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from contextlib import contextmanager
from functools import wraps
import glob
import gzip
import http.server
import json
import logging
import os
import socketserver
import threading

from typing import Callable, Optional

from jax._src import traceback_util
traceback_util.register_exclusion(__file__)

from jax._src.lib import xla_bridge
from jax._src.lib import xla_client

_profiler_server: Optional[xla_client.profiler.ProfilerServer] = None

logger = logging.getLogger(__name__)

def start_server(port: int):
  """Starts the profiler server on port `port`.

  Using the "TensorFlow profiler" feature in `TensorBoard
  <https://www.tensorflow.org/tensorboard>`_ 2.2 or newer, you can
  connect to the profiler server and sample execution traces that show CPU,
  GPU, and/or TPU device activity.
  """
  global _profiler_server
  if _profiler_server is not None:
    raise ValueError("Only one profiler server can be active at a time.")

  # Make sure backends are initialized before creating a profiler
  # session. Otherwise on Cloud TPU, libtpu may not be initialized before
  # creating the tracer, which will cause the TPU tracer initialization to
  # fail and no TPU operations will be included in the profile.
  # NOTE(skyewm): I'm not sure this is necessary for start_server (is definitely
  # is for start_trace), but I'm putting it here to be safe.
  xla_bridge.get_backend()

  _profiler_server = xla_client.profiler.start_server(port)
  return _profiler_server

def stop_server():
  """Stops the running profiler server."""
  global _profiler_server
  if _profiler_server is None:
    raise ValueError("No active profiler server.")
  _profiler_server = None # Should destroy the profiler server

class _ProfileState:
  def __init__(self):
    self.profile_session = None
    self.log_dir = None
    self.create_perfetto_link = False
    self.create_perfetto_trace = False
    self.lock = threading.Lock()

_profile_state = _ProfileState()

def start_trace(log_dir, create_perfetto_link: bool = False,
                create_perfetto_trace: bool = False):
  """Starts a profiler trace.

  The trace will capture CPU, GPU, and/or TPU activity, including Python
  functions and JAX on-device operations. Use :func:`stop_trace` to end the trace
  and save the results to ``log_dir``.

  The resulting trace can be viewed with TensorBoard. Note that TensorBoard
  doesn't need to be running when collecting the trace.

  Only once trace may be collected a time. A RuntimeError will be raised if
  :func:`start_trace` is called while another trace is running.

  Args:
    log_dir: The directory to save the profiler trace to (usually the
      TensorBoard log directory).
    create_perfetto_link: A boolean which, if true, creates and prints link to
      the Perfetto trace viewer UI (https://ui.perfetto.dev). The program will
      block until the link is opened and Perfetto loads the trace.
    create_perfetto_trace: A boolean which, if true, additionally dumps a
      ``perfetto_trace.json.gz`` file that is compatible for upload with the
      Perfetto trace viewer UI (https://ui.perfetto.dev). The file will also be
      generated if ``create_perfetto_link`` is true. This could be useful if you
      want to generate a Perfetto-compatible trace without blocking the
      processs.
  """
  with _profile_state.lock:
    if _profile_state.profile_session is not None:
      raise RuntimeError("Profile has already been started. "
                         "Only one profile may be run at a time.")
    # Make sure backends are initialized before creating a profiler
    # session. Otherwise on Cloud TPU, libtpu may not be initialized before
    # creating the tracer, which will cause the TPU tracer initialization to
    # fail and no TPU operations will be included in the profile.
    xla_bridge.get_backend()

    _profile_state.profile_session = xla_client.profiler.ProfilerSession()
    _profile_state.create_perfetto_link = create_perfetto_link
    _profile_state.create_perfetto_trace = (
        create_perfetto_trace or create_perfetto_link)
    _profile_state.log_dir = log_dir

def _write_perfetto_trace_file(log_dir):
  # Navigate to folder with the latest trace dump to find `trace.json.jz`
  curr_path = os.path.abspath(log_dir)
  root_trace_folder = os.path.join(curr_path, "plugins", "profile")
  trace_folders = [os.path.join(root_trace_folder, trace_folder) for
      trace_folder in os.listdir(root_trace_folder)]
  latest_folder = max(trace_folders, key=os.path.getmtime)
  trace_jsons = glob.glob(os.path.join(latest_folder, "*.trace.json.gz"))
  if len(trace_jsons) != 1:
    raise ValueError(f"Invalid trace folder: {latest_folder}")
  trace_json, = trace_jsons

  logger.info("Loading trace.json.gz and removing its metadata...")
  # Perfetto doesn't like the `metadata` field in `trace.json` so we remove
  # it.
  # TODO(sharadmv): speed this up by updating the generated `trace.json`
  # to not include metadata if possible.
  with gzip.open(trace_json, "rb") as fp:
    trace = json.load(fp)
    del trace["metadata"]
  filename = "perfetto_trace.json.gz"
  perfetto_trace = os.path.join(latest_folder, filename)
  logger.info("Writing perfetto_trace.json.gz...")
  with gzip.open(perfetto_trace, "w") as fp:
    fp.write(json.dumps(trace).encode("utf-8"))
  return perfetto_trace

class _PerfettoServer(http.server.SimpleHTTPRequestHandler):
  """Handles requests from `ui.perfetto.dev` for the `trace.json`"""

  def end_headers(self):
    self.send_header('Access-Control-Allow-Origin', '*')
    return super().end_headers()

  def do_GET(self):
    self.server.last_request = self.path
    return super().do_GET()

  def do_POST(self):
    self.send_error(404, "File not found")

def _host_perfetto_trace_file(path):
  # ui.perfetto.dev looks for files hosted on `127.0.0.1:9001`. We set up a
  # TCP server that is hosting the `perfetto_trace.json.gz` file.
  port = 9001
  orig_directory = os.path.abspath(os.getcwd())
  directory, filename = os.path.split(path)
  try:
    os.chdir(directory)
    socketserver.TCPServer.allow_reuse_address = True
    with socketserver.TCPServer(('127.0.0.1', port), _PerfettoServer) as httpd:
      url = f"https://ui.perfetto.dev/#!/?url=http://127.0.0.1:{port}/{filename}"
      print(f"Open URL in browser: {url}")

      # Once ui.perfetto.dev acquires trace.json from this server we can close
      # it down.
      while httpd.__dict__.get('last_request') != '/' + filename:
        httpd.handle_request()
  finally:
    os.chdir(orig_directory)

def stop_trace():
  """Stops the currently-running profiler trace.

  The trace will be saved to the ``log_dir`` passed to the corresponding
  :func:`start_trace` call. Raises a RuntimeError if a trace hasn't been started.
  """
  with _profile_state.lock:
    if _profile_state.profile_session is None:
      raise RuntimeError("No profile started")
    _profile_state.profile_session.stop_and_export(_profile_state.log_dir)
    if _profile_state.create_perfetto_trace:
      abs_filename = _write_perfetto_trace_file(_profile_state.log_dir)
      if _profile_state.create_perfetto_link:
        _host_perfetto_trace_file(abs_filename)
    _profile_state.profile_session = None
    _profile_state.create_perfetto_link = False
    _profile_state.create_perfetto_trace = False
    _profile_state.log_dir = None

@contextmanager
def trace(log_dir, create_perfetto_link=False, create_perfetto_trace=False):
  """Context manager to take a profiler trace.

  The trace will capture CPU, GPU, and/or TPU activity, including Python
  functions and JAX on-device operations.

  The resulting trace can be viewed with TensorBoard. Note that TensorBoard
  doesn't need to be running when collecting the trace.

  Only once trace may be collected a time. A RuntimeError will be raised if a
  trace is started while another trace is running.

  Args:
    log_dir: The directory to save the profiler trace to (usually the
      TensorBoard log directory).
    create_perfetto_link: A boolean which, if true, creates and prints link to
      the Perfetto trace viewer UI (https://ui.perfetto.dev). The program will
      block until the link is opened and Perfetto loads the trace.
    create_perfetto_trace: A boolean which, if true, additionally dumps a
      ``perfetto_trace.json.gz`` file that is compatible for upload with the
      Perfetto trace viewer UI (https://ui.perfetto.dev). The file will also be
      generated if ``create_perfetto_link`` is true. This could be useful if you
      want to generate a Perfetto-compatible trace without blocking the
      processs.
  """
  start_trace(log_dir, create_perfetto_link, create_perfetto_trace)
  try:
    yield
  finally:
    stop_trace()

class TraceAnnotation(xla_client.profiler.TraceMe):
  """Context manager that generates a trace event in the profiler.

  The trace event spans the duration of the code enclosed by the context.

  For example:

  >>> x = jnp.ones((1000, 1000))
  >>> with jax.profiler.TraceAnnotation("my_label"):
  ...   result = jnp.dot(x, x.T).block_until_ready()

  This will cause a "my_label" event to show up on the trace timeline if the
  event occurs while the process is being traced.
  """
  pass

class StepTraceAnnotation(TraceAnnotation):
  """Context manager that generates a step trace event in the profiler.

  The step trace event spans the duration of the code enclosed by the context.
  The profiler will provide the performance analysis for each step trace event.

  For example, it can be used to mark training steps and enable the profiler to
  provide the performance analysis per step:

  >>> while global_step < NUM_STEPS:                                           # doctest: +SKIP
  ...   with jax.profiler.StepTraceAnnotation("train", step_num=global_step):  # doctest: +SKIP
  ...     train_step()                                                         # doctest: +SKIP
  ...     global_step += 1                                                     # doctest: +SKIP

  This will cause a "train xx" event to show up on the trace timeline if the
  event occurs while the process is being traced by TensorBoard. In addition,
  if using accelerators, the device trace timeline will also show a "train xx"
  event. Note that "step_num" can be set as a keyword argument to pass the
  global step number to the profiler.

  """

  def __init__(self, name: str, **kwargs):
    super().__init__(name, _r=1, **kwargs)

def annotate_function(func: Callable, name: Optional[str] = None,
                      **decorator_kwargs):
  """Decorator that generates a trace event for the execution of a function.

  For example:

  >>> @jax.profiler.annotate_function
  ... def f(x):
  ...   return jnp.dot(x, x.T).block_until_ready()
  >>>
  >>> result = f(jnp.ones((1000, 1000)))

  This will cause an "f" event to show up on the trace timeline if the
  function execution occurs while the process is being traced by TensorBoard.

  Arguments can be passed to the decorator via :py:func:`functools.partial`.

  >>> from functools import partial

  >>> @partial(jax.profiler.annotate_function, name="event_name")
  ... def f(x):
  ...   return jnp.dot(x, x.T).block_until_ready()

  >>> result = f(jnp.ones((1000, 1000)))
  """

  name = name or getattr(func, '__qualname__', None)
  name = name or func.__name__
  @wraps(func)
  def wrapper(*args, **kwargs):
    with TraceAnnotation(name, **decorator_kwargs):
      return func(*args, **kwargs)
    return wrapper
  return wrapper

def device_memory_profile(backend: Optional[str] = None) -> bytes:
  """Captures a JAX device memory profile as ``pprof``-format protocol buffer.

  A device memory profile is a snapshot of the state of memory, that describes the JAX
  :class:`jax.DeviceArray` and executable objects present in memory and their
  allocation sites.

  For more information how to use the device memory profiler, see
  :doc:`/device_memory_profiling`.

  The profiling system works by instrumenting JAX on-device allocations,
  capturing a Python stack trace for each allocation. The instrumentation is
  always enabled; :func:`device_memory_profile` provides an API to capture it.

  The output of :func:`device_memory_profile` is a binary protocol buffer that
  can be interpreted and visualized by the `pprof tool
  <https://github.com/google/pprof>`_.

  Args:
    backend: optional; the name of the JAX backend for which the device memory
      profile should be collected.

  Returns:
    A byte string containing a binary `pprof`-format protocol buffer.
  """
  return xla_client.heap_profile(xla_bridge.get_backend(backend))

def save_device_memory_profile(filename, backend: Optional[str] = None):
  """Collects a device memory profile and writes it to a file.

  :func:`save_device_memory_profile` is a convenience wrapper around :func:`device_memory_profile`
  that saves its output to a ``filename``. See the
  :func:`device_memory_profile` documentation for more information.

  Args:
    filename: the filename to which the profile should be written.
    backend: optional; the name of the JAX backend for which the device memory
      profile should be collected.
  """
  profile = device_memory_profile(backend)
  with open(filename, "wb") as f:
    f.write(profile)


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We recently had the opportunity to chat with country music's rising teenage duo CB30. They are super sweet, super adorable, and have catchy songs and harmonies to make the young girls swoon. Get to know them a little better right now!
CB30 is comprised of brothers Christian (17) and Brody (14) who were born and raised right here in Nashville. Growing up around music and guitars (dad and grandpa are musicians), the boys were inspired from a very early age. They started writing songs with their dad and it took off from there.
When asked what made them want to do music we're told "Seeing my dad do it, seeing Luke (Bryan) do it. Everyone around us does it, people we're close to. We love writing music. That's the life we live."
The brothers have a very special musical mentor that you may have heard of, country superstar Luke Bryan. They credit him for introducing them to some good people, including their current manager.
The boys have known Luke for years. Their dads band "The Lucky Bucks" opened for Luke Bryan at a show in Colarado. The two men developed a friendship over their love of music, fishing, and hunting. The boys have many happy memories of being on his farm. "He found out we sang and was like "What y'all sing how come I didn't know this sooner?". He's one of our biggest supporters." Christian
Luke has given CB30 some valuable advice, which they shared with us.
"He always says smile and do our thing. Just try to stay positive" says Brody.
"Most of his pointers are given on the boat when we're fishing or on the tree stand when we're hunting" confides Christian.
The boys wholeheartedly agree that Luke is super down to earth and supportive of new artists. What you see on American Idol or in his career is who he really is. "He's stayed humble and down to the ground his whole career. He's the same person as when he started" they tell us.
Other musical influences include Thomas Rhett, Bruno Mars, Justin Timberlake, and Ariana Grande (the last of whom we're told Brody has a major crush on).
The brothers recently signed with Buena Vista Records (Universal/Disney) and couldn't be more excited!
Being in a band with your brother we're told is cool, but as with all brothers they do admit to the occasional squabble.
"We fight sometimes, but mostly we have a good time" Brody admits.
"We don't fight music we fight stupid stuff like basketball and Fortnight" Christian adds.
The best part is always having someone there that has your back.
"It's fun if we go to after parties or award shows you don't have to be alone. You have a friend in all this" explains Christian.
When invited to sign with Buena Vista, the boys were so excited. "It was unbelievable. We didn't know what to expect or that it would happen so early. We're just thankful that people support our music and believe in us" exclaims Christian. He goes on to say "We're so young and we're just now getting in concrete the route we want to take." That has taken both the boys awhile to figure out their direction as long as their label. They have developed superstars Luke Bryan and Lady Antebellum, however those artists don't have the same target audience so the game plan had to be changed.
CB30 has been working with Radio Disney and are so thankful to them for all the support. "They are all so nice, we love them so much. It's such a great crew" gushes Brody. The two can't get over hearing their music on radio stations. The very first time was when Radio Disney Country played their first single "Marina" and the boys recall flipping out. Sirius XM played their single a few months back and the reaction was the same. "We had people sending us pictures from all over. We were freaking out" regales Christian.
The boys recently had the opportunity to attend the Radio Disney Music Awards, and had the best time! We're told the show was "super cool and super fun". They got to meet a lot of new artists including The Yodeling Boy, boy band "In Real Life", and an artist from the UK. They love meeting other artists their age, as it's great having people to hang out with that share their interests.
A few weeks ago Christian and Brody took part in their first official CMA Fest as a band. "It was so cool. Some of our friends from school came and our fans. It was a really cool experience to meet our fans in real life" exclaims Brody.
In addition to their performance at the Radio Disney Stage in Fan Fair X the boys did something special for the girls.
"We rented out this flower truck in Nashville "Amelia's Flower Truck". We parked it downtown CMA Fest, played some songs and handed out flowers with CB30 all over them. It was sweet."
Besides performing at the infamous music festival in Nashville, they had the opportunity to check out other artists performances, and especially enjoyed the Nissan Stadium shows.
The two believe that the main thing that sets them apart from other artists is their brotherly harmonies. Also, the fact that they are so young and doing country music.
You can check out CB30's brand new single "Like It's a Bad Thing" on all digital streaming platforms. Christian wrote the song with his dad and another songwriter. He tells us "It's about a girl and how you don't need to be perfect. Us guys really don't care what you look like as long as you have a good personality". When asked Christian says he can relate to the song, admitting "Obviously I like a pretty girl but if they are causing drama no. I need someone to hang out with for more than just their looks."
The boys are super stoked to be performing at the Wildhorse Saloon next month, and may be adding a few other shows as well. However, they share that the main focus right now is writing. Christian and Brody are hoping to put out another single within the next few months, and later on an EP. Good news for fans wanting more music from the brothers.
The boys share their end goal is to headline a tour. Growing up around Luke Bryan and seeing firsthand his live performance and other superstars it's no wonder. The reason they do music however is simple. "To make people happy. That it's not just another song on the radio, to inspire. Anything that makes a persons day better" shares Christian.
For more on CB30 you can check them out on all social media platforms @CB30Music!
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A nine-year-old boy was airlifted to hospital with serious head injuries after a road traffic collision.
The collision happened on Redbourn Road in Hemel Hempstead, near to the Maylands industrial park, at 1.48pm on Saturday.
For reasons unknown at this stage, a Grey Kia car was involved in a collision with the boy.
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The driver of the vehicle remained at the scene and was uninjured.
Police are now appealing for witnesses following the incident.
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'Motion Juncture' – Sheila Murphy.
on Mar 30, 2015 March 30, 2015
Motion Juncture by Sheila Murphy. Ink drawing on paper, treated digitally.
Sheila Murphy is the featured artist for Issue 13
Sheila Murphy was reared in the community of the University of Notre Dame, in South Bend, Indiana USA. Much of her formal education was in the State of Michigan, followed by additional learning in Arizona. She has lived all of her adult life, since age 25, in the greater Phoenix, Arizona area.
Murphy has strong ties to Australia, with family in the Sydney area, as well as a personal interest in Tasmania. She performed her poetry at the Brisbane Writers Festival in 1999 and has visited Australia on many other occasions.
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Milagros Socorro Morales (Maracaibo, 19 de marzo de 1960) es una periodista, escritora y profesora universitaria venezolana, ganadora del premio Nacional de Periodismo en el año 1999. En el 2018 recibió en La Haya el Premio Oxfam Novib/PEN por su labor en defensa de la libertad de expresión, frente a la amenaza y hostigamiento.

Biografía
Nació en Maracaibo, capital del estado Zulia, pero fue llevada a los pocos días a Machiques, pueblo de la Sierranía de Perijá, en la frontera entre Colombia y Venezuela. En esa zona ganadera en donde residía su familia, creció junto a sus tres hermanos hasta que tenía 15 años, cuando partió hacia a Maracaibo para continuar allá sus estudios. Entre 1980 y 1986 estudia la carrera de comunicación social en la Universidad del Zulia. En Maracaibo, una vez graduada se desempeña como docente de la Escuela de Comunicación Social de la Universidad del Zulia y funda y dirige la revista Babilonia.

Ya en Caracas inicia como columnista en el diario El Universal en el año 2000, en donde se mantiene hasta 2002. Ese mismo año pasa a integrar la plantilla del diario El Nacional, como columnista, entrevistadora y cronista, labores que desempeña entre febrero de 2002 y marzo de 2014. A partir de 2008 empieza a publicar sus crónicas en la revista mensual Climax. Entre noviembre de 2009 y febrero de 2015 fungió como periodista, traductora y directora de Código Venezuela y se desempeña como periodista independiente en diversos medios impresos, como la revista Exceso, el diario El Nacional y la revista Bigott.

Publicaciones
Como escritora, Socorro ha navegado por el cuento, el ensayo, el testimonio, la crónica y la semblanza.
 "El abrazo del tamarindo" (Alfaguara, 2008) / novela de ficción
 Serie "Greñas" (Alfaguara infantil, 2007) / Cuentos para niños
 "Vacas en las nubes" (Alfaguara infantil, 2007) / Cuentos para niños
 "Actos de salvajismo" (Random House Mondadori, 1999) / Relatos
 "Alfonso 'Chico' Carrasquel. Con la V en el pecho" (Fundarte, 1994) / No ficción
 "Una atmósfera de viaje" (Universidad del Zulia, 1989) / Relatos

Premios
 En 1999 es reconocida con el Premio Nacional de Periodismo, otorgado anualmente en Venezuela.
 En 1996 obtiene el premio de narrativa de la Bienal José Antonio Ramos Sucre, con su obra "Actos de salvajismo", publicada posteriormente en 1999.
 En 1994 obtiene el primer premio de crónica urbana del Diario de Caracas, con el texto "La Venus del Cafetal".
 En 1990 se alza con el premio de narrativa de la I Bienal Udón Pérez de la Universidad del Zulia, con su relato "Una atmósfera de viaje".

Referencias

Mujeres periodistas de Venezuela
Escritoras de Venezuela
Profesoras de Venezuela
Maracaiberos

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Shake Shack will open its doors to its newest, and 12th overall, Massachusetts location on Friday, October 28 at 11 a.m. The Shack will be part of WS Development's Derby Street Shops at 100 Derby Street (Suite 505) in Hingham, located near the center's iconic "The Woody Wall'' mural. Positioned halfway between Boston and Cape Cod, Derby Street is a premier destination with of-the-moment retailers and unique events; with 65 spots to shop and dine, Derby Street is an eclectic collection of local and national brands.
The Derby Street Shack will be open 11 a.m. to 9 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11 a.m. to 10 p.m. Friday and Saturday. The Shack will celebrate its opening day with a giveaway of specially designed Hingham-inspired Shake Shack merchandise for the first 100 guests, face-painting and glitter tattoos, courtesy of Art on the Spot, from 3 to 5 p.m., and live music from South Shore's own Aldous Collins Band from 4 to 6 p.m. Additionally, and as part of the company's larger mission to Stand for Something Good, Shake Shack will donate $1 to The Trustees of Reservations from every burger sold on opening day at the Derby Street Shack. The Trustees of Reservations is a nonprofit land conservation and historic preservation organization dedicated to preserving natural and historic places in Massachusetts.
"We are thrilled to open at the Derby Street Shops and be part of the greater South Shore community," says Andrew McCaughan, chief development officer of Shake Shack. "Massachusetts has welcomed us warmly over the years, and we are very excited to expand south of Boston to welcome even more locals and visitors alike to enjoy the Shack experience with this opening."
"We're honored to welcome Shake Shack to the South Shore and bring such a renowned restaurant into our mix of dining options. As a family destination, it's the perfect fit for our guests looking for a menu that both kids and adults will love. We can't wait for the community to experience the Derby Street Shack with all of its signature classics and special new items throughout the seasons," says Caroline Hessberg, general manager of Derby Street Shops.
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HAVERHILL Haverhill is a thriving and popular market town, the fastest growing in Suffolk, and is one of the most convenient towns for access to Cambridge (17 miles), London Stansted Airport (around 30 minutes drive) and the M11 corridor. There is a mainline rail station at Audley End (12 miles) direct in to London Liverpool Street.
Despite its excellent road links, Haverhill remains a relatively affordable place to buy and rent a property. Continuing private and public investment into the town to provides it with growing residential, commercial and leisure facilities.
Current facilities include High Street shopping with a popular twice weekly market, out of town shopping, public houses, cafes, restaurants, social clubs and hotels, a well-respected 18 hole golf course, a comprehensive nursery and schooling system, a well used sports centre with all weather pitches, gymnasia, churches of various denominations and much more. The town centre is attracting a growing number of national chains and there is also a town centre multiplex cinema complex with associated eateries.
LOUNGE 12' 5" x 11' 2" (3.78m x 3.4m) Stairs to 1st floor, double glazed box window to front, radiator & TV point.
KITCHEN/DINER 13' 5" x 9' 9" (4.09m x 2.97m) Double glazed windows to rear & door to rear garden. fitted country style kitchen offering a range of base & eye level cupboards will hard wood work surface over extending to breakfast bar. Inset ceramic sink. Extractor hood over range oven. Points for washing machine & fridge/freezer. Open plan through to dining room.
DINING ROOM 9' 3" x 8' 7" (2.82m x 2.62m) French doors opening onto gardens, radiator, window to side, laminate flooring.
FAMILY ROOM 8' 9" x 7' 10" (2.67m x 2.39m) Laminate flooring, window to front, radiator.
DOWNSTAIRS WC Window to side, suite comprising low level WC, wall mounted wash hand basin, radiator.
LANDING Access to loft, A/C.
BEDROOM 11' 1" x 8' 7" (3.38m x 2.62m) With double glazed window to front, radiator, range of built in wardrobes.
BEDROOM 8' 1" x 7' 7" (2.46m x 2.31m) Double glazed window to rear, radiator.
BEDROOM 7' 11" x 6' 5" (2.41m x 1.96m) Double glazed window to rear, radiator.
BATHROOM Double glazed window to side. Fitted suite comprising panel bath with shower attachment, WC, wash hand basin, tiled splash backs.
OUTSIDE To the front of the property is a driveway providing off road parking. The property benefits from a corner plot, offering generous well maintained gardens enclosed by fencing, wrapping round the side of the property through to the rear.
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They like their food and drink in Brighton. Clearly, a one-day festival doesn't cut the mustard here. Clever Brighton foodies have founds lots of creative and fun ways to celebrate food and drink at this unique festival. The icing on the cake – entrance is free for the major outdoor events. Just turn up and start tasting.
The Brighton Food Festival has local producers, growers, restaurants, bars and food retailers firmly at its heart. Every Spring, Summer and at Christmas, it showcases the fantastic food, drink and hospitality to be found in Brighton and surrounding Sussex. Expect food tours, supper clubs, Easter egg hunts, farmers' markets, wine tastings, 'Young Cook of the Year', quizzes as well as the annual big events all held at different venues around the town. They've received international praise too. In 2012, the festival was rated by the New York Post as 'one of the world's leading local food festivals'.
The August Bank Holiday Weekend plays host to the main Summer Event which is free. Tickets for all the smaller events held as part of the festival are released in advance and often sell out quickly. The summer is also a good time to book yourself on to one of their Sussex Wine Bus Tours. Travel around the Sussex countryside in a vintage routemaster bus visiting local vineyards and food producers.
The Christmas Market gives you the opportunity to taste and plan your Christmas menu as well as source some delicious foodie gifts.
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Q: Multiple concurrent calls to SqlCommand.BeginExecuteNonQuery using same SqlConnection I have some working C# code that uses a SqlConnection to create temp tables (e.g., #Foo), call stored procs to fill those temp tables and return results to the C# client, use c# to perform complex calculations on those results, and use the calculation results to update one of the temp tables created earlier.
Because of the temp tables used throughout the process, we must have only one SqlConnection.
I identified a performance bottleneck in updating the temp table with the calculation results.  This code was already batching the updates to prevent the C# client from running out of memory.  Each batch of calculated data was sent to a stored proc via SqlCommand.ExecuteNonQuery, and the sproc in turn updates the temp table.  The code was spending most of its time in this call to ExecuteNonQuery.
So, I changed it to BeginExecuteNonQuery, along with the code to wait on the threads and call EndExecuteNonQuery.  This improved performance by about a third, but I am worried about having multiple concurrent calls to  SqlCommand.BeginExecuteNonQuery using the same SqlConnection.
Is this OK, or will I run into threading problems?
Sorry for the long explanation.
The MSDN docs state:

The BeginExecuteNonQuery method returns immediately, but until the code executes the corresponding EndExecuteNonQuery method call, it must not execute any other calls that start a synchronous or asynchronous execution against the same SqlCommand object.

This seems to imply that different SqlCommand objects can call BeginExecuteNonQuery before the first SqlCommand completes.
Here is some code that illustrates the issue:
    private class SqlCommandData
    {
        public SqlCommand Command { get; set; }
        public IAsyncResult AsyncResult { get; set; }
    }

    public static void TestMultipleConcurrentBeginExecuteNonQueryCalls(string baseConnectionString)
    {
        var connectionStringBuilder = new SqlConnectionStringBuilder(baseConnectionString)
                                          {
                                              MultipleActiveResultSets = true,
                                              AsynchronousProcessing = true
                                          };
        using (var connection = new SqlConnection(connectionStringBuilder.ConnectionString))
        {
            connection.Open();

            // ELIDED - code that uses connection to do various Sql work

            SqlDataReader dataReader = null;
                // in real code, this would be initialized from calls to SqlCommand.ExecuteReader, using same connection

            var commandDatas = new List<SqlCommandData>();
            var count = 0;
            const int maxCountPerJob = 10000;
            while (dataReader.Read())
            {
                count++;
                // ELIDED - do some calculations on data, too complex to do in SQL stored proc
                if (count >= maxCountPerJob)
                {
                    count = 0;
                    var commandData = new SqlCommandData
                                          {
                                              Command = new SqlCommand {Connection = connection}
                                          };
                    // ELIDED - other initialization of command - used to send the results of calculation back to DB
                    commandData.AsyncResult = commandData.Command.BeginExecuteNonQuery();
                    commandDatas.Add(commandData);
                }
            }
            dataReader.Close();

            WaitHandle.WaitAll(commandDatas.Select(c => c.AsyncResult.AsyncWaitHandle).ToArray());
            foreach (var commandData in commandDatas)
            {
                commandData.Command.EndExecuteNonQuery(commandData.AsyncResult);
                commandData.Command.Dispose();
            }

            // ELIDED - more code using same SqlConnection to do final work

            connection.Close();
        }
    }

A: You could use a producer-consumer pattern with 2 threads and 2 simultaneous but independent sql connections.

*

*ConcurrentQueue in .NET 4: http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/dd267265.aspx

*Concurrency enable queue for .NET 3.5 (on Stack Overflow)
The producer (1st thread) has the DataReader (1st sql connection) and writes its results to a blocking queue. The consumer (2nd thread) reads from the queue, has the ExecuteNonQuery (2nd sql connection) and writes to the temp table(s).
Another idea in case your ExecuteNonQuery commands are basically multiple INSERTs:
ExecuteNonQuery has an overload with a StringCollection to send multiple sql statements as one operation.

A: There can be only one DataReader associated with a Command object, and there can be numerous Command objects associated with the same connection. The only thing you can't do here is use the same command with different parameters.
However, when you start a database transaction (implicit if not explicit), the resources associated with that transaction are locked until the transaction is committed or rolled back, and all processes who want to query those resources are put in a queue. SQL Server manages queues pretty well. I had a few problems with deadlocks because of high server load in SQL Server 2000, but there were no such problems with later versions.
It is strange that you actually received a performance improvement. This makes me think you have a very large amount of data, which takes time to process when sending to SQL Server. When transmitting chunks, less time is consumed because data transmission and data processing is performed concurrently.
Anyway, there shouldn't be any problem with that.
However, consider using CLR Assemblies (if this option is available) to process the information directly in the database engine, without TCP traffic.

A: Well, at the extreme risk of receiving a lot of down votes I have to comment on this one.  Firstly, this is a good question and well stated to address the specific potential issue you mentioned.  However, you have neglected to discuss this "lengthy" process you're trying to accomplish.
My experience has thought me one thing...

If the question your asking is hard to answer, change the question.

Though I know very little of your specific problem, I think this neatly applies to your predicament.  As others have mentioned... Temp tables are nasty, creating your own tables for a specific task is nastier still, updating large quantities of data in SQL is expensive.

Ask yourself "Can you avoid it all?"

Quite often people choose to implement extremely complicated logic in databases because they have a belief that SQL can do it faster.  Practically this is a flawed concept, Databases are storage/serialization devices, they are good at storing, updating, locating, and synchronizing access to data.  They are not well equipped for processing complex operations.  Even after Microsoft's (and others) bastardization of the database by injecting full development languages into it, It cannot perform as optimally as a well written client (*depending on the complexity of the operations, which I suspect you have surpassed).
As an example, you have a database of around 2gb worth of raw data.  You want to produce a complex report or analysis on the entire data set.  Well simply put 2gb of memory is easy to come by, slurp the entire database (or the portion you need) into memory using dictionaries or whatever to create the look-ups you will need.  Depending on several factors the whole thing will likely run several times faster than SQL, can easily be unit tested, and will be (IMHO) significantly easier to build, debug, and maintain than a nasty assortment of SPROCs constructing dynamic SQL.  Even with more than 2gb of raw data, client caches can easily be created with several existing technologies (B-Trees, ISAM, or the like).
The product I work on today has 2.4tb of data in the database and we have not a single sproc, join statement, or even a non-equality where clause.
But alas my advice may or may not be pertinent to your specific circumstances since I do not know your objectives or constraints.  Hopefully, if nothing else, it will make you ask yourself:

"Am I asking the right question?"

A: Yes, really good question.
Perhaps you could use a feature that was introduced in SQL Server 2005, called MARS:
http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-us/library/ms345109(v=sql.90).aspx
MARS allows for reusing the same connection for reads and writes, yet it has some limitations, and frankly, I don't know anyone who would use it.
From what I see though, maybe it would be possible to look at your problem from a different point. Maybe, instead of using temp tables and having to keep an eye on them through the whole process, which in the end has to be synchronous - maybe you can create a set of permanent tables which will contain additional column JobId. Then you are not constrained to single thread. You can have a table that will keep history of the jobs. Once you insert a row to this table, you retrieve scope_identity() and add it to all elements of your algorithm. The tables could hold more than one copy of the results at a time and any queries that read or update the data would use the JobId as set identifier. If you index the tables correctly, you will have very smooth design that will be far more scalable than the solution you are trying to implement now.
Regards
Piotr

A: That is a question if running data modification statements helps you. MARS is acronym of multiple active result sets - result set is outcome of SELECT or FETCH statements and in .NET it generally means that you can have multiple DataReaders opened on the same connection. But any data modification operation is considered as atomic and it must complete before other operation can be executed (or data retrieval from result set can continue) - read about it here. So I think that your asynchronous commands are at the and still executed sequentially.
You can use multiple connections if your main connection creates global temporary table ##TempName instead of #Temp. Global temporary table should be visible from other session while the main session is still active.

A: Why not just run both commands from two async thread requests using ExecuteNonQuery instead of BeginExecuteNonquery, and let connection pooling work it out in a more traditional sense?  Then just wait on the the threadpool.

A: This is definitely not safe. It may theoretically work fine forever, but it will always be in danger of failing. Worse, since it is not supported, it could fail in a way that you don't notice, such as returning bad data, instead of throwing an exception.
What MARS allows you to do is execute commands against a connection while in the middle of reading a result set. This is useful, for example, if you want to process each row of a result and send updates back to the database without loading the entire result set into your application first. However, it does NOT allow you to send multiple commands to the same connection simultaneously.
Depending on your needs, you may be able to use MARS appropriately to increase performance without multi-threading. Otherwise, you will need to use multiple connections, which will require use global temp tables or permanent tables. Even then, you will need to be careful to avoid deadlocks, and to design your queries such that locking does not destroy the advantage you are trying to gain from multiple connections.

A: I'm not sure if this question is still important, but...
Try moving the line -

connection.Open();

down from the beginning of your using, to after the new sqlCommand but before the BeginExecuteNonQuery.. like this -
                var commandData = new SqlCommandData
                                      {
                                          Command = new SqlCommand {Connection = connection}
                                      };
                connection.Open();
                // ELIDED - other initialization of command - used to send the results of calculation back to DB
                commandData.AsyncResult = commandData.Command.BeginExecuteNonQuery();

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The NSRP awards OLEDWorks and Acuity Brands with a $150,000 project to research marine OLED lighting
The US National Shipbuilding Research Program (NSRP) awarded OLEDWorks and Acuity Brands $150,000 towards a marine lighting research project.
This is a follow-on projector to the earlier Low-Voltage Shipboard Lighting Feasibility Study project. This new 12-month project will refine shipboard configuration, optimize size & weight to maximize the inherent advantages of the OLED technology.
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The OLED-Info team is excited to announce its attendance at the Mobile World Congress 2020 on February 24-27 in Barcelona, Spain. The Mobile World Congress (MWC) is the world's largest gathering for the mobile industry, organized by the GSMA. It features a large exhibition, conference programme and networking opportunities.
We are looking forward for a great event and great new OLED devices and technologies on display.
Skyworth demonstrates a transparent OLED TV prototype
Chinese TV maker Skyworth demonstrated a transparent OLED TV prototype at CES 2020. Interestingly the TV offers a special "translucent" mode, as you can see in the video:
Skyworth is likely to be using LG's 55" transparent OLED panels. LG started to produce commercial transparent OLED TV panels in early 2019.
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According to reports, Philips will bring its OLED 804 TVs to the US. The 804 Series uses LG's 55" and 65" WRGB OLEDs and feature Philips' 3-gen P5 Perfect Picture Engine, Ambilight on three sides, HLG and HDR10+ and Dolby Vision (maximum brightness is 1,000 nits).
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Tom Olberding, owner of Textile Brewing Company in Dyersville, took an unusual path to beer becoming his profession. Originally a pharmacist, Olberding didn't make the career switch until he was in his 50s – but he's not looking back now.
"Pharmacy is a great profession, and it helped me get where I am – but this is a dream."
Olberding's brewery dreams may not have been possible without the help of a Community Catalyst grant from the Iowa Economic Development Authority (IEDA). Using the grant money, Olberding was able to turn a historic building, originally constructed in 1906 as a gasoline engine factory (then later a sewing machine factory) into a modern-day microbrewery. The building was refurbished to its early 20th century appearance, with great respect paid to the historic charm of the location – even tying the name of the brewery to its past life. Much of the décor was repurposed from original sewing factory equipment, such as Textile's beer tap handles.
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The brewery, which serves more than 20 made-in-house beers, local hard cider and wine, as well as massive Bavarian pretzels, pretzel bites and flatbreads, has been a big success. Each week, hundreds of guests visiting the Dyersville area come to the brewery, and even more visit during the week of the MLB at the Field of Dreams game.
"I feel very blessed and fortunate – I have a great staff. I feel like every day for me now is a Saturday."
Dyersville now attracts a diverse group of beer drinkers from the Midwest and beyond. Starting Textile was a risk, and through the brewery's success, Olberding believes the community is more willing to embark on ventures it may not have pursued in the past.
Other businesses in Dyersville have taken inspiration from Textile, such as Dyersville Family Restaurant and Palace Saloon, which have recently upgraded their buildings. The newly opened Fuse Bar & Grill renovated a historic building, much like Olberding did with the old sewing machine factory.
"It has brought life back to Dyersville downtown," he said.
Olberding enjoys his role of making Textile a mainstay for Dyersville residents and an attraction for visitors, especially around a major event like the MLB at the Field of Dreams game. This event requires volunteer support and is a collective effort of Dyersville residents and businesses. And for his part, Olberding is appreciative that he gets to contribute to the reputation of Dyersville year-round.
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A man believed to be in his 20s was taken to hospital with serious injuries after a stabbing in the York University Heights area early Sunday.
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kingman wrote: Very impressive Charlie! Are you driving these with the 25?
The system, including the two Ripole subs, is tri-amp'd, using a Behringer digital crossover feeding three TFM-25's. That's one 25 on each speaker and one driving the two subs.
The crossover frequencies are 50Hz and 218Hz with 48db/0ctave slopes.
Edited to say the wood work alone is quite stunning!
I'm not running the 25's bridged. Rather, the two main speakers are vertically bi-amped using two 25's. One 25 drives each speaker with the left channel driving the stat panel and the right channel driving the midbass woofer. The two Ripole subs are both driven by the third TFM-25.
Hybrid electrostats like mine are at least twice as efficient as full range electrotats and they don't need as much power as you might think to play really loud. I'm running a 10 watt series resistor between the power amp and the ESL transformers and I've never blown it.
Beautiful work on your hybrid stats, Charlie.


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Spend at least 15 minutes playing with the atmospheric lighting in the rooms...
The hotel is at the heart of the Zermatt Unplugged music festival
The spa 'cubes' are a must-visit, the theme being 'the seven days of creation' - they're an afternoon's entertainment in themselves
Popular with couples, friends and design buffs alike
Great location, in the heart of Zermatt, and a few minutes' walk to the Gornergrat railway
Zermatt offers excellent conditions throughout a long season. Skiing is well under way by early December and even late November due to high altitude glacial terrain around 4000m. As the season progresses, lower runs offer great conditions too and the skiing below 2000m is appealing when it gets really cold. By April when other resorts can be knee deep in slush, Zermatt will have the best conditions in the Alps. Check out the Zermatt Unplugged music festival in April too.
Ensure you spend some après-ski time going through the 'seven days of creation' in the spa! It is an experience not to be missed...
During the Zermatt Unplugged music festival the Cafe du Theatre turns into a VIP lounge in the evenings, with a first-class view over the festival site for artists and friends of the music event.
One of the lifts in the hotel opens straight out onto the stage in the Vernissage theatre below! Great for those musicians at Zermatt Unplugged!
Take some time to experience the fabulously original spa! And enjoy being so conveniently located in the centre of town.
Home to the only 2 Michelin Star restaurant in Zermatt (and within 100km!)
Call us on 020 3993 4743 to start planning your holiday to Backstage Vernissage
The Backstage Vernissage Hotel in Zermatt is a new addition to the resort's hotel selection, and offers a unique hotel experience in one of the world's best ski resorts. Centrally located, it's for those looking for something a bit different!
Designed by the Swiss architect, Heinz Julen, well-known for his individual style, a stay at the new Backstage Vernissage Hotel is a unique experience! Closely linked to the Zermatt Unplugged music festival, the theme is 'backstage' and 'behind the scenes', the idea being that it's the place to relax during the intermission before going back on stage. At the hotel, guests can have a break from their everyday lives and return fully revitalised!
The glass-fronted hotel is in the heart of Zermatt, and the Vernissage building incorporates a bar, lounge-restaurant, dinner cinema, club nights, concerts and art exhibitions. The hotel occupies the upper floors of the building and has views of the Matterhorn or of the village.
Rooms are all open-plan and quirky, and range from standard rooms to Cube Lofts. The beds take centre stage and the Cube Lofts are designed as a 'cube within a cube'. Mainstream is not the thing here, and the 'backstage' theme continues in the bedrooms where not all walls are painted and some are roughly painted.
The breakfast room/lounge area has a glass wall with views over the village, and in keeping with the cultural link to music, pride of place is taken by the huge chandelier made up of violins and trumpets, silver beads and a disco ball for good measure. The chandelier is lowered over the balcony onto the street and ritually accompanied by artists and musicians into the music tent during 'Zermatt Unplugged'.
After skiing, the only place to head to is the spa. The spa's theme is the 'seven days of creation' and there are seven spa cubes to experience, each with a different focus, ranging from 'water and air' to the 'cosmos' and the 'plantworld'. As well as the cubes, there is a heated outdoor stainless steel jacuzzi in the centre of the terrace
In an ideal location in the village, the Backstage Vernissage is just a few minutes walk from the Gornergrat railway. The resort itself lies at an altitude of 1620 meters at the foot of the world-renowned Matterhorn and surrounded by an additional 38 majestic peaks. Due to its southerly location, Zermatt shares part of its border with Italy and thus enjoys a mild climate with extended periods of sunshine. Although a beautiful and internationally renowned spot with numerous hotels, restaurants, bars and elegant shops, Zermatt has never lost any of its village charm and both in summer and winter remains an ideal spot for an active, refreshing or relaxing vacation.
The 19 open-plan rooms are all unique and quirky with a 'backstage theatre' theme, and range from standard rooms to Cube Lofts. Artwork adorns the walls and the rooms are finished in stainless steel, glass, walnut and fine velvet. Each has a fireplace, there is plenty of atmospheric lighting and the beds take centre stage. All rooms are equipped with sofa, workdesk, a minibar, free Internet connection, shower, hair dryer, bathrobe/slippers, flat screen cable TV, DVD & CD player, iPod dock, telephone and safe. They also all have balcony.
Standard double rooms are approximately 20 m2, whilst deluxe doubles are approximately 30 m2 and have a free-standing bathtub with a view of the mountains and a separate shower.
The 45m2 Cube Lofts are designed with a glass cube in the middle of each room, into which all the functions of the room are installed. Its top acts as a second-floor loft with a double bed. The lofts also have a cosy living area with a sofa corner.
Double Deluxe
The Double Deluxe room is 30m2 with an open plan design by artist Heinz Julen that features the double bed in the centre of the room with a control panel for atmospheric lighting alongside a free-standing bathtub with spectacular views of the mountains. The room is equipped with a sofa, work desk, minibar, wifi, shower, hairdryer, bathrobe and slippers, cable TV with DVD player, CD player and iPod dock and safe. The room also has a fireplace and a private balcony.
The Double Standard room is 20m2 with an open plan design by artist Heinz Julen that features the double bed in the centre of the room with a control panel for atmospheric lighting. The room is well equipped with a sofa, work desk, minibar, wifi, shower, hairdryer, bathrobe and slippers, cable TV with DVD player, CD player and iPod dock and safe. The room also has a fireplace and a private balcony.
Cube Loft
The Cube Loft is 45m2 with an open plan design by artist Heinz Julen that features a glass cube in the centre of the room. The cube has two floors with a double bed making up the second floor and the WC, stove, wardrobe and shower on the lower level. The room is also equipped with a living area featuring corner sofa, work desk, minibar, wifi, shower, hairdryer, bathrobe and slippers, cable TV with DVD player, CD player and iPod dock and safe. The room also has a fireplace and a large private balcony.
The hotel has no particular children's facilities and is not a natural choice for families!
The breakfast room, the 'Café Du Théâtre' evokes the "Belle Époque" theatre atmosphere of times gone by, and as well as the famous chandelier, a baroque gold mirror is noteworthy.
The spa is a must-visit experience, with plenty of video and sound installations. Day 1 is 'light', a pitch black scented steam room with a central globe which starts to light up. Day 2 is 'the separation of water and air', a hot relaxation room in which you lie down on infrared heated glass pearls and watch the clouds that are beamed onto the ceiling pass by, whilst listening to the wind. Day 3 is the 'world of plants', a humid jungle cube with lavender aromas. Day 4 is the 'creation of the planets and tides', a sauna where images of the Hubble Telescope are beamed onto the screen. Day 5 is the 'animal world', a salt-water flotation tank accompanied by whale song and birdsong. Day 6 is 'the human being' with its 'magic mirror', and Day 7 is 'rest and meditation', a meditation room with a water bed, classical music and an image of Michelangelo's 'creation of Adam' on the ceiling.
Zermatt is part of the Matterhorn Ski Paradise area, home to 350km of pistes, with a connection to Cervinia in Italy. There's enough to keep skiers of all standards amused. The village itself is a pleasure to explore, whether on foot or in a horse-drawn carriage, with a wealth of shops, restaurants and historic buildings to enjoy. Exploring the mountain is also straightforward with mountain railways and some wonderful walks, whether on foot or on snowshoes. If you would like a really close view of the Matterhorn, a helicopter flight around it is truly breathtaking.
Zermatt is much more of a cultural centre than many other resorts. The Matterhorn Museum is a must-see with fascinating exhibits and the English church is a highlight, especially at Christmas. Every April, the Zermatt Unplugged music festival attracts big name acts.
There are also plenty more active possibilities including the fitness centre, indoor tennis and squash, gym, heli-skiing, ice skating, paragliding, stunning walking tours, gorge adventures, ice climbing and tobogganing.
Katherine Gotla (Staff)
Super contemporary hotel in the heart of the town. Perfect for accessing the main street, church, restaurants and equidistance between all the lifts up the mountain. Beware the bathtub in the bedroom id that is not your thing! The spa is fabulous so definitely worth dedicating a apres ski session to that.
First Tracks
Ski the Matterhorn before anyone else is out of bed! Take the lift on a Thursday morning with the pisteurs and have the entire mountain to yourself (and maybe a few friends).
FlyRail Baggage
If you are flying into Switzerland and taking the train to your chosen destination, take the hassle of struggling with all those extra bags and FlyRail them all the way to the railway station, where they can be collected at your leisure.
Glacier Palace
Billed as the highest glacier palace in the world, this ethereal attraction is well worth a visit. Mysterious sounds accompany you as you discover this glacial world, and there's even an ice slide.
Gourmet Helicopter Tour around the Matterhorn, Zermatt
Enjoy a helicopter tour around the mighty Matterhorn, take in all the breathtaking views of the most imposing mountain in Switzerland, land on the Unterrothorn to enjoy lunch at a mountain restaurant, before skiing back down.
Helicopter Tours around the Matterhorn in Zermatt
Take in a bird's-eye view of the wonder of the Matterhorn with a helicopter tour in Zermatt, Switzerland. A thrilling sightseeing flight, ideal for a special occasion or treat.
Iglu-Dorf
Visit Zermatt's igloo village at the top of the Gornergrat railway, at 2,727m. A unique experience to dine or even sleep overnight in an igloo.
Paragliding in Zermatt
An exhilarating and spectacular view of the winter wonderland that is Zermatt and the Matterhorn from the heady heights of paragliding. Tandem flights are available throughout the winter months with different take off points around the resort.
Zermatlantis in Zermatt
Try to find time to visit Zermatlantis - an underground museum close to the church which gives you a fascinating historic tour of the village.
In the centre of the village. Nearest ski lift is Gornergrat station - 4 minutes walk, Sunnegga Station is a 5 to 8 minute walk
Fly to Zurich (1-hour 40-minute flight) or Geneva (2-hour flight) followed by a train transfer from either airport to Zermatt.
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In the meantime, there's WPA (Wi-Fi Protected Access). In November 2002, the Wi-Fi Alliance—a nonprofit association of wireless hardware manufacturers that certifies the interoperability of wireless network products—adopted the interim specification WPA based on the forthcoming 802.11i standard. Wi-Fi's goal was to provide greatly enhanced standards-based security, significantly in advance of the release of 802.11i products.
WPA, a subset of the proposed 802.11i standard, is designed to be forward-compatible. WPA addresses all the weaknesses of the current WEP-based security. For authentication, WPA embraces the existing 802.1x standard, which allows flexibility in choosing a standards-based EAP (Extensible Authentication Protocol) such as EAP-TLS, EAP-TTLS, or PEAP. For small-office or corporate clients that do not plan to deploy RADIUS/AAA authentication servers as part of their infrastructure, WPA also supports preshared keys. For encryption, WEP's single static key is replaced by TKIP, which, in conjunction with 802.1x/EAP authentication, dynamically generates and distributes keys. Message Integrity Check (MIC) is a mechanism for dropping packets that may have been modified by a hacker in transit.
WPA was designed so that it could be deployed on existing WLAN hardware by applying firmware and software upgrades. Most important, the Wi-Fi Alliance is currently testing and certifying WPA-based products, and they should be available in the market early in the third quarter of this year. After August, all products must support WPA to receive Wi-Fi certification (and to contend for a PC Magazine Editors' Choice award).
The most important point to take away from any discussion of WLAN security is that there is a need for it. Even for home and small-office users, the minimum acceptable level of security should be to have WEP turned on. And as WPA becomes prevalent, owners of legacy equipment should seriously consider downloading the latest software or firmware from the manufacturers. For enterprise network administrators, who often have greater assets at risk, there is no time like the present to become as familiar as possible with the technologies that offer the most security—and plan accordingly.


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And the dangerous abuse of executive power to cover for criminal Eric Holder's refusal to turn over unredacted documents to Congress in an illegal gun-running scheme to Mexican drug lords was far more dangerous, deadly dangerous. Two federal agents, hundreds of Mexicans, including a beauty queen and police chiefs, lost their lives, along with many in Paris during a jihad attack in that criminal activity under Holder's Justice Department and the Bureau of Alcohol, Tobacco, Firearms, and Explosives, and though he never faced real justice, Congress did hold him in contempt. Now, this criminal is claiming that declassifying FISA documents, which would demonstrate the culpability of those in his own party in pushing a false narrative in order to obtain warrants to spy on a presidential candidate, would be "an especially dangerous abuse of power."
Now, why this is so, I have no idea. After all, we are told in the Fourth Amendment:
In other words, a warrant demand that someone take an oath or provide affirmation of a crime and specifics announced. That is then presented to those to whom the warrant is served. However, with FISA, we are told this is about foreign surveillance, but this was being conducted on American citizens, despite what is claimed and we have documented evidence of is.
Holder has no idea of what justice is. He tapped the phone lines of journalists, signed off on an illegal gun trafficking scheme and continually advance unconstitutional policies, including the push against the Defense of Marriage Act and covering for his criminal boss, the usurper-in-chief, Barack Hussein Obama Soetoro Sobarkah.
Now, when it comes to President Donald Trump's decision to declassify certain FISA documents, Holder says it's a "dangerous abuse of power."
This is an especially dangerous abuse of power by this President. He places his self interest above the national security interests of the country. https://t.co/KJohV6V3tY
— Eric Holder (@EricHolder) September 18, 2018
The Washington Times reports:
Former Attorney General Eric H. Holder Jr. said Tuesday that President Trump's decision to declassify FISA court documents and Justice Department messages about the Russia investigation is "an especially dangerous abuse of power."
Mr. Holder criticized Mr. Trump for holding, "his self-interest about the national security interests of the country."
Mr. Trump announced the move Monday afternoon, after repeated requests from Republicans in both chambers of Congress.
The 19 documents declassified would provide an insight to the Foreign Intelligence Surveillance Act application process, FBI interviews with DOJ official Bruce Ohr, and interview reports regarding the FISA application to conduct surveillance on former Trump campaign aide Carter Page.
Republicans contend that Mr. Ohr had a hand in organizing the Steele dossier, which they argue was the basis for spying on Mr. Page and the Russia investigation into the Trump campaign.
Mr. Trump has denied all wrong doing and argued he is the victim of a "witch hunt." The president claims that Democrats, who were connected to the Steele dossier, are the ones truly guilty of colluding with Russians.
Self-interests? Well, yeah, I suppose one could see some of that, but truly, if that were the case, he would have done it a long time ago. Furthermore, the more we have come to understand the corruption of those who pushed for the FISA warrants, the more we are concerned that they are the national security threats to the country and not declassifying documents that would prove genuine criminal collusion among those in our government against a citizen who was running for president.
Holder is just like Obama and other criminals. They accuse others of they are actually guilty of, and nothing more.
What should be happening at this point, if we even have any sense of justice, is rounding up the Obama gang though indictments and punishing them to the fullest extent of the law, and by their actions that would mean they have been treasonous, which we usually punish by death.
However, understanding that justice not what DC is really about, I'm not holding my breath that it's coming any time soon.
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The Malaysian state of Sarawak is to emerge as a main contributor to the nation's growth by 2015, a study by Kuala Lumpur-based financial services firm Kenanga Investment has said.
Sarawak has increasingly become the focus of major economic developments, the study pointed out, with the Sarawak Corridor of Renewable Energy (Score) being one of the most significant projects in the region.
"With Score driving Sarawak's economy, the state aims to achieve gross domestic product (GDP) growth of up to 10 per cent by 2015 compared to below five per cent without it," the study said.
"At the rate the Sarawak economy is going, the state could be among the top three largest contributors to Malaysia's economic growth in the next few years," it said.
Kenanga said Sarawak's contribution towards Malaysia's total GDP could increase to slightly more than 10 per cent from its current 7.5 to 8 per cent share.
"Sarawak is moving in the right direction as it will soon hit the half-way mark of the five-year 10th Malaysia Plan which began in 2010," the study said.
Budget allocations under the 10th Plan are being channelled towards improving infrastructures, particularly transportation, managing urbanisation and developing Sarawak into an energy development hub.
"With Score, we believe Sarawak could exceed growth by five to six per cent by 2015, possibly outpacing the projected average six per cent national growth," the investment firm added.
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