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Gol Tappeh Rural District () is a rural district (dehestan) in Ziviyeh District, Saqqez County, Kurdistan Province, Iran. At the 2006 census, its population was 7,409, in 1,533 families. The rural district has 31 villages.

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Georgetown, Colo. October 16, 2002 (Loveland Press Release)--Loveland Ski Area in Colorado officially kicks-off the nation's 2002-03 ski and snowboard season Thurs., Oct. 17, at 9:00 a.m. The combination of snowmaking, over 12 inches of natural snow from Mother Nature and winter temperatures helped Loveland and Colorado claim the coveted title of being the first ski area in North America to open for the season.
Opening October 17, starts the 2002-2003 season ahead of the area's projected opening date of Oct. 19. "Loveland is excited to usher in the 2002-2003 season," said Loveland Marketing Director, Kevin Wright. "A long hot summer has Loveland's guests and staff alike itching to get out and make the first turns of the season and our elevation of 13,010 feet allows us to cater to this demand."
Loveland will open with Chair 1 and serve three runs; "Catwalk", "Mambo" and "Home Run." With base depths varying from 10-20 inches, the three runs serve more than a mile and 1,000 vertical feet. Snowmaking efforts will open additional terrain as soon as possible. Loveland's web site (www.skiloveland.com) provides daily updates on snowmaking progress and trail openings.
Thanks to cool winter temperatures in the high country, other resorts in Colorado—Copper Mountain, Winter Park and Steamboat—are also making snow. Copper Mountain is scheduled to open Nov. 2. Go to www.coloradoski.com for a complete listing of opening dates for Colorado's 24 ski and snowboard resorts.


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There's finally a redhead emoji and rangas around the world are absolutely frothing
Tech 05/06/2018
After an online petition and a whole lot of Ginger rukkus, it's been confirmed that redheads will finally get their own emoji.
The petition read:
Natural redheads may be rare at less than two percent of the world's population, but that is 138,000,000 iPhones waiting to happen.
There's no official date of the release, but Unicode have given a preview of what's hitting our phonescreens some time this year.
The new emoji update will finally include other missing minorities too! This includes a wildly requested bald emoji.
Now, we're ALL included.

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As this dish has 3 different stages, it pays to be organised so that you don't spend hours in the kitchen. Start with the meat sauce and whilst it's cooking, boil your pasta. Leave your white sauce until last and remember to grate some cheese.
Finely chop and sauté the onions until translucent. Add the finely chopped carrot and pressed garlic and then brown your meat. Once your meat is brown, put off with wine, stir well and start adding your tomatoes and tomato paste, the parsley and seasonings. Add about 100 ml of water, bring to the boil and let it bubble away for 10-15 mins. Then lower the heat and let it simmer for approximately 30 mins. Keep your sauce covered and add a bit of warm water if too much liquid evaporates off.
Tip: The slower you cook this sauce the more tasty it's going to be.
Well, this is pretty straight-forward, you boil for approximately 10 mins and drain well. If you cannot find the traditional pastitsio pasta (long tubes with a hole in the middle) use any type of rigatoni or penne, it will come out delicious.
The ingredients I have given above are for a large tray, so feel free to adjust according to your baking requirements. Also, this recipe makes a medium thick béchamel, which I prefer as it sits a little better on top of my mince sauce without sinking.
Melt your butter on medium heat. Add the flour a little at a time until golden, this should take approximately 2 mins.
Scald the milk and gradually add, 1 tbsp at a time whilst stirring quickly. When half of your milk is in, add the rest and cook on a medium heat until boiling. Boil for 2 mins and season with salt, pepper and a bit of nutmeg.
I normally do a very simple 3 layer bake. First the pasta, then the mince sauce and finally the white sauce topped with grated cheese.
Place in a preheated oven for 45 min to 1 hour, until you get a crispy gold top.
This looks delicious. I have only had it one time and I loved it.


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Sheikh says that the Pakistan hockey team under his coaching in 2014 beat India and Holland at the very same ground where Belgium recently proved their mettle. "Where you may know how to play... "He is not yet playing cricket, he is playing a bit of football. I would like him to play field hockey for India," Shah Rukh told news channel Sadhana News on the sidelines of Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) first IPL game against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.
Would like AbRam to play hockey for India, says Shah Rukh Khan Shah Rukh Khan was a sportsman during his college days. He also owns a cricket team in IPL. how to provide proof of employment "He is not yet playing cricket, he is playing a bit of football. I would like him to play field hockey for India," Shah Rukh told news channel Sadhana News on the sidelines of Kolkata Knight Riders' (KKR) first IPL game against Royal Challengers Bangalore (RCB) at the Eden Gardens on Sunday.
Rani Rampal, India's captain, will take on England in the opening game of the Vitality Hockey Women's World Cup at Lee Valley in east London on Saturday. how to play arma 2 island life Dhanraj Pillay has expressed his desire to be the coach of the Indian hockey team and claims that if given a free hand he can deliver results in within a year.
Dhanraj Pillay has expressed his desire to be the coach of the Indian hockey team and claims that if given a free hand he can deliver results in within a year.
Field hockey in India refers to two teams, the India men's national field hockey team and the India women's national field hockey team. In June 2018, the Chief Minister of Indian state Odisha wrote a letter to Prime Minister Narendra Modi urging him to declare field hockey as the national sports of India.
Sardar Singh was all praise for Australia's attacking hockey and said that is exactly how India and Pakistan used to play back in time, when they used to rule the hockey space in Asia and the world.
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Audacity is a is a free open source digital audio editor which allows you to quickly record from various audio sources, and convert recordings to audio discs and digital files. The program allows you to edit all kinds of sound files (AIFF, FLAC, MP2, MP3, WAV, and more).
What exactly does Audacity to?
In a nutshell, Audacity lets you record and replay just about any audio on your PC. From videos to songs, the possibilities are endless. Replay, edit, and convert audio files until you've got them just how you want them.
So you can edit audio files?
Sure can. Audacity lets you edit, copy, and mix together audio tracks and insert audio effects, as well as change the playback speed and the pitch. It also includes tools for recording live audio and playback from any computer.
Can you import/export audio files?
No problem. You can import and export any audio file you like from all the formats supported by Audacity. There's even a fast import option for WAV and AIFF files so you can get to work quickly.
Audacity has plenty of keyboard shortcuts to help you edit even quicker. There's also the option to install plug-ins to further personalize the experience and include more functionality.
Audacity lets you record live audio and playback on your computer, and quickly edit and convert any sound files.
Audacity is the audio editor and recorder used by most of professionals that work with sound, and it it free!


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Reply	Wed 30 Dec, 2015 02:01 am
@Phoenix32890,
Phoenix32890 wrote:
Will we ever know to whom Carly Simon was referring? I have my money on Warren Beatty. (Yes kids, he was once young, GORGEOUS, and one of the biggest womanizers in Hollywood.)
She came out in the news just a couple of weeks ago and said that (if I recall correctly) the first verse was about WB, but not the others.
Blickers
@FBM,
At the time the song came out, the speculation in the rock press was that she was talking about Mick Jagger. Which made it even more remarkable, since Mick Jagger supposedly sang on the record-he's supposed to be the high, sound processed voice that echoed Carly's when she sang "so vain" in one spot.
@Blickers,
You never know, she may yet reveal that he's the subject of one of the other verses...
Phily Gautier
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I've heard the talk of two girls in bus yesterday.
They found the news about Rock and Roll Hall of Fame and searching Google for Robert Johnson, Chuck Berry and Ray Charles.. They even don't these names.. it's a shame.
Reply	Wed 7 Nov, 2018 09:42 am
when interviewed Carly craftily doesn't tip her hand either way.
My personal guess is that it's a composite of both of the studs.
izzythepush
I remember watching this on the telly during a wet Wednesday afternoon when I was a kid.
I completely misunderstood the second line.
Things we cannot buy with LSD.
It's not a drugs reference at all, it's old UK currency, Pounds (L) Shillings (S) and pence (D).
Reply	Thu 8 Nov, 2018 12:46 am
Speaking of LSD, anybody remember this?
Picture yourself in a boat on a river
With tangerine trees and marmalade skies
Somebody calls you, you answer quite slowly
A girl with kaleidoscope eyes
Cellophane flowers of yellow and green
Towering over your head
Look for the girl with the sun in her eyes
And she's gone
Follow her down to a bridge by a fountain
Where rocking horse people eat marshmallow pies
Everyone smiles as you drift past the flowers
That grow so incredibly high
Newspaper taxis appear on the shore
Waiting to take you away
Climb in the back with your head in the clouds
And you're gone
Picture yourself on a train in a station
With plasticine porters with looking glass ties
Suddenly someone is there at the turnstile
The girl with the kaleidoscope eyes
Songwriters: John Lennon / Paul Mccartney
I do remember that tune.
Maybe we need a thread for songs that make no sense to the older generation.
When I was at school a mate of mine had really arty parents. They decorated the bathroom to look like Lucy in the Sky.
I particularly remember the newspaper taxis, (cut from the local rag,) and the girl with kaleidoscope eyes, (little circles of mirror where the pupils would be.)
Now the song reminds me of this.
Lucy is the common name of AL 288-1, several hundred pieces of bone fossils representing 40 percent of the skeleton of a female of the hominin species Australopithecus afarensis.
"Lucy" acquired her name from the song "Lucy in the Sky with Diamonds" by The Beatles, which was played loudly and repeatedly in the expedition camp all evening after the excavation team's first day of work on the recovery site
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tsarstepan
@izzythepush,
In the age of cell phones:
Actually, this song was before my time. (and that was a LONG time ago) I did know a couple of verses to the song. It looks the there are a number of versions, but this is the closest to what I remember.
Ballad of Lydia Pinkham
Let us sing (let us sing) of Lydia Pinkham
The benefactress of the human race.
She invented a vegetable compound,
And now all papers print her face,
O, Mrs. Brown could do no housework,
She took three bottles of Lydia's conpound,
And now there's nothing she will shirk,
she will shirk,
Mrs. Jones she had no children,
And she loved them very dear.
So she took three bottles of Pinkham's
Now she has twins every year.
Lottie Smyth ne'er had a lover,
Blotchy pimples caused her plight;
But she took nine bottles of Pinkham's--
Sweethearts swarm about her each night.
Oh Mrs. Murphy (Oh Mrs. Murphy)
Was perturbed because she couldn't seem to pee
Till she took some of Lydia's compound
And now they run a pipeline to the sea!
And Peter Whelan (Peter Whelan)
He was sad because he only had one nut
Till he took some of Lydia's compound
And now they grow in clusters 'round his butt.
It made the charts back in 1968.
"Lily the Pink" is a 1968 song released by the UK comedy group The Scaffold. It is a modernisation of an older folk song titled "The Ballad of Lydia Pinkham". The lyrics celebrate the "medicinal compound" invented by Lily the Pink, and chronicle the "efficacious" cures it has brought about, such as inducing morbid obesity to cure a weak appetite, or bringing about a sex change as a remedy for freckles.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lily_the_Pink_(song)


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Wisconsin kan syfta på:

Wisconsin – en delstat i USA
 Wisconsinterritoriet – ett amerikanskt territorium från 1836 till 1848
 Wisconsin River – en flod i delstaten Wisconsin
  – ett fartyg som sjösattes 1898
  – ett fartyg som sjösattes 1943
 University of Wisconsin System – det offentligt universitetsväsende i delstaten Wisconsin
 University of Wisconsin–Madison – huvudcampuset i detta universitetsväsende
 Wisconsin Badgers – det atletiska programmet vid Madison campus
 Wisconsin State Fair – Wisconsin's State Fair


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No merit in postal ballots fraud allegation: Police to Kerala HC
Congress leader Chennithala has alleged that a serious postal-vote fraud has been committed at the behest of top-level government functionaries and has demanded a probe by an independent panel appointed by the Election Commission (EC).
Kochi Published on: May 20, 2019 19:04 IST
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Congress leader Ramesh Chennithala
The Kerala police submitted in the high court on Monday that there was "no merit" in the allegations of fraud in the postal ballots of service personnel in the April 23 Lok Sabha polls held in the state.
The Additional Director General of Police (Headquarters) made the submission in a counter to a petition filed by the Leader of the Opposition in the Kerala Assembly, Ramesh Chennithala.
In his PIL, Chennithala has alleged that "pro-government" Police Association office-bearers collected the postal ballots of the personnel on poll duty through intimidation and exercised their franchise by proxy against their wishes.
"There is absolutely no merit in the allegations and the matter had been enquired and investigated as per the direction of the Chief Electoral Officer under the supervision of the state police chief," the counter said.
It also contended that since the allegations were with respect to the election process, the petition was not maintainable.
The public interest litigation (PIL) petition has been posted to June 10 for further hearing.
He has also claimed that the Kerala Additional Director General of Police (Intelligence) has submitted a report to the state police chief about the "fraud".
The Congress leader has sought a court direction to the EC for appointing the inquiry commission and launching criminal prosecution against those directly or indirectly involved in it, apart from departmental action.
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Mark Ricker (born September 2, 1968) is an American art director and production designer. He was nominated for an Academy Award in the category Best Production Design for the film Ma Rainey's Black Bottom. Ricker has also been nominated for three Primetime Emmy Awards in the category Outstanding Art Direction and Outstanding Production Design for his work on the television programs Escape at Dannemora and Halston and on the television film You Don't Know Jack.

 Selected filmography
 Ma Rainey's Black Bottom'' (2020; co-nominated with Karen O'Hara and Diana Stoughton)

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On Wednesday's I post an All-Time Album. Today's album marks the 20th post in this series.
I wanted this one to matter, so I am choosing Unknown Pleasures by Joy Division both because of it's importance in my life and because it is a great album.


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Natasa Kodela
Natasha Kodela was born in 1970 in Nis in Serbia. She graduated from the Academy of fine Arts in Belgrade 1995 where she still lives and works. The art of Natasa Kodela comes from the imaginary world of this young artist, who does not find her themes in her environment, but in her rich fantasy. The presence of surreal and mystical elements is a common trait of almost all of her works. With daring combinations of unexpected elements, she creates a special atmosphere of secrecy and poetics.
A female figure accompanied by a hound or a cat is frequently the subject of her interest. That person has a completely individualized modern girl character, but it is set in a different time, in some medieval surrounding combined with classic sculptures, columns and strange gates. A chessboard, which for its rhythmically arranged squares is a highly decorative element, is often repeated and used as a floor or ground on which the figures are placed.
Natasa's paintings of ballerinas are somewhat less enigmatic and they are balancing on a line between the real and imaginary world. The ballerinas are shown practicing close to a bright source of light, like a window, which provides a gradation of light and darkness. What should be noted is the precision with which the details are painted and a strong artistic skill that characterizes Natasa's entire opus – the aspiration towards perfection, ideal shapes, and harmonic composition.
Natasa, like many other painters, has dedicated a part of her art to the subject of horses and horse races. The elegance and natural balance of these noble animals are faithfully depicted in many of her paintings. It is hard to look away from those perfectly painted heads of horses with all the muscles, rich manes and vivid eyes.
When it comes to colors, her paintings are very balanced, with no strong contrast of tones. She usually uses bright, pastel colors for her ballerinas and warm brown tones for paintings of horses. Since she wants every detail in her painting to be accurate and precise, she first does a drawing before applying the paint, and she uses it as a base for the painting. She paints in thin layers of color, which layer after layer finally define the desired form.
The beauty of the lyrical elements and fantasy in the paintings of Natasa Kodela are admired throughout the world and this is the reason that these paintings can be found in the collections and homes of many appreciators of fine art.
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Home News & Analysis The Pipeline: Stonepeak's $20bn Fund V, Brookfield's Origin story, OTPP's clean transmission...
The Pipeline: Stonepeak's $20bn Fund V, Brookfield's Origin story, OTPP's clean transmission bet
Stonepeak preps $20 billion fifth fund; Brookfield is bullish on Origin's transition; and OTPP's SSENsible electricity transmission deal. Welcome to The Pipeline, the start-the-week briefing for our valued subscribers only.
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Milestone: A $20bn fund would push Stonepeak into fundraising's higher echelons (Source: Getty)
Stonepeak readies $20bn 'gigafund' return
Not content with raising one of the largest mega-funds of the year – Stonepeak Infrastructure Fund IV, which closed on $14 billion in February – Stonepeak is now ready to cross into 'gigafund' territory with its next vehicle.
That's according to Reuters, which reported last week that the firm is targeting between $15 billion and $20 billion for its next vintage early next year. Should it hit the latter, it will join Brookfield Asset Management and Global Infrastructure Partners in that rarefied fundraising stratosphere. It's worth noting that Fund IV set out with an original target of $10 billion.
Stonepeak could not be reached for comment.
Fund IV is too young for any meaningful data, but Stonepeak's third fund is generating a net IRR of 22.3 percent, and its second and first funds are generating 14.1 percent and 9.8 percent, respectively, as of the end of June, according to figures from the Oregon Public Employees Retirement Fund.
Something for LPs to be mindful of when they're asked to open their wallets again.
Brookfield's Origin story
Brookfield Asset Management's recent A$18.4 billion ($12.44 billion; €11.95 billion) take-private bid for Origin Energy – in partnership with EIG-owned MidOcean Energy – is leaving it with no regrets over its failed bid for AGL Energy earlier this year.
Speaking at the AFR's 2022 Infrastructure Summit, in Sydney, Brookfield Asia-Pacific CEO Stewart Upson said Origin, in comparison with AGL, was "more on the front foot" with its transition plans, which would give the firm "a running start" in seeing that transition through.
Upson also stressed the importance of private capital in getting companies like Origin over the line with their transition plans, noting: "Any company in this space that's listed right now and is in this situation where they have a serious transition task, has a challenge because they're traditionally dividend yield stocks.
"They now have this huge capital requirement and, generally, because they have this transition, they tend to have high emissions and most institutional investors don't hold them anymore… They are in this real catch-22 [and] private capital takes that one issue away."
Co-investment Access guaranteed with $400m Fund II
Access Capital Partners has hit its €400 million target for ACIF Infrastructure II nearly two years after a first close of €143 million.
An Article 8 fund under the EU's Sustainable Finance Disclosure Regulation, Fund II is already 45 percent invested via a portfolio of eight investments in the digitalisation, environmental services, circular economy, energy and transportation sectors, the firm said in a statement.
Existing and new LPs committed to the fund, which, like its slightly smaller predecessor – 2018's ACIF Infrastructure I, which closed on €371 million – invests in brownfield assets across Europe.
Established in 1998 as a small buyouts fund of funds manager, Access did not begin investing in infrastructure until 2013. It's wasted little time since, with its infra AUM now standing at €3.4 billion, roughly one-quarter of the firm's €13 billion total AUM.
"This industry is about capex, it's about investing; it's not about running the company and doing nothing"
Cellnex CEO Tobías Martínez Gimeno takes a dig at some blue-chip infra GPs as he tells the FT the M&A era in telecom towers is 'pretty much closed'
Infracapital's new MD joins after 'roller coaster ride' at DigitalBridge
Infracapital has hired Latifa Tefridj-Gaillard as a managing director and its new head of capital formation and investor relations. She joins from DigitalBridge, where she was also an MD and head of European capital formation, responsible for investor relations and the manager's global credit strategy, Infracapital said in a statement.
Tefridj-Gaillard's two years at DigitalBridge have certainly left their mark. "The experience was nothing short of a roller coaster ride, but don't we all love the crazy rides?!", she wrote in a LinkedIn post.
Tefridj-Gaillard, who also spent more than 16 years at Goldman Sachs, might find the pace a little less hectic at Infracapital. After all, the London-based manager wrapped up its Infracapital Greenfield Partners II last November on £1.5 billion ($1.8 billion; €1.7 billion) – a month later, Tefridj-Gaillard was helping DigitalBridge Partners II hold an $8.3 billion final close.
Still, with its fundraising team strengthened, it seems inevitable Infracapital will aim higher with its next market outing.
Infranity bags industry veteran Louis-Roch Burgard
Infranity has strengthened its equity team with a former CEO of no fewer than three major French companies. The new appointee, Louis-Roch Burgard, joins Infranity as managing director and co-head of equity investments, boosting a six-person equity team based in London and Paris.
Burgard, who is "delighted to join the Infranity team", comes with experience in mobility, water and engineering through executive positions in VINCI Concessions, Saur and CNIM.
Infranity has recently rebranded from Generali Global Infrastructure and counts €7 billion of AUM. It is raising a €2 billion senior debt fund, expected to reach a final close next year. That vehicle is the same size as its predecessor, which was raised between 2020-21 and is now fully invested.
Steady growth for the 2018-founded GP, then.
LP watch
Are the DC pension floodgates about to open?
UK defined contribution schemes – set to grow to more than £1 trillion by 2030 – are a step closer to being able to invest more in illiquid asset classes such as infrastructure, affiliate title Private Equity International reported (registration required). A working group convened by various UK governmental bodies that includes 20 DC pensions has released a set of guides outlining six key areas to help schemes better understand and ultimately invest more in private markets.
A key focus of the guide is on value over cost – something that has been a sticking point over the years.
Joanna Asfour, a managing director at Partners Group, which was part of the working group, warned of the perils of being too miserly: "In our view, an excessive focus on cost could result in a missed opportunity to secure long term value for members in the future."
Tricky terrain: From the North Sea to the Scottish Highlands for SSEN Transmission (Source: Getty)
OTPP's SSENsible clean electricity transmission deal
The Ontario Teachers' Pension Plan has bought a 25 percent stake in SSEN Transmission for £1.46 billion in cash from Scotland-based energy provider SSE.
The transmission business transports electricity generated from renewable sources such as onshore and offshore wind and hydro to the north of Scotland. "SSEN Transmission is one of Europe's fastest growing transmission networks," said Charles Thomazi, senior managing director and head of EMEA Infrastructure & Natural Resources for OTPP, noting "its network stretches across some of the most challenging terrain in Scotland".
The Canadian pension's Infrastructure & Natural Resources group owns significant electricity distribution assets across the world, including Caruna, Finland's largest electricity distributor; Evoltz, a leading transmission platform in Brazil; and Spark Infrastructure, which invests in essential energy infrastructure in Australia, serving more than five million homes and businesses.
Igneo snaps up NZ electricity distributor
Sticking with electricity distribution, Igneo Infrastructure Partners is set to purchase New Zealand's Eastland Network for a reported NZ$260 million ($163 million; €156 million).
Acquiring the distributor – which represents the electricity network for the Gisborne, Wairoa and East Coast region of New Zealand – from ports and electricity generation owner Eastland Group, the firm intends to add Eastland Network to its existing gas distribution business, Firstgas. The latter's gas distribution network currently supplies more than 430,000 homes and businesses across the country with natural gas and liquefied petroleum gas.
In a statement, Igneo's head of asset management for Australia and New Zealand, Daniel Timms, said owning and operating gas and electricity distribution networks would help Firstgas "facilitate a lower-emissions future for New Zealand".
"We expect to further invest in the network as electrification increases energy demand over the coming years," he added.
Today's letter was prepared by Bruno Alves. Zak Bentley, Kalliope Gourntis, Tharshini Ashokan and Anne-Louise Petersen also contributed.


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House with three rooms, two bathrooms, and one restroom. First floor with kitchen, living room and rest room. and big terrace, with exit to zomunity garden and swiming pool. First floor with three bedrooms, and twoo bathrooms.
The house is in Vilafortuny, a neibourhood of Cambrils very calm and quiet. It is near down town Cambrils (2 km), near Salou (3 km), near Tarragona city (20 km), Reus (10 km), Port Aventura (6 km), and a lot of beautiful beaches.
The comunity area of the house has swimming pool, and garden and play yards (football and basketball), etc.
The house and the area of Cambrils are specially good for families with children.
As the house is in a residential area it is very convenient to have a car to go arround.
David speaks Spanish, Catalan .


The half-track in the middle of the assembly. A lot of figures are attached and I think it to be a realistic model.
I have built this type of flak many times. There are differentiated of the parts depend on the manufacturer, it's interesting.
It was fully assembled easier than Dragon Models. Both sides of the sheet is not yet being adhered, in preparation for the case to match the figure.
I was able to buy it for 1,500 yen (USD15.00 at the current FX rate) by this volume at a certain time. The same as the 88mm anti-aircraft gun, this kit was one of the full volume kit. It was a popular kit among children.
The metal shafts are used.
Because a parting line was in the center of the rubber tire, I sharpened it neatly.
I assembled these wheels without any question at that time.
Driver's seat assembly is completed.
I have finished making all chassis.
It was temporarily assembled a couple of modules.
The front side of the belt caterpillar is fairly good.
It's an old kit of the 50th item of the Tamiya military miniature series, the backside of the caterpillar is flat and is unsatisfactory.
The photograph which I wound the caterpillar. It may look good that put a notch between the track outside of the belt by a cutter.
A caterpillar of Modelkasten or Friulmodel is the best, but it is in short supply, and the price is a little high.
After all, I bought this Modelkasten caterpillar. Ha ha ha ha ha, Haa, Ummm, … higher price than the kit. Anyway, it's wonderful detail.
Oh no! I have already assembled the wheels. I noticed the Modelkasten kit includes the original wheels which perfectly fit into the tracks. It's not fit to the Tamiya's parts. It's very regrettable, I'll use the belt caterpillar.
The width does not match, too. By the way, this belt is very strong. I pulled it steadily to increase some length, but come back to the original length.
Bonnet and front grille, the front seat and side panels were bonded. Quite a difficult work.
It's an old kit, so there is a lot of work of deleting parting lines. Fitting of parts is a little bad, but we manage it.
I fixed the panel on the dashboard.
Even it's a belt caterpillar, if adhered at the exact key points, came out slack with a sense of weight.
Rare white color figure parts.
I changed it for resin heads. I had to be careful not to be hurt because I used my power with a chisel and cutter in various parts.
I used a high-performance primer for the belt caterpillar which was difficult painting. It is SOMAY-Q MICCHAKURON which I used several times in the past.
The base color is German gray.
I glue chairs and buttocks together and adjust later.
There are magazine cases, canvas and rifles.
Combination with the anti-aircraft gun. It is a quite good sense of reality.
White was painted with the figures, but you don't know which place was painted, right?
The rough painting was completed.
I thought to get it wet with water after painting water-based white, because the white has low concealment power, stack coating increased. Then paint film is thicker and do not permeate to the hair spray. It does not peel off easily. Some areas of hair spray air blast might be insufficient.
I cut the masking for the front window to leave a marking of the wiper.
Tamiya 8t half-track was completed. Not only transport type, various types of half-tracks were made.
This vehicle is loaded 4 coaxial machine-gun, and with the dreadful anti-aircraft ability. There was a similar vehicle in the US, and were called "meat chopper". I had that vehicle Smart Kit before, but threw out on the way. I want to make it sometime.
For caterpillar, I felt that the quality is inferior compared to the fine detail of the Bronco and the Dragon Models.
So I prepared a Modelkasten caterpillar, after all, it did not work I had already assembled the original parts road wheels and not recovered.
The folding seat on the carrier was folded.
The loading platform floor, I wonder how much weathering and trial and error. Some area of anti slip molds, white coating was peeled off a little.
The balance of the mud of the wiper, I wonder I should have done more weathering to the underbody.
If I could the belt caterpillar make slacking, the appearance improved.
I think the sense of unity with five figures is splendid.
The white winter camouflage is often painted in emergency at the front, it's said that they could often tear off easily. The German gray base color would be seen at many points in the early spring.
It is very kind of five figures to be attached. In this case the best match is the winter camouflage.
I focused one by one from this photo. Changed all the face to resin heads.
Looking through the sight seriously to focus targets.
They are rifles, barrel case and magazine cases. There are many accessories.
Overall length is about 20cm, quite large. When all carriers are open state and 5 figures are placed, big volume and good looking. The Modelkasten caterpillar is in the middle of assembling, I would like to use it for other 8t half track kit someday.


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IHS acquires IMS Research
Information and analytics firm IHS has announced the purchase of IMS Research, an independent provider of market research and consultancy for approximately US$46 million.
March 23, 2012 Shamsiah Ali Oettinger
"The acquisition of IMS Research will help us expand our products and services in the technology, media and telecommunications (TMT) value chain, and better position IHS to deliver a more robust product offering to our customers in the global technology marketplace," said IHS Chairman and Chief Executive Officer Jerre Stead. "The annual delivery nature of the IMS Research business is also an excellent fit for our subscription-based model." IMS Research is a leading consultancy with proprietary data and in-depth market insight into the solar market and industry as well.
"We are very excited to be joining an organization that shares our passion for delivering an exceptional customer experience," said IMS Research Founder and Chief Executive Officer Matthew Towers. "The IMS Research suite of products and services are an excellent fit with the existing IHS portfolio of technology information and analytics, and our research model provides a platform for IHS to extend into the consumer sentiment space for even greater breadth and depth of content."
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Record year for UKTV
BBC Studios-owned UKTV experienced a record-breaking year in 2021. UKTV, which operates channels including Dave and Gold, said that it added one million registered users in 2021 to BVOD service UKTV Play. The platform launched new mobile apps in 2021, amassing a total of 5.45 million registered users. UKTV achieved record SOCI (Share of Commercial […]
BBC Studios names new COO
BBC Studios in the UK has appointed Martyn Freeman as its new chief operating officer. Freeman currently serves as the company's general counsel, in which capacity he oversees BBC Studios' business and legal affairs, global operations, compliance and risk. In his new role, Freeman will expand his remit to take responsibility over technology, transformation and […]
BBC Studios makes Tom Fussell permanent CEO
BBC Studios (BBCS) has appointed interim chief Tom Fussell as its permanent CEO after more than a year searching for a replacement for now BBC director general Tim Davie. Fussell has been in temporary charge at BBCS since Davie moved to head up the UK broadcaster's domestic operations in September last year and insiders had previously suggested […]
BBC Studios brings three channels to Pluto TV
ViacomCBS-owned streaming platform Pluto TV has announced a new partnership with BBC Studios. The deal will see the launch of three new channels to the free streaming service across Germany, Switzerland, Austria (GSA), France and Spain. The new channels being launched include one dedicated to the BBC's iconic sci-fi series Doctor Who, BBC Travel and […]
Tubi adds 400 hours of content from BBC Studios
Fox-owned ad-supported streamer Tubi has announced a content partnership with BBC Studios. The deal will see over 400 hours of programming come to Tubi beginning September 15. Titles coming to the streamer include Life, Primeval, Misfits and Robin Hood. Additional series will be added in October. Overall, Tubi now has more than 35,000 movies and […]
BritBox confirms South Africa rollout for August 6
BritBox has confirmed its expansion into South Africa for August 6. Announced earlier this year as part of a wider international push, the SVOD will enter its fifth worldwide territory, following successful launches in the US & Canada, the UK and Australia. The streamer will cost R99.99 per month for South African audiences, while customers […]
BritBox appoints ITV SVOD chief Reemah Sakaan to become international CEO
BBC Studios (BBCS) and ITV have appointed the latter's group director of SVOD Reemah Sakaan as international CEO for joint venture streamer BritBox. Sakaan, who was responsible for the launch of BritBox in the UK and is also currently chief brand & creative officer at BritBox Global, will start in April and will be tasked with […]
BBC launches standalone factual SVOD BBC Select in US and Canada
BBC Studios has launched its standalone US streaming service BBC Select. Separate from the entertainment-oriented BritBox, which is operated as a joint-venture with ITV, BBC Select specialises in factual and non-scripted content. It features documentaries from BBC mainstays such as Louis Theroux and Adam Curtis, along with content from other channels including Channel 4. The […]
BBC Studios to launch streamer in US and Canada
BBC Studios (BBCS) is expanding its North American SVOD offering with a new streamer set to launch next year that will target "independent thinkers". BBC Select will launch with a raft of UK programming split into three main topics – culture, politics and ideas – and builds on the internationally facing, culture-skewing, BBC Four-focused SVOD […]
BritBox launches in Australia in latest step of global rollout
ITV-BBCS joint-venture SVOD BritBox has made its bow in Australia. The streamer offers viewers 'the largest streaming collection of British drama and comedy on demand', and launches in the country following successful rollouts in the US, Canada and the UK. The former two countries have a combined total of more than one million subscribers. Launching […]


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Fascist Fitness: MSNBC Compares Physically Fit Men to Nazis
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Last Updated on March 24, 2022
A recent column published by MSNBC accused physically fit men of being fascists. The article specifically focused on those involved in weightlifting and mixed martial arts training, accusing them of practicing "fascist fitness."
MSNBC's "fascist fitness" column was written by far-left academic Cynthia Miller-Idriss, a professor and researcher on extremism at American University. Miller-Idriss used the column to compare men who are into physical fitness and mixed martial arts to Adolf Hitler and the Nazis while expressing worry that those who are strong physically and possess a masculine self-image will reject the teachings of the left. She even claims that they may eventually be responsible for violence in the streets and that governments and other organizations need to plan on cracking down.
Miller-Idriss expressed great concern with at-home fitness routines popularized during COVID lockdowns, claiming that "the far-right has taken advantage of pandemic at-home fitness trends to expand its decade-plus radicalization of physical mixed martial arts (MMA) and combat sports spaces."
Appearing unhappy that people remained able to communicate during COVID lockdowns, Miller-Idriss claimed that "fascist fitness" groups on Telegram took advantage of the downtime, luring young men in with promises of bulging biceps before ultimately inviting them to "closed chat groups where far-right content is shared."
Even more alarming to Miller-Idriss than young men spending time at the gym, or with a set of dumbbells at home, is the idea of mixed martial arts training, which says she remembers reading about in Adolf Hitler's Mein Kampf. Miller-Idriss says that those interested in MMA are training for the "coming race war" and warned that if young men join MMA gyms, they may be able to share their political thoughts with other physically strong young men, leading to more of what she claims to be right-wing radicalization.
Even worse, says Miller-Idriss, is that the practice of MMA resembles hand-to-hand combat and when combined with other forms of physical fitness and thoughts that she doesn't approve of, it could make for "a dangerous and powerful cocktail of radicalization."
Masculinity, specifically the masculinity of white men, has come under constant attack in recent years, and the left has become obsessed with sports like MMA and weightlifting, which fall outside of the purview of their traditional media and entertainment dominance. Unlike in the NFL, where far-left corporate sponsors have pushed the league towards the feminine left, leagues like mixed martial arts' UFC and bodybuilding's IFBB have remained pro-man, pro-fitness, and pro-America and several big names in the sports have taken public stances against the left.
Scientific studies have shown time and time again that men in poor physical condition with low levels of testosterone are more likely to support left-wing political and cultural movements.
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Yasia Khomenko of RCR Khomenko and Dariia Lagenberg of Zirochka have long been well-known designers in Ukraine. This season, they came to together to collaborate. Both women are very patriotic and, naturally, a Ukrainian motif is typically present in their collections.
Set in Kiev's Mariinsky Park inside of a Soviet amphitheater, the theme of the collection was based on the "sacral uniform of Ukrainian girls." According to Khomenko, she was referencing a costume worn centuries ago in Ukraine. She added, "We wanted to show how all that local stuff can be used nowadays by cool girls." No doubt there was a cool factor: Shirtdresses were asymmetrically deconstructed and dotted with pagan-like patches designed by Vlad's Dimitrova, a local graphic artist. By far the most eye-catching look was fully checkered and made of a grass-green skirt and a blue button-up that flared outward. Stay tuned to see how they produce a version of the piece intended for day-to-day wear.


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National Hyderabad Body found at Nagarjuna's farm of a 2016 suicide: Police
Body found at Nagarjuna's farm of a 2016 suicide: Police
Hyderabad, Sep 19 : The man, whose skeleton was found in the farm of popular Telugu actor Akkineni Nagarjuna on the outskirts of Hyderabad on Wednesday, had committed suicide in 2016, police said on Thursday.
Police identified the man as Chakali Pandu, 30, who had ended his life in a small dilapidated house in N-Agro Farms, which is spread over 50 acres of land in Papireddyguda village near Shadnagar.
A few persons who came to the farmhouse for plantation work late Wednesday found the highly decomposed body lying in the deserted house.
A case of death under suspicious circumstances was registered on Thursday at Kashmpet police station under Cyberabad Police Commissionerate.
According to Deputy Commissioner of Police, Shamshabad, Prakash Reddy, investigations were taken up on the basis of an Aadhaar card and photograph found in a purse near the body.
The deceased was identified as Pandu, a native of Papireddyguda village. His family members told police that he had left the house about three years ago, leaving behind a suicide note as he was depressed following the death of his elder brother due to a kidney-related ailment.
The family showed the suicide note to the police, in which wrote that nobody is responsible for his death and that none of his dreams came true. Pandu also wrote that he does not want to marry and have children. He also wished that Rs 19 lakh, which was his share from the sale of family property, be given to his mother.
Pandu's family had apparently not lodged a complaint with the police.
Police said they were waiting for report of forensic experts to ascertain more details like how he committed suicide.
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BJP has disgraced Goa at the international level: Sardesai
The President of Goa Forward Party Vijai Sardesai on Thursday stated that the United Nations Educational Scientific and Cultural Organisation (UNESCO) has exposed the inadequate and dysfunctional education system of the BJP government which is running 239 schools in the state with a single teacher. "BJP has disgraced our state at the international level by neglecting the education sector." Sardesai said.
Referring to the UNESCO report, Vijai stated that "it clearly says that 16.08 percent of schools in Goa have just one teacher, placing the state at the second position in the country in this category." Out of the 1,486 schools in the state, 239 schools–– that is 16.08 percent of total schools––are single-teacher schools. And 93 percent of these single-teacher schools are in rural areas.
"The Goa government must abandon their unenthusiastic and careless attitude towards the all-important sector of education, and must rethink their priorities. They must develop new systems technologies to enable world-class education for our students. But nothing is done in Goa." Sardesai added. "How can a single teacher run a school effectively with several students and subjects? Students are being deprived of their right to learn" Sardesai pointed out.
"Other than the Chief Minister Sawant's false promise of thousands of jobs during elections, he's not bothered to do anything that helps the youth. With this report Goemkars should realise that this Sawantwadi Sarkar is only hoodwinking them. if the CM is really concerned about our students and their education, he should have paid heed to this issue much earlier and recruited more teachers". Sardesai said.
He alleged that Sawant's focus is only on elections. "His promise of good internet service to students, and stable mobile network connectivity in rural areas have all remained empty words, and this UNESCO report has confirmed that our students are the victims of his continuing insensitivity and incompetence.
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With the increasing cost of repairing and maintaining our historic churches, many parishes have established a Friends' scheme. Such a scheme can enable a wider group of people to share the challenge of ensuring that their parish church building is in a reasonable state to hand over to the next generation. Many people have a great deal of good will towards their church building, especially in rural areas, and although they may not wish to contribute to the religious aspects of the church they may be willing to support part of their heritage. A Friends' scheme is one way in which a parish church can encourage help of this kind from a wider community.
The scheme is set up under the aegis of the PCC and is controlled by its officers. The PCC establishes a sub-committee which sets out its terms of reference, the objective being to raise money for PCC funds, It enjoys the existing charitable status of the PCC. A Friends' Committee organizes the membership, services for members and events and fundraising.
An independent organization is established with its own charitable status, constitution, officers and funds which exists to help to maintain the church building and raises funds for that purpose. Some parishes which have adopted this model have excluded PCC members from serving on their Friends' Committee.
There are pros and cons with each design. Option 2 is more burdensome to set-up, but may be able to attract a wider a wider degree of support from the non church going community (separation of secular from religious).
What Additional Funds can this generate?
This is dependent on the level of active membership, generosity of members and the fund raising activities of the scheme. One scheme has 80 active members generating some £2,000 per annum, mostly from subscriptions. Another scheme has 50 members and generates some £3,000 per annum although approximately two thirds of this comes from fund raising events where the Friends' scheme has taken over the lead role from the PCC.
In general only a minority of Members (10 – 15%) will be active worshippers in the church. In one case, where the church has some particularly significant architectural features 80% of the membership is from outside the parish, whereas in another some 15% are from outside the parish, the balance being parishioners who are not active churchgoers.
What do Members receive from the Scheme?
At time of joining, members should receive a gift of some type; eg bookmark, a pamphlet on the church etc. Communication is important, especially what is happening in the church and what the funds are being used for. This is achieved by a Newsletter (at least 6 monthly) and invitations to Friends' events (eg Music Event, Patronal Festival followed by dinner, tea on Church Meadow, Fireworks evening etc). Need to create that warm feeling of actively contributing to a valuable part of their heritage. There may be a website supplementing the Newsletter.


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OSU's Breschi, Cornell's Tambroni share tragic bond
Jeff ZrebiecTHE BALTIMORE SUN
Joe Breschi and Jeff Tambroni haven't actually spoken in the past couple of months, communicating only through a couple of phone messages, filled with words of encouragement and support.
But the respective coaches of Ohio State and Cornell, the first two teams to earn their conference's automatic bids to the NCAA tournament, both talked about an emotional -- and painful -- bond that has tied the programs together.
A little more than two months ago, Michael Breschi, the 3-year-old son of the Buckeyes' coach, was hit by a sport utility vehicle in the parking lot of his preschool in Clintonville, Ohio. The oldest of Joe and Julie Breschi's three children was killed in the accident.
After he heard about what had happened, Tambroni, the fourth-year coach of Cornell, said that he and his wife, Michelle, who have two daughters of their own, sat on the couch and cried.
"We put ourselves in their shoes and just thought it was an unbelievable tragedy," Tambroni said. "Then it happened to us."
On March 17, George Boiardi, a senior defensive midfielder from the Landon School in Bethesda, died after getting hit in the chest with a shot during Cornell's game against Binghamton in Ithaca, N.Y.
"I know the tears. I know the sadness," said Breschi, a former standout at Loyola High. "When you lose somebody who is close to you, you become part of a group that nobody wants to belong to, and you just bond together to help each other through it."
Just days after Boiardi's death, Breschi left a voicemail for Tambroni to offer his support.
"Just hearing his voice, that meant a lot," Tambroni said. "It was nice to have somebody like that on your side who was going through the same thing. If you're not cheering for your own program, it's very difficult to not cheer for them because [of] what the Buckeyes' program is dealing with."
After not traveling with his team to UMBC the weekend of his son's death, Breschi returned to the sideline a week later against Drexel, the first of the No. 7 Buckeyes' 11 straight wins -- they are 12-2 overall, 5-0 in the Great Western Lacrosse League -- entering Saturday's nonleague game against North Carolina.
"I've needed them more than they needed me," said Breschi, whose team's motto has been "thumbs up," one of Michael Breschi's favorite expressions. "The thing I'm dreading is that this season is going to end, but the love and the camaraderie of this particular group of guys -- we've grieved together, we've hugged, we've cried together -- is always going to make this season memorable."
For Cornell, Boiardi's death came two days before the Big Red was scheduled for a spring-break trip to North Carolina, where Cornell was scheduled to play the Tar Heels. The Big Red went on the trip anyway but didn't pick up lacrosse sticks for five days and seriously contemplated halting its season.
On Saturday, ninth-ranked Cornell (8-3, 5-1 in league) upended Brown, 10-9, to help it earn the Ivy League's automatic bid. After the game, Boiardi's No. 21 jersey was retired.
Final four update
There have been 26,000 all-session ticket packages sold for the final four at M&T; Bank Stadium on Memorial Day weekend -- well ahead of last season's total at this time, said tournament director Marty Schwartz.
Schwartz said that Lax4Baltimore, the local organizing committee running the event, is expecting a sellout and considering opening the upper deck of the Ravens' stadium, which would make available 28,000 more seats. With the upper deck closed last year, capacity was 40,800.
Gravante in hospital
Mount St. Mary's athletic director Chappy Menninger said that Mountaineers lacrosse coach Tom Gravante is at Johns Hopkins Medical Center, recovering from pneumonia.
Gravante, 37, who has battled non-Hodgkin's lymphoma, a cancer that attacks lymph tissues, was taken to the hospital Friday, but Menninger said early reports indicated his illness is unrelated to his past medical condition.
Powell on pace
With the outcome against Massachusetts no longer in doubt Saturday, Syracuse All-American Michael Powell did a front flip with the ball in his stick and upon landing, fired a shot that was blocked before it reached the goal.
"The Move," which the flip has become known as, has been debated ad nauseam, overshadowing other important matters.
With six goals and an assist in a 17-10 win over the Minutemen, giving him 282 points for his career, Powell is only six points from passing his brothers, Casey and Ryan Powell, as the all-time leading Syracuse scorer.
No. 1 J. Hopkins (10-1)
Schedule: at Loyola, Saturday, 1 p.m.
Skinny: If it's not Kyle Barrie, it's Conor Ford. If it's not Kyle Harrison, it's Lou Braun or Greg Peyser. The Blue Jays just have too many weapons not to be the favorite.
Loyola (4-7)
Schedule: vs. No. 1 Johns Hopkins, Saturday, 1 p.m.
Skinny: The Greyhounds are obviously playing for pride at this point, and they stand to gain a good dose of it if they keep the game close with the Jays.
No. 3 Maryland (11-2)
Schedule: vs. No. 17 Pennsylvania, Saturday, 1 p.m.
Skinny: Another dangerous game with an opponent needing an impressive win. For the Terps, the question does remain: Will it be a two seed or a three?
No. 2 Navy (11-2)
Schedule: NCAA tournament first round, May 15 or 16.
Skinny: Patriot League champion has a nice ring to it, but the Mids aren't satisfied. Navy has assured itself of a No. 2 or a No. 3 seed, depending on what Maryland does this weekend.
No. 10 Towson (10-4)
Schedule: vs. No. 14 Villanova in CAA tournament final, Saturday, 7:30 p.m.
Skinny: Even if the Tigers already clinched an NCAA bid, which is the bet here, Saturday's game is essentially a must win. A loss might send them on the road in the first round and affect their seed drastically.


His father was severely ill, and the huge medical fees put enormous pressure on Yang Bo, an antique shop apprentice. Due to his good nature, he had the Glass Bead, which allowed him to possess a pair of Golden Eyes as an appraising treasure.
MangaToon got authorization from Qianhui Comic to publish this manga, the content is the author's own point of view, and does not represent the stand of MangaToon.
Look at his greedy face. The man is drooling.
And his eyebrows changed to THICK BROWS for a moment.


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When National Pi Day arrived, Lime Pi Digital celebrated by hosting a special event at The Blind Tiger in Bay St Louis, Mississippi. Coastal 90 was there and ran into some of our friends at Lime Pi Digital to talk about their event. Their anticipation was exciting!
They rejuvenated in us a hope of enjoying Pi Day for all mankind. They showed us the best thing about Pi Day is celebrating with friends and enjoying some nice drinks and food in honor of 3.14 Day! On Friday, March 14th at 1:59 PM they sponsored an amazing party at The Blind Tiger and all were invited to attend. There were food specials and lots of fun! If anyone knows about The Blind Tiger in Bay St Louis, they have been a big part of revitalizing the Old Town Beach Front in Downtown Bay St Louis.
The Blind Tiger hosted this amazing event on March 14, 2014 at 119 N. Beach Blvd. Bay St Louis, Mississippi 39520 at 1:59 PM celebrating Pi Day. Cheers!
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He won independence for his people through advocating non-violence, and by his personal example of self-restraint and sacrifice.
Now, I'm not saying Gandhi would have been any good at negotiating NHS procurement contracts – they really are tough.
But what it does show, is the difference visionary leaders like Gandhi can make.
The difference between achieving a target and transformative change.
The difference between a manager with a plan, and a leader with a vision.
Now, I was going to come here today and talk about the difference between managers and leaders, and how we need to see more leaders in the NHS, but I've been thinking about what you do and that doesn't do it justice.
It isn't the full picture.
What you do, isn't just the difference between success and failure, it's the difference between life and death.
Outside of the military, outside of a warzone, being a leader in the NHS is one of the few roles that mean dealing with life and death decisions every day.
And I think that's hard for people to grasp outside of the NHS. The stress and responsibility that comes with the job.
It's not a missed sales target. It's a child dying.
So as important as it is to talk about improving performance, spread best practice, and import the best ideas from outside, I think we also need to have an honest and frank conversation about how we need to get much better at learning from our successes and from our failures.
Because, despite our best efforts, error is unavoidable, and what matters is how we respond to it, and how we learn from it.
And only a culture that, not just welcomes, but requires open learning can deliver that.
So that's the first thing I want to talk about.
The NHS needs a leadership culture change.
I have spoken face-to-face with many of you in this room about this, because – and it may come as a surprise to hear this from a Secretary of State – I know I don't have all the answers.
I know I always have to keep learning. And what I've learnt, the thing I've heard again and again is: we must learn not blame from error.
We all make errors - I think it was Alexander Pope who put it a bit more eloquently.
You can be a great surgeon and make a mistake, that doesn't make you a terrible surgeon.
Any surgeon who says they've never made an error isn't telling the truth. And the truth is more important than any one error.
What matters is how you respond: open, honest, talking about errors and complaints and what needs to change to stop them happening again.
Now, this is where it relates to leadership, because the other thing I've heard again and again is that: leaders create the culture.
Good leaders create a culture where staff can challenge without fear.
Good leaders create a culture where complaints are an opportunity to improve, not a need for cover-up and denial.
Good leadership is about encouraging whistleblowing, listening to patients, and shared learning through training in teams.
Because great leaders aren't afraid to give away a little bit of their power to empower others.
Great leaders take risks and encourage their staff to take risks so they can keep on improving.
They don't settle for the status quo because of a fear of failure.
They don't penalise staff who speak up about mistakes or problems because great leaders know that speaking up takes courage.
Great leaders are honest about the challenges they face and what they need to do to meet them.
Don't tell me everything's fine because we did it by the book.
Do tell me this is what went wrong, and this is what we're doing to learn from it.
If you can have the courage to do that, then we'll create the culture across the NHS we all want to see.
Everyone makes errors. Making mistakes is acceptable. But bad behaviour is not acceptable.
I want to see the highest standards of behaviour that underpin empathetic leadership: integrity, honesty, transparency.
You won't find me beating up on NHS managers and leaders for the sake of the TV cameras or a good headline.
I don't believe less management and fewer leaders is the answer to our problems in the NHS.
I think we need to celebrate leaders and leadership.
And do much more to nurture and support.
What's important, is that it's the right leadership.
Because the right leadership determines performance: operationally, financially, motivationally.
The right leadership is the difference between life and death.
And I want you all to succeed.
I want to cut the turnover rate at the top.
I want to remove the Sword of Damocles hanging over the boss's desk.
Because we can't expect a chief exec to empower and set free their staff, if they're too afraid of losing, or don't have enough time, in their job.
So, you need to have the right support, training and development, which is the second thing I want to talk about.
Now, there are some fantastic leaders within the NHS at all levels – some fantastic leaders within this room. As good as any in the public services or the private sector.
I've seen it myself on visits, on night shifts, out with the Ambulance Service, and every time I visit my local hospital in West Suffolk.
But I want them better supported and more inspirational leadership.
We need more talented people, who possess the qualities of great leaders, rising to the top.
More from clinical backgrounds and more from outside the NHS.
Today, I'm publishing the review of the Faculty of Medical Leadership and Management into removing obstacles to clinicians becoming managers.
And I want to reduce barriers for people who can serve our NHS who have experience outside.
Lack of a clear career path into leadership roles.
Lack of exposure to management and leadership responsibilities as people progress.
The need for more porous borders and more support for people bringing their experience into the NHS from outside.
The insecurity and challenges of operational leadership, compared to the tenure and recognition that comes with clinical roles.
But what struck me most in the findings, what is perhaps the biggest obstacle is the perception that being a leader, and being a clinician are "incompatible".
The view that if you step out of clinical practice, there is no return.
It's nonsense. Some of the best leadership I've seen comes from nurses turned managers or doctors leading organisations.
In some parts of the NHS, there is a "them and us" culture between clinicians and managers, when the only culture should be: We.
Because only together, can we build an NHS that is there for everyone in their hour of need.
Only together, can we build a sustainable NHS fit for the future, one that delivers for patients and staff.
That's how the best Trusts operate and that's how all Trusts must operate.
So that culture must change. Because it doesn't make sense.
One clinician working on their own may be able to help, 10, 20, even 50 people in a day.
But that's only possible because of the team, the resources, the system around you. It's only because of the right leadership.
And we know the importance of the right leadership, because we all notice it, when it is absent.
So the "them and us" culture must change. The perception that leadership doesn't matter, isn't as important as what clinicians do, must change.
It's not helping 10, 20, 50 people, it's helping 10, 20, 50,000 people.
Combining your frontline clinical knowledge and experience with leadership skills and vision to benefit the whole team, benefit the NHS, and benefit the nation.
So, we need to see more clinicians at the top. But not exclusively so.
Because outsiders bring something that is very important, and something that is often lacking: diversity.
And to borrow a phrase from Idris Elba I like: diversity of thought.
Now, one of the most obvious form of diversity is what people look like.
And if we look at racial equality, our leadership within the NHS looks spectacularly un-diverse, uniform in fact.
40% of hospital doctors and 20% of nurses in the NHS are from a black or ethnic minority background.
Yet, BME representation on NHS trust boards is only 7%.
More than half of all NHS trusts in England have no black or ethnic minority staff at the Very Senior Manager (VSM) level.
Over 75% of the NHS workforce are women, yet at board level that figure is just 40%. We need 500 more women on boards to make them gender balanced.
Change is happening. And I know that is down to the leadership in this room.
Because it's not just a question of fairness and justice. Diversity of leadership is a diversity of experience, a diversity of perspectives.
Different ways of thinking. Fresh ideas, new solutions to old and seemingly insurmountable problems.
Diversity of thought is essential to the future of the NHS. It is essential to make the best, and most intelligent use, of the £20 billion a year extra we're putting into the NHS.
And this applies to outsiders coming in, as much as it does to insiders moving up.
Because, at the moment, we don't have enough leaders.
At the moment, nearly 1 in 10 chief executive positions in the NHS aren't permanently filled.
That can't continue. We need stability. We need to be able to plan for the future with confidence.
We need to find 20 more people right now with the skills, grit and ambition to be an NHS CEO, and 30 more people to be a Chief Operating Officer, just for us to stand still.
So, we must embrace more clinicians and more outsiders at the top.
And here I want to draw on the inspirational leadership of someone with a very different dress sense to Gandhi: Gareth Southgate.
Because the next generation of leaders coming through is very exciting.
The first group of doctors, nurses and Allied Health Professionals on the Clinical Executive Fast Track scheme are about to graduate.
There's been a huge increase in the hugely successful Graduate Management Training Scheme – up to 500 a year from 2019.
And with the Leadership Academy moving to NHS Improvement, we will be able to better match our funding and resources to developing leaders in the areas where we most need them.
Outside the system, charities like The Staff College are taking the best of what the military, business and education do on developing leaders and adapting that training for the NHS.
I want to learn from The Staff College and embed it much more in how we develop our leaders.
And then there's people like Professor Stefan Scholtes at Cambridge University's Judge Business School, running a hugely popular MBA programme taking mid-career clinicians and turning them into top tier leaders - other business schools are available.
That's Apple by the way.
So, we need a diversity of training just as we need a diversity of leaders.
And we need to keep training, and keep learning, throughout our careers. Whether you're a consultant, or a clinical director, or a secretary of state.
We have a duty to ensure our skillset is up to date. That if we don't understand, we find out.
Not least because there's a tech revolution coming and the speed of change is only getting faster.
Which brings me to my third point: why we need more leaders in the NHS.
Because the NHS is changing. Society is changing.
We're putting in the single, largest cash injection to the NHS in its history, and we're creating a Long-Term Plan to take us into the next decade.
The health and social care system of the future is going to more joined up, and better integrated.
It's going to be less command and control.
Less top down. Less hierarchy.
More autonomy. More about relationships and building a transformative culture.
More about us, than me.
So, what we really need in the NHS are leaders who feel comfortable with more autonomy.
And I mean at all levels.
Leadership in the NHS means valuing everyone at every level, as part of the team that saves lives every day.
To do that we need leaders who feel comfortable with empowering their team and taking risks to improve things.
Leaders with the ability to articulate a vision whether it's on a ward, a surgery or a whole hospital.
And this is how we're going to get there.
That's what we need from good leaders at all levels.
Sticking it out when things get really tough.
And, let's not forget it took Gandhi more than a quarter of a century to realise his vision.
So, let me ask all of you, every one of you, my question, my challenge, is what are you going to do to change the culture of the NHS for the better?
To build the health service of the future?


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The United Nations Information Centre, Tokyo (UNIC Tokyo) and Sophia University are, once again, co-organizing the student photo contest on SDGs with special cooperation from Getty Images Japan. The first photo contest was launched in Japan last year, amassing a total of 624 entries from 47 countries as far and wide as Afghanistan and Brazil. They welcome presently enrolled college and university students, graduate students, and vocational school students to apply.
We ask that you choose one or more of the 17 SDGs that interests you most, and express what it means to you through a photo snapshot. We particularly encourage entries that depict elements of SDGs in your own community. A theme pertaining to the SDGs must also exist within your own country. This year, we will be having the TOGETHER Award and the Concept Award as new additions to the list of awards.
This contest aims to encourage students to "reflect on sustainable development from his or her own perspective, express it through a photo, and share it with others." We welcome photos that tell a story; they may come in a journalistic form, presenting a clear problem, or may be abstract and creative, representing your ideas and thoughts. What can you do to change the world? How will the SDGs influence the way you think or act? How can you inform your friends, family, and community members of social issues and prompt them to take action? The answers to these questions will become key to achieving the SDGs. We hope you will take advantage of this opportunity and apply.
A maximum of 3 photos per person that have messages concerning the SDGs may be submitted.
If 4 or more photos are submitted, the 3 latest photos will be viable.
Be sure to include the title and/or comments of your pieces in English or Japanese.
Deadline: Submit your photo(s) between Thursday 20 April and Wednesday 30 August 2017. The announcement of the results and the awards ceremony is scheduled to be held in conjunction with United Nations Day, on 24 October.
Submission of a Student ID or relevant IDs to prove one's being a student is required at a later point.
Yuichi Kimura, Comedian, YOSHIMOTO CREATIVE AGENCY CO., LTD.
All the awarded photos will be exhibited at some of UNIQLO shops.


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Les vitesses maximales autorisées par type de véhicule en France varient selon la nature du véhicule ou de celle de la marchandise transportée.

Des dispositions plus rigoureuses que celles citées ci-dessous peuvent être prises par « l'autorité investie du pouvoir de police » (les présidents des conseils généraux sur routes départementales ou les maires à l'intérieur des agglomérations) (article R.413-1 du Code de la Route).

Les véhicules courants
Les limitations de vitesse à respecter en fonction des conditions de circulation et selon la nature des routes sont données dans le tableau suivant.

Ces prescriptions ne sont pas applicables aux conducteurs de véhicules des services de police, de gendarmerie, des douanes, de lutte contre l'incendie, aux conducteurs des véhicules d'intervention des unités mobiles hospitalières, ainsi qu'à ceux des ambulances et autres véhicules équipés des dispositifs spécifiques lorsqu'ils circulent à l'occasion d'interventions urgentes et nécessaires (article R. 413-6 du Code de la Route).

Les transports de marchandises
La vitesse de transport de marchandises autres que matières dangereuses est précisée dans l'article R413-8 du code de la route.

Elle était jusqu'au  la suivante :
 Sur les autoroutes :  pour les véhicules dont le poids total est inférieur ou égal à  et  pour ceux dont le poids total est supérieur à  ;
 Sur les routes à grande circulation, à caractère prioritaire et signalées comme telles : . Toutefois, cette vitesse maximale est relevée à  pour les véhicules dont le poids total est inférieur ou égal à  sur les routes à deux chaussées séparées par un terre-plein central ;
 Sur les autres routes : . Toutefois, cette vitesse maximale est abaissée à  pour les véhicules articulés ou avec remorque dont le poids total est supérieur à .
 En agglomération : . Sur les boulevards périphériques de Paris : .

Depuis le , la nouvelle réglementation définie par le décret  du  s'applique. Les deux directives communautaires transposées en droit français par décret du  ont étendu aux véhicules de transport de marchandise d'un poids total autorisé en charge (PTAC) de plus de  et jusqu'à  et aux véhicules de transport en commun d'un PTAC jusqu'à , mis en circulation pour la première fois depuis le , l'obligation de s'équiper d'un limiteur de vitesse réglé à  pour les premiers et à  pour les seconds.

Cette obligation est effective depuis le .

Cette mesure était susceptible d'entraîner une distorsion de concurrence entre ces véhicules bridés et ceux plus anciens ou provenant de pays n'appartenant pas à l'Union européenne, qui peuvent techniquement circuler à des vitesses supérieures.

C'est la raison pour laquelle le Comité interministériel de la sécurité routière du
 a décidé, avec l'accord des organisateurs de transports, de plafonner les vitesses maximales autorisées en circulation de tous ces véhicules à celle fixée par ces limiteurs.

Ainsi, sur autoroute, la vitesse maximale autorisée des véhicules de transport de marchandises d'un PTAC de plus de  et jusqu'à  est réduite à  au lieu de 110, celle des véhicules de transport en commun d'un PTAC de plus de  et jusqu'à  à  au lieu de 110 et celle des véhicules de transport en commun jusqu'à  à  au lieu de 130.

Le texte relatif aux autoroutes devient donc :
 Sur les autoroutes :  pour tous les véhicules de transport de marchandises dont le poids total est supérieur à ;

En synthèse, les limitations de vitesse pour les véhicules de transport de marchandises autres que matières dangereuses (art. R.413-8 CR) sont les suivantes :

Les véhicules transportant des matières dangereuses
Les limitations de vitesse pour les véhicules de transport de matières dangereuses (art. R.413-9 CR) sont les suivantes :

Les véhicules de transport en commun de personnes
La vitesse maximale autorisée les véhicules de transport en commun de personnes est définie par l'article R413-10 du code de la route qui a été modifié en 2008.

Hors agglomération, la vitesse des véhicules de transport en commun est limitée à .
Cette vitesse maximale peut toutefois être relevée à  :
 Sur les autoroutes pour les véhicules dont le poids total est supérieur à  et possédant l'ABS;
 Sur les autoroutes et les routes à chaussées séparées par un terre-plein central pour les véhicules dont le poids est inférieur ou égal à .

En exploitation, ces vitesses maximales sont abaissées à  pour les autobus avec passagers debout.

Les limitations de vitesse pour les véhicules de transport en commun de personnes sont les suivantes (art. R.413-10 – R.413-8-1):

Les véhicules et matériels agricoles
L'article R311-1 du Code de la Route est spécifique aux véhicules ou matériels normalement destinés à l'exploitation agricole. Il distingue :
 Les tracteurs agricoles : Ce sont des véhicules à moteur, à roues ou à chenilles, ayant au moins deux essieux. Leur vitesse maximale est par construction comprise entre 6 et  en palier.
 Les machines agricoles automotrices : Ce sont des appareils pouvant évoluer par leurs  propres moyens, normalement destiné à l'exploitation agricole et dont la vitesse de marche par construction ne peut excéder  en palier ; cette vitesse est portée à  pour les appareils dont la largeur est inférieure ou égale à  et dont les limites de cylindrée ou de puissance sont supérieures à celles relatives aux quadricycles légers à moteur.

Les conditions de circulation des véhicules et appareils agricoles remorqués sont précisées à l'article R.413-12-1 du Code de la route. Elles sont les suivantes :

Les engins de service hivernal
Un engin de service hivernal est un véhicule à moteur de transport de marchandises, d'un poids total autorisé en charge supérieur à  ou tracteur agricole appartenant aux collectivités gestionnaires des voies publiques ou aux personnes agissant pour leur compte, lorsqu'ils sont équipés d'outils spécifiques destinés à lutter contre le verglas ou la neige sur les voies ouvertes à la circulation publique.

La vitesse de ces engins excédant les limites de dimension et/ou de poids du code de la route
est limitée à  pour les véhicules,  pour les tracteurs agricoles et
lorsqu'il s'agit d'une saleuse tractée à essieu rigide.

Une indication de cette limitation de vitesse doit être apposée à l'arrière de l'engin.

Les convois exceptionnels
On distingue trois catégories de convois exceptionnels :
 première catégorie :
 largeur inférieure à  et longueur inférieure à  et poids inférieur à 45 T (limite portée à 48 T en ) ;
 l'une au moins des dimensions étant supérieure aux limites fixées par le code de la route (articles 312.4 à 312.14).
 deuxième catégorie :
 largeur comprise en 3 et  ou longueur comprise entre 20 et  ou poids compris entre 45 et 70 T (limites portées entre 48 et 72 T en ).
 troisième catégorie :
 largeur comprise entre  et  et longueur n'excédant pas  (1 voiture-pilote) ;
 largeur comprise entre  et  et longueur comprise entre  et  (2 voitures-pilote) ;
 largeur supérieure à  et/ou longueur supérieure à  (2 voitures-pilotes + escortes, depuis , les forces de l'ordre n'escortent plus les convois exceptionnels).

Les limitations de vitesse selon la catégorie sont les suivantes :

Les voitures sans permis
Les quadricycles légers, ou voitures sans permis, sont des véhicules dont la masse à vide est limitée par la réglementation à , équipés d'un moteur de  (5,6 chevaux) et dont la vitesse est inférieure à . Ils sont assimilés à des cyclomoteurs et peuvent être conduits sans permis. Ils doivent respecter les limitations de vitesse prescrites sur les routes tout en ne dépassant pas les .

Les cyclomoteurs, motocycles, tricycles et quadricycles
Les véhicules suivant doivent avoir leur vitesse maximale limitée par construction en application d'une directive européenne :
 cyclomoteurs : les véhicules à deux ou trois roues équipés d'un moteur d'une cylindrée ne dépassant pas  sont limités à  ;
 vélomoteurs : les véhicules à deux ou trois roues équipés d'un moteur d'une cylindrée ne dépassant pas  peuvent être limités à  ;
 motocycles : les véhicules à deux roues avec ou sans side-car équipés d'un moteur d'une cylindrée supérieure à  peuvent être limités à  ;
 tricycles : les véhicules à trois roues symétriques équipés d'un moteur d'une cylindrée supérieure à  peuvent être limités à  ;
 quadricycles : les véhicules à quatre roues équipés d'un moteur d'une cylindrée inférieure ou égale à , ayant une vitesse maximale de  et dont la masse à vide est inférieure à  sont considérés comme des cyclomoteurs ;
 les autres quadricycles sont classés dans la catégorie des tricycles.

Les fauteuils roulants
Les fauteuils roulants ont une réglementation spécifique suivant leur vitesse à plus ou moins .
 Fauteuils roulants à moins de
Si la vitesse par construction du fauteuil est au plus celle du pas, c'est-à-dire égale ou inférieure à , l'utilisateur est assimilé à un piéton (art. R412-34, II, 3° du code de la route qui concerne le fauteuil roulant manuel et le fauteuil roulant motorisé dont la vitesse ne peut par construction dépasser l'allure du pas). Le fauteuil roulant utilisé dans ces conditions n'est pas un véhicule mais est considéré comme un équipement spécifique permettant à une personne handicapée de retrouver la mobilité d'un piéton. Il circule, par conséquent, aux endroits réservés aux piétons et peut dans tous les cas circuler sur la chaussée (art. R412-35, dernier alinéa). Quand il circule sur la chaussée, il ne peut que lui être recommandé de circuler avec prudence et d'utiliser tout équipement de nature à améliorer sa sécurité notamment sa visibilité, tel par exemple un dispositif rétroréfléchissant.
 Fauteuils roulants à plus de
Si la vitesse par construction du fauteuil est supérieure à celle du pas, c'est-à-dire supérieure à , il n'existe pas de réglementation spécifique au fauteuil en matière de réception. Le fauteuil est assimilable à un véhicule appartenant à une catégorie de véhicule connue : cyclomoteur à 3 roues, quadricycle léger et lourd à moteur, tricycle à moteur (article R. 311-1 du code de la route). Ce véhicule doit donc respecter les contraintes réglementaires en termes de dispositif de freinage, d'éclairage et de signalisation Son conducteur n'est pas tenu d'être titulaire du BSR compte tenu du statut de personne handicapée. Par contre l'article R 412-35 du Code de la Route et son alinéa 3 dispose que : « Les infirmes qui se déplacent dans une chaise roulante peuvent dans tous les cas circuler sur la chaussée » . Sa circulation est régie par les règles communes du code de la route. Il doit circuler sur la chaussée et son conducteur respecter les mêmes obligations que celles des automobilistes.

Le code de la route ne définit pas l'allure du pas. Sous réserve de l'appréciation souveraine des tribunaux, la DSCR (Direction de la Sécurité et de la Circulation routière) considère que la vitesse du pas est une vitesse inférieure ou égale à . En ce sens, la réglementation actuelle, l'arrêté du  relatif à la réglementation technique des véhicules à moteur… paru au JO du  (transposant en droit français la directive communautaire 2002/24/CE) exclut de la réception les engins qui ne dépassent pas .

Pour les fauteuils qui possèdent deux motorisations :  et , il est conseillé à leur utilisateur de circuler à l'allure du pas, c'est-à-dire de choisir la motorisation du fauteuil qui est prévue pour une circulation intérieure.

Les rollers
En l'absence de statut spécifique, l'assimilation des patineurs à des piétons est une application difficilement évitable de l'article R. 412-34 du Code de la Route (ex-R. 217) qui considère comme piétons, toutes les personnes conduisant un « véhicule de petite dimension sans moteur ». Ils ne doivent donc pas circuler sur chaussée.

Sur trottoir, leur vitesse ne doit pas excéder celle du pas.

Le catch ou le fait pour un patineur de s'accrocher à un véhicule en mouvement est condamnable (Code de la Route : l'article R. 431-8).

Notes et références

Notes

Références

Voir aussi
 Vitesse maximale autorisée sur route
 Vitesse maximale autorisée sur route en France

France
Transport routier en France
Sécurité routière en France


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package org.rarefiedredis.util;

import org.junit.Test;
import org.junit.Before;
import org.junit.Ignore;
import static org.junit.Assert.assertEquals;

import org.rarefiedredis.RandomKey;
import org.rarefiedredis.redis.RedisMock;
import org.rarefiedredis.redis.IRedisClient;
import org.rarefiedredis.redis.WrongTypeException;
import org.rarefiedredis.redis.NotImplementedException;
import org.rarefiedredis.redis.SyntaxErrorException;
import org.rarefiedredis.redis.adapter.jedis.JedisIRedisClient;

import redis.clients.jedis.JedisPool;
import redis.clients.jedis.JedisPoolConfig;

import java.util.List;
import java.util.ArrayList;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.Set;
import java.util.HashSet;

public class RedisScannerTest {

    private IRedisClient client;
    private RandomKey rander;

    @Before public void initClient() {
        rander = new RandomKey();
        String integration = System.getProperty("integration");
        if (integration != null && integration.equals("true")) {
            client = new JedisIRedisClient(new JedisPool(new JedisPoolConfig(), "localhost"));
        }
        else {
            client = new RedisMock();
        }
    }

    @Test public void listScannerShouldErrorIfKeyIsNotAList() throws WrongTypeException, SyntaxErrorException, NotImplementedException {
        IRedisScanner<List<String>> lscanner = new AbstractRedisListScanner() {
                @Override public void range(List<String> range) {
                    assertEquals(true, false);
                }
            };
        RedisScanner scanner = new RedisScanner(client);
        String k = rander.randkey();
        String v = "v";
        client.set(k, v);
        try {
            scanner.scan(lscanner, k);
        }
        catch (WrongTypeException e) {
            assertEquals(v, client.get(k));
            return;
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
        }
        assertEquals(false, true);
    }

    private class ListScanner extends AbstractRedisListScanner {
        public List<String> scanned = new LinkedList<String>();
        @Override public void range(List<String> range) {
            scanned.addAll(range);
        }
    }

    @Test public void listScannerShouldScanThroughAList() throws WrongTypeException, NotImplementedException {
        List<String> vs = new ArrayList<String>(37);
        for (int i = 0; i < 37; ++i) {
            vs.add(String.valueOf(i));
        }
        RedisScanner scanner = new RedisScanner(client);
        ListScanner lscanner = new ListScanner();
        String k = rander.randkey();
        for (String v : vs) {
            client.rpush(k, v);
        }
        scanner.scan(lscanner, k);
        assertEquals(lscanner.scanned.size(), vs.size());
        for (String v : lscanner.scanned) {
            assertEquals(true, vs.contains(v));
        }
    }

    @Test public void listScannerShouldScanThroughAListWithCount() throws WrongTypeException, NotImplementedException {
        List<String> vs = new ArrayList<String>(37);
        for (int i = 0; i < 37; ++i) {
            vs.add(String.valueOf(i));
        }
        RedisScanner scanner = new RedisScanner(client);
        ListScanner lscanner = new ListScanner();
        String k = rander.randkey();
        for (String v : vs) {
            client.rpush(k, v);
        }
        scanner.scan(lscanner, k, "count", String.valueOf(8));
        assertEquals(lscanner.scanned.size(), vs.size());
        for (String v : lscanner.scanned) {
            assertEquals(true, vs.contains(v));
        }
    }

    @Test public void setScannerShouldErrorIfKeyIsNotAList() throws WrongTypeException, SyntaxErrorException, NotImplementedException {
        IRedisScanner<Set<String>> sscanner = new AbstractRedisSetScanner() {
                @Override public void range(Set<String> range) {
                    assertEquals(true, false);
                }
            };
        RedisScanner scanner = new RedisScanner(client);
        String k = rander.randkey();
        String v = "v";
        client.set(k, v);
        try {
            scanner.scan(sscanner, k);
        }
        catch (WrongTypeException e) {
            assertEquals(v, client.get(k));
            return;
        }
        catch (Exception e) {
        }
        assertEquals(false, true);
    }

    private class SetScanner extends AbstractRedisSetScanner {
        public Set<String> scanned = new HashSet<String>();
        @Override public void range(Set<String> range) {
            scanned.addAll(range);
        }
    }

    @Test public void setScannerShouldScanThroughASet() throws WrongTypeException, NotImplementedException {
        Set<String> vs = new HashSet<String>();
        for (int i = 0; i < 37; ++i) {
            vs.add(String.valueOf(i));
        }
        RedisScanner scanner = new RedisScanner(client);
        SetScanner sscanner = new SetScanner();
        String k = rander.randkey();
        for (String v : vs) {
            client.sadd(k, v);
        }
        scanner.scan(sscanner, k);
        assertEquals(sscanner.scanned.size(), vs.size());
        for (String v : sscanner.scanned) {
            assertEquals(true, vs.contains(v));
        }
    }

    @Test public void setScannerShouldScanThroughASetWithCount() throws WrongTypeException, NotImplementedException {
        Set<String> vs = new HashSet<String>();
        for (int i = 0; i < 37; ++i) {
            vs.add(String.valueOf(i));
        }
        RedisScanner scanner = new RedisScanner(client);
        SetScanner sscanner = new SetScanner();
        String k = rander.randkey();
        for (String v : vs) {
            client.sadd(k, v);
        }
        scanner.scan(sscanner, k, "count", String.valueOf(8));
        assertEquals(sscanner.scanned.size(), vs.size());
        for (String v : sscanner.scanned) {
            assertEquals(true, vs.contains(v));
        }
    }

}