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Palestine Today 09 08 2016
September 8, 2016 11:55 PM Ghassan Bannoura Audio report, Palestine 0
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Welcome to Palestine Today, a service of the International Middle East Media Center, www.imemc.org, Thursday, September, 08, 2016.
Israeli troops injuries a teen and attack fishermen in Gaza and another teenager is also injured by Israeli fire in the West Bank. These stories, and more, coming up, stay tuned.
Israeli soldiers stationed on military towers across the border fence in Gaza, shot and injured an 18-year-old Palestinian in Abu Safiyya area, east of Jabalia, in the northern part of the coastal region. No further details about the circumstances of the incident were available until the time of this report.
Later on Wednesday, Israeli navy ships opened live gunfire towards Palestinian fisherman off the coast of the central Gaza Strip, and detained five of them after sizing their boat. All five men were taken to unknown location, Palestinian sources reported.
The Palestinian Center for Human Rights, PCHR, announced that since the start of 20016, Israeli navy opened fire at Palestinian fishing boats 139 times injuring 24 fishermen and damaging 16 boats.
Elsewhere, a Palestinian teenager was injured after Israeli troops opened live gunfire at schoolchildren as they were leaving their school at the al-Jalazone refugee camp in the central West Bank city of Ramallah on Thursday.
The boy was moved to a local hospital. Witness said that there were no clashes in the area and the soldiers opened fire without any provocation.
Also on Thursday, The Palestinian Prisoners Society (PPS) has reported that Israeli soldiers have kidnapped, on Wednesday at night, and earlier on Thursday, seventeen Palestinians, including two children, in the occupied West Bank.
And that's all for today from the IMEMC News; this was the Thursday, September, 08, 2016, news round-up from the Occupied Palestinian Territories. From more news and updates, please visit our website at www.imemc.org Today's report has been brought to you by George Rishmawi and me Ghassan Bannoura.
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Q: Ionic 2 - Runtime error Cannot find module "." I have experienced this error when serving my Ionic 2 application to my localhost by using the command:
ionic serve

I am unsure where this error stems from. I have meticulously double checked all my imports for a broken path in my TypeScript files. I haven't found anything.
The only changes made between the application working and not working was adding a new interface for holding data for a Google maps Location.
However I don't see how this would be relevant and it has to be something else in the build process.
app.modules.ts
import { NgModule, ErrorHandler } from '@angular/core';
import { IonicApp, IonicModule, IonicErrorHandler } from 'ionic-angular';
import { IonicStorageModule } from '@ionic/storage';
import { MyApp } from './app.component';
import { Geolocation } from '@ionic-native/geolocation';
import { Place } from '../model/place.model';
import { AboutPage } from '../pages/about/about';
import { ContactPage } from '../pages/contact/contact';

import { NewPlacePage } from '../pages/new-place/new-place';
import { PlacePage } from '../pages/place/place';
import { HomePage } from '../pages/home/home';
import { TabsPage } from '../pages/tabs/tabs';
import { ActivePage } from '../pages/active/active';
import { PlacesService } from '../services/places.service';
import { ConnectivityService } from '../providers/connectivity-service';
import {AgmCoreModule }  from 'angular2-google-maps/core'

@NgModule({
  declarations: [
    MyApp,
    AboutPage,
    ContactPage,
    HomePage,
    TabsPage,
    ActivePage,
    NewPlacePage,
    PlacePage
  ],
  imports: [
    IonicModule.forRoot(MyApp),
    IonicStorageModule.forRoot(),
    AgmCoreModule.forRoot({
      apiKey: 'hiddenforstackoverflow'
    })
  ],
  bootstrap: [IonicApp],
  entryComponents: [
    MyApp,
    AboutPage,
    ContactPage,
    HomePage,
    TabsPage,
    ActivePage,
    NewPlacePage,
    PlacePage
  ],
  providers: [{provide: ErrorHandler, useClass: IonicErrorHandler}, ConnectivityService, PlacesService, Storage]
})
export class AppModule {}

places.service.ts
import { Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { Storage } from '@ionic/storage';
import { Place } from '../model/place.model';

@Injectable()
export class PlacesService {

    private places: Place[] = [];

    constructor(private storage: Storage) { }
    addPlace(place: Place) {
        this.places.push(place);

        console.log(this.places);
        this.storage.set('places', this.places);

    }

    getPlaces() {
        return this.storage.get('places')
            .then(
            (places) => {
                this.places = places == null ? [] : places;
                console.log(this.places);
                console.log(places);
                return this.places.slice();
            });

    }
}

newplace.ts
import { Component, Injectable } from '@angular/core';
import { NavController, NavParams } from 'ionic-angular';
import { PlacesService } from '../../services/places.service';
import { Geofence, Geolocation, SMS } from 'ionic-native';

@Component({
  selector: 'page-new-place',
  templateUrl: 'new-place.html'
})

export class NewPlacePage {

  location: { lat: number, lng: number } = { lat: 0, lng: 0 };

  constructor(private placesService: PlacesService, private navCtrl: NavController) { }

  onLocateUser() {
    Geolocation.getCurrentPosition()
      .then(
      (location) => {
        console.log('Location successful')
        this.location.lat = location.coords.latitude;
        this.location.lng = location.coords.longitude
      }
      )
  }
  onAddPlace(value: { title: string }) {
    console.log(value);
    this.placesService.addPlace({ title: value.title, location: this.location });
    this.navCtrl.pop();

  }

}

place.model.ts
export interface Place {
    title: string;
    location: {
        lat: number,
        lng: number
    }
}

Ionic Versions
 Ionic Framework: 2.2.0
    Ionic Native: ^2.4.1
    Ionic App Scripts: 1.2.5
    Angular Core: 2.4.8
    Angular Compiler CLI: 2.4.8
    Node: 7.7.4
    OS Platform: Windows 10
    Navigator Platform: Win32
    User Agent: Mozilla/5.0 (Windows NT 10.0; Win64; x64) AppleWebKit/537.36 (KHTML, like Gecko) Chrome/56.0.2924.87 Safari/537.36

package.json
{
  "name": "ionic-hello-world",
  "author": "Ionic Framework",
  "homepage": "http://ionicframework.com/",
  "private": true,
  "scripts": {
    "clean": "ionic-app-scripts clean",
    "build": "ionic-app-scripts build",
    "ionic:build": "ionic-app-scripts build",
    "ionic:serve": "ionic-app-scripts serve"
  },
  "dependencies": {
    "@angular/common": "2.4.8",
    "@angular/compiler": "2.4.8",
    "@angular/compiler-cli": "2.4.8",
    "@angular/core": "2.4.8",
    "@angular/forms": "2.4.8",
    "@angular/http": "2.4.8",
    "@angular/platform-browser": "2.4.8",
    "@angular/platform-browser-dynamic": "2.4.8",
    "@angular/platform-server": "2.4.8",
    "@ionic-native/core": "^3.4.4",
    "@ionic-native/geolocation": "^3.4.4",
    "@ionic/storage": "2.0.0",
    "@types/google-maps": "^3.2.0",
    "angular2-google-maps": "^0.17.0",
    "ionic-angular": "2.2.0",
    "ionic-native": "^2.4.1",
    "ionicons": "3.0.0",
    "typescript": "2.0.9",
    "rxjs": "5.0.1",
    "sw-toolbox": "3.4.0",
    "zone.js": "0.7.2"
  },
  "devDependencies": {
    "@ionic/app-scripts": "^1.2.5",
    "sw-toolbox": "3.4.0",
    "typescript": "2.0.9"
  },
  "cordovaPlugins": [
    "cordova-plugin-whitelist",
    "cordova-plugin-console",
    "cordova-plugin-device",
    "cordova-plugin-statusbar",
    "cordova-plugin-splashscreen",
    "ionic-plugin-keyboard"
  ],
  "cordovaPlatforms": [],
  "description": "ionic-boiler: An Ionic project"
}

Can anyone give advice on how to debug this further? Should I debug the polyfils.ts file?

A: This frequently occurs in Ionic 2+ , due to unusual auto import by IDE.
Change the code from
 import { TextInput } from 'ionic-angular/umd';

to
import { TextInput } from 'ionic-angular';

where ever it occurs with package/umd

A: I know that the below solution it is not your case, but I have the same problem in Ionic 3.
The solution was reported on Webpack issue discution
by @killian2301.
Just remove all imports that have /umd at the final.
In my case, I changed:

import { IonicPageModule } from 'ionic-angular/umd';

To:

import { IonicPageModule } from 'ionic-angular';

A: I can see 2 issues on your approach.
Issue 1: You have to remove this old module "ionic-native": "^2.4.1",.After that run npm i
Issue 2: You need to inject Geolocation inside the providers array (app.module.ts).You must do this with the latest ionic native ("@ionic-native/core": "^3.4.4").
You can read more about it here: Ionic Native.

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Semantic Search is defined as search for information based on the intent of the searcher and contextual meaning of the search terms, instead of depending on the dictionary meaning of the individual words in the search query.
Let me explain Semantic Search with few real world examples.
Let us say you are working on your computer and someone ask you "Do you have windows there", it means whether you have Microsoft Windows operating system on your computer. But if you are approaching a Realtor looking for office space and ask him the same question, it takes a completely different meaning. In that context, the question means whether the office space you are discussing has any windows and ventilation in the room.
Humans can understand the question based on the context and give relevant answer. But how about search engines?
Search engines cannot differentiate the question based on the context because it does not know the context in most cases or does not depend fully on the context even if it is aware of it.
You walk in to the kitchen and ask "It is so hot outside and I am thirsty, can I have something?". The answer could be anything like "Here is some cold milk", "Drink this cold soda" and so on. You may not find anything in a kitchen with the label "Drink if you feel hot" but anything with the labels Milk, Apple Juice, Orange Juice and so on would be just fine. Also, the answer would exclude anything with the label "cooking oil", "dish wash solution", "hot coffee" etc. The answer is provided based on the intent of the person and not based on the words in question matching the labels on the items in the kitchen.
A human can understand the intent and context of a question, but search engines and software systems cannot.
Semantic Search in search engines mean the search engine would provide relevant search results based on the intent and contextual meaning of the search terms.
Search Engines are getting smarter and smarter. Advanced search engines like Google and Bing are capable of giving search results based on the semantic meaning of the terms, even though none of them are perfect in semantic search.
If the president election was just finished in the country and someone is searching for 'Who is the new president', the semantic search system should be able to understand the query and give relevant results based on the current trend and news.
If a person is searching for 'what is the temperature', the semantic search engine should be able to provide results based on the current location of the search. If the person is searching from California, search results should include the current temperature in California.
I have explained this case in length above. Semantic search engines should be able to give appropriate search results based on the intent of the search and not based on the specific words used in the search query.
Semantic search should consider tenses, plural, singular etc and provide relevant search results for all semantic variations of the words. For example, words like dog, dogs, dog's etc.
A semantic search engine should be able to understand the synonyms and give more or less the same search results on any synonyms of the word users search for. For example, try searching for "biggest mountain" and "highest mountain". You would get pretty much the same results since both of them means the same in this particular query, even though the "biggest" and "highest" could mean different things in different cases.
A Semantic Searching engine should be able to set relation between generalized and specialized queries and provide appropriate and relevant results. For example, consider an article on general health topics and another article specifically on Diabetes. If someone search for health information, both articles could match even though the article on Diabetes does not talk specifically about "health".
This is a sub-set of context matching in semantic search. Semantic search should understand the broad concept of the query and return relevant results. For example, a query on "Traffic problems in New Jersey" could return relevant results including the topics "narrow roads", "non functioning traffic lights", "lack of roadside assistance" etc because in a broad conceptual point of view, all of these lead to traffic problems.
Not everyone are tech savvy and not many people know what to search to get the relevant search results. Most users simply type in queries in natural language. For example, if some one want to find what is the current time in Arizona, USA, they would search for 'What time is it in Arizona'. Most search engines would simply show results from the websites and articles that talk about Time and Arizona. However, smart search engines that use Semantic Search would actually show you the current time in Arizona, USA. Try it yourself at Google search.
Change of meaning based on the group of words.
If you search for both the above terms in Google, you would get completely different meaning. Instead of just picking the results based on the words, Google Search looks at it as a term and then combines with common user search pattern. The first term returns search results primarily on the popular online shopping website NewEgg.com and shows results of health products from that site and similar sites. The second term shows search results for the health benefits of Egg.
So, you can see that the last word in the search term completely change the meaning of the search query. Search engines that make use of Semantic Search should be able to distinguish such differences and give relevant search results.
Search engines has to deal with many challenges when it comes to semantic search. The first and foremost challenge is, understanding what exactly the user means when it comes to search terms on search terms with different meaning in different context.
Consider this search query: "best window paint"
It is hard to understand whether the user mean the Paint software in Microsoft Windows computers or paint for the windows of a home or car. In such cases, different search engines behave differently, providing significantly different search results.
Both Bing and Google are very powerful search engines and both of them can handle semantic search reasonably well within the limitations of a non-human system.
I did a quick search for the term in both Google and Bing.
You can see from the above image that both Bing and Google understood the search term differently. In case of Bing, it showed a mixed result including Paint software in Microsoft Windows and also the painting of doors and windows of home and automobiles. Bing search results were dominated by results from Microsoft Windows and related topics. But Google understood it as 'painting the windows of a home or car' and all except one result in the top 10 results was about those topics. There was 1 search result which was about the Paint.NET software utility.
This small experiment shows how challenging the semantic search could be for search engines. No matter how smart a search engine is, sometimes it cannot figure out what exactly the user means. To make it worse, the same search term could be used by different people in different meaning.
For example, someone who is planning to paint the windows at his home may search for "best window paint" to find out the best paint available in the market . Another person may look for some painting utility for his computer so he could draw some pictures for the school project.
The above sample is just a single case of Semantic Search experiment. You could search on any number of such terms and find different results in Bing and Google.
Bing and Google are not pure semantic search engines. However, both of the search engines incorporate many elements of semantic search in to their search algorithm to provide more relevant and useful search results.
Semantic Search is a big challenge for search engines and none of them are perfect. Most search engines have improved significantly in last few years. Search engines like Bing and Google provide significantly relevant search results incorporating some degree of semantic search. There are many other specialized search engines which offer purely semantic search results, but they lack many other qualities of normal search engines. I will cover them in another post.
Semantic search is going to knock internet search engine door very near in future. In this article, I am exploring important facts about the semantic search components i.e., Knowledge graph and Artificial intelligence like: What is Knowledge Graph, History of Knowledge graph, How Knowledge Graph will enhance Google search engine capability, Role of Artificial Intelligence in Google's Semantic search technology, Role of Knowledge graph and Artificial intelligence in future Robotics.
Google is going to launch Semantic search engine technology in near future. For successful implementation of this technology, Google is already experimenting in this context using some services like - Google Instant. In this article, I am going to discuss such pre-testing approaches of Google for Semantic search engine. I shall also discuss future impacts of Semantic search engine technology on SEO.
Thank you for sharing the information. You have explained everything in very simple words and anyone can understand. I read many articles but never figure out what exactly is semantic search.
Hey!! its very nice article . Easy and semantic in its way.
Every point is defined clearly and with good examples.


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Resilience 2018: Driven by Purpose
Daniel Stander June 18, 2018
There is nothing quite like a "banging EP" to make me feel young again. But that wasn't the only aspect of my most recent trip to Miami that brought out the millennial in me.
If you missed Exceedance 2018 a few weeks back, you probably also missed Resilience 2018. Embedded every year within Exceedance, RMS holds a space for policymakers and business leaders to collaborate to a very important end: ensuring local communities and regional economies are resilient to the shocks and stresses they face.
Much has been written about how millennials seek work that is meaningful (Schullery, 2013); work which solidifies their self-efficacy (Chalofsky + Cavallaro, 2013). I also blog about the relationship between aims and actions; between purpose and profit.
And there's some truth in the generational stereotypes. After all, research suggests that impact investing continues to "skyrocket."
That said, the reality is that the seasoned, elected officials in the Resilience room, are just as motivated by purpose as the millennials. Nowhere was that truer than in some of the panel discussions. These included seasoned proponents of the "resilience movement" — people like Dr. Lauren Alexander Augustine (National Academy of Sciences), Rep. Kristin Jacobs (Florida House of Representatives), Bob Kolasky (U.S. Department of Homeland Security) and Aris Papadopoulos (UNISDR).
Another such battle-hardened contributor was Judge Alice C. Hill. Most notably, Alice served as President Barack Obama's special assistant for climate resilience. She also sat on the National Security Council, leading the development of the U.S. Federal Government's resilience policy in the face of both national security threats and climate change.
With seven tracks running in parallel, Alice was kind enough to record a video message for those unable to attend the panel discussion on risk, resilience and policy. The clip repays the ten-minute viewing.
Alice begins by prompting some self-reflection. "Ask yourselves this: why am I here today?"
The ambiguity in her question is deliberate. On the one hand she is asking delegates literally why they have come to Exceedance; why they have specifically chosen to attend a session on public policy. What is it that they want to get from the 40-minute discussion?
Of course, though, Alice is simultaneously also asking a much deeper question; a question which strikes at the root of your life's purpose.
Where Passion Meets Action
Alice is using this rhetorical device to set up an important tension. It is the tension between our day-to-day tasks and the sum of our life's work. She is creating a space for us, as practitioners dedicated to understanding risk, to view what we do for a living within a broader, societal context.
Whatever your role — whether you are an analyst at a risk capital provider, a government official or a local business leader — Alice suggests that everyone in the room at Exceedance shares a common motivation: reducing the social and economic impacts of extreme events.
This thesis resonates at RMS. Since emerging from Stanford University nearly 30 years ago, our mission has remained the same: to make communities and economies more resilient through a deeper understanding of the probable impact of potential shocks and stresses. A commitment to this cause certainly puts the voce into my vocation.
More than this, though, Alice clearly believes building resilience to climate extremes is the issue of our time, transcending administrative terms. Further, she is convinced that (re)insurance professionals "already have the data and models to manage risk and move capital". That the Mayor of Miami wants RMS to bring Resilience back to his town next year suggests he agrees.
Millennial or otherwise then, if you too share this commitment, mark your calendars and do join us in Miami on May 13-16, 2019. In the meantime, let's roll up our sleeves with renewed purpose.
Building resilience to future risk is not easy. It can be done, however, and — as Alice concludes — "you are in the remarkable position to lead the nation in understanding how to build for the future."
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A postcard from Manila… Situation: rapid, uncontrolled urbanization and limited enforcement of building codes. Complication: unwieldy administrative procedures, limited funding, a lack of technical expertise and #NIMTOO. Result: an alarming rise of building vulnerability in hazard-prone communities putting millions of low-income people at extreme risk. While many local government officials recognize this problem, progress is painfully slow. Housing vulnerability continues to rise. What to do? The Issue of Our Age? According to my favorite bricklayer, Dr. Elizabeth Hausler, housing vulnerability is the defining issue of our age. By 2030, three billion people will live in substandard homes. That's one third of the world's population. Just ask Santiago Uribe Rocha, the first Chief Resilience Officer employed in a non-OECD country. In Colombia over the past 20 years, more than ten million people have moved to major cities like his, Medellín. The lack of affordable housing has led many of these low-income families to settle on the outskirts, often building haphazardly with poor quality material. According to CENAC (Centro de Estudios de la Construcción y el Desarrollo Urbano y Regional), three out of every five new homes built in Colombia today are of "informal origin". In other words, 60 percent live in homes that are built without any legal procedures or formal design process. Despite acknowledging the issue, city governments often lack the means to effectively deal with increasingly vulnerable housing stock. Cumbersome bureaucracies complicate matters. In some neighborhoods, city officials require over six months to approve the retrofit of a single home. The result: hundreds of thousands of low-income families remain significantly at risk of death, injury and destitution in an earthquake. Change Is Building RMS has been working closely with Build Change since 2013. By sharing research, expertise and resources, we've been supporting the non-profit's preventive programs in Latin America, the Caribbean, Nepal and, most recently, Southeast Asia. The partnership, focused on promoting the benefits of retrofitting homes for low-income families living in informal neighborhoods, is closely aligned with RMS' overarching, societal purpose. After all, for the last 30 years, RMS' mission has remained the same: to make communities more resilient through a deeper understanding of the impacts of extremes. With RMS' support, Build Change has been able to develop the basis for successful retrofit projects. Shared value abounds… The local governments have been convinced to effect and enforce changes to urban planning and building ordinances. The local construction industry has been upskilled and employed. The local insurers are finding new opportunities to offer affordable policies. The local residents now have disaster-resilient homes and insurance coverage. Quantifying Resilience; Increasing Institutional Urgency Catastrophe risk models have been vital to this process. By combining science, technology, engineering and data to simulate the potential impacts of future disasters, RMS modeling puts a number on the potential impacts of "informal" housing. Moreover, the models can be used to evaluate how risk might reduce if mitigating measures are put in place. A virtuous circle often results: quantifying the value of building practices drives funding; funding helps protect more communities; more communities protected demonstrates the value of resilient building practices; more funding follows. For example, in 2016 RMS quantified the cost-effectiveness of a proposal for a scaled retrofit program in Bogotá, Colombia. Preliminary analysis showed that over 120,000 deaths and US$2.8 billion could be avoided in a 1-in-200-year event by retrofitting homes in the five neighborhoods studied. RMS and Build Change also demonstrated that the project would deliver an attractive return on investment. Analysis showed that the retrofits could be completed using existing local skills, with minimal training, and for less than half the price of demolishing to rebuild. In this case, the modeled output did not just increase the institutional urgency to deal with the problem of vulnerable housing. The analytics also contributed to the wider acceptance in Colombia of retrofitting as a viable solution. Now What? In approximately five years of formal partnership, RMS and Build Change have collaborated to greatly improve the safety of seismically-vulnerable communities. By combining our risk modeling expertise and institutional support with Build Change's technical knowledge and grass roots approach, we've not only demonstrated that retrofitting in vulnerable neighborhoods is possible. We've also shown it's a cost-effective way to save lives and livelihoods. As a result, the Government of Colombia recently made the retrofitting of 600,000 homes an urgent, national priority. Of course, our work in Latin America is by no means done. And collaborations with Build Change continue in Haiti and Nepal as well. Immediate attention, however, has shifted to the Philippines. It's too early to judge the outcomes. But with 69 million low-income people living in 15.6 million vulnerable homes today, the potential to make a difference is huge. By quantifying that potential, we hope to develop a compelling business case to address what is arguably the issue of our age. By putting a number on the resilience dividend, we hope to attract the #ResilienceFinance needed to make some of the world's most densely populate cities significantly safer.…
Financing Resilience
Almost one and a half million people have died in natural disasters over the past 20 years. This is a waste of life; a waste of potential. Natural disasters also have a massive economic impact. Our models suggest natural catastrophes cost the world's poorest countries almost US$30 billion a year on average. Hard-won development gains are regularly wiped out — and it is the poor and the vulnerable who are most impacted. In case anyone had forgotten the crippling impacts of natural disasters, 2017 served a painful reminder. Hurricanes Irma and Maria left vulnerable people in the Caribbean devastated. Somalia, Ethiopia and Kenya struggled with drought. Floods and landslides wrecked lives and livelihoods in Sri Lanka and Bangladesh. And then there was Hurricane Harvey which, along with the California wildfires, made 2017 the costliest on record in the United States. Whenever and wherever catastrophe strikes, our thoughts are with those so profoundly affected. We did not, however, need last summer's tropical cyclones to understand that something is not working. We did not need Irma and Maria to learn that investments in resilience reduce losses from natural disasters. And we did not need the events of 2017 to know that incentives are too often insufficient to drive action in the most vulnerable regions. These truths are at heart of the Centre for Global Disaster Protection. Innovation is required to solve such complex humanitarian, political and economic problems. The impacts of recent disasters — and the need to finance reconstruction — have heightened the innovation imperative. They provide an opportunity to deploy financial instruments which catalyze investments in resilience; financial instruments which enable vulnerable communities to recover faster. RMS too knows that it is possible to stop manufacturing natural disasters. And RMS knows that financial mechanisms could in theory securitize — and therefore incentivize — the potential "resilience dividends" from investments in disaster risk reduction. After all, RMS has been intimately involved in some of the best-known thought-leadership in this space. Yet equally well understood is the fact that financial structures which incentivize resilience are difficult to implement in practice — in developed and in developing countries. There is no shortage of challenges. To move from theory to practice; to redirect capital at the required scale, ideas need to be fleshed out, structures need to be robustly designed and cash flows need to be tested. Any new financial mechanisms must pass muster with all stakeholders, lest the intended benefits evaporate. Since 1988, RMS' mission has remained constant: to make communities and economies more resilient to shocks through a deeper understanding of catastrophes. Now, with the Centre's help, experts from the finance, humanitarian and development communities have for the first time come together to refine financial instruments, address practical challenges and provide the interdisciplinary buy-in which mobilizes action. In this collaborative environment, innovation has happened. The recent launch of a new report on Financial Instruments for Resilient Infrastructure is a product of that innovation. RMS was commissioned by the U.K. Government's Department for International Development to run the Centre for Global Disaster Protection's first "Innovation Lab." With support from Vivid Economics, re:focus partners and Lloyd's of London two reports have been published — a 100-page technical report and a 50-page innovation report. Both are freely available here. The four new financial mechanisms examined in the report can help monetize the resilience dividend, thereby incentivizing both resilient building practices and risk financing. The outcome: less physical damage, fewer lives lost and faster economic recovery whenever nature proves too much. More is needed, of course. Policymakers and donors have a crucial role to play, not least in sponsoring pilots, funding the quantification of resilience, promoting risk-based pricing, supporting risk finance and advocating duties of care around life, livelihood and shelter. Thankfully the significant public benefits of resilience justify the investment. And now we have four new financial instruments for donors and the market to pilot in real-world situations.…
Daniel Stander
Global Managing Director, RMS
Daniel has spent 20 years bringing new ideas to the risk industry. He has responsibility for driving innovative, strategic solutions across RMS' entire client base. He is also the Global Head of RMS' Public Sector Group, leading RMS' relationships at all levels of government.
Daniel has worked closely with public and private entities around the world, advising them on a variety of complex risks, including natural hazards, environmental stresses, malicious attacks and pandemic outbreaks. Deeply committed to education, his work is motivated by a desire to make communities and economies more resilient to acute shocks.
Prior to RMS, Daniel managed the group strategy and development function at an 80,000-employee, £10 billion global healthcare group, serving 30 million customers in over 190 countries. He also has considerable start-up experience, having been a founding team member of an award-winning, SaaS company.
The driving force behind 'Resilience', he received a City of Miami Proclamation recognizing his commitment to delivering urban resilience in the face of sea-level rise and extreme flooding. Daniel has served on the management boards of several charities in areas as varied as education, disability, interfaith social cohesion, grassroots sport and the arts.
Daniel graduated from Oxford, double-first with Honours. He also studied for a Masters at the Humboldt in Berlin and is a graduate of the Center of Creative Leadership.
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Here's another week of some of the latest news on After Effects tutorials, plug-ins, and scripts. It was busy again last week, dominated by scripts and plug-ins, old and new.
iExpressions from Mamoworld combines the power of After Effects expressions with the convenience of effect plug-ins. They allow you to use expressions without writing any code—each iExpression comes with an interface to control everything using adjustable parameters. iExpressions seems like something out of Stu Mashwitz blog on the potential of a nodes property panel, but it's just script UI for each expression.


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Attorney William Weichler represented an Erie County man who was wrongfully accused of inappropriately touching the teenage daughter of a neighbor. A jury trial resulted in a not guilty verdict.
An Edinboro College student was wrongfully accused of aggravated assault during a college party. There was a fight involving multiple young men. One person suffered a broken leg. The accused, a student and football player, was accused of causing the broken leg by stepping on it intentionally. The description of how the injury was suffered was physically inconsistent with the nature of the fracture. Attorney William Weichler used expert testimony to prove that the accusation was false. The accusation had racial overtones as the accused was the only African-American present at the time. A jury trial found him not guilty.
Attorney William Weichler represented the owner of a business and dry cleaner property who had been the victim of multiple break-ins. An employee observed a group of youths attempting to enter the premises using keys that had been lost from the owner's business previously. The owner locked the doors and called police to respond. A delayed response by the police allowed sufficient time for the youths to become physically aggressive. While no one was injured, the owner was charged with attempted murder. (The owner's two teenage sons were also charged as juveniles in the incident.) An Erie County jury concluded that the owner's actions were reasonable and in self-defense. He was found not guilty. Both of his sons were similarly acquitted in juvenile court.
A young man was charged with possession with the intent to deliver LSD. Attorney William Wiechler proved that the LSD was for personal use only. The young man was found not guilty of attempting to smuggle drugs.
A 24-year-old McKean County mother of two small children was accused by the ex-girlfriend of her fiancé of sexually molesting her fiancé's 6-year-old son. Attorney William Weichler proved to the jury that the accusation originated with the ex-girlfriend's animosity and resentment toward the accused. The jury returned verdicts of not guilty. Mandatory minimum penalties for the offenses charged were avoided.
Attorney William Weichler defended a young Erie man accused of inappropriately touching the daughter of a former girlfriend. He was found not guilty by a jury. The motivation for the accusation clearly seemed to originate with the former girlfriend's anger and animosity toward him.
An Erie County man was charged with aggravated assault when his live-in girlfriend suffered a broken back during a domestic dispute. The complainant's physical description of how the injury happened was orthopedically inconsistent with the nature of her injury. Attorney William Weichler used the expert testimony of an orthopedic surgeon to prove that her description of how the injury happened was not possible. The man was found not guilty.
A day-long canoeing trip on the Clarion River in Elk County ended with sexual intercourse between the accused and the complainant. At the preliminary hearing, the complainant denied possession and use of marijuana during the day. All parties admitted drinking heavily during the entire day. When the complainant's testimony denying possessing and using marijuana was contradicted by that of other Commonwealth witnesses, a plea agreement was reached, resulting in the defendant receiving a short period of probation.
Attorney William Weichler defended a Philadelphia woman charged with attempting to smuggle drugs into the federal prison in McKean County. The prosecution was based upon the relationship of the accused with the addressed recipient of the package. Expert testimony regarding the handwriting on the label of the package resulted in the jury concluding that the accused was wrongfully accused. She was found not guilty.
A young man was charged with attempted murder arising from a shooting in Erie. The prosecution relied on the testimony of acquaintances of the accused. Attorney William Weichler used inconsistencies in their statements and the discrediting of the accusations by a former girlfriend to secure a not guilty verdict on all charges.
Attorney William Weichler represented a Waterford man accused of inappropriately touching his natural daughter. The accusation was based on statements made by his 4-year-old daughter. Expert opinion regarding the inadequacies of the physical examination of the little girl as well as the medical explanation for physical findings that were made resulted in the prosecution being dismissed by the District Attorney's Office.
After the death of a motorcyclist in 2008, the superintendent of a local industrial plant was charged with homicide by vehicle while under the influence. Following a jury trial, the accused was found not guilty of homicide by vehicle while under the influence despite having a reported blood alcohol content of .248%. Although the defendant was convicted of lesser charges, attorney William Weichler considered the case a success because the acquittal on the homicide by vehicle while under the influence of alcohol charge avoided a mandatory minimum penalty of three years in prison.
A retired physician was accused of homicide based on the shooting death of a next-door neighbor on the physician's property in a resort cottage area along the Allegheny River between Warren and Tidioute, Pennsylvania. Attorney William Weichler was co-counsel in the physician's defense. A jury trial in Warren County resulted in a verdict of not guilty.
An orthopedic surgeon who was charged with attempted murder and aggravated assault of his wife fled the jurisdiction before the trial. He voluntarily returned to the jurisdiction to answer the charges, and the trial took place in Smethport, the county seat of McKean County, in 1988. As co-counsel, attorney William Weichler represented the accused, who was acquitted of all charges except the minor misdemeanor charge of defiant trespass. Having been held without bail pretrial, he was released upon the reading of the verdict. (His licenses to practice medicine in Pennsylvania and New York were protected, the latter resulting from a favorable defense before the New York State Board of Regents.) The accused went on to continue his successful orthopedic surgery practice.
The defendant, a board-certified obstetrician/gynecologist, was accused of inappropriate touching by multiple patients. Attorney William Weichler served as co-counsel for the defendant. The credibility of the accusers was successfully attacked. Consequently, in three successive jury trials, the accused was acquitted. Following the third acquittal, the prosecution dropped all remaining charges against the accused.
Attorney William Weichler represented as co-counsel a member of the plumbers and steamfitters union in northwestern Pennsylvania who was charged with placing a tank of chlorine gas near the home of a union representative and running a hose into the residence. He was found not guilty following a jury trial in federal court in Erie, Pennsylvania.
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A writer for the alliance wrote that the team takes its name form Apollo, the Greek god of sun and light, depicted with an arrow pointing East toward Florida. The writer also said that the warm Florida sunshine is reflected in the orange hues in the Orlando Apollos logo.
Going more into the meaning behind the name, the AAF writer says that the team's name summons the energy and power of the sun and an aim for the stars.
The Apollos are described by the writer as precision marksmen certain of their arrows, befitting a Steve Spurrier-coached offense.
Roster signings are said to currently be underway and the Apollos will begin playing in February, a week after the Super Bowl.
Read more on the AAF's website HERE.
The 2019 NFL Draft is a week away, but the league has released next season's full schedule.
FOX Sports on Wednesday announced its 2019 NFL schedule as well, in anticipation of a monumental year for the network's football coverage, highlighted by its exclusive presentation of Super Bowl LIV on Feb. 2, 2020, live from Hard Rock Stadium in Miami.
Orlando Pride (0-2-0, 0 points) fell to the defending National Women's Soccer League (NWSL) champion North Carolina Courage (1-0-1, 4 points) on Wednesday night, by a 5-0 scoreline.
After missing the season opening match due to illness, Australians Alanna Kennedy and Emily van Egmond made their first starts of the season on Wednesday. Kennedy lined up at right center back while van Egmond started in the midfield.
Orlando City B (0-2-1, 1 point) will face Forward Madison FC (0-2-0, 0 points) on Friday, April 19 at 7:30 p.m. ET at Montverde Academy.
Coming off two losses, Orlando City B was able to secure their first draw of the season when midfielder Ates Diouf scored his first professional goal in the second half (59'). Diouf is a product of Orlando's U-19 Development Academy.
Goalkeeper Juliano Chade, forward Thiago De Souza, defenders Leonardo Silva Simas, and Wilfred Williams made their professional debut on Sunday's match against Tormenta FC. OCB seeks minutes from Ignacio Cubeddu, Jahlane Forbes, Matheus Martins Silva, and Rafael Santos.


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Attracting and Retaining Key Employees in Colorado
Be a part of this exclusive Master Class and be prepared for a full day of transformation.
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Why is this Master Class important for my organization?
Colorado is beyond full employment and business is struggling to find skilled workers.
In response to this Colorado talent crisis, CompTeam is hosting André Blom, the CEO and co-founder of the TMA-method to join in a discussion with Sam Reeve, founder of CompTeam to advise local Denver businesses on strategies to attract, retain and motivate critical talent.
Sources: Federal Reserve Bank of St. Louis, U.S. Bureau of Labor Statistics, Colorado Department of Labor
Chart: Kevin Hamm, The Denver Post
A recent article in the Denver Post highlights that there is "no labor market in the country as tight as that of northeastern Colorado. Colorado's seasonally-adjusted unemployment rate dipped to 2.5% in December, a record low in a series going back to 1976." Companies are struggling with finding the right skills in the workforce that are necessary to grow. For many companies, it not just about limiting growth but the lack of talent can lead to cutting back. Talent shortage and bad hiring represent a considerable cost for business owners in time, money, productivity and the potential to impact directly on customers and weaken employer branding, making future hiring more challenging.
It is more critical than ever that business leaders identify the right candidates in the marketplace, retain critical employees and develop talent across the internal workforce.
This Master Class aims to remedy this situation by demonstrating how to create innovative workforce analytics and people strategies to attract, retain and develop. Attendees will be equipped with the proven TMA Method that includes powerful workforce metrics and clearly identifies where their company's investment in people is paying off and, more importantly, where it is falling short and why.
Key topics of the Master Class:
Attract the Best Talent
Discover how to identify high performers before you hire them.
Understand the drive and talents of your candidates.
Learn proven interview techniques to identify the best candidates.
Retain Your Top Performers
Provide career growth and competency attainment that your people desire.
Discover the best approaches to develop your workforce.
Unlock the secrets to retaining happy, productive employees.
Motivate with a Targeted People Strategy
Learn how to build an agile workforce based on the strengths of your people.
Understand the power of talent profiles and career mobility.
Case studies from leading international companies.
What benefits will you obtain from your participation in this Master Class?
Create a talent management framework so you can build an agile workforce and take advantage of key learnings of top international companies
Network and share experiences and learning with other C-Suite executives
Attendees will receive a TMA Business Agility Assessment
About André Blom
André Blom is CEO and co-founder of the TMA-method, a talent method and approach for organizational and human capital development. The company was founded in the Netherlands and accomplished rapidly the market leadership position. Since 2011 he dedicates his efforts to enter the international scenery.
Having a career in the Dutch Royal Marine Corps, studying social science / pedagogics and training recruits in the Dutch police force for 12 years developed a unique perspective on leadership and total talent management.
Today André works intensively on intercultural Talent development in Europe, Asia, Africa and South and North America. Weaving together theory from social science / pedagogics, extended leadership experiences, best practice with personal anecdotes and observations from hundreds international HR-business cases. André has found a way of clarifying what's at stake, how to align the interests of all stake and shareholders involved and how to get the best out of the true value of human capital.
As a passionate sailor, skier and diver instructor André lives with his family in Cascais, Portugal .
About Sam Reeve
Sam is the CEO and founder of CompTeam, a talent and compensation consulting firm specializing in workforce performance.
His core focus is leading companies through transformational change by optimizing talent initiatives with reward programs to achieve long-term strategic objectives.
Sam's diverse experience includes the design and optimization of performance-driven variable compensation plans for executive, sales and core employee populations of growing companies.
Prior to founding CompTeam, Sam has worked in compensation functions of notable firms such as BlackRock, McKesson and Automatic Data Processing (ADP).
Sam is a global certified compensation consultant (CCP, GRP) with over 20 years of experience in Total Reward Strategies.
Sam lives in Colorado enjoying winter skiing and summer mountaineering.
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Happy Saturday! I titled this post Mellow Yellow because I am doing my best to stay mellow and calm. My son has a bad case of the terrible two's and is driving my husband and me crazy! I am trying to be mellow and I thought this yellow shirt would help the situation and bring a little sunshine to my mood.
After two months of OOTD posts, I realize I have somewhat of a go to formula or uniform for getting dressed – wedges, skinny jeans, and a t-shirt. I am not a glamorous dresser, I don't have anywhere to go to get dressed up. I try to be practical, cute, and comfortable in my clothes. I think I have succeeded for the most part. If you are looking for high fashion and cutting edge trends, this probably isn't the place for you!
Dark skinny jeans – Forever21, bought several years ago. I wear these all the time and they are awesome! I think I paid $12 or so for them and they were well worth it!
White cork Steve Madden wedges – Macy's, bought several years ago. I feel like I can stand all day teaching in these shoes, chase my son, or if I ever decided to run, I truly believe I could run in these shoes!
Yellow embellished striped t-shirt – Old Navy, bought yesterday for $4. If you like long sleeve and three-quarter sleeve shirts, stop what you are doing and go to Old Navy right now! I went there yesterday to exchange a few items for my son and ended up buying myself five shirts! Each shirt was under $5!
I hope your Saturday is mellow and sunny! Mine has actually been pretty good, just a few battles with a stubborn, almost two-year old!


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Editorial: Continued caution will reduce risk to you, others from COVID, flu and RSV
Andrew J. Davis
Palm Beach Daily News
Season is back in full swing.
After two years of scuttled plans because of the pandemic, charity events, meetings and holiday parties — or in Palm Beach's parlance, heavily attended galas and balls — are back in full force. And it's no wonder. We're all tired of being physically and socially isolated.
It feels great to greet friends or attend an event without all the restrictions. Unfortunately, COVID has not gone away and, with the flu and RSV (respiratory syncytial virus) rearing their ugly heads this year, we may want to keep an eye on this "tripledemic."
No matter how much we want to just be done with all this, the health concerns are real.
For those who think the flu is not a big deal, the U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention reported Friday that nearly 20,000 people in the United States were admitted to the hospital for flu last week, almost double the number of admissions from the week before. The CDC estimates that out of at least 8.7 million illnesses, there have been 78,000 hospitalizations and 4,500 deaths from influenza this season, according to CNN.
Thankfully, there are vaccines for COVID and the flu, but there is not one yet for RSV. Though RSV mainly infects children and adult cases are usually not severe, people with underlying health conditions are more susceptible to its worst effects.
That fact that we are now in the endemic stages of COVID instead of a pandemic proves the effectiveness of vaccines, but concern remains, especially for those with vulnerable health.
More elderly residents ages 65 and older have died of COVID in Florida than in any other state since vaccines became widely available to adults in April 2021, a recent Palm Beach Post analysis shows. More than nine in 10 COVID deaths in Florida occur among those 65 and older, according to the Tampa Bay Times.
In addition, Florida has the fourth lowest rate in the country for adults getting the updated COVID-19 booster shot, according to the latest data from the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. As of Nov. 16, that number stood at 20% compared to 30% for the overall U.S. population, according to the University of South Florida.
We cannot be nonchalant about these numbers. Palm Beach's population skews older than most towns, so we need to continue to do our part to keep everyone healthy.
The techniques we used to combat COVID before vaccines were introduced — proper handwashing; covering our mouths when we cough; sneezing into a tissue (or your elbow if no tissue is available), and social distancing — can still help to reduce transmission of other communicable diseases.
Though masks are not commonplace anymore, it still would be considerate to wear one to help protect those who with compromised immune systems or other vulnerabilities.
And more importantly, get your COVID boosters and flu shots.
Let's continue to help each other stay healthy while enjoying the season responsibly
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Around 2 hours outside of Munich, nestled in mountains above the town of Schwangau, sits Neuschwanstein Castle. This castle looks like something straight out of a fairy tale (it was even used as the inspiration for Cinderella's Castle in Walt Disney World!). With a history as romantic as its location, a trip to Neuschwanstein is perfect for anyone with a love of history, architecture or who has a love of storybook worthy scenery.
To visit Neuschwanstein, I decided to enlist the help of the pros and booked a guided tour through Viator. The tour met up bright and early at Munich Central Station (which was right across the street from my hotel…yes!!). And my goodness it was cold!! Luckily the tour left quickly, and coffee in hand, we all piled onto the warm train and settled in for our 2-hr ride.
2 hours might seem like a long time to sit on a train, but the ride was actually very pleasant. Our tour guide told us stories of Munich, the Wittelsbach Dynasty, King Ludwig II and Neuschwanstein, all while taking in the beautiful scenery of the Alps and southern Germany.
Before I knew it, we had reached the small town of Fussen. From there, we hopped on a bus that took us to Schwangau, where the castle is located.
Upon arrival in Schwangau, we took a lunch break while our tour guide arranged the rest of our journey. Yes, I got more bratwurst and German coke. I had formed a fierce addiction to those wonderful sausages.
And then the journey continued on foot. We walked through Schwangau, passing by King Ludwig II's childhood castle of Schloss Hohenschwangau.
The walk up to Neuschwanstein is pretty fierce, so we each paid a couple euros to take a tram. We stopped at Marienbrucke first, a small bridge stretching across Pollat Gorge that King Maximillian II (King Ludwig II's father) had built as a birthday present to his mountain-climbing love, Marie. Those with a fear of heights might want to skip this one, as the gorge is a long way down. But the views of Neuschwanstein from the bridge are absolutely incredible, with rolling hills and small villages surrounding this magnificent castle.
After taking in the panoramic views from the bridge, we continued on foot to the castle. There was still some snow on the ground, and it just added to the magic of the castle.
As I'm sure you have figured out by now, this tour requires a TON of walking. You'll definitely be wanting the comfortable shoes for this one.
And then it was time for the guided tour. Neuschwanstein is absolutely gorgeous inside, and the decorative details are incredible. No photography allowed inside the castle though, so I don't have any pictures of it. They wouldn't have been able to do it justice anyways.
"Mad King" Ludwig II was a shy dreamer with a vivid imagination and a tendency to isolate himself. He had visions of grandeur, and identified himself with the kings of the Medieval age. He was obsessed with the idea of a holy kingdom by the Grace of God over which he could rule as a true king, instead of the reality of just being a constitutional monarch with little ruling power. Ludwig II retreated more and more into a fantasy world where he could live the old-world, poetic life he dreamed of. He spent less time in Munich, and sought a residence away from the hustle of city life. He wanted to build his own kingdom where he could be free to live in his world of fantasy, a world in which great kings still existed and resided in ornate and elaborate castles in the countryside.
In reality, the castle construction took much longer than Ludwig II expected, and he was not able to move in until 1884, roughly 20 years after the original plans were drawn.
Following the tour, there is a cool gift shop where you can pick up some fun Neuschwanstein souvenirs. I got a hand-blown glass Christmas ornament and some postcard pictures of the castle interior.
But oh the walking has not yet ended. While we were able to take a tram up to the castle, we had to walk all the way back down to Schwangau. Our tour guide told us what time we had to be back in Schwangau to get on the bus, and then permitted us to shop and stroll our way back at our leisure. I stopped at a cute little stand and bought some hot chocolate in a souvenir mug and some German cookies to enjoy during the walk.
And then something magical happened. It started snowing!! I know that is not a big deal to a lot of people, but as a southern Californian, I had never been snowed on before. I had been to the snow of course, but had never actually experienced seeing snow fall. I was beyond excited. Everything about the castle felt like magic, as if Ludwig II was still creating his romantic fantasy world from beyond the grave.
Our tour group eventually all made it back to the bus in Schwangau, but some of the group took too long getting there and made us miss the train in Fussen. Thankfully there would be another train along in an hour, but until then, we had to kill some time in Fussen. Which normally would've been wonderful, because Fussen is a very pretty town with lots of fun shops and stuff, except for the fact that it was freezing and pouring rain.
Like I would let that stop me. I still went out and explored anyways. A little rain never hurt anyone (unless you are in an old movie, in which case rain = certain death).
The train ride back to Munich was decidedly less pleasant than the last ride. I was soggy from wandering in the rain, and the train was super crowded. A lot of people even had to stand, which was a bummer since it was a 2-hr ride.
By the time we made it back to Munich, I was starving, cold, and exhausted, but still mesmerized by the magic of the castle.
For more information on Neuschwanstein Castle, visit their website.
While the park may be famous for its towering redwoods, the coastal section has a beauty all its own and definitely should not be missed. In truth, it was probably my favorite part of the park. The trees are incredible, no doubt, but as a Southern CA girl, my heart always lies with the ocean.
We started our visit to the coast with a stop at the Klamath River Overlook, which is supposed to have awesome whale watching. We were not fortunate enough to see any whales, but the views of the coast and the Klamath River sure were beautiful! (This was just a drive up and park overlook- no hiking or walking required. And there were quite a few picnic tables available… Maybe a nice picnic spot?).
After the whale watching fail, we took a sunset hike to the beach. We did the Yurok Loop Trail, which is a fairly easy, 1-mile loop, and is technically listed as part of the North section of the park (not the Coastal section), but I included it here because it leads to, well, the coast.
The spur trail to get down to the beach was a little bit challenging to find. It actually may not have even been a real spur trail, but enough people have used it that it sure looks like one. I am glad we found it though, because the beach was AMAZING!
We were super lucky and arrived at low tide (tide charts are available in the ranger stations and visitor centers, in case you want to ensure your arrival at low tide), and the tidepools were super cool! The sea stars were gigantic…bigger than your hand, and a really pretty purple color.
Towards the end of the loop, when you are almost back at the parking lot, there are more wild berry bushes with tons of blackberries. Now for some reason the park ranger we spoke with did not recommend this trail, and said it wasn't very good. Maybe my standards are lower, or maybe she is just crazy, but I thought it was the best trail in the whole park.
The Yurok Loop Trail can be found on the park's hiking guide for the North section, but for a listing of all the official Coastal section trails, click here.
No trip to Oahu is complete without a visit to one of the most famous beaches in the world: Waikiki!
Hotels right on the beach are crazy expensive, but luckily there are plenty of more affordable options a few blocks inland, all within walking distance of the legendary beach. On the walk to the beach there are many shops and restaurants, where you can buy anything from cheap souvenirs to designer duds. We made a pit stop at Island Vintage Coffee, which served the most tasty coffee beverages, as well as lots of delicious and natural food offerings. We grabbed some stuff to go, and headed to the beach!
Yay! Coffee on the beach = perfection!
We bought this delicious papaya filled with Greek yogurt and fruit at Island Vintage Coffee… it was one of the best breakfasts I've ever had!
Even in December, the water was still warm enough to enjoy swimming in, especially since the sun was so hot. Definitely not "bath water" warm though.
After the beach, we did some shopping!
I know I can shop at these places back in LA anytime I want, but there is something fun about doing it on vacation. And now the purchases double as souvenirs.
This place was easy to find and had awesome reviews. And the reviews were right…this spam musubi was delicious!!!
When visiting Hawaii, you kinda just have to try some sort of food with SPAM in it. Personally, I love SPAM, and don't care what it is made of. That stuff is tasty! Especially when made into spam musubi.
Such a beautiful sight… and at less than $2 per spam musubi, we bought a whole bag full of them!
And then took it to the beach for a little picnic.
Another one of the iconic images of Waikiki- a statue of Duke Kahanamoku, the man known as "the father of modern surfing".
Waikiki is a beautiful beach. However, it is also a very crowded and commercialized beach, crawling with tourists. For a more serene and relaxing experience, perhaps consider trying a different beach. Waikiki is best visited basically for bragging rights, and being able to say you have been to Waikiki. But still definitely a must-see on Oahu, so don't head home before setting foot on the famed shores of Waikiki!
Since our time in Costa Rica was limited, we decided to make San Jose our home base for the week and book daily tours to see different parts of the country. We found a 1-day tour to Tortuguero National Park through Viator. Our guides picked us up at our hotel at the crack of dawn, and drove us to the boat docks. The park is only accessible by boat, so we set off on a river cruise through the rainforest! If any of you have ever been to Disneyland and rode the Jungle Cruise, I swear, it feels exactly the same.. Except real.
Our guide let us sit on the front of the boat… that was pretty awesome.
After about an hour and a half of cruising the river, we arrived at Tortuguero! Upon landing at the docks, we had to walk through Tortuguero village to get to the beach. The village was quaint, and filled with shops. I would've liked to spend some time there looking around, but alas, we were on a tight schedule.
So on to the beach! Tortuguero National Park is located on the Atlantic Ocean side of the country, and the weather and the water were absolutely beautiful. During certain times of the year, green sea turtles use this beach as a nesting ground (hence the name of the park) and the beach is off limits. But this was not that time of the year, so we were able to splash around in the ocean a bit. It really would've been cool to see the turtles though.
After our fabulous (albeit brief) beach time, we hopped back on the boat and traveled to one of the many eco-lodges in the park. The lodge offered access to a crazy awesome hiking trail entirely on boardwalks and hanging bridges. This, for me, was probably the highlight of the park. We saw so many animals, and the hanging bridges were so fun to walk on!
I would highly recommend this tour to anyone who has a day to spare when traveling to San Jose! Even though we didn't get to see the sea turtles, there was so much other wildlife, and the river cruise and rainforest hike were both delightful! It was definitely hot though, so be sure to pack lots of sunscreen, water, and a hat! Especially if you have a Celtic complexion like me haha.


Lord, unto You I worship.
all kinds of bronze work.
I bring only my best.
filled me with wisdom and understanding.
with all kinds of earthly things.
measured the circumference of each.
18 feet of round girth... WOW!
Those are some huge pillars!
to support of this building.
and called its name Boaz.
were in the shape of lilies.
So the work of the pillars was finished.
on a porch-like place of the Temple.
capitals, it says, another 7.5 feet atop.
This, I am sure, intrigues me most.
to enter the Most Holy Place.
I humble myself, unto Your will.
Boaz was the kinsman redeemer of Ruth.
who gave her a heritage, a new name.
You, Lord, are my Redeemer.
my place of belonging within the church.
the silver and the gold and the furnishings.
to know that You will establish me and will give me strength in times of need.


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A ventilated polo shirt that celebrates Sergio Garcia's 20-year pro career.
Celebrate the 20-year anniversary of Sergio Garcia's debut on the professional tour. This golf polo shirt flashes signature Garcia details. Lightweight ventilation provides comfort on warm-weather rounds. It's cut in a slim fit and made of slightly thicker fabric with a stretchy feel for easy movement.