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WWII Nazi German Wehrmacht 5 Placement Medal Bar With Schinkel Iron Cross
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WWII Army Air Corps Theater Made Bullion MAAF Mediterranean Allied Air Force Shoulder Patch
Stunning WWII US Army Air Corps bullion Mediterranean Allied Air Force Shoulder Patch. Patch is in excellent condition and has never been on a uniform
The Mediterranean Allied Air Forces (MAAF) became the official Allied air force command organization in the Mediterranean Theater of Operations (MTO) after the previous Mediterranean Air Command (MAC) was disbanded on December 10, 1943. Initially, Air Chief Marshal Sir Arthur Tedder who had commanded MAC, was retained as Air Commander-in-Chief of MAAF but in mid-January 1944, Lieutenant General Ira Eaker took over command of MAAF when Dwight D. Eisenhower chose Tedder as his Deputy Supreme Allied Commander to plan the air operations for the Normandy Landings.
In keeping with the previous Allied convention established at the Casablanca Conference of naming commanders from one air force [United States Army Air Force (USAAF) or Royal Air Force (RAF)] and their deputies from the other air force, Eaker's Deputy Air Commander-in-Chief of MAAF became Air Marshal Sir John Slessor on January 20, 1944. Slessor, who also was named Commander-in-Chief of Royal Air Force, Mediterranean and Middle East (previously AHQ Malta, a major sub-command of the disbanded MAC), had been the commander of RAF Coastal Command which was taken over by Air Chief Marshal Sir Sholto Douglas, the previous commander of RAF Middle East Command, another major sub-command of the disbanded MAC.
MAAF reinstated the original RAF tri-force model (see No. 205 Group, No. 201 Group, and Air Headquarters Western Desert) that was used to create the Northwest African Air Forces, the largest and major sub-command of the disbanded MAC. Thus, MAAF retained a long-range "strategic" bomber force, a "coastal" anti-shipping force, and a "tactical" close air support force. Accordingly, the three major combat commands of MAAF were:
Mediterranean Allied Strategic Air Force (MASAF) under Major General Nathan Twining
Mediterranean Allied Coastal Air Force (MACAF) under Air Vice-Marshal Hugh Lloyd
Mediterranean Allied Tactical Air Force (MATAF) under Major General John K. Cannon.
The MAAF tri-force replaced the previous NAAF tri-force:
Northwest African Strategic Air Force (NASAF) under Major General James Doolittle
Northwest African Coastal Air Force (NACAF) under Air Vice-Marshal Hugh Lloyd
Northwest African Tactical Air Force (NATAF) under Air Vice-Marshal Sir Arthur Coningham.
Air Vice-Marshal Hugh Lloyd was commander of NACAF and he stayed on as commander of MACAF. Doolittle of NASAF who temporarily commanded the new 15th Air Force before going to England to command the 8th Air Force, was replaced by Twining for the new MASAF. Coningham of NATAF who assumed command of Second Tactical Air Force, was replaced by Cannon of the new MATAF. Cannon also commanded the 12th Air Force which under the new MAAF organization was much more recognizable than it had been under the previous MAC/NAAF organization. When the 12th Air Force transferred all of its heavy bomb groups and its B-26 Marauder medium bomb groups to the 15th Air Force, the 12th became strictly a tactical air force and the 15th became a strategic air force (November 1, 1943). Twining commanded both MASAF and the 15th Air Force just as Cannon commanded both MATAF and the 12th Air Force. This helped to provide the unified command structure that was a major goal of the reorganization.
Lieutenant General Carl Spaatz, the previous NAAF, 12th Air Force, and 8th Air Force commander, took over the new United States Strategic Air Forces (USSTAF) consisting of Doolittle's 8th Air Force and Twining's 15th Air Force. This allowed Spaatz to borrow the 15th in Italy for long-range strategic bombing of European targets when inclement weather in England prevented the 8th from flying missions. Under this scenario, some heavy bombers took-off from Italy, bombed German targets, and landed in England. Similarly, some flew the opposite route. Overnight stops in Russia were also made by some of the long-range bombers of the 8th and 15th Air Forces.
AVM John Whitford replaced Lloyd in November 1944. Sir Guy Garrod replaced Slessor in early 1945
With the defeat of Germany and the end of World War II in Europe, Headquarters, MAAF, Intelligence Section (United States) saw an opportunity to learn first-hand how effective the Allied air war was from the enemy's perspective. A series of interviews with high-ranking German officers resulted in the July, 1945 compilation of the MAAF Air Surrender Documents.
General Heinrich von Vietinghoff, who at various times commanded German Tenth Army or Army Group C and was the Commander in Italy at the end of the war, was particularly impressed by the effectiveness of the Allied fighter-bombers:
"The ceaseless use of fighter-bombers succeeded in paralyzing all day-time movement..."
"The fighter-bomber pilots had a genuinely damaging effect."
"Even the tanks could move only at night because of the employment of fighter-bombers."
"The effectiveness of the fighter-bombers lay in that their presence alone over the battlefield paralyzed every movement."
Regarding air attacks on railroads, General von Vietinghoff stated the following:
"Rail traffic was struck in the most protracted fashion by the destruction of bridges. Restoration of bridges required much time; the larger bridges could not be repaired. As improvisation, many bridge sites were detoured or the supplies were reloaded. With the increasing intensity of the air attacks, especially on the stretch of the Brenner, the damaged sections were so great and so numerous that this stretch, despite the best of repair organization and the employment of the most powerful rebuilding effort, became ever worse and was only ever locally and temporarily usable. A few bad weather days, in which the Allied Air Force could not have flown, would often have sufficed to bring the traffic again to its peak. Only in February and March (1945) was it again possible to travel by rail through the Brenner to Bologna."
When asked if Allied air power was chiefly responsible for Germany's defeat in this war?, each of the German officers below gave his own answer:
Colonel General Heinrich von Vietinghoff, Supreme Commander Southwest, "Yes..."
General Karl Wolff, SS Obergruppenfuehrer and General of the Waffen SS, "Yes..."
General Joachim Lemelsen, Commanding General 14th Army, "Considered as a part of the general material superiority of the Allies, the strength of the Allied Air Force was of first importance - especially during the last year in Italy..."
General Jahn, Commanding General of Lombardy Command, "They were of great, but not decisive importance."
Major General von Schellwitz, Commanding General 305th Division, "Yes..."
Lt. General Boehlke, Commanding General 334th Division, "The Allied Air Forces have played large part in the defeat of Germany..."


From St. Louis, take I-44 west to the Lewis Road Exit and turn right. At the stop sign, turn left onto the outer road, go about 100 yards to the entrance, then turn right, going into the park. After you turn into the park you need to turn right onto the park service road and follow it past the superintendent's residence all the way to the back, where it ends at a small parking lot. This lot will only hold a couple of trailers. Also, it is permissible to pull off onto the grass as long as it's not muddy and you don't block any roads or parking areas.
To Lone Elk Trailhead: From St. Louis, take I-44 West to the Highway 141 exit. Turn right onto North 141. IMMEDIATELY turn right, following the sign for Lone Elk Park and the north outer road. At the stop sign, turn left onto the north outer road and follow along I-44 until the road curves sharply right. Follow the road and there will be a half-circle pull-off on the right side after approximately ½ mile, with access to a gravel lot at the side of it. This is the old archery lot, but is the only parking large enough for trailers. To access the Chubb Trail, you will ride along side the road north until you get to the gates going into Lone Elk Park. The Chubb Trail is just to the right alongside the fence, signed with a white tree on a blue background.
All the trails here are now open to horseback riding. The first 4 miles, from West Tyson, are steep hills. There is a set of step-like rock ledges to negotiate that can get slick. Castlewood loop is a little confusing. You will ride under, and along side a set of active railroad tracks for a ways, so you might encounter a train. This park is so heavily used by the mountain bikers you might want to consider only attempting riding here during the week when it's not as busy.


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July 26, 2010 | Upcoming Celebrities
'Movie industry has changed me' ---Olabisi Komolafe
Source: Seyi Akanbi - Nigeriafilms.com
Olabisi Komolafe has carved a niche for herself in the Yoruba movie industry. The graduate of Business Administration from the Lagos State University speaks with SEYI AKANBI on how the industry has shaped her life.
WHAT do you like most in acting as a profession?
It gives room for play while working. While acting, I still catch my fun, and at the same time, money is coming in. I enjoy myself when acting. I don't feel like I am working then. Unlike other professions where you sometimes get bored while working, acting is fun. Moreover, I earn good money from it.
What is the maximum amount you have ever earned?
It depends on the nature of the job, the personalities involved and the proximity of the location. But then, if I tell you what I earn, I may find it difficult to get somebody to pay me above that. But the truth is most actresses are not as rich as people think.
Many have the impress-ion that you ladies get money, cars and other gifts from men who adore your beauty.
I don't get any money from any big man, but I do from my boyfriend. And I don't think it's a big deal getting money from my man. Those who are not actresses get gifts from their suitors, if any actress gets money from her boyfriend to buy jeep or whatever, there is no big deal about it. It means the guy appreciates her. That's all.
It's also believed that most of you are very expensive compare with other ladies and that is why you usually date big men or overseas guys.
What gives you the impression that these guys are richer? There are lots of Nigerian guys who are rich and can spend lavishly for their girl friend, even more than what an overseas' guys can spend, it's just a matter of luck. Big men or no big men, overseas guys or not, the most important thing is that the person loves me, cares for me and he is ready to take me for who I am.
Are you saying you don't have any overseas admirer?
When I am not a cripple. A lot of Nigerians call me from every part of the world, young, old, married and single, male and female, who love and appreciate me and my works. They are my fans. I respond to them that it is now more than telephone conversations, many of them have become my good friends.
What about those who insist to take you out on a date?
I always tell them I am busy. Besides, I can't go out with them because my man won't take it lightly with me. But the truth is most of them are not of my taste.
What do you want in a man?
I like somebody with low profile, but who is ambitious and intelligent. I believe I have much to gain from such a man. I like someone who will be like a father to me, not even like a father, I will love to marry a father as a husband.
That means you do not like your fellow actors or marketers
I like them because we are in the same industry. For an actor, may be if God says so, we could have a thing, but definitely not a marketer. Most marketers we have around are married and if I am looking for a man to marry, it wouldn't be a marketer. I will not like to be a second wife.
What about romance with any actor, can you remember one?
Uhh, no. I don't have any love affair with any actor.
But why did you take your time before answering that question unlike former ones.
I think I have the right on whether to answer any question or not.
Does that mean you do not have any ugly past you would like to hide from the man you are going out with?
Not at all. I told him everything about me, the people I have dated in the past, my background and everything. I opened up unto him.
What about sexual harassment?
I have never been harassed sexually. And if I have gone out with someone in the past, it is because I wanted to. I am liable and responsible for whatever decision I have taken in the past, not that I was harassed or coerced by anybody.
What about those who demand sex before assigning roles?
Abba, that is not possible any longer. Why would someone demand sex before giving me a role when lots of people, who I have never met in my life, call me that they want me to feature in their movies. I don't think any actress needs to sleep with anybody before getting roles.
What about up-coming actresses?
Maybe, but I can't be categorical.
That means it is possible you too slept your way into stardom?
Why would you say that? How would I? I did not sleep with anybody before I became who I am today. Thank God the caucus I belong does not even encourage that. Our elders trained us to become who we are, not by sleeping around.
How was your first experience on set?
Wonderful and embarrassing. Lots of eyes were on me, and I was a shy person then. I could not talk. But now, I can talk from morning till evening. I never believed I could face a crowd. The industry has changed me positively.
What motivates your dressing?
I think my mood and where I am going normally determine what I put on. If my boyfriend is taking me out, I will make sure I dress as sexy as possible.
What are the challenges you have faced in the industry
I think it is trying to act out roles that have no bearing with me as a being. This often make people form opinions about me. It amounts to living a fake life.
What do you think people will miss if you decide to quit acting for any reason?
I don't know. Maybe my natural approach to life, or roles that I would have played. I cannot actually say.

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Home Blog Economic inequality Transit Funding: Is The Glass Half Empty Or Half Full?
Jun 5, 2013 Sheila Block
Transit Funding: Is The Glass Half Empty Or Half Full?
There is a consensus building that the Greater Toronto and Hamilton Area (GTHA) needs to invest in transit. Voices as diverse as the Labour council, Civic Action and Toronto Board of Trade have campaigns to support it. Even a columnist for the Report on Business has come out in support.
So, how do we make sense of polling numbers that show negligible support for the proposals to pay for it?
We need to look at these polling numbers in context. The HST is one of the most unpopular taxes around. In part, this is because of its visibility in every purchase from a cup of coffee to a car. It's so hated there was a successful referendum to repeal it in British Columbia. Yet the poll shows that 35 percent of people in the GTA support an increase in this tax. And when the pollsters asked how much we should spend on transit, almost half of Ontarians agreed it should be about $500; which is the estimated cost of the Metrolinx proposal.
So how do we get more people to connect the dots between what we pay, how we pay, and where the money goes?
Maybe it's sitting in traffic when you would rather be spending time with your kids, or being late for work because you can't get onto the streetcar that is making us think differently about how to fund transit in this city. Whatever the reason, it looks like we are at the point where Torontonians are ready for an adult conversation about taxes.
As we connect our city with a transit plan, let's also make the connections between the taxes to pay for it and for other services that support us. Premier Wynnes' consultation process has a stronger starting point than it may appear.
Categories: Economic inequality
About Sheila Block
Sheila Block was Director, Economic Analysis at the Wellesley Institute 2010-2015. Sheila is an economist whose research interests include labour markets and public finance. Sheila joined Wellesley Institute in 2010 after more than 15 years of advocacy and research for organizations including the Ontario Federation of Labour and the Registered Nurses' Association of Ontario. She has also worked both as a political advisor and public servant in the Ontario government.


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WatchTime New York 2018
Collecting the Collectors: A WatchTime New York 2018 Recap
Here's a look back at a wonderful weekend at WatchTime New York including some of our favorite photos from the event.
By Rhonda Riche
WatchTime New York is arguably the most prominent public watch event in the US, but it's also the only mass meet up dedicated solely to collectors and enthusiasts. The fourth edition of the show took place on the last weekend of October and based on attendance and guest enthusiasm, it was a huge success, bringing together industry insiders, influencers, and most importantly aficionados.
The 1.7 million USD Breguet "Be Crazy" on display at WatchTime New York
Held in the architecturally impressive Gotham Hall in Manhattan, the two-day event kicked off with a sold-out VIP cocktail party. We've always had a grand time at the pre-show festivities, but the party seemed elevated this year. The place was packed with attendees, including Number-1 ranked amateur boxer, Brian Ceballo dressed to the nines. Perhaps with 35 internationally renowned watch brands in attendance, people knew they had to bring their social A game. At the same time, enthusiasts never felt intimidated by the star power in the room because everybody shared the same passion for watches.
WatchTime itself is not only a treat for collectors and fans, but the format itself (mix of enthusiast meet-up, trunk show exhibition, and educational forum) is a unique experience for the brands— especially when making direct contact with US consumers.
WEMPE's Ruediger Albers, Montblanc's Davide Cerrato, and Alexander Friedman
Pierre Jacques, CEO De Bethune
And we mean up close and personal. Collectors and the media spent quality time with the actual watchmakers themselves. If you ever wanted to talk to Giles English about aviation, there he was, behind the counter of the Bremont booth. One potential guest that we spoke to, who described himself as a would-be buyer said the experience was unreal and probably the prompt that would push him into full-on collector status.
Likewise, we got to hobnob with some of our favorite watchmakers: Pim Koeslig of Ateliers de Monaco, Stephen Forsey of Greubel Forsey, Rexhep Rexhepi of Akrivia, Fiona Krüger, Kari Voutilainen, and Romain Gauthier.
Stephen Forsey
Watch designer Davide Cerrato (read Watchonista's interview HERE) of Montblanc and collector turned CEO Pascal Raffy of Bovet were also on hand to walk through their newest collections with consumers.
Bovet President Pascal Raffy
Even for a journalist who's been covering the watch beat for years, WatchTime New York was something like being at the best dinner party, and kudos to the organizers for putting together a fascinating and diverse guest list.
The Newness
Of course, the biggest stars at the show were the timepieces. There were a few WatchTime exclusives including three versions of the new Grand Seiko U.S. Exclusive Limited Edition, Raymond Weil's Freelancer Collection Calibre RW1212 Skeleton with a titanium-colored steel case, and the limited-edition Bremont Supersonic, which commemorates the 50th anniversary of (and includes parts of) the most glamorous aircraft ever, The Concorde.
American watch brand RGM debuted its William Penn Model, and AkriviA watchmaker Rexep Rexhepi made his first-ever visit to the United States. It was also the last chance to check out other timepieces such as the gorgeous The Glashütte Original Sixties with the green and black with a dégradé dial which was a great hit at Baselworld in March but is going out of production in December. Judging by the reactions of the guests trying this watch on at the Glashütte Original booth, these watches will soon be gone.
Akrivia's Rexhep Rexhepi and Alexander Friedman
For lovers of vintage watches, there were rare examples of historical and other important models. Montblanc brought a selection of new old stock Minerva models that were discovered in the companies archives. We talked to Davide Cerrato about these archival specimens, and he told us that they were definitely a reason why Montblanc honors Minerva's history instead erasing that company's identity. "They inspired the 1958 collection," he says, "Especially the 1858 Geosphere and the green dials of the Monopusher Chronograph."
Blancpain brought along an example of the 1953 Fifty Fathoms that inspired the current versions of the classic dive watch. And Breguet dazzled with the most expensive timepiece on view at WatchTime, and the dazzling, diamond-covered Be Crazy.
Party Talk
A good host knows how to keep the conversation going. On Day two of WatchTime, there were four fascinating panel discussions. The first of the day — "Meet The Independent Watchmaking Stars," included Rexhepi, Krüger, Forsey, Voutilainen, Gauthier, and Murphy. This panel was moderated by collector and consultant Jeff Kingston, who later led attendees on a tour of the show and also provided an insightful "Inside Basel-Geneva" presentation (which was an also an opportunity to predict the direction of the watch industry in 2019).
Romain Gauthier, Rexhep Rexhepi, Fiona Kruger, Roland Murphy, Kari Voutilainen
Speaking of prognostication, our favorite panel was the keynote "The Future of Watch Collecting" discussion. Moderated by WatchTime Editor-in-Chief Roger Ruegger, experts such as Montblanc's Cerrato, Bremont's English, WatchAnish's Jeremy Roizin, Wempe USA's Ruediger Albers, TrueFacet's Tirath Kamdar and private collector and industry analyst Reginald Brack. As panels go, it was quite open and transparent discussion about the challenges that everyone — from brands and retailers to fans and media — is facing in communicating their messages. The answer, for now, seems to be through enriching the sales and service experience both through traditional brick and mortar retail and online. "The best experience is to go into a store and hold the watch in your hands," says Albers. "But we have to admit that not everybody can come to New York for events like these or go shopping on 5th Avenue." He admits that his boutiques were not as fast to embrace online shopping, but jokes "we are sometimes late to the party, but we stay later."
Oren Hartov, Michael DiMartini, John Ferrer, Chase Fancher, and Logan Baker
The final panel of the day, "An American Movement," sponsored by Gear Patrol hosted by WatchTime Editor Logan Baker with Gear Patrol Editor, Oren Hartov, explored the past, present, and future of US-based micro-brands, including Brew Watches, Monta Watches, and Oak & Oscar.
Sylvain Muylders, Josh Shanks, Fiona Kruger, Michael Kruger, Stephen Forsey
WatchTime was also an opportunity for over 1,400 members of the watch community to come together and hang out with old friends in person.
Mario Peserico, CEO of Eberhard & Co
It was also a chance to meet new friends. If you ever want to understand the future of watchmaking, you need to talk to aficionados of all stripes. Just as the WatchTime exhibitors are diverse, with everyone from established manufactures like Omega, Zenith, Jaeger LeCoultre, and Vacheron Constantin to mass brands like Casio and upstarts like MB&F in attendance, so too were the crowds. We talked to business women and guys dressed in their most dandy attire. There was a gentleman rumored to be Twisted Sister guitarist Jay Jay French and more than a few kids accompanied by their parents.
We stopped a fellow named Maurice to admire his 1960s-era, time only Omega Genève dress watch. He told us that his collection was small, but based on the art of storytelling. That's why he gravitates to vintage, he says "because of the history of the watchmakers, the craftsmanship that goes into the finishing and the story of the watch and how it got here today."
His friend Antony, who was sporting a modern Cartier Tank Francais, was also into watches for the art but more of a tool of self-expression. "What I wear changes every day. It says something about who I am right now."
Sascha Moeri, CEO Carl F. Bucherer
Which is another reason this year's event was so fun – it was a judgment-free zone. Kudos to Watch Time Magazine's team including publisher Sara Orlando, event manager Minda Larsen, editor-in-chief Roger Ruegger, and editors Mark Bernardo and Logan R. Baker for working the room and making everyone feel welcome. Whether you were sporting a tourbillon or a time only, the one question on everybody's list was "what are you wearing?"
De Bethune DB28 Steel Wheels
Baume & Mercier Clifton Baumatic
(Photography by Liam O'Donnell)
Photo Gallery: WatchTime New York 2021
By Jessica "J.J." Owens , Marketing Coordinator
WatchTime New York returned this past weekend to a welcome and eager audience of enthusiasts and industry members alike, showcasing over twenty-five brands...
Photo Gallery: The Watches And People Of WatchTime New York 2019
By Watchonista
For the fifth consecutive year, WatchTime New York brought out the very best of New York's horological scene.
The Collector's Dilemma: Which Watch To Wear? From Tinder Dates To BBQs
By Benjamin Teisseire , Contributor
Collecting watches is a pleasure, but choosing which to wear for each occasion is an art. Watchonista offers an entirely subjective guide for your sheer...


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Explore Alliance Astrophotography Ambassadors - Jack Newton
Osoyoos, BC Canada - Portal, AZ USA
Jack B. Newton (b.1942) is a world renowned Canadian astronomer, best known for his publications and images in amateur astrophotography both in film and CCD. He has authored several books on astronomy, gives lectures, and provides one-on-one instruction on how to make high-quality astrophotographs from his astronomy bed and breakfasts in Canada and Arizona.
Here is a video piece that was done by a student for his Ryerson program. by Paul Sampson of a movie he shot back in about 1974 when Jack Newton still lived outside of Toronto. There doesn't appear to be a soundtrack.
Jack Newton shares a night of remote astrophotography from his home in Osoyoos, B.C. while controlling his telescopes in his observatory in Portal, Arizona.
Newton took his first astrophotograph when he was 13 years old of the planet Saturn. He invented "cold camera" astrophotography, allowing for substantially longer exposures on film.
Jack Newton made this high resolution image of the Great Globular Cluster M13 on the early morning of April 29, 2020 remotely accessing his observatory in Portal Arizona from his home in Osoyoos BC.
Exposure Data: 20min LRGB color
Telescope: Explore Scientific ED165 FPL53
Camera: SBIG 8300CCD
Mount: PlaneWave L350
In 1991 Newton became the first amateur astrophotographer to make full (RGB) color CCD images of celestial objects using a Santa Barbara Instruments Group ST-4 camera, making a full color CCD image of M57, the "Ring Nebula" and M27, the "Dumbell Nebula". He took three separate black and white images, each taken with a separate filter in red, blue, and green, which were later combined in software that was being developed for amateur astrophotography by Richard Berry, then editor of Astronomy magazine. Berry published the first combined color CCD image of M27 as his magazine's cover.
Ambassador Role
Jack Newton is available for lectures, one-on-one tutoring in astrophotography technique, consulting for observatory installations. Honorariums and fees will be negotiated directly with Mr. Newton.
He received the Queen Elizabeth II Silver Jubilee Medal in 1977 for his contributions to science. He is the Honorary Patron of the Cotswold Astronomical Society.
In 2005 Carolyn S. Shoemaker and David H. Levy named an asteroid, 30840 Jackalice = 1991 GC2, in honor of Newton's astrophotographic accomplishments and of Jack and Alice Newton's work in astronomy outreach.
In 2006 Newton was selected by unanimous vote of the AL council for honorary membership in the Astronomical League, an association of over 200 local amateur astronomy societies promoting astronomy.
In 2006 Newton was elected by membership of the Astronomical Society of the Pacific to a third term of office on its board of trustees. During an earlier term he led the launch of Project Astro which aims to assist astronomers and teachers in the classroom. Newton was the recipient of the Amateur Achievement Award of Astronomical Society of the Pacific in 1988 for his work in astrophotography. This award "recognizes significant observational or technological contributions to astronomy or amateur astronomy by an individual not employed in the field of astronomy in a professional capacity".
He is a member of the Puckett Observatory World Supernova Search Team, and is officially credited with one pre-discovery, over 200 discoveries and co-discoveries, and one cataclysmic variable discovery in June 2010.[3]
Newton helped establish the astronomy program at Pearson College UWC, to which he donated his 25-inch Newtonian telescope. The Newtons are honorary patrons of the College.
Newton has been Past President of the Royal Astronomical Society of Canada's centers in Winnipeg, Toronto, and Victoria, British Columbia. He was elected as a Life Member in 1978. His photos appear on the cover of the 2007 Observer's Handbook and in the RASC calendar. The Victoria Center created a "Newton/Ball" (Jack Newton/George Ball) award which it gives annually as a service award.
Explore Now: An Evening of Astrophotography with Jack Newton; Live on Facebook - May 14th, 2020 - 9:00 p.m. Pacific
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Q: How to check timestamp of a text file using VBA I'm trying to write a code in Excel 2003 VBA (Windows XP) to find out if outside TXT file has different timestamp, so I can 'import' it if it changed.
Is there any function in VBA that can save me?

A: I think you want the modified date. If yes, then see this
Debug.Print FileDateTime("C:\Sample.txt")

The format of the date and time displayed is based on the locale settings of your system.
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Using FileSystemObject
Option Explicit

Sub Sample()
    Dim oFS As Object
    Dim sFile As String

    sFile = "C:\MyFile.txt"

    Set oFS = CreateObject("Scripting.FileSystemObject")

    '~~> Created Date
    Debug.Print "Created Date : "; oFS.GetFile(sFile).DateCreated

    '~~> Modified Date
    Debug.Print "Modified Date : "; oFS.GetFile(sFile).Datelastmodified

    Set oFS = Nothing
End Sub

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Q: docker-compose and user namespaces It is known how to use user namespace with docker. Is it possible to use it with docker-compose? I mean:
service:
  - user-namespace: true

or someting like that?

A: There doesn't seem to be an option to active user namespace in docker compose. There is the userns_mode property which can be used to disable user namespace using userns_mode: "host"
The username space feature can be enabled on the docker deamon which will be used by docker-compose when starting the containers.

A: User namespaces are configured at the docker daemon level, not on individual containers. There's no option to opt an individual container in or out of this setting. Since docker-compose and docker stack deploy are used to configure containers and not the daemon, there's no option to configure this setting from your docker-compose.yml.


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Teacher Feature: Meet Emily Sneed
Bella Epperson, Campus Editor|September 6, 2022
Bella Epperson
Meet Emily Sneed, the newest addition to the CHS science department. Sneed completed her student teaching in Dr. Deborah Bennett's AP Environmental Science class last year and joined the CHS staff full time this fall.
Prior to the pandemic, Sneed was studying to be a doctor. She completed all of her undergraduate studies on the pre-med track, but in the midst of COVID-19, she began to question if medicine was truly something she wanted to do.
"I was tutoring during [the pandemic], and I decided that I enjoyed tutoring and making a difference in [teenagers'] lives a lot more than going to medical school," said Sneed. "I decided that this [was] what I wanted to do."
After completing her student teaching requirements through the graduate program at Pepperdine University, Sneed was hired here at CHS. Outside of teaching, Sneed enjoys traveling, spending time with those she loves and good food.
"I am really big on family and friends, [and] I have three golden retrievers," said Sneed. "I have been to forty of the fifty states, and my goal is to go to all seven continents."
This year, Sneed will be teaching Chemistry CP and Chemistry Honors. She is very enthusiastic to join the CHS community.
"I am already looking forward to football season, but I am most excited to see all of [my students] grow up, see where [they] go and [see them become] successful," said Sneed. "I'm really excited about this new job and opportunity to be at CHS, and to be a Coyote!"


BOOST is one of the most exciting footwear technologies in the last decade. Distinctive and super comfortable, BOOST was originally designed for UltraBOOST and PureBOOST running shoes. It wasn't long before Boost crossed over into the world of streetwear. You can now find Boost in tons of adidas Originals trainers like NMD, I-5923, Yeezys and more. Despite the obvious street style appeal, BOOST trainers still dominate the running shoe game, packing energy into every step to push you forward.


The Colt Dome in Hartford represents an important part of Connecticut's rich history.
Around it rose the true spirit of American entrepreneurialism manifested by a company that led the Industrial Revolution, the first American firm to expand overseas, a female-run Fortune 500 company, the telegraph, firearms, the jet engine and the birthplace of Connecticut's innovation and success in precision manufacturing.
The list could go on — Coltsville is part of our industrial DNA — yet in that dome we see even more. We see a historic opportunity to create a prosperous future.
Coltsville is an important part of not only Connecticut's history, but of the American story. It's a history worth remembering, and this month we moved to honor its legacy, preserve its past and secure its future by introducing a bill to establish Coltsville as part of the National Park System.
The Coltsville National Historical Park Act of 2011 is designed to preserve the important story of Samuel Colt and boost our economy by revitalizing downtown Hartford. A recent National Parks Conservation Association study found every federal dollar invested in national parks generates at least $4 in benefits to state and local economies. Connecticut deserves this boost.
For more than a decade we have worked to designate Coltsville as a National Historical Park with help from former U.S. Sen. Chris Dodd, former Courant publisher Jack Davis, Oz Griebel of the MetroHartford Alliance and countless others. We are hopeful that this year the project will finally come to fruition.
The lynchpin of Coltsville's history is its namesake Samuel Colt, his wife, Elizabeth, and the community they created. The name Colt became synonymous with the revolver, just as Colt's legacy is closely linked with the American Industrial Revolution. Besides changing the way our country produced weapons, the Colts' business gave birth to other American industrial titans such as Henry Ford, Francis Pratt and Amos Whitney, all of whom served as apprentices at the Colt factory.
After Sam Colt's death in 1862, Elizabeth took over one of the most prosperous companies on Earth and — at a time when women were denied the right to vote — led Colt to unprecedented levels of success.
The effort to preserve Coltsville has been decades in the making. In 1976, Coltsville was listed on the National Register of Historic Places and, in 2008, designated as a National Historic Landmark. Most recently, a National Park study found Coltsville to be a nationally significant site that merits recognition.
We have momentum. Hartford has a record of success with such efforts; for instance, with the help of a caring community, and federal, state and local support, Hartford's riverfront has been recaptured. Now to make the park a reality, we need strong commitments from state, city and local business leaders and more members of Congress convinced that Coltsville matters.
Leaders and lawmakers should recognize that although the bill has been years in the making, the need for economic recovery and jobs only adds urgency to its passage.
Innovative projects such as Coltsville and the iQuilt — which will connect our cultural assets and create a walkable community that weaves together downtown Hartford — can play an important role in driving our economic recovery. Establishing our state's next National Park at Coltsville would not only boost a tourism industry already buoyed by the Mark Twain and Harriet Beecher Stowe houses and the Wadsworth Atheneum Museum of Art, but also contribute to Hartford's greater economic health.
In addition to the tourism boost, the transformation of Coltsville will cause an expansion of downtown Hartford , attracting local businesses and encouraging mixed use of our old and new buildings — thereby creating a livable and workable community.
History is in our hands — and now is the time to boost our economy and preserve our shared legacy by making Coltsville a national historical park.
Joe Lieberman of Stamford is a U.S. senator who won election as an independent. John Larson, D-East Hartford, represents the 1st Congressional District.


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Atalanta preparing move for Victor Osimhen
June 6, 2019 June 7, 2021 Giuseppe Bianchi 0 Comments Atalanta, Victor Osimhen
Atalanta are showing strong interest in Victor Osimhen.
According to the football transfer rumours in Italian media, Atalanta are preparing move for Charleroi striker Victor Osimhen.
The Nigeria international joined Charleroi from VfL Wolfsburg.
In total, he has scored 20 goals and supplied 4 assists from 36 Charleroi matches.
The 20-year-old has been touted as one of the brightest young prospects in Nigeria.
Victor Osimhen has represented Nigeria at Under-17 and Under-23 level, winning 11 caps and scoring 13 goals, before making his senior international debut in June 2017. As a member of Nigeria national football team, Osimhen won two caps.
His performances have seen him become the target of many European clubs including Atalanta.
Gian Piero Gasperini is looking to shore up his attacking options and Charleroi's Victor Osimhen happens to be a target. He is a known admirer of the player and is reportedly keen on the idea of bringing him this summer.
According to Football Italia, "Atalanta are said to be preparing a €15m move for Charleroi striker and Nigeria international Victor Osimhen, according to Belgian reports. The 20-year-old spent this season on loan from Wolfsburg and the club activated their clause to buy outright for €3.5m. He was top scorer in the Under-17 World Cup in 2015. According to Belgian site DH, negotiations are at an advanced stage with Atalanta."
Charleroi are not in a position where they need to sell and would like to keep hold of the striker, but right offer may force the club to consider a deal.
Signing the 20-year-old in the summer transfer window would be a masterstroke from Gasperini.
Stylistically, he would be a great fit in Atalanta.
Will Victor Osimhen be a Atalanta player soon? Only time will tell.
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Taichung, Taiwan. December 19th, 2018 - Department of Financial and Economic Law held public speech dileverd by Professor Ruth M. Hagrove from California Western School of Law, United State of America.
In respond to the current development of artificial intelligence issues, specifically in term of legal consequences of artificial intelligence. The Department of Financial and Economic Law of Asia University, on Friday, November 16th, 2018 conducting an International Conference with the topic "Legal Risk of Intellectual Property Practice and Artificial Intelligence". The conference conducted into two session. For the first session, all the speaker presents their paper in mandarin and for the second session in english.
Since the sun was arise. Everyone doing their own activities, such as preparing for their work, cleaning the house, cooking for breakfast, walking to their school, and so forth. Like us, on Monday, November 19th 2018 we had a trip to the most beautiful place in 21st century. They said, this place is the biggest lake in Taiwan, yups! that place is Sun Moon Lake. It sounds extremely great to visit, especially this trip was invited by our honour Professor, Professor Tang, Shu-Mei.


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Vienna is the capital of Austria as well as the federal province and largest city of Austria. Vienna is divided into 23 "Bezirke" districts.
The city is located along the River Danube which has always had an important rule in its history.
Vienna is the financial and administrative capital of Austria and home of many international organizations.
Vienna has generally a moderate climate, although the city can experience low temperatures in winter with heavy snowfalls and sometimes hot temperatures in summer. Usually the climate in summer is very agreeable and the average temperature is about 20°C.
The official language is as all over Austria German but nearly anyone speaks fluently English and the local currency is Euro.
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Overall Guide : Schönbrunn Palace 1130 Wien www.schoenbrunn.at info@schoenbrunn.at Tel: +43-1-811 13-0 Fax: +43-1-812 11-06 How to get there: Schönbrunn is not far from the city centre and easy to get to by public transport: Underground: U4 (green line), alight at Schönbrunn; tram: 10, 58, alight ... more at Schönbrunn; bus: 10A, alight at Schönbrunn The imperial palace of Schönbrunn with its ancillary buildings and extensive park and its long and momentous history is one of Austria's most important cultural monuments. Classified as a listed monument, the whole ensemble including the palace, the park and its numerous architectural edifices, fountains and statues as well as the world's oldest zoo, was placed on the UNESCO World Cultural Heritage List in 1997. Inclusion in this list confirmed the significance of the palace and its park as a unique Baroque ensemble. The World Cultural Heritage Site of Schönbrunn Palace with its park and gardens will take you into a world of imperial Baroque splendour. Inside the palace you can learn interesting facts about the imperial family, and you can enjoy the wide spaces of the park on a relaxing walk through the gardens. The park and other attractions at Schönbrunn draw 6.5 million people a year, while the palace alone is toured by 1.2 visitors. (Tip: schedule your visit to the palace for the afternoon when it's likely to be less crowded.) A total of 7.7 million visitors come to see the impressive palatial complex at Schönbrunn each year. The palace park and its attractions: The palace park Around 1779 the palace park was opened to the public and has been a popular recreational area for Vienna's inhabitants and international visitors alike ever since. Extending 1.2 kilometres from east to west and 1 kilometre from north to south, the park offers ample scope for recreation. The palace park is open all the year round and can be visited free of charge. Attractions in the palace park: Privy Garden Maze and Labyrinth Gloriette with panorama terrace Some of the attractions in the park at Schönbrunn are run by independent institutions and thus have different opening hours and charges. For more information please contact these institutions directly: Schönbrunn Zoo (www.zoovienna.at)*) Palm House (www.bundesgaerten.at)*) Carriage Museum (www.khm.at/static/page157.html)*) Marionette Theatre (www.marionettentheater.at) Orangery (www.imagevienna.com) Palace Chapel (www.schlosskapelle.at) *) can also be visited with the combined ticket "Schönbrunn Gold Pass". The Imperial Furniture Collection • Vienna Furniture Museum Andreasgasse 7 1070 Wien www.hofmobiliendepot.at info@hofmobiliendepot.at Tel: +43-1-524 33 57-0 Fax: +43-1-524 33 57-666 Opening hours: Tue – Sun 10 am – 6 pm The museum is wheelchair-accessible. How to get there: Located just off bustling Mariahilfer Strasse, the museum offers you a comprehensive tour of the interiors and furniture of past centuries. Completely redesigned in the 1990s, the museum is ideal for combining shopping and culture, lying directly on the orange underground line U3 (alight at Zieglergasse, take the Andreasgasse exit). The Museum: The museum is a rarity among Vienna's sights and an insider's tip. Visitors should allow at least an hour in order to view the approximately 4,000 exhibits on the museum's four floors. The objects displayed range from items of furniture used by all the Austrian emperors since Charles VI (the father of Maria Theresa), furniture by the Thonet Brothers to Jugendstil, the Viennese Modernist movement and contemporary Austrian architects and designers such as E.A. Plischke, Margarete Schütte-Lihotzky, Luigi Blau and Franz West. The museum will open a new permanent exhibition of the furniture of the Empress Sisi as well as the film legend Sissi end of July. The Imperial Furniture Collection is a "paradise for lovers of furniture and people with a professional interest in interior design". The museum has one of the largest collections of furniture worldwide. On display is furniture from five centuries: Renaissance, Baroque, Rococo, the Josephine Age, Empire, Biedermeier, Historicism, Jugendstil and the Viennese Modernist movement. The major part of the exhibits derives from the holdings of the imperial court furniture depository founded by Maria Theresa. The complex embraces the museum, restoration workshops and the offices of the Federal Furniture Administration, which is still responsible for the location and deployment of the furniture. The storerooms house furniture and fittings used on state occasions such as the red carpet rolled out whenever a foreign head of state pays an official visit to Austria, or the large numbers of red, white and gold chairs used at state receptions. Visitors can dip into the history of furniture, interior design, developments in craftsmanship and technological changes, sit on original Biedermeier chairs and discover how the Habsburgs really lived: you'll find the Baroque gaming table used by Charles VI, eight chairs personally embroidered by Empress Maria Theresa and her daughters, the canaries named Biberl and Büberl and the gardening tools owned by Emperor Franz (II) I, the cot slept in by the children of Emperor Franz Joseph and Sisi, the 'escape cupboard' (a secret door camouflaged as a wardrobe) of the heir to the throne, Archduke Franz Ferdinand, the furniture from the office of the last emperor of Austria, Karl I, and much, much more besides…. A visit to the Imperial Furniture Collection (like the Imperial Silver Collection) is the perfect complement to a tour of Schönbrunn Palace and the other Habsburg residences, especially as the wealth of exhibits displayed here conveys a vivid impression of the differing tastes of the Austrian monarchs over the ages. Besides these historic pieces, there are also alcoves furnished as typical interiors to convey an impression of the atmosphere of Biedermeier lifestyle. The museum contains 15 of these Biedermeier alcoves, three Empire alcoves and three alcoves furnished in the Historicist style. Besides the permanent furniture collection the museum also hosts two to three temporary special exhibitions on furniture design and photography each year. Information on the current special exhibitions can be found at www.hofmobiliendepot.at (exhibitions). The shady interior courtyard provides welcome relaxation, especially in summer. And if after - or even while - looking at all that imperial furniture you start to hanker after imperial cuisine – then why not pay a visit to the Restaurant "Zum kaiserlichen Thron" (Imperial Throne Restaurant) run by master chefs Zhang & Deng. Their fine Sechzuan cuisine has been deemed worthy of one of the sought-after stars awarded by top gourmet restaurant guide Gault Millaut. But you can also take a seat in an original café interior from the 1950s and simply enjoy a cup of coffee or tea. Imperial Apartments, Sisi Museum and Imperial Silver Collection in the Vienna Hofburg Hofburg – Michaelerkuppel A-1010 Wien Entrance: Michaelerkuppel (exit: Ballhausplatz) www.hofburg-wien.at info@hofburg-wien.at Tel.: +43-1-533 75 70 Fax: +43-1-533 75 70-33 Opening hours: daily from 9 am to 5 pm (July and August: 9 am to 5.30 pm) The museums are wheelchair-accessible. The Hofburg, former residence of the Habsburgs, is located at the heart of Vienna and houses several museums, cultural institutions and state offices, including the offices of the Federal President of Austria. How to get there: On foot from the 1st district; the nearest underground station is U3 Herrengasse; tram: Lines 1, 2, D, J, alight at Burgring; bus: Lines 2A or 3A, alight at Hofburg. By purchasing just one ticket you can visit three different museums. The best way to begin your tour is with the Imperial Silver Collection on the ground floor. Afterwards the Emperor's Stairway takes you up to the Sisi Museum which leads into the Imperial Apartments with the private suites of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth. The entrance to the museums is directly under the Michaelerkuppel (the large dome over the entrance to the Hofburg opposite the end of the Kohlmarkt) and the exit is on Ballhausplatz (opposite the Federal Chancellery), which means that coats and bags cannot be left at a cloakroom or in a locker (we suggest you bring only light bags with you and postpone your visit to the museum shop until after your tour!). There are two shops at visitors' disposal: one on the ground floor and the other at the end of the tour. Café Hofburg is also on the ground floor and can be visited during your tour – the ideal point on your tour being between the Imperial Silver Collection and the Sisi Museum (however, you will have to return your audio guides temporarily while you're in the café). Audio guides are available free of charge in the following languages: German, English, Italian, French, Spanish, Japanese, Czech and Hungarian. They can be obtained from the desk immediately beside the entrance to the Imperial Silver Collection. Imperial Apartments: The Vienna Hofburg was the residence of the Habsburgs for over 600 years. The original medieval fortress was rebuilt several times and extended into a truly impressive complex of buildings embracing 18 wings and almost 2,600 rooms. Today 19 rooms in the former apartments of Emperor Franz Joseph and Empress Elisabeth are open to the public. Emperor Franz Joseph occupied his apartments from 1857 to his death in 1916. Here the visitor enters the private sphere of the monarch's life. Franz Joseph regarded himself as the foremost official of state; his suite is sparsely furnished for an emperor and reflects his innate modesty of character. Painstaking research and an active acquisitions programme mean that numerous personal objects are exhibited, conveying an authentic impression of the imperial couple's everyday life. In Franz Joseph's study is the well-known portrait of Empress Elisabeth by Franz Xaver Winterhalter depicting Sisi wearing her famous hair loose, one of the emperor's favourite portraits of his wife. In the apartments of the empress, after the living-cum-bedroom, the visitor comes to the famous exercise-cum-dressing room, where the beauty-conscious empress spent many hours. A set of wall-bars and gymnastic rings attest to her love of physical exercise. Sisi was the first member of the imperial family to have a bathroom in the modern sense installed in her suite. The tour concludes with a festively-decked table in the dining room which was used for family dinners. Sisi Museum:The six rooms forming the Sisi Museum were opened on 24 April 2004 and are intended to convey a sensitive staging of Empress Elisabeth's personality in the historic surroundings of the Hofburg, exploring the origins of the "Sisi myth" and illuminating the historical personality of Elisabeth.The vicissitudes of her life and objects once owned by the empress bring home to the visitor how a carefree young girl from Bavaria became a restless, unapproachable and melancholic empress. The rigid constraints of court ceremonial, her cult of her own beauty, her obsessive dieting and reclusiveness present a stark contrast to scenes from the series of "Sissi" films starring Romy Schneider with their image of a popularly acclaimed, selflessly noble empress. The Sisi Museum presents a true-to-life picture far removed from the popular clichés about the empress. Examples of Empress Elisabeth's poetry provide the theme for each section of the museum. Imperial Silver Collection: This is the world's largest museum of objects associated with a courtly household. The exhibits all derive from the former Court Table and Silver Room and convey a vivid impression of the imperial household, court ceremonial and the culture of dining at the Habsburg court. An astonishing range of objects has been preserved, from utensils to decorative objects that are works of art in their own right. On the tour you will see saucepans from the imperial kitchens, moulds from the court confectionery, table linen from the court linen room, glass services, silver dinner services, porcelain from the Vienna Porcelain Manufactory as well as dinner services from the manufactories of Meissen, Sèvres and Herend, and impressive gilt-bronze centrepieces in a variety of styles – Gothic-Romantic, oriental or neo-Rococo. In addition there are many personal objects once owned by individual rulers, including the gold cutlery and cruet set belonging to Empress Maria Theresa or the silver travelling service used by Empress Elisabeth. Special Thanks Fiona Rötzer
Joe Mifsud
Level 9 1 Trophy Viaggia: Friends
Overall rating 10
Overall Guide : Vienna has a special Austrian vibe that is found in other Austrian cities but being the capital the center is packed with interesting buildings reflecting the life and history of the city.The flair for music and art lovers makes it... more look like a whole stage. Besides there are many green open spaces some of them with beer gardens which give visitors a relaxing feeling especially in Summer evenings. Locals compliment the city because they are helpful and do things in a smart way. Well no doubt, keep it up.
Not to be missed Wienerwald , Wachau Valley.
Bella Miruka
Level 11 1 Trophy
Overall Guide : Nice place. I would call it City of Classic Music. Nice historical, monumental buildings, well renovated and maintained... I love such. Very impressive transport system. Very safe and peaceful environment where you can put your mind at peace! Boring snobbish... more people compared to the Neighboring Hungarians (Budapest) but in General, I love Wien!!
Not to be missed Home of Mozart , Catacombs of St. Stephan , Konzerthaus
Anna Perrucci
Level 13 1 Trophy Viaggia: Couple
Overall Guide : This city is suitable for all tastes and all ages. There is plenty of entertainment, amusement parks, monuments, museums and art galleries. There are also a lot of green areas and parks for those who love nature and there are... more opportunities to do some shopping. The transport is efficient. The only flaw is that it isn't financially within the reach of everybody. It's very suitable for romantic couples and lovers of art.
Level 9 1 Trophy Viaggia: Couple, Friends
Overall Guide : You should go with an expert, someone who has been living there for a long time. There are hundreds of big and small places that are unknown to the general public. Eg. Leopoldsberg and Kahlemberg, the Danube Tower, the Vienna... more Woods, places like the Laxemburg castle and the park, shrines, etc. .. The Schneeberg. etc.
Overall Guide : It's a wonderful modern imperial city, when you visit it's good to follow local customs without doing your own thing; even when they seem contradictory, instructions do follow a logic. The population is proud of its traditions which they want... more visitors to respect and share. Don't forget your umbrella!
kaur harvinder
Overall Guide : It's very beautyful country. Our mostly relatives are there as a citizen. They live here from 14-15 years. I really want to see this country. Its heaven and I want to live here.
Not to be missed Belvedere Palace , SOS Pub crawl , Vienna City Tour + Schönbrunn Palace
Anna Marta
Overall Guide : It's very nice and cozy, I recommend going. I spent a few days there in the summer holidays. Concerts, stalls, museums, castles, baroque-style, a tour of Vienna in a horse-drawn carriage, decorations, in short, a lovely city to visit.
Level 9 1 Trophy Viaggia: Family
Overall Guide : So many places to see, don't think of a weekend even-though super, but need more time, Transport is super an easy esp.the S.bann. Parking in some areas is very hard so use public. Look up the sites on the net... more and plan.
Not to be missed Wienerwald , Stephansplatz , Museum of technology in Vienna
Leopold Kuchler
Level 9 1 Trophy Viaggia: Solo
Overall Guide : Vienna is the heartbeat not only of Austria but entire Europe. A cultural and ethical center of Europe with a presence and diversity of Human from all over the world. It is certainly a Metropolitan City.
Not to be missed View from Kahlenberg , A Concert , The Sacher
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Advocacy — Teachers
What to tell parents
Students who study a foreign language benefit in quantifiable ways. Research shows that students' overall school performance and problem-solving skills improve when they study a foreign language; that multiple years of foreign-language study raises SAT scores more than multiple years of study in any other subject area; and that foreign-language learners have high academic achievement in college.
The College Board reports that students who completed at least four years of a foreign language scored more than 100 points higher on the SAT (both portions) than students who took one semester or less of a foreign language.
Additionally students benefit from the increased ability to communicate effectively with people from other cultures and countries. This life-long cultural and linguistic fluency contributes to personal satisfaction and a sense of achievement. It also suggests an interest in people from other cultures; an interest which can open doors for our Indiana students.
What to tell administrators
All students should learn or maintain at least one language in addition to English.
Learning languages should be a central part of the curriculum at all levels of instruction.
Language learning should be offered in a clearly-sequential curriculum that allows for increasing levels of proficiency at each level of instruction.
Source: "What Do We and Our Students Need in Indiana?" – Recommendations of the Indiana Task Force on Foreign Language Learning (2006).


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Q: Change Android title bar colour *after* the activity has loaded? I change the title bar when the version of Android supports using the code posted below. But I don't seem to be able to change the colour of the title bar once the Activity has actually loaded.
See the following example:
activity.getWindow().setFeatureInt(Window.FEATURE_CUSTOM_TITLE, R.layout.page_title);
LinearLayout ll = ((LinearLayout)activity.getWindow().findViewById(R.id.page_title_bg));
ll.setBackgroundResource(R.drawable.page_title_bg_app_online);

The layout is very simplistic, only containing a background layout and a TextView to show the application's title.
I've tried setting the background resource with setBackbroundResrouce but have not been able to get the changed title to appear. I've also tried invalidating the layout after I make the change.

A: Just a thought: did you try to set background of your text view (not layout)?
Weird... Just tried and it works fine for me:
    boolean isTitleCustomizible;
    try {
        isTitleCustomizible = requestWindowFeature(Window.FEATURE_CUSTOM_TITLE);
    } catch (Exception e) {
        isTitleCustomizible = false;
    }

    super.setContentView(resId);

    if (isTitleCustomizible) {
        getWindow().setFeatureInt(Window.FEATURE_CUSTOM_TITLE,
                R.layout.title_bar);

        View root = getWindow().findViewById(R.id.toolBarRoot);
        if (root != null) {
            root.setBackgroundResource(android.R.drawable.editbox_background_normal);
        }
    }

The code in onClick:
        private boolean toggle;

        @Override
        public void onClick(View v) {
            View root = findViewById(R.id.toolBarRoot);
            if (root != null) {
                if (toggle)
                    root.setBackgroundResource(0);
                else
                    root.setBackgroundResource(android.R.drawable.editbox_background_normal);
                toggle = !toggle;
            }
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Q: Skip geocoding in some cases I'm using the Geocode gem in order to convert addresses to (logitude, latitude) coordinates. In order to do so, I added this in the user Profile model that is geocoded:
geocoded_by :address

after_validation :geocode, if: Proc.new { |p| p.address_changed? }

This works great, but now, I'm making a migration script that populate the Profiles table with addresses, and also longitudes and latitudes. In this case, geocoder is still doing the conversion, and I get the following warning many times:
Google Geocoding API error: over query limit.

How can I skip the geocoding in some cases, like in migration when I already have coordinates?

A: The right answer depends on how you implemented address_changed?.
The recommended is:
after_validation :geocode, if: ->(obj){ obj.address.present? and obj.address_changed? }

but I tend to use:
after_validation :geocode, if: ->(obj){ obj.address.present? and !obj.address.latitude? and !obj.address.longitude? }

in which case you will skip the geocoding if a latitude,longitude pair has already been set.

A: In config/initializers/geocoder.rb put the following code:
Geocoder::Configuration.lookup = :yandex

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The late architect David Boone was always one to take his work home with him—he just kept it in the home's office. The new residents of his 1972 house embrace a more fluid approach to the live/work divide. Photo by Noah Webb.
A couple in northern Italy trade a cramped flat for a renovated farmhouse in the country. Photo by Helenio Barbetta.
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These teams have gone 4-1 over the total in their five encounters since the start of last season. The Warriors scored 116 points or more in four of those five meetings. Denver also scored 104 or more in four of the five games. They've met once already this season, Golden State came away with a 117-104 home win, and the game easily went over the total of 211.0.
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This will be the first meeting of the season between these Western Conference teams. They saw all four of their encounters go under the total a season ago, and there was a combined average of only 191.0 points scored per game.
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Any road team (Portland) with a total of 200.0 to 209.5, and is coming off a straight up underdog win by 10 points or more, resulted in those games going 46-18 (71.9%) under the total during the past five seasons. I like this game to play on the low side of the number for one of Sunday's NBA picks.


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New documentary to celebrate life of Big Brother star Nikki Grahame who died after anorexia battle in Dorset
Nikki Grahame: Documentary to celebrate life of Big Brother star
By Ellie Maslin @dorsetechoellie Reporter
Nikki Grahame: Documentary to celebrate life of Big Brother star Picture: PA
Channel 4 has said it will "celebrate" the life of reality TV star Nikki Grahame in a new documentary.
The Big Brother star died earlier this year aged 38 after being treated at Dorset County Hospital.
The new documentary will show that "behind the bright and funny media persona, Nikki was a complex woman who bravely battled anorexia for over 30 years", according to a statement.
It will feature interviews with her mother, as well as other members of her family and her friends.
READ MORE: Nikki Grahame died of anorexia after Dorset County Hospital stay
Her mother, Sue Grahame, said: "Nikki was so much more than a reality TV contestant and I am looking forward to celebrating her short life in this documentary."
She added it will "be tough, but Nikki was one special girl – kind and smart with the biggest heart".
Executive producer Ollie Durrant said: "We are honoured to be making this important film with Nikki's family and friends.
"We hope this film is a fitting tribute to her legacy."
Nikki Grahame
Before finding fame on Big Brother, Grahame, then an aspiring actress, appeared as an extra in the BBC soap opera EastEnders and played a footballer's wife in Sky One's Dream Team.
She also appeared as a contestant on ITV dating show Blind Date and competed in the 2004 Miss Hertfordshire pageant.
After entering the Big Brother house dressed as a Playboy bunny, Grahame became known for her temper tantrums and Diary Room histrionics, including an infamous "who is she?" rant.


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Dunne, Seán (1919–69), republican and labour activist, was born in Waterford city, youngest of three children of Michael Dunne, member of the RIC, and Brigid Dunne, and was educated at the CBS, Mount Sion, before moving to Bray, Co. Wicklow, in 1934. At the age of 16 he became involved in labour and republican circles, and joined the Workers' Union of Ireland (1936), playing a significant part in organising the hunger protest marches of 1937 and simultaneously serving his trade-union apprenticeship under James Larkin (qv). During the Emergency he received (1940) a twelve-month sentence for possession of a Mauser pistol and one round of ammunition, and was interned at Arbour Hill and the Curragh, where he was remembered fondly by inmates as a gregarious and entertaining prisoner who opted for an Irish-speaking hut, though they also maintained he was never a member of the IRA. On his release he resumed agricultural work (felling trees) and maintained his links with the WUI, becoming secretary of its agricultural workers' section. Under the influence of Larkin, he concluded from the difficulties in organising farm labourers that they warranted a separate union; this led to the formation (May 1946) of the Federation of Rural Workers (FRW). Dunne was appointed provisional organising secretary and subsequently general secretary, a position he held till 1954, overseeing a period of intense confrontation between farmers and labourers as the latter embarked on a series of strikes, demanding better working conditions and holiday pay. The Federation was particularly strong in Kildare, with over 2,000 members by July 1947, and Dunne contended that the strike in north Kildare would act as 'a bugle call to the farm workers of every county'. By the end of that year there were 17,000 members in twenty-one counties who embarked on aggressive tactics in pursuit of their claim, including the sabotage of farmers' equipment, earning censure from the catholic church and leading Seán MacEntee (qv) to label Dunne an extreme communist. In the summer of 1947 Dunne agreed to a negotiating initiative on the part of Alfred O'Rahilly (qv), president of UCC. At this stage Dunne was resident in Bray and served on the town's urban council and Wicklow county council. In the general election of 1948 he won a dáil seat in Dublin Co. for Labour, along with three other FRW representatives; and with support from the new tánaiste, William Norton (qv), a bill that guaranteed farm workers a weekly half-day with pay was introduced in the dáil by Dunne (July 1950), becoming law the following year. He held his seat in the 1951 and 1954 general elections but in 1956 was declared bankrupt, a charge that he appealed to the high court and won. Despite this vindication he was unable to contest the 1957 general election owing to financial difficulties: he had been forced to resign as general secretary of the FRW after allegations of misuse of Federation funds.
He married (June 1956) Cora Ryan of Monkstown, whose mother Agnes Veronica Ryan had built up a successful business of fresh-food shops, the Monument Creameries, and received a substantial dowry which he and Cora squandered in various Dublin pubs, exacerbating his alcoholism. Dunne then left Ireland to work in England in an attempt to raise funds to pay his debts, and gave up alcohol. On his return to Dublin (1961) he failed to secure nomination as an official Labour candidate for the general election of that year, but was again elected for Dublin Co. after establishing his own Independent Labour organisation. Perhaps wanting more parliamentary clout, he accepted (1963) an invitation to rejoin the Labour party, and again won a dáil seat for Dublin Co. (1965). At this time he also served on both Dublin county council and Dublin corporation, and was elected to the national executive of the ITGWU.
As well as being a seasoned and meticulous constituency operator, Dunne was an outstanding, if theatrical, orator, and one of his tried and trusted methods of obtaining publicity was to ensure his suspension from the dáil for disorder at an early stage in the day in time for coverage in the widely read Evening Herald. His frequent boast was 'If Dunne can't do it, it can't be done', and he invariably carried a ledger full of constituency problems, though parliamentary colleagues recall that his delivery of free Christmas turkeys to needy constituents backfired when he failed to pay the Moore St. traders who had supplied them on credit. Resolutely opposed to partition, he was a prominent figure at various anti-partition demonstrations and frequently boasted of being ejected from the Northern Ireland parliament for waving the tricolour flag of the Republic. Also the first person to address the Council of Europe in Irish, he opted out of a conference of European parliamentarians in Bonn (1968) and resigned from the Irish Council of the European Movement, objecting to membership of potential military blocs and to a pledge that would require representatives to act in unison with other parliamentarians on certain European matters, regardless of domestic party ties. Although he was said to believe passionately in the value of the dáil and the need for its reform, his critics pointed to the discrepancies between his lifestyle and his quoting of reams of James Connolly (qv). Speaking at the annual Labour party conference in 1969, he pointed out that for some time Labour had been accused of lacking policies, 'and yet as soon as we produce the proposals, every damn thing in the world is wrong with them in certain quarters and particularly amongst political commentators'. In the last years of his life he turned his hand to journalism, and his talent as a playwright was recognised when 'Dawn chorus', his play based on the Irish civil war, was accepted for production by RTÉ.
After a revision of constituency boundaries, Dunne contested the 1969 general election in Dublin South-West, though the fierce campaign he successfully fought with John O'Connell of Fianna Fáil undoubtedly took a toll on his already failing health. Opinion as to his political convictions remained divided. Tony McInerney, a former republican internee, acted as his election agent in 1969 and 'was shocked to find that he did not give one damn about the Labour party, its leader Corish, or anyone on it. His sole object in life was to be back within the precincts of the house. He was literally magnetised by the lure of parliament'. Brendan Corish (qv) maintained, however, after Dunne's death on 25 June 1969 from a brain haemorrhage, that 'he was his own man in his own setting, an independent spirit who tolerated no mean labels or restrictions.' His papers were deposited in the Irish Labour History Society museum and archives in 1988.
Ir. Times, Ir. Press, 26 June 1969; Michael Gallagher, The Irish Labour Party in transition 1957–82 (1982); Dan Bradley, Farm labourers: Irish struggle 1900–76 (1988); Mary Carr, 'The Seán Dunne papers in the I.L.H.S. museum and archives', Saothar, xx (1995), 93–4 (photo); Uinseann MacEoin, The I.R.A. in the twilight years (1997); additional information from Barry Desmond
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Forename: Seán
Surname: Dunne
Career: Politics, Labour and Trades Unions
Religion: Catholic
Born 1919 in Co. Waterford
Died 25 June 1969


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