Does anyone have a view of whether solar edge is worth the extra expense? I have been quoted £7K for a 14 panel 4Kw system and do not know whether this is good value or not.
I paid significantly less for a 4 kW Enphase system over two years ago, so it sounds expensive to me. Get more quotes.
Looks like from your comments overpriced will be getting more quotes.
I have had a Solar Edge system since 2012 and I am very pleased with it. The new series inverter is lighter in both weight and power demand, and is compatible with the Tesla Powerwall if you want to add battery storage later.
Solar Edge provide a website to monitor your panels individually, so spotting a problem with a single panel is simple.
The inverter carries a 12 year warranty and the boxes on the roof 25 years.
Having said all that, your quote seems a bit high, although it might be influenced by the actual panels themselves. If you are in the Southwest, try Sungift in Exeter. Get more quotes and check their customer feedback - it makes a big difference if you get a good installation company!!
Tigo TS-4R-O Panel Optimisers. They work with your existing inverter.
We had a 1.8kw extension to our existing 4kw array and had these added to the panels due to a bit of a shading problem. It's only been fitted for a short while, so I have no figures to report back.
- Having individual panel monitoring is useful (your inverter needs to be connected to the internet for this to happen, I think the newer models have wifi).
Personally I prefer the Enphase system of microinverters behind the panels, so there is no DC cabling at all and no inverter. The feed down from the roof is a normal armoured mains cable, which isn't live unless mains is applied to it. There is a small gateway device that uploads the generation data to their website. Everything has a 25 year warranty as standard.
I discounted a string inverter system because I have a split system on two roofs and some shading issues. If you don't have these problems, maybe a straightforward string system would be fine for you.
I had the discussion with myself about micro-inverters vs MPPT boxes plus simple inverter way back. Both are better with shading issues than the conventional string inverters, because they do the power point tracking at each panel.
The micro-inverters have the advantage of doing all the work on the roof and feeding AC power into the house using a conventional mains cable. They are more complex than the simple MPPT box of the Solar Edge system and are more prone to failure simply because there are more components to go wrong. In fact, I believe the model I was considering has gone out of business due to the failure rate. Fortunately, they could not deliver in time, so I went for the Solar Edge - close call there!
The Solar Edge does feed DC down from the roof, although the inherent dangers, to say firemen, are mitigated by the automatic panel output reduction to 1 volt per panel when the isolating switch is OFF. I don't know if string inverter systems still produce power in sunshine when switched off at the inverter in case of a fire.
Both systems will be more difficult and therefore expensive to repair than a string inverter system, as access to the panels on the roof (assuming the system is roof mounted, of course) will be required. These days that means scaffolding etc!
solar edge shouldn't be significantly higher than a standard system , additional cost is just the optimisers at about £50 each. £4-5k is the going rate.
i fitted a few systems and have one of my own arrays on solaredge kit. I like them , simple and safe as it drops the output to 1 Vdc per panel if any error occurs.
I would urge caution if any system you are looking at requires use of an external website to monitor your microinverters. If the company fails, you will not be able to monitor them. This is what happened to me with Enecsys microinverters. Fortunately I found a guy in the USA who was able to supply a stand-alone gateway which plugs directly into my PC so I can monitor the outputs locally.
Posted By: Jeff B I would urge caution if any system you are looking at requires use of an external website to monitor your microinverters. If the company fails, you will not be able to monitor them.
Yes, I worried about that and about the possible security risks of external network connections. But the Enphase protocol has been hacked so if necessary I could intercept it and process the data myself. I expect though that there would be some alternative arrangements made if necessary, by the community or by authority.
A normal inverter gives you no information about individual panels at all though, so that's not a difficult target to improve on.
Am I Being silly but are these prices installed? What do they include? I'm new to Solar Power but having a South facing roof and ASHP with hot water tank could be the next investment.
What sort of payback do they have and are the FIT's any good/worth the bother?
Looking a bit more into this the does one really need the extra expense of the edge upgrade if all the panels are in the same alignment not shaded etc and on the ground so easy to check and maintain. Also don't like the idea of someone else being able to remotely monitor my system and will that cost me an annual fee?
1. No shading - I didn't think my roof would experience any shading, but from the monitoring I can see that one panel is being shaded against my initial expectations, so having the optimisers is a benefit in my case. If the panels are on the ground I would have thought the risk of shading is higher (as they are less likely to be raised above obstructions).
2. There is no annual fee for the SolarEdge portal. Yes, it is true in theory someone else could see your generation stats, but it isn't a material concern for me (there are other parts of my digital life I'd worry about more).
3. You don't need to have only the SolarEdge monitoring. The system will more than likely come with an in house monitor as well (which will probably be for the whole system only).
That price sounds high unless you have eg scaffolding on a London street or live in a lighthouse.
I put a 10kWp Solar Edge system in in Jan 2016 on 3 aspects, and it came to 11,800 installed, and they gave me a couple of spare panels and solar edge devices, with Black Panels. All FiT connected etc.
Aim for £1250 per kWp all in imo, and aim to undercut that a little more.
Does anyone have a very recent quote post the Brexit fall in the £, as that may have had an impact.
My system would be on the ground and I have had another quote 6250 inc vat but not edge and was recommended a 5kw array (18 panels) with 3.6 kw inverter as this would give a flatter performance curve and a greater total output over the day. Does this make sense?
Inverter seems too small, usually 10% undersize.
not sure how undersizing that much improves overall output.
every time your panels produce more than 3.6kW the inverter will clip it at that level losing all that potential generation.
I would think that the inverter's life may well be shortened too, that is a low of power to dissipate on a sunny day.
Most solar regulators limit output by shorting the panels rather than dissipating the energy through a heat sink, so the panels get hot, but it's not usually a problem . I would assume that inverters do this also but I like to know from anyone more knowledgeable.
Posted By: revor My system would be on the ground and I have had another quote 6250 inc vat but not edge and was recommended a 5kw array (18 panels) with 3.6 kw inverter as this would give a flatter performance curve and a greater total output over the day. Does this make sense?
My understanding is that the inverter limits the power to the grid to stay within allowed limits. The 5kw (max) array is sized to give higher output on marginal days so that the overall production is up but the system never exceeds the allowed limit. Am I correct in this understanding?
yes that appears the case , but you can quite easily go above that 3.6kW limit by doing the correct paperwork (usually at a cost) as mentioned.
I once fitted 3.5 kWp to a 3 kW SunnyBoy and the fan was blowing a lot of hot air out.
I think it is the inverter that regulates the power output not any shorting of panels (though that may happen to an extent).
The limit is 16 Amp a phase usually, the kW is dependant on the local grid voltage.
This Australian site (providence unknown) suggests that 30% under-sizing is possible, which suggest that a 3.8 kW inverter is optimal.
b) There is no longer a drop in FIT rate if the panels exceed 4kWp (IIRC the first significant rate threshold is up at 10kWp or so? More than you could fit on most roofs)..
c) There are more inverters & systems that have been designed to handle this situation.


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Hurricane Matthew death toll rises to 339, Obama declares emergency in Florida
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Oct 07, – Winds gusts of up to 60 miles per hour (100 kph) and heavy downpours were reported in several coastal communities in Florida as the eye of the Category 4 hurricane tracked along the east coast of the state early on Friday.
Matthew, the first major hurricane threatening a direct hit on the United States in more than 10 years, lashed Florida on Friday with heavy rains and winds after killing at least 339 people in Haiti on its destructive march north through the Caribbean.
"We are just bracing and the winds are picking up," Daytona Beach Mayor Derrick Henry told CNN early on Friday. "A great number of our residents have taken heed to our warnings and we are certainly concerned about those that have not."
More than 140,000 Florida households were without power, according to Governor Rick Scott. In West Palm Beach, once lit street lights and houses went dark and Interstate 95 was empty as the storm rolled through the community of 100,000 people.
Hurricane Matthew carried extremely dangerous winds of 130 mph (215 kph) as it pounded the northwestern part of the Bahamas en route to Florida's Atlantic coast earlier, the U.S. National Hurricane Center said.
While Matthew's winds had dropped on Thursday night, it remained a Category 4 on the five-step Saffir-Simpson scale of hurricane intensity as it neared Florida, where it could either plow inland or tear along the Atlantic coast through Friday night, the Miami-based center said.
Few storms with winds as powerful as Matthew's have struck Florida, and the NHC warned of "potentially disastrous impacts." The U.S. National Weather Service said the storm could be the most powerful to strike northeast Florida in 118 years.
Hurricane conditions were expected in parts of Florida on Friday and a dangerous storm surge was expected to reach up to 11 feet (3.35 meters) along the Florida coast, Ed Rappaport, deputy director of the Miami-based NHC, said on CNN.
"What we know is that most of the lives lost in hurricanes is due to storm surge," he said.
Some 339 people were killed in Haiti, local officials said, and thousands were displaced after the storm flattened homes, uprooted trees and inundated neighborhoods earlier in the week. Four people were killed in the Dominican Republic, which neighbors Haiti.
Damage and potential casualties in the Bahamas were still unclear as the storm passed near the capital, Nassau, on Thursday and then out over the western end of Grand Bahama Island.
It was too soon to predict where Matthew might do the most damage in the United States, but the NHC's hurricane warning extended up the Atlantic coast from southern Florida through Georgia and into South Carolina. More than 12 million people in the United States were under hurricane watches and warnings, according to the Weather Channel.
The last major hurricane, classified as a storm bearing sustained winds of more than 110 mph (177 kph), to make landfall on U.S. shores was Hurricane Wilma in 2005.
Jeff Masters, a veteran hurricane expert, said on his Weather Underground website that Matthew's wind threat was especially serious at Cape Canaveral, which juts into the Atlantic off central Florida.
"If Matthew does make landfall along the Florida coast, this would be the most likely spot for it. Billions of dollars of facilities and equipment are at risk at Kennedy Space Center and nearby bases, which have never before experienced a major hurricane," Masters wrote.
NASA and the U.S. Air Force, which operate the nation's primary space launch site at Cape Canaveral, have already taken steps to safeguard personnel and equipment.
A team of 116 employees was bunkered down inside Kennedy Space Center's Launch Control Center to ride out the hurricane.
"We've had some close calls, but as far as I know it's the first time we've had the threat of a direct hit," NASA spokesman George Diller said by email from the hurricane bunker.
'AS SERIOUS AS IT GETS'
Roads in Florida, Georgia and North and South Carolina were jammed, and gas stations and food stores ran out of supplies as the storm approached early on Thursday.
Scott warned there could be "catastrophic" damage if Matthew slammed directly into the state and urged some 1.5 million people there to evacuate.
"If you're reluctant to evacuate, just think about all the people … already killed," Scott said at a news conference. "Time is running out. This is clearly either going to have a direct hit or come right along the coast."
Scott, who activated several thousand National Guard troops to help deal with the storm, warned that millions of people were likely to be left without power.
Florida, Georgia and South Carolina opened shelters for evacuees. As of Thursday morning, more than 3,000 people were being housed in 60 shelters in Florida, Scott said.
Those three states as well as North Carolina declared states of emergency, empowering their governors to mobilize the National Guard.
President Barack Obama called the governors of the four states on Thursday to discuss preparations for the storm. He declared a state of emergency in Florida and South Carolina, a move that authorized federal agencies to coordinate disaster relief efforts. Late Thursday, Obama declared an emergency in Georgia and ordered federal aid to the state.
"Hurricane Matthew is as serious as it gets. Listen to local officials, prepare, take care of each other," Obama warned people in the path of the storm in a posting on Twitter.
Press journalist for HRO media – Ignacio Damigo reports.
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Дорога слави () — роман у жанрі фентезі та наукової фантастики Роберта Гайнлайна. Опублікований журналом «Fantasy & Science Fiction» з липня по вересень 1963 року а потім вийшов окремив виданням.

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Івлін Сиріл Гордон, також відомий під прізвиськами «Флеш» та «Ізі» ( омофон до  — легкий), рядовий 1-го класу армії США, повертається додому після участі в бойових діях у неназваному регіоні Південно-Східної Азії. Гордону дозволяють демобілізуватися з відбуттям до місця проживання не в США, а в Німеччину, де на американській військовій базі живуть його мати і вітчим. Виявивши, що його родичі вже перебралися до нового місця служби вітчима — на Аляску, Гордон вирішує залишитися на якийсь час в Європі і поселяється у Франції, на невеликому острівці Іль-дю-Леван поблизу Ніцци, де можна жити в наметі майже безкоштовно. Його плани на найближче майбутнє: дочекатися розіграшу Ірландського Тоталізатора (53 квитка якого він виграв у покер), в надії, що виграш дозволить йому оплатити навчання в університеті. Однак його доля склалася по-іншому.

Одного дня Гордон зустрічає на пляжі жінку неймовірної краси, яка зникає одразу після знайомства, навіть не назвавши свого імені. Наступного ранку в декількох американських газетах Гордон зустрічає оголошення: «ВИ БОЯГУЗ? ТОДІ ЦЕ НЕ ДЛЯ ВАС!». Оголошення обіцяє високооплачувану роботу, пов'язану з безліччю пригод та небезпек. Отримавши вирізку з оголошенням також поштою, Гордон вирішує, що це розіграш, спрямований саме на нього і йде за вказаною адресою. На своє здивування, там Гордона зустрічає незнайомка з пляжу. Жінка пропонує називати її Стар ( — зірка), оскільки приблизно так звучить її ім'я рідною мовою. Коли вона питає Гордона, як його називати, той пропонує своє армійське прізвисько, отримане через шрам на обличчі: «О, Скар ( — шрам), думаю, підійде». Стар вчувається «Оскар» і вона дає йому це ім'я.

Стар пропонує Оскару роботу: повернути викрадений у неї предмет, іменований «Яйце Фенікса». Разом з Руфо, людиною років п'ятдесяти, якого Стар оголошує слугою Оскара, вони незрозумілим способом переміщаються на планету Невія, де слідуючи по Дорозі слави, зустрічають багато небезпек, борються з різноманітними монстрами і поступово добираються до мети подорожі: міжпросторової Брами до планети, де зберігається викрадене Яйце. За твердженням Стар, на Невіі діють дещо інші закони фізики, через що користуватися вогнепальною зброєю вкрай небажано. В результаті команда Гордона озброєна виключно шаблями, шпагами і луками.

Незадовго до фіналу подорожі Стар і Оскар одружуються. В черговий раз перемістившись між планетами і проникнувши в гігантську вежу, де заховано Яйце, провівши свій маленький загін через лабіринт ілюзій, Оскар сам потрапляє в пастку вежі — йому здається, що останній коридор занадто темний і вузький, щоб троє могли безпечно пройти по ньому. Тому він просить друзів дочекатися його сигналу, що шлях безпечний, і вирушає далі один. Йому належить схрестити зброю з людиною, схожою на Сірано де Бержерака, справжнім майстром фехтування, і перемогти його. Але далі Оскара чекає ще один противник: «Народжений Ніколи, Пожирач Душ». Пожирач занурює його в лабіринт власних спогадів, прагнучи переконати, що його подорож по Дорозі Слави, його любов до Стар — всього лише яскравий сон після пекла війни в джунглях. Але Оскару вдається здолати останню ілюзію і знайти Яйце.

Отримавши його, Стар переміщує загін у власний світ, де Оскара чекає сюрприз: з'ясовується, що його дружина ні більше, ні менше — Імператриця двадцяти Всесвітів, а п'ятдесятилітній Руфо доводиться їй онуком. Таємниче Яйце Фенікса виявляється кібернетичним пристроєм, що містить повний запис спогадів Імператорів та Імператриць минулого, користуючись яким і керуючись досвідом попередників, Імператриця може приймати безпомилкові рішення. Незважаючи на юну зовнішність, Імператриця Стар — мати десятків дітей і термін її життя, завдяки спеціальним процедурам, вимірюється століттями.

Якийсь час Оскар насолоджується новим життям в розкоші, як чоловік Імператриці. Однак незабаром його долає нудьга, він відчуває себе абсолютно зайвим в цьому світі, де його знання і навички нікому не потрібні. Коли він запитує пораду у Стар, та видає йому своє безпомилкове твердження — у цього світу немає потреби в мандрівних лицарях, таких, як Оскар. Отже, він повинен піти, а Стар при всьому бажанні не може супроводжувати його — їй буде потрібно кілька десятиліть, щоб підготувати свого наступника.

Оскар повертається додому, намагаючись забути те, що бачив, і жити звичайним життям. Але світ Землі здається йому тепер дуже маленьким і тісним, навчання і робота в офісі — нестерпно нудними. Поступово він починає сумніватися, що всі ці пригоди були справжніми, а не просто марення втомленого ветерана. В фіналі він вирішує надіслати повідомлення своєму другу Руфо і після хвилюючого очікування отримує від нього відповідь. Оскар і Руфо знову відправляються на Невію, по Дорозі Слави, назустріч новим пригодам.

Премії та номінації
В 1964 році «Дорога слави» номінована на премію «Х'юго» у категорії «Кращий роман», однак у фіналі віддала першість «Пересадковій станції» Кліффорда Сімака.

Цікаві факти
 «Дорога слави» — один з небагатьох творів Роберта Гайнлайна, визнаного автора «твердої» НФ, що містить в собі елементи «фентезі». Незважаючи на нетиповий для себе жанр, автор звично «наситив» текст великою кількістю технічних деталей, в тому числі по техніці фехтування. Гайнлайн у свій час був член команди з фехтування Військово-морської академії США.
 Твір можна віднести до піджанру «планетарного роману» (основною ознакою якого є перебування героя / героїв на іншій планеті, що має значні фізичні і культурні відмінності від нашого світу), найвідомішим представником якого є «марсіанська» серія Едгара Берроуза, неодноразово згадувана у «Дорозі слави».

 У романі не згадується країна, в якій Гордон воював «військовим радником», однак з деталей не важко здогадатися, що йдеться про війну у В'єтнамі, яка в рік публікації роману, ще не переросла у повноцінну війну і називалася «заходами з наведення порядку».
 Латинський девіз, вигравіруваний на клинку Леді Вівамус, шаблі Оскара Гордона — «Dum vivimus vivamus» () відносять до філософії епікурейства.

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Науково-фантастичні романи США
Науково-фантастичні романи 1963
Романи Роберта Гайнлайна
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With an evening hike in my sights, I surveyed the sky. Arizona's monsoon thunderstorms had been wreaking havoc on my plans to get outdoors recently, and I was hoping for a small window of sunshine to hit the trail.
What I saw was encouraging: An afternoon of intermittent thunder and lighting had given way to mostly sunny skies. And not a lighting strike in sight. A perfect evening to chase some clouds, I thought.
I quickly considered my options, and decided to head for Prescott's northern Peavine Trail, where I knew I would have unobstructed views of the puffy clouds to the north.
No sooner had I rounded the bend on the old railroad bed, however, than I realized the clouds would have some serious competition. Spread before me, on both sides of the trail, were fields of vibrant orange Indian Paintbrush – one of my favorite wildflower blooms.
I had seen the flowers along this section of the trail before, but not in such abundance. The recent heavy rains had obviously been doing more than keeping people indoors. They were also coaxing a late-summer bloom of wildflowers.
As I walked along, I was delighted to see that weeds of all varieties were sporting flowers – of yellows, purples, and oranges. So, even though the clouds were spectacular, I admit that I became a bit distracted by the flowers.
And just as I was returning to the trailhead, I spotted a lovely tangle of blooms in the unlikeliest of spots – sprouting from the concrete of the tunnel that runs under Highway 89A.
So, even though my initial mission was to follow the clouds, what I encountered was a bit of an embarrassment of riches – beautiful skies highlighted by a profusion of flowers. Not bad for a quick evening hike.
How far north on the Peavine were you? I usually get park at the end of Side Road and hike into the Dells or beyond. Is this the section you're describing?
Beautiful, Cindy. We were just at the Missouri River by Linton. It was beautiful, too, but I didn't see any wildflowers.


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Sister Marie Murphy, MM
Entered: October 5, 1946
Died: January 8, 2011
We would like to welcome all who have joined us for this Liturgy to remember and celebrate the life of our dear Sister Marie Murphy, who died peacefully on January 18, 2011, in Maryknoll Residential Care IV. She was 87 years old and had been a Maryknoll Sister for 64 years.
Marie was born on July 16, 1923 to Mary Anne (Polsenski) and Thomas J. Murphy in Yonkers, New York. She had one brother and one sister. Her parents have long predeceased her.
Marie graduated from St. Barnabus High School in New York City in 1941. She then studied one year at the College of New Rochelle in New York. Marie later received a Bachelor of Education Degree from Maryknoll Teachers' College at Maryknoll in 1951.
Marie did clerical work for four years at the New York Central Railroad Company in New York City before entering Maryknoll from St. Margaret of Cortona parish on October 5, 1946. At her reception she received the religious name Sister M. Jane Cordis. Following Vatican II she returned to her baptismal name. She made her First Profession of Vows on April 6, 1949 at the Maryknoll Sisters Center in Ossining, NY and her Final Vows on the same date in 1952 in Yucatan, Mexico. Sister Marie was a loving, prayerful person, always ready to serve.
Marie was assigned to Middle America in 1951 where she taught Primary grades at Maryknoll Sisters Rogers School in Merida, Yucatan, Mexico, in Peto and in Tzucacab also in Mexico until 1963. In this teaching ministry, she was much loved. Today, almost 50 years later, people in Merida still remember her with gratitude, inquire about her and have sent her their good wishes.
She was assigned to Guatemala in 1964 where, for one year, she taught English in the Jesuit High School. She spent the year 1965 at the Maryknoll Sisters Cloister in New York, and then returned to Merida, Yucatan, Mexico. Sister spent the next three years, from 1968 to 1971, at the Cloister. Returning to the active Maryknoll Community, Sister Marie worked as secretary to the Director of the Physical Plant at the Maryknoll Sisters Center. In 1973 she studied at Grasslands Hospital in Valhalla, New York earning her diploma as a Licensed Practical Nurse.
In 1974 her mother's failing health necessitated that Sister Marie request permission to undertake Family Ministry. During this time she also worked at Frances Schervier Home and Hospital in the Bronx in Nursing Service. Following her mother's death in 1987, Marie became a member of the Eastern Region and continued to work in the Bronx in Public Health until 1993. From 1994 to 2002, she did nursing service in Tarrytown, NY.
In 2003 Sister Marie's failing health required her return to the Maryknoll Sisters Center. She expressed great joy in coming "home." She wrote, "I would like to say how deeply grateful I am to have received my official assignment to the Center. Life here is pure Gift of God, and just as Mother Mary Joseph had so ardently desired."
Sister Marie had a deep love of Mother Mary Joseph often expressing admiration and reverence for her. In a letter to the leadership also in 2003, she described who Mother Mary Joseph was for her. Obviously, Mother Mary Joseph had often been the subject of her thoughts and love.
"Mother was an extraordinary woman of her time, strong, capable, intelligent, deeply spiritual, genuinely humble, and self-effacing, all gathered into a joyful personality that embraced everyone who knew her."
In 2005 Sister Marie was assigned to Maryknoll Residential Care Unit where she resided until her death. During this time her Prayer Ministry was for Maryknoll Vocations. We wish to express our thanks to the staff of the Residential Care Unit that so graciously cared for Sister during her long illness.
We are very happy to have Sister's family with us and we extend our condolences to her nephewd, nieces and other relatives and friends.
We also welcome and thank our Maryknoll brother, Father Joseph La Mar who will preside at this Liturgy of Christian Burial.


On Dec. 7, 77 years ago, the U.S. Pacific Fleet at Hawaii was attacked by aircraft from the Imperial Japanese Navy. America was at war! The Pennsylvania Military Museum at Boalsburg has planned a Pearl Harbor Remembrance Day Tribute beneath the guns from the flagship of that fleet at 12:45 p.m. Friday. There will be a short ceremony remembering the event, immediately followed by film inside the museum. The Pennsylvania Military Museum is located at 51 Boal Avenue, Boalsburg.


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2023: REAL REASON BUHARI KEEPING IDENTITY OF HIS SUCCESSOR SECRET– ADESINA
Osaze Roberts August 14, 2021 Politics
President Muhammadu Buhari.
For those who may be expecting President Buhari to reveal the identity of his successor, the wait may be longer than they expect.
This is because, according to the President's Senior Special Adviser on Media and Publicity, Mr Femi Adesina, Buhari is not taking such as action soon.
He disclosed this while on fielding questions as a guest on Channelstv Friday
According to Adesina, President Buhari would announce who he's supporting in the appropriate time.
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"President Muhammadu Buhari cannot support anybody aspiring for the presidency in the 2023 general elections at this time. Such a move will amount to taking an action before the appropriate time.
"The President still has two years less three months in his tenure of office. So, for him to start supporting somebody now will just be like jumping the gun and you know that President Buhari will never do that," Adesina said.
Asked whether the president's visit to Senator Bola Ahmed Tinubu in London is a tacit support for his presidential aspirations, Adesina dismissed it, saying, that meeting was all about goodwill and best wishes.
"That meeting actually happened, but it is all about goodwill and best wishes. We know that Asiwaju Bola Ahmed Tinubu had been in London about the same time the President was there. We don't believe what we read in social media, but we have read a lot about Asiwaju Tinubu's health, so the President's visit was a goodwill visit," Adesina said.


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Q: Strange NullRefereneceException in Razor helper I'm using Razor Helpers in a C# Web Forms application.
The following code compiles and renders A-OK when called:
@helper MemberListItem(string firstname, string lastname, string avatarUrl)
{

        @firstname @lastname
        @avatarUrl

}

Output (two calls to the helper):

Bryan Arnold ../../Resources/Images/Placeholders/generic-user-image.jpg

Doug Bland ../../Resources/Images/Placeholders/generic-user-image.jpg

But when I change the helper so that avatarUrl is placed in the src attribute of an img tag, I get a NullReferenceException on firstname.  Yes, the NullReferenceException is on firstname.
The following code compiles but throws a NRE when called:
@helper MemberListItem(string firstname, string lastname, string avatarUrl)
{

        @firstname @lastname

}

Keep in mind that I am not changing a thing besides the placement of @avatarUrl in the helper.
How do I get the image to display?
Update 1:
I have also tried wrapping my img code in <text></text> (to no avail):

    @firstname @lastname
    <text>

    </text>

Update 2:
Here is the error:
Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Description: An unhandled exception occurred during the execution of the current web request. Please review the stack trace for more information about the error and where it originated in the code.

Exception Details: System.NullReferenceException: Object reference not set to an instance of an object.

Source Error:

Line 11: {
Line 12:

Line 13:         @firstname @lastname
Line 14:
Line 15:

Source File: RazorHelpers\Family.cshtml    Line: 13

Update 3:
I forgot to mention that I am defining the @helper in a separate file. Then, I am calling that helper from an aspx template like this:
<%= @HelperFile.Helper(parameters).ToString() %>

Also, I think @Luaan might be on to something. I have tried fiddling with ~ for relative pathing to my image files, thinking that Razor might be throwing a NRE because it cannot locate the file.  It would appear that no setup with ~ works in my project.
With a static file path:
This works:

This doesn't (NullReferenceException):

With a dynamic file path:
This doesn't work (NullReferenceException):

Neither does this (NullReferenceException):

Note: The Resources directory is in the root of my website.
Update 4:
I have deserted my original helper (the one mentioned at the beginning of this question) and gone with a pure ASPX template due to time constraints with my project.  However, I am trying to use a Razor helper for a different feature in this application and I am having the same problem I have described prior.
Here is a similar helper (source and compiled code).  The helper is supposed to display a list of links that allow the user to sign-up/sign-in for my application using various identity providers (google, facebook, twitter, yahoo).  The story is the same here; the helper executes without an error when I just print the img src but it throws a NullReferenceException when I put the img src into an actual  tag.
Source:
@helper ListGroupGrid(IEnumerable<ExternalIdentityProvider> providers) {

        @foreach(var provider in providers){
            @provider.Name

        }

}

Compiled code (from Temporary ASP.NET Files in c:\Windows):
#pragma checksum "C:\Users\Public\Documents\VisualStudioProjects\OnlineStable\Aqha\App_Code\RazorHelpers\IdentityProvider.cshtml" "{ff1816ec-aa5e-4d10-87f7-6f4963833460}" "46B0FEE2042706017F4AE53D4EA612F3E73EDF8B"
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------
// <auto-generated>
//     This code was generated by a tool.
//     Runtime Version:4.0.30319.18052
//
//     Changes to this file may cause incorrect behavior and will be lost if
//     the code is regenerated.
// </auto-generated>
//------------------------------------------------------------------------------

namespace ASP.RazorHelpers {
    using System;
    using System.Collections.Generic;
    using System.IO;
    using System.Linq;
    using System.Net;
    using System.Web;
    using System.Web.Helpers;
    using System.Web.Security;
    using System.Web.UI;
    using System.Web.WebPages;
    using System.Web.WebPages.Html;

    #line 1 "C:\Users\Public\Documents\VisualStudioProjects\OnlineStable\Aqha\App_Code\RazorHelpers\IdentityProvider.cshtml"
    using Aqha.DatabaseHelpers;

    #line default
    #line hidden

    #line 2 "C:\Users\Public\Documents\VisualStudioProjects\OnlineStable\Aqha\App_Code\RazorHelpers\IdentityProvider.cshtml"
    using Aqha.RazorExtensions;

    #line default
    #line hidden

    #line 3 "C:\Users\Public\Documents\VisualStudioProjects\OnlineStable\Aqha\App_Code\RazorHelpers\IdentityProvider.cshtml"
    using DevExpress.Utils.Drawing.Helpers;

    #line default
    #line hidden

    public class IdentityProvider : System.Web.WebPages.HelperPage {

#line hidden

#line 5 "C:\Users\Public\Documents\VisualStudioProjects\OnlineStable\Aqha\App_Code\RazorHelpers\IdentityProvider.cshtml"
public static System.Web.WebPages.HelperResult ListGroupGrid(IEnumerable<IdentityProviderData.ExternalIdentityProvider> providers) {
#line default
#line hidden
return new System.Web.WebPages.HelperResult(__razor_helper_writer => {

#line 5 "C:\Users\Public\Documents\VisualStudioProjects\OnlineStable\Aqha\App_Code\RazorHelpers\IdentityProvider.cshtml"

#line default
#line hidden
BeginContext(__razor_helper_writer, "~/App_Code/RazorHelpers/IdentityProvider.cshtml", 202, 11, true);

WriteLiteralTo(__razor_helper_writer, "
\r\n");

EndContext(__razor_helper_writer, "~/App_Code/RazorHelpers/IdentityProvider.cshtml", 202, 11, true);

#line 7 "C:\Users\Public\Documents\VisualStudioProjects\OnlineStable\Aqha\App_Code\RazorHelpers\IdentityProvider.cshtml"

#line default
#line hidden

#line 7 "C:\Users\Public\Documents\VisualStudioProjects\OnlineStable\Aqha\App_Code\RazorHelpers\IdentityProvider.cshtml"
         foreach(var provider in providers){

#line default
#line hidden
BeginContext(__razor_helper_writer, "~/App_Code/RazorHelpers/IdentityProvider.cshtml", 272, 13, false);

#line 8 "C:\Users\Public\Documents\VisualStudioProjects\OnlineStable\Aqha\App_Code\RazorHelpers\IdentityProvider.cshtml"
WriteTo(__razor_helper_writer, provider.Name);

#line default
#line hidden
EndContext(__razor_helper_writer, "~/App_Code/RazorHelpers/IdentityProvider.cshtml", 272, 13, false);

#line 8 "C:\Users\Public\Documents\VisualStudioProjects\OnlineStable\Aqha\App_Code\RazorHelpers\IdentityProvider.cshtml"

#line default
#line hidden
BeginContext(__razor_helper_writer, "~/App_Code/RazorHelpers/IdentityProvider.cshtml", 287, 16, true);

WriteLiteralTo(__razor_helper_writer, "            <img");

EndContext(__razor_helper_writer, "~/App_Code/RazorHelpers/IdentityProvider.cshtml", 287, 16, true);

WriteAttributeTo(__razor_helper_writer, "src", Tuple.Create(" src=\"", 303), Tuple.Create("\"", 326)

#line 9 "C:\Users\Public\Documents\VisualStudioProjects\OnlineStable\Aqha\App_Code\RazorHelpers\IdentityProvider.cshtml"
, Tuple.Create(Tuple.Create("", 309), Tuple.Create<System.Object, System.Int32>(provider.IconUrl

#line default
#line hidden
, 309), false)
);

BeginContext(__razor_helper_writer, "~/App_Code/RazorHelpers/IdentityProvider.cshtml", 327, 4, true);

WriteLiteralTo(__razor_helper_writer, "/>\r\n");

EndContext(__razor_helper_writer, "~/App_Code/RazorHelpers/IdentityProvider.cshtml", 327, 4, true);

#line 10 "C:\Users\Public\Documents\VisualStudioProjects\OnlineStable\Aqha\App_Code\RazorHelpers\IdentityProvider.cshtml"
        }

#line default
#line hidden
BeginContext(__razor_helper_writer, "~/App_Code/RazorHelpers/IdentityProvider.cshtml", 342, 12, true);

WriteLiteralTo(__razor_helper_writer, "
\r\n");

EndContext(__razor_helper_writer, "~/App_Code/RazorHelpers/IdentityProvider.cshtml", 342, 12, true);

#line 12 "C:\Users\Public\Documents\VisualStudioProjects\OnlineStable\Aqha\App_Code\RazorHelpers\IdentityProvider.cshtml"

#line default
#line hidden
});

#line 12 "C:\Users\Public\Documents\VisualStudioProjects\OnlineStable\Aqha\App_Code\RazorHelpers\IdentityProvider.cshtml"
}
#line default
#line hidden

        public IdentityProvider() {
        }

        protected static ASP.global_asax ApplicationInstance {
            get {
                return ((ASP.global_asax)(Context.ApplicationInstance));
            }
        }
    }
}

Update 5:
I did some more testing.  To illustrate the issue as clearly as possible, I eliminated all input parameters and extra markup.
Consider the following three helpers:
@helper BaseCase() {

}

@helper VariableBaseCase() {
    var src = "/Resources/Images/Placeholders/generic-user-image.jpg";

    <text>the source is @src</text>
}

@helper Variable() {
    var src = "/Resources/Images/Placeholders/generic-user-image.jpg";

    <text>the source is @src</text>
}

When I call the first two helpers from an ASPX, they display output (and the images appear normally) without exception:
<%= RazorHelpers.ImageTest.BaseCase().ToString() %>
<%= RazorHelpers.ImageTest.VariableBaseCase().ToString() %>

When I call the last helper, I get the same error I have been getting.
<%= RazorHelpers.ImageTest.Variable().ToString() %>

I hope now I am correct in believing that this is somehow a relative path issue.  How do I get Razor to display images with dynamic src properties in my Web Forms application?

A: I just had a simular problem (mvc.net 4).
I bypassed it this way:
error code:
<input name="ItemUID" type="hidden" value="@ItemUID" />

working code:
<input name="ItemUID" type="hidden" @("value=")"@ItemUID" />

A: Razor parser will not parse your HTML correctly because it looks for sections at a time.
In this case it assumes the whole block () is HTML
Try surrounding your HTML with < text> HTML here < / text>
Makes it a lot easier to read and interpret by the parser

A: I believe that Razor tries to make sure the URL you're passing to img src is valid. Are you sure the files actually exist in the correct relative directory?
Maybe you could try passing the URL in root-relative format (ie. "~/Resources/Images/Placeholders/generic-user-image.jpg").
If that doesn't help, you could try rendering the image using @Html.Image or @Html.Raw.
And if that doesn't help, try @Url.Content(avatarUrl), but that's really trying hard :)

A: It seems you are not the only one with the problem. You MVC version (MVC2 I assume) has a bug that raises and exception when it calls WriteAttributeTo. This problem is mentioned in following stackoverflow question "Null reference exception in WriteAttributeTo method".
Only reasonable solution is to use a newer version. probably MVC3 (with update1). Your .NET version is 4.0+ so it will not be a problem.

A: This rings a bell somewhere. Try the below with the parentheses around the variables, it seems to help the Razor engine out a bit:
@helper MemberListItem(string firstname, string lastname, string avatarUrl)
{

        @(firstname) @(lastname)

}

A: A bit late but I had the same problem and took me several hours to solve.
What fixed the issue for me was the following:
string attributeValue= "some value";

string attributeExpression= "attributeName=" + attributeValue;

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China will invest 210 billion Yuan in its telecom industry this year, reports Sina.
Telecom operators will upgrade current networks to use soft switch technology and invest in metropolitan area networks (MAN).
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Outdoors: Bowhunters should watch for signs of deer acting strangely
Jim Stabile
Good riddance to August heat. Anglers hope September's fishing weather will be better.
If not, New Jersey's bowhunting season for deer will start on Saturday in 30 deer management zones. Mosquitoes and ticks are ready.
Fall bowhunters kill the most deer in the state; the harvest was 13,993 in September 2017. There are plenty of deer in the state, but archers should watch for signs of deer acting strangely.
Thousands of deer were killed in 2014 and earlier years by the hemorrhagic disease that is transmitted by biting midges. The insects breed in stagnant water and then as adults fly and bite deer, and there was a lot of water from rains that fell in August.
September is national Tree Safety Awareness Month. Every year, some archers fall from tree stands, so be careful.
Staten Island said New Jersey deer had swum to the island, and the borough has too many deer, so they banned hunting. In three years, the city spent $3.3 million and paid $2,778 each for the vasectomies of 1,294 bucks. Last month, the borough said deer-vehicle collisions increased 216 percent.
5 million fish stocked
There's an interesting report by the Hayford Hatchery in Hackettstown on this year's broodstock and spawning. Every spring, hatchery staff net lakes for mature northern pike, walleyes and muskellunge, and the broodstock fish are brought to the hatchery to provide eggs that are fertilized and incubated in special tanks.
The resulting fry and flingerlings are grown in larger tanks and then taken to outdoor ponds to grow to stockable size. Then they're stocked in public waters.
The hatchery stocked a record 5 million fish last year: muskellunge, tiger muskies, northern pike, walleyes, striped bass hybrids, Atlantic landlocked salmon, channel catfish, yellow perch, black crappies, largemouth bass, brown bullhead, golden shiners, bluegill sunfish, Gambusia (mosquito fish) and fathead minnows.
The hatchery is supported entirely through the sale of fishing licenses and federal Sport Fish Restoration Program grant funds generated from the sale of fishing equipment.
There was no word yet about the governor's ban of bear hunting on state lands, and whether the U.S. Interior Department will cut more than $2 million from the Pittman-Robertson Wildlife Restoration Act grant to the state from an excise tax on firearms, ammunition and archery equipment.
The funds paid the state for more than 35,000 acres of wildlife habitat, the restoration of white-tailed deer, wild turkey, bobcat populations along with research and monitoring of an endangered shore bird, the red knot, among many other valuable wildlife projects.
This month's Canada goose season that began Saturday is when only resident geese are harvested, so additional hunting methods are permitted during September seasons. Hunters can use electronic calls, unplugged shotguns, extended hunting hours and liberal bag limits.
The daily bag limit is 15, you can use seven shells (in the chamber and magazine) and the hunting hours are from a half-hour before sunrise to half-hour after sunset.
A graveside burial for well-known lifelong conservationist Madelyn Picone will be held at 10:15 a.m. Saturday at Gate of Heaven Cemetery, East Hanover. A luncheon reception will follow. She died Jan. 22 in Massachusetts.
She a long-time resident of Cedar Knolls before selling her home 10 years ago. A skilled outdoorswoman, she became active with the N.J. State Federation of Sportsmen's Clubs before being appointed to the Fish and Game Council, where she served 17 years.
Picone wrote the Trails & Tales column for the federation's newspaper and became a member of the N.J. Outdoor Writers Association, where she served a term as president.
Saturday and next Sunday: NJ WILD Outdoor Expo, 10 a.m.-5 p.m., Collier's Mills WMA, exhibits, flea market, fishing, trapshooting, archery, camping, birding, hiking, rock climbing and outdoor demos
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Dr Jon Anderson, School of Geography and Planning has successfully secured Cardiff University International Collaboration Seedcorn funding to establish global university connections.
This work will include an international student placement who will undertake field work and develop research networks with Griffith University (Australia), University of Waikato (New Zealand), University of Hawaii, and San Diego State University (USA) for surfing spaces research.
Speaking about his research, Jon Anderson said: "This funding support means we now have the opportunity to take a closer look at the international surf community and the cultural geographies of globally renowned surf spaces. This extends a range of research on how best to understand the motivations, meanings, and politics surrounding the surf zone and its cultures".
Jon's work to date encompasses the exploration of cultural geographies in both terrestrial and marine environments, most notably in the publications Water Worlds: Human Geographies of the Ocean (edited with Dr Kimberley Peters), Understanding Cultural Geography: Places and Traces (Second Edition, 2015), and the forthcoming monograph Surfing Spaces (to be published with Routledge).


Dr. Stanley G. Rockson will present "The Changing Field of Lymphatics" in a free Livestream Symposium on Monday, October 22, at 1pm EDT (12 noon CDT, 11am MDT, 10AM PDT). The presentation will be followed by a Q&A. To attend, simply click on the event link on the LE&RN Livestream channel.
Dr. Rockson is the Allan and Tina Neill Professor of Lymphatic Research and Medicine at Stanford University School of Medicine. After earning his medical degree from Duke University School of Medicine, Dr Rockson completed his internship and residency training in internal medicine at Brigham and Women's Hospital of Harvard Medical School, in Boston, Massachusetts, and fellowship training in the cardiac unit of Massachusetts General Hospital, Harvard Medical School. He is a fellow of the American College of Cardiology, Society of Vascular Medicine, American College of Angiology, and American College of Physicians, as well as a member of the International Society of Lymphology, American Society of Internal Medicine, and the Paul Dudley White Society, among others. As a principal investigator or co-investigator, he has been involved in numerous clinical trials researching various aspects of lymphatic disease, vascular biology and cardiovascular medicine. His basic research involves the investigation of disease pathogenesis and identification of biomarkers of lymphatic diseases, as well as research into molecular and pharmacologic therapeutics. As a Professor of Medicine, Dr. Rockson serves concurrently as the Stanford's Chief of Consultative Cardiology and the Director of the Stanford Center for Lymphatic and Venous Disorders. Dr. Rockson is Editor-in-Chief of Lymphatic Research and Biology and sits on the editorial board of Angiology. Dr. Rockson works closely with National Institutes of Health, in an advisory capacity, to advance the agenda for lymphatic research. He has been a frequent invited lecturer at national and international meetings, congresses, and societies. He is a co-founder of the Lymphatic Education and Research Network (LE&RN) and has served as Chair of the inaugural Gordon Research Conference, entitled 'Molecular Mechanisms in Lymphatic Function and Disease'. He is the co-author of Lymphedema: A Concise Compendium of Theory and Practice now in its second edition. Dr. Rockson has authored more than 200 scientific papers, reviews, book chapters and books devoted to various aspects of lymphatic biology and disease, vascular biology, and cardiovascular medicine.


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Försvarsbeslut 1948 (FB 48) – Kungl. Maj:ts proposition nr 206 fattades av Sveriges riksdag den 21 juni 1948. Som ett resultat av slutet andra världskriget trodde de svenska försvarsexperterna att alla inblandade i kriget skulle avskräckas för nya krigshandlingar. Vilket fick den parlamentariska försvarskommittén året innan lägga fram ett förslag om nedrustning. Bilden kom dock att förändras genom att Sovjetunionen gjorde länderna i Östeuropa till satellitstater, vilket blev startpunkten på kalla kriget mellan väst och öst. Det svenska svaret blev genom en närmst enig riksdag, att försvarsorganisationen skulle bibehållas i samma storlek som under kriget. Värnpliktvolymen kom redan 1950 att uppgå till 40.000 personer.

Försvarskommitténs betänkande
I sina direktiv till 1945 års försvarskommitté framhöll försvarsministern bland annat att försvarets organisation borde anpassas efter krigsteknikens delvis genomgripande utveckling under andra världskriget; modern och effektiv utrustning skulle anskaffas; nya försvarsmedel borde komplettera materielutrustningen. Alla vapenföra skulle utbildas; genom rationalisering och förenklad organisation borde alla icke strängt nödvändiga kostnader skäras bort. Under de mer än två år som kommittén har arbetat, har den anlitat sakkunniga och experter inom skilda områden. På kommitténs begäran gjordes inom Högkvarteret en utredning om de förändringar i försvarsorganisationen, som borde ifrågakomma för att begränsa försvarskostnaderna till alternativt 650, 750 och 900 Mkr/år. Därjämte överlämnade överbefälhavaren i mars 1947 ett eget förslag, slutande på något över 1 000 Mkr/år. Kommittén avlämnade sitt betänkande den 12 december 1947, varefter försvarsministern till den 1 februari 1948 infordrade yttranden över betänkandet från ett stort antal myndigheter.

Kommittén hade räknat med att de centrala förvaltningskostnaderna inom armén skull reduceras. Arméns krigsorganisation bestod av rörliga fältförbanden, territoriellt bundna lokalförsvarsförband, depåer för ersättning av förluster och utbildning samt slutligen hemvärnsförbanden, som uppsättas dels av frivilliga, dels av värnpliktiga med uppskov, för rent lokala uppgifter. Försvarskommitté menade på att arméns krigsorganisation vid utgången av den närmaste tioårsperioden att ha reducerats med 14,1%.

En särskild underhållsinspektion föreslogs inrättas inom arméstaben. I denna skulle bland annat en arméingenjörsavdelning ingå, bestående av arméöverdirektör och tre armédirektörer, vilka tidigare tillhörde underhållssektionen vid arméinspektionen. Svea artilleriregemente (A 1), Livregementet till häst (K 1), Skånska kavalleriregementet (K 2) och en luftvärnskår (ej namngiven) föreslogs avvecklas. Norrbottens artillerikår (A 5) föreslogs sammanslås med Bodens artilleriregemente (A 8), verksamheten vid Södra skånska infanteriregementet (I 7) och Upplands regemente (I 8) föreslogs reduceras. Svea ingenjörkår föreslogs reduceras, medan Göta ingenjörkår föreslogs att utvidgas till ett regemente. Trängtrupperna, tygtrupperna och intendenturtrupperna föreslogs sammanslås till ett nytt truppslag, underhållstrupperna, bestående av fyra regementen och en kår. Signaltrupperna, endast bestod av ett regemente, föreslogs få ett nytt signaldetachement om två kompanier. Fälttygkårens sammansättning blir avhängig av förvaltningsutredningens resultat och hade därför inte utformats av kommittén.

Marinen föreslogs få bibehålla den förbindelsecentral inom marinledningen, som hade upprättades vid krigsutbrottet 1939. Kommittén framhöll centralens värde för kontinuerlig signalförbindelse mellan chefen för marinen och rustade fartyg med flera vid inrapportering av minor och andra sjöhinder samt för sjöräddningstjänsten. I den dåvarande organisationen ingick örlogsvarven i Karlskrona, Stockholm och Göteborg. Kapaciteten hos dessa varv förhåller sig som 5:4:1. Av strategiska skäl samt med hänsyn till risken för flyganfall ansågs, trots att flottans tonnage nedgår, att de tre varven skulle bibehållas. Kommittén tog inte någon ställning till frågan om kustartilleriet skall tillhöra marinen eller armén, med tanke på att en särskild utredning pågick. Dock föreslogs en avveckling av Hemsö kustartilleriförsvar och Härnösands kustartilleriregemente, samt att större delen av kustartilleriets luftvärn skulle överföras till armén.

Kommittén ansåg att det vid flygvapnet borde inrättas ett organ benämnt Inspektionen för den tekniska tjänsten. Utbildningen av flygvapnets tekniska personal är mångsidig och omfattar utbildning av flygingenjörer, verkmästare, mästare och flygtekniker samt värnpliktiga av olika slag, såsom biträdande ingenjörer, mekaniker och montörer. Utbildningen sker vid de Centrala flygverkstäderna, vid Flygvapnets tekniska skola, vid Flygvapnets ekoradioskola samt vid förbanden. Kommittén föreslog att två flygflottiljer skulle avvecklas, en attackflottilj, Västgöta flygflottilj (F 6), en spaningsflottilj, Roslagens flygflottilj (F 2). Vidare föreslogs en attackflottilj, Västmanlands flygflottilj (F 1), ombildas till nattjaktflottilj. En ekoradioskola föreslogs inrättas. Avsikten är att flygvapnet skall handha den nyskapade ekoradioorganisationen för luftbevakningen. Dessutom skulle det vid flygvapnet tillkomma en ekoradioorganisation för jaktstridsledning och flygsäkerhetstjänst. Vilken föreslogs utbilda personal på den utrustning som planerades att införas på flertalet av flygvapnets flygplan. Ekoradioutbildningen föreslogs förläggas till en permanent skola på till det etablissement i Stockholm som Roslagens flygflottilj skulle lämna efter sig.

Försvarsbeslutet

Armén
Armén kom att övergå till att organisera brigader efter att tidigare varit organiserad med fältregementen. Brigadens organisation var betydligt mer slagkraftigare och starkare förband. Totalt kom 35 infanteribrigader och pansarbrigader om 6 000 man vardera att sättas upp. Av dessa var sex stycken moderna pansarbrigader, vilka kom att utrustas med den brittiska Centurionstridsvagnen. Den 1 juli 1948 sammanslogs truppslagen trängen och tygtrupperna och bildade ett nytt gemensamt truppslag, underhållstrupperna. Där trängkårerna skulle bilda underhållsregementen, dock genomfördes aldrig den förändringen. Den 1 januari 1949 uppgick tygkompanierna i trängkårerna och den 1 januari 1950 ändrades namnet på underhållstrupperna till trängtrupperna, samtidigt som intendenturtrupperna uppgick i trängförbanden.

Flygvapnet
För flygvapnet betydde det bland annat att antalet jaktflygplan kom att öka med 50 procent. Flygvapnet kom att utvecklas till det fjärde största i världen, samtidigt som det var världens modernaste med enbart jetdrivna flygplan.

Marinen
Inom Marinen var den stora vinnaren ubåtsvapnet, genom att flottan minskades efter hand på grund av att de stora fartygens tid var förbi. 1950 bestod det svenska ubåtsvapnet av 29 svenska ubåtar.

Förbands förändringar
Under försvarsbeslutsperioden 1948–1958 genomfördes nedan förändringar inom försvaret.

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//  MainMenuViewController.m
//  Alcolator
//
//  Created by Jean Ro on 11/19/14.
//  Copyright (c) 2014 Jean Ro. All rights reserved.
//

#import "MainMenuViewController.h"
#import "ViewController.h"
#import "WhiskeyViewController.h"

@interface MainMenuViewController ()
@property (nonatomic, weak) UIButton *wineButton;
@property (nonatomic, weak) UIButton *whiskeyButton;
@end

@implementation MainMenuViewController

- (void)loadView {
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}

- (void)whiskeyPressed:(UIButton *)sender {
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}

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As is the custom throughout Europe, prices displayed in shops in France always include sales tax ("la TVA" - value added tax). The price you see on the label is the price you will be charged - which can be a pleasant surprise for American or Canadian visitors.
The classic French shopping week comprises six days, Monday to Saturday, with shops generally open from 9 a.m. to Midday, and 2 p.m. to 7 p.m. In towns and villages, it is still the rule that shops close at lunchtime.
However, in urban shopping areas, most large shops such as department stores now operate what is called "la journée continue", and do not close at midday. Out-of-town supermarkets in France also tend to stay open at lunchtime, and depending on the town or district, other shops in large suburban shopping centres also stay open. Many smaller shops have reduced their midday closing period, and now shut from, for example, 12.30 to 1.45 - in order to catch office workers who have free time during their midday break.
Out of town supermarkets and superstores - for instance Carrefour, Leclerc, Auchan, SuperU - (called "centre commerciaux") do not usually close for lunch. They generally open from 8.30 a.m. (or earlier) until 8 p.m. (or later); other large stores in out-of-town shopping centres often close a bit earlier in the evening, often at 7 p.m.
Don't expect to find this. The idea runs contrary to the French tradition, and there are very few shops indeed that remain open round the clock, except some pharmacies (see below).
France is gradually removing many old trading restrictions, and Sunday opening is an issue that is very much in the limelight. For instance, most outlets in a large suburban shopping centre near Marseille have long been opening on Sundays; but the courts regularly ruled that this was illegal, and the shops got fined. But with customers voting with their feet, there has been strong pressure for the law to change, and in 2009 the government passed new laws allowing shops to open on Sundays in tourist areas and in the main shopping areas of three cities, Paris, Marseille and LIlle. The law does not go as far as many proponents of Sunday shopping had wanted, but it is a big step in their direction.
Bakeries often stay open at the start of the midday break, and close typically from 1 p.m. to 3 p.m., though there is no rule, and each bakery is free to decided its own opening times. similarly, many bakeries stay open later in the evening, specially in towns, and if they have bread left to sell. See the guide to French bread.
Pharmacies open and close like other small shops; however, in towns there is usually a "pharmacie de garde" or two open each Sunday too, and sometimes even at night. In towns with several pharmacies, a rota system usually operates, and it is easy to see a pharmacy which is open, as its green cross will be lit.; but in small towns, where there are perhaps just one or two pharmacies, it may be necessary to ring the bell for service, particularly in the event of a night-time emergency. In large towns, there are always some pharmacies open 24/24 : to see where they are on a given date, consult local media for rotas or try googling for "pharmacie de garde + name of town"
The giants: Carrefour, Auchan, E.Leclerc, Géant Casino. These stores sell virtually everything useful for everyday living.
All food supermarkets and hypermarkets - with the exception of some hard discount stores - carry a full range of food, including masses of fresh vegetables, a big selection of wines and spirits, and local specialities. Though for fresh vegetables and fruit, the shopping experience is much more enjoyable in real markets, which can be found in all towns and cities, though not necessarily every day.
DIY : Castorama, Leroy Merlin, Brico Dépot, Monsieur Bricolage, Weldom.
The top French fashion houses such as Yves St. Laurent, Chanel or Dior have their own boutiques in Paris (see Champs Elysées) : they also retail through major department stores in Paris and through their boutiques in other main cities and up market resorts like Courchevel or Saint Tropez.
For those looking for affordable French fashion stores, for young or old, France has plenty of choice through a range of brands available in main department stores, or through fashion boutique chains present in most city centres and many out-or-town shopping malls; these include Alain Manoukian, Jules, Mexx, Naf-naf, Kookaï, Pimkie, Brice, Petit Bateau, and plenty more.
Rue de Rivoli (running from the Place de la Concorde, past the Louvre, to central Paris) and the central end of Rue du Faubourg Saint Honoré, one block to the north. This the area with the most chic shops in Paris.
The Champs Elysées: These days most of the shops on the Champs Elysées are flagship outlets for large international chains, from Hugo Boss to Disney to Zara, and the inevitable McDonalds - plus a few very chic shops, but beware of the prices. With the a few exceptions such as Lacoste, Sephora, Cartier and Louis Vuitton, French stores have been pushed out; the major French fashion stores and perfume houses however are not far away, many of them on Avenue Montaigne (Dior, Chanel etc.). Avenue Montaigne meets the Champs Elysées at the level of Franklin D Roosevelt metro station.
On or near the Boulevard Haussmann, near the Opéra. This is the main boulevard for the big department stores, including Galeries Lafayette, Printemps, la Samaritaine, C & A.
Left Bank (Boulevard St. Michel): book stores, including Gilbert, the biggest in Paris.
Les Halles / le Marais and the lower end of the Rue de Rivoli; fashionable French and international chainstores, and trendy outlets. The "Forum des Halles", a large urban shopping mall, has outlets for virtually all the off-the-peg fashion retailers present in France, both French such as Kookaï, Camaïeu, Comtoir des Cotonniers, Naf-Naf, Esprit or Jules, and international including Benetton, Gap and Quiksilver.


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Sampling comments: "We established 45 sampling sites randomly across the NSPSF" (but Fig. 2 shows that the sites are non-randomly distributed across transects); "The furthest distance between sites was 40 km and the closest was 500 m" (figure suggests that spacing is highly uneven); "We set up one camera per site and left them for two months before relocating them... We conducted the camera trapping survey from March 2013 to October 2014... We used 20 units of camera traps (Bushnell Trophy Cam and Bushnell Trophy Cam HD)... cameras were active 24 h a day"


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When testing with Civilization V at 1920x1200, the HIS Radeon HD 6870 IceQ X Turbo X averaged 60fps and beat the standard HD 6870 by 3% along with the HD 6950 by 2%. Despite this, it was 19% slower than the GTX 560 Ti and 30% slower than the GTX 570.
The HIS Radeon HD 6850 IceQ X Turbo averaged 48fps, which was just 2% faster than a standard Radeon HD 6850, 17% slower than the HD 6870, 11% slower than the GTX 460 and 35% slower than the GTX 560 Ti.
At 2560x1600, we found the HIS Radeon HD 6870 IceQ X Turbo X Crossfire configuration to average 89fps, making it 8% slower than the GTX 590 and 16% slower than the HD 6990. They were also 65% faster than the HD 6970 and 51% faster than the GTX 580.
When paired up, the HIS Radeon HD 6850 IceQ X Turbo cards averaged 73fps, which was 35% faster than the HD 6970 and 24% faster than the GTX 580.
Dawn of War Retribution appears to be heavily CPU-dependent as we found that high-end graphics cards peak at roughly 80fps when running at 1920x1200. That said, the HIS Radeon HD 6870 IceQ X Turbo X was below that threshold at 76fps, making it 6% faster than the GeForce GTX 560 Ti and 10% faster than a standard HD 6870, while it was 6% slower than the Radeon HD 6950.
The HIS Radeon HD 6850 IceQ X Turbo churned out 65fps, scoring 23% higher than the GTX 460 and 3% higher than a standard HD 6850. However, it fared about 10% worse than the GTX 560 Ti and HD 6870.
The HIS Radeon HD 6870 IceQ X Turbo X in Crossfire averaged 83fps at 2560x1600, which was 2% faster than the HD 6990 and 1% slower than the GeForce GTX 590. The pair were 20% faster than the HD 6970 and 19% faster than the GTX 580.
Meanwhile, the HIS Radeon HD 6850 IceQ X Turbo Crossfire pumped 77fps, making it just 5% slower than the Radeon HD 6990 and 8% slower than the GeForce GTX 590.


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  public static String getErrorMessage(int errorCode) {

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    case(10016): return "Insufficient coins";
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    case(10100): return "user frozen";
    case(10216): return "non-public API";
    case(20001): return "user does not exist";
    case(20002): return "user frozen";
    case(20003): return "frozen due to force liquidation";
    case(20004): return "future account frozen";
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    case(20007): return "illegal parameter";
    case(20008): return "future account fund balance is zero";
    case(20009): return "future contract status error";
    case(20010): return "risk rate information does not exist";
    case(20011): return "risk rate bigger than 90% before opening position";
    case(20012): return "risk rate bigger than 90% after opening position";
    case(20013): return "temporally no counter party price";
    case(20014): return "system error";
    case(20015): return "order does not exist";
    case(20016): return "liquidation quantity bigger than holding";
    case(20017): return "not authorized/illegal order ID";
    case(20018): return "order price higher than 105% or lower than 95% of the price of last minute";
    case(20019): return "IP restrained to access the resource";
    case(20020): return "secret key does not exist";
    case(20021): return "index information does not exist";
    case(20022): return "wrong API interface";
    case(20023): return "fixed margin user";
    case(20024): return "signature does not match";
    case(20025): return "leverage rate error";

    default:
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    }
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}


I'm one of your students from the Louisiana Art and Artists' Guild.
I was touched by your notes about the mammogram, and vividly recall my own breast cancer experiences. And, after mastectomy (my choice) and chemotherapy I've been cancer-free for 8 years. It look back at it as sort of like swimming…stroke, breathe, stroke, breathe!
Thank you Barbara. I really enjoyed my class with your group. I'm so happy to know you are one of the many survivors to bless my life. I'm still in a bit of limbo and it may be nothing in the end, though I am sure you remember that time too. Interesting you describe it as stroke, breathe, stroke, breathe — you know that's something we do in Zentangle. One stroke at a time and don't forget to breathe! Thanks again!
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Trying to solve a problem with your washer or want help setting up your TV? Even as you contact customer support for assistance, you are not just looking for answers to your questions but also want an overall positive experience. Below we look at the factors that play an important part in a positive customer support experience, and getting the right answers to questions is just one of them.
Customer support agents are first and foremost trained with the aid of a knowledge base available in house, which usually consists of frequently asked questions and answers for each.
While agents are required to deliver the right answers to questions, the support they deliver is composed of many more components which are also included in their training.
Polite behavior is expected of each customer support agent but very often they fail to modulate their tone of voice. This can result in customers becoming wary and irritable as they assume that the support person is in bad mood or just does not want to serve them. It is therefore no secret that a positive customer support experience starts with politeness and courtesy which needs to be maintained throughout the interaction.
Customers fixing their own problems without having their questions answered, by a support representative is happening more frequently. As part of this self-service option customers are provided with access to a knowledgebase or tools to fix their own problems. Not providing answers to questions is therefore a key ingredient of self service. It allows customers to solve their problems faster and results in better customer satisfaction rates, which is a win-win situation for everyone involved.
Communicating clearly to the customer is vital, even if you are telling them that they have to pay to get their washer fixed. Being able to communicate clearly that they will have to pay for replacement parts not included in a maintenance contract for example, will ensure you do not have to deal with their confusion and anger later on when they check their bill.
Empathizing with customers as they deal with problems is an important part of a customer support experience. Even before providing the right answers to the customer's problem being able to walk in their shoes and empathize with them helps mitigate much of their stress. Reducing the stress surrounding issues with products and services that are not functioning properly goes a long way in ensuring that customers do not become irate. Additionally, they remain satisfied with the company even if you cannot answer their question.
While using a template to answer questions, agents are encouraged to personalize it so that it reflects the unique problem the customer has. Personalizing templates and scripts over the phone by adding the customer's name helps demonstrate familiarity with the customer and their problems.
One of the main phrases that customer support teams employ is "The customer is always right". While it might be a tough pill to swallow when the customer is in the wrong, acknowledging that they are right ensures that they are happy and do not switch over to a competitor. Keeping the customer happy also ensures that they do not go onto social media sites and create negative posts which can result in the company being adversely impacted if they go viral.
Being able to provide the right answers to customers every time, is something that most companies strive for. However, there are situations when the right answers to a problem do not exist. Especially when dealing with bugs resulting from a software update there are no "right" answers to be provided to customers, as the cause of problem and the solution for it are not known. In such situations adopting an honest approach and acknowledging that there is no answer is best, instead of making a customer wait on hold for half an hour.
Customer support is increasingly complex with a ton of moving parts that have to be handled with finesse, while ensuring customers get right answers to questions.


NBA Live 18 will support enhanced visuals on PS4 Pro and Xbox One X, but the series might actually come to the Nintendo Switch in the future.
After a two year break, NBA Live 18 is bringing EA back to the basketball game scene with James Harden as the cover athlete, a new mode called The One, and the full WNBA roster. Today the game will be receiving a demo on both PS4 and Xbox One that gives players a small taste of many of the game's modes, including The One. Luckily, DualShockers was able to go hands-on with the demo early at a recent EA Sports event, and also got to chat with Mike Mahar, a Producer of NBA Live 18.
NBA Live 18 is currently set to release on PS4 and Xbox One September 15. Stay tuned for DualShockers' full interview with Mike Mahar about NBA Live 18 and a preview of what we played at this event later today.


Support to the Horizon 2020-project SEDNA.
National cooperation with the Swedish Shipowners' Association (SSA) and Swedish ship owners.
Reduced resistance: ship routing and assessment of methods for accurate prediction.
Structure and materials: design of two-material marine propellers; fluid-structure-dynamic interaction of ships.
Maintenance, durability and robustness: degradation and maintenance of corroded structures.
Emission measurement and impact: a generic model for ship energy efficiency simulation and analysis.


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Masseur who accused Kevin Spacey dies
A man who accused actor Kevin Spacey of sexual assault has died before his legal action reached court.
The anonymous massage therapist claimed the actor groped him at a house in Malibu, California, three years ago.
He sued Spacey for sexual battery, gender violence, battery, assault, intentional infliction of emotional distress and false imprisonment.
The star denies the allegations. News of the accuser's death was revealed in a court filing by Spacey's lawyers.
The man was listed only as John Doe in the case. The filing, lodged by Spacey's lawyers at a court in California, said his death was "recent", but gave no further details.
His lawyer, Genie Harrison, accused the actor's legal team of manoeuvring to get the case dismissed.
'Unnecessary and contemptible'
Ms Harrison told the Press Association: "Filing the notice yesterday was unnecessary and contemptible. I'm not surprised, however, that Spacey prematurely filed the notice in an attempt to gain the advantage of a ticking clock.
"Mr Doe's family must now open his estate at the same time as planning a funeral and processing their grief."
The statement described the accuser as a "dignified, kind, middle-aged man" who was left "traumatised" by the alleged attack, adding that other alleged victims of the 60-year-old Hollywood star had come forward.
She added: "His fight for justice is still very much alive."
His estate now has 90 days to be substituted into the lawsuit in order to continue it.
The anonymous accuser, who said he decided not to reveal his identity for fear of "harassment and personal embarrassment", filed the lawsuit last September.
He alleged that during a massage in October 2016, Spacey forced him to touch his genitals before asking if he could perform oral sex on him.
The case was filed at the Los Angeles Superior Court but has since been moved to a federal court, and a pre-trial conference had been scheduled for May next year.
Earlier this year, prosecutors in Massachusetts dropped a criminal sexual assault case after the accuser refused to testify about a missing phone, which the defence said could have proved the actor's innocence.
Police in the UK are investigating six allegations of sexual assault against Spacey, dating from between 1996 and 2013.


Joseph Neil Schulman is an American pro writer.
He wrote Alongside Night (1979) and The Rainbow Cadenza (1983), both of which received the Prometheus Award.
His third novel, Escape from Heaven, was also a finalist for the 2002 Prometheus Award.


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Discovering a summer playground in and around northern Michigan resort area
Don't let the design of the Inn at Bay Harbor fool you. It may look like a grand old hotel from the Victorian era, but it's relatively new. Courtesy of Katherine Rodeghier
Charlevoix's Weathervane restaurant is one of many buildings designed by self-made architect Earl Young. Courtesy of Katherine Rodeghier
Visitors enjoy shopping and dining in downtown Harbor Springs, Michigan. Fast-food restaurants are banned in the affluent community. Courtesy of www.PetoskeyArea.com
By Katherine Rodeghier
Daily Herald Correspondent
Updated 8/3/2017 7:39 AM
They came by the thousands every summer.
Wealthy city dwellers from Chicago and cities as far as the East Coast traveled to Northern Michigan to escape the choking smoke, stifling heat and industrial grit plaguing urban areas at the end of the 19th century. Lake steamers docked along Little Traverse Bay, south of the Straits of Mackinac, and when the railroad arrived in 1873 the population of the tiny town of Petoskey took off. By the turn of the last century it had grown to 6,000 full-time inhabitants, swelling to 125,000 in the summer as trains unloaded as many as 5,000 passengers a day.
And they're still coming.
The preferred mode of transport isn't a boat or train these days, but the family auto loaded with golf clubs, beach blankets and other gear needed for a summer getaway in one of Northern Michigan's most popular resort areas.
While the epicenter lies in Petoskey, this vacation playground encompasses a cluster of resort communities, some still sporting their Victorian roots in graceful mansions and grand hotels, others showing off modern resort amenities.
Take Bay Harbor, for instance. This luxury community sits on the site of a cement factory that churned out 80 percent of the concrete in the Mackinac Bridge. The factory came down in 1995 in what was the nation's largest land reclamation project at the time. Up went a yacht club and marina, upscale shops and restaurants, and the Bay Harbor Golf Club, one of the top three public courses in Michigan. The Inn at Bay Harbor, part of Marriott's prestigious Autograph Collection, looks like a grand Victorian hotel sprawled along the shoreline, but it and its rental cottages sit squarely in the 21st century. Travel & Leisure magazine lists it among the top 500 hotels in the world.
On the opposite shore of Little Traverse Bay, Harbor Springs dates back more than a century. This old-money community, built by the captains of industry back in the day, remains an affluent enclave. Its private neighborhood on Harbor Point is so exclusive, motorized vehicles are banned. Even in this day and age anyone permitted onto the point must take a horse and carriage. In Harbor Springs' small downtown the hoi polloi are welcome to browse the shops but won't be grabbing lunch at a fast-food restaurant -- they're not allowed.
Victorian cottages dot the grounds of historic Bay View, founded as a Methodist campground in the 19th century. - Courtesy of Katherine Rodeghier
Petoskey's larger downtown takes a step back in time at its Gaslight Shopping District where real gaslights illuminate summer nights. Independent shops and boutiques beckon, including the Rocking Horse Toy Company, Symons General Store housed in the town's oldest brick building, and Ward & Eis Gallery where the fine handicrafts of Native American artisans figure prominently in displays. The gallery gives a portion of its sales to local charities.
Just one of 20 of Petoskey's grand old hotels still stands a short walk away. Stafford's Perry Hotel dates from 1899, but its 79 rooms have been updated with such modern amenities as air conditioning and Wi-Fi. An old-fashioned trolley departs from the hotel on Thursdays, Fridays and Saturdays in summer for free tours of Petoskey with a stop at Bay View a few miles east of town.
Inviting storefronts draw visitors inside boutiques and galleries in Petoskey's Gaslight Shopping District. - Courtesy of www.PetoskeyArea.com
Chautauquas, those traveling shows and cultural assemblies that were all the rage in the 19th century, live on in Bay View. Founded in 1875 as a Methodist campsite, the community's 440 Victorian cottages make it a National Historic Landmark. Visitors take self-guided walking tours to admire these colorful painted ladies. Two museums open to the public during the summer when the Bay View Association hosts its music festival and program of lectures, concerts and adult education classes. The eight-week season includes music from classical to pops, jazz to opera with the musical "Pippin" and opera "Carmen" on the program this summer.
Of course, summer means trips to the beach and in the Petoskey area vacationers divide their time between lolling in the sand and hunting for Petoskey stones. Michigan's official state stone looks like the surface of the moon in miniature, but the circles on its surface aren't craters, but bits of fossilized coral. One of the best places to search for them is the 1,000 feet of Little Traverse Bay shoreline at Magnus City Park Beach, walking distance from downtown Petoskey.
Beach lovers hunt for Petoskey stones, bits of fossilized 350 million-year-old colony coral found along the shores of Little Traverse Bay. - Courtesy of www.PetoskeyArea.com
Visitors who leave Little Traverse Bay behind for other forms of recreation find a pair of ski resorts, Boyne Mountain and Boyne Highlands, that turn to horseback riding, hiking, biking and, of course, golf in summer. Michigan tops the nation in numbers of golf courses and more than half in northwest Michigan have a PGA slope rating of 120 or above.
Visitors who'd prefer to take in the scenery on a drive rather than walk a fairway head into the countryside. They might motor along Walloon Lake where Ernest Hemingway spent much of his boyhood in a summer home still in the author's family. An old-fashioned general store in nearby Horton Bay has memorabilia related to the novelist, a frequent customer.
When August rolls around, the grounds around Lavender Hill Farm are a sea of color. Visitors are welcome to explore the lavender beds, gift shop and barn. - Courtesy of Katherine Rodeghier
Up the road, Lavender Hill Farm makes a worthwhile stop in July and early August when its 25 varieties of lavender usually reach full bloom. Guests tour the grounds, walk a seven-circuit labyrinth, sip lavender lemonade and enjoy scoops of lavender ice cream. The gift shop stocks all manner of lavender items, including essential oil made with a still on site. During Fridays on the Farm, through Aug. 25, visitors can try their hand at making a lavender handicraft and enjoy live musical performances on Friday, Aug. 4.
A drive along Lake Charlevoix ends in the city of Charlevoix on Lake Michigan. Among its claims to fame are the Hobbit-like Earl Young houses. A brochure from the Chamber of Commerce takes travelers past about two dozen of these distinct buildings dubbed "mushroom houses" for their undulating lines, curvy cedar shake roofs and rustic stone walls. Young studied architecture in college for just one year before moving on to a 60-year career in real estate, designing the whimsical homes on the side. Most date from the 1930s to the 1950s.
Earl Young houses in Charlevoix, Michigan, are characterized by natural stone walls and cedar shake roofs. - Courtesy of Katherine Rodeghier
Drivers on the main route through town can't help but notice the petunias lining the roadside. When the weather warms in late spring between 800 and 1,000 Charlevoix residents launch Operation Petunia. In just a few hours they put 70,000 of the plants into the ground along five miles of U.S. Route 31. The idea grew out of a 1982 beautification campaign and enthusiasm for it shows no sign of wilting these many years later.
Planting petunias, it seems, remains just one of many traditions in the Petoskey area.
• Information for this article was gathered during a writers' conference sponsored by the Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau.
Petoskey, Michigan
Visitor information: Petoskey Area Visitors Bureau, 401 E. Mitchell St., Petoskey, Michigan, (800) 845-2828, petoskeyarea.com/
Getting there: Petoskey is about 375 miles from suburban Chicago. Flights to Pellston Regional Airport, about 20 miles from Petoskey, take at least three hours with a stop in Detroit. One-hour nonstop flights land at Cherry Capital Airport near Traverse City, about 65 miles from Petoskey.
• Inn at Bay Harbor: (855) 811-4402, innatbayharbor.com/
• Stafford's Perry Hotel: (800) 737-1899, staffords.com/perry-hotel/
Where to dine:
• Vintage Chophouse & Wine Bar: Classic American steakhouse at the Inn at Bay Harbor, (231) 439-4051, innatbayharbor.com/dining
• City Park Grill: Housed in an 1875 building, it began as a men-only billiard hall and became a Hemingway hangout, 432 E. Lake St., Petoskey, (231) 347-0101, cityparkgrill.com/


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Dylan Zangwill sings "Somebody to Love" America's Got Talent 2021 AGT Audition
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Dylan Zangwill sings "Somebody to Love" during the America's Got Talent Season 16 Audition on Tuesday, July 20, 2021.
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