When it comes to growing your business, we all know that networking is where it's at. After all, networking increases your visibility and helps you to find new customers. But that little n-word can strike terror into many people's hearts! If you're one of those otherwise happy, confident, life-loving people that just doesn't like walking into a room full of strangers, read on! Networking makes many people feel anxious. Maybe it's the image of a room full of self-absorbed, career-climbers munching on canapés, smiling and slapping one another on the back. It all feels a bit fake, a bit transactional.
But networking isn't about peddling a superficial image of yourself, it's about building up relationships. In this month's Inspired, we're profiling two women's networks here in Northern Ireland that will help you to build some great relationships. Whether you're a seasoned networker or just feel 'ick' at the thought, we guarantee that AWE NI or Lean In will help you to become part of something bigger than yourself. Please reach out with your thoughts through our Facebook page or website, and we hope to meet you in person online or at an event soon!
Develop a 20 second 'elevator pitch' to describe what you do in an easy-to-understand way. This really helps to open a conversation with the person that you're meeting.
Set networking goals. Do think about what you want to get out of your networking activity, and set goals for each event that you attend. This might be as simple as asking two people you meet to follow you on Facebook or as specific as getting to speak with one person that you know will be attending.
Less is more. Networking takes time. You'll achieve your goals more productively if you commit more fully to a smaller number of networks.
Most of all, make sure that you find a way to make networking fun. When you enjoy networking, it stops feeling like work. The tech entrepreneur and legendary networker Mary McKenna networks to 'collect interesting people', and her life is the richer for it.
At Bespoke Communications, we regularly host networking workshops with our customers, and we've blogged about what we've learnt. Read more here.
At Inspired, we're in awe (no pun intended!) of two local dynamos that give their time to support and encourage other women. Read on to find out how you can be part of the networks that Geri Martin and Nuala Murphy champion.
Lean In is a global non-profit organisation that empowers women to achieve their ambitions. It was founded by Facebook COO, Sheryl Sandberg, in 2013 to encourage more gender equality in leadership in the workplace and society as a whole. Here in Northern Ireland, you can take part in Lean In by attending events and joining online forums. We love the fact that the network is facilitated online! That means that if you still be part of it, even if you can't get out during the working day or attend evening events. You can still get involved and share your expertise with others, to become part of a supportive community that reciprocates when you need it. It's the ultimate #giversgain! The other great thing about a network that's both online and offline, is that it makes that nerve-wracking first event automatically easier too. When you attend an event, and meet someone in person that you have only ever spoken with before on Facebook, it's the ultimate ice-breaker!
Search Lean In Belfast Chapter – Non-Profit Organisation on Facebook to join.
Lean In Belfast is championed by Nuala Murphy. Nuala is a chartered marketer and the founder and CEO of momenthealthapp.com, a mental health support app for new and expectant Mums and families.
Geri Martin was inspired to set up AWE NI after setting up her own business, The Chocolate Manor. She knew that she couldn't be the only small business-owner to feel the need to get out and meet other like-minded entrepreneurs. She wanted to set up a network locally in Northern Ireland that would offer the same support and encouragement that she had experienced in other online communities that she had joined. By creating a local network, she wanted to connect people online, so they could meet up in person anytime. So Aspiring Women in Enterprise (NI), or AWE NI, was born!
Search AWE NI: Aspiring Women in Enterprise NI on Facebook to join.
AWE NI is championed by Geri Martin. Geri is a mum of two, and founder of The Chocolate Manor. The Chocolate Manor specialises in printed chocolates for events, gifts, retail, promotions and hospitality.
TV and radio are an opportunity for you to amplify your influence. But how do you get a journalist interested in your story? And what steps should you take to prepare for a media interview?
Attend this one-day course help you to learn what journalists need from you to create a newsworthy story. We'll show you camera presenting techniques and we'll help you prepare for journalist's questions, even on difficult or sensitive issues. You'll benefit from invaluable mentoring from an experienced broadcaster to give you the inside track on media interview preparation!
The Speakeasy Club for Media Interviews is a one-day course.
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Difficult past experiences with public speaking stop them from trying.
Their colleagues will judge them.
Whenever they stand up to speak their mind goes blank.
Whatever your reason for holding back, the good news is that public speaking is not a talent, it is a skill. And the great news is that it is a skill that can be learnt with practice. The Speakeasy Club offers you a safe, supportive environment, where you can build up your skills week-on-week under the guidance of experienced facilitators.
Speaker impact. Learn body language secrets to build rapport with your audiences.
Visuals and props. Find ways of enhancing your words.
This is an interactive workshop with lots of practical work to help you to apply what you learn right away!
The Speakeasy Club Foundations course takes place over two half-days. This gives you the opportunity to build up your skills week on week. Additionally, you should allow up to four hours to prepare a presentation that you will deliver in the second session.
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Has it been a while since you've changed your presentation style? Would you like new ideas to get your message across more meaningfully? Would you like to build more compelling sales pitches?
Audience expectations are shifting all the time and attention spans are contracting. Great storytelling helps you to overcome this problem and make a real connection with your audience. This course will help you to become more authentic in your presentations, so that when you speak your audience really listens.
If you regularly give presentations as part of your role at work, the Speakeasy Club for Business Storytelling will help you to bring a new energy to your next presentation.
The dynamics of storytelling in a business presentation.
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Getting your message across concisely.
Using your presentation to compel your audience to act on your proposal.
Tried and tested structures, so that you'll always deliver a great presentation no matter how little time you have to prepare.
Timed talks. Learn the discipline of visual presentation in a limited timeframe.
The Speakeasy Club for Business Storytelling takes place over two morning sessions of three hours each. Additionally, you'll need to allow up to three hours of your own time to prepare a presentation for the second session.
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Spring is in the air, and it's a great time to step back and reflect on your business. Maybe there's something you could be doing better or perhaps there's an opportunity just waiting for you to develop? In this column, Siobhan Allan shares her incredible journey with us. We've had a behind-the-scenes peek at where she's going with her high-profile film and tv business, the Extras Dept. We offer our top tips for making your own videos. And Anna Macauley, the Savvy Retailer, offers her trademark no-nonsense advice to retailers as we wrap up this financial year.
As always, it's your comments and questions that inspire this column. Get in touch on our Facebook page or website. We'd love to hear from you!
Anna says 'Firstly, most retailers are in the same boat, so don't think you're alone. Where your focus for the third quarter was on driving sales, your focus will change now to three key areas.
You need to decide whether this stock needs to be marked down to clear or put into your stockroom for a future sale. Some retailers do have a 'last chance to buy' area on their sales floor, but only do this if you can afford the space.
Sale stock should now be de-emphasized and your customer should see new season stock when they enter your store. Even if they are after a bargain, showing off your new lines will encourage a return visit after their next payday!
Now is a great time for staff development, so plan in time to retrain, revive and refresh your colleagues and that includes you! This will help you and your team refocus on tasks and help to boost efficiency.
So you've decided to make a promotional video about your business. Where do you start?
At Bespoke Communications, here's what we've learnt about making the process as streamlined as possible.
Know your audience. Who's your best customer? Do you know a real, actual person who is your ideal customer? Imagine you're speaking to them one-on-one. That will help you to keep it real, and avoid the waffle.
Develop your message. What's the goal of your video – how do you want people to feel? Maybe you'd like them to learn something? And don't forget your call-to-action. What's the next step you'd like people to take?
The Speakeasy Club can help you to brush up on your camera presentation skills – with advice from tv presenter, Sarah.
Lights, camera, action – can Siobhan Allan make you a star?
How many of us have grown up dreaming of the glamorous life on a movie set? How would you like to rub shoulders with the stars? Here in Northern Ireland, we have all watched as our film industry has gone from strength to strength. We've seen global blockbusters like Game of Thrones and The Fall being filmed here. And through the work of Siobhan Allan and her business partner Carla Stronge, we now all have a chance to be part of the action! Siobhan and Carla set up Extras NI ten years ago to help film productions source non-speaking extra performers for their film sets. At the Extras Dept, the team say 'we love your face', so it's suitable for all ages and all shapes and sizes. If you haven't tried extra work yet, why not log onto www.theextrasdept.com and give it a go?
So Siobhan, how did it all get started?
My daughter, Sam, had graduated from university and landed herself a job with a production company filming here in Northern Ireland. She phoned me one day to say that she needed to source 250 extras for her film, and that she had no idea how to find them. I downed tools and helped her to recruit her extras from all over Northern Ireland and beyond. During that first escapade, Sam introduced me to her good friend, Carla, who has an in-depth knowledge of the film industry. I was ready for change in my career, and together Carla and I decided to give Extras NI a go!
Did you ever imagine how the company would grow?
Last year, our extras on film sets in Northern Ireland took home £1.9 million in pay. I need to pinch myself to think how the company has grown over the last ten years. We now have over 17,000 registered extras on our database. But remember, film sets are not all glamour. The days are long and there is a lot of sitting around. Our role is to make sure that all of the less exciting aspects such as health and safety and insurance are taken care of, and that our extras are looked after. We have to make sure that our extras have a great working experience, and that the production companies' experience is hassle-free and seamless.
The film and television industries in Northern Ireland and the Republic of Ireland are continuing to grow, so we are looking forward to taking on our biggest challenge to date. Extras NI has rebranded and relaunched as the The Extras Dept in March 2017. We've introduced a brand new casting platform and plan to move into the Republic of Ireland market to open a Dublin office. We have firmly established ourselves over the last ten years in Northern Ireland, and our film production clients are increasingly asking us to help them fill their extras roles in the Republic in the same way that we do here. Another significant milestone is that Emma Sweeney, who has been Extras NI manager for the last 4 years, will become a partner in our company this year. There are clearly exciting times ahead for us all!
So what's been your favourite moment over the last ten years?
That's easy! That was the day that I walked on a film set to be greeted personally by the American actor and comedian, Bill Murray. My daughter Sam had been working with him, as an Assistant Director and Bill had been really impressed with her work. He came over to me especially and told me that I had one helluva kid! The memory of that moment makes me feel very proud.
Welcome to our second 'Inspired' column, where we bring you business advice and celebrate local success stories of women in business and enterprise. Every month, our readers ask their business questions and we'll answer it the following month. If you'd like advice on growing your business, message us your question on Facebook or through our website. We'll pick the best question to go in the following month's column!
This month our burning business question is 'How can my business build up Facebook followers?' We asked the experts – business owners themselves – to get you the answers.
Louise Brogan of Social Bee NI, Marketer of the Year 2016, works with women entrepreneurs to market their business online.
Aly Harte is a Belfast based artist and blogger, passionate about placing importance on the everyday.
Thanks so much to Louise and Aly for their insight and advice. We'd summarise their expert advice by saying – to make the most of your time on social media, make sure to stop, reflect and plan before you post!
Can Jayne Taggart help you to start your own business?
What is the Causeway Enterprise Agency all about?
We help people to realise their dream of starting in business for themselves. We offer a wraparound service – from business premises of all sizes, to startup finance, to networking events and practical business advice. We help want-to-be entrepreneurs to start and grow.
Our team at the Causeway Enterprise Agency really understands the needs of the startup business owner. When it comes to the needs of a startup, one size does not fit all. We know that women have different aspirations for their business, and we try to create an environment where women can be at their ease and can meet and learn from other like-minded female business owners.
You're an inspiration to the many businesses that you support locally. What led you to your current role?
It's hard to pinpoint the moment when I knew this was what I was cut out for! At school, I studied the subjects that I liked and I found myself drawn towards business. I started work at the Causeway Enterprise Agency after my postgrad in Marketing, and have grown with the organisation ever since. Right now, I think our biggest asset is our team. We are committed and flexible, and everyone takes real pride in the achievements of our client businesses.
For a new business startup, what three top tips can you offer?
Follow your passion. You need resilience and tenacity to build and grow your business. When the going gets tough, you'll need to feel a real passion and commitment for what it is that you do.
Don't be afraid to ask for help. Someone else has always had the same problem that you're experiencing, or has tried out the approach that you're thinking of trying. Building up a support network will be one of the most important things that you can do.
Network, network, network. Your network can be an important source of referrals to your business, and can also be a great source of positive ideas. Being in business for yourself can be lonely, so get connected and build up those relationships.
Welcome to Inspired, our column for local businesses in Local Women magazine. Inspired celebrates stories of local female entrepreneurs and answers your burning business questions too. This month, we meet superstar Donna Moran of Moran's Retail Group in the North West, and hear how she's managed to run a successful business for many years.
Next month we look forward to hearing from our expert contributors as they answer your burning business question – How can my business build up Facebook followers?
Bye for now! Reach out if you've got a question you'd like us to feature in our column – we'd love to hear from you.
We recently started the Speakeasy Club, a four-week workshop taking place in the evenings after work, to help reluctant public speakers to overcome anxiety about giving presentations at work. We meet two members of the Speakeasy Club and hear their story.
Niamh Taylor is a multi award-winning digital marketing expert. Her company, Digital Twenty Four, specialises in helping businesses find customers online and once found, they work at retaining them.
Angela loves working with people, giving them freedom to live the life they want and empowering them to make changes, as a life coach, using NLP and rapid transformational hypnosis. But, her reluctance to present in front of a group meant she was missing opportunities.
If, like Angela and Niamh, you'd like to develop your skills, come along and try it out for yourself. You'll be in good company!
This month, we meet local dynamo Donna Moran, whose family business, Moran's Retail, is changing family mealtimes in the North West. Donna and her family have built up a supermarket and retail business over many years, with their three Centra and Supervalu stores in Derry, Ballykelly and Coleraine. With her glossy dark hair and twinkling eyes, Donna is the picture of fun when we meet.
We can't help but wonder how she manages to stay grounded, as she keeps pace with the pressure of a successful business. 'It's about the team', says Donna. 'Working together, we try hard to keep up with changes in customer lifestyles'.
Over the last few years, Donna's staff picked up on a trend towards customers becoming more careful about the food they buy. Families are short on time, but want to give their children the healthiest food they can. So in 2014, Donna and John launched Moran's 'Kitchen to Kitchen' to meet their customer needs. Keeping it in the family, Donna and John's brothers, Gary and Raymond prepare a range of fresh, healthy meals with their team every day in their purpose-built kitchen.
'From our kitchen to yours' is the promise that Moran's make. Their chilled meal range includes family favourites like shepherds pie and chicken curry, along with a delicious range of salads, and fresh, tasty soups. They sell these meals from the chilled food section of their own stores, so that family mealtimes are happy and healthy whether you cook or they do it for you.
'Our business started a long way from where it is now', laughs Donna. The young Donna met John in 1980, and together they spotted a business partnership, long before they had even married. Supported by Donna's dad, Colm, Donna and John first opened their doors as Foyleside Tyre and Exhaust Centre in Derry in 1984. Together with Colm, they ran a successful garage for many years, looking after their customers and becoming part of the local business community. By the time they bought the entire business from Colm in 1987, Donna had become Donna Moran, and together John and Donna had 3 children.
Growing serious, Donna notes, 'When you build a strong team, anything can happen. We work with a team of committed staff, and that is what gives our business such capacity'. So in the millennium year 2000, Donna and John rebranded their growing business. They launched Breico, inspired by their three children. The business name was made up of the first letters of the children's names – Brona, Eimear and Conor. By that time, the business had become a modern service station and convenience store located on the Strand Road in Derry. After that, Donna and John then spread their wings further afield and bought convenience store and service station premises in Ballykelly and Coleraine.
'We're always looking at ways to give staff opportunities to develop and grow. It's so important to us', she continues. Morans have been awarded Investors in People accreditation, and have also won the Neighbourhood Retailer Training Initiative Award for their work on staff training. This is Donna's pride. She gets great satisfaction out of helping staff to achieve their ambitions and seeing them work hard to offer great customer service. Staff stay with Moran's because they enjoy the work environment, and they work hard to make sure that Moran's customers have a great experience.
Here at 'Inspired', we've been buying the Shepherd's Pie and healthy, hearty soup every weekend for our hungry children, and we're thrilled!! No more vegetable peeling or pot washing, and still the children get a healthy, tasty meal, at a great-value price.


Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál is a small rural school in New Inn between Cashel and Cahir just off the N8 on the Golden Road.
We have five class teachers and a learning support teacher.
Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál is a girls school with both boys and girls attending up to 1st class and girls only from 2nd to 6th . The boys attend the nearby Boys School from 2nd class onwards.
Scoil Mhuire Gan Smál is a convent school and had nuns teaching here until 2005. Since then the staff have all been lay teachers.
See our Mission Statement for further details on our ethos. Also check out "What it means to be a Mercy Pupil".


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Gohomey est un arrondissement du département de Couffo au Bénin. C'est une division administrative sous la juridiction de la commune de Djakotome.

Administration
L'arrondissement de Gohomey fait partie des sept arrondissements que compte la commune de Djakotome dont: Bètoumey, Adjintimey, Houegamey, Kinkinhoue, Kokohoue, Sokouhoue, Djakotomey I, Djakotomey II et Kpoba. Cet arrondissement compte 5 villages.

Population
Selon le recensement général de la population et de l'habitation (RGPH4) de l'institut national de la statistique et de l'analyse économique (INSAE) au Bénin en 2013, la population de l'arrondissement de  Gohomey s'élève à 17 706 habitants.

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RIT men's lacrosse savors title that was a long time coming
Bob Chavez
For years, the RIT men's lacrosse team has challenged for a national championship. And for years, the Tigers have left a broken heart on the field.
But that changed on Sunday and it happened in the blink of an eye.
Seven seconds left on the shot clock. Restart behind the goal. Dawson Tait steps in with the ball. Rips a pass to the crease. Ryan Barnable catches in traffic, redirects with the quick stick and boom.
Get your celebration on RIT, because for the first time in school history, you are national champions in men's lacrosse.
There was 2:26 left on the game clock of the second overtime of the NCAA Division III men's championship, but that play for the winning goal took 1, maybe 2 seconds to unfold and the 15-14 win for the Tigers will be forever etched in RIT lacrosse lore.
Especially when many thought there wouldn't be enough time to get a shot on goal and that Salisbury would get another offensive chance. But it didn't happen because the Tigers took care of business.
"It was kind of late on the shot clock," Barnable told RIT's Sports Zone after the game. "Dawson Tait gave me a nod and I cut back door and buried it. I don't even know what to say. It was perfect."
It's such a simple, but apropos, way to describe the play on a few levels. One, Tait's pass had to be perfect because the space he had to complete it had little room for error since Barnable had a defender on his shoulder. Two, Baranble's cut to get on the inside shoulder of the defender was the only option to have enough room to receive the pass.
Three, the confidence of Tait to attempt that pass is impressive along with the discipline Barnable showed in waiting for the pass to arrive — and land — before shooting.
And four? Well, winning a championship is great. But to win one in such dramatic fashion is the stuff of which dreams are made.
"It's insane," Tait told RIT Sports Zone. "I can't even describe it. This is the best feeling I've ever had."
Third time's the charm for RIT
The victory certainly exorcised demons of past NCAA shortcomings for the Tigers. They lost in title games in 2013 and 2017, with the 2017 loss coming against Salisbury. And before that, RIT lost in four other NCAA semifinal games despite coming into those games with undefeated records.
So yes, the Tigers haven't just been knocking on the proverbial door. They've been pounding on it with both fists and maybe even kicking at it until they finally broke through on Sunday.
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"I never really felt the weight or pressure," coach Jake Coon said on Tuesday after his season-ending meeting with the team. "I'm just more excited to see the smiling faces and the happiness … When you lose at the end of a season, it's devastating. But today, we were getting sized for championship rings. That's cool."
The Tigers are getting those rings because of a motor that never shifted down against a powerhouse program and a driving rain that made the playing surface a challenge. Salisbury even led by two goals early in the fourth quarter, but the Tigers kept coming.
Quinn Commandant's goal with 12 seconds left in regulation forced overtime and through one session of free lacrosse, the sides traded opportunities. And when Salisbury opened the second overtime with a clean faceoff win, the tension escalated.
But that's when senior longstick midfielder Taylor Jensen stepped in. He knocked down a Salisbury pass on the wing, which forced a scramble for the ground ball. And although Jensen didn't scoop the ground ball, he was able to direct it back to goalie Walker Hare, whose clearing pass set up the winning possession.
So, about that winning possession.
"It happened so quickly," said Coon. "I turned my head for a quick second and saw Ryan drop it into the net."
Just before the winning play, junior midfielder Ryan Rosenblum was driving toward the cage and drew a slide, which allowed him to kick the ball back to junior midfielder Marley Angus, whose open look was just wide to the right.
But Tait covered the end line and before he stepped in bounds with the ball and seven seconds left on the shot clock, he took a brief moment. And that's all he needed to know that Barnable was going to be where he was for the winning shot.
"He did what he should have done," said Coon. "Get organized before you step in … It happened so quickly and I give them a lot of credit. He took a chance and for Ryan, a lot came together on that play. Larson Sundown made a cut too, but he had a stick on his hands."
Coon said he wasn't even expecting a shot at that point. With such little time left on the shot clock, he was starting to think about substitutions and the personnel he wanted for the next defensive shift.
Turns out, Tait and Barnable took care of that decision.
Tigers will never 'forget this feeling'
Coon won an NCAA title as a freshman goalie at Nazareth College in 1997. So is there a difference between a title as a player and a coach.
"The excitement and the energy is the same but as a freshman, things went by fast and quickly," said Coon. "As a man now, I've handled it differently. It's really about the relationships and the team."
To be sure, the connection with the RIT alumni is strong. And having coached many of them in those heartbreaking losses in seasons prior, it makes the connections stronger, which by contrast makes Sunday's win even more special.
"For me, this goes out to everyone who's ever played here," Commandant told RIT Sports Zone. "I'm a little bit speechless. Seeing old teammates in the stands, old alumni that have been in similar shoes and not had this outcome, this is for all them. This is huge for us."
The sentiment is shared by Coon, but sharing this with his RIT family and his own family ushered in a range of emotions.
"This is a little different," he said. "Having my family here and sharing this with my sons (Jackson, 11 and Colson, 5), it's really special."
During the season, Coon often talked about how grateful RIT was to even have a season considering the 2020 season was cut short due to the pandemic. And even as the 2021 season progressed, the Tigers were cautious in their behavior off the field to mitigate any impact the virus might have on the team.
All the efforts paid off and today, the Tigers are understandably sad to see a season — any season — come to an end. But this time, it's different.
"I told the guys to not forget this feeling," said Coon. "We're ending on a positive note and that sure beats the alternative."

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Located in one of most beautiful area of Tuscany, the marvelous Val d'Orcia, the characteristics of this area are its harmonious green hills some of most famous painters and photographer spent years in this area just enjoying the unique views looking for the inspiration. The Val d'Orcia is the perfect place for resting holidays in the nature, but also visiting some of most beautiful historic town of Tuscany, like Montalcino where the famous Brunello di Montalcino was born, Pienza famous for the pecorino cheese, Montepulciano again wine, and many more.
The property is surrounded by over 15 hectares of wineries, olive groves, the private garden includes an amazing infinity pool (15x4 mt. depth 130 to 180 cm), the pool is equipped with sun beds and umbrellas, there is also a covered area with table chair and barbecue for al fresco meals admiring the view.
A wine cellar is located at 500 meters from the villa and it features the best systems for the biodynamic production of Rosso, Brunello di Montalcino, extra virgin olive oil and grappa.
the villa is 2 km from the hamlet of Castelnuovo dell'Abate, nice town with restaurant.
Villa San Giorgio on its interior is about 250 sqm, recently renovated this beautiful stone villa offers to its guest the most comfort possible.
At the ground floor is a large living area very rustic with terracotta floor, equipped with sofas fireplace, an arch gives the access to the second living area and the dining room with spacious wooden table, a large stone arch connects the dining room with the kitchen, very well equipped with dishwasher, electric oven, toaster, mixer, American coffee maker, the kitchen has direct access to the garden.
Laundry room with washing machine and iron facilities. At this floor, there is also a bedroom with bathroom with shower.
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- On the first floor one single room is available for guests use, but the maximum number of people admitted is always 8 pax.
Villa San Giorgio is close to many very important sites of art, history and archaeology. Siena, Pienza, San Gimignano, Volterra, Cortona, Arezzo, Perugia, Orvieto, Viterbo and a myriad of other fascinating sites and places are all within easy reach for half day or day trips. The countryside between Sarteano and Radicofani is dotted with monasteries and castles, and the Val d'Orcia itself is a spectacular natural and cultural attraction.
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package org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.cloudfoundry;

import java.nio.charset.StandardCharsets;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import org.springframework.boot.actuate.autoconfigure.cloudfoundry.CloudFoundryAuthorizationException.Reason;
import org.springframework.boot.json.JsonParserFactory;
import org.springframework.util.Base64Utils;
import org.springframework.util.StringUtils;

/**
 * The JSON web token provided with each request that originates from Cloud Foundry.
 *
 * @author Madhura Bhave
 * @since 2.0.0
 */
public class Token {

	private final String encoded;

	private final String signature;

	private final Map<String, Object> header;

	private final Map<String, Object> claims;

	public Token(String encoded) {
		this.encoded = encoded;
		int firstPeriod = encoded.indexOf('.');
		int lastPeriod = encoded.lastIndexOf('.');
		if (firstPeriod <= 0 || lastPeriod <= firstPeriod) {
			throw new CloudFoundryAuthorizationException(Reason.INVALID_TOKEN,
					"JWT must have header, body and signature");
		}
		this.header = parseJson(encoded.substring(0, firstPeriod));
		this.claims = parseJson(encoded.substring(firstPeriod + 1, lastPeriod));
		this.signature = encoded.substring(lastPeriod + 1);
		if (!StringUtils.hasLength(this.signature)) {
			throw new CloudFoundryAuthorizationException(Reason.INVALID_TOKEN,
					"Token must have non-empty crypto segment");
		}
	}

	private Map<String, Object> parseJson(String base64) {
		try {
			byte[] bytes = Base64Utils.decodeFromUrlSafeString(base64);
			return JsonParserFactory.getJsonParser()
					.parseMap(new String(bytes, StandardCharsets.UTF_8));
		}
		catch (RuntimeException ex) {
			throw new CloudFoundryAuthorizationException(Reason.INVALID_TOKEN,
					"Token could not be parsed", ex);
		}
	}

	public byte[] getContent() {
		return this.encoded.substring(0, this.encoded.lastIndexOf('.')).getBytes();
	}

	public byte[] getSignature() {
		return Base64Utils.decodeFromUrlSafeString(this.signature);
	}

	public String getSignatureAlgorithm() {
		return getRequired(this.header, "alg", String.class);
	}

	public String getIssuer() {
		return getRequired(this.claims, "iss", String.class);
	}

	public long getExpiry() {
		return getRequired(this.claims, "exp", Integer.class).longValue();
	}

	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	public List<String> getScope() {
		return getRequired(this.claims, "scope", List.class);
	}

	public String getKeyId() {
		return getRequired(this.header, "kid", String.class);
	}

	@SuppressWarnings("unchecked")
	private <T> T getRequired(Map<String, Object> map, String key, Class<T> type) {
		Object value = map.get(key);
		if (value == null) {
			throw new CloudFoundryAuthorizationException(Reason.INVALID_TOKEN,
					"Unable to get value from key " + key);
		}
		if (!type.isInstance(value)) {
			throw new CloudFoundryAuthorizationException(Reason.INVALID_TOKEN,
					"Unexpected value type from key " + key + " value " + value);
		}
		return (T) value;
	}

	@Override
	public String toString() {
		return this.encoded;
	}

}

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By Jilliana Colina
Published August 14, 2020 3:59 pm
Costco opens in Idaho Falls
KIFI/KIDK
Costco Idaho Falls
IDAHO FALLS, Idaho (KIFI/KIDK) - Costco opened a new 180,000 square foot store on Friday in Idaho Falls.
"We are checking out the largest Costco in Idaho," said Costco shopper, Tammy.
Carts filled with excitement went in and carts full of merchandise came out.
Store manager Greg Gillingham tells us the large crowds were expected at the wholesale retailer. "For a memberships we actually had over 7,000 people sign up for this location already. So it's as busy as about what we expected. It's been a real strong surge here early on, I think it'll be steady throughout the weekend."
The new location has been in the works for several years Gillingham says, but once signed off on, it only took 110 days to get it built from the ground up.
Masks, social distancing signs, and a sanitation station helped customers feel safe, but still, opening during a pandemic came with other challenges.
"Some of our suppliers struggled to get some product here on time, but at the end it all showed up and we were able to open up on time," Gillingham said.
"It's so amazing and they did a great job getting everybody in and you felt safe," said shopper, Sherri.
Besides bringing a new wholesale retailer in the area, Costco has also provided jobs, and a hopeful boost to the economy with more people coming in town to shop.
"We've been in twice, going in for a third, because we have filled out cart too much. So we have to come unload and load everything into the car and then go back in," said shopper, Sheri.
Shopping at this store does require a membership that comes as low as $60 a year. Besides the store, Costco also offers a gas station, an optical department, and a food court for their members.
The new Costco brought in over a hundred jobs to the area, and although they're not hiring right now, Gillingham tells us they plan to look at more applications soon for the holidays.
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Jilliana is a reporter for Local News 8 and KIDK Eyewitness News 3.
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One of the Canada-linked writers I mentioned this morning, David Brooks, wrote a column dismissing evolutionary psychology for over-explaining every facet of human nature (an overreaching of which some evolutionary psychologists are no doubt guilty, but then, every discipline tends to overreach at times). Though Brooks has said a lot of things I disagree with over the years — and I even had the chance at the last Phillips Foundation gathering to ask him in person about his tendency to defend government (which he defended in faux-Burkean terms as a sometimes-substitute for tradition when other institutions fail) — his attack on e.p. was the first time I actually offered some advice to someone planning to write a letter countering Brooks: a real evolutionary psychology expert, my friend Diana Fleischman. I'm not sure if she or her colleagues followed through, but the response letters the Times actually published are linked here.
It's interesting that Brooks — who one might imagine loving e.p., given his tendency to adopt some new, often science-based paradigm in almost every column — based his argument mainly on the claim that e.p. makes us sound "hard-wired" whereas we in fact have complex, flexible mental structures, often evolved for one purpose but applicable to many others. I think evolutionary psychologists are well aware of that — indeed, they sometimes alarm conservatives by, for instance, describing human mating strategies as "variable" and contextual rather than one-size-fits-all-circumstances. But then, likable as Brooks is, I get the impression that his mental architecture is probably so wildly flexible that even the loose mental rubrics described by e.p. — or, for that matter, coherent ideology — seem like a straitjacket. Brooks, I suspect, is a nice but anxiety-wracked guy, a bit overwhelmed by this complex world and grateful for new theories that promise to somehow help us navigate the chaos without actually forcing us to take too certain a stand. He wasn't visibly sweating with nervousness at the Phillips gathering, but somehow it would have seemed in character.
In response to Jacob Levy's understandable bafflement about what the "Canadacons" (so to speak) who I listed this morning could possibly have in common, I will just say that like Brooks — and unlike the crusading zealots of the U.S. — they all seem to give the impression (for good or ill) of people who are a bit pained by having to juggle multiple competing philosophical principles and a bit angry at more conventional (especially more right-wing) ideologues who think we can move forward deductively from a few rock-solid principles.
This makes them all engaging, sophisticated thinkers but may also contribute to them seeming to be motivated at times — like many liberals and academics in general — by an almost masochistic love of "graceful surrender" (often manifesting as a natural submissiveness to the dominatrices of the left, as it were) — rather than a robust positive philosophy or old-fashioned, unapologetic love of liberty.
If I seem oddly prone to valorize pugnacity and denigrate civility at times, it is out of fear that the smartest and best among us are often drawn to value pleasant dialogue (such as that which dominates academia and the private chambers of the political elite) over the fighting screams that may be necessary to rescue us. It is not literally Canada that I worry about but a Canadianness of spirit, as Nietzsche might have said, that may render us too mild-mannered, eh, to resist ever-expanding tyranny.
too long to adopt as a personal motto, or to put up on my blog like a back-cover blurb?
Anyway, setting myself aside, don't confuse "actual substantive disagreement with Todd" "intellectual surrender and weakness of will." Taylor, to take the goofiest example from your list, is many things, but a Seaveyite manque' isn't one of them. He is, after all, a Hegelian Catholic, and while juggling competing principles may pain him, that's because he aims at their ultimate reconciliation. He's got a strong and unified political-moral vision, and it isn't mine and isn't yours and isn't something he surrenders on.
And Will, it seems to me, is *at least* as comfortable with rigorous argument from first principles as you are. (NB: Just *stating the names* of your first principles over and over again isn't the same thing as rigorous argument.) I may be prone to a kind of mushy High Berlinism, but Will's really not– you do him a silly disservce here.


POLICE in Victoria Falls have recovered 37 elephant tusks weighing a combined 680kg valued at about $200,000 following a shootout between suspected Zambian poachers and game rangers. A rifle and 20 rounds of ammunition were also recovered in the Kazuma Pandamasuwe forest, police sources said yesterday.
Game rangers from the Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority and the Forestry Commission detected spoors last week and tracked the suspects who on spotting the tracking team opened fire resulting in the exchange of gunfire.
The officer commanding police in Victoria Falls, Chief Superintendent Jairos Chiwona said they had since launched a joint operation with their Zambian counterparts to track down the poachers.
According to Zimbabwe Parks and Wildlife Management Authority, about 30 suspected poachers invaded Hwange National Park and Zambezi National Park where they killed a number of elephants on two occasions last week.
One suspected poacher was shot dead while the other is battling for life at Victoria Falls Hospital after being shot by rangers.
"I confirm there was contact between poachers and officials from parks and forest departments in Siamnungu, about 8km from Zambezi River.
"The rangers picked some spoors and tracked down the poachers and when the poachers realised they had been cornered, they opened fire resulting in an exchange of gunfire," said Chief Superintendent Chiwona.
Chief Supt Chiwona said there were no casualties on the part of the rangers.
He said they suspected the syndicate involved a large number of poachers judging by the recovered loot.
"We suspect it's a big number as we recovered 37 tusks weighing 680,5kg .
Last year, more than 100 elephants died after suspected poachers used salt laced with cyanide to poison water bodies in the Hwange National Park.
Some of the poachers were each sentenced to 15 years in jail.


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Watch Brands Guide
Top 18 Watch Museums From Around The World
These 18 watch museums were researched by our passionate watch enthusiast team.
Yes, Swiss watchmaking museums will obviously feature heavily. However, there are some timepiece collections from further afield that need to be seen.
Here are the best watch and clock museums from around the world.
Best Clock & Watch Museums
Atelier Museum | Audemars Piguet
Seiko Museum
Patek Phillipe Museum
The Science Museum
International Museum of Watches
Breguet Museum
Museum for Islamic Art
British Museum | Hall of Clocks & Watches
Omega Museum
Planet Swatch Museum
Watch Museum of Le Locle
German Watch Museum | Glashütte Original
National Watch & Clock Museum
Museum of Timekeeping
Junghans Terrassenbau Museum
The Forbidden City | Hall of Clocks & Watches
Clapham's Clock Museum
Keep reading to find out the museums you will add to your travel bucket list.
1. Atelier Museum | Audemars Piguet
Route de France 18,
1348 Le Chenit,
The newest watch museum on this list starts us off. The Audemars Piguet museum was clearly made by watch lovers. With the luxury Swiss watch manufacturer ensuring the building was in the shape of a watch's mainspring and barrel. Designed by Bjarka Igels, it is truly special.
What stands out is that the building has no columns or walls. Instead you are surrounded by glass with a brass spiraling roof above you. Also as you walk through the spiral, you will see watchmaking taking place. As the watchmakers are within the building busy at work.
Then in terms of watches, the museum features a collection of 300 timepieces. Through these watches you will discover 250 years of Audemars Piguet's works of art.
The only drawback is that you will need to make a booking in advance. You can access their museum booking system here.
2. Seiko Museum
Seiko Museum in Ginza, Japan
4 Chome-3-13 Ginza,
Chūō City,
Tokyo 104-0061,
Now you can even tour the museum from at home. Seiko have created a virtual 360 tour.
The Seiko museum has relocated from Sumida to its new location in Ginza.
This museum focuses on the history of the watch and clock industry in Japan. With many interesting historical pieces on display. Their traditional Japanese temporal clocks are a must see.
After the museum, you need to make a stop by their Seiko Dream Square store. Located just around the corner, next door to the famous WAKO building.
The store is a beautiful, interactive showcase of Seiko watches. Visitors can view all of the latest timepieces. Including their Lukia, Presage and Astron ranges. You can even see a watchmaker work to assemble a Seiko watch.
This store really is the perfect stop for all the Seiko super fans out there.
3. Patek Phillipe Museum
Patek Phillipe Museum in Geneva, Switzerland
Rue des Vieux-Grenadiers 7,
1205 Genève,
Switzerland/
Swiss luxury watch brand Patek Philippe, has one of the most diverse and beautiful watch collections on the planet.
Philippe Stern, Patek Philippe's Honorary President, began the collection in 1964. His goal was "to create the most wanted collection possible of Patek Philippe watches". This he has done.
Including over 2,000 watches! It is a watch enthusiast's paradise.
Mr. Stern collected early timepieces dated from before the founding of Patek Philippe, in 1879. So that we can see the evolution of watchmaking through this collection.
The stand out piece is the Calibre 89. Released on the brand's 150th anniversary in 1989. Weighing in at almost 2 and a half pounds, with 24 hands, and 33 complications. It is a masterpiece of ingenuity.
It used to hold the title of the most complicated watch in the world. But the Vacheron Constantin 57260 now holds that title.
4. The Science Museum
Science Museum in London, UK
The Science Museum,
Exhibition Rd,
London SW7 2DD,
Located in the Science Museum in London. Meaning once you've finished exploring watches and clocks. You can enjoy many other exhibitions after.
Here you can learn about the development of British timekeeping technology and how it evolved. Along with many other timepieces from around the world.
The Clockmakers' collection is considered the oldest collection of clocks and watches in the world.
The stand out piece of this museum is that it's the home of the world's oldest clock. Which is the faceless Wells Cathedral clock dating from around 1386. Sadly no one knows the names of the people who invented and built this clock.
As for watches, the collection has 600 watches on display.
One of the rarest pieces is the handmade Space Traveller II made by George Daniels in 1982. This piece was bought at auction in 2017 and has been loaned to the museum to display it for a number of years. So sadly it won't be here forever.
5. International Museum of Watches
International Museum of Watches in La Chaux-de-Fonds, Switzerland
Rue des Musées 29,
2300 La Chaux-de-Fonds,
If you really want to delve into the evolution of timekeeping and how watches work. Then this is the museum for you. A longstanding watch and clock museum, open since 1975.
You can follow a timeline of Swiss watchmaking, in 36 steps along the museum walls. Then in the middle of the floor are where you can find some of the world's best timepieces.
You can see collections of timepieces from big name watch brands. Like Audemars Piguet, Omega, Rolex, Vacheron Constanin, Chopard, Cartier, Gerard Perregaux and Zenith.
There are even things to do outside. With a unique, interactive work of art known are on display outside. One is a chiming kinetic clock, which also acts as a musical instrument. It features a keyboard which you can play a tune on.
From 10 am to midday on Sunday entrance is free.
6. Breguet Museum
Portrait of Abraham–Louis Breguet with his writings and pocket watch
6 Place Vendôme,
The Breguet Museum is on the first floor of the Breguet flagship boutique in Paris.
It showcases the creations of the watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet. He began his career on the eve of the French Revolution, and was even a watchmaker for Louis XVI and Marie Antoinette.
The museum centers on him and his pieces. He was a true innovator. Inventing and patenting the Tourbillon around 1795.
Many of his pieces were owned by famous historical figures. His large network of historical clients is very impressive. From Napoleon Bonaparte, to Alexander the First, Tzar of Russia, and the future King George IV.
Majority of the European rulers of the day were fanatics of Breguet watches. Luckily the watchmaker never produced the same piece twice. So it didn't cause any friction between his warring clients.
The Breguet house also has two other museum locations. One in Zurich and another in Shanghai. You can find more details for all here.
7. Museum for Islamic Art
Museum for Islamic Art, Jerusalem
HaPalmach St 2,
Jerusalem,
There's an unlikely collection of European historical timepieces. In the Museum for Islamic Art, in Jerusalem.
On the ground floor is the permanent watch collection exhibition. It contains a gorgeous collection of rare clocks and watches from Europe. Most of the pieces are from the 18th and 19th centuries.
55 timepieces from the great watchmaker Abraham-Louis Breguet, feature in the collection.
The showstopper of the his pieces is the Marie Antoinette watch. This watch was commissioned by a lover of the French Queen in 1783. The piece took 44 years to make. So sadly the Queen never seen the finished watch.
Luckily for you and I, it is on view here. And it is valued at a whopping $30 million dollars! Making it one of the most expensive watches in the world.
You can order tickets for the museum on the Museum for Islamic Art website. You'll have so much more to explore after the collection of timepieces. With art from around the Islamic world on display here.
Closed Sunday & Monday.
8. British Museum | Clocks & Watches
The Congreve Clock, London. AD 1805–1815. © The Trustees of the British Museum
Great Russell St,
Bloomsbury,
London WC1B 3DG,
You can take a virtual tour of the British Museum Watches & Clocks now!
Within Room 38 and 39 you will find a fascinating selection of antique clocks and watches.
The oldest clocks date back to the 1500s. You can view a selection of gold watches dating back to 1778, all the way up to modern day. Take a look at many of the wristwatches they have on offer here before you visit.
The entertaining and quirky Congreve Clock stands out. As this clock uses a ball rolling along a zig-zag track, instead of a pendulum. Created by Sir William Congreve in 1808, it is cool to look at but not great for timekeeping.
This impressive museum is a perfect place for family, or for those who aren't big watch enthusiasts. As there are many more things to explore other than timepieces.
9. Omega Museum
Nicolas G. Hayek Str. 2,
2502 Biel/Bienne,
As you can see from the video above, the building is awesome. Designed by Japanese architect, Shigeru Ban. The luxury watch brand moved it's museum to this spot in 2019.
The inside is just as impressive. Featuring a giant Speedmaster watch which you can go inside of. There you're taken on an immersive experience to show you how Omega watches work.
They also have a 164 ft. (50 meter) long showcase that resembles the bracelet of a watch. They even have a running track and Omega starting pistol. Which you can have a try of and live out your Olympic fantasy.
As for watches, the museum boasts more than 4,000 watches! Including the Omega Speedmaster, the watch that Buzz Aldrin wore on the moon.
Plus they have of course a 007 section, showing off all the Omega Seamasters Bond has worn since 1995.
Plus, the museum is next to a lovely park. So on a nice day you can stroll along the river, and even relax in some comfortable hammocks too.
The museum is closed on Monday.
Located in the same building as the Swatch Museum.
10. Planet Swatch Museum
Swatch Watch in Biel/Bienne, Switzerland
Cité du Temps,
Nicolas G. Hayek Strasse 2,
This museum is located in the same building as the Omega museum. So visiting both in the same day is easy.
The Swatch museum is simpler and less interactive than the Omega museum on the floor below. But if you are a Swatch fan, then I think you will find it fun.
They display almost all of their watches made from 1983 until 2014. That means they have on display more than 6,500 watches! It can be a task finding the Swatch watch you owned when you were younger.
Also what is great, is that there is no entrance fee.
11. Watch Museum of Le Locle
Watch Museum of Le Locle in Switzerland
Route des Monts 65,
Le Locle 2400,
One of the most beautiful museums on this list is the Watch Museum of Le Locle. You will need a car to get to this one, but it is well worth the scenic drive.
The museum is based in the 18th-century Château des Monts, and it is packed full with timepieces. The collection covers around 500 years of watchmaking history.
The pieces include pendulum clocks, mechanical songbirds and automata. Many of the pieces are in working order. So you'll hear a tick tock throughout the chateau.
Even in the grounds there are clocks. With several sundials, and large sculptural clocks you can discover while you explore.
12. German Watch Museum | Glashütte Original
German Watch Museum | Glashütte in Saxony, Germany
Schillerstraße 3a,
01768 Glashütte,
Located in the town of Glashütte, which is a town south of Dresden and is famous for watchmaking. This museum helps us learn how Saxony became a leader in the industry.
Focusing on the small town, they'll take you on a journey, and show you how watchmaking saved this town from economic ruin.
The building was a watchmaking school up till about 1992. You can take a look into this past in a room devoted to the story of the school. They even have a wall engraved with all the names of those who graduated, which is a nice touch.
For those interested in watchmaking. The museum has an interactive display showing the technology behind modern day watches.
Finally, you can have a look at the museum's luxury watches. All are the work of modern Glashütte artists.
13. National Watch & Clock Museum
National Watch & Clock Museum in Columbia, Pennsylvania
514 Poplar St,
Columbia,
This museum takes you through the history of timekeeping. It does include a lot of clocks, from grandfather to cuckoo clocks. With lots of wacky additions too.
Their wristwatch collection includes lots of vintage additions of Hamilton. They even have an old Hamilton induction training video you can watch that was for new employees.
You can also view vintage Bulova, Swatch and TAG Heuer to name a few. Rolex is represented well too, including their Perpetual Oyster dated from 1933.
Plus if you're a James Bond fan, then the Bond watch collection would interest you. As they have many of the watches that Bond wore in the films.
Learn all about the James Bond watches worn by 007 in every film.
14. Museum of Timekeeping
Upton Hall – Museum of Timekeeping
Upton Hall,
Main St,
Upton,
Newark NG23 5TE,
In the pretty village of Upton, you can find this beautiful timekeeping museum.
This museum is based in the beautiful, grade II listed, Upton Hall. It is even home to the British Horological Institute. The Institute was founded in 1858, and you can learn more about it's long rich history here.
What is wonderful is that the majority of the clocks are in working order. So you should try and visit the museum at noon to hear the chime of all the clocks.
The pieces on display are as early as the 1500s, in the form of lantern clocks. They also have one of the first speaking clocks from the 1930s. Which you can hear speak the time.
One of the stand out timepieces is the watch worn by Captain Scott. This is the watch he wore on his ill-fated polar expedition in 1912.
The museum is usually only open from May to October each year.
15. Junghans Terrassenbau Museum
Junghans Museum
Lauterbacher Str. 68,
78713 Schramberg,
Junghans is one of the top German watchmakers. Their museum is located in the Black Forest region of Germany.
The Junghans Terrassenbau Museum gives you an insight into the German clock and watch history of the region. From the 1700s till today.
They take you on a journey through the evolution of clocks and watches of the Black Forest. While you take in the stunning views of the forest all around.
It's a beautiful experience. With 9 floors to explore.
Plus they've got a musical exhibition too. With a 1900 self-playing piano.
There is a great short video on the Junghans Museum. Giving you an inside look into this watch and clock museum of the Black Forest, Germany.
16. American Clock & Watch Museum
American Watch & clock Museum in Bristol, Connecticut
100 Maple St,
Bristol,
CT 06010
Within the heart of Connecticut you'll find a charming, old world watch and clock museum.
The clock inventor of Connecticut, Eli Terry, is the focus of this museum. Here you'll learn how he introduced mass production to the clock making industry.
You'll be shown the way he could revolutionize clock manufacturing through his methods. You'll also learn how the city of Bristol, and Connecticut, would become one of the clock producing meccas of the world at the time.
This museum also holds the title of the largest collection of American made timepieces in the entire world. Making this a must visit for any American clock enthusiast.
Closed on Monday and Tuesday.
Open from April to November each year.
17. The Forbidden City | Hall of Clocks & Watches
Forbidden City in Beijing, China
Hall of Ancestral Worship
The Forbidden City
The Forbidden City of Beijing has a treasure trove of artifacts, which includes the Hall of Clocks and Watches. Which is located in the Hall of Ancestral Worship.
The clocks and watches are from China, Switzerland, France, Italy, Britain, and other countries. The collection reaches over 1,580 timepieces. You cannot see all the pieces in the hall, just highlights of the collection.
One of the most interesting pieces is of pre-modern Chinese origin. It is known as a Clepsydra, or a water clock. It is a device that was used to measure time by the flow of water. The piece they have displayed dates to 1799.
Unfortunately there aren't many descriptions on some of the timepieces. Many just have their name and when they were dated displayed. I bet the stories behind the pieces would have been fascinating.
Travel Tip:
Since 2017, the Beijing area became an up to 6 day visa free zone. Meaning you can stay here for a few days, visa free, before you leave on your next flight out. Learn more here.
18. Clapham's Clock Museum
Clapham's Clock Museum in Whangarei, New Zealand
Town Basin,
Dent Street,
Whangarei,
This museum in New Zealand holds the title of the largest collection of timepieces in the Southern Hemisphere. With over 1,600 pieces in the museum.
It is a small, family friendly museum. A perfect place to bring the kids. The sound of all the ticking clocks, cuckoo clocks, and other fun pieces will keep you all entertained.
To really get the full experience you should book into one of their guided tours. Simply contact them to book your tour.
From Switzerland, to the USA, France, and Germany. For watch enthusiasts, there's no shortage of watch museums around the world to visit.
Now, why not explore the world's most expensive timepieces. Including one that's valued at $55 million dollars!
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Really fun factory to visit actually. The view that is in the static shot before you load it, is practically where you would stand when doing the factory tour. It's a unique factory in that the one production line mixes many, many types of vehicles, with each vehicle being a completely different variety for different country.
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Пряде́ние — процесс продольного складывания и спирального скручивания отдельных волокон сравнительно небольшой длины для получения непрерывной нити (пряжи).

Способы прядения:
 Сучение волокон между ладонями
 Сучение волокон о поверхность
 С использованием веретена
 С использованием прялки
 С использованием прядильных машин

Этапы и процессы прядения

Прядение с использованием прядильных машин производится в 3 этапа, при этом каждый этап имеет свои процессы:
 Подготовка волокнистой массы и формирование из неё ленты;
 Рыхление — спрессованная масса разделяется на мелкие клочки для лучшего перемешивания и очистки от сорных примесей;
 Смешивание — разрыхление волокон из различных партий между собой для того, чтобы получить больше однородных по свойствам партий сырья, для получения пряжи с определёнными свойствами;
 Трепание — обеспечивает дальнейшее разрыхление и очистку волокон от сорных примесей;
 Чесание — происходит разъединение мелких клочков и пучков волокнистой массы на отдельные волокна. Удаляют оставшиеся после процесса рыхления и трепания мелкие примеси, формируют ленту или ровницу;
 Предпрядение — постепенное вытягивание ленты в ровницу и наматывание на паковку заданной формы и размеров;
 Прядение (окончательное утончение ровницы и скручивание; намотка пряжи на паковку).

Системы прядения
Существуют 3 основных вида систем прядения:
 Кардная
 Аппаратная
 Гребенная

История
Прядение появилось и использовалось в женской среде и со временем стало символизировать женственность. В мифологии прядением занимались повелительницы человеческой судьбы: мойры — в Древней Греции, парки — в Древнем Риме, норны — в Древней Скандинавии. При этом полагали, что придумали прядение также наделённые сверхъестественными способностями женщины: Чжи-нюй — в Древнем Китае, Изида — в Древнем Египте, Афина — в Древней Греции.

Первоначально прядение заключалось в вытаскивании нити из мотка пряжи (называемого куделью) и кручении её между ладонью и бедром, либо другой ладонью. Чтобы улучшить слипание волокон нити между собой, в период неолита появилось веретено: деревянная палочка, заостряющаяся к обоим концам, со смещённым центром тяжести: самая широкая её часть (например, в виде пряслица) находилась ближе к одному из концов, на котором был расположен крюк. Веретено крюком подвешивалось к вытягиваемому концу нити и приводилось во вращение в правой руке, левой рукой вытаскивалась нить из кудели. Спрядённая нить наматывалась на веретено. Такой способ просуществовал до средневековья, а в сельской местности время от времени применяется и в начале XXI века.

В средневековой Европе веретено стали вращать при помощи колеса, ранее оно появилось в Индии эпохи бронзового века.

См. также
 Формование химических волокон

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Q: Can't execute code from a freed script I have a function that in a different frame that I need to override. In addition, I need to call the original function from within my override. To do so, I'm using the following:
myFrame.SomeFunction = (function () {
    var originalSomeFunction = myFrame.SomeFunction;

    return function(arg1, arg2, arg3) {
        alert('In override!');
        originalSomeFunction(arg1, arg2, arg3);
    };
})();

When I execute this code, I get "Can't execute code from a freed script".
Thoughts? Is there a better way to do this? Testing in IE 6,7,8 and 9.

A: You cannot do that in IE, you've discovered.  You need to make sure that any objects you pass between frames are native things like strings.  Even "Date" instances have caused me problems, though that was on obscure versions of Windows 2000 back in the day.
By "freed script" what IE means is that your the page context where an object was "born" has been overwritten by a new page.

A: If you're comming here from google and are looking for an easy solution to fix this problem in IE:
In our case the problem occured, because we were working with events inbetween iframes. By doing so it was possible that, upon changing the iframe contents combined with a triggered event it would attempt to call the script on the now changed iframe document. this raised the exception in question.
by adding
$(window).on("unload", function(){
    $(target).off(eventname, handler);
});

the problem would cease to be raised. Finally no try/catch because of IE.

A: I figured out the solution.
Basically, you take all of the code I previously posted, and the execute it from within the context of the target frame using the eval() function. So...
myFrame.eval("SomeFunction = (function () {var originalSomeFunction = SomeFunction; return function (arg1, arg2, arg2) {alert('Inside override!'); originalSomeFunction(arg1, arg2, arg3);};})();");

Because the code is now within the target frame, it doesn't go out of scope, and we don't get the "freed" error anymore.

A: I know this question is quite old but in case you run into this I'd suggest you use JSON.parse to create an object on the parent frame rather than eval because eval is evil (causes security issues, I think it's disabled by default in some browsers too nowadays)
for example, if you want to call someFunction on frame 1, passing it a JSON object, use something like the below:
var frame = window.frames[1];
frame.someFunction( frame.JSON.parse( '{ "attr": 7 }' ) );

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King of the Jungle: Andaz Mayakoba Resort Riviera Maya
Daniel Hank
Carved out of the jungle in the Mexican Riviera, the Andaz Mayakoba is a chill respite among lush surroundings. Pros: friendly staff, great design, relaxing atmosphere. Cons: spread-out layout may be daunting to those less mobile.
My family and I have traveled to the Cancun/Mexican Riviera area several times and found it to have a terrific mix of resort relaxation and unique adventurous experiences: everything from ziplining and off-road safaris to swimming in a natural cenote in the jungle or with dolphins or whale sharks in the Caribbean. And at 20 pesos to the US dollar for an exchange rate, most everything is quite reasonable.
It was time for us to return, and the Andaz Mayakoba Resort Riviera Maya was where we landed.
I've been a Hyatt Globalist (formerly Diamond) for a long time and achieved lifetime status a couple of years ago. The brand has always had many choices for solid business hotels in metropolitan centers, but finding a resort to blow points on has not always been so easy. Six years ago, while planning a Caribbean vacation to celebrate our anniversary, I discovered that Hyatt only had two resorts: Aruba and Cancun. Now it has more than a dozen in the region. Eager to check out this Mexican resort, I used 80,000 World of Hyatt points (the resort is a category 5 property costing 20,000 points per night) for our four-night stay, plus a guaranteed suite upgrade certificate. It's easy to amass World of Hyatt points, since the program is a 1:1 transfer partner of Chase Ultimate Rewards, whose points are earned with cards like the Sapphire Preferred and Sapphire Reserve.
The Mayan Riviera is a stretch of beach on the Yucatan Peninsula that runs south from Cancun for about 80 miles down to Tulum. There are hundreds of resorts along the coastline, but very few have loyalty programs where you can stay for free on points.
Our hotel was about a 30-minute drive from Cancun Airport (CUN). The resort was ideally situated between Cancun and Playa del Carmen, allowing for easy access to activities and sights in the area. Driving was safe and easy and much cheaper than relying on airport transfers and taxis. I rented a car from the airport (a taxi costs around $80) so we had the flexibility to go anywhere at any time, and the drive down was quick with no traffic on a modern, well-maintained, four-lane highway. Once you're on the property at Mayakoba, a taxi into Playa will run you about $13.
Mayakoba is a complex that boasts four luxury hotels (Andaz, Banyan Tree, Fairmont and Rosewood) on 600 acres about five miles north of Playa Del Carmen. At the entrance, a security guard at the gate greeted us and directed us to our hotel. Upon arriving, I was greeted by name (a nice touch) and welcomed into the lobby, also known as the Sanctuary, a tranquil oasis with a large decorative pool in the center. Like most Andaz lobbies, they were set up more like a comfortable lounge without a formal reception counter. A host checked us in on an iPad and gave us bottles of cold water and a tequila cocktail.
Since I am a Lifetime Globalist, the hotel upgraded me to an oceanfront suite, which ended up being among the nicest rooms I've ever had.
Staff provided maps to the sprawling hotel property which had two distinct areas: the lagoon and the beach, connected by a mile-long pathway through a mangrove jungle. There were two restaurants and a pool in each area, a kids club, a spa and a well-equipped fitness center in the lagoon area. A five-minute golf-cart ride took us on a little tour of the resort and then to our room on the beach. Our luggage arrived right behind us on another cart.
Entering into the living room, I could immediately see the beach and turquoise Caribbean beyond through the large patio windows. The 1,100-square-foot suite had a separate bedroom with a comfortable king bed and its own patio. The walk-in closet featured a safe, robes and flip-flops of various sizes (guests could keep the flip-flops). The bathroom had plenty of space to scatter one's stuff across two sinks, a large rainfall shower with a separate handheld wand and a partially frosted window overlooking the beach. A selection of Malin+Goetz toiletries added an elegant touch, and there was an ample supply of fluffy white towels. The toilet and a third sink were in a separate room. Our daughter slept on the large sofa and her friend on a rollaway in the living room, and there was still plenty of space to walk around.
Room amenities included free snacks and nonalcoholic drinks in the minibar, which was restocked daily, free fast Wi-Fi and a private patio connected to the beach, complete with a private plunge pool.
This was my first time in a room with a plunge pool, and I must say it was a really nice feature. About the size of a Jacuzzi, it had light underwater jets and space for four people to recline submerged.
Some of the larger suites down the beach had much larger plunge pools.
While our oceanfront suite in Building 3700 was definitely among the nicer rooms, I also checked out a standard guest room with a lagoon view for comparison. It featured most of the same amenities, just the different view and a balcony.
We ate at three of the four Andaz restaurants, and they were all quite good. There were also a bunch of good restaurants at the other three resorts of Mayakoba, and you could get a free ride to any of them and then charge the meals to your room at the Andaz.
As a Hyatt Globalist, I got a free buffet breakfast for us in the main restaurant, Cocina Milagro, which was excellent. On Sundays, their finer restaurant, Casa Amate, had a buffet brunch, which was awesome, and well worth the $35 per person they charged for it. The variety was almost unimaginable and included an open-flame grill with everything from steaks to octopus, a fresh ceviche bar and fresh local delicacies. If that weren't enough, we were invited into the kitchen to meet the chef, and he would happily make us whatever we wanted in the way of eggs, bacon, omelets and such. It also had a fresh green juice that was so amazing that we couldn't get enough of it.
The beach had perhaps the softest, whitest sand I've ever seen. There were plenty of places to sit in the sun and shade, and the water was as warm as a bathtub. There were kayaks, paddleboats and paddleboards, which were all free to use. There were also the usual other water toys available for rent, like sailboats, Jet Skis and parasails. But no one was out there pushing you to rent them like on the beach in Playa Del Carmen. It was all very chill.
Seaweed washed onshore during much of the year, as it does along the entire Mexican Riviera, but Mayakoba had a staff of dozens who collected the seaweed every morning, took it away and turned it into fertilizer for the golf course. So there was very little seaweed on shore during the day.
The beach pool was freeform and zero-entry, which was really nice to relax in and good for little ones. The drop-off was dramatic, to about 5 feet. The lagoon pool was a bit smaller but just as nice. Service was quite good, with staff bringing as many towels as we wanted with no hassle, and an ice bucket of cold bottled water on our own little table. The usual array of poolside food and beverages were available and came pretty fast after we ordered.
Beach pool.
Lagoon pool.
There's even a machine to spray suntan lotion on you.
After brunch, we were invited on a private boat tour of the property that left from a little dock in the lagoon near the restaurants. Anyone could get this free tour at 11:00am or 3:00pm daily, but they arranged one for us after brunch. Lasting about an hour, it was a nice, quiet ride through the jungle and all the other resorts, and we saw all sorts of birds, fish and other wildlife. Our captain was an excellent guide and informative. We could also rent canoes and explore on our own.
Lagoon boat.
Blue heron.
There was also a gorgeous Greg Norman-designed championship golf course, which hosted the PGA Tour each November.
Golf carts were plentiful and usually there when you needed one. You could also call the operator, and a cart would appear within five minutes.
I got a WhatsApp number to text requests from my cell phone. This turned out to be handy, because I could essentially request anything from anywhere. Housekeeping or concierge requests, dining reservations, valet and, of course, cart transportation. I'm surprised more hotels don't have this feature.
Available for use were a large number of single-speed bicycles near all the rooms, which you could use anytime and take most anywhere on the very scenic property. It was about a mile between the beach and the lagoon areas, and it was an easy ride. I'm not a big biking guy, but there was a wonderful little paved nature trail that connected the four resorts and a little shopping village with nifty shops and a chapel. There was also a place where you could take local cooking classes. When we stopped at the lobby of each of the other resorts, we were welcomed with bottles of cold water from almost all of them.
Pueblita shopping village.
The resort was a marvel of engineering. The whole property had been hacked and carved our of the thick, lush jungle and meticulously manicured into a paradise. There were signs everywhere of the jungle trying to reclaim the land, but the staff did a fabulous job of keeping nature at bay. Taking a page from the Disney World playbook, there were small lizards, geckos and iguanas everywhere to help control the insect population. There was complimentary bug repellent in the closet, but we never needed it, as no one got a single bite. There was also a complement of trained hawks that the staff deployed to keep seagulls and crows away from filching our pool snacks. As for security, we always felt safe wherever we went on the property.
Mayakoba is a destination for a more relaxed and chill vacation experience. If you need to stay in a tower, next to a nightclub or around the corner from a huge shopping mall, then you're better off in Playa Del Carmen or Cancun. The Andaz Mayakoba is an excellent, professionally run hotel, with a warm, friendly staff and lots of fun stuff to do. If you have limited mobility, though, it might not be the best choice, because things are spread out a bit and not as concentrated as in a standard hotel. We look forward to returning soon.
Daniel Hank is a seasoned road warrior, who's traveled to all seven continents. He works as a film and television producer based in New York.
Daniel Hank is a contributing writer for The Points Guy


Wedding images are posted. Bills are paid. Friends are staying at the house taking care of the fish. So let it be said, I am on vacation. And boy, do I need it bad this year. I am leaving all the computer issues behind me, my sister's kidney stones are a thing of the past, and the puppies are in good hands. So off to Provincetown, we go. This trip makes our seventh year. It is where we got married in 2013 (our 25th year together). It is one of my favorite places in the world. And one of the few places where I can truly do nothing but relax.
To be a guest of the town, it is important that you are comfortable in your skin and are equally comfortable around gay men and women as this is a destination for gay travelers. For sure, straight folks and families come here as well. Heck, the Pilgrims even stopped here before heading to Plymouth. Lots of languages are heard on the street as many Europeans also visit. Day trippers from other locales on Cape Cod will come here to do a whale watching excursion. Humpback whales have a feeding ground nearby, so the sightings are plentiful. One year I had a baby whale stick its head out of the water right where I was standing in the boat. It was unbelievable.
Stars from stage and screen like Kristin Chenoweth, Audra McDonald, Billy Porter, Megan Mullally, and Patti Lupone come here to perform in the local theaters. You may also see a RuPaul's Drag Race winner perform like Bianca Del Rio (see below) or Jinx Monsoon. There is always a walk up and down Commercial St., but on most days we sit on the porch of the B&B, and just people watch while drinking wine.
And speaking of wine, the lineup we will be trying out while vaca'ing include two Austrian and four French rosés, a sparkling German rosé, and a Pinot Noir. I also have a California Pinot Noir and a French white Corbière. All of these wines are new for us, and I am really looking forward to tasting them all.
The six rosés in the lineup.
So stay tuned this week as I post "on location".
It is time to recharge my batteries, drink some wine, eat lobster rolls, and hang out with friends we made over the years.
It was so great to meet you both at Pepe's, my daughter and I share your passion for this remarkable place! Look forward to reading your blog and perhaps our paths will cross again next year!
Sounds wonderful! Enjoy your trip.


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What then are we to say was gained by Abraham, our ancestor according to the flesh? 2For if Abraham was justified by works, he has something to boast about, but not before God. 3For what does the scripture say? "Abraham believed God, and it was reckoned to him as righteousness." 4Now to one who works, wages are not reckoned as a gift but as something due. 5But to one who without works trusts him who justifies the ungodly, such faith is reckoned as righteousness.
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The announcement has been made public that among the city of Dallas' next bicycle infrastructure projects is coming to the Sylvan/Tyler-Polk corridor from I-30 to Davis. We were told at the Dallas Bicycle Coalition meeting yesterday evening that it should kick off within the next month or so.
We appreciate the leadership of Scott Griggs who has helped bring more bicycling infrastructure to our neighborhood, our local bike shops, Oak Cliff Bicycle Company and Dallas Bike Works who sell and support city bicycling, and developers like Dave Spence for having the foresight to bring in more bicycle related businesses and encourage bicycling to his tenants businesses!
If you'd like to voice your appreciation about this new project, please email Scott Griggs at scott.griggs@dallascityhall.com or Jared White at jared.white@dallascityhall.com.
I went to the meeting over on Fort Avenue on this. The fact is, there isn't enough room on Sylvan for a buffered bike line. You could make something that looked like a lane but it would really just be some "city tiddys" and a gutter. To have two lanes and a buffered bike lane would require tearing up beautiful yards and cutting down trees….and nobody wants that, especially when there are at least 3 alternate routes to Sylvan immediately available.
If we don't want parks dug up for freeways, we can't ask for 50 year old yards and trees to be dug up for bike lanes.
Bill, the outside lane would have been the buffered bike lane. No curbs would have been moved nor trees uprooted. Simply put the new stripping there would have been stripped for bike lanes instead.
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