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Director Mike Mosallam brings gay Muslim romance to the screen in 'Breaking Fast'
By David Reddish March 8, 2020 at 3:03pm
Subversion can take many forms…even a love story.
In a time when images of happy, healthy queer couples continue to increase in number in films and TV, Mike Mossallam aims to bring the subversiveness back to gay romance. The out-gay, Muslim filmmaker has just completed his first feature: Breaking Fast. It premieres at OutFest Fusion March 8 before hitting the festival circuit. The film is currently seeking distribution.
Based on Mosallam's short film of the same name, Breaking Fast stars Haaz Sleiman as Mo, a gay Muslim doctor getting over his closet case ex-boyfriend. One night he meets Kal (Michael Cassidy), a handsome gay man familiar with Mo's Muslim culture. As their attraction intensifies, Mo feels torn between his feelings for Kal and his need to observe the month of Ramadan, which prohibits sexual thoughts. Mo also runs afoul with his best friend Sam (played by Amin Al Gamal), a non-practicing Muslim who encourages Mo to indulge in his sexual feelings. Is Mo putting his faith first? Or he using Ramadan as an excuse to avoid intimacy?
We snagged some time with writer/director Mosallam just ahead of Breaking Fast's world premiere to chat about the film, the intersectionality between Islam and queerness, and his own journey to reconcile his faith with his identity.
So this is based on your short film of the same name. Was it always your intention to make a feature with this material?
It wasn't always the intention. After the short went to Cannes and we started to get a lot of feedback from various folks, we started to think about what a feature would look like. Then our "baby" was born. It really came out of our go-round at Cannes.
How do you go about fleshing out a story to feature-length?
Creating Mo and Kal and the world they lived in the short was so unbelievably fulfilling. It felt like uncharted territory. It was an experience I could relate to, and all my friends could relate to, but it wasn't something I'd ever seen manifested in film, shorts or otherwise. So to be able to dive back in and flesh out all of the other things we couldn't talk about or didn't have time for in the short—other aspects of Mo's life: his best friend, his family, who John was and how that affected Kal—that was awesome and fun. The iterations of early versions other than the film you saw were also really fun. It could have been taken in so many different directions.
Haaz Sleiman & Michael Cassidy
Were you reluctant to revisit the material at all? So many directors don't want to repeat themselves. How did you find a fresh passion for it?
Going back to my first point, because there was such an appetite to hear more about the story we were telling, and because people were expressing appetite to hear more about it, the canvas was so blank. Everything felt fresh and new no matter what we did. So it wasn't hard. And I love these guys: Kal & Mo, I love them and exploring their nuances.
Obviously, because this really is Mo's story, more so than even Kal's, your leading actor is key to making the film work. How did you settle on Haaz?
Haaz and I have known each other for many, many years. We're from the same hometown. We had not interacted a ton, but we had known each other and become friends. A little tidbit: Haaz played Hasan, Mo's ex, in the short in one scene that was cut.
And I really wanted to work with a gay actor in this gay role. Haaz is an Arab, he's Muslim, he understands this world. We had a very easy shorthand with all the culture and religiousness on the film. Also, he is the "It" Arab actor of the moment. It was a pleasure to work with him.
One thing that makes the film so wonderful is his performance. I don't know that he's had a chance to show this kind of range, or this level of charisma before.
I love hearing you say that!
It's true. And his career is on the rise. Was he reluctant to take the part?
Funny you should say that. Haaz and I luckily, as I say, have a shorthand. We spent a fair amount of time talking about this character, and how he's a little like him, he's a little like me, and he's not like either of us in some ways. Haaz and I spoke at great length how even in his robust career, he generally isn't given an opportunity like this. Most of the cast, but Haaz specifically, but all those playing Arab, Muslim roles—and I use those words though they are not synonymous—are not generally asked to play roles that are light-hearted or comedic or have dimension. Brown roles tend to be written in such a very stereotypical way. Haaz really saw the value in how different this role would be, not just for him to play, but for people to see.
I want you to elaborate on something you said there. Haaz brings a lot to the role of Mo, but he's also partially you. How much of Mo is you?
How would you know?
Well, you said so. And I don't know, so I'm asking…
Listen, there is no bigger musical theatre fan in the world than me, as is Mo. Mo and I probably rival each other that way. I love Superman. I love my grandmother—God rest her soul. And like most people, I can easily self-sabotage. And I'm very grounded in my faith. Those are aspects of myself that people who meet me don't often see. They don't often hear of Muslims with Broadway dreams.
This one has one. So in that respect, Mo and I are very similar. Much to the sadness of my mother, God rest her soul, I am not a doctor. Mo's a doctor. She wanted me to be a doctor. She named me specifically to be a doctor.
But I'm not. So instead, I wrote one.
The next best thing, no doubt.
She's smiling down on us now.
Well going off that, another element of the film that I found very compelling is that it shows Muslims being secular and pragmatic about their faith, which is not an image I've ever seen before. That really breaks with the idea of Muslims as being rigid and dogmatic.
I would actually describe Mo as rigid and dogmatic. But that's another story.
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That's true. I know what you mean. He's rigid and dogmatic but in a different kind of way from how we usually see Muslim representation where those elements are more faith-based.
So for you, as a queer Muslim man, why don't we see more images of Muslims being secular with their faith, more open, more accepting in general?
That's a question you'd have to ask Hollywood. Those stories exist. I'm surrounded by people who have those stories to tell, people fighting the good fight to get that visibility onto wider platforms. Hopefully, this film will be one of them and will be embraced. God willing. But there are laundry lists of Muslim people, of Arab people, who are telling nuanced stories that will feel universal to all. I compare this movie in a lot of ways to My Big Fat Greek Wedding.
That's interesting.
In a lot of ways, all of us from ethnic backgrounds related to the kind of film that was and the way it portrayed family. I hope that in its own way this film will do the same. You know, we got Haaz right on the heels of Jack Ryan, and a lot of the conversations we had were about the differences [in the portrayal of Arabs].
You also wisely address—in the dinner scene—one of the criticisms this film is bound to get, especially from LGBTQ people—that Islam prescribes death to queer folks. Obviously, there is nowhere in the world where it is more dangerous to be openly queer than in Islamic nations.
I have known gay Muslims, but they are more like Sam—they are apostates. How do we address the role of queer people in Islam? Unlike Christianity where references to homosexuality are often based on misunderstandings or mistranslations, the Quaran is quite explicit in denouncing homosexuality, as do the writings of early Caliphs. So, I wonder if you might speak to the origins of anti-LGBTQ sentiment in Islam?
I'll quote the film a bit: I'm not going to stand before you and say that being gay in Islam is easy. That's not what I'm going to say. What I am going to say is that the faith has been co-opted by a non-fallible interpretation of it. I'm not a Muslim scholar. I'm not somebody who will sit back and quote scripture. I will tell you I'm a devout believer in my God.
Denying my belief in God would be equal to me living in the closet. I will not do either. I'm not going to say I'm 100% right or wrong. What I know is that I will live my life as I know it, and on the day of judgment, I will stand before my God and be judged like any other soul on Earth. It is my core belief that every ounce of the journey of this film has been guided by the hand of God. I hope the discussion you reference will be brought up many more times. I think we need to talk about it and stop trying to erase the visibility of people who have a belief in God that doesn't fit into a box the way people tell us we should believe.
Well said. One question I want to address: I know homosexual sex is very common in the Middle East, due in part to the strict segregation of the sexes. How do these societies reconcile the notion that sex with men or even boys is totally healthy, but two consenting adult men loving each other is wrong?
Sex with underage boys is never healthy. That's never OK. I also should very boringly tell you I've spent very little time in the Middle East except to visit relatives in Lebanon where I'm from. The history of homosexuality in the Middle East is not an expertise of mine. My lens is quite Arab-American. I've never had underground gay sex in the Middle East.
Amin El Gamal as Sam
Nor have I. Maybe we're missing out on something great.
We should go on a trip together.
I'd be down. One thing I love about the film as a whole—and which I found quite provocative—is that it seems to be a cry for a place for religion/faith in the LGBTQ community.
100% yes.
What is it that faith can give the community?
Faith is so personal, I don't want to make a blanket statement that the queer community needs more God. That's not what I'm saying. I do feel that there are times where certain people feel compelled towards faith in the queer community feel a bit of a push-pull to choose between the two. That's not just because of religion. Sometimes the queer community is not hand-in-hand with God. What I would hope is that people find some reconciliation that there is a place for the intersectionality of those identities. It doesn't have to be a choice between one or the other.
That's something that I, as someone raised as a Protestant Christian even feel. It so often feels like religion says you can't be gay. It also feels like the community says religion is needless and oppressive.
Totally. And it's the same concept. Would you ever live as a closeted Protestant Christian?
No. I tried that. It didn't work.
But would you have your faith in secrecy?
Well, I suppose I see faith as a personal, private matter. I don't feel like it's my place to tell others what God wants for them.
Yes, I feel the same way. As a Muslim, I wholeheartedly agree.
But, on Pride I get my Pride Flag out. On Christmas and Easter, I get my crucifix out. It's part of the celebration. To have a religion or a community, you need to have a party.
For sure. Every tribe loves their parties.
There's something else I need to ask you then. You've described making this film as something of a spiritual experience for you, a journey guided by God. For you as an artist, as a gay man, as a Muslim, how does it affect you to go on that kind of journey to explore yourself and your faith? In a sense, you're exploring your relationship with God through your creativity…
[Long Pause]
I know you're not trying to make me cry…
Don't cry. Then I'll cry. And I'll get in trouble.
Here's the thing: in a lot of ways—and I don't mean just me, I mean humanity—we compartmentalize the versions of ourselves. We don't always know how to put the ones that don't fit perfectly together in the same room. I really figured out a way in my life to live happily in one silo, and happily in another. Now I'm 40, and I really love how all these different silos are all merging. The only way the doors of those silos ever open is by faith. Even if it's scary, even if there is the inevitable criticisms we spoke about, only through God that those doors merge, and you learn to accept all parts of yourself. I don't think I'm built as a human being to do that without the guiding hand of a Divine Power. When I allow that to happen, I'm the best version of myself.
That's beautiful. So this is the most personal and most epic work you've done to date. What's next for you?
I'm currently developing a film about a 14-year-old boy who is going to fail 8th grade because he fails gym. He's a little chubby. He gets sent to his brother's college campus to lose 20 lbs over the summer to pass 8th grade. It's partially based on a true story. It's a story about gaining a family.
Breaking Fast has its world premiere at Outfest Fusion on March 8. A festival rollout will follow as the film currently seeks distribution.
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Isn't gay + Muslim an oxymoron?
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The same as gay + Christian?
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Why would that be the case?
Please make sure to engage your intellect (such as it is, or seems) before responding.
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On Aprik 28, 2022 U.S. Drought Monitor posted an update with interactive maps, showing that most of the continental West experiencing drought. Wast expanses from Texas to Oregon are suffering from moderate to extreme droughts, with several areas of exceptional drought. Little or no precipitation fell during the last week across the nation's southwestern quadrant, leading to further drought intensification.
Climate change makes West hotter and drier, causing water level in reservoirs to drop, and leading to wildfires covering thousands of acres. In the meantime low snowpack levels in the Sierra Nevada forcing officials to implement water conservation measures.
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May is one of the wettest months of the year across the Plains, northern Rockies, and western Great Lakes Region. Heavy precipitation is in fact forecast for at least for early May in these areas, likely bringing some improvement to a large area in the Nation's mid-section and the northern High Plains.
In other drought areas across the western half of the country, drought is expected to persist or intensify, with some expansion into the parts of the Rockies not currently experiencing drought. In the eastern half of the country, most areas of drought are expected to improve, excepting in parts of South Carolina and Georgia. There, May is slightly drier than some other months, and there are no indications that any precipitation will be sufficient to improve conditions. In addition, drought conditions across Hawaii are expected to change very little during the month.
Nearly all areas in drought from the central Plains westward to the Pacific Coast should persist or intensify, expanding to cover the entire region outside central Arizona and part of the Pacific Northwest. The only areas expected to improve are in the northern High Plains due to heavy precipitation early in the period, and across much of Arizona late in the period with the onset of the monsoon season.
As NOAA reports, abnormal dryness and drought are currently affecting over 131 million people across the United States including Puerto Rico — about 42.2% of the population.
Last week South California officials asked about 6 million residents to limit outdoor watering to once a week, and reduce water consumption by 35%, equating to 80 gallons (300 Liters) per person per day. If the drought persists, by September the state authorities may introduce a full outdoor watering ban.
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The former student had a troubling past... - by Stacey Hicks
More details have emerged about the gunman who opened fire at a Florida high school, leaving 17 people dead and up to 50 people injured.
19-year-old Nikolas de Jesus Cruz - a former student at the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland - reportedly entered the school armed with an assault rifle and began shooting just after 2pm on Valentine's Day.
Broward Sheriff Scott Israel confirmed that 17 people had been killed as a result.
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Cruz managed to make it off campus before he was cornered and taken into custody.
Matthew Walker, a 17-year-old student from the school, told WFOR-TV that Cruz constantly posted on social media about weapons and that they 'knew it would be him'.
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Is Magic: The Gathering a consistent game?
Is Magic: The Gathering a consistent game? That is, is there any possible situation where the rules contradict on what to do next, and also, can a game hypothetically go on indefinitely?
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Related: boardgames.stackexchange.com/questions/4733/… – Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心法轮功六四事件 Nov 3 '19 at 23:55
The game can never end up in an undefined state.
There are rules for every situation, and they don't contradict each other. It is possible for the game to go into an infinite loop because of card/rule interactions, but the players have to either break the loop by doing something else, or the game ends in a draw, depending on the exact circumstances. In competitive settings such as a tournament (from world championships down to local prerelease events), there are also official judges present who can resolve any rules dispute.
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In some ways, this kind of seems like a cop-out answer. It's easy enough to say that there are no contradictions or undefined states, but it's a lot harder to either prove/justify that statement or find a counterexample. – murgatroid99♦ May 30 '15 at 17:22
I wonder how you would go about proving that answer anyway. Some sort of mathematical proof? I will readily admit that that would be beyond my abilities. Barring that, I have to base my answer on my lack of knowledge of counterexamples, and on my experience that the MtG ruleset has constantly been refined since its inception. If you have any idea how to go about proving the ruleset's consistency in a more rigorous way, let me know. If there is no better way, then downvotes (whether or not they're from you) are unwarranted. – Hackworth May 30 '15 at 21:00
I downvoted because the rules updates have proven time and time again that there are some situations that the rules do not cover. Rule 711.2a was fixed in the Fate Reforged update, to fix a hole in the rules. Rule 713.1c was fixed in the Dragons of Tarkir update, for the same reason. A large majority of rules updates are just minor clarifications, but these two changes address actual holes. Given the pattern, I doubt that the comprehensive rules are suddenly free of holes. – Rainbolt May 30 '15 at 22:19
White the game can never end up in an undefined state, that's not what the OP asked. He asked if a game could go on indefinitely, and the answer is yes. – ikegami May 30 '15 at 23:04
@ikegami The OP asked more than one thing. If at some point the rules contradicted themselves as to what happens, that'd be an undefined state. So it seems the bolded text is an answer to the first part of the question, and then the paragraph afterwards addresses infinite loops (though as other answers point out, that's not the only way it could go on indefinitely). – Cascabel♦ May 30 '15 at 23:48
I can't think of any rules that directly contradict one another. That said, there are known holes found and fixed with almost every rules update.
Do the rules cover everything?
Comprehensive Rules
The comprehensive rules cover most situations, and they also cover what to do when a conflict occurs. Here is an example of one of them:
101.1. Whenever a card's text directly contradicts these rules, the card takes precedence
That said, the rules have holes. Here's a quote from Matt Tabak (rules manager for Magic: the Gathering) in the rules update for Dragons of Tarkir:
713.1c
It wasn't clear what happened if an effect ended the turn during a cleanup step, so a clarification was made. In this unlikely occurrence, a new cleanup step begins. Essentially, you can't escape a turn without going through a "clean" cleanup step.
As you can see, the comprehensive rules have flaws, and these flaws are found and fixed with every rules update. These days, the majority of rules flaws will almost never be relevant in a real game.
Now forget about "honest, casual players. Regrettably, Magic has cheaters. If you, the reader, are a casual player who never plays in tournaments, you can skip this section on tournament rules and move on to the second question. The tournament rules do not apply to casual games.
There are tournament rules that require a judge to make a decision. If you get a different judge, you might get a different decision.
For example, if a judge believes that you are unintentionally breaking the rules, you might get a warning for failing to maintain the game state. However, if the judge believe you broke the rules intentionally, you will be disqualified. A different judge may reach a different conclusion.
Cheating will often appear on the surface as a Game Play Error or Tournament Error, and must be investigated by the judge to make a determination of intent and awareness.
Can a game hypothetically go on indefinitely
Originally, I answered with a simple "No." Turns out, it depends.
In casual play, it is possible for you and a friend to indefinitely shuffle your graveyards back into your library repeatedly. You could do this, for example, with an Elixir of Immortality. Nothing in the comprehensive rules prevents this from continuing forever.
In tournament play, there are rules in place to prevent this. If you shuffle your graveyard into your library, gain 5 life, and then repeat, then you have entered into what is known as an "indefinite infinite loop" (the indefinite part comes from the fact that even though you are in a loop, you don't really know what's going to happen next at any point in the loop). The most prominent ruling made on a case like this is about a deck known as the Four Horsemen.
Read about Four Horsemen from a tournament official's perspective
Read about Four Horsemen from a player's perspective
Continuing to execute any loop without specifying a number of times that you will repeat the loop is considered slow play (if you don't know it's against the rules) or stalling (if you do know it's against the rules). You will eventually be removed from the tournament for this behavior.
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In the paragraphs before your last quotation, you seem to be mixing up the Comprehensive Rules and Tournament rules. In the distinction you describe, both cases involve breaking the rules. I don't see how an inconsistency when a player is not following the rules indicates an inconsistency or ambiguity within the rules. – murgatroid99♦ May 30 '15 at 16:51
I agree that they are rules, but they are not the rules of the game Magic. They are rules for running a tournament that involves people playing the game Magic. They're more like meta-rules. In any case, when the rules do not completely cover a situation, that is a failure of completeness, not a failure of consistency. I don't see anything in your answer that indicates a situation where the rules as written contradict each other. – murgatroid99♦ May 30 '15 at 16:57
@murgatroid99 Edited to clarify when exactly tournament rules apply, and gave the reader a prompt to skip that section if it doesn't apply to them. – Rainbolt May 30 '15 at 17:33
What if both players have a life gain deck with ways to reshuffle their graveyard into their deck? Of course loops will occur (because there are finitely many deck configurations, etc), but they involve secrets. Doesn't that go on indefinitely? – RemcoGerlich May 30 '15 at 20:45
@RemcoGerlich I need to think about this for a while. – Rainbolt May 30 '15 at 22:17
is there any possible situation where the rules contradict on what to do next
No. That said, sometimes that rules are unclear or they don't cover a certain circumstances, and sometimes judges will issue incorrect and contradictory rulings. But in large, the rules are quite well written, especially given the complexity of the possible interactions.
can a game hypothetically go on indefinitely?
Yes. It's possible to get into a situation where neither of the players can harm the other. These games typically end when one of the players runs out of cards to draw. But if both players had means to shuffle their graveyard into their library, such a game could have no end short of having a player conceded or having both players declare a draw. In a tournament setting, such games would end in a draw after the time available to play the game expires.
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It is possible for a game to get into a state where it's impossible to tell whether the game is in an infinite loop or not :)
It's not very easy. But it's possible.
You need to set up the game state to be executing the Magic Universal Turing Machine. Program the Turing machine to calculate one of the great unsolved problems in mathematics, perhaps to ask whether there are any odd perfect numbers and halt the machine if it finds any. This game can therefore only end if there does exist an odd perfect number (which will have to be at least 10^1500).
It's clearest if you get the game running the version that uses Omen Machine so that all players have no choice whatsoever about their actions (not even any "may" abilities). But the version on that website will do, because the only player with "may" abilities is Alex and he's the player who stands to win if the calculation ever finishes.
A judge can accuse a player of stalling if they're just taking an indefinite infinite loop. But in this case Alex could win the game if the computation (the huge array of Yeti and Zombie tokens) ever discovers a number with the particular set of characteristics you've programmed the machine to look for...
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This becomes "even more relevant" now that we have a legacy legal 2 player version of the TM: in 2019: youtube.com/watch?v=pdmODVYPDLA arxiv.org/pdf/1904.09828.pdf Personally, I would go for Collatz ;-) – Ciro Santilli 新疆改造中心法轮功六四事件 Nov 3 '19 at 23:39
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Delhi Fixes Weight Of School Bags For Students, Asks Not To Assign Homework To Classes 1, 2
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The decision follows Centre's order and guidelines for capping the weight of school bags for classes I-X.
The weight of a school bag in Delhi is officially fixed, according to a Delhi government circular on Saturday. It says school bags for students in Class I and II should not be above 1.5 kg; for Classes III to V (two-three kg), classes VI-VII (four kg), Classes VIII-IX (4.5 kg), and Class X (five kg). The circular also asks schools not to assign any home work to Class I and II children.
It asked schools to inform the students in advance about the books and notebooks to be brought to the school on a particular day.
The decision of the Delhi Directorate of Education follows Centre's order and guidelines for capping the weight of school bags for classes I-X.
"Heavy school bags are a serious threat to the health and wellbeing of the school students. It has a severe adverse physical effect on the growing children which can cause damage to their vertebral column and knees," said the circular.
The load of the school bag, according to the circular, is increased by bringing textbooks, guides, homework/classwork notebooks, rough work notebooks, water bottles, lunch box and sometimes the heavy bag itself.
"The schools running under Directorate of Education have to follow the textbooks prescribed by the SCERT, NCERT and CBSE. The number of textbooks in different classes should not exceed the number prescribed by the statutory bodies. The Head of schools and teachers should frame a well-designed timetable for each class so that children do not have to carry too many books to the school," the circular said.
It also said that reading library books and participation in games, sports, art & culture and other creative and co-curricular activities for holistic development of students must be encouraged.
"Three textbooks (of Hindi, English and Mathematics) have been prescribed for classes I and II. There shall not be any homework for these classes," it said.
"As per the curriculum, six textbooks have been prescribed for classes VI to X — three textbooks for three languages and one for Maths, Science and Social Studies each," said the circular.
"There shall be one notebook for each subject for exercises, projects, Unit Test, experiments etc. which the students need to bring as per timetable. Students should not be asked to bring additional books, extra material to the school."
"The students should always use both straps for carrying the bags and should not sling the bag over one shoulder. The students should keep the bag down while waiting for the school conveyance or in the school assembly," it added.
The Union Ministry of Human Resource Development earlier this week had asked the states and UTs to ensure that there is no homework for students of Classes I and II and the guidelines capping the weight of school bags for classes I-X are adhered to
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Sydney CBD's largest vertical urban farm springs to life at 1 Shelley Street
Charter Hall Group (Charter Hall or the Group) has partnered with start-up Urban Green Sydney (Urban Green) to bring to life Sydney CBD's largest vertical urban farm at its 1 Shelley Street office tower, which is home to major tenant customer, Macquarie Group.
Urban Green has put down roots in the building's 1,000 square metre basement space. The vertical farm will produce over 30 different varieties of microgreens, all designed to minimise the effect of external environmental factors on the production of food and meet the needs of the growing city population.
Charter Hall's Managing Director and Group CEO, Mr David Harrison, said: "It's fantastic to partner with such an inventive and forward-thinking business like Urban Green Sydney, and I'm excited to have them join our tenant customer community at 1 Shelley Street.
"What was previously an under-utilised space is now re-imagined and a prime example of not only the evolving nature of our workplaces, but how innovative business partnerships can bring sustainability and social benefits to our CBDs."
Founded in 2016, Urban Green was Sydney's first commercial indoor farm and it now has an impressive list of Sydney wholesalers and restaurants on its supply list, including the Bentley Restaurant Group and The Sam Prince Restaurant Group. Aligned with Charter Hall's focus on innovation and sustainability, Urban Green's mission is to supply the local marketplace with sustainable, affordable and nutritious food, without use of the damaging pesticides and herbicides that are often used in traditional agriculture. It also strives to educate Sydneysiders on sustainable farming methods and how easy it is to grow their own nutrient dense food.
Following the move from its previous premises in Marrickville to Charter Hall's 1 Shelley Street, Urban Green can now produce up to 4,000 punnets of microgreens a week. At approximately 20g per punnet, this will result in around 80 kilograms of microgreens being grown per week, which is a mammoth 4,160 kilograms a year. Furthermore, by using up to 95 per cent less water than traditional farms, Urban Green ensures that every drop of water used in production in captured, recirculated and then reused by existing plants.
Mr Noah Verin, Director of Urban Green Sydney said the move to 1 Shelley Street and partnership with Charter Hall had been an exciting step forward for his company.
"We're thrilled to officially launch Sydney CBD's largest vertical urban farm. This move will allow us to educate more people about the benefits of vertical farming and also boost our production capacity.
"The COVID-19 pandemic has of course presented us with some challenges over the past few months, however Charter Hall have been very supportive and it's only encouraged us to make our offering more diverse. For example, we've now started an online store where customers can order and collect straight from the CBD or receive home delivery in certain postcodes. We'll soon also be offering 'grow it yourself' kits for people to have fun with at home, following a successful trial period.
"We're looking forward to when more workers are able to return to offices and we can begin running the exciting educational workshops on urban farming that we have planned in the new space. It's important for more Australians to understand the future of food production and the benefits that vertical farming brings to the table," said Mr Verin.
Although a relatively new industry in Australia, vertical farming will play a crucial role in preparing for increased food demand as the population grows. Through advanced technology, vertical farms are not hindered by natural disasters or formidable weather conditions. Instead, crops can comfortably grow year-round.
Charter Hall's Chief Experience Officer, Ms Natalie Devlin, said the arrival of Urban Green Sydney will create a more sustainable work day for tenants.
"Sustainability is more important than ever for Charter Hall and our tenant customers. Having a vertical indoor farm as part of the 1 Shelley Street community provides a great opportunity to drive these values right in the heart of Sydney and improve education around sustainable farming methods.
"As people return to the CBD in greater numbers, we look forward to seeing tenants and locals engage with the space and pick up some fresh produce. Together, with Urban Green Sydney, we will deliver healthier and more sustainable outcomes for workers and the wider community," said Ms Devlin.
Click and collect orders from Urban Green Sydney can be made from its website www.urbangreensydney.com/store.
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The '''Byzantine Choir David the Psalmist''' is the choir of the Second Archdiocesan District of Victoria and Tasmania, [[Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia]]. They meet at the Axion Esti [[parish]], Northcote.
==History==
Originally, a social group of young [[chanter]]s was brought together by their shared love of [[Byzantine]] hymnology. However, increasing participants and a developing commitment to [[Byzantine chant]], its tradition, maintenance and promotion led the group to form a choir in 2003, with [[David|David the Psalmist]] as its patron.
Since its inauguration, the choir has performed many times, both in Greek events and in broader community events in Melbourne, Australia. In keeping with the original goals of the preservation of traditional Byzantine chant, a course in Byzantine chanting is now offered by the choir to any interested persons, regardless of gender, age or ethnicity. Through both of these means—both public performance and the ability for training - the choir seek to preserve and pass on the tradition of Byzantine music in Melbourne, and through there, in Australia for generations.
*[http://www.stnicholas.org.au/Gallery/Choirs%20concert%202007/Conert5May.htm Photos of a Concert] done at St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church, 5 May 2007
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The Byzantine Choir David the Psalmist is the choir of the Second Archdiocesan District of Victoria and Tasmania, Greek Orthodox Archdiocese of Australia. They meet at the Axion Esti parish, Northcote.
Originally, a social group of young chanters was brought together by their shared love of Byzantine hymnology. However, increasing participants and a developing commitment to Byzantine chant, its tradition, maintenance and promotion led the group to form a choir in 2003, with David the Psalmist as its patron.
Since its inauguration, the choir has performed many times, both in Greek events and in broader community events in Melbourne, Australia. In keeping with the original goals of the preservation of traditional Byzantine chant, a course in Byzantine chanting is now offered by the choir to any interested persons, regardless of gender, age or ethnicity. Through both of these means—both public performance and the ability for training - the choir seek to preserve and pass on the tradition of Byzantine music in Melbourne, and through there, in Australia for generations.
Photos of a Concert done at St Nicholas Antiochian Orthodox Church, 5 May 2007
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How Far Is Mercury From the Sun? How Far Is It From Earth?
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, but that doesn't tell us how close it is in miles. Due to the planet having a wildly elliptical orbit, the exact distance from Mercury to the Sun is always changing.
Trying to compare the distance of two moving objects traveling in elliptical orbits is even more complicated, and that's exactly what you have to do if you want to figure out how far Mercury is from Earth.
Don't worry, we break it all down for you here and answer a few other questions that you might have.
How Far Is Mercury From the Sun?
While NASA states that Mercury resides at an average distance of 36 million miles from the Sun, it's important to note that its exact current distance from the Sun is always changing. Mercury, like all planets, has an elliptical orbit, so at some points, it's closer to the Sun than at others. You might not think that makes much of a difference, but at its closest point, Mercury sits just 28.5 million miles from the Sun, almost 7.5 million miles closer! When Mercury is at its farthest point away from the Sun, it's 43.5 million miles away, or 8.5 million miles farther than average! Basically, if you're trying to calculate the exact distance from Mercury to the Sun, it's going to change day by day and minute by minute.
Image Credit: NASA, Unsplash
How Far Is Mercury From the Earth?
This is a complex question because not only is the orbit of each planet elliptical, but they're also going at different speeds. So, sometimes the planets can be on complete opposite sides of the Sun, while other times, they can be much closer to each other.
Still, on average, Mercury sits 1.04 AU away from Earth, which is about 96.7 million miles. If Mercury and Earth were at their closest possible points to each other, that distance would shrink to just 48 million miles. That hypothetical distance almost never happens, though; the closest that we usually get is a little over 50 million miles. But the farthest that the planets can get from each other is about 138 million miles!
That means there's a 90-million-mile gap between the shortest distance and longest distance, which is almost the same average distance that the planet sits from Earth!
How Long Does It Take Light From Mercury to Reach the Earth?
Light might travel fast but it's not instant. Due to the extreme distances in space, it takes a little while for the light from Mercury to reach Earth.
Light travels at 186,000 miles per second, so at Mercury's shortest distance from Earth, it takes just over 258 seconds for its light to reach us. That's 4 minutes and 18 seconds!
When Mercury is at its farthest point from Earth, it takes just under 742 seconds, or 12 minutes and 22 seconds, for light to reach Earth.
Finally, from the average distance of Mercury, it takes about 520 seconds for light to reach Earth, or almost 8 minutes and 40 seconds!
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How Long Does It Take Light From the Sun to Reach Mercury?
Mercury sits much closer to the Sun than the Earth, so the light that leaves the Sun reaches Mercury far sooner. The average amount of time that it takes light to reach Mercury from the Sun is just 3 minutes and 13.5 seconds, but since Mercury has an elliptical orbit, this number does vary.
At Mercury's closest point to the Sun, it takes light just 2 minutes and 33 seconds to reach the planet, and at its furthest point, it takes 3 minutes and 54 seconds for light to get there.
Can You Land on Mercury?
While Mercury might be the closest planet to the Sun, there's actually a twilight zone on Mercury that humans could technically walk on without melting to a crisp or freezing to a popsicle.
One side of the planet is enough to melt lead, and the other side is one of the coldest places in space. The space in between is where the temperature is tolerable.
Even better, if you can keep moving, it's completely possible to stay in that zone for as long as you want. It takes 88 days for Mercury to complete one day-and-night cycle, giving you plenty of time to keep moving to stay on the terminator line!
Image Credit: Vadim Sadovski, Shutterstock
Why Does It Take So Long to Fly to Mercury?
While 50 million miles is quite the distance, considering that a few of our spaceships go 25,000 miles per hour just to escape Earth, we should be able to reach Mercury in fewer than 3 months. So, why does it take years for modern space missions to reach the planet?
It all comes down to the need to slow down. Between the gravity of the Sun and the rockets that we use, getting there fast isn't the problem. The problem is Newton's first law of motion: An object in motion stays in motion with the same speed unless acted upon. When a spaceship is traveling at 100,000 miles per hour or faster, it takes a great deal of force and energy to slow it down.
Therefore, spaceships going to Mercury, not just completing a flyby, need to make multiple passes to get into Mercury's orbit. This takes time, which means space missions take quite a long time to get there!
Related Read: How Did Mercury Get Its Name? What You Need To Know
Mercury is the closest planet to the Sun, and while it's not right next to it, even a few million miles away, this planet is scorching hot when it faces the Sun!
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Warren Hill @ Mallorca Smooth Jazz Festival 2017
Posted: February 17, 2017 in Concerts, Smooth Jazz
Tags: Mallorca Smooth Jazz Festival 2017, Smooth Jazz, Warren Hill
Friday, April 28, 2017 at 10:15 pm
+ Allstar Show on Thursday, April 27, 2017 at 9:00 pm
He's the rocker among the Smooth Jazz Artists: Canadian born Saxophonist Warren Hill's first instruments were guitar and vocals. By the age of 13 he was already the frontman of a local Toronto rock band, singing Led Zeppelin and Rush. It was at the age of 17 that he was introduced to jazz music by David Sanborn, Michael Brecker and Charlie Parker. >From that point on he went full on into studying the saxophone. With the release of his last CD entitled "Under The Influence" he is revisiting his roots. The CD is a collection of classic rock covers from the '70′s featuring hits from iconic bands such as Aerosmith, Queen, and The Police. Applying his dynamic style of sax to songs that influenced his musical upbringing, he particularly targets the songs from his teenage rock band. For those born in the 50′s and 60′s, this CD will be like a trip down memory lane. For everyone else, well… "there is a reason they call it Classic Rock… because almost everyone on the planet knows these songs – they are timeless!", says Warren. His career spans almost three decades now. Hill's solo CD's and collaborations have topped three different charts: Pop, Adult Contemporary and Smooth Jazz, selling over a million copies worldwide, and garnered multiple awards. His incredibly dynamic live show has brought him to over 25 countries performing over 1.500 shows. When he is not recording or touring, Warren and his wife of more than 20 years, Tamara, homeschool their daughter Olivia – also an incredibly talented singer/songwriter with a big music career in the works.
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Jazz At The Vineyard 2017
Tags: Gregg Karukas, Jazz At The Vineyard 2017, Matt Marshak, Smooth Jazz
Jazz At The Vineyard
A new Jazz Lifestyle Experience for 2017, this series of special Saturdays at Shelton Vineyards in the Yadkin Valley pairs wine tastings and vineyard tours with vintage evening jazz performances by top talent. Bring your lawn chair and reserve your ticket now for these special Jazz Experiences.
Saturday, July 08, 2017 features Matt Marshak and Gregg Karukas
Shelton Vineyards, 286 Cabernet Lane, Dobson, NC 27017, United States


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package com.dd.realmbrowser;

import android.app.Activity;
import android.content.Intent;
import android.os.Bundle;
import android.support.annotation.NonNull;
import android.support.annotation.Nullable;
import android.support.v7.app.AlertDialog;
import android.support.v7.widget.LinearLayoutManager;
import android.support.v7.widget.RecyclerView;
import android.view.Menu;
import android.view.MenuItem;
import android.view.View;
import android.view.ViewGroup;
import android.widget.AdapterView;
import android.widget.EditText;
import android.widget.LinearLayout;
import android.widget.Spinner;
import android.widget.TextView;
import android.widget.Toast;

import com.dd.realmbrowser.utils.L;
import com.dd.realmbrowser.utils.MagicUtils;
import com.jakewharton.rxbinding.widget.RxTextView;

import java.lang.reflect.Field;
import java.lang.reflect.InvocationTargetException;
import java.lang.reflect.Method;
import java.lang.reflect.ParameterizedType;
import java.util.AbstractList;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.Arrays;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.concurrent.TimeUnit;

import io.realm.Realm;
import io.realm.RealmConfiguration;
import io.realm.RealmList;
import io.realm.RealmObject;
import io.realm.RealmResults;
import rx.Observable;
import rx.android.schedulers.AndroidSchedulers;

public class RealmBrowserActivity extends BaseActivity implements RealmAdapter.Listener {

    private static final String EXTRAS_REALM_MODEL_INDEX = "REALM_MODEL_INDEX";

    private Realm mRealm;
    private Class<? extends RealmObject> mRealmObjectClass;
    private RealmAdapter mAdapter;
    private TextView mTxtIndex;
    private TextView mTxtColumn1;
    private TextView mTxtColumn2;
    private TextView mTxtColumn3;
    private Spinner mSpinnerFields;
    private EditText mEditTxtSearch;
    private List<Field> mTmpSelectedFieldList;
    private List<Field> mSelectedFieldList;
    private List<Field> mFieldsList;

    public static void start(Activity activity, int realmModelIndex, RealmConfiguration realmConfiguration){
        Intent intent = new Intent(activity, RealmBrowserActivity.class);
        intent.putExtra(EXTRAS_REALM_MODEL_INDEX, realmModelIndex);
        RealmConfigurationProvider.getInstance().setRealmConfiguration(realmConfiguration);
        activity.startActivity(intent);
    }

    public static void start(Activity activity, RealmConfiguration realmConfiguration){
        Intent intent = new Intent(activity, RealmBrowserActivity.class);
        RealmConfigurationProvider.getInstance().setRealmConfiguration(realmConfiguration);
        activity.startActivity(intent);
    }

    public static void start(Activity activity, int realmModelIndex, String realmFileName) {
        RealmConfiguration realmConfiguration = new RealmConfiguration.Builder(activity.getApplicationContext()).name(realmFileName).build();
        start(activity, realmModelIndex, realmConfiguration);
    }

    public static void start(Activity activity, String realmFileName) {
        RealmConfiguration realmConfiguration = new RealmConfiguration.Builder(activity.getApplicationContext()).name(realmFileName).build();
        start(activity, realmConfiguration);
    }

    @Override int getLayoutResource() {
        return R.layout.ac_realm_browser;
    }

    @Override
    protected void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);

        RealmConfiguration realmConfiguration =
                RealmConfigurationProvider.getInstance().getRealmConfiguration();

        try {
            mRealm = Realm.getInstance(realmConfiguration);
        }catch (IllegalArgumentException e){
            Toast.makeText(this, "Non-default schema unsupported", Toast.LENGTH_LONG).show();
            e.printStackTrace();
            onBackPressed();
            return;
        }
        final AbstractList<? extends RealmObject> realmObjects;

        if(getIntent().getExtras() != null && getIntent().getExtras().containsKey(EXTRAS_REALM_MODEL_INDEX)) {
            int index = getIntent().getIntExtra(EXTRAS_REALM_MODEL_INDEX, 0);
            mRealmObjectClass = RealmBrowser.getInstance().getRealmModelList().get(index);
            realmObjects = mRealm.allObjects(mRealmObjectClass);
        } else {
            RealmObject object = RealmObjectProvider.getInstance().getObject();
            Field field = RealmObjectProvider.getInstance().getField();
            String methodName = MagicUtils.createGetterMethodName(field);
            realmObjects = invokeMethod(object, methodName);
            if(MagicUtils.isParameterizedField(field)) {
                ParameterizedType pType = (ParameterizedType) field.getGenericType();
                Class<?> pTypeClass = (Class<?>) pType.getActualTypeArguments()[0];
                mRealmObjectClass = (Class<? extends RealmObject>) pTypeClass;
            }
        }

        mSelectedFieldList = new ArrayList<>();
        mTmpSelectedFieldList = new ArrayList<>();
        mFieldsList = new ArrayList<>();
        mFieldsList.addAll(Arrays.asList(mRealmObjectClass.getDeclaredFields()));

        mAdapter = new RealmAdapter(this, realmObjects, mSelectedFieldList, this);
        RecyclerView recyclerView = (RecyclerView) findViewById(R.id.recyclerView);

        RecyclerView.LayoutManager layoutManager = new LinearLayoutManager(getApplicationContext());
        recyclerView.setLayoutManager(layoutManager);
        recyclerView.setAdapter(mAdapter);

        mTxtIndex = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtIndex);
        mTxtColumn1 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtColumn1);
        mTxtColumn2 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtColumn2);
        mTxtColumn3 = (TextView) findViewById(R.id.txtColumn3);

        selectDefaultFields();
        updateColumnTitle(mSelectedFieldList);

        List<Field> queryableFields = new ArrayList<>(0);

        Observable.from(mFieldsList)
                .filter(field -> field.getType() == String.class
                                || field.getType() == long.class
                                || field.getType() == int.class
                                || field.getType() == double.class
                                || field.getType() == boolean.class)
                .subscribe(queryableFields::add);

        mSpinnerFields = (Spinner) findViewById(R.id.fields);
        mEditTxtSearch = (EditText) findViewById(R.id.query);

        mSpinnerFields.setAdapter(new FieldSpinnerAdapter(this, android.R.layout.simple_spinner_item, queryableFields));
        mSpinnerFields.setOnItemSelectedListener(new AdapterView.OnItemSelectedListener() {
            @Override
            public void onItemSelected(AdapterView<?> parent, View view, int position, long id) {
                mEditTxtSearch.setHint(
                        ((Field) parent.getAdapter().getItem(position)).getType() == String.class ?
                                getString(R.string.beginWith) : getString(R.string.equalTo));
                mEditTxtSearch.getText().clear();
            }

            @Override
            public void onNothingSelected(AdapterView<?> parent) {

            }
        });

        RxTextView.textChangeEvents(mEditTxtSearch)
                .compose(bindToLifecycle())
                .debounce(1, TimeUnit.SECONDS)
                .observeOn(AndroidSchedulers.mainThread())
                .map(s -> s.text().toString())
                .subscribe(text -> {
                    Field selectedField = (Field) mSpinnerFields.getSelectedItem();
                    RealmResults realmResults = null;
                    if (selectedField.getType() == String.class) {
                        realmResults = mRealm.where(mRealmObjectClass).beginsWith(selectedField.getName(), text).findAll();
                    } else if (selectedField.getType() == long.class) {
                        try {
                            realmResults = mRealm.where(mRealmObjectClass).equalTo(selectedField.getName(), Long.parseLong(text)).findAll();
                        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                            e.printStackTrace();
                        }
                    } else if (selectedField.getType() == int.class) {
                        try {
                            realmResults = mRealm.where(mRealmObjectClass).equalTo(selectedField.getName(), Integer.parseInt(text)).findAll();
                        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                            e.printStackTrace();
                        }
                    } else if (selectedField.getType() == double.class) {
                        try {
                            realmResults = mRealm.where(mRealmObjectClass).equalTo(selectedField.getName(), Double.parseDouble(text)).findAll();
                        } catch (NumberFormatException e) {
                            e.printStackTrace();
                        }
                    } else if (selectedField.getType() == boolean.class) {
                        realmResults = mRealm.where(mRealmObjectClass).equalTo(selectedField.getName(), Boolean.parseBoolean(text)).findAll();
                    }
                    if (realmResults != null) {
                        mAdapter.setRealmObjects(realmResults);
                    } else {
                        mAdapter.setRealmObjects(realmObjects);
                    }

                });

    }

    @Override
    protected void onResume() {
        mAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
        super.onResume();
    }

    @Override
    protected void onDestroy() {
        if (mRealm != null) {
            mRealm.close();
        }
        super.onDestroy();
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onOptionsItemSelected(MenuItem item) {
        int id = item.getItemId();
        if (id == R.id.action_columns) {
            showColumnsDialog();
        } if (id == R.id.action_settings) {
            SettingsActivity.start(this);
        }

        return super.onOptionsItemSelected(item);
    }

    @Override
    public boolean onCreateOptionsMenu(Menu menu) {
        getMenuInflater().inflate(R.menu.browser_menu, menu);
        return super.onCreateOptionsMenu(menu);
    }

    @Override
    public void onRealmListSelected(@NonNull RealmObject realmObject, @NonNull Field field) {
        RealmObjectProvider.getInstance().setObject(realmObject);
        RealmObjectProvider.getInstance().setField(field);
        RealmBrowserActivity.start(this, RealmConfigurationProvider.getInstance().getRealmConfiguration());
    }

    @Override
    public void onRealmObjectSelected(@NonNull RealmObject realmObject) {
        RealmObjectActivity.start(this, realmObject);
    }

    @Nullable
    public static RealmList<? extends RealmObject> invokeMethod(Object realmObject, String methodName) {
        RealmList<? extends RealmObject> result = null;
        try {
            Method method = realmObject.getClass().getMethod(methodName);
            result = (RealmList<? extends RealmObject>) method.invoke(realmObject);
        } catch (NoSuchMethodException e) {
            L.e(e.toString());
        } catch (InvocationTargetException e) {
            L.e(e.toString());
        } catch (IllegalAccessException e) {
            L.e(e.toString());
        }
        return result;

    }

    private void selectDefaultFields() {
        mSelectedFieldList.clear();
        Observable.from(mFieldsList)
                .take(3)
                .doOnNext(mSelectedFieldList::add)
                .subscribe();
    }

    private void updateColumnTitle(List<Field> columnsList) {
        mTxtIndex.setText("#");

        LinearLayout.LayoutParams layoutParams2 = createLayoutParams();
        LinearLayout.LayoutParams layoutParams3 = createLayoutParams();

        if (columnsList.size() > 0) {
            mTxtColumn1.setText(columnsList.get(0).getName());

            if (columnsList.size() > 1) {
                mTxtColumn2.setText(columnsList.get(1).getName());
                layoutParams2.weight = 1;

                if (columnsList.size() > 2) {
                    mTxtColumn3.setText(columnsList.get(2).getName());
                    layoutParams3.weight = 1;
                } else {
                    layoutParams3.weight = 0;
                }
            } else {
                layoutParams2.weight = 0;
            }
        }

        mTxtColumn2.setLayoutParams(layoutParams2);
        mTxtColumn3.setLayoutParams(layoutParams3);
    }

    @NonNull
    private LinearLayout.LayoutParams createLayoutParams() {
        return new LinearLayout.LayoutParams(0, ViewGroup.LayoutParams.WRAP_CONTENT);
    }

    private void showColumnsDialog() {
        final String[] items = new String[mFieldsList.size()];
        for (int i = 0; i < items.length; i++) {
            Field field = mFieldsList.get(i);
            items[i] = field.getName();
        }

        boolean[] checkedItems = new boolean[mFieldsList.size()];
        for (int i = 0; i < checkedItems.length; i++) {
            checkedItems[i] = mSelectedFieldList.contains(mFieldsList.get(i));
        }

        mTmpSelectedFieldList.clear();
        mTmpSelectedFieldList.addAll(mSelectedFieldList);

        AlertDialog.Builder builder = new AlertDialog.Builder(this);
        builder.setTitle("Select Columns to display");
        builder.setMultiChoiceItems(items, checkedItems,
                (dialog, indexSelected, isChecked) -> {
                    Field field = mFieldsList.get(indexSelected);
                    if (isChecked) {
                        mTmpSelectedFieldList.add(field);
                    } else if (mTmpSelectedFieldList.contains(field)) {
                        mTmpSelectedFieldList.remove(field);
                    }
                })
                .setPositiveButton("OK", (dialog, id) -> {
                    if (mTmpSelectedFieldList.isEmpty()) {
                        selectDefaultFields();
                    } else {
                        mSelectedFieldList.clear();
                        mSelectedFieldList.addAll(mTmpSelectedFieldList);
                    }
                    updateColumnTitle(mSelectedFieldList);
                    mAdapter.setFieldList(mSelectedFieldList);
                    mAdapter.notifyDataSetChanged();
                })
                .setNegativeButton("Cancel", (dialog, id) -> {
                });

        AlertDialog alertDialog = builder.create();
        alertDialog.show();
    }
}

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The Steinway designed Boston Piano
Simply the best in its class
When Henry E. Steinway and his sons founded what would become the world's most famous piano company in 1853, they promised: "To build the best piano possible." This mission statement is today imbued in every element of the Steinway-designed Boston piano.
The Boston, born in 1992, is the culmination of Steinway & Sons' decision to develop a new line of instruments. Designed by Steinway, the Boston is manufactured using a recipe developed from Steinway's and commitment to continued improvement.
The Boston maintains its position as the best piano available in the popularly priced market. Thanks to its Steinway pedigree, the Boston sounds better, plays better, and lasts longer than any other piano in its price range.
SOUNDS BETTER.
The Boston pianos developed a reputation for a distinctly pure, rich sound that simply can't be reproduced by other pianos in its market.
The low-tension string scale design gives a fuller tone, more sustain, and more dynamic range.
The "wide-tail" design offers more surface area on the soundboard to create a richer sound.
The hard rock maple inner rim reduces vibration to generate a better, fuller sound from the soundboard.
The Boston design emphasizes sophisticated geometry and the highest-quality construction materials.
Solid copper-wound bass strings ensure pure tone for the life of the instrument.
The solid Sitka–spruce soundboard is linearly tapered to produce a richer, fuller tone.
PLAYS BETTER.
Like Steinway, Boston uses all-wood action parts — never plastic like many competitors. Wood helps to determine the Boston's characteristic feel and allows the player to experience the "feedback" from the keyboard that is found only in performance-level instruments. In addition, Boston pianos feature Steinway–patented flanges lock into place, and prevent any twisting or shifting of the action parts. Despite humidity, temperature changes, or heavy use, the Boston's action is forever tight, sharp, and responsive.
The design of the Boston action requires less energy to start the hammer moving, permitting pristine repetition, an extremely responsive action, and greater control over a tremendous dynamic range.
LASTS LONGER.
Like the Steinway, the Boston piano is designed for legacy and longevity. There are specific points that offer it a long-lasting playing life:
• Radial bracing (on Boston grands) ties the framework of the instrument together and supports the rim; and staggered backposts (on Boston uprights) address tension where it is greatest and ensure stable tunings and an overall longer life.
• The low-tension string scale works seamlessly with these two unique Boston bracing systems. The design creates a piano with less stress that is better able to handle tension and prolonged use.
• The Boston's Steinway-patented Octagrip® pinblock is constructed from eleven layers of hard rock maple. The result is improved tunings, greater tuning stability, and overall extended piano life.
Boston Pianos are built in manufacturing facilities with the ability to build exactly according to the Steinway design, the Boston is fashioned from a famously-exacting recipe for piano greatness. Based on the ever-increasing number of Boston pianos sold to music schools and institutions, where performance and longevity are paramount, it's clear that the word is out on Boston.


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BoundsCalculatorForBSP::BoundsCalculatorForBSP(StarNetwork& net, const TollContainerType& tolls):
			zeroFlowTimes_(net.getNbNodes() * net.getNbNodes(), 0),
			tolls_(net.getNbNodes() * net.getNbNodes(), 0),
			originalNet_(&net), linkTolls_(tolls) {
};

void BoundsCalculatorForBSP::initializeBounds() {
	reverseStar_ = getNetwork(*originalNet_);
	spp_ = new LabelCorrectingAlWithoutZonesCheck(reverseStar_);

	StarNetwork* netTolls = getNetworkWithTolls(*originalNet_, linkTolls_);
	LabelCorrectingAlWithoutZonesCheck sppWithTolls(netTolls);

    StarNetwork* oppositeNet = getOppositeNet();
    int nbNodes = oppositeNet->getNbNodes();

    StarNode* node = NULL;
	for(int i = 0; i < nbNodes; ++i){
    	node = reverseStar_->getNodeWithLinks(i);
    	if (node != NULL) {
	        spp_->calculate(i);
	        sppWithTolls.calculate(i);

	        StarNode* tollNode = netTolls->getNodeWithLinks(i);
	        assert(tollNode != NULL);
	        assert(node->getID() == tollNode->getID());

	        int iForwardIndex = oppositeNet->getNodeIndex(node->getID());

	        for (int j = 0; j < nbNodes; ++j){

	            int jID_rNet = reverseStar_->findID(j);
	            int jID_tollNet = netTolls->findID(j);

	            assert(jID_tollNet == jID_rNet);
	            if (jID_rNet != -1) {

		            int jForwardIndex = oppositeNet->getNodeIndex(jID_rNet);

		            int lineIndex = iForwardIndex*nbNodes + jForwardIndex;
		            zeroFlowTimes_[lineIndex] = spp_->getCost(j);
		            if (zeroFlowTimes_[lineIndex] == std::numeric_limits<FPType>::infinity()) {
		            	tolls_[lineIndex] = std::numeric_limits<TollType>::infinity();
		            } else {
			            tolls_[lineIndex] = sppWithTolls.getCost(j);
			        }
		            if (tolls_[lineIndex] < 0) {
		             	tolls_[lineIndex] = std::numeric_limits<TollType>::infinity();
		            }
		            assert(tolls_[lineIndex] >= 0);
		         }
	        }
	    }
    }

    delete netTolls;
};

StarNetwork* BoundsCalculatorForBSP::getOppositeNet() {
	return originalNet_;
};

StarNetwork* BoundsCalculatorForBSP::getNetwork(StarNetwork& net) {
	ReverseNetwork rNetCreator;
	std::cout << "Creating reversed net for usual bound" << std::endl;
	return rNetCreator.createReverseStar(net);
};

StarNetwork* BoundsCalculatorForBSP::getNetworkWithTolls(StarNetwork& net, const TollContainerType& tolls) {
	ReverseNetworkWithTolls rNetCreatorTolls(tolls);
	std::cout << "Creating reversed net with tolls for usual bound" << std::endl;
	return rNetCreatorTolls.createReverseStar(net);
};

BoundsCalculatorForBSP::~BoundsCalculatorForBSP() {
	if (reverseStar_ != originalNet_) delete reverseStar_;
	delete spp_;
};

void BoundsCalculatorForBSP::updateTimeBounds(int destNodeIndex, int odPairIndex) {

};

TollType BoundsCalculatorForBSP::getTollLowerBound(int nodeIndex, int destNodeIndex) {
	return tolls_[destNodeIndex*reverseStar_->getNbNodes() + nodeIndex];
};

FPType BoundsCalculatorForBSP::getTimeLowerBound(int nodeIndex, int destNodeIndex) {
	return zeroFlowTimes_[destNodeIndex*reverseStar_->getNbNodes() + nodeIndex];
};


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Regional Enablement Lead at Citigroup Inc in Jacksonville, FL
Citigroup Inc
Jacksonville, FL 32099 and Irving, TX 75038
The Engineering Group Manager is a senior management level position responsible for accomplishing results through the management of a team or department in an effort to drive a variety of engineering activities including the design, acquisition and deployment of hardware, software and networkinfrastructure in coordination with the Technology team. The overall objective of this role is to lead efforts to ensure quality standards are being met within existing and planned framework.
Ensure the goals of functional area are delivered to appropriate Operations & Technology (O&T) organizations
Oversee O&T spending to ensure the firm's finances are budgeted and spent according to the Chief Technology officer's (CTO) technology strategies
Manage overall execution of IT strategy and roadmap for the technology area
Lead operational readiness and conformance to global operational standards for ongoing operation and support
Utilize an in-depth understanding of how engineering integrates within technology and commercial awareness
Responsible for training and coaching team members, performance management activities, monitoring quantity and quality of work, and addressing development needs for assigned personnel
Make evaluative judgment based on analyzing information in complicated or unique situations; utilizing multiple sources of information
Impact engineering through overseeing planning, finances / budget, end results and policy setting
Negotiate with senior leaders across functions and with external parties, as required
Appropriately assess risk when business decisions are made, demonstrating particular consideration for the firm's reputation and safeguarding Citigroup, its clients and assets, by driving compliance with applicable laws, rules and regulations, adhering to Policy, applying sound ethical judgment regarding personal behavior, conduct and business practices, and escalating, managing and reporting control issues with transparency, as well as effectively supervise the activity of others and create accountability with those who fail to maintain these standards.
10+ years of relevant experience in an Engineering role with commensurate experience in people management.
Experience working in Financial Services or a large complex and/or global environment
Comprehensive knowledge of design metrics, analytics tools, benchmarking activities and related reporting to identify best practices
Demonstrated analytic/diagnostic skills
Ability to work in a matrix environment and partner with virtual teams
Ability to work independently, multi-task, and take ownership of various parts of a project or initiative
Ability to work under pressure and manage to tight deadlines or unexpected changes in expectations or requirements
Proven track record of operational process change and improvement
Bachelor's degree/University degree or equivalent experience
Master's degree preferred
Blend of managerial, deep technical, and stakeholder management skills. Responsible for being the lead regional representative for all Development and Core Services D&CS. Responsible for driving enablement, education, and adoption of D&CS capabilities and services at the regional level. Work closely with solution architects, application managers, development leads and principle engineers to assist in the adoption of D&CS services Create and maintain product roadmaps / regional consumption roadmaps of the D&CS services. Working with regional teams, provide feedback, roadmap items, and prioritize regional backlog improvements to central teams. Establish and maintain regional inner-source model to allow for regional contributions to central D&CS components. Facilitate regional communities of practice to help drive adoption and improvements of D&CS services. Ensure quality, performance, scalability and reliability of D&CS services at the regional level. Look for ways to optimize the total cost of ownership and efficiencies of D&CS services for the region
About Citigroup Inc
Citibank is the consumer division of financial services multinational Citigroup. Citibank was founded in 1812 as the City Bank of New York, and later became First National City Bank of New York. The bank has 2,649 branches in 19 countries, including 723 branches in the United States and 1,494 branches in Mexico operated by its subsidiary Banamex. The U.S. branches are concentrated in six metropolitan areas: New York City, Chicago, Los Angeles, San Francisco, Washington, D.C., and Miami. Aside from the U.S. and Mexico, most of the company's branches are in Poland, Russia, India and the United Arab Emirates. As a result of the financial crisis of 2007–2008 and huge losses in the value of its subprime mortgage assets, Citigroup, the parent of Citibank, received a bailout in the form of an investment from the U.S. Treasury. On November 23, 2008, in addition to an initial investment of $25 billion, a further $20 billion was invested in the company along with guarantees for risky assets of $306 billion. The guarantees were issued at a time markets were not confident Citi had enough liquidity to cover losses from those investments. Eventually, the Citi shares the Treasury took over in return for the guarantees it issued were booked as net profit for the treasury as Citi had enough liquidity and guarantees did not have to be used. By 2010, Citibank had repaid the loans from the Treasury in full, including interest, resulting in a net profit for the U.S. federal government.
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Fred Goldberg
Learn more from the Center for Media and Democracy's research on climate change.
Fred Goldberg is a climate change skeptic; critics state that "while his educational background is in welding technology, Goldberg has been cited as an authority on polar history and exploration at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm, Sweden." [1]
Goldberg was a speaker at the International Conference on Climate Change (2009) organized by the Heartland Institute think tank. [2]
Goldberg identified himself as an "associate professor at the Royal School of Technology in Stockholm," Sweden, as recently as 2006. [3] Goldberg is also listed as a speaker at an Institute forum titled "Global Warming - Scientific Controversies in Climate Variability," held in September 2006. [4] However, according to an undated profile of Goldberg, he is "not currently employed" by the Institute. [1] Heartland's profile of Goldberg says he "was affiliated with the Royal Institute of Technology (KTH) from 1969 to 2000," and in 2006 "was appointed Secretary General for an International Climate Seminar at the Royal Institute of Technology in Stockholm." [5]
1 On global warming
2 Articles and resources
2.3 External resources
2.3.1 Presentations by Goldberg
2.4 External articles
On global warming
"There is research that indicates that the ice sheets are being reduced, but there are also studies that show the complete opposite," a 2007 piece that Goldberg co-authored states. "As for polar bears, much points to that their numbers are increasing rather than diminishing." [3]
Goldberg signed onto a December 2007 open letter to United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-Moon that called global warming "a natural phenomenon that has affected humanity through the ages," called carbon dioxide "a non-polluting gas that is essential to plant photosynthesis," and claimed the UN's Intergovernmental Panel on Climate Change's reports "quite inadequate as justification for implementing policies that will markedly diminish future prosperity." The letter also stated, "Recent observations of phenomena such as glacial retreats, sea-level rise and the migration of temperature-sensitive species are not evidence for abnormal climate change, for none of these changes has been shown to lie outside the bounds of known natural variability." [6]
Goldberg "claims that studies of solar forcing, cosmic radiation and cloud formation explain the global warming that has taken place since 1975," according to coverage of a January 2007 speaking event. "He also maintains that the current high levels of carbon dioxide have not altered the earth's climate, and that the current high level in the atmosphere is natural." [7]
Global warming skeptics
International Conference on Climate Change (2009)
SourceWatch:Project:Creating Articles on Sponsors and Speakers at The 2008 International Conference on Climate Change
↑ 1.0 1.1 "Fred Goldberg and Polar Bears"], Desmogblog.com, accessed February 2009.
↑ "Speakers," Heartland Institute website, accessed January 2009.
↑ 3.0 3.1 Nima Sanandaji and Fred Goldberg, "The Global Warming Scam," LewRockwell.com, March 18, 2006.
↑ "Climate meeting homepage," The Royal Institute of Technology (KTH), Stockholm, Sweden, September 11-12, 2006.
↑ "Personnel details: Fred Goldberg," Heartland Institute website, accessed March 2009.
↑ "Open Letter to the Secretary-General of the United Nations, December 13, 2007," printed as "Don't fight, adapt; We should give up futile attempts to combat climate change," National Post (Canada), December 13, 2007.
↑ "Scientist to challenge global warming theories," Pasadena Star-News (California), January 9, 2007.
Presentations by Goldberg
Fred Goldberg, "Do the Planets and the Sun Control Our Climate and the CO2 in the Atmosphere?", Presentation to the Heartland Institute's International Conference on Climate Change (2009), March 9, 2009. (PowerPoint)
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17 places to visit in Hanoi: 17 famous museums containing many historical memories of Vietnam (Part 3)
Vietnam Museum of Ethnology
Address: Nguyen Van Huyen, Dich Vong, Cau Giay, Hanoi
Opening time: Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is open from Tuesday to Sunday From 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Entrance ticket price: 40k
Bus stop: Bus number 07, 12, 38, 39
Under the Vietnam Academy of Social Sciences, the Vietnam Museum of Ethnology is invested in by the State and is part of the system of national museums in Vietnam. The Vietnam Museum of Ethnology has many functions: researching, collecting, preserving and restoring artifacts and documents about ethnic groups; organizing exhibitions, performances and other forms of activities to introduce and educate about the culture of ethnic groups in Vietnam as well as other countries…
Hanoi Museum
Address: Pham Hung, Me Tri, Nam Tu Liem, Hanoi
Opening time: Hanoi Museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday From 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Admission price: FREE
Bus stop: Bus No. 21B, 22B, 35A, 39, 50, 60
Located on Pham Hung Street and in the cluster of works with the most unique architecture in Hanoi, right next to the National Convention Center, the National Exhibition of Architecture and Construction Planning, JW Marriott Hotel, The Hanoi Museum looks from afar like a diamond that lights up a western corner of the city.
With a campus of more than 50,000m2, the building consists of four floors and two basements, a height of 30.7m, a construction area of 11,952m2, a building floor area of 30,208m2, a spacious campus and unique architecture. has made the museum a familiar destination for domestic and foreign tourists when it comes to Hanoi's capital.
Read more: 17 places to visit in Hanoi: 17 famous museums containing many historical memories of Vietnam (Part 1)
Vietnam Museum of Nature
Address: 18 Hoang Quoc Viet, Nghia Do, Cau Giay, Hanoi
Opening time: Vietnam Museum of Nature is open from Monday to Sunday From 8:00 am to 5:00 pm
Bus stop: Bus 13, 14, 33, 45
Vietnam Museum of Nature is a national museum, the first in the system of nature museums in Vietnam. Established under Decree 27/ND-CP, dated 16/1/2004 of the Government of Vietnam. Currently, the Vietnam Museum of Nature is directly managed by the Vietnam Academy of Science and Technology and is also under state management.
The Vietnam Museum of Nature has the task of collecting, building and managing the National Collection of specimens of Vietnam's nature, organizing displays and exhibitions, disseminating knowledge and educating about nature. and protect the environment, organize scientific research and provide cultural and scientific services in the fields of rational use of resources, conservation of nature and protection of the environment; application of scientific and technological advances in the collection, manufacture, display, management of specimens and scientific research in related fields, training of experts, guidance and professional support, working for regional and specialized nature museums in the system of Vietnam's nature museums, implementing international cooperation in the fields of related scientific and cultural research activities.
Vietnam Women's Museum
Address: No. 36 Ly Thuong Kiet Street, Hang Bai Street, Hoan Kiem District, Hanoi
Opening time: Vietnam Women's Museum is open from Monday to Sunday From 8 am to 5 pm, through noon
Bus stop: Bus numbers 08, 45, 49
Located in the center of Hanoi's capital, more than 500m from Sword Lake and the Old Quarter, Vietnam Women's Museum is located on Ly Thuong Kiet Street, this is the most beautiful and ancient street in Hanoi, where many buildings are located. Old French architecture houses, embassies, many offices, large hotels. Vietnam Women's Museum was established in 1987, under the Vietnam Women's Union. As a Gender Museum with the function of researching, preserving, and displaying tangible and intangible heritages of the history and culture of Vietnamese women, the Vietnam Women's Union; at the same time as a cultural exchange center of Vietnamese women and international women for the sake of Equality, Development and Peace. Since its inauguration in 1995, the Vietnam Women's Museum has successfully displayed many exhibitions serving millions of domestic and international visitors each year. The museum has also developed a collection of more than 25.
Vietnam Fine Arts Museum
Address: No. 66 Nguyen Thai Hoc, Dien Bien, Ba Dinh, Hanoi
Opening time: Vietnam Fine Arts Museum is open from Monday to Sunday From 8 am to 12 pm; 13h30-17h
Bus stop: Bus numbers 02, 18, 23, 32, 34, 38, 41, 45
The museum was built during the French colonial period, formerly the Dormitory of a business organization of the Catholic Church, named "The Janne d'Art Family", as a place to live for the daughters of French officials throughout the East. Duong returned to study in Hanoi. After 1945, this house was used for many different purposes. After 1962, the State assigned the Ministry of Culture to remodel it into a place to collect, display and store typical and valuable artworks of Vietnam from prehistory to the present day. The house has European architecture, the building has been renovated with many Vietnamese architectural features, suitable for the function of an art museum.
In 1966, the museum officially opened to visitors. The total area of the museum campus is about 4200m2 and the display area is 1200m2. From 1997 to 1999, the museum was expanded to an area of 4737m2 with a display area of over 3,000m2. In addition to the head office at Nguyen Thai Hoc Street, the Museum also has 2 premises at Hoang Cau – O Cho Dua with large space, complete and modern equipment, used to preserve and restore works of art. art products as well as organize national and international scientific conferences.
The collections in the permanent display system of the Museum are introduced according to the historical process, by type and material of typical values of the treasures of Vietnamese ethnic art, folk art, applied art, modern art… to bring to the viewer easily the development of Vietnamese art as well as the unique features of fine art themes. Besides the fixed display system, the Museum also has a thematic gallery for exhibitions and art exchanges at home and abroad.
The Vietnam Fine Arts Museum currently holds more than 20,000 artifacts, of which over 2,000 are on permanent display with the following main themes:
– Prehistoric art – prehistory
– Fine arts from the 11th to the 19th century
– Fine arts from the 20th century to the present
– Traditional applied arts
– Folk art
– Vietnamese art ceramics from the 11th to the 20th centuries include a collection of ceramic shafts from 5 ancient ships.
With over 30 galleries, throughout 3 floors, visitors are attracted to the rich artifacts, with unique creativity, aesthetics and talented hands of Vietnamese artisans through historical periods. history. From the brightly patterned lines on the ethnic clothes, to the quite sophisticated bamboo artifacts and the simple but unique paintings, chickens, pigs of Dong Ho or bronze statues, stone statues, statues. wood…
All of them seem to subtly reflect the national spirit, boldly traditional. Different from the exhibits displayed according to the historical process, the museum's archives also have many artifacts that are organized into collections and preserved in each separate warehouse with appropriate preservation modes, including:
– Collection of paintings: over 6,000 works
– Sculpture collection: over 1,000 artifacts
– Collection of traditional fine arts: over 2,000 artifacts
– Ceramic collection: over 6,000 artifacts
Collection of foreign fine arts: over 400 artifacts The Fine Arts Museum is an invaluable treasure of Vietnam's visual arts and an attractive cultural destination for tourists from all over the world.
Vietnam History Museum
Address: No. 1 Trang Tien, Trang Tien, Hoan Kiem, Hanoi
Opening time: Vietnam History Museum is open from Monday to Sunday From 8 am to 12 pm; 13h30-17h
Entrance ticket price: FREE, 10k, 20k, depending on the subject
Bus station: Bus numbers 02, 03, 34, 35, 43, 43, 44, 48, 49, 51, 55
Established under Decision 1674/QD-TTG dated September 26, 2011 of the Prime Minister based on merging Vietnam History Museum and Vietnam Revolution Museum; The National Museum of History is a cultural work located right in Hoan Kiem district, the center of the capital, close to the complex of sacred relics of the capital such as Turtle Tower – Sword Lake; The Huc Bridge – Ngoc Son Temple – Pen Tower, Opera House … This is a museum that preserves, displays, and introduces Vietnam's history from prehistory to modern times in a comprehensive, rich, and continuous manner. most comprehensive.
The National Museum of History is a public non-business unit under the Ministry of Culture, Sports and Tourism, leading the system of Vietnamese history and social museums as well as other museums in Hanoi; has the function of scientific research, archaeological excavation, collection, storage, inventory, preservation, display, introduction, and promotion of the value of documents and artifacts about the historical process of Vietnam; organizing training, consulting, assessment, appraisal, management and exploitation of services within the scope of operation of the museum.
The National Museum of History currently keeps and preserves about 200,000 artifacts and documents of Vietnamese history and culture, of which the period of Vietnamese history from prehistory to 1945 has nearly 110,000 documents and artifacts. are relics, antiquities and 19 national treasures; in which there are many rare and rare collections compared to museums of the same type in the country and the region such as a collection of artifacts belonging to archaeological cultures from the early Paleolithic period to the bronze age. early brass and iron (Hoa Binh-Bac Son); Dong Son Culture; Vietnamese antique ceramics; Contemporaries of Le Nguyen; Champa stone sculpture; Foreign decorative arts such as China, Japan, India and countries in Southeast Asia…
The period of Vietnamese history from the mid-19th century to the present day has more than 80,000 precious documents and artifacts about the history of Vietnam's revolution, the Communist Party of Vietnam, President Ho Chi Minh and his comrades. the leadership of the Communist Party of Vietnam through the periods. The National Museum of History is maintaining 2 permanent display systems at 2 campuses: No. 1 Trang Tien – Hanoi, displaying Vietnamese History in the ancient and medieval periods; the facility No. 216 Tran Quang Khai – Hoan Kiem – Hanoi, exhibiting Vietnam's history in the pre-modern period.
Find out more about Hanoi tours here: Northern Vietnam Tours
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