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.btn {
  display: inline-block;
  font-weight: normal;
  text-align: center;
  white-space: nowrap;
  vertical-align: middle;
  touch-action: manipulation;
  cursor: pointer;
  user-select: none;
  border: 1px solid transparent;
  padding: 0.375rem 1rem;
  font-size: 1rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  border-radius: 0.25rem;
}
.btn:focus, .btn.focus, .btn:active:focus, .btn:active.focus, .btn.active:focus, .btn.active.focus {
  outline: thin dotted;
  outline: 5px auto -webkit-focus-ring-color;
  outline-offset: -2px;
}
.btn:focus {
  text-decoration: none;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn:hover {
    text-decoration: none;
  }
}
.btn.focus {
  text-decoration: none;
}
.btn:active, .btn.active {
  background-image: none;
  outline: 0;
  box-shadow: inset 0 3px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.125);
}
.btn.disabled, .btn:disabled {
  cursor: not-allowed;
  opacity: .65;
  box-shadow: none;
}

a.btn.disabled,
fieldset[disabled] a.btn {
  pointer-events: none;
}

.btn-primary {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #0275d8;
  border-color: #0275d8;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15), 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075);
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-primary:hover {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #025aa5;
    border-color: #01549b;
  }
}
.btn-primary:focus, .btn-primary.focus {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #025aa5;
  border-color: #01549b;
}
.btn-primary:active, .btn-primary.active, .open > .btn-primary.dropdown-toggle {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #025aa5;
  border-color: #01549b;
  background-image: none;
  box-shadow: inset 0 3px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.125);
}
.btn-primary:active:hover, .btn-primary:active:focus, .btn-primary:active.focus, .btn-primary.active:hover, .btn-primary.active:focus, .btn-primary.active.focus, .open > .btn-primary.dropdown-toggle:hover, .open > .btn-primary.dropdown-toggle:focus, .open > .btn-primary.dropdown-toggle.focus {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #014682;
  border-color: #01315a;
}
.btn-primary.disabled:focus, .btn-primary.disabled.focus, .btn-primary:disabled:focus, .btn-primary:disabled.focus {
  background-color: #0275d8;
  border-color: #0275d8;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-primary.disabled:hover, .btn-primary:disabled:hover {
    background-color: #0275d8;
    border-color: #0275d8;
  }
}

.btn-secondary {
  color: #373a3c;
  background-color: #fff;
  border-color: #ccc;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15), 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075);
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-secondary:hover {
    color: #373a3c;
    background-color: #e6e6e6;
    border-color: #adadad;
  }
}
.btn-secondary:focus, .btn-secondary.focus {
  color: #373a3c;
  background-color: #e6e6e6;
  border-color: #adadad;
}
.btn-secondary:active, .btn-secondary.active, .open > .btn-secondary.dropdown-toggle {
  color: #373a3c;
  background-color: #e6e6e6;
  border-color: #adadad;
  background-image: none;
  box-shadow: inset 0 3px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.125);
}
.btn-secondary:active:hover, .btn-secondary:active:focus, .btn-secondary:active.focus, .btn-secondary.active:hover, .btn-secondary.active:focus, .btn-secondary.active.focus, .open > .btn-secondary.dropdown-toggle:hover, .open > .btn-secondary.dropdown-toggle:focus, .open > .btn-secondary.dropdown-toggle.focus {
  color: #373a3c;
  background-color: #d4d4d4;
  border-color: #8c8c8c;
}
.btn-secondary.disabled:focus, .btn-secondary.disabled.focus, .btn-secondary:disabled:focus, .btn-secondary:disabled.focus {
  background-color: #fff;
  border-color: #ccc;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-secondary.disabled:hover, .btn-secondary:disabled:hover {
    background-color: #fff;
    border-color: #ccc;
  }
}

.btn-info {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #5bc0de;
  border-color: #5bc0de;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15), 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075);
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-info:hover {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #31b0d5;
    border-color: #2aabd2;
  }
}
.btn-info:focus, .btn-info.focus {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #31b0d5;
  border-color: #2aabd2;
}
.btn-info:active, .btn-info.active, .open > .btn-info.dropdown-toggle {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #31b0d5;
  border-color: #2aabd2;
  background-image: none;
  box-shadow: inset 0 3px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.125);
}
.btn-info:active:hover, .btn-info:active:focus, .btn-info:active.focus, .btn-info.active:hover, .btn-info.active:focus, .btn-info.active.focus, .open > .btn-info.dropdown-toggle:hover, .open > .btn-info.dropdown-toggle:focus, .open > .btn-info.dropdown-toggle.focus {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #269abc;
  border-color: #1f7e9a;
}
.btn-info.disabled:focus, .btn-info.disabled.focus, .btn-info:disabled:focus, .btn-info:disabled.focus {
  background-color: #5bc0de;
  border-color: #5bc0de;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-info.disabled:hover, .btn-info:disabled:hover {
    background-color: #5bc0de;
    border-color: #5bc0de;
  }
}

.btn-success {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #5cb85c;
  border-color: #5cb85c;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15), 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075);
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-success:hover {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #449d44;
    border-color: #419641;
  }
}
.btn-success:focus, .btn-success.focus {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #449d44;
  border-color: #419641;
}
.btn-success:active, .btn-success.active, .open > .btn-success.dropdown-toggle {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #449d44;
  border-color: #419641;
  background-image: none;
  box-shadow: inset 0 3px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.125);
}
.btn-success:active:hover, .btn-success:active:focus, .btn-success:active.focus, .btn-success.active:hover, .btn-success.active:focus, .btn-success.active.focus, .open > .btn-success.dropdown-toggle:hover, .open > .btn-success.dropdown-toggle:focus, .open > .btn-success.dropdown-toggle.focus {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #398439;
  border-color: #2d672d;
}
.btn-success.disabled:focus, .btn-success.disabled.focus, .btn-success:disabled:focus, .btn-success:disabled.focus {
  background-color: #5cb85c;
  border-color: #5cb85c;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-success.disabled:hover, .btn-success:disabled:hover {
    background-color: #5cb85c;
    border-color: #5cb85c;
  }
}

.btn-warning {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #f0ad4e;
  border-color: #f0ad4e;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15), 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075);
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-warning:hover {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #ec971f;
    border-color: #eb9316;
  }
}
.btn-warning:focus, .btn-warning.focus {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #ec971f;
  border-color: #eb9316;
}
.btn-warning:active, .btn-warning.active, .open > .btn-warning.dropdown-toggle {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #ec971f;
  border-color: #eb9316;
  background-image: none;
  box-shadow: inset 0 3px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.125);
}
.btn-warning:active:hover, .btn-warning:active:focus, .btn-warning:active.focus, .btn-warning.active:hover, .btn-warning.active:focus, .btn-warning.active.focus, .open > .btn-warning.dropdown-toggle:hover, .open > .btn-warning.dropdown-toggle:focus, .open > .btn-warning.dropdown-toggle.focus {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #d58512;
  border-color: #b06d0f;
}
.btn-warning.disabled:focus, .btn-warning.disabled.focus, .btn-warning:disabled:focus, .btn-warning:disabled.focus {
  background-color: #f0ad4e;
  border-color: #f0ad4e;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-warning.disabled:hover, .btn-warning:disabled:hover {
    background-color: #f0ad4e;
    border-color: #f0ad4e;
  }
}

.btn-danger {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #d9534f;
  border-color: #d9534f;
  box-shadow: inset 0 1px 0 rgba(255, 255, 255, 0.15), 0 1px 1px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.075);
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-danger:hover {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #c9302c;
    border-color: #c12e2a;
  }
}
.btn-danger:focus, .btn-danger.focus {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #c9302c;
  border-color: #c12e2a;
}
.btn-danger:active, .btn-danger.active, .open > .btn-danger.dropdown-toggle {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #c9302c;
  border-color: #c12e2a;
  background-image: none;
  box-shadow: inset 0 3px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.125);
}
.btn-danger:active:hover, .btn-danger:active:focus, .btn-danger:active.focus, .btn-danger.active:hover, .btn-danger.active:focus, .btn-danger.active.focus, .open > .btn-danger.dropdown-toggle:hover, .open > .btn-danger.dropdown-toggle:focus, .open > .btn-danger.dropdown-toggle.focus {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #ac2925;
  border-color: #8b211e;
}
.btn-danger.disabled:focus, .btn-danger.disabled.focus, .btn-danger:disabled:focus, .btn-danger:disabled.focus {
  background-color: #d9534f;
  border-color: #d9534f;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-danger.disabled:hover, .btn-danger:disabled:hover {
    background-color: #d9534f;
    border-color: #d9534f;
  }
}

.btn-primary-outline {
  color: #0275d8;
  background-image: none;
  background-color: transparent;
  border-color: #0275d8;
}
.btn-primary-outline:focus, .btn-primary-outline.focus, .btn-primary-outline:active, .btn-primary-outline.active, .open > .btn-primary-outline.dropdown-toggle {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #0275d8;
  border-color: #0275d8;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-primary-outline:hover {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #0275d8;
    border-color: #0275d8;
  }
}
.btn-primary-outline.disabled:focus, .btn-primary-outline.disabled.focus, .btn-primary-outline:disabled:focus, .btn-primary-outline:disabled.focus {
  border-color: #43a7fd;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-primary-outline.disabled:hover, .btn-primary-outline:disabled:hover {
    border-color: #43a7fd;
  }
}

.btn-secondary-outline {
  color: #fff;
  background-image: none;
  background-color: transparent;
  border-color: #fff;
}
.btn-secondary-outline:focus, .btn-secondary-outline.focus, .btn-secondary-outline:active, .btn-secondary-outline.active, .open > .btn-secondary-outline.dropdown-toggle {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #fff;
  border-color: #fff;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-secondary-outline:hover {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #fff;
    border-color: #fff;
  }
}
.btn-secondary-outline.disabled:focus, .btn-secondary-outline.disabled.focus, .btn-secondary-outline:disabled:focus, .btn-secondary-outline:disabled.focus {
  border-color: white;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-secondary-outline.disabled:hover, .btn-secondary-outline:disabled:hover {
    border-color: white;
  }
}

.btn-info-outline {
  color: #5bc0de;
  background-image: none;
  background-color: transparent;
  border-color: #5bc0de;
}
.btn-info-outline:focus, .btn-info-outline.focus, .btn-info-outline:active, .btn-info-outline.active, .open > .btn-info-outline.dropdown-toggle {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #5bc0de;
  border-color: #5bc0de;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-info-outline:hover {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #5bc0de;
    border-color: #5bc0de;
  }
}
.btn-info-outline.disabled:focus, .btn-info-outline.disabled.focus, .btn-info-outline:disabled:focus, .btn-info-outline:disabled.focus {
  border-color: #b0e1ef;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-info-outline.disabled:hover, .btn-info-outline:disabled:hover {
    border-color: #b0e1ef;
  }
}

.btn-success-outline {
  color: #5cb85c;
  background-image: none;
  background-color: transparent;
  border-color: #5cb85c;
}
.btn-success-outline:focus, .btn-success-outline.focus, .btn-success-outline:active, .btn-success-outline.active, .open > .btn-success-outline.dropdown-toggle {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #5cb85c;
  border-color: #5cb85c;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-success-outline:hover {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #5cb85c;
    border-color: #5cb85c;
  }
}
.btn-success-outline.disabled:focus, .btn-success-outline.disabled.focus, .btn-success-outline:disabled:focus, .btn-success-outline:disabled.focus {
  border-color: #a3d7a3;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-success-outline.disabled:hover, .btn-success-outline:disabled:hover {
    border-color: #a3d7a3;
  }
}

.btn-warning-outline {
  color: #f0ad4e;
  background-image: none;
  background-color: transparent;
  border-color: #f0ad4e;
}
.btn-warning-outline:focus, .btn-warning-outline.focus, .btn-warning-outline:active, .btn-warning-outline.active, .open > .btn-warning-outline.dropdown-toggle {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #f0ad4e;
  border-color: #f0ad4e;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-warning-outline:hover {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #f0ad4e;
    border-color: #f0ad4e;
  }
}
.btn-warning-outline.disabled:focus, .btn-warning-outline.disabled.focus, .btn-warning-outline:disabled:focus, .btn-warning-outline:disabled.focus {
  border-color: #f8d9ac;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-warning-outline.disabled:hover, .btn-warning-outline:disabled:hover {
    border-color: #f8d9ac;
  }
}

.btn-danger-outline {
  color: #d9534f;
  background-image: none;
  background-color: transparent;
  border-color: #d9534f;
}
.btn-danger-outline:focus, .btn-danger-outline.focus, .btn-danger-outline:active, .btn-danger-outline.active, .open > .btn-danger-outline.dropdown-toggle {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #d9534f;
  border-color: #d9534f;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-danger-outline:hover {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #d9534f;
    border-color: #d9534f;
  }
}
.btn-danger-outline.disabled:focus, .btn-danger-outline.disabled.focus, .btn-danger-outline:disabled:focus, .btn-danger-outline:disabled.focus {
  border-color: #eba5a3;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-danger-outline.disabled:hover, .btn-danger-outline:disabled:hover {
    border-color: #eba5a3;
  }
}

.btn-secondary-outline {
  color: #ccc;
  background-image: none;
  background-color: transparent;
  border-color: #ccc;
}
.btn-secondary-outline:focus, .btn-secondary-outline.focus, .btn-secondary-outline:active, .btn-secondary-outline.active, .open > .btn-secondary-outline.dropdown-toggle {
  color: #fff;
  background-color: #ccc;
  border-color: #ccc;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-secondary-outline:hover {
    color: #fff;
    background-color: #ccc;
    border-color: #ccc;
  }
}
.btn-secondary-outline.disabled:focus, .btn-secondary-outline.disabled.focus, .btn-secondary-outline:disabled:focus, .btn-secondary-outline:disabled.focus {
  border-color: white;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-secondary-outline.disabled:hover, .btn-secondary-outline:disabled:hover {
    border-color: white;
  }
}

.btn-link {
  font-weight: normal;
  color: #0275d8;
  border-radius: 0;
}
.btn-link, .btn-link:active, .btn-link.active, .btn-link:disabled {
  background-color: transparent;
  box-shadow: none;
}
.btn-link, .btn-link:focus, .btn-link:active {
  border-color: transparent;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-link:hover {
    border-color: transparent;
  }
}
.btn-link:focus {
  color: #014c8c;
  text-decoration: underline;
  background-color: transparent;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-link:hover {
    color: #014c8c;
    text-decoration: underline;
    background-color: transparent;
  }
}
.btn-link:disabled:focus {
  color: #818a91;
  text-decoration: none;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-link:disabled:hover {
    color: #818a91;
    text-decoration: none;
  }
}

.btn-lg, .btn-group-lg > .btn {
  padding: 0.75rem 1.25rem;
  font-size: 1.25rem;
  line-height: 1.33333;
  border-radius: 0.3rem;
}

.btn-sm, .btn-group-sm > .btn {
  padding: 0.25rem 0.75rem;
  font-size: 0.85rem;
  line-height: 1.5;
  border-radius: 0.2rem;
}

.btn-block {
  display: block;
  width: 100%;
}

.btn-block + .btn-block {
  margin-top: 5px;
}

input[type="submit"].btn-block,
input[type="reset"].btn-block,
input[type="button"].btn-block {
  width: 100%;
}

.btn-group,
.btn-group-vertical {
  position: relative;
  display: inline-block;
  vertical-align: middle;
}
.btn-group > .btn,
.btn-group-vertical > .btn {
  position: relative;
  float: left;
}
.btn-group > .btn:focus, .btn-group > .btn:active, .btn-group > .btn.active,
.btn-group-vertical > .btn:focus,
.btn-group-vertical > .btn:active,
.btn-group-vertical > .btn.active {
  z-index: 2;
}
@media (hover: hover) {
  .btn-group > .btn:hover,
  .btn-group-vertical > .btn:hover {
    z-index: 2;
  }
}

.btn-group .btn + .btn,
.btn-group .btn + .btn-group,
.btn-group .btn-group + .btn,
.btn-group .btn-group + .btn-group {
  margin-left: -1px;
}

.btn-toolbar {
  margin-left: -5px;
}
.btn-toolbar::after {
  content: "";
  display: table;
  clear: both;
}
.btn-toolbar .btn-group,
.btn-toolbar .input-group {
  float: left;
}
.btn-toolbar > .btn,
.btn-toolbar > .btn-group,
.btn-toolbar > .input-group {
  margin-left: 5px;
}

.btn-group > .btn:not(:first-child):not(:last-child):not(.dropdown-toggle) {
  border-radius: 0;
}

.btn-group > .btn:first-child {
  margin-left: 0;
}
.btn-group > .btn:first-child:not(:last-child):not(.dropdown-toggle) {
  border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
  border-top-right-radius: 0;
}

.btn-group > .btn:last-child:not(:first-child),
.btn-group > .dropdown-toggle:not(:first-child) {
  border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
  border-top-left-radius: 0;
}

.btn-group > .btn-group {
  float: left;
}

.btn-group > .btn-group:not(:first-child):not(:last-child) > .btn {
  border-radius: 0;
}

.btn-group > .btn-group:first-child:not(:last-child) > .btn:last-child,
.btn-group > .btn-group:first-child:not(:last-child) > .dropdown-toggle {
  border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
  border-top-right-radius: 0;
}

.btn-group > .btn-group:last-child:not(:first-child) > .btn:first-child {
  border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
  border-top-left-radius: 0;
}

.btn-group .dropdown-toggle:active,
.btn-group.open .dropdown-toggle {
  outline: 0;
}

.btn-group > .btn + .dropdown-toggle {
  padding-right: 8px;
  padding-left: 8px;
}

.btn-group > .btn-lg + .dropdown-toggle, .btn-group-lg.btn-group > .btn + .dropdown-toggle {
  padding-right: 12px;
  padding-left: 12px;
}

.btn-group.open .dropdown-toggle {
  box-shadow: inset 0 3px 5px rgba(0, 0, 0, 0.125);
}
.btn-group.open .dropdown-toggle.btn-link {
  box-shadow: none;
}

.btn .caret {
  margin-left: 0;
}

.btn-lg .caret, .btn-group-lg > .btn .caret {
  border-width: 0.3em 0.3em 0;
  border-bottom-width: 0;
}

.dropup .btn-lg .caret, .dropup .btn-group-lg > .btn .caret {
  border-width: 0 0.3em 0.3em;
}

.btn-group-vertical > .btn,
.btn-group-vertical > .btn-group,
.btn-group-vertical > .btn-group > .btn {
  display: block;
  float: none;
  width: 100%;
  max-width: 100%;
}
.btn-group-vertical > .btn-group::after {
  content: "";
  display: table;
  clear: both;
}
.btn-group-vertical > .btn-group > .btn {
  float: none;
}
.btn-group-vertical > .btn + .btn,
.btn-group-vertical > .btn + .btn-group,
.btn-group-vertical > .btn-group + .btn,
.btn-group-vertical > .btn-group + .btn-group {
  margin-top: -1px;
  margin-left: 0;
}

.btn-group-vertical > .btn:not(:first-child):not(:last-child) {
  border-radius: 0;
}
.btn-group-vertical > .btn:first-child:not(:last-child) {
  border-top-right-radius: 0.25rem;
  border-bottom-right-radius: 0;
  border-bottom-left-radius: 0;
}
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Exchange-traded funds (ETFs) are still hot investments.
It seems a new ETF pops up almost daily.
The total number of ETFs offered by the end of 2013 reached 1,294 and represented $1.675 trillion in assets under management. That's up from a mere 113 in 2002.
And now some investors are using a lucrative trick to get rich with their ETF – a tax loophole.
But you can't use just any ETF to take advantage of this loophole.
Investors need to take a page from the hipster handbook and go vintage… back to the 1940s.
So, here's the deal with commodity ETFs.
Typical ETFs holding commodity futures are structured as "commodity pools," which require a K-1 Partnership Income form.
Thus, you have to hassle with a K-1 at the end of the year, and you get taxed on futures contracts.
So on an up year, you can pay taxes despite having received no income and not having closed out your positions – not good for your bottom line.
But if an ETF is structured according to the Investment Company Act of 1940, it eliminates the need for the dreaded Schedule K-1 tax reporting.
That's why '40 Act funds are hotter than a plaid shirt and skinny jeans lately.
Unfortunately, '40 Act-structured funds still have to pay taxes on futures contracts.
But now there's a fresh new commodity ETF in town that gets around both of these tax issues.
On October 16, BlackRock (BLK) introduced a new iShares Commodities Select Strategy ETF (COMT). And it's drawing a lot of attention.
COMT is being touted as unique to the marketplace. Why?
Because the $4.525-trillion asset manager (as of September 30), is the first ETF to provide long-only broad exposure to commodities in a '40 Act-regulated structure without needing to pay taxes on futures.
You see, COMT's futures contracts are held in a tax-free, wholly owned subsidiary in the Cayman Islands, meaning the futures contracts are essentially off the books.
This means you won't owe taxes on implied gains, and any gains booked from the fund will be distributed to you as ordinary income.
On top of that, distributions from COMT's net investment income are taxable to the investor as ordinary income.
In addition to the tax benefit, there are a few other advantages to investing in COMT.
First, it employs an active management approach, which should theoretically outperform that of a passive commodity index such as the iShares S&P GSCI Commodity-Indexed Trust (GSG).
Secondly, COMT's futures roll methodology aims to reduce the negative impact of the contango. Instead, COMT seeks to benefit from backwardation when future prices are lower than the current prices.
The fund is also diverse. COMT not only invests in futures, swaps, and option contracts on 22 commodities, but a portion of its assets will also be allocated to the stocks of commodity-related companies, which is approximately 35% of the fund's assets at inception.
There are, however, inherent risks in this structure.
The IRS or the Securities and Exchange Commission could close this loophole with new regulations. And there's always the risk that the Cayman Islands will reverse its tax-free status.
Finally, you should always keep in mind that commodities futures and commodity-producing companies tend to be positively correlated.
With a long only fund, if the commodity price falls, the equity will likely come down with it.


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Use the UVU Campus Maps system to find locations of all building we use. Find parking and look at 360 panaramas of some of our locations.
You can view maps made by Accessibility Services to find your way through our halls and buildings. These maps show elevator locations, weelchair enterences, and more.
*These are off campus locations that allow us to perform at their location. Please contact the venue with any issues.
The Covey Center for the Arts, is a year round performing arts facility featuring art displays, ballet productions, musical performances and theatrical plays in downtown Provo. The Eccles Gallery in the lobby of the 670-seat main performance hall displays the works of local artists. Adjacent to a second Secured Gallery of 1620 square feet, are three dance studios, ballet bars, mirrors and pianos for musical accompaniment. The Brinton Black Box Theater is an intimate 60-seat performance venue.
An elegant glazed spine, the Nu Skin Innovation Center Atrium acts as an entry hall, designed to host thousands of people from around the world, while accommodating multiple activities and events. A solid granite fountain, sculpted marble reception desk, and cantilevered concrete slab mark the auditorium space, containing more than 18,000 square feet, clad in maple wall and ceiling panels to create a warm and inviting interior performance space.
Located at 58 North State Street in Orem, at the north end of the Orem City Center Complex. Event parking is available on the east of the library building with accessible from 100 North.
Operating as an English~Spanish parish with ministry and outreach in both languages, while welcoming local parishioners, visitors and newcomers of all faiths. The centrally located St Francis of Assisi Catholic Church is the largest, and oldest, Catholic Church in Utah County.
First organized as an Episcopal mission in 1892, St, Mary's Episcopal Church was opened 1907. Built of English Gothic Design, with its definitive stained glass windows were installed between 1937-1949, the church is part of the Interfaith & Musical Exchange program in Utah County, hosting many interfaith worship services.


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import com.google.cloud.dataflow.sdk.Pipeline;
import com.google.cloud.dataflow.sdk.transforms.PTransform;

import java.util.Collection;
import java.util.Collections;

/**
 * {@code PBegin} is used as the "input" to a root
 * {@link com.google.cloud.dataflow.sdk.transforms.PTransform} which
 * is the first operation in a {@link Pipeline}, such as
 * {@link com.google.cloud.dataflow.sdk.io.TextIO.Read} or
 * {@link com.google.cloud.dataflow.sdk.transforms.Create}.
 *
 * <p> Typically created by calling {@link Pipeline#begin} on a Pipeline.
 */
public class PBegin implements PInput {
  /**
   * Returns a {@code PBegin} in the given {@code Pipeline}.
   */
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    return new PBegin(pipeline);
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  /**
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   * returns the PTransform's Output.
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From the Golden Age of RTS and the early age of our culture, here comes something truly nostalgic. But, in front of military Warcraft, Age of Empires or Civilization, this one is a city-building strategy, containing few military elements if any at all.
Unlike redesigned Age of Empires, Pharaoh+Cleopatra is available in its original edition. So the graphical part may seem very poor for today (not because of designers' lack of skills, but rather because of lack of HD monitors in 1999). Though it's possible to run the game on modern monitors, it looks too pixeled up or fits into a little 640*480 portion of the screen.
If you feel something romantic about the name, let us disappoint you. No pharaoh has ever lived to see Cleopatra, as members of The Ptolemaic dynasty she was from called themselves "kings" and "queens". In fact, Pharaoh is the original game, and Cleopatra (that covers later times) is an expansion pack that enriches and enlarges the world and its complexity.
Like many real-time strategies of that time, P+C lets you control all units and send them to missions you think the most important. You may play premade missions or a regular game. Your aim is to build Egyptian cities and lead them ahead to prosperity. Make sure they have food, water, homes, and roads, luxuries and entertainments.
As this strategic game is rather economic than military, your mission is to build the city to live in and to admire. Homes require roads, roads upgrade to streets. Hunters should live where the game is, and the food should be stored in special places. Farms should be located where Nile flood can reach them. And pyramids or Sphinx… They just should be.
Like in all strategic games of that time, you can control absolutely everything going on with just a mouse. Keyboard shortcuts are also present, but not necessary at all. And RTS has never been the type of game to play with a controller.
But as the gameplay is slow and more concentrated on process than on result, there's no need to hurry. Just select the right menu option and click it to the right place.
Procedural generation makes strategies replay value high because each time the game generates a new map. Alas, the campaigns within the game are only interesting for the first time. So it was in 1999.
But it all doesn't matter in 2018. For sure, many players will blow the dust off P+C once they see in available in Steam. And they will play not for any results, but to feel young again. So the process will be over the result.
Thank Steam for making this great nostalgic game available again. That's where modern city-building simulators come from. At least we can't deny the influence of city building series by Impressions Games.
A living classical RTS brings you back to Ancient Egypt and at the same time to the early 2000s.
We publish only honest game reviews based on real game experience. If you think that our Pharaoh + Cleopatra game review is not full enough and you have something to add - write to us. We looking for talented authors to make our reviews better!
Use the links below to get the latest version of the Pharaoh + Cleopatra game. If you are Windows PC, Mac or Linux user, then just click on the button bellow to get the game. Please note that this game may ask for additional in-app purchases and permissions when installed.


Telling people your story seems simple enough-but is it? Do you know your story? Do the other members of your firm? Do you all tell the same story? Or, perhaps you know your story, but your ability to tell it has gotten rusty.
At SunStar Strategic, we have helped many mutual fund and asset managers uncover their compelling stories, tell them consistently and connect with their audiences.
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VoltDB achieves scalability by creating a tightly bound network of servers that distribute both data and processing. When you configure and manage your own server hardware, you can ensure that the cluster resides on a single network switch, guaranteeing the best network connection between nodes and reducing the possibility of network faults interfering with communication.
However, there are situations where this is not the case. For example, if you run VoltDB "in the cloud", you may not control or even know what is the physical configuration of your cluster.
The danger is that a network fault — between switches, for example — can interrupt communication between nodes in the cluster. The server nodes continue to run, and may even be able to communicate with others nodes on their side of the fault, but cannot "see" the rest of the cluster. In fact, both halves of the cluster think that the other half has failed. This condition is known as a network partition.
When you run a VoltDB cluster without availability (in other words, no K-safety) the danger of a network partition is simple: loss of the database. Any node failure makes the cluster incomplete and the database will stop, You will need to reestablish network communications, restart VoltDB, and restore the database from the last snapshot.
However, if you are running a cluster with K-safety, it is possible that when a network partition occurs, the two separate segments of the cluster might have enough partitions each to continue running, each thinking the other group of nodes has failed.
For example, if you have a 3 node cluster with 2 sites per node, and a K-safety value of 2, each node is a separate, self-sustaining copy of the database, as shown in Figure 10.2, "Network Partition". If a network partition separates nodes A and B from node C, each segment has sufficient partitions remaining to sustain the database. Nodes A and B think node C has failed; node C thinks that nodes A and B have failed.
The problem is that you never want two separate copies of the database continuing to operate and accepting requests thinking they are the only viable copy. If the cluster is physically on a single network switch, the threat of a network partition is reduced. But if the cluster is on multiple switches, the risk increases significantly and must be accounted for.
VoltDB provides a mechanism for guaranteeing that a network partition does not accidentally create two separate copies of the database. The feature is called network fault protection.
Because the consequences of a partition are so severe, use of network partition detection is strongly recommended and VoltDB enables partition detection by default. In addition it is recommended that, wherever possible, K-safe clusters be configured with an odd number of nodes.
Determine which segment is the larger segment (that is, contains more nodes).
If the current segment is larger, continue to operate assuming the nodes in the smaller segment have failed.
If the other segment is larger, shutdown to avoid creating two separate copies of the database.
For example, in the case shown in Figure 10.2, "Network Partition", if a network partition separates nodes A and B from C, the larger segment (nodes A and B) will continue to run and node C will shutdown (as shown in Figure 10.3, "Network Fault Protection in Action").
If a network partition creates two viable segments of the same size (for example, if a four node cluster is split into two two-node segments), a special case is invoked where one segment is uniquely chosen to continue, based on the internal numbering of the host nodes. Thereby ensuring that only one viable segment of the partitioned database continues.
Network fault protection is a very valuable tool when running VoltDB clusters in a distributed or uncontrolled environment where network partitions may occur. The one downside is that there is no way to differentiate between network partitions and actual node failures. In the case where network fault protection is turned on and no network partition occurs but a large number of nodes actually fail, the remaining nodes may believe they are the smaller segment. In this case, the remaining nodes will shut themselves down to avoid partitioning.
For example, in the previous case shown in Figure 10.3, "Network Fault Protection in Action", if rather than a network partition, nodes A and B fail, node C is the only node still running. Although node C is viable and could continue because the database was configured with K-safety set to 2, if fault protection is enabled node C will shut itself down to avoid a partition.
In the worst case, if half the nodes of a cluster fail, the remaining nodes may actually shut themselves down under the special provisions for a network partition that splits a cluster into two equal parts. For example, consider the situation where a two node cluster with a k-safety value of one has network partition detection enabled. If one of the nodes fails (half the cluster), there is only a 50/50 chance the remaining node is the "blessed" node chosen to continue under these conditions. If the remaining node is not the chosen node, it will shut itself down to avoid a conflict, taking the database out of service in the process.
Because this situation — a 50/50 split — could result in either a network partition or a viable cluster shutting down, VoltDB recommends always using network partition detection and using clusters with an odd number of nodes. By using network partitioning, you avoid the dangers of a partition. By using an odd number of servers, you avoid even the possibility of a 50/50 split, whether caused by partitioning or node failures.


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Looted art on its way back home…
News from Poland 23 September 2011
Two hunting scenes by celebrated painter Julian Falat will return to Poland after being looted by the occupying Nazi regime 67 years ago. The two works, which belonged to the National Museum in Warsaw, were passed over to President Bronislaw Komorowski on Thursday in New York, where the UN General Assembly is currently taking place.
President Bronislaw Komorowski and Polish Culture Minister Bogdan Zdrojewski with documents allowing for the pictures by artist Julian Falat (in background) to be returned to Poland. Photo: PAP/Jacek Turczyk
The two works, which belonged to the National Museum in Warsaw, were passed over to President Bronislaw Komorowski on Thursday in New York, where the UN General Assembly is currently taking place.
During a ceremony at the Polish Consulate, the president expressed his delight at retrieving the paintings, noting that the twists and turns of the saga were reminiscent of a Hollywood film.
The ceremony was also attended by Minister of Culture Bogdan Zdrojewski, who said in his remarks that in view of the huge losses which Poland experienced as a result of the two world wars and national uprisings, every object of art returned to Poland has high spiritual and emotional value.
The two paintings were seized last year by the US Immigration and Customs Enforcement following information provided by the Polish government.
Poland filed a plea in 2006, when it came to light that the paintings had come into the possession of two New York auction houses.
The hunting scenes had been looted after German SS Obersturmbannfuhrer Benno von Arent took charge of the collections of the National Museum in Warsaw in August 1944. Von Arent was also the bearer of the title "Reichsbeauftragter für die Mode" (Reich Agent For Fashion).
Poland's Ministry of Culture is currently searching for approximately 60,000 works of art that disappeared during the war, among them Raphael's "Portrait of a Young Man", which belonged to the world-renowned Czartoryski Museum.
"No one can ever provide just compensation to the victims of the Nazis' atrocities, but it is very gratifying for our office to play a role in returning the art that they looted during World War II to its rightful owners," said New York US Attorney Preet Bharara in a statement.
Julian Fałat (1853-1929) was one of Poland's most prominent landscape painters and impressionists. The two recovered paintings – 'The Hunt in Nieśwież' and 'Before the Hunt in Rytwiany' – are among the finest examples of his interest in hunting as subject matter.
According to the Polish Ministry of Culture, the list of art objects which went missing during World War Two and earlier, were looted or destroyed, includes over 60,000 items. (nh/mk/jb)
Source: IAR/CNN
http://www.thenews.pl/1/11/Artykul/55634,Looted-art-on-its-way-back-home%E2%80%A6

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Temple Shalom, the new home of the New Jewish Congregation in The Villages, has scheduled opera dinners and concerts once a month throughout the 2007-08 season.
The first concert on Tuesday, "Maestro Bill Doherty and Friends," will feature virtuoso pianist Bill Doherty with New York tenor Mark Schmidt. The concert will also feature instrumental trios and quartets with Villagers Carol Cohan on violin and viola, Mizzette Fuenzalida on cello and Elise Curran playing flute and clarinet.
Bill and Mark are old friends who grew up in central New York, competed in music contests together - sometimes as rivals and sometimes as friends - and have kept in contact over the years.
Mark now sings opera in a variety of New York City venues. His parents live in Leesburg.
Doherty will add singers to the program, such as Ocala's mezzo soprano Kaitlyn McMonigle, a high school singer who is already receiving rave reviews for her operatic performances.
The Tuesday concert will feature various instrumental combinations playing the music of Mozart, Mendelssohn, Bach and Litz. A wine and cheese reception will follow the concert.
Next on the opera series will be a "Tribute to Americana" concert and dinner on July 3.
For additional information, call Carol Cohan at 259-4856 or 750-5157. This event benefits Temple Shalom and Hospice.
"A Night At The Opera" by Barry Hewlett-Davies is an entertaining collection of anecdotes culled from every corner of the opera world. Rudolph Bing, Victor Borge and countless divas and conductors recount their favorite stories, memories and lore about opera on two continents.
"Opera In Italy Today" by Nick Rossi offers a panorama of Italy's dynamic operatic scene. Descriptive text and evocative illustrations recreate not only Italy's historic major houses - including La Scala, the San Carlo and La Fenice - but also most important regional theaters. Ten of Italy's most famous opera festivals, including the Puccini, the Bellini, the Donizetti and the Rossini, are reviewed in detail. There's even a chapter about "Opportunities for Young Singers."
"Tenor's Son (My Days With Pavarotti)" by Candido Bonvicii covers Luciano Pavarotti's life, from his youth in the small town of Modena, Italy, to his early years as an insurance salesman, to his triumphs at Covent Garden, La Scala and the Met. The author traces the achievements and struggles of his lifelong friend, painting one of the most complete and personal portrait of the great artist.
Until next week, the beat goes on!


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##.return

```js
.return(any value) -> Promise
```
```js
.thenReturn(any value) -> Promise
```

Convenience method for:

```js
.then(function() {
   return value;
});
```

in the case where `value` doesn't change its value because its binding time is different than when using a closure.

That means `value` is bound at the time of calling [`.return`](.) so this will not work as expected:

```js
function getData() {
    var data;

    return query().then(function(result) {
        data = result;
    }).return(data);
}
```

because `data` is `undefined` at the time `.return` is called.

Function that returns the full path of the written file:

```js
var Promise = require("bluebird");
var fs = Promise.promisifyAll(require("fs"));
var baseDir = process.argv[2] || ".";

function writeFile(path, contents) {
    var fullpath = require("path").join(baseDir, path);
    return fs.writeFileAsync(fullpath, contents).return(fullpath);
}

writeFile("test.txt", "this is text").then(function(fullPath) {
    console.log("Successfully file at: " + fullPath);
});
```

*For compatibility with earlier ECMAScript version, an alias `.thenReturn` is provided for [`.return`](.).*
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Give the gift that keeps on giving all throughout the year. Give a "experience" gift to your loved one.
You might ask, "what the heck is an experience gift??" Well, they are different events or places you can go where you get to create memories that will last forever and something to look forward to after Christmas passes! I have rounded up some ideas for the surrounding areas along with ideas for the areas you live in as well!
Storybook Land is a great place to take kids and make tons of memories with them through any season. This is a personal favorite and right now their season passes are up for grabs!
Diggerland is also a great idea for kids! Right now they are running great sales too, so grab those tickets for a discount while you can! It's fun for the whole family!
Museums are great experiences for both kids and adults. This local museum has SO much to offer and tickets would make excellent gifts!
Give the gift of travel to your little ones with a this fun little passport subscription box! You may not be able to pick up and travel to any country at any given time but this box can sweep your child's imagination away and right now they are having some great deals!
Book subscriptions are so much fun! Again, you have something to look forward to every month even after Christmas passes! My kids love to read so this Amazon Prime Book Box would be a prime find for them(no pun intended)!
The Magnolia magazine is a subscription I've been getting for two years and love!!! If you love Chip and JoAnn or just love recipes and diying, this will make the best gift for you or someone special!
STITCH FIX is one of my FAVORITE boxes to receive every month and I know beyond a doubt this would be a stellar gift!! It's fun wrapped in a pretty monthly box!
The Disney Movie Club is awesome for kids of all ages! My kids go nuts when their movies come to the front door and it's something they get to look forward to!!
I hope you have gotten some great ideas and great gifts from this guide! Merry Christmas to you all!


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The New Pope: The Many Contradictions of Jude Law's Pope Pius XIII
Before John Malkovich comes for Lenny's papal tiara, here are five things to remember about his predecessor.
posted by Emma Fraser
Monday 1/13/2020 at 3:00AM EST
Jude Law in an image from the trailer for The New Pope, premiering tonight on HBO.
"Am I attracted to the pope?" isn't something that entered most viewers' minds until Jude Law first assumed the papal vestments in The Young Pope. Two years have passed since Lenny Belardo took the title of Pope Pius XIII and turned his back on the cheering Vatican crowd. Equal parts playful and self-serious, all ten episodes of The Young Pope were written and directed by Paolo Sorrentino, and charted Lenny's journey from a petulant and unforgiving leader of the Roman Catholic Church to one who preached compassion and peace. His journey entered extreme antihero territory before he embraced the public-facing role and message of love: the "boy" pontiff had become a man. And then he collapsed from a suspected heart attack. A title card read "The End," our time with Lenny was over.
Except this story has not come to a close, The New Pope will pick up where Sorrentino left off when it returns to HBO on January 13. With Lenny in a coma, John Malkovich as the equally seductive Sir John Brannox will step into the red leather papal slippers. A teaser mirroring the opening credits switched out the hallway of religious artwork for the beach, Jude Law wears nothing but a blinding white speedo delivering his signature swoon-inducing wink while intercutting images of Malkovich's "New Pope." The message is simple: sublime decadence and tongue-in-cheek undertones are still on the religious drama menu.
Much like the Bible, The Young Pope leans heavily into symbolic references and images: at times it is unclear whether what we were seeing was real (including a kangaroo) or an illusion. Contradiction threads its way throughout the series, from Lenny's motivations to Sorrentino's mix of high camp and sublime filmmaking choices. The religious references cut deep, but so do the pop songs that accompany the action. Politics is at the heart of the series, in which secrets are a brand of currency. Sitting at the top of the chain is Cardinal Secretary of State Angelo Voiello (Silvio Orlando), who, before Lenny came along, had a tight grip on all business at the Vatican. Over the first season, his Machiavellian mask slipped as his bond with Pope Pius XIII grew. In Episode 6 he asked, "Who are you, Lenny?" The answer isn't simple, for as Voiello previously put it: "This pope is strange and contradictory." Here are the five aspects that shape the character and tell you everything you need to know before The New Pope:
Lenny the Orphan
Lenny's entire identity was constructed around his orphan status, it's the lens through which he viewed the world and his papacy. He was denied what he refers to as a first love because his parents abandoned him at Sister Mary's (Diane Keaton) orphanage when he was a young boy, and every relationship has been shaped by this act. He remembered his parents as two hippies he last saw in Venice, every woman he was drawn to reminds him of his mother. The first (and only) girlfriend of his youth was an infertile teacher named Esther (Ludivine Sagnier) who he met in California, backing up Freud's theories about parental influence and desire. However, despite Lenny's very good looks and incredible physique (shown in detail during physical activities, including wrestling and working out), he does not break his vow of celibacy. He cannot be tempted, no matter how hard the sly Cardinal Voiello tried early in the series. His decision to shroud himself in mystery by addressing the Vatican crowds in shadow and refusing to show his face was informed by this childhood abandonment. His parents tossed him aside, so he did the same in his role as Holy Father.
Lenny the Ultra-Conservative Bully
Just because Lenny is young and hot doesn't mean he is going to undo centuries of doctrines and rules. In fact, he did the opposite and turned back the clock. He restricted who could apply to become a priest, saying anyone who had homosexual thoughts will be denied (which leads to the suicide of at least one young man), as well as threatening to purge any and all gay priests. He also wants to make abortion a grave sin. Both stances were objected to by those closest to Lenny, which led to debates regarding these retrograde beliefs. As the season progressed he became more malleable, rather than reactionary but if someone did anger him, he was quick to punish them. They might get sent to Alaska or be humiliated, but Lenny typically got his way. Even when various figures tried to blackmail him — first Voiello and then a New York pedophile cardinal — he quickly stamped out the threat. It's unclear what happened to Tonino Pettola (Franco Pinelli), a man who claimed he could talk to the Madonna and bore the sign of the stigmata. After a visit from Pope Pius XIII and his cardinals, Tonino disappeared. In the third episode, Voiello noted that Lenny was "supposed to be the pope of compromise," acting as a bridge between the old conservative ways and radical new ideas, and by the end of the season he has become just that.
Lenny the Saint
Ambiguity ran throughout the Young Pope, Sorrentino didn't always confirm what was real and what was a fantasy. As the season progressed, it became clear that Lenny's Saint status wasn't simply hyperbole or flattery by Sister Mary. At 14-years old, she witnessed Lenny's gift when he healed a terminally ill woman (who is still alive today). He seemingly willed God to make him pope ("I was praying so hard I nearly shit my pants") and he cured Esther and her husband's infertility. Perhaps his biggest ask was also one that underscored his desire for vengeance — Lenny has a lot of the Old Testament in him. After he learned that Sister Antonia (Milvia Marigliano) had been using her power to withhold water to the African community she was meant to serve (the show is non-specific about which country in Africa), instead of removing her publicly, Lenny got down on his knees in a rest stop parking lot, and asked God to take her out in a more permanent manner. To which, God obliged. It's hard to ignore the power of Lenny's voice when it is shown so explicitly.
Lenny the Compassionate
Lenny had a tendency to act with a level of self-interest that goes against the image of a pope, however, Pius XIII also showed a great deal of humanity and warmth in the second half of the season. Numbers attending the church had dwindled and the crisis was more than just financial. His trip to Africa preached peace and not war, which had a global impact. His unsent love letters to his one (and only) girlfriend were published in The New Yorker, which reshaped public opinion. He previously admonished Sister Suree (Nadie Kammallaweera) for weeping over her sister's casket, but openly sobbed after the death of his mentor Cardinal Michael Spencer (James Cromwell) before telling his staff that he loved them. The Lenny of the first episode would have found this display of affection to be abhorrent, but a lot has changed since then.
Lenny the Fashionista
Pope Pius XIII shares more with Scandal's Olivia Pope (Kerry Washington) than just a name: they have both served up highly-covetable white caped and bold hat looks. The Met Gala's theme in 2018 was "Heavenly Bodies: Fashion and the Catholic Imagination" so it isn't a massive swerve to suggest Lenny's white, gold, and red garments are couture-worthy. Costume designer Carlo Poggioli created vestments dripping in elegant opulence, turning to high-end designers (including Christian Louboutin and Armani), as well as drawing inspiration from the Vatican and previous popes. At no point does Law look anything less than perfect, even his all-white athleisure clothing is perfectly tailored. It's a little on the nose, but it's no wonder LMFAO's "Sexy and I Know It" was picked to accompany Lenny's getting ready sequence in Episode 4. Even the simple traditional all-black priest attire that he wore in the penultimate episode was GQ-worthy. An outfit he will return to in The New Pope when John Malkovich as Sir John Brannox looks poised to take his sartorial and papacy crown. Let the Pope Games begin!
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Breaking! George Clooney Car Accident – Actor Injured and Hospitalized After His Motorbike Crashes into Mercedes in Italy (Photos from the Scene)
George Clooney, 57, was rushed to hospital after he was struck by a car on his way to film in Olba, north-east Sardinia, Italy.
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Actor George Clooney has been hospitalized after a car accident in Sardinia, according to local Italian media reports. The actor, who is in Sardinia to film a miniseries was traveling along a state road in Costa Corallina when the accident occurred. Clooney was on a scooter when he collided with a car.
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A picture from La Nuova suggests that Clooney hit a car while on the motorway. The photo showed the car's windscreen smashed. A fire extinguisher can be seen on the road but no people from the accident were involved.
The driver called an ambulance and waited with father-of-two Clooney until medics arrived to take him to John Paul II Hospital, the Sun reports. He has since been discharged.
Clooney was traveling towards the set in Costa Corallina when a car suddenly turned and struck him, according to La Nuova.
The report said that the 57-year-old was taken to the emergency room in nearby Olbia, but that his injuries were not serious and that he left the hospital with his wife Amal by Tuesday afternoon.
Clooney is on the island as he directs a series based off of "Catch 22," Joseph Heller's novel about American soldiers in Italy during World War II.
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We were asked by Ripon Museums to produce an animation about the first Police Officer of Ripon, PC Sweeting. The project is ongoing but we thought you might like to see our stopmotion puppet. He will be animated by children from a local Ripon school in the coming weeks.
If you would like to make your own PC sweeting follow the photo tutorial below. Please tag us in any photos you upload to social media as we'd love to see your creations!
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Heinrich: Strengthen Overtime Protections For New Mexico Workers
"Too many Americans are working longer and harder without anything to show for their efforts in their paychecks."
WASHINGTON, D.C. - U.S. Senator Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.) joined a group of 26 senators in supporting updating overtime rules to ensure more middle-class workers are paid fairly for overtime hours. In a letter to President Obama, the senators urged the administration to increase the income threshold to $56,680 per year to strengthen overtime protections for millions more middle-class workers. The current annual salary threshold to receive time-and-a-half pay for overtime hours is $23,660 impacting a mere 11 percent of salaried workers nationwide.
"Too many Americans are working longer and harder without anything to show for their efforts in their paychecks," the senators wrote. "These long hours are straining middle class workers and their families. Since the 1970s, average salaries for middle-class individuals have dropped even while salaried workers have increased the hours they spend on the job. Strengthening overtime protections will help millions of middle class families."
The current threshold of $23,660 disqualifies thousands of New Mexico middle-class workers, who often work long hours, from earning time-and-a-half pay. An estimated 100,000 additional New Mexican workers would be covered under an updated overtime threshold.
Heinrich signed the letter, led by Sens. Patty Murray (D-Wash.) and Bernie Sanders (D-Vt.), along with Sens. Senators Dick Durbin (D-Ill.), Sheldon Whitehouse (D-R.I.), Sherrod Brown (D-Ohio), Al Franken (D-Minn.), Debbie Stabenow (D-Mich.), Bob Casey (D-Pa.), Martin Heinrich (D-N.M.), Elizabeth Warren (D-Mass.), Tammy Baldwin (D-Wis.), Kirsten Gillibrand (D-N.Y.), Jack Reed (D-R.I.), Richard Blumenthal (D-Conn.), Chuck Schumer (D-N.Y.), Ed Markey (D-Mass.), Pat Leahy (D-Vt.), Mazie Hirono (D-Hawaii), Chris Murphy (D-Conn.), Brian Schatz (D-Hawaii), Barbara Mikulski (D-Md.), Ron Wyden (D-Ore.), Cory Booker (D-N.J.), Maria Cantwell (D-Wash.), Ben Cardin (D-Md.), and Jeanne Shaheen (D-N.H.)
Full text of the letter is here and below:
1600 Pennsylvania Avenue Northwest
We commend you for your commitment to strengthen overtime protections for American workers. Overtime protections are vital to helping middle class workers and our economy. As you work on the final regulation, we encourage you to increase the overtime threshold to at least $1,090 a week ($56,680 a year) and index it to inflation.
Too many Americans are working longer and harder without anything to show for their efforts in their paychecks. These long hours are straining middle class workers and their families. Since the 1970s, average salaries for middle class individuals have dropped even while salaried workers have increased the hours they spend on the job. Strengthening overtime protections will help millions of middle class families.
Current regulations fail to protect the majority of the workforce. Today, the salary threshold that determines who is automatically eligible for overtime coverage is so low that earning as little as $455 a week ($23,660 a year) could result in being exempted from being eligible for overtime. Only 11 percent of salaried workers earn less than the current overtime threshold, a drastic departure from the past when most workers earned overtime pay. In 1975, 65 percent of American salaried workers were under the income threshold. To cover 65 percent of salaried workers today, the income threshold would need to be increased to $1,327 (around $69,000 a year).
Raising the income threshold to at least $57,000 a year will restore the monetary value of the income threshold to 1975 levels and make approximately 47 percent of salaried workers eligible for overtime pay. These are middle class workers who have been working longer hours but without additional compensation. You have an opportunity to help these workers get a fair day's pay for a hard day's work by restoring the income threshold to at least its 1975 value ($56,680 a year) and indexing it to inflation.
Thank you for your ongoing efforts to help middle class families.


My name is Mahdi, which is an Islamic name, and my last name [withheld] means "hopeful". I selected this last name for myself because I am always hoping and dreaming bigger in my life.
When I was a kid I used to run, but then when the security got bad I couldn't run for many years. I was always dreaming when I was small that maybe one day I would be in a team and have partners and friends who would be at the same level and always help me in my life.
Finally, my dream came true and I started running with my friends in the mountains. I ran two marathons (one with Nelofar from Team Asma'i) and Free to Run sponsored me to run one ultra marathon (100km). After this I was hoping to support Free to Run in Kabul and this also came true.
I started hiking with Arzoo and Kubra in Afghanistan to provide some safety, but then I had the chance to join them on the ultramarathon team for RacingThePlanet: Sri Lanka!
I follow a training schedule from Free to Run every week. The coach, Meghan [Hicks], sends it to me and I send her my training logs.
Meghan mentions in the schedule that we should run different ways every day except for on Friday and Saturday when we should go to hiking. The hiking is one of the hardest and most enjoyable part of our training. Every second of our hiking when we are climbing in the mountains we feel that we are the only heroes in the world – sometimes I think that no one can feel like we do. During hiking we feel that there are no borders in our country.
I am training very hard for the race. I usually go to running at early morning (because of my university and the fresh weather). It is at time which even you can see stars in the sky. Sometimes I am going running in the evening, but running in the morning makes me feel fresh and full of energy. It also makes me happy the whole the day. In evening it's hard to practice due to foggy weather or when the air is full of smoke.
Other days I run with my skyrunner friend Mustafa. We try different modes such as running with a backpack with weight.
It's extremely good news for my life, that I am participating in the international race with the great team. I want to change the impossible things to possible. In Afghanistan, women practising alone without men is not safe, but a mixed gender team is a great idea because we can solve any problem by helping each other. We should learn and teach to all Afghans that there is no difference in rights between men and women.
Supporting women was my hope and now it is a reality. Many people are encouraging me and it makes me more powerful in supporting them. I am proud to be on the team. I wish that one day all Afghans will take up running – I know it will bring smiles to their faces.
Race entries for the Afghan team members have been generously provided by RacingThePlanet. Without the support of RacingThePlanet and the 4 Deserts, none of this would be possible. Please check them out!
We are still looking for financial support to cover the team's other expenses, including flights, transportation for training in Afghanistan, insurance, and medical appointments. You can make a direct impact by supporting the team here!


June 1, 2010 – Plextor LLC (www.plextor.com), a leading developer and manufacturer of high-performance digital media equipment, announces its new PX-MMC-BMW1 (or PlexMedia) networked media player, as well the compatible PX-B120U external BD-ROM drive, at Computex 2010 in Taipei, Taiwan.
Visitors can take a first look at Plextor's new networked media player, the PX-MMC-BMW1 (or PlexMedia), while at the show. This is the first networked media player that can be connected to an external USB BD-ROM drive, making it possible to watch high-definition Blu-ray discs in your living room without having to purchase a Blu-ray disc player.
Simultaneously with the media player, Plextor also launches the PX-B120U, a compatible external BD-ROM drive. This portable drive can be connected to the media player to become your living room Blu-ray disc player, but is versatile enough to carry in a notebook bag or connect to a desktop PC – allowing you to enjoy HD everywhere.
Also at Computex, Plextor will showcase its complete Blu-ray Disc drive portfolio, including its new PX-B950SA 12X BD Writer and 12X BD Combo.
Also being showcases are the recently-introduced Networked Attached Storage device (NAS), and a new portfolio of Solid State Drives (SSD). The two-bay NAS drive will be followed up with a four-bay NAS solution for small to medium-sized businesses. By adding this new NAS system, Plextor aims to provide storage solutions for both home users as well as professionals.
Plextor also recognizes the growing demand for faster and more reliable storage solutions and announces its new portfolio of SSDs at Computex. Plextor will launch both MLC and SLC format SSD drives later in 2010.
The SSD drives complement Plextor's range of storage products, which will also consist of a new lineup of external Hard Disk Drives. At Computex, Plextor will showcase its new generation of portable USB 3.0 and e-SATA Hard Disk Drives.
Plextor welcomes Computex visitors to visit the Plextor booth – G220-224 and G319-323 in TWTC Hall 3 from June 1 – 5. Contact Plextor now to schedule an appointment or feel free to visit the Plextor booth anytime during the event.
For more information, please visit www.plextor.com.


As of January 29, 2019 we are back o regular hours, 9-5 every day! Weather permitting though! If it snows we will likely be closed so call ahead if you're planning a visit.
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Secret Isles of Great Britain and Ireland
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Trip Type : Large Ship Cruise
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Physical Level: Regular walking or cycling over moderately long, hilly, or bumpy distances. Some public transport or utility vehicles such as safari jeeps. Moderate
Lodging Level: Mid-range budget with accommodations ranging from comfortable lodges, guesthouses, and homestays to three star hotels. Value - 3 star
Discover enchanting gardens including the subtropical Tresco Abbey Gardens.
Explore archaeological sites like the Callanish Standing Stones and medieval blackhouse villages.
Residents of Ireland's Tory Island introduce you to their language, music and stories.
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Heart of Ireland in 8 Days Tour
Discover the remote and remarkable outlying islands of England, Scotland and Ireland on this expedition voyage. Experience the tranquility of uninhabited islands, the mystery of prehistoric ceremonial sites and the timeless traditions of small island towns
This is the "floating city" experience, with multiple ways to enjoy your vacation aboard the ship as much as on land. Ships are multiple floors, provide several activities, culinary, and shopping options. They often make fewer stops and have less time available for shore excursions.
Trip Type Large Ship Cruise
Mid-range budget with accommodations ranging from comfortable lodges, guesthouses, and homestays to three star hotels.
Lodging Level Value - 3 star
Start City London
End City Edinburgh
Cultural 50 plus Education / Learning Small Ship Cruise
United Kingdom Ireland Scotland England
Edinburgh Isles of Scilly London
Bird watching Culture Educational/ learning Historic sightseeing Land expedition Nature Ruins & Archaeology
13 nights of accommodations
36 meals: 13 breakfasts, 1 brunch, 10 lunches, 12 dinners
1 Expert-led lectures
10 Field trips
Learning led by expert instructors who are authorities in the field of study.
An experienced Group Leader attuned to the needs of Road Scholar participants.
Customary gratuities throughout the program that you would normally pay yourself.
The Road Scholar Travel Assistance Plan, which is purchased on behalf of every participant and provides 24-hour-a-day emergency assistance services coverage.
State-of-the-art QUIETVOX listening devices
Day 1: Flights Depart
Evening: Flights to London, England depart North America.
Day 2: Arrivals / London, England
Club Quarters - Trafalgar Square
Afternoon: In the afternoon meet with your group for introductions, a review of the program itinerary and site orientation.
Dinner: Welcome dinner at the hotel.
Day 3: London, England
London Club Quarters - Trafalgar Square
Breakfast: At the hotel.
Morning: Depart the hotel with an expert guide for an introduction to London.
Lunch: Lunch at a local pub.
Afternoon: After lunch you will have some free time to explore London independently.
Dinner: Dinner on your own in London.
Day 4: London / Portsmouth / Embark MV Sea Explorer
Sea Explorer
Morning: Check out of the hotel and transfer by coach to Portsmouth Harbor. With a local expert, explore the historic Portsmouth Dockyard, home to the Royal Navy.
Lunch: Lunch at a local restaurant.
Afternoon: Arrive at the MV Sea Explorer. Embarkation begins at 4:00 PM.
Dinner: Dinner on board the ship.
Day 5: Guernsey and Sark, Channel Islands
Breakfast: On board the ship.
Morning: Arrive this morning on Guernsey, the 'Island of Flowers'. There will be the option of a walking tour of St Peter Port including a visit to Castle Cornet, a 12th century battlement which guards the entrance to St. Peter Port Harbour. Alternatively, enjoy a panoramic drive during which we will seet he beautiful coastline and beaches and also visit the Little Chapel, built in 1914 as a miniature version of the famous basilica at Lourdes and covered in fragments of shattered china.
Lunch: Lunch on board the ship as you sail towards Sark.
Afternoon: On the island of Sark Zodiac craft will bring you ashore for a visit to the enchanting Seigneury Gardens. Horse drawn carriages take you around this peaceful, traffic-free island which is alive with the songs of chaffinches, skylarks and mistle thrush.
Dinner: On board the ship.
Day 6: Tresco and St Agnes, Isles of Scilly
Morning: Spend the morning on traffic free Tresco, walking its idyllic lanes from the beach to the famous sub-tropical Abbey Gardens. Defying the Atlantic weather, this miracle of a garden is the perfect spot for a morning of plant and bird spotting.
Lunch: Lunch on board the ship as you sail towards St Agnes.
Afternoon: The delightful, tiny, community of St Agnes, the most south westerly community in the UK, offers marvellous coastal walks. The small island of Gugh lies across a narrow sandbar and here you will find a single stone monolith called the 'Old Man of Gugh' which dates back to the bronze age.
Day 7: Garnish Island and Bantry Bay, Ireland
Morning: From the berth in Glengariff, spend the morning at Garnish Island and the beautiful Ilnacullin Gardens. These remarkable gardens owe their existence to the creative partnership, some seventy years ago of Anna Bryce, then owner of the island and Harold Peto, architect and garden designer. The sheltered position and the Gulf Streem is favourable to the growth of ornamental plants, many normally only found in sub-tropical or Mediterranean climates.
Lunch: On board the ship.
Afternoon: In the afternoon, choose to relax on board the ship or visit the Bantry House, overlooking Bantry Bay. You will explore the house, one of the finest historic houses in Ireland, along with the gardens.
Day 8: Aran Islands, Ireland
Morning: This morning cruise by the magnificent Cliffs of Moher. Rising to 213 meters and over 5 miles long, they are home to an estimated 30,000 birds including Atlantic Puffin, razorbills and choughs.
Afternoon: A little further up the coast and some 30 miles from the Galway Coast are the Aran islands. Call into the largest, Inishmore and explore some of the early Christian sites. The island was a place of monastic study from the earliest Christian times. Also see the dramatic stone fort of Dun Aengus, parts of which date back some 3000 years.
Day 9: Tory Island, Ireland
Morning: After a morning at sea arrive at Tory Island located off the Northwest coast of Ireland and home to 150 or so Gaelic speakers. Although only 14 miles offshore, it feels like many more and island life here is full of traditions. Meet some fo the local community in the village hall and enjoy some of their legendary story telling, music and dance. Tory island is also famous for migratory birds; sea birds nest here in large numbers and a puffin colony nests on the northern cliffs. Look out for guillemots, kittwakes, fulmars, storm petrals and manx shearwaters whilst the corncrake has become a main attraction on the island.
Afternoon: Afternoon is at leisure.
Day 10: St Kilda, Outer Hebrides
Morning: Arrive at first light in St. Kilda, a remarkable uninhabited archipelago some fifty miles beyond the Outer Hebrides. The largest island, Hirta, once supported a population of over 200, but the last islanders left in the 1930s. The Medieval village has been restored by the National Trust for Scotland and offers a marvellous link with the past.
Afternoon: Afternoon at leisure.
Day 11: Stornaway, Isle of Lewis
Morning: On leaving the island capital of Stornaway, head across the island to the beautiful west coast. Described as Scotland's Stonehenge, the Callanish Standing Stones date from around 3000BC. There are a total of 32 stonesin a circular and avenue design. The stones stand like a petrified forest on the flat top of a peninsula which reaches out into East Loch Roag. Visit the Dun Carloway Pictish Broch, probably built sometime in the last century BC, it would have served as an occasionally defensible residence for an extended family complete with accommodation for animals at ground floor level. It would also have served as a visible statement of power and status in the local area. Our final stop is Gearrannan Blackhouse Village - a reconstructed settlement of traditional black houses where people and animals lived in close proximity. The houses are made using dry stone masonry and have thatched roofs, distinctively weighted down with rocks. Visit the small museum, enjoy a display of typical crofting activity such as weaving and take in the views at this dramatic site on the wild Atlantic coast.
Afternoon: This afternoon, sail past the Shiant Islands, a group of little islands located a few miles off the shores of Lewis. This is an excellent place to spot seals and hopefully White Tailed Eagles.
Day 12: Canna and Rum, Inner Hebrides
Morning: Spend the morning on Canna which has a tiny agricultural and cattle rearing population. From a walk along the cliff top we may see Golden Eagles, White-tailed Eagles and Peregrine Falcons.
Afternoon: Sail during lunch to the adjoining island of Rum which is a nature reserve. Walk the nature trail, a beautiful area of wild flowers and typical Scottish island scenery.
Day 13: Oban, Scotland / Transfer to Edinburgh
Edinburgh B,L Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor (or similar)
Morning: Disembark the ship this morning, and spend the morning exploring the seaside resort town of Oban. Coach to the top of Battery Hill to see McCraig's Tower, overlooking Oban Bay. Next, visit Oban Distillery, to learn how traditional Scotch whiskey is produced from one of the oldest distilleries in Scotland. Continue to coach to Edinburgh through the Scottish highlands. The driving time from Oban to Edinburgh is approximately 3 hours, but the views will be well worth it.
Lunch: Lunch at a local restaurant en route.
Afternoon: Arrive in Edinburgh with a panoramic drive through this historical city, including both the Old and New Town. Later, check into your hotel. Afternoon at leisure.
Dinner: Dinner on your own in Edinburgh.
Day 14: Edinburgh, Scotland
Meals: Breakfast and Dinner
Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor (or similar)
Morning: Depart the hotel this morning for an exploration of Edinburgh. You will start the morning at Edinburgh Castle. Perched above Edinburgh on Castle Rock, the castle dominates over the city. Continue exploring the sites along the Royal Mile ending at the Palace of Holyroodhouse.
Lunch: Lunch on your own to explore the local fare.
Afternoon: Enjoy some free time to independently explore Edinburgh.
Dinner: Farewell dinner at the hotel.
Day 15: Departures
Morning: Transfer to the airport for flights returning to North America.
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Old Cuba is fantastic and should be seen before it's spoiled by capitalism.
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This was my wife's and my first trip with Road Scholar. At the time (April, 2012), it was not possible for Americans to directly visit Cuba. You had to do it with a cultural/educational group, often associated with a university. Or, you could fly to Canada, Mexico, or Europe first and then get a flight to Cuba from there (while risking a ~$10,000 fine from the US Government). We opted for the legal route with Road Scholar.
It was a fantastic trip! We had a small-ish group of about 20 people and a wonderful guide, José Luis (who, like most Cubans, had never been off the island).
The trip began in Miami where we had an orientation and spent the night. Then we flew to Havana and stayed in the Hotel Nacional for four nights. It doesn't get more historic -- or fun -- than the Nacional:
While in Havana, we enjoyed great history/culture lectures from experts, toured various parts of Havana (including Hemmingway's home in the hills nearby), and, on our own, had the opportunity to have dinner at a paladar -- a restaurant inside someone's home.
The Cuban people are friendly but the infrastructure of their country is in shambles. It's been a long time since Russia's deep pockets left the island (1991), and you see poverty everywhere. But not the begging-in-the-street kind. Cuba provides universal health care, education (including room and board all the way through grad/med school!), food staples, and a very modest income (~$30/month) to everyone. Most people add to that income by working on the side.
After Havana, we traveled to Cienfuegos. From there we saw the infamous Bay Of Pigs, but also the wonderful Benny Moré Art School where we learned of the fantastic support for the arts by the Cuban government. Children are identified in grade school as having artistic talent and then funneled into magnet schools like Benny Moré to study art for their entire scholastic career!
Don't go to Cuba for the food. It's edible (and won't make you sick) but rather boring. You mainly get the "three amigos": fish, pork, or chicken, along with rice and/or black beans. But the aged rum is superb and so are the cigars!
Probably my favorite thing on the island, though, was the music -- whether on the street or in a more formal setting:
Cuba is fantastic. Go enjoy it!
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Best trip I ever took!
Loved the variety of different hotels, the expertise of the individual tour guides, the meals and especially the beautiful countryside. All 17 of us on the t rip got to know each other well, thanks to the kindness, the personality and the organizational skill of Mark, our tour director. Keep up the good work!
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Sunrise, Sunset, Learning Photography
Charles640
Road Scholar offers many tours starting in Utah. The one I took focused of photography of the National Parks in Utah, with a professional photographer traveling with us. The schedule was set up such that we would get "the golden light" at each of the parks. Those not familiar with the term must know that the best light occurs at either sunrise or sunset, when the impact of the sun on objects is diffused by having to travel through the earth's atmosphere on a diagonal rather than vertically.
As such, you can now expect that sleep will be an issue as you will get to bed late and rise early. But the territory is beautiful at all times, and more so illuminated by the golden light.
In order to maximize your sleeping ability, the tour is only offered in the spring and the fall. Doing this in the winter would be pretty cold and require special equipment to traverse the snow. Doing it in the summer would basically mean no sleep as the daylight is so long.
A great learning experience in beautiful territory.
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Jerilynn
Thank you Road Scholar Staff for planning a wonderful introduction to Cuba today. My previous knowledge was from people who felt they had to leave Cuba more than fifty years ago. I learned from qualified professors, tour guides and from talking to Cuban people from different parts of Cuba who work in different kinds of jobs. I could see how the Cuban people have come together to meet the challenges of the past and to prepare for a brighter future.
Thank you Road Scholar!
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This is a fabulous program for young and old. The instructors are great with kids and adults. The activities are very well organized and varied. My grandson is already making plans for next year.
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The deluxe Sea Explorer is an all-suite yacht accommodating up to 114 guests. Built in 1992 and refurbished and redecorated in 2005, it has 57 suites. This small ship offers several advantages that mass cruiseliners cannot match. It can dock or anchor almost anywhere and are not limited to large commercial ports. The Sea Explorer can slip into small towns and tiny fishing villages. The ship's 70 officers and crew ensure personalized service.
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Located in the stylish West End of Edinburgh's city center, the Hilton Edinburgh Grosvenor hotel combines a historical 1860s listed building with a chic and modern interior. Housed over two buildings – the main building and the Townhouse annex - the hotel boasts modern decor, yet retains stunning traditional features such as beautiful coving, ceilings and ornate staircases. Situated only 200 meters from Haymarket train station and a short walk from popular attractions including Edinburgh Castle, Princes Street and the Royal Mile, this unique Edinburgh hotel is the perfect base to explore Scotland's capital.
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