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Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza Opens 50th Restaurant in North Miami
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Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza, a casual dining concept that uses authentic 800-degree coal-burning ovens to create "well done pizza," reached a major landmark Sept. 29 with the opening of its 50th location.
The restaurant brand, which includes founder/CEO Anthony Bruno and NFL Hall of Fame legend Dan Marino among several equity partners, debuted in 2002 in Fort Lauderdale, Fla., and has expanded throughout Florida and into New York, New Jersey, Pennsylvania, Massachusetts and Delaware.
The newest Anthony's Coal Fired Pizza is located in North Miami at 1837 NE 123rd Street inside Causeway Square.
"I'm incredibly proud of this milestone and our continued success," Bruno said. "We opened the first Anthony's 13 years ago with a commitment to quality and authenticity. We've stuck to those values as we've grown, which I strongly believe is the reason our loyal fans have been so supportive."
Hours of operation for the North Miami location are 11:30 a.m. – 10 p.m. Sunday through Thursday and 11:30 a.m. – 11 p.m. Friday and Saturday. In addition to dining in, patrons can carry out by calling 305-889-8887.
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If there is one place I can never get enough of in the Lake Tahoe area, it is Desolation Wilderness. The 63,000 acre area with endless trail systems and lakes has a solid permit system that keeps it from being overcrowded. Although this sometimes works to your disadvantage if you can't secure a permit, it is worth the solitude. Every time I go, it is a different experience with memories to cherish for a lifetime. This past weekend with Brian and our fur babies was no different.
This weekend we opted to backpack to Stony Ridge Lake, a zone and trail that I have never explored. We entered from the Meeks Bay trailhead, which is on the West Shore of Lake Tahoe. If you are coming from Tahoe City, the trailhead is just past the Meeks Bay Resort on the right side. There is a small parking lot with room for maybe 8 cars, but plenty of parking on the road. We parked on the road and didn't have any problems. In the parking lot, you'll see the trailhead, map, and permit kiosk for day hikers.
From the trailhead, you'll hike 1.2 miles on a flat dirt service road until it splits. Here, you'll want to take the single track trail up and to the right. There is a sign for the trail here and it's pretty hard to miss.
This is where the trail splits and begins the climb into Desolation Wilderness.
The next mile or so is a moderate uphill on mostly dirt, with some rocky sections. After about a mile, you'll reach Meeks Creek and the trail will start to level out. This section was probably my favorite of the whole hike. It is lush and still full of wildflowers for this late in the season.
So many beautiful wildflowers on the trail in late August.
Another stunning part of the trail, full of old growth.
Continuing on the trail, you'll come to creek crossing after a little bit. There are logs that you can balance across or do what I did, and just walk across the very shallow creek. I also wanted to check out the water resistance on my newish Solomon Quest 4d 2 Gtx W Backpacking Boots. (That has to be the longest boot model name evveeer.) I was happy to say that I still had dry feet on the other side of the creek!
Creek crossing on the trail, or you could just walk across the very shallow creek.
Taking a break on the trail to Lake Genevieve.
After this, the trail begins another moderate ascent until you reach the first of the lakes on this trail, Lake Genevieve. This is a pretty little gem of a lake that we stopped at for a minute to let the dogs swim. We saw one other couple camped on this lake.
We continued on and passed the next lake shortly after, Crag Lake. This is a bigger, beautiful lake with several islands and it looks like it would be great for swimming. We saw several good campsites and only one other group was there.
After Crag Lake, the trail starts going up again over some rocky terrain and another creek to make the final 1.5 mile push to Stony Ridge Lake. At one point, there is a junction in the trail to the right and down a steep hill where you can see Hidden Lake from above. We opted to stay on our trail to Stony Ridge and did not make the side trip.
Final ascent to Stony Ridge Lake. It's definitely stony!
We made it to Stony Ridge in a little over 3 hours and according to my Apple watch's GPS, exactly 6 miles. In that 6 miles, you've climbed 1,500+ feet of elevation, which makes the arrival at your final destination that much sweeter.
As soon as we got to the lake, we took a hard left across the dam to the other side, away from the trail. There is a bit of an awkward boulder in the middle of the dam crossing, so I opted to go downstream a couple hundred feet and find a nice little rock crossing instead.
Dam crossing coming back to the main trail from our campsite.
We continued on for less than an eighth of a mile and found an amazing little spot that was perched above the lake, but still had good water access and was flat dirt. There were also some great trees for our hammocks since we planned on spending the night in those. We brought a small tent, but that was really just to keep the dogs from wondering off at night. Although, I don't think it did any good… Sometime in the middle of the night my little Jack Russell, Roxanne, jumped up in my hammock with me and cuddled in the space behind my knees until I woke up in the morning and realized she was there. I still have no idea how she got out of the tent and into my hammock. She is a little Houdini!
Our campsite at Stony Ridge Lake and little Houdini herself (front).
Our time spent at the lake consisted of floating in tubes, playing Yahtzee, making some amazing sloppy joes for dinner (recipe here), watching the Milky Way light up the sky, and sipping on boxed wine. To top it off, we had the whole lake to ourselves and didn't see any other campers the entire time we were there.
Wez was not impressed with our Yahtzee game.
Stony Ridge Lake at sunrise.
We only had time for a one-night trip and had to pack up the next morning and head back to reality. It is always bittersweet coming back from a weekend in wilderness, but dang, did that shower and cold beer feel good when we got home!
Of all the places (and the list is small compared to the possibilities!) that I have explored in Desolation Wilderness, the Meeks Bay trailhead has to be one of my favorites. The climb is moderate, the trail is in good condition (and dog friendly), and the scenery is stunning. I am definitely looking forward to going back. What is your favorite place in Desolation? Leave a comment below!


While many investors would argue valuations are extreme, we see them as being very reasonable. In this video and transcript, we identify three areas trading on ten times or less, and make the case that real long-term alpha opportunities are increasing.
It has obviously been a little bit more volatile this quarter. Point-to-point, not much action; but a lot of action in between. One of the most common questions we got on our recent roadshow was about tariffs, and the risk that they would bring to the economy. Now, the reality is if we have a trade war, we know it's not going to be good for markets. But I think though that investors need to look at the real issue longer term. Stay away from the noise: Trump's comments on tariffs and China biting back.
The real issue is that the US has been running with a trade deficit for 20-plus years. If you think about it, the United States of America rebuilt Asia, Korea, Japan, China, Taiwan, all on the back of their consumption, which was a trade deficit in the US and trade surpluses in Asia.
So, Trump's basically saying, "Enough is enough. We need to deal with this problem". And they DO need to deal with that problem. That's why you're getting all the headlines and the initial tariffs. It's really a ploy to bring everyone to the negotiation table and deal with an issue that needs to be dealt with.
I'm not sure how it's going to play out. It's always too hard to really come to a firm conclusion on macro and political, and that's why we say avoid it.
What you saw during the quarter was really the first signs of liquidity coming out of the system. It's what we referred to as Bondnado 2.
Market scares are now going to be very much on the back of inflation. That's what you've seen, and we're going to have more of them along the way because the underlying economy is a lot tighter than people realise.
Homebuilding stocks are selling between 8 and 9 times.
So, I'm not too worried about valuation.
The real issue going forward is: can they grow their earnings and can the market growth their earnings. So far that looks as though the answer is yes. As a result, we're continuing to commit to our investments.
We still think that one has satisfactory rate of return, but we have noted that the risk/reward has changed and that's why we believe going forward that a maximum 85 to 95% invested position is what we want to deal with. You do need to be more conservative. You don't want to be leveraged, but we still think we can make an acceptable rate of return.
So in summary, markets are going to be a little more difficult going forward. You need to be very focused. The risk/reward has changed. You need to run with more conservative positions.
There was some good news in some research from Bank of America Merrill Lynch that we recently came across, which basically highlights that although short term valuation discrepancies are becoming fewer in nature, when you look at longer term, the real long-term alpha opportunities are increasing demonstrably.
So, I think that's hopefully good news for stock pickers, and that's really the sort of market that we're going to be faced with going forward. It's back to the old days of a genuine stock picker's market.


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'The Last of Us' first trailer shows the remnants of humanity in a survival story
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A screenshot of the trailer. (Video credit: YT/ HBO Max)
The long-awaited HBO adaptation of the Sony Playstation game 'The Last of Us' got its first trailer, it pits humans against each other in a zombie world.
The new series will star Pedra Pascal as Joel and Belle Ramsey as Ellie. The plot of the series is expected to follow the plot of the video game, which saw Joel being hired to transport Ellie through the US to a secret facility.
The first 'Last of Us' video game was launched in 2003, to huge commercial and critical success, with a sequel coming out in 2020. Fans had been eagerly awaiting an adaptation of the game, which became a reality when the series was greenlit in 2020.
The show is all set to premiere on 16 January 2023.

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Palestina de Los Altos is a municipality in the Quetzaltenango department of Guatemala. Its inhabitants speak Mam and Spanish.

Palestina de los Altos was originally called Toj Suj.  It is located between San Juan Ostuncalco and San Marcos.

The land is mainly used for farming, primarily corn and potatoes, and pasture.

Organization
Township

 Nueva Linda
 El Socorro
 Los Gonzáles
 Los Méndez
 Los Peñalonzo
 Roble Grande
 El Campo
 Alta Mira
 Los López
 Los Díaz
 Los Cabrera
 La Feria
 Los Morales
 Los Molinos

Hamlet El Carmen

 Los Miranda
 La Joya
 Nuevo Palmira
 El Centro del Carmen
 Toj Wabill
 El Carmen II
 El Toj Pic

Hamlet San José Buena Vista

 Los González
 Los Marroquín
 La Cumbre
 El Centro de San José Buena Vista
 Los Gómez
 Los Pérez
 Cruz Verde
 Toj Choll (Cruz del Mexicano)

Hamlet El Edén

 Mira Peña
 Las Delicias
 Buenos Aires
 Centro del Edén
 El Sinaí
 Los Desiertos
 Los Laureles
 Cantón Barrios

Climate
Palestina de los Altos has a cold subtropical highland climate (Cwb) with dry winters and rainy summers.

References

Municipalities of the Quetzaltenango Department

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Ok - I'm aware that I say this a lot but I love this one. SOOOO cute!
lol, plump them up to glamazon! Love your eyes, is that hazel, or blue? The Halloween mani is adorable too! I use Maybelline Colossal Volum Express, and I only got it 'cause I hear it smelled like roses but mine has no scent at all! boo!
Cute design, simple is never a bad thing!
Aggie, my eyes are grey. For some reason, my camera picks up more on the gold ring around my pupils and throws my eye colour a little hazel.
the nails look so fun!


Elayne Whyte Gómez, who led the negotiations of the new nuclear weapons ban treaty, with a fellow Costa Rican diplomat, Juan Carlos Mendoza Garcia, congratulating her on July 7, 2017, on the convention's adoption.
How countries participating in the UN conference on the treaty to prohibit and eliminate nuclear weapons voted on July 7, 2017.
Delegates reacting to the vote by 122 countries approving the treaty, which will be open for signature on Sept. 20 at the UN.


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5	 Plasma position measurement in a tokamak with an iron core transformer, G.-C.Kwon et al., J.Appl.Phys. 39(2000) 4188 (2000.07) 1499
4	 The KSTAR project: An advanced steady state superconducting tokamak experiment, G.S.Lee et al., Nucl. Fusion 40(3) 575 (2000.03) 1553
3	 Ion-beam characteristics of novel helicon ion sources for different plasma parameters, I.S.Hong et al., Rev. Sci. Instrum. 71(3) 1385 (2000.03) 1532
2	 Legendre polynomial expansion method for evaluating multipole moments of current density in toroidal devices, S.H.Seo et al., Phys. Plasmas 7(5) 1487 (2000.05) 1597
1	 KDAS: general-purpose data acquisition system developed for KAIST-TOKAMAK, S.H.Seo et al., Fusion Technol. 37 89 (2000.01) 1545


Over on their Next Track podcast, I chatted with Kirk McElhearn and Doug Adams about the A-B-C's of home audio streaming. That's AirPlay, Bluetooth, and (Google) Cast. If you're interested to get audio streaming throughout your house, give Episode #50 – Streaming Music in your Home a listen. Of course, our home audio streaming app Airfoil app ties in to the discussion.


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Radhe Shyam: Sid Sriram's song to come out next
The fans of Prabhas have been worrying about dull publicity for 'Radhe Shyam'. In just 45 days, the film will hit the theaters, but the publicity campaign has been inactive mode. There is so much confusion. The first song "Ee Rathale" was unveiled recently. But there was no official announcement about other songs or teasers, or trailers.
With fans have been voicing out their anger on social media, the team has now decided to unveil Hindi songs and the second song in Telugu.
Justin Prabhakaran has composed songs for the South Indian language versions. The Hindi songs are composed by Mithoon & Co.
The second Telugu song that would come out will be a number crooned by Sid Sriram.
'Radhe Shyam' is a love story set in Europe. Touted to be a tale of doomed love with the theme of reincarnation, the movie has Prabhas and Pooja Hegde as lovers. Radha Krishna Kumar has directed the film.


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Q: lsof command on HDFS I would like to know if a file is currently being used or opened on HDFS.
I am trying to use the below command, but it's not working. Can someone give me the correct command to do this?
hadoop fs -lsof  /apps/hive/warehouse/db/table/.hive-staging_*

A: There is no such command (see list of available commands), but you can check for inconsistencies in HDFS using hdfs fsck together with the option -openforwrite to list files that are stuck in the OPENFORWRITE status
hdfs fsck <your_hdfs_path> -files -blocks -locations -openforwrite

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You can use this procedure to enable or disable the animation of the Network icon in the notification area. If enabled, the animation displays network activity. By default, the animation is not displayed.
Right-click the network icon in the notification area ( ).
If the animation is currently disabled, click Turn on activity animation.
If the animation is currently enabled, click Turn off activity animation.
If you enable the animation, whenever network traffic occurs, the icon changes to show the monitor screens illuminated. This animation is not indicative of the amount of traffic, or the direction in which it is flowing. It only indicates that some network traffic is detected.


The southern end of Queensland's world famous Gold Coast.
Coolangatta Accommodation A wide variety of accommodation is available from budget lodging to luxury apartments with ocean views. A simple to use guide to the range of accommodation featured in Coolangatta on our website.
Coolangatta is Queensland's most southerly coastal town, the gateway to the Gold Coast and Northern New South Wales. Located on the border near its twin town of Tweed Heads 100kms south of Brisbane and 900kms north of Sydney, Coolangatta is the perfect spot to enjoy a relaxing holiday tempered with the excitement of the Gold Coast just minutes away.
Visitor Information for Coolangatta and the surrounding region. Includes maps, handy traveller's tips, a beach guide, some history, regional info, and more. Coolangatta is the gateway to Australia's world famous Gold Coast region, located in south east Queensland.
Things To Do in Coolangatta: Coolangatta is famous for its pristine beaches and tranquil natural beauty. There are also plenty of nearby activities for the more adventurous at heart, browse through the tour and activities listed in our Coolangatta Activities Guide.
Cheap Airline Tickets through Virgin Australia, Australia's discount airline - you save money by booking online. Direct flights to Coolangatta Airport from Sydney, Melbourne and other capital cities daily.
For more information about gold coast accommodation and things to do in the Gold Coast region, visit our Gold Coast web site.


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Look Inside Novorossiysk, the Russian Navy's Super-Quiet Attack Sub
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Project 636.3 Varshavyanka attack subs, nicknamed 'black holes' by the US Navy for their sonar-evading capability, have been in service with the Russian Navy for nearly four years now. Rossiya Segodnya journalist Andrei Stanavov got an exclusive first-hand look inside the Novorossiysk, Project 636.3's lead vessel. Sputnik invites you to come along.
The Russian Navy received six Project 636.3 subs, NATO designation "Improved Kilo," for the Black Sea Fleet between 2014 and 2016, with half-a-dozen more now on order for the Pacific Fleet.
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On the eve of Submariner's Day, a Russian Navy professional holiday celebrated on March 19, Stanavov got a chance to check out the Novorossiysk in the Black Sea port of Sevastopol.
Descending down the long, narrow shaft from the conning tower into the vessel's belly, the journalist admitted that for the uninitiated, going down the ladder is not easy, "especially when you're wearing your outer clothing and a hefty backpack with camera equipment. There's a tremendous risk of getting humiliatingly stuck. To prevent this, experienced submariners advise you to keep your stuff over your head."
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Descending down into the Novorossiysk.
Noting that it took him about two minutes to descend, the journalist stressed that in an emergency urgent dive situations, lookouts must leave the bridge in 20 seconds flat. The commander always descends last and closes the hatch. "It's impossible to hang around," Stanavov writes. "20 seconds more and the bridge is submerged."
The ladder leads directly to the sub's control room. Here, the sub's main systems are found, including its sonar complex and navigation system, radio-electronic controls, and the boatswain's station.
Crew member at the controls of the Novorossiysk's weapons systems.
"Here too are the vessel's 'eyes', in the form of a rotating optical periscope. Nearby, in a small recess, are the weapons controls. And the sub has plenty: The Novorossiysk's torpedo deck can be fitted with a whole arsenal of mines, torpedoes, and Kalibr-PL missiles capable of attacking both sea and ground targets. The sub's six forward torpedo tubes are 'omnivorous', constituting a universal launching complex."
The Rostov-on-Don, the second Project 636.3 sub to be commissioned, demonstrated the new attack sub class's capabilities in December 2015, when it became the first submarine in the Russian Navy to strike real ground targets, pounding terrorists in Syria using its Kalibrs. It was reportedly this performance that prompted the Navy to order six more improved Varshavyankas for the Pacific Fleet.
"Every ship has its own, special character," Novorossiysk commander Captain Second Rank Konstantin Tabachny explains. "We have six submarines in the unit, and trust me, when they go out to sea, commanders can feel the difference, even though they are part of one project. Even mooring is a unique procedure for each vessel."
Inside the sub one finds a multitude of multi-colored hand wheels and valve actuators; most of them are there for emergencies and rarely used, with most systems controlled either from central control panels or are fully automated.
An officer aboard the Novorossiysk looking through the periscope.
"In the diesel engine compartment, one is met with a deafening roar and the smell of warm engine oil," Stanavov wrote. "Talking is impossible here; one has to shout. It's no surprise; the small enclosed space contains two diesel generators with a capacity of 1,500 kilowatts each. The main propulsion motor produces 5,500 horsepower. Behind the engine room is the electric compartment, lined with switchboards with indicators and toggle switches."
Captain Tabachny is an ardent supporter of diesel-electric subs, even though he respects his "nuclear" cousins. "Nuclear subs are the vessels of the future. There, everything is white; the crew walks around clean. We don't have that. I believe that every submariner should serve on a diesel sub. Until he can feel for himself its tight spaces, until he smells the diesel fuel, he cannot call himself a real submariner. Otherwise, Project 636.3 is very successful. We have exactly the same weapons the multi-purpose nuclear-powered subs do," the officer stressed.
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Captain Konstantin Tabachny
And diesel-electric subs have several advantages over their nuclear counterparts as well, being more compact, which allows them to operate in shallow water, approach close to shore, transport diver saboteurs, lie down on the sea floor, and lay mines in narrow channels. Modern life-support systems allow them to remain submerged for up to five days, and to remain at sea for up to a month and a half.
The Novorossiysk is a sort of "world record holder" for silent propulsion, according to his captain. His sub is regularly followed by an "honorary escort" of NATO corvettes and frigates, but as soon as it dives and performs a deviation maneuver, the NATO ships fall off like so many barnacles. During one mission in the Mediterranean, a US destroyer searched for the Novorossiysk in vain for three days straight, before the sub surfaced nearby.
"There is a belief that during this kind of 'hide and seek', one cannot speak loudly, but that's not the case," Stanavov emphasized. "Conversations from inside the thick-walled rubberized hull can't be picked up even by the adversary's most sensitive sonar systems. The noise from numerous onboard systems can be heard, however; therefore, the crew turns them off, leaving only the essential systems."
Crew member of the Novorossiysk moving between compartments.
Living quarters aboard the Novorossiysk are compact, with cabin meeting rooms comparable in size to the interior of an SUV. Here, officers hold meetings, eat meals, etc. One bulkhead is decorated with a large picture of St. Petersburg's Peter and Paul Fortress, signed by Defense Minister Sergei Shoigu. Another wall features a plaque with the names of the sub's first crew, a folded, framed St. Andrew's Flag, and an Orthodox icon. Sleeping quarters are reminiscent of those inside a rail car, except shorter and narrower. This is where off-duty sailors spend the majority of their time, so as not to trip up others in the corridors.
According to Captain Tabachny, on submarines everyone understands their heightened responsibilities. Iron subordination to command, mutual respect and readiness to help one's comrades are the three pillars holding things together. Those who do not understand this do not last on the sub for long.
"Every sailor knows that I am the commander and that my actions are not up for discussion," Tabachny said. "A sailor should not even think about why this or that order has to be carried out. If I say turn the valve, it must be turned. Democracy has no place on a submarine. Still, we manage to maintain humane and friendly relations. We do not have separate gangways and galleys. Everything is shared, like in a big family."
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What a Day for Navies: US Commissions 1 Nuclear Sub, Russia 3
29-year-old Petty Officer I Class Nikolai Sonin came to the Novorossiysk from the marines and has no regrets. "On the ship, I'm responsible for the torpedoes. The food here is exotic; there's more work, less physical preparation. I don't even notice the confined spaces; I just don't have the time," he admitted.
The vessel has two cooks, and the menu is indeed exotic, including 50 grams of red wine and red caviar daily while at sea.
Tabachny admits that while he isn't really superstitious, he does prefer to go to sea in an old wool sweater of his. Furthermore, he doesn't like going out to sea on Mondays. The latter is easy to explain and comes down to the fact that sailors are less focused following the weekend.
"Soon, the Novorossiysk will cast away its mooring lines and quietly depart for another mission. Despite difficult work conditions, submariners are cheerful people who sincerely love their work. Jokes and smiles on faces here shouldn't be perceived as something trivial. Any experienced sailor knows that being in a sub without a portion of good humor is like being without a breath of air – one cannot live without it," Stanavov concluded.
Kursk Submarine Disaster Caused by Then Poor State of Russian Army - Putin
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Underwater Mortgage. It's a situation nobody plans for and everybody hopes to avoid. But with the recent downturn in the economy and the burst of the housing bubble, many Floridians are still facing the problem today. Thankfully, the number of home owners owing more in mortgages than their house is worth—hence underwater—is becoming less, but unfortunately not by much. In 2011, the number of underwater mortgages in Florida was between 42 and 47 percent. Florida trailed behind Nevada and Arizona in the top three with the highest rate of underwater mortgages. By the end of last year, this number had dropped to around 40%. As the housing market continues to rise, many are seeing the value of their home rise. But is it enough? What do you do with an underwater mortgage?
You have plenty of options. You have to do what is best for you. You could reach out to your lender for help. Many are surprised to find their lender will help them with options so they can keep their house. Lenders do not want to deal with foreclosures either. They will help you find a way to continue paying your mortgage monthly to avoid any negative impact on your credit score.
You also have the option of a short sale or selling your house for a lesser value than what is owed on the mortgage. If you find yourself in a complete financial disaster, you also have the option of filing for bankruptcy.
Whichever you choose, the most important step to take when you find yourself underwater is continuing to make monthly payments and reaching out to your lender for help. It never hurts to ask.
A real estate attorney can also give guidance in this situation. Stephen K. Hachey, a Florida real estate attorney, that can help you navigate this process and make the most of a difficult situation. Contact him at 813-549-0096.


Solomon went to went to Gibeon to sacrifice to the Lord as he was used to doing. Usually, Solomon slaughtered one thousand animals to God and on this occasion too, he did so. He made the sacrifices at Gibeon because it the highest place of sacrifice at the time.
Then in the night God appeared to Solomon in a dream and told Solomon to request anything and it shall be granted. Solomon asked for wisdom and an understanding mind to be able to lead the great people of Israel.
God was pleased with the category of request Solomon made. God was happy that Solomon did not ask for riches and any other earthly thing but rather wisdom to guide his people. Therefore, God gave Solomon wisdom that surpassed the wisdom of any other person on earth or yet to be born.
Then two prostitutes who lived together had a child each at about the same time. One night, one slept on her child and the child died. She quickly changed the child with that of her neighbour. The neighbour woke up and realized what had been done the matter was reported to King Solomon. Each of the prostitutes was claiming that the living child was hers and the dead child belonged to the other party.
Solomon instructed that the dean child be cut into two and the living child too so that each women could be given one half of the dead baby and the other half of the living baby. The woman whose child had died agreed but the woman whose child was the living child refused. Instead she said the living child be given to the other woman. As per what this woman had said, Solomon was able to who was the real owner of the living baby. He ordered the living child be given to the appropriate mother.
This judgment was recounted everywhere in the world and Solomon became known throughout the whole world. This judgment was regarded as an expression of the wisdom that God had bestowed on Solomon.
1. The request Solomon made to God was appropriate because with the wisdom, there is no problem of governance that could not be solved by Solomon.
2. Solomon knew that he was not David's first son and there were contenders to the throne. With wisdom, he would be able to deal with any claims to the throne from his elder siblings.
3. As a child, Solomon was inexperience in the art of governance so he needed God's gift of wisdom to handle the nation. It is said that Solomon was only about twelve to fourteen years at the time he was made the king.
4. Solomon was not a constitutional monarch to be guided by a constitution. He was an absolute king who reigned and ruled. One important duty of a king was to administer justice. He required wisdom to able to be just to all.
1. a. Write short notes on Solomon's request for wisdom.
b. Give three ways Solomon's requested was tested by God.
2. a. Describe Solomon's dream at Gibeon.
b. For what two reasons would you approve of Solomon's request on this occasion?


With more competition than ever, it's harder than ever to build a product company that supports itself through App Store sales. In this presentation, we'll explore a "market first" approach to product development that can help you achieve that goal. You'll learn the most important factors in the success of a product (Spoiler alert: Your app's feature list isn't one of them) and how to identify product ideas that customers are happy to pay for.


ipadyoupad says: it's ok to shut it down!
I have been preparing for a presentation on Netiquette to the Grade 7s. As they are our first cohort required to have iPads, certain challenges have arisen that I need to address, one being the obsessive nature of their iPad use. It is not uncommon to see a herd of them in the rotunda at school, squashed five on a bench, hunched like a football team over their iPads.
Now, here is the problem. For us adults, this looks a lot like anti-social behaviour. But for them it is the opposite. A teacher mentioned this to the group of students, when she saw that they were hunched over their iPads chatting online to each other.
Students [eyes rolling in typical you-are-a-crazy-adult-who-makes-no-sense teen form]: Umm, like that's what we're doing.
So how do I give them a presentation that I want to be positive and affirming without sounding scoldy? How do I get them to understand that the iPad, cell phone [insert tech device here] is a tool not a toy, the means not the end?
Of course, I do what I always do- go to the internet to see if someone else has already written about this. To my surprise, I haven't been able to find anybody that gives students tips on how to manage their technology. There are articles for parents on how to balance your children's tech, like this one that I feel is rather good. Others from the parenting perspective are very fear-inducing and prescriptive, like this one and this one. I also don't have much of a problem with setting limits in the family home- I do it myself. And I think it is extremely important to open a dialogue with the parents about the effective use of the iPad. We had someone come to talk last year to the parents and hopefully we can plan another session for them again this year.
But what about school? What about lunchtime and recess? How do we promote the effective, balanced use of the iPad without resorting to prescriptive methods like banning the iPad at lunch (which wouldn't work anyways since it is their main notepad and homework-doing vehicle).
So I decided to start my own list. Here is what I would like to tell the Grade Sevens about managing technology in their life. I would love to have feedback on this- please comment and tell me what you think they should know!
1.It's okay to shut it down! really!
This is me, taking my own advice and shutting down my iPad. As you can see, I had much fear and trepidation.
Is this socializing or isn't it? Discuss amongst yourselves.
2. Don't listen to your parents- school is for socializing!
What other place allows you to see your friends for at least six hours a day? (okay. that sounds kind of horrifying. Didn't mean it like that). One of the great advantages of being plugged in is that it is easier and easier to hook up with friends. Use it to figure out your plans, or work on group projects when you are at home. Why would you chat online with someone when they are sitting right next to you? Take advantage of one of the best aspects of school- the physical presence of your friends.
Note- I was joking about not listening to your parents. You should always listen to your parents, if only so you can argue with them more effectively.
3. Schedule a time in the day where you check your social media. Then shut it down.
Kermit and Miss Piggy take a break from their gruelling social media schedule to frolic in the fields. See? See how happy they are?
I promise that you will not be missing anything if you log off for a few hours really. Okay, you might miss the your friend Angela posting what she's currently eating for an after school snack, but otherwise the social media will still be there when you come back from playing soccer, or going for a swim or even taking the dog for a walk. Social media is a wonderful tool, but it's not so good when it starts to use you.
5. Turn it off at night!
There are several studies showing a link between screen time right before bed and bad sleep habits. You have busy busy days- you need your beauty rest. Make sure you shut down your iPad before going to bed so no pesky notifications, or other beeping sounds wake you up. I would also recommend you doing that with your phone, or even better, keeping it outside of your room. It really can wait until the morning. I swear.
Dawson makes some interesting points, one that I think we have surmised already (like where is a sensible ebook borrowing model from the publishers?). But I think it is good to be reminded that teacher training is still the biggest problem.
The challenge is to train the teachers to use it in a way the enhances their life and not cause more technical difficulties. Use of the iPad as a whiteboard for example. It is simple, enhances the teacher's experience because they can save their classes as well as record the lecture over them. It enhances the students life by having these files be made available to them after the class so they can go through it again at their leisure.
I also like how Dawson points out the colossal lack of imagination on the part of the big textbook publishers when it comes to e-text books.
Of course, their iPad program started with high school seniors. What do you think of the authority to take it away and give it back at the end of the day?
I had played around with the idea of Augmented Reality last spring, when I attened a librarian conference (yes, we have those) and someone did a fascinating presentation on the app History Pin. My initial thought would be that it would be a wonderful too for Open House, where the student guides could be equipped with an iPad and use it at each stop. The problem with History Pin was that it uses google maps to anchor the photo to the location and that was not specific enough for a school tour.
However, Aurasma might work for something like that, as well as a student-created scavenger hunt for a history project. The teacher who wrote the blog post above got his students to make posters which serves as the anchor to a movie that would be picked up by the aurasma app when scanned.
So many possibilities, don't you think?
Note: if you have an iPad 2, you will not get Siri.
Mentormob is a good way of making a playlist of your students creations, or asking them to collect a playlist of articles, videos etc. for research purposes. I also recall an English lesson plan for Catcher in the Rye where the students were asked to make a playlist for Holden. They had to choose a song and then say why they chose that song. Mentormob allows you to write a description for each post as well as upload documents.
And it works great on the iPad!
Note: it is not an app though- you must access it through Safari.
The ideas are mostly fun and a tad bit edgy. Great to shake things up in your class!


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UK's May Takes Parting Shot at Putin in Desperate Diversion From Failure
By Finian Cunningham | Strategic Culture Foundation | July 22, 2019
In what was billed as her last major speech before quitting Downing Street, Britain's outgoing Prime Minister Theresa May focused her concerns on Russian President Vladimir Putin, lashing out at his "cynical falsehoods" and admonishing her successor "to stand up to" the Russian leader.
Given her ignominious failure as premier over the Brexit fiasco, it seemed a strange choice of topic as she addressed the Chatham House think tank in London this past week. Her speech dealt with the wider theme of rising "populist politics" in the US and Europe. And she sought to portray Putin as an archetypal sinister figure fomenting populist threat to the "liberal" democratic order.
At one point, May claimed: "No one comparing the quality of life or economic success of liberal democracies like the UK, France and Germany to the Russian Federation would conclude that our system is obsolete."
This was supposed to be a riposte to an interview given by Putin to the Financial Times last month ahead of the G20 summit in Japan. During a lengthy interview on a wide range of issues, the Russian president was quoted as saying: "The liberal idea has become obsolete. It has come into conflict with the interests of the overwhelming majority of the population."
Putin was apparently explaining a fairly straightforward and, to many observers, valid assessment of international politics. Namely, that Western establishments and institutions, including the mainstream media, are experiencing a crisis in authority. That crisis has arisen over several years due to popular perception that the governance of the political class is not delivering on democratic demands of accountability and economic progress. That in turn has led people to seek alternatives from the established parties, a movement in the US and Europe which is denigrated by the establishment as "populist" or rabble rousing.
Putin was not advocating any particular politics or political figures. He was merely pointing out the valid observation that the so-called liberal establishment has become obsolete, or dysfunctional.
In her speech this week, May sought to lay on a sinister spin to Putin's remarks as being somehow him egging on authoritarianism and anti-democratic politics.
Another example of distortion came from Donald Tusk, the European Council President, who also said of Putin's interview: "I strongly disagree with the main argument that liberalism is obsolete. Whoever claims that liberal democracy is obsolete, also claims that freedoms are obsolete, that the rule of law is obsolete and that human rights are obsolete… For us in Europe, these are and will remain essential and vibrant values. What I find really obsolete are: authoritarianism, personality cults, the rule of oligarchs."
Tusk's depiction of Putin being anti-democratic, anti-human rights and anti-law is a specious misdirection, or as May would say, "cynical falsehood".
Political leaders like May and Tusk are living in denial. They seem to suffer from a charmed delusion that all is rosy with the state of Western democracy. That somehow Western states are the acme of benign "liberalism".
By blaming evident deep-seated problems of poverty and apathy towards establishment politics on "sinister" targets of "populism" and "authoritarian strong men" is a form of escapism from reality.
In May's case, she has added good reason to escape from reality. Her political career is ending in disaster and disgrace for having led Britain into a shambles over its Brexit departure from the European Union. Of course, she would like a distraction from her abysmal record, and she seemed to find one in her farewell speech by firing a dud diatribe at Putin.
But let's re-examine her self-congratulatory claim more closely. "No one comparing the quality of life or economic success of liberal democracies like the UK, France and Germany to the Russian Federation would conclude that our system is obsolete."
There are two parts to that. First, May is giving the usual establishment spiel about presumed superiority of Western "liberal democracy" as opposed to politics and governance in Russia.
This week coming, May hands in her resignation as Conservative party prime minister to the unelected head of state, Queen Elizabeth. The British monarch and her heirs rule as official head of state by a presumed "divine order". Some democracy that is!
May's successor will either be Boris Johnson or Jeremy Hunt. The next prime minister of Britain will be elected solely by members of Britain's Conservative party. As the Washington Post noted this week, the Tory party represents less than one per cent of the British population. So, the new leader of the United Kingdom is being decided not by a democratic national mandate, but by a tiny minority of party members whose demographic profile is typically rightwing, ardent nationalists, pro-militarist, white and elderly males. Moreover, the "selection" of new leader comes down to a choice between two politicians of highly dubious quality whose foreign policy tendency is to play sycophants to Washington. The way Johnson and Hunt have, for example, lent support to Trump's reckless aggression towards Iran is a portent of further scraping and bowing to American warmongering typical of Britain's "special relationship".
In the second part of May's presumed virtuous liberal democracy, she hails the "quality of economic success" of her nation as opposed to Russian society.
No-one, least of all Putin, is denying that reducing poverty is a social challenge for Russia. In a recent nationwide televised Q&A, the "elected" (please note) head of the Russian state called poverty reduction a priority for his government. However, Russia certainly doesn't need advice from the United Kingdom or many other Western states on that issue.
A recent major study in Britain found that some 21 per cent of the population (14 million people) are living in poverty. Homelessness and aggravated crime figures are also off the charts due to collapsing public services over a decade of economic austerity as deliberate government policy. The inequality gap between super-rich and poverty among the mass of people has exploded to a chasm in Britain, as in the US and other Western states.
These are some of the urgent issues that Putin was referring to when he asserted the "liberal idea is obsolete". Can anyone objectively surveying the bankrupt state of Western societies honestly dispute that?
Western states are fundamentally broken down because "liberalism" is an empty term which conceals rapacious corporate capitalism and the oligarchic rule of an elite political class. The advocates of "liberalism" like Britain's May, Johnson, Hunt or Tusk are the ones who are anti-democracy, anti-human rights and anti-law. Their denial about the systemic cause of poverty and injustice within their own societies and their complicity in American imperialist warmongering in the Middle East or belligerence towards Russia and China is the true "quality" of their "democratic principles".
If that's not obsolete then what is? And that's why May took a weird parting shot at Putin… in a desperate diversion from reality.
July 22, 2019 - Posted by	aletho | Russophobia	| UK
Good heavens- what a face.
Comment	by	Alt28 | July 22, 2019 | Reply
Politicians who use other countries politicians as a "Boogie Man" clearly are not very good at THEIR own job. Putin stands up for his country while Theresa May has been an abject failure. She'd have trouble running an English Pie Eating Competition.
So forcing infants to learn lgbt culture and choose their gender with no turning back is "liberal" . Forcing teachers and shopkeepers etc out of their jobs for trying to hold to their religion rather than corrupt minors
in this culture of sex and gender madness is "progress" ?
May panders to a tiny minority like a queen of sodom and what's coming
in 2020 will lead good parents to emigrate to Russia .
As Jesus said anyone who offends or leads astray little children that
" it would be better for that person to jump in the ocean will a millstone
round their neck "
She has presided over rampant crime and following her ostrich politics hides her head in the sand while gang grooming of teenagers and stabbings take place . Merkel and May are disasters for the people
May let Asia Bibi suffer years in jail without saying boo when it was perfectly within her power .
Littlejohn of the daily mail summed up her performance with his article a while back – it was spot on .
At least you wont get this in Russia and what is this terrible thing Putin
has done but taken back his nation from the pirate nations of the west
Comment	by	charles allan | July 22, 2019 | Reply


Mother's day was awesome this year. My mom, dad, son, hubby and I celebrated Mother's day at the famous members-only Harvard Faculty Club. The Faculty Club is famous for their opulent Easter and Mother's Day brunch. Overall, this has been one of the best brunch experiences of my life. The food and service is comparable to the Sunday brunch at the Four Season's Hotel and the Sunday Jazz Brunch at the Langham Hotel in Boston. The piano player singing popular tunes and the beautifully wrapped pastries for the mommies were a nice touch.
My favorite brunch items not featured in the pictures bellow included: the Pate Maison and foie gras Mousse, the pasta salad with lobster and English peas, and oh the cheese blintzes with wild Maine blueberry sauce. I'm sure every mom in the room appreciated the unlimited Mimosas! Sunday brunch is not Sunday brunch without an omelet station. For me, eggs are eggs and I'd rather eat something that I don't eat every morning so I skipped the made to order omelets. One thing that was missing though -- a crepe station! I love both sweet and savory crepes and I wish they had one. Here some pictures from last Sunday's Mother's Day Brunch.
Our two year old got all dressed up for Mother's Day.
The carving station was phenomenal. This station included fork-tender roasted sirloin with horseradish sauce and honey baked ham with mustard chutney. My favorite though is the Salmon Coulibiac en Brioche. I had three huge helpings of this salmon mousse wrapped in a delicate puffed pastry.
I do admit that I'm not a big fan of oysters but these were great. The jumbo shrimp cocktail and fresh Littleneck clams were also delicious. The seafood menu also included delicately smoked trout, bay scallops, mussels and salmon.
The assorted sushi was fresh and plentiful.
The pan seared five spiced tuna loin was so yummy. It was perfectly seasoned and seared. Heaven.
Round 3(I made it past round 2)!
Did I make room for dessert? Most definitely! The desserts included the following: Banana bread pudding, mouse cups, pecan tartlets, almond brittle, miniature creme brulee, chocolate macadamia tarts and one of the best vanilla bean ice creams I've ever had.
This is me relaxing/digesting after eating all that food.
The Harvard faculty club is conveniently located on the campus of Harvard University in Cambridge.
Wow! this place sounds soooo luxurious by their foods they offer.


Since humans learned how to wrest food from the soil, bugs like corn earworm, the bean fly, and the grain weevil all have dined on the agricultural bounty. The insect pests across the globe consume more than 20% of the plants and vegetation that humans grow every year, and that total will keep increasing as the global warming is making these insects hungrier than before, as stated by a study that was published recently in the journal Science. This study can make the farmers use more of the pesticides on the crop, and that would cause environmental harm in the future, as stated by the scientists.
When the temperature increases in the environment by two degrees every time, the amount of wheat, corn, rice, and grain lost to the insects' will increase by 10 to 25%, as stated by the study. The temperate agricultural regions such as that of the United States and Western Europe are going to be hit prominently. The international Paris agreement is designed in such a way that it keeps warning below two degree Celsius, but the world's countries are more or less of the track meet the aim.
When the bugs are eating large amounts of crops in the field, the insects have consumed something like one out of every eight loaves of bread before it even gets made, as stated by Curtis Deutsch who is a professor of chemical oceanography at the University of Washington and also an author of the study. He also stated that if the environment gets warmed by four degrees, which is what when the climate models typically predict for the end of this century, then that amounts to insects eating two of the eight loaves of bread instead of one.
The higher temperature keeps increasing many of the insects' metabolisms, and this makes them eat more. The lifecycle of these bugs also keep increasing, and this causes them to reproduce more quickly. Both the effects would destroy the crop yields even when the human population continues to increase that put additional strains on the worldwide food supply, as stated by the study. This is the reason why it has been stated that bugs are the ones that are going to eat away more than 30% of the human food by the next ten years and this might become a problem for humans.


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News: Sponsors remain united with football club
Partners and sponsors are signing up to continue being part of the Rotherham United family.
Hodge Clemco has signed up until the summer of 2021, following a newly-extended deal which will see them unveiled as an early "Business Partner" for the 2020/2021 campaign.
The South Yorkshire-based company is a leading supplier and manufacturer of abrasive blast cleaning and surface treatment equipment and initially joined forces with the Millers as a "Business Partner" back in 2015 before then becoming the club's home shirt sponsors, holding that position for three seasons, before moving their branding to the reverse of the shorts on the home and away strips throughout the current 2019/2020 campaign.
Steve Coakley, commercial director at Rotherham United, said: "It has been a genuine pleasure to work with everyone at Hodge Clemco since they first joined us as a Business Partner and I think the success of our working relationship is evidenced by the extension of the association between the two companies.
"I think it says a lot about the strength of the relationship that we've been able to do this during these uncertain times."
Neal Crisford, group managing director at Hodge Clemco, added: "In these difficult times it is even more important to support the local community and businesses and we all look forward to watching football in the not too distant future with the prospect of competing in the Championship still being very much alive.
"A large number of our Rotherham based employees follow the Millers and have really enjoyed the involvement and new experiences with the club in many ways. We all feel very much part of the family and have always been made very welcome by all at the AESSEAL New York Stadium."
Another firm, Hughie Construction Limited, has agreed a commercial deal which will see their branding appear on the reverse of the Millers' kits for the 2020/21 season.
Hugie Construction is very local, having recently taken on offices within one of the corner units at stadium.
Richard Kirk, managing director at Hughie Construction, said: "We have really enjoyed all of our business ventures with Rotherham United, from helping out around the club with various building works to moving into our new offices here at AESSEAL New York Stadium. We see this kit sponsorship deal as the next logical step in what has been a really positive business relationship to date.
"It has been fantastic to work alongside the club who continue to do a fantastic job in ensuring revenue is still being generated at these troubling times, and we were delighted to be able to play a part by pledging our support now.
"We have found that being based at the stadium has only enhanced what was already a flourishing relationship and the close contact we have with the people at the club has, and will hopefully continue to, open doors for both parties."
Steve Coakley, added: "It has been great to see Hughie Construction go from strength-to-strength as a business in recent years and we are delighted to have them on our premises at AESSEAL New York Stadium, where we have regular conversations about our respective progress.
"Despite the circumstances in which we are all currently living, we are remaining extremely commercially active and we are thrilled to have agreed another deal in the absence of match action.
"I know I speak on behalf of everyone at the club when I say that I am excited to continue to work with Richard and his staff at Hughie Construction for at least a further year and I am hopeful that we continue to be successful together."
RUFC website
Hodge Clemco website
Hughie Construction website
Images: RUFC
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Labels: Hodge Clemco, Hughie Construction, Rotherham, Rotherham United, sport, stadium


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'''
:mod:`eulxml.xmlmap` classes for dealing with the
`MODS <http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/>`_ metadata format
(Metadata Object Description Schema).
'''

from eulxml import xmlmap

MODS_NAMESPACE = 'http://www.loc.gov/mods/v3'
MODS_SCHEMA = "http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/mods.xsd"
MODSv34_SCHEMA = "http://www.loc.gov/standards/mods/v3/mods-3-4.xsd"

class Common(xmlmap.XmlObject):
    '''MODS class with namespace declaration common to all MODS
    XmlObjects.  Defines the MODS schema (e.g., for use with
    :class:`xmlmap.SchemaField`), but by sets ``schema_validate`` to
    False.
    '''
    ROOT_NS = MODS_NAMESPACE
    ROOT_NAMESPACES = {'mods': MODS_NAMESPACE }
    # This pins the schema to a particular version to guard against new versions of the schema breaking validation.
    #  This allows us to control when we upgrade to the next version
    XSD_SCHEMA = MODSv34_SCHEMA
    schema_validate = False

class Date(Common):
    ''':class:`~eulxml.xmlmap.XmlObject` for MODS date element (common fields
    for the dates under mods:originInfo).'''
    # this class not meant for direct use; should be extended for specific dates.

    date = xmlmap.StringField('text()')
    key_date = xmlmap.SimpleBooleanField('@keyDate', 'yes', false=None)
    encoding = xmlmap.SchemaField('@encoding', 'dateEncodingAttributeDefinition')
    point = xmlmap.SchemaField('@point', 'datePointAttributeDefinition')
    qualifier = xmlmap.SchemaField('@qualifier', 'dateQualifierAttributeDefinition')

    def is_empty(self):
        '''Returns False if no date value is set; returns True if any date value
        is set.  Attributes are ignored for determining whether or not the
        date should be considered empty, as they are only meaningful in
        reference to a date value.'''
        return not self.node.text

    def __unicode__(self):
        return self.date

class DateCreated(Date):
    ROOT_NAME = 'dateCreated'

class DateIssued(Date):
    ROOT_NAME = 'dateIssued'

class DateCaptured(Date):
    ROOT_NAME = 'dateCaptured'

class DateValid(Date):
    ROOT_NAME = 'dateValid'

class DateModified(Date):
    ROOT_NAME = 'dateModified'

class CopyrightDate(Date):
    ROOT_NAME = 'copyrightDate'

class DateOther(Date):
    ROOT_NAME = 'dateOther'
    type = xmlmap.StringField('@type')

class OriginInfo(Common):
    ":class:`~eulxml.xmlmap.XmlObject` for MODS originInfo element (incomplete)"
    ROOT_NAME = 'originInfo'
    created = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:dateCreated', DateCreated,
        verbose_name='Date Created',
        help_text='Date the resource was first created (e.g., date of recording,' +
            ' photograph taken, or letter written)')
    issued = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:dateIssued', DateIssued,
        verbose_name='Date Issued',
        help_text='Date the resource was published, released, or issued')
    captured = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:dateCaptured', DateCaptured,
        verbose_name='Date Captured',
        help_text='Date on which the resource was digitized or a subsequent snapshot was taken')
    valid = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:dateValid', DateValid,
        verbose_name='Date Valid',
        help_text='Date in which the content of a resource is valid')
    modified = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:dateModified', DateModified,
        verbose_name='Date Modified',
        help_text='Date in which a resource is modified or changed')
    copyright = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:copyrightDate', CopyrightDate,
        verbose_name='Copyright Date',
        help_text='Date in which a resource is copyrighted')
    other = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:dateOther', DateOther,
        verbose_name='Other Date',
        help_text='Date that does not fall into another category but is important to record')
    publisher = xmlmap.StringField('mods:publisher')

    def is_empty(self):
        """Returns True if all child date elements present are empty
        and other nodes are not set.  Returns False if any child date
        elements are not empty or other nodes are set."""
        return all(date.is_empty() for date in set.union(set(self.created), set(self.issued))) \
               and not self.publisher

class RecordInfo(Common):
    ROOT_NAME = 'recordInfo'
    record_id = xmlmap.StringField('mods:recordIdentifier')
    record_origin = xmlmap.StringField('mods:recordOrigin')
    creation_date = xmlmap.StringField('mods:recordCreationDate[@encoding="w3cdtf"]')
    change_date = xmlmap.StringField('mods:recordChangeDate[@encoding="w3cdtf"]')

class Note(Common):
    ":class:`~eulxml.xmlmap.XmlObject` for MODS note element"
    ROOT_NAME = 'note'
    label = xmlmap.StringField('@displayLabel')
    type = xmlmap.StringField('@type')
    text = xmlmap.StringField('text()')      # actual text value of the note

class TypedNote(Note):
    '''Extends :class:`Note` to modify :meth:`is_empty` behavior-- considered
    empty when a type attribute is set without any text.'''

    def is_empty(self):
        """Returns True if the root node contains no child elements, no text,
        and no attributes other than **type**. Returns False if any are present."""
        non_type_attributes = [attr for attr in self.node.attrib.keys() if attr != 'type']
        return len(self.node) == 0 and len(non_type_attributes) == 0 \
            and not self.node.text and not self.node.tail

class Identifier(Common):
    ':class:`~eulxml.xmlmap.XmlObject` for MODS identifier'
    ROOT_NAME = 'identifier'
    type = xmlmap.StringField('@type')
    text = xmlmap.StringField('text()')
    label = xmlmap.StringField('@displayLabel')

class AccessCondition(Common):
    ':class:`~eulxml.xmlmap.XmlObject` for MODS accessCondition'
    ROOT_NAME = 'accessCondition'
    type = xmlmap.StringField('@type',
            choices=['restrictions on access', 'use and reproduction'])
    text = xmlmap.StringField('text()')

class NamePart(Common):
    ':class:`~eulxml.xmlmap.XmlObject` for MODS namePart'
    ROOT_NAME = 'namePart'
    # FIXME: schema required here for schemafields; this should be refactored

    type = xmlmap.SchemaField('@type', 'namePartTypeAttributeDefinition',
                              required=False) # type is optional
    text = xmlmap.StringField('text()')

class Role(Common):
    ':class:`~eulxml.xmlmap.XmlObject` for MODS role'
    ROOT_NAME = 'role'
    type = xmlmap.StringField('mods:roleTerm/@type')
    authority = xmlmap.StringField('mods:roleTerm/@authority', choices=['', 'marcrelator', 'local'])
    text = xmlmap.StringField('mods:roleTerm')

class Name(Common):
    ':class:`~eulxml.xmlmap.XmlObject` for MODS name'
    ROOT_NAME = 'name'

    type = xmlmap.SchemaField('@type', 'nameTypeAttributeDefinition', required=False)
    authority = xmlmap.StringField('@authority', choices=['', 'local', 'naf'], required=False) # naf = NACO authority file
    id = xmlmap.StringField('@ID', required=False)  # optional
    name_parts = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:namePart', NamePart)
    display_form = xmlmap.StringField('mods:displayForm')
    affiliation = xmlmap.StringField('mods:affiliation')
    roles = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:role', Role)

    def __unicode__(self):
        # default text display of a name (excluding roles for now)
        # TODO: improve logic for converting to plain-text name
        # (e.g., for template display, setting as dc:creator, etc)
        return ' '.join([unicode(part) for part in self.name_parts])

class Genre(Common):
    ROOT_NAME = 'genre'
    authority = xmlmap.StringField('@authority')
    text = xmlmap.StringField('text()')

class LanguageTerm(Common):
    ROOT_NAME = 'languageTerm'
    type = xmlmap.StringField('@type')
    authority = xmlmap.StringField('@authority')
    text = xmlmap.StringField('text()')

class Language(Common):
    ROOT_NAME = 'language'
    terms = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:languageTerm', LanguageTerm)

class Location(Common):
    ROOT_NAME = 'location'
    physical = xmlmap.StringField('mods:physicalLocation')
    url = xmlmap.StringField('mods:url')
    # NOTE: mods:location subfields are ordered;
    # setting them in the wrong order could currently generate invalid mods...

class Subject(Common):
    ROOT_NAME = 'subject'
    authority = xmlmap.StringField('@authority')
    id = xmlmap.StringField('@ID')

    # and one of the following:
    geographic = xmlmap.StringField('mods:geographic')
    name = xmlmap.NodeField('mods:name', Name)
    topic = xmlmap.StringField('mods:topic')
    title = xmlmap.StringField('mods:titleInfo/mods:title')

class TitleInfo(Common):
    ROOT_NAME = 'titleInfo'

    title = xmlmap.StringField('mods:title')
    subtitle = xmlmap.StringField('mods:subTitle')
    part_number = xmlmap.StringField('mods:partNumber')
    part_name = xmlmap.StringField('mods:partName')
    non_sort = xmlmap.StringField('mods:nonSort')
    type  = xmlmap.SchemaField('@type', 'titleInfoTypeAttributeDefinition')
    label  = xmlmap.StringField('@displayLabel')

    def is_empty(self):
        '''Returns True if all titleInfo subfields are not set or
        empty; returns False if any of the fields are not empty.'''
        return not bool(self.title or self.subtitle or self.part_number \
                        or self.part_name or self.non_sort or self.type)

class Abstract(Common):
    ROOT_NAME = 'abstract'
    text = xmlmap.StringField('text()')
    type = xmlmap.StringField('@type')
    label = xmlmap.StringField('@displayLabel')

class PhysicalDescription(Common):
    ROOT_NAME = 'physicalDescription'
    media_type = xmlmap.StringField('mods:internetMediaType')
    extent = xmlmap.StringField('mods:extent')

class PartDetail(Common):
    ROOT_NAME = 'detail'
    type = xmlmap.StringField('@type')
    number = xmlmap.StringField('mods:number')

    def is_empty(self):
        '''Returns False if no number value is set; returns True if
        any number value is set.  Type attribute is ignored for
        determining whether or not this node should be considered
        empty.'''
        # disregard type attribute when checking if empty
        return not self.number

class PartExtent(Common):
    ROOT_NAME = 'extent'
    unit = xmlmap.StringField('@unit')
    start = xmlmap.StringField('mods:start')
    end = xmlmap.StringField('mods:end')
    total = xmlmap.StringField('mods:total')

    def is_empty(self):
        '''Returns False if no extent value is set; returns True if
        any extent value is set.  Unit attribute is ignored for
        determining whether or not this node should be considered
        empty.'''
        # disregard type attribute when checking if empty
        return not bool(self.start or self.end or self.total)

class Part(Common):
    ROOT_NAME = 'part'
    type = xmlmap.StringField('@type')
    details = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:detail', PartDetail)
    extent = xmlmap.NodeField('mods:extent', PartExtent)

    def is_empty(self):
        '''Returns True if details, extent, and type are not set or
        return True for ``is_empty``; returns False if any of the
        fields are not empty.'''
        return all(field.is_empty() for field in [self.details, self.extent]
                   			if field is not None) \
               and not self.type

class BaseMods(Common):
    ''':class:`~eulxml.xmlmap.XmlObject` with common field declarations for all
    top-level MODS elements; base class for :class:`MODS` and :class:`RelatedItem`.'''
    schema_validate = True

    id = xmlmap.StringField("@ID")
    title = xmlmap.StringField("mods:titleInfo/mods:title")
    title_info = xmlmap.NodeField('mods:titleInfo', TitleInfo)
    title_info_list = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:titleInfo', TitleInfo)
    resource_type  = xmlmap.SchemaField("mods:typeOfResource", "resourceTypeDefinition")
    name = xmlmap.NodeField('mods:name', Name)  # DEPRECATED: use names instead
    names = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:name', Name)
    note = xmlmap.NodeField('mods:note', Note)
    notes = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:note', Note)
    origin_info = xmlmap.NodeField('mods:originInfo', OriginInfo)
    record_info = xmlmap.NodeField('mods:recordInfo', RecordInfo)
    identifiers = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:identifier', Identifier)
    access_conditions = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:accessCondition', AccessCondition)
    genres = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:genre', Genre)
    languages = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:language', Language)
    location = xmlmap.StringField('mods:location/mods:physicalLocation',
                                  required=False)
    locations = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:location', Location)
    subjects = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:subject', Subject)
    physical_description = xmlmap.NodeField('mods:physicalDescription', PhysicalDescription)
    abstract = xmlmap.NodeField('mods:abstract', Abstract)
    parts = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:part', Part)

class RelatedItem(BaseMods):
    ''':class:`~eulxml.xmlmap.XmlObject` for MODS relatedItem: contains all the
    top-level MODS fields defined by :class:`BaseMods`, plus a type attribute.'''
    ROOT_NAME = 'relatedItem'
    type = xmlmap.SchemaField("@type", 'relatedItemTypeAttributeDefinition')
    label = xmlmap.StringField('@displayLabel')

class MODS(BaseMods):
    '''Top-level :class:`~eulxml.xmlmap.XmlObject` for a MODS metadata record.
    Inherits all standard top-level MODS fields from :class:`BaseMods` and adds
    a mapping for :class:`RelatedItem`.
    '''
    ROOT_NAME = 'mods'
    related_items = xmlmap.NodeListField('mods:relatedItem', RelatedItem)

class MODSv34(MODS):
    ''':class:`~eulxml.xmlmap.XmlObject` for MODS version 3.4.  Currently
    consists of all the same fields as :class:`MODS`, but loads the MODS version
    3.4 schema for validation.
    '''
    XSD_SCHEMA = MODSv34_SCHEMA
    # FIXME: how to set version attribute when creating from scratch?

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Health Resorts in Peschanoe Underbooked
Vladimir Savelyev, 07.05.2014 07:02
Hotel complex 'Drop of the Sea' in the Crimean village Peschanoe is experiencing problems with booking, reports the TRN correspondent.
Maksim Lutsenko, Director of the Complex, says that only 2% of the rooms are booked, while the season starts at the end of May. Traditionally, the bulk of the hotel's visitors is made up of Russian tourists. Its main partner on the Russian market is 'Alean' tour operator.
"We have raised the accommodation prices a bit as compared to the last year. For instance, one person can stay in a 'Standard class' double room for 1,402–2,196 rubles ($39–$61), depending on the date of arrival. Full board (open buffet) is included in the price. Children before the age of 5 with two parents are admitted free of charge, from 5 to 12 years – with a 50% discount (if they stay as an additional person). I am going to discuss lowering prices with the owner – it is better to cut our losses and settle for a small profit than to have no visitors at all. I will also suggest free admission for kids younger than 12," said Lutsenko.
Hotel complex 'Drop of the Sea' also includes Kazakevich children's holiday camp, where the situation is clearer.
"My hope is to 'fill' the camp 100%. We had a visit from Tatarstan officials who want to book our camp for the whole summer in order to send the Republic's children here," says Lutsenko.
According to him, other health resort facilities of Peschanoe are experiencing problems with booking. For instance, prices for stay in 'Chernomorets' spa resort, which is the main accommodation facility of the resort, were cut 30%, yet the number of bookings remains low.
Currently, the Crimean Federal District is hosting the national convention 'Holidays in Crimea 2014'.
The event's program includes seminars devoted to the activities of the accommodation facilities, integrating Crimea's tourism industry into the Russian legislation, and developing the peninsula's tourism potential. Topics for discussion include promoting Crimea on the domestic and international markets, personnel training and their further professional development.
Also, federal reporters will be presented the peninsula's tourist attractions. Journalists spent the first day of the media tour in Bakhchisaray, where they paid a visit to the Khan's Palace, cave city Chufut-Kale, and Uspensky Cave Monastery.
Project: Gates of Russia
Tags: forecasts, hotels, prices, tour-operators, tourism, tourist flow, tours, trends
Страны, регионы и города: Russia
Sevastopol Expects an Inflow of 25k Tourists
First visitors are expected to come on Victory Day, which is going to be celebrated on quite a great scale here this year, and then more tourists are expected at the celebration of Navy Day and at various festivals.
Turkey Meets Russians Halfway
Turkish authorities have made a decision to move the date of the new rules on the validity period of foreign passports becoming effective to the end of this year, TRN magazine was told in the Turkish Embassy's Moscow department of culture and tourism.
No More than 16,400 Russians will Perform Hajj to Mecca
The initial quota of 20,500 people was reduced due to a massive reconstruction of Al-Haram mosque in Mecca. Dagestan got the largest quota among the Russian regions – 6 thousand people, Chechnya – 2.6 thousand people, and 1.4 thousand pilgrims will travel to Mecca from Ingushetia. The only Russian region that saw its quota for performing the Hajj increased this year was Tatarstan.
Survey: Do Russians Want Holidays in Crimea?
Today, like never before, Crimea has found itself in the global and Russian media spotlight. Travel Russian News magazine keeps its finger on the pulse and delivers the latest news about peninsula's tourism and the industry's development prospects and nuances as it is 'breaking in' the new Russian region. In this regard, we have initiated a National poll, which was conducted by our partner Superjob.ru. We present to you the poll's results. Will Russians go to Crimea after all?
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Thailand: presenting new and exciting travel format – Thainess
Only the countries with highly-developed travel industries have the privilege of actively fostering ecotourism. Vivid and bright Thailand, which has been gaining a lot of traction popularity-wise lately, is definitely among these countries. Travel business representatives from the world's top tourist destinations were presented the philosophy of the Thai way of life at the Thailand Travel Mart (TTM+) exhibition.
New Version of DSBW's Online Booking System Released
The DSBW travel agency has come out with a third version of its online search engine. Pavel Gusyatnikov, the company's deputy development officer, told TRN magazine about the new functionality and the user-friendly services of the updated system, about innovations and intelligent approach, and about the growing market of online booking.
Top 20 outsider destinations of 2014 summer season
Travel Russian News and online travel agency Pososhok.ru are continuing their collaboration "Leaders of customer demand". Below are the top 20 outsider destinations of the current summer season, which have suffered the biggest setbacks in regard to the tourist flow. The rating has been compiled based on the sales of Pososhok.ru during the period from March to July of 2014.
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End Polio Now - Finish The Fight For Global Polio Eradication
End Polio Now
Polio Plus Event 10.24.19
Although Rotary clubs develop autonomous service programs, all Rotarian's worldwide are united in a campaign for the global eradication of polio. Over the past 30 years, Rotary and it's partners have immunized more than 2 billion children against polio. In the 1980's, Rotarian's raised US$240 million to immunize the children of the world. At that time, polio affected more than 350,000 in nearly 126 countries. In 2009, the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation issued what has become known as the "$200 million challenge". In 2012, Rotary surpassed it's $200 Million Challenge fundraising goal more than five months earlier than planned, which will result in a $355 million grant from the Bill & Melinda Gates Foundation. As of 2012, polio is nearly 99% eradicated and there are only three countries (Afghanistan, Nigeria, and Pakistan) in which polio is considered endemic. For more information on the End Polio Now campaign, please visit the website www.endpolio.org


Janitorial Services and Office Cleaning, Is There a Difference?
That's a fair question but let's look at the differences between janitorial services and office cleaning.
When we think of janitorial services we often think of schools, hospitals, or other large buildings or facilities that require constant attention.
Janitorial services can deliver efficient and consistent cleaning of tables, floors, restrooms, and essentially the entire facility throughout the day or during your off business hours. They are there when needed, on your schedule.
For a business to run efficiently it needs to have a clean working environment for its staff. Without an office cleaning service to take care of the trash, desks, kitchen areas, bathrooms, and floors, it is up to the staff to maintain that cleanliness. That can lead to inefficiencies in your business.
An office cleaning service can provide the clean environment you need, leaving your staff to work on business operations. The cleaning service team can take care of their duties during your off hours each evening, morning, or week, depending on your preference. This provides your staff with a clean office environment to start their workday or week.
As you can see, there is a difference between janitorial services and office cleaning. Making the right choice can provide you with a more customized service for your business needs. It also allows your operations to run smoothly in a clean and safe environment for your staff and your clients.


Schools, colleges and universities are their own small communities. They often employ hundreds in jobs as diverse as maintaining grounds, preparing meals, repairing facilities, managing events, and instructing students. All support the mission of quality education but all have their own risks to be evaluated and controlled.
We offer free access to SafeSchools LMS, along with our safety experts, workshops, training videos and publications that address these risks.


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VIDEO: New York selects startups affiliated with NYU incubator to demonstrate projects to cut home energy costs, help grid
New York REV dominates the news
As part of New York's energy transformation initiative Reforming the Energy Vision (REV), the New York University Polytechnic School of Engineering (NYU) today announced that two companies affiliated with its incubators will participate in REV demonstration projects: Smarter Grid Solutions and Sealed Inc.
Both companies are affiliated with the New York City Accelerator for a Clean and Resiliency Economy (NYC ACRE) located within the Urban Future Lab — New York City's premier facilities for the cleantech and energy community, supporting company formation and showcasing innovation — in partnership with the New York City Economic Development Corp. (NYC EDC) and New York State Energy Research and Development Authority (NYSERDA).
Reviewed by the New York State Public Service Commission, projects by Smarter Grid Solutions and Sealed will show how technologies and new business models can capitalize on various value streams and how the benefits can be distributed among the utility, third parties and customers.
Through its Flexible Interconnect project, Smarter Grid Solutions' Active Network Management (ANM) — a technology that increases the volume of energy being delivered by renewable and distributed energy resources(DER) through the existing grid — is being used in coordination with Iberdrola USA to integrate DER and enable faster and cheaper connections. Sealed's demonstration project will work with National Grid in Clifton Park to offer no- and low-cost efficiency retrofits that are paid back through a "Sealed" bill, giving homeowners a lower bill than they would have paid through their utility.
"The companies we are incubating at NYC ACRE will be an important part of the new energy economy that is being built in the State of New York," said Pat Sapinsley, managing director of cleantech initiatives at the NYU Polytechnic School of Engineering. "We are delighted that two of our companies, Sealed and Smarter Grid Solutions, have been chosen for the REV demonstration projects. For many decades now, innovation in the utility sector has been stunted by the monopolistic nature of our rate-based system. The REV initiative will enable deployment of innovative, more efficient, resilient and clean energy businesses. We hope that many of these will be home grown at NYC ACRE and will thereby contribute not only to a cleaner energy future, but to the growth of the economy of New York."
David Gilford, director of urban innovation and sustainability at the NYC EDC, said he is proud that the Urban Future Lab is helping cleantech startups in New York.
"Smarter Grid Solutions and Sealed Inc. are two of the most innovative companies in the field today working to create smarter, more sustainable and resilient cities," Gilford said. "We wish them the very best of luck in this endeavor."
Sealed Inc. founder and president Andy Frank said he's excited to partner with National Grid on the REV demo process.
"Sealed's business is very simple," Frand said. "We take 100 percent of the energy savings risk and only make money when our customers save more energy than we guarantee. Sealed helps single-family homeowners find the best improvements that maximize energy savings, comfort and resiliency. The end result for our customers is a simple, more predictable energy bill that tracks the guaranteed savings each month."
Sealed makes a pledge that guarantees savings to consumers from home energy-efficiency improvements. Sealed's energy advisors work with homeowners to create a customized plan and perform necessary energy-efficiency improvements. It then compares historical home energy performance from thousands of similar homes to determine the amount of savings to guarantee. Sealed calculates a baseline energy bill, showing consumers what they would have paid had the efficiency improvements not been made. The baseline energy bill is based on past energy usage and home characteristics and is adjusted for current weather and energy prices. Sealed subtracts the guaranteed efficiency savings on a percentage basis from the baseline bill, leading to the final "Sealed" energy bill. Its demonstration project in Clifton Park will pave the way for a "Pay as You Save" billing model throughout the state, making it easy and affordable for people to improve their homes and lower their energy bills.
"We are delighted to be contributing to the work of REV and the objectives of Iberdrola USA," said Emily Wheeler, vice president of operations of Smarter Grid Solutions. "Active Network Management is a transformational technology and is used to autonomously and actively manage DER, such as solar, wind and battery storage. Our customers are benefiting from ANM, which is transforming the utilization and resiliency of the grid and managing connected customers at greatly reduced cost."
As the pioneers of ANM technology, Smarter Grid Solutions has demonstrated its use during the past five years in the U.K., helping to add some 150 MW of renewable energy to distribution systems that previously were considered full and closed to new connections without significant infrastructure upgrades. By the end of 2015, Smarter Grid Solutions expects to increase this number to at least 250 MW of new wind and solar connections to the electricity system.
According to the company, its approach repeatedly has demonstrated it is possible to increase the capacity of the existing distribution system by 100 to 200 percent. In the Flexible Interconnect project, it will explore how this plays out in New York.
Iberdrola USA and National Grid were among hundreds of utilities across the state required to file demonstration projects by July 1. The companies will participate in the inaugural REV Summit, which will be Sept. 24 in New York City.
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Below are a few pictures of snowfall at Khardung La this year in first week of September. These were clicked at top of the peak and this was the first spell of snow for this season. It usually starts to snow at Khardung La by mid September; bringing down the temperature quite a bit even in lower areas like Leh city and other villages of Nubra valley.
If you were planning a trip to Ladakh in next few weeks; then please ensure that you are packing your bags carefully. There is a definite chill in the air and nights have already started to get very cold. Weather will continue to get colder from here on by each passing day. A pair of thermals and woolens accompanied by a heavy warm and windproof jacket is a must. Don't forget to carry a pair of gloves, muffler and some cold cream as well.
Ladakh festival is just coming up between 20th to 23rd September so that is another great reason to plan your trip within September. If the idea was of October then it would be better to plan the trip from Srinagar side only. Rohtang Pass has already seen its first snowfall this year and it is only days before Baralacha La too witnesses snow. In October, Manali to Leh road just becomes a bit too risky to be driving on.
All the internal roads within Ladakh however will continue to remain open. You may not reach Ladakh by road in peak winter but can definitely travel around in Ladakh; to places like Nubra and Pangong. There could be a temporary roadblock owing to snowfall at Khardung La and Chang La; but Army clears the road just as soon as they are able to; and restore the connectivity.
I hope the information above was of help. If you have any further questions; please feel free to ask in the comments section below; or at our Community Forum; and I will be glad to answer.
I am travelling to Leh by end of April 2019 till 4th May. Will we encounter snow during this time?
Hi Shweta – At top of the passes yes you will find some.
I meant snow fall… we ll encounter snow fall ??
No, there won't be a snowfall at this time.
Hi Vargis ji, any pass where we can experience snow during Aug 10th – 25th? Also please suggest if it's ideal climate for a bike trip during this span.
will we encounter snowfall in the month of may on way from srinagar to leh and return back via manali?
Your blog is so informative, keep up the good work!
I am travelling to Leh from 5th October – 16th October, will it a good climate. Also, I wanted to know if you have contacts for Bike rentals.
Thanks Sony. Weather is going to be very cold so please make sure that you are packing accordingly. Sorry but I do not have any bike rental contacts.
Hii Is there itbp camp in shyok?
Army is posted there, don't think ITBP has a camp there.
Any updates on current condition in Ladakh Region? Have heard that it is raining heavily in Leh and surrounding areas continuously.
Also, that Khardungla and Changla have been reported to be closed down due to snowfall as precautionary measure.
Yes, it is snowing all across. Rohtang, Baralacha La, Zoji La, Kunzum Pass are all closed. Every Khardung La was closed. It started to snow early everywhere.
I am planning a trip in december. I will reach leh by flight. I would stay for 8 days. I have no fixed itinerary.
1. Is riding bike at december advisiable? or go by public transport?
2. I would like to visit nubra – pangong – hanle-tsomorri leh ( any of these places) ???
3. Will taxi run during december? or a shared cab?
3. Very less chance of finding shared cab.
We (4people) are planning to go khardunga by scooty October 1week …Is it a good decision?
Vargis Bhai .. I am travelling to leh on friday, will be there till 28th. Will all passes, roads and other activities will be open or close down ?
We are 6 people in total travelling in 4 bikes from kerala.just reached Hubli.planning to reach leh before 25th.can u suggest some travel options for better enjoyment?
Is it possible to visit leh after september 25?
Yes it is but just be prepared for the cold weather.


The Ministry of Education, Culture, Sports, Science and Technology (MEXT) in Japan offers undergraduate scholarships to Australian citizens who wish to study at Japanese universities.
Other categories of scholarships include research scholarships, teacher training and Japanese studies.
The undergraduate scholarship is offered for 5 years, and includes one preparation year in which recipients study the Japanese language.
Take examinations in Mathematics, English, and Japanese. Those planning to do Natural Sciences must take examinations in Physics, Chemistry or Biology in addition to the other three subjects.
All examinations and interviews will be conducted at the embassy in Canberra, and at the Consulate-Generals of Japan in Perth, Brisbane, Sydney, and Melbourne. Other examination locations may however be considered after applications are reviewed.
The Japanese diplomatic missions conduct the First Screening of applicants – submitted applications documents are examined, written academic examinations are administered, and interviews are conducted.
Applicants who pass the First Screening will be recommended to MEXT. MEXT then conducts the Second Screening of these applicants, and decide who receives the scholarships. Candidates are selected for each field of study.
The selection results are released by the end of January of the year of arrival in Japan to commence studies.
The application deadline is 11 June 2018 at 17:00 AEST.


Canterbury-based, I completed a Bachelor of Fine Arts (Hons) at University of Canterbury School of Fine Arts in 2010. I regularly exhibit in both group exhibitions and project spaces. My practice encompasses sculpture, video, performance, internet sites, drawing and any other medium that are commonly listed under the rubric of contemporary art.


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Scots Abroad
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Yolande de Dreux
Jedburgh Abbey, Where Yolande de Dreux Married King Alexander III
Yolande de Dreux lived from 1263 to 2 August 1330. She was briefly the second wife of King Alexander III of Scotland and served as Queen Consort of Scotland until Alexander's death on 19 March 1286. The wider picture in Scotland at the time is set out in our Historical Timeline.
Yolande de Dreux was the daughter of Robert IV, Count of Dreux, and Beatrice, Countess of Montfort. She was born at the family seat at the Chateau of Dreux, close to the border between Normandy and the Ile-de-France. This made her a member of the Capetian dynasty, the largest and oldest of the royal houses in Europe.
Alexander III of Scotland's first wife was Princess Margaret, daughter of Henry III of England. She had died in 1274 and their two sons had both died by early 1283. Alexander wanted a male heir, so he began a search for a suitable wife. On 14 October 1285 the 44 year old Alexander married 22 year old Yolande, by now Comtesse de Montfort, in a ceremony at Jedburgh Abbey.
Five months later, tragedy struck. On 19 March 1286, King Alexander III was returning on horseback to be with Yolande at Kinghorn Castle after meeting his Council in Edinburgh. It was after dark and the weather was very bad when he came along the cliff road above Pettycur, having ignored advice to travel the following morning. It is believed Alexander's horse stumbled, and pitched him to his death over the cliffs.
Alexander's death brought to an end a golden age in Scottish History and resulted in a crisis of succession that led directly to the Wars of Independence with England. But for his decision to take that path that night, none of us would ever have heard of William Wallace, Robert the Bruce or Bannockburn: and today's Scotland could be an utterly different place. Even after Alexander's death it could have all turned out so differently as it became clear that young Queen Yolande was pregnant. In the event her child was stillborn or miscarried.
In 1292 Yolande de Dreux remarried, this time to Arthur II, Duke of Brittany. They had six children together over the following decade. Arthur died in 1312, while Yolande lived until 1330.