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Key West Worlds, Day 3: Paradise Found For LSB, Performance Boat Center, Canada Homes And More
Created: November 14, 2021
by: Written by Matt Trulio and Jason Johnson
There is a simple maxim used in all competition sports reporting: If you win, you're in. In their purest form, sports are a meritocracy. Glory is earned and failure is—eventually at least—forgotten. And that's part of what makes the sports world so great.
Put another way? No one remembers, save for players on the losing team and their fans, who lost the World Series.
Although the 12-boat Super Stock class managed to get through the first turn in Key West, Fla., without incident on Wednesday and Friday, today's race was red-flagged before a lap was completed after the CR Racing team went over and the Play Tradez boat started taking on water after a collision with Team Allen Lawn Care and Landscaping. No one was seriously injured in the incident. Photos by Pete Boden/copyright Shoot 2 Thrill Pix.
And so we begin our final report from the 2021 American Power Boat Association/Union Internationale Motonautique Offshore World Championships in Key West, Fla., with the story of Stock V-class racers Brit Lilly and Kevin Smith of the LSB/Hurricane of Awesomeness team. That they won their third race in a row against stout competition in the form of the Relentless/Punisher and Shocker teams was paradise-found for the LSB cockpit duo, who went winless during the regular season in their new 29-foot Extreme V-bottom.
"I guess we can put that bonfire party on hold for now," said Lilly, who drives and owns the boat, which he built with his own hands. "This week was so needed.
"I credit our success today, first of all, to all members of our crew—this was a big team win," he continued. "I credit all the testing we did and the way Kevin and I are able to make a plan, stick with it, not second-guess anything and just let that big girl run."
Brit Lilly and Kevin Smith won all three races to earn the Stock V world championship in the team's LSB/Hurricane of Awesomeness 29-foot Extreme.
Though Friday's race was the closest for the LSB team thanks to another sensational performance by the Relentless/Punisher cockpit duo of Travis Pettko and Anthony Silveria, Sunday's contest may have been their most challenging.
"They moved the Bracket 300 class from the Mod V race-start to our race-start," Lilly explained. "We are running 91 mph into the first turn and they are running 95 mph into the first turn, so we went through there six boats wide. It was an s-show. We just snuck through—for a moment there I couldn't see anything and just had to go by memory for where the turn buoy was—but we got through OK. It was the same thing in turn No. 2, five or six boats wide. Kevin told me, 'Leave room for Relentless, they're on your inside.' I said, 'OK, just don't lift.' I think we almost collided.
"Experience definitely comes into play when you're dealing with crap water like that," he said.
LSB/Hurricane of Awesomeness led Relentless/Punisher by 66 seconds when the checkered flag flew. That was a good thing, as the LSB raceboat had a trim tab failure for the last several laps.
"Good thing it was stuck in the up position," Smith said, then chuckled. "We got a little flighty and had to back off a bit, but it was final."
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For the longtime LSB throttleman, earning a world championship in Key West is a first.
"It has not set in yet," he said. "I just got back to my phone and it's blown up. It's incredible."
Smith paused to gather his composure. "She didn't let us down this weekend," he said in reference to the team's 29-footer.
Added Lilly with a chuckle, "I think we also won a UIM world title. I don't know what that means yet, but I will."
As they did in the Wednesday and Friday races, the Mod V-class teams joined the Stock V class. The impressive rookie Visit St. Pete/Clearwater team of Nick Imprescia and Ian Morgan notched its third win of the year while Brian Forehand and Vinnie Diorio in Marker 17 Marine, which won Friday's races, exited the course with an engine issue.
"Something in the motor let go," Forehand said.
Boatfloater.com's father-and-son team of Steve and Stephen Kildahl finished second, which combined with their win on Wednesday and third-place result on Friday was enough for the team to earn a world championship, the younger Kildahl's first in Key West.
The father-and-son Boatfloater.com team of Steve and Stephen Kildahl won its first championship in Key West in the Mod V class.
"It took me 14 years but I finally got one," he said. "I finally have the monkey off my back.
"We had to beat Marker 17 to win the championship," he continued. "We bumped with them coming into the harbor turn, but that was just good, tough racing, and we battled with Visit St. Pete. They had a six-second lead on us, but we knew we could finish behind them and still get the world championship so we put it in cruise mode."
In sharp contrast to the LSB tale above, the Super Stock-class Performance Boat Center team of Myrick Coil and Rusty Williams didn't come to Key West with a poor regular-season outing. On the contrary—having won an APBA national title in 2019—their 2021 national championship run came to a winner-take-all contest at the final race of the regular season in Fort Myers Beach, Fla. Though the win—and national champion bragging rights—went to Shaun Torrente and Eric Belisle in CMR Roofing and Construction, Coil and Williams, who run a Doug Wright catamaran like many teams in the class, came to Key West with plenty of momentum and no lack of confidence.
As bad luck would have it, the CMR team rolled in Wednesday's race and never regained its typically fast form. But that didn't mean Performance Boat Center could just cruise through two more races and head back to Missouri with a world title. Coil and Williams won on Wednesday with their fellow Lake of the Ozarks-based teams of Reese Langheim and Ricky Maldonado taking second in the Jackhammer Victory cat and Loren Peters and Sean Conner finishing third in the LPC Doug Wright. On Friday, LPC took the checkered flag and Performance Boat Center finished second.
Performance Boat Center teammates Myrick Coil and Rusty Williams finished second on Sunday to win the Super Stock world title.
The stage was set for another winner-take-all Super Stock-class battle—but one that never materialized. Following a restart—and a 30-minute delay—thanks to a first-turn, first-lap pile-up between Team Allen Lawn Care and Landscaping, CR Racing and Play Tradez in which no one was seriously injured at least one boat sustained signifiant damage, the Jackhammer team of Reese Langheim and Ricky Maldonado took the lead with LPC and Performance Boat Center chasing hard and gaining. But LPC rolled (not an unfamiliar occurrence for Peters who now has four such incidents to his credit) in the Mallory Square (habor) turn with only a couple of laps remaining. With LPC out of the mix, Coil and Williams maintained their position in second place behind Jackhammer and cruised to a Super Stock world championship.
That was a first for Williams as a throttleman, who formerly handled driving duties with Coil throttling the team's 32-foot Doug Wright raceboat.
"It was quite a bit different," Williams said. "I feel more comfortable throttling than driving, and Myrick is amazing on the wheel. We make a good team. I definitely want to throttle next season, and we'll be running the Mercury Racing 300Rs on the boat."
As it has been throughout Performance Boat Center's Super Stock-class career to date, consistency was the key to success this week, Williams explained.
"Just run a consistent race and get on the podium, that's our strategy," he said. "But in 2019, we always felt like we were a little under-propped and we weren't seeing the top speeds we wanted to. This year, we went a little bigger."
The extremely competitive Super Stock class had the largest entry fleet in Key West this year.
The Super Stock contest produced two more firsts, both for the Jackhammer team.
"This is the first time we've won a race in Key West and the first time we've run on Sunday here," said Langheim, the owner and driver who shares the cockpit with throttleman Maldonado. "We have been down here three years and we rolled every other year.
"It was fun, for sure," he added. "As soon as we took off, we knew we had the setup. It was awesome."
A smart betting person would have picked M CON to take home the Supercat-class world title after dominant wins on Wednesday and Friday. But then, smart people don't bet on offshore racing given the nature of mechanical things such as propeller shafts, which have been known to break in competition. And that was exactly what knocked M CON's Tyler Miller and Myrick Coil out of today's Supercat contest and contention for a world championship.
With five boats in the class, the Supercat field put on a good show for racing fans throughout the week.
Miller was, of course, his usual resilient self after a disappointing finish to a brilliant week of competition.
"Live to race another day," he said.
The departure of M CON, which had a substantial lead over Canada Homes and WHM Motorsports, opened the door for WHM Motorsports to take the checkered flag. While that's fairly common stuff for longtime WHM throttleman Jay Muller, the Supercat win was another first for driver Brit Lilly, a rookie in the class.
Running strong all week with a pair of second-place finishes, Lorne Liebel and John Tomlinson are going home with the Supercat world title in their Canada Homes Skater catamaran. Tomlinson, who is grateful to be bringing another world championship back to TNT Custom Marine in Miami, said the entire Canada Homes team was happy with the outcome.
By finishing second in all three races, Lorne Leibel and John Tomlinson won the Supercat-class world championship in the Canada Homes Skater.
"That wasn't the way we wanted to win a world championship, but we'll take it," the legendary throttleman explained. "I feel for the M CON guys but I've been there before—I've lost three world championships on the last day just like that. One year it was with Dave Scott, another year it was in the CMS MTI and the last one was in the Gasse MTI. That's the thing about Key West, you really have to finish all three races to have a shot at the championship.
"As soon as we saw M CON go down, I backed off by about 5 to 6 mph and we just worried about finishing not trying to catch WHM," he added. "It was a pretty uneventful race at that point. It was a long 10 laps with Lorne and I just watching all the instruments and making sure we didn't make any mistakes. We knew what was at stake so we just maintained all the way to the finish."
As previously reported on speedonthewater.com, the APBA world championships for the Bracket classes will be decided next week in Englewood Beach, Fla., at the Offshore Powerboat Association's final event of the year. But Key West event-producer Race World Offshore had its own "world titles" for the Bracket-class competitors who slugged it out this week.
The Developer/Harpoon Harry's team of Eddie Tamberino and Scott Brown finished first, third and first to finish atop the Bracket 200 class podium.
Running uncontested in all three Key West races, Cigarette Justice League earned the Bracket 100-class title. In Bracket 200, The Developer/Harpoon Harry's team won today and earned the overall victory—the same went for Team Woody Racing in Bracket 300. In the Bracket 400 ranks, Simmons Racing earned the win this morning but GNS Motorsports Racing is going home with the title.
As it did all week, another boat out of the Team Woody stable won today and took the overall win for the week in the Bracket 500 class. Gerard Marine is going home with the Bracket 600 title over Southern Arbor Services. In Bracket 700, Jackhammer claimed its third checkered flag this week and is exiting Key West with top honors.
To win—and be in—you actually have to compete and in that regard the Extreme class proved disappointing today as Huski Chocolate/Huski Wear didn't last long before breaking down and Lucas Oil/E3 did not start. Two teams running as "Exhibition" boats—Sweet Beans and JBS Racing—did turn laps on the course with the Huski outfit.
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Q: Keep bootstrap columns in same row when changing size I have a div that has two columns - one holds a glyphicon, the other holds text. At larger sizes, this works correctly:

But when the browser is at a smaller width (or mobile), the columns split, and it ends up looking like this:

Is there any way to force the columns to stay together in a single row? There's plenty of room for both columns, even at the narrowest size.
Here's my HTML for a single row:

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The CSS is standard bootstrap (the i class is a FontAwesome glyphicon).

A: class="col-md-2 col-xs-2" and class="col-md-10 col-xs-10"
You can combine classes for the element to make it behave certain way based on screen size. You can do something like class="col-md-2 col-xs-6" and class="col-md-10 col-xs-6" etc...

A: Use the col-xs-* Grid classes.

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In a bootstrap grid, your columns are all 100% wide by default.  Use the col-<size>-<number> classes to override that.  The <size> can be either xs, sm, md, or lg, and refers to the minimum screen width for that class to apply.  The <number> is a number from 1 to 12 and refers to the number of columns wide your content should be.
So, maybe you have really wide content, and it should only be displayed side by side on desktop browsers.  You could give your content class="col-md-6" and it would display side by side as long as the browser window is at least 992 pixels wide.
But, for you, since your content is really small, you want it always to display side by side, so you should use col-xs-<number> classes.
You could make it so that on mobile, you have one pair per line, but on tablets you have two per line, and on desktops you have 3 per line:

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AbstractAir pollution makes us feel bad when we think about it – but do bad air days really affect our subjective well-being (SWB) when we are not thinking about them? And if so, do they affect the range of possible measures of SWB in similar ways? Using data from over 165,000 individuals in the UK, we model evaluative, experiential and eudemonic SWB as a function of demographic and local area characteristics including the background concentration of particulate matter. Our results indicate that air pollution adversely affects all of the positive measure of SWB included in our analysis; how satisfied people report being with their lives overall, how happy they report feeling on the previous day and how worthwhile they rate their activities as being, and that it does so over and above its effects on self-reported health. These effects can be monetized and may imply greater priority being afforded to pollution abatement programs than is currently warranted based on existing estimates of the health effects alone.
Our preferred specification in Model 4 finds evidence of significant relationships between pollution and all three positive measure of well-being: life satisfaction; worthwhileness and happiness yesterday. The decrease in satisfaction associated with a increase in fine particulate matter in the main analysis is 0.0171 on an 11-point scale. This result is remarkably similar to that found by Orru et al. (2016) which documents a negative association of 0.0171, on a 10-point scale, with increase in coarse particulate matter, using data from the European social survey. Interestingly, the associations between PM2.5 and reports of happiness yesterday and worthwhileness of activities are almost as large in magnitude: an increase of in PM2.5 concentrations is associated with an average reduction of 0.0138 and 0.0150 points, respectively. No such associations were found between PM2.5and reports of anxiety yesterday.
Air pollution may act to reduce an individual's SWB indirectly through its impact on their health and also directly. By running regression models that incorporate self-reported health status, we are estimating the effect of air pollution on SWB over and above its effect through health. Here we present the regression estimates for the association between air pollution and SWB with and without controlling for self-reported health status and note that self-reported health status appears to partially mediate the relationship between air pollution and SWB. The association between PM2.5 and satisfaction, for example, is reduced by approximately 6% when health is controlled for in the model, compared to the same coefficient when health controls are removed. Similarly, the coefficients are reduced by nearly 7% and 4% in the happiness yesterday and the worthwhile model, when health is controlled for. These results suggest that health is one mechanism through which air pollution influences life satisfaction but that it is not the exclusive pathway. In contrast to this, we find no evidence of an association between anxiety yesterday and PM2.5 concentrations, either when health controls are present or absent from the model.
Income is found to have a significant relationship with all measures of SWB. Qualitatively equivalent results were found between both PM2.5 and all measures of satisfaction, worthwhileness and happiness in the regressions that control for income as were found in the main analysis. However, once income was controlled for the magnitudes of the associations do increase, for example, a increase in PM2.5 is associated with a 0.0209 point drop in life satisfaction when income is controlled for as compared to a 0.0171 drop in the main analysis.
Based on the estimates of the effects of income and PM2.5 on SWB, it is possible to calculate the utility-constant trade‐off ratio between income and air pollution for the subsample for whom income data are available. The units of analysis are based on pounds sterling of total gross weekly income (£) and micrograms per meter cubed of annual background concentrations of fine particulate matter ( ). Total gross weekly income has a mean value of £462 and a standard deviation of £575. Annual background concentrations of PM2.5 have a mean value of and a standard deviation of .
Once income is controlled for in the sample of individuals for whom we have income data (i.e. those in employment, n 64,000) based on the satisfaction coefficient on an extra unit ( ) of PM2.5 of 0.0209 and on an extra unit (£) of total gross income of 0.0000800. The MRS between a one‐unit reduction in PM2.5 and income is calculated as £261.25, if we take life satisfaction as the relevant measure of well-being. In comparison to this, we calculate an MRS of £305.86 if we base it on reports of happiness yesterday and £379.38 if we base our calculations on the worthwhile measure of well-being.


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A quarter of Indigenous businesses export: new report
by pmnationtalk on June 24, 201956 Views
Indigenous-owned businesses are twice as likely as Canadian non-Indigenous SMEs to sell products and services internationally
Ottawa, ON – June 21, 2019 – Indigenous-owned small and medium enterprises are proving highly adept at breaking into foreign markets, according to a new report jointly released today by Canadian Council for Aboriginal Business (CCAB) and the Office of the Chief Economist of Global Affairs Canada (OCE-GAC).
The report titled, Indigenous-owned Exporting SMEs in Canada, highlights that nearly a quarter (24%) of Indigenous small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) operating in Canada export, with one in five selling to the United States and one in seven reaching international overseas markets. This rate of participation in foreign markets compares to 12% among all Canadian SMEs.
"The insights in this report are critically important to the Trade Commissioner Service (TCS)," says Ailish Campbell, Canada's Chief Trade Commissioner. We are ready to do all we can to assist export-ready Indigenous businesses that are looking to sell their products and services around the world," says Campbell.
The study, which uses data from CCAB's exclusive registry of 10,000 Indigenous businesses, is the first to shed light on the performance of Indigenous SMEs in the global trading system. The findings are based on telephone interviews examining the international business experience of 1,101 Indigenous entrepreneurs, including nearly 650 Indigenous SMEs.
This research provides a data-driven review of current Indigenous SME activities and will serve as the basis for government policy and international business promotion program development, with an aim to supporting and nurturing Indigenous commercial activities.
While the literature on Indigenous SMEs is lacking, a recent TD Economics analysis estimated Indigenous SMEs (excluding economic development corporations) earned at least $927 million in 2016. There are now more than 50,000 Indigenous-owned businesses in total, who operate in every province and territory across a broad range of sectors.
Despite their impressive export performance, Indigenous entrepreneurs engaged in international trade say they are hampered by challenges related to financing and reliable Internet, telephone and other information technologies. Lack of community infrastructure such as electricity, water, and roads are also cited as an important obstacle to growth.
"Indigenous-owned businesses have exceptional growth potential in export markets," says JP Gladu, CCAB's president and CEO. "Recognition of this potential by OCE-GAC sends a powerful message to the federal government about the need for new policies and programs to address the challenges slowing international expansion by Indigenous SMEs."
Extensive use of social media tools appears to be a key driver of exports for Indigenous SMEs. Nearly seven in 10 Indigenous-owned exporters have an online presence. The report's findings strongly suggest investments to improve connectivity and infrastructure in remote Indigenous communities will yield significant returns in business expansion.
The report also underscores the importance of education to the export capacity of Indigenous SMEs. Indigenous entrepreneurs with higher levels of education and management experience have a greater tendency to reach and succeed in export markets.
About CCAB
CCAB is committed to the full participation of Indigenous peoples in Canada's economy. A national, non-partisan association, CCAB offers knowledge, resources and programs to both Indigenous and non-Indigenous owned companies that foster economic opportunities for Indigenous peoples and businesses across Canada. For more information visit www.ccab.com
About OCE-GAC
The Office of the Chief Economist of Global Affairs Canada conducts economic research and analysis to report and advise on international trade and economic issues, including global, regional and sectoral trends and developments to support Global Affairs Canada's various functions: trade and investment policy, including negotiation of international agreements, international business development, and trade litigation.
About the TCS
For almost 125 years, the Trade Commissioner Service (TCS) has been helping companies navigate international markets. Canadian trade commissioners are located in more than 160 cities worldwide, and can provide Canadian companies with key business insights and access to an unbeatable network of international contacts.
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Objective: To test whether state Certificate of Need (CON) regulations influence procedural mortality or the provision of coronary artery bypass graft surgery (CABG) and percutaneous coronary interventions (PCI). Data ...
Has the Gates Foundation's global health initiative reshaped the spending priorities of the National Institutes of Health?
Matthews, Kirstin; Ho, Vivian (Rice University's Baker Institute, Baylor College of Medicine, 2009)
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Baylor moving forward with plans for new basketball facility
- May. 07, 2019 06:21 PM EDT
This image provided by Baylor University shows a rendering of the new Baylor basketball facility. Baylor is moving forward with plans to build the new facility on the banks of Brazos River. (AECOM/Courtesy of Baylor University via AP)
WACO, Texas (AP) — Baylor is moving forward with plans to build a new basketball facility on the banks of Brazos River after a $100 million gift to the university.
Athletic director Mack Rhoades said Tuesday that a portion of the sum from an anonymous donor to a university-wide campaign will provide a significant lead gift for the Baylor Basketball Pavilion. Baylor can now work to secure additional funding and approvals needed to design and build the fieldhouse with an arena of at least 7,000 seats and practice facilities.
There was no immediate timetable provided for the new facility. The Ferrell Center has been the school's basketball home for the past 31 seasons.
Baylor's women won their third national championship last month. The Baylor men went to the NCAA Tournament for the eighth time in 12 years.
"The Ferrell Center has housed some great moments in Lady Bear history and we look forward to creating new memories in our new arena," said Kim Mulkey, the AP national women's basketball coach of the year.
The largest gift in university history was made to the $1.1 billion Give Light campaign. The basketball facility, expected to cost about $105 million, is a signature project in the athletics master plan portion of that campaign.
The pavilion will be built on the south side of the Brazos River between Baylor Ballpark, the school's baseball stadium, and the Ferrell Center.
"This is a game-changer for our program," men's basketball coach Scott Drew said. "There's nothing more impactful than a new arena, especially one that brings our fans closer to the action."
Once the basketball teams move into the new pavilion, the Ferrell Center will undergo significant improvements to meet the practice and competition needs of Baylor's volleyball and acrobatics and tumbling programs.


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var util = require('util');
var EventEmitter = require('events').EventEmitter;
var TriggerConstants = require('../../trigger-utils/trigger-constants.js');
var _ = require('lodash');

/*
This trigger is able to listen and react to data containing the field data.fullMessage.
The field has to contain a string.
*/
var EmoteTrigger = function (triggerEmotes, notification) {
    var self = this;

    self.emotesToWatch = triggerEmotes;
    self.notification = notification;

    self.execute = function (data) {
        var m = data.message.message;
        for (var i = 0; i < data.message.message.length; i++) {
            var emoteIndex = _.indexOf(self.emotesToWatch, m[i].text);
            if (m[i].type === 'emoticon' && emoteIndex >= 0) {
                console.log(m[i]); // FOR DEBUGGING ONLY
                self.emit(TriggerConstants.triggerFiredEvent, {
                    trigger: 'EmoteTrigger',
                    string: self.emotesToWatch[emoteIndex],
                    notification: self.notification
                });
            }
        }
    }
}
util.inherits(EmoteTrigger, EventEmitter);

module.exports = EmoteTrigger;

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Most recent Asian-European dance fusion has come from London's Asian Underground scene, and has drawn primarily on bhangra sources for its Asian content. DJ Cheb i Sabbah's project, on the other hand, is based on classical traditions, specifically the Hindustani music of northern India; perhaps not surprisingly, the music is accordingly less dancehall-oriented, though DJ Cheb (with the help of bassist Bill Laswell and drummer Kevin Carnes, among others) does indeed lay on the funky beats in most cases. But all of the compositions are based on traditional ragas, and the beats often come after prolonged and contemplative preludes, during which the raga is stated in its traditional vocal or traditional setting. On "Ganga Dev," for example, the singer starts off accompanied only by a drone, and is then joined by tabla and sitar after a couple of minutes, and only then do Laswell's bass and Carnes' drums come in to funk things up. Most tracks follow this pattern, and the overall effect is more soothing than booty-moving. If you want to party, pick up Maha Maya, the companion album to this one which features many of the same compositions in clubbier mixes. This one's for the chill-out room. Both are highly recommended. ~ Rick Anderson, All Music Guide
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Microsoft develops open-source content-management system: This is probably going to be huge, just by having the stamp of approval from Microsoft.
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Q: I get this but don't understand why ? TypeError: PetData() takes 1 positional argument but 3 were given
I keep getting an error and don't know why

import petspgm

def main():
    #Get a list of pet objects.
    pets = make_list()

    #Display the data in the list.
    print('Here is the data you entered: ')
    display_list(pets)

#This function gets data from the user for 3 pets. It returns a list of pet
#objects containing the data.
def make_list():
    #Create an
    pet_list = []

    #Add three pet objects to the list
    print('Enter the data for 3 pets.')
    for count in range(1, 3):
        #Get the pet data
        print("Pet number " + str(count) + ":")
        pet_name = input("Enter your pet's name: ")
        pet_type = input("Enter the type of pet: ")
        pet_age = float(input("Enter the pet's age: "))

        #Create a new PetData object in memory and assign it to the pet variable.
        pet = petspgm.PetData(pet_name, pet_type, pet_age)

        #Add the object to the list.
        pet_list.append(pet)

    #Return the list.
    return pet_list

#This function accepts a list containing PetData objects as an argument and
#displays the data stored in each object.
def PetData(pet_list):
    for item in pet_list:
        print("Pet's name is: " + item.get_pet_name())
        print("Pet's type is: " + item.get_pet_type())
        print("Pet's age is: " + item.get_pet_age())

The error happens here I think
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              #Create a new PetData object in memory and assign it to the pet variable.
              pet = petspgm.PetData(pet_name, pet_type, pet_age)

        #Add the object to the list.
        pet_list.append(pet)

        #Return the list.
        return pet_list

#This function accepts a list containing PetData objects as an argument and

def pet_list():

    #displays the data stored in each object.
    display_list(pet_list)
    for item in pet_list:
        print("Pet's name is: " + item.get_pet_name())
        print("Pet's type is : " + item.get_pet_type())
        print("Pet's age is : " + item.get_pet__age())

#Call the main function
main()

A: This line:
def PetData(pet_list):

tells me that PetData only takes one parameter, but the line below:
pet = petspgm.PetData(pet_name, pet_type, pet_age)

passes 3 parameters.  That explains the error message.


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If you have over-sweetened a dish that you are cooking, add a little salt to take the excess sweetness away.
If you drop an egg on the floor, pour salt all over the egg. Let is stay for 5 - 10 minutes. Use a dustpan to scoop up the mess and you will find that the egg will come up easily.
Sprinkle ants on your shelves to keep the ants away.
Salt fish in salt water before descaling. The scale will them come off easier.
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Add a pinch of salt to your cut flowers and they will stand up a little longer.
Rinse a sore eye will a little salt water.
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Use salt for killing the weeds in your lawn.
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A dash of salt enhances the taste of tea, coffee and cocoa.
A dash of salt enhances the taste of cooking apples.
Rub your wicker furniture with salt to prevent it from yellowing.
When storing empty airtight containers, throw in a pinch of salt to keep them from getting smelly.
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Walnut: Rub with a broken walnut kernel.
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soap. This will soften the leather.
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5. To dry wet shoes, stuff their insides with dry newspapers.
and the shoes will always be easy to clean.
the shoes, wait for the ice-filled containers to melt, and dry the shoes.
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1. Clean silver by rubbing with lemon halves. Wipe over with a warm damp cloth and polish.
2. Polish your silver with the inside of a banana skin.
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Look for the individual item in the Alphabetical List.
Try using a baby wipe and gently rub the area in question.
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Nets' Joe Harris believes D'Angelo Russell has played 'at an All-NBA level'
Brooklyn Nets forward Joe Harris believes that teammate D'Angelo Russell deserves to be an All-NBA member this season after having a breakout year for them.
Russell, the second overall pick in the 2015 NBA Draft, was traded to the Nets from the Los Angeles Lakers before the previous season. There were doubts about his ability to lead a team, but the 23-year-old guard silenced his critics this season. He earned an All-Star spot, and Harris believes his teammate played at an All-NBA level this season.
"DLo obviously was recognized by the league, All-Star appearance, and I think he's honestly played at an All-NBA level," Harris said of Russell via Michael Scotto of The Athletic. "He has been the main focus for us all year long."
Russell is averaging career-highs 21.2 points on 43.3 percent shooting and 7.0 assists per game this season. The former Ohio State standout is also tallying 3.8 rebounds and 1.3 steals for the Nets. Harris himself is also having a solid season for Brooklyn. The five-year veteran is averaging career-highs 13.6 points on 49.8 percent shooting, 3.8 rebounds, and 2.4 dimes per game. He has started in all of his 75 games this season and has become one of the top options on offense for his team.
Russell and Harris connived to lead the Nets to an all-important 108-96 win against the Pacers at the Bankers Life Fieldhouse in Indianapolis. Russell finished with 20 points on top of six rebounds and six assists, while Harris ended up with 19 points and four rebounds.
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Q: Uncaught Error: Call to a member function I am trying to use code as below in my php file.
global $w;
func();
function func(){
$data = getAllNumbers();
$numbers = $data["data"];
$error = $data["error"];

for($i = 0; $i < count($numbers); $i++) {
    $w->sendPresenceSubscription($numbers[$i]);
}
}

and in my whtasprot.class.php have function like below
 public function sendPresenceSubscription($to)
    {
        $node = new ProtocolNode('presence', ['type' => 'subscribe', 'to' => $this->getJID($to)], null, '');
        $this->sendNode($node);
    }

but I am getting error like below. I am unable to fix it as well do not know why its coming. If I remove function code and use direct it, its working fine.
Uncaught Error: Call to a member function sendPresenceSubscription() on null in

index.php
<?php
ini_set('memory_limit', '-1');
require_once('../src/whatsprot.class.php');
require_once('api.php');
require_once('storeStatus.php');

$starttime = time();

function onPresenceAvailable($mynumber, $from)
{
    storeStatus(explode("@", $from)[0], 1);
    echo "Online: ".$from."\n";
}

function onPresenceUnavailable($mynumber, $from)
{
    storeStatus(explode("@", $from)[0], 0);
    echo "Offline: ".$from."\n";
}

$debug = false;

$nickname = 'Test WA';
$username = '00000000';
$password = '00000000';

global $w;

$w = new WhatsProt($username, $nickname, $debug);

$w->eventManager()->bind('onPresenceAvailable', 'onPresenceAvailable');
$w->eventManager()->bind('onPresenceUnavailable', 'onPresenceUnavailable');

try {
  $w->connect();
} catch (Exception $e) {
  echo 'Connection error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit(0);
}

try {
  $w->loginWithPassword($password);
} catch (Exception $e) {
  echo 'Login error: ' . $e->getMessage();
  exit(0);
}
func();
function func(){
$data = getAllNumbers();
$numbers = $data["data"];
$error = $data["error"];

for($i = 0; $i < count($numbers); $i++) {
    $w->sendPresenceSubscription($numbers[$i]);
}
}

while (1) {
    try{
    $w->pollMessage();
    if(time()-$starttime > 14400) {
    break;
    }
    }
    catch (Exception $e) {
    }
 }

$w->disconnect();
?>

I am getting error on index.php(51): func().
can anyone please suggest me whats wrong in this?
Thanks

A: declare global $w inside your func function.
something like:
function funct() {
    global $w;
    //the rest of codes here
}


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Gunning For All Of Us: Cops Held NYTimes Journalist Charles Blow's Son At Gunpoint On Yale Campus
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So, my son, a 3rd year chem major at Yale was just accosted – at GUN POINT – by a Yale policeman bc he "fit the description" of a suspect…
— Charles M. Blow (@CharlesMBlow) January 25, 2015
He was let go when they realized he was a college student and not a criminal ( he was leaving the library!) He's shaken, but I'm fuming!
Charles Blow revealed on Twitter this weekend that the concern and experiences of Black men targeted by cops and authorities are all too real. In fact, it hit home. On Saturday, Blow's son Tahj was interrogated at gunpoint on the Yale University campus by Yale Police because he was mistaken for a burglar that was at large.
MUST READ: 'I, Too, Am Harvard:' Black Students From The Prestigious University Speak Out Against Racism
Tahi left the campus library around 5:45 p.m. The Yale Police Department was on the search for a thief that fit the description of "a tall, African-American, college-aged student wearing a black jacket and a red and white hat." And according to student reports, the suspect was also someone who "had just entered their rooms under false pretenses, pretending to be looking for someone." Tahj and the cops crossed paths in the same campus vicinity and for some reason, the cops felt there was a need to detain him at gunpoint. That's a very aggressive tactic, considering what the officers were looking for their suspect for in the first place–burglary. Also no reports have shown that Tahj was behaving aggressively towards the officers for them to pull their guns.
The actual suspect was later arrested and charged with felony burglaries. The chief office of the Yale Police Department have since confirmed they are conducting an internal review of this incident, but Blow wouldn't let his disappointment and anger at Yale's behavior subside. That same night he vented in solidarity with #BlackLivesMatter:
#ICantBreathe #BlackLivesMatter
This is exactly why I have NO PATIENCE for ppl trying to convince me that the fear these young blk men feel isn't real #RacialBattleFatigue
I'm still trying to calm myself down…
Charles Blow is a prominent visual op-ed columnist for The New York Times and recent memoirist. He's written largely about racial prejudice in America, including commentary on last year's most profiled cases, the deaths of Eric Garner and Michael Brown. He may have disclosed the distressful experience of his son online to show that the hostility or antagonism towards Black men doesn't doesn't exclude those in an ivy league college. Today, the NYTimes published his newest piece, Library Visit, Then Held At Gunpoint.
What do you think about this beauties? Sound off in the comments below.
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Cameroon's civil war
Posted on June 28, 2018	by shulquist
Cameroon's governance and security problems have historically attracted little outside attention. But this seems likely to change, for two reasons. The first is the growing political crisis in the Central African nation's English-speaking region. The second is a presidential election scheduled for October 2018.
Roughly 20% of the country's population of 24.6 million people are Anglophone. The majority are Francophone. The unfair domination of French-speaking politicians in government has long been the source of conflict.
For a year and a half, the Cameroonian military has been accused of beating and arresting people suspected of being separatists, torching homes and killing unarmed protesters
Activists in the country's Anglophone western regions are protesting their forced assimilation into the dominant Francophone society. They argue that this process violates their minority rights, which are protected under agreements that date back to the 1960s. Anglophone political representation and involvement at many levels of society has dwindled since the Federal Republic of Cameroon became the United Republic of Cameroon in 1972. There are growing calls for the Anglophone region to secede from Cameroon.
After World War I, the territory was divided between France and the United Kingdom as League of Nations mandates. In 1960, the French-administered part of Cameroon became independent as the Republic of Cameroun. More than a decade later the southern part of British Cameroons federated with it in 1961 to form the Federal Republic of Cameroon. This was abandoned when it was also renamed the United Republic of Cameroon in 1972 and again in 1984 as the Republic of Cameroon.
It began in 2016 with demonstrations by English-speaking lawyers, students and teachers.
Protests against marginalisation by the French-speaking majority were met with a crackdown.
Activists were arrested, and several protesters shot by security forces.
Separatist demands for an independent state grew, resulting in increasing violence.
Some symbolically proclaimed the independence of a new state called "Ambazonia".
Some 160,000 people have fled their homes in Cameroon, the UN says.
More than 20,000 have fled to Nigeria.
Journalists are being denied access to conflict zones.
On 12 June 2018, Amnesty International issued a report documenting human rights violations in Cameroon. The International Crisis Group says that at least 120 civilians and 43 members of security forces have been killed in the most recent waves of violence.
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The Bishop of Gloucester has described his sadness at being unable to say a proper farewell to his flock as he formally retired from his diocesan episcopal post today.
Earlier this year Michael Perham stepped down from his post while he helped police with enquiries into an historic allegation of indecent assault.
In a letter to clergy, readers and lay workers in the diocese, he said: "The last period of nearly four months in which I have not been able to exercise my ministry has, of course, been distressing and painful and the fact that a proper leave-taking cannot happen yet is a sadness.
"Meanwhile, my concern now is not to dwell on these last weeks, but to give thanks for the 10 years in which it has been my privilege to be a bishop for the people of Gloucestershire and beyond."
Although the police recently stated that Bishop Perham will not face charges, he still cannot have a celebration farewell service until the Church of England's own investigation is complete. The diocese was forced to cancel the service that had been planned.
Bishop Perham said in is letter: "Gloucestershire is a wonderful county, with all its variety yet its sense of common identity, and the diocese, which of course extends a little beyond the county, is a family in which much faith and hope and love are found.
"To have been here a pastor and teacher, a leader in mission and a sign of unity, which is what I have sought to be, has brought me great joy."
He was in particular "full of gratitude" for the lay people in the pews, who are in the forefront of the Church's mission and make "all the difference" to its effectiveness.
He and his wife Alison will move to Somerset in a few weeks.
Alison, in a separate letter, also thanked the people of the diocese for their "support and kindness" after a knee operation and also throughout the recent "difficult" months.
She said: "I have loved the opportunities presented to us but, most importantly, I have enjoyed meeting the clergy and laity of the diocese, and have learnt much from many of you, and you have all enriched our lives."


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Q: How to convert string into complex number in python? I want to create a special calculator using python but for doing this I should know more about complex numbers. My calculator must get a string and output complex equation. Please help me.
myinput = "5 + 2j"
myoutput = ConvertToComplex(myinput) * (3 + 12j)  #please help me with writing this function
print(myoutput)

A: The function you are looking for is already built into python. You just need to get rid of whitespace first:
myinput = "5 + 2j"
mycleaninput = myinput.replace(" ","")
myoutput = complex(mycleaninput) * (3 + 12j)
print(myoutput)


Here you go dude, here's your deck.
matchmaking system is AI based, all the time you either have the card or not based on how your account is flagged, this deck is go with the flow in a way, summon bombs magnet minions in to them, stick bombs in opposite deck profit.
just try it and post comments.
See, I'm running something super similar but my take on this is without the cheaper tempo mechs and the AoEs but with two Wargears, two Dyn-O-Matics and a Harvest Golem for good measure, plus more card draw. Against decks like Big Mage if this deck manages to get any mech to stick on the board with a Wargear in hand it's over. Also, instead of Mad Genius I have Jepetto instead to help find bomb cards and/or Blastmaster quickly.
It does need AoE tech cards to still work against token decks though without Brawl or Warpath - Sweeping Strikes and Batterhead have been really good so far as 1-of's against them. To draw him and Zilliax more often as well as sift through the deck faster, there's 2 Witchwood Pipers plus a single Town Crier. Finding some of the good Rush minions helps make Jepetto's pulls potentially better as well. There's also a Woodcutter's Axe and a Cleave to help thin out early token deck minions.
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CBN Increases Interest Rate To 16.5% To Curb Inflation
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The Central Bank of Nigeria increased its benchmark lending rate on Tuesday to 16.5% in an ongoing effort to curb inflation and relieve pressure on the naira.
Godwin Emefiele, governor of the Central Bank of Nigeria (CBN), made this known at the end of the Monetary Policy Committee meeting in Abuja. The CBN said previous increases were beginning to yield results and there was need to keep tightening. It tightened by 100 basis points.
The CBN governor announced that the committee also retained the Cash Reserve Ratio (CRR) at 32.5 percent, and voted to retain the asymmetric corridor at +100 and -700 basis points around the MPR. The liquidity ratio was retained at 30 per cent.
Cash reserves ratio is the share of a bank's total customer deposit that must be kept with the central bank in the form of liquid cash, while bank's liquidity ratio is the proportion of deposits and other assets they must maintain to be able to meet short-term obligations.
READ ALSO: Nigeria's Inflation Rate Jumps To 21.09% In October
Earlier in the year, the CBN had raised the cash reserve requirement (CRR) to a minimum of 32.5% in a bid to mop-up liquidity.
In October, Nigeria's inflation rate hit a 17-year high of 21.09% amid skyrocketedfood and petrol prices.
The CBN has equally continued to face the daunting task of reducing the currency in circulation, while curbing the rising cost of goods and services across the country.
As part of measures to control money supply, the apex bank in October announced that it had redesigned all major naira notes and will by December 2022 start circulating them.
The naira appreciated to N775 per dollar at the parallel section of the foreign exchange market on Monday, gaining N15 or 1.9 percent compared to the N790 it traded last Friday. At the Investors and Exporters window, the naira appreciated against the dollar, exchanging at N445.38.
The central bank hopes raising rates will reduce money supply in the economy and rein in inflation, but some analysts also said that the move also faces the risk of slowing economic growth.
A higher interest rate will raise the cost of borrowing for businesses, and may make goods and services even more expensive for the consumers as the yuletide season approaches.
On Tuesday, Mr Emefiele said global inflationary pressure was quite high and there was a need to moderate the increasing inflationary concerns.
He added that the MPC did not consider the need to loosen the rates due to the prevailing circumstances although he said there were indications previous decisions to hold increase rates were beginning to yield results.
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The world of coffee has expanded greatly during the last few decades. Twenty years ago, most people simply purchased their coffee in cans from the grocery store shelf. They had a choice of regular or decaf. The first was mediocre, the latter was horrendous. Some coffee connoisseurs purchased beans and ground them at home, but they were largely the exception rather than the norm.
But with the advent of trendy coffee drinks such as mochas, iced coffee and even alcoholic coffee drinks, the popularity of coffee has expanded and more and more individuals have become interested in exploring different kinds of coffee and different options for drinking java at home. Nowadays, many people don't simply opt for that vacuum-sealed can but instead purchase their own beans for grinding or buy pre-ground flavored or other less common coffees from specialized shops so they can make their own specialty drinks in the comfort of their own kitchen.
So, a good place to start is to find a cool, dark place in your home to store the coffee. If you've purchased pre-ground coffee, an airtight canister is usually a good bet. If it's going to stay on your counter, it should be placed away from the oven. Preferably, a dry, dark cupboard somewhere in your kitchen is the best bet for storage. You can purchase a standard canister (like the ones used for flour and sugar) or a special coffee canister with a vacuum pump that removes all the air but maintains the flavor and aroma.
Buying whole beans is the best way to ensure that you have fresh coffee when you want it. Coffee beans can be placed in one of these canisters as well. Just be sure it is clean and dry before using it. Remember not to ground the beans until you need them. This way, your coffee will retain its wonderful flavor.
Most ground coffee should be used within just a few weeks of purchase for optimum taste. If you plan to have it longer than that, you may want to explore other options for storage.
Nearly all experts agree that putting coffee in the refrigerator is a big no-no! Because coffee is porous it can act similar to baking soda and will probably absorb all those nasty odors in your refrigerator, including seafood, pungent fruits, or anything else nearby. This is especially true of ground coffee. Furthermore, the temperature in your fridge isn't really low enough to keep the coffee fresh.
o If possible, keep the coffee or beans it their original packaging.
o Take each package and place it in an airtight Ziploc bag or container.
o Place each bag or container in a dark bag, like a standard lunch bag or brown grocery bag, in order to keep out the light.
o Open the freezer as little as possible and don't stand there with it open for a long time as you ponder what to remove. It's bad for your coffee!
Good coffee is truly a treat and enjoying a cup at home is a lot less expensive then indulging in a daily cup at a coffee shop, and with proper care of your ground coffee and beans, the result can be just as good.


AKA University City is on the verge of bringing ultra-lux apartment and hotel residences to the thriving tech hub of Philadelphia.
Research from the 2015 American Community Survey reports that the number of renter-occupied households with incomes over $150,000 exceeded those of owner-occupied households. And with the change in renter, came a serious change in expectations—expectations AKA University City is clearly surpassing.
With a stellar view of the city, AKA University City offers ultra-lux residences and services located 46-stories above 30th and Walnut Streets, a bustling intersection where leisure and futuristic living come together under one roof.
Whether you're a visiting professional in town for a few days, or a seasoned Philadelphian ready to move to a home that "has it all," AKA University City is the city's premier "vertical neighborhood" you need to check into.
But true style comes to life when you reach Level 28. On Level 28, AKA University City welcomes residences as well as outside Philadelphians to an oasis above the clouds. Complete with a 72-foot swimming pool, modern fitness center, 3D golf simulator, outdoor terrace, movie theater and indoor-outdoor restaurant it's easy to see how this neighborhood has innovated the American dream.
From studios to penthouse suites, short-term or extended stay, residences start on the 29th floor and offer stunning panoramic views of the Philadelphia skyline to take in each morning. With 10-foot ceilings and the option to design your own space, or stay in a room designed by renowned designer Lissoni Associati, Philly's newest neighborhood is making a bold statement about the future—and it's never looked better.
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There's only one thing funnier than reading the Hashmonean..
Reading it in Deutsche! You don't believe me? Click the German flag and try it..
Of course I can't actually read German, but whatever I'm saying sounds pretty funny.
All new on the fly translations, woohoo!
I can't see too many Japanese guys heading over… But it's best to be prepared (I have a Jewish Mother.) Truth be told it's for the french translations which should prove useful as many of my blogs visitors are fellow Canadians. Also this way if Chirac stops by he can read how highly I think of him.
Mr. Appeasement himself, speaks: Chirac panders like the KING of the Arabists he is.
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Students at Webster University have a great deal of freedom to choose their courses. This can be daunting when looking at all the choices available and figuring out what is best for you. We also understand that many students are coming to Webster from countries all over the world and may not be that familiar with the American university system. So you may find yourself needing help getting and staying on track for a timely graduation.
Therefore, academic advising plays a major role in the student's academic career at Webster and provides students with individualized academic program planning.
On acceptance to the university, students are put in touch with their advisor to discuss their academic plans and to register for classes.
Throughout their academic careers at Webster, students work with their academic advisor to plan their choice of university courses. The advisor helps the student choose coursework to meet individual educational and career goals, informs students about academic policies and procedures, and helps solve a variety of academic problems. Ultimately, however, it is the responsibility of each student to keep apprised of current graduation requirements for his or her particular degree program.


The students thanked sober drivers and handed out information about the dangers of driving under the influence of marijuana.
The participating teens are really sharp kids who lead alcohol and drug prevention efforts at their schools. They were really excited about the Sheriff's Department's invitation to "work" a checkpoint alongside law enforcement officers.
The checkpoint was at the 12100 block of Poway Road between 8:00 p.m. and 2:00 a.m.
591 vehicles drove through the checkpoint with 17 vehicles being directed to the secondary inspection area. No arrests were made.
In addition, three drivers were cited for operating a vehicle unlicensed or with a suspended/revoked license, one person was taken into custody for mental illness and one vehicle was towed.
DUI checkpoints are placed in locations based on collision statistics and frequency of DUI arrests.
The San Diego County Sheriff's Department reminds drivers that "DUI Doesn't Just Mean Booze." Prescription drugs, particularly those with a driving or operating machinery warning on the label, can impair and result in a DUI. Marijuana can also be impairing, especially in combination with alcohol or other drugs.


The GLow talk in Myanmar went well. I even appeared in their local newspaper 2 days later!
WOw, Monaco is sooo beautiful. Imagine a country built on a cliff side overlooking the Mediterranean Sea. Did you all know that the country is only 2km by 1.8km big? Imagine that and it is soo rich!
AM gonna post some pictures I took during my sightseeing.


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Versailles private tour + Giverny (9 hours)
Versailles is one of the most famous and largest French palaces. The palace is located in the small town of Versailles (20 km away from Paris).
The Palace and the Park of Versailles are an outstanding architectural ensemble, an architectural masterpiece that impresses everyone with its luxury and scale. It was constructed at the same location as the small palace of Louis XIII. By order of Louis XIV, in 1661 architects André Le Nôtre and Charles Le Brun began expanding and rebuilding the palace.
We are happy to offer you an excursion to Versailles. There, you can enjoy the spectacular residence of French kings.
The approximate time of the tour to the Palace of Versailles (excluding the park) is 3 hours, or (including the park) 4 hours.
The territory of the palace and the park ensemble is huge. The whole area, including the park, is more than 1 km². This tour to Versailles will submerge you into the centuries-old history of France.
The entire ensemble of Versailles is majestic. The magnificence of the decorated royal palaces, and the amazing beauty of the park, shaped by the court gardener Le Notre, make it non-pareil among all the palaces of the world. Later, it became the model that other kings used to construct their residences (like Drottningholm Palace).
Types of Versailles tours:
The tour at the Palace of Versailles includes a visit to the Mirror Gallery, the large royal apartments, the apartments of the Crown Prince (weekends only), and temporary exhibitions.
The palace is closed on Mondays. April, 1 – October, 31 at 9:00-18:30; November, 1 – April, 31 at 9:00-17:30.
The Petit and Grand Trianon Palaces and Marie-Antoinette's village
The name comes from the village of Trianon, founded by Louis XIV in 1668, with the intention to build a pavilion for lunches. The Grand Trianon palace is connected with the name of Louis XIV. This architectural composition is reminiscent of Versailles and uses similar elements.
The Petit Trianon Palace was the favourite place of residence of Marie-Antoinette. It was Louis XVI's present to his wife.
One of the curious places in the garden of the Petit Trianon is the farm of Marie Antoinette that includes 12 houses. It includes a cheese factory, a farm, a mill, a fishing workshop, a dovecote and more. This village was like a toy for Marie Antoinette: everything had to be pretty, neat, clean, and beautiful. For example, maids who did the laundry in the creek had to sing or hum songs. Cows and pigs were washed daily, and then coloured ribbons were tied on them.
It is the best option to go to Versailles for the whole day in order to be able to enjoy all of its beauty. However, if you do not have that much free time, you can come for a couple of hours to see this piece of French architecture. Our guides will tell you the most important and relevant information, and show the little-known works of art. The excursion to Versailles will have a long-lasting impression on you, and you will dream of a new journey to Versailles.
Itinerary: the big royal apartments, the Hall of Mirrors (recently reopened after restoration) and the main apartments of Louis XIV's wife, Queen Maria Theresa of Austria, walk in the gardens in the French style.
Giverny is a small village located 70 km away from Paris. It is mostly known due to the Manor of the French impressionist painter Claude Monet. Monet Manor includes Monet's house where the artist spent 43 years, and a luxurious garden. The garden itself is a work of art created by the hand of the great maître, so consider visiting it.
Claude Monet moved to Giverny in 1883, and after a couple of years, he bought a house here, where he moved with his family.
Monet Manor received a status of the museum in 1996, when his son Michel Monet bequeathed it to the public. Monet house was in a virtually unchanged state. You will find the same interiors, furniture, pictures, and a collection of engravings. It is worth mentioning that a large number of bright colours is present in the interior of the artist, perfectly combined with each other.
As they say, brilliant people are brilliant at everything, and Monet was a genius not only in painting, but also in horticulture. The artist decided to create a garden which would vary depending on the time of year. He began constructing his "ideal" garden on a territory adjacent to the house, where he cut down an alley of cypress trees and created a tunnel of flowers and small beds of irises, gladioli, dahlias, chrysanthemums, phlox, and asters. Thus Monet showed his talent colorist by mixing different colours on the canvas of a green lawn.
The painter, while creating his perfect garden, also acquired the adjacent bog, connect it with the river, and it became an artificially created pond filled with water. Monet added a bridge in the Japanese style that is so often found in his paintings.
Monet's Garden served as a model for him for many years. Initially, the artist used to go to open air, and later he stopped travelling, and all his later paintings were created in the garden. According to Claude Monet, a painting created on the open air is filled with vitality one cannot not possibly achieve while working in the studio. In the estate of Monet, you will not find the artist's paintings: they are either in museums or in private collections, but a trip to Giverny will give you the opportunity to see "live models" (water lilies, flowers, plants, trees, bridge, stones, ponds) that inspired him to create world-famous landscape masterpieces. In the garden, Monet worked with five gardeners, one of whom was Japanese. It is the Japanese gardener who planted water lilies and nymphs that are so often found on the canvases by Claude Monet.
In the village of Giverny, the Museum of Impressionism is located, and the works of the American impressionists are stored there. American artists of the early XX century were so passionate about the works of Claude Monet that they came to work in Giverny. The museum also exhibits around 30 works of Monet himself.
The artist and his family were buried in the village of Giverny. His tomb is located in a small cemetery adjacent to the church of St. Radegund. Its construction started in the XI century, but was not completed until the XVI century.
Entrance tickets not included.


The SOLO 3 is a rugged hatchery type feeder utilising a vibratory mechanism to deliver food pellets.
With proven reliability, the unit is ideal for commercial fish farming applications but also suitable for domestic pond applications.
The SOLO 3 can be secured with the supplied chain loop, or alternatively, fixed to a wall, pole or other suitable fixing with custom designed brackets. For a timed feed & duration, the unit can be driven directly from the AC2002 Controller available from Aquaculture Equipment.


The Kingdom of God isn't at all as it seems to be.
Our service to people isn't based on their merits or their appreciation of our call to serve God.
God isn't in the middle of an identity crisis nor does He feel the need to change His appearance according to the eclectic whims of society's norms.
What Was That All About?
Things aren't always what they seem to be.
I am guilty of being surprised or even ungrateful when God sends blessings and answers to prayer time and again and I continue to accuse Him of not hearing my cries for help.