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By Stevie D. Last updated: December 24, 2022
The Art of Online Language Exchange with Skype
Forget having to pay a heft sum for an immersive language experience, with easy access to native speakers.
Enter language exchange websites—places online where people who want to learn a new language go to meet the native speakers of their target languages.
You want what they've got and they want what you got, so you help each other out.
3 Simple Steps for Starting a Language Exchange
9 Skype Language Exchange Sites
1. italki
2. Livemocha
3. Busuu
4. Lingua Swap
5. My Language Exchange
6. Conversation Exchange
7. Interpals
8. CouchSurfing
The 10 Commandments of Language Exchange
1. Manage expectations and start off on the right foot.
3. Watch your back
4. Give!
5. Don't be a bore
6. Consider yourself free to make mistakes
7. Don't overwhelm your partner
8. Let it be more than language exchange
9. Have a reliable internet connection
10. Have more than one
1. Go to a language exchange site and answer the two crucial questions. These questions are, of course, "what language you do want to learn?" and "what's your native language?" The site will find matches for you in a matter of seconds.
2. Make the move and message a partner-of-interest. Say, "Hello there. I'm…"
3. Boot up Skype. Once you've made initial contact and have exchanged messages back and forth, export that "friendship" to Skype and engage in video chats. This takes the connection to another level and puts a face behind those Hi's and Hello's.
For those who've been living under a rock, Skype is the coolest thing. Unlike the old rotary phone, it lets you see the person you're talking to. This gives you access to language partners all over the world—for free.
Even Benny Lewis, the well-known polyglot behind the Fluent in 3 Months blog, says that you can learn a whole new language through Skype.
The question on your mind right now is probably, "where do I find these language exchange sites?" Well, you don't need to look for those language learning apps. I've narrowed the numerous possibilities down to the nine very best language exchange sites.
"Become Fluent in Any Language"
This a popular language exchange site that's gaining tons of new sign-ups by the hour. You have the choice of getting lessons from (1) professional language teachers, (2) native speakers who love to tutor and (3) language exchange with another language learner. You're looking for number 3. It's completely free and you'll gain a new friend in the process.
"Real Conversations with Real People"
Livemocha is a community of people who function as both teachers and learners. Its language exchange section allows you to incorporate all those vocabulary, grammar & language usage lessons into guided conversations. Livemocha pre-empts the "so, what do you wanna talk about?" question with its unique guided conversations feature outlining how the session will go. Thanks to this, there will be no awkward pauses. Only thoughtful ones.
"Which language would you like to learn?"
Busuu is a language spoken in Cameroon. Busuu, the web site, is the world's largest language learning network. It has won numerous accolades over the years including the European Language Label Award for 2009 and the Best Education Startup Award from Tech Crunch in 2011.
Busuu offers free learning modules for 12 major languages. Its language exchange section houses a great number of language enthusiasts and native speakers who can give you infinite number of practice hours of your target language.
"Love Language, Live Life."
This one's a real treat for students learning a foreign language. The site is for students to have the chance to practice the language they're learning in school with native speakers who are their own age. So if you'd prefer to interact with people your own age for language exchange, Lingua Swap connects you with fellows in the right age bracket. Winner of the European Language Label Award for 2013, the site is still in Beta.
"Your Language Exchange Online Community"
This is a no-fuss language exchange site boasting over a million members from 133 countries studying 115 languages.
If you don't find language partners on other sites because you're trying to learn something esoteric, you might have better chances here. Dan Yuen, one of the site's founders, says that My Language Exchange tends to attract the serious language learners, who, by extension, turn out to be great language exchange partners.
"Over a cup of coffee?"
This is one of the earlier language exchange sites and has a very basic interface. Just by typing in the appropriate boxes, you can use it to find native speakers of your target language and engage them in 3 different ways.
One, you can set up a face-to-face meeting if that route is practical. Two, practice your written and grammar chops with text-based correspondence. Finally, and the most recommended route, go to Skype and video chat your way to second language fluency.
This one's not just a simple language exchange site. People here expect you to be more than a language partner. They actually want to be pals. So exchanges here aren't so much, "how do you conjugate the Spanish verb estar?" but more like "what are your hobbies?" or "what did you have for lunch?"
If your idea of language exchange is leaning a bit on the friendly or romantic side, then Interpals is a good place to look.
Surprised? You shouldn't be. Travel is the cousin of language learning. CouchSurfing is a hospitality-exchange concept where a host takes care of you when you visit his or her home country. And when she visits your city in turn, you return the favor and show them a good time. Of course, returning the favor isn't an obligation—it's just fun!
The site is full of fun and outgoing personalities who can teach you a thing or two about their native languages. If people on this site are willing to open their homes to strangers through hospitality-exchange, don't you think they'd be ecstatic to help you with languages?
Sign up, get involved in the online community, chat with people and start making friends. You might end up planning an international excursion in the process!
Think about it. Everybody's on Facebook. And not only that, you can learn so much about your future language partner. Not just because of her hundred pictures, she also lets you in on her likes, dislikes, hobbies, favorite movies, books and more just by "friending" you. Just looking at her profile, you already know so much about her.
Try this: type "language exchange" into the Facebook search bar. See what it gets you. For starters, there's a group called Language Exchange Through Skype. There's plenty more out there just like that, and many are specific to certain languages.
Okay, now that you know where to find these people, let's see how you're going to approach, interact and develop relationships with all of these wonderful fellow language learners.
Tandem learning is an art and not a science. There are no codified rules for language exchange.
In short, you and your partner will make up the rules for your specific situation. So even before you relocate the exchange to Skype, make sure you've got the ground rules covered. In your text chats, for example, determine details like: How long will each session be? What will happen during the session? What are your expectations?
Communicate them early for a smoother experience later. But this doesn't mean they're etched in stone. When you feel, for example, that the time allotted is too long or too short, by all means change it into something more agreeable for both of you.
Be considerate. Your partner might be sipping coffee because it's 2AM where he's located. At least have the courtesy to be on time.
Remember, this is a video feed. People can see the wall behind you. Please tidy up the mess in your room and bring down posters that are in poor taste. They'll be very distracting and send the wrong message. Have you seen the interviews done via Skype on major news channels? Ugh! Make yourself presentable on screen.
You may not think it makes much of a difference, but you should also clean yourself up before you meet your language partner. The eyes can smell. Yes, even if you're on the other side of the world.
This is called a language exchange for a reason. Your partner is giving you the time of day because he's expecting to learn something from you as well. Don't be so obsessed with your target language and your personal goals that you forget your obligation to impart something of value to your partner.
If all you do is take and take, your partner will feel like he's wasting his time. Remember, this is give-and-take. Divide the time equally between the two of you and your respective target languages.
Your partner probably went to one of the sites above because he got comatose-bored by teachers in the classroom setting. Are you gonna serve him the same experience?
The solution to many of your concerns, like "what do I say next?", "how do I avoid the awkward pauses?" and "how can I be an interesting language partner?" is preparation.
Believe it or not, you have to prepare a bit for your Skype sessions. It'll make a world of difference. It's good to at least have an idea of what the session will be about, so a slightly structured approach is advisable.
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Have a cheat sheet of topics you'd like to discuss. Be ready when the conversation hits a brick wall and segue into other topics. Prepare especially for those times when you'll be talking in your partner's native tongue. Prepare so that you can say what it is you really want to say.
You're there to learn, not to prove to your partner that you know how to speak his language. Liberate yourself from the need to be grammatically perfect. Don't be embarrassed when you make mistakes, and don't stop when you make a booboo. Continue, get into the rhythm and then later ask your partner about the most common, repeated mistakes you made.
This is the other side of the coin. When it's your partner's turn to speak or practice, don't correct him every 3 seconds. Instead, listen patiently and take note of his most common mistakes. Let him finish. And when he's done, give your comments in as constructive a manner as possible.
When you teach him about your native tongue, don't be a showoff and overwhelm him with too much material. Trust me, he won't get any of it. Give him tidbits of info instead. It's not your job to upload your knowledge of a language that took you years to master.
Paradoxically, successful language exchanges don't involve partners who obsess about each other's grammar rules and vocabulary. Instead, it's really a conversation between friends who correct each other's usage from time to time.
It's not so much about "How do you conjugate this verb?" It's more like "You did that on vacation? Amazing! Oh, by the way, you should conjugate "saltar" (jump) this way because it's in the past tense. So tell me more about your vacation."
You really have to be interested in your partner as a person, not just as a language resource. Ask interesting questions. Get to know as much about him as possible. Share info about yourself also. Tell him your hobbies, your dreams and things that friends talk over a cup of coffee. Of course it'll be a bit awkward and difficult at first. But as long as you're having fun, language acquisition will only be a matter of time.
This might seem obvious, but a bad connection is very common for native speakers whose countries are playing technological catch-up. If this is the case, you might have to settle for times when internet traffic is lowest, at odds time of the day.
You have no idea how troublesome a lag can be. It's irritating and disorienting for anyone Skype conversation—how much more frustrating would it be to have lag when you're trying to listen to a foreign language? Make sure that when you hear that ubiquitous Skype ringing tone, you can have smooth and interruption-free conversation.
You should only have one girlfriend. Good thing to remember. But that rule doesn't necessarily apply to language partners. In fact, get as many as you can manage.
This is so you can get as much practice as possible. And not only that, language exchange is an art. Some of your language partners will be better than others. Some partners will be less dedicated and not show up to Skype dates. You have to play the numbers game so you can land language partners who'll do you loads of good.
So there you go. Nine sites that lead to language partners and 10 commandments that tell you how to deal with them.
Now, take deep breaths. Listen very closely.
Can you hear the reverberations of the Skype ringtone?
It's your language partner calling from the other side of the world.
What are you gonna do about it?
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My contribution to the 2016 Round Trip (six seconds this time, rather than four) had to conform to the necessarily vague theme of 'trip' - this could be anything, really, from an epic voyage to a clumsy stumble; as long as someone or something was traveling from point A to Point B, and the final 15 frames served as a transition of some sort to the next person's clip. Which is why my Cosmosian leaps directly at the camera at the end, and the scene is swallowed up by the blackness of his mouth - because said mouth serves as an AfterEffects luma matte, through which can be seen the next clip!
Using my mighty geology knowledge, the first bit of set dressing I developed was a series of sandstone pillars of various heights and sizes for my character to jump along - the main bodies of the pillars are composed of a finer, muddy sandstone, while the thin, wiggly, darker-coloured beds are a harder, coarser-grained, erosion-resistant sandstone. They're based on similar beds I've seen at beaches around Auckland, and examples from Australia.
Livening things up further were a veritable ecosystem of Cosmosian plant life, chosen from out of my voluminous sketchbooks and based on things as diverse as coral, microscopic shells and bizarre seed pods. The environment they comprise exists on top of a huge plateau in the Cosmosian jungles, somewhat similar to the tepuis (table mountains) in South America. Assembling the 'film set' for this animation (nearly too wide for the outer edges of Illustrator's artboards was a very time-consuming process - considering how OCD I am - but it was well worth it.
My character model this time around (based on the 'Type One' Cosmosian) had to be considerably more complex, capable of spinning around from front to back - or vice versa - while at the same time jumping from one rocky pillar to another via a series of interchangable / animatable feet; on top of the standard blink cycle and kitset expressions. As such, my Adobe Illustrator model had well over thirty layers; at least 20 of which were right or left feet! In addition, my final animation also incorporated a set of antenna variants - slotted into my AfterEffects comp later on - so it would respond by bending back as he leapt into the air, and then going 'boi-oi-oing!' when he landed again on the next pillar.
go together. Jump, my little friend, jump!
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The album drops April 19th.
The Pivot Gang is gearing up to release their debut album and after releasing "Jason Statham Pt. 2," the crew is back with a new track called "Bad Boys" featuring Smino.
The album is titled You Can't Sit With Us and will be arriving in just over a week, on April 19th. You can expect 13 songs, including the singles that were released, and additional features from Mick Jenkins, Kari Faux, Benjamin Earl Turner and more.
Listen to the new single below and continue scrolling to see the album cover.


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Adams Fjord, also variously known as Bukhta Semerka, Bukhta Semyorka or Seven Bay, is a fjord about  long in the northeast part of Amundsen Bay, just south of Mount Riiser-Larsen. Photographed and mapped from ANARE (Australian National Antarctic Research Expeditions) aircraft during 1956. An ANARE party led by Phillip Law entered the fjord by motor launch from the Thala Dan on 14 February 1958 and made a landing at the foot of Mount Riiser-Larsen. Named by ANCA for Ian L. Adams, Officer-in-Charge at Mawson Station in 1958.

Fjords of Antarctica
Bodies of water of Enderby Land

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Thrilling simulation of the evolution of our universe.
Firmly press down on the space bar and hold onto your seat to make the evolution happen.
Lol nothing happens. I like the idea though.
Hold space, switch tab, release space, And win!
Put something heavy on my spacebar -> went to do the washing up. Win!
Does something happen at some point? If so, it might be worth speeding up passage of time in that period until it does.
I would say it was press space to win, but you don't win. You could have done a lot more with the game with the time you had if you are going to make the first 200 million years dull then at least speed them up a little. I don't have the patience to see if anything actually happens, though the comments seem to think that nothing does.
Today, I learned that at the dawn of time, not a lot happened.
Hahahaha, I love this and I love you for making it.
Wow, so simple, yet so awesome !
Is something supposed to happen or what?
15000 years after really got me every time, its just so emotional.
Didn't get to the point where 1 pixel becomes something else.
I eventually got to 14 billion years and the level of sophistication and detail is amazing! I zoomed in on Earth and saw myself playing the game!!


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Q: Defining a duplicate row by the first 20 characters of a cell I am running a basic de-duplication script for a Google spreadsheet and have hit  roadblock. I want to base whether or not a row is a duplicate on only the first 20 characters in the columns I have defined, not the entire contents of the column.
I ran multiple searches and haven't found anything even close. I keep coming up with ways to remove the first X characters, but that doesn't do me any good.
Any help is greatly appreciated.

function removeDuplicates() {
  var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
  var data = sheet.getDataRange().getValues();
  var newData = new Array();
  for(i in data){
    var row = data[i];
    var duplicate = false;
    for(j in newData){
      if(row[0] == newData[j][0] && row[4] == newData[j][4]){
  duplicate = true;
}
    }
    if(!duplicate){
      newData.push(row);
    }
  }
  sheet.clearContents();
  sheet.getRange(1, 1, newData.length, newData[0].length).setValues(newData);
}

A: You were nearly there, If you could compare first 20 characters of column B of your spreadsheet with saved array, you can find duplicates.

substring() is the function you need to use

Read more: https://www.w3schools.com/jsref/jsref_substring.asp
function removeDuplicates()
{
  var sheet = SpreadsheetApp.getActiveSheet();
  var data = sheet.getDataRange().getValues();
  var newData = new Array();
  for(var i in data)
  {
    var row = data[i];
    var duplicate = false;
    for(var j in newData)
    {
    //row[1]=> column B value
      if(row[1].substring(0,20) == newData[j][1].substring(0,20)){
        duplicate = true;
      }
    }
    if(!duplicate){
      newData.push(row);
    }
  }
  sheet.clearContents();
  sheet.getRange(1, 1, newData.length, newData[0].length).setValues(newData);
}

A: First, you want an array with the first 20 characters of all the values in the specified column
var columnNumber = 2
var values = data.map(function(el){
    return /^.{0,20}/.exec(el[columnNumber + 1]).toString()
})

Then, you want to go through the array and see if there is a duplicate
for (var row = 1; row < values.length; row++){
    var dupIndex = values.indexOf(values[row],row + 1)
    if (~dupIndex)
    {
        Browser.msgBox("Row " + (row + 1) + " and Row " + (dupIndex + 1) + " are identical")
        // Act on the duplicate rows here
    }
}

I hope this at least gives a good starting point, good luck!

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Mark Hamill IS Voicing Joker in THE KILLING JOKE!
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Last week we reported on the speculation that Mark Hamill would be returning to voice his iconic role of the Joker in the 2016 animated flick The Killing Joke. Everybody was making such a big deal out of it when it only took a bit of common sense to realise that of course Hamill will be back; it's the most famous Joker story and he is the guy who's synonymous with the character for a lot of fans – plus he said he would do it a few years ago. Why the hell wouldn't he? Fortunately, we now have confirmation.
Collider has announced that not only will Hamill be putting on the metaphorical makeup (i.e. speaking into a
microphone) once again, but he's already done it! This really shouldn't come as a surprise but it's great news nonetheless. We can only hope that this means Kevin Conroy will also be back as Batman – the guy (unsurprisingly) revealed recently that he would love to come back.
"Oh, God! Are you kidding me? I'd do it in a heartbeat. I love working with him. I couldn't believe when they killed off The Joker. I would love to do it, and I hope that that happens."
By the looks of things we could get a full-on Batman: The Animated Series party going on in this movie. Hell, I'm down for that.
The Killing Joke featuring the voice of Mark Hamill will be out summer 2016!
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Wilmington public housing commissioner faces eviction
Adam Wagner
A Wilmington Housing Authority board member may have to resign after being found guilty of providing false information about her income.
A judge last month ruled that Anna "Faye" Barnes committed fraud on her applications to live at Lincoln Towers, a Housing Authority complex at 1800 N. DuPont St., and for the federal Low Income Housing Tax Credit program.
Barnes did not disclose a second set of checking and savings accounts or about $17,000 she received for providing foster care, Judge Katharine Ross wrote in her decision. Barnes also didn't have permission to have foster children living with her, according to court documents.
Barnes is the residents' representative on the nine-member commission, which oversees nearly 2,000 units. She was appointed last year by Mayor Dennis P. Williams.
Barnes said she would not talk about the case and is appealing the decision. She requested that Lincoln Towers and the Housing Authority grant her a new lease.
If the appeal is unsuccessful, Barnes will be evicted and her position on the board would be in jeopardy. The residents' representative has to live in one of the buildings, said Housing Authority Director Fred Purnell. Barnes could apply to live in a housing authority residence through a different program, he said.
Barnes did not provide the information while applying for the tax program in October 2012, when signing the lease in August 2013 or when applying for re-certification in June 2014, the court documents said.
"There were several opportunities for her to make the disclosure and she did not," Ross wrote. "In the court's view this misrepresentation falls under the definition of fraud."
The situation of a board member taking legal action against the organization they run is not that rare, said Curtis Crowther, a Wilmington attorney representing the Housing Authority. It is important, he said, for board members who are also tenants to be able to take legal action regarding their living situations when it becomes necessary.
"If another Wilmington Housing Authority resident committed fraud, would (Barnes) be excusing that tenant, too? Or would she want that tenant evicted?" said Crowther.
Board members are often involved in legal action, which is acceptable as long as it doesn't affect their ability to perform their duties, said Charles Elson, director of the John L. Weinberg Center for Corporate Governance at the University of Delaware.
"Is it a good idea during such proceedings to continue in such a position? People do all the time until there's a final adjudicated case," Elson said. "You're innocent until you're proven not be."
Contact Adam Wagner at (302) 324-2837 or awagner3@delawareonline.com.


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#include <fstream>
#include <boost/algorithm/string/replace.hpp>
#include <boost/bind.hpp>

#include "base/logging.h"
#include "base/task.h"
#include "base/test/task_test_util.h"
#include "db/db.h"
#include "db/db_graph.h"
#include "db/test/db_test_util.h"
#include "ifmap/ifmap_link_table.h"
#include "ifmap/ifmap_node.h"
#include "ifmap/ifmap_server_table.h"
#include "ifmap/test/ifmap_test_util.h"
#include "io/event_manager.h"
#include "schema/vnc_cfg_types.h"
#include "cmn/dns.h"
#include "bind/bind_util.h"
#include "cfg/dns_config.h"
#include "cfg/dns_config.h"
#include "cfg/dns_config_parser.h"
#include "testing/gunit.h"
#include "mgr/dns_mgr.h"
#include "bind/named_config.h"

using namespace std;

class NamedConfigTest : public NamedConfig {
public:
    NamedConfigTest(const std::string &conf_dir, const std::string &conf_file) :
                    NamedConfig(conf_dir, conf_file, "/var/log/named/bind.log",
                                "rndc.conf", "xvysmOR8lnUQRBcunkC6vg==", "100M") {}
    static void Init() {
        assert(singleton_ == NULL);
        singleton_ = new NamedConfigTest(".", "named.conf");
        singleton_->Reset();
    }
    static void Shutdown() {
        delete singleton_;
        singleton_ = NULL;
        remove("./named.conf");
        remove("./rndc.conf");
    }
    virtual void UpdateNamedConf(const VirtualDnsConfig *updated_vdns) {
        CreateNamedConf(updated_vdns);
    }
    std::string GetZoneFileName(const std::string &vdns,
                                const std::string &name) {
        if (name.size() && name.at(name.size() - 1) == '.')
            return (name + "zone");
        else
            return (name + ".zone");
    }
    std::string GetZoneFilePath(const std::string &vdns,
                                const string &name) {
         return (named_config_dir_ + GetZoneFileName("", name));
    }
    std::string GetZoneFilePath(const string &name) {
        return GetZoneFilePath("", name);
    }
    std::string GetResolveFile() { return ""; }
};

static string FileRead(const string &filename) {
    ifstream file(filename.c_str());
    string content((istreambuf_iterator<char>(file)),
                   istreambuf_iterator<char>());
    return content;
}

class DnsManagerTest : public ::testing::Test {
protected:

    DnsManagerTest() : parser_(&db_) {
    }
    virtual void SetUp() {
        IFMapLinkTable_Init(&db_, &db_graph_);
        vnc_cfg_Server_ModuleInit(&db_, &db_graph_);
        NamedConfigTest::Init();
        Dns::SetDnsManager(&dns_manager_);
        dns_manager_.config_mgr_.Initialize(&db_, &db_graph_);
        dns_manager_.bind_status_.named_pid_ = 0;
    }
    virtual void TearDown() {
        task_util::WaitForIdle();
        dns_manager_.bind_status_.named_pid_ = -1;
        dns_manager_.Shutdown();
        NamedConfigTest::Shutdown();
        // dns_manager_.GetConfigManager().Terminate();
        task_util::WaitForIdle();
        db_util::Clear(&db_);
    }
    DB db_;
    DBGraph db_graph_;
    DnsManager dns_manager_;
    DnsConfigParser parser_;
};

// TODO: to be updated

namespace {
TEST_F(DnsManagerTest, Update) {
    string content = FileRead("controller/src/dns/testdata/config_test_1.xml");
    EXPECT_TRUE(parser_.Parse(content));
    task_util::WaitForIdle();

    const char config_change1[] = "\
<config>\
    <virtual-DNS-record name='record3' dns='test-DNS'>\
        <record-name>host3</record-name>\
        <record-type>A</record-type>\
        <record-class>IN</record-class>\
        <record-data>1.2.8.9</record-data>\
        <record-ttl-seconds>50</record-ttl-seconds>\
    </virtual-DNS-record>\
</config>\
";
    EXPECT_TRUE(parser_.Parse(config_change1));
    task_util::WaitForIdle();

    const char config_change2[] = "\
<config>\
    <virtual-DNS-record name='record3' dns='test-DNS'>\
        <record-name>host3</record-name>\
        <record-type>A</record-type>\
        <record-class>IN</record-class>\
        <record-data>1.2.3.6</record-data>\
        <record-ttl-seconds>100</record-ttl-seconds>\
    </virtual-DNS-record>\
</config>\
";
    EXPECT_TRUE(parser_.Parse(config_change2));
    task_util::WaitForIdle();

    boost::replace_all(content, "<config>", "<delete>");
    boost::replace_all(content, "</config>", "</delete>");
    EXPECT_TRUE(parser_.Parse(content));
    task_util::WaitForIdle();
}

TEST_F(DnsManagerTest, Reordered) {
    string content = FileRead("controller/src/dns/testdata/config_test_2.xml");
    EXPECT_TRUE(parser_.Parse(content));
    task_util::WaitForIdle();

    const char config_change[] = "\
<config>\
    <virtual-DNS-record name='record3' dns='test-DNS'>\
        <record-name>host3</record-name>\
        <record-type>A</record-type>\
        <record-class>IN</record-class>\
        <record-data>1.2.8.9</record-data>\
        <record-ttl-seconds>50</record-ttl-seconds>\
    </virtual-DNS-record>\
    <virtual-DNS name='test-DNS' domain='default-domain'>\
        <domain-name>contrail.juniper.com</domain-name>\
        <dynamic-records-from-client>1</dynamic-records-from-client>\
        <record-order>fixed</record-order>\
        <default-ttl-seconds>120</default-ttl-seconds>\
        <next-virtual-DNS>juniper.com</next-virtual-DNS>\
    </virtual-DNS>\
    <virtual-DNS-record name='last-rec1' dns='last-DNS'>\
        <record-name>host1</record-name>\
        <record-type>A</record-type>\
        <record-class>IN</record-class>\
        <record-data>9.9.9.9</record-data>\
        <record-ttl-seconds>60</record-ttl-seconds>\
    </virtual-DNS-record>\
    <domain name='last-domain'>\
        <project-limit>20</project-limit>\
        <virtual-network-limit>30</virtual-network-limit>\
        <security-group-limit>200</security-group-limit>\
    </domain>\
</config>\
";
    EXPECT_TRUE(parser_.Parse(config_change));
    task_util::WaitForIdle();

    boost::replace_all(content, "<config>", "<delete>");
    boost::replace_all(content, "</config>", "</delete>");
    EXPECT_TRUE(parser_.Parse(content));
    task_util::WaitForIdle();
}

}  // namespace

int main(int argc, char **argv) {
    Dns::Init();
    ::testing::InitGoogleTest(&argc, argv);
    int error = RUN_ALL_TESTS();
    TaskScheduler::GetInstance()->Terminate();
    return error;
}

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Malaria in Pregnant Women
Batool Sharifi-Mood 1 , *
1 Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran
* Corresponding author: Batool Sharifi-Mood, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center, Zahedan University of Medical Sciences, Zahedan, IR Iran. Tel: +98-5413228101-2, Fax: +98-5413236722, E-mail: batoolsharifi@yahoo.com
International Journal of Infection: July 30, 2015, 2 (3); e22992
Published Online: July 20, 2015
Article Type: Editorial
Received: August 23, 2014
DOI: 10.17795/iji22992
To Cite: Sharifi-Mood B. Malaria in Pregnant Women, Int J Infect. 2015 ; 2(3):e22992. doi: 10.17795/iji22992.
Keywords: Malaria; Pregnancy; Malaria; Fetal Death; Anemia
Copyright © 2015, Infectious Diseases and Tropical Medicine Research Center. This is an open-access article distributed under the terms of the Creative Commons Attribution-NonCommercial 4.0 International License (http://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-nc/4.0/) which permits copy and redistribute the material just in noncommercial usages, provided the original work is properly cited.
Malaria is the second most common cause of infectious disease-related death in the world, after tuberculosis. This infection affects about 350 to 500 million people with 1 to 3 million deaths, every year (1, 2). Malaria infection during pregnancy is a major public health concern with significant risks for the pregnant woman and her fetus (1-3). Annually, about 125 million women (25 million pregnant women) are at risk of malaria around the world. Over 90% of the world's malaria-related deaths in the world occur in sub-Saharan Africa. It has been reported that in this region malaria can cause as many as 10,000 cases of malaria-related deaths in pregnancy per year, usually due to severe maternal anemia (1-5). Pregnant women have a reduced immune response to malaria infection. Therefore, the infection can be in its severe form with more complications in the mother and her fetus. In addition, malaria parasites distain and replicate in the placenta. Pregnant women are three times more likely to develop severe disease than non-pregnant women from the same area. Malaria in pregnancy can lead to miscarriage, premature delivery, low birth weight, congenital infection, and fetal as well as perinatal death (1-6). Malaria is a major cause of morbidity and mortality in infants and young children. Researchers in 2010 reported 655,000 malaria-related deaths, where 86% had occurred in children under the age of five. Malaria-associated maternal illness and low birth weight in children is mostly due to Plasmodium falciparum infection (1, 6, 7). Recent studies carried out in sub-Saharan Africa between 2000 and 2011, reported that the prevalence of malaria in pregnant women attending antenatal clinics was 29.5% in East and Southern Africa and 35% in West and Central Africa. Prevention of malaria in pregnant women can reduce severe maternal anemia by up to 38%, low birth weight by 43%, and perinatal mortality by 27% (1-7). The signs, symptoms and complications of malaria during pregnancy vary according to malaria transmission intensity, geographical area, and the patient's level of immunity. In high-transmission regions, where levels of acquired immunity tend to be high in pregnancy, P. falciparum infection is usually asymptomatic. Parasites may be present in the placenta and cause anemia in pregnant woman even in the absence of documented peripheral parasitemia. Both maternal anemia and placental involvement can lead to low birth weight, which is an important factor for infant mortality. However, in low-transmission areas, where women have little immunity against malaria, malaria can lead to a severe anemia with an increased risk of severe malaria, and this may lead to spontaneous abortion, stillbirth, prematurity, low birth weight and fetal death (1-7). Infection with P. vivax, similar to P. falciparum, can cause chronic anemia, low birth weight and increased risk of neonatal death. For women in their first pregnancy, the reduction in birth weight is approximately two thirds of what is associated with P. falciparum, yet with P. vivax the effect appears to increase with consecutive pregnancies. Atypical presentation of malaria is very common during pregnancy, mainly in the second and third trimesters. A travel history should be taken in any pregnant woman with unexplained fever or anemia. Fever may be absent. Fever may not present in the classical quatrain/tertian form. Other symptoms may include cough, malaise, headache, myalgia, abdominal pain, vomiting and diarrhea. Splenomegaly may also occur, yet tends to recess in the second half of pregnancy (5-8). Complications such as cerebral malaria with impaired consciousness and seizures, and jaundice can be the presenting features of an acute severe infection in pregnancy. If malaria is suspected in a pregnant patient, the case should be referred promptly to a hospital where infectious disease, obstetric and neonatal care with intensive care facilities are on hand (1, 4, 8). Diagnostic methods are the same methods used for other patients. Drugs should be used at adequate doses and according to clinical condition and local drug resistance patterns. Chloroquine can be used safely during any stage of the pregnancy but resistance is common. The world health organization (WHO) recommended a regimen of seven days of artesunate (2 mg/kg/day or 100 mg daily for seven days) and Clindamycin (450 mg three times daily for seven days). Many countries have specific guidelines for treatment and prevention of malaria according to drug resistance patterns in their country. The WHO recommends the following package for prevention of malaria during pregnancy (1, 4, 8, 9):
1- Use of long-lasting insecticidal nets (LLINs);
2- In areas of stable malaria transmission such as sub-Saharan Africa, intermittent preventive treatment in pregnancy with Sulfadoxine-pyrimethamine;
3- Prompt diagnosis and effective treatment of malaria infection.
It has been reported that intermittent preventive treatment has decreased maternal malaria episodes, maternal anemia, placental parasitemia, low birth weight and neonatal mortality. In conclusion, malaria is a severe infection during pregnancy, which can lead to major complication. Every pregnant woman with suspected malaria should be promptly admitted to a hospital, for diagnosis, management and especial care.
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9. Kayentao K, Garner P, Maria van Eijk A, Naidoo I, Roper C, Mulokozi A, et al. Intermittent Preventive Therapy for Malaria During Pregnancy Using 2 vs 3 or More Doses of Sulfadoxine-Pyrimethamine and Risk of Low Birth Weight in Africa. JAMA. 2013; 309(6): 594[DOI]
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New Zealand meets New York as the critically acclaimed HBO comedy Flight of the Conchords lands on Presto. Musical comics Bret McKenzie and Jemaine Clement blend humour and harmony as they search for love and success in the Big Apple. Little Britain USA transplants some of the most popular Little Britain antics across the pond as British comedy stars David Walliams and Matt Lucas come stateside to share their unapologetic humour.
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Foundations for the future: A long-term plan for Australian ecosystem science
A.N. Andersen, Jason Beringer, C.M. Bull, M. Byrne, H. Cleugh, R. Christensen, K. French, B. Harch, A.A. Hoffmann, A.J. Lowe, T. Moltmann, A.B. Nicotra, A. Pitman, S.R. Phinn, G.G. Wardle, M.J. Westoby
© 2014 Commonwealth of Australia. Austral Ecology © 2014 Ecological Society of Australia. Australia's ecosystems are the basis of our current and future prosperity, and our national well-being. A strong and sustainable Australian ecosystem science enterprise is vital for understanding and securing these ecosystems in the face of current and future challenges. This Plan defines the vision and key directions for a national ecosystem science capability that will enable Australia to understand and effectively manage its ecosystems for decades to come. The Plan's underlying theme is that excellent science supports a range of activities, including public engagement, that enable us to understand and maintain healthy ecosystems. Those healthy ecosystems are the cornerstone of our social and economic well-being. The vision guiding the development of this Plan is that in 20 years' time the status of Australian ecosystems and how they change will be widely reported and understood, and the prosperity and well-being they provide will be secure. To enable this, Australia's national ecosystem science capability will be coordinated, collaborative and connected. The Plan is based on an extensive set of collaboratively generated proposals from national town hall meetings that also form the basis for its implementation. Some directions within the Plan are for the Australian ecosystem science community itself to implement, others will involve the users of ecosystem science and the groups that fund ecosystem science. We identify six equal priority areas for action to achieve our vision: (i) delivering maximum impact for Australia: enhancing relationships between scientists and end-users; (ii) supporting long-term research; (iii) enabling ecosystem surveillance; (iv) making the most of data resources; (v) inspiring a generation: empowering the public with knowledge and opportunities; (vi) facilitating coordination, collaboration and leadership. This shared vision will enable us to consolidate our current successes, overcome remaining barriers and establish the foundations to ensure Australian ecosystem science delivers for the future needs of Australia.
Austral Ecology
https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12188
10.1111/aec.12188
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Andersen, A. N., Beringer, J., Bull, C. M., Byrne, M., Cleugh, H., Christensen, R., French, K., Harch, B., Hoffmann, A. A., Lowe, A. J., Moltmann, T., Nicotra, A. B., Pitman, A., Phinn, S. R., Wardle, G. G., & Westoby, M. J. (2014). Foundations for the future: A long-term plan for Australian ecosystem science. Austral Ecology, 39(7), 739-748. https://doi.org/10.1111/aec.12188
Andersen, A.N. ; Beringer, Jason ; Bull, C.M. ; Byrne, M. ; Cleugh, H. ; Christensen, R. ; French, K. ; Harch, B. ; Hoffmann, A.A. ; Lowe, A.J. ; Moltmann, T. ; Nicotra, A.B. ; Pitman, A. ; Phinn, S.R. ; Wardle, G.G. ; Westoby, M.J. / Foundations for the future: A long-term plan for Australian ecosystem science. In: Austral Ecology. 2014 ; Vol. 39, No. 7. pp. 739-748.
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The iron regulatory proteins IRP1 and IRP2 are critical to the import, export, and sequestration of iron for achievement of the cytosolic concentrations needed to support the synthesis of iron-binding proteins and for prevention of unfavorable iron-dependent oxidation events in mammalian cells. This perspective discusses reports by Vashisht et al. and Salahudeen et al. that human cells gauge cellular iron and concomitantly alter the activity of IRPs through a mechanism that depends on the protein FBXL5.


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Lacson answers Tiglao on criticism of new P4.5-billion Senate building
Dan Manglinong
Sen. Panfilo Lacson has countered criticism of the new Senate building from columnist Rigoberto Tiglao. (Artwork by Uela Altar-Badayos)
Sen. Panfilo Lacson, chair of the Senate committee on accounts, has spoken out against columnist Rigoberto Tiglao for panning the new Senate building expected to rise in For Bonifacio, Taguig in 2021.
Lacson vs. Tiglao
In a statement, Lacson countered the criticism from Tiglao in his Manila Times column .
According to Lacson, Tiglao's estimate on the construction of the Senate building was wrong. Tiglao gave a figure of P10 billion as the real cost of construction when the official figure was P4.58 billion.
Lacson added that the plan offered by international planning firm AECOM was chosen because theirs was the cheapest among all who submitted proposals.
Tiglao in his column for the Manila Times chastised Lacson for not considering other costs that could come from the project.
He said that the P4.58 billion would only be billed from the skeletal design of the new complex and that there would be unforeseen costs later once construction starts.
Lacson has countered Tiglao's hypothesis.
"I based my figure on facts; Mr. Tiglao based his on opinion," said Lacson in his statement.
Lacson further emphasized his defense in a tweet.
New Senate building: I based my figure on facts; Bobi based his on opinion, and said, "basta" with an exclamation point. Pray tell me if it's worth arguing with him.
— PING LACSON (@iampinglacson) June 5, 2018
While a number of supporters have concurred with Lacson's defense of the new Senate complex, some continue to question the necessity and practicality of transplanting the country's upper chamber.
He has a valid point. Is there an urgent necessity to build a new senate building? To be honest, the governement will save a LOT of money if we go back to a unicameral system.
— Suh Sucky (@mreiyusayz) June 6, 2018
Justification for new building
In 2017, Lacson revealed the P127-million rent paid annually by the Senate for sharing its complex with the Government Service Insurance System in Pasay as one of the mains reasons a new building is needed.
He also spoke of having to make foreign visitors use the "stinky" toilets in the current building.
The choice of Fort Bonifacio as the site of the new Senate complex has been criticized by some.
A survey conducted among Senate employees and officials however revealed that the Taguig site was the preference of stakeholders.
Lacson said the new Senate building will benefit the present congress and future legislators.
Different countries with bicameral legislature have different ways of housing their upper house.
In the United States, the offices of senators are allocated among three separate buildings, the Russell Building, the Dirksen Building, and the Hart Building.
The Dirksen Building, one of the three buildings that house the United States Senate (Photo from US Senate website)
The National Congress of Brazil houses its upper and lower chambers in a single complex.
The complex that houses the upper and lower chambers of the National Congress of Brazil. On the left is the building that houses the Federal Senate and on the right is the portion assigned to the Chamber of Deputies. (Photo by Marcelo Jorge Vieira)
France, on the one hand, has been utilizing the same Senate building since the 17th century.
The Luxembourg Palace built in 1645 to house the mother of Louis XII has stood strong amid numerous political upheavals. It was first converted into a legislative building in 1805.
The Luxembourg Palace, originally built to house members of the aristocracy in the 17th century, has been housing the French Senate of the Fifth Republic since 1958. (Photo by Doanreisskoffer)
Butting heads once more
Tiglao, a former ambassador to Greece and Cyprus, has been involved in a number of spats with public figures.
In April 2018, Vice President Leni Robredo criticized Tiglao for allegedly spreading false information about the Liberal Party's trip to Europe earlier this year.
Broadcaster Ed Lingao has also spoken out against Tiglao. In a Facebook post from May 2018, Lingao countered Tiglao's labelling of a number of journalists as "mediocre."
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import java.io.File;
import java.io.FileInputStream;
import java.io.IOException;
import java.io.InputStream;
import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.Modifier;
import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
import java.lang.reflect.Type;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Collections;
import java.util.Date;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Properties;
import java.util.regex.Matcher;
import java.util.regex.Pattern;

@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
public abstract class ConfigSupport<T extends ConfigSupport<T>> {
    private static final Pattern PARAMETER_PATTERN = Pattern.compile("\\$\\{([^}]*)\\}");

    public T loadFile(File file) {
        try {
            return load(new FileInputStream(file), file.getName());
        } catch (IOException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        }
    }

    public T loadClasspath(String classpath) {
        if (classpath.startsWith("/")) {
            classpath = classpath.substring(1);
        }
        InputStream is = ClassLoaderUtils.getContextClassLoader().getResourceAsStream(classpath);
        return load(is, classpath);
    }

    public T load(String location) {
        if (location.startsWith("classpath:")) {
            location = location.substring("classpath:".length());
            return loadClasspath(location);
        } else if (location.startsWith("file:")) {
            location = location.substring("file:".length());
            return loadFile(new File(location));
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            return loadFile(new File(location));
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    /*public T loadSerlvetResource(ServletContext servletContext, String location) {
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    private T load(InputStream is, String name) {
        if (is == null) {
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        return load(is);
    }

    public T load(InputStream is) {
        if (is == null) return (T) this;
        try {
            Properties config = new Properties();
            config.load(is);
            return load(config);
        } catch (IOException e) {
            throw new RuntimeException(e);
        } finally {
            IoUtils.closeQuietly(is);
        }
    }

    public T load(Properties config) {
        if (config == null) return (T) this;

        Field[] fields = getClass().getDeclaredFields();
        for (Field field : fields) {
            String name = WordUtils.toPropertyName(field.getName());
            String value = config.getProperty(name);
            if (value == null) continue;
            setFieldValue(field, value);
        }
        return (T) this;
    }

    public T load(String name, String value) {
        try {
            String fieldName = WordUtils.toCamelCase(name);
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            setFieldValue(field, value);
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            throw ExceptionUtils.uncheck(e);
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        return (T) this;
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    protected void setFieldValue(Field field, String value) {
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                            type = (Class<?>) actualType;
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                            type = (Class<?>) ((ParameterizedType) actualType).getRawType();
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                        values.add(cast(val, type));
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            } else {
                if (value != null) {
                    value = value.trim();
                }
                field.set(this, cast(value, type));
            }
        } catch (Exception e) {
            throw ExceptionUtils.uncheck(e);
        }
    }

    protected String[] split(Field field, String value) {
        return value.split(",");
    }

    /**
     * 固化配置,对象变成只读。目前只要是处理 List as unmodifiableList
     */
    public T build() {
        Field[] fields = getClass().getDeclaredFields();
        for (Field field : fields) {
            if (Modifier.isFinal(field.getModifiers())) continue;

            field.setAccessible(true);
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                    if (values == null) {
                        values = Collections.EMPTY_LIST;
                    } else {
                        values = Collections.unmodifiableList(values);
                    }
                    field.set(this, values);
                } catch (Exception e) {
                    throw ExceptionUtils.uncheck(e);
                }
            }
        }
        return (T) this;
    }

    @SuppressWarnings("rawtypes")
    private Object cast(String value, Class<?> type) {
        if (value == null) {
            return value;
        }
        value = replaceValue(value);

        if (String.class.equals(type)) {
            return value;
        }
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            } else if (Integer.TYPE.equals(type)) {
                return Integer.valueOf(0);
            } else if (Long.TYPE.equals(type)) {
                return Long.valueOf(value);
            } else if (Float.TYPE.equals(type)) {
                return Float.valueOf(0);
            } else if (Double.TYPE.equals(type)) {
                return Double.valueOf(0);
            }
            return null;
        }
        if (Boolean.class.equals(type) || Boolean.TYPE.equals(type)) {
            value = value.toLowerCase();
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            return Integer.valueOf(value);
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            return Long.valueOf(value);
        } else if (Float.class.equals(type) || Float.TYPE.equals(type)) {
            return Float.valueOf(value);
        } else if (Double.class.equals(type) || Double.TYPE.equals(type)) {
            return Double.valueOf(value);
        } else if (Date.class.equals(type)) {
            return DateUtils.asDate(value);
        } else if (Class.class.equals(type)) {
            try {
                return ClassLoaderUtils.loadClass(value);
            } catch (ClassNotFoundException e) {
                throw ExceptionUtils.uncheck(e);
            }
        } else if (type.isEnum()) {
            return Enum.valueOf((Class<Enum>) type, value);
        }
        return value;
    }

    // 根据 System.getProperty() 替换变量
    private String replaceValue(String value) {
        if (value == null) {
            return null;
        }
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            Matcher matcher = PARAMETER_PATTERN.matcher(value);
            StringBuffer sb = new StringBuffer();
            while (matcher.find()) {
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                val = System.getProperty(val);
                if (val == null) {
                    val = "";
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                matcher.appendReplacement(sb, Matcher.quoteReplacement(val));
            }
            matcher.appendTail(sb);
            value = sb.toString();
        }
        return value;
    }

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        int lastpos = 0;
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                mode++;
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                mode--;
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                results.add(value.substring(lastpos, i));
                lastpos = i + 1;
            }
        }
        if (lastpos < value.length()) {
            results.add(value.substring(lastpos));
        }
        return results.toArray(new String[results.size()]);
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}


Our Tiree a classic VW camper van conversion layout featuring a rear double seat/bed with a full kitchen and storage units along the driver's side. A practical design with lots of storage, belted seating for 4 or 5 people and at less than 5 metres in length the VW T6 short wheel base is no bigger than many everyday cars.
Top quality Jerba Campervans own design elevating roof with a maximum closed height of 2 metres. Solid high top roof option also available.
As standard our Tiree T6 conversion is fitted with our own UK manufactured Jerba Campervans elevating roof that when closed gives the campervan a maximum height of 2 metres – taking you under most car park height barriers.
Midge proof (not just mosquito!) mesh on both zipped opening side windows is standard and a front opening clear window lets daylight flood in. With breathable natural cotton Ventile sides you'll never suffer from condensation on the inside – a problem that non breathing plastic material elevating roofs experience on almost a nightly basis. We also seal every seam with full seam sealing tape, just like on the inside of your Goretex jacket. Applied by machine at our workshop it gives you an elevating roof that will stand up to the very worst of weather.
We also offer a solid fixed high top roof option on the Tiree. This includes two side windows, a roof vent skylight and extra high level storage cupboards which aren't possible within an elevating roof. Please refer to the Optional Features tab above for further details.
Belted seating for 4 or 5, fully tested to all European regulations, converting into wide bed measuring 120cm x 186cm. Both cab seats swivel to face the rear.
Seating four passengers, with an option for five, our Tiree VW campervan conversion is fitted as standard with fully belted rear seats that have been safety tested by Jerba Campervans to National Small Series Type Approval regulations – the highest level of safety testing. Simulating an actual accident these regulations physically test the methods we use to secure the rear seats into our Tiree camper conversion.
The rear seat is shaped for comfortable travelling and inverts to form a completely flat bed free of lumps and bumps. At 120cm wide the Tiree seat and bed is around 10cm wider than many other similar campervans on the UK market and at 186cm in length will allow someone up to 6ft 1 inch to lie out flat – we do also have an option to lengthen the bed to 2 metres (6ft 5 inches). Integrated headrests are standard and simply push down into the seat for night time, avoiding the need to store them loose elsewhere.
Our furniture layout makes life easy with generous storage cupboards being accessible with the bed either up or down. We don't simply assemble premade furniture kits, we scribe, cut and edge band in house and treat every camper van as an individual project.
A high quality finish on your cupboards and lockers is often what makes your campervan stand out. Our Tiree furniture is scribed and hand cut by our own finishing carpenters to fit perfectly to the shape of the T6 conversion – you won't find gaps down the back of our counter tops where you could lose your cutlery, pens and worst of all spilt food and drinks.
For the rear passenger seat we provide a good sized table with a removable leg that will give anyone sat on the rear seat a piece of table to actually use – it simply stows behind the driver's seat. As standard we also provide a folding tripod foot for the table so you can also use it free standing outside!
An easy to use kitchen area that contains a wide two burner SMEV gas hob with matching sink, located above a 51 litre fridge that is complete with freezer box.
For the hob and sink, as standard we always fit Italian designed and manufactured SMEV products. With smoke glass lids they look stylish and provide vital counter top space when not in use. The Tiree comes standard with a separate sink and separate two burner hob unit – keeping them separate means you can make use of the extra lid counter space when you're only using one of them, something a combination unit won't let you do.
For the Tiree fridge we fit a 51 litre model made by Italian company Vitrifrigo, running solely from the 12v leisure battery it also includes a 4 litre freezer compartment. With a very low power usage it will on average take no more than 1.5 amps per hour. With 150amp hrs of leisure battery this will give you around 4 to 5 days of independence from mains power or driving the vehicle to recharge the leisure battery.
A fully sealed steel gas box, top grade electrical parts and individually tested certification from qualified gas and electrical engineers are standard in our Tiree T6 conversion.
Turn your Tiree van into a fully seat tested approved 5 seater without loosing your swivelling single cab seats – and enjoy a wider double bed.


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New Scottish Highlands trial will use Mobillio platform for transport app
by Adrian Tatum
Active Travel, Company News, Environment, Infrastructure, Local Government, Public transport, Sustainable mobility, Transport
Technology company Fleetondemand will provide its Mobillio mobility platform as part of a Scottish Highlands trial to link all modes of transport through one smartphone app.
The app will form part of a customised supply chain that provides residents and visitors in the Highlands and Islands with access to buses, trains, car hire, car clubs, bicycle hire, air travel and ferries.
The Highlands and Islands Transport Partnership (HITRANS) will use the platform to help support its GO-HI rural MaaS project from March 2021.
The system will allow users to plan their journeys and find, book and pay for all modes of transport using any iPhone or Android mobile device. Other project partners include Enterprise Car Club and Car Hire, Bewegen, Stagecoach Bus, West Coast Motors, Inverness Taxis, ScotRail, Loganair and SkedGo.
The participating transport providers will be able to access data about the demand for their services, helping them to better understand the needs of people in the region and to make decisions about the provision of services.
It is being funded by the EU North Sea Region Stronger Combined project, and the Scottish government's MaaS Investment Fund.
Transport Scotland's MaaS Investment Fund has been set up to improve accessibility to public transport services for residents and tourists in the country's most rural and sparsely populated region.
The HITRANS region is home to 10% of Scotland's population and accounts for approximately 50% of Scotland's land mass.
This includes long, remote coastlines, mountainous areas and many inhabited islands that currently create barriers to the movement and transportation of people and goods.
Ross Basnett, Fleetondemand strategic account director, said: "We're looking forward to working with HITRANS to tailor a solution that addresses the mobility challenges faced by residents and tourists in some of Scotland's most rural areas. The GO-HI app will bring together the various transport services in the area, allowing easier access to travel information, more reliable journey planning, in-app ticketing and a hassle-free payment system.
"These improvements should give people the confidence to use public transport and reduce the feeling of isolation among those without access to a car."
Ranald Robertson, director at HITRANS, said the project has the potential to make a significant contribution to improve accessibility for residents and visitors while also addressing the reduction of carbon emissions.
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