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Hyderabad -Stroll In Young Telangana's Nucleus City
India got its 29th state, Telangana in the year 2014. Hyderabad is the capital of this youngest state, Telangana. The city lies on the Deccan Plateau. In the past, Hyderabad was under the rule of Qutb Shahi dynasty and then Nizams ruled it. Even after Independence, it was under Nizam's rule. It settled under Indian union in 1950. As a result, the city carries the heritage of the Nizam culture even today. Also, most of Hyderabad attractions reflect the Nizam reign period.
The best places to visit in Hyderabad are Charminar, Golconda Fort, NTR Gardens, Salarjung Museum, Mecca Masjid, Hussain Sagar, Birla Temple, Birla Planetarium, Birla Museum, Chowmahalla Palace, Nehru Zoological Park.
Equally important, are Ramoji Film City, Qutb Shahi Tomb, Lumbini Park, H.E.H Nizam Museum, Purani Haveli, Laad Bazaar, Durgam Cheruvu, Shilparamam, Necklace Road, P. V Narasimha Rao Memorial, Sanjeevaiah Park, Chilkur Balaji Temple, Taj Falaknuma Palace, Gandipet Lake.
Finally, one can visit Paigah Tombs, Sanghi Temple, KBR National Park, Taramati Baradari, Botanical Gardens, Dhola-Ri-Dani, Indira Park, Jagannath Temple, Iskcon Temple, Telangana State Archaeology Museum.
How To Reach Hyderabad?
By Airways
There are two airports in Hyderabad. One of them is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport at Shamshabad. The other is Begumpet Airport at Begumpet. At present Begumpet Airport is not open for civilians. Therefore, the main airport of Hyderabad is Rajiv Gandhi International Airport or Shamshabad Airport. It is at a distance of 25 km from the city. This airport is connected to major cities all around the world.
Secunderabad railway station
By Railways
Hyderabad has three main railway stations. First, Hyderabad Deccan Railway Station(Nampally Station), Secunderabad Railway Station and Kacheguda Railway Station. Secunderabad and Nampally Railway Stations experience a huge number of arrivals and departures. There are many trains to these stations from small and big cities of India.
By Roadways
The Telangana State Road Transport Corporation(TSRTC) provides bus facilities to Hyderabad. The services of TSRTC are available for the cities and towns of Visakhapatnam, Vijayawada, Tirupati, Rajahmundry, Vizianagaram, Warangal, Nizamabad, Adilabad, Bhadrachalam, Mumbai, Vellore, Chennai, Bengaluru, Pune, Shirdi, Nagpur, etc.
Besides, the means of transport to move in the city are cabs, auto-rickshaws, share cabs, share autos, general buses, metro rail.
Hyderabad Trip-Stay and Tour
Secunderabad and Hyderabad are called as twin cities. It is easy to find accommodation at these places. These places are well-connected to any tourist place in Hyderabad. To enumerate, the hotels in the city are The Park Hyderabad, Marigold Hotel, The Westin Hyderabad, ITC Kakatiya, Radisson Blu Plaza Hotel, Hotel Angel Park, Mercure Hyderabad, Hotel Imperial Classic, Hyderabad Marriott Hotel, Aditya Park Hotel, Lemon Tree Hotel. Further, Taj Krishna, Taj Deccan, Taj Banjara, Red Fox Hotel, Hotel Rajdhani, Hotel Bhavani Lodge, Hotel Haridwar, Hotel Sitara Royal, Hotel Panchratan, Nand International Hotel, Hotel Tourist Plaza, Fortune Park Vallabha, Hyatt Place, Park Hyatt, Aditya Park Hotel, Vivanta Hotel, Kamat Lingapur Hotel, The Manohar, Hotel Parklane, Royal Reve Hotel too are good. The prices of these hotels vary based on the level of services they provide.
One has to plan the tour in a way that spots next to each other are visited at once. Following are the divisions of places to see near Hyderabad based on the proximity of the places from each other.
Circuit One:
Salarjung Museum
Salarjung Museum is India's third-largest museum. It is located 3 km away from Hyderabad. Before Independence, the museum was a private gallery of Salarjung family. However, the then possessions from countries of Europe, India, Burma, Nepal, Egypt, Persia, Japan, China etc are exhibits now. All the exhibits of the museum are spread across 2 floors. The entry fee of the museum is Rs. 20 for Indians and Rs. 500 for foreigners. The museum is open on all days from 10 am to 5 pm except on Friday.
Nizam's Museum
Nizam's Museum is also known as H. E. H Nizam Museum. The museum is located at a distance of 1 km from Salarjung Museum. Most of the exhibits of the museum constitute the gifts received by seventh Nizam. The gifts were presented on the Silver Jubilee celebrations of King's reign. It has numerous artefacts and displays which are associated with the Nizam period. The entry fee of the museum is Rs. 100 for adults and Rs.15 for children. The timings of the museum are from 10 am to 5 pm on all days.
Charminar is the most significant spot to drop by while one is in Hyderabad. It is 4 km away from Hyderabad and 1 km away from Nizam's Museum. The word 'Charminar' means 'four minarets'. The word 'char' means four and 'minar' refers to pillars or minarets. The monument stands like a gateway. The sight of the monument can be experienced with shops and stalls around it. The hustling market around Charminar is Laad Bazaar. The inner side of the monument has a staircase leading to the rooms above. Usually, the structure can be visited at any time in a day. Above all, the view of Charminar at night is eye-catching. The entry fee is Rs. 5 for Indians and Rs. 100 for foreigners. It is open from 9:30 am to 5:30 pm on all days.
Mecca Masjid
Mecca Masjid is near to the Charminar. It is considered as one of the largest mosques in India. The mosque was built with granite stones. The bricks were brought from Mecca. It experiences a huge gathering of worshippers. Moreover, the mosque has a great significance for Islamic culture. There are inscriptions of the Quran on the door and walls of the mosque. The mosque is open from 4 am to 9:30 pm on all days.
Inside Chowmahalla Palace
Chowmahalla Palace
Chowmahalla Palace means 'four palaces'. It was built 200 years ago in the 18th century. It is 5 km away from Hyderabad. The four palaces of Chowmahalla Palace include Afzal Mahal, Tahniyat Mahal, Mahtab Mahal and Aftab Mahal. One can have a walk all over the palace and view the unique things here. The entry fee of the palace for Indians is Rs. 50 whereas for foreign tourists it is Rs. 200. The timings of the palace are from 10 am to 5 pm on all days. The palace remains closed on Friday.
This is one of the largest zoos of India. The zoo is named after the first Prime Minister of India, Jawahar Lal Nehru. The park is located 10 km away from Hyderabad. The entry fee of this zoo is minimum. The special attractions of the park are Butterfly Park, Jurassic Park, Safari Park and Mir Alam Lake. In addition, one can view green landscapes, different ecosystems of animals and birds. The zoo is open from 8 am to 5 pm on all days except on Monday.
Golconda Fort and Qutub Shahi Tombs
The Golconda Fort is one of the oldest forts of India. It is known for its alluring architecture. The name 'Golconda' means 'Shepherd's Hill'. The Kakatiyas found the hill of the fort and later it was developed by kings of Qutub Shahi Dynasty. Once upon a time, this fort was the home for the precious 'Kohinoor Diamond'.
Moreover, the fort is famous for its history as well as mystery. It is 12 km away from Hyderabad. The fort is open from 8 am to 5:30 pm. The entry fee of the fort is Rs. 15 for Indians and Rs. 200 for foreign visitors.
Qutub Shahi Tombs
Qutub Shahi Tombs are the burial spots of the Qutub Shahi rulers. These tombs were built with granite stones. These are located at a distance of 2 km from the fort. One can view these tombs from the Golconda Fort.
The other significant places in Hyderabad are Taj Falaknuma Palace, Paigah Tombs, TS Archaeology Museum and ISKCON Hyderabad. The Clock Tower is also one of the interesting things to see in Hyderabad.
Circuit Two:
When one is wandering around Secunderabad, these places can be visited. Also, it is flexible to move from Secunderabad to any other place in the city. Conveniently, the modes of transport are available here. Secunderabad has a bus depot, a railway station and a metro station. Moreover, the railway station connects other parts of the city through local trains.
Birla Temple
Birla Temple was built on Naubat Pahad which is at a height of 280 feet. This is the temple of Hindu Lord Venkateshwara. The architects constructed the temple with white marbles. For this purpose, white marbles were imported from Rajasthan. The temple has a delighting white look and gives pleasant sight. One can reach this temple either from Secunderabad or Hyderabad. The time taken to reach the temple from either of these places is around 20 min. Birla Temple is open on all days from 7 am to 12 pm and 3 pm to 9 pm. There is no entry fee.
Birla Planetarium
Located in the neighbourhood of Birla Temple is the Birla Planetarium. It is one of the most visited places. The planetarium displays information about space, technological updates, current activities related to space expeditions and more. There are exhibits and models on science and space spread out. The Sky Show of the planetarium is the most interesting thing to do. The entry fee of the planetarium is Rs. 100. The planetarium is open from 11:30 am to 8 pm. It remains closed on last Thursday of every month. Whereas, on the second and last Friday of a month, it functions from 3 pm.
Birla Science Museum
Birla Science Museum holds the planetarium, a museum, an art gallery and others. The museum's exhibits consist statues of gods and goddesses, relics of coins, weapons, apparels, utensils, holy books and other literary books, etc. These were obtained in an excavation. The exhibits include dolls, carpets embedded with jewels, rich clothing, etc. At the same time, the museum has a fossil of a dinosaur extracted in an excavation from Adilabad District. The timings of the museum are from 10:30 am to 8 pm on all days.
Lumbini Park
Lumbini Park is a famous park situated near Hussain Sagar. The park is located at a distance of 6 km from Secunderabad and 1 km from Birla Temple. This park is perfect to wander about and chill. The special things about the park are the Laser Show and the Musical Fountain. One can experience and enjoy the shows in the evenings. Besides, one may have boat rides too at this park. The entry fee of the park is Rs. 10 whereas the fee for the laser show is separate. It is open from 9 am to 9 pm on all days.
NTR Gardens
NTR Gardens is named after N. T Rama Rao. He served as Chief Minister of Andhra Pradesh from 1983 to 1995. NTR Gardens is a fun-filled park and one of the places for kids to visit in Hyderabad. The park is abundant with greenery, flowers and bushes. The visit to the park is entertaining as there are toy trains, gaming areas, Desert garden, Machan Restaurant, etc. In brief, it is a perfect spot for recreational activities. This park is 6 km away from Secunderabad and 4.5 km away from Hyderabad. It is a few minutes away from Lumbini Park. The timings of the park are from 2:30 pm to 8:30 pm on all days. On Sunday and holidays, it is open from 12:30 pm to 8:30 pm. The entry fee of the park is Rs. 10 or Rs. 20.
Buddha Statue at Hussain Sagar Lake
Hussain Sagar
Hussain Sagar is also known as Tank Bund. It is an artificial lake. It is located at a distance of 6.5 km from Secunderabad. There is a statue of Lord Buddha in the lake. Surrounding the statue is the water of the lake. The sculptors of the statue carved it on a single stone. One can visit the statue through a boat. The statue of Lord Buddha is one of the tallest statues in the world. Eventually, one can enjoy boat rides in the lake and also click pictures of the lake view from the statue. The lake is open from 8 am to 10 pm on all days of the week. There is no entry fee. However, charges are applicable for boat rides.
Circuit Three:
Ramoji Film City
Yet another significant and amusing among Hyderabad's points of interest is Ramoji Film City. It is 32 km away from Hyderabad and 38 km away from Secunderabad. The Fim City is a picnic spot, holiday spot and most importantly a big set for film shooting. Both Tollywood films and films of other origins shoot the scenes at the sets of Film City. The unique structures and architectures of the place are astonishing. One can have complete entertainment at this visit. The entry fee ranges from Rs. 1000 to Rs. 2000. The timings of the Film City are from 9 am to 8 pm on all days.
Handmade crafts at Shilparamam
Shilparamam
One who is creative and artistic would not like to ignore visiting this tourist attraction of Hyderabad. It is a village which is around 16 km away from Hyderabad and Secunderabad. Specifically, Shilparamam is a display centre of numerous forms of art and crafts. It also serves as the residence for the artisans. The artisans display and sell their artworks like paintings, sculptures, handmade jewellery, saris, handwoven shawls, bed sheets, pots, wood carvings, etc. The entry fee for this spot is Rs. 40 for adults and Rs. 20 for children. Shilparamam is open from 10:30 am to 8:30 pm on all days.
Holy Visits at Hyderabad
Chilkur Balaji Temple
Sri Jagannath Temple
ISKCON Temple
Sanghi Temple
St. George's Church
St. Joseph's Cathedral
Basilica of Our Lady of Assumption
Centenary Methodist Church
Jamia Masjid
Qutub Shahi Masjid
Amusement Spots in Hyderabad
Market in Hyderabad
Snow World
Jalavihar Water Park
Escape Water Park
Dhola-Ri-Dani
Famous Street Markets of Hyderabad
General Bazaar, Secunderabad
Monda Market
Laad Bazaar
Begum Bazaar
Patny Centre
Moazzam Jahi Market
Koti Sultan Bazaar
Jummerat Bazaar
Nampally Exhibition (Jan- Feb)
Unknown Facts About Hyderabad
Hyderabad is known as 'City of Pearls'. Once upon a time, it was the centre for trading pearls and diamonds. It remains famous for Pearl Jewellery. Hyderabadi Dum Biryani is the delicious, mouth-watering cuisine of Hyderabad. Double Ka Meetha (bread pudding) is a famous dessert in Hyderabad. Do not forget to plunge into these dishes!
Happy Travelling!
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Long Beach City College President and faculty show that they care about the students safety first above anything. Parking lots are always being patrolled by security guards, so the campus feels safe. The atmosphere is amazing. Besides the diversity, students mingle with one another and help one another by forming study groups. Study groups make it really easy to recall information from subjects students don't understand. The library, success center, and labs helps with additional resources: books, computers, online data bases that are free,workshops, and tutoring. Thus, students have various mechanism provided by the school to be successful and get good grades.
What I loved about this school is the way most professors interact with their students and help them as much as possible. The staff members and the students are also as polite and helpful. I personally love this school, and everywhere you go you see students interacting with one another. No one is rude, you can practically go up to any student and ask for help of you're lost or if you can't find a certain class or building.
LBCC classes are like any other classroom except that there is more interaction between student and teacher. They may be challenging but if you manage your time wisely there is no way you can't pass them. If you need help there is tutor centers made up of other students and teachers who give up their time to help those who feel that they need it or even if it's just for extra practice. The professors are help full and most of them give up their own time to help students if needed as well. The class sizes are a little over 30 students but it makes it easier for a student to schedule appointments with their professors.
The atmosphere is pretty warming, everyone tries helping one another if needed. The computer lab is located in the same building as the library, so the rules still apply but other than that you get as much help as possible. The campus has had one or two previous safety accidents but they have taken care of that, there is much more security than there was before, and its strongly enforced as well. The parking isn't as hard to find, there is a parking structure of 5 floors, plus there is two parking areas by the classrooms and the stadium in the back has a huge parking lot that is open for all students. The parking is only $1 per day or you can buy a whole semester pass for $20.
I am an older student making a career transition and becoming a registered nurse. I decided to attend Long Beach City College because I heard great things about the school as it relates to their nursing program. I am glad I decided to choose LBCC over Harbor College for a few reasons. Long Beach City College take great pride in helping their students stay on track and know exactly where they are and what they need (as far as classses etc..) to obtain their goals every step of the way. Especially being a little older that was very important to me. When I was researching colleges I wish I had known that going the community college route would have me in college for four years and only leaving with an Associates Degree, I wished I had researched 4 year colleges as well and maybe I would have reached my goal quicker, but, the academics at LBCC appear to be on the same level of that of a University because their professors are so edcuated and they want you to succeed, by being there for you 24/7. I had a outstanding Anatomy and Physiology teacher. Mr. Mudanauri for Anatomy and Dr. Gayle for Physiology. Both of these professors made me happy to get up in the morning and want to learn and want to become a nurse.
Since I am a nursing major, the classes were mostly science classes. The classes are well equipped large class rooms with plenty of seats. The classroom was always crowded because there are so many students wanting to become nurses. The Professors that teach the sciences are awesome and well educated. Very respectful to the students, but not too soft, very hard, but helpful. The workload at my college can be overwhelming, but should be because they are preparing us for everything we need to reach our goals. The classes were hard, but well organized and rewarding.
The campus atmosphere was very diverse not just ethnicity diverse, but age diverse as well, which made me feel very comfortable about being back in school. LBCC have a lot of young, yet mature college students at their school who had no problem helping me get around and get back into the swing of things. The school is also well kept and the computer lab is brand new with lots of computers to use. There never was a time that I had to wait to use a computer. They even have private rooms to use to study in! Just simply amazing really. Although they have many organizations to join I did not take part in any of them. The only negative thing I can say was the parking and I say WAS because they have taken care of that too. We have a brand new state of the art parking structure now so parking isn't even an issue. I've always felt safe on the campus and to my knowledge there was one incident on campus, but LBCC immediatley let everyone know what was going on, by sending us text alerts and they immediately beefed up security after that. I have no complaints, only good things to say about LBCC and my comments are sincere.


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Mýto – przystanek kolejowy w miejscowości Mýto, w kraju pilzneńskim, w Czechach. Znajduje się na magistrali kolejowej Praga - Pilzno, w samym centrum miasta. Położona jest na wysokości 445 m n.p.m.

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Chief Nhlanhla Ndiweni has called for the United States of America and the European Union to add more sanctions on Zimbabwe's political elite.
Chief Ndiweni from Matabeleland was angered by the government's decision to evict popular Ntabazinduna white farmers — the Parsons/Davies family.
"It is an eviction that The College of Amakhosi and the Ndebele Nation totally and emphatically rejects.
It is an eviction that will never be accepted and will continuously be challenged on the ground, locally, regionally and internationally.
Hence The College of Amakhosi's opening stance that the US government and European Union must significantly increase the applied sanctions and travel restrictions placed upon this administration. For by its conduct, it is clearly taking them as fools, a most regrettable stance.
Relaxing or removing the sanctions upon this administration will only serve to make life even harder for the local people.
For if the administration does not currently respect humanity, whilst it has conditions placed upon it, one only has to imagine what it will do when there are no conditions.
Corruption, both financial and political, will rule even more since the judiciary is still not effective and has also been corrupted.
A good administration would never in a million years proceed with such an eviction, which is a disaster for the family concerned and the local people.


Before Andrew was chosen as one of the original twelve Apostles (1) of Jesus Christ (2), he was a disciple of John the Baptist (3) (John 1:35-37,40). The synoptic Gospels of Matthew (4), Mark (5) and Luke (6) tell us that Andrew and his brother, the Apostle Peter (7), were fisherman; John 1:44 discloses they were from Bethsaida. They were the first two to be called by Christ to follow Him (8) (Matthew 4:18-20, Mark 1:16).
Andrew is mentioned in most New Testament (9) translations about a dozen times. Aside from the four Gospels (10), he also appears in the Acts of the Apostles (11) when Matthias was chosen to replace Judas Iscariot (12) (Acts 1:12-26).
John (13) and James (14) were present at the home of Peter and Andrew when Jesus healed Peter's mother-in-law (Mark 1:28-31).
Andrew was the first Apostle to proclaim Jesus as the long awaited Messiah (15) (John 1:40-42).
The Miracle (16) of Jesus Feeding the Five Thousand is mentioned in all four Gospels, but only John's account (John 6:1-15) lists Andrew as the one pointing Jesus to the boy with the five loaves and two fish.
Andrew is mentioned in all three synoptic accounts of Jesus calling/commissioning His Twelve Apostles (Matthew 10:1-4, Mark 3:13-19, Luke 6:12-16).
Andrew was one of the four Apostles who came to Jesus on the Mount of Olives to ask Him about the "end times" (Mark 13:1-31).
Philip (17) and Andrew told Jesus about a group of Greeks wanting to meet Him (John 12:20-22).
After witnessing the Ascension of Jesus into Heaven, Andrew and the other Apostles returned to Jerusalem (Acts 1).


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Giants' secondary ranks as one of the best for 2021 season
Oct 22, 2020; Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, USA; New York Giants cornerback James Bradberry (24) intercepts the ball in front of Philadelphia Eagles wide receiver John Hightower (82) during the second quarter at Lincoln Financial Field. Mandatory Credit: Bill Streicher-USA TODAY Sports
Despite all evidence pointing toward the offense having a better season in 2020, the New York Giants' defense emerged as the more prominent unit on the team, leading the way toward a disappointing season, yet one that was littered with positives. The offense is liable for the majority of the struggles the team faced, as the time of possession heavily favored the defense, and the offense ranked 31st in points scored per game.
However, the Giants bolstered multiple spots across the roster this off-season, signing Kenny Golladay to a four-year, $72 million deal and retained Leonard Williams on a three-year, $63 million deal. Overall, the Giants have playmakers on both sides of the ball, and depending on the success of the offensive line and growth of Daniel Jones, the offense could find themselves taking an stratospheric rise to adequacy.
On defense, though, the Giants also found themselves investing in the secondary, signing Adoree' Jackson to a three-year, $39 million deal to pair with James Bradberry on the outside. The pairing of Bradberry and Jackson could end up being one of the best in the NFL, given they both remain healthy. Bradberry had his best season to date in 2020, securing an 80 coverage grade per PFF and allowing just one touchdown after Week 1. He was one of the defense's top performers and undoubtedly gave Patrick Graham a sense of comfort in man coverage. Bolstering the CB2 spot was a necessity, and while some may argue that the Giants overpaid Jackson, he has the potential to be a CB1, featuring in a secondary role opposite Bradberry.
Per PFF, the Giants have one of the best secondaries in the league, but in my opinion, they could be even higher on the list.
7. NEW YORK GIANTS
In two years, the Giants have gone from starting Janoris Jenkins and a combination of B.W. Webb and Eli Apple at outside cornerback to a projected James Bradberry–Adoree' Jackson duo in 2021. Bradberry's 79.9 coverage grade last season ranked seventh among qualifying cornerbacks in his first year with the Giants. Jackson's 82.5 mark in 2019 in his last full season of action ranked sixth. The potential is there for this to be one of the best cornerback tandems in the NFL.
Those two — along with a deep safety group that includes Jabrill Peppers, Logan Ryan and Xavier McKinney — give defensive coordinator Patrick Graham a lot to work with on the back end.
Jackson is coming off an injury-riddled 2020 campaign, but he is historically a solid corner who matches up well against faster, smaller receivers. While Bradberry can hold down the fort against possession options and elite runners, Jackson has the make-up speed to catch players like Tyreek Hill, which is a necessity in today's NFL.
While PFF has the Giants ranked 7th, they could end up even higher on the list, and containing one of the best trios of safety in the league, Graham has all the talent he could possibly ask for.


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What are the top airports in the world?
International travel is always a huge excitement as we look forward to escaping school or work and finally get a chance to relax in the sun or explore new cultures; however, there is one spanner often thrown into the works especially for long distance trips: layovers.
After spending numerous hours on a plane, the last thing you want to do is be stuck in an airport waiting for your connecting flight. Luckily for us, some airports have felt our plight and gone out of their way to create some of the most luxurious, convenient, and relaxing airport environments.
These airports are annually recognised via the Skytrax awards and we've listed the top three below, so make sure to include some of these in your flight itinerary at any chance you get!
Recognised as the most expensive city in the world in terms of living costs, it only makes sense that Singapore also has one of the most advanced and extravagant airports in the world. In fact, they've consecutively won this award for the last 6 years.
Travellers will be able to enjoy butterfly gardens, waterfalls, cocktail bars, and even a swimming pool and jacuzzi that gives a prime view of planes taking off. If this doesn't rock your boat then you could visit the entertainment deck home a cluster of Xbox consoles and even a completely free 24-hour cinema meaning no matter what time of day you land you're always have something to do.
Over 62 million passengers travelled were able to take advantage of these amenities throughout 2017.
Perhaps a less expected airport to see on the list, the South Korean International Airport in Incheon is actually the 24th busiest airport in the world and served over 58 million passengers in 2017.
Incheon is full of glamorous pastime events; you can hit a few holes at their golf course, take a couple of laps around the ice rink or chill out in their spa before hitting the casino. Yes, all of this is really found in the airport, and yes you should definitely book yourselves a longer layover than normal so you can take it all in!
The airport has won numerous awards including the ACI's Airport Service Quality award for 7 consecutive years from 2005-2011.
Perhaps the most unique airport to make the list, Haneda International celebrates japans cultural heritage through a themed shopping experience with their Edo market on the first level. Here you'll get to try some traditional cuisine, sweets, and cakes.
Head up a level and you'll find yourself in Tokyo pop town with a selection of Japanese stores. If you haven't been to Japan but love green tea then you're in for a treat as everything seems to be Matcha flavour. They also have the craziest selection of Kit Kats with different flavours released across different regions.
Great for kids, and us that refuse to grow up, is the Scalextric track which is ridiculously large and only cost 200 Yen per five-minute turn. You'll even be able to find your way to an observation deck and even a planetarium!
Airports are close to our hearts as we operate a number of airport services ourselves. You can even book yourself a private airport transfer with us here.


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What Is a "Trace" of Precipitation?
When Precipitation Falls, but Not Enough to Measure
Damp surfaces is often the only evidence that trace precipitation has occurred.
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Rachelle Oblack is a K-12 science educator and Holt McDougal science textbook writer. She specializes in climate and weather.
In meteorology, the word "trace" is used to describe a very small amount of precipitation that results in no measurable accumulation. In other words, a 'trace' is when you can observe that some amount of rain or snow fell, but it was not enough to be measured using a rain gauge, snow stick, or any other weather instrument.
Since trace precipitation falls as very light and brief sprinkles or flurries, you often won't know it unless you happen to be outdoors and see or feel it falling.
Trace amounts of precipitation are abbreviated by the capital letter "T", often placed in parenthesis (T).
If you must convert a trace to a numerical amount, it would equal 0.00.
Rain Sprinkles and Drizzle
When it comes to liquid precipitation (rainfall), meteorologists don't measure anything under 0.01 inch (one hundredth of an inch). Since a trace is anything less than can be measured, anything less than 0.01 inch of rain is reported as a trace of rain.
Sprinkles and drizzle are the most frequent types of rain that result in immeasurable amounts. If you've ever seen a few random raindrops dampen the pavement, your car windshield, or felt one or two dampen your skin, but a rain shower never materializes — these, too, would be considered trace rainfall.
Snow Flurries, Light Snow Showers
Frozen precipitation (including snow, sleet, and freezing rain) has a lower water content than rain. That means that it takes more snow or ice to equal the same amount of liquid water that falls as rain. This is why frozen precipitation is measured to the nearest 0.1 inch (one tenth of an inch). A trace of snowfall or ice, then, is anything less than this.
A trace of snow is commonly called a dusting.
Snow flurries are the most common cause of trace precipitation in winter. If flurries or light snow showers fall and it doesn't accumulate, but continuously melts as it reaches the ground, this would also be considered trace snowfall.
Does Moisture From Dew or Frost Count as a Trace?
Although fog, dew, and frost also leave behind light moisture, surprisingly none of these are considered examples of trace precipitation. Since each result from the process of condensation, none are technically precipitation (liquid or frozen particles that fall to the ground).
Does a Trace Ever Add up to a Measurable Amount?
It's logical to think that if you add up enough tiny amounts of water you will eventually end up with a measurable amount. This is not so with precipitation. No matter how many traces you add together, the sum will never be more than a trace.
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Central Alberta Theatre's second dinner theatre of the season – Sean Grennan's Making God Laugh – is off and running at the Black Knight Inn through to Dec. 17th.
Dinner starts at 6 p.m. with the show following.
Directed by CAT veteran Erna Soderberg, Making God Laugh follows a family over the course of 30 years' worth of holidays and get-togethers.
Starting in 1980, Ruthie (Carla Falk) and Bill's (Blaine Anderson) grown children – a priest, an aspiring actress and a former football star – return home where we learn of their plans and dreams as they embark on their adult lives.
It's a hoot seeing things start off way back in 1980, complete with the zany fashions of the time plus the cultural references which will bring back lots of memories for those old enough to remember (like me). The same goes for the gathering in 1990 and in 2000 – remember all the crazy hype over Y2K?
These get-togethers, however, aren't overly pleasant experiences.
Bill and Ruthie have their own challenges to face, plus old but serious tensions with the kids inevitably zip to the surface.
The thing is Ruthie just has to have everything 'perfect' – or at least how she would see 'perfect' as being.
Daughter Maddie (Meloni Jordan) is a significant disappointment because she's pursuing an acting career. Plus Ruthie is always picking at her because of her clothes or her weight. The comments are cruel and it's hard to understand why Ruthie, in general, is so unkind – and it's all under the rather self-pitying guise of 'loving' her family and wanting the best for them.
But Maddie isn't the only one who is a target – Richard (Perry Mill) is rather a big disappointment to mom, too. After all, he's kind of aimless, floating from one job or project to another over the years. On the other hand, Ruthie is downright crazy about her third son – Father Thomas (David Henderson) because he has wisely chosen to be a 'man of the cloth'.
Plays like this are tricky to pull together, because while there are lots of witty zingers, snappy comebacks and well-delivered and sharply crafted lines that crackle – it's all put together with a story about a family where there is a lot of anger and repressed misery.
Bringing the comedy out – while not squelching the drama that is unfolding – is the key, and to her credit, Soderberg is mostly successful at doing this.
Anderson is great as Bill, who loves his wife but, at least for the first stretch of time, does little if anything to curb her judgmental jabs. When he finally does confront her, you can almost 'hear' the collective sigh of relief rippling across the audience.
Henderson and Jordan are also really strong in their roles – Jordan in particular because of the simmering tension she must portray as she faces off against Ruthie's constant judging.
And Perry Mills perhaps has the most fun part to play – and Mills is the right guy for the part, no question. Richard – or Rick, as he unsuccessfully tries to train his family to call him – has the quirkiest personality of the bunch and Mills is certainly having a blast interpreting it.
As Ruthie, Falk delivers a performance with all the steeliness and obliviousness one would expect from such a character.
The problem comes from the character though – there isn't much to like about Ruthie, so it's hard to connect with her or feel for her – right to the end of the play when she's become more vulnerable.
This has little to do with Falk's interpretation and much more to do with how the character has been shaped in the script.
Normally in stories like this, we see something redeeming about even the most grating of characters. Then, by the end, when there are positive changes, we rally in support. But Ruthie hits the nasty note and pretty much stays there – to greater or lesser degrees. It may be covered up to a degree in propriety, but it's there just the same.
Stories like this count on a few things – an audience's ability to connect to the goings-on, our amusement at those awkward family situations and clashes that – let's face it – we can all relate to.
And there are funny moments bubbling up throughout this show – no question.
I just wish there was a bit more about Ruthie to root for. But she has an unrelenting tunnel vision when it comes to what she expects from her family – for the bulk of the play, anyways. How funny folks in the audience find her, and Making God Laugh in general, may depend on their own experiences.


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Video(s) of the Week (or, y'know, whatever): "I Believe in a Thing Called Love", etc. by The Darkness February 9, 2012
Filed under: The Darkness,Video of the Week — yourbirdcansing88 @ 10:49 AM
Tags: glam rock, hard rock, music, Music Video, nostalgia rock, rock, the darkness, Video of the Week
This week, I give you a trilogy of videos featuring British neo-glam-rockers The Darkness and their horseshoe crab-shaped spaceship of hedonistic fantabulosity. First up is their most famous song/video, "I Believe in a Thing Called Love". Being the bitter little Valentine's Scrooge that I am, I wasn't planning on posting a Video of the Week for a song that had anything positive to say about love this close to the dreaded holiday. However, a few nights ago an annual event that, ordinarily, I also care very little for — that is, the Superbowl — reminded me of just how awesome this song is. Admidst all of the expensive overblown crap that makes up the majority of Super Bowl advertising (the kind that has me screaming uncharacteristic obscenities at the TV such as, "godaddy.co?! How 'bout gofuckyourself.repeatedly!"), there was this expensive overblown work of genius supposedly made to promote some product or other by Samsung (like I gave a crap about that), but actually was a celebration of universal joy and an official announcement for those who were not previously in the know that The Darkness are back! I mean, it's cute that Samsung believes they can convince the masses that some new…thingy…can generate that much excitement and merriment out of nowhere, but I'm pretty sure it was Darkness frontman Justin Hawkins's sudden and unexplained materialization — complete with guitar and hot-pink-striped-jumpsuit — that was the real cause of the mass cavort-fest that ensued. I know I was so excited, I was almost able to ignore the unfortunate new growth of hair Justin's got attached to his face. To be quite honest, though, I didn't discover how awesome The Darkness were until around 2008, when VH1 mentioned them on an episode of I Love the New Millenium. See, back in 2003, when the song and video came out, I was a lot younger and more prudish than I am today, and so a video that begins with a naked man emerging from a heart-shaped hottub and getting dried (fondled?) by a big ol' towel monster in a room decorated with lesbo-erotic naked sculpture just didn't appeal to me, no matter how awesome the rest of the video was (not to mention how adorable and cuddly that towel monster looks, nor how hot I would eventually find said naked man to be). But at nineteen, at which age I was already in the middle of a glam rock obsession (T. Rex and early Bowie and the like), I realized what I couldn't have known as a sheltered fourteen-year-old: that this crap was amazing. So without any further ado, here's the pure, undiluted joy that is "I Believe in a Thing Called Love":
Up next, we have the much lesser-known "Friday Night", which picks up exactly where "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" left off. Having defeated the dreaded Puppet-Cthulhu of Doom, The Darkness now find themselves crash landing in the middle of the ocean on good ol' planet earth. They eventually find themselves stranded in an episode of The Mighty Boosh (even though this video was made at least a year before "The Nightmare of Milky Joe" aired), where they are pampered by leftover extras from the most recent low-budget, poorly-researched production of South Pacific. I'm not entirely comfortable with the whole appropriation/fetishization/stereotyping of indiginous island women, but otherwise, this video is tons of fun. Particularly the incredibly fake croc/gator that appears during the "Tuesday gymnastics" line. And the Bugs Bunny-type scenario that the band wind up in at the video's end. And yes, I know the song's lyrics are quite silly. Until you get to the line towards the end where he sings "'Cause the way she moves moves me to write bad poetry," which leads me to believe that's entirely the point. And anyway, in case you haven't figured it out yet, The Darkness are kind of a silly band. And somehow that just seems to add to their awesomeness.
While "Friday Night" was a direct sequel to "I Believe in a Thing Called Love", it's a bit ambiguous where "Growing on Me" fits into the whole space oddysey narrative of the previous two videos. My strongest guess is that it's a prequel to "I Believe in a Thing Called Love", in which we get to see how The Darkness were conceived (apparently by pterodactyl-on-spaceship vo-dee-oh-do-do), and apparently hatched out of egg-type-sac-thingies laid by their mothership (haha, get it?! Mothership?!). They grow fast from nearly-pubescent, helicopter-savvy boys to grown men who spend their days frolicking around a mansion in some dimensional intersection of the English countryside (circa 18-something) and fairyland. Also, in case "I Believe in a Thing Called Love" didn't give you quite enough of Mr. Hawkins prancing around in nothing but a pixel bikini, there's even more of that in this one. Y'know, if you're into that kinda thing (like I know I am). Apparently this song is about genital warts. Which I thought was just an immature joke/speculation, but the more I listen to this song, the more I believe it's true. Whatever. All's I know is, the song frickin' rocks.


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Q: How to put app in background and back to foreground using Selenium on iOS devices? How to put app in background and relaunch in Appium iOS for iOS 9.3 and ios 10.0?
I've tried runInBackground(10) but it works only for Android not working for iOS.

A: To put app to background for 10 second please follow below syntax :
driver.runAppInBackground(Duration.ofSeconds(10));
For more details please follow:
https://appium.github.io/java-client/io/appium/java_client/InteractsWithApps.html#runAppInBackground-java.time.Duration-
https://appium.readthedocs.io/en/latest/en/commands/device/app/background-app/


Following our Valentine's Day tradition, we made a feast of Mediterranean dishes. Lunch was a mix of our favorite meze and dinner continued with a delicious fisherman's stew.
Soak the vine leaves in cold water for 10 minutes, then remove and pat dry. Reserve some leaves to line the saucepan and discard any with holes. Meanwhile, soak the rice in boiling water for 10 minutes to soften, then drain. Mix the rice, onion, olive oil, pine nuts, currants, herbs, 1 tbs of allspice, and salt and pepper to taste in a large bowl.
Lay some leaves vein-side down on a flat surface. Place 1 tbs of filling in the center of each, fold the stalk end over, then left and right sides into the center, and roll firmly towards the tip. Repeat with remaining filling and leaves. Line the base of a large, heavy-based saucepan with reserved vine leaves. Drizzle with 1 tbs olive oil. Add the stuffed leaves, packing them tightly in one layer. Sprinkle the layer with allspice. Add subsequent layers of dolmades.
Pour olive oil, stock, and lemon juice over them. Cover with an inverted plate. Bring to a boil, then reduce the heat and simmer, covered for 45 minutes.
Bring 4 cups of water to boil in medium sauce pan. Add garbanzo beans and let boil for five minutes. Drain beans into colander and rinse under cold water. Run beans between fingers to remove outer husks; discard husks.
In a large bowl, mash together beans, garlic, and oil. Add lemon juice, spices, and salt and pepper to taste. Spoon into a serving bowl. Garnish with chopped parsley, paprika, and a drizzle of olive oil.
Note: This is not a true hummus (no tahini sauce). It's thicker and less creamy, but very good.
Soak bulgur for 1 hour. Combine all ingredients in a large mixing bowl. Salt and pepper to taste. Spoon into a serving bowl.


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Protesting parents, and the impact some behaviors have on kids | Family First with FOX43
Children are increasing hospital visits as they return to in-person learning, and a local psychiatrist is concerned parents' behavior is part of the problem.
Author: Matt Maisel (FOX43)
Published: 6:50 AM EDT October 4, 2021
Updated: 6:50 AM EDT October 4, 2021
EPHRATA, Pa. — As the COVID-19 pandemic continues, and children are largely back to full-time, in-person learning, the CDC is reporting a rise in mental health-related visits for children at hospitals.
According to the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC), from May to Oct. 2020, emergency room visits from children 5 to 11-years-old spiked 24%. Children ages 12 to 17 saw an increase of 31% more trips to the E.R. for mental health issues.
"I was talking with my pediatrician friends and they said they would be waiting two to six months to see a psychiatrist," Dr. J.P. Shand, medical director of Psychiatric Services at WellSpan Ephrata Community Hospital said. "And that was pre-pandemic."
Today, Dr. Shand says some area hospitals aren't even putting kids on waitlists, opting for alternative triage methods instead to treat a rising number of children dealing with mental health trauma as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic.
Mental health professionals were already taxed before COVID-19 struck. Today, Shand says they're overworked, without enough resources, and it's putting more pressure on parents.
"The best thing a parent can do is help a kid make decisions for themselves independently, and feel empowered in their own decision making process," Shand said.
Unfortunately, he added, is many times parents in today's current sociopolitical climate are acting out, instead.
Masks and vaccines have becomes political issues, with parents engaging in protests at school board meetings and other government centers. In children Dr. Shand sees, it's having, what he says, an "unsettled experience" on kids.
"Yelling at the TV, being totally perturbed or emotionally deregulated, due to the governments or the CDC's or different guidelines changing, that is jarring for the child, at any age, to be honest," he said.
Parents can be a child's greatest influencer, and every time they respond to an outside stressor, their child is looking at how the parent responds. When they see a parent acting out at a school board meeting, or getting riled up watching news coverage, it will impact the child in the next room.
Basically, what Shand is saying is, Mom and Dad, your kids are watching. But there are ways to fix it. If you find yourself getting worked up, he said, there are two options:
Eliminate that stressor from your life, entirely. Turn off the TV, throw away the newspaper, or don't attend school board meetings, for example.
Isolate it and utilize it in, what Dr. Shand says, is a cathartic way to teach your child. Or, let out that anger and frustration in a place that's safer and not around children.
If someone needs help and it's an emergency, call 911.
Otherwise, the crisis hotline is 1-800-836-6010 or text HOME to 741741.
The National Suicide Prevention Lifeline is 800-273-8255.
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A Lancaster County company that mounted a legal challenge to the Patient Protection and Affordable Care Act's contraception requirement has been granted a two-week reprieve on fines totaling $95,000 a day.
An injunction granted by the U.S. District Court for the Eastern District of Pennsylvania on Dec. 28 gives Conestoga Wood Specialties Corp. 14 days without having to pay the fines while the civil case progresses. Without the injunction, a fine of $100 per employee per day would have begun Jan. 1, when the company renewed its health care coverage.
The Hahn family, which owns the East Earl-based company, cited its Mennonite faith in opposing the requirement to provide contraceptives, which includes what they consider abortifacients. PPACA includes an exception for religious employers, which Conestoga Wood Specialties Corporation does not qualify as.
PPACA defines religious employers as those that have the inculcation of religious values as their purpose, primarily employ those who share their religious tenets, primarily serve those who share their religious tenets and are nonprofits under two specific sections of the Internal Revenue Code code.


Third year medical students at the Quillen College of Medicine are encouraged to pursue their general internal medicine clerkship with the Kingsport Division. Students are challenged with patient care responsibilities commensurate with experience and teaching is always a focus of the ward service. Any afternoon free time may be used to supplement the experience by spending one on one time with faculty at the outpatient office.
Fourth year students are encouraged to take on additional responsibilities as subinterns. A larger patient load and added duties as more is expected of our fourth year students.
Residents participate on our inpatient ward service. Patients come from our own practice as well as unattached patients admitted through the Emergency Department at Holston Valley Medical Center. An every-fourth call schedule allows for strong patient experience while keeping under the mandated duty hour limits. For details please see the Residency description.
Outpatient education of residents is also encouraged through continuity clinics as well as month long ambulatory rotations.
Both inpatient and outpatient experiences are enhanced through the use of online learning and lectures broadcast throughout the system.


Being a new mum is unbelievably tough.
It's the hardest job going, and you deserve a solid pat on the back for all of the late nights, emotional moments and for that unwavered dedication.
Well, thanks to a new study by Truity, we have the answer. And it's all to do with your personality traits.
It's measured using the famous Myers-Briggs Type Indicator (MBTI), with most people falling on one side of each spectrum.
That whole head or heart debate.
Our structure for day-to-day life.
The results of your assessment puts you into one personality type – you can do a free one here, if you fancy.
'Extroverts' tend to love getting hands-on with their children, encouraging outdoor activity and exploration, whilst 'introverts' like to give their children space to become independent.
Parents with a 'sensing' personality are big on tradition and know the importance of life skills. 'Intuitive' parents hold imagination in high regard and encourage their kids to question the world around them.
'Thinking' parents can be firm, wanting their children to be independent and have opinions of their own, whilst those leaning towards the 'feeling' trait have huge empathy and encourage consideration for others.
Parents in the 'judging' category value organisation, and 'perceivers' enjoy spontaneity.
One thing's for sure – all of these make for great parents.


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Download as PDF 80772 Federal Register / Vol. 80, No. 248 / Monday, December 28, 2015 / Notices (nursing, physical therapy, occupational therapy, and speech-language therapy) that is ordered by a physician. The CMS has developed a list of clinical elements within a suggested electronic clinical template that would allow electronic health record vendors to create prompts to assist physicians when documenting the HH face-to-face encounter for Medicare purposes. Once completed by the physician, the resulting progress note or clinic note would be part of the medical record. The primary users of these new clinical templates will be physicians and/or allowed nonphysician practitioners (NPPs). The templates will help users to capture the necessary information needed to complete the face-to-face encounter documentation. This will help physicians and/or allowed NPPs comply with Medicare policy requirements, thereby reducing the possibility of a home health claim not being paid because of failure to meet Medicare requirements. It should be noted that this information collection request has been revised with non-substantive changes since the publication of the 60day (80 FR 48320) notice. Form Number: CMS–10564 (OMB control number: 0938–New); Frequency: Occasionally; Affected Public: Private sector (Business or other For-profit and Not-for-profit institutions); Number of Respondents: 2,926,420; Total Annual Responses: 2,926,420; Total Annual Hours: 1,220,317. (For policy questions regarding this collection contact Kristal Vines at 410–786–0119). Dated: December 21, 2015. William N. Parham, III, Director, Paperwork Reduction Staff, Office of Strategic Operations and Regulatory Affairs. [FR Doc. 2015–32435 Filed 12–24–15; 8:45 am] BILLING CODE 4120–01–P DEPARTMENT OF HEALTH AND HUMAN SERVICES Administration for Children and Families Submission for OMB Review; Comment Request Title: Annual Survey of Refugees (Form ORR–9). OMB No.: 0970–0033. Description: The Annual Survey of Refugees collects information on the social and economic characteristics of a random sample of refugees, Amerasians, and entrants who arrived in the United States in the five years prior to the date of the survey. The survey focuses on employment and other training, labor participation, and welfare utilization rates. From the responses, the Office of Refugee Resettlement reports on the economic adjustment of refugees to the American economy. Respondents: Refugees, Amerasians and entrants ANNUAL BURDEN ESTIMATES Number of respondents Instrument mstockstill on DSK4VPTVN1PROD with NOTICES ORR–9 Annual Survey of Refugees ............................................................... 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Title: Annual Survey of Refugees (Form ORR-9).
OMB No.: 0970-0033.
Description: The Annual Survey of Refugees collects information on
the social and economic characteristics of a random sample of refugees,
Amerasians, and entrants who arrived in the United States in the five
years prior to the date of the survey. The survey focuses on employment
and other training, labor participation, and welfare utilization rates.
From the responses, the Office of Refugee Resettlement reports on the
economic adjustment of refugees to the American economy.
Respondents: Refugees, Amerasians and entrants
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Additional Information: Copies of the proposed collection may be
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Office of Planning, Research and Evaluation, 330 C Street SW.,
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address: infocollection@acf.hhs.gov.
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collection of information between 30 and 60 days after publication of
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Q: Wordpress query_posts and orderby page order I have a page that lists all sub pages of the current page. Each page has been assigned an order number in the wordpress editor but they aren't ordering for some reason.
I'm set up like this:
Products
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my query_posts looks like this:
query_posts('post_type=page&order=ASC&orderby='.$post->menu_order.'&post_parent='.$post->ID);

But the output comes out like:
1,3,2,5,4
How do I simply order pages with the built in page order field? I thought this was default...

A: I was going to suggest using &orderby=menu_order, but you already pointed it out in your comment. :)
p.s. you can answer your own question, I think. Since you found the answer to your question, just post your own answer. I think it's kosher to accept your own answer?


Monday was a public holiday here in QLD and I managed to squeeze in a bit of drawing. Lately I have been drawing more kind of 'portrait' style drawings, concentrating on getting the details perfect and trying to improve my skills.
But this one I did yesterday reminded me of my love for Fashion Illustration. It's probably my favourite type of artwork.
It's so fun, I love the big fluid lines. The free-ness, the no-pressure, the creativity where you can turn a photo shoot from a magazine into your own little work of art. It's the ultimate love for me, turning my love for art and fashion into something combined.
Wow, fantastic illustration! That is seriously amazing.


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The highly retro monochrome laser printer, Samsung ML-1610, continues to work just fine on macOS 10.13 High Sierra. However, getting driver support took me a long time to figure out a while ago. I got something worked out for macOS 10.12 (Sierra) and posted about it here.
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Samsung's Note 7 will arrive in SA in November
By CraigWilson on	 21st Sep 2016 Industry News, Phone News, Technology News
If you'd asked us two months ago which phone we were most looking forward from camp Android this year, the answer would've been the Samsung Galaxy Note 7, which was originally meant to go on sale in South Africa this week. Of course, that was before a handful of the devices started exploding and the Korean electronics giant issued a recall. If, like us, you're still pretty keen on one (albeit, a non-exploding version), you'll have to wait until November before it'll land on our shores.
That's according to Samsung Electronics South Africa, which says local consumers will be able to pre-order the device before it goes on sale in November. It's also at pains to reassure us that we'll be getting a stable, fully functional version of the handset.
Earlier this month Samsung released a software update for the Note 7's already out in the world that limit the maximum battery charge for safety's sake. "As the Galaxy Note7 has not yet officially been launched in South Africa, this will not be applicable to the South African market," says Craige Fleischer, director of integrated mobility at Samsung Electronics South Africa. "South African customers will receive Galaxy Note 7s that offer full battery usage."
The new release dates means chances are pretty good Apple's new iPhone 7 and 7 Plus will go on sale here before the Note 7 does. Will that mean a bunch of Android defectors boarding the good ship Cupertino? We wouldn't bet on it. If you're an Android user due an upgrade or wanting a new device there are plenty of solid choices out there, including Samsung's own S7 Edge, Google's Nexus 6P and — for the budget conscious — Xiaomi's Redmi Note 3.
Or you could, you know, keep waiting for the Note 7. Because you can bet Samsung's going to make sure that when the devices do arrive here they'll be devoid of problems. It can't afford not to.
Samsung's Note 7 will go on sale in SA on 11 November
Samsung still in the dark concerning cause of Note 7 ignitions
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Wireless charging for the next iPhone looks very likely indeed
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How are they holding COP26 if the IPCC hasn't yet finished the report?
How are they holding COP26 if the IPCC hasn't yet completed its latest Assessment Report? I'm reading it at the moment, and more often than not there are descriptions to figures without the figures themselves, for example. I thought COP meetings were supposed to follow new IPCC reports, but AR6 is not finalized to date as I understand it (plus reports from other IPCC working groups). How are world leaders supposed to make drastic decisions regarding greenhouse gas emissions if they don't have all the latest data (they wouldn't make them anyway, I know, but in theory)?
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$\begingroup$ "I thought COP meetings were supposed to follow new IPCC reports" No, they don't. AR6 is the 6th report of its kind. It's a slight update on the previous reports in terms of science, which is settled. So you can have any number of meetings based on previous reports, which already stressed the urgency of action. $\endgroup$
$\begingroup$ Leaders have more than enough information already. They have to do something, and if they don't, we're screwed. $\endgroup$
There's no formal link between the UNFCCC COP and IPCC Assessment Report timetables, but the reports do take the needs of UNFCCC activities into account when planning their timetable.
The COP meetings happen every year, but most of them are much smaller than COP26 and are mostly concerned with ironing out technical details of existing agreements and laying the ground work for future agreements. The COP3 in Kyoto in 1997 yielded the Kyoto Protocol and subsequent COP meetings have also served as CMPs (COP acting as a Meeting of the Parties to the Kyoto Protocol) that do things like agree changes to the reporting methods for national greenhouse gas emission inventories. As the Protocol was coming to an end in 2020, COP21 in Paris in 2015 was targeted as the meeting where it's replacement would be negotiated and agreed, which was why that meeting was another large one. That meeting yielded the Paris Agreement and subsequent COP meetings have also served as CMAs (COP acting as a Meeting of the Parties to the Paris Agreement).
Under the Paris Agreement, Parties have to register their emission targets every five years and make them more ambitious than their last targets, which brings us to 2020, the original scheduled date for COP26 before Covid intervened. So COP26 in Glasgow naturally became the venue where the Parties would commit to the next revision of their targets, making it another large meeting.
None of that was dictated by the timetable for the IPCC AR6. Similarly, minutes from early AR6 planning in 2016 show that that report was never intended to be finalized before COP26. From a planning paper (pdf):
a. ... which establishes that the AR6 cycle ending one year after the session at which the final product of the AR6 has been accepted, expected to end in 2022.
In other words, Working Group I, II and III reports would all be available by late 2021, a year after the original COP26 date.
b. The second is that it is unlikely that Working Group I (WG I) would be able to submit to the Panel its contribution to the AR6 before November 2020...
They didn't expect that even the WGI report would be available by COP26.
c. In order to meet the needs of the United Nations Framework Convention on Climate Change (UNFCCC) the Panel would need to consider a Special Report (SR1) on the impacts of global warming of 1.5°C above pre-industrial levels and related global greenhouse gas emission pathways in September 2018.
That was okay because the AR6 cycle would include earlier reports that would inform the needs of the UNFCCC process.
As some commenters above note, the Parties already had the information they needed to make emission commitments - from the IPCC Special Reports on 1.5°C, Land and Ocean, from their own commissioned reports and from the scientific literature that's already published (and which the IPCC reports merely summarize).
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Iranian president targets Europe business deals
Iranian president Rouhani (l) with Italian PM Matteo Renzi (r) in Rome, on 26 January. (Photo: Iranian presidency)
Brussels, 27. Jan 2016, 09:29
Less than two weeks after the suspension of UN, US and EU sanctions, Iranian president Hassan Rouhani is reaping the rewards during a visit to Italy and France.
Accompanied by a delegation of 120 business leaders, Rouhani will be in France on Wednesday and Thursday (27-28 January) and is expected to sign an €18.5 billion deal to buy 114 Airbus aircraft.
He will also meet French business leaders involved in carmaking, construction, infrastructure, water and waste treatment as well as in the petrol and gas sectors, and several deals could be announced.
In Italy on Monday and Tuesday, the Iranian president closed several business deals worth €17 billion. Most notably, the Saipem company signed a memorandum of understanding for gas and oil projects worth €3.5 billion.
He also signed 17 cooperation accords with Italian prime minister Matteo Renzi. The agreement covers industry, mining, the health sector, banking, shipbuilding and infrastructures.
Renzi, who said that the visit was "just the beginning" in relations between Italy and Iran, announced he would travel to Iran in the coming months.
Unusual arrangements
After years of Western sanctions Iran is set to modernise its economy and industry. Europe, once Iran's main trade partner, is trying to position itself.
On 17 January the EU energy commissioner said an EU delegation would travel to Iran soon to explore possible cooperation on nuclear, oil, gas, renewable energy and energy efficiency.
The Iranian president's visit has come with some unusual arrangements. On Tuesday, antique nude statues in Rome's Capitol museum were covered to avoid shocking the delegation.
In Paris, the meeting between Rouhani and president Francois Hollande will be held between lunch and dinner, because the two leaders' offices could not agree on whether to have wine on the table or not.
Despite the political will and economic appetite, business leaders are waiting to see how the relation with Iran will evolve.
Sanctions were lifted because Iran complied with demands on its nuclear military programme. But if it stops respecting its commitments, sanctions would be imposed again.
"There is a risk," a business source told French daily Liberation. "Everyone goes [to Iran] because you have to be there. But the reverse gear is ready to be activated."
EU explores business deals in Iran
US and EU prepare to lift Iran sanctions
Greek PM strenghtens ties with Iran
EU visit to Iran designed to reassure banks
The lifting of sanctions against Iran after it complied with an international nuclear deal could open oil, gas, and industrial markets for EU companies.
The US and the EU are slowly dismantling Iran sanctions in return for its implementation of the nuclear accord.
9. Feb 2016, 09:30
Alexis Tsipras was the first EU leader to go to Tehran since the embargo was lifted. He said Iran had a role to play in "stabilising the region".
High-level EU trip designed to reassure international banks on doing business with Islamic Republic. Officials said won't have time to meet human rights activists.
EU regions: don't touch cohesion funds for Green Deal
The president of the committee of the regions defended the "crucial role" of cohesion policy not only for the Green Deal, but also for keeping Europe united in the new challenges ahead.


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