Central banks continued funneling cash into the world's wounded financial systems Monday, the latest in a series of liquidity infusions that began last week. The European Central Bank offered another $65 billion in emergency funds, while the Bank of Japan injected $5.1 billion. The Federal Reserve again came in on the low end of the scale, injecting $2 billion.
As a result, Europe's Dow Jones Stoxx 600 index had made its biggest climb in more than a year, 2.3%, after dropping 2.6% last week. The FTSE 100 index closed up 180.7 points, or 3%, marking its biggest gain since 2003.
U.S. stocks failed to make such noteworthy comebacks. The day started off with an optimistic tenor as market indexes spent most of the day in the black. Fears concerning the ongoing credit crunch were assuaged as central banks continued to offer loans, along with the release of an impressive sales report.
But the Dow Jones Industrial Average and Standard & Poor's 500 Index both slightly down, at 0.2% and 0.5%, respectively. At their highest point in the day the Dow was up 0.7%, and the S&P 0.8%. Unfortunately they could not sustain a comeback, and collapsed at the closing bell.
Some came out ahead however. Blackstone Group (NYSE: BX) picked up 1.7% after reporting it had tripled its quarterly profit and revenue. Alcoa (NYSE: AA) climbed 2.45%, and Hewlett Packard (NYSE: HPQ) jumped 2.58%.


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Q: Firebase child query coming up nil after deleting a key then adding it back I run the code below and using print statements the Database is saying the children are null

But in the Database there is definitely something there:

The only thing I can think of is I let a user delete a message (by deleting the -LoyeLv... key) but if they want to add it back they can. I keep a copy of the deleted key and just send it back to the database so that the message in still in sync. The only problem with that is even when I don't do it (as in my example) and I delete the message, come back and make a completely new one with a completely new key, it's still coming up as null?
How is this possible even though there are children there? Btw this is the first time this has ever happened to me.
Database.database().reference()
            .child("favorite")
            .child(uid) // TKAETTLWAuREMZXCvrVeZd8yIPw2
            .queryOrderedByKey()
            .queryLimited(toLast: 10)
            .observeSingleEvent(of: .value, with: { [weak self](snapshot) in

                print(snapshot.key) // prints TKAETTLWAuREMZXCvrVeZd8yIPw2
                print(snapshot.value) // prints null

                if snapshot.hasChildren() {
                    print("yay")
                } else {
                    print("nay") // prints nay
                }

                // doesn't go past here
                guard let children = snapshot.children.allObjects.first as? DataSnapshot else { return }

Update I just tried this below and it works fine but the above still doesn't work:
Database.database().reference()
            .child("favorite")
            .child(uid) // prints TKAETTLWAuREMZXCvrVeZd8yIPw2
            .observeSingleEvent(of: .value, with: { [weak self](snapshot) in

                print(snapshot.key) // prints TKAETTLWAuREMZXCvrVeZd8yIPw2
                print(snapshot.value) // prints the json data

                if snapshot.hasChildren() {
                    print("yay") // prints nay
                } else {
                    print("nay")
                }

I woder does deleting the key at that ref than adding the same key than deleting it again than adding a brand new key somehow throws the db off?
Update Again Instead of using .queryOrderedByKey() I changed it to use .queryOrdered(byChild: "timeStamp") and it works fine:
Database.database().reference()
            .child("favorite")
            .child(uid) // TKAETTLWAuREMZXCvrVeZd8yIPw2
            .queryOrdered(byChild: "timeStamp")
            .queryLimited(toLast: 10)
            .observeSingleEvent(of: .value, with: { [weak self](snapshot) in

When deleting a key then adding the same exact key back to the db then querying by queryOrderedByKey() must cause some sort of internal problem that doesn't just mess up the key, it messes up the entire ref. I think what happens is after I delete the key, whatever internal tracking mechanism wipes it from the system. When I add it back it's no longer the same key but instead just a regular String with no internal meaning and that's why is says null. I'm asking it to query something with no meaning. This is a wild guess.
But I would like to know why the same problem occurs with brand new keys that have never been deleted and added back at that same ref?
Here's the code that @FrankvanPuffelen requested in the comments:
This is the vc that sends/deletes the data.
1- sendDataToFirebase()
2- deleteDataFromFirebase()
3- sendDataToFirebase()

Do it in that order
var someOtherId = "12345" // this id has nothing to do with firebase and might be something like "x778-248-000"

var snapKey: String?
var originalTimeStamp: Double?

func sendDataToFirebase() {

    guard let uid = Auth.auth().currentUser?.uid else { return }
    guard let fbKey = Database.database().reference().child("favorite").childByAutoId().key else { return }

    let timeStamp = Date().timeIntervalSince1970

    var favoriteDict = [String: Any]()
    favoriteDict.updateValue(uid, forKey: "uid")
    favoriteDict.updateValue(originalTimeStamp ?? timeStamp, forKey: "timeStamp")

    var whichKeyToUse: String?

    if let snapKey = self.snapKey {

          whichKeyToUse = snapKey
    } else {

          whichKeyToUse = fbKey
    }

    var carDict = [String: Any]()
    carDict.updateValue(originalTimeStamp ?? timeStamp, forKey: whichKeyToUse!)

    let favoriteRef = "favorite/\(uid)/\(whichKeyToUse!)"

    let carRef = "carType/\(someOtherId)/\(uid)"

    var multiLocationDict = [String: Any]()
    multiLocationDict.updateValue(favoriteDict, forKey: favoriteRef)
    multiLocationDict.updateValue(carDict, forKey: carRef)

    Database.database().reference().updateChildValues(multiLocationDict, withCompletionBlock: { (error, ref) in

           if self.snapKey == nil {

               self.snapKey = fbKey
           }

           if self.originalTimeStamp == nil {

               self.originalTimeStamp = timeStamp
           }

            // if no error this 100% saves it the way it's supposed to
    })
}

func deleteDataFromFirebase() {

    guard let uid = Auth.auth().currentUser?.uid else { return }
    guard let snapKey = self.snapKey else { return }

    let favoriteRef = "favorite/\(uid)/\(snapKey)"

    let carRef = "carType/\(someOtherId)/\(uid)"

    var multiLocationDict = [String: Any]()
    multiLocationDict.updateValue(NSNull(), forKey: favoriteRef)
    multiLocationDict.updateValue(NSNull(), forKey: carRef)

    Database.database().reference().updateChildValues(multiLocationDict, withCompletionBlock: { [weak self](error, ref) in

            // if no error this 100% deletes what it's supposed to
    })
}

2. This is the vc that reads the data, this is an entirely different vc and where the problem lies
func firstCheckIfCurrentUserExistsAtFavoriteRef() {

    guard let uid = Auth.auth().currentUser?.uid else { return }

    let favoriteRef = Database.database().reference()
        .child("favorite")
        .child(uid)
    favoriteRef.observeSingleEvent(of: .value) { [weak self](snapshot) in

        if !snapshot.exists() {
            return
        }

        print(snapshot.key) // prints the key
        print(snapshot.value) // *** the value prints fine here but in handlePagination it prints null ***

        if snapshot.hasChildren() {
            print("yay") // prints yay
        } else {
            print("nay")
        }

        self?.handlePagination(with: uid)
    }
}

var startKey: String?
func handlePagination(with currentUserId: String) {

    if startKey == nil {

        Database.database().reference()
            .child("favorite")
            .child(currentUserId)
            .queryOrderedByKey() // it works fine with this >>> .queryOrdered(byChild: "timeStamp")
            .queryLimited(toLast: 10)
            .observeSingleEvent(of: .value, with: { [weak self](snapshot) in

                print(snapshot.key) // prints the uid
                print(snapshot.value) // *** prints null but in firstCheckIfCurrentUserExistsAtFavoriteRef() it prints fine ***

                if snapshot.hasChildren() {
                    print("yay")
                } else {
                    print("nay") // prints nay
                }

                guard let children = snapshot.children.allObjects.first as? DataSnapshot else { return }

                // ...

            })

    } else {

        // it never makes it this far but it's the same code from above
        Database.database().reference()
            .child("favorite")
            .child(currentUserId)
            .queryOrderedByKey() // it works fine with this >>> .queryOrdered(byChild: "timeStamp")
            .queryEnding(atValue: startKey!)
            .queryLimited(toLast: 11)
            .observeSingleEvent(of: .value, with: { [weak self](snapshot) in

}

I call firstCheckIfCurrentUserExistsAtFavoriteRef() in viewDidLoad

A: I have seen this issue before with persistence turned on - the issue is the data is partially sync'd but not fully.
For a quick test, try turning persistence off and re-running the query.
Database.database().isPersistenceEnabled = false

That's obviously not a long term solution but just for testing.
If you want to use persistence, you also need to ensure the data is kept fresh and always in sync. Here's the code
let postsRef = Database.database().reference(withPath: "posts")
postsRef.keepSynced(true)

The Firebase Realtime Database client automatically downloads the data
  at these locations and keeps it in sync even if the reference has no
  active listeners. You can turn synchronization back off with the
  following line of code

postsRef.keepSynced(false)

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ADMINISTRATIVE APPEAL
Applicant:	Freddie Salameh
11 Freely Drive
Applicant's Agent: John F. Danehey, Esq.
Danehey & Osterberg, PC
5 Old County Way
Property Owner:	South Shore Trailer Park LLC
Property:	170 Rockland Street, Hingham, MA 02043
Title Reference:	Plymouth County Registry of Deeds, Book 34828, Page 344
SUMMARY OF PROCEEDINGS:
This matter came before the Board of Appeals (the "Board") on the application of Freddie Salameh (the "Applicant") for an Administrative Appeal of the Building Commissioner's determination, dated November 9, 2017, that no equipment, tools, supplies or motor vehicles are to be stored outside based on a decision, dated February 10, 1959, at 170 Rockland Street in Residence District C.
The Board opened a hearing on the application at a duly advertised and noticed public hearing on January 16, 2018 at Hingham Town Hall, 210 Central Street, during which the Board heard public comment and considered a written request from the Applicant to continue the hearing. During the initial hearing, the Board panel consisted of its regular members Robyn S. Maguire, Chair, and Joseph M. Fisher and associate member Alan M. Kearney. During subsequent sessions of the continued public hearing, held on March 20, 2018 and March 28, 2018, associate member Joseph W. Freeman participated on the panel in place of Alan M. Kearney pursuant to M.G.L. c. 39, section 23D. The Applicant was in attendance during the hearings and represented by Attorney John F. Danehey, Danehey & Osterberg, PC.
During the hearing, the Board heard substantial testimony both in support and in opposition to the application. Throughout its deliberations, the Board has been mindful of the statements of the Applicant and the comments of the general public, all as made or received at the public hearing.
The subject property consists of approximately one acre of land located on the northerly side of Rockland Street. The premises supports multiple uses, one of which consists of an automotive service station called Auto Hospital. The Applicant operates the service station business on the Property through a lease with the property owner.
The Building Commissioner issued a determination, dated November 9, 2017, that the Applicant continues to violate a condition imposed by the Board in a Variance Decision issued on February 10, 1959. The 1959 Decision authorized construction of a two-bay addition (30' x 30' in size) to the then-existing service station in order to house vehicle maintenance and repair services previously conducted on the Property in the open. The relief was granted subject to the following condition: "In so far as possible all work on motor vehicles is to be done inside the building and no equipment, tool, supplies or motor vehicles are to be stored outside."
During the hearing, the Building Commissioner reviewed a number of complaints received from abutters to the Property and related to the number of vehicles on the Property. He presented his interpretation of the above-referenced condition as limiting the storage of vehicles on the Property. He then reviewed his enforcement action related to this interpretation.
The Applicant's attorney argued that the condition could alternately be interpreted as limiting the storage of vehicles, but not necessarily the parking of vehicles that are being repaired on site. He noted that the term "in so far as possible," which introduces the condition in question, could potentially be viewed as allowing the storage of motor vehicles on the site if the storage was in connection with the service station use. He also suggested that parking of vehicles is necessary to support the preexisting nonconforming or otherwise permitted commercial use on the Property.
Members agreed that the Board, in allowing the use in 1959, did not intend to allow it in such a manner that would it could not effectively operate. Parking for employees of the service station is minimally required for operation. Members noted that a number of customers testified during the hearing that they must also temporarily leave their vehicles on the Property. The use as it has existed since at least 1959 does not operate like a drive-through, similar to a Jiffy Lube, where customers remain in their vehicles while serviced. Members indicated that it would be reasonable for a number of customer vehicles to remain onsite for some period of time while awaiting pick up by customers or delivery of parts required for repair. The Board committed to interpret the relevant condition of the 1959 Decision in its assessment of this Administrative Appeal.
FINDINGS and DECISION:
Upon a motion made by Joseph M. Fisher and seconded by Joseph W. Freeman, and based upon the information submitted and received at the hearings, and the deliberations and discussions of members during the hearings, the Board voted unanimously to:
1.	Find that the February 10, 1959 Variance Decision limits the storage of vehicles, but not the parking of vehicles by employees or customers of the service station whose vehicles are in the process of active repair. Vehicles shall be deemed to be in the process of active repair if awaiting delivery of parts necessary for repair or service. The following shall be deemed to be storage, which is prohibited by the conditions of the 1959 Decision: unregistered vehicles, vehicles for sale, or nonautomotive vehicles and equipment, and vehicles not otherwise in active repair.
2.	Uphold the Building Commissioner's determination, dated November 9, 2017, to the extent that the vehicles referenced therein were being stored on the Property and reverse the Building Commissioner's determination, dated November 9, 2017, to the extent that the vehicles referenced therein were being parked on the Property in connection with the permitted use.
This Decision shall not become effective until (i) the Town Clerk as certified on a copy of this decision that twenty (20) days have elapsed after the decision has been filed in the office of the Town Clerk and no appeal has been filed or that if such an appeal has been filed, that it has been dismissed or denied, and that (ii): a copy thereof has been duly recorded in the Plymouth County Registry of Deeds and indexed in the grantor index under the name of the owner of record or is recorded and noted on the owner's certificate of title.


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Do you love sopaipillas? Like most New Mexicans living out of state, we look forward to our trips home where we enjoy family, beautiful landscapes, clear skies, and great food. The sopaipilla song was born as we were driving to dinner and anticipating the delicious sopaipillas.
In New Mexico and much of the Southwest, this fluffy fry bread is served along with the meal, taking the place of tortillas or other bread. They are served unsweetened, and patrons often bite off a corner and drizzle honey into the hollow center. The texture (slightly chewy with a very slight crispiness on the outside) and flavor of the sopaipilla, along with sweet honey combine to make this bread the perfect companion for savory/spicy dishes (burritos, enchiladas) prepared with New Mexico green or red chile.
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In a small saucepan, heat the chiles, cumin seeds and peppercorns over medium heat for about 2 minutes, stirring the chilies occasionally. They will get a little darker which is a good thing but be sure not to burn the chilis or the cumin seeds. If you re using ground cumin just toast the chilis and peppercorns. Add a 1/4 cup of water and the vinegar, ginger, garlic, cinnamon stick, cloves and 1 teaspoon of salt and bring just to a boil. The vinegar is going to make quite a potent smell when heated so stand back so you don't get a steaming face full of vinegar! Once its boiling turn off the heat and let it sit for about 30 minutes until everything has softened. You can toss the cinnamon stick at this point or leave it in, in a happy accident I left mine in and it pureed up no problem and the taste was great. Transfer everything to a blender or food processor and add the ground cumin if not using the seeds. Puree into a paste. At this point you can store the paste for several days in the fridge or six months in the freezer. Spread the paste all over the steak on both sides and let marinate on a plate or baking dish for at least an hour and up to 6 hours. If you only have an hour let it marinate at room temp so the steak isnt cold going into the grill. Light your grill and heat it to medium high. Grill for 10-12 minutes depending on the thickness of your steak and how you like your steak done. Let rest for 5-8 minutes, then slice thinly. While the steak rests, brush the naan with olive oil and grill for 1-2 minutes per side to get a little char and warm them through. Also make the yogurt sauce by combining the yogurt, garlic, mint and parsley in a small bowl, then season with salt and pepper. To serve slather the naan with the yogurt sauce and pile in slices of steak. Red onion and or arugula would also be nice in there.
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We actually got a salt slab from Hill's Kitchen from our wedding registry but haven't used it yet. Maybe next time you are here!
This was SO GOOD. Definitely one of my favs that you've posted.


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Multilingual voting signs
November 9, 2012 @ 10:11 pm · Filed by Victor Mair under Borrowing, Language and politics, Multilingualism, Words words words
Gene Buckley sent this photograph of a sign in Los Angeles:
At first Gene wondered why the sign doesn't have Spanish in a more prominent position. Then he realized that the (non-English) languages are in alphabetical order according to their English names: Chinese, Hindi, Japanese, Khmer, Korean, Spanish, Tagalog, Thai, Vietnamese. He was also briefly puzzled about why what he thought was "Cambodian" was out of order, since that's the default name he has for that language.
Inasmuch as we have been speaking of the Sinosphere, Gene remarked that 投票 is used in Chinese (tóupiào) and Japanese (tōhyō).
For the Korean, Bill Hannas observes:
Reading from left to right, the first two composite symbols are "t'u p'yo" (Chin. toupiao). The next symbol is "ha", the root form of the verb "hada", which means "to do" but is used, like "suru" in Japanese, to make a verb out of a noun. The next symbol "nun" is a verbal affix (don't worry about it). The fifth symbol "kos" (the "s" is pronounced like a "t" here) means "place." Symbols 3-5 are all indigenous Korean.
Vietnamese follows a rather different pattern. According to Eric Henry,
Of the three words (Bầu tại đây) on the Vietnamese part of the sign, the only one that can definitely be written with a Chinese character is the one in the middle: "tại." This is "在," "at, located at." There is some chance that "bầu" "to cast, throw" has some sort of primordial relationship to Chinese "拋," (pao, 1st tone), which means "to cast or throw," but it is not a word that most Vietnamese would recognize as being of Chinese origin. The third word, "đây," is a word of purely indigenous origin meaning "here."
Bill Hannas points out that even the second word — tại < 在 "at, located at" — is thoroughly indigenized. A similar sign may be seen on this week's (November 12, 2012) cover of the New Yorker:
The Chinese is almost the same as on the sign in Los Angeles, but consists of four characters (zài cǐ tóupiào 在此投票 [lit., "at here vote"]) instead of five (zài cǐ chù tóupiào 在此處投票 ["at this place vote"]).
The more expansive Korean version on the New Yorker cover is quite different from the one on the LA sign. As Eric Henry explains:
First the transliteration:
"여기서 투표하십시오" comes out as "Yeogiseo t'up'yo hashipshio." The spelling "eo" stands for a vowel sound like "-aw" in "saw." "Sh" would be just "s" in both cases if I were to transliterate strictly, but the sound is more like "sh," so I thought it would conduce to a better sound to use "sh."
"Yeogi" (여기) means "here." The suffix "seo" (서) means that an action is going to take place at the location indicated by "yeogi." "T'up'yo is Sino-Korean for "投票." "Hashipshio" (하십시오) is a form of the verb "hada" (하다), "to do." In Korean, it is necessary to add "hada" to Chinese verb-object compounds in order to give them verbal force in a sentence. The form of "hada" used here ("hashipshio") is gently imperative, so the whole sentence means something like "Go ahead and cast your ballots here."
Thus, just from this short notice to "vote here", for Japanese, Korean, and Vietnamese — presumably all members of the "Sinosphere" — we see that the nature of Sinitic influence in each differs markedly. Perhaps readers will comment on the Khmer, Tagalog, and Thai versions with regard to the Indosphere vs. Sinosphere divide.
Alinear said,
November 9, 2012 @ 10:33 pm
"此處" to me rings Cantonese, which makes sense for California.
此處 is just a literary/classical Chinese way of saying what is modern Mandarin 這裡 / Cantonese li55 tou11 / .. ("here")
John Rohsenow (Chicago, USA) said,
The instructions for voting must be printed in a language when the proportion of the population in an area reaches a certain percentage. Whatever it is, in Chicago they started printing voting instructions in Chinese (traditional characters) after the 2000 census showed that Chinese speakers/readers had surpassed that required level.
Eugene van der Pijll said,
The Tagalog version "Dito bumoto" doesn't seem to belong to either the Sino- or the Indosphere, as far as I can tell. "Dito" means "here", and I would guess it's indigenous.
"Bumoto" contains the infix -um-, which makes it a verb. The stem "boto" is a loan from Spanish (according to my dictionary; I thought there was a 50/50 chance that it came from English or Spanish).
(As far as which -sphere Tagalog belongs to: as it's spoken now, I would place it in the anglosphere. But I base that opinion mainly on Philippine soap series.)
maidhc said,
That New Yorker cover is very Tintinesque. (Hergesque?)
Nathan Hopson said,
I'm a bit taken aback by the Japanese, though I'm sure that in CA someone must have checked with a native. It's not incorrect by any means, but strikes me as unnatural. Japanese tends to exclusively use single nominal phrases in such cases: 投票所 (polling place; tōhyōjo) would have been my #1 guess. 投票はここ is a bit more literal than I would have expected, though it better parallels the English and is "softer" and less imposing. How do the native speakers out there feel about this?
Chris Sundita said,
Bumoto is indeed from Spanish "voto." As you may expect, the English "vote" is also used. But I normally hear it with the mag- prefix rather than the -um- infix. I think it's because the former is more productive than the latter.
I notice, that "dito" (here) is fronted – so word-for-word it says "Here vote." Normally prepositional phases are found after the verb, but the translation used is totally fine.
As for the sphere – the Philippines has been shaped by the Sinosphere, Hispanosphere, Anglosphere, and the Islamosphere (in the south). I don't think it would do the Philippines justice to relegate it to just one sphere. IMHO, it should be the "Philippinosphere." ;-)
My feeling is that the Japanese was written by someone who has not been in Japan for a long time or a newbie translator, since he or she chose the casual ここ (koko) and not the formal こちら (kochira). While grammatically correct, on this type of sign こちら (kochira) is usually used, not ここ (koko). Kochira may just be more formal, but it is also used more than koko when showing the way to go (as well as the place itself). Koko is used more to indicate just the place itself. (Not to put too fine a point on it, but if the voting was exactly where the sign was, koko would probably work ok.)
Furthermore, if you are indicating to someone the way to go ("this [here] way"), I think it would almost always be こちら (kochira). If it is a finger pointing to a spot, ここ (koko) would be OK (for something like "Deposit your garbage here" with a sign pointing down to the garbage can opening). Still, for this public, official sign, こちら (kochira) would be the way to go!
I will be in Japan next week. I'll look for some examples!
Ralph Hickok said,
November 10, 2012 @ 12:40 pm
On the post-election edition of the Colbert Report, Stephen Colbert (in his guise as a Bill O'Reilly type) complained that there were signs at polling places telling Hispanics to vote for someone named Aqui.
BlueLoom said,
Once, perhaps 10 years ago, when I was working as an election official ("poll worker"), a woman started ranting at us as she left the polling place because the work Exit was in both English and Spanish. I'd love to know how she would react to the LA sign. (The voting and the rant took place in Northern Virginia.)
Pau Amma said,
I'm not a native speaker, or even fluent, but the Tagalog version sounds slightly off to me. I read it as saying "(People) from here have voted" rather than "Vote (in) here", which I'd render as "Boto kayo nandito". OTOH, it may be a compromise to have it fit legibly within the available space.
Correctness aside, "bumoto" is a good example of a borrowing being thoroughly assimilated into Tagalog, with the same affixes as a native word could have.
leoboiko said,
@Chris: So the Philippines is technically an hypersphere?
Andy Averill said,
The Civil Rights division of the DOJ (link here) publishes a list of which minority groups must have voting materials provided for them in various districts across the country. The list is by group, not by language, which might cause ambiguity in some cases, eg between Mandarin and Cantonese.
The New Yorker cover is presumably set in Queens County, which is the only place in New York where Korean is required. But "Asian Indian" (Hindi?) is also required there.
The list in Los Angeles County is: Asian Indian, Chinese, Filipino, Hispanic, Japanese, Korean, "Other Asian — not specified", and Vietnamese. Presumably Cambodian people come under "other Asian not specified."
And the criterion for a language is: at least 10,000 of the voters in a jurisdiction, or at least 5%, must be "members of a single-language minority group" who don't "speak or understand English well enough to participate in the electoral process".
Ken Brown said,
Malayosphere?
@Andy Averill:
"The list is by group, not by language, which might cause ambiguity in some cases, e.g., between Mandarin and Cantonese."
Excellent, essential point! I will have more to say about his exact matter later on.
How many of these are imperatives, like English "Vote here", and how many are noun phrases, like Korean "Vote do-ing place"? (I think in Australia, they are marked with "Polling booth", but I'm not sure.)
from Steve O'Harrow:
In the vernacular character system the word "ĐÂY" [here] is written 低
The character I believe to which "BẦU" is often assigned in nôm texts is 裒
Of course, the word "TẠI" is simply 在
@Pau Amma: As a native speaker, I think it sounds ok. Though I probably prefer "bumoto kayo rito" or simply "bumoto rito." Your translation of "boto kayo nandito" is incorrect because "nandito" means "to be here" so you have to take the "nan." Other than, it's good.
I don't know what signs – if any – they use in the Philippines, since I never voted there.
julie lee said,
@Pau Amma and @Chris Sundita:
I gather "dito" and "rito" both mean "here" in Tagalog. Both are very close to "nido" in Chinese Cantonese which means "here".
Would "dito" "rito" "nido", all meaning "here", be originally the same word? In Austronesian? (Sorry I don't have a book on language families at hand.) I think Cantonese originally was an Austronesian language which later absorbed a huge vocabulary from the Sinitic language.
@julie lee Yes, you're correct that dito/rito means "here" in Tagalog. I should point out that there is also "nito" in Tagalog, which is the genitive form (i.e., "of this").
Though, I doubt that it's the same word as Cantonese "nidou." AFAIK, Cantonese is a Sino-Tibetan language (like Mandarin, et. al.). So it's probably just a coincidence.
By the way, Austronesian historical linguist Bob Blust reconstructs Tagalog "dito" as coming from Proto Western Malayo-Polynesian *di-Cu. While Austronesian historical linguist John Wolff reconstructs it as *di-tu. The *di in both is a preposition while *Cu & *tu mean "that."
What's interesting in that in many Austronesian languages, reflexes of this form mean "this" or "here" while in Tagalog it means "that" or "there." Quite confusing for me as a Tagalog speaker taking a beginning course on Indonesian!
from Susan Chan Egan (who grew up in the Chinese community in Manila):
Agree with Christ Sundita that "As for the sphere – the Philippines has been shaped by the Sinosphere, Hispanosphere, Anglosphere, and the Islamosphere (in the south)"– not to mention Malaysian/Indonesian, and I suspect, at some level, Khmer. There are also some Indian words such as "guru". The names of the people commenting on Tagalog on the blog is telling.
@Chris Sundita
I am preparing a separate post on the Cantonese word for "here" that will clarify these issues. Meanwhile, thanks for your valuable information on Austronesian.
Matt said,
It's intriguing that the-word-written-in-hanzi-as-投票 appears in so many of the "Sinographospheric" languages, because I wouldn't have expected it to be a particularly old word. In the 日本国語大辞典's definition of the word, the oldest attestation is in 1874 (in the "広益熟字典"). The entry also notes that before "tōhyō", a word written 入札 and pronounced "irefuda" (native Japanese) or "nyūsatsu" (Sino-Japanese) — and that there was an overlapping period where, for example, people would write 投票 with the furigana (indicated reading) "irefuda". The word "tōhyō" didn't make it into Hepburn's J-E dictionary until the third edition (1886), apparently. There is no information about possible continental antecedents to the word.
Is there any interesting information on the Chinese or Korean side about the origins of "tóupiào"/"t'up'yo"?
"Asian Indian" may mean different things in different jurisdictions, because in New York City there were some VOTE HERE signs in Bengali (or so I am told by friends who unlike me are literate in Bengali and presumably would not confuse it with Hindi or anything else?).
@Matt
I've got a lot of information about the history of TOUPIAO ("vote") in the Sinosphere, and will write a separate blog on that too.
@Victor Looking forward to your blog posts on the subjects of 投票 and Cantonese "here".
Michael Lugo said,
Somewhat more humorously: in San Francisco we have signs like this one that prohibit electioneering within 100 feet — or, in Spanish, 100 pies – of a polling place.
KWillets said,
투표소 (vote + station) seems like the official notation in Korea.
I couldn't find any info on the etymology of the word in Korean, except that it's Hanja. There's a possibility that the word came via the Japanese during the occupation, but I doubt it.
@Michael Lugo, doesn't "pie" mean "foot" in both senses — the thing at the end of your leg as well as 12 inches?
re in Tagalog NITO means "of this". In Cantonese, NIDI means "these".
Though Cantonese historically is a Yue (Viet) language, which suggests it is Vietic, or an Austro-Asiatic language.
Andy Averill's link to the official list of covered jurisdictions by "language minority" also reveals something called "Asian (Bangladeshi)" in Hamtramck, Michigan. In isolation, that could just be an odd way of referring to Bengali, but the underlying census bureau list, which is Out There (google "Statistical Modeling Methodology for the Voting Rights Act Section 203 Language Assistance Determinations") includes such even-more-bizarre "language minority groups" (none of which appear to have the right numbers in the right locality as to be entitled to section 203 status) as "Malaysian," "Pakistani," and "Sri Lankan" (! – on that last one one might want to briefly consider the salience of linguistic differences to the last few decades of violent and unhappy Sri Lankan history). The only "Asian" group listed that is not defined by nation-state is the Hmong. The handling of indigenous North American languages isn't much better – some counties in the Southwest are supposed to provide section 203 assistance to the "American Indian (Pueblo)" language minority, despite the fact that as I understand it there is no such thing as a "Pueblo" language, or even dialect chain, only a bunch of not-at-all-closely-related-genetically languages with some (according to wikipedia, this is not my area of expertise) Sprachbund/areal similarities. Similarly (although it's not numerous enough to be covered in any jurisdiction) the census people think there's a single "Tlingit-Haida" language minority group, which presumably flows from the fact that for federal-Indian-law purposes there has been since the 1930's a single political entity called the "Central Council of Tlingit and Haida Tribes of Alaska" despite the lack of any similarity between the Tlingit and Haida languages.
FWIW, section 203(e) provides that "the term 'language minorities' or 'language minority group' means persons who are American Indian, Asian American, Alaska Native, or of Spanish heritage." So the view of the law, for good or for ill, is that at least for purposes of participating in the electoral process limited English proficiency is a total non-issue among the country's non-Hispanic white, non-Hispanic black, and Pacific Islander populations, explaining the lack of any section 203 coverage for e.g. Russian, Haitian Kreol, or Samoan.
David B Solnit said,
I'll start the ball rolling on the Thai, which is
/ɔ̀ɔk sǐaŋ loŋ khanɛɛn thîi nîi / 'vote here'; that is:
/ɔ̀ɔk sǐaŋ/ 'emit' + 'sound' = 'pronounce, vote'
/loŋ khanɛɛn/ 'descend, lay down' + 'grade, score, vote' = 'vote' (v.)
/thîi nîi / 'at' + 'this' = 'here'
Interestingly, it uses two synonymous (or near-synonymous) verb-object phrases, each of which consists of a native Tai verb plus a noun with a non-Tai source. /sǐaŋ/ is cognate with Chinese 聲 *l̥eŋ/syeng/shēng (Old Chinese/Middle Chinese/Mandarin) 'sound', /khanɛɛn/ looks like a Khmer borrowing, although I don't have the resources at the moment for an exact citation.
Maybe some Thai speakers can weigh in on the differences in flavor between /ɔ̀ɔk sǐaŋ/ and /loŋ khanɛɛn/. Or is the second expression added to remove the ambiguity of 'pronounce' vs 'vote'?
Alon Lischinsky said,
@Andy Averill: it does, and the translation is fine. Translators sometimes go metric in movie subtitles, news articles and similar genres, since most Spanish speakers across the world live in areas where the metric system is used, but in this case there'd be no reason to.
James Kirby said,
The Khmer is pretty straightforward:
បោះ /bɑh/ 'throw, cast'
ឆ្នោត /cnaot/ 'lottery, ticket, vote'
ទីនេះ /tii nih/ 'here'
/bɑh/ < (Old Khmer poḥ ~ pas) is attested in pre-Angkorian inscriptions (6th century CE).
Headley claims /cnaot/ is a borrowing from Cham čhanut, while Jenner's dissertation suggests it may be a derivation from /caot/ 'to draw lots' (Headley lists this as ចាប់ឆ្នោត /cap cnaot/, /cap/ 'to seize, get, receive'; cognate w/Vietnamese chụp?).
/nih/ < Old Khmer neh 'this, these'; /tii/ < Old Khmer di: 'place'; also borrowed into Thai.
@David: คะแนน doesn't have any Khmer etymology as far as I know (which admittedly isn't that far).


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The inquiry is also believed to be investigating alleged links between some small independent smash repair shops and organised crime, including motorcycle gangs and car-rebirthing rings.
In North America insurance companies are banned from owning smash repair businesses because of concerns that the focus on cost could lead to compromises in safety and the quality of vehicle repairs.
Australia's largest vehicle insurer by market share, Suncorp — which also operates under AAMI, GIO, Just Cars and Shannons — owns 23 smash repair shops across Australia, including nine in NSW.
Suncorp began acquiring majority shareholdings across its stable of smash repair shops three years ago.
Suncorp owns 60 per cent of 'Q Plus' at Riverwood, which is said to be the biggest crash repair shop in Australia and among the largest in the world, with up to 120 cars repaired each week.
Suncorp also owns up to 90 per cent of the 'Capital Smart Repairs' chain and has a 51 per cent share in the Australian division of US parts supply giant, LKQ, that specialises in non-genuine replacement parts to the crash trade.
Australia's second-largest insurer, NRMA, bought into two crash repair shops in Melbourne in December 1999 but sold them in July 2013.
NRMA Insurance owned a handful of smash repair businesses in NSW in the 1980s and 1990s but sold them more than 10 years ago.
"The US doesn't allow insurers to own smash repair shops because it's deemed there is a conflict of interest: cost versus what's best for the customer," said James McCall, the former CEO of the Motor Traders Association in NSW and who is now the Chairman of the Motor Industry Advisory Council established by the state government.
Mr Newlan said modern motor vehicles are "more complex" to repair than older vehicles "with up to nine different types of steel and up to 70 computer systems".
When asked why Suncorp predominantly used non-genuine parts in the repair of its vehicles, Mr Newlan said "we're transparent about it, it's in the product disclosure statement that we use genuine and non-genuine parts, or a combination of both".
NRMA Insurance says it uses brand-new genuine parts on all cars that are less than three years old, and genuine new or used parts on older vehicles. Windscreens and radiators are the only non-genuine parts used, a spokesman said.
"The increasing complexity of all modern motor vehicles, in the metal materials and computer systems, which guarantee crash safety, make it absolutely vital that genuine parts are used in crash repairs," said Mercedes-Benz Australia spokesman David McCarthy, who suggested a car repaired with non-genuine parts should be crash-tested to highlight the differences.
Both Suncorp and NRMA Insurance say they offer lifetime guarantees on their smash repairs. NRMA Insurance randomly audits about 10 per cent of repairs.
"Cars are becoming more complex which is why we partner with expert small business smash repairers to fix cars to manufacturer standards," said NRMA Insurance spokesman Mark Gold.
Mr Newlan said genuine parts had a "400 per cent mark up by the time it gets to us", adding that a $20,000 car would cost close to $118,000 if made from separately-purchased spare parts.


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02 Tu, F 8:10-9:25am Kellogg (Room 205W)
04 Tu, Th 8:25-9:40pm Menguc (Room 205W)
02 Tu, F 8:10-9:25am Grass
04 Tu, Th 8:25-9:40pm Herrera (Room 205W)
This course is intended to provide some insight into the meaning of a particular dimension of human experience, the "religious experience." While anyone who is religious could be said to be having a religious experience at each moment, we will not be concerned with this broad perspective but focus instead on the narrower view of the religious "breakthrough," that event through which a person becomes religious. This will mean that the course will concern itself very much with non-religious persons, following them as closely as possible up to and through the point of their religious breakthrough.
REL 205 Faith and Disbelief
An examination of questions raised in religious faith and in disbelief, concentrating particularly on the challenge to religion made by existentialism. Among the authors to be read are both critics and defenders of religion: Camus, Buber, Kierkegaard, Teilhard de Chardin, Sartre, Nietzsche, Tillich, and Bonhoffer.
Ethics has been defined as the tension between that which "is" and that which "ought" to be. This course will focus on the origin of the "ought": How do we decide what is good and evil? What are the sources of our understanding of what ought to be? Are these sources religious? Have they to do with belief in God? (What do we mean by "religion" and by God"?) Reading will be in Buber, The Book of Job, Genesis, Psalms, The Gospel of Matthew, Wiesel, Kant, Kierkegaard, and Tillich.
REL 209 Religion and Human Rights
Religion and human rights intersect in a variety of ways. The struggle for religious tolerance played a key role in the evolution of the human rights. Yet the quest for freedom of thought, conscience and belief remains unresolved in various parts of the world. It has been contended that religious beliefs about natural and moral order are the foundation of human rights. And as the movement for universal human rights swept the globe in the later part of the 20th century, scholars and religious thinkers have examined the contributions, compatibilities (and incompatibilities) of the worlds' major systems of thought, conscience and belief to the norms and standards of the human rights project. This course will examine these various intersections between religion and human rights.
01 Tu, Th 5:35-6:50pm Bruinius
REL 211 Astrology in World Religions
Different cultures have varied beliefs about the sacred nature of the sky and how astronomical movement relates to lives and events on Earth. Viewing astrology as the vernacular used to describe the effect of astronomical cycles on terrestrial cycles, this course examines how those patterns were interpreted and understood to have meaning. The emphasis of the course is on Western astrology, from its origins in Mesopotamia to its current popularity, but also includes a look at Chinese, Native American, Mesoamerican, and Vedic astrology.
Religions proclaim attitudes towards each aspect of reality--personal,social,universal and absolute--and then use these attitudes to build structures of value and meaning which ultimately form the basis of the adherents' general outlook on life. In this course we are going to be studying the fundamental texts of Eastern Religions--Hinduism, Jainism, Buddhism, and Taoism--examining the basic attitudes of each faith and considering their implications for the lives of their followers. Although each of these religions is unique, certain common themes run through them and we will explore these as they concern ideas of "God", man, nature, society, and time. In doing this, we shall also be investigating the nature of religion itself, seeing what it is, how it develops and functions and what it means to various people.
02 Tu, F 2:10-3:25pm Staff (Room 205W)
02 M,W 4:10-5:25pm James (Room 205W)
REL 257 Religions of Ancient Central and South America
This class will explore a sample of the numerous pre-Columbian religious traditions of Mesoamerica, Central and South America. Using primary and secondary sources, we will examine how the inhabitants of these regions constructed and expressed their worldviews. One of the main questions to consider will be whether these religious traditions are products of cross-cultural or particular processes. We will also briefly address the contemporary manifestations of these traditions and their implications for modern populations.
REL 261.58 Religion and Healing
*Course Description TBA*
01 Tu, F 12:45-2:00pm Amdur
REL 307 Religious Ideas in Literature
One of the most interesting ways to think about religion's attitudes toward reality is to consider their formulation, expression and development in literature. While not reducing the art of literature to its 'ideas', the focus of this course will be on some of these formulations particularly as they concern images of the self, the group and God. In discussing works from various cultures, we shall be able to contrast different approaches to similar issues: the meaning of life and death; the role of the individual in terms of the group; the nature of good and evil; the possibility of 'justification', meaning, grace and transcendence. Readings in Achebe, Alexia, Camus, Craven, Dubus, Endo, Klay, Mason, Mishima, Sartre, Walker, Wiesel...
01 W 10:10am-1:00pm Sproul
REL 310 Religious Meanings of Death
The fact of death is at the center of the study of religion. The meaning one gives to death often determines the direction of one's life. This course will explore the various meanings which different cultures in different historical periods have discovered in the reality of death. Attention will also be given to contemporary formulations. Material studied will be cross-cultural and interdisciplinary. Discussion will center on the assigned readings.
REL 315 The Problem of Evil
Is it possible to say that we are living in an "age of evil," that the events of our time reveal the presence of a "spirit of evil" in our midst? What does religion have to say about such a phenomenon? How does religion think about and define evil? Who or what is responsible? Can anything be done about it? These are the questions this course will address by way of Eastern and Western religious materials.
01 Tu, F 3:45-5:00pm Fleming
REL 323 Christianity
This is a course on the doctrinal and liturgical components of Catholicism, the Eastern Church, and Protestantism. Major doctrinal and liturgical differences exist between these Christian groups and the goal of this course is to understand how this is possible. Major themes will include the "essence" of Christianity, the early Church controversies, Christian "tradition," and the basis for reformed doctrine. The focus of inquiry will be both theological and historical, beginning with the religious context for Christianity and ending with the reformations of the sixteenth and seventeenth centuries.
01 M, Th 9:45-11:00am Breiner (Room 205W)
REL 324 Islam & Buddhism
Islam and Buddhism provide an interesting contrast among the major world religions. Buddhism is a non-theistic religion that does not depend for its coherence and efficacy on the existence of a supreme deity. Islam, on the other hand, is a theistic religion that believes that the ultimate meaning of human existence is related directly to a supreme deity, God (Allah). This course will devote half a semester to each religion, covering an outline of its history, an overview of its belief system, and a look at its practices. The course thus provides, in one term, a brief look at two very different paradigms of religious faith.
01 M, Th 8:10-9:25am Breiner (Room 205W)
REL 326 Religious Meanings of the Qur'an
For Muslims, the Qur'ān is the very Word of God. As such, it is the basis of all aspects of the religion of Islam. It is the primary source of law and ethics. It is the primary source of the articles of faith and the basis of Islamic ethics. It permeates every aspect of a Muslim's life. This course examines the structure and contents of the Qur'ān, including the structure of its language as it applies to questions of interpretation and translation. The course introduces students to a range of sources and methodologies for studying the Qur'ānic text. The historical context for the compilation of the Qur'ān into its canonical form is sketched. Issues of coherence, textual relations and variant readings are discussed from the various viewpoints. Questions about the dating, integrity, and authenticity of the text, as well as the relationship between Islamic and pre-Islamic scriptures are also addressed. The interpretation of the Qur'ān is discussed in its various forms: legal (fiqh), exegetical (tafsīr - both classical and modern), mystical (Sūfī), as well as its various genres: ḥadīth-based, grammatical, philosophical, modernist. Various particular matters such as scriptural abrogation, multi-valence, occasions of revelation, etc. are examined in their appropriate contexts.
01 M, Th 11:10am-12:25pm Breiner (Room 205W)
REL 330 New Testament Religion
A scholarly consideration of the religion of the New Testament and earliest Christianity. Examination of the theological interest of the authors of the books of the New Testament in order to consider the major facets of New Testament religion: the mystery of Jesus Christ, Paul's mission and message, ethics, the relation to the Law of Judaism, salvation theology, and apocalyptic thinking. Reading in the New Testament and secondary sources.
REL 334 Mysticism
What is mysticism? This course provides insight into the meaning of the term by reference to the writings of those recognized by their religious traditions as mystics. As an organizing principle, we proceed according to a five-fold typology, studying the mysticism of self, emptiness, love, and eschatology in selected readings in Hinduism, Buddhism, Christianity, Islam, and Judaism.
01 Tu, F 12:45-2:00pm Cerequas (Room 205W)
REL 335 Myth and Ritual
What does a ritual do for its practitioners? How does it do it? What does the recitation of a myth do for people? Does a ritual or myth bring or express the infinite to its participants? What is the relationship of ritual or mythical events to people's ordinary lives? The course, which assumes a working knowledge of more than one religious tradition, will look at rituals and myths from a variety of traditions including our own "secular" life. Focusing on the motifs of "heroes" and "goddesses," we will identify and explore patterns of ritual/mythical life, and ask of their philosophical, social, psychological and theological significance.
REL 340 Homosexuality in World Religions
This course surveys and analyzes typical ways in which homosexuality has been understood, evaluated and, in some cases, institutionalized in a variety of religious traditions, attending especially to implicit constructions of gender.
REL 410 Independent Study in Religion 1,2, or 3 credits
HRSTBA (permission Prof. Sproul required)
REL 490 Honors Tutorial in Religion 3 hrs. 3 crs.
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ANTHC 307 Anthropology of Religion
Emphasis on non-Western societies; theories of religion, magic; functions and symbolic meaning.
Tu, F 12:45-2:00pm Staff (Room TBA)
M, Th 11:10am-12:25pm Troen (Room TBA)
HEBR 292 The Hebrew Prophets
Study of phenomenon of prophecy in ancient Israel and its contribution to historical, ethical and religious thought.
Tu, F 9:45-11:00am Berger (Room TBA)
HEBR 294 Job, Ecclesiastes, and the Human Predicament
Study of form, content and religious significance of these two enigmatic masterworks.
Tu, F 11:10am-12:25pm Berger (W408)
HEBR 296 The Dead Sea Scrolls, in English
Readings in the various genres of the scrolls; historical background of Qumran sect; significance of the scrolls for study of Judaism and Christianity.
M, Th 2:45-4:00pm Troen (Room TBA)
PHILO 221 Indian Philosophy
Readings from classics of Indian philosophy, drawn from the Vedic, Buddhist and IndoTibetan traditions.
M, Th 1:10-2:25pm Staff (W505)
SOC 205 Sociology of Religion
Comparative study of religion in human societies. Analysis of beliefs, myths and sacred attitudes.
Tu, F 3:45-5:00pm Staff (W424)


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EMA statement on oversight of Ranbaxy Laboratories plants in India
Apr 9, 2014 3:55pm
The EMA and national medicines authorities in the EU are progressing with their assessment of reports of non-compliance with Good Manufacturing Practice (GMP) at two Ranbaxy Laboratories' sites in India. Exports of active pharmaceutical ingredients (APIs) to the EU have now been suspended. The two manufacturing sites currently being assessed are Ranbaxy's Toansa site in Punjab and the Dewas site in Madhya Pradesh.
· Update on the Toansa site:
- Following a recent FDA inspection which revealed areas of non-compliance with Good Manufacturing Practices (GMP),[1] a second unannounced international inspection of the Toansa site has been conducted. The preliminary findings of the inspection carried out jointly by authorities from Germany, the UK, Ireland, Switzerland and Australia did not highlight any additional issues beyond those already identified.
- In the meantime, the EMA and national medicines authorities in the EU are continuing to work together to ensure that failings previously identified at the site are fully resolved before there is a resumption of exports from the site to the manufactures in the EU. The company had voluntarily suspended exports from the site to the EU in January 2014.
- Authorities in the EU have been in contact with Indian authorities. On 26th March 2014, Indian authorities withdrew the site's 'Written Confirmation', effectively making the suspension of the exports official for the time being. The Written Confirmation is a document that accompanies all APIs exported to the EU to certify that relevant manufacturing standards have been met.
- The Toansa site had been supplying APIs for 4 centrally authorised medicines – Enyglid (repaglinide), Repaglinide Krka (repaglinide), Repaglinide Teva (repaglinide), and Nevirapine Teva (nevirapine) – and several non-centrally authorised medicines.
· Update on the Dewas site:
- In January 2014, Ranbaxy also announced that it was voluntarily suspending exports of APIs from its Dewas site. The reason given by the company was that it needed time to conduct further internal evaluations and audits of its manufacturing processes and controls.
- Ranbaxy has now informed authorities in the EU of findings from its internal investigation showing that there were also GMP failings at this site.
- However, data presented by Ranbaxy indicate that there is no impact on the quality or safety of products on the EU market. Further information from Ranbaxy however is required for EU authorities to complete the assessment.
- An international inspection of the Dewas site is now planned for June 2014. In the meantime, the voluntary suspension of exports of APIs from the site to the EU remains in place.
- The Dewas site was not a supplier of APIs for any centrally authorised medicine.
· In view of the suspension of exports of active substances from the two Ranbaxy sites, the EMA and EU national medicines authorities are continuing to work together to limit any impact on the supply of medicines that may arise from the suspension of the exports or from any subsequent regulatory action that may be necessary.
· While the assessments in the EU are ongoing, EU Member States may decide to take temporary precautionary measures in their territories. It should be noted, however, that there is at present no evidence suggesting that products currently on the EU market pose a risk to public health. EU and national authorities will take necessary action to protect the health of EU patients should any risk be identified.
· Patients are advised that there is no reason for them to stop taking their medicines. If they have any questions or concerns they should speak to their doctor or pharmacist.


→What Is A Good Time For A 5K Run?
Running a 5K race can be an exciting yet challenging experience. If it is your first 5K race, you would be interested to know what a good time for a 5K run is? This is an excellent question that can help you analyze your chances of winning the race. There is no fixed answer since racing times are usually subjective. Here are some winning tips to help you make the right estimate.
One of the most important factors to consider when coming up with a good time for a 5K is the age group of those running. Look at the last race and identify the age group of the winners, those who were in the middle and those who came last. Usually, the age of those competing and the times they finished is consistent. You can use this tool to calculate the best time for the running.
As mentioned, time is considered the right time for one person may not be good for someone else. So, one way to give yourself a good gauge is to look at the previous results. This can often be found on the race website. Based on the results, you can give yourself an idea of what is considered a good time in that particular race.
The experience level of those competing is yet another important factor to consider. In every 5K race, you will find a variety of runners some experienced, some beginners. Obviously, each runner would take different times to complete the race depending on their experience level.
Another important consideration is whether the winner was a male or female. Males and females have different levels of ability. For example, a male may win a 5K run in 13-15 minutes while a female may run in 16-19 minutes.
If you are running your first 5k race, it is wise not to get too focused on your time. This will only frustrate you. Instead, enjoy your race and allow yourself room for improvement. In general, finishing in 20-25 minutes is a good time.
Whether it is your first 5K run or you are doing it a second time around, there are a few tips that can help you run faster.
One of the worst things you could do is slack off in your running after your first 5K run. Consistency is the key to developing your skills as a runner. Whether you are training for a big race or not, always maintain your running routine and run for at least 3 days a week. Remember that cramming for a race is never a good idea.
This routine should include using the toilet, so you don't have to stop anytime during the race. It may also include fueling up with some water and doing warm ups. Some runners like to take a quick jog to help warm their muscles up before the race. Having a pre-race routine will help you become less nervous the next time.
Preparation is very important when it comes to becoming a better racer. Before the race, make sure you take a look at the course map and familiarize yourself with the possible challenges. Also, prepare your running gear at least a day before so you don't have to waste time deciding.
These runs other fast runs with slower ones to help you get used to running faster. A sample routine is to run for 10 minutes at an average pace and then switch to 15 minutes of high speed running.
Being an experienced running doesn't mean you can now lay back and relax. If you are to continue to make progress, you need to keep pushing yourself. Here are some tips for experienced runners running a 5K run.
Improving your skills in running uphill can be a valuable skill. To start, try and do a hill run once a week. You may also alternate easy running with hard running on different kinds of a slope. When doing this, make sure you keep good form and maintain consistency.
The faster you train yourself to run, the more improvement you will have. This will greatly enhance your endurance. Try and increase your mileage by at least 10% each week on both your short and long runs.
Being able to run with many people will challenge you more and move you to push yourself further. Invite a few running buddies and go for some runs. These may be short or long depending on your preference.
After all the preparation, your day finally arrives. How can you make sure you keep your cool especially if it's your first race? Remember these running day suggestions.
Arriving at your first race at the last minute will only make you more nervous. Try and get there at least an hour before the race begins. This way, you will have the chance even to meet other runners and get comfortable with the area.
From the gun goes off, keep your eyes on the prize. Cut your race into smaller races by an emphasis on the mile markers as they come. Doing this will help you remain positive throughout the race and not get overwhelmed.
Instead of using up all your energy at the beginning of the contest, start slow and finish strong. For the first few miles, run at a pace that allows you to talk.
Then, increase for the next miles until you reach the last few miles when you sprint. Passing other runners who have lost their energy in the last phases of the race can be inspiring.
Drinking a few sips of water before your race may remove the need for you to stop over during the first few meters. This is an excellent way to gain some time.
Instead of stressing over beating someone else's record in a 5k run, focus on beating your personal record. This will give you more attention, and you will feel a greater sense of accomplishment.
Competing against yourself is also a good gauge compared to competing against others with different abilities. During the race, a good way to keep yourself well-grounded is not to want to be in front from the start. Being in the front puts a lot of pressure on you since you set the pace for everyone else. Instead, stay clear of the front and linger in the middle rows. This way, you will still be near enough to overtake in the last few meters.
Once you run your first 5K run, make this your personal record and try to beat it the next time. Deciding on your personal best time for a 5K run is the safest way to challenge yourself without feeling too much pressure.
Did you enjoy reading this article? What was your best 5K running time? What do you think helped you reach your goal? We'll love to hear your thoughts in the comments below. Also feel free to share this article with anyone you know who is going to a 5K race.


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Palazzo della Famiglia Borghese é um palácio barroco localizado na Piazza Borghese e parte do complexo de edifícios da família no rione Campo Marzio de Roma. O edifício era um anexo do enorme Palazzo Borghese, do outro lado da praça.

História

O cardeal Scipione Borghese (1577-1633) mantinha uma corte pessoal com mais de 200 pessoas. Como ele compartilhava o Palazzo Borghese com outros membros da família, ele construiu, entre 1624 e 1626, sob o comando dos arquitetos Sergio Venturini, Giovanni Maria Bolino, Antonio De Battistis e Giovanni Battista Soria, um outro palácio completamente separado para seus assistentes e criados. Durante sua vida, este novo palácio era conhecido como Palazzo della Famiglia del Cardinale. O projeto é bem simples, mas não sem sua graça.

Projetado por Antonio De Baptistis, o edifício apresenta, no centro da fachada, um enorme brasão da família Borghese e três portais rusticados intercalados com aberturas para lojas.

Do lado esquerdo da fachada está um edifício que servia antes como estábulo para o complexo. Na década de 1920, neste local foi construído por Giuseppe Marmiroli um novo edifício para o Istituto Superiore di Scienze Economiche e Commerciali, da Universidade de Roma - La Sapienza, inaugurado em 1928 pelo rei Umberto III da Itália. Em 1970, o Istituto se mudou para uma nova sede na Via del Castro Laurenziano e o edifício passou para a Faculdade de Arquitetura da Universidade.

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Arquitetura barroca na Itália
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