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Back to the future? The Hacienda recreated by Victoria and Albert museum.TheHacienda has been partially recreated by original designer Ben Kelly in the Victoria and Albert museum ÂÂ
The exhibit, which includes the painted girders and neon sign of the Kim Philby Bar "" is part of a new display about iconic British design. Bosses at the museum "" who are bracing themselves an influx of Olympic visitors "" are also exhibiting Factory Record posters and New Order album covers by designer Peter Saville as examples of the best design in recent decades.
Speaking to the M.E.N, designer Ben, who has been responsible for the whole design of the museum exhibition, said the task of recreating the club had evoked strong memories. He said: "We have taken
elements that represent the design of the club, although the space is only a small fraction of the original. There are stripes on the columns, as well as black and white bollards, and we've recreated some of the signs. "Unfortunately, we've not had any original parts of the club, they were all sold off, so it's all been done from scratch. "The space will represent the culture of the 80s and 90s and there will be pictures of the Face and ID magazines on display." Although the Victoria and Albert normally houses more traditional exhibits, London-based Ben, who has gone on to design other iconic buildings and venues, said the Manchester nightspot deserved to take its place in the national gallery.
He added: "It was so influential. I'm, of course, hugely honoured that they chose the Hacienda as one of the items and that I was asked to work on the overall design. "I never dreamed when I took on the job 30 years ago that what I was designing would be something that people would be looking at today. "When Peter Saville suggested to Tony Wilson that I do the design, I thought it would just be a bit of work. But it has become this huge thing which never goes away. "I get calls in my office every week from design and architecture students who are doing projects about it." The display in the gallery will also feature period music and footage from inside the club.
The Whitworth Street West nightclub was founded in 1982 by label boss Wilson, members of New Order, and their manager Rob Gretton. As well as being pivotal to the rave and acid music scene, it was also a live music venue used by acts James, Happy Mondays and on one occasion Madonna was filmed there for the Tube TV programme. During its 90s heyday, influential US magazine Newsweek named it as the world's most famous nightclub Other classics of British designs which feature in the display include Morris Mini Minor, David Bowie album covers, and the ZX81 Spectrum computer. Museum director Martin Roth said: "As people around the world will be focussing on the UK in the summer of 2012 this is an ideal moment to showcase British innovation." The exhibition, British Design 1948-2012, runs at the V&A Gallery from Saturday until August 12
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The best and most memorable club I've ever been to. The design was so right – definitely has a place in the V&A museum. Good times!!!
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El Lurgorri, que quiere decir tierra roja es un pequeño monte de roca caliza que se alza entre el Besaide y el Tellamendi separando el valle del río Deva, a esta altura es el de Aramayona, en Álava, del valle de Arrazola en Vizcaya.

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En el cordal que va desde el colado de Zabalandi, al pie del Izpizte hasta el Udalaitz pasando por el Besaide y el Tellamendi la cúpula caliza del Lurgorri destaca sobre los bosques de hayas.

Se encuentra en la línea se separación entre Vizcaya y Álava, pero deja a sus pies Guipúzcoa desde su cima se divisa una hermosa perspectiva de todo el macizo del Duranguesado que se pierde en Vizcaya a la altura de Amorebieta. Cerca de su cima existió una mina, hoy abandonada, la Mina de Lurgorri.

Por este cordal penetraron, en la primavera de 1937 los ejércitos franquistas rompiendo el frente que se había mantenido estable durante ese invierno.

Ascensos
A Lurgorri se puede llegar desde cualquiera de los valles que él mismo conforma, y por la cordal que forma con el Tellamendi y otros. Una vez en el cordal, bien porque hemos subido desde Arrazola o desde Mondragón, o llegamos desde Udalaitz o Kanpazar, pasando por el Besaide o desde Zabalaundi, solo tenemos que seguir el ancho camino que recorre todas esta cimas para llegar a él.

Tiempos de accesos:
Garagartza (1h 45 m).
Jesalibar (1h 1 5m).

Enlaces externos
Mendikat
Las montañas

Lurgorri

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This iconset is a remix of Sardi-Flat and Suru++-Telinkrin iconsets. The remix was created to match the Materia-Light-Compact-Turquoise GTK3 Theme.
Swapped some more Suru icons for Sardi icons.
+ Thank you for using my icons theme. But I will update the version of Telinkrin to improve the colours and to make compatible with KDE. When I will release the new version, I will call you.


ÖTILLÖ is a gruelling challenge that is causing a huge buzz in the endurance sports' world. A new sport "swimrun" is in the making, 550 teams are on the waiting list and since the last two years a wave of other smaller swimrun races have been created in Scandinavia and spreading internationally.
To get a spot in the ÖTILLÖ race has become hard fought and even more so to finish as the winning team. You run 65 km on island trails, slippery rocks, unbeaten terrain and you swim a total of 10 km in the cold water of the Baltic Sea. There is no time to lose – you run in your wetsuit and swim in your shoes! The water is cold, you fight against currents and the course is long. To make it to the finish line before the cut-offs and darkness you can never stop.
A great diversity of athletes have been preparing for months to take on the challenge. Last year's winners Bjorn Englund and Paul Krochak (Team Head Swimming) have raced in several Swimrun competitions during the summer and are stronger than ever. Former Ultra Man World Champion Jonas Colting will race his ninth consecutive ÖTILLÖ race (incl. three wins) after an amazing achievement this summer, swimming 640 km through Sweden to raise over 100 000 USD for WaterAid. There are some new foreign teams to watch out for, including some really strong mixed and women teams. Sweden's most famous rap artist Petter is seriously hooked on swimrun and will be pushing his limits at this year's edition of ÖTILLÖ.
ÖTILLÖ has an extensive live production following the race with live video and commentary.
If you want to link to the live stream, please use the following link: http://otillo.se/live for a full experience with the live video accompanied by other social feeds and race information.
Ranked by CNN as one of the toughest endurance challenges in the world.


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The Blotter
Cops: Man Killed in Ridge Crash
By Rashed Mian Posted on August 22, 2015
Suffolk County police are investigating the death of a man who died in an early morning crash in Ridge Saturday morning.
Police said the man was driving a sedan southbound on William Floyd Parkway at 6:23 a.m., when his car veered off the roadway and crashed into the woods. The victim was pronounced dead at the scene, police said.
The victim's identity is being withheld pending notification of next of kin, police said.
The man's car was impounded for a safety check, police said. The investigation is continuing.
Anyone with information on the crash is asked to call the Seventh Squad at 631-852-8752.
Rashed Mian
Rashed Mian has been covering local news for the Long Island Press since 2011. He graduated from Hofstra University in 2010 where he studied print journalism. Rashed, the staff's multimedia reporter, covers daily news for the web, shoots/edits feature videos and writes about civil liberties. He loves Afghan food and sports. Rashed is also a caffeine freak. Email: [email protected] Twitter: rashedmian
Feb. 2, 9:45 am
Music is Fun!, with Job Potter and Friends (ages birth thru 5yrs)
Couple Charged With Killing 5-year-old Boy in Brentwood
MS-13 Associate 'Little Devil' Convicted of Central Islip Quadruple Murder
Bay Shore Man Charged With Murder of Northwell Health Employee
Merrick Ex-Doc Michael Belfiore Gets 23 Years for Illegal Rx Deaths


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Q: How to remove paramters in NSURL's query in iOS? I use this string to build NSURL
https://123.com?p1=AA&p2=BB&p3=CC

and I want to remove the p1 & p2 paramter,just left the p3 only:
https://123.com?p3=CC

Is there any nicer way than the string compare&delete?

A: guard let urlFromString = URL(string: "https://123.com?p1=AA&p2=BB&p3=CC") else {
return
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var url = urlFromString

Get the url without query params:
var components = URLComponents(url: url, resolvingAgainstBaseURL: true)
components?.query = nil // remove the query
url = components.url

create a QueryParams dictionary :
let stringDictionary = [
"p3": "CC"
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create final url :
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Environments have a "Default" flag. This flag effectively says that this environment will be bumped out if any other is present.
Environments have an "Exclude Other" flag. This flag will tell that this env is not overlappable with others. So, only one (the highest priority) should be selected.


Each year we loose approximately 100 firefighters in the line of duty. While all of the deaths are tragic and traumatizing to those involved, sadly many of them are the same story repeated over and over. Vehicle accidents and heart attacks are common themes in the LODD notifications, while "combat casualties" seem to be the exception rather than the rule.
Mentoring is one of the keys to our service, conferences like FDIC and organizations such as the International Society of Fire Services Instructors (ISFSI) are great places to find direction, professional development and a mentor.
As we continue to discuss the future of the fire service and it's mission as it relates to fire attack, protecting civilians and our safety, something has become clear.
Reflect. Set Goals. Become a Champion.
This year has certainly been interesting related to the legal issues facing the fire service. We continue to see the fire departments in the news for many high profile fires, rescues, service calls and the other good things we do on a daily basis.
We also continue to see the fire departments mired in legal controversies that reduce the effectiveness of organizational cohesiveness and at times polarize our personnel and departments.
It is in great sadness, that we as a Brotherhood, post the 87th Line Of Duty Death for 2014 from the United States Fire Administration. Fellow Brother Firefighter James Woods has made the ultimate sacrifice in love for their fellow man. Our sincerest condolences go out to his family, friends and our Brothers & Sisters with the Jersey City Fire Department.
It is in great sadness, that we as a Brotherhood, post the 86th Line Of Duty Death for 2014 from the United States Fire Administration. Fellow Brother Firefighter & former Asst. Chief Joseph "Junior" Sanford Jr. has made the ultimate sacrifice in love for their fellow man. Our sincerest condolences go out to his family, friends and our Brothers & Sisters with the Inwood Fire Department.
If you attended an older school like I did growing up I guarantee your teacher or even you yourself performed a ventilation technique and didn't even know it when you opened them, what am I talking about? It's the transom window and their effect on your operations in legacy buildings need be taken into consideration, especially with all that has been recently disseminated to our fire service in regards to ventilation and fire behavior.
RIT, RIT, RIT. We read a lot of the same information about it, and we've been reading it for a long time. Specifically, "proactive RIT" has been pushed for over a decade now. RIT is a good thing; having a team on standby to dive into the fray and rescue one of our own is absolutely one of the many priorities at most fires. But let's dig a little deeper into this dominating theme in RIT training.
As 2015 approaches I cannot help but think of all the "New Year's Resolutions" that will soon flood Facebook and will be the topic in the fire stations all over the world, from kicking the smoking habit, to eating healthier foods there are all types of resolutions out there but one I seldom if ever hear but I feel we should is to train more and be a better firefighter.
There has been recent talk, debates and training on vertical and horizontal ventilation on the fire ground. The focus has been identifying what we do on the fireground that directly impacts fire behavior, therefore impacting our tactical considerations.
As a leader and instructor do not take yourself so serious. If you teach on the national level you should ask yourself who have you elevated to the next step? It is your responsibility to build your team.
May your shifts be safe and your rigs true on this Christmas day! Take a moment to hug your family, at home and in the firehouse, and be thankful for all you have in your life.
What Does This Season Mean?
Merry Christmas to my firefighter brothers and sisters. Stay safe out there.
From my family to yours, wishing you all the best in life for the New Year. Indeed so fortunate to have good health, good friends and a loving family.... both at the firehouse and at home.
With the turbulent times that we see happening around us, know that we must always continue to look at for each other, on the fireground, in the firehouse, and all places in-between.
I wish to take this opportunity to wish all my friends and fellow bloggers a very Merry Christmas.
Thank you PennWell, www.fireengineering.com, and especially Bobby H., Erich R., Scott Nelson and the best blog manager around, Peter Prochilo.


Highland Gold Mining Limited ("Highland Gold" or the "Company") announces its trading update for the half year ended 31 December 2012.
During H2 2012 a total of 79,742 ounces of gold was produced from the combined open-pit and underground operations at MNV, representing an 11% increase in output compared with the same period in 2011. Process plant throughput achieved a 6% improvement to 669,195 tonnes compared with the corresponding period of 2011. Both open-pit and underground mined volumes improved while the average grade showed a slight increase to 4.1 g/t. Operational focus during 2013 will remain on open-pit waste stripping in order to access near surface reserve ore blocks, while the underground operations will continue to maximise lateral development in order to access and upgrade resources at depth in addition to exploring new zones along strike.
Process plant recoveries improved substantially over that for the first half of the year, a development that was attributable to process grinding and gravity circuit upgrades. Recoveries are expected to remain at 90% or better going forward. New mobile equipment introduced during the year provided the opportunity to rationalise the underground fleet, thereby retiring some older, less productive units. This, in turn, helped to maintain target productivity levels and maintenance costs. An independent JORC compliant audit is currently underway at MNV with results expected in Q2 2013.
Production during H2 2012 amounted to 32,408 oz of gold equivalents with solid increases seen in both mined and processed ore tonnes. Equivalent grades were marginally lower as new ore blocks improved plant feed blending, the result being a 10% increase in processed tonnes compared with the first half performance. Underground development metres remained largely in line with that for the first half with full year 2012 development exceeding the previous year by 5%.
Focus throughout the second half of the year remained on plant construction where major infrastructure and ancillary installations made good progress. Waste for construction purposes was mined and utilised while ore continued to be stockpiled. Residual oxide ore stockpiles that were previously delivered to MNV were systematically processed and resulted in 2,035 oz of gold production in respect of the second half of the year. The full year's production of 49,812 tonnes of ore from Belaya Gora yielded 3,954 oz of gold. Open-pit mining operations and the accumulation of ore stockpiles continued in advance of the anticipated stand-alone operations.
The acquisition of the Klen and VK licences was completed in July 2012, a transaction that furnished the Company with a defined near-surface gold resource of approximately 0.63 Moz for accelerated project development, together with a prospective exploration area of almost 1000 km². Prior to the year end, deliveries of heavy equipment and materials, including a construction camp designed to accommodate more than 100 employees, arrived at the Arctic port of Pevek. Onward delivery to site, scheduled for early 2013, will utilise a winter roadway in advance of the anticipated commencement of ground work and preliminary construction activity. The envisaged project encompasses an open-pit operation allied to a conventional gravity and cyanidation process plant with initial gold production targeted for 2015. After achieving nameplate throughput, production is expected at a rate of 50,000 – 60,000 oz of gold per annum, derived from 300,000 – 400,000 tonnes of processed ore with a head grade of 5.1 g/t.
Project design work continued in H2 2012 and utilised new data from a drilling programme concluded during the early part of the year. This programme was aimed at verifying existing resources and ore block characteristics and providing representative sample material for metallurgical test work on different mineralised zones within the potential pit limits. The project design work is expected to continue during H1 2013.
In H2 the Company reported positive results from three exploration targets at MNV (Quiet, Pebble and Watershed) following the completion of a diamond core drilling and surface trenching programme designed to identify additional resources in order to extend the life of MNV's open-pit operations.
At the Quiet – Pebble mineralised zone, drilling confirmed historic exploration results at each prospect and also intersected new areas of prospective mineralisation which are expected to increase the zone's resource potential. Resource modelling for the Quiet prospect is underway and initial mining has commenced at Pebble. Exploitation of both prospects is expected to enhance the existing open-pit operations at MNV.
The Watershed prospect is adjacent to MNV's Upper open-pit and hosts high-grade gold mineralisation. More than 2,900 metres of diamond core drilling and 1,600 metres of surface trenching were completed in H2 2012. The results corroborate historic exploration data and indicate the potential to substantially increase the resource base attributed to this prospect.
Diamond core drilling activity in respect of underground resource conversion totalled 16,255 metres for the full year and was in line with budget.
The Company is planning to continue with its near-mine exploration efforts at MNV with the goal of verifying and further increasing the known mineralised prospects to add value to the operation. As such, all exploration prospects within the MNV licence area are currently undergoing an independent JORC compliant audit with results expected to be received during Q2 2013.
In December the Company acquired a licence for exploration and mining rights at the Western Flank, a prospective property immediately adjacent to MNV's mining operations. The licence area includes the Chaynoye zone which is believed to have good potential for the delivery of new resources at MNV. Chaynoye has been partially explored in the past and has an historical reported prognostic resource of 3.5 tonnes (112,500 oz) of gold. The Company is planning a trenching and drilling programme at Chaynoye during 2013 with a view to upgrading the resource potential for future exploitation via the Company's operations at MNV.
The Unkurtash project hosts four distinct prospects, three of which, Unkurtash, Sarytube and Karatube have been the focus of the Company's extensive exploration activities.
In 2012 the drilling programme concentrated on the deeper levels of the Unkurtash prospect down to a depth of 450 metres with the objective of increasing the entire project's currently defined JORC compliant mineral resource base of ca. 3.0 Moz Au (94% Measured and Indicated). During the second half, 11,315 metres of reverse circulation drilling were completed extending down to the extensive underground exploration development drives which were completed in H1 2012.
An independent JORC compliant resource update is planned for H1 2013 in conjunction with the registration of additional C1+C2 category reserves with the State Committee on Reserves (GKZ) of the Kyrgyz Republic.
Mining permits for the Unkurtash and Karatube prospects, which provide the rights for exploitation of subsoil gold reserves and outline project development timelines, were granted in early H2. The Company intends to proceed with engineering studies in respect of a planned large-scale open-pit operation.
The Lyubov project is targeting a near surface bulk-mineable gold resource for a potential open-pit mining operation. The property licence includes the Evgraf prospect which has been the focus of the Company's previous exploration activities, including more than 20,000 metres of diamond core drilling.
An independent resource audit for the Evgraf prospect was completed in H2 2012 and defines a total mineral resource of 0.48 Moz (98% measured and indicated).
In Q4 2012 the State Committee on Reserves of the Russian Federation (GKZ) approved a C1+C2 category in-pit reserve of 0.42 Moz Au contained in 6.99 million tonnes of ore at an average grade of 1.88 g/t.
The Lyubov project is entering the development stage and engineering studies in relation to conventional processing options, including heap leaching, have been initiated.
At Blagodatnoye, the Company completed an exploration programme of 9,840 metres of diamond core drilling and more than 1,100 metres of trenching. Assay results received to date outline two distinct gold mineralised zones of sizeable footprint and vertical continuity thereby underpinning the project's potential to host a substantial near surface resource grading from 1.5 to 2.0 g/t. Preliminary results from initial metallurgical test work indicated favourable metallurgy and gold recovery levels via conventional milling and cyanidation processing methods.
Additional exploration of the property is planned in order to verify and further increase the known mineralised prospects, while the completion of all technical requirements for reserve registration with the Russian state authorities will precede the initiation of an independent JORC compliant resource audit.
The provision of a safe working environment, the management of production risks, the training of personnel and the assumption of personal responsibility for site safety, is of paramount importance to the Company. We are pleased to note that the lost time incident ("LTI") rate (defined as the number of lost time incidents in relation to every 200,000 man hours worked) was substantially reduced to a level of 0.31 in 2012 compared with 0.57 in 2011. Zero lost time injuries, on a Group wide basis, were reported for six of the year's 12 months. A total of 1,320 employees participated in introductory (one-day) safety training exercises, 592 employees attended a safety work performance / production safety course (3-5 days) while 468 employees completed industrial safety certification training courses (7-30 days). To ensure the maintenance of specific skills, a further 14 MNV employees received training on mobile heavy equipment, while 70 MNV and Belaya Gora employees completed light vehicle driving tests.
Environmental compliance remained in good standing with the regulatory authorities. In particular, environmental audit procedures were implemented throughout all of the Company's sites during the year. Training in respect of environmental safety requirements was provided to 59 employees at MNV, Belaya Gora and Taseevskoye. The Company continued its efforts towards the implementation of an accredited environmental management system (ISO 14001 compliant) Group wide with final auditing and compliance expected in February 2013. To this end 45 employees received internal audit training at MNV and Russdragmet (RDM), while an additional 27 MNV employees were provided with an environmental risks and assessments training course developed by an external environmental consultant. A group of 16 managers and specialists from MNV, Novo and Belaya Gora attended a five-day course on environmental safety provisions at local universities in Khabarovsk and Chita.
Qualified Persons Statement: Werner Klemens, Head of Exploration at Highland Gold has reviewed and verified the information contained in this release with respect to drilling and resource / reserves matters. Mr. Klemens holds a Ph.D. in Geology from the University of Toronto. He has over 15 years of experience in mineral exploration and is a fellow of the Geological Association of Canada. A rigorous quality assurance programme complying with international standards is in effect at all exploration projects and includes duplicate sampling, insertion of standards and check assaying with external laboratories.


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"Long term care" (LTC) refers to services and supports which help people with chronic medical conditions, illnesses, or disabilities on a daily basis over an extended period of time. It can be expensive and can easily exhaust your assets if you don't plan ahead with long term care insurance (LTCI).
Long term care insurance helps pay for your LTC expenses and protects your funds from being used as payment for care. But exactly what long term care expenses are covered by LTCI policies?
While some insurance companies will require you to use services from a certified home care agency or a licensed professional, other companies will allow you to hire independent or non-licensed providers or family members.
Make sure you purchase a policy that covers the types of programs, services and facilities you'll need and available where you live.
Relocating to another area might make a difference in your coverage and the types of services available.
Nursing homes are facilities that provide full range of rehabilitation care, skilled health care, personal care and daily activities in a 24/7 setting. Make sure to ask whether the policy covers more than room-and-board.
Assisted living is commonly provided in a residence or a facility with apartment-style units that provides personal care and other individualized services available when needed.
Adult day care services are programs outside the home that provides health, social and other support services in a supervised setting for adults who need some degree of help during the day.
Home care is care provided at home. It can be provided by licensed healthcare professionals or professional caregivers.
Home modifications are changes or adaptations made at home such as installing ramps or grab bars to make your home safer and more accessible.
In case new types of long-term care services are developed after you purchase the insurance, some policies have the flexibility to cover the new services. Be sure to ask the insurance company if they include this feature with their policies.
Long-term care insurance policies pay different amounts for different services, or they may pay one rate for any service. Be sure to assess which type of policy coverage will work for you since you'll be selecting the benefit amount and duration of the policy.
Insurers will let you know about some type of limit to the amount of benefits you can receive from a policy.
To find out how useful a policy will be to you, compare the amount of your policy's daily benefits with the average cost of care in your area. Remember; you'll have to pay the excess costs exceeding your daily amount.
Conditions that must be met or happen before you start receiving your benefits are called "benefit triggers." Most insurers evaluate your inability to perform certain "activities of daily living" (ADLs) to determine when you can start to receive benefits.
It's common for benefits to begin when you need help with two or three ADLs. Requiring assistance with eating, bathing, dressing, walking, using the toilet, and remaining continent are the most common ADLs that need assistance.
Mental-function tests are commonly used as benefit triggers for people with cognitive impairments. Ask your insurer whether you must require someone to perform the activity for you or with you, rather than just stand by and supervise you, in order for you to trigger benefits.
All policies exclude coverage for specific conditions. Ask your LTC agent about these exclusions. Certain states have outlawed companies from requiring you to have been in a hospital or nursing facility for a specific number of days before qualifying for benefits. However, some states continue to permit this exclusion and it may keep you from ever qualifying for a benefit.
There are also coverage exclusions, which are quite common, for mental disorders, drug and alcohol abuse, and self-inflicted injuries.
Make sure that Alzheimer's disease, certain forms of cancer, and other common illnesses, aren't mentioned as reasons not to pay benefits.
Most policies include a waiting or elimination period, which can typically be chosen from zero up to 100 days before the insurance company begins to pay. During this period, you will be paying for care out-of-pocket. The longer the elimination period, the lesser the policy costs.
Be sure to estimate how many days you can afford to pay on your own before receiving benefits.
Get a policy that requires you to satisfy your elimination period only once during the life of the policy instead of making you wait after each new illness or need for care.
Many people purchase long-term care insurance between 10 to 30 years before they start receiving benefits. Inflation protection is an important option to consider. Indexing to inflation allows your daily benefit to keep up with the rising cost of care.
When you buy LTCI under age 70, it's probably better to have automatic "compound" inflation protection. Compound inflation protection is the amount of your daily benefit will be increased based on the higher amount of coverage at each anniversary date of the policy.
"Simple" inflation protection increases your daily benefit by a fixed percentage of the original benefit amount. Typically, the simple option won't keep pace with the price of services.
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Following the example of its UK peers and the heist of Coincheck, Japan's largest cryptocurrency exchange operators and other industry players announced plans to form a self-regulatory body in order to regain public trust, reports Nikkei Asian Review.
The new organization still has no name, but is set to launch on April 1 and will unite the Japan Blockchain Association and the Japan Cryptocurrency Business Association. The former is set around the major exchange bitFlyer and the latter includes the cryptocurrency service provider Tech Bureau.
The organization will most likely be chaired by Taizen Okuyama, president of Money Partners Group, a foreign currency exchange business operator, reports the media.
The main goal of the organization is to create self-imposed rules on the protection of clients' assets, system trouble, advertising and insider trading.
The new body has to be approved by the country's Financial Services Agency and after that will gain the power to set penalties for the breaking of the self-imposed rules.


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L'església parroquial de Sant Josep a l'Alguenya (Vinalopó Mitjà, País Valencià) data de l'any 1828, quan el bisbe d'Oriola Felipe Herrero Valverde va decretar la creació d'una vicaria rural en aquesta localitat, dependent de la parròquia de Monòver.

Es va construir sobre el solar en el que, fins aleshores, existia una ermita. És d'estil romànic, ocupa una superfície de trenta-dos metres de fons, per dotze d'ample o frontera.

Té una gran nau central i una capella en una de les seues laterals. Es tracta d'una església caracteritzada principalment per les seues dues torres bessones, quadrades, una de les quals alberga un rellotge, i l'altra tres campanes. Originàriament només disposava d'una torre (a llevant) que va ser construïda al mateix temps que l'església. La torre de ponent es va aixecar l'any 1930, sota la direcció del rector D. José García, amb el mateix estil que la germana, construint-hi, a més, la terrassa que uneix ambdues torres.

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Patrimoni monumental del Vinalopó Mitjà
Alguenya
Monuments d'interès local del País Valencià


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Two couples, one wedding! A double wedding these days isn't all that common so we were delighted when Bethan, Andy, Cathryn and Paul asked us to be their photographers for the day.
With rain forecast all day we prepared for the worst, but got really lucky when the sun popped out just in time for the two sisters' arrival at the church in Llanddona. It even stayed dry long enough for us to have a few minutes on beautiful Llanddona beach with the two happy couples. After that the rain set back in for the evening but it didn't dampen anyone's spirits and the rest of the evening was a huge success with a barbeque at the Meifod Country House in Caernarfon and bouncy castles for the children and the adults!
It's fair to say that we expected this day to be harder work than a normal wedding, but we enjoyed it so much, everyone was so fantastic, easy going and looked amazing that the day flew past easily.
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WASHINGTON, DC - DECEMBER 03: Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-KY) answers questions during a press conference following a weekly policy lunch at the U.S. Capitol on December 03, 2019 in Washington, DC. (Photo: Getty)
GOP Senators Timidly Respond To Trump's Refusal To Commit To Peaceful Transition Of Power
by Katherine HugginsSeptember 26, 2020, 3:37 pmSeptember 26, 2020, 3:37 pmSeptember 26, 2020, 3:37 pmDaily Digest, News, News Feed >
A handful of prominent Republican senators subtlely hit back at President Donald Trump's refusal to ensure the peaceful transition of power after the election.
"We're going to have to see what happens," Trump said Wednesday when asked by a reporter if he would commit to ensuring a peaceful transition regardless of the presidential outcome. "We want to get rid of the ballots, and we'll have a very peaceful — there won't be a transfer, frankly. There'll be a continuation."
Although the answer was also in response to electoral outcomes in cities and states, the comments sparked immediate backlash and concern that Trump is preparing to refuse to concede, likely due to the unsupported claims of mail-in voting fraud he has pushed.
Besides Sen. Mitt Romney (R-Utah), a vocal Trump critic, none of the other Republicans mentioned the president explicitly in tweets reassuring that ballots would be counted and the election would be calculated as usual.
"Fundamental to democracy is the peaceful transition of power; without that, there is Belarus," Romney tweeted. "Any suggestion that a president might not respect this Constitutional guarantee is both unthinkable and unacceptable."
Senate Majority Leader Mitch McConnell (R-Kentucky) wrote that "the winner of the November 3rd election will be inaugurated on January 20th."
"There will be an orderly transition just as there has been every four years since 1792," he added.
The winner of the November 3rd election will be inaugurated on January 20th. There will be an orderly transition just as there has been every four years since 1792.
— Leader McConnell (@senatemajldr) September 24, 2020
Sen. Marco Rubio (R-Florida) noted the possibility of it taking "longer than usual to know the outcome," but assured his Twitter followers that "it will be a valid one."
"As we have done for over two centuries we will have a legitimate & fair election," Rubio wrote. "It may take longer than usual to know the outcome, but it will be a valid one. And at noon on Jan 20, 2021 we will peacefully swear in the President."
As we have done for over two centuries we will have a legitimate & fair election
It may take longer than usual to know the outcome,but it will be a valid one
And at noon on Jan 20,2021 we will peacefully swear in the President
— Marco Rubio (@marcorubio) September 24, 2020
Sen. Lindsey Graham (R-South Carolina) echoed his Republican colleagues, telling Fox News: "People wonder about the peaceful transfer of power. I can assure you, it will be peaceful."
"I promise you as a Republican, if the Supreme Court rules that Joe Biden wins I will accept that result," he said, adding that he hopes Republicans win "so overwhelmingly" that the courts will not need to be involved.
Sen. Rob Portman (R-Ohio) said that "both candidates must commit to abiding by the results," without condemning Trump's remarks.
Throughout America's history, the peaceful transition of power has been a hallmark of our democracy. This year, both candidates must commit to abiding by the results, no matter the outcome.
— Rob Portman (@senrobportman) September 24, 2020
Portman added: "Under our system, the American people decide through their votes and the political leaders follow the will of the people. The peaceful transfer of power is essential to this constitutional guarantee and must be protected."
Others were more dismissive of Trump's statement.
"The President says crazy stuff. We've always had a peaceful transition of power. It's not going to change," Sen. Ben Sasse (R-Nebraska) told CNN.
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Q: Retrieving nested element from MongoCursor I am querying a Mongo DB in Scala and looping through the returned elements, that look like this:
{ "_id" : "123:1350918540586068000:v" ,
    "i" : {
        "vendorStyle" : "coolStyle" ,
        "createdAt" : 1350918540580 ,
        "productId" : "product123" ,
        "skuId" : "123"
    }
}

My question is: how do I retrieve the value from skuId? I know you can use the notation parent.child in the 'find' method in Mongo, but that doesn't work when reading from the resulting DBObject
This is the code:
val elems = SkuStorage.collection.find(MongoDBObject("i.productId" -> productId))
elems.toSeq.map { element=>
    readSkuById(element.get("i.skuId")) //breaks!
}

Do I need to go get("i") then parse the string into a JSON? Is there any better way of handling this?

A: You could try
element.expand[String]("i.skuId")

it returns Option[String]


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Book Review: World Cinema Through Global Genres
World Cinema Through Global Genres, William V. Constanzo, John Wiley 2014, £21.99, 432pp ISBN 9781118712924
The US publisher John Wiley now has a major global brand for academic and professional texts after its 2007 merger with Oxford-based Blackwell. This means that there is now UK promotion for a Wiley US textbook like this title. In the standard, squarish large format for textbooks, its 400 plus pages add up to a hefty tome. Inside there is a relatively simple structure. After 40 pages of introductory material on film studies, William Constanzo offers four sections, each focusing on what he terms a 'Global Genre'.
The four genres are well-chosen and comprise 'The Warrior Film', 'The Wedding Film', 'The Horror Film' and 'The Road Movie'. Within each section is a general essay on the specific 'genre cluster' and a 'Deep Focus' on one specific national or regional industry, followed by four shorter 'Close-ups' on specific film titles. So, 120 pages are devoted to 'The Warrior Film' with a Deep Focus on Chinese Cinemas and Close-ups on The Magnificent Seven, Seven Samurai, Sholay and Enter the Dragon. Across the other three sections students are offered focused studies of Indian, Japanese and Latin American Cinemas.
One of the quandaries for any textbook writer taking on this topic (i.e. a textbook on 'World Cinema') is what to include and what to leave out. Unless the book is intended as a kind of gazetteer, it isn't possible to cover every film industry, or indeed every genre. By selecting 'Global Genres', Constanzo implies that he isn't covering 'art cinema' or documentary or political filmmaking etc. But he still has to decide on which film industries. It seems that he has opted for those that American students are most likely to encounter as popular entertainment and perhaps feel closest to – Latin America and East Asia/South Asia.
Having chosen his genres and film industries, how does Constanzo's approach work out? On the whole pretty well I think. He devotes his space to quite detailed analysis of his chosen films and finds ways to introduce students to unfamiliar cultures. He's fond of quoting David Bordwell and, like Bordwell (and Thompson) he uses many small screengrabs to illustrate sequences. On the positive side these grabs are presented in their correct aspect ratios – something that makes immediately apparent the difference in presentation between The Magnificent Seven in 'Scope and Seven Samurai in Academy. Unfortunately, all the grabs are presented as sometimes quite murky greyscale images, losing much of their impact in the process. Significantly too, the single still from Sholay is not in the correct ratio since the only DVD available in 2013 would have been 'pan and scan'.
William Constanzo has been teaching a long time and he is both widely travelled and a fan of the films he analyses. There are many insights here and students should get a thorough introduction to the genres he tackles. In some ways his discussion of 'The Wedding Film' is the most interesting since it isn't a genre category recognised as such by the studios. He starts from the success of My Big Fat Greek Wedding (US 2002), a small independent film that became a big global success, and notes that similar films have been successful across the globe. This is a category that draws upon different repertoires such as the romantic comedy, the social comedy and the family drama/melodrama and when he lists Monsoon Wedding (India 2001) alongside Four Weddings and a Funeral (UK 1994) and other titles from Iceland, Poland and Taiwan, the possibilities are immediately appealing. However, things get a little trickier when Constanzo chooses three films set in Israeli 'Occupied Territories', one directed by the Israeli (but self-proclaimed 'international') director Eran Riklis and the other two by Palestinian filmmakers. Again the analysis is thorough and some of the political context is explained – but not enough perhaps to fully understand the meanings in these specific films. There is also the problem that Constanzo doesn't explore the institutional differences between the films in terms of production – how the diverse film titles that he chooses are likely to be distributed and received by critics and audiences. Again we have to accept that this isn't the purpose of the book and there isn't space to explore 'film as institution'.
The selection of film titles in the book is mostly very good and provides both students and teachers with useful entry points. The quartet of Halloween (US 1978), Suspiria (Italy 1977), The Devil's Backbone (Mexico-Spain 2001) and Ringu (Japan 1998) in the Horror section has great potential. I'm a little baffled however by the inclusion of both La strada (Italy 1954) and A bout de souffle (France 1960) as 'road movies' in the final section. These two European art movies seem out of place. They require more space in order to explain their significance in film history and their relationship to film movements such as Italian neorealism and La nouvelle vague as well as their relationships to genres. They also hint at that academic sense of discussing the canon rather than engaging with the popular genre films that have appealed to broad audiences. What I mean, perhaps, is that they offer examples 'known' to US scholars and cinephiles rather than enjoyed by contemporary popular local audiences.
As this is a textbook I should add that each of the four sections includes timelines showing major historical events in the 'Deep Focus' region plus selected film releases and an extended list of titles from around the world in the 'genre' section. These are useful references as are each chapter's reading lists and the questions that accompany each case study film analysis. There is also a glossary, a full index and a companion website with a teacher's manual and other support materials (though you need to register as an 'instructor').
I think this could be a useful book for any teacher wanting to introduce students to films beyond Hollywood through a focus on genres. I suspect that in the UK the Wedding and Horror sections might work best. One word of warning. I found the Deep Focus sections to be variable in that the Chinese section is dominated by an analysis of Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000), and the Indian one is flawed because it underestimates the so called 'regional' film industries and the recent growth of independent productions. The Japanese one is OK but rather limited, but the Latin American section is more detailed and a good introduction.
[This review first appeared in Media Education Journal No. 59, Summer 2016 and is published here with permission – see http://www.ames.scot/mej.html]
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It has taken the Mauritanian legal system four long, arduous years to hand down a sentence of two years prison and a fine to Mauritian blogger, Mohamed Cheikh Ould M'kheitir.
M'kheitir's troubles began in 2014 when he was detained for writing an article about caste discrimination and religion, comparing the status of so-called "low caste" Mauritanians (like himself) to those enslaved during the time of the prophet Mohammed.
He was accused of blasphemy for 'insulting Mohammed' and of 'apostasy' (i.e. leaving Islam). He was sentenced to death in December 2014 by the Criminal Court.
Since then his case has been heard several times on appeal. Almost every time he's appeared in court, on the streets outside – and even inside the courtroom – have been filled with people calling for his execution. See our Mauritania page for more information.
The new conviction comes after the Supreme Court in Nouakchott had ordered a retrial. In April 2016, the Nouadhibou Court of Appeal had upheld the death sentence. In his defence the lawyers argued that the appeals court was ignoring M'kheitir's "repentance", which under penal codes based on Islamic law is supposed to be grounds to absolve a person accused of 'apostasy'.
While it's very good news that M'kheitir will finally be free, there is extreme concern for his ongoing welfare.
"Our immediate concern now, given the intense and widespread incitement to violence against Mohamed M'kheitir, is that the state must provide the highest level of security for his protection," comments IHEU Director of Communications and Campaigns, Bob Churchill. "Mohamed M'kheitir's safety must be ensured and this almost certainly means he must be granted safe passage out of the country.


As we discussed last week my doc put me on once weekly Humira shots.
Well, my insurance company denied it. They claim I've used up my allowable Humira injections for the rest of the year so no Humira for me.
The first thought that crossed my mind was, you think I like to take this stuff? You think I enjoy sticking a cold needle filled with freezing liquid into my thigh?
I've been on the phone to the pharmacy, the insurance company, and my doctor. I'd get mad if I felt better.
I feel like the kid in the movie The Christmas Story, you know, where he gets 'soap poisoning'. It's the fine, you wanna mess with me then I'll show you. I'll just get sick. Ha! THEN you'll give me my Humira.
This whole thing has made me appreciate prednisone. It works and it's cheap. Granted, the side effects are horrendous. The cost of Humira without prescription insurance for once weekly injections is 28,000.00 per year. It costs me 300.00 per month and I HAVE prescription insurance. If you combine this with the cost of my health insurance, plus the money I put into my health savings account, well I'm not even going to think about it.
It all started when I realized the government has been keeping a comprehensive record of my e-mail correspondence. I assume this means they know I have Crohn's and since they have every single e-mail I've ever sent or received they know me on my worst days and on my best days. They've seen my cries for help on the Crohn's forum, and my co-miserating with my fellow sufferers.
I feel like they snatched my address book with my happy, sad, and mad faces scribbled next to the names. It creeps me out to realize that they know more about my intestines than my husband does! Ack, and what about my e-mails back and forth with my doc?
And that fight with my girlfriend? Oh, good fodder for someone with a creative mind. I mean do you trust a twenty-something with the details of your personal life?
Glad to see the ACLU filing a lawsuit.
That's my rant for this week.
They will eventually approve it. Of course by that time you may be sick. It is a fine line to walk.
Hi Carol. Thanks for stopping by. I am still waiting but if they still refuse I will move on to another med.
I went through that. They will eventually approve it again.
Thanks for stopping by. My Humira was approved today. Phew. I'll be off by two weeks, but hopefully that won't hurt any. Or if there's a problem it will be short lived.
What a nice first meeting story. Thanks for sharing it!


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Thirty-five years after the first of three Amici Miei movies was filmed in Florence, Mario Monicelli returns to Piazza Santo Spirito on June 6 to assist in the re-enactment of one of the most popular scenes of the blockbuster trilogy. Organized by two natives of the Santo Spirito
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Thirty-five years after the first of three Amici Miei movies was filmed in Florence, Mario Monicelli returns to Piazza Santo Spirito on June 6 to assist in the re-enactment of one of the most popular scenes of the blockbuster trilogy. Organized by two natives of the Santo Spirito neighbourhood, film director Federico Micali and film producer Francesco Conforti, the event will feature a re-enactment of the last scene in Amici Miei Act 1: the funeral of the film's 'gypsy' journalist Perozzi who worked at La Nazione. Four cameras will film more than a thousand extras wearing masks-so everyone in the crowd can become one of the amici miei-in the celebrated piazza. The event will be filmed without copyright for distribution online and on DVD.
'It's an ode to Florence,' said Conforti, 'to my neighbourhood, which doesn't need to be presented but lived and experienced by all; in this area, it's still possible to experience the essence of times past. Merchants in the area praised this project, confirming the great important of the [Amici Miei film] series in Florence… people are coming from across Italy to take part.'
'In a moment when there is renewed interest in this film series, and the debate on the prequel by Neri Parenti, we like the idea of having an event that could involve everyone and remember the originality of the first film,' explained Micali.
For more information on the L'ultima zingarata event in Santo Spirito, join the Facebook group 'Amici miei – L'ultima zingarata.'
Amici Miei is a wildly popular Italian comedy-drama directed by Mario Monicelli in 1975. The Italian box-office hit was followed by two sequels: Amici Miei: Atto II (1982, also by Monicelli) and Amici Miei: Atto III (1985), which was directed by Nanni Loy. The films tell the story of four friends ('the gyspys') in Florence who together organize pranks, or zingarate. Amici Miei nel 400 is the prequel to the film series currently being filmed in Tuscany (Certaldo, San Gimignano, Pistoia and Florence) and set in the 1400s in Florence. Directed by Neri Parenti, the prequel features the original four characters but, this time, they live in the age of Boccaccio and the Medici.


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Information published on 26 June 2009 in the UIC electronic newsletter "UIC eNews" Nr 147.
Passenger CEOs meeting in Rome (19 June)
Over 40 leaders of European passenger rail met in Rome 19 June at the annual CER-UIC High Level Passenger Meeting hosted by FS. The meeting was opened by Mauro Moretti, CEO of Italian Railways FS, Chairman of CER and Vice-Chairman of UIC, by Yoshio Ishida, Vice-Chairman of JR East and Chairman of UIC, by Johannes Ludewig, Executive Director of CER, and by Jean-Pierre Loubinoux, GDS of UIC.
The morning session focused on the effects of the financial crisis on passenger rail. Mireille Faugère, CEO of SNCF Passenger Services, Ulrich Homburg, CEO of DB Passenger Services, Krzystof Celinski, CEO of PKP Intercity, explained the situation of their respective companies and discussed their counter activities in the presence of Antonio Tajani, Commissioner for Transport.
HLPM participants signed a declaration in which they request political decision makers to use the opportunity to build a sustainable backbone of passenger transport in Europe around passenger railways. Therefore the current preferential support of other less environmentally friendly transport modes should be changed in favour of rail. The least governments should assure would be proper financing of public services according to the PSO regulation coming into force at the end of 2009.
Vincenzo Soprano, CEO of Trenitalia, gave a round-up of the latest developments of the Italian rail market. Ulrich Homburg made the case for an accelerated opening not only for international traffic – as foreseen in the 3rd Railway Package for 2010 – but also for national traffic. For more information on the political aspects of the HLPM see also the CER Monitor Issue 22.
Athar Khan, Managing Director Association of European Airlines (AEA), presented and explained AEA's comprehensive market reporting based on data provided by airline. (http://www.aea.be/research/traffic/index.html). Reporting includes traffic volumes, operating results as well as service quality (e.g. punctuality, baggage performance). The reports are being used for political lobbying, benchmarking and decision support. Participants of the HLPM agreed to jointly collect data required for fulfilling European regulations in the future.
Libor Lochman, Deputy Executive Director of CER, gave an update on the drafting of the Telematic Applications for Passenger (TAP) TSI which will be published still in 2009. Until then the sector-wide implementation plan will be structured in the second half of 2010. This Strategic European Deployment Plan (SEDP) will then be written in 2010.
Oliver Sellnick, Director Passenger and Freight of UIC, informed participants about the progress of the "Train to Copenhagen" project targeting decision makers at the COP15 United Nations climate conference 7-18 December in Copenhagen with the message "the climate is right for rail". While transportation is responsible for ¼ of all CO2 emissions worldwide, rail provides the opportunity to reduce emissions. When worldwide officials debate and decide the emission commitments until 2016 they should understand and demand modal shift to rail (www.traintocopenhagen.org). Participants expressed their support for and interest in participating in this initiative.
For further information on the HLPM please contact Oliver Sellnick: Sellnick@uic.org and Mickael Stevns: Stevns@uic.org
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