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Mel Blount was in his car driving to North Carolina when his phone rang on Wednesday morning. He looked and saw what the number was, that it was someone calling from the NFL office in New York, so he answered right away. Because he knew what it was about.
On the other end was Pete Abitante, special assistant to Commissioner Roger Goodell at the league office. And he was calling to deliver some good news, that Donnie Shell made it into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Centennial Class of 2020.
"I wanted to just scream. I am driving to North Carolina when I got the call, so I had to keep my calm," said Blount. "I think if I was in the house somewhere, I would have jumped up screaming and shouting. I am really excited for him.
"I personally, along with John Stallworth and Tony Dungy, had been lobbying for at least three or four years to convince voters Donnie was well qualified and deserving of being in the Hall of Fame. I am so happy he finally made it."
John Stallworth was sitting in his house in Huntsville, Alabama just waiting for Shell to come on NFL Network's Good Morning Football show. He knew it was coming, and when it did, he was beaming.
"I am as happy as can be," said Stallworth. "Over the last I don't know how many years, I don't know when I was more touched or excited about something happening to a friend of mine, a teammate of mine, as I am for this happening for him getting into the Pro Football Hall of Fame, a well-deserved honor by the way.
"It rivals when I made it to the Hall of Fame. Donnie and I are so close and have been. We talk all of the time about our football days, what we are involved in now, our background. This equals my going in. I am so happy and proud for him and his whole family."
Stallworth said he watched Shell's interview on Good Morning Football feeling inspired, the same type of feeling he has gotten from Shell in some many other aspects in life.
"Watching that interview, you saw the type of individual Donnie is," said Stallworth. "He was inspirational when he talked about moving up through the ranks from high school, to college to the pro ranks and what it took to get there and thanking folks and telling about moving forward and the influence the coaches have on players.
"That has always been Donnie, someone who has always been inspirational. He was inspirational as a player on our team. What he brought to the game was inspiring to all of us. His life after football continued that way. He continues to inspire, even old crusty guys like me to try to be better, try to move forward and try to inspire others."
When Tony Dungy was elected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame in 2016 he didn't have to think twice about who he wanted his presenter to be. He chose Shell, a former teammate and a player he would go on to coach as a part of the Steelers' defensive staff.
His reasons for choosing Shell were plentiful. The two are close friends, are like family. Shell helped campaign for Dungy when he got elected to the Hall of Fame and Dungy thought the best thing to do was to have him as his presenter, putting him in front of the voters and audience as an avenue to get him voted in.
Dungy was absolutely thrilled when he got the news that Shell had finally got what he deserved.
"I am so happy for him. It's so well deserved," said Dungy. "Donnie called me after he got the news. I just could not believe it. You are always hoping, you think it's going to happen. I know for me waiting three or four times and it doesn't happen, you kind of prepare yourself for the disappointment. When he told me he got in, I was overjoyed.
"It's a special feeling for me because not only is he deserving because of how he played the position and everything he did, but for me personally to know how much he poured into me getting there, it means that much more to me. There is no way he shouldn't be in there. It's poetic justice. It's an awesome, awesome feeling."
Steelers President Art Rooney II had a regularly scheduled session with local media on Wednesday afternoon, and shared his excitement for Shell and Coach Bill Cowher, who learned over the weekend he was also going to be inducted into the Pro Football Hall of Fame as a member of the Centennial Class of 2020.
"We didn't plan it this way but obviously it's a great day for Steelers football with Donnie Shell getting announced today for his induction into the Hall of Fame," said Rooney. "I couldn't be more excited about that. Long overdue as far as I'm concerned. One of the great players in Steelers' history. I couldn't be more excited. Obviously excited about Bill Cowher, his announcement over the weekend. So, we've kind of been on Cloud 9 around here the last few days."
That is a sentiment that has reverberated with all of Shell's former teammates, who have been on a mission to get him his Gold Jacket.
"I was in a meeting and I got the text and it put a big smile on my face. I said yes, another teammate joining the rest of us in the Hall of Fame," said Franco Harris. "I said, wow, the defense finally caught up to us."
The Steelers now have 10 players from the 1970s dynasty in the Hall of Fame, and like Harris said it's now an even balance of offense and defense. On offense you have Terry Bradshaw, Harris, Stallworth, Lynn Swann and Mike Webster. Defensively there is Blount, Joe Greene, Jack Ham, Jack Lambert and now Shell.
"I will be able to enjoy this forever now that Donnie Shell is going into the Pro Football Hall of Fame," said Harris. "I really look forward to sharing that induction day with him and all the years to follow. Donnie Shell is such a beautiful human being off the field. The things that he does off the field are Hall of Fame status also. A lot of the drive was Donnie as a person. We all know how great of a football player he was. How tough he was. How he made big plays, how he made things happen. He also made good things happen for people off the field and he continues to do that today."
Joe Greene, who was the first player from the 70s teams to be enshrined in the Pro Football Hall of Fame, is hoping all of the Steelers Hall of Famers are in Canton to welcome Shell.
"This is so exciting," said Greene. "I am so happy for him, for Donnie, his family and for the rest of the team, for the Steelers organization.
"It's going to be fun. We may even get Jack Lambert and Terry Bradshaw out there for the enshrinement."
With Shell and Cowher already part of the Hall of Fame Centennial Class of 2020, and Alan Faneca and Troy Polamalu Modern Era finalists, Canton, Ohio will in fact be taken over by Steelers fans later this year.
"It could be an unbelievable Steelers week in Canton if it goes the way it should with Donnie and Bill Cowher and hopefully Troy and Alan making it too," said Dungy. "It would be unbelievable."
Below is reaction from social media to Shell making it to the Hall of Fame as well.
And a special shoutout to my fellow @steelers member Donnie Shell for his induction. See you in Canton, Donnie! https://t.co/Mh7W4S54br
— Bill Cowher (@CowherCBS) January 15, 2020
Sc state 🤟🏾🙌🏾🙏🏾 https://t.co/uhntn5wByU
— Javon hargrave (@Jay_MostWanted) January 15, 2020
Donnie your a Hall of Famer in all categories!! Congratulations on being inducted into @ProFootballHOF ! Also a big congrats to the former commish, Paul Tagliabue who's Vision and brilliance made the @nfl the greatest sport in the world
@Steelers #herewego #steelernation pic.twitter.com/tSxZLsxYfZ
— Merril Hoge (@merrilhoge) January 15, 2020
Congratulations to @steelers great Donnie Shell on being selected to the Pro Football Hall of Fame Centennial Class. The @MelBlountYLI is beyond happy for you and this great accomplishment. pic.twitter.com/rbHQFVyKBv
— Mel Blount YLI (@MelBlountYLI) January 15, 2020
Long overdue...Congrats Mr. Shell! #SteelerNation #2Down2ToGo #HOF2020 https://t.co/2T9yT0iJxS
— Trai Essex (@TraiDay79) January 15, 2020
Congratulations to Donnie Shell on the @ProFootballHOF! While growing up as a @steelers ball boy, I watched Donnie every day at practice. On the field, he was the hardest worker and hardest hitter. But what I remember most was how kind he was – to me and to everyone else. pic.twitter.com/PlfNMX68FB
— Jim Rooney (@ADiffWay2Win) January 15, 2020
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Image Caption Title #1: Hurricane Maria Relief Efforts
Image Caption #1: Holguín-Vera is a professor of Civil and Environmental Engineering at Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute and a world-leading expert on humanitarian logistics. He and his team worked to develop a series of models to help with Puerto Rico's supply chain struggles to disperse aid after Hurricane Maria.
Image Caption Title #2: New York City Delivery Congestion
Image Caption #2: Holguín-Veras work on sustainable freight systems studies the interactions between agents involved in freight activity, to define ways to exploit these interactions to foster sustainable development and operations. The application of principles has resulted in more than 400 companies in Manhattan to switch operations to the off-hours, an idea that has had a significant impact on easing traffic congestion.
José Holguín-Veras
PhD, University of Texas at Austin, 1996
MS, Universidad Central de Venezuela, 1984
BS, Universidad Autonoma de Santa Domingo, 1981
José Holguín-Veras is the William H. Hart Professor, and Director of the Center for Infrastructure, Transportation, and the Environment; and the Volvo Research and Educational Foundations Center of Excellence for Sustainable Urban Freight Systems the Rensselaer Polytechnic Institute. He is one of the most widely published and cited freight researchers and humanitarian logistics experts in the world and his research group pioneered the multidisciplinary study of post-disaster response logistic operations.
Holguín-Veras earned his PhD at UT Austin and was supervised by Dr. Michael Walton. His research emphasizes the integration, synthesis and projection of the knowledge that exists in multiple disciplines to produce solutions to the complex and multifaceted problems that impact freight transportation and humanitarian logistics.
Current research activities focus on three major areas: freight transportation demand modeling, sustainable freight systems, and disaster response logistics. His work has received numerous awards including the 2013 White House Campaign of Change Award for his contributions to freight transportation and disaster response research.
His work on sustainable freight systems studies the interactions between agents involved in freight activity, to define ways to exploit these interactions to foster sustainable development and operations.The application of principles has resulted in more than 400 companies in Manhattan to switch operations to the off-hours, an idea that has had a significant impact on easing traffic congestion.
Holguín-Veras' research group has conducted analyses of the most prominent disasters of recent times including Hurricane Katrina, the Port-au-Prince earthquake, the tornadoes in Joplin and Alabama, Hurricane Irene, and the Tokoju disasters in Japan.
The lessons learned are then used to support future disaster response policy and the development of novel analytical formulations. Most recently, he and his team worked to develop a series of models to help with Puerto Rico's Supply Chain struggles to disperse aid after Hurricane Maria.
His body of research is of great relevance to developed and developing countries. Holguín-Veras has led more than 55 projects with the National Science Foundation, National Cooperative Freight Research Program, US Department of Transportation and others with total funding more than $14 million.
He has also held numerous leadership positions including: President of the Scientific Committee of the Pan-American Conferences of Traffic and Transportation Engineering, member of the Scientific Committee of the World Conference of Transport Research, and is a member of technical committees at numerous professional organizations, and is a member on the editorial boards of the leading journals in his field.

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Q: How to get Goal Conversion history from PIWIK I am using Piwik managed goal conversion for my pages. How can I get the history of goal conversions like I get the visits history. Currently, I only can fetch the total conversions against an idSite but I need the complete log as well.
I need to fetch this through API.
After some research it turns that Goals.getConversions is better option if one just want to gets the conversion for the day.

A: Via the Live! Analytics API, you should be able to query the visits with conversions, by using the API Segment parameter &segment=visitConverted==1
This will return all visits with a conversion, then you can grab the conversions from the array for each visit..

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El Fondo de Promoción de la Academia de Fútbol de Talento de Fútbol de Vietnam (    ), simplemente conocida como PVF Football Academy, es una academia de fútbol con sede en Hưng Yên .

Historia
El Fondo de Promoción del Talento del Fútbol Vietnamita ( PVF,    ) fue fundado y aportaron capital tres miembros del Vingroup Group: Thien Tam Fund (80% de contribución); PVF Investment and Trading, JSC (10%) y Vinpearl One Member Limited Company (10%). La fundación se realizó a partir de la idea del difunto Primer Ministro Vo Van Kiet con el objetivo de crear un sistema de formación de jóvenes futbolistas profesionales de nivel internacional, contribuyendo a moldear generaciones de jugadores jóvenes en el talento, la ética y la cultura para el fútbol del país.

El 4 de diciembre de 2008, PVF lanzó oficialmente y el 12 de junio de 2009 abrió el primer curso con 50 estudiantes seleccionados de todo el país con una edad de nacimiento entre 1997–1998. Desde su fundación, los equipos de la PVF han logrado grandes logros en los torneos nacionales de fútbol juvenil. A principios de 2016, PVF ha realizado siete inscripciones a nivel nacional y cuenta con 175 alumnos de 11 a 18 años en ocho clases de superdotados. En la V-League 2016, los 13 jugadores del primer curso fueron cedidos a la PVF a préstamo.

El Centro de Entrenamiento Juvenil PVF está ubicado en el distrito de Van Giang, provincia de Hung Yen, que es el centro de entrenamiento de fútbol más joven del sudeste asiático.

Comodidades
Vingroup Group invierte en el centro de entrenamiento de fútbol PVF para construir las instalaciones más modernas en un área de casi 22 hectáreas. PVF está equipado con las primeras decoraciones temáticas de fútbol del mundo, como el sueño: El set de estudio 360s fue desarrollado por el Benfica Lab 1 de Portugal; PlayerTek: monitor de rendimiento del jugador; ciencia del deporte e instalaciones deportivas con gimnasio de 1600 m equipado con 66 equipos especializados; 2 extremos polares, 1 material de procesamiento de espuma bajo el agua.

PVF continúa liderando el sistema de dormitorios de 8 pisos con cafetería, sala de conferencias, biblioteca, sala de cine, gimnasio y torneos deportivos.

Honores

Competiciones nacionales

 Torneos juveniles

 Torneo Nacional de Fútbol Sub-19 de Vietnam

  Campeón :        2015
 Subcampeón :   2017
 Tercer Lugar :  2016

 Torneo Nacional de Fútbol Sub-17 de Vietnam

 Campeón :        2014, 2015, 2017
 Subcampeón :   2013
 Tercer Lugar :  2017

 Torneo Nacional de Fútbol Sub-15 de Vietnam

 Campeón :        2012, 2013, 2017
 Subcampeón :   2014, 2015

 Torneo Nacional de Fútbol Sub-13 de Vietnam

 Campeón :        2010, 2012
 Subcampeón :   2011, 2018

Administración

Patrocinadores

Relaciones con clubes
En marzo de 2016 PVF y Gamba Osaka ( Japón ) firmaron un acuerdo de cooperación integral en dos años. El equipo de Gamba Osaka tomará al entrenador para ayudar a PVF a entrenar a los jugadores, así como a seleccionar una serie de caras potenciales para llevar a Japón para entrenamiento avanzado o competencia para Gamba Osaka. Además, cada año, el Gamba Osaka invitará a los equipos juveniles de la PVF a Japón para competir en las competencias internacionales organizadas por este club.

Referencias

Enlaces externos

Fútbol base en Vietnam
Football academies in Vietnam

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For the bandwidth hungry internet, the electrical communication over wire is severe limitation for GHz and above frequency not only off-chip but also on-chip. The chip-to-chip and inter-chip data transfer need optical interconnect to rise the speed of computing as well as communication to serve the needs of today's demanding high-definition media rich applications. Silicon is not so good material for converting electrical signal into light and vice versa. But the silicon is best material for mass manufacturing high speed computing chips. Researchers now able to integrate light emitter and light receivers which can work seamlessly with electrical signal on silicon wafer. They (silicon foundries) add bond III-V semiconductor materials for laser emission and epitaxially overgrow Germanium on top of silicon to detect light. A complex procedure!!.
Intel, Cisco and Mellanox are said to be leading in offering Silicon photonics based devices and systems in the market. The other players include Lightwire, Luxtera, and Chiral Photonics.
MarketsandMarkets has forecasted the total Silicon Photonics market is expected to be worth $2.02 Billion by 2015 with a CAGR of 78.2% from 2010 to 2015.
Mellanox has acquired privately held IPtronics A/S by paying approximately $47.5 million. IPtronics' high-speed transmitter and receiver devices to help Mellanox in offering 100Gb and beyond communication solutions. IPtronics offers Multichannel Vertical Cavity Surface-Emitting Laser (VCSEL) Drivers, Modulator Drivers (MD) and Transimpedance Amplifiers (TIA).
Mellanox has also recently also acquired Kotura at a price of approximately $82 million. Mellanox says with over 120 granted or pending patents in CMOS photonics and packaging design, Kotura has made a number of ground breaking innovations in optical interconnects by integrating multiple high speed active and passive optical functions onto a silicon chip.
According to LightCounting, 100 Gigabit Ethernet transceiver sales are expected to grow from $144 million in 2012 to almost $700 million in 2017 (at 36% CAGR). Silicon photonics are required at the speed of 100G and above.
The spokesperson from FPGA vendor Altera told this writer, they are going to use on-chip silicon photonics in their future FPGA ICs. But the commercial availability of such device is anticipated in year 2015 afterwards.
There is one more interesting startup venture in silicon photonics called SiOnyx. SiOnyx uses something called black silicon for silicon photonics applications, where the material called black silicon (processed version of silicon) is more sensitive to light and infrared waves.


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Is Your Company Culture Helping You Survive This Chaos?
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The big question on every business owners' mind now is: How do we survive as a business during these very uncertain times of the COVID-19 pandemic?
By now, businesses have already taken most of the measures they can in cutting costs – either by suspending various non-essential expenses, or by letting go of staff or negotiating down salaries. And in an attempt to answer the big question: how do we survive as a business? It is not at all surprising that the energy and center of attention of business owners and leaders is focused squarely on strategy.
But, remember the famous quote by Peter Drucker (the father of modern management): "Culture eats strategy for breakfast"! That means that the center of attention for business owners must also include their company culture as a priority – not as an afterthought.
There are numerous studies that show the direct correlation between a healthy, productive culture and a company's bottom line, still, the majority of companies spend very little time and attention on their culture and all their focus and effort on their business strategy.
Your company culture is your best ally that will help you do great things and survive through the tough times while keeping you out of trouble.
Let me first clarify exactly what I mean by that intangible yet crucial thing we call a company culture. While any company culture is the sum behaviour and attitude of the people working there; the people's behaviour is also driven by the place. In other words, the people create the place, but they are also a product of the place where they work. The systems and processes and the behaviour and attitude of the top leader – together communicate the message: this is how things are done around here.
The Covid-19 pandemic has changed the way we work and is expected to have a lasting effect on the behaviour of employees, customers and clients. The majority of us scrambled to introduce a variety of new tools and technologies to enable us to continue working from the safety of our homes. A lot of these tools and changes will become part of our new normal of conducting business. However, adopting these technologies and tools without introducing a change in culture will cause a lot more harm than good.
Flexi work:
Flexible working allows for more bespoke work patterns – agreed between employer and employee – to tailor things such as hours, location (i.e. working from home) and job sharing.
Remote work:
Working from a location away from the office. This can be within the same country or overseas.
Activity-based working:
A workplace model which offers employees the flexibility, choice and autonomy to work in the best setting for a specific task, whether in or out of the office. From collaborative and open settings for team-based tasks, to focus booths or closed meeting spaces for individual tasks.
Agile work:
This was first used by the tech industry where Agile teams were meant to work together in close proximity, in keeping with the idea that "the most efficient and effective method of conveying information to and within a development team is face-to-face conversation".
Today it is used to describe ways of planning and doing work in which it is understood that making changes, as they are needed, is an important part of the job.
Most companies will have a mixture of one or more of these working styles combined with in-office working staff. The challenge becomes: how do you maintain or build a company culture in such conditions? The old style of management will no longer work. Even the traditional role of the HR manager will no longer work. The skills that are required of a leader of such a work force are completely different from before.
Start from WHY
Your people need to rally around a common purpose. The reason why your company actually exists. Every person and company know what they do and how they do it - but very few know why they do what they do. As Simon Sinek says; "People don't buy what you do, they buy why you do it." While the day to day stories may change, your why is constant.
This is the time to refine that story and to remind your people why you started doing what you are doing. Tell that story frequently, consistently and clearly. During the tough times, it tends to be forgotten yet it is among the most important messages that unites a team. According to Gallup – even under more certain circumstances, only four in 10 employees strongly agree that the mission or purpose of their company makes them feel their job is important.
Just as important as communicating your purpose or your why, it is imperative to demonstrate that it is being brought to life through the company values. The how is your values or principles that guide how to bring your cause to life. Your values have to be the verbs – the actions – that bring your purpose to life. So instead of saying "integrity is one of our values", say "we are always doing the right thing." Instead of "innovation"; "we are always looking at the problem from a different angle."
★ Did your organization live up to its values during this crisis? Or were they totally forgotten?
★ Are the top executives in your organization aware of how they are living / communicating those values?
Changes in culture
With the big shift in how we are working and the adoption of a mixture of workplace trends, managers need to establish new practices, systems, rituals, partnerships, and ways of communicating and collaborating. Changes may include everything from hiring and onboarding, to how you run your meetings. Managers need to proactively establish new structures that can include such things as virtual team lunches and celebrations, brainstorming sessions, and video-based check-ins to encourage more collaboration and connection. Showing employees that you care about them as a person, and not only as a producer of work, is critical.
★ How are your people feeling? Are they returning to work feeling appreciative of how the company took care of them? Or are they discontent and holding a grudge?
★ Having gotten used to the casual setting in dress codes, behaviour, and attitude, how will they adjust back to formal business?
★ How have their needs changed and what are their biggest worries?
Culture helps guide organizations during times of change, and there is no better test for the strength of your culture than a challenging, chaotic and uncertain time. Making the effort and time to consciously and intentionally create your company culture is one of the crucial elements that will help your company weather the storm. And it is one of the few things that are actually within your control.
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Q: Undefined-Behavior at its best, is it -boundary break? -bad pointer arithmetic? Or just -ignore of aliasing? I'm working now for some weeks with c99 focusing undefined behaviour.
I wanted to test some strange code while trying to respect the rules.
The result was this code:
(plz forgive me the variable names, i had eaten a clown)
int main(int arg, char** argv)
{

    unsigned int uiDiffOfVars;
    int LegalPointerCast1, LegalPointerCast2, signedIntToRespectTheRules;
    char StartVar;//Only use to have an adress from where we can move on
    char *TheAccesingPointer;
    int iTargetOfPointeracces;

    iTargetOfPointeracces= 0x55555555;

    TheAccesingPointer = (char *) &StartVar;
    LegalPointerCast2 = (int) &StartVar;
    LegalPointerCast1 = (int) &iTargetOfPointeracces;

    if ((0x80000000 & LegalPointerCast2) != (0x80000000 & LegalPointerCast1))
    {
        //as im not sure in how far
        //"— Apointer is converted to other than an integer or pointer type (6.5.4)." is treating unsigned integers,
        //im checking this way.
        printf ("try it on next machine!\r\n");
        return 1;
    }

    if ((abs (LegalPointerCast1) > abs (LegalPointerCast2)))
        uiDiffOfVars = abs (LegalPointerCast1) - abs (LegalPointerCast2);
    else
        uiDiffOfVars = abs (LegalPointerCast2) - abs (LegalPointerCast1);

    LegalPointerCast2 = (int) TheAccesingPointer;
    signedIntToRespectTheRules = abs ((int) uiDiffOfVars);

    if ((abs (LegalPointerCast1) > abs (LegalPointerCast2)))
        TheAccesingPointer = (char *)(LegalPointerCast2 + signedIntToRespectTheRules);
    else
        TheAccesingPointer = (char *)(LegalPointerCast2 - signedIntToRespectTheRules);

     printf ("%c\r\n", *TheAccesingPointer);//Will the output be an 'U' ?

    return 0;
}

So this code is undefined behavior at its best.
I get different results, whether I'm not accessing any memory-area, that i don't own, nor accessing any uninitialized memory.
(afaik)
The first critical rule was, I'm not allowed to add or subtract pointer which lets them leaving their array bounds. But I'm allowed to cast a pointer into integer, there I'm able calculate with, as I want, am I not?
My second assumption was as I'm allowed to assign a pointer an address thats valid, its a valid operation to assign this calculated address to a pointer.
Since I'm acting with a char pointer, there is also no break of strict aliasing rules, as a char* is allowed to alias anything.
So which rule is broken, that this causes UB?
are single Variables also to be understood as "Arrays", and I'm breaking this rule?

— Addition or subtraction of a pointer into, or just beyond, an array object and an
  integer type produces a result that does not point into, or just beyond, the same array
  object (6.5.6).

If so, I'm also allowed to do this?
int var;
int *ptr;
ptr = &var;
ptr = ptr + 1;

Because the result is almost pretty sure undefined behavior.
compiling with MSVC2010 it puts out the expected "U",
but on freeBSD using clang and gcc I get depending on optimization level pretty funny and different results each time.
(what in my eyes shouldn't be as far the bahavior is defined).
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A: You are basically running into paragraph 6.3.2.3 Pointer ad 5 in conversion from int to char* in the assignment to TheAccesingPointer.

An integer may be converted to any pointer type. Except as previously specified, the
  result is implementation-defined, might not be correctly aligned, might not point to an
  entity of the referenced type, and might be a trap representation.

The use of all abs functions makes it very dependent on the actual implementation what happens. Basically it will only work if iTargetOfPointeracces has a higher address than StartVar. If you lose all occurrences of abs I think you will get 'U' on most if not all architectures and with most if not all compilers.
Ironically this is not undefined behavior but implementation defined behavior. But when you don't get 'U' the TheAccesingPointer is not pointing to an entity of the referenced type, most likely it is not pointing to an entity at all.
If it is not pointing to an entity then (of course) you will run into undefined behavior when dereferencing it in the printf following paragraph 6.5.3.2 ad 4

The unary * operator denotes indirection. If the operand points to a function, the result is a function designator; if it points to an object, the result is an lvalue designating the object. If the operand has type ''pointer to type'', the result has type ''type''. If an invalid value has been assigned to the pointer, the behavior of the unary * operator is undefined.

Let's elaborate two scenarios where all addresses on the stack have bit 31 set, which is quite common under Linux.
Scenario A: Suppose &StartVar < &iTargetOfPointeracces then
  abs(LegalPointerCast1) - abs(LegalPointerCast2)
= LegalPointerCast2 - LegalPointerCast1 (by both < 0)
= (char*)(&StartVar) - (char*)(&iTargetOfPointeracces)
< 0 (by &StartVar < &iTargetOfPointeracces)
So uiDiffOfVars = (char*)(&StartVar) - (char*)(&iTargetOfPointeracces)
and signedIntToRespectTheRules = -uiDiffOfVars (by (int)uiDiffOfVars < 0)
thus  TheAccesingPointer
= (char *)(&StartVar + (char*)(&iTargetOfPointeracces) - (char*)(&StartVar))
= (char*)(&iTargetOfPointeracces)

So in this scenario you will get 'U'.
Scenario B: Suppose &StartVar > &iTargetOfPointeracces then
  abs(LegalPointerCast1) - abs(LegalPointerCast2)
= LegalPointerCast2 - LegalPointerCast1 (by both < 0)
= (char*)(&StartVar) - (char*)(&iTargetOfPointeracces)
> 0 (by &StartVar > &iTargetOfPointeracces)
So uiDiffOfVars = (char*)(&StartVar) - (char*)(&iTargetOfPointeracces)
and signedIntToRespectTheRules = uiDiffOfVars (by (int)uiDiffOfVars > 0)
thus TheAccesingPointer
= (char *)(&StartVar + (char*)(&StartVar) - (char*)(&iTargetOfPointeracces))
= (char *)(2*(char*)&StartVar - (char*)(&iTargetOfPointeracces))

In this scenario it is very unlikely that TheAccesingPointer is pointing to some entity, so undefined behavior is triggered in dereferencing this pointer. So my point is that the calculation of TheAccesingPointer is implementation defined, where the above calculations are very common. If the computed pointer is not pointing to iTargetOfPointeracces, as in scenario B, undefined behavior is triggered.
Different optimization levels may result in a different order of StartVar' andiTargetOfPointeracces' on the stack and that may explain the different result for different optimization levels.
I don't think single variables count as an array.

A: An implementation may only define uintptr_t and intptr_t if it can guarantee two things:

*

*the act of converting a valid or null pointer to one of those types will yield defined behavior;

*If some value of that type, q, is numerically equal to the result of such conversion, and if the object identified by the converted pointer still exists, converting the value of type q back to the original pointer type will yield a pointer which compares equal to the original.
If uintptr_t is a 64-bit unsigned integer type, code may convert any valid pointer to uintptr_t and operate upon it just like any other 64-bit unsigned integer, without regard for the size of the original object or anything else.  On the other hand, converting the result of such conversion back to the pointer type would, from the point of view of the Standard, only yield defined behavior in cases where the resulting number matched the result of an earlier conversion from a still-valid pointer to uintptr_t.
Note, btw, that many implementations document the relationship between pointers and uintptr_t values to an extent far beyond what the Standard requires, but that does not imply that code making use of such knowledge will actually work.  For example, given the code:
static int x,y;
int test(void)
{
  int *p = outsideFunction(&x);
  y=1;
  *p=5;
  return y;
}

some impementations might document means via which a programmer could ascertain the relative displacements of x and y.  Even such implementations, however, might generate code that assumes that the write to *p can't possibly affect y since it is a static object which never has its address taken.


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The notion of independence, as commonly used, is somewhat fuzzy. Some public bodies, such as the Federal Reserve System in the United States or the European Central Bank are independent. The Court of Justice of European Communities is also an independent and autonomous institution. These institutions have characteristics consistent with the formal definition of the notion of independence. They are independent, in the limits of their missions, because they are not subject to outside control. They are separate and do not take instructions from other public bodies. They are financially autonomous and the members of these institutions themselves are qualified and independent. In relation to the field of research, the meaning of independence does not seem excessively problematic. As for the central banks or the judicial institution, a certain amount of independence –independence of the entity, that of the researchers and of the research itself– would be vital for the impartiality and the quality of the research process and its results. Therefore, an independent accident investigation body should not be subject to outside control in the pursuit of its mission. It should be separate from other bodies, public or private, having financial or other interests in the results of its investigations. It should not take instructions from other bodies or outside personalities. It should have adequate control over the use of its investigation results. Finally, it should be financially autonomous and its members be qualified and independent themselves. In the United States, the contrast between National Transportation Safety Board and National Highway Traffic Safety Administration is most interesting. While NTSB has a solid reputation as an investigation body, wearing several hats puts NHTSA in a somewhat uncomfortable position. In that particular case, the main problem seems to arise from the ties it has to the manufacturers as the authority responsible for the safety regulations and for the safety investigation. In Europe there are several Directives or Regulations, as well as a White Paper, a Communication from the Commission and a Work Programme, that concern transport safety. In the field of civil aviation, there are two specific European Directives: 1. Council Directive 94/56/EC of 21 November 1994 establishing the fundamental principles governing the investigation of civil aviation accidents and incidents; and 2. Directive 2003/42/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 13 June 2003 on occurrence reporting in civil aviation The purpose of a safety (or accident) investigation, the authorised methods and practices, as well as the definitions have been set by the International Civil Aviation Organisation (ICAO) since the 1944 Chicago Convention. Accident investigations in Europe and worldwide rely on the Chicago Convention Annex Bibliographical Analysis Project co-financed by the European Commission, Directorate-General Transport and Energy sn_inrets_wp4_d4.1_14/11/2005_final Page 5 13. The first version of the Annex 13 was drafted in 1951; the current version (9th) was agreed upon in 2001. The European Directives' focus is on the structural, financial and functional independence of the investigating body. National laws adapting the international and European requirements concerning the independence of the safety investigation and of the investigation body exist in all studied Member States, namely in Germany, France, Italy, Finland and United Kingdom. All these Member States have an independent civil aviation accident investigation body. In the field of maritime transport, there is one general European Directive: 1. Council Directive 1999/35/EC of 29 April 1999 on a system of mandatory surveys for the safe operation of regular ro-ro ferry and high-speed passenger craft services The purpose of a safety (or accident) investigation, the methods and practices, as well as the definitions have been set by the International Maritime Organisation (IMO). The accident investigation in Europe and worldwide tends to respect the IMO Code for the Investigation of Marine Casualties and Incidents, agreed upon by the Resolution A849/20 from 1997. The European Directive structures the maritime transport in a quite general manner. It is not specific to accident investigation and does not require the Member States to establish an independent investigation body. However, the Directive's aim is to ensure the harmonised enforcement of some principles agreed upon within the IMO, particularly the IMO Code for the Investigation of Marine Casualties and Incidents. The IMO Code states that ideally an investigation on a marine casualty should be separate from, and independent of, any other form of investigation. Therefore, while the Member States have no formal obligation to establish an independent investigation body for the investigation of marine casualties, this remains an objective. National laws adapting the international and European recommendations concerning the independence of the safety investigation and of the investigation body exist in Germany, France, Finland and United Kingdom. In the field of rail transport, there are three general Directives: 1. Council Directive 91/440/EEC on the development of the Community's railways amended by the 2. Directive 2001/12/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council of 26 February 2001; and 3. Directive 2004/49/EC of the European Parliament and of the Council on safety on the Community's railways The purpose of a safety (or accident) investigation, the methods and practices as well as the definitions are set by the 2004 Directive. It requires the Member States to establish an independent accident investigation body. The European Directives' structure the rail transport in a quite general manner. The International Union of Railways (UIC) uses the European definitions for its Bibliographical Analysis Project co-financed by the European Commission, Directorate-General Transport and Energy sn_inrets_wp4_d4.1_14/11/2005_final Page 6 Safety Data Base project. National laws adapting the European requirements concerning the independence of the safety investigation and of the investigation body exist or will shortly be acted in all studied Member States. In the field of road transport, there are no European Directives or Regulations nor any other international legal framework. National laws on safety (or accident) investigation and the investigation body exist in France and in Finland. Italy, Germany and United Kingdom have opted for separate investigation bodies for different transport modes. France has opted for separate investigation bodies for civil aviation and maritime, while all the land transports are investigated by one body. Finland has an investigation body for civil aviation and all major accidents, whether they involve a mode of transport or not, and another system for investigating road and cross-country accidents. It is clear that road accident investigations differ from the accident investigation in other transport modes. Only two of the Member States, whose accident investigation practices have been assessed, have a legal national framework applicable to road accident safety investigation. In France, the decision on opening a safety investigation on a road accident is taken by the Minister of Transport. In 2004, only three accidents involving road traffic vehicles were investigated. In Finland, all fatal road accidents and some non-fatal road accidents are investigated. On average, some 500 road accidents, of which 370 fatal, are investigated annually. The bulk of the research in road safety in all involved Member States, with the exception of Finland, is therefore made by research bodies that do not have the legal status of a body responsible for conducting safety (or accident) investigations.
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Flexor hallucis brevis muscle is a muscle of the foot that flexes the big toe.

Structure

Flexor hallucis brevis muscle arises, by a pointed tendinous process, from the medial part of the under surface of the cuboid bone, from the contiguous portion of the third cuneiform, and from the prolongation of the tendon of the tibialis posterior muscle which is attached to that bone. It divides in front into two portions, which are inserted into the medial and lateral sides of the base of the first phalanx of the great toe, a sesamoid bone being present in each tendon at its insertion. The medial portion is blended with the abductor hallucis muscle previous to its insertion; the lateral portion (sometimes described as the first plantar interosseus) with the adductor hallucis muscle. The tendon of the flexor hallucis longus muscle lies in a groove between the two. Its tendon usually contains two sesamoid bones at the point under the first metatarsophalangeal joint.

Innervation
The medial and lateral head of the flexor hallucis brevis is innervated by the medial plantar nerve. Both heads are represented by spinal segments S1, S2.

Variation
Origin subject to considerable variation; it often receives fibers from the calcaneus or long plantar ligament. Attachment to the cuboid bone sometimes wanting. Slip to first phalanx of the second toe.

Function

Flexor hallucis brevis flexes the first metatarsophalangeal joint, or the big toe. It helps to maintain the medial longitudinal arch. It assists with the toe-off phase of gait providing increased push-off.

Clinical significance
Sesamoid bones contained within the tendon of flexor hallucis brevis muscle may become damaged during exercise.

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References

External links
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Foot muscles
Muscles of the lower limb


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Ally Financial is to acquire credit card and unsecured lending company CardWorks for $2.65 billion, the two firms announced this week.
CardWorks' wholly owned banking subsidiary Merrick Bank will merge into Ally Financial's Ally Bank as part of the deal.
Jeffrey Brown, chief executive of Detroit, Michigan-based Ally Financial, said the acquisition "directly aligns with our strategic priorities" and "serves as an important milestone in Ally's evolution to be a full-service financial provider for our customers".
He added: "Beyond the compelling strategic rationale and financial enhancements this transaction brings, CardWorks is an ideal cultural fit for Ally. Both companies share a deep-rooted history of disciplined risk management and an obsession over the customer."
Don Berman – chairman, CEO and founder of CardWorks – is to join Ally's board of directors and its executive management team. He said Ally Financial made for "an ideal partner" for the firm he founded in 1987 and was "complementary" to the firm's business lines.
"In leveraging Ally's commitment to innovation and adaptiveness, the combined company will be well positioned to meet the financial needs of our ever-growing customer base and deliver sustainable growth and performance," Berman said. "Importantly, Ally's inclusive and purpose-driven culture represents an important shared value between the two companies."
The transaction will add $4.7 billion of assets and $2.9 billion of deposits to Ally Financial's balance sheet, as well as providing "instant capability and scale" in the credit card sector, according to the announcement. The credit card market has been growing at 5% a year since 2013, according to data from the Federal Reserve Bank of New York, which Ally said presented a "sizeable" opportunity.
CardWorks is among the 20 largest credit card issuers in the US and is headquartered in New York state, with further bases in Florida, Utah and Pennsylvania. As well as its credit card business, through Merrick it also offers services to recreational and marine vehicle dealers.
Ally's statement added that, upon completion of the transaction, the banking group would be serving more than 11 million customers in all 50 states "with compelling secured and unsecured banking products".
The acquisition is subject to regulatory approvals and is expected to close in the third quarter of 2020.
In other merger and acquisition news, Tennessee-based FirstBank has completed its acquisition of the Farmers National Bank of Scottsville. The deal – first announced in September last year – adds $6.4 billion in assets and $5.1 billion in deposits to FirstBank's balance sheet.
Last month, FirstBank announced it was merging with Franklin Synergy Bank in a deal worth $611 million.
Separately, Associated Banc-Corp has closed its $76.3 million acquisition of First Staunton Bank, expanding Associated's presence in southern Illinois. First Staunton branches and ATMs have been rebranded and reopened for business on February 17, according to a statement.
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Our central case forecast with orderly EU withdrawal predicts 2.7% growth for total UK advertising spend, down from 4.7% in 2018. We have a no-deal Brexit scena [...]
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The Scandinavian markets sit at the cutting edge of the TV industry's evolution—a product of tech-savvy citizens, superb connectivity, and generally high incomes. Take-up of SVOD is high, yet while this has had a pronounced effect on viewing, pay-TV subscription numbers have proved surprisingly resilient. Traditionally dominant public service broadcasters are under greater financial and political pressures, with the licence fee scrapped in both Denmark and Sweden.
The Scandinavian markets sit at the cutting edge of the TV industry's evolution—a product of tech-savvy citizens, superb connectivity, and generally high in [...]
UK TV advertising and consumer health check in Q4 2018
Despite the consumer's confidence having been shaken since the referendum vote for Brexit in June 2016, monthly retail sales, especially online, managed to grow above the private consumption trend until this October, a turning point that could mark the start of a retail recession extending into 2019. Since mid-2016, TV advertising and retailing have lost their historical covariance, with TV advertising's recession briefly interrupted in the first half of the year due to sunny weather and the FIFA World Cup. After a flat Q3, we predict a resumption of TV advertising's decline, expected to be down 3-4% in Q4 2018 year-on-year. 2018 will be flat for total TV advertising, still better than 2017. However, the medium's weakness will persist in the first half of 2019, with hopes for a recovery only in the second half, assuming an orderly withdrawal from the EU starts in March 2019.
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When its acquisition of 21st Century Fox closes, Disney will own 60% of Hulu. If it bought Comcast's 30% stake (and WarnerMedia's 10%), it could fully leverage the platform for its US direct-to-consumer strategy. Comcast's Hulu stake has little strategic value to it. We argue it should sell to Disney in exchange for long-term supply deals for ESPN, as well as for the upcoming Disney+ and Hulu, similar to its recent pacts with Amazon Prime and Netflix. This could naturally be extended to Sky in Europe depending on whether Disney decides to launch all direct-to-consumer or sticks with pay-TV in certain markets.
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With Comcast's acquisition of Sky confirmed and Disney's acquisition of 21st Century Fox on the path to regulatory clearance, how will the relationships of the various parties evolve?. Disney is betting on a standalone SVOD service in the US. However, its content deal with Sky in Europe is lucrative, and the performance of DisneyLife in the UK suggests its US strategy may not fit elsewhere. Sky's relationships with Disney and Fox are crucial to its business. A joint pursuit to maximise returns from IP and distribution in Europe would be economically efficient for both Comcast/Sky and Disney/Fox.
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Drawn by its rapid growth and enviably youthful audience profile, incumbent broadcasters are paying increased attention to esports and its followers. Viewership of esports on UK broadcasters' linear channels is low, with consumption on their online platforms likely the same. The market's fragmented nature and global audience, along with the dominance of Twitch—and to a lesser extent YouTube—makes this unlikely to change. Broadcasters' low-cost approach has primarily benefited competition organisers and games publishers. For broadcasters to create real revenues, massive upfront investment would be needed, with the risk of failure high.
Drawn by its rapid growth and enviably youthful audience profile, incumbent broadcasters are paying increased attention to esports and its followers. Viewership [...]
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Home > News > EXHIBITION "MOMENTS. FROM THE LITHUANIAN JEWISH HISTORY" OPENED IN BRASIL
EXHIBITION "MOMENTS. FROM THE LITHUANIAN JEWISH HISTORY" OPENED IN BRASIL
On May 25-27, at the initiative of the Consulate General of Lithuania in São Paulo and Brasil's Lithuanian Community, festival "Labas!" was organized in São Paulo. During the festival, exhibition "Moments. From the Lithuanian Jewish History" featuring 47 unique photos from the collections of the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum was opened in Ema Klabin Museum.
In the opening event, Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum was represented by its Deputy Director and curator of the exhibition Dr. Kamilė Rupeikaitė. She presented not only the photo exhibition, but also the upcoming Litvak Culture and Identity Museum, which is scheduled to open in 2020 and will function as the new branch of the Vilna Gaon State Jewish Museum. K. Rupeikaitė also visited important venues of Jewish Culture, including club "Hebraika", Lasar Segal Museum, upcoming São Paulo Jewish Museum as well as Jewish Immigration Memorial and discussed cooperation opportunities.
Exhibition "Moments. From the Lithuanian Jewish History" will be open in Ema Klabin Museum until June 27. Later it will be exhibited in other venues of São Paulo, a metropolis with a large Litvak community.
Photo credit: Kamilė Rupeikaitė and Diana Borkovskytė


Boat Quay used to be the hub of commerce and trade in the 1860s that stretches from Elgin Bridge to Cavenagh Bridge. Though it occupies only a small section on the south bank of Singapore River, it was the centre of trade along the river.
The row of shophouses here were once occupied by wholesalers as offices and godowns. Bumboats or lighters were used to transport cargo between the ship in the harbour and the quay. The cargo were then carried by the coolies from the bumboat, which moored along the river, to the shophouses.
Today bumboat plying along the river carrying tourists instead of cargo on sightseeing trip. The shophouses were also being converted into pubs and restaurants. The area comes alive at night when the lights come on and people gather at the pubs and restaurants to chill out.
This tour starts from Coleman Bridge and ends at Cavenagh Bridge. It will take roughly an hour to complete. It is fun to tour along the bank of the river as you will soon discover a handful of sculptures that were being placed by the riverside.
It's also a historic tour as you will learn along the way the history of the Singapore River from a number of information boards that were being erected by the riverside.
I will also highlight to you where are the ideal spots to pose for a photo so that you can bring back home nice pictures to show off to your friends.
Click on the Singapore Street Map which will show you a map of Singapore River and how to get to Clarke Quay MRT station from any part of Singapore by public buses and MRT(subway).
At Clarke Quay MRT station, look out for signage for Exit E. Once you come out of the second escalator, turn left and go ahead till you come to the following sculptures.
A cluster of nine human figures representing a family of merchants at Clarke Quay. It was created by Italy sculptor Michele Righetti. Only five of the merchants were shown here, you have to be there to look for the other four. It's common to have nine or more than a dozen of family members in the old days. The new generation, however, choose to have one or two.
After passing an underground, you will see this bridge when you look back. It was designed by an Irish architect George Drumgold Coleman (1795-1844) and completed in 1840. Being replaced several times, the present one was built in 1986.
Go further ahead, you will come to another bridge. This bridge was named after Lord Elgin, the Governor-General of India. It's an ideal spot where you can take few photos of the Singapore skyline.
Cross the bridge, you will see a row of shophouses along the river bank. This mark the starting point of Boat Quay, where a number of good restaurants, bars and pubs were located. Read Boat Quay Restaurants and Bars Reviews to choose a restaurant that suit you best before making a reservation.
You will see a ticketing kiosk when you reach shop No. 60 Boat Quay. This is where you can buy a ticket and embark on a Singapore River Cruise.
There are two spots which are very ideal to take a complete view of the Singapore River, one is in front of the UOB Plaza and the other near the Cavenagh bridge.
You will see the bird sculpture when you are approaching the UOB Plaza. The bird, symbolishing the joy of living, was created by South American sculptor, Fernando Botero.
Another sculpture The River Merchants was located near the Cavenagh Bridge. It looks like merchants were negotiating a deal where the coolies were busy loading goods onto a bullock cart.
The following information board was one of the few that were erected by the riverside. It provided you with a quick overview of a particular event. The last sculpture First Generation showing five boys jumping happily into the river, a common scene in the old days.
It was named after the last appointed Governor-General of Singapore, Major-General William Orfeur Cavenagh. Built in 1869, it was considered as the oldest bridge on the Singapore River.
The police notice erected at the entrance of the bridge indicated that it was not meant for heavy vehicle. That's the reason why it was served as a pedestrain bridge once the nearby Anderson bridge was completed in 1910.
When completed in 1928, the Fullerton Building was considered as the largest building in Singapore. Before being converted into a luxury hotel, it was formerly a General Post Office.


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How To Get From Cusco Airport To Sacred Valley
How do I get to Sacred Valley from Cusco?
How do I get to Sacred Valley?
How much does it cost to go to the Sacred Valley?
How much is taxi from Cusco airport?
Is Sacred Valley worth visiting?
Is it better to stay in Cusco or Sacred Valley?
Is Cusco in the Sacred Valley?
How many days do you need in Cusco?
Is Machu Picchu worth?
How do you get from Cusco to Machu Picchu?
Is there a train from Cusco to Ollantaytambo?
What is the Sacred Valley Tour?
Does Uber work in Cusco?
How do I get to Cusco from the airport?
Do you tip in Cusco?
How long is the train ride from Sacred Valley to Machu Picchu?
Is Machu Picchu in the Sacred Valley?
Is Ollantaytambo worth visiting?
To reach the Sacred Valley of the Incas, you must first arrive in Cusco; Usually your visit will begin in the town of Pisac and continue through the city of Urubamba and then you will visit the beautiful town of Ollantaytambo; From here it is possible to take the train to Machu Picchu; But you will not be able to enter May 11, 2017.
For independent exploration, you can take a local bus (the most economic way) or hire a taxi (more convenient and time efficient). The railway also runs between Cusco (Poroy Train) to Ollantaytambo in the Sacred Valley and then onto Aguas Calientes, the town at the base of Machu Picchu.
PRICES 2022 PRICES TOUR TO THE SACRED VALLEY PRICE PER PERSON Foreign National Shared service price 75 dollars 60 dollars.
The price of a taxi from Cusco Airport to the historic center of Cusco is around 10 – 15 soles (US$ 3.50 – 5.00) for the 20 minute journey (ask your Peru Hop guide for more information about rates). Be aware that taxi drivers will start by offering a price of 25 – 30 Soles (US$ 7.50 – 10.00) or even higher.
Sacred Valley is worth a visit either on the way, or the way back from Machu Picchu. The ruins are worth seeing and have an interesting history, given you have a good tour guide to explain it to you.
If you like history, staying in Cusco first will give you more context about what you'll see in the Sacred Valley and Machu Picchu. You'll also get a feel for our andean-spanish culture at the beginning of your trip. In terms of the altitude, some people have problems but most people don't.
It is located in the present-day Peruvian region of Cusco. In colonial documents it was referred to as the "Valley of Yucay." The Sacred Valley was incorporated slowly into the incipient Inca Empire during the period from 1000 to 1400 CE. The Sacred Valley is a major tourist destination.
When planning your visit, we think 2 to 3 days in Cusco is ideal, and then a further 2 days in the Sacred Valley. However, not everyone has that luxury so read on for our recommendations for stays of one, two, three days or more.
And yet, my response: It's absolutely worth it, provided you're prepared to do a bit of planning. Below, I've outlined how to make your visit to Machu Picchu a day trip from Cuzco. It requires a little extra forethought, but you can do it, unrushed, in a day — saving you both time and money.
The easiest way to get from Cusco to Machu Picchu is to take the train to Aguas Calientes. It's a scenic 3.5-hour trip each way along tracks that run right along the Urubamba River in the Sacred Valley, with dramatic canyon walls on either side.
From Cusco, you can make the 45-mile (72 km) journey to Ollantaytambo by train, private transfer, or bus. Taking the train is by far the most atmospheric option, and also the most expensive—though especially worth it if you're continuing the train journey to Machu Picchu.
Our Sacred Valley Tour is a specially designed tour, which no one else offers. Our itinerary allows you to enjoy the best highlights of the Sacred Valley, such as the archeological sites of Pisac, Ollantaytambo, Moray and the Maras Salt Mines, rather than just focusing on various markets for shopping.
Reserve a ride with Uber in advance in Cusco Complete your plans today by reserving a ride with Uber in Cusco. Request a ride up to 30 days in advance, at any time and on any day of the year.
From Cusco Airport to the city centre, it takes approximately 10 minutes with no traffic. Bus: Another option for getting to and from Cusco Airport is to organise a private shuttle bus. These private companies also operate 24/7, and can do airport transfers at any time.
In the provinces, away from the big city tipping is less common. In a bar in Cusco a local might tip just a few Soles for an evening of drinking (or nothing). For a 7 – 10 Soles lunch menu they might just leave a customary tip of 1 Sole per person.
The PeruRail Sacred Valley train route traveled between Urubamba and Machu Picchu in approximately three hours, making a brief stop at the Belmond Hotel Rio Sagrado, so that its guests can board and disembark from their own station.
A popular destination for tourists to Machu Picchu, the Sacred Valley is a lush green valley lying just 15km north of Cusco. Used by the Inca people, the valley was a highly prized site due to its rich agricultural lands.
It's not as well known as the spectacular ancient city of Machu Picchu, but nonetheless worth visiting for those who want to learn more about the Inca Empire. The ruins, perched atop of nearby hills, give silent testimony of once advanced and highly organized civilization.
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