It is difficult to give any general advice about collecting; it is a matter of taste. If one means to become a collector, and not merely a possessor, it is wisest to choose perhaps a somewhat limited field. To collect everything numismatic means to acquire much that does not interest, and therefore one often becomes discouraged. The more acquired the more one finds there is to be gotten, and the farther one seems to be from a constantly receding goal. Decide what interests most and then make the tackle. In this way the collector may in time be able to assemble a collection that will be worthwhile….
Now and again the collector may hear of a certain specimen of numismatic art fetching a very large price indeed, and so be led to believe that that represents its market value; the consequence being that should another piece of the same design be placed within reach, he may think it a very good stroke of business to buy it for something less than was paid for the first. The fact is, that until one is made fully aware of all the circumstances, and perhaps sentiments, associated with the sale of any numismatic item for what seems to be a high price, one cannot pronounce any opinion as to whether the price was excessive or the reverse; and it is most unsafe to take it for granted that because a thing sells for a certain price to a certain collector today it will sell for the same price to a different collector tomorrow.
It is in the possession of some special line, after all, that the real joy lies. Numismatics is a broad term. The average dealer in numismatics has a hotchpotch of unrelated specimens on tap. The collector does not want his collection to be like that unless he be the proprietor of a town museum. The average collector should choose some special line in numismatics and follow the same consistently, seeking for the finest examples in season and out.
A collection is desirable when it means something. The collection should be made a means, not an end. There is a charm and beauty in it when it is chosen with good judgment, which the devotee can never adequately express nor the Philistine ever understand.
Waldo C. Moore was born in West Baltimore (now Verona), Ohio, July 23, 1874. From 1899 onward he his career was with the People's Banking Company of Lewisburg, Ohio. He followed his own advice and specialized in several areas including obsolete paper scrip, Civil War tokens, and other fields where there are interesting stories attached to the various issues. In 1919 he was elected president of the ANA. For a long period of years he was a prolific contributor to The Numismatist.


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Considered the crown jewel of Kyoto's famous pickles, shibazuke are being made according to a legendary 800-year-old recipe by the Kubo family at Shibakyu in the mountain village of Ohara.
Shibazuke are a specialty of Ohara, an ancient rural village and farming community famous for both its vegetables and its pickles. Located in a charming valley in the mountains northeast of Kyoto, Ohara was once considered remote and isolated, but today it is less than an hour by bus from downtown Kyoto. Still, it is the proverbial "a world away." Reached by a winding road that climbs through the foothills of Mount Hiei, the sacred mountain that looms over Kyoto, Ohara is full of soothing sounds from the water flowing in its many rivers, streams, and waterfalls, cooling breezes emanating from its shady forests, and rich earthy smells from the fertile soil of its extensive fields. It is an excellent place to grow kyo-yasai, the heirloom vegetables of Kyoto that are famous for their vivid colors, unique shapes, and robust nutrients. Ohara is also an excellent place to preserve them because the area's generally cool climate and pure mountain air are conducive to healthy and flavorful fermentation nearly all year round.
Ohara's reputation is based on vegetables, which are grown everywhere in the valley, and also the pickles that are made from them.
Officially designated a kyo-yasai, or heirloom Kyoto vegetable, yellow-blooming hana-na is a member of the brassica family and is related to rapeseed and broccoli. Growing on a small family farm in Ohara in early April, hana-na's edible buds are either lightly cooked or preserved as pickles.
Although most popular in autumn because of the color of its fall foliage, Ohara is an enjoyable place to visit any time of the year, including winter when dustings of snow enhance its sublime beauty.
Because of its scenic beauty, tranquil isolation, and its abundance of the vegetables and pickles that are so important to Kyoto's cuisine, Ohara became a spiritual retreat for the Imperial family ages ago. In the 8th century, Sanzen-in was founded on the eastern slopes of the valley as a monzeki, or Imperial Buddhist monastery for male members of the Imperial line. Around the same time, Jakko-in was established on the other side of valley as an amamonzeki, or Imperial Buddhist convent for women. It was to Jakko-in that the Empress Kenreimon-in fled in 1185 after losing her entire family, including her 2-year-old son, at the clan battle of Dan no Ura during which she attempted suicide but survived. Legend has it that the people of Ohara wanted to make something special for the sad and lonely 30-year-old Empress who was living in seclusion in their midst, and created shibazuke—a pickle in the purple color of the nobility—for her.
The truth of this legend seems likely. In the 12th century Zen Buddhism was introduced into Japan, and the country's elite—aristocracy, Buddhist clergy, and samurai warrior class—began to follow strict vegetarian diets. Dishes made from grains and vegetables were expected to be not only substantial, satisfying, and nourishing but also complex and beautiful. Made from richly flavored, "meaty" eggplant and seasoned with two of Japan's most distinctively flavored plants, red (purple-leaved) shiso and myoga, shibazuke are pickles as culinary art. Their magnificent purple color is accompanied by a mouth-watering savory aroma, refreshing herbal bite, and satisfying chewy texture. Shibazuke are considered the greatest of Kyoto's three great pickles (the other two being suguki and senmaizuke) because of their regal beauty, crisp taste in summer and heartiness in winter, and versatility as a stand-alone dish or as a condiment and garnish for other foods. They also have beneficial health properties, which is another reason why they have long been a fixture in the Buddhist temple pantry, and are believed to aid the circulatory and respiratory systems.
At their small family farm and shop along the pilgrim's route to Sanzen-in, the Kubo family has been making one of Kyoto's best shibazuke for nearly 100 years. Their "Shibakyu" brand means "old style shibazuke," and the Kubos make the pickles using only the legendary recipe's original ingredients of red shiso, myoga, and eggplant, which they ferment naturally with salt. Very importantly, the Kubos do not add cucumber to their shibazuke as many other makers do. The addition of chopped cucumbers is a recent innovation to make the pickle-making process easier and cheaper. It also dilutes the flavor of the pickles.
Shibakyu's commitment to quality and success as an artisanal food maker are due to the dedication and talent of the family's current patriarch, 73-year-old Masaru Kubo. His grandmother started the business as a street vendor selling her home-made pickles from a pushcart. When Masaru decided to take up the family business at the age of 29 it was to "preserve tradition and make good food." At the time, in the early 1970s, Japan's food culture had reached a critical juncture. The country's post-war economic boom and intensified urbanization were driving a relentless increase in the mass production of food and an increase in processed foods. From Masaru's perspective, the food that was available "was being made with poisons." By making pickles in a natural and handcrafted way, he wanted to safe-guard the health of his customers as well as create a happy and meaningful life for himself.
Artisanal food maker Masaru Kubo in the his shop in Ohara.
The eggplant Masaru uses as the base for his pickles is heirloom kyo-yamashina-nasu, a deep purple-skinned, gourd-shaped eggplant. They have a tender yet crunchy texture, and are the ideal medium for showcasing the coloring, aromatics, and flavorings of the red shiso and myoga, while still projecting their own character. Masaru's skills are reflected in the remarkably chewy texture of Shibakyu's shibazuke. It can be difficult to make eggplant-based pickles, with the challenge being to make sure the eggplant maintains a firm texture and not become mushy.
Red shiso is the herb and myoga the spice of shibazuke. They are two of those Japanese foods that have their own unique, seductive, and hard-to-describe flavors. Red shiso is a member of the mint family, and has a wonderfully sunny herbal grass-like flavor with a mild mint kick. Myoga is a woodland ginger plant that thrives in the shady, watery world of Ohara's forests, and its light gingery, peppery flavor is a wonderful accent to the red shiso. Both red shiso and myoga have anti-microbial agents that aid pickling.
Kyo-yamashina-nasu eggplant and the orchid-like flower buds of myoga that are used to make shibazuke.
Masaru proudly showing the beautiful purple color of a tender red shiso plant in early April.
Ohara is the home of the oldest, purest strain of red shiso in Japan, which is considered to have the best purple color and flavor. Much of Masaru's attention is focused on growing the red shiso as it is the star of shibazuke. It gives the pickles their purple color, leading flavor, and most of their health benefits. Its season determines the timing of the pickle-making process. Masaru begins the year by planting red shiso seeds in hothouses in early March. After nurturing them for two months, he moves them outdoors in May. Actual pickle-making begins when the red shiso plants reach their peak around the middle of July, which happens to coincide with Kyoto's famous Gion Festival. Then, Masaru puts sliced eggplant, whole myoga flower buds, and red shiso leaf rubbed with salt into buckets that are weighted down with stones. The sea salt comes from the town of Ako located along the coast of the Seto Inland Sea about two hours from Kyoto in neighboring Hyogo prefecture. Ako is one of Japan's oldest salt-making areas, and its salts have been used for centuries to make Kyoto's best pickles. It is a completely natural sea salt that incorporates the bittern left at the end of the salt-making process, increasing the salt's minerals and anti-bacterial effects. This gives Ako salt the sharpness and minerals needed to fasten the color and bring out the flavors that make shibazuke so distinctive, while adding piquancy to the pickles and ensuring a healthy fermentation process.
After being weighted down by stones and fermented for a month, Shibakyu's shibazuke are ready to be eaten in mid-September and can mature for up to one year in their buckets.
The goal is to finish putting up the pickles by the time of Japan's O-bon Festival in mid-August when cool autumn weather descends on Ohara and the red shiso begins to go to seed. After that, the shibazuke is left to ferment for a month, during which it undergoes an umami-enriching lactic acid fermentation. The pickles also acquire flavors from microbes in the air, and part of what makes Shibakyu's shibazuke so distinctive are the flavorful qualities of the bacteria and yeasts found in Ohara's farms, forests, and pure mountain air.
The richness of Shibakyu's shibazuke's purple color is an indication of the pickle's exceptional flavor and the quality of its craftsmanship.
Shibakyu's shibazuke are a dish in themselves, and can be simply eaten alongside a bowl of white rice. As a snack or main dish, Kyotoites like to eat them chopped and dressed with seasonings, such as soy sauce, and condiments, including chirimen (tiny salted sardines), jako (boiled and dried baby sardines), katsuobushi flakes (smoked shipjack tuna flakes), and sansho (a tiny peppery citrus native to Kyoto).
As a side-dish, shibazuke can be used throughout a meal—as a refreshing, appetite-inducing canapé with an aperitif, a beautiful palate-cleanser between courses, or as a component of what the Japanese call the "salad," the assortment of pickles served at the end of a meal with rice and soup.
Shibazuke's decorative color and flavor-enhancing saltiness, flavor-balancing sourness, and deep umami richness create endless possibilities for it as a condiment or garnish. Shibazuke are excellent on tofu, deviled eggs, grilled vegetables, clear and cream soups, and savory puddings. They are also wonderful as an ingredient in mixed green, tuna fish, and other salads, pastas, and stir-frys. Used as is or mixed with lemon or butter, they are an attractive and piquant accompaniment to seafood and meat. For maximum benefit, they work best in cold or lightly-cooked dishes, added toward the end to preserve their color, texture, and taste.
The outdoor stall of Shibakyu's main shop borders the pilgrim's route to Sanzen-in Temple in Ohara.
The shop is open daily from 8:30 to 17:30.
In addition to shibazuke, Shibakyu makes a variety of other seasonal pickles using Ohara's vegetables, including Kyoto's two other great pickles, suguki and senmaizuke, and a green variation on shibazuke made with cucumber and green shiso.
Shibakyu's shibazuke are also available in the Kyoto food section of most Mitsukoshi department stores around the country, as well as other select department stores in Kyoto, Tokyo, and Osaka.
Elegant and slightly sweet hime-senmaizuke pickles, or princess senmaizuke, are Shibakyu's variation on senmaizuke. They are made from thinly-sliced long daikon radish plus konbu seaweed, red togarashi pepper, and mirin.
Lightly pickled in salt and iced konbu stock, Shibakyu's slender, virtually seedless, and crunchy Japanese cucumber pickles-on-a-stick are a healthy and refreshing snack even on a cool spring day.
Ohara is easy to get to from a variety of locations in downtown Kyoto. By bus from Kyoto train station it takes slightly less than an hour. There are also buses from the main stations on the Karasuma subway line in central Kyoto and from key stations, like Gion-shijo and Demachiyanagi, on the Keihan Railway line in eastern Kyoto. The journey takes between 20 and 40 minutes depending on where you board the bus.
Ohara offers an easy way to experience Japan's countryside and a delightful alternative to Kyoto's increasingly crowded tourist areas. In addition to Sanzen-in and Jakko-in, there are a number of other Buddhist temples and Shinto shrines scattered around the valley. The organic way these buildings blend into their natural surroundings and make use of the landscape as their "borrowed" gardens is spectacularly beautiful and gives an impression of how Kyoto's temples and shrines once integrated into the landscape before the city encroached on them.
A compact and intimate valley, Ohara is easy to explore on foot or by bicycle. Wandering around the valley you will find farmers working the fields, newer residents pursuing alternative lifestyles based on craft-making, and picturesque scenes at every turn. Although it is easy to visit Ohara in one day, it is a very pleasant place to spend the night, and there are several good inns with remarkable food and relaxing hot springs.
Country lanes run alongside the streams and criss-cross the many hills and valleys of Ohara.
The rustic maroon-stained timber and white plaster wall construction of this farmhouse is typical of buildings in Ohara.
There are a variety of ways to enjoy Ohara's vegetables and pickles given that most eateries and shops feature them. In fact, Ohara's healthy vegetable-oriented cooking is one of its main attractions. Here are some of the more unique places to try.
Ohara Riverside Cafe Kirin - Open every day but Tuesday from 11:30 to 16:30 for lunch or an afternoon snack, Cafe Kirin offers a delicious buffet of seasonal vegetable dishes and cakes, coffees, and ginger-based drinks. It is delightfully and conveniently located near the start of the path to Jakko-in in a renovated old farmhouse along the Takano River that flows down the center of the valley.
Sato no Eki Ohara Farmers Store - This is Ohara's michi no eki, or roadside marketplace featuring all kinds of local products. It is a great place to pick up locally-grown vegetables at reasonable prices, pickles made by local farmers, and home-made bento boxes for a picnic lunch.
Shino - Started 10 years ago, Shino is a small family-run business making an intriguing and delicious range of all-natural, hand-made salad dressings and other seasonings, sauces, and food items using Ohara's famous vegetables. The flavors of the salad dressings change with the seasons and have included Shitake Mushroom-Onion-Celery-Soy Sauce, Spring Scallion-Green Garlic, Yuzu-Daikon, Red Shiso, Yuzu-White Miso, and Onion-Basil, among others. Shino is also famous for its home-made mochi, pounded rice cake desserts, stuffed with red beans or flavored with yomogi (mugwort), among other varieties.
The main store and workshop is located on Route 367, which brings you into the valley. There is also a smaller shop on the path leading to Sanzen-in near Shibakyu.
Shino's small shop on the path leading to Sanzen-in Temple.
The Imperial Convents of Kyoto and Nara are hidden cultural treasures. They are not well known by the public, partly because most were closed in the late 19th century when Shinto was made the state religion. Until then, the convents were the homes of a long line of abbesses and nuns who were the daughters and widows of Japan's emperors and shoguns. Living in elaborate temple-garden complexes, these women preserved the traditions of the Imperial court for centuries, even as they disappeared elsewhere, while also leading monastic lives of meditation and prayer. The convents also acquired splendid collections of artwork over the years as gifts from the Imperial family.
Chuguji - Open to the public on a daily basis, Chuguji was founded in Nara in the 7th century. Boasting two National Treasures from the Asuka period (538-710 AD), the buildings and grounds have the naturalistic, intimate atmosphere typical of Imperial nunneries.
Daishoji - Founded in the 14th century and known as "The Palace Temple" since the mid-16th century when it was ranked the highest convent by Imperial decree, Daishoji is located opposite Kyoto's Imperial Palace along Karasuma Street. The convent is not open to the public, but the memoirs of the 27th Abbess Kasanoin Jikun, "In Iris Fields: Remembrances and Poetry," provide an intimate guided tour of the refined culture during the twilight days of the convents as well as of Japan's pre-war aristocratic world. Abbess Kasanoin Jikun lived at the convent for 91 years until her death at age 96 in 2006.
Hokkeji - Founded by Empress Komyo in the 8th century to serve as the head of a state-sponsored convent system, Hokkeji is a tranquil place located in a peaceful part of Nara city. There are several interesting old buildings on its ground, including an ancient bathhouse, as well as a number of works of art, including an 11-sided Kannon that has been designated a National Treasure.
Hokyoji - Located in the Nishijin textile-making district of Kyoto, Hoyoji is one of the best preserved convents, but is not regularly open to the public. It holds special exhibitions of its famous collection of ancient hina and other dolls in the spring and autumn, to which the public are invited. In addition, every year on October 14 a doll memorial service called the Ningyo Kuyo is open to the public. The service is held to show respect for and soothe the spirits of old, weathered, and no longer used dolls because it is believed that dolls, like all things in the world, have a spirit.
Reikanji - Located along the northern section of The Philosopher's Walk in northeastern Kyoto, Reikanji was established in 1654 for the 10th daughter of the retired Emperor Gomuzino. It houses numerous treasures of the Imperial family collected over centuries. The convent also has the only surviving residential quarters of any of the imperial convents. It is only open for the first two weeks of April and last two weeks in November when its garden is filled with cherry blossoms in spring and fiery maple leaves in autumn.
Statuesque trees line the rustic stone approach to Jakko-in Imperial Convent in Ohara.
The exquisite small garden at the front of Jakko-in Imperial Convent remains as it was laid out in the 12th century.


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Addu City Mayor blames G K Developments Pvt Ltd for delay in road development
By Ali Faaiq
July 23, 2021 , 09:07
Mayor of Addu City, Ali Nizar speaking at an Addu Emergency Operations Center press conference | Photo: The Times of Addu
Addu City, Maldives – Mayor of Addu City, Ali Nizar has criticized G K Developments Pvt Ltd, which is responsible for the development of major roads of Addu City for the delay in the project.
Speaking on a TV program last night, Mayor Nizar told that G K Developments Pvt Ltd was not a company which was capable of handing such a project and that it has come to a point where the council has to run after the company to get project updates.
He also added that he has to call various people of the company on a daily basis to sort of different issues. Mayor Nizar also told that the project was not going according to the planned schedule and that the council was not happy with the progress of the project.
If the works went on as planned, four or five roads of Hithadhoo would have been completed now. And resurfacing works of Maradhoo and Feydhoo Rahdhebai Magu (main road) would have been completed.
Ali Nizar, Mayor of Addu City
Mayor Nizar also told that the council had made a decision regarding the slow progress of the works by G K Developments Pvt Ltd and that the details of it would be revealed soon to the public.
It's been two years since the project was awarded to them [G K Developments Pvt Ltd]. But the work is not being done.
He also added that G K Developments Pvt Ltd's reasoning for the delay was the Covid-19 pandemic and that it was not a reasonable justification for the delay. Mayor Nizar told that the company has been given enough time to complete the project.
Under the project assigned to G K Developments Pvt Ltd by the Maldivian government, asphalt will be paved on 18 new roads and 3 main roads in Maradhoo, Maradhoofeydhoo and Feydhoo will be resurfaced.
Materials brought to Addu for road development
The agreement of the project was signed on 23rd December 2019 between Maldives government and G K Developments Pvt Ltd and the total project value is MVR 134 million according to Addu City Council.
Feydhoo's "Rahdhebai Magu" asphalt road nears completion
Mayor Nizar to present Addu bridge project to the President
Working to have Sri Lankan or Chinese consulate in Addu City: Mayor Nizar
Ali Nizar

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BE REAL IN YOUR RECOVERY – HONESTY AND TRANSPARENCY ARE THE KEYS.
I know in my own recovery these two characteristics were prevalent were at the beginning, in the middle and even more affective today. Even when I didn't realize who I was, or didn't even understand my purpose in life because of all the selfishness I allowed myself to thirst after, I knew if I wanted freedom from my addictive behaviors I had to adopt honesty and transparency as two of my closes friends. That was hard and difficult at first because I never knew what that looked like growing up in a home where there was so much lying, so much deception and the fear of ever telling the truth would still get me in trouble. That's where I was back then. But thanks to the grace and mercy of God, I don't have to live that way anymore! I had to learn that if trust was going to return in my marriage and all of my relationships that I had damaged because of my behaviors, I had to incorporate honesty in everything I decided to do and let my intentions be known to all. I then had to allow the transparency of my heart and desires to be revealed by communicating my feelings verbally with sincerity and hope, which was really difficult for me. But I did it! I desired it! I wanted it! I wanted trust to return in my marriage but I had to understand that I had to have things in place; I had to have a foundation that was built on truth and faith; and I had to allow God to heal my wounds of the past-unloved, lack of attention, self-esteem and fatherly love-and press through as God healed, comforted, renewed and transformed me into the man I am today. I made a conscious decision to move forward in that purpose as God gave me strength to step out in faith and trust Him to make it happen.
"I've been in recovery now for about a year now, and I believe I'm moving forward with my life with the changes that I have made. The support group I belong to has some requirements that include the guys in our group calling each other once or twice a week, sometimes more. There are five guys in my group so that's anywhere from 5-10 calls a week from them. Are all these calls really necessary?
The purpose for the calls are connected to what most support groups call Accountability. Accountability is very important in recovery, especially when the man or woman has self-esteem issues, isolation concerns, or has trouble connecting with others. Every opportunity a group has to stay connected with a brother assures him that his group cares about him in every area of his life besides when they meet during group sessions. As a matter of fact, especially when he is away from the group, those six days until the next time they meet again is crucial because he is mostly doing life by himself, with no accountability, no one to encourage or help him or her make critical decisions about important matters. He or she is literally alone with no one to refer to. Now this doesn't mean that they are incapable of making their own decisions by no means! Some brothers and sisters just need that support, that call that comes unexpected when they need it; that call when they're facing a challenging situation and they're about to do something they'll probably regret; that call when they face a situation involving temptation or compromise of their faith and they want or need some back up or guidance. There are dozens of reason why calling a brother or sister is critical for every person in their support group. Depending on the brother or sister, some people require more calls than others because their issues require extensive accountability efforts from struggles, self-esteem issues, self-control, etc.. I know some guys who require a call at least once a day due to him having a lack of self-control when it comes to certain instances. If the support group is meeting their members right where they are, these accountability calls can and will be as affective as if they were standing right next to the individual. So don't be alarmed or hesitant about calls being required by one another. It can only help you in a lot of situations you may lose sight of. Also, it's another excellent way of developing relationship with your group members, getting to know one another on a personal level. It will make your group that much stronger when you're battling the struggles of life when you need someone to stand with you in the fight.
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This cheese fondue recipe offers a pleasant and refreshing twist on the typical Swiss fondue. It contains avocado puree and sour cream and will remind you of guacamole.
You can try this different yet easy fondue recipe when you have a group of friends over.
1. Rub the inside of your fondue pot with garlic, then discard.
2. Over low heat, warm up the wine.
3. Once the wine is hot but before it starts to boil, gradually add the shredded cheese and melt it all. Reduce the heat and have someone stir the cheese mixture.
4. Cut the avocados in half and remove the pits. Scoop out the flesh and mash it in a separate bowl.
5. Add the lemon juice and mix well.
6. Add the sour cream and cornstarch to the avocado puree and mix well.
7. Transfer the avocado mix to the cheese fondue pot and mix well. If the mixture is too thin, add more cheese. If it's too thick, add more sour cream or white wine.
8. Add the salt, pepper and hot sauce to taste.
9. Adjust the heat to maintain the cheese fondue warm but not too hot.
10. Dip your pieces of bread, vegetables and cooked meat into the delicious cheese and avocado mixture.
If you feel that something else would taste great in this fondue cheese sauce recipe, go ahead and try it. But make sure to get the right equipment for your fondue recipes.
If you liked this fondue recipe, you can check out the other easy cheese fondue recipes we've included on bestfondue.com.


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from __future__ import print_function

import numpy as np
from .base_grid import BaseGrid

# Various regirdding techniques (e.g. SCRIP) \
# don't cope well with singularities.
SOUTHERN_EXTENT = -89.9995
NORTHERN_EXTENT = 89.9995

class RegularGrid(BaseGrid):

    def __init__(self, num_lons, num_lats, mask_t=None,
                 levels=[0], description=''):

        dx = 360.0 / num_lons
        dy = (abs(SOUTHERN_EXTENT) + abs(NORTHERN_EXTENT)) / (num_lats - 1)
        dx_half = dx / 2.
        dy_half = dy / 2.

        # Set lats and lons.
        lons = np.linspace(0, 360, num_lons, endpoint=False)
        # lat points exclude the poles.
        lats = np.linspace(SOUTHERN_EXTENT + dy_half,
                           NORTHERN_EXTENT - dy_half, num_lats)

        super(RegularGrid, self).__init__(x_t=lons, y_t=lats, mask_t=mask_t,
                                          levels=levels,
                                          description=description)

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


In the second of a two-part series, Alan Boyd looks at the development of acoustic measurement techniques.
A concert hall can be an accomplished piece of architectural design, yet leave many patrons a little underwhelmed after a performance. If you have that problem, if no one else can help, and if you can find them, maybe you can hire… The A-Team.
The advent of portable, digital equipment changed acoustic measurement in the 60s and 70s. Not only could the impulse responses be recorded, displayed and analyzed more easily, but the production and most importantly the accurate repetition of the input signals was improved by the introduction of MLS (Maximum Length Sequences) 2. MLS are pseudo-random binary bit sequences, generated using maximal linear feedback shift. Essentially this is a mathematically rigorous way of producing a noise similar to a mistuned analogue television. What this means for acoustic measurement is that one has an infinitely repeatable signal with the properties of pink (flat frequency) noise. However, if all we require is a short impulse response, why would we need this repeatable noise?
For the answer, we conduct a little manipulation with that panacea of almost all signal processing ills, the Fourier Transform (FT). The Fourier transform allows signals displayed in the time-domain to be represented in the frequency-domain. The recorded signal contains the original sound and the room response. By performing an FT on the input and recorded signals, the input signal (now represented in the frequency-domain) can be inverted and used to filter the recorded signal, leaving only the room response. Lastly the inverse FT, transforming from the frequency to the time-domain, is applied to give the impulse for the room.
The noise floor is the measure of the signal created from the sum of all the sources and unwanted signals within a measurement system. Tape 'hiss' (something unknown to younger readers) is an example of an audible noise floor. Once a signal drops below the level of the noise floor, it becomes difficult or impossible to extract any meaningful information about it.
MLS appears to give the perfect solution for measuring impulse responses, but there are several downsides. Sending a stream of ones and zeros to a physical system such as a loudspeaker can produce distortion, as the speaker attempts to reproduce a square wave and physically over or under-shoots. These distortions show up as an unwanted increased noise floor in the subsequent impulse response, requiring a louder test signal to produce the required 60 dB decay in the impulse, which in turn will only increase the distortion as the physical system is driven harder. One solution to this is to use several MLS sequences of the same length, generated by different recursive relations and average the result. The distortion artifacts will appear at different points in the signal for each sequence, thus an average will dampen or remove them completely. By running 5 sequences and averaging the middle 3 with the lowest distortion spikes, the noise floor will drop considerably. In addition, running the same sequence several times and taking an average will lower the effect of background noise in the room, but only to the level of the internal system noise. Small variances in the room response over time (doors closing, street noise) can also result in a poor measurement. Just so we're clear then, you make quite a lot of noise for a long time to reduce the noise level in the noise you want to measure.
Unfortunately, building an MLS system in MATLAB (other programming languages are available) can be extremely unrewarding and highly dependent on hardware. Other methods such as time delay spectrometry (TDS) solve some of the issues of MLS while introducing others. To solve these issues, Angelo Farina and Sven Muller developed a faster and more robust technique called swept-sine in the early Noughties, utilizing the oddly pleasing sound of a sine wave rising in frequency 3.
Swept-sine uses exactly the same technique for extraction as MLS, inverting the FT of the original signal and filtering the recorded signal's FT to produce an impulse response. However, it has several advantages.
Firstly, each point in the time-domain of the swept-sine signal represents one frequency, while the size of the frequency sweep can be varied. These features mean that the loudspeaker is far less likely to be overloaded, as it is not trying to punch out a full-frequency pink noise at all times. It also means that distortion artifacts, if they occur, will be pushed to the end of the extracted impulse by the inverse filter. The frequency range of the impulse can also be tuned to further reduce over-loading and keep the signal within its operating range.
Secondly, swept sine does not require the acoustics of the room to be in a steady state as the signal need only be a little longer than the expected reverberation time and no averaging is required (unless the room is very noisy, in which the annoyance caused to the audience and performers is probably a more pressing concern).
All public buildings and offices must be designed, built and tested to strict guidelines, from noise level readings and soundproofing, to concert halls whose acoustics qualities can be varied depending on what type of music is being played. The techniques above have helped improve the design of many of the rooms you use every day.
In nearly 120 years, the study of acoustics has gone from an untouchable problem for failed physicists to an active area of research for architects and engineers (and a few failed physicists…).
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I love a series. I love getting to know characters and watching them develop. I love knowing that there will be more. And yet, sometimes things happen. This week The Broke and the Bookish have asked what series we have not finished and why. This is like my giant list of shame. For the most part. Some I just didn't like. Here it is, tenish series I have not finished reading, aka, my TBR list!
1. The Wolves of Mercy Falls by Maggie Stiefvater. Ok, let's get this one out of the way. I really did not care for Shiver, I gave Linger a chance, and I did not go back for Forever. I am not a fan. But the covers are just to die for. Love them.
2. Fallen by Lauren Kate. The first book in this series was fine, but I never felt compelled to continue the series. I have enjoyed Becca Fitzpatrick's Hush, Hush series better.
3. The Ranger's Apprentice by John Flanagan. Kind of shocking actually. I LOVE this series, but I keep putting the last book in the series off, pushing it back down the TBR list. I really don't want it to be over.
4. Blue Bloods by Melissa de la Cruz. I really should get caught up. I missed a novella and the most recent installment because I didn't get a chance to read them when it was my turn. Now that there is not holds list I should go back and pick them up. I have until January 2013 to get caught up before book 7 arrives. I can do it!
5. The Hunchback Assignments by Arthur Slade. This is another series that I really enjoy, but I haven't finished it because the third book was not available on CD. How annoying! I love the reader and now my collection is incomplete and I haven't gone back to read the book and I just saw that a fourth book is coming out…so annoyed with our CD supplier!
6. The Caster Chronicles by Kami Garcia and Margaret Stohl. I gave Beautiful Creatures and Beautiful Darkness 5 stars on Goodreads. So why did I skip Beautiful Chaos? No, really. Why did that happen? I don't have an answer. Maybe I should schedule a reboot and start at the beginning once Beautiful Redemption is out in October.
7. Escape from the Furnace by Alexander Gordon Smith. I actually know why I haven't kept up with this series. When I got book three, Death Sentence, I was distracted and in a funk and horror was not working for me so I set it aside…and forgot to go back. If I wait a little longer the series will be complete and I can just knock 'em out in a row.
8. Bad Girls Don't Die by Katie Alender. This spooky ghost story was a real page turner and yet, I have not picked up the rest of the series. Now that we are approaching ghost story season (yes, that is a season!) I will have to remedy the situation. I am not sure if these two are the end or if there will be more. I suppose I should read them and find out.
9. She's So Dead by Kieran Scott. I read and enjoyed the first book, She's So Dead to Us. I need to remember to get the others, especially when I need a solid realistic fiction to anchor me back in, well, reality.
10. Stephanie Plum by Janet Evanovich. I came late to this party and it is going to take me forever to catch up. Slowly but surely I plug away. I will not be caught up in time for Notorious Ninteen, due out in November, but I will make some progress. I am half way through Hot Six as we speak!
Other neglected series include The Secrets of the Immortal Nicholas Flamel by Michael Scott, The Agency by Y.S. Lee, and The Chronicles of Vladimir Tod by Heather Brewer.
Abandoned, never to be revisited series include House of Night by P.C. Cast, The Morganville Vampires by Rachel Caine, and Another by Daniel Nayeri. Meh.
Mondays With Megan-I Got to Meet Libba Bray and What Are You Reading?
I do love a good road trip and last week's sojourn to Southern Ohio was certainly the duck's quack (a flapper gem from the book). YA super star, Libba Bray, is currently on tour promoting her new book, The Diviners (check her schedule and go see her!) and I my pals and I eagerly hit the road to make the four-hour drive to Cincinnati. Totally worth it. The evening was full of treats (and swag), including an exclusive reading from a never before seen story written by 10-year old Libba. She also shared a little about her childhood, her writing process, and her research methods. And while she slyly mentioned that she was the lead singer for Tiger Beat, the only all-YA-author band on the planet, she politely declined to sing the super creepy Naughty John ditty from The Diviners. It's probably for the best. I can totally do without nightmares. In addition to taking home signed books and cute flapper pins, we also got to leave with the giant promotional banner-our prize for traveling the farthest. Cleveland for the win! I am finished with The Diviners (devoured that bad boy in less than a week), have passed my copy on to a friend, and have put everyone else I know on hold for it. You should do the same. Really. Hopefully I will get my act together and write a proper review instead of all this fan-girl gushing (not that there in anything wrong with fan-girl gushing…).
Anyway. Time to check in with Book Journey and Teach Mentor Text for my favorite Monday meme, It's Monday! What Are You Reading!
The Diviners by Libba Bray. Amazing. Read it.
Mothership by Martin Leicht. I really need to write a review for this one. Laugh-out-loud awesomeness.
These were both awesome reads and I enjoyed them very much, but now I am back to my regularly scheduled reading….A Feast for Crows by George R.R. Martin. I have just over a week before The Mark of Athena arrives and I would love to be finished with this fourth book by then.
I also need to squeeze a copy of graphic novels in this week. I have The Walking Dead, vol. 15 by Robert Kirkman and iZombie vol. 1-3 by Chris Roberson at home waiting for me. I will spare you the cover images for these. They are kind of gross. I'm excited!
I am still working on At Somerton: Cinders and Sapphire by Leila Rasheed, The Expats by Chris Pavone, Hot Six by Janet Evanovich, and The Wilder Life by Wendy McClure.
The Iron Queen's little half-brother Ethan is all grown up and still being tormented the Fey. Ethan's school career has been tainted by fairy mischief. His family had made what will hopefully be their last move and Ethan has made yet another fresh start at a new school. His plan to keep a low profile and stay out of trouble are immediately derailed when he crosses paths with Kenzie, a pushy but attractive journalist and Todd, a Phouka half-breed. Todd disappears and something sinister is shadowing Ethan, forcing Ethan to go to the one place he vowed he would never return to-The Nevernever. To make matters worse, Kenzie has decided to tag along. Once back in the fairy realm Ethan meets some familiar faces, confronts his long-lost sister, and makes some startling discoveries. The courts of the Nevernever are once again facing an unknown enemy. Can Ethan set aside his feelings about the fey in order to help them?
This Iron Fey spin-off series introduces fans to a whole new cast of character and revisits old favorites. It's the best of both worlds! Ethan and Kenzie do not shine in the same way that Meghan and Ash did, but their adventures are just as exciting. The Forgotten, much like the Iron Fey, are an interesting take on traditional fairy lore. Fans of the Iron Fey will rejoice in revisiting The Nevernever and meeting Grimalkin, Meghan, Ash, Puck and even the Exile Queen. A bad boy reformed, a forbidden love, and a mysterious enemy combine in this solid series opener. Readers new to the Iron Fey will want to start at the beginning with The Iron King.
This book was provided by the publisher and NetGalley.com for review.
Readalikes: Tithe by Holly Black, Paranormalcy by Kiersten White or The Drake Chronicles by Alyxandra Harvey.
Hi-Ho Ya Scurvy Bilge Rats! It's Talk Like a Pirate Day!
Bloody Jack by L.A. Meyer. The.Best.Pirate.Book.Ever. Seriously.
Beauty Queens by Libba Bray. Yup. There are pirates in this one.
A Thousand Years of Pirates by William Gilkerson.
Airborn by Kenneth Oppel. Who says pirates have to stay in the sea? This one has air pirate!
These should get you started. Do you have a favorite pirate book?
1. Rick Riordan. He just has to be hilarious. I have this theory that The Mark of Athena is going to be the most amazing of all of his books so far and then the final book the series is going to be a mind-blowing mash-up all of his half-blood heroes. Sadie Kane and Annabeth together? Can you even imagine it? I think it could happen.
2. Ally Carter. I love me some spy girls! This interview was a lot of fun and after learning that she would invite Rick Riordan to a dinner party, that she recommends the awesome show Friday Night Lights, and that she longs for the superpower of time travel I think we should probably be besties!
3. L.A Meyer. I imagine that the author of my beloved Jacky Faber series has some fascinating stories to tell. Salty sea tales and such.
4. Katherine Kellgren. She is the voice of Jacky Faber. She is brilliant and I would love to meet her.
5. John Flanagan. I have to know more about Halt, my secret literary crush (and Halt is totally an adult so it's not creepy at all!).
6. Lisa Lutz. Spellman Files? The most hilarious series ever. I'll bet she's hilarious. I guess I mostly want to meet hilarious people. Is that wrong?
7. Tina Fey. She wrote a book. She totally counts.
8. Markus Zusak. He's Australian. He's a total cutie. I mean *ahem* he writes amazing books. He must be smart.
9. George R.R. Martin. Right? Of course I might spend the whole time being annoyed that he was hanging out with a bunch of book nerds instead of finishing the next darn book and then that would be all I could think of. So maybe not him. But really, of course him!
10. Maureen Johnson. She is a defender of all things YA. Her books are awesome. She is also hilarious.
I also really need to meet Holly Black, E. Lockhart, Cassandra Clare, Sarah Addison Allen, Veronica Roth, Kiersten White, Rosemary Clement-Moore, Rachel Hawkins, Myra McEntire and Gordon Korman. I sure would say no to J.K. Rowling or Suzanne Collins either!
This post has gotten me super excited about my road trip tomorrow! It's only 4 hours from Cleveland to Cincinnati. Totally worth it. Here I come Libba Bray!
My head is all stuffy and I am extra sleepy on this brisk Monday morning. This is the perfect excuse to lounge in bed with a book. Alas, I am not. But a girl can dream, right? I did not get much reading in this weekend because, to be completely honest, I watched a lot of television. I had a little coffeeshop/book time on Friday (A Feast For Crows!), but Saturday was work then play with little time or energy to read. I did however have an incredible meal and dining experience at the Greenhouse Tavern. Places like this really help with my hometown pride-Yay Cleveland! Yesterday I really felt blah so I planted myself on the couch and dove into season 7 of Weeds. I forgot how ridiculous and fun that show is! So, all in all not a very productive weekend, but sure did enjoy myself.
This is going to be a busy week-I have a healthy snacks from Earth Fare tomorrow, my Libba Bray road trip on Wednesday, and a practice SAT test here at the library on Saturday. In between I need to write some reviews! But that is getting a bit ahead of myself, because right now it's time for a new list!
Be sure to check in with Book Journey and Teach Mentor Text for more great reading suggestions.
Burn for Burn by Jenny Han and Siobhan Vivian. Review to come. I will say it was a quick and compulsive read.
Daughter of Smoke and Bone by Laini Taylor. I am so glad I gave this one another shot and I am excited for the next one.
Diviners by Libba Bray. I don't know if I can speed read my way through this 600 page monster before Wednesday, but I am going to give it my best shot. It's really good and creepy so far.
Cinders and Sapphires by Leila Rasheed. This one is due out in January, just in time to get people excited about the new season of Downton Abbey. Ladies maids, ancestral estates, ambition, power, and secrets. Heck yeah! So excited.
Hot Six by Janet Evanovich. I did not have a new audio lined up, so it's time to head back to reliable old Stephanie Plum. I will finish this series some day!
Expats by Chris Pavone. I should be finished listening to this one by the end of the week. It's intriguing and full of twists and turns.
How about one last nod to summer?
…book that reminds you of summer. How about books about travel and getting over a broken heart?
Unbreak My Heart by Melissa Walker and Wanderlove by Kirsten Hubbard totally fit the bill!
What book makes you think of summer?
It's Tuesday and that means another edition of Top Ten Tuesday, brought to you by The Broke and the Bookish. This week we are talking about books that made us stop and think. I admit that I do love a good fluff book or an action packed adventure that is so perfectly executed that there is not time to think about how I would have escaped the zombies/evil angel/crazy vampire queen. But sometimes you find that book. You know the one. The one that makes you pause. Makes you wonder what you would do or say or feel. Makes you think what if…That book that sticks with you long after you've read the last word. That book is amazing.
Let's get the slightly cliche classic out of the way first.
1. To Kill a Mockingbird by Harper Lee. Imagine what the world would be like if everyone lived like Atticus Finch?
2. I am the Messenger by Marcus Zusak. Oh, Ed Kennedy, I love you and your smelly dog. This book reminds me that small actions can have a big impact on someone.
3. The Immortal Life of Henrietta Lacks by Rebecca Skloot. There is so much to ponder in this one. The story is heartbreaking and the medical ethics involved is thought-provoking. This is an amazing story.
4. Speaking of medical ethics…The Adoration of Jenna Fox by Mary E. Pearson. This one will leave you pondering what exactly it means to be human. Literally. I can't wait to give my book club this one.
5. Uglies by Scott Westerfeld. This one will have you thinking about conformity, beauty, and popularity. Bonus points for an action-packed adventure with hover boards.
6. Life as We Knew It by Susan Beth. The ultimate what if… What if there was a crazy natural disaster that forever altered life as we know it? I would totally miss ice cream. And TV. And the warmth of the sun, of course.
7. The Marbury Lens by Andrew Smith. This book haunts me. The lines between reality and fantasy are non-existent. It's dystopian, it's steampunk. It's totally messed up and fascinating and disturbing. It's about post-traumatic stress and friendship and IT HAS A SEQUEL. Oh. My. God. I don't know if I can handle it!
8. Five Flavors of Dumb by Antony John. If you have ever read my blog, even just once, chances are pretty good that you know how I feel about this book. I love it. I love Piper. I love her transformation. I love that she does not let her disability define her or hold her back. I like to think about that.
9. Drowned Cities by Paolo Bacigalupi. It's set in a fictional place, in a fictional time, and the fictional kids are fighting a fictional war, but this really made me think about the real life impact of war on children. This is a tough read, but worth it. You also get healthy dose of nature vs free will with the character Tool.
10. 11/22/63 by Stephen King. This one is all about changing the past, the Butterfly Effect, the what ifs. When I think about some of the major events in my life I can't help but wonder what if things had been different, what if I could go back and change things. In the end of this book you learn the answer to that what if question. It's shocking. I loved this book.


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How2Witness The Bible says: "As it is appointed unto men once to die, but after this the judgment." (Why do you think you should go to heaven?)
JOHN 14:6 Jesus said to him "I am the Way, the Truth, and the Life. No one comes to the Father except through Me.
ACTS 2:12 Nor is there salvation in any other, for there is no other name under heaven given among men by which we must be saved.
PREPARE TO WITNESS
EPHESIANS 6:15 and having your feet shod with the preparation of the Gospel of Peace.
EPHESIANS 6:16 above all, taking the shield of Faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
POWER TO WITNESS
ACTS 1:8 But you shall receive power after that the Holy Ghost is come upon you; and you shall be witnesses unto Me both in Jerusalem, and in all Judea and in Samaria and unto the uttermost part of the earth.
Holy Scriptures For Overcoming Faith
REVELATION 12:11 And they overcame him by the blood of the Lamb and the word of their testimony.
I CORINTHIANS 10:13 No temptation has overtaken you except such as is common to man, but GOD is faithful, who will not allow you to be tempted beyond what you are able, but with the temptation will also make the way of escape, that you may be able to bear it.
1 TIMOTHY 1:7 For GOD has not given us a spirit of fear, but of power and of love and of a sound mind.
EPHESIANS 6:16 Above all , taking the shield of faith with which you will be able to quench all the fiery darts of the wicked one.
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Hispanic Parents Booster Club at Arcadia High School Is Expanding
This 2018-2019 school year, the Arcadia High HPBC has the greatest number of members involved than its prior years and is on its way to its strongest year yet. – Courtesy photo / AUSD
By AUSD Digital Communications Intern Sofia Nagy
Hurra a los Hispanos ("Hurray Hispanics!")! At Arcadia High School (AHS), the Hispanic Parents Booster Club (HPBC) has made a sensational resurgence after years of being under the radar. This 2018-2019 school year, the Arcadia High HPBC has the greatest number of members involved than its prior years and is on its way to its strongest year yet.
"The HPBC's goal is to assist parents as they support their children in school and their education and to develop a community among families," said AHS Assistant Principal John Finn, who is a distinguished collaborator of the club and a guest speaker during meetings.
The HPBC currently consists of leaders Monica Carrasco (president), Paty Garcini (vice-president), Sandra Sevilla (public relations), Monica Bayona (treasurer), and Damaris Rangel (secretary), all of whom are collectively backed by the active participation of all of the booster club's constituents and supporters.
(Left to Right) Damaris Rangel, Paty Garcini, Monica Carrasco, Sandra Sevilla, Monica Bayona. – Courtesy photo / AUSD
All members of the Arcadia Unified School District and Arcadia community, Spanish speakers and non-Spanish speakers alike, are welcomed and encouraged to attend the HPBC's monthly meetings where important subjects, such as information on how to thrive in high school and the challenges high school life may pose, college advice, academic success, and opportunities for both students and parents, to name a few, are discussed in depth.
"It doesn't matter what countries people are from or what heritage they have. What matters is that we want to give everyone the information necessary so that they can push forth in life and shine," explained AHS Assistant Principal Finn during the first HPBC meeting of the 2018-2019 school year on Nov. 13.
The HPBC is hoping to expand its horizons and have its message reach out to as many people in the community as possible. Members of the HPBC have organized various events, such as a winter holiday reunion hosted at Arcadia High's Apache Cafe, where families had the chance to socialize while eating delicious Hispanic dishes and desserts, and are planning on announcing more events throughout the upcoming months.
"This booster club gives parents the chance to share their ideas and talk to other parents, and it gives students the opportunity to find ways to share the Hispanic culture while helping them achieve their full potential," says Adriana Valencia, a member of the HPBC.
During a recent meeting, HPBC President Carrasco shared, "Hispanics—and all people really—are strong on their own. However, if we're all together as a group, we are unstoppable."
The next meeting will be held on March 14 at 6:30 p.m. in Arcadia High's Multi-Purpose Room. The doors will be open for anyone who wants to attend. The HPBC is on its way to blooming into a grand tree, rich with many fruits to offer the community and whose foundation is deeply rooted in the community itself.
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Situated 300 metres from Platja de Lloret Beach and featuring a terrace with a seasonal outdoor pool, Hotel Armonia is in the centre of Lloret de Mar, in Girona. It offers a bar and a 24-hour front desk.
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Shops and restaurants are just a short walk from Hotel Armonia. Fenal beach is 1.5 km from the property, while Water World is 3 km away. Barcelona Airport is 78 km away.
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Hotel Armonia is in Lloret de Mar
Lloret de Mar is a tourist village on the south Costa Brava with so many services as Platja d'Aro. However, the conversion of Lloret into one of the main resorts on the Costa Brava has not made it forget its own origins, which are brilliantly preserved and that are shown proudly to those wishing to spend their holidays in this extraordinary zone of the coast.
What was once a fishing village that developed on a long beach stretching from Sa Caravera to Sa Caleta has changed considerably. The town also features beaches (Cala Canyelles and Sa Somera to the north, and Fenals and Santa Cristina to the south), period houses on the seafront promenade, a boat procession held in July during which flower-decked boats carry the relics of Santa Cristina, and history showcased in the Museum of the Sea, located in the Indiano (i.e. built with money made in the Americas) building known as Can Garriga and containing an extensive collection of model ships. Lloret, a popular tourist destination among English and German young people, has a large concentration of accommodation options and tourist facilities, including a casino. An impressively large Roman tomb is found at the entrance
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The offer of Lloret de Mar aimed at those who love beaches and creeks is generous. Next to the center of town is Lloret Beach (Platja de Lloret), the longest in the village. Getting to it will be very easy, even if by car, since parking is available opposite the beach. This is a beach of fine white sand that has all the necessary facilities for bathers: sun beds and umbrellas rentals, water skiing, kayaking, restaurants, showers, etc.
Another beach, a little out of the center is Cala Canyelles, accessible from the road to Tossa de Mar. It is the only beach in Lloret de Mar that has a port. It's also covered by white sand, so typical in the Costa Brava as the golden sand, and is surrounded by a thick forest of pines, which makes this environment very attractive.
Other beaches of Lloret de Mar, also well-known, are Fenals Beach (Platja de Fenals, that can be reached by a coast walkway), Sa Caleta Beach, Boadella Creek, Santa Cristina Beach (the latter situated between two hills, is protected from wind and waves, so it is a very sheltered beach) and Treumal Beach.
The center also offers some important points of interest that worth a visit. Next to Boadella Creek on a cliff line, you can find Santa Clotilde Gardens, designed in Italian Renaissance style and that has a certain resemblance to the Boboli or Giusti ones, in Italy.
Other sites of interest are the Sant Joan Castle (the interior can be visited), the Casa Cabañas, the Monument of Apollo and Daphne, the Source of Canaletas, the Sardana monument, and the monument to the to the Sailor's Wife, located in the southern part of Playa de Lloret.
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Many Christians shy away from the book of Revelation, intimidated by images of dragons and beasts, angels and elders and strange numbers. It's a mystery, they feel, and just too difficult to understand. For others – so-called "prophecy buffs" – the book is used to work out timelines for the future and they attempt to match it to current events. The apostle John's book, however, was a letter written to a suffering first-century church in a language that made sense to them. The interpretive key is the very same as the one needed to understand all Scripture: Jesus Christ. He is portrayed as the both the Lamb and the Lion, the one who became victorious through suffering. This eight-week class will give an overview of Revelation and ways to understand this type of (apocalyptic) literature. Mostly it will deepen our appreciation for the Lamb who was slain, and who has won complete victory through his death and resurrection.


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Watch Asteroid 3122 Florence Zip Past Earth This Weekend
An artist's conception of an NEO asteroid orbiting the Sun. Credit: NASA/JPL.
An artist's conception of an NEO asteroid similar to 3122 Florence orbiting the Sun. Credit: NASA/JPL.
Ready to hunt for low-flying space rocks? We've got an interesting pass of a Near Earth Asteroid (NEA) this upcoming U.S. Labor Day weekend, one that just slides over the +10th magnitude line into binocular range.
We're talking about asteroid 3122 Florence, which passes 4.4 million miles from our fair planet (that's 7 million kilometers, about 18 times the distance from Earth to the Moon) this Friday on September 1st at 12:06 Universal Time (UT)/ 8:06 AM Eastern Daylight Saving Time (EDT).
Universe Today ran an article on the close pass about a week ago. Now, we'd like to show you how to see this asteroid as it glides by.
Ordinarily, a four million mile pass (about 4.7% of an astronomical unit, just under the criterion to make 3122 Florence a Near Earth Object) isn't enough to grab our attention. Lots of asteroids pass closer weekly, and 3122 Florence is certainly no danger to the Earth this or any week in the near future. What makes this asteroid an attractive target is its size: NASA's NEOWISE and Spitzer infrared telescope missions estimate that 3122 Florence is about 2.7 miles (4.4 kilometers) in diameter, a pretty good-sized chunk of rock as near Earth asteroids go.
The inclined orbit of 3122 Florence. Credit: NASA/JPL.
The last large asteroid with a similar close approach was 4179 Toutatis, which passed just under four lunar distances (a little under a million miles) from the Earth on September 29th, 2004.
Asteroid 3122 Florence (1981 ET3) was discovered by prolific asteroid hunter Schelte J. Bus from Siding Spring observatory in Australia on the night of March 2nd, 1981. Named after social reformer and founder of modern nursing Florence Nightingale, this weekend's pass is the closest 3122 Florence gets to Earth over a 600 year plus span, running from 1890 (well before its discovery) out past 2500 AD.
Plans are afoot to ping 3122 Florence using Goldstone and Arecibo radars as it passes by the weekend. we might just see if it has a any attending moonlets or a strange bifurcated shape like comets 67/P Churyumov-Gerasimenko or Comet 45/P Honda-Mrkos-Pajdušáková very soon.
Asteroid 2014 JO25 imaged by Arecibo earlier this year… are contact binary 'rubber-duck' shaped asteroids and comets a thing? Credit: NASA/Arecibo/NSF.
3122 Florence has an inclined orbit, tilted 22 degrees in respect to the ecliptic plane. Orbiting the Sun once every 859 days, 3122 Florence travels from around 1 to 2.5 AUs from the Sun, making it an Amor class asteroid which journeys beyond the orbit of Mars and approaches but doesn't pass interior to the orbit of the Earth.
This week's pass sees 3122 Florence rapidly vaulting up from the southern to northern hemisphere.
This apparition culminates on Friday, September 1st, at 12:06 UT as the asteroid crosses the along the border of the constellations Equuleus and Delphinus at closest approach, reaching +9th magnitude. 3122 Florence will be moving at 20′ per hour (that's about 2/3rds the diameter of the Full Moon) at closest approach, fast enough that you'll notice its motion against the background stars in a low power field of view after about 10 minutes or so.
The path of 3122 Florence through the sky this week, times for the tick marks are in EDT (UT-4 hours). Credit: Starry Night Education software.
3122 Florence crosses through the constellations Piscis Austrinus, Capricornus, Aquarius, Equuleus and Delphinus this week. Keep in mind, the Moon is headed towards Full next week on September 6th, making the next few evenings a good time to track this fleeting space rock down.
3122 Florence from August 28th, about 8 million kilometers from the Earth. The asteroid is the center dot, while the streak to the left is the geostationary satellite AMC-14. Credit: the Virtual Telescope Project.
Finding 3122 Florence
3122 Florence races across the ecliptic northward on the night of August 29th and also crosses the celestial equator on September 1st
Tonight is also a good time to track down 3122 Florence, as it passes just 16′ from +3.8 magnitude star Zeta Capricorni. It also threads its way through the tiny the diamond-shaped asterism of Delphinus the Dolphin just over week after its closest pass on the evening of Saturday, September 9th.
Currently, 3122 Florence is 45 degrees above the southern horizon around local midnight for observers based along 30 degrees north latitude. The best view during Friday's pass is from the Pacific Rim, including Australia, New Zealand and surrounding regions at closest approach.
The orientation of the Earth as seen from asteroid 3122 Florence during Friday's closest approach. Credit: Starry Night Education software.
North American viewers will get a good view at local midnight just about eight hours prior to closest approach on the night of August 31st/September 1st, about 60 degrees above the southern horizon. The next good views occur the following evening about 16 hours after closest approach, as the asteroid is receding but 10 degrees higher above the southern horizon.
The 24 hour celestial path of of 3122 Florence through the night sky, centered on the September 1st closest approach. Tick mark times are in EDT (UT-4 hours). Created using Starry Night Education software.
A series short wide field exposures over about an hour revealing stars down to +10 magnitude should reveal the motion of 3122 Florence against the starry background. A good visual alternative is to sketch the suspect star field about 10 minutes apart, carefully looking for a 'star' that has moved during the intervening time.
JPL Horizons is a good place to generate accurate right ascension and declination coordinates for 3122 Florence to aid you in your quest. This one is distant enough to simple geocentric coordinates should suffice, and observer parallax shouldn't shift the position of the asteroid significantly.
Clouded out? The good folks over at the Virtual Telescope Project will be featuring 3122 Florence during a live webcast starting on Thursday, August 31st at 19:30 UT/3:30 PM EDT.
We can be thankful that 3122 Florence isn't headed Earthward, as it's perhaps about half the size of the 10-15 kilometer diameter Chicxulub impactor that hit the Yucatan 65 million years ago, causing a very bad day for the dinosaurs. Plus, it would just be weird if an asteroid named after humanitarian Florence Nightingale caused the extinction of humanity…
And this is a great pre-show for a smaller and closer anticipated asteroid pass coming up in a few short weeks, as 2012 TC4 buzzes the Earth on October 12th, 2017.
Good luck in your quest to find 3122 Florence… let us know what you see!
Posted on May 18, 2017 by Evan Gough
Dinosaur Killing Asteroid Hit in Exactly the Wrong Place
When an asteroid struck the Yucatan region about 66 million years ago, it triggered the extinction of the dinosaurs. ESA's Hera mission is visiting the smallest spacerock ever as part of our effort to not get creamed by an asteroid. Credit: NASA/Don Davis
The asteroid that struck Earth about 66 million years ago and led to the mass extinction of dinosaurs may have hit one of the worst places possible as far as life on Earth was concerned. When it struck, the resulting cataclysm choked the atmosphere with sulphur, which blocked out the Sun. Without the Sun, the food chain collapsed, and it was bye-bye dinosaurs, and bye-bye most of the other life on Earth, too.
But, as it turns out, if it had struck a few moments earlier or later, it would not have hit the Yucatan, and things may have turned out differently. Why? Because of the concentration of the mineral gypsum in that area.
The place where the asteroid hit Earth is called the Chicxulub Crater, and scientists have been studying that area to try to learn more about the impact event that altered the course of life on Earth. An upcoming BBC documentary called "The Day The Dinosaurs Died," focuses on what happened when the asteroid struck. Drill-core samples from the Yucatan area help explain the events that followed the impact.
The drilling rig off the coast of the Yucatan. The rig was there in the Spring of 2016 obtaining samples from the seafloor. Image: BBC/Barcroft Productions.
The core samples, which are from as deep as 1300 m beneath the Gulf of Mexico, are from a feature called the peak ring.
When the asteroid struck Earth, it excavated a crater 100 km across and 30 km deep. This crater collapsed into a wider but shallower crater 200 km across and a few km deep. Then the center of the crater rebounded, and collapsed again, leaving the peak ring feature. The Chicxulub crater is now partly under water, and that's where a drilling rig was set up to take samples.
The peak ring is at the center of the crater, offshore of the Yucatan Peninsula. Image: NASA/BBC
The core samples revealed rock that has been heavily fractured and altered by immense pressures. The same impact that altered those rocks would have generated an enormous amount of heat, and that heat created an enormous cloud of sulphur from the vaporized gypsum. That cloud persisted, which led to a global winter. Temperatures dropped, plant growth came to a standstill, and the course of events on Earth were altered forever.
"Had the asteroid struck a few moments earlier or later, rather than hitting shallow coastal waters it might have hit deep ocean," documentary co-presenter Ben Garrod told the BBC.
"This is where we get to the great irony of the story – because in the end it wasn't the size of the asteroid, the scale of blast, or even its global reach that made dinosaurs extinct – it was where the impact happened," said Ben Garrod, who presents "The Day The Dinosaurs Died" with Alice Roberts.
"An impact in the nearby Atlantic or Pacific oceans would have meant much less vaporised rock – including the deadly gypsum. The cloud would have been less dense and sunlight could still have reached the planet's surface, meaning what happened next might have been avoided," said Garrod.
In the documentary, host Alice Roberts will also visit a quarry in New Jersey, where fossil evidence shows a massive die-off in a very short period of time. In fact, these creatures could have died on the very day that the asteroid struck.
The core samples from the drilling rig show rocks that were subjected to immense heat and pressure at the time of the impact. Image: Barcroft Productions/BBC
"All these fossils occur in a layer no more than 10cm thick," palaeontologist Ken Lacovara tells Alice. "They died suddenly and were buried quickly. It tells us this is a moment in geological time. That's days, weeks, maybe months. But this is not thousands of years; it's not hundreds of thousands of years. This is essentially an instantaneous event."
There's lots of evidence showing that an asteroid struck Earth about 66 million years ago, causing widespread extinction. NASA satellite images clearly show crater features, now obscured by 66 million years of geological activity, but still visible.
There's also what's called the K-T Boundary, or Cretaceous-Tertiary Boundary. It's a geological signature dating to 66 million years ago, which marks the end of the Cretaceous Period. In that boundary is a layer of iridium at very high concentrations, much higher than is normally present in the Earth's crust. Since iridium is much more abundant in asteroids, the conclusion is that it was probably deposited by an asteroid.
But this is the first evidence that shows how critical the actual location of the event may have been. If it had not struck where it had, dinosaurs may never have gone extinct, you and I would not be here, and things on Earth could look much different.
It might sound like the stuff of science fiction, but who knows? Maybe a race of intelligent lizards might already have mastered interstellar travel.


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Dr. Nick Curry and Dr. Mitch Brecke are both highly recommended when it comes to your Maple Grove and Plymouth chiropractor. At Northern Edge Chiropractic, we are committed to providing personalized chiropractic treatment plans to address your individual unique needs, whether you are experiencing headaches, neck pain, low back pain, or muscular pain.
The chiropractic team at Northern Edge Chiropractic has extensive knowledge of human biomechanics and takes a functional approach to treating all of your aches and pains. We have worked with all types of patients treating pain resulting from a recent car accident, work injury, or other conditions that cause chronic back pain.
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During your first visit to Northern Edge Chiropractic, either Dr. Nick or Dr. Mitch will bring you through a complete orthopedic and neurological chiropractic examination and functional analysis to see if our chiropractic care is a good fit to address your personal needs. After completion of the exam, if our doctors declare that chiropractic care is the right path for you, we will develop a personalized treatment plan tailored specifically to your condition and health goals. At that time our chiropractors will explain what kind of chiropractic treatments you will be receiving and how the treatments will give you the extra "EDGE" in health.
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So you've got your backlog in order, estimated your backlog, clarified your requirements, planned your sprint and created a collaborative workspace.
You're sprinting to achieve your sprint goals, running daily stand-up meetings and you're tracking progress with a daily burndown chart.
*Complete* each featurebefore moving on to the next. In agile development, 'done' means DONE!. All too often in software development, software is not in a shippable state. Having all the features 80% complete is of no use to anyone. However, 80% of features 100% complete might well be a perfectly shippable product. Hang on to this principle.
Particularly on BAU (Business As Usual) product developments, you are usually in complete control of how many features, enhancements and bug fixes are in each release. If you hang on to the 'done' principle, you should be in a position to ship when your time is up.
One of the key challenges in achieving this, is to ensure your software is always in a shippable state, even when you have multiple streams of development (e.g. live bug fixes alongside major project) on the go at the same time. To achieve this, all changes must be reversible.
That's it. *Complete* each feature before moving on to the next. Stick to the principle 'done means DONE!'. Manage your code carefully so you can build a shippable product at any time. And even if it means varying the scope (that's varying scope, not varying quality), finish when you said you would.
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Destination Wedding – a dreamy fairy tale or an absolute nightmare?
We spoke about Banquet Hall weddings. Then we discussed open lawn weddings. It is now high time we spoke about the most swankiest of wedding venue type – The Destination Wedding.
Maybe you're a fan of the sprawling valleys of the Himalayan foothills or the regal deserts of Rajasthan or maybe the Goan beaches allure you as Shaadi destinations. In any and every case, chances are, that you might want to consider a destination wedding.
A destination for the Shaadi is more appealing when the bride and groom are from far off and different locations. Destination weddings seem like the de facto winners when coin tosses fail to make the decision for you. You can call it a win-win or a lose-lose. Either way, with all biases out of the way, you are free to move forward with your plans.
If you want fuss free private Shaadi ceremony with fewer guests, then destinations can be a good choice. As expected, a destination wedding involves people spending (quite a lot) of their own money to attend your wedding. With such expenses, only the ones who care deeply about you both would attend it.
Destination Shaadis are a relaxed affair for guests and family as they can share quality time with each other over some days and that too in a new location. In a traditional urban setting, you barely get the time to look at people's faces. Whereas a destination wedding over an extended weekend gives you the perfect excuse for you to catch up with your special guests.
Destination Shaadis are something memorable that you would cherish while looking at the Shaadi photographs in the later years. Who doesn't like to share their splendid traditional wear in royal Jaipur palaces on Snapchat and Instagram? Everything from the sunrise to the sunset is memorable and creates a pleasant anticipation within your extended friend circles.
It may not all be fun and game though. Let us look at some of the downsides of destination weddings.
Remember that destination Shaadis mean that you will deal with an unfamiliar location and avail vendors and manage them from your hometown. You have to make precise plans according to budgets, available logistics, guests travelling, etc. It's best that you take the help of a wedding planner for such hopeful endeavours.
Just face it, not all of your relatives are going to be thrilled about your faddish location choice. Many of your guests would probably have to give it a raincheck. You also have to consider aged relatives and some who are others who aren't comfortable with the idea of spending for travelling. After all, they ARE your family (extended or not).
You have to especially consider the stability (economic, political etc.) of an international destination at the time of Shaadi. There can be political or natural disturbances that might hamper your Shaadi. If you choose locations abroad and plan for a legal marriage as well, then make sure you are acquainted with the legal laws of matrimony of that land. Court proceedings may even differ state to state, and so do the governing bodies and approvals etc.
By weighing the pros and cons of the different venues, you can easily choose one among these. Don't shy away from trying out something new and you can obviously think beyond Banquet Halls or Wedding Lawns in Mumbai. In any case, it's preferable to take the help of a Shaadi planner.
Or maybe, just stick to shaadismart.com for sorting through a plethora of vendors, sorted, compared and reviewed for your convenience. Additionally, you may also pay them online or book them for a specific date.
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Leicester City vs Tottenham update amid Covid outbreaks at both clubs
Tottenham have had their last two games, against Rennes and Brighton, postponed because of an outbreak of Covid cases at the club, with Leicester also suffering
Leicester City manager Brendan Rodgers during the 4-0 win over Newcastle (Image: Plumb Images/Leicester City FC via Getty Images)
Brendan Rodgers is expecting Leicester City's clash with Tottenham Hotspur on Thursday to go ahead, despite Covid outbreaks at both clubs.
City had seven players missing for the trip to Napoli through Covid or illness, with Hamza Choudhury making it a group of eight for the win over Newcastle.
Meanwhile, Spurs have had their last two matches called off, their Europa Conference League tie with Rennes and a Premier League clash with Brighton, because Covid has hit their squad and staff.
However, with Uefa deciding that Spurs' game with Rennes will not be played – when it was initially suggested it could take place this Thursday, with City's match against Tottenham pushed back – Rodgers does not fear a postponement.
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Asked if he'd had an indication the game wouldn't go ahead: "Not as of yet. Like today, with all of our issues, I was keen for us to play the game. We've got a raft of players out but we've it's an opportunity for other players, younger players, to get a chance. So today we've gained in every way.
"We'll see how we are and how we recover over the next few days. I haven't heard anything to say it's not on. Obviously with the European decision as well, with Tottenham able to play, I suspect the game will go ahead. We haven't been told anything otherwise."
City will have one of their players back in Daniel Amartey, but there is also a focus on ensuring there are no more positive cases.
Rodgers expects there will be more around the league during the winter.
He said: "The club have been brilliant in that way, all the way through the pandemic. It's continual. The hygiene issues have been reinforced around wearing masks and safe distancing.
"It's just really unfortunate that we've seen a number of cases, and I'm sure we'll continue to see that over this winter period.
"We've always been very diligent, the club have been super prepared in every way, and we're very fortunate that allows us to work safely. Hopefully we can get some of these players back and not have so many cases going forward."


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