2. Dillon S. proposed his Eagle Project making 4 raised flower beds for White Bear Lake Cerenity Home which an individual in a wheelchair could have access to and is portable. The Committee asked questions and offered several suggestions, including an aggressive timeline since his 18th birthday is coming in September. The Committee offered to have another review for final approval on July 9.
3. Scoutmaster Report - Jeff Abel - He reported that the assistant Scoutmasters will be expanding their roles with more formal responsibilities. Currently they are our Quartermaster and handle the Road to First Class. We will give them responsibility for planning the activities on campouts. We will also ask them to take on roles like fundraising coordinators.
High Adventure: SeaBase 2014 - All payments have been made and the ScoutBucks have been updated. BWCAW 2015 - Crews are signed up.
Campouts: Patrol Campout 8/15 - PLC is still working on a place. The annual Namekagon campout is 9/12.
Tomahawk is 7/19: Campsites are set, and health forms are being collected until 7/15. Merit badge cards are due 7/1. Meals are being delegated this year with several new parents helping. We will have another year to work out any bugs before MarySue steps down. Snack bins will be available at the next meeting. Deb Clarke will be ordering the T-shirts (pink!). She will need a sign-up sheet for sizes. Dan Feidt will have the bus to ride. The troop will meet at Otter Lake at 8:30 for a 9:00 departure. Merit badge offerings instructed by the troop are being considered. The makeup swim night is on Tuesday July 8th at 5:30 at Ken Rowe's house.
Quartermaster Report - Sam Hunter: Rotary donation purchases partially completed. Sam will review certain little-used equipment with the adults at Tomahawk to determine whether to keep it. Sam reported that it is cheaper to purchase a new canopy than repair the existing canopy. Jeff and Mike Cerney will look into this.
RTFC update - Joe reported that they have completed their merit badge cards and will start getting them into patrols for Tomahawk.
Shelly Jokinen reported the Advancement status: 8 new Scouts, 4 Scouts, 10 Tenderfoot, 4 - 2nd Class, 8 - 1st Class, 10 Star, 12 Life and 1 Eagle.
6. Report from PLC - Erik B. No PLC report.
7. Fundraising Committee - Roger reported for Bridget Newman that there were many praises from the Manitou 15K runners regarding the race. She estimated each Scout would receive about $70. Three people have shown interest in taking over race duties next year.
9. Treasurer's Report - Ken had no report.
Website update: Tim is working on making a new web sign-up sheet.
Dan Feidt reported that several of the new parents have completed their youth protection training.
11. Old Business – no report given.
Adult Recruitment update: Roger is discussing with Mike Cogan the possibility of taking over as Committee Chair in 2016 starting with a year of training in 2015. There is also someone who may be interested in the Treasurer position and other who may be interested in the camping position.
July 8th will be a makeup date for CPR.


text:
Public Release: 11-May-2018
Dental checklist of bad practice has patient care at its heart
Dental experts have drawn up a definitive list of scenarios that patients should never face in a bid to ensure excellent patient care worldwide.
The checklist - which includes failing to note patients' allergies and not screening for mouth cancers during check-ups - is the first international agreement of its type in dentistry. The experts say it could be a major step forward in improving patient wellbeing across the globe.
Monitoring these events will allow clinicians to quickly identify serious errors in procedure and could enable health authorities to monitor dentists' performance, researchers say.
The consensus refers to so-called never events - failures so severe that they should not happen under any circumstances when correct procedures are followed.
Never events for doctors - such as performing surgery on the wrong part of the body or leaving surgical instruments in a patient after an operation - are well-established in medicine.
Until now, the same practice has not been widely used in dentistry, with safety guidelines varying throughout the world. Using electronic questionnaires, researchers led by the University of Edinburgh engaged an international panel of experts to develop a detailed list of never events for dentists.
The agreed list covers routine assessments as well as surgery and includes equipment not being sterilised and dentists prescribing the wrong medication to children.
The consensus is published in the British Dental Journal and was funded by the Mexican National Council for Science and Technology (CONACYT). It was carried out in collaboration with researchers at Cardiff University and King's College London.
Project lead, Professor Aziz Sheikh, Director of the University of Edinburgh's Usher Institute of Population Health Sciences and Informatics, said: "Never events are a vital way to flag failures in procedure that put patient safety at risk.
"By listing a consensus position on never events in dentistry, we hope that regulators and professional bodies will be able to assess the frequency of such events and reduce their occurrence."
Professor Raman Bedi, Emeritus Professor at King's College London and former Chief Dental Officer of England, who was involved in the study, said: "Our definitive list of never events reflects a collaborative international effort to improve patient safety. We hope the list will improve care for all patients by creating an environment of openness where all members of the dental team can easily report adverse incidents."
Kate McAllister
kate.mcallister@ed.ac.uk
@edinunimedia
http://www.ed.ac.uk
British Dental Journal
Mexican National Council for Science and Technology
DENTISTRY/PERIODONTAL DISEASE
http://dx.doi.org/10.1038/sj.bdj.2018.351

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaCommonCrawl


text:
French TV Canal+ acquires ROK film studio from IROKOtv for an undisclosed amount
Regulate? Mobile-based online lending firms may be money laundering channels says Central Bank of Kenya governor
EurAfrican Forum 2019: Siyanda Mohutsiwa: "A shared imagination is behind some of society's greatest achievements"
Facebook, WhatsApp, Instagram in worst ever worldwide outage for the internet giant
Payment app Venmo has 40 million users, parent company PayPal discloses
Africa News Room
Home > BUSINESS > Microsoft reportedly working on $400 Surface tablets to compete with the iPad
Microsoft reportedly working on $400 Surface tablets to compete with the iPad
May 17, 2018 Dianne Jacobs
Microsoft is working on a new line of budget Surface tablets to better compete with Apple's low-cost iPad options, according to a report from Bloomberg.
According to the report, the new Surface tablets won't just be smaller, cheaper Surface Pros. Rather, Microsoft is said to be completely redesigning the devices, with 10-inch screens instead of the 12-inch size currently found on the Surface Pro, rounded corners that more resemble an iPad than the more rectangular Surface design, and USB-C for charging. Most importantly, priced at $400, they will be more in line with Apple's cheaper tablets, too.
Bloomberg also claims that the new models will be around 20 percent lighter than the current Surface Pro, although that reduced weight comes at the cost of around four hours fewer of battery life. Like the full-size Surface, the new budget Surface computer will feature Intel processors and graphics, and run the full version of Windows 10 Pro. (No word on whether or not S Mode will be enabled by default, which may make sense given the budget nature of the device.) And like the iPad, Microsoft is said to be planning on models that offer LTE connectivity, which the company finally brought to the full-size Surface Pro earlier this year.
The iconic Surface kickstand is also said to be sticking around, although the new models won't come with a keyboard or stylus in the box. Microsoft is apparently working on new, cheaper versions of the keyboard cover, stylus, and mouse to accompany the new Surface tablets; the current model costs an extra $159.
The cheapest version of the current generation Surface Pro starts at $799, compared to the base model 9.7-inch iPad that (while not a comparable device spec-wise) costs just a fraction of that price tag at $329.
The new budget Surface models won't be Microsoft's first attempt to make a cheaper Surface tablet. Past years have seen models like the $499 Surface RT, Surface 2, and Surface 3 models, but the lineup was never able to achieve the same success as the more powerful Surface Pro versions, and Microsoft eventually discontinued the Surface 3 back in 2016.
Microsoft 365 now available for small and medium businesses
Microsoft boss: World needs more computing power
Facebook launches educative portal for the Generation Z
Google Chrome to Remove "Secure" Indicator From HTTPS Pages in September
July 15, 2019 olivia Craig 0
French television company Canal+ has acquired the ROK film studio from VOD company IROKOtv for an...
BUSINESS featured STARTUPS
Mobile-based online lending firms should be regulated to avoid their usage as channels for introducing illegally-obtained...
APPS BUSINESS featured FINANCE MOBILE
July 1, 2019 olivia Craig 0
Popular payment app Venmo has ushered in 40 million users to the platform, its parent company...
APPS BUSINESS featured
French television company Canal+ has acquired the ROK...
Mobile-based online lending firms should be regulated to...
CASCAIS, July 9, 2019 For the second year,...
Commentary featured


It's almost unfilmable. If you stay true to Alan Moore's original graphic novel, as director Zack Snyder did here, it's almost unfilmable.
"Watchman," the graphic novel, was created during the 1980s, when Europeans in particular were paranoid that between Reagan and Russia (which is where they were, literally), the world would end. Given human nature, and given the destructive power of these two countries, human beings were doomed. How to prevent it? Moore's solution was to blow up New York, blame a third party (aliens in the graphic novel, Dr. Manhattan in the movie), and thus unite humanity against this third party. Sacrifice millions to save billions. Create an illusion of an Other to save ourselves from ourselves.
There's logic in this. The problem? It's 2009. No matter how nihilistic you may be, the doomsday scenario Moore and others feared didn't happen. Which means sacrificing millions isn't necessary.
At least in our universe. Fans will argue — have argued — that the "Watchmen" universe is not our universe. Their America "wins" Vietnam. Nixon gets elected to a third, fourth, fifth term. So maybe in that universe, it's argued, the sacrifice is still necessary.
Yeah. For me, the lack of anyone between Rorschach's paranoid activity and Night Owl's shrugging passivity (or, in sexual terms, between the assaults of the Comedian and the impotence of Night Owl) means we're in an adolescent realm where extremes rule and an unrelenting darkness is often confused with complexity. "It's all a joke," the Comedian says. It may well be, but he's not in on it.
Why "The Comedian" anyway? That's an odd name for a superhero who isn't funny. Why "Ozymandias"? Why would the smartest man in the world, a powerful and pompous man, choose for his superhero name a figure representing the ultimate lesson in power and pomposity? To remind himself not to be pompous? Or maybe in this universe, Percy Shelley never wrote "Ozymandias," and so its lessons were never imparted to the smartest man in the world, who took the name just because. This "other universe" thing is always a helluva argument.
OK, here's why they chose those names. They didn't. Alan Moore did. They come to represent those names (ironically), but there's little in their characters that would make them choose them themselves. Well, maybe The Comedian; he's got a sick sense of humor. But Ozymandias? That's the author imposing his heavy (and symbolic) hand on the character. And Alan Moore's got one heavy and symbolic hand.
Questions linger. Why does Dr. Manhattan fight in Vietnam? Can't he see where this will lead? And if, 14 years later, Manhattan is so disconnected from humanity he's choosing non-life over life, wouldn't he, by 1971, at least have divested himself of nationalism?
I like the rise of the costumed superheroes in the late '30s — which is when they first appeared for us in comic magazines. I like their ascendance during World War II, and how they began to get knocked off after the war — which is when superhero comics began to be replaced by westerns and romance and horror. The graphic novel, more than the movie, gives us a sense of both the Golden Age (Minutemen/Watchmen) and the Silver Age (Watchmen II) of comic books, while the movie fudges the Silver Age. We really only get the second generation (Silk Spectre II, Night Owl II, Rorschach) in their dotage. By the way: Can anyone imagine a less likely duo than Night Owl II and Rorschach?
Ultimately the biggest problem with the movie (and maybe the graphic novel) is this: After the opening scene, we are left with five superheroes: Dr. Manhattan, Silk Spectre II, Night Owl II, Rorschach and Ozymandias. What is the storyline for each? What is each of them seeking?
Manhattan is increasingly disengaged and building things we don't understand. Ozymandias is a non-entity until his machinations are revealed; then he seems insane. Night Owl is a schlub. Silk Spectre wants, like Daisy Mae, a man. Only Rorschach is really after anything and it turns out he's wrong.
This is why I never really got into this story. I need characters interested (in something) in order to find them interesting.


text:
CDC Tells States "To Be Ready" For COVID-19 Vaccine Distribution By November
The Centers for Disease Control and Prevention has notified public health officials in all 50 states and five large cities to prepare to distribute a coronavirus vaccine to health care workers and other high-risk groups as soon as late October or early November. President Donald Trump told the nation in his speech to the Republican National Convention that a vaccine might arrive before the end of the year.
Over the past week, both Dr. Anthony Fauci, the country's top infectious disease expert, and Dr. Stephen Hahn, who heads the Food and Drug Administration, have said in interviews with news organizations that a vaccine may be available for certain groups before clinical trials have been completed, if the data is overwhelmingly positive.
Public health experts agree that agencies at all levels of government should urgently prepare for what will eventually be a vast, complex effort to vaccinate hundreds of millions of Americans.
U.S. CDC tells states to prep for COVID-19 vaccine distribution by November
Via www.reuters.com
The U.S. Centers for Disease Control and Prevention (CDC) has asked state public health…


text:
Q: NSData from NSKeyedArchiver to NSString I'm trying to convert NSData generated from NSKeyedArchiver to an NSString so that I can pass it around and eventually convert it back to NSData. I have to pass this as a string (I'm using three20 URL passing). I've gone through various encodings, UTF8, ASCII, etc. and can't get anything to work. NSKeyedArchiver says that the NSData is formated as a property list: NSPropertyListBinaryFormat_v1_0.
Does anyone have any idea how I can convert this NSData to a String and back again? Size of the string isn't an issue.
Thanks

A: iOS 9.2.1, Xcode 7.2.1, ARC enabled

base64EncodedString, dataFromBase64String: depreciated after iOS 7.0

Updated solution:
Encode to string:
id<nscoding> obj;

NSData *data     = [NSKeyedArchiver archivedDataWithRootObject:obj];
NSString *string = [data base64EncodedStringWithOptions:NSDataBase64EncodingEndLineWithLineFeed];

Decode to data:
NSString *string;

NSData *data    = [[NSData alloc] initWithBase64EncodedString:string options:(NSDataBase64DecodingIgnoreUnknownCharacters)];
id<nscoding> obj = [NSKeyedUnarchiver unarchiveObjectWithData:data];

Note: This is very useful when working with keychain to store a dictionary of key/value pairs into kSecValueData.
Hope this helps someone!  Cheers.

A: What you want is:
id<nscoding> obj;

NSData * data     = [NSKeyedArchiver archivedDataWithRootObject:obj];
NSString * string = [data base64EncodedString];

And then the other way around
NSString * string;

NSData * data    = [NSData dataFromBase64String:string];
id<nscoding> obj = [NSKeyedUnarchiver unarchiveObjectWithData:data]

You can add base64EncodedString and dataFromBase64String: with the NSData category available here NSData+Base64 but it is now included by default

A: All you should have to do is something like this:
NSData *dataFromString = [[NSString stringWithFormat:@"%@", yourString] dataUsingEncoding:NSASCIIStringEncoding];

then to extract the data:
NSString *stringFromData = [[NSString alloc] initWithData:dataFromString encoding:NSASCIIStringEncoding];

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaStackExchange


text:
Chris Norton is a Hometown Hero
Discover one local's powerful journey from the football field to fatherhood in a new television documentary
Chris Norton and his wife, Emily, at their wedding. Photo by Sarah Kate
When Chris Norton was 18, he suffered a spinal cord injury playing football at Luther College in Decorah, Iowa, and doctors told him he had only a 3 percent chance of ever moving again. He defied all odds by learning to regain the strength in his body and walking across the stage at his graduation—and eventually down the aisle with his wife, Emily. Together, they are the parents of five (and counting) adopted children and have fostered more than 18 kids. His inspiring journey of resilience and fatherhood is captured in a new
documentary, 7 Yards: The Chris Norton Story.
"Ever since my injury, I have felt that I'm called to use my adversity and example to inspire others," shares Norton, now 29. "It's given my pain a purpose, which has helped me find peace and contentment being a quadriplegic. To hear and read the positive reviews is extremely encouraging to me to keep sharing my story because it's making a difference." A former Treasure Coast resident—he used to train at Barwis Methods Training Center in Port St. Lucie—Norton and his ever-growing family have since moved to Wellington to be closer to relatives and the airport since he's constantly traveling for speaking engagements. While he relishes the time he spends encouraging others to choose faith over fear and to focus on their blessings instead of losses, his pride and joy is his family. "Adoption and fostering are the greatest things we have ever done and been a part of in our lives," says Norton. "Being present and loving is the best gift you can give a child." The documentary is available now on Apple TV, Amazon Prime, and Netflix.
Previous article"Sea Story Girl" Debuts at Elliott Museum
Next articleSweet Brew at Pierced Ciderworks


text:
import React from "react";
import PropTypes from "prop-types";
import Immutable from "immutable";
import LightComponent from "ui-lib/light_component";
import Slider from "react-toolbox/lib/slider";
import Input from "react-toolbox/lib/input";
import { Container, Loading } from "ui-components/layout";
import { Section as TASection } from "ui-components/type_admin";
import { CardList, TypeCard } from "ui-components/data_card";
import ChartList from "ui-observables/chart_list";
import { States as ObservableDataStates } from "ui-lib/observable_data";

class List extends LightComponent {
    constructor(props) {
        super(props);

        this.charts = new ChartList({
            query: {
                pinned: true
            }
        });

        this.state = {
            charts: this.charts.value.getValue(),
            state: this.charts.state.getValue(),
            numColumns: 3,
            filter: ""
        };
    }

    componentDidMount() {
        this.addDisposable(this.charts.start());
        this.addDisposable(this.charts.value.subscribe((charts) => this.setState({ charts })));
        this.addDisposable(this.charts.state.subscribe((state) => this.setState({ state })));
    }

    componentDidUpdate() {
        this.charts.setOpts({
            filter: this.state.filter
        });
    }

    render() {
        this.log("render", this.props, this.state);

        const controls = this.props.controls.slice(0);

        controls.push((
            <Input
                key="filter"
                className={this.props.theme.filterInput}
                type="text"
                label="Filter list"
                name="filter"
                value={this.state.filter}
                onChange={(filter) => this.setState({ filter })}
            />
        ));

        controls.push((
            <Slider
                key="numColumnsSlider"
                theme={this.props.theme}
                className={this.props.theme.numColumnsSlider}
                onChange={(numColumns) => this.setState({ numColumns })}
                value={this.state.numColumns}
                min={1}
                max={4}
                step={1}
            />
        ));

        let list = [];
        if (this.state.state !== ObservableDataStates.LOADING) {
            list = this.state.charts.toJS().map((item) => ({
                id: item._id,
                time: 0,
                item: item,
                Card: TypeCard,
                props: {
                    clickable: true,
                    column: true,
                    path: `${this.props.pathname}/${item._id}`
                }
            }));
        }

        return (
            <TASection
                controls={controls}
                breadcrumbs={this.props.breadcrumbs}
                menuItems={this.props.menuItems}
            >
                <Container>
                    <Loading show={this.state.state === ObservableDataStates.LOADING}/>
                    <CardList
                        theme={this.props.theme}
                        list={Immutable.fromJS(list)}
                        expandable={false}
                        expanded={true}
                        columns={this.state.numColumns}
                    />
                </Container>
            </TASection>
        );
    }
}

List.propTypes = {
    theme: PropTypes.object,
    item: PropTypes.object,
    pathname: PropTypes.string.isRequired,
    breadcrumbs: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
    controls: PropTypes.array.isRequired,
    menuItems: PropTypes.array.isRequired
};

List.contextTypes = {
    router: PropTypes.object.isRequired
};

export default List;

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


NORTH RD, London, N7 9EW.
A Haines is a GP who gives medical advice to ill and injured patients. A Haines is based in North Road, London - see map for location of North Road.
Share your experience of A Haines with thousands of people each day.
A Haines is in North Road, London. You can view a list of neighbouring businesses by going to the North Road page.
This map shows the approximate location of A Haines in North Road.
Note: the pin is positioned at the postcode centre, and may not correspond with the precise location of NORTH RD.


This section of our course is devoted to the dilemmas of building Nation-states in the Post-colonial World.
One of the challenges of this part of the course is that it is so difficult to nail down that portion of the world that is not "liberal" (what we used to call the First World) or "Leninist" (old Second World). There is a good reason why this is so. What we often refer to as the "developing world" or the "Third World" is a vast array of different types of countries and civilizations. On the one hand, Americans tend to ignore the fact that there are highly developed states outside of the western world, such as Brazil (just consider the North's disparagement of this advanced country's Olympics: READ). On the other hand, there are fantastically poor states, such as Chad and Sudan. In this sense, there is not unified entity we can call the Third World.
My solution to this challenge is to focus on a specific category of states that have at least one thing in common: the experience of having been colonies of European powers. This approach has a distinctive benefit. Many of the major crises in the world today are the result of European colonialism, including Iraq, Syria, and Afghanistan.
Initial reflections on the contradictions between two ideal types: tradition and modernity.
Today's Assumption: People in the West frequently denigrate the inhabitants of more traditional cultures. Yet, the norms and institutions of traditional society are as rational as those of modern society.
FILM: Monday, March 26 (DBT216) and Tuesday, March 27 (DBT140): 7:00 p.m.
Reflections on the brutal and paradoxical consequences of colonial empires.
Today's Assumption: In this lecture, I will focus on colonialism's role as an external instrument of change. Whether we are talking about the realization of Napoleon's imperial ambitions in Europe or Europe's colonization of most of Africa and Asia one century later, many fundamental changes in political identity are introduced from outside. Even after these colonial powers leave, their impact will be felt for decades and perhaps even centuries thereafter. For example, contemporary conflicts in the Middle East are directly related to the experience of colonization.
Assignment: As you read the following essays, ask yourself whether and in what way the politics of Iraq, Afghanistan, Syria, and Pakistan would have been different without the intrusion of western powers, such as Great Britain and France.
Would they be stable states today? Or, in view of their fractured histories, is this question nonsensical? Are they currently nation-states? If not, can they be transformed into viable nation-states today?
Is this poem an example of satire or imperial pride?
Reflections on the sensible logic of peasant society.
Today's Assumption: There are more peasants in the world than any other social group. The organization of peasant societies makes more sense than we might imagine. It relies upon a conception of reality known as the "limited good." The "limited good" is neither good nor bad. It is simple one way of looking at the world.
Assignment: Read George Foster's seminal article and the newspaper piece below and ask yourself what the advantages and disadvantages of peasant society would be.
Then, read about the massive migration of peasants from the land into the cities, a quintessential example of the conflict between traditional and modern societies.
For this discussion section, you should read at least the first half of Carolina Maria de Jesus, Child of the Dark. De Jesus's story is painfully revealing. As you read it, try to imagine what you could have if you were in her shoes. Keep in mind that Carolina Maria was a living, breathing human being, just like you; she had nothing–often not even food in her stomach–and she somehow managed to write this incredible diary.
Carolina Maria de Jesus, Child of the Dark.Discussion theme: What does it mean to be poor?
Assignment: The poor are more capable of recognizing "the world as it really is" (i.e., the truth) than we are. What can this statement possibly mean?
Reflections on a global problem—poverty—and its implications for life, society, and politics.
Today's Assumption: Being poor is a way of life for most people in the world. No student at the University of Notre Dame should be indifferent to the plight of the poor, especially while living on one of the most conspicuously affluent campuses in the world! In addition, poverty is not only a problem for other peoples. It is a problem for American society as well because it is deeply embedded in our society, indeed much more than in any other modern industrial democracy.
Carolina Maria de Jesus, Child of the Dark. Finish the book.
Gapminder: Look HERE for some of some very cool sources of information. Gapminder is like an interactive game designed to take you through every piece of comparative data (e.g., literacy rates) that I will discuss today. For some of the countries, you can even manipulate it over time, going back hundreds of years. I could play around with this device all evening.
Reflections on the different forms of authoritarian government: Big men with big guns, big appetites, and big mouths.
Today's Assumption: Western policymakers frequently rationalize life under dictatorial regimes (e.g., Saudi Arabia) as a political necessity. But cozying up to dictators is risky. Can we confidently say that we are the best judges of necessity, especially when we are talking about the quality of other people's lives? We sometimes forget or ignore the fact–tragically–that ordinary people must live under these regimes.
Assignment: As you read about these regimes, ask yourself these questions: 1) Why would people support them? 2) How can the autocrats live with themselves after doing terrible things to stay in power? and 3) What should we do with them after they are no longer in power?
Paragraph Assignment. Based on your reading of the Boff interview, please respond to the following question: Can Notre Dame be a fully Catholic institution and not practice liberation theology? Be sure to address what it would mean to practice liberation theology.
I am the director of the Nanovic Institute. We do everything "European" at Notre Dame and then we send you to Europe!
World Politics 2018 © 2019 All Rights Reserved.


Hi, I am having a hard time installing the plugins for the multipurpose blog pro theme. I am very new to this so I am not sure how to log into my site via FTP as per the second step of the installation guide. Please, how do I go about this step?


A shining example of this was when Arc-Tech (Scotland) Ltd, who have worked on flagship projects across Scotland, were commissioned to be the main M & E contractor at the Hawkshead Centre. The contract was carried out in a tough 40-week period on time, and on budget, and this was attributed to the products and the support received from the Pegler.
VSH Tectite push-fit system, by Pegler, was chosen as the preferred solution for this particular project for its credentials and ability to be easily connected. Its heat free technology ensures a clean and speedy installation of the system whilst the complementary valves provided the completed services with greater efficiency and control.
The VSH Tectite system, combined with the entire integrated piping system, ensured a clean installation as the product negates the need for any solder or flux. No hot works permit is required due to its heat free nature and full training from the Pegler team was given to all installers to ensure the products were installed correctly and that the efficiencies of time and labour were realised.


text:
Previous / Next Article
First unit installed at Stvanice in Prague, Czech Republic
Installation of the first unit began in January 2018 with full commissioning in March 2018 and performance testing completed in July 2018.
Mavel has successfully installed, tested and commissioned the first of three units at the Stvanice hydroelectric plant on the river Vltava in Prague, the capital of the Czech Republic.
The output of the new double regulated Kaplan "S" turbine exceeded guaranteed values by more than 25 per cent, the Czech-based water-to-wire supplier announced on 8 August. Prior to refurbishment the maximum power per unit was 1.6 MW. Mavel's contract mandated a guaranteed output of 1.75 MW. The new turbine reached 2.1 MW before output was reduced owing to the capacity limitations of the existing generator. Installation of the first unit began in January this year, with full commissioning in March and performance testing completed in July. Installation of the second unit is expected to be completed in September with the third and final unit to be commissioned in May 2019.
Mavel is carrying out the complete rehabilitation of the plant, including mechanical and hydraulic design, replacement of three horizontal turbines, refurbishment of generators, supply of a control system and all related civil work, under an engineering, procurement and construction (EPC) contract awarded by Czech water management authority Povodi Vltavy in August 2017 (see H&D Issue 3, 2017). Stvanice was commissioned in 1914 before being decommissioned in 1972. The plant was then renovated and brought back into operation in 1987 but the efficiency of three 'S' Kaplan turbines at the renovated plant, which operate with a flow capacity of 44 m3/s under an head of just less than four m, have since declined while the operator has seen increasing problems with the bearings. Using computational fluid dynamics (CFD) modelling, Mavel said it had found that reversing the rotational direction of the turbine would maximize the energy potential and minimize losses in the inlet and draft tube. Mavel developed a new hydraulic design for the turbine customized for the specific hydraulic parameters and requirements of the plant. The first of the new four-blade horizontal Kaplan turbines, with a runner diameter of 3400 mm, was installed with a counterclockwise rotational direction. The solution allowed for the use of the existing generators, which were refurbished and also adapted for the directional change.
Deadline approaching: Project Management Consultant sought for Pakistan's 300 MW Balakot project
Pakhtunkhwa Energy Development Organization (PEDO) seeks to recruit an experienced engineering consultancy firm as project management consultant to assist with the development of the Balakot hydropower project in Pakistan's northwestern province of Khyber Pakhtunkhwa. Expressions of interest are sought by 29 July.
Lead equity investor secured for pumped-storage project in Montana, USA
Absaroka Energy has secured equity investment capital from fund manager Copenhagen Infrastructure Partners for the construction of the Gordon Butte pumped-storage hydro plant.
Consultant services sought for Pro-Hydro Programme in DRC
The Ministry of Energy and Water Resources (MinERH) of the Democratic Republic of Congo invites bids by 29 July in two separate post-qualification tenders for management consulting services and technical, environmental and social consulting services for the country's Pro-Hydro Programme.
Lenders' technical advisor sought for Lesotho Highland Water Project Phase 2
The Lesotho Highland Water Project Phase 2 is being co-financed by the AFDB and is a bi-national project between the governments of Lesotho and South Africa.
Andritz to modernize Nurek in Tajikistan
Bids were invited in late 2017 for the full rehabilitation of the 3015 MW Nurek scheme.


text:
Axis camera driver for ROS
==========================

This ROS_ package provides an `Axis network camera`_ driver, written in Python. It provides both a ROS API (via ROS topics and parameters) and Python API (which can be used without having ROS at all).

Please see the documentation located here:

http://wiki.ros.org/axis_camera (ROS API)

http://docs.ros.org/indigo/api/axis_camera/html/ (Python API)

.. _`Axis network camera`: http://www.axis.com/products/video/camera/index.htm
.. _`axis_camera`: http://ros.org/wiki/axis_camera
.. _ROS: http://ros.org


text:
Beata Fido (ur. 2 listopada 1967 w Krakowie) – polska aktorka teatralna, filmowa i telewizyjna.

Życiorys

Wczesne lata
Urodziła się i wychowała w Krakowie, gdzie uczęszczała do I Liceum Ogólnokształcącego im. Bartłomieja Nowodworskiego. W 1990 ukończyła studia w Państwowej Wyższej Szkoły Teatralnej im. Ludwika Solskiego w Krakowie.

Kariera
W latach 1991–2000 mieszkała w Stanach Zjednoczonych, gdzie grała w tamtejszych teatrach. Zadebiutowała rolą Anastasii w sztuce Matthew Ramsaya The Best Western (data premiery: 25 lipca 1991) w reżyserii Russela Mutha w zespole teatralnym Bowman Ensemble w Baltimore w stanie Maryland. W 1996 za rolę Sety Tomasian w przedstawieniu Beast on the Moon na scenie Purple Rose Theater Co., prowadzonym przez Jeffa Danielsa, odebrała swoją pierwszą nagrodę aktorską Theater Excellence Award przyznaną przez Detroit Free Press.

Wystąpiła na szklanym ekranie jako pani Rogozinski w operze mydlanej CBS Guiding Light (1996). Po powrocie do Polski można ją było dostrzec w popularnych serialach takich jak: Pensjonat pod Różą (2004), Klan (2005), Kryminalni (2006), M jak miłość (2007), Plebania (2009), Ojciec Mateusz (2009), Popiełuszko. Wolność jest w nas (2009−2013), Rodzinka.pl (2012) czy Lekarze (2014). Wystąpiła także w filmach: Karol. Człowiek, który został papieżem (2004) jako siostra Maksencja, Popiełuszko. Wolność jest w nas (2009) w roli siostry Krystyny czy w Matka Teresa od kotów (2010) jako nauczycielka Marcina.

Występowała w spektaklach telewizyjnych: Kwatera Bożych Pomyleńców (2008), Psie Głowy (2009), Totus Tuus (2016), Wojna – moja miłość (2017), Ostatni hrabia. Edward Bernard Raczyński (2018), List z tamtego świata (2018), Dołęga-Mostowicz. Kiedy zamykam oczy (2019).

W 2014 wystąpiła w filmie dokumentalnym Danusia opowiadającym o historii pierwszego w Polsce udanego przeszczepienia nerki, którego w 1966 dokonali profesorowie Jan Nielubowicz i Tadeusz Orłowski. W 2016 zagrała w filmie muzycznym Wesele w kruchej chacie.

W filmie Smoleńsk (2016) została zaangażowana do głównej roli dziennikarki Niny, prowadzącej śledztwo w sprawie katastrofy, za którą w 2017 otrzymała Węża w kategorii "Najgorsza rola żeńska".

W serialu Komisarz Alex gra policjantkę wracającą z USA – komisarz Martę Grabską. Wcieliła się w postać Darii Partyki w emitowanym w 2010 i od 2013 serialu telewizyjnym Blondynka. W serialu Leśniczówka zagrała Magdę Ździebłowską, córkę doktor Czesi (granej przez Annę Seniuk). Wcieliła się także w postać prokurator Małgorzaty Sawickiej w serialu Archiwista. Można ją zobaczyć także w serialach: Wojenne dziewczyny (2017, 2018) i epizodycznie w serialu Barwy szczęścia.

Życie prywatne
Związana jest z Janem Marią Tomaszewskim, konsultantem ds. obyczajowych filmu Smoleńsk, kuzynem Jarosława Kaczyńskiego.

Kariera zawodowa

Filmografia

Przypisy

Bibliografia

Absolwenci Akademii Sztuk Teatralnych im. Stanisława Wyspiańskiego w Krakowie
Ludzie urodzeni w Krakowie
Polskie aktorki telewizyjne
Polskie aktorki filmowe
Polskie aktorki teatralne
Polskie aktorki radiowe
Urodzeni w 1967

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaWikipedia


text:
puppyoverload
=============

###About
The internet's a stressful place. De-stress with Puppy Overload! The bookmarklet gets rid of all the content on your page to make room for endless pictures of lab puppies.

###Installation
Download it from the Chrome Web Store [here](https://chrome.google.com/webstore/detail/puppy-overload/jdgnnbkkejnolpimodbifmlchcppgpoe)!

###Usage
Once it's installed, click on the paw icon when you want puppy overload!


text:
<?xml version="1.0" ?>
<template encoding-version="1.0">
  <description></description>
  <groupId>a17a0962-015a-1000-0663-4ac37b2e0d34</groupId>
  <name>OPC UA Service Template</name>
  <snippet>
    <connections>
      <id>a202cfaa-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</id>
      <parentGroupId>a17a0962-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</parentGroupId>
      <backPressureDataSizeThreshold>1 GB</backPressureDataSizeThreshold>
      <backPressureObjectThreshold>10000</backPressureObjectThreshold>
      <destination>
        <groupId>a17a0962-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</groupId>
        <id>a2063b4e-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</id>
        <type>PROCESSOR</type>
      </destination>
      <flowFileExpiration>0 sec</flowFileExpiration>
      <labelIndex>1</labelIndex>
      <name></name>
      <selectedRelationships>Success</selectedRelationships>
      <source>
        <groupId>a17a0962-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</groupId>
        <id>a1f40d13-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</id>
        <type>PROCESSOR</type>
      </source>
      <zIndex>0</zIndex>
    </connections>
    <connections>
      <id>a2069066-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</id>
      <parentGroupId>a17a0962-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</parentGroupId>
      <backPressureDataSizeThreshold>1 GB</backPressureDataSizeThreshold>
      <backPressureObjectThreshold>10000</backPressureObjectThreshold>
      <destination>
        <groupId>a17a0962-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</groupId>
        <id>a202a84e-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</id>
        <type>PROCESSOR</type>
      </destination>
      <flowFileExpiration>0 sec</flowFileExpiration>
      <labelIndex>1</labelIndex>
      <name></name>
      <selectedRelationships>splits</selectedRelationships>
      <source>
        <groupId>a17a0962-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</groupId>
        <id>a2063b4e-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</id>
        <type>PROCESSOR</type>
      </source>
      <zIndex>0</zIndex>
    </connections>
    <controllerServices>
      <id>a1f483b8-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</id>
      <parentGroupId>a17a0962-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</parentGroupId>
      <comments></comments>
      <descriptors>
        <entry>
          <key>Endpoint URL</key>
          <value>
            <name>Endpoint URL</name>
          </value>
        </entry>
        <entry>
          <key>Security Policy</key>
          <value>
            <name>Security Policy</name>
          </value>
        </entry>
        <entry>
          <key>Certificate for Server application</key>
          <value>
            <name>Certificate for Server application</name>
          </value>
        </entry>
        <entry>
          <key>Application Name</key>
          <value>
            <name>Application Name</name>
          </value>
        </entry>
      </descriptors>
      <name>StandardOPCUAService</name>
      <properties>
        <entry>
          <key>Endpoint URL</key>
          <value>opc.tcp://192.168.189.10:49320</value>
        </entry>
        <entry>
          <key>Security Policy</key>
          <value>Basic128Rsa15</value>
        </entry>
        <entry>
          <key>Certificate for Server application</key>
        </entry>
        <entry>
          <key>Application Name</key>
          <value>NifiOPC</value>
        </entry>
      </properties>
      <state>ENABLED</state>
      <type>com.kentender.nifi.nifi_opcua_services.StandardOPCUAService</type>
    </controllerServices>
    <processors>
      <id>a1f40d13-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</id>
      <parentGroupId>a17a0962-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</parentGroupId>
      <position>
        <x>7.0</x>
        <y>0.0</y>
      </position>
      <config>
        <bulletinLevel>WARN</bulletinLevel>
        <comments></comments>
        <concurrentlySchedulableTaskCount>1</concurrentlySchedulableTaskCount>
        <descriptors>
          <entry>
            <key>OPC UA Service</key>
            <value>
              <identifiesControllerService>com.kentender.nifi.nifi_opcua_services.OPCUAService</identifiesControllerService>
              <name>OPC UA Service</name>
            </value>
          </entry>
          <entry>
            <key>Recursive Depth</key>
            <value>
              <name>Recursive Depth</name>
            </value>
          </entry>
          <entry>
            <key>Starting Node</key>
            <value>
              <name>Starting Node</name>
            </value>
          </entry>
          <entry>
            <key>Print Indentation</key>
            <value>
              <name>Print Indentation</name>
            </value>
          </entry>
        </descriptors>
        <executionNode>ALL</executionNode>
        <lossTolerant>false</lossTolerant>
        <penaltyDuration>30 sec</penaltyDuration>
        <properties>
          <entry>
            <key>OPC UA Service</key>
            <value>a1f483b8-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</value>
          </entry>
          <entry>
            <key>Recursive Depth</key>
            <value>0</value>
          </entry>
          <entry>
            <key>Starting Node</key>
            <value>ns=2;s=Simulation Examples.Functions</value>
          </entry>
          <entry>
            <key>Print Indentation</key>
            <value>Yes</value>
          </entry>
        </properties>
        <runDurationMillis>0</runDurationMillis>
        <schedulingPeriod>500 ms</schedulingPeriod>
        <schedulingStrategy>TIMER_DRIVEN</schedulingStrategy>
        <yieldDuration>1 sec</yieldDuration>
      </config>
      <name>GetNodeIds</name>
      <relationships>
        <autoTerminate>true</autoTerminate>
        <name>Failure</name>
      </relationships>
      <relationships>
        <autoTerminate>false</autoTerminate>
        <name>Success</name>
      </relationships>
      <style></style>
      <type>com.kentender.nifi.nifi_opcua_bundle.GetNodeIds</type>
    </processors>
    <processors>
      <id>a202a84e-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</id>
      <parentGroupId>a17a0962-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</parentGroupId>
      <position>
        <x>0.0</x>
        <y>443.0</y>
      </position>
      <config>
        <bulletinLevel>WARN</bulletinLevel>
        <comments></comments>
        <concurrentlySchedulableTaskCount>4</concurrentlySchedulableTaskCount>
        <descriptors>
          <entry>
            <key>OPC UA Service</key>
            <value>
              <identifiesControllerService>com.kentender.nifi.nifi_opcua_services.OPCUAService</identifiesControllerService>
              <name>OPC UA Service</name>
            </value>
          </entry>
        </descriptors>
        <executionNode>ALL</executionNode>
        <lossTolerant>false</lossTolerant>
        <penaltyDuration>30 sec</penaltyDuration>
        <properties>
          <entry>
            <key>OPC UA Service</key>
            <value>a1f483b8-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</value>
          </entry>
        </properties>
        <runDurationMillis>0</runDurationMillis>
        <schedulingPeriod>0 sec</schedulingPeriod>
        <schedulingStrategy>TIMER_DRIVEN</schedulingStrategy>
        <yieldDuration>1 sec</yieldDuration>
      </config>
      <name>GetValue</name>
      <relationships>
        <autoTerminate>true</autoTerminate>
        <name>FAILURE</name>
      </relationships>
      <relationships>
        <autoTerminate>true</autoTerminate>
        <name>Success</name>
      </relationships>
      <style></style>
      <type>com.kentender.nifi.nifi_opcua_bundle.GetValue</type>
    </processors>
    <processors>
      <id>a2063b4e-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</id>
      <parentGroupId>a17a0962-015a-1000-0000-000000000000</parentGroupId>
      <position>
        <x>8.0</x>
        <y>214.0</y>
      </position>
      <config>
        <bulletinLevel>WARN</bulletinLevel>
        <comments></comments>
        <concurrentlySchedulableTaskCount>1</concurrentlySchedulableTaskCount>
        <descriptors>
          <entry>
            <key>Line Split Count</key>
            <value>
              <name>Line Split Count</name>
            </value>
          </entry>
          <entry>
            <key>Maximum Fragment Size</key>
            <value>
              <name>Maximum Fragment Size</name>
            </value>
          </entry>
          <entry>
            <key>Header Line Count</key>
            <value>
              <name>Header Line Count</name>
            </value>
          </entry>
          <entry>
            <key>Header Line Marker Characters</key>
            <value>
              <name>Header Line Marker Characters</name>
            </value>
          </entry>
          <entry>
            <key>Remove Trailing Newlines</key>
            <value>
              <name>Remove Trailing Newlines</name>
            </value>
          </entry>
        </descriptors>
        <executionNode>ALL</executionNode>
        <lossTolerant>false</lossTolerant>
        <penaltyDuration>30 sec</penaltyDuration>
        <properties>
          <entry>
            <key>Line Split Count</key>
            <value>1</value>
          </entry>
          <entry>
            <key>Maximum Fragment Size</key>
          </entry>
          <entry>
            <key>Header Line Count</key>
            <value>0</value>
          </entry>
          <entry>
            <key>Header Line Marker Characters</key>
          </entry>
          <entry>
            <key>Remove Trailing Newlines</key>
            <value>true</value>
          </entry>
        </properties>
        <runDurationMillis>0</runDurationMillis>
        <schedulingPeriod>0 sec</schedulingPeriod>
        <schedulingStrategy>TIMER_DRIVEN</schedulingStrategy>
        <yieldDuration>1 sec</yieldDuration>
      </config>
      <name>SplitText</name>
      <relationships>
        <autoTerminate>true</autoTerminate>
        <name>failure</name>
      </relationships>
      <relationships>
        <autoTerminate>true</autoTerminate>
        <name>original</name>
      </relationships>
      <relationships>
        <autoTerminate>false</autoTerminate>
        <name>splits</name>
      </relationships>
      <style></style>
      <type>org.apache.nifi.processors.standard.SplitText</type>
    </processors>
  </snippet>
  <timestamp>03/07/2017 08:08:34 CST</timestamp>
</template>


Winter is here and the weather is changing day by day. As the colder, darker nights draw in, it is time to check your car is Winter ready. Here at Andover Car Service we understand how important your car is to you, and we want to make sure it stays in tip top condition this Winter. We can offer a variety of services to insure this is the case, give us a call today to discuss your needs on 01264 366565.
We can offer free battery testing, winter health checks, general servicing, bulb and wiper checks and replacements plus much, much more. Cold weather can create problems for every part of your car – from the battery right through to the rubber door and window seals.
We recommend a Bosch Car Service winter check to make sure you do not get caught out in the cold. With the aid of the latest diagnostic equipment we check that a whole range of vehicle components are in proper working order and ready for the winter. This does not just reduce the risk of accidents on icy roads, but also the likelihood of annoying breakdowns on winter journeys.
• Snow chains – to keep the vehicle moving even in extreme winter conditions.
• Jump leads – to deal with starting problems or to help others.
• Drive with your lights on even during the day.
• Wipe all the ice and snow off all windows and mirrors before starting off.
• Clean the headlamps at regular intervals.
• Only use the rear fog light if visibility drops below 50m.
• Make sure wiper blades are in good condition.
• Place covers over the windshield and rear window of your vehicle when parked.
• The police can fine you if your car roof or windscreen is covered in snow.
• Our battery test can tell us almost instantly if you need a new battery.
• Our Bosch batteries are covered by a 4 year warranty.
• We sell a massive range of Bosch Wipers, and we don't charge fitting.
• The number 1 reason in the UK for a breakdown is a flat battery.


text:
Industry professionals asked to help change the image of tourism
Technology / Tourism /
Australian tourism industry professionals are being asked to participate in a new World Travel & Tourism Council (WTTC) campaign to help change the perception of a career in the sector.
People are being asked to create their own 15 second videos to explain why they love working in tourism.
The campaign comes on the back of new research from WTTC*, which shows that tourism holds opportunities for job creation to address the youth unemployment and gender inequality issues faced by countries across the world. The findings show that the sector employs nearly double the proportion of young people in Australia (20.3%) compared with the workforce as a whole (11.6%). Tourism also employs a higher proportion of women - 66% of tourism industry workers are women compared with 45.7% across all employment in the country.
However, serious challenges have been identified, when it comes to the understanding and profile of the sector amongst undergraduates**.
As WTTC President and Chief Executive David Scowsill explains, many people need to be persuaded to consider tourism as a career option.
Scowsill states "tourism helps transport people to all corners of the world, immerse them in different cultures and experiences and provides a livelihood to millions worldwide. It's a fantastic Industry to work in but we need to increase awareness of career opportunities. Graduates need to be moved away from always only considering banking or finance or law as careers with opportunities for progression and security and see ... tourism as an excellent career option. We believe this campaign can play its part in doing that".
Scowsill emphasises the idea behind the campaign is to increase information, clarity and visibility of tourism careers, adding "tourism offers work-life balance, international opportunities, travel and good benefits. But we need people to realise this. People in the ... tourism Industry have a great thing in common....we love travel! So there are no better people to sell the sector and be brand ambassadors to help shift perceptions.
"Tourism's flexible nature, requirement for skilled and unskilled staff, entrepreneurial spirit and strong growth prospects means the sector has a significantly higher youth and female employment rate, than the overall labour market.
"Tourism provides a way to overcome the issue of youth unemployment, which undermines young people's futures and the economy's overall growth potential. The sector also thrives on entrepreneurship and offers prospects for self-employment for women, which are less accessible in other sectors".
In the video, people are being asked to answer one of the following questions:
1. How or why did you decide to start a career in the tourism industry?
2. What has been the most fulfilling (or inspiring) moment in your tourism career?
3. Who has been most influential to you in your tourism career?
4. Why would you recommend a career in tourism to someone?
5. How has a career in tourism affected/changed your life?
The videos then need to be uploaded to Instagram, tagging @WTandTC and hashtagging #TourismMatters for a chance to win a prize.
A first prize of US$1,000 and runners up prizes of US$500 and US$250 will be awarded by WTTC to spend on a travel event of the winner's choosing.
Ian Swain, President and Chief Executive of Swain Destinations has already kicked off the Instagram campaign, demonstrating career opportunities in the industry. Click here to view his contribution.
Click here to view YouTube video explaining the campaign in more detail.
To view all submitted videos, search #TourismMatters on Instagram. To see all WTTC videos, go to www.instagram.com/wtandtc
WTTC is providing footage (rights-free worldwide) that can be used in support of news reports on the economic impact of tourism and related topics for anyone wishing to make video reports for any broadcast medium including TV and the internet. It is accessible through the WTTC website at www.wttc.org/news-media/videos
The 2014 Economic Impact reports for 184 countries and 24 geographic and economic regions of the world is now available at www.wttc.org/research
The World Travel & Tourism Council is the global authority on the economic and social contribution of travel and tourism. It promotes sustainable growth for the industry, working with governments and international institutions to create jobs, to drive exports and to generate prosperity.
*Gender Equality and Youth Employment in Travel & Tourism, WTTC - www.wttc.org/research/policy-research/gender-equality-and-youth-employment-travel-tourism/
** Human Capital Report, WTTC - www.wttc.org/research/policy-research/human-capital-research/
9th April 2013 - WORLD TRAVEL & TOURISM COUNCIL TO CALL FOR IMPROVED ENVIRONMENTAL SUSTAINABILITY IN TOURISM
8th September 2011 - TOURISM NEEDS LABOUR AND SKILLS
Myzone is the industry's leading wearable technology solution. Myzone's wearable products show and reward effort when you work out. It displays accurate real-time heart rate, calories, and…
Fitness / Sport / Technology / Wellness
PathMinder
PathMinder Pty Ltd have partnered with AllUser Industries srl to bring Europe's most advanced high security portals to the Australian and New Zealand markets. AllUser Industries started to…
Access / Fitness / Recreation / Security
Life Fitness Cardio Life Fitness Strength Hammer Strength Group Cycling Rowers Certified Refurbished Freeweights Benches & Racks Flooring Life Fitness is the global leader in the fitness…
Fitness / Recreation / Technology / Wellness
HQH FITNESS
HQH Fitness is an international company that specialises in improving the health, fitness and wellness of people everywhere. We are the South Pacific distributors for Total Gym/GRAVITY Education and…
Neptune Benson
Neptune Benson is a manufacturer of high quality water filtration and disinfection products for the recreational, industrial, and municipal water markets. With more than 20,000 installations…
Aquatics / Design / Recreation
BODY BIKE AUSTRALIA
BODY BIKE® International is a leading manufacturer of indoor bikes with a 20-year track record of creating the best indoor bikes. Stay connected with Body Bike Australia…
IEDM
iEDM integrate Design, Engineering and Delivery Management services to convert existing spaces into exciting new entertainment venues. Our team consists of highly qualified professionals with diverse…
Consultants / Design
Hadley/Series Australia Pty Ltd
Hadley Australia and Series Australia Pty Ltd are the leading quality theatre chair manufacturers in the southern hemisphere. The businesses work closely with architects, interior designers and…
Arts / Culture / Design / Entertainment / Venues


Lock in a great price for Residenza Kastrum – rated 9.5 by recent guests!
Owner Claudia met us at the door. Very friendly and helpful. Gave us good orientation to the residence, roof top terrace, the neighborhood, and surrounding city. and for great restaurants. We also enjoyed the self serve breakfast that had meat, cheese, bread, pastries, juice, coffee, etc. All very fresh. Our room was large, clean, with comfortable bed, Good wifi. Great location.
The room was cool , after being incredibly hot outside. The bed was very comfortable, the room was quiet. The location in Calgiari, was ideal.
Perfect is the first Word to use about this wonderful Place. The staff was excellent, the location was breathless, the room was a five star experience. The roof terrace was the best Place I have experienced in any hotel ever. Michele, the owner was dooing everything for his guests to feel welcome and comfortable. He is so dedicated and a wonderful person! This is a very small hotel With few rooms, that made everything even more special. Next time in Cagliari I will be back for sure. This Place is a number 1 hit! Don't miss it if you go to Cagliari.
An accomodation with a beautyfull view. Very spacious room.
good breakfast, very clean and cosy room, great location, marvelous view from the roof terrace, helpful and freindly staff, big room.
Location is great - in the heart of historical quarter, almost on the very top of the hill. Marvelous view from the roof terrace (accessible all the time). Very friendly and helpful staff. Big room with a lot of space. Silent neighborhood. The room is cleaned every day. Climate of old times. Very tasty breakfasts, although monotonous.
We had a wonderful time in " Residenza Kastrum". Stuff was really helpful and very nice. We had no problem when speaking english|(which was an issue in other parts of Sardine. We were able to leave our luggage after we left room and came back for luggage in the evening. Very useful option when having plane late. Futhermore you can have a breakfast on the roof having view to the bay and all Cagliary. If I am back in Sardine I am definetly coming back to " Residenza Kastrum".
Location. Elegant room design. Wonderful bathroom. Nice top roof terrace wit amazing views.
Room was very spacious and cozy with a nice bathroom. Views from the room were excellent.
One of our top picks in Cagliari.Located in Cagliari's Castello quarter, Residenza Kastrum offers free Wi-Fi and traditionally furnished accommodations with a private bathroom. A shared rooftop terrace with views of the sea, Cagliari Cathedral and Poetto Beach is available.
Rooms at the Kastrum come with air conditioning, and some feature views of the Tyrrhenian Sea.
Breakfast ingredients for a self-service sweet breakfast are provided daily. It can be enjoyed on the sea-view terrace in fine weather.
Cagliari Cathedral is 500 feet from the property. Cagliari Port is a 15-minute walk away.
뀐 Located in the real heart of Cagliari, this property has an excellent location score of 9.7!
When would you like to stay at Residenza Kastrum?
Traditionally furnished accommodations with free WiFi, a private bathroom and air conditioning.
Some units can accommodate an extra bed.
Traditionally furnished accommodations with views of the Tyrrhenian Sea, suite features a living room equipped with a flat-screen satellite TV with internet access. A private bathroom comes with a bathtub and offers direct access to a terrace.
Residenza Kastrum is opened since 2006, and i'm managing by my own since 2009. Is the last floor panoramic flat, completely renew at the beginning of the '90.
Cagliari's old town is a mix of ancient churches, towers, and palaces. Enclosed by the old city walls, it's a treasure chest of museums home to medieval jewelry and Roman and Phoenician artifacts.
House Rules Residenza Kastrum takes special requests – add in the next step!
ATM card Residenza Kastrum accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.
Residenza Kastrum accepts these cards and reserves the right to temporarily hold an amount prior to arrival.
Please note the property has no reception. Therefore you are kindly asked to always let the property know your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking or contact the property.
A surcharge of € 5 per hour of lateness applies for arrivals between 21 and 24. All requests for late arrival are subject to confirmation by the property.
Please inform Residenza Kastrum of your expected arrival time in advance. You can use the Special Requests box when booking, or contact the property directly using the contact details in your confirmation.
Continental breakfast - typical for Italy and other southern countries, but I used to have more varied menu (I missed some vegetables). The meal was good and fresh, but everyday the same. Wi-fi practically does not work. Sound isolation from corridor is poor - one can hear every step outside the room and vice versa.
The best view from the rooftop terrace in Cagliari. Highly recommended.
Breakfast area space a bit limited. The residence is quite central however being at the Castello District (the highest point in Cagliari), one has to go uphill returning back.
Spacious room with TV area and comfortable bed. Wifi all around the residence. Michele was very friendly. He explained how to go about and gave us useful tips and suggestions. Nice rooftop area with breath-taking views of the Cagliari skyline.
Stunning accommodation with amazing roof terrace in the city center.


text:
Q: LocalStack fails for mocking send email endpoint through AWS SES SDK in Java I'm making use of LocalStack to mock AWS SES for testing. I'm making use of LocalStack through it's docker image. I've mocked AWS by overriding it's endpoint during AWS SES client creation:
AmazonSimpleEmailService client = AmazonSimpleEmailServiceClientBuilder.standard()
            .withEndpointConfiguration(new EndpointConfiguration(awsEndpoint, region))
            .withCredentials(awsCredentials)
            .build();

AWS CLI (atleast for SES) works correctly with LocalStack (by providing it the endpoint of LocalStack through the --endpoint-url parameter) when it comes to identity creation, listing and sending emails. However, the send email based SDK calls fail when hit programmatically through the Java based AWS SES SDK. Whenever such a call is made, LocalStack throws the following error:
2022-04-26T11:30:17.625:WARNING:localstack.utils.server.http2_server: Error in proxy handler for request POST http://localhost:4566/: object of type 'NoneType' has no len() Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/utils/server/http2_server.py", line 185, in index
    result = await run_sync(handler, request, data)
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/utils/asyncio.py", line 85, in run_sync
    return await loop.run_in_executor(thread_pool, copy_context().run, func_wrapped)
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/utils/threads.py", line 38, in run
    result = self.func(self.params, **kwargs)
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/utils/asyncio.py", line 30, in _run
    return fn(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/services/generic_proxy.py", line 972, in handler
    return modify_and_forward(
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/services/generic_proxy.py", line 516, in wrapper
    value = func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/services/generic_proxy.py", line 596, in modify_and_forward
    listener_result = listener.forward_request(
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/services/edge.py", line 178, in forward_request
    result = do_forward_request(api, method, path, data, headers, port=port)
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/services/edge.py", line 233, in do_forward_request
    result = do_forward_request_inmem(api, method, path, data, headers, port=port)
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/services/edge.py", line 257, in do_forward_request_inmem
    response = modify_and_forward(
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/services/generic_proxy.py", line 516, in wrapper
    value = func(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/services/generic_proxy.py", line 596, in modify_and_forward
    listener_result = listener.forward_request(
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/http/adapters.py", line 38, in forward_request
    response = self.request(request)
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/aws/proxy.py", line 42, in request
    response = self.skeleton.invoke(context)
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/aws/skeleton.py", line 153, in invoke
    return self.dispatch_request(context, instance)
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/aws/skeleton.py", line 165, in dispatch_request
    result = handler(context, instance) or {}
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/aws/forwarder.py", line 57, in _call
    return handler(context, req)
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/aws/skeleton.py", line 117, in __call__
    return self.fn(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/aws/api/core.py", line 95, in operation_marker
    return fn(*args, **kwargs)
  File "/opt/code/localstack/localstack/services/ses/provider.py", line 258, in send_raw_email
    message = ses_backend.send_raw_email(source, destinations, raw_data, context.region)
  File "/opt/code/localstack/.venv/lib/python3.8/site-packages/moto/ses/models.py", line 258, in send_raw_email
    recipient_count = len(destinations)
TypeError: object of type 'NoneType' has no len()

I'm not sure what exactly is causing the error. Note that the same send email based SDK call works perfectly with the real AWS. This is the source of my confusion and doubt : Why exactly is LocalStack behaving in this way? It mocks the send email call made through AWS CLI perfectly but fails to do so with AWS SES SDK based call. I'm using SES version 1 SDK from AWS. I hope you all can help me out with this doubt of mine.

A: I had the same issue on localstack:0.12.6 when upgraded to 0.14.3 it is working now.
Remember to verify the sender's email:
awslocal ses verify-email-identity --email-address sender@example.com