Toast the holidays with local moonshine, the perfect wine for kale, Supreme espresso cups, and more.
Food-obsessed New Yorkers of a certain age may still long for Bud Fox's pasta maker in Wall Street, but for friends and relatives more Hannah Horvath than Daryl Hannah, we've scoured the city, assembling a score of delectable items guaranteed to impress on one night or eight.
It's no surprise Lafayette Street skateboard campsite Supreme has love for espresso: the baristas next door at La Colombe frequently don the shop's gear. Now Supreme's literally putting its iconic box logo where its mouth is with this single-shot demitasse, perfect for the brand's thirstiest fans.
This southern Australian red is the only bottle Astor Wines' website recommends you pair with kale. This should be enough information to help you make up your mind.
There's nothing more New York than Marc Jacobs (sorry, Taylor Swift!), so be your new dorm-mate's beaming ambassador with this taxi yellow big apple lamp with an old school cab headlight, on sale at the designer's Bleecker Street bookshop.
Couldn't get your kid sister tickets to Tavi's star turn in This Is Our Youth? Instead, gift her the teenage wunderkind's Rookie Yearbook Three, which includes this cut-out pizza pennant from food-obsessed local illustrator Monica Ramos.
This milk-bottled moonshine looks as wholesome as your family on Christmas morning, and it couldn't be more necessary by the time you've all finished dinner. Just know you'll have to skip town to fetch a bottle — while the Prohibition Era recipe's distilled in New York, the only place to find it in-state is on site at Brotherhood Winery in Washingtonville.
The only thing more offensive than the 9/11 Museum selling memorial cheese plates was the Port Authority's attempt to cease and desist with Fish's Eddy's 212 dishware. Before you're hit with the next Metrocard increase, treat your favorite party host to a platter sporting some of the city's most iconic Subway fare-funded architecture.
It's about nourishment while coding, but this two-liter gift set of Soylent's powdered nourishment's also the perfect gift for anyone opening up a PS4 on Christmas morning with no plans to press pause through New Year's Eve.
Convince your friend who just jetted back from Instagramming Art Basel that these limited edition silkscreened linens are really an interactive art installation sure to disrupt their next dinner party.
Your partner's kitchen doesn't have the discipline of David Chang's, and no one's wiped down that bottle of Sriracha in the fridge since it was factory sealed. Now's the time to replace it with this year's chile-est condiment, which works as well on pizza as it does on ice cream — and you, if they still need some convincing.
The next best thing to Berocca when it comes to curing a hangover is waking up in clean underwear, so whatever sent your bae to bed in a daze, leave them waking up in a fresh pair of undies, which double as a gentle reminder to take some aspirin, too.
The city's Greek coffee shops and their classic Anthora cups, which date back to 1963, may soon be history, so don't miss the opportunity to make them a permanent part of someone's collection. These limited edition 10-packs designed by Brooklyn artist Christina Kelly flip the cup's original sentiment, and feature a graphic depiction of Greek affection as old as time.
It takes a stack of Dunkin Donuts gift cards to stuff a stocking, so go old school with these retro-packaged caffeinated chocolate imports from Buon Italia at Chelsea Market, where a five pack of the candies costs less than the price of your dignity ordering a Coolatta.
You know who really deserves coal for Christmas? Anyone who appreciates the char of Andy Ricker's Thai-style Pok Pok-brand fruit wood briquettes provide. Also: Anyone who doesn't appreciate them.
What beats lining up for a Cronut on Christmas morning? Knowing someone cared enough to visit the Spring Street bakery in your stead, so you can crunch on a bowl of the pastry chef's breakfast fix loaded with caramelized milk chocolate Rice Krispies, toasted hazelnuts, and meringues.
What to get the girl who has everything and eats cupcakes in her bathtub? This limited edition print signed by Lena Dunham's mom, Laurie Simmons.
Nothing's more Christmas than Macaulay Culkin, and nothing's more pizza than Culkin's pizza-themed Velvet Underground cover band Pizza Underground. If you missed scoring some merch at the Home Aloner's Bowery Ballroom show last week, you can place an order seamlessly from the act's new Etsy shop.
Perfect for anyone who's ever worn an Ohio State jersey to Santacon, you can now pick up this three-pack of Columbus's most beloved ice cream toppings from the scoop shop's new Meatpacking outpost.
Exclusive to the Whitney, the pop artist's 204-piece homage to the Trix Rabbit should keep your kids busy until the museum's new building opens next May.
We can't wrap our guide for the year until your last gift's under the tree, so seal these deals with the confection painter's insatiable wrapping paper. Fair warning, your loved ones may fail to admire it if their appetite for the season's anything like ours.


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KINNANE BROTHERS
An independent film studio run by 8 brothers.
The Human Experience (DVD)
In a world fraught with hostility and violence, an altruistic group of young men endeavor to understand the true essence of the human spirit by visiting forgotten souls such as homeless New Yorkers, Peruvian orphans and isolated Ghanaian lepers. By spotlighting heartwarming stories from around the world, this uplifting documentary shows viewers that every single person, no matter his or her lot in life, is beautiful. Gorgeously filmed and masterfully narrated, THE HUMAN EXPERIENCE explores with depth and compassion what it means to be a human being.
Features insight and commentary from spiritual leaders and philosophers including: Anna Halpine, Dr. William Hurlbut, Rabbi Simon Jacobson, Dr. Alveda King, and Rev. Richard Neuhaus,
Special Features: Commentary with filmmakers; Theatrical Trailer; Photo Gallery; Subtitled in Spanish, Portuguese, Polish, German, and French.

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The idea is that a player can reorganise a Company in his HQ.
The Company will miss a week of the campaign while it does this.
The Company will remain in its original faction, and can keep the units with medals, spending the remaining points left on new units.
All the normal restrictions on Company building will still apply.
The ONI, Red Blok, UNA and Karman Commanders agreed with this. The Cogs Commander disagreed.
The Therian Commander is still to be polled.
As there is a majority of Commanders in agreement, this is how it will be played.
I have e-mailed the Therian Commander for his input.


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Application of Civil Service Regulation Act 1956 as applied or amended by Part IV of Staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas Act 1959.
(ad) in relation to a member of the joint staff of the Houses of the Oireachtas, the Houses of the Oireachtas Commission,".
(b) before the appropriate authority decides not to give a direction under paragraph (a) of this subsection or decides to give a direction under that paragraph for payment of part only of ordinary remuneration, the civil servant shall be invited by the Commission to make representations to it in relation to the matter and the Commission shall consider any such representation made to it.".


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1. The promotion is valid from 22 April to 12 May 2019 after 10am daily, both dates inclusive (refers to "Promotion Period").
2. During the Promotion Period, UnionPay QuickPass Card or Mobile QuickPass (including Apple Pay) Cardholders are entitled to enjoy Offer 1: HK$10 instant discount upon single spending of retail price HK$30, and to enjoy Offer 2: HK$40 instant discount upon purchasing fresh cream cake(s) with spending of retail price HK$198 or above at Arome Bakery stores (refers to "Offer"). Cardholders should settle the payment via UnionPay network to enjoy the Offer.
3. The promotion is applicable to UnionPay Credit and Debit Card with card number starting with 62, except the RMB cards issued by specific Hong Kong and Macau card issuing institutions.
4. UnionPay QuickPass Card refers to UnionPay IC Card QuickPass.
5. UnionPay QuickPass Card contactless transaction refers to the contactless transaction made by eligible UnionPay QuickPass Card. UnionPay Mobile QuickPass refers to the contactless payment via UnionPay network with eligible UnionPay Card which has been added into the wallet of the designated mobile and wearable devices. Cardholder should present the eligible virtual UnionPay Card on the mobile or wearable device to cashier before payment and settle with mobile payment via UnionPay network.
6. The promotion is valid at all Arome Bakery stores in Hong Kong.
7. The Offer will be given away immediately upon eligible transaction. No accumulation nor replacement is allowed.
8. The Offer is not applicable to online transaction and mobile application.
9. The pre order service is only applicable to fresh cream cake, and the last pick up date is valid until 12 May 2019.
10. Pre-order transaction cannot be cancelled, altered or refunded once the transaction is accepted.
11. Customer will be considered as having given up the right for the order if the transaction is not redeemed according to the indicated pick up date. Transaction will not be refunded.
12. Split transactions will not be accepted.
13. Each cardholder is entitled to enjoy the above-mentioned offers once respectively per day. In case of violation, UnionPay International Company Limited (refers to "UnionPay International") and Arome Bakery (HK) Co. Ltd (refers to "Arome Bakery") reserve the right to request for refund of the additional offers that Cardholders have been enjoyed.
14. Quota applies on a first-come-first-served basis while stock lasts throughout the Promotion Period.
15. Offer 1 & Offer 2 cannot be used in conjunction. Offer cannot be used in conjunction with other promotions.
16. The offer is not applicable to Arome cash voucher.
17. The Offer carries no cash value and cannot be cancelled, altered, refunded or exchanged for cash.
18. Eligible amount is calculated based on individual UnionPay Card card number and actual single spending amount. The transaction amount by the primary and supplementary card under the same Cardholder will be calculated separately. The levy on plastic shopping bag charged by government will not be included. Transactions do not include the cancelled, refunded, forged and unsettled transactions. Otherwise, the Offers will be deducted from cancelled or refunded transactions.
19. Prices and product/service/offer/food/beverages/menu descriptions are provided by relevant merchants and are for reference only. Cardholders understand and accept that UnionPay International is not the supplier of such products/service/offer/food/beverages/menu purchased and Cardholders should refer to the relevant merchants for details. UnionPay International accepts no liability for the quality of products/service/food/beverages provided by the merchants.
20. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the Chinese version and the English version of these terms and conditions, the Chinese version shall apply and prevail.
1. Offers are valid until 30 June 2019. Offer 2 is applicable on Friday to Sunday and Public Holidays only during promotion period (i.e. 19-22, 26-28 April, 1, 3-5, 10-13, 17-19, 24-26, 31 May, 1-2, 7-9, 14-16, 21-23 and 28-30 June 2019).
2. Offers are applicable to UnionPay Credit and ATM Cards with card number starting with 62 (refers to "UnionPay Card"). The qualified transaction must be settled via UnionPay network.
3. Offer 1 is applicable to outlets of Manning and GNC in Hong Kong and Macau. Offer 2 is applicable to outlets of Manning and GNC in Hong Kong only.
4. Each cardholder is entitled to enjoy Offer 1 or Offer 2 once only per day.
5. Split transactions will not be accepted (i.e. using 2 or more UnionPay Cards in one transaction or split an invoice in 2 transactions will not be allowed).
6. Offer 1 and Offer 2 are not applicable to purchase of Mannings and GNC Gift Voucher, infant milk powder (stage 1), plastic shopping bag charging, value-added service, cash withdrawal service and any cancelled and refunded transactions. Eligible net spending amount equals to final transaction amount of UnionPay Card after the deduction of applicable discounts and usage of cash coupons.
7. Quotas apply and available while stocks last.
8. For any queries regarding the promotion, please contact UnionPay International Service Hotline 800 967 222 (Hong Kong) or 0800 801 (Macau).
1.	The promotion is valid from 8 April to 30 June 2019, both dates inclusive (refers to "Promotion Period).
2.	The offers are applicable to UnionPay Credit Card with card number starting with 62 issued in Macau (refers to "UnionPay Card").
3.	Each cardholder is entitled to enjoy each offer once only.
4.	The offers are applicable to all Companhia de Telecomunicações de Macau S.A.R.L. (refers to "CTM") shops on a first-come-first-served basis while stock lasts.
5.	The offers cannot be used in conjunction with other promotions and cannot be exchanged for cash or transferred.
6.	The offers are bound by terms and conditions. Please contact CTM shop staff for details.
7.	If cardholder cancels the autopay during the contract period, CTM shall charge the original price of the correspondent free service without prior notice.
8.	UnionPay International Company Limited (refers to "UnionPay International") is neither vendor nor service provider, thus shall not take any responsibility for the products or services provided by the merchant.
9.	UnionPay International and CTM reserve the right to amend or terminate the offers and terms and conditions at any time without prior notice, and shall not bear any responsibility caused by the amendments or the terminations.
10.	CTM reserves the right to make the final decision in case of any dispute.
11.	UnionPay International and CTM reserve the right to amend the terms and conditions in both Chinese and English version at any time without prior notice. In case of any discrepancy, the Chinese version shall prevail for all purposes.
1. The offers are valid from 1 January to 31 December 2019 (both dates inclusive) unless specified.
2. The promotion is applicable to UnionPay Credit and ATM Cards with card number starting with 62 (refers to "UnionPay Card"). Privileges for Diamond and Platinum Cards are only applicable to UnionPay Diamond and Platinum Cards with card number starting with 62. Privileges for Commercial Cards are only applicable to UnionPay Commercial Cards with card number starting with 62, except the RMB cards issued by specific Hong Kong and Macau card issuing institutions.
3. Cardholders must notify the usage of UnionPay Card when making appointment, ordering or before payment. Payment should be settled with UnionPay Card via UnionPay network in order to enjoy the offers.
4. The offers cannot be used in conjunction with other special promotion, members' privileges, discounts, promotional coupons, discounted and fixed-priced items unless specified.
5. The offers or gifts carry no cash value and cannot be exchanged for cash or other offers.
6. Each customer can enjoy the offer or redeem the gift once only in each transaction unless specified.
7. The offers or gifts are only available while stock lasts. Participating merchants reserve the right to change the gift item with the same value.
8. The prices shown are for reference only.
9. The offers are applicable to all outlets of merchants in Hong Kong and Macau unless specified.
10. Should a participating merchant close, any offer provided by said participating merchant will be terminated immediately.
11. Unless specified, all enquiry hotlines are for Hong Kong region (852).
12. Individual terms and conditions apply to merchant offers. Please refer to respective merchant offer details or check with merchants.
13. UnionPay International Company Limited (refers to "UnionPay International") is not responsible for and shall have no liability in respect of the quality of the products and services provided by the relevant merchants.
14. UnionPay International reserves the right to amend or terminate the offers and terms and conditions at anytime without prior notice, and shall not bear any responsibility caused by the amendments or the terminations.
15. In case of disputes, the decisions of UnionPay International and the participating merchants shall be final and conclusive.
1. General offers are applicable to UnionPay Credit and ATM Cards with card number starting with 62 (refers to "UnionPay Card"), except for the RMB cards issued by specific Hong Kong and Macau card issuing institutions.
2. Offers are bound by individual Terms and Conditions. Please check with merchants or visit merchants' website for details.
3. The offers or gifts carry no cash value and cannot be exchanged for cash.
4. Offers and gifts are only available while stock lasts.
5. Product prices and photos are for reference only. All prices are subject to change. Please refer to in-store price displayed.
6. Any outstanding balance after deducting the face value of Gift Certificate/ Cash Coupon/ Cash Gift Voucher/ Shopping Coupon must be settled via UnionPay network.
7. Cardholders must present the original copies of valid machine-printed merchant sales invoice, corresponding UnionPay sales slip and/or the UnionPay Card bearing the same card number as the sales slip in person at the redemption counter of participating stores on the transaction date within designated time period. Redemption is valid after verification by staff members. No authorization to redeem coupon by the third party is allowed, and the redemption will be invalid after the transaction date. Each UnionPay sales slip and sales invoice can be used to redeem cash coupon once only.
8. Only original copies of sales invoice and sales slip issued to Cardholders by participating stores are accepted. The original copy of sales invoice should state the store name, transaction date, transaction amount and sales items clearly. The original copy of sales slip should indicate the UnionPay Card card number, store name, transaction date, transaction amount, valid authorization code and signature of Cardholder (if applicable) clearly. If Cardholders cannot present the valid original copies of sales invoice, sales slip and valid UnionPay Card with consistent information including UnionPay Card card number, store name, transaction date, transaction amount etc. or the information provided by Cardholders is insufficient, Cardholders will not be able to redeem Gift Certificate for whatever reason.
9. Eligible amount is calculated based on individual UnionPay Card card number and will only include the actual spending amount (the net payment amount after deduction of applicable discounts, privileged coupons or cash coupons). The transaction amount by the primary and supplementary card under the same cardholder will be calculated separately. Split transactions will not be accepted.
10. Sales invoices from the following transactions are not eligible: purchase of merchant coupon (e.g. bakery voucher, cake voucher), gift certificate/ cash coupon, online shopping or phone ordering, cancelled or refunded transactions and other transactions decided by Participating Merchants. Sales invoices and sales slips in copies, handwritten-styled or reprint will not be accepted.
11. Transactions do not include the cancelled, refunded, forged or unsettled transactions and other transactions designated by the Bank from time to time.
12. Staff members have the right to make photocopies of the original copy of merchant sales invoice and record the Cardholder's name, UnionPay Card card number and information on sales slip for record upon redemption. The personal information collected for this Promotion will be kept confidential and used by the participating stores' staff members for record, internal administration and coupon redemption verification and arrangement purposes. Information collected will be destroyed within one month after the Promotion. Cardholders can contact UnionPay International Company Limited (refers to "UnionPay International") within one month after the Promotion for any enquiry about this Promotion. Provision of the above information collected by the Cardholders represents that Cardholders agree to the collection and understand the purpose of collection. The staff of UnionPay International and participating stores will try to ensure all information collected/used is handled under the Personal Data (Privacy) Ordinance. Cardholders have the right to access and amend the personal information recorded in UnionPay International at any time.
13. All original copies of sales invoices will be stamped by staff members of redemption counters after verification. Cardholders should return the related Gift Certificate/ Cash Coupon/ Cash Gift Voucher/ Shopping Coupon for goods return. The transaction amount that exceeds the minimum spending requirement cannot be used in other promotion.
14. The Gift Certificate/ Cash Coupon/ Cash Gift Voucher/ Shopping Coupon will not be re-issued in case of loss or damage. Certificate shall not be cancelled, altered, transferred or exchanged for cash once issued under any circumstances.
15. The Gift Certificate/ Cash Coupon/ Cash Gift Voucher/ Shopping Coupon is non-transferable and cannot be exchanged for cash. No minimum spending is required for using Certificate. No change will be given for any balance not spent. The Gift Certificate/ Cash Coupon/ Cash Gift Voucher/ Shopping Coupon shall be used in accordance with the terms and conditions printed on the back.
16. In case of fraud or abuse, UnionPay International and Participating Merchants reserve the right of disqualifying the Cardholders immediately and retain the right for legal action. For any disqualified Cardholder, UnionPay International and Participating Stores reserve the right to retrieve the Gift Certificate/ Cash Coupon/ Cash Gift Voucher/ Shopping Coupon.
17. UnionPay International is neither vendors nor service providers, thus UnionPay International is not responsible for the products or services provided by the merchants.
18. In the event of any discrepancy or inconsistency between the Chinese version and the English version of these terms and conditions, the Chinese version shall apply and prevail.
1. Citistore Gift Certificate Giveaway is valid from 25 April to 5 May 2019, both dates inclusive.
2. Cardholder is entitled to redeem a complimentary HK$50 Citistore Gift Certificate upon same-day net spending of HK$1,000 (a maximum of 2 transactions with amount no less than HK$100 each can be accumulated) with UnionPay Card via UnionPay network at Citistore during Promotion Period. 3. Citistore Gift Certificate Giveaway is not applicable to the following counters: Pokka Café, A-1 Bakery and Pacific Coffee.
4. Each cardholder is entitled to redeem Gift Certificate once only with the same UnionPay Card at each participating store each day. Each sales invoice and sales slip can be used to redeem Gift Certificate once only. Gift Certificate is available on a first-come-first-served basis with daily quota and while stock lasts. A quota of 14,000 Gift Certificate is available for redemption throughout the promotion period.
5. Gift Certificate is valid from 25 April to 30 September 2019.
1. The promotion is valid on every Friday to Sunday or Hong Kong Public Holiday from 1 January 2019 to 30 June 2019, both days inclusive (refers to "Promotion Period").
2. The promotion is applicable to all UnionPay Diamond Credit Cards and Platinum Credit Cards with card number starting with 62 (refers to "UnionPay Card") except the RMB cards issued by specific Hong Kong and Macau card issuing institutions. The qualified transaction must be settled via UnionPay network.
3. The Sun Hung Kai Properties (refers to "SHKP") Malls which participate in this promotion include Kwun Tong apm, Tseung Kwn O East Point City, Shatin HomeSquare, Sheung Shui Landmark North, Kwai Fong Metroplaza, Mongkok MOKO, Shatin New Town Plaza III, Tai Po Mega Mall, Tai Po Uptown Plaza, Tuen Mun V city, Causeway Bay WTC and Yuen Long YOHO MALL (refers to "Participating Malls").
4. UnionPay International Hong Kong Branch (refers to "UnionPay Hong Kong") and SHKP are neither vendors nor service providers, thus UnionPay Hong Kong and SHKP shall not take any responsibility for the products or services provided by the merchants.
5. UnionPay Hong Kong, SHKP and Participating Malls reserve the right to amend or terminate the offers and terms and conditions at anytime without prior notice, and shall not bear any responsibility caused by the amendments or the terminations.
6. In case of dispute, the decision of UnionPay Hong Kong, SHKP and Participating Malls shall be final.
7. UnionPay Hong Kong, SHKP and Participating Malls reserve the right to amend the terms and conditions in both Chinese and English version. In case of any discrepancy, the Chinese version shall prevail for all purposes.
2. Presentation of in-mall parking proof and eligible UnionPay Card are required for redemption of extra one hour free parking. Cardholder must redeem Free Parking in person. Mall staffs reserve the right to ask for identity proof for verification purpose. Free Parking cannot be used in conjunction with Mall Member Parking Offer (except Kwun Tong apm, Mongkok MOKO, Kwai Fong Metroplaza and Causeway Bay WTC), SHKP Club Free 1-hour parking (except Kwun Tong apm, Tseung Kwan O East Point City, Shatin Homesquare, Mongkok MOKO, Kwai Fong Metroplaza, Tai Po Uptown Plaza, Tuen Mun V city, Causeway Bay WTC and Yuen Long YOHO MALL) , "SmarTone Extra 1 hour Free Parking Offer" or other parking offers specified by Participating Malls. A maximum of 3 hours free parking at Sheung Shui Landmark North, Shatin New Town Plaza I & III (Saturday, Sunday & Public Holiday) or 4 hours free parking at Shatin New Town Plaza I & III (every Friday), Tai Po Mega Mall, Tuen Mun V city, Causeway Bay WTC and Yuen Long YOHO MALL, or 5 hours free parking at Kwun Tong apm, Tseung Kwan O East Point City, Mongkok MOKO and Kwai Fong Metroplaza.
3. Cardholders must drive-in the car during time slots when the mall offers free parking.
4. Cardholder can combine a maximum of 2 machine-printed sales invoices with the corresponding UnionPay Card sales slips from 2 different merchants in the same participating mall on the same transaction day and transaction amount should be no less than HK$100 each.
5. Each cardholder is eligible to redeem Free Parking once at each participating mall on each redemption day. Redemption with more than one UnionPay Card per each cardholder at each participating mall on the same day is unacceptable.
6. Split transactions will not be accepted. Cardholders' transaction from the same merchant cannot be split into multiple sales invoices or sales slips to participate in the promotion. Each sales invoice or sales slip can be used once only. It cannot be re-used in other promotions in the same participating mall (only applicable to Tai Po Mega Mall, V city and WTC). If only deposit is paid in that transaction, the eligible amount is the paid deposit on the same day, instead of the total amount of the transaction. The remaining balance cannot be used to participate in any other promotional activities.
7. Eligible amount is calculated in terms of each set of UnionPay Card card number and will only include the actual spending amount (only include the net payment amount after deduction of discount, SHKP Mall Gift Certificate, Credit Card cash rebate, privileged coupons or cash coupons). The transaction amount by the primary and supplementary card under the same Cardholder will be calculated separately.
8. Merchant invoices, receipts or sales slips from the following merchants or transactions will not be accepted for the promotion: purchase of merchant coupon (e.g. bakery voucher, cash coupon), sales of admission ticket (e.g. concert ticket), purchase of admission ticket to Ma Wan Park Noah's Ark or sky100, purchase or redemption of merchant cash coupon, gift card or redemption of SHKP Mall Gift Certificate, wet market, bank services, properties agency, medical and dental/clinic services, cross-boarder coach, travel agency, car-wash and car care services, car parking, tenants in office building, temporary exhibition booth, mail or fax ordering, telecommunication agency, kiosk, any insurance plan fee, exhibition venue, any payment services, trade-in transaction, any value-added services, sales of calling card, any monthly fee/telecommunication fee, membership or tuition fee payment, online shopping, email or phone ordering, cancelled or refunded transaction, Apple Store or other trades decided by Participating Malls.
9. Sales invoices, receipts or sales slips in copies, handwritten-styled or reprint will not be accepted.
10. Transactions do not include the cancelled, refunded, forged and unsettled transactions.
11. This promotion will only accept original copies of sales slips and machine-printed merchant sales invoices issued to Cardholders by merchants of Participating Malls. The original copy of sales slip should indicate the UnionPay Card card number, merchant name, transaction date, transaction amount, valid authorization code and signature of Cardholders (if applicable) clearly. Sales invoice from merchants should state the merchant name, transaction date, transaction amount and sales items clearly. If Cardholders cannot present the valid sales slips, sales invoices and/or UnionPay Card with consistent information including UnionPay Card card number, merchant name, transaction date, transaction amount etc, or the information provided by Cardholders is insufficient, Cardholders will not be able to redeem Free Parking for whatever reason.
12. Mall staffs have the right to make photocopies of the merchant sales slips and record the Cardholder's name, partial UnionPay Card card number and information on merchant sales invoices and sales slips. The personal information collected will only be used for this promotion. Provision of the above information by the Cardholders represents that Cardholders agree to the collection and understand the purpose of collection.
13. All original copies of merchant sales invoices will be stamped by mall staffs after verification. Cardholders cannot request refund from merchants with the sales invoices that have been stamped. The transaction amount that exceeds the minimum spending requirement cannot be used in other promotions.
14. In case of fraud or abuse, UnionPay Hong Kong, SHKP and Participating Malls reserve the right to disqualify the Cardholders immediately and retain the right for legal action. The Participating Malls reserve the right to cancel Free Parking for cancelled or returned transactions.
15. UnionPay Hong Kong, SHKP and Participating Malls shall not take any responsibility for any disputes related to promotion mechanism.
1.	Stylish Spring & Summer at Harbour City with UnionPay Card (refers to "Promotion") is applicable to UnionPay Credit and ATM Cards with card number starting with 62 (refers to "UnionPay Card"), except for the RMB cards issued by specific Hong Kong and Macau card issuing institutions and all UnionPay Prepaid Cards (including Harbour City Prepaid Gift Card). The qualified transaction must be settled via UnionPay network by swiping/tapping UnionPay Card UnionPay Mobile QuickPass or UnionPay App.
2.	UnionPay International Company Limited (refers to "UnionPay International") and Harbour City Estates Limited (refers to "Harbour City") are neither vendors nor service providers, thus UnionPay International and Harbour City are not responsible for the products or services provided by the merchants.
3.	UnionPay International and Harbour City reserve the right to amend or terminate the offers and terms and conditions at any time without prior notice, and shall not bear any responsibility caused by the amendments or the terminations.
4.	In case of disputes, the decision of UnionPay International and Harbour City shall be final.
5.	UnionPay International and Harbour City reserve the right to amend the terms and conditions in both Chinese and English version. In case of any discrepancy, the Chinese version shall prevail for all purposes.
Reward 1: Cardholders are entitled to receive a HK$100 Harbour City Designated Merchant Cash Coupon (refers to "Cash Coupon") upon spending of HK$1,500 (a maximum of 2 same-day sales slips with amount no less than HK$500 each from different merchants) at Beauty/Personal Care merchants at Harbour City on Fridays to Sundays and Hong Kong Public Holidays from 15 March to 30 June 2019 (i.e. 15-17, 22-24, 29-31 March, 5-7, 12-14, 19-22, 26-28 April, 1, 3-5, 10-13, 17-19, 24-26, 31 May, 2, 7-9, 14-16, 21-23 & 28-30 June 2019, total 51 days).
Reward 2: Cardholders are entitled to receive a HK$100 Harbour City Designated Merchant Cash Coupon and a Harbour City Handbag/Beauty Gift (valued at HK$200) upon spending of HK$10,000 (a maximum of 2 same-day sales slips with amount no less than HK$2,000 each from different merchants) at Beauty/Personal Care or Fashion merchants at Harbour City on Fridays to Sundays and Hong Kong Public Holidays from 15 March to 5 May 2019 (i.e. 15-17, 22-24, 29-31 March, 5-7, 12-14, 19-22, 26-28 April, 1 &3-5 May 2019, total 26 days).
Reward 3: Cardholders are entitled to receive a HK$500 Harbour City Gift Card (refers to "Gift Card") upon spending of HK$30,000 (a maximum of 6 same-day sales slips with amount no less than HK$5,000 each from different merchants) at Fashion or Watches, Jewellery & Accessories merchants at Harbour City and presentation of valid e-coupon on Fridays to Sundays and Hong Kong Public Holidays from15 March to 5 May 2019 (i.e. 15-17, 22-24, 29-31 March, 5-7, 12-14, 19-22, 26-28 April, 1 & 3-5 May 2019, total 26 days).
2.	Please refer to "your guide" of Harbour City for the full list of outlets. List of Beauty/Personal Care merchants includes outlets listed in "Beauty/Personal Care" category of "your guide", beauty section of Lane Crawford and LOG-ON and beauty & skincare section of LCX. List of Fashion merchants includes outlets listed in "Fashion" category of "your guide" and fashion section of Lane Crawford, Joyce and LCX. List of Watches, Jewellery & Accessories merchants includes outlets listed in "Watches, Jewellery & Accessories" category of "your guide", watches, jewellery & accessories section of Lane Crawford and accessories section of LCX.
3.	From 15 to 31 March 2019, cardholders are entitled to receive 2 extra Harbour Art Fair Admission Tickets (refers to "HAF Ticket") upon redemption of Reward 1 and Reward 2 and an extra Harbour Art Fair VIP Invitation Card (refers to "HAF VIP Card) upon redemption of Reward 3.
4.	Any outstanding balance after deducting the face value of Cash Coupon and Gift Card must be settled by UnionPay Card via UnionPay network.
5.	A quota of 7,500 for Reward 1 and Reward 2 and 3,300 for Reward 3 are available for redemption during promotion period. Each gift is available with daily quota on a first-come-first-served basis while stocks last.
6.	Each qualified transaction is eligible to be used for redemption once only. Sales slips and machine-printed merchant invoices used for redemption of Reward 1 cannot be reused to redeem Reward 2, sales slips and machine-printed merchant invoices used for redemption of Reward 2 cannot be reused to redeem Reward 3, and vice versa. Sales slips and machine-printed merchant invoices used in other promotions in Harbour City can be reused in this Promotion.
7.	Each card can be used to Reward 1, Reward 2 or Reward 3 once only per day.
8.	Cardholders must present the same-day original copies of valid sales slips and machine-printed merchant sales invoices from Harbour City, together with the UnionPay Card bearing the same card number on sales slips in person at Level 4, Gateway Arcade, Harbour City (Upstairs of GW3211A&B IRVINS Salted Egg) on transaction day from 12:30pm to 10:30pm. Staff members reserve the right to ask for identity proof for verification purpose.
9.	Eligible amount is calculated based on individual UnionPay Card card number and will only include the actual spending amount (only include the net payment amount after deduction of applicable discounts, privileged coupons or cash coupons). The transaction amount by the primary and supplementary card under the same cardholder will be calculated separately.
10.	This Promotion will only accept original copies of sales slips and machine-printed merchant sales invoices. The original copy of sales slip should indicate the UnionPay Card card number, merchant name, transaction date, transaction amount, valid authorisation code and signature of cardholders (if applicable) clearly. Machine-printed merchant sales invoice should state the merchant name, transaction date, transaction amount and sales items clearly. The transaction amount in both sales slips and machine-printed merchant sales invoices must be equivalent. If cardholders cannot present the valid machine-printed merchant sales invoices, sales slips and/or UnionPay Card with consistent information including UnionPay Card card number, merchant name, transaction date, transaction amount etc, or the information provided by cardholders is insufficient, cardholders will not be able to redeem rewards for whatever reason.
11.	Sales invoices from the following merchants or transactions are not eligible: value-adding services, purchase of Harbour City prepaid gift card and tenants' cash vouchers/gift vouchers/gift cards, membership fee payment, bank charges, medical charges, insurance and investment fee payment, telecommunication services, car parking fee, car wash services, wedding banquets, private and corporate functions at restaurant outlet, deposits on merchandise and meals. For instalment transactions, only the on-day first month's instalment payment amount will be accepted for participating in this Promotion. The remaining instalment amount cannot be used to participate in any other promotions. Duplicated, photocopied, handwritten and splitting sales invoices, receipts or sales slips will not be accepted.
12.	Split transactions will not be accepted. All original copies of machine-printed merchant sales invoices will be stamped by staff members at the redemption counter after redemption. Cardholders cannot request for refund from merchants with the stamped sales invoices. Balance of the transaction amount that exceeds the minimum spending requirement cannot be used in other promotions.
13.	The first 6 and last 4 digits of UnionPay Card card number and information on cardholders' machine-printed merchant sales invoices and sales slips will be collected for internal audit upon redemption. The information collected will be destroyed 2 months after the Promotion.
14.	Redeemed gifts cannot be transferred, exchanged for cash or other gifts. UnionPay International and Harbour City reserve the right to retrieve or cancel the transferred gift.
15.	Individual terms and conditions apply to Cash Coupon, Gift Card, HAF Ticket and HAF VIP Card. Please refer to respective terms and conditions for expiry date and details.
16.	Gifts will not be re-issued in case of loss or damage, and cannot be cancelled, altered, transferred, refunded or exchanged for cash under any conditions once being issued.
17.	In case of fraud or abuse, UnionPay International and Harbour City reserve the right to disqualify the cardholders immediately and retain the right for legal action. For any disqualified redemption/cardholder, UnionPay International and Harbour City reserve the right to retrieve the reward.
1.	Unless specified, the merchant offers (refers to "Merchant Offers") are valid till 31 December 2019.
2.	Cardholders must present the eligible UnionPay Card before payment. Transaction must be settled via UnionPay network to enjoy the offer.
3.	Merchant Offers are applicable to designated merchants at Harbour City only.
4.	Merchant Offers cannot be used in conjunction with other promotions, VIP/membership privildges, discounts, gift certificates discounted and fixed-priced items unless specified.
5.	Merchant Offers carry no cash value and cannot be exchanged for cash, other products or discounts.
6.	Merchant Offers are only available while stock lasts. Participating merchants reserve the right to replace the gift items with other gifts at the same value without prior notice.
7.	UnionPay International and Harbour City will not take any responsibility for any loss caused by the refusal of merhcants for offering.
8.	Individual terms and conditions apply to Merchant Offers. Please refer to respective merchant offer details or check with merchants.
1. Unless otherwise specified, the promotion is valid from now until 23:59:59 on 30 April 2019.
2. The promotion is applicable to UnionPay Credit Card with card number starting with 62 issued in Hong Kong and Macau (refers to as "UnionPay Card") and users making payments made on RentSmart mobile app with the UnionPay Card will enjoy the waiver of handling fee (refer to as "Promotion").
3. Unless otherwise specified, the Promotion cannot be used in conjunction with other merchant or membership benefits, promotions or discounts.
4. The Promotion is restricted by terms and conditions, please refer to RentSmart's homepage for details www.rentsmart.com.hk/payrent.
5. In case of dispute, the decision of UnionPay International Limited (refer to as "UnionPay International" and RentSmart Rental Services Limited (refer to as "RentSmart") shall be final and conclusive.
6. Enquiries regarding details of the Promotion shall be directed to customer service department of RentSmart, hotline: 6997-7887.
7. UnionPay International is neither vendor nor service provider, thus shall not take any responsibility for the products or services provided by RentSmart.
8. UnionPay International and RentSmart reserve the right to amend or terminate the offers and terms and conditions at any time without prior notice, and shall not bear any responsibility caused by the amendments or the terminations.
9. UnionPay International and RentSmart reserve the right to amend the terms and conditions in both Chinese and English version at any time without prior notice. In case of any discrepancy, the Chinese version shall prevail for all purposes.
2. The promotion is applicable to UnionPay Commercial Cards with card number starting with 62 (refers to "UnionPay Card") only, except the RMB cards issued by specific Hong Kong and Macau card issuing institutions.
1. The Promotion is valid till 30 June 2019 (refers to "Promotion Period").
2. The Promotion is applicable to UnionPay Credit and ATM Cards. The qualified transactions must be settled via UnionPay network.
3. The participating hotels from Sino Hotels include City Garden Hotel, Hong Kong Gold Coast Hotel, Island Pacific Hotel, The Pottinger Hong Kong and The Royal Pacific Hotel & Towers (refers to "Participating Hotels").
4. The Promotion cannot be used in conjunction with other promotions.
5. Each transaction is entitled to enjoy the offer once only. Split transactions are not accepted.
6. A quota of 6,000pcs of Gift Voucher is available for redemption throughout the Promotion Period in all Participating Hotels. Gift Voucher in each Participating Hotel is available on a first-come-first served basis while stock lasts.
7. If Cardholder fails to settle the full payment of accommodation by UnionPay Card, it is required to return Gift Voucher or pay HK$100 to Participating Hotels.
8. UnionPay International Company Limited (refers to "UnionPay International") is neither vendor nor service provider, thus UnionPay International shall not take any responsibility to the products or services provided.
9. UnionPay International and Sino Hotels reserve the right to amend or terminate the offers and terms and conditions at anytime without prior notice, and shall not bear any responsibility caused by the amendments or the terminations.
10. In case of disputes, the decision of UnionPay International and Sino Hotels shall be final.
1. Unless specified, the promotion is valid from 1 November 2018 to 30 April 2019, both days inclusive.
2. The promotion is applicable to all UnionPay Credit and ATM Cards with card number starting with 62 (refers to "UnionPay Card"), except the RMB cards issued by specific Hong Kong and Macau card issuing institutions. Payment should be settled via UnionPay network in order to enjoy the offers.
3. The offer can only be enjoyed once for each transaction. Cardholder must be one of the passengers in order to enjoy the offer.
4. The price and itinerary are subject to the final confirmation at purchase. No prior notice will be given for changes.
5. The offer is available with daily quota on a first-come-first-served basis while stock lasts.
6. The offer is not applicable to online payment.
7. The offer cannot be cancelled, altered (including but not limited to change of itinerary, date and route), transferred, refunded or exchanged for cash under any conditions once they are issued.
8. The offer is only applicable to designated bus route and bound by corresponding terms and conditions. For details, please contact CTS Express Coach or visit www.hkctsbus.com.
9. UnionPay International Company Limited (refers to "UnionPay International") and China UnionPay are neither vendors nor service providers, thus UnionPay International and China UnionPay are not responsible for the products or services provided by the merchants.
10. UnionPay International, China UnionPay and Participating Merchants reserve the right to amend or terminate the offer and terms and conditions at any time without prior notice, and shall not bear any responsibility caused by the amendments or the terminations.
11. Participation in the Promotion constitutes an acceptance of all terms and conditions of the Promotion.
12. In case of disputes, the decision of UnionPay International, China UnionPay and Participating Merchant shall be final.
13. UnionPay International, China UnionPay and Participating Merchant reserve the right to amend the terms and conditions in both Chinese and English version. In case of any discrepancy, the Chinese version shall prevail for all purposes.
14. For any queries regarding the Promotion, please contact UnionPay International Service Hotline at 800 967 222 or China UnionPay Customer Service Hotline at 95516.
1. The promotion is valid from now to 30 June 2019.
2. The promotion is applicable to UnionPay Card issued in Hong Kong and Macao with card number starting with 62.
3. To entitle the merchant offers, Cardholders must present the UnionPay Card, Debit Card or UnionPay Mobile QuickPass before transaction and pay via UnionPay network.
4. Unless specified, the offer cannot be used in conjunction with other offers, merchant/member privileges, coupon, promotional items, discounts, gift voucher or discounted set/food items.
5. Each UnionPay Card can be used to enjoy the offer once in total per day in all participating outlets of each merchant.
6. Each UnionPay Card can be used to enjoy the offer 5 times in total in all participating outlets of each merchant during the promotion period.
7. The offer cannot be exchanged with cash.
8. Merchant offers are only available while stock lasts. Participating merchants reserve the right to replace the gift item with other gifts with same value.
9. The offer is bound by individual terms and conditions. Please check with merchants for details.
3. Above offers cannot be used in conjunction with other promotions provided by Travelzoo.
4. Before participating in the activity, please carefully read the relevant terms and conditions of this activity. UnionPay International is not the service provider, and will not be responsible for the services or products provided by Travelzoo. Any dispute arising from the quality of the products and services will be solely responsible by Travelzoo.
1. Promotion period: 1 June 2018 to 31 May 31 2019.
2. Promotion Platform: Trip.com English (US) website and app.
3. Promotional codes can only be claimed by entering the first 6 digits of a valid UnionPay Platinum/UnionPay Diamond/UnionPay TravelMate credit card. After claiming a promotional code, it can be selected and applied to a booking when filling in the passenger information.
4. Promotional codes can only be used when paying in USD with a valid UnionPay Platinum/UnionPay Diamond/UnionPay TravelMate credit card.
5. Promotional codes cannot be used on bookings that only include flights within mainland China.
7. Promotional codes are valid for 30 days from the date they are added to your Trip.com account.
8. Promotional codes are limited and can be claimed on a first come, first served basis.
9. One promotional code per booking allowed.
10. A limit of one promotional code per Trip.com account per month applies. Each device can only be used to obtain one promotional code per month.
12. Promotional codes cannot be used in conjunction with other discounts.
13. Promotional codes cannot be exchanged for cash or points.
1.	The promotion is applicable to UnionPay Credit Card and ATM Card with card number starting with 62 (refers to"UnionPay Card") except the RMB cards issued by specific Hong Kong and Macau card issuing institutions. The qualified transaction must be settled via UnionPay network.
2.	Individual terms and conditions apply to merchant offers. Please check with merchants for details. More offers are available at www.unionpayintl.com/en.
3.	UnionPay International Company Limited is neither vendor nor service provider, thus shall not take any responsibility for the products or services provided by the merchants.
4.	In case of any discrepancy on the terms and conditions in Chinese and English version, the Chinese version shall prevail for all purposes.
1.	The promotion is valid till 30 June 2019 (refers to "Promotion Period").
2.	The promotion is applicable to all UnionPay Credit Cards issued by Macao institutions with card number starting with 62 (refers to "UnionPay Card").
3.	Cardholders can enjoy MOP5 off upon spending of MOP6 via UnionPay Automatic Payment at designated car parks in Macao after successful binding of vehicle licence plate with the "E-Park" App (refers to "APP") with UnionPay Card.
4.	Each vehicle licence plate can be registered the promotion once only. A maximum of MOP100 free parking offer can be deducted for each APP account.
5.	Each APP account is entitled to enjoy the offer twice per day only based on the car exit time, i.e. if the car entered the car park at 11pm on the 20th and left at 7am on the 21st, it would be counted as the quota dated 21st.
6.	The promotion is valid till 24:00 on 30 June 2019 (based on the car exit time).
7.	The offer is available on a first-come-first-served basis while quota lasts.
8.	The offer cannot be used in conjunction with other promotions, discounts and vouchers.
9.	The offers carry no cash value and cannot be exchanged for cash, other products or discounts.
10.	UnionPay International Company Limited (refers to "UnionPay International") is neither vendor nor service provider, thus shall not take any responsibility to the products or services provided by the merchants.
11.	UnionPay International and participating car parks reserve the right to amend or terminate the offers and terms and conditions at anytime without prior notice, and shall not bear any responsibility caused by the amendments or the terminations.
12.	In case of dispute, the decision of UnionPay International and participating car parks shall be final.
13.	UnionPay International and participating car parks reserve the right to amend the terms and conditions in both Chinese and English version. In case of any discrepancy, the Chinese version shall prevail for all purposes.
1. The promotion is valid till 31 May 2019 (refers to "Promotion Period").
2. The promotion is applicable to UnionPay App bundling with UnionPay Card with card number starting with 6. User must pay by QR code payment via UnionPay network to enjoy the offer.
3. The offer is available on a first-come-first-served basis while stock lasts.
4. The offer can only be enjoyed once for each transaction. Cardholder must be one of the passengers in order to enjoy the offer.
5. The offer is applicable to designated bus route and bound by corresponding terms and conditions. For details, please contact bus company.
7. The offer is not applicable to purchase of cash coupon and other top up service.
8. The offer cannot be cancelled, refunded, transferred, altered (including but not limited to change of itinerary, date and route) or exchanged for cash under any conditions once they are issued.
9. UnionPay International Company Limited (refers to "UnionPay International") is neither vendor nor service provider, thus UnionPay International shall not be responsible for the products or services provided by the merchants.
10. UnionPay International and Participating Merchant reserve the right to amend or terminate the offer and terms and conditions at any time without prior notice, and shall not bear any responsibility caused by the amendments or the terminations.
11. In case of disputes, the decision of UnionPay International and Participating Merchant shall be final.
1. The promotion is applicable to all Saint Honore Cake Shop in Hong Kong.
2. Each valid UnionPay Card can be used via UnionPay App to enjoy the offer once per day at merchant participating outlets. A day refers to the period from 23:00 of the previous day to 22:59:59 of the following day. Quota applies, while stock lasts.
3. Unless specified, the offer cannot be used in conjunction with other offers, merchant/member privileges, coupon, promotional items, discounts, gift voucher and discounted set/food items.
4. The offer is not applicable to purchase of cash coupon and value-added service.
5. The offer cannot be exchanged with cash.
6. Terms and conditions apply. Please check with shop staff for details.
7. For enquiry, please contact customer service hotline at 800 967 222.
1. Unless specified, the promotion is valid till 30 June 2019.
2. The promotion is applicable to pay by QR code payment (Including UnionPay APP and Bank APP etc.) via UnionPay network to enjoy the offer.
3. Each UnionPay Card can be used to enjoy the offer once per day. Quota applies, while stock lasts. A day refers to the period from 23:00 of the previous day to 22:59:59 of the following day.
5. The offer is not applicable to purchase of cash coupon and value-added service.
6. The offer cannot be exchanged with cash.
7. The offer is bound by individual terms and conditions. Please check with merchants for details.
8. The offer is applicable to the designated outlets of participating merchants. Please check with shop staff for details. UnionPay International reserves the right to amend the definition of designated merchants and outlets at any time.
1. The promotion is applicable to all Sa Sa outlets in Hong Kong (including Sa Sa Mart, SHINE by Sa Sa and Sa Sa Boutique).
2. Each valid UnionPay Card can be used to enjoy the offer once per day at merchant participating outlets. A day refers to the period from 23:00 of the previous day to 22:59:59 of the following day. Quota applies, while stock lasts.


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News Local School security guard jailed for sexually exploiting minors
School security guard jailed for sexually exploiting minors
Nicosia Criminal Court on Thursday sentenced a school security guard to four years in prison after finding him guilty of sexually exploiting minors, posession of child pornography and child grooming. It also banned him for life from working in places frequented by children. The trial was held behind closed doors.
The 28 year old defendant had taken advantage of his access to pupils at an upper secondary school in the Nicosia district to set a trap for five of them (four were aged 17-18 and one was 16-17).
He tricked them by creating a false Facebook account with a woman's name and sent a number of messages on Messenger encouraging them to send back photos of themselves in the nude as well as videos. He then told them the account belonged to a young woman who collected naked photos on her phone and that this would help police arrest her. And he told them they would receive an award for their action.
The deception came to light when one of the pupils noticed that the e-signature of the accused was similar to that of the purported owner of the account.
The accused was arrested and immediately admited to the crime.
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In my last couple of posts I've been going through some of the basic principles of fluid mechanics. From some of the basic approximations that make the equation possible to analytically solve in this post, to some more specialised theory in the context of planetary systems in this post. In these posts we've been slowly working towards being able to understand the fluid mechanics used in modeling the atmospheres of exoplanets; which is just what I intend to do in this post. In order to improve current weather and climate models, scientists at both the UK Met Office and the University of Exeter have been collaborating to develop and test a new dynamical core for their global circulation model (GCM), called Unified Model (UM).
Before introducing the equations that are solved by the dynamical core, it's important to go over a few physical concepts that make an appearance in the formulation of the Unified Model.
As we're dealing explicitly with a planetary atmosphere, we can define our geometry with this in mind. If we define a set of orthogonal coordinates which we shall label , and . These Cartesian axes rotate around the axes with angular velocity . Around this coordinate system we now adopt a standard spherical coordinates system oriented such that the longitude is in the plane and the latitude varies in .
In line with astrophysical and meteorological convention we also define the the zonal and meridional direction. In reference to a planet, zonal refers to a direction following a circle of latitude around the globe in the west-east direction; whereas the meridional direction means 'along a meridian', or in a north-south direction.
where is the absolute temperature of the parcel measured in K, is the gas constant for air and is the specific heat capacity of at constant pressure. In the context of meteorology, is usually taken as Pa, or 1000 hPa.
where is the puressure at the surface of the planet is the gas constant for dry air, is the heat capacity of dry air at constant pressure, is a the absolute temperature and is the potential temperature.
In this expression the non-dimensional term acts as a source term for the equation, which is then multiplied by the heating rate divided by .
Now that we have the set of equations that make up the dynamical core of the UM, a momentum equation for each coordinate, a continuity equation to ensure mass conservation, a thermodynamic energy equation which describes heating of the fluid and an equation of state which describes an idea gas, we can consider some test cases for which they are applicable. Considered in the research relating to this post are both terrestrial planets and hot Jupiters. Both of these cases are important to test due to Earth-like exoplanet climates and the dynamics of hot Jupiter atmospheres being very active research areas.
with generally being defined in literature as the pressure difference between the top and bottom pressure of a model. Usefully, we can note that if the pressure at the upper boundary is 0, then this generalised form of the equation will become the equation for the special case we mentioned above. This coordinate system is useful as it allows the complex bottom boundary conditions that the orography of the planets surface would cause. However, there is no orography for these test cases.
where day. Given this prescription the prognostic variables can then be time averaged and compared to other results as an intercomparison test for GCM validity. This test exists mainly because analytical tests, such as the Sod shock tube for advection in 1D, aren't possible for complex flow like global circulation.
As opposed to the Held-Suarez test, which is meant to test the code, this test is designed to offer insight into model parametrisations and the accuracies thereof. Instead of being able to exactly reproduce the characteristics of Earth's global circulation, as was the aim of the Held-Suarez test, it's often far more useful to be able to reproduce the main qualitative features for a more general case. The main reason being that the atmospheric conditions on Earth are very well known so the models can be tweaked to fit the known conditions, however conditions on exoplanets aren't so well constrained. Models need to be able to reliably reproduce global circulation for an atmosphere without a priori knowledge of its characteristics, such is the case on all planets outside of the Solar System.
where, given that there is no orography present on the surface, , is the start height of the top level damping and is a coefficient.
The radiative timescale is once again set to days throughout the atmosphere. There are also simplifications made to the equations in the dynamical core, however we shall not detail that in this summary. Now that we have a shallow test case laid out for a hot Jupiter, what about the full hot Jupiter?
This is run using the full set of governing equations and, as with the tidally locked Earth-like case, a sponge layer is added in for numerical stability. The sponge layer is defined in the tidally locked Earth case, but for this we alter the parameters, taking a value of for all cases, for the deep and shallow equations, but for the full equations.
For this post I've been through some details of the formulation of the Met Office's global circulation model, the Unified Model. These equations include the momentum equations, the equation of continuity, the thermodynamic equation for the system and finally the equation of state. Having gone through these core equations of the UM, we then go on to briefly summarise some test cases which the UM was subjected to. These ranged from simple, Earth-like cases to hot Jupiter cases. If you'd like more details on any of the cases I described to you the links to papers are down in the references, and if you're interested I highly recommend checking them out. Until next time, I hope you enjoyed reading this long, drawn out post as much as I enjoyed researching and writing it. Until next time, thanks for reading.
Mayne, N. J.; Baraffe, I.; Acreman, D. M.; Smith, C.; Browning, M. K.; Skålid Amundsen, D.; Wood, N.; Thuburn, J. & Jackson, D. R. (2013), 'The UM, a fully–compressible, non–hydrostatic, deep atmosphere GCM, applied to hot Jupiters', ArXiv e-prints.
Mayne, N. J.; Baraffe, I.; Acreman, D. M.; Smith, C.; Wood, N.; Skålid Amundsen, D.; Thuburn, J. & Jackson, D. R. (2013), 'Using the UM dynamical cores to reproduce idealised 3-D flows', Geoscientific Model Development Discussions 6, 3681-3741.
Staniforth, A.and White, A.; Wood, N.; Thuburn, J.; Zerroukat, M.; Cordero, E. & Davies, T. (2003), 'Joy of U.M. 5.5 – Model Formulation', (15).
Held, I. M. & Suarez, M. J. (1994), 'A Proposal for the Intercomparison of the Dynamical Cores of Atmospheric General Circulation Models', Bull. Amer. Meteor. Soc. 75(10), 1825–1830.
Menou, K. & Rauscher, E. (2009), 'Atmospheric Circulation of Hot Jupiters: A Shallow Three-Dimensional Model', 700, 887-897.
Heng, K.; Menou, K. & Phillipps, P. J. (2011), 'Atmospheric circulation of tidally locked exoplanets: a suite of benchmark tests for dynamical solvers', 413, 2380-2402.


It's just human nature to start popping that bubble wrap once you get your hands on it. Many of us squash ugly bugs that are messing with our summery sweet drink.
Oggipital is a game where you can please your slicing and squashing skills without harming a single real bug or sheet of bubble wrap. Pinch in, pinch out, and see those funny characters go "pop"!
The game is about quick decisions and accurate finger moves, about the pursuit of the highest score, about a pure level-up, and a clean play-through. Plus, the characters of the game look sweet and dandy as well, that never hurts, right? Meet the Kisau Veelas and the Oggiput, and in the same go, get that high score!
If you are anything like us here at Sneeweis, you're going to love the fast-paced tempo of it – expect hair-tearing sudden deaths and rapid Game Over-screens, and fast-paced thrills when you're on the roll. There's always another new game, right there – nothing like the previous game, but an equally potential candidate for the high score. This, we think, puts the game into the loved "casual game" category. What else would you be doing when chilling at home on the sofa?
Can you find the optimal strategy and tune your finger skills to beat everyone on the planet? We haven't been able to, so far. Apple's Game Center will keep track of your scores, so log in, and challenge your friends for a race up the leaderboards!
Quick and short game sessions.
Cut the characters by doing a horizontal "zoom in" move.
If you make a mistake such as cut vertically, or a miss, the Oggiput character will enter the field. Do a "zoom out" (pinch) move, also horizontally, to get rid of him.
Cut the characters to collect enough of one kind to level up.
Watch out for sudden deaths – even one mistake can end the game.
The game is suitable for every age, from kid to grandparent. There's no graphical violence in it, and not a single IAP (In-App Purchase) or advertisement bugging you. Pure action gameplay all through.
System requirements: iOS 7 installed on an iPhone (4, 4S, or newer), iPad (2, or newer), any iPad Mini, or iPod Touch (5th generation or newer). The game is a "Universal app", working both on an iPhone/iPod, and iPad.
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Disses everyone from Elizabeth Taylor to the cast of Friends.
Kathleen Turner gave a scorched-earth interview to Vulture on Tuesday, dissing everyone from Elizabeth Taylor to the cast of Friends.
"I'll be quite honest...I didn't feel very welcomed by the [Friends] cast," the 64-year-old Oscar nominee said about playing Helena Handbasket, Chandler's transgender parent on the hit sitcom. "The Friends actors were such a clique--but I don't think my experience with them was unique. I think it was simply that they were such a tight little group that nobody from the outside mattered." However, she added, "I do respect the camaraderie they had. You can see camaraderie on the screen."
'It was terrible. The first day Burt came in he made me cry. He said something about not taking second place to a woman. His behavior was shocking. It never occurred to me that I wasn't someone's equal. I left the room sobbing. I called my husband and said, "I don't know what to do." He said, "You just do the job." It got to be very hostile because the crew began taking sides. But as for the performance, I was able to put the negativity aside. I'm not convinced Burt was."
"I don't think she was very skilled. And Edward Albee disliked the film (Who's Afraif of Virgina Woolf?) intensely. In the play, when George comes in he pours himself a drink and then nurses that drink the whole evening. The film got that completely wrong. Taylor and Richard Burton are drunk and screaming at each other the whole time. I heard somebody once say [about the film], "I get this at home. Why would I go see it?" But I was lucky that I got to do the play myself and show the humor in it for God's sake. Luck has a big part in anyone's career, yeah?"
"He [Nicolas Cage] was very difficult on set. But the director allowed what Nicolas wanted to do with his role, so I wasn't in a position to do much except play with what I'd been given. If anything, it [Cage's portrayal] only further illustrated my character's disillusionment with the past. The way I saw it was, yeah, he was that as#####."


Pondicherry, recently renamed Puducherry continues to surprise visitors with its French quarters and demeanor. This city is an Indian tourist's budget-friendly ticket to France. While the rest of India was ruled by the British, Pondicherry was a French colony for nearly 300 years. The umbilical cord is still intact through the French architecture, museums, French cuisine and large number of French tourists visiting the city each year. Many of the Pondicherry locals can speak fluent French too. The tie of Pondicherrians with their colonizers is so strong, that the French National Day (or Bastille Day) is celebrated here with great pomp and grandeur. If you want to experience a piece of France without spending a fortune, then visit Pondicherry during the Bastille Day.
The quaint and laid back coastal city of Pondicherry comes alive on July 14 on the eve of Annual Bastille Day. This day is celebrated to honour the French soldiers who lost their lives in battles and is a very patriotic day for the French. Pondicherry wakes up three and a half hours ahead of Paris to celebrate the Bastille Day. Pondicherry celebrates it's the French roots by singing Indian and French national songs. As the day progresses flags of both the countries are tied and hoisted together. Later on, the retired soldier's parade through the streets and the residents along with the tourists gather around the heart of the city to witness this grand parade.
For those interested in history and culture, Bastille Day can be used as an opportunity to explore the city's French connection. A section of the city still retains the remnants of French architecture in buildings and streets. The French colonies are very close to the typical Indian localities. If you are a first timer to Pondicherry, you might very well feel that you have magically travelled from India to France by just taking a turn down the street. There are several museums and heritage centres showcasing the era of French rule in Pondicherry.
Annual Bastille Day is definitely the best time to visit Pondicherry if you are seeking the French flavours in your food. While you are there, do not just stop with the parade and the museum hopping. Treat your taste buds to some exquisite French cuisine in the restaurants of Pondicherry too. There are certain dishes served in the French styled restaurants, that you will find (only in France) nowhere else in India. The restaurants stack up their menus with special Bastille Day delicacies, that are genuinely French.
Pondicherry is well connected by trains from all over the country and the railway station is right in the heart of the city.


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Movie Review – Tarzan
June 16, 1999 chaos	Leave a comment
Directed by Kevin Lima and Chris Buck
Starring the voices of Tony Goldwin, Minnie Driver, Glenn Close, Lance Henrikson, Brian Blessed, Nigel Hawthorn, Wayne Knight, and Rosie O'Donnel
I saw this film immediatly after I saw The Iron Giant. I almost didn't want to see it, because I wanted a little more time to digest The Iron Giant. But, Disney has been on the upswing in their animated films in these last few years, so I thought I'd give it a chance.
I'm sure we're all framiliar with the tale. Tarzan's human family is shipwrecked off the coast of Africa. His parents, however, are soon killed by a leopard, and Tarzan is adopted by the ape Kala (Close). She raises Tarzan (Goldwyn) as her son, much to the dismay of the leader of the apes, Kerchak (Henrikson). He's just suspicious of outsiders. Tarzan grows up, befrinding the elephant Tantor (Knight), and the ape Terk (O'Donnel). But soon, man comes to the jungle, in the form of Jane (Driver), her professor father (Hawthorn), and their guide Clayton (Blessed). When Tarzan encounters other humans for the first time, this leads to his inner conflict as to which world he belongs. Sure, the apes are his family, but he's falling in love with Jane. Oh, and Clayton is a poacher bent on capturing all the apes and selling them to zoos.
After The Iron Giant, this film just seemed to ring hollow for me. Sure, it is one of Disney's best of later years, but it was lacking genuine heart. It has many pluses for it though. Phil Collins' songs (mostly focusing on jungle drums) are a great asset to the film. These characters have to be some of the most formed in all of Disney's more recent animated films. And, you know that the animation is top notch. I still recommend it, but not as highly as The Iron Giant.
3.5 Nibs


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Multigene Panel Tests Yield Clues to Breast and Ovarian Cancer Risk
Greg Kennelty
What do patients think about being tested for many genes that may impact their hereditary risk for breast or ovarian cancer, beyond the well-known BRCA mutations?
Allison W. Kurian, MD, MSc
What do patients think about being tested for many genes that may impact their hereditary risk for breast or ovarian cancer, beyond the well-known BRCA mutations? Getting a better understanding of patient attitudes toward multigene panel testing was among the goals of research recently reported at the 2016 ASCO Annual Meeting by Allison W. Kurian, MD, MSc, associate professor of Medicine and of Health Research and Policy, Stanford University School of Medicine.
In the first study she led of nearly 100,000 patients who were clinically tested for hereditary cancer risk, utilization of multigene panel sequencing was found to detect ovarian cancer—associated mutations in 11 genes.1 Using a 25-gene panel test, 14% of the 95,561 women from the database were found to have a genetic mutation. One-third of patients harbored unexpected genes—such as breast cancer genes—which do not typically appear on standard tests.
Here second study, also presented at the ASCO meeting, examined the potential harms of multiplex testing for cancer risk, such as unwarranted surgery or adverse psychological effects. However, results showed that, at a 3-month follow-up after genetic testing, the rates of patient distress, intrusive thoughts, or regret of testing were found to be low.2
In a recent interview, Kurian discussed these studies utilizing multigene panels to uncover previously undetected risks in patients with breast and ovarian cancer.
Can you give us an overview of your ongoing study on multigene panel testing?
Kurian: This is an interim report of a clinical trial that we've been doing, and that trial is evaluating a multiple-gene panel test. Instead of the older practice of testing for only one or two genes when people come in with a family history of breast cancer or colon cancer, this is a panel that tests 25 genes. This is quite a few more than we usually test.
The goals of this study are to understand the yield when we do this bigger panel and to determine what proportion of patients has harmful mutations, as well as variants of uncertain significance. We also want to very much understand the patient's perspective and the outcomes. Is this information that upsets patients? Does it drive them to do things that we would rather them not do, such as preventive surgery that might be unwarranted based on the results? Do they have high levels of distress? That's been the intention of the study.
This is an interim analysis where we've enrolled 1000 of the total 2000 patients. The study enrolled rather quickly—it was 1000 within the first year at 3 centers. One of the real strengths of the study that we see is the diversity of the patients, both in terms of ethnicity and sociodemographic background. One-third of the patients had no higher than high school as their level of education; I believe 30% to 40% were of Hispanic ethnicity, and about 29% were Spanish-speaking only. It's a nice, diverse population and one where we think we would have a good chance of really seeing the impact on a real-world population of genetic testing. This is not what we see often in a tertiary referral center, so we like that a lot.
What did you learn about patient attitudes surrounding multigene panel tests?
What we found was that about 3 months after genetic testing, which are the results we recently presented, the rates of distress, of intrusive thoughts, or regret of testing were really very low. We were encouraged that there doesn't seem to be an early signal for harm from this kind of testing from a psychological perspective. We also saw a very low use of preventive surgery among patients who had negative or uncertain results, which was encouraging to see, and we saw a good understanding of the results in terms of patients notifying their family members when a result was positive.
Those were the main findings. The caveats are that the follow-up is short at this point; it's only about 3 months follow-up. We're going to follow patients much longer, so really this is an early safety signal at this point and needs further follow-up.
Can you also talk about gene panel testing for possible ovarian cancer risks?
This is a study focused on understanding the level of cancer risk with gene mutations, again using one of these large multiple-gene panels. I think the significance here is that more and more patients are being tested with these panels, and much of the time the genes on the panels are associated with risks that are not really well-defined. For example, we might have a patient who had breast cancer and maybe we find a mutation in a gene like CHEK2 or ATM. We think we're beginning to understand the breast cancer risk, but we really don't know the associated ovarian cancer risks, and that's important because if the risk is high, this woman should be protected by being offered preventive surgery. So it would really change care.
Thus far, there have not been large, well-powered studies of penetrants for associated cancer risk with these mutations in general. What we did was use a large database from a testing laboratory to look at penetrants, or associated risk of ovarian cancer with these gene mutations. We had 95,531 total patients, so it was really a large sample size, and upward of 5000 ovarian cancer patients. That was a real strength of the study. We were able to use a few different statistical methods to analyze the risk of ovarian cancer, and we used the few different methods as sort of a backup check to make sure our results would be relatively consistent.
What we found was quite interesting. We found about 14% of ovarian cancer patients did have a genetic mutation on this panel, and about a third of these mutations were in what I would describe as unexpected genes, or genes that aren't typical for our standard testing. A number of them were genes we typically think of as breast cancer genes, not necessarily ovarian cancer genes. I think it'll be interesting to understand the ovarian cancer risk.
Caveats to this type of study is that it is a sample that is attained from clinical practice, which is not the same thing as a carefully controlled trial, so there are always questions there about data collection methods and those sorts of things. To the best of our ability, we think that these are reasonably valid based on prior work and based on what we see through different analytic methods. At this point I think this is going to be something that needs further study, but it is quite interesting in terms of the ovarian cancer risks that we see.
Kurian AW, Hughes E, Handorf E, et al. Association of ovarian cancer (OC) risk with mutations detected by multiple-gene germline sequencing in 95,561 women. J Clin Oncol. 2016;34 (suppl; abstr 5510).
Kurian AW, Idos G, Culver J, et al. Safety of multiplex gene testing for inherited cancer risk: Interim analysis of a clinical trial. J Clin Oncol. 2016;34 (suppl; abstr 1503).
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The Independent Electoral Commission (IEC) has appealed to voters to respect the privacy and secrecy of their vote by refraining from taking pictures in the ballot booth and of their marked ballot papers in this week's election.
The popularity of selfies – a self-portrait photograph, typically taken with a hand-held digital camera or camera phone – along with a number of social media campaigns promoting voting selfies, has increased the risk of undermining the secrecy of the vote.
Following voting by South Africans abroad last week, a number of photographs appeared on social media in which voters had photographed their marked ballot papers.
The Electoral Commission strongly supports voters expressing their support for democracy and the elections through social media and selfies but these should be within the law.
"Voters may take photographs of themselves outside the voting station and of their inked thumbs to show their participation.
"However, voters are reminded that it is an offence to take and/or publish photographs, which reveal a person's vote on a ballot paper. Upon conviction, offenders will be liable to a fine or a term of imprisonment not exceeding one year," the IEC said.
While taking a camera or photographic equipment into the voting booth is prohibited, it is not feasible to remove every voter's cell phone and to return these to voters after they have voted.
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KAM FOR CAPITAL? While banks demand regular repayments and interest on loans regardless of whether or not the lender succeeds, private investors are more flexible but often require a stake in the company. But where can you find the right investor? There is more choice.
There is a group of people who have resources. On the other hand, there are those who have good ideas but have no money to implement them. The first ones usually want to earn, others need to get funding for the start. A mutually beneficial constellation can happen if they can meet at the right moment.
The place of mutual meeting of investors with creative entrepreneurs is more and more Internet. HN bring tips to find suitable investors.
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I'm don't agree with Anthony Lubrano on everything. The trustee-elect's insistence on making trustees apologize for firing Joe Paterno is misguided. He often talks about greater "transparency" among trustees, but hasn't proposed specific plans to improve it. And he's still teaming up with Penn Staters for Responsible Stewardship, whose most vocal members have often made comments that are more militant than responsible.
But I liked what he had to say in today's Associated Press story, which introduced the three new alumni trustees who will officially take office on Thursday or Friday.
Taliaferro and McCombie have fallen in line faster than I imagined they would. When trustees President Karen Peetz told board members not to comment on recently released e-mails from top Penn State administrators, "McCombie and Taliaferro each said they wanted to wait for more information to be released before offering their opinions," the AP article said.
Lubrano defiantly released his own statement about the emails. Although it lacked substance, at least he didn't blindly salute his president like his peers.
Anthony Lubrano is the only one who seems to get it. And he just might be our only hope for real change on the Board of Trustees next year.