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One Week in Dubai Itinerary
by Tigrest | posted in: UAE | 2
(Last Updated On: 3. Sep 2020)
By Neha Singh
Visiting Dubai for seven days? You're lucky enough to have ample time to discover the city's both well-known and lesser-known attractions. But, once here, you'll be astonished to know how quickly the time gulps up your entire week in Dubai. That's why we've compiled this suggested Dubai itinerary which will help you to make the most of your available time in Dubai and beyond.
If One week in Dubai seems like too much, consider a shorter itinerary of two days, three days, or even just one night in Dubai.
We've put together this travel program considering that you've full seven days to discover Dubai.
Day 1: Visit Downtown Dubai
Day 2: Explore Old Dubai, Shop at Souks & Tour Dubai Frame
Day 3: Plan some cool or exhilarating adventure (options available)
Day 4: Discover Palm Jumeirah, See Burj Al Arab and Take a Dinner Cruise on Dubai Marina
Day 5: Dubai Parks and Resorts
Day 6: Travel out of Dubai (options available)
Day 7: Desert Safari
Ascent to Burj Khalifa, Enjoy Dubai Mall, Check Out Souk Al Bahar & Watch Dubai Fountain Show
Downtown Dubai is the city's modern heart and is certainly the perfect spot to kick off your Dubai exploration. After all, this 500-acre neighborhood hosts some of the UAE's most prestigious and distinguished landmarks.
Start with Burj Khalifa: Yes, begin with a sky-high sightseeing experience at the world's greatest building. Burj Khalifa stands tall at a height of 828 meters and its observation deck on 124th and 148th levels feast your eyes with the unparalleled views over the whole of Dubai, its skyline, desert, ocean, and more. Along with all views around, you would definitely enjoy the super thrilling and fastest ever elevator which transfers you to the observation deck in under one minute.
The Dubai Mall: Agreed, this colossal mall is the biggest of its kind and has over 1200 outlets. But, don't write it off as a destination for shopping alone. It's an all-in-one place where you'll get to entertain and engage yourself in an array of activities and experiences. See the massive Dubai Aquarium and Underwater Zoo (sheltering over 33,000 marine creatures), find the best in augment reality and virtual reality at VR Park, and be sure to twirl a spin around Dubai Ice Rink, among many others.
So it really doesn't matter if you don't have plans for shopping; just wander around this mall, dine on the go with over 200 dining options, and snap some amazing pictures against the 155-million-year-old Dubai Dino and the stunning Human Waterfalls within the mall.
Check out Souk Al Bahar & Other attractions: This is a traditional style bazaar however with a touch of modernity. After you step out from here, you can continue to the striking Dubai Opera where you can watch a spellbinding show or simply take a tour of its architectural grandeur.
Be ready for the treat of the day: After you explore the surroundings, make sure that you're ready in time to take in the Dubai Fountain Show. It's a breathtaking spectacle where light and water is choreographed in tune to Arabic or western music. This is a free attraction found outside of the Dubai Mall and adjacent to Burj Khalifa and Souk Al Bahar.
Day 2: Explore Old Dubai
Shop at Souks, and Tour Dubai Frame
Today, you'll step back in time with some refreshing historical sights and activities.
Take a Walking Tour of Al Bastakiya Quarter: You'll leave all crowds and glitz behind as you enter this strikingly preserved old neighborhood, formally called Al Fahidi Historical Neighborhood. This is a true hidden gem in the heart of the city. Tucked away in Bur Dubai region, a relaxed stroll through its constricted labyrinths will introduce you to the unpretentious structures and sights from a bygone era. You can't help but lose yourself to the region's down-to-earth ambiance.
Step into Dubai Museum: There are many museums and art galleries in the region. But if you've to pick only one, let it be Dubai Museum! You'll find this inside the region's oldest fort at Al Fahidi Fort. And not to mention the inspiring and rich repertoire art and artifacts on display here; they promise you an insightful glimpse into the lifestyle of Emiratis before the discovery of oil.
Abra Ride: While in Old Dubai, don't miss a sail down Dubai Creek aboard a traditional vessel. Dubai Creek is a natural saltwater creek that segregates the city into Bur Dubai and Deira. And all you need to spend for this historic experience is just AED 1.
Shop at Souks: No visit to Old Dubai is complete without exploring the region's souks or traditional markets, mainly the Gold Souk where the entire stores here are dedicated to jewelry made of gold and other precious metals. Yes, these Arabian bazaars are real gems that allow you to experience Dubai's authentic trade scenario.
Tour Dubai Frame: Take the metro or hire a cab to reach this giant picture-frame-like structure, which is just 10 to 20 minutes' drive from Old Dubai. Besides intriguing past and future galleries, the centerpiece is its 150-meter-high sky deck which treats you with the views of both Old and New Dubai.
Day 3: Plan some cool or exhilarating adventure (two options available)
For today, we've two alternatives for you! While the first option is perfect for your anytime visit to Dubai, the second one is especially ideal for your Dubai winter trip (from November to March).
Option 1: Ski Dubai & XLine Dubai / XDubai Slingshot
Ski Dubai: Fancy trying some snow activities in Dubai? Well, it's possible and you can make it happen at Ski Dubai, surprisingly despite when outdoors blaze at over 50 degrees Celsius. Located inside the Mall of the Emirates, Ski Dubai is where you can enjoy skiing, snowboarding, sledding, and more. You can catch up with penguins too with temperatures maintained at -1 degree to -2 degree Celsius throughout.
XLine Dubai / XDubai Slingshot: Choose one of these latest Dubai attractions if you want to try your hands in something adventurous, one-of-its-kind, or both. XLine Dubai (at Dubai Marina) is the world's longest urban zipline, whereas XDubai Slingshot (at Kite Beach) is the world's fastest human slingshot.
Option 2: Dubai Miracle Garden & Global Village
Dubai Miracle Garden: This is one of the staple sights that you shouldn't miss on your winter trip to Dubai. It's the world's biggest natural garden which leaves you in awe with its millions of colorful flowers arranged in almost all shapes and patterns possible.
Global Village: It's probably the only place in the world where you can discover the culture, history, and gastronomy of close to 80 countries under one roof. Be sure to visit this vibrant destination and believe it for yourself. There are 30 plus pavilions representing different parts of the world. It's open from October to April and becomes most active during the one-month long DSF (Dubai Shopping Festival).
Day 4: Discover Palm Jumeirah
See Burj Al Arab and Take a Dinner Cruise on Dubai Marina
The giant palm-tree shaped island of Palm Jumeirah is so famed that it's one of Dubai's iconic modern symbols. So be sure to spare a whole day to explore its captivating sights and experiences.
Top Attractions: Striking architecture styles and mesmerizing views of the Arabian Gulf occupy the entire span of this island. Take a walk along its waterfront Boardwalk and further visit the five-star resort, Atlantis, The Palm which hosts some amazing segments like Aquaventure Water Park, Lost Chambers Aquarium, Dolphin Bay, and Sea Lion Point. You can get a quick glance of sights across Palm Jumeirah on a monorail ride.
Exhilarating Adventure Activities: Go on a helicopter ride or participate in an epic adventure like Sky Diving! This not only promises you the fun and thrill of a lifetime but also assures you of the most stunning vantage point to absorb the imposing majesty of this man-made island with a crescent on its top.
Visit Burj Al Arab: Just a few blocks away from here is the world's only seven-star hotel. Rightly so, it's one of the most luxurious and expensive hotels with its palatial style décor and magnificent settings on a private island. A stay here may not be possible for all, but you can definitely glimpse into its outstanding interiors by reserving a culinary session at one of its restaurants. Also, have a look at this guide on the best free beaches in Dubai, if some beach time is on your wish list.
Dhow Cruise: Finally, wind up your day with a relaxed dhow cruise at Dubai Marina! Immerse yourself in its atmospheric ambiance of this traditional wooden vessel as you take in Dubai's awe-inspiring sights from the water. The approximately two-hour cruise is also complete with buffet dining and live shows like Tanura performance.
Dubai is not all about its architectural delights; it has also now grabbed attention for its amazing amusement parts that have been opened in recent years. And topping this list is Dubai Parks and Resorts and for all right reasons. It's the first integrated resort in the region with two accommodation choices, a dedicated retail and dining section, three theme parks, and a water park. This includes:
Motiongate Dubai: The biggest of all parks in Dubai Parks and Resort is also the region's first of its kind Hollywood themed park.
Bollywood Parks Dubai: It's probably the world's only park that is dedicated to Hindi movies. Yes, it's where all your Bollywood imaginations come true through its colorful performances, exuberant ambiance, and thrilling rides inspired by movies like Don, Krrish, Sholay, Dabangg, and Zindagi Na Milegi Dobara.
LEGOLAND Dubai: It's an absolute fun and thrill destination for families of kids from 2 to 12 years. There are 60 remarkable rides and attractions in its six themed lands.
LEGOLAND Water Park: It's adjacent to LEGOLAND Dubai and has over 20 immersive water rides and games which guarantee amusement and leisure to all members of your family.
In fact, it's worth spending a whole day at this park. Just select the right pass which offers access to all four parks or one or two of your choice.
After breakfast, unwind in your room or move out to do some last-minute shopping until your driver comes to pick you up for your evening desert safari. About 45 minutes' drive away from the city center, a desert safari in Dubai allows you to end your Dubai holiday in the most memorable with a blend of exhilarating desert adventure, mindblowing cultural experiences, scrumptious BBQ treats, and astonishing traditional shows including Tanura and belly dance show. Here is the post we wrote about our experience with Dubai safari.
Day 7: Travel out of Dubai
When you've full seven days in your hands, don't just limit your vacation to just Dubai activities and attractions. Yes, take a drive out of Dubai to see alluring and distinct sights that lie beyond its limits. And here we have a few options for you to choose from:
Abu Dhabi: Just about 150 kilometers away, it is one of the most popular day trips from Dubai. Abu Dhabi is the UAE's capital city and boasts of some of the most wondrous architectural treasures, cultural landmarks, and leisure attractions. Sheik Zayed Mosque, Louvre Abu Dhabi Museum, Qasr Al Watan, Ferrari World Abu Dhabi, and CLYMB Abu Dhabi are just a few to name.
Al Ain: It's the UAE's own garden city and of course the greenest and most serene spot in Dubai. So if it's a tranquil retreat in the lap of nature you're seeking in your day trip, travel to Al Ain which is less than two hours' drive away. It's home to the country's first UNESCO site – Al Ain Oasis, where you'll get to see more than 150,000 trees. Other top attractions are Al Ain Palace Museum, Al Ain Museum, and the last of its kind Camel Souk. There is also Jebel Hafeet, the second-highest peak in the country.
Ras Al Khaimah: Nothing comes closer to Ras Al Khaimah for an adventurous getaway from Dubai. Head up to Jebel Jais; here you'll not only get to take in the country's highest peak but also experience the longest zipline in the world. You can further tour the age-old forts as well as enigmatic places of interest like Jazirat Al Hamra.
We hope that you'll find this suggested travel program as a great starting point to plan a week in Dubai. But, this is not a definitive travel program, so make sure that you add, remove, or swap out attractions/activities as per your unique travel interests and needs.
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2. Sep 2020 | Reply
Very easy to read your article, great pictures and great information, great choice.
You really deserve praise for this great work.
15. Sep 2020 | Reply
Great tips for one week travel in Dubai. Arabian bazaars do look so beautiful in pictures, I can only imagine how they are in real.
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As Fresh As It Gets: Great Farm-to-Table Restaurants in the U.S.
Would you love to dine at a restaurant that grows its own vegetables, herbs, fruits, and even raises livestock? These restaurants scattered throughout the country are part of the farm-to-table dining movement.
By Sahara Borja
Courtesy of Bell Book and Hook
Would you love to dine at a restaurant that grows its own vegetables, herbs, fruits, and even raises livestock? These restaurants scattered throughout the country are part of the farm-to-table dining movement. Each brings locally-grown fresh foods to your plate in amazing meals.Can't get enough veggies? Check out one of these 21 recipes for grilled vegetables or one of these recipes that make sure you get some veggies in the meal.
Bell Book and Candle: New York, NY
On top of its building on West 10th Street in Manhattan, Bell Book and Candle has a beautiful green garden. Following in the tradition of many other farm-to-table restaurants, Bell Book and Candle's menu cycles are heavily influenced by what is produced "aeroponically" — plants grown in an air or mist environment instead of soil — in the roof-top tower garden. Although the plants might seem a bit out of place in a big city like New York, they are doing just fine. The restaurant grows sage, chive, chervil, Genovese basil, Opal basil, Italian and flat-leaf parsley, spearmint, rosemary, great white tomato, Bibb lettuce, Red Oak leaf lettuce, red romaine lettuce, green romaine lettuce, Lola Rosa lettuce, frisée, green crisp, poblano pepper, and fennel.
141 West 10th Street; bbandcnyc.com
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French Garden Restaurant and Bistro: Sebastopol, CA
Just five miles from Sebastopol, California, lies the 30 acres of land that supply French Garden Farm with its natural, pesticide- and synthetic fertilizer-free produce. For more than 30 years, the food at French Garden has been harvested daily from its own farm, which is home to seasonal produce like tomatoes, peppers, prized Pinot Noir grapes, famous Gravenstein apples, and much more. Along with the bounty culled on their farm, the restaurant also sources local fish, meats, cheeses, bread, and mushrooms. Sound too good to be true? Take them up on their farm tour offer, or stop by for mid-week happy hour. One could potentially spend an entire day here, tasting apples and wine, touring the farm, and finally settling in for a full meal and drinks in the evening. If you find the whole experience life-changing, don't act surprised; one customer comment on the restaurant's website exclaims the food here is "from the gods!"
8050 Bodega Ave.; frenchgardenrestaurant.com
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Vignola Cinque Terre: Portland, ME
Cinque Terre, Italy, is home to five ancient fishing villages close to the Italian Riviera that honor the traditions of fishing and farming, as well as stand witness to a geography that supports vineyards, wild flowers, herbs, and olive groves. Lee Skawinski, the Executive Chef of the Vignola Cinque Terre, located in Portland's port district, uses that rugged freshness ideal as inspiration. In his backyard, "fresh fish, rocky harbors, and sights and sounds of a vibrant port city" each play their own roles in building Skawinski's approach to the restaurant's food. Skawinski has long championed the farm-to-table movement. People who know him report that one is just as likely to see Skawinski "sautéing a pan of fresh scallops" as "preparing fresh broccoli rabe and beets" from the restaurant's Grand View Farm, where he gets fresh herbs and organic veggies. Humble in his approach, Skawinski claims he is just carrying on a time-honored tradition set by skilled Italian "farmers, growers, chefs, and vintners." We'll toast to that.
10 Dana St.; vignolamaine.com
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The Herbfarm: Woodinville, WA
In 1985, Ron Zimmerman sold his business and, early the next year, joined his parents in what was then mostly a side business of a roadside herb shop. That winter and spring they all worked together to turn part of the farm's home and garage into a little restaurant, named The Herbfarm. Now on new land — after a fire in the late 90s — the Herbfarm is happily resettled and thriving, presenting nine-course dinners served with five or six matched wines. The cuisine and menu are drawn from the "rhythms of the season," which determines what grows in the kitchen gardens. The Herbfarm restaurant also depends on local growers and producers to provide "wild mushrooms, heritage fruits, handmade cheeses, and rare treasures such as water grown wasabi root and artisanal caviars." Artisanal caviars? You better get to Washington, STAT.
14590 NE 145th St.; theherbfarm.com
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Madrona Manor: Healdsburg, CA
Surrounded by wine country (Sonoma and Napa), Madrona Manor doubles as an inn and a much sought-after site for "storybook" weddings. Executive Chef Jesse Mallgren loves to "stick [his] nose right into the box of fresh-picked quince that will later be accompanied by foie gras" on the plate of a lucky diner. Inspired by the fruit and veggie aromas in the Madrona Manor garden, Mallgren uses fresh tomatoes, greens, vegetables, herbs, and fruit to build his dishes. Now, if only they could find some decent wine to pair with the meals...
1001 Westside Rd.; madronamanor.com
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Uncommon Ground: Chicago, IL
Is Uncommon Ground the greenest restaurant in the country? More than a few people would say so. Using "seasonal, locally produced, family farmed, and organic products whenever possible," Uncommon Ground, located in urban Chicago, proudly boasts a crest from the Green Restaurant Association. The restaurant grows its food on the roof of the restaurant's 2,500 square foot deck. If you were to dine there tonight, you could order anything from blackened Berkshire pork chops with purple sticky rice to barbecue tofu and seitan.
3800 North Clark St.; uncommonground.com
Matt Baldelli
Rye Tavern: Plymouth, MA
Chef Joanna Farrar makes classic dishes with a twist using inspiration from Rye Tavern's 2,100-square-foot vegetable garden just outside the doors of the restaurant. Farrar and the rest of the team behind Rye Tavern believe deeply in the farm-to-table movement. They tout its benefits for the environment (less shipping means less gas released) and the body (growing food allows them to avoid pesticides and chemicals). It's also beneficial for the community to support local farmers. With such good karmic soil, it's no wonder Rye Tavern is gaining fame on the eastern seaboard.
517 Old Sandwich Rd.; ryetavern.com
Jen Munkvold
Blue Hill Farm: Tarrytown, NY
Just 45 minutes north of New York City you'll find Blue Hill Farm's Stone Barns Center for Food and Agriculture, which is home to a greenhouse, an old farm house, produce, and several kinds of livestock, including a pen of pigs. Blue Hill is committed to educating the public about the effect of everyday food choices. Guests here won't see any menus. Instead, they are presented with a list of more than 100 ingredients, which are kept up-to-date and represent the best from Blue Hill's field and market.
630 Bedford Rd.; bluehillfarm.com
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Blackberry Farm: Walland, TN
If the thought of eating home-cured bacon, fresh ramps, and eggs laid this morning is appealing to you, Blackberry Farm in east Tennessee should be your next stop. Owner Sam Beall, a trained chef, uses the talents of Blackberry Farm's chefs, gardeners, bakers, cheese makers, forgers, butchers, chocolatier, manager, wait-staff, landscapers, and sommeliers to utilize the centuries-old land where Blackberry Farm thrives. The farm provides "heirloom produce from the garden, wild flower honey, farm-fresh eggs, and artisan cheeses from East Friesian sheep." Situated at the foothills of the Great Smoky Mountains, Blackberry Farm can take advantage of a rich community replete with livestock, produce, gardens, foraging grounds, and an orchard.
1471 West Millers Cove Rd.; blackberryfarm.com
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Q: How is a signature using an rvalue ambiguous when signature with value exists? when I have both of these signatures, I get a compile error:
String& operator+(String&& a, const TCHAR* b)
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string.cpp(97): error C2593: 'operator +' is ambiguous
      string.cpp(34): could be 'String &operator +(String &&,const TCHAR *)'
      string.cpp(24): or       'String operator +(String,const TCHAR *)'

Aren't they different?????  I feel like performance could be increased if I could use both.  On the other hand, is this ambiguous because the + operator always deals with rvalues?
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A: The problem is that those are different signatures, but all arguments that can be used with one can also be used with the other, so the compiler cannot possibly disambiguate what function needs to be called depending on the arguments.
You probably meant to provide two overloads that take an rvalue-reference and and lvalue-reference respectively. Also note that it probably makes no sense to return a reference from the first overload.
Note that using an rvalue and lvalue reference overloads is only needed if you really need to distinguish between the two use cases, but the general definition of operator+ does not require that distinction, as it does not modify the arguments. The common way of implementing operator+ is:
T operator+( T lhs, T const & rhs ) {
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Performance can be improved a bit to allow for moves on either the first or the second arguments to operator+, but that requires 4 different combinations of lvalue/*rvalue* in both positions (lvalue+*lvalue; lvalue+*rvalue*; rvalue+*lvalue*; rvalue+*rvalue*)

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Low carbon and politics within the Middle East: the merging of 2 worlds
Tuesday, Dec 13, 2016
Executives indicate continued challenges and opportunities for renewable energy technologies.
low carbon technologies square measure compatible with a number of today's in depth and typically-profitable organic compound operations;
supporting tiny and medium-sized enterprises' (SMEs) entrepreneurial spirit is crucial;
private-public partnerships square measure extremely effective;
delegates raise why reworking theoretical blueprints in to tangible comes continues to be a serious issue
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A new report launched these days reveals that squeezed budgets from lower oil costs since mid-2014 and rising energy demand can considerably heighten the demand and use of renewable and energy potency technologies across the center East.
Lloyd's Register hosted associate degree business round-table conference discussion at the United Arab Emirates's capital International fossil oil Exhibition and Conference (ADIPEC) on the eighth Nov, tantalizing a cross-sectional of senior stakeholders from national and international oil firms, environmental firms, money consultancies and domain and analysis. Participants debated the challenge that regional economies face in establishing a efficient low carbon future whereas not jeopardizing their energy economic science and security.
Most participants were of the read that the expansion of the low carbon market isn't a threat to the prominence of hydrocarbons, which is able to be a primary supply of energy for a minimum of 5 decades. Instead, renewables opens a entryway for organic compound producers, and wider business, to expand the scope of their R&D to chop prices and enhance operational potency.
"This may be a timely issue, considering the International Energy Agency (IEA) recorded a twenty fifth reduction in field investments in 2015 to $583 billion and aforesaid in Gregorian calendar month this year that oil costs might keep at intervals today's $50 a barrel vary till mid-2017," says Alasdair Chief Executive, Lloyd's Register's Energy Director.
Buchanan states that the formidable outlook for oil-centered economies within the Gulf, like Asian country, Qatar, Kuwait and therefore the UAE, will be more and more offset by low carbon solutions.
Causes of renewable innovation
The growth of renewable and energy economical technologies is integral to meeting the forty eighth increase in world energy consumption that has been forecast by the US' Energy data Administration (EIA) between 2012 and 2040, with the world's population expected to swell by thirty first from today's seven.4 billion to nine.7 billion by 2050.
Buchanan says: "The environmental incentives underpinning political appetency for renewable energy policies and technologies are stronger than ever."
"The geographic region would enjoy associate degree integrated energy policy, which might give signposts to guide all the stakeholders towards an occasional carbon future. there's a substantial level of three-cornered cooperation and collaboration already happening here – this has created a robust and united movement to examine positive modification. The adoption of latest technologies to assist outline an occasional carbon future with widespread and price effective implementation is that the next step in serving to the region realise this vision."
Innovation is cheap
Simple economic science square measure revolutionizing the accessibility of renewable associate degreed energy economical technologies as larger affordability triggers an unprecedented step-change within the world's attribute of low carbon. the expansion of renewable energy technologies – from star, wind, hydro and nuclear – heralds the birth of the world's fourth technological revolution.
Innovative uses of existing technologies are being developed within the hope of raising awareness of economical energy use amongst shoppers, together with unprecedented grant cuts that have started being enforced within the Gulf since January 2015. for instance, Dubai's Emirates National company (ENOC) is mistreatment frequence identification (RFID) at their retail stations to assist motorists manage their fuel budgets.
Creating a regional roadmap
Participants at the chief informing nemine contradicente united that the Paris Agreement spells a replacement chapter within the traditionally fragmented narrative of international climate policy. The success is best illustrated by the North American country and China's agreement in Gregorian calendar month to formally formalize the Agreement – the world's 2 largest economies that square measure chargeable for four-hundredth of worldwide carbon emissions square measure currently on board.
However, Governments and money establishments within the geographic region and on the far side should enhance existing frameworks that encourage exploratory comes. the chief informing detected however fortunate R&D and therefore the ensuing renewable energy technologies swear heavily on a well-measured trial and error approach.
"All energy stakeholders want quick access to funding for R&D, which incorporates laboratories, testing sites and specialist human resources, in addition because the suggests that to share property (IP) and register patents that reach international standards. Siloed efforts square measure unlikely to succeed," highlights Chief Executive.
Skills – a front ambition within the geographic region and on the far side
Energy entities at the informing aforesaid top quality education and a capability to assume outside of the box lie at the guts of fortunate low carbon R&D, therefore governments and domain within the geographic region and on the far side should frequently bolster students' learning of science, technology, engineering and arithmetic (STEM).
"This would nurture the talent of the world's future physical science specialists, electrical engineers and low carbon economists," says Chief Executive. "Such skills, together with associate degree equally content to assume critically and creatively, can produce a holistic R&D manpower to spearhead the much-needed innovation that participants from wider business explained is important for consequent generation."
Key lessons from the chief informing
Three key lessons will be taken from this year's Lloyd's Register geographic region govt briefing:
1. low carbon technologies square measure compatible with a number of today's in depth and typically-profitable organic compound operations;
2. supporting tiny and medium-sized enterprises' (SMEs) entrepreneurial spirit is crucial;
3. and private-public partnerships square measure extremely effective.
All 3 points will be applied to resolve the inequality between the region's water scarceness and its growing population and booming business. Qatar already uses desalinated water to satisfy ninety nine of municipal demand, amidst a forecast that today's population of two.6 million is probably going to multiply eight-fold by 2050, for instance.
"These briefings facilitate to debate and determine rising risks and opportunities, to assess best observe and key stakeholder's approach to property, and to encourage ever-greater innovation within the region," says Chief Executive. "It lies at the guts of what we have a tendency to believe to be essential for the long run 'health' of the center East energy business, because the implementation of latest technology has safety implications that is essentially a driver for the industry's future."
Lloyd's Register finds the outcomes of its govt informing in United Arab Emirates's capital encouraging. it's operating to advance the shared understanding of the challenges two-faced by the business within the region – and therefore the wider world community.
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Alibaba, IBM, MasterCard Top Global Blockchain Patent Rankings
By Shobhit Seth
While the disruptive and innovative blockchain technology continues to find increasing use across multiple business sectors, a lot of patents are being filed for developing unique, new-age blockchain-based systems and applications to get the early mover advantage. A new study conducted by IPRDaily, a leading global intellectual property (IP) technology media firm which focuses on IP services and IP industry ecosystem, ranks the global companies based on the number of patents filed, according to CoinDesk.
Chinese and American Companies Dominate the List
Among the companies leading the drive to build blockchain-based applications, Jack Ma's Chinese conglomerate Alibaba Group Holding Inc. (BABA), along with its affiliate companies, ranks first, with a total of 90 patent filings that are focused on blockchain-related technologies. The leading information technology company, International Business Machines Corp. (IBM), comes a close second with 89 patent applications. The third place position is held by global payments & technology company Mastercard Inc. (MA), which has 80 patent applications.
NYSE-listed investment firm Bank of America Corp. (BAC) grabs the fourth place in the coveted list with 53 blockchain patent filings, and People's Bank of China (PBoC), the Chinese central bank, holds the fifth place with 44 applications. PBoC is among the first few central banks of the world which is actively working on its own central bank digital currency. Over the last one year, PBoC's Digital Currency Lab has filed for more than 40 patent applications, as the central bank envisages harnessing the power of blockchain-based digital currency to boost its existing monetary system.
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Head a mile (a kilometer and a half) to the northwest from St. James's Club to get to this delicatessen, which is located in the southwestern part of Willoughby Bay.
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These are corbels from Apulia, mostly Lecce.
Baroque hill-towns have been the persistent theme of this Southern Italy trip (April 24 – June 5, 2019 – Apulia & Sicily) I tend to regard baroque architecture as tediously decorative compared with the freedom displayed by medieval stonemasons as they ornamented palaces and churches.
Piazza in Lecce with horse corbels.
But the baroque architectural ornamentation of Apulia is especially lavish and seems more imaginative than that of other parts of Europe. Perhaps this is due to the soft stone that masons had to work with. Or perhaps it's a reflection of the historical cultural diversity of the area (Roman, Greek, Venetian, Goth, Lombard, Saracen, Ottoman …)
The Sicilian baroque stonemasons also had fun with corbels. Some fancy villa owners commissioned corbels with grotesque faces.
Ragusa/Ibla
Since these are 18th century carvings, we've got a few people with glasses. (We are rarely represented in art.)
Here's a mother
But what's he looking at?
The cities in Apulia still have lots of small shops, and the Italians are great at arranging windows. I can't buy much here because I'm on a long trip with small pieces of luggage, but I'm seeing plenty of things I'd love to take home. And the window shopping is great even for things I'd never buy.
This was in Bari – haven't seen these smokes in the other cities
Every kid needs their own construction crane.
I still have the one Amy brought me from Italy back in 1974 or thereabouts.
(I'll probably be adding more photos – the trip is young.)
My readers know I'm a pretty seasoned traveler, and yet I still like to take cruises now and then. I don't agree with the decree that cruising is not real traveling or that it can't be as stimulating as setting off on your own. This time, a Mensa group decided that the "Party at Sea" for the end of 2018 was going to be a repositioning cruise from Miami to Santiago's port in Chile, San Antonio. When I saw that it goes through the Panama Canal. I knew I wanted to be on this boat, not only for the Canal but also for the long days at sea (although actually we had quite a few port calls.)
That decision added a new destination to my travels: South America. Since I regard repositioning cruises as actual transportation, I visited Chile, Bolivia and Peru. The total trip was seven weeks: two weeks cruising and five weeks exploring South America. This post is a recap of the cruise.
I suspect that the first port call in Santa Marta, Colombia was a result of Norwegian's realization that they could sell more berths on repositioning cruises if they had more stops.
Repositioning cruises are twice-a-year round trips that ships make to change a seasonal venue. The Norwegian Sun was switching from cruising in the Caribbean over the summer to cruising back and forth from Santiago to Buenos Aires via the Beagle Channel for the southern summer. My first repositioning cruise was from Miami to Barcelona: Atlantic crossings usually happen in the spring and fall for summer cruises in the Mediterranean and Adriatic. It appears that cruise lines are adding a few days to repositioning cruises so that they can advertise more ports and shore excursions; the Atlantic crossing now stops at more places. Traditionally they've been favored by people who like the sea days and the lower price.
Gazing on the big city from afar
Cartagena: The Cartagena stop is a good example of another reason I like to cruise: I saw the colorful old town in a day without having to add Colombia to my many travel destinations. I have spent fascinating, memorable hours in Halifax, Nanaimo, Split & Dubrovnik, Funchal and Acapulco as "bonus" destinations in my world travel: places that I would probably never see otherwise (well, maybe Croatia…)
As we traveled by taxi across part of the city to a hilltop monastery with a great viewpoint, I got a look at a few diverse neighborhoods in Cartagena. These taxi rides generally reinforce one of my suspicions that cities across the world are becoming more and more similar: poor sections of towns and cities have the same types of shops full of useful plastic goods, cheap crockery and cookware for the house, plus a few instances of local baskets and brooms. Urban scenery is often architecturally similar: in the city outskirts in Asia, Latin America and Eastern Europe I often see many uncompleted buildings with glassless windows and rebar sticking out at the top, but with active homes and shops on the lower floors. The global lower middle class seems to be involved in endless building projects which make progress whenever there's extra money for materials and time to work on the walls.
In the meantime, gentrification in Cartagena's Old Town means that the old colonial buildings are being renovated and maintained. It looks like there are some metalworkers who make it possible to maintain a traditional door-knocker custom.
The Panama Canal: I was eager to go through the Panama Canal a second time. This time the new, larger locks for panamax ships are open; back in 2012 when I took a day tour through the canal these were just being excavated. It took all day for our ship to go through, so I had several viewing spots during the day: the bow of the ship, a friend's balcony cabin for a champagne brunch, and finally a mid-deck aft seat where I ended up sharing the experience realtime on the phone with my sister Amy in Miami while she watched our ship on a Canal webcam. (Unfortunately she couldn't catch sight of me in person because I was on a lower deck.)
Manta, Ecuador: I had a plan for this stop and was very proud when it worked. On the Internet I found a "Lodge and Reserve" that had trails through an area that also has a protected trail. I thought that there might possibly be more birdlife at the lodge than on the reserve's trail, because developed places sometimes "encourage" the local birds to hang around. It turns out I was wrong about that (we didn't see much,) but my plan led to a very interesting day.
At this point on the cruise we were getting pretty good at negotiating with the taxis that came to the docks at port stops. I wanted to get a taxi by the hour for about six hours. After waiting for the first herd of passengers to find English-speaking drivers, a younger driver with no English gave me a good price (with the approval of the dispatcher; not sure how all that worked, but he knew that the low-hanging fruit was already on their way in their premium-priced taxis.) Xavier and I set off out of town and had a great day. He even came on the hike with me after we finally found the lodge and reserve, and it's a good thing he did because we got lost on the trail and he was the one who figured out how to get back! Having the car and a driver I could kind of converse with was great, because this coastal area had several different climate levels to check out: beach, desert, rain forest, and areas in between. (Xavier took this photo of us and emailed it to me.) All that work on Spanish during the summer and fall really paid off.
Trujillo, Peru: Since I like to seek out art when I travel, I ended up seeing a lot of the art of the vanished South American civilizations. Watching John Leguizamo's video Latin History for Morons before the trip made me realize that South and Central America had civilizations with cultures, histories, nations, religions, mathematics, languages and art with a scope similar to that of European history. Most of us know quite a bit about what went on in Europe in previous centuries because we look at the art, listen to the music, and study the philosophy and literature. Most of it is there for us to enjoy. But unfortunately the heritage of the Americas has pretty much been lost.
The stop at this port in Peru gave us access to some archeological sites. I went to the Huaca del Luna because it has art still in situ ("imperial" art, but art nonetheless.) I never got much of a sense of how design differed through different ages and different cultures (which I can easily observe with western art), but I just took in what I could at sites and museums and let my impressions add to my meager understanding.
Sea Days: For you non-cruisers out there, if you like settling in for a road trip or a long train ride where you only have to think about the present, that's what cruising is, but for as many days as you want: plus eating and drinking are effortless and someone makes your bed twice a day.
I always love my little cabins, where life becomes very simple and convenient. You've got a cabin steward who not only cleans and gives out fresh towels every day, but also provides evening turn-down service along with the requisite towel sculpture (as if they didn't have a million other things to do during their long days.) The only regular chore I had was washing out shirts and underwear. For food, you pretty much wait until you're hungry and then go get something to eat.
The joy of sea days: sleeping in and sitting on deck watching the sunset with a good book. A couple of times a day we'd usually see a pod of dolphins or some whales.
It's true that your leisure activities are supported by a huge crew who in earlier centuries would be called servants: this is always a thought- and conscience-provoking aspect of travel. I believe, and I may be wrong, that most of the crew makes enough money to improve their lives and the lives of their families at home. At the same time I know that many leave their children in the care of grandparents during their six to nine month contracts. Some crew are middle class folk, mostly young, who paid attention to their foreign language teachers at school and thus have a valuable skill to bring onboard. One cocktail waitress told me that her cruise salary was going towards the eventual purchase of an apartment in Colombia, since she had no expenses while working on the ship.
I always hit the library first thing and check out a few escapist books: I can spend hours reading outside enjoying warm weather and watching for birds, whales, and dolphins. There are little problems to occupy the mind: for instance, where to find the nearest coffee early in the morning and where the best places to sit on deck are during various parts of the day. My cabins usually don't have coffeepots. I could ask for one, but on two cruises in a row I've ended up deciding to pop out on deck every morning immediately after getting up to see what the day's like. This often leads to interesting conversations with some of the other early risers. I've found that there are usually a few people on every cruise who spend most of their time on deck, and these are often the folk with wide curiosity and knowledge. A couple of times I've met retired sailors (for example a yacht mover) who have taken to cruising as a more relaxed way to be at sea.
While there were some jazz musicians that I followed around during evening happy hours, for the most part I ignored the entertainment offered by the ship. But the crew did a great job with Crossing The Line when we came to the equator. They let us dress up in sheet togas, after which we went on parade through the Crossing the Line party (which had to be in the big lounge because it was raining outside.) We had the mandatory King Neptune and his consort Flora (who noisily gave surprise birth to a pair of octopuses.) We got baptized with shaving creme. And we got a certificate. Crossing the equator for the first time was important to me, and I felt that I had been sufficiently welcomed into the society of Shellbacks. (Eventually I saw the Southern Cross, but not on the voyage because it was overcast every night.)
Thanks, Wikipedia!
My first stop after the cruise from Miami to Santiago was the port city of Valparaíso. Valparaíso is a port town in Chile, a bit rundown down after its days as "a Little San Francisco" and "the Jewel of the Pacific" ended with the opening of the Panama Canal. (Ships bound for the Pacific no longer had to go through the Straits of Magellan. It may be facing another challenge now that the panamax ships can also use the Canal.) Nevertheless Chile responded to the city's twentieth century challenges by situating major universities and vocational schools there. It also functions, along with Santiago, as one of the seats of the Chilean government.
Local artists have made a couple of the older, hilly neighborhoods into an international tourist attraction by painting vivid, whimsical murals on the walls of the old buildings in the district. This made it the perfect place to recover from the stomach bug I picked up on the ship—short walks were always interesting, and as I recovered I could feel my strength increasing every hour as I trudged up and down the hills.
These hilly neighborhoods of Cerro Concepción and Cerro Alegre had a pretty good balance of tourists vs. locals, and the locals in this part of town are not rich. The time I spent lying around was enhanced by all the sounds of the neighborhood. Someone was always playing music: two or three establishments on my street took turns entertaining passersby with loud music, but the music was always interesting and well-chosen without being drowned by too much bass beat. Someone nearby was practicing the trumpet. Vendors would walk by calling "E-e-e-empanadas!" and "eh-LA-doh!" (🍦) Cooking fuel was canned propane, and you could tell when your gas seller was coming down the street because the guy in the back of the truck was playing a catchy rhythm on the gas cans.
The barrio has a couple of cemeteries high out of reach from tsunamis
There's a tiny area of nice hotels and restaurants at the top of the still functioning ascensor Reina Victoria
On Christmas the funicular was not running so I had to take the stairs. This led to the discovery of even more art.
Later, to re-connect with the middle class, I took the newish metro (above-ground along the shore) from Valparaíso to the next town up the coast, Viña del Mar. That town has broad boulevards and neighborhoods that reminded me of Miami residential areas, but with more hills and more density.
Viña del Mar: Dancing Lessons on the Playa – you can kind of see the teacher in the middle in a green shirt, walking among the couples with suggestions.
Playa at Viña del Mar
The main courtyard of Saratha Vilas (with sunbeams)
The Chettinad mansion in Kothamangalam that we stayed in for three nights was restored by a pair of French architects who had been able to cut a long-term lease deal with the sole owner. The architects had fallen in love with the style and found themselves inspired to bring one of the mansions back to life. The result is Saratha Vilas, a boutique hotel with comfortable rooms and a fantastic kitchen (there being no other places to eat in the village.)
Living like a princess
I look back with pleasure on this stop on our tour for several reasons. This was the first completely relaxing place we arrived at after time in the loud and busy cities of Mumbai and Chennai and a couple of internal flights. Saratha has a green, tranquil garden where I often heard Hindu temple music coming over a loudspeaker. The video below was taken in the garden:
This was the only village we stayed in, so we got to see a bit of village life. The bathroom window of my room looked out on the main street. In the middle of the night a couple of cows would be lying in front of the store across the street: now I know that Indian cows have owners and their own place to stay at night even it if isn't a barn or stable. Then, around 5 am the road was busy with people coming into town by foot or motorcycle to work.
Path to the Ayyanar shrine at Kothamangalam, Tamil Nadu
When we walked down the main road much later in the morning, we would see a crowd of men at the open-air chai shop next door drinking chai out of tin cups and gossiping like crazy. The town also had its own Ayyanar shrine (see Village Shrine) which we walked to one morning. On the way back through a middle-class neighborhood we met some school girls and their mothers outside of their homes: these girls went to good schools so we spoke with them in English, with both sides expressing delight and curiosity at the meeting.
Our visit also coincided with the weekly market. While some of the village markets around the world that I've seen sell livestock, clothing, pots and pans, etc., this one was pretty much a food market. There were all kinds of vegetables, herbs and spices that I didn't recognize. Markets like this rotate weekly from village to village: this is people's chance to do the shopping for the week without having to drive or take the bus someplace. I've always wondered about the merchants' lives: they have to show up at the crack of dawn to set up, then in the afternoon pack and put everything away for the next village and the next day. In the meantime at home they're picking and packing their own harvest or receiving goods from other suppliers. While people now use trucks and vans to bring their produce to market, once upon a time these markets were served by farmers coming in with animal-driven carts.
Chettinad Mansions
Venice of course
I'm intrigued by states and groups in history that are known for being traders. The culture of such groups is rich and heterogenous because of the worldwide travel and extensive interactions with other cultures that enabled their success. One example of course is the Republic of Venice, a city-state of maritime traders and canny politicians. The architecture of the Renaissance palaces along the canals, with its uniquely Venetian blend of European and Moorish features, is one of the great treasures of the world.
In southern India, the Nagarathar or Nattukkottai Chettiar was another group of maritime traders, who left their architectural mark in what is now the state of Tamil Nadu. This community was sailing all over Southeast Asia in the 11th and 12th centuries. Later in the late 19th and early 20th centuries, when their trade also took them to the West, they filled villages with ornate mansions. (See and https://www.nytimes.com/2017/05/17/t-magazine/india-chettinad-mansions-travel.html http://www.srmuniv.ac.in/downloads/chetinad.pdf . ) These mansions share a common style of floor plan, but their exterior and interior ornamentation differs according to their owners' tastes in architecture. During our tour in December, 2017 we drove by or toured mansions that displayed Baroque, Art-Deco, Art Nouveau and Asian influences.
Google Satellite view of mansions in the village of Kothamangalam, where we stayed at the one in the upper left
Most of these mansions are deteriorating. We were in villages that had dozens of mouldering mansions crowded together like an Indian Fifth Avenue of the Gilded Age. From the beginning homes of extended families, their ownership is now divided among multiple children and grandchildren who are dispersed in other Indian cities. Finding consensus on the disposition of the mansions is difficult. Some of the buildings open for tours are tenanted by poorer family members who show visitors around.
A few mansions have been restored as hotels, including the one we stayed in (coming soon in the next post.)
Note the dogs hanging out in the shade.
Photo of type of cooking fire used in the mansions (and apparently still in India): ourworld.unu.edu
It's hard to imagine what life was like in the big houses, but I'm guessing they were crowded, noisy and extremely sociable with all the pros and cons of close family life. The mansions are built around three long, open courtyards. Small rooms along the side supplied storage space for the couples who lived there, but sleeping was separate between men and women (in fact, the women could lock themselves into the back of the house at night.) The women had the two back courtyards: one for sleeping and socializing, and the other for cooking. The kitchen was communal, with each family having its own stoves, cooking pots, and utensils. The stoves were simply a long line of narrow stone low fireplaces with room for one pot each. (The main resting posture was squatting, so people worked, ate and talked on the floor.)
Imagine a dozen of these little fireplaces lined up along the wall of the kitchen area. Photo from minmit.com
The men had the first two courtyards for business and more intimate socializing. These rooms have raised platforms where people could sit and talk.
We traveled in our little bus to a few other mansions to see some of the variations in int
erior decoration. Some of these mansions survive because of the quality of their materials: teak from Southeast Asia, marbles from Europe, chandeliers from Murano. Some had people living in them: as we walked to the back of the house there were sectioned-off areas where people were watching TV. In one an old lady walked around with us telling us about her relatives in a language we couldn't understand.
If your house is made up of courtyards, columns and their capitols are important
Mumbai's 100-year-old Urban Lunchbox Courier Service
A popular tourist activity in Mumbai is observing the amazing courier service that picks up and returns home-made lunchboxes (tiffins) for people at work and school. Our tour group's glimpse of this system appealed to my interest in transport systems: this system, traditionally staffed by a members of a Hindu sect from Pune called the Varkari, has grown organically since 1890. The Indian name for these lunch box couriers is dabbawala. (There's plenty of information online about this, so I'll just summarize here.)
Transport vehicles include foot, bicycle and train. The city trains provide an important link for getting food downtown: the trains even have cars dedicated to dabbawala transport. There's a sophisticated coding system for pallets and lunchboxes to ensure that everything gets to where it's supposed to go, but personal knowledge of customers and routes is also a key to success. We stopped our little bus outside of the Churchgate station of the Western line around 11:30 to see the dabbawalas in action as they took trays of tiffins off the trains and set them up for local delivery by bike.
A tiffin is a lunchbox designed to keep the elements of the hearty mid-day meal
separated until it's time to eat: the rice or lentils, the sauces or chutneys, and the breads.
Many people in Mumbai still have someone (Mom, or perhaps a servant) at home who can make home-cooked lunches for commuters and schoolchildren. A The dabbawalas pick up lunch boxes from homes around 9:30 am and have them delivered to workplaces and schools by 1. Then, they return all the lunchboxes to their homes in the afternoon.
Village Shrine in Tamil Nadu
T.N. = Tamil Nadu
Tamil Nadu is an agricultural state in Southeast India with many villages. Village life—to the inhabitants' detriment, benefit or both—often appears to me to preserve centuries of tradition in spite of modern amenities like vehicles and electricity. In Tamil Nadu, India, we visited a couple of village shrines to the deity called Ayyanar. These simple shrines are found in uncultivated areas like small woods, whose trees are not especially ancient except perhaps for a few old, revered trees. Often those old trees provide the site for the Ayyanar shrine and other devotions.
This elephant at the shrine's gateway is well maintained
The village keeps the god well supplied with steeds, servants and guards.
Gateway to the shrine (note the lighting in the upper left.)
The avenue of horses leading to the shrine's gateway.
These photos were taken at a remote shrine that we got to by following some back roads past fields and woods (with our driver stopping frequently to ask directions.) The terra cotta animals in this shrine looked very old: as if they have been offered, renewed and rearranged for centuries.
As I understand it, Ayyanar is a local village god who rides through the village at night to protect the inhabitants. The shrines are entered via avenues of terra cotta horses and other animals. The avenue is then marked by a gateway that contains larger, freshly-painted statues. The newest terra cotta horses are grouped near the shrine itself. (I didn't photograph the idol of the deity itself; I remember a small, black, fairly unremarkable statue of a man.)
Perhaps someday I'll have a conversation with someone who has lived in one of these villages and can tell me more about some of the ways that people relate to these shrines and their very local deities. At this point I can only speculate about the fears and hopes of village inhabitants throughout the centuries, and the comfort and reassurance that might have resulted from occasionally hearing soft, rapid hoofbeats going past the house in the middle of the night.


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Frank Yablans, né le  à Brooklyn, et mort le  à Los Angeles, est un producteur et scénariste américain.

Carrière
Comme président de Paramount, il est responsable de la production de films comme Le Parrain, Chinatown, La Barbe à papa, Serpico, Un justicier dans la ville, Lady Sings the Blues, Le Crime de l'Orient-Express ou Plein la gueule. Paramount Television, qui dépend directement de lui, produit durant son mandat Star Trek, Mission impossible, Love, American Style et le pilote des Jours heureux.

Il est également initiateur de la création de Cinema International Corporation, une coentreprise avec Universal Pictures.

Comme producteur délégué indépendant pour Paramount ou 20th Century-Fox, il est responsable de Transamerica Express (1976), De l'autre côté de minuit (1977), de Congo (1995). Il scénarise et produit Maman très chère en 1981.

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Notes et références

Producteur américain
Scénariste américain de cinéma
Naissance en août 1935
Naissance à Brooklyn
Décès en novembre 2014
Décès à 79 ans
Décès à Los Angeles

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PUBG Corp has released the details for the first major update to PUBG Mobile. The update is now live and brings with it a brand new Arcade Mode, Training Grounds as well as minor bug fixes.
The Training Grounds are available for players to test out all weapons and items. Players can test their aim on any weapon of their choosing or see the effects of any specific item. Training Grounds are only available solo and provide players with a means to hone their Chicken Dinner skills before entering into a match.
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Pause time between picking up multiple items has been adjusted.
The teammate elimination icon now disappears after some time.
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& Open Scope" and "Lean & Fire" have been added.
Added Nitrous Oxide engine to cars.
Previously used vehicles are now be marked on the minimap.
Fixed crashing issues that have been reported by some players.
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displaying an error when the game did not have access to a microphone.
Voice chat is now supported by more devices.
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Rank 1 coupons now available.
Items & cheats now available.
In addition to the above-detailed update, Tencent has announced that they will begin banning players found to be cheating in PUBG Mobile effective immediately, to ensure healthy competitive play. Players who are found using software or additional hardware to gain an unfair advantage will be banned with immediate effect.
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Brokers warn falling mortgage rates could be at an end
By Paul Thomas	 27th June 2013 12:00 am
Brokers are warning a year-long trend of falling mortgage rates could be coming to an end after a recent surge in swap rates.
Swap rates, which lenders use to hedge potential interest rate increases and are closely linked to mortgage pricing, have crept up since May but surged at the back end of last week after the US Federal Reserve hinted it could wind up its programme of quantitative easing.
On 17 June, two and five-year swaps were 0.75 per cent and 1.34 per cent respectively.
However by Thursday 20 June, the day after Fed chairman Ben Bernanke said the US could end the programme by the middle of next year, two-year swaps hit 0.84 per cent and five-year swaps hit 1.59 per cent.
On Monday, both two and five-year swaps shot up again, to 1.01 per cent and 1.85 per cent respectively.
John Charcol senior technical manager Ray Boulger says: "The rational for waiting a bit longer to see if rates come down any further has completely disappeared and the potential for any further cuts is negligible, while the potential for rates to go up is substantial."
London & Country associate director of communications David Hollingworth says: "Whether it will be a trend of increasing rates across the board or just arresting the trend of cuts is not clear yet, but I think we will definitely see more rates increasing."
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Q: Behavior of Treeset when an element changes while traversal A newbie question perhaps, what happens if I change an element in a TreeSet, while traversing it? Would this lead to re-ordering of the element in the set?

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Would this lead to re-ordering of the element in the set?

No, mutating an element inside a set does not lead to re-ordering of the tree set. You should never do that, because once you make a mutation that changes the order, your element may get lost in the tree. What you should do is removing the element, mutating its properties that change ordering, and then re-inserting it back.
Consider this example class:
class Student : Comparable<Student> {
    private String name;
    public Student(String name) {this.name = name;}
    public final String getName() {return name;}
    public final void setName(String name) { this.name = name;}
    public int compareTo<Student>(Student other) {
        return name.compareTo(other.name);
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}

If you make a tree set like this
TreeSet<Student,Integer> gradeInMath = ...

and then decide to change student's name when it's already in the set, you should do it like this:
Student nameChangeStudent = new Student("Joe");
Integer theGrade = gradeInMath.remove(nameChangeStudent);
nameChangeStudent.setName("Jack");
gradeInMath.put(nameChangeStudent, theGrade);

As you can see, this is not pretty at all. That's why as a general rule you should prefer immutable keys for your maps, both hash-based and tree-based.


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Current "Bachelor" Contestant Bekah Martinez Is Not, In Fact, a Missing Person
She was reported missing by her mom in November.
By Evelyn Wang
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This week, the North Coast Journal published a cover story about the Humboldt 35, a list of 35 people listed as missing in Humboldt County, California, as of January 18. "They have been missing since 1977, or just since last November," wrote North Coast Journal reporter Linda Stansberry. "They range in age from 1 to 94. They are men and women, and two very small girls. The sheriff's office will not call any of them 'cold cases' but many of their names and faces have long since slipped from public recognition." Posting the story on Facebook, the Journal asked its followers whether they recognized any of the Humboldt 35. They did — in fact, they'd just seen one of them on season 22 of The Bachelor.
On The Bachelor, this not-so-missing person is known as Bekah M., the 22-year-old nanny with the cool pixie cut and funny Twitter from Fresno, California, who is currently competing for the love of Arie Luyendyk Jr. Amongst the Humboldt 35, however, she's Rebekah Helena Martinez, who was last seen November 12, 2017, and is identifiable by "tattoos on her ankle of a Scrabble tile and an ankh." (Fun fact: On the Bachelor website, Bekah lists "two small ones on my inner ankles" under tattoos.)
So how did Bekah, who is clearly not missing every Monday night at 8/7 central, end up on the missing persons list on the California Department of Justice's website? It's not quite clear, but the Journal did confirm that Bekah's mom was the one who reported her as missing on November 18. She had reportedly come to Humboldt County to work on a farm, but her mom hadn't heard from her since November 12. As the Journal notes, however, Bekah has been active on her Instagram while she was "missing," although she wrote, "HI ALL i'm giving up my phone and social media for the next several weeks, so if you need to contact me, welll... tough luck!" on September 17 — perhaps around the time she went off to film The Bachelor?
Thankfully, Bekah has been found safe and sound, and is no longer listed as a missing person. "I just got off the phone with Rebekah," a deputy from the Humboldt County Sheriff's Office told the Journal. "She is in fact the same person."
After the story went viral, Bekah chimed in about the entire situation her Twitter. She wrote, "MOM. how many times do I have to tell you I don't get cell service on The Bachelor??" And for her, the scariest part about all this is that now the whole world has seen her drivers license photo, one that she calls "The Worst Drivers License Photo Of All Time."
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Bekah, please call your mother.
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Body of Instagram lifestyle star found by police in rural Russian woodland, as authorities question husband over her disappearance
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From her Instagram feed, Kristina Zhuravleva's life seemed perfect: shopping, eating out, and posing for romantic snaps with her husband, Dmitry. Now, though, police have found her dead body and are probing whether he is to blame.
Officers investigating the 28-year-old social media star's disappearance revealed on Thursday that her corpse had been discovered in the woods near the Russian city of Ekaterinburg. Identifying the body reportedly took two weeks, and she had not initially been reported missing.
A passing driver, on the road to the country's fourth largest city, reportedly found Zhuravleva after stopping for a break by the side of the highway. Valery Gorelykh, the press secretary of the local administration, told reporters that she was lying on the ground, lifeless, but showing no signs that a violent crime had occurred.
One of Zhuravleva's friends had sounded the alarm in recent days after the blogger went quiet for more than a fortnight. While her glossy Instagram feed, showing off what she described as her "lifestyle aesthetics," was usually full of new content and carefully curated, she had not posted for over a month.
Local news site URA.ru has since reported that the social media starlet's husband is now the key suspect in her death, and there have been reports that they had a quarrel shortly before her disappearance. An unnamed official told the agency that he was "apparently under the influence of psychotropic substances" and had signed a confession. However, the source added that investigators still had reservations about whether the case was closed and were continuing to explore alternative explanations. A murder file has been opened.
As well as sharing polished pics of her own life, Zhuravleva offered her services as a social media consultant to aspiring influencers and brands looking for online attention. Through her lifestyle blogging website, she offered consultations that included a 40-minute lecture, a guide to digital marketing, and even custom-made photo filters to bring out the best in clients' snaps.
In 2019, the body of a prominent Instagram star was found stuffed into a suitcase in her Moscow apartment. Police in the Russian capital reported that Ekaterina Karaglanova had died after having her throat cut. A practicing dermatologist, Karaglanova had amassed more than 85,000 followers on Instagram and was reported to have started a new relationship just prior to her death. A man who claimed to have had an intimate relationship with the influencer later confessed to her murder.
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