When taking taxis from an airport to your hotel, travel within the great deal more costly airport Holiday taxis and ensure that the drivers have official identification. Never take a taxi waiting outside the airport grounds.
I know this sounds extreme, but it's by far much better to be secure than sorry.
When travelling from your hotel to the airport, go with a taxi recommended by the hotel.
Once again, taxi's may be extremely hazardous. I can't express that sufficient.
Try to avoid arriving in a new city or town late in the evening.
This can just go wrong in numerous ways. It is much less challenging acquiring checked in during the daytime and security in the evening in particular areas is just horrendous.
Since when is travelling in numbers not a great notion?
Learn the basic principles of the local language prior to you arrive. Do not anticipate that folks will speak English.
English is getting far more widely spoken presently, but you want to be positive. You ought to often check on these things prior to your arrival.
A money belt is fantastic if it's an alternative that you prepared to check out. There are many different styles of cash belt. One of possibly the most well-liked is an "over the shoulder" style wallet on a strap that you were underneath your top. This makes it quite hard for a thief to make off with your valuables.
Avoid going on your own to remote areas/ruins where the tourist would be expected to go. Seek local advice or take a guide.
Read the guidebooks and talk with other tourists to discover out which areas are greatest avoided.
When leaving discos late in the evening take a taxi house in spite of how close your hostel is. Outside most discos, you will discover a street vendor selling cigarettes. Normally these folks know all the taxi drivers and can suggest a safe one.
When arriving in a new town, keep to your original plan and stay in the hostel that you've decided on. Don't let the taxi driver persuade you that your hostel is fully booked and that he knows a cheaper and far better one. He'll be working on commission and in addition, the hostel possibly won't be in a safe component of town.
Even better, when arriving lane/train in a new city, try to book your hotel in advance, preferably with a hotel that has an airport/station collection service.
Don't wear expensive looking jewellery.
On public transport have your day pack close to you constantly, preferably with the straps around your legs or padlocked to the luggage rack. On buses, your backpack will typically go outside, either on the surface of the roof or within the exterior luggage compartments. On lengthy distance buses ask for an acknowledgement for your bags. On short rides just keep a careful eye out each time the bus stops to off-load bags. Inside the occasion of having your bags stolen, stay with the bus – you will possibly require a declaration from the bus company accepting responsibility for the loss as a means to claim any dollars from your insurance establishment.
Leave your valuables in your hotel safe when making day trips or longer tours. Buy an acknowledgement not just for your money belt/wallet etc. but for its contents, with every item listed.
Should you have to leave your passport and charge cards together, location the credit card in a sealed envelope and sign your name across the flap. This way when you return you'll know that little has been tampered with.
If intending to going to market areas, crowded streets, fiestas etc. don't go with all your valuables. Leave them inside the hotel. If you are planning on buying something costly keep your dollars safely in a dollars belt. Attempt to be discreet when opening it! To safeguard little change within your pockets you can stuff a handkerchief in after.
If the pavements are genuinely crowded, especially in marketplace areas, walk within the road.
In case you suspect a person is following you, stop and stare them inside the eye until they are going. In the occasion you actually acquired a poor feeling about a location, go with your initial instincts and leave. Bag slashing is rare presently but for added safety, you'll be able to wear your day pack on your chest.
If it's on your back try to walk without stopping. In case you have to stop, sway your pack gently back plus forth to ensure that you can feel if any individual is tampering with it.
When putting your bag down on the floor, to take a photograph or just to sit in a café, remember to place your foot by the use of the strap. Not just will it be impossible to snap up, likewise you won't forget it! This is the most frequent sort of theft – tourists forgetting bags in cafes and on returning to ask if anyone has seen it, you've guessed it, it's gone.


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Q: Repository naming conventions for web application I have a web application that, like usual, is divided in two parts: server-side and client-side.
I like to work with international naming conventions for everything, and I've been trying to find some conventions on how to name my repositories.
What should I name my repositories on GitHub?
server-side - For the server-side application
client-side - For the client-side application
I've also hear someone say that the server-side repository should be called API.
Is that correct? What would you guys do?

A: "server-side" and "client-side" sound great to me.
With naming conventions, if you have to think more than 1 minute about them, you're thinking too hard! Just name it so that it is self-explanatory & clear, especially to yourself -- no one else is going to care about this as much as you do. Besides, names can always be easily changed later.

A: I assume you are developing an application which belongs together. The server and client side are related to each other. This means to me to have a single repository called "Application" which contains both server and client side.

A: Project layout conventions vary between languages and build systems.
For example a simple java web app could look like this when using the Maven build system.
appname
|-- pom.xml
`-- src
    `-- main
        |-- java
        |   `-- com
        |       `-- company
        |           `-- appname
        |               `-- Controller.java
        `-- webapp
            `-- view.jsp

The view.jsp is the client side view and the Controller.java is the server side business logic.

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Q: Question About Regions In PSN I just wanted to ask for example if I have a region 2 PSN account and buy a region 1 disc, is gonna be a problem for running it?

A: There will be no problem running it but you cannot get any preorder content, DLC, or anything else associated with a code since it will be tied to the store in region 1.  You can get around this if you'd like by creating an account in region 1 and making your PS4 the main PS4 of that account which will share all content from that account with other accounts on your PS4.  As a side note, this will not work with all games since some DLC is tied to an account you have with a company rather than your PSN account.  In my experience, this happens with Bethesda games which I bought from the US store and played on a Japanese account because the content was bound to an account on the Bethesda website which could not be linked to multiple PSN accounts.
TLDR: If you don't plan on getting DLC/do not have preorder content, the game will work fine.  Playstation 4s are not region locked.


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Sherlock Holmes | 2009
Sherlock Holmes film location: Lord Blackwood rises from the Blackwood vault: Brompton Cemetery, Old Brompton Road, London SW5
Greater Manchester;
Merseyside;
Berkshire;
Hertfordshire;
Kent;
Robert Downey Jr,
Jude Law,
Rachel McAdams,
Mark Strong,
Eddie Marsan,
Geraldine James,
James Fox,
Hans Matheson,
Kelly Reilly,
Bronagh Gallagher,
Ned Dennehy
Victorian London is knitted together from real locations all over England (along with studio sets and imaginative CGI) in Guy Ritchie's irreverent take on the Sherlock Holmes canon. The film bounces along enjoyably enough, though the ratio of cerebral deduction to fisticuffs is a slightly tilted the wrong way, and the script seems set up to spawn a franchise.
Sherlock Holmes film location: the journey to St Paul's: Middle Temple Lane
The opening scene, of Inspector Lestrade (Eddie Marsan) and Dr Watson (Jude Law) heading towards St Paul's Cathedral is filmed on Middle Temple Lane (where Michael Gambon was abducted in Robert de Niro's CIA thriller The Good Shepherd, and where the haunted Lawrence Talbot (Benicio Del Toro) walks the streets in The Wolfman).
Sherlock Holmes film location: the human sacrifice in 'St Paul's Cathedral': Priory Church of St Bartholomew the Great, Smithfield, London
They arrive at St Paul's Cathedral, where the spiral staircase chase was filmed. The crypt, though, where Lord Blackwood (Mark Strong) is apprehended while preparing a human sacrifice, is the nave of the Priory Church of St Bartholomew The Great in Smithfield (a familiar location seen in Robin Hood, Prince of Thieves, Four Weddings and a Funeral, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Neil Jordan's The End Of The Affair and Shakespeare in Love among many other productions).
Sherlock Holmes film location: Holmes dines with Watson and his fiancée: The Reform Club, Pall Mall, London SW1 | Photograph: Alamy Stock Photo / Timeline Images
Don't count on booking a table at classy restaurant 'The Royale', where a disgruntled Holmes (Robert Downey Jr) disrupts the meal with Watson and his fiancée, Mary. The restaurant was conjured up inside the Reform Club, 104 Pall Mall, one of London's exclusive gentlemen's clubs, previously featured in Bond movies Die Another Day and Quantum Of Solace, as the 'Geographers' Guild' in Paddington, in the 2001 remake of The Four Feathers with Heath Ledger, Lindsay Anderson's anarchic O Lucky Man! and Roger Donaldson's The Bounty.
Sherlock Holmes film location: the streets of Central London: Royal Naval College, Greenwich, London SE10
Another location from The Bounty supplied the elegant streets of central London, the grounds of the Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, London SE10. The adaptable complex has also been seen in Tom Hooper's hugely successful film of Les Misérables, The Madness Of King George, Four Weddings And A Funeral, Thor: The Dark World, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, The Mummy Returns; The Duchess, Young Victoria, Pirates Of The Caribbean: On Stranger Tides, The Music Lovers and many other productions.
Lord Blackwood appears to have risen from the Blackwood family vault in Brompton Cemetery, Old Brompton Road, Earl's Court. Another screen favourite, look out for its gloriously decayed Victorian extravagance in GoldenEye, Mission: Impossible – Rogue Nation, David Cronenberg's Eastern Promises and Stormbreaker.
The crowded working-class streets of the capital were filmed in central Manchester, on Little Lever Street, Bunsen Street, Mangle Street and Back Piccadilly.
The 'London' docks, where a ship is being built – and gets prematurely launched– was filmed at Chatham Historic Dockyard in Kent. The docks' gates also became the entrance to 'Pentonville Prison', where Holmes and Watson are subsequently incarcerated. The docks were more recently seen as 'Montreuil-sur-Mer' in Les Misérables and as the Egyptian port of 'Giza' in The Mummy.
Sherlock Holmes film location: The headquarters of the 'Temple of the Four Orders': Hatfield House, Hatfield, Hertfordshire | Photograph: wikimedia / Esther Westerveld
The headquarters of the 'Temple of the Four Orders' – supposedly in 'St James's' – where Holmes meets Sir Thomas (James Fox) and the Home Secretary (Hans Matheson) is the Long Gallery of Hatfield House, Hatfield in Hertfordshire. James Fox should feel at home here – the same gallery was also his house in Tim Burton's Charlie and the Chocolate Factory. The house also became the 'Diogenes Club' in Mr Holmes, with Ian McKellen, as well as being seen in Shakespeare In Love, Elizabeth: The Golden Age, Henry VIII and his Six Wives, Lara Croft: Tomb Raider, and Greystoke: The Legend Of Tarzan, Lord Of The Apes.
Sherlock Holmes film location: the 'Piccadilly Circus' hotel: Cliveden House, Berkshire | Photograph: Wikimedia / Daderot
The room in the 'Grand Hotel, Piccadilly Circus', where Holmes has an eventful encounter with the devious Irene Adler (Rachel McAdams), is Cliveden House Hotel in Berkshire (site of the actual events recounted in the 1989 movie Scandal), three miles northeast of Maidenhead on the B476 Hedsor road (rail: Taplow). Once home to the Astor family, Cliveden is now a National Trust property, and the house itself is a luxury hotel. It stands in for 'Buckingham Palace' in The Beatles' second film, Help!, and as the country home of Sir Rodney in Carry On – Don't Lose Your Head and its clock tower is briefly featured in Kenneth Branagh's Cinderella.
Sherlock Holmes film location: Sir Thomas's grand house: College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street, London EC4
The exterior of Sir Thomas's grand home is the College of Arms, Queen Victoria Street, EC4, in the City of London (which, you might remember, is where James Bond gets a crash course in heraldry in On Her Majesty's Secret Service).
Sherlock Holmes film location: Blackwood at the Masonic meeting: Freemasons' Hall, 60 Great Queen Street, Holborn WC2
The Masonic meeting, where Blackwood pulls the old Bond villain trick of kindly allowing anybody with doubts to leave freely, is fittingly held in the Third Vestibule of the Freemasons' Hall, 60 Great Queen Street, Holborn WC2. The throne which Blackwood occupies is set up between sculptor Walter Gilbert's huge bronze doors, which actually open into the Grand Temple.
The building's grand interiors can be seen in many films – even standing in for Saddam Hussein's 'Baghdad' palace in Paul Greengrass's Green Zone.
Sherlock Holmes film location: the 'Houses of Parliament': Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester | Photograph: iStockphoto / Andrew Medina
Back up north, the elaborate Gothic Revival interior of Manchester Town Hall, on Albert Square, stood in for London's 'Houses of Parliament', where Blackwood reveals his sinister plan. The Town Hall is used the same way in both Louis Malle's 1993 melodrama Damage and in Phyllida Lloyd's film about Margaret Thatcher, The Iron Lady.
The 'London warehouses' on the Thames alongside a partially-built Tower Bridge are Stanley Dock in Liverpool. Now developed as (inevitably) 'luxury apartments', the famous docks are also seen in Captain America: The First Avenger.
And New York? Studio sets were built in the US, at the Marcy Avenue Armory, 355 Marcy Avenue, Williamsburg in Brooklyn (which has housed productions including Martin Scorsese's The Departed and Will Smith thriller I Am Legend). Here, the attic of the Punch Bowl pub (site of the bare-knuckle fight), the interior of Holmes's 221B Baker Street apartments, and a section of the uncompleted Tower Bridge, were constructed. The Punch Bowl, incidentally, is the name of director Guy Ritchie's real boozer, on Farm Street in London's classy Mayfair.
UK | London
Flights: Heathrow Airport; Gatwick Airport
Visit: London
Travelling: Transport For London
Visit: St Paul's Cathedral
Visit: the Priory Church of St Bartholomew The Great, West Smithfield, London EC1A 9DS (tel: 020.7600.0440)
Visit: the Old Royal Naval College, King William Walk, London SE10 9NN (tel: 020.8269.4747)
Visit: the College of Arms, 130 Queen Victoria Street, London EC4V 4BT (tel: 020.7248.2762)
UK | Greater Manchester
Visit: Manchester
Flights: Manchester Airport, Manchester M90 1QX (tel: 0871.271.0711)
Rail: Manchester Piccadilly (from London Euston)
Visit: Manchester Town Hall, Albert Square, Manchester M60 2LA (tel: 0161.234.4343)
UK | Merseyside
Visit: Liverpool
Flights: Liverpool John Lennon Airport, Speke, Liverpool L24 1YD (tel: 0871.521.8484)
Rail: Liverpool Lime Street, from London Euston
Visit: Stanley Dock
UK | Berkshire
Visit: Berkshire
Visit: Berkshire, Southeast England
Visit: Windsor & Maidenhead
Visit: Cliveden House Hotel, Cliveden Road, Taplow, Berkshire SL6 0JF (tel: 01628.607100)
UK | Hertfordshire
Visit: Hertfordshire
Visit: Hatfield House, Hatfield AL9 5NQ (tel: 01707.287010)
UK | Kent
Visit: Kent
Visit: Chatham Historic Dockyard, Church Lane, Chatham ME4 4TE (tel: 01634.823800)
Flights: John F Kennedy International Airport, New York, NY 11430 (tel: 718.244.4444)
Visit: New York
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Deciding who to hire for an open position plays a big role in the future success of an organization. While many companies seek qualified candidates that have a particular skill set, it's now understood that workplace success is strongly influenced by a person's emotional intelligence (EQ).
While hiring a candidate quickly might be a key goal, placing greater emphasis on the quality of hires will ensure that performance and retention numbers continue to improve. Here is how a focus on EQ can help companies achieve their goals.
Emotional intelligence is a quality that affects how individuals make personal decisions, manage behavior, and navigate social complexities. EQ is a person's skills as they relate to two areas: personal competence and social competence.
Within these areas, a person might have skills that allow them to manage relationships, identify with the emotions of others, practice self-awareness, and manage their own emotions and behavior. While EQ can be developed over time in some people, hiring candidates with EQ already in place is a better solution for any business.
Most companies want the best and brightest on their teams, but too often focus on the wrong criteria when selecting candidates. Recent studies show that IQ and technical ability aren't the driving forces behind job performance. Companies studied found that EQ accounts for two-thirds of job performance differences, while technical ability and IQ account for just one-third.
Consequently, hiring individuals with a high EQ will bring a company higher quality employees. The question, then, is how does a company screen job candidates for EQ?
If a company hires emotionally intelligent employees, there's a good chance of high worker satisfaction and a more cohesive corporate culture. So, how do businesses find these high EQ candidates?
First, let's start with how not to find them. Avoid using personality tests to screen for EQ. There's a false misconception that EQ and personality are the same things, and this isn't the case. Companies should also avoid using self-report tests and 360-feedback instruments to measure EQ. Self-reporting often does not work and 360-feedback can be easily manipulated or gamed for the desired outcome.
One of the best ways to screen job candidates for EQ is through behavioral questioning. This approach allows the candidate to describe real-life situations in which they demonstrated skills but also dealt with such things as failure, conflicts, and overcoming obstacles.
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What Are Home DNA Tests And How Do They Change Our Life?
Jane Koval
DNA testing is today an integral feature of any effort to determine identity, but its origins can be traced back to 1866 and a Czech monk named Gregor Mendel whose experiments on pea plants set the wheels in motion for a whole new realm of study in the field of heredity and genetics. Different blood types were identified in the 1920s, but it wasn?t until some sixty years later that the first DNA tests were able to map differences in our genetic make-up which are unique to every individual. It was a process applying these principles, developed in conjunction with the Forensic Science Service in the UK, which led to the solving of the rape and murder of two teenagers in what was to prove a groundbreaking case. These operations employed methods then considered to be at the cutting edge of science but which in fact were not much different to how home DNA kits work for millions of ordinary people today. The Emergence of DNA Testing as a Universal Tool This technology was then only at the disposal of advanced scientific research establishments, the military (see this article from the National Library of Medicine) and law enforcement agencies. It wasn?t until the later identification of Next Generation Sequencing, in the 2000s, that its potential as a means of prompting research by the wider public into their own unique genetic heritage became apparent. In 2009, Time magazine noted the transformation of DNA profiling from a plaything of the elite to a tool of mass discovery. As DNA testing became more mainstream its uses naturally multiplied. As well as using it for solving crimes or in advanced medical procedures it soon became clear that it could provide a range of other indicators, some of them of less import but nonetheless useful to ordinary people wishing to know more about themselves. Its accessibility and simplicity in testing without the need for expensive machinery made it ideal for mass-consumption. The Impact of Home DNA Testing on Industry At less than S100 apiece, genetic testing kits supported by huge databases enable people from around the world to pinpoint their own precise ethnic make-up and to identify other people to whom they may be related. Thus low-cost genetic testing has revolutionized the way in which industry can access information once available only to major scientific corporations and governments. This has led to its use in a number of fields which not very long ago wouldn?t have been possible. Paternity Testing The relative ease with which a thing such as a paternity test can be accurately undertaken has generated a much greater interest in seeking out such information. Whereas once a person may not have gone to the expense of confirming their parentage unless there was a real issue involved which rendered it unavoidable, now that it is much easier and cheaper to do there is more likelihood that some will wish to undergo such a test ?just to be sure?. This has created an opportunity for small business to offer paternity testing services without incurring the prohibitive overheads and initial investment costs which once would have been involved. In the same way public interest in investigating any potential hereditary medical conditions has also increased in line with the availability of such information. Private Surveillance DNA testing has been used by law enforcement agencies in criminal investigations since the 1980s, but it was another twenty years before the technology became accessible to small private investigation firms and now features as an integral part of their armory. Forensic investigation is now within the remit of private detectives investigating matters of identity, location and placing individuals at scenes, as well as enabling the exploration of potential criminal issues which may not have been pursued by the authorities. Assisting Law Enforcement Buzzfeed reported recently that Family Tree DNA, one of the largest companies in home genetic testing, has allowed the FBI access to its vast database in order to help it solve cases of violent crime. This has proved both helpful and contentious, as customers of the DNA firm protest that they did not consent to their information being passed on in this way. Conclusion Home DNA tests are making major changes in our everyday lives and how we view our health. Consult a doctor or professional if you have any questions, and consider your options before embarking on using one of these tests
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This Cinnamon Swirl Bundt Cake is a perfect dessert! Warm vanilla cake with a sweet cinnamon sugar swirl through the centre. Delicious!
Is there any kind of cake better than a warm vanilla cake with a bite full of cinnamon and sugar? I think not. Well except maybe a chocolate cake…but this Cinnamon Swirl Cake is a close first place contender.
Today was a cake baking kind of day and I embraced it. I'm trapped inside in minus 30 degree weather, and it's days like this when my oven calls to me for cake. But really, I'm not sure there's any day that wouldn't be made brighter with a piece of homemade cake. No need for a fancy occasion for a warm and delicious cake right from the oven. No need at all I say.
So I seized the moment and made this Cinnamon Swirl Bundt Cake. What I really like about this recipe is how easy it is to make…seriously it's no harder than mixing up a batch of pancakes. The ingredients for this cake are so simple, and I'm willing to bet you have them in your home already…nothing fancy here. In fact you can have this cake on the table and ready to serve in just over an hour…what a treat for your family!
I actually made this cake with the holiday season in mind, but you could serve it any time of year. But for me, there's something about Christmas that makes me think of desserts with cinnamon as a main ingredient…cinnamon is such a holiday flavour. I think it would be wonderful for Christmas day brunch!
All delicious and tender and sweet and cinnamon-y. Irresistible.
Try this recipe at home, I bet your family will love it! It's a keeper.
To the butter mix, add 1/3 of the flour, then 1/2 of the milk. Repeat until all combined.
Prepare your Bundt pan. You can either flour and butter your pan, or use a flour spray (this is my preferred method).
Then in a separate bowl combine the 1/3 cup sugar and 2 tbsp of cinnamon. You may not use it all…I tend to use about 3/4 of this mixture, and save the rest for cinnamon toast!
Spread half of the cake batter in the bottom of the Bundt Pan. Then sprinkle on about 1/2 of the cinnamon/sugar mix. Then using a fork, stir it a little into the batter.
Add the rest of the batter and sprinkle on more of the cinnamon/sugar mix. Stir again, just a little. Again, you may find there is too much sugar so just add as much as you like.


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Enboarder raises £6.3m in Series A funding
Alara Basul
Funding / Wed 19 Jun 2019
Enboarder has closed a £6.3m Series A funding round.
Greycroft was the lead investor in the latest round which brings Enboarder's total funding to £9.45m, with Next Coast Ventures and Stage 2 Capital also participating.
Enboarder is planning to double the size of its team in the next 12 months, with the Series A investment going towards building out several of the company's functions.
Enboarder delivers onboarding software which was designed for adaptable journeys based on people experience data.
Since launching in 2015, companies such as McDonald's, Hugo Boss and EA Games have used the platform to deliver onboarding experiences.
Brent Pearson, CEO and Founder of Enboarder, said: "The HR tools that most businesses rely on today were built for a world that no longer exists.
"We're living in an experience era and yet we welcome new hires with an antiquated process. Employees have all the power today and place a premium on experience. Employers need to adapt in order to thrive, and that's what we're focused on at Enboarder."
Will Szczerbiak, Principal at Greycroft, added: "Companies that do not adopt solutions to power an exceptional employee experience will lose the war for talent.
"Enboarder sits right at the centre of this trend with onboarding, which in the traditional form is broken, missing a prime opportunity to make a positive impression on an employee.
"The platform also extends to other parts of the employee journey and enables the experience employees have come to expect.
"Customers absolutely love it, the team is terrific and has executed flawlessly since we joined the seed in 2018, and we feel strongly that Enboarder will become the category leader of this emerging part of the HR tech stack."
Enboarder is planning to double the size of its team in the next 12 months, with the Series A investment going towards building out the company's sales, marketing, customer success and product functions.
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Festivals in Marrakech
Marrakech is widely regarded as the creative soul of Morocco (with respect to Fes, which is definitely the spiritual heart of the country), and a number of annual festivals hosted by the city help to confirm the view. Specific dates can vary from year to year, but it's worth preplanning your trip to coincide with one of the following:
Dakka music -- polyrhythmic percussion beats accompanied by extended chanting -- has been performed for centuries by the craftsmen of Marrakech's souks in tribute to Sabaatou Rijal, the city's seven spiritual guards. For 10 days each February, the Dakka Marrakchia Festival brings together the craftsmen/performers from seven of Marrakech's districts for nightly performances in Jemaa el Fna as well as the city's Théâtre Royal.
The Festival International du Film de Marrakech (www.festivalmarrakech.info) aims to be North Africa's version of the Cannes Film Festival, and over its 6-year history, its has attracted the likes of Martin Scorsese, Francis Ford Coppola, Susan Sarandon, Jeremy Irons, and Roman Polanski, along with a host of Arabic, European, and Indian film stars. More than 100 films are shown during the weeklong festival, and select films are shown nightly on a huge screen in the northwest corner of Jemaa el Fna. Although the exact dates vary, it's always hosted toward the end of the year.
Friendship Fest (www.friendshipcaravan.org) is a musical event promoting peace and friendship between the cultures of North America and Morocco. Performed outside Bab Ighli and next to the Agdal Garden, recent concerts have attracted more than 200,000 people who had come to see some of North America's most popular Christian rock acts (Joy Williams and the Crabb Family, for example) perform alongside popular Moroccan contemporary and traditional music stars. The event is free and held each May.
The Marrakech Popular Arts Festival is held over 10 days each June or July. During the festival, Marrakech becomes a big open-air theater packed with traditional performers from all over Morocco -- High Atlas Berbers, Riffian-Andalusians, southern Gnaoua-ians, and Arabic belly dancers. The majority of performances take place in the El Badi Palace or on Jemaa el Fna, which becomes even more frenzied than usual. Each day is topped off by an evening performance by gun-wielding horsemen just outside Bab el Jdid.
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An international team of palaeontologists, including researchers from The University of Manchester, have uncovered evolutionary secrets hidden in the 100-million-year-old fossil of a hagfish – a slimy, eel-like scavenger that lived in an ancient ocean.
Researchers from the University of Chicago identified the first detailed fossil of a hagfish along with scientists from Manchester. The Manchester team were led by Professor's Phil Manning and Roy Wogelius, who used powerful x-rays generated at the Stanford Synchrotron Radiation Lightsource (SSRL) (a cyclic particle accelerator) to scan a unique fossil that has helped answer questions on when these ancient, jawless fish branched-off the vertebrate evolutionary tree.
The discovery is incredibly important as it changes our view of the evolutionary lineage that gave rise to modern-day jawed vertebrates, from bony fish to humans. The research is being published in the Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences.
The fossil, named Tethymyxine tapirostrum, was discovered in Lebanon and is a 30 cm long jawless fish embedded in a piece of Cretaceous Period limestone.
Professor Manning, Chair of Natural History at The University of Manchester, said: "This is an extremely significant discovery as it recalibrates our understanding of the evolutionary history of all early vertebrates, an ancestral line that leads to all jawed beasties including us. Humans!
Lampreys are another form of ancient, blood-sucking, jawless fish also still in existence today. These findings show that both the hagfish and lamprey evolved their eel-like body form and strange feeding systems after they branched off from the rest of the vertebrate line of ancestry about 500 million years ago.
Hagfish have a unique defense mechanism in the wild to ward off ocean predators. When being hunted in the sea, they can instantly turn the water around them into a cloud of slime, clogging the gills of would-be predators, such as sharks. It was this ability to produce slime that made Tethymyxine fossil all the more important and rare.
The discrete chemistry locked within the fossil could only be mapped using synchrotron-based imaging techniques developed by the Manchester/SSRL team. Manchester is an established as a world leader in the synchrotron-based imaging of fossil remains. This technique has permitted the team to identify the "chemical ghost" of the preserved soft tissue and slime glands of the fossil. Soft tissues are rarely preserved as fossils, which is why there are so few examples of ancient hagfish relatives to study.
The scanning picked up a signal for keratin, the same material that makes up fingernails in humans. Keratin is a crucial part of what makes the hagfish slime defence so effective.
Prof. Manning added: "This 'chemical' fossil has offered new and exciting evidence that has enabled a more robust reconstruction of the vertebrate family tree. However, it was only made possible through the collaboration of an international team, as Darwin once said, 'In the long history of humankind (and animal kind, too) those who learned to collaborate and improvise most effectively have prevailed'".


Isle of Wight Photography Tours and Workshops.
If you have an interest in visiting the best places for land, sea, and night sky photography on the beautiful Isle of Wight you should continue reading.
Hi, I'm Tim of Light at Night Photography. Over the years talking to my clients it has become apparent that many would like the opportunity when visiting to access some of its most photogenic locations with the added bonus if required of some photography tuition.
From my previous experience from teaching in outdoor activities to supporting various ages with challenging behaviour and additional needs, along with my passion in photography I have decided to combine my skills and bring to you isle of Wight photography tours.
Born and raised on the island, spending most of my spare time outdoors exploring the islands natural beauty I now wish to share my knowledge and give you the opportunity to capture the very best the island has to offer on camera. Making it a not just a moment in time but also one captured and printable.
I have put together a package that includes accommodation at the Royal Esplanade Hotel in Ryde plus transport for visiting locations.
You can expect, weather permitting, to achieve wonderful satisfying photos including breath-taking sunrises, sunsets, moonrises, moonsets along with stunning landscapes vistas.
The South side of the island offers dark skies and my particular passion for photography has to be Night scapes. So we will be busy morning noon and night.
In addition, I offer special photography tours to run alongside the events held on the Isle of Wight. More information relating to these tours can be found on my website.
My hours and workshops are flexible and can be run any time of the year and can be built around you. So if you can't attend a fixed date workshop/tour then there is no need to worry as i can work with you to personalise your very own tour to suit your schedule.
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March 29th to 1st April 2019: Astrophotography Weekend with accommodation and transport around the isle of wight, (limited spaces).
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MIT: Simply dispatching natural gas plants before coal would cut U.S. power-sector CO2 emissions 10%
Gas can be a bridge to low-carbon future if we put a price on CO2
ThinkProgress Jul 13, 2010, 5:26 pm
The overbuilding of natural gas combined cycle plants starting in the mid-1990s presents a significant opportunity for near term reductions in CO2 emissions from the power sector. The current fleet of natural gas combined cycle (NGCC) units has an average capacity factor of 41 percent, relative to a design capacity factor of up to 85 percent. However, with no carbon constraints, coal generation is generally dispatched to meet demand before NGCC generation because of its lower fuel price.
Modeling of the ERCOT region (largely Texas) suggests that CO2 emissions could be reduced by as much as 22 percent with no additional capital investment and without impacting system reliability by requiring a dispatch order that favors NGCC generation over inefficient coal generation; preliminary modeling suggests that nationwide CO2 emissions [from the power sector] would be reduced by over 10 percent. At the same time, this would also reduce air pollutants such as oxides of sulfur and nitrogen.
That's from the news release for the big MIT study, The Future of Natural Gas.
Considering that energy-related CO2 emissions are now down nearly 10% from 2005 levels, the point once again is that it is inexpensive and straightforward to reduce U.S. CO2 emissions to the 17% target for 2020 in most comprehensive climate bills — as I discussed over a year ago (see "Unconventional gas makes the 2020 climate targets so damn easy and cheap to meet"). Meeting such a 17% target in the utility sector alone, as in the latest incarnation of the watered-down climate bill, would be utterly trivial.CAP's Susan Lyon (along with Joseph Romm) has more on the MIT Study, which finds that natural will play a "crucial role" over the next several decades in reducing carbon emissions and serve as a bridge fuel between a dirty fossil fuel past and a clean energy future — if we put a price on carbon.
Ernest J. Moniz, Director of the MIT Energy Initiative (MITEI), noted that the analysis determined that natural gas could serve as a bridge between coal and renewable energy:
The study notes that the best way to spur this path forward is with a cap on carbon pollution. It recommends that, "a CO2 price for all fuels without long-term subsidies or other preferential policy treatment is the most effective way to achieve this result."
The 30-member study group modeled a variety of future policy scenarios. They found that natural gas plays a significant role in cutting greenhouse gas emissions with major reductions coming from displacing inefficient, dirty coal-fired electric plants.
Furthermore, as U.S. natural gas markets are relatively mature compared to other countries, the U.S. is poised to be a leader in the coming push to expand natural gas markets globally. Modeling shows that integrating the three global markets that currently exist — North America, Europe, and Asia — would significantly lower natural gas prices for American consumers.
Importantly, the study finds that "environmental issues associated with producing unconventional gas resources are manageable yet challenging." These environmental challenges, which have been heavily documented but are not yet thoroughly understood, stem primarily from the practice of hydraulic fracturing ('fracking') and the fracking fluids injected into the earth to access the gas itself. These 'manageable' risks include surface water contamination, shallow freshwater aquifer contamination, pressure on local water supplies, and community disturbance due to drilling and fracking. The study recommends, as CAP has, that companies should be required to disclose to government agencies and the public the chemicals used in hydraulic fracturing fluids.
The models, covering a variety of policy scenarios extending to 2050, find that natural gas consumption will dramatically increase and significantly displace coal — if there is a carbon price. If not, "coal would continue to dominate."
A scenario in which the U.S. does not restrict GHGs emission finds that U.S. gas production will rise by around 40% between 2009 and 2040. If the U.S. puts a price on emissions, production will rise closer to 30% by 2040 but then start falling slowly. In reality, even if we are dumb enough to not pass climate legislation in the next few years, it is certainly inevitable that we do so long before 2040, which makes projections beyond that point seem pointless.
The study finds that the natural gas resource base in the U.S. is large — enough for about 92 years worth of consumption at present domestic consumption rates — but much of this is from unconventional sources that will require additional research and development to recover.
To achieve an integrated role for natural gas in a carbon-constrained world, the study advocates several key policy recommendations. Broadly, it argues, the U.S. should use more gas for electricity generation and transportation:
Results indicate that a coal to gas displacement strategy could reduce power sector CO2 emissions by about 22% and demand for natural gas in the ERCOT electricity generation market would increase (by 0.36 TcF/year).
The study also looks at using CNG to power light-duty vehicles and LNG for heavy-duty vehicles, respectively. Because CNG use reduces GHG emissions by around 25% relative to gasoline, there could be a good passenger vehicle market; however, payback time of the upfront costs of a CNG conversion must become three years or less for market penetration to occur. It also considers expanding the use of LNG for long-haul trucks, a currently limited market; CAP estimated that if we can get nearly 3 million natural gas heavy trucks on the road by 2035, they could eventually displace up to about 1 million barrels per day, or 45 percent of the projected oil consumption of heavy trucks by 2035.
Yet panelists at the study's release were careful to note that great legislative uncertainty remains, in addition to other uncertain factors such as gas reserve size, cost structure, and market conditions. In this uncertain climate, Gregory Staple, CEO of American Clean Skies Foundation, one of the study's sponsors, argues for a strong natural gas title in energy legislation currently being debated in Congress, as well as stricter limits on global warming pollution:
At a minimum, a new energy bill should adopt stricter greenhouse gas emission standards for existing power plants and set a timetable for phasing out the least efficient and dirtiest coal-fired power plants.
Such a shift toward natural gas, under the right policies, can both enhance national security and reduce global warming pollution. For natural gas to best transition into its role as bridge fuel, comprehensive clean energy and climate legislation should become a reality.
Game Changer, Part 1: There appears to be a lot more natural gas than previously thought and
3: Unconventional gas "" great for low-cost climate action.
4: Tim Wirth delivers must-read "extreme words" to natural gas execs: "You don't have the right to sit back and do nothing" about climate change. "We are in very deep trouble, the edge of catastrophe, and you can help."
5: RFK, Jr. on "How to end America's deadly coal addiction "¦ practically overnight" thanks to "a revolution in natural gas production"
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The most expensive clock in a train station.
Its ceiling represents the constellations of the zodiac (well, actually it was painted backward).
Photography tips: Bring a tripod or use high ISO for taking pictures inside the station.


Texting and driving is reaching epidemic proportions all over the country. I, for one, have noticed almost every time I look around at a red light I see multiple drivers looking down at their phones. And I see plenty of people doing this while moving, too!
A reported 1,600,000 accidents per year can be traced back to driver texting, and Honda has come up with an animated GIF that shows the possible consequences of texting and driving.
The GIF shows a short story entirely from the perspective of two people texting each other, one of which is driving. Then, things go bad in a way that isn't quite possible in real life, but the message is clear regardless.
It's kind of nice to see a big company like Honda come out strongly against the practice of texting while driving. And better yet, they did it in the most accessible mode of communication ever invented for the internet.
You can check out the animated anti-texting-and-driving GIF from Honda below. And remember never to text and drive. And don't text anybody who you know is driving either!


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Essendon's 2020 guernsey numbers revealed
The Bombers have released their latest guernsey numbers for the 2020 season.
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Essendon's 10 new off-season recruits have received their guernsey numbers for the 2020 season.
New recruit Tom Cutler, who was traded to the Bombers by the Brisbane Lions during the 2019 trade period, will don the No. 12 guernsey.
2017 Richmond premiership player and fellow recruit Jacob Townsend will take on the No. 20 jumper while Harrison Jones, who was the Bombers' first selection in the draft last week, has earned the No. 23 jumper.
Andrew Phillips, who was traded by the Blues to the Bombers, will wear the No. 34 guernsey.
Draftees Nick Bryan and Ned Cahill have received No. 24 and No. 28 respectively while Lachie Johnson, who is the son of Brisbane Lions legend Chris, will wear the No. 36.
Ross McQuillan and Cian McBride, who have arrived and added to the Bombers' Irish stocks, have received No. 39 and No. 41 respectively while former Roo Mitch Hibberd, who was selected by the club in the rookie draft, will be given the No. 46 guernsey.
The rest of the Bombers' list remains unchanged for the 2020 season.


First it was Brandin Cooks in Week 2. Then it was Robert Woods on Sunday against the Chargers. This week, it was Cooper Kupp. All three receivers went over 100 yards and had at least one touchdown on Thursday night, continuing their dominance for the Rams.
They've seemingly taken turns each week, but they all came together to put on a show this week. There probably isn't a better trio in the NFL right now than Kupp, Woods and Cooks.
Donald finally broke the seal in Week 4 with his first sack of the season. He followed it up not long after with his second sack of 2018, getting to Kirk Cousins twice on Thursday night. In all, he hit Cousins four times and had two additional tackles for loss, finally breaking through and turning pressure into sacks.
There was never any doubt about his ability or "rust," but it's good to see him finally put a number in the sack column.
The rookie didn't get the start, but he played substantially better than any Rams edge rusher on Thursday night. He recorded the first sack of his NFL career, and it couldn't have come at a better time. On the Vikings' final drive of the game, Franklin-Myers bent the edge and slapped the ball out of Cousins' hand for a fumble. The Rams recovered and sealed the game with a first down on the initial play of the ensuing drive, clinching the victory. He could step up if Dominique Easley continues to miss time.


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Colón, a Model of Security in Panama
United States Customs authorities announced on March 24 the seizure of one ton of cocaine in a speedboat, which had actually been discovered five days prior by a border patrol plane that alerted the Panamanian authorities, who intercepted the vessel off the coast of Panama.
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The action clearly shows the successful joint efforts between the security forces from both countries, and was coincidentally released to the media on the opening day of the Central American Security Conference (CENTSEC 2015), co-sponsored by the United States Southern Command and the Armed Forces of Honduras on March 23-27 in Tegucigalpa.
spoke with Rogelio Donadío, Panama's Vice Minister of Public Security, and Omar Pinzón, Director General of the Panamanian Police, at the conclusion of CENTSEC about "Strengthening Regional Security Cooperation to Combat Transnational Organized Crime," which was the main theme of the conference, as well as other parallel issues.
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As we saw here at CENTSEC, various countries in the region are turning to the Armed Forces to support the Police and other national security forces in the fight against drug trafficking. Does the fact that Panama does not have an Armed Force complicate the fight against drug trafficking, or is it not an issue?
Vice Minister Rogelio Donadío:
Well, right now the interesting thing in Panama is that we have four security sectors, of which three belong to the Ministry of Security and one to the Office of the President. But they have worked together to eradicate these problems and they've been able to coordinate and organize their efforts to achieve the short and medium-term targets that we have proposed, which is allowing us to reach the goal that we are working towards.
What is that goal?
When President Juan Carlos Varela took office, we wanted a security strategy for the country that would diminish the incidence of crime in Panama by 15%, including homicides, robberies, and theft. These objectives have been fulfilled over these last five years. There are other goals, as I have explained, that also contribute to decreasing insecurity in the countries in the region, which are access to potable water, access to education, access to affordable food. Those three objectives have also been worked on and they have also contributed to the decrease in crime and insecurity.
Can it be said that the National Border Service (SENAFRONT) is a success story that can be used as an example for other countries?
Yes, I believe so. SENAFRONT is a sector of the police security force that has been able to stop part of the trafficking of narcotics, people, and illegal immigrants along Panama's border with Colombia and Panama's border with Costa Rica, but this work has been done in conjunction with the Armed Forces of Colombia and has also been done in conjunction with the other security sectors in Panama. It's been a success in terms of working together, working as a team, not just at the national level, among Panamanians, but also internationally, at the level of Panama with the Colombians and certain information as well as working with people from the Southern Command, because we have successfully stopped part of the entry of illegal trafficking of a variety of things along Panama's borders.
And how are these joint efforts carried out?
At all levels. Through joint exercises with the Police and SENAN; information exercises with countries in the area, with Colombia and with Costa Rica; by exchanging information with the intelligence agencies of the United States. That has been part of the work that is being carried out on the border.
You mentioned Panama's National Aeronaval Service (SENAN). Why is so much said about SENAFRONT and so little about SENAN?
Well, what happens is that in my case we talk mainly about the National Police, which is the security sector that gave rise to SENAN and SENAFRONT, which is the security agency that is most often talked about. We talk more about SENAFRONT because they have more people, but we also talk about SENAN. However, at the operational levels and/or results levels, the results have also come in that order. The more units you have, the more results you have. So, first we talk about the Police, then about SENAFRONT, and then about SENAN.
Director General of the Police Omar Pinzón:
I would like to add a little to what the Vice Minister just said. Indeed, Panama exercises its sovereignty in Defense and Security through a strategy based on what is allowed by the Constitution. For the Defense and Security of the country, the first sector is the National Police. Then there are two other constitutionally established sectors: SENAFRONT, which is the border service, and an aeronaval service, which is handled by SENAN. We're three forces that are oriented towards different spaces, with successful results because these defense operations are targeting those crossing our territory, the passage of drug traffickers, the international trafficking of persons that Panama and the region have been suffering from quite a bit. These services exercise a function and that's why I bet that Panama has been successful, despite our limited resources, in the fight against drug trafficking and in helping these people as well, because it's our duty to assist them, because when we cross the border we find children and women and there are international treaties that say we have to provide them with that protection. So it is through this very focused set of maneuvers established by the president and carried out through the Ministry of Security that we've been able to counter this scourge.
If you had to point to the most problematic region in Panama, which would it be?
Colón. Colón is a city that has 16 streets and five avenues, which represents less than one percent of Panama's total surface area, yet this incredibly small area has crime rates in excess of 15% to 18%. This small city was the most dangerous city in Panama. It is my understanding that the figures indicated that until a year ago, Colón was the third most dangerous city in the Americas. It's a job that has been handled by the Police together with SENAN, patrolling the waters, and with SENAFRONT. In less than one year and in the first 90 days of this year, which end on March 30, Colón has gone from being the most dangerous place in Panama to being, perhaps, one of the safest places in Panama.
And Darién?
In Darién the rates of violence are lower, however there is a lot of trafficking, a lot of movement. What you see more of are the rates of drug trafficking seizures. But in terms of violence, Darién is not among the highest levels. That was the case in Colón a year ago, and now it's the case in other places because of the balloon effect. If you squeeze a balloon, it gets smaller on one side, but the air goes to other areas. However, the National Police has also seen that the problem is growing in these areas, and they have taken a definitive stance.
What the minister said is very true. Colón went from one of the most belligerent cities to a city that we now want to make a model, to serve as an example. We can't say that there aren't problems, because there are longstanding problems there, but the programs have been more potent because they're social programs, social development programs. There are opportunities there. People are working, and that has helped us a lot. In the constitutional context, it's a state strategy formulated by the current administration; the rates have dropped sharply after reorganizing the force for these events.
And what is your opinion specifically about CENTSEC?
Panama has always taken part in this conference. The last CENTSEC was even held in Panama. We're marking our presence here because this is a source of policies, of strategies, of criteria that are very important to our decision-making process. This was a timely and productive conference for us. We were led by the vice minister and the approach that he took with the open dialogue was very attuned to the reality that our countries are experiencing, particularly since we are neighbors with a country that in one way or another is the largest producer of drugs and that uses our route as a link to the region. It also affects us because there is consumption and an internal war against gangs that wind up killing each other. Strategically and geopolitically, Panama is in a privileged position with respect to the rest of the world. We're a country of services, and a legitimate platform is also being used or exploited by these groups of drug traffickers and terrorists.
I think a majority of Colombians were very sorry for the murder of the ten military members and I also believe that the peace process is a circus. Those criminals who are in Havana are feeling old and what they want is to avoid justice to enjoy their huge fortune derived from drug trafficking and many other crimes.


I have had a variety of experiences that shape my approach to teaching and learning. Certified to teach both Math and Spanish, I began teaching in Chicago before moving to Milan, Italy, where I worked as a private tutor. I then settled in my home state of Michigan and actively participated in my children's education.


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Project Milwaukee: Black Men in Prison
WUWM & MPTV Special SeriesWhy are so many Wisconsinites behind bars?And, what are the costs?In the 2010 Census, Wisconsin had the highest percentage of incarcerated black men in the nation. One out of every eight black men of working age is behind bars. In Milwaukee County, more than half of African American men in their thirties have served time in prison.Over the course of six months, WUWM and MPTV explored Wisconsin's high rate of black male incarceration, through expert analysis and personal stories.Why is the rate so high?How does imprisonment affect the men and their futures, as well as their families, neighborhoods and the region's economy?What are possible solutions?Contribute Your IdeasDo you have questions you'd like to have answered? Stories you'd like to share? Please share your questions and comments with us.
Milwaukee Program Teaches Parenting Skills to Dads - Including those Behind Bars
WUWM 89.7 FM | By Ann-Elise Henzl
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Dennis Walton, Jr. of the Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative tells clients about his own struggles and successes as a dad.
Across the nation this weekend, many families will celebrate Father's Day.
Dads play an important role in their children's development. Some fathers need coaching because they didn't have a role model.
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Dennis Walton, Jr. of the Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative tells clients about his own struggles and successes as a dad
A local program, the Milwaukee Fatherhood Initiative, teaches parenting skills to fathers who need them. In some cases, the instructors go behind bars to do their work.
Twice a week, more than a dozen men in orange pants and gray T-shirts sit at stainless steel tables, which are bolted to the floor. They're inmates at the Milwaukee House of Correction in Franklin, and they're taking a class on parenting skills. Their instructor is Lewis Lee of the Fatherhood Initiative.
Some of the men are serving time for drug or gun crimes. Lee is able to tap into the inmates' sensitive side by asking about their kids' first moments. The men laugh as they share stories of cutting the umbilical cord – or chickening out. One young man describes squeezing the hand of his baby's mother, as she went through labor. He says after his daughter was born, he cried, then passed out candy cigars to everyone he could find in the hospital.
Articulating such moments was not easy, at first, for 36-year-old Antoine McGregor. He says he was "kind of nervous about sharing some intimate things" when he first started the class. But the father of six says the class has eased him into exposing his feelings.
"As the weeks went by, I got more comfortable with everybody, and I think that will work the same way with my kids. The more and more I start seeing them, have more conversations with them, the better it'll be," McGregor says.
Instructor Lee tells the men it's important to communicate with their children when they visit or call, and to say "I love you" at every opportunity.
Dennis Walton, Jr. is co-director of the Fatherhood Initiative. He says the skills the men have -- or lack -- depend on what they saw when growing up.
"Was your father in the home? If he was, was he a man who loved you? Was he a man who was negative? Was he a man who drinks? Was he a man who went to church? All of those things play a factor into the father that you become today," Walton says.
The Fatherhood Initiative does more than offer parenting classes. For instance, it also helps men find jobs so they can support their children.
"When we look at our communities today, a lot of it is unstable because men are not present. So if we can share our stories with other men who feel helpless or feel hopeless, we know that we're doing something that's really going to benefit our community, overall," Walton says.
Milwaukee Mayor Tom Barrett was one of the program's founders a decade ago. He says he saw the need, in part, based on his own experience.
"Having my dad around was key. It wasn't that he was taking me on all these fishing trips, or he wasn't giving me all this money or a car. Just the fact that he was there was really important to me," Barrett says.
Clifford Shurn agrees, a father's presence is key. Shurn says the Fatherhood Initiative has shown him new ways to contribute to the lives of his five children.
"I was one of them guys who always thought, man, I need to have money to spend time with my kids. But they really just want you there," Shurn says.
Shurn says the younger children are delighted going to the park with him, or having him watch, as they jump on a pogo stick. He appears pleased – and a bit surprised – that such simple activities bring him just as much pleasure.
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Woman's tear in Picasso slashes value by $65M
By Jeremy Olshan
January 26, 2010 | 5:00am
A woman who lost her balance and tore a hole in a Pablo Picasso painting at the Metropolitan Museum of Art likely cut the $130 million painting's value in half, a top appraiser said yesterday.
Conservators said they will be able to fix the 6-inch tear in "The Actor" (above), but appraiser Gerard van Weyenbergh said the painting may never recover its value.
"It's a 50 percent loss of the value — at least," van Weyenbergh, who has handled numerous Picassos, told The Post. "When an artwork comes up in auction, that's the first thing people want to know — were there any repaints or restorations.
"Even a small hole and Picasso collectors like [Steven] Spielberg are not going to be interested."
Museum officials would not identify the woman who fell into the painting, but they said conservators will have it ready for the museum's Picasso exhibition later this year. J
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Hayate the Combat Butler Manga Volume 3
Hayate The Combat Butler, Manga Volume 3
ハヤテのごとく!Manga Volume 3
Hayate no Gotoku Manga Volume 3
SPOILER Summary/Synopsis: The story of Wataru's visit to Nagi's residence continues where we discover that despite being officially engaged to Nagi, Wataru actually has feelings for Isumi and isn't keen on the fact that Isumi appears to have feelings for "Hayate-sama." When Hayate learns that Isumi and Nagi have never seen a subway, he escorts them to try to see one while taking a trip to Wataru's place, only to have Isumi get separated and lost from Nagi and Hayate. The pair end up somewhere in a giant tunnel underground and get rescued from rats by Isumi of all people.
Hayate ends up going to Wataru's place on his own where he discovers that Wataru and his maid Saki live above a video rental shop, all that is left of his family's empire. Next, Hayate discovers Nagi has purchased a MushiKing arcade video game cabinet. Nagi finds she cannot beat Hayate at the game but even when Sakuya show's up, neither can beat Hayate. Following this, Nagi takes Hayate to her personal amusement park, which had been given to her by her grandfather a few years prior but unfortunately, she is still to short to ride any of the rides. So the employee mascots are relieved when someone actually shows up who can participate. However, Eight is also there in disguise and is looking for some sweet revenge.
After returning from this adventure, Maria has the filthy Hayate go take a bath. He's joined by Tama, who ends up shorting out the indoor onsen-style bath. The two of them head to the boiler room to fix the damage where Hayate discovers a shocking thing about the boilers and Tama ends up nearly getting them all drowned, forcing Hayate to save Maria. Next, Isumi is ready to go home but is missing her shawl. Due to its expense, Hayate is keen to find it, only to discover Tama about to shred it. Before he can react, Wataru saves the shawl and punishes Tama. He gets busted by Hayate after Wataru sniffs Isumi's shawl, revealing his feelings for the girl. Hayate has to teach Tama a lesson to protect Wataru's reputation.
Nagi angrily runs away to Wataru's place after a misunderstanding with Hayate. Sakuya's gaijin step-brother Gilbert has a kidnapping plan he presents to Saki and Nagi to test Hayate's love. However, his mecha unit has been given one of Eight's chips, thus Sakuya, Nagi, and Saki find themselves in danger and no Hayate is around..
Thoughts/Review: I absolutely loved how Isumi showed up to save Nagi and Hayate from the horde of rats. To have her show up after having been lost is one thing, but her non-flashy way of dispatching the rats just cracked me up.
With this third volume, I really do think the flow of the story is much better than it was in the anime. Most chapters smoothly move along and while there are chapters that make a more distinct break from the previous chapter, even those retain some continuity factors (the time/date, Isumi's extended visit, etc.). I didn't get that same sense of flow in the anime, which is not a slam on it, just a statement of fact.
The omake for this volume include the standard one-page "agent" story, character profiles (featuring Wataru, Saki, Nagi's grandfather Mikado, Eight's creator Shiori, and Eight himself), the two (formerly color) 4-koma strips, and a note from Hata-sensei. Also included is an image from Hata-sensei featuring Isumi and Hayate in a parody "normal end" moment that one might find in a Japanese visual novel and a three-page manga about Saki's family.
Viz continues to impress me with their adaptations. All the honorifics survive as well as the previously established "otaku friendly" terms. All of that makes reading the manga a more enjoyable experience for me. It is unfortunate that Viz still has no translator notes. Some of the cultural things would be nice to have spelled out, even if I knew some of them (like the Michael Jackson reference, complete with Never-Never Land).
Overall, just another fun read that reminds me of why I liked the first season of the anime adaptation so much. ^_^
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hughroe says:
I really do think the flow of the story is much better than it was in the anime.
In the anime, until they started the fillers, they were jumping back and forth between chapters.
That's the reason why I delayed in reading the manga until after I'd seen the anime. Had I read the manga and then seen the anime, likely I would have not been pleased with how that adaptation went at times (even though there were still good elements in the anime adaptation).


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Q: c system () function cause a segmentation fault I use the system function to execute a linux command in my
device which use openwrt distribution as embedded OS.

int system(const char *command);

my program is like  below
int check_file_dir(char *name)
{
    int i = 0;
    char command[128];
    sprintf(command, "ls /etc/config/%s &> /dev/null", name);
    printf("====> command =%s \n", command);
    i = system(command);
    return i;
}

void get_file_info ()
{
char name[128];
struct dirent *d_file;
struct stat attr;
char path[128];
char s_now[sizeof "AAAA-MM-JJTHH:MM:SS.000Z"];

   if ((dir = opendir ("/etc/config/")) != NULL)
   {
        while ((d_file = readdir (dir)) != NULL)
        {
            if(d_file->d_name[0] == '.')
                continue;
            sprintf(path, "/etc/config/%s", d_file->d_name);
            stat(path, &attr);
            strftime(s_now, sizeof s_now, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.000Z", localtime(&attr.st_mtime));
        }
    }
    closedir (dir);
    int j;
    for (j = 0; j< FILE_NUMBER; j++)
    {
       sprintf(name, "/etc/config/file%d", j);
       if(check_file_dir(name) !=0)
           printf("file doesn't exist \n");
    }
}

 void main ()
{
get_file_info();
get_file_info();
}

the problem is cause by system function when get_file_info() is called twice!
they is any precautions to take to avoid system seg fault ?

A: I can't reproduce your issue because your code does not compile. This is a working version of your program with annotations of changes (and with testdir replacing /etc/config):
#include <limits.h> /* for PATH_MAX and LINE_MAX */
#include <stdio.h>  /* header include was missing */
#include <stdlib.h> /* header include was missing */
#include <time.h>   /* header include was missing */

#include <dirent.h>   /* header include was missing */
#include <sys/stat.h> /* header include was missing */

int check_file_dir(char *name)
{
    int i = 0;
    char command[LINE_MAX];  /* standard max command line length */
    /* path was wrong below */
    sprintf(command, "ls %s &> /dev/null", name);
    printf("====> command =%s \n", command);
    i = system(command);
    return i;
}

void get_file_info()
{
    char name[PATH_MAX]; /* standard max path length */
    struct dirent *d_file;
    struct stat attr;
    char path[PATH_MAX]; /* standard max path length */
    char s_now[sizeof "AAAA-MM-JJTHH:MM:SS.000Z"];
    DIR *dir;            /* declaration was missing */
    int FILE_NUMBER = 0; /* declaration was missing */

    if ((dir = opendir("testdir")) == NULL)
        return; /* no point to go on */

    while ((d_file = readdir(dir)) != NULL) {
        if (d_file->d_name[0] == '.')
            continue;
        sprintf(path, "testdir/%s", d_file->d_name);
        stat(path, &attr);
        strftime(s_now, sizeof s_now, "%Y-%m-%dT%H:%M:%S.000Z",
                 localtime(&attr.st_mtime)); /* not used? */
        ++FILE_NUMBER; /* assuming this is what you meant to do */
    }
    closedir(dir); /* was called even if !opendir() */

    int j;
    for (j = 0; j < FILE_NUMBER; j++) {
        sprintf(name, "testdir/file%d", j);
        if (check_file_dir(name) != 0)
            printf("file doesn't exist \n");
    }
}

int main(void) /* int and (void) */
{
    get_file_info();
    get_file_info();
    return 0; /* was missing */
}

A: according to this link
How do I execute a Shell built-in command with a C function?
use execl("sh", "sh", "-c", command, NULL) instead of system


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Despite the Goods and Services Tax (GST) being zero-rated since June 1, 30% of mamak restaurants are still found to be raising their food prices, says the Domestic Trade and Consumer Affairs Ministry.
"We found that the food prices at 30% of the mamak restaurants had been increased while another 70% had decreased.
"So we are now actively identifying restaurants that are still stubborn not to lower food prices," he said, as reported by an English daily.
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Don't Wait Until Your Child Is 'Ready' Before Teaching Her Chores
Whatever time you think they will be ready from chores, it's probably too late!
by Kitty Elicay . Jun 19, 2018
PHOTO BY courtesy of Mellani Mag-atas and Odette Cerio
When my niece was around 2 or 3 years old, her mom, my sister, had refused to let her do simple tasks at home because she believed her daughter was not yet "ready." Now that my niece is older, it takes her a while to follow through with her mom's requests to do chores for the reason that she was not used to doing these tasks while growing up.
"We hold back too long because we think they ought to be ready first," Roger W. McIntire, University of Maryland psychology professor and author of Raising Good Kids in Tough Times, told WebMD. But the best way for your child to be ready is by learning on the job, adds McIntire.
Chores at a young age help children build a lasting sense of mastery, responsibility, and self-reliance, according to research by Marty Rossman, a professor at the University of Minnesota.
Chores are also a crucial factor when building your children up for success — the skills and values they learn are useful as they navigate adulthood.
Parenting Done Right: These Celebs Give Their Young Kids Chores To Do
Here are 5 life skills your kids will learn when they do chores:
1. Having chores develops your child's sense of responsibility.
Because young children love to copy their parents, it will be natural for them to want to help out at home, especially if they see you in action. Encourage their participation, and remember that the size of the task does not matter — building the sense of responsibility associated with it is what counts.
Take your cue from actress Bettina Carlos, who recently decided to homeschool her 7-year-old daughter, Gummy. In one of her Instagram posts, she showed a chore chart that she made for her daughter in an effort to "teach her about being a responsible member of the household." Having a list or a daily schedule will also help your children to budget their time and manage their day-to-day schedule.
A Guide to Chores You Can Give Your Kids From Age 2 to 7 Years Old
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2. A chore, no matter how small, exercises their decision-making skills.
Amber Folkman, blogger and mom of three, has a clever solution to get her kids to do chores: she assigns values or rewards for each accomplished task. For example, she has a box called "The Mommy Store" filled with candies, books, slime, pens, bubbles, kites, and Divisoria finds. Once a kid is done with his chores, he can choose what to get from the box.
By assigning values to tasks, you are allowing your child to make an informed decision and help him learn about causes and effects. For example, tell him that if he wipes the table after eating, he'll get a reward. He can choose not to do it, but it would also mean that he will not get anything, which of course he'll weigh in his head.
It might sound simple, but these are actually crucial life skills that he'll need when he's older. It will allow him to face problems head-on and help him adjust and adapt to unexpected situations.
A caveat on rewards: you need to be careful when you dole it out. Rewards stop working at some point, as we've previously discussed. "If the child is coming up with, 'Oh, I'd really like to do this,' and it stems from his intrinsic interests and he's more in charge of it, then it becomes less of a bribe and more of a way that he's structuring his own morning," says parenting educator and journalist Katherine Reynolds Lewis.
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3. Kids learn basic skills through chores.
Just by helping out with simple household tasks, children can learn many of the basic skills they need at school, says Tina Santiago-Rodriguez in a previous article for SmartParenting.com.ph. Chores like sorting laundry and cooking, which mom Mickey Alingarog teaches her 4-year-old daughter, Yumi, can teach your kids about counting, sorting colors, cutting, addition, and so on.
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Mom Odette Cerio, whose 5-year-old daughter, Candice, helps out at home, can attest to this. "Gusto niya sumali kapag may ginagawa lalo na at tingin niya ay kaya niya," Odette says. "Nagagamit niya po ngayon sa school nila. Her teacher tells me she is industrious and helpful."
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4. Chores teaches them to be independent.
Doing chores at a young age is crucial to forming habits that will significantly affect a child's present and future development, says Elizabeth Anne King-Santos, a professor in Early Childhood Education in Kalayaan College and Roosevelt College. It makes them realize that they are capable of doing things on their own.
To foster their independence, Ann Dewitt, a clinical psychologist and certified parent educator, suggests letting your child do a task that you usually do for him.
"This is not about punishment or because you don't want to do things for your child. It's about showing trust in your child's ability, value for your child's contribution, and desire to build competence and habits that will serve your child for a lifetime," she says in her article for Kinder Care.
IMAGE courtesy of Tiffany Quiambao
Our inspirations? Zach Quiambao, 9, and Gavin, 8, who volunteer to do chores by mopping the floor and washing the dishes, according to their moms Tiffany Quiambao and Maricelle Chua. "Even growing as an only son for almost nine years and even with a maid at home, we make sure that Zach grows up independent," says Tiffany.
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5. Household chores builds a child's sense of accomplishment and motivates her to do better.
Children who are encouraged to help out at a young age grow up with a positive attitude towards chores. It's also a morale booster. "When they accomplish tasks, they also get to experience pride, a sense of accomplishment, independence, autonomy, and a general good feeling about themselves," says King-Santos.
Most of all, it teaches them the value of serving others. "Getting the kids involved any way possible teaches our children what it means to keep a family and a household going," says Mellani Mag-atas, whose daughters Gianna, 5, and Ysobel, 7, helped her do the laundry by putting the clothes inside the washing machine. "It helps build their gratitude and appreciation for what we, their parents, do for them."
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