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I just bought a new turntable
Rega is to release a limited edition of its Award-winning RP1 turntable to help mark Record Store Day – the annual celebration of vinyl records that's taking place on Saturday 18th April this year.
It forms part of the company's sponsorship of Record Store Day, now into its ninth year. In addition to producing the special RP1, Rega is also promoting the event through its 75 UK partner stores.
The limited edition turntable – complete with Rega carbon cartridge – is already being advertised for pre-order with a price tag of £250. However, only 500 of the record players will be produced.
Rega's limited edition RP1 carries Record Store Day branding, although features are the same as the original – a RB101 tonearm, its plug-and-play design and the Phenolic resin flywheel effect.
It's not the first time that Rega has taken part in Record Store Day in such a way, having produced a limited edition RP1 in partnership with independent label Rough Trade back in 2010.
Record Store Day is organised by the Entertainment Retailers Association (ERA) in the UK – last year's successful event saw more than 270 exclusive album and 340 single vinyl releases.
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Music: Aldorande – Aldorande
Once in a while you come across a new piece of music that just blows you away. Aldorande are a French jazz-funk fusion band, and their new self-titled album is absolutely incredible and my favourite pieces of music right now. 9 tracks and 50 minutes in length, Aldorande is a beautiful piece of work, with gorgeous keys and synth-heavy melodies that bring out such an emotive and soulful vibe overall, that you can't help but be mesmerised by the whole album.
Tracks like "Beauty Island" are ethereal in their tone, with gorgeous keys and synths that are accompanied by groovy basslines and a beat that keeps the groove going. The angelic vocals bring such personality to the record, as saxophone leads add such a beautiful tone to the record. The album as a whole is incredibly layered, and on tracks such as "Praia Do Destino" and "Because Of You" are funkier cuts, with thick synth-heavy melodies that grow and develop as the track progresses, as well as thick basslines that give the album such a hypnotic groove. "Rayon Vert" and "Le Fin Est Un Commencement" are two stellar tracks that keep the same, hypnotic and mesmeric funk rhythms, with the latter being a beautiful closer to the record. It's great to hear such layered, textured and beautiful music come out of France, a country that has given us so many classics and gems over the years. Aldorande is truly a contemporary classic and will be listened to for a very long time, trust me!
Listen to Aldorande's self-titled album below via Bandcamp and don't forget to support! Released via Favorite Recordings.
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God skills the servant for service (1 Chronicles 15:22 & 25:27), but if his heart isn't in it he shouldn't begin it. However, if he is willing to be used, who knows what God will do?
I remember my very first ministry opportunity. My wife, Des and I were attending a bay area inner city church. The youth pastor moved away which left the church in the lurch with a dozen or so tough minded, high energy kids. The pastor asked if Des and I would mind filling in while they looked for a new youth director (that's what we called youth pastors back in the day). I said I'd do what I could, but really had no idea where to begin.
So, I did what I knew how to do. I told all the youth to show up in the main sanctuary next to the big grand piano on stage; we were going to build a band.
Our first night most the kids showed up. I asked if any of them played an instrument. "No." "Have any of you ever sung in front of an audience?" "No." "What kind of music do you like?" You should know that this neighborhood was in transition from mono-racial to multicultural so the answer was mixed; with quizzical looks and pinched expressions that told me I'd just asked a real stupid question, they said, "You know Meester Dog, what's on the radio!" (Doug is a difficult name for Latin kids to say. My best friend's mom called me Dogless up until the day I married; then she called me Meester Dogless). I really wanted to reach these kids on their level so I told them we were going to write a song. Well, that changed things quite a bit! Everyone, and I mean everyone (including the tough neighborhood enforcer) got excited and immediately focused on the project.
I asked anyone who felt like they were pretty good at putting words together to break off and start on some lyrics based on a piece of scripture I'd given them to read as part of a bible study. They were to bring in the verses as they came to them. "Don't worry about getting it perfect, we'll fix them at the piano", I said. The remainder stood around the hulking grand piano and waited for the first set of words to come from the lyric factory. As we waited I tested some of the vocals. One of the older teens could carry a tune, but the rest had no, I mean NO sense of pitch at all. By the time the lyric group brought out the first set of words, I knew one thing for certain. We had no rhythm, no vocals, and no band. But what we did have was a willingness to work and for the first time in a long time, we had each other. We were a team, a family, and I wasn't about to let that go. But I did.
As time progressed I'd like to say we turned things around sonically. But, the fact is, we didn't have the God given skills to do it. However, we did put together a puppet troop, a drama team, and the one young man who could actually sing began to write music on his own. I showed him how, I, a bassist, put chords together on the piano in order to write songs that were simple yet meaningful. He actually sang a couple of his creations during the Sunday morning worship service. The congregation was blown away by his talent. He and I became pretty close before I eventually moved away to another part of town. Today, he's happily married and has two beautiful kids.
The church did eventually hired a youth director and the teenagers, of course grew up. Some went on to seminary and into full time ministry. Others continue to serve their Lord through the local church, and I think a couple are on the mission field abroad. A few accepted Christ for the first time. But none of them went into the music ministry or anything musical. So what?
I do believe that the Lord skills the servant. Musicians and vocalists are expected to utilize their skills in the building up of the body, church, sanctuary of the living God. However, what is expected may be rejected. It really is a shame when gifted Christians refuse to be used. After all, who knows what God can do with someone who does what he knows to do.
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Alton continued from where they left off the previous week as they brushed aside a Lymington team looking a little low on confidence.
Lymington Skipper Simon Beetham won the toss and opted to bat on what was the hottest Saturday of the season so far.
Dewayne Bowden nearly gave the Brewers a dream start as he induced Australian Academy player Scott Henry to edge to second slip first ball of the game, Ballinger unlucky to grass the chance. Ben Mortimer then struck twice in three balls, Cameron Grierson and Damien Edwards both feathering edges through to the safe gloved hands of Mark Heffernan. 10 for 2.
Darren Cowley looked to dominate the bowling early and after a couple of strong pull shots that found the rope, his next effort was top edged and Ireson took a steepler. 33-3. Bowden then hustled a quick delivery through the defensive shot of Rob O'Brien, snapping a bail as he did so, O'Brien out for 7 and the score 48-4.
Myers then removed the dangerous looking Henry for 36; Ballinger relieved having missed another opportunity to catch the talented left hander a few overs earlier. 71-5.
Runs were still coming steadily but Alton kept making breakthroughs. Indy Chakrabarti looked solid and spent 40 balls at the crease before edging Myers behind to Heffernan. 85-6. Premier League stalwart Matthew Metcalfe was next to go, Will Phillips safe hands clinging on the a very firmly struck shot, Metcalfe gone for 25 Lymington heading into the lunch break 110 for 7.
Edward Ellis and Simon Beetham added a superb 100 plus partnership, sensible batting and patience saw Alton starting to toil in the heat of the sunshine. Both batsmen reached 50 before Ellis mistimed a Ballinger slower ball, Myers completing an excellent catch. Ballinger then had McCann caught by Heffernan and Beetham who swept straight to Robbie Heywood, Lymington 224 all out from 62.3 overs.
It meant Alton would receive a minimum of 58 overs to reach their target, Scott Myers and Will Phillips gave them an excellent start, a 57 run partnership was exactly what was required. Phillips's mistimed pull shot found Chakrabarti at mid-on and he was out for 31.
Ryan Hale joined Myers, their 108 run partnership full of punishing power and supreme timing. The Lymington bowlers were finding it increasingly difficult to create any pressure. The partnership was broken when Myers played on to Simon Beetham for 56 and Hale went one run later caught behind for 65.
New pair Heffernan and Bowden the added 57, Bowden literally smashing his way to 46 off of just 27 balls, the heart had gone from Lymington but they were still happy to take Bowden's wicket when Alton were just 1 run short of their own score. 2 byes then saw the Brewers home to win by 6 wickets with 11 overs minimum left.
Alton collected 25 points and that lifts them up to 7th in the overall table with 4 wins, 3 losses and a draw from their 8 games so far.
Alton visit 5th placed Bashley Rydal next Saturday, the Brewers hoping to go from strength to strength.


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Tag: Judas Priest
Review: "Scorched Realm" by Glacial Coffin
Almost three years after the quest for the legendary cursed blade of a night tyrant began with 2019's "Of Snow And Blood", the return of the Scandinavian influenced Baton Rouge Louisiana based Melodic Blackened Death Metal Glacial Coffin with sophomore album "Scorched Realm" is an intriguing one. Not least because the line up that created
Review: "Aces Wild" by Sadistic Force
After two well received EPs in "Pain, Sex, and Rapture" and "Blood Moon Sadism" (the later being mastered by Joel Grind of Toxic Holocaust) released in January and February this year, Austin Texas Blackened Thrash trio Sadistic Force have decided to go all out and release a full debut album in "Aces Wild" and end
Riff Police! Pull Over! #142: Judas Priest Vs Gamma Ray!
Arguably the album that kick started the Metal glory days in the 1980's was "British Steel" by Judas Priest, with huge singles "Living After Midnight" and "Breaking The Law". Recorded at Tittenhurst Park, the home of former Beatle drummer Ringo Starr, it remains one of just three of their albums to be played live in
Review: "Self Titled" by Angelus Apatrida
Formed at the turn of the century in Albacete, Spain, Angelus Apatrida are a Thrash quartet who have enjoyed sustained international recognition since their 2006 debut "Evil Unleashed" and have never looked back, inking a deal with their current label home Century Media in 2009. So in an era of Thrash resurgence with bands like
Riff Police! Pull Over! #135: Judas Priest Vs Revocation!
Back in August 2011 American Technical Death Metallers Revocation came out to play with "Chaos of Forms", which had been recorded at Damage Studios in Southbridge, Massachusetts with Producer Peter Rutcho. Their third studio record and the last album to feature their original bass player, Anthony Buda it also marks the first album to feature guitarist
Under The Influence #74: Accursed Years on "Ensiferum" by Ensiferum!
Born of fire and ice in Helsinki Finland in 1995, Ensiferum (meaning "Sword Bearing") have been bringing their brand of Folk Death Metal to the masses since 1995. A trio of high quality demos landed them a deal with Spinefarm Records and they entered Sundi-Coop Studios in November 2000 to record their debut self titled album,
Under The Influence #61: Tides Collide on "Awakened" by As I Lay Dying!
Little did we know at the time, but the sixth studio record from San Diego Californian Metalcore Monsters As I Lay Dying would be their last for some 7 long years after its 2012 appearance via Metal Blade Records. Produced by Descendants drummer Bill Stevenson with recording split between The Blasting Room in Fort Collins
Review: "The Omega Man" by Divine Weep
5 years have passed since 2015's critically acclaimed "Tears of the Ages" from Divine Weep. Originally starting out life as a Black Metal band back in 1995, they evolved with long periods of inactivity to take influence from bands like Iron Maiden and Judas Priest and with new members in the fold recorded a debut
Exclusive Interview: Suffer No Fools talk "We Die As We Live"!
To accompany our review of their sophomore album "We Die As We Live", we spoke to vocalist and guitarist Ali Khan and bassist Alex Bain about all things Suffer No Fools and their answers to our questions are as great at the album itself. Which is pretty damn amazing, if you like a face melting solo
Bootleg: Headbangers Union Festival #2 from Psychosane!
Returning with part #2 of their set from Headbangers Union Festival on 15th February 2020, Ribeirão Preto, Brazil Thrash Metal quartet Psychosane land "Purgatory" while coming back around with a cover of "Burn In Hell" by Judas Priest. If you missed it, the band dropped EP "Laws of Aggression" a little bit ago…


The catalyst for this review was the release of two reports; the Review of the Needle and Syringe Program (NSP) in the Northern Territory and the Northern Territory Illicit Drug Reporting System Report (IDRS) which were released in 2011 and 2010 respectively. In these reports, concerns were raised about the OPP by key experts who described the program as punitive, difficult to access, unfair, inflexible and needing to establish improved links with stakeholders.
Accordingly, the Department appointed Health Outcomes International (HOI) to undertake a review to identify where the NT OPP is consistent with recognised best practice and where there are opportunities for improvement.
Ensure the program and service model is consistent with current national and international best practice for the management of opioid dependent people.
Ensure the program and service model is consistent with quality health standards and the legislative requirements in managing opioid dependent people.
Determine whether the program and service model as currently constructed provides the optimal likelihood for client success as defined by the treatment goals negotiated between client and service provider.
qualitative and quantitative data analysis.


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class Academico extends CI_Controller {

    // Definir un constructor
    function __construct() {
        parent::__construct();
        $this->load->model('Estudiante');
        $this->load->helper('url');
        $this->load->library('form_validation');
        $this->load->helper('security');
    }

    function index() {
        $this->load->view('template/header');
        $this->load->view('academico/header');
        $this->load->view('academico/index');
        $this->load->view('template/footer');
    }

    /*
    function listEstudiantes() {
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        $estudiantes = $this->Estudiante->getAllEstudiantes();
        //creamos una variable usuarios para pasarle a la vista
        $data['estudiantes'] = $estudiantes;
        //cargamos nuestra vista
        $this->load->view('academico/index', $data);
    }
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            $this->form_validation->set_rules('edad', 'Edad', 'required|numeric|trim|xss_clean');

            $this->form_validation->set_message('required','El Campo %s Es Obligatorio');
            $this->form_validation->set_message('numeric','El Campo %s Solo Acepta Números');

            if ($this->form_validation->run() == TRUE){
                $nombre = $this->input->post('nombre');
                $edad = $this->input->post('edad');
                $this->Estudiante->addEstudiante($nombre,$edad);
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                        Guardado! El registro fue guardado exitosamente...

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            if($respuesta==false)
                echo "Usuario Inválido (No Existe)";
            else {
                $this->Estudiante->removeEstudiante($this->input->post('id'));
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                        Eliminado! El registro fue eliminado exitosamente...

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        }
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        if($this->input->is_ajax_request()) {
            $respuesta = $this->Estudiante->getEstudiante($this->input->post('id'));
            if($respuesta==false){
                echo "Usuario Invpalido (No Existe)";
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            if($respuesta==false) {
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Thanks (very much!) to Joe; he has provided an excellent set of references to the latest work by TGba on their architecture topic (reproduced just below, FYI, and also contained in the document he posted).
Joe has also done an excellent job of analyzing potential questions that arise or remain from where the latest changes leave our discussion with them about their architecture.
As promised (threatened ) we will pick up this topic in AM1 tomorrow (Wednesday).  I suggest we review both documents (0081 and 0173), and use those as a basis for further feedback to and/or discussion with the TGba experts.
Thanks, Joe!  And, talk to you all in the morning.


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WPDA to participate in Georgia Tech Economic Development Research Program
By Cody Estremera
Published 7:05 am Tuesday, November 24, 2020
On Monday, the West Point Development Authority heard from Stifel representative Andrew Tritt in regards to the city's water and sewer bond refinancing.
Since April 4 (when the bond issue was brought up), Tritt believes that the bond will be able to save the city roughly $3 million through the course of the loan.
"We just wanted to give you a brief update," Tritt said. "We're closer to a final transaction and wanted to alert you guys to the possibility that we would be coming back in the very near future in the form of a called meeting to help the city realize these significant savings."
While there haven't been any papers drawn up and Stifel is waiting for a response from the West Point City Council, which will happen at Tuesday's council meeting, Tritt gave the Development Authority an interest rate of 2.29%, which is down from 2.5% to 29%, for 15 years.
"It'll give the city cash flow savings of excess of $200,000 per year and they are able to pay it off sooner than originally contemplated," Tritt said.
The WPDA would serve as a conduit to the city, which they did in 2012 to secure the loans.
Tritt will bring the numbers to the West Point City Council on Tuesday.
WPDA also approved its financial report from August through November. In that four-month span, WPDA reported a net income loss of $62,348.
In its 2020 budget, the WPDA planned to receive $120,000 from the Intergovernmental Income (which includes monies obtained from other governments and can include grants, shared taxes, and contingent loans and advances) but received $90,000.
West Point Economic Development Director Meghan Duke announced to the authority that the city was selected to participate in the Georgia Tech Economic Development Research Program.
"It is to help the community identify opportunities for the 10th street corridor, which serves as the primary gateway into the city of West Point," Duke said. "The Economic Development Research Program is federally funded through Georgia Tech's US Economic Development Administration."
Georgia Tech will review all of the studies and plans that the city has already done on the 10th Street project, do a field visit and an analysis of the existing conditions and identify redevelopment nodes.
"We've had some conversation regarding the parcels that the development authority has acquired over the years about what opportunities might be available there or what other lands might be available," Duke said.
The estimated cost for the analysis is $30,460. The WPDA and city of West Point will split their $8,000 part of the estimated cost.
"I think this will give us some quantitative data, some numbers to look at what is the value of reinvestment and what impact that would look like in our community," Duke said. "We have a lot of things that we desire and strengths and weaknesses and opportunities, but I think having some numbers to look at the value of 10th street and what it brings to our community will help us as we continue to look at what development we want there."
The estimated time for the project's completion is roughly three and a half months.
WPDA approved the signing of the service agreement and to pay half of the $8,000. The project is expected to start in December and end in April of 2021.
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Nation proactive on cutting capacity
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Premier Li Keqiang said on Wednesday that China has taken the initiative to phase out excess production capacity through supply-side structural reform, thereby contributing to the international community.
"Overcapacity in some industries, which has resulted from quantitative easing measures taken by many countries after the (2007-08) global financial crisis, needs to be addressed through resolute efforts by the international community," Li said. He spoke when meeting with global business leaders and media representatives on the sidelines of the Annual Meeting of the New Champions 2017.
The event, also known as Summer Davos, is hosted by Dalian in Liaoning province.
Last year, the country eliminated more than 65 million tons of steel production capacity and 290 million tons of coal capacity, beating that year's targets.
Li said the country's reforms need the participation of foreign capital, companies and wisdom. "Our reform has always run parallel with opening-up. ... We welcome foreign firms to come to China and participate in corporate mergers and reorganization," he said.
The premier also vowed to further ease market access for foreign companies in the service sector and to use negative lists to manage the companies. Support given to domestic companies under the rules of the World Trade Organization will be applied equally to foreign-owned companies registered in China, he said.
A negative list is a list of areas where investment is prohibited; all other areas are presumed to be open.
Foreign direct investment in the Chinese mainland grew by 4.1 percent in 2016, with strong investment in the service sector, according to the Ministry of Commerce.
During the meeting, Alex Molinaroli, chairman of the board of the US company Johnson Controls, asked about challenges facing the Made in China 2025 strategy.
The premier said implementing Made in China 2025 also provides a remarkable market opportunity for foreign and domestic companies because Chinese companies need to improve the quality of their products by introducing better techniques and equipment.
"To achieve that purpose, we have to work with developed economies. For example, we have started cooperation with Germany's Industrial 4.0 strategy as well as the United States. There will be more equipment and technologies to be introduced from overseas to the Chinese market," he said.
Marc Benioff, chairman and CEO of the US company Salesforce, said the premier was "really very good at asking businesses and CEOs to invest in China". He called China's recent efforts in investment facilitation "very impressive and exciting".
Xinhua contributed to this story.
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How Prince William, Kate Middleton, and the British Royal Family Spend Christmas
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Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, December 2015.
Queen Elizabeth II making her first-ever Christmas broadcast to the nation from Sandringham House in Norfolk on December 25, 1952.
Queen Elizabeth II and Prince Philip look at their decorated Christmas tree, 1969.
Queen Elizabeth II looking at photo albums with her sons Prince Andrew and Prince Edward for her 1971 Christmas broadcast.
Queen Elizabeth II, the Queen Mother, and Prince William walking with the vicar of St. Mary Magdalene Church near Sandringham House on Christmas Day, 1988.
Princess Diana with her sons, Harry and William, leaving the church of St. Mary Magdalene near Sandringham House on Christmas Day, 1994.
Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, collects flowers from well-wishers at a Christmas Day church service near Sandringham on December 25, 2014.
Prince William and Prince Harry play in the annual Sandringham Football Match, December 2015.
Prince William, Prince Charles, Catherine, Duchess of Cambridge, and Camilla, Duchess of Cornwall attend a Christmas Day church service at Sandringham, December 2015.
Queen Elizabeth II boards a train at King's Lynn Station to return to London after her Christmas break at Sandringham House, February 2016.
In 2017, the newly-engaged Meghan Markle attended her first Christmas at Sandringham.
The Duke and Duchess of Cambridge walking to church with the Duke and Duchess of Sussex in 2018.
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The Brits celebrate Christmas slightly differently than their American counterparts (that's "Happy Christmas," to you!) But the royal family has its own fair share of unique traditions.
While Prince Harry, Meghan Markle, and baby Archie have opted to spend this year privately with Meghan's mother, Doria, most of the Windsor clan will head to Sandringham in Norfolk (more on the later) for the holidays. This December, that's said to include the entire Cambridge family: Prince William, Kate Middleton, and their children, Prince George, Princess Charlotte, and Prince Louis.
Generally, a royal Christmas features a mix of formal events and cozy gatherings—with a jam-packed schedule unfolding over the course of two days.
The royal family spends Christmas at Sandringham House in Norfolk. The Queen and Prince Philip typically make this annual trip by public train. The pair leaves London a few days before the holiday, and usually stay at the residence through early February. The estate itself is a Jacobethan manor, which sits on 20,000 acres of land.
The extended clan typically descends on Sandringham on Christmas Eve day. Orders of business include an afternoon tea. The family will also exchange gifts on the 24th—as opposed to Christmas morning. (But the tokens are usually of the humorous variety, rather than a new set of crown jewels.) At night, there is a black-tie sit-down meal.
The royal family attends two church services on Christmas morning. The first is a private family service at Church of St. Mary Magdalene. The second is a more formal public service, which begins 11:00 a.m. Everyone, other than the Queen, walks to church together, as crowds gather to watch. It's rumored that, this year, Prince George and Princess Charlotte will make their first "Christmas Walk" from Sandringham to St. Mary Magdalene.
Christmas Day and Evening
After church, it's time for lunch back at Sandringham in the Red Drawing Room (where a turkey meal is tradition). The Queen's annual Christmas address to the nation airs at 3:00 p.m., and the whole family gathers to watch. (Her speech, however, is typically recorded beforehand.) Afterward, it's time for puzzles and exercise around the grounds, followed by family movie night in the ballroom. Maybe this year, though, they'll change things up and binge-watch The Crown? Here's hoping.
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The Best Hotels for Kids in Las Vegas
Not all parts of Vegas are for kids, but with the proper planning it could be a great family-friendly vacation. Start with choosing the right hotels.
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When most people think Vegas, drinking, gambling and overall debauchery usually comes to mind. But believe it or not, Las Vegas can be the perfect family vacation destination. Just be sure to stay at one of these best hotels for kids in Las Vegas.
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Tahiti Village Resort
7200 Las Vegas Blvd. South
Located just a few miles south of the Strip, Tahiti Village is one of the best hotels for kids in Las Vegas. It boasts a family-friendly pool area with waterfall features and a lazy river. During the summer, there's even an island-style luau with entertainment and an authentic Hawaiian feast. For families that want some space (and to save money on meals), there are apartment-style rooms with full kitchens.
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Mirage Hotel and Casino
The Mirage has tons of family fun, including a 20,000-gallon saltwater aquarium behind the front desk, a tropical rainforest atrium and a nightly volcano show. You can also come face-to-face with some of nature's most exotic creatures at Siegfried & Roy's Secret Garden and Dolphin Habitat, located right in the Mirage's backyard, or simply lounge by one of the resort's many heated pools.
South Point Hotel
The hotel boasts a 64-lane bowling alley, a 16-screen movie theater, an arcade, a swimming pool area – and daily bingo!
Circus Circus is home to the Splash Zone, which has swimming pools, whirlpools, a newly added kids' water playground. There is also the Adventuredome, an indoor amusement park with roller coasters, bumper cars and more. Kids will love the daily free circus acts and the Midway with carnival games and prizes. The hotel is also the home to Cirque du Soleil's "Love" show. Unsurprisingly, Circus Circus is one of the best hotels for kids in Las Vegas.
The exterior of Mandalay Bay. (Photo: MGM Resorts International)
One of the most family-friendly features of the Mandalay Bay Beach is the pool area that has a quarter-mile lazy river, a wave pool and a sand-filled beach area. And once they get inside, the kids will be absolutely awed by the 1.6 million gallon Shark Reef Aquarium with over 2,000 animals, including sawfish, giant rays, sea turtles, piranhas, jellyfish and the rare golden crocodile. Families can also check out "Michael Jackson: ONE" by Cirque du Soleil.
Designed to look like King Arthur's castle, families will love the Excalibur's pools with slides, as well as the Fun Dungeon, where kids of all ages can enjoy rides, video and carnival games. And don't forget to take in the medieval Tournament of Kings dinner show. It's the best hotel for kids in Las Vegas this side of the shire.
Golden Nugget Hotel & Casino
129 Fremont St.
Kids will get the thrill of a lifetime swimming in the Tank, which features a 200,000-gallon shark tank aquarium, a three-story complex, and 17 private cabanas. They can climb 30 feet in the air and rush down through the Tank on a one-of-a-kind waterslide to experience swimming right next to our sharks. There's also an arcade and a light show right outside the front door.
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Take a stroll through "New York City" neighborhoods, and then take a whirlwind ride on the hotel's Big Apple roller coaster, where you'll go up 203 feet, and then drop you down 144 feet at up to 67 mph.
Hilton Grand Vacations on the Boulevard
If you want to get away from casino life during your stay, Hilton is a good bet. The hotel has a beautiful pool area, spray fountains, basketball hoop, volleyball net and gas barbeques. Families can also get competitive in the game room, which has ping pong, foosball and billiards. The rooms include studio, one and two bedroom suites with fully equipped kitchens, dining areas and living rooms.
Red Rock Resort
11011 W. Charleston Blvd.
Located near Red Rock Canyon, the resort is home to a three-acre backyard pool area that has a main wading pool, multiple other pools, Jacuzzi's and a large sprinkler fountain in the main pool. Inside, there is a 16-screen movie theater, 72 lane bowling alley, an arcade and the Kids Quest play structure, which is a floor-to-ceiling climbing maze and play structure that boasts tunnels, slides, ramps, stairs, periscopes, air hops, talking tubes and more. You can also take part in a Red Rock Adventure, which includes horseback riding, hiking, biking, kayaking and indoor/outdoor rock climbing.
Green Valley Ranch Resort & Spa
2300 Paseo Verde Parkway
Green Valley Ranch's off-the-strip locale means it has a quieter vibe. Parents will love the Kids Quest play center with hourly childcare so that the kids can have fun while you visit the on-site casino.
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You ever walk into a busy restaurant and there's no host? And you don't know whether you should seat yourself? You kind of wander around looking, feeling awkward. And then finally a host comes, takes you to your seat. You wait some more. The waiter comes, takes your order, you wait some more. The food finally comes, and it's good! But then you can't get your check. And you're frustrated because you really want to leave. So even though the food was good, the service was lousy.
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If you translate that to a website, think about it like this: You go to the home page, and:
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Eventually, you poke around the website, and you do find some good content, but then when you go to download the PDF, the link is broken and it doesn't work.
How would you feel? Would you be frustrated with the website? Probably so.
Websites are often created from an internal perspective. And that makes sense because leadership is paying for it. It's important to them to demonstrate the capabilities and the features and the messaging or anything else that's important from an internal perspective — but sometimes the way people think about websites internally doesn't translate to a customer.
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Revenge is the name of the game as Paris Saint Germain host Guingamp in a David against Goliath match up on Saturday night.
Ligue One's basement club caused the equivalent of a football tsunami a fortnight back when they ejected PSG from the Coupe de La Ligue at Stade de France.
It was the Parisians first defeat in a domestic cup competition in four years.
The money is on Thomas Tuchel's Parisians extending their eighteen match unbeaten start to the season when they confront a Guingamp side building a good head of steam, following Wednesday's 2-1 victory over on form Rennes.
PSG's central defensive partnership of Thilo Kehrer and Thiago Silva are sure to have their hands full containing Guingamp dangerman Marcos Thuram.
The son of France's 1998 World Cup winner Lillian Thuram was unplayable in that cup victory, winning and converting the penalty that condemned PSG to defeat.
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Earlier, Christophe Galtier's second placed Lille Metropole have a chance to put some pressure on the leaders when they host lowly Amiens.
The hosts' Ivorian sensation Nicholas Pepe is the man to look out for is Lille try to bridge a seemingly insurmountable thirteen point deficit on PSG.
Elsewhere, former World Cup winner Cesc Fabregas is to be the centre of attention as Monaco try to shake off the shackles of relegation against Strasbourg.
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Meanwhile, it's all or nothing for Marseille boss Rudi Garcia when they travel to Caen.
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The sunnah of taking by the means in the Sunnah of the Prophet
Reliance on God, Glory be to Him, does not prevent us from adopting the means, for the believer takes the means out of faith in God and obeying Him in what He commands of taking them, but he does not make the means what create the results, so he relies on them. For Reliance is cutting off the means after setting them up, as he, may the blessings and peace of God be upon him, said: tie it and then, rely on God.
On the side of the means, God Almighty says: "O you who have believed, be on your guard" (An-Nisa: 71). He also says: "Prepare against them what you can of power, including steeds by which you terrify the enemy of Allah and your enemy" (Anfal: 60) and the Almighty said: "And when the prayer has been concluded, disperse within the land and seek from the bounty of Allah, and remember Allah often that you may succeed." (Al-jumu'ah: 10)
In the aspect of reliance, the Almighty said: "And in God let the believers put their trust" (Al Imran: 122). The Almighty also said: "So when you resolve, then rely on God" (Al Imran: 159). And the Almighty said: "And in God should you rely, if you are believers" (Al-Ma'idah: 23).
The Prophet, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon him, have taught us in many of his sayings to the necessity of taking the means with reliance on Allah the Almighty, he also call our attention, may the blessings of Allah be upon him, to Tre absence of contradiction in it , from Omar bin al – Khattab may Allah be pleased with him from the Prophet peace be upon him , who said: " If you really put your trust in Allah, He would provide for you as He provides for the birds. Do you not see that they go out with empty stomachs and come back with full stomachs?". In this honorable hadith is the urging on reliance, and pointing to the importance of taking by the means by establishing going and coming of birds with God Almighty's guarantee of sustenance for her.
Acting on the Sunnah of taking by the reasons is at the core of achieving servitude to God Almighty, which is the matter for which slaves were created, messengers were sent, books were sent down for it, and the heavens and the earth were established, and for it were found heaven and hell, so doing the commanded means is pure servitude.
The Noble Qur'an has guided us to adopting the means and guided us not to rely on them alone, but rather to rely on God while adopting them. Therefore, a Muslim must beware of two things in the matter of taking the means:
The first matter: depending and relying on it, trusting in it, hoping and fearing it, this is polytheism that thins and thickens and between that.
The second matter: leaving what God has commanded of the means, and this also may be blasphemy and injustice and between that, but the slave must do what God commanded him of the matter, and put his trust in God with belief that the whole matter is by God's will, with which he has previous knowledge and judgment. And that the means does not harm or benefit, it does not give, nor prevent, nor eliminate or judge, and whatever happens to the servant is preceded by divine will, and what has been destined for him will not miss him, so he comes with the means as someone who does not see that, there is no salvation, relief and access except with them, and he trusts in God as someone who sees that the reliance does not save him, nor bring him a joy nor lead him to the goal, so he strips his determination to do it out of concern and diligence, and empties his heart from relying on it and depending on it, an abstraction of trust and dependence on God alone. The Prophet, may God's blessings and peace be upon him, combined these two principles in the authentic hadith, where he says: "Strive for what will benefit you, seek help from God, and do not be incapacitated." So he commanded him to be keen on the means and to seek help from the means, and he forbade him from being incapable, and they are of two types:
The first type: negligence in the means and lack of concern for them.
The second type: negligence in seeking God's help and leaving it alone.
The entire religion, outwardly and inwardly, and its laws and facts are under these prophetic words.
To say that there is a contradiction between reliance and taking means is ignorance of the religion, and this is from the lack of knowledge of God's Sunnah in his creation and command. Definitely, Allah the Almighty created the creation by means and He legislated for them means by which they attain His forgiveness, mercy and reward in this world and the next world, so whoever assumed attaining his aim by mere reliance without the taking the means by which he is commanded by Allah, and that the aims do not rely on the means which Allah Almighty made means, then he is mistaking.
The basic principle is that the servant uses the means that God Almighty has indicated to His servants and authorized, and he believes that the cause is God Almighty, and the benefits that he get when using them are by the decree of God Almighty, and that if He wills he forbids that benefit despite his use of the means, so his trust in God and his dependence on Him to deliver those Benefits to him with a means.
By following what the scholars said about the balance between the two situations, we find that their majority decide that reliance occurs when the believer trusts God's promise, and is certain that his decree is true and does not leave the following of the Sunnah in pursuit of sustenance from what is indispensable for food and drink, and to guard against the enemy by preparing weapons and closing the door and so on. Nevertheless, he does not feel comfortable with the means in his heart, rather he believes that they do not bring benefit by themselves and do not ward off harm. Rather, the means and the cause are the actions of God Almighty and everything is His will, so if a person relies on means, it defame his reliance.
Taking means in the biography of the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace:
At the level of the actual Sunnah, it was proven that he, may God's blessings and peace be upon him, appeared in the war in two shields, and he wore helmet on his head, seated the archers in the valley, and ditched a trench around Madinah, and authorized the migration to Abyssinia and to Madinah, and he emigrated and took the means for eating and drinking and saving for his family, and he did not wait To descend upon him from heaven, and he was the most deserving of the creation to have that happen to him, and with all that the Messenger of God, may God's blessings and peace be upon him, should not be thought that he was inclined to any of the means negligently, the size of the twinkling of an eye. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
The actual prophetic example of this equilibrium – in detail, is the event of the emigration in which Abu Bakr al-Siddiq, may God be pleased with him, was accompanied. They have taken all the available means for this emigration and did not neglect any of them
Whoever contemplates the migration incident, and sees the accuracy of planning in it, and the accuracy of taking the means from its beginning to its end, and from its preludes to what happened after it, realizes that the planning that was motivated by revelation in the life of the Messenger of God, may God bless him and grant him peace, was in place, and that planning is part of the Prophetic Sunnah, and it is Part of the divine mandate in everything that the Muslim is asked for, and those who tend to spontaneity, on the pretext that planning and controlling matters are not from the Sunnah, such people are wrong, and they bring woes onto themselves and the Muslims.
When it was time for the Prophet, may God's blessings and peace be upon him, to migrate, the Prophet, may God's blessings and peace be upon him, began to plan it.
The following are observed:
Existence of accurate regulation of migration until it succeeded, despite the difficulties and obstacles that it was surrounded by, because every issue of migration was thoroughly studied, for example:
The Messenger of God, may God's blessings and peace be upon him, came to the house of Abu Bakr, at a time of intense heat – the time when no one would go out – it's even from his habit that he did not come to him at that time, why? so that no one can see him.
Concealing his personality, may God bless him and grant him peace, while he came to al-Siddiq and came to al-Siddiq's house with a mask, because the masked face reduces the possibility of recognizing the features of the masked face.
The Prophet, peace and blessings be upon him, ordered Abu Bakr to leave, and when he spoke, he only made clear the order to emigrate without specifying the direction.
The exit was at night, and from a back door in the house of Abu Bakr.
Precaution reached its extent by taking routes unfamiliar to the people, and seeking the assistance of an expert who knows the paths of the desert, even if that expert is a polytheist, as long as he is of good morals and decency. And this is an evidence that the Messenger, may the blessings and peace of Allah be upon, does not shun taking expertise assistance no matter the source.
Selecting personalities to assist in immigration affairs, and it is noted that these personalities are all linked by kinship bond, or by the bond of one work, which makes these individuals, a cooperating unit to achieve the great goal.
Putting each member of this family into his appropriate job, which he is able to do in the best way, to be better able to perform it and advance its consequences.
The idea of Ali bin Abi Talib, may God be pleased with him, sleeping in the place of the Messenger, may God's blessings and peace be upon him, was a successful idea. It misled the people, deceived them and distracted them from the Messenger, may God's blessings and peace be upon him, until he went out in the dead of night, guarded by God's care, while they were asleep, and their eyes remained connected after awakening to the bed of the Messenger, may God's blessings and peace be upon him, they had no doubt that he was still asleep in his mantle, while the sleeping person was Ali bin Abi Talib, may God be pleased with him.
The work of the heroes of this trip was as follows:
Ali, may God be pleased with him: He sleeps in the bed of the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, deceives the people, delivers deposits, and joins the Messenger, may God bless him and grant him peace, after that.
Abdullah bin Abi Bakr: the honest intelligence man, and the detector of the enemy's movements.
Asma al-Dhaat al-Nitaqayn: carrying supplies from Mecca to the cave, among the polytheists' soldiers, who are looking for Muhammad, may God's blessings and peace be upon him, to kill him.
– Amer bin Fuhaira: The simple shepherd who offered meat and milk to the owners of the cave, and scattered the footprints of the historical march with his sheep so that the people would not look at them. This shepherd played the role of supply, catering, and dillusion.
Abdullah bin Urayqit: The faithful guide to migration, and the insightful desert expert awaiting in wakefulness the starting signal from the Messenger, may God's blessings and peace be upon him, to take the ride from the cave to Yathrib. The emigration persons are in the appropriate place, filling all the gaps, and an excellent coverage of all the requirements of the trip, and limiting the necessary number of people without excess or extravagance. The messenger, may the blessings and peace be upon him, had taken the reasonable means strongly in accordance to his ability, hence the care of Allah was expected.
As for the verbal Sunnah in this regard – we find that the Prophet, may God bless him and grant him peace, said: "Flee from a leper as you would flee from a lion," at a time when it was proven that the Prophet, may God's blessings and peace be upon him, ate with the leper. The apparent meaning of the two hadiths indicates the inconsistency between reliance and taking means, except that upon investigation we find that he, peace and blessings of God be upon him, ate with the leper to show that God is the one who inflicts sickness and heals, and that nothing transgresses by his nature, denying what the pre-Islamic era believed that diseases transgress by nature without relating it to God, so the Prophet, may God's blessings and peace be upon him, invalidated their belief in that, while the Prophet, may God's blessings and peace be upon him, forbade approaching a leper, to show that this is one of the means that God Almighty habitually made it lead to its causes. It is independent, but God is the one who, if He wills, robs it of its powers, so it does not affect anything, and if He wills He keeps it, so it influences, and in that there is a place for reliance on God. Among this is what was reported that Omar Ibn Al-Khattab, may God be pleased with him, passed by a people and said: Who are you? They said: The reliant . He said: You are those who pretend to rely, but a reliant is a man who cast his seed into the earth and relied on his Lord, the Mighty and Sublime.
Taking the means is a necessary and obligatory matter, but this does not always mean that the result will be achieved, because this is a matter related to the command and will of God, and from here reliance was a necessary matter and it is a matter of completing the taking of means. And the Messenger of God, may God's blessings and peace be upon him, prepared all the means, and took all the means, but at the same time he is with God, he calls on him and asks him to help him to crown his quest with success, and here the supplication is answered, and the people leave after they stood at the door of the cave and the mare of Suraaqah is smashed in the ground and the work is crowned with success.
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Outdoor Christmas Caroling on Thursday!
Do you need to get even more into the Festive feeling???
Have you not yet had enough of Christmas Carols???
Are you in need of an "Awww-factor" from children singing beautifully in an outdoor setting???
In that case…why not come along to the school playground on Thursday at 2.30pm where you can hear a number of classes singing and performing just before home time in the front playground, next to the Trim Trail.
Each class will come outside for their song and then return to their room.
This will be very informal and obviously weather permitting….but if you can make it, please come along and get even more into that festive feeling!


March starts with the drone of emerging solitary bees, and of the lawn mower , as the mowing season begins.
Mowing the lawn is a bit of a chore for most of us, but how good the lawn looks when it's been mowed, and better still with a bit of TLC. A nice lawn really sets off a garden, it looks lush and inviting because it is. Walking on the grass in bare feet is a treat and we all love that just mowed grass smell. There are plenty of plus points to a good lawn.
Sounds obvious, but mowing at the right level is important and to take care not to scalp the lawn because it will struggle to recover afterwards. Perfection, which is aiming to cut only 1/3rd of the lawn on each mow, has to be weighed against the time factor. The ideal mow maybe only a 1/3 but for most of us there isn't enough time in busy lives, and a compromise is not to cut the lawn too short. The regular mowing helps to create a stronger and more dense lawn.
Cutting the lawn edges is not essential for maintenance of the lawn, but does look neat.
But it is essential is to remove autumn leaves which have fallen onto the lawn, as collections of leaves on the lawn can stop the light and cause die back of the grass underneath. Come the spring the lawn will not look good and the leaves will cause brown, dead patches which will need to be re seeded.
Scarifying is good for lawns, which is basically raking out the thatch in the lawn. It is also good for us as it is fantastic exercise, forget the gym. Using a spring-tined rake, rake over the lawn pulling out thatch and moss which task is best done in the spring and autumn.
Like all living things, lawns like to be fed. There are many lawn fertilisers on the market balanced exactly right for lawns, and a feed can be applied spring, summer and autumn.
And it really is true that is is best to avoid walking on lawns when frosted. The frozen lawn is brittle and as it is walked on the grass gets broken and damaged.
A bit of lawn care and TLC will transform the slightly sad looking patch of grass into lush lawn.
If you have the lawn bug and want to know more about how to create and maintain a lovely lawn, this infographic is a great help packed with lots more tips and advice on lawn care all the year round.
And it doesn't have to be all hard work, feeding scarifying and mowing stripes; creating a lawn maze is good fun and toddlers love racing round and round. It has the added benefit of wearing them out nicely for a good night's sleep.


This article will explain the risks associated with using a scaled (aka downsized) environment for Performance Testing. Performance testing is frequently executed against a smaller sized environment than the live production. Testing against the production environment is the ideal solution but not possible due to several factors ranging from cost, practicality and risk. This article will specifically detail the risks associated with performance testing regular drops in a scaled environment prior to releasing in go-live.
One of the most complicated questions to succinctly answer and quantify when performance testing is: "If we half the size of the performance/load testing environment can't we just extrapolate the results to a full sized environment figure?" This is a straightforward question and the answer is "No". However explaining why in simple terms is more difficult. Particularly to PM's and people not directly attached to the technology. So I'm going to attempt to answer in simple terms why scaled load testing environments tend not to work and highlight the risks to be considered when using them.
First lets take an object: A square – if we half the square, do we get half the size? Well yes and no – the square is half the size, but its capacity is 1/4 of the original square.
Also, if you half the size of a cube (or engine), you get 1/8 of the volume or capacity. This is a very simplistic view – but it illustrates if something is halved then its capacity may not be. Performance environments can be thought of as irregular blobs, not simple squares – and if you half the size of them you do not get a proportional decrease in capacity. I'm setting the scene so please bear with me …..
IT projects are complicated engineering projects – each piece of the system is build separately and then put together before delivery. Lets take the analogy of motor vehicle that has a top speed (aka production) of 100mph. Let imagine engine is the IT hardware and the rest of the vehicle is the software components. If we half the IT environment (e.g. Half the number of CPU's and therefore the speed) we are effectively halving the size of the engine and giving it ¼ of the capacity. We are now also driving the full weight of the software with a much smaller engine. This may give the engine 1/4 of the capacity & performance (L1, L2 caches are reduced, queuing is increased, caches are harder hit) So now the maximum speed of the car with the re-sized engine is 25 mph. Its probably slower – as the smaller engine has to work harder to carry the weight of vehicle. Remember, this is an analogy, so isn't a perfect fit – but it is illustrating some important points. E.g. software is never scaled down – only hardware.
Now lets imagine other parts of the car are software subsystems – they bolt indirectly onto the engine. Wheels, Nuts, bolts, steering and Axial. The smaller engine is driving these but can never load them past 25mph. So actually everything looks OK in the scaled environment when we are going full speed i.e. 25mph. Now lets take the axial – an essential part of the car that is attached to the engine, lets say this has been unwittingly updated but a fault is introduced that means it will break at 30 mph. This performance fault will never be seen in the scaled environment. It will only be seen in production. So the key lesson here is: By using a scaled environment you are unlikely to find performance issues past your environments capacity. However, if the axial breaks at 24 mph you will find it – so it does reduce risk.
Now lets technical forex say the wheel nuts have been redesigned to. These have been initially designed to be over-tolerance, which means they have been designed to break at 200mph, way above the 100mph limit of the car. Lets say a re-design fault means that the tolerance has actually been lowered to 102mph. What does this mean – This means the system won't won't break in test or live, but the actual the capacity of the associated components have been drastically reduced without visibility. So the key lesson here is: By using a scaled environment it becomes more difficult to see if the overall capacity and tolerance of the system has been reduced – making the chances of live performance failure more likely.
So what can Performance Testers do?
Now in reality – the engine is made of many components that are essential to its speed e.g. Spark plugs, piston, camshaft. When we scale a hardware environment down we do not reduce the size of these components in proportion. Our essential IT components consist of memory, L1 Cache, CPU speed, network, disk i/o, DB – these interact in a complex way and resizing one will affect the overall performance. If you have to prioritize any of these – then attempt to keep memory the same. So the key takeaway here is: If you have to work in a scaled environment – do not scale everything down. Identify, Prioritize and attempt to keep as many key attributes as close to live as possible.
So that's a simple analogy. In reality you also have to consider the risks of deadlocking (less likely in a scaled environment), configuration differences and actual scalability capabilities of the application. I consulted at a company that had 200+ identical instances of a middle tier server – replicating this in a load testing environment wasn't practical or cost effective. So I studied the architecture and identified and communicated the limitations of the performance test environment. This also enabled me to identify some follies before I even begun performance testing. Software developers had taken a common component out of the instances and centralized it – without even considering that they had now introduced a single point of failure which was going to be subjected to 200 times more traffic. So another takeaway is: Study the Environment and architecture – attempt to scale the performance testing environment sensibly.
Of course every architecture is different – people rarely program in languages such as CUDA, so its rare to come across truly scalable software architectures that will downsize proportionally.
By using a scaled environment you are unlikely to find performance issues past your scaled environments capacity.
If you have to work in a scaled environment – do not scale everything down. Identify, Prioritize and attempt to keep as many key attributes as close to live.
Identify and communicated the limitations of the scaled performance test environment to management.
Study the environment and architecture – attempt to scale the performance testing environment sensibly.
I hope you find this useful in explaining the risks associated with scaled performance environments.
Often, when performance testing in a scaled environment, the software will break before the hardware does. What I mean is that a software setting somewhere (e.g. thread pool, bad code) will be the limiting factor way before CPU or memory runs out. This testing still adds tremendous value, because bottlencks are being identified. Often it is possible to tune a scaled down environment to meet the demands of the expected production load, meaning that in prodcution, where the hardware is usually over speced, performance should be better (or at least the same) as the scaled down environment. Ofcourse though it is better to test in a production sized environment, not least of all because of the data size.


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ESG is coming to venture capital. Here's how startup founders can stay ahead of the curve
Venture capital has been a laggard in considering environmental, social and governance aspects when making investments. The tide is now turning.
If you're a startup founder who has raised venture capital (VC) funding or is looking to do so, you know that global VC funding hit USD 454 billion in the first three quarters of 2021, up from USD 332 billion in 2020 over the same period.
What's interesting is that early-stage funding grew at 104% year-over-year in 2021 to peak at USD 49 billion. VC firms are therefore a critical force in shaping the future of people, planet, and society as they continue to invest in the leading companies and disruptive technologies of the future.
Despite this influence, Deliveroo's disastrous IPO this year and a report by Amnesty International highlighting the failure of VC firms over human rights due diligence demonstrate that venture capital has been a laggard when it comes to incorporating Environmental, Social and Governance (ESG) considerations in investment processes.
An incessant pursuit of generating outsized returns by focusing on investing, building and, scaling startups that generate rapid growth at all costs, the lack of pressure on VC firms to focus on ESG, and a lack of diversity are likely reasons for the slow ESG uptake.
Venture capital can play a key role in shaping the future
However, several developments over the past 12 months show that the tide is turning:
The launch of VentureESG, an initiative to push the VC industry on ESG supported by 250+ VC funds and Limited Partners (LPs),
PRI's launch of a VC collaboration to improve industry-wide practices,
The launch of MPower Partners, Japan's first ESG-focused VC fund led by Kathy Mitsui, former vice-chair of Goldman Sachs,
The new heads of sustainability hires at Gobi Partners, 3one4capital and Prosus/Naspers demonstrate the growing importance of ESG in VC.
Increasing expectations on ESG integration are now extending to startups and SME businesses. However, there is a gap in the supporting ecosystem of ESG benchmarks relevant to the size of these companies. At Prosus, we set sustainability performance standards at the group level and then work with the companies to identify areas relevant to their business model and operating context.
—Prajna Khanna, Global Head of Sustainability & VP, Prosus Group and Naspers Limited
How venture capital can embrace ESG
So, what can you do as an early-stage startup founder to stay ahead of the curve?
The short answer is – start small and build your company's ESG capacity as it grows.
Analyze: In the early stage, as you focus on getting the product-market fit right, you will likely go through multiple iterations both for your product as well as the business model. While speed is key during this process, take product-market fit a step forward— analyze the second and third-order impacts of your product and any changes in your strategy that may open a whole new world of ESG risks and opportunities. At this stage, it is also important to analyze if the product or service your startup is providing will have a net positive impact on the world. For instance, the value that many tech startups add comes at a great cost to workers' rights.
Identify: While at the outset your company may not seem very risky from an ESG perspective, any unidentified ESG issue will likely scale as quickly as your startup. Therefore, it is imperative to identify material ESG issues that can affect your business not only today but also during the scale-up phase.
Studying the ESG risks impacting the sector your startup falls in is a good first step. When raising funds, identifying VC firms that can help grow your business while building your ESG capacity is another important step that can have a great payoff in the long term.
"Identifying sectoral ESG issues early on is crucial to strategize with them in mind. At Wright, a key reason we are building electric aircrafts with 100+ seats is because large aircrafts account for 95% of aviation's GHG emissions. Our mission is to lower emissions by building a cleaner solution that customers are demanding."
—Jeff Engler, CEO, Wright Electric
Prioritize: As the founder, your goal must be to lay a strong foundation for building robust ESG processes. Just as you ruthlessly prioritize all potential features and solutions during product development, you must prioritize high value, low complexity ESG issues in your sector as well. (Here are some ideas for priority issues for consumer internet companies).
No VC firm will penalize your company for not having figured out everything when it comes to ESG. However, the market, i.e., your customers may penalize you as the startup matures and the reputational risk increases. For instance, over 50% of Gen Z and millennial consumers would boycott a company for not being ecoconscious.
"The quest for a startup to integrate ESG into its DNA is a marathon, not a sprint. At SkyHive our journey to becoming a leader in impact has taken four years; starting with adopting the standards of a B Corporation and now leading the global dialogue on Ethical AI."
—Sean Hinton, Founder & CEO, SkyHive Technologies Inc.
Measure: As Pieter Kemps, Principal at Sequoia Capital says in the video below, what you measure depends on the business stage you're in. It could be retention rate when you are trying to find product-market fit or monthly active users, as you scale up.Applying the same line of thinking to ESG data, it is important to determine the one to three metrics that matter for the business stage your startup is in. For instance, tech startups could begin by focusing on data privacy and diversity metrics. It is important to note that the chosen me
Communicate: Bring your customers into your sustainability conversation and be transparent about ESG being a work in progress as you grow. Your transparency and relationship with your customers will be your first line of defence if there's an unintended sustainability issue.
Don't forget about your investors though! Add your ESG value creation story in your investor-focused documents. If you can share some specific data-linked stories, even better.
Remember: retrofitting a company's culture to solve for ESG issues is much harder compared to embedding it in the company's DNA from the beginning. Further, given the VC industry's increasing focus on ESG, startup founders looking to raise funds must be able to anticipate ESG issues now and as the company scales up in the future!
From weforum.org (Shrinal Sheth, Knowledge Specialist, Investors Industries, World Economic Forum Geneva)
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Are the SUV rental cars 4 wheel drive?
Are 4 wheel drive vehicles available at Denver Airport to rent?
Please use the website: enter your search criteria (dates,times,location) and click on SEARCH. The list of available cars photos will be displayed. At the top of this list there is a scrolling left to right car type menu, where you can filter the results by SUV if available.
Is the SUV Kia Sportage a 4 wheel drive car?
The SUV vehicle type is the equivalent to the 4 wheel drive.


Police in Taunton are investigating a hammer attack on a 96 year-old war veteran. Jim Booth was left with serious head injuries after answering the door of his home to a caller offering to do work on his house.
The family of a 96 year old D-Day veteran from Taunton say he is "not easily defeated" after he suffered severe injuries in an attack at his home.
Jim Booth was left in a life threatening condition in hospital following the incident on Wednesday.
The decorated war veteran played a crucial role in gathering information ahead of D-Day.
Police have arrested a man on suspicion of attempted murder and aggravated burglary.
"Our father is an exceptional person of whom we are all immensely proud. He is the head of the family, a dearly loved father to his four children and adored by his grandchildren and great grandchildren, to whom he's simply known as 'The Legend.' He is, and always has been, our own family hero.
"The police have worked tirelessly to track down the suspect of this vicious and cowardly attack and we are grateful to them for their thorough investigation and also for their support to the family throughout our ordeal.
"We recognise that the police and medical staff who have been involved have been deeply affected and we want to thank them, on our father's behalf.
"Countless friends, neighbours, members of the community and even strangers, have expressed their shock, incomprehension and outrage. We acknowledge and share those feelings.
"However, our father is not easily defeated and he grows a little stronger each day. We are all now focused on the long process of recovery, which will be helped by the love and support of all those around him.
War veteran Jim Booth has been seriously injured after being beaten with a hammer at his home in Taunton.
He has been described as a 'secret hero' of D-Day. In his later years, the 96-year-old has made some famous connections.
In August 2015, Jim Booth joined the Prince of Wales and Duchess of Cornwall for a reception in the grounds of Westminster Abbey.
During the party, which was hosted by the Royal British Legion, Mr Booth took to the floor for a dance with Camilla.
Jim Booth, the 96 year-old man recovering in hospital from a hammer attack at his home in Taunton, had a distinguished military career. Sub-lieutenant Jim Booth was a member of the Combined Operations Pilotage Parties whose members risked their lives to gather information about proposed landing beaches and inshore waters, usually under the noses of enemy coastal defences.
Mr Booth is the only survivor of a crack 10-man team who spent five days half a mile underwater in two mini subs X-20 and X-23 before the D-Day invasion of 1944. The daring operation helped guide Allied landing craft to Sword beach instead of drifting on to jagged rocks. He was awarded the Croix de Guerre by the French for his outstanding gallantry.
Following the success of the D-Day mission Jim was posted to the Far East to carry out further hazardous reconnaissance work along the coast of Burma, prior to its recapture. This entailed exploration of the coastal inlets, using small specialist landing craft, and sorties from two man canoes, which were launched from submarines.
After his Far East tour of duty, Jim returned to the UK to attend a parachute course, but he was then returned to the regular navy, and sent to the Mediterranean in command of a minesweeper, HMS Vallay, clearing German minefields. Before joining COPP Jim had served on the North Sea convoys.
"When you're a young man, and part of a good team of like-minded extroverts, you just think it's all an exciting adventure, and you never imagine that you might not survive".
The vicar of Jim Booth's local church says he's 'still the same old Jim' despite the horrifying hammer attack on the 96 year-old. The Rev Stephen Kivett spoke to ITV News after visiting the D-Day veteran in hospital.
Mr Booth suffered serious injuries to his head and body when he was attacked two days ago at his home in Gipsy Lane, Taunton. A 39 year-old man has been arrested on suspicion of attempted murder and aggravated burglary.
A man has been arrested in connection with a hammer attack on a 96 year-old D-Day veteran at his home in Taunton. Jim Booth was left with serious injuries to his head and body when he was assaulted at his home in Gipsy Lane two days ago.
This morning police arrested a 39 year-old man on suspicion of attempted murder and aggravated burglary.
Mr Booth is being treated at Taunton's Musgrove Park Hospital where he is said to be in a serious but stable condition. The vicar of his local church told ITV News that Mr Booth was now talking and eating. Rev Stephen Kivett, vicar of St John's and Staplegrove, visited Mr Booth last night.
The detective heading the investigation into the hammer attack on a 96 year-old war veteran has described it as horrific and terrifying. Jim Booth suffered serious head injuries when he was battered with a claw hammer at his home in Taunton two days ago.
Mr Booth was visited at Musgrove Park Hospital last night by the vicar of his local church. Rev Stephen Kivett from St John's in Staplegrove told ITV News that Mr Booth was able to talk and eat. Initial reports had suggested his injuries were potentially life threatening.