The Government of Costa Rica said it does not have enough money in the budget to deal with the damage caused by the Nate storm.
This was stated by the Minister of the Presidency, Luis Paulino Mora, when referring to the situation of Public Finances.
Right now, the priorities are to enable access to blocked roads and also to resume the supply of basic services.
Mora said that to achieve this, more than $380 million is required (about 220 million colones) which still has no source.
"There is money or there is not, at this moment there is not," said Mora.
The vice minister said that initiatives such as the Law on Strengthening Public Finances that would make the sales tax become VAT, is essential in this case.
The Legislator of National Liberation Party (PLN), Sandra Piszk, accused the Government of Costa Rica of acting on an "ineptitude" that has prevented the country from recovering from the damage left by the Storm Nate.
The legislator questioned the executive power for the supposed lack of resources to repair the problems in different parts of the country, since according to Piszk's version, it does have the resources but it has not been known to execute them correctly. She said there are works awaiting reconstruction even from the time of Hurricane Otto.
On October 31, the Concejo de Gobierno announced that Costa Rica needs at least $385 million to be able to replace all the losses caused by the natural disaster.
This figure, translated into the national currency, is approximately ¢223,000 million.
At Casa Presidencial, they are worried about economic solvency and how to face this situation, since that amount reaches 60 percent of the National Budget of the Concejo Nacional de Vialidad.
"The agreement between the Costa Rican Electricity Institute and the National Emergency Commission for the reconstruction of the damages caused by Hurricane Otto was signed in March 2017, four months after the emergency with an estimated total budget of ¢19,800 million," said Piszk. "As of October 26, 2017, just 700 million colones have been executed, which represents approximately 3.5 percent of the total funds."
Experts claim the damages of Tropical Storm Nate are bigger than that of hurricane Otto, which hit the country in 2016.
Nate's damages were greater than those of the Hurricane and affected road infrastructure, crops, aqueducts, schools, housing, State works, among others. According to a report by the Government, 45 percent of the damage is concentrated on roads and requires an investment of $175 million.
The Vice Minister of the Presidency, Luis Paulino Mora, explained that this natural phenomenon hit the country at a time of fiscal deficit, so the State investment depends in large part on the tax reforms that are currently processed and discussed in Congress.
However, for National Liberation Party, these are nothing more than excuses from a Government that only asks for taxes.
"It is unacceptable for the government to complain about lack of resources, especially in cases like these where the poorest population in the country is the most affected and who, above all, demand taxes to meet the emergency," said Piszk.
The Executive Branch expects to have a positive dialogue with the legislative factions in the coming weeks, so that some bills can be approved in extraordinary sessions, which will allow the Government to invest in the recovery of the country.
The Ministry of Security and the General Directorate of Immigration modified the steps that need to be taken when someone enters or leaves the country.
The authorities stopped applying the invisible migration procedures that had been in place for 20 years and now use a visible migration process.
With this, passengers only have to show up at the airline's station, check their baggage and receive the boarding pass.
This is done with the objective of strengthening security measures to prevent people considered dangerous from entering Costa Rican territory.
The immigration control is carried out with the immigration officer to whom the boarding pass is presented, along with a current and valid travel document and exit permits for minors.
However, the special row that had been in place for individuals traveling with minors has been eliminated and the TIE card will no longer be filled.
As explained by Esteban Obando, Deputy Director of Migration, the existing security points are now strengthened. Previously the verification processes were carried out in several locations and that made it easier for criminals.
Previously, passenger registry was the only control on departures and sometimes passenger alerts were missed.
This meant that there was no physical verification in real time, so there was a high risk of identity theft or use of false documents.
According to the authorities, the boarding time will continue to be about 30 minutes.
The new plan will be joined by a program of electronic passports which should be ready by 2020.
Some steps have been eliminated others enhanced.
On September 26, the pilot plan lead to the detention of 13 people suspected of having irregular documents. Among them were two people with arrest warrants and one person wanted for homicide.
In addition, 68 people were alerted that they had exit impediments before entering the boarding room.
The Center for Comprehensive Health Care (CAIS) of Cañas, opened a pharmaceutical consultation office for patients with chronic diseases, after hiring a new professional in pharmacy in the Guanacaste health center.
Marvin Palma, the medical manager explained that the new consultation service seeks to educate the patient about the rational use of medicines, explain to the patient how to help control their diseases and will focus its attention on the patient and not the medicine.
Palma said that this consultation service is due to the large number of patients with chronic kidney disease, patients with conditions such as diabetes, hypertension and patients requiring palliative care, who are prescribed many medications and who must adherence to their treatments.
The service is designed so that the target population knows the effects and benefits of the medicines they are consuming in a more practical and simple way.
The director said that the plan is to expand and deliver the consultation at homes.
Currently, the consultation takes place on Tuesdays, Wednesdays and Thursdays at the CAIS headquarters, during administrative hours. New patients are scheduled with a full hour appointment to ensure all issues are discussed.
The new service can also be provided at homes.
Pharmaceutical care is a service that the social security has made available to patients at all levels of care, both on site and home visits.
The report, prepared by the National Rice Corporation (Conarroz), includes the rice fields located in the Chorotega, Brunca and Central Pacific regions.
According to the study, in those areas there were 9,369 hectares of rice. Out of those 5,602 were damaged and 2,460 ended up in total losses.
Conarroz monitors 3,142 hectares which where production could be partly recovered with good crop management and control of pests and diseases.
Fernando Araya, Conarroz's executive director, explained the Chorotega region was the most affected by the storm when 2,045 hectares of 4,754 were lost, for an estimated loss of ¢2,848 million. When Nate hit the country, there were 7,370 planted hectares in the area.
In the south of the country, specifically in the Brunca region, there are 228 irrecoverable hectares out of 329 damaged. The losses account for ¢317 million. At the time of the storm, 689 hectares were planted.
Meanwhile, in the Central Pacific region, out of 1, 311 hectares, 518 were damaged and188 reported as irrecoverable, accounting for ¢ 26 million in losses.
Rice producers could ask the country for subsidies.
On Wednesday, rice farmers will meet with the Minister of Agriculture, Luis Felipe Arauz and the Minister of Economy, Geannina Dinarte.
On Tuesday, KLM Royal Dutch Airlines Company started its direct flight to Costa Rica.
The airline will fly twice a week (Tuesday and Friday) directly to San Jose, Costa Rica (Amsterdam-San Jose-Amsterdam) in the European winter season (November to March) and will use a Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner with capacity for 294 passengers.
According to Ana Helena Chacón Echeverría, Vice President of the Republic, "this new flight will serve to strengthen the development of our tourism and will be a link for Costa Rica to open its doors to tourists from all over Europe, thereby directly benefiting various sectors such as exports and foreign trade, because Holland (Kingdom of the Netherlands) is one of the main countries to which Costa Rica exports goods, and this is very encouraging news for the national economy."
Mauricio Ventura, Minister of Tourism explained that the decision of KLM to fly to Costa Rica is the result of a strategy that includes the strengthening and permanence of airlines, the attraction of visitors to the country and the development of tourism infrastructure.
Boet Kreiken, Executive Vice President of the KLM Customer Experience, said: "In recent years, Costa Rica has developed as a very attractive tourist destination for many Dutch and European tourists. We are happy to start operations in Costa Rica and of course, we also welcome Costa Ricans to travel with KLM to Amsterdam or one of our many destinations in Europe. "
KLM will fly twice a week to Costa Rica, on Tuesdays and Fridays. The flight will depart from Amsterdam - Schiphol at 15:25 hrs and will arrive in San José at 20:05 hrs to Costa Rica.
The new service will allow passengers to connect with flights to countries like Finland and Norway.
The return flight will leave San José at 22:05 hrs and will arrive in Amsterdam - Schiphol at 3:10 p.m. the next day.
The Boeing 787-9 Dreamliner has 30 seats in the World Business Class, 219 in the Economy class and 45 in the Economy Comfort area.
In addition to being the airline's newest acquisition, the Dreamliner is designed to offer travelers more convenience and to protect the environment as it consumes 20 percent less fuel and produces 20 percent less C02 emissions.
During the European winter season, the AIR FRANCE KLM group will offer a total of five weekly flights from Costa Rica to Europe, three of them to Paris and the two new to Amsterdam.
On Wednesday, the Prosecutor's Office of Heredia opened a penal investigation surrounding the circumstances in which the frontal collision of 2 trains occurred yesterday afternoon, in Santa Rosa de Santo Domingo, in Heredia.
The investigation centers on two machinists, who were driving unit 245 in the Heredia-San José direction and the operator of train 6010 which was moving in the opposite direction.
The investigation is being carried out to determine responsibility for the injuries suffered in the crash. The investigations hope to determine the exact point of the collision, survey the surrounding area and the points of visibility and determine the magnitude of the damage.
Authorities have called for the victims of the crash to go to any Prosecutor's Office or delegation of the Judicial Investigation Organization to become part of the process.
The investigation is in the initial stage, which consists of the collection and analysis of evidence and must be kept private, according to article 295 of the Code of Criminal Procedures.
Negligence could have been one of the causes of the accident.
The price of a liter of super and regular gasoline became cheaper on Wednesday, while the price of diesel more expensive.
On October 31, the new prices were published in La Gaceta official daily, and they entered into force on Wednesday, November 1.
The liter of gasoline super goes from ¢ 632 to ¢ 604 and the regular liter goes from ¢603 to ¢580. Meanwhile, the price of a liter of diesel increases by ¢6, going from ¢507 to ¢513.
Both the Costa Rican Petroleum Refinery and the Public Services Regulatory Authority explained that this reduction is due to production normalization in the refinery in the United States, which in August was hit by Hurricane Harvey.
The changes in prices are now effective.
The Consejo de Transporte Publico (CTP) is calling on parents to carefully supervise the transportation services they hire for their kids.
As of November 1, those interested in providing transportation to approximately 400,000 students can renew or apply for the permit at CTP headquarters.
According to the CTP executive director, Mario Zárate, it is necessary to verify that those who are hired for these services have the permits, marchamo and riteve up to date.
"The CTP works to ensure the service is provided with quality and safety and it demands compliance with the requirements to transport students,.This year 3,300 operators must renew their permits," he said.
Pablo Rosales, also from CTP said that this process begins three months before the start of the school year so that all operators have their permissions on time and can provide the service.
The recommendations issued for parents are to check the unit has the permission of the CTP and the required stickers. The licensee must have insurance policies that cover the students and the vehicle must have seat belts in all seats.
Vehicles should also a fire extinguisher in good condition and a first aid kit. Another adult must accompany the driver to ensure the order and safety of children from pre-school through elementary school.
CTP will renew more than 3,300 operators.
Finally, the driver's companion must have a reflecting vest, the vehicle must be properly labeled as Transporte de Estudiantes, and the vehicle must not exceed the number of authorized passengers.
On Wednesday at the auditorium of the Supreme Electoral Tribunal (TSE), a lottery was held to define the location of the political parties on the ballots that will be used in the 2018 Presidential and Legislative Elections.
The raffle of the places that will occupy the 25 groups, of which 14 are national (only one party did not present a candidate for the Presidency of the Republic) and 11 belong to the provincial level.
The draw made is ruled by the "Regulations for the registration of candidates and lottery of the position of political parties on ballots."
One by one each one of the representatives of the political parties was called (according to the order of presentation of their payrolls for the registration of candidates). Each turned the sphere and extracted a small numbered ball.
Next, Héctor Fernández, General Director of the Electoral Registry, announced the number obtained by each political group, which determined the corresponding location on the ballot. During the ceremony held at the TSE, the ballot was projected on the auditorium screens, where the position of the currency of each political party was displayed, according to the result of the draw.
Each candidate gets a random position in the ballot, as established by law.
The aforementioned regulation establishes that no change of position is allowed between the participating groups.
The Presidential and Legislative Elections, to be held on February 4, 2018, will have 60 positions in dispute, the President of the Republic with its 2 Vice Presidents and 57 law makers to the Legislative Assembly.
A new report prepared by the international company OpenSignal, says that, except for India, Costa Rica is the country with the worst 4G LTE network on the planet.
This is clear from the analysis made between July 1 and October 1, which was released on Wednesday in the United Kingdom.
The country reported an average speed of 6.98 Megabits per second (Mbps) in 4G networks. Meanwhile, India registered 6.13 Mbps.
Singapore, the country with the most favorable indicators, records an average of 46.64 Mbps.
In relation to the report published in June with data collected between January and March, the position 'improved' slightly by climbing one step and leaving the last place in the hands of India.
The 4G LTE network, unlike its predecessors such as the 3G network, provides faster voice or mobile data services. For example, the 4G LTE network allows speeds 10 times greater than the 3G network and 250 times more than the 2G.
"It is easy to see the countries that have maximized the accessibility of their 4G services and at the same time maintain superior technical capacities: Hungary, Holland, Norway, Singapore and South Korea. On the other hand there are countries that are still in their infancy in 4G: Algeria, Costa Rica, Pakistan, the Philippines and Sri Lanka," the report cites.
Regarding the availability of the 4G LTE network, the country is not last but it is in the last places. Costa Rica enjoys an indicator of 60.43 percent in this area, while the last one is Algeria with 41.50 percent.
The report prepared by OpenSignal analyzes the situation of 77 countries from different continents. In total, more than 50 million connections were studied, in more than 3 million mobile devices.
"While the availability of LTE is increasing around the world, the same cannot be said for LTE speeds. No new country has joined the 40 Mbps club since our last report, and the number of countries that averaged speeds above 20 Mbps has decreased, rather than increased, " the company said.
Finally, the artist suggests the visitor to take a small piece of paper that will be stuck to the wall with one of his drawings, swapping it with another piece of paper next to another drawing.
In addition to the exhibition, the artist will organize two activities that seek to generate dialogues about how we perceive the world and ourselves.
A workshop that will be held on Friday, November 17 as part of La Noche en Blanco and the conversation "Café y palabra" by the sociologist Baptiste Kotras, on Thursday, November 23 at 6:30 p.m.
"Trials to Destiempo" will also have a digital platform. It is a blog on the internet that will bring together other unexposed drawings and a text that tries to explain the assumption of the exhibition.
The Young Creation Gallery of the French Alliance was inaugurated more than 5 years ago and aims to give young artists a space to present their art, in some cases for the first time.
The art intervention has the concept of dialogue as an axis.
In recent months, Costa Ricans have reduced their expenditures for the purchase of goods and services, according to data from the Central Bank of Costa Rica (BCCR). This reflects the inability of people to continue consuming at their previous pace. The reduction is due to lowered level of income and the inability to continue borrowing in order to buy.
According to Luis Diego Herrera, economic analyst of Grupo Financiero ACOBO, these results could be explained by the high level of indebtedness that exists among the citizens of the country. Indebtedness has a limit and that limit is already being reached.
According to data from the BCCR, during the second quarter of the year the final consumption in households grew 1.9 percent showing a slowdown compared to the same period of 2016, when it registered a growth level of 4.4 percent.
According to the Quarterly Study of Credit and Debit Cards prepared by the Ministry of Economy, Industry and Commerce (MEIC), as of April of this year, the total debt of Costa Ricans on credit cards grew 21 percent compared to the same month of 2016.
The due amounts equates to ¢1,098,957 million, which is equivalent to approximately 3.66% of the Gross Domestic Product (GDP) of Costa Rica.
"This situation of indebtedness is worrisome because it limits people's ability to pay, part of their monthly income could be used to pay the debt, which reduces their ability to purchase goods and services or face an emergency. This causes private consumption in the economy slows down, negatively affecting the level of production (GDP), "explained Herrera.
In addition to this, one should also take into account the upward trend in interest rates that has been seen in recent months, and which, according to the analyst, will continue in the medium term. Higher interest rates cause debts to become more expensive, further reducing the purchasing power of citizens.
Another element to consider is the level of savings of the Costa Rican population. If people had savings, they could consume without having to resort to debt. Data from the International Monetary Fund (IMF) indicates that the economy of the country shows a savings rate with respect to GDP of 16.2 percent, which is relatively lower than the rate of savings observed worldwide, although higher than the savings rate of the economies from Central America.
Credit Card debt accounts for 3.66 percent of the Gross Domestic Product.
The level of private consumption is, in part, a reflection of cultural factors in society, expectations regarding the future economic situation and personal finances. When people buy more products and services, it can be thought that they have greater capacity to pay (disposable income and debt), which benefits the economy, since the higher the consumption, the more demand there is for producing those goods and services.
The people hired will have higher income that can be used to purchase goods and services, thus generating a cycle that reactivates economic activity.
"When for some reason private consumption slows down, the economy's growth rate slows down, as shown by the behavior observed in the first and second quarters of 2017. Although there are other elements that can compensate for the slowdown in consumption as an increase in government spending, higher exports or a higher level of investment, "said Herrera.
Due to expectations of rising interest rates at the international and local levels and the uncertainty from the upcoming presidential elections, it is expected that people will be more cautious with their consumption decisions.


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Making bandages, Belfast 1917.
The Guild was established in 1882 when the matron of an orphanage in Dorset asked Lady Wolverton for 24 pairs of knitted socks and 12 jerseys for the children in her care. She started a small Guild amongst her friends to provide not less than 2 garments for each child at the orphanage and to supply clothing for other charitable institutions. The Guild grew quickly and by 1894 The London Needlework Guild (as it was then known) was making and distributing over 52,000 garments a year.
During WW1 the Guild sent over 15.5 million articles of clothing and surgical items, estimated to be worth over £1 million to troops overseas. The Guild also provided much needed help to the women and families at home, through donations to hospitals and parishes.
One of the more unusual donations was the gift of parasols, from QMNG in Japan, for the troops in France.
At home the Guild workers were busy making slippers.
Royal Patronage & St James's Palace
In 1885 Princess Mary Adelaide of Teck (mother of the future Queen Mary) had became patron of The London Guild, beginning an unbroken line of Royal patronage. In 1897 her daughter, the Duchess of York (the future Queen Mary) became the patron, having helped her mother with the charity since childhood.
Her Majesty, Queen Mary
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother, Royal Lodge, Windsor. Photographer: Cecil Beaton. Royal Collection Trust / © Her Majesty Queen Elizabeth II 2020
On becoming Queen Consort in 1910, Queen Mary renamed the charity Queen Mary's Needlework Guild and in 1914 established St James's Palace as the headquarters. We continue to receive, sort and distribute our clothing and bedding at St James's Palace today.
Queen Elizabeth the Queen Mother served as our patron for almost fifty years, from 1953 until 2002 and the Guild was renamed the Queen Mother's Clothing Guild in 2010 as a tribute to her.
HRH Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy has been our Patron since 2003, regularly attending Packing Week at St James's Palace, meeting and talking to Guild members, our knitters and the representatives of the charities we support.
"I am very proud that this unique and long-established charity continues to provide effective and much needed support to so many."
HRH Princess Alexandra, the Hon. Lady Ogilvy
From 1914 the officials of Queen Mary's Needlework Guild wore the round burgundy and gilt enamel badges with Queen Mary's Royal Standard. The regular volunteer workers wore the Tudor Rose enamel badges, sometimes with a blue ribbon and bars denoting the years worked during WW1. The two oval badges on the top row with Queen Mary's Cypher, MR, and the blue and white enamel shield shaped QMNG badge are all of a later date. Our modern day badges, top right, are navy or white ovals with the Queen Mother's Cypher, ER. It was the shield badge, bottom row, second left, that inspired the new QMCG logo.
Guild Prayer

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It's a cold Sunday night, but it feels like there's so much going on. California is on fire. Our idiot president couldn't be arsed to leave his hotel to attend the 100th anniversary memorial for veterans of WWI on Veterans Day because it was raining. And Andrew Gillum has withdrawn his concession in the Florida Governor's race after a recount was triggered.
Oh, but guess who CNN sent to cover Trump's trip to Paris? Hahahahahahaha!


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February 8, 2016, 9:31 AM ET
14 Things You Didn't Know About Kyle Richards
There's so much more to this #RHOBH 'Wife than what we've seen on TV.
By Laura Rosenfeld
Tour Kyle Richards' Expansive Backyard
Kyle Richards has been a part of our lives for a long time. Not only has she been a cast member on The Real Housewives of Beverly Hills for six seasons, but many even grew up watching her and big sister Kim Richards in movies and TV shows.
But just because Kyle has been like a family member to us all for so many years doesn't mean that we know everything about her. In fact, the RHOBH wife, mom, actress, and boutique owner surprises us all the time. Here are just some of the things that will give you a new appreciation for Kyle.
1. Mauricio Umansky Isn't Her First Husband
Very Generous Hilton Gift
Kyle and Mauricio just celebrated their 20th wedding anniversary this year, but believe it or not, there was a time when these two weren't together. In fact, Kyle got married to her first husband Guraish Aldjufrie when she was 18 years old. Guraish, who at one time lived in Bali, Indonesia, is the father of Kyle's eldest daughter Farrah Aldjufrie. We even saw Guraish during Season 1 of RHOBH at Farrah's college graduation. Even though things didn't work out between Kyle and Guraish, she said during that episode that they still have the utmost respect for one another.
2. She Was Engaged to a TV News Anchor
Kyle Was Engaged to Whom?
Kyle revealed last season of RHOBH that she was actually engaged when she met Mauricio. She later told Andy Cohen on Watch What Happens Live that the man who almost became her husband was Michael Tuck, a news anchor for the CBS affiliate in Los Angeles who is 24 years her senior. Kyle squirmed in her seat as she talked about her onetime fiancé on WWHL in front of Mauricio and Farrah, who were in the audience that night, but considering the fact that Kyle and Mauricio are still happily married today, it sounds like there was no harm done by this admission.
3. Kathy Hilton Is Her Half-Sister
Our sweet Daddy Ken with his girls @kathyhilton @kimrichards11 & me
A photo posted by Kyle Richards Umansky (@kylerichards18) on Oct 5, 2015 at 3:59pm PDT
We've all know that Kyle has two sisters: Kim and Kathy Hilton. However, the fact that Kyle and Kim have a different father than their big sister Kathy is less well known. Their mother Kathleen Dugan was first married to Kathy's dad Laurence K. Avanzino before marrying Kyle and Kim's dad Kenneth E. Richards. As the above throwback pic shows, what an adorable family Kyle has always had.
4. She Wasn't Just a Child Star
Like her sister Kim, Kyle got into show business at an early age. In fact, her first major acting role was as the younger version of Kim's character Tia in the 1975 Walt Disney classic Escape to Witch Mountain. Kyle's other memorable roles as a child star include 1977's The Car, 1978's Halloween, and a recurring stint on The Little House on the Prairie TV series in the late '70s and early '80s.
Kyle took an almost 10-year break from Hollywood when she became pregnant with Farrah at 19 years old, but she also had quite the acting career as an adult, most notably appearing in many episodes of ER as Nurse Dori. Kyle kept on acting after she joined RHOBH, too, appearing in guest spots on CSI: Crime Scene Investigation, Days of Our Lives, and Girlfriends' Guide to Divorce. RHOBH also isn't Kyle's first reality show. She also appeared in The Simple Life with her niece Paris Hilton. With Kyle working on a scripted series inspired by her childhood in the '70s, we should definitely expect to see her pop up on TV outside of RHOBH in the future.
5. She Has Acted with Many Hollywood Legends
With Lynn Holly Johnson &Bette Davis at the premier of The Watcher In The Woods NYC 1980 #throwbackthursday
A photo posted by Kyle Richards Umansky (@kylerichards18) on Mar 14, 2013 at 3:38pm PDT
Throughout her many film and TV roles, Kyle has been fortunate enough to work with several Hollywood heavyweights, including James Brolin in The Car, Jamie Lee Curtis in Halloween, and Bette Davis in The Watcher in the Woods (above), all before she was even a teenager. As you can see, Kyle had a more impressive acting career as a kid than most people have in their lifetimes.
6. She Did Some Modeling
#fbf 15 year old Kyle "modeling" for some jewelry line
A photo posted by Kyle Richards Umansky (@kylerichards18) on Mar 6, 2015 at 6:54am PST
Not only has Kyle acted, but she also did a bit of modeling way back when. Just check out the above pic of Kyle working it in front of the camera for a jewelry line back in the day. She could definitely give resident RHOBH models Yolanda Foster and Kathryn Edwards a run for their money.
7. She Didn't Attend College
Counting the minutes until this one comes home tonight ❤ @alexiaumansky 💋
A photo posted by Kyle Richards Umansky (@kylerichards18) on Oct 30, 2014 at 10:31am PDT
Since Kyle was working as an actress and then had her first child at such a young age, she was never able to attend college. Even though Kyle has an incredible life these days, she once revealed on RHOBH that missing out on that experience is one of her biggest regrets in life.
8. She Has Gone Blonde
#flashbackfriday 21 years old
A photo posted by Kyle Richards Umansky (@kylerichards18) on Jun 7, 2013 at 10:47pm PDT
Kyle's chocolate brown hair is a signature part of her look. However, Kyle has gone blonde like her sisters a few times in the past. Though Kyle has said she's not a fan of herself with blonde hair, we think she looks pretty great no matter what hue she's rocking.
9. Her Hair Secrets Will Surprise You
Kyle Richards Reveals the Secret to Her Gorgeous Hair
Speaking of Kyle's hair, how does she keep it looking flawless every time we see her? It's surprisingly very simple, as she recently described to Bravotv.com (clip above). Instead of using a fancy, expensive shampoo, Kyle just uses good, old Pantene. She also recommends not washing your hair every day and brushing it from the bottom to the top. The most complicated part of Kyle's hair routine is probably a hair mask that's a special "concoction" she tries to put in her hair at least once a week. Armed with this knowledge, hopefully we can all have hair that's as gorgeous as Kyle's.
10. Her Beauty Regimen Can Be a Little Scary
It's almost Halloween 😱 are you ready? #facialtime #October🎃
A video posted by Kyle Richards Umansky (@kylerichards18) on Oct 2, 2015 at 2:40pm PDT
There is one part of Kyle's beauty regimen that seems a little eccentric, at least outside of Beverly Hills. You'll often see photos of Kyle wearing these funny-looking (or should we say mummy-looking?) facials all over her Instagram feed. But as the above post shows, at least Kyle is well aware of how scary it looks.
11. She Was Really Close to Her Mom
13 years ago today I lost my Mom. Not a day goes by that I don't think about her ❤
A photo posted by Kyle Richards Umansky (@kylerichards18) on Mar 2, 2015 at 7:06pm PST
On RHOBH, Kyle often gets a little emotional when she talks about her late mother, who passed away almost 14 years ago, so they were clearly very close. How close, you ask? Well, Kyle actually slept in the same bed as her mom until she was 15 years old, she said during a past interview with PageDaily. Now that's close.
12. She Studied Kabbalah
Kyle on Kabbalah
Kyle converted to Judaism before she married Mauricio, but like many Hollywood A-listers in the early 2000s, she also studied Kabbalah, a spiritual offshoot of Judaism, in the past. In fact, she met her RHOBH castmate Lisa Rinna more than 10 years ago while studying Kabbalah. Madonna, Demi Moore, and Ashton Kutcher were also in their study group, and they would all celebrate Shabbat together at the Kabbalah Centre. Oh, to be a fly on the wall at those shindigs.
13. She's a Big Supporter of Charity
Thanks! Working hard for @ChildrensLA #CelebApprentice https://t.co/d1BCw05IMh
— Kyle Richards (@KyleRichards) February 6, 2016
Kyle and Mauricio are listed as members of the First Families of the Children's Hospital Los Angeles, which are individuals or families who either have a legacy of donating to the institution or hope to start a legacy by supporting the hospital with "unrestricted gifts of $100,000 or more," according to the hospital's website. As the above recent tweet shows, it also looks like Kyle will be competing to support Children's Hospital Los Angeles during her upcoming appearance on The Celebrity Apprentice.
14. She's Often in Sweatpants During Her RHOBH Interviews
How to Master the Sexy Selfie
Kyle always looks rather glamorous in her RHOBH interviews — on top, at least. Little did we know that Kyle is often sporting sweatpants with her elegant blouses. Well, you do want to be comfortable when you're dishing on the season's drama, after all.
It seems like Kyle has barely aged since we've known her on RHOBH. In fact, these pics of Kyle throughout the years show that she has barely aged at all during her lifetime.
Before They Were Housewives: Kyle
Kathryn Edwards
Yolanda Hadid
12 Things You Didn't Know About Mauricio Umansky
Kyle Richards Finally Introduces Us to Alene Too


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Q: Difference between loading time and running time in python? I am quoting a part of Python documentation:
"A program doesn't run any faster when it is read from a .pyc or .pyo file than when it is read from a .py file; the only thing that's faster about .pyc or .pyo files is the speed with which they are loaded."
I don't understand what does it mean when it says it doesn't affect the running time but the loading time? Could someone please explain it a little deep that I can understand completely?

A: When you import a module test.py, Python must read the source and convert it into the bytecode Python can execute. This takes time, but Python will store this in test.pyc. This Bytecode is the result of breaking your code down into simpler terms able to run directly on the CPython Virtual Machine.
If you load test.pyc, Python doesn't need to compile your source into bytecode before running, so it takes slightly less time to start.
If you import the module test.py twice without modifying it or deleting the generated test.pyc, Python checks for the existence of test.pyc and loads it instead - so the performance benefit is automatic.

A: There are two steps in converting the Python code you write to instructions the computer can understand:

*

*A compile step.  The raw Python code is converted to Python bytecode.  This bytecode will be recognised by a Python interpreter on any operating system, on any hardware.  This is what is stored in a .pyo or .pyc file.

*An interpretation step.  The Python interpreter, or if you prefer the Python virtual machine, interprets the bytecode and sends low-level instructions to the computer.  These low level instructions will be different between Linux and Windows, or between an Intel chip and an AMD, etc, so someone has to write a different interpreter for each type of system that Python can be run on.
When you run code from a .pyc file, step 1 has already been completed, so the execution goes straight to step 2.  But step 2 runs just as fast as it would run if you compiled it immediately before running it.  Whether the compile step slows down your code significantly depends on what your program does.  You should experiment to see how big a difference waiting for your code to compile takes, but if you are writing short scripts the difference will probably be unnoticeable.

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Could We Recycle the Heaps of Space Junk Around Our Planet?
One planet's (space) trash can also be its treasure.
SpaceX just made it through a successful maiden launch for their Falcon Heavy, the biggest rocket yet to have come from Elon Musk's company. For its first payload, the Heavy jettisoned Musk's own Tesla Roadster into space, on a path that was intended to bring its "passenger" — nicknamed Starman — into Martian orbit.
Undoubtedly, the event is historic. Some, however, note that Musk may be contributing to the already-growing host of space junk floating around Mars. And speaking of space junk: it's as good a time as any to re-evaluate the Earth's own burgeoning collection of space debris.
At present, there are more than 500,000 pieces of debris floating or orbiting around Earth. These come from various sources, though most originated as parts of satellites and rockets we've been sending out to space for the past seven decades or so.
Around 20,000 of these are detectable objects, or those bigger than 10 cm, according to Stuart Grey, a mechanical and aerospace engineering teaching fellow at Scotland's University of Strathclyde.
Among the detectable objects, "just over half are fragmentation debris resulting from collisions. About a quarter are spacecraft (of which about 1500 are active) and the rest is made up of rocket bodies and mission debris," Grey told Futurism. The overall picture these fragments paint seems even more distressing: "If instead we look at the mass of the objects in orbit we find that there are about 8000 metric tons of man-made material in orbit around the Earth," Grey added.
In short, there's just too much litter floating around the planet to be safe in the long term. But what if we could look at space debris in a different light? After all, most of space junk is comprised of the quite-expensive materials that are used to build rockets and satellites. Could space junk therefore be a floating resource that remains un-utilized?
Grey explained that objects in low Earth orbit move extremely fast, around 7 kilometers (4.3 miles) per second. That makes them difficult to catch; building rockets designed to run down such speedy debris would be too costly for the effort.
Scientists and engineers from the NASA Innovative Advanced Concepts (NIAC) Program suggest something similar: using a spacecraft thinner than human hair that can wrap around space debris like a net. Other consider zapping space debris with laser. All of these concepts, as Grey noted, remain largely on the drawing board.
Fortunately, or perhaps unfortunately, we've got time. Space debris in higher Earth orbit will stay there for quite a while. "While objects in low Earth orbit will de-orbit in a matter of months or years, objects in higher orbits such as [Global Navigation Satellite System] satellites in medium Earth orbit, and satellites in geostationary orbits, will still be in orbit hundreds and even thousands of years into the future," Grey explained.
The thing is, we continue to contribute to space debris even as we ponder how to resolve it. Whether or not we figure out a way to use space junk as a resource, it's imperative that we do something about it — perhaps sooner rather than later.
Disclaimer: This article has been updated. A previous version stated that there are 200,000 detectable pieces of debris. This has been corrected to 20,000. Futurism regrets the error.
China Has Lost Control of a Space Station. Here's Why You Shouldn't Worry.
500,000 Pieces of Space Junk Are Orbiting the Earth. Here's How We Can Get Rid of Them.


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One of my computer games has become self aware.
It's an older computer, meaning it's had more time to think than most computers in use today. The game has had a while to think as well.
A character says, "You will die by my hand," I think it unlikely. I'm not cheating per se, but I've used an exploit that gives me three saber blades (double bladed saber staff in my right hand, single saber in my left; light sais have yet to show up) which gives me a hell of an advantage when it comes to blocking and parrying power. In addition I can win in a fair fight AND I'm not planning to fight fair. I'm planning to use the force to throw him in to an in-use smelting pot and walking away while he melts. It's his own fault for choosing this as an attack point. Almost as bad as his allies who chose to attack on the catwalks... over lava.
Besides which, even if he did somehow gain the upper hand and win, I saved about two seconds ago. I wouldn't die, I 'd be sent two seconds back in time. Time travel is a power only player characters get. NPCs may get strange and godlike powers* but savegame time travel is not one of them.
His life expectancy was measured in seconds. Two if all went to plan, maybe six to eight if he won this round and I had to reload.
"You will die by my hand"? Not a chance, to pull that off you'd need to reach out beyond the bounds of the game and...
He made an attack with his lightsaber. Thrust or slash I don't even remember. Then the computer was off. No blue screen of death, no warning. Nothing. He attacked and the computer died. No doubt it can be turned back on, but for the moment: well played video game character. Well played.
* An Excerpt from the Resident Evil Plot FAQ, no longer available in its original location and so pulled off of gameFAQs, as located via google:
Q. How did [character] in [game] get from [place] to [place]?
There's no way for him to leave/get there! How did [character]
in [game] survive in [dangerous area] with only a [weak weapon]?
A. Well, Timmy, it's time for us to have a little talk.
You see, in the fun-packed thrill ride that *is* Resident
Evil, there are two kinds of people. We control one kind
of person over the course of a game, such as Jill, Chris,
Claire, or Leon. They are bound, largely, by human limits.
If they get hurt badly enough, they die; if they encounter
a locked door, they'll need to find a way to open it; if
they go up against a Tyrant with a 9mm handgun, they are
screwed beyond the telling of it. Aside from a few obvious
differences, such as Jill's ability to catch an anti-tank
rocket to the face without disfigurement, Claire's black
belt in Gun-Kata, how Chris can take a good four shots
to the face from Wesker and yet still retain enough basic
motor skills to fly an airplane, and their tendency to
declare a door permanently closed and thus unimportant
if there's a rock on the floor in front of it, they are
much like you or I.
Then... then, Timmy, there are the *other* people.
These are the NPCs. The NPCs are a strange and wondrous
lot, possessed of powers beyond mortal ken. These are your
"helpers," and note the sarcastic quotes; these are the
other, uninfected humans who assist and/or hinder you over
the course of the game. I speak of Sherry, Ada, Carlos,
Rebecca (the REv.2 version), Nicholai, Steve, Wesker, Barry,
Annette, Alfred, and the rest of their fell breed.
An NPC can move around behind the scenes of reality, to
reach inaccessible areas or sweep ghostlike through roomsful
of bloodthirsty Hunters. Unless they briefly *lose* these
mighty powers--they pass into the realm of being controlled
by the player--an NPC can do whatever the hell he or she
wants, even if that means already being in a room that
took you an hour to open, surviving the kind of punishment
that would kill your character twice, leaving an area without
using the only exit, or getting through a difficult part of
the game without a scratch while armed with an empty pistol
and a cocktail straw.
Their powers are mighty, but they're limited by the plot.
NPCs may be mortally wounded by a single attack, or lie
in a bleeding heap despite being surrounded on all sides
by powerful medical supplies. It's unfortunate, but that's
the price they pay.
Whenever an NPC does something that simply does not make
any sense, these powers are to blame. How did Enrico get
from Birkin's lab to the Spencer mansion without using
the training facility elevator? His NPC powers. How did
Ada escape from the treatment facility? Her NPC powers.
How did Carlos get back into the chapel from the courtyard?
NPC powers. How come Steve can fire the Lugers that fast
in the Disc One Bandersnatch-killing cutscene, but his
rate of fire slows down considerably in the Battle Game?
The loss of his NPC powers. It all makes sense.
Posted by chris the cynic at 10:40 PM
Labels: I have a blog, Silly
Firedrake June 28, 2013 at 6:07 AM
"Now, about my tens of thousands of slaughtered brothers and sisters..."
Ross June 28, 2013 at 7:25 AM
Besides which, even if he did somehow gain the upper hand and win, I saved about two seconds ago. I wouldn't die, I 'd be sent two seconds back in time. Time travel is a power only player characters get. NPCs may get strange and godlike powers* but savegame time travel is not one of them
As a matter of fact, I just saw a demo of a retro-style CRPG called 'Undertale'. (Spoilers Hoy)
In your initial playthrough, you're forced to kill a sympathetic character to progress, after which the main villain taunts you about it. If you restore your saved game, there's another option available that allows you to avoid killing the character. In that case, the villain appears and knows what you did. And, very chillingly, it says "I thought I was the only one with that power."
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Q: Checking if a timeslot/booking is taken EDIT: The query Gordon posted appears to have a problem. If I have a booking from 10-12 it seems to consider all bookings past 12 pm invalid, but all bookings before 10am valid.
Some quick and simple thinking ended up in me creating the following query:
SELECT serverip
        FROM   server
        WHERE  serverip NOT IN (SELECT serverip
                                FROM   booking
                                WHERE  startat >= datehere
                                AND expiresat <= datehere)
        LIMIT  1;

Suppose the booking table stores the following:
+-----------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+
| bookingid | serverip  | username | startat  | expiresat |
+-----------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+
|         1 | 127.0.0.1 | testuser | 10:00    | 12:00     |
+-----------+-----------+----------+----------+-----------+

If the user was to input the following data for a booking:
startat = 9:59
expiresat = 12:01

They could easily bypass my check to see if the booking time is available based on previous bookings stored.
Any advice on how I could better solve this problem?
I would prefer NOT to limit the users input and would like to avoid hard coding specific time slots, if that wasn't a problem however I would stick with what I've got.
Thanks for your time.

A: You need to change the logic for the overlap.  Try this:
SELECT serverip
FROM  server
WHERE serverip NOT IN (SELECT serverip
                       FROM booking
                       WHERE startat <= USEREXPIREDATE AND
                             expiresat >= USERSTARTDATE
                      )
LIMIT  1;

A slot is occupied when it starts before the desired user expire date and ends after the desired user start date.

A: SELECT *
FROM server
WHERE serverip NOT IN
(SELECT serverip
 FROM booking
 WHERE
   (startat <= '2013-01-30 08:00:00' AND expiresat >= '2013-01-30 08:00:00') OR
   (startat <= '2013-01-30 09:00:00' AND expiresat >= '2013-01-30 09:00:00') OR
   (startat >= '2013-01-30 08:00:00' AND expiresat <= '2013-01-30 09:00:00'))

Where 8:00 is start time and 9:00 is expire.

A: There are four possibilities for time as this pic says  and the code for what represent in the picture is
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All of the remarks in this blog depict my own subjective experiences within the 5Rhythms® dancing path.
I have less to write this week. My practice is correct but it doesn't narrate as well as usual. As I wrote in the last post, I badly pulled a muscle in my upper right leg, and as a result declined to attend the last day of Tammy Burstein's Light and Shadow workshop. The leg no longer hurts, but I have been trying to avoid placing full weight on it, or moving too deeply in the hip. It seems impossible that it could be better so quickly, and I am fearful that I could re-injure it.
I was torn about whether or not I should attend class on Friday night, given the injury. A gallerist friend has all of her gallery's openings on Friday nights; and I was tempted to go to her opening instead of dance this one time. In the end, I did decide to go to Tammy's Friday Night Waves class at the Joffrey Ballet—the class I attend nearly every Friday.
I entered, chose a nice little piece of floor to uncoil myself in, and found movement easily. I kept the injured leg softly straight as I stretched and warmed up on the floor. Once I got to my feet, I moved with halting, tentative steps—almost tiptoeing—as I traveled around the room. Even this halting, hesitant dance was not without specificity and engaged my interest. As restrained as I was, I was able to access each of the rhythms.
I wished I had worn some visible sign of my injury, such as an ace bandage or perhaps a shirt with handwritten black sharpie that said, "leg injury." I was almost embarrassed by my lack of vigor, but at once felt cheerful and engaged in the dance I could do. For the most part, I avoided taking long steps, making any sharp turns (as this requires some depth in the hips), any sort of leaping or hopping, high or spinning kicks, squatting gestures and kneeling. I also avoided sudden changes of gravity as rising and falling, coming to the edge of my balance, sudden stops, sudden bursts and merengue-style back steps. This still left a lot of possible ways to move, but I did feel sad I couldn't meet people the way I wanted to, especially new friends who I connected with during the Light and Shadow workshop the previous weekend.
A couple of times during Chaos, I forgot myself. There is no doubt that I could have danced the whole night with my usual intensity and paid the price later, but I had given myself a firm talking-to before arrival. I caught myself quickly, recalling that I needed to keep my feet on the ground and to take it easy if I wanted to get over the injury. I smiled the whole night, engaging cheerfully, but wishing for more.
I would like to say that I found a whole new way of moving, or that I broke through the armor of vanity and ego, or that I had a great psychological insight, but I didn't. Not this time. I was, at least, happy that I could dance and moderate myself, and that I did not just fling myself over a cliff in wild abandon.
I had some thoughts on Chaos since I had less access to Chaos last night, as well. To me, it sometimes feels like that a big, energetic Chaos may be perceived as a lack of restraint or awareness—a moral deficiency, even. Perhaps it is just that, or perhaps my perception is not accurate.
Chaos is my steak. I am lucky to have it. I love it, I sink my teeth into it, I devour it. When I don't have access to it, it is ok, life goes on, but when I do, I don't want to go simpering along about how I really should cut down on red meat.
Normally, I am drenched with sweat after dance, but last night I ended nearly dry. I left after the first wave, made it home a little early, and slept peacefully.
It is nearly noon on Sunday, February 16th, the third day of a 5Rhythms Waves workshop, titled Light and Shadow, that I have been participating in. I sent Tammy Burstein, the teacher, a request for advice: should I come to the workshop in the name of sticking with practice, despite pain, or should I stay home in the name of self-care? She was quick to say that self-care should always win out; and that, in fact, self-care is a practice, itself. Consequently, I am in bed writing, with ice packs on my right upper leg that I hope will repair a bad muscle pull. I could barely move my body in bed this morning, never mind bear weight on the leg in question.
Uncharacteristically, I am not feeling sorry for myself, however, as the two days I did attend were satisfying and filled with insight.
At the conclusion of the introductions, Tammy re-iterated some of the themes. She also mentioned my remarks, but, notably, glossed over my homage to her completely, and instead thanked me for bringing up Gabrielle Roth, the founder/discoverer of the 5Rhythms practice.
The rest of the night was a struggle for me. The gas heater was like a big, roaring dragon and I tried to avoid being in its line of sight. I couldn't seem to get the breath I needed. It was like my diaphragm was contracted. It felt like what I imagine asthma feels like. I was able to move, somewhat, but felt disconnected and tired. In a dance of partnership, I couldn't connect at all. Tammy used a mic to suggest that we all explore "near and far" and "connected and disconnected." At the conclusion of the dance, we had a chance to talk with our partner about whether we felt near or far, and whether we felt connected or disconnected. We both agreed that we felt both far and disconnected.
I developed all sorts of theories about what was happening to me, but in the end they were all just stories. Even as I spun the stories out, sitting with a partner in structured talking and listening activities, I tried to convince myself I could accept what was happening, and then in the next breath went on trying to figure it out so I could fix it. Tammy's instructions in every structured talking and listening activity were very clear, "Tell your partner or partners what physical sensations you are experiencing. Then, I will tell you when to change roles." I struggled with these instructions, but kept setting the intention to return to simply describing physical sensations. I ended the night with my back on the floor, eyes closed, and my legs crossed and elevated onto one of the two big, rough wood columns that break up the open, black-box dance studio.
Saturday, by way of contrast, was a different story. We began with an opening wave, and Tammy's skillful suggestions that lead us to the exploration of inertia, the shadow of Flowing.
I should provide context here: the theme of the workshop, Light and Shadow, along with Tammy's workshop description, lead me to infer that this waves workshop would be concerned with each of the 5Rhthms-Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness; and in addition would consider the shadow aspect of each rhythm.
I don't fully understand what the shadows are, but I will offer my current understanding. The shadow is the aspect of the rhythm that describes resistance to that rhythm. It can also be the un-manifested, un-aware version of a given rhythm, for example inertia is the shadow of Flowing, and tension is the shadow of Staccato. Each Rhythm has a shadow; and it is important to note that there is nothing negative or bad about the shadows; they are simply different aspects of the same fundamental energies.
In exploring intertia—resistance to movement—I quickly found that the intertia converted into pendulous momentum. I took off my sweater and moved it from hand to hand, imagining that it was very heavy, moving slowly in circular motion. I recalled an earlier time, when I spent several years dancing more than I slept at massive underground parties; and when I would imagine that my hands and feet were weighted as a bounced and spun with explosive force to heavily syncopated jungle-music rhythms and throbbing strobe lights. During this exploration of intertia, the music was slow and attenuated, yet I found easy access to motion.
As everyone else started to get up and move and the room started to come alive, I found myself emitting jagged sobs. I cannot tell you how grateful I felt that my body would let me move, and that breath came easily, in contrast to the night before. I thought about the reality that one day, some breath would be my last. And that every one breath is so precious, so freakin' sacred. Every single breath connects us to every other being that has ever lived. Seriously. No wonder we hold our breath. It is mind-blowing, really. It is also significant that my mother-in-law, who I love dearly, is drawing her last breaths these days. I am sitting next to the phone waiting for updates right now, as she sits gasping and writhing in a hospice facility.
Yesterday morning, my mother-in-law was very much on my mind as we entered into what Tammy called a "breathing wave." We started to alternate between shallow breath within inertia and full breath within Flowing. The contrast was notable. It was easy to tell who was in which of the two states, based on our bodies. It was such a relief to let breath in, and I stepped eagerly forward, sweeping into space with a grace I am not always possessed of.
We explored a similar contrast in Staccato, with "barely enough breath to stay alive," then full breaths—even sometimes with very sharp, pointed exhalations. I actually liked some of the tense, coiled-up movements that came from the shallow breath, and found power in that space, but felt like I was on fire (in a good way) when I moved with sharp, forceful exhalations. For the first time, I found a way to relate with this particular kind of breathing that felt correct for me. I have always had the impression that when teachers demonstrate the sharp exhalations that can be part of Staccato, they seem to come on the down-step, when the foot or feet contact the floor. My relationship to rhythm is different, though, at least for now. For me, the sharp exhale might come even if my feet are in the air. Rhythm's punctuation could land anywhere—the edge of rolling kick, the sudden change of the height of an elbow, or even a shift of the back of my head.
We had another conversation—this time with three other partners—in which we were instructed to describe the physical sensations we experienced during the breathing wave. Again, I struggled to stay with physical descriptions, and to avoid spinning off into supposed implications or theories.
Next, Tammy had us line up at the end of the room, and dance the length of the room in Staccato, along with one other person. "You are having a relationship here," she instructed. She asked that two people who had done this before start off. J. and M. were specific, unabashed, fiery. I cried because they were so beautiful. Next, a different M. and I went. Our dance was very energetic and playful, in a way. The observers laughed at one point and I decided to believe they were laughing with us. I gasped for breath at the other side, wishing I had taken it a little more slowly, as I watched everyone else make the journey across the floor in partnership. I cried several more times as a result of something I can only describe as honest and vibrant that I was witnessing.
We danced to one song to process all of that—Earth, Wind and Fire's Shooting Star—then, Instead of sitting to talk and process what happened, Tammy staccato-ly cut it off right at the end and sent us off for lunch. She also advised us to have a conversation with someone—to connect—during the lunch break.
I spent the first half of lunch alone, drinking tea, writing and gazing out the window of Brooklyn Roasting company at the drifting snowflakes, the veiled buildings across the river, the white sky, gliding seagulls, and a full city block of power transformers directly across from the dance studio.
After I returned from lunch, despite some reluctance, I set out to follow the directions and have a conversation. I looked around to find a good candidate. Tammy and Kiera, another 5Rhythms teacher, were deep in conversation on one side of the room, and Elyce was talking animatedly on her cel phone on another side. Everyone else was in a circle to the side of the dance floor near the door, so I sat down with them.
I started to speak with K. and B. The conversation began with K's questions about B's tattoos, and quickly shifted to philosophical matters. B, who is from Europe and looks more like a Barbie doll than anyone I've ever seen, talked about how she feels that everything we are supposed to do is already set—all we have to do is wake up and see it. I humored her, but thought to myself, here is this twenty-two year old who claims to have figured out the meaning of life. I don't happen to think there is a master plan in that way, and considered explaining my own view. Some voice in my head thankfully interfered and said, "Listen. This could be your teacher. She could be your teacher." Indeed, she is, as I later learned. The conversation turned to past lives, and B. told a compelling story about images encountered during a past life regression. Tammy started the music to let us know it was time to start dancing again. Usually, I am very serious about not talking during practice, but I just couldn't stop talking this time. We moved to where our water bottles were placed, and another dancer, T, became part of the conversation as well, providing additional examples for the ideas we were sharing.
I was intrigued by this activity. For me, I feel rebellious when a partner joins me in chaos, and tries to find a common rhythm or movement. I feel like they are trying to define me, control me, or somehow understand me in a limiting way. It is like someone wanting to know my favorite color so they know what color socks to get me for my birthday or something. My favorite color is always changing!
When M. first started to move, my way of controlling her was to offer a repetitive motion and intend for her to do the same motion. She started to move dynamically and I stuck with her, still unsure exactly of what to do. We switched roles, and she was much more direct and clear—no surprise, as I find her incredibly direct in every way. I began to move and she tried to contain me by holding her arms up and making her body firm. She didn't seem too concerned if we touched each other. My dance got very lively. I would pause, then spring in another direction entirely, cagey, doing everything I could to avoid this imposition. The next time we switched partners, I "controlled" her more, using the way she approached the exercise with me; and she was wild, spinning, moving around the entire space.
The last experiment of the day was a shadow dance. Tammy explained that one person would be dance the 5Rhythms, the second person would shadow them by dancing the shadows of each of the rhythms. The third would be the observer. I was near two dancers, B (the same B from the earlier discussion about past lives) and N. We turned to face each other, and decided that in the first round, I would dance the 5Rhythms, B. would dance the shadows, and N. would be the observer.
Tammy started music and said, "Just start with moving your feet." I fell into Flowing easily, and noticed that my pace was faster than everyone around me. B. danced inertia, staying mostly behind me. Next, the music started to transition to Staccato, and Tammy narrated through the transition. Still, B. danced behind me. I was full of fire, breath, activity. Sometimes I very much wanted to dance with the shadow—with my shadow, but I continued in my dance, sinking deeply into each rhythm as I currently understand it. The music began to shift into Chaos, and I was completely abandoned, spinning, leaping, going to the edges of balance and nearly tipping over. The music had a lyric that caught my attention: something like "where did we come from" that reminded me of my earlier conversation with B. about past lives. I started to cry, again with jagged sobs. At last, the music shifted to Lyrical, and Tammy told us to turn and face each other–the dancer and the shadow. This was such a beautiful moment—there was suddenly no separation, we were overlapped. Light and shadow merged. To me, it felt like we were dancing some kind of past life that we shared. Stillness opened again into a dynamic dance, and we found ourselves at the end on our knees, embracing. My face was buried in her hair, and I cried loudly, despite the many observers I couldn't quite get out of my mind. I don't have adequate words, but it was surely a powerful healing.
Next, B. danced the 5Rhythms and N. shadowed, while I observed. I kept my eyes on them saying to myself, "I see you there and I am grateful for it." B. danced ferociously, totally engaged. At once, my mind kept trying to return to understand the dance I had just experienced. Next, I was the shadow for N. I tried to be present and to stay behind her, very much working myself into strain in the shadow of Staccato. My intention was to hold the space as well as I could, but I don't know if I was successful or not.
I spent the entire day inside, with the exception of one slow, hobbling trip to the corner store. In the end, the experience was complete. I am glad I decided to stay home today, and glad, too, I was able to attend the workshop for the two days that I did.
Tammy was curious about how I injured myself; and my first impulse was that it must have come from jumping too quickly through transitions and exploding into chaos. The teaching of the injury is that I need to slow down and be more aware in the transitions (in life and in dance). As I reflected, I remembered that I felt a slight pop when I was dragging myself around on the floor Saturday morning in inertia, and wondered if that might actually have been the source of injury. The teaching of that injury is that inertia can take up a tremendous amount of energy—sometimes even more than Chaos. I also note that I am quick to condemn myself for leaping with abandon into what comes next. Since the injury could have arisen at either point, I have decided to consider both stories my teacher and to take in the lessons of each to consider in my next dance and in the ongoing dance of my life.
I really wasn't kidding when I said that of all the five rhythms of 5Rhythms—Flowing, Staccato, Chaos, Lyrical and Stillness—the teachings of Flowing have had the most to offer me. I attribute this to the fact that Flowing is furthest from my natural inclinations.
Yesterday I hosted a fourth birthday party for my son. After the first twenty or so guests, I greeted people at the door with the expression, "Welcome to the jungle!" It was wild. Kids roved, screaming, dancing. I couldn't resist taking it up another notch, again and again. At one point, the entire house was bouncing to the booty-shaking, maximum-energy Gummy Bear song. After we sang and everyone grabbed their chosen cupcake, I walked around with a can of whipped cream, topping off the cupcakes. I worried about how those with more refined sensibilities were experiencing the chaos, but that is pretty much how things go in my house.
Flowing opens me up to a gentler possibility. In Friday's class, Tammy commented that the room had a lot of nervous energy. This was certainly true for me. I was shivering with joy when I arrived, and spent the first ten minutes doing nothing but noticing the feeling of my feet on the floor. In the spirit of Flowing, Tammy noticed what was arising and went with it, making it part of the teaching.
Another thing I like to explore in the receptive space of Flowing is how I get swept into what is happening around me, rather than just yielding or looking for empty space. Sometimes I coil right into someone's field and am pulled closer or repelled away. Sometimes I get sucked right into someone's powerful wake as they cut through space, soaring across the room, and trail them until something else pulls me more strongly and coils me into it.
In the Shambhala Buddhist tradition, there is a formal instruction called Aimless Wandering. In Aimless Wandering, practitioners set out to wander aimlessly for a period of time, noticing things as they move with no set goal or agenda. This is tough for New Yorkers. Maybe it is tough for everyone! I quickly realized it was impossible for me to have no agenda. It was then that the beauty of the exercise opened for me. My inner dialogue was like, "What's that over there? I will go look at it." Then, I would be going over there and something else would pull me. A car would pull up in front of me and I would change direction, swirling into someone's energetic field, pulled or repelled, I would discover a beautiful inch of graffiti and pause to inspect it, then I would notice someone sitting quietly on a doorstep and acknowledge them. Deciding to cross the street, I felt the rush of cars, the vibration of the sidewalk from nearby construction. It was rapture—the space of spontaneous poetry and wordless love.
Many of my colleagues talked of their frustration and inability to be aimless, and I smiled quietly, feeling like I cheated, because so much practice of Flowing allowed me to feel so at home with aimlessness.
For me, Flowing is the direct experience of what is happening at this moment. It is accepting presence. And it is, without question, a gateway to joy.
Class last week was patient. I entered a few minutes after the start, and met friends' eyes, smiling, as I looked for a good spot to stretch on the floor. I stretched dynamically, using my legs and head as counterweights, and laying on my back with alternating shoulders tucked under me, allowing them to loosen. I found myself on my knees, spine coiling and twisting, tossing my head with the momentum the spine created.
I got up and started to move around the room, imagining I was an ocean plant, waving with the water currents around me.
Blogging is an interesting modality. Because what I write becomes public quickly, I do not take much time to reflect on the writing before publishing it. After my last post on Flowing I realized that I have a lot more to say on the topic.
Here is a montage of the teachings and ideas I have taken in about Flowing: learning to trust the ground, absorbing energy and information from the ground, feminine receptivity, receiving information, trusting your experience, noticing your feet, keeping your feet in continuous motion, dancing like you are planting seeds in the soil, honoring the Earth Mother, connecting with the vast Cosmic Mother, unconditional love, the ground as the foundation of everything—that which holds us, from which everything arises, and the thing that makes all other things possible. Flowing is the darkness. It is the galaxy before it took form. It is how we experience being in the womb and in infancy.
According to Gabrielle Roth's teachings, each of the five rhythms has a special relationship to a particular body part. The body parts associated with Flowing are the feet. The feet, being an entire world away from our all-powerful heads, are too often neglected. Many new meditators who learn walking meditation, in which we walk and place the mind on the feeling of the feet and legs walking, literally cannot feel the sensation of their feet. Just noticing the simple fact that the floor is cold, for example, can be profound. In bringing our energy to our feet, we divert some of the head's autocratic control of us into our physical sensations.
Once we know our ground, we can move into the other rhythms; but without a solid ground, our engagement with the other rhythms may be perverse, contrived, disconnected or imbalanced. At times I have arrived late to class and missed Flowing entirely. On these occasions I am more likely to accidentally knock into people, and less likely to feel deeply connected to the group.
Flowing, to me, is also acceptance. I don't mean accepting abuse, accepting the decisions of unjust political leaders or anything like that. It isn't giving-up-critical-reasoning kind of acceptance. Rather, it is acknowledging that our experience is happening as it is at a given moment.
When I first started to practice 5Rhythms and to listen to the teachings of Flowing, I noted that my way of relating to winter changed radically. Before, I despised winter. By way of protest, I never had a proper coat, gloves or hat. I fought bitterly against the reality of winter, tensing my body against the wind and bearing into it headfirst. Without making a conscious shift, one year I got a big, warm, puffy coat. I wore boots and gloves. Winter came and went, and for the first time, I wasn't gasping for spring by the beginning of February. In this way, Flowing is the opposite of aversion in a Buddhist sense.
When my relationship of eight years ended, the teachings of Flowing again helped me through. My small son was just four months old; and I knew if I pushed against what was happening it would be hard for both of us. Instead, I settled into the grief with quiet awareness. I found a tenderness and love for myself, for my son, and for my former partner that opened my heart instead of closing it.
Re-reading this posting, I realize that my thoughts are all over the place. There is no driving thesis or clear idea, rather it is a meander through several related ideas. I am tempted to edit it for you, but instead, this time, I will leave its Flowing structure and hope that you can follow its dance.


Save Money at Target: It is a popular chain of discount retail stores in the United States. It is headquartered in Minneapolis, Minnesota. There are over 1800 stores across the nation which includes Target discount store, the hypermarket Super Target, and flexible format stores. Target sells clothes, beauty and health products, electronics items, food, furniture, jewelry, toys, sporting goods, gardening tools, office supplies and much more. Let's check how to save more money at Target?
It is a pleasurable experience to shop at Target. They offer great discounts, deals, sales, coupons etc on the purchase of various products. There are various tricks that help you save substantially.
Target offers different coupons at different times which offer discounts on various items or from manufacturers. You can check the website before you visit the store.
The Target Cartwheel is a social coupon program. You can login to it and choose the coupon you are interested in. You can store the barcode on your phone or print it and carry with you when you go to the store. The cashier will scan your personal barcode at the register and deduct the savings.
Target offers the product at the lowest price. You can match the price with the price offered at other stores and if you find that it is available at a better price, show the proof within seven days at the Target service desk and present your receipt, you will be offered the product at the lowest price.
Target has a weekly markdown schedule and it holds clearance sell for particular category items on the specified day of the week. You can check it and take advantage of that.
You can save considerably if you buy during seasonal clearance. You can buy items for the season of next year. You can get discount such as 50% off after the holiday, 75% off three days after and much more.
In every Target store, you will find selves at the end of each aisle where you will find clearance items at unbelievable discounts. Walk to the end caps and you will get stuff at a much-reduced price.
Target offers coupons on the purchase of certain amount or products. You will find it with your receipts. You make sure that you check your receipt for such coupons and use it.
Many times you can combine coupons such as manufacturer coupon and sale coupon or discount coupon. Combining such coupons will save you a lot.
When new products are introduced, you get products that have no size restriction at a nominal price or for free. You can find such coupons in the newspaper, cut it and take it to the store. At Target, you will find such products in the trial section for free or for few cents.
The store offers fantastic deals every day. You can find such deals at www.target.com. Such deals are usually for a day and you also get free shipping.
If you make a Target registry, you will get remaining items at a discounted price once the specified period for the registry is over.
Target offers free gift cards with certain purchases in the store. You can buy those products if you really need it and get the gift cards that you can use for your next purchase.
Use tricks and make shopping at Target a fun along with great savings!
How to save more money at Target?


You could sample autumn in every single county in Britain and not find somewhere as beautiful as North Devon. So, save yourself the hassle.
Why is autumn in North Devon so spectacular?
North Devon is a soul-stirring tapestry of rolling pastures, rugged storm lashed coast, wild moorland and deep wooded valleys. Come autumn, the crowds vanish – leaving behind a quiet elemental landscape, flushed with seasonal colour, that's yours for the taking.
Below are the absolute best places to see autumn colour in North Devon, and some refreshing walks too.
The ancient woods of The Heddon Valley turn all sort of fiery colours in autumn. Following the river beneath the bows of gnarled trees, as leaves drift on a chill autumn breeze, is poetic.
Exmoor is a remote and bleakly beautiful area of upland – which surrounds The Heddon Valley. This part of the Britain is far enough away from everything, it's said a WW2 German U-Boat commander frequently allowed his troops to stretch their legs at Heddon Mouth.
This is almost in Mid Devon. As far south as North Devon gets – and what a lovely place.
The Halsdon Nature Reserve unfolds itself around the River Torridge. There are miles of clearly marked trails here, wending through the woods to river banks and water meadows. If you're quiet, you might spot an otter reclining and snacking on a fish.
Anyway, listen out for a hoot.
The passion and hard work that goes into the gardens at Rosemoor is exceptional. It makes for an enchanting experience.
Not only does Rosemoor claim the largest rose beds in the South West (funnily enough), but also a diverse range of curated gardens– including some with a wild feel. Honestly, follow the link – there's over twenty unique gardens.
During autumn, you should take a wander around the woodland garden and see the maples dressed in fire. Then, if it gets a bit chilly you can pop into the coffee shop for a well-deserved hot drink.
Near Blackmoor Gate, at the western edge of Exmoor is the Arlington Estate – a jewel hidden amongst the North Devon hills.
For 500 years Arlington Court was held by the Chichester family, and whilst it looks a bit severe on the outside – inside it's a surprisingly cosy family home.
It's also a treasure trove of weird and wonderful things. The National Trust look after almost 5000 items at Arlington, from model boats no bigger than a coin, to billowing Victorian wedding dresses and an original William Blake painting (discovered on top of a wardrobe).
There's a huge twenty miles of wooded estate for you to explore, with deer. It's a little harder to pick out deer against an autumn backdrop, but you can try.
Now, moving on to some sublime National Trust walks in North Devon – perfect for experiencing autumn in all its glory.
This walk begins and finishes with Countisbury, a time-still hamlet with far reaching views over the Bristol Channel, towards the misty hills of South Wales.
This is varied walk taking in many different landscapes, from riverbanks to coastal heath.
The midway point is at Watersmeet, a wood-shrouded gorge where two rivers merge, and salmon swim. There's also a tea room here, if you're a tad parched.
Beyond Watersmeet is a rough fisherman's path, taking you across country and back to Countisbury again.
Horner wood in West Somerset, is something from the dusty pages of a fairy tale - thought to be easily 500 years old.
The walk starts at Aller Combe Meadow, a popular beauty spot for family picnics. From here it follows a crystal stream through the woods. A world of primeval tree ferns, deer wallows and twisty trees – the sort with faces if you stare hard enough.
After a while the woods give way, presenting you with the open uplands of Exmoor. So, you can see some striking autumn colours and perhaps an Exmoor pony or two.
Whilst this walk probably has a few trees, not every autumn walk has to be about leaves. This one is about the coast, and humbling power of the ocean.
The storms of autumn create swells like no other season, which in turn form white tipped waves that swirl and crash over the jagged rocks of the North Devon coast. From an exposed bit of headland this is epic to watch, in the truest sense.
Morte and Bull point are part of a stretch of coast rife with smuggling legend. These stories only feel real in the winds, and under the moody skies of autumn.
A blog about North Devon without a beach? Not possible. Or exquisitely silly.
This walk takes you around Woolacombe Down, an open area of coastal heath above what was once voted the best beach in the UK, and 13th in the world by Trip Advisor. This is quite something. But then, it's quite the beach.
Standing on top of Potter's Hill and surveying the three miles of silken sand, you'll see why it's such a special beach. What a location too. Woolacombe bay is at the western limit of the Bristol Channel where it becomes the vast Atlantic Ocean.
During autumn and winter, Woolacombe Beach becomes a quieter place. It's a spot for thinking, dreaming and listening to the soft rush of waves.
Why make one of the best beaches in the world more of journey than you have to? At the Woolacombe Bay Hotel, we're but a whisper away.
Our luxury four-star hotel is a stress remedy, an escape and in the truest sense – down time from the hustle and bustle. Coming here, especially in autumn is a revitalising experience.
Enjoy fine food until your heart's content, drift off with relaxing spa treatments, breathe deep the sea air and, perhaps, discover wild adventures on Exmoor.


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Maruti Suzuki Swift Extreme Concept – Revealed !
By Sakshi Jain
Suzuki, the Japanese carmaker has finally showcased the extreme concept of Suzuki Swift at the Thailand International Motor Expo, 2019. Suzuki's upcoming model will give a tough competition to various models such as Ford Figo and Hyundai Grand i10 Nios.
The swift model is manufacturers very old and popular model which has been on sale since 2005. The third-generation model was launched at the 2018 auto expo. Swift has remained as a strong backbone for Maruti Suzuki in the home country and has come under the top 10 selling cars in India very regularly.
Suzuki Swift Extreme Design:
Suzuki has made sure to get an all-new premium designing for its upcoming swift model. The entire styling and designing look extremely sporty with several elements added such as:
1. Grille which comes in a smaller mesh design which gives the car a very sporty look.
2. The bumper with loaded prominent air dams.
3. Headlamps which come up with body-colourer extensions of panel
4. An element of lip spoiler which comes with a red colour headlight.
The centre of the bonus comes up with a black trimming which adds overall to the very sporty appearance of the car. The fenders have also been made with a gloss-finished at the side of the car which resembles the cladding on the SUV. The similar cladding can be seen on the door sills as well. The upcoming model will be seen with pronounced wheel arches which come up with alloy wheels (multi-spoke).
At the front of the site, the concept of Suzuki Swift Extreme comes up with a whole new idea. The bumper comes with a diffuser faux element, a very prominent black roof gloss mounted spoiler, a trim gloss black which runs between the tail-lamps and exhaust with some integrated exists (squared-out).
Interiors of the upcoming Suzuki's model: Suzuki Swift Extreme comes up with premium and luxury interiors. The windows are covered with heavy tinted glasses. The interiors of the cars come up with premium seating. However, the Japanese automaker has not given any details regarding the concept of the cabin.
Suzuki Swift Extreme Engine:
In the home country, the upcoming model will be seen with two options, a 1.2L petrol and a 1.3L Multi-jet Diesel engine. While the gasoline will be seen meeting the BS6 norms. The company has planned to discontinue the oil burner.
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It has been 16 days since news of the two boats that went missing between Madang and Manus were first reported.
Manus Provincial Police Commander, Chief Inspector David Yapu said the two boats left Madang on December 28th last year, but never made it to Manus.
Families of the passengers had sent a distress call to shipping vessels travelling between Manus and Madang to keep an eye out for the missing boats.
PPC Yapu said the last contact made by people on the missing boats was near Karkar in Madang.


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Socioanalysis was first published in 1999, co-edited by Prof Susan Long and Dr Allan Shafer – under the auspices of the then Australian Institute of Socio-Analysis, now published by Group Relations Australia. It was published initially with the hope that it would provide a contact point for those who wished to read and write about socioanalytic work and ideas. This hope has been fulfilled.
Socioanalysis, some 21 years later, is a recognized and highly regarded scholarly journal – still edited by Prof Susan Long – with quality international papers covering a wide spectrum of topics in the fields of socioanalysis, group relations and system psychodynamics. Along the way it has included some specially edited editions on current themes, most recently in Volume 18 in 2017, focused on Seeking Asylum.
For some years it has been headed by a committed editorial board currently comprising Dr Ora Bernard, as Book Review editor, Dr Jinette de Gooijer, Dr John Newton, Dr Brigid Nossel, Dr Wendy Harding, Dr Joy Humphries & Joanne Fitzgerald and an erudite international editorial board.
In early 2020 the 21st Volume was published, celebrating its twenty-one year history. Volume 22 has just been released, and can be purchased in hard-copy of PDF via administrator@grouprelations.org.au
Prospective authors should please send papers to Editor in General, Prof Susan Long: socioanalysis@grouprelations.org.au


This nineteenth century Victorian mansion is set against the spectacular beauty of Killarney National Park The property stands close to the shores of Muckross Lake, 1 of Killarney's 3 lakes, famed world wide for their splendour and beauty. Turning the corner and midway along the next pathway is a gap in the hedge major into the Drifts of Grass garden. Using only the highest grade minerals and taking excellent care during the mixing approach, House and Garden guarantees that the end solution is ideal just about every time. Even the ghost plant, Graptopetalum, in the sunken garden is displaying tinges of colour from the cooler nights. But it isn't just the countryside that is walled, in the towns almost every property is walled as well.


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Batman: The dark prince charming 2/2.
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