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Sometimes it can be very difficult to look for long-term accommodation from outside Hamburg. Being far away you may miss the official appointments to see the room or flat you are interested in. Moreover, landlords often want to meet the "future tenant" in person before signing a rental contract. These obstacles may make it difficult to find suitable accommodation from afar. Thus, it might be a good idea to focus on temporary accommodation for the first weeks or months after your arrival and start looking for a long-term place to stay once you are in Hamburg (see hints below). This will give you the chance to get to know your preferred quarters in Hamburg and to make yourself familiar with the procedure of searching and applying for flats.
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Apartments on Grindelhof. Please note that rental contracts are unlimited, cancellation period is 2 weeks to the end of a month. Thus, minimum rental period is 1 month.
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Q: What are the differences between nil, NULL and [NSNULL nil]? I got an error like this -

Terminating app due to uncaught exception 'NSInvalidArgumentException', reason:  -[NSCFDictionary
initWithObjects:forKeys:count:]: attempt to insert nil value at
objects[0] (key: searched)'

Then I tried the below code
if (Obj == (id)[NSNull null])  //Obj is an id
{
    NSLog(@" Obj is (id)[NSNull null]");
}
else if (Obj == nil)
{
    NSLog(@"Obj is nil");
}
else if (Obj == NULL)
{
    NSLog(@"Obj is NULL");
}
else
{
    NSLog(@"Obj is something else");
}

searchedDict = [NSDictionary dictionaryWithObject:Obj forKey:@"searched"];

And I got the NSLog message as 'Obj is nil'.
But when I used the same above code when Obj was NSString and my app got terminated due to nil value, I got  the NSLog message as 'Obj is (id)[NSNull null]'.
What are the differences between nil, NULL and [NSNULL nil] ?
Are there different kinds of Null values? if yes, How to check commonly for these null values?
Thanks :-)

A: [NSNull null] is a wrapper for the nil value you want to insert in the collection, if it is what you want.
NSNull class reference.
You can also check before if an object reference is nil simply with ==.
Also nil is defined as : #define nil NULL and is Objective C equivalent for C NULL.

A: NULL is the original C-style value given to a pointer which is deemed to point to no explicit address. It's generally just used to mean "unset" or as a sentinel value.
char * oldstring = NULL;

nil is the Objective-C version of the same thing as applied to Obj-C object references:
NSString * str = nil;
id foo = nil;

They are both defined to be equal to the value zero, and although you could use them interchangeably, the former is seen mainly within Obj-C for traditional pointers (like setting void * context pointers to NULL) and nil is used for all Obj-C object references.
The difference exists because although Obj-C's syntax happens to ride on top of C's, the design of the language is higher-level, and its object IDs aren't conceptually the same as just "pointers". Hence the creation of a special sentinel for them.
[NSNull null] is an object that is intended to be uses in very certain cases (like inserting into collections) where an "non-value" value is desired, but actual nil is not allowed, and an object must be used.
Note that nil and NSNull stringify very similarly: nil stringifies as (null), and NSNull as <null>.

A: Nil is for object pointers
NULL is for non pointers
[NSNULL null] is an object to represent "nil" to be used in cases that nil values are not allowed (as pointed out by Vince, like in collections e.g. NSArray and NSDictionary)

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Animals have always had a big role in people's life and evolution. Animals were the source of food and transport since ancient times. Animals still maintain all these traditional uses, however, in modern life, we have adopted new traditions and lifestyles, such as having animals (pets) for pleasure or/and companionship, even for medical and psychological help, such as service animals. We can't clearly say when human-animal bond started, but in modern society, it is more common, especially in United States, Canada, and Europe.
The most common domestic pets are dogs and cats. I would even say there are two types of people; dog people and cat people. However, there are some "exotic" animals that make great pets, such as pigs. Pet owners believe that their lives have changed after getting their furry babies, they state that their life is happier and healthier, which gives you a chance to live longer. Having a barking or meowing furry baby waiting for you at the door until you come back home is truly a blessing. Having a pet is not hard, however being a good pet owner is challenging, takes a lot of time and devotion.
Here are some things to consider before getting your pet.
Agreement between family members is very important, don't get a dog unless everyone in the house is willing to get one, make sure no one is allergic. You don't want to bring your puppy home, when for example your mom can't stand dogs, trust me, your dog is going to feel that and it's not going to create the best environment for your furry baby.
Do you have enough time to take care of your pet? Even though you work, you go to school, have kids still make sure you give your pet enough time and attention, if you cannot spend most of your time at home, that is very understandable, in this case, fill your pet's house with bunch of toys to keep them entertained, food and water should be accessible to them too. Remember when you come home take them for a walk, they have been patiently waiting for your arrival.
Are you financially ready to make an addition to your family? Pets can be pretty money consuming, grooming, bathing, food, shots, annual checkups and other supplies which you need to have ready before your puppy's big arrival.
Research; once you decide that you are ready to get a pet do research to find out what dog matches your activity level and your personality. Read about what others say about the breed you pick and make your final decision.
Did you check mark all these above conditions? Congratulations, you can now have your new best friend at your house.


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A trio of Gonets-M satellites which was launched into orbit on March 31 earlier this year and completed the orbital constellation of the multifunctional personal satellite communications system Gonets-D1M has finally gone into service.
Once Gonets-M satellites (Gonets-M №21, Gonets-M №22 and Gonets-M №23) arrived to their intended orbital location, they were thoroughly flight-tested: ISS-Reshetnev specialists verified that all systems of the satellites were performing as designed. Now the satellites are fully operational.
Forming the core of the Gonets-D1M multifunctional system, ISS-Reshetnev-made Gonets-M satellites provide secure mobile communications and data transmission services in remote and hard-to-reach regions, including the Far North; as well as support industrial, ecological and transport tracking and monitoring. These satellites are also used to transmit navigation data in areas where there is no GSM coverage.
The multifunctional personal satellite communications system Gonets-D1M provides services to various government, commercial and individual users. The system which consists not only of ISS-Reshetnev-made Gonets-M satellites but also ground stations and user terminals, is expected to reach its full operational capability by 2015.
Today the space-based segment of the system is represented by 12 Gonets-M satellites. They are small-class satellites designed for a 5-year lifespan.


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Boucher sees light at end of tunnel for Proteas
Proteas coach Mark Boucher, looking back on his first summer at the helm of the national side, says there is a "light at the end of tunnel".
The summer started with the Test series against England over the festive season, which South Africa lost 3-1. The ODI series between the sides was drawn 1-1 while England also emerged victorious from the T20 series, winning 2-1.
Australia were next to arrive on South African shores and, in those limited overs series, the hosts showed marked improvement in results, losing the T20 series 2-1 but then bouncing back to win the ODI series 3-0.
The start of the new era under Boucher has had mixed results, but there was certainly improvement towards the back-end of the summer as the Proteas found some momentum against the Aussies.
"If I look back on the team's performance and the progress, I think it's quite disappointing, to be honest," Boucher acknowledged on Wednesday.
"Especially against England, we didn't perform like we wanted to perform.
"In saying that, I think as a new coaching staff we asked some questions and I think we got some answers … some good, some bad.
"The nice thing for me at the end of the summer was the light at the end of the tunnel, especially in our shorter formats. I think we've got a lot of work to do in our Test cricket still … probably a lot of rebuilding with regards to our team.
"The exciting thing for me was more the white ball cricket to see the guys grow a bit. We gave opportunities to quite a few youngsters and they really started to gel together as a team and not just rely on one guy. The performance against Australia was the light at the end of the tunnel."
The Proteas had their three-ODI tour of India last month scrapped without a ball being bowled – the first match was washed out – as the coronavirus pandemic exploded out of control. Now, their mid-year tours to Sri Lanka and then the West Indies are also in doubt.
"I certainly know that it's not a finished product. We've got a hell of a lot of work to do, but that's what we've got to look towards going forward now," Boucher added.
"I am pleased with quite a few of the youngsters. We wanted to give opportunities to guys where we thought we could rest a couple of the senior players and almost throw them into the deep end.
"I was pleasantly surprised and it left us in a situation towards the back-end of the season where it was a nice situation to be in.
"We were effectively selecting from a pool of 20-odd players … which I think is good for South African cricket."
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This looks a lot better than the original and it sounds like it's much closer to being an actual BB cream. I wish they'd add a few more shades, I'd really like to try it but it's much too dark for me.
Thank you :) It's actually a teensy bit dark for me and I have the light shade. I would like to try an actual Asian BB Cream. Hopefully they will in the future!
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Abraham to warn against New Year's gunfire
The sounds of New Year's Eve: noisemakers tooting, champagne corks popping, revelers counting down as the ball drops. And, unfortunately, weapons firing.
by By Tom Avril, Inquirer Staff Writer
The sounds of New Year's Eve: noisemakers tooting, champagne corks popping, revelers counting down as the ball drops.
And, unfortunately, weapons firing.
This morning, Philadelphia District Attorney Lynne M. Abraham plans to issue her annual vow to prosecute those who engage in celebratory gunfire.
Apparently, some people are not paying attention.
Between 10 p.m. last New Year's Eve and 6 a.m. the next morning, Philadelphia police received more than 240 reports of gunfire throughout the city, leading to 18 arrests on gun charges, Lt. Frank Vanore said.
Most of the 240 or so calls were not duplicates - that is, more than one person calling about the same gunshots.
"You're not firing a noisemaker," Vanore said. "It's a deadly weapon."
It is unknown how many of last year's reported gunshots were celebratory, but he said the sheer number suggests many were. On a typical winter night in the city, there are a handful of gunshot reports, maybe 20 in an entire weekend, he said.
At her news conference, Abraham is to be accompanied by Joe Jaskolka, 21, who was struck in the head in 1998 by a celebratory bullet as he walked along Fernon Street near Second Street in South Philadelphia. He has undergone more than 20 operations and now uses a wheelchair, according to the D.A.'s Office.
No shooter has been identified and, according to police, whoever it was could have been far away. Fired at a 30-degree angle at 1,120 feet per second, a bullet from a 9mm handgun can travel more than a mile, said Officer Peter Krimski, a city firearms examiner.
By the end of its trajectory, such a bullet will slow considerably due to air friction, but it's still traveling at several hundred feet per second - a potentially lethal velocity, said Michael Haag, a forensic-science consultant in New Mexico.
If a bullet is fired straight up in the air it will be traveling slower when it reaches the ground. But Haag said it's still a bad idea.
"When a bullet goes up, it's got to come down," Vanore agreed. "You're putting everybody at risk."
By Tom Avril, Inquirer Staff Writer


The 13th race on the 2011 Formula 1 tour, the Italian Grand Prix on the historically fast Monza circuit. Racing on the 3.6 mile (5.793 kilometer), 11-turn road course, the long straights provide one of the best opportunities for the V-8 Formula 1 race engines to sing at high RPMs. Driving race cars wearing low-downforce packages, the 26 Formula 1 drivers and teams ready for Saturday's qualifying for what will be a 53-lap main event Sunday.
Following the times produced in the previous 3 practice sessions at Monza, it was assumed the battle for top spot in Sunday's Italian Grand Prix would be between the Mercedes-Benz engines powering the McLarens and the force of Red Bull Racing featuring Renault power. Indeed, it was a tight battle between the McLaren F1 drivers of Lewis Hamilton and Jenson Button as well as Red Bull-Renault of the red hot Sebastian Vettel. Into the final round of qualifying, the McLaren-Mercedes cars launched to an early top time with Hamilton mustering the best effort with a 1 minute, 22.725 second lap. However, the undefeated force of Red Bull Racing in 2011 Formula 1 qualifying emerged with Sebastian Vettel in the late stage of the session. Crossing the line with a 1 minute, 22.275 second best lap, Vettel will start from pole position for the 10th time this season.
The Monza race track has served as a significant staging place for the career of Sebastian Vettel. In 2008, racing as a lesser known driver for the Scuderia Toro Rosso team, the German driver Vettel delivered a major upset becoming the youngest driver to win a Formula 1 race. Since that very first win, the talented driver was upgraded to the Red Bull Racing team where he is currently making history by winning 16 additional grand prix races since 2009.
Presented as the most regular rival to Red Bull Racing this season so far, McLaren-Mercedes once again starts close to that front with Hamilton starting alongside Vettel on the front row of the Italian Grand Prix. Jenson Button is place in the 3rd grid position with Fernando Alonso's Ferrari slotted in 4th. The second Red Bull-Renault car piloted by Sebastian Vettel will start 5th beside Felipe Massa's Ferrari. On the 4th row for the Italian Grand Prix, Lotus Renault GP's Vitaly Petrov collected his best qualifying result since the Spanish Grand Prix.
Qualifying 8th, Schmacher has recently begun showing he is still the same driver who won 7 World Championships. In the last grand prix event in Belgium, the senior driver in the Mercedes GP team stormed from a 24th place start to cross the line 5th on race day. Michael Schumacher's teammate Nico Rosberg will start the Italian Grand Prix one position behind in 9th place ahead of Lotus Renault GP driver Bruno Senna.
Holding the 62nd Italian Grand Prix on the Formula 1 schedule, the Monza road course will get underway at 2 PM local time (8 AM Eastern time). Weather forecast for Sunday predicts the race will be an affair taking place under a very hot day.


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Easter is coming!
As most of you already know the next edition of the European Lesbian Volley-Ball Tournament will be in
B R U S S E L S
from 3rd to 6th of April 2015!!!
We are preparing a week-end full of fun, surprises and beautifull meetings and of course… a lot of volley-ball !!
Registration will be open in the frame of December and the website will be updated soon with all the necessary information.
In the meantime, don't hesitate to join us on Facebook !
We look forward to see you all during this wonderfull week-end
The BGS girls
In order to register, please complete the registration form on our BGS web-site before March 15th 2015
If you have any question/problem, don't hesitate to contact us at eulevoto2015@bgs.org
Inscription fees:
Participation* as a player: 70 €
Participation* as a supporter: 50 €
Brunch on Monday morning: 15 €
Hosted Housing: 5 €
*Participation includes: welcome party on Friday evening; lunch, fruits and water at the sport venues; dinner and party on Sunday evening
The following teams are already registered to the tournament 🙂
DIGI (Warszawa)
BGS Poulettes (Brussels)
Dynamo Dykes Divas (London)
Playmaids Icketown (Berlin)
Nimm Du (Hamburg)
Elbpearls (Hamburg)
Stets Bemüht (Bremen)
Ditto Dutch (Amsterdam)
Je suis Wonder Woman (Paris)
Je suis Just Contrepied (Paris)
Wilde Mischung (Berlin)
Punkten (Berlin)
Netzo Potpourri (Amsterdam)
No Limit (Riga)
Je suis Ta Mère (Paris)
BGS Drunk Team (Brussels)
Queen for Tonight (Groningen)
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Abseitz Stuttgart (Stuttgart)
Lady grooves 1 (Leuven)
Je suis "Joueuse"… (Paris)
BGS Drink Teams (Brussels)
We are a team of volleyball players part of the non-profit organization 'Brussels Gay Sports', some of us members for more than ten years, and we participate regularly in the diverse organizations and events of our association.
Brussels Gay Sports (BGS) is the first gay, lesbian and transgender sports club of Belgium and has been in a constant state of growth over the last 24 years.
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This is why BGS drives a strong image city-wide and beyond with the authorities, traders, gay/lesbian/transgender public, the public at large and of course its own members.
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Welcome to Brussels: the capital of Europe, but also an engaging and comfortably sized cosmopolitan city (with one million inhabitants/164 km²). Brussels is a cultural mosaic, advocating co-education in this respect. Its centre is symbolized by 'la Grand-Place' (many say it is the most beautiful town square in the world), 'le Sablon', 'le quartier des Marolles' (the district of antique dealers, where it is nice to stroll on Sundays), 'la Bourse' (the stock exchange) and its neighbourhood, 'la Place Sainte-Catherine' and 'les Halles Saint-Géry (the gay district) where design and fashion are well established.
The city of Brussels offers a range of arts that appeal to a plethora of interests. Simply taking a stroll in the district of Ixelles will charm Art Nouveau admirers. The musical instruments museum (www.mim.fgov.be) will not disappoint music lovers and the view of city centre from their roof top terrace is splendid. For those interested in comics, the 'comic strip capital' offers a museum for such, located in a magnificent Art Nouveau building in the city center (www.cbbd.be).
If you are the type to take pleasure in satisfying your palate, our capital abounds in places where you can taste our numerous beers and Belgian cheeses, and establishments where the cuisine goes above and beyond mussels and French fries. Are you familiar with le chicory gratin, le Waterzooi, les anguilles au vert, les carbonnades, le stoemp? It is equally difficult to pass up our selection of sweets: speculoos, waffles, chocolate, gazettes, babeluttes, « couques » of all varieties….
From the Zaventem Airport to Brussels
There is a train between the airport and city centre (gare du midi) for less than 10 €.
The bus (number 12) travels between the airport and la place du Luxembourg for 3 €.
There is a taxi queue just outside the airport terminal exit, assuring you a travel towards city centre for +/- 40€, depending on the traffic and your final destination.
Transport in the city
The STIB network (www.stib.be) will respond to all of your questions regarding routes within Brussels. The metro, buses and trains circulate from 6am until midnight. Night buses operate until 3am Friday's and Saturday's
Taxis: There are a relatively small number of taxis in Brussels. It is often difficult to catch a taxi on the spot, unless you are in front of a train station or a significantly commercial area. A telephone call to a taxi company is more reliable (+ 32 2 268 00 00 or +32 2 349 49 49). All taxis are equipped with a meter.
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Land Rover Help Steer British America's Cup Challenge
It's the direct link between Sir Ben Ainslie and the boat built to bring the America's Cup home; the steering wheel that Ainslie will be holding as he strives to drive Land Rover BAR's America's Cup Class boat to success this summer in Bermuda. And the wheel is a direct result of a long partnership with the team's title and exclusive innovation partner, Land Rover. This remarkable piece of technology has been in development for the past 18 months within the Technical Innovation Group (TIG), chaired by the management and technology consultancy PA Consulting Group, and is now being revealed ahead of the start of racing on 26th May.
The control of an America's Cup Class foiling multihull is a two-dimensional problem. The wheel doesn't just turn the boat left and right as it would do on a conventional boat, but it also controls the boat's height and attitude above the water, through control of the power delivered from the hydrofoils.
The hydrofoil does what it says on the tin – hydro-foil – a foil in water. Just like the aerofoil – the wings that lift planes into the air – the hydrofoils deliver lift, in this case, they push the boat up and out of the water.
So the steering wheel must allow Ainslie to both steer the boat, and control the hydrofoils so he can 'fly' the boat fast and smooth above the water. It's a bit like tapping your head and rubbing your tummy. There are two sets of controls to keep the boat on the right track both horizontally and vertically; left and right, up and down. The left and right part was straight-forward, that's what the steering wheel does. It was the up and down that needed creativity, innovation and cool technology.
The Human Machine Interface (or HMI) is an area in which Jaguar Land Rover (JLR) have considerable experience, technical expertise and a reputation for innovation in their cars – as anyone who has driven the latest Discovery will know. No one with an interest in safety wants to take their eyes off the road for any longer than they absolutely have to, and good HMI can allow you to complete a task without looking, with the minimum of mental effort.
Ben Ainslie required exactly the same of the hydrofoil control on the wheel of the ACC boat. There were many possible ways it could be done; from switches to dials, gear shifts to twist grips. Some could be quickly discarded, others were tried, developed, prototyped for testing and simulation. The best of the ideas went forward with working prototypes built that could be tested on the boat. Of these, there was a clear winner – the paddle shift.
The analogy with the paddle gear shift on a performance car is a good one. The hydrofoil needs to be adjusted in steps as the boat accelerates and decelerates, just as you would change gears in a car as you accelerate or decelerate. Go faster, tap towards you; go slower, tap away from you, each shift attuned to the demand for the optimum performance of the boat, just as a car driver seeks to match the gear to the speed and engine revs for maximum efficiency
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Win For Ainslie's Team BAR in Portsmouth
Super Sunday in Portsmouth, double points on offer, excellent flying conditions on the water and thousands of fans thronging on the shoreline. Ben Ainslie's Land Rover BAR was at the top of the first day leader board and got royal support for the start of day two, with the Duke and Duchess of Cambridge, getting a close up look from the support boat. After the three races it's a win for for the home team and a double celebration as they went to the top of the series lead overall. See video below.
Ainslie Leads in Front of Portsmouth Home Crowd
There were perfect conditions for the thousands of fans who came out to watch the Louis Vuitton America's Cup World Series action close in to shore at Portsmouth yesterday.
Land Rover BAR led in front of their home crowd. See video below.
Sir Ben Ainslie's New America's Cup Yacht
The first images of Sir Ben Ainslie's new racing yacht have come in, and the British racer is calling the boat the most advanced he's ever had.
The British design team who built the Land Rover Ben Ainslie Racing AC45 T2 craft have likened it to a fighter jet, citing use of cutting edge technologies from both the automotive and aerospace industries.
At 45 feet, Ainslie's T2 boat is a prototype design for the America's Cup team whose final build, yet to come, is expected to reach speeds in excess of 50 mph.
The British America's Cup Challenger is Launched in Portsmouth
The British America's Cup challenger, Land Rover BAR, has launched its latest testing boat – T2 – at their home in Portsmouth. This boat will increase the momentum already developed with the initial launch of 'T1' last October. It's the next stage in the relentless pursuit of technological excellence that will culminate in the design and build of the final race boat to challenge for the America's Cup in 2017.
T2 is designed to drive forward a new era of British maritime design and technology. The boat uses the latest technology from both the aerospace and automotive industries to create the marine equivalent of a fighter jet. T2 will fly on foils the size of a wakeboard, whilst lifting the weight of a fully occupied London taxi
Famous Half–Tonner Checkmate Gets New Berth At Howth Yacht Club
#checkmateforhowth – The story is that there has been a bit of re-juggling in the Half Tonner lineup at Howth, where Dave Cullen has moved on from the historic King One which once upon a time took the Half–Ton World Cup for the legendary Paul Elvstrom of Denmark, whose Olympic gold medal scoreline is bested only by Ben Ainslie.
The good news is that King One is going to continue to sail the waters of fair Fingal. She now has a Rush-based owner, who plans to continue to keep her at Howth where they've a handy little group of classic Half Tonners sharpening up for 2015.
And a further welcome word is that Dave Cullen himself will be returning to the fray, having taken over Nigel Biggs' all-conquering Half Tonner Checkmate. This little honey has had so much TLC and classy mods made in recent years that 'tis said a statement had to be issued saying the boat is NOT called Cheque Mate...........
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Ben Ainslie's Team Take to The Waters of The 35th America's Cup
#benainslie – Ben Ainslie Racing were the first America's Cup team both on – and under – the race course waters of the 35th America's Cup last week, when the team conducted an initial training camp in Bermuda.
"It's been great for the team to get out on the water, trying to learn about the venue, the wind direction, the wave states in our 20 foot foiling training boats," commented Team Principal and Skipper, Ben Ainslie. "A huge amount has been learnt, and we can now go back to our design team and start working on developing the final race boat for 2017."
"We turned up here with preconceived ideas about everything," added Sailing Manager, Jono Macbeth. "But it's not until you actually step foot on the island that you get a feel for what's going on. It's going to be completely different compared to last Cup where the wind direction was the same every single day. Here we have seen wind from just about every corner.
"We're just learning all the time. It's invaluable that we are here, especially as the first team on this race course. It's a statement that we are serious about the competition ahead of us. The atmosphere here in anticipation of the America's Cup is incredible," continued Macbeth, "Everyone on the island is so into it. This year is just going to fly by."
"Bermuda is just the most beautiful island," said Ben, "the people are so warm and friendly and are really excited about having the America's Cup here. As a sailing venue it is a real challenge, it is such a tight course and the wind is really variable out here in the middle of the Atlantic."
The major objective of the training camp was to learn the local conditions, and raise foiling skills, but Ben Williams, Head of Strength and Conditioning ensured that the Sailing Team got an extensive work out as well.
"It's been great for us as a sailing team to get away," said Ben. "It's almost been a military operation, our fitness trainer is an ex-Marine and pushing us pretty hard in the morning and evenings. And out on the water we have been sailing and training very hard – but bonding as a team, being away and really focusing on sailing and training."
"I really wanted to make sure that we were using our time wisely out there so we are doing two training sessions in the gym and sailing the boats five or six hours every day," said Macbeth. "There's really not a huge amount of time for the boys to do anything except eat, train and go sailing." Williams unique methods included an opportunity to properly test the depths of Bermudian waters
The America's Cup World Series Portsmouth Receives Royal Support
#americascup – HRH Princess Anne, The Princess Royal, visited the America's Cup World Series Portsmouth (ACWS Portsmouth) display at the London Boat Show, to support Ben Ainslie Racing and the America's Cup World Series events planned between 23 – 26 July 2015.
The ACWS Portsmouth events will be managed and delivered by 'TEAMORIGIN Events', a company set up and chaired by Sir Keith Mills, the man central to the delivery of some of the UK's greatest sporting events, most recently as Deputy Chairman of London 2012 and Chairman of 'Invictus Games'.
During HRH Princess Anne's visit, Sir Keith Mills outlined details of the Portsmouth event:
"The ACWS Portsmouth will be a spectacular event for Britain. One of our main aims is to provide a sporting event that will benefit Portsmouth by bringing huge visitor numbers into the city to experience the racing. To bring in the masses, we have to provide cost effective entertainment for all budgets and we have been working hard to firm up the event schedule and ticketing structure."
Mills continued, "Portsmouth will become a hive of activity with its key locations such as the Spinnaker Tower and Historic Dockyard incorporated within the event to showcase the city in all its glory. The event officially starts on Thursday 23rd July with the teams taking part in a F1 style paddock day. All ACWS teams will set up their boats in a publicly visible area inside the Historic Dockyard and Royal Navy Base. This is a fascinating visible process and a fantastic opportunity to see the amazing race boats, teams and sailors close-up. Friday 24th July, is the official race training day and the first opportunity for the teams to test their skills on Portsmouth waters. Saturday 25th and Sunday 26th July is when the points scoring action begins with the official race days. Both days will count and be vitally important for the teams in their quest for glory in the 35th America's Cup. This will be a unique opportunity for the British public, Portsmouth is truly opening its doors to local and visiting public and all sporting fans."
Sir Ben Ainslie, HRH The Princess Royal and Sir Keith Mills at the London Boat Show
A key ethos for the ACWS Portsmouth team is bringing the action closer to the fans. This includes a full entertainment programme which will run throughout the event days alongside live broadcasting of the racing. For those that really want to come and immerse themselves in the sailing and racing action and everything that goes on in the world of America's Cup, there will be a dedicated and ticketed 'fan zone' and a world class 'hospitality pavilion' where visitors, sponsors and guests can get truly involved and watch the racing close up with live expert commentary.
During the London Boat Show, ACWS Portsmouth Event Director, Leslie Greenhalgh outlined the ticketing, hospitality and commercial plans:
"The best possible viewing and engagement experience will be watching the racing from the 'race village' on Southsea Common and the dedicated 'fan zone' and 'hospitality pavilion'. This is all about "America's Cup racing coming to shore". There will be giant screens, live commentary and the racing will be literally metres off the Common. Racing will take place in the main shipping channel in an area of water carefully managed by the Queen's Harbour Master. For safety and traffic management reasons, there will be a tightly controlled exclusion zone around the race course and so we will be designating various levels of 'spectator boat' zones. The spectator boat packages, access flags and options will be published alongside the land based ticket and hospitality options. We urge any visitors not commit to any packages that are not endorsed by TEAMORIGIN/ACWS Portsmouth. All details and tickets will go live in February 2015."
Greenhalgh added: "An event of this magnitude offers numerous opportunities for brands and businesses to become commercially involved and we are currently in discussion with a number of partners interested in the event sponsorship and supplier partnerships. This is an amazing opportunity for UK brands and businesses to associate their brand with this exciting event. We urge attracted parties to get into touch with our commercial team."
Sir Keith Mills and Sir Ben Ainslie at the London Boat Show
Rob Andrews, the London 2012 Sailing Venue Manager, has taken on the role of Race Director for the ACWS Portsmouth and will work alongside the America's Cup Event Authority to deliver the racing. Rob provided a preview of the exciting racing coming to Portsmouth:
"The first difference people will notice, since the last ACWS events, is that the AC45 boats will now be foiling – literally flying above the water. The vulnerability of the foils makes margins between getting it right and wrong on the race course very small. This means numerous position changes during racing which creates lots of excitement. My role is to deliver good, solid races for the sailors whilst also giving the viewing public action-packed entertainment 50-100 meters from the shore. We learned a lot from the London 2012 Olympic Sailing medal races and how close we could get the racing to people on shore without being detrimental to the standard of racing for the sailors. The Portsmouth course and proximity of the race village on Southsea Common is the perfect solution for this type of racing and we cannot wait to deliver it to the fans and spectators. Whether you are a sailing fan or just coming down to join in the festival atmosphere and to take a look at these boats, it will be exciting and you do not want to miss it."
Over 500,000 visitors are expected to visit Portsmouth during the event and TEAMORIGIN are looking to secure volunteers to ensure they deliver a tremendous experience for all involved. The Event Volunteer Engagement Programme will be launched in February 2015. TEAMORIGIN will be looking to engage around 60 people in 'on water' delivery and a further 300 volunteers to ensure local people get involved and help to deliver this spectacular event. Anyone who would like to express interest in volunteering can email: [email protected]
The count down to the 2015 ACWS Portsmouth (23-26 July 2015) has begun. For more information: visit www.teamorigin.com
Ben Ainslie Racing 'America's Cup' HQ To Provide Showcase for Clean Energy
#bar – The Ben Ainslie Racing (BAR) team says Britain's sailing superstar is leading the sporting world in sustainability, in its bid to bring the 35th America's Cup to the UK.
The sailing team, formed by Olympic multi-gold medallist Ben Ainslie, is announcing a long-term partnership with renewables investor Low Carbon. The partnership will provide the team with clean energy as it develops its 2017 bid for the world's oldest international sporting trophy.
Low Carbon will ensure the team's headquarters – currently under construction on the Camber in Portsmouth – is powered by the very latest, high efficiency solar photovoltaic (PV) technology. The initial target is to supply 90% of the team's electricity power needs, with this improving to 100% once energy monitoring is implemented.
Low Carbon is committed to mitigating climate change by encouraging, wherever possible, the reduction of carbon emissions. Investing capital into renewable energy, the firm's investment model embraces solar PV, concentrated solar power, wind and bio-waste technologies. Within less than four years, Low Carbon has developed more than 270MW of UK solar power. A broader international portfolio exceeding 2GW is in the pipeline.
The partnership will greatly support BAR's efforts to run a sustainable business with clean energy. It will also see the team's HQ accorded BREEAM 'Excellent' status – the hallmark of excellence in sustainable building. The BAR HQ is expected to be completed in the summer of 2015.
Commenting on the partnership, Low Carbon's Founder and Chief Executive Roy Bedlow said: "I'm very excited by this long-term partnership, and with the prospect of making a key contribution to a true British success story. With Low Carbon and BAR sharing an ethos of sustainability, responsibility and mitigating the effects of climate change, I believe that together we can continue to make a difference for the better, long into the future."
BAR's Team Principal, four-time Olympic medallist and America's Cup winner, Ben Ainslie commented, "We're delighted to be onboard with Low Carbon, and this new partnership takes us a long way towards our goal of sustainable, clean energy for our new base."
Bedlow adds: "This project has exciting implications for renewable energy. Because the BAR philosophy is about educating and engaging locally, the project will be a fantastic showcase for how large buildings can be almost entirely sustainable."
In a separate initiative, Roy Bedlow is joining the board of the team's charity as a Trustee. Launched in October 2014, the 1851 Trust seeks to inspire and engage a new generation through sailing and the marine industry, providing young people with the education, skills and training required to become innovators of the future, and stewards of the marine environment.
Giles Scott Joins Ben Ainslie Racing, Eighth Sailor to Join British America's Cup Team
#bar – Anyone who followed the build-up to the 2012 Olympic Games will remember that the biggest hurdle to Ben Ainslie's historic fourth gold medal was another Brit by the name of Giles Scott.
Their rivalry was one of the most compelling stories of the lead-up to the London 2012 Olympics – a classic narrative as Scott, the apprentice and former training partner, attempted to unseat the dominant figure of the previous generation, and win the single Team GBR place at the Games.
History records that Ainslie won selection, and then won his fourth gold medal. But Giles Scott used his time wisely; he raced with Luna Rossa in their 2013 America's Cup campaign, and this summer won the Finn Olympic Class World Championship in Santander. Scott is now a firm favourite for gold in Rio 2016, and will be a key member of the British America's Cup team, Ben Ainslie Racing.
Their story began much earlier than most people realise, right back when Scott was a talented junior.
"The first time I met him was years and years ago," recalled Scott when he came in to the BAR offices to sign his contract. "I was doing a National Junior event. I was with the Northampton team, and Ben came and did a talk. I think I would have been about ten years old, sailing with my older brother. I didn't talk to him, but I think I got a sweater signed by him!"
"We crossed paths at various events after that," he went on, "but it was when I started sailing the Finn (the Olympic class boat in which Ainslie won his final three gold medals) that I really got to know him. It was 2006 when he came back to the boat – after two years away – to prepare for the 2008 Games. I was one of the youngest members of the Finn squad and still at University, and Ben was the figurehead."
Ainslie remembers that time clearly. "It was a lot of fun because they were talented guys who were enjoying learning to sail a new class of boat, and for me it was refreshing having some young, motivated guys there to train with – so it worked very well. And Giles was the stand-out talent of that group." Scott was the ISAF Youth World Champion in the single-handed class in 2005. "They didn't really have any expectations of the 2008 Olympics," added Ainslie, "but then with me moving away into the America's Cup, it was a different story when I came back in 2010. They were that much older, and really going for the 2012 Games."
Thanks to the idiosyncrasies of the Olympic rules, only one person per nation can compete in each of the ten sailing events. Ben Ainslie and Giles Scott were — by any reasonable measure — the best two athletes in their class in the world. Scott was World Champion in 2011; while Ainslie was World Champion (for the sixth time) in 2012. But because they were both British, only one of them could go to the Games.
"The thing is about Giles," said Ainslie, "he's a really nice guy, and I remember saying to him in the build-up to 2008 that it's great to be nice, but you also have to learn to stand-up for yourself and not let people push you around. Of course, he'd really taken that to heart and so it was a slightly different story for 2012 when he was going for the Olympics. And quite rightly, he needed to stand up for himself. He had just as much right as anybody else to that spot."
"There was a switch in my mentality," said Scott. "I had to switch from having Ben on a pedestal, to seeing him as a competitor that I wanted to beat. There was no switch in the way that we operated off the water, but on the water there was a definite transition. He was always trying to assert the dominance that he had always had, and I was constantly trying to break that down."
The two men went head-to-head in the events that Team GBR had defined for the selection process. "I won a lot of the events in the build-up to the start of the selection events," reflected Scott, "and then [when it came to the selections] Ben was at the top of his game and he ticked all the boxes, while I finished second." The rest is history, Ainslie got the spot on the British team, went to the London Olympics and, under almost unimaginable pressure, won his fourth gold.
"The one good thing that came out of it was that it opened up the America's Cup doorway," commented Scott. He started sailing with Team Korea, and then Luna Rossa offered him a place on their sailing team.
"All the guys you speak to at Luna Rossa only have good things to say about Giles and how he fitted in with the team," said Ainslie. "And that's one of the reasons why we wanted him to be part of this team. There are a handful of sailors of his generation in the world that stand out as really a cut above the rest, and Giles is clearly one of those. We have been very selective about the people that we have brought in; we know that they will gel with the team. And with Giles, it was a 'no-brainer'. A good team player and a winner. We are very excited about him being with us."
Scott has continued where Ainslie left off, and now dominates the single-handed men's Finn class, recently winning the 2014 World Championships with clear blue water between him and the pack. It's obvious that Scott has unfinished business with that Finn gold medal, and doesn't intend to let it slip away again.
Combining America's Cup sailing with the Olympics is something that Ainslie knows all about, but how does Scott think he will fare? "I'm hoping it will be easy to integrate the two, and achieve my Olympic goals and have a positive impact on the Cup. It's an amazing project to be involved in. I'm just feeling very excited about getting my teeth into it and trying to make it all happen."
Stephen 'Sparky' Parks, RYA Olympic Manager, agrees joining BAR is a positive move for Scott, "Joining BAR is a great option for Giles. No one understands what it takes to win an Olympic medal better than Ben Ainslie – and that will help to ensure that Giles gets the job done in Rio before focussing exclusively on the America's Cup. Giles will be able to draw on Ben's experience to ensure he keeps the Finn Olympic Gold medal in GBR hands, where it has been since 2000. Equally, Ben knows Giles well, and he knows he will bring a host of raw sailing skills to the BAR programme."
And what about working with Ben after all those bruising encounters on the water? "It's very useful to have been through that, because if two people were ever going to fall out over something, it would be over an Olympic selection – you are battling each other for your dream. Going forward from that, I have a knowledge of him and how he performs – what he likes, what he doesn't like – you just know each other, so I think it can only be a positive thing," concluded Scott.
Giles Scott – Fact file
Date of Birth: 23rd June 1987
Place of Birth: Huntingdon
Current Home: Weymouth
Major Titles: ISAF Youth World Champion 2005; Finn World Champion 2011 and 2014; Finn European Champion 2011 and 2014; Rio Olympic Test Event 2014.
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Russia's Opposition Elects Leaders Online
Posted October 22nd, 2012 at 4:30 pm (UTC-5)
Russia's opposition has held an online election for a 45-member leadership that will be tasked with organizing mass street protests against President Vladimir Putin into a more structured movement.
Organizers say nearly 82,000 people participated in the balloting that ended Monday. Opposition leader Alexei Navalny won more than half of the votes.
The poll comes amid increased government pressure on the opposition.
A senior leader of the Just Russia party, Leonid Razvozzhayev, was arrested Sunday. Government officials say he turned himself in, and that he admitted involvement in organizing mass disturbances in Russia. Razvozzhayev's supporters say he was kidnapped from Ukraine, and that his confession was extracted by torture.
The office of the United Nations Refugee Agency in Kyiv confirmed that Razvozzhayev disappeared after registering with the agency on October 19.
Last week, authorities launched a probe against Left Front party leader Sergei Udaltsov and party member Konstantin Lebedev on charges that they organized mass riots in May in Moscow.
Elsewhere, a lawyer for the two convicted members of the anti-Kremlin all-female punk band Pussy Riot said they have been sent to prison camps far from Moscow.
Attorney Mark Feygin said Maria Alekhina was transferred to the Perm region in the Ural mountains and Nadezhda Tolokonnikova to the central province of Mordovia.
The two, along with a third band member, Yekaterina Samutsevich, were convicted in August of hooliganism motivated by religious hatred for an unsanctioned protest at a Moscow cathedral.
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An environmental group that has worked to protect a threatened Limestone County fish from a massive auto manufacturing plant says it now intends to sue.
The Center for Biological Diversity sent a 60-day notice to Huntsville and Mazda Toyota officials Wednesday stating they would sue them for violating Section 9 of the Endangered Species Act if a plan wasn't put in place to protect the spring pygmy sunfish.
Mazda Toyota resumed construction Tuesday on a $1.6 billion manufacturing plant in a Huntsville-annexed portion of eastern Limestone County. Work had been halted while the company and environmental experts to ensure the habitat of the spring pygmy sunfish was protected during construction. The fish is only found in Limestone County and is common in the Beaverdam Creek area, according to a state study. The fish is federally listed as a threatened species.
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A Center for Biological Diversity attorney said Tuesday they did not believe Mazda Toyota was doing enough to ensure the spring pygmy sunfish was being protected. A Toyota spokeswoman said the company has determined that work on the site will not harm the fish.
In the notice sent Wednesday, the center claimed construction of roofs, pavement and roads around the plant will impair water quality and increase storm water runoff that would contaminate the springs where fish lives.
If Mazda Toyota and the city don't change their plans and prepare a habitat conservation plan to accommodate the Endangered Species Act within 60 days, the center plans to sue in federal court to protect the fish's environment.
In a statement released Wednesday afternoon, Toyota Motor North America spokeswoman Kim Ogle said in addition to meeting with the Center for Biological Diversity last week, independent environmental experts have looked at the city's project design and determined it protects the fish.
"We are confident that the pygmy fish and its habitat will be adequately protected, and we are ready to move forward," the statement read.
The city of Huntsville also sent out a statement Wednesday afternoon stating that work has been underway to preserve and sustain the fish's habitat for almost 10 years.
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UPDATED: Guillermo del Toro's tentpole marks Hollywood's latest big-budget disappointment; "Fruitvale Station" soars at the specialty box office just as the George Zimmerman verdict is handed down.
Beat by Despicable Me 2 and Adam Sandler's ensemble comedy Grown Ups 2, Guillermo del Toro's Pacific Rim failed to do monster business in its North American debut, posing a potential financial loss for Thomas Tull's Legendary Pictures.
Pacifc Rim opened to $38.3 million, a troubling number considering the movie's production budget of at least $190 million. Legendary footed most of the bill, with distribution and marketing partner Warner Bros. putting up a minority stake. Rolling out in its first 38 foreign markets, the 3D tentpole took in $53 million for a worldwide total of $91.3 million. While strong in Asia, Russia and Mexico, Pacific Rim was soft elsewhere.
Universal's box office hit Despicable 2 stayed at No. 1 in its second weekend, grossing $44.8 million for a domestic total of $229.2 million. The 3D animated tentpole also came in No. 1 internationally, grossing $55.7 million from 50 markets for a worldwide total of $472.4 million. It has earned $243.2 million at the foreign box office and will eclipse the entire run of Despicable Me this week ($293 million).
Despicable 2 topped the global box office for the weekend with $100.5 million in ticket sales; Pacific Rim followed with $91.3 million.
ANALYSIS: What 'Pacific Rim's' Fate Means for Legendary and Warner Bros.
Sony's Grown Ups 2 opened to a stellar $42.5 million domestically in a needed win for Sandler, who has had a string of box office disappointments. The sequel opened slightly ahead of the 2010 original, not accounting for inflation.
"We're feeling great. It was a fairly competitive weekend and to gross more than the first film is great. The sequel played everywhere and to the whole family," said Sony worldwide president of distribution Rory Bruer.
Grown Ups 2 skewed slightly female (53 percent), while 54 percent of the audience was under 25.
Despite being ravaged by critics, Grown Ups 2 received a B- CinemaScore, same as the 2010 original. The sequel, costing a relatively modest $80 million to produce, reteams Sandler with Kevin James, Chris Rock, David Spade, Salma Hayek, Maya Rudolph and Maria Bello.
Fox's Sandra Bullock and Melissa McCarthy comedy The Heat placed No. 4 in its third outing, jumping the $100 million mark and ending the weekend with a North American cume of $112.4 million.
Coming in No. 5 was Gore Verbinski's troubled The Lone Ranger, which tumbled a steep 61 percent to $11.1 million in its second weekend for a tepid domestic cume of $77.1 million. Overseas, the big-budget tentpole took in a meek $12.7 million from 33 territories for an international total of $48 million and worldwide cume of $119.1 million.
Lone Ranger has a number of major markets in which to open, but box-office observers and Wall Street anlaysts are predicting a major loss for Disney of between $150 million and $200 million.
Unless Pacific Rim does extraordinarily well overseas, or enjoys a huge multiple at the North American box office, it is also likely to result in a major loss for Legendary. The movie opens just as Legendary prepares to leave Warners for its new co-financing and production deal with Universal.
Marking del Toro's first big-budget tentpole, Pacific Rim pits giant robots against alien monsters and stars Charlie Hunnam, Idris Elba, Rinko Kikuchi and Charlie Day. The movie has received glowing reviews, while receiving an equally glowing A- CinemaScore.
Defying soft prerelease tracking, Pacific Rim got off to a better-than-expected start Thursday night and Friday, but once fanboy traffic started tapering off late Friday, the movie slowed.
WB waged an aggressive last-minute marketing effort, and the studio's president of domestic distribution Dan Fellman says it paid off.
"Two weeks ago, we were looking at an opening of $25 million to $30 million," he said. "This result is just what we've hoped for. There's nobody that doesn't like this movie, and it's Guillermo's biggest opening to date. Now, our job is to broaden the base."
Fellman said the studio will accomplish this by airing ads that tout reviews and the audience CinemaScore.
IMAX theaters -- the favored venue for fanboys -- ponied up a robust $7.3 million in Pacific Rim ticket sales. In another sign that fanboys turned out in force, more than 50 percent of the overall gross came from 3D screens, a record for the summer.
Younger moviegoers made up the biggest percentage of the audience for Pacific Rim, with 47 percent of those buying tickets under the age of 25 and 67 percent under the age of 35.
Overseas, Pacific Rim launched to strong numbers in Asia, Russia and Mexico -- del Toro's home country -- but came in No. 3 in Australia behind fellow opener The Heat and Despicable Me 2. It came in No. 2 in the U.K. behind Monsters University, grossing $3.2 million.
So far internationally, the tentpole is outpacing a slew of films that went on to gross between $300 million and $400 million overseas, including Rise of the Planet of the Apes, Clash of the Titans and Prometheus. It's also pacing on par with World War Z, which has earned more than $200 million to date at the foreign box office.
Korea leads with $9.6 million, followed by Russia with $9.3 million. Mexico opened with $5.3 million, three times bigger than any of del Toro's previous films. On Monday, Pacific Rim is expected to surpass the lifetime gross of Pan's Labyrinth ($5.8 million).
Pacific Rim only opened in 50 percent of the foreign marketplace and still has a number of major markets in which to open, including France, Germany, China, Spain and Brazil.
Making headlines at the specialty box office in North America was The Weinstein Co.'s critically acclaimed Fruitvale Station, about the the shooting of a young African-American man by BART police in Oakland. The film -- opening just as George Zimmerman was acquitted of shooting Trayvon Martin -- grossed $377,285 from seven theaters for a location average of $53,898, the third best of the year so far.
Fruitvale star Michael B. Jordan and first-time feature director Ryan Coogler have been vocal in comparing the two shootings, and the issues they raise.
Fox Searchlight's The Way, Way Back performed nicely as it expanded into a total of 79 theaters, grossing $1.1 million for a location average of $14,051 and cume of $1.8 million.


This page shows businesses on Gill Avenue. Click on a business to bring up its details and a map showing its location.
Bristol Dial-A-Ride is a charitable organisation which campaigns and raises funds for a good cause.
Carers Centre is not-for-profit organisation in which volunteers work towards a good cause.
Computers For Life is a charity which works towards helping and raising money for charitable causes.
Disabled Living Centre caters for people with a range of disabilities and makes their lives easier.
Heat Tech 2000 is a plumbing and heating firm offering a range of services for homes and businesses.
Oldbury Court Inn is a pub offering a comfortable setting for people to enjoy drinks and socialising.
Purple Pages is a firm of information consultants who research information and provide expert advice to clients.
Roger Sales is a gardening company providing a range of gardening services.
The Care Forum is a charity which campaigns for a worthwhile cause.
Tripscope is a charitable organisation which supports a worthwhile cause.
Tripscope caters for people with a range of disabilities and makes their lives easier.
Vassall Centre Trust is a conference centre providing a large venue for many different conventions.
Map showing Gill Avenue in Bristol.


One of our key mission is to support fertility treatment that is accessible to individuals from all walks of life. To make IVF affordable and attainable, we offer Telehealth consultations through video-conferencing (Skype) for patients living in rural and remote areas of Australia.
The consultation will allow Dr Fong to investigate your situation and provide professional medical advice at your location.
If IVF treatment is required, Dr Fong will work with you to overcome the practical aspects of having treatment as a long distance patient.
What is Telehealth video-conferencing (Skype)?
Telehealth is a government initiative that enables patients living in rural and remote areas of Australia gain access to specialist services in major cities.
Under this scheme, if you live in an area classified as regional or remote, you're entitled to medicare rebate for Skype consultations (video-conferencing) with Dr Fong.
If you live in RA1 = Metropolitan city, attendance is required to receive medicare rebate.
Enter your full street address, suburb and postcode on this location map (CLICK IMAGE) to find out if you are eligible for Telehealth medicare rebate.
Skype consultations are by appointment during normal clinic hours.
What are the consulting fees for Skype?
The upfront fee is the same whether one partner (P1) or both (P1 & P2) attends as we've allocated the same appointment duration for a comprehensive assessment and discussion.
The out of pocket fees outlined below assumes you are eligible for Medicare rebate because you live within one of the telehealth areas RA2, RA3, RA4 or RA5. Search location map.
Saturday appointments are available for fertility couples with a $70 surcharge.
Full payment of your consultation fee is required prior to your appointment. We accept credit card (except AMEX).
A Skype account which can be downloaded for free here. Link this account to your email in order for us to identify you.
Prior to the consultation, we will be contacting you to organize for payment. Your claim will be transmitted to Medicare immediately after your consultation. Medicare will then deposit the rebate to your nominated bank account within a few days.
Add us to your Skype contact list: Contacts > Add contact. Type info@myfertilitycare.com.au and click "find"
Where can I have my tests?
Keep a record of the date of service, provider details and their contact numbers as we may need to contact them directly to retrieve the results.
We are available by phone or email to answer any administration questions you have, however a followup Skype appointment is required to review results, discuss and manage your symptoms, treatment and prescribe medications. Please contact us to make an appointment with Dr Fong.


What is so great about Sage?
Sage has 30 years experience in providing business software, with over 800,000 businesses in the uk using sage software to help them run their business.
Sage software is used by businesses of all sizes, from single person start-ups to stock exchange giants.
Why use a strategic Sage partner?
We offer Sage 200 software and licenses. Sage do not supply Sage 200 directly, but distribute through their network of partners.
Having a local partner you are able to deal with the partner directly, allowing for trust and a personal relationship to build. from this, a long-term understanding of your business will allow you to receive the best possible care and attention.


Residential projects in the premium segment.
NDI Development is a company responsible for development activities in NDI Group. It specializes in investments in premium or high standard real estate all around Poland. We implement projects on our own properties and on the plots of our Partners.
Our team consists of qualified specialists who have gained experience while working on different development projects, such as the reconstruction of the City Center of Sopot, Poland, the construction of Sheraton hotels around the country, or the construction of office buildings for the largest banks and insurance companies.
We always carefully select and prepare the locations of our projects, taking into consideration mostly the comfort of their future residents. Among our completed projects, there are luxurious seashore apartments and elegant houses in the villa neighborhood of Warsaw.
We are part of Grupa NDI, which has been present in the Polish market for more than 25 years. NDI Group companies implement a variety of construction, infrastructure, and electrical power projects throughout the country.
We focus on the high quality of the applied solutions and the positive impact of our investments on the surrounding areas.


Tom oversees other coordinators and serves as the president of the Newman Center. He works alongside Fr. Mahoney and the Executive Board to help meet the needs of the Newman Center community.
Karly organizes various ministries for the Mass, including bringing up the gifts, altar serving, and reading. She also leads group prayer and helps to plan and execute several retreats throughout the academic year.
Jess plans and executes social events at the Newman Center. She organizes open-mic and game nights, pasta dinners, and other social events in order to promote fellowship at the Newman Center.
Jon keeps the Newman Center community informed and promotes events and activities. He emails newsletters each week and updates the website and social media. Please direct all media inquires to Jon.
Abby brings in speakers and organizing events to educate the Newman Center community about the Catholic Faith, prayer, and contemporary topics.
Joey maintains the Newman Center building. He organizes and oversees projects related to the upkeep and beautification of the Newman Center.
Kevin provides students with opportunities to serve in the community. He will be exploring new locations and possibilities for service so everyone has the chance to give back.
Ethan unites the men's apartments through sports, cookouts, and prayer. He works with Clare to plan fellowship events for the men and women of the Newman Center. Contact him to learn more about living in Newman Center men's housing.
Jed joins together commuter students with special events. He creates an environment at the Newman Center for commuters to feel at home and part of the college experience.
Clare ensures women's housing feels like home. She organizes movie nights, city trips, and holiday parties. She works with Liam to plan fellowship events for both men and women. Contact her to learn more about living in Newman Center women's housing.


Loren Kolba was one of more than 35 people who gathered under the U.N. Tree, an Oak tree dedicated by Fort Worth to the United Nations in 1965. Kolba said Mr. Wilson wasn't much of a talker.
Federal Building workers who took the time to meet Mr. Wilson came to know him as a gentle person, Kolba said.
Friends at the memorial said they never saw Mr. Wilson panhandling. Siyas and another shop owner, Angeliki Holley, said he refused to take anything for free.
Brian Chapman, who works in the Federal Building, said he talked with Mr. Wilson and had coffee with him occasionally.
"He never asked for anything and was always nice," Chapman said.
Friends say it was rumored that Mr. Wilson was a veteran and that he may have worked in the Federal Building until mental illness caused him to lose his job. Then, he couldn't give up the routine of coming to the same spot each day.
Some people who stopped to talk to him said they left with the impression that he worked with math, perhaps as an accountant.
A photo of Mr. Wilson in Siyas' Coffee shop shows him standing with his back straight, hands together palm-to-palm in front of him, fingers pointing up.
Many homeless people become desperate for human contact, said Natasha Lawry, a social worker with CASA of Tarrant County who read a brief prayer at the memorial service.
Anyone who looked into Mr. Wilson's eye found a good soul looking back, even if they couldn't understand what he was saying, Siyas said.
Lawry said a city employee confirmed that Martin Matthew Wilson died Nov. 27, 2013, and that he was born in 1956.
A health care facility where Mr. Wilson was taken when he was near death called the medical examiner's office to obtain a cremation permit, Lawry said. The information led Lawry to believe that Mr. Wilson died from some form of cancer.
There is a record that suggests Mr. Wilson may have stayed in one of the city's shelters on East Lancaster Avenue in 2011, but not recently, said Rebecca Cox, continuum of care coordinator for Tarrant County Homeless Coalition.
"I am guessing he was a camper and didn't often access service on East Lancaster," Cox said in an email to the Star-Telegram.
Mr. Wilson impressed people who got to know him and he was grateful to those who made the effort, Siyas said.
"Anyone you get a chance to help, do it before it's too late," Siyas said.


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Noice! 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' renewed for season 8
Nov 15, 2019 11:43 AM PHT
Good, super toit things come to those who w8! NBC announces the early renewal of 'Brooklyn Nine-Nine' for an 8th season
MANILA, Philippines – The 9-9 is here to stay! In an early move, NBC renewed hit cop comedy show Brooklyn Nine-Nine for an 8th season, months before season 7's February 6, 2020 premiere.
On Thursday, November 14, the show's official Twitter page posted an adorable clip of the Nine-Nine cast excitedly receiving the renewal news during a table reading.
"Good things come to those who w8. The #Brooklyn99 squad will be coming back for Season 8 on NBC," the post wrote.
Good things come to those who w8. The #Brooklyn99 squad will be coming back for Season 8 on NBC! pic.twitter.com/bQsGYA4oG9
— Brooklyn Nine-Nine (@nbcbrooklyn99) November 14, 2019
In 2018, Brooklyn Nine-Nine was dropped by its original network Fox after 5 seasons. It was quickly saved by NBC, which picked the series up for a 6th and 7th season in February 2019.
The Golden Globe-winning TV series stars Andy Samberg, Andre Braugher, Terry Crews, Melissa Fumero, Stephanie Beatriz, Joe Lo Truglio, Dirk Blocker and Joel McKinnon Miller. – Rappler.com


You probably don't spend much time at all thinking about the condition of your sewer lines. But a functioning sewer line is important for keeping the people on your property healthy and happy. When your sewer line is damaged, there is a potential health hazard on your property, and you need to resolve the problem—fast.
Murphy's Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning is the name to remember. We have the right tools for the job, including trenchless technology in case your sewer pipes need major repairs. We can replace the pipe lining without invasive excavation. To learn more about our sewer line repair and replacement services in Broomall, PA, call our friendly team! We put integrity before profit.
You are responsible for the sewer lines on your property—not the city. Of course, you cannot peer into the pipes to find out if you need sewer repair (and you wouldn't want to, either). But it's important to catch problems as early as possible, so that sewage doesn't mean a health risk on your property.
If your drains are clogged to any extent, call our team as soon as possible. When the drains throughout the home start to move slowly, it's a sign of a problem deep within your sewer line, and you need someone with the right tools for the job. You should also give us a call if you notice smells coming from the drains or if you have reason to believe tree roots have infiltrated the piping.
Sewer line replacement brings to mind images of torn–up sidewalks and yards, since the piping is located underneath a property. But with trenchless sewer line replacement from Murphy's Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning, you don't have to worry about all of that mess.
When you need a new sewer line, our heavy–duty equipment can handle the job. Hydraulic equipment feeds a new pipe lining through your older sewer pipe. Our pipes can be inserted through copper or clay piping, and the HDPE (high–density polyethylene) pipe liner seals onto the old pipe to form a durable bond that lasts as long as conventional sewer pipe replacements. The job goes by a lot faster and without as much damage, and we inspect our work afterwards.
Call our team to get expert drain and sewer services in Broomall, PA. We use video camera inspection to check your pipes and we have warranties on our work, so you can trust that the job will be done the right way. Your sewer lines are in good hands with a company that's been doing this for over 40 years!
Whether we're unclogging a drain in your kitchen or replacing your entire sewer line, we appreciate every single call that comes through. We appreciate the opportunity to earn your business, and we just want to make sure you get the right services for your home. We always put integrity before profit, so you can trust you are getting the service that fits your home and budget. Call Murphy's Plumbing, Heating & Air Conditioning for sewer line services in Broomall, PA today!


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Q: Is it bad for performence if store this data in memory instead of database table? I want to install a game on my site. The interaction takes a lot of jobs, mainly about moving the game's options to my site's admin option control pannel. To avoid the interaction job, I'm thinking to make a Class to store the options, and call the calss by Global.
Class Game_Vars{
var ...;
... ...;
}
Global $game_options;
if ( !isset( $game_options ) ) $game_options = new Game_vars();

By this way, the options won't be stored in database, and the Class.php will be loaded everytime when the game script is running. There are nearly 70 options, is this too heavy for performence?

A: It depends on how static the data is, which tells you how easy is must be to change the data. If the data never changes and does not need an interface to change it, then there is nothing wrong with using a class and storing your data in memory. Otherwise, use a database to better manage the data (but fetch the data once from the database using a design pattern such as a Singleton or a single static variable).
You will not run into any memory / hardware performance / efficiency issues when storing 70 data members of a class into memory on any semi-modern server. Especially since (as Pastor Bones points out) that regardless of which option you choose (database or file), all of the options will be loaded into memory at some point.

A: Sometimes file access is faster than mySQL for heavier sites. If your options are read-only, and you will have a huge number of concurrent users (concurrent connections), it might be better to use a file to store your options instead of the mySQL table.
The problem with mySQL is not the amount of data (relatively) but the number of connections.


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This image is a graphical rendering of WAVE's wireless charging technology produced by Ideanomics. Ideanomics owns all rights to this image. Any use of or modification to this image without approval by Ideanomics is prohibited. Please contact Ideanomics to request rights and permissions to use this image.
Ideanomics achieves breakthrough milestone for 500kW ultra-fast charging
NEW YORK – Ideanomics, a global company focused on accelerating the commercial adoption of electric vehicles, is pleased to announce the successful testing of WAVE's 500kW at the Port of Los Angeles. This first-of-its-kind high-power, ultra-fast wireless charging system fully charged a class 8 electric truck in less than 15 minutes, heralding a future where fleet operators could realize near continuous electric vehicle uptime.
"We're showing that today, right now, electric heavy-duty vehicles can operate 24/7, "topping off" their charge while the work is happening," says Robin Mackie, Ideanomics Mobility president. "The benefits of this technology are crystal clear – fleet operators become more efficient by cutting out vehicle downtime otherwise spent filling up or plugging a central depot."
Construction and charger installation at the Port of Los Angeles is underway, and Ideanomics expects the first 500kW charger to enter service in 2023. Supported by an $8.4 million U.S. Department of Energy grant, the WAVE 500kW charger is being deployed as part of a consortium project.
More than 12 million medium and heavy-duty trucks are in service today in the U.S., many still powered by polluting combustion engines. The Inflation Reduction Act (IRA) provides more than $75 billion in programs and tax credits to electrify these vehicles, giving fleet operators the confidence to transition faster. Several of these programs and incentives include specific designations to electrify heavy-duty vehicles operating in disadvantaged communities and at ports and warehouses.
To help further accelerate the deployment of wireless charging, Ideanomics is offering an innovative "As a Service" model. Enabled by the IRA, a leading e-commerce company is partnering with Ideanomics to deploy wireless charging and electric vehicles on a subscription basis. The customer pays a flat, predictable monthly fee instead of a big, upfront cost. This is the future of fleet electrification.
Wireless charging is the ideal solution for any fleet operator with vehicles moving along a fixed route. In logistics, where minutes and seconds count, fully automated and unobtrusive high-power wireless charging keeps vehicles powered up during regularly scheduled stops. Additionally, it allows for smaller batteries and fewer chargers, resulting in reduced vehicle weight and costs.
Ideanomics is a leading provider of electrification solutions for ports and warehouses. Earlier this year, Ideanomics released its WareSmart platform to help Southern California warehouse operators plan and implement clean fleet technology to comply with local regulations.
Ideanomics is solving the complexity of fleet electrification by bringing together high-performance electric vehicles, charging infrastructure, and financing solutions under one roof. The company views WAVE wireless charging as a flagship charging technology and is committed to supporting its ongoing development and deployment. This includes exploring opportunities to incorporate wireless charging into the design of the company's next generation of electric vehicles.
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What means that wild and joyful cry?
Throw thus their ragged arms on high?
Now beams a smile, now drops a tear?
Like longloved friends, lo! strangers greet, . . . .
Each to his fellow man seems dear.
Their eyes with answering kindness beam . . . .
Of joy like this, say, what's the cause?. . . .
O sound most welcome to my heart!
Tidings for which I've sighed for years!
Let me my rapture speak in tears.
Once more the bloom of health display.
You'll soon each craving want appease, . . . .
For Plenty comes with Peace along.
They come by danger more endeared.
Steals yon shrunk form from forth the throng?
Has she not heard the tidings spread?
Tell her these shouts to Peace belong . . . .
'Alas! Peace comes for me too late, . . . .
When general transport claims a smile.
They warmly blessed the slaughtered brave: . . . .
This virtuous prayer her sorrow draws: . . . .
That war, detested war, shall cause! . . . .
No longer wish to slay, but spare, . . . .
Have thousands died and millions mourned.


To tell the people that they are relieved by the dilapidation of their public estate, is a cruel and insolent imposition. Statesmen, before they valued themselves on the relief given to the people, by the destruction of their revenue, ought first to have carefully attended to the solution of this problem:— Whether it be more advantageous to the people to pay considerably, and to gain in proportion; or to gain little or nothing, and to be disburthened of all contribution? My mind is made up to decide in favour of the first proposition. Experience is with me, and, I believe, the best opinions also. To keep a balance between the power of acquisition on the part of the subject, and the demands he is to answer on the part of the state, is a fundamental part of the skill of a true politician. The means of acquisition are prior in time and in arrangement. Good order is the foundation of all good things. To be enabled to acquire, the people, without being servile, must be tractable and obedient. The magistrate must have his reverence, the laws their authority. The body of the people must not find the principles of natural subordination by art rooted out of their minds. They must respect that property of which they cannot partake. They must labour to obtain what by labour can be obtained; and when they find, as they commonly do, the success disproportioned to the endeavour, they must be taught their consolation in the final proportions of eternal justice. Of this consolation, whoever deprives them, deadens their industry, and strikes at the root of all acquisition as of all conservation. He that does this is the cruel oppressor, the merciless enemy of the poor and wretched; at the same time that by his wicked speculations he exposes the fruits of successful industry, and the accumulations of fortune, to the plunder of the negligent, the disappointed, and the unprosperous.


So this week the talk of the town is all about PM Mike who was brought back to the Fawnskin Post Office after a whirlwind of activity that had the whole town talking and speculating.
GG was busy catching up after four days away, so she missed the big action down at the Fawnskin Post Office.
Between packing to move, and researching mold treatment for recovery, I've been off grid a lot.
In case you have not heard, a week ago today, two Postal Inspectors and a SBC sheriff arrived at our town and locked down the Post Office–forcing locals who needed service toward Big Bear City or the Big Bear Lake service options.
The sheriff also escorted the postal employee off the premises pending further investigation.
As a result, PM Mike was asked to come back and fill in for an "undetermined" amount of time.
Although the town is super relieved and happy over this latest development, GG is a bit concerned.
Why? I'll tell you in a minute.
When PM Mike arrived to work on Wednesday, he found a large amount of mail and packages scattered around the building.
GG suspects that mail delivery took place as usual and things were just dropped anywhere in absence of any staff.
However. over the next couple of days, PM Mike worked longer than normal to get mail and packages up and delivered.
Despite the old saying at the USPS of "If you know if, throw it…" meaning despite inaccurate addressing ,if you have the means to deliver the mail, get it delivered, that has not been the case since the change in staff back in August.
The saying is not longer in alignment with the current practices and procedures of the USPS in today's world.
Let me clarify, the issue in Fawnskin was that in accordance with direct orders from her boss, the Fawnskin PO employee was ordered to return everything not properly addressed.
Now, if you have lived in this area for any amount of time, you understand (and probably experience) the issues that arise from such an order due to problems attached to rural life and exception to the norm.
For instance, banks and other agencies rely on computers and databases for their information and, in most of those cases, it causes issues because they do not adjust for rural exceptions to the rule.
Today, many people can't think past their computer screen…but I digress.
Making sure the last four digits on zipcodes and box numbers are on any correspondence gets the mail delivered around these parts, but in absence of those, well–locals get screwed.
So, a flurry of complaints were filed (50 or more depending on the source I talked with) and checks, credit cards and gift cards went missing along with expected mail (both incoming and outgoing).
There were also longer delays on delivery on some items.
Then there were package issues that showed as being delivered to the Fawnskin Post Office, but when locals asked for them, they were simply not found.
Now, when you get into it, the activity last week down at the Post Office (the escorting of previous personnel out of the building) allegedly have nothing to do with the Post Office operations.
Also, if you have lived here for any amount of time, it smacks of similarities in personnel being escorted out previous to PM Mike being assigned here.
There were some other things amiss and you have to ask, does this have anything to do with the latest drama?
Hard tellin' not knowin' since getting a straight answer from the folks at USPS has been difficult at best–as we all know from personal experience.
Based on the poor behavior of a large number of the local postal customers, other area Post Office employees have so far refused to accept an assignment to the little Fawnskin Post Office.
Quite frankly, this is disappointing and not only reflects poorly on the town, but also may put the future of the Fawnskin Post Office in jeopardy.
And yes, I have to say, along with other locals, I am happy to have Mike back as well.
I stopped dropping by the Post Office on a daily basis after he left.
Hope this helps you get a better handle on the mystery of the FPO and the news about Mike.
As for the mold, thanks to those of you who are sharing tips.
If you know of a pharmacy with GSH nasal sprays, please leave the name in the comments.
For those still asking, I won't know the entire treatment plan until I meet with doctors later this month.
Finally, I will be moved out of downtown Fawnskin by December 1st.
Perhaps you'll see me coming in from the North Shore now and again until we figure out where I am landing next.
This entry was posted on Tuesday, November 12th, 2013 and is filed under Mountain Lake Resort, Small Town Living, Talk of the Town.


Assemblyman Tim Donnelly announces his run for governor Nov. 5, 2013, in Baldwin Park.
Republican legislative leaders and a rival GOP gubernatorial candidate Tuesday slammed newly discovered remarks by Assemblyman Tim Donnelly comparing illegal immigration to war and urging citizens to rise up and join him in patrolling the border.
"Mr. Donnelly's opinions are his and his alone and are not representative of the Republicans" in the state Capitol, said Assembly Republican leader Connie Conway of Tulare.
The Republican leader in the Senate, Bob Huff of Diamond Bar, said he was not surprised by what Donnelly said in a 2006 speech, noting that the San Bernardino County lawmaker was the sole member of the Legislature to vote against a bipartisan resolution urging Congress to pass immigration reform.
He also said, ""We are on the brink of a battle unlike the likes of which this nation has seen since 1861," the year the Civil War began.
Donnelly said Monday night that he stood by the speech, in which exhorted citizens to rise and join his fight to stop illegal border crossings. On Tuesday, he defended it again.
"I am not backing away from the fact that we are in a war," Donnelly told reporters in Sacramento, adding that he did not believe that the remarks would hurt his prospects among Latino voters.