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Q: Is "spent more expenditure" correct in this sentence?
People spent more expenditure on utility bills.

Is this sentence correct?
We spend money on something, but do we "spend expenditure"?
Is it better to change this to "Expenditure/spending on utility bills rose"?

A:
People spent more expenditure on utility bills.
Or is it better to change this to "Expenditure/spending on utility bills rose".

I much prefer the second option. Not only does it sound more professional, it is more correct.
Merriam Webster link, take note of the main definition:

The action of spending funds.

Spending is already inherent to expenditure. If you say "There has been expenditure", you are saying that "Funds have been spent".
In the interest of avoiding tautology, I would therefore prefer to say:

Expenditure/spending on utility bills has risen.

Note that I've used "has risen" as opposed to "rose". The statement conveys a fact about past spending, perfect tense seems to fit better.
The fact that it sounds more professional (in what I can only assume to be a professional context) is just a cherry on top.

A: "Expenditure" can be used here in two ways: to refer to the act of spending money or to refer to the things money is spent on (see M-W).
Either way, the actual spending is of money, you don't spend expenditure.  If you spend money on utility bills, the utility charges are an expenditure.
So you could phrase the sentence like this:

People spent more on utility costs.

(Note that the utility bill is really just the utility company telling you how much you owe; you can pay a utility bill, but you spend money on utility costs or simply "utilities".)
Or:

People's utility expenditures increased.
   or
  People's expenditures on utilities increased.


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Prisoner mugshots by Constable John Nevin to 1890
Posted on July 17, 2013 May 5, 2017 by Thomas Nevin
Constable William John Nevin (1851-1891), younger brother of professional photographer Thomas J. Nevin, died suddenly of typhoid fever on 17th June, 1891. The earliest date on record of his service with the police is 1875 when he was stationed at the Cascades Prison for Males, Hobart. His service continued at the Hobart Gaol, Campbell Street, as "Gaol Messenger", a rank which covered his duties as photographer, until his untimely death while still in service, aged 39 yrs old. The registrar of his death gave his age as 43 yrs old; however, his burial records at Cornelian Bay Cemetery on 19th June 1891 listed his death at 39 yrs, i.e. born 1851, and this date is consistent with the Fairlie sick lists shipping records which recorded that he was a babe in arms, less than 6 months old, when he arrived in Hobart on 3rd July 1852 with his settler parents, John and Mary Nevin, and his three older siblings Thomas, Rebecca Jane, and Mary Ann.
Constable John (W. J.) Nevin ca. 1880.
Photo taken by his brother Thomas Nevin
Copyright © KLW NFC & The Nevin Family Collections 2009 ARR. Watermarked.
The Electoral Roll of the Electoral District of North Hobart, year commencing 11th April, 1884:
NEVIN, William John
Place of Abode: H.M. Gaol
Nature of qualification: Salary
Particulars of Qualification: H.M. Government
Archives Office Tasmania
RGD 35/13
Death of John Nevin, Goal Messenger, of Typhoid Fever
PRISONER IDENTIFICATION PHOTOGRAPHS from 1876-1891
Older brother, commercial photographer Thomas J. Nevin was commissioned by the family solicitor W.R. Giblin, later Attorney-General and Premier from 1872 to 1876 to provide the colonial government of Tasmania with photographs of prisoners while he was still operating from his commercial studios in Elizabeth St and New Town, Hobart. And from 1876 to 1880, when employed in full-time civil service as Office and Hall keeper of the Hobart Town Hall, his photographic services for police continued at the Hobart Gaol with the Municipal Police Office and at the Mayor's Court, housed within the Town Hall. Thomas Nevin was assisted by his younger brother Constable John Nevin at the Hobart Gaol in producing photographic records of prisoners until ca. 1886, his last record (to date) of service to police as assistant bailiff.
During the early to mid-1870s, Thomas Nevin deployed the conventional techniques of 19th century commercial studio vignette portraiture in matters of posing, photographing and printing the final official prisoner identification photograph (mugshot). The prisoner was usually posed with his upper torso turned 45 degrees from the photographer, with sightlines deflected to the edge of the oval vignette, and backgrounded by a plain backcloth. The majority of Nevin's prisoner photographs taken between 1872-75 evince his use of this commercial technique, for example:
State Library of NSW
James Ogden, photographed by T.J. Nevin 23 September 1875
Call Number DL PX 158
John F. Morris, photographed by T.J. Nevin 25th April 1875
nla.pic-an24612762 PIC P1029/36 LOC Album 935
THE FULL FRONTAL GAZE
Most prisoner photographs taken in the 1880s in Tasmania required the subject to face the camera, and in some instances, show the backs of the hands clearly. The full frontal gaze marked the transitional phase between Thomas Nevin's early to mid-1870s commercial vignettes and the 1880s prisoner photographs, taken more often than not at the Hobart Gaol by his brother John Nevin. No full profile photographs, in addition to the single full frontal shot, were taken until the late 1890s when the methods of Bertillon took hold.
Roland Hill, 23 yrs old, 20th February 1890.
Ref: TAHO GD 6719, p. 148. Gaol Register from the Sheriff's Office Hobart.
Remarkably, this prisoner identification photograph dated 1890 was printed in the commercial oval vignette format, its sole difference from the earlier prisoner vignettes taken by Thomas Nevin being the full frontal gaze of the prisoner. This photograph is not an old one, reprinted from an earlier photograph of the 1870s. It was taken of Roland Hill, 23 years old, a clerk and a first offender, sentenced to two years for larceny, and taken on incarceration at the Hobart Gaol by Constable John Nevin when Roland was transferred from Launceston.
Ref: TAHO GD 6719, detail mugshot from criminal sheet p. 148
OVERLAY PRINTS
Many of the photographs in this register GD 6719 dating to 1890 were reprinted from an earlier photograph of the prisoner, some quite visibly showing the original vignette frame under the second printing within an oblong frame with rounded corners.
This photograph of Charles Dawson was taken by Constable John Nevin on 11 December 1888 at the Hobart Gaol adjacent to the Supreme Court where Dawson was sentenced to 4 years for uttering a forged cheque. The print from the negative was framed initially as an oval vignette, and reprinted within an oblong frame, as an overlay of the vignette, for reasons best known to the printers, whether at the gaol itself in Campbell Street or at the Municipal Police Office, Town Hall in Macquarie Street, or even at the government printing office and registrar in Davey Street. The duties of Constable John Nevin by 1888 was both photographer and gaol messenger. He would have conveyed copies of these prisoner photographs and criminal record sheets back and forth to any of these three authorities.
Charles Dawson, 33 yrs old, 11 December 1888.
Ref: TAHO GD 6719, detail mugshot printed with oblong overlay p. 101
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Christian Dor est un réalisateur français.

Biographie

Christian Dor a travaillé comme technicien pour des films publicitaires ou institutionnels.

Pendant les années 1990, il a réalisé trois courts métrages, dont Le Bleu du ciel, récompensé par le Prix Jean-Vigo en 1999 après avoir été présenté en 1998 au Festival de Cannes dans la sélection de la Quinzaine des réalisateurs.

Filmographie (courts métrages)
 1990 : La Dent
 1991 : Le Mort (Grand Prix du court métrage policier et noir au Festival du film policier de Cognac en 1992)
 1998 : Le Bleu du ciel (Prix Jean-Vigo)

Notes et références

Liens externes
 Christian Dor sur unifrance.org

Réalisateur français

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Modeling Materials With Cold Gases Through Simulations
Interesting properties of materials are all characterized by strongly interacting electrons, whose low-energy physics cannot accurately be obtained through conventional techniques.
A novel approach is to try to use the optical lattice system as an emulator for such models. An emulator is an artificial material whose behavior is governed by the same underlying mathematical description as the material of interest. Over the past 10 years, the development of the field of cold gases was spectacular and one has realized such models as the Hubbard model in the atomic physics lab, but at relatively high temperatures compared to the Fermi temperature.
The physics of those models is reasonably well under control theoretically and numerically, but this will no longer be the case at lower temperatures. Presently, major efforts are being carried out in order to lower the temperature and improve experimental detection tools. These experimental developments have sparked a renewed interest in studying those models numerically with extremely high precision, and has also led to new ideas for algorithms that would work at lower temperature.
This proposal focuses on three specific topics where the experimental and numerical developments will be addressed, and which matter greatly for understanding complex materials:
1) The Fermi-Hubbard model, which is the cornerstone for high-Tc superconductivity and frustrated magnetism. It remains one of the most studied and most elusive models in condensed matter physics.
2) Impurity models and disorder : A single impurity interacting with its environment quite often determines the low-temperature physics of a system. The classic example is an electron moving in a crystal lattice, where the electron gets dressed by the phonons (lattice distortions) and acquires a mass and a dispersion of a quasi-particle that is different from that of the bare electron. Since impurities and disorder are present in any material, studying those effects in a controlled fashion is important.
3) Criticality: phase transitions are at the heart of our interest and understanding of materials. The systems built with cold gases are inherently mesoscopic and feature an external potential. Is it possible to study criticality in those systems? Can new tools such as in-situ density measurements with sinlge-site resolution help?
Interesting properties of materials are all characterized by strongly interacting electrons, whose low-energy physics cannot accurately be obtained through conventional techniques.A novel approach is to try to use the optical lattice system as an emulator for such models. An emulator is an artificial material whose behavior is governed by the same underlying mathematical description as the material of interest. Over the past 10 years, the development of the field of cold gases was spectacular and one has realized such models as the Hubbard model in the atomic physics lab, but at relatively high temperatures compared to the Fermi temperature.
This workshop focuses on three specific topics where the experimental and numerical developments will be addressed, and which matter greatly for understanding complex materials:
1. The Fermi-Hubbard model with cold gases
The Fermi-Hubbard model is challenging both from theoretical and experimental point of view. There is no numerically exact method that can deal with many fermions in the general case and the methods that were applied successfully for the bosons will not work at low temperatures [1]. Experimentally, one has been able to cool fermions to degeneracy in the optical lattice and observe the Fermi surface [2]. More recently, the Mott phase in the Fermi-Hubbard model has been detected [3, 4]. It has been identified by looking at the probability that two fermions (up and down spins) occupy the same state [3]. When this probe tends to zero, it is indicative of a Mott state. The 'core compressibility', which looks at the compressibility of the atoms in the center and filters out the edges which, by experimental design, should always be in a Fermi liquid regime, is a useful indicator [5]. Other experiments providing novel physics include the 'shaking' of the lattice [3] and the build-up rate of the number of doublons [3, 6–9], the in-trap expansion of the cloud [10], and the lifetime of a doublon [11, 12]. The use of high temperature series expansions in combination with a local density approximation to describe the experiment was also suggested [5]. Thermodynamic equilibrium over at least most of the lattice has been established, while temperature, entropy, a confirmation of the Mott insulator phase, and an error budget for the Fermi Hubbard system have also been pointed out [13]. We also showed that DMFT [14] and the series expansions give exactly the same result at the present experimental temperatures. There are a few exact methods available when there is a special symmetry. Quantum Monte Carlo simulations are possible for attractive interactions when the population of up and down spins is equal, and for repulsive interactions at half filling only when there is a particle-hole symmetry. The BCS-BEC crossover problem in the lattice description belongs to this class and has been mapped out exactly at unitarity [15] , and also away from unitarity [16]. A novel method, diagrammatic Monte Carlo, was recently proposed [17, 18] and validated DMFT and DCA in the U/t = 4 regime [19]. All of these are the first steps towards the
study of quantum magnetism, which will be reached at a temperature that is not too far from presently achieved temperatures [20]. The virtual exchange mechanism has already been observed for a two-well system [21].
2. Impurities, mixtures, and disorder
Present cold-gas experiments are in a temperature regime where the physics of impurities and disorder is accessible. The so-called Fermi polaron problem in which a single fermion is (resonantly) coupled to the Fermi sea consisting of fermions with a different spin, has been studied experimentally [22, 23] (it is a limiting case of the experiments on spin-imbalanced Fermi gases, which were studied in great detail in the past [24]). The transition to molecular binding was observed [22], as well as a measurement of the polaron energy and the polaron residue at unitarity [22, 23]. The equation of state of an (imbalanced) Fermi gas has been measured at unitarity, and the mixed normal state interpreted in terms of an ideal gas of polarons [25, 26].
Fixed-node diffusion Monte Carlo studies found binding energies and an effective mass in good agree- ment with experiment [27, 28]. N. V. Prokof'ev and B. V. Svistunov used their recently developed diagrammatic Monte Carlo approach to sample Feynman diagrams, and could obtain in principle unbi- ased answers in excellent agreement with experiment [29, 30]. The answers had reached convergence in low expansion orders, where the sign problem was still tolerable. On the theory side, F. Chevy has pro- duced a variational ansatz for the polaron that is in remarkable quantitative agreement with experiment and exact numerical calculations [31]. This ansatz wavefunction sums all particle-hole diagrams on top of the Fermi sea, and it can be shown that contributions with more than one particle-hole diagram interfere destructively almost exactly for the groundstate energy, especially at unitarity [32]. An analogous Ansatz wavefunction was also put forward for the molecular side [33, 34].
Disordered systems have been studied experimentally for bosons in three dimensions [35, 36], revealing a superfluid and an insulating phase by looking at time-of-flight images and measuring the center-of- mass speed after giving a kick to the atomic cloud. In one dimension, the first indications of Anderson localization were observed [37, 38]. The Florence group used a quasi-periodic potential that constitutes the exactly solvable Aubry-Andre model, which predicts a transition from extended to localized states [37]. The Paris group instead used a speckle pattern to generate uncorrelated disorder [38]. The localization length was determined by measuring the size of the cloud as a function of expansion time after switching off the longitudinal confinement.
The experiments on the three-dimensional disordered bose systems quite well [39, 40]. We computed the full phase diagram and explained that the Bose Glass phase always has to intervene between the Mott insulator and the superfluid, also at commensurate densities, [39], and we also explained why experiment is seeing a transition between an insulating and a superfluid state at outrageously strong disorder by invoking a percolation argument [40]. We could also give strong reasons based on temperature and finite size effects why present experiments are rather limited in exploring the full phase diagram. There have also been simulations on disordered Bose systems in continuous space also showing indications of a Bose glass phase [41].
The one-dimensional experiments on Anderson localization were in good agreement with theory.
3. single-site resolution tools and Criticality
The study of criticality in cold gases is best known for measuring the 3d XY exponent of the normal-to- superfluid Bose gas [42], and of the Berezinskii-Kosterlitz-Thouless transition in a trapped 2d atomic Bose gas [43]. The mesoscopic size and confinement potential pose fundamental challenges though. Recently, advances such as the cold gas microscope [44] have led to the ability to observe individual atoms with single site resolution using optical means [45–48] or with electrons [49] for bosonic systems. The density profile of the Mott insulator has been observed, as well as the superfluid edges, from which temperature could be determined in fair agreement with estimates based on time-of-flight images [50].
Single site resolution tools are a new probe to study criticality. In the large-trap limit one can perform trap-size scaling [51], analogous to conventional finite size scaling but with an additional parameter
describing the curvature of the trap. For present traps, the curvature and finite size put a limit on the accuracy on which the critical point can be determined parametrically and numerically [52], from which it follows that experiments will be challenging. Time-of-flight images are still the best tool when condensation is involved [52]. Single site detection tools are also useful in obtaining the full equation of state.
Lode Pollet (LMU Munich) - Organiser
Tilman Esslinger (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ)) - Organiser
Leticia Tarruell (Swiss Federal Institute of Technology Zurich (ETHZ)) - Organiser
Matthias Troyer (Microsoft) - Organiser


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Something that I came across on the internet.
And just because you cannot have enough of it (bacon), it looks like a World Record for a Bacon sandwich.
Mmmmmmmmmmm BACON! As a Canadian, I'm drooling here. When I buy bacon and cook it I don't pull a few strips out to go with the eggs, I cook ALL the bacon in the 3-4 packages and spend an afternoon cooking bacon with Guinness as required then the entire batch goes into the freezer. Need bacon? 10 secs in the microwave.
Edited by Bubba_Zanetti, 07 December 2018 - 01:28 AM.
Oh hells yes. I save it all and use it instead of butter for general pan frying, like eggs, burgers, grilled cheese, fried bread, etc.
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Anthony Golding introduces the eight precepts of zycling and explains how to wheel freely.
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There are a few principles that can help you on your way to really appreciating of the joys of zycling:
1. There must be no sense of urgency
So, as you cycle along mostly traffic-free routes or very minor roads, even though you may have considered some kind of destination (e.g. camp-site, staying with people, a city or town even a railway station), try to avoid the tendency to constantly check the time or the distance to your destination. Your destination is really often a place that you didn't anticipate when you started. Once I was visiting my meditation group which was quite a distance, and I was hoping to put the folder in someone's car for the return trip, but the car was full. The host offered me a bed for the night. At first I declined, as I hadn't anticipated staying over, but I didn't really need to go home for the night – so I accepted. As someone who often needs to be in control, this felt really good for me.
2. Leave the radio, music players, cell-phones and (if you can) your watch at home
What we are trying to create is a sense of being in the now. This requires as little outside stimulation as is possible. One then notices one's habitual tendencies and those familiar distractions. So one's attention begins to focus on the slowly passing surroundings, bird sound, smell of the crops, changing temperature, and the silence that you suddenly become aware of, the muscular effort of going uphill and the exhilaration down the other side with the relaxing feeling in the legs.
I must confess, once when cycling along a bike trail in Washington with the cascades on my left and the Skagit river on the right, I switched on the tranny and the Garrison Keilllor show on PBS came on – which completed this ideal American scene.
3. Staying silent during parts of the day
When I'm not cycling, I find myself being over-sociable, and generating too much interest and excitement. But on the bike the need to chat falls away as I focus on those points in precept 2. A passing wave or smile is all that's necessary.
4. Responding to and befriending your surroundings
This is the contrast to precept 3. The idea is not to keep silent with a vengeance, but to retain a degree of conviviality. So if someone shows interest in your equipment or wonders where you're from, be open and friendly. If you meet a poet along the track (this happened to me), stop and listen to his stanzas even if the lines don't quite scan (his did). If you hear a song in your head, feel free to sing out loud (as you won't always be cycling in a group, nobody will mind). In fact, work towards letting go of the group and experience the feeling of being completely alone in a foreign land.
5. Recognising and handling fear
This is the big one. As soon as we are away from our comfort zone, we experience a form of fear which often drives us back to a position of the familiar. Now if you're travelling in Canada and you spot a bear up ahead, it's probably wise to stop and retire slowly to a safe distance. Or if you're in the depths of winter and you see a storm bearing down, then it's wise to take shelter. These are real fears. What isn't helpful is the worrying fear of getting somewhere late because you may have to find somewhere to camp where you haven't planned. Just let go and a suitable place will turn up. On finding out that you've taken a wrong turning, don't fret but instead explore the unexpected and eventually the map will take care of things. If not, a passer-by comes to the rescue and you can experience that lovely feeling of being looked after. Now we are entering the area of serendipity, where fear starts to drop away and you experience the reality where the self isn't always in control.
Another fear producing experience is listening to others, with comments like, "can we do this?" or "they won't allow that". This is often a projection of someone's own fear. For example, I often free camp: on the Danube cycle path I found a clearing in the forest and put my tent up near a trailer. Just as I was falling asleep the farmer drove in and told me it was forbidden to camp and pointed out that the trailer was a mobile beehive. I reassured him in my most polite English that I would leave first thing before the sun warmed up and the bees became active. He seemed happy with that and left.
By the same token, it's sometimes better to be open. Once in Tuscany I saw a clump of trees by a field up a farm track. As I was putting the tent up a boy cycled up from the farm and said something in Italian which with my almost zero languages, wasn't able to understand. He returned with dad who wanted me to join them for supper and sleep in the farmhouse. I felt so silly having crept by their property. What is important is your intention. After a while, when you feel physically fit, you will be able to take what you would have considered risks physically and mentally. That is the learning experience.
6. Handling competition
This is a strange one as we are so brainwashed into achieving. Questions like: "How many miles have you done today?" "How long did it take to get up the mountain – did you walk?" or "What! You put the bike on a train!" "I must have the state-of-the-art machine and equipment." (The world-renowned writer and cyclist Dervla Murphy used a three-speed sit up Hercules on her trip to Afghanistan). By all means have a serviceable and roadworthy bike, but if the going's too steep, get off and walk, experience the land by foot and work another set of muscles. "I must keep up with that good-looking rider, can't let them think I'm a wimp". If you pass by an interesting feature and your inner guide says stop and have a look, it's so important to acknowledge and respond to that voice. (For more on this, see "LISTENING" by Lee Coit ISBN 0-936 475-00-5)
7. On being assertive
This is important when cycling on ordinary roads, but on many routes you are able to forget the busy world and manic cars. Eurovelo6 en.eurovelo6.org/ a 2,485-mile bicycle road is one example – an amazing mostly traffic free route from the Atlantic at St. Nazaire, France to the Black Sea, Romania. The EuroVelo 6 is one of 12 routes network EuroVelo born at the initiative of the European Cyclists' Federation (ECF) in 1994. Its objective is to follow three of the largest European rivers: the Loire, Rhine and Danube. Watch out for the Lycra-clad 'Furters being more than frank with cries of "ACHTUNG" on the Danube section in Germany.
Every four or five days, leave the bike alone, and, if you can, stay with the locals. That makes it easier, as you can then enter their world. Even if they don't adventure-cycle, they probably have other interest and passions. (I belong to SERVASBRITAIN.ORG, which is a wonderful way to meet people.)
8. Have an adventure by yourself
So, finally we arrive at another biggy – going away by yourself. Not having someone to share that wonderful market, or spectacular view. But don't worry – there will be moments when you meet up with others to share the adventure, and you won't fall into the trap of using your companion as a protection. But, you will have to interact with strangers if need be, out of delightful interest.
Looking over these musings, they do seem rather directive. Please remember, these are only ideas and my experiences. The important thing is to have your own unique moments. As I get older, I often travel with a folding bike, as it's easier to get on the train and bus. Whatever you buy, get the best that you can afford. And finally, one of my more eccentric habits is to stop and pick up stuff on the trail. I still have an umbrella from several years ago and a lamb's wool sweater that after a wash was as good as new. This takes off the pain of losing one's own stuff.
Before you venture abroad try some Sustrans routes. You'll find information on the Sustans website: www.sustrans.org.uk/. You might also enjoy Land's End to John O'Groats: The Great British Bike Adventure by Phil Horsley – a must for any warm-blooded peddler. For visiting Intentional Communities and Ecovillages in Europe see EUROTOPIA.DE ISBN 3-00-007080-x. I recommend the L'Arche communities inspired by Gandhi. For those not adverse to North America and are particularly fearless try: Cycling the Great Divide by Michael McCoy ISBN 0-89886 698-7 Mountaineers Books.org. I haven't done this route yet – but I still dream that one. Do take an AMTRAK Visit USA Month Pass, it's easier with a folder in a bag and have the ride of your life. Meet Americans as nice as apple pie and stations like palaces. LA's Union Station is an Art Deco gem. Do take a couple of days out in Tucson Arizona and cycle up Mount Lemon – 25 miles of steady climb from 2,000 feet to 9,000 feet and back to the Señora Desert with it's amazing cactus, and don't miss Savannah Georgia (fortunately General Sherman did, thank god, it's a Colonial gem). Enjoy and have a nice day.
Anthony Golding is a keen cyclist and originator of the eight principles of zycling. Now retired, he is enjoying life without a car
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El iPhone 6s Plus  es un teléfono inteligente de diseñado por Apple y presentado junto con el iPhone 6s, con procesador de dos núcleos a 1.85 GHz, 2 gigabytes de memoria RAM y Pantalla Retina HD de 5,5 pulgadas. Es parte de la serie iPhone y fue anunciado el 9 de septiembre de 2015. El iPhone 6s Plus es sucesor del iPhone 6 Plus, de 2014

El iPhone 6s Plus incluye mejoras en las especificaciones de hardware, incluyendo 3D Touch; una pantalla táctil que responde a la fuerza; cámara trasera de 12MP y cámara delantera de 5MP con Retina Flash, incluyendo Live Photos en ambos equipos. Videos en  4K o a 1080p y  estabilización óptica, un procesador A9; un nuevo chasis hecho de una aleación de aluminio de 7000 series; segunda generación Touch ID; LTE y conectividad wifi mejorados, y un nuevo acabado en oro rosa además del gris espacial, plata, y oro, acabados que se encuentra en los modelos anteriores, mientras se mantiene un diseño idéntico. Los dispositivos cuentan con iOS 9 preinstalado. Su última versión soportada es iOS 15

Características
 Pantalla: 5,5 pulgadas, con la tecnología 3D Touch.
 SoC: Apple A9 de arquitectura de 64 bits con coprocesador de movimiento M9 está integrado directamente con el chip A9. La CPU es 70 % más rápida y con GPU 90 % más rápido.
Tamaño y peso: Su altura es de 158,1 mm, con un ancho de 77,8 mm, grosor de 7,3 mm y peso de 192 g.
 Sistema operativo: El original es iOS 9 y el último será iOS 15, siendo esta sistema operativo con la que finalmente el dispositivo una vez que se quede sin actualizaciones.
 Batería: 2715 mAh.
-Batería de iones de litio recargable integrada
-Carga a través del adaptador de corriente o del puerto USB de la computadora LIGHTNING
-Las afirmaciones sobre la batería dependen de la configuración de la red y de muchos otros factores. Los resultados reales pueden variar. La batería tiene ciclos de recarga limitados y eventualmente necesitará ser reemplazada por un proveedor de servicio de Apple. La duración de la batería y el número de ciclos de carga varían según el uso y la configuración.
 Cámara: uno de los aspectos más valorados del iPhone, recibe la mejora más importante de todo el iPhone 6s y pasa de los 8 Mpx a los 12 MP con tecnología iSight. Además, los nuevos iPhone 6s son capaces de grabar vídeo en 4K, característica cada vez más común en los celulares de gama alta. La cámara de FaceTime, otra de las grandes promesas de mejora del iPhone 6s, también se renueva y pasa de los 1,2 MP a los 5 MP incluyendo Retina Flash. Sin embargo, más allá de la notoria mejora en las especificaciones, la cámara del iPhone 6s será capaz de crear fotografías animadas –como un gif en alta resolución– que se activa con la nueva tecnología 3D Touch; la nueva función lleva el nombre de Live Photos y será exclusiva de los iPhone 6s y iPhone 6s Plus.
Eslogan:  The only thing that's changed is everything (USA), Solo una cosa cambió. Todo. (América Latina), Lo único que cambia es todo. (España)

Lanzamiento
El 25 de septiembre de 2015 se vendió en 12 países como Estados Unidos entre otros países de Asia y Europa. Desde el pasado 9 de octubre el iPhone 6s Plus se vende en 40 países incluyendo a España, México y la mayoría de países de Europa. El 10 de octubre llegó a Emiratos Árabes, Arabia Saudita, Kuwait, Jordania y Catar. Desde el 15 de octubre está disponible en Israel, el 16 de octubre en India, Malasia, Turquía y Sudáfrica, el 23 de octubre llegó a Colombia, el 30 de octubre a Chile, el 13 de noviembre en Brasil. Apple dio a conocer en la presentación que el iPhone 6s estaría disponible en más de 100 países hasta antes de finalizar 2015.

Diseño
El iPhone 6s Plus está fabricado con aluminio serie 7000, de mayor resistencia.Cubierta de vidrio Retina HD reforzada, con 3D touch. Dimensiones de 5,5 pulgadas y 19201080 de resolución. En color oro, oro rosa, plata y gris espacial. En 16 GB, 64 GB y 128 GB.

Hardware

Cámara
La cámara trasera es de 12 megapíxeles y la frontal de 5 megapíxeles.Dispone de «Live Photos», fotografías con movimiento. Graba videos en 4K a 30 f/s. Realiza videollamadas a través de FaceTime en redes wifi y celular.

Batería
2750 mAh

Procesador, memoria y almacenamiento
Chip A9 con arquitectura de 64 bits. Coprocesador de movimiento A9.

Referencias

IPhone


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A Clear Investment in Glass Recycling
Rumpke Recycling's glass facility creates raw material for fiberglass insulation and glass containers.
The test phase is underway at Rumpke Recycling's glass processing facility in Dayton, Ohio. For six months, crews have been installing new equipment that is expected to double the facility's processing capability to 40,000 tons per year.
This major recycling project is possible through a $4 million investment from Rumpke Recycling and a $500,000 Ohio Department of Natural Resources (ODNR) grant accepted by the City of Dayton.
For 10 years, the facility has processed broken and mixed glass for use by Johns Manville (JM), a manufacturer of fiberglass insulation. Earlier this year, Rumpke Recycling partnered with ODNR and Owens-Illinois (O-I) to install a new system that will create a product suitable for the glass container industry.
Glass is a difficult material to handle but with the help of Ohio firms like JM and O-I, Rumpke Recycling has met the challenge.
While this stockpile appears to be trash, it's actually 70 percent glass that will be processed in the new facility.
"Securing consistent markets for glass has been a long-time challenge for Ohio recyclers. While many collection programs seek to remove glass from their recycling programs, Rumpke has committed a substantial amount of capital and time to incorporate glass as one of the items Ohio households and businesses can recycle on a daily basis," said Steve Sargent, director of Rumpke Recycling.
The new system includes optical scanning technology to sort clear and colored container glass, making the recovery process more efficient and economical. In turn, this means more cost-effective recycling programs for consumers, bars and restaurants and potentially job growth across the state. Of course, it's also a demonstration of Rumpke's commitment to diverting material from landfills.
Written by Rumpke's Corporate Communications Team.


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Ян Те́нчинский () герба Топор (между 1408 и 1410 — 6 июля 1470) — воевода краковский в 1438—1459, каштелян краковский с 1459 по 1470 год. Из влиятельного рода Тенчинских. На протяжении четверти столетия был одним из влиятельнейших шляхтичей Польши.

Был женат на Барбаре Дамбровской, от которой имел сыновей: Анджея, Збигнева, Станислава, Сендивоя, Николая и Габриэля. Также имел дочерей: Барбару, Ядвигу и Беату.

Ссылки
 Генеалогия Тенчинских // Dynamiczny Herbarz Rodzin Polskich.
 Генеалогия Тенчинских.

Воеводы краковские
Дипломаты Польши
Каштеляны краковские
Ян
Послы Польши в Турции


The Orange - Space Saver KBC2020BK is a light weight and handy keyboard. Its slim and compact size makes it easy to fit on many desktop. The multi media hotkeys on the keyboard allow users to control the computer media player simple and easy. These 15 hotkeys: Search, Backward, Forward, Music, Mute, Volume -, Volume +, Play/Pause, Stop, Previous, Next, E-mail, Homepage, Favorite, and Calculator are located conveniently at the top of the keyboard. There is no driver installation required for this Orange Space Saver keyboard, simply plug the PS/2 port in and it will run automatically and work with the computer.


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Politics October 27, 2017
Owner of the Houston Texans, Bob McNair, in hot water after 'inmates' comment
HOUSTON, TX - DECEMBER 04: Houston Texans owner Bob McNair celebrates the Houston Texans win over the Atlanta Falcons on December 4, 2011 at Reliant Stadium in Houston, Texas. Texans won 17 to 10. (Photo by Thomas B. Shea/Getty Images)
When is this going to STOP?
The PC police are now after the owner of the Houston Texans. Bob McNair apparently made an "insensitive" comment during a meeting with Nationa Football League owners and it didn't blow over very well.
"We can't have the inmates running the prison" was the expression McNair used in a meeting that he has since apologized for.
"I regret that I used that expression," he said in a statement. I never meant to offend anyone and I was not referring to our players. I used a figure of speech that was never intended to be taken literally. I would never characterize our players or our league that way and I apologize to anyone who was offended by it."
Pat broke down the latest outrage and continues to advocate for shutting down the country.
To see more from Pat, visit his channel on TheBlaze and listen live to "Pat Gray Unleashed" with Pat Gray weekdays 12 p.m. – 3 p.m. ET, only on TheBlaze Radio Network.


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Q: Meaning of a symbol regarding field. I was going through a problem in Dummit and Foote's Abstract Algebra. That problem involves two subfields $K$ and $E$, and $K=Q(a^{1/n})$. In that problem they have a hint that $N_{K/E}(a^{1/n})\in E$.  I have never seen the last symbol  $N_{K/E}(a^{1/n})$. It will be really great if someone can tell me what this symbol means.

A: On pages 581 - 582, it is defined in Exercise 17:
Let $K/F$ be any finite extension and let $\alpha\in K$. Let $L$ be a Galois extension of $F$ containing $K$ and let $H \leq \text{Gal}(L/F)$ be the subgroup corresponding to $K$. Define the norm of $\alpha$ from $K$ to $F$ to be
$$
N_{K/F}(\alpha) = \prod_{\sigma}\sigma(\alpha),
$$
where the product is taken over all the embeddings of $K$ into an algebraic closure of $F$.

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Some churches are vibrant. Some are growing. Some are truly full of the Holy Spirit and are maintained under the leadership of Christ. Even when the situation turns harsh and maintaining a Christian witness is no easy thing, these faithful ones have continued. Or maybe we should say, especially when the situation is harsh.
This fellowship of believers are all young Christians, the most mature of this group believing only a couple years, at most. Last year, local officials tried to place pressure on them to let them know these actions are a serious "offense" and need to stop. None fell away; all continued to grow.
Just recently, this fellowship has been struck again. This time, more than local officials were involved. Still, though, thinking like mere men, they struck the shepherd...or who they thought was the shepherd. Again, no sheep ran away. The obvious conslusion is that the shepherd was not struck.
This flock is not led, encouraged, and brought into unity by any man. The shepherd cannot be struck. The Great Shepherd, Jesus Christ is himself working in their hearts, speaking through his Word, and helping them grow. Even when their legitimate Bibles are confiscated, the Spirit has continued working through the Word in their hearts to help them grow.
As a testimony to the Lord's work in their hearts, we want to tell quickly of one in particular. This individual is not a believer at all, but has a hunger for the Word. When the pressure increased, even on family members, this individual stood up for the truth. And that is from an unbeliever...at least, for now.
None the less, times of trouble and pressure need constant prayer, and that is how we can help. Let us spend a few moments in praise for all the Lord has been doing in the lives of our brothers and sisters. Let us ask the Spirit to give peace and encouragement in times of trouble. Now, with little access to Bibles and an increased difficulty in meeting together, let us pray that the Lord will give them opportunities to teach and edify each other in the Word and continue to grow in the grace and knowledge of Christ.


(January 18, 2019) Who knew that the dynamic and yet little-known story of the suffragists who fought to get women the right to vote could be so entertaining? 19: The Musical blew me away. This "musical" is so much more than song and dance. It's part of a movement and I was delighted to wrap up the evening for the 2020 One Woman One Vote Festival after seeing vibrant excerpts performed by this hardy band of talented actors.
The Hill Center at the Old Naval Hospital was the setting. I sat next to a young lady who was African American and couldn't have been more than 10 years old. After the performance, she said it all, "WOW! I had no idea." I think that was the feeling from most in the audience.
Writers/Directors Jennifer Schwed and Doug Bradshaw are on to something with this idea and the beautiful music composed by Charlie Barnett. Check out TT4w.com (Through the 4th Wall) to learn more about their story. Seeing this excellent performance sure provided motivation for the audience to go march on Saturday in the 3rd Annual Women's March in DC. Brava!
Become part of the movement and the 2020 OWOV Festival leading up to the Centennial Celebration of the 19th Amendment in 2020.
Rosemary Reed is a producer, director, writer, and owner of Double R Productions, a full-service communications firm in Washington, DC. Reed moderated the Q&A following the performance of 19: The Musical at the Hill Center January 18, 2019 for the 2020 One Woman One Vote Festival.


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Our Broker/Owner, Frank DiPietro has been among the Top Producers in the area year after year for over 30years. Our office is staffed by an enthusiastic team of seasoned full-time professionals, with years of experience. We offer the latest in state-of-the-art technology – computerized Multiple Listing Service (MLS), innovative marketing strategies, extensive advertising and targeted promotions along with broad based print and web based marketing. Personalized support is supplied by experienced management and our efficient administrative staff. Even our office administrator is a licensed Realtor. We take an active role serving in area civic groups, charitable organizations, social clubs, school groups, etc. Our entire staff is invested in the Southern Rhode Island and Eastern Connecticut communities. • Looking for land? • Browse through over a thousand listings right here!
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Welcomee are glad you came to visit our site.
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The Special Access Scheme (SAS) Category A notification (SASA) form and SAS Category B (SASB) online application form include both TGA's requirements under the SAS and the requirements for NSW's Health's Application for Authority Application form to Prescribe and Supply a Cannabis Product for Human Therapeutic Use, for Schedule 8 medicines.
These forms should only be submitted via the online portal on the TGA website (see below). The TGA will forward the form to NSW Health. Once submitted, the TGA and NSW Health will simultaneously review the information provided for Schedule 8 medicines.
For unregistered Schedule 4 cannabis medicines, an application is only required to the TGA. Decision letter/s will then be emailed to the contact details provided on the form.
Rules differ in other states and territories.
The below fact sheet details the pathways to legal access of unregistered cannabis medicines in NSW.
The TGA has been working in collaboration with the state and territory Health Departments to streamline the application processes for the prescription of and subsequent access to unregistered medicinal cannabis products in Australia. Medical practitioners in NSW can submit SAS applications and notifications electronically for cannabis medicine through the TGA's online system.


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Real Madrid 4 - 1 CSKA Moscow (UCL Last 16 2nd Leg)
Real Madrid showcased their tremendous goal scoring skills against CSKA Moscow, defeating them 4-1 and reaching the Champions League quarterfinals.
CSKA needed at least one goal to stay alive in the competition and really looked for one in the opening minutes. Doumbia came close with a shot that grazed the crossbar (7'), forcing Real Madrid to react with a powerful Ronaldo strike that Chepchugov managed to save. Kaka also had a chance inside the box and narrowly missed the goal (17').
A shy CSKA Moscow was defeated at Santiago Bernabeu Stadium
The Whites dominated the encounter and Higuain tallied the first on the goal-line from an assist by Kaka (26'), but CSKA continued their search for a strike, forcing Casillas to send a long distance Musa shot to corner-kick (33'). Kaka served a good cross that Higuain failed to finish off just before half-time (44').
The Madridistas slowed the game down a bit in the second half while keeping possession and Crsitiano netted the second of the evening from a powerful shot from outside the box (54'). This was a harsh blow to the Russians and the locals used this to have more chances. Ronaldo served a great pass to Higuain inside the box, but the Argentine missed the ball by inches (63'), and a couple of minutes later the Portuguese striker nearly scored from a header that went over the crossbar. Doumbia had a clear chance for CSKA on the 66-minute mark, but his shot on goal missed the target even though Casillas was already defeated.
Benzema came on for Higuain (68') and scored the third goal from the first ball he touched after receiving a great pass from Ozil. Granero came on for Kaka soon after the strike (75'). With nothing left to lose, CSKA kept looking for a strike and were rewarded with an amazing long distance shot by Necid (80') when Real Madrid had somewhat relaxed. Lass came on for Ozil (85') and, just when everything seemed final, Cristiano Ronaldo tallied another goal on the goal-line thanks to a generous assist from Benzema (94').
Stadium: Santiago Bernabeu
Goals: 1-0, m.26: Higuaín; 2-0, m.54: Ronaldo. 3-0, m.70: Benzema. 3-1, m.80: Necid. 4-1, m.94: Ronaldo
Real Madrid 4 - 1 CSKA Moscow (UCL Last 16 2nd Leg...


For a boat of only five metres the Robelo R160 centre console is equipped with exceptional completeness. Every part of the internal space is well and cleverly used, but there is no suggestion of crowding: this is a roomy centre console.
That said the R160 is available with an extensive range of options including full bow rails, pot winch and tipper, ski towage, T-top or Bimini. The review boat had optional tilt steering, side rod racks and a folding windscreen. The aim is to suit the boat to whatever the owner has in mind. Anything the builders cannot supply will be provided by dealers Mansfield Marine who are also shipwrights.
What comes in spades as standard is abundant insulated stowage. The reversible main double seat is mounted on a large demountable icebox. Under the bow platform is a catch tank that can double as another icebox. Ahead of the console the upholstered seat lifts to reveal the plumbed live tank. A nice touch is a sextet of rod sockets surrounding it.
Both portable and built-in fuel tanks have their adherents; the R160 should satisfy both camps. Mid transom a lifted lid reveals a 68 litre tank bolted into place but readily removable. Periodic total draining and cleaning – never a bad idea – is an easy task. Flanking the tank is a pair of unusually comfortable folding quarter seats.
The hull, a very recent design, has a lot special about it. Its structure features Kevlar reinforcement, no doubt contributing to the ten-year hull warranty. The medium 15 degree deadrise is enhanced by the 'Hydrolift' multi angle bottom with extended V-plane. This really does seem to influence hull behavior. On the review day, admittedly mild, full speed over the available rough stuff gave a soft ride with almost deathly hull silence.
The visible bits of hull are constructed from just two moulds, giving a rigid and clean structure. This also delivers level flotation when flooded. Not a safety feature, but unusual and welcome in a fibreglass boat is a choice of hull colours.
A centre console is the definitive fishing boat, but the R160 offers a much wider range of uses. Certainly it is well geared to the angler and his mates, but it also lends itself to Rottnest tender work. RIBs, with their soft, fibreglass-kindly hulls, have most of this market, but the R160 would appeal to an owner who worries about wear and tear on the tender itself. Pot hauling and the landing of significant sized fish can call for more care than the owner might get from friends keener on action than on the preservation of buoyant tubes.
Dive tender is another potential task. The necessary elbow room is here, easy water entry and a decent ladder. Crabbing at Mandurah seems a natural too and, with decent power, so does skiing. The recommended power range is from 60 to 90 horsepower, and the bottom end should do the trick seeing that the 80hp Yamaha installed delivered 40 knots in jig time. For non skiers sea biscuits provide an effortless equivalent excitement.
Whatever the activity good stability is welcome, especially on a centre console, a layout that encourages people movement. The R160 is above average here.
The windscreen is mounted in a frame with ample strength to be a standing passenger's handhold. Folding it lowers the R160's height on the trailer to less than six metres. Besides reducing wind drag when being towed this allows parking in tight spaces. On the subject of trailers, the R160 is imported naked. It is then fitted with an Australian-built trailer, removing the chance of difficulties registering one from the USA.


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Q: calendar extender controls in Gridview causes unnecessary postback In the following code I receive unnecessary post back if i use Calendar extender control along with a textbox in a Gridview. This means that in the following code when runs UpdateEmployeeInAppForm  is called twice. Outside Gridview it works fine. Can Any body help me ?
<asp:GridView ID="gvEmployee" runat="server" AutoGenerateColumns="false" ItemType="Employee">
            <Columns>
                <asp:TemplateField>
                    <ItemTemplate>

                                Date Of Birth

                                    <asp:TextBox ID="tbDOB" runat="server" OnTextChanged="UpdateEmployeeInAppForm" AutoPostBack="true" Text='<%# Item.DOB%>'></asp:TextBox>

                                    <asp:CalendarExtender ID="tbDOB_CalendarExtender" runat="server" Format="dd MMMM yyyy" SelectedDate='<%# Item.DOB%>'
                                        Enabled="True" TargetControlID="tbDOB" ></asp:CalendarExtender>

                    </ItemTemplate>
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A: Here is the solution I found:
                              <asp:TextBox ID="tbDOB" runat="server" OnTextChanged="UpdateEmployeeInAppForm"  AutoPostBack="true"
                                        Text='<%#Item.DOB.HasValue ? Item.DOB.Value.Date.ToString("dd MMMM yyyy") : "" %>'></asp:TextBox>
                                    <asp:CalendarExtender ID="tbDOB_CalendarExtender" runat="server"   Format="dd MMMM yyyy"
                                        Enabled="True" TargetControlID="tbDOB" ></asp:CalendarExtender>

Remove SelectedDate='<%# Item.DOB%>' from the Calendar extender control and make the format in the textbox and calendar same.


Capitol Hill conservatives are questioning the timing of an article that the McClatchy news service ran claiming that the FBI was investigating a possible nexus between the National Rifle Association and the Russian government–hours before the House Permanent Select Committee on Intelligence released the transcripts of Glenn R. Simpson's Nov. 14 testimony about that connection.
Simpson, the co-founder and leader of the political opposition research firm Fusion GPS, testified to the committee about Russian infiltration of the NRA in response to questions from Rep. K. L. Jacqueline "Jackie" Speier (D.-Calif.).
seem to have made a very concerted effort to get in with the NRA.
The McClatchy report not only followed the same narrative of Simpson's testimony, but also claimed that the FBI was investigating Russian financial support to and collusion with the NRA.
What got the eye of Capitol Hill conservatives was McClatchy's sourcing.
In the article, the two McClatchy reporters, Peter Stone and Greg Gordon, quote the FBI's refusal to comment, which itself is strange because Stone and Gordon have run other stories with much more specific and more connected sourcing, such as Justice Department officials and investigators working for Special Counsel Robert S. Mueller III.
Gordon told BLP McClatchy does not discuss sources.
One Capitol Hill source told Big League Politics Simpson himself was most likely one of the two McClatchy sources along with any one of the Democrats on the committee, most likely Speier, who is one of the most adamant opponents of the NRA and the Democrat who created the situation that put Simpson's Russia-NRA nexus in play.
It was Simpson who put together the so-called "Dossier," an opposition research file about Donald J. Trump during the 2016 presidential campaign, which was funded by Democratic nominee Hillary R. Clinton and was passed around by the Clinton campaign, leftwing operatives and FBI agents and officials.


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Hainan Airlines () ist die größte private chinesische Fluggesellschaft mit Sitz in Haikou und Basis auf dem Flughafen Haikou-Meilan.

Geschichte
Hainan Airlines mit Sitz in Haikou wurde 1993 gegründet und als Teil der HNA Group aufgebaut, ein Fortune-Global-500-Unternehmen, das sich auf Tourismus, Logistik und Finanzdienstleistungen konzentriert und noch mehrere weitere Fluggesellschaften betreibt. Diese Gesellschaft hält direkt und indirekt über ihre Beteiligungen – unter anderem am Flughafen Haikou-Meilan – Anteile an Hainan Airlines. Der größte Anteilseigner an Hainan Airlines mit 35 % ist Grand China Air.

Im Januar 2011 wurde Hainan Airlines von Skytrax als erste und bislang einzige chinesische Fluggesellschaft mit 5 von 5 Sternen ausgezeichnet. Bis dato ist Hainan Airlines seitdem kontinuierlich unter den Top 10 Fluglinien weltweit.

Zum 15. April 2014 musterte Hainan Airlines ihre drei verbliebenen Airbus A340-600 aus und gab im März 2015 des darauffolgenden Jahres die Absicht bekannt, 30 Boeing 787-9 zu erwerben. Zwei geleaste Boeing 787-9 Flugzeuge wurden im Frühjahr 2016 ausgeliefert; die Auslieferung der übrigen Boeing 787-9 soll bis 2021 abgeschlossen sein.

Am 13. Oktober 2018 wurde die Flotte um den ersten A350 erweitert.

Im Anschluss an das Anbinden der Fluglinie an internationale Standards ist Hainan Airlines seither mit der Erweiterung ihres Netzwerkes um internationale Routen befasst. In der ersten Jahreshälfte 2018 führte das Unternehmen mehrere neue internationale Langstreckendienste ein, die unter anderem die Verbindungen Haikou-Sydney, Shenzhen-Brüssel, Guangzhou-Tel Aviv, Shenzhen-Zürich und Shenzhen-Wien, Shenzhen-Madrid, Changsha-London und Shenzhen-Tianjin-Vancouver umfassen.

Nach Insolvenz im Januar 2021 wurde die Fluggesellschaft im Dezember 2021 von dem chinesischen Investor Fangda Group mit Sitz in Peking übernommen, Neustart ist für Januar 2022 geplant.

Flugziele
Hainan Airlines bedient über 1000 inländische und internationale Strecken, die fast 100 Städte weltweit anfliegen. Hainan Airlines fliegt, neben einer großen Anzahl an Zielen innerhalb der Volksrepublik China, auch verschiedene internationale Ziele in Europa, Südostasien, Russland, Nahen Osten (Tel Aviv), Afrika, Ozeanien (Australien, Neuseeland) und Nordamerika an. Im deutschsprachigen Raum werden Berlin, Frankfurt am Main, Wien und Zürich bedient.

Codesharing

Flotte

Mit Stand Juli 2022 besteht die Flotte der Hainan Airlines aus 219 Flugzeugen mit einem Durchschnittsalter von 7,8 Jahren:

Aktuelle Sonderbemalungen

In der Vergangenheit wurden auch die B767 und der A340 eingesetzt.

Im Jahre 2017 erreichte die Sicherheitsbewertung von Hainan Airlines auf der JACDEC-Liste Platz 3.

Auszeichnungen
2013

 World's Leading Airline – Economy Class (World Travel Awards)
 Worlds's Top 10 Airline (Skytrax)

2014

 World's Leading Airline – Business Class (World Travel Awards)
 Worlds's Top 10 Airline (Skytrax)

2015

 World's Leading Airline – Business Class (World Travel Awards)
 Worlds's Top 10 Airline (Skytrax)

2016

 Asias's Leading Airline – Business Class (World Travel Awards)
 World's Leading Airline – Business Class (World Travel Awards)
 Worlds's Top 10 Airline (Skytrax)

2017

 Asias's Leading Airline – Business Class (World Travel Awards)
 3. Platz – JACDEC Sicherheits-Rangliste
 6. Platz – Sauberste Kabine  (World Airline Awards 2018, Skytrax)
 9. Platz – Beste Fluggesellschaft (World Airline Awards 2018, Skytrax)
 10. Platz – Bestes Kabinenpersonal (World Airline Awards 2018, Skytrax)
 Worlds's Top 10 Airline (Skytrax)

2018

 World's Leading Airline
 8. Platz – Beste Fluggesellschaft (World Airline Awards 2018, Skytrax)
 9. Platz – Bestes Kabinenpersonal (World Airline Awards 2018, Skytrax)
 9. Platz – Beste Mitarbeiter (World Airline Awards 2018, Skytrax)
 Worlds's Top 10 Airline (Skytrax)
 Beste Business Class Annehmlichkeiten (Skytrax)
 Beste Fluglinie Asiens (Skytrax)
 Beste Business Class in China (Skytrax)
 Beste Business Class Lounge in China (Skytrax)
 Beste Economy Class in China (Skytrax)
 Beste Kabinensauberkeit in China (Skytrax)

2019

 Worlds's Top 10 Airline (Skytrax)
 Beste Fluglinie Asiens (Skytrax)
 Beste Business Class Annehmlichkeiten (Skytrax)
 Beste Fluglinienangestellte in China

Vielfliegerprogramm
Der Fortune Wings Club ist ein Vielfliegerprogramm für Hainan-Airlines-Passagiere und solche der HNA-Tochtergesellschaften. Clubmitglieder können mit Airline-, Hotel-, Kreditkarten-, Mietwagen- und anderen Partnern Meilen sammeln.

Logo
Das Hainan Airlines Logo ist eine vereinfachte Darstellung von Garuda, einem mythischen Vogel, und ist in Rot und Gelb gehalten.
Die Farben Rot (红hóng) und Gelb (黄huáng) werden traditionell in China verwendet, um Glück, Erfolg und Reichtum auszudrücken.

Auch bekannt ist die Fluglinie unter dem Namen der Unternehmensgruppe, kurz HNA.

Siehe auch
 Liste von Fluggesellschaften

Weblinks

 Webpräsenz der Hainan Airlines

Einzelnachweise

Fluggesellschaft (Volksrepublik China)
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Ferguson Fire Acreage Climbs Along With Structures Threatened
By Sabrina Biehl Published Jul 19, 2018 08:16 pm Updated Jul 24, 2018 02:35 pm
Ferguson Fire map
This is Day 7 of the Ferguson Fire, more updates are here.
El Portal, CA – The Ferguson Fire's acreage climbed 500 acres by Thursday night and the number of structures threatened jumped from 108 to 216.
The total acreage is 21,541 while the fire's containment held steady at seven-percent. Fire officials report that the smoke grounded the aircraft for a second day for several hours in the afternoon, but it also helped to keep the overall fire activity moderate. The flames continued to spread north on Ferguson Ridge toward Highway 140 in the Merced River Canyon, across from the El Portal community. That led to an evacuation of the El Portal Trailer Court around 3:15 p.m. on Thursday. Throughout the day, firefighters continued their work to protect homes and businesses in Yosemite West and Jerseydale areas, according to Incident Command spokesperson Jim Mackensen, who adds that the night crews will work on improving containment lines along Sweetwater Ridge and suppression of the flames heading toward Highway 140.
Yosemite National Park officials will close Glacier Point Road at 10 p.m. tonight, as reported here earlier along with the latest evacuations.
The number of resources on the scene has increased to 2711 firefighters, 203 engines, 39 water tenders, 58 hand crews and 41 dozers. Aircraft decreased to 16 helicopters from 18. There has been one firefighter death and two firefighter injuries.
To see the Ferguson Fire timeline, click here.
A special thanks to our community partner Daniel Beck for sending in photos.


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Carolyn Kates is the self proclaimed queen of cannabis! After leaving a fifteen year career in the organic grocery industry, as the unofficial steward of all things locally grown and raised in and around San Diego, Carolyn chucked it all and jumped into the legal cannabis market in 2016. After learning the ropes, bringing a precision pre-roll to market, she landed at Pure Ratios, a SD CBD company, where she is making it happen again, connecting with San Diegans of all ages and helping them heal through cannabis.
The road less traveled that got Carolyn where she is today began as a RN, BSN, NP. After spending 25 years helping people die as a Hospice RN (MSN NP), she retired fourteen years ago and changed her focus to helping people live and helping the planet to thrive through healthy eating, farming and spiritual care.
Carolyn began her new focus on living in the kitchen of Whole Foods Market Hillcrest, where she spent two years learning the basics about healthy cooking, eating and how to function within a commercial kitchen. Her ten-year career with Whole Foods Market would include eight years of marketing, where she focused on local vendors and farmers. In that role, she assisted over 120 local farms and businesses gain access and thrive at WFM Hillcrest. She also worked with Joel Fuhrman (Eat Right America) and became a healthy eating specialist, rolling out Whole Foods Market's Health Starts Here program and conducting five 28- day Health Eating challenges.
However, Whole Foods Market couldn't teach Carolyn everything she desired to know about a lot of things. So, she ventured out to work directly for several local farms, farmers markets and for local vendors. Carolyn has worked for or with Suzie's Farm, Olivewood Gardens, Wild Willow Farms, Be Wise Ranch,Cyclops Farms, Coral Tree Farms, BatBread & Cie, San Diego Weekly Markets, Eco-Life Conservation, KidsEcoClub, Edible San Diego, Art Walk San Diego, The Friends of Balboa Park, Eclipse Chocolate, Café Gratitude and Wild Thyme Catering, just to name a few of the organizations and businesses. She also has done over 350 community events in the past ten years, ranging from health seminars, cooking classes, fundraisers to farm to table dinners throughout San Diego County, including the Berry Good Night Dinner 2014 and 2015.
In the creation of Your Product Hub, Carolyn has merged her two careers. She created new venues in which she will utilize the healing skills that she obtained through her many years as a Hospice nurse and her knowledge of healthy eating, regenerative farming and spiritual self care. To those efforts, Carolyn wrote a grant through the Autism Tree Project Foundation and received funding from Kaiser Permanente for her Food, Farming and Nutrition Program at Wild Willow Farm. She plans to impact close 100's of families, impacted by Autism, through that program this year(2018).
Although this website remains, Carolyn has moved on and now is employed full-time, bringing the next generation of legal cannabis products to San Diego Recreational (2018) and Medical Dispensaries. Wohoo! Do what you love to do and you will never work a day in your life. Here's to some Higher times!


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Hydrogen and natural gas : a new energy field: The French government supports the GRHYD demonstration project
By ENGIE - 28 November 2012 - 10:43
Paris La Défense, November 28th, 2012,
The GRHYD project, involving the injection of hydrogen into natural gas networks and the production of Hythane® (a fuel composed of hydrogen and natural gas), was recently chosen as part of the Investments for the Future program in answer to ADEME's Call for Expressions of Interest in hydrogen fuel cells, on behalf of the French government.
The purpose of the GRHYD project, led by GDF SUEZ with a 12-member group of partners, is to transform into hydrogen electricity from renewable energy produced outside peak period and to utilize the hydrogen combined with natural gas for heating, hot water production, as a fuel, etc. Providers of intermittent renewable energy will thus have a new application of their energy and a new way to achieve further greenhouse gas reductions.
France has plans to achieve 23% of its total energy consumption via renewable energy by 2020. Wind and solar power sources produce electricity on an intermittent basis at times when consumers do not necessarily need it. It is necessary therefore to find a means to store this energy or make use of it in other ways.
The GRHYD project proposes to transform unused electricity into hydrogen. Injecting hydrogen into natural gas networks opens new ways of utilizing electricity through natural gas applications. The project thus facilitates introduction of a flexible solution coupling electricity and natural gas in the energy chain through hydrogen production while maximizing the share of renewable energy in French energy consumption.
The project will begin with a preliminary study phase lasting roughly two years consisting of two demonstration projects:
an industrial scale Hythane® fuel project where a natural gas vehicle (NGV) fueling station will be adapted to a hydrogen/natural gas mixture, with 6% hydrogen at first, then 20%.
a project involving the injection of hydrogen into the natural gas distribution network. A new residential neighborhood of some 200 housing units will be heated using a mixture of hydrogen and natural gas, with the hydrogen content varying up to a maximum volume of 20%.
Over a five-year period, these two pilot projects will provide a basis for evaluating the technical, economic, and environmental soundness of this new energy field and for collaborating with local jurisdictions and neighborhood residents.
The results of these two demonstration projects will make it possible to evaluate the effectiveness of using hydrogen for renewable energy storage to:
optimize the value of renewable energy,
produce and market even lower carbon natural gas to meet the environmental standards of municipalities and new eco-districts, and
provide a new, lower carbon fuel for public transportation and/or municipal vehicles.
The GRHYD project, coordinated by the GDF SUEZ Research and Innovation Division, is a joint effort of twelve partners, including GrDF, GNVERT, AREVA – Hydrogène et Stockage de l'Énergie, CEA, McPhy Energy, INERIS, CETIAT, and CETH2.
Within 10 to 15 years, the hydrogen market in France is expected to generate estimated revenues of between €5 and €40 billion a year. Today, hydrogen is mainly used in chemical compounds for industrial processes (refining, ammonia production, etc.). In the future, thanks to its potential as an energy vector, it could be used to produce electricity and heat buildings, as a fuel for nomad objects, and to store energy.
GDF SUEZ Press Contacts
Tel: +33 1 4422 2435 – Email: gdfsuezpress@gdfsuez.com
ADEME Press Contacts
Tel: +33 1 4909 2747 – Email: ademepresse@tbwa-corporate.com


I am writing this article to increase peoples awareness that this condition (cancer) is a very complex one and must be approached as such. The most successful outcome is likely to be achieved through a multi-disciplined approach investigating all aspects of the person's psyche and their holistic history. In investigating all factors, one can begin to identify the causes. Treating cancer at that causative level allows for a greater likelihood of true healing to take place. I make no claims of being an expert on this subject. I do claim a great passion for helping people to find the most effective means of treatment that will provide them with the best chance of overcoming this condition. ..
In this article we explore the harm that free radical damage does to our system, specifically to the brain. Whilst there is an expectation that we will "lose our memory" as we grow older, this article looks at the factors contributing to this phenomenon and some ways we can counteract it. ..
With the increasing evidence over the harm caused by repeated use of mobile phones and cordless phones mounting, it is appropriate to look at this issue and ways of counteracting this problem. We are all aware of the damaging effect stress has on us. As we know it is one of the main causes of illness in today's society. One of the all permeating stress factors of today is electro-smog, which is ever present. In fact it is impossible to avoid electro-smog in modern society. E-smog is known to cause acidification of a body through the manufacture of Free-Radicals. Prof. Dr Karl Probst ( Germany ) doing dark field microscopy with his modern mobile phone, discovered that an unprotected mobile cellphone, acidifies the body faster than anything else he has ever see in his 30 years in medicine. ( cancer cells need an acidic environment to be able to operate and grow ) Dr Probst, was also stunned with the degree of clumping in red blood cell testing that he carried out, after 10 minutes usage on his mobile. ..


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By Louis Jacobson on Thursday, August 17th, 2017 at 5:30 p.m.
We took a closer look at the question of who had a permit to march in Charlottesville, Va., on Aug. 11 and 12.
During the contentious Trump Tower question-and-answer session about protests in Charlottesville, Va., President Donald Trump said that the Unite the Right marchers had a permit to demonstrate, but that counter-protesters did not.
"There were people in that rally. I looked the night before. If you look, they were people protesting very quietly the taking down the statue of Robert E. Lee. I am sure in that group there were some bad ones. The following day, it looked like they had some rough, bad people, neo-Nazis, white nationalists, whatever you want to call them. But you had a lot of people in that group that were there to innocently protest and very legally protest.
"Because I don't know if you know, they had a permit. The other group didn't have a permit. So I only tell you this. There are two sides to a story. I thought what took place was a horrible moment for our country, a horrible moment. But there are two sides to the country."
Here, we'll take a look at whether white nationalist protesters in Charlottesville "had a permit" and that the counter-protesters "didn't have a permit."
The Washington Post Fact Checker published a document in an earlier fact-check showing that counter-protesters had indeed acquired an official permit for Saturday, when the Unite the Right march was scheduled.
The permit was issued to Walt Heinecke, an associate professor of educational research, statistics and evaluation at the University of Virginia's Curry School of Education. The "special events certificate of approval" for a public demonstration at two parks in Charlottesville, McGuffey Park and Justice Park. Those are located within one and two blocks, respectively, of Emancipation Park, the location of a Robert E. Lee statue and the destination for the Unite the Right march. The certificate covers Saturday, Aug. 12, from 9 a.m. to 7 p.m.
Click on the markers in this map to see key sites in the clashes on Aug. 11 and 12, 2017. You can zoom in and out.
Here's an image of the certificate, which has been authenticated to PolitiFact by both Heinecke and Miriam Dickler, a spokeswoman for the city of Charlottesville.
In an interview, Heinecke told PolitiFact that he had secured the permit as a citizen, not in his capacity as a University of Virginia professor.
Before requesting the permit, he said he consulted with representatives of several local organizations. The counter-protest was called the Peoples Action for Racial Justice and was co-sponsored by two groups, Together Cville and Charlottesville Center for Peace and Justice. According to the Facebook post advertising the march, it was to be "a peaceful protest against all forms of white supremacy, racial intolerance, and discrimination."
Heinecke said he sought the permit after seeing what had happened during a July 8, 2017, rally in Charlottesville by Ku Klux Klan members.
After KKK members were removed from the rally, Heinecke said, counter-protesters who were also in the area found themselves vulnerable to arrest and potential targets for tear gas.
Given this experience, he said, the initial purpose for the Aug. 12 permits in McGuffey and Justice parks "was to assure that there would be two spaces for lawful assembly" by counter-protesters. "What we did was provide food and water, and medics were stationed there. We allowed for that space to be used for peaceful and nonviolent demonstrations, and for protesters at Emancipation Park to have respite from a lawless melee," he said.
In addition, Dickler of the city of Charlottesville said that counter-protesters would have been permitted even outside of the two park locations specified in the permit. "A permit does not bar other individuals from entry to a public park (such as Emancipation Park), nor does it restrict who can be on streets or sidewalks outside of and/or adjacent to the park."
For the record, the city of Charlottesville had sought to have the Unite the Right march hold their demonstration in McIntire Park, which is away from downtown. But a court ruled that the march be held at Emancipation Park instead. So the Unite the Right march effectively had judicial permission to hold it there, rather than a city permit.
The existence of the city permit issued to Heinecke flatly debunks Trump's assertion that the counter-protesters lacked a permit -- assuming you understand Trump to mean that counter-protesters had no permit for Saturday's march.
And that's where the White House told us they differ.
The White House told PolitiFact that Trump was talking about a related, but separate, Friday night protest on the campus of the University of Virginia.
On the night before the Saturday march, about 250 white nationalists carrying torches marched on campus and confronted 20 to 30 students who had locked arms around the base of a statue of Thomas Jefferson, according to the Washington Post. Clashes occurred there, leaving some injured.
However, there are a few problems with this explanation.
First, no permit was required for any protest on the University of Virginia campus, either from the university (which has jurisdiction on the campus) or the city (which does not).
"The University does not require permits to use public spaces," said University of Virginia spokesman Anthony P. de Bruyn. "Existing university policy speaks only to the ability to access university-owned facilities such as academic buildings and performance venues."
He added that "the University of Virginia is a public institution, and as such must abide by state and federal law regarding the general public's right to access outdoor spaces. This includes open spaces such as … our historic Lawn."
So if Trump meant to refer to the Friday night protest, then he's wrong here, too. Neither side had permits because there were none to give.
Second, it's worth noting another problem: Documentary footage by Vice shows clearly that marchers shouted "blood and soil" -- a slogan from Nazi Germany -- and "Jews will not replace us." That's not a case of "people protesting very quietly," as Trump said.
Trump said that white nationalist protesters in Charlottesville "had a permit. The other group didn't have a permit."
In reality, both the Unite the Right marchers and the counter-protesters had official permission to assemble on Saturday, either from a court or from the city. If Trump meant to refer to the Friday night march, then neither side would have needed a permit to assemble. And if he did mean Friday night's march, then he is seriously distorting the torch-light march by saying participants were "protesting very quietly."
Published: Thursday, August 17th, 2017 at 5:30 p.m.


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from tardis.io.config_reader import ConfigurationNameSpace

from astropy import units as u
import os

from numpy.testing import assert_almost_equal

simple_config_dict = {'a' : {'b' : {'param1' : 1, 'param2': [0, 1, 2 * u.km],
                                    'param3' : 4.0 * u.km}}}

def data_path(filename):
    data_dir = os.path.dirname(__file__)
    return os.path.join(data_dir, 'data', filename)

def test_simple_configuration_namespace():
    config_ns = ConfigurationNameSpace(simple_config_dict)
    assert config_ns.a.b.param1 == 1
    config_ns.a.b.param1 = 2
    assert (config_ns['a']['b']['param1']
            == 2)

    config_ns['a']['b']['param1'] = 3
    assert config_ns.a.b.param1 == 3

def test_quantity_configuration_namespace():
    config_ns = ConfigurationNameSpace(simple_config_dict)

    config_ns.a.b.param3 = 3
    assert_almost_equal(config_ns['a']['b']['param3'].to(u.km).value, 3)

    config_ns.a.b.param3 = 5000 * u.m
    assert_almost_equal(config_ns['a']['b']['param3'].to(u.km).value, 5)

def test_access_with_config_item_string():
    config_ns = ConfigurationNameSpace(simple_config_dict)
    assert config_ns.get_config_item('a.b.param1') == 1

    config_ns.set_config_item('a.b.param1', 2)
    assert config_ns.a.b.param1 == 2

def test_set_with_config_item_string_quantity():
    config_ns = ConfigurationNameSpace(simple_config_dict)

    config_ns.set_config_item('a.b.param3', 2)
    assert_almost_equal(config_ns.a.b.param3.to(u.km).value, 2)

def test_get_with_config_item_string_item_access():
    config_ns = ConfigurationNameSpace(simple_config_dict)
    item = config_ns.get_config_item('a.b.param2.item0')
    assert item == 0
    item = config_ns.get_config_item('a.b.param2.item1')
    assert item == 1

def test_set_with_config_item_string_item_access():
    config_ns = ConfigurationNameSpace(simple_config_dict)
    config_ns.set_config_item('a.b.param2.item0', 2)

    item = config_ns.get_config_item('a.b.param2.item0')

    assert item == 2

def test_set_with_config_item_string_item_access_quantity():
    config_ns = ConfigurationNameSpace(simple_config_dict)
    config_ns.set_config_item('a.b.param2.item2', 7 )

    item = config_ns.get_config_item('a.b.param2.item2')

    assert_almost_equal(item.to(u.km).value ,7)

def test_config_namespace_copy():
    config_ns = ConfigurationNameSpace(simple_config_dict)
    config_ns2 = config_ns.deepcopy()
    config_ns2.a.b.param1 = 2
    assert config_ns2.a.b.param1 != config_ns.a.b.param1

def test_config_namespace_quantity_set():
    data_path('paper1_tardis_configv1.yml')


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Q: ERROR: operator does not exist: varchar >= integer when changing column type int to varchar in PostgreSQL I have a task to create a Liquibase migration to change a value affext in table trp_order_sold, which is right now int8, to varchar (or any other text type if it's more likely to be possible).
The script I made is following:
ALTER TABLE public.trp_order_sold
    ALTER COLUMN affext SET DATA TYPE VARCHAR
    USING affext::varchar;

I expected that USING affext::text; part is gonna work as a converter, however with or without it I am getting this error:
ERROR: operator does not exist: varchar >= integer
Hint: No operator matches the given name and argument types. You might need to add explicit type casts.

Any hints on what I'm doing wrong? Also I am writing a PostgreSQL script but a working XML equivalent would be fine for me as well.

A: These would most typically use or depend on your column:

*

*a generated column

*a trigger

*a trigger's when condition

*a view or a rule

*a check constraint
In my test (online demo) only the last one leads to the error you showed:
create table test_table(col1 int);
--CREATE TABLE
alter table test_table add constraint test_constraint check (col1 >= 1);
--ALTER TABLE
alter table test_table alter column col1 type text using col1::text;
--ERROR:  operator does not exist: text >= integer
--HINT:  No operator matches the given name and argument types. You might need to add explicit type casts.

You'll have to check the constraints on your table with \d+ command in psql, or by querying the system tables:
SELECT con.*
FROM pg_catalog.pg_constraint con
    INNER JOIN pg_catalog.pg_class rel
               ON rel.oid = con.conrelid
    INNER JOIN pg_catalog.pg_namespace nsp
               ON nsp.oid = connamespace
WHERE nsp.nspname = 'your_table_schema'
     AND rel.relname = 'your_table_name';

Then you will need to drop the constraint causing the problem and build a new one to work with your new data type.

Since integer 20 goes before integer 100, but text '20' goes after text '100', if you plan to keep the old ordering behaviour you'd need this type of cast:
case when affext<0 then '-' else '0' end||lpad(ltrim(affext::text,'-'),10,'0')

and then make sure new incoming affext values are cast accordingly in an insert and update trigger. Or use a numeric ICU collation similar to this.


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Lee was a man of character
John Cargile Coker
Dear Editor: This year marks the 200th anniversary of the birth of Robert E. Lee, one of America's most revered individuals, once esteemed in the North by his former enemies as in the South.
But opinions are changing in this era of political correctness. Was Lee a hero whose valor and leadership were surpassed only by his honor and humanity? Or, as some suggest today, was he a traitor whose military skill served a bad cause and prolonged an immoral rebellion against his rightful government?
To many, Robert E. Lee is a remote figure, a marble icon. To others he was simply a great battlefield commander. But Lee was much more; his character shines brightly from the past, illuminating the present. Lee was a man who was strong in his views on government and liberty, his humane attitudes toward race and slavery, the American Union. Lee was an inspired commander with the Army and his men serving him. He was a Christian gentleman, and he still has meaning for today.


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