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Provides commands to auto-generate CRUD routes for models with Expressjs. This is Ruby-on-Rails or SailsJS like controller scaffolding. See [this blog](http://mherman.org/blog/2015/10/22/node-postgres-sequelize/#.WDcA0qIrLVr) for more details.

## Usage:

```
express_route_gen . --name Todo --attributes 'title:string, complete:boolean'
```

Writes file `server/routes/todo_routes.js` with the standard routes for
* GET
* POST
* PUT
* DELETE
requests.

Help from the command line:
```
Usage: express_route_gen [options] <directory>

  Options:

    -h, --help                       output usage information
    --name <model_name>              The name of the model as provided to 'sequelize model:create'.
    --attributes <model_attributes>  The model attributes as provided to 'sequelize model:create'.
```
## Adjust your `ExpressJS` routes

```
// Required packages:
// - Some are _not_ defined as local variables in order to enable required
// files to use these imports:
express = require('express');
models = require('../models/index');
helper = require(__dirname + '/helper.js');
router = express.Router();
var glob = require('glob'),
    path = require('path');

// Base Route:
router.get('/', function(req, res, next) {
    res.render('index', {
        title: 'Express'
    });
});

// Include model specific routes:
glob.sync(__dirname + '/*_routes.js').forEach(function(file) {
    console.log('Requiring model specific routes from \'%s\'', file);
    require(path.resolve(file));
});

// Exports:
module.exports = router;
```


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Why Amazon's New Social Media Site Should Not Be Ignored
Have you heard about Amazon's new social media channel? It's called Spark.
By John Lincoln@johnelincoln
Amazon launched Spark just last month as an "Instagram meets e-commerce" initiative. Now, customers can chit-chat with like-minded people while they're shopping online.
The idea behind Spark is to translate engagement about Amazon products into purchases.
Inspired by Instagram
Amazon Spark isn't an original idea. It was unquestionably inspired by Instagram. It looks like a little bit of Pinterest was thrown into the mix as well.
Clearly, Spark is an image-focused social media channel. That's why it closely resembles the two social sites most famous for photos and graphics.
Spark also presents data in the familiar "feed" format. Users just scroll down to continue reading content.
It's still early, of course, but as with other social sites there's probably no "end" to the feed. In other words, users can scroll literally forever and continue to see content.
Much of that content is user-generated. Some of it is sponsored.
Users who like a post that they see on Spark can react with a "smile." That's similar to a "like" on Facebook.
Why Did Amazon Launch Spark?
Obviously, there's a profit motive behind Spark. Amazon is trying to keep engagement about products within its own ecosystem rather than on other social media channels.
The belief is that the closer people are to the conversion point, the more likely it is that they'll convert.
"We created Spark to allow customers to discover - and shop - stories and ideas from a community that likes what they like," said an Amazon spokeswoman.
"When customers first visit Spark, they select at least five interests they'd like to follow and we'll create a feed of relevant content contributed by others. Customers shop their feed by tapping on product links or photos with the shopping bag icon."
And according to Bob Hetu, research director at Gartner: "It's to learn more, to sell more and to connect to customers."
It's that "learn more" part that many analysts are overlooking. Amazon can gain quite a bit of insight into its customers' interests by watching how they behave on social media.
A Mobile Experience
Here's another way that Amazon Spark is just like Instagram: it's a social media site designed for mobile users.
If you want to use Amazon Spark, you're going to have to step away from your laptop or desktop and fire up your smartphone, tablet, or phablet.
You'll need an iOS mobile device, though. As of now, Spark doesn't run on Android.
Amazon tells us to "stay tuned" for an Android solution, but it hasn't materialized just yet.
If you're ready to enjoy the Spark experience, fire up your iOS mobile device and tap your Amazon app icon.
Yes, you'll need the Amazon app if you want to use Spark. Fortunately, it's free.
Once you're in the Amazon app, select the "Programs & Features" item on the app's navigation menu. Then, tap on the Amazon Spark option.
When you join Spark for the first time, you'll go through a registration process that's painless and, probably, familiar if you're on other social media sites.
For example, you'll be asked to select five interests. You can choose more than five if you want to, but you must select at least five.
Interest range from broad categories like "Style & Fashion," "Music," and "Books" to niche options such as "TV Bingewatching" and "BBQ."
You'll also be asked whether or not you'd like to receive notifications. Unsurprisingly, notifications on Amazon Spark work similarly to notifications on other social media platforms.
Once you're done setting up your account for the first time, Amazon Spark will show you your feed. It will include ideas, imagery, and (Amazon) products that match your interests.
For example, if you like sportfishing, you can expect to see advertisements for offshore rods and reels in your feed. If you like books, prepare to see ads for lots of best-sellers.
Not everything you see will be an ad, though. You'll likely see a lot of product reviews.
And that makes perfect sense. Other people who share your interests are on Spark are talking about Amazon products, after all.
There's some chatter that people who share insights about products on Amazon Spark will become the new "Top Reviewers." That remains to be seen.
You can shop directly from your Amazon Spark feed as well. There's a shopping bag icon on the bottom, right-hand side of content that promotes products. You can just click on it to purchase anything in the photo.
Amazon Spark has one big advantage over Instagram. That's because its e-commerce component is integrated directly into the social feed.
Instagram can't compete with that.
In fact, Spark users can shop on Amazon without even leaving the social site.
If you are selling on Amazon, not to worry. As far as we know, there are no limitations regarding Vendor Central or Seller Central.
So you can rest easy.

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Is it Easy or Hard to Get a Home Loan in 2015? Here's What HUD Says
By Brandon Cornett | October 29, 2014 | © HBI, all rights reserved
If you know someone who has been through the mortgage application and approval process lately, chances are you've heard the horror stories already. The endless amounts of paperwork. The checking, and double-checking, of bank statements and tax records. The "letters of explanation" requested by the mortgage company's underwriter.
This much is true: It is harder harder to qualify for a home loan these days, compared to the boom years of the early and mid 2000s. And some government officials want to change this.
In a recent speech, the head of the nation's cabinet-level housing agency said it should easier, not harder, for well-qualified borrowers to get a mortgage loan in 2015. He wants to help lenders improve access to credit for such borrowers.
The pendulum has "swung too far in the other direction," everyone keeps saying. It used to be too easy to get a home loan. Now it's too hard. The question is, can we get the pendulum unstuck?
HUD Boss: Too Hard to Get a Home Loan in 2014
In October, Julian Castro, Secretary of the Department of Housing and Urban Development (HUD), spoke to a group of mortgage lenders at their annual banking convention in Las Vegas. Among other things, he told them what they already know — that the "pendulum" of lending standards swung too far in the other direction after the housing crisis.
"Some believe that a few years ago, it was too easy to get a home loan," Castro said. "Now, it's too hard."
When he talks about how it was too easy to qualify for a mortgage, he is referring to the housing boom years of the last 1990s through the mid 2000s. Those were the days when nearly anyone could qualify for a loan, due to such innovative (and ludicrous) products as the payment-option ARM and the stated-income loan.
We know how that story ended. Too many bad loans given to too many shaky borrowers, and the entire system came crashing down.
Today, a growing chorus of voices is complaining that mortgage lenders and regulators have over-corrected by becoming too strict. In other words, it's too hard to get a home loan these days, even for well-qualified borrowers. New lending rules, such as the federal government's so-called Qualified Mortgage rule, have made lenders increasingly fearful of underwriting mistakes. All of this fear and uncertainty shrinks the credit pool, making it harder for borrowers to qualify for mortgage loans.
Castro believes that lenders, regulators and housing agencies should work together to expand access to credit, not limit it.
"It's in our entire nation's interest to help more responsible Americans succeed in the housing market by expanding access to credit," he told the convention attendees.
Easier Access to Mortgage Financing in 2015?
This is the latest in a series of speeches, press releases and announcements signalling an easing trend within the mortgage industry. Or at least pushing for such a trend.
In May, the Federal Housing Administration (FHA), which falls under HUD, published its brand-new "Blueprint for Access." The document outlines certain steps the agency is taking to "expand access to credit for underserved borrowers."
Underserved, in this context, refers to reasonably qualified borrowers who find it hard to get a mortgage loan.
"Expand access to credit" seems to be the new mantra and mission statement among government housing officials. Here's how I would translate it: "We should make it easier for responsible borrowers to get home loans."
But how to achieve this lofty goal? HUD wants to improve access to FHA financing by (A) offering educational counseling to home buyers and (B) clarifying lending guidelines to mortgage lenders. As part of a four-year pilot program, home buyers who undergo counseling will receive a discount on the mandatory mortgage insurance most FHA borrowers have to pay.
As for clarifying their rules to lenders, the agency plans to "provide greater clarity and transparency to FHA approved lenders to encourage lending to qualified borrowers across the credit spectrum."
Will all of this make it easy to get a mortgage loan in 2015? Probably not. Nothing about the lending process is easy. Borrowers will still have to provide a mountain of paperwork to comply with the federal government's "Ability-to-Repay" rules. So it's probably more accurate to say that the process might be easier than it has been in the past. But it will still be thorough.
I'll close with Julian Castro's closing remarks, from the speech given at the Mortgage Bankers Association convention:
"And so my message to you is this: let's work together. Americans are counting on us to get this right. Through partnership, I know we will and help more folks gain access to the American Dream."


Classicists at The Sixth Form College, Solihull visited the British Museum last week to enjoy the Greek, Roman and Siberian artefacts on show.
A level Ancient History and Classical Civilisation students went to London to see the Scythians exhibition on the Siberian archers with their poison aerodynamic arrows. They also saw the spectacular Greek Parthenon sculptures and rich Roman artefacts and inscriptions.
A level Ancient History is an opportunity to study the Romans and the Greeks through their philosophy, democracy and the arts, while A level Classical Civilisation examines both Greek and Roman cultures through their mythology, literature, drama, and art, as well as a little history and archaeology.


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Still Thinking There Is A Difference Between Dems and Pubs? Big Labor Takes Over The NY Fed
We all know that there is a group of shadow chess players in the background pulling all the strings. These people are above the game because they wrote the game, and the only rule we have to follow when it comes to what is happening in our country and world is to "follow the money". The following is only shocking for a split micro-second when you remember that robber-barons from both sides of the aisle set up the Federal Reserve System.
Labor Leader Named Head of New York Fed
The Federal Reserve chose a labor leader to succeed a former Goldman Sachs executive as the chairman of the Federal Reserve Board of New York's private-sector board of directors.
Denis Hughes, president of the New York state branch of the AFL-CIO, had been serving as acting chairman of the New York Fed board since May, when Stephen Friedman stepped down from the position.
Mr. Friedman, a former Goldman Sachs Group Inc. chairman and adviser to President George W. Bush, had faced questions about his purchases of Goldman stock while serving on the New York Fed's board.
The Fed decision formalizes Mr. Hughes's role as chairman through the end of 2009. The Fed board in Washington will announce in November or December who will serve as chairman in 2010. Columbia University President Lee Bollinger was named deputy chairman, a position that Mr. Hughes previously held. Mr. Bollinger has been a New York Fed director since January 2007.
The main job for chairmen of regional Fed bank boards is to choose the regional banks' presidents, who play a role in the Fed's interest-rate decisions. But the New York Fed already hired a new president, Bill Dudley, in January. The board also provides input to the Fed on the regional economy.
Did you catch that? "The main job for the chairmen of regional Fed bank boards is to choose the regional banks' president…" The New York Fed controls the other 11 Federal Reserve banks in the system and controls who runs them. Everything is coming out of New York, and now the big unions are stepping up to the biggest trough of all – the direct pipeline to your pocketbook.
Can anybody explain to me how a labor leader and a university president know anything about economic policy? One could at least think that the president of Columbia University would know that the Federal Reserve System is UNCONSTITUTIONAL!
The takeover of our country by people only interested in hoarding money, resources, and power continues.
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Dug says:
Market Ticker had some more great articles today on how all these toxic assets are being papered over with what amounts to accounting fraud.
It's like they have pulled all the control rods out of the banking system nuclear reactor, it has gone beyond critical mass, and we are just waiting for the meltdown.
Diamond Tiger says:
Dug – that is exactly what is happening. $644 TRILLION of this bad paper and the longer they "cover it up" – the worse the depression and assisting chaos is going to be. We are so screwed.
The good news? We are americans and if we can ever get this crap into the light – WE WILL FIX IT!
I hate liars….
Practical Madman says:
They can try to cover it up…but from where I sit- it REEKS!! They have not been successful at covering up the smell. Soon it will seep through their covers, into the light for all to see, and on that day we are so screwed!
I hate liars too, DT…but is there more than a handful in DC that are not? Lawyers and banksters, the sum total population majority in DC, and non can be believed or trusted.
The Tree of Liberty is getting thirsty!


Depending where you find yourself in the world right now, you may have snow on the ground outside like we do.
It's April 18th. That's pretty ridiculous. Spring has tantalized us for weeks now; the lure of fresh breeze ushered through cracked windows, the warmth of sun just barely kissing the back of my neck as I wait for Samuel's bus, the soggy yellow grass sloooowly turning green. But winter seems to have a tight grasp this year. January and February can no longer claim blizzards or ice storms as their own. We keep wondering when we can put our winter boots and jackets away, but the weather forecast keeps them close at hand.
My emotions don't always feel particularly in unison with the weather, but this year, it's kinda bang on. We've had days where it seems like we're about to get the approval for our adoption license; like it's so close, we could almost grab it. We hold our breath in silent hopes and prayers as though we're being filled with helium, and then deflate when we discover there's another stack of 'to-do's added to the mile-high list of things already done. It's almost laughable how many i's need to be dotted and t's need to be crossed before "they" decide there's a whole other list of letters to dot and cross. Except, it's seriously not funny.
I love how collectively, as sufferers of this late wintry weather, we can go through the frustration and disappointment together. It kind of makes us understand one another a bit better. I don't think I've met a single person in this city whose NOT fed up by the cold or slush. We're all surprised and bummed out, but we all DO know it will go away. One way or another, April or May – spring will arrive. There will soon be a day we are complaining about sunburns and mosquito bites, or not enough AC. So although I'm as sick of this weather as anyone else, I have to admit, I kind of enjoy feeling like I'm part of something bigger than myself. We've gone through such a unique and frustrating process alone for so long, to share the same emotion with lots of people, at the same time - I don't know. It's just kind of nice.
So here's to another week of holding on together in anticipation of better, warmer days, and to hoping that all the extra waterfall (in ice, snow, or rain form), will make the grass extra green this year.


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In his four works, Jimmy Miracle contemplates the 'ordinary' glory of God as inspired by 1 Corinthians 14:2.
2 For he that speaketh in an unknown tongue speaketh not unto men, but unto God: for no man understandeth him ; howbeit in the spirit he speaketh mysteries.
Jimmy Miracle was born in Ohio in 1982, grew up in Florida, and received a B.A. in painting from Belhaven College in 2004 in Jackson, MS. The past 10 years he has lived and worked in New York, Washington DC, Essen, Germany, and now he currently resides in Santa Barbara, CA where he is pursuing an MFA in studio art. He has had solo and group shows in New York, Berlin, London, and Washington, DC. He has exhibited with Outlet, HKJB, the Islip Art Museum, Castle Gallery, and Flashpoint Gallery. While in New York, he worked as a studio assistant for Jeff Koons and studied classical drawing at the Art Student's League of New York. He has received the Cultural DC Creative Communities Fund grant, the Maryland State Art Council Individual Artists grant, and has lectured at the Smithsonian Museum of American Art.
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Scorzoneroídes — род цветковых растений семейства Сложноцветные, включаемый в трибу Hypochaeridinae подсемейства Цикориевые. Ранее включался в состав рода Кульбаба и в некоторых источниках встречается под этим названием по настоящее время.

Преимущественно многолетние растения с безлистными стеблями, несущими несколько корзинок с жёлтыми язычковыми цветками.

Ботаническое описание

Многолетние, редко однолетние, бескорневищные травянистые растения с млечным соком. Стебли-цветоносы одиночные или в числе нескольких, обычно разветвлённые, несущие корзинки, под корзинками расширенные, с мелкими чешуевидными прицветниками.

Листья прикорневые, от почти цельнокрайных до зубчатых и перисто-рассечённых, голые или с более или менее обильными простыми волосками.

Корзинки по 1—7 и более на цветоносе, до раскрывания не поникшие. Обёртка многорядная, листочки её переходят в прицветники на стебле. Цветки все обоеполые, язычковые, жёлтые, краевые — с красной полосой на внешней стороне венчика. Пыльники хвостатые, с удлинённым верхушечным отростком. Пестик покрыт коротким опушением, две лопасти рыльца длинные, тонкие. Цветоложе плоское, опушённое, не чешуйчатое.

Плоды — цилиндрические семянки с однорядным хохолком из перисто ветвящихся волосков. У некоторых видов краевые семянки лишены хохолка.

Базовые числа хромосом — x = 5 и x = 6. Полиплоиды известны у двух видов, в частности, у кульбабы осенней.

Ареал
Представители рода распространены в Северной, Центральной и Западной Европе, а также в Средиземноморье и в Западной Азии.

Название
Название Scorzoneroides было впервые использовано Себастьяном Вайяном в 1721 году. Оно образовано от названия другого рода растений у Турнефора —  — и  — «внешний облик». Название Scorzonera связывают с  и  — названиями козельца испанского, образованными от , либо с , в свою очередь производными с  — «ядовитая змея». По другой версии, это название происходит от  — «кора» и  — «чёрная», что относится к наружной окраске корней козельца.

Название рода Oporinia, предложенного для кульбабы осенней Дэвидом Доном в 1829 году, образовано от  — «приходящийся на позднее лето», отсылает ко времени цветения растения. Это название использовалось при включении Scorzoneroides в состав рода Кульбаба в качестве секции или подрода.

Таксономия
В 1794 году при включении в состав рода вида Leontodon autumnalis Конрад Мёнх в книге Methodus описывал род следующим образом:

Scorzoneroides.

Соцветия обоеполые. Обёртка обратноконическая, листочки плотно прижатые. Семянки почти цилиндрические, неясно поперечно полосчатые. Хохолок краевых семянок сидячий, у срединных семянок на короткой ножке.

[…]

От Apargia отличается формой обёртки. Близок Scorzonera.

Синонимы

 , nom. superfl.

Систематика
В 1931 году Феликс Йозеф Виддер показал, что в пределах крупного рода Leontodon можно выделить две чётко ограниченные группы по характеру опушения: растения с якоревидными и многораздельными волосками и растения с исключительно простым опушением. Он предполагал обоснованность их возведения в самостоятельные роды, однако вплоть до своей последней работы 1975 года принимал их в ранге подрод.

В 1977 году Йозеф Голуб перенёс виды секции Oporinia подрода Oporinia Виддера (включавшего виды с простым опушением) в самостоятельный род Scorzoneroides, а виды секции Kalbfussia оставил в роде Leontodon, предполагая в дальнейшем выделить их в ещё один род.

В 2006 году группа исследователей из Вены во главе с Розабеллой Самюэл на основании молекулярно-филогенетических данных пришли к выводу о монофилетичности предложенных Виддером групп, а также о необходимости их разделения на уровне рода. Группа с многораздельными волосками оказалась наиболее близкой по отношению к родам Picris и Helminthotheca, а группа с простым опушением (включая Kalbfussia) — сестринской по отношению к кладе, включающей указанную группу и род Hypochaeris. При этом в пределах группы с простым опушением выделились две клады, однако, не совпавшие по объёму с секциями Oporinia и Kalbfussia Виддера. Позднее В. Гройтер и соавторы перенесли виды Kalbfussia в род Scorzoneroides.

Виды

Примечания

Литература

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Jul 9, 2017 - Economy & Business
Hollywood cashes in on old ideas
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Data: Box Office Mojo; Chart: Andrew Witherspoon / Axios
There's a lot of grumbling about the dearth of originality in Hollywood today, and it can't be denied that established properties own the box office. A look at the top 25 grossers of 2017 thus far shows that only four are completely original concepts. The rest — including the top six films — are all sequels, reboots, or adaptations.
The reasoning: Hollywood's obsession with established franchises is based on one key factor: marketability. And these numbers prove it. On paper, it's much easier to get audiences to trek to the eighth Fast and the Furious flick than a horror movie like Get Out that's equal parts Guess Who's Coming to Dinner and The Stepford Wives.
The four originals: Get Out (#7), Split (#11), Snatched (#24), and The Great Wall (#25). You could make the argument that Split — spoiler alert — is a part of M. Night Shyamalan's Unbreakable universe, but that fact wasn't clear from its marketing.
Don't expect a change: Some of the biggest films expected later this year include Star Wars: The Last Jedi, Kingsman: The Golden Circle, Blade Runner 2049, and Justice League, DC's answer to Marvel's The Avengers. Even Al Gore's An Inconvenient Truth is getting a sequel later this month.
Bucking the trend: Christopher Nolan's original war epic Dunkirk is coming soon — and keep an eye out for the Clooney-directed, Coen Brothers-written Suburbicon in November.


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By Sarah Palmer • Updated: 12/05/2021
The arts, entertainment, recreation, accommodation and hospitality services have been some of the sectors worst hit by the COVID-19 pandemic, according to the latest data by McKinsey.
Since March 2020, when the virus began to increase its global transmission, we've seen theatres, restaurants, small independent shops, bars and clubs close their doors. Unfortunately, some of them for good.
These businesses are all intrinsically linked to the travel industry.
If explaining how the sector has been hit by the pandemic was a pyramid-shaped graph, it's these that would form the widest-spanning bottom layer: the food, drink, arts and culture, which draw tourists to cities and towns like moths to a lamp.
Let's term that under the umbrella 'Entertainment and Hospitality'. The next layer up would be 'Classic Tourist Hotspots' as the pyramid narrows.
This includes places like museums, zoos, monuments, palaces, art galleries, theatres, heritage sites, everything that brings culture to an area. Obviously these, too, were shut down in March.
Lots of companies reacted to this new normal.
Many food services switched to take away and delivery. Deliveroo doubled its driver numbers in six months. Theatres began streaming online. Even art galleries began rolling out virtual tours. Evolution was everywhere in the struggle to survive.
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Then, there's the sectors directly connected to tourism. The businesses that could only realistically stay afloat if the travel industry was kicking. That's airlines, cruise ships, hotel chains, travel boards, travel agents, tourism offices, companies like Airbnb and tour organisers.
Amazingly, even some of these had a plan B to hand - for example in Taiwan, StarLux developed a 'flights to nowhere' package which gave people their fix of air travel. But the repercussions have undoubtedly been felt; in August, airline giant Virgin Atlantic filed for bankruptcy among others.
Now mid-way through 2021, we're hearing the message loud and clear: this year will be better.
However James Asquith, founder and CEO of Holiday Swap, believes it will be 2025 before international travel returns to the volume we've been used to this side of the millennium.
"The pandemic has left a lot of people worried about travel - be it from a health perspective, a financial perspective. But they still want to get out and do stuff. It's those elements which are defining the travel trends for 2021."
So what does the road ahead look like? We caught up with some key players in the industry to find out.
Even the biggest names in travel have felt the impact of COVID-19 this yearUnsplash / Eva Darron
Curiosity culture
The stay-at-home lifestyle which has been the norm for many this year has meant most have taken to technology to virtually compensate for a lack of real-life experiences.
Topdeck Travel's research indicates that this has resulted in a new movement, especially among younger people. They call the trend 'rebound travel', as in literally making a break-up-esque comeback to the travel scene.
According to their survey, 93 per cent of young adults say that the pandemic and subsequent lockdowns have increased their desire to travel.
Post-pandemic, 75 per cent of Gen Z and Millennial travellers aspire to plan longer trips - and further afield - with 81 per cent of respondents wanting to break away from standard holiday destinations.
The survey also recognised a move towards 'bucket list' travel options. While classics like Greece and Italy remain popular in Topdeck's sentiment polls, bucket-list destinations such as Japan, Canada, Africa, New Zealand and the USA ranked highly.
Mini-breaks are a thing of the past
The ongoing uncertainty around travelling, plus the rigmarole of quarantines and testing, has made the idea of a mini break less appealing for the foreseeable future.
If you're going to jump through all those hoops, it seems it's only worthwhile for a longer trip away.
Original Travel has created a new collection of Big Slow Break itineraries, each of which are a minimum of seven days in duration and combine two or more popular weekend break destinations such as Florence and Rome, Copenhagen and Oslo or Bilbao and San Sebastian.
The cities are connected by a slow meander overland by road or rail, offering a chance to explore more of the country on a longer, more in-depth trip.
"Of all the bookings and enquiries we have had since the pandemic began, none have been for a city mini break. Plus, our own survey showed us that only 15 per cent of our clients are planning on taking city breaks, even when travel frees up. As much as this pains us – Original Travel launched with the concept of the Big Short Break, after all – we have to be realistic, so have turned our hand to Big Slow Breaks instead," says Tom Barber, Founder of Original Travel.
Mini-breaks to cities like Berlin used to be very popular among travellersCanva
Are beach holidays heading out the door?
It might seem like sun, sea and sand holidays are moving down the post-pandemic priority list. A carpe diem attitude following months of restrictions has spurred the need to see and do more.
However, research by ClubMed indicates that all is not lost for the beach holiday ideal. The archipelagic state of the Maldives is the most searched holiday spot for 2021, with Greece hot on its heels.
"While it will take some time for the world to recover, signs do point towards travel being restored to some extent," says Charles Knowlton, Topdeck's Global General Manager.
"Travellers have not lost faith in exploring the world, and many cannot wait to book their next adventure."
Getting in touch with the great outdoors
Towards the start of the pandemic, a lot of Europeans could only leave their houses once a day, either for essential shopping or exercise. It felt as though everyone was suddenly really into exercising.
However according to Alessia Fontanari, co-founder of Mapo Tapo - a rock climbing travel community - the trend for outdoor travel experiences was already seeing an upturn prior to the impact of COVID-19.
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"We launched our business early 2020. Not a great time to be a travel start-up," Fontanari explains.
So they re-focused: "Mapo Tapo started as a global initiative for extreme sports lovers. We had destinations on all continents. COVID-19 forced us to take a more local approach. We started with our destinations in Italy, targeting a European market.
"Things began to pick up over the summer, but when the second lockdown hit, we decided we weren't giving in. We created 'The Climbing Travel Guide', a 200- page photo-book which shares off-the-beaten-track areas as well as raising funds for eco-tourism, education, and outdoor sports."
Does Fontanari think lockdown has fuelled the outdoor adventure holiday industry?
"Absolutely. The trend has moved away from mass tourism and towards more authentic, natural, and sustainable travel. We saw this last summer in Italy: for the first time, mountain holidays were the favourite type of vacation for Italians."
Mapo Tapo designs and organises group trips off-the-beaten-track for rock climbers. Their mission is to develop extreme sport tourism in remote locations as a way to bring economic growth in a responsible manner, respecting the environment and helping local communities thrive.
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According to research by Bloom Consulting, 35-45 per cent of the market would not travel again until the virus is under control. And even then, 15 per cent of people claimed they would not travel again for leisure purposes even if the virus is completely contained.
So what does that mean for the businesses whose livelihood depends on travel picking up again next year?
Essentially, it means it's time to rethink the target audience. In the absence of international options, people have turned to their local areas for inspiration.
Camping, glampervans, treehouses, rural stays and the like have been high on Google's hit list since earlier this year.
Camping and outdoor holidays have seen a significant upturnUnsplash / Dominik Jirovsky
A shift towards the eco-conscious
The appeal of off-the-beaten track holidays has escalated since the beginning of a pandemic where creating space is key. After seeing the world regenerate itself during the height of lockdown restrictions, people have become more interested in the environmental impact their holidays might have.
This is triggering a rise in alternative holidays. For example, community immersion experiences mean travellers can connect with, and contribute to, the local economy in a way that is respectful, mutually enriching and sustainable.
Similarly regenerative travel, which takes sustainable tourism one step further. While sustainable travel aims to offset the negative impacts associated with travel, regenerative tourism is about actively improving the social or environmental conditions of your host country.
That can be through carbon offsetting, contributing to a project in the area or making a donation to certain causes relevant to your host country.
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Remember when working from home was quite the novelty? Well, the answer to workplace COVID-control could be transitioning into a 'work from anywhere' mentality.
This year has already seen an increase in demand for co-working camps and other resorts designated for those who want to get away, without taking a hit to their income.
While the office lifestyle isn't dead just yet, many economies will be managing a post-pandemic workforce simply unwilling to give up the freedom and flexibility working from home has allowed them. And that extends to the traveller who was once constrained by their city-centre 9-5 situation.
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Q: Android change name without changing auto generated classpaths I am using ant to generate two different builds, dev and production, of an android project. To allow us to install both simultaneously on our telephones, I am trying to use two different names: com.xyz.android and com.xyzdev.android
Unfortunately, Eclipse uses this name as a classpath to generate R.java, so all of the imports of com.xyz.android.R break in the dev version, because they should in fact be looking for com.xyzdev.android.R
Is there any way to tell Eclipse to use a specific classpath for R.java?

A: I try with following steps:
created AndroidManifest_dev.xml by coping AndroidManifest.xml and modifying package="..." , activity etc with absolute class name.
wrote a ant xml file build.xml:
<project basedir="." default="copy" name="aa">
    <target name="copy">
        <copy file="./AndroidManifest.xml" overwrite="true" tofile="./AndroidManifest_pro.xml"></copy>
        <copy file="./AndroidManifest_dev.xml" overwrite="true" tofile="./AndroidManifest.xml"></copy>
    </target>
</project>

Added a builder in between "Java Builder" and "Android Package Builder"
Eclipse->project->Properties->Builder->New...->Ant Builder->Buildfile , Browse Workspace...->your project->build.xml->Apply->OK
Select New_Builder(1) click Up
Then run the application. It worked.
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Telugu-English-Telugu dictionary free download for windows
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Telugu is spoken in India by about 57 million people, in the state of Andhra Pradesh. Telugu is a Dravidian language.
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Tamil is a Dravidian language spoken predominantly by Tamil people of the Indian subcontinent. It has official status in India, Sri Lanka and Singapore, and it is the administrative language of the Indian state of Tamil Nadu. There are about 68 million native speakers.
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Tamil > English: 2,770 words
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Some 3G Dongles doesn't have predefined Internet Settings in the list. You may have to manually add the APN name and the dial number (which is usually *99# for all the operators) to the settings. Here I'm providing you the list of all the major telecom mobile operators providing 2G and 3G services in India. You need to just have to go to Settings >> Connection Settings >> Add new connection.
You don't have to enter the username and password, which is to be kept blank. Connection name can be anything you want (preferably write the name of the operator like Reliance).
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How to use SMS 139 Service for Train Enquiry
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Railway enquiry through 'SMS' on 139-'Rail Sampark'
"139 – Rail Sampark", the authorized enquiry for Indian Railway has recently introduced the facility of Railway enquiry through SMS which is a premium service. The users can obtain information regarding PNR status, fare, seat availability and arrival/departure by sending SMS in the specified syntax to 139. The syntax for ticket status enquiry is – PNR10 digit PNR Number and SMS to 139 (for example PNR 1234567890).
Following are the list of codes that you can send SMS for the train enquiry:
PNR <10 DIGIT PNR NUMBER>
TIME <TRAIN NUMBER>
TRAIN ARRIVAL/DEPARTURE
AD <TRAIN NUMBER> <STD CODE OF STATION>
CURRENT LOCATION OF TRAIN
SPOT <TRAIN NUMBER>
SEAT <TRAIN NUMBER> <DOJ> <SOURCE STATION STD CODE> <DESTINATION STD CODE> <CLASS> <QUOTA>
FARE <TRAIN NUMBER> <DOJ> <SOURCE STATION STD CODE> <DESTINATION STD CODE> <CLASS> <QUOTA>
TRAIN NUMBER/ NAME ENQUIRY
TN <TRAIN NUMBER/ TRAIN NAME>
PLATFORM ENQUIRY
PLATFORM <TRAIN NUMBER> <STD CODE OF STATION>
HELP or RAIL
*Premium Charges apply depending upon the mobile operator
- Rs.2/- per message from BSNL.
- Rs 3/- per message from all private operators.
- The service is also available on USSD for Reliance, Uninor, Tata DoCoMo and Vodafone Service Providers. Just dial *139# to avail the USSD facility for enquiry of PNR, Arrival/Departure etc.
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Indian American girl invents device to charge cell phone in 20 seconds
An 18-year old Indian American teenage girl invented a super capacitor device that could potentially charges our cell phones in less than 20 seconds.
Eesha Khare, from Saratoga, California, was awarded the Young Scientist Award by the Intel Foundation after developing the tiny device that fits inside mobile phone batteries that could allow them to charge within 20-30 seconds.
The so-called super-capacitor, a gizmo that can pack a lot of energy into a tiny space, charges quickly and holds its charge for a long time, NBC reported.
She has been awarded USD 50,000 for developing the tiny device. She has also attracted the attention of tech giant Google for the potentially revolutionary invention.
This device last for 10,000 charge-recharge cycles, compared with 1,000 cycles for conventional rechargeable batteries. The gadget has so far only been tested on an LED light, but the good news is that it has a chance of working successfully in other devices, like mobiles. It is also flexible, so it can be used in rollup displays and clothing and fabric. It has a lot of different applications and advantages over batteries in that sense, - she added.
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Samsung Galaxy Grand Quattro Specifications and Price in India
Aimed at maintaining its leadership position in the Smartphone segment in the country, Korean handset maker Samsung Electronics on Monday announced the launch of its Galaxy Grand Quattro, priced at Rs. 17,290/- in India.
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India, China vow to end border dispute; eight agreements signed
Talks between Prime Minister Man Mohan Singh and Chinese premier Li keqiang.
Eight agreements signed after delegation-level talks between them.
1. Setting up three working groups under the Joint Economic Group: Service Trade Promotion Working Group, Economic and Trade Planning Cooperation group and Trade Statistical Analysis Group.
2. China will make further improvement to the existing facilities for the Kailash Mansarovar Pilgrims including providing them wireless sets and local SIM Cards.
3. MoU for cooperation in the field of ensuring water efficient irrigation.
4. China will provide information of the water level, discharge and rainfall twice a day from June 1st to Oct 15th each year in respect of the hydrological stations on the mainstream Brahmaputra River.
5. Strengthening mutual cooperation in trade and safety of buffalo meat and fish products.
6. MoU-field of sewage treatment.
7. Translation and publication of 25 books of classic and contemporary works of each side over a period of five years into Chinese and Indian languages, respectively.
8. Cooperation and linkages between cities and provinces of the two countries.
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K Siddaramaiah to take over as the 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka today at Kanteeerava Stadium, B'lore
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Born on August 12, 1948 (Age 64), K Siddaramaiah belonging to the Indian National Congress political party will take over today at Bangalore's Kanteerava Stadium as the 22nd Chief Minister of Karnataka.
His Personal life:
He was born to Siddaramegowda and Boramma in a remote village called Siddaramanahundi in Varuna Hobli of Mysore District in a farmer family. He had no formal schooling till he was ten but went on to do his B.Sc and Bachelor of Law from Mysore University. He is a leader of the Kuruba(shepherd) community, the third largest in Karnataka. He is the second amongst five siblings. He is married to Parvathi and has two sons: Rakesh, who has held a few film roles and helps his father, and Yathindra, who is a doctor.
Political Life:
He was the former Deputy Chief Minister of Karnataka (twice, 1996 and 2004). He also positioned as a Minister for Finance (1994), Minister for Animal Husbandry and Veterinary Services (1985), Minister for Sericulture and Animal Husbandry, Minister for Transport at different stages till now.
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Reliance GSM offers unlimited access to Twitter with no data charges for 3 months to all its prepaid users for free as a promotional offer.
Twitter is one of the fastest growing social-networks. It enables users to send text messages, follow their friends, share videos, and join conversations.Twitter has become internationally identifiable by its signature bird logo. The original logo was in use from its launch in March 2006 until September 2010. A slightly modified version succeeded the first style when the website underwent its first redesign.
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Amitabh's Zanjeer turns 40, Ramcharan Teja has played his role in its remake as Vijay
Sunday, May 12, 2013 1
Released on May 11, 1973, directed and produced by Prakash Mehra four decades ago, starred by Amitabh Bachchan rocked the box office at that age. This movie was the fortune turner of Big B and the first blockbuster of him. Zanjeer also starred Jaya Bachchan, Pran, Om Prakash, Bindu and Ajit.
The movie changed the trend from romantic films to action films and pioneered Amitabh's new image of a brooding but explosive person who fights back when cornered. He was now known as "The Angry Young Man.". The film became a "super-hit", collecting 6 crores at the box office and was the fourth highest grossing film of 1973.
Now Prakash Mehra's son Amit is producing the remake of it in two languages, which is being directed by Apoorva Lakhia. Starring Southern actor Ram Charan Teja for the role of Big B. The new version also stars Priyanka Chopra and Sanjay Dutt.
Zanjeer features Ram Charan Teja as Vijay, Priyanka Chopra as Mala, Sanjay Dutt as Sher Khan, Prakash Raj as Teja, Mahi Gill as Mona, Ankur Bhatia as Bosco.
Priyanka Chopra contracted the film for 9 crore rupees turning her the highest paid Indian actress.
Telugu Superstar-turned-politician K. Chiranjeevi (Union Minister, Tourism) said he was proud of his actor son Ramcharan Teja for doing a bilingual movie (Toofan, telugu version), a re-make of the 1973 Hindi classic Zanjeer.
Ramcharan and Priyanka Chopra are playing the lead roles in both the versions. Sanjay Dutt will be seen as Sher Khan in the Hindi version, while Srihari is donning the same role for Toofan (Telugu).
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Samantha Ruth Prabhu gets 1.5 million Facebook fans
Saturday, May 11, 2013 0
Born to Malayali mother (Ninette) and Telugu father (Prabhu), Samantha was brought up in Tamil Nadu and pursued a career in modelling during her late teens. She have two elder brothers Jonathan and David. She completed her schooling from Holy Angels Anglo-Indian Higher Secondary School, T. Nagar. And graduated with a commerce degree from Stella Maris College, Chennai.
Her first release happened to be the critically acclaimed 2010 Telugu romance film Ye Maaya Chesave (2010) directed by Gautham Menon.
Samantha have acted or currently working in the following movies:
2010: Vinnaithaandi Varuvaayaa (Tamil, Guest appearance)
2010: Ye Maaya Chesave (Telugu)
2010: Baana Kaathadi (Tamil)
2010: Moscowin Kavery (Tamil)
2010: Brindavanam (Telugu)
2011: Nadunissi Naaygal (Tamil, Guest appearance)
2011: Dookudu (Telugu)
2012: Ekk Deewana Tha (Hindi, Guest appearance)
2012: Eega (Telugu), Naan Ee (Tamil)
2012: Neethaane En Ponvasantham (Tamil), Yeto Vellipoyindi Manasu (Telugu)-Filming
2012: Autonagar Surya (Telugu)-Filming
2012: Seethamma Vakitlo Sirimalle Chettu (Telugu)-Filming
2012: Untitled Nandini Reddy Project (Telugu)-Filming
2012: Yevadu (Telugu)-Filming
2013: Assi Nabbe Poorey Sau (Hindi)-Filming
She has won Film fare Award for Best Female Début and South Nandi Special Jury Award for Ye Maaya Chesave (2010), nominated for Vjay Award for Best Debut Actress for Baana Kaathadi (2010) and Film fare Award for Best Actress for Dookudu (2011).
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Apple counts down to 50 billion app downloads with $10,000 gift card giveaway
Apple recently announced a reward of $10,000 for the person who makes their 50 billionth app download. What would you have done if you were the lucky one?
To celebrate the 50,000,000,000 app downloads, the app giant Apple has announced a reward of $10,000 gift card as a give away. In addition to this, Apple's also giving a $500 App Store gift card to each of the next 50 people to download an app. Alternatively, users can also enter the promotional contest by filling up a form with their details and participate in the contest without any purchase. A single user can fill up this form up to 25 times in a day. This contest is open to all the entrants who are 13 years of age or older at the time of entry, and are located in a participating App Store country.
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Myanmar to hold historic peace talks with…
Myanmar to hold historic peace talks with ethnic armies
PUBLISHED: August 30, 2016 at 12:00 a.m. | UPDATED: September 12, 2018 at 12:00 a.m.
Peace talks aimed at ending more than half a century of conflict between Myanmar"s army and an array of armed ethnic rebel groups are due to start in the capital, Naypyitaw, on Wednesday.
The talks are the first formal peace negotiations since Myanmar leader Aung San Suu Kyi"s National League for Democracy party swept elections last November and took office in April, vowing that national unity would be its top priority.
Suu Kyi is expected to address the five-day conference, along with the powerful head of the nation"s military, Senior Gen. Min Aung Hlaing, United Nations Secretary-General Ban Ki-moon, and representatives of at least 17 of the 20 main armed groups. Hundreds of delegates are expected to attend.
The rebel armies control a patchwork of remote territories rich in jade and timber that are located mostly in the north and east along the borders with China and Thailand. They represent various ethnic groups that for decades have been fighting for autonomy while resisting "Burmanization," a push by the Burman ethnic majority to propagate its language, religion and culture in ethnic minority regions.
A look at why this week"s meeting is significant:
Armed ethnic conflict has plagued Myanmar for decades. The first uprising — launched by ethnic Karen insurgents — began shortly after the country gained independence from Britain in 1948.
Restoring stability nationwide is crucial to Myanmar"s long-term political and economic health. Ethnic minorities make up about 40 percent of the population, and stability can"t be achieved without their support.
Fighting is not only bad for business, it"s a threat to the fragile democratic reform process that began in earnest when the military ceded some of its formal power to a nominally civilian government in 2011.
Skirmishes, particularly in northern zones where Kachin insurgents are fighting the army, have displaced more than 100,000 civilians since 2011 alone. At least 100,000 more have sought refuge in squalid camps in neighboring Thailand, and are unlikely to return home until true peace takes hold.
WHY NOW
Suu Kyi promised that bringing peace would be her top priority when her government assumed power.
The previous military-backed government brokered individual truces with various insurgent groups and oversaw a cease-fire covering eight minor insurgencies last year that fell short of a nationwide deal.
Suu Kyi"s administration is hoping to build on those gains, but there are still skirmishes between the army and rebels, particularly in Kachin and Shan states.
WHO IS TAKING PART, AND WHO ISN"T
Suu Kyi said all ethnic armed groups would be invited to the talks, and most of the main rebel movements are taking part, including the Karen, Kachin, Shan and Wa ethnic groups.
At least three smaller groups are not: the Myanmar National Democratic Alliance Army, the Ta"ang National Liberation Army, and the Arakan Army. The MNDAA, made up of ethnic Chinese Kokangs, waged fierce battles with the army in 2015 that displaced tens of thousands of people.
THE HISTORICAL SIGNIFICANCE
This week"s talks are called the "21st Century Panglong Conference," a reference to the Panglong Agreement brokered in 1947 by Suu Kyi"s late father, independence hero Gen. Aung San.
The deal granted ethnic minorities autonomy and the right to secede if they worked with the federal government to break away from Britain together.
Aung San was assassinated the following year and the deal fell apart. Since then, ethnic groups have accused successive, mostly military governments of failing to honor the 1947 pact.
PROSPECTS FOR PEACE IN THE NEAR TERM
The short answer: slim.
Although the formal start of negotiations is a positive step, this week"s meeting is likely to be largely ceremonial, with discussions of contentious issues delayed until later rounds.
That has happened plenty of times before — including in January, when Suu Kyi met leaders of the ethnic groups a few months before taking office. An official representing a coalition of rebel groups, the United Nationalities Federal Council, called those talks "a meeting that led to constructive intentions for the future meeting."
Some ethnic rebel groups have said they are not fully prepared for talks yet, and complained the government set the date without consulting them. It"s also not clear whether the handful of rebel groups not attending will join later; the ethnic minorities believe that only a comprehensive agreement including all can succeed.
Part of the problem is that distrust between ethnic groups and the army is profound, and the military has retained enormous influence even though Suu Kyi"s party has assumed nominal control of the government. Rebel representatives in Naypyitaw also said Tuesday that Suu Kyi was playing her cards close, and they could not clearly gauge her government"s stance.


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Terrorist Gets Little Notice
According to Bill Morlin of the Southern Poverty Law Center, Larry Steve McQuilliams, the man who went on a shooting spree in downtown Austin last weekend, was a member of a Christian Identity movement known as the Phineas Priesthood.
Why did this act of terrorism get so little media attention?
Secular Talk video.
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Texas Man Larry McQuilliams: American Terrorist?
Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo
Armed with a .22-caliber long rifle and a rifle similar to an AK 47, investigators said Larry McQuilliams shot into four buildings in Austin, Texas early Friday morning. They added that 100 rounds were shot at Austin Police headquarters, before Sergeant Adam Johnson ended the attack by shooting him.
In a news conference Monday afternoon, Austin Police Chief Art Acevedo bluntly described Larry McQuilliams.
"This man, by no means can you call him anything but an extremist. And if you look at what he did, he terrorized a city. He's just an American terrorist," said Acevedo.
"This man took one shot from approximately 312 feet away in the dark, single-handed, while holding the reigns of two horses," said Acevedo of Sergeant Adam Johnson. "He feels very strongly that there was some divine intervention."
Some might consider that ironic, considering that police found extremist religious ideology in the van McQuilliams rented to carry out his attack. Investigators found the book "Vigilantes of Christiandom, the story of the Phineas Priesthood" which was written by a white supremacist and condemns mixing races.
"The Phineas Priesthood is really not a group or an organization at all. It is a concept," explained Mark Potok, Senior Fellow at the civil rights organization Southern Poverty Law Center.
"Basically his idea is that if a person performs a so-called Phineas action, which is, meaning to murder people who have relationships across the races, then they are automatically a member of the Phineas Priesthood."
Mark Pitcavage, Director of the Center on Extremism for the Anti-Defamation League said the last time a terrorist act was linked to the Phineas Priesthood was in 1999, so experts aren't worried about more acts based of the book.
They are, however, concerned about lone wolf terrorists. According to the Anti-Defamation League there have been 48 shootouts between police and extremists in the U.S. in the last five years. It's a concern Acevedo shares.
"Let me tell you what keeps me up at night. It's these guys," said Acevedo. "It's these homegrown extremist that are lone wolves, that are mad at the world, that are angry. And that's why it's important for us as Americans to know our neighbors."
Police say McQuilliams mapped out 34 places to attack, including two churches. He had the phrase "let me die" written in marker on his chest and his funeral clothes laid out on his bed at home.
He had served time in prison for a bank robbery and had several other arrests in Texas and Kansas.
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INDIANAPOLIS — For years, MISO executives have been warning about the coming of a future electric grid that upends traditional utility operations. The time of reckoning may be close at hand, according to industry experts speaking last week at the RTO's second biennial Market Symposium.
CEO John Bear said that when he tells people he works in the energy industry, few are "wowed" by how fast the technology and innovation moves.
"But that's changing," Bear said, adding that 88% of MISO's 90-GW interconnection queue is composed of renewable generation.
Glick said he is astounded at today's wind penetration levels, which exceed any forecasts he provided while working as a wind energy lobbyist. "Lobbyists don't lie, but you know, we pick the highest [statistics]," he joked.
Today's energy industry is divided into two camps, Glick said, with one supporting returning to a centralized grid with an emphasis on older-technology power plants that offer resilience.
However, Glick thinks the transmission system will remain a key factor in future markets.
Several speakers agreed that transmission will become increasingly synonymous with the distribution system.
"We've spent the last several years making sure there's a bright white line between T&D, and that's changing," said ScottMadden partner Cristin Lyons.
Rocky Mountain Institute's Mark Dyson said blockchain technology deployed at scale in the grid will further blur transmission and distribution. Other speakers said MISO could eventually become a founder network for blockchain technology.
But Grid Strategies President Rob Gramlich said he thought the RTO could use more transmission infrastructure first, but only if it aligns its interconnection queue and transmission planning process.
Experts agreed that there's a natural role for electrification in the future grid.
"We're looking at a world of declining load, and utilities are looking at their bottom lines and saying, 'Holy cow, either my rates have to go up or my load has to go up,'" Lyons said.
"We've seen stagnant load growth for the past 15 years, but I think that's about to change," said Andy Lubershane, director of research at Energy Impact Partners. He predicted that electrification of transportation, space heating and indoor agriculture will soon drive up load.
Rob Threlkeld, General Motors global manager of renewable energy, said the utility and the automotive industries are more aligned than they ever have been because of the innovations disrupting both.
Responding to an audience question, Threlkeld said he's not sure if GM will pivot to producing home storage batteries, styling itself after Tesla, but added he wouldn't be surprised if his company eventually develops them.
Lubershane said data can reveal what motivates customers to purchase smart devices, and they're not always energy management reasons. He said while Ecobee customers mostly give the smart thermostat verbal commands to adjust the temperature, the second-most used command is to play music.
Georgia Institute of Technology professor Pascal Van Hentenryck said coordination of DER optimization is a major challenge facing energy markets.
Panelists debated the role of the vertically integrated utility in a world where load has leveled off and new generation is often not utility-owned. Some said it was the role of utilities to aggregate and optimize use of DERs and behind-the-meter resources. Wartena said DER aggregators should eventually be able to hand control of DER aggregations over to MISO to shape the load.
Other panelists said now is the time for RTOs to standardize data collection and maintain open architecture computer programs to increase visibility of DERs. Sandia National Labs' Jean-Paul Watson pointed out that MISO's markets are currently inhibited by computer programs devised in the late 1990s.
Kate Sherwood, 3M senior director of grid modernization, said data are needed to forecast use of harder-to-control distributed renewables.
"Uncontrolled environments require more data to manage," Sherwood said.
Lyons predicted it will take another 10 years before the industry can realize the benefits of collecting so much data by turning them into actionable grid insights and better managed energy use. "In five years, we're going to have a lot of data, but we won't have cracked the code," Lyons said. She also said states are taking a lead in creating privacy provisions for customers so their home patterns are aggregated for analysis and not individually revealed.
Dyson said that within a few years it will be difficult to justify the costs of natural gas-fired water heaters in homes. He predicted heat pumps at a neighborhood level could save consumers millions of dollars.
Michael Hogan, senior adviser for the Regulatory Assistance Project, said there's a "real risk" that electrification becomes difficult to manage for grid operators in terms of pricing.
"We've gotten away so far with pricing wholesale energy very simply. … We need to talk about security-constrained economic dispatch, not simple economic dispatch," Hogan said.
"I think the ISOs are getting caught between a rock and a hard place," said Lawrence Makovich, IHS Markit vice president and senior energy adviser, pointing to renewable incentives, subsidies for some non-carbon-emitting generators and not others, and carbon credits in only some states.
"I see serious market distortions as a result of this. … We've gotten to a point where we've suppressed prices. If we didn't have distorted markets, you wouldn't have to pay for flexibility," he said, referring to pricing for ramping capability.
Makovich said California can either be cited as a roadmap or a cautionary tale because the state's carbon emissions have not decreased from 2002 levels despite renewable adoption because artificial market forces rendered zero-emission nuclear plants uneconomic.
"It's easy to paint a horror picture of California, and I can do the same of Germany," Hogan responded. He said ERCOT is a better example of renewable integration because its transmission system is truly an energy island. Despite a record-setting summer, ERCOT has not had to curtail load, he noted.
"We're not seeing ERCOT trying to move in and patch this and patch that … with micro-procurement policies. They're getting the prices right," Hogan said.
Makovich agreed that pricing from ERCOT's operating reserve demand curve seemed to work this summer, raising prices enough to allow some generators to postpone retirement. But he cautioned that the attractive prices might keep more clunky and expensive generation in the market too long.
Alberto Ruocco, a partner at research firm Gartner, cautioned against artificial intelligence making grid decisions autonomously.
But more digitalization is inevitable, panelists said.
"It's not 'if,' but 'when' you need to adapt your digital business model," said Stephanie Woerner, a research scientist at the MIT Sloan Center for Information Systems Research. She said her recent research found that digital disruptions could threaten an average 28% of future revenues for companies across all industries.
Richard Doying, MISO executive vice president of market development strategy, said it has now become risky to postpone decisions to accommodate new technologies in the energy market.
MISO will partner with the U.S. Department of Energy's Advanced Research Projects Agency-Energy for the RTO's inaugural Market Symposium.
MISO has canceled plans for a mechanism to track the reasons behind commitment decisions because of a lack of stakeholder interest.


A holistic approach to re-educating the postural muscles of the body in order to return the body to its original blueprint design.
As postural muscles become dysfunctional through daily misuse, disuse, or injury, systems like the skeletal, muscular, respiratory, and digestive can become compromised and are subject to pain and compensation.
Your body is a miraculous system that works as a unit and is maintained through balance. All of your joints, ankles, knees, hips, and shoulders are designed to line up both vertically and horizontally—so if there's any deviation when you stand or move that results in some muscles being overworked and others underworked, you're out of balance. At some point, those muscles will let you know something is wrong the only way they can: with pain!
This session incorporates the use of Korean wooden pillows and the Healing Life wand to quickly and effectively restore optimal alignment to the joints, muscles, and organs.


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Entity inheritance is a way to take advantage of the object-relational mapping layer between the EOEntity objects and the table structure in the database to provide flexibility. This flexibility can also become a source of problems, so care must be taken when using this feature. There are many tricks available from the flexibility this feature provides.
There are three kinds of entity inheritance that represent different ways to map a table or tables to an entity or entities.
In single-table inheritance, a single table can be used for more than one entity. The most sure way to do this is to use a column, or a set of columns, that have ordinal values.
One can create two entities. In one entity, called "Cars", the external name would be "Sellables" and there would be a restricting qualifier saying that "objType = 1". For another entity, called "Planes", the external name would also be "Sellables" and there would be a restricting qualifier saying that "objType = 2".
When instances of the Cars or the Planes entity are created, one must make sure to set the objType attribute. It is often simplest to have custom EO classes for the entities that can handle the initiation reliably.


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Grand Slam-winning Wallabies coach Alan Jones believes Australia has the playing talent to contend at Rugby World Cup 2015 (RWC), providing they spend hours on the training paddock righting their suspect scrum.
The crucial set-piece has long been Australia's Achilles heel, with last year's narrow defeat to England at Twickenham - the scene of two crunch pool games against the hosts and Wales at this year's tournament - only reinforcing the Wallabies' vulnerabilities at scrum-time.
The rise of Melbourne Rebels tight-head Paul Alo-Emile, as well as the form of veteran Reds prop Greg Holmes, has raised hopes the Wallabies will at least have depth up front aside from the incumbent Test tight-head, Waratahs prop Sekope Kepu. But Jones, who led the Wallabies on their historic 1984 Grand Slam tour, isn't sure whether Cheika has the time to nail down the correct scrum technique ahead of the September kick-off.
Ruck'n Maul: How did Hunt make train-on squad?
"I think Cheika is the best man for the job but I'm not too sure that (2014) European tour helped him," Jones told ESPN. "See what happened on the European tour is they suddenly found out what he most probably knew; that the scrum was very weak...and there's only one way to correct that weakness and that's to get down and pack 80 scrums until you get the technique correct. But they played Tests every Saturday, now he's unable to do that work. Had he packed scrums on Monday and Tuesday, well the boys would not have been able to stand up on Saturday.
"So he just basically had to live with those imperfections. And now he hasn't yet had time to pull it together; and if you don't have the scrum and the forward base together you're going to struggle."
Cheika has already named a Wallabies train-on squad featuring players from the Reds, Rebels and Western Force after they failed to reach the Super Rugby play-offs. But he won't settle on a final squad for the shortened Rugby Championship until early July, leaving the Wallabies around a fortnight's preparation for their opening encounter with the Springboks.
Cheika will however have far more time with his final 31-man World Cup squad, the Wallabies' facing only the United States - as part of a two-week Stateside tour - between the final Bledisloe Cup clash on August 16 and their opening RWC match against Fiji in Cardiff on September 23.
The Waratahs and Brumbies are largely expected to dominate Cheika's final squad after they both reached the Super Rugby playoffs for the second straight year. But Jones pointed to the impressive New Zealand conference as the marker for depth; the Hurricanes, Highlanders and Chiefs all reaching the post-season while the Crusaders were only denied by the controversial conference system.
"The other thing I'd say in assessing Australia's performance is I don't think I've seen provincial rugby in New Zealand so strong...so we've got the job ahead of us. We've got gifted players but that may not be enough."


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Arctic Festival
A Festival of Czech and Arctic Science and Culture
At Home in Svalbard 2018
Arctic Festival 2019
The cultural and scientific festival AT HOME IN SVALBARD 2018 took place from 21 August to 13 September 2018 at Longyearbyen, the Svalbard administrative centre, and in the deserted mining town of Pyramida, previously run by the Russian trust Arktikugol. It was held in honour of the 100th anniversary of Czechoslovakia, the 25th anniversary of the Czech Republic's establishment and the 10th anniversary of regular research stays of Czech scientists on the Norwegian archipelago of Svalbard.
The Festival was named after the focal point of the whole event – a concert by the avant-garde punk-rock band "Už jsme doma/UJD" (Already at Home) and the release of their new CD entitled Floes. The project, also called the Days of Czech Science and Culture, was held in cooperation with Svalbard partners. The following exhibitions, lectures and cultural performances formed the Festival's programme:
The scientific part of the project culminated on 6–8 September 2018 in a scientific conference at the premises of the University of Svalbard (UNIS) hosted by its Managing Director, Harald Ellingsen. The opening speeches were delivered by Tomáš Machula, Rector of the University of South Bohemia, František Vácha, Dean of the Faculty of Science of the University of South Bohemia, Kim Holmén, International Director of the Norwegian Polar Institute, Josef Elster, Director of the Centre for Polar Ecology of the University of South Bohemia, Zdeněk Lyčka from the Czech Ministry of Foreign Affairs and Miroslav Wanek, leader of the punk-rock band UJD. The presentations of twelve lecturers took place at UNIS, at the Julius Payer House (part of the Josef Svoboda Station in Svalbard) and at the Svalbard Church (all at Longyearbyen).
Romek Hanzlík Photo
The cultural part of the project consisted of several events. The project by artists from the Academy of Arts, Architecture and Design in Prague (UMPRUM) called Three Women: Art Objects in Space was presented at Longyearbyen (Dana Elsterová: Flying Message, Anna Leschingerová: Luminous Chime and Anežka Podzemská: Beams of the Midnight Sun). At the Svalbard Gallery, illustrations accompanying the Czech translation of Inuit myths and legends by Martin Velíšek were exhibited from 21 August to 13 September (the festive opening with the author's presence took place on 7 September). At the same time, Luboš Drtina's illustrations accompanying the Czech translation of Saami fairy tales and legends were exhibited at the Svalbard Church (the opening took place on 7 September).
The theatre group "Buchty a loutky/Cakes and Puppets" led a workshop for children from two local kindergartens and the art school with the aim to prepare stage properties for the musical-puppet show Five Hits to a Hat, which took place on 8 September at the HUSET Culture Centre. The theatre piece was performed in Norwegian, including the accompanying text by Zdeněk Lyčka and songs by UJD sung by the Norwegian singer Stefan Lindal Theofilakis.
On 8 September, UJD performed a concert at the HUSET Culture Centre. This event was the cultural culmination of the Days of Czech Science and Culture. During the evening, a new CD by UJD entitled Floes was launched. The following day, UJD played two mini-concerts at the Culture House and at the Tulip Hotel in the deserted mining town of Pyramida, northeast of Longyearbyen.
The Czech media was keenly interested in Czech Science and Culture Days. Czech Television broadcast reports on 9 and 26 September in "Events in Culture" (Czech Television, 2018), other media outputs took place in dailies, weeklies, magazines and on the Internet. Based on media responses, Czech Television started shooting a documentary that would raise awareness of the international work of Czech scientists in Svalbard.
Další mediální ohlasy:
Kapela Už jsme doma po osmi letech vydává album. Pokřtí ho na Špicberkách po vědecké konferenci
Všechno souvisí se vším aneb Společný jmenovatel vernisáže na Spořilově a festivalu na Špicberkách
Už jsme doma pokřtí v Arše nové album Kry
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Sumi-e and Bio
Meet Joan Lok
Joan Lok creates artworks that link Asian tradition to an adventurous, modern viewpoint. Born in Hong Kong, Joan came to America in 1983 after winning an international cultural exchange fellowship. Joan won many awards including the Best of Show from the Sumi-e Society of America and Sumi-e Artists of Canada Joint Exhibition, the Kyoto Education Council Award in Japan, and the National Cherry Blossom Festival Contest in America. Joan is listed in Who's Who of American Art. Her art instruction book "Chinese Brush Painting: Flowers" is available in English, Dutch, French, Italian, and Spanish. Joan lives in Columbia, Maryland and teaches sumi-e workshops locally and across the country.
Art is not just a passion but a way of life to me. I have been painting as long as I can remember. The unforgiving rice paper reacts spontaneously with ink and color, absorbing the energy from my heart while it records the movement of my brush. When I paint, I focus on the creative process, which is exhausting and yet rejuvenating. Outside elements fade and the soul brings out the strength from within.
To capture the fleeting beauty of flowers, I sketch vigorously while they are in bloom. Yet, when I create, I abandon all the preconceived images and focus on the essential few drawn from the mind. The process forces me to select the essence of the subject beyond its earthly appearance.
My art is influenced by my western artistic training but is rooted in the Lingnam School of brush painting and the eastern philosophy towards beauty and the balancing play of yin and yang (positive and negative forces). The images are not photo-realistic yet they feel accessible, erupted with my emotions and passions. I strive to raise the appreciation of nature and capture the grandeur of the universe through my art. Explore with me the beauty of our world and experience the joy of being a part of it.
Joan Lok signs her artworks "Rong-Rong", a childhood nickname that means "Joy and Happiness". The artist's parents named her "Mei-Lok", which means, "True happiness comes from the beauty of the heart." "Mei" is "Beauty" and "Lok" is "Happiness". Joan's Mom believed that beauty is not just the aesthetic appearance but the attainment of wisdom and kindness. Her Dad added that happiness is attained not by gathering material richness but knowing the wealth from within. Joan aims to share her knowledge and spread the joy of painting to "Create Beauty with a Happy Heart", a motto for her in art and life.
National Cherry Blossom Festival
Print of winning artwork at the Howard County Public Library in Maryland
Ward Museum Demo
Painting demonstration at Ward Museum of Wildfowl Art on Maryland's Eastern Shore
Sketching peonies in bloom