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J.D. Fergusson
Sketchbooks and Studies 7 Dec 2011 - 7 Jan 2012 A selling exhibition of conté drawings by J.D. Fergusson, including a portrait of Meg, a self-portrait, café studies and nudes drawn in Paris before the First World War. Read more
A.W.N. Pugin
Objects and Designs 7 Dec 2011 - 7 Jan 2012 A selling exhibition in association with Haslam & Whiteway of furniture, objects and designs by A.W.N.Pugin, including a spectacular Corona from the Bishop's House, Birmingham (1840), a Candlestick bearing the arms of William George Ward (c.1845), hinges and door grilles designed for the Palace of Westminster c.1845, and a pair of exceptional glazed bookcases made by Gillow c.1860. Read more
The Edwardians
The Golden Years Before the War 7 Dec 2011 - 7 Jan 2012 The Fine Art Society's December exhibition features work by artists working from the turn of the century and into the first years of the First World War. Highlights include 'In the Orchard', a watercolour of c.1908 by Dame Laura Knight, a clear expression of the "joie de vivre" which the artist confessed on moving to Newlyn, a magnificent scene of 'Piccadilly Circus at Night' by William Burn Murdoch, and a group of paintings by the rarely seen Mabel Pryde, James Pryde's sister and William Nicholson's first wife, of her children at the dressing up box. James Pryde's dramatic 'Red Ruin' is a symbol of the change marked to country and nation with the outbreak of War.
This exhibition also features work by artists including Henry Scott Tuke, Sir William Nicholson, Sir William Orpen and Paul Nash. There is a fully illustrated accompanying catalogue written by Professor Kenneth McConkey. Works are for sale and prices are available on request. Read more
Katie Pratt
Doglegs, Chicanes and Beelines 1 Dec 2011 - 7 Jan 2012 This exhibition presented new works by British abstract painter Katie Pratt. This was Pratt's first solo exhibition at The Fine Art Society's Bond Street gallery, which displayed large-scale and smaller works made since 2009.
From the late 1990s, Pratt had been making richly inventive works which merge abstract painting with material physicality and the mere possibility of allusion to reality. Read more
Gerald Brockhurst
Paintings, Prints and Drawings 6 Nov - 30 Dec 2011 It is exactly twenty-five years since the first comprehensive exhibition of the work of Gerald Brockhurst, A Dream of Fair Women, was shown in Sheffield, Birmingham and the National Portrait Gallery in London. As a painter, draughtsman and etcher, Brockhurst achieved an extraordinary finish. He was prodigiously skilled in representing texture, in particular skin, flesh, hair, lace, silk and embroidery. The limitations of paint or copper plate and printer's ink were simply challenges to be overcome. His models are alluring, and exude an air of flawless serenity. Read more
and the Japanese Print 26 Oct - 26 Nov 2011 In 2011 The Fine Art SOciety Contemporary presented an exhibition of prints featuring the work of internationally acclaimed American artist, Alex Katz alongside nineteenth and early twentieth century Japanese prints of portraits, figures and waterscapes. This exhibition offered an insight into Katz's printmaking output, examining the influence of Japanese prints that he has often cited as a source of inspiration. The exhibition premiered a new iconic print of 'Ada', his long-term muse and wife, using the 'full-colour' Japanese woodblock technique. Read more
The Strawberry Thief
Selected by Jeremy Deller 7 - 28 Oct 2011 Selected by Jeremy Deller, The Strawberry Thief brought together works from eight contemporary artists with modern British forebears who have inspired or fascinated them. Deller's chosen title for the show, The Strawberry Thief, from a design by William Morris, reflects the idea that each artist – to continue the fruit metaphor – has been cherry-picked specifically and, in turn, 'stolen' a motif or idea to produce the dedication.
The work of Chris Ofili, Peter Doig, Paul Noble, Steven Claydon, Stephen Fowler, Tasha Amini, Ed Hall and Nick Pankhurst was shown with works by Edward Bawden, Edward Burra, Richard Dadd, Morris & Co, Eduardo Paolozzi, John Piper, Eric Ravilious, Walter Sickert and Christopher Wood. Read more
Wit, Fear and Sarcasm
Rowena Hughes, Ann-Marie James, Dodda Maggy, Mariana Mauricio and Robert Nicol 10 Aug - 15 Sep 2011 Rowena Hughes, Ann-Marie James, Dodda Maggy, Mariana Mauricio and Robert Nicol. Read more
The Twentieth Century
Twenty Four Selected Works 20 Jul - 31 Aug 2011 The Fine Art Society took a selection of twentieth century British art to Masterpiece 2011. The exhibition returned to the gallery until the end of August. Works by the following artists were on show:
Robert Anning Bell, Henry Scott Tuke, William Nicholson, CRW Nevinson, Joseph Southall, George Leslie Hunter, Cyril Arthur Farey, Christopher Wood, Cyril Power, Anne Redpath, Eric Ravilious, John Piper, Edgar Hubert, John Piper, John Craxton, Peter Lanyon, John Tunnard, William Scott and Keith Coventry. Read more
Five Centuries of Scottish Portraiture
20 Jul - 31 Aug 2011 The exhibition includes work by Adam de Colone, David Allan, Sir Henry Raeburn, Allan Ramsay, Sir William Oliphant Hutchison and John Byrne.
We are proud to announce that Sir William Oliphant Hutchison's 'Reading Aloud' has been purchased by The Fleming-Wyfold Art Foundation, and that David Martin's magnificent Portrait of James Hunter Blair and his Family, sold to a private collector, is now on loan to the National Gallery of Scotland in Edinburgh. Read more
Emily Young
The Maremma Heads 8 - 28 Jul 2011 In the early part of 2011, Emily Young moved her studio from London to an empty semi-ruined monastery in Italy, a few miles from Rome. The Maremma Heads was the first body of work produced by the sculptor working with the local stone, a kind of brecchiated quartz. The heads were carved from her own pantheon of human characteristics; warrior, poets, lost angels, the silent and the silenced.
This exhibition, Emily Young's first solo show at The Fine Art Society for three years, sold out. She is now working on a series of very large heads for exhibition in Berkeley Square in 2012. Read more
The Camden Town Group
Centenary Exhibition 15 Jun - 21 Jul 2011 A centenary exhibition of The Camden Town Group which opened exactly 100 years to the day of the groups' original exhibition in Fitzroy Street in 1911. The show consisted of around seventy pictures by Walter Sickert, Robert Bevan, Malcolm Drummond, Harold Gilman, Charles Ginner, William Ratcliffe and many others. It presented a thorough survey of their output; many of the works came from the artists' descendants and had not been seen before. Read more
Dan Coombs
Heaven and Earth 25 May - 23 Jun 2011 With Coombs work you would have been forgiven for thinking you had stumbled on an early Modernist primitive exhibition in this body of work from Dan Coombs. But with the awkward nude figures and bold and psychedelic palette, this is utopia with a dark edge.
Coombs work encompasses the relationships between figures, both formally on the surface of the canvas and between the depicted individuals. Initially cut-outs from a plethora of sources (life drawing manuals, magazines and catalogues), the figures first meet on the surface of a study for the painting to come. Some seem content to be there, others positively enthusiastic, bowed in introduction while others still are ambivalent, disinterested, turning away (The Searchers). Unlike the early Modern dream, these figures abjectly refuse to sit harmoniously on the canvas, a reflection off real (as opposed to ideal) human relationships and their complexities, be they isolated (Coathangers), an Edenesque couple (Echo) or a community (Village). Read more
Original Drawings and Prints for Tarka the Otter 20 May - 4 Jun 2011 A selling exhibition of Charles Tunnicliffe's original drawings and prints for Henry Williamson's Tarka the Otter. Read more
Oscar Marzaroli
Photography 1959-1968 20 May - 4 Jun 2011 Oscar Marzaroli (1933-1988) recorded Glasgow's evolution through the 1960s, from urban decay to urban regeneration. He took the street life, shipyards, steelworks, children and the study of childhood as his subject. He moved amongst his subjects as an equal and a participant, not a 'privileged tourist'. In association with Marzaroli's estate, The Fine Art Society presented a selling exhibition of vintage prints from 1959 to 1968. Read more
Raymond Booth
Fifty Years with The Fine Art Society 18 May - 3 Jun 2011 A selling exhibition of Raymond Booth's work, featuring recent work as well as remarkable drawings and paintings from his art school days and early career. This exhibition marks and celebrates Booth's fifty years at The Fine Art Society as one of their represented artists. Read more
Melanie Comber
No Man's Land 13 Apr - 13 May 2011 Entitled 'No Man's Land', this exhibition included a new series of paintings on paper by painter, Melanie Comber marking a new, more expressionistic departure for the artist.
The concept of place is intrinsic to Comber's work. The paintings are at once familiar but imbued with an apparent ambiguity – are they aerial photographs of a barren landscape? Or rather an image of material magnified to the point of abstraction? Comber demands a lot of the viewer as we navigate the surface, exploring the sense of depth, both illusory and real: drawn back by perspective lines but hovering on the surface where impastoed paint and dusted pigment create peaks and troughs.
The titles of the works reinforce this emphasis on place and in fact are the foundation of and inform the direction of the painting. For they are less portraits of space and more self-portraits, charting Comber's own deeply personal response to a particular place or experience. This new body of work is inspired by cartography and the process of rendering a lived and emotional journey onto a symbolic and metaphorical plane is apparent in Comber's work: they are the residual manifestation of an intensely emotional experience.
Additionally, Comber had begun to work on paper, allowing her greater freedom and experimentation, playing with the draughtsmanship of the medium to introduce a new emphasis on mark-making. The graphic strokes carved into the surface of the paintings are self-conscious and expressionistic, evoking the heavy marks of a de Kooning painting. Read more
Stephen Goddard
One God To Many Devils 11 - 31 Mar 2011 A marked development from his first show with the gallery, 'Only Headhunting' in 2009, Goddard burst the conventional constraints of sculpture, drawing on new experimental materials such as clay, plastic, horsehair and fabric. Even his wall-based work sat on the cusp between painting and sculpture. Just as the title of the exhibition 'One God to Many Devils', the angst-ridden works reflect Goddard's artistic impulses, being pulled in different more experimental directions creating these indecipherable relics of some lost culture.
Yet the works remained distinctly Goddardesque, drawing on the intensely personal: children's drawings, tribal art from his extensive library, portraits of his 'Nan' or grandmother to produce works that are innovative, raw and direct. Equally, he continues to quote from the Art Historical canon: a hint of Egon Schiele, a pinch of Jean-Michel Basquiat and a touch of Vincent Van Gogh, all resonate within the works. Read more
Rob and Nick Carter
Postcards from Vegas 14 Jan - 15 Feb 2011 Drawing on their personal collection of postcards sourced throughout childhood, strikingly combined with their shared passion for raw neon, Rob and Nick Carter created fourteen new pieces marrying postcards from the 60s and 70s with neon signs of the type originally found on locations such as casinos, diners, ice cream parlours and motels. The result was a new body of work that delivers an intriguing play on place and mood.
"We've always been fascinated by the gaudy lurid neon signs of Las Vegas, and loved the idea of juxtaposing these with the 'readymade' postcards to create different and surprising connotations. The scale of neon has been reduced, while the postcards have been enlarged up to 150 times their original size. The series creates a jarring between not only the two forms of advertising, but also the flat photographic surface and the more sculptural neon form. We hope the viewer will create their own narrative and direct response to the work" comment Rob and Nick Carter.
Rob and Nick have been working with neon since 2003 and have been commissioned to undertake several large scale neon installations including 23 Savile Row for D2 Private, 200 Aldersgate for Helical Bar, and Cardinal Place for Land Securities. And in December 2008, Upper Street in Islington was illuminated by the first ever billboard neon art installation 'Read Colours Not Words' commissioned by London Art Fair and created by the Carters in association with The Fine Art Society. Read more
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'The most bizarre thing I've ever been a part of': Trump panel found no widespread voter fraud, ex-member says
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Washington Post, August 3, 2018
https://www.washingtonpost.com/news/politics/wp/2018/08/03/t...
Maine Secretary of State Matthew Dunlap, one of the 11 members of the commission formed by President Trump to investigate supposed voter fraud, issued a scathing rebuke of the disbanded panel on Friday, accusing Vice Chair Kris Kobach and the White House of making false statements and saying that he had concluded that the panel had been set up to try to validate the president's baseless claims about fraudulent votes in the 2016 election. Before it was disbanded by Trump in January, the panel had never presented any findings or evidence of widespread voter fraud. But the White House claimed at the time that it had shut down the commission despite "substantial evidence of voter fraud" due to the mounting legal challenges it faced from states. Dunlap said of ... more than 8,000 pages of [commission documents that were turned over to him], "It wasn't just a matter of investigating President Trump's claims that 3 to 5 million people voted illegally, but the goal of the commission seems to have been to validate those claims." Dunlap said that ... the voting fraud panel was marked by obfuscation, secrecy and confusion related to the work the panel was engaged in. So Dunlap filed a lawsuit against the commission ... alleging that he and the other Democratic members were being excluded from its work and materials. He received the documents he sought only ... after a federal judge ordered the administration to turn them over, despite the objections of the Justice Department.
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August 28, 2013 August 28, 2013 hereandsphere
50 YEARS AGO TODAY ……
On August 28, 1963, speaking to half a million of his fellow Americans and more, Martin Luther King Jr. spoke words that every American since that day has known by heart. "I have a dream," King said, "that my children one day will be judged not by the color of their skin but by the content of their character."
Every phrase in it counts; but today, perhaps, the phrase most poignant is that first part : "I have a dream." A dream : in other words, a vision, a hope, not yet present but still to come.
America's very existence arises from the dreams of men and women, for a life better than the one handed to them. America never gets to the finish line. we always have more work to do, progress to bring, as we move always forward toward social justice and civil rights and dignity for all. We may never get all the way there ? Perhaps; but every generation of Americans must keep on keeping on. We live in the future, and it is ours to make.
That is what America is. And we are all in it, all of us.
And yet ….. the progress forward is not unbroken. Often we as a nation stop moving forward; sometimes we even step backwards. Because there are some of us who do NOT believe in the dream. Oh the fine words, yes; the reality, not so much.
And so we struggle. Today we struggle. 50 years after Dr. king spoke calling us to move forward boldly, many parts of America are moving resolutely backward.
If there was any civil right that Dr. King cared for most of all, first of all, it was the right to vote. The Voting Rights Act of 1965 was as much his doing as it was President Johnson's. Yet today, 48 years after the VRA was enacted, there are several states that have legislated — or are trying to legislate — making it much more difficult for many of us to vote. Especially the poor and the isolated among us. Those who need the right to vote most of all — because it is the one thing that people disadvantaged can do as well as people with all advantages — are to have a "voted ID" — often next to impossible to get, and costly, or they will not be registered to vote. Those who live far from a polling place, or who work two or three jobs all day long and so cannot vote on polling day, will have early voting hours cut down. Anything to keep those who most need the vote from voting.
Nothing legislative could be more immoral, not to mention un-American, than efforts to impede any American from voting. Yet that is what we see going on in NC, in TX, in KS and, to a less rigorous extent, in several other states. We abhor the "vote suppression" movement.
The Department of justice is moving to block Texas's vote-suppression laws. It has signaled that it will soon sue to block North Carolina's even more onerous vote-suppression laws. his we thoroughly applaud. Nonetheless, it is a shame that it has come to this, 50 years after Dr. King spoke his dream, 48 years after our Congress and President enacted the most all-encompassing Voting Rights act ever adopted by our nation.
We cannot turn back. We dare not allow the nation to turn back. We must not stand by and watch any state turn us back. Our destiny as a nation demands we move forward, always forward, until every one of us has the civil rights, the respect, and the protection that our nation has always, on its truest days, promised to all.
—- The Editors / Here and Sphere
August 28, 2013 hereandsphere
BOSTON MAYOR RACE : THE EAST BOSTON CASINO DEAL
^ Suffolk Downs casino resort : looking likelier now
The deal is in place now. An agreement has been reached, between Mayor Menino and the Boston casino developers, a partnership between Suffolk downs race track and Caesars Entertainment of Nevada. The terms of this deal include $ 33.4 million for East Boston development and a promise of 4,000 full time jobs. All that is now needed is a favorable vote in a referendum, as provided in the State legislation that enacted three casino zones offering one casino license per zone.
As the City of Boston / Suffolk Downs deal is now in place, why do we write about under fhe "Boston Mayor Race' rubric ? After all, the new mayor won't take office until well after said refendum must, be state law, be held.
The answer is simple : that such a significant deal could be made, basically, by one man, and announced in the climax month of a campaign to choose his successor, makes oh-so-crystal-clear just how powerful a Mayor of Boston really is and how huge the election campaign portends to be, even if many Boston voters don't realize it. The Mayor of Boston runs the City, decides its future, commands its shape, tone, life style, parameters. The Seaport District, the Downtown waterfront, the Greenway, city workers' union contracts, the taxi scandal, and, yes, the mega-million-dollar casino, all owe their coming to one Mayor — and to the voters who have returned him to office four additional times.
The next Mayor will have no less dominace than Tom Menino has put forth for everyone to see.
That will be true unless the City's charter is amended. No one is proposing to try this. The last charter change was done in 1981, and it changed only the method of electing the City Counjcil and of choosing the City's school committee. The mayor's power was not diminished; indeed, it increased. The school committee moved from being elected to being appointed by the Mayor.
The Suffolk Downs / Boston casino now heads to a referendum in which all signs point toward approval. It's a big deal. And an emotional one. Casino gambling is opposed by many on -principle. Locating a resort casino in this or that community generates "NIMBY" opposition — we recall only too well the town of Foxboro repulsing a proposal by billionaire casino mogul Steve Wynn partnering with New England Patriots owner Bob Kraft. Still, it would run contrary to the power of Boston's Mayor to bet against his seeing the East Boston casino referendum generate a favorable vote.
At that point, the new mayor takes over. And will be faced with the ultimate casino question : Boston or Everett ? We seem to forget that the Suffolk Downs deal is not the end of this saga. It isn't.
The next Mayor of Boston will have to decide : shall Boston go to war with the competing, Everett casino plan, already approved by Everett voters and powerfully advocated their Mayor, Carlo diMaria, on behalf of Steve Wynn and his billions ? Because Boston's next mayor can overpower Wynn — at the gaming Commission, which will decide who gets the one zonal license — if he or she really insists.
Or does the next Mayor decide to let Everett and Wynn go first –and East Boston settle, instead, for the "innovation district" that Mayoral hopeful Bill Walczak — alone of all those running — has proposed ?
Maybe someone will ask this question of the twelve Mayoral candidates in one of the many Mayoral Forums coming up.
—- Michael Freedberg / Here and Sphere
^ jobs, $ 33.4 million, and gambling.


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What's the reality for women academics on social media? Do we need to differentiate our public and private personas? In our final blog post reflecting on our #thinklist event, we discuss the dark side of social media and how our online activities may be used against us. We also explore the potential of social media to challenge structural change and consider how academics are walking the delicate tightrope between private and public boundaries.
A few weeks ago Lauren McCarthy was trolled on Twitter. This trolling related not just to content that she had posted on the topic of sexism, but fundamentally to her presence as a woman online.
Unfortunately, such incidences are not few and far between, with over a quarter of women in the UK experiencing online abuse and harassment. While Lauren tried to engage – to perhaps spark off a conversation – it is important to know when to engage and when to not engage with online negativity.
In the discussion, Tanusree Jain suggested that the pool of women in responsible business research is small in itself, meaning that Twitter only perpetuates the inequalities that we see in daily 'offline' life. The key, Tanusree argued, is for women to have more senior role models in the institution - although research from our School of Management has shown how hard this can be.
The discussion about the risks of sharing opinions in a public forum led into a reflection on the boundary between our public and private personas. For Ioannis, being vocal about his political beliefs was part of his 'moral duty' to share the truth. 'There are no disconnects between what I say online and what I say in the classroom,' he commented. For Lauren, who researches and engages in feminist activism, the risks of being opened up to abuse through advocating a particular world view are very real. Are we different people on Twitter from who we are in the classroom? She reflected that she was happy to share personal views on Twitter but would not do so in the classroom.
The discussion then turned to consider how institutions may be policing these boundaries for us. There are different takes on this issue. While some universities offer strict guidelines and regulate social media voices of academics, others are left to their own devices. While this raises interesting questions for freedom of speech in a digital age, Mark Carrigan commented that most universities do in fact have social media policies regarding academics, but many do not know how to deal with complaints. He sees the University College Union (UCU) and professional bodies as having an important role to play in this area in the future.
So, where next for social media in the life of responsible business academics? We plan to reflect on these further at the Academy of Management Annual Meeting in 2019. We look forward to continuing the conversation.


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Jonas' case still not in court
Thursday, 25. August 2016 - 12:28
BY: Katrina Gowases
The trial proceedings for Namibian boxer Jonas Junius Jonas have not yet started as Brazilian courts are still on recess until Monday.
Junius Jonas remains in Brazil with his coach Jacob "Mistake" Gariseb and team manager Mathias Nguluka, who were also his roommates.
The two boxing officials are witnesses in Jonas'case and expected to testify in court next week.
The Namibian boxer will go on trial for his alleged attempted sexual assault of a Brazilian house maid at the Athletes Village in Rio de Janeiro during the Olympic games, which ended on Sunday.
The complainant claimed in her statement that the boxer offered her money in exchange for sex, and attempted to kiss her before she fled the scene to report the incident to the police.
Junius ,however, excised his right to remain silent and is currently in the care on the Namibian Embassy in Brazil, after a successful application of habeus corpus.
This means that the application was to secure his physical freedom in the custody of a responsible person or an entity, which in this case is the Namibian Embassy.
A Brazilian Legal Act of 1992 states the definition of attempted rape or rape and sexual harassment are of one and the same crime.
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Q: Why function's reference is lost in self modifying code in C? I'm trying to understand why should I dereference functions while making a self-modifying code in C.
Even though it works this way, I would like to know why!
Here's an example of what I was dealing with:
http://nmav.gnutls.org/2011/12/self-modifying-code-using-gcc.html
I asked the guy from the blog but he never answered :(

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It's not completely free to play game, a lot of customization for character are costing money, locked class or content.Limited the game more likely as a monthly pay mmo.
Just pay for full version is better than have a lack version, but it just my opinion I know some ppl won't mind about this.
I will say wait for DCUO or try Champions Online may better than this game.
This game still doesn't live up to Champions Online or DCUO. slow to start, requires groups for most all content unless you pay lots of money, powers are on very long cooldown timers making fights that should only last 10 seconds take 3 minutes.
For example, a shadow scrapper with 5 attacks at level 8 can cycle through all 5 and when finished not only is the enemy he is attacking still alive but you have 15 seconds before your first power is cooled down enough to attack again. Group content is good for players that want to socialize right? well not when they don't allow you to use the chat system to find more players to group with til your level 20. It's a total wash out for a superhero MMO. I recommend Champions Online more than this ancient failure.


Didn't think Nadya Suleman, the Octo-mom, would stay out of the headlines for long, did you? She's back, and in the latest episode of her bizarre life, she's being investigated by child services. The news comes as a teacher called in a complaint after noticing strange bite marks on the back of one of the Octo-mom's offspring. A representatives of social services stopped by, and according to Suleman, left "impressed by how organized everything was."


Heifer participated at the 'Walk on the Wildside!' outdoor festival put on by the U.S. Fish and Wildlife Service on May 19, 2012 near the town of Freeport. It was a great day for a great event with lots of children stopping our booth to learn about Heifer.
The wheel game was very popular with young visitors.


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Tara Petsch Named as Conservative Leader by Texas Scorecard
by Admin | Jan 12, 2023 | Focus 4 Education
More than 500 people attended The Texas Conservative Leaders' Gala which was held at the Irving Convention Center in Las Colinas, Texas on Saturday, December 3rd. Out of more than 150 nominations, Tara Petsch was one of only 13 selected and recognized for her leadership in the Texas grassroots movement. Each recipient was nominated earlier this year by citizen-activists from around the state as best representing the spirit of self-governance. At the Gala, each honoree was presented with an engraved cavalry sword and scabbard, recognizing their on-the-ground leadership in the fight for a better Texas. Locally, Tara is the Chairwoman of Moms For Liberty-Gillespie County, a member of the Fredericksburg Tea Party and a member of the Gillespie County Republican Club.


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Alexander Slafkovsky defends his European Champion title in Slovenia
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Slovak canoeist Alexander Slafkovsky showed his mastery in the last event of the 2017 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships in Ljubljana – Tacen, Slovenia. He defended his European Champion title he won last year in Slovakia. In women's kayak final Austrian Corinna Kuhnle became a European Champion.
During the last competition day of the 2017 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships in Slovenia the remaining two categories were held. In women's kayak final Corinna Kuhnle won her first gold at the European Championships. Two-times World Champion was the fastest already in the semi-final. In the final run she had a touch but still managed to cross the finish line one second faster than all the others.
Austrian had a lot of success at the course on the Sava River already in the past. She won her first World champion title here in 2010 and also reached the podium at World Cup races. "This is definitely my favourite place. It was awesome racing. It has been a tough couple of years trying to make the podium again at one of the bigger races. I am just really relieved at the moment."
At first is seemed it will be a double win for Austria as Lisa Leitner produced the second fastest time, but was later disqualified because of the boat which was too light. At the end Stefanie Horn picked up silver for Italy and Marie-Zelia Lafont bronze for France.
In the last event of the championships – men's C1 final – Slovakia won gold and a bronze medal. It was Alexander Slafkovsky who managed to defend his European Champion title from last year's championships in Liptovsky Mikulaš. He was 2.71 second faster than Thomas Koechlin from Switzerland and another Slovak canoeist Michal Martikan, multiple Olympic medallist, who was second last year, picked up bronze medal.
Alexander Slafkovsky also won a silver medal at the 2005 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships in Ljubljana, "Twelve years ago it was my first individual medal. It is interesting; this is quite a long time ago. In 2005 I had a medal as well as Pero [Kauzer], so I hoped we will both have it this year. He did not make it yesterday, but I focused on my run. Twelve years ago I had silver, and I knew I can do better."
The 2018 ECA Canoe Slalom European Championships will be held in Prague, Czech Republic.
Official website: www.slalomtacen.com
Results: https://slalomtacen.com/2017-rezultatiresults/
Video from the championships can be found at ECA Youtube Channel – Canoe Europe: https://www.youtube.com/canoeeurope
V finalu Tacna tudi vsi trije slovenski kanuisti
Savšek po naknadni sodniški odločitvi ostal brez brona v Tacnu


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Deus Ex: Human Revolution: Scheduled Film Adaption by Scott Derrickson failed
By Akulas
In Marvel future revolution
Deus Ex: Human Revolution appeared to his time for the Xbox 360 and can still be played over the backward compatibility of the Xbox One and Xbox Series X | S.
As now came out, CBS Films already had a movie adaptation for the Action Stealth-RPG from Square Enix in 2012 in 2012. Scott Derrickson and C. Robert Cargill (known for the movie Sinister) were intended as authors for the script of this film, but the production of Marvel's Doctor Strange came to them. Scott Derrickson was also planned as a film director.
At that time Scott Derrickson said in an interview with Empire Online: "We made very good progress with the script and it's an incredible franchise. The people at CBS Films committed me and C. Robert Cargill, I love them, they are great people. It was a really positive process that started there, it was a little heartbreaking. That was the worst of making Doctor Strange. The fact that I had to resign from Deus Ex. I could not expect you to wait two years on my return. "
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#LindauEcon14 participant Muslimin Anwar shares a conversation with Joe Stiglitz and a host of spectacular Lindau selfies. It's been four weeks since the closing of the 5th Lindau Meeting on Economic Sciences, but the great memory of it is still playing around in my head. For about a week, from 19 to 23 August 2014, I have been provided with an open exchange of economic expertise and inspired cross-cultural and inter-generational encounters among 17 Nobel Laurates and 450 young economists from 80 countries. I really enjoyed the program and had plenty of opportunity for an intensive exchange of ideas with prominent Laureates in economics as well as with my fellow central bankers from all over the world. It was really exciting to learn the broad range of views which ranged from the standpoint that the scientist's domain is in science only, to the demand for scientists to get involved in public policy making.
Muslimin Anwar, the man with the monopod, taking a selfie with Joseph Stiglitz being interviewed in the background.
One among a plethora of unforgettable moments in Lindau was the moment when I talked to a prominent Nobel Laurate, Professor Joseph Eugene Stiglitz, a recipient of the Nobel Prize in Economic Sciences (2001) and the John Bates Clark Medal (1979). During our conversation, he warned that emerging economies, including my country Indonesia, must be ready to face possible global economic crisis in the future. Emerging countries like Indonesia will likely suffer bad impacts from the US Federal Reserve's monetary policy, if the Fed fund rate is increased in the future. However, Stiglitz said it was likely that the Fed would not increase its fund rate in the near future. Many experts have predicted that the Fed will increase its benchmark interest rate in the second or third quarter of 2015. Nevertheless, Stiglitz said that although the Fed may increase the fund rate in the future but he was sure it would be maintained in a low rate. Another lesson I take from Stiglitz, a man who is known for his critical view of the management of globalization and free-market economists, is when he said that developed countries should not only consider their domestic economic interests in deciding their economic policies, as it had been proven during the last decade that the policies of advanced economies had brought negative impacts to the world economy. Included among the impacts, as we may all have noticed, was the sub-prime mortgage case in the US in 2008 and financial and fiscal crisis in Europe that had occurred since 2010 and caused imbalances in the world's economy.
Muslimin taking another selfie with fellow young economists.
Muslimin Anwar, Lindau Alumnus 2014, participated in #LindauEcon14 as a young economist. He conducts research in Inflation and economic structural reforms and works for the Bank of Indonesia. During the meeting he made a Name for himself as 'the Selfie King'.


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9 places in America you have to see in your lifetime
Americans are starting to take more vacations, but you don't need to go far or even have a passport to see amazing things. From natural attractions to historic sites, these nine places across the U.S. are so awe-inspiring, they're perfect for a Great American bucket list trip.
1. Sedona, Arizona
Sedona is famous for its ancient red-rock canyons, which have more than 70 hiking trails, cliffs and forests to trek, including famous Cathedral Rock, known for its towering monoliths, and Devil's Bridge Trail.
The city is also known for its spirituality. Lore has it that Native Americans used to go there to heal, and that's helped Sedona become a popular place for yoga retreats and health and wellness trips. (Locals are quick to attest that Sedona is full of strong energy points called "vortexes" and the area has a large population of psychics).
Whether you believe or not, the layered red and orange rock formations unique to Sedona are magical.
Most parks have entrance fees that are no more than $9. Cathedral Rock is $5.
Some visitors do day trips from Phoenix (two hours by car).
2. French Quarter, New Orleans, Louisiana
Also know as "Vieux Carre," the French Quarter in New Orleans, Louisiana, dates back to the early 1700s and centuries of French, Spanish and Southern culture merge here. The 78-square block area is known for its architecture, food and traditions (like Mardi Gras), and tourists come in droves for the well-preserved buildings, jazz clubs and historic restaurants like Arnaud's, as well as famous attractions, like Jackson Square, Cafe Du Monde and the haunted Lalaurie Mansion.
The streets are lively during the day with tourists on foot, bikes or in mule-drawn carriages, and musicians play on street corners; by night, revelers crowd the Quarter, including famed Bourbon Street, for late-night partying. Bars are open 24 hours every day and there is an open-container law allowing people to drink alcohol on the streets.
Free Tours By Foot offers two-hour walking tours of the French Quarter, where you can pay whatever you like.
3. Mount Rushmore, Keystone, South Dakota
Constructed in 1927, Mount Rushmore National Memorial took 14 years to carve and, since its debut in 1941, has become iconic in America.
The massive, 60-foot high granite faces of past presidents, including George Washington, Thomas Jefferson, Abraham Lincoln and Theodore Roosevelt, was mostly carved during the Great Depression for nearly $1 million.
Mount Rushmore is in the Black Hills, about 30 minutes southwest of Keystone, South Dakota, and about 3 million people visit the sculpture every year. Near Mount Rushmore is Badlands National Park, about 1.5 hours away, known for hiking and camping.
Mount Rushmore is free to visit but there is a $10 parking fee (you can only get to the attraction by car or bus). It's open every day of the year except Christmas, from 5 a.m. to 11 p.m.
4. Grand Prismatic Spring, Yellowstone National Park, Wyoming
Yellowstone is America's oldest national park, established in 1872, with rocks dating back more than 2 million years. It also sits atop the largest supervolcano in America, which produces more than 500 beautiful geysers (like the famous Old Faithful, shooting water up to 200 feet high), hot springs and steam pools the park is known for.
But don't miss the nearby Grand Prismatic Spring, just seven miles away from Old Faithful. Hypnotizing and surreal, it's the largest hot spring in America and the third largest in the world, at 370 feet long and 121 feet deep. The spring is known for radiating vibrant, otherworldly orange- and yellow-colored rings formed around the rainbow-colored waters.
The natural wonder is one of the park's most photographed sights. It's free to visit but Yellowstone requires a seven-day park pass that costs $30.
5. Miami and Key West, Florida
Miami is chockablock with luxury hotels, restaurants, bars and clubs, but its Art Deco District has the largest collection of Art Deco buildings in America, with about 800 historically significant structures in a 125-square block area. The classic styles of 1920s to 1930s Art Deco architecture can feel like a time warp with its pastel facades, curved corners, portholes, glass blocks and terrazzo floors. Art Deco also frequently features geometric fountains or statues. Boutique hotels that line famed Ocean Drive in South Beach (known for bright and retro neon signs) are well preserved Art Deco jewels, like The Celino South Beach, Clevelander Hotel and The Betsy.
Miami is also known for cultural neighborhoods, like Little Havana, which feels like a slice of Cuba in America (Miami is home to the largest Cuban population outside Cuba, with more than a million Cuban Americans out of Miami-Fort Lauderdale- West Palm Beach's 5.6 million population). Little Havana Food and Walking Tour is one of the top global food experiences, according to TripAdvisor.
Go further south for Key West in the Florida Keys, where time stands still. It's the southernmost point of the continental U.S., and completely isolated, having served as the furthest hideaway retreat for famous authors, like Truman Capote and Ernest Hemingway. It's kitschy, retro, campy and bohemian, where locals and visitors alike walk barefoot along the 7-square-mile island that's full of 19th century built homes in Caribbean colors, open-air restaurants and bars and cheap bed and breakfasts.
6. Grand Canyon National Park, Arizona
In Arizona, Grand Canyon National Park sprawls 1,900 square miles, known for towering canyons with peaks and cliffs providing immense views, from Mather Point to Yavapai Observation Station, herds of bison and camping under a starry sky. The natural wonder has one of the most recognizable landscapes in America. Nearly 5 million people a year drive in by car or bus tour, or you can take helicopter tours from Las Vegas. Go hiking, river rafting, horseback riding and biking.
Skywalk, a 70-foot glass walkway 4,000 feet above the Colorado River, opened last year.
Grand Canyon is also a popular destination for camping. There are three campgrounds, including the popular Mather Campground on the South Rim open year round. Fees are $18 per night.
Entrance fee to the park is $30 per private vehicle. Admission is for seven days.
7. Grand Central Terminal, Manhattan, New York
New York City is chockfull of renowned attractions, like the Statue of Liberty, Brooklyn Bridge, Times Square and Empire State Building, all of which you can see in a day. One of the most popular tourist sites is Grand Central Terminal, a stunning, historic landmark and one of the most famous train stations in the world. Opened in 1871 (to the public in 1913), it's also one of New York's oldest landmarks (Empire State Building, 1931; Brooklyn Bridge, 1883; Statue of Liberty, 1886).
The terminal is architecturally impressive with soaring ceilings, Roman-triumphal-arch-inspired facades, Corinthian columns, arched windows and the famous clock. It's cavernous and elegant (chandeliers glimmer in the waiting area), with marble walls and a twinkling, fiber-optic ceiling.
More than 750,000 people pass through Grand Central every day. It's free to visit.
8. Hollywood sign and the Sunset Strip, Hollywood, California
The iconic Hollywood sign in Hollywood, California, is a symbol of Tinseltown, laying cultural root in Los Angeles and seen in countless movies, TV shows and music videos. There's no other city in America with a 352-foot long sign perched high in the hills welcoming visitors.
Many tourists get up close and personal. Travelers can hike to the actual Hollywood sign every day of the year through various authorized hiking trails. The sprawling city views from the sign are breathtaking. There is no fee.
While you're here, cruise down the Sunset Strip, one of America's most famous streets, known for its countless billboards and entire building walls advertising movies, TV, music and sports. The legendary street since the 1920s is also home to iconic places like Whiskey A Go Go, Sunset Tower and Chateau Marmont.
9. Bioluminescent Bay, Vieques, Puerto Rico
There is a handful of known bioluminescent bays in the world (Vietnam, Cayman Islands, Australia), with two right here in the U.S., like San Juan Island in Washington, reachable by ferry. But the bioluminescent bay at Mosquito Bay in Vieques, Puerto Rico, is the most well known, and it's the brightest due to low light pollution.
When travelers go on a dark night with a tour guide (avoid days around and on a full moon), they can get in the water and swim with microscopic sea life called dinoflagellates. These plankton light up when they are disturbed, so running your hands and feet through the water leaves a trail of light. In fact, when you move underwater, it will appear that your body is glowing.
The conditions have to be right for this incredible natural phenomenon to occur, and it's not easily captured on camera, so don't expect to take photos. Tours are $54 per person.
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Home » Tours » Classic Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail, and Lake Titicaca
Classic Machu Picchu, the Inca Trail, and Lake Titicaca
13 Days/12 Nights
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Trekking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu and experiencing the unique cultures of Cusco and Lake Titicaca make this an unforgettable journey. While the Inca Trail is physically challenging, the rewards include spectacular Andean Mountain scenery, Incan archaeological ruins, and watching the sunrise over Machu Picchu at Inti Punku. This tour also includes Lima and two days of acclimatization in Cusco and the Sacred Valley of the Incas prior to the hike.
Lodging and Meals: This tour includes accommodations for 12 nights (3 nights in Lima, 3 nights in Cusco, 3 nights of camping on the Inca Trail, 1 night in Machu Picchu, and 2 nights in Puno), and 23 meals (12 breakfasts, 7 lunches, and 4 dinners).
Best Time to Go: April-October.
Destinations: South America and Peru.
Interests: Adventure, Camping, Culture & History, Hiking & Trekking, and Wildlife Viewing.
Places Visited: Lima, Cusco, The Sacred Valley, Machu Picchu, and Puno & Lake Titicaca.
Day-by-Day Itinerary
Day 1: Lima.
Depart to Lima. After passing through immigration and customs, proceed to the reception area, where our inbound services representative will be holding a sign with your name on it. You will be greeted and then transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Lima.
Day 2: Lima-City Tour.
In the afternoon, you will have a city tour of Lima. The tour begins in Miraflores with a stop at the Parque del Amor, a seaside park with a huge statue of a kissing couple and continues with a drive by of the Huaca Huallamarca, a restored adobe pyramid dating from the pre-Inca period located in San Isidro. The next stop is the Plaza de Armas in downtown Lima, where you will visit City Hall (Palacio Municipal), the Government Palace (Palacio de Gobierno), and the Cathedral of Lima. The last stop is the Convent of Santo Domingo. Following the tour, you will be returned to your hotel. Overnight in Lima. (B)
Day 3: Lima-Cusco-City Tour.
Early morning transfer to the airport for the flight to Cusco. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel. Because of the high altitude (10,912 feet above sea level), we recommend that you rest for a short period. In the afternoon, you will have a city tour that includes a walk-through of the Cathedral, the Koricancha ('site of gold'), typical streets, and the four ruins that surround the city: the Sacsayhuaman Fortress, Kenko, Puca Pucara, and Tampumachay. Overnight in Cusco. (B)
Day 4: Cusco-Sacred Valley-Awanakancha-Pisac Market-Ollantaytambo.
Today you will have a full-day excursion to the Sacred Valley of the Incas. The tour begins at Awanakancha, a living museum of the Peruvian Andes, where you can observe traditional textile dyeing and weaving techniques and the four types of camelids that are native to the region. You will also visit the Indian artisan market in Pisac and have lunch at a local restaurant (included). The last stop is the impressive Inca ruins of Ollantaytambo that served as both a fortress and ceremonial center, and is the site of a short-lived victory by the Incas over the Spanish. Overnight in Cusco. (B,L)
Note: The Indian market is open on Tuesdays, Thursdays and Sundays from October to March, and daily from April to September. On the days of the week that the market is not open, you will be taken to the Inca ruins above the village.
Day 5: Cusco-Chilca-Inca Trail.
Early morning transfer by minivan to the town of Chilca (km. 82), the start of the Inca Trail. We begin escorted by native "quechua" porters going through semi-arid terrain along the Urubamba River with magnificent views of snowcapped mount Veronica (18,636 feet). We walk past the Inca hamlet of Huayllabamba, an ancient Inca citadel that protected the entry to two valleys. Overnight on the Inca Trail. (B,L,D)
Day 6: Inca Trail-Warmiwañusqa-Pacamayo.
We will begin to climb the first pass, Warmiwañusqa (13,776 feet), where there is a spectacular view of the valley below. At this pass we move from the dry puna ecology to elf forest, the highest of the tropical forest types where gnarled trees grow to two meters amid fog and low clouds, habitat for a profusion of orchids and strange animals. On this night, we will camp along river Pacamayo at the bottom of the pass. Overnight on the Inca Trail. (B,L,D)
Day 7: Inca Trail-Runku Rakay-Sayacmarca-Wiñayhuayna.
After breakfast, we will hike towards Runku Rakay and traverse the second pass of the same name (12,464 feet). We will descend to Sayacmarca, an important archaeological complex, where we will have lunch. We will spend the night near the ruins of Wiñayhuayna, which means 'city above the clouds'. Overnight on the Inca Trail. (B,L,D)
Day 8: Inca Trail-Inti Punku-Machu Picchu.
We will arise very early so that we may watch the sunrise from Inti Punku and have our first breathtaking view of Machu Picchu 'the Lost City of the Incas' (7,900 feet). This mountaintop citadel, which served as both a center of worship and an astronomic observatory, is located in the middle of the cloud forest overlooking the Urubamba River. There are both agricultural and urban areas constructed with the precision stonework that the Incas are known for. The agricultural area consists of terraces and food storehouses, and the urban area contains temples, squares, and royal tombs. Guided tour followed by lunch at the Sanctuary Lodge. In the afternoon, you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Aguas Calientes. (B,L)
Day 9: Machu Picchu-Cusco.
This is a free day to explore Machu Picchu on your own. You may want to hike Huayna Picchu or enjoy another activity. Mid-afternoon, you will depart from Machu Picchu by train to Poroy Station in the Sacred Valley, and then be taken to your hotel in Cusco. Overnight in Cusco. (B)
Note: Hiking Huayna Picchu requires a permit. To ensure availability, we recommend purchasing the permit at the time of booking.
Day 10: Cusco-Puno.
Early morning transfer to the train station for the train ride to Puno (12,566 feet) on the Andean Explorer. Upon arrival, you will be transferred to your hotel. Overnight in Puno. (B,L)
Note: The Andean Explorer operates every Monday, Wednesday and Saturday year-round. During high season from April to October, it also operates on Fridays.
Day 11: Puno-Lake Titicaca-Taquile Island-Floating Islands of Uros.
Morning departure by boat to Taquile Island on Lake Titicaca. The island is known for the hospitality of its people, their distinctive knit clothing, and its landscape with Inca terracing where potatoes, corn, and quinoa are cultivated. Lunch is included. On the return to Puno, you will stop at the Floating Islands of the Uros people, which are part of the Titicaca National Reserve. These islands, as well as the houses and boats used by their inhabitants, are made of totora, a water reed that can grow to 10 feet tall. Overnight in Puno. (B,L)
Day 12: Puno-Chullpas of Sillustani-Lima-Folkloric Dinner Show.
Morning transfer to the airport for your return flight to Lima. On the way to the airport, you will visit the chullpas of Sillustani on the shores of Lake Umayo. Some of these stone funerary towers stand nearly 40 feet tall. They house the remains of the nobility who were buried in family groups along with food and their possessions for the afterlife. Upon arrival in Lima, you will be transferred to your hotel. In the evening, you will enjoy a Folkloric Dinner Show at Junius Restaurant. Overnight in Lima. (B,D)
Day 13: Lima.
Check out at noon. Transfer to the airport for your return flight to your final destination. (B)
B = Breakfast, L = Lunch, D = Dinner
About the Inca Trail
The Incas built a vast network of roads to communicate with the four regions of their vast empire. The network was called Qapaq Ñan (the sovereign's highway) or Inca Road, and was made up of stone paths suitable for two or three people with trains of llamas. Rivers were crossed by hanging bridges and the steep slopes were mastered with steps and ramps. There are remains of the Qhapaq Ñan throughout Peru that are still used to this day by local villagers and farmers. One of the most impressive and best preserved roads is the trail that links Cusco and Machu Picchu. Today, hiking the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu allows the visitor to step back in time and walk through a variety of eco-systems and dazzling scenery. The length of the 39 kilometers (24 miles) includes unforgettable views, archaeological remains; 400 different species of orchids and begonias, exotic trees like the pisonay, the queñual and innumerable species of fauna in their natural habitat, such as the cock-of-the-rocks, llamas and vicuñas, the white-tailed deer, the vizcacha and, if visitors are lucky, the endangered and vegetarian spectacled bear. The Inca Trail is one of the world's leading trekking and camping routes. (Source: PromPeru)
A Note About Your Free Day in Machu Picchu
On your free day, you will be on your own. If you choose to revisit Machu Picchu, you will need to purchase a second entrance ticket, which currently costs $74 per person. If you are staying in Aguas Calientes, you will also need to purchase a round-trip bus ticket ($28 per person) for transportation to the site. The first bus departs at 5:30 AM. As an alternative to visiting Machu Picchu again, you can hike Huayna Picchu (a +/- 60 minute hike), or partake in another activity. The cost for hiking Huayna Picchu is $13 (in addition to the second entrance ticket). At the end of the day (mid-late afternoon), you will walk to the train station for the return ride to Poroy train station, where our local representative will be waiting for you to take you to your hotel in Cusco.
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Airport/hotel transfers including baggage handling.
Hotel accommodations including taxes and service charges.
Excursion to Machu Picchu including overnight stay and transportation via Vistadome train.
Transportation to Puno via Andean Explorer train.
Inca Trail and other excursions as indicated on the itinerary including all applicable entrance fees.
Double occupancy tents.
Camping equipment: Bathroom tent, kitchen tent, dining tent, chairs, tables, and comfortable mattresses.
Cook, porters to carry food, tents, and cooking gear.
Porters for personal belongings (one for every two passengers).
Coffee breaks during the trek, first aid kit/oxygen.
Meals as indicated on the itinerary.
Local, English-speaking tour guides.
International airfare.
Domestic airfare.
Meals not indicated on the itinerary.
Gratuities to tour guides, porters, drivers, and hotel staff.
Gifts and personal items.
We will be happy to quote the cost of airfare and travel insurance and to make these arrangements for you.
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Jose Antonio Deluxe Hotel
J.W. Marriott Hotel Lima
Miraflores Park Hotel
Casa Andina Classic Cusco Plaza
Hotel Novotel Cusco
Libertador Palacio del Inka
Hotel Monasterio
El Mapi Hotel
Casa del Sol Machu Picchu Boutique Hotel
Machu Picchu Sanctuary Lodge
Casa Andina Classic Puno Tikarani
Sonesta Posadas del Inca Lake Titicaca
Libertador Lake Titicaca
Group Private: All transfers are private, and the city tours of Lima and Cusco, and the Sacred Valley of the Incas excursion are group tours for single passengers and 3 Star accommodations, and private for 4 Star, 5 Star, and Deluxe accommodations. The Inca Trail to Machu Picchu hike is a group tour, and the Chullpas de Sillustani tour is private.
Elevations: Cusco is 10,660 feet (above sea level), the Sacred Valley of the Incas is 8,944 feet, the Inca Trail varies from 8,528 feet to 13,776 feet, Machu Picchu is 7,900 feet, and Puno is 12,566 feet.
Passport/Visa: U.S., Australian, Canadian, and EU citizens require a passport valid for at least six months from date of entry and return ticket for stays of up to 90 days. Citizens of other countries are advised to contact the Peruvian embassy in their country before traveling.
Travel Insurance: In order to protect your travel investment from unforeseen circumstances that may arise before or during your trip, we strongly recommend that you purchase travel insurance. We offer Allianz Travel Insurance's Classic and other plans. The Benefits and Coverage Limits are summarized on our Travel Insurance page. Call your travel counselor if you have any questions or to purchase a plan.
To Book This Trip: We require a non-refundable deposit of $850 per person plus the cost of airfare (if we make the arrangements for you). The balance of the trip cost is due 60 days prior to departure.
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When one part of the brain is damaged, it often gets an assist from other areas to pick up the slack.
In brain damaged patients, when an injured part of the brain is put to the test, the healthy part seems to compensate, according to a new study. Earlier research had shown that when damage occurs to parts of the brain involved in language and motor movements, over time there is some degree of compensation by other parts of the brain. The study adds to the mounting evidence that the adult brain is much more flexible — and resilient — than previously thought.
When the damaged side of the brain was challenged and the participant responded to the test question, activity on the undamaged side of the brain increased almost immediately — in less than a second.
The new study looked at patients with damage to the prefrontal cortex. This part of the brain is important in memory and attention — and participants were asked to complete tasks that specifically challenged their working memory and visual attention. During the tests, the researchers were able to challenge either the healthy or the damaged side of the brain by presenting a task to only one half of the visual field at a time.
When the damaged side of the brain was challenged and the participant responded to the test question, activity on the undamaged side of the brain increased almost immediately — in less than a second. The activity on the healthy side of the brain was located in places that corresponded to the task at hand (i.e., attention or memory).
What's going on in the brain to allow it to compensate in this way? The authors suggest that when information comes into the damaged side of the brain, it is immediately transferred to the healthy side through the nerve fibers that act as a "highway" between the two hemispheres. In this way, the healthy side of the brain can take over, and "assume task control as needed on a trial-by-trial basis". The research is exciting because it underlines the incredible plasticity of the human brain, and its ability to rebound from injury.
The research was led by Bradley Voytek at the University of California at Berkeley, and published in the November 4, 2010 issue of Neuron.


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Schwartz: Islanders' "Sweet 16" Streak Has Everyone BeLIieving
By Peter Schwartz
As my son and I made our way onto the Long Island Railroad train after Thursday's night's Islanders game, the atmosphere, as you could imagine, was quite jovial. The Islanders set a new franchise record by gaining at least a point in 16 straight games thanks to a 4-3 overtime win over the Penguins at Barclays Center and the fans that filled the train leaving Atlantic Terminal were in a frenzy.
I'm guessing the only thing that could have been better was being in a car leaving Nassau Coliseum and honking "Let's Go Islanders!" but the fans were thrilled nonetheless.
After we sat down, one Islanders fan yelled out "we want the cup", a chant that started picking up steam and before you know it, many of the fans on the train were belting it out as well. My son Jared heard this and looked at me as if he was seeking approval to join in and I said go ahead why not? This streak has been fun so go crazy.
Now while the Stanley Cup is not awarded in November and we are in fact a long way from the Islanders potentially clinching a playoff spot or even advancing in the playoffs, the happiness expressed by the fans is a perfect example of where this franchise has come in two years. Islanders fans, the organization, and even many members of the media now believe that this is a franchise on the cusp of some great things.
Going 15-0-1 over a sixteen-game period is no small task and is, in many ways, remarkable. The Islanders have a good team, but what they've done on this run has been incredible and they've been finding different ways to get the job done each night. Perhaps the most amazing characteristic of this streak has been the return of the "Never Say Die-Landers".
Down 2-0 to the Blues late in the third period at Nassau Coliseum…no problem. Down 3-0 in the third period to the Flyers in Philadelphia…no problem. Down 4-2 in the third period to the Penguins in Pittsburgh…no problem. Falling behind the Penguins twice on Thursday night and letting a lead slip away in the final minute…again no problem.
The fan base is in a frenzy and when they hear Head Coach Barry Trotz talk about how the team has been able to do this, it makes Islanders Country want to run through a brick wall.
"They come to work, they come to compete every night and they give you their best effort," said Trotz. "That's the Islander way. It's a reflection of the way we play, the people we have and the community we live in."
That community is fired up.
Excuse me while I get into my car, drive down the Meadowbrook Parkway to Hempstead Turnpike, turn up my radio, and beep my horn because the Islanders are for real. They have done something that is really the only thing a sports franchise can guarantee they can do because you can't guarantee wins and a championship.
What the Islanders have done is they have given everyone a reason to believe that that can compete for Lord Stanley.
There is the solid and stable ownership team led by Scott Malkin and Jon Ledecky. The years and years of arena drama, the move to Brooklyn, and now the bouncing back and forth from Barclays Center to Nassau Coliseum is coming to an end with the Belmont Park Arena now under construction. After painful reigns by the likes of Mike Milbury and Garth Snow and the revolving door of low budget coaching hires, the Islanders now have a Hall of Famer in Lou Lamoriello and a future Hall of Famer in Barry Trotz running the show.
The Islanders are picking up points everywhere…Brooklyn, The Barn, and on the road and the Isles will take their sixteen-game point streak out west for three games starting Saturday in San Jose. Heck, even Captain Anders Lee picked up points on a boxing judge's scoreboard after that performance Thursday night against the Penguins' Zach Aston-Reese.
Call it incredible, call it amazing, call it bizzaro world, or call the Islanders' performance so far this season anything you want. What the Islanders have accomplished with this streak is that it follows up on last year's 103-point season and first round playoff win and it signifies that this team is for real. This franchise is operating like a franchise that wants to be successful. This fan base is acting like they've wanted to act for a long time and that is to scream and yell, pound their chests, get out of their seats and scream "YES YES YES!" and "Let's Go Islanders!"
Yes, I know it's only November, but what has been happening over the last couple of years hasn't happened in quite some time, what has been happening over the last sixteen games has been historic, and what could be happening in the near future and down the road could be mind-blowing.
The Islanders are making everyone beLIeve!
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Chinese tech giant Tencent has announced the formation of the China Blockchain Security Alliance to fight blockchain-related security issues.
Announced during the China Blockchain Security Forum in Beijing on Thursday, the alliance will be composed of Tencent Security, the China Blockchain Application Research Center, crypto exchange Huobi, China Technology Market Association (CTMA) and more than 20 public and private institutions. The mission of the alliance is to ensure the healthy and sustainable development of the blockchain ecosystem and protect it from fraud.
The formation of the China Blockchain Security Alliance comes as the number of blockchain and crypto-related crimes has increased in China. In April of this year, Chinese police in Xi'an, the capital city of the Shaanxi province in central China, arrested the founders of DBTC, a faux blockchain platform that amassed some 13,000 registered users who invested over RMB86 million ($13M USD) within a fortnight this year.
Last month, police in Jinan, Shangdong province arrested a gang of more than ten suspects involved in a RMB300 million ($46.8M USD) pyramid scheme that masked itself as a blockchain project.


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Aurora's at-large congressional district is the sole congressional district of the Philippines in the province of Aurora. It has been represented in the House of Representatives since 1987 and earlier in the Batasang Pambansa from 1984 to 1986. Aurora first elected a single representative provincewide at-large for the Regular Batasang Pambansa following its creation as a regular province separate from Quezon in 1978 and the subsequent 1984 Philippine constitutional plebiscite that amended the 1973 constitution and abolished the regional at-large assembly districts. Before 1978, the province was represented in the national legislatures as part of Quezon's 1st congressional district. The district was re-created on February 2, 1987 following the ratification of the 1987 constitution that restored the House of Representatives. It is currently represented in the 18th Congress by Rommel T. Angara of the Laban ng Demokratikong Pilipino (LDP).

Representation history

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See also
Legislative district of Aurora

References

Congressional districts of the Philippines
Politics of Aurora (province)
1984 establishments in the Philippines
At-large congressional districts of the Philippines
Congressional districts of Central Luzon
Constituencies established in 1984

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