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Arctic Scientists Tread Softly Around Natives
Polar bears keep researchers on their toes
By Peter N. Spotts Staff writer of The Christian Science Monitor
SHEBA ICE STATION, ARCTIC OCEAN
Before we leave our Arctic "hotel," the icebreaker Des Groseilliers, we stop at the ship's bridge to pick up walkie-talkies - and two .338 magnum rifles.
Science on the top of the globe, it seems, can be risky business. Shifting ice, snowstorms, and bitter-cold temperatures are to be expected. But there's another factor I hadn't given much thought to. We are temporary interlopers here, tramping through the vast backyard of this region's most powerful predator and year-round resident: polar bears.
During the past three weeks, scientists and crew have seen only two bears: one while the Des Groseilliers and a companion Canadian Coast Guard icebreaker, the Louis St. Laurent, were en route to the floe we now occupy; and the other after the two ships had arrived.
"That was a bit hairy," Steve Semmer says of the second sighting, "because it was only 150 yards off the St. Laurent's bow when someone finally spotted it."
Everyone out working on the ice scrambled aboard the ship, and expedition staff members were able to scare the lumbering carnivore away.
Today, Mr. Semmer, John Militzer, Martin Mulhern, and I leave the safety of the ship to set up reflective trail markers to "Baltimore" and "Atlanta." These are two of four weather and solar-radiation monitoring sites named for the cities whose baseball teams made this year's pennant races. Baltimore lies about two miles aft of the Des Groseilliers, as the snowmobile travels. Atlanta lies about a mile off the starboard side.
Semmer and Mr. Militzer are both engineers here to install experiments run by the National Center for Atmospheric Research in Boulder, Colo.
With a tug on the starter cords, our two snowmobiles rumble to life, and - after radioing the bridge to let them know we are leaving - we head out to set the markers.
The field-work phase of the SHEBA project, a 13-month exhaustive study of the delicate energy balance between the Arctic Ocean, ice, snow cover, and sun carries a price tag of $20 million. Amid the expensive technology, however, we've cobbled together our markers on the cheap: slim bamboo tomato stakes topped with bright orange paint and reflective tape.
Back home, they wouldn't survive the winter's first snow-plowing, but here they'll do, marking snowmobile trails even during winter's 24-hour darkness. This will allow crews to service the sites through the winter..
EACH stop along the trail to plant another marker elicits more comments about the stark beauty and silence of the ice floe.
"This is just awesome," says Captain Mulhern, almost reverently, as he slowly scans the icescape's low snowdrifts, gently undulating buckles, and ridges of broken ice. Mulhern retired recently from the NOAA Corps, the arm of the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration that operates the agency's research ships and aircraft. Called back out of retirement to help NOAA researchers up here, he's on his first - and probably only - Arctic trip, he says
The landscape is almost enough to make me forget the bears - almost. Close to camp, officers on the Des Groseilliers's bridge scan the area with binoculars, searching for bears. Each group of scientists that goes out to a nearby instrument tower or research hut carries a rifle or 12-gauge shotgun. Five quick blasts from the ship's horn means that someone has sighted a bear and it's time to hustle on board. The last person through the gate must be sure to latch the door on the gangway's protective cage.
Farther out on the ice, where we are, each team is on its own. One or two members work on equipment, whoever's left keeps the weapon close and an eye out for any 1,500-pound ursid wearing a white coat. My eyes are peeled.
Our two snowmobiles arrive at Baltimore, which sits on "new ice." Unlike the ice back at the ship, which is at least 2 meters thick, we're standing on ice only half a meter, with 3,500 meters of Arctic Ocean beneath. It's thick enough to land our lifeline to civilization, a Twin Otter aircraft.
But it's also thin enough to earn the respect of veteran ice scientists. "It's a little unnerving to drill through it and see water coming back up almost to the top of the hole," says Don Perovich, SHEBA's chief scientist, who drilled some holes to install ice-thickness gauges at Baltimore.
As Militzer and Semmer finish downloading data from Baltimore's weather instrument box, Militzer notes that today has some of the best weather yet. During the past few days, daytime temperatures have ranged from minus 26 degrees C (minus 15 degrees F) to today's minus 6 C. Cold, perhaps, but nothing unusual for wintertime residents of, say, International Falls, Minn.
On our way to Atlanta, the ship's horn sounds once - the midday meal call. We push on and quickly finish up our work.
As we make our way back to the Des Groseilliers, three hours after setting out, we pause just outside the ice station's perimeter. Mulhern and Militzer pull out their cameras to take a few last souvenir snaps before heading home.
I scan the horizon again. Our furry denizens are nowhere to be seen.
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Contesting is a fun aspect of our radio sport - a "contact" sport indeed! One of the Club's objectives is to get more of our members involved in HF activity while also supporting the Club's contest goals.
The "I Worked the PIG" Award
To encourage event participation, we are offering a certificate to recognize those members who have three or more QSOs with W7PIG during a specific event. The criteria for the "I worked the PIG" award is as follows:
1. must be an SCARC club member in good standing and
2. must make a minimum of three "qualifying" contacts with W7PIG and
3. all contacts must be during a specific event (such as Field Day (summer), Field Day (winter), US Islands QP, etc.).
A "qualifying" contact would be an exchange of info consistent with the event, each contact would have to be on a different band or mode. To clarify, 1 contact on each of three bands using the same mode OR 3 contacts on the same band but different modes (phone, CW, digital) OR a mix of these, all during the same event, would qualify. Thus each event each year will have a separate Award Certificate available. All contacts must be on HF bands.
To receive a certificate, send a list of your qualifying contacts including the date/time(z), band, mode and exchange to K7IOC-Lee. Contacts made prior to the creation of this award (Aug 10, 2020) are excluded.
There will be an endorsement for those who made 10 qualifying contacts or more as well. You will receive a certificate and acknowledgement on the Monday Night Net, at the General Meeting and on the Awards section of our website. Let's get out there and enjoy contesting!!
Recipients of the "I worked the PIG" award to date:
Call Sign / Name Event Year Endorsement
Questions may be sent to Lee - K7IOC.

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This bulletin includes updated demographic indicators including total population, arrivals, departures, births, deaths, and life expectancy.
Three primary sources have been used to compile this bulletin: population censuses (from 1978, 1987, 1998, 2008 and 2016); immigration records collected by the Immigration Office of the Police Directorate, and records of births and deaths collected by the Customer Service Centre at the Post Office. A full set of statistics and indicators can be downloaded in Excel format from the 'Population' file on the St Helena Statistics website at: www.sainthelena.gov.sh/statistics-data.
Estimates of the total population are calculated by combining the number of arrivals and departures and the number of births and deaths with the estimated total population from the population censuses. At the end of February 2019 the number of St Helenians on St Helena was estimated to be 4,332, an increase of 167 compared to February of the previous year. The total population on St Helena (residents and temporary visitors) was estimated to be 4,680 at the end of February 2019, around the same as the previous February when the estimate was 4,691.
The marked recent increase in St Helenians is due to both the seasonal pattern (St Helenians living abroad tend to visit family and friends around the Christmas period in December and January), and the increased capacity of scheduled airplane arrivals following the introduction of a seasonal mid-week service from Johannesburg.
The number of people arriving to and departing from St Helena (excluding day visitors from cruise ships) has been steadily increasing since 2010 (Chart 2). In the earlier part of the decade, this was due to the construction activity as the new airport was built, and lately this is due to the start of the regular scheduled air service towards the end of 2017.
In most years since 2010, arrivals have exceeded departures, especially between 2012 and 2014 when the airport was being constructed (Chart 3). This in turn has led to the increase in the total population seen in Chart 1. In 2017, the overlap of the start of scheduled air services and the last voyage of the RMS St Helena led to unusually high arrivals in November and December.
Following the completion of the airport, most people staying for more than one night on St Helena arrive by air, with a smaller number arriving by sea, mostly by yacht (Chart 4). In 2018, 5,030 people arrived on St Helena, excluding day visitors on cruise ships. Until 2018, most arrivals by sea were by ship on the RMS St Helena; 2018 saw 3,833 people arrive by air, more than arrived by the RMS St Helena in any previous year.
Almost half of all people arriving to St Helena in 2018 did so for a leisure-related purpose; they were either tourists (the largest group) or St Helenians living abroad returning for a holiday to see family and friends (Chart 5). Business arrivals, which includes people and their families arriving for both short- and long-term assignments, and returning residents made up just over a third of all arrivals.
There is current interest in the number of people arriving for leisure purposes; in the regular statistics published by the Statistics Office, these are classed into two groups: St Helenians on holiday, typically visiting family and friends, and other (non-St Helenian) tourists.
Chart 6 shows the trend in leisure arrivals for the last nine years for leisure arrivals either by the RMS St Helena or by air. The start of scheduled air operations in 2017 resulted in a large increase in leisure arrivals in both groups. Chart 7 illustrates the trend for non-St Helenian tourists only; in 2018, some 991 non-St Helenian tourists arrived by air, substantially more than arrived by the RMS St Helena in any of the previous eight years.
Chart 8 illustrates the monthly trend in non-St Helenian tourist arrivals by RMS St Helena or air. The trend is seasonal, with lower arrival numbers during St Helena's cooler months around July and August, and higher numbers around the warmer months of December, January and February. Recent tourist arrivals by air have also been higher than in previous months; the total for February 2019 was 193, higher than the previous highest monthly total by air of 179 in December 2018. The number of tourist arrivals was very high in January 2018, when the last voyages of the RMS St Helena took place: tourist arrivals on the RMS were 176, and tourist arrivals by air were 132.
Arrivals by St Helenians visiting family and friends are also highly seasonal (Chart 9); the spikes represent arrivals in November or December each year, in time for the Christmas holidays. St Helenians living abroad have taken advantage of the air service: in December 2018, 336 St Helenians arrived to visit family and friends; the highest monthly total prior to that since 2010 was 213 in December 2013.
Each year, significant numbers of people leave St Helena either to find employment overseas, or to emigrate. In any of the last nine years, the lowest number of people leaving for employment or emigration was 641 in 2010 (Chart 10). This compares with 749 people leaving for these reasons in 2018, an increase compared to 2017, and a higher number than any of the previous five years – though not as high as 2012, when 786 people left St Helena for employment or emigration.
There were 26 births in 2018, half the number of deaths (52), and the lowest number of births in a year since at least the year 2000 (see Chart 11). The number of girls born in 2018 (15) was higher than boys (11), but over time there is an even split. For example, since 2000, 348 girls and 356 boys were born.
In 2018 there were 52 deaths, 20 female and 32 male. There have been a higher number of male deaths than female deaths in each of the last seven years, and since 2000 there have been a higher number of female deaths in only four years (Chart 12). Overall, since 2000, 98 more males have died (523 in total) than females (425 in total).
Chart 13 shows the net increase or decrease in the population due to births and deaths. Since 2000, the number of births has exceeded the number of deaths in only two years; since 2010, the number of deaths has exceeded the number of births by at least ten. This change in pattern is likely partly attributable to the departure of women of child-bearing age following the change in British citizenship laws in 2002.
To help understand the patterns of births and deaths, the Statistics Office calculates crude birth and death rates, which are the number of births and deaths each year adjusted for the size of the total population. Because of the small number of births and deaths on St Helena, small fluctuations in numbers can cause sharp changes in these rates, so five-year averages are used to minimise this risk. Chart 14 shows the birth and death rate: the birth rate has been fairly stable at around nine births per thousand population, but since 2004 the death rate has climbed slightly and then fallen recently.
The Statistics Office has recently updated its life expectancy estimates using the number of deaths for 2017 and 2018, and the 2016 population estimates from the Census. Life expectancy is the average number of years a person has left to live, assuming that person is subject to observed death rates. It is a useful statistic to calculate, especially life expectancy at birth, since it is used as a general demographic indicator and often forms the basis for comparisons of living conditions between countries. Annual age-specific death rates have been calculated using averages over ten-year intervals to reduce the impact of the natural variability in the small numbers of deaths (so, for example, 2018 uses deaths from 2009 to 2018). They also use estimates of population groups interpolated between population censuses, since age-group specific totals are not currently estimated. The variability in the estimates between years shown in Chart 15 is likely to be caused by these data limitations, rather than any sudden changes to underlying life expectancies and risk factors. For this reason, the simple linear trend is also shown, and the smoothed estimates are included in the data file.
The latest 2018 estimate of life expectancy from Chart 15 is around 77 years; countries with similar rates of life expectancy include Argentina, Mexico, the United Arab Emirates, Poland, the Maldives, and French Polynesia. The UK has a higher life expectancy of around 81, and the USA is around 79 (the highest life expectancy in the world is 84 – Japan and Hong Kong). In common with the rest of the world, on St Helena women are expected to outlive men on average.
Typically, overall life expectancy increases slightly as a person ages – even though the expected remaining years of life decreases. For example, at birth, a person may be expected to live to 77, but if that person lives to 50, they may be expected to live to 80. Chart 16 tries to illustrate this; the horizontal axis shows the age of a person, and the vertical axis shows the number of expected remaining years of life having reached that age. So, a person of 50 years is expected, on average, to live another 30 years. To simplify the chart, males and females have been combined, but at every age women have a higher life expectancy than men.
Crude birth and death rates use five year averages of births and deaths, and five year averages of the estimated total mid-year on-Island population (at any year t, the years used for the averages are t-4, t-3, t-2, t-1, and t). Life expectancies are calculated using an 'abridged' life table with age groups 0-1, 1-4, 5-9, 10-19, 20-29, 30-39, 40-49, 50-59, 60-69, 70-79, 80-89, and an open-ended interval 90 years and above. The population totals used in the life tables are based on the St Helenian resident population at each census, with inter-census years based on simple interpolation for each age group. 2017 and 2018 use the latest published estimates of the on-island St Helenian population, with the same age-group patterns as 2016. Age-specific death rates are estimated using observed deaths for the previous ten years. Crude annual estimates and 'smoothed' estimates using a simple linear regression model have been calculated; data limitations and the small size of the St Helena population means that crude estimates are subject to year-on-year variability which may not reflect the underlying trend.
A statistical bulletin on aid to St Helena has been released on January 25, 2019, together with an accompanying data file. Data cover the range 1960 to 2017, and the release is an update to table 1.2 of the previous Statistical Yearbook.
This bulletin includes estimates of the latest annual price inflation rates for the fourth quarter of 2018, calculated from the Retail Price Index (RPI). The data released in this Bulletin, including the RPI itself, can be downloaded from the Statistics Data page.
The latest rate of annual price inflation is estimated to be 4.7%, between the fourth quarter of 2018 and the fourth quarter of 2017. This is a 0.6 percentage point increase from the previous quarter, when the annual price inflation rate was measured at 4.1% (Chart 1).
This quarter saw price changes in about a third of the items in the average household 'shopping basket' used to compute the Retail Price Index. Notable increases include the price of food (especially bread), road traffic licences, and television subscriptions, which all have relatively high weights (or quantities) in the basket.
External factors play a significant role in price changes on St Helena. These include exchange rates, freight and shipping costs, and price increases in goods purchased in the United Kingdom and South Africa. In November 2018, annual inflation was measured at 5.2% in South Africa, an increase from 4.9% in August 2018. A compounding factor is the relatively low value of the UK pound caused by the Brexit process, but a mitigating factor is that UK annual inflation fell slightly compared to the previous quarter, to 2.3%.
All categories experienced positive inflation during Quarter 4 2018 (in other words, the average prices in each category increased, compared to a year ago). 'Communications' remain the category with the highest annual inflation, 10.4% currently compared to 10.8% the previous quarter; this is mostly the result of the increase in telephone tariffs from Q3 2018. Tariff increases in both government and private sector service fees also resulted in increased inflation within the 'Miscellaneous goods and services' and 'Transport' categories. The 'Food' category saw a two percentage point increase between quarters 3 and 4 2018, the combined effect of increases in highly weighted items such as local bread and price increases in other food items. The average price of food, as measured by the representative items collected in the shopping basket, has increased by almost 5% compared to this point last year.
As the price of domestic electricity has remained static, the 'Household Energy' expenditure category has the lowest annual inflation rate at 1.3%. The annual price increase in the 'Clothing' and 'Housing' categories also fell, to 2.3% and 2.7% respectively.
Note: category weights are shown in brackets.
The average annual inflation for 2018 was 3.8%, calculated as the average of the rates for the four quarters that make up the 2018 calendar year. This is a lower rate than last year, when the average annual rate was measured at 5.1%, however it is still higher than the four previous years (2013-2016).
Using the average annual inflation rate may be more useful for some purposes, since it estimates the inflation rates experienced over the entire year – the annual rates measured each quarter may be more volatile.
For detailed tables of the RPI and annual inflation rates from 1994 onwards, please visit the Statistics Data page and download the 'inflation' data file. Other datasets, bulletins and reports are also available on our home page.


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— роспись по двустворчатой ширме японского художника Сакаи Хоицу. Находится в собрании Токийского национального музея, входит в список .

История
«Летние и осенние цветы» являются одной из выдающихся работ мастера школы Римпа Сакаи Хоицу. Ширма состоит из двух частей; она была создана при помощи туши, красок, серебряной и позолоченной бумаги.

«Летние и осенние цветы» изначально были созданы на обратной стороне ширмы Бог ветра и бог грома авторства Огаты Корина, принадлежавшей семье Хоицу. Роспись стала образцом мастерства школы Римпа; впоследствии обе части ширмы разделили, чтобы защитить их от повреждений. На оборотной стороне изображения Райдзина Сакаи Хоицу изобразил «летние растения, оживлённые внезапным порывом дождя и бурным потоком реки», а на обороте Фудзина — «раскачивающиеся осенние растения и красные листья плюща в порыве сильного ветра». Стиль Хоицу, «нацеленный на естественное сочетание поэтических эмоций и декоративной техники», сочетался с «изящным и изысканным вкусом, присущим поэзии, являвшейся другим видом искусства, которым он занимался». Художник использовал технику тарасикоми «для изображения растений и цветов с поэтическими чувствами», что высоко ценилось его современниками и последователями.

Работа была создана в начале XIX века около 1821 года. На обеих половинах ширмы присутствует печать Сакаи Хоицу и печать с надписью «Бунсэн» — одним из псевдонимов художника.

Ширма является частью собрания Токийского национального музея, где периодически выставляется для публики. Одна из последних выставок с ней состоялась с 21 сентября по 30 октября 2016 года, до этого она выставлялась в 2008, 2010 и 2013 годах.

Примечания

Ссылки
 «Летние и осенние цветы» на сайте Токийского национального музея
  «Летние и осенние цветы» на сайте Национального института культурного наследия

Японские ширмы
Цветы в живописи
Национальные сокровища Японии
Экспонаты Токийского национального музея

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Our team explores historical and biological lessons to understand how organizations can adapt to scarce resources and fierce competition
COVID-19 has hijacked our cells, our families, our work, and our freedom of movement, rippling economic devastation across the world. An unparalleled recession is here, and its effects could remain for years to come. The first phase of any recession is shock. The second phase is starvation: of resources—primarily financial—but also of opportunity.
For the last two months, businesses have been grappling with the question, "How long can we starve?"
How long can we keep our teams intact? How long can we stave off deep cuts? How long can we go before we have to cut long-term investment for short-term survival? How long can we limp by before things return to "normal?" These questions will undoubtedly follow us for many months to come.
Some small birds and mammals can literally only go a day without food. Human beings, we can last up to three weeks. Gandhi famously survived 21 days of voluntary starvation. Some reptiles can survive up to two years without food. However, the record holder in the animal kingdom, the Usain Bolt of deprivation if you will, is the European eel, which survived 1549 days without food. For those math-disinclined, that's over four years without a single morsel to eat.
Animal, vegetable, or corporation–your survival strategies for starvation are relatively the same.
First, you can simply drop mass. Cut weight. Cut obligations. The question you face is how much you can tolerate without irrevocably harming yourself. A King Penguin can lose half of its body mass with impunity. So can man's best friend. Of course, the speed of which you lose this mass is also critical. The King Penguin requires up to 70 days to shed its weight. Small migrating birds can drop 30% of their mass in mere hours. Best of all though, the aptly named Immortal Jellyfish can shed nearly all of its cells and return to a pubescent state, starting life all over again. Many of us are facing decisions right now about cuts: how far and how fast. Many, though, will either make the mistake of cutting their legs out from underneath them, or cutting too slowly.
Second, you can temporarily borrow what you need from existing reserves within your own body. In a pinch, humans can produce glucose from our pancreas to restore our blood glucose levels, giving us enough energy to push forward. We can also borrow energy from our lipids, replace lost organ mass with water, and even reach deep into our bones for fuel. Many of us are horse-trading resources internally, literally robbing (or firing) Peter to pay Paula. These tactics might buy us the precious few days we need between obligations, but there is a limit to how much we can draw from ourselves.
Third, you can scale back your efforts, decreasing your metabolic rate and your need for resources. Roaches, if starved, simply stop moving. Other animals, ones evolutionarily designed for the process, hibernate. But this is a risky strategy. A roach in dead-stop might just be a left-turn away from finding food and never know it; while hibernating bats make easy prey for snakes. In contrast, birds tend to actually increase their rate of movement when they're starving, hoping to cover more ground in pursuit of a meal.
Many, many of us are cutting teams, efforts, and initiatives that in the harsh light of a pandemic and ensuing recession appear non-essential. These are hard decisions, especially when the future is impossible to predict and confounding to even forecast. Yet, stopping or even slowing innovation assumes two hypotheses: one, that the world will return largely to normal and two, that others aren't using this time to find a way to disrupt us. In Alaska, it's (sadly once again) legal to shoot a hibernating bear—and in a bear market, disruptors pick off easy prey.
Most of us will face cuts. Most of us will horse-trade for internal resources. Most of us will scale back the size of our ambitions. But none of us can afford to stop moving entirely. There is no "normal" in which to return. There is no great pause, no universal reset among our competition or our cultures. Instead, there is chaos, there is uncertainty, and there is a growing clash for limited resources.
There's some evidence that seabirds not only ramp up their efforts when starving, but in fact, their search pattern becomes ever more focused and strategic—especially if they are rearing young. Yes, even birds are focused on ROI. Particularly when thinking about the future.
As we navigate this moment between the shock of a global pandemic and the reality of a global recession, all of us need to be prepared to become seabirds. We cannot starve ourselves into stasis, nor can we explore with abandon.
An exhaustive study of three former recessions found that only 9% of businesses truly emerged stronger after economic collapse. Detailed in HBR, the authors (including the Dean of Harvard Business school) assessed strategy and odds this way:
These postrecession winners aren't the usual suspects. Firms that cut costs faster and deeper than rivals don't necessarily flourish. They have the lowest probability—21%—of pulling ahead of the competition when times get better, according to our study. Businesses that boldly invest more than their rivals during a recession don't always fare well either. They enjoy only a 26% chance of becoming leaders after a downturn. And companies that were growth leaders coming into a recession often can't retain their momentum; about 85% are toppled during bad times. Just who are the postrecession winners? What strategies do they deploy? Can other corporations emulate them? According to our research, companies that master the delicate balance between cutting costs to survive today and investing to grow tomorrow do well after a recession.
We have to continue to search for resources, especially those critical to our long-term survival, with increasing dispassion and strategy in a downturn. But how? And how, efficiently?
THE STRATEGIC RESPONSE TO RECESSION
We offer the following strategic lessons and examples as inspiration:
Seek out markets and customer segments which are first to recover. Due to their efforts in containing the virus, organizations may take a second look at Australia, New Zealand, and yes, even China as increasingly attractive markets. After 2008, LEGO saw profit growth of more than 60% by focusing on Asian and European markets, which were less affected by the housing market collapse than the US. Additionally, while Prius continued to target middle-class shoppers, Tesla began in the early 2000's by targeting wealthy individuals (with an electric roadster) who were harmed the least by the compounding of the dot-com bubble and 9/11. Ask yourself: who, if anyone in your organization, is poring over your customer segments and geographies to forecast who and where might be first to recover?
Focus on your customers' essentials. After the 2001 recession, Target began losing ground to Walmart's guaranteed low prices. In response, Target expanded their stores to focus on food and related groceries, which were absolute necessities. Target also began partnership programs with Amazon and high-end clothing designers to deliver cheap, yet unique fashion products for a population who wanted to express themselves with the fewest possible dollars. Ask yourself: who, if anyone in your organization, is brainstorming new products that will meet essential customer needs, both known and emerging?
Find competitive advantages in process efficiency. During the Great Depression, GM leapfrogged Ford Motors by standardizing their parts (including engines) across every product line. This not only made their cars cheaper, but it also made supplies more responsive and flexible to demand. While it's easier to simply cut payroll costs to reduce your burn rate, it's far more strategic and beneficial long-term to focus on process efficiencies. Ask yourself: who, if anyone in your organization, is deeply investigating your processes and questioning old dogmas to find both savings and new opportunities?
Diversify based upon your strengths. C.F. Martin & Company, famous for their Martin guitars, exists today because during the Great Depression, they used their woodworking prowess to produce everything from violin parts to wooden jewelry while also experimenting with a three-day work week. Ask yourself: who, if anyone in your organization, is exploring adjacent categories that might be ripe for competition based on your core competencies?
Disrupt yourself now. Understanding that digital technologies would undoubtedly disrupt their business model, Fujifilm, in contrast to Kodak, initiated a major corporate restructuring program and dubbed it their "second founding" demanding that employees challenge long-lived sacred cows. Moreover, in the middle of the 2008 recession, Domino's Pizza ran an ad campaign acknowledging their lack of quality and promised to spend millions in new development. Their stock has increased by a factor of 33 since then. Additionally, during the dot-com crash, Netflix came hat-in-hand to Blockbuster and asked to be bailed out for $50 million dollars. Blockbuster nearly laughed them out of the room. Today, Blockbuster is dead, and Netflix has a market cap of $187 billion dollars. If you know you're behind the curve or on the bubble for disruption, who, if anyone, is strongly arguing for this to be a moment of reinvention?
Invest in the government's vision for the future (i.e. where they are investing public dollars). Chrysler benefited from the Great Depression by betting on the New Deal's promise of interstate highways. They built cars with bigger engines and greater range, which positioned them competitively in the new era. As governments develop longer-term stimulus packages, who will you task to keep an eye on where that spending is going?
If you're a large company, take the fight to your competitors. During the 1970's recession, Burger King's owner, Pillsbury, was wary of opening new stores during a downturn. In response, McDonald's doubled its stores in the U.S., which has remained a competitive advantage ever since. As resources dwindle, the worst strategic sin of a recession is to ignore what your competitors are doing. Are you, even at the board level, increasing your competitive sensing, and discussing if you can swing big where competitors choose to bunt?
If you're a startup, join forces with your adjacent peers. During the panic of 1837, candle maker William Procter and soap maker James Gamble joined forces to start a small household-goods business in Cincinnati. P&G survived years of recession and went on to win lucrative contracts to supply necessities to the Union Army during the Civil War. Additionally, the IBM we know today is the amalgamation of three startups: the Tabulating Machine Company, the International Time Recording Company and the Computing Scale Corporation. These three companies merged during the Panic of 1910-1911 as the Computing-Tabulating-Recording Company, which changed its name to IBM several years later. As a team, are you forecasting out possible futures and identifying what adjacencies may become critical competitive advantages?
Recruit the stellar talent let go by your competitors. Now is the moment to strategically source. Thomas Edison, during the Long Depression that began with the Panic of 1873, sought out inventors and engineers who had suddenly become available due to uncertainty and panic. Are your hiring managers keeping a keen eye on your best competitors and their best talent?
THE CULTURAL RESPONSE TO RECESSION
In a recession, we readily acknowledge that our strategies must shift. Fewer resources require greater competitiveness—that's obvious. But less intuitively, our workplaces and workforce must change as well. And in fact, economic downturns have consistently altered the way we work. We must be prepared not just to rewrite our strategies, but to question how we work together. After all, an organization's culture should be designed to align how to win in the market with how to work together.
Send fewer staff back to the office. All of the old fears of going remote are being vanquished during this period of forced quarantine. Employees are proving themselves accountable and engaged, even amid a global pandemic. Many leaders we're speaking with plan to keep up to 40% of their workforce remote in an effort to cut overhead costs during and after the recession. Now's the time to determine what jobs must be co-located, and what jobs can remain remote. Of course, both populations will require special support.
Experiment with new roles and responsibilities. Before the railroads connected the 48 contiguous states in the late 1800's, there was no such thing as a "middle manager." With the ability to source and sell far across state lines, not only were "Mom and Pop" outfits decimated, but the need for a new role in the organization emerged. COVID will likely trigger the same need for emergence. Expect additional health and safety roles in physical offices, for increased investment in developing resilience in supply chains and distribution channels, beefed up crisis communication resources, possibly psychotherapists to help employees cope with loss, grief, apathy, and detachment, culture coaches to keep a majority-remote workforce engaged, and so much more. Start experimenting now with these roles; they may well prove to be a competitive advantage.
Plan for a hybrid employment classification somewhere between gig work and full time. The 2008 recession led to an explosion of gig jobs as workers were hustling to find ways to make ends meet. This recession is testing the American healthcare sector, and those gig workers are leading protests and strikes demanding a new distinction of employment that would guarantee some level of security, for both health and finances. Expect fierce American individualism to reckon with overall security in the months and years to come. Begin assessing the costs and consequences of a new employment classification.
Decentralize your decision-making amid uncertainty. In a 2017 study, researchers found that organizations that could distribute decision-making more locally (in this case, to individual manufacturing plants) ultimately made better decisions and emerged more successfully because they were empowering those with the best information with the power to act. This may very well be the time to flatten your org chart and distribute greater authority.
Embrace new perks to recruit the best talent. Health insurance provided by your employer was invented as a perk during WWII in the US, when the government froze wage increases. Casual dress was a perk invented in the downturn of the 1990's to boost morale without increasing salaries. It actually broadened an emerging trend called "Aloha Fridays." (Fun fact: Dockers capitalized on this trend by sending HR managers a copy-paste casual dress code policy and offering a 1-800 hotline to help resolve questions and infractions.) Companies will be asked to offer top talent greater benefits with fewer resources, so expect a new trend in employee perks. Our top bet? Four-day work weeks will become THE hot new recruiting tool.
Allow for greater humanity at work. Right now, we're OK with your two-year old crawling all over you during a status call—why should that change? The expectation that we are family-less drones at work should be challenged, even when we can return to business as somewhat usual. In many categories, our families make us more empathetic to our customers and their daily struggles. Why would we want to firewall that insight from our corporations?
Recruit from underestimated classes. In the US, WWII finally brought women into the workforce in large numbers and effectively doubled America's productivity. In our current downturn, companies should rethink their talent profiles as we rebuild the global economy. Those unnecessarily left behind due to age, abled-ness, or past offensives should be recruited back into the workforce. Of course, this should be done on top of more traditional diversity and inclusion efforts.
Expect and accept growing employee movements. In 2019, we saw employee activism spike: Google employees walked out to combat sexual harassment, Amazon employees who held shares rallied together to force a climate change response, and now, during COVID, we're seeing front-line employees strike for safer working conditions. This week, an Amazon VP quit in solidarity with front-line staff. There's even a digital platform called Frank to help employees rally for change. The truth is, in a world where governments are less than responsive to our needs, employees will demand social and environmental justice in their places of work. Simply ignoring or tamping down these movements will increasingly implode in our faces, so develop a strategy now to listen and respond to employee demands.
For businesses, like animals in the wild, a change in the environment should inspire us to reflect and potentially reorient. The universal and dramatic changes caused by COVID-19 call for an equally dramatic rethink of our organizations. Legions of articles and case studies will be written a decade after this catastrophe declaring the business leaders from this era. Guaranteed, none of those articles nor the market will lionize the companies who did nothing in response. You must act. Deciding how far, how wide, how fast, how incremental, and how disruptive will be a test of your leadership. The one thing we know for certain—the one truth that we know will emerge—is that strategy and culture are intrinsic and interdependent in moments like this. How to win together (AKA strategy) and how to work together (AKA culture) have never been more interconnected or interdependent.


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Serena and Venus Are Back: Wimbledon Is Anyone's Trophy
Tags: All England Club, Australian Open, Azarenka, Bartoli, Chakvetadze, Clijsters, Dokic, Goerges, Ivanovic, Jankovic, Kirilenko, Kuznetsova, Kvitova, Li, Lisicki, Pavlyuchenkova, Pennetta, Petkovic, Rezai, Schiavone, Serena, Sharapova, Stosur, Venus, Williams, Wimbledon, Wozniacki, Zvonareva
The Williams sisters made their long awaited return to competitive tennis this week. Despite being rusty, with nine of the last eleven championships at the All England Club, Venus and Serena are among the favorites. Moreover, the Wimbledon draw sets up the potential for a fifth all Williams final. Here's a more detailed analysis.
World number one Caroline Wozniacki hopes to validate her ranking with a first major. However, Wozniacki will need to do some heavy lifting to achieve that feat.
In the quarterfinals, Wozniacki may have to go through 2004 Wimbledon champion Maria Sharapova. In addition, for the Dane, a semifinal encounter with defending and four time winner Serena or reigning French Open champion Na Li may be in the cards. Needless to say, Wozniacki will have to work hard to earn her maiden major.
Serena will begin her title defense by facing the talented Aravane Rezai in the first round. In the fourth round, Serena could see another sizeable French hurdle in 2007 finalist Marion Bartoli.
Later, in the quarterfinals, Serena may clash against Li who is no push over. In Li's case, Sabine Lisicki may present difficulties in the second round. Lisicki has been regaining her form and confidence as is evident with her recent title in Birmingham.
Sharapova is again in the mix at another major. While a first round match with countrywoman Anna Chakvetadze could be testy, Sharapova should come through. Sharapova is likely to have a tougher time in the fourth round if Samantha Stosur is the opponent.
Serena had been out of commission nearly a year. For the seventh seed to claim her fifth Wimbledon crown, she will have to come up with the type of performance which resulted in her surprise victory at the Australian Open in 2007. With Serena's track record, it's certainly hard to bet against her. Yet, with Ana Ivanovic, Maria Kirilenko, Flavia Pennetta and Julia Goerges in the top half of the draw, there is an endless list of players capable of pulling off an upset.
As a consequence of Kim Clijsters' withdraw due to a foot injury, last year's finalist Vera Zvonareva is the top seed in the bottom half. Zvonareva is slated to meet either Victoria Azarenka or Francesca Schiavone in the semifinals.
Beforehand, Jelena Jankovic and five time champion Venus offer a tantalizing potential third round match-up with the victor scheduled to collide with Zvonareva in the fourth round.
2010 semifinalist Petra Kvitova is hoping to advance one step further this time. For that to occur, the Czech may have to get past Svetlana Kuznetsova in the fourth round. In the quarterfinals, Kvitova could take on Venus, Zvonareva or Jankovic.
In the first round, Schiavone will see Jelena Dokic. Thus, it may be a short stint on the grass for the Italian. If Schiavone progresses, Andrea Petkovic could stop her in the round of 16. Schiavone's uphill climb could continue with Anastasia Pavlyuchenkova or Azarenka as possible quarterfinal adversaries.
Speaking of Azarenka, the Belarusian's most difficult obstacle could be Pavlyuchenkova in the fourth round. If Azarenka prevails in such a showdown, she should sail to her initial major semifinal.
With no absolute front runner for the trophy, Sharapova, Venus and Serena who have been at the winner circle previously have an edge. Still, for young guns such as Wozniacki, Azarenka, Pavlyuchenkova and Kvitova, it's a golden opportunity to seize the moment.
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You can try to prevent TMD by focusing on reducing risk factors. If you grind your teeth at night, ask Dr. Adelson about wearing a mouth guard. If you are overly stressed, look into ways to better manage your stress and relax your muscles. Another strategy for trying to prevent the development of TMD is to avoid chewing gum, since that puts stress on your jaw. If you have questions about TMD, don't hesitate to contact Adelson Institute.


Kayne West lashed out at the media on Friday night as he returned to Tennessee's Bonnaroo Music and Arts Festival, six years after he was booed on the same stage.
The Stronger hitmaker came under fire in 2008 when he appeared six hours late for his headlining set at the Manchester, Tennessee event, prompting fans to boo him throughout the disastrous show.
He blamed the delay on rockers Pearl Jam for playing an extended set and eating into his stage set-up time prior to his performance, and it appears West has yet to let the incident go after making reference to the six-year-old event during his gig on Friday.


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Chinese laborers stage strike again
By Muna Al-Fuzai, Staff columnist
KUWAIT: The front lawns of the Chinese Embassy in the Al-Yarmouk residential area yesterday witnessed yet another scene of agitating Chinese workers who assembled again in the desperate hope that their demands and rights would be met. It is apparently their word against the company, the subcontractor, the Ministry of Social Affairs and Labor, the Chinese Embassy and of course, the Ministry of Interior to take charge of the situation and solve their problems.
Later yesterday after the intervention of the Interior Ministry, the laborers called off the strike when they got assurances that their demands would be met. Some of the laborers also took up the offer to leave the country.
The strike that they staged last week witnessed an enraged mob of almost 200 disgruntled employees, but yesterday's gathering had noticeably dwindled down to less than half the earlier number. When I arrived at the premises at 11 am, I tried to communicate with some of the workers who could barely speak English, kept babbling something which I thought sounded like Arabic - but all the while kept mouthing the words, "No money, why?" I spent some time there trying to muster as much information as I could and
searched for someone who could help translate, but failed.
The policemen were seen forming a cordon around the laborers, apparently in an preemptive attempt to keep the situation under control and maintain security in the area. The doors of the embassy were conspicuously closed or should they have been kept open around the reception area at least? From what it looked like, the embassy this time seemed less concerned over their citizens' needs and woes. The workers looked upset at the shoddy treatment they received and seemed confused over what would be their next
step, what would their fate be, and in whom to believe or trust.
Although everything seemed under control, I could not see anyone from the embassy around, except this one man who came to the front door and requested a high-ranking officer to accompany him inside. I kept wondering why couldn't they talk with some of their own people and end this mess sooner than later instead? Obviously if the embassy had been a little sympathetic and serious in tackling the issues earlier, I'm sure it wouldn't have turned out to be as messy as this. The police officers too looked on with a hope that this would end peacefully, more importantly sooner. Until noontime negotiations seemed to be still underway in persuading the workers to end this strike after possibly reaching an agreement to grant them their rights. Let justice prevail and I hope that they do get what they deserve - their rights!
The above is an article on the Kuwait times.
This is certainly a shame for the Chinese government, that shows no concern for its citizens, what's strange is if a group of terrorist would have taken nationals hostage, the government would have acted quickly pleading for their release, however when there are thousands of nationals stranded right outside a government office, pleading for intervention, in a situation where they are practically held hostage without money and amenities, the government just turns a blind eye.
So does this mean that only drastic situations get attention? That is if these workers resort to harming themselves or decide to jump off buildings for their rights, it would then get the government to do something, but six months without money, basic needs, and striking for days outside in the cold isn't suffering or extreme enough.
This is unfortunately the situation, most governments act when its way too late, when lives have been lost or destroyed. There is and has always been ample time to do something but the case is often not extreme enough for the government's intervention.
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The ability of the County of Orange to fulfill and advance its mission is directly connected to our information technology environment – the organizational structure, the plan, the tools and the people with the level of expertise to both execute for current needs and prepare for the future.
Orange County Information Technology (OCIT) provides innovative IT solutions across County departments and agencies for voice communications, network and Internet access, data center services, applications development and more. We strive to meet industry best-practices while providing quality business solutions to our customers. Key areas of focus for the department include implementation of a converged voice and data network, further implementation of Shared Services model and the establishment of enterprise collaboration tools within the County.
August 30, 2018 CCISDA Recognizes OCIT for Outstanding InnovationThe California County Information Services Directors Association (CCISDA) is the official organization of county IT directors and CIO's throughout the state of California. CCISDA represents all 58 California counties in the area of information technology and county government.
May 31, 2018 NACo Recognizes OCIT with Achievement AwardsOCIT is the recipient of three (3) NACo Achievement Awards for 2018. The NACo Achievement Awards seek to recognize innovative county government programs.


Exhibition Graphics for the Lee Bul 'Crash' show at the Martin Gropius Bau Berlin and Hayward Gallery London. The two large wall graphics help to communicate the history of the border between North and South Korea as well as the role of women in South Korean Art in recent history. The wallpapers were reproduced as 'take away' posters.


Even though Ecuador is relatively small in size, it offers an array of things to do, thus being a perfect place for a destination wedding.
Ecuador is a great place for a destination wedding because it has so many options within its three distinct areas. These areas include "La Costa" or The Coast which is sprawled out with many beautiful beaches on the western side of the country, "El Oriente" or The Jungle, which consists of the Amazon, the largest jungle in the world and "La Sierra" or the Andes Mountain range, which runs north to south through the entire country. Off the mainland are the Galapagos Islands well known for their exotic wild life and natural beauty. So whether you've always envisioned your wedding on the beach, in the jungle, or on top of a beautiful mountain, Ecuador has it all.
Some Destination Wedding hot spots in Ecuador include The Galapagos Islands, The Andes Mountains (take your pick, there are many to choose from), the beach in Salinas and the Amazon Jungle. The reason these places are so popular, beyond their obvious beauty, is because they all are great honeymoon spots as well.
The Galapagos provide so much to do and see, whether swimming with exotic sea life, hiking a volcano, or taking a cruise out to sea, you won't regret a trip to these beautiful islands.
The Andes mountain range is very diverse with so many beautiful and different views around each and every corner. The capital of Ecuador, Quito, sits in the northern part of the country. Quito alone has many things to do, from exploring many of the city's museums, to the Old Town district, to visiting Otavalo, South America's largest outdoor market just north of Quito. On the south end of the Ecuadorian Andes range is the city of Cuenca. Known for its artistic feel and colonial architecture, Cuenca is a beautiful city without the big city feel. It is also the outlet to many other hot spots in the Southern Andes, such as Cajas National Park.
There are many beach communities in Ecuador, but a very popular area for newlyweds is Salinas. Salinas offers many things to do, especially when it involves the water. It is a popular destination for those wanting to surf or wakeboard, skydive or parasail or do other things such as sunbathing or whale watching. Another factor to consider in comparison to many other beach destinations is that Salinas is very affordable.
To the east side of Ecuador we come to the Amazon Jungle. There is not much introduction needed when thinking of visiting any jungle, but especially the Amazon. Depending on where you start your journey, you can take guided tours to this most intriguing part of the world. There are several tour companies to choose from, some ranging from 1-5 day trips, others 1-15 days. If you aren't quite sure where you should begin, the town of Baños is a great place. Baños itself is called "Gateway to the Amazon" and alone boasts quite the array of outdoor activities. Besides being able to book an Amazon Tour right form Baños, you can also take advantage of the many outdoors sports offered, from zip-lining to horseback riding to exploring caves at night, Baños offers plenty to do for any adventure seeking couple.
The coastal area of Ecuador, including the Galapagos Islands experience very tropical weather. In the Mountain region, expect much more mild and cool weather, whereas the Amazon region is hot and humid as you would expect from any rainforest.
Ecuador only has two seasons, the wet season and the dry season. In the mountains June to September is the dry season. In the jungle, it rains quite often, but December to March are typically the driest. On the coast, while the dry season is June to September, often it's much cooler, while in the wet season, January to May you may find better beach days, but rain in the afternoon. The Galapagos Islands however, have decent weather year round.
Tourist high season runs from December to January, and June to August. This is important to know because accommodation can cost more and be harder to find, especially if it's during a festival time. Make sure you plan ahead for any event, even making reservations if possible.
The Ecuadorian people are very hospitable and warmly welcome visitors. You can expect to always greet people with a hand shake and friends with a kiss on the cheek. When you have a gathering, everyone is expected to greet each person. This friendly gesture is very important as to not cause any insult. Also, it is quite common to say "Buenos Dias" or Good Morning, or "Buenas Tardes" or Good Afternoon, to everyone you pass by on the street. This is quite common, and actually expected in the smaller mountain region towns.
The country as a whole eats a lot of chicken, potatoes and rice. On the coastline, you will find seafood to be a very popular dish. It is famous for its ceviche, which is cold fish, with shrimp, lemon and other seasonings. A common Ecuadorean delicacy is cuy or guinea pig. Especially in the mountains, this delicacy is served with potatoes. Ecuador also has a wealth of delicious fruit, such as mangoes, pineapples, bananas, passion fruit, papayas and more.
The major cities, Quito, Guayaquil and Cuenca have several larger restaurants, many of which serve some of these Ecuadorian specialties as well as some International cuisines.
Some of the more well-to-do restaurants add 10%-12% service charge to your bill. On the other hand, cheaper restaurants may not include tax or a service charge at all. If you would like to tip the waiter, do so directly, since money left on the table can easily be swiped.
Since 2000 the currency for Ecuador has been the US dollar. If you're not coming from the United States, you may want to carry a small amount of dollars with you when you arrive. In all the larger cities, there are plenty of ATMs available as well as banks where you can exchange money if needed.
Since many areas don't accept credit cards, it is highly recommended to carry cash. With this in mind, carry only the amount needed for the day and in as small bills as possible since many places don't have change for bills bigger than $20.
The cost of a wedding in Ecuador varies. Yet, it is possible to have your dream destination wedding for half the price you would pay in the United States. In some cases, the cost of your wedding and honeymoon would still come out to less than a wedding in the States.
The following notes are not comprehensive and are intended as a guide only. Before planning your wedding in Ecuador we strongly advise you to contact the Ecuadorian embassy in your home country or your country's embassy in Ecuador to obtain up-to-date legal requirements.
A marriage can only be approved if both non-immigrants have a 12-X or 12-IX visa. Your wedding will not be approved if youenter the country with just your passport or T-3 visa.
The marriage has to be performed by an Ecuadorian Civil Authority.
You must present to Ecuadorian Authorities that you are free to marry in accordance with the laws in the country you currently reside.
You must reside in Ecuador for at least 75 days before getting married.
A copy of your entry stamp issued by the Ecuadorean Bureau of Immigration in order to prove that you have resided in Ecuador for 75 days before getting married.
Valid non-immigrant visa 12-X or 12-IX is needed with both a copy and the original present.
Notarized certification of Nationality and marital status.
Legal Documents to prove termination of previous marriage, if applicable.
One adult witness with a valid ID card is needed with both a copy and the original present for each person.
Laws and requirements do change so please visit the Ecuadorian Embassy website for your country before planning your big day.
The country of Ecuador is made up of 24 provinces. Ten provinces make up La Sierra: Azuay, Bolivar, Cañar, Carchi, Chimborazo, Cotopaxi, Imbabura, Loja, Pichincha, Tungurahua. Seven provinces make up La Costa: El Oro, Esmeraldas, Guayas, Los Ríos, Manabí, Santa Elena, and Santo Domingo de los Tsáchilas. There are six that make up El Oriente: Morona-Santiago, Napo, Orellana, Pastaza, Sucumbíos, and Zamora-Chinchipe. And the Galapagos Islands makes up their own province.
Find out more about the Provinces of Ecuador or browse our Ecuador Wedding Directory to start planning your dream wedding.


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Q: Null-homotopic covering map means the covering space is contractible I am working on problems in the past Qual exams.
"Let $f:\tilde X\to X$ be a covering map between path-connected and
  locally path-connected spaces. Suppose $p$ is homotopic to a
  constant map. Prove that $\tilde X$ is contractible."
I remember doing this before, but I forgot the final touch: we have a homotopy $H_t : \tilde X \to X$ s.t. $H_0(\tilde x)=f(\tilde x)$ and $H_1(\tilde x)=x_0$ constant. We observe that $\operatorname{id}_{\tilde X}$ is a lift of $H_0=f$, hence there is a unique lift $\tilde H_t : \tilde X \to \tilde X$ of the homotopy $H_t$ s.t. $\tilde H_0= \operatorname{id}_{\tilde X}$ and $f\circ \tilde H_1=H_1=x_0$.\
I'm stuck here. It suffices to prove $\tilde H_1$ is constant. But I don't have much information about $\tilde H_1$ except that $\tilde H_t$ is a unique lift of the whole $H_t$. How do I conclude?
I don't know how to use the hypothesis "path-connected and
  locally path-connected" here since in Hatcher's book, these hypotheses usually needed in the Galois corespondence, which I don't think is relevant here. Even the lift above is due to Proposition 1.30 which does not need these requirements.

A: To be honest, I am not entirely sure why $\tilde{X}$ path-connected and $X$ locally path connected are assumed here. It seems like $\tilde{X}$ being connected is sufficient.
As you said, it is sufficient to show that $\tilde{H}_1$ is constant. Now note that since $f \circ \tilde{H}_1 = x_0$ is constant, we have that the image of $\tilde{H}_1$ is contained in the fiber of $x_0$ under the map $f$. But since $f$ is a covering map, this fiber is discrete and since $\tilde{X}$ is connected, the map needs to map into one connected component i.e. $\tilde{H}_1$ is constant.

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from time import time

def factorial(n):
    if n == 0:
        return 1
    else:
        return n * factorial(n - 1)

def bad_fibonacci(n):
    '''return the nth Fibonacci number'''
    if n <= 1:
        return n
    else:
        return bad_fibonacci(n - 2) + bad_fibonacci(n - 1)
def good_fibonacci(n):
    '''return pair of Fibonacci numbers, F(n) and F(n-1)'''
    if n <= 1:
        return (n, 0)
    else:
        (a, b) = good_fibonacci(n - 1)
        return (a + b, a)

# 查看算法运行时间
start_time = time()
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end_time = time()
elapsed = end_time - start_time
print(elapsed)

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def draw_line(tick_length, tick_label=''):
    '''
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    if tick_label:
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    print(line)

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        draw_interval(center_length - 1)    # recursively draw bottom ticks

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    draw english ruler with given number of inches, major tick length
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Some people believe the movement #MeToo has a done a lot of good, providing a platform for women to speak out on.
Of course, it is good to provide (real) victims with such opportunity; however the#MeToo movement has become a case of mass hysteria pure and simple, a by-product of the social media age.
Kimbal Musk was explaining the future of food in America, why real food tastes good and why it is better for you and the community.
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Elon Musk has made a number of predictions about the future in recent years, and this one looks to becoming true.
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Why Is the Term "Sustainability" Misunderstood?
Today the term "sustainability" is used everywhere, since use defines meaning, has it become "less", has it become just a buzzword for marketers?
Is the term "sustainability" used exclusively by those who what to make the world a better place? In the age of continual natural disasters, increasing population and growing demand for food, water, and energy; it is more important than ever to work and live without harming our environment or each other.
We use a lot of natural resources to manage our everyday life, and it is normal that we all want our needs to be fulfilled. However, we have a choice of how to get what we want. It can be either harmful or beneficial.
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Let's start with the HTML code first. By default, we will set the value of the time to 00:00. We also need to set a default CSS class to the textbox control. We will name our CSS style as time-input. The reason to use CSS class rather than element id for our time input field is to support multiple time input fields. As you know element id is a unique representation of each individual element in the HTML document. We also need to set the maximum length of the time up to 5 characters length only.
We also need to style our textbox field, so it will be prettier.
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Saint-Pompont is een gemeente in het Franse departement Dordogne (regio Nouvelle-Aquitaine) en telt 405 inwoners (1999). De plaats maakt deel uit van het arrondissement Sarlat-la-Canéda.

Geografie
De oppervlakte van Saint-Pompont bedraagt 28,3 km², de bevolkingsdichtheid is 14,3 inwoners per km².

Demografie
Onderstaande figuur toont het verloop van het inwonertal (bron: INSEE-tellingen).

Externe links

Gemeente in Dordogne


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Presentation of Hentai Heroes
Hentai Heroes is a browser game available on PC and mobile. According to tradition, a hentai game means metamorphosis or perversion in Japanese. In the West, it refers to manga with pornographic connotations that allow to live erotic experiences. And that's exactly what you're in for!
In this porn game, the principle is simple, you just have to collect girls to grow your harem so that it is as powerful as possible. Knowing that each girl is unique and offer you different pornographic scenes. In order to achieve this, you will have the choice between different possibilities, whether it is via the adventure mode, PVP fights or Pachinkos games. In short, a very exciting RPG adventure game with detailed graphics!
About the story
In the porn game Hentai Heroes, you play as a boy who has only one idea in mind: to collect as many girls as possible! And it's a good thing, because in this hentai game, your goal will be to save the girls from the dirty machos to form the biggest harem of the game. You will have to satisfy each of them by providing them with naughty sensations that are in line with their expectations. In this way, you will improve their abilities and you will be able to send them into battle in the arena.
Throughout the adventure, you will discover incredibly captivating places with many sensual and hyper-realistic scenes. In addition, the story is often told in an entertaining way with hilarious reactions and dialogues that mimic some of the famous manga. As you progress, you can also unlock many side quests such as the Tower of Glory, Clubs and Champions, Pachinko or the Arena. In short, Hentai Heroes is a hentai game that will seriously raise the temperature!
What is the goal of the game?
The principle of Hentai Heroes is very simple: you have to follow the story of your avatar to collect the most girls! By satisfying their sexual appetite, you will build your dream harem that will make you the most powerful and richest player. To achieve this, you will have to alternate between several game phases to meet the rare pearl.
In this porn game, you will be able to collect more than 50 girls, knowing that the number increases every week thanks to frequent updates. However, you should know that with only 3 women on your side, you can already start the fights. With your victories, you will earn money and items that you can use to upgrade the girls and progress in the scenario. With each upgrade, you will be able to undress them a little more and have hot Hentai scenes!
About the graphics and animation
In terms of graphics and animation, Hentai Heroes returns to the typical design of Japanese manga. All the images are designed in 2D with an animated style. In this porn game, the characters' appearances are illustrated and the sexual acts are particularly detailed. One thinks in particular of the facial expressions, but also of certain effects. As for the animation of this hentai game, it is excellent especially because it is accompanied by a perfectly adapted music. If you are new to sex games, then you will certainly be seduced by this style which is both cute and resolutely hard!
Hentai Heroes gameplay
The main objective of Hentai Heroes is to find girls to satisfy their sexual appetites. Only then will they join your harem to engage in numerous fights in the arena. While having fun in the adventure mode with explicit pictures, you will also have to keep an eye on your money, experience points and energy. This is what will allow you to extend the different scenarios and get a ranking. Fortunately, this is a hentai game that has thought of everything and regularly offers you many side quests to expand your girl's panoply!
Accessible for free, this is a phase of the adventure that allows you to get your hands on exclusive girls that do not exist anywhere else. To do this, you will have to use the Kobans you have collected. This is an extremely rare currency and should never be used lightly. For example, it is not recommended to buy boosters or to reset the arena. Knowing that there are several types of Pachinko in Hentai Heroes: the Event Pachinko and the Epic Pachinko.
The arena allows you to fight against 3 opponents in a variety of sexual positions. You will get extra experience, rewards or ego points. For this, you will have to bet on an alpha girl and a beta girl to win more easily. Generally, the 3 characteristics to remember for the fights of Hentai Heroes are: charm, hardcore and know-how.
The tower of glory
The tower of glory is the place where you can use Challenge Tokens. With them you will gain experience and get rewards by fighting other players' leagues. Besides, you can also join the club and get a better idea of your ranking.
The harem
In Hentai Heroes, your harem must consist exclusively of sexy girls! Quickly in the adventure, you will receive between 3 and 4 girls to get you started.
- Bunny who belongs to the WereBunny family. She can travel in several dimensions and prefers wild and fast sex with the doggy style position being her favorite.
- Juliette who loves the 69 position and who will have a particular attraction for anal sex.
- Red Battler, rather introverted, but who loves combat sports! As for her preferences, she will particularly appreciate the Thai wheelbarrow.
- Ankyo, a rather shy girl, but who loves piloting giant robots and more if affinities...
Thanks to this information about the girls, you will be able to bet on their different levels of experience, affection and skills to make them progress and earn money during fights.
In the store of Hentai Heroes, you will be able to buy different items grouped in 4 different categories:
- Equipment: to buy clothes, items or pets to improve the characteristics of your avatar.
- Boosters: these are plants that allow you to temporarily increase the characteristics of the hero such as ego, attack strength or harmony.
- Books: Giving books to your girls increases their combat level considerably.
- Gifts: Giving gifts to your girls will increase their affection level, their combat characteristics and the money they will bring you.
Hentai Heroes' positive points
Hentai Heroes is a hentai porn game that does not lack assets! First of all, because it is 100% free and can be played on PC as well as on mobile or tablet. So, wherever you are, you can continue to hunt down girls to expand your dream harem. In addition, its graphics are particularly cute while being ultra-detailed for maximum sensations. Particularly exciting, it allows you to fully enjoy the various sexual romps present in the game, but always in complete privacy since it is only available on the browser.
As far as gameplay is concerned, you follow an adventure as easy as fun with many events like the event Pachinko that will allow you to get your hands on exclusive girls. Moreover, Nutaku regularly updates the game to add new chapters to the story. In short, it is a fun porn game, hyper hard and easy to play in all circumstances ...
Hentai Heroes is reserved for players who are at least 18 years old! Indeed, the sensations they provide are often close to the real thing and can sometimes lead to addictive behaviors or dangerous obsessions. In addition, it is obviously not recommended for people with heart disease or epilepsy. Simply because it could worsen their health condition. As for the last negative point, and even if it is a free-to-play hentai game, the temptation to invest real money remains great, especially to unlock some hardcore scenes as soon as possible!
Is Hentai Heroes a free game?
Hentai Heroes is a 100% free porn game and does not require any paid subscription. However, as it is a very successful porn game, you should know that there are many fraudulent sites today that offer you a paid registration. That's why you should always go to the official site to avoid this kind of bad encounter.
Moreover, and as mentioned above, some improvements require the payment of Kobans. As this is an extremely rare currency, you may have to fill in your bank details in order to progress in the adventure more quickly and collect a maximum of girls!
Our review of Hentai Heroes
Hentai Heroes is a great browser game for all Hentai fans! 100% free, it is a porn game that has become very popular and makes the perfect synthesis between humor and sex. Easy to play, the tutorial guides you step by step to give you a taste of what to expect. And there is no doubt that you will enjoy it!
With ultra-worked and particularly detailed graphics, you are immediately immersed in the action and in the sex. Moreover, the Internet users are conquered by this style which revives the traditional design of Japanese mangas. As for the adventure, you'll quickly get into the game and you'll only have one desire: to collect as many girls as possible for your harem! Moreover, you will be spoilt for choice with side quests regularly updated by the developer. In short, this is definitely one of the best hentai RPG games on the market for great thrills!
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Orgnum's Scales is a craftable set available in all armor types. If below 60% Health, increase Health Recovery by 50%.
Orgnum's Scales is part of the base game. The crafting station is located in the Earth Forge. You can access it via a portal located inside a Fighters Guildhall, depending on your alliance. Portals are in Reapers March (Rawl'kha for AD), The Rift (Riften for EP) and Bangkorai (Evermore for DC). You gain access to the Earth Forge after completing the main Fighters Guild questline. You can craft any armor, weapon or jewelry of this set in any motif style you know, as long as you have 8 traits researched (per item). You can trade crafted pieces to other players. Each set item becomes bound on equip.


The enrolments in Group Sets and Single Groups can be changed at any time.
Select Edit Set Enrolments from the drop down list.
The group members list only shows students by default. Select the Show All Course Roles in the Available Members List checkbox if you wish to change this option. i.e. If you wish to include tutors or mentors in the groups.
Select the required student/s from the group's Selected Items list.
Click on the left arrow button.
The student/s will be removed from the group and displayed in the Items to Select list.
You may use this option add students who enrol after you have set up groups. You may also use this option with Self Enrol groups to manually add any students who have failed to sign up to a group.
Select the required student/s from the group's Items to Select list.
The student/s will be added to the group and displayed in the Selected Items list.
To change a student's group, first remove them from their original group and then add them to their new group.
If you find you have more groups than are required, you can delete groups.
Click on the Delete Group button for the required group.
Note: Students previously in the deleted group will be returned to the Items to Select list.
If you find you require more groups, you can add groups.
Note: Enrolments in groups that are members of Group Sets should be changed as a set using the instructions above.


Hello, friends! I sure have missed you. It's hard to believe an entire summer has gone by, and we are now heading into the season of shorter days and cooler weather. Along with the change of season, our routines and focus change as well. Much of my days are now spent in the house cleaning and organizing for our soon-to-come winter "hibernation", preserving the last of the garden produce, helping the Littles through their daily lessons at home, and running to soccer practices and games. As hard as it is for this summer-loving mama to see the garden come to an end, it is a bit of a relief, as my attentions are drawn and pulled into so many other directions once the rhythm of autumn settles in.
This year's garden did very well in some areas, but, unfortunately, we had a number of crops that did not do so well. Each year I learn more about gardening. I try to implement the age-old techniques that I learned as a child from my grandparents as well as new ideas I may read about in books, magazines or on the web. Gardening is a journey of learning, and, even though, I have, and will no doubt, continue to encounter failures and disappointments along the way, I am thoroughly enjoying this process of feeding my family from the food I have planted, harvested and preserved.
Chard -- Oh, I love this green, leafy vegetable! I have always had problems with spinach bolting too quickly and never end up having enough for even one meal (granted it does take a lot of spinach to feed this family of twelve, but one meal?). This year I replaced the spinach with Bright Lights Swiss Chard, and I have never been so satisfied with a green, leafy vegetable. We have eaten many meals of its tasty green leaves, and it is still growing strong, never bolting, even during the hottest days of summer. The Littles all love it steamed with salt, pepper, butter and a dash of vinegar. Yes, Swiss chard is, indeed, a winner in my book.
Kale -- Winterbore kale never disappoints, giving us meal after meal all summer long, even well into the fall when the rest of the garden is killed by the frost. In fact, those lovely green leaves taste even sweeter once they have been touched by a frost.
Brussels Sprouts -- Although we haven't harvested our little sprouts yet, the plants are loaded, and we are all looking forward to feasting on one of our families all-time favorite vegetables. I know, Brussels sprouts...who would have ever guessed ten children would all agree that Brussel sprouts are a favorite?
Lettuce, Arugula, Beets, Carrots, Cabbage -- All of these did well, and we are still enjoying them, except for the lettuce and arugula. I did, however, plant a second crop of arugula, but it is taking its time growing. The beets will soon be harvested for preserving...we all love pickled beets! I only planted late cabbage this year, and so we will soon be enjoying the lovely crunch of our first cabbage, and the carrots have been harvested and stored in the shed in moist sawdust.
Onions and Garlic -- I am pleased to say that after a couple of failed attempts to grow onions and garlic I finally succeeded in growing successful crops of both!
Cucumbers -- In spite of being affected by a disease (I believe it's one that lives in my soil, and I have plans for a brand new cucumber garden next year), the cucumbers did amazingly well. They have now succumbed to the disease, but while they were still healthy, they produced enough for us to eat fresh cucumbers on a daily basis for the last month and a half, and I also made forty quarts of pickles for the pantry. So, I would say a success for sure, even though they were infected with a possible fungus.
Potatoes -- I don't know what happened to my potatoes. I was faithful in feeding (for a healthy root) and hilling them. The plants were beautiful, some taller than Little #10 (as you can see in this post). I was ecstatic, thinking our harvest would be the best one yet, but to my great disappointment, we harvested only a few potatoes. In some rows we only found four or five potatoes. I have no idea what went wrong! I guess I know what I will be researching this winter.
Beans -- This was an unusual year for beans. We usually have green beans (Provider and pole beans) coming out of our ears, but this year the bushes turned brown and died very quickly. Again, not sure what happened to them.
Winter Squash -- Much to my disappointment I don't believe we will be eating any buttercup or butternut squash from our garden this year. It looks like we may have a few Delicata squash on the vines, but, unfortunately, not very many. The pumpkins never even germinated.
How did your garden grow this year? I would love to hear what may or may not have worked for you.
Thank you for taking the time to stop by my little corner and visit for a bit. I do hope to be spending more time here now that we are changing our routine and finding ourselves indoors a bit more. I have been trying to keep updated on Instagram, so if you like, you can visit me there as well.
Edamame - awesome year for this plant & freezes so well, after years of trying to find a place where I could pick up less than 5,000 seeds I finally found a place where I could buy just 100 and even half of that is plenty for a family of 4.
Sadly this was a terrible year for all things pepper - jalepeno, bell, etc.
I've never planted edamame, but I will have to give it a try. Thanks for sharing, Deanna.
Wow you have had an amazing harvest Emily. Just look at everything. I aspire to a similar crop next year. I am envious of your cabbage! We did well with spinach but I want to plant some chard if it's not too late. I'm still hoping that our squash will survive. They flower but then seem to die off. I will keep my fingers crossed and keep watering and tending them. I'm not sure about our potatoes either a few came to the surface after rain but I covered them over and hope they'll continue to grow until we're ready for them. The peas were good and radish, and salad leaves.
I love your little garden helper, she looks like Ann of Green Gables.
Thanks for sharing. Have a fruitful weekend.
Such plenty! You must spend so many, many hours working in your fruitful garden.
I miss your blog. Hope everything is okay with you and your family.
The beauty of growing your own vegetables. Love this post.
Hello! Thanks for coming to my little corner of New England where I live with my hubby, a very large brood of children and our collection of various farm animals. Our home is a twelve year old farmhouse that we have built ourselves to look like it's been here for centuries. I will be sharing snippets of daily life and the things I enjoy...gardening, sewing, thrifting, decorating my simple farmhouse, reading, listening to classical music and mothering. I hope you enjoy.
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Rhodes island places to visit
Rhodes best sight to visit
Rhodes best sights
Rhodes Island places
Atmospheric and vibrant, it is a mosaic of ancient, medieval, Byzantine, Ottoman and Italian monuments. The most iconic road is the Knights Street, while the main attractions are the Palace of the Grand Master, the Archaeological Museum at the Knights Hospital, the Suleiman Mosque, the Church of Our Lady of the Castle, the Jewish Synagogue, the Ottoman-era Loutra ( and operate as a hammam), the Gallery of Modern Greek Art and the Center for Contemporary Art. Aristotelous Street and Hippocrates Square are classic meeting points.
Very beautiful settlement, with the citadel at the top and "Cycladic" color. A trademark of the captain's houses (many have been bought by foreign cosmopolitans and artists) with the courtyards with the snails (pebble mosaics). It is worth visiting a captain's house and admiring the wooden painted ceilings, the bench decorated with embroidered benches (bridal bed), the sofas and the walls decorated with Lindian dishes. You will be impressed by the visit to the citadel just before sunset, as you will admire both the ruins that illuminate the history of the city and the view.
Mandraki
Small port ideal for walking and to gaze at the imposing buildings of the Italian occupation, which today house public services and the Municipal Theater. It is also worth visiting the famous aquarium or enjoying your coffee at one of the beach patisseries.
Rodini
A small valley-amusement park in the south of the city: plane trees, rhododendrons, willows and ponds compose an interesting set for a walk.
Monte Smith
With a wonderful view of the old and the new city, it is the fashionable district of Rhodes. You will enjoy the sunset and visit the ancient theater and citadel.
Kallithea Springs
The famous thermal baths of the interwar period, which are in the process of restoration, retain the glamor of the once cosmopolitan resort thanks to the vaulted buildings, the wonderful pebble mosaics, the arches and the patios with the palm trees. In the center dominates the rotunda – impressive is its massive dome with ornate decoration.
Filerimos
Classic tourist attraction on a hill in the northwest of the island. The monastery, the stairway of Golgotha, the ruins of the acropolis of Ialyssos, the Doric fountain and the paths compose an archeological park.
Famous nature park, where thousands of butterflies appear from June to August. The setting is complemented by ponds, shady paths that cross the forest and wooden bridges – everything you need for a cool walk.
Valley with springs of Italian rule and intense vegetation, on the way to Archipoli. Nice idea for an excursion on hot days.
Prophet Elias
"Alpine" location at an altitude of 780 meters, with main attractions Elafos and Elafina, two chalets built by the Italians before the war (for their officers) and then operated as hotels, and the imposing Villa de Vecchi.
Embona
The mountain village of Embonas is located 54 km from the city of Rhodes. Its name comes from the ancient word "amvon" which means mountain slope. The village, like most in Rhodes, strongly retains the traditional element, as its inhabitants have a strong cultural activity, organizing many cultural and musical traditional events. It is not very picturesque, but it is an attraction for many tourists for its folklore and hiking trails. Narrow streets, colorful flocks and whitewashed houses.
Emponas is known for the production of the island's finest wine, as most of the vineyards are located there, but many wineries. In addition to wine, it is also famous for its suma, ouzo, liqueur. Agricultural cultivation is also intense, as you can find grapes and raisins everywhere.
The village is built on the slopes of Mount Akramitis. Above the sea built in an imposing location there is the medieval castle of the Monolithos village. It was built in 1476 by Master Dombyson on the ruins of a small Byzantine castle. In the ruins, the single-aisled basilica of Agios Panteleimon can be seen. Near the village have been found ashtrays of the 6th century BC. while on the beach of Fourni, graves were found in the openings of the inaccessible graves.
Vati
A small village with plenty of greenery – for those who prefer tourism without a cosmopolitan envelope – and few visitors (mainly Rodites). Suitable for hiking, with a few interesting taverns.
Lahania
achania is a traditional village in southern Rhodes built at the foot of Mount Kopana at an altitude of 71 meters above sea level. Administratively it belongs to the Municipality of Rhodes and is about 65 km from the center of the island's capital.
Due to its geographical location, the village provides excellent panoramic views that reach as far as the sea. The natural bay of nearby Plymiri beach is of great ecological importance, as it is a refuge for the reproduction of the sea turtle Caretta caretta.
In the center of the village in 1848 was built the Holy Temple of St. Georgiou, whose bell tower was rebuilt in 2008 after repeated interventions.
Ancient Kamiros
The excavations of 1929 revealed the ruins of Ancient Kameiros, 30 km southwest of the Medieval City of Rhodes. It is one of the three ancient cities of Rhodes – the other two are Lindos and Ialyssos – which was an important commercial center of the island during the Archaic and Hellenistic periods. To this day, parts of houses and buildings, the main street of the city, traces of the temple of Athena, the ancient Agora, the Hellenistic mosque, the Doric temple and some arches, as well as ruins of the aqueduct are preserved in the archeological site.
Tip: Very close to the archeological site of Kameiros is the Monastery of the Virgin Mary, at the point where in the 3rd century BC. was the temple of Athena.
The wonderful world of bees
Discover the world of bees at the Bee Museum of Beekeeping and Natural History! Observe closely the worker bees through transparent observation hives and learn about the tradition and history of beekeeping on the island of Rhodes. You can try and get natural products based on honey, pollen, propolis and royal jelly. In the museum of the bee you will find the "melekouni", the traditional dessert of Rhodes that the inhabitants of the island have in weddings and christenings.
Opening hours: Monday-Saturday 08: 30-17: 00, Sunday 09: 00-13: 00
The beautiful medieval village of Koskinou, known since the 5th century, is one of the villages whose houses retain important samples of traditional architecture with perennial facades, wonderful examples of popular neoclassicism and wonderful interior decoration. In the SW of the village are the ruins of a small castle. One of the most beautiful parts of the island is Kallithea built in a picturesque pine-covered bay with the famous thermal springs that cure kidney and liver diseases and which have been known since the 7th century BC. The Kalithea building complex designed in 1930 is perhaps the most beautiful example of the latest architectural creation on the island of Rhodes.
Monastery of Panagia Tsampikas
Panagia Tsambika is a monastery in Rhodes. It is located on the east coast of the island near the village of Archangelos. It consists of the old and the new monastery, which are called by the locals "the High" and "the Low", respectively. The old monastery is located on the top of a hill, above the homonymous beach, while the new one is located closer to the national road that connects Archangelos with the city of Rhodes. The monastery celebrates on September 8 every year, at the Genesis of the Virgin Mary, while a large number of faithful celebrants flock from all over the island.
Castle of Kritinia
Near the area of Kameiros Skala and next to the village of Kritinia, the fortress of Kritinia is imposing.
Kritinia is 55 km away. from the city of Rhodes. It is built on a hill and has panoramic sea views. Initially, the settlement was coastal (in the current location Kamiros Skala), but during the post-Byzantine years it was moved more mountainous, for more security by pirates. The ancient settlement was eventually submerged.
The settlement was created by Cretan refugees, hence the name which means "New Crete".
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Great tips! I've been to Rhodes but will definitely be back! Love your lesser visited sites. I always try to seek out the places where the locals hang out.


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