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Historical Britain Tour
6-day tour of England + Edinburgh
Enjoy British hospitality and beautiful landscapes.
London, Bath, Lake District, Edinburgh, York.
Lakeside manor houses and Roman settlements.
Our Historical Britain rail tour will take you to all four corners of England and Edinburgh too, showing you some must-see locations. Overnight stays in cosy British hotels and relatively short travel times allow for a very comfortable experience. Check out the Extras tab for add-ons to this tour. This tour starts and ends in London.
Day 1 - London
Our tour starts in London. "When someone is tired of London, they are tired of life," to paraphrase Samuel Johnson, because London has a life's worth of things to do and see. Most of the famous museums, such as the Tate Modern, the National Gallery or the National History Museum, are free to enter. Travel from one side of London to the other on the oldest underground railway network in the world.
You will be staying in a hotel in the centre of the city near the train station.
It is possible to add train tickets to London to your booking. Additional fees will apply.
Day 2 - Bath
The city of Bath gets its name from the Roman spa that was built here in the 1st Century AD. It has remained a popular destination throughout the centuries, and was named a UNESCO World Heritage Site for its cultural importance. After visiting the baths, you might like to explore some of the beautiful parks the city has to offer, or perhaps take the Jane Austen walk—a free audio walking tour of the city, named after one of its famous former inhabitants.
Overnight stay in the city centre, just around the corner from the Roman baths.
If you would like to expand your tour, we recommend taking a daytrip to nearby Salisbury and the iconic Stonehenge. You can add this to your tour in the booking form.
Day 3 - Lake District & Windermere
In the morning you will take a connecting train service north towards the Lake District. Anyone who has visited England will tell you it is one of the most beautiful areas the country has to offer, and its lakes, forests and mountains have inspired some of the most famous Romantic poets in England. You will arrive at Windermere lake in the afternoon, and stay in the likewise named village of Windermere.
Overnight stay in the beautiful Manor House Hotel on the lake. A taxi from the train station is recommended.
Day 4 - Edinburgh
It is a two hour train ride to Edinburgh, with plenty to see out the window. Arrival in Scotland's capital just after noon. If you like hiking, the Pentland Hills are in easy reach of the city. The Allermuir Hill will provide you an excellent view of Edinburgh, while further in there are some beautiful ridges to explore. The city itself provides plenty to do though. The Old and New Town are both listed as UNESCO World Heritage Sites, for their preserved medieval and Georgian architecture. Between the end of July and early September, Edinburgh offers a string of different festivals. The most famous of which is undoubtedly the Edinburgh Festival Fringe for performing arts.
You will be staying in a hotel close to the train station and in between Calton Hill and Edinburgh Castle.
Day 5 - York
Today you will follow the plot of Braveheart down to the city of York, a place that has remained inhabited since it was a Roman fort in the 1st Century AD. The York Minster, which is built on top of the remains of the Roman settlement, definitely stands out. After a visit to the British Railway Museum, take the time to wander through the narrow alleyways of the old town, and perhaps duck into one of the many tearooms for a "cuppa".
Overnight stay just outside the old city walls and a short walk from the Minster.
Day 6 - Return to London
Take a direct train back down to London, King's Cross station.
It is possible to add connecting train tickets to your final destination or an overnight stay in London to your booking. Additional fees will apply.
Extend your trip with additional nights in any of the towns
London from € p.p.p.n.
Bath from € p.p.p.n.
Windermere from € p.p.p.n.
Edinburgh from € p.p.p.n.
York from € p.p.p.n.
Overnight stays in other cities (which are not part of the tour) before, after or during the rail tour can be added as well
An upgrade to 1st class train travel is possible for € p.p.
Our Scotland Rail Tours are made using Spirit of Scotland passes, which allow travellers to travel freely on trains, buses and ferries in Scotland. Unfortunately, these are not available for UK residents. We are still able to create our Scotland tours for UK residents by booking most transport in advance. However, tickets for certain ferries and buses included in the tour will have to be purchased on location. Please contact us for more information or an exact quote.
High Adventure Tour (day trip)
High Adventure Tour (March 28th and October 31 2020): a day trip by minibus through the Lake District. Travel over the Hardknott Pass (the steepest pass in England), and travel on with the Ravenglass and Eskdale Railway. You will pass Wastwater, the deepest lake in England, and visit an owl farm at Muncaster Castle. Via the Coniston Fells and Coniston Water you will return to Windermere. €57 p.p.
Lunch and snacks are not included. Around lunchtime, you will stop at a Lakeland pub where you can eat some English pub food.
€57 pp
Day return to Stonehenge including train ticket and entrance fee
Excursion to Stonehenge from Bath. You travel by morning train from Bath to Salisbury and from Salisbury by direct bus connection to Stonehenge (goes every hour). At Stonehenge, you can use the special Priority entrance. After visiting Stonehenge and the Visitor Centre, you can travel back to Salisbury and Bath at any time you like (connections go every hour). A visit to the Old Sarum and Salisbury Cathedral is also possibly (entrance fee not included).
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Star Trek: Picard: The Last Best Hope
Part of Star Trek: Picard
By Una McCormack
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The USA TODAY bestseller—based on the new Star Trek TV series!
"Fifteen years ago…you led us out of the darkness. You commanded the greatest rescue armada in history. Then...the unimaginable. What did that cost you? Your faith. Your faith in us. Your faith in yourself. Tell us, why did you leave Starfleet, Admiral?"
Every end has a beginning…and this electrifying novel details the events leading into the new Star Trek TV series, introducing you to brand-new characters featured in the life of Jean-Luc Picard—widely considered to be one of the most popular and recognizable characters in all of science fiction.
Una McCormack
Una McCormack is the author of eight previous Star Trek novels: The Lotus Flower (part of The Worlds of Star Trek: Deep Space Nine trilogy), Hollow Men, The Never-Ending Sacrifice, Brinkmanship, The Missing, the New York Times bestseller The Fall: The Crimson Shadow, Enigma Tales, and The Way to the Stars. She is also the author of four Doctor Who novels from BBC Books: The King's Dragon, The Way Through the Woods, Royal Blood, and Molten Heart. She has written numerous short stories and audio dramas. She lives with her family in Cambridge, England.
Publisher: Pocket Books/Star Trek (September 29, 2020)
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The Xbox One's Secret Killer Feature: Getting You in Shape
Yes, the new Xbox One is highly covetable for many reasons. But once you get past the games and the TV integration and the rumbling controllers, you finally land on what might be its most useful purpose: The world's most sophisticated workout gadget.
Xbox One: Everything You Need to Know About Microsoft's New Console
It's been eight years and nine days since Microsoft showed the world the Xbox 360 on May 12th,…
Welcome to Fitmodo, Gizmodo's gym for your brain and backbone. Don't suffer through life as a sniveling, sickly weakling—brace up, man, get the blood pumping! Check back on Wednesdays for the latest in fitness science, workout gear, exercise techniques, and enough vim and vigor to whip you into shape.
The Xbox is already a decent workout aid; last year we spent some time playing with Nike+ Kinect Training for the Xbox 360, and came away duly impressed. But the Xbox One with the Kinect 2 is going to blow it out of the water. It's improved in just about every way imaginable, and that's going to make it amazing for exercise. Here are just a few of the benefits coming this year.
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With some exceptions, when you think "gamers" you don't generally think "paragons of health and…
Wireless Heart Rate Monitoring
The optical sensors on the Kinect 2 are so strong that they can see your pulse. Hell, they can see your pulse in the dark, thanks to the infrared cameras it uses. As long as the Kinect 2 can see your face, it should be able to work as a medical oximeter does, detecting slight variations in the shade of your skin that correspond with blood flow (and yes, it'll work just fine regardless of skin tone).
The New Kinect Is So Sensitive It Can Read Your Heartbeat
Microsoft claims that the new Kinect is so sensitive that it can see the slightest movement of your
Think about the potential there. With Xbox One, you'll never need to strap a heart rate monitor to yourself for your Kinect workouts, which most of us don't do anyway. But it's better than mere convenience. By reading your heart rate in real time, the Xbox One will be able to design a fluid interval workout for you.
Interval training is really about getting your heart into a specific "zone" (a range of beats per minute) for a specific amount of time. Currently, the best a computerized program can do is an arbitrary number of reps or a predetermined amount of time based on some information you've provided in the past (height, weight, age, how many reps you did in your last session). This doesn't take into account how you might be feeling that day, if you're sick, or how much you're actually capable of.
With the Kinect 2, a program could conceivably have you start a set, wait until you hit your target heart rate, then make subtle adjustments to keep you maintaining that rate for the optimized amount of time. Once that's done, it would tell you to stop, and make sure your heart spends enough time in an actual resting state before the next interval begins.
The only barriers would be accuracy—we have yet to compare Kinect 2 to an actual heart rate monitor—and developers taking advantage of the capabilities. But if it can deliver on its promises, you would have your own personal trainer right there in your living room.
Wider Field of View
One of the biggest problems we ran into while testing Nike+ Kinect Training was not having enough space. I have a reasonable-by-New-York-standards sized living room (a.k.a. it's small for anywhere else), but if I wanted to use the Kinect, I had to push my entire entertainment center back a few feet until it was almost in my kitchen, and even then I basically had to have my heels against my couch or it might miss me. That won't be a problem with Kinect 2.
The lenses on the Kinect 2 have a much wider field of view (FOV). Sixty degrees wider, in fact, and along with that comes an improved depth sensor. The gentleman who lead our demo at Microsoft yesterday says the new cameras can capture his entire body when he's just three feet away, and he's six-foot-four! For those of us with small living rooms, this is a game changer. I really liked the Nike+ program, but rearranging my furniture every time I wanted to use it just wasn't practical.
And it's not just for the space-constrained. A wider field of view makes it easier for multiple people to work out at the same time; training's always easier with a partner. Kinect 2 would also be able to accomodate a broader range of exercises, such as walking lunges that take you across a room.
More people. More options. More space.
Devil in the Details
Kinect 2 also comes with new and improved cameras that can pick up three times more detail compared to the last version. A wrinkle in your t-shirt? A smile on your face? Yeah, it can see all of that.
So what? This gives the Xbox One a far more accurate picture of your body, which is critical for a program that is supposed to act like a personal trainer. Skip to 4:45 in the video below, and look at the incredible detail in the skeleton. It tracks virtually every major joint in your body and can even see the rotation of your wrist. It can even see if your shoulders are tight or relaxed.
Now skip to 6:25. Not only can the Kinect 2 perceive the skeletal layout of a human body, but it's smart enough to know the ways in which the muscles must work to create different movements and positions. Obviously, this is just a demo application in the video, but it's rather genius, and it could be used by anybody who was making a fitness app.
The key to any successful workout is form. Twenty-five perfect pushups are far better for you than 50 shoddy ones. Using proper form gets you the workout you intend. Even more importantly, maintaining good form is critically important for avoiding injury. As we tire, our form typically starts slipping. The Kinect 2 can see so much nuance in the human body that it will be able to correct our form in real-time, making at-home, unsupervised workouts safer and more effective.
So that's why you need the new Xbox. Not for playing endless hours of whatever new Halo game will be coming. Of course not. You're a grownup. It's for your health. Your longevity.
The best part is that it's almost here. In a few weeks we'll find out more specifics about Xbox One, probably centered around games and Xbox Live content, some of which could well include fitness. Just a few months after that, almost certainly in time for holiday season, the console and all its workout goodness will be on shelves. And it'll be so much easier enjoying that second slice of Christmas pie knowing that the best electronic personal trainer in the world is waiting for you under the tree.
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It's been, once again, crazy busy, so I'm going to get out a quick post here, because I just haven't had time to finish any of the longer ones.
I did a session at the CLTA Quest for Proficiency in March called "Search Faster and Smarter for #authres." I highlighted a super underused feature in Google called the Custom Search Engine. Here's how it works- basically you create your own search engine page that looks like a regular Google Search page, but, and here's the brilliant part: it searches only the pages you have pre-selected.
A lot of times you might want students to go out and search for things on the Internet, but the Internet is a big place and so you as a teacher can still give them the practice of search and making judgements about which pages to look at, while at the same time restricting the amount of extraneous incomprehensible nonsense they might have to wade through in order to accomplish a task.
Here's a quick video that walks your through how to do this.


AfriKids, one of three charities supported by the Telegraph Christmas appeal, turns 10 this year. It is marking a decade of successful work in one of the poorest regions of the world in a rather surprising way – by building a luxury hotel.
The child-rights charity operates 16 projects in the impoverished Upper East Region of Ghana, helping more than 100,000 people a year. Street children are taught marketable skills and those born with deformities, who once were at risk of being ritually killed, are cared for.
AfriKids wants its Ghanaian arm to be self-sustaining within another decade. With this in mind, in 2006 the charity established the AfriKids Medical Centre in the region. The success of this award-winning health care institution, which generates a profit of £100,000 a year, is now prompting investment in tourism.
Tourism is developing well, though it is concentrated in the centre and south. Forbes magazine last year named Ghana the "most friendly" African country to visit, and the guidebook publisher Frommer's recently listed it as one of the top 10 holiday destinations for 2012, praising the country for its stability and saying that its varied landscape made it the "perfect introduction to African travel".
AfriKids believes the north presents a great opportunity for responsible tourism that will generate financial, social and environmental returns. Work begins this year on the AfriKids Blue Sky Lodge, which is due to be completed in 2013. The 23-acre resort, which will be promoted to both domestic and foreign tourists, will have 33 rooms, a restaurant and bar, a conference centre and the area's first swimming pool.
It has been designed by a non-profit consultancy, Architecture for Humanity, and a local firm, Gabcon, to complement the local vernacular architecture and the landscape while offering world-class accommodation.
Sally Eastcott, UK director of AfriKids, says: "The lodge will make visitors to the region feel that this is a good place to be. It will make the community feel more proud of their world and of their traditions in architecture and lifestyle, and provide innovations they can emulate in their homes."
It is hoped the lodge will generate a profit of £180,000 a year, one third of the total annual budget AfriKids Ghana needs to run independently. This is enough to ensure that 150 children who were risking their lives in gold mines have the chance to go to school, 1,800 mothers are empowered to generate their own income or 150 schools are helped to make improvements.
The Telegraph Christmas appeal runs until January 31. To donate, please call 0870 043 3759, or go to telegraph.co.uk/charity.
Pears Foundation, a long-term supporter of AfriKids and a key ambassador for the Blue Sky Lodge project, has offered to match up to £50,000 donated to AfriKids through the Telegraph appeal. The foundation is specifically focusing this funding on AfriKids' core costs, covering the hard-to-fund but essential day-to-day running costs of the charity that enable it to keep developing its innovative and inspirational work.


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Marvel Writer Claims Star-Lord Could Beat Batman
By Russ Burlingame - April 5, 2015 11:47 pm EDT
Proving that he's never heard of "prep time," or just really likes to be insulted on the Internet, Legendary Star-Lord writer Sam Humphries today at WonderCon said that he wishes there would be a Marvel/DC crossover story.
Why? So that Star-Lord and Batman could fight, because Star-Lord would "kick Batman's ass," of course, according to IGN's write-up of the panel.
As you can imagine, the comments thread below the story -- which deals with a lot of other questions from the Marvel Comics Q&A session -- has been entirely hijacked by vitriolic and often hilarious responses to the question and to Humphries' answer. It's worth checking out.
Sad news for all involved: For the umpteenth time in the last five or ten years, Marvel editorial put the kibosh on the idea of a Marvel/DC crossover.
If you want an explanation for why, look no further than Marvel's Tom Brevoort, who gave a lengthy and fairly thoughtful explanation as to what makes them less-than-desirable recently on his Tumblr.
"Over the years, we've published an awful lot of inter-company crossovers, far more than I could have dreamed of when I was a reader," Brevoort said in part. "And, for the most part, they've tended to be disappointing; even the best among them have not been universally beloved, because the mythical version of whatever meeting that exists within each fan's head is inevitably better than what winds up on the page in the regular course of doing business. There have been plenty of crossovers that I've liked and I'm sure that you have as well, but as a general rule of thumb, these books are nobody's favorite comics."
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YEMEN: Deal signed by President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down looks in danger of unravelling, as violence in Yemen continues
Title: YEMEN: Deal signed by President Ali Abdullah Saleh to step down looks in danger of unravelling, as violence in Yemen continues
Date: 3rd December 2011
Summary: VARIOUS OF SALEH SUPPORTERS
Embargoed: 18th December 2011 12:00
Keywords: Yemdunc
Location: Yemen, Yemen
Country: Yemen
Topics: Conflict,Politics
Reuters ID: LVA2R1EQRT6Q5UCMK4GXSQ91YZ8C
Story Text: Huge rallies were held on Friday (December 2) in the Yemeni capital of Sanaa with a deal to ease President Ali Abdullah Saleh from power yet to defuse 10 months of violent unrest.
A protest condemning the regime was attended by thousands, who declared the day "Independence Friday" and held a prayer ceremony.
Meanwhile at least five civilians and three soldiers were killed in the protest hotbed city of Taiz, threatening to unravel a week-old political pact which saw Saleh sign a deal to step down.
"What is happening in Taiz is not extraordinary, every time we make a deal with Ali Abdullah Saleh, the deal is overruled before the ink has even dried. He is a man who has lied for 33 years and the media does not trust the signing, nor the promises he pledges," said protester Abdullah Satar.
Yemen's Gulf Arab neighbours and their U.S. ally hope the deal can reverse a drift toward chaos on the doorstep of the world's top oil exporter, Saudi Arabia, and stop al Qaeda's Yemeni branch gaining a foothold near Red Sea shipping routes.
The prospective government is supposed to shepherd Yemen towards a presidential election that Abd-Rabbu Mansour Hadi, the vice president to whom Saleh has transferred his powers, has set for Feb. 21, 2012.
"My message to the vice president is now that he must prove his worth - he took all the powers, so he must use them," said Rashad Abdul Ghani.
Opposition sources also said they had given Hadi a list of their choices for a military council tasked with running the army until a new president is elected.
The list included former defence and interior ministers plus army commanders who turned on Saleh.
Under the Gulf initiative signed by Saleh, a body will be set up to restructure the armed forces. Saleh's son Ahmed commands the Republican Guard, one of the best equipped units.
Protesters in Taiz and elsewhere have denounced the immunity from prosecution that Saleh and his relatives would enjoy under the power transfer deal.
"It is now the responsibility of the opposition, in front of religious leaders and history, to take what is happening in Taiz and prove they have good faith, to denounce and leave the government, because this initiative is false and will give rise to more bloodshed," said Amat al Malik, another protester.
Another rally was held in support of Saleh in Sanaa on Friday. Protesters raised placards bearing the image of Saleh and expressed support for the Gulf initiative.
"For ten months we have been in distress. We say to our brothers of their joint meeting with the (opposition) National Council: you have acted on the agreement and I ask the (ruling) General People's Congress and the opposition parties to get Yemen out of this distress," said Mohamed al Ahdal.
The man nominated by opposition parties to lead a government divided between them and Saleh's General People's Congress, Mohammed Basindwa, said his side would rethink if the killing in Taiz did not cease.
Any Saleh successor will face multiple overlapping conflicts that have gained force during the political crisis, including rising separatist sentiment in the south, which fought a civil war with Saleh's north in 1994, and fighting with Islamists who have seized territory in the southern province of Abyan.
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Please contact the studio for the availability and pricing of items in stock, details regarding custom ordering, and gallery information.
Lonesome George died a month before I made this life size sculpture. I didn't have time to create the detail achieved by this fine taxidermist, but I wanted the story to be told at my next event. And it was. Dozens of people had seen him in person on trips to the Galapagos Islands. Below is his full story, a documentary made years later.


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Duck or Die
Duck or Die is so named because the dancers in the middle of the set must take turns ducking while sticks are clashing above their heads. Although nobody has actually died while performing it, the threat of grievous bodily harm has been found to be a strong motivation for accurate dancing.
Source: Written by Mike Miller of the Bassett Street Hounds
Tune: British Grenadiers (traditional) as A(AB2)? (A=sticking, B=figures)
X: 1
T:Duck or Die
T:British Grenadiers
A:Longborough
P:A(AB2)2
D2 |G2 D2 G2 A2 |B2 cB A2 Bc | d2 G2 G2 B2 | AGFE D3 D |
G2D2 G2A2 | B2AB c2Bc | d2G2 BAGF | G4   G2 ||
Bc | d3 e d2 c2 | B3 c d2 d2 | e2 e2 dcBA | G4 F2 D2 |
G2 D2 G2 A2 | B2 AB c2 Bc | d2 G2 BAGF | G4 G2 |]
Formation: A square set of four.
Sequence: Once to Yourself, Chorus (sticking), Solar System Allemande, Chorus, ?
Chorus: The sticking sequence is: backhand, forehand, forehand, backhand, forehand, backhand, forehand, with the hits being shared between all four dancers. Each dancer should follow their stick and spin appropriately between hits.
The chorus is a square bombast with sticking. The dancers are numbered as follows:
2     3
As in the standard square bombast, 2 and 4 begin by hooking through the center (passing right shoulders) and 1 and 3 begin by sliding along their sides, so the entire set moves counterclockwise one position. The first clashes are between 2 and 3, backhand and forehand, as they begin to move. 2 follows their stick by spinning counterclockwise, and the entire set moves to this position:
M        2
For the next clashes, 4 ducks and hits the ground twice, while 2 and 1 hit forehand and backhand. The set moves to this position:
And it's 4's turn to duck and hit the ground while 2 and 3 clash forehand and backhand. The set then moves back to the square:
And 2 and 1 finish by clashing once forehand.


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Days of our Lives Weekly Blog
Blackmailing liar. (NBC Universal Inc.)
Deconstructing "DOOL" from December 9 – 13:
Salemites made it through another week of drug usage, blackmail, and covering up murder. By Friday, their leathers were at the cleaners and they broke out the leopard print.
The cover up.
Sami thinks her and Gabi's nightmares are their conscience's way of reminding them how horrible Nick was. Not likely. It's more likely that the nightmares are their conscience's way of working through the "murder" and cover-up. I'm using quotations around the word because we've seen no body.
It's a good thing "The Three Stooges" didn't tell Percy the bird watcher to mind his own business when he came upon them at the square and asked what they were doing in the wee hours of the night at the 'beach'. I think if they had, it'd have made him suspicious. Keeping things light and fun and natural seemed their best bet even though he can still finger them for being at the scene of the crime once it comes out. And it will come out. It always does. It's only been a few days and already Sonny knows. This is the most animated we've seen WilSon in…well…ever. Give us more of this, please.
Matt (of Matt's "DOOL" Musings) watched Friday's episode and when Roman turned up at Sonny's place and shouted, "It's the police!" he couldn't believe Sami didn't recognize Roman's voice. Her own father. Then Matt pointed out, "Sonny leaves the window wide open on a windy day in the middle of winter so no one would notice someone was there?" Yep. Salem.
This week's Days poll: Thoughts on this murder storyline?
The letdown.
Rafe letting Kate down gently – if that's what it was, had to have been the most unusual way of letting someone know you're just not into them that we've ever seen. And Kate seemed to take it rather well… so far. I felt embarrassed for her that she's been hanging on without encouragement from Rafe. If she really wants Jordan away from Rafe she should just introduce her to Lucas.
Soaps.com caught up with Chrishell Stause this week to discuss who Jordan really is, what she thinks of Rafe, if she's afraid of Kate and how soon we'll see more of Jordan's mystery solved. Sadly, it's not going to be that soon. Stause tells us, "Honestly, I would say that people need to be patient with the storyline because it is definitely not something that is going to be revealed very quickly." Read the rest of our Interview with Days of our Lives' Chrishell Stause.
No romance in the afternoon.
There has been no shortage of drama in Salem these past several weeks with murder, a cover up and drugs taking center stage, but the romance department has slowed some. Most couples are separated or having problems. Will and Sonny don't get much action, Adrienne and Justin are rarely seen together, Sami and EJ are on the rocks, and everyone else is separated. The budding romance of Rafe and Jordan (Jafe) should change that soon, and Sami will eventually forgive EJ won't she? It doesn't look like it's going to happen anytime soon. These two have cornered the market on anger sex but this time even Sami took a step back and decided not to go there. Their fight was very realistic, the dialogue spot on and the acting was terrific. They went from one extreme to another and still wound up with no solution. Matt says, "Why can't Will have fights like that?" Indeed. If Sami can't trust EJ there'll be no sex and let's face it, without sex they'll move even further apart. It happens. We've already seen a few EJabby scenes and there's no denying they've chemistry. Abby has daddy issues and a thing for older men (Austin) and since Sami and EJ are having issues, EJ's vulnerable. Who knows what could happen?
Brady's best friend is back in town and the two have been together quite a few times. He's starting to take risks and already JJ's on to him.
Can you believe JJ actually asked a drug dealer to tell him if he sold drugs to a guy named Brady? Brains? Fried!
Theresa.
Theresa was faking amnesia. Who knew? She was very convincing. It's pretty twisty but only means this storyline pimping Dannifer is nowhere near to being over. I'm not sure what to think about that except it's making me root for JJ more. It's pretty funny that in order to get back on Anne's good side she revealed her agenda. She really does play everyone.
Passive aggressiveness.
HRH Jennifer couldn't wait to get up on her high horse and tell Daniel he wasn't the man she thought he was (for whatever it was he did with Theresa) and that he was vindictive. And before she stomped away she told him to say hello to Nicole – not that she cares why Nicole's living there or what Daniel does. Hmm. Daniel should have said, "Oh contraire Jenny. But you do." Does Jennifer really think Daniel gave GHB to Theresa in order to get some? She should know better. The man's a saint and everyone in Salem knows it so in her shoes wouldn't you be wondering what was up? Oh ye of little faith.
Jenn and Eric are two peas in a pod. They're the most pious and the most judgmental in Salem. Instead of giving people a chance, especially ones they know, they're both quick to judge based on nothing.
Eric's memories.
It looks like we're closer to the priest remembering his defrocking, what with Daniel's magical concoction and Dr. Chyka being open to spilling Kristen's secrets for the right price. Is it just me or does remote beach look like the living room at the DiMera mansion?
Big question of the week...
How come Maggie can't move into her house? Did she sell it without anyone knowing?
Best Lines:
"If I see your roving Lothario, I'll give him a piece of my mind, and if I find a body, I'll know you got to your victim first," says Percy.
EJ, "You know the difference between you and me? I didn't blink."
"I don't trust you," Sami says, "But I love you and that will never die."
Sonny's text to Will, including the four exclamation points… "Only for you would I go back in the closet!!!!"
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Q: multicore with plyr, MC Hi I am trying to use ddply in the plyr library in R, with the MC package.  It doesn't seem to be speeding up the computation.  This is the code I run:
require(doMC)
registerDoMC(4)
getDoParWorkers()
##> 4
test <- data.frame(x=1:10000, y=rep(c(1:20), 500))
system.time(ddply(test, "y", mean))
  # user  system elapsed
  # 0.015   0.000   0.015
system.time(ddply(test, "y", mean, .parallel=TRUE))
  # user  system elapsed
  # 223.062   2.825   1.093

Any ideas?

A: The mean function operates too quickly relative to the communication costs required to distribute the split sections to each core and retrieve the results.
This is a common "problem" people run into with distributed computing.  They expect it to make everything run faster because they forget there are costs (communication between the nodes) as well as benefits (using multiple cores).
Something specific to parallel processing in plyr: only the function is run on multiple cores.  The splitting and combining still is still done on a single core, so the function you're applying would have to be very computationally intensive to see a benefit when using plyr functions in parallel.

A: Continuation to Joshua's answer, there is a fix if you want to quicken up this operation. It is inspired by the Map-reduce ideology and I had done a POC on a sample dataset a while back.
I used the snowfall library- I believe you can work with doMC as well.
# On my phone, please pardon typos/bugs

test <- data.frame(x=1:1000000, y=rep(c(1:20), 500))

testList = list()
testList[[1]] <- test[c(1:250000),]
testList[[2]] <- test[c(250001:500000),]
testList[[3]] <- test[c(500001:750000),]
testList[[4]] <- test[c(750001:1000000),]

# Write a function for the above - Need to find optimum number of splits

sfInit(parallel = TRUE, cpus=4)
sfCluster(plyr)
meanList = sfClusterSpplyLB(testList, function(x) ddply(test, "y", mean))

sfStop()

aggregate(meanList, by=list(y), FUN=mean)

This might help you, given that we are now doing the split-combine routine in a distributed fashion. This works for means when the size of the splits are the same, it works for sums, min/max, count etc are OK but there are some operations that we can't use this for.

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Q: PostgreSQL subquery not working What's wrong with this query?
select extract(week from created_at) as week,
       count(*) as received,
       (select count(*) from bugs where extract(week from updated_at) = a.week) as done
from bugs as a
group by week

The error message is:

column a.week does not exist

UPDATE:
following the suggestion of the first comment, I tried this:
select a.extract(week from created_at) as week,
   count(*) as received, (select count(*)
from bugs
where extract(week from updated_at) = a.week) as done from bugs as a group by week

But it doesn't seem to work:
ERROR:  syntax error at or near "from"
LINE 1: select a.extract(week from a.created_at) as week, count(*) a...

A: As far as I can tell you don't need the sub-select at all:
select extract(week from created_at) as week,
       count(*) as received,
       sum( case when extract(week from updated_at) = extract(week from created_at) then 1 end) as done
from bugs
group by week

This counts all bugs per week and counts those that are updated in the same week as "done".
Note that your query will only report correct values if you never have more than one year in your table.
If you have more than one year of data in the table you need to include the year in the comparison as well:
select to_char(created_at, 'iyyy-iw') as week,
       count(*) as received,
       sum( case when to_char(created_at, 'iyyy-iw') = to_char(updated_at, 'iyyy-iw') then 1 end) as done
from bugs
group by week

Note that I used IYYY an IW to cater for the ISO definition of the year and the week around the year end/start.

Maybe a little explanation on why your original query did not work would be helpful:
The "outer" query uses two aliases

*

*a table alias for bugs named a

*a column alias for the expression extract(week from created_at) named week
The only place where the column alias week can be used is in the group by clause.
To the sub-select (select count(*) from bugs where extract(week from updated_at) = a.week)) the alias a is visible, but not the alias week (that's how the SQL standard is defined).
To get your subselect working (in terms of column visibility) you would need to reference the full expression of the "outer" column:
(select count(*) from bugs b where extract(week from b.updated_at) = extract(week from a.created_at))

Note that I introduced another table alias b in order to make it clear which column stems from which alias.
But even then you'd have a problem with the grouping as you can't reference an ungrouped column like that.

A: that could work as well
with origin as (
  select extract(week from created_at) as week, count(*) as received
  from bugs
  group by week
)
select week, received,
  (select count(*) from bugs where week = extract(week from updated_at) )
from origin

it should have a good performance


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import { Localized } from '@fluent/react';
import React, { useContext, useRef, useState } from 'react';

import { EntityView } from '~/context/EntityView';
import { Location } from '~/context/Location';
import { useOnDiscard } from '~/core/utils';
import { useTranslator } from '~/hooks/useTranslator';

import type { UserState } from '../index';
import { FileUpload } from './FileUpload';
import { SignInOutForm } from './SignInOutForm';

import './UserMenu.css';

type Props = {
  user: UserState;
};

type UserMenuProps = Props & {
  onDiscard: () => void;
};

export function UserMenuDialog({
  onDiscard,
  user,
}: UserMenuProps): React.ReactElement<'ul'> {
  const isTranslator = useTranslator();
  const { entity } = useContext(EntityView);

  const location = useContext(Location);
  const { locale, project, resource } = location;

  const canDownload =
    project !== 'all-projects' && resource !== 'all-resources';

  /* TODO: Also disable for subpages (in-context l10n) when supported */
  const canUpload = canDownload && isTranslator && !entity.readonly;

  const ref = useRef<HTMLUListElement>(null);
  useOnDiscard(ref, onDiscard);

  return (

      {user.isAuthenticated && (
        <>

            <a href={`/contributors/${user.username}/`}>

{user.nameOrEmail}

{user.email}

        </>
      )}

        <Localized
          id='user-UserMenu--download-terminology'
          elems={{ glyph:  }}
        >
          <a href={`/terminology/${locale}.tbx`}>
            {'<glyph></glyph>Download Terminology'}

        </Localized>

        <Localized
          id='user-UserMenu--download-tm'
          elems={{ glyph:  }}
        >
          <a href={`/translation-memory/${locale}.${project}.tmx`}>
            {'<glyph></glyph>Download Translation Memory'}

        </Localized>

      {canDownload && (

          <Localized
            id='user-UserMenu--download-translations'
            elems={{ glyph:  }}
          >
            <a
              href={`/translations/?code=${locale}&slug=${project}&part=${resource}`}
            >
              {'<glyph></glyph>Download Translations'}

          </Localized>

      )}

      {canUpload && (

          <FileUpload parameters={location} />

      )}

        <Localized
          id='user-UserMenu--terms'
          elems={{ glyph:  }}
        >

            {'<glyph></glyph>Terms of Use'}

        </Localized>

        <Localized
          id='user-UserMenu--github'
          elems={{ glyph:  }}
        >

            {'<glyph></glyph>Hack it on GitHub'}

        </Localized>

        <Localized
          id='user-UserMenu--feedback'
          elems={{ glyph:  }}
        >

            {'<glyph></glyph>Give Feedback'}

        </Localized>

        <Localized
          id='user-UserMenu--help'
          elems={{ glyph:  }}
        >

            {'<glyph></glyph>Help'}

        </Localized>

      {user.isAuthenticated &&

}

      {user.isAdmin && (
        <>

            <Localized
              id='user-UserMenu--admin'
              elems={{ glyph:  }}
            >
              {'<glyph></glyph>Admin'}
            </Localized>

            <Localized
              id='user-UserMenu--admin-project'
              elems={{ glyph:  }}
            >
              <a href={`/admin/projects/${project}/`}>
                {'<glyph></glyph>Admin · Current Project'}

            </Localized>

        </>
      )}

      {user.isAuthenticated && (
        <>

            <Localized
              id='user-UserMenu--settings'
              elems={{ glyph:  }}
            >
              {'<glyph></glyph>Settings'}
            </Localized>

            <Localized
              id='user-SignOut--sign-out'
              elems={{ glyph:  }}
            >
              <SignInOutForm url={user.signOutURL}>
                {'<glyph></glyph>Sign out'}
              </SignInOutForm>
            </Localized>

        </>
      )}

  );
}

export function UserMenu(props: Props): React.ReactElement<'div'> {
  const [visible, setVisible] = useState(false);
  return (

 setVisible((visible) => !visible)}
      >
        {props.user.isAuthenticated ? (

        ) : (

        )}

      {visible && (
        <UserMenuDialog {...props} onDiscard={() => setVisible(false)} />
      )}

  );
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Brian Marsden (ur. 29 września 1947) – nowozelandzki sztangista, olimpijczyk, dwukrotny reprezentant (1972, 1976) letnich igrzysk olimpijskich.

Medalista igrzysk wspólnoty narodów w 1974 oraz w 1978.

Przypisy

Nowozelandzcy olimpijczycy
Nowozelandzcy sztangiści
Uczestnicy Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1972
Uczestnicy Letnich Igrzysk Olimpijskich 1976
Urodzeni w 1947


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Scottish Cricket History
Cricket in Scotland has been with us a long time. The first match for which records are available was played in September 1785 at Schaw Park, Alloa, between two teams populated by members of the aristocracy of the time. It was the mid 19th century before the game really took off, with a first visit by the All England XI in 1849 creating great excitement and leading to a surge in interest.
Today we have a host of representative sides administered by Cricket Scotland plus over 200 clubs competing in a wide variety of competitions. The timeline below covers some of the key moments in Scottish Cricket history from the 18th to 21st century!
Cathcart Family Group at first ever cricket game in Scotland (By kind permission of the present Earl Cathcart)
Cricket in Scotland – Timeline
1785: First recorded game in Scotland – Duke of Athol's XI v Hon. Col. Talbot's XI at Schaw Park, Clackmannan
1789: Match in Aberdeen between Gordon Castle XI & 55th Regiment
1820: Formation of Kelso CC
1820s: Cricket played on Bruntsfield Links, Edinburgh & also at Edinburgh Academy in the School grounds.
1830s: Formation of Stirling County CC. Cricket being played at the Old Gibbet Toll, Edinburgh & Fleshers' Haugh, Glasgow.
1846: Match takes place between Perth & "All Scotland".
Don Bradman leads his Australian side out on to Mannofield for what was to be his last match on British soil in Sept 1948
1849: The All England XI visit Scotland for the first time, playing in Edinburgh, sparking a great upsurge in club formation.
1865: Scotland's first recognised "Cap" games take place, beating Gentlemen of Surrey at the Oval before losing to the MCC at Lord's
1871: Publication of first edition of Scottish Cricketers' Annual and Guide by Percival King, Scotland's first ever cricket publication which lasted 18 editions.
1872: Start of East of Scotland v West of Scotland matches.
1874: Scotland beat MCC at Lord's
1878: First ever full Australia touring team visit Scotland to play West of Scotland
1879: Formation of first Scottish Cricket Union. It lasted only four years due to financial difficulties and declining membership.
1882: Scotland beat Australia in One-Day Game
1888: First ever match against Ireland
1891: Start of Edinburgh Parks Trophy – Scotland's oldest Cup competition
1891: Scotland beat a Gloucestershire CCC side brought together by WG Grace
1893: Start of Aberdeenshire League, North of Scotland League & Western Union
1895: Start of Border League
1895: Start of first East of Scotland League. It lasted only four seasons.
1902: Start of Scottish County Championship
1908: Formation of second Scottish Cricket Union
1923: Start of Rowan Cup
1929: Start of Strathmore Union
1933: Start of Glasgow Parks Cup
1948: Start of Western Cup
1951: Start of West League Cup
1953: Start of revived East of Scotland League
1955: Start of Glasgow and District League
1959: Scotland beat Warwickshire at Edgebaston, their first ever victory against a full First Class County
1959: Start of Border KO Cup
1963: Start of Perthshire League
1966: First Scottish Cup Competition
1975: Start of Inter-District Competition
1980: Scotland participate in the Benson & Hedges Cup, there first ever games in a competition
1981: Start of Shetland Outdoor League
1985: Freuchie win Haig Village Trophy at Lord's, the only Scottish team to ever win the trophy.
1991: Scotland score 537 for 5 against MCC, with Iain Philip contributing 234. Both totals are still records for Scotland.
1993: First ever Triple Crown Tournament, with Scotland, England Amateur XI, Ireland & Wales competing. It lasted until 2000, with Scotland being the most successful of the four teams.
Scotland team at the Wanderers in 1992
1992: Scotland undertake two week tour to Johannesburg & Pretoria, the first ever tour abroad by a Scotland side.
1993: Western CA win NCA County Championship, only ever victory by a Scottish District.
1993: Scotland undertake two week tour to Cape Town.
1996: First form of Scottish League Competition established
1997: Scotland compete in the ICC Trophy for the first time, finishing in 3rd place to qualify for the 1999 World Cup
1998: Scotland compete in the Commonwealth Games, staged in Malaysia.
1999: Scotland compete in the World Cup played in England & Scotland
2001: Scotland Women play first ODI (against England Women) at Bradfield College, Reading
2003: Scotland compete in the National League against English County sides for the first time, winning three of their first four games.
2004: Scotland beat Bangladesh at Raeburn Place, Edinburgh. First ever victory against a test Playing side in a 50 over/side match.
2005: Scotland win the ICC Trophy, beating Ireland in the Final, staged at Clontarf.
2008: Scotland win ICC Inter Continental Cup
2009: Scotland compete in first ever ICC World T20 Finals, staged in England.
2012: Scotland beat Bangladesh in T20 International staged in the Netherlands. Fist ever victory over Test Playing Nation in this format.
2014: Scotland win World Cup Qualifying Tournament in New Zealand.
2015: Scotland compete in ICC World Cup Finals in Australia & New Zealand.
2016: Scotland secure first victory at a global event over Hong Kong at World T20 in India
2017: Scotland defeat a Full Member (Zimbabwe) for the first time in an ODI
2018: Scotland beat England for the first time in their history
The respective New Zealand and Scotland teams stand to their National Anthems during the ICC Cricket World Cup match between New Zealand and Scotland at University Oval on February 17, 2015 in Dunedin, New Zealand. (Photo by Rob Jefferies-IDI/IDI via Getty Images)
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Cricket Scotland's historian, Neil Leitch, has been recording the history of the Scottish game for over 35 years and alongside scoring duties for club and country Neil is a constant source of information and knowledge for coaches, players and administrators.
There is nothing our treasured historian likes more than a challenge so why not test him and 'Ask Leitchy' by clicking HERE – Leitchy will take on the challenge to find the answers that will feature in a regular column on this site.


in 'a' as in 'a dog' or 'a song'. This is the article; it is never capitalised even if used at the start of a sentence: the word that follows is capitalised.
Note that Afrikaans pronunciation is extremely difficult and can be a challenge, even for Dutch speakers.
similarly to the 'ch' in bach, but a lot harder and more glottal - a bit like hawking up phlegm :-).
as in fix but extremely rare, usually found in scientific terms or loanwords.
In some loan words, 'g', 'v' and 'w' may be pronounced the same as their English equivalents, but this is uncommon.
same as German "ü", make your lips into the position of "o" but say "ee" instead.
like the 'y' in shy, but a pronounced a lot longer.
Like English, double consonants in Afrikaans are pronounced as a single sound, and not two separate sounds, unless occurring at a syllabary break: 'wekker': 'vack-er' (alarm clock) but 'melkkoei': 'melk-koo-ee' (milking cow).
Note that although Afrikaans digraphs and trigraphs contain mostly vowels and sound as though they contain many syllables, they in fact are seen as a single syllable.
For example, the word 'Goeie' sounds as if it contains 3 syllables, but in fact contains only two: 'goei' and 'e' are the 2 syllables.
From this, you can see Afrikaans pronunciation, like English for a foreigner, can be rather irregular. Pronunciation can be hard and the accent is extremely difficult to master, but when spoken correctly, Afrikaans is the most melodic Germanic language.
However, one should not be daunted. Afrikaans grammar is really quite simple and is more similar to English than to any other Germanic language. Verbs are even simpler than English: there is no am or are or were but only is and was.
One who is learning Afrikaans will probably catch onto it rather quickly and will have no problem with speaking Dutch or understanding German.
A rukkie in Afrikaans is a short period of time, not a sexual act performed on oneself.
Baie means veel (many); however, the word veel also exists in Afrikaans and has the same meaning.
I can't speak Afrikaans [well].
Note the difference with American English numbers.
Where can I get a traveler's cheque changed?
This Afrikaans phrasebook is a usable article. It explains pronunciation and the bare essentials of travel communication. An adventurous person could use this article, but please feel free to improve it by editing the page.


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Fly Jamaica offers more options and comfort with new 767
By News Source Guyana on November 22, 2014
In time for the busy Christmas travel season, Fly Jamaica Airways has put into service its newly acquired 767 aircraft. The wide bodied jet made its inaugural flight into Georgetown from New York on Friday evening and the airline is promising better service and comfort.
On Saturday, Fly Jamaica Director, Roxanne Reece, told reporters at the company's Ogle office that the airline is pleased to be increasing its fleet and step up the quality of service it has been offering.
She said "for the market, this means we have 245 extra seats because the 767 has 245 seats and it is wide bodied aircraft". According to the Fly Jamaica Director, the 767 will be working along with the 757 on the Guyana route.
Ms. Reece explained also that the airline will be able to carry more baggage with the new aircraft which has a much larger cargo hold. It was explained that passengers are already allowed two check-in pieces and with the new aircraft they could be allowed to check in a third piece for a cost.
And the airline's Director also announced that the company is entering the cargo market and will launch a cargo service soon. Amerijet in Guyana will be handling all of the airline's cargo for that service. Additionally the carrier is also eyeing the Bridgetown, Barbados and Montego Bay, Jamaica markets for the new year.
Fly Jamaica is also getting ready to begin more marketing to target Guyanese who live in Canada. The airline currently offers twice weekly non stop flights between Georgetown and Toronto. The Fly Jamaica Director said while that market has not "been performing as it should", the company will remain there.
Ms. Reece also reinforced an earlier call she made for Caribbean nationals to support airlines of the Caribbean more. She said Fly Jamaica has permanent staff members in both Guyana and Jamaica and therefore persons should support the airline because it is creating jobs and is having a direct impact on the economies in the Caribbean.
"If you fly with American Airlines or any other airline that is not local, they are not creating the jobs", she said.
Ms. Reece noted that the airline is not subsidised by any government or country and has not been receiving any subsidies like some other airlines that ply the Caribbean route.
Meanwhile, the company has reached out to a number of Guyanese singers and performers to make them airline ambassadors. It has also been lending support to several local charities.
In February, the airline will celebrate its anniversary and intends to offer special anniversary fares for travelers.
Filed: 22nd November, 2014
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The NHL's All-Star weekend festivities will have a decidedly rock feel to them, as AWOLNATION have just joined a performance lineup that also includes Green Day.
AWOLNATION's Aaron Bruno will be on hand to perform during the NHL All-Star Game's player introduction and will be seen on the NBC telecast airing this Saturday (Jan. 25) from St. Louis's Enterprise Center.
The news comes as AWOLNATION are ramping up promotion for their Angel Miners & the Lightning Riders album, due April 24. The album has already generated the current single "The Best," as well as the new songs "California Halo Blue" and the newly released "Mayday!! Fiesta Fever."
AWOLNATION join the previously announced Green Day, who will continue their association with the NHL by performing at this year's All-Star Game. The group will play at 5PM at 14th and Market Street for a free performance open to the public. Green Day will then make their way indoors where they'll perform during the second intermission of the NHL All-Star Game.
"Our partnership with Green Day goes to a whole new level with this performance," said Steve Mayer, NHL Chief Content Officer and Executive Vice President. "This one will be unlike anything we have ever done at the League as we are featuring the band as they perform both inside and outside Enterprise Center. Throw in a few fireworks over the St. Louis Arch and we hope to put together a memorable production for hockey fans and fans of Green Day."
Green Day are building up to the Feb. 7 street date of their new album, Father of All ..., which features the title track released last fall and the newly issued song "Oh Yeah."
In addition to Green Day and AWOLNATION, O.A.R. will headline tonight's (Jan. 24) Enterprise All-Star Friday Night festivities prior to the All-Star Skills competition.
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Simon Howie, aka 'The Scottish Butcher' is an iconic brand and household name based in the heart of Perthshire; having established a leading reputation through the supply of the highest quality meat to among others: Andrew Fairlie at Gleneagles.
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Aligned to the company's farming and butcher heritage, this new website needs to resonate with a broad spectrum of visitor groups; communicating Simon Howie's passion for quality meat that its customers can trust.
This site sits at the heart of an inbound marketing strategy with a focus on visual and inspirational content across both the site and social media: whetting the appetite and encourage its customers to get busy in the kitchen!
A flexible website frontend aligned to Simon Howie's established brand and built to raise brand awareness; enticing visitors to learn more about Simon Howie's approach, products and where to buy.
This new site is based on the Umbraco version 7 CMS for a range of intuitive and powerful website management tasks – and its mobile-friendly admin dashboard makes updating the site a breeze for our client when out and about.
Innovation and development is central to Simon Howie's overall strategy – at the centre of which involves listening to its customers – this is increasingly supported through an open and inclusive approach via social media.
This site's flexibility allows it to grow with our client's evolving online need - evident through their new online Christmas ordering section to give customers the convenience of ordering online and the peace of mind that everything is in hand for often the most anticipated meal of the year.
The team at Radiator are friendly, approachable & easy to work with. This combined with their knowledge, expertise and eagerness to find solutions makes evolving the website to better meet our customers' need an enjoyable & satisfying experience.
The advantage of digital lies in its ability to continually develop as business needs change and we are successfully doing that with Radiator.
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The Construction Industry Scheme (CIS) covers almost all types of construction work done in the UK. It doesn't matter if your business is based in the UK or not.
This means that if you're a non-resident business you have to follow the same CIS rules as UK-based contractors and subcontractors.
It doesn't matter where payment is made - it's just down to the work you're doing and whether it's covered by CIS.
There's a full list of types of construction work included and excluded from CIS in the CIS guide for contractors and subcontractors.
You must register before any work starts. Register by contacting the HMRC Charity, Assets and Residence (CAR) - CIS team.
If you're a non-resident subcontractor and your country has a double taxation agreement with the UK, you might be able to claim back some of the CIS deductions that contractors have made from your payments.
If there's no double taxation agreement you won't be exempt from UK tax, but CIS deductions contractors make from your payments count towards your tax bill.
This means HMRC will reduce your tax bill for the year by the amount that's already been paid in deductions.
There's more information on double taxation agreements and claiming back tax on the HMRC website.
Some types of work aren't covered by the Construction Industry Scheme (CIS). If you're only doing this type of work, you don't need to register.
For example, work done by businesses like architects and surveyors isn't covered. Manufacturing things off site (eg windows, blinds and shutters) also isn't covered.
If you do any work that's covered by CIS you must register even if not all your work is covered.
There are no exemptions for subcontractors, and private householders aren't treated as CIS contractors.
You're a CIS subcontractor if you're self-employed and agree to do construction work for a contractor. You should register with CIS.
If you're a contractor and subcontractor, you must register as both.
Even if your organisation doesn't do building work, you still have to register if you spend more than an average of £1 million a year on construction over a 3-year period.
There's more information on who CIS applies to in the CIS guide for contractors and subcontractors.


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Movie Review: Dibakar Banerjee's Shanghai
Shanghai is a film that dares to challenge the conventions of its genre. The movie is a basic but intense political thriller that is under-wired with intelligence and courage, both cinematic and ideological. After its release within the first week Shanghai received a lot of appreciation. All the social media platforms started to overflow with posts and tweets on Shanghai with people going gaga over the movie.
Shanghai was also well received by all the well known critics. In his review, Taran Adarsh said,
"Shanghai is a serious motion picture with a voice that makes you think, that makes a stunning impact."
The positive response towards Shanghai and its famous song Bharat Mata Ki Jai can be tracked across the social media platforms. Shanghai as a movie has explored a niche genre and left the audiences with a new cinematic experience, where movies can be beyond entertainment.
Dibakar Banerjee's line of work lies in craft films that make more than just attention-grabbing noise. In each of his three previous films (Khosla Ka Ghosla, Oye Lucky Lucky Oye and Love Sex aur Dhokha), he addressed an issue of contemporary relevance without any self-satisfied intimidate or unseemly chest-thumping. Dibakar Banerjee has consistently raised the bar with each of his releases.
His latest film Shanghai demonstrates much the same restraint, besides a touch of ironic humor, as it expresses a sense of indignation that is far more acute and intense than it has ever been before in his work.
What did you think of Shanghai?
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