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Boat cameras: Big Brother on board
Sam Fortescue
The latest boat camera tech uses machine learning to help protect, manoeuvre and navigate our vessels. Sam Fortescue investigates
Machine learning can now help protect, manoeuvre and navigate our boats
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Boat cameras: tech to keep you safe
Cheap, reliable camera technology is everywhere, from mobile phones to car parking aids, and now, inevitably, on boats.
The capabilities of the camera have developed fast, from a few rows of grainy footage to high-resolution and infrared night vision technology.
And now boats are benefiting from this leap forward, coupled with the ever-increasing bandwidth of marine network protocols like NMEA.
The use cases on board fall under three broad headings. Most obviously, perhaps, there is the security element – remote monitoring of the boat using a video camera feed.
BRNKL sends still images of any intruders direct to your phone and can also send HD video files. Credit: BRNKL
Then there is docking assistance technology, which is mostly focused in the motorboat sector, but can provide a welcome boost on sailing boats too.
And right at the cutting edge, there is collision avoidance and search-and-rescue, such as the award-winning OSCAR.
While this technology might be the domain of high-budget solo racing boats at the moment, it is the 'extra pair of eyes' element that will appeal to cruising sailors, who often also sail shorthanded, if not solo.
Boat cameras: security first
When remote boat monitoring first emerged, the idea was to get a narrow band of critical safety data ashore.
That meant the capability of transmitting a few kilobytes of information relating to the bilge pump, water levels, GPS position and battery voltage.
The technology has matured, and new applications are constantly being developed. Some remote monitor units are two-way, and can switch on the boat's instruments for a short burst to measure wind speed and depth, or to turn the fridge or heating on prior to arrival.
Others have developed a whole suite of sensors to cover security – reed switches on hatch frames and infrared motion detectors.
Yacht Sentinel was one of the early leaders in remote vessel monitoring, which now also includes still and video image. Credit: Sentinel
This is all still relatively low bandwidth, though, with detection tripping an alarm message and maybe a short burst of data. The advent of fast 4G mobile telephony has changed that.
We are used to sending photos and streaming videos on the move, and the remote monitor in your boat can do the same, at very low cost.
All you need is a compatible boat camera on board.
Canada's BRNKL remote monitor (£999.95) was an early developer of getting security photos off the boat.
When an intruder is detected, the unit automatically sends a photo to your phone. And you can access a live image at any time by touching a button on the app.
The Garmin Surround View camera system with 6 boat cameras lets your chartplotter act like a car's parking sensor. Credit: Garmin
'We have had a number of sailors catch burglars on their boats using the BRNKL security system, including boats in North America and Europe,' says founder Brandon Wright.
'The camera has not only been used for security, but also to check on weather conditions at the boat and of course to show off to friends!'
Yacht Sentinel has taken the idea a step further with its Sentinel Cam 2 (£459), which shoots HD video (1080p standard). The wireless camera has been specially engineered for efficiency, drawing just 400mA of current and consuming less than 100MB of data each month – well within the limits of a cheap sim card.
You can plug the camera into boat power on a 12v system, or leave it to run for up to six months on its own internal battery.
Garmin's GC100 wireless camera can be integrated with up to 7 cameras around the boat
When coupled with a 4G WiFi router, it will shoot a burst of 30 seconds of video when an alarm goes off, or on demand.
'Following the trend of smart security systems equipping more and more houses worldwide, we believe Sentinel Cam… will soon become a critical piece of equipment for anyone wishing to monitor a boat at an affordable price,' explained Sentinel CEO Romain Devismes.
BRNKL is on a similar path, having just launched a new unit that will log up to 4TB of video and data. It is compatible with major camera brands, and can stream the output to users via a remote monitoring subscription.
The main limitation for all brands is bandwidth.
Garmin's surround view boat cameras are small and flush, but need careful alignment
CCTV cameras can manage 4K video quality and better – in line with the latest TVs. But these systems are normally hardwired, because you need a very fast connection speed for detailed images.
Using 4G to transfer such weighty video would only work if you had a perfect connection.
Most digital boat cameras use a much smaller sensor capable of 720p or 1080p video. Added to that, images are heavily compressed by the camera's software, further reducing bandwidth requirements.
This is key for true global monitoring, which can fall back on a satellite connection when the boat is off the grid.
The CAM220 is a rugged high definition video camera. It uses infrared lights to see at night, though it isn't a thermal imaging camera
'Axis Communications cameras offer enhanced compression algorithms like Zipstream, where we have seen a 90% reduction in required throughput on video that to the naked eye has the exact same quality,' says BRNKL's Wright.
'I can foresee video monitoring becoming more economical over satellite communications such as Starlink or even lower-bandwidth Iridium NEXT networks. The challenge comes when trying to stream live video feeds.'
It is a challenge with which the industry is grappling – hoping to deliver that other great benefit of remote monitoring: remote diagnostics.
Separately to security, live video has the power to allow expert technicians to spot and fix problems without ever setting foot on the boat.
'In the military and industrial markets that we operate in, we have seen a lot of use cases for Augmented Reality (AR) where the on-board service people wear glasses that live stream video back to a service centre,' explains Wright.
'This is certainly the next generation of technical support where even the most junior marine electrician can have support from someone halfway around the world when they're trying to troubleshoot a device on a boat.'
Coming alongside
Big marine electronics manufacturers like Garmin and Raymarine are also busy in the camera market. Garmin's GC100 transmits its footage over wireless and costs £360, and its higher-spec GC200 is £500.
Both have infrared modes and consume 210-370mA depending on whether the IR is on. Raymarine's CAM210 and CAM220 offer similar specs for around the £500 mark.
They are not yet capable of easy integration into a remote monitoring system, but it is something both brands are working on now.
These cameras are more useful for boat owners wanting to keep an eye on different parts of the boat while on board, such as the engine compartment, or the extremities of the boat.
Raymarine's ClearCruise augmented reality overlays navigation and AIS data onto a live video image. Credit: Raymarine
'These can be set up to provide a view of wherever they are mounted, such as forward-facing from the bow, or downward-facing from the mast to give a full view of the foredeck area,' says Peter Ingram at Raymarine.
Both Raymarine and Garmin are also vying for the lead when it comes to using cameras to help manoeuvre the boat at close quarters.
These are typically small, embedded units mounted in the topsides or bulwarks by the manufacturer, although they could also be retrofitted professionally (they need precise alignment and set-up so are not suitable currently for DIY).
They feed their images back to a black-box processor, which supplies the MFD with a useful visual representation to guide the skipper
in a port or marina.
Infrared thermal imaging can identify and alarm for 'non-water' objects that is detects. Credit: Raymarine
Garmin's Surround View uses six cameras to render the display from a bird's eye perspective, giving you incredible situational awareness. It will also give you the classic reversing-car view, complete with a scale showing how far away the pontoon really is.
Raymarine's system is called DockSense, and uses up to five cameras to show you the obstacles around the boat. It must be paired with precise heading sensors.
'DockSense Alert cameras are suitable for larger boats with restricted vision from the helm,' continues Ingram at Raymarine. 'They would be suitable for catamarans for example, where they would provide a view and alerts to a captain, of objects next to the hull.'
The Raymarine system can also be paired with an Aventics joystick control system to actively keep the boat on station despite the effects of tides and wind.
It jockeys the engine and bow-thruster to do with this, and applies a 'virtual fender' – a configurable zone immediately around the hull.
It could in theory be installed on a sailing boat, according to Ingram, although you would need a complex propulsion system.
'The engines and thrusters need to be able to move the boat forwards/backwards, side to side and also to rotate it. There are various methods of doing this, but a single-shaft drive vessel would require bow- and stern-thrusters.'
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Raymarine's camera system can also be used to improve the skipper's situational awareness under way. Annotating the image with key AIS and chart data, it is something that appeals to the more 'tech adventurous' sailor.
Known as 'augmented reality', the system is called ClearCruise and requires one of Raymarine's new Axiom MFDs.
'The classic daytime example is when a camera is able to see where the mainsail is obstructing vision, so on busy waterways a sailor can confidently maintain course with full view, through the camera, of the leeward side,' says Ingram.
Route du Rhum skipper Maxime Sorel keeps a watch ahead with OSCAR. Credit: OSCAR/Laurent Vilboux
'The Augmented Reality (AR) shows the AIS information of vessels and colour codes vessels which may cross paths (in red) making it easier for a captain to spot obstacles. It also helps holding a course as the waypoint is displayed on the camera, so a captain can steer for the waypoint object on the screen.'
And when combined with a FLIR infrared camera, ClearCruise will also help spot obstacles at night.
A unit like the FLIR M232 may have a very low resolution compared to a visual camera, but it is able to spot 'non-water' objects such as buoys or navigation marks and highlight them on screen to the helmsperson.
The small masthead unit of OSCAR uses multiple cameras to develop a 3D view
Range varies, but in ideal conditions, it would spot an MOB from 40-50m out and a 10m boat from 500m away. You can also set up an audible alert.
Discerning obstacles in the water is incredibly intensive work for a machine, and the best performance requires a dedicated processor.
This is the path that OSCAR has gone down, combining optical and infrared cameras at the masthead with thousands of hours of machine learning using IBM supercomputers.
The number crunching has allowed the team at OSCAR to set up algorithms that can spot the patterns of visible and invisible light associated with a hazard that is floating or awash.
This information is processed to interpret the images into accurate object identification. Credit: OSCAR
OSCAR comes in different variants, but its Offshore 640 has a five-megapixel camera and eight times the thermal resolution of Flir's M323.
Using state-of-the-art Nvidia graphics chips, it can spot a small boat 1.5km ahead and an MOB 150m away.
Objects down to around one square metre can be reliably picked up at the lower range, although glare from the water's surface makes it more marginal when something is awash or just submerged.
'On every boat that already has AIS and radar, this is the next revolutionary technology for safety,' says OSCAR's Solenn Gouerou.
'The technology has become a lot smarter since its first launch. Each software update (twice a year) brings smarter detection and especially smarter identification, as the neural network is being trained with more data collected from our users.'
Integrated cameras and high bandwidth streaming is allowing commercial shipping to operate vessels remotely. Credit: Rolls Royce
It doesn't come cheap, at around £26,000, but won plaudits from Vendée Globe sailors Sam Davies and Boris Herrmann.
High-end catamaran builder Outremer recently added OSCAR to its options list. OSCAR aims to fill in the blind spots of existing technologies, identifying hazards that are not transmitting on AIS or too small to generate a useful radar reflection, such as fishing floats, icebergs, shipping containers or other floating objects.
Of course, the ultimate destination for this sort of technology is a boat that can navigate safely without sustained human input.
It is the direction of travel in the shipping industry, and numerous start-ups are racing to develop a reliable system on smaller boats too.
'We collaborate with autopilot manufacturers and other sensor makers to develop this capability,' says Gouerou. 'This is a long-term objective to us and many actors of the industry.'
Couple with data from AIS, there is more and more that onboard systems can see and help you avoid
In fact, unmanned autonomous vessels (UAVs – they prefer to call themselves 'vehicles' for insurance purposes) are already a reality.
There are fleets of them patrolling fisheries, territorial waters and collecting weather data mid-ocean.
Mayflower is one of the larger projects, combining the expertise of Plymouth University and IBM's colossal machine learning clout.
The boat suffered an old-fashioned mechanical problem with the exhaust last year and has just set out again after repairs – but its navigation systems have proven themselves the equal of the task.
It uses a blend of six cameras, radar, AIS and lidar (Light Detection and Ranging), similar to radar but using laser rather than radio waves, to identify other vessels or obstacles.
And the platform could revolutionise the way humans handle boats at sea.
Saildrone is one of the autonomous vessels already crossing oceans. Credit: Saildrone
'I think that the most likely broad uptake of smart camera systems, and AI/machine learning systems is on pleasure craft,' says Brett Phaneuf, co-director of the Mayflower project.
'It would provide assistance to human operators to do things like dock/berth, and also to avoid accidents or incidents at sea. When coupled in a strong 'data fusion' with radar and AIS, computer vision systems can detect, classify and track obstacles (other boats, swimmers, paddle boards, etc) and make recommendations to human operators. Particularly when human operators are distracted or stressed, it's easy to lose sight of the big picture… while the AI/ML/CV system is monitoring the entire situation without fail.'
In fact, the use of lidar could finally banish the unmonitorable zone just below the surface of the sea. Echo soundings are confused by the bubbles at the water's surface, while cameras can be taken in by reflections above it.
Looking through air and water alike, lidar might be able to spot objects that are awash, like the mythical waterlogged container.
But we are a long way from such a system, and even technology giants like Alphabet are still experimenting with it.
So, what lies in the more immediate future? Well, everything about cameras is going to improve, according to Sentinel's Devismes.
'I expect cameras to have higher IP ratings [waterproofing], lower prices, lower battery consumption (two years on battery power – so 100% wireless – would be great) and improved PIR (passive infrared) for detection with very, very rare false detection.'
Integration between different camera systems should also improve, allowing one app to handle security and situational awareness.
'As connected boat solutions monitoring boat safety and NMEA data continue to develop, I expect cameras to be more integrated into global connected boat solutions rather than sold on a standalone basis,' he adds.
Types of boat cameras
Analogue: A hard-wired video camera, which broadcasts an analogue signal that must be processed by another unit – like an MFD or a recording device. Analogue boat cameras are cheaper, but they lack on-board image enhancement or processing, so image quality can be lower too.
Digital: These are usually smarter cameras, that convert analogue images directly into digital files. Some include WiFi, so you can transfer the images to an MFD or a smart device. Others use a standard serial cable connection.
IP: These are digital cameras with an internet IP address, which means their settings and content can be accessed remotely. So, you can switch them on from your phone and stream just the last minute of video. Usually better image quality and more expensive.
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Нужно 'url' и 'timestamp' стали векторами датасета df, как это реализовать ?

A: Для парсинга сложных (вложенных) JSON (или словарей) можно воспользоваться pd.io.json.json_normalize(), но для этого лучше сначала преобразовать данные в словарь:
In [161]: from pandas.io.json import json_normalize

In [162]: data = (df.drop('user_json', axis=1)
                    .join(df['user_json'].apply(lambda x: json.loads(x)))
                    .to_dict('records'))

In [163]: res = json_normalize(data, [['user_json','visits']], ['uid','gender','age'])

In [164]: res
Out[164]:
         timestamp                                                url                                   uid gender    age
0    1419688144068  http://zebra-zoya.ru/200028-chehol-organayzer-...  d50192e5-c44e-4ae8-ae7a-7cfe67c8b777      F  18-24
1    1426666298001  http://news.yandex.ru/yandsearch?cl4url=chezas...  d50192e5-c44e-4ae8-ae7a-7cfe67c8b777      F  18-24
2    1426666298000  http://www.sotovik.ru/news/240283-htc-one-m9-z...  d50192e5-c44e-4ae8-ae7a-7cfe67c8b777      F  18-24
3    1426661722001  http://news.yandex.ru/yandsearch?cl4url=chezas...  d50192e5-c44e-4ae8-ae7a-7cfe67c8b777      F  18-24
4    1426661722000  http://www.sotovik.ru/news/240283-htc-one-m9-z...  d50192e5-c44e-4ae8-ae7a-7cfe67c8b777      F  18-24
5    1419717886224                       http://sweetrading.ru/?p=900  d502331d-621e-4721-ada2-5d30b2c3801f      M  25-34
6    1419717884437                       http://sweetrading.ru/?p=884  d502331d-621e-4721-ada2-5d30b2c3801f      M  25-34
..             ...                                                ...                                   ...    ...    ...
100  1417542742883  http://www.kenwoodworld.com/ru-ru/all-products...  d502331d-621e-4721-ada2-5d30b2c3801f      M  25-34
101  1417542725367  http://www.kenwoodworld.com/ru-ru/all-products...  d502331d-621e-4721-ada2-5d30b2c3801f      M  25-34
102  1417542659966  http://www.kenwoodworld.com/ru-ru/all-products...  d502331d-621e-4721-ada2-5d30b2c3801f      M  25-34
103  1417542501523                  http://www.kenwoodworld.com/ru-ru  d502331d-621e-4721-ada2-5d30b2c3801f      M  25-34
104  1417542435930      http://101.ru/?an=port_channel_mp3&channel=24  d502331d-621e-4721-ada2-5d30b2c3801f      M  25-34
105  1417473193974                http://www.shop-script.ru/platform/  d502331d-621e-4721-ada2-5d30b2c3801f      M  25-34
106  1417451297674      http://101.ru/?an=port_channel_mp3&channel=34  d502331d-621e-4721-ada2-5d30b2c3801f      M  25-34

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Grand Tour of Egypt - EG307
Cairo Alexandria Baharya Oasis Sharm El Sheikh St. Catherine Nile Cruise and Abu Simbel
Starts any day in Cairo
with 4 night cruise starting on Saturdays, Mondays or Tuesdays. Order of sightseeing can be modified
15 Days/ 14 Nights
Day 01: Cairo - Arrival
Arrival at Cairo International Airport, Meet and greeted by our representative who will assist groups through immigration and customs formalities. Transfer to Hotel & check-in. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 02: Cairo - Pyramids of Giza - Sphinx - Sakkara - Memphis
Breakfast. Excursion tour to visit, one of the Seven Wonders of the World: the Pyramids of Giza (Cheops, Chephren and Mycerinus), Cheops is the most colossal ever built. Next is a close-up look at the Sphinx - a huge funeral complex guarded by the legendary lion body with the face of king Chephren. Then visit the Step pyramid in Sakkara. Sakkara is one of the most extensive archaeological sites in Egypt! It was the cemetery for Memphis, the capital of Ancient Egypt, yet it is still one of the virgin archaeological sites, despite the fact that so much has already been found here! The site is dominated by the Step Pyramid of King Zoser, which goes back to 2700 BC. It is one of the oldest stone structures in the world!). Then visit the cemetery for Memphis (Founded in the 1st Dynasty (3100 B.C) by King Narmar, Memphis was the capital of Ancient Egypt, and the first capital city founded after the unification of Upper and Lower Egypt. It remained as the capital of Ancient Egypt throughout the Old Kingdom. Because of the many necropolises associated with Memphis, many Egyptologists believe that it was once an extremely large city, though no archaeological evidence proves this, at present!). Overnight in Cairo.
Day 03: Cairo - Christian Old Cairo, Church of St. Mary and St Sergius, Coptic Museum, Pharaonic Village
Breakfast. Excursion tour to visit The Christian Old Cairo, where the Romans constructed the fortress of Babylon. Built over the ruins of the two towers of this fortress is the Church of St. Mary or El-Moallaqah (meaning overhanging or suspended) which is why the most popular name for this church is the hanging Church. Visit the Church of St. Sergius, founded at the end of the 4th century; it stands on a crypt that is said to have sheltered the Holy Family during their flight to Egypt. Your tour ends with a visit to the Coptic Museum, containing the world's richest collection of Coptic art and treasures. Then experience ancient Egypt like never before at The Pharaonic Village in Cairo. A great family-friendly activity during your Egyptian vacation, the Pharaonic Village is a living museum of ancient Egyptian life.
Sail along canals as you pass by recreated scenes of life in ancient Egypt, all painstakingly produced with the utmost detail and authenticity. The one-hour guided cruise will introduce you to the history and lifestyle of Egypt in the time of pharaohs. Pass by scenes of everyday life, along with recreations of famous events such as the discovery of baby Moses floating on the Nile. A popular attraction at The Pharaonic Village is the replica of King Tutankhamen's tomb as it was when discovered by Howard Carter in 1922. With the original tomb in the Valley of Kings long emptied of its treasures, this is a great chance to see the amazing sight if Egypt's only untouched pharaoh's tomb.
You can also learn about the ancient technique of mummification at a demonstration of the process. There is also an Islamic and Christian Museum dedicated to the two main religions of Egypt, as well as a newly opened exhibit detailing the history of Alexandria. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 04: Cairo / Alexandria (Roman Theatre, Pompay's Pillar, Catacomb, library) / Cairo
Early Morning drive to Alexandria by an air-conditioned coach to and from Alexandria (approx. 3 hours each way). Arrival Alexandria, start your Trip by visiting the Roman Theatre (A theatre with marble seats up to 800 spectators, Galleries, Section of mosaic flooring & a pleasure garden surrounded by Roman Villas & baths). Then visit Pompay's Pillar, Followed by visit to the Catacomb of Kom El-Shoqafa (Tombs on three levels, also contains The Triclinium where relatives used to sit on stone benches to feast the dead, a center with relieves of bearded serpents. Inside, there are 2nd Century AD statues of Sobek & Anubis wearing Roman Armor).Followed by Visiting Library of Alexandria (build in the same spot the historical one was existing the library contains a beautiful museum with very special pieces from the ancient and modern history of Egypt). From out side you will Visit Qaytbay Citadel & El Mursi Abu El Abbas Mosque. After finish drive back to your hotel in Cairo. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 05: Cairo - Egyptian Museum , Saladin Citadel, Alabaster , El-Azhar , Al Hussein Mosque, Kan El Khalili Bazaars
Excursion tour to visit, The Egyptian Museum of antiquities. On display is a rare collection of 5000 years of art the largest most precious collection of Egyptian art in the world. Over 250,000 genuine artefacts are presented, including an exhibit dedicated to the Tutankhamen collection of treasures, gold, and jewellery, as it was enclosed in his tomb for over 3,500 years before it was discovered in the 1920s when his tomb was excavated. Then visit Saladin Citadel that was built by Saladin in the 12th Century and was the seat of power for the following 700 years. On the premises is the Alabaster Mosque of Mohammed Ali, one of the landmarks in Cairo whose minaret can be seen from any part of the city. The Mohammed Ali mosque was built in Turkish style, very similar to the Blue Mosque in Turkey. Then visit El-Azhar Mosque, Al Hussein Mosque and Khan El Khalili Bazaars (One of the earliest and greatest markets in the Middle East). Overnight in Cairo.
Day 06: Cairo / Bahariya Oasis
Morning after breakfast departure from Cairo to Bahariya Oasis (Located 365 Km west of Giza and 200 Km north of Farafra Oasis). Arrival in Bahariya. After Lunch at the afternoon, a local visiting tour: Temple of Ain El Muftella, a roman water spring, Tomb of Bannantiu. Dinner & Overnight Camping or Hotel.
Day 07: Bahariya Oasis / Cairo / Sharm El Sheikh (by air)
Breakfast. Departure by jeep 4X4 to visit of the Black desert and the dune area, Temple of Alexander the Great & Museum of Bahariya, where the Golden Mummies are exposed. Return back to Cairo to take the flight to Sharm El Sheikh. Arrival, meet & assist by our representative and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh.
Day 08: Sharm El Sheikh
Breakfast. Enjoy the Marvellous sandy & Sunny beach. Day at leisure in Sharm El Sheikh with possibility to make Excursions on Red Sea on Option such as swimming, scuba diving, wind surfing or snorkeling.(optional) Overnight in Sharm El Sheikh.
Day 09: Sharm El Sheikh / St. Catherine / Sharm - Luxor (by flight)
Early morning transfer to St.Catheine city takes about 3 hours driving. Start Visiting St Catherine's Monastery, the most important religious site in Sinai. Situated at the base of the mountain where Moses received the Ten Commandments, St Catherine's Monastery is one of the most famous in the world. Built between 527 and 565 AD, it is believed to be built around Moses' Burning Bush. The Monastery is named after St Catherine who was tortured and beheaded for her Christian beliefs. During your visit you will see chapel Greek Orthodox Church, the icons of worship and the famous Mosaic of Transfiguration. Then transfer back to Sharm El Sheikh to take the flight to Luxor. Arrival, meet & assist by our representative and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Luxor.
Day 10: Luxor (Saturday/Monday or Thursday) - Karnak Temple, board Nile cruise, Sound and light show at Karnak Temple
Breakfast & Check out from the Hotel. Excursion tour to visit Karnak Temple, which is a serious of temples, built in different reigns. Starting by the Avenue of Sphinxes visit the Unfinished Propylon, the Hypostyle Hall with it's 134 gigantic columns, the Obelisks of Queen Hatshepsute and Tutomosis III, the temple of Amon adorned with lotus and papyrus designs, the Granite Scarbeus of Amenophis III and the Sacred Lake.
Transfer to 5***** Nile Cruise & Check in before having the lunch on board.
Transfer to Sound & Light Show at Karnak Temple (The Karnak Sound and Light Show highlights the dramatic history of ancient Thebes. The show narrates the achievements of some great Pharaohs, with poetic descriptions of the ancient treasures. As visitors walk through the complex, the pharaohs arise to tell the story of their interesting lives, as haunting music mysteriously flows through this ancient city. Ancient and poetic voices tell the visitors about the birth of Karnak temple and the heroic achievements of the pharaohs and the god Amun. It is an enchanting and supernatural experience to listen to sound effects and gaze at the magnificent ruins illuminated during the well-presented show). Dinner on board & Belly Dance show in Luxor.
Day 11: Cruise - Luxor / Esna - Valley of the Kings - Colossi of Memnon - Temple of Queen Hatshepsute - Edfu
Breakfast. Visit the West Bank including: Valley of the Kings (Is a valley in Egypt where for a period of nearly 500 years from the 16th to 11th century BC, tombs were constructed for the kings and powerful nobles of the New Kingdom (the Eighteenth through Twentieth Dynasties of Ancient Egypt). The valley stands on the west bank of the Nile, across from Thebes (modern Luxor), within the heart of the Theban Necropolis.), Colossi of Memnon (The two colossi are made of sandstone, which during ancient times was brought from Gabal El Silselah. Each colossus, including the pedestal and the crown, is about 21m tall and represents King Amenhotep III seating on his throne, wearing the Memes, or royal headdress, with the divine cobra protecting his forehead. On the sides of the colossi there is a representation of the Nile god Hapi, bending together the lotus and the papyrus plants, symbolizing the union of Upper and Lower Egypt) and Temple of Queen Hatshepsute (Hatshepsute was the fifth Pharaoh of the18th-dynasty who was one of the handful of female rulers in Ancient Egypt. Her reign was the longest of all the female pharaohs. Her funerary temple still stands as a tribute to her incredible rise to power). Lunch on board. Sail to Esna. Afternoon Tea. Disco Party. Dinner & Overnight in Edfu.
Day 12: Cruise - Edfu - Kom Ombo - Edfu Temple - Kom Ombo Temple - Aswan
Breakfast. Visit the Edfu Temple (Lies in Edfu town, 123 km north of Aswan on the west bank of the Nile. It dates to the Ptolemaic period. It was dedicated to the worship of god Hours represented as a falcon. It is one of the most beautiful Egyptian temples, distinguished by its huge splendid structure that blends Pharaonic and Greek architecture. Its grandeur competes with Luxor temples. It is the second largest temple after Karnak. It also houses the Nilometer and a huge pylon at the entrance). Sail to Kom Ombo. Lunch on board. Visit the Kom-Ombo Temple (Located in Kom Ombo town, 45 km north of Aswan. It is built on a hillside overlooking the Nile. This temple was constructed in the Ptolemaic Roman era for the worship of god Haroeris and Sobek, the crocodile god. It is noted for relief engravings on its walls which show ancient surgical tools, bone saws and dentistry tools. Nearby there are three mummified crocodiles. They are now in Hathor's chapel). Sail to Aswan. Afternoon Tea. Dinner on board & Galabya party. Dinner & Overnight on board.
Day 13: Cruise - Aswan - Philae Temple - High Dam - Unfinished Obelisque
Breakfast. Excursion tour to visit, Philae Temple (The Temple of Isis is one of the greatest Temples in Egypt and it occupies about a quarter of the island. It is the main Temple on the island, with its huge, complete, pylons and beautiful scenes), High Dam (One of the most outstanding architectural achievements of the twentieth century. It was constructed to replace the old Aswan dam built in 1902. The High dam was constructed to protect Egypt from the floods as well as providing irrigation and electricity all over Egypt. It is 3600 meters long. Visitors can easily locate lake Nasser which is a huge water reservoir) and Unfinished Obelisque (The beautiful red granites that were used in building the temples and monuments in the ancient days were brought from the quarries of Aswan. Now while you are on a trip to the Unfinished Obelisk you can see innumerable inscriptions in the area around the quarries. These are probably the descriptions of the various quarrying projects that were undertaken in the past days). Dinner & Overnight in Aswan.
Day 14: Cruise disembarkation - Aswan / Abu Simbel -Aswan - Cairo
Flight Aswan - Abu Simbel (not included) Early morning visit the colossal Temple of Abu Simbel built by Ramses II (XIXth Dynasty) and lately saved from inundation of the Nile waters in among the glories of ancient Egyptian monuments. The temples were built out of a sandstone rock cliff, and representation of the deities to which each was dedicated is carved on its huge façade. Nearby, also saved, lies the small Temple of the King's wife Nefertari, dedicated to the goddess Hathor. Transfer to Aswan Airport to take the flight to Cairo. (flight is via Aswan: Abu Simbel - Aswan - Cairo - not included) Arrival, meet & assist by our representative and transfer to your hotel. Overnight in Cairo.
Day 15: Cairo
Breakfast. Transfer back to Cairo International Airport for departure.
4 nights aboard the 5 stars deluxe Nile Cruise from Luxor to Aswan with full
1 night accommodation at Camping or Hotel in Bhariya Oasis on full board basis
2 nights accommodation at selected Hotel in Sharm El Sheikh with breakfast
1 night accommodation at selected Hotel in Luxor with breakfast
All transfers with porterage
Tours and excursions by deluxe bus, meet and assist services at all your destinations
Multilingual expert Egyptologist English speaking guide (also in St. Catharine)
*Domestic Air (Cairo - Sharm/ Sharm -Luxor / Aswan - Abu Simbel - Aswan / Aswan - Cairo) - see additional cost below the price table
* Entry Visa at Cairo airport
* any optional Tours.
* Tipping ,Gratuities and personal Items
Grand Tour of Egypt EG307
City 4* Hotel 5* Hotel 5* Deluxe Hotel
Aswan Isis Corniche Hotel Pyramisa Isis Aswan Hotel
Pyramisa Isis Aswan Hotel Nile View
During Christmas and New Years 10% surcharge apply!
New Years compulsory Gala dinner at 4 * hotels: US$ 75 per person / 5* hotels: US$ 115
OPTIONAL ABU SIMBEL EXCURSION FROM ASWAN or Cairo:
Extras (excursions / flights and train) - prices valid 30 Oct 2019
DOMESTIC AIR:
SLEEPER TRAIN PRICES:
Sleeper Train Rates
US $ Per Person DBL SGL
1. Cairo - Luxor or Aswan: Double Cabin + Breakfast + Dinner 135 165
1. Luxor or Aswan - Cairo: Double Cabin + Breakfast + Dinner 135 165
Child Rate 105 0

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Hawaii Baptists Offer Help to Volcano Victims
PAHOA, Hawaii (BP) — With a volcanic eruption on Hawaii's Big Island in its third week, the state's Baptists are preparing to feed evacuees at area shelters and requesting prayer for the region's tourism industry.
The latest eruption of Hawaii's Kilauea volcano has forced some 2,000 residents of the Big Island to evacuate their homes. Screen capture from CBS News."It's a very complex situation out here," Hawaii Pacific Baptist Convention (HPBC) disaster relief director Darrell McCain told Baptist Press. "The media" wrongly "makes it sound like the whole state" is affected. "But it's a very small area" on the Big Island. Still, to those in the lava flow's way, "it's devastating."
The Kilauea volcano has destroyed at least 40 structures since it began its latest eruption May 3, according to media reports. In addition to lava damage, the Big Island's eastern edge has been threatened by acid rain and toxic gas plumes stemming from the eruption.
More than 2,000 residents have been evacuated from their homes, and this past weekend the first serious injury from the eruption was reported when a man sitting on his porch was hit in the leg by a "lava bomb," according to CNN.
Disaster relief units with the HPBC have been asked by the Salvation Army to feed two meals daily to 300-350 evacuees dispersed over three shelters in Pahoa and Kea'au, McCain said. That feeding operation is scheduled to begin early next week.
Last week, a shower trailer was stationed at Puna Baptist Church in Pahoa and served several families each day, McCain said. Nine member families at Puna have been evacuated from their homes, and two have lost their homes to lava.
In addition to HPBC relief efforts, local churches have ministered to evacuees, including efforts by Ohana Church in Hilo to help families evacuate their belongings and a prayer tent set up outside a shelter by Kohala Baptist Church in Kapaau.
Craig Webb, HPBC assistant executive director, requested prayer for Hawaiians on the Big Island who work in the tourism industry and are worried "sensationalist" media coverage will drive away business.
"A lot of" tourist areas on the Big Island "are fine," Webb told BP. "But folks are canceling trips. I was there yesterday preaching in one of the churches and prayed for a couple who are … very concerned because their income is commission-based income from tourists."
In a May 21 update, the U.S. Geological Survey stated, "Additional explosive events that could produce minor amounts of ashfall downwind are possible at any time."
For more information on Hawaii Baptists' response, visit hpbaptist.net.
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Cause of common chronic diarrhea revealed in new research
A common type of chronic diarrhoea may be caused by a hormone deficiency, according to new research published in the November issue of Clinical Gastroenterology and Hepatology. The authors of the paper, from Imperial College London, with collaborators from King's College London and the University of Edinburgh, say their results could help more doctors recognise this type of diarrhoeal illness, and may lead to the development of more effective tests and treatments to help improve the lives of many people suffering with chronic diarrhoea.
Chronic idiopathic bile acid diarrhoea affects an estimated one in 100 people in the UK and it can cause people to have up to ten watery bowel movements a day, often for months at a time. This type of diarrhoea occurs when an overload of bile acid reaches the colon and causes excess water to be secreted into the bowel.
Today's study suggests that bile acid diarrhoea is caused by the body producing too much bile acid, because of a deficiency in a hormone called FGF19, which normally switches off bile acid production. The authors of the study say that new hormone-based treatments could be developed in the future to treat the condition and doctors could potentially test people's hormone levels to diagnose it.
Dr Julian Walters, lead author of the study from the Division of Medicine at Imperial College London, said: "Bile acid diarrhoea is a common condition, likely to affect more people than Crohn's disease or ulcerative colitis, yet until now we did not understand exactly what causes it. People with bile acid diarrhoea need to use the toilet urgently many times during the day and night. This can have a big impact on their lives, at home, at work and while they are travelling, as they always need to be near a toilet.
"If they are diagnosed, we have treatments that can remove bile acid from the colon, alleviate the symptoms and improve their quality of life. However, the current test used to diagnose the condition is not available in many countries and requires patients to attend the hospital twice. This means many people are not diagnosed. Our new findings mean that in the future doctors may be able to diagnose the condition by doing a quick and simple blood test," added Dr Walters.
Bile acid is produced by enzymes in the liver, to help the body digest fats. Its production is controlled by a hormone called Fibroblast Growth Factor 19 (FGF19). Over 90% of the bile acid is absorbed from the intestine back into the blood and is then reused. In healthy people, when bile acid is absorbed by the intestine, the body makes more FGF19 to stop new bile acid from being produced.
However, results of today's study suggest that people with bile acid diarrhoea make less FGF19, so the hormone 'switch' fails to stop the liver from producing more bile acid than the body needs. Because of this, more is produced than the intestine can absorb. This then irritates the colon and the resulting watery secretion causes diarrhoea.
The researchers say that testing the amount of FGF19 in people's blood could lead to a fast, easy and cheap way of diagnosing bile acid diarrhoea. They also hope today's findings will help scientists develop new treatments to increase the production of FGF19 and reduce the amount of bile acid being made in patients.
The researchers tested the amount of bile acid being produced in the livers of 17 patients diagnosed with bile acid diarrhoea and 19 healthy controls. They did this by measuring the amount of a molecule called C4 in the blood, which indicates how much bile acid is being made. The results showed that the people with bile acid diarrhoea were producing an average of nearly three times more bile acid than the controls, with 51 nanograms of C4 per millilitre of blood in the patient group, compared to 18 nanograms per millilitre in the control group.
The researchers then measured the amount of FGF19 in the patients and controls. The results showed that the people with bile acid diarrhoea were producing around half the level of the hormone than the controls, with 120 picograms of FGF19 per millilitre of blood levels in the patient group, compared to 231 picograms per millilitre in the control group.
These results suggest that there is a significant link between bile acid production and decreased levels of FGF19 in people with bile acid diarrhoea. The researchers say that, following this small study, further research is needed to see if these findings can be replicated.
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Galerie kreo is glad to present "monobloc", a new group exhibition showcasing a selection of pieces by the emblematic designers of the gallery. "monobloc: made of one piece" is the common thread of this exhibition which presents seats and vases as well as contemporary and vintage lights. "game on" side table - Jaime Hayon The piece by Jaime Hayon, which is part of the "Game on" collection developed around the theme of sport, is shaped in one single block of Carrara marble. "ignotus nomen" coffee table - Pierre Charpin The coffee table "II" appears as a solid piece. The white object, leitmotif of this collection, is an integral part of the work, "inhabiting" it and bestowing its singularity. "Hieronymus marble" - Konstantin Grcic The Hieronymous Marble is made of a single material: white Carrara marble. The piece contains various functions: it can serve as a seat, writing desk, pedestal ... Through the Hieronymous collection, Konstantin Grcic explores the different ways of taking possession of a seat and how these stimulate our concentration. "cellae H3" - François Bauchet For the "Cellae" collection François Bauchet uses an innovative material combining technical felt, resin and fiberglass. Each work is composed of different cells that the designer comprises to realize the piece, which then appears in its entirety.


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Kim Borg (ur. 7 sierpnia 1919 w Helsinkach, zm. 28 kwietnia 2000 w Fredensborg-Humlebæk w Danii) – fiński śpiewak operowy (bas), kompozytor i nauczyciel śpiewu.

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Kim Borg urodził się 7 sierpnia 1919 roku w Helsinkach. Obdarzony basem, od 1935 roku uczył się śpiewu m.in. u Heikkiego Teittinena w Helsinkach, Adelaide von Skilondz (1882–1969) w Sztokholmie, Magnusa Andersena w Kopenhadze i Paoli Novikovej w Wiedniu, Rzymie i Nowym Jorku. Podczas wojny zimowej służył w armii fińskiej jako fotograf. W latach 1948–1949 studiował teorię muzyki w Akademii Sibeliusa. Uczył się również prywatnie kompozycji u Aarre Merikanto (1893–1958) i harmonii u Leo Funtka (1885–1965). Ukończył również studia chemiczne, uzyskując tytuł inżyniera biochemii.

Pierwsze recitale dał w 1947 roku w Helsinkach i Sztokholmie. Od 1949 roku zaczął śpiewać zawodowo. Na scenie operowej debiutował w 1951 roku w Aarhus rolą Colline w Cyganerii i w 1952 roku w Kopenhadze. Występował na scenach Metropolitan Opera w Nowym Jorku, Teatru Bolszoj w Moskwie, Opery Wiedeńskiej, oper w Monachium, Hamburgu, Sztokholmie i Helsinkach. Do jego repertuaru operowego zaliczają się m.in. role: Sarastra (Czarodziejski flet), Eugeniusza Oniegina i Gremina (Eugeniusz Oniegin), Borysa Godunowa (Borys Godunow), Mefistofelesa (Faust), barona Scarpii (Tosca), Don Basilio (Cyrulik sewilski), Filipa II (Don Carlos) i Hansa Sachsa (Śpiewacy norymberscy). Wsławił się wykonaniem partii Borysa Godunowa w języku rosyjskim na deskach Teatru Bolszoj. Nagrywał opery, oratoria i pieśni dla czołowych wydawnictw muzycznych, m.in. EMI i Deutsche Grammophon.

Od początku lat 50. XX w. mieszkał w Kopenhadze, gdzie w latach 1972–1989 nauczał śpiewu w Królewskim Duńskim Konserwatorium Muzycznym. W 1950 roku poślubił Ebon Karin Ingeborg Ringblom, z którą miał troje dzieci.

Zmarł 28 kwietnia 2000 roku.

Muzyka
Borg skomponował 2 symfonie, trzy tercety, jeden kwartet smyczkowy, koncert na puzon oraz koncert kontrabasowy. Komponował również utwory wokalne, m.in. De Profundis na bas, klarnet, klarnet basowy i kontrabas.

Publikacje
 1972 – Suomalainen laulajanaapinen
 1992 – Muistelmia

Nagrody i odznaczenia
 1987 – medal Sibeliusa
 1962 – medal Pro Finlandia Orderu Lwa Finlandii

Przypisy

Absolwenci Akademii Sibeliusa
Fińscy kompozytorzy
Fińscy pedagodzy muzyczni
Ludzie urodzeni w Helsinkach
Fińscy śpiewacy operowi
Fińskie basy
Urodzeni w 1919
Zmarli w 2000

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Tradition has brought us several methods of smoking salmon. Today, the process has been commercialized into mainly hot smoking or cold smoking of the fish. Popular with recipes and dishes, like cream cheese and pate, cold smoked is smooth and uncooked while hot smoked imbues a heartier, meaty texture. Smoked salmon is typically at the top end of the price scale chiefly because of the measures it takes to bring it to you in packaged form.
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With most of its weight lost during the smoking, Smoked Salmon Jerky has a high price due to the weight factor: a 6 oz bag can cost 18.00.
Presentation boxes, especially in wood, will add to the price for a total of about $25.00 to $30.00 for a 16 oz gift box. Relying on presentation value, these often contain salmon types that are kept unlabelled.
Trial boxes and packets are a great idea for those not sure as to the type of smoked salmon they prefer. Alaska Smokehouse offers a (3) 8 oz pack at around $29.00 while SeaBear offers a similar box combining Wild Smoked Coho, Sockeye and Pink Salmon for about a dollar less at $28.00 or near this amount.
Many brands and labels depend on flavorings and strong seasonings to overtake the species of salmon, like with pepper and garlic.
A lot of smoked salmon is farmed in Norway. Wild Pacific Salmon draws from Alaska.
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Saturday, June 19, 2010 at 8:29 p.m.
YANGON, Myanmar — Myanmar democracy icon Aung San Suu Kyi marked her 65th birthday Saturday locked in her dilapidated lakeside compound as calls for her freedom erupted around the world.
President Barack Obama and U.N. Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon demanded Suu Kyi's release in statements echoed at rallies and prayer vigils. Supporters threw a birthday party at the suburban Yangon home of a fellow opposition member. It was attended by more than 300 people but not the guest of honor.
Holding candles and yellow roses, they lit a birthday cake with 65 candles and released 65 doves into the sky while chanting, "Long Live Daw Aung San Suu Kyi." Plainclothes security watched and videotaped the event.
Suu Kyi has now spent 15 birthdays in detention over the past 20 years, mostly under house arrest. She is the world's only imprisoned Nobel Peace laureate.
"It is very sad that she cannot celebrate her birthday in freedom," said her lawyer Nyan Win.
Confined to her home, Suu Kyi planned to celebrate by providing a lunch of chicken curry and an Indian-style flat bread for the three dozen construction workers helping to renovate her crumbling two-story mansion, Nyan Win said.
The tight security surrounding Suu Kyi's home allowed the delivery of a birthday cake and a bouquet of roses, orchids and lilies sent by political supporters. Members of her National League for Democracy party are planting 20,000 trees around the country, mostly on the grounds of Buddhist monasteries, to mark the occasion.
A confidante, Win Tin, made an impassioned plea for Suu Kyi's release.
"To the international community I want to reiterate her words: 'Please use your liberty to promote ours,'" said Win Tin, who co-founded the party with Suu Kyi and himself spent nearly 20 years jailed as a political prisoner.
Global condemnation over her imprisonment has failed to change the junta's harsh attacks on all dissent or soften their stance on Suu Kyi, whose steely grace, charisma and popularity have remained in tact despite her long confinement.
Ahead of historic elections planned for later this year, Suu Kyi remains the biggest threat to the ruling junta. Myanmar, also known as Burma, has been dominated by military rule since 1962.
The vote will be the first in two decades. Suu Kyi's party overwhelmingly won the last election in 1990, but was never allowed to take power.
"I once again call on the Burmese government to release Aung San Suu Kyi and all political prisoners," Obama said in a statement.
The U.N. chief said he remains "deeply concerned" that Suu Kyi is still under house arrest.
"I have been persistently, consistently demanding that all the political prisoners including Daw Aung San Suu Kyi should be released without condition as soon as possible so that they would be able to participate in the political process," Ban said. Daw is a term of respect in Myanmar.
"The injustice of your continuing detention mirrors the injustice that the regime has inflicted on your country and your people for so many years," Cameron wrote.
Britain's Foreign Office encouraged people from around the world to post birthday greetings on Facebook that British diplomats have pledged to pass on to Suu Kyi's representatives.
Under new election laws, Suu Kyi and other political prisoners – estimated at more than 2,000 – are effectively barred from taking part in the polls. The NLD has called the laws unfair and undemocratic and is boycotting the vote, which critics have dismissed as a sham designed to cement military rule. The party was disbanded after refusing to register for the elections by a May 6 deadline.
Suu Kyi's detention was extended by 18 months in August 2009 when she was convicted of violating the terms of her house arrest by briefly harboring an American intruder. The sentence will keep her locked away during the elections.
Activists and politicians have rallied from Sydney to Brussels to wish the opposition leader a happy birthday and demand her release. More candlelight vigils, concerts and Buddhist prayer ceremonies were planned later Saturday in European and American cities.
Associated Press writers Jocelyn Gecker in Bangkok , Rohan Sullivan in Sydney, Raphael Satter in London and Aoife White in Brussels contributed to this report.
The International Criminal Court prosecutor has pledged to focus on victims as he prepares to begin an investigation into Kenya's 2007-08 post-election violence.
Outlining the judicial process in The Hague on Thursday, Luis Moreno-Ocampo said he would listen to victims and assured them protection.
"I will listen to the victims, respect their interests and request justice for them in court. We have a duty to protect each of our witnesses and we will," he said.
Moreno-Ocampo said he has a list of 20 possible suspects made up of political and business leaders and that he will prosecute "those most responsible".
A day earlier, the ICC authorised the prosecutor to investigate the post-election unrest, in which about 1,200 people died.
The ICC said in a statement issued on Wednesday that "the information available provides a reasonable basis to believe that crimes against humanity have been committed on Kenyan territory".
Weeks of violence followed the 2007 general election, with about 400,000 people fleeing their homes. Hundreds were killed in tribal clashes and police were accused of brutality.
Al Jazeera's Andrew Simmons said that outside Moreno-Ocampo's list of 20 top suspects, there were many others involved in the unrest.
He also said that the witnesses Morano-Ocampo vowed to protect were just a small number of the victims.
Kenya's failure to set up a tribunal to try suspects of the unrest prompted Kofi Annan, the former UN secretary-general, to hand in the names of important suspects to the ICC.
"Justice for the victims suddenly looks brighter. I urge all concerned to fully co-operate with the ICC," he said in a statement on Wednesday.
Mutula Kilonzo, the Kenyan justice minister, also "welcomed" the investigation.
He also said that victims who give evidence are already protected under Kenyan law.
"We have already on the ground a law on witness protection … and right now there is a draft in parliament seeking to amend it to meet international practices on witness protection," he told Al Jazeera.
Kenya has agreed to provide the court with confidential information about incidents during the unrest.
Mark Ellis, the executive director at the International Bar Association, praised the ICC's decision on Wednesday.
"I think it is a very important step for Kenya and the international community," he told Al Jazeera.
"The ICC provided an opportunity for Kenya to undertake their own investigation and prosecution, but they were not able to do that.
Ellis said Kenyans cannot enjoy "sustainable peace and certainly not reconciliation" unless those who have committed the atrocities are brought to justice.
The ICC is the world's first permanent court mandated to bring to justice perpetrators of war crimes, crimes against humanity, and genocide when national courts are unable or unwilling to do so.
Currently, 110 states are parties to the ICC.
… one-China policy no matter what happened. Cambodia is the last leg of Xi's four-nation tour, which has also taken him to Japan, South Korea, and Myanmar.
What now for Ethiopia's "Aung San Suu Kyi"?
POLITICS: Nobel Laureate's Burma Visit: 'Moment of Hope'?
— Afghanistan and Iraq, which receive billions of dollars a year in U.S. and other foreign support, are among the world's most corrupt governments, a monitoring group said in a report released Tuesday.
"The results demonstrate that countries which are perceived as the most corrupt are also those plagued by long- standing conflicts, which have torn their governance infrastructure," Transparency International said in its annual Corruption Perceptions Index report.
The report measures perceived levels of public sector corruption in 180 countries, drawing on surveys of businesses and experts. The United States is listed as the 19th least corrupt nation, with the report raising concerns about the lack of government oversight of the financial sector.
The Corruption Perceptions Index (CPI) table shows a country's ranking and score, the number of surveys used to determine the score, and the confidence range of the scoring.
The rank shows how one country compares to others included in the index. The CPI score indicates the perceived level of public-sector corruption in a country/territory.
The CPI is based on 13 independent surveys. However, not all surveys include all countries. The surveys used column indicates how many surveys were relied upon to determine the score for that country.
The confidence range indicates the reliability of the CPI scores and tells us that allowing for a margin of error, we can be 90% confident that the true score for this country lies within this range.


The National Retail Federation (NRF) is calling for retail sales, excluding automobile dealers, gasoline stations and restaurants, to climb between 3.8 and 4.4 percent this year, amounting to as much as $3.84 trillion. That would be less than growth of 4.6 percent in 2018, which the NRF says is its preliminary estimate for retail sales last year, pending the release of December data from the Commerce Department that was stalled from being announced during the government shutdown. In August of last year, the NRF said it expected 2018 retail sales to be up at least 4.5 percent. The NRF reported that online and other nonstore sales were up 10.4 percent in 2018, amounting to $682.8 billion. And the group is calling for the same 10 percent to 12 percent growth online in 2019, or as much as $764.8 billion.
Total Retail's Take: Some welcome news after what has been a rocky start to the new year for the retail industry. While the NRF's 2019 prediction doesn't match its forecast growth rate for 2018 (4.6 percent), it does suggest a positive year for the nation's retailers. Once again, online sales are expected to grow at the greatest rate, helping to support challenged brick-and-mortar retailers. Reasons cited for the somewhat tempered forecast include a potential trade war with China, which could lead to higher pricing for consumers, as well as concerns that the economy could be cooling off. That's not a concern shared by NRF Chief Economist Jack Kleinhenz.


Let me tell you what the difference is. Expectations. If you expect life to be easy, you're going to be depressed when it's hard. If you expect life to be difficult, you won't be disappointed when it's tough. If you expect life to be tough as hell, you become tough as hell. If you expect life to be a cupcake, you're the one who becomes a cupcake. It's that simple. Recalibrating your expectations is the first step to developing real toughness.
God's Will, Would He be Doing Anything Else?
I've done my share of agonizing over what God's will is for my life. I suppose it's not an uncommon thing.


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Her early education was haphazard to say the least and yet it was adequate to get her into Starfleet Academy. Her parents never stayed in one place very long so she didn't have classmates due to her a proper education at the hands of tutors.
She learned to use various phaser-type weapons and how to pilot a fighter and various shuttles by the time she was 16, and entered the Academy.
Hobbies and Interests: Holoimaging, Rock and Ice climbing, HALO Jumping.


Not only did the sun come out in June, it has pretty much not stopped shining since. Result? Now the locals are complaining about that too, along with the state of parched fields of crops, the lowest levels of water in lochs (lakes) for years, and our own burn (stream) dried to a trickle.
Too much sun, or too much rain. Nature and the world at large is out of balance these days, more often than not offering famine or feast. Which for us translates into work and visitors… none at all or a steady stream. With (recalling winter past) nothing much to speak of in-between.
Akii is getting a lot of translation work. For months there was next to nothing, then a ten hour job from Canada, followed by a steady flow… Of course it would be more convenient from, say, November through to Spring, but that's not how technical manuals work: they are being prepped now for the launch of new models – audio systems, automobiles and so on – in 2014, so summer is the busiest time. Well (as I know only too well) it's the way of the freelance life and beggars can't be choosers.
But, wouldn't you know…. just as he becomes glued to his computer screen, Midori and her husband arrive for a few nights. They have been traveling all over Scotland for a month, for Hideto to take photographs of castles and landscapes from which to paint through his own long hard winter in Japan.
I met Midori in 1987, when asked to teach a class English conversation in Hiratsuka, 100km south of Tokyo and just a short train ride from Chigasaki where I was living at the time. It was she who organised the sayonara party for me September last, to which some 20 of my former students turned up. It was extraordinary because we had mostly not seen one another for some 15 years, but there we all were, laughing at the fact that we were all so much older but our affection for one another unchanged.
But I am ahead of myself, because we had taken a long lazy route down the east coast and then, turning inland to follow the estuary, stopped in Wigtown. In writing my book about my grandfather, Samuel Charles Edward Loader, I had learned that his wife (my paternal grandmother, Sarah Stroyan) had ancestral roots in the area. Did this make me part Scots, I had been wondering? Her own father and his brother had migrated from a sheep farm on the southernmost shores of Scotland to Liverpool in northern England, to open a drapery business. So this was where Sarah was born in 1880 and where and why and how she met Sam.
Hoping to find confirmation, I explored three graveyards, and in the second found several Stroyans resting comfortably in ancient tombs. It was the last that was the most exciting, however, with an even older headstone that read, JAMES STROYAN FARMER AUCHLAND. This farm, now spelled Auchleand, still exists. Auch means "field", in Gaelic, so a farm of fields… perfect for sheep.
So yes, I am part Scottish. A part of me may even be home. How cyclical is that after near two centuries?
Just a few miles on from Wigtown (famed now as a Book Town with an annual festival – yet more synchronicity) we met with Carolyn in a coffee shop in Annan. A graduate of my writing programme in Tokyo, Drawing on the Writer Within, she has brought her daughter to stay with her parents for a year, both to deepen all their relationships and for Mia go to school locally to improve her English.
"This is so weird", Carolyn kept saying, "so weird!" Referring to the fact that we had known one another in Japan for six or seven years and yet here we all were, transported from an Asian environment to one that was near 100 per cent Caucasian.
Even weirder to discover that her mother had a Stroyan connection, and the fact we had had to move countries to learn we may be related.
It was a similarly odd experience catching up with Heera the morning after our scything course. Having just arrived from Japan after 20+ years via the Trans-Siberian Express, she too was in a state of some dislocation. But with a rundown mill house to somehow turn into a bread-and-butter making B & B business, she was almost too busy to try and make sense of anything.
No sooner than we got back to the cottage, than Jillian and Hitoshi arrived for a night or so that turned into five. I had met Jillian at a wedding in Kamakura in the late 1980s. She was a translator and very busy; I was a journalist/writer and very busy. But our paths crossed every five years or so and in 2007 she did the first level of my writing programme.
Now based in New Zealand, but spending months at a time in Hitoshi's hometown of Takeyama, in Gifu Prefecture, she was in the UK touching base with her own family roots. They used us as a base in their foray into Scotland, driving north to Loch Ness one day, and east to St Andrews and an antiques complex on another.
Now? They're in Japan, soon to head back Downunder.
Oh, and right now my daughter and grandson are here from Toronto. And they are in Dundee for the day with my son and daughter-in-law, who drove up overnight through pouring rain for a very special event on July 28.
Remember my aunt, who died in her 99th year in late December? Yesterday, 15 of us climbed the hill behind the house she and her husband had built in the 1960s, but only lived in for four years before he died of cancer. As showers gave way to thin but insistent sunshine, we found the grassy terrace on which Charles' ashes had been scattered so many years ago, and scattered Jo's own, together with an abundance of rose petals and flowers from her beloved garden. It was her only request, her one unflinching desire: to be with him.
It was hard to let go of what remained of her physically. Her ashes, sitting on a windowsill, had become a part of my life, and I had found great comfort in leaving flowers and lighting candles every day. But let them go I did. And with her home emptied, and about to go on the market – a house, a field, a wood – it really is the start of something new. The door is not simply ajar, it is wide open.
When I see Buffy and Max off at Edinburgh airport on August 2, I have to nip back into the city to meet Kathryn – another friend from Japan, another DOTWW graduate… Also Don Morton – both a colleague from NHK in Tokyo and Metropolis film critic – informs by e-mail that he and his truck (US-customised home on wheels touring the UK) will be calling by any day now.
Forget it for now, Angela. Go tidy the cottage and clean the bathroom before the horde returns.
If this is embracing transition, I'm all for it.
Late summer 2012 writer and journalist Angela Jeffs moved from Japan, where she lived for 25 years, to Scotland from where she reports monthly on how her life is changing. This is the ninth installment. See here for part one, here for part two, here for part three, here for part four, here for part five, here for part six, here for part seven, here for part eight, and here for part nine.
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