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Savings Group Risk Mitigation, Support, and Engagement in Relation to COVID-19
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Savings groups are one of the most consistent and sustainable platforms for community programming across many sectors and contexts. Currently, there are more than 15 million members in savings groups in more than 73 countries around the world.1 These groups are overwhelmingly made up of poor, rural women, and provide a critical engine for economic opportunity, source of social solidarity and safety net for many families in vulnerable situations. These groups have proven that they are resilient and resourceful. Often, they at the frontlines of their local response to crisis.
COVID-19 poses crucial health and economic risks for Savings Groups as markets falter, mobility is restricted, and community gathering is restrained. Especially as the majority of members are women, they are likely to be primary caregivers in health crisis, which puts them at special risk of additional burdens. These tips will help implementers consider how best to support savings groups and their members during this crisis.
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How will Brexit affect the construction industry?
A British withdrawal from the EU, also known as a 'Brexit', is perhaps the biggest political issue of the entire decade.
As with every other industry in the UK, the construction industry has mixed views on the prospect of a Brexit. Will it help to tackle the skills shortage? How will it affect import and export of construction materials? Will there be less or more red tape to adhere to?
There's a lot of information out there so we aim to answer these questions, giving you a better understanding of what a Brexit could mean for you.
Will a Brexit help to tackle the skills shortage?
A fundamental issue is access to labour as the construction industry relies heavily on foreign workers for skilled and non-skilled job roles, and always has done. Without this the skills shortage within the construction industry could worsen.
A core principle of the EU is the right to free movement, making immigration between member states relatively easy and somewhat stress free. This has been a vital resource for the construction industry and a Brexit could mean foreign workers find it more difficult to emigrate to the UK.
If the number of construction workers decreases as a result, it is also likely that the capacity of house builders will decrease – or at least their costs will increase. This could in turn be detrimental to the housing market and construction companies that operate in it.
A recent survey also revealed that London firms may be among those most worried about the Brexit due to its current building and infrastructure boom which requires skilled workers from the EU. Leaving the EU could lead to a fall in house building in London at a time when it's needed most, deepening the housing crisis further.
How will a Brexit affect import and export of construction materials?
Being part of the EU not only allows for the free movement of people but also the free movement of goods. This eliminates custom duties and quantitative restrictions. Like any other industry in the UK, construction benefits from this principle.
A 2010 study by the Department for Business Skills and Innovation revealed that an estimated 64% of all building materials were imported to the UK from the EU. The same report estimated that 63% of our construction material exports were to the EU.
Leaving the UK could mean importers and exporters may face heavy duties or limits on quantities. This could either lead to a shortage of construction materials in the UK, or an increase in costs to get hold of the materials needed.
Will there be less or more red tape to adhere to if we leave the EU?
A major perception is that the UK is subject to extensive red tape from the EU, making it difficult for businesses, especially small ones, to keep their operations legal. A prime example of this is that by 2020, nearly all new homes will need to be zero carbon.
The government has already scrapped the zero carbon homes target for 2016 which received a lot of negative criticism as many developers had already invested time and money in reaching this.
It is important to note that a vote to leave the EU will not break all ties between the UK and the EU. A negotiated free-trading arrangement may occur in an exit scenario which could allow the UK access to the free movement of people and goods.
With this in mind, it is almost certain that one condition on the UK of such an arrangement would be compliance with EU trading standards. Not only would the UK have to comply with the same standards that it is subject to today, but it would also have minimum say in setting the standards in the first place, meaning the same red tape would apply but with less of the benefits.
Are there any 'out' views within the construction industry?
A recent survey by Smith and Williamson recorded that 15% of construction executives favoured a UK exit from the European Union. A key voice in the vote to stay is Lord Bamford, the chairman of JCB. He is convinced that a Brexit could reduce the costs of bureaucracy so much so that any additional costs of leaving the EU would be easily covered:
"I think it would be, because I really don't think it would make a blind bit of difference to trade with Europe. There has been far too much scaremongering about things like jobs. I don't think it's in anyone's interest to stop trade. I don't think we or Brussels will put up trade barriers."
However, Lord Bamford seems to be in the minority.
With the prospect of worsening skills shortages, along with uncertainties over the industry's ability to import materials from the EU, the construction industry seems to be steering towards support for the 'Remain' in the EU campaign.
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How to Rewire a House Through a Crawl Space
Running new branch circuits from the service panel is easy when there is a crawl space under the house.
1 Install Multiple Electrical Outlets in an Existing House
2 Wire a New Bathroom
3 Install Electrical Wire Under Flooring
4 Rewire a Kitchen
Rewiring a house by using a crawl space to run the new wiring is one of the easiest ways to accomplish this goal. By using the crawl space, the majority of the cable runs are ran in the open, instead of being fished through finished walls. This method also makes it easier for one person to complete the wiring job without a helper and it significantly cuts the amount of time needed to complete the job .
Begin With a Plan
You should begin every project with a plan. In this case you need to create two floor plans -- one showing where the various switches and receptacles will be located in the rooms, the other showing how the cables will be routed through the crawl space. The second plan is very important because cable is expensive, so you will want to take the shortest route possible from the service panel to the first receptacle or switch on each branch circuit. Taking the shortest route also saves time.
Preparing the House for Rewiring
Although you will be running most of the new wire in the crawl space, you will still need to run it down to the crawl space from the service panel and then back up to the switches or receptacles being fed. To run the cables from the service panel into the crawl space, remove the section of wallboard under the panel, from the bottom of the panel and the floor-line, and drill one 1-inch hole down through the wall's sill plate for each cable to be installed. Remove the baseboard along the base of the walls where switches or outlets are to be connected and drill down through the sill plate into the crawl space.
Mark the Holes
Crawl spaces can be dark, cramped places in which to work and it is not always easy to find the holes that you have drilled for the individual branch circuits, so mark their locations by shoving a piece of wire down into the crawl space. Label each wire with a piece of masking tape indicating what cable is to be installed through that hole, such as "LRLS", for living room light switch.
Running the Cable in the Crawl Space
In the crawl space, you may run the cable parallel to the floor joists by stapling the cable to the face of the joist, or the cable may be installed perpendicular to the joists by running it through holes drilled through the joist. The National Electric Code and local building codes require that the nearest edge of all holes be at least 1 1/4-inches back from the nearest edge of the floor joists; and cables stapled to the face of the joists must be set back at least 1 1/4-inches. Cable ran along the face of the joists must be secured with staples at intervals not exceeding 4 1/2-feet and within 12 inches of any electrical box.
Although the National Electric Code and local permitting authorities will generally allow a homeowner who resides in the residence to do anything that a licensed electrician can do, he still has to abide by the same rules and regulations. In most jurisdictions, the complete rewiring of a home will require the homeowner to obtain a wiring permit and have the required inspections performed. As a rule, there will be at least two inspections performed before the power can be turned back on — a rough-in inspection and a finished inspection. Call your building department before undertaking this project and get any permits your area may require. Working this job without a permit, if one is called for, could result in a steep fine for every day the work went on without one.
Fine Homebuilding: Rough Electrical Wiring
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Based in Colorado Springs, Colo., Jerry Walch has been writing articles for the DIY market since 1974. His work has appeared in "Family Handyman" magazine, "Popular Science," "Popular Mechanics," "Handy" and other publications. Walch spent 40 years working in the electrical trades and holds an Associate of Applied Science in applied electrical engineering technology from Alvin Junior College.
Walch, Jerry. "How to Rewire a House Through a Crawl Space." Home Guides | SF Gate, http://homeguides.sfgate.com/rewire-house-through-crawl-space-48711.html. Accessed 18 July 2019.
Walch, Jerry. (n.d.). How to Rewire a House Through a Crawl Space. Home Guides | SF Gate. Retrieved from http://homeguides.sfgate.com/rewire-house-through-crawl-space-48711.html
Walch, Jerry. "How to Rewire a House Through a Crawl Space" accessed July 18, 2019. http://homeguides.sfgate.com/rewire-house-through-crawl-space-48711.html
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Not A Review Of "House"
September 6, 2022 August 30, 2022 ~ James Viscosi
So recently, in keeping with our longstanding tradition of not watching popular TV shows until they've been off the air for a while*, we recently started looking at the medical drama House, in which Hugh Laurie takes Vicodin and knows things:
Now, I am no stranger to hospital dramas, having been, for reasons I can't really explain, an avid viewer of St. Elsewhere back in the day:
Guess which St. Elsewhere actor went on to become one of the biggest stars in Hollywood. Go ahead. Just guess.
However, my wife has never watched any sort of medical show, unless you count Scrubs, which, I mean, yeah, there are doctors in it, and conditions, but it's all pretty much played for laughs**, whereas in this one — 18-year-old spoiler alert! ― we start right off with an elementary school teacher who has a tapeworm in her brain.
Wife: "This is not a good show to watch if you're a hypochondriac."
Now, the long-time reader will probably be aware that I watch a lot of shows in which "squelch" is a frequently-appearing subtitle, while my wife usually looks away from the screen if anyone gets a paper cut. But in this show, we had some interesting role reversals, when, for instance, a patient had to get a CSF sample drawn, which involves sticking a big needle into places where big needles aren't supposed to go.
Me: (shrieks and hides eyes)
Wife: "What's the big deal?"
Me: "It's a needle."
Wife: "But you can't tell where they're putting it. It's just a closeup of some skin. They could be sticking it anywhere."
Me: "IT'S A NEEDLE!"
(patient on screen continues grunting in pain during lumbar puncture)
Me: (mutes television)
In addition to that needle, this show also offers examples of:
Lots of IVs
More needles
Holes being drilled into skulls
Yet more needles
Medical procedures that I've had and would rather not have again
Still more needles, including one being inserted into somebody's eyeball
And that's just in the first two episodes.
Typically, after the first episode of a new show that we might be watching, I'll inquire of my wife as to whether or not she thinks this is a program up with which she is willing to put. House was of course no different.
Me: "So will you watch more of this?"
Wife: "Yeah, we can watch another episode."
Me: "Do you think the medical stuff will be too much for you?"
Wife: "I think you mean, do you think the medical stuff will be too much for you?"
So looks like we'll be watching some more of House, then. Good thing I'm not a hypochondriac.***
* cf. Breaking Bad, Big Bang Theory, Halt and Catch Fire, Mad Men, The Wire, Fringe (if I can get my wife to watch it) …
** Except for that one Brendan Fraser episode. You know which one I mean.
*** Anymore.
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haha, that mention of St.Elsewhere. Really took me into nostalgia land
Meezer'sMews&TerrieristicalWoofs says:
Does your own hospital experience cause you all those desires to turn down the sound and to avert your eyes?? Just wondering. Kind of like deja vue, or PSTD?
James Viscosi says:
The shrieking and looking away from needles on screen has been a longstanding thing with me ― I'm pretty sure it's because of my decade or so of allergy shots when I was a kid (I had severe allergies to dust, so much that the vents in my bedroom were covered with cheesecloth and my bed was just a cot with a mattress). But the other medical stuff, yeah, I think I did a develop more of an aversion to seeing that sort of thing ever since The Event. Calling that PTSD is not unreasonable!
Willow Croft says:
Aaaaaaiiiiieeeeee!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! *looks away from the post* *feels queasy* *thud* Ha! Medical stuff is absolutely the scariest thing ever!
It's scary because it's real! 😀
Ha, very good point! 🙂
House was a great show. Once you get through that, try Nurse Jackie, she is a female version of House. 🙂
Oh, yes, I've heard of that one ― we will check it out! "House" is definitely going to keep us going for a while with all those episodes though! 😀
Millie & Walter says:
I was a big fan of House when it was on but if you are a bit squeamish about medical procedures it might not be the show for you. In every episode the patients get poked and prodded many times until, at the end of the show, they finally figure out what really is wrong with them. Enjoy!
I think we're going to keep watching it because my wife likes it (I like it too, except for, well, you know) but I will definitely be shrieking and covering my eyes at least once an episode. I guess it's payback for subjecting her to things like "Kung Fu Hustle" ("The review said it was like a live-action Loony Tunes cartoon") and "Lord of Illusions" ("It's got Scott Bakula in it, how gory could it be?") …
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Caribbean Stud Poker is a table card game commonly found in both land-based and online casinos, but it has also migrated towards mobile gaming, making this game accessible to anyone no matter where they are and allowing avid players to access the game whenever it is convenient to them.
Mobile Caribbean Stud Poker is available on a range of devices, including larger mobile devices such as tablets and smartphones including iPhone, Android, and Windows phones.
Caribbean Stud Poker is based on five-card stud poker. In contrast to other poker games though, it is played against the house and not against other players. This makes Caribbean Stud Poker is perfectly suited to mobile gaming, where other players are not present. Players can then simply choose to play the game whenever they wish without any hassle.
With no other players present, Caribbean Stud Poker is a game that does not depend on a player's ability to bluff his or her way through a game but, instead, focuses purely on the skill of the player to make good playing decisions, as well as a little bit of luck.
Caribbean Stud Poker is pretty simple in terms of rules and strategies, and players who become familiar with them will quickly learn to love the game. In order to get better at the game and acquainted with all the rules and regulations before attempting to engage in real money games, it is often advisable to enjoy the free games available on mobile casino platforms. These are great for learning tricks and strategies, and will make players able to enjoy the real money game even more.
Once players begin playing Caribbean Stud Poker, they will be dealt five cards by the dealer. One of these cards will be turned over, while the other four will be presented face down. Players can see all of their own cards, but they will not be able to see other players' cards or the dealer's cards.
They can then choose to play or fold. If they play, they have to place a raise in the bet option. The dealer will then reveal his four cards, and will then proceed to compare his cards to the cards of the players. In order for the dealer to qualify, he must hold a King and an Ace, a pair, or any of the other higher-ranking poker hands.
If the player's hand does not beat the dealer's hand, the player will lose his wager. If there is a tie, the raise and bets will push. If the dealer's hand does not qualify him to play, the raise bets are pushed and ante bets are paid out to the player.
Even though Caribbean Stud Poker might be a little harder to get into, as players will need to learn the rules of the game and the various poker hands, it is an enjoyable game that will keep you coming back for hours of fun and trades of luck once you are familiar with it. Addictive, exciting and potentially very lucrative, playing Caribbean Stud Poker at a Canadian mobile casino comes highly recommended!


A lot of research goes into our stories. Here are some the resources we used to put together our story on using 3D printing to make easier-to-swallow pills.
In a world that's evolving towards personalised medicine, 3D printing may be more efficient than traditional manufacturing. 3D printing holds promise for producing bespoke tablet sizes and dosages not only for children, but also for the elderly and even astronauts.
Challenge yourself to dive deeper into this topic with videos, news articles and (if you're up to it) some academic papers that explore the upsides and downsides of 3D-printed drugs. Do you think we'll all one day have personalised 3D-printed medicines?
This news report covers the US Food and Drug Administration's first ever approval of a 3D-printed drug.
In this TED Talk, chemist Lee Cronin discusses his work creating a 3D printer that is able to print molecules – such as medicines – using chemical inks.
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Ann Robinson talks about 3D-printed drugs and customised medication in this article for the Guardian.
This ITV report looks at the 2018 clinical trial at Alder Hey Children's Hospital that examined the 'swallowability' of 3D-printed placebo tablets among youngsters.
This 2018 study from Dr Matthew Peak and colleagues shows how 3D-printed mini-tablets contain more accurate doses for paediatric patients than tablets quartered by hand.
A review providing a comprehensive account of various 3D-printing technologies, which highlights the opportunities and key challenges of 3D printing pharmaceuticals.
An insight into the technical challenges to using different 3D-printing technologies for pharmaceuticals, such as the formulation, processing and regulatory challenges that need to be overcome.
Ian Birrell explains how 3D printing can make prosthetics faster, cheaper and better. It could transform mobility for millions around the world.
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(11) God has shown us how kind he is by coming to save all people. (12) He taught us to give up our wicked ways and our worldly desires and to live decent and honest lives in this world.
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Paul writes that grace - self-motivated, condescending, reconciling, tender and forgiving mercy - has "appeared." How has grace appeared to bring salvation? In the context of Titus 2, in its broadest sense, it has appeared in the gospel of the Kingdom of God. The gospel includes the message of our great hope, the promise of Christ's return, Jesus' perfect life, and His death for the forgiveness of our sins.
The Greeks used "appeared" in their literature to describe the sun's light bursting out from the heavens onto the darkened earth. Its feminine form is used in other places to describe Christ's first and second comings. When used in the passive voice, it means "to show openly" or "shine light upon" with the sense of suddenness and unexpectedness. This is part of the sense here since we do not normally expect grace to reveal or teach us anything.
Grace, however, has a clear message that has much to do with our responsibility and growth. "Teaching" in Titus 2:12 is the Greek word paideuo, also translated as "chastens" in Hebrews 12:6. It is used in the sense of schooling, training, or disciplining. In the context of educating a child, it describes activity directed toward moral and spiritual development and influencing conscious will and action. In religious matters, paideuo means chastising to educate one to conform to divine truth. It includes instruction, as in a classroom; drilling, as in "practice, practice, practice"; and chastisement, as in spanking or rebuking to bring about correction.
God's grace teaches us by putting us under obligation negatively - to quit sinning - and positively - to grow and produce fruit. The Moffatt translation clarifies this obligation by defining the terms in more modern language. "For the grace of God has appeared to save all men, and it schools us to renounce irreligion and worldly passions and to live a life of self-mastery, of integrity, and of piety in this present world." These are the areas toward which we must turn our attention to fulfill our duty to Christ. Moffatt retains the positive and negative aspects in his version: first, the negative renouncing of "irreligion and worldly passions," then the positive living of a life of "self-mastery, integrity, and piety."
— John W. Ritenbaugh
To learn more, see:
Five Teachings of Grace
Bearing Fruit
Mercy as Larger Obligation
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11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 11/E 8/VH 7/H 7/H 9/VH 11/E 11+/E 11+/E 11+/E
1355 1355 1152 745 337 134 –32 134 337 643 948 1152
E E VH M M L L M M VH E E
11+/E 11/E 9/VH 5/M 3/M 2/L 2/L 3/M 5/M 8/VH 11+/E 11+/E
N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A N/AN/A
11 10 10 8 8 7 8 9 11 11 12 12
80 191 181 141 392 492 482 482 60 40 20 10
E E E VH H M M H VH E E E
11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 8/VH 6/H 5/M 5/M 7/H 9/VH 11/E 11+/E 11+/E
1966 1966 1763 1457 1152 846 745 745 1050 1355 1559 1763
2179 2399 25710 1998 1546 1395 803 723 612 1074 1305 1576
12 13 14 12 13 11 10 11 9 11 12 11
2068 2068 1763 1355 948 643 541 745 1050 1355 1661 1864
11 10 10 9 8 8 8 9 9 10 10 10
201 191 80 70 171 141 90 90 100 151 120 161
H H H L N N N N N L M H
1050 1152 948 745 439 337 236 337 439 541 745 948
472 462 412 713 1044 954 1124 1195 954 924 673 572
8 6 8 10 13 16 16 16 15 14 11 9
E E VH M M L M M M H VH E
11/E 11/E 8/VH 5/M 3/M 2/L 3/M 3/M 5/M 7/H 9/VH 11/E
11 10 10 9 8 8 9 10 11 12 12 12
311 452 392 181 502 492 251 141 30 40 30 50
E E E VH H H H VH VH E E E
11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 9/VH 6/H 6/H 6/H 8/VH 10/VH 11+/E 11+/E 11+/E
1656 1877 1576 1225 1195 1064 984 643 392 753 1004 1155
13 14 14 11 11 8 8 7 6 9 10 11
M M M L N N N N N L L M
11+/E 11+/E 11/E 8/VH 6/H 4/M 5/M 6/H 8/VH 10/VH 11+/E 11+/E
11 10 9 7 6 5 5 7 8 8 10 11
80 161 141 402 1044 1596 1596 1064 673 432 241 80
E E VH H M M M M H VH VH E
11+/E 11+/E 9/VH 6/H 4/M 3/M 3/M 4/M 6/H 8/VH 10/VH 11+/E
2329 1295 1416 1616 29812 31813 26310 1797 743 833 1436 29512
H H H H H H H H VH VH H H
11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 11/E 11/E
2068 2068 1966 1661 1355 1050 948 948 1254 1457 1763 1966
1988 2389 2229 1506 1466 1104 894 693 452 1104 1165 1536
M M M L N N N N N N L M
11+/E 11+/E 11/E 7/H 5/M 4/M 4/M 5/M 7/H 10/VH 11/E 11+/E
1616 1847 1616 974 964 753 723 492 341 743 984 1265
12 14 14 11 12 8 7 6 7 8 9 10
Extreme Extreme Exrtreme VH H M M H VH VH Extreme Extreme
15 14 12 11 10 9 9 10 12 13 15 15
11/E 9/VH 6/H 4/M 2/L 1/L 1/L 2/L 4/M 6/H 8/VH 10/VH
11 11 11 9 10 10 10 8 9 10 10 9
Extreme Extreme VH H M M M M H VH VH H
11+/E 11+/E 9/VH 6/H 4/M 3/M 3/M 4/M 6/H 8/VH 10/VH 11+/H
6 6 7 9 9 9 9 10 10 9 9 7
33513 33413 30312 703 161 20 60 30 110 321 1446 2158
13 12 12 8 7 6 6 5 4 4 6 10
Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme VH VH VH VH Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 9/VH 8/VH 9/VH 10/VH 11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 11+/E
1094 1355 1566 1335 1315 1747 863 994 833 1175 1084 964
13 12 13 10 10 10 9 9 11 13 12 10
Extreme Extreme VH M M L L M M H VH Extreme
11+/E 11+/E 8/VH 5/M 3/M 2/L 2/L 3/M 5/M 7/H 10/VH 11/E
6 6 7 9 9 9 10 10 10 9 9 7
32413 31412 29312 693 120 10 20 20 90 361 1416 2179
20 19 18 8 2 0 0 0 1 3 10 15
38100 3799 3697 3290 2679 2373 2272 2577 2984 3391 3697 38100
10 9 9 8 8 7 8 9 10 11 11 11
753 924 532 351 261 231 141 131 40 60 70 532
Extreme Extreme Extreme VH H M H VH VH Extreme Extreme Extreme
11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 9/VH 7/H 5/M 6/H 8/VH 10/VH 11+/E 11+/E 11+/E
3595 3493 3493 3493 3290 3086 3086 3391 3697 38100 38100 3799
6 7 7 9 9 10 10 10 10 10 9 8
24610 25510 1867 381 80 30 50 20 90 331 1014 1687
VH VH VH H H M M H VH E E E
11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 11/E 9/VH 8/VH 8/VH 10/VH 11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 11+/E
1457 1457 1254 948 541 337 134 337 541 846 1050 1254
1466 1546 1245 944 793 964 622 783 572 934 984 974
13 12 13 11 11 11 9 11 11 12 13 11
11+/E 11+/E 9/VH 6/H 4/M 2/L 3/M 4/M 6/H 8/VH 10/VH 11+/E
Extreme Extreme Extreme VH H M M H VH Extreme Extreme Extreme
11+/E 11/E 8/VH 5/M 3/M 2/L 2/L 3/M 5/M 7/H 9/VH 11/E
33913 38815 34714 2038 914 452 261 191 151 141 562 1677
H H H H M L L L M M H H
N L N N N N N N N N N N
11+/E 11/E 9/VH 6/H 4/M 2/L 3/M 4/M 6/H 8/VH 10/VH 11+/E
1355 1457 1355 1152 948 745 643 745 846 948 1050 1254
Extreme VH VH M M L L M M H VH Extreme
11+/E 10/VH 8/VH 5/M 3/M 2/L 2/L 3/M 4/M 7/H 9/VH 11/E
2239 2409 2289 1667 1576 1155 1104 612 492 984 1395 1626
Extreme Extreme Extreme VH M M M H VH VH Extreme Extreme
11+/E 11+/E 11/E 8/VH 5/M 4/M 4/M 6/H 8/VH 10/VH 11+/E 11+/E
80 181 151 452 1124 1777 1697 1185 713 522 251 120
M M M N N N N N N N N L
Extreme Extreme VH H M M M M H VH VH Extreme
42417 41716 40216 2058 803 462 291 271 331 402 1084 1867
H H H H M L L L M H H H
11+/E 11+/E 11+/E 11/E 9/VH 7/H 8/VH 9/VH 11/E 11+/E 11+/E 11+/E
341 291 452 663 843 853 1024 1024 813 693 572 492
13 13 14 12 11 10 9 8 9 11 11 11
Extreme Extreme VH H M M M M H VH Extreme Extreme
1205 1315 1215 1144 1345 1697 944 1034 733 904 763 894
12 12 13 11 12 11 10 9 10 11 11 10
11+/E 11+/E 9/VH 6/H 4/M 3/M 3/M 4/M 6/H 11/VH 10/VH 11+/E
643 541 541 337 134 134 –32 –32 134 236 337 541
16 14 12 10 9 8 8 10 12 14 16 17
12 11 10 11 11 10 10 9 9 9 11 11
8/VH 6/H 4/M 2/L 1/L 0/N 1/L 1/L 3/M 5/M 7/H 8/VH
Extreme VH H M L L L L M H VH VH
1245 1426 1536 1185 1084 1516 773 964 622 914 1024 863
11+/E 11/E 9/VH 6/H 3/M 2/L 3/M 4/M 5/M 8/VH 10/VH 11+/E
Extreme Extreme VH H M L M M H VH VH Extreme
8 7 8 10 9 10 10 10 10 10 10 8
2098 1897 1406 271 110 50 70 10 30 181 542 1205
14 13 9 4 2 1 1 0 1 2 5 10
Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme VH H H VH Extreme Extreme Extreme Extreme
803 622 964 1074 1255 1395 1446 1365 1044 1034 954 944
11/E 10/VH 7/H 4/M 2/L 1/L 1/L 2/L 4/M 6/H 8/VH 10/VH
-130 439 948 1559 2068 2475 2781 2781 2170 1457 541 –32
-818 -523 -130 236 745 1152 1355 1355 846 439 -228 -621
9 10 12 14 16 16 16 15 13 11 9 8
L L M M H H H H M L L L
1/L 1/L 3/M 4/M 6/H 7/H 7/H 6/H 4/M 2/L 1/L 1/L
-719 -228 134 541 1152 1559 1966 1864 1355 846 -228 -719
-19-2 -155 -1210 -621 -228 236 439 337 –32 -425 -1210 -180
10 8 9 9 11 13 12 12 10 8 8 9
1/L 1/L 3/M 5/M 6/H 7/H 8/VH 7/H 5/M 2/L 1/L 1/L
Bella Bella
134 236 337 439 745 948 1152 1254 1050 745 439 134
43517 34013 29312 26911 2018 1727 1305 1656 29111 48719 45018 44618
L L L M M H H M M L L L
1/L 1/L 2/L 4/M 5/M 6/H 6/H 5/M 4/M 2/L 1/L 0/L
-228 -130 –32 236 541 948 1152 1152 745 439 134 -130
2008 1576 1486 803 632 512 412 462 643 1677 2399 24710
-327 -327 134 745 1457 1966 2373 2373 1864 1254 643 –32
-1210 -1210 -719 -130 439 1050 1457 1457 1050 541 –32 -719
974 833 843 863 904 863 783 894 904 1104 1165 1185
1/L 2/L 3/M 5/M 6/H 7/H 7/H 7/H 5/M 3/M 1/L 1/L
–32 -130 -130 –32 439 1050 1559 1763 1559 1152 745 236
-23-9 -21-6 -155 -523 337 1152 1763 1661 948 134 -916 -19-2
-31-24 -30-22 -25-13 -155 -523 236 745 745 236 -425 -171 -27-17
7 9 12 15 17 18 18 15 13 10 8 6
11 9 10 9 10 11 12 14 14 17 16 12
L L L M M M M M M L L L
0/L 1/L 1/L 3/M 4/M 5/M 5/M 4/M 3/M 1/L 0/L 0/L
-228 -228 -228 -228 -228 -130 337 643 745 337 -130 -228
-1112 -1210 -916 -327 236 745 1152 1152 745 236 -130 -719
1034 773 743 592 673 843 823 1024 924 1044 1104 1074
-621 -523 –32 541 1254 1966 2272 2170 1661 1050 337 -327
-171 -163 -1014 -327 236 745 1152 1050 541 –32 -425 -1210
914 653 964 984 894 833 1064 1034 783 1074 1024 1165
L L M M M H H H M L L L
-130 -228 -228 134 541 948 1355 1457 1152 745 337 134
-155 -818 -228 541 1355 1864 2068 1966 1355 541 -621 -139
-27-17 -22-8 -171 -719 -228 337 541 337 -130 -719 -139 -25-13
9 8 6 5 7 11 13 13 11 11 10 9
L L L M M M M M L L L L
0/L 1/L 1/L 3/M 4/M 5/M 5/M 4/M 2/L 1/L 0/L 0/L
–32 –32 337 846 1355 1864 2272 2272 1966 1355 846 236
-916 -916 -523 –32 439 948 1355 1457 1050 541 134 -621
9 10 12 14 15 16 15 14 12 11 10 9
1375 1185 1215 1124 1165 1044 1004 1074 984 1335 1526 1606
1/L 2/L 3/M 5/M 6/H 8/VH 8/VH 7/H 5/M 3/M 2/L 1/L
236 –32 –32 134 439 948 1457 1661 1559 1254 846 439
-171 -147 -916 -425 –32 439 643 541 134 -228 -1112 -163
11 9 9 8 11 14 14 14 12 10 10 11
1/L 1/L 2/L 4/M 6/H 7/H 7/H 6/H 4/M 2/L 1/L 0/N
-228 236 846 1355 1864 2272 2679 2577 1966 1254 337 -228
-1014 -719 -327 –32 439 846 1050 948 541 134 -523 -1014
2 3 4 6 8 8 10 9 6 4 2 1
11 8 7 7 11 10 9 9 8 8 10 12
N N N N N N L L N N N N
1/L 1/L 2/L 4/M 6/H 7/H 7/H 6/H 4/M 2/L 1/L 1/L
Klemtu
–32 134 236 337 643 948 1152 1254 1050 745 337 134
34314 26911 2409 2068 1536 1325 1054 1446 2369 39716 36014 34213
-26-15 -26-15 -22-8 -139 -228 846 1457 1254 541 -425 -163 -22-8
-33-27 -34-29 -32-26 -23-9 -1014 –32 541 439 –32 -1014 -24-11 -30-22
1 3 6 9 11 14 13 8 4 2 1 0
3 8 12 16 20 24 21 17 13 9 5 0
100 80 110 131 151 171 281 371 261 251 141 120
9 7 8 7 8 7 9 10 12 13 12 9
0/N 0/N 1/L 2/L 3/M 4/M 4/M 3/M 1/L 0/N 0/N 0/N
-228 -228 -228 -228 -228 –32 236 337 337 134 -130 -228
-818 -523 -130 439 948 1457 1763 1661 1152 541 -425 -818
-180 -155 -139 -719 -228 134 337 337 -130 -523 -139 -171
1044 843 723 512 663 863 863 793 683 683 994 1084
-818 -621 -130 541 1254 1966 2272 2068 1559 948 236 -523
-171 -163 -1014 -327 337 846 1254 1152 643 134 -425 -1210
–32 -130 –32 134 541 1050 1355 1355 1050 643 236 –32
-22-8 -139 -425 643 1457 2170 2373 2068 1254 134 -1112 -180
-33-27 -26-15 -19-2 -719 134 643 846 541 –32 -818 -21-6 -29-20
181 161 90 70 201 361 532 412 301 271 221 211
10 9 7 5 8 12 14 13 12 12 11 10
L L L L M M M M L L L L
0/L 0/L 1/L 2/L 3/M 5/M 5/M 3/M 2/L 1/L 0/L 0/L
-621 -425 236 1152 1966 2475 2781 2577 2068 1355 541 -327
-147 -139 -621 134 846 1355 1661 1559 1050 439 -130 -1014
763 632 743 783 803 904 934 1014 944 823 984 964
L L M M H H H H M M L L
–32 134 134 337 541 846 1050 1050 846 541 236 134
9 10 12 14 16 6 16 14 13 11 9 8
2419 1687 1436 1195 753 773 552 693 1365 25710 26110 26210
L L L M M H H H M L L L
1/L 1/L 2/L 4/M 5/M 6/H 6/H 6/H 4/M 2/L 1/L 0/L
745 745 745 846 948 1152 1254 1355 1152 1050 948 846
2209 1636 1365 1044 723 743 542 683 1215 2329 24310 24610
846 846 846 846 1152 1254 1457 1457 1355 1254 1050 948
-523 –32 541 1254 1763 2068 2373 2272 1763 1050 134 -425
-139 -1014 -523 -130 439 745 948 948 541 134 -621 -1210
15 12 11 9 13 14 14 13 13 14 14 15
31712 26610 2399 24210 1616 1335 1165 1677 26210 43817 34113 33713
-818 -523 134 846 1763 2272 2577 2475 1864 1152 337 -523
-171 -147 -916 -130 643 1152 1457 1355 846 236 -327 -139
853 703 843 813 1104 1114 1185 1134 1235 974 1014 1094
N N N N N N L N N N N N
-155 -916 -621 -130 337 745 948 948 541 –32 -523 -1014
Sandspit
–32 –32 –32 236 439 745 1050 1050 948 541 134 –32
-1112 -818 -130 1152 1966 2373 2679 2577 1864 1152 -130 -916
-22-8 -19-2 -1210 -228 541 1050 1254 1152 541 -130 -1014 -19-2
3 4 6 8 9 10 11 9 6 5 3 3
1/L 1/L 2/L 4/M 5/M 6/H 7/H 6/H 4/M 2/L 1/L 0/N
-147 -1112 -818 -425 –32 337 643 643 236 -130 -719 -139
–32 134 134 337 643 846 1050 1152 948 643 236 –32
41116 35514 33413 2199 1436 1155 763 843 1496 37215 43917 43217
846 846 846 1050 1152 1254 1355 1457 1355 1152 1050 948
744 847 1151 1456 1762 2067 2272 2272 1966 1457 949 744
337 338 540 744 1049 1254 1457 1458 1253 847 541 337
141 171 151 120 90 70 50 50 70 131 221 211
1476 1014 703 452 301 231 161 241 371 813 1456 1536
18 15 15 12 9 7 5 6 8 14 19 20
-228 –32 134 541 948 1355 1763 1763 1355 846 134 -228
-818 -719 -621 -327 –32 439 745 745 439 –32 -523 -818
1827 1667 1586 954 964 1004 653 663 904 1707 2028 2169
-139 -1014 -228 1050 1966 2373 2679 2577 1864 1152 -130 -1014
-24-11 -21-6 -1210 -228 541 1050 1355 1254 643 –32 -19-2 -19-2
8 6 5 6 9 11 11 10 9 7 6 7
L L L M H H H H M L L L
-24-11 -20-4 -139 -130 1050 1864 2170 1864 1050 134 -1112 -20-4
-32-26 -30-22 -25-13 -1210 –32 846 1254 1050 337 -425 -19-2 -28-18
10 9 8 6 6 8 9 10 10 13 15 12
0/N 0/N 1/L 2/L 4/M 5/M 5/M 4/M 2/L 1/L 0/N 0/N
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13 Days and 12 Nights
Superior Group Tour
Private Tour in brief
Day 1: Melbourne
On arrival in Melbourne, you will be met and transferred to the Crowne Plaza for 3 nights. In the evening there will be a welcome dinner on board the Colonial Tramcar Restaurant. (D)
Morning walking tour taking in Melbourne's eclectic little alleyways, arcades and cafe society. Afternoon at leisure. (B)
Day at leisure in Melbourne. Optional excursions to Yarra Valley, Mornington peninsula, Phillip Island or the Great Ocean Road can be booked locally. (B)
Day 4: Fly to Alice Springs
Morning flight to the outback town of Alice Springs. Visit the School of the Air, an educational facility for remote families of the outback; the Royal Flying Doctors Service; and historic Telegraph Station. Stay overnight at the Mercure Alice Springs Resort. Barbecue dinner at the Earth Sanctuary Nature Centre. (B, D)
Day 5: Uluru
Morning drive to Uluru via the MacDonnell and James ranges. En route, view the majestic Attila, a distinctive mountain which, in pioneering times, was often mistaken for Uluru. Stay 2 nights at Desert Gardens Hotel. Late afternoon excursion to view the striking colour changes of Uluru as the sun sets. (B)
Day 6: Uluru • Kata Tjuta
Early morning sunrise tour of Uluru to learn about the significance of the site to local Aboriginal tribes. Afternoon visit to the Kata Tjuta rock formations for a walk along the creek bed between two of the tallest domes, before watching the sun set over them with a glass of sparkling wine. (B)
Day 7: Fly to Cairns
Join a local artist for an introduction to the indigenous art of the Western Desert. Afternoon flight to Cairns, then transfer to the Hilton Cairns for 3 nights. (B)
Day 8: Cairns
Day at leisure in Cairns. Optional excursions may be booked locally and include a hot air balloon ride over the Atherton Tablelands or a visit to the mountain retreat of Kuranda. (B)
Day 9: Great Barrier Reef
Travel out to the world heritage-listed Great Barrier Reef on board a catamaran to a pontoon situated on the reef. During the day, there will be opportunities to go snorkelling and also view the reef from a semisubmersible. (B, L, D)
Day 10: Cairns • Fly to Sydney
Morning visit to the Cairns Wildlife Dome to view native wildlife. Afternoon flight to Sydney. On arrival, transfer to the InterContinental Sydney for 3 nights. (B)
Day 11: Sydney
Morning tour of Sydney, including visits to the Sydney Opera House, Sydney's Eastern Suburbs and Bondi Beach. Return to the city for a cruise with lunch in Sydney harbour. Remainder of the afternoon at leisure. (B, L)
Day at leisure in Sydney. Optional excursions may be booked locally and include visits to the Blue Mountains or Hunter Valley. Evening farewell dinner. (B, D)
Day 13: Onward travel
Transfer to the airport for your flight home or continue your holiday. (B)
Meal basis:
As per itinerary – B: Breakfast, L: Lunch, D: Dinner, N: No meals.
Important information Group tour manager:
This tour is fully escorted throughout by a local tour manager from arrival in Melbourne.
Superior tour:
This tour is based in 4-star accommodation.
International and internal flights are not included. For flight options and prices, please contact your Cox & Kings tour consultant.
Non-exclusive group tour:
Please note that this tour is operated by AAT Kings on a nonexclusive basis. Therefore other passengers may or may not be Cox & Kings clients.
The itinerary is provisional and subject to change. Itinerary and departure dates may change from 1 October 2020. AAT Kings operates itineraries in other parts of Australia, including South Australia, the Kimberley and Tasmania. For more information and prices, contact your Cox & Kings travel consultant.
From £1,185pp.
For a price quote based on alternative accommodation standards, to discuss flight options or to tailor this itinerary, please call to speak with a Cox & Kings consultant or enquire online.
private tour accommodation
The InterContinental Sydney, once Australia's Treasury Building, has been fully restored using a fusion of colonial and contemporary architecture. Located adjacent to the Royal Botanic Gardens, the hotel is in the heart of Sydney city centre. The opera house, Circular Quay, Art Gallery of New South Wales and historic Rocks area are all within easy reach. Guestrooms are modern and elegant, well appointed and designed with comfort in mind. The restaurant and cosy bar are ideal places to unwind with a drink after a busy day. Features: 509 rooms, restaurant, lounge bar, coffee shop, indoor pool, fitness centre, sauna. Room amenities: Air conditioning, satellite television, tea & coffee making facilities, minibar, safe, hairdryer, Wi-Fi.
Desert Gardens Hotel
A superior hotel at Ayers Rock Resort, Desert Gardens Hotel is set among magnificent ghost gums and flowering native shrubs. Centrally located to all resort and touring facilities, it is only a short stroll to Desert Gardens' numerous lookouts, where you can view one of Australia's best sunsets, with the spectacular play of colours across the face of Uluru (Ayers Rock). Once the sun sets, savour Australian native delicacies at White Gums Restaurant. Guests at Ayers Rock Resort can also take advantage of free Indigenous activities. A schedule will be provided upon arrival at the hotel and activities may include guided garden walks, Indigenous art markets, interactive didgeridoo playing, boomerang throwing, bush yarns, cultural dances and indigenous art classes for children. Didgeridoo playing is, for cultural reasons, only undertaken by males and we request your understanding and respect for indigenous culture during this activity. Please note: Desert Gardens Hotel has advised of ...
private tour extensions
OZH2020
Flexible Prices & Itineraries
For a quote based on alternative accommodation standards or flight options, or to tailor this itinerary, please call 020 7873 5000 or send an email enquiry
Please call 020 7873 5000 for more information or to make a booking.
Prices above are per person in pounds sterling (£), based on two people sharing a twin-room. The prices which were valid at the time of publication, may be subject to change, particularly as a result of variable flight costs. You will be informed of any such changes prior to booking.
Prices above are per person in pounds sterling (£), based on two people sharing a twin-room. The prices which were valid at the time of publication, may be subject to change. You will be informed of any such changes prior to booking.
Prices above are per person in pounds sterling (£), based on one person in a twin-room. The prices which were valid at the time of publication, may be subject to change, particularly as a result of variable flight costs. You will be informed of any such changes prior to booking.
*Itinerary: Note that for the 06 Feb 2014* departure date only the itinerary is different to the regular 2014 tour, with a visit to the countryside in Mai Chai and an extra night in Hanoi, and one less night in Hoi An.
Discounts cannot be combined with any other current or subsequent Cox & Kings offer. Discounts apply to new bookings only and cannot be applied retrospectively. Offers are subject to availability.
S: Prices marked with an (S) symbol are designated as 'Super Offers'. These select tour departures have been highlighted to help you recognise the best value offers currently available on our website.
• 4-star accommodation
• Flexible - extensions available
• Experienced travel director & driver guide
• Arrival & departure transfers
• Air-conditioned vehicles
• Guided sightseeing & entrance fees
• Maximum of 46 passengers
• 12 breakfasts, 2 lunches, 4 dinners
Superior Group Tour in brief
Superior group tour accommodation
Superior group tour extensions
Guideline Prices
Low season from £3090 per person
High season from £3445 per person
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Even in broad daylight, if I know there is no one working at the place, if I had a choice at all I will not willingly go to the second floor of the Diokno – a.k.a. the MTDC Building in the old days. I cannot and will not even attempt to explain it. The place just simply gives me the creeps.
I had written before that I am not the sort who sees "things"; and God forbid that I ever do because I have no desire whatsoever to see them. That said, when the hairs at the back of my neck start to stand on end and a warm glow starts to envelop the back of my head, then that is the surest sign that there is a presence in the immediate vicinity.
There was this one time when the place was new – I think the building was inaugurated late in 1996 – when Brother Rafael Donato sent me on an errand to the second floor. I think this was in the early evening right after graduation late in March or early April and I do not recall exactly what he sent me there for. All I remember was that I was feeling good rushing up the stairs even if it was dimly lit.
The moment I crossed the door from the landing of the stairs into the space before the second floor's glass doors, my feet just simply stopped dead on their track. It was as though they wanted to proceed no further. The place was dimly lit and completely deserted; and my skin was just immediately wrapped with goose bumps all over.
I did the sensible thing and went back the way I came from; and made up some lame excuse to appease Brother Rafael. The last thing I wanted was to come face to face with somebody whose feet were not touching the floor.
Over the years, one just sort of heard stories about strange little occurrences at the second floor. For instance, at the HRD Office – which used to be situated at the far corner to the left of the northern end of the floor – members of the staff were still working one early evening when the CD-ROM drive of one of the workstation PCs started behaving strangely.
It would open just before the lady at the desk poked the Eject button; and when the lady tried to push it back in, the drive would slip back even before her fingers even touched the drive. This went on several times until the ladies still at the office – already spooked by the phenomenon – called in the guard to see what he could do.
Fine! There was probably some mechanical explanation that remains undiscovered to this very day. There was, however, this other incident.
Before the second floor was renovated, there used to be this secretarial pool in the middle which was walled in by chest-high dividers and could be accessed by way of swinging doors – one to the west side of the floor and another opposite it about twenty yards away. One evening, the floor was suddenly invaded by the smell of soggy socks as though somebody was walking around the place without his shoes on. Suddenly, the western swinging door swung open and continued to swing this way and that as though somebody just passed through it.
A few seconds later, exactly the same happened to the eastern swinging door; as though whatever it was did not want to walk all the way around and instead took the shortcut by using the swinging doors. If you are thinking this is baloney, you may consider talking to the guy who saw it happen; his office is just a few yards from mine.
More recently, there was this story told by one of the school administrators who occupied the small cubicle next to where the HRD used to hold office. The cubicle has a window through which the old HRD office could be seen.
One Saturday morning, this administrator was working by himself – the second floor was deserted – when from the corner of his eye he thought he saw somebody standing by the window looking down at him. When he turned his head, there was nobody there. The following Monday he filed a request for curtains to cover the creepy window.
Then, of course, one hears stories of the security personnel every now and again scampering up to the upper floors of the same building to investigate the seeming sights of some shadowy figures visible from the ground through the glass walls at the front of the Diokno. Naturally, thorough inspections of the floor would yield absolutely nothing.
In the old days, we all just simply assumed it was probably the earth-bound spirit of the construction worker who was stabbed to death by a fellow worker while the building was still being constructed back in the mid-nineties. However, there was this Graduate School student with a supposed third eye who proposed otherwise.
It was not an earthbound spirit, she told those who wanted to know. Rather, it was an elemental that rose from somewhere near the Zara Building – a.k.a. the I.T. Domain – and crossed to the Diokno through an unseen portal on the wall where the HRD Office used to be.
Of course, this very same student also foretold that one of my officemates at the old External Services would have a baby girl as his firstborn. This was in 2003. The firstborn was very much a boy; and the second one born several years later was also very much a boy. With a batting rate of 0 for 2, you are allowed your own conclusions.
She also did foretell that another male officemate would soon have his third child and that it would be a boy. That officemate's wife recently became pregnant; so technically she was not wrong. I am not sure, though, that you can call eight years later "soon." We will also all have to wait another seven months to find out if the third child is a boy.
In my old External Services office near the front gate, I could work alone at any time of the day – or night; it did not bother me at all. In all of the five years that I worked at the second floor of the Diokno, I only managed to stay at my office during a non-working day for a mere two hours. Throughout those mere two hours, I was restless and jumped at the slightest sound.
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"Black Hours and Narrow Escapes": The World War II Experience of Bombardier Robert L. Stone
"Black Hours and Narrow Escapes" provides an eyewitness account of World War II in the Pacific theater through the letters of a bombardier in the US Army Air Forces. He recounts his days training in Texas, California, and Hawaii, describes harrowing bombing runs, asks about friends and family, and longs for home. This edition includes an introduction by Robert Stone's wife, Sheila Stone, and an overview of World War II in the Pacific by Michael Neiberg, professor of history at the US Army War College.
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Twitter announced that it is now allowing all users to tweet and view images in 4K on iOS and Android.
Twitter has come a long way when it comes to sharing photos and videos, including ditching TwitPic in favor of its original photography service.
The company is now taking things even further by enabling 4K photos to be uploaded on both iOS and Android.
This means that you can use an iPhone or Android device, choose a picture you want to share, and let everyone see it in the best possible resolution.
The web version of the platform supports high-resolution images (with a resolution of up to 4096 x 4096 pixels), but mobile applications are limited to only half that resolution and a maximum resolution of 2048 x 2048 pixels.
The company had previously started testing 4K images upload to mobile users earlier this year, and it appears that those tests have gone well, as the feature is now rolling out to all users starting today.
Enabling this feature is easy for the Twitter app on Android and iOS, and it only takes a few clicks.
You must first go to the settings menu in the application, then choose the data usage option, and then enable the high-quality image option in order to display pictures in 4K and enable the option to download high-quality images for tweeting for both the mobile network and the wireless network.
Twitter is also testing an improved image-sharing design, and this comes after several disagreements over what the algorithm chose to display, and the new sharing design is still being publicly tested.
The social network last week launched an initiative to analyze the unintended harm of machine learning algorithms for users.
Twitter said: The use of machine learning affects hundreds of millions of tweets every day, and the system can sometimes act differently from what was intended, and these minor shifts affect users, and we want to make sure that we study these changes and use them to build a better product.
Time to Tweet those high res pics –– the option to upload and view 4K images on Android and iOS is now available for everyone.
To start uploading and viewing images in 4K, update your high-quality image preferences in "Data usage" settings. https://t.co/XDnWOji3nx
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BSP ~ all DQs ~ November 2007
The Boy in the Striped Pajamas by John Boyne is a cautionary tale about two boys, one the son of a commandant in Hitler's army and the other a Jew, who come face-to-face at a barbed wire fence that separates, and eventually intertwines their lives. Set during the Holocaust, Bruno is only nine-years-old when his father, a commandant in Hitler's army, is transferred from Berlin to Auschwitz. The house at "Out-With," as Bruno calls it, is small, dark, and strange. He spends long days gazing out the window of his new bedroom, where he notices people dressed in striped pajamas and rows of barracks surrounded by a barbed wire fence. Bored and lonely, and not really understanding the circumstance of his new existence, Bruno sets out to explore the area and discovers Shmuel, a very thin Jewish boy who lives on the other side of the fence. An unlikely friendship develops between the two boys, but when Bruno learns that his mother plans to take her children back to Berlin, he makes a last effort to explore the forbidden territory where the boy in the striped pajamas lives.
1. Discuss the relationship between Bruno and Gretel. Why does Bruno seem younger than nine? In a traditional fable, characters are usually one-sided. How might Bruno and Gretel be considered one-dimensional?
2. At age 12, Gretel is the proper age for membership in the League of Young Girls, a branch of Hitler's Youth Organization. Why do you think she is not a member, especially since her father is a high-ranking officer in Hitler's army?
3. What is it about the house at Out-With that makes Bruno feel "cold and unsafe"? How is this feeling perpetuated as he encounters people like Pavel, Maria, Lt. Kotler, and Shmuel?
4. Describe Bruno's reaction when he first sees the people in the striped pajamas. Bruno asks his father about the people outside their house at Auschwitz. His father answers, "They're not people at all Bruno." (p. 53) Discuss the horror of this attitude. How does his father's statement make Bruno more curious about Out-With?
5. Explain what Bruno's mother means when she says, "We don't have the luxury of thinking." (p. 13) Identify scenes from the novel that Bruno's mother isn't happy about their life at Out-With. Debate whether she is unhappy being away from Berlin, or whether she is angry about her husband's position. How does Bruno's grandmother react to her son's military role?
6. When Bruno and his family boarded the train for Auschwitz, he noticed an over-crowded train headed in the same direction. How does he later make the connection between Shmuel and that train? How are both trains symbolic of each boy's final journey?
7. Bruno issues a protest about leaving Berlin. His father responds, "Do you think that I would have made such a success of my life if I hadn't learned when to argue and when to keep my mouth shut and follow orders?" (p. 49) What question might Bruno's father ask at the end of the novel?
8. What does Gretel mean when she says, "Something about the way [Bruno] was watching made her feel suddenly nervous"? (p. 28) How does this statement foreshadow Bruno's ultimate demise?
9. A pun is most often seen as humorous. But, in this novel the narrator uses dark or solemn puns like Out-With and Fury to convey certain meanings. Bruno is simply mispronouncing the real words, but the author is clearly asking the reader to consider a double meaning to these words. Discuss the use of this wordplay as a literary device. What is the narrator trying to convey to the reader? How do these words further communicate the horror of the situation?
10. When Bruno dresses in the filthy striped pajamas, he remembers something his grandmother once said. "You wear the right outfit and you feel like the person you're pretending to be." (p, 205) How is this true for Bruno? What about his father? What does this statement contribute to the overall meaning of the story?
11. Discuss the moral or message of the novel. What new insights and understandings does John Boyne want the reader to gain from reading this story?
12. Discuss the differences in a fable, an allegory, and a proverb. How might this story fit into each genre?
November 1-8 ~ read first half of BSP (ch. 1-10)
November 8-16 ~ read 2nd half ~ discuss 1st half
November 16-23 ~ discuss any part of BSP
November 23-30 ~ start reading Dec. book
Clicking this link will bring up all of our discussion posts about BSP.
Posted by Bonnie Jacobs at 10/31/2007 12:35:00 PM
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Hi Book Buddies, I am starting Boy in the Striped Pajamas today and plan to read and discuss it with my grandkids at GrammaMary Book Club in a few weeks.
June 2, 2008 at 6:39:00 PM EDT
Mary, I hope you'll come back here and give us a link to whatever you say in your GrammaMary Book Club. All the books we've discussed remain open for discussion forever and forever.


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I spotted on the Lupin Network that there will be some new Lupin figures; I believe they will be coming in early December and will be a part of the DX line. I've seen the DX label before but I'm not terribly familiar with these toys; anyone here have some? I just got a Fujiko one with her and a photo as a part of the set; I've seen similar Lupin/Jigen versions.


What are Coop Dungeons in PAD?
Co-op, if you haven't been excited for it to come to North America like myself and thousands of other NA players have been, is the next level version of Puzzle and Dragons. Many people got nervous that because dungeons are getting tougher, but still defeated by higher tier players (Ultimate Arena) that there is nothing new to play. Co-op has turned that on its head and brought in a really huge element to the game that only existed through the use of another friend. Now you can not only play with that friend as a leader, but you can tag team a new set of dungeons together.
If you are a lower level player, you can learn from higher level players because it shows the orbs move. I played with Puzzle Boss and was able to see him match orbs as I was thinking of what to match myself. This helps lower players learn more about how higher players match (besides watching my streams and other great PADers out there).
Something that has worked great for me is Skyping with people I play with. This way, if they have lesser skills than myself, I can coach them through the dungeon. Some dungeons I have played so many times that I memorize what the enemy will do (do you do the same?) and this helps me to know what's coming and advise my partner what to aim for.
If you don't want to read, check out my video below, but thanks to my recent comments, I have added more to the story in writing below.
In Co-op dungeons, there are a few things to consider.
– Your partners turn does not charge your skills. If you have 10 turns until Haku is ready to be used after you match, and then your partner matches orbs, Haku will still be at 10 turns.
What Dungeons Can You Play?
Mecha Hera – All I can say about this dungeon is WTF. The best run I've heard about was 4 stones from the perfect Ra Dragon team. I beat this dungeon with Two Measly Gamers for probably about 30 stones. Ridiculous right?
These dungeons have new difficulties in Mythical Plus which makes the monsters a little stronger, and have more levels. For example, God Rush – Mythical Plus features Elia. As long as you can defeat the dungeon, you don't have to wait for Angel & Reaper events (going on now) to farm and skill up Elia. Pretty great if you need an awesome sub for Awoken Sakuya.
My favorite option to find people is through Facebook. I run through this in the video above, but essentially, you just need to upload a picture of your team and ID (as well as other option teams to get more people's attention) and wait. I literally waited 2 minutes in my video (off camera) and had a partner. Better yet, you can friend them afterwards and if you like the way they play, you found a new friend in the game!
Mosblu referred me to an awesome Line group if you follow the URL below. There are tons more out there, but this is one that you can use to take on these Co-op Dungeons as a team!
Padx is an awesome website/forum that has just about all the dungeon and monster information out there. Made by a few awesome guys and run from ad revenue, Padx has also added a new way to find co-op partners. Simply follow this URL for co-op dungeons to find partners quickly.
The match ups go quick as there are tons of people looking to play at any given moment, but feel free to post your own and within minutes someone will join your room.
Hope you enjoy the new dungeons and version of Puzzle & Dragons!


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Bomb-hit Brussels airport to reopen on Sunday with security boost
Brussels Airport CEO Arnaud Feist gives a press conference regarding the reopening of Brussels Airport, in Zaventem, on April 2, 2016. PHOTO: AFP
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BRUSSELS (AFP) - Brussels Airport said it will partially reopen on Sunday, 12 days after it was hit by Islamic State in Iraq and Syria (ISIS) suicide blasts, as Belgian prosecutors charged a third suspect with terrorism over a foiled plot to attack France.
The first three "symbolic flights" will take off for Faro, Turin and Athens from Sunday afternoon, Brussels Airport chief executive Arnaud Feist told reporters, and travellers will have to undergo strict new security controls before check-in.
"These flights are the first hopeful sign from an airport that is standing up straight after a cowardly attack," Feist said.
Passengers will have to make use of a temporary check-in facility as the airport's departure hall was wrecked in the March 22 blasts that also struck a metro station in Brussels, killing 32 people.
The attacks came just four days after Belgium arrested the prime suspect in last November's Paris terror assaults and close links have emerged between the attack cells.
European authorities, under pressure to crack down on a tangled web of cross-border militant cells, have carried out a number of raids and arrests since then, several of them linked to a foiled plot to attack France.
In the latest development, Belgian prosecutors Saturday charged a third suspect with "participation in the activities of a terrorist group" over the plot.
The man was named only as 35-year-old Y.A., who was arrested in the centre of Brussels on Friday.
The main plot suspect is French national Reda Kriket, who was arrested in France last week after police found an arsenal of weapons and explosives at his home near Paris.
Brussels Airport had on Thursday already said it was "technically ready" to resume partial services after testing the tent-like new departure hall.
But police unions held up the restart, threatening to go on strike unless additional checks were introduced. A deal with the government was reached late on Friday, clearing the way for flights to resume.
One of the biggest changes will be that only passengers with tickets and ID documents will be allowed into the makeshift departure hall, and their bags will be checked before entering. Once inside, passengers will still undergo the usual security checks.
The airport will initially only be accessible by car. Vehicles will be screened and subject to spot checks, while extra police and soldiers will be on patrol throughout the airport zone.
The first three flights to Faro, Athens, Turin will be operated by Brussels Airlines, Feist said.
The number of flights will be increased in coming days, although the airport will be only be able to work at 20 per cent capacity using the temporary facilities, handling 800 to 1,000 passengers an hour.
Feist has said it could take months to return to normal.
The 12-day closure of a major European travel hub has wreaked havoc on the travel industry, triggering a drop in tourist arrivals and forcing thousands of passengers to be rerouted to other airports in and around Belgium.
Tensions, meanwhile, rose again in the Belgian capital with police out in force to ward off trouble after local authorities banned a planned anti-Islam rally and any counter-protests.
Several hundred people tried to gather in defiance of the ban in the troubled neighbourhood of Molenbeek, while smaller far-left groups were dispersed from a central Brussels square that has become a memorial to the March 22 victims.
Police said they briefly detained over 100 people but only two were kept in custody. One of them was a driver who ploughed through a police line in Molenbeek, running over and injuring a female passer-by.
Calm had returned to both areas by Saturday evening.
The authorities were determined to prevent a repeat of last weekend, when riot police fired water cannon to disperse far-right football hooligans who disrupted mourners at the makeshift shrine to the attack victims.
Brussels has been on edge since the Nov 13 Paris gun and suicide bomb attacks which killed 130 people after it emerged several of the militants came from Brussels.
The sole surviving Paris suspect, Salah Abdeslam, was arrested in Molenbeek on March 18, after four months on the run as Europe's most wanted man.
He denies having any prior knowledge of the Brussels attacks.
BRUSSELS ATTACKS


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Trzebień – wieś w Polsce położona w województwie mazowieckim, w powiecie kozienickim, w gminie Magnuszew.

Wieś szlachecka Trzebin położona była w drugiej połowie XVI wieku w powiecie wareckim  ziemi czerskiej województwa mazowieckiego. Do 1954 roku istniała gmina Trzebień. W latach 1975–1998 miejscowość położona była w województwie radomskim.

Wierni kościoła rzymskokatolickiego należą do parafii św. Jana Chrzciciela w Magnuszewie.

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Gniazdo rodowe Trzebińskich herbu Ogończyk, rodziny założonej przez potomków Mikołaja Powały z Taczowa.

Wieś i folwark były własnością Zamoyskich od XVIII w. Tu znajdowała się siedziba Zarządu Dóbr Trzebień. Od ok. roku 1880 w Trzebieniu była zorganizowana gmina, a wieś należała do parafii w Magnuszewie. W połowie XIX wieku zbudowano tu pałac w stylu neogotyckim z czterokondygnacyjną wieżą, właścicielem był hrabia ppor. Stanisław Zamoyski, który zginął w 1939 lądując samolotem na łąkach przypałacowych.

Pałac Zamojskich w latach 1972-1975 odbudowywała Elektrownia Kozienice, remont przerwano na polecenie władz. Obecnie park i pałac jest w rękach p. A. Zielińskiego i stopniowo przywracany wraz z parkiem do życia.

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Oficyna (dworek) znajdująca się we wsi Trzebień została wybudowana około roku 1900, do 1950 roku mieszkał w niej syn Państwa Zamoyskich wraz z żoną. Dworek w tej chwili jest własnością Państwa Narojczyków, którzy mieszkają tam i odnawiają zabytkowy budynek od 1990 roku.

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 Trzebień, Trzebień Mały, Trzebieńczyce

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New Study Shows Blood Glucose Levels in Diabetic Rats Returned to Normal Ranges After Drinking Herbal Tea Twice A Day For One Month.
Olive leaf from the olive tree is native to the Mediterranean and middle east and has for centuries been claimed to have medicinal values including anti-diabetic and blood sugar lowering activities. Much attention has been focused on using natural products as an alternative therapy for treatment of many diseases, including diabetes mellitus but the efficacy of such treatments has often been questioned.
Recently, several studies have examined the efficacy of using olive leaf in stabilizing blood sugar levels and treating diabetes. A recent study published in 2014 in the Global Journal of Scientific Research (A Possible Antioxidant Effect of Olive Leaf Extraction in Diabetic Rats, Zoair, et al. GJSR Journal. Vol. 2(6), pp. 165-170, March 31, 2014) showed that olive leave herbal tea taken twice daily for 30 days played an important role in inhibiting hyperglycemia and ameliorating metabolic abnormalities induced by diabetes.
In this study, thirty male albino rats were separated into 3 groups; Group 1 (a Control Group), Group 2 (the Diabetic Group) and Group 3 (Diabetic Group that received olive leaf tea). Diabetes was induced in the animals in Group 2 and Group 3 by injection of alloxan in saline and the control rats in Group 1 were injected with saline alone as a placebo. The diabetic state of the rats in Group 2 and Group 3 was monitored for stability for seven successive days after the injection; only animals with fasting blood glucose levels greater than 300 mg/dl on the 8th day after the injection were selected as diabetic rats for the experiment.
The groups of rats were monitored for 30 days but only Group 3 was given olive leaf tea twice a day at 8 am and 8 pm for 30 day. The olive leaf tea was prepared by harvesting fresh olive leaves which were dried in the shade, and then powdered with a blender. The herbal tea was prepared by boiling the plant powder (2g) with 200ml distilled water for 15 min. The obtained extract was allowed to cool to room temperature then filtered through a paper filter.
At the end of the 30 days the researchers collected blood samples from all 30 rats. The researchers found that the diabetic rats in Group 2 that were not given the olive leaf tea had a significant decrease in levels of serum insulin (-40.67%) and significant elevation in levels of blood glucose (234.17%) as compared to the control group. However, significantly, the diabetic rats in Group 3 that were given the olive leaf tea twice a day had normal levels of serum insulin and normal levels of blood glucose as compared to the control group. The initial elevated insulin and blood glucose levels in the diabetic rats in Group 3 were recovered and returned to normal ranges after consumption of olive leaf twice a day for one month.
You can read the entire published study here Diabetics Blood Glucose Levels Returned To Normal Range By Herbal Supplement.