This is industry standard latex cleaner and polish.
Takes talc and muck off latex leaving it with a polished look. For a high shine polish with silicone lube after.
Will also preserve your latex while in storage so it is ready to wear again.
Non hazardous chemical but is recommended to not be in contact with skin and eyes for extended periods of time.


On the Move Riders Program and Metro Art Presents are hosting the second-ever Raised on Records concert! This special holiday edition of Raised on Records will be held at Union Station on Thursday, Dec. 13 from 10 a.m. to noon. Bring your own food and drink (non-alcoholic only, please!) and enjoy some live jazz by The Lady Lucks. Seating will be available, as well as free giveaways and transit oriented resources.
Learn more about On the Move Riders Program and how you can get connected with a peer-to-peer travel training club near you. Our transportation partners from LADOT, Foothill Transit, Pasadena Transit and Access Services will be on hand to provide attendees with information on their services. You'll also be able to learn more about the programs and services provided by Metro — staff will be available to answer your questions.
Bonus! The authors of Loving LA the Low Carbon Way will be there to help inspire you to get on the move!
Raised on Records will take place in the Ticketing Concourse on the west side of Union Station, near the Alameda Street entrance. The concert is free and open to the public. Be sure to RSVP here, by emailing onthemove@metro.net, or by calling 213-922-2002. See you there!


This article was originally published in September 2013.
The impact of compounding fees struck a chord with readers (see "Investor knowledge continues to lag," Advisor's Edge Report, June 2013). Several wrote with concerns. Some couldn't believe the math. Others objected to the term "advisor's fee." Here are the calculations.
We described a $10,000 investment compounding at 7% with a 2% annual fee that left the investor with only 39% of the accumulated capital after 50 years. We tested two approaches.
We created two buckets: one for the investor and one for the advisor. We moved 2% of the value of the investor's bucket at the end of each year (representing the fee) to the advisor's bucket, both compounding at 7%.
We compounded the initial investment at 5% and 7%, with the difference approximating the advisor's fee. This was John Bogle's approach from The Pension Gamble, shown on PBS in 2013.
The slight difference between methods is attributable to timing fee calculations at the end, rather than the beginning of the period (see the spreadsheet here).
Sadly, too many investors don't know what they pay in fees. Investors put up 100% of the capital, take 100% of the risk and, as our calculations show, end up with less than 40% of their own money. For this to be palatable, we need an extended period of strong returns; otherwise, we face ongoing fee pressure. There are solutions. Some funds, like Steadyhand's, taper fees and offer rebates for long-standing clients. This makes sense, as do fee-only financial planners.
CSA Discussion Paper 81-107, Mutual Fund Fees says, "This trend away from transaction-based sales commissions has resulted in advisors today being compensated largely through trailing commissions in connection with the distribution of mutual funds." As a result, distribution costs are more hidden from consumers.
Investors may not pay more, as the letter points out, but these arrangements "appear to display an alignment of interests between the mutual fund manufacturer and the advisor that could be detrimental to mutual fund investors," says 81-107. Who is to blame for poor transparency? You and me.
Asset-weighted mutual fund fees (MERs, front and no-load) increased for equity, fixed income and balanced funds between 2006 and 2011, according to 81-107. DSC charges weren't mentioned, but their present values are certainly higher thanks to lower interest rates.
Product costs are different from fees for advice, noted another reader. Investors can't avoid product costs, but they can become self-directed.
Product costs are unavoidable, but there is choice. Canadian equity index mutual funds have MERs between 0.72% and 1.01%. ETF equivalents charge 0.08% to 0.25% before commissions.
Move to a fee-based model and use lower-cost products that offer demonstrable value to investors.
Move to a discretionary license to eliminate time-consuming order approvals.
Use portfolio construction services to reduce time spent managing investments.
This will leave you more time for asset gathering.
U.S. model portfolio assets among registered investment advisors are growing 50% annually, prompting unified management account (UMA) firms to model ETF wrap programs. The next generation will be mass-customized portfolios: personalized, with automatic monitoring, rebalancing and reporting. Automation improves portfolio fit and lowers cost. Current UMA expenses of 1.3% to 3% could drop under 1%, including product fees.
About 15% of Canadian advisors are discretionary and fee-based, a positive trend. Having clients pay directly for advice aligns everyone's interests, focuses on lower-cost options, and can reduce compliance burdens, things upon which we can all agree. Advisors who don't seek better solutions risk losing to those actively exploiting the new reality.


Beautiful gardens, magnificent sunsets, charming people and the many amenities of beautiful Greenwood, South Carolina and the surrounding area draws thousands of visitors each year and many are impressed enough to return later to call Greenwood "home"!
Whether it's a retirement home on beautiful Lake Greenwood or perhaps you would prefer one of our many golf communities – whatever your taste and desire for housing Greenwood has it all and we are dedicated to helping you find it in a friendly and professional way!
Greenwood county boasts 3 fully accredited school districts; Greenwood School District 50, Greenwood School District 51 and Greenwood School District 52 as well as two private schools. For continuing education Greenwood also has Piedmont Technical College as well as Lander University.
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Grace Semiconductor Expands Access to 0.18- and 0.13-Micron Processes With Adoption of ARM Physical IP
Agreement Gives ARM Users Worldwide Access to Grace Technology-Based Physical IP Via the ARM Website at No Charge
SHANGHAI, China and CAMBRIDGE, England -- December 20, 2005 -- Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (Grace), a leading foundry in integrated circuit (IC) fabrication, and ARM (LSE: ARM ; Nasdaq: ARMHY) today announced their first licensing agreement, which enables ARM to develop a suite of its Artisan(R) physical IP to support Grace's 0.18- and 0.13-micron process technologies. This agreement expands Grace's domestic and global foundry strategy by having access to the thousands of ARM physical IP users worldwide.
"ARM products are the leading physical IP solutions for SoC design," said Dr. Arthur Kuo, executive vice president of sales and marketing, Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Company. "Our partnership with ARM will help us expand our global presence and provide customers with silicon-proven, high-quality products, which can help shorten design time, minimize risk and accelerate time-to-market."
The licensed ARM physical IP products include its Artisan SRAM, ROM and register-file memory generators as well as its SAGE-X(TM) standard cell library and the general-purpose I/O library that support Grace's 0.18- and 0.13-micron processes. This IP conforms to the Artisan design standards and includes ARM's extensive set of views and models in support of industry leading EDA tools. Additionally, the agreement enables ARM to distribute its Grace technology-based physical IP on a worldwide basis under its Access Library Program, to licensed design teams at no charge.
"ARM's partnership with Grace is an important addition to our continued commitment and support for our Partners in China," said Jun Tan, president of ARM China Operations. "This agreement expands the proliferation of the ARM and Grace technologies and helps enable our mutual customers' design to silicon success."
Front-end views of the ARM memory generators, SAGE-X standard cell library and general-purpose I/Os for Grace's 0.18-micron process are immediately available for licensed designers to download via the ARM web site at no charge. Complete views of these products are expected to be available in the first quarter of 2006.
About Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation
Grace Semiconductor Manufacturing Corporation (Grace) is a pure IC foundry company that specializes in integrated circuit (IC) fabrication. Grace's mission is to become a leading foundry in China by supplying high quality and advanced process technology to domestic and global customers. Grace is located in Zhangjiang Hi-Tech Park in Pudong, Shanghai, with a total land area of 240,000 square meters. Two fabs based on 12-inch wafer specifications have been constructed. Currently, Fab 1A (8") is in full production. It reaches a monthly capacity of 27,000 8-inch wafers in the second half of 2004. More information about Grace is available at http://www.gsmcthw.com.
About ARM
ARM designs the technology that lies at the heart of advanced digital products, from wireless, networking and consumer entertainment solutions to imaging, automotive, security and storage devices. ARM's comprehensive product offering includes 16/32-bit RISC microprocessors, data engines, 3D processors, digital libraries, embedded memories, peripherals, software and development tools, as well as analog functions and high-speed connectivity products. Combined with the company's broad Partner community, they provide a total system solution that offers a fast, reliable path to market for leading electronics companies. More information on ARM is available at http://www.arm.com.
Contact Grace Semiconductor
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The Parents' Association of the British Section of the City School Grand Air La Baule is an association law 1901 aimed Parents represent the students of the British Section in the city school, and be a major player in college and high school, to participate in school life in school activities by providing material and financial assistance, defend the interests of your children and stay at your disposal.
189 students make up the British Section of about 1200 for City school of Grand-Air.
The number of students in school is up this year, 82 students, including 32 second class.


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import com.intellij.psi.PsiMethod;
import org.jetbrains.annotations.NotNull;

public class InsertSuperFix extends InsertConstructorCallFix {

  public InsertSuperFix(@NotNull PsiMethod constructor) {
    super(constructor, "super();");
  }
}

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Q: spring security ignores authentication-failure-url I have the following spring security configuration:
<security:http auto-config="true" use-expressions="false" entry-point-ref="httpStatusEntryPoint">
        <security:custom-filter position="CONCURRENT_SESSION_FILTER" ref="concurrentSessionFilter"/>

        <security:form-login
                authentication-success-handler-ref="authenticationSuccessHandler"
                authentication-failure-url="/api/loginFailed"
        />

        <security:intercept-url pattern="/api/**"/>
        <security:anonymous enabled="false"/>
        <security:logout logout-url="/logout" delete-cookies="JSESSIONID,sessionId"
                         success-handler-ref="logoutSuccessHandler"
        />
        <security:csrf disabled="true"/>

        <security:session-management session-authentication-strategy-ref="sessionAuthenticationStrategy"/>

I input wrong password and after it execution doesn't proceed in
@RequestMapping(value = "/loginFailed", method = RequestMethod.GET)
@ResponseStatus(HttpStatus.UNAUTHORIZED)
public String loginError(HttpServletRequest httpServletRequest) {
    return getErrorMessage(httpServletRequest, SPRING_SECURITY_LAST_EXCEPTION_KEY);
}

What do I wrong ?

A: Here is the issue and solution:
Based on your config:
<security:intercept-url pattern="/api/**"/>

All paths are secured below the api path. This also includes the authenticationSuccessHandler configuration, as per your current config:.
<security:form-login
                authentication-success-handler-ref="authenticationSuccessHandler"
                authentication-failure-url="/api/loginFailed"
        />

Spring Security is in fact redirecting back to /api/loginFailed on failed login attempts but since this is also a protected resource another redirect will happen to the authentication entry point. You can validate this using browser developer tools on network activity tab.
What you need to do is ensure the authentication-failure-url is on a unsecured endpoint. For example, /loginFailed.
So this configuration will work:
<security:intercept-url pattern="/api/**"/>

<security:form-login
                authentication-success-handler-ref="authenticationSuccessHandler"
                authentication-failure-url="/loginFailed"
        />

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Daughter Of Madonna Shaves Her Head
Should parents be allowed to shave off the young daughter's hair?
That is the question people are asking after the 15-year-old daughter of Madonna, Lourdes Leon, was spotted with a radically different hairstyle. She was seen sporting a bun on top of her head, with shaved side parts.
Lourdes is not the only celebrity who recently shaved their head. Willow Smith, the 11-year-old daughter of the popular Will Smith and Jada Pinkett-Smith, recently shaved her entire head.
The Whip My Hair singer will have no hair in his sight to whip back and forth.
The new raging debate across the U.S. is, if children should be allowed to choose their own hair style even though they look terrible with that hair style, or no hair style for that matter.
Still many young children really have no say what their hair style should look like. Kids have their hair cut regularly usually chosen by their parents. As they grow older, children are usually allowed to start making their own decision on hair styles, with usually the first few being a disaster.
Madonna had no comment on her daughter's hair style.
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Tell Me About Yourself – the interviewer doesn't know you, so this is the chance to sell yourself. Think about relevant experience, skills and how you meet some of the attributes the job will require.
Talk Me through your CV – make sure you know your CV inside out and be able to talk about your previous jobs in a way that brings them to life and highlights the transferable skills that you can bring to the job you have applied for.
2. Find out what type of interview you are going to; is it a traditional 1-2-1 conversation with the interviewer? It could be a panel interview with several people from the company or a group interview where there are other applicants for the same job. Sometimes you may be asked to do some tests.
3. Do some research about the company and the position you are applying for. This will help you feel more confident when you are asked to explain why you would be suited to the job. It also helps you think of any questions you want to ask.
4. Don't be tempted to respond to questions too quickly. Many people get nervous in interviews and talk too quickly. Don't be afraid to take a pause and think before you reply.
5. Prepare some questions that show a genuine interest in the job. Maybe you want to know more about what the job entails or what it's like to work at the company. Don't be tempted to just ask questions for the sake of it. The best interviews are just a conversation.
6. Choose an interview outfit that is comfortable and suitable for the job you're applying for. It doesn't have to be a suit, but it should look smart and clean. Do you need a haircut, are your shoes polished?
7. Plan your route to the interview, whether you are driving or taking public transport, allow for traffic. If there is a local coffee shop you could arrive early and reduce stress. If not, aim to arrive 15 minutes before your interview so you aren't rushing and you have time to go the toilet, check your hair, straighten your tie etc.
8. Take a copy of the job description and the person description with you in a neat folder. Read through them before you go into the interview. Take a couple of spare copies of your CV – just in case.
9. Finally, it's natural to be nervous in an interview situation. Most interviewers know you may need some time to answer questions and compose yourself. Don't panic – this is your opportunity to show them why they should hire you.


The 2017 version of Get High on the Tablelands was looking like a hard sell. Ride to the highest point in Queensland….. through fog and drizzle….. battling headwinds and chill…… AND …… in the depths of winter. The whole deal seemed like the perfect storm and destined to have FNQ Audax riders avoiding it like the plague. But the lure of hot drinks, snuggle rugs and warm company obviously overcame any hesitations about a mid July ride in the FNQ high country. Fourteen riders registered for the 200km and 49 for the 100km, topping the 2016 total of 49 registrants for the day !!
In the weeks prior to the ride, Atherton had sulked along under grey skies and the endless drizzle of dreary winter weather. So it was initially unnerving to see bright spots of light in the pre-dawn hours of Sunday 16 July. Fortunately, someone identified the unfamiliar night lights as stars, and we all relaxed. Once again, the weather gods had smiled on Audax FNQ, and given us our most perfect winter day in months.
After a quick round of collecting Brevets, checking lights, stocking up on bananas (of course) and a ride briefing, the three wave starts set off to tackle the first challenge of the day. After a few kilometres of leg warming, the real task of Getting High begins with a climb up the Herberton Range. Attempts to downplay this climb in the ride description were thwarted by a shiny new road sign warning of a "very steep climb", which only served to make the slightly nervous riders even more twitchy.
The climb up the range is mercifully short, and rewards riders with a quick roll into the town of Herberton, where is was becoming abundantly clear just how beautiful the day was looking. The blue skies were a welcome distraction from the uphill tilt of the road all the way to the first control at Longlands Gap. Once again, Kim was waiting with the plenty of yummies including his top-secret recipe fruit cake. After lingering for much longer than necessary, and eating more fruit cake than required by any caloric expenditure, it was time to find the secret stamp at the highest point of the ride and stop for the obligatory photo shoot. In stark contrast to the foggy skies of 2016, there were crystal clear views for miles across green paddocks to the wind turbines in the distance.
The ride down Tomoulin Road into Ravenshoe is wickedly quick, and even more delightful without the usual buffeting from sneaky side- winds. We rolled into Ravenshoe just in time to see the rest of the pack disappearing into the distance, leaving us slightly concerned about the remaining cake and coffee supplies in the cafe. After more unnecessary (but otherwise yummy) food, we headed back towards Atherton, trying not to ponder why the road points uphill after leaving Queensland's highest town. The picture perfect weather continued, and we gleefully scoffed at the fog warning signs, stopped for tourist shots and soaked up the views. Somewhere in all that sun worship, there was a moment of panic as I recalled the tube of sunscreen still sitting in Atherton, and suddenly the gloomy weather of weeks gone by looked more appealing. There was an unscheduled stop for a puncture repair, fortunately in a shady spot, where a bevvy of experts assisted with fingers and tools and suggestions, before the tube was replaced and everyone was underway again.
It was (mostly) downhill from Longlands Gap all the way back to Atherton, passing through the rainforest and back into the green paddocks and cane fields. The views across to Atherton from the lookout were a welcome sight for many, who were by now content to marvel at the downhill ahead and their speedo readings, rather than continue to luxuriate in the big vistas of the day.
The streets of downtown Atherton are pretty quiet on a Sunday afternoon, particularly after the coffee shop has closed and most of the 100km riders had long finished and gone home. Undeterred, Brenda and Nola were waiting patiently at the final control, with Brenda showing a remarkable touch of inventiveness by begging a passerby to slip across to the shop and buy her a puzzle book.
The first of the 200km riders arrived home in 9 hours 56 minutes, looking well pleased with their efforts.
The rest of the 200km field made it home an hour or so later. While we are always full of admiration for those tackling their first ever 200km, some feats of the day left us in awe. How about doing your first ever group ride, just a few months after starting riding, and in sandshoes ???
It was smiles all around as the last few riders found their way home, just as the sun was setting on this amazing Atherton winter's day. Our Victorian visitor, Ron, arrived home still looking cheerful after a big reconnaissance day in preparation for his FNQ Gran Turismo ride in September.
And it was a special welcome home to our last rider, who had pumped up his leaking tyre every few kilometres for the last hour or two. He assures us he will do a bit more research into on-road repairs of tubeless tyres before the next Audax ride. After all, it was the first big run for his new bike.
Congratulations to everyone who joined in the ride, and a special thanks to our volunteers – Brenda, Kim and Nola.
There is a world of choice coming up from 2 September to 10 September 2017, with the Great Northern 6 Pack and the Far North Queensland Gran Turismo. Choose from day rides of 100km and 200km, or a longer challenge of 300km, 400km or 600km. Grab a few days off work and join the Audax crew from around Australia and overseas. Day registrations are now open. See you in September 2017.


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NCAA independent lacrosse schools are four-year institutions in the United States that do not belong to a lacrosse-only conference or a primary all-sports conference that sponsors lacrosse. As of the 2016–17 academic year there are 22 men's and 9 women's lacrosse programs in Division I, Division II, and Division III that compete as independents.

Division I

Men's
The only team playing as an independent in the upcoming 2023 season is Hartford, which began a transition from Division I to Division III in the 2021–22 school year. The 2022–23 school year, in which Hartford's entire athletic program (except men's and women's golf) is independent, is the last for Hartford in Division I, as it will join the D-III Commonwealth Coast Conference in July 2023.

Women's
Four schools will compete as D-I independents in the 2023 season. As noted above, Hartford will be a full independent in its final D-I season before moving to D-III in July 2023. San Diego State and UC Davis became independents after the 2021 season, when their former women's lacrosse home of the Mountain Pacific Sports Federation shut down its league due to a lack of sponsoring members. Both will join Pac-12 Conference women's lacrosse after the 2023 season. Xavier will play its inaugural women's lacrosse season as an independent before starting play in its full-time home of the Big East Conference in 2024.

Division II

Women's

Division III

Men's

Women's

See also
 College lacrosse
 NCAA Independents

References

External links
 NCAA Lacrosse

NCAA lists
Indep
NCAA independent schools

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Welcome to the Fall 2018 Section 11 Extra Tournament!
Teams must check-in at least one hour prior to their first match. Coach and players must be present at the check-in.
AYSO identification cards for each player, Coach and Assistant Coach.
Failure to provide all of the above-indicated documents will result in player or team ineligibility to participate in the tournament.


Now is the right time to find out. Do you feel confused, hopeless, or tired? It's not enough to run on a low battery, or one that hasn't recharged in a long time or even a short time.
It isn't a waste of time. It is brave to stop. To realize it won't work to think only of your to-do list and deadlines.
Recharging, without guilt, helps you accomplish all the things in the right way, at your pace. On your soul's timeline, not your head's.
Seek out what gives you energy. Find the things and places that nourish you. A walk. A book that soothes your soul. A hot cup of tea. Prayer. Nature. Water. Being honest. Strong, solid trees. Rest. Warmth. Hot water. A bath. Talking to God. The sun. Hot tears. Birds. Animals.
Your energy is particular and special. It has a rhythm to it that will carry you through to all the amazing things you want to do. You must step in line with its beat. Let it carry you. Allow it to carry you by paying attention. Without the rhythm of your energy, without knowing what nourishes you, you will question what ought not to be questioned. Seek what nourishes you to find the answers.
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World's first gene-edited lizards
A group of University of Georgia researchers led by geneticist Douglas Menke has become the first in the world to successfully produce a genetically modified reptile—specifically, four albino lizards—using the CRISPR-Cas9 gene-editing tool. The team's results, which appeared online March 31, have been submitted for peer review. For more information see the IDTechEx report on Synthetic Biology 2018.
"Reptiles are very understudied in terms of their reproductive biology and embryonic development," said Menke, associate professor in the department of genetics. "There are no good methods to manipulate embryos like we can easily do with mammals, fish or amphibians. To our knowledge, no other lab in the world has produced a genetically altered reptile."
Gene manipulation using CRISPR typically involves injecting gene-editing solutions into an animal's newly fertilized egg or single-cell embryo, causing a mutation in the DNA that is reproduced in all subsequent cells. However female reptiles can store sperm in their oviducts for long periods, making it difficult to pinpoint the exact moment of fertilization. Also, the physiology of their fertilized eggs, which have pliable shells with no air space inside, presents challenges for manipulating embryos without damaging them.
Working with the species Anolis sagrei, commonly called the brown anole, Menke's team overcame these challenges by microinjecting CRISPR proteins into multiple immature eggs, or oocytes, still located in the lizards' ovaries. Targeting the tyrosinase gene, they successfully injected 146 oocytes from 21 lizards, then waited for the oocytes to be fertilized naturally. Within a few weeks, they realized their goal: four offspring displaying the telltale trait of albinism, which results when tyrosinase is inactivated.
"When I saw our first albino hatchling, it was truly awe inspiring," said D.V.M./Ph.D. student Ashley Rasys, who was first author on the study. "I'm most excited about the possibility of expanding this approach into many other reptilian model systems, effectively opening the doorway for future functional studies."
Menke, who typically studies mice, said he chose brown anoles because they essentially represent a reptilian counterpart to Darwin's famous Galapagos finches—the lizards are spread throughout the islands of the Caribbean, with distinctive traits arising among each island's relatively isolated population. Leg size, for example, is highly variable among different species of anoles, with ground-dwelling species possessing big and strong legs adapted to running and leaping, while their tree-dwelling cousins have smaller legs that are more agile for limb-hopping. The lizards for this study were all collected from the wild in an area near Orlando, Florida.
The ability to study the genes of brown anoles could also have implications for human genetics work. The tyrosinase gene is required for certain aspects of eye development shared between humans and anoles, but absent in the eyes of mice and other organisms commonly used for biomedical research. Researchers looking to explore ways to manipulate this gene for human ocular health did not have a suitable animal model—until now.
As an added bonus, Menke's team noted that the mutant anoles not only displayed the manipulated tyrosinase in the gene copies inherited from their mother, but from the father as well. This means that the CRISPR reagent likely remained active in the mother's oocytes much longer than anticipated and mutated the paternal genes post-fertilization.
"That was a surprise," Menke said. "It enabled us to see the functional requirements of the gene without having to breed mutated animals to produce offspring who inherit the mutated gene from both parents. It's a big time-saver."
"This work could have far-reaching impact not only for the study of reptile genetics but also for the advancement of genomic medicine and application in humans," said David Lee, UGA vice president for research. "I applaud Dr. Menke and his colleagues on this very significant achievement."
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Latitude Lamp, a solar lamp made for 41 degrees latitude, can be configured in three variations with the solar panel facing south, its LED lights pointing in a range of directions at night and its multi-facetted surfaces changing with the sunlight throughout the day. By tilting the angle of the solar panel, the lamp can be adapted to any geographic location, assembled in various ways into screens, or blown up to inhabitable scale.
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Jazzvinia: Nnenna sings Lena
Nnenna Freelon grew up immersed in music but it wasn't until she was in her mid 30s that she made her "big break", or at least a big break in jazz. This happened partly because she met Ellis Marsalis, patriarch of the Marsalis Jazz Family, who introduced her to record executives at Columbia Records. Since then she has performed throughout the country with Aretha Franklin, Ramsey Lewis and James Moody. Lena Horne was not just another singer and performer; she was the first African American performer to sign a long-term contract with a Hollywood studio, and is known for the most famous recording of 'Stormy Weather'.
For Nnenna, performing this tribute to Lena Horne is more than just singing record copies to a room of Lena fans. Freelon is going to emulate Lena's spirit and channel that into her own musical interpretations, weaving the audience through Lena's life and its impact on her own. Throughout the show Freelon will pay homage to one of her icons and still make time to give some standards the "nonstandard approach" just like she has done with 'Nature Boy', 'Prelude to a Kiss', and 'Skylark'. June 22 is Nnenna's chance to evolve jazz music yet again and to honor the legendary Lena Horne.


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/**
 * Merging Pipe Tee.
 * <P>
 * Writes the messages from multiple input pipelines into
 * a single output pipe fitting.</P>
 * <P>
 * Create the TeeMerge and the two optional constructor inputs.
 * This is the most common configuration, though you can connect
 * as many inputs as necessary by calling <code>connectInput</code>
 * repeatedly.</P>
 * <P>
 * Connect the single output fitting normally by calling the
 * <code>connect</code> method, as you would with any other PipeFitting.</P>
 *
 * @class puremvc.pipes.TeeMerge
 * @extends puremvc.pipes.Pipe
 * @constructor
 * Creates a new TeeMerge instance.
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 * @param {puremvc.pipes.PipeFitting} input2
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function TeeMerge( input1, input2 )
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TeeMerge.prototype = new Pipe();
TeeMerge.prototype.constructor = TeeMerge;

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 * NOTE: You can connect as many inputs as you want
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 * @param {puremvc.pipes.PipeFitting} input
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TeeMerge.prototype.connectInput = function( input )
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BBC NEWS | UK | Quiz: Are you drinking too much?
Quiz: Are you drinking too much?
New figures have shown that at least six times as many Britons are hooked on booze than Class A drugs.
And every day 13 people die as a direct result of alcohol misuse.
Is the UK's drinking getting out of hand? How much do you know about what's safe to drink, what's not, and what impact it has?
The guideline limits on safe drinking are between three and four units a day for men, and between two and three units for women. But which of the above drinks represents only one unit?
In any given week of the year, what proportion of the population claim to have been abstaining?
But isn't some drinking supposed to be good for you?
Red wine in particular has been linked with several health benefits – all of these except which one?
Women in particular are drinking more than in past years. But women of which of these nations are most likely to be non-drinkers?
According to Alcohol Concern, "this sort of product is aimed at a market which just really wants to drink to get drunk." What?
Once alcohol is in your body, it can end up variously as sweat, boozy breath, or a visit to the loo, and what's left is broken down by the liver. But how large a share of the task does the liver take?
You have a heavy night mid-week. By midnight, you are slightly more than twice over the drink-drive limit, and you walk home from the pub. Next morning, feeling a bit groggy, you get up at drive to work at 7.30am, and get done for drink driving. Possible?
About 3.8 million people are thought to be dependent on drink in England and Wales, six times the number hooked on drugs. How does funding for treatment compare?
Bridget Jones's Diary, 1 January: "9st 3lb (but post-Christmas), alcohol units 14 (but effectively covers 2 days as 4 hours of party was on New Year's Day), cigarettes 22, calories 5,424." Not many women are as careful as Bridget at keeping a record of their drinking, though. Approximately what proportion?


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Horse racing season still set to begin early at Del Mar Fairgrounds
Horses sprint from the gate at Del Mar on opening day last year. This year opening day will be July 10, without spectators.
((Nelvin C. Cepeda/San Diego Union-Tribune)
By Luke HaroldStaff Writer
Horse racing at the Del Mar Fairgrounds remains on pace to begin July 10, switching from its originally scheduled opening date of July 18 after the novel coronavirus pandemic led to the cancellations of other fairgrounds events.
During the June 16 meeting of the state-appointed board that represents the fairgrounds, Del Mar Thoroughbred Club President Josh Rubinstein said the venue will follow "extensive operating procedures and protocols" to mitigate the risks of COVID-19.
In May, the Del Mar Thoroughbred Club announced its plans to begin the season a little earlier. Races will be held without fans in attendance. Betting will take place off-site. Rubinstein said fans might be able to attend the summer races if public health guidelines are further loosened to allow it. He also said the thoroughbred club is partnering with local restaurants and other venues for watch parties.
The summer race meet will run through Labor Day on Sept. 7. In a statement released at the end of May, thoroughbred club CEO Joe Harper said the upcoming races will be "the most unique show in Del Mar history."
"It's going to look different, it's going to feel different, but it's going to be first-class horse racing at Del Mar and in these unusual times that's something to look forward to," he said.
Even as declining revenue and the growing number of protesters call the future of horse racing into question, the return of horse racing marks the beginning of a return to normal for the financially beleaguered fairgrounds.
So far, the Del Mar Fairgrounds has received $132,500 from the California Department of Food & Agriculture for expenses such as payroll and utilities. Fairgrounds officials have also asked their counterparts in Orange County for a loan that their fairgrounds board members will consider.
Luke Harold
CCA Writers' Conference enters 10th year
The conference will be held Feb. 20-21 and March 6-7.
Local physicians raise awareness of colon cancer in book 'Got Guts?'
Longtime Rancho Santa Fe residents and physicians Joseph Weiss and Nancy Cetel, along with their daughter, physician Danielle Weiss, have created "a very user-friendly guide to colon cancer awareness."
Del Mar Horsepark to discontinue shows, boarding in 2021
Horse boarding and shows will be suspended at Del Mar Horsepark in 2021, according to an announcement by the Del Mar Fairgrounds that surprised trainers, show organizers and other local equestrians.
Local surgeon and humanitarian to release debut psychological thriller novel 'Animal'
Book is co-written with acclaimed author Keith R.A. DeCandido


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Пеже́вицы () — деревня в Бегуницком сельском поселении Волосовского района Ленинградской области.

История
Упоминается на карте Ингерманландии А. И. Бергенгейма, составленной по материалам 1676 года, как деревня Päsowitz.

На шведской «Генеральной карте провинции Ингерманландии» 1704 года, как деревня Päsovitz.

Как деревня Прясовиц, обозначена на «Географическом чертеже Ижорской земли» Адриана Шонбека 1705 года.

Как деревня Пезавицы упоминается на карте Санкт-Петербургской губернии Я. Ф. Шмита 1770 года.

Деревня Большие Пежовицы из 43 крестьянских дворов, упоминается на карте Санкт-Петербургской губернии Ф. Ф. Шуберта 1834 года. Севернее и смежно располагалась деревня Малые Пежовицы.

БОЛЬШАЯ ПЕЖЕВИЦА — деревня принадлежит адмиральше Моллер, число жителей по ревизии: 75 м. п., 97 ж. п.
МАЛАЯ ПЕЖЕВИЦА — деревня принадлежит адмиральше Моллер, число жителей по ревизии: 15 м. п., 21 ж. п. (1838 год)

В пояснительном тексте к этнографической карте Санкт-Петербургской губернии П. И. Кёппена 1849 года записаны:
 деревня Wiirusi (Малая Пежевица), количество её жителей на 1848 год: ингерманландцев-савакотов — 10 м. п., 9 ж. п., всего 19 человек
 деревня Pesowitz (Большая Пежевица), количество её жителей на 1848 год: ингерманландцев-савакотов — 43 м. п., 62 ж. п., всего 105 человек.

На карте профессора С. С. Куторги 1852 года обозначены две смежные, деревня Малые Пежовицы и деревня Большие Пежовицы, состоящая из 45 дворов.

ПЕЖЕВИЦЫ — деревня генерал-лейтенанта Моллера, 10 вёрст по почтовой, а остальное по просёлочной дороге, число дворов — 20, число душ — 32 м. п. (1856 год)

Согласно «Топографической карте частей Санкт-Петербургской и Выборгской губерний» 1860 года деревня называлась Пежовицы, на её северо-западной окраине располагалась полумыза Генерал-Лейтенанта Моллера.

ПЕЖОВИЦЫ — деревня владельческая при колодце, по правую сторону 2-й Самерской дороги в 46 верстах от Ямбурга, число дворов — 22, число жителей: 58 м. п., 68 ж. п. (1862 год)

В 1868 году временнообязанные крестьяне деревни Пежевниц выкупили свои земельные наделы у Е. Н. фон Моллер и стали собственниками земли.

Согласно карте окрестностей Санкт-Петербурга в 1885 году деревня называлась Пежовицы и состояла из 15 крестьянских дворов, к северу от деревни располагалась ветряная мельница.

В XIX — начале XX века деревня административно относилась ко Врудской волости 1-го стана Ямбургского уезда Санкт-Петербургской губернии.

К 1913 году количество дворов в деревне увеличилось до 27. Деревня называлась Пежовицы.

С 1923 по 1924 год деревня Пежевицы входила в состав Пежевицкого сельсовета Врудской волости Кингисеппского уезда.

С 1924 года, в составе Ославского сельсовета.

С 1927 года, в составе Сяглицкого сельсовета Молосковицкого района.

С 1928 года, в составе Рекковского сельсовета.

С 1931 года, в составе Волосовского района.

По данным 1933 года в состав Рекковского сельсовета Волосовского района входил посёлок Пежевицы. Согласно топографической карте 1933 года деревня называлась Пежовицы и насчитывала 27 дворов.

С 1935 года, в составе Терпилицкого сельсовета.

C 1 августа 1941 года по 31 декабря 1943 года деревня находилась в оккупации.

С 1963 года, в составе Кингисеппского района.

С 1965 года, вновь в составе Волосовского района. В 1965 году население деревни Пежевицы составляло 119 человек.

По данным 1966 года деревня Пежевицы находилась в составе Терпилицкого сельсовета.

По данным 1973 и 1990 годов деревня называлась Пожевицы и также входила в состав Терпилицкого сельсовета.

В 1997 году в деревне Пежевицы проживали 18 человек, в 2002 году — 15 человек (русские — 87 %), деревня входила в Терпилицкую волость.

В 2007 году в деревне проживали 26 человек, деревня входила в состав Терпилицкого сельского поселения.

7 мая 2019 года деревня вошла в состав Бегуницкого сельского поселения.

География
Деревня расположена в центральной части района на автодороге  (Рогатино — Горки).

Расстояние до административного центра поселения — 3,9 км.

Расстояние до ближайшей железнодорожной станции Вруда — 9 км.

Демография

Достопримечательности
 Близ деревни находится курганно-жальничный могильник XI—XIV веков.

Примечания

Литература

Населённые пункты Волосовского района


The course will be held at the University of Georgia in the Davison Life Sciences Building, room C128. Lodging will be at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott Athens Downtown/University Area, Athens, Georgia.
Maps of UGA campus are available here.
The course and facilities are hosted by The Center for Tropical and Emerging Global Diseases and the Department of Genetics at the University of Georgia in Athens, GA, USA.
Participants will be housed at the SpringHill Suites by Marriott Athens Downtown/University Area. Transportation between the hotel and workshop location (10 min drive, 20 min walk) will be provided. The workshop organizers will make room reservations. Hotel room charges will be paid by EuPathDB for the nights of June 2 through June 5.
Hotel check-in time is 4:00pm, June 2; check-out time is 12:00pm, June 6.
If you arrive before the 4:00pm check-in time, you can call the hotel that day to see if your room is available for earlier check in. However, the hotel cannot guarantee your room will be ready before 4:00pm. Their telephone number is +1 706-850-2072.
Attendees who will be arriving early or leaving late will be responsible for the cost of additional nights at $114 per night plus taxes.
The Hartsfield-Jackson Atlanta International Airport (airport code ATL) is the closest major airport. It is 85 miles, 140 km (1.5 hours drive) from Athens.
There is no public transportation between Atlanta and Athens. You will need to make a reservation with a private carrier. Taxis are not a good mode of transportation between the airport and Athens. Use the Groome shuttle or you can rent a limousine with several others for a reasonable cost per person.
The Groome shuttle provides regularly scheduled ground transportation between the airport and Athens. Be sure to reserve a spot on the shuttle in advance. The shuttle holds 10-12 passenger and fills up quickly.
For more information, email jckadmin@uga.edu.


Jon Cowherd is much more than just a pianist. Having focused more and more on producing in recent years, this Kentucky-born and New York-based virtuoso released his first album as a band leader last year. He now brings that band, the 'Mercy Project' (featuring Brian Blade on the drums, Steve Cardenas on the guitar, and John Patitucci on the bass), to Cotton Club for four nights of gigs. Don't miss this chance to experience the synergy formed by these four greats.


The NES Report recognises Sri Lanka's advantageous geographical location and the beneficial impact of shipping density in the map depicted in its report. On 31 December 2018, the Port of Colombo handled its seven millionth teu. The total for the year was 7,047,486 teus of which 5,602,358 teus or 79.49 per cent of the total containers handled were transshipment cargo.
Local exports were 290,223 teus and imports were 648,478 teus. Sri Lanka's local exports represented a meagre 4.12 per cent of the total containers handled at the Port of Colombo. Local exporters are, therefore, beneficiaries of the Port of Colombo's transshipment business that has attracted all the major container carriers to the port with a multitude of shipping services. A review of the weekly shipping list reveals that the number of services available to exporters are plentiful, allowing a broad choice and presenting a highly competitive environment.
The three major carrier alliances have a strong presence in Colombo. Since the constituent partners in the alliances compete fiercely with each other, the choice of carriers available to exporters are greatly in excess of the weekly sailing opportunities.
Sri Lanka's logistical advantage is not confined to the Port of Colombo. Recently, Hayleys Advantis unveiled the country's largest distribution hub-Advantis 3PL Logistics City in Kotugoda, Ja-Ela. The completed Phase I of the facility has 335,000 sq.ft of space which would expand to 500,000 sq.ft when Phase II is completed. Other companies that have added or are in the process of introducing critical warehouse and distribution capacity are Expolanka, OVIKLO, Dart Global Logistics, Scanwell Logistics and McLarens.
John Keells Holdings is building a logistics facility in the Muthurajawela Logistics Zone in Kerawalapitiya, Wattala, north of Colombo, with an investment of $13.96 million to provide a range of services for businesses, from inventory management and value addition to managing returns. The logistics center will provide integrated logistic services, container freight station, multi country consolidation and a range of local and international logistics solutions. It will have a cargo storage capacity of 40,000 cubic meters. The facility is also capable of handling over 300,000 cubic meters of cargo per month in a single shift operating model.
"Fulfilment solutions cover the entirety of a client's supply chain including inventory management, order picking, packing, value addition, assembly, delivery, and returns management of products," said Senath Jayatilake, Chief Executive and Vice President of the John Keells Group. Located again in the Muthurajawela Industrial Zone is the integrated logistics facility being developed jointly by GAC Logistics Sri Lanka and Hemas Transportation. It has a 30,000m² container yard, with a storage capacity of 6,000 teu. Built on 15 acres of land the facility is strategically located between the Port of Colombo and Bandaranaike International Airport. It is well equipped for container handling, container repairs and container washing, among other services.


A screenshot from an ISIS video featuring Abu Omar al-Shishani, who the US served as the group's "minister of war."
The Pentagon is reporting that it may have killed Abu Omar al-Shishani, a foreign fighter that the US government says served as the Islamic State's "minister of war."
A Chechen militant, who may have received some training from the US Special Forces nearly a decade ago, al-Shishani emerged as one of the Islamic State's most recognizable faces over the past two years, and his death has been falsely reported by the Islamic State's enemies multiple times.
The Pentagon said on Tuesday that Shishani was "likely killed" near the Syrian town of al-Shaddadi last Friday in a strike that involved multiple hits by both manned and unmanned aircraft. Briefing reporters on Tuesday, Pentagon spokesman Peter Cook spoke in hypotheticals, and refereed to Shishani's "potential removal from the battlefield."
Al-Shishani — whose birth name is Tarkhan Tayumurazovich Batirashvili — was born in 1986 in then Soviet-era Georgia. He arrived in Syria sometime after 2012, and served as the commander of the Muhajireen Brigade, an independent jihadist group made up of foreign fighters. Though the group eventually threw in its lot with the Syrian branch of al-Qaeda, Shishani himself pledged allegiance to the Islamic State in 2013.
The Pentagon's Cook said that Shishani held "numerous top military positions" within the Islamic State, and that his death would represent a significant blow to the group.
His death has been erroneously reported a number of times over the last two years. The Kurdish militia YPG claimed it killed him in October 2014, but al-Qaeda's affiliate in Syria, Jabhat al-Nusra, had by then already said it had killed him, in May. Then in November the president of Russia's Chechen Republic, Ramzan Kadyrov, shared a picture on Instagram that he said showed Shishani's corpse. He later retracted the claim. The next month the Islamic State put a $5 million bounty on Kadryov's head.
Al-Shishani, also known as Omar the Chechen ("al-Shishani" in Arabic), ranked among America's most wanted militants and the US has pledged a $5 million reward for any information that helps remove him from the battlefield.
He spent years fighting the Russians as an insurgent in his youth. He also did a four-year tour in the Georgian military, where he was likely trained by American special forces. An investigation by McClatchy unearthed Shishani's former commander in the Georgian military, who said he was a skilled tactician and standout in a US special forces training program. "He was a perfect soldier from his first days, and everyone knew he was a star," the commander said. "We were well trained by American special forces units, and he was the star pupil."
When contacted by VICE News, the Pentagon would not confirm or deny that Shishani received training from US Special Forces.
According to McClatchy, when the Russians invaded Georgia in 2008, Shishani put his special forces training to good use. Former Georgian soldiers recounted to McClatchy how he was able to infiltrate enemy positions and helped stage a daring ambush that wounded a high -ranking Russian commander.
Shishani was eventually discharged from the Georgian military, and arrested on a weapons possession charge. He was released in 2012, and immediately fled the country.
He emerged in Syria later that year, where he quickly made a name for himself as a skilled battlefield commander. After joining the Islamic State, he helped professionalize the group's insurgent military tactics. He also appeared in multiple propaganda spots, and worked to recruit other foreign fighters from Muslim communities in the Caucasus.
The US strike on Friday that may have killed Shishani took place near the Syrian town of al-Shaddadi, where the Syrian Democratic Forces, an alliance of mostly Kurdish fighters, has been pushing the Islamic State back with the help of US air support.
Tuesday, several US officials told Reuters that they were optimistic that the strike against Shishani was successful, although none were prepared to declare him dead with certainty. An official in the Syrian Kurdish YPG militia, which has been fighting Islamic State in the al-Shadadi area, told Reuters it had received information that Shishani was killed but had no details and had been unable to confirm the death.
The strike would be one of the most successful operations to take out Islamic State's leadership in Iraq and Syria since May, when US Special Forces forces killed the man who directed the group's oil, gas and financial operations.


It was found that by applying positive potentials or currents and thus, supplying O2− onto the catalyst surface, up to 90-fold increases in CH4 oxidation catalytic rate can be obtained. The induced changes in catalytic rate were two orders of magnitude higher than the corresponding rate of ion transfer to the catalyst-electrode surface, i.e. faradaic efficiency Λ values above 100 can be attained. The reaction exhibits electrophobic behavior under the experimental conditions of the investigation. The results can be rationalized on the basis of the theoretical considerations invoked to explain NEMCA behavior, i.e. the effect of changing work function on chemisorptive bond strengths of catalytically active electron donor or acceptor adsorbates.
Paper presented at the 5th Euroconference on Solid State Ionics, Benalmádena, Spain, Sept. 13–20, 1998.


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Ramped-induced states in the parametrically driven Ginzburg-Landau model
Boris A. Malomed, Horacio G. Rotstein
We introduce a parametrically driven Ginzburg-Landau (GL) model, which admits a gradient representation, and is subcritical in the absence of the parametric drive (PD). In the case when PD acts uniformly in space, this model has a stable kink solution. A nontrivial situation takes places when PD is itself subject to a kink-like spatial modulation, so that it selects real and imaginary constant solutions at x = ±∞. In this situation, we find stationary solutions numerically, and also analytically for a particular case. They seem to be of two different types, viz. a pair of kinks in the real and imaginary components, or the same with an extra kink inserted into each component, but we show that both belong to a single continuous family of solutions. The family is parametrized by the coordinate of a point at which the extra kinks are inserted. However, solutions with more than one kink inserted into each component do not exist. Simulations show that the former solution is always stable, and the latter one is, in a certain sense, neutrally stable, as there is a special type of small perturbations that remain virtually constant in time, rather than decaying or growing (they eventually decay, but extremely slowly).
Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics
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Malomed, B. A., & Rotstein, H. G. (2001). Ramped-induced states in the parametrically driven Ginzburg-Landau model. Physics Letters, Section A: General, Atomic and Solid State Physics, 283(5-6), 327-334. https://doi.org/10.1016/S0375-9601(01)00215-8
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Waits until a particular event is raised before continuing to run.
The Wait-Event cmdlet suspends execution of a script or function until a particular event is raised. Execution resumes when the event is detected. To cancel the wait, press CTRL+C.
This feature provides an alternative to polling for an event. It also allows you to determine the response to an event in two different ways: by using the Action parameter of the event subscription and by waiting for an event to return and then respond with an action.
Waits only for events with the specified source identifier. By default, Wait-Event waits for any event.
Specifies the maximum time, in seconds, that Wait-Event waits for the event to occur. The default, -1, waits indefinitely. The timing starts when you submit the Wait-Event command.
If the specified time is exceeded, the wait ends and the command prompt returns, even if the event has not been raised. No error message is displayed.
This command waits for the next event that is raised.
PS C:> Wait-Event -SourceIdentifier "ProcessStarted"
This command waits for the next event that is raised and that has a source identifier of ProcessStarted.
This command uses the Wait-Event cmdlet to wait for a timer event on a timer that is set for 2000 milliseconds.
This command waits up to 90 seconds for the next event that is raised and that has a source identifier of "ProcessStarted". If the specified time expires, the wait ends.


I was so happy to see Ovale still alive for bfa. but ,,, massive stream of Ovale compile etc scripts in chat bar. This wasn't happening in legion version of Ovale. How can I remove the hundreds of lines of script in chat which happen on every button press. I love this addon but will remove if I can't change this.
Edit: Since posting this the number of scripts has gone way down. So maybe just when freshly installed or starting up? Only thing left at the moment is OvaleCompile re one specific button.
... seens lots of comments with no response ... I appreicate the effort that goes into this addon but ... if you're going to allow comments etc then a response to people if you can fix their concerns would be great.
The icon group can be invisible. Addon works fine.
Woot! Thx for the update.. Works fine for Afflic Lock.
No error here. It will not appear on UI.
for spellflash to work, the icon group has to be enabled, otherwise it does not work.
Same issue for me, the icon group needs to be enabled for spellflash to work.
Cannot find a library instance of "ovale/AzeriteArmor".
(*temporary) = "Cannot find a library instance of "ovale/AzeriteArmor"."
If your buttons disappear after 8.0.2 update today just left click minimap icon and choose script either simcraft or default. Can I ask what script I should use by default? Or are both Simcraft or Default using same script?
What is the rotation used for frost mage? Is there a way to go back to the old style where the buttons in action bar flashed instead of using icons in the middle of the screen? If i have this set-up correctly none of the action bar buttons flash.
Thanks for keeping it alive. I have been using for years and hard to change to another.
This program no longer displayed with the current pre-update WoW. Are there going to be any updates? I have deleted it and downloaded the newest, with no changes. It was an incredibly useful program. As it is, it is useless.
hi, thanks very much for working on the update. it really helps.i know it is still in alpha. but with the update to it, iam losing the spells for different classes. the first update i lose the hunter spells and the second update ive lose the shaman spells. I am, not complaining, just let you know. again thanks for the hard work.
Thank you! Thank you! Thank you for updating and maintaining this app! It is so helpful to me. I have many alts and this is really helpful in keeping their different rotations and pros straight - especially now when talents and abilities are changing and updating for all of them.
Version 8.03-alpha ist da !
Thank you to the gaming geniuses!! A sigh of relief reverberates throughout Azeroth! We appreciate all the hours you put in for the greater good. Nozdormu says, "Time is a tangled web. Try not to dwell on all the loose ends". But there are many of us who are glad you did. Kudos.
Thanks to Sidoine, ShmooDude, mwojtkowski and the others who helped. Good job guys ... Greetings from Hamburg / Germany. Für die deutschen Fans.... Vers. 8.02 alpha steht zum download bereit!!!


To think that Sarah Clarke's voice almost languished away in obscurity in a Portland karaoke bar is an unsettling thought.
Since emerging as the lead singer of Portland's Dirty Revival, Clark's vocals have been compared to those of Aretha Franklin's. After the seven-piece band released its eponymous first album last year, Clarke discovered a music career she didn't think possible.
While '70s soul is at the heart of Dirty Revival's sound, layers of funk, hip hop and rap make for a blend that stands firmly in 2016. Featured at Seattle's 2016 Northwest Folklife Festival and on NPR's Tiny Desk Concert, Dirty Revival headlines Friday's Capital Street Dock Concert. Before the show, Inland 360 talked to Clarke about the band's path.
360: What was Dirty Revival like when the band first convened in a Portland basement in 2013?
360: What is your sound?
360: Your voice is a big part of that. What is your musical background?
360: You're a Portland native and so are most of the other band members. How has this affected the way you've come together as a group?
360: You write your own melodies and lyrics. Do you aim to send a message in your work?
360: You're busy this year touring the West Coast promoting your first album. What does the future hold?


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La Sagrada Familia es uno de los temas más habituales en la producción artística de El Greco, que repitió en varias ocasiones:

Sagrada Familia (1590, Museo-Hospital de Santa Cruz).
Sagrada Familia (1595, Hospital de Tavera).
Sagrada Familia (1595, Cleveland).
Sagrada Familia (1597, Galería Nacional de Arte de Washington).
Sagrada Familia (El Greco, Sociedad Hispánica de América) (1585, Sociedad Hispánica de América, Nueva York)


The Temsah 3 displayed at the EDEX 2018 arms show in Cairo.
A great revival of Arab military industry is taking place across the Middle East today as governments are trying to wean themselves from buying expensive weapons abroad. A particular bright spot for regional armaments production is Egypt, whose state-owned manufacturers enjoyed unfettered access to Chinese, Soviet, and Western technology in previous decades. But a new family of armored vehicles shown off for domestic use indicates Egypt's strategic priorities are moving away from assembling licensed products.
The Temsah 3 pictured above is the smallest among the "Crocodile" family of armored trucks. Its siblings are the Temsah 1 MRAP, the Temsah 2 MRAP with a 6×6 configuration, and the Temsah Bus MRAP with an elongated 6×6 chassis to support as many as 24 occupants seated inside the hull.
The Temsah 3 is still considered a prototype and its debut with the Egyptian armed forces is speculative rather than settled. Its appearance is similar to other armored "high mobility" 4×4's in Europe and comparisons with the aging Humvee are inevitable. The Temsah isn't a mine resistant 4×4, however, and the armor on its hull is at least resistant to AK-47 rounds, although its windshield and the windows on its side doors look awfully thin. It eschews the emerging trend for light trucks with large engines and robust protection from mine blasts and roadside bombs–this is apparent among new models produced in China and Turkey, for example.
A single Temsah 3 was put on display at the EDEX 2018 arms show in Cairo where it received a fair amount of media scrutiny. But its manufacturer, the Kader Factory under the Arab Organization for Industrialization, hasn't circulated a data sheet where critical parts such as the transmission, its engine type, performance characteristics, and protective features are enumerated. Other favorites among vehicle manufacturers are CBRN/e air filtration, external cameras, a gunfire locator on the roof, and runflat tires, yet these seem unavailable. The Temsah 3 in its current iteration does look like it can fit at least six people and enjoys the benefit of a remote controlled machine gun on its roof.
A multirole 4×4 like the Temsah 3 couldn't come at a better time for the Egyptian army when it's putting down an Islamist rebellion in the Sinai Peninsula and fending off terrorists from neighboring Libya. The Temsah 3 will also enhance the army's motor pool by augmenting and perhaps replacing the current assemblage of knockoff jeeps, Minerva Panthera armored cars, Arquus (formerly Panhard) Sherpas, and AM General Humvees. The ascendance of the Temsah 3 is an unmissable opportunity for Egypt's military-industrial sector because its full-rate production may total thousands, an immense figure that can propel it to export success.
But the Temsah 3 needs some more work. Armored vehicle manufacturers remain obsessed with modular options and it won't hurt if a stripped down "commando" variant of the Temsah 3 is teased in the near future. An ambulance, a mortar carrier, a police van, a short-range air defense platform, a "tank destroyer" armed with laser-guided missiles, and maybe the addition of a 30mm cannon on its roof are some of its potential spinoffs.
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Photographs from the Borderlands of Europe
The borders of Europe are somewhat arbitrary, as the term "continent" can also refer to a cultural and political demarcation of space. Quoting the philosopher Zigmunt Baumann, «culture, and so the human way of being, began with drawing a boundary where there was none». The «ends» are, at times, fields of battle, as well as meeting points, between the familiar and the unknown; in between our «home» and the rest of the world.
But is there a European identity? What is the meaning of boundaries, and what do they define? In an attempt to answer these questions, I began in 2006 a two-and-half-year-long journey, to document Europe's four geographical edges:
Gavdos – southernmost point (Greece),
Finnmark – northernmost point (Norway),
Urals – easternmost point (Russia),
Sintra – westernmost point (Portugal).
Comparing the four edges of Europe, the landscape varies immensely, meanwhile, the people have so much in common. In the South, Gavdos and its harsh topography, in the North, Nordkapp and the white silence of the tundra, in the West, the popular Sintra and the splendour of its old summer palaces, in the East, the Urals and the heavy legacy of the gulags, the nuclear factories and one of the most radioactive regions of the world. We meet the people in their everyday life: the Russian scientists and artists who left their country to live in Gavdos, Rafik who lives next to one of the most radioactive places on the planet, Dima a modern day worker at a former gulag, Rune a fisherman in the North Sea, Maria Joao from Sintra who explains to us the meaning of the word «saudade»: «... it is the feeling of loneliness that is born as you look out on the endless ocean, hoping that someone will visit you».
Nea Helvetia
Land Ends
South / Gavdos
North / Finnmark
West / Sintra
East / Urals
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A&S Biologists Observe a Molecular "Hand-off" That Plays a Key Role in Reproduction
The team's novel research on the life history of fruit fly sperm demonstrates molecular continuity between the male female reproductive tracts.
March 8, 2022, by Dan Bernardi
Pictured are spermatozoa of Drosophila melanogaster within a female's specialized sperm-storage organ, where they await the opportunity to fertilize ova. (Image courtesy: Scott Pitnick)
Everyone considers sperm to be made exclusively by males. But did you know that females also make sperm? Well, it turns out that females also contribute to what makes a sperm a sperm.
Nearly 20 percent of couples in the United States fail to conceive naturally after one year of trying, according to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. In species with internal fertilization, such as humans, the ability for a female to become pregnant and carry a pregnancy to term is dependent upon effective interactions between sperm and the female reproductive tract (FRT). When those interactions are defective, the result can be a failed pregnancy. Therefore, understanding the factors that contribute to sperm viability between copulation and fertilization is crucial.
A research team from the College of Arts and Sciences' Department of Biology and Cornell University, led by Steve Dorus, associate professor of biology at Syracuse University, have been studying the life history of fruit fly (Drosophila melanogaster) sperm to better understand molecular continuity between male and female reproductive tracts. In other words, how the male and female reproductive tracts provide support to keep the sperm viable before fertilization. Their results, recently published in the journal Proceedings of the National Academy of Sciences USA (PNAS), shed light on important events that may play a role in infertility that up until now have been poorly understood.
The team, which includes members from Syracuse University's Center for Reproductive Evolution, explored the compositional changes in fruit fly sperm, beginning shortly after they leave the testis, following insemination and finally after protracted storage within the FRT. Fruit flies are powerful model organisms for investigations such as this one because they are easy to culture in the laboratory, have a short generation time and their genetics are richly understood. In their study, the group uncovered that the proteome, or protein makeup, of the sperm undergoes substantial changes after being transferred to the FRT.
Depiction of fruit fly sperm's developmental journey. Reproductive organs highlighted in bold indicate where sperm samples were collected to characterize the sperm proteome. Illustration by Siyuan Cong (Syracuse University) and Ben Woolsey (B+Artworks).
For species with internal fertilization, a sperm's developmental 'journey' - on the way to its final destination of fertilizing an egg and beginning a new life - transcends both male and female reproductive tracts. After leaving the testis, sperm travel through the male's seminal vesicles and descend through the ejaculatory duct, where they mix with seminal fluid proteins. The team found that many of these seminal proteins are progressively lost after sperm migrate beyond the site of insemination within the FRT. Conversely, female-derived proteins that may help the sperm with functions such as energy metabolism, begin to associate with the sperm immediately after mating, signifying a changing of the guard of proteins. After several days of storage within the FRT, the research team was surprised to discover that nearly 20% of the sperm's proteins had been replaced by female-derived proteins. The female contributions support sperm viability during the prolonged period between copulation and fertilization. This "hand-off" in the maintenance of sperm viability from males to females means that sperm are materially the product of both sexes, and this may be a crucial aspect of reproduction in all internally-fertilizing species, including humans.
By studying the intimate ways in which sperm interact with the FRT during the final stages of functional maturation, the team's research advances understanding of animal fertility and the contributions of each sex to reproductive success.
March 15, 2022 cover of PNAS featuring an image by biology Professor Scott Pitnick.
Their research, which appears in the March 15 issue of PNAS, was chosen as that edition's cover art, signifying the high impact of their work. The photo was captured by co-author and Syracuse biology Professor Scott Pitnick, and provides a close-up view of sperm within an organ specialized for sperm storage in a female reproductive tract of Drosophila melanogaster.
In addition to Dorus and Pitnick, other co-authors from Syracuse University included former postdoctoral researcher Erin McCullough and doctoral graduate Emma Whittington. Co-authors from Cornell University were Professor Mariana Wolfner and postdoctoral researcher Akanksha Singh. The team's research was funded by the National Science Foundation, the National Institutes of Health and a gift from Mike and Jane Weeden to Syracuse University.
Read the team's full paper, "The life history of Drosophila sperm involves molecular continuity between male and female reproductive tracts."
PNAS is the official journal of the National Academy of Sciences (NAS), and is an authoritative source of high-impact, original research that broadly spans the biological, physical and social sciences.
Steve Dorus Associate Professor
Scott Pitnick Weeden Professor of Biology
Dan Bernardi


Inspired by what Ai has done with Lil' Pumpkin on her 5th birthday, I decided to interview Aiden with this set of 25 questions. The boy surprised me with some of his answers, mostly well thought out before he responded. It would be great fun sharing his responses with him when he's older and a really nice way to remember each stage of his growing up years. It is also really interesting to see his responses evolve as he grows up.
3) What is your favourite car brand? Audi, Mercedes, Volkswagen Golf, BMW and Mini Cooper!
9) What is your favourite song? M-I-C-K-E-Y M-O-U-S-E MICKEY MOUSE!
10) What is your favourite place? Singapore!
15) What are you good at doing? Coloring and painting.
22) If you had one wish, what would it be? A birthday cake.
23) What do you want to be when you grow up? Fireman!
24) Do you have a girlfriend? Yes, it's meimei.
It's interesting to note that Aiden is sad because Daddy scolds him but he also sees Daddy as his best friend because Daddy loves him. Happy to hear that and this short interview makes me feel how fast my little boy has grown, and can answer me in such a mature manner.
Before we had kids, and whenever anyone asked if I have a gender preference, I would say 'A boy, I really love boys.' True enough when I found out that I was expecting Aiden, I was delighted and it was really nice to have a(nother) boy loving you so much. There are activities that are more skewed towards boys and Aiden has Daddy Darren to turn to for that. For me, I enjoy spending alone time with him crafting, baking, reading and in the pool and I love the bond we develop as mother and son.
When I was expecting Ava, I was really happy that we are blessed with a girl after Aiden. Though I had some fears that I wouldn't bond so well with a baby girl, it just happens naturally. At 5 months now, she can interact much better with us and I can see how cheeky she is as she discovers her own reflection in the mirror, as she chews on everything including my knuckles and laughs when I squeal in pain. I look forward to returning home to her smiles and chuckles, and this special bond I have with her is somehow different from what I share with Aiden.
Spending a day exclusively with her, I almost can't bear leaving her at my mum's place. Her smiles when I make silly faces at her, the tense look on her face when I swing her up high and her contented face when I kiss her on her lips. Kids grow up too quickly and I don't want to miss out on being a big part of their growing up years.
Cars and trains are Aiden's favourite companions at home, on the road and he started requesting for these prints for his pyjamas too. He would ask to play with his trains first thing he wakes up and right before he goes to bed.
I enjoy observing him putting the tracks together, sometimes struggling and I will encourage him to try again and take his time. He gets impatient at times and ask for help very quickly. Both Daddy Darren & I try to motivate him to give his best, before we guide him to achieve what he wants. He is much happier, and loves the sense of satisfaction when he manages to work on the tracks independently. I love seeing his eyes lit up when he completed a track route and have his trains run on them.
We recognize that it is important for us to teach him about giving his best shot before giving up on a task, so we don't step in immediately when he asks us for help, instead encouraging him and guiding him to complete the task.
Thanks to Daddy Darren, the boy gets to build creative, complex train routes and it is also a perfect bonding time for them.
Inspecting Wilson before allowing him on the tracks.
What a smile on the captain's face.
Up the track they go.
Nice to see you Percy.
The boy's fast asleep after this complex track building with daddy.
How are you celebrating Mother's Day?
For me, nothing beats spending quality time with the kids and engaging in new experiences & activities. Aiden & I participated in the Cake Jamming session at Little House of Dreams where we drew roses on a pretty rainbow cake. Here's where we have the cake and get to eat it too!
Enjoying his meringue kisses before the session.
New friend found, sharing their love for cars & cakes.
Look at my spinning cake.
The open session is on 10 & 11 May from 12pm - 7pm, and all other days in May are available too but you'll need to book 3 days in advance. Call to enquire at 62222972 or email hello@littlehouseofdreams.com.
Have a great day mummies! We all deserve it.
Little House of Dreams is located at 6 Eu Tong Sen Street The Central #B1-27E Singapore 059817.
With kids growing up so quickly and changing so much at each stage, we snap pictures of them at every opportunity we can. With either daddy or mummy behind the lens, it is often challenging to get a proper family shot.
We recently collaborated with Steph Tan Photography for a series of themed pictures, showcasing apparel from PriviKids. We also did a family photo shoot and here's a selection of my favourites.
I was really impressed at how well Steph works with the kids, how she captures their priceless expressions and her creative set ups. If you are looking for a photography session for your kids or family, here's a special treat for you. Sign up for a Mini-Session on Sat, 10 May at the very attractive rate below. Do hurry as slots are limited.


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ASPI suggests
28 Apr 2017|Amelia Long and David Lang
While the 'first 100 days' are an unreliable indicator of what's to come, it's certainly a good opportunity to reflect on the period where a new leader is at their most powerful, which is exactly what everyone's been doing. David Remnick continues to mourn over at The New Yorker, stitching the new President's brash NY biography together with what he's been up to since moving into 1600 Penn. NBC has a useful rundown, while the ABC are keeping an eye on Trump's campaign promises. Some folks over at the ANU have turned their minds to the first 100 days in order to consider how the region can make the best of the 45th President. Their reflection is useful and timely, and chimes nicely with Stephen Walt's excoriating analysis of Trump's biggest foreign policy blunder to date: 'his clueless approach to Asia.' (To hone in a little further on one pixel of that image, don't miss this behind-the-curtain Navy Times run-down on the USS Carl Vinson debacle.) And yes, heaven is a place on earth: The Simpsons have given us their dark take on how Trump has adjusted to the demands of high office.
Buzzfeed are marking the occasion by looking at 100 of Trump's lies and falsehoods which, they claim, 'come with an unprecedented frequency, scale, and lack of shame.' In a similar vein, don't miss this great longread from Politico on Trump's 'fake war on the fake news.' For a real war on fake news, catch up with Jimmy Wales' moves to launch WikiTribune, a crowd-funded news outlet where volunteers will check copy to ensure that the tone, style and substance is on-point. It's an interesting experiment, and maybe not a bad thing when you've got incomprehensible interviews like this one.
To mark the 102nd anniversary for Australian and New Zealand troops arriving on the shores of Gallipoli, The Sydney Morning Herald published a beautiful piece on an unsung hero of Anzac Day, RAAF's Sergeant Peter McCrackin, who braved the elements to prepare for his performance of The Last Post at Melbourne's Dawn Service this year.
And to finish off this week, we give you the sad tale of the 300lb, egg-shaped security robot who was taken out of action by an angry drunk. As the Knightscope droid returns to its job keeping public spaces like sports stadiums and shopping malls safer, now's as good a time as any to re-up some stellar literature on Artificial Intelligence. First up, these two somewhat alarmist pieces from Wait But Why discuss, with facts and stick figures, our position at the precipice of what the author terms 'The Far Future' as super intelligent technology becomes emerges. A more neutral perspective from Idle Words discusses the ethical issues arising AI, and argues that everyone should put down their pitchforks. So, the Knightscope droid forgives, but does it forget?
In a first for The Strategist, we suggest you get an earful of a recent installment of The Osher Gunsberg Podcast—yep, they dude from Australian Idol, The Bachelor etc… Earlier this month, Gunsburg sat down with Michael Ware, the former war correspondent originally of Brisbane, to dive into some of his harrowing experiences covering many battlefields, his efforts to deal with PTSD, and his latest endeavour embedding with risky and dangerous groups around the globe. It's an incredibly absorbing 86-minute chat.
Ron Bartsch, president of the Australian RPAS Consortium, recently spoke to the Defence Connect gang to unpack the benefits (to both battlefield superiority and ISR) that unmanned platforms will have for every arm of the ADF (31 mins). He discusses legislation surrounding drone usage and where Australia sits relative to other countries that use unmanned platforms in combat.
In IHS Janes' feature video this week (7 mins), senior analyst Alex Barnes offers his assessment of Afghanistan's security in the year ahead—a great primer for anyone interested in Middle Eastern politics, counterterrorism and the peace process underway in the war-torn country.
Canberra: Two US heavyweights will be visiting Canberra next week, former Assistant Secretary of Defence for Asia–Pacific Security Affairs David Shear and CSIS's Zack Cooper. Catch up with them both on 4 May at ANU's National Security College as they discuss fresh research on Washington's tactics to meet the challenges across increasingly unstable Asia.
Sydney: This event's still quite a ways off, but it'll be a good'un, so flick your calendar forward to 13 July 2017 and mark 'John Howard on Trump and US-Australia relationship', and then head over to the USSC site to register.
Amelia Long is a researcher at ASPI and an editor of The Strategist. David Lang is an analyst at ASPI and the managing editor of The Strategist. Image courtesy of Flickr user Sandra Cohen-Rose.
China, the UN and the rules-based global order
Trump's diplomatic deficit
China and the South China Sea: 'you shall not pass'
The making of Macron
US–Russia relations and the Syria missile attack: moving beyond 'red lines'
Planning for President Le Pen


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Database Technology, 6 credits
Databasteknik för kandidatprojekt, 6 hp
TDDD81
VT 2023 VT 2022 VT 2021 VT 2020 VT 2019 VT 2018 VT 2017
Olaf Hartig
Patrick Lambrix
6CIEI Industrial Engineering and Management - International, Master of Science in Engineering, Chinese (Specialization Computer Science and Engineering) 6 (Spring 2022) 1, 2 2, 4 Swedish Linköping E
6CIEI Industrial Engineering and Management - International, Master of Science in Engineering, French (Specialization Computer Science and Engineering) 6 (Spring 2022) 1, 2 2, 4 Swedish Linköping E
6CIEI Industrial Engineering and Management - International, Master of Science in Engineering, German (Specialization Computer Science and Engineering) 6 (Spring 2022) 1, 2 2, 4 Swedish Linköping E
6CIEI Industrial Engineering and Management - International, Master of Science in Engineering, Japanese (Specialization Computer Science and Engineering) 6 (Spring 2022) 1, 2 2, 4 Swedish Linköping E
6CIEI Industrial Engineering and Management - International, Master of Science in Engineering, Spanish (Specialization Computer Science and Engineering) 6 (Spring 2022) 1, 2 2, 4 Swedish Linköping E
6CIII Industrial Engineering and Management, Master of Science in Engineering (Specialization Computer Science and Engineering) 6 (Spring 2022) 1, 2 2, 4 Swedish Linköping C
May not be included in the same degree as TDDD12, TDDD37 or TDDD46.
Basic programming as well as data structures and algorithms.
The aim of this course is to give a thorough introduction to the theoretical and practical issues underlying the design and implementation of modern database systems. After the completion of the course you should be able to:
explain and use important terminology in text-based information management in a correct way.
design a data model using EER diagrams.
design and use a relational database.
explain the theory behind the relational model and how this affects good design of databases.
explain which file structures in the database management system can be used to implement a database system.
explain the basic principles for indexing a database.
explain which problems can occur when several users use the database and solutions to this.
explain how a database can guarantee persistence of data.
Principles for general database management systems: DBMS, Methods for
database design and use. Datamodelling with ER, Relational databases,
Datastructures for databases, SQL, Relational algebra, query optimization, transactions, serialisation, concurrency.
The course consists of lectures, laboratory work and a project. Lectures are devoted to theory and techniques. Database design and implementation techniques are practised in the laboratory work.
LAB1 Laboratory work 3 credits U, G
Advanced Data Models and Databases; data mining
Elmasri, R. and Navathe, S. B. Fundamentals of Database Systems, 3e, 4e, 5e, 6e eller 7e upplaga, Addison Wesley.


It takes either an adventurous mind or a crazy mind to go to the Himalayas, to an elevation of 18ooo ft and almost touch the China as well as Pakistan borders. All in one week. But yes, it was decided and before I knew it, I landed in Leh -- the capital of India's Cold Desert.
The first two days went in resting. Very crucial, mind you, since the low oxygen levels in the air can take a toll by the following day and you can be immediately deported! All you can do is to admire the wooden insulated ceiling of your hotel room.
The people of Ladakh are extremely friendly and energetic. You can almost see their feet running on the snowy roads while you battle the slippery ground with your Nike shoes. Stock yourself up with the Chinese flask that is commonly available in the Tibetan market for your daily supply of hot water. For, once your journey begins, you won't want it to stop!
In this scenic place where all you need is a camera with a never ending entourage of memory cards, there is a lot to see. The Khardung La is a pass that has the world's highest motorable road. Go there and beyond to the Nubra valley. Ride on the double humped camels in the desert sands. Feel yourself get lost in the magnificence of the hills on both sides.
Most of the people are Buddhists, so there are several Gompas whose tranquil air instils a priceless peace that can't be bought even by Master card.
Flowing all through Leh city is the Indus river. Nearby, it has its sangam with Zanskar and proceeds downwards.
On one side is the Pakistan Border, and on the other, we have the Chinese. In Ladakh itself, everywhere you go, there are military vans and soldiers. It is a mutual co-existence. Civilians and the army. Stories of wars won and battles fought have become a part of the folklore, so to say. Even as check-posts control entry into the passes, its these very armymen who come with dozers to clear off the routes for the people when the snow displays its fury.
Not to forget, you can see the Pangong Lake and the Druk School where the famous movie 3 Idiots was shot. You can also say HI to Pashmina goats as they graze on the nutrient-rich grass.
While driving whole days into the desert, on roads that don't exist and purely trusting your driver's intuition, you develop a sense of humility in this place. maybe its the grandeur of the mountains or the beauty of how life manages to survive even in such harsh conditions. But in the end, the trip leaves you seeking for a higher goal in life than your run-of-the-mill mundane life back home.
If you really want to take a bite of this spectacular landscape, see with your own eyes a spark of Earth's beauty; f you are a nature lover – Go to Ladakh. It'll be a trip you won't regret.
Wow Soumya. Those are the kind of pictures you normally see in some kickass hd wallpaper search, so to actually be there and take those pics yourself must have been a helluva experience!
Very true, Amrita! Being there makes you humbly salute the spirit and magnificence of nature. Nothing we do can parallel it. And we ought to be proud to have such a rich country!
Amazing landscape, Ladakh. I have got to visit this place before I die!