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Ed Sheeran and James Blunt usher in new albums with social media
Ed Sheeran performing at the Natural History Museum in November Credit: John Stillwell
Alice Vincent, Entertainment Writer
13 December 2016 • 1:20pm
Alice Vincent
A year to the day after Ed Sheeran declared he would be "taking a break from my phone, emails and all social media for a while", the pop star has changed his Twitter profile, prompting suspicion that he is gearing up for the release of his third album in January.
Meanwhile, James Blunt, the Beautiful singer who has made a name for himself through his irreverent Twitter presence, also announced he would be releasing a new record in a self-deprecating update:
If you thought 2016 was bad - I'm releasing an album in 2017.
— James Blunt (@JamesBlunt) December 13, 2016
Blunt's representative said he was "working on a new album coming", but didn't have any further details. Blunt announced in February, through his newsletter, that he had started work on his fifth record.
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— Ed Sheeran (@edsheeran) December 13, 2016
Sheeran's album is expected to be released in January, although no further details on name or release date have been announced. The Suffolk singer-songwriter had phenomenal success with his second album, X (pronounced 'multiply'). It was the second-highest selling album in the world in 2015, after Adele's 25 – although it beat the Hello singer's record for longest time spent in the Top 10 of the albums chart.
Sheeran's update also increases his chances of headlining Glastonbury. He has been a bookies' favourite to top the Pyramid Stage at Worthy Farm this year, with Ladbrokes suspending betting in November after Sheeran's odds dropped from 7/1 to 1/3 following a flurry of bets being placed.
Ed Sheeran's Instagram update
His fans were certainly pleased with the update on Sheeran's Instagram account, which was also just a plain blue square, commenting: "OMFG he's back" and "IM SO HAPPY [sic]".
Sheeran's representatives have been contacted for comment.
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The obsolete medical terms Mongolian idiocy and Mongolism referred to a specific type of mental deficiency, associated with the genetic disorder now known as Down syndrome. The obsolete term for a person with this syndrome was Mongolian idiot.

In the 21st century, these terms are no longer used as medical terminology, deemed an unacceptable, offensive and misleading description of those with Down's syndrome. The terminology change was brought about both by scientific and medical experts, as well as people of Asian ancestry, including those from Mongolia.

The stand-alone term "idiot" itself has a similar history of meaning and connotation change.

"Idiot" as a former technical term

While the term "idiot" is, in the present day, not used in a medical, legal or psychiatric context, instead meaning a stupid or foolish person, the term previously held meaning as a technical term used in both legal and psychiatric contexts for some type of profound intellectual disability, wherein the disabled person's mental age was considered to be two years or less. Along with terms like "moron", "imbecile", and "cretin", "idiot" has become an archaic description in legal, medical and psychiatric contexts, becoming instead an offensive term deemed outdated and discriminatory towards those it was once used to describe.

The term was gradually replaced with "profound mental retardation", which has since experienced euphemistic evolution and been gradually replaced with other terms.

History
John Langdon Down first characterized the syndrome that now bears his name as a distinguishable form of mental disability in 1862, and in a more widely published report in 1866. Due to his perception that children with Down's syndrome shared facial similarities with the populations that German physician Johann Friedrich Blumenbach described as the "Mongolian race", Down used the term "mongoloid" in his characterisation of those with Down's syndrome.

The term continued its usage into the 20th century, with a study published in 1908 by W. Bertram Hill bearing the name Mongolism and its Pathology. The term "mongolism" was used by English psychiatrist and geneticist Lionel Penrose as late as 1961.

F. G. Crookshank published a pseudoscientific book in 1924 named The Mongol in our Midst which suggested that the syndrome was due to genetic traits literally inherited from Mongoloid races.

Rock band Devo released a song titled "Mongoloid" in 1977, describing a man with Down Syndrome.

Deprecation and depreciation of the term
In 1961, genetic experts wrote a joint letter to the medical journal The Lancet which read:

In 1965, WHO resolved to abandon the term at the request of the Mongolian People's Republic. Despite decades of inaction to change the term and resistance to abandoning it, the term thereafter began to fade from use, in favor of its replacement, Down's Syndrome, Down syndrome and Trisomy 21 disorder.

However, the term "Mongolian idiocy" was reported as continuing in use at least 15 years after the WHO's decision to abandon it; in his book The Panda's Thumb, published in 1980, paleontologist Stephen Jay Gould reported that the term "mongolism" was still commonly used in the United States, despite being "defamatory" and "wrong on all counts".

References

Down syndrome
Obsolete medical terms

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As April is Stress Awareness Month, so I thought I would share a post on how I relax and kick back. According to the NHS, stress is the feeling of being under too much mental or emotional pressure. Pressure turns into stress when you feel unable to cope. Many of life's demands can cause stress, whether that is work, money and relationships to name the most common causes. As individuals, we all have different ways of reacting to stress, so a situation that feels stressful to one person may be motivating to someone else.
Now I have an exceptionally demanding job, I also blog regularly, I am a Wife, Daughter, Sister, Auntie, Cousin, Niece, Friend, In-law all of which make demands on my time of course. I have a flat and three cats to look after. All of this comes with stresses and strains, some more manageable than others and often being under pressure brings out the best in me BUT... learning how to switch off, wind down, take time for me and just relax is something I find hard to do and to coin a phrase 'I have ants in my pants', I am often fidgety. So how do I calm down, take a breath and not let it all get on top of me?
Lists. I am an avid list writer. On my desk at work I have a weekly planner from Busy B Stationery and a to-do list and this helps keep me motivated, on top of things and focused. This list never ever gets completed but I do get some satisfaction from crossing out things I have done, things that have been finished or finalised and by adding extra items, no matter how important (like ordering more envelopes) keeps me grounded. I find writing my lists by hand quite therapeutic and whilst I am adding that list or crossing out, I am focused on what needs to be done.
Reading. I am a bookworm and read a lot. I travel too and from work via bus and get around London via Tube, during that time I read. If you follow me on Goodreads, then you will know that every year I set myself a target of how many books I should read. Again, this is a list system of sorts because it organises my books in order of date read and there is a comprehensive list of books I want to read and a list of books that people recommend to me. I am by heart a Crime Thriller girl, though am known to read the odd Chick Lit novel if the story grabs me.
Bath time. At least once a week, I have an hour to an hour and a half in a hot bubble filled bath. In that bath I will have on a facemask and perhaps even a hair mask and I will lay back on my bath pillow and just forget about anything existing outside that door, other than Hector my kitten who will sing to me in the hope I will let him in the bathroom to practice his balancing act along the bath. Otherwise I am in that bubble filled bath with my book/Kindle and I am forgetting about you all.
Box Set Marathon. It is rare I sit down to watch the television. I don't watch the soaps and I don't have the TV for the sake of it. I am a huge football fan and I do love a good documentary. So instead I like to find a series and watch it - Grey's Anatomy, Nashville, Devious Maids, Wentworth, Criminal Minds, CSI, Bluebloods, Quantico, Black List and so on. Those are some of the programmes I am making my way through and in doing so, once again, I forget about anything else.
Colouring. I love to colour things in. I have about three or four art therapy books in my collection currently and any excuse to buy pretty coloured pens I am there. Colouring is actually really therapeutic, my mind is totally focused on not going out of the lines (seriously) and I can lose hours just colouring pieces of paper in, in a book.
I now just need to learn to leave my phone and social media apps alone for a few hours!
How do you relax, sit back and forget about the stresses and strains of everyday life?
I'm a boxset kind of girl as well, love criminal minds and got the new series of greys anatomy. Have you watched scandal and how to get away with murder?
Wish I had more time to read, mind you less time on my phone would mean I would.
I love a good list! I am also a fan of colouring. Last year I bought a book and pencils for a friend who suffers with depression and anxiety and she says it does really help.
Hi Rachel, very good blog post. When I think of stress it bring me back to when I was working in retail and I was majorly stressed and depressed. A period of time I never ever want to go back too..
It seems that colouring in is getting more and more popular as a stress reliever. Great list, thanks for sharing.
Great tips! I love writing lists my phone in the notes section is full of them! I'm also a big fan of baths especially lush ones!
A good bath to good music always destresses me! I also like a good dark chocolate, has to be dark!
Ah you can't beat a good list! :) To-do lists are inherently soothing I'm sure!
Which boxsets are you indulging in at the moment?


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Myracle Brah: Life On Planet Eartsnop (1998)
Do you like power pop? Then you're gonna love this.
Do you like mid-60s Beatles? Matthew Sweet? Teenage Fanclub? Other purveyors of modern guitar rock drawn from the likes of Big Star, the Raspberries, and Badfinger? Then you're gonna love this.
How do I know this? 'Cuz it's a great freakin' power pop record. Just freakin' great.
Songwriter Andy Bopp has played with a number of bands and as a solo artist, across a number of genres, but he really hit his stride with Myracle Brah, who released a handful of chiming power pop albums in the late 90s and 00s; this, their debut, is (by far) the best, twenty concise little numbers, nearly each one a slab of chiming guitar pop perfection. (And no, I don't understand the title, either.)
Check out the killer "Love Is," barely 90 seconds yet one of the most inarguably "Beatlesque" tunes ever, right down to Bopp's Lennon-esque vocal inflections. Or the similarly Beatlesque "Getting Over Delusion" (this one even more concise, 90 seconds flat). Or the early Who-like "Action Reaction." Or the insanely infectious "Loli La Letta," one of those songs you'll find yourself singing in the shower for weeks.
Some of the songs break out a bit from the mold. "Machina" rocks an early 60s Beatles-in-Hamburg vibe; "Carry on the Lie" slows things down and show the band's ability to take on a Big Star-styled power ballad.
Really, it's just great. Check it out pronto.
Here's an audio rip of "Love Is":
...and an audio rip of "Loli La Letta":
Here's a live take on "Whisper Softly":
File Under: 1990s Indie Rock Myracle Brah Power Pop
McPop 12 July 2020 at 12:40
Good to see this one featured. Yeah I'm not wild about the album title or band name but the music is sublime!
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There are so many things we want. For ourselves, for our families and friends, and for the world. And they are attainable. They aren't out of reach. And often the things we want are things that create a better world for us all.
And that leads me to wonder, what do you want? What do you think would make the world a better place?
Perhaps you want people to recycle. Perhaps you want them to laugh. Perhaps the world would be better if there were more trees, or more people listened to Stevie Wonder.
Whatever you want, your friends and family want things too. We all do. And wouldn't the world be a better place if we all knew a bit more about what everyone else wants? What everyone else cares about? What everyone else thinks is important?
That's what this site is about. It's here for you to share what you care about, what you think would make the world a better place and to start the dialogue with the people you care about.
I hope you'll upload your video and I hope you'll come back and see what some other people out there care about as well.


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Baltimore is a town in Windsor County, Vermont, United States. The population was 229 at the 2020 census.

Geography
According to the United States Census Bureau, the town has a total area of 4.7 square miles (12.1 km2), all land.  There are  of gravel roads.

Demographics

As of the census of 2000, there were 250 people, 92 households, and 74 families residing in the town.  The population density was 53.5 people per square mile (20.7/km2).  There were 105 housing units at an average density of 22.5 per square mile (8.7/km2).  The racial makeup of the town was 98.00% White, 0.40% African American, 0.40% Native American, 0.40% Asian, and 0.80% from two or more races. Hispanic or Latino of any race were 0.40% of the population.

There were 92 households, out of which 34.8% had children under the age of 18 living with them, 68.5% were married couples living together, 7.6% had a female householder with no husband present, and 18.5% were non-families. 7.6% of all households were made up of individuals, and 2.2% had someone living alone who was 65 years of age or older.  The average household size was 2.72 and the average family size was 2.88.

In the town, the population was spread out, with 24.8% under the age of 18, 6.4% from 18 to 24, 32.8% from 25 to 44, 25.6% from 45 to 64, and 10.4% who were 65 years of age or older.  The median age was 37 years. For every 100 females, there were 125.2 males.  For every 100 females age 18 and over, there were 111.2 males.

The median income for a household in the town was $44,375, and the median income for a family was $46,964. Males had a median income of $28,750 versus $21,563 for females. The per capita income for the town was $17,260.  About 2.4% of families and 7.0% of the population were below the poverty line, including 2.9% of those under the age of eighteen and none of those 65 or over.

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Towns in Vermont
Towns in Windsor County, Vermont


When we are asked to conduct a search, more often than not, it is the result of a gap in a succession plan. Often, the situation is inescapable and, hopefully, due to the fact that our client's growth is outstripping their ability to fill all of the gaps in the organizational chart through its own talent pool. Recently, however, we are seeing more systemic problems – ones that are hindering the development of talented pre-executives into senior leaders capable of managing a set of broad strategic responsibilities.
Much can be attributed to the downturn in the economy as organizations are asking all employees to take on more responsibility in order to drive down costs. Nowhere is this more evident than in the senior executive ranks where spans of control have grown significantly. A byproduct of this drive for efficiency is that the gaps in responsibility between management levels are growing so wide that it becomes more and more challenging to promote from within.
The problem is exacerbated by the fact that when lower levels of management are asked to do more, they generally assume responsibility for more of the work of their subordinates. On the other hand, when senior executives are asked to do more, it is related to the tasks of their peers. Thus, the mid-manager is doing more with less by becoming more tactical and hands-on, while his or her senior-level boss is doing more with less by going broader and more strategic; this is not exactly an ideal scenario for effective succession planning.
Just to make things a little more interesting, the retirement of waves of Baby Boomer senior leaders is still simmering on the backburner. Back in the 2007 to early 2008 timeframe, when I asked a top human resources executive what was keeping her or him up at night, a common response would be concerns over the fact that half their management team members were retirement-eligible and could conceivably give notice at any time. This remains a long-term challenge for companies. While it's been obscured by the troubles presented by the recession and subsequent weak recovery, it has by no means gone away.
This conflagration of talent management and economic concerns puts organizations, and particularly their human resources leadership, in a bind. Developing internal successors requires financial investment and, given the continuing emphasis on improving the bottom line, most organizations are not likely to deploy any significant resources against this challenge at the moment. It also takes time and requires a planning horizon that takes succession planning off the agenda, or at least pushes it down the priority list, during periods of uncertainty like the one most companies currently face.
While I don't have an answer, I do believe companies need to keep the question of succession top of mind. When the War for Talent eventually heats up again, you don't want to find that your company is woefully short of ammunition.


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When she became famous in the '60s for being the wife of a Beatle, Cynthia Lennon's own artistic talent was overshadowed. Jan Edwards finds out more about the Mallorca-resident illustrator.
Falling pregnant with John's child changed all that. "I don't want to talk about The Beatles anymore," says the author of the books 'A Twist of Lennon' and 'John'. We're at her Bendinat home, where her illustrations are everywhere: on the walls, in the room she uses as her studio, and spread out on tables for us to see. There are designs she did for Vantona Viyella textiles, and the packaging for her 1980s' perfume 'Woman'.
Her favourite medium is watercolour pencils, in black and white or sepia. "I'm not a painter: I'm an illustrator, a linear artist. I do lines." Unlike many artists living on Mallorca, she is inspired and fascinated by people, rather than scenery. Which is her most representative work? "That's a hard one.
In 2002, Cynthia married her fourth husband, Barbadian nightclub owner Noel Charles – a long-term friend of her multi-talented son. Julian Lennon suggested that they move from Normandy to Mallorca – where he also was looking for a place to live – and they came to Bendinat.
Cynthia has had domestic help from a young Ukrainian couple for the past seven years. "They live with their little boy at the bottom of the garden," she says, making them sound like something from a fairy tale. "When Noel was really ill, Natalie and her husband Andreas were like angels. If God doesn't come, he sends." The couple's affection for her is evident: their son, who is six this month, is named Julian. Her affection for them was expressed in her recent drawing of the young family.
She doesn't have aspirations to become a famous artist: "Just to satisfy my creative urges and take my mind off a lot of things I want my mind taken off." She believes that any degree of talent should be used. "I had all those years of training, with so many interruptions.
Now all of a sudden, and tragically, I have the space to start again. Even if it's just one picture from the heart, I would like Noel to be proud of me; I'd like Julian to be proud of me. The artist is starting over.


Dynamic or flexi-fare in Rajdhani and Shatabdi trains will be admissible under the Leave Travel Concession (LTC) allowance. The Department of Personnel and Training (DoPT) has issued a directive in this regard to all central government ministries.
The move comes after references were received from various segments seeking clarification on the issue of admissibility of flexi-fare while booking the tickets of these trains for the purpose of LTC.
Ministry of Railways have introduced a flexi-fare system in Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains, where the base fares will increase by 10 per cent with every 10% of berths sold subject to a prescribed ceiling limit.
"The matter has been examined in consultation with Department of Expenditure, Ministry of Finance and it has been decided that flexi fare (dynamic fare) applicable in Rajdhani/ Shatabdi/Duronto trains shall be admissible for the journey(s) performed in these trains on LTC," the DoPT said.
This dynamic fare component shall not be admissible in cases where a non-entitled government servant travels by air and claims reimbursement for the entitled class of Rajdhani, Shatabdi and Duronto trains, it said. "Such Government servants will get reimbursement of fare after deducting the dynamic fare component," the directive said. As per norms, a government employee gets to-and-fro journey cost reimbursement when he avails LTC, in addition to paid leaves.


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O reator UASB (Upflow Anaerobic Sludge Blanket) é um reator anaeróbio de fluxo ascendente de alta eficiência para o tratamento de efluentes. Esse processo tem como objetivo a conversão da matéria orgânica, ao mesmo tempo que promove a separação dos gases, sólidos e líquidos. Normalmente, o reator UASB é utilizado como primeiro estágio na estabilização da matéria orgânica, usualmente demandando uma etapa de pós-tratamento. É utilizado tanto em Estação de Tratamento de Esgoto Sanitário quanto em Estação de Tratamento de Efluentes Industriais.

Os reatores têm como principais parâmetros o controle do tempo de detenção hidráulica e de sólidos; as cargas volumétricas orgânicas e hidráulicas; e a velocidade ascensional.

Os microorganismos anaeróbicos são utilizado para a degradação da matéria orgânica existente no efluente a ser tratado. O processo utiliza-se uma unidade onde em seu interior se processam os fenômenos de decantação das águas e sedimentação de sólidos suspensos seguido pela digestão anaeróbica do substrato orgânico.

Processo
O efluente a ser tratado é introduzido em um fluxo ascendente pelo reator, sendo descartado pelo topo do decantador. Inicialmente, o efluente percorre uma camada de sólidos densa, com partículas granuladas ou floculentas de elevada capacidade de sedimentação, as quais formam um leito de lodo. Posteriormente, o efluente passa pela manta de lodo, uma região na qual o lodo é mais disperso e menos denso. A degradação da matéria orgânica ocorre por processos anaeróbios, com produção de gás nas duas regiões de lodo. A mistura do sistema é realizada pelo fluxo ascensional, juntamente com as bolhas de gás geradas pela decomposição.

O biogás e o líquido seguem em direção ao separador de fases, localizado acima da zona de digestão, que garante condições adequadas para a sedimentação das partículas sólidas carregadas pelo biogás, que se desgarraram da manta de lodo, permitindo que estas partículas retornem à câmara de digestão, ao invés de serem arrastadas para fora do sistema.

O esgoto deixa o reator através de um decantador interno localizado na parte superior do reator. Embora parte das partículas mais leves sejam perdidas juntamente com o efluente, o tempo médio de residência de sólidos no reator é mantido suficientemente elevado para garantir o crescimento de uma massa densa de microrganismos formadores de metano, apesar do reduzido tempo de detenção hidráulica.
Um dos princípios fundamentais do processo é a sua habilidade em desenvolver uma biomassa altamente ativa no reator. Essa biomassa pode apresentar-se em flocos ou em grânulos (1 a 5 mm de tamanho). O cultivo de um lodo anaeróbio de boa qualidade é adquirido através de um processo cuidadoso de partida, durante o qual a seleção da biomassa é imposta, permitindo que o lodo mais leve, de má qualidade, seja arrastado para fora do sistema, ao mesmo tempo em que o lodo de boa qualidade é retido.

Produção do lodo
Nos reatores, a acumulação de sólidos biológicos se dá após alguns meses de operação do sistema. A taxa de acumulação de sólidos depende do tipo de efluente, sendo mais expressiva quando o efluente contém elevada concentração de sólidos suspensos, principalmente sólidos não biodegradáveis.

Deve ocorrer um descarte periodicamente do lodo excedente, para que não ocorra o acúmulo no interior do reator, provocando a perda excessiva de sólidos para o compartimento de decantação e, posteriormente, com o efluente líquido. Esse fato provocará uma deterioração da qualidade do efluente do reator UASB, devido à presença de matéria orgânica particulada.

O lodo de reatores UASB tem como característica elevado grau de estabilização, pelo fato do elevado tempo de residência celular no sistema de tratamento, o que proporciona o seu encaminhamento à unidades de secagem, sem qualquer etapa prévia de tratamento. Outro fator importante a ser destacado é que o lodo seco pode ser usado como fertilizante na agricultura, desde que sejam tomados os devidos cuidados com relação à presença de patógenos nocivos à saúde.

Vantagens
O processo anaeróbio através de reatores UASB oferece várias vantagens em relação aos processos convencionais, quando aplicados em locais de clima tropical.
Um dos fatores que evidenciam a vantagem dos reatores UASB é o sistema ser bastante compacto, necessitando de uma baixa demanda de terra. Com isso, os custos, tanto de implantação quanto de operação, serão baixos quando comparados com outros sistemas convencionais. Outro fator importante é o baixo consumo de energia e a baixa produção de lodo.

Desvantagens
Apesar da grande simplicidade deste sistema, diminuindo o custo substancialmente, algumas desvantagens são atribuídas a ele.  Dentre elas, há a emanação de maus odores, devido à baixa capacidade do sistema em tolerar cargas tóxicas; e o mais significativo,  que é a necessidade de uma etapa de pós-tratamento.

Reatores UASB operados pelas companhias de saneamento no Brasil
Diversas companhias de saneamento utilizam a tecnologia de reatores UASB como forma de tratamento de esgoto gerado. Dentre elas, podemos citar:

 SANEPAR no Paraná;
 EMBASA na Bahia;
 COPASA em Minas Gerais;
 SANESUL no Mato Grosso do Sul;
 CESAN no Espírito Santo;
 CAESB no Distrito Federal;
 A municipal SANASA, em Campinas - SP, também utiliza reatores UASB como forma de tratamento de seus esgotos.

A SANASA possui diferentes sistemas de tratamento, com reatores UASB + pós-tratamento, como UASB + Filtro Aerado Submerso (UASB+FAS), UASB + Lodos Ativados, UASB + Reator biológico com Leito Móvel, UASB + Tratamento Físico-Químico e UASB + Filtro biológico Percolador (UASB + FBP), de diversos portes, variando de 5 a 1200L/s, além de apresentar as vantagens de cada sistema e um comparativo entre os sistemas de UASB + Pós-Tratamento e Lodos Ativados.

Tratamento de esgoto
Tratamento de águas


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Pascal geometry
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A plane geometry constructed over a field (a commutative skew-field). The name is derived from the fact that in this geometry the configuration of the Pappus–Pascal proposition holds: If points 1, 3, 5 and 2, 4, 6 lie on two straight lines (are collinear), then the points of intersection of the pairs of lines and , and , and — say, 9, 7 and 8 — also lie on a single line for every choice of three points each on any two straight lines (see Fig.).
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The most important special case of this proposition (in an affine plane) asserts that if the line is parallel to and is parallel to , then and are also parallel.
Pascal geometries in the plane can be constructed over infinite or finite fields and accordingly the plane is called an infinite or finite Pascal plane.
The important role of Pascal's proposition in the construction of geometric systems over an infinite field was first investigated by D. Hilbert in [1], who established that it can be proved for various collections of axioms from the axiom system of Euclidean geometry. He also showed that the Pascal theorem in an infinite plane can be inferred from the plane axioms of incidence, order, congruence, parallelism, and continuity, and that without the axiom of continuity in this case Pascal's theorem cannot be proved.
Relying on Hilbert's axiom system in space, Pascal's theorem can be proved without the congruence axioms, but necessarily with an application of the continuity axiom. (The omission of the latter in an infinite plane leads to non-Pascalean geometry.) The possibility of proving Pascal's theorem is similar in a certain sense to that of proving the Desargues assumption with the use of spatial axioms. However, in the proof of Pascal's theorem the particular role of Archimedes' axiom of continuity in infinite planes manifests itself (see Non-Archimedean geometry).
The Pappus–Pascal proposition holds projectively in a plane if and only if in all natural skew-fields of this plane multiplication is commutative; in other words: the natural skew-field of every Pascal plane is a field and, conversely, a plane constructed over a field has a Pascal geometry. Therefore the latter is sometimes called a geometry with commutative multiplication. Thus, in a Pascal plane the configuration of the Pappus–Pascal proposition has an algebraic interpretation: it expresses the commutativity of multiplication in the set over which the plane is constructed.
In any projective plane the Pappus–Pascal theorem implies Desargues' theorem.
A finite Pascal plane, like a finite projective plane, exists if and only if the number of points on each line of the plane is , where is a prime and a natural number.
Since every finite alternative skew-field is a field, in a finite plane Desargues' theorem implies the Pappus–Pascal theorem, and the latter is a consequence of the so-called little Desargues theorem. However, there exist finite projective non-Pascalean planes. A Pascal plane is isomorphic to its dual.
The merit of Pascal geometry lies in its role in research on the independence of axiom systems, in particular, Hilbert's axiom system of Euclidean geometry. In the construction of an infinite plane on the basis of the groups of axioms of incidence, order and parallelism, the Pappus–Pascal proposition must be regarded as an additional axiom. On the other hand, by means of a combination of finitely many Pappus–Pascal configurations one can solve problems on constructions in which only the notion of incidence is used.
[1] D. Hilbert, "Grundlagen der Geometrie" , Springer (1913)
[2] L. Bieberbach, "Einleitung in die höhere Geometrie" , Teubner (1933)
[3] L.A. Skornyakov, "Projective planes" Transl. Amer. Math. Soc. (1) , 1 (1953) pp. 51–107 Uspekhi Mat. Nauk , 6 : 6 (1951) pp. 112–154
[4] R. Dembowski, "Finite geometries" , Springer (1968) pp. 254
[5] K. Reidemeister, "Vorlesungen über Grundlagen der Geometrie" , Springer (1968)
[6] E. Artin, "Geometric algebra" , Interscience (1957)
In the Western world one usually says Pappian geometry, plane, etc., and non-Pappian geometry, plane, etc., instead of Pascal geometry, plane, etc., and non-Pascalean geometry, plane, etc. The Pappus–Pascal proposition is usually called Pappus' theorem.
For Hilbert's axioms see Hilbert system of axioms. See also Projective geometry; Pappus axiom.
[a1] H.S.M. Coxeter, "Introduction to geometry" , Wiley (1969) pp. 231–239
Pascal geometry. Encyclopedia of Mathematics. URL: http://encyclopediaofmath.org/index.php?title=Pascal_geometry&oldid=11435
This article was adapted from an original article by L.A. Sidorov (originator), which appeared in Encyclopedia of Mathematics - ISBN 1402006098. See original article
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Q: Saving multiple check boxes into one database field I have a number of check boxes that relate to one field in a database. The checked values are recognised and put into a string but the value is not saving into the database. The table name and field name are both correct. Would anyone have any ideas what I am doing wrong? Many thanks in advance.
*I understand the code provided is not secure but please note it is simply for testing the implode function before I apply it to my actual code.
My html code is:

        <input type="checkbox" name="test[]" value="'apple'">apple

        <input type="checkbox" name="test[]" value="'banana'">banana

        <input type="checkbox" name="test[]" value="'pear'">pear

        <input type="checkbox" name="test[]" value="'grapes'">grapes

        <input type="checkbox" name="test[]" value="'pineapple'">pineapple

        <input type="checkbox" name="test[]" value="'strawberries'">strawberries

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$p_test = $_POST["test"];
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include ("dbConnect.php");

$dbQuery = "INSERT into test(testValues) VALUES($in)";
echo $dbQuery;
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The $_POST and $dbQuery are being printed to the screen as:

Array ( [test] => Array ( [0] => 'apple' [1] => 'banana' [2] => 'pear' ) [sbp] => N/A [submit] => Submit )
INSERT into test(testValues) VALUES('apple','banana','pear')

It is successfully getting the checked values and putting them into a string but the values are not going into the database field.

A: INSERT into test(testValues) VALUES('apple','banana','pear')

Your SQL is trying to insert three values into one column.
Not sure why your HTML has the quotes included but they need to be escaped regardless. Switch to PDO (mysql_* functions are deprecated) and use parameterized queries. That way they will automatically be escaped.

A: Try
$dbQuery = "INSERT into test(testValues) VALUES(". serialize($in).")";

And then when you retrieve it use unserialize() to get it as array once again

A: If you are trying to do this:
insert into test(testValues)
values
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thank your lucky stars that you failed.  As suggested by Quentin, that's an unwise approach.  On the other hand, we have this:
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Monitoring equipment is an essential aspect of running an industrial business, and Mistras Group (NYSE: MG)provides the solutions to help its customers protect their key assets from trouble. Unfortunately, the company has seen its business take a hit from the plunge in the energy markets over the past couple of years, and coming into Wednesday's fiscal second-quarter financial report, Mistras investors were fully expecting that its results wouldn't be as good as they were last year. Even so, what Mistras reported was somewhat disappointing, even though the longer-term prospects for the company appear likely to improve.
Let's take a closer look at Mistras Group and what it said about its business to finish the first half of its 2017 fiscal year.
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Mistras Group still deals with industry headwinds
Mistras Group's fiscal second-quarter results continued to show how difficult conditions are in some of its key target industries. Revenue was down by 9% to $176.6 million, accelerating from its declines in the first quarter of the fiscal year. Net income fell by nearly a third to $7.7 million, and that produced earnings of $0.26 per share. That missed the consensus forecast for $0.31 per share, leading to some disappointment among those following the stock.
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Can Mistras Group start gaining ground?
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Mistras investors were displeased with the news, sending the stock down 7% in morning trading following the Wednesday afternoon announcement. Given that shareholders had been counting on better energy market conditions to drive improvement, it will be especially important for Mistras to deliver better results as 2017 progresses.
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Wry, Nostalgic
The comic exchanges between Charles and his misanthropic father are some of the most famous in the novel, or even in Waugh's collective work. This type of sardonic humor pervades Brideshead Revisited. The novel ruthlessly satirizes the extravagance of the British aristocracy. Just look at Julia's diamond-studded tortoise and the reactions it provokes: Lady Marchmain wonders if it eats the same things as an ordinary tortoise, and Samgrass wants to know if they can stick another tortoise in the shell when it dies. You've also got "life-size effigy of a swan, moulded in ice and filled with caviar," a "chilly piece of magnificence," in Charles's words, "dripping at the beak." (Hilarious.) Waugh also mocks the careless attitudes of the spoiled rich, mostly through Boy Mulcaster, who rings a fire alarm one night in order to "cheer things up" at a boring nightclub.
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How ungenerously in later life we disclaim the virtuous moods of our youth, living in retrospect long, summer days of unreflecting dissipation, Dresden figures of pastoral gaiety! Our wisdom, we prefer to think, is all of our own gathering, while, if the truth be told, it is, most of it, the last coin of a legacy that dwindles with time. (1.3.6)
Remember that the older, narrator Charles is telling the story, which means the attitude with which he reflects on his past experiences will largely define the novel's tone. Because in the 1940s he is "homeless, childless, middle-aged, loveless," it is with a sense of longing that he looks back the "Arcadian days" of his youth. The novel may end on an "unusually cheerful" note (see "What's Up With the Ending?"), but narrator Charles is melancholy for the all of his remembrance.


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When I was a New UU or a NU-U, I struggled describing the ideology of our religion. I would say, "On any given day I might sit next to a Buddhist, Christian, Atheist, Witch, or Jew." People often wondered how we could meet every Sunday without constantly arguing and being at each others throats. Over time, I came to understand was that we can meet in our manner due to our agreement to uphold seven guiding principles.
We come together at the Unitarian Universalist Church of Jackson, agreeing that we will abide by these principles. These aren't beliefs so much as just assertions about how we agree to be together. We don't hold these ideals as a creed, we don't recite them for every service, in fact many UU's just know them by generality. If I were to ask UU's to quote the principles I might very well be met with absolute refusal and cries of injustice and oppression. But that doesn't diminish the strength or importance of them. Nor does it diminish our agreement to abide by and uphold them.
As we go into our new year, lets take some time to reflect on our principles.


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Charles Ducal is Belgium's new 'national poet'. In this position, he will be expected to write poems which concern Belgium. Which might be new to him. Ducal has not written one poem on the atrocities committed by Belgians in their former colonies. However, he had time to dwell on the crimes of the Jews.
Together with Lucas Catherine, Ducal co-authored "Gaza - The History of the Palestinian tragedy". The book includes his poetry titled "After Auschwitz", a group of poems with names like "Tel Aviv 1948–2008", "Nakba" and "A Poet in Sderot". Lest you think he might actually be sympathizing with the Jews who are constantly being bombed by their Gazan neighbors, rest assured: the song has a little note that Sderot was "formerly Najd", and is all about how 'we' kicked out the rightful owners.
The poems do not mention Jews, Israel, Nazis or Holocaust, and yet they're full of accusations against the Jewish people. Not only that, Ducal writes his poems as if he's speaking on behalf of the Jews.
For example, in "Let Us Talk" Ducal says:
first, we will count our dead
from the past two thousand years
and justify the beating,
and wipe the spit from our hands
and declare – it's clear as day;
you want no peace in this land.
Because, really, it's the Jews' fault that there's no peace. We Jews oppressed the Arabs so much, that everybody can understand why they want to kill us. QED.
In "After Auschwitz 1" Ducal writes:
On memorial days, called to remembrance
my fellow downtrodden roamed in my head.
Beneath the ash, the issue smoldered, unsaid.
But the owner never came. It slowly went dead.
He's not talking about the Belgians who confiscated Jewish property. The downtrodden, the owners of the land, are the Arabs. "We", the oppressors, are the Jews, who 'After Auschwitz' have nothing better to do than recreate the Nazi crimes.
This is the man that the powers that be in Belgium decided to appoint as their National Poet.
Labels: Country: Belgium , Ideology: Anti-Zionism , Type: Books
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In June 2013, my article titled 'Why Boycott Elections' was published in many newspapers. I had argued that boycotting elections was to indirectly legitimize corrupt politicians holding power.
Boycott means casting zero per cent vote. Despite a boycott call by separatists, nowhere in the state was boycott observed fully. Anything between 40 and 60 per cent votes were cast. This shows that boycott call was an exercise in futility.
When out of anger people go on strike against their present or past rulers, NC, Congress and PDP activists are obliged to cast vote to their respective parties. They seize power and continue exploiting the people.
A year is yet to go for the onset of new elections. But to ease Ali Shah Geelani's detention and set him free and his immediate resolve to campaign against elections has stimulated an interesting debate in current Kashmir politics. Some accuse NC of join hands with Geelani to hatch a conspiracy. He has been allowed to initiate intense campaign for boycotting elections. Previously he had not been permitted even to participate in Friday prayers or to attend marriage or condolence ceremonies of his relatives. He was not allowed to offer Eid namaz. How come now that all of a sudden NC has become so munificent to him? At the same time in two rallies which he addressed in Sopor and Shupian, emphasis was on boycott of elections. This lends credence to the doubts of his freedom from detention being attributed to anti election tirade.
On the other hand, Chairman of Hurriyat (M) Mirwaiz Omar Farooq has adopted a very reasonable stance in regard to elections. His statement has appeared in social media and in the press. He has said that elections would have no impact on Kashmir issue and it is premature to initiate boycott campaign.
We do not know whether Hurriyat (M) units will take part in elections or not. But for some time we have been noticing that Mirwaiz has almost given up sentimentalism in regard to Kashmir issue and has been speaking of ground realities and problems of the masses. Obviously talking politics based on ground realities and facts means giving ammunition to one's political opponents.
Ever since Mirwaiz began to give vent to ground realities, a whisper campaign against him has begun in various circles and places of public assembly. It has to be remembered that finding solution to the problems of people and disputes through peaceful dialogue and meaning full logic is what would be fruitful for the oppressed people. Political personalities find their status and prestige enhanced on this count. A glaring example is of Nelson Mandela.
Geelani has begun his election boycott campaign with full swing immediately after his release from the jail. The campaign started from his rally in Sopor. The question is that there still is a year to go by for the elections in the State and the mainstream political parties have not as yet initiated a campaign. What makes Geelani hasten his premature campaign? Political circles believe that the government may not let him be free for a long time. Therefore he wants to utilize the interregnum maximally.
Amusingly he has been eliciting promises of election boycott from the same persons who were instrumental in getting 64 Kashmiri youth martyred during 2008 turmoil, yet the people came out in large numbers and cast their vote. Let us face the truth. In the early stages when our youth wielded the gun, call for election boycott or for non-cooperation with the government did yield perfunctory results. But barring a few places, by and large, boycott call was not responded to in most of the State. In practical terms, boycott did help such political parties regain power as have been sucking the blood of the people for 65 years in the past. They are the parties that performed the role of B Team for Indian armed forces. Unfortunately the separatist groups do not understand that with a view to liberate the people from the clutches of the corrupt and tyrannical rulers they should discard the boycott and instead should (a) either take part in elections or send truly sincere and honest candidates to represent them in the assembly (b) consider elections unnecessary and therefore ignore them and leave the decision to the discretion of the people. It has to be remembered that there are numerous examples in the world when people running anti-foreign occupation campaign did take part in domestic elections.
People were bewildered to hear a whisper that Geelani was released from the jail to run the election boycott campaign. That would be an advantage to the NC. When soon after his release he initiated election boycott campaign, it lent credence to the rumor that an understanding of sorts had been struck between him and the NC. Well, Geelani needs to contradict the whisper.
Both factions of Hurriyat cry hoarse about implementation of UN Resolutions on Kashmir. On March 30, 1951 UN Resolution No. 91/1951 laid down that casting votes for electing legislators to the assembly in J&K would not be a substitute to plebiscite. The UN Resolution stipulates that the people of the State have a right to cast vote to be either with India or Pakistan. Local elections are fought for solving problems of the people. The exact wording of the UN Resolution is, "…under the UNO resolution No. 91/1961 of 30th March elections in Kashmir would not be a substitute for the UN mechanism on Kashmir." It needs to be reminded that this resolution was passed when elections were held under the towering personality of Sheikh Muhammad Abdullah.
Why does Geelani repeatedly try to thrust his opinion on the people? Why does he contend that India is linking up the elections in the State to the Kashmir issue meaning the right of self determination of the people? Has he read all the UN Resolutions on Kashmir with all seriousness or is he distorting them to suit his own thinking? We would remind him that the UN resolution according to which Geelani is seeking resolution of Kashmir issue is the very resolution under which local elections are meant to solve people's day to day problems. These elections do not exert any impact on the fundamental resolutions of the UN on Kashmir. Should not Geelani and the organizations that want solution according to UN resolutions struggle for implementation of the precise resolution meaning plebiscite instead of giving calls for boycott of local elections? What is the purpose of wasting the energy of his people on an irrelevant issue since the UN has already conceded it.
My experience and my thinking is that the separatist organizations should either remain silent and tell the people that for the purpose of protecting their local interests they should vote in favour of honest and nationalist candidates who would sincerely Endeavour to solve the problems facing the people or take courage and participate actively in the elections and thereof obstruct the entry of corrupt, deceitful and the surrogates of the army from entering the assembly. Supreme commander of Liberation Front, Amanullah Khan put the issue of freedom of entire State of Jammu and Kashmir to one side and took decision to participate in the municipal elections of Azad Kashmir. Why should not the separatists take part in elections to the assembly seats?
I would like to add here that within hours after his meeting with the Pakistani envoy Sartaj Aziz in New Delhi, Geelani said that gun and violence would solve the Kashmir issue. Obviously he said it out of frustration.
The Pakistani delegate muss have told him how circumspect Pakistan is today in providing support to armed insurgency in Kashmir. Geelani cannot close his eyes to thousands of youth killed in their fight against the Indian army and the ever increasing number of graveyards where the dead remain buried. This is the gift of the gun and only those families that have lost their near and dear ones can feel the pain of this tragedy. Does Geelani mean to ask for more sacrifices of human lives for a goal that is elusive?
Apart from the purport of this article, it is to be mentioned that people in Kashmir are waiting since long to meet with their relatives. Issuance of a passport is delayed for years at end on very flimsy grounds. The IG of CID has made people's life miserable. He has become as arrogant as to refuse people even a meeting to explain their problems. Is it because he is said to be very close to the Chief Minister? How can he become anti-people and behave like an autocrat and overrun the rules and practices?
This article was published in various Pakistani and Kashmiri newspapers.


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A Liverpool girl goes to the welfare office to register for child benefit. "How many children?" asks the welfare officer.
"Ten" replies the Liverpool girl,
"Ten?" says the welfare worker.
"What are their names?"
"Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Nathan, Nathan and Nathan"
"Doesn't that get confusing?"
"Naah…" says the Liverpool girl, "It's great because if they are out playing in the street I just have to shout 'Nathan yer dinner's ready!' or 'Nathan go to bed now!' and they all do it.
"What if you want to speak to one individually?" says the curious welfare worker.
"That's easy," says the Liverpool girl.. "I just use their surnames"
A Liverpool girl enters an adult shop and asks for a vibrator.
The man says: "Choose one from our range on the wall." She says "I'll take that red one."
The man replies: "That's a fire extinguisher."
Q. What do you call a 27 year old Liverpool girl?
A. Granny.
Q. What do you call a Liverpool girl in a white tracksuit?
A. The bride.
Q. What does a Liverpool girl use as protection during sex?
A. A bus shelter.
Q. There are two Liverpool girls in a car without any music – who is driving?
A. The policeman..
Q. What's the most confusing day in Liverpool ?
A. Father's day
Q. How do people know Jesus wasn't born in Liverpool ?
A. You try finding 3 wise men and a virgin there!
Primary Teacher explains to her class that she is a Liverpool fan. She asks her students to raise their hands if they too are Liverpool fans. Everyone in the class raises their hand except one little girl. The teacher looks at the girl with surprise and says, 'Mary, why didn't you raise your hand?'
'Because I'm not a Liverpool fan,' she replied.
The teacher, still shocked, asked, 'Well, if you are not a Liverpool fan, then who are you a fan of?'
'I am a Chelsea fan, and proud of it,' Mary replied.
The teacher could not believe her ears. 'Mary, why, pray tell, are you a Chelsea fan?'
'Because my mum is a Chelsea fan, and my dad is a Chelsea fan, so I'm a Chelsea fan too!'
'Well,' said the teacher in an obviously annoyed tone, 'that is no reason for you to be a Chelsea fan. You don't have to be just like your parents all of the time… What if your mum was a prostitute and your dad was a drug addict, what would you be then?'
'Then,' Mary smiled, 'I'd be a Liverpool fan.'
An Australian, an Irishman and a Scouser are in a bar. They're staring at another man sitting on his own at a table in the corner. He's so familiar, and not recognising him is driving them mad. They stare and stare, until suddenly the Irishman twigs: 'My God, it's Jesus!'
Sure enough, it is Jesus, nursing a pint. Thrilled, they send him over a pint of Guinness, a pint of Fosters and a pint of bitter. Jesus accepts the drinks, smiles over at the three men, and drinks the pints slowly, one after another. After he's finished the drinks, Jesus approaches the trio. He reaches for the hand of the Irishman and shakes it, thanking him for the Guinness. When he lets go, the Irishman gives a cry of amazement: 'My God! The arthritis I've had for 30 years is gone. It's a miracle!'
Jesus then shakes the Aussie's hand, thanking him for the lager. As he lets go, the man's eyes widen in shock. 'Strewth mate, the bad back I've had all my life is completely gone! It's a Miracle.'
Jesus then approaches the Scouser who says, 'Back off, mate, I'm on disability benefit.'
A scouser walked into the local job centre, marched straight up to the Counter and said 'Hi, I'm looking for a job'.
The man behind the counter replied 'Your timing is amazing. We've just got one in from a very wealthy man who wants a chauffeur/bodyguard for his nymphomaniac twin daughters.
You'll have to drive around in a big black Mercedes and wear the uniform provided.
The hours are a bit long but the meals are provided. You also have to escort the young ladies on their Overseas holidays.
The Salary package is £200,000 a year'.
The Scouser said 'You're bullshitting me!'
The man behind the counter said 'Well you started it!'
Police cordoned off Liverpool City Centre this morning when a suspicious object was discovered in a car. It later turned out to be a tax disc.
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Figure 1: European InvestmentBank. European Firms and Climate Change 2020/2021. August 2021.
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Shopping in Turin is sure to satisfy nearly every taste. Whether you are looking for great food, designer clothing or antiques you will find it here.
For serious shopping in Turin and great value visit the markets, I simply love them and nearly every neighborhood in Torino has its own local market. The most famous by far is the Porta Palazzo market in Piazza della Republica.
This huge market is the biggest in Europe and sells nearly everything you can possibly imagine from fish to shoes and lots of other weird and wonderful stuff. I could spend the entire day here...and often do!
Every second Sunday of the month the Gran Balon antiques market is held in the same area and this really has to be seen to be believed.
Grand Balon is one of the biggest antiques markets in the entire world and some incredible bargains can be discovered but make sure you give yourself plenty of time as there is so much to see.
Corso Racconigi: Particularly good here is the fresh produce section which is below street level and is home to some of the best cheese, meat and seafood in all of Turin. This is the market my hubby loves, he spends hours here choosing what he'd like me to cook for dinner!
The morning market in Crocetta, just off Corso Duca degli Abruzzi, is another great favorite of mine. Crocetta is the best market for clothes, bags and shoes. Original and 100% authentic designer names are everywhere at a fraction of the price of the stores. Crocetta is a pretty upmarket area so they would never dare sell fakes!
The neighborhood here is lovely, exploring this market or just sitting at one of the coffee bars having a morning espresso or cappuccino and croissant, while taking in the atmosphere is definitely one of life's little pleasures. If you are looking to do some serious clothes shopping in Turin then do make a point of visiting.
The world's greatest gourmet paradise here in Turin! Eataly in Via Nizza 230 is the best food store you will ever visit and Eataly is indeed unlike any other food store you will ever visit.
Inside this enormous shop/market you will find wall to wall gourmet delights and the best food that Piedmont has to offer from truffles to chocolates and much more in-between. Nearly everything sold here is produced by small artisans and is of the highest quality.
The ten or so restaurants inside the store allow you to sample some of the best of Italian cuisine - from ice cream made the old fashioned way through to the most wonderful cheeses you will ever eat.
Eataly is almost like doing a tour of the very best of Italian food but instead of having to travel thousands of miles to discover these wonderful "slow food" producers they are all here under one roof. It's worth making the trip to Italy just to visit Eataly!
For the most fashionable shopping in Turin visit Via Roma, and the streets leading off it. This is where you will find all the leading designer stores and the prices to match - although you'll still find the same thing here way cheaper than in Milan.
Best time to visit for shopping is in January or July when the big sales are held.
Take in the atmosphere on a Saturday, when all of Turin seems to dress up in their finest to parade up and down this street and to be seen at the coffee bars of the adjoining Piazza San Carlo.
Via Garibaldi is another shopping street that is well worth a visit, not as upmarket at Via Roma this pedestrianized street is packed with fascinating little shops and always has a wonderfully eclectic feel.
There an outlet village, the Torino Outlet Village, located in Settimo Torinese.
It's around 20 minutes drive from Turin and you'll find all the top designer brands at discounted prices. You can find out how to get there and the brands they feature on their website - here is the link.
Italy does not really do shopping malls much but Turin has a few good ones. The most central of them is 8 Gallery at 230 Via Nizza and opposite Eataly.
8 Gallery is very different to most shopping malls in that it is located in the old Fiat car factory of Lingotto.
Lingotto was the famous Fiat factory with the roof test track. When the factory closed it was turned into a shopping mall with around a hundred quality shops, many restaurants, cinemas and the NH Lingotto hotel.
If you get tired of shopping and want to view the famous test track this can be done from the shopping centre or hotel. Actually my husband loves this track so much, he could even skip the shopping entirely... talk about crazy!
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