advantage of low-cost digital alternatives to providing face-to-face support, particularly in customer care, banking and retail.
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While self-service technology is certainly something that should be embraced, it's important for corporate entities to retain a 'human' side. Digital solutions are convenient, however, they don't always lead to a satisfactory resolution to problems. Sometimes a simple conversation, or even a means for unhappy customers to vent their frustrations verbally, is necessary.
Explaining the lack of self service in South Africa
South Africans haven't taken to self-service in the same manner as Europeans and Americans, and often choose traditional face-to-face contact as the preferred method of communication. For example: self-service checkouts are yet to make an impact in retail, payment systems through third party internet applications aren't common, and automated ticketing is only available through a small selection of airlines. In fact, most organisations in South Africa are yet to even expand their social media into the customer support sector, believing it to be a significant waste of investment.
On some level, this could be considered a positive move as the cracks are starting to show in countries that have embraced self-service. For example, in the United Kingdom the government portal (HM Revenue & Customs) has recently announced a reshuffle that will see the their already strained customer services department focus on self-service solutions. The popular opinion has been largely negative. Tax is an extremely complex topic, and if trained customer services representatives already struggle to cope with demands, there's no chance the average Joe could sort out tax problems themselves.
The correlation between self-service acceptance and smartphone use
Smartphones and the widespread accessibility of broadband has had a major impact on the way business is conducted. Approximately 89 percent of South Africans own either a smart or regular phone, which is comparable to the United States; however, only 19 percent use them for social networking, particularly those who can speak and read English, as opposed to 59 percent in the United States. Comparable trends can be seen in European and Asian countries. The correlation is undeniable. As social media use in South Africa is growing, perhaps in a few years self-service technology will eventually become more accepted. If statistics are anything to go by, this seems highly likely.
According to Contact Telephone Numbers, "UK companies like to insist that you are dealt with via email, online chat and FAQs. This is because dealing with queries by phone increases their expenditure on staffing and profit margins." This general attitude has caused widespread disdain on the British Isles, and now businesses are starting to suffer. But that's not to say that South African businesses will experience a slow decline in their level of customer care with this advent of technology. In fact, they now have greater control of their future than before.
South African businesses have the rare opportunity to establish where the countries who have incorporated such technologies – such as the UK – are going wrong, and rectify any looming issues before they occur. Fundamentally, the pace with which the country is joining the self-service race, be it through lack of investment from the corporate sector or the reluctance of the general population, could be a major positive in the future!
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I've done a youtube video on the subject, and now its the blogs turn. No, I'm not explicitly talking about cuos of tea- I'm talking about what I got for Christmas this year. (It just so happens I got a lot of tea related paraphernalia tea addicts anonymous here I come).
I got some truly amazing gifts this year, all so thoughtful and 'me.' From the big to the small I loved every item and I'm actually writing this post on my new Kindle Fire, a present from my parents. I'd like to thank anyone who got me a gift or sent me a card this year- I'm so grateful. I also hope everyone I bought a present for, enjoyed it as much as I have mine.
I really wanted to do one of these posts for a few reasons. The first being that some of my readers don't watch my youtube channel and so tend to miss 'haul' type posts from me, secondly because I've enjoyed reading everyone elses 'what I got for Christmas' posts. But thirdly, and perhaps most importantly, because I just can't let go of Christmas, just yet. I know its New Years eve tomorrow (or today, depending on what time I finish editing this post!) but I just don't want to let go of the season to be jolly.
I'd also like to say sorry for the awful quality this video is (most of the objects are in focus, my face? Not so much). How hilarious/awkward/annoying that the one video I say 'hey guys I'm filming in HD' is also the one video I don't focus my camera properly? Dang it! Enjoy anyway and happy new year!


The Los Angeles International Airport is in fact the biggest and the most busiest airport in the state of California.LAX is also one of the largest international airports in the entire United States.LAX is an IATA airport code used for identifying the airport.It is located on the southern part of Los Angeles along the Pacific Ocean stretch.
Operations at LAX are carried out on the watch of the Los Angeles World Airports an agency of the government of Los Angeles. Despite Greater Los Angeles having four more airports it receives a lot of traffic. In 2015 it was recorded that LAX receives approximately 80 million in passenger traffic. According to this figures LAX is ranked among the top 10 busiest airport in passenger traffic.
It is a host for major airlines such as the Alaska Airlines, Delta Air lines and Virgin America.The airport being the largest international airport on the U. S west Coast it serves as gateway to Europe, Asia and Latin America.
Back in 1928 the Los Angeles City Council designated 640 acres in the southern end of Westchester for the development of the new airport for the city. In those day science had not develop enough so the fields of wheat were transformed into dirt landing strips with no terminals.
The initial structure was developed and erected in 1929.This structure namely Hangar 1 is in the National Register of Historic Places.It was known as Mines Field which was attributed to William Mines the real estate agent arranged the Land.
Mines Field began its operation as an airport of Los Angeles in 1930.In 1937 the city bought it to be the municipal airfield.
Later in 1941 it was elevated to Los Angeles Airport then to Los Angeles International Airport in 1949.In1950 the Sepulveda was rerouted circa on the west ends of the extended runways to reach a length of 1800m long. In 1953 a tunnel was build enabling Sepulveda Boulevard to go straight and pass underneath the two runways.
It has 9 passenger terminals designed in a U shape. Terminals 4,5,6,7 and 8 are interlinked to the Tom Bradley International Terminal by an over ground passage between Terminal 4.Also there is an underground tunnel between Terminal 4,5,and 6.There is a ground walkways between Terminals 6,7 and 8.
There is also an air-side shuttle bus that connects Terminals 4, 6 and the American Eagle remote Terminal.LAX has 19200 square metres of cargo facilities and an additional heliport where operation are carried out by Bravo Aviation.
It does not have a children playing ground but there is a lot of option available for parents traveling with their children. With children you will need them to get entertained while waiting for a flight. If on a long layover you can consider visit the nearby surrounding beaches.
Traffic in Los Angeles can be hectic but you will still make it back to airport in time. It was designed in a way that it looks like a spaceship. This design enables the airport to have an observational deck that can be very amazing for children.
On the main terminal there is a museum which has a lot of exhibits and models that explain the history of aviation in the state of California.
It is the most business oriented airport in the US. With a lot of business type of travelers the airport has focus on provide service like free wifi, fax and printing service.This service entertain corporate staff since they continue with their work as they travel.
Postal service: There is U.S Postal Service at 9029 Airport Blvd, Los Angeles, California 90009.
Wifi: Wifi are available around it provided by T-Mobile. Although there is a small cost of 10 cent is almost zero for the business people.
Internet Cafe: There is high speed internet station available at the airport.
It has a wide range of restaurants and shops in each and every terminal, with very delicious foods and awesome products.
TBIT: Restaurants are in plenty in this terminal with the likes of Daily Grill, Hamada Orient, Northside Bar and restaurant, Euro Coffee Café, Haagen Dazs, McDonald's Cafe, Sushi Boy, Cinnabon Café,Daniels Bistro, Bar Arrivals Café and Marina Bar.
Terminal 1: Restaurants here are the Gordon Biersch Brewery, Home Turf Bar, McDonald's, La Brea Bakery California Crush, Starbucks, Camacho's, Pinkberry Café and the Backlot Café. Shops here are Hudson News Kidsworks shop, Crews of California, Brookstone shop and See's Candies.
Terminal 2: Restaurants available here are the Starbucks, Wolfgang Puck Cafe, La Brea Bakery Cafe, Burger King and Roadhouse-Route Cafe. Shopping outlets are, Pacific Coast Shop, Hudson Shop, Jetway Shop, Flight Time Shop and I Love Los Angeles shop.
Terminal 3: Restaurants available are Gladstone's 4 Fish cafe, Burger King Cafe, Java Café and Starbucks Cafe. Shops here are mainly the Hudson stores and DFS shop.
Terminal 4: Famous Restaurants here are Mexican Grill, Burger King, Starbucks, Brioche and Chili's Too. Shopping outlets are Jetway shop, Hudson News, The Boutique, The candies shop and DFS Group shop.
Terminal 5 Restaurants that are available here are McDonald's Café, California Pizza Cafe, Haagen Dazs Creative Croissants Restaurant, El Cholo Cafe, Euro Coffee and, Malibu Cafe. Shops available are the DFS shop and LG shop.
Terminal 6 Restaurants available on this terminal are Java Java Café, Home Turf Grill, The Monet's Cinnabon Shop, Jody Maroni's, The California Deli, Starbucks and Redondo. Shopping outlets are Jetway Express, The Last Stop, Caterina'sand all the Hudson Stores.
Terminal 7 Restaurants available on this terminal are the Starbucks Cafe, McDonald's café, Wolfgang Puck, La Brea café, Baja Fresh Café and the Karl Strauss Café. Shops are in plenty with the likes of Jetway Book Store, DFS Shop, Hudson Shop, The Body Shop, Kidsworks shop and ACI shop.
Terminal 8 Restaurants available on this terminal are the Starbucks, Roadhouse-Route and the California Pizza Cafe Kitchen. Shop in this terminal is the Hudson Shop.
It is ranked fifth busiest Airport by passenger traffic in the world. Also it is ranked 15 in terms of cargo traffic. This means 80 million passengers travel using LAX and 2 million tons of cargo in transported through LAX.
The number of landings and takeoffs was around 630,000 in the 2014 alone.
Shuttles are the main form of transport that connects passengers from terminals to terminals. Also underground tunnels interconnect terminals 4,5,6,7 and 8 to Tom Bradley terminal.
The 405 Freeway is reachable via Century and 105 Freeway can be accessed via the Sepulveda Boulevard.
They are two bus stops available to the terminals which are Sepulveda Boulevard and Century Boulevard. Buses that serve this terminals are Torrance 8,Metro 232, Commuter Express and Metro 117.
This is a shuttle service operated by the LAWA which offer transport service between LAX and the entire Los Angeles. The shuttles are available at every terminal.
Taxi services are available and operations are regulated by ATS. Also they are a number of private companies limousine services to LAX airport.
LAWA is looking forward into future in terms of modernizing LAX. They are thinking of making major improvements on the terminals and runway. These improvements will improve ease of traffic, greater passenger experience and improve the Airport capability to handle larger passenger aircraft.
Also LAWA is planning on introducing automated people mover. The train will ferry passengers between the central terminal and the proposed Metro Crenshaw Line.
Shuttle service: Whenever you are planning to take a few weeks out a shuttle service can suitable for you. A shuttle service has a wide range pick up time upon arrive at the airport. Shuttle services are economical since you will be sharing the ride with several other people.
With a shuttle you can basically leave your car at home hence you make a lot saving by avoiding parking fees at LAX. Once you book a shuttle service it comes and pick you up from your home.
They are numerous options shuttle service available at LAX with the likes of Shuttle2LAX,GO Airport and Prime Time shuttle.
1: The distance you will traveling -Shuttle can be very effective especially when you are traveling for long distances.
2: Are you traveling with Children? Most shuttles do not have child safety seats hence you will have to consider this factor when choosing a shuttle as your mode of transportation.
3: Your appropriate time in regards to traffic in LA.LA has the most traffic so on choose shuttle services.
4: You should consider the rate you are going to pay and how many people you will be traveling along with.
5: Also a factor to consider it the luggage you will be carry along with when choosing a shuttle.
Private Car Service: Business travelers look for more effective and luxurious ways to travel. Business travelers go for private car service due to the following factors.
High productivity: Time is very sensitive issue for business so they would want a mode of transport that saves time. In addition to time business travelers would like a place where they make calls freely or a place where they can open their tablets and continue working while traveling.
All this can be possible in Private Car Service where they can provide a limo or a modern SUV. Although cost is high with Private Car Service business people do not mind so much on cost. All they need is comfort and that admirable space.
Reliability: With private car service they cautious about their customer so they make sure their clients get to Airport in time. Private car services achieve this by tracking flights for their clients. Private car services always ahead of client in getting information about flight delays and cancellation.
Efficiency: Private car services are focused on corporate individuals and staff so they are so keen on monitoring airport traffic to improve their efficiency. They know which routes are safe and less congested.
Economics: Private Car Service pays monthly Airport charges so client are not subjected to parking charges. The client only transport charges with privilege of enjoying a smooth ride.
24/7 hours service: Private Car Services are available 24 hours in a day you just have to call them and they pick wherever you are. Private Car Services staff are always online to make sure their client get 24 hours satisfaction. Also most private cars service have chat service where a client can chat directly to their staff directly concerning issue on travel. With this chat service client get price quotations and also make reservations.
Professional drivers: Private Car Services know the importance of hiring professional and well trained drivers. Chauffeurs represent the image of the company so when you hire good and professional drivers you company will hit the market hence good business.
Drivers in many Private Car services have a dressing code so that they are appealing and presentable to customers.
Extras: Private car companies have toddlers seats in case you traveling with your kid a long with you. All this comes with no extra cost.
Buses: LAX FlyAway is the most popular schedule bus service from all LAX terminals and WestWood, Santa Monica and Hollywood. The one way fare is $8 per person. Tickets are purchased online via an e-ticket portal.
Currently part of Terminal 1 Departures drop-off lane is closed because some construction is undergoing you should avoid the curb side lane.
If in any case you are dropping off at Terminal 1 make sure you drive to the far end of the drop off lane there it is a little bit crowded.
During rush hour departure which is usually 5-9am daily make sure you drop off at the lowest level so that you can take an elevator up to departures. During busy arrives which usually Sunday nights observe an opposite trend to the one of departures.
Observe your travelling time and make sure you book flights during the slowest time at LAX which are 9-11am and 2-7 am. If you can schedule you flight o Tuesday or Wednesday it can be a little better because LAX is usually not busy on this days so you can a smooth and swift movement around the airport.
If you happened to come with your car consider parking at Lot C on West 96th St and Sepulveda. There is free LAX shuttle that goes direct into each and every terminal. If you are waiting to pick a passenger you can wait for free in around Lot C.
If you on the 405 Freeway south just take the Manchester Blvd exit go straight ahead and cross Florence Ave. Continue on Manchester but Head south (left) on Aviation Blvd. Then turn right onto Arbor Vitae St. When you reach there, take Sepulveda Blvd on the left to the Sky Way entrance ramp right after 92ndt.Look for the blue sign that says "LAX Airport: To All Terminals" At that point head straight into the airport.
Go to Sepulveda Blvd. to the south, then head past In-N-Out Burger (at 92ndSt.) and check the signs to C Lot/96th St. on the right. Take 96th St. to Alverstone Ave. and take a right turn. Make a left turn onto Davidson Dr. and then left to 96th St., which will take you straight into the airport.
Take La Cienega Blvd. right to La Tijera Blvd go on you left onto Airport Blvthen right onto 96th St there you will find signs to the airport. At Parking Lot you can find shuttle to the airport and the Cell Phone Waiting.
On the 405 Freeway south head to exit Manchester Ave make it straight and cross Florence Ave. Onward go right to Manchester. Continue west and at Sepulveda Blvd turn left. You will meet the blue sign showing LAX Airport: To All Terminals into the airport.
Use the 405 Freeway north to exit El Segundo Blvd head you way left. Make your way right onto Aviation Blvd here do not make any turn until you Century Blvd. After that you go left. If you find it crowded keep going north on Aviation to Arbor Vitae St. then turn left. Turn south to met Sepulveda Blvd. I guess you meet signs leading you into the airport.
If it happens that you are approaching LAX on Century Blvd where it splits into two streets Century and the WorldWay Loop Airport entrance. Rather than using World Way, make it to the right and stay on Little Century and make it straight into LAX via the Arrivals Level airport entrance.
If it is happening you are dropping off at Terminals 6 or 7, while entering the airport, I urge you to stay on the far left lane then when on that lane make left turn across from Terminal 1 there you meet signs that point to United Express Terminal 7. On the Arrivals Level, the only shortest route will take you to Terminals 5, 6 & 7. On the Departures Level, the shortcut takes you to Terminals 6 & 7. I guess you will meet your way to exit the airport on these terminals.
On the Upper Level, you can make a left turn over Terminal 2 at signs directing you to P2, P5 and P6/Airport Exit. The shortcut will route to Terminal 5. Turn south to exit the airport an alternative route is just a left turn past Terminal 2 and then a sharp right at the sign, "To Arrivals," which will puts you across from the Tom Bradley International Terminal on the Lower Level. Turn left to reach Terminals 4, 5, 6 & 7, or to exit of the airport.
In case you are dropping off at Terminals 1, 2 or 3 on Lower Level Please Stay on the left and look for Center Way across from the Tom Bradley International Terminal. On the blue sign for "Upper Level, Ticketing," go ahead then make a right turn and then a left to exit the airport.
It is indeed a world class with a lot of traffic and facilities.It is ranked third in the entire US thanks to LAWA.Los Angeles community has really supported it with support facilities it offers towards it.


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Q: How can I see when a package was released/updated using `apt`? I want to install the "file" package using apt, since my Docker container is missing the file command. Before installing, I'm checking the package details (see below).
How can I see the date these packages were released/updated? Their descriptions say that they are supported for 5 years, but that makes no sense, when I cannot see when they were released/updated?
Also, why is apt listing two "file" packages? Which one of those would be installed, when I run apt install file?
root@eca1fcd5655a:/mnt/dotnetcore# apt show -a file
Package: file
Version: 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3
Priority: important
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Original-Maintainer: Christoph Biedl <debian.axhn@manchmal.in-ulm.de>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 81.9 kB
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libmagic1 (= 1:5.32-2ubuntu0.3)
Homepage: http://www.darwinsys.com/file/
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y
Download-Size: 22.1 kB
APT-Sources: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic-updates/main amd64 Packages
Description: Recognize the type of data in a file using "magic" numbers

Package: file
Version: 1:5.32-2
Priority: important
Section: utils
Origin: Ubuntu
Maintainer: Ubuntu Developers <ubuntu-devel-discuss@lists.ubuntu.com>
Original-Maintainer: Christoph Biedl <debian.axhn@manchmal.in-ulm.de>
Bugs: https://bugs.launchpad.net/ubuntu/+filebug
Installed-Size: 81.9 kB
Depends: libc6 (>= 2.4), libmagic1 (= 1:5.32-2)
Homepage: http://www.darwinsys.com/file/
Task: minimal
Supported: 5y
Download-Size: 22.1 kB
APT-Sources: http://archive.ubuntu.com/ubuntu bionic/main amd64 Packages
Description: Recognize the type of data in a file using "magic" numbers

A: The five-year support term applies to supported packages in Ubuntu LTS releases as a whole; when individual packages are released or updated doesn't matter. Packages in the main repository receive publicly-available security updates for five years after the initial release of the distribution.
To see the latest changes to a package, look at its changelog:
zcat /usr/share/doc/${package}/changelog.Debian.gz | head -n 20

In this case, /usr/share/doc/file/changelog.Debian.gz.
You can also view a changelog without installing the package by using apt changelog:
apt changelog file

or look at the release information on the package's page on Launchpad.
apt show -a lists two packages in your case because there are two versions available, one in the main repository, and another in the updates repository. The version which will be installed is the greater of the two, the version from the updates repository.

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Behind the brand: Uber's experiential activity
Uber's experiential activity aims to bring a bit of magic to the city, with on-demand stunts core to its marketing success, says Rachael Pettit, marketing lead for UK and Ireland at the brand.
Uber: latest activation featured a pool party
Kim Benjamin
In the last year, Uber's campaigns have ranged from raising awareness of the refugee crisis, to in-car comedy gigs to providing private jet experiences and hosting pool parties. Central to every campaign, however, is ensuring that Uber riders and its partner-drivers are at the heart and experiential activations play a major part in delivering this.
As the UK and Ireland marketing lead for Uber, Rachael Pettit is responsible for the brand's marketing strategy, budget and leading a team to drive profitable growth and brand love for the business.
"At Uber, we take a holistic approach and build strategies that place our riders and partner-drivers at the heart of it," says Pettit. "This approach is reflected in our entire business, for example we have local teams in every city across the UK that focus on delivering the best experience for our users."
She adds that Uber has a relentless focus on marketing strategies that drive scalable growth, with the brand having recently taken the leap into above-the-line media. "Core to our strategy is the referral programme that fuelled our growth, paid marketing and, of course, experiential activation," she says.
This last year has been a busy time for Uber. At the start of September 2015, in response to the refugee crisis, it launched UberGiving across Europe to give cities the chance to donate to non-profit projects. Pettit says it was a great opportunity for the brand to give back something and offer its riders and partner-drivers a way to support the thousands of children affected by the refugee crisis.
Teaming up with other brands has also proved successful for experiential campaigns. Uber teamed with Absolut Vodka to create a once-in-a-lifetime experience for Uber users. Absolut offered anyone with the Uber app in London the opportunity to be flown on a private jet to a secret ultimate summer party destination. Almost 30,000 requests later, at 10am on a Friday morning the lucky group had a car ready to take them to the airport and onto their surprise destination - Ibiza.
The brand also worked with Warner Bros last year to provide Mad Max fans with themed car rides across downtown Seattle. In order to secure a ride, members of the public were instructed to open the Uber app on their smartphone or tablet and request 'Mad Max'.
Uber also runs experiential campaigns to, as Pettit explains, 'add a bit of magic to the city'. She believes the most iconic representation of this is UberIceCream, where people can request an ice cream to be delivered to their office. For the campaign's latest incarnation, which ran in August, Uber partnered with premium popsicle brand Pops to provide four different flavours of ice cream.
"And just last month we hosted a pool party in London to give city dwellers the chance to take a dip in one of the hottest weeks of the year," says Pettit. "Looking outside of Uber, one of my all-time favourite campaigns is the Innocent big knit."
Experiential on-demand stunts are core to Uber's marketing success and Pettit says these will definitely be a feature in the brand's 2017 strategy.
"As an app that connect riders and drivers, we will always have a relationship based on the car and we hope to explore a number of fun and interesting ways to elevate that," she adds.
Given Uber's growth across the UK - with the brand now having a presence in more than 20 cities and towns - Pettit says there will likely be an increased investment into stunts, to ensure that as many people as possible can access Uber's activations and experiential activity.
5 Fast Facts
RACHAEL PETTIT, MARKETING LEAD, UK & IRELAND, UBER
-Has been at Uber for just over a year and a half
-Previously worked at Yplan, where she was responsible for the brand's launch and global marketing
-Favourite event: the launch of YPlan in New York. After returning from her honeymoon, Pettit had less than two weeks to launch the brand and in that time had to define the concept, secure an artist, venue and fill the event with New York opinion formers. Two weeks later Pharrell played to a packed venue of journalists and influential New Yorkers which rocketed the brand's launch in the US.
-Pettit currently works in a team of seven but is actively hiring to grow the brand and experiential team
-Pettit is a hugely passionate advocate of the UK startup scene and is an active mentor in Seedcamp in the UK, where she has worked with several promising startups.
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Nintendo is still using Friend Codes? They really don't get online connectivity, still. All they need to do is copy Steam or XBL wholesale, and everyone would be happy.


Enjoy a Day of Family Fun Near Washington, D.C.
The Arlington County Fair is a summer family event complete with carnival rides, live animal shows, musical entertainment, arts and craft exhibits, and a variety of international foods at the fairgrounds at the Thomas Jefferson Community Center in Arlington, VA.
Here, local crafters will display items such as needlework & apparel, dolls, photography, creative writing, flowers arrangements, and ceramics, and on Saturday, there will be a parade to the fair starting outside the Arlington Career Center, proceeding along South Highland to 2nd Street South, then finishing at the fairground.
New and highly successful in 2017, you'll have even more culinary delights to choose from with an expanded array of food trucks. There will also be a "Photo of the Day" Contest and a "Find the Disco Ball" contest (a tribute to the Fair's 1977 birth) with prizes for the winners.
Dates this year run from Wednesday, August 15 through Sunday, August 19, and admission to the fair is free. Be sure to check the official website for more information on performances, schedule, and where to park.
The Arlington County Fair is one of the largest in the region, which means there's a lot to see and do on your visit. From racing piglets to the Harlem Wizards, this popular annual event has everything you'd want at a county fair.
The air-conditioned indoor exhibitor hall features an interactive aquarium area, indoor community entertainment, arts and crafts making, jewelry vendors, competitive exhibits, and a separate area for community and commercial exhibitors.
Outside, the Cole Amusement Midway sets up a number of kiddie and thrill rides, games, and pony rides including Catch N Air, Cliff Hanger, Rainforest Expo Wheel, Funnel Force, Hurricane, Super Shot, Tilt A Whirl, Zipper, Money Maze, Dizzy Dragons, Go Gator, Jolly Choo Choo, Jungle Crawl, Magic Carpet Slide, Skipper the Dolphin, and Willie the Whale.
The outdoor fun begins with the 5 p.m. ribbon-cutting on Wednesday in front of the Thomas Jefferson Community Center where there will be pony rides, a True Health Kids Obstacle Course, and animal races. The following days will feature free musical performances, the Harlem Wizards, dancers, and other special exhibitions.
There is no public parking at the Fair and parking on nearby streets is restricted to neighborhood residents with temporary permits. The community center parking lot will be used for fair vendors and exhibitors only.
Shuttles will run continuously from the Ballston and Pentagon City Metro station, and from the I-66 parking garage and Arlington Career Center lot for a small round-trip fee (children under 12 may ride for free). Bike Arlington and partner Two Wheel Valet usually team up to provide free valet bike parking on the tennis courts.
Although not yet announced for this year, typical participants in the fair include the U.S. Army Color Guard, Old Guard Fife and Drum Corps, Arlington Combined Honor Guard, Arlington County officials, members of the Arlington County Fire Department, The Arlington Players, Audi Arlington, Bike Arlington / WalkArlington / Arlington PALS, the Civic Association, Fraternidad Cultural Pachamama, troops from the Girl Scouts Association, students of the Merit School, members of Mothers of North Arlington, Sultanas Troupe, and many more.
The Washington, D.C. area hosts a wide variety of community fairs throughout the summer; be sure to check out our guide "Maryland and Virginia County Fairs" for more information on these other exciting events.


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Nobody Can't See Nothin'
Posted by Mish | February 27, 2013 12:19:00 | Uncategorized
As expected (in this corner but certainly not from economic cheerleaders masquerading as economists), eurozone retail sales are plunging across the board, even in Germany. Let's take a look at a few key reports.
The Markit France Retail PMI shows sharpest drop in sales for six months.
Sales down markedly on both monthly and annual measures
Targets missed to greatest extent in series history
Purchasing activity falls at sharpest rate since July 2012
The French retail sector was caught in a deepening downturn during February. Sales fell sharply on both a monthly and annual basis, while there was a survey-record shortfall versus previously set plans. Retailers' gross margins continued to be squeezed by a combination of higher purchasing costs and strong competitive pressures. Stock levels and employment meanwhile both declined. The headline Retail PMI® registered 44.3 during February. The latest reading was down from 47.0 in January, and signalled the steepest month-on-month drop in sales since August 2012.
Gross margins in the French retail sector decreased further in February. The rate of contraction was marked and the sharpest since last October. Survey respondents indicated that margins had been squeezed by a combination of intense competitive pressures and higher purchasing costs.
The Markit Italy Retail PMI shows Retail sector remains firmly in contraction.
Monthly rate of decline in sales slowest since last September, though still steep overall
Slowest decline in employment for two-and-a-half years
Further substantial drop in stock levels
The seasonally adjusted Markit Italian Retail PMI® climbed to a five-month high of 40.6 in February, from January's reading of 37.5. This signalled that the monthly rate of decline in sales eased since the start of the year, but nevertheless still remained sharp overall.
Compared with the situation 12 months previously, Italian retail sales were down sharply in February. The year-on-year rate of decline was well in excess of the long-run series average, and slightly faster than in the preceding survey period. Retailers recorded a marked degree of underperformance during the latest survey period, with sales in February well down on levels previously planned for. Moreover, the difference between actual and targeted sales was greater than in the opening month of the year.
The Markit Germany Retail PMI shows Renewed decline in German retail sales.
Retail PMI below 50.0 level for second time in three months
Sharpest year-on-year sales decline since April 2010
Sales fall short of plans by widest margin since January 2012
The seasonally adjusted Germany Retail PMI dipped back below the neutral 50.0 value in February. At 47.6, down from 51.0 in January, the latest reading matched that seen in December and was the joint-lowest for ten months. Survey respondents commented on subdued household demand and lower consumer footfall in relation to unfavourable weather conditions in February.
Sales down sharply on a year-on-year basis
February data indicated that like-for-like sales were down sharply compared to one year earlier. The index measuring retail sales on an annual basis in Germany pointed to the fastest pace of contraction since April 2010. Around 40% of survey respondents noted a drop in sales compared to February 2012, while just one-in-four signalled an increase.
Targets missed to greatest extent in just over a year
Retailers in Germany signalled that their sales in February fell short of targets, and to the greatest degree since January 2012. Over three times as many respondents (46%) reported that sales were below expectations as those that exceeded their initial targets (13%). Although sales disappointed in February, retailers are optimistic on balance about the prospects for sales in one month's time.
Eurozone Composite
The Markit Eurozone Retail PMI shows Record year-on-year fall in Eurozone retail sales in February.
Fastest annual drop in revenues in nine-year survey history
Broad-based weakness by country
Retailers' stocks of goods fall at strongest rate in over three years
Markit's Eurozone retail PMI® data for February signalled a record year-on-year fall in retail sales revenues in the single currency area. Sales were also down sharply compared with January, as signalled by a PMI reading of 44.5, down from 45.9.
Retail Sales Germany, France, Italy
Germany registered a fourth decline in sales in the past seven months, while French retail sales fell for a survey-record eleventh consecutive month and at the fastest pace since last August. Italy continued to show the strongest overall decline, albeit the weakest since last September. All three countries registered stronger year-on-year falls in retail sales in February. The annual rates of decline in Germany, France and Italy were the
sharpest in 34, nine and two months respectively.
Abysmal (And Going to Get Worse)
I certainly see no reason to change my forecast that eurozone GDP will contract far greater than economists foresee, led by France and Germany.
As noted a month ago, the "Core" of Europe was down to Germany. Analysts and economists will soon discover "Europe is Rotten to the Core"
Mario Draghi did not save Europe with his LTRO program, all he did was delay the inevitable, and at a huge cost too.
One cost can be seen in the Italian elections where voters have had enough of Super Mario Monti, sweeping the technocrat prime minister out of office in a massive rout led by a surge in eurosceptic vote for Beppe Grillo. (See Youth Vote Propels Five Star Movement Into First Place as Largest Political Party in Italy).
In France, and also as expected in this corner Unemployment Highest Since 1997. French GDP estimates have been twice revised lower. They will be revised lower yet again.
How much more pain Greece, Italy, and Spain are willing to take remains to be seen, but it isn't infinite.
Eventually Will Come a Time
I repeat my November 23, 2011 warning Eventually, Will Come a Time When ….
Eventually, there will come a time when a populist office-seeker will stand before the voters, hold up a copy of the EU treaty and (correctly) declare all the "bail out" debt foisted on their country to be null and void. That person will be elected.
All it will take, is for one charismatic person, timing social mood correctly, to say precisely one right thing at exactly the right time. It will happen.
When that does happen, expect to hear "Nobody could possibly have seen this coming!"
Clearly we need a new definition of "nobody" because "nobody" saw the rise of Beppe Grillo's Five Star Movement, and of course "nobody" saw the housing crash coming either.
Clearly, nobody can't see nothin'.
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Stories from Tuesday, November 19, 2013
Saline County Ambulance Calls 11/11-11/17 (Police Reports ~ 11/19/13)
Monday, Nov. 11: Before noon, Saline County Ambulance District No. 3 treated and transported to a hospital one person experiencing a medical emergency requiring advanced life support. After noon, they treated and transported to a hospital four people experiencing a medical emergency requiring advanced life support...
The following cases were heard in Saline County Circuit Court division 6 on Wednesday, Nov. 6, 2013: (Court News ~ 11/19/13)
12SA-CR00153: Blair, Phillip Andrew, born 1991, 2410 Pershall Road, St. Louis; class A misdemeanor possession of up to 35 grams marijuana; $500 fine; 13SA-CR00064: Smith, Stephanie Dawn, born 1981, RR2 Box 417B, Flemington; class A misdemeanor non-support; suspended imposition of sentence with 2 years unsupervised probation;...
Commission approves increasing bonds (Local News ~ 11/19/13)
Treasurer Marty Smith asked the commission to increase his bond, along with creating a bond for his deputy, Lillian Oswald, and increase the county school fund bond at the Tuesday, Nov. 19, meeting. "My bond is currently set at $25,000 and after talking to other county treasurers and my bonding agent, it was recommended and suggested we get that increased to about $300,000," Smith said. "To increase that to that level for the remainder of my term would be approximately $754."...
Shanahan charged with distributing near schools (Local News ~ 11/19/13)
Matthew Ryan Shanahan, 27, of Marshall, has been charged with three counts of distributing a controlled substance near schools, which is a class A felony, according to charges filed Nov. 9. For each charge, he could face 10 to 30 years or life in the Department of Corrections if convicted...
Wright charged with distributing a controlled substance (Local News ~ 11/19/13)
According to charges filed Nov. 12, Joshua A. Wright, 22, of Marshall, has been charged with two counts of distributing a controlled substance near schools, which is a class A felony. For each charge, Wright could face 10 to 30 years or life in the Department of Corrections if convicted...
Wilma Faye Houk (Obituary ~ 11/19/13)
Wilma Faye Houk, 93, of Dayton, Ohio, formerly of Saline County, died Saturday, Nov. 16, 2013, at Heartland of Centerville Nursing Home in Centerville, Ohio. Funeral services will be held at 11 a.m. Thursday, Nov. 21, 2013, at Campbell-Lewis Chapel in Marshall. Visitation will be held from 10 to 11 a.m. Thursday at the funeral home. Burial will be in Ridge Park Cemetery in Marshall. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...
Charles Bernard Hopkins (Obituary ~ 11/19/13)
Charles Bernard Hopkins, 74, of Marshall, died Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at his home. Funeral arrangements are pending at Campbell-Lewis Funeral Home in Marshall.
Floyd charged with DWI, resisting arrest (Local News ~ 11/19/13)
Latisha Lorrain Floyd, 19, of Marshall, has been charged with a class B misdemeanor DWI and a class A misdemeanor of resisting arrest according to charges filed Nov. 9. The report also says Floyd was charged with a misdemeanor offense of purchasing or attempting to purchase of possession of liquor by a minor, a class B misdemeanor of operating a vehicle in a careless and imprudent manner, a class C misdemeanor of failure to maintain financial responsibility of the vehicle and a class C misdemeanor of failure to obey traffic control device. ...
Eleanor A. Klein (Obituary ~ 11/19/13)
Eleanor A. Klein, 79, of Marshall, formerly of Slater, died Monday, Nov. 18, 2013, at The Living Center in Marshall. Memorial services will be held at 10 a.m. Monday, Nov. 25, 2013, at Slater Presbyterian Church, with the Rev. Pam Sebastian officiating. Inurnment will be in Slater City Cemetery. Visitation will be from 9 to 10 a.m. Monday at the church. Memorials are suggested to Breast Cancer Awareness in care of Weiker Funeral Home in Slater...
Lucille Emma Eaheart Major (Obituary ~ 11/19/13)
Lucille Emma Eaheart Major, 86, of Marshall, died Thursday, Nov. 14, 2013, at the home of her daughter in Dallas, Texas. Memorial services will be held at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, 2013, at First United Methodist Church in Marshall, with the Rev. Sandy Nenadal officiating. ...
Norman E. McDaniel (Obituary ~ 11/19/13)
Norman E. McDaniel, 90, of Slater, died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, at Boone Hospital Center in Columbia. Graveside services with military honors will be held at 3 p.m. Wednesday, Nov. 20, 2013, in Slater City Cemetery, with Steve Stocksdale officiating. Visitation will be from 2 to 3 p.m. Wednesday at Weiker Funeral Home in Slater. Memorials are suggested to Big Bend Retreat or Slater Veterans Memorial Park...
Kenneth E. "Kenny" Conrad (Obituary ~ 11/19/13)
Kenneth E. "Kenny" Conrad, 53, of Marshall, died Sunday, Nov. 17, 2013, at his home. A celebration of Kenny's life will be held at the home of his sister, Brenda Miller, 620 W. Clara in Marshall from 6 to 8 p.m. Friday, Nov. 22, 2013. Memorials may be made to family choice. Friends may sign the online register book at www.campbell-lewis.com...
2013 All-I-70 Conference Football (High School Sports ~ 11/19/13)
Six Chiefs, two 'Hounds named all-conference
Phillips' announce the birth of their daughter (Births ~ 11/19/13)
Jeremy and Heather Phillips, of Salina, Kan., announce the birth of daughter, Allison Elizabeth Phillips, who was born at 6:30 p.m. Thursday, Sept. 19, 2013, at Salina Regional Health Center. She weighed 8 pounds, 2 ounces and was 20 inches in length...
End Rows for Nov. 19, 2013 (Agriculture ~ 11/19/13)
Waiver of late-filing fees For those who missed the Nov. 15 deadline for reporting hay and pasture acreages, late-filing fees have been waived until Jan. 15, 2014. The normal reporting deadline for hay and pasture acreages was Nov. 15, 2013 for the 2014 program and crop year...
Marshall FFA recognizes members (Agriculture ~ 11/19/13)
On Monday, Nov. 11, in the Harold L. Lickey auditorium at Bueker Middle School, the Marshall FFA chapter held a meeting recognizing its members and outstanding achievements through the year. As the public gathered in the auditorium, FFA officers were preparing for the meeting and presentation of degrees recognizing its members...
Five MU meetings to tell dairy farmers plans for their profit-margin safety nets (Agriculture ~ 11/19/13)
Dairy farmers are operating without a financial safety net. "They may not have noticed yet," Joe Horner, University of Missouri Extension dairy economist, said. The federal Milk Income Loss Contract (MILC) program expired Sept. 30. Congress has not passed a farm bill to replace it...
6 local families recognized for having Saline County Century Farms (Agriculture ~ 11/19/13)
The Saline County Commission, in association with Saline County Farm Bureau and University of Missouri Extension, recognized six new local family farms as this year's Saline County Century Farms on Thursday, Nov. 14, at the Saline County Courthouse...
Council approves ordinance for municipal election (Local News ~ 11/19/13)
The Marshall City Council approved an ordinance for a general municipal election to be held April 8 for the election of city officers at their council meeting Monday, Nov. 18. Four seats, one from each ward, will be on the ballot. Those seats currently belong to Councilwoman Sheila Cook, Councilman Vince Lutterbie, Councilman Dan Brandt and Councilman Ron Duvall. Each position is a two-year term...
Children's author Erin Searfoss-Hartung coming to Marshall for two appearances Nov. 22-23 (Local News ~ 11/19/13)
Erin Searfoss-Hartung will be in Marshall on Friday, Nov. 22, at the Fitzgibbon Auxiliary Holiday Bazaar with a booth for her children's books "Enny Penny's Wishes" and "Enny Penny's Christmas Wish." She will also be doing a special book reading for children at 11 a.m. Saturday, Nov. 23, at Marshall Public Library...
Livestock insurance can protect against price losses (Agriculture ~ 11/19/13)
While crop insurance has been popular for a long time, producers have largely overlooked similar safety nets for livestock. But that may be changing, a University of Missouri Extension agriculture economist said. Two forms of livestock insurance have been available for a number of years through the USDA Risk Management Agency, Ray Massey said, at the recent 2013 Missouri Swine Institute in Columbia...
No Easy Fix (Agriculture ~ 11/19/13)
Farming at its best is a challenge. Every farmer deals with adversity; it is a part of being involved in agriculture. However, for the past several years Missouri's dairy farmers have experienced more than their fair share of hardship -- extreme volatile high-low price cycles with skyrocketing feed costs since 2008. In simple terms, a disaster for economic survival...
Prices drop slightly for Thanksgiving Day meal (Agriculture ~ 11/19/13)
Missouri shoppers can expect to pay less than last year for the ingredients needed to prepare a traditional Thanksgiving Day meal for 10 people, with some leftovers. The average cost this year is $48.61, compared to $51.87 last year, for a savings of $3.26. That is a cost of only $4.86 per person!...
Slater FFA honors local veteran (Agriculture ~ 11/19/13)
On Nov. 13, the Advanced Leadership Agricultural Class had the opportunity to sit down and listen to local WWII veteran Jack Sandwith tell of his military experience. Sandwith grew up in southeast Kansas and as a teenage boy remembers delivering the newspaper with the headline after the bombing of Pearl Harbor. ...
Combines, corn and contributions (Agriculture ~ 11/19/13)
With combines running in the fields from daybreak to well after sundown, it feels right to talk about food this time of year. In fact, in the early evening hours, these lumbering machines look a little eerie as they march across the land with their floodlights illuminating the crops; they were well suited for Halloween. ...
Slater FFA participates in public speaking contest (Agriculture ~ 11/19/13)
Four members of the Slater FFA chapter participated in the annual fall public speaking contest in Sweet Springs held Nov. 6. Those four members were Stephanie Borgman, Elorin Steinhardt, Mackenzie Miller and Nathan Brown. Borgman prepared and presented a speech on soil and water, Steinhardt prepared a speech on the Young Farmers/Young Farm Wives Association, Miller's speech was on the Pet Breeders Association and Brown presented a speech on Missouri beef cattle...
Slater FFA attends National convention (Agriculture ~ 11/19/13)
The 86th annual National Convention was held in Louisville, Kentucky this year. The following FFA members from Slater's Chapter attended: Larissa Foster, Hannah Gochenour, Shelby Bagnell, Jordan Allen, Christian Venable, Stephanie Borgman, Nikki Riddle, Lawton Johnson, Spencer Peel and Tristian Griffith...
Slater City Council announces municipal election (Local News ~ 11/19/13)
Slater Mayor Stephen Allegri announced there will be a municipal election on April 8, 2014, for mayor, which is a four year term, and each ward has a council seat open, which are all two year terms. Candidates may file for the offices from 9 a.m. to 5 p.m. Dec. 17, 2013 through Jan. 21, 2014, at the city offices...
Sedalia organization seeks to aid the disabled (Local News ~ 11/19/13)
James Rennison, president of the Association for Persons with Disabilities, Inc., suffers from cerebral palsy, but his ailments has not disabled him from helping others out there with disabilities. "What we do is we provide items and services for people with developmental disabilities," Rennison said. ...
Whitetail deer management timeline (Agriculture ~ 11/19/13)
Whitetail deer management timeline This is an exciting time of year for Missouri deer hunters as the firearms season is just around the corner. As you sit in the deer stand or ground blind this hunting season your mind may wander to thoughts of that giant buck you saw this summer walking towards you at 20 yards or getting a doe to put some meat in the freezer, but just maybe you're thinking about how you can make your property more desirable to deer. ...


High power diode-pumped solid state (DPSS) lasers are a rapidly growing technology that is attractive for various applications in scientific and industrial fields. DPSS lasers are highly efficient, reliable and durable with superior beam quality when compared to flash-lamp pumped solid state lasers. Double-tungstate crystal of neodymium-doped potassium gadolinium tungstate (Nd:KGW) is one of the most effective active media used in DPSS lasers for generation of continuous wave radiation and ultrashort (i.e. picosecond, 10-12 s) pulses. Unfortunately, the thermal conductivity of KGW host crystals is relatively low (~3 Wm-1K-1). This low thermal conductivity and large quantum defect while pumping with ~808 nm lead to significant thermo-optical distortions. One way to minimize thermo-optical distortions is to reduce the quantum defect. This can be done by pumping at longer wavelengths as compared to conventional 808 nm. In this work we demonstrate what we believe is the first continuous wave Nd:KGW laser with hot band diode pumping at ~910 nm. This pumping wavelength reduced the quantum defect by >46% as compared to the conventional ~808 nm pumping and resulted in significantly lower thermal lensing. The laser produced 2.9 W of average output power at 1067 nm in a diffraction limited beam for an absorbed pump power of 8.3 W. The slope efficiency and optical-to-optical efficiency were found to be 43% and 35%, respectively. Significant reduction of quantum defect offered by this pumping wavelength and availability of suitable high power laser diodes opens an attractive way to further power and efficiency scaling of the Nd:KGW lasers.


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Cologne Zoo is open 365 days a year!
and at the Riehler Gürtel entrance (north side).
Here you'll find all the current prices for day and year tickets, tours, children's birthdays and much more. If you buy your ticket direct from us online, you avoid the queues and can secure your travel card too!
Online advantage: Day tickets always include a free ticket in the VRS area.
*Please note our General Terms and Conditions when purchasing our daily or annual tickets.
*Group tickets can only be purchased and used for a specific date (no voucher). Please note our general terms and conditions when purchasing our day or year tickets.
(Monday-Friday, except holidays and bank holidays) Applies for the above educational institutions in classes or groups (children/schoolchildren aged under 18) and a reasonable* number of teachers/educators (maximum 2 per 10 child/schoolchildren)*. Proof required). Every additional accompanying adult must pay the current valid group entry price.
*OUR ENTRY PRICES INCLUDE THE ZOO AND AQUARIUM (except for certain tours and special events).
Disabled visitors pay the standard entry prices. If the disabled badge is marked B, their accompanying person does not pay an entry fee (accompanying person must be minimum age 13).
Children 12 and under must be accompanied by an adult to enter the Cologne Zoo and Aquarium.
FAMILY ID MUST BE PRESENTED TO BUY A FAMILY TICKET.
A valid Cologne Pass and personal ID must be presented to buy a concession year ticket.
**COLOGNE ZOO YEAR TICKETS ARE VALID FOR 365 DAYS from the date of issue, person-specific (a photo is taken here), non-transferrable and is not valid for our special events such as Halloween, Long Night at the Aquarium etc. Year tickets are only available at the zoo main entrance from ticket offices 5 and 6. If you set up a direct debit for a season ticket you get one month for free! Please note that day tickets cannot be purchased in this case. All tickets are available as a voucher from the zoo ticket office or online shop.
EVERY FRIDAY, INCLUDING ENTRY PRICE, WRITTEN APPLICATION REQUIRED.
If you purchase your zoo day entry ticket in advance, a public transport travel ticket for the entire VRS region is included. Can also be given as a gift voucher!
Cologne Zoo: Always an experience: A special day!
Visit us more often: 365 days entry to the zoo!
and must be exchanged at the ticket office.
Come to Cologne Zoo and experience an animal-friendly time full of discovery and relaxation as well as fun for all ages.
From Cologne main station you can reach the zoo via the underground train line 18 and from Ebertplatz via bus line 140.
Cologne Zoo is located in the heart of Cologne. Plan your route with the route planner or use your navigation device with the address: Riehlerstraße 173, 50735 Cologne.
Make your trip to Cologne Zoo a special experience with the Zoo Express or the Rheinseilbahn.
Culinary diversity: Stop for something to eat and drink in our completely modernized ZooRestaurant – or in one of our numerous snack-stops.
First look. Then cuddle. Get your very own personal Zoovenir. Visit our two ZooShops and browse our range.
Plenty of room for playing: On two large playground areas – one at the ZooRestaurant, the other at the elephant park – where our smaller zoo visitors can run around to their heart's content.
Cologne Zoo is completely accessible to people with disabilities. The whole area is equipped with wide paths, ramps and special disabled toilets. For visitors with reduced mobility, free wheelchairs are available at the main entrance. We kindly ask you to make a reservation in advance under the service number 02 21/7 78 51 14.
We offer children's pull carts (both entrances) for a fee of 5 euros to allow your little ones to enjoy their visit to the full.
For our littlest ones we have diaper-changing facilities at various locations in the zoo. They are marked in the map. In our ZooRestaurant you can also find a microwave for warming up baby food.
Not allowed in the zoo!
Dogs must not be taken to the zoo for safety and health reasons.
For safety reasons, aerial toys and games such as balls, frisbees and balloons are not permitted in the zoo.
Transportation such as bicycles, scooters, roller skates, inline skates, skateboards and the like are not permitted in the zoo. For your own safety and so as not to disturb the animals, Cologne Zoo can only be explored on foot, with the exception of wheelchairs, prams and carts.
Please note that smoking is permitted only in designated smoking areas.
In case of emergencies, injuries or lost children, please contact our visitor service directly at 0221/77 85 114..
We'd be happy to accompany you!
Sunday tours – free of charge and without registration!
Join one of our trained guides and come with us on a journey of discovery. Our Sunday tours are included in the zoo entrance price. Registration is not required.
Meeting point: 11 am behind the main entrance of the zoo.
Written registration and pre-payment by bank transfer required.
tten registration and pre-payment by bank transfer required.
When:When: from April to September, every Friday – start times vary over the course of the year.
Written registration and prepayment by bank transfer required.
Awakened: A mysterious expedition gives children from 6 years and adults the rare opportunity to experience an exciting journey through the realm of nocturnal zoo animals.
When:from April to September, every Friday – start times vary over the course of the year.
Our popular torchlight tours through the aquarium are held in winter/autumn when the days are short. By the glow of torchlight, you will be led to the dwellers of the deep sea as well as other exciting habitats. Discover the mysterious pinecone fish, clownfish and the blind cave miner fish. Prepare to be fascinated by the giant tree frog and Philippine crocodiles in torchlight. You'll also follow the trail of reptiles and crustaceans and experience a close-up encounter with exotic insects.
With children or friends, colleagues or teammates: Secure a trip of a special kind and find out about our exclusive evening entertainment offers.
for bookings, appointments or any further information, please do not hesitate to contact us.
Our video lets you experience the many facets of Cologne Zoo up close. Enjoy the film!
Get your very own personal Zoovenir. Visit our two ZooShops and browse through our selection.
Our visitors service center would be happy to help!


Last fall, Cornell University decided to bar investment of its endowment assets in obligations of the Sudanese government andin oil companies currently operating in the Sudan. As a university, our principal task is to ensure excellence in teaching, research, scholarship, and outreach. But the magnitude of the crisis in Darfur represents a moral challenge that cannot be ignored.
Cornell's decision to divest followed a report by the University's investment office illustrating how revenues generated by the Sudanese oil industry have been used to finance genocide in Darfur. Of course, divestment is not by itself a remedy, but it is one means by which to register our opposition to the policies and actions of the Sudanese government and represents a modest contribution to a much larger effort by many institutions and individuals to influence the course of events in Sudan.
Unfortunately, the crisis in Darfur and in the region has not abated. As an academic institution, there are limits on what Cornell can do in response, particularly while conflict continues on the ground in Sudan. At the time Cornell's decision to divest was announced, we indicated that we would work with faculty, students, and staff to identify ways in which the university might offer some positive assistance to the people of Darfur.
Over the past two years, faculty and students here have held a series of events related to the genocide in Darfur. These events have included academic conferences, a teach-in on Sudan, a service-learning course on humanitarianism, on campus screening of documentaries on Darfur, presentations by outside speakers, and a 600 mile bike Ride Against Genocide. Indeed, these activities helped lead to the decision to divest. Later this month, a student group will conduct a public awareness week with public exhibits, outside speakers, and presentation of a documentary on Darfur.
Many other suggestions have been put forward. Among other things, we have decided to support a faculty-organized strategy workshop on Preparing for Peace in Sudan, to be held on the Ithaca Campus. The workshop will bring together representatives of Sudanese civil society, academic experts, and non-governmental organization service providers active in Sudan to analyze some of the critical problems and predictable needs Sudan will confront in the next few years, and to identify policies, institutions, technologies, and research needed to advance a lasting peace and support sustainable development. We anticipate that the workshop will produce recommendations for further projects and research that we can support.
We have also decided to join the Scholars at Risk Network, and to seek to host writers and scholars from the region whose work places them at risk at home. We hope to do this in partnership with the Ithaca City of Asylum program. In addition, we will continue to support public awareness efforts to educate students and community members about events in Darfur, both on campus and in local secondary schools. We will also continue to speak with public officials, interested alumni and others to encourage meaningful engagement and diplomacy on Darfur, and we will continue to support academic research on conflict and post-conflict issues. Finally, we are continuing to look for ways to assist civil society organizations in Sudan in their own efforts to promote peace and secure a better future for all of the people of Sudan.
Our efforts in connection with Darfur represent a component of a larger effort to support and strengthen Cornell's existing research, programs, and activities pertaining to Africa. As announced in the state of the university address last fall, we would like Cornell to be more strategic in our approaches to this important part of the world. Under Provost Martin's leadership, several vice provosts have been working with a range of faculty to gather information regarding Cornell's many and varied Africa-related endeavors, and to identify ways to leverage and support such efforts. They will draft a white paper on Cornell's efforts in Africa and offer recommendations for the future by the end of the academic year. In the meantime, we welcome your further suggestions and input.


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Q: How can "an expression with side effects" be passed to getc?
"Advanced Programming in the UNIX Environment, 3rd Edition", page 151:
The difference between getc and fgetc is that getc can be implemented
  as a macro, whereas fgetc cannot be implemented as a macro. This means
  three things:

*

*The argument to getc should not be an expression with side effects.

*Since fgetc is guaranteed to be a function, we can take its address. This allows us to pass the address of fgetc as an argument to another
  function.

*Calls to fgetc probably take longer than calls to getc, as it usually takes more time to call a function.

What "expression with side effects" can occur for the function signatures with stream pointer as a parameter?
#include<stdio.h>
int getc(FILE* stream);
int fgetc(FILE* stream);

A: There are probably hundreds of ways to pass an expression with side effects, but a "credible" one would be something like:
FILE *files[NUM_FILES];
...
int rc = getc(files[counter++]);

If getc is implemented poorly as a macro, the expression files[counter++] could be evaluated more than once, leading to unexpected behavior.

A: As an example, don't write
FILE* foo() { puts( "Bah!\n" ); return stdout; }

void advance() { getc( foo() ); }


In this webinar, Linedata's Innovation Projects Leader Bertrand Cocagne talks about Linedata's approach on Artificial Intelligence (AI).
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