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Pregnant Peloton instructor Robin Arzon defends teaching, says she's still an athlete
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Robin Arzon is the head Peloton instructor, I've written about her before and do her classes about once a week. I usually pick instructors based on how hard I want to work out. Her spin and arm classes are moderate and I like them because I don't get super sore afterwards. (Last night I did my first "bike bootcamp" class with Jess Sims. I know I'm going to be feeling that.)
A couple of weeks ago, I did Robin's live DJ class with DJ John Michaels. I noticed she'd gained a little weight, which made me feel better about my pandemic weight gain honestly. I looked her up and realized that she's pregnant! She's now in her third trimester and announced it in September. Like a lot of athletic women, she's barely showing. Of course people are criticizing Robin for working out while pregnant, because public women always get nitpicked, especially around pregnancy and motherhood. Robin isn't here for that. She told Today that she's an athlete and that hasn't changed because she's expecting.
Occasionally, mom-to-be [Robin Arzon] will read a comment that makes her head spin.
"It's usually about how I shouldn't be working out so hard," Arzón, 39, told TODAY Health. "Any time I receive something like that, it lights a fire in me to stand in my power and to show the strength of a pregnant body. I didn't relinquish being an athlete when I became pregnant…"
She's sticking to her usual schedule of six workouts a week, two hours at a time, as she heads towards her third trimester.
"Vigorous exercise is actually beneficial for both mother and baby," she said. "I was never going to kick back."
When Arzón was struggling with fatigue during her first trimester, she drew on her experiences training for 100-mile races.
"I'd tell myself, 'Just do 10 minutes and you can always hit the eject button if it's not working,'" Arzón explained. "But often times, once you get moving without any preconceived notions as to how far, how fast or heavy — you might do more than you anticipated initially."
[From Today via People]
She went on to say "I have blinders on and I don't receive the fear. I don't engage with it. I'm gonna rock this." That's how Robin and all of the Peloton instructors talk. They give little motivational speeches and for the most part they sound genuine. Robin seems like the kind of person who talks like that normally and I bet she sets the standard for the other instructors. While I sometimes find it cheesy there are often sayings I find helpful. Last night Jess said that she tells her anxieties "thank you for protecting me, I don't need you right now." I was blown away by that because I never thought of anxiety like that. It's there to help us except when it controls us.
Getting back to Robin, I'm glad she's still teaching while pregnant. Two hours a day six days a week sounds like a lot to me, but I don't even work out that much now. She's way fitter than me and that's between her and her doctor. Doctors say exercising while pregnant is safe as long as you listen to your body. My Zumba instructor continued to teach into her third trimester. She was still working out harder than I was and I found it motivating. Pregnant athletic women should do what's comfortable for them.
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La Chiesa Meridionale, in olandese Zuiderkerk è stata la prima chiesa di culto protestante costruita ad Amsterdam, nei Paesi Bassi.

Sorge nella zona di Nieuwmarkt e presenta uno stile primo-barocco ed è affiancata da un elaborato campanile.
È dichiarato Rijksmonument dal 1970.

Storia

Nel gennaio del 1601, il Consiglio della Chiesa riformata stipulò col governo della città la costruzione di una nuova chiesa. Il progetto della prima chiesa protestante da costruire ad Amsterdam venne presentato dall'architetto olandese Hendrick de Keyser nel 1603.

La prima pietra fu posta il 22 agosto 1603, tuttavia il cantiere rimase fermo per tre anni a causa della mancanza di fondi e venne terminato solo nel 1611.
L'edificio pseudo-basilicale a tre navate, con pianta rettangolare, è di stile barocco. Venne inaugurato il 22 maggio del 1611, Domenica di Pentecoste e, anche se di culto protestante, fu intitolato a San Giovanni.

In seguito si innalzò il complesso campanile, compiuto nel 1614 e alto 68 metri. È una torre in laterizi a base quadrata sopraelevata da un piano ottagonale di pietra arenaria con quattro colonne angolari, e sormontata dalla guglia lignea rivestita di lastre di piombo.

Fra il 1651 e il 1658 il celebre mastro-campanaro François Hemony, vi installò un carillon con orologi.

Il pittore Rembrandt vi seppellì tre dei suoi quattro figli e nella chiesa si trova anche la tomba di Ferdinand Bol, uno dei suoi allievi più famosi. Nel 1874, durante uno dei suoi viaggi nei Paesi Bassi, il pittore impressionista Claude Monet scelse l'edificio sacro come soggetto per uno dei suoi quadri.

Le funzioni religiose vi furono officiate fino al 1929, mentre durante l'ultimo inverno della Seconda guerra mondiale il pavimento della chiesa fu utilizzato per ospitare temporaneamente i corpi in attesa di sepoltura delle numerose vittime provocate dalla fame e dalla carestia.

Dopo essere stata acquistata dalla Città di Amsterdam nel 1968, la Zuiderkerk fu ristrutturata sul finire degli anni settanta.
A partire dagli anni novanta è sede del Centro Informativo Municipale, che illustra gli sviluppi dei lavori pubblici e presenta i diversi progetti urbanistici. L'edificio, aperto al pubblico, ospita inoltre manifestazioni culturali, quali mostre, incontri e conferenze.

Architettura
La chiesa presenta lo slancio tipico degli edifici gotici. Si compone di una navata principale a sei campate e volta a botte ed è affiancata da due navate laterali, più strette e più basse.

La navata centrale si apre sulle navate laterali attraverso una serie di archi con soffitto a cassettoni, sorretti da un colonnato di ordine tuscanico, elementi tipici dello stile rinascimentale.

Le navate laterali presentano volte a botte e finestre di forma rettangolare.

La luce filtra all'interno della chiesa attraverso le grandi finestre con la parte superiore arrotondata e i rosoni, posti in modo simmetrico su entrambe le facciate dell'edificio.

Il campanile
Il campanile della chiesa è alto 68 metri e domina il panorama circostante. La sua costruzione fu completata nel 1614, mentre nel 1656 vi fu installato un carillon di campane realizzato dai fratelli Hemony.

Nel campanile si trova la campana più antica di Amsterdam, forgiata nel 1511 dai fratelli Willem e Jaspar Moer e originariamente ospitata all'interno della Oude Kerk.

Anch'esso è aperto al pubblico per visite guidate.

Note

Bibliografia

W. Kuyper, Dutch Classicist Architecture: a Survey of Dutch Architecture, Gardens, and Anglo-Dutch Architectural Relations from 1625 to 1700, Delft University Press, 1980. ISBN 9062750400
Denny Daniel Van Dongen e Maurizia Tazartes, Rembrandt, Giunti Editore, 1992. ISBN 9788809761612

Voci correlate
Monumenti di Amsterdam

Altri progetti

Collegamenti esterni

Meridionale
Architetture barocche di Amsterdam
Meridionale
Architetture di Hendrick de Keyser il Vecchio
Monumenti nazionali di Amsterdam

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For a couple of years now, I've really dreaded buying gifts. It's not that I don't like giving, because I do. The part I don't like is giving meaningless gifts just for the sake of giving something.
Personally, I think the $450 Billion number is high, but I believe that the point is still valid.
Dude, why don't you just not give "meaningless gifts just for the sake of giving something", but instead give meaningful gifts for the sake of showing people that you care about them? Gift-giving is one primary method that Americans use to show each other that they care. You may not like it, but I think it's pretty legitimate. If you don't, share with the audience other ways that you think people should participate in the Christmas tradition of reminding people that we love them.
I am giving more meaningful gifts this year, but many of them won't be of the variety you can buy in a large store.
What did you think of the video, in general?
P.S. Welcome back! When do we get to hang out?
In general, I thought that the video, while probably well-intentioned, was quite contradictory and wrongheaded.
First, it denies any connection between spending money on people and caring about them: "If you really want to love people, spend time INSTEAD of money on them." Then the video turns right around and claims that caring about the "poor, sick, thirsty, etc…" means giving money to support projects for them. What the hell? Is it time and presence, or is it money? Well, with your family and friends it has to be time, but with everybody else it has to be money. The fact of the matter is that time and money are both resources, and spending either one on somebody is a way of showing that you care. Time is the much more personal interaction, but when accompanied by a personal gift it can become a memorable and cherished experience. Giving money to people you'll never meet (which is often used as a conscience-easer) is almost completely antithetical to Christ's mission on this planet. It's "love your neighbor" not, "throw money at your neighbor". It's about using all of your resources to show someone that you care and are thinking about them. We use gifts when we can't be with the people that we already know and care about. Gifts to complete strangers, while not bad inherently, is not what Christ was about, even though the video makes a very strong assertion in that direction. The neighbor is the person in need you interact with and become connected to, not the person in need on the other side of the world that you neither meet nor connect with. So, long story short, I didn't like the video.
But yeah, welcome back to you too! And we get to hang out when some of this f-ing snow melts, unless you feel like driving through a foot of it to get to my house.
I thought the video was awesome. For the past two years my family has put a hold on the gift giving and went out and did something fun together instead. Everyone is less stressed out and it's a great excuse to go do something we wouldn't normally do together (i.e. take a big trip to the mountains, go ice skating, etc.).
No response to my ripping to shreds of that video?
No, mostly because you choose to nitpick the issues instead of debating the general idea behind the video: Christmas is an over commercialized holiday and it might be worthwhile to rethink the way we handle Christmas.
Even if I was nitpicking, you're not going to respond to any of it? I think I brought up some very good points about how the makers of the video view giving even if their message WAS simply to "rethink Christmas".
That said, I really don't think I was nitpicking. The idea that spending money on family is bad (at least non-Christ-like) while spending money on people you'll never meet is good is at the core of that video. THAT is the general idea.
You can't say that the general idea was to "rethink the way we handle Christmas" and ignore the entire prescription of "this is how we think you should instead handle Christmas", and indeed the message of Christ. The video was very explicit about how the Christian message should be lived out, and I have some very serious reservations about their take on it, which I explained previously.
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Q: Why a sample of skewed normal distribution is not normal? I was under the impression that if I randomly sample from a skewed normal distribution, the distribution of my sample would be normal based on central limit theorem, but the graph clearly shows that it's not the case.
Can someone help me understand where I'm wrong in my assumptions?
import random
import numpy as np
from scipy.stats import skewnorm
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

skewed = skewnorm(4)
sample = skewed.rvs(100000)

sampled = []
[sampled.append(random.sample(set(sample), 1)[0]) for _ in range(100)]

fig, ax = plt.subplots(1, 1)

ax.hist(sampled)
plt.show()

A: Consider this:
If you take as a sample the whole population (i.e. the very very large "sample"), then by some miracle your skewed population suddenly will be changed to a normal one?

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I was under the impression that if I randomly sample from a skewed normal distribution, the distribution of my sample would be normal based on central limit theorem

You are incorrect in your understanding of the central limit theorem (it is a pretty common misconception, as Dave pointed out). The CLT states that under certain conditions the limiting distribution of the sample mean is normal, not that data sampled from a non-normal population will have a normal distribution.
You can see this in action if you run a different simulation, where you simulate the sample means:
import random
import numpy as np
from scipy.stats import skewnorm, norm
import seaborn as sns
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt

skewed = skewnorm(4)

simulated_means = []

for i in range(10000):
  data = skewed.rvs(100)
  simulated_means.append(np.mean(data))

sns.distplot(simulated_means, fit=norm)
plt.show()

In this particular case, we see that the sample distribution of the mean is more or less normal when n=100; the normal fit is the black line. This will not always be true, since the CLT is an asymptotic result, but simulations like this help us understand how the sampling distribution from a particular population with a particular sample size might look.

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BELOGORSK, Crimea (AP) — Three rare white Bengal tigers have been born at a safari-park in Crimea and were shown off by the park's owner on Tuesday.
The Bengal cubs — two males and one female — are now a week old and are just starting to open their eyes.
Taigan safari park owner, Oleg Zubkov, said when they were born they weighed just under a kilogram and are now around triple that weight.
Zubkov claims that the 12 white tigers in his park in Belogorsk make up a significant part of the global white Bengal tiger population.
The park's first white tigers arrived in 2009, a gift from Ukrainian officials.


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Q: I want to parse and upload a large csv file into a msql database, but its taking forever. Python/Django I'm trying to import a large CSV file (1gb) into a MySQL database using csv.Dictreader(), but it's taking way too long. Do you have any suggestions to make it parse and upload faster?
Here is an example of my code:
def process_data(self):
    f = io.TextIOWrapper(self.cleaned_data['data_file'].file, encoding='utf-8-sig')
    reader = csv.DictReader(f)

    for row in reader:
        Csv.objects.create(starttime=datetime.strptime(row["startTime"], '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'),
                           incidents_id=(row['id']), type=(row['type']),
                           subtype=(row['subtype']), reportdescription=(row['reportDescription']),
                           street=(row['street']),
                           reportby=(row['reportBy']),
                           longitude=Decimal(row['longitude']), latitude=Decimal(row['Latitude']),
                           endtime=datetime.strptime(row["endTime"], '%Y-%m-%d %H:%M:%S'), dataowner_id=1)

This is my Model
class Csv(models.Model):
    starttime = models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True)
    type = models.CharField(max_length=50, blank=True, null=True)
    subtype = models.CharField(max_length=50, blank=True, null=True)
    reportdescription = models.CharField(max_length=255, blank=True, null=True)
    street = models.CharField(max_length=150, blank=True, null=True)
    reportby = models.CharField(max_length=50, blank=True, null=True)
    longitude = models.DecimalField(max_digits=12, decimal_places=8)
    latitude = models.DecimalField(max_digits=12, decimal_places=8)
    endtime = models.DateTimeField(blank=True, null=True)
    incidents_id = models.CharField(max_length=150, blank=True, null=True)
    dataowner = models.ForeignKey('Dataowner', models.DO_NOTHING)

    def __str__(self):
        return self.type

    class Meta:
        managed = False
        db_table = 'csv'

A: I am not sure about your model structure, which keys, indexes and the file size are used, but I would recommend you take a look at bulk create ORM function which should improve performance.
https://docs.djangoproject.com/en/3.0/ref/models/querysets/#bulk-create

bulk_create(objs, batch_size=None, ignore_conflicts=False)
This method inserts the provided list of objects into the database in
  an efficient manner (generally only 1 query, no matter how many
  objects there are):
>>> Entry.objects.bulk_create([
...     Entry(headline='This is a test'),
...     Entry(headline='This is only a test'),
... ])

A: You could try to use the LOAD DATA functionality of MySQL and bulk import the CSV file to the database.


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Having spent considerable time in the provinces, either on his own visits or accompanying other Members of the Royal Family, the Crown Prince became aware of the need for better health care for rural residents. In 1987, he established full-service hospitals in the South at Nakhon Si Thammarat, Yala, and Pattani: and in the Northeast at Kalasin, Ubon Ratchathani, and Udon Ratchathani, frequently calling on patients at these hospitals to ensure they are given the best care possible.
Princess Maha Chakri Sirindhorn is often seen in photos of her Father's upcountry journeys to oversee rural development projects. She is generally at his side, taking meticulous notes for his later reference. She has initiated a number of important projects on her own, notably in the areas of child education and health, and in cultural research including launching a programme of school vegetable gardens to supplement young children's daily diet. Her interest in new knowledge led her to establish the Sirindhorn Anthropology Centre. It operates a research component that has added immeasurably to an understanding of the more esoteric aspects of Thai culture.
Princess Chulabhorn is a research chemist who established the Chulabhorn Foundation in 1986 and the Chulabhorn Research Institute in 1987. The two focus on the chemistry of conservation, both to preserve the environment and to foster the use of natural products. Her Princess Chulabhorn Science Congress brings together noted experts from around the globe to share their knowledge of the environmental, scientific, and technology issues.
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Detailed passive analysis of TCP sender behaviour requires accurate identification of congestion events. Previous tools that attempt to provide such information do not incorporate the behaviour of recent operating systems and TCP features and are therefore of little use to researchers analysing contemporary TCP traffic. In this paper, we present a new tool for identifying and classifying TCP congestion events from a passive packet trace, called tcpcsm, which understands modern operating system TCP behaviour. We discuss the major problems that occur when passively identifying TCP congestion events and describe how tcpcsm solves them. We also show that tcpcsm is more accurate than previous tools using a series of controlled experiments involving a variety of operating systems.


Pantomime season is upon us so a seasonal question for you: If you take on Father Christmas as an employee will he have to be auto enrolled and where would you send his regulatory notifications?
There are a number of reasons why he should be (workforce harmony, simpler to administer pensions on the same basis for all staff etc.) but there are also a number of other considerations you could take into account!
For example, where is he ordinarily resident? Let's assume he is resident somewhere other than the UK, then will he spend enough time in the UK to qualify as resident?! If he does, lets also look at the latest Directives from Europe regarding paying overtime and holiday pay (and given he potentially has up to 51 weeks holiday a year how do you plan for that!
We recommend that you take him on a short term contract until Christmas Eve and then you can safely avoid the earnings spike at Christmas. This, combined with using Postponement from day 1 until 3 months should safely see this situation avoided.
Also, is it likely that he only has one job given the very seasonal nature of his work?!
And let's not forget his age! Given he is likely to be older than State Pension Age this makes him a non-eligible jobholder. But when you look again surely he is older than 75 and so outside the scope of auto-enrolment altogether!
Other considerations I have had include his means of transport – does that count as a company vehicle, and also what about the Grotto – is that given as part of the job and if so does he pay tax on the Benefit In Kind?!


Couple of years back a lady posted a "Chapati" post on the website I frequent, it was all good but the bread she posted was really a Paratha rather than Chapati, I tried to explained her the difference. To my surprised, she took it very defensively and told me that she can't be wrong mainly because her neighbor, who is originally from Hyderabad was her teacher in this matter. Who am I to argue with an Indian origin, right?
After that episode I have been meaning to write about paratha and chapati, my plan is to write about three different ways to make plain paratha. And here is the first one.
ROTI is a traditional unleavened whole-wheat bread which, depending on the country and the cook, can be as thin as a "skin" or soft and pliable, closer to a pita. Rotis are eaten mainly in North India but are known as "phulkas" in the West & the South parts of India. Deep fried versions are known as "poori".
CHAPATI is traditionally made from very finely milled whole wheat "chapati flour" and tend to be thin and papery. They are made using a 3 fold process into a triangular shape and then rolled out into a circle. Each layer is well oiled (ghee), resulting in thin layers. This type of flatbread is also known as "poli" and eaten commonly in the Western & Southern regions of India. Nowadays, many cooks add a tbsp or so of yogurt to the dough with the end result being soft chapatis without the excess use of oil or ghee.
PARATHA is a North Indian flatbread that may be stuffed or not. It is usually on the thicker side and may have several layers (8-10) that are well oiled with ghee.
NAAN, which is made from white flour and leavened either with a starter or with yeast. It is traditionally made in a tandoor oven.
BHATURAS are fried versions of naans. They are eaten with chole.
Knead together all ingredients listed under dough to form a soft dough, let it sit for about 30-40 minutes before rolling into bread.
1. Pull out dough the size of ping pong ball, roll it out to form a disc, spread some ghee or oil, and sprinkle a pinch of flour, lightly and evenly spread the oil to cover the whole disc.
2. Use a knife to slice from the center of the disc like you would cutting a pie but not cutting the disc into half, then start rolling the bread from the cutting edge to form a cone.
3. Turn the cone upside down where the pointed part facing up, and press the cone down using palm or fingers to flatten it.
4. Use a rolling pin to roll the dough out to form a flat disc about 2-3 mm thick. Pan fry the pancake with a little ghee until golden brown in color and beautiful brown spots form.
This paratha is layered,soft and yummy, it goes well with any vegetables and curries.


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This was a baffling decision by the production staff to start with a time jump, then time jump back halfway through the episode.
If you don't read the manga, you'll probably find yourself rather confused about what's going on. Especially, considering the anime original ending of the first season, and the fact that they didn't just follow the manga and do Tower Arc next here in the first episode. Even though it's in key art for the season.
It was a nice episode and all, and the new OP/ED are pretty good. I just feel like they messed around with the narrative for no reason and no gain.
Let the despair begin. Saotome is also back!
Well we finally get the exposition aas to what is going on, I didn't mind, it made the first episode more exciting. Really thought Midari would lose a finger, so as always explanations are never really clear for this show. Did it not go off because Midari cut two strings at once or what? Don't see how that would keep it from falling. And $30 million, must be nice.
So the student council is up for grabs with the Momobami clan hoping to claim it, and Yumeko is their biggest threat. So back to the match with Erimi, Midari cuts the last two, and Yumeko did quite a nice job in psyching Erimi out making her believe that the guillotine is still not rigged made to intimidate as there was never any danger of anybody losing their fingers. So Erimi's finger is out, and Midari is DQ'd for cutting two strings leaving Yumeko as the winner. Once again Yumeko has mastered the mind game seeing that she has psyched out opponents when anybody else would have collapsed under pressure in her situation going to show just how observant she is.
Kakegurui ×× EP # 2 "The Women of Momobami Clan"
Erimi is the one who is afraid as Yumeko / Midari are just having so much fun !
The Momobami clam is deceitful .
Here comes Miri and Miyo, and those two play dirty by poisoning their opponent and force them to surrender in order to get cured. They used that bush league tactic to beat Yuriko, and they took out Yumeko in the same way, but Mary is stepping in to win the antidote. Ririka finally gets unmasked as Mary was forced to bet with her, but of course she would have none of it. I knew that something was amiss when Miyo raised a lot despite having a crappy hand, and now Yumeko's life lays hanging in the balance. The stakes just keep on getting bigger, but now it's as big as they possibly could be knowing that someone could die depending on the outcome.
Poison now? Since Yumeko rarely gets caught off guard she had to know ahead of time about the poison so I can't wait to see how she outsmarts them this time. Also what's with the "Bami" part of their names making them related? Do the Japanese change their family names but keep part of the original? Never heard of that.
Kakegurui ×× EP # 3 "Do Not Touch This Women"
OMG this is getting so good talking about extreme gambling like your life.
The second game is crazy as Yumenko told Suzuki do as Mary says which is show his hand to her Runa Objects but says if its an accident its legit so he shows his hand to everybody .
No wonder why Mary knew that she would win simply by looking at Ryota's cards as she noticed the way Ruka was shuffling the cards, something that only the super-observant would pay attention to. As such, it didn't matter what cards those two sisters had as Mary had it all figured out. So Miri loses both times as Ruka knew that they wouldn't stand a chance playing things straight up. While Mary saved Yumeko this time around, the next time they will gamble as opponents seeing that Yumeko's gambling addiction would drive the academy to the ground should she be president, which should lead to some interesting drama.
Hmmm Saotome is almost as cool as Yumeko, so if she wants to be pres I guess that means we'll get an epic battle with her , Yumeko and the current pres once they dispatch all these wannabe small fry. Also anyone else get the feeling the helpful glasses wearing whatever-bami is a chick?
Next opponent is a Hollywood actress Natari as once again Yumeko is teaming up with another student in her next bet. First it was Midari, then Ryota (and ultimately replaced by Mary), and now it's Yumemi who is teaming up as Yumeko is dragged into this bet. It's a three-round showdown and whoever wins the most votes in two out of three rounds wins this bet. First round is singing and while it's what Yumemi does best, it's nothing compared to Natari's opera-style voice as she totally underestimated her. That was a great version of Amazing Grace that Natari just sung there and with a powerful voice like that, not even the most faithful of her fans could go against it. Yumemi has her work cut out if she wants to win. I have to think that once Natari is old enough, she would be hitting it up in Vegas since she is making it big in Hollywood after all.
The singing and dancing shoehorned into the first season was kind of the oddest part of the series but still turned out fun hopefully the same happens this time. "Amazing Grace" was the last thing I thought I'd hear sung on this show though Surprised there are no real life Japanese actresses who have been able to make it in Hollywood.


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Tesla relied on cheap foreign labor
by Jennifer Gollan May 17, 2016 May 17, 2016
Tesla CEO Elon Musk has vowed to investigate the mistreatment of workers, who largely were from Croatia and Slovenia, at the company's Fremont, California, plant. Credit: Flickr / Public Domain
Tesla used foreign laborers from Eastern Europe, some of whom earned as little as $5 an hour, to build a paint shop at the company's Fremont, California, plant, according to The Mercury News.
After reading the story, Tesla CEO Elon Musk vowed to investigate the mistreatment of the workers, who largely were from Croatia and Slovenia.
Response to a Mercury News article about an injury on our premiseshttps://t.co/3BFgV6Hfia
— Elon Musk (@elonmusk) May 16, 2016
Among those workers was Gregor Lesnik, an electrician from Slovenia, who claimed in a lawsuit to have worked 10 hours a day, for at least six days a week. Eisenmann, a German company, hired Lesnik through ISM Vuzem, a subcontractor, to help build Tesla's paint shop. Both Vuzem and Eisenmann helped Lesnik secure a temporary business visa known as a B-1, even though he was performing hands-on work, according to The Mercury News.
In May 2015, Lesnik plunged nearly three stories through the paint shop roof. He broke his legs and ribs, tore ligaments in his knee and suffered a concussion, according to The Mercury News.
Tesla initially denied responsibility for Lesnick, telling the Mercury News that it did not hire him.
But the company appeared to shift it's stance after the article was published.
"Morally, we need to give Mr. Lesnik the benefit of the doubt and we need to take care of him," Tesla said in a statement. "We will make sure this happens. We do not condone people coming to work at a Tesla facility, whether they work for us, one of our contractors or even a sub-subcontractor, under the circumstances described in the article."
Jennifer Gollan can be reached at jgollan@cironline.org. Follow her on Twitter: @jennifergollan.
by Jennifer Gollan, Reveal

Tesla relied on cheap foreign labor

by Jennifer Gollan, Reveal
May 17, 2016

Tesla used foreign laborers from Eastern Europe, some of whom earned as little as $5 an hour, to build a paint shop at the company's Fremont, California, plant, according to The Mercury News.

After reading the story, Tesla CEO Elon Musk vowed to investigate the mistreatment of the workers, who largely were from Croatia and Slovenia.

https://twitter.com/elonmusk/status/732247546924388353

Among those workers was Gregor Lesnik, an electrician from Slovenia, who claimed in a lawsuit to have worked 10 hours a day, for at least six days a week. Eisenmann, a German company, hired Lesnik through ISM Vuzem, a subcontractor, to help build Tesla's paint shop. Both Vuzem and Eisenmann helped Lesnik secure a temporary business visa known as a B-1, even though he was performing hands-on work, according to The Mercury News.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=asH_ku_Ex5k

In May 2015, Lesnik plunged nearly three stories through the paint shop roof. He broke his legs and ribs, tore ligaments in his knee and suffered a concussion, according to The Mercury News.

Tesla initially denied responsibility for Lesnick, telling the Mercury News that it did not hire him.

But the company appeared to shift it's stance after the article was published.

"Morally, we need to give Mr. Lesnik the benefit of the doubt and we need to take care of him," Tesla said in a statement. "We will make sure this happens. We do not condone people coming to work at a Tesla facility, whether they work for us, one of our contractors or even a sub-subcontractor, under the circumstances described in the article."

Jennifer Gollan can be reached at jgollan@cironline.org. Follow her on Twitter: @jennifergollan.

This article first appeared on Reveal and is republished here under a Creative Commons license.
Jennifer Gollan
jgollan@revealnews.org
Jennifer Gollan is an award-winning reporter. Her investigation When Abusers Keep Their Guns, which exposed how perpetrators often kill their intimate partners with guns they possess unlawfully, spurred sweeping provisions in federal law that greatly expanded the power of local and state police and prosecutors to crack down on abusers with illegal firearms. The project won a 2022 Robert F. Kennedy Journalism Award and has been nominated for a 2022 Emmy Award.
Gollan also has reported on topics ranging from oil companies that dodge accountability for workers' deaths to shoddy tire manufacturing practices that kill motorists. Her series on rampant exploitation and abuse of caregivers in the burgeoning elder care-home industry, Caregivers and Takers, prompted a congressional hearing and a statewide enforcement sweep in California to recover workers' wages. Another investigation – focused on how Navy shipbuilders received billions in public money even after their workers were killed or injured on the job – led to tightened federal oversight of contractors' safety violations.
Gollan's work has appeared in The New York Times, The Associated Press, The Guardian US and Politico Magazine, as well as on PBS NewsHour and Al Jazeera English's "Fault Lines" program. Her honors include a national Emmy Award, a Hillman Prize for web journalism, two Sigma Delta Chi Awards from the Society of Professional Journalists, a National Headliner Award, a Gracie Award and two Society for Advancing Business Editing and Writing awards. Gollan is based in the San Francisco Bay Area.
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At a glittery gala awards ceremony in the beautiful Italian town of Positano on the Amalfi Coast, the legendary Ana Laguna and Mats Ek were awarded the Lifetime Achievement Award as part of the 42nd Positano Leonide Massine dance prize.
Spanish dancer Ana Laguna and Swedish choreographer Mats Ek share an iconic and powerful partnership not only in life, as husband and wife, but also as a creative artistic force. This partnership, their lifetime dialogue and collaboration, changed the landscape of ballet in the late twentieth century.
Ana and Mats have worked separately on creative projects and established themselves independently before coming together. And it is this history and their established process for working together that's so important to their creative work and their relationship.
One of Mats Ek's pivotal works is Giselle which he famously created on Ana as his muse. It is easy to imagine that a choreographer discovers their muse, feels inspired and simply creates ballets, roles or pieces for that dancer – that the dancer is inspiration only and removed from the process. But it is the coming together in the exploration of the emotions, the history and the interpretation of a role or ballet that breathes life into a new creation. A journey together, dancer and choreographer, Ana shares her experience of working with Mats on Giselle, "The part was created for me, but it was created together with me. I was there at that moment and if it had been somebody else, he would have created another kind of Giselle.
Ana has been celebrated for her sensitivity to her roles, her interpretation and her technique and musicality. Ana has always thoroughly prepared and researched the roles she is gifted to dance, "I think we have to do the research. If you play Juliet in a ballet and you dance Juliet and you've never read anything about Juliet in Shakespeare, how can you present Juliet as she is? How can you put yourself in the situation as Juliet if you don't know who Juliet is? So, of course, you need to research.
Ana continues discussing her role as Carmen, "It is not enough to only take Carmen from the opera. With all the research you have to go down into the soul [of the characters]. To find who these people are and only in that way you can go into that person's situation. I believe I have to go into that person's situation rather than that person coming into me.
When Ana speaks about preparing for a role, she does so with passion, with a sense humbleness and respect for the history and responsibility she has to the role, "It is without any pretension to go into the depth of our feelings, our problems or our happiness, and that's what I would say is more important rather than pretending to be someone.
Ana's experiences include theatre and TV appearances and I asked Ana to explain the difference between performing on stage with an audience and performing for TV, "usually what we perform on TV has been performed on stage already. So you have a base, a relation to the piece and the situation of the person you play or the person you dance – but it is a little different if it is made directly for television at that moment.
The dance world is fortunate that Ana continues to give, to share her experience and to pass on and to create new works, "in a different way, of course, than the young people can and that's what is good because it gives that diversity of a human being, what we all have in different places of our life.
"Sometimes I work with young people. I say, 'Oh, wow, you can do anything', it's nice to try to take them where maybe didn't go yourself or you see they can go even further. I would not say physically only, but also emotionally, combining their feelings with their technique.
And what advice does the legendary Ana Laguna have for today's aspiring dancers, "if you feel it, you should dance. If they really believe that's the way they want to express themselves, go ahead. Sometimes I think people often see dancers for how hard they work and how difficult it is and how much you have to sacrifice, but very seldom do they talk about the satisfaction that dance gives you. And there's so much satisfaction they can give too. I think one should also think about the possibilities. And psychologically it's a great thing to dance.
Mats Ek and Ana Laguna continue their legacy, challenging and inspiring today's audience with their upcoming piece at Sadler's Wells, KnowBody; A lifetime of experiences (12-15 September) which presents a mixed programme of work that will enthral audiences.
I'm left in deep thought from my discussion with Ana and no doubt the audience will be moved by their upcoming work at Sadler's Wells. I will cherish my time speaking with Ana Laguna, I feel I have been privileged to gain a small glimpse into a deeply thoughtful, intelligent and inspiring mind of a legendary dancer.
For more information about Ana Laguna and Mats Ek's production, click here: Sadler's Wells.
Ana is Spanish and lives in Sweden and the interview was conducted in English, so I hope that I have done justice to her inspiring words and conveyed their meaning appropriately.
For more information about the 42nd Positano Leonide Massine dance prize, click here.


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The Hokuriku Shinkansen for Kanazawa, Toyama, Nagano & Tokyo
The Hokuriku Shinkansen is a high speed "bullet train" rail line that runs between Kanazawa Station and Tokyo Station. It is jointly operated by JR East and JR West. Previously the line's northern terminus was Nagano Station and it was called the Nagano Shinkansen. Since the line was extended to Kanazawa Station in March 2015, the city of Kanazawa has become an extremely popular tourist destination.
The Hokuriku Shinkansen in Kanazawa Station
Train Services
There are three shinkansen services that travel to and from Kanazawa on the Hokuriku Shinkansen line. These are the Kagayaki, the Hakutaka, and the Tsurugi. The Tsurugi is a shuttle service between Kanazawa Station and Toyama Station which takes around 20 minutes. The Hakutaka is a multi-stop service between Kanazawa and Tokyo which takes around 3 hours. The Kagayaki is a limited stop express service and has the fastest journey time between Kanazawa and Tokyo at around 2 hours and 30 minutes. In addition to these three trains there is an Asama service that runs between Nagano and Tokyo and stops at most stations on the way. All of these services are fully covered by the Japan Rail Pass.
Departure times and the tracks for the three services are clearly displayed at Kanazawa Station
These are the major stops of interest on the Hokuriku Shinkansen rail line. Between Kanazawa and Tokyo the Kagayaki express service usually stops only at Toyama, Nagano, Omiya, but sometimes also stops at Ueno. Non-reserved ticket fares and sample journey times are given from Kanazawa Station. Reserved tickets usually cost around 500 yen extra but this can go up and down in peak and non-peak travel periods. All seats on the Kagayaki express service are reserved.
Hokuriku Shinkansen route map
This is the northern terminus of the Hokuriku Shinkansen rail line. Kanazawa is the capital city of Ishikawa Prefecture and a major center of both modern and traditional arts and crafts in the Hokuriku region. It's main tourist locations include, the 21st Century Museum of Contemporary Art, the partially reconstructed Kanazawa Castle, Miyoryuji Temple (also called the Ninja Temple) which has many secret passages and trap doors, the traditional teahouses of the Higashi Chaya geisha district, and Kenrokuen garden, which is said to be one of the three great gardens of Japan.
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Shin-Takaoka Station
Shin-Takaoka Station serves the city of Takaoka; Toyama Prefecture's second largest city. The main attractions here are the 16m high Great Buddha Statue ("Takaoka Daibutsu"), Zuiryuji Temple a designated National Treasure that dates from 1645, and the preserved wooden residences and earthern storehouses of the Kanayamachi district.
Non-reserved ticket fare from Kanazawa: 1,530 yen
Journey time on the Tsurugi: 13 minutes
Toyama Station
Toyama is the capital city of Toyama Prefecture. Its most popular tourist attractions are Toyama Castle and boat trips on the Matsukawa River. The city is also within striking distance of hiking routes along the Tateyama Mountain Range.
Journey time on the Kagayaki (all seats reserved): 18 minutes
Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station
From this station you can access both the Unazuki Onsen hot spring resort and the scenic Kurobe Gorge, one of Japan's deepest and most beautiful ravines. From Kurobe-Unazukionsen Station transfer to the nearby Shin-Kurobe Station and take a local train to Unazuki Onsen Station. The journey costs 630 yen and takes 25 minutes. Sightseeing trains for the Kurobe Gorge depart from nearby Unazuki Station.
Journey time on the Hakutaka: 35 minutes
Itoigawa Station
Itoigawa is situated in a UNESCO Global Geopark and celebrates this fact with an unusual tourist information center at the Itoigawa Station. Called Itoigawa GeoStation GeoPal the facility combines a Geopark Tourist Information Center with a Model Railroad & Diorama Gallery and a waiting room in which a preserved KiHa 52 diesel train is on display. Local attractions include the Fossa Magna Museum (dedicated to a dramatic local fault line in the earth's crust), plenty of hot springs, and a scenic landscape ideal for hiking, cycling, and rock climbing.
Joetsumyoko Station
This station serves the city of Joetsu in Niigata Prefecture. Joetsu is known for two castles: the ruins of Kasugayama Castle which date from 1573, and the partially reconstructed Takada Castle. The park around Takada Castle is famous for its cherry blossoms in the spring.
Journey time on the Hakutaka: 1 hour and 2 minutes
Iiyama Station
The city of Iiyama in Nagano Prefecture has heavy winter snow fall and is nicknamed "little Kyoto of the Snow Country" because of its many shrines and temples. It is famous for its February Snow Festival.
Journey time on the Hakutaka: 1 hour and 15 minutes
Nagano Station
Nagano City's most popular attraction is Zenkoji Temple, known for its gigantic Sanmon and Niomon gates. Nagano is better known though as a jumping off point for the Japan Alps, and the popular ski resorts of Hakuba, Shiga Kogen and Nozawa Onsen (also known for its hot springs). Other nearby attractions include the town of Obuse, the former home of famed ukiyo-e painter Katsushika Hokusai, and the snow monkeys of the hot spring town Yudanaka.
Journey time on the Kagayaki (all seats reserved): 1 hour and 5 minutes
Ueda Station
The city of Ueda is best known for Ueda Castle which dates from 1583 and is a 15 minute walk from Ueda Station. Bessho Onsen is a popular hot spring resort town just outside of Ueda City.
Sakudaira Station
Sakudaira Station serves the city of Saku in Nagano Prefecture. This city is known for Tatsuoka Castle, an unfinished 19th century castle that was meant to be built in the shape of a 5 pointed star. It is also the site of the Usuda Star Dome, a public astronomical observatory. Every year in the first week of May, Saku City holds a colorful Hot Air Balloon Festival in which balloonists from all over Japan take part.
Karuizawa Station
Karuizawa is an elegant mountain resort town that is popular year round because of its mild weather, but particularly in the summer when people take refuge here from Tokyo's intense city heat. Outdoor activities include tennis, hiking, and golfing in summer and skiing and ice skating in winter. The town also has many shopping and hot spring bathing facilities.
Non-reserved ticket fare from Kanazawa: 10,920 yen
Takasaki Station
Exit here to visit the remaining structures of Takasaki Castle which dates from 1428, the Gunma Museum of Modern Art, and also a 41.8 meter high statue of the Goddess of Mercy called the Byakue Dai-Kannon. Takasaki is said to be the home town of the traditional "Daruma" tumbling dolls, and holds a large daruma doll market every January 6th and 7th.
Journey time on the Hakutaka: 2 hours and 4 minutes
Omiya Station
Formerly a city itself, Omiya is now officially designated as a ward of Saitama City. Exit here for Omiya's Railway Museum, the large Hikawa Shrine, which is said to date from 473 BC, Omiya Bonsai Village, which is the center of bonsai culture in Japan, and Omiya Bonsai Art Museum.
Journey time on the Hakutaka: 2 hours and 30 minutes
Journey time on the Kagayaki (all seats reserved): 2 hours and 8 minutes
Ueno Station
Ueno is best known for its large park, Ueno Zoo, Tokyo National Museum, the National Museum of Western Art, and the National Museum of Nature and Science. There are also many shrines and temples in the area. For more information about Ueno area read our Ueno Station Guide.
Journey time on the Kagayaki (all seats reserved): 2 hours and 28 minutes
Tokyo is Japan's capital city and most populous metropolis with endless opportunities for sightseeing, shopping, dining and entertainment. Popular districts include the historic area of Asakusa, Harajuku for its pop culture and fashion boutiques, and Roppongi and Shibuya for neon-lit nightlife. The Tokyo Station Hotel offers 150 guestrooms and suites located right in the Tokyo Station Building.
Buying Tickets at Kanazawa Station
At Kanazawa Station you can find shinkansen ticket machines and a ticket office close by the shinkansen ticket gates. Buying your tickets at the ticket office is probably easiest as there are many different seat preferences to choose from.
Shinkansen ticket machines at Kanazawa Station
On the Hokuriku Shinkansen there are THREE classes of ticket: Ordinary seats, Green seats (which is 1st class), and the newest luxury Gran Class seats. You can choose reserved or non-reserved seats for Ordinary cars and these seats are fairly comfortable. Tickets for the Green cars are a little more expensive and have to be reserved. Green car seats are larger and offer a little more comfort, quiet, and leg-room.
Gran class seats
Green car seats
Ordinary seats on Hokuriku Shinkansen
You can use the Japan Rail Pass for either Ordinary car or Green car seats but when you buy the pass, you should choose between an Ordinary Pass or a Green Pass. Gran Class is the newest luxury class of shinkansen seating and is only available on the Tohoku Shinkansen, Hokkaido Shinkansen and Hokuriku Shinkansen. These seats must be reserved. There are only 18 seats in a Gran Class car, spaced in rows of three which makes them very spacious. The leather seats are automated and can recline up to 45 degrees. Each seat also comes with its own fold-away table, footrest, reading lamp, and call button. Attendants are on hand serving complimentary meals and drinks. Gran Class seats are not covered by the Japan Rail Pass, so you will have to pay a limited express charge and a Gran Class surcharge to enjoy this special service.
Kanazawa Station's JR ticket office
For ordinary tickets both non-reserved (自由席 – jiyu seki) and reserved seats (指定席 – shitei seki) are usually available in separate carriages. However, on the Kagayaki express service there are no non-reserved seats, so you must reserve a seat in advance. On the Hakutaka or Tsurugi services both non-reserved and reserved seats are available. Reserved seats will cost you a little extra. However, during busy periods (particularly national holidays) the non-reserved carriages do fill up, so it may be worth making a reservation to avoid the risk of standing throughout the journey.
To summarize, when buying your tickets you will need to offer the following information:
The number of travelers.
The departure station and destination.
The date and time of travel.
One-way or return.
Preferences: Ordinary or Green Car, Reserved or Non-reserved, Smoking or Non-smoking.
When you purchase your tickets you will receive three cards. One is your basic fare ticket (乗車券 – joshaken). You can use this ticket to pass through regular JR ticket gates. Another is your super express ticket (特急券 – tokkyuken). You will need both your basic fare ticket and super express ticket to pass through the shinkansen gates. And the third card may look like a ticket, but it is actually just a receipt. You can see a pictorial English guide to these tickets on the JR Central website. Be sure to keep all your tickets safely so you can show them to the conductor on the train.
The shinkansen ticket gates at Kanazawa Station
Hokuriku Shinkansen Expansion
Work is underway to expand the Hokuriku Shinkansen line from Kanazawa Station to Fukui and Tsuruga stations by 2022. The eventual plan is to have the line continue down to Shin-Osaka Station where it will connect with the Tokaido and Sanyo shinkansen lines. However, the final route between Tsuruga and Shin-Osaka has not yet been decided.
Map & Timetables
View a complete map of Japan's shinkansen high-speed train network.
JR East has complete timetables for Hokuriku Shinkansen trains heading to Tokyo and from Tokyo. To look up train times, fares, and connections quickly on this route use the JR West Timetable and Route Finder.


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Day 4: Trek to Limukha (Trek Begins) (B/L/D) Distance 9-10km/5 hours trek (Altitude 2220m/7280ft) (940m/3080ft gained) The trek begins with gradual climb on the left side of Pho chu River (1280m/4200ft) through terraced fields of mustards and winter crops such as wheat. Then it is through pine forests, fern and oaks. There is a nice clearing after about 2 ½ hours trek with views of the valley. Some snow-capped peaks may be seen in the distance. Another short climb up the ridge with chorten and some prayer flags mark the end of our climb. From this point, you can see your camp site of Limukha just behind the village with several big old houses. Visit the village.
Day 5: Trek to Chungsakha (B/L/D) Distance 10km/5 hours 1850m/6070ft Climb steeply for about 150m to a small ridge (ascent 375m/descend 745m) Climb steeply for about 150m to a small ridge (2370m) through dense forests. Descend into a small side valley and climb up to Dochen La pass (2645m/8676ft). Near the pass, there is a spot with prayer flags, from where you can see Dochula pass, and snow capped peaks of Chomolhari, Kang Bum and other mountains. Descend along the forested trail, which opens after reaching Dagegoan with a farm house. Just before reaching today's destination, walk to Dargyel Gompa, another monastery dedicated to Drukpa Kinley, the Devine Madman. On the hillsides are the meditation cells. Your campsite is near the village of Chungsakha, probably in front of the village temple.
Day 6: Trek to Samtegang (B/L/D) About 4-5km/3 hr trek to the campsite. Then there are options to walk nearby and explore the village. Altitude 2050m/6725ft. (Ascend 550m/ descent 350) Now you are in the region known as Sha. Descend to the road for about 45 minutes and then cross the suspension bridge across Bae Chu river. Climb gradually through several villages to Samtegang School. Then walk through a narrow gorge to the other side and look down towards a holy lake of Lutshokha. After lunch, there will be time to visit the Samtegang village. Samtengang is relatively old village that finds a mention in the Bhutanese literature as a first night stop for travelers to east from Wangdiphodrang.
Day 7: Samtegang trek end and drive to Gangtey (B/L/D) The trail now descends steeply through terraced fields into the valley of Dangchu river. Trek ends at Tika Zam (1555m/5100ft) after about 2 hours of trek (3-4km). Transport will meet you at this point. Assemble gears and bid farewell to the crew. Drive east along the highway on the black mountains to Gangtey, in Phobjikha valley.
Day 8: Gangtey to Thimphu (B/L/D) Visit Gangtey Monastery and drive back to Thimphu (5-6hrs drive).
Day 9: Thimphu Sightseeing (B/L/D) Full day tour of the capital's many monuments and atttractions.
Day 10: Departure (B) Early morning transfer to the airport in Paro (1.5hour drive) in time for your departure flight.
During the trek: Fully organized trek with all meals, bars and beverages. All trekking gears including Tents, Thermal mats, Blow pillow, Hot-water bag for warmth during night. Pressured Altitude Bag for emergencies (only available in Bhutan with Wind Horse). Pack animals to carry luggage and additional riding pony for emergency, Basic Medical Kit. Trekking staffs include Guide, Cook, assistants and horseman.
Sleeping bags is available if you pay the laundry charges.
We've taken two tours to Bhutan with Wind Horse, and both were amazing, spectacular, inspiring, and unforgettable journeys. My wife and I love to hike, and Wind Horse helped us put together itineraries where we could explore both the nature and culture of Bhutan on foot.
Highlights of our second trip to Bhutan included a lovely steep hike to Cheri Goempa, where we saw deer and eagles, and some gorgeous day hikes to monasteries and villages in the little-visited Haa Valley. The hair-raising hike to Junyedrak hermitage overlooking the Haa Valley may test your nerves if you have a fear of heights, but it is completely amazing and a wonderful experience. Another standout hike is the moderately strenuous journey from Dochu La Pass through old-growth rhododendron forest to the hilltop monastery of Lungchuzekha-- kudos to Wind Horse for sponsoring the maintenance of this wonderful trail and keeping it free from trash. We also enjoyed day hikes near Punakha and the Samtegang Trek that departed from Punakha, although it is important to realize that Samtegang is less a nature trek and more of an agricultural journey. We enjoyed this short trek the most on its second day, when the majority of our hiking was on a beautiful trail through blooming rhododendron forest rather than along roads. The hike to the Tiger's Nest, while always crowded with people and horses, is still a can't-miss destination. There was more trash along the trail to the Tiger's Nest and significant trail damage the second time we hiked it-- huge baskets of trash and deep ruts in the trail surface-- and we believe it would make a lot of sense for the dozens of horses, who carry tourists up the mountain to the Tiger's Nest but currently return empty of any load, to carry light loads of the accumulated garbage (mostly plastic water bottles) back down. Of course someone would have to pay for this scheme. We'd propose that anyone riding a horse up to the Tiger's Nest pay a modest surcharge or tax, and this money could go into a fund that would pay for both packing out trash and trail maintenance. This seems like a fair solution, since the horses have a disproportionately larger impact on the condition of the trail than ordinary hikers do.
We'd definitely recommend Wind Horse as a travel company. They are well organized and are very willing to work with you to customize your journey to Bhutan. We had the same guide both times, and Kinley was very patient, thoughtful, caring, and flexible as we sometimes altered our itinerary based on weather or road conditions. Kinley is also great at explaining the historical and religious context of the amazing places that you are visiting, and he has helped us develop a profound understanding and appreciation for Bhutanese culture. Both drivers we had-- Chimi and Tao-- are extraordinarily skillful at navigating the challenging road conditions of Bhutan. They are also very kind people. Thanks to Wind Horse for hiring such excellent staff and for helping us organize two unforgettable journeys to Bhutan.


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London News and Comment
Oona King's Culture Policy – Now Wash Your Hands
September 11, 2010 - Helen Gardner
Oona King's culture policy is not exactly a heavyweight document – littered with management-speak such as "hygiene factors" (no more comprehensible to ordinary Londoners than the Latin phrases with which Boris Johnson likes to pepper his speeches and documents), it chooses to concentrate on re-inventing the wheel rather than coming up with genuine innovation.
She wants to make London:
A place that hosts extraordinary events – that other cities thought were impossible to undertake effectively.
Like The Sultan's Elephant, maybe, the biggest street theatre event that London has ever seen? Oona's document is coy about specifics so we'll just have to guess.
She does have a buzz-phrase: By investing in culture, we invest in ourselves. And, rather like Cameron's Big Society, it would be up to us to provide that culture:
I also want to promote a 'DIY culture', encouraging 'bottom up' innovation by giving communities the money to commission their own cultural activity/celebrations and create more pop up cultural performances across the city – both small and large scale. This would essentially create an environment in which Londoners can stumble across culture in their city
Great – I'll have my own Beer Festival, for a start. Although, you won't get many punters turning up to events if you rely on people just stumbling across them.
It's not all going to be bottom-up from Oona. Instead of reducing bureaucracy, she'd like to "reinvent" the existing Cultural Strategy Group and:
…seek to take over the functions of Arts Council England's London operations
Such an act would politicise the Arts Council, placing its budget under the control of a politician rather than an independent body. Boris Johnson has already been accused of using his Mayoral power of appointing the Chair of ACE London to install a perceived ally in the position and Oona King now proposes that the Mayor should take over the body completely.
Film London was set up by Ken Livingstone in 2003 and has helped London to thrive as a venue for all aspects of film production. Again, when a body already exists, Oona is determined to reinvent it by proposing to create:
…a powerful new Film Council for London
but doesn't say how she would fight the inevitable cuts when the government abolish the UK Film Council, one of the funders of Film London.
The Rise Festival, abolished by Boris Johnson, would be re-established by Oona King. Very worthy, but Ken Livingstone promised to revive the festival as soon as it was announced that it was being cut and has since been working with the organisers, the result of which is the Uprise Anti-Racism Festival which will take place on 3 October.
The flagship culture policy from Oona King seems to be:
A 'Londoner's discount' for major London attractions to ensure that all Londoners, whatever their background, can enjoy some of your favourite tourist hot spot [sic]
A nice idea, but the most popular fee-paying attractions in London, such as Madam Tussaud's and the London Dungeon, are commercial operations and would involve a hefty subsidy from the Mayor – where would the funding for this come from?
Taking "hygiene factors" into account, I'd say it will take more than a discount at a few tourist attractions to soft-soap Londoners into being convinced that Oona King would be an effective Mayor of London.
Damian Hockney says
Once again a potential candidate hides behind a series of vague generalities. But it didn't stop the present incumbent winning, so it is not a reason for disqualification. And of course, has she asked the EU permission as to whether she can offer "Londoners" a state sponsored discount for London attractions? If this is what she is offering. When, as an Assembly Member at the time of the Olympics bid, I first asked this question in relation to entry to the games and the idea that Londoners should be offered cheaper tickets, everyone looked blank, as if in a Bateman cartoon ('the man who mentioned the EU')…another example of how politicians are not aware of who governs any more – of course, eventually the ODA made clear that what I was saying was correct – for the purpose of the law, all citizens of the EU are "Londoners" and any form of state involvement in offering cheaper tickets to some EU citizens was discriminatory. They have to be offered to all EU citizens. But of course, from memory, this was another Boris big idea as well…during the campaign for election of course. It follows the new pattern of politicians – offer what you cannot deliver and indeed are barred by law from doing, then duck. when you are elected. And they wonder why people stop voting…
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Q: Is there a way to perform operations on groups in SQL? So I am very new to SQL and am probably not describing what I want to do accurately. I have a table with three columns and I want to group by one column and see what percentage of each group has a certain value in the other column. For example in the table:
id   col1  col2
----------------
0       A     1
1       A     2
2       B     2
3       B     2
4       A     1

I would want to group by col1 and see what percentage of each group (A or B) has value 1 in col2. The result I want from this is:
col1  percentage_col2_equals_1
------------------------------
   A                      66.7
   B                       0.0

So far I have:
SELECT col1,
((SELECT COUNT(*) FROM my_table
WHERE col2 = 1
GROUP BY col1) /
(SELECT COUNT(*) FROM my_table
GROUP BY col1) * 100)
FROM my_table
GROUP BY col1;

But this does not work. Any help would be appreciated!

A: use case when
SELECT col1,(coalesce(count(case when col2=1 then col2 end),0)*100.00)/count(*)
from tablename
group by col1

A: Same answer as everyone, just putting this here due to Postgres' expressiveness :)
Live test: https://www.db-fiddle.com/f/goL488VaPuZYii7Wik3pFk/4
select
    col1,
    count(*) filter(where col2 = 1) ::numeric / count(*)

from tbl
group by col1;

Output:
| col1 | ?column?               |
| ---- | ---------------------- |
| A    | 0.66666666666666666667 |
| B    | 0.00000000000000000000 |

To present it as percentage with 1 decimal place, multiply it by 100 and round to 1:
Live test: https://www.db-fiddle.com/f/goL488VaPuZYii7Wik3pFk/5
select
    col1,
    round(
      count(*) filter(where col2 = 1) ::numeric / count(*) * 100,
      1
    ) as p_a
from tbl
group by col1;

select
    col1,
    (
        count(*) filter(where col2 = 1) ::numeric / count(*) * 100
    )::numeric(100,1) as p_b
from tbl
group by col1;

Output:
| col1 | p_a  |
| ---- | ---- |
| A    | 66.7 |
| B    | 0.0  |

| col1 | p_b  |
| ---- | ---- |
| A    | 66.7 |
| B    | 0.0  |

A: The following query will return your expected result:
SELECT col1,
       CAST(((SUM(IIF(col2 = 1, 1, 0))) * 100.0) / COUNT(*) AS DECIMAL(5, 1)) AS percentage_col2_equals_1
FROM my_table
GROUP BY col1;

Sample execution with sample data:
DECLARE @my_table TABLE (id INT,  col1 CHAR(1),  col2 INT);

INSERT INTO @my_table (id, col1, col2) VALUES
(0, 'A', 1),
(1, 'A', 2),
(2, 'B', 2),
(3, 'B', 2),
(4, 'A', 1);

SELECT col1, CAST(((SUM(IIF(col2 = 1, 1, 0))) * 100.0) / COUNT(*) AS DECIMAL(5, 1)) AS percentage_col2_equals_1
FROM @my_table
GROUP BY col1;

Output:
col1    percentage_col2_equals_1
---------------------------------
A       66.7
B       0.0

A:      CREATE TABLE #TEMP
    (ID   INT,
     COL1 VARCHAR(10),
     COL2 INT
    );
    INSERT INTO #TEMP
           SELECT 0, 'A',1
           UNION
           SELECT 1, 'A',2
           UNION
           SELECT 2, 'B',2
           UNION
           SELECT 3, 'B',2
           UNION
           SELECT 4, 'A',1;
    SELECT T.COL1,
           ROUND((CAST(COUNT(CASE
                                 WHEN T.COL2 = 1
                                 THEN T.COL2
                                 ELSE NULL
                             END) AS DECIMAL) / (S.COL2)) * 100.0, 2) AS Percentage_1
    FROM #TEMP T
         JOIN
    (
        SELECT COUNT(COL2) COL2,
               COL1
        FROM #TEMP
        GROUP BY COL1
    ) S ON S.COL1 = T.COL1
    GROUP BY T.COL1,
             S.COL2;

A: this will work:
CREATE TABLE Table1
    ("id" int, "col1" varchar2(1), "col2" int)
;
//do inserts
select aa."col1",((select count(*) from Table1 b
where b."col1"=aa."col1" and b."col2"=1 )*100/(select count(*)
from Table1 c where c."col1"='A' )) percentge
from Table1 aa
group by aa."col1"
;

output:
A   66.66666666666666666666666666666666666667
B   0

A: In SQLite the expression col2 = 1 returns 1 when true and 0 when false.
So you just need the average of col2 = 1 and then round it to 1 decimal:
select
  col1,
  round(100.0 * avg(col2 = 1), 1) percentage_col2_equals_1
from tablename
group by col1

See the demo.
Results:
| col1 | percentage_col2_equals_1 |
| ---- | ------------------------ |
| A    | 66.7                     |
| B    | 0                        |


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The 50″ Ø industrial basket fan moves a massive 47600m3/hr. For big sheds are warehouses this is the machine to have.
Industrial basket fans are ideal for creating air movement and ventilation in large sheds and industrial buildings. Where conventional wall mounted fans or drum fans are too small or do not move enough air then basket fans are used. The K range of basket fans are particularly useful because they have been designed and built with livestock farming applications in mind which means that as standard they are wet and dust proof to IP55, and very resistant to corrosive gasses. Where standard drum fans would rot basket fans will not. The largest in the K range is the 50″Ø size which has perhaps the longest air throw in its class of 146m and a massive air flow of 47600m3/hr. With specifications like that it is definitely for larger buildings. In industrial applications these fans are used for moving air around a building for mixing and cooling air, or additionally for inducing fresh air into the building through open doors and louvres.
Whilst industrial basket fans provide air movement and cooling for industrial applications, for agricultural sheds there is an additional benefit which is that the air movement that they create is very important for keeping airborne infections at minimal levels. With so much air moving about and with largely open ends and slated sides, the sheds which would otherwise be an ideal environment for proliferation of spores, bacteria and viruses, have enhanced volumes of fresh air flowing through the buildings, which keeps the levels of infections down. This of course minimises losses and stock husbandry costs.
The variety of applications for industrial basket fans is always surprising. We would not have guessed that penguins in more temperate climes need air movement in order to prevent mosquitos. According to Living Coasts in Devon, a uniform air velocity of at least 2m/s is needed to prevent mosquitos from settling near or on the Penguins. The significance of this is that mosquitoes carry avian malaria which is a treat to penguins in this country, and by maintaining an air velocity of over 2m/s this threat can be effectively abated. One zoo in the UK with this problem used a basket fan as the solution. It was chosen not just because its lack of casing makes a more dispersed air flow meaning it could cover a relatively wide area but also because this particular range fo basket fans is well protected against corrosive atmospheres and the salty air in seaside location of this application would quickly rot most standard fans.


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Private sector wants stab at running Western Cape's shambolic rail service
An HCI-linked transport company has suggested it be allowed to run parts of the shambolic Western Cape rail service
19 September 2019 - 05:00 Marc Hasenfuss
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A subsidiary of Johnny Copelyn's Hosken Consolidated Investments (HCI) has proposed to the government that it take over some of the Western Cape's embattled passenger rail services.
Passenger rail, which is subsidised by the state, is in desperate need of an overhaul. Rail commuters have to contend with trains that are late, infrastructure that is failing and an environment in which vandalism, arson and theft are everyday realities.
Commuter services are at their worst performance levels of all time. Metrorail recorded 543-million paying passengers in 2014, and by 2018 this number had dropped by just over 50% to 269-million, the Passenger Rail Agency of SA (Prasa) says.
Responding to questions from shareholders at HCI's AGM last week, Francois Meyer, CEO of Hosken Passenger Logistics & Rail (HPLR), said the group had held discussions with the Western Cape provincial administration and the national government around participating in rail services.
Despite the "rail" in its name, HPLR only operates bus services. Golden Arrow Bus Services in Cape Town is its main profit engine.
The Western Cape rail network has experienced large-scale disruptions due to cable theft, vandalism and arson.
Earlier this year the province published, for public comment, the draft Western Cape Rail Transport Bill in response to "the very serious and urgent need to address the issues plaguing rail transportation in this province". The draft bill makes proposals on how to improve rail safety and service standards.
A summary of the draft says given that rail is operated by the national government — under the auspices of Prasa — the Western Cape government is seeking to strengthen its role in regulating, overseeing and monitoring passenger services in the province.
HCI: taking a punt on resources
Meyer said the rail service in Cape Town is a mess, but cautioned that there is still a long way to go before changes will happen. "We hope to get government interested in our proposal … but that probably won't happen in the next five years."
Meyer said the national government and Prasa were given a detailed proposal for HPLR's involvement in rail services. "We have spent between R600,000 and R700,000 on the proposal, showing that we have the skills to operate in rail and that we are already starting to apply ourselves."
Asked what "leg-up" HPLR might have on other bidders if portions of the rail network were offered to private operators, chair Yunis Shaik stressed that no-one would have a competitive advantage as the government has been running operations.
"If we have any advantage it would be that we ran the tramways in Cape Town 150 years ago. But we also have intimate knowledge of routes and passenger patterns, and understand the nuances of transporting people. We hope we can put this experience in play in the rail sector. If we get there we will be ready."
Golden Arrow was initially called City Tramways. It operates a fleet of almost 1,150 buses that serve 3,100 routes in metropolitan Cape Town. According the HPLR annual report, Golden Arrow buses travel 60-million kilometres and convey 56-million passengers annually, at a rate of 220,000 passengers every weekday.
However, there is some scepticism about whether HPLR can overcome the challenges faced by Prasa's Metrorail in Cape Town — especially the persistent cable theft and arson attacks.
Meyer responded that security is a priority to secure rail infrastructure, but added that wireless technology exists that could avoid the debilitating effects of cable theft.
He said if HPLR was ever successful in pitching for rail services, the initial foray would be through a pilot project. "We'd look at doing a line as a concession … to show we can actually do the job."
HPLR has the backing of muscular empowerment investment company HCI, which in turn has the Southern African Clothing & Textile Workers Union as a major shareholder.
HCI bought Golden Arrow for R250m in 2004 — a deal that, at the time, was viewed cynically by the market.
HPLR, which will soon be renamed Genesis Transport Holdings, now carries a market value of R1.1bn and generated bottom-line profits of R245m in the year to end-March.
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As the NFL assigns telecast rights based on the conference affiliation of the road team, the stations listed below would be assigned all of the team's road games (unless they were played at night). They would also carry those home games against teams in the same conference that did not fall under the league's blackout rules. Home games against teams from the other conference, if not blacked out, would be carried on another station. Night games are aired locally either on NBC if Sunday night (or the Thursday Kickoff Game), or on any local station if it is a simulcast of a game on a cable network (as per NFL rules, and subject to blackout; ESPN-aired games are often simulcast on the affiliate of sister network ABC, especially on ABC's O&Os and Hearst Corporation-owned stations—ESPN is an 80/20 joint venture of the Walt Disney Company [ABC's parent] and Hearst).
Because of the time it took for the FCC to approve the NewsCorp investment in New World (as well as waiting for affiliation contracts to expire), that some, "lame duck" affiliates actually carried the NFL on Fox games for most of the 1994 season. For example, most Cowboys games were on KDAF in Dallas and KBVO in Austin, and the Lions were seen on WKBD-TV, while WCGV-TV in Milwaukee carried Packers games until WITI's affiliation deal with CBS ended at the start of December 1994, the only break in WITI's carriage of team games since 1977, when that station took CBS affiliation. As late as the 1995 season, New Orleans Saints games were on WNOL, not WVUE.
A number of NFL teams and their broadcasting departments have teamed up with CBS Sports to produce games, and those teams includeNew York Jets (WCBS-TV New York), and Green Bay Packers (WGBA-TV Green Bay and co-flagship WTMJ-TV Milwaukee, NBC affiliates, though using NBC's graphics starting in 2012 rather than CBS's; the previous flagship had formerly been WFRV-TV, which was owned by CBS until 2007).
Most preseason and regular season Los Angeles Rams games, are telecast on KCBS, the CBS affiliate. The current TV announcers for preseason games is NFL Network veteran Andrew Siciliano as the play-by play, and Rams legends and Hall of Famers Eric Dickerson and Marshall Faulk will handle the color commentary Jill Arrington and Rams' Dani Klupenger are the sideline reporter.
Most preseason and regular season Cincinnati Bengals games, are telecast on WKRC-TV, Local 12, the CBS affiliate. The current TV announcers for preseason games are Brad Johansen play-by play, Anthony Muñoz color commentary and Mike Valpredo sideline reporter. With the addition of Dan Hoard to the radio broadcast crew, Brad Johansen replaced Dan Hoard as the new TV play-by-play for preseason games. Games that feature an NFC opponent played at Paul Brown Stadium are televised on WXIX, Fox 19.
Most New Orleans preseason games are televised on Cox Sports Television and WVUE (Channel 8), a station which was owned by a consortium led by Saints owner Tom Benson from mid-2008 to 2017 (and is now owned by Gray Television), and, as the Fox affiliate for New Orleans, carries the majority of Saints games; both stations also carry a heavy complement of coach and player shows. Tim Brando and Solomon Wilcots call the preseason action.
The TV rights for pre-season Green Bay Packers games not nationally broadcast are held by Scripps stations WGBA-TV (Channel 26) in Green Bay and WTMJ (Channel 4) in Milwaukee, along with Quincy Newspapers' six ABC stations in the central, northern and western parts of the state, KQDS-TV (Channel 21) in Duluth–Superior, and in Escanaba/Marquette, Michigan, WLUC-TV (Channel 6), along with their Fox subchannel. As such, these stations are all allowed to use the tagline Your official Packers station in their market area by the team, and also carry the weekly coach's show hosted by WTMJ-TV's Jessie Garcia, The Mike McCarthy Show on Tuesday evenings at 6:30 pm throughout the football season. Until the end of the 2011 season, the team's partner in Green Bay was WFRV-TV (Channel 5), and sister satellite WJMN-TV in Escanaba. As part of the 2012 deal, McCarren resigned his duties as sports director of WFRV to move to WTMJ/WGBA as a Packers analyst, becoming WGBA's official sports director on April 1, 2013 as his non-compete clause to appear as a sports anchor in Green Bay expired.
ESPN Monday Night Football games, both pre-season and season, are broadcast over the air by WLUK-TV (channel 11) in Green Bay and ABC WISN-TV (Channel 12) in Milwaukee, while the stations airing Packers games in the NFL Network Thursday Night Football package have varied.
The team's intra-squad Lambeau scrimmage at the beginning of the season, marketed as Packers Family Night, is broadcast by WITI (Channel 6) in Milwaukee, and produced by WLUK in Green Bay, both Fox affiliates which broadcast the bulk of the team's regular-season games. The scrimmage is also broadcast by the state's other Fox affiliates. It was aired for the first time in 2011 in high definition.
The evening news anchor of Green Bay's ABC affiliate, WBAY-TV (channel 2), Bill Jartz also serves as the public address system announcer for Lambeau Field; WBAY had carried at least one Packer game, pre-season in-season or playoff, since launching in 1953 until the 2016 season, when it lost the Monday Night Football simulcast rights.
New York Giants preseason games not shown nationally are aired on their owned-and-operated station WNBC (Channel 4) in the New York City Tri-State area. Bob Papa doing play-by-play and they using the NBC graphics packaging. WNBC have subcontracting the preseason game rights during Summer Olympics years due to mandatory non-preemption policies by NBC to MyNetworkTV owned-and-operated station WWOR-TV.
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