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Man inherits one of Britain's grandest estates from drug addict he didn't even know was his dad
Jordan Adlard Rogers will never have to work again, but he says he'd trade it all to tell late father Charles that he was his son
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There's a striking resemblance between Jordan (left) and his late father Charles (right)
A man has inherited one of the grandest estate homes in Cornwall from a man he didn't even know was his father.
Jordan Adlard Rogers, 31, learnt that his biological father Charles Rogers had died last year in his car outside his home on the National Trust Penrose Estate.
Cornwall Live last week reported on the inquest into the death of the 62-year-old recluse, who died of an overdose of a heroin substitute.
Charles was part of the Rogers family who have lived in the 1536-acre National Trust Penrose Estate between Helston and Porthleven for generations, gifting it to the National Trust in 1974 in exchange for a 1,000-year lease to continue living there.
Jordan Adlard Rogers
Charles had struggled with drug abuse for many years and his inquest heard he led a reclusive life but now his legitimate son, Jordan Adlard Rogers, 31, has come forward to speak out about the remarkable tale of how he has ended up inheriting the lease and lifelong income from the man he didn't even know was his father.
Jordan has known Charles could have been his dad since a young age but a DNA test was only carried out once Charles had passed away.
Since moving into the lavish estate, Jordan has immersed himself in his newfound family's history and wants to paint a more complete picture about his father than what was said at last week's inquest.
Jordan, who bears a striking resemblance father, said: "I haven't been here long and don't know all the ins and outs but have been able to piece some of the puzzle together.
"Charles never actually lived in the estate. He lived in one of the estate's farmhouses as his mum lived here so he never got the chance to inherit it. They died two weeks apart and his brother was also in line to live in the estate before him.
Jordan outside his new home at Penrose Estate
"It'd got to the point when he gave up on himself and was living in his car instead of his house as it was such a mess.
"The Rogers family gave the National Trust 46 cottages and a couple of farms and now the Rogers Family Trust produces income for the life tenant."
Jordan, who has recently had a son with his partner Katie, said he has learned of a number of factors that he believes resulted in his father's descent into drug addiction.
Penrose (Image: Tim Green/Creative Commons)
"There was always a pressure of him trying to match expectation," he said. "His brother was a RAF pilot and his dad a lieutenant commander in the Royal Navy so he had big shoes to fill. He was under huge pressure taking it on, but he was different and a free spirit.
"Charles served in the Army in Northern Ireland and I think this affected him greatly along with the death of his brother Nigel from cancer who he was very close to."
Moving on to his own story, Jordan has described how he knew Charles could have been his father since the age of eight.
Jordan says that he wants to do charity work
He said: "He offered to do a DNA test when I was younger but it didn't happen and then when I was 18 I knocked on his door and asked if I could have the test and he told me to do it through the solicitors. I was 18 so had other priorities at the time.
"I wrote more letters in my twenties but never got a reply, then three years ago I got in contact with power of attorney Philip Care. Philip said Charles didn't want to do the test so I wrote one final letter with a DNA test kit enclosed and that was when Philip rang and told me Charles was dead."
Jordan, formerly a support worker, added that after having to deal with some obstructive family members he was finally able to get the test completed and Charles confirmed as his father.
Jordan's father Charles Rogers
He said: "I'm now starting to get my feet under the table here. People say I'm lucky but I would trade anything to be able to go back and for Charles to know I was his son. Maybe then he might have taken a different path.
"I don't need to work anymore so want to set up a charity and help the Porthleven and Helston communities.
"I've been at the point of worrying about the next bill and have had a tough start in life but now I'm here I want to help people. I'm not going to forget where I've come from."
The estate makes money from investments in stocks and shares and renting a number of parcels of land to local farmers.
Jordan's plans also extend to holding a charity garden party in the grounds of his new home.


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How do I enable addons that are not verified?
I have some kaspersky addons that are disabled, because they cannot be verified. Trouble is, I know these addons are good, and would like to re-enable them.
I'm using Firefox 43.0.3 at the moment.
I found an answer saying I needed to change a config setting for Firefox, from requiring addons to be signed, from true to false. Trouble is, that answer didn't tell me where to find this setting.
That said, I have no trouble with this setting. If it wasn't blocking my antivirus addons, I wouldn't even be asking this question. Is it possible to change this setting, to allow my antivirus addons, and verify everything else?
Hidy ho all I have some kaspersky addons that are disabled, because they cannot be verified. Trouble is, I know these addons are good, and would like to re-enable them. I'm using Firefox 43.0.3 at the moment. I found an answer saying I needed to change a config setting for Firefox, from requiring addons to be signed, from true to false. Trouble is, that answer didn't tell me where to find this setting. That said, I have no trouble with this setting. If it wasn't blocking my antivirus addons, I wouldn't even be asking this question. Is it possible to change this setting, to allow my antivirus addons, and verify everything else?
Hi, type about:config into the address bar, press Enter, accept the warning, scroll down to xpinstall.signatures.required and double click on it to change 'Value' from True to False. You may then need to restart Firefox. Note that this will only work until Firefox 44 - due for release on 26 January. After that, they will need to be signed - Add-on signing in Firefox.
Is there an add on that allows firefox to use internet explorer engine for rendering web pages?
Looks like they are working now. Thanks for that!
Not having access to that setting in the future is troubling. Will we (the user) be able to add access that setting in the future release?
Looks like they are working now. Thanks for that! Not having access to that setting in the future is troubling. Will we (the user) be able to add access that setting in the future release?
No, that is a temporary preference and expected to be gone in Firefox 44.
I really hope they give us another option for enabling addons we know to be good then.
Anyway, thanks for the help all.
I really hope they give us another option for enabling addons we know to be good then. Anyway, thanks for the help all.


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Grassoline: Can we fuel cars with grass?
By: Josh Clark
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In 2006, the United States consumed an average of almost 20.6 million barrels of petroleum per day, the equivalent of more than 865 million gallons of oil [source: Energy Information Administration]. Oil powers your car on a trip to the grocery store. It helps industry develop and fosters technological advances in science and medicine. It also creates a tremendous amount of wealth: The global economy is based in large part on oil drilling, refining, transportation and distribution.
But oil is a finite resource produced from the fossilized remains of ancient marine plants and animals. It takes at least 10 million years for fossilized remains to become crude oil, and people use oil much faster than it is created. Eventually oil production will peak, and we will begin to run out. Some estimate that this peak has already occurred; others see it taking place in the near future. Either way, most people believe that we are in the midst of an impending energy crisis. After all, petroleum plays such a big role in daily human activity. What happens when we run out of oil?
The energy sector spends billions on the quest for alternatives to gasoline. But the next energy source has to do more than just supply the world with power. With increasing concerns over greenhouse gases (GHGs) from fossil fuels leading to global warming, the next fuel has to be clean, too. It has to be affordable, and it has to help sustain the economy.
The next generation of fuels needs to arrive quickly, to help people transition from petroleum. After all, the world can't grind to a halt for a decade or two while the next fuel is developed and implemented.
All of this put together sounds like an impossible laundry list of demands on any fuel source. That's why it's so surprising that, after a just a few years of research, an energy source that seems to fulfill all of these obligations is emerging.
Ethanol (ethyl alcohol) is a form of fuel derived from the complex carbohydrates in plants. For decades, researchers have been aware of its potential as a fuel. But the process to produce ethanol inexpensively and efficiently has been elusive -- until now, some scientists say.
A fast-growing grass known as switchgrass can be found around the United States, Canada, Central and South America, and parts of Africa. And, if it continues to show the kind of promise it does now, it may be what you use to fuel your car in the next 20 years. So how can grass become fuel? Read the next page to find out about the sunny forecast for switchgrass as an answer to the impending energy crisis.
Problems and Solutions of Switchgrass
Biofuel Criticism
Researcher David Bransby inspects Alamo variety switchgrass on a University of Alabama test plot.
Courtesy Warren Gretz/National Renewable Energy Laboratory
Research into sources for biological fuels -- biofuels -- has included everything from chicken fat to wood chips. But processing most of them yields a low net energy ratio -- the amount of energy each unit puts out isn't much more than the energy put into its production. Cost has also been a problem: Techniques for extracting fuels from plant and animal resources are currently expensive, which would be reflected at the fuel pump. But the more researchers crunch the numbers on switchgrass, the more it looks like a good candidate for an alternative fuel source.
Switchgrass is a native perennial species to the Americas. It grows quickly and easily on plains. It's a tough, hardy species -- in some cases, it's considered invasive. A three-year study in North Dakota published in 2005 showed that, when left alone, some varieties of the grass can produce an average yield of more than seven tons of biomass -- the harvested plant material -- per acre, depending on precipitation and soil type [source: U.S. Department of Agriculture].
The grass is also resistant to drought and requires little, if any, fertilizer. This means that it requires less fossil fuel expended on production. Tractors used to spread fertilizer and fuel the pumps that irrigate fields require fossil fuel. Less irrigation and less fertilizer, then, means reduced energy input, which in turn means less cost and fewer greenhouse gas emissions. What's more, switchgrass proponents say that fuel produced from the plant would make the United States more secure and independent, since it could be grown in America rather than imported from other nations.
The fuel produced from switchgrass feedstock -- the raw material used to produce a distilled fuel -- is cellulosic ethanol. This alcoholic fuel is created by a chemical process of breaking down the cellulose -- the structure that makes up the cell walls in the plant. Once the cellulose is broken down into its basic components, yeast is added, and it's fermented into alcohol. After it's refined, the ethanol produced can be used as fuel.
The more cellulose available for extraction from a plant the more valuable it becomes as a source of ethanol. And switchgrass has lots of cellulose. Around 70 percent of the plant is composed of these complex carbohydrates [source: BioCycle]. Even better, lignin -- a byproduct created when water is eliminated from cellulose -- has shown promise for use as a fuel to power ethanol production plants. If lignin can be harnessed, this could make ethanol processing self-sustaining.
Beginning with the production of fertilizer used to grow the grass and ending with transportation for distributing ethanol, Argonne National Laboratory researcher Michael Wang calculated the energy ratio for switchgrass. He found that every one unit of energy put into cellulosic ethanol production from switchgrass created 10 times the energy output. This is much higher than ethanol derived from corn. By contrast, gasoline has an energy ratio of 1 to 0.81, which means it requires more energy to produce than it yields. Wang also found that switchgrass ethanol may require 70 percent less fossil fuel to produce than gasoline and E85 ethanol -- a mixture of 85 percent ethanol and 15 percent gasoline -- emits 86 percent fewer GHGs than gasoline does. [source: Wang].
It sounds like switchgrass as an alternative fuel has everything going for it. So what's the hold-up? The refining process seems simple, and in fact it is, relatively speaking. But making ethanol from switchgrass faces some challenges. Read the next page about the difficulty in distilling ethanol from switchgrass.
E85 ethanol is appearing at more gas stations, like this one in Washington. D.C. The fuel may be sold for as little as $1 per gallon if researchers can streamline the production process.
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While it's becoming clearer with the publication of each new study of switchgrass that the plant may play an important role in future energy relief, the word "future" is key. Presently, the process of extracting cellulose from the plant is proving difficult and expensive.
Cellulose derived from plant material is produced by any of a variety of enzymes, depending on the kind of plant material being used. These catalysts dine on complex carbohydrates, like sugars, and expel cellulose and carbon dioxide as waste in the process. These enzymes are expensive, however, around 20 cents for every gallon of purified ethanol [source: Federal Trade Commission]. What's more, the fermentation process of cellulose with yeast requires a different enzyme, further raising costs. In 2006, plant geneticist Albert Kausch said that with current cultivation and production methods, the cost per gallon of cellulosic ethanol would be $2.70. That's still cheaper than gasoline, but Kausch believes it could be brought down to around $1 per gallon [source: Newswise]. One of the ways to achieve this dramatic cost reduction is to develop cheaper enzymes and find a single enzyme that can both break down cellulose and ferment ethanol.
One of the other problems facing ethanol is getting it from refineries to fuel stations. Ethanol is highly corrosive and can't be shipped via pipelines as oil and petroleum can. This means that it must be transported by trucks, which both adds to the costs of production and lowers the energy ratio, since big tanker trucks require more fossil fuels to transport the ethanol for distribution.
Argonne National Laboratory's Michael Wang tells HowStuffWorks that the challenge of distributing ethanol could, in part, be overcome by using rail systems to carry it as far as possible. "When you refine it in the Midwest and transport it to the West, transportation is a problem," he says. "You would have to use rail. But when transporting it short distances, it doesn't make much difference [to the net energy ratio]."
The other problem switchgrass ethanol currently faces is the amount of land available for its cultivation. A University of Tennessee analysis concluded that the United States could produce a total of 153 million dry tons of switchgrass and crop residue -- the stuff that's left over after agricultural harvesting and production, like stems and seeds -- annually as ethanol feedstock. Its figures show that this would result in a 5.3 percent reduction in annual gasoline consumption in the United States -- far less than expected, and much less than the 35 billion gallons of renewable fuel President George W. Bush called for by 2017 in his 2006 State of the Union address.
Like enzyme research, technology could also overcome this hurdle. Jason Grumet of the National Commission on Energy Policy (NCEP) suggests developing strains of switchgrass that could increase ton-per-acre yields, increasing the efficiency in ethanol production by one-third and doubling the fuel efficiency of all vehicles in America [source: U.S. Senate].
The money is definitely there to overcome these hurdles. Both energy companies and crop research conglomerates are pouring money into cellulosic ethanol facilities. BP Amoco PLC gave the University of California - Berkley and the University of Illinois - Champaign a combined $500 million to fund a research facility. Chevron Corporation gave the University of California - Davis $25 million and the Georgia Institute of Technology $12 million. And the Oak Ridge National Laboratory received $125 million from the U.S. Department of Energy for cellulosic ethanol research [source: DeMonte]. Still, many companies are looking to the United States government to help foster research and development by providing investment guarantees and tax breaks for financiers who bet on cellulosic technology.
 With the amount of money pouring into cellulosic ethanol research and the possibility that more is on the way -- not to mention the enthusiasm and public support -- it's hard not to imagine that within just a few decades, switchgrass-based ethanol will be filling our cars. But switchgrass also has its skeptics. Some don't think the grass lives up to expectations, and others fear the consequences if it does. Read about biofuel skeptics on the next page.
Skeptics of biofuel are concerned that funding for food aid programs, like Feed the Children (above), will dry up if excess food is used as fuel.
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Competition is tight between corn and switchgrass over which will serve as the feedstock for future ethanol production. Because some areas that grow corn can't grow switchgrass, and vice versa, many regions have a vested interest in the outcome of the alternative fuel debate. Based on research into production costs, energy ratios and GHG emissions, it appears corn-based ethanol simply can't compete with ethanol made from switchgrass.
But while ethanol made from the two crops is similar in many respects, the process by which switchgrass is turned into fuel makes it the superior choice for many researchers, politicians and activists. Corn ethanol production, for example, uses only the grain (the stuff you eat) to produce ethanol. The rest is cast off -- although, ironically, the crop residue can be used in cellulosic ethanol production.
Another advantage switchgrass has over corn is the amount and type of land it requires. In Iowa -- a state with better-than-average soil -- the average crop yield was roughly 4.8 tons per acre in 2005. The 2005 North Dakota study, mentioned before, showed a yield of around seven tons of switchgrass per acre. And switchgrass doesn't require the best soil to grow well. It can be grown on land not currently used for crops.
A report produced by Oak Ridge National Laboratory concluded that fueling half of the vehicles on the road in the United States today with ethanol would require 180 million acres of land to grow switchgrass. This accounts for 40 percent of the land already in use for agriculture in America [source: U.S. Senate].
But the NCEP's Jason Grumet believes that with "steady but unremarkable progress" in research and development, we could get the amount of land needed to produce that much ethanol down to 30 million acres in 20 to 30 years. Grumet mentions that that's about the amount of acreage in the Conservation Reserve Program (CRP), a federal program that pays farmers to set aside land as fallow to reduce the environmental impact of agriculture [source: U.S. Senate].
Grumet isn't the only person to imply that switchgrass could be grown in marginal land. After all, it's been shown to improve the soil where it's planted, and CRP land could benefit at the same time feedstock is being grown for ethanol production. But not everyone believes that industrial switchgrass production is the best use for CRP land. Skeptics argue that most land enrolled in the Conservation Reserve Program is set aside because the soil won't produce high-quality crops. If switchgrass becomes the next fuel source, and major companies pump large amounts of money into its production, these critics argue that these same companies will want the highest yield possible. This would be best realized by using the best land available. Which means that some arable land would go from food production to energy production.
We use a small portion of food crops for fuel today. If we come to rely on biofuels as our energy source, energy and food may come into direct competition for resources, specifically land.
This concerns some, including Dr. Eric Holt-Gimenez, of the Institute for Food and Development Policy. When fuel prices rise, so too do food prices, due to the increased cost in production and transportation. Holt-Gimenez argues that if food and energy compete for land, food prices may have a reciprocal effect on energy prices. What's more, he says that food surplus programs for hungry countries may dry up since surplus food could be used as biomass for ethanol [source:Holt-Gimenez].
There are other concerns about cellulosic ethanol, as well. Some believe the claims of its potential are too rosy, based on studies which demonstrate that cellulosic ethanol doesn't have the energy ratio other studies purport. But these studies are fewer in number -- and receive far less attention -- than those which demonstrate switchgrass' potential. And if funding and public opinion are indicators for progress, it looks like switchgrass ethanol is a go.
For lots more information on biofuels, energy and related topics, read the next page.
How Biodiesel Works
How Oil Refining Works
How Oil Drilling Works
Could salt water fuel cars?
What is the Strategic Petroleum Reserve?
Is ethanol fuel really better for the environment than sticking with gas?
E85 Ethanol Flex Fuel Overview
United States Department of Energy
The Oil Drum Energy Forum
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The December Board of Directors meeting has the budget as a major agenda item. A review of the past year shows revenues down slightly from last year. With expenses kept under budget as well, the club's financial condition is good. ADK has actually increased the number of memberships in the past year, unlike most comparable organizations. A three-year budget was presented that projects another $55,000 deficit in the first year, which continues the plan, begun with the Dec. 2007 budget, to invest in the club to build capability. The club's strength during the past two years, despite a very poor national economy, validates this plan. The year 2011 is projected to show a balanced budget, with 2012 a small surplus. The Executive Committee has been monitoring the financial condition monthly. The new budget was adopted on a unanimous vote.
The main advocacy issues were hydrofracking for gas in the Marcellus shale across the southern part of the state, and the Lows Lake vote by the APA. ADK has been the only organization pressing the state to consider the well-being of state lands, especially Allegany State Park, state forests, and wildlife management lands, as drilling for gas becomes ever more likely. ADK is not opposed to all drilling, but will focus on protecting the most important parcels, especially those used by trails.
It is ADK's position that the vote that excludes the waters of Lows Lake from wilderness classification was incorrect – but it should not undo the benefits obtained from the classification of the surrounding lands. Float plane access will end as of 12/31/2011.
The New York State budget is bad news for almost everyone these days, But ADK has already been paid for the contract trail work we did for DEC; so far, the land stewardship component of the budget for next year is still in place.
Bob Grimm has passed the chairmanship of the JBL Committee to Nathan Stokes of the Onondaga Chapter. Bob's many years of advocacy and work on behalf of the JBL property were roundly applauded. Curt Miller's many years as President and other Executive Committee positions were also extolled, as he passed the gavel to Jim Bird.
Planning is underway for next year's activities. ADK will be offering Leave No Trace training, now that staff members have been qualified to do this. Look for an article about this in the January issue of Adirondac. More summit steward work, more school classes visiting the Heart Lake property, and, as usual, more repairs and upgrades by our intrepid volunteers to all our properties.
ADK has been in the news often. See especially the article on Adirondack Loj in the November issue of Gourmet magazine.


Some of Formula One's participants are already embracing the world of eSports, with McLaren executive director Zak Brown saying all teams could eventually have their own virtual counterpart.
LONDON: Formula One will crown its first virtual world champion at the season-ending Abu Dhabi Grand Prix after announcing on Monday the launch of an eSports series to run from September to November.
Live semi-finals will be held at London's Gfinity Arena on Oct. 10-11 with the top 20 going on to the three-race finals at Abu Dhabi's Yas Marina circuit on Nov. 24-25.
The first eSports Series world champion will automatically qualify for the following year's semi-finals.
Formula One managing director Sean Bratches said in a statement that the new series represented "an amazing opportunity for our business: strategically and in the way we engage fans."
McLaren, going through tough times but still the second most successful team in terms of race wins, launched in May a "World's Fastest Gamer" initiative to recruit a simulator driver from virtual racing.
Several race drivers, including Red Bull's Dutch teenager Max Verstappen, are also active gamers.


Stone house in the interior of Istria.
A holiday house on Krk costs on average USD 507 in the cheap travel period and USD 953 in the peak season per week. These details are of course in relation to the house and not per person as well as includes the obligatory additional charges.
Krk Island's crystal clear waters beckon its visitors to frolic in their gentle waves, but you'll need a beautiful home to go back to. Choose a Krk holiday apartment that satisfies your needs: a swimming pool in a luxury apartment or beach front property in a cosy cottage. When you're all settled in, explore the rich heritage in the town of Krk that nestles inside 2000 year old walls. Follow up your day in the sun at one of the many bars or restaurants famous for their Kaštradina, a flavoursome smoked mutton dish that is a speciality of Krk Island.
Krk Island is a collection of captivating towns and vast expansions of terrain waiting for you and your loved ones to explore. Eat, drink, and fill your lust for adventure on the unforgettable beaches of Krk Island.
Krk Island, joined to the mainland of Croatia by a dramatic, glistening bridge, is a refuge of peace and tranquillity surrounded by pebbled beaches, charming bays and hidden coves awaiting adventure and discovery. Your TUI Villa home away from home on this island getaway can provide for all your holiday needs in your Krk Island holiday apartment. Start your adventure in a budget friendly apartment for you and your friends, a fully furnished luxury villa with all the comforts of home for your family and pets, or a romantic abode overlooking the sea-side to make unforgettable memories with your loved ones. New experiences and peaceful relaxation are just a plane ride away.
You and can spend the day delving into local Croatian specialities. Enhance your palate with black squid risotto, freshly caught grilled fish, or presnac – a local sheep's milk cheese served with pasta and lamb dishes. Take a break from the sun in the shade of a restaurant's outdoor terrace and try the stewed mussels straight from ocean to plate. Complete your delicious meal with a shimmering glass of the local Krk island wine. Alternatively, stock up on your own supplies and prepare food at home with your family in a fully equipped Krk island cottage. Enjoy a private balcony view of the majestic Kvarner Gulf while eating your home-cooked dinner.
After a full night's rest in a comfortable Krk Island holiday apartment, catch an adrenaline rush driving up a twisting hillside to its peak and sail down a mountain on a zipline tour. Or enjoy a quirkier journey to Vrbnik and let your kids have a laugh as you pretend to get stuck in the narrowest street in the world. Leave the baby buggies at home, it's a tight squeeze! Next, take a break from the heat in Baska's air-conditioned aquarium and learn about the native fish of Croatia, as well as seahorses, sharks and manta-rays. Head to Soline bay to find a sandy beach with healing mud baths and shallow water suitable for children and non-swimmers.
Krk is overflowing with rich historical heritage to explore. Rent a Krk holiday apartment in the small village of Baska with your friends, family, and pets and take foot to the winding cobbled streets between the eye-catching old stone houses. Tour the Frankopan castle, built by the Frankopan noble family in the 12th century, and wander the spacious castle interior. Head to the oldest settlement on the island Vrbnik to taste the local white wine žlahtina known for its mineral characters and grown only in the eastern centre of the island. Take a taxi boat from Punat harbour and explore the ancient Košljun Franciscan Monastery on the tiny island of Punat.
Affordable flights, buses, and trains are all available from main airports in the U.K. to Croatia's third largest city of Rijeka, located just a 40 kilometre drive across a bridge from the city of Krk and the Krk island holiday apartment that awaits you. Although there are direct flights from major European cities directly to Krk airport, named Rijeka Airport, there are other, less expensive modes of transport to the island. Rental cars are available in the city of Rijeka, as well as a bus that will take you directly to Krk's city centre. For those visitors with higher travel budgets, boat charters are also available to and from the island.
Summer on Krk is bustling with visitors due to the perfect blue skies and sun-kissed beaches between late spring and the end of summer, but equally delightful is an autumn holiday in a Krk island holiday apartment: explore the city on two wheels by renting a bicycle and feel the crisp breeze blowing through your hair, or enjoy a secluded beach on a romantic off-season getaway followed by a candle-lit dinner in your Krk holiday home. In the month of September, catch the city's hiking campaign "I love autumn on Krk" and join in on one of the many guided hiking tours. Adrenaline junkies flock to Krk in October to join in on the 40 kilometre bicycle marathon through the winding mountains and trails of Krk's stoic mountainside. The serenity found on Krk island all throughout the year keeps visitors heading back to this destination time and time again.
After visiting the Frankopan castle, go down to the promenade and savour a meal at one of the restaurants and cafes. Trek along the beach and set your sights on the harrowing stone slopes above for a view the Church of St. John the Baptist, a small yellow church lush with cultural legacy. Parts of the promenade here are accessible to wheelchairs. Next, treat your eyes to the painted ceilings of the parish Church of Assumption of the Virgin Mary, or get your feet wet renting a pedal-boat at Zgribnica beach just a ten minute walk from the town's centre. Summer events include concerts, folklore festivals, and literary evenings. For the eternal art lovers visiting Vrbnik, several art galleries in Vrbnik's Old Town feature seasonal exhibitions. Festive live music echoes throughout the town in Škujica square where the locals dance the evening away as the sun sets over the town.


The conference theme at ECER 2015 in Budapest was "Education and transition. Contributions from educational research". InFo-TED contributed at the symposium "The role of research in the work of teacher educators", where Marilyn Cochran-Smith acted as the discussant. Abstracts and presentations are available below.
Cochran-Smith (2005) claims that research is part of the teacher educator's job responsibility, yet it should not devalue the teaching part, but research and teaching should complement each other. Many teacher educators come into the profession from school teaching with little research knowledge and this has become a challenge when success and promotion in higher education to a large extend depends on research based publications. Yet another challenge is that teacher education is blamed for not having its own knowledge base and that it depends heavily on other fields, mainly philosophy, psychology and social sciences (Shulman, 1986). If teacher education is to claim its own academic domain, it means that an extensive research based knowledge on teacher education needs to be developed. Practice oriented research, such as action research and self-studies, is on the increase internationally, yet there is also criticism of this research, mainly related to the quality and the limited relevance, often only at a local level (Zeichner, 2007). In Norway the above challenges have been taken seriously by researchers and by the government, and in 2010 NAFOL, the National Research School for Teacher Education, was established. 23 of Norway's teacher education institutions are partners in NAFOL, and in 2015, 145 teacher educators have been (graduated) or are current PhD students in NAFOL, all developing new knowledge in, about and with teacher education. In this paper the history of NAFOL, its organizational structure, academic content and present outcome will be presented. NAFOL is an example of how demanding challenges of teacher education and cooperation between the government and researchers have led to empowering researching teacher educators and to develop a national knowledgebase in teacher education with international relevance.
Cochran-Smith, M. (2005). Teacher Educators as researchers- Multiple Perspectives. Teaching and Teacher Education, 21, 219-225.
Shulman, L. S. (1986). Those who understand: Knowledge growth in teaching. Educational Researcher, 15(2), 4-14.
Zeichner, K. (2007). Accumulating knowledge across self-studies in teacher education. Journal of Teacher Education. 58(1), 36-46.
The four authors of this paper have been working together in a collaborative self-study project (2009-2013), aimed at using this research perspective to deepen both teacher educators' understanding and improvement of their practice of supporting student teachers during their internship. In this paper we look back at this intense and multi-layered endeavour and experience. Our roles in the project were different and complementary: Elien Peeters did the actual self-study on her practice (portfolio assignments) in a university college. Eline Vanassche & Geert Kelchtermans supported that process from their experience as academic researchers, in particular in terms of conceptual frameworks and methodology. Ann Deketelaere was also an experienced teacher educator, but with specific research experience in portfolio learning. She took on the role of the critical friend/editor during the writing up process of the self-study. Revisiting the project, from a distance in time, we argue that the self-study can be used as an exemplary case to demonstrate the professionalising role of the research process, as well as its potential in further theory development. We will focus on two issues: a) the necessary but complicated role of theory to (re)frame experiences and data (applying work on the agency of artifacts –see a.o. März et al., resubmitted); b) the multiple roles and voices of the different participants (all of them at the same time professional learners as well as professional actors) (see a.o. Vanassche & Kelchtermans, 2015). This way our paper contributes to a refined, grounded understanding of the professionalising potential of research –in particular supported self-study- for teacher educators.
März, V., Kelchtermans, G., Vermeir, K. & Appeltans, A. (resubmitted after revision). Artifacts as actors in educational innovation. An explorative analysis of the case of data use in the transition from primary to secondary education. American Journal of Education.
Vanassche, E. & Kelchtermans, G. (2015). Facilitating self-study of teacher education practices: toward a pedagogy of teacher educator professional development. Professional Development in Education, DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2014.986813.
Initiatives have been taken in various countries to support teacher educators in studying their own practices (Vanassche & Kelchtermans, 2015). Studies into these initiatives offer insights into productive ways of supporting teacher educators as researchers of their own practice and also possible pitfalls in the process. This paper introduces a project conducted in The Netherlands with a small group of volunteer teacher educators, "Teacher educators study their own practices". The project began in 2007 and was carried out twice. The project design built on Hoban's (2007) framework for 'Creating a Self-study Group'. The project was researched and the results were presented in the form of guidelines for supporting self-study research (Lunenberg, Korthagen, & Zwart, 2010). However, although these guidelines for supporting self-study research now exist, an important question remains: how can we use these guidelines and insights from other studies to further promote self-studies by teacher educators? The authors take up this issue and examine the barriers and opportunities to promoting and sustaining a self-study community of practice through a collaborative re-examination of the guidelines from their different perspectives of project participant, project facilitator, and 'outsider' self-study researcher/critical friend. Through collaborative study, we aimed to broaden our own learning about supporting the professional learning and development of teacher educators and contribute to knowledge about how to recognise opportunities and work towards removing obstacles for the growth of self-study research by teacher educators in The Netherlands and elsewhere.
Hoban, G. (2007). Creating a self-study group. Paper presented at the Annual Meeting of the American Educational Research Association, Chicago, IL. April 9-13.
Lunenberg, M.L., Korthagen, F. & Zwart, R.C. (2010).Critical issues in supporting self-study. Teaching and Teacher Education, 26(6), 1280-1289.
Vanassche, E. & Kelchtermans, G. (2015). Facilitating self-study of teacher education practices: toward a pedagogy of teacher educator professional development, Professional Development in Education. DOI: 10.1080/19415257.2014.986813.
A majority of studies have increasingly emphasized that a significant part of a teacher educators' occupation - next to teaching teachers - is to conduct research (Lunenberg et al., 2014). Loughran (2014), for instance, describes teacher educators' career as a 'research journey' (p.2). Taking into account this explicit focus on the development of teacher educators' role as a researcher during their working lives, we present the development of a researcherly disposition as a promising concept to discuss teacher educators' professional development. In particular, the aim of this paper is to (1) conceptualize teacher educators' researcherly disposition and (2) to operationalize this conceptualisation into a measurable construct. First, and based on a theoretical framework, teacher educators' researcherly disposition is defined as the habit of mind to engage in research which involves (1) an affective dimension, (2) a cognitive dimension and (3) a behavioural dimension (Tack & Vanderlinde, 2014). Second, this conceptualisation has been operationalized in a number of items in order to develop a reliable measurement instrument. Questionnaire data have been collected from a representative teacher educator sample (n = 800) occupied in Colleges of Higher Education and Centres for Adult Education in Belgium (Flanders). EFA, CFA and reliability analyses have been conducted on the data. Results of the EFA indicate a three-factor solution (with 18 items) that accounts for 52.9% of the variance. The first factor is 'Conducting research as a teacher educator', the second factor can be labelled as 'Valuing research as a teacher educator' and the third factor is 'Being a smart consumer of research'. The constructed scales all have high reliabilities with Chronbach's α of .88, .86 and .84, respectively. During the presentation, the results of these analyses will be related to background characteristics of the participants (for example, experience with research, gender, age).
Loughran, J. (2014) Professionally developing as a teacher educator, Journal of Teacher Education, 65(4), 1–13.
Lunenberg, M., Dengerink, J. and Korthagen, F. (2014) The Professional Teacher Educator: Professional Roles, Behaviour and Development of Teacher Educators (Rotterdam, Sense Publishers).
Tack, H., & Vanderlinde, R. (2014). Teacher educators' professional development: towards a typology of teacher educators' researcherly disposition. (S. Lawes, Ed.) British Journal of Educational Studies, 62(3), 297–315.
A universal lack of attention to the professional learning needs of teacher educators is the driver for this study, which considers the most effective ways to support the professional learning of higher education-based teacher educators. At a time when many industrialised countries are engaged in systemic educational reform, this study provides an international and comparative needs analysis through a survey of 1,158 higher education-based teacher educators in the countries participating in the International Forum for Teacher Educator Development (InFo-TED): Belgium, Ireland, Israel, the Netherlands, Norway and the UK. Our results suggest that while teacher educators are only moderately satisfied with their professional development experiences, a strong desire exists for further professional learning. This desire, influenced by their professional context, relates to their current beliefs concerning 'best practice' in teacher education, the academic skills required to further their professional careers and knowledge of the curriculum associated with their fields of expertise.


Miami – The Confederation of North, Central America and Caribbean Association Football (Concacaf) has confirmed the participating teams for Leagues A, B and C of the 2019 Concacaf Nations League, as well as the pots for the official draw.
The group stage of the inaugural edition will be played in September, October and November 2019. The Final Championship will take place in 2020.
The draw, which will sub-divide the three Leagues into groups, will be conducted live tomorrow, March 27 at 10:00 pm ET (7:00 pm local) from The Chelsea Theater, in Las Vegas, Nevada. The Presidents from the participating Member Associations, as well as guests from the world of international football will be present at the gala event.
Following all 68 matches of the one-off Concacaf Nations League Qualifying Phase, which culminated on Sunday, teams have been ranked 1-34, based on points earned, goal difference and a series of additional tie breaker criteria.
By virtue of having qualified for the Hexagonal Round of the FIFA World Cup Qualifiers Russia 2018, Costa Rica, Honduras, Mexico, Panama, United States and Trinidad & Tobago have been seeded directly into League A. Additionally, Guatemala, who did not participate in the Qualifying Phase due to a suspension imposed by FIFA, has been placed into League C.
For the 2019 Concacaf Nations League, Leagues A, B and C will be composed as follows (listed in alphabetical order per league): League A (12): Bermuda, Canada, Costa Rica, Cuba, Curacao, Haiti, Honduras, Martinique, Mexico, Panama, Trinidad and Tobago and United States.
League B (16): Antigua and Barbuda, Aruba, Belize, Dominica, Dominican Republic, El Salvador, French Guiana, Grenada, Guyana, Jamaica, Montserrat, Nicaragua, Saint Kitts and Nevis, Saint Lucia, Saint Vincent and the Grenadines and Suriname.
League C (13): Anguilla, Bahamas, Barbados, Bonaire, British Virgin Islands, Cayman Islands, Guadeloupe, Guatemala, Puerto Rico, Saint Martin, Sint Maarten, Turks and Caicos Islands and U.S. Virgin Islands.
Draw Procedures – The draws, to be executed by Concacaf Chief Football Officer Manolo Zubiria, will all use a single-blind system involving three pots for League A, four pots for League B and three Pots for League C.
The 41 participating teams will be allocated in the pots according to the League they have qualified for as well as by their Concacaf Ranking as of November 2018.
Fans will be able to follow all the action through the Confederation's partner networks, including Univision Deportes (United States), FloSports (United States), Televisa (Mexico) and other local partners. The event will also be available on Concacaf GO (subject to territory restrictions).


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School board announces numerous resignations, hirings, new app
Board: Reduction in funding stymies new APS curriculum
Artesia Public Schools to test new text messaging system
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The Artesia Public Schools and school-site mobile apps that have been available for the past several years are no longer functional and a new system is being implemented, the APS Board of Education said Monday.
Push notifications to the previous apps were utilized to make parents and staff aware of various happenings in the district. Due to the unavailability of the apps, the district is transitioning to a text messaging service through School Messenger. This is the same company that facilitates automated phone calls regarding student attendance, school safety issues, and other notifications.
At 5:30 p.m. Wednesday, Aug. 15, parents of all students as well as APS staff members should expect to receive a text from School Messenger reading: "Artesia Public Schools district messages. Reply Y to confirm, HELP 4 info. Msg&data rates may apply. Msg freq varies. Schoolmessenger.com/tm"
Parents must reply "Y" to continue receiving text messages from the district.
Anyone who does not receive the invitation should contact their child's school to verify they have the correct phone numbers on file. The school secretary will then provide instructions on how to opt into the text messaging service.
In the event of an emergency, the APS will utilize School Messenger, which will send a voice call to every phone number in PowerSchool, a text message to every SMS number, and an email to every registered email address the schools have. School Messenger was originally used to voice call available numbers with notices of student absences, weather delays, etc.
In other business Monday, APS Superintendent Dr. Crit Caton reported the facelift at Bulldog Bowl is on track for completion by Aug. 24, the date of the football team's opening game against Carlsbad. The upper-deck reserved seating is receiving new seat backs, all of the railings inside the Bowl will again be "Bulldog orange," and the berm has been re-stretched.
The board also approved an amended Joint Powers Agreement between the district and the City of Artesia for construction of Phase II of the Artesia Aquatic Center. Caton reported that according to the schedule, the outdoor portion of the center, which will include a splash pad and water slides, is slated for a June 2019 completion and the inside portion, which includes a competition pool, is expected to be complete mid-August 2019.
Assistant Superintendent of Instruction and Federal Programs Danny Parker reported to the board the results of the 2018 PARCC scores.
"When you're looking at the top 20 populous schools, which we are a member," he said, "APS was ranked third in the number of students proficient in math and Enlish/lanquage arts in the state."
Parker reported Los Alamos was first in both categories, Rio Rancho was second in math, and Farmington was second in ELA.
"We're very pleased with the results," he said, noting Artesia was above the state average in every test across the district, which includes; grades 3-11 ELA and grades 3-8 math, algebra, geometry and algebra II.
Parker also received the board's permission to purchase a new short-cycle assessment program for the district in the amount of $43,284.50 and to renew the subscription of the I-station reading curriculum in the amount of $28,647.83.
Assistant Superintendent of Personnel and Student Services John Ross Null reported 10 out of the 11 senior students who had attended summer school graduated, bringing the Class of 2018's graduating total to 246 students.
Assistant Superintendent of Operations Thad Phipps received the board's approval to accept a $24,457.56 quote from Quill Incorporated to purchase copy paper for the district and their approval of the Activity Bus Maintenance Contract with Kaiser Incorporated, which includes the maintenance of the district's 10 activity buses at a rate of $1,137.50 per month, per bus.
Caton reported enrollment for the district is "about where we were last year."
"At the end of last year, we had an enrollment of 3,785 students, and today, on preliminary numbers, we had 3,765 students enrolled to begin the 2018-19 year," Caton said.
He also reported that with 22 employment announcements, published in Sunday's Daily Press, the district is fully staffed to begin the year.
Caton also received the board's approval to sign a petition for the amendment to restrictive covenants of the Barnett Addition, in which the school owns two teacherages, and that every resident within that division was being asked by the owner of the property to sign. The petition is asking the covenant which states the property at South 13th Street and Hermosa Drive, the former Hermosa Drive Church of Christ, will be sold as a church be removed in order for the property to be sold to any buyer for any other purpose than a church.
The next meeting of the board will be held at 6 p.m. Monday, Sept. 10, in the Lowell M. Irby Board Room at the Administration Building.
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Travellers can now experience life as a mahout (elephant keeper) at Away Suansawan Chiang Mai on the newly launched Mahout For a Day package.
The three-day trip includes a day at the elephant camp site, where guests learn basic communication and action commands used to guide the animals through the Thai jungle, and help to bathe them - a fascinating sight!
Staying at Away Suansawan, in the picturesque Mae Rim Valley, guests can also go mountain biking, river rafting and glide through the treetops on zip-lines. The resort itself offers rooms, suites and villas, and is suited to families.
Nearby is the vibrant town of Chiang Mai, with its night markets and numerous street food stalls. From here, you can also arrange jungle treks, watch Thai boxing matches and indulge in a traditional Thai massage.


Do you quickly make assumptions about people – good or bad – without conscious thought? Do you categorize people without knowledge or background on who they really are? Ever wonder why such thoughts pop into your mind in the first place or influence your conscious actions? These mental shortcuts are very helpful and necessary to live, but in this decade could lead to incorrect assumptions, stereotyping, unintentional or unfair treatment, and unsupported employment decisions. Come to this breakfast briefing to learn how your implicit (or unconscious) biases can impact hiring, work assignments, promotions, discipline, and other decisions and to identify solutions to reduce the influence of implicit bias in the workplace.


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In 2010, the Latin American and Caribbean region showed great resilience to the international financial crisis and became the world region with the fastest-growing flows of both inward and outward foreign direct investment (FDI). The upswing in FDI in the region has occurred in a context in which developing countries in general have taken on a greater share in both inward and outward FDI flows. This briefing paper is divided into five sections. The first offers a regional overview of FDI in 2010. The second examines FDI trends in Central America, Panama and the Dominican Republic. The third describes the presence China is beginning to build up as an investor in the region. Lastly, the fourth and fifth sections analyze the main foreign investments and business strategies in the telecommunications and software sectors, respectively.
In recent decades, foreign direct investment (FDI) has played an important role in the development process in Central America, Panama and Dominican Republic (hereinafter referred to as the subregion). Since the 1980s, these countries have implemented a series of economic reforms designed to serve as a new model of international integration and economic development, underpinned by trade liberalization, promotion of the export sector and elimination of barriers to FDI. This chapter examines trends in FDI channelled into the subregion, with special attention to export-platform FDI, and analyses the incentives used to attract investments.


Netflix has launched their original movie Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon: Sword of Destiny to select IMAX theaters nationwide and online via internet connected devices and apps.
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Directed by Woo-Ping Yuen (Iron Monkey), the movie stars Donnie Yen, Michelle Yeoh (Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon), and Harry Shum Jr. (Glee) in a continuation of the original Oscar-winning film Crouching Tiger, Hidden Dragon (2000).


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Q: Can geometry be partially hidden by manipulating the far plane of the camera? I'm attempting to manipulate the camera far plane to hide a portion of a THREE.Line object. However, I must be doing something wrong.
I set the near- and far plane using:
camera = new THREE.PerspectiveCamera(50, window.innerWidth / window.innerHeight, 2, 0);

Next, I create the geometry:
geometry = new THREE.Geometry();
geometry.vertices.push(new THREE.Vector3(-1, 0, 0));
geometry.vertices.push(new THREE.Vector3(1, 0, 0));
geometry.vertices.push(new THREE.Vector3(1, 0, -2)); // outside far plane
geometry.vertices.push(new THREE.Vector3(0, 0, -3)); // outside far plane
geometry.vertices.push(new THREE.Vector3(-1, 0, -2)); // outside far plane
geometry.vertices.push(new THREE.Vector3(-1, 0, 0));

Finally, I create the line and add it to the scene:
lines = new THREE.Line(geometry, material);
lines.frustumCulled = true; // default?
scene.add(lines);

The entire object is shown in the frustum.
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A: The near and far plane parameters are distances (from the camera). They should be positive, with the far greater than the near.
Set your far plane to 5, for example.
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'Faster transition using a scale model for sustainable energy'
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Posted by Linda Bak | Nov 5, 2019 | Tags: Innovation Space, Sustainability, Sustainable building, Team RED, TU/e
An interactive model that shows the consequences of sustainable energy on the TU/e campus. Team RED wants to use their tool to support policymakers in decisions on the construction of, for example, solar panels or a wind turbine. The student team at Eindhoven University of Technology (TU/e) wants to speed up the energy transition process.
There are various forms of sustainable energy available, such as solar panels, heat pumps, wind farms or heat networks. Not all forms are equally suitable for use in a specific building. "With our interactive model, we can quickly show what the energy consumption is in a specific building. This also allows us to show what the consequences are when, for example, solar panels or a heat pump are connected," explains Sjoerd Pernot, co-founder of Team RED. "For instance, think about the amount of money that can be saved in this way." The first scale model used by the team is based on the TU/e campus. "The scale model also shows users what the consequences of this sustainable solution are for the rest of the campus.
The scale model consists of a touchscreen monitor with physical buildings on it. By using the touchscreen to click on a building, users are able to request more information about a building. In addition, they are able to add sustainable solutions to buildings with the help of small tokens. Such a token represents a solar panel, for instance. The rest of the scale model instantly shows the consequences for the building and the entire campus. This allows users to immediately see whether the nearest power cables are powerful enough to be able to install solar panels. There are several aspects that need to be taken into account. "The scale model lets users try out different scenarios in a very accessible way, and ultimately choose the best option," says Pernot.
Complete overview provides added value
That's why the scale model provides added value according to Pernot. "Graphs are often used to show the results of different technologies on a particular building, but these are difficult to interpret. By using our model, users can see immediately what the consequences are." The scale model is able to demonstrate this not only for solar panels, but also for other sustainable energy sources such as wind turbines.
The student team wants to use the scale model to encourage discussion on sustainable energy. "The results of sustainable solutions are presented in a relatively straightforward way. In this way, people with fewer technical skills are also able to join in the discussion," says Pernot. "Someone who doesn't know much about electrical engineering, for example, may not realize that the previously mentioned electricity cables that are in the vicinity, must have a particular amount of capacity in order to be able to install solar panels. That's what our scale model shows right away."
During the Dutch Design Week (DDW) the students presented the first prototype of the model of the TU/e campus. "We were able to buy a first touchscreen and finished the demonstration version of the software", says Ruben Lathuy, team capain of Team RED. The reactions were generally positive. "We also received very valuable feedback from a number of visitors. As a result of meetings during the DDW, we even had contact with various interested visitors to see if we could do something for them in a future project."
In order to further develop this first prototype, feedback from the Housing Department at Eindhoven University is very important to the team. "That way, we can make the scale model even better in our next assignments." The students receive supervision from TU/e innovation Space. "We have a weekly meeting with our regular supervisor. In addition, we can always turn to other student teams and start-ups to ask questions," Pernot says. "We all run up against the same things, so it's nice to be able to help each other."
From campus to community
Team RED currently focuses primarily on campuses of universities or companies, yet also wants to look at the application of the scale model in the future in e.g. residential areas. "The social interaction within a neighbourhood is very different from that on a campus. Our model would be a great way to get residents and the municipality to talk to each other about sustainable energy." The team is in dialogue with a party that wants to look at the application in a neighbourhood. However, various new aspects, such as privacy, will be discussed. A market research will show whether a translation of the tool into the application for neighbourhoods is a wise decision.
The team is already talking to the administrators from two other campuses about creating another scale model. The students also want to use the market research to look for new potential customers. Only when the first model is completely finished, do they start looking at the possible commercialisation of the product. "We want to continue to improve this tool and ensure that more and more people benefit from it," says Pernot. "At the moment, we consider it particularly important to contribute to the energy transition process by helping others in their decision-making around it."
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Make a rich pie-dough; line a deep pie-dish with the paste and let bake.
Then fill with chopped boiled fish, oysters, shrimps and some chopped mushrooms.
Sprinkle with salt and paprica and the grated peel of a lemon.
Pour over melted butter and the lemon juice and egg.
Then cover with the dough and let bake until done. Serve hot.


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Q: Using #-*- coding: utf-8 -*- does not remove "Non-ASCII character '\x90' in file hello.exe on line 1, but no encoding declared" error I'm trying to convert a python file into an executable. So far so good. But when I try to run the executable I get the following error message:
SyntaxError: Non-ASCII character '\x90' in file hello.exe on line 1, but no encoding declared; see http://www.python.org/peps/pep-0263.html for details"

This problem is widely documented, but using the given solution of adding
#-*- coding: utf-8 -*-

at the start of the line is not solving my issue.
I'm using Notepad++ editor and have even enforced the utf-8 encoding explicitly but to no avail.
Is there anything that I'm missing?

A: It seems you try to run your executable with
python hello.exe

while the point of creating an executable using py2exe is that you don't need to use the python interpreter anymore. So the error is actually not related to an encoding problem at all (though the error message might imply this) but just a consequence of calling python with a binary file.

A: As someone else mentioned, you are running "python hello.exe" or "py hello.exe".  So you are trying to run an executable with python.. Try just running the executable without python.
You simply need to run "hello.exe".


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Aliya Chisti
City College of San Francisco Board of Trustees, CA
Aliya was born and raised in San Francisco and is a graduate of SF's public school system. She is currently seeking election to City College of San Francisco' s Board of Trustees, one of the nation's largest public colleges. If elected, Aliya will be the first Muslim woman to hold public office in the history of San Francisco. Aliya is an experienced educator with over a decade of experience working in schools or on policies that impact schools. Her deep commitment to education stems from her own experience growing up as a low-income student. Her passion for education and advocacy led her to complete a Masters in Education Policy from Columbia University, where she researched how student debt burden disproportionately impacts low-income and students of color. After graduating from Columbia University, Aliya was nominated for a Fulbright Scholarship in North Macedonia where she taught English to 160 students and researched Eastern Europe's higher education system. Most recently, she served as a key education advisor to Former SF Board of Supervisors President Malia Cohen and drafted legislation to "ban the box" on private college applications, making SF the first in the nation to do so. She currently oversees the Free City College Program, an initiative that made SF the first city in the nation to offer free community college to residents. Aliya is running to fight for students, teachers, and the community to make sure they have a seat at the table.


Iranian authorities have denied any involvement in a coup attempt in the neighboring country of Azerbaijan. Fars News, a hardline Iranian news site, quoted the Iranian embassy in Baku that meetings between its diplomats and an Azerbaijani political party "was in no way in conflict with friendly cooperation between Iran and Azerbaijan." The Iranian embassy in Baku was quoted to express its anger at "those in the media in Azerbaijan that engage in Iranophobia," and maintained that Tehran has no nefarious objectives in Azerbaijan.
The statement from the Iranian embassy in Azerbaijan follows the recent arrest of 18 men by Azerbaijani authorities who have been charged with plotting a coup attempt on behalf of Iran. This is the latest incident involving Iran and the Azerbaijani opposition. Since Azerbaijan gained its independence in 1991, Tehran has on a number of occasions interfered in the domestic affairs of its smaller northern neighbor that is also a Shiite-majority country. While the Azerbaijani state is staunchly secular, the theocratic system in Tehran has repeatedly sought to export its fusion of religion and politics to Azerbaijan.


Garbe Industrial Real Estate GmbH has successfully acquired two more properties for its Garbe Logistik Immobilien Fonds Plus (GLIF +). In addition, a new lease agreement for a property in the fund's portfolio has been signed. The acquisitions in Essen and Worms are logistics properties from the core plus area with a total volume of around 52 million euros.
The new acquisition in Essen, located in an urban location on the northern outskirts, has excellent transport links within short distances of several motorways in the Ruhr area. The logistics property featuring a total area of 126,000 square metres is equipped as a hanging goods warehouse over several levels and is currently used as a large warehouse for fashion garments. On an area of 45,000 square meters, some 68 million garments are logistically processed annually by a service provider for several companies in the textile industry. The Logivest GmbH acted as a consultant in this acquisition. Lohnbach Investment Partners, Munich, the previous asset servicer for the property, were advising the seller.
A modern logistics centre in Worms is the second purchase for the GLIF +. The 54,000-square-metre multi-user property, equipped with more than 70 gates for incoming and outgoing goods as well as a siding, is located on more than 100,000 square metres of land in a commercial area north of Worms and still has room for possible extensions. The fully leased logistics property is currently providing services for the processing of consumer goods logistics. The site's transport infrastructure is equally excellent, with connections to three motorways. The seller S + T Bundeszentrale Selex + Tania Handels-AG, headquartered in Offenburg, a member of the MARKANT Group, was advised on the transaction by Jones Lang LaSalle.
A 20,600-square-metre logistics centre in Apfelstädt, southwest of Erfurt, which is part of the GLIF + portfolio, was newly let by Garbe Industrial Real Estate GmbH. The new tenant, AW-Logistikcenter GmbH & Co. KG, based in Würzburg, is part of the XXXL group of companies and specializes in the acceptance, storage, and provision of furniture and kitchens for online trading. In Apfelstädt, the furniture retailer handles the logistics for the e-commerce business. The Erfurt region is regarded as a highly interesting logistics location both nationally and internationally, with excellent transport links. The logistics centre in Apfelstädt is within sight of the A 4 motorway (Bad Hersfeld – Dresden). The A 71 motorway, which connects Saxony-Anhalt with Bavaria, is also just a few kilometres away.
"With these current acquisitions, the GLIF + now has a total of eight properties – and we continue to be on the lookout for modern logistics facilities, even with short lease terms," says Sonja Ebeling, head of investment management at Garbe Industrial Real Estate.


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By CompiledTerri Theiss
IRA RESPONSIBLE FOR LONDON BLASTS
The Irish Republican Army claimed responsibility Sunday for a huge bomb explosion in London's financial district that killed one man and injured 45 people Saturday. In a statement the IRA said it also planted a much smaller bomb that exploded Friday at an oil terminal in northeastern England.
No group has yet admitted responsibility for two small bombs that destroyed taxi cabs in London later Saturday, or a car bomb that killed a former soldier in Cookstown, Northern Ireland.
In the larger bombing, police estimated that one ton of fertilizer-based explosives was packed into an abandoned dump truck. Windows were blown out of offices towers, even all the way to the top of the 52-story National Westminster Bank tower. Police commissioner Owen Kelly called the incident "a blizzard of glass." Tomorrow: The bombing's economic impact. Japan bomb blasts
Police believe leftist radicals protesting the emperor's first visit to the island of Okinawa are behind the weekend arson and bomb attacks in the ancient capital of Kyoto. Three temples and a shrine went up in flames early Sunday. No one was injured.
Leftist extremists oppose the emperor system as a remnant of Japan's militarism. Temples and shrines are often targeted in such attacks because of their links with imperial traditions. Sri Lanka assassination
In Sri Lanka, separatist Tamil Tigers on Sunday denied government accusations that they assassinated opposition leader Lalith Athulathmudali at an election rally three days ago. They blamed the government for the killing.
Athulathmudali's Democratic United Liberation Front is a serious challenger in the May 17 provincial elections. The vote is seen as a test for President Ranasinghe Premadasa, who faces an election next year. Tailhook scandal report
The Navy and the Marine Corps are promising swift action against more than 100 officers implicated in acts of drunkenness and sexual assault at the 1991 Tailhook Association convention.
In releasing the Defense Department's long-awaited report, Deputy Inspector General Derek Vander Schaaf said investigative files on at least 140 officers have been sent to authorities for possible sentencing. Offenders could face administrative discipline, prison terms, or court-martial. Cesar Chavez
Activist Cesar Chavez died Friday. In the 28 years since he attracted national attention in the United States by leading migrant workers in California's the San Joaquin Valley in a strike against grape growers, Chavez become a symbol of hope and dignity for thousands who flocked to the United Farm Workers union.
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Q: comparing with `{}` and truthyness I have an API that calls me with {} for a param that I need to replace.
But having trouble as in ... can you guess what happens below?

const log = console.log

const a = {}

log('a is ', a)

// cannot compare with either == or ===
if (a == {}) {
  log('a is {}')
} else {
  log('a is NOT {}')
}

// a is truthy too
const b = (a || 'not a')

console.log('b is ', b)

So given its both truthy and fails to compare I'm wondering how to replace it?
I'd also be interested to know why, what object comparison is going on under the hood.
my understanding was that:

*

*== tested for equal by value (comparison)

*=== tested for equal by reference (pointer to same object in memory).

But i guess I need to do an actual comparison for objects? I'm using to doing this with unit test frameworks where toBe() or toEqual and toDeepEqual work.
And WAT!

A: If all you need to do is detect if something is an empty object, something like this would probably work:

const a = {};
const b = { hello: 'world' };
const c = 'test';

function isEmptyObject(arg) {
  return typeof arg === 'object' && Object.keys(arg).length === 0;
}

console.log(`a is ${isEmptyObject(a)}`);
console.log(`b is ${isEmptyObject(b)}`);
console.log(`c is ${isEmptyObject(c)}`);

A: Perhaps this will clarify things:
let a = {}; // Object Literal
let b = {}; // Object Literal
let c = a;

// both a and b above are separate objects

console.log(b == a)   // false
console.log(c == a)   // true
console.log({} == {}) // false, as both are different Objects

// if you want to test if two things are the same type you could do
console.log(({}).toString() == ({}).toString()) // true
console.log(a.toString() == b.toString()) // true

// the reason why those work is, because now we are comparing strings... not the objects
console.log(({}).toString()) // "[object Object]"

// to simply check that the Object is "true", you could.
console.log(!!{});

// Specifying your own false, if empty comparisons "as values"...

console.log(!!Object.keys({}).length) // false
// or, even
console.log( !("{}" == JSON.stringify({}) ) ) // false

I would caution against using JSON.stringify if there is any chance the object of interest could be a function or contains any non json safe values, as you will get an error in the case of functions or false positives in you comparison

JavaScript Equality
=== is Strict Equality Comparison ("identity")
== is Abstract Equality Comparison ("loose equality")
"===" is simple, are the objects being compared the same object "instance"
"==" is a bit more complicated, as coercion comes into play, so it's more like "can they be the same"
Check out this article which goes into the mechanics of what is going on...

Loose Equals vs. Strict Equals
Loose equals is the == operator, and
strict equals is the === operator. Both operators are used for
comparing two values for "equality," but the "loose" vs. "strict"
indicates a very important difference in behavior between the two,
specifically in how they decide "equality."
A very common misconception about these two operators is: "== checks
values for equality and === checks both values and types for
equality." While that sounds nice and reasonable, it's inaccurate.
Countless well-respected JavaScript books and blogs have said exactly
that, but unfortunately they're all wrong.
The correct description is: "== allows coercion in the equality
comparison and === disallows coercion.

A: You could try this

const a = {}

log=console.log
log('a is ', a)

// cannot compare with either == or ===
if (typeof a == "object"&& Object.keys(a).length==0) {// the && part to check if the object is empty
  log('a is {}')
} else {
  log('a is NOT {}')
}

A: Object always has a true boolean value (object exists? then true). Primitives like strings and numbers are compared by their value, while objects like arrays, dates, and plain objects are compared by their reference. That comparison by reference basically checks to see if the objects given refer to the same location in memory. You can check if objects are equals by JSON.stringify.

const a = {}

if (JSON.stringify(a) === JSON.stringify({})) {
  log('a is {}')
} else {
  log('a is NOT {}')
}

console.log(Boolean({}));   //Object exist?: True

const b = (a || 'not a')
console.log('b is ', b)