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Housing affordability: A huge problem with hugely problematic solutions
The ability to own your home with a backyard and a quarter acre block has been at the core of the Australian dream for decades. Such a promise has lured many people to migrate to Australia and is a major contributing factor to why Australia is one of if not
Economic inequality is rising. What can we do about it?
In Australia, the share of total income received by the richest 1% of earners has risen from 5% in 1980 to 9% in 2014. In the United Kingdom, this share has risen more sharply from under 6% to over 14% across the same period. In the United States, the richest
The captured economy by Brink Lindsey and Steven M. Teles
⭐⭐⭐⭐ "When people feel economically insecure, they grow more defensive, less open and generous, and more suspicious of 'the Other.' When life seems like a zero-sum struggle, gains by other groups are interpreted as losses by one's own group." Why has income inequality increased so prolifically over the past four
How do you solve a problem like inequality?
The ideal of income equality seldom fails to attract fervent support in society. It is one of those concepts that every reasonable person can advocate. It is now apparent that income inequality has been rising over the past decade. Figure 1 from the OECD's 2015 report In It Together:
Of death, taxes and silvers spoons: An argument for the inheritance tax's reinstatement
According to Benjamin Franklin, there are just two certainties in this world: death and taxes. Ironically, the same cannot be said about the much-debated 'death tax', which has experienced wavering political support in recent decades. Its unpopularity has led many countries to completely abolish the tax, with Australia being the
Land of the Free and Home of the Unconventional: Inequality and the Rise of Donald Trump
A real-estate mogul, a socialist and an Evangelical Christian walk into a polling booth. It sounds like the set-up to a punch line, but these are some of the diverse contenders to be the next President of the United States. So how did we get here? Voting in the US
Inequality from a different Engel
Last semester, I was introduced to Engel's Law. In my quantitative methods subject, some students asked about deriving the relationship from income earned and food expenditure for a sample of households. While once regarded as a useful and interesting economic theory, it is now also a cause for worry.
Measuring global poverty
The United Nations and the World Bank define those living in extreme poverty as those living on less than $US1.25 per day. On a global scale, aggregating all possible measures of poverty into a single quantitative measure brings with it objectivity and consistency. But on a fundamental level, it
U.S mobility: moving in the right direction?
A popular narrative in the U.S is that the middle class is shrinking and that socio-economic mobility is disappearing. Such a narrative was manifested by the Occupy Movement of late 2011 and has even been espoused by politicians from both sides of politics in the U.S. The notion
Let's celebrate the fall in global income inequality
Inequality is a big economic issue. For example, Oxfam recently claimed that the world's 85 richest people, in total, have as much wealth as the poorest 3.5 billion people. Less dramatically, in-country studies show, for example, that the United States has become less equal, on the basis of
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The minimum wage debate
The minimum wage is one of the most controversial topics in economics, so it comes as no surprise that debate regarding this topic has once again ignited in America after President Obama recently called for hikes in America's minimum wage. While the intent of this action is to assist
A brief history of China's 'hukou' system - Part 1
The hukou system has been an indispensable tool in implementing Communist China's political, social and economic objectives since 1949. By establishing an agricultural production unit and rapid urban industrialisation during the Great Leap Forward and regulating intra-provincial migration to China's boom areas in recent years, hukou deprives one
Government and the public purpose in Australia
This article was featured as part of ESSA's annual Equilibrium publication. Australia is an incredibly affluent nation, enjoying immense prosperity and one of the highest standards of living in history. Such a state of affairs is rare. With the monetary and political capability to address growing inequalities, one would
Editors' Picks - 11 May 2014
This week in Editors' Picks, our tunnel vision focus to the budget is evident but we've included a little insight into China's credit dilemmas and feisty economics students to spice things up. Six ways to fix Australia's finances without cuts – Luke Mansillo With the federal budget to
My Perspective: Day 1 - Australian Conference of Economists 2012
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How do we help our children deal with tragedy?
Rows of Boys Scouts sitting in high-school bleachers call up images of award ceremonies. But last summer, after a tornado ripped through an Iowa Boy Scout camp and killed four teenagers, the bleachers held rows of survivors. Anguished parents had gathered in a community center while officials determined whether each child had been taken to the morgue, one of several hospitals or the school. Fourteen-year-old Trevor Ruffcom, helping out after the tornado, told a reporter from the Omaha World-Herald, "Sights I've seen, I'm never going to forget." As parents, there is a longing to protect our children from anything unpleasant: vaccinations that hurt, children who tease them, unrequited love. But, most of all, we want to protect them from death and disaster. What should parents say when these images scroll across the TV or leap out from the newspaper?
"Don't be afraid; just believe" (Mark 5:36).
One of the most horrifying aspects of the Iowa tornado was that the children were at a camp, separated from their parents. We can never promise our children that we'll always be there in life-threatening situations. We don't have that kind of control – as much as we long for it. But we can help our children grow in a relationship with God, who will always be there for them.
Boy Scout Thomas White told staff writers from the Omaha World-Herald that he was nearly hit by a log and "I was praying, saying, 'Don't let me get sucked up.' My glasses came off, and I grabbed them. I didn't want to die. Surprisingly, I was calm – but the adrenaline was going." Thomas' story shows that our bodies can be reacting with fear even as our communication with God through prayer helps maintain calm.
If you don't answer children's questions then they will think some topics are off limits. You want to be their source of information when they are worried. Take their ages into account when giving details. Let them know these events don't happen very often. Explain what your family would do in a similar situation. For example, "Tornadoes are scary because the wind is so strong, but our house has a strong basement and so we go down there, say a prayer, play games and read. "Review life-saving strategies, such as what to do if a smoke detector goes off, in a serious but matter-of-fact way. Children sometimes try to hide from a fire and the gear of a fire-fighter sometimes looks frightening to a young child. Make sure the lines of communication are open so that children discuss their fears as they learn of different events in the news.


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Album Amicorum in the Early Modern Period
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While interning at LACMA in 2017, I came across a curious collection of 16th c. illustrations during an inventory project for special collections resources related to Costume & Textiles. This grouping of illustrations immediately struck me— one because of their small pocketbook-like size, and because of their depicted content:
preserved together in an archival box, the illustrations portrayed people and various scenes across the (mostly) upper echelons of society in Europe during the later half of the 16th century. Ascribed to each hand-colored illustration was a description for the viewer to contextualize the images:
Venetian Courtesan, from Album Amicorum of a German Soldier, Italy, 1595. LACMA (M.91.71.1-.101)
Album/alba amicorum (also known modernly as Stammbuch), grew to popularity in German universities of the 16th century as an autograph book and friendship album between students and scholars. This is the origin of our modern yearbook tradition in primary school education in the United States, as German immigrants imported this custom in the 18th century. [1]
Moving outside of the sphere of universities in the early modern period, the album amicorum served a purpose that was not unlike our modern social media as a means of recording, and in a sense— a way of maintaining a recorded social network across Europe to gain favor and display social capital. Just like a Facebook timeline, these books took on a collaborative nature in terms of text. As Raashi Rastogi states in his essay Early Modern Alba Amicorum and Collaborative Memory: [2]
"[…] June Schlueter, the definitive authority on early modern alba amicorum, explains, the album was traditionally passed around among students and teachers at university; it would "accompany its owner on his travels or was sent by messenger to a friend, an acquaintance, a nobleman, or a king with an invitation to sign." Each contributor would reproduce a commonplaced quotation, offering the album owner advice or a meditation on friendship, together with a short dedication, the contributor's signature, and the date and/or location of the autograph. In his treatise on alba amicorum, Philip Melanchthon describes the friendship album as a memory-aid, designed to "remind the owners of people."
Beyond these textual relationships and recorded sentiments, album amicorum also served as a visual travelogue for the wandering scholar, soldier, and aristocrat to preserve memories of foreign places. For us, this can help serve as a looking glass into the past when it comes to a visual aid for the purposes of historic costume. However, this is not without its flaws: album amicorum of the period often contained professionally illustrated and pre-printed "stock" characters that one would expect to see on their travels— such as the Venetian courtesan, papal figures, and nobles in various continental dress. [3] The 16th century saw the emergence and popularity of the costume book, and it was no coincidence that these two genres became interrelated and vastly popular; as Western Europe at the end of the century became invested in printed works that created visual taxonomies of people, social strata, geographical areas, and professions to neatly arrange social knowledge in a rapidly expanding world. [4]
It is hard to delineate truth versus constructed perception in these visual travel narratives, and in a way they all serve as a curious curation of the reality of the book owner. This is not dissimilar to the way in which many social media "influencers" of our current world carefully craft a visual narrative about their lives to gain social capital; posing with cars they sometimes don't own, being seen with people they are barely acquainted with, and posting photos of places they have never been. It is likely that many album amicorum creators participated in a construction of a similar idealized account.
As an example, note the similarities of the Gentlewoman of Venice depicted in the Album Amicorum of a German Soldier with the salacious interactive engraving of a Venetian Courtesan by Ferrando Bertelli in 1563:
(Images courtesy of Los Angeles County Museum of Art, and The Metropolitan Museum of Art)
The Album Amicorum of a German Soldier was produced in approximately 1595, while this widely-circulated engraving by Bertelli was made in 1563 (note the same Chopine posture, overall silhouette, fan, hairstyle, and kerchief.) I suspect that this image created by the German Soldier was likely a copy of Bertelli's work, with some liberties taken for originality's sake.
These images of costumes (both national and international) became widely available by the mid-to-late 16th century, and would have been an easy resource for traveling scholars and courtiers to fill up the pages of their album amicorum. These images often contained exoticized stereotypes of other nations, and served as an early form of a highly problematized ethnographic survey. [5]
(Note even the visual hierarchy in Jost Amman's Costumes of the Visual Nations of the World and how Europe is framed above the other continents (which include scenes of cannibalism)):
Image from Jost Amman's Costumes of the Nations of the World, 1577. Image Courtesy of the British Museum. For a full and detailed view, follow this link: https://www.britishmuseum.org/collection/object/P_1854-1113-173
'Mauritana in Domestico' From Trachtenbuch von Nurnberg (Costume Book of Nurnberg), co. CLXIII. Jost Amman (Switzerland, Zurich, active Germany 1539-1591) Germany, 1577. LACMA (Gift of Mr. and Mrs. Marvin M. Chesebro (M.87.164.3)
This image from Jost Amman's Trachtenbuch is another example of the classification of people through printed works that came about in the late 16th century. This book contains images of people from around their known world, but with a heavy emphasis on individuals living across Europe. These costume books are heavily flawed in terms of their depiction of non-european cultures through a eurocentric and orientalized lens, so it is always best to view these sources with a heavy amount of skepticism in mind.
Keep in mind that for nearly 100 years before Amman's Costumes of the Nations of the World Africans were being captured and enslaved by Portugal on account of their "Moorishness", which was soon followed the enslavement of other ethnic groups. The first enslaved African Peoples were forcibly brought to the newly established colonies in North America by the English in 1619, but the slave trade was alive and well in England beginning in the 1560's when Sir John Hawkins began his capturing of slaves with the support of elite English merchants.[6] These proto-ethnographic illustrations to classify the "other" served as a visual reminder to reinforce burgeoning ideas of white supremacy that manifested into the classifications of peoples, and the destructive scientific racism of the 17th through 20th centuries.
I am digressing here from the original topic and into the realm of the costume book, but I think it needed to be said that every source should be approached with these points of caution: what purpose does this image serve? who was the intended audience for this image? and who was the "authority" behind the image? These questions should continuously be asked when evaluating primary sources.
That being said, let us return to album amicorum.
Some of my favorite viewable album amicorum online offer up a wealth of delights:
Album Amicorum of a German Soldier, LACMA.
Since it has been the focus of this blog article, I recommend viewing the complete Album Amicorum of a German Soldier, which is available online through this link.
Album Amicorum of Jean le Clercq. 1576 – 1589
This Album, available for full viewing on HathiTrust is a beautiful example of an Album Amicorum being illustrated within an earlier printed work. There are many full-color illustrations throughout, including that of some delicious heraldry. (As an aside, I am very much not a fan of French styles of this period. The super-high plucked hairline, and wasp-waisted look is a bit much.)
Venetian Courtesan peering out from behind a veil. Album Amicorum of Paul Van Dale, 1576. The Bodleian Library, Oxford University. MS. Douce d. 11
This album made by Paul Van Dale is available online through the Bodleian Library at Oxford university, and includes beautiful illustrations of people across (mainly) Italy.
Album Amicorum of Jacob Heyblocq, 1645 – 1678. National Library of the Netherlands
This album is later than the period I am focusing on in this blog post, but it is a perfect example of an album amicorum: it contains hundreds of signatures and quotes from students and scholars of the period, with many in Hebrew, Greek, and Latin. It also contains beautiful pencil and ink illustrations of Jacob's travels as well, and I am a complete sucker for 17th century landscape studies— there's just something so distant and moody about them.
[1] https://www.kettererkunst.com/dict/album-amicorum-stammbuch-memory-book-or-friendship-book.php
[2] RASTOGI, RAASHI. "Early Modern Alba Amicorum and Collaborative Memory." Shakespeare Studies (0582-9399) 45 (January 2017): 151–58.
[3] Keller, Vera. "Forms of Internationality: The Album Amicorum and the Popularity of John Owen." In Forms of Association : Making Publics in Early Modern Europe, edited by Paul Yachnin and Marlene Eberhart, 220–34. University of Massachusetts, 2015.
[4] Ibid, 224.
[5] Carvalho, Larissa. "Contact, Perception and Representation of the "American Other" in Sixteenth-Century Costume Books." in The Myth of the Enemy: Alterity, Identity, and Their Representations, edited by Irene Graziani and Maria Vittoria Spissu, 235 – 244. Edizione Minerva, 2019.
[6] Thomas, Hugh. The Slave Trade : The Story of the Atlantic Slave Trade, 1440-1870. Simon & Schuster, 1997.

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The Emirates fleet is composed of two wide-bodied aircraft families, the Airbus A380 and Boeing 777. The airline also has the Airbus A350-900, Boeing 777X and Boeing 787-9 aircraft on order.

Current fleet

As of September 2022, the Emirates mainline fleet consists of the following widebody aircraft:

Emirates Executive aircraft

As of September 2022, the Emirates Executive fleet consists of the following aircraft:

Historical fleet

Emirates was conceived in March 1985 with backing from Dubai's royal family, whose Dubai Air Wing provided two of the airline's first aircraft, used Boeing 727-200/Advs. It also leased a new Boeing 737-300 as well as an Airbus A300B4-200, both from Pakistan International Airlines, Emirates then launched daily nonstop service to London Gatwick on 6 July 1987 with two new Airbus A310s. By 1994 the airline had a fleet of 18 Airbus aircraft. Seven new Boeing 777s worth over US$1 billion were ordered in 1992, which began to arrive in summer 1996.

Emirates' Airbus A300B4-200 fleet was retired from service by the end of 1987. Emirates' Airbus A300-600Rs were retired in 2002 and replaced by Airbus A330-200s. The Boeing 727-200/Advs remained in service with the airline for nine years, and were sold in 1995. The Boeing 737-300 remained in service for two years from 1985 to 1987. The last pax Airbus A310-300 was retired after operating its final flight on 29 July 2007 from Alexandria, Egypt to Dubai, UAE and was sold to Qatar Amiri Flight in 2008. Emirates SkyCargo Airbus A310s were retired in 2009. The planned phaseout of Emirates' older large Airbus widebodies started in February 2011, starting with the retirement of two Airbus A330-200s from its fleet. The last Airbus A340-500 was withdrawn from service on 31 March 2016 after operating a final flight from Kabul to Dubai.

The first Boeing 777-300ER was withdrawn from use on 27 March 2017 after performing its final flight for Emirates as Flight 724 from Addis Ababa.

In December 2017, Emirates retired the last of the Emirates SkyCargo Boeing 747-400 Freighters.

Emirates started retiring 777-300 from its fleet in 2016, retiring its last 777-300 on 26 September 2019.

On 29 and 30 October 2016, Emirates retired three aircraft types from its operating fleet, namely the Airbus A330-200, A340-300 and Boeing 777-200ER. This simplification of aircraft reduced the airline's current fleet to just two aircraft families for passenger service until the addition of the Airbus A350-900 in 2023: the Airbus A380-800 and three models from the Boeing 777 family.

Emirates has operated the following aircraft since 1985:

Fleet development

Order history
The airline made history at the Paris Air Show in June 2003 when it announced the biggest order ever in civil aviation at that time. The order comprised 71 aircraft list-priced at a combined US$19 billion and included firm purchase orders for 21 Airbus A380-800s and leasing orders for two A380-800s. Emirates also announced operating lease orders for 26 Boeing 777-300ERs. On 16 November 2003, Emirates ordered 41 Airbus aircraft, comprising two A340-500s, 18 A340-600s and 21 A380-800s.

On 20 November 2005, Emirates announced firm orders for 42 Boeing 777 aircraft, in a deal worth Dhs 35.7 billion (US$9.7 billion) at list prices. This was the largest-ever order for the Boeing 777 family of aircraft and consisted of 24 Boeing 777-300ERs, 10 Boeing 777-200LR Worldliners and eight Boeing 777F cargo aircraft, with the first aircraft scheduled for delivery in 2007. In addition, Emirates took purchase rights for 20 more 777 aircraft.

During the Farnborough Air Show in July 2006, Emirates signed a Heads of Agreement for ten Boeing 747-8F aircraft, in a deal worth US$3.3 billion. On 31 October 2006, Emirates cancelled an order for 20 Airbus A340-600 aircraft, ending a delay in the delivery of the aircraft pending enhancements.

On 7 May 2007, Emirates reaffirmed its order for 43 A380-800s and committed to another four which brought its order to 47. On 18 June 2007, during the Paris Air Show, Emirates ordered eight additional A380-800s, bringing its total ordered to 55.

Emirates, which was deciding between the Boeing 787 Dreamliner and Airbus A350, also stated it would decide on an order worth as much as US$20 billion for mid-sized aircraft by October 2007, and that the design of the Airbus A350 was closing in on Boeing's 787 Dreamliner. On 11 November 2007, during the Dubai Airshow, Emirates ordered 70 Airbus A350 XWBs, with the first delivery set for 2014. A firm $16.1bn order for 50 A350-900s and 20 A350-1000s was made with an option for 50 more aircraft, at an additional cost of $11.5bn; the airline planned to use the A350s on its European, African and Asian routes. On the same day Emirates also ordered nine Airbus A380-800s, bringing its total orders for the type to 58 aircraft. The airline also ordered 12 Boeing 777-300ERs. In total the deals were worth an estimated $34.9bn at list prices.

On 28 July 2008, Emirates signed a letter of intent for 60 Airbus aircraft: 30 Airbus A350s plus 30 A330-300s. The agreement was signed between Sheikh Ahmed Bin Saeed Al Maktoum, chairman and chief executive of Emirates and Group and Tom Enders, Airbus president and CEO on the occasion of the airline's first A380-800 delivery in Hamburg, Germany. However, in June 2010 the airline confirmed it had decided not to proceed with the order for 30 A330-300s and 30 A350-1000s announced in July 2008; and was in talks with Boeing for a smaller wide-body aircraft.

The airline converted an order for A380Fs that were due for delivery in 2009 into the passenger version. In place of the A380Fs the airline ordered ten Boeing 747-8 freighters for its SkyCargo subsidiary. Emirates chose the Boeing 747-8 "derivative" freighter over the all-new Airbus A380F for its nose-loading capability, something the rival Airbus freighter would have lacked.

On 8 June 2010, at the Berlin Air show, Emirates ordered an additional 32 A380s worth $11.5 billion; this brought the total ordered by the airline to 90. Emirates expected all 90 superjumbos to be delivered by 2017. None of the additional 32 jets were to replace existing A380s; although Emirates received its first A380 in 2008 it did not expect to retire these early airframes before 2020. Later in June 2010, Tim Clark, the president of Emirates, hinted at further orders for A380s.

On 19 July 2010, at the Farnborough Air Show in the UK, Emirates ordered 30 Boeing 777-300ERs worth $9.1 billion.

On 17 November 2013, Emirates announced at a press conference at the Dubai Airshow that it was placing an order for an additional 50 Airbus A380-800s, bringing the overall order total to 140.

On 11 June 2014, Emirates and Airbus announced that Emirates had opted to cancel its orders for 70 A350 XWBs.

Airbus A380

On 28 July 2008, Emirates received its first Airbus A380-800, and in August 2008 it became the second airline to fly the A380-800, after Singapore Airlines. The airline currently uses its A380-800s for service to over 40 destinations.

Emirates is the largest operator of the A380. Its 100th A380 was delivered in October 2017. Furthermore, the airline had 41 more A380s on order, which would have increased the number of A380s in service to 142. It considered buying an additional 100 to 200 Airbus A380s if the four-engined superjumbo had been revamped with more fuel-efficient engines by 2020.

Emirates' A380s were originally all powered by Engine Alliance GP7200 engines. In a deal worth US$9.2 billion, Rolls-Royce announced in April 2015 that it would supply engines for 50 new Airbus A380s (termed A380CEO), with first delivery due in mid-2016. On 29 December 2016, the first Emirates Rolls-Royce-powered A380 landed at Dubai airport.

On 18 January 2018, Emirates signed a memorandum of understanding to acquire additional Airbus A380 aircraft. The commitment was for 20 A380s, with an option for 16 more; deliveries were to start in 2020. The aircraft were valued at US$16 billion.

In February 2019, following a review of its operations, Emirates cancelled most of the A380s it had on order, bringing to 14 the number of Airbus A380s remaining to be delivered to the airline. The first A380 delivered to the airline was one of twelve aircraft delivered on 12-year leases, resulting in the A380 fleet being retired from service from July 2020 onwards, with the last scheduled to be delivered the following year. Given the lack of orders from other airlines, Airbus will cease production of the A380 the same year.

As of September 2019, Emirates initiated its A380 retirement planwhich will see the type remain in service until at least 2035by retiring two aircraft that were due for a major overhaul, and using them as parts donors for the rest of the fleet. As further aircraft are retired, Emirates-owned airframes will continue to be used for parts, while leased airframes will be returned to the lessors.

On 23 February 2020, Emirates retired its first Airbus A380 (registration A6-EDB) after nearly 12 years of service.

Boeing 777 and 777X
Emirates has the world's largest fleet of Boeing 777s, and plans to start phasing out older first generation "classic" 777s (777-200ER, 777-300) in favour of new 777Xs. In October 2014, Emirates retired its first Boeing 777 after 18 years of service, and the same month took delivery of its 100th Boeing 777-300ER. Emirates retired one 777-300ER in 2017, followed by two more as of May 2018. Emirates received its last 777-300ER on 13 December 2018. Deliveries of the  777X will start in 2024, with 115 aircraft on order.

Boeing 787, Airbus A350 XWB and Airbus A330neo
Emirates Chairman and CEO, Sheikh Ahmed bin Saeed Al Maktoum said the carrier would decide between the Airbus A350 XWB and Boeing 787 Dreamliner as to which type to order by the end of 2017.
At the start of the November 2017 Dubai Air Show, Emirates announced a commitment for forty Boeing 787-10s worth a total of US$15.1 billion at list prices.
As Boeing had 171 orders for the variant, these would be delivered from 2018 in two- and three-class cabins for 240 to 300 passengers, with conversion rights to the smaller 787-9. However, by early 2019 it was considering cancelling this order because engine performance margins were insufficient for the prevailing hot weather conditions in Dubai, in favour of the A350.

In February 2019, almost five years after cancelling orders for 70 Airbus A350s in favour of ordering more A380s, Emirates decided to order Airbus' newest generation widebody aircraft, namely the Airbus A330neo and Airbus A350-900; and reduce its orders for the Airbus A380. The memorandum of understanding was for 40 A330-900 aircraft and 30 A350-900s, worth US$21.4 billion at list prices. The order for 40 Boeing 787s announced in 2017 had not been formalised by the time of the order for the A330neos and A350s, and although Emirates' 2018-2019 results dropped all mention of the 787, the airline subsequently confirmed that discussions regarding the 787 were ongoing. During the 2019 Dubai Airshow, a firm order for 50 A350-900s was announced replacing the earlier memorandum of understanding. The deal is worth US$16 billion at list prices with deliveries set to start in 2023. Emirates also announced a firm order for 30 Boeing 787-9s for US$8.8 billion at list prices with deliveries expected to start in 2023. With this deal however, Emirates reduced its Boeing 777X order to 126 aircraft from the previous deal of 150 aircraft. Emirates also cancelled its Airbus A330-900 orders placed in February 2019 in favor of the new aircraft order for 30 Boeing 787-9 Dreamliners.

On November 26, 2019, Emirates, the host carrier of the 2019 Dubai Air Show made two order announcements for both the Airbus A350 and the Boeing 787. In the aftermath of this announcement, some have claimed that the A330neo order has been cancelled, however, Emirates has confirmed this is not the case.

References

External links

Official website
Emirates - Company profile
The Emirates Group
Emirates Media Centre

Fleet
Lists of aircraft by operator

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Last weekend was Memorial Day Weekend and crowds were huge everywhere. I hope in all the hustle and bustle everyone remembered what Memorial Day is all about. After remembering those who made the ultimate sacrifice for our freedom, it is good to thank those who are still doing it.
A celebration and thank you for active duty military will be held this Saturday, June 4, from downtown Morehead City. Military Appreciation Day 2011 (MAD 6) is a day of fishing for all military personnel and includes inshore, nearshore and offshore opportunities. There are opportunities to assist by volunteering to take folks fishing and by assisting land side. For more information visit www.militaryappreciationday.org.
The weekend weather looks pretty good again also. While several days this week have been breezy, the forecast for most of the weekend is for 10 knots and less. If the forecast doesn't change, fishermen should be able to go where they want and return with full fish boxes.
Lots of folks sent pictures of big dolphin this week. The gaffers have arrived and they are spread all along the coast. I've seen several 50 pounders and those fish look huge. I saw a 70 some pounder once many years ago and it almost didn't look real. In addition to giving you all the fight you want, dolphin are one of the fish that don't get stronger tasting as they get larger.
With the warming ocean water, dolphin are following bait well inshore of the Gulf Stream and its eddies. Several king mackerel fishermen reported having nice dolphin smash their baits between 14 Buoy and the 90 Foot Drop. Similar reports have come from Hatteras, Wrightsville Beach and Southport.
With dolphin moving into those depths around 100 feet, they are a pretty realistic target for light lines while grouper fishing. The grouper are biting well and it only takes a little time to fill a three grouper limit. Often the activity of grouper being pulled up from the bottom creates some action in the water and attracts dolphin and king mackerel. Occasionally a sailfish picks up a light line bait also.
Speaking of bottom fishing -- black sea bass season opened Wednesday (June 1) and some excellent catches have already been reported. Right now you can catch a bunch too, as the limit remains at 15 per person with a minimum size of 12 inches. Since shortly after the season closed in February, the folks at the South Atlantic Fishery Management Council (SAFMC) have been telling us the limit would be 5 black sea bass when the season reopened. However, the regulatory process has moved at a slow pace and the limit change hasn't been approved just yet.
In a press release sent May 31, the SAFMC said the black sea bass season would open as scheduled on June 1, but the limit will remain at 15 and change at some later date. Fishermen are directed to check the SAFMC website (www.safmc.net) to see when the limit will change. Unfortunately they aren't hedging on the allocation, so if (when) it is met again, the season will close.
Beeliners, triggerfish, grunts and porgys are also biting well and can be kept. North Carolina is the northern end of the range for hog snapper and they are a trophy. Many fishermen in the Florida Keys would love to catch a hog snapper like those caught around Frying Pan Tower and the wrecks nearby. Remember that non-stainless steel circle hooks are required for all bottom fishing beyond three miles from shore.
Fishermen are reporting king mackerel moving closer to shore and biting well. The spots mentioned most often are in the 50 to 65 foot range. Several folks also said bait was thick along the beaches, so it shouldn't be an excuse for not catching.
From the boat parade along the beaches, it is obvious that Spanish mackerel are as popular as ever. The smaller mackerel have been caught in good numbers along the beaches, especially around the inlets. They are a favorite fish of trollers and fishermen casting from the piers.
The southerly breezes have stirred up the nearshore ocean and are making it difficult to spot cobia to sight cast to. Fishermen around Cape Lookout, around Beaufort Inlet and behind Shackleford Banks have been continuing to catch a few cobia using chunks of bait on bottom rigs and letting the cobia find them.
Chopper bluefish have been the primary big game catch from the ends of the piers again this week, but that began to change a little. Fishermen at Bogue Inlet Pier landed a couple of cobia over the weekend and this week and there was another small push of kings from the piers at Oak Island. Pier fishermen are also catching smaller bluefish, Spanish mackerel, whiting, croakers, pompano and more.
The flounder bite continues to improve everywhere, including on the piers. Not only are there are more flounder being caught, they are getting larger too. The past few weeks have been the best early flounder fishing in many years and the number of citation flounder bears it out. Capt. Jimmy Price at Wildlife Bait and Tackle in Southport said he weighed five citation flounder on Friday and Saturday alone.
Puppy drum are biting across a wide area. There was a run of overslot drum on the Cape Lookout Shoals over last weekend and there are small groups in almost every bay from Manteo to Calabash. Reports have the pups hitting everything from topwater lures to spoons dragged across the bottom. Marsh edges, along oyster rocks, marsh points and creek mouths are good places to find them. There have also been some black drum mixed with the reds.
There were a few more reports of speckled trout this week, but the reports aren't especially good. The season reopens in less than two weeks (June 15), but it may be wise to continue releasing them for a while longer. The cold may have affected them far worse than anyone thought. This week I received a copy of a South Carolina Dept. of Natural Resources report indicating winter trout deaths from excessively cold water as far south as Charleston. The trout spawn will continue into the fall, but will be at its strongest for the next month.
I received word late Friday that the 40 pound, 11 ounce blackfin tuna caught by Mike Accatato of Wilmington on May 10 has been certified as the new N.C. state record and will replace the 40 pound blackfin caught by Steve Lockwood off Oregon Inlet in 2007 in the record books. Accatato was fishing with Capt. Rick Croson of Living Waters Guide Service and caught the fish in 280 feet of water off Masonboro Inlet. The tuna were feeding on top and Accatato was fishing a Williamson Jet Popper. The new record blackfin is 39 inches long (37 inches fork length) and 29.5 inches in girth. Congratulations!
I had to make a trip through Belhaven last week and stopped in to see my friend Ricky Radcliffe of Radcliffe Marine. Ricky is an avid fisherman and asked me what kind of time I had. When I replied I wasn't on a tight schedule, he suggested I stay and once he got things settled after lunch, we would spend a couple of hours in some of the creeks off the Pungo River and see what was biting.
Since I really wasn't in a hurry and had a couple of rods and reels in the truck, I figured I would see what Ricky had in mind. The wind blew up a little that afternoon and shortened our range, but Ricky knew the short cuts and how to hide from it as much as possible, so we headed out.
After jokingly asking me three or four times if my spinnerbait spoon wasn't actually a bass bait, Ricky had to back up when a nice flounder decided it looked too good to let pass. He was casting curltail Gulp baits and catching trout, but nothing was large and they all had to go back anyway. We picked at the fish during the heat of the afternoon and then began getting a little more serious as the afternoon wound down.
A pass down the Belhaven Breakwater showed fish suspended in the water column, but they weren't interested while the sun was well up in the sky. We headed up Pungo Creek to try to add a drum to our catch list and killed another hour or so. On our way back to Ricky's boat house, he suggested we give the breakwater another try.
We were slow-trolling Rat-L-Traps right beside the structure and started getting hits from rockfish. The first couple didn't make it all the way to the boat, but then we started getting better. The rock had gotten active and began feeding as the sun was setting. I think it was actually after dark when we released the last one.
The bottom line is it was a fun day and we caught trout, flounder and rock (stripers). We never did catch a puppy drum, but it was fun anyway. The only problem was my eyes wanted to get heavy on the ride home. Thankfully I had some cold water in the ice on top of the flounder fillets I took home for dinner the next day.
Last week I mentioned being told that HB 353, the bill to grant gamefish status to red drum, speckled trout and striped bass was being held as a political hostage. That story was broken by North Carolina Sportsman Magazine (www.northcarolinasportsman.com) and this week it appeared to come to fruition. Five key coastal Democratic representatives announced they would be voting with the Republicans to give a veto proof majority for the budget bill and there has been no move to call a committee meeting to hear HB 353. If HB 353 does not pass and be referred to the Senate by June 9, it is dead for this session.
Supporters of HB 353 said this only delays the bill for this legislative session, but time will tell. It seems there are some strong political allegiances to overcome and they continue to exert quite a bit of influence, even in a Congress with Republican majorities in both houses. Copies of all pending N.C. legislation, plus committee assignments and a listing of contact information for all state legislators is on the N.C. General Assembly website at www.ncleg.net.
The N.C. Marine Fishery Commission Blue Crab Fishery Management Plan Advisory Committee will meet June 13 at the DENR Regional Field Office in Washington. For more information contact Sean McKenna at Sean.McKenna@ncdenr.gov or 1-800-338-7804 or Lynn Henry at Lynn.Henry@ncdenr.gov or 1-800-405-7774. Meeting times and agendas are posted on the NCDMF website at www.ncdmf.net.
The Swansboro Rotary Memorial Day Blue Water Fishing Tournament was held May 27 to 29 from Swansboro. This was the second tournament in the 2011 N.C. Governor's Cup Billfishing Conservation Series and 48 boats participated.
The tournament and the Governor's Cup Series have a 400 pound minimum for weighing a fish and no blue marlin were brought to the scales. The Weldor's Arc, with John Roberts of Greenville won with two blue marlin releases for 600 points. The Maggie, with Randy Bryant of Atlantic Beach was second with 375 points. Then came a six-way tie with one blue marlin release each. Builder's Choice and Harris Huddle of New Bern were awarded third place for releasing their marlin earliest in the tournament.
John Mallard, on Cardinal Sin of Raleigh, caught a 35.90 pound wahoo and won that division. Peggy, led by Doug Abrams of Raleigh, won the Dolphin Division with a 29.50 pounder. No tuna were weighed.
Sarah Schwartz, New Bern, fished on Noah's Ark and caught a 25.30 pound dolphin to win Top Lady Angler honors. John Roberts of the Weldor's Arc was the Top Senior Angler with two blue marlin releases and Sam Boughman, Selma, won Top Junior Anglers with a 26.70 pound dolphin caught on Marlin Fever.
The New River Spring Fling King Mackerel Tournament was held May 28 from New River Marina in Sneads Ferry. This is the first tournament of the new Carolina Kingfish Anglers Association (CKAA) and the first of five tournaments in the Northern N.C. Division. The CKAA tournaments feature low entry fees and 35 mile boundaries. For more information call 910-340-0328.
Jeff Naylor and the Reelin' Em N caught a 24 pound king mackerel to claim the win. They also weighed a 4.5 pound Spanish mackerel to win that category. Jonathan Graham and the crew of the Tighten Up were second at 16.3 pounds. The Back-Lash, with Capt. Eris Jones finished third with a 13 pound king. The Youth Angler Award, sponsored by Fishzizzle Tackle, was awarded to G's Machine, owned by Jeff Norris.
The Fisherman's Post Spring Inshore Challenge will be held June 4 from Wrightsville Beach Marina in Wrightsville Beach. Proceeds from the tournament, which features flounder and red drum, will be donated to the Marine Tech Club at Cape Fear Community College. For more information visit www.fishermanspost.com or call 910-452-6378.
The S.H.A.R.E. King Mackerel Tournament will be held from the Dockside Restaurant in Wrightsville Beach June 4 and 5 to benefit the S.H.A.R.E. Foundation of N.C., which assists special needs children and their families. The tournament uses a fish either Saturday or Sunday format and there are boundaries. First prize is $10,000 guaranteed. For more information visit www.sharenc.org and click on the tournament link or call 910-431-6418.
The Bald Head Island Fishing Rodeo will be held June 2 through 4 at Bald Head Marina on Bald Head Island. This is an offshore tournament that highlights dolphin, tuna and wahoo. Weigh-ins will be each afternoon at Bald Head Island Marina. For more information call 910-457-7393.
The Oak Island Open Pier Tournament will fish June 4 and 5 from Ocean Crest Pier and Oak Island Pier on Oak Island. Fishermen may fish from 6:00 A.M. through 6:00 P.M. on Saturday and 6:00 A.M. until noon on Sunday. Another unique aspect of this tournament is that is it divided into three categories by groups of species and fishermen can enter their favorite or all three.
Category 1 includes spot, croaker, whiting, spadefish, pompano, and pinfish. Category 2 includes Spanish mackerel, bluefish, sheephead, trout, red drum, black drum and flounder. Category 3 includes king mackerel, cobia, jack crevalle, amberjack and tarpon. For more information on how to register call the Oak Island Parks & Recreation Dept at 278-5518 or visit www.oakislandpiertournament.com.


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Q: How does destructor work in derived class. C++ #include<iostream>
using namespace std;
class A
{
protected:
    int a,b;
public:
    A(int i, int j)
    {
        a=i;
        b=j;
        cout<< "A initialized"<<endl;
    }
    ~A()
    {
        cout<< "\nDestructor in base class A"<<endl;
    }
};
class B
{
protected:
    int c,d;
public:
    B(int i, int j)
    {
        c=i;
        d=j;
        cout<< "\nB initialized"<<endl;
    }
    ~B()
    {
        cout<< "\nDestructor in base class B"<<endl;
    }
};
class C : public B, public A
{
    int e,f;
public:
    C(int m, int n, int o, int p, int q, int r): A(m,n), B(o,p)
    {
        e=q;
        f=r;
        cout<< "C initialized";
    }
    ~C()
    {
        cout<< "\nDestructor in derived class C"<<endl;
    }
void display(void)
    {
    cout<< "\nThe value of a is : "<<a;
    cout<< "\nThe value of b is : "<<b;
    cout<< "\nThe value of c is : "<<c;
    cout<< "\nThe value of d is : "<<d;
    cout<< "\nThe value of e is : "<<e;
    cout<< "\nThe value of f is : "<<f;
    }
};
int main()
{
    C objc(10,20,30,40,50,60);
    objc.display();
    return 0;
}

I know Destructors are invoked in the reverse order of the constructor invocation. I would like to know implementation of destructor in above code step by step so i could understand how does this really work. Please specify reason Why and how destructors are invoked in reverse order of the constructor.

A: Why? Because it is always safer and logical to deconstructs backwards from the construction. To build a house you first build ground, then walls and roof. If you want to destroy it, you will do it backwards: roof, walls and ground.
How? This is done by the compiler, he knows how to build, then he knows how to destroy. The compiler knows the type of the variable, so its building chain (deduced from inheritance graph and structure composition), then it reverses the chain when it needs to destroy it.

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COVID-19 delays gender data collection on Colombian border
By Teresa Welsh // 24 March 2020
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CUCUTA, Colombia — Restrictions aimed at slowing the spread of the novel coronavirus may also delay new efforts to understand challenges faced by women on the border of Colombia and Venezuela.
"The main intention that we have … is that women and girls have a say in the decision-making process over the type of assistance that's provided to their communities."
— Marten Mylius, Colombia country representative, CARE
International humanitarian organization CARE, which just began operating in Colombia last year, planned to work with local organizers and women's groups to conduct a rapid gender assessment in the coming weeks about the needs of beneficiaries to launch its Women Lead in Emergencies program. While many NGOs are operating in Cúcuta and other areas near the border, CARE wants the data to determine how it can best serve Venezuelan women and girls and Colombian host communities.
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But now, the closure of the border with Venezuela and strict quarantine orders from the Colombian government prevent CARE staff and local organizers from conducting in-person focus groups and interviews as originally planned. While gatherings of more than five people are prohibited, CARE Colombia Country Representative Marten Mylius said some of the work could be conducted via phone.
"The main intention that we have … is that women and girls have a say in the decision-making process over the type of assistance that's provided to their communities. That's what the approach is about," Mylius said, noting that pieces of the assessment that comply with COVID-19 restrictions could move forward.
Staff from other CARE country offices had arrived in Colombia to help conduct the assessment, but they returned home as Colombia escalated its border closures. Just 10 days ago, staff members were participating in a training in Cúcuta to teach local organizers how to conduct a rapid gender assessment and a rapid power assessment, which examines power dynamics in a society.
Ana Lorena Gonzalez, who is leading CARE's activity in the border department of Norte de Santander, trained 20 people from eight different organizations on how to collect data. Those organizations are then to help CARE implement its programming.
"The objective is to understand what are power dynamics in the communities, with international development organizations, and in everyday life," Gonzalez said. "[We want] to understand if women are aware of the ways in which they can participate, if they do participate in those spaces, and what are the strategies that will allow them to participate. The rapid gender assessment will allow us to understand this outlook."
This includes both formal and informal spaces where women exist, Gonzalez said, from the household all the way to the political level. CARE planned to produce a publicly available report based on the information gathered.
"We want this to be a collective project with community and municipal organizations and that it's not only a product of CARE," Gonzalez said. "[We want] women participating in its creation."
Mylius said that although it may not always be the most up to date, a lot of data on Venezuelan refugees and migrants does already exist. Other organizations and the Colombian government have gathered information about the number of pregnant and lactating mothers arriving in the country, the rates of sexual exploitation and human trafficking, and rates of HIV/AIDS.
"I'm not saying we are looking for this information. It's already there. That we already know. It is a matter of how all this information can be translated into a response that takes those kinds of realities and needs into account," Mylius said. "The rapid gender analysis is supposed to give you those kinds of angles and specific recommendations as to how that would inform your program in WASH, sexual/reproductive health."
Mylius said that, even before the threats of COVID-19 became apparent, CARE was cognizant of the challenges to collecting the data it sought. He said the dangers posed to civil society organizers in Colombia was making it difficult to identify groups with which CARE could work to gather its data. Human rights defenders have long been vulnerable in Colombia; in 2019, the number of murdered female activists increased by 50%, according to United Nations figures.
The mobile population of Venezuelan refugees and migrants — known as "caminantes," meaning "walkers" — also makes it difficult to identify needs.
"The threat is one thing — the second element that we found is about the irregular status of many of them. Even though there are women with leadership ability and capacity and interest, they're afraid that because they're irregular, they might be deported," Mylius said.
"That's why it's not so easy if you compare with some of the other Women Lead in Emergency approach[es] in other areas, because they found an organized civil society and very active women's groups you can work with from the beneficiary community. But given that context, it's not for us so straightforward to apply that approach."
In the interim, the Colombian government has asked CARE to aid in its response to COVID-19 with the Venezuelan refugee and migrant population. The organization is experienced in emergency humanitarian activities and will be assisting in areas such as WASH, improving shelter conditions, protection, sexual and gender-based violence, and sexual and reproductive health.
"They're very much afraid that Venezuelans are carriers of the disease, and there's a completely collapsed health system inside Venezuela, so they want support," Mylius said. "That's why we are now going into a little bit of an emergency mode."
Devex, with support from our partner UN Women, is exploring how data is being used to inform policy and advocacy to advance gender equality. Gender data is crucial to make every woman and girl count. Visit the Focus on: Gender Data page for more. Disclaimer: The views in this article do not necessarily represent the views of UN Women.
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Teresa Welsh has reported from more than 10 countries and is currently based in Washington, D.C. Her coverage focuses on Latin America; U.S. foreign assistance policy; fragile states; food systems and nutrition; and refugees and migration. Prior to joining Devex, Teresa worked at McClatchy's Washington Bureau and covered foreign affairs for U.S. News and World Report. She was a reporter in Colombia, where she previously lived teaching English. Teresa earned bachelor of arts degrees in journalism and Latin American studies from the University of Wisconsin.
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Una edición dividida es una transición de una toma a otra en película o vídeo, donde la transición del audio y la el vídeo pasan en distintos tiempos. Esto es hecho a menudo para realzar la estética o el flujo de la película, dejando a la audiencia ver el contexto, ya sea antes o después, que no sencillamente de lo que éste trata. Sin la edición dividida, una conversación entre dos personas puede dar la sensación como de un partido de tenis.

La edición dividida es también utilizada para esconder transiciones entre escenas. Pueden ser muy eficaces en ediciones de escenas con diálogo grabadas con sólo una cámara que utiliza el múltiples tomas. La capacidad de cortar el vídeo/imagen por separado del audio/sonido deja que el sonido del varias tomas fluyan suavemente, aunque los cortes en las imágenes sean en sitios diferentes. En tomas más largas, esta técnica permite al editor utilizar el cuadro de una toma con el sonido de otra, si la lectura del diálogo es mejor.

Tradicionalmente, la edición dividida ha sido descrita como «solapación del sonido», sin ser confundida con solapación del diálogo, el cual implica poner una pista de sonido sobre otra pista de sonido.

Con la proliferación de ordenadores basados con sistemas de edición no linear distintas variantes de la edición dividida han recibido sus propios nombres basados en cómo el video editado de presenta en la cronología. Una variante de la edición dividida cuándo el audio de la escena precedente se solapa con el vídeo de la escena siguiente se conoce como corte L. Si el audio de la escena siguiente se solapa con el vídeo de la escena de precedente, entonces el corte se conoce como corte J.

En 2011, Barry Salt investigó 33 películas estadounidenses hechas entre 1936 y 2014 y notó que «el uso de ediciones con cortes J parece haber aumentado recientemente, a una proporción aproximadamente igual a aquellas ediciones con cortes L» a pesar de que debido a la muestra pequeña de películas estudiadas, fue prudente en no concluir esto para que no fuese tendencia.

Véase también
 Corte L
 Corte J
 Continuidad
 Corte de salto

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Me and Pakistan Hockey 1994-2015
Cuddled up to my pillow in my blanket on a chilly winter morning, I was half awake and half asleep waiting for my mom to wake me up for school and just like any other kid on a cold morning, I also wanted to skip school that day. I was busy thinking of reasons and suddenly the alarm struck, it was 6:30 AM and mom showed up to my room, "Hurry up, AD! Wake up son, I need to go to work early today. Come on, wake up or else I'll be late!" I got up half-heartedly and showed up to the breakfast table quickly after dressing up. While putting Jam on my toast I realized that my dad wasn't ready for his office. I asked him the reason of his delay and he said he wasn't going. I was a little surprised because he seldom took off from work, so obviously I asked him why he wasn't going and that's when he told me that it our national television will be telecasting the Hockey World Cup Final and the match was between Pakistan and Netherlands.
I got a reason for an off too, and with dad's help we convinced my mom and it was finally a day off from school.
As the match began, my father started to tell me the rules and knowhow of the game. The final one was a dream and the decider came through penalties. In the end Monsoor Ahmed GK of Pakistan saved the last penalty flick of Delmie and Pakistan made history on 4 of December 1994 by showing up as Hockey World Champions! Woo!! What a game it was, I still remember the moment we won; the excitement, the adrenaline rush that I felt in my body. Everyone in my building started to celebrate the win and dad and I both joined the celebrations too.
As I took to bed that night at 10:00 pm a few names remained stuck to my mind. Mr. Shahbaz Senior, Tahir Zaman, Kamran Ashraf, Qammar Ibrahim, Khwaja Junaid, Mansoor Ahmed, Delmie and Stephen Veen. It was that day when I decided that I wanted to be a professional hockey player and that historical day changed my entire life. My passion and hobby turned into my profession and now I have been working as a professional hockey Coach/Player for almost 15 years. This final game of the hockey world cup, gave me an Identity, wearing a green shirt and representing Pakistan in different FIH tournaments was more than stuff of any dreams.
In my short career, I saw many ups and down, but I must say the tenure of PHF president Mr. Gen Aziz and Sectary PHF Mr. Brigadier Mussurt Ullah was the best of times. I found myself very lucky to be a part of Pak Jr. and the senior squad in this tenure. They modernized Pakistan Hockey and worked in a professional way. At that time all the senior and junior coaches were FIH's high performance coaches. For eg: Tahir Zaman, Asif Bajwa, Khwaja Junaid Qammar Ibrahim, Mr Ronald Oltamans and others. Also, in their tenure, the Pakistan hockey federation for the first time organized an FIH course for the local and professional coaches to give a chance to improve their coaching skills and implement modern hockey at grass root level.
During this tenure, Pakistan hockey was not only successful on the field, but also in the marketing department. We got Mr, Sardar Naveed Haider, who did a marvelous job and brought huge sponsors. The result of his hard work was that Pakistan became a host of FIH Champions Trophy and played many home series against different countries. PHF also organized a Super Hockey League for the first time in the history of Pakistan hockey. A lot of foreign players participated in this league and live coverage on TV made this event successful. Medals came in huge numbers during this time and a lot of youngsters also made their name. This PHF management gave us a boost and people all over started to recognize us.
Unfortunately, politics has always been a part of PHF. When this management started to work well, our Ex Olympians started to feel neglected and they began a huge campaign against the federation. In Pakistan, only if you are against the federation, the country's media will highlight you. The media didn't bother who spoke what till they had masala for the shows.
The worst part was most of these guests did not have basic qualifications required to be a coach. But in Pakistan if you are an Olympian or an international player that is enough for coaching, managing and trainer. When they become a coach they have nothing to teach. The only thing they do is wearing a green tracksuit, drink tea, eat Samosa on the side and watch players sweat it out. They have no training regimen for players; they have no clue of what players should eat and give them fatty goods and no supplements. They completely lack vision and there is no development program. Their behavior with players is appalling to say the least. They assume of themselves, as kings while the players are slaves of some sort.
This result in stressed players who never enjoy the game. The facilities are poor, which adds to the misery and this means there is no drive from the player's side to improve him via competition, both domestic and international. This results in very few victories. These kind of coaches are insanely proud of their achievements of the 1960-1994 and don't want to see beyond them. While we all respect that and we also are proud of them and acknowledge the fact that they are living legends, but as a coach/manager/trainer, etc when I see them, I know not much is coming out as a dividend.
The world of sports has transformed and sports' coaching has become a subject. A number of nations spend a huge amount of money in the development of their coaches. Belgium is one of the prime examples. Seven years ago when the Belgium, hockey team was struggling to qualify for the European Championship, they spend the right amount of their funds in the development of coaches and systems. They brought in number of foreigner professional coaches who have not played internationals but have also worked on the grass roots levels. These coaches helped them build great processes and the result is for everyone to see. Belgium today is one of the top 5 sides of the world.
Doctors:
Pakistan is the only team in the world who takes a doctor along with the team for the past 15 years. If you have a chance to look at FIH match sheets, then you will find sports physiotherapist and trainers have replaced doctors. England is the only team that also has a Sports Scientist with the team.
Hockey is a pro-active game that requires top fitness and good health and only fit and healthy players are selected in national squads. Hence, what is the need of a doctor? What we are showing to the world? Pro Athletes get muscular and joint injuries, which can be only looked after by sports physiotherapists and trainers.
Disadvantage of an unprofessional Doctor:
I played in The Pakistan Junior Team in 2003, we had a doctor. I observed him quite closely and if there was one thing all players would unanimously to be that he was USELESS. He had no clue regarding physiotherapy but would pretend he knows everything and would always bring his portable massager that was useless. I have known him since then, he is not a qualified trainer, but he runs physical training sessions without any program/plan/targets etc. He is not a sports nutritionist, but he pretends that he is the best one. The worst is that he injects steroids to injured players to make them play in injury and unfortunately a few players finished their careers because of his stupidity. Now the question is why he is around? Maybe because he is a very good entertainer and keeps the management happy and he knows how to play with medical terms. Hats off to PHF officials who come under his influence.
Have you noticed Jamie Dwyer is still playing? Why is that globally top players keep playing even after crossing mid-thirties while Pakistan hockey players mostly struggle after they touch 30. That is because of the fitness issues. This is happening because the players' fitness if not based on a solid foundation. Hockey is becoming a very high physical demanding game that requires top fitness. You are living in dreams if you think these kind of stupid fake doctors can take these players' fitness to the international standards.
Tactical and Technical Coaching:
Pakistan has golden memories in hockey. I proudly have said before that we have won several top Gold medals at World Cups and Olympics but have struggled since 1994. Europe and others started research on hockey around that time. They started changing the game's rules and introduced modern technology and brought fitness professionals to cope up with the game. Pakistan hockey, though kept basking in their glory and never tried coping up. The fact that they never wanted to come out of their successful era and still feel that their old style is good enough is where they fool themselves.
Pakistan should consider itself fortunate that they find so much talent. Unfortunately, talent can win games, but not championships. The players work so hard, but without a set regimen which is of global standards, not much can be achieved. The kind of people running the administration is unqualified professional and are in the majority. They are busy in playing musical chair like in the case of Pakistani politics (Aaj Saadi Vari kal Tuadi Vari).
There is no doubt in my mind when it comes to capabilities. We are fully capable to bounce back, but for that we need to appoint the right people for the right jobs. If the federation keeps appointing their friends who can't even organize a senior and junior championship and can never be the coach of a local side, the results will be of the standards that we are seeing now.
Video Sessions:
Video analyzing plays a very important role in this modern era sport. But in Pakistan it's become a joke where the laptop is an entertaining machine for the officials. I think it's enough to say this here. We haven't had any organized online library or any player database system where coaches and players can analyze their performance.
GK trainer:
Goal keeping is a totally different department of coaching and unfortunately no one is keen to work in this department. This definitely needs a specialized coach who knows his job rather than someone who rolls 1000 balls on GK pads every day. I think this is the more ignored department in the Pakistan set-up and also unfortunately there is also not a single qualified GK trainer. If you see current international matches, you can find Pakistan goalie dive on his both knees and do some very basic errors that shouldn't be done at this level. I think Salman Akbar got lucky to have Shahid Ali Khan and Dutch GK coach Ronald Jenson, who polished Salman in a solid defensive wall of Pakistani defense. Unfortunately, due to federation behavior and pathetic policies he didn't continue his services for his beloved country and moved to Netherland. Pakistan's most talent GK is running his academy there and playing for a national league club.
Umpiring:
Pakistan used to produce quality Grad 1 FIH umpires like Rashid Ali Khan, Faiz Muhammad etc. But currently we have very low representation in FIH. The reason is no development program for umpires and no one wants to be an umpire simply because the federation failed in this department as well. A sad part of the story is no one respects umpires in Pakistan domestic hockey. PHF needs to bring educated players in this department and launch a development program for young umpires for the betterment of hockey in Pakistan.
To be honest, there is no structure in Pakistan Hockey. Where are the academies and where are the academy coaches? Where are the grass root hockey projects? Where is club hockey, where is age hockey? Where is single hockey system?
Sorry to say there is nothing at all and even the so called legends don't bother to visit a local ground, though they want to become the Head Coach of a National team. In this crappy system, there is no sign of any qualification for any Job. Being an Olympian or an international player qualifies you to be a head coach, which is ridiculous to say the least. It doesn't matter whether you have played 5 minutes or 5 Olympics; these players sit on TV shows and pretend that they are the best coaches of the world without qualification.
The funny thing is that there is no post of Director of development and Director of coaching, which means there is no check and balance on coach's performances. These coaches have a free hand and it is this system from which we expect a miracle.
PHF website is down and this highlights the progress of this department (Pun intended).
What we need to do:
We need to introduce a single hockey system ASAP. And also forget international hockey for few years and start working on the grass root level. We need to introduce a basic educational program for sportsmen and women. Start a development program for coaches and umpires, hire professional Trainers/S&C coaches, bring sports professionals on board to build a basic structure. We need honest and sincere people, especially those who really want to do something about this game rather than posting their picture on FB and Tweeter.
Make a criterion for each post, train coaches before they are coaching youngsters, and make sports lessons compulsory in schools. We need Sardar Naveed Haider Khan's services in the marketing department as I think he is the only person who can help PHF at the moment in the marketing department. We need Waseem Ahmed,Zeshan Ashraf, Salman Akbar, Muddasir Ali Khan, Sohail Abbas, Mohammad Saqlain, Rehan Butt, and others seniors players in the coaching field. These players have played in the modern era and have a good understanding of FIH high performance hockey. Bring Mohammad Faiz in Umpiring department as Umpiring development officer. And in the end bring Mr. Tahir Zaman as director of Coaching with full authority and give him 5 years to build a solid structure.
Players Respect:
In Pakistan, there is no sign of a decent way of players retiring. PHF always treats big players like a tissue paper. Then being called in a training camp and didn't pick them is a recent example of indecency that the recently did with Sohail Abbas, Kashif Jawad, Salman Akber, Rehan Butt, Mohammad Shabbir, Muhammad Sarwar, M. Saqlain, Mohammad Imran and others as well.
Though there are some players who use their brains. For example, I knew the monopoly and the politics of these coaches as I knew them very well. Like me who knows them very well and didn't take any chance to make get their selves embrace and take an initiative and say bye to PHF with their heavy hearts, I never understand that why PHF invest in players? They select them in a team, give them an exposure and when they become mature and experienced players they kick them out without any sensible grounds. Also, PHF is the only federation who makes the debut of players in the World biggest events like the Olympics.
This is so strange but you can recognize that there is no vision no planning no system. Different nations planned for long times to participate in the Olympics. They designed their programs, select the best available players and started working on them. But In Pakistan there is no security of a player's career, PHF has always given a shock to their players. This act makes players so stressed during the training camps and even during the competition and if a player is playing in stress, it means he is not going to give his best.
Due to this weird system of no proper Goodbyes, fans are left hurt to see their Super stars being treated like this, for example, if Sohail Abbas took a stand on this then I am sure it would not fall out with Salman Akber and Mohammad Imran and others. That's all what I can articulate. This is so insulting to our players that we can't even say proper goodbyes and appreciate our superstars for their services.
Unfortunately, we didn't learn anything from the past and we are still blaming the players for the recent defeat and made Mohammad Imran and others to resign.
A part of this crap sportive system we still love our national game and we are hoping one day someone changes the disable system and take our national game to the top again.
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On April 24th, 2017, STS of NYS came to the rescue of Clare Rose, a Budweiser distributer in Long Island, New York. Almost three months later, the Clare Rose strike came to an end.
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"Where there are options, there is hope."
A mother is raising money to help find a cure after her three-year-old daughter was diagnosed with a brain tumour.
Paola Gallardo is taking on our 10,000 Steps a Day in February Challenge after her daughter Sonia was diagnosed in August 2019. Sonia was diagnosed with a suprasellar low-grade glioma after months of tests to try to find the cause of her unexplained weight loss.
Due to its location close to the optic nerve, Sonia's tumour is inoperable. She began an 18-month course of chemotherapy in September 2019 and has 17 weeks of treatment remaining. She also continues to be monitored with MRI scans every three months.
Inspired by her daughter, Paola is joining thousands of other fundraisers around the country in taking on our 10,000 Steps a Day in February challenge. She has already tripled her target to raise more than £600 on her Facebook fundraiser.
Paola said: "Research is really important to us, as it meant that when Sonia got her diagnosis, she had treatment options and when there are options, there is hope. I've signed up to this challenge, to raise awareness and support a cause really close to our hearts."
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Bill (Bill) Gustoff (R-040)
State Representative Bill Gustoff
I was raised in Center Point, Iowa, by a municipal employee father and a school teacher mother, both of whom worked hard to support their three children. My small-town Iowa roots and working-class family life instilled in me a solid work ethic and a strong sense of community.  My best and most trusted friend is Sara, my wife of over 31 years, who is also an Iowa native. We have lived in Saylor Township for over 16 years, where we raised our four children currently ranging in ages from 25 to 12, and two of whom are still at home. Our entire family shares a love of people and community, and we have all been active over many years advocating at local and state levels for important issues, organizations, and candidates that promote freedom, strengthen families, and make Iowa a better place to live, raise a family, and operate a business. My passion for people and community is part of my daily professional life, too. As president of the legal division for a Nashville-based national charitable estate and gift planning firm, I have helped direct billions of dollars to charitable causes around the country! I am also the managing partner of the Hagenow Gustoff & Karas law firm, which my partners and I founded in 2009 with an express purpose of making a difference for causes that matter to Iowans. I am a small businessman who knows the struggles of making payroll and everything else that keeps small business owners awake at night. I have also been a longtime volunteer board member for numerous nonprofit organizations and active in local church leadership circles. My wide range of volunteer activities have included Habitat for Humanity of Iowa, Ruth Harbor Ministries, Iowa State Bar Association committees, school choice and parental organizations, and serving eight years on the State Central Committee of the Republican Party of Iowa (including the honor of being selected in each of those terms by my peers to serve as the party's Treasurer).


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The Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs receives the Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Korea
On Monday, 28 November 2022, the Principal Secretary for Foreign Affairs, Ambassador Vivianne Fock Tave, received the Ambassador-designate of the Republic of Korea, His Excellency Mr Kang Seokhee, at Maison Quéau de Quinssy ahead of his accreditation.
Seychelles and Korea enjoy a long-standing friendship dating back to 1976. The two countries have supported each other on issues relating to multilateralism and cooperated on international fora and other matters of mutual interests.
The meeting between the two diplomats focused on ways to bring a new impetus to the relationship and areas of cooperation. They also discussed the resumption of Seychelles – Korea Joint Commission on Bilateral Cooperation, noting that the last one was seven years ago. This would allow both parties to take stock of the existing cooperation and identify new areas in which the two countries could collaborate.
The Ambassador briefed the Principal Secretary on current affairs in the Korean Peninsula and their efforts toward maintaining peace in the region. Seychelles is a party to the Non-Nuclear Proliferation Treaty (NPT), the objective of which is to prevent the proliferation of nuclear weapons in the world and for the promotion of cooperation in the peaceful use of nuclear energy.
As Seychelles maintains its advocacy for the specificities of SIDS to be at the forefront of global dialogues, Ambassador Fock Tave briefed Ambassador Seokhee on the work being undertaken on the development of a Multidimensional Vulnerability Index and sought Korea's support to advocate for the adoption of the MVI.
Also present at the meeting were high officials of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism. Ambassador Seokhee was accompanied by the Honorary Consul for the Republic of Korea, Mr Conrad Benoiton, and diplomats from the Embassy of the Republic of Korea based in Addis Ababa, Ethiopia.
Distributed by APO Group on behalf of Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Tourism – Foreign Affairs Department, Republic of Seychelles.
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Anyone trying to raise money for a Kickstarter project knows that it is critical to make a good (or funny!) first impression, with, say, a bold cheeseburger-style set of wrapping papers for instance.
Hence, of course, this first series of five papers covering top and bottom buns, cheese, lettuce and tomatoes so your under-the-tree stack this year can make a mouth-watering statement.
With three weeks to go, these New York designers are already past their target fundraising goal needed to print 1,000 sheets of each design – lucky supporters will get free copies and some will get a cute (or is it straight-up kitsch?) little golden hamburger trophy, too.


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El Banco Anglo Sudamericano fue una institución financiera de capitales ingleses en Sudamérica. Fue fundado en 1888 con el nombre de Banco de Tarapacá y Londres, operando en Chile, hasta que en 1900 absorbió al Banco Anglo Argentino y pasó a llamarse Banco de Tarapacá y Argentina. Adoptó su nombre definitivo en 1907. En 1924 se fusionó con el Banco Británico de la América del Sur.

Historia

Comienzos
En 1883, Chile, triunfador en la Guerra del Pacífico, anexó la provincia peruana de Tarapacá. Una sociedad comercial encabezada por John Thomas North, un importante inversor inglés, dueño de gran parte de las minas de salitre del recién anexado territorio chileno, fundó el Banco de Tarapacá y Londres para ingresar en el negocio del nitrato. Más adelante, se expandió hacia los rubros del café y la cocoa hasta consolidar una vasta red financiera parte del Imperio Británico. El banco tenía sus oficinas centrales en Londres, pero la mayoría de sus operaciones tenía lugar en el extranjero, principalmente en Chile.

A comienzos del Siglo XX, el Banco de Taracapá y Londres comenzó a buscar nuevas oportunidades de inversión fuera de Chile. Su plan fue establecerse en Buenos Aires, capital de Argentina, donde cuatro bancos británicos ya estaban radicados. Compró el más pequeño de éstos, el Banco Anglo-Argentino, que había sido fundado en 1889 y que tenía dos sedes, en Buenos Aires y en Montevideo, capital de Uruguay. El banco, rebautizado primero como Banco de Tarapacá y Argentina y finalmente como Banco Anglo Sudamericano se asoció con bancos belgas, abrió una rama en Alemania y consiguió una abrir una cuenta en el Banco de Inglaterra.

El Commercial Bank of Spanish America y su adquisición
En 1910, el banco adquirió una participación accionaria minoritaria en otro de los bancos ingleses que operaban en Buenos Aires, el Commercial Bank of Spanish America (Banco Comercial de Hispanoamérica), y siete años después, en 1917, obtuvo el control total. Sin embargo, operó ambos bancos por separado.

El capital del Banco Comercial de Hispanoamérica provenía de una serie de fusiones de bancos ingleses establecidos en Centroamérica también en las décadas finales del Siglo XIX: La Cortés Commercial and Banking Company, el Banco de Nicaragua, que se ocupaba de financiar el comercio del café y el Banco Particular de El Salvador, principalmente.

El Palacio de la Reconquista, la sede del Banco Comercial de Hispanoamérica en la  Argentina, está ubicado en la calle Reconquista (de allí su nombre), en el distrito financiero de Buenos Aires. Fue diseñado por los arquitectos británicos Paul Bell Chambers y Louis Newbery Thomas en un estilo académico característico de los vistosos edificios financieros de la época. Su construcción se completó en 1920.

El Banco Comercial declinó como consecuencia de la Primera Guerra Mundial. Muchos de sus accionistas vendieron un buen número de acciones al Banco Anglo-Sudamericano. Con esta adquisición, el Banco Anglo Sudamericano ahora controlaba varias sucursales en Argentina (Buenos Aires, Mendoza, y Bahía Blanca), Bolivia, Centroamérica, Colombia, Cuba, Ecuador, México, Perú, Uruguay y Venezuela. En 1926, el banco compró las ramas restantes del Banco Comercial en Centroamérica, Colombia, Ecuador y Venezuela.

Expansión y caída
En 1920, el banco continuó su expansión con la adquisición de dos nuevas instituciones financieras: el British Bank of South America (Banco británico de Sudamérica), y un 60% de las acciones de la firma Banco de A. Edwards y Cía., en Chile. El Banco Británico de Sudamérica provenía de capitales invertidos en Brasil desde 1862 y tardíamente se había expandido hacia las principales ciudades portuarias de Argentina, Buenos Aires y Rosario. Por otro lado, el Banco de A. Edwards y Cía había sido fundado en 1867 y se dedicaba a la impresión de billetes en Pesos Chilenos y Libras Esterlinas.

A partir de fines de la década de 1920, el desarrollo de nitratos sintéticos y la Gran Depresión tuvieron un impacto negativo sobre los negocios del Banco Anglo Sudamericano.  En 1936, entró en una fase de liquidación. Su principal rival, el Bank of London and South America (Banco de Londres y América del Sur), conocido por sus siglas BOLSA, ganó control de muchas de sus filiales. Por ejemplo, Banco A. Edwards pasó a ser una subsidiaria de BOLSA, hasta su adquisición por Midland Bank en 1987 y diez años después por HSBC Bank Argentina, mientras que las operaciones de Edwards en Chile pasaron al Banco de Chile en 2001.

Fuentes

Anglo Sudamericano
Anglo Sudamericano
Bancos de Reino Unido


Rose Valley Water Company was founded in 1958 by a west valley rancher and his family in what was called "Dove Valley". Soon they began providing water for neighboring ranches and homes. Over the years, pieces of the ranch were sold off to small developers and people looking for a chance to build a home away from downtown Phoenix. By 1991, Rose Valley Water serviced over 200 homes. In 1997, developers began constructing over 2,100 additional homes. Today, Rose Valley Water provides water to approximately 2,400 households in the west valley. Rose Valley Water Company is owned by the 3rd generation family of that same west valley rancher.
Rose Valley Water Company acquired its name because 40 acres of the family ranch was leased to graft and grow special hybrids of roses. Local neighbors, enjoying the beauty of the roses, nicknamed the area "Rose Valley".


The question we are going to answer in this article is, "How to Handle Referencing Styles in Assignments?" If you are new to academic writing, referencing styles can be a nightmare for you! In fact, referencing styles are not difficult if we get guidance from a right place. There are plenty of websites on the internet that can help academic writers cite references in a particular referencing style.
There are a lot of referencing styles used in the world. But as a student or academic writer, you do not need to learn all of these referencing styles. There are about 5 referencing styles that are widely used in the world these days. You just need to learn a referencing style that your teacher has asked you to use in your assignment or project. There are two main parts of citation when it comes to citing a source. One is called "reference page citation" part and the other is called "in-text citation" part.
If you are an academic writer, you will come across about 5 referencing styles every now and then. These 6 famous and widely used referencing styles include APA, Harvard, MLA, Chicago, Turabian and Oxford. All these referencing styles include the name of the author(s); the title of the book (journal, web page, etc.; year of publication; publisher. So, one thing is sure, we are definitely going to write these attributes.
The difference between these referencing styles lies in the difference in the arrangement of information about the author, title, date, publisher, etc. The most widely used referencing styles all over the world are the APA (American Psychological Association) referencing style, followed by the Harvard referencing style. The websites of different universities and other independent websites provide complete information about referencing styles.
References Page Citation: Jones (1998) found "students often had difficulty using APA style" (p. 199); what implications does this have for teachers?
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Tour of Norway 2021 – Stage 4 [FULL STAGE]
Tour of Norway 2021 – Stage 4 – Hinna Park – Stavanger : 156,5 km
The 2021 Tour of Norway is a men's road cycling stage race which is taking place from 19 to 22 August 2021.
The 2021 Tour of Norway is a men's road cycling stage race which is taking place from 19 to 22 August 2021. It is the 10th edition of the Tour of Norway, which is rated as a 2.Pro event on the 2021 UCI Europe Tour and the 2021 UCI ProSeries calendars. This edition is the race's first in the UCI ProSeries; The race was originally six stages long and scheduled to be held from 19–24 May, but it was later reduced to four stages and scheduled to begin instead on 21 May. However, on 16 April, the shortened race was postponed to 19–22 August due to a spike in COVID-19 cases.
Ethan Hayter (Ineos Grenadiers) claimed the first stage race victory of his professional career taking home the overall title in the Tour of Norway after winning the first two stages.
The British rider topped Ide Schelling (Bora-Hansgrohe) by 15 seconds with Mike Teunissen (Jumbo-Visma) in third at 25 seconds.
"This is my first GC win and it definitely wasn't an easy one," Hayter said after successfully defending his lead for three stages.
"The first two days I got an advantage and then defending it on stage 3 was the hardest day of all of them. It's not been an easy race. I really enjoyed this race. The weather has been amazing, the views have been amazing and the race has been great."
Bora-Hansgrohe's Matthew Walls took the first victory of his professional career in the final sprint stage to Stavanger, beating former world champion Mads Pedersen (Trek-Segafredo) and Daniel Hoelgaard (Uno-X).
"I am super happy with my first pro victory today," Walls said. "Big thanks to the whole team and especially Nils for the perfect leadout over the last couple of kilometers. I was not quite sure how my shape is going to be after the Olympics and I did not expect anything here but I am more than happy that it worked out and I could finish it off!"
1	Matthew Walls (GBr) Bora-Hansgrohe	3:25:16
2	Mads Pedersen (Den) Trek-Segafredo
3	Daniel Hoelgaard (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
4	Mike Teunissen (Ned) Jumbo-Visma
5	Tosh Van Der Sande (Bel) Lotto Soudal
6	Alexander Kristoff (Nor) UAE Team Emirates
7	Nils Lau Broge (Den) BHS-PL Beton Bornholm
8	Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team
9	Nick van der Lijke (Ned) Riwal Cycling Team
10	Cedric Beullens (Bel) Sport Vlaanderen-Baloise
Final General Classification :
1	Ethan Hayter (GBr) Ineos Grenadiers	15:15:00
2	Ide Schelling (Ned) Bora-Hansgrohe	0:00:15
3	Mike Teunissen (Ned) Jumbo-Visma	0:00:25
4	Markus Hoelgaard (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	0:00:33
5	James Shaw (GBr) Ribble Weldtite Pro Cycling
6	Kristian Aasvold (Nor) Team Coop
7	Mattias Skjelmose (Den) Trek-Segafredo
8	Lucas Eriksson (Swe) Riwal Cycling Team
9	Torstein Træen (Nor) Uno-X Pro Cycling Team	0:00:35
10	Sven Erik Bystrøm (Nor) UAE Team Emirates	0:00:41
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The east shore of the Rupanco Lake is one of those places where modern infrastructure has – luckily for us- slowly came. The natural hot springs are just in the shore of the lake, but in the opposite side of where a car can arrive.
Despite the settlers discovered them early in the 20th century and an important hotel was built in 1940 (and destroyed on May 22nd 1960), they are not in the roadmap of many visitors. We will made our way to them by foot and boat. Beginning in the other side of the mountain, at the foots of the Casa Blanca volcano, in Antillanca, the heart of the Puyehue National Park.
Following a trail that start in the upper part of the forest (1.219m) we will descent to the Rupanco lake (124m) enjoying of how vegetation changes and adapts at differents altitudes.
We will trek ~12 kilometers in around 5 hours. The trail goes the side of the volcano until it merged into the forest, sometimes it cross very dense bushes ("Quila") and after or during rains it can be muddy. We will end the trek in the mouth of the "Gaviotas" river, from where a small motorboat will cross us to the hotsprings and our deserved pic-nic. After relaxing ours muscles we will cross the lake to meet our car and to drive back to town.
– Program is available only upon request!
Location: Puyehue National Park, Lakes District.
Highlights: South of Chile, Rainforest, Casa Blanca Volcano, Puyehue National Park, Rupanco Lake, Natural hot springs, Trekking.
Price p.p.: 1 person, $150.000; 2 persons, $130.000; 3 to 6 persons, $120.000, 7 to 8 persons $110.000.
Guide tips, additional services or upgrades, personal gear, life and/or travel insurance, porters or horses (if available), extra expenses for cities, alcoholic beverages, meals not specified in the itinerary or not included in the menu, extra nights lodging in cities or due to changes in the itinerary, everything else not mentioned in the program. .
Apt for people without previous climbing experience but with an adequate shape to participate in 4-8 hours per day of physical activity in a wilderness terrain. Physical condition is subject to guide evaluation.
Not suitable for people with heart problems or disabilities that may prevent them from participating in long term strenuous physical activity, children under the age of 18 without written authorization of parents or legal guardian. Minimum age to participate is 7 years old, maximum age to participate is 70. Participants between 7-12 years old do not carry a backpack. It is recommended that all participants undergo a complete physical before booking the climb. Due the location where the activity occurs we do not recommend it for pregnant women.
Min 1 / max 8 clients per ascension. Get in touch with us, if you are a bigger group.
– 6am: Transportation to Antillanca, Puyehue National Park.
– 9am: Beginning of the trek.
– 2pm: We will arrive at the "Gaviota" river and take the boat to the hot springs.
– 2:30pm: Picnic and relax in the shore of the lake.
– 4pm: Boat to "Puerto El Buey".
– 8pm: Return to Puerto Varas and of service.


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Florida makes quarantine optional for exposed…
Judge orders striking Woburn teachers to return to work
Florida makes quarantine optional for exposed students
Florida Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at a news conference, Thursday, Sept. 16, 2021, at the Broward Health Medical Center in Fort Lauderdale, Fla. DeSantis was there to promote the use of monoclonal antibody treatments for those infected with COVID-19. (AP Photo/Wilfredo Lee)
A day after assuming his job, Florida's newly appointed surgeon general on Wednesday signed new protocols allowing parents to decide whether their children should quarantine or stay in school if they are asymptomatic after being exposed to someone who has tested positive for COVID-19.
The new guidelines signed by Dr. Joseph Ladapo also tweaked the state's prohibition against school mask mandates, prompting an administrative law judge to dismiss a lawsuit against the old rule that had been filed by various school boards.
In terms of quarantine rules, Ladapo eliminated previous mandates requiring students to quarantine for at least four days off campus if they've been exposed. Under the new guidelines, students who have been exposed can continue going to campus, "without restrictions or disparate treatment," provided they are asymptomatic. They can also quarantine, but no longer than seven days, provided they do not get sick.
"Quarantining healthy students is incredibly damaging for their educational advancement," Republican Gov. Ron DeSantis said Wednesday at a news conference in Kissimmee. "It's also disruptive for families. We are going to be following a symptoms-based approach."
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention says people who get infected can spread the virus starting from two days before they have any symptoms. The CDC recommends that a student should quarantine for 14 days if they are unvaccinated. They can shorten the quarantine to seven days by testing negative, according to the CDC.
The president of a statewide teachers' union said school districts need all the tools necessary to keep children safe.
"Limiting districts' options and blocking them from following CDC guidelines is not in the best interest of the health of our students, employees or families," said Andrew Spar, president of the Florida Education Association.
DeSantis named Ladapo to the job on Tuesday. Ladapo, who previously was a UCLA doctor and health policy researcher, shares the governor's approach to managing the coronavirus pandemic. Like DeSantis, Ladapo has said he doesn't believe in school closures, lockdowns or vaccine mandates.
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