Local youth outreach workers and law enforcement officials are worrying over a sharp escalation of gang-related shootings across Portland's east side.
Meanwhile, organizers of a statewide convention on preventing gun violence hope it will lead to a new effort to reform Oregon gun laws and slow the flow of illegal firearms onto the streets – and into the hands of youths.
Much of last week's meeting of officers and outreach workers in the Gang Violence Task Force at Northeast Precinct was given over to analysis of the shooting incident at Madison High School Aug. 29, in which dozens of young men and women taunted police officers, and a still-unidentified gunman shot into a crowd of teenagers outside a charity football game.
Before the shots were fired, a reported 15 police officers were nearby investigating a group of youths who'd been observed hiding a gun on school property.
No one was injured in the shooting, which brings the number of Gang Violence Response Team callouts for this year to almost 50; last year the squad investigated 40 incidents in the entire year.
Rob Ingram, director of the Mayor's Youth Violence Task Force, is spending some of his own personal time walking through hot spots and looking for opportunities to engage kids on the street – some of whom he's known all their lives.
"More young people, younger people — people as young as 12, 14 years old — are carrying large guns, with lots of rounds of ammunition," Ingram said. "That is alarming to me because I grew up in the 70s and 80s where if you had a knife you were a bad guy — but you'd never touch a gun."
Now, Ingram said, middle school and high school students are so steeped in the gun-toting subculture that the potential for violence is escalating.
Ingram cited two incidents this summer in which gunshots were reported in close proximity to police officers, including one that occurred right across the street from the Northeast Precinct.
This summer the experimental Hotspot Enforcement Action Team – a special mobile squad gathered by Portland Police Chief Rosie Sizer to check street violence – has responded to shots-fired calls in Southeast, Northeast and North Portland neighborhoods.
Organized as a temporary measure, the HEAT team is scheduled to be disbanded on Sept. 20.
Ingram says that if it is, the whole city will be affected.
"The number of guns on the street, the brazenness of the youth with the guns in their hands, the size of the guns, the amount of ammunition – those things are very strange, not normal, not something that we would ever have predicted," Ingram says.
A statewide Conference on Preventing Gun Violence, held Wednesday at Portland State University, featured speakers such as Chief Sizer and Multnomah County District Attorney Michael Schrunk as well as public health experts from around the nation.
"Illegal firearms and accessibility of illegal firearms will be a very large part of the discussion," Shawn Alford, Ceasefire Oregon president, said.
She said the organization, which sponsors gun turn-ins and education programs on gun safety, started in 1994 as a group of concerned citizens.
In 1997 the group merged with Oregonians Against Gun Violence, ultimately organizing into an educational foundation as well as an advocacy group working towards gun control laws on the state level.
Currently, not only is there no gun control legislation whatsoever in Oregon, but state law forbids local governments from enacting any of their own.
The issue of gang violence appears to fall through the cracks of this wider political debate.
"First thing I think we really have to do is we have to figure out how many guns are really out there," Ingram says. "I don't want to make anyone paranoid, but here are a lot of guns on the street, just by the fact that there's been over 30 recovered in the last couple of months."
Ingram said last week police and policy leaders kicked off an investigation into legal and illegal gun sales, with an eye toward stemming the street trade.
"I think personally that parents and teachers need to be more aware of how these kids are getting the guns and where they're stashing them at," he said. "We need to keep the HEAT team intact and together, because that team has really made an impact over the past several months in getting weapons off the street — I think without them we are going to find we need some more assistance."
Youth Violence Task Force meetings are open to the public and participation is encouraged. The next meeting is Friday, Sept. 22 at Southeast Precinct, 4735 E Burnside St. For more information call 503-823-4180.


The role of fatigue must not be underestimated when studying the causes of crashes. Crashes in which driver fatigue plays a role are not only a matter of having spent too long behind the wheel; fatigue can also be caused by too little sleep, stress, or the time of the day. According to a conservative estimate based on studies abroad, driver fatigue is involved in 10-15% of all severe crashes.
Although technical aids to prevent fatigue crashes are being developed, they are not yet ready for use. In the road haulage industry, the only means that are presently available to combat crashes involving fatigue are safety culture and consistently applying (and enforcing) the driving and resting hours. Information campaigns should make non-professional car drivers aware of the risks of fatigue.
Everyone feels tired once in a while. Yet, what exactly do we mean when we say 'tired'? Fatigue has various connotations; there is no unambiguous definition of fatigue. The term is attributed with various meanings: physical (e.g. as a result of heavy and protracted physical labour) as well as neurobiological (biologically determined sleep-awake rhythms). In addition, it also has a mental/psychological meaning: not having the energy to do things, and a subjectively experienced reluctance to continue with a task.
This fact sheet discusses the causes of fatigue, the prevalence of fatigue, the effects of fatigue on driver behaviour and on the number of crashes, as well as the possible measures for professional drivers on the one hand, and non-professional drivers on the other.
Fatigue has many causes. It used to be directly and almost exclusively associated with the amount of time that one has been carrying out a particular task, for example the time one spends behind the wheel without interruption (time-on-task). This is still seen as one of the most important causes. However, research has found other factors that are equally important (Van Schagen, 2003).
In the first place, fatigue is a lack of sleep. This can be chronic or acute.
A chronic lack of sleep is the result of not having enough sleep during a long period. The average person needs 8 hours of sleep in every 24-hour cycle. The quality of the sleep is also of great importance, besides the quantity. If sleep is interrupted regularly, this leads to a chronic lack of sleep, just as too little sleep does. The quality of sleep is influenced by, among other things, sleep disorders like sleep apnoea (a temporary breathing stoppage while sleeping) or narcolepsy (the tendency to suddenly fall asleep). But it can also be a side effect of chronic diseases and/or medication or the result of external factors such as a noisy or unpleasant sleeping environment.
An acute lack of sleep is also the result of too little sleep, but is less structural than chronic lack of sleep. An acute lack of sleep can occur after just one bad or short night. If there has been too little sleep during a 24-hour period, we refer to it as a partial acute lack of sleep. There is a complete acute lack of sleep if there has been no sleep at all in a period of 24 hours.
Fatigue or sleepiness can also occur without lack of sleep. This type of fatigue is usually linked to the daily sleep cycle or the biorhythm. This means that at certain times in the 24-hour cycle the human body has a greater need for sleep than at other times. This happens most and lasts longest early in the morning (approximately between midnight and 6 a.m.) and, to a lesser extent, about 12 hours later (approximately between 2 p.m. and 4 p.m.). At these moments, there is a natural tendency to sleep, and if this cannot be given in to, a sleepy feeling occurs.
The following factors have indirect influence: age, physical condition, the use of alcohol, external factors such as temperature, noise, vibrations, and also the routine of a task. For example, driving alone on a boring road for a long time may not itself cause fatigue or sleepiness, but it can cause the consequences to manifest sooner.
How often does fatigue occur?
As fatigue has many causes, it seems valid to conclude that everybody is very tired once in a while. Questionnaire and interview surveys (for an overview, see Van Schagen, 2003) show that about 30% of the population are very tired regularly. The estimation is that about 10% of the population suffer from a serious type of sleeplessness. About 3% of the population suffer from a sleep disorder, of which sleep apnoea is the most common.
Many studies have shown that fatigue while driving a car is also a very frequent phenomenon. Approximately 25% of professional as well as non-professional drivers say that they have at least once fallen asleep behind the wheel; about 50% say they have sometimes been very tired while driving or that they have nearly fallen asleep. In a Dutch questionnaire (Goldenbeld et al., 2011) a quarter of all drivers indicated having been so tired at least once in the past year that it was hard to keep the eyes open, and 4% indicated to have fallen asleep behind the wheel in the past year. These percentages are higher for lorry drivers; 62% and 20%, respectively.
What are the consequences in general?
Fatigue leads to a reduction in alertness, longer reaction times, memory problems, poorer psychometric coordination, and less efficient information processing. Fatigue also has an effect on the frame of mind. The motivation to carry out a task diminishes, the communication and interaction with the surroundings deteriorates, and one gets irritated quicker and reacts more aggressively towards people and things. In other words, fatigue leads to diminished action capability and action preparedness (Meijman 1991; in Brookhuis 2001).
All the above-mentioned functions are important for carrying out the driving task accurately and safely. It can, therefore, be expected that fatigue also leads to a worsening of carrying out the driving task. Various studies have indeed shown this to be the case (see Van Schagen, 2003; Horrey et al. 2011). Such research generally involves a driving simulator in which subjects either drive a long distance or are not allowed to sleep for a long time. The results of this type of study are reasonably uniform. In the first place, it was found that tired people experience more difficulty in keeping their lane, more often cross or nearly cross the side marking, make greater steering adjustments and do so more abruptly. The drivers also react less accurately to deceleration by the driver in front.
What is the role of fatigue in road crashes?
Fatigue also plays a role in the occurrence of road crashes. However, it is difficult to say to what extent this is the case. As opposed to, for example, the use of alcohol, drugs and/or medicines, it is by no means simple to determine the extent of fatigue in an objective way and it must be estimated in a much less direct way. The police crash reports indicate that 1-4% of all registered crashes are sleep-related. In the Netherlands, the police give sleep/fatigue as the primary cause in fewer than 0.5% of all registered serious crashes. However, it is highly likely that these police reports greatly underestimate the problem. In most countries, police are not (yet) very alert to fatigue being the crash cause. In addition, most normal healthy drivers are not likely to readily admit that they were very tired or had fallen asleep at the time of the crash. Furthermore, the crash itself will have caused most of the symptoms of fatigue to disappear.
Questionnaire studies and in-depth crash analyses have led to completely different conclusions about the role of fatigue in road crashes. The results of individual studies vary greatly, but on the basis of research using questionnaires it can be concluded that fatigue played a role in 5-10% of all crashes. In-depth analysis, however, indicated that this was the case in 10-25% of all crashes. The higher percentages have particularly been found in studies that examined lorry crashes and/or fatal crashes (Van Schagen, 2003; SafetyNet, 2009). All these estimates are from studies in other countries than the Netherlands. In the Netherlands, two in-depth studies examining run-off-road crashes in the Province of Zeeland (Davidse et al., 2011) and a part of the Province of South-Holland (Davidse, 2011) found that fatigue played a role in 17-19% and 7-19% of these crashes, respectively. If we extrapolate the above estimates for the Netherlands, and start of from a conservative estimate of 10-15%, then around 50 to 75 fatal crashes per year are (partly) related to fatigue or falling asleep behind the wheel (crash data 2011). These are crashes registered by the police which according to this registration do not involve alcohol.
Furthermore, Van Schagen (2003) also discussed a number of studies which have examined whether fatigue also leads to a higher risk of being involved in a crash. These show that people with a sleep disorder and people with an acute lack of sleep have a considerably higher (3-8 times higher) risk of being involved in an injury crash.
Which road users have the highest risk?
Most of the fatigue crashes occur on trunk roads and motorways, during the late evening and early morning under good conditions, when the driver has spent a considerable length of time on the road. The result is that one either goes off the road or has a frontal collision with an oncoming vehicle. The consequences are usually very severe: one brakes too late so that the collision speed is high.
people who work in shifts.
What do drivers themselves think of fatigue driving and how do they prevent it?
Goldenbeld et al. (2011) showed that drivers consider fatigue driving as dangerous and that they recognize their own fatigue in themselves. According to drivers, yawning, not being able to keep one's eyes open and loss of concentration are the most important signs of fatigue. However, far from all drivers act on this. Twenty per cent indicated that they have begun driving or continued driving while they considered themselves too tired for this. For lorry drivers, this was 37%.
The moment fatigue sets in, a driver may decide to stop driving and take a nap or to ask a passenger to take over the driving task. According to drivers themselves, these two strategies are the most effective, yet they are not the most used strategies. Drivers mainly choose to allow fresh air into the car (by opening the window or switching on the air conditioning), to talk to a passenger, to briefly stop driving for some food or exercise, or to turn up the volume Lorry drivers indicate more frequently stopping to drive to rest or sleep when they are fatigued. Of course, this is compulsory for them according to regulations on driving and resting hours.
What are the possible measures?
Until now, other than, for example, for alcohol, it has been impossible to fix a legal limit of the extent of fatigue that permits further traffic participation that can be enforced by the police. This makes it difficult to implement laws and regulations and their enforcement. This is certainly the case for the ordinary, non-professional driver. There are slightly more possibilities for professional drivers because they can be dealt with through laws and regulations on driving and resting hours. Nevertheless, various measures can be considered (see for example Van Schagen, 2003; Methorst, 2006; SafetyNet, 2009; Jettinghoff et al., 2010).
First of all, they have the possibility to use rules to set maximum driving and minimum resting hours that take the human need for rest and sufficient night time sleep adequately into account.
Then, of course, the haulage companies have to plan the work in such a way that chauffeurs can really adhere to the rules. Compliance control of these rules remains important. In addition, haulage companies should also take their responsibility of informing their drivers about the causes and results of fatigue.
With regard to the occurrence of fatigue, the influence of personal living circumstances (life style) of individual drivers and their own responsibility should not be forgotten.
Also, screening drivers for sleep disorders, especially sleep apnoea, may be considered a task of the haulage companies.
The so-called Fatigue Management programmes, especially in Australia and the United States, are based on these starting points, but also the ideas about a safety culture for haulage companies fit into this. This concept is gradually been given more attention in the Netherlands, and was used in the Fatigue scan for haulage companies published in 2011.
At this moment, the possibilities of measures aimed at drivers in general concentrate mainly on giving information about causes, effects, fatigue symptoms, and advice about possibilities of limiting (if only temporarily) the effects of fatigue. This can at least increase the awareness of the role of fatigue in road safety, which is a precondition for changing behaviour. In itself, however, it is too small a step. An example is the national Dutch information campaign 'Don't become a sleepdriver' which was used in the period 2008-2011.
With regard to infrastructure, rumble strips in the longitudinal direction are already being used to warn drivers auditively and kinetically if their vehicle is about to go off the road. Experiments are being carried out with Lane Departure Warning Systems, a technologically more advanced system with the same purpose. In addition, roadside barriers and obstacle-free zones beside the road are also very important in limiting the consequences of the typical fatigue crash, viz. going off the road (see also the archived SWOV Fact sheet Run-off-road crashes).
Work is also being done on the development of intelligent detection and warning systems. Such a system automatically detects whether a driver is tired. The idea is that the system makes the driver aware of the tiredness, possibly advises him what to do, and undertakes action to keep the driver awake, or even to make further driving impossible. These are promising developments, but they are not expected to lead to large-scale use in the short term. A number of technical problems (how can fatigue best be detected) and matters of principle (when and how should such a system intervene) need to be solved first. It is important to follow the developments and, if possible, facilitate them. We should already now be thinking about the way in which such systems can be implemented in due time.
Based on the data in the literature it can be concluded that fatigue has many causes and that almost everybody is bound to drive occasionally while very tired. Another conclusion is that fatigue has a negative effect on the driving skill and road safety. Therefore, fatigue in traffic is not just a safety problem for 'large' countries where people have to drive great distances and not just a problem for long-distance professional drivers. Presently, there are few possibilities of preventing fatigue-related crashes. Both non-professional drivers as well as professional drivers and their employers should be aware of the causes of fatigue and its road safety effects. Haulage companies can make this part of a Fatigue Management programme. Automatic in-vehicle detection and warning systems may be possibilities for the future.
Davidse, R.J. (red.) (2011). Bermongevallen: karakteristieken, ongevalsscenario's en mogelijke interventies; Resultaten van een dieptestudie naar bermongevallen op 60-, 70-, 80- en 100km/uur-wegen. R-2011-24. SWOV, Leidschendam.
Davidse, R.J., Doumen, M.J.A., Duijvenvoorde, K. van & Louwerse, W.J.R. (2011). Bermongevallen in Zeeland: karakteristieken en oplossingsrichtingen; Resultaten van een dieptestudie. R-2011-20. SWOV, Leidschendam.
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Horrey,W.J., Courtney, T.K., Folkard, S., Noy, Y.I., et al. (red.) (2011). Advancing fatigue and safety research. Accident Analysis and Prevention, Special Issue, vol. 43, nr. 2, p. 495-594.
Jettinghoff, K., Starren, A., Houtman, I. & Henstra, D. (2005). I love uitgerust achter het stuur!? Vermoeidheid in het verkeer: maatregelen in het buitenland en hun toepasbaarheid in Nederland. Twijnstra Gudde, Amersfoort.
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Schagen, I.N.L.G. van (2003). Vermoeidheid achter het stuur; Een inventarisatie van oorzaken, gevolgen en maatregelen. R-2003-16. SWOV, Leidschendam.
SWOV (2012). Fatigue in traffic: causes and effects. SWOV Fact sheet, August 2012. SWOV, Leidschendam.


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Q: Combining discrete empirical distributions I'm running some simulation software and I'm currently in a bit of a pickle;
If I have two sets distributions, the first giving varying probability of 1...n events occurring, and the second giving the probability that each event takes a certain amount of time (i.e. 10/20/30 mins), how exactly would I combine these to create a distribution that gives the total amount of time spent?
For example, if the we randomly obtain 2 from the first distribution, the total time would be (10/20/30) + (10/20/30) minutes depending on probability.
How would I generalise this for the entire set of data?

A: It seems to me you'd do best to model this as a random sum of
random variables. Here is an example.
Suppose a search procedure requires $N + 1$ searches, where
$N \sim Pois(\lambda=5).$ Also, times for individual searches can be
modeled as $X_i \sim Exp(rate = 1/50)$ so that $E(X_i) = \mu = 50$ units of time.
Then the total length of time for a search is $T = \sum_{i=1}^{N+1} X_i.$
You may be interested in $P(T > 600).$
Assuming that $N$ and the $X_i$s are all independent, standard probability
formulas give $E(T) =  (\lambda + 1)\mu = 300,$ which is straightforward,
and $$V(T) = \sigma_T^2 = E(N+1)\sigma_X^2 + V(N+1)\mu_X^2,$$ so
$\sigma_T = 165.8312,$ which may be surprising because of the second term for
the variance.
A simulation in R shows that $P(T > 600) \approx 0.0533 \pm 0.0004.$ A normal approximation based on mean 300
and SD 165.83 is inappropriate because the distribution of $T$ is
skewed. But my main concern is that trying to combine summarized values of
$N$ and $X$ from observed data may not give you a
realistic view of the actual variability of $T.$
m = 10^6;  lam=5;  bet = 1/50;  t = numeric(m)
for (i in 1:m) {
 n = rpois(1, lam);  t[i] = sum(rexp(n+1,bet))
}
mean(t);  sd(t);  mean(t > 600)
## 299.7921  # aprx E(T) = 300
## 165.8158  # aprx SD(T) = 165.83
## 0.053278  # aprx P(X > 600)

Here is a histogram of the simulated distribution of $T$ along with
a (preposterously bad) normal density "fit."

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(Techromancy Scrolls: Book 7)
December 12, 2020 / ISBN 979-8-5809869-4-4 / 362 pages
Genres: Dystopian/SciFi/Paranormal/Epic Fantasy/Romance/LGBT/Lesbian Romance/Fiction
Almost three thousand years after an extinction level event on Earth, mankind seeks to regain its former glory, in a new world where magic and technology collide.
The habitable lands settle after the happenings in New Cali and their people join Sparo as one of their newest realms. And Laney Herder has settled into her Great Mother role as the co-ruler of Sparo, accepting both her role in the world and herself as her abilities continue to grow along with her power.
The location of the writings of the magics of the Great Wizards of the Before Times has been ascertained, and an expedition from Sparo is assembled to embark upon the most ambitious undertaking of their time.
Laney leads the epic search for the faraway land of the D.C. to find the mythic Library of Congress to finally complete Sparo's reclamation of the knowledge of the Before as Sparo forges a new path forward.
Techromancy Scrolls: Colossus is available at the following retailers...
Other books in the Techromancy Scrolls series...
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Most of the online retail businesses have adopted referral programs as marketing strategies. There are some businesses that have achieved success from these marketing strategies such as Dropbox. This has resulted in most companies following suit with referral programs so as to achieve success. There are so many factors and aspects that must be put into play before a referral marketing strategy must become successful.
1. The business owner must provide better experiences and services to his/ her customers as compared to his competitors. This will prevent the competitors from poaching his customers.
2. Ensure that employees are very knowledgeable about the different products and services offered in the business since most referrals trust recommendations coming from employees more than those coming from customers.
3. Make sure that your customers are satisfied with whatever services offered since this will motivate them to attract more referrals for your business.
If all these aspects are in play, the next step is to create a successful referral marketing strategy. Most of the referral programs ever invented have one thing in common. This is the incentive offered to customers or employees for bringing referrals. Below are some of the most common incentives used for rewarding customers who have brought many referrals.
1. Gift certificates for spas, gyms, other shops etc.
4. Free services or discounts for products offered at the particular business.
A successful referral marketing strategy is characterized by a long list of referrals coming from either customers or employees. Both of these parties must be very satisfied with the business so as to ensure an effective referral program. The rewards and incentives coming from the referral programs must also be very satisfying since they are also motivating factors.
If you need to classify your referral program as successful, it is prudent to keep track of the referrals brought in since a long list will mark the effectiveness of the strategy. To make the referral program quite interesting, the business can also reward referrals for becoming part of the business. Some of the rewards that can be awarded to referrals include free services or discounts on services for a limited period of time.
In conclusion, if you are in the process of adopting a referral marketing strategy use the above mentioned pointers to ensure that it will be successful enough to bring you more referrals and profits in the long run.


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Piratgrottans hemlighet (norska: Håkon Håkonsen, engelska: Shipwrecked) är en äventyrsfilm från 1990 regisserad av Nils Gaup och med Stian Smestad i huvudrollen som Håkon Håkonsen. Filmen bygger på boken Håkon Håkonsen, av Oluf Vilhelm Falck-Ytter.

Filmen spelades in i två versioner, en på norska och en på engelska.

Handling
Filmen utspelar sig i mitten av 1800-talet och handlar om Håkon Håkonsen som på grund av dålig ekonomi i familjen måste åka till sjöss vid 13 års ålder. Håkon lär sig snabbt att bli sjöman, och upplever främmande och spännande länder, en brutal rorsman som visar sig vara både vapensmugglare och pirat. På överfarten till Calcutta stöter han på han en ung flicka som är fripassagerare. Sedan sjunker fartyget och Håkon blir strandsatt på en öde ö i Söderhavet.

Rollista

 Stian Smestad – Håkon Håkonsen
 Gabriel Byrne – Merrick
 Trond Peter Stamsø Munch – Jens
 Harald Brenna – Steine
 Louisa Haigh – Mary
 Eva von Hanno – Håkons mor
 John Sigurd Kristensen – skeppsläkaren
 Frank Krog – Wernes
 Geo von Krogh – sjörövaren
 Joachim Rafaelsen – Ole
 Kjell Stormoen – kapten Madsen
 Karl Sundby – båtsman
 Bjørn Sundquist – Håkons far
 Knut Walle – Berg

Produktion
Filmen spelades bland annat in i Stilla havet, Spanien, England och Norge, och var den mest påkostade norska filmen fram till dess.

Mottagande
Filmen blev en framgång hemma i Norge, men också i utlandet, särskilt USA.

Utgivning
Filmen utgavs på DVD 2006. Bild och ljud restaurerades i sin helhet inför denna utgåva.

Referenser

Externa länkar

 Piratgrottans hemlighet på Norska filmografi
 Piratgrottans hemlighet på Filmfront

Filmer i regi av Nils Gaup
Norska 1990-talsfilmer
Filmer 1990
Norska familjefilmer
Norska äventyrsfilmer

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Glasgow's homeless could turn to lethal Spice 'zombie' drug, charity warns
According to Turning Point Scotland, they have already dealt with a number of people taking the drug, which turns users into a 'zombie-like' state.
It is believed drug dealers are targeting the homeless (Image: Getty)
There are fears Glasgow's street may soon be hit by the lethal Spice 'zombie' drug epidemic.
A leading drug charity believes the city's homeless are being targeted by dealers selling 'spice' – a highly addictive psychoactive substance which is 10 times stronger than cannabis.
What to do if you see a homeless person sleeping rough in Glasgow
Spice has been in Britain for more than a decade but has become commonly used among rough sleepers in recent years.
The use of legal highs, such as spice, mephedrone and laughing gas, were banned last year after they were linked to more than 100 deaths and a rise in violent assaults in prisons across Britain.
There has already been reported cases in Glasgow (Image: Getty)
Wendy Spencer, director of operations at Turning Point Scotland said that its increased presence in Glasgow is very worrying.
She said: "We have real concerns about the growing use of synthetic cannabinoids in Glasgow, which can cause serious physical and psychological harm to people using them.
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"People we support are reporting to Turning Point Scotland staff that Spice is appearing more regularly in the city.
"Physical health issues caused by taking the drug include increased heart rate, seizure activity, breathlessness and vomiting.
"Psychological effects include extreme agitation, paranoia and a level of disassociation from reality rarely experienced with other substances.
"This substance has caused concern for frontline staff due to the extreme effects on the user and a lack of knowledge around the drug's content.
"Rough sleepers and the homeless community are particularly at risk and we have concerns these vulnerable groups are being deliberately targeted by people pushing these substances.
"The most important thing is keeping people safe."
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A woman is swept back in time to the mid 1700s, torn between two men - including a Scottish warrior, in this new television series beginning on August 24, 2014. Three men, shirtless, wearing part of the kilt kit help to promote the Show Case series starting Sunday at 10 pm.
An older Scottish lady tells the lads what they are missing in the way of the national dress, though most of the people posing with the friendly group do not seem to mind what they are missing.


Yesterday was inflation day for the UK and US and both readings showed a significant drop in January. First up was the UK's inflation rate which was expected to drop to 1.9% last month from 2.1% the previous month. However, it actually came in lower than that at 1.8%, which is the lowest level for two years. The drop was largely down to a fall in the price of electricity, gas and other fuel between December 2018 and January 2019. The news will be welcomed by British households that have been feeling the pinch these past few months.
Then came the US inflation reading which showed a drop to 1.6% from 1.9% in December. It is the third straight month that inflation has fallen in America and is the lowest rate since June 2017. Like the UK, the fall was largely brought about through a sharp fall in energy prices, particularly petrol. The news will ease the pressure on the Federal Reserve which is wondering whether or not to keep hiking interest rates, although it is worth mentioning that core inflation (which disregards food and energy costs), increased by 0.2% in January and 2.2% year-on-year.
In the early hours of Wednesday morning, Donald Trump gave a hint that he could extend the deadline to reach a trade deal with China. The president said that the existing plan – which says a trade deal must be in place by 1 March – could be changed, particularly if the two sides are making progress in negotiations. In a cabinet meeting, Trump said "If we're close to a deal where we think we can make a real deal and it's going to get done, I could see myself letting that slide for a little while." He did, however, add that he was not inclined to do that.
There was more bad news from the eurozone, as industrial production figures came in worse than expected in December, slumping by 4.2% from the same month the previous year. It is the steepest decline in industrial production since November 2009 and these are truly worrying times for the eurozone economy. Today could heap salt into the wounds, with the German and euro area GDP growth rates for the fourth quarter of 2018 on the schedule.
It appears that a no-deal Brexit is still on the table, at least according to Downing Street. Theresa May seems intent on letting the decision on whether to support her plan go to the wire, thereby forcing MPs to choose between a no-deal Brexit or her proposals. That her proposals have already suffered the biggest Parliamentary defeat of modern times has done nothing to dissuade the prime minister. The European Research Group – which wants a hard Brexit – has said it will not support the government motion on Brexit tonight because it rules out a no-deal Brexit. Quite why they want to exit the European Union without a deal is unclear.
One thing is certain: if the UK does withdraw from the EU without a deal in place, we can expect some significant sterling weakness. There has been speculation that the pound could lose between 10% and 20% of its value if that happens, so we encourage you to get in touch with our experts today who can help you protect your business against one of the biggest challenges the country has faced for a generation.
The biggest monthly drop in the price of gas since the 1980s helped drag inflation down to 1.8% in January – the lowest level in two years. That the cost of things has fallen will be welcome news for British households who have felt the effects of Tory austerity, but it is worth bearing in mind that real wages are still 5% lower than they were in 2008. Other contributors to the drop included lower petrol prices and a drop in the cost of hotel rooms. There are some who believe inflation will continue to drop, which would be even better news for consumers.
A no-deal Brexit is still on the table according to the government, as the ERG refuses to support May's motion on Brexit tonight. They are unhappy that no deal is implicitly ruled out in the motion, which they believe removes the UK's negotiating leverage in Brussels. That the UK appears to not have any negotiating leverage anyway is moot in these uncertain times. May history show what happened over the past two years and who is responsible.
Today is a quiet one for UK economic data, but there will no doubt be plenty to talk about as the Commons prepares for another Brexit vote. It only remains for us to wish you a Happy Valentines day.
The only release of note from the eurozone yesterday was the industrial production figures for December 2018. In the previous period, there was a downwardly revised 3% contraction and this time around a drop of 3.2% was expected by the markets. However, it came in even worse than that by slumping some 4.2% from a year earlier. Among the larger economies in the eurozone, Spain posted the largest decrease, with Italy, Germany and France – in that order – coming just behind.
Month-over-month, industrial production in the eurozone dropped by 0.9% from the previous month, which was worse than the 0.4% expected. The figures show that European manufacturers are being affected by a range of problems across Europe and further afield. Trade wars continue to have a negative impact, but so too does continuing Brexit uncertainty and emission standard-related production delays. These are worrying times for the eurozone and you do have to wonder when the raft of disappointing economic data will reach the bottom.
Today is an important day, with German and euro area GDP growth rate figures for the fourth quarter of 2018 on the schedule. We will also see the preliminary estimate of the eurozone's employment change figures for the same period. If the growth figures disappoint then the eurozone could find itself in a crisis of sorts. They could really do with some positive news, but where it is going to come from is currently unknown.
Like the UK, inflation in the US fell in January to record a fresh low for some time. Last month, inflation dropped to 1.6% from 1.9% the previous month and, although it was higher than the 1.5% the markets had been expecting, it is still the lowest reading since June 2017. Again, like the UK the reason behind the drop was a significant drop in the price of energy.
Trump said that it was possible the deadline for a trade deal between the US and China could be extended if it looks as if progress is being made, although he did counter that by saying he was inclined not to. Still, the markets will see it as a bone thrown and some light at the end of a very long, dark tunnel. Whether a deal can be agreed is still in the air though.
Today we will see initial jobless claims up to 9 February 2019, but the highlight from the US is retail sales for December. They are expected to hold steady at 0.2%.


New Hair, Cut With Care!
Restoring my faith in hairdressers!
It's been a long, long time since I last visited the hairdressers. In fact, the last time I went was 4 years ago and for some unknown reason, despite asking for a 'trim' I ended up with a hair cut which resembled some kind of mushroom-mullet hybrid. The bloke cut my fringe from the crown of my head and completely butchered the lengths. So since then, I've left my hair to it's own devices, stuck hair extensions in permanently for a year and let it be. Unfortunately though, this has meant the ends were frazzled to pieces and I couldn't wear my hair down without extensions as it looked so unhealthy and ridiculous. But this is where Umberto Giannini located in a fancy pants salon in Harvey Nichols, Manchester came to the rescue! When they first invited me down for a hair consultation and cut, I almost said no. A few bad experiences at the hairdressers just made me a bit scared to go for the chop. I felt like it had taken me so long for that damn fringe to grow out, I didn't want to risk it coming back in to my life again!! It seemed like every time I'd been to the hairdressers in the past they just fob me off with 'it's damaged' and cut about 4 inches off, which I felt was always a bit of a backstep when I actually want my hair to grow! Thankfully at Umberto Giannini I was put in the hands of Ryan. I feel like Ryan is my new hair God or something right now, as not only did he actually listen to what I said about how I wanted my hair – he actually DID IT. He didn't just listen and butcher it all off anyway; like every other hairdresser in the land I have ever encountered.
When I first got to the salon we sat down and Ryan asked what I wanted to do with my hair. I wanted to grow it, and not rely on my extensions any more. I always feel like my hair is really fine without extensions in, but in actual fact, I have prettttyyyy thick hair. He said that he literally needed to cut 2cm's at most off to even the layers out and get rid of the damage. Getting rid of the wispy ends instantly made it look thicker throughout the lengths, so that was the first success for my new hair adventure! Ryan also told me about the Umberto Giannini Mend My Hair range, which is perfect for my over processed, dyed hair. He also told me about an amazinnnggg technique where you wash your hair with the shampoo, dry it off, THEN apply some of the hair oil on to the ends and a small blob of conditioner to the rest. Leave it for a few minutes and rinse. He did this on the day and I've tried it since, and it's gotta be the best tip EVER. Honestly. Every time I try this method, the layers instantly look more defined and the ends look so much smoother. I'm sure you could do this with most oils you have already in your hair care stashes, so try it! It will change your hair life! The Umberto Giannini Mend My Hair range is perfect for over processed, dry or damaged hair and it packed full of hair loving ingredients, and the Mend My Hair Damage Repair Protein Spray also has heat protection, so perfect to get that sleek and smooth blow dry at home! I think the most expensive product in this range is around £8 at Boots (and they always seem to have 3 for 2 offers on!), so not only is it awesome it's also mega affordable. The shampoo can be a bit thick though, so be sure to add an extra splash of water to get a good lather on the go.
WHEN DID MY HAIR GET SO LONG?! I really love how the ends have gone a lovely orange shade and the colour gradient has stayed throughout my hair. Every time I look at it it looks more vivid, or a slightly different shade. I've decided to also keep my extensions out for the time being too. I was so tempted to pop them back in with the micro beads, but I've resisted and just dyed some old clip in extensions a similar colour for nights out (as you can see below). I dyed these with the Feria dye in 'Paprika', which is a colour I've been dying (get it?) to go for years and years. But I think just sticking with the ends as this lovely orangey gingery shade for now will do. The Feria dye also hasn't gone anywhere near as vivid as the salon dye. But that's ok as it just adds to the ombre effect anyway and a quick loose curl blends them in quite well for a night out! I am quite tempted to go the whole copper colour all over soon, as I've had the same shade of red in my hair for over 10 years now. But I won't be dying it quite yet as I'm (as you can tell) pretty satisfied with it right now.
So thank you Umberto Giannini for restoring my faith in hairdressers, not ruining my hair, and making my life complete! Oh, and the salon itself is absolutely amazing. So much so that when I first went in I was waiting for them to take me in to the actual salon part – but I was already in it. Whoops.


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Sightseeing Japan
Research of Japan in terms of geography, Why Japan is popular as tourist destination?
loosecarrot Aug8,2019 / Jul18,2020
Here is the research which analyze "Why Japan is popular as tourist destination?"
This research had conducted in 2012 when the writer was in university.
Destination's location
Number of annual arrivals
Principal tourist attractions
Influences on destination
Political conditions
Geographical examples of the Japan's tourist places
Major origin market
Principal cultural and natural sites and events
Tourism facilities and services
Shirakami Mountain
Load factors
Seasonal trend analysis
Urayasu
Tourist flows
Influence of the friction of distance
Freight charge for goods
Comparison of distance with tourism
Current prospect from the perspective of Ullman's theory of spatial interaction
Compementarity
Transferability
Agglomeration in Kyoto
Christaller's Central Place Theory
Application of theory
Japan is located in Far East and consists of small and relatively large islands. Honshu, Hokkaido, Kyushu and Shikoku are the four largest islands. The closest three countries to Japan are Korea, Russia, and China. Northernmost islands such as Hokkaido are located on a similar geographical latitude as Portland which is about 45'E, whereas southernmost islands such as Okinawa are located on a similar latitude as the Bahamas which is around 30'E. (More than 50% of the country is mountainous and covered by forests. Japan is politically structured into 8 regions and 47 prefectures). (japan-guide.com n.d).
According to a graph from Japan National Tourism Organization (JNTO), the number of international visitors in 2010 was 8,611,175, whereas caused by the large earth quake, which occurred on March 11th, the number of international visitors in 2011 was 6,219,300. For the ranking of international visitors in 2010, Korea accounted for approximately 26% of whole international visitors. Then, China, Britain, Taiwan, France and German followed. For the trend of seasonal arrivals summer seasons, especially July and August are popular for Asian tourists such as Korea, China and Taiwan. On the other hand, March and April are popular season for western visitors such as Britain, France and Germany.
International tourists' destinations in Japan concentrate on large cities, especially on Tokyo. "Seven of the 10 most-visited destinations in the country are in the capital" or Tokyo (Chana, 2008). In addition to Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto are also popular destinations.
It is the Sinjuku in Tokyo that the most attractive destination for foreigners in Japan. Its commuter rail stations carry about 2 million passengers a day. Sinjuku has three significant components: offices, shopping and nightlife. For shopping there are many chic departments. At night, many tourists head to bars to have a drink and to take wide-city views (Chana, 2008 para 5, 6, 7). Kyoto is a unique destination for international tourists. Apart from a busy capital, we can see many cultural and historical places unlike Tokyo. Since Kyoto was a former capital, it is known as one of the most tasteful place such as old-fashioned temples. Osaka has also attractions such as Osaka Castle, which is rich in its history. Since Osaka and Kyoto is located on next to each other, tourists can enjoy two main destinations with about an hour by train. In fact, two major destinations' accessibility between Kyoto and Osaka is hallmark of visitors to Japan (Chana, 2008 para 10, 11).
In winter season, because of the location of latitude, Tohoku has harsh climate, especially Sea of Japan side and has heavy snow. According to the graph from Tohoku Japan Endless Discovery, the temperature in the Tohoku area is, on average, between 10℃ to -5℃. Thus, Tohoku area provides tourists with many snow attractions suitable for winter such as skiing, "snowmobile banana rides"(Japan National Tourism Organization, winter highlight,) and hot spring.
The climate in Autumn is relatively comfortable to visit because temperature does not rise so high. There are also many activities in autumn. For example, Sikoku, the smallest island which is located on western part of Japan is renowned for "its unique 88-temple pilgrimage"(Japan National Tourism Organization, Path of the Pilgrims). Autumn is also renowned for hiking season as well as color leaves.
Spring is, as in autumn, also relatively stable season and good time to visit. Thus, spring is the peak tourism season. Temperature in spring is between 10℃ to 15℃. The most renowned attraction during spring is cherry blossom viewing. It depends upon the year when the cherry begin to bloom and the season for cherry-blossom viewing lasts about one week. Yet, because of the differences in temperature between the west to the east of Japan, tourists have several chances to view cherry blossom. For example, according to cherry blooming forecast in 2011 from Japan Weather Association, In Fukuoka which is located in west, cherry blossom can be enjoyed from March 22. In Aomori which is located in north east, it can be enjoyed from April 25.
Since Japan's topography is dominated by mountains and volcanoes, natural elements provide Japan with many activities and attractions for both domestic tourists and international tourists. For example, there are many hot springs called "onsen" because of the volcanic activities. Hot springs are distinguished by differences in its effects on our body. Effects are brought by the minerals dissolved in hot water. Also, covered by more than 75% of island, Japan has many national parks as well as mountains. Such nature attracts tourists. For example, mountains produce attractions for skiing and hiking.
Japan is, according to Asia Travel Tips.com, one of the safest countries. The actual crime rate is very low and usually such crimes do not concern foreign travelers. In addition, inoculations are not required to enter from any other countries. For water, although bottled water is readily available, tap water is also available anywhere in Japan. Currency is one of the most important parts when we travel to other countries. Currently, Japanese yen is stronger than some of foreign money. Thus, people would tend to hesitate to pay with cash in Japan. Yet, in most of stores in Japan, credit cards can be used to buy, so international tourists can pay money lower than pay with cash.
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The map below shows railway and subway lines of Kyoto. Along the tourist sites, many railway and subway lines are crisscrossed on Kyoto city. It seems that these railway and subway lines are made to yield profit from tourists who are interested in tourist sites.
This map is the course for Juniko, one of the attractions in Shirakami Mountain. Since this course is for hiking, there are some buildings to have breaks for tourists.
This picture is the region around Shirakami Mountain. Since Shirakami Mountain is located on higher latitude, we have heavy snow fall during winter season. Thus, not only for hiking, but also facilities for skiing are also well-developed
The map shown below is for hotels and railway and subway lines in Kyoto. These transportation lines are connected to hotels. It seems that hotels are built along the railway and subway lines.
This picture is To-ji temple and the buildings surround it. As it is known, Kyoto city has so many cultural heritages that to protect cultural views, only relatively lower buildings can be constructed, which is stipulated by Kyoto's municipal regulation. The Kyoto's regulation contributes sense of place.
This picture is Nara city which has many cultural tourist sites. Nara city is, as in Kyoto city, protected its view by Nara city's regulation. Thus, relatively lower buildings can be constructed around this area for sense of place.
The picture below is the map of the railway lines in Nara. It is also made along the tourist sites and connected to Kyoto. In terms of the tourist destination, this formation would be for produce profit from tourists of Nara and tourists from Kyoto.
The building middle of this picture is called Suzaku-mon in Nara city. This area in the picture used to be a former capital and attracts many tourists. In terms of the view, it is not appropriate that there are many factories by the historical sites. So these factories are going to be transferred to another place.
The picture below is the map of railways. We can see the Itami Airport center on this picture. From Itami Airport, Nara and Kyoto is connected with railways. That would be strategy to promote accessibility and profit.
The picture below indicates the location of hot spring around Shirakami Mountain and several mountains around Shirakami Mountain. Since Shirakami Mountain includes other mountains around it and region around Shirakami Mountain provides many hot springs, this region had developed as a tourist area.
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http://www.eorc.jaxa.jp/imgdata/gallery/wheritage/sr0108.html
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According to JNTO, the ranking of the number of international arrivals in 2011 is Korea, China, Britain, Taiwan, France and Germany. Especially, the number of the tourists from Korea, China and Taiwan account for about 60% of whole tourists.
The number of the visitors from Korea is the most dominant market and occupies about 26% of whole international arrivals to Japan. The main reason why many visitors come to Japan is, obviously because of its location. Since Japan and Korea are close each other, it takes only about two and half hours between Narita air port and Inchon air port. China provides Japan with the second largest tourists. In addition, Korea has close tie with Japan in the culture. For example, both Korean people and Japanese people have originally nature worship within their minds. In modern society of Korea and Japan they have also close tie: Japanese pop musicians as well as Korean pop musicians are popular in both countries these interaction would contribute to Japan's image from Korean visitors. Not only cultural ties and location of Korea but also Japan conducted a policy to attract tourists, called "Visit Japan Project" had been conducted in 2003. According to Japan Tourism Agency, "Visit Japan Project" includes waiver of tourist visa requirements since 2006, inviting overseas media to improve images of Japan etc. According to JNTO, the number of the visitors from Korea in 2003 is about 1460,000. In 2008, before the big recession, the number of the visitors from Korea is about 2380,000
As is Korea, China is also close to Japan. Although China is located in slightly far from Japan compared with Korea, it takes about three hours between Narita air port and Shanghai air port. Cultural exchanges between Japan and China prosperous. There are many communities for Chinese people and Japanese people once we search on the web. Such web sites are created by Japan Foundation to promote interaction between Japan and China. In terms of the policy, Japan is targeting China as one of tourism markets. In Visit Japan Project, China is also included for a target market. There are some advantages in visa issuance, for example: waiver of visa requirements for students on school trip (since 2004), family tourist visas (since 2008) as well as tour group visas (since 2005) are currently being issued. According to JNTO, promoted by deregulation of visa, more and more people visit to study. Compared with other countries, the number visitors who come to Japan for studying is considerably higher than other countries. For example, in 2010, 352,000 people came from China to study. The number of visitors from Korea to study is 140,000. Because of the policy, the number of visitors from China also increased about 450,000 from 2003 to about 1 million by 2008.
America, the third largest country in the number of visitors to Japan is far from Japan compared with Korea and China. Although it depends upon air ports, it takes 10 hours to 13 hours. For trend of the visitors from America, more than 60% of American visit Japan for sightseeing. This trend can be described by American's cultural interest to Japan. According to Peter Duus, a professor of Stanford University, Americans are interested in pop culture. For example, animation, manga and Japanese indigenous sports such as Judo and Karate are renowned among American people. In addition, Japanese animations and manga are so popular in America that many Japanese many animations and manga are available in English. Influenced by the Japanese animations, Japanese fashion called cosplay also attracts people. These popular cultures seem to promote tourists from America. As for Japanese cuisines, there are many Japanese restaurants and bars in America. For language, English signage and English announcements are available we foreign visitors use public transportations. These things might contribute to positive image of Japan and support visitors from America.
Although there are several countries as emerging markets for Japan, India and Singapore appear to be the most significant. Japan is now targeting these two developing countries.
Firstly, India which is flourishing faster could be one of the major tourism markets for Japan. Although, in terms of the international arrivals, India is the fourteenth largest country, India is added as a target market in 2010 for Visit Japan Project. Japan seems to consider India as a new market for its rapid growth in economy and population.
For Singapore, visitors from Singapore to Japan rapidly increased from 2003 to 2010. Visitors from Singapore had risen up from 77,000 to 180,000, according to JNTO. In addition, Yasumasa Shimizu, director, Singapore Office, JNTO, said "we will also be tying up with Singapore Airlines for promotion in the India market. A lot of Indians travel to Singapore and can then connect onwards to Japan"(Vinayak, G, EXPRESS Travel World, March 2011). Thus, connecting with Indian visitors, Japan is trying to promote visitors from Singapore.
Inbound Travel Promotion Project (Visit Japan Project)
November 10,2010. Retrieved February 20, 2012, fromhttp://www.mlit.go.jp/kankocho/en/shisaku/kokusai/vjc.html
The number of visitor to Japan in 2010. Retrieved February 20, 2012, from Japanese web site http://www.jnto.go.jp/jpn/downloads/2010_tourists.pdf
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Compared with the number of visitors to each destination, the ranking of the principal sites was following order: cultural sites in Kyoto, cultural sites in Nara and Shirakami Mountain. The purpose of comparing is to identify the principal cultural and natural sites and events in Japan,
For Kyoto prefecture it is renowned for its many cultural and historical buildings and places: for example, Kinkaku-ji temple, Gion district and Kiyomizu-dera temple. Kinkaku-ji temple, which is covered with a sheet of gold-leaf is the most famous site for foreigners, according to a result of visitor survey done by the City of Kyoto in 2007.
Nara prefecture is also renowned for its cultural and historical attractions. The main attraction is Nara Park. There are some buildings inside the park such as Todai-ji temple, Kasuga Shrine and the Nara National Museum. Todai-ji temple is renowned for the largest wooden structure throughout the world as well as the Gteat Buddha inside of Todai-ji temple which is about 15 meter-bronze statue (IgoUgo, Schiner, July 2004).
Shirakami Mountain, one of the most renowned natural sites, spread across Aomori prefecture and Akita Prefecture. Shirakami Mountain is virgin and cool-temperate forest and is rich in natural resources: 87 species of birds and more than 500 plants species have been identified in this area. Although 500 species are not high figure compared to other mountains, there are many Japanese characteristic plant species in Shirakami Mountain (UNESCO, Shirakami-Sanchi para 1, 2).
Since Kyoto attracts many both domestic tourists and foreign tourists, infrastructures in Kyoto are well-developed. Bus lines cover most of Kyoto city, so visitors can easily access to tourist spot by bus though transfer and connection is slightly complicated. To make trip effectively "City Bus One-day Pass" can be available for visitors which covers major tourist spots. In addition, Kyoto city is also widely covered with train lines. Since railways connect other major tourist destinations, for example, Nara and Osaka, tourists can get there in about 30 minutes from Kyoto station, the center of transportation. For foreigners while foreign visitors are either in the bus or train, they announce in English. After tourists go out of Kyoto station, tourist bureau is by the station too(Kyoto City Tourism Association).
For hotels in Kyoto, to find how many percents of people are satisfied the quality of hotels in Kyoto, I calculated the average point. The visitors who said average, very good and excellent accounted for more than 90%. One of the negative opinions is "Great Location but – small, and not so clean room"( Virtual Tourist, September 2007, MayJune67). One of the positive opinions is "Great location, great staff"(Virtual Tourist, May 2011, nicbarr).
Former opinion seems to indicate reality of hotels in Kyoto. In fact, some of the hotels are sometimes not well-cleaned. Latter opinion seems to reflect the great accessibility to attractions in Kyoto.
There are two railways, Kintetsu railways and JR West in Nara. A few steps can bring tourists to Nara Park and Kofuku-ji temple. From JR West we need about 15-minute walk to them, yet there are so many tourist sites are concentrated on Nara Park that many attractions can be visited on foot. For the bus, as in Kyoto, since the bus lines connect two railways with all sites, buses are also useful.
Calculating the average point with the same way as Kyoto, the quality of hotels in Nara was as follow: the visitors who said average, very good and excellent accounted for more than 93%. Some of the negative opinions are "Very nice, but the room was rather small, even for Japan" (Virtual Tourist, December 2011 Morgan,) and "Wish they had someone who spoke basic English…other than that FINE!!" ( Virtual Tourist, October 2008, Shmuel76). As for former opinion, dissatisfaction seems to come from differences of culture. Latter opinion is due to the lack of English skills. In either case, both points should be improved as a tourist site for foreigners. On the other hand, the reason for positive evaluation is "A well-run traditional ryokan in a spectacular location"(Virtual Tourist, October 2009, Darlox). Visitors seem to evaluate Japanese indigenous atmosphere and accessibility.
Since Shirakami Mountain is not one place to visit, in terms of the accessibility, the location is slightly inconvenient for tourists. The best access way to Shirakami Mountain is, according to japan guide.com, "From the north from Hirosaki in Aomori Prefecture, and from the south from Noshiro in Akita Prefecture, about a one hour train ride north of Akita City" or "Through Odate-Noshiro Airport, which has daily flights from Tokyo's Haneda and Osaka's Itami Airports". The bus access to Shirakami Mountain is also limited: the only bus line to Shirakami Mountain is from Hirosaki to Anmon Falls which run only three times in a day. It takes about 40 minutes. A rental car is recommended as a mean of getting around Shirakami Mountain. Although in terms of accessibility, it is slightly inconvenient, many facilities provided for visitors such as camp sites (japan-guide.com).
Calculating in a same way as Kyoto and Nara, the hotels and accommodation around Shirakami Mountain are as follow. According to tripadvisor, since no foreigner comments were found, Japanese visitors' opinion is used to identify the quolity: most of the positive opinions are that great view from the hotel. One of the negative opinions was cleanliness of the washbowl. Former opinion seems to indicate that the hotel is used effectively for mountainous location. Latter opinion seems to show reality of the hotel.
"Places of Interest in Kyoto(Top 15 most visited places in Kyoto by visitors from overseas)"(n.d.). Retrieved February 20, 2012 from http://kyoto.asanoxn.com/places/ps_popularity.htm
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The graph below shows the one-year passenger load factor (PLF) from May 2009 to May 20010 and is from Japan Airlines (JAL). Compared with international PLF and domestic PLF, although there is the difference in the figure of PLF, the seasonal trends coincide each other.
During summer season or from July to the beginning of September, the figure of the PLF rapidly increases. Since most people in Japan have long summer vacation during this period, usually domestic tourist go back to their home towns and gather relatives or have some vacation trip to tourist sites. For international PLF Japanese tourists tend to have long trips, taking advantage of long summer vacation.
During autumn season to the beginning January, the figure of PLF tends to decrease both in domestic number and international number. In the beginning of January, one of the lowest PLF figure, Japanese people traditionally spend time with their relatives and celebrate New Year's Day. Thus, Japanese people tend to less have trips. However, some of the tourists spend winter vacation in other countries to escape from cold temperature such as Hawaii, as the slight rise in the figure of international PLF from December.
From January to March both the figure of international and domestic PLF began to rise again. For the domestic PLF since Japan has snow in winter, people would use airlines, seeking winter attractions such as skiing. The figure of international PLF also increases in this period. One of the reasons would be to escape from cold season and to spend warm vacation.
Finally, the a small rise of the figure of PLF in May would be related to Golden Week Holidays in Japan, which last less than one week from end of April. Since Golden Week Holidays are not so long enough that the figure of international would be slightly lower than the figure of domestic PLF.
JAL Group international PLF and domestic PLF: May-2009 to May-2010
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Hotel occupancy rate
Figure2, 3, 4 show the Japan Average Hotel Occupancy Rate as of August, December, March 2010(Asterisk Reality Tokyo, 2011). The number of right hands show the last year's Hotel Occupancy Rate. Compared the figure 2, 3 and 4 with figure 1 in terms of the season, the figure of PLF and Hotel Occupancy Rate highly correlate each other. For example, December is lower in its figure, and March and August are higher in its figure. There are some
As for the comparison within Hotel Occupancy Rate, there are some trends. The seasonal gap is lower in the large, urbanized cities such as in Tokyo, Osaka and Urayasu rather than Kyoto. Tokyo is, needless to say, renowned for its many attractions. Osaka has also many shopping malls as well as n parks. For Urayasu which is in Chiba Prefecture, Tokyo Disneyland is popular for tourists. On the other hand, Kyoto and Hiroshima that are renowned for their historical and cultural sites are higher seasonal gaps. For example, Kyoto has many renowned temples such as Kinkaku-ji temple. For Hiroshima one of the most famous attractions is Genbaku Dome, a building demolished by a nuclear bomb. Therefore, attractions in urbanized regions such as shopping malls and theme parks would more attract constant attentions from the tourists rather than cultural sites.
As the graphs indicate, Urayasu boasts the highest Hotel Occupancy Rate in Japan. One reason would be the distance between Tokyo and Uraysasu. Since Urayasu adjoins Tokyo, and its developed public transportation, tourists can move easily. Second reason would be the many hot springs in Chiba prefecture. Chiba has nearly 90 hot springs which satisfy tourists both physically and mentally. Third reason is that the hotel's high level satisfaction. According to tripadviser, approximately 65% of the guests answered the quality is excellent. The choices were excellent, very good, average, poor, and terrible. These factors support the high Hotel Occupation Rate of Chiba.
"When foreigners go to Japan, Tokyo is the most popular destination. After tourists leave Tokyo, they tend to visit Osaka and Kyoto(Chana, 2008, msnbc.com). As I said in Semester Project 1, Tokyo, Osaka and Kyoto are also most popular destinations.
Since many modern attractions concentrate on Tokyo, for example, shopping mecca, offices, and nightlife, tourists need to less leave Tokyo. In addition, developed bus lines and subway lines enable tourists to move smoothly. An international airport also contributes its popularity as a hub of the destination. Osaka has also modern attractions such as an aquarium, a large hot spring and theme parks and developed public transportation including Kansai National Airport. In contrast to Tokyo and Osaka, Kyoto does not have modern attractions such as theme parks. However, Kyoto is renowned for its historical and cultural buildings unlike Osaka and Tokyo. Still, modern attractions as well as historical attractions appear to produce tourists. These three most popular destinations have well-developed transportation system, and it connects these three prefectures. Thus, transportation systems enable tourists to move effectively. Especially tourists can move in about 30 minutes between Osaka and Kyoto.
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Seeing a list published by JNTO which shows the origin markets for Japan, Asian countries such as Korea, China and Taiwan occupy the top of origin markets. For China and Taiwan the time difference from Japan is one hour. For Korea there is no time difference from Japan. On the other hand, the number of the visitors from European countries such as Britain is considerably smaller than the number of visitors from Asian countries. Thus, it can be said that there is so great time difference between European countries and Japan that fewer tourists visit Japan. In terms of the time difference between destination and origin market, the time difference obviously have negative effect on the number of tourist to Japan. In addition,
the and the number of visitors indicate high correlation. Fewer tourists from European countries and American countries visit Japan than Asian countries. In addition, seeing the purpose of the visitors from European countries, about 26% of the visitors come to Japan for their business, whereas about 13% of the visitors come to Japan for their business. The distance from the destination would not be a large wall when it comes to their business.
According to JP (Japan Past), the rate of international mail rise as the distance from Japan to the countries broader. For example, the cost to Asian countries is 900 yen by Express Mail Service up to 300g. The cost to Oceania, North America, Central America and the Middle East is 1,200 yen, to Europe is 1,500 yen and to South America and Africa is 1,700 yen("Rate schedule(ems:all zones)," ).
Compared these cost of the freight charge with the number of the visitors from foreign countries, the result would show correlation. In fact, Asian countries are greatly affected by friction of distance: the number of foreign visitors to Japan is occupied by Asian countries. Thus, seemingly, the higher the cost of freight charges, the lower the number of visitor to Japan. However, in spite of the friction of distance, the number of the visitors from Singapore and Britain is almost the same, according to JNTO. Moreover, tourists from some Southeast Asian countries such as Philippines and Malaysia even are smaller than European countries. Some of the reasons would be the wealth of countries. So friction of distance does not always affect to the flow tourism("Japanese web site," ).
Seeing the growth of export from Japan to foreign countries, in 1990, the rank was America, Germany and Korea according to Trade Statics of Japan. However, until 2011, because of the economic recession and rapid growth of less developed countries, China replaced as a major export country. In addition, top 10 of 7 Asian countries occupy export of Japan in 2011, whereas top 10 of 5 Asian countries occupied in 1990. As Japan adopted "Visit Japan Project" to Asian countries along the growth of Asian countries, Japan could attract more and more foreign people
Asian countries still would be more suitable to retain interaction with Japan than European and American countries. The reason is simple. Taking freight charge into account, the challenge of both money and time is unavoidable to carry goods between Japan and Asian countries although the time to be carried has been lowered. Yet, since China is also growing rapidly as Japanese market and people produce goods in lower price, the connection of China would be more tightened ("Japanese web site," ).
An example of unplanned agglomeration is Kyoto. As it is renowned, Kyoto is originally rich in cultural resources such as Kiyomizu-dera temple, To-ji temple and Kinkaku-ji temple. Thus, to attract tourists from other regions in Japan as well as foreign countries, agglomeration can be seen in Kyoto. For example, hotels and large shopping malls concentrate around Kyoto Station that leads cultural sites in Kyoto from neighbor prefectures. Thus, for domestic tourists, Kyoto Station functions as both staging area and gate way. For international tourists Kansai National Airport which is connected with railway lines appears to function as gate way, whereas Kyoto Station appears to function as staging area.
As for the example of agglomeration, an old style area, called Gion district which has been lasting several hundred years ago attracts many tourists. In Gion district there are only old-fashioned style typical buildings. Thus, Gion district has indigenous identity of brand.
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People who spend less than a month in the city are considered as tourists. They are divided into three groups: tourists that spend less than a month are colored red, locals are colored blue while those who do not belong neither tourists nor local are designated yellow. Seeing concentration of three colors of people in this map, trends can be found. The cluster of red, or tourists is surrounded by yellow and the cluster of yellow is also surrounded by blue, or local. The differences of cluster of these three colors imply the differences of the demand of three groups.
Compared Tokyo (figure 1) with the map of Paris (figure 2), Tokyo has different trend of clustering unlike Paris, whereas Paris's clustering of people forms almost exactly the hexagon. This difference rises from the Tokyo's lack of a defined city. Thus, Tokyo has peculiar formation of clustering; each region functions as a city. For example, as for the high order service, there are many universities in Tokyo.
As for the location of business, Akihabara in Tokyo is known as center of Japan's otaku (diehard fan) culture. In Akihabara there are many shops and establishments devoted to anime and manga. There are not only agglomerations of same types of business, but also there are combined businesses; coffee houses are put together with Japanese anime, called Maid café. Maid cafes are cosplay themed restaurants where customers are served by waitresses that are dressed like a French maid (japan-guide,com).
The map below (figure 3) is Shinluku-ku, one of the wards in Tokyo. Shinjuku meets conditions that show up in the Location Theory. For example, there is a university in the left-hand of Shinjuku Station, as a symbol of high order service. Looking at the area around the university, in fact, some lower services or availability of amenities can be found such as department stores. Labor availability appears to be sufficient since the yellow and blue surround big city in each area. Blue indicates local people and that spread large area, so local labor power is sufficient. Also, those who assigned to yellow can be considered as labor force because they should be people who work away from their homes. It is proper to regard people who spend at a certain place for more than one month, but also not local people as labor force.
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YAKIMA, Wash --- A Yakima man was sentenced Thursday to thirty years in prison for attempting to hire someone to kill his ex-girlfriend and trying to pay them with a pound of methamphetamine.
In March 2016, 32-year-old Gerardo Loreto was serving a state prison sentence for violating a protective order relating to his ex-girlfriend, according to a DOJ press release. Loreto is a Norteno gang member, who continued to violate the protective order against his ex-girlfriend while he was in prison.
Loreto's intent towards his ex-girlfriend became more violent when he learned she was pregnant with someone else's child, and he attempted to hire someone to kill her.
Loreto mailed a letter to an individual from the state prison facility detailing the ex-girlfriend's name, where to find her, why he wanted her murdered and that he would pay a pound of methamphetamine in return for the murder.
Yakima Police Department Gang Unit detectives obtained the letter before any harm came to the ex-girlfriend.
On July 12, 2016, a federal indictment was filed, charging Loreto with use of the mail to commit murder for hire. Loreto was arrested on this charge the day he completed his state prison sentence. He was detained at the Yakima County Jail, where he continued to try and use his gang connections to try to hire someone to murder his ex-girlfriend, said the DOJ.
Law enforcement was able to foil his plan before any physical harm came to his ex-girlfriend.
On May 24, 2017, a jury found Loreto guilty of all the charges, according to the release.
"The United States Attorney's Office and our law enforcement partners are committed to ensuring the safety of our community and aggressively prosecuting perpetrators of violence against women. The United States Attorney's Office will continue to seek lengthy sentences to remove dangerous gang members from our streets. In this case, the Yakima Police Department Gang Unit and Washington Department of Corrections worked together to identify the Loreto as a threat to public safety. The Federal Bureau of Investigation, Homeland Security Investigations, and Yakima Police Department followed through with completing this important investigation in a thorough and professional manner," said Acting U.S. Attorney for the Eastern District of Washington, Joseph Harrington.
The investigation was conducted by the FBI, the Yakima Police Department, Homeland Security Investigations, the Washington Department of Corrections, Yakima County Department of Corrections and the Washington State Patrol Crime Lab.
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Dogs on Acid headline Boot & Saddle tonight, along with Quit and The Spirit of the Beehive. As Dogs wrote on their Facebook page, it'll be a night of "friends in the same room doing the two things they love the most with the people they love to do it with." The Algernon Cadwallader / Snowing spin-off is gearing up to release a new 7″ on Asian Man Records and you can hear "flushed" off of the effort below. Tickets and information for the 21+ show can be found here.
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Mnuchin was a member of Sears' board from 2005 to 2016, and was previously a member of Kmart's board before it was bought by Sears.
Treasury Secretary Steven Mnuchin was for more than 10 years a member of the board at Sears, a company President Donald Trump described it as being "improperly run" after it filed for bankruptcy.
"It's been obviously improperly run for many years and it's a shame," he said.
Mnuchin, who joined Trump's campaign team in 2016 and was confirmed as Secretary of the Treasury in February 2017, was a member of Sears's board from 2005 until December 2016, Bloomberg reported.
Trump did not specify a time period for Sears being run "improperly", but Mnuchin's involvement spans much of the decline which preceded its filing for bankruptcy.
Mnuchin was a college roommate of Sears Chairman Eddie Lampert, who attended Mnuchin's confirmation hearing for Treasury secretary in January 2017, according to Bloomberg.