Oasis on the sandy landscape and luxury in desert are the attributes of the Taj Lake Palace situated in the city of Udaipur in Rajasthan, India. It is very well named so as it is nestled right in the mid of the freshwater Lake Pichola. Flanked by the majestic Aravalli Mountains on one side and the city palace on the other, this heritage of Taj expands on the natural foundation on the lake waters. Erected during the 18th century, this resort is geographically located on the Jag Niwas Island.
The Taj Lake Palace is a lush white adorable treat of marble and mosaics whose glow in the night by the full moon surely makes one remember of the marvelous Taj Mahal. This is the feedback of most of the first time travelers who have stayed here. Nevertheless, the palace resort has already grabbed the honor of the dreamiest hotel of the country. And it certainly deserves that as this now Taj property was once the imperial address of the Maharana Jagat Singh II – the Mewar ruler whose ancestors are very closely related to the Sun God. The most unique aspect of this Taj asset is the fact that you are treated as if you are a king and so there is somebody who will personally look for your comforts. This is your personal royal butler who is one of the descendants of the historic butlers. And yes, one more exciting feature is that you reach here via a boat from the jetty.
In this two-level palace, 83 guest rooms are present with the fireplaces as well as balconies that soak you in its garden or lake vista. No matter which you choose, each room has pay movies, TV, satellite channels, desk, sofa bed, direct-dial phone, voice mail, multi-line phones, fan, AC, curtain, climate control, wireless Internet access, mini bar, complimentary newspaper as well as bottled water, slipper, refrigerator, separate sitting area, safe, bathrobes, bidet, bathroom phone, designer toiletries, shower/tub combination, bathroom scale, extra towels/bedding, mirrors, sewing kit, welcome amenities, handheld showerhead, in-room childcare (surcharge), cribs, iron/ironing board, trouser press, housekeeping, turndown service at night, and wake-up call.
At the Taj Lake Palace, you can expect all dining types: relaxed, formal, and casual all engulfing a myriad of appetizing menus as well as cool beverages. And yes, there are many options too. In the open-air restaurant on the rooftop, which is known as Bhairo, you can enjoy the lake's vistas as well as the views of the lit palace. Here, you get the modern European menu that is adorned by the special flavors as decided by the chefs. The dress code is formal. For an informal live through, get into the Jharokha that is very close to the lake. Besides enjoying the palace and lake vistas that are possible from the frames, you savor the modern international items here. The local as well as other national delicacies are served at Neel Kamal that looks over the pond and boasts imperial banquet hall style décor in form of crystals and rich upholstery.
And lastly, a memorable dining experience anywhere is ensured by the Royal Butlers – choose among your suite, ground sitting (the Indian way), by the Lily Pond, on the Mewar terrace, and on the lake.


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Q: Upload file via SFTP with Python I wrote a simple code to upload a file to a SFTP server in Python. I am using Python 2.7.
import pysftp

srv = pysftp.Connection(host="www.destination.com", username="root",
password="password",log="./temp/pysftp.log")

srv.cd('public') #chdir to public
srv.put('C:\Users\XXX\Dropbox\test.txt') #upload file to nodejs/

# Closes the connection
srv.close()

The file did not appear on the server. However, no error message appeared. What is wrong with the code?
I have enabled logging. I discovered that the file is uploaded to the root folder and not under public folder. Seems like srv.cd('public') did not work.

A: import pysftp

with pysftp.Connection(host="www.destination.com", username="root",
password="password",log="./temp/pysftp.log") as sftp:

  sftp.cwd('/root/public')  # The full path
  sftp.put('C:\Users\XXX\Dropbox\test.txt')  # Upload the file

No sftp.close() is needed, because the connection is closed automatically at the end of the with-block
I did a minor change with cd to cwd
Syntax -
# sftp.put('/my/local/filename')  # upload file to public/ on remote
# sftp.get('remote_file')         # get a remote file

A: I found the answer to my own question.
import pysftp

srv = pysftp.Connection(host="www.destination.com", username="root",
password="password",log="./temp/pysftp.log")

with srv.cd('public'): #chdir to public
    srv.put('C:\Users\XXX\Dropbox\test.txt') #upload file to nodejs/

# Closes the connection
srv.close()

Put the srv.put inside with srv.cd

A: Do not use pysftp it's dead. Use Paramiko directly. See also pysftp vs. Paramiko.

The code with Paramiko will be pretty much the same, except for the initialization part.
import paramiko

with paramiko.SSHClient() as ssh:
    ssh.load_system_host_keys()
    ssh.connect(host, username=username, password=password)

    sftp = ssh.open_sftp()

    sftp.chdir('public')
    sftp.put('C:\Users\XXX\Dropbox\test.txt', 'test.txt')

To answer the literal OP's question: the key point here is that pysftp Connection.cd works as a context manager (so its effect is discarded without with statement), while Paramiko SFTPClient.chdir does not.

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Helsinki Applejack is a spirit produced from the best Finnish apples. Northern apple varieties produce an aromatic, fruity distillate, which is then matured for six months in small oak casks. Maturation turns it into sweet and flowery Helsinki Applejack. The freshness of apple is mixed with notes of toffee and vanilla.
Apples used for Helsinki Applejack are sourced from two farms in Southern Finland. Sour apple varieties give distillate its taste, sweet ones the pleasing balance.
The apples are cold-pressed at the farm and the must is then delivered to The Helsinki Distilling Company, where it is fermented into cider.
After distillation, the aromatic apple distillate is placed in small oak barrels, where it will mature for six months. The maturation time is shorter than typically with apple spirits, which is to preserve the unique fresh taste of Finnish apples.
Helsinki Applejack is excellent on its own after dinner, and it pairs especially well with a cup of high quality black tea. It also works perfectly in cocktails or with a splash of tonic and a slice of apple.


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The Weiss School STEM Center of Excellence created the Weiss CubeSat Development Team (WCDT) in the Fall of 2015 with the stated purpose of incrementally accomplishing numerous intermediate goals and to fly a Low Earth Orbit (LEO) 1U CubeSat within three years. The WeissSat-1 mission is the culmination of a multi-year process of educating gifted middle school students in three specific threads: Aerospace, Biotechnology, and Mission Management/Planning.
Weiss School students assembled 1U Raspberry Pi7based emulator CubeSat kits, wrote corresponding python script, and conducted a successful captive-carry flight with the 1U emulator aboard a Generation Orbit mission. The students conducted multiple tethered BalloonSat flights in which they remotely accessed sensors and the onboard camera to download sensor data and imagery via WiFi signals. Finally, the students flew a high-altitude balloon (HAB) with a 1U emulator.
In the Fall of 2016, The Weiss School applied to the NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI) and proposed an ELaNa mission that will orbit a CubeSat from any available launch vehicle. The WeissSat-1, a 1U platform, is designed to collect and transmit sensor data and validate a novel lab-on-a-chip system. The WeissSat-1 is a platform based on the NearSpace Launch Inc. 1U FastBus Structure. This mission was designed to maximize student involvement while also constraining project complexity and costs. Students integrated a Micro Fluorescent Activated Cell Sorter (mFACS) manufactured by Micro Aerospace Solutions, Inc. into the WeissSat-1 CubeSat. This 1U platform will employ a NearSpace Launch, Inc. EyeStar7S2 Satellite Simplex Radio and will utilize the GlobalStar radio downlink, thereby allowing student and parent access to real-time telemetry and sensor data through an Internet web page.
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The Weiss School received a letter from NASA on February 17, 2017 that indicated that The Weiss School had been chosen by NASA to participate in the 2017 NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative. NASA will launch the WeissSat-1 CubeSat satellite containing its novel lab-on-a-chip payload in a 1U student-built CubeSatas an auxiliary payload on a planned NASA mission into space in 2018. The Weiss School was the only elementary/middle school in the United States chosen to participate in the 2017 NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative, a highly selective, small satellite flight opportunity. Thirty-four proposals in the United States were selected to participate: 31 Universities/Research Centers, 2 High Schools, and The Weiss School (elementary/middle school). NASA stated "This initiative is intended to provide viable launch opportunities for CubeSats as auxiliary payloads on planned NASA or commercial space flight missions, or deployments from the International Space Station." The WeissSat-1 mission at the Weiss School is the culmination rather than the impetus for numerous education and outreach activities and programs.
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Due to the highly prestigious nature of being selected by NASA to launch a CubeSat into space, U.S. Senator Bill Nelson visited The Weiss School on March 11, 2017. Senator Nelson announced to the local community that The Weiss School had been selected to participate in the 2017 NASA CubeSat Launch Initiative (CSLI). Because The Weiss School is the only elementary and middle school in the United States chosen to participate in this highly selective, small satellite flight opportunity, there was significant positive reaction from the local community. In addition to the visit by Senator Nelson, several media outlets highlighted the accomplishment. This recognition reflects the award-winning, highly advanced, and innovative STEM program that The Weiss School has as part of its six Centers of Excellence.
Aerospace/CubeSat Activities at The Weiss School
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Participation on the WCDT is open to all Weiss School students during afterschool hours. The WCDT introduces students to themes related to spacecraft hardware, software, operations, and the underlying mathematical principles. Students begin by assembling a 1U emulator and the necessary code to retrieve data from the 1U emulator via a Wi-Fi signal. Students then plan and execute tethered BalloonSat missions, culminating with the planning and execution of a high-altitude balloon (HAB) mission.
Aerospace Summer Camps
Participation in Aerospace camps at The Weiss School is open to any 3rd – 8th grade students who reside in the surrounding community. The camps alternate each week by age group levels, 3rd – 5th grade camps are provided one week and 6th – 8th grade camps are provided the next week. Each camp lasts one week and students learn basic orbital mechanics with an emphasis on connecting Newton's and Kepler's Laws to the Geometry of conic sections.
Aerospace Elective Course
The Weiss School offers an Aerospace elective course that is available to all Weiss Middle School students during the school day. The course meets twice a week and focuses on getting to, remaining in, and returning from space. Students learn basic orbital mechanics, calculate Hohmann Transfers, and design interplanetary missions. WCDT CubeSat activities are also incorporated into the Aerospace elective course.
Protein Crystallography Workshops (PCW)
In the Fall of 2015, Weiss School students began participating in workshops to learn techniques that would allow them to prepare and send protein samples to the International Space Station for crystallization. The Weiss School secured laboratory space with The Scripps Research Institute in Jupiter, Florida and hosted several workshops in 2016. The PCW's are led by engineers and researchers from Huntsville, Alabama who have extensive experience in flying biological payloads in space.
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My one month in Brazil was definitely full of surprises.
I hadn't expected to love Rio de Janeiro so much, nor did I expect to feel so much at home in Belo Horizonte. Ouro Preto charmed me with its colonial architecture and very helpful people, while Iguazu Falls humbled me. It helped as well that Brazilians love animals; I was able to see, hug, pet, and kiss a cat almost everywhere I went.
Out of the many highlights in Brazil, however, one that stood out was my time spent in Bonito. It's a very small town in the state of Mato Grosso do Sul that tourists usually pass by on their way to the Pantanal (Brazil's wildlife reserve) or to Corumba, the border of Brazil and Bolivia.
Despite its size, Bonito excelled in one thing: sustainable tourism.
Sustainable tourism seems to be the buzzword of marketing campaigns today. Many places claim they apply it in their tourism activities, and maybe for some, it is true. Coming from the Philippines where sustainable tourism is far from being implemented consistently, however, I was more than impressed when I learned how it was done when I went snorkeling in Bonito.
Actually, the town itself is nothing to write home about. In the off season, the streets are mostly empty, except for its one main street (Rebua) where most commercial establishments are located. You can pass the time window (or souvenir) shopping, eating, or just hanging out at the plaza. Tip: go at night. The fountain looks nice, with its three huge fish sculptures.
Out of town, however, is a different story altogether. Tourists have the option to go trekking and snorkeling in Rio da Prata ("Silver River"); diving in Lagoa Misteriosa, a sinkhole with super clear waters reminiscent of the Enchanted River in the Philippines; swimming in the waterfalls of Estancia Mimosa; or go caving in Gruta do Lago Azul and Grutas de Sao Miguel.
There is one thing common in all these attractions: tourist groups are brought there in limited numbers. At any one point, the maximum number of people in the place is from nine up to 12.
I booked my snorkeling tour to Rio da Prata via Papaya Hostel, where I stayed for the duration of my trip (I can highly recommend this hostel. Breakfast was good, WiFi was okay, and their dorm rooms were comfortable. Also walking distance to the bus station and the main street. Best of all: they have four cats!).
The tour wasn't cheap (then again, it's Brazil); for 230 reais (around US$60), transport, guide fee, and equipment (wet suit, booties, goggles, and mask) were included. Lunch wasn't though, and since I didn't want to pay an additional 40 reais, I just brought my own sandwich.
The truck that took us to the start of the trek.
An hour or so after we left Bonito, we arrived at the office of Rio da Prata Recanto Ecologico, the organization managing the tourism activities in the area. We were grouped into six; each group had a time slot to go to the river. Only one group of six people each was allowed to snorkel at any one time. Wearing sunscreen or mosquito repellent was forbidden.
While waiting, an English-speaking guide briefed us on what were were about to do. She said that we had to trek across the forest for 40 minutes before reaching the first river, Olho d'Agua ("eyes of water"), where we would start our snorkeling tour. Olho d'Agua (the short, narrow river in the illustration below) flows downwards to Rio da Prata. All in all, the snorkeling tour, together with the trek, would take three hours.
Illustrated map shows the reserve. Rio da Prata is the river at the bottom.
When our time slot came (11am, so we had to wait for almost two hours), we hopped on the back of a truck which brought us to where we were going to start the trek down to the first river. Unfortunately for me and one other guy, however, the trekking guide only spoke Portuguese.
From time to time, two fellow tourists from Rio de Janeiro interpreted for us, but it was mostly 40 minutes of listening to the guide talk animatedly about the trees and the few wildlife we saw without understanding anything.
Our guide at the start of the trek through the forest.
We saw some wildlife, like this one, on the way to the river.
When we finally reached the river, however, everything was forgotten. The water was incredibly clear; we were instructed to just float and not kick or paddle so as not to disturb the sand. There were no other people there; the group ahead of us were probably at the end of the tour already.
We were all given a life vest; our guide insisted on it so that we wouldn't have to stand up where we weren't supposed to. It was lovely to just float there; there were so many fish it was like being in a giant aquarium. Schools of dorado (similar to trout, yellow-tailed), pacu (the black fish), piraputanga, and other kinds of fish swam near and around us, uncaring about our presence.
Only floating is allowed; no paddling.
When I stood still next to the "pier," the smallest ones attached themselves to the exposed parts of my body and started nibbling. (Fish spa, anyone?) I was so glad I rented an underwater camera; it was so unbelievably beautiful there!
We asked why the water was so clear, and our guide said that it was because of the high concentration of calcium carbonates in the river. The minerals take out the dirt and impurities as they descend to the bottom, leaving the water clean.
All too soon, we reached the platform in Rio da Prata that was the end of our tour. We got out of our wet suits and put on the dry clothes that our truck driver had brought there. There were changing rooms, yes, but showers no, and definitely no soap and shampoo! We couldn't even bring food or water there so as not to feed the animals.
So: limited number of people at the sites, no sunscreen, insect repellent or food, no showers. These are just some of the ways they ensure that tourists leave minimum impact on the sites. It's working; the waters are clear and the fish is abundant.
Bonito's efforts at sustainable tourism hasn't gone unnoticed. It was the winner for Best Destination for Responsible Tourism in the 2013 World Responsible Tourism Awards. If you want to see what a small town can do to protect its natural resources, visit Bonito in Brazil!
How about you? What other sustainable tourism practices have you encountered?
Loved this! Was there as well. Bonito was nothing short of unforgettable.
Bonito is amazing! I've been there some years ago! I have recently started writing about my travels… check it out!
BTW, did you attempt to dive down to deepest part of the river where the natural spring was? I tried to, but failed miserably because my wetsuit was too buoyant.
I was fortunate enough to do this back in June 2014. I was so impressed by the clarity of the water. Definitely Brazil's best kept secret!
I'm glad I found the chance to go there too. One of my best experiences in South America.
Wow! Those are huge fish! Would definitely love to snorkel here.
That is the beauty of slow travel where you're on your schedule and you get to places where no other tourists goes and you get to learn how they do things that SHOULD be applied to our country as well. It's amazing how in other countries, they find a way to get the people/citizens to buy into the concept/program of preserving the natural resources without a hit to the people's means of livelihood. Do you think the we, the Filipinos, can be disciplined enough to put the health of our natural resources over the greed of our pockets?
I think we need A LOT of education regarding sustainable tourism. I was snorkeling with a local fisherman once when I saw he was pounding a coral underwater with a big rock, only because he wanted the octopus hiding inside to come out! I was aghast. It's unthinking destruction like that that needs to be addressed. The Philippines has to get its act together before our natural resources go the way of Boracay.
Snorkeling in Bonito was indeed fantastic, one of the best I have ever experienced in my life!
Yes, the mesure the local government takes surely help protecting these unique rivers, the wildlife & the fauna.
There are unfortunately far too few exemples of real sustainable ecotourism, which is more often than not just a marketing claim.
Wow! muito linda lugar! I truly admire how Brasileiros take initiatives about responsible tourism. Hope we can follow the same.


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Rain check: June nearly normal
After an extended dry spell, late rainfall helped the first month of the monsoon end well. A look at what had caused the dry spell, what broke it, and what the weather office expects in the near future.
Written by Amitabh Sinha | Pune | Updated: July 3, 2018 8:00:37 am
Thanks to the formation of a low-pressure area over the north Bay of Bengal in the last few days of June, there were widespread rains. (Express photo by Bhupendra Rana)
Good rainfall in most parts of the country in the last week of June ensured that the first month of the monsoon season ended with near-normal rains. But not before an extended dry phase of almost two weeks that saw a complete halt in the progress of the monsoon. Until June 27, the country had a more-than-10% deficiency in rainfall, and the monsoon had barely reached central India. Thanks to the formation of a low-pressure area over the north Bay of Bengal in the last few days of June, there were widespread rains. The monsoon quickly progressed its northward journey, and covered the entire country in a matter of two days, at least 15 days ahead of schedule.
Depressions absent
Scientists say the defining characteristic of monsoon behaviour in June was the lack of development of adequate "depressions" or "low-pressure areas" over the Bay of Bengal region. Only one such depression was formed in the entire month when at least two to three, sometimes four, are expected.
Low-pressure areas over the Bay of Bengal, near the Bengal and Odisha coasts, help in pulling the monsoon winds through to most of north and northwest India. The first seasonal rains in Bihar, Jharkhand, Uttar Pradesh, most parts of Madhya Pradesh, Delhi, Rajasthan, Punjab and upwards happen due to this activity, when the rain-bearing winds coming the Bay of Bengal are driven inside due to prevailing low pressure.
"Especially, during the northward advance of the monsoon, the formation of low-pressure areas is very important. In June, we saw only one such event taking place. Till that happened, around June 27, most of eastern, central and northern India was starved of rains. Lack of depressions was the most standout feature of the monsoon in June," said Govindasamy Bala of the Centre for Atmospheric and Oceanic Sciences at the Indian Institute of Science, Bengaluru.
Mruytunjay Mohapatra of India Meteorological Department agreed. "We had just one low-pressure event. This is less than what is expected in June and was chiefly responsible for the break that the monsoon went into," he said. After good rains for a few days, the monsoon seems to have gone into another break. Bala said current forecasts show that another depression was not developing till July 6 or 7. So, the next spell of good rainfalls, especially in northern plains, in the states of Bihar, Jharkhand or Uttar Pradesh, will not happen before that time, he said.
These breaks, or dry phases, are not uncommon. The monsoon oscillates every few weeks between wet and dry phases, sometimes referred to as active and inactive phases. As J Srinivasan of the Divecha Centre for Climate Change at the Indian Institute of Science said, in a good monsoon year there are more wet phases than dry phases, while in a drought year it is the dry phases that dominate.
Madden Julian Oscillation
The dry phase seen in June is also being attributed to what is known as Madden Julian Oscillation, or MJO, an air-ocean interaction that happens along the equator. MJO is an eastward-moving disturbance of clouds, wind and pressure, that travels around the globe at a speed of 4 to 8 metres per second, for between 30 and 60 days on an average. Sometimes, one revolution around the planet can even take 90 days. As it moves, strong MJO activity often splits the planet into two parts, one in which the MJO is in the active phase and results in enhanced rainfall, and the other in which it suppresses rainfall.
In 2015, the MJO activity in June was favourable for the Indian landmass and resulted in an unusually high rainfall. This year, the opposite happened. "This year the lower rainfall in India during June 15 to June 22 was associated with an MJO," Srinivasan said. "The accurate forecast of the Indian monsoon rainfall beyond a few days depends critically upon the ability of the (climate) model to correctly simulate the phase of the MJO. The models have improved a lot during the past decade and we can expect more improvements in the future."
Mohapatra of IMD said even the absence of low-pressure areas over Bay of Bengal could be attributed to MJO activity. "Formation of depressions is related to MJO activity. About 60% of the depressions formed in the northern Bay of Bengal during this time are influenced by the MJO," he said.
Mohapatra said the June rainfall had been very good for sowing of crops, though. "Sowing requires optimum amount of rainfall. Excess rains can spoil the sowing season. The rainfall we got in June was good for agriculture," he said.
Water in stock
By June 28, the 91 large reservoirs of the country had stored 29.668 billion cubic metres, or 18% of capacity. This, however, remains slightly less than what is expected during this time of the year — about 94% of the average of the last 10 years. Good rains over the last few days would have led to a further increase in storage levels.
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A perfect spring evening? Three whimsical short dances, a solo cello performance by composer Catherine Davis, a dreamy array of sweet desserts and libations on the grounds of the Umlauf Sculpture Garden. Terry Riley's G-Song. Performa Dance artistic director Jennifer Hart present her impeccable and always fresh choreography in two pieces, one set to Terry Riley's G-Song, the other set to a combo of Mozart, Rossini and Ben Frost. Guest choreographer Alexa Capareda dances to Erik Satie's Gnossiennes.
Bring a book or three to share at the Contemporary Austin, where for a week, Abraham Cruzvillegas's exhibition"Hi, How Are You, Gonzo?" will become an expanding library of exchanged books. All types of books in fair condition are welcome. The book exchange will also benefit incarcerated readers, so bring an extra book donation for Inside Books Project— an Austin-based organization that sends free books and educational materials to prisoners in Texas.
A powerhouse collaboration of super talents. "Caravan" is a captivating performance that explores black lives in the 21st-century through multiple Grammy-winning composer/trumpeter Terence Blanchard's fusion of jazz, R&B, blues, funk, and soul, interwoven with hip-hop choreographer Rennie Harris' African American dance styles, and sculptor/projection-mapping artist Andrew Scott's conceptually-based visual projections and installations, which are rooted in African and African American art and culture.
Rachel Cusk will be reading from "Kudos," a book The New Yorker called "a breathtaking success," and the last of her critically acclaimed literary trilogy that began with "Outline" (2014) and "Transit" (2016).
The dancer, choreographer, costume maker and visual artist makes soft, fabric sculptures that are at the intersection of a diffuse, disorganized, yet playful experience of the self.
Alyssa Taylor Wendt and Kate Csillagi, join artistic forces to create a journey into secret transitional spaces using drawing, sculpture, photography and other collaborative ventures.
Austin favorite of the new music scene Invoke Quartet are the featured performers on a program that includes Bach's "Coffee Cantata" and the jazzy sounds of Paul Schoenfield's trio Café Music.


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Produced to coincide BERNHARD WILLHELM 3000: When Fashion Shows The Danger Then Fashion Is The Danger at Museum of Contemporary Art Los Angeles (MOCA).
Two art pillows and four handmade circle shaped rugs designed by Bernhard Willhelm with text that functions as proclaiming statements drawn from the exhibition's narrative.sources and visual traits from art, culture, politics, sociology, fashion and music, creating stunning and visually explosive mash-ups of transformed and re-contextualized references.
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Henzel Studio's ethos is based on the artistic practice of Calle Henzel, founder and creative director. Over the past twenty years, he has translated his artistic practice as painter and collage artist into the medium at hand, positioning Henzel Studio as one of the most progressive luxury rug brands in the world. The organic and artistic process of Calle Henzel has been the driving force in the development of Henzel Studio's designs. He has over the years in an un-compromised fashion challenged the traditional conventions of subject matter, shape, finishings and special treatments as a result of painstaking research that includes vintage treatments, intricate surface compositions and even natural erosion – methodologies that further blur the distinction between art and design. Under the curation of Joakim Andreasson, Calle Henzel has collaborated with some of the most prominent names in contemporary art and artists foundations including Tom of Finland Foundation and The Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts. Since the launch of 'Henzel Studio Collaborations' at Barneys New York Madison Avenue in 2014 during Frieze Art Fair, Henzel Studio has developed art rugs with over thirty contemporary artists including Richard Prince, Helmut Lang, Jack Pierson, Nan Goldin, Scott Campbell, Richard Phillips, Marilyn Minter, Mickalene Thomas and Anselm Reyle. Via 'Henzel Studio Heritage' extensive collections have also been developed in collaboration with artist estates, that to date include Andy Warhol Foundation for the Visual Arts and Tom of Finland Foundation.
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EU 'at risk of unravelling' as Romania challenges supremacy of Brussels laws
The European Union's power over its member states was dealt a fresh blow on Friday night after Romania became the latest country to rule that EU treaties do not override national laws.
In a blow to the EU legal order, Romania's constitutional court disputed a second European Court of Justice ruling that said judges in Romania should put EU law above domestic legislation.
"National constitutional courts ruling that EU law does not have supremacy over domestic laws is a development of very serious concern for the European Union," said Professor Gavin Barrett, an EU law expert at University College Dublin.
Brussels has been forced to defend itself against a number of similar challenges by member states. Germany's and Poland's constitutional courts have both argued their judges should put domestic law first.
The European Commission is still at loggerheads with Warsaw over its defiance of the supremacy of EU legislation, which prompted fears of a "Polexit".
The European Commission is still at loggerheads with Warsaw over the supremacy of EU laws, which prompted fears of a "Polexit". Complaints against Berlin were dropped after the German government sent reassurances that it fully supports the concept of primacy.
Leaders in Warsaw have dismissed claims that they are attempting to engineer Poland's departure but warn that it could be forced out of the bloc if Brussels continues to trample over the country's sovereignty.
The country's nationalist Law and Justice government has repeatedly challenged EU rules and refused to pay fines imposed by the ECJ since coming into power.
A similar debate over Romania's future membership has not yet materialised, but polling last year revealed almost 70 per cent of Romanian citizens believe leaving the EU is a price worth paying for defending national interests.
All member states agree to a treaty provision that dictates EU law has primacy over national law. The final arbiter of EU law is the ECJ in Luxembourg, according to the membership treaties.
"Much of the power of the European Union derives from EU law operating uniformly and effectively right across the territory of all 27 Member States. Take that away and each Member State turns into a separate legal zone where the rules on say, the Single Market, and criminal justice cooperation differ from one place to the next," Prof Barrett told the Telegraph.
"In other words, you end up with no unified legal system, no Single Market, and in effect a crippled European Union. In its own way this development is a crisis of greater significance than Brexit has ever been.
"The EU has survived Brexit. But if the view becomes widespread that supremacy no longer holds sway in national courts, then the EU won't survive – at least not in its present form."
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Didier Reynders, the EU's justice commissioner, could trigger legal action against Romania, given its top court's "real, permanent and persistent position to go against the EU law or the binding character of the ECJ decisions".
In an interview with the Financial Times, the senior eurocrat said he had not received sufficient reassurances that Bucharest is willing to respect that the bloc's laws must supersede domestic legislation.
"We have received a reaction from the Romanian government saying, 'No, we want to have full respect of primacy… but in the framework of the Romanian constitution.' So it's not exactly the answer that we have received from the German government, without any conditions," he said.
Under the Romanian constitution, supremacy of EU law is acknowledged, but when it clashes with domestic legislation, judges are allowed to decide that national rules are superior.
This has raised doubts over Bucharest's commitment to the European project and the independence of its judiciary.
The ECJ is demanding that Romania dismantle a prosecutorial unit for judges, which the Luxembourg-based court said "could be perceived as seeking to establish an instrument of pressure and intimidation with regard to judges".
Romania could follow Poland and be handed multimillion euro fines if it refuses to comply with rulings of the ECJ.
But unlike Warsaw, Bucharest is already receiving payments from the EU's €800 billion coronavirus recovery fund.
Brussels is poised to withhold more than €100 million from Warsaw to cover unpaid fines by the EU's top court.
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El Aeródromo Puelo Bajo  es un terminal aéreo ubicado en la localidad de Puelo Bajo, Provincia de Llanquihue, Región de Los Lagos, Chile. Este aeródromo es de carácter público.

Véase también
 Lista de aeropuertos de Chile

Enlaces externos
 Aeródromo Puelo Bajo en Internet Flight Information System

Referencias

Puelo Bajo

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Q: What is reason of LEFT and Right join in SQL For Example: I have two tables
table agent

table application

1)
select a.agentID, agent_nm from agent a
left join application ap on (ap.agentID=a.agentID);

I am using Left join in above query and got the result is

2)
select a.agentID, agent_nm from application ap
right join agent a  on (ap.agentID=a.agentID);

And i am using Right join in above query and got the same result as i got from using the Left join. like

So my question why are left and right join in mysql. We can retrieve the data with left join only swap the table. So why we are using the right join in our queries. Same way we can achieve target only using the Righ join without using the left join.
So what is the reason of Left and Right Join in SQL. Can anyone explain the logic?

A: It's symmetric, LEFT and RIGHT outer joins are exchangeable. Most people use LEFT OUTER join because it's easier to think "main table" left join "additional data"...

A: Not much of a reason, really. In fact, MySQL docs say:

RIGHT JOIN works analogously to LEFT JOIN. To keep code portable across databases, it is recommended that you use LEFT JOIN instead of RIGHT JOIN.

It's just an option you have, one few people exploit.

A: When you have a more complex statement and want to add something with a right join, you may do not want to swap the statements just because you only have left join's.
Can also make queries more hard to read.


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Both Pakistan and China are happy with the victory of Lt Col Nandasena Gotabaya Rajapaksa, secretary of defence in the previous government of Sri Lanka, in the recent election. Rajapaksa defeated his rival Sajith Premadasa. Sajith was the candidate of the United National Party (UNP), the party of the current Prime Minister of Sri Lanka Ranil Wickremesinghe.
In the Pakistani media, the victory of Gotabaya Rajapaksa is being touted as a setback for India and good news for Pakistan that sees Sri Lankan Prime Minister Ranil Wickremesinghe as an ally of India because in 2016, he had boycotted the South Asian Cooperation Organization (SAARC) meeting hosted by Pakistan.
In September, Pakistan was supposed to welcome the Sri Lankan cricket team but after the Sri Lankan Prime Minister's Office issued an alert for the terrorist attack, a crisis started to mount on the tour. After all the efforts of Pakistan, the Sri Lankan cricket authorities reviewed the security situation again and only then sent their team to Pakistan. Ranil Wickramasinghe's close proximity to India was being blamed for this stance of Sri Lanka in Pakistan.
A Pakistani Foreign Ministry official said Ranil Wickremesinghe was so close to India that his attitude towards Pakistan was always indifferent. Pakistani analysts say that, in view of his close proximity to the ruling party, India wanted to see Sajith Premadasa, who was the candidate of Wickremesinghe's own party United National Party (UNP), as president. Pakistan wanted the victory of Gotabaya Rajapaksa, brother of former Sri Lankan President Mahinda Rajapaksa.
A Pakistan Foreign Ministry official, on the condition of anonymity, said, "If Premadasa had won the election, it would have been a big tragedy for Pakistan. Premadasa was a choice not only of India but also of the western countries because of the victory of Gotabaya Rajapaksa in Sri Lanka."
While China's influence in southern Asia is likely to increase with the victory of Rajapaksa, Prime Minister Narendra Modi immediately congratulated the winner on his victory in the presidential election of Sri Lanka. Minister. "But will not be happy with the results in India reality," said the Pakistani official.
Mahinda Rajapaksa is considered pro-China and his brother Gotabaya Rajapaksa is likely to follow this path. India's relations with the Rajapaksa family have not been very cordial, so the election of Gotabaya Rajapaksa is being said to be a setback for India.
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Stephen Fry invites readers to take a glimpse at his life story in the unputdownable More Fool Me.'Oh dear I am an arse. I expect there'll be what I believe is called an "intervention" soon. I keep picturing it. All my friends bearing down on me and me denying everything until my pockets are emptied. Oh the shame'In his early thirties, Stephen Fry - writer, comedian, star of stage and screen - had, as they say, 'made it'. Much loved in A Bit of Fry and Laurie, Blackadder and Jeeves and Wooster, author of a critically acclaimed and bestselling first novel, The Liar, with a glamorous and glittering cast of friends, he had more work than was perhaps good for him.What could possibly go wrong?Then, as the 80s drew to a close, he discovered a most enjoyable way to burn the candle at both ends, and took to excess like a duck to breadcrumbs. Writing and recording by day, and haunting a never ending series of celebrity parties, drinking dens, and poker games by night, in a ludicrous and impressive act of bravado, he fooled all those except the very closest to him, some of whom were most enjoyably engaged in the same dance.He was - to all intents and purposes - a high functioning addict. Blazing brightly and partying wildly as the 80s turned to the 90s, AIDS became an epidemic and politics turned really nasty, he was so busy, so distracted by the high life, that he could hardly see the inevitable, headlong tumble that must surely follow . . .Containing raw, electric extracts from his diaries of the time, More Fool Me is a brilliant, eloquent account by a man driven to create and to entertain - revealing a side to him he has long kept hidden.
The Black Swan is a standalone book in Nassim Nicholas Taleb's landmark Incerto series, an investigation of opacity, luck, uncertainty, probability, human error, risk, and decision-making in a world we don't understand. The other books in the series are Fooled by Randomness, Antifragile, Skin in the Game, and The Bed of Procrustes.A black swan is a highly improbable event with three principal characteristics: It is unpredictable, it carries a massive impact, and, after the fact, we concoct an explanation that makes it appear less random, and more predictable, than it was. The astonishing success of Google was a black swan, so was 9/11. For Nassim Nicholas Taleb, black swans underlie almost everything about our world, from the rise of religions to events in our own personal lives.Why do we not acknowledge the phenomenon of black swans until after they occur? Part of the answer, according to Taleb, is that humans are hardwired to learn specifics when they should be focused on generalities. We concentrate on things we already know and time and time again fail to take into consideration what we don't know. We are, therefore, unable to truly estimate opportunities, too vulnerable to the impulse to simplify, narrate, and categorize, and not open enough to rewarding those who can imagine the "impossible."For years, Taleb has studied how we fool ourselves into thinking we know more than we actually do. We restrict our thinking to the irrelevant and inconsequential, while large events continue to surprise us and shape our world. In this revelatory book, Taleb explains everything we know about what we don't know, and this second edition features a new philosophical and empirical essay, "On Robustness and Fragility," which offers tools to navigate and exploit a Black Swan world.Elegant, startling, and universal in its applications, The Black Swan will change the way you look at the world. Taleb is a vastly entertaining writer, with wit, irreverence, and unusual stories to tell. He has a polymathic command of subjects ranging from cognitive science to business to probability theory. The Black Swan is a landmark book-itself a black swan.Praise for Nassim Nicholas Taleb"The most prophetic voice of all."-GQPraise for The Black Swan"[A book] that altered modern thinking."-The Times (London)"A masterpiece."-Chris Anderson, editor in chief of Wired, author of The Long Tail"Idiosyncratically brilliant."-Niall Ferguson, Los Angeles Times"The Black Swan changed my view of how the world works."-Daniel Kahneman, Nobel laureate"[Taleb writes] in a style that owes as much to Stephen Colbert as it does to Michel de Montaigne. . . . We eagerly romp with him through the follies of confirmation bias [and] narrative fallacy."-The Wall Street Journal"Hugely enjoyable-compelling . . . easy to dip into."-Financial Times"Engaging . . . The Black Swan has appealing cheek and admirable ambition."-The New York Times Book Review
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One of the world's top experts on betrayal looks at why we often can't see it right in front of our faces. If the cover-up is worse than the crime, blindness to betrayal can be worse than the betrayal itself. Whether the betrayer is an unfaithful spouse, an abusive authority figure, an unfair boss, or a corrupt institution, we often refuse to see the truth in order to protect ourselves. This book explores the fascinating phenomenon of how and why we ignore or deny betrayal, and what we can gain by transforming "betrayal blindness" into insight.Explains the psychological phenomenon of "betrayal blindness", in which we implicitly choose unawareness in order to avoid the risk of seeing treachery or injusticeBased on the authors' substantial original research and clinical experience carried out over the last decade as well as their own story of confronting betrayalFilled with fascinating case studies involving unfaithful spouses, abusive authority figures and corrupt institutions, to name a few In a remarkable collaboration of science and clinical perspectives, Jennifer Freyd, one of the world's top experts on betrayal and child abuse, teams up with Pamela Birrell, a psychotherapist and educator with 25 years of experience. 1. Language: English. Narrator: A. Savalas. Audio sample: http://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/012493/bk_adbl_012493_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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Matthew Williams and his friends set out to make Crop Circles. They figured out how to create amazing, wonderful shapes so incredible that they would fool thousands of people who interpreted them as signs of alien visitors. Cleverly, they would make these fantastic geometric patterns appear on the ground and the world was in awe. Photographs of their circles were taken and circulated around the globe throughout the media and newspapers. Williams and his friends had pulled off a major feat, they fooled the world and delighted in their success. But something happened that changed everything for them. One day, as they were creating yet another incredible design, a strange psychological effect occurred and for them, the business of crop-circle making was changed forever. 1. Language: English. Narrator: Theo Chalmers. Audio sample: http://samples.audible.de/bk/real/000127/bk_real_000127_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
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Belle Gibson convinced the world she had healed herself from terminal brain cancer with a healthy diet. She built a global business based upon her claims. There was just one problem: she'd never had cancer. In 2015, journalists uncovered the truth: this hero of the wellness world, with over 200,000 followers, international book deals and a best-selling smartphone app, was a fraud. She had lied about having cancer - to her family and friends, to her business partners and publishers, and to the hundreds of thousands of people, including genuine cancer survivors, who were inspired by her Instagram posts. Written by the same multiaward-winning journalists who uncovered the details of Gibson's lies, The Woman Who Fooled the World tracks the 23-year-old's rise to fame and fall from grace. Told through interviews with the people who know her best, it unravels the mystery and motivation behind this deception and follows the public reaction to a scandal that made headlines around the world. The Woman Who Fooled the World explores the lure of alternative cancer treatments, the cottage industry flourishing behind the wellness and 'clean eating' movements and the power of social media. It documents the devastating impact this con had on Gibson's fans and on people suffering from cancer. Ultimately, it answers not just how but why Gibson was able to fool so many. 1. Language: English. Narrator: James Saunders. Audio sample: http://samples.audible.de/bk/adbl/033284/bk_adbl_033284_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.
Fooled by Randomness: The Hidden Role of Chance in Life and in the Markets , Hörbuch, Digital, 1, 603min
This audiobook is about luck, or more precisely, how we perceive and deal with luck in life and business. It is already a landmark work and its title has entered our vocabulary. In its second edition, Fooled by Randomness is now a cornerstone for anyone interested in random outcomes. Set against the backdrop of the most conspicuous forum in which luck is mistaken for skill, the world of trading, this audiobook is a captivating insight into one of the least understood factors of all our lives. In an entertaining narrative style, the author succeeds in tackling three major intellectual issues: the problem of induction, the survivorship biases, and our genetic unfitness to the modern word. Taleb uses stories and anecdotes to illustrate our overestimation of causality and the heuristics that make us view the world as far more explainable than it actually is. The audiobook is populated with an array of characters, some of whom have grasped, in their own way, the significance of chance: Yogi Berra, the baseball legend; Karl Popper, the philosopher of knowledge; Solon, the ancient world's wisest man; the modern financier George Soros; and the Greek voyager Ulysses. We also meet the fictional Nero, who seems to understand the role of randomness in his professional life, but who also falls victim to his own superstitious foolishness. But the most recognizable character remains unnamed, the lucky fool in the right place at the right time - the embodiment of the "Survival of the Least Fit". Such individuals attract devoted followers who believe in their guru's insights and methods. But no one can replicate what is obtained through chance. It may be impossible to guard against the vagaries of the Goddess Fortuna, but after listening to Fooled by Randomness we can be a little better prepared. 1. Language: English. Narrator: Sean Pratt. Audio sample: http://samples.audible.de/bk/gdan/000125/bk_gdan_000125_sample.mp3. Digital audiobook in aax.


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Shouters Sentenced to Jail Penalties in Anhui
Six members of the movement received jail terms up to five years in Ma'anshan City.
The center of Ma'anshan City (Qa003qa003 – CC BY-SA 4.0)
Readers of Bitter Winter are familiar with the Shouters, and with the problems in using this name, which in fact designates a network of different groups claiming to follow the tradition of Chinese ministers Watchman Nee (1903–1972) and Witness Lee (1905–1997). Shouters are banned as a xie jiao by the CCP.
Last week, the People's Court of Yushan District in the prefecture-level city of Ma'anshan, Anhui, sentenced six people accused of having organized a local congregation of the Shouters in Ma'anshan. As usual, Article 300 of the Chinese Criminal Code was applied, and the defendants were sentenced for "using a xie jiao to undermine the enforcement of law," a formula that normally includes any religious activity within a group classified as a xie jiao.
A certain Li Mou was identified as the ringleader. According to the court's decision, Li induced a friend called Huang to download religious material from the Internet, and co-defendants Shi and Xu offered their homes to organize meetings where the Ma'anshan Shouters sang hymns, prayed, and studied the Bible and the movement's textbooks. Religious leaflets, CDs, USB flash drives, digital projectors, and laptops were also seized.
Between 2017 and 2018, a youth group was also organized, and met in the houses of two other defendants called Song and Chen. Participants included children of the organizers and others, and according to the court the youth group had more than 20 members.
Involving minors in spiritual activities is forbidden to any religious group in China, and is seen as an aggravating circumstance for those accused of being active in a xie jiao.
Li and his five co-defendants were sentenced to jail terms from one and a half to five years, plus fines. As usual, they do not appear to have committed any crime other than practicing and preaching their faith peacefully.
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It Came From Kuchar
By Randy Shulman on October 17, 2009	@RandyShulman
Review by Randy Shulman
Rating: (4 out of 5) [Critic's Pick!]
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GEORGE AND MIKE Kuchar have directed over 200 films. And yet, you've likely never heard of them or their works — unless you were of a certain age and clued into the underground cinema movement that was all the rage during the '60s and '70s.
But you don't have to be interested in the subject matter to love its subjects — and in Jennifer M. Kroot's delightfully entertaining documentary It Came from Kuchar, you'll find yourself in good company, as directors such as John Waters, Wayne Wang and Atom Egoyan sing the Kuchars' praises.
"They're funny and serious in equal absurd amounts," says comedian Buck Henry, while Wang says that despite the campy, over-the-top qualities that typify the Kuchar films, they contain "unbearable humanity." Waters, for his part, claims the brothers turned "low budget into a visionary style."
Kroot's interviews with the brothers, now in their late sixties, show a pair of men more than just slightly off-center. You might say they're borderline crazy — but in a good, positive, artistic way. Deploying clips from their movies, Kroot attempts to get to the bottom of movies with names like I Was a Teenage Rumpot, The Craven Sluck, The Devil's Cleavage and Sins of the Fleshapoids, which features the birth of a baby robot that may well be the funniest sight gag ever committed to celluloid.
The Kuchars engaged in free-form, low-budget filmmaking, movies that, especially during the free-love '60s became part of the overall happening. (Andy Warhol, in an archival clip, offers an inspired definition of what a happening is that won't be revealed here — you'll have to see the film clip for yourself, but it's a doozy).
Though it's never explicitly stated that the brothers are gay, it's more or less evident where their proclivities lie. Still, you wish that Kroot were a little more definitive. Well, no matter, It Came from Kuchar is fun, frisky, ceaselessly enjoyable documentary froth.
And yet there are moments of utter sobriety and clarity, of deep, heartfelt poignancy, such as Kroot's inspired inclusion of a clip from George's 1987 video diaries, as he visits an AIDS-stricken Curt McDowell, with whom he made the porn film Thundercrack. It's an amazing moment, a moment committed to video before everyone was posting their every living instant on YouTube for all to see. George Kuchar, it turns out, was a man way ahead of his time. Way ahead.
Randy Shulman is Metro Weekly's Publisher and Editor-in-Chief. He can be reached at rshulman@metroweekly.com.
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The Glamping Orchard is ideally located in the heart of the picturesque Severn Vale, surrounded by the Cotswolds allowing you to easily explore market towns and delightful villages.
The town of Berkeley lies in the Vale of Berkeley between the east bank of the River Severn and the M5 motorway within the Stroud and 5 Valleys District. The town is noted for Berkeley Castle where the imprisoned Edward II was murdered.
Cheltenham Spa
As the cultural centre of the Cotswolds, Cheltenham offers something for everyone, from cutting edge jazz, classical and folk music, to horseracing, family music festival, cricket and literature. The town's real origins lie in the discovery of spa water and a walking tour is a great way to explore this. Shop and relax in the upmarket promenade and experience the 'village' feel of Montpelier and the Suffolk's and not-to-be missed are Cheltenham's award-winning art and crafts museums.
Cirencester is a must see thriving market town at the heart of the Cotswolds with ancient origins. The town was one of the most important places in Roman Britain making the Corinium Museum worth a visit. Enjoy an experience of a variety of markets, independent shops, individual food and incredible history.
Frampton on Severn lies about 10 miles south of Gloucester on the eastern side of the River Severn. The Village Green in Frampton is said to be the longest village green in England. Cricket is played on The Green outside the Bell Inn, one of the two Pubs on The Green, the other being The Three Horseshoes at the opposite end of The Green. There is a range of Architecture spanning several centuries ranges from "Cruck Cottages" to impressive Tudor and Georgian houses. There are several footpaths linking the Sharpness Canal with views over the River Severn.
Rich in history, the city boasts a wealth of architectural gems and numerous visitor attractions begging to be explored. Besides the awe-inspiring cathedral, Gloucester's waterside location and stunning Victorian Docks add an extra dimension to your visit. So, whether you fancy taking a boat trip, exploring one of the many museums or indulging in some retail therapy at the Gloucester Quays shopping outlet, the city has something appealing to visitors of all ages.
Nailsworth
An artistic town renowned for its award-winning restaurants, pubs, cafes, food emporium and celebrated bakery (home to The Fabulous Baker Brothers) as well as independent shopping.
One of the finest and best preserved of Cotswold towns, at the mid-point of the Cotswold way and surrounded by marvellous walking country. The Rococo Gardens and Painswick Beacon are close by.
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A fabulous collection showcasing quintessential England. Explore these pretty Cotswold towns offering a lovely mix of antique and boutique shops and places to stop and refuel.
Brimming with independent shops, cafes, galleries and a lovely museum, bohemian Stroud is home to one of the best famers' markets in the country and has been described as 'the Covent Garden of the Cotswolds'. Here you will find an eclectic mix of shops selling everything from fossils to fairies and vintage to vinyl, sitting against the dramatic backdrop of the beautiful Five Valleys.
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Other Sports - 17. October 2007.
Go ahead for first Olympic-size pool in West London for 40 years.
Hillingdon Council is investing £22 million into the sports and leisure complex and has finalised additional funding to enable a 50m pool to be built as part of the complex, which includes an athletics stadium, sports hall and fitness centre.
The funding of £2.025 million from the London Development Agency will be supplemented by £1.5 million from Sport England.
The development is being built next to the 1930's Uxbridge open-air pool, a grade II listed building, which is also being refurbished. The new pool will include a movable floor, allowing for the space to be used as two 25metre pools for different uses as well as altering the depths according to use.
Cllr Henry Higgins, Cabinet member for culture, sport and leisure at Hillingdon Council, led the council's campaign for the 50m pool and said: "We are delighted that our aspirations for a 50m pool will become a reality, something that we have been campaigning for quite a while. It will be a great community asset.
We are investing £22m into bringing the old Lido back to life as well as providing a new purpose-built 21st century facility for our residents, which will be a legacy for our future generations hopefully some Hillingdon Olympic champions. With this additional funding we can enhance our plans and become one of the few places in London to have an Olympic size pool.
Our thanks go to everyone who showed their support for this important development."
Chief Executive of the LDA, Manny Lewis said:
"The new 50m pool will put Hillingdon on the map in terms of first class sporting facilities, providing an excellent recreation venue for local residents as well as bringing wider regeneration benefits to the community. The LDA is proud to support the development with both residents and Olympic hopefuls alike benefiting from the scheme."
Sean Holt London Regional Director, Sport England said:
"The Hillingdon multi sport complex will offer a range of different sports under one roof including, a fitness centre, sports hall and swimming pool. This means that mums can go swimming while at the same time their children can play football. By making sport convenient and giving people choice they are more likely to enjoy it and get the sporting habit."
The new sports and leisure complex is due to be completed in 2009
Athletics's news
Iran's Only Female Olympic Medalist Says She Has DefectedHarnden crowned British champion at the National Cyclo-cross ChampionshipsNohemi Carabali suspended for anti-doping violationEuropean Athletics unveils 50th anniversary logoPodium sweep for Russia-debut of the Winter Triathlon World Cups


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LOVECRAFT'S MONSTERS preview: "The Same Deep Waters as You" by Brian Hodge
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Over the next two weeks in celebration of the forthcoming Lovecraft's Monsters, Tachyon and editor Ellen Datlow present excerpts from a selection of the volume's horrifying tales.
Today's selection comes from "The Same Deep Waters as You" by Brian Hodge.
"What you see there is what you get," he said. "Have you ever heard of a town in Massachusetts called Innsmouth?"
Kerry shook her head. "I don't think so."
"No reason you should've. It's a little pisshole seaport whose best days were already behind it by the time of the Civil War. In the winter of 1927–28, there was a series of raids there, jointly conducted by the FBI and U.S. Army, with naval support. Officially—remember, this was during Prohibition—it was to shut down bootlegging operations bringing whiskey down the coast from Canada. The truth…" He took back the iPad from her nerveless fingers. "Nothing explains the truth better than seeing it with your own eyes."
"You can't talk to them. That's what this is about, isn't it?" she said. "You can't communicate with them, and you think I can."
Escovedo smiled, and until now, she didn't think he had it in him. "It must be true about you, then. You're psychic after all."
"Is it that they can't talk, or won't?"
"That's never been satisfactorily determined," he said. "The ones who still looked more or less human when they were taken prisoner, they could, and did. But they didn't stay that way. Human, I mean. That's the way this mutation works." He tapped the iPad. "What you saw there is the result of decades of change. Most of them were brought in like that already. The rest eventually got there. And the changes go more than skin deep. Their throats are different now. On the inside. Maybe this keeps them from speaking in a way that you and I would find intelligible, or maybe it doesn't but they're really consistent about pretending it does, because they're all on the same page. They do communicate with each other, that's a given. They've been recorded extensively doing that, and the sounds have been analyzed to exhaustion, and the consensus is that these sounds have their own syntax. The same way bird songs do. Just not as nice to listen to."
"If they've been under your roof all this time, they've spent almost a century away from whatever culture they had where they came from. All that would be gone now, wouldn't it? The world's changed so much since then they wouldn't even recognize it," she said. "You're not doing science. You're doing national security. What I don't understand is why it's so important to communicate with them after all this time."
"All those changes you're talking about, that stops at the seashore. Drop them in the ocean and they'd feel right at home." He zipped the iPad back into his valise. "Whatever they might've had to say in 1928, that doesn't matter. Or '48, or '88. It's what we need to know now that's created a sense of urgency."
Once the helicopter had set down on the island, Kerry hadn't even left the cabin before thinking she'd never been to a more miserable place in her life. Rocky and rain-lashed, miles off the mainland, it was buffeted by winds that snapped from one direction and then another, so that the pines that grew here didn't know which way to go, twisted until they seemed to lean and leer with ill intent.
"It's not always like this," Escovedo assured her. "Sometimes there's sleet, too."
It was the size of a large shopping plaza, a skewed triangular shape, with a helipad and boat dock on one point, and a scattering of outbuildings clustered along another, including what she assumed were offices and barracks for those unfortunate enough to have been assigned to duty here, everything laced together by a network of roads and pathways.
It was dominated, though, by a hulking brick monstrosity that looked exactly like what it was—a vintage relic of a prison—although it could pass for other things, too: an old factory or power plant, or, more likely, a wartime fortress, a leftover outpost from an era when the west coast feared the Japanese fleet. It had been built in 1942, Escovedo told her. No one would have questioned the need for it at the time, and since then, people were simply used to it, if they even knew it was there. Boaters might be curious, but the shoreline was studded at intervals with signs, and she imagined that whatever they said was enough to repel the inquisitive—that, and the triple rows of fencing crowned with loops of razor wire.
Inside her rain slicker, Kerry yanked the hood's drawstring tight and leaned into the needles of rain. October—it was only October. Imagine this place in January. Of course it didn't bother the colonel one bit. They were halfway along the path to the outbuildings when she turned to him and tugged the edge of her hood aside.
"I'm not psychic," she told him. "You called me that in the helicopter. That's not how I look at what I do."
"Noted," he said, noncommittal and unconcerned.
"I'm serious. If you're going to bring me out here, to this place, it's important to me that you understand what I do, and aren't snickering about it behind my back."
"You're here, aren't you? Obviously somebody high up the chain of command has faith in you."
For more information on Lovecraft's Monsters, visit the Tachyon site.
Cover and illustration by John Coulthart.
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You must make reservations at least 5 minutes in advance of the time at Uchi Dallas.
Chef Tyson's menu offerings include daily specials, hot and cool tastings, makimono, yakimono, tempura and, of course, sushi and sashimi.
The service was impeccable and the food was top notch!
Incredible dining experience. Food was absolutely delicious. Our server James was so informative and did an awesome job. The staff was very knowledgeable and all had great personalities, especially Willy. Great time!
Bronson provided the best service that we've had in Dallas in years. The food was perfection. We let our server make all of the decisions and they curated an unforgettable tasing menu. All of the selections were delivered with an explanation and unobtrusive brief education on history and/or method of the dish. We will not let two year go by again without making a visit to Uchi Dallas. Thank you for a great anniversary dinner!
Had a great time celebrating hubby's birthday! Overall experience was great. Everything server recommended was so delicious!!
Really great place to go for a romantic date, and the food here is amazing! The portion sizes are not huge, but they do fill you up. Highly recommend getting the Karaage (Japanese Fried Chicken) because it is a good value for a huge portion.
Family get together for Easter. Party of six. First time for one of us. Everything exceptional. Very very worth every penny. Great selection and delicious food.
Hands down the sushi here is some of the best in the country. Our waitress was excellent and put together a customized tasting that hit the mark! The only reason for giving this place 4 stars was due to the extended amount of time we had to wait for the dessert to arrive. However, our waitress made up for it with an extra dessert on the house.
The food, service and atmosphere were amazing as always. An employee hit my shoulder/ neck with the leg of a table ad he was moving it from one location to another but everything else was so good I didn't even care. Also lightning hit a nearby tree, felled a power line, and blocked my car (which was in no way Uchi's fault) but the manager offered to pay for my uber rides and gave me a coupon anyway. Really excellent service that goes way beyond what is expected. I love this place.
Fresh delicious sushi & sashimi. Great selection. Some unique pairing with fruit.
Great hot & cold selections. Good selection of premium sake.
Best to make reservations. Suggest happy hour menu which is great value.
Best quality sushi we have ever had! Amazing dining experience!
Our server Bronson was amazing. We did the chefs tasting and it was perfection.
We had the best time for girls night! Our service and food was exceptional. Everyone that came to the table was knowledgeable and friendly. We chose the "i trust you" experience. our server asked a price point per person and just sent out food. It was not rushed and a truly wonderful time!
We especially love our server, Stephanie.
It was awesome! Everything was perfect!
Our server ruined my expectations for a terrific meal with my colleague—very perfunctory & not engaging and only average as a representative of this fine kitchen. I'll be sure to sit at the sushi bar if I visit again.
We did the omakase. I'm having a hard time enjoying normal food after this meal.
Underwhelmed. Didn't meet hype expectations.
The food and service is outstanding. The wait staff is knowledgeable and so good at picking what we like to eat. We don't even order, they just bring us food based on our likes and dislikes. Every bite in each course was a party in my mouth! So, so, so good!
Great food. Wife doesn't like fish and our server Lin helped us so much.
Amazing service. Our culinary guide, Bronson was extremely knowledgeable and just as passionate about the dishes. Thank you for a one of a kind experience. We will be back again for Bronson's omakase feast!!
Great food, great service. Always excellent.
Where I take all my out of town guest who are foodies. I have created my own personal tasing menu for new people as the menu is a bit confusing to newcomers. The waiters are also amazing at making suggestions.
Kind and well trained staff. Creative design on the dishes. Well balanced in flavors.
The foods, the service and everything were super good. An great experience overall!
Would highly recommend sitting at the sushi bar for your first time! We were able to put our orders in directly to the chef as we ate, as well as ask for his recommendations. The Day Boat Scallops are amazing!
Can be pricey but worth every penny !! Fabulous!!!
Awesome dishes! Thoroughly enjoyed the food as much as the service, servers were great and invested in making sure guests felt special.
Absolutely fantastic meal. Our server recommended and courses out a menu for us and it was awesome!
Amazing dinner and experience. Servers were exceptional and each dish was a masterpiece. Can't wait to come again when I'm back in Dallas.
The staff was enthusiastic and the food was conversation worthy. The chef menu was the way to go since it came with some courses we wouldn't have chosen but ended up being incredibly grateful we tried them. The happy hour menu is impressive too. We'll be back for sure.
Fantastic enthusiasm from everyone that works there!


This thesis has focused on the development of a design process to strengthen the human-environment relationship through emphasizing the identity of place. By exploring and researching a comjnunity's cultural context, some sense of societal identity can be uncovered. However, it is in identifying a culture's values and traditions through its folklore that architects can begin to comprehend the meanings behind the symbols, stories, myths, music and rituals present within a community.Secondary research into the cultural-architectural relationship revealed what was coined in the 1960's and 70's by such scholars as Ian McHarg, Amos Rapoport, Christopher Alexander, and John Zeisel as "man-environment relationships." This research spoke of timelessness and connections of architecture to anthropology, archaeology and sociology.The question that arose from this investigation was, "How does one find the identity or spirit of a p/ace?" Through its people? Through its relics? What is missing as an important piece of the puzzle in the connection? Merely looking at a context or culture does not provide one with the underlying meanings of symbols, gestures, rituals, building practices and social values. One needs to see, listen, comprehend and internalize the culture and context of a place if one is to understand the culture in which the building exists. The connection with folklore and folklore studies became an avenue to be researched in finding this missing piece of the puzzle.The research method used to identify folklore within a given parameter was of the participatory-observation approach. Living for six months in the community started to unveil traits, customs and actions only primary research can reveal. Music, art, stories, rituals, and myths are the means by which people cannot otherwise explain values, thoughts and messages. These instruments. of folklore are the segways into understanding the people of a place. The primary and secondary sources of research set the stage for the conceptual design development of a civic structure within the cultural context of the community. What evolved from this architectural design experience is a scenario for this process to be integrated into architectural curricula at the college level. In creating designers that value unique identities of "place," the building of unique places respective of cultural context foster identity and meaning in an ever-changing global society.Architects have the challenge of designing in areas of the world that possess a variety of differing cultural contexts. How architects respond through creating the built environment in the 21St century will have lasting affects upon the identity of those cultures and their communities.


Abstract: A hierarchical key assignment scheme is a method to assign some private information and encryption keys to a set of classes in a partially ordered hierarchy, in such a way that the private information of a higher class can be used to derive the keys of all classes lower down in the hierarchy.
In this paper we analyze the security of hierarchical key assignment schemes according to different notions: security with respect to key indistinguishability and against key recovery, as well as the two recently proposed notions of security with respect to strong key indistinguishability and against strong key recovery. We first explore the relations between all security notions and, in particular, we prove that security with respect to strong key indistinguishability is not stronger than the one with respect to key indistinguishability. Afterwards, we propose a general construction yielding a hierarchical key assignment scheme offering security against strong key recovery, given any hierarchical key assignment scheme which guarantees security against key recovery.
Category / Keywords: cryptographic protocols / Access control, key assignment, provable security, key indistinguishability, strong key indistinguishability, key recovery, strong key recovery.