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Arabic (ar)الألواح الشمسية على قمم الجبال قد تُساعد على سدّ فجوة الطاقة في سويسرا
Portuguese (pt)Painéis solares alpinos podem resolver problema de produção de energia
Renewable power Alpine solar panels could address Swiss energy gap
This content was published on January 8, 2019 4:29 PM Jan 8, 2019 - 16:29
Mountain top solar production could be more efficient than storing excess summer power.
(Annelen Kahl, SLF)
The snow-capped Swiss Alps may help compensate for projected energy shortfalls as the country switches from nuclear to renewable energy sources. Researchers propose erecting solar panels on mountain tops to bridge the energy gap.
New findings from the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) and Lausanne's Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) suggest that alpine photovoltaic (PV) systems can provide a home-grown means of replacing a significant amount of lost power – particularly in winter. This is because mountains often poke above low-lying fog and panels at high altitudes can capture sun rays that bounce off the snow.
Such a system could maintain year-round solar power more efficiently than storing excess energy from low altitude photovoltaic panels, which are only effective in the summer, the researchers state.
Scientists used data captured by remote sensing satellites to estimate how much solar radiation reaches the ground across the country. They are also testing solar panels in the ski resort of Davos in southeastern Switzerland. The tests include finding the right angle at which to tilt panels to best capture solar radiation while allowing snow to naturally slide off them.
"Our study shows that PV systems in the mountains, compared with installations on the roofs of buildings in the Swiss Plateau, are much more capable of overcoming the supply shortfall," said SLF researcher Annelen Kahl in a statement. "Per square metre, solar panels at high altitudes produce electricity not only in larger quantities, but also when it is needed."
Switzerland has decided to decommission its five nuclear energy plants that provide one third of the country's power. The plan is to fill this hole by reducing energy consumption and increasing the share of renewable sources by 2050.
But renewables, other than hydropower, currently account for under 3% of total energy output. Some research institutions, such as the Paul Scherrer Institute, suggest that the 2050 energy gap can only realistically be bridged by buying renewable energy from Europe through North Sea wind farms or solar plants in southern Europe.
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Alpine solar panels could address Swiss energy gap Jan 8, 2019 - 16:29 The snow-capped Swiss Alps may help compensate for projected energy shortfalls as the country switches from nuclear to renewable energy sources. Researchers propose erecting solar panels on mountain tops to bridge the energy gap. New findings from the WSL Institute for Snow and Avalanche Research (SLF) and Lausanne's Federal Institute of Technology (EPFL) suggest that alpine photovoltaic (PV) systems can provide a home-grown means of replacing a significant amount of lost power – particularly in winter. This is because mountains often poke above low-lying fog and panels at high altitudes can capture sun rays that bounce off the snow. Such a system could maintain year-round solar power more efficiently than storing excess energy from low altitude photovoltaic panels, which are only effective in the summer, the researchers state. Scientists used data captured by remote sensing satellites to estimate how much solar radiation reaches the ground across the country. They are also testing solar panels in the ski resort of Davos in southeastern Switzerland. The tests include finding the right angle at which to tilt panels to best capture solar radiation while allowing snow to naturally slide off them. "Our study shows that PV systems in the mountains, compared with installations on the roofs of buildings in the Swiss Plateau, are much more capable of overcoming the supply shortfall," said SLF researcher Annelen Kahl in a statement. "Per square metre, solar panels at high altitudes produce electricity not only in larger quantities, but also when it is needed." Switzerland has decided to decommission its five nuclear energy plants that provide one third of the country's power. The plan is to fill this hole by reducing energy consumption and increasing the share of renewable sources by 2050. But renewables, other than hydropower, currently account for under 3% of total energy output. Some research institutions, such as the Paul Scherrer Institute, suggest that the 2050 energy gap can only realistically be bridged by buying renewable energy from Europe through North Sea wind farms or solar plants in southern Europe.
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Home / Unlabelled / Spain police admit they can not enforce laws in Muslim no-go zones
Spain police admit they can not enforce laws in Muslim no-go zones
Free Speech March 02, 2019
Every Western country should adopt Texas's 'Anti-Sharia' Law.
Texas Governor Greg Abbott signed into law House Bill 45, more commonly known as "American Laws for American Courts,". It bans the use of any foreign law in the state's courts, specifically in family cases that involve marriage or parent-child relationship matters.
'Islamic courts' are becoming common in North America Europe (Especially in the UK) and Australia.
Many moderate Muslims and former Muslims claim that Sharia Law is incompatible with Western values.
Sharia law is based on the Koran and it allows Polygamy, honor killings, FGM, Child marriage, forced marriage and the treatment of women as second-class citizen.
Here's why sharia law should be banned in the West.
Under Sharia law a woman is considered half of a man, when a woman attests to a Sharia court in countries like Saudi Arabia or Iran, she should bring at least 4 men who support her testimony.
So in most cases of rape a woman can not prove that she was raped and the court can sentence her to death for adultery, that is what happened to Suraya Menuchari who was stoned to death in Iran on false charges of adultery.
Under Shari'a laws in the Arab world, almost 90% of women underwent FGM.
The practice of FGM is banned in most Western countries but some Muslim immigrants are ignoring the law and practicing FGM even in the UK and US.
Under Sharia law girls can marry at the age of 6, just like the Prophet Muhammad from the Koran did when he married Aisha.
In Muslim countries like Yemen and Iran, girls are considered "adult" and being sold into forced marriages with grown men by their families.
There are even some cases of child marriages in Australia and Britain when immigrants brought this tradition into the West.
According to the Sharia laws An honor killing is the homicide of a member of a family, due to the perpetrators' belief that the victim has brought shame or dishonor upon the family.
Shari'a honor killing is very common in the Muslim world, but it also happens in the West, in countries such as Britain, the United States and even the Netherlands.
According to the British media there are 12 honour killings in the UK each year.
Human rights organizations in the Western world are turning a blind eye to the brutal violation of human rights in the Muslim world under Sharia law.
Sharia law should be banned in the Western world.
Share this post if you think Sharia law should be banned in the West.
Liberals and leftists in the West use the made up term "Islamophobia" to portray anyone who criticizes Islam as a "racist".
They ignore the fact that Islam is an ideology that has nothing to do with race.
There is an attempt in the West to impose a sharia-blasphemy law to criminalize criticism of Islam.
It started when Saudi Arabia and Muslim countries tried to pass a UN resolution to force Western states to criminalize criticism of Islam.
Even The Parliament in Canada passed "Motion M-103" to condemn the so-called "Islamophobia (Fear of Islam)" in a preparation for a blasphemy law in Canada.
According to the sharia blasphemy law anyone who criticizes Islam or the Prophet Muhammad should be killed.
Under Sharia blasphemy law in Saudi Arabia and Iran Muslims are executed if they are accused of blasphemy.
In Pakistan, the situation is even worse, radical Muslims use the blasphemy law to persecute the Christian minority.
Is this the law the liberals in the West want to adopt?
If you think Sharia blasphemy law has no place in the West, share this post!
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Cycled this morning for the first time in a while. Rode up Military Highway north of the base, 11.3 miles round trip, 40 minutes. For those keeping score, that's slow as crap.
But it was time back on the bike, which is time well spent. The "Out" part of the "out and back" route rocked – there was about a 10 MPH tailwind, so the average speed was somewhere upwards of 18 MPH. The way back – not so quick.


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"""Library for testing DistributionStrategy descendants."""

from __future__ import absolute_import
from __future__ import division
from __future__ import print_function

from tensorflow.core.protobuf import config_pb2
from tensorflow.python.eager import backprop
from tensorflow.python.eager import context
from tensorflow.python.eager import test
from tensorflow.python.framework import constant_op
from tensorflow.python.framework import ops
from tensorflow.python.layers import core
from tensorflow.python.ops import array_ops
from tensorflow.python.ops import variable_scope
from tensorflow.python.ops import variables
from tensorflow.python.training import distribution_strategy_context
from tensorflow.python.training import optimizer

class _TestException(Exception):
  pass

# May be the argument to either distribution.call_for_each_tower() or
# get_tower_context().merge_call()
def _raise_exception_fn(_=None):
  raise _TestException()

# Must be the argument to a distribution.call_for_each_tower() call, calls a
# get_tower_context().merge_call() that raises an exception.
def _merge_raises_fn():
  distribution_strategy_context.get_tower_context().merge_call(
      _raise_exception_fn)

# Must be the argument to a get_tower_context().merge_call() call, calls
# dist.call_for_each_tower() with a function that raises an exception.
def _call_raises_fn(dist):
  dist.call_for_each_tower(_raise_exception_fn)

# Must be the argument to a distribution.call_for_each_tower() call,
# calls a get_tower_context().merge_call() that calls a
# call_for_each_tower() that raises an exception.
def _merge_call_raises_fn():
  distribution_strategy_context.get_tower_context().merge_call(_call_raises_fn)

# Must be the argument to a get_tower_context().merge_call() call, calls
# dist.call_for_each_tower() with a function that calls a
# get_tower_context().merge_call() that raises an exception.
def _call_merge_raises_fn(dist):
  dist.call_for_each_tower(_merge_raises_fn)

# Must be the argument to a distribution.call_for_each_tower() call, calls a
# get_tower_context().merge_call() that calls a call_for_each_tower() that
# calls a get_tower_context().merge_call() that raises an exception.
def _merge_call_merge_raises_fn():
  distribution_strategy_context.get_tower_context().merge_call(
      _call_merge_raises_fn)

class DistributionTestBase(test.TestCase):
  """Some tests that should work with any DistributionStrategy."""

  def _test_minimize_loss_eager(self, d):
    with d.scope():
      l = core.Dense(1, use_bias=False)

      def loss(x):
        # TODO(josh11b): What if this constant was instead a captured
        # value?  Would it need to be a value that has been passed
        # through d.broadcast()?
        y = array_ops.reshape(l(x), []) - constant_op.constant(1.)
        return y * y
      # TODO(isaprykin): Extract implicit_grad+get_filtered_grad_fn into a
      # common `implicit_grad` function and put it in DistributionStrategy.
      grad_fn = backprop.implicit_grad(loss)
      grad_fn = optimizer.get_filtered_grad_fn(grad_fn)

      def update(v, g):
        return v.assign_sub(0.2 * g)

      one = d.broadcast(constant_op.constant([[1.]]))

      def step():
        """Perform one optimization step."""
        # Run forward & backward to get gradients, variables list.
        g_v = d.call_for_each_tower(grad_fn, one, run_concurrently=l.built)

        # Update the variables using the gradients and the update() function.
        before_list = []
        after_list = []
        for g, v in g_v:
          fetched = d.read_var(v)
          before_list.append(fetched)
          # control_dependencies irrelevant but harmless in eager execution
          with ops.control_dependencies([fetched]):
            g = d.reduce(
                variable_scope.VariableAggregation.SUM, g, destinations=v)
            with ops.control_dependencies(d.unwrap(d.update(v, update, g))):
              after_list.append(d.read_var(v))
        return before_list, after_list

      for i in range(10):
        b, a = step()
        if i == 0:
          before, = b  # pylint: disable=unbalanced-tuple-unpacking
        after, = a  # pylint: disable=unbalanced-tuple-unpacking

      error_before = abs(before.numpy() - 1)
      error_after = abs(after.numpy() - 1)
      # Error should go down
      self.assertLess(error_after, error_before)

  def _test_minimize_loss_graph(self, d, soft_placement=False):
    config = config_pb2.ConfigProto()
    config.allow_soft_placement = soft_placement
    config.gpu_options.per_process_gpu_memory_fraction = 0.3
    with context.graph_mode(), \
         ops.Graph().as_default(), \
         self.test_session(config=config) as sess, \
         d.scope():
      l = core.Dense(1, use_bias=False)

      def loss(x):
        # TODO(josh11b): What if this constant was instead a captured
        # value?  Would it need to be a value that has been passed
        # through d.broadcast()?
        y = array_ops.reshape(l(x), []) - constant_op.constant(1.)
        return y * y

      grad_fn = backprop.implicit_grad(loss)

      def update(v, g):
        return v.assign_sub(0.2 * g)

      one = d.broadcast(constant_op.constant([[1.]]))

      def step():
        """Perform one optimization step."""
        # Run forward & backward to get gradients, variables list.
        g_v = d.call_for_each_tower(grad_fn, one)

        # Update the variables using the gradients and the update() function.
        before_list = []
        after_list = []
        for g, v in g_v:
          fetched = d.read_var(v)
          before_list.append(fetched)
          with ops.control_dependencies([fetched]):
            g = d.reduce(
                variable_scope.VariableAggregation.SUM, g, destinations=v)
            with ops.control_dependencies(d.unwrap(d.update(v, update, g))):
              after_list.append(d.read_var(v))
        return before_list, after_list

      before_out, after_out = step()
      variables.global_variables_initializer().run()
      for i in range(10):
        b, a = sess.run((before_out, after_out))
        if i == 0:
          before, = b
        after, = a

      error_before = abs(before - 1)
      error_after = abs(after - 1)
      # Error should go down
      self.assertLess(error_after, error_before)

  def _test_map_reduce(self, d, in_graph=None):
    with d.scope():
      map_in = [constant_op.constant(i) for i in range(10)]
      map_out = d.map(map_in, lambda x, y: x * y, 2)
      observed = d.reduce(variable_scope.VariableAggregation.SUM, map_out)
      expected = 90  # 2 * (0 + 1 + ... + 9)
      self.assertEqual(expected, observed.numpy())

  def _test_device_index(self, d):
    with d.scope():
      expected_devices = [False] * len(d.worker_devices)

      def mark_devices_fn(device_id):
        self.assertLess(device_id, len(d.worker_devices))
        self.assertFalse(expected_devices[device_id])
        expected_devices[device_id] = True

      d.call_for_each_tower(mark_devices_fn, d.worker_device_index)
      self.assertAllEqual(expected_devices, [True] * len(d.worker_devices))

  def _test_tower_id(self, d):
    with d.scope():
      expected_devices = [False] * len(d.worker_devices)

      def mark_devices_fn():
        tower_id = distribution_strategy_context.get_tower_context().tower_id
        self.assertLess(tower_id, len(d.worker_devices))
        self.assertFalse(expected_devices[tower_id])
        expected_devices[tower_id] = True

      d.call_for_each_tower(mark_devices_fn)
      self.assertAllEqual(expected_devices, [True] * len(d.worker_devices))

  def _test_call_and_merge_exceptions(self, dist):
    with dist.scope():
      with self.assertRaises(_TestException):
        dist.call_for_each_tower(_raise_exception_fn)
      with self.assertRaises(_TestException):
        dist.call_for_each_tower(_merge_raises_fn)
      with self.assertRaises(_TestException):
        dist.call_for_each_tower(_merge_call_raises_fn)
      with self.assertRaises(_TestException):
        dist.call_for_each_tower(_merge_call_merge_raises_fn)

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Home > Insider Trading > Judge Rakoff Continues His Busy Week By Entering a $92 Million Judgment Against Raj Rajaratnam in Civil Case
Judge Rakoff Continues His Busy Week By Entering a $92 Million Judgment Against Raj Rajaratnam in Civil Case
By Porter Wright on November 9, 2011
On Tuesday, November 8, 2011, Judge Jed Rakoff issued an Opinion and Order and entered a final Judgment against Raj Rajaratnam, bringing a close to the SEC's first civil case against the former head of Galleon Management. Mr. Rajaratnam, who was previously convicted of insider trading charges (as discussed here) and sentenced to twelve years in prison (as discussed here), now has a $92 million civil judgment against him.
Following Mr. Rajaratnam's May conviction, the SEC moved for summary judgment against him. When responding, Mr. Rajaratnam "conceded that, because of the criminal conviction, he was collaterally estopped from contesting liability for insider trading on the five stocks here in issue, and that he did not oppose having an injunction entered against him based on this liability." Moreover, the Commission conceded that, because a $53.8 million forfeiture judgment was imposed in the criminal case, the SEC's request for $31.6 million in disgorgement was moot.
As a result, as the Court explained, the only remaining issue was whether to impose additional civil penalties against Mr. Rajaratnam, and if so, in what amount. Judge Rakoff said that Courts typically consider "(1) the egregiousness of the defendant's conduct; (2) the degree of the defendant's scienter; (3) whether the defendant's conduct created substantial losses or the risk of substantial losses to other persons; (4) whether the defendant's conduct was isolated or recurrent; and (5) whether the penalty should reduced due to the defendant's demonstrated current and future financial condition." Judge Rakoff explained that the amount of the financial penalty in Mr. Rajaratnam's criminal case was also relevant, along with the fact that his net worth "considerably exceeds the financial penalties imposed in the criminal case," rejecting Mr. Rajaratnam's argument that the financial penalties in the criminal case rendered further civil penalties unnecessary.
The Court noted that "SEC civil penalties, most especially in a case involving such lucrative misconduct as insider trading, are designed, most importantly, to make such unlawful trading 'a money-losing proposition not just for this defendant, but for all who would consider it, by showing that if you get caught … you are going to pay severely in monetary terms.'"
Judge Rakoff rejected the "event study" performed by Mr. Rajaratnam's expert, Gregg Jarrell (which sought to distinguish between the profit gained or loss avoided directly attributable to the use of material nonpublic information from the profit gained or loss avoided attributable to other lawful market events). The Court concluded that while such an approach might be appropriate in a private civil action, it had no place in the SEC case "because Congress has decreed that the definition of 'profit gained' or 'loss avoided' for purposes of SEC civil penalties is 'the difference between the purchase or sale price of the security and the value of that security as measured by the trading price of the security a reasonable period after public dissemination of the nonpublic information.' 15 U.S.C. § 78u-l(f)."
Although the parties disagreed on the amount of a base figure (differing by $2.6 million), the Court accepted Mr. Rajaratnam's lower figure and trebled it to reach a civil penalty of $92,805,705 and ordered Mr. Rajaratnam to pay that amount within 14 days.
Mr. Rajaratnam was also named as a defendant in the SEC's suit against Rajat Gupta, bringing new insider trading charges against him (as discussed here). A hearing was scheduled to be held in that matter on Tuesday as well. It can be expected that the U.S. Attorney's Office for the Southern District of New York, who filed charges against Rajat Gupta, will move to stay the civil case pending a resolution of the criminal matter (although no such motion has been filed yet).
Judge Rakoff's busy week continues on the afternoon of Wednesday, November 9, 2011, when he will hear oral argument on whether the settlement between the SEC and Citigroup Global Markets, Inc., is fair, adequate, and reasonable (as discussed here and here).
Categories: Insider Trading, SEC Enforcement Cases


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Cessna Rolls Out First Production Citation CJ4
WICHITA, Kan., Nov. 16, 2009 – Cessna Aircraft Company, a Textron Inc. (NYSE: TXT) company, today celebrated as the first production Citation CJ4 rolled off the assembly line at the company's primary design and manufacturing facilities in Wichita.
The first production unit will now go to paint and interiors, while three flight test aircraft continue to work toward type certification. Federal Aviation Administration certification is the final stages with deliveries starting in the first half of 2010.
The Citation CJ4 also offers an extensive standard equipment list including a four-screen Collins Pro Line 21 avionics suite with electronic charts and graphical weather, TCAS II, EGPWS Class A TAWS, Dual Mode S Diversity transponders with ADS-B out capability, Multi-Scan weather radar, Emergency Descent Mode, and an essential electrical bus.
The aircraft will also debut the new Williams International FJ44-4A electronically controlled (FADEC) engines. The cabin can be configured for up to eight passengers, plus a standard, belted aft lavatory. The Citation CJ4 also features the Rockwell Collins Venue cabin management system that includes BluRay DVD with HD monitors and XM radio.
To date, the CJ4 test aircraft have flown more than 1,000 flights and accumulated more than 1,600 flight hours.
Photo link to today's celebration.


Like everything else in New Zealand, watching a movie can be a different experience from the norm. Unlike the cinemas in the mall at home, NZ is home to a number of private cinemas that offer visitors a hint of history, impressive architecture, and a different kind of show. These theaters make going to the movies a cultural experience that is somehow cozier and entertaining.
The convenient location of the cinema puts it about fifteen minutes from the airport or from town, making it a great option for visitors on holiday. The complex hosts forty guests and it also includes a Cine Club that gives guests the opportunity to view historic movies with others who have the same interests. Groups can choose from full catering services or snacks and there are pinball games and movie memorabilia for more entertainment options.
There are now two purpose-built cinemas, each of which is fully equipped with the latest technology including digital projection and 3D capability. In addition to the movies, there are also live shows and upcoming performances by the Met Opera.
Some of the words guests have used in the past to describe the Dome Cinema are "bewitching" and "unexpected." The cinema combines modern and fun features with those of old-timey elegance and romance to create an atmosphere that makes guests feel right at home partly due to the comfortable beanbag seating. There are a bar and a top quality sound system to give guests everything they want for an enjoyable viewing experience.
Every private theater offers visitors something a little different with regards to atmosphere, entertainment options, and the overall feel of the experience. The variety of private owned theaters throughout the suburban areas of New Zealand makes it an ideal entertainment choice for nearly any location.


PNA Insurance – Protection and Accumulation!
PNA Insurance is a full-service insurance and financial agency based in San Diego. Insurance policies we provide include: Life, Health, Annuities, Auto, Home, and Business since 1988 founded by Kenny Phan.
At PNA, we are representing several insurance companies with Living Benefits are included on all policies…at NO additional Cost! We like to call them "Life insurance you don't have to die to use"! Accelerated Benefits Riders are optional, no-additional cost riders that can allow you to access all or part of your death benefit, while living, if you experience a qualifying terminal, chronic, or critical illness, or critical injury.
In addition, PNA is one of the few agencies in California that provides Auto Registration Services for your vehicle, including: instant title transfer, sticker renewal, license plate substitution etc... These services are instantly provided at our main office so you can save time and avoid the long lines at the local public service agency. We have been in business since 1988 and have served thousands of satisfied clients in the state of California.
Our commitment is to help you make the right insurance decision through competent, reliable, and excellent professional services. We are an independent agency representing over 50 insurance companies. As such, we have many companies to search for the lowest rate so you don't have to shop elsewhere. With extensive training and dedication to our work over the past 30 years, we will make your insurance purchase a smooth one.
At PNA Insurance, we serve our clients with the highest standard of care and integrity. Recognizing that insurance can at times be complicated and confusing, our agents are well-trained to provide you with complete and accurate information so you can make the best insurance decision for yourself and your loved ones. As independent agents, we offer top quality insurance products from the nation's major insurance providers with the most competitive rates so you can select the program that best meets your needs and budget.
Our friendly agents will be happy to hear from you. Remember the motto of PNA Insurance is protecting and helping you and your family to accumulate the financial needs.


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Open Doors Llandaff 2017
Many things happen every September – the kids go back to school, evenings start drawing in – and blue and orange posters appear all over Llandaff, advertising Open Doors heritage days.
Originally set up by the Civic Trust for Wales, Open Doors gives access to some of the more interesting places in Wales – at no charge. Overseen by Cadw, the Llandaff 'cluster' is organised by a small team of volunteers, predominantly from the Friends of Llandaff Cathedral, Llandaff Society, Howell's School, St. Michael's Centre, and Cardiff Metropolitan University.
Planning begins in October with a scratching of heads to come up with new buildings to visit and opportunities to enjoy. Regular meetings bring together all the events until the programme is produced in late August. It seems to grow each year and, because the 2016 event included so many activities, it was a challenge to squeeze everything onto the A4 leaflet. There will therefore be a new design for 2017.
The first event is on Monday 11th September when Cardiff Metropolitan University will be offering an invitation to view the Masters show. On Tuesday, the University will have a tour of its School of Art and Design.
There are two new events on Wednesday 13th – the chance to view the proposed Visitor Centre and 50+ Centre next to the Bishop's Castle, and then an invitation to take lunch at Fairwater Conservative Club and learn more about the history of the building. In the evening, Llandaff Society will be running its popular Roald Dahl Walk.
Howell's School will be holding tours on Thursday 14th and Friday 15th sees the Friends of Llandaff Cathedral running its annual schools' drawing event. The Friends will also be running events on Saturday 16th, which will be a busy day with a 'tours and Llandaff archive' morning at St. Michael's Centre, the opening of Insole Court, and riding lessons and grooming advice at the Cardiff Riding School.
Sunday lunch and tours will be available at St. Michael's Centre on the 17th, and then on Tuesday 19th, Ysgol Pencae will hold tours of the school, with entertainment from the pupils. Also on this day, Llandaff Society's history tour will take place in the village.
There's a chance to tour BBC Cymru Wales on Saturday 23rd and we're hoping that Llandaff Croquet Club will be running an open session in Llandaff Fields.
So, a busy fortnight of events in Llandaff, all organised by volunteers for you to enjoy. Please come and visit! More information can be found on www.llandaffcity.co.uk and on the Open Doors section of the Cadw website.
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Home » Drunk driving 'a major cause' of Thai road accidents
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Drunk driving 'a major cause' of Thai road accidents
by Dave D April 17, 2018
Police to look for more safety measures; may seek higher budget
DRUNK DRIVING is seen as a major cause for fatalities after 323 people were killed and 3,140 others were injured in 3,001 crashes during the first five days of the Songkran seven-day accident-monitoring period (April 11-17), the Road Safety Center announced yesterday. On Sunday alone, drunk driving was the cause of 42 per cent of 552 road accidents in which 69 people were killed and 589 injured, Damrong Limaphirak, the Education Ministry adviser on policy and strategy, said at the center's press conference.
All the figures for the five-day period were an increase over numbers from last Songkran, which saw 283 people killed and 3,087 wounded in 2,985 road crashes. Chiang Mai continued to chalk up the highest number of accidents, at 119 cases and 136 injured over the five days. At 19, Nakhon Ratchasima recorded the highest accumulated death toll. Only seven provinces – Yala, Ranong, Satun, Samut Songkhram, Nong Khai, Nong Bua Lamphu and Angthong – did not report any deaths from road accidents during Songkran. Damrong said 21,829 drivers were arrested at checkpoints nationwide for drunk driving.
He conceded that although more drunk drivers were caught and taken off the streets, road accidents continued to increase. The Royal Thai Police committee to beef up road safety measures will consider additional actions, including heavier punishments for repeated offenders and increasing the budget for purchasing breathalysers and speed radar. Meanwhile, the National Council for Peace and Order (NCPO) and related authorities have seized a total of 10,099 vehicles (7,372 motorcycles and 2,727 cars and trucks) from drunk drivers from April 11-15, said NCPO and Army deputy spokeswoman Colonel Sirichan Ngathong. On Sunday alone, the authorities seized 2,069 motorcycles and 814 cars from drunk drivers, she said.
Chiang Rai, Maha Sarakham and Surin topped the list of provinces for most number of drunk drivers caught in the first five days of Songkran. Thousands of offenders were immediately slapped with probation and dozens had monitoring devices attached to their ankles to keep them off the roads. Probation Department director-general Prasarn Mahaleetrakul said the five days saw 3,460 motorists arrested and placed on probation across the country. In all, there were 6,707 arrests, of which 97.5 per cent were for drunk driving. The remain der were for reckless driving (21 cases), street racing (two) and driving under the influence of narcotics (143), Prasarn said. Chiang Rai clocked up the most drunk-driving cases with 455, followed by Maha Sarakham at 394 and Surin at 313.
Since April 13, the department had attached electronic monitoring devices to the ankles of 37 drunk drivers placed on probation, in accordance with court-mandated conditions. The devices prevent them from leaving their homes between 10pm and 4am for 15 days. Given one year's probation, they must report four times to probation officials and do 24 hours of community service. NTN – EP
Phuket man accused of robbing Russian tourist
A former politician's daughter was arrested Monday for carrying two hand grenades in her bag to play Songkran.


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no such thing as a useless legend, just a legend that you won't be using since it won't fit in your team.
I find Khirel very useful and his team totem is fantastic.
So guessing legendless club is dead and gone.
FOUND A LITTER IN SCOUT THIS MUST BE MY LUCKY DAY!
should i keep scouting Kumas if my team is already max lvl?
<< never scouted a kuma.
Yeah, me too. She'll be useful (for me) in the upcoming thunder boss match.
Yah .... u just need to give her some Steal + Reflex + Dmg Reduction or Speed stones..
Ok ok, you convinced me i'll get her. And ty for the info on which stones to use, LOLI! POWAH! ACTIVATE.
Got a Lynbell now i just have to wait for the 7* when that'll happen i don't know.
RAVIAN IS LOVE ALL HAIL RAVIAN!
saw so many different Urine types today! WOOHOO! Gotta love Lab classes, last week we were messing with Lungs!
I called it all Players shall get Gender Bend skins of themselves all Hail Genderbending!
grats ~ how many sups on ur ravian?
My ravian isn't SPU at all, the only reason i'm doing ok in CoD is cuz my Mid and Back rows are pretty good. Duke/Malcolm/Metatron(5SPU)/Mikael are awesome!
I love anime, and rpg games. I find it ironic to say rpg games since the g in rpg is for games.


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The Amory Wars: Good Apollo Trade Paperback Vol 3 is now available in stores and online. To celebrate, we're offering up a launch bundle of the full twelve-issue run. The perfect gift for the Coheed fan on your list. Collects issues #9-12.
The final chapter begins as the Rebel Army begins their assault on Apity Prime, while Claudio and Ambellina find themselves face-to-face with Wilhelm Ryan, while the great battle outside Kalline is in full bloom, and Inferno and Mayo meet face-to-face on the battlefield.
Writers Claudio Sanchez (COHEED & CAMBRIA) and Chondra Echert (Translucid) team with illustrator Rage Morales (Avengers) to conclude the latest chapter in the Epic AMORY WARS saga.


Joe Launchbury once again underlined his status as one of Europe's leading forwards according to this week's OPTA Premiership match stats.
After previously topping the tackles table against Exeter with an incredible 27, seven days later Wasps' skipper was his team's top ball-carrier.
His boss Dai Young commented afterwards that Launchbury had "carried, carried, then carried again" and a final count of 18, which placed him fourth overall in the round five top flight action, confirmed the validity of this view.
The England international second row was joined in the top 25 table by team-mates Jimmy Gopperth and Tom Cruse (15 carries apiece), Rob Miller (13) and Elliot Daly (12).
With only Zach Mercer, who made 12 carries, making an appearance for opponents Bath, this served to emphasise both the extent to which Wasps improved their ball retention, and, unusually, how little they created with plenty of possession.
The over-riding impression with which many left the ground was one of a solid wall of white Bath shirts continually cutting down black-and-gold runners, and of how few line breaks Wasps managed.
This was confirmed by the tackle table, in which Bath forwards Charlie Ewels (20), Sam Underhill and Mercer (22 apiece) filled three of the top five spots across the Premiership.
Despite this defensive stranglehold, Christian Wade still managed to beat six defenders, albeit for an aggregate gain of under 50 metres, while another Wasp to catch the eye was Will Rowlands, who won six lineouts.
Bath clearly came to the Ricoh with a carefully-planned tactical approach, seeking to pin Wasps deep in their own territory at every opportunity, kick above and behind the home wingers with a view to contesting possession in the air and build a score.
This contrasts with Jimmy Gopperth (6) being Wasps' most regular kicker in open play.
In a final footnote to Sunday's game, citing commissioner Steve Savage, who is a former Warwickshire Society referee and Nuneaton centre, issued Nathan Hughes with a warning for dangerous play for making contact with Taulupe Faletau's neck and face when leading with his arm.


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Gottlieb Florian Roth, son of Gottlieb Florian Roth, was born about 1803 (XI). He married Anna Rosina Rauhut, daughter of Andreas Rauhutt, on November 15, 1829 in ev. Gemeinde, Punitz (Poniec), Gostyn. She was born about 1806.


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Q: Indentation in Jade I'm trying to understand how indentation in Jade works.
div(class="p")
    div(class="c")
        p x
      p y
    p z

renders as

x

y

z

Can anyone explain why Jade renders x and y at different levels but y and z at the same level?
Edit
Changed the li tags to p tags. The question wasn't about putting out the correct HTML. I'm trying to understand how Jade works under the hood. Even if only single-level indentation is valid, I don't get an error or warning from Jade for using multi-level indentation.
It's because of this that I wanted to know how Jade interprets / processes multi-level indentation, and so I took the above as a toy example to understand that.
Another similar example could be :
div(id="1")
       div(id="2")
     div(id="3")
   div(id="4")

is rendered as

In this case,

 isn't rendered as a child of

 but

 is rendered as a child of

.

A: In general, according to Jade, you must only go one level deeper (not outer) of indentation at a time, if we 're talking about nested elements (or divs, if you better function with HTML).
That is, after the definition of x in your example, what Jade expected was either to go a level inside, or continue on the same level. Instead, you got it one level before, which is not valid.
Also, on a side note, you should include the li elements into a list element (i.e. ul, ol), so the correct format should be like:
div(class="p")
  div(class="c")
    ul
      li x
      li y
      li z

For further reference, please consider reading the official docs or even better, for your case, this nesting example.
Edit
The above stand for general purposes, too, but what should be also taken into account, is that the compiler saw your nested indentation being abandoned after div(id="2"). That is correct, as what you specified is that the div(id="3") is one level outer.
What I mean, is that the compiler understood that you 're done with the nesting of the second element. So, it thought that you just mismatched the alignment in your editor and instead placing div(id="3") in the same vertical level as div(id="1"), you placed it somewhere inner, but still, before div(id="2"), which indicates that you 're done with the nesting of div(id="1"), according to what I mentioned before editing the post ("one level deeper").
Subsequently, placing div(id="3") in the same level with div(id="1"), makes him apply the general (and the easiest one for us to understand) rule of indentation ( div(id="4") in a nested element of div(id="3"), as div(id="3") is outer than div(id="4")  ).
So, it is something like a step-by-step compilation.
To sum up, here are the compiler steps and structuring of the html markup:

*

*div(id="2") is a nested element of div(id="1") -> ok, create a nested html tag for the first element, simple as that:

*div(id="3") hmmm it's not on the same level with div(id="2"). Is it more inside? No. It is more out? Yes, so it might be a parent element, just like div(id="1"), so I'll place in the same level with div(id="1")
The updated html is:

*

*Ok, let's go to
. What is this about? Its indentation is still the same shit with div(id="3") (oh my God, they don't follow my rules), but I've just considered div(id="3") to be a parent (on the same level with div(id="1") ) element, so, because this one is more inside that my consideration for div(id="3"), which is a parent element, I will just consider div(id="4") as a nested element for div(id="3").

So, it updates the  to be like

which for the whole document, means an update like the following:

What first needs to be understood is that the gaps we have in mind are not handled the same way from Jade's compiler perspective (i.e. editor tabs not always produce nested elements the way they are thought to do from the human mind, on a first touch of Jade).

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Franz August Ludwig Prinz zu Salm-Salm
M, #97901, b. 1 August 1773, d. 1813
Franz August Ludwig Prinz zu Salm-Salm was born on 1 August 1773. He was the son of Karl Alexander Ernst Prinz zu Salm-Salm and Marie Katharina von Leers. He died in 1813.
He gained the title of Prinz zu Salm-Salm.
Joseph Heinrich Prinz zu Salm-Salm
M, #97902, b. 20 December 1737, d. 1774
Joseph Heinrich Prinz zu Salm-Salm was born on 20 December 1737. He was the son of Nikolaus Leopold Prinz zu Salm-Salm and Dorothea Franziska Agnes Prinzessin zu Salm. He died in 1774.
Emanuel Heinrich Nikolaus Leopold Prinz zu Salm-Salm
M, #97903, b. 22 May 1742, d. 26 May 1808
Emanuel Heinrich Nikolaus Leopold Prinz zu Salm-Salm was born on 22 May 1742. He was the son of Nikolaus Leopold Prinz zu Salm-Salm and Dorothea Franziska Agnes Prinzessin zu Salm. He died on 26 May 1808 at age 66.
Franz Joseph Johann Andreas Prinz zu Salm-Salm
M, #97904, b. 30 November 1743
Franz Joseph Johann Andreas Prinz zu Salm-Salm was born on 30 November 1743. He was the son of Nikolaus Leopold Prinz zu Salm-Salm and Dorothea Franziska Agnes Prinzessin zu Salm.
W. Richard Gemmill1
W. Richard Gemmill is the son of W. Gemmill.1 He married Diana Ward, daughter of Captain Herbert Bernard Ward and Evelyn Annie Dixon, on 19 January 1967.1
[S8] BP1999 volume 1, page 181. See link for full details for this source. Hereinafter cited as. [S8]
Wilhelm Florentin Prinz zu Salm-Salm
M, #97906, b. 10 March 1745, d. 14 September 1810
Wilhelm Florentin Prinz zu Salm-Salm was born on 10 March 1745. He was the son of Nikolaus Leopold Prinz zu Salm-Salm and Dorothea Franziska Agnes Prinzessin zu Salm. He died on 14 September 1810 at age 65.
He gained the title of Prinz zu Salm-Salm. He held the office of Archbishop of Prague.
Gabriele Maria Christina Luise Prinzessin zu Salm-Salm
F, #97907, b. 8 January 1720, d. 1792
Gabriele Maria Christina Luise Prinzessin zu Salm-Salm was born on 8 January 1720. She was the daughter of Nikolaus Leopold Prinz zu Salm-Salm and Dorothea Franziska Agnes Prinzessin zu Salm. She died in 1792.
She gained the title of Prinzessin zu Salm-Salm.
Elisabeth Ludovika Prinzessin zu Salm-Salm
F, #97908, b. 14 August 1724, d. 1725
Elisabeth Ludovika Prinzessin zu Salm-Salm was born on 14 August 1724. She was the daughter of Nikolaus Leopold Prinz zu Salm-Salm and Dorothea Franziska Agnes Prinzessin zu Salm. She died in 1725.
Luise Franziska Wilhelmine Prinzessin zu Salm-Salm
Luise Franziska Wilhelmine Prinzessin zu Salm-Salm was born on 2 March 1725. She was the daughter of Nikolaus Leopold Prinz zu Salm-Salm and Dorothea Franziska Agnes Prinzessin zu Salm. She married Johann Wilhelm Graf von Manderscheid-Blankenheim on 19 March 1743. She died on 19 February 1764 at age 38.
She gained the title of Prinzessin zu Salm-Salm. Her married name became von Manderscheid-Blankenheim.
Children of Luise Franziska Wilhelmine Prinzessin zu Salm-Salm and Johann Wilhelm Graf von Manderscheid-Blankenheim
Augusta Leopoldine Gräfin von Manderscheid-Blankenheim+ b. 28 Jan 1744, d. 19 Nov 1811
Johanna Felicitas Gräfin von Manderscheid-Blankenheim+ b. 4 Nov 1753, d. 19 Jul 1828
Johann Wilhelm Graf von Manderscheid-Blankenheim1
M, #97910, b. 14 February 1708, d. 2 November 1772
Johann Wilhelm Graf von Manderscheid-Blankenheim was born on 14 February 1708.2 He married, firstly, Luise Franziska Wilhelmine Prinzessin zu Salm-Salm, daughter of Nikolaus Leopold Prinz zu Salm-Salm and Dorothea Franziska Agnes Prinzessin zu Salm, on 19 March 1743. He married, secondly, Johanna Maximiliane Limburg-Styrum on 24 May 1766.2 He died on 2 November 1772 at age 64.
He gained the title of Graf von Manderscheid-Blankenheim.1
Children of Johann Wilhelm Graf von Manderscheid-Blankenheim and Luise Franziska Wilhelmine Prinzessin zu Salm-Salm
Child of Johann Wilhelm Graf von Manderscheid-Blankenheim and Johanna Maximiliane Limburg-Styrum
Karoline von Manderscheid-Blankenheim1 b. 1768, d. 1831
[S102] Roglo Geneweb Website, online <http://geneweb.inria.fr/roglo?lang=en>. Hereinafter cited as Roglo Geneweb Website.


No matter what you say on social media people will find ways to argue with you. Some people find a statement offensive if it is not all inclusive. If I say I love positive vibes, some people reply by saying I should embrace all aspects of life not only the positive. If I say vegetables are delicious some people will argue and say fruits are better. The more viral the tweet the more likely it is to be seen by one of these petulant people.
If I replied to everyone that argued with my tweets I would have to make a full time job out of it. It is more useful to myself and my audience to focus on the persons who understand and appreciate my work than on cantankerous detractors. The internet is a vast domain and not everyone will shop at my store.
If you wish to start an online business do not to get enmeshed in bickering. Instead focus on your message. Don't get tangled in the online web. The internet serves us best when we use it positively and in moderation.
Avoiding these things have saved me precious time and energy.
Many different emotions, including hate and envy, circulate online. The same people who block and criticize very often steal or imitate tweets. Don't abandon your purpose and well earned audience because of critics. Discouraging words may be a ploy to goad you into quitting so that there is opportunity for annexing your audience and image. Stick to your agenda, learn from criticism and improve. If you change do so for yourself.
People who don't follow your account but are always in your mentions arguing are draining. These people contribute nothing to your brand or message; instead of using your time and energy on them use it to create something for the people who are actually tuning in to you. They say no publicity is bad publicity. Brands like Tommy Sotomayor have built a successful empire on controversy. However if you are tempted to go this route and generate attraction by arguing with trolls, beware. This is a dirty, stressful game. Once you start playing this game many people will target you for arguments with the intention of stealing your audience. This is a game I want no part of. I prefer to keep my hands clean.
Learn From Insults And Criticism But Only Reply To Some Criticisms.
The reason I always get better is that I learn from insults, constructive criticism and harsh criticism. Had I taken these things personally I would have burnt out a long time ago. I also don't waste precious energy replying to everything. If someone criticizes me I don't have to reply, I just learn from it and apply what needs to be applied. If I get insulted I don't reply I just learn from it.
To save energy and make things easier for everyone make your answers concise and positive.
I'm using the internet less the more I learn about technology and the more I get organized.


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Yes Pete, came today but I have only looked on my phone so far. I'll look on the computer to make sense of it!! 'Smart'phones don't really work on complex pdfs etc!
Now we need good weather.
I have booked a table for 8 (that was the maximum I could book online) for 12.30 at the Black Jug in Horsham on Good Friday. Anybody wishing to celebrate my imminent milestone birthday is welcome to join us!
Thanks John, I too am up for it. See you Friday.
Thanks John, count me in.


You are here: Home / Money / Business / A Quick Introduction To Awesome Christening Gifts.
(ThySistas.com) If your friend has a newborn child, you may be expecting a christening invitation in the post anytime soon. Christenings are a great time of joy and give you the chance to catch up friends who you may not have seen in quite some time. It is also the time when people shower the little bundle of joy with lots of special gifts. Not too sure what to buy your friend's new son or daughter? Here is our guide to some awesome christening gift ideas.
Sure, a baby may not be old enough to wear jewelry just yet, but it is still a very popular christening gift. One very popular item that is often given is a silver bracelet that has the baby's name and date of birth inscribed on it. However, as many people will probably go with this option, how about opting for something different. Earrings and necklaces are great choices as they can be saved and worn once the baby has grown up. Need some inspiration? Take a look at the elf-925 sterling silver jewelry collection.
Do you have some favorite words that you always turn to when you need empowering? You could get this printed and framed so that the baby can be inspired by them as they go through life. The best way to do this is to commission an artist to use the phrase or verse to create a print. You can then buy a beautiful frame for it in your local DIY store. If you have already bought some jewelry for the baby, you could get the piece inscribed with these words too.
Trinkets and keepsakes are another popular christening gift. This is because the baby can keep them throughout their life and use them as a reminder of their christening. Small teddy bears and silver photo frames are commonly given at christenings these days. Some other not-so-common trinkets include silver baby cutlery, jeweled pacifiers, and golden thimbles.
Money is a fantastic gift idea. The parents can choose to either use it now for something practical for the baby or to save it for their child to use it when he or she is older. If you are planning on getting the baby money, ask the parents in advance if they would rather it in cash or as a check. They will probably want a check if they want to save it in a bank account. There is no set amount when it comes to gifting money. Just give as much as you can afford.
Babies grow super quickly, and the parents will feel like they are constantly buying new baby grows and clothes! To make things easier for them and their bank balance, how about buying the baby some nice clothes? A cute dress would be a brilliant christening gift for a girl. If they have a boy, you could buy him some smart booties or soft pajamas.
Hopefully, this will make it easier for you to decide which gift to buy!
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Q: Cryptocurrency wallet create by programming and validate it? I want to create my own cryptocurrency wallet. I know about private and public key concept which is used in the wallet but I could not understand how my wallet verified other public address? How my … wallet verified other users? How coinomi manage their wallet to store all kind of currency? Can anyone explain the full logic of wallet?

A: The wallet is an application where the user can view their accounts. Think of the wallet like somebody's online banking experience.
The addresses are strings used in the transaction cryptography. The addresses involved in a transaction become part of the formula that creates a block. People who know some of the private information from this transaction (ie, the addresses/keys) can look at the block and discern the significance of their transaction (how much money moved between the sender and receiver addresses). Wallet programs hide this decoding process from cryptocurrency users so they can simply experience their balance.
If the wallet is like somebody's online banking, an address is like a check routing number. You can see multiple checking accounts from one online banking profile.
Hope this clears it up a bit!


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Q: Using View model instead of data to create I am trying to use viewmodels instead of using data directly for most of the things i am trying to do.
One such thing is trying to book a Passenger/Customer on a flight. The data uses two keys/IDs, the passenger Id and the Flight Id.
now the view model looks something like this:
namespace WebSite.Models.PassengerViewModels
    {
        public class FlightBookingViewModel
        {
            [Display(Name = "Passenger ID ")]
            public int IdC { get; set; }

            [Display(Name = "E-mail Address ")]
            [Required]
            [DataType(DataType.EmailAddress)]
            public string Email { get; set; }

            [Display(Name = "Flight ID ")]
            public int IdF { get; set; }

            [Display(Name = "Flight Name ")]
            public int Name { get; set; }

        }
    }

But the scaffold code to create a booking looks something like this:
public IActionResult Create()
        {
            ViewData["IdC"] = new SelectList(_context.Passengers, "Id", "Email");
            ViewData["IdF"] = new SelectList(_context.Flights, "Id", "Name");

            return View();
        }

        [HttpPost]
        [ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
        public async Task<IActionResult> Create([Bind("IdC,IdF,Attended")] FlightBooking model)
        {
            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                _context.Add(model);
                await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
                return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
            }
            ViewData["IdC"] = new SelectList(_context.Customers, "Id", "Email", model.IdF);
            ViewData["IdF"] = new SelectList(_context.Events, "Id", "Name", model.IdE);
            return View(model);
        }

Then the view page for the create is this:
@model WebSite.Data.FlightBooking

@{
    ViewData["Title"] = "Create";
}

Create

FlightBooking

        <form asp-action="Create">

                <select asp-for="IdC" class ="form-control" asp-items="ViewBag.IdC"></select>

                <select asp-for="IdF" class ="form-control" asp-items="ViewBag.IdF"></select>

                        <input asp-for="Attended" /> @Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.Attended)

                <input type="submit" value="Create" class="btn btn-default" />

        </form>

    Back to List

@section Scripts {
    @{await Html.RenderPartialAsync("_ValidationScriptsPartial");}
}

Now i tried to implement the viewmodel into this but it just wouldnt bring the data into the dropdown list. and i am unsure how to get that working.

A: Try using this in the view -
   @Html.DropDownList("IdC",
                         ViewData["IdC"],
                        "Select Flight ID",
                        new { @class = "form-control" })

A:
Now i tried to implement the viewmodel into this but it just wouldnt bring the data into the dropdown list. and i am unsure how to get that working.

If you'd like to pass data of Passengers and Flights via a ViewModel (rather than ViewData) to your view page, then populate two dorpdown lists with these data, you can refer to the following code snippet.
Passenger, Flight and FlightBookingViewModel class
public class FlightBookingViewModel
{
    public List<Passenger> Passengers { get; set; }
    public List<Flight> Flights { get; set; }

    public FlightBooking FlightBooking { get; set; }
}

public class Passenger
{
    [Display(Name = "Passenger ID ")]
    public int IdC { get; set; }

    [Display(Name = "E-mail Address ")]
    [Required]
    [DataType(DataType.EmailAddress)]
    public string Email { get; set; }
}

public class Flight
{
    [Display(Name = "Flight ID ")]
    public int IdF { get; set; }

    [Display(Name = "Flight Name ")]
    public string Name { get; set; }
}

In View page
@model FlightBookingViewModel

@{
    ViewData["Title"] = "Create";
}

Create

FlightBooking

        <form asp-action="Create">

                <select asp-for="@Model.FlightBooking.IdC" class="form-control" asp-items="@(new SelectList(Model.Passengers,"IdC","Email"))"></select>

                <select asp-for="@Model.FlightBooking.IdF" class="form-control" asp-items="@(new SelectList(Model.Flights,"IdF","Name"))"></select>

                        <input asp-for="@Model.FlightBooking.Attended" /> @Html.DisplayNameFor(model => model.FlightBooking.Attended)

                <input type="submit" value="Create" class="btn btn-default" />

        </form>

In controller action
public IActionResult Create([Bind("FlightBooking")] FlightBookingViewModel model)
{

    // replace following test code with your code logic

    var passengers = new List<Passenger>
    {
        new Passenger
        {
            IdC = 1,
            Email = "p1@test.com"
        },
        new Passenger
        {
            IdC = 2,
            Email = "p2@test.com"
        },
        new Passenger
        {
            IdC = 3,
            Email = "p3@test.com"
        }
    };

    var flights = new List<Flight>
    {
        new Flight
        {
            IdF = 1,
            Name = "F1"
        },
        new Flight
        {
            IdF = 2,
            Name = "F2"
        },
        new Flight
        {
            IdF = 3,
            Name = "F3"
        }
    };

    var fb_viewmodel = new FlightBookingViewModel
    {
        Passengers = passengers,
        Flights = flights,
        FlightBooking = new FlightBooking()
    };

    return View(fb_viewmodel);
}

Test Result

A: So i finally gotten help with this from my tutor, so the first bit of the controller code which is this:
public IActionResult Create()
        {
            ViewData["PassengerId"] = new SelectList(_context.Passengers, "Id", "Email");
            ViewData["FlightId"] = new SelectList(_context.Flights, "Id", "Name");

            return View();
        }

Is already a viewmodel in a sense and protects the data.
now the work in the second bit of code of the controller:
[HttpPost]
[ValidateAntiForgeryToken]
public async Task<IActionResult> Create([Bind("PassengerId,IdF,Attended")] FlightBookingViewModel model)
        {
            if (ModelState.IsValid)
            {
                FlightBooking flightBooking = new FlightBooking
                {
                    PassengerId = model.PassengerId,
                    FlightId = model.FlightId,
                    Attended = model.Attended
                }
                await _context.Guests.AddAsync(flightBooking);
                await _context.SaveChangesAsync();
                return RedirectToAction(nameof(Index));
            }
            ViewData["PassengerId"] = new SelectList(_context.Customers, "Id", "Email", model.PassengerId);
            ViewData["FlightId"] = new SelectList(_context.Events, "Id", "Name", model.FlightId);
            return View(model);
        }

This way i can get the drop down menu working when the viewmodel id's are named the same as the data id's
The problem seemed like it was in the id names not being recognised. so once the viewmodels id names are the same as that of the data the issues went away and i am still using viewmodels


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Visualizing Internet Users
Written by Asanka Herath on November 21, 2020 | #Engineering #Curiosity
What does 0.3%1 of internet users look like?
As of this writing the global population hovers around 7.7 billion according to the World Population Clock 2.
Screenshot from census.gov showing the world population clock.
The International Telecommunications Union "estimates that at the end of 2019, 53.6 per cent of the global population, or 4.1 billion people, are using the internet."3
Screenshot from itu.int showing historical internet usage numbers as a percentage of the world population
So a 0.3% of the internet would be a roughly 12,300,000 or around 12.3 million. A nice little number.
From 50 to 100,000
It's interesting to try and visualize this. An example of visualizing populations for small numbers can be found at Visualizing Crowd Sizes. It goes from around 50 people up to 100,000 people.
While 100,000 is interesting we need to go all the way to 12.3 million.
Why 0.3% of the internet population? It's a number that came up when trying to come up with a reasonable sample size for estimating the diversity of the internet population. There's not much special about it other than that.↩
The world population clock. This link is for the current number at whatever time you clicked on the link assuming the site is still there. As of November 20, 2021, the number was 7.7 billion. I'd link you to an archived page but that doesn't seem to work.↩
Statistics pages on itu.int project even higher numbers than 53.6% by the end of 2020, but it's possible numbers won't behave according to historical trends due to the effects of COVID.↩
A particularly macabre topic these days since the United States surpassed 200,000 deaths due to COVID-19 around September of 2020. ctpost ran an article online title "What does 200,000 deaths actually look like". There are some interesting comparisons there, but none make for a good visual. It's just an interesting number right now.
As for crowd sizes, 200,000 was the estimated number of people who attended the March for Our Lives in D.C.. There aren't any photos capturing all attendees in one shot, but there are numerous pictures in this CBS News article to give you a good idea.
In more terrible examples, this article on dw.com suggests that the crowd size pictured is roughly around 200,000 people.
More than 200,000 conservative Muslims gathered in Indonesia's capital Jakarta on Friday to protest against the city's Christian governor, who is facing trial for blasphemy, police estimated.
Image from dw.com of a protest in Indonesia allegedly showing 200,000 people. Image Source
We are heading into shaky ground here. A 800*600 picture only contains 480,000 pixels. So we are now reduced to indicating population by inference. It is nolonger possible to capture 500,000 people in a webpage sized picture while showing each person individually.
This Reddit post claims that there are 500k people in the picture, but I couldn't readily find any good references backing up that claim.
As is tradition by now, another protest that drew 500,000 people is an anti-violence rally in Barcelona as reported by NBC. While there's video, the content doesn't quite capture the massive number of people. Also it's "nearly 500,000" people.
However, the closest we'll probably get to a somewhat believable 500,000 person crowd would be the March for Science. They posted the following picture on Facebook noting that "There are 500,000 people on strike in Montreal".
March for Science on Facebook: Picture of protest
Off to protests again. This time we are looking at Barcelona where 750,000 Catalan independence supporters are demanding the release of their leaders according to this article.
750,000 people flood Barcelona demanding release of Catalan leaders. Image source
The crowd extends past the top of the frame and there's no chance this is the entire crowd. But you get the general idea. If you ship a bug that affects 0.01% of the internet population, then this is a conservative lower bound of what that angry mob would look like.
But wait, the Guinness World Record for teh largest charity walk/run is 283,171 people at a single venue. Have a look at that picture:
Guinness Record for the largest charity walk or run at a single venue is for 283,171 people. Image Source
It seems that picture of 750,000 people doesn't quite capture it because clearly there are more people in the picture that's supposed to be 283k people. Which of course goes to show how hard it is to really capture how massive a crowd 750k makes.
In an article on Wired that discusses how hard it is to estimate crowd sizes, they note4:
Every time a ton of people gather in one place, there are all sorts of pronouncements made about how many folks really showed. The figures rarely agree; Glenn Beck's rally on the National Mall this summer attracted a million people, according to Beck cohort Rep. Michelle Bachman. CBS News pegged it at more like 87,000.
I'm going to give up at this point. Pictures purportedly of around one million people are mostly parts of crowds that have been estimated to be that big. Forget about 12.3 million.
How Many People Are in Tahrir Square? Here's How to Tell↩
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Man Utd set to appoint Director of Football (when hell freezes over)
Thread starter RedMachine03
Jose Sacked V Liverpool About to sack Jose?
roonster09
Correctly predicted France to win World Cup 2018
AneRu said:
Reading the article in The Athletic on Woodward, if just a quarter of those things are true then we are truly fecked with or without a DOF. There is no way such an attention seeking incompetent egomaniac and his cronies will deliver anything close to success at this club. Shocking arrogance and incompetence.
Yeah, if that article is close to truth then we are fecked.
Bloedrood
Sassy Colin said:
VDS may now be interested after all:
https://www.teamtalk.com/news/edwin-van-der-sar-makes-u-turn-over-pressing-manchester-united-role
He has always said he'd be interested to join United again in the future, just not right now. His contract at Ajax is about to be extended to 2023.
So would Rangnick, a sporting director with a proven track record, be interested in an approach from Old Trafford? "I am happy where I am but if any club wanted to speak to me, the question would have to be: 'Can I be somebody who can influence areas of development across the whole club?' Otherwise you are only getting half of what I am capable of. If, after that, you can work together in a trustworthy and respectful way, then you are more likely to be successful."
Rangnick understands the reluctance of some clubs to change a traditional set-up. "It's always difficult to follow someone like Sir Alex Ferguson, who was so successful and in place for a long time – and that's even harder if you are often changing coaches," he says. "With every coaching change, the identity changes and this is reflected in the sporting development. You can look at the money that team has had available in the last five years and say there has been an underperformance."
It is no coincidence, he adds, that the two teams currently dominating the Premier League have a clear playing style. "They have their identity and know what they need to develop, and so it's no coincidence that they are dominating the league."
https://www.theguardian.com/football/2019/oct/17/ralf-rangnick-interview-sporting-director-manchester-united
red thru&thru
roonster09 said:
This guy would be GREAT! I have been advocating him for a while now, with Paul Mitchell succeeding him.
Ragnerick and Campos taking shots at Woodward and the higher ups at United. Must be a reason for them to be so vocal about it? And VDS saying that he might consider a return to the club. Hopefully there is something in this?
Sterling Archer
Fosu-Mens said:
Based on Ole's interview, this won't happen til we have a new manager and Ed finally accepting the need for it.
robinamicrowave
Wanted to be bran, ended up being littlefinger
What do you lot think about replacing Solskjaer with Allegri or Pochettino and sending Solskjaer upstairs to be DOF?
Sterling Archer said:
I'm not saying that things will change, but hoping that there is more than just smoke for 3 so prominant DoF/CEOs to give interviews mentioning (indirectly at least) that United would be an interesting job.
ivaldo
Mediocre Horse Whisperer, s'up wid chew?
robinamicrowave said:
Sure, we can appointment me as head scout while we are at it. I've got as much experience as Ole has as DOF.
Manchester Utd never lose, just run out of time
VDS would be more of a future thing, and he'd probably be looking more at the job of CEO rather than DoF. Although not being a banker or otherwise directly involved in the financial world, I can't see the Glazer's being interested in him for that role.
The other two though, I'm hoping (most likely in vain) that perhaps the club have put out feelers to them and others.
Just imagine being the figure head to bring Manchester United back to competing for top competitions again? We are a massive draw and the prestige that comes a long with this is just massive. Guys like VdS, Rangnick & Campos would thrive at being the guys to bring United back to where they belong.
They are holding out the olive branch to Ed and the board. They're indirectly telling them where they're going wrong and what they could achieve at the club. There's no coincidence Rangnick mentions Lfc & City in the article.
ivaldo said:
Its a lot of semantics in threads like this. One could reflect upon how much Sir Alex actuallly was as much a DoF as a manager.
Did not coach trainings; Phelan or Quirouz did. Seems to be the same with OGS and the first team coaches McKenna/Carrick now.
Our manager role has always been pretty close to a DoF. Is there really that big of a difference?
We are a ltb different from other top-6 clubs like that; maybe with the exception of Arsenal under Wenger.
This is a much more complex question than just shouting "DoF in". Especially if you dont consider what a DoF really is.
We practically have one already now. We just name him manager instead.
(And I know that this does not really hold up, because our "managers" are much more involved in team selections and game management, but its still something to think about).
I would be opposed. We signed three players in the summer who have done reasonably well thus far, but Solskjaer's overall record in the transfer market is utterly abysmal. He's not a man you'd want running recruitment:
http://josimarfootball.com/the-double-agent/
AneRu
Johan07 said:
This is precisely why we need a FOF as the manager's stay at the club is largely dependent on results and Sir Alex had that side covered which also gave him an untouchable status in dealings with the board. If Ole takes us into the bottom 3 he will have to be sacked and any new incoming manager will come with his new philosophy and demands.
Having a DOF, whilst not exactly the panacea, should allow us to be better in recruitment because the guy driving it will be doing so from an informed position. Would Woodward know the particular differences between managers to make the right decision wrt where we want to go as a club? Do we have anyone in the club with such competencies? The results are there to see, 4 managers post Fergie and close to billion pounds spent just have the worst start to the league in 30 years.
Hey, I am one of those who are advocating a DoF.
But if you think its going to make that big of a difference you are fooling yourself. Look what is happening at Everton now, their fans have turned on their DoF instead of their manager. Its exactly what is going to happen here if we employ a DoF and we dont win things instantly. Its just changing names and hierarchy and the blame game will be placed somewhere else. Because the need of blaming someone is a normal reaction if your team does not perform.
That a DoF employment would be the solution to everything is a bit daft.
We would just switch the responsibilities around from the "manager" to what we would call the "DoF" instead.
And I disagree on the recruitment part as well. Our recruitment the nxt couple of years will be based on the clubs own and newly built scouting network. Can we judge them until in a couple of years. No, probably not. Its the exact right idea though. We need a scouting network and a youth setup that is the clubs own. Not the DoFs or the managers own setup. Those positions are interchangeble, the structure should not be. La Masia at Barca or Ajax youth setup; thats what we should try to emulate.
The DOF isn't a panacea to our problems I have already said that but the problem with a manager led structure is that when he is sacked the club will have to start over again. With a DOF the long term plan doesn't change regardless of who is manager.
If the hiring is done well then all aspects of the club will be looking towards satisfying a set vision. The youth team set up would be structured to match up with the ethos the first team is trying to achieve. I am sure that with our spending ability, some of the players we do have now and the youth coming up our route up isn't as hard as we believe however we need to start making the right decisions and having an experienced football executive contributing to those decisions will help us a lot.
croadyman
Utterly ridiculous that Utd aren't any closer to appointing a DOF. We need someone in place to appoint a manager to fit how Utd want to play. Maybe then we can actually buy players to fit that system and also experienced coaches to fit it too.
croadyman said:
Yep. Guys like Rangnick and Campos have even thrown themselves at us (not literally).
United Kingdom, England
Adnan said:
"I am happy where I am, but if any club wanted to speak to me, the question would have to be: 'Can I be somebody who can influence areas of development across the whole club?' Otherwise you are only getting half of what I am capable of. If, after that, you can work together in a trustworthy and respectful way, then you are more likely to be successful.
Unless something's changed in what Woodward's looking for, this one doesn't sound believable. Rangnick's the head of sport for all the RB teams right now...it'd be a major downgrade in responsibility for him to take a glorified head recruiter role.
We all k ow this isn't going to happen.
Juventus fan who used to support United
Do we need a DOF to discover Maguire and take suggestions from Giggs regarding James?
He's turned Bayern down due to possibly not being given the responsibility he desires? It's time for United to give this chap free reign and get him in. It's time to shine Woody and Honigstein did report we were monitoring the situation with him closely.
The caretaker/DoF problem would be solved.
Vault Dweller
Broomhoose, Glesgae
Inigo Montoya
Leave Wayne Rooney alone!!
And then what? Who follows him? There has to be continuity in style and strategy or it will be more wasted seasons implementing new players etc. God knows we've wasted enough time...
If Rangnick is appointed it needs to be for 3 years or as DOF. I can't see the sense in a "caretaker"
liamp said:
I think when Ole is inevitably sacked something will definitely change, can't see Woodward continuing with his role unaltered after a fourth expensive sacking that has set the club back. The club's wage bill and transfer fees paid are ridiculously high for the performance we have had and a review should be undertaken. After Jose there were murmurings of a DOF being brought in before a permanent manager was appointed, I think we will return to that thinking after Ole. The Glazers want money and to make money you need efficiency so I don't think its beyond the Glazers/board to do some research or just speak to a few experienced heads in the game to get an independent opinion of why things are so horrible even after spending close to a billion pounds on players. Nearly every person with a brain in football knows what United need and after a 4th failure Woodward won't be able to avoid this for much longer if he survives.
El Zoido
You'd better hope we lose every game from now until Christmas because that's the only way Ole is getting sacked any time soon.
el3mel
Inigo Montoya said:
No manager should get a guaranteed number of years. He does well in first season he gets more time, otherwise he leaves, as for the plan, it should be done by the club not the manager in charge, and the manager should be following it.
No longer at risk of being mistaken for a Scouser
He would pick the manager just like he did at Liepzeg
I think he means caretaker manager and then permanent DOF after the end of the season. The guy is literally throwing himself at Woodward's feet but Woodward is more concerned with saving face after the Ole debacle, six weeks before the winter window is the right time to draw the line on this disaster and start moving forward.
What style exactly? We currently have no style. Strategy should not be dependant on the manager, it should come from the club. And no, he does not need 3 years, can we stop this nonsense that Ed has invented? You don't get a free pass for 3 years at any other club in the world, you are doing shit work you are out, that's how it should be.
Hambley
I believe that DOF will never be appointed under Glazers. This summer was a crucial moment if to appoint him or not. It was clear we desperately needed him to regularize our situation, avoide disastrous transfers in future and make a conclusion about mistakes in past. DOF wasn't appointed so that comes Glazers don't see any problem about current situation and will never change their strategy. That's one of the reasons why I take so called "rebuilding" as a total lie. They feed us with fake abstract cliches and try to throw dust in the fans eyes to pacify thier anger. Unfortunately, it really works for many fans.
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Getting this particular individual makes alot of sense regards the longterm. Getting him in as caretaker with a view to then making him DoF would pave the way for either Rose or Nagelsmann to take up the Head Coach position. Rangnick would assess the team from a DoF/coaching stand point which would be hugely beneficial to the Head Coach he wants taking the role. Rangnick would also have looked at what positions need strengthening, which would be very beneficial for us as a club and him as a DoF.
do.ob
Hambley said:
The Glazers should be the first ones to welcome someone like Rangnick, who as a one man unit ruthlessly works his way through the club reforming/building structures. Who stands for great scouting and cost efficient transfers. Installing a distinct philosophy that gives his clubs a clear identity and gives them to continuity. He's already built two clubs (Hoffenheim, Leipzig) from scratch.
I think as a dof his biggest problem is that he's quite authoritative, especially being quite a capable coach himself. Which can cause friction with high profile coaches who have a mind of their own, but if I were the Glazer's I'd gladly take that risk to take the chance of him giving the club some much needed structure.
The Glazers' objective is clearly to make money and to make enough or to grow the value of the club the team has to meet a certain level of performance and Woodward states the performances they expect to achieve; I believe its at least 3rd in the league and to be in the K.O stages of the CL. That's their optimum performance level and anything more is a bonus and they usually sack guys who fail to qualify for the CL. That the club has failed to reach or maintain those targets is not for lack of trying its simply failure.
We have the biggest wage bill in the League and maybe the 3rd or 2nd highest in Europe and we are the 2nd biggest spenders after City over a five or six year period. That's something that is done by someone who doesn't care but by someone who cares but doesn't know what to do. I believe that Woodward enjoys, far too much for the club's good, the thrill and glamour of the transfer business and seeing his name being associated with huge deals hence the occasional leaks during the summers of Woodward leaving tours to accelerate transfer dealings. Their error has been to overindulge him on this, something he is clearly not good at and could have been simply solved by confining him to the commercial side of the business and bringing in someone to head the football side. That decision was seemingly made when we sacked Jose but Ole's bright start allowed Woodward to convince the Glazers otherwise and avoid making the necessary changes.
We should give Rangnick the managers job till the end of the season. Do all we can to bring in Mitchell as head recruiter (hopefully would be easier to convince him as we'd have Rangnick). Then at the end of the season, move Rangnick to DoF and lure Marco Rose in. Even if not Rose, I'm sure between Mitchell and Rangnick, they would know a good coach to bring in.
red thru&thru said:
Roboc7
Rangnick would be good appointment as DOF or whatever title is. But he'd only come if given full control and would straight away want new staff and to create new roles.
That would mean Ed's football experts being sacked or pushed aside. His University mate Judge would be first casualty and Ed himself would lose control and involvement.
There is little interest in appointing any person in this role but zero interest in someone like Rangnick. Despite failing everyone wants to continue in their roles, there's no accountability or desire for change.
JPRouve
can't stop thinking about balls - NOT deflategate
Roboc7 said:
This is a pet peeves of mine. Judge main job is as a subaltern of Baty, he is in charge of equity and debt management and there is literally nothing that can see Woodward lose control or involvement since he is the CEO. Now the reason why Judge ended up with the transfer negotiations is because Bolingbroke left the club for Inter, which led Woodward to do it for one window and he then got rid of it. Also nothing suggests that a DOF wouldn't use Judge in the same capacity, someone like Judge is merely a water carrier, he only follows instructions.


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It would be hard to say who was left more speechless – Ruth Wiles or Katie McGrath. Dave Seyer, executive director of A Special Wish Foundation – Dayton Chapter had just announced to attendees, including Ruth, at the volunteer appreciation event in the Dayton Art Institute Aug. 19 that the Ruth Wiles Volunteer of the Year award had been established. Ruth didn't know about it until that moment.
Katie, knew, however, because although she couldn't attend the DAI event to accept it, she was the award's first recipient and was notified in advance by Dave.
Katie, who received a bachelor's degree from Wright State University in December 2014 and is now in graduate school, was an intern with ASW for two years until August 2014. She began volunteering with ASW last fall at events.
Soon Katie will begin delivering "wish packets" to wish children that has information about the wishes granted to them.
Maybe dumbfounded is a better word to describe Ruth's reaction Aug. 19 when Dave Seyer announced the volunteer award named after her and asked Ruth to come to the DAI podium for the recognition. "I was shocked, speechless and just overwhelmed. I never expected anything like that. I'm very humbled," Ruth said.
People who know Ruth are not surprised there is a volunteer award named after her. She also volunteers at the University of Dayton Lifelong Learning Institute, Schuster Center and Victoria Theater. Patrons see her 75-100 hours a year volunteering at performances.
Yet, ASW seems to be where Ruth's heart lies. She began volunteering there in 1988 to help her daughter Teresa, then a board member, deliver wishes. Ruth was the organization's first employee from 1990 until 1995 when she retired. Since then she has spent countless hours doing everything from keeping track of donations to continuing to deliver wishes. By her count, Ruth has delivered more than 200 of the 1,631 wishes the chapter has granted since its founding in 1983.
There are many other jobs volunteers can do, Ruth said, including helping at events that need ASW representation, helping families at the Dayton airport leave on their wish and assisting the small office staff.
Although Katie hasn't volunteered as long as Ruth, they both agree on the importance of volunteering in the community. "It's a way for me to show my appreciation for my good fortune in life and help other people," Ruth said.
Katie says volunteering has helped her grow as a person and learn about the community and its people as well as some of the situations they face in life. "I've really enjoyed giving back and learning about the community," she said.
Katie learned about volunteering when some of her Wright State classes required service projects. What pointed her to ASW for the internship was an experience she doesn't even remember. As a baby, Katie had surgery to repair a hole in her heart. Her parents told her what the family experienced during that time and it made her more sensitive to what other families go through, she said.
"I thought it was pretty cool they existed to do what they do. I didn't realize all the great things ASW has done and is doing for families in our area. I see how many kids have things going on that others might take for granted," she said.
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and STALK ME AWAY ❤ I love the fact that we are twitter and IG buddies so we can keep track of each other's doings.
THANK YOU ;_; I'm also very happy we follow and keep track of each other!
Your blog is serving me the cutest ad for amazake right now. The power of Sakura!
Happy New Year, and thanks for the update! We're guessing on some shade of purple for Sakura's outfit this time around on the Discord server, ahaha.
It's funny—CCS has a lot of promo events going on now (a popular merchandise series at ITS'DEMO, the upcoming mobile game, the Osaka exhibit starting in June, and numerous little goods popping up everywhere), but for some reason the fandom overall feels very quiet. I don't blame you at all for not having the time or the energy to write up new chapter posts. 😕 Just do whatever you feel like doing, and we'll all enjoy it whenever it comes out!
I've had similar thoughts recently actually: there is an avalanche of posts about the merchandise fans are purchasing and the goods that are being constantly released, but it feels like the fandom is not talking much about the actual manga itself.
I'm glad it's not some crazy random ad!
Happy New Year ! As for purple: it could be, it could be.
I don't blame you at all for not having the time or the energy to write up new chapter posts. 😕 Just do whatever you feel like doing, and we'll all enjoy it whenever it comes out!
Thank you! That is very liberating =) And thank you for such warm comment!
I actually followed the link to the Kodansha page, and couldn't find CCS v06 listed in March 2019 under Nakayoshi in it: did they take it off, or did I miss it?
Oh no, indeed it's not there anymore.
Hummm I don't know what could have happened. I guess we will have to wait and see if the release date will be kept or changed.