Alimony Attorney Wendy Doyle-Palumbo Serves Clients in Clearwater, Belleair , St. Petersburg, Largo, Tarpon Springs and Surrounding West Pasco and Pinellas Counties.
When the courts determine the amount of alimony that will be awarded to a spouse, they will first determine the length of the marriage which is calculated from the date of marriage until the date of filing for a divorce.
Short Term Marriage – A short-term marriage is a marriage having a duration of less than 7 years.
Long Term Marriage – A long term marriage is a marriage having a duration of 17 years or greater.
Bridge-the-gap alimony – Bridge-the-gap alimony is to assist one spouse in making the transition from being married to being single. This type of alimony may not exceed two years and terminates upon the death of either party, or the marriage of the receiving party. The duration or amount cannot be modified once you are awarded bridge the gap alimony.
Rehabilitative alimony – Rehabilitative alimony helps to support the person receiving alimony while the party establishes his or her ability to be self sufficient. Job training and education is considered in helping the party involved to get a job and be self supportive through the new skills, trade or education. This type of alimony requires a plan to be in place to rehabilitate and transition into a better paying job. Rehabilitative alimony can be modified by the courts should either party present a substantial change in circumstances.
Durational alimony – This type of alimony is only available for marriages of less than 17 years. Durational alimony has an end term and differs from other types of alimony. According to Florida Statutes "exceptional circumstances" can be cause for a modification of the duration of the alimony, but the amount of alimony being paid is not subjected to the same rules.
Permanent alimony – Permanent alimony is available to the spouse who lacks the financial ability to meet their own financial needs and is generally based of what your standard of living has been. It is usually awarded to medium or longer term marriages, but there are exceptional circumstances where permanent alimony can be awarded to shorter term marriages. This type of alimony terminates upon the death of either party or remarriage of the party who is receiving permanent alimony.
Any combination of above – The Judge reserves the right to order any combination of the above types of alimony based on the facts of the case.
There are many unique situations when it comes to alimony and divorces in Florida. High asset divorces, length of marriage, special circumstances of all kinds can effect the outcome. Women are also not being awarded alimony exclusively, and men can also be awarded alimony in Florida.
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If you're reading this description, you probably teach kids about the importance of voting. Every student hears this message in school- so why DON'T people vote as an adult?
In this thinkLaw lesson students spend time conducting a root cause analysis for the problem of low voter turnout. Is it apathy? Are people overwhelmed? Do people feel that their votes don't matter? Have your students wrestle with these issues.
The best critical thinking occurs when student productively struggle over real-life issues. Real life is messy and grey and doesn't have easy answers!
All resources are available for download and on Google Docs!
Be sure to check out our other Root Cause Analysis and Decision Making Lessons on TPT!


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Il carabiniere – film del 1913
Il carabiniere – film del 1981

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How to sign your tunnels?
Following two disastrous fires in 1999 which occurred in the Mont Blanc Tunnel (France-Italy) and the Tauern Tunnel (Austria), several actions were undertaken and were enacted on the 20th of April 2004 on a European Directive laying down minimum safety requirements applicable to tunnels in the Trans European road network. Some of these requirements deal with information for users.


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U.S. Army Corps of Engineers
Army Corps begins dredging of the Cape Henry Channel
BALTIMORE (AP) — The U.S. Army Corps of Engineers and a California-based contractor have started removing mud, sand and other materials from the Cape Henry Channel as part of a larger project supporting the Ports of Baltimore and Virginia.
About 2.4 million cubic yards (1.8 million cubic meters) of material is being dredged from the federal navigation channel at the entrance of the Chesapeake Bay, the Army Corps' Baltimore District said in a news release Monday. The $14.8 million contract was awarded at the end of September, and the work is expected to be done by late spring.
Maintenance dredging of federal channels is necessary so vessels can safely navigate through them and the ports can stay open for business, according to the release.
One of the largest hopper dredges in the U.S., owned by contractor The Dutra Group, is among the equipment being used. The material is being deposited at the nearby Dam Neck Ocean Placement Site, the same location used in previous dredging cycles.

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Colon is a small Caribbean city in Panama where the majority of the residents have Afro-Caribbean descent.
There isn't a lot of good information about the City of Colon online, and a lot of it is either outdated or inaccurate.
In this travel guide, you'll learn everything you need to know about getting to Colon, women, crime, weather, hotels, real estate, getting around, and anything else you need to know about Panama's hidden city in the North.
Colon is a predominantly Afro-Caribbean city located 45 minutes north of Ciudad de Panama aka Panama City.
It's very different from Panama City since the majority of its residents are black and also unfortunately financially poor. Colon used to be majority black owned community up until recently since Chinese and Jewish investors moved in and bought up lots of the real estate.
Do not be surprised to see certain streets completely filled with trash and people struggling to get a meal to eat. It is truly a city of have and have nots. Even though you will see some horrible things about Colon, I still find the city and people captivating and truly worth a visit.
Central Colon – This is where most of the nightlife and action takes place. It is also home to Zona Libre, home to some of the best shopping in Panama.
Sabanitas – An upper middle-class suburb located about 15 minutes by car outside of Central Colon. You can find very large modern homes here and the crime rate is much lower. You can reach Sabanitas by taxi for $4.20 or bus for only 40 cents.
Portbello – A small yet beautiful resort town located 30 miles east of Central Colon. The city caters to tourists yet has some of the most beautiful beaches in Panama.
Fly into Panama City, Panama then take a short bus ride to Colon if you want the easiest and cheapest way to access Colon. Delta, AeroMexico, and American Airlines all have flights going into Panama City on a regular basis.
The buses are very nice and air-conditioned. There is room underneath the bus for your luggage, plus space to carry a backpack on the bus. The ride takes about 45 minutes and you get to see some of Panama's beautiful landscape along the way.
What is the weather like in Colon, Panama?
It's hot and very humid. Colon is located next to the Caribbean sea so you'll feel the heat once you arrive. It's really important to stay hydrated and avoid the sun around high noon because it gets incredibly hot, especially while walking around the town.
Is it Safe in Colon?
First off, I've heard a lot of rumors and opinions that Colon is a very dangerous city to live in. As a black man walking around Central Colon, I felt safer there than I do at night in the United States.
It's only dangerous if you lack common sense, walk around at night alone, and flash your valuables in public. I learned this the hard way when I put my cell phone down in an internet cafe and someone stole it. Never leave your valuables lying around. Always keep them in your pocket or bag.
If you are a black man, then you will blend in quite nicely in Colon so you will have few worries. If someone asks you something, politely say "No Gracias" or just nod no.
Staying in Colon is difficult and there aren't any hostels located in the central city. Finding an apartment is also difficult since the locals prefer to rent for long-term rents.
Your best option is to stay in a hotel, especially if you plan to spend less than 1 month in Colon.
The Radisson 2000 hotel is located in the Colon 2000 zone and is a very nice place to stay if you aren't on a strict budget.
They also have one of the best casinos in the city and offer tourists access to Western Union, a Super 99 grocery store, and the ability to make copies/send faxes. If you are strictly a business traveler, then I recommend staying here.
If you are traveling as a family or budget traveler, then Hotel New Washington is your best choice. I spent the majority of my time at this hotel because it costs half the price of the Radisoon 2000 yet has big clean rooms, wifi, and a casino called the Crowne Casino.
It's within walking distance to mini supermarkets, internet cafes, and Ave. Bolivar, one of the main streets in Central Colon.
If you are on a very small budget, then Hotel Plaza is another decent option to save money. Cleanliness is a problem though since I frequently saw small bugs in the room. However, I stayed in the cheapest room there and there are more expensive rooms available at just $30 that are much cleaner and bigger.
You get a bed, cable tv, nightstand, and bathroom for a very cheap price. Another downside is there is a bar right next door to the hotel that gets really loud on the weekends. Request a room away from the front of the hotel to avoid the noise.
Colon is a very vibrant city yet lacks infrastructure so there aren't as many things to do as Panama City offers. The main attraction of the city is to sit along "Paseo de Centenario" and people watch. During the day, you will see some of the most beautiful women you've ever seen in your life.
Women in Colon, Panama have great bodies, wide hips, and absolutely huge asses. You'll see lots of people outside socializing since the vibe is very different from Panama City.
The city is undergoing massive construction so I expect Colon to be a much nicer place in a few years.
Some of the best food in Colon is prepared by the local Panamanian women who really know how to cook a special meal. You'll see small little restaurants along the streets selling combination platters with rice, beans, chicken, salad, and other things to eat. A full platter should cost you around $4.
There are two McDonalds located in Colon: One on Calle 9 along Paseo de Centenario and one in Sabanitas.
If you rather shop at the supermarket to save money, go to the "REY" located on Calle 7. You can buy fruits, vegetables, prepared meals, and other snacks like chips, cookies and candy.
Colon is home to Zona Libre, one of the biggest shopping areas in Latina America. It caters more towards wholesalers who buy in bulk though. However, you can walk around and buy certain items from stores at a very cheap price.
There are also plenty of clothing stores along Ave. Bolivar where you can buy things like hats, shirts, and belts for around $10 to $15.
If you want to buy a local cell phone, then go to the Mas Movile store on Ave. Bolivar. You can purchase a good Samsung/LG phone for around $30 and a $5 prepaid card to add minutes. Most people in Colon don't have minutes so making calls to people is the best way to reach them.
There aren't many nightlife options in Colon since most people socialize with their friends and hang out along Paseo de Centenario to save money. There's a decent bar next to Hotel Plaza on Calle 7 that plays music and sells cheap beers on the weekends.
As for brothels, you will find the majority of the working girls are Colombian since most local Colon women don't work as prostitutes. However, you know what they say, "every girl has a price." Ask a taxi driver for "Bar de Prepagos" that's located around Calle 11. You can take a Colombiana upstairs for $40.
Another option for working girls in the Radisson 2000 casino where you will find women looking for a customer. In general, most of the women at the casino at night are working girls. Be firm with your price and never pay more than $20 to $30. If the price is too high, pretend to walk away instead of arguing. You don't want to draw too much attention from other people.
If you take a girl back to your hotel, lock all your valuables up and let the person at the front desk know you have a guest. That is the best way to protect yourself in case something goes wrong (safety first!).
Should You Visit Colon, Panama?
Sure. I don't think I could live in Colon long-term, but I love spending a week or two in the city. It's a nice contrast from the skyscrapers and concrete jungle of Panama City. You'll find some beautiful women with incredible asses and enjoy the Caribbean breeze across your face. No place is perfect, but Colon will always have a special place in my heart.


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Q: How do i read a delimited file inside a zip file in spark rdd I have a HDFS location and there is a zip file inside that location
HDFS location /development/staging/b8baf3f4-abce-11eb-8592-0242ac110032/records.zip
 scala> val loc = "/development/staging/b8baf3f4-abce-11eb-8592-0242ac110032/"
 loc: String = "/development/staging/b8baf3f4-abce-11eb-8592-0242ac110032/"

 scala> val rdd = sc.textFile(loc)
 rdd: org.apache.spark.rdd.RDD[String] = /development/staging/b8baf3f4-abce-11eb-8592-0242ac110032/ MapPartitionsRDD[1] at textFile at <console>:26

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Can you help on how do i read a file inside a zip file using spark RDD  There is only one file inside my zip file

A: Are you looking for something like this :
import java.io.{ IOException, FileOutputStream, FileInputStream, File }
import java.util.zip.{ ZipEntry, ZipInputStream }
import org.apache.spark.sql.SQLContext
import org.apache.spark.SparkContext

//Unzip the file and copy the internal contents outside in new location
object Unzip extends App {

  val INPUT_ZIP_FILE: String = "src/resources/my-zip.zip";
val OUTPUT_FOLDER: String = "src/resources/my-zip";

def unZipIt(zipFile: String, outputFolder: String): Unit = {

  val buffer = new Array[Byte](1024)

  try {

    //output directory
    val folder = new File(OUTPUT_FOLDER);
    if (!folder.exists()) {
      folder.mkdir();
    }

    //zip file content
    val zis: ZipInputStream = new ZipInputStream(new FileInputStream(zipFile));
    //get the zipped file list entry
    var ze: ZipEntry = zis.getNextEntry();

    while (ze != null) {

      val fileName = ze.getName();
      val newFile = new File(outputFolder + File.separator + fileName);

      System.out.println("file unzip : " + newFile.getAbsoluteFile());

      //create folders
      new File(newFile.getParent()).mkdirs();

      val fos = new FileOutputStream(newFile);

      var len: Int = zis.read(buffer);

      while (len > 0) {

        fos.write(buffer, 0, len)
        len = zis.read(buffer)
      }

      fos.close()
      ze = zis.getNextEntry()
    }

    zis.closeEntry()
    zis.close()

  } catch {
    case e: IOException => println("exception caught: " + e.getMessage)
  }

}

Unzip.unZipIt(INPUT_ZIP_FILE, OUTPUT_FOLDER)
val sac = new SparkContext("local[*]", " first Program");
val sqlc = new SQLContext(sac);
val rdd = sac.textFile("src/resources/my-zip/sample.txt")
rdd.take(1).foreach(println)
/*val rddFromFile = sqlc.sparkContext.textFile("src/resources/my-zip/sample.txt")
println(rddFromFile.getClass)

println("##Get data Using collect")
rddFromFile.collect().foreach(f=>{
  println(f)
})*/

}

Not sure if this achieves what you want to do, but may be could help a bit!

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Another US missile strike kills 3 in Pakistan
Remote Controlled Drone Plane
By RASOOL DAWAR, Associated Press Rasool Dawar, Associated Press – 56 mins ago
MIR ALI, Pakistan – Suspected U.S. missiles hit a vehicle carrying three alleged militants in Pakistan's northwest on Friday, the latest in a barrage of strikes by unmanned planes on the Taliban stronghold, Pakistani intelligence officials said.
The officials say a pair of missiles hit a moving vehicle in Pir Kali village in North Waziristan. The area is home to a mix of Afghan and Pakistani Taliban fighters who target American and NATO forces in Afghanistan.
Taliban fighters and local tribesmen fired at three more drones still hovering after the attack, but their assault rifles could not hit the aircraft. The two Pakistani officials spoke on condition of anonymity because they were not authorized to talk to the media on the record.
The U.S. has ramped up its officially unacknowledged drone attacks in Pakistan's lawless border region, launching more than 100 missile strikes this year in an attempt to kill key Taliban and al-Qaida figures.
Most of the attacks have been in North Waziristan, where Islamist militants run terrorist training camps and plot attacks in Afghanistan.
The U.S. has pressured Pakistan to launch a military offensive in North Waziristan to bring the border region under control. But the army has said its forces are stretched thin fighting the Taliban in other areas and dealing with the aftermath of the country's worst floods, which have driven about 7 million people from their homes.
Another US missile strike kills 3 in Pakistan (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
Another US missile strike kills 3 in Pakistan (sfgate.com)
Another US missile strike kills 3 in Pakistan – The Associated Press (news.google.com)
Pakistan foils capital bomb plot; missiles kill 3 (thehimalayantimes.com)
Pakistan foils capital bomb plot; missiles kill 3 (sfgate.com)
Suspected U.S. Missile Strike Kills 5 in Pakistan (foxnews.com)
Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan (seattletimes.nwsource.com)
US Predators kill 4 'militants' in North Waziristan (longwarjournal.org)
Suspected US missile strike kills 5 in Pakistan – The Associated Press (news.google.com)
U.S. Strike Kills Taliban Commander, Militants (foxnews.com)
Posted in War Quotient | Tagged: afghanistan, Drone attacks in Pakistan, Mir Ali Pakistan, NATO, North Waziristan, Pakistan, taliban, United States | Comments Off on Another US missile strike kills 3 in Pakistan
Papers surface alleging land grab by Deve Gowda family
Vidhana Soudha(Bengaluru),Karnataka
H.D Deve Gowda(Former Prime Minister of India)
http://in.yfittopostblog.com/2010/11/24/papers-surface-alleging-land-grab-by-deve-gowda-family/
HD Kumaraswamy, the JD(S) leader who has been exposing scandal after scandal involving chief minister B S Yeddyurappa, is now in the dock for helping his brother Balakrishne Gowda grab prime land in Bangalore.
Documents surfaced in Bangalore on Wednesday showing the gifting of prime land to Kupendra Reddy, who in turn sold part of the property to former prime minister HD Deve Gowda's son Balakrishne Gowda.
The Bangalore edition of Deccan Chronicle reports:
In 2007, then chief minister H.D. Kumaraswamy who has been crying foul over BSY's largesse to his kith and kin, granted an absolute sale deed to an extent of 28 acres of prime land belonging to KIADB on the bustling Sarjapur Outer Ring Road for a mere Rs 14 crore. Its market value today — Rs 850 crore.
Less than two months later, HDK's brother and other members of the former chief minister's family received a portion of this very property at a throw away price. Today, Accenture operates out of this office space.
According to documents available with Deccan Chronicle, the prime beneficiary in this deal is H.D. Balakrishne Gowda (HDK's brother) who has got 25,000 sqft of built up office space for a mere Rs 3.08 crore at less than Rs 1,200 per sqft whereas the value at that time was Rs 4,000 per sqft of built up structure.
Deccan Herald had reported the deal back in 2007:
H D Kumaraswamy may now have to eat his words. A set of documents available with Deccan Herald reveals that his family members, indeed, have connections with the city-based realtor D Kupendra Reddy, whose house was raided by the I-T department on Tuesday…
A day after the I-T raids, Mr Kumaraswamy had fumed at media reports that Mr Reddy was close to him and stoutly denied any connection with the realtor. The documents also reveal that the entire commercial space sold to Kavitha (Kumaraswamy's sister-in-law) and her family members was originally owned by State-owned Karnataka Industrial Area Development Board.
Three years on, when the case surfaced again this Wednesday, Kumaraswamy told TV9 that Reddy had got the land from the industrial area development board when S M Krishna was chief minister. He claimed he had no knowledge of the deal involving his brother Balakrishne Gowda.
Earlier in the day, Kumaraswamy said the BJP had acted immorally by letting scandal-tainted Yeddyurappa stay on as chief minister. He said he would take out a yatra in Karnataka to draw the people's attention to Yeddyurappa's "misdeeds." Panchayat elections are due in the state in a month.
I'm my own successor: Yeddyurappa (thehindu.com)
Dismiss Karnataka government: Deve Gowda (topinews.com)
Leadership issue not discussed: CM (thehindu.com)
Yeddyurappa family to return land (thehindu.com)
I have no successor: Yeddyurappa (thehindu.com)
Karnataka crisis fizzles out as rebel MLAs return (ibnlive.in.com)
Karnataka: BJP defers decision on Yeddyurappa (ibnlive.in.com)
K'taka crisis: two more BJP MLAs turn rebel (ibnlive.in.com)
Speaker slaps notice on K'taka rebel BJP MLAs (ibnlive.in.com)
Yeddyurappa rules out quitting over land row (ibnlive.in.com)
Posted in India Forgotten | Tagged: B.S. Yeddyurappa, Bangalore, Bharatiya Janata Party, blind justice, corruption, Deccan Chronicle, executive, H D Kumaraswamy, H. D. Deve Gowda, Janata Dal, judiciary, Karnataka, legislative, politics | Comments Off on Papers surface alleging land grab by Deve Gowda family


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What we loved about GoDays Berlin
by Arne Wieding & Goke Obasa | Berlin | Foodora | Foodpanda
On the 30th of January a group of our backend engineers attended the first GoDays conference in Berlin. As Go is becoming a core technology of our foodora and foodpanda platforms, our group of six backend engineers were excited to meet and mingle with the Go Community, exchange best practices and gain new knowledge.
In this article, we want to share our major takeaways from GoDays Berlin 2019.
The most popular session among our engineers was "Going Secure with Go" by Elana Grahovac and Baruch Sadogursky, who gave valuable insights and best practices on how to design secure applications in Go.
This is what our engineers had to say about it:
Wilson especially liked to see how fellow developers approach problems that are similar to the ones we are facing. By getting a new perspective and discovering new tools, we now feel better equipped to solve these issues. The speaker also provided a really valuable list of Do's and Don'ts. For example, it's always a good idea to include linting (https://github.com/golangci/golangci-lint) during docker image build process to make sure you're following the best practice.
Karan also thought the set of best practices for integrating security earlier into the life cycle of the application was especially interesting. The talk provided actionable insights such as the Golang Security Checker that inspects the source code to uncover security problems that our team can implement immediately.
Gonzalo found their advice on how to secure customer data valuable, which can be very important in the age of GDPR. Instead of masking sensitive data at the application level and then sending it already masked to the logs, you can configure roles for Kibana users, allowing only authorized developers to see the sensitive data, in case you need to troubleshoot in the production environment.
Niko was excited to learn about new tools that we can integrate into our flow and automate security best practices in our CI flow, like gosec and golangci-lint.
Another very popular talk was "Designing for Failure" by Italo Vietro who spoke about his experience and struggles in monitoring distributed system and avoiding cascading failures.
Goke's main takeaway was "Resilience is a requirement, not a feature". This resonated a lot with him and resulted in knowledge that the team can implement directly to improve the resiliency of our systems. He especially liked the good overview of current best practices such as bulkheads, outlier server host detection, the outbox pattern, service mesh, distributed tracing and tools such as Open Census and Jaeger.
Arne learned about Veneur, an open source distributed observability pipeline created at Stripe from the talk "Building Resilient Services in Go" by Aditya Mukerjee, which focused on Observability.
Engaging and learning from the Go Community is really important to us. Delivery Hero is hosting the Go Meetup on the 20th of March in and you can meet us at the dotGo conference in Paris on the 25th of March. Looking forward to seeing you there!
Find out more about what we are working on and check our Github repositories, like go-ranger, an open source library to build standardized apps. And if you're as passionate about Go as we are and want to solve challenging problems, we would love to hear from you!


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Eurovision Preview
If you love a bit of cheesy TV, then you'll be parked on the sofa tonight watching the bohemoth production that is Eurovision. Regular contributor James Jack spends far too much time watching this stuff! Follow him on @materialista27.
As you should all be aware, this Saturday night sees the final of the Eurovision Song Contest. If this is the first you're hearing about it, you've missed two cracking semi-finals, including most of the novelty acts who have now been sent home. Tuesday night saw ten qualifiers produced for Saturday as did Thursday night. These twenty acts will join the big 5 (UK, France, Italy, Spain and Germany) and last year's winner and venue for the final, Azerbaijan, or as the host of the show will say, AZ-ER-BAI-JAN. The songs for the final have been drawn in a semi-random order and the order in which I preview them will be the order in which they will perform. The results will be provided by a 50:50 split between the public vote, and a jury of musical experts from each country that entered, regardless of whether they made the final or not. Points are allocated 12,10,8,7,6,5,4,3,2,1, and the country with the most points gets the dubious honour of Eurovision winner and the expense of hosting next year's show. As my twitter followers may have noticed, I tweeted along to both semis, so I will include those thoughts too where appropriate.
Entry: Engelbert Humperdinck - Love Will Set You Free
Politics: Who knows how many votes the UK will get, there are the usual few countries that hand over their twelve points, but as the UK has generally steered away from winding up Europe, it looks like for once the song may be judged on it's merits which can only be a good thing.
Last Year: 11th
Best Result: Winners 1997, 1981, 1976, 1969, 1967
Hero: Sir Cliff Richard, typical of the UK's involvement, he finished 2nd in 1968 (UK has 14 2nd place finishes) and third in 1973
Best Friends: Ireland, Austria, Portugal
Music: A dreary ballad, had me searching for a rope. It's poor, I have no idea why anyone would want to pick up their phone and vote for this.
Best Odds: 20/1 (bwin)
Prospects: Despite 'The Hump' getting involved, this song was doomed to fail. 11th-15th for me.
2. Hungary
Entry : Compact Disco - Sound Of Our Hearts
"Hungary making a bid for an electronics advert soundtrack. It's garbage, get it off. #Eurovision"
Politics: Suffered ever since the fall of the Austro-Hungarian Empire and that episode of McGyver that is just film from the Italian job. As with many Eastern European countries, they got their best result on debut and have been rotten since. Somehow they have friends in Scandinavia and that could help them get a few votes as the Scandinavian bloc has a near full quota.
Last Year: 22nd
Best Result: 4th 1994
Hero: Fredeika Bayer, owner of that fourth position finish
Best Friends: Finland, Iceland, Poland
Music: Rocky ballad, performance exhibits some passion, but the lyrics are meaningless and weak.
Best Odds: 250/1 (Boylesports)
Prospects: Grim, it's not the greatest of songs and it's not the greatest position in the running order. I don't think they'll finish last though.
3. Albania
Entry: Rona Nishilu - Suus
"Scream if you love Albania, oh she has. #Eurovision"
"Albanian hairstyles are a bit behind the rest of us. #Eurovision"
Politics: Firmly in the Balkan bloc, they have been competing since 2004 and they only seem to miss the final when they sing in Albanian, so it is a surprise to see them get this far. They don't have many enemies, but they don't have too many friends either. They should chuck a few points the UK's way as Albanians are mad for Norman Wisdom.
Last Year: Did Not Qualify
Hero: Anjeza Shahin, their first ever entry
Best Friends: Macedonia, Greece, Switzerland
Music: She stands on stage, sings for a bit then starts bawling. Just like bonfire night, keep your dogs away from this.
Prospects: I hate it, you'll hate it, the whole of Europe will hate it. Probably last.
Entry: Donny Montell - Love Is Blind
"The diamante blindfold and disco music makes me sick.#Eurovision"
Politics: Part of the ever increasing Baltic bloc, they can count on Estonia and Latvia's votes, as well as a few from the Scandinavians, Russia and Belarus. No real hope for widespread support across Europe however as they haven't made much of an impact, and their song isn't good enough to warrant that support.
Hero: Ovidijus Vyšniauskas, he couldn't even get a point in the semi-finals
Best Friends: Latvia, Ireland, UK
Music: First half ballad, second half disco. All rubbish and painful to listen to.
Prospects: Dead in the water, will be happy if it finishes in front of Albania, should be embarrassed if it doesn't.
5. Bosnia
Entry: MayaSar - Korake ti znam
"Bosnian ballad makes me weepy. #Eurovision"
Politics: Solid member of the Balkan bloc, and based on the dross that precedes them in the running order, could be a hoover for points. If you take into account that the other Balkan entries are mince, this song could get a fair few 12 pointers, so could end up giving layers a red face.
Last Year: 6th
Best Result: 3rd 2006
Hero: Hari Mata Hari, the 3rd place getter
Best Friends: Croatia, Turkey, Slovenia
Music: A powerful ballad in Bosnian, not an elaborate performance, but she's got a great voice, and that's what should matter.
Best Odds: 150/1 (Bet365)
Prospects: I'm a big fan and given the position in the running order, a good recent history at the event and the fact that it goes against the grain by having a slower song, I give it a big chance, certainly bigger than the layers do.
Entry: Buranovskiye Babushki - Party For Everybody
"Tatu they are not. #Eurovision"
"That had winner written all over it. #Eurovision"
Politics: The supreme power in Europe, literally has the power to turn out the lights. Putin's (re-)election wasn't to warmly received in Russia, however the UK, France and Germany will be delighted that their gas supplies are safe for now. It remains to seen if they can retain the crown so soon after their 2008 triumph, but the anti-Stalin grannies could do it.
Best Result: Winners 2008
Hero: Dima Bilan and Evgeni Plushenko, one of the finest choreographed performance in the history of Eurovision.
Best Friends: Estonia, Latvia, Israel
Music: It's 6 grannies singing a song the Cheeky Girls would be proud of whilst their magic pasty oven spins in the background. What's not to love?
Best Odds: 13/2 (Ladbrokes)
Prospects: Hilariously strong, the song blends the traditional Eurovision cheese with a back-story that would have X factor finalists weeping. The Babushki are trying to raise money to rebuild their church that was torn down by Stalin's forces 70 odd years ago. Aww. Well worth a cheeky fiver.
7. Iceland
Entry: Greta Salome & Jonsi - Never Forget
"Iceland were strong, they could smash this tonight. #Eurovision"
Politics: Mostly neutral in European affairs, until they started messing with British fish, collapsing economies and destroying holidays with their volcanoes.
They vote in the Scandinavian bloc, but they're the outsiders of that group. Most of Europe's holiday makers have gotten over Eyjafjallajokull so they might get some votes.
Best Result: 2nd 2009, 1999
Hero: Jonsi, this is his second appearance representing Iceland
Best Friends: Sweden, Norway, Denmark
Music: Strong ballad, Greta plays the violin, it's in with a shout, despite her horsey looking face.
Best Odds: 80/1 (Boylesports)
Prospects: Decent EW shout, will get plenty of Scandinavian votes and should be strong with the juries.
8. Cyprus
Entry: Ivi Adamou - La La Love
"Surely she used to be a bloke? Cyprus out tonight I think. #Eurovision"
Politics: Not much of a player on Eurovision scene due to their dodgy geographical location and political position stuck between Greece and Turkey, although Greece and Turkey tend to exchange 12 points like teenage saliva. Cyprus usually suffers as their public vote to choose their act often ends up picking a young, unknown Cypriot to represent them.
Best Result: 5th 2004, 1997, 1982
Hero: Lisa Andreas, 5th in 2004
Best Friends: Greece, UK, Malta
Music: Upbeat dance number with what appears to be a dancing bench. It's kinda catchy and I'm happy to say I've changed my view from Tuesday night
Prospects: Without too many allies across Europe it's going to be tough to scrape the votes together, especially as the other dance tracks seem to be more popular with the public. The dance bench is worked into the performance well, but nothing else seems to happen.
Entry: Anggun - Echo (You and I)
Politics: It's early days yet for Francois Hollande, but the noises being made form Paris aren't likely to be received well by the rest of the EU. The other Eurozone countries might have to preach their austerity in terms of donating points to France. We don't have a semi-final result to gauge what that level of support is, but my guess is they wouldn't have qualified.
Best Result: Winners 1977 1969 1962 1960 1958
Hero: Marie Myriam 1977 winner
Best Friends: Switzerland, Norway, Greece
Music: Awful, it offends my ears, repetitive tuneless crap.
Prospects: Dire, it's a horrible song, they're knee deep in controversy, and to top it all off they're French.
Entry: Nina Zilli - L'amore è femmina
Politics: Where do you start, since the disposal of Berlusconi and the downgrading of their credit rating, the Italians haven't exactly been the most popular in Europe. At least Berlusconi wasn't strung up from a lamppost. They also tend to go in the huff with Eurovision and pull out every few years, so I suppose we should be thankful they're here this year.
Last Year: 2nd
Best Result: Winner 1990, 1964
Hero: Gigliola Cinquetti, 1964 winner
Best Friends: Portugal, Spain, Finland
Music: Winehouse-esque Italian/English mix. Not my cup of tea, but plenty will enjoy it.
Prospects: Could go one better than last year, plenty of appeal in the song itself, but the Italians aren't really a part of any big voting bloc, so they may be counting on charity from across the Adriatic.
Entry: Ott Lepland - Kuula
"Heart-throb ladies? Estonia defying their huge price with this effort. #Eurovision"
Politics: Firm member of the Baltic bloc, but has a poor recent record. They will benefit from Latvia and Finland's absence and possibly scrape a few Scandinavian votes. They have a lot of public support for the competition which reversed the decision to pull out of the 2009 contest, and they don't make enemies in Europe.
Best Result: Winner 2001
Hero: Tanel Padar, 2001 winner
Best Friends : Finland, Sweden, Ireland
Music: Another ballad from the second semi, well performed and simply presented, but Ott is the star of Estonian high school musical, and I'm reliably informed he's a cute guy, so that could sway a few female votes.
Prospects: Given that this track struggles with the Estonian jury in the selection process, you'd think they'd be in trouble, but I'm not sure, it's a good song, Ott has a strong voice, and it will be popular with the voters across Europe, chance at a big price.
Entry: Tooji - Stay
"We'll see Norway on Saturday, but never again after that. #Eurovision"
Politics: Enjoys the support of the Scandinavian bloc, but not universally popular because of their flirtation and teasing with EU membership. With the Brevik trial coming so close to Eurovision it's fresh in voters' minds and could play a part in who they decide to cast that vote for. Norway officially have the worst record of any participant at Eurovision, despite winning the contest 3 times, they have finished last on 10 occasions
Best Result: Winner 2009, 1995, 1985
Hero: Anita Thallaug, nul points 1963
Best Friends: Sweden, Ireland, Iceland
Music: It's so forgettable, I just listened to it to jog my memory from Thursday, and I've forgotten it again. It's just bland rubbish.
Prospects: Could be ten times that price and still not worth it. Use this opportunity for a tea break.
Entry: Sabina Babayeva - When the Music Dies
Politics: New boys on the scene, this is their fifth competition and their worst result is 8th. The novelty may be wearing off, and I expect their support to wane in the not too distant future
Last Year: Winner obviously
Hero: Eldar, our AZ-ER-BAI-JAN host.
Best Friends: Turkey, Ukraine, Russia
Music: It's almost immaterial what the music sounds like, they can't win back to back.
Prospects: None, the last back-to-back winner were Ireland when they knocked in a three-timer in the early 90s and as such, we're highly unlikely to see another back-to-back for a while if at all.
Entry: Mandinga - Zaleilah
"You will hear this in every club in Malia, Magaluf etc this summer. Get in Romania. #Eurovision"
"He's got bagpipes, that gets my vote on Saturday. #Eurovision"
Politics: New boys in the EU, but starting to get the same treatment in Western countries as Poles etc. Embraced capitalism and Eurovision, entering for the first time in 1994. Never missed the final since the introduction of the semi-finals in 2004
Best Result: 3rd 2010, 2005
Hero: Paula Selling & Ovi, 3rd in 2010
Best Friends: Spain, Moldova, Israel
Music: Dance track, with five guys pretending to play instruments. The highlight of the performance is the moon-walking bagpipe player at the start. The singer also looks a bit like Tulisa, but with her mouth empty.
Best Odds: 25/1 (BetFred)
Prospect: I like the track and I feel it'll resonate across Europe, my only concern being the juries may not be too keen on it.
Entry: Soluna Samay - Should've Known Better
"Instantly forgettable from Denmark. #Eurovision"
Politics: Firmly ingrained in the Scandanavian bloc, hasn't made any big political moves in Europe which has helped them slip under the radar in this competition and they should be top 10.
Hero: Jorgen and Niels Olsen, Fly on the Wings of Love 2000 winner
Best Friends: Norway, Iceland, Sweden
Music: Easy listening background music when you trying to concentrate on something far more important. does have a double bass mime and a xylophone solo though.
Best Odds: 40/1
Prospect: Most will have forgotten the track by the time it's finished, plus it's sandwiched in the running order between two far more popular tracks.
Entry: Eleftheria Eleftheriou - Aphrodisiac
"Catchy tune Greece, 10/1 looks good about now. Not too racy, but certainly going for the lads vote. #Eurovision"
Politics: Everybody in Europe hates these plate-smashing, debt-defaulting, neo-Nazi voting, man-boy love purveyors. Somehow they've managed to finish top ten every year since 2004. Except Cyprus, the entire Eurozone blames Greece for their fiscal difficulties
Last Year: 3rd
Hero: Helena Paparizou, winner in 2005, 3rd in 2001
Best Friends: Cyprus, Spain, UK
Music: It's catchy enough and the lads will enjoy the wind machines and the skimpy outfit.
Prospect: Minimal, they've got one of the worst time-slots possible, right next to Sweden.
Entry: Loreen - Euphoria
"Overrated nonsense from Sweden. Get it to fuck. #Eurovision"
"Probably the most chart ready entry though. Can see why money is coming for it. #Eurovision"
Politics: Probably the leader of the Scandinavian bloc and has great past form in Eurovision for bring the most successful act to ever perform in the Contest
Best Result: Winner 1999, 1991, 1984, 1974
Hero: ABBA
Best Friends: Norway, Denmark, UK
Music: I'm not a big fan, the song itself is bearable, but it's the performance that annoys me, the hippie nonsense of pushing the energy around and her stupid crab shuffle during the first chorus.
Best Odds: 5/4 (Boylesports)
Prospects: If she wins, good luck, if not, good for the music industry and TV viewers everywhere.
Entry: Can Bonomo - Love Me Back
"Looks like the Turks are still taking fashion advice from Assassins Creed revelations. #Eurovision"
"Annoyingly catchy from Turkey, got stupid money on that. #Eurovision"
Politics: Murky at best, outsiders in Europe and outsiders in Asia, probably not the best way to try and win a popularity contest across Europe. The influx of Western European tourists has helped broaden Turkey's appeal and the adoption of Turkish cuisine as a new 3am snack should grab a few UK votes
Hero: Sertab Erener, winner.
Best Friends: Germany, France, Netherlands
Music: It's a jaunty little tune, reminiscent of the Inspector Gadget theme tune and it does have some spectacular choreography when the dancers construct a boat onstage.
Prospect: Despite the position in the line-up, I still think this track could grab some votes and finish towards the top of the table.
Entry: Pastora Soler - Quédate conmigo
Politics: Relatively safe, usually votes with Portugal and the other Latin countries, taken a bit of heat over it's economy but nowhere near
Last Year: 23rd
Hero: Julio Iglesias, 4th in 1970
Best Friends: Portugal, Greece, Switzerland
Music: Belting big song, could be a winner with the voters and the juries alike, but hasn't won in over 40 years.
Prospects: Not brilliant, but could be due a win after all these years.
Entry:Roman Lob - Standing Still
Politics: Flexed it's muscles during the economic crisis, but starting to feel a bit of backlash from the new French administration and voters in Greece. Could be seen as rising above the rest of Europe in a big brother type role, the rest of Europe remembers how that went last time and will be keen to avoid a repeat.
Hero: Lena, first winner since re-unification
Best Friends: Spain, Denmark, Portugal
Music: Middle of the road ballad, but Germany has had some success with songs in English
Prospects: Relatively poor, it's a decent song, but their challenge this year is hampered by their political position.
Entry: Kurt Calleja - This Is The Night
"Much better Malta. Quality effort. That's a finalist. #Eurovision"
Politics: It's little Malta, everyone like Malta, but nobody really votes for them. Being an island in the middle of the Med does have it's disadvantages believe it or not. Solidarity with the UK due to being a former member of the British Empire both sides actions regarding HMS Illustrious during the Second World War
Hero: Chiara, 2nd in 2005 and 3rd in 1998
Best Friends:Ireland, Croatia, Turkey
Music: Great little tune, with the exception of the female backing singer who's English is pretty poor along with her command of her pitch, but clearly the best dance moves of the field, and the shuffle will be going into my repertoire
Best Odds: 150/1 (bwin)
Prospects: Limited, doesn't have the political capital to cash in on this great spot in the running order. Should be a vote-winner, but not sure how Europe will like it.
22. FYR Macedonia
Entry: Kaliopi - Crno i belo
"Decent effort from Macedonia. Brought along their own Bonnie Tyler this year. #Eurovision"
Politics: Balkan through and through and with less Balkan states than expected in the final, they could get a lot more votes than they should, especially sitting so late in the line-up.
Best Result: 12th 2006
Hero: Vlado Javenski, debut performer in 1998
Best Friends: Croatia, Slovenia, Bosnia
Music: Gravelly, screeching ballad. Shouldn't be that popular but seems to have some appeal.
Best Odds: 150/1 (Stan James)
Prospects: Slim, a lot of voters will be put off by the vocal performance, and the juries won't be too impressed either.
Entry: Jedward - Waterline
"A walking advert for abortion. Give my "my lovely horse" anyday. #Eurovision"
"Those two fuckers could drown in a shower. #Eurovision"
"Jedward are too stupid to live. #Eurovision"
Politics: Ireland's liability across Europe seems to have dampened and their back to their stereotypical slow-thinking jovial drinking selves in European eyes. Probably brought the most exposed performers to the show, and their broad appeal should be a help to Irish chances
Best Result: Winners 1996, 1994, 1993, 1992, 1987, 1980, 1970
Hero: Father Ted Crilly and Father Dougal McGuire
Best Friends: UK, Sweden, Switzerland
Music: Really catchy bubblegum pop track, upbeat, strong lyrics and a standout performance from the semi-final with the water fountain
Best Odds: 33/1 (SportingBet)
Prospects: I think it's great track and it will connect with the viewers across Europe it's in a perfect spot in the order and the lads just need to refrain from going completely over the top in their performance and they could have a winner on their hands
24. Serbia
Entry: Zeljko Joksimovic - Nije Ljubav Stvar
"Not that impressive from Serbia. Wouldn't be a surprise if they don't make it.#Eurovision"
Politics: One of the Balkan states left in the competition, so there are plenty of votes available, certainly improved their standing in Europe in the last 5 years, and if they could just stop producing war criminals, they'd be doing much better than they have been.
Hero: Marija Šerifović, winner in 2007, the first song in Serbian to win.
Best Friends: Bosnia, Slovenia, Switzerland
Music: Dreadful ballad, it appears to be all the Serbians like to listen too.
Prospects: I just don't see the appeal of the song, and I can't understand how it can be so short in the market. I certainly won't be voting for it.
Entry: Gaintana - Be My Guest
Politics: Dodgy, although they are getting ready to co-host the European championships, Yulia Tymoshenko still resides in prison and she has plenty of friends in Europe, can't seem them overcoming that, twinned with the furore over prices of hotels for travelling football fans.
Hero: Ruslana, and her wild dances
Best Friends: Poland, Russia, Belarus
Music: It's a dance track straight out of 1992
Prospects: Ukraine has a great record in Eurovision, but I'm inclined to oppose them due to their sticky political situation and the fact I don't like their track.
26. Moldova
Entry: Pasha Parfeny - Lautar
"Moldovan Chico with Moldovan Saturdays. I used to enjoy Moldova's entry, but this is tame by their standards. #Eurovision"
Politics: A newcomer to the event, they vote with the Balkans and the Black Sea blocs, they have consistently qualified from the semi-finals and they do usually pick out a memorable performer for our entertainment like Zdob si Zdub. They haven't been that successful in the competition itself, but they do have a tremendous online support.
Hero: Sergey Stepanov EPIC SAX GUY
Best Friends: Romania, Portugal, Ukraine
Music: It's cheesy Eurovision finest. Parts of the song are in English, yet the quality of English is laughable.
Best Odds: 100/1 (BetFred)
Prospects: None whatsoever
Estonia 0.5pt EW @ 100/1
Bosnia and Herzegovina 0.5pt EW @ 150/1
Cyprus 0.5pt EW @ 50/1
Turkey 0.5pt EW @ 80/1
Ireland 0.5pt EW @ 33/1


Large evolved planetaries have this special nimbus: very large, extremely faint and at the border of or beyond visibility.
In contrast to other large and faint objects, such as for instance certain dwarf galaxies, PN are line emitters. This considerably increases the chances of visibility with a telescope. Using OIII, UHC, or in certain cases H beta emission line filters, some of these large PN come well within reach of visual observation. Even some of those PN, that are hardly visible on the deep plates of the Palomar Sky survey, are well within reach for visual observation with amateur telescopes.
However, apart of few brighter PN, such as the Dumbbell nebula, Abell 21 or the Helix nebula, most of these large PN require a very dark and transparent sky to be able to discern the often only minimal contrast to the background.
In young PN, the central star is usually properly in the middle of its PN shell. This is not necessarily the case with older, evolved PN. If the PN's progenitor star has moved through space prior to becoming a PN, it will move on as well as a PN. At least as long as there is nothing in its way.
1) The movement of the PN shell through the ISM may lead to formation of a shock front in the direction of its movement. Quite distinct shock fronts can be found with HFG 1, PFP 1, or Abell 31 to name a few.
2) Further, the PN may loose behind material of the PN shell on its way trough the ISM, leading to formation of a weak "trail" behind the PN. Such trails are, for instance behind HFG 1 or Sharpless 68 (note that this is being questioned for the latter by David Frew, see below).
3) Due to this differential interaction and slow down of shell and star, the central star will no longer be in the middle of the PN shell, but rather be ahead of it. He is becoming a runway central star.
4) The latter leads to differential excitation of the shell. OIII emission (requiring higher energy of the ionizing radiation than HII emission) will be possible only in the vicinity of the hot central star, i.e. within the so-called OIII-Strömgren zone of the central star. HII emission, on the other hand, can still be emitted from the entire shell. Due to this, OIII and HII images will show different areas of the PN shell, which are displaced relative to each other. In this displacement, the OIII areas will be ahead of the HII areas in the direction of the runaway central star.
The displacement resulting from point 4 can be confirmed visually for some of the large PN, as for instance for DeHt 5 or Sharpless 68. The most distinct displacement, however, can be observed for Sharpless 174 (see images to the right). It has to be noted, however, that the status of all three as true PN is being strongly questioned.
Sharpless 174 has a size of 10'x15' and belongs hence to the largest of the presented objects. For this object, a large proper motion of the White Dwarf star relative to its shell or rather its ionized environment had been observed. It has been initially conjectured, that on its way through the ISM, the putative PN shell forms a trail of HII emission behind it, which can be well discerned on this image by Don Goldman. The central star is already far away from the center of the HII emission. Due to this apparent lack of a central star, the object had been formerly classified as a HII region (which it likely is). The area shining in OIII light, however, is still placed concentrically around the hot central star, leading to a pronounced displacement between areas of HII and areas of OIII emission (see animation to the right).
Exactly this situation can be confirmed at the eyepiece. The nebula is very faint with only diffuse borders, but reveals a distinct displacement of the glowing spot upon switching from OIII to H beta filter. OIII emission is visible to the NE of the nebula, while H beta and hence HII emission is more extended in the SE part of the nebula. With a UHC filter, which transmits both OIII and H beta, both parts can be observed simultaneously, leading to a rather round appearance of the object.
To be or not to be: Are these all true PN?
Due to the lack of a bow shock, preceding the motion of the "central star", and for several other reasons, the status of DeHt 5, Sharpless 68, Sharpless 174 and Abell 35 as true PN is being questioned by David Frew. He comes to the conclusion that all four objects represent ISM being ionized by the moving star and are hence Strömgren spheres rather than PN. The trailing HII regions or HII tails result then from the HII recombination time, which is rather long at the given density of the ISM. Further points put forward by Few are the age of the White Dwarf, which is in some cases far to old, the lack of a limb brightening typical of a PN shell, a too narrow line width for an expanding PN shell, and discrepancies between movement of the nebula and the White Dwarf.
Besides try and error, comparison of the respective brightness of the PN on the POSS II blue and red plates can be helpful to judge the visibility of the PN in the visible range. The relative spectral sensitivity of our eye compares roughly to that of the POSS II blue plates, which are most sensitive in the range from 450 to 550 nm, while the red plates are sensitive in the range from 620 to 700 nm (the emulsions used for the POSS I survey, on the other hand, had a quite different spectral sensitivity ranging from 350 to 500 nm and from 620 to 670 nm, respectively).
Note that some PN have their strongest emission in NII (655nm and 658nm). In those cases, a "bright" appearance on the red plates does not necessarily imply strong HII emission (in that case H-alpha at 656nm)! As most astro-imaging H-alpha filters (with the exemption of the very narrow 3nm filters) transmit not only H-alpha, but as well both NII lines, even most "H-alpha" images do not distinguish between HII and NII. For these planetaries, the OIII filter may be the filter of choice, even that the planetary appears deeply red on images, or an UHC filter (see here).
The figures to the right show spectroscopic results by Pierce, Frew, and Parker for one of these large PN that emit mainly in NII, PFP 1. The upper panel shows the position of the slit of the spectrograph at the NE edge of the PN shell (as well as that of the control). The middle panel shows the spectrum for the visible range with the OIII line at 501nm and the H-beta line at und 486nm being of similar strength. The lower panel is a close-up of the red range of the spectrum, where the NII lines clearly dominate over H-alpha.
The observing atlas comprises a non-comprehensive list of 38 large PN (all larger than 5'), which are presented with DSS images, finder charts, and partly with descriptions of visual observations using my 22" Dob.
The POSS II composites have a uniform size of 30'x30' (except for the largest members). For the faintest PN, there are also inverted renderings (mouseover).
Below each description are links to excellent images.
This is the largest of the known and confirmed PNs at a distance of about 400 - 600 LYs. The NE border is the region with highest contrast to the background. Can be scanned with the telescope and OIII filter.
This PN can in fact become more difficult in larger scopes. I have difficulty seeing it in my 22", but could clearly spot it with my 80 mm refractor (it's a matter of field).
Note that the OIII region of the PN is smaller than HII and NII emitting regions, of which the NII images are the most structured.
This is a spectacular new discovery be French amateur Nicolas Outters and was baptized Giant Squid Nebula. The nature of this predominantly OIII-emitting object is still unclear and it is presently considered a "possible planetary nebula". It might more likely be an outflow generated by a massive young star, HR8119, as suggested by Acker and co-workers.
It is located apparently within the large HII shell of Sharpless 129. The bright star in the middle is probably not the true "central star", but far in the background. The distance of Ou 4 is estimated to be between 75 and 150 LY. Ou 4 would therefore not only be one of the largest PN (69 arcminutes) but also probably the closest.
With 7mm exit pupil and OIII, the brightest part at the NE side of the southern lobe was suspected, very doubtful.
Tweedy-Kwitter 1 and 2 are extremely faint objects that were found during a search around potential central stars. The distance of TK2 is about 600 Lys. TK2 is possibly a Strömgren sphere and not a PN.
Tweedy-Kwitter 1 and 2 are extremely faint objects that were found during a search around potential central stars. The distance of TK1 is about 2000 Lys.
Suspected with OIII as a round filled disk with defined borders towards N and W, more diffuse towards S. Unsafe observation.
Red emission is mostly NII, which is about 4x stronger than HII (Frew 2013). The distance of this PN is about 3000 Lys.
PuWe 1 (distance approximately 500-1300 LYs) appears under excellent conditions, minimal magnification, 7 mm exit pupil and OIII filter as an extremely faint disk with relatively well defined borders from SE to W (two prominent asterisms directly at the border). The PN responds similarly well to the UHC filter, with even better defined edges as compared with OIII. PN appears not ring or bubble shaped but as a full disk, that becomes dimmer toward NE.
I had tried the "bright" filament at the N edge, which looks promising on broadband "H alpha" frames and which is due to interaction with the ISM. Most of the emission in the red spectral range is, however, due to NII and not HII. The H beta flux is therefore lower than that in OIII. OIII or UHC filters should therefore be better than a pure H beta filter. During my attempt to observe this segment at the N edge, the filament was at best "suspected".
The Helix Nebula (distance 630 -1000 LYs) is shown here primarily to reveal the enormous differences in surface brightness to the other large PN. Most of those other large PN have a brightness comparable to the faint outer halo of the Helix rather than the PN itself.
These outer halo shells are extremely faint and emit light predominantly in the NII lines (which makes visual detection even more difficult). I have tried to observed these outer halo shells several time, also under excellent alpine skies, but without definitely positive results.
This is the largest Abell PN with a size of 17'x16' (of which, however, only the central part is visible) ! The distance of this PN is about 1400 Lys.
Using OIII filter, Abell 31 is diffuse with no distinct boundaries. Internal structure is suspected but difficult to pin down.
With 7mm exit pupil and H beta visible as a large, extremely faint glow. N and E side round, SW side not defined.
The distance of this PN is about 2000 Lys.
This is the second largest entry in Abell's catalog with 16'x11', of which again only the central part is visible. Its distance is about 700 Lys. Abell 35 is likely a Strömgren sphere and not a true PN (Frew, thesis).
With OIII Filter, this object is immediately visible as a diffuse patch around a group of three stars. The band structure in the S part was suspected. Distance of this object is about 500 LYs.
With OIII filter, this PN appears as a very faint, irregular diffuse glow.
With 7mm exit pupil and UHC, the PN was visible as a large and extremely faint glow. Some parts of the edge were well defined.
Distance of this PN is about 3000 Lys.
Belongs to the club only because of its outer halo, which tremendously increases the overall size. The image is already quite burnt out, so this is many steps up from the other members. The outer halo, on the other hand, is again in the same ball park as the other large PN. Halo best with OIII filter at the sides with the "ears".
Appears as an extremely faint, large and diffuse patch N of a prominent asterism. OIII filter.
The distance of Abell 7 is about 1200 Ly.
Observed several times with OIII, H beta and UHC filter, revealing different parts of the nebula, as evident from a slight shift upon OIII/H beta filter change. Nebula is diffuse with no clear boundaries. OIII emission is in the NW part. H beta emission is larger and in the SE part. With UHC, both parts are visible and the nebula appears round.
Sharpless 174 is likely a Strömgren sphere and not a true PN (Frew, thesis).
Unsuccessful observation. According to Madsen et al., this PN has equal intensities in OIII and H-beta.
Relatively bright object with run-away CS. Appears as a faint patch with even surface brightness and diffuse boundaries. OIII filter. The faint emission N of the main body could not be observed (see Dean Salman's image at the top of this page).
According to Frew (thesis), Sharpless 68 consists of ionized ISM and is not a true PN.
NII is about 2.3-fold stronger than H-alpha.
With 7mm exit pupil and with OIII filter, the PN could be observed as an extremely faint patch of light. It does not appear ring-shaped, but rather as a faintly glowing disk.
The distance of EGB 6 is about 2000 Lys.
Using OIII filtering, the central southern part is visible as a diffuse, very faint and oval glow. Further OIII-bright patches at the E and W side can be observed as well, but are somewhat weaker (W side is the easier one).
Relatively bright PN, responds well to OIII filter and shows its crescent shape and filamentary structure. Upon closer inspection, the PN is filled with fainter OIII emission. Even the NW border is visible as an extremely faint arc along an arc of stars.
The distance of Abell 21 is about 2000 Ly.
I tried this one several times and suspected under very good conditions part of the shell in the vicinity of the superimposed star over a bit more than 90°. The star was positioned within the shell. There are several faint stars superimposed along this stretch (visible and not visible at the eyepiece), which may be deceptive.
Extremely faint object bordered by two stars. SW section is better defined and roughly rectangular, NE section is larger and more diffuse. Responds best to UHC, but is also well visible with OIII and H-beta.
NII is 4-fold stronger than H-alpha, OIII and H-beta have similar strength.
With OIII filter and 7mm exit pupil, an extremely faint large brightening was suspected.
For this PN, OIII is stronger than H-alpha.
Appears with OIII filter as an extremely faint, diffuse and round glow, that re-appears again and again upon field sweeping. The object appears not crescent shaped!
DeHt 5 consists likely of ionized ISM and is not a true PN (Frew, thesis).
Compared to many of the other, this is a relatively easy target (its very faint instead of extremely faint ) and could be observed several times. Faint disk with relatively well defined edge to the S at the position of the faint star in the middle between CS and the brighter star S. Visible with somewhat lower contrast also with UHC.
Nice crescent. Like Abell 21 with a gray filter. Appears with OIII filter somewhat structured with hints of filaments.
NII is for this PN 1.9-fold stronger than H-alpha.
Bright PN with distinct central star. Responds well to OIII filtering. Oval shaped (N-S) with darker SE region.
Truly belongs to the club only because of its outer halo, which tremendously increases the overall size . The image is already quite burnt out, so this is many steps up from the other members. The outer halo, on the other hand, is again in the same ball park as the other large PN. Halo best with OIII filter at the sides with the "ears".
Another large and bright Abell PN with a diameter of roughly 8'.
With OIII filter, this PN (distance 800 LYs) is quite distinctly visible around its central star. It appears slightly anular with darker center.
With OIII filter, this PN does not appear crescent shaped, but rather as an extremely faint disk that pops up intermittently with indirect vision, corresponding to the slight white haze in the composite image.
K 2-2 is stronger in OIII than in H-alpha.
Relatively bright PN that appears as a ring with darker center. Ring has symmetrically two brighter and thicker parts at the NW and SE sides.
With OIII filter, a very faint glow was observed that extended well beyond the circular asterism in the center, in particular to the North side.
Dean Salman and Jim Janusz detect a faint outer halo that span over almost 40'. This halo is already mentioned in the discovery paper, but appears to consist of ISM ionized by the central star, therefore not being a true part of the PN.
Unsuccessful with all filters (as well as without filter) and 5-7mm exit pupil.
According to Frew (thesis), the ratio NII/H-alpha of this PN is 3.0, implying that most of the red emission is NII and not HII.
This PN was discovered in 2009 by the IPHAS Survey as IPHASX J205013.7 + 465518. It is hardly visible on the DSS, but relatively bright in OIII, as evident from the fantastic image by Don Goldman.
Best with 100x and 5.2mm exit pupil and with OIII filter. Appears as a large and extremely faint, structured brightening. N edge is round, S edge hardly defined. Central part better defined as NNE/SSW elongated bar.
This is again one of these funny red nebula that should respond well to H beta, but don't. According to Madsen et al., the red color is due to NII, which is about 5 times stronger than H-alpha and 7 times stronger than OIII. This makes OIII the strongest visual line, even that it doesn't look like this.
Nevertheless, even with OIII filter, the PN appears only extremely faint, round and featureless.
With OIII filter, a diffuse round glow is visible between two groups of stars.
Structure appears to be mainly NII with only little contrast to the surroundings in HII (Tweedy and Kwitter and Frew 2013).
Relatively bright PN that responds well to OIII filter. Appears as a ghostly C-shaped PN that is open toward E with brighter rims N and S.
Around its bright central part (17"x23"), the Cat's Eye Nebula has an outer halo of approximately 5' diameter. The by far easiest part of this halo is a rectangular condensation W of the central part towards a neighboring bright star. This structure bears the designation IC 4677 and is listed as a galaxy by some charting programs.
Even under less than optimal conditions, this part of the halo is a relatively easy object. The small barred galaxy is as well visible and should not be confused with the halo spots .


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Q: Remove namespace from type_id_with_cv<>()::pretty_name() I'm using the following code to retrieve the name of a class:
template <typename T>
string GetName(const T& object) {

    using type = typename remove_const<typename remove_reference<decltype(object)>::type>::type;
    return boost::typeindex::type_id_with_cvr<type>().pretty_name();

}

The code works well. However the returned string contains also the namespaces. Is there a boost function that returns only the class name?
I know I could write it myself, the point is just not reinventing the wheel.

A: This is another invention of the wheel and horrible but quick solution, basically, exploit the similarity between namespace structure and directory structure.
#include<boost/type_index.hpp>
#include<boost/filesystem/path.hpp>

namespace A{
    namespace B{
        struct C{};
    }
}

int main(){
    std::string s = boost::typeindex::type_id_with_cvr<A::B::C const*&>().pretty_name();
    replace(begin(s), end(s), ':', '/');
    replace(begin(s), end(s), ' ', '.');

    using namespace boost::filesystem;
    assert( path(s).string() == "A//B//C.const*&" );
    assert( path(s).filename() == "C.const*&" );
    assert( path(s).extension() == ".const*&" );
    assert( path(s).stem() == "C" );
    assert( path(s).parent_path() == "A//B");
    assert( path(s).parent_path().parent_path() == "A");
}

or package it into a simple ugly class:
#include<boost/type_index.hpp>
#include<boost/filesystem/path.hpp>

namespace A{
    namespace B{
        struct C{};
    }
}

template<class T>
class typename_info_t{
    boost::filesystem::path p_;
public:
    typename_info_t(){
        std::string s = boost::typeindex::type_id_with_cvr<T>().pretty_name();
        replace(begin(s), end(s), ':', '/');
        replace(begin(s), end(s), ' ', '.');
        p_ = s;
    }
    std::string full_name() const{
        std::string s = p_.string();
        replace(begin(s), end(s), '/', ':');
        replace(begin(s), end(s), '.', ' ');
        return s;
    }
    std::string namespace_name() const{
        std::string s = p_.parent_path().string();
        replace(begin(s), end(s), '/', ':');
        return s;
    }
    std::string class_name() const{
        std::string s = p_.stem().string();
        replace(begin(s), end(s), '/', ':');
        return s;
    }
    std::string class_name_with_cvr() const{
        std::string s = p_.filename().string();
        replace(begin(s), end(s), '/', ':');
        replace(begin(s), end(s), '.', ' ');
        return s;
    }
    std::string cvr() const{ // begins with space
        std::string s = p_.extension().string();
        replace(begin(s), end(s), '.', ' ');
        return s;
    }
};

template<class TT> typename_info_t<TT> typename_info(){return {};}

int main(){
    assert( typename_info<A::B::C const*&>().full_name() == "A::B::C const*&" );
    assert( typename_info<A::B::C const*&>().namespace_name() == "A::B" );
    assert( typename_info<A::B::C const*&>().class_name() == "C" );
    assert( typename_info<A::B::C const*&>().class_name_with_cvr() == "C const*&" );
    assert( typename_info<A::B::C const*&>().cvr() == " const*&");

}

(limitation: '*' pointer qualifier is not part of the class name here, unfortunatelly this forces to use #include<boost/filesystem.hpp> or #include<experimental/filesystem> which are non header-only libraries.


Model F9222 Load Shackle features an internal amplifier to provide high output including ±0-5V, ±0-10V, or 4-20mA (2-wire).
The unit is built to survive in harsh industrial environments, and the hermetic construction conforms to IP67 for water resistance. This product is protected by US Design Patent D703,907S - other rights pending.
Combined error ±5% F.S. ±5% F.S.
- zero ± 2% F.S.


What might i be doing wrong here..?
How are you rendering the template in the views?
Try the `TEMPLATE_DIRS` setting to add the directory.
by default its commented so should I uncomment and add the dir of the new project to that..?
Look into the Django documentation for that info.
Try adding your template directory to setting TEMPLATE_DIRS.
In the current setting TEMPLATE_DIR is commented and there is a note saying read: http://askbot.org/en/question/2669/jinja-includes-and-extends-path-issue/ based on that looks like if I turn on TEMPLATE_DIR entire askbot TEMPLATES will change because it will try to read the tempaltes from that location..? But all I want is templates related to the new app to read from that location.
can you confirm on one thing: If I put the template path of the application that I have added inside askbot folder to TEMPLATE_DIR, entire askbot will use that location instead of askbot/templates?


Well, Summer is over, and the group are about to meet up once more, and begin rehearsals for pantomime!
Camelot: A Knight To Remember will be our chairperson, Fiona Burdsall's fourth consecutive self scripted pantomime for performance by the Hawarden Players.
Every year her scripts are praised for their plot, characters and for how much fun the provide audience members. We are certain this year will be no different!
The group will be having our first meeting of the season, and informal readthrough on Tuesday 12th September, followed by auditions for parts on Thursday 14th September. Both meetings will take place at the Hawarden Institute at 8pm.
We would love to see some new faces coming along to meet the group and join in the panto foolishness, so if you are interested, please feel free to drop by for either meeting, or drop us a message at hawarden.players@gmail.com to ask any questions you may have!


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The pleasures of Gütersloh
Photo: Kai Uwe Oesterhelweg
Eddie Mofokeng (South Africa) Sophie-Magdalen Reuter (Germany) Michael Rakotoarivony (Madagascar) Jolana Slaviková (Czech Republic) Daniil Chesnokov (Russia) Zlata Khershberg (Israel) Martin Mkhise (S.A.) Amelie Baier (Germany) Damir Rakhmonov (Uzbekistan) Pijarin Wiriyakasadul (Thailand) and Patrick Reiter (Austria)
The grand finale of the week of masterclasses on Saturday evening was at the Bertelsmann Stiftung's beautiful establishment on the edge of the charming town of Gütersloh - a place I have spent so many happy days in over the twenty years or so that I have been involved with Neue Stimmen. The eleven singers involved (alas the twelfth was to have been the super Ukrainian soprano Olga Rudyk who was indisposed) bear testament to the extraordinary international vision of the competition and these masterclasses. It was a splendid meeting of youth from around the world, each of whom were inspired by their encounters with their colleagues from such diverse backgrounds. To have a singer from Madagascar and one from Thailand in this group was remarkable.
But above all they benefited from working with two exceptional "masters" - Brigitte Fassbaender and Wolfgang Brendel. And what a pleasure it was to spend some time with these two great personalities and artists. Brigitte is the daughter of Glyndebourne's first Figaro, Willi Domgraf-Fassbaender. He was a remarkable artist of great intelligence and versatility, excelling in Mozart as well as Verdi. He was married to the actress Sabine Peters and their daughter Brigitte inherited the gifts of each parent - a formidable combination! What a privilege for these young singers to have the accumulated wisdom and experience of such people passed on to them!
Wofgang Brendel now teaches at Indiana University in Bloomington, a school with a remarkable collection of distinguished vocal faculty, including my old friends Timothy Noble and Carol Vaness. He was the most charismatic German baritone of his generation, and remains an utterly irresistible personality - his infectious passion and enthusiasm, his enjoyment of life and celebration of music are just hugely valuable to the young singers he was working with at the beginning of their careers. What a joy it was to see this "electricity"!
But none of this could have been done without the quartet of pianists/coaches that were assembled for the masterclasses. Our old friend Rafaelle Cortesi, who has been with Neue Stimmen as long as I have, since 1999, was the leader and foundation of the team, and was joined by three accomplished and authoritative newcomers to the Neue Stimmen team. These included the Canadian Anne Larlee, now on the music staff of the Frankfurt Opera, and she really made her mark in Saturday evening's concert with immaculate playing of exceptional grace and musicianship. The other two were the Italian Fabio Vettraino, currently teaching in the Music Hochschule in Detmold, and Markus Zugehör, working in the opera studio at the Berlin Staatsoper.
I think that my travels for 2018 are now over. Christmas will soon be with us and another year has passed - how swift is the passage of time! But this week I am at Lucia at ENO tomorrow evening, and Cendrillon at Glyndebourne on Wednesday. So there is plenty more excitement to come! Keep reading!
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Got a call this morning from Jim Gorman of Gorman's Food Market on the north side of Lansing, warning me of the latest scam going around. He got a call today from someone claiming to be a Consumers Power representative, threatening to shut off his power by noon for non-payment of bills. This person said that you couldn't go pay your bills AT Consumers Power (not true), but had to give a credit card or other payment method to them over the phone. Gorman told me that he's gotten plenty of scam attempts before, but this was the most professional sounding one he's ever received before.
Here's the REAL info from Consumers Energy - don't get fooled!


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Q: python not recognising 0.1 // 0.1 = 1, 0.2 // 0.2 = 1, etc. when div'ing float by multiple floats I am in the process of creating a program to determine the change of a user, which first takes in how much they owe and then how much they pay. The program ensures they do not give anything other than numbers and decimal points, and that the amount they pay is equal to or greater than how much they owe.
Then the program begins a series of if statements to DIV the change by (most) £ increments, and if the result is greater than 0, it will MOD the current change by the increment being assessed.
e.g. if my change is 20, then my change DIV 20 = 1 and will return acknowledgement to the user, MOD change by 20 too, and the result is the remaining change, which will be checked by the rest of the if statements.
allowedchars = set("1234567890.")
Checkpay = True
Checkrec = True
while Checkpay == True:
 Amountpay = input("What amount must be paid? ")
 if set(Amountpay).issubset(allowedchars):
    Checkpay = False
    Amountpay = float(Amountpay)
    print(format(Amountpay, ".2f"))
 else:
    print("Invalid amount, please try again.")

#evaluate received amount > amount to pay and if amount received is valid input, both at once:
while Checkrec == True:
 Amountrec = input("What amount have I received? ")
 if set(Amountrec).issubset(allowedchars) and float(Amountrec) >= Amountpay:
    Checkrec = False
    Amountrec = float(Amountrec)
    print(format(Amountrec, ".2f"))
 else:
    print("Invalid amount/not enough money received, please try again: ")

change = Amountrec - Amountpay
change = format(change, ".2f")
print("Your change is: £", change)
twenty = int(float(change) // 20)
if twenty > 0:
    print("You will receive " + str(twenty) + " £20 banknote(s).")
    change = float(change) % 20
    print(format(change, ".2f"))
ten = int(float(change) // 10)
if ten > 0:
    print("You will receive 1 £10 banknote.")
    change = float(change) % 10
    print(format(change, ".2f"))
five = int(float(change) // 5)
if five > 0:
    print("You will receive 1 £5 banknote.")
    change = float(change) % 5
    print(format(change, ".2f"))
two = int(float(change) // 2)
if two > 0:
    print("You will receive " + str(two) + " £2 coin(s).")
    change = float(change) % 2
    print(format(change, ".2f"))
one = int(float(change) // 1)
if one > 0:
    print("You will receive " + str(one) + " £1 coin.")
    change = float(change) % 1
    print(format(change, ".2f"))
fifp = int(float(change) // 0.5)
if fifp > 0:
    print("You will receive " + str(fifp) + " 50p coin.")
    change = float(change) % 0.5
    print(format(change, ".2f"))
twenp = int(float(change) // 0.2)
if twenp > 0:
    print("You will receive " + str(twenp) + " 20p coin(s).")
    change = float(change) % 0.2
    print(format(change, ".2f"))
tenp = int(float(change) // 0.10)
print(tenp)
if tenp > 0:
    print("You will receive " + str(tenp) + " 10p coin.")
    change = float(change) % 0.10
    print(format(change, ".2f"))
fivep = int(float(change) // 0.05)
if fivep > 0:
    print("You will receive " + str(fivep) + " 5p coin.")
    change = float(change) % 0.05
    print(format(change, ".2f"))

Everything's fine when I check integer change against integer increment. But when I check, say, 0.70 change against the ifs, I get this:
What amount must be paid? 0.1
0.10
What amount have I received? 0.8
0.80
Your change is: £ 0.70
You will receive 1 50p coin.
0.20
1
You will receive 1 10p coin.
0.10
You will receive 1 5p coin.
0.05

instead of 50p and 20p, or if I check 0.15 change:
What amount must be paid? 0.05
0.05
What amount have I received? 0.2
0.20
Your change is: £ 0.15
1
You will receive 1 10p coin.
0.05

As if I don't need 5p change as well.
Checking just 1 pence increment (e.g. 0.50 change calculated) works fine. Sometimes, even non-consecutive increments (e.g. 0.60 change calculated, which gives out 50p and 5p instead of 50p and 10p) will be incorrectly checked.
What's going on with my code, or with python (version 3.8.6)? How can I get this code to output the right amount and statements when it comes to pence?

A: You might be able to solve this by making a new float class
class AccurateFloat(int):
    def __new__(cls, x):
        # some inaccuracies could occur at the first conversion
        return super(AccurateFloat, cls).__new__(cls, x * 10**6) # the 6 can be 'any' large number

    def get_float(self):
        return self / 10 ** 6 # some inaccuracies could occur at the second conversion

A: You can simplify this by making it "table-driven". Also, you can eliminate all the floating point issues by converting the value to pence and then work solely with integers. Here's an example:
CHANGE = {2000: 'Twenty pound note',
          1000: 'Ten pound note',
          500: 'Five pound note',
          100: 'One pound coin',
          50: '50p coin',
          20: '20p coin',
          10: '10p coin',
          5: '5p coin',
          2: '2p coin',
          1: '1p coin'}

def calc(c):
    r = []
    c = int(c * 100)
    for k, val in CHANGE.items():
        if c >= k:
            v = c // k
            r.append(f'{v} {val}{"s" if v > 1 else ""}')
            c -= v * k
    return r

print('\n'.join((calc(127.99))))

Output:
6 Twenty pound notes
1 Five pound note
2 One pound coins
1 50p coin
2 20p coins
1 5p coin
2 2p coins


Picture this: you're meeting with potential clients for the first time. They want you to plan an event, and they're very enthusiastic about hiring you. A few minutes into the meeting, however, you realize that they don't really know what they want! They're having trouble choosing a theme, dinner options, and elements they want the party to have. How do you handle the situation?
You'll encounter many indecisive clients throughout your event planning career. Sometimes, they'll even come to the consultation with zero ideas for how they want the event to go at all. Not to worry! You can still hold a consultation meeting that's productive for everyone. If you took a wedding planner and event management course, you've probably learned all about navigating tough scenarios. Recall what you've learned and find your consultation outline.
Find the scenario that most resembles yours and ready yourself to guide them through the process. Some people just need someone to hold their hand, tell them it'll be all right, and help them figure out what they want! The key is to write up a list of questions that expertly guide them through the consultation. You just need to assemble a document once, and then you'll be able to use it for consultations to come.
When you're speaking with them on the phone, ask a few prodding questions to figure out the goal of the event. Don't just ask about the logistics! Even if you just knew that they wanted to plan an anniversary party, you can surmise that they want the event to be sentimental. From there, you'll develop a list of questions to clarify their ideas during the consultation.
Is the event celebrating something? Is it for a specific person or group?
Gathering details you already have gives you something to work with in case the potential clients have no idea what they expect from you.
Most event client consultation meetings range between an hour and two hours in length. Clients are charged by the hour, but you should give them an idea beforehand of how long the meeting should take. If the event is simple and small, allot an hour and quote them the price. If the event is large, complicated, or they want you to plan a series of events, quote the client two hours. But let them know that additional fees will apply if they go overtime with you! Nobody likes being surprised by a bill, and you don't want to start off your working relationship on the wrong foot.
How Much Should You Charge For Event Planning Services?
Event planning consultations are an opportunity to exchange information. Some planners conduct consultations at their office and set up a separate time to view venues and visit vendors, particularly if their clients aren't sure what they want.
For planners whose clients already have an ideal venue in mind, the consultation could take place during a venue walk-through. Viewing their ideal venue early gives you a sense of whether the event is within your scope. It also helps the clients visualize your suggestions in the space, especially if they're still undecided about the rest of the details.
Asking questions that are direct and to-the-point help clients focus on their wants and needs rather than just agreeing with your suggestions. They might be nodding now, but if the final event is unsatisfactory, they can easily place the blame on you! Keep your questions friendly and concise, and, most of all, make it about them. After all, this is their event!
What the guest of honor likes and dislikes in color, food, music, activities, etc.
Even if they're not sure what they do want, is there anything they absolutely don't want?
Among the top questions you'll need to ask, you should inquire about their budget. You won't be able to move forward with any ideas at all if you don't know what the clients can afford.
When money is involved, you always want to ensure that your clients are getting exactly what they want. Ask questions that address their needs and preferences. This way, they'll always feel like they have a voice in the planning process. Keep in mind that learning about their dislikes and things they don't need can be almost as useful as learning about the things they do like or need, especially if they're unsure of what they want.
As you learn more about the clients, let their details get your creativity flowing. You may also wish to bring a tablet with you for visual aids. Pinterest is a mecca for wedding planning decor and theme inspiration. When you have photos to show them, you'll help clients communicate ideas and thoughts they may have had trouble describing. Show them your portfolio or pull up images from events they've attended. Show them a mix of trends and styles and make note of what catches their eye. Sometimes that's all it takes to trigger inspiration!
Try not to throw out random suggestions without thinking them through. Be comfortable bringing up ideas during the meeting, but try to relate it to what they've previously said. For example, if your clients want to throw a spring wedding to save some money, you could suggest using locally-sourced flowers. Not only will the flowers be spring-theme appropriate, but locally-sourced varieties will be much cheaper than out-of-season ones that must be flown in. Clients will appreciate your suggestions if they're feeling stuck. Your ideas might help them with making decisions and suggestions of their own.
Track of progress made throughout the meeting. Make lists detailing their must-have elements and elements they absolutely don't want or can't have. You may also wish to jot down any potential ideas you develop throughout the meeting. For now, don't worry if the ideas are vague. It's all an improvement of what you had before the meeting! You'll define ideas further if you choose to work together.
Ideally, you should have all the information you need to move forward by the end of the consultation meeting. You should have an idea of what the clients are like. Their preferences, needs, and dislikes should all inform the kinds of ideas you bring forward to them in subsequent meetings.
Is the event within the scope of your skills and services?
Do you feel like you and the clients meshed well enough to complete an event together?
When you've come to a decision about whether you want to work with these clients, contact them. A phone call is best unless they tell you they prefer email. If they'd also like to move forward, set up another meeting time to discuss the terms of your contract and sign it.
If you decide that working together isn't the best idea, kindly explain that their event is not within your scope and wish them the best of luck. If you know another event planner who you think might be a better fit, speak to that planner about the project. If your colleague is open to meeting with the clients, recommend them to the clients in your phone call or email.
When it comes to both making event planning suggestions and choosing whether to work with a client after the consultation, trust your gut feeling. The more experience you gain, the easier you'll be able to read what people want based on facts and planner's intuition. Imagine how impressed clients will be if you propose the perfect idea before they've even realized that's what they want!
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If your first sleep study is normal, your referring physician and / or family doctor will receive the results of your sleep study within 2-4 weeks with recommendations that will guide him or her to help you with your sleep. You will have a consultation with one of our doctors to discuss your sleep and the results of the study. This appointment date and time is provided to you at the time of your sleep study. Please make a note of the date and time to ensure you attend this appointment. If you need to change it please contact our office.
If your sleep study shows that you have mild, moderate or moderately severe sleep apnea, or a sleep disorder that is not a breathing disorder, you will have an appointment with one of our sleep doctors who will make recommendations for treatment.
If you have very severe sleep apnea, you will be called by our office after your sleep study. You will be asked to return for a second sleep study with a CPAP machine. All decisions to bring patients back for CPAP studies are made by the sleep doctor who reviews the sleep study data in the morning after your first study. CPAP (Continuous positive airways pressure) is the "gold standard" of treatment for sleep apnea and is a safe and effective treatment for sleep apnea. It is the treatment of choice for severe apnea particularly when oxygen desaturations during sleep are present (low oxygen). We encourage patients with moderately severe or severe sleep apnea to purchase a CPAP machine although a trial of treatment may be undertaken for people who are unsure that they will become accustomed to it. A follow up consultation appointment to see the doctor is made for approx. one month after you start using CPAP to assess the effectiveness of CPAP. Prior to this appointment you will need to visit the home care company to have a report downloaded from your machine which tells us how you are doing on CPAP after you have used the machine consistently for a period of time. We will also assess how you feel on CPAP compared with how you felt before when you have your follow up appointment.
The morning after your CPAP study you will be referred to a home care company of your choice for CPAP set up. A representative of the company you choose will phone you to set up an appointment within one week. If you have not heard from them, call or email our office. The home care technician will help you to find a CPAP mask that is comfortable for you and a machine that meeets your needs. At this time you are not under any obligation to purchase a CPAP machine. Please review the list of recommended CPAP companies in your area before you attend your CPAP study, these can be found under the tab CPAP Information: Suppliers. Information on funding of CPAP by the Ministry of Health and Long Term care can be obtained here. ADP FUNDING: MINISTRY OF HEALTH AND LONG TERM CARE You will see the doctor or physician's assistant within 8-10 weeks for a follow up after your CPAP study to assess your response to CPAP. Before you attend this appointment, please visit the home care company to obtain compliance data. This data is printed off your CPAP machine and allows the doctor or physician's assistant to see how you are using your machine.
If you have any other identifiable sleep disorder other than apnea you will be given an appointment within 4-6 weeks for a consultation with a doctor.


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