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The City and Borough of Juneau is the capital of Alaska, popular for its picture perfect sights. A helicopter tour over the glaciers is just a life-time experience and at the same time educative. You can also ride a dog sled like an Eskimo.
This historical city is a part of setting for Jack London's book 'The call of the wild' and for Joe Haldeman's 'Guardian'. It is where the bygone Gold Rush took place. Don't miss the train ride on the White Pass and Yukon route to have a breathtaking experience.
We landed in Vancouver late May for seven days of unbridled joy and luxury along with taking in all the great sights north of the 40th Parallel. After an overnight stay in a comfortable motel, we boarded a luxury bus specifically run by the Vancouver Tourism Board for cruise passengers. The bus took us on a sightseeing trip of Vancouver. Canada Place, Stanley Park with their famous totem poles, Gas town and China town. After a leisurely lunch, we headed to the cruise passenger terminal to board our cruise-liner.
When to go: The Alaskan cruises run from early May till late September.
Do check on internet about 'Things to know before going on an Alaska cruise'.


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Rita Jane Hartnett
November 17, 1924 — January 3, 2023
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Rita Jane Hartnett, 98, of Maugansville, passed away peacefully at her home on January 3, 2023.
Born on November 17, 1924 in Blue Ridge Summit, she was the daughter of the late Harry E. and Ethel (Raymer) Martin. She was the wife of the late Lawrence Joseph Hartnett for nearly 62 years.
Jane was a lifelong member of Saint Mary's Catholic Church. She worked at Potomac Edison where she met her husband. After raising her family, she worked at Maugansville Elevator and Lumber Company for 17 years, retiring in 1988.
She is survived by her children, Linda (Michael) Harsh, Philip (Delsie) Hartnett, Cynthia Sorensen, Margaret "Peg" (Lewis) Payne and Carole (Richard) Cummings; one brother, James Martin, 12 grandchildren, 12 great-grandchildren and numerous nieces and nephews.
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Fania Bergstein (; April 11, 1908 – September 18, 1950) was an Israeli poet, lyricist and author who wrote and published for children and adults. Bergstein made a major contribution to the development of Modern Hebrew poetry for children.
A number of her poems for both children and adults have become Israeli classics and are recognized as touchstones of Israel's literary and cultural heritage; many have been set to music. Several of her books, including prose and poetry for children and adults, were published posthumously.

Biography
Fania Bergstein was born in Szczuczyn in Białystok Province in what was then the Tsarist Russian Empire (present-day, northeastern Poland)
Her father, Yehoshua Mordechai Bergstein was a Hebrew teacher and a central role model in her life; he instilled in her a love for and knowledge of Hebrew from a young age. Historian Muki Tsur relates, "He taught her Hebrew and made her into a Hebrew poet already in Poland and that was something very special."

Her mother, Dvora Bernstein née Tenenbaum, died when Fania Bergstein was a young woman. Several of her later poems were written about a mother, including "Mommy, Don't be Sad" ("Ima, Al Tihi'i Atzuva") and nursery rhymes about mother animals and their babies.
During World War I, the family moved to the Ukrainian city of Sumy, where she attended a Russian girls' gymnasium. After the 1917 revolution, Hebrew language instruction was banned in Russia and so the family moved back to  Poland.
In her youth she participated in the Zionist pioneering youth movement Hehalutz HaTzair and later became a key activist in the movement in Poland. In 1930, when she was 22, Bergstein immigrated to Mandatory Palestine as part of the Fifth Aliyah and joined Kibbutz Gvat, which had been founded four years earlier in the Jezreel Valley. She migrated together with her partner, Aharon Weiner Israeli, himself an author, who is also variously identified as her husband and her "lifelong friend". At the age of 19 it was discovered she had a congenital heart defect and she was concerned that she might not be able to perform physical labor as a pioneer, as indeed came to pass.

Upon her arrival on the kibbutz Bernstein packed grapes picked during the harvesting season, about which she later wrote in her first book of poetry, Grape Harvesting (Batzir) published in 1939. However, ill health precluded her from working in agriculture and she had to work as a seamstress in the kibbutz sewing shop and clothing storeroom, which she disliked. She was a youth leader for the Gvat children in the Histadrut's Noar Oved youth labor movement. She also worked as a teacher, edited the kibbutz journal and organized a literary circle. She was chosen to be a kibbutz representative to the Kibbutz Hameuhad Committee and to the Histadrut.Upon her death she left behind her husband Aharon and a son, then 16. Her only child, Gershon Israeli, himself a talented writer and poet, born in 1934, played the mandolin and composed music to some of his mother's verses. Israeli was killed in the Six-Day War in 1967, leaving behind a wife and three young daughters. A year after Fania Bergstein's death a special issue of the Kibbutz Gvat newsletter, devoted to her memory, was printed and distributed to the members. It included letters from children telling how much she had meant to them. A copy of the newsletter is now housed in the National Library of Israel archives.

Bergstein, in ill health for all of her adult life, was bedridden for the last five years of her life, during which time she wrote at least a letter a day and sometimes two or three. In letters to her sister, she referred to her room as a prison and herself as a prisoner. She was compelled to spend her last two years in HaEmek Medical Center in Afula, Israel, where she died of heart failure in 1950 at age 42. She left behind a gift of poetry and prose to contemporary and future generations, including manuscripts that were published posthumously. She wrote, "I had a feeling that my days were numbered. And the sky was so blue, and I wanted to live, I wanted so much to live."

Literary career
The first of her poems to be printed was "Khalomi" ("My Dream"), published in 1926 in the daily Hebrew newspaper haYom (Today) in the city of Warsaw, then the center of Polish Jewry; it appeared under the pen name Bat-haOr (The Daughter of Light).

Bergstein is sometimes identified as Fania Yisraeli but she used her maiden name for her writing. A translator of a number of her poems noted, "Hers is a quintessentially Israeli story – not only figuratively so. Israeli was her married surname."
Her first published poem for children, "Children of Gvat" appeared in Davar newspaper in 1932.She became a key figure on the kibbutz, emerging as a local songwriter. She wrote songs about collective life for kibbutz events and holidays, creating her own songs for each holiday, composing anthems for the classes celebrating the end of the school year and dedicating songs to children.

Bergstein has been linked with two other important women writers: Miriam Yalan-Shteklis and Leah Goldberg. These writers led the way toward formalizing and consolidating children's poetry in Hebrew and diversifying the offerings for children through humorous poetry..."Bergstein has also been compared to Rachel the Poetess in that she composed her creations in the shadow of illness." Both women immigrated to fulfill the Zionist dream, both personal and national.  Both wrote of their longing to be fully contributing members of their kibbutzim. Rachel was unmarried and childless, while Bergstein married and gave birth to a son  despite her physician's warning. Rachel was expelled from her beloved kibbutz, Degania Aleph, due to being ill with tuberculosis, a contagious and then incurable disease; while Bergstein remained on  Gvat, where she suffered from years of poor health. Each woman left behind an oeuvre of poetic work still known, loved and admired decades after her demise.

Bergstein wrote and published 13 books for children: six collections of poetry, six storybooks and one of assorted prose, poetry and plays. In her children's poetry she dealt with simple topics of a child's daily life in nature on a kibbutz; she usually wrote from the point of view of children. "As a member of a kibbutz, she brought to children's literature the authentic experience of rural life on a farm, describing the direct encounter between children and animals, the farming implements and the smell of the field."
It has been noted that in 1945, at the same time that she was writing her first book of nursery rhymes, she was also writing letters and searching desperately for traces of her family members, who she did not know until later had all been exterminated in the Holocaust. The contrast of her simple, lovely rhymes about childhood and nature with the dark abyss of Nazi terror is striking and underlines her noble character.

Butterfly

Bergstein's classic book of nursery rhymes for small children,
Come to Me, Nice Butterfly (Bo Elay, Parpar Nekhmad) is a slim volume containing eight short, untitled poems and eight color illustrations. It was first published in 1945 and is still in print as of 2021. In short verses, the poet depicts the young child's early encounters with nature, the countryside and rural reality. The title of the book is also the first line of the first poem in the book. Each poem is four lines long and is written with the same, simple rhyme scheme (AABB) and same meter, generally catalectic trochaic tetrameter (as in the song "Twinkle, Twinkle, Little Star").

The poems were written to be recited but several different melodies were later composed for them. One example is "In the Pen" ("Yesh baDir"), a poem by Bergstein about a lamb in a pen that was set to music by Binyamin Omer and sung by Tzila Dagan.

Since the meter is identical in all eight poems of the book, they can all be sung to the same tune. In fact, several different melodies have been composed for the book, and thus the entire book can be sung to any one of several tunes.

The illustrations are by Ilse Kantor. Kantor became a good friend of Bergstein's through their collaboration on the book. Kantor was born in Vienna in 1911, grew up in Prague and made aliya in 1939. She lived on Kibbutz Na'an and Gvat and later became a member of Kibbutz Kheftziba. She died in 2000.

Some of the poems' subjects are animals: a butterfly, a lamb, a hen and her chicks, a cow and her calf, a dog. Other subjects are vehicles on the kibbutz, such as a tractor plowing a field and a truck transporting farm produce.
This last, "Our Truck is Big and Green", is among the best-known poems and songs for young children in the Hebrew language and is based on an actual such truck from the 1940s that made trips to and from Bergstein's kibbutz and its environs.

The significance of the Butterfly book as a basic component in Israeli children's literature is reflected in the fact that when, in 2012, the Israel Postal Company's philatelic service came out with a series of eight stamps depicting and honoring the most treasured classics of Israeli literature for young children, one of those eight was Fania Bergstein's book.

As of 2021 Butterfly is available as a board book, as well, ensuring its enduring popularity among toddlers and their parents. While the poems describe the kibbutz experience of the 1930s and 1940s, they are still beloved by Israeli children and their parents today, whether living in a rural or urban setting.

An educational children's television program called Parpar Nechmad,
originally based on Bergstein's first book of poems, was developed for Israeli toddlers aged 2–4 and was telecast from 1982 to 2004. It featured puppets, cartoon animation and live actors. As of 2020 there had been plans to revive the show with new actors. On Sept. 5, 2021 the program was re-launched with new episodes, starring renowned singer and songwriter Chava Alberstein and others.

Field

A second book of nursery rhymes by Bergstein is We'll Go out to the Field (Nisah el haSadeh), containing 32 short poems. It was first published in 1952 with pictures in a muted pallet and some in black and white; it was reprinted continually over the years and in 2003 reappeared  with full-color drawings by the original illustrator. The book was illustrated by Michal Efrat of Kibbutz Giv'at Haim. The illustrator was born in Czechoslovakia in 1926, survived Auschwitz and other camps, made aliya in 1949, illustrated children's books and taught art and died in 2000.
Here, too, Bergstein's short verses concern a child's daily life, such as nature, seasons and childhood events seen through a child's eyes. In one poem a child's loose tooth falls out and gets lost, in another a sheep gives birth, in a third a bird builds its nest and in a fourth a child falls and scrapes his/her knee. Some of the poems in this book were also set to music, including the poem bearing the same first line as the book's title, for which the tune was composed by Yaakov Sagi.

Evening
Another of Bergstein's classic books for children is And it was Evening (VaYehi Erev). This link contains the complete Hebrew text, first published in 1949. It is a full-length picture book with a story composed in rhyme. It is based upon the second of 32 evenings whose events are related in the obscure story What the Moon Saw by Danish author Hans Christian Andersen, written in 1840. Bergstein, who credited Andersen with the story on her cover, expanded it considerably. In her storybook a well-meaning little girl is chastized by her father for causing an uproar in a henhouse, but is afterwards comforted by him when he realizes her intentions were admirable. The 19th-century milieu transferred easily to a kibbutz setting. This book, too, was illustrated by Ilse Kantor but her drawings were not used and those of a different artist, Haim Hausmann, were published instead. In 2010 the book was reprinted with Kantor's original illustrations after having been shelved over 60 years earlier. Both versions of the book are still available as of 2021.

Other children's books
Besides the three abovementioned books for children by Bergstein, her others were five storybooks: Danny's Golden Ducks (Barvazei haZahav shel Dani, 1945), The Cuckoo (haKukiya, 1947),  Racheli, Amos and Ilana (Rakheli, Amos veIlana, 1948), Red Rhymes (Kharuzim Adumim, 1956), Benny and Gita (Beni veGita, 1960) and four more books of poetry: I Knew a Song (Shir Yad'ati, 1954) Between Songs and Gardens (Bein Shirim veGanim, 1956), Blue and Red (Tkhelet veAdom, illustrated by Shmuel Katz, 1967) and I Planted a Seed (Gar'in Tamanti, 1968). Her twelfth children's book was a collection of poems, plays and stories, Happy Eyes (Einayim Smeikhot, illustrated by Tzila Binder, 1961). A number of her children's books were published posthumously. In an indication of Bergstein's continuing popularity, in 2013 a new book by her was published, Rachel's Wondrous Shoes (Na'alei haPeleh shel Rakhel), the contents of which had previously been one of the three stories in her storybook from 1948 and also one of the stories in her story collection of 1956. The publisher of all of Bergstein's books except for her first one was Hakibbutz Hameuchad Publishing House.

Other children's publications

She also wrote poems that were published in various publications, such as the weekly children's magazine Mishmar liYeladim which was a supplement of Al haMishmar, owned by and associated with haShomer haTzair Zionist-Socialist youth movement. One such poem was featured on the front cover of the July 1, 1948 issue, in the midst of the Israeli War of Independence (also known as the 1947–1949 Palestine war). A copy of the issue is now housed in the National Library of Israel. Bergstein's poem, accompanied by a simple illustration, is entitled "Our Shelter". Narrated from a child's point of view, it describes the air-raid shelter as a safe, pleasant place, from which sounds of a cricket and a plow can be heard. The child, ensconced in the shelter, imagines pastoral sights outside, from the lowly grass roots to the lofty treetops, and feels no fear. Mishmar liYeladim also featured prose and poetry for children by other literary luminaries of the time, such as Lea Goldberg and Avraham Shlonsky.

Adult literature
Israeli historian Muki Tsur, in his biographical book in Hebrew, Fania Bergstein[:] Poetess and Pioneer, tells the story of Bergstein's life and analyses her oeuvre written for adults. He notes that her reputation as a children's poet has largely eclipsed her achievement as a writer of prose and poetry for adults; he emphasizes her importance as a voice of her generation. In particular she wrote, for her adult audience, of the grief and longing of the pioneers in the Land of Israel who had left their families behind in Eastern Europe only to later learn of their brutal annihilation during the Holocaust. Her poetry expresses the deep sense of orphanhood that characterized her generation.
Fania Bergstein, in the words of Israeli journalist, columnist and translator Sarah Honig, is "important to understanding our Israeli identity, why we are here, what moves and motivates us… Like most everyone around her, Fania was a bridge. She was a living connection between a destroyed world and the new one being created. She articulated both the heartache and the hope."
Bergstein's published writing for adults consists of four books, three of poetry and one of prose, including several published posthumously. The collections of poetry are: Grape Harvesting (Batzir, 1939), Passing Clouds (Avim Kholfot, 1950) and Harvest (Assif, 1955); the book of prose is Writings (Reshimot, 1952).

Melodies
Bergstein's most familiar and significant poem for adults is entitled Melodies (Nigunim), also known as You have Planted Melodies (Shataltim Nigunim) which is the first line of the poem. Its delicate lyrics are sophisticated in their understatement. The poem was written in 1944, was set to music by David Zehavi, and has been sung by various artists on different occasions, such as this performance by Meshi Kleinstein.
Other singers have been: haMa'apil Trio, Gevatron, Nekhama Hendel and Yehudit Ravitz.
In it the poet, speaking for her generation of children of Holocaust victims, expresses love and appreciation for her parents and remorse over their sacrifice. She writes of the deep connections between herself and her parents, as one is intertwined in the other. When she penned the words she did not yet know the fate of her family members, whom she had left behind in Poland. Much has been written about this haunting poem, which is sung on Holocaust Day and other solemn occasions in Israel.

"The poet  expresses  the  longing  and  pain  of Zionist pioneers  who  left  their  lives  and  families  behind  to  move  to  Israel. This poem reflects many of the emotions of an entire generation that managed to act on their dreams but needed to pay a price in the process."

"Perhaps she wrote the song with the understanding that her voice resonating in her mind would no longer be heard in reality. Perhaps she wrote the song of love and longing, because she already felt that only such an expression would connect her and them."

Melodies – 1944

You planted melodies in me, my mother and my father,

Melodies, forgotten hymns.

Seeds, seeds my heart carried –

Now they rise and grow.

Now they sprout offshoots in my blood,

Their roots intertwine in my arteries,

Your melodies my father, your songs my mother,

Awaken and reverberate in my pulse.

Here I listen to my distant lullaby,

Chanted from mother to daughter.

Here will sparkle in tears and laughter

"Lamentations" and Sabbath tunes.

Each sound is hushed and each note is stilled.

It's within me that your faraway voices teem.

My eyes I'll close and I am with you

Above the darkness of the abyss.

Fania Bergstein was a pioneer with the soul of a poet. She wrote, "There are peculiar people in the world, people who occupy themselves by collecting valuable things. One of them might collect ancient stones, another might collect stamps. There are those who collect rare manuscripts. And I, too, am a collector; I collect sparks of light."

See also
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On The expression to sum per unit time. Must be a numeric expression (e.g., number(properties["time"]). See Choreo description for examples.
This Choreo sums an expression for events per unit time. The documentation for this Mixpanel resource can be found here.


School today in no longer confined to class room instruction. We believe that school is about more than academic lessons and qualifications. Many of the most important lessons are those which students learn as part of team games, cross fertilizations of ideas, competitions and collaborative work.
To pave the way for such non-cognitive learning we organize a variety of competitions and cultural events which also support for learning. A sense of belonging and loyalty are promoted in the students by dividing them into four different houses namely, Bhabha, Raman, Einstein & Newton.. Inter class/house competitions such as debate, recitation, fancy dress, group song, folk dance, rangoli, art and craft etc. provide learning experiences which enrich the educational and social development of the students.
Morning assemblies arranged house wise on rotational basis is a forum for the students to address a large audience and express themselves. Every student is encouraged to participate indiscriminately with the intention of nurturing and developing inner talents. Conducting activity clubs twice a week allows the learners to pursue any interest of their choice.


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/**
 * \file TCPSocketTestSuite.h
 * \date Apr 6, 2010
 * \author samael
 */

#ifndef TCPSOCKETTESTSUITE_H_
#define TCPSOCKETTESTSUITE_H_

#include <cppunit/TestCase.h>
#include <cppunit/extensions/HelperMacros.h>

using namespace CppUnit;

class TCPSocketTestSuite: public TestCase
{
	CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE(TCPSocketTestSuite);
		CPPUNIT_TEST(testReadWrite);
	CPPUNIT_TEST_SUITE_END();

public:
	void testReadWrite();
};

#endif /* TCPSOCKETTESTSUITE_H_ */

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Zoe Kravitz Says The Batman is Catwoman's Origin Story
Could this mean we'll be seeing more of Zoe Kravitz's Catwoman in future DC projects?
There is little doubt that The Batman is going to be about Bruce Wayne as he establishes himself as the Caped Crusader. However, it looks like the highly anticipated DC flick will also explore Selina Kyle's origins. Zoe Kravitz has just confirmed that the upcoming Warner Bros. movie will also show fans Catwoman's origin story. So could this mean the character is set for bigger things in the DC Universe?
It's still a long wait for The Batman but the film was recently featured in Empire. During the interview, Zoë Kravitz spoke about her character's role in the film being more than just a pretty face or love interest for Bruce Wayne.
"This is an origin story for Selina," Kravitz. "So, it's the beginning of her figuring out who she is, beyond just someone trying to survive."
The Big Little Lies star continues by pointing out that there is still so much to learn about Selina. "I think there's a lot of space to grow and I think we are watching her become what I'm sure will be the femme fatale," Kravitz said.
That's an interesting way to put it and fans are already hoping it means that The Batman is just the beginning for Selina Kyle. This is also very possible considering that the film is expected to have at least two sequels. With that in mind, we're looking forward to seeing Kravitz's Catwoman in the future.
The Batman is directed by Matt Reeves and stars Robert Pattinson as Bruce Wayne. The film follows the young Bruce on his second year as the Caped Crusader and dealing with a serial killer known as The Riddler who has been going after Gotham City's wealthy residents. However, the Riddler is not the only baddie Bruce will have to deal with as the Penguin also joins the big picture.
The Batman will hit theaters on March 4, 2022.
Related: New The Batman Photos Highlight Catwoman, Riddler, and Penguin
Dune, The Matrix Resurrections Among the Films Included in 2022 BAFTA Film Awards Longlists
Thor Star Influenced Ben Affleck's Decision to Quit the DCEU


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Rob Hicks joined the faculty of the College of William and Mary in the Fall of 2000. At the College, he is a faculty affiliate in the Environmental Science and Policy Program and the Thomas Jefferson Program in Public Policy. Rob has been a visiting professor at the Center for Development Research (ZEF), University of Bonn, Germany; the Institute of Environmental Economics and World Trade, University of Hannover, Germany; and in the Center for Economic Research, University of the Balearic Islands, Spain. His teaching interests include environmental economics and environmental policy. His current research focuses on environmental and natural resource economics, welfare economics, and econometrics. He is a past member of the Science Advisory Board for the National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration (U.S. Department of Commerce). He has served on the editorial board of Marine Resource Economics and has been awarded research support from the National Science Foundation, the United States Department of Commerce, the William and Flora Hewlett Foundation, and the Bill and Melinda Gates Foundation. He is the recipient of the Alumni Fellowship Award and the Plumeri Award for Faculty Excellence.


Citation: Franzluebbers, A.J., Cuasarano, H.J., Reeves, D.W., Shaw, J.N., Norfleet, M.L. 2005. Soil organic carbon sequestration in cotton production systems of the southeastern USA [abstract]. Third USDA Symposium on Greenhouse Gasses and Carbon Sequestration in Agriculture and Forestry. 21-24 March 2005, Baltimore, Maryland.
Technical Abstract: Conservation-oriented agricultural management systems have been suggested to sequester soil organic C (SOC), improve soil quality, and increase crop productivity. Our objective was to summarize and synthesize available literature related to SOC sequestration in cotton production systems of the southeastern USA. From a review of 20 studies in the region, SOC increased with no tillage compared with conventional tillage by 0.2 +/- 0.2 ton/acre/year. Variation was large, but was expected based on the diversity of soils, cropping systems, and experimental conditions that occurred among locations. By implementing no tillage continuously for 10 years on a typical soil in the southeastern USA, SOC to a depth of 8 inches could be expected to increase from 11 ton C/acre initially to 13 ton C/acre (19% increase). More diverse rotations of cotton with high-residue-producing crops such as corn and small grains would sequester greater quantities of SOC than continuous cotton. Conservation tillage with cover cropping is an appropriate technology for SOC sequestration and complements additional benefits of reducing soil erosion, reducing fuel cost, increasing biological diversity, and improving nutrient cycling.


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Porsche 993: King of Porsche (Essential Companion)
This book about the Porsche 993 is the third of a series by the author, covering a range of Porsche models. Containing absolutely everything a 993 owner needs to know, Porsche 993: King of Porsche details every model and version. Engines, transmissions, suspension, and how to improve the performance are covered, as well as the fixes for common problems. This book really is the essential companion for the 993 owner or would-be owner. No need to ask questions online anymore, the answers are all here. This book chronicles the development, racing history and ownership issues of the Porsche 993 in tremendous detail. Containing a buyer's/owner's guide and over a thousand photographs, this book features incredibly in-depth information about all aspects of the Porsche 993.
Author Bio: Adrian Graham Streather was born on December 25, 1958. Upon leaving school he joined the Royal Australian Air Force (RAAF) in 1975, where he trained as a Scientific Instrument Maker and gained additional qualifications in the electronics field. After a varied career in the aviation industry, he now lives in Australia with his family. Adrian is a prolific author, specialising in the Porsche marque, and has written a number of books that have been published by Veloce, including the Essential Companion series, and several in the Essential Buyer's Guide series.
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Europeans reassess the double-edged sword of trade with China
Growth in commerce has eased Covid's economic hit to EU but risks human rights backlash
10 May 2021 • 5 min read
EU exports to China have grown at a double-digit pace since the pandemic struck a year ago, a rare bright spot in Europe's otherwise bleak economic landscape.
But China's actions in places such as Xinjiang and Hong Kong have made it clear to European companies that trade with China can be a double-edged sword, prompting some to reassess their links to the world's second-largest economy and call on their governments to take a harder line with Beijing on human rights and unfair competition.
Since the pandemic first struck, China has become the EU's largest trading partner for goods, the source of almost a quarter of wares imported into the bloc last year, while 10 per cent of the EU's exported goods went the other way. Two-way trade has risen by 67 per cent in the past decade, compared with the 19 per cent growth between the EU and other countries.
As a result, China's speedy rebound from the virus has helped to cushion Europe from the much heavier economic blow it experienced. Figures due to be published on Friday are set to confirm that the eurozone plunged into a double-dip recession in the first quarter of this year as fresh lockdowns held back activity.
Trade — and particularly trade with China — is likely to be one of the few parts of the bloc's economy to buck the trend.
But despite this "success story . . . not just [in] Germany but also the rest of Europe", Wolfgang Niedermark, executive board member of BDI, Germany's main industry association, warned of problems.
"It is time to treat China as a competitor as well as co-operate with it as a partner and to confront it when we disagree, such as over human rights," he said.
China's internment of Uyghurs, Kazakhs and other Muslims in the Xinjiang region has prompted US, EU, UK and Canadian sanctions, sparking retaliation by Beijing and leaving some European companies facing controversy over their dealings. So has Beijing's crackdown in Hong Kong.
Niedermark said Beijing had become bolder in asserting its interests, meaning that "the tone from China is different, so we have to take a different approach".
"We no longer accept that China presents itself as an emerging market that is not ready . . . to play by the same rules," he said.
Earlier this month, three pressure groups and an Uyghur woman who had been interned in Xinjiang filed a lawsuit in Paris against four European and US clothing makers, accusing them of committing crimes against humanity for buying cotton made using forced labour in the region, which produces about a fifth of the world's cotton.
"Sourcing cotton from that region is in and of itself problematic and the lack of information is also making it difficult for companies," said Miriam Saage-Maass, deputy legal director at the European Center for Constitutional and Human Rights which supported the Paris lawsuit. "The only companies that are credible are those that are leaving the region."
The ECCHR is working on similar lawsuits in other countries, including Germany and the Netherlands.
The campaigning is having an effect. Tchibo, the Hamburg-based clothes and coffee maker, has already told the ECCHR that it will stop buying cotton from a Chinese company the campaigners have accused of using forced labour.
The dilemma is particularly acute for German companies, because the intensifying trade relationship is largely a German story.
More than 40 per cent of EU goods imported into China in the 12 months to February were from Germany.
German exports to China rose by 26 per cent in February compared with the same month last year, when the pandemic shut much of the Chinese economy. This compares with a 1.2 per cent drop in all German exports over the same period.
The stakes for German companies will only get higher; Berlin is planning a law that would make companies liable for violations of human rights or environmental standards in their global supply chains.
"This creates a headache for strategic departments of many companies," said Niedermark, adding that several had urged the BDI to speak out on human rights. "We should address this with our Chinese friends and not shy away from it."
Volkswagen in particular faces growing scrutiny, as one of the few western carmakers with a factory in Xinjiang. It is a sensitive issue for VW, given its use of forced labour during the second world war and because China is its biggest market.
VW denied that any of its employees "work under duress", adding that "suppliers who do not meet our requirements are not awarded contracts". The carmaker is integrating human rights into its "compliance management system" and would this year "conduct internal assessments of Volkswagen-controlled entities in China", it said.
The wider geopolitical environment may take these decisions out of European companies' hands, according to Janka Oertel, head of the Asia programme at the European Council on Foreign Relations. China's shift to autonomy in key industries should be "a concern for European companies" targeting the Chinese market, she said.
Oertel warned it was a "risky choice" to assume Beijing would continue to open up its economy after tit-for-tat sanctions left the EU-China trade deal agreed in December hanging in the balance.
"This is bigger than individual companies," she said. "It is a political problem and that needs to be addressed at a European level and not at an individual company or country level."
There are signs that Brussels is hardening its position towards China. Next week the European Commission is set to unveil legislative powers to crack down on market-distorting subsidies from foreign governments, widely seen as a response to Beijing's state support for its national champions.
The BDI is pressing the EU and Germany to use government procurement and investment screening as leverage to open China's economy to fairer competition.
"It sounds like protectionism and we dislike that as we have always tried to be open," Niedermark said. "But if nobody is following us then we need to step up our own toolkit."
Biden's global tax plan 'breakthrough moment', Canada's Freeland says
Finance minister emphasises that US administration is 'very collaborative' on vaccines
World Economy News 10 May 2021 • 3 min read
MEPs brand Brexit a 'historic mistake' as they approve trade deal
Zero-tariff agreement with the UK approved by huge majority, paving the way for final ratification


I am going to take some time off from the forum a little while. I have plans I want to do, and not have time for the forum. I hope to be back around the beginning or middle of August. If you have anything you would like to ask me, now would be the time. I am going to be off around Friday, July 8, 2016 to be working on my truck with getting the rust fixed, painting it, and adding accessories to it. I don't know how long it will take.
So anyway... I don't know what else to say!
What do you mean by that? I am not taking it as offense, just wondering.
Edit: Does it mean that I might not be able to stay away from the forum?
If you don't respond in the next 24 hours, your chance to win lots of $$$$ will be lost.


In the recent years, Zuma, has forgone the singing but who can forget his vibrating rendition of Inde lendlela and M'shini wami?
Certainly, his utterances keep the general public tuned into Parliament TV as much the protesting antics of the EFF.
The following day The Presidency issued a statement saying that the president condemned all the deaths equally.
EFF leader Julius Malema has called on the ANC to leave President Jacob Zuma to his party.
Finance Minister: In arguably his most famous gaffe ever, the president of the republic fired then Finance Minister Nhlanhla Nene. Nene was immediately replaced with David van Rooyen who became famously known as the weekend minister because on Monday, Zuma removed him from the post and re-appointed Pravin Gordhan to the post.
In 2016 speaking at a gala dinner in Sandton, the president stated that Africa was the biggest continent in the world.
"This continent is the biggest continent in the world. All continents put together will fit into Africa, "he said at the time.
JZ, my geography teacher taught us incorrectly all those years ago! Really?
Once again, the presidency released a statement issuing an apology on behalf of Zuma.
2017: During his 75th birthday celebration Zuma alluded that he would step down if the ANC asked him too.
"… Even if you say I must leave, I will leave with a clear heart. I'll be ANC until I die and do work without a salary because I'll be getting pension... I'll work hard, be there and use my strength to debate."
After the elections of the new ANC president however Jacob Zuma has repeatedly refused to step down according to various reports.
Zuma indeed is a man of many facets and umm words.


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Q: Distinguish if program runs by clicking on the icon, typing its name in the console, or from a batch file The program I am writing is a simple console application that gets params, computes, and then returns data.
I am asking this because I am trying to implement a smart "press enter to exit" message that would run only if a console program is called by clicking on its icon in explorer. Without it, the result is that program only flashes for a split of second, but if a program is run from a context of already opened console then the same thing becomes an annoyance. Similar thing arises when program is run inside bat or cmd file, then pausing at the end is also unwelcome since bat files have 'pause' command that is supposed to do it.

So, we have 2 modes:

*

*program says "press enter to exit" when is started by:

*

*direct clicking in explorer

*clicking on a shortcut

*Simply exit when:

*

*its name is typed in console

*it is run from a bat/cmd file

*it is run from another console application

A: Using Windows APIs:
You can use the GetConsoleProcessList API function (available on Windows XP/2003 and higher only). It returns a list of processes that are attached to the current console. When your program is launched in the "no console" mode, your program is the only process attached to the current console. When your program is launched from another process which already has a console, there will be more than one process attached to the current console.
In this case, we don't care about the list of process IDs returned by the function, we only care about the count that is returned.
Example program (I used Visual C++ with a Console Application template):
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <Windows.h>

using namespace std;

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    DWORD procIDs[2];
    DWORD maxCount = 2;
    DWORD result = GetConsoleProcessList((LPDWORD)procIDs, maxCount);
    cout << "Number of processes listed: " << result << endl;
    if (result == 1)
    {
        system("pause");
    }
    return 0;
}

We only need to list up to 2 processes, because we only care whether there is 1 or more than 1.

Using Windows APIs present in Windows 2000:
GetConsoleWindow returns the window handle of the console associated with the current process (if any). GetWindowThreadProcessId can tell you which process created a window. And finally, GetCurrentProcessId tells you the id of current process. You can make some useful deductions based on this information:
#include "stdafx.h"
#include <iostream>
#include <Windows.h>

using namespace std;

int _tmain(int argc, _TCHAR* argv[])
{
    HWND consoleWindow = GetConsoleWindow();
    if (consoleWindow != NULL)
    {
        DWORD windowCreatorProcessId;
        GetWindowThreadProcessId(consoleWindow, &windowCreatorProcessId);
        if (windowCreatorProcessId == GetCurrentProcessId())
        {
            cout << "Console window was created by this process." << endl;
            system("pause");
        }
        else
            cout << "Console window was not created by this process." << endl;
    }
    else
        cout << "No console window is associated with this process." << endl;
    return 0;
}

This technique seems slightly less precise than the first one, but I think in practice it should perform equally well.

A: The simplest solution I can think of is require the first parameter to be a flag whether or not the program should pause at the end. If the parameter is not there, i.e. it was started via explorer and the user did not have the ability to pass it in, then it should pause.
//Pseudo-code!!

int main(int argc, char** argv) {
    //...
    if(argv[1] == SHOULD_PAUSE) system("pause");
    return 0;
}

A: There's a simple way to do this, and of course a more complicated way. The more complicated way may be more fun in the end, but probably more trouble than it's worth.
For the simple way, add a command line argument to the program, --pause-on-exit or something similar. Pass the extra arg whan calling it from a batch-file or the launcher icon. You could of course rather check for an environment variable for a similar effect.
For a more complicated (and automatic) way, you could probably try to find out who is the parent process of your application. You may have to go further up the chain than your immediate parent, and it may not work in all cases. I'd go for the command line argument.

A: Elaborating on my comment, rather than trying to tell how the program was executed (which I don't know is even possible, I'd assume there's no difference/distinction at all), I would implement a similar functionality in either one of two ways:

*

*Add an extra argument to the program that will either make it "pause" at the end before terminating or not. ie. You could have something like -w to make it wait, or -W to make it not wait, and default with not waiting (or vice versa). You can add arguments through shortcuts.

*Add a timer at the end of the program so that you wait for a few seconds, long enough for the user to read the input, so that the program doesn't wait infinitely when used in a batch.

A: Visual Studio introduces a wrinkle to @tcovo's otherwise valid answer when you are debugging.  In this situation, it creates a second process and attaches it to the same console as the process you're running in:

So, it's necessary to detect the debugger using the Windows API function IsDebuggerPresent in order to get a definitive answer:
#include <iostream>
#include <Windows.h>
#include "debugapi.h"

int main()
{
    DWORD pl[2];
    auto np = GetConsoleProcessList(pl, 2);
    std::cout << np << " processes\n";
    bool shared;
    if (IsDebuggerPresent())
        shared = np > 2;
    else
        shared = np > 1;
    std::cout << "Shared: ";
    std::boolalpha(std::cout);
    std::cout << shared << "\n";
    std::cin.ignore(1);
    return 0;
}

This only matters if you're using the local debugger; when run in a remote debugger there is still only one process attached.

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"Kinda like this," Mateo said, and then he froze, because the fact was that he barely did survive high school, and in fact, didn't know how.
Mateo and Leona left the house and walked over to Horace and Serkan's place. Gilbert was already there, helping put the final touches on Horace's world famous quiche.
"Mister Matic, you're finally gonna get a chance to try this," Horace said.
The five of them, along with Paige, had a lovely breakfast together in a nice little dining room. Everyone already knew pretty much everything about him, and each other, so only he needed to get to know them better. As Cleanser would have it, the special running apparel that he had worn during the 16 Blocks Tribulation had originally belonged to Serkan. He was a locally famous racer in the 2020s who participated in this fascinating competition known as City Frenzy. Teenagers would race across the city, using not only speed, but also parkour and and gymnastics. They didn't have the same starting points, nor the same finish lines. Apparently, Serkan had won a few times, and it was during one of these races when he literally fell into the world of choosers and salmon.
Serkan was known as a chosen one, a special and incredibly rare breed of temporal manipulators. They were akin to salmon, but instead of being controlled by the powers that be, they were created by choosing ones. He didn't know which chooser had made him what he was, but whoever it was had made no obvious effort to actually control his actions. He was always, at least seemingly, free to make his own choices. He said, however, that he had this feeling that he had been created for a very specific purpose. In fact, he had never needed to bother with any sort of anti-aging techniques, or physiological upgrades. His rate of aging had been slower than usual since he first became a chosen one.
"Who might that be?" Leona asked, not convinced.
"Meliora," Leona said, because they could read each other's minds. That didn't mean she completely agreed with his hypothesis.
"Exactly, Horace agreed while Leona shifted uncomfortably in her seat at the mention of her name...and her daughter. It was only then that he realized how much in common he had with Meliora, and how much in common Leona had with his own mother, Aura. Both children erased themselves from the timeline, and both mothers had no recollection of a child they had made with a man they had never been with in this timeline.
There was a knock on the door before Mateo could ask more questions. Serkan jumped up to open it. The rest of them could hear inaudible voices, and then he returned with a visitor.
"Peacemaker," Horace muttered, technically under his breath, but loud enough for all to hear, including the newcomer.
"We're not doing this," Gilbert insisted, providing the oblivious rest of them with no context.
"This will resolve their issues once and for all," the visitor said, maintaining the vagueness of the conversation.
"He is not ready, Uluru." Gilbert countered.
"I tried to take control of Uluru in the other timeline, but that facility I held you and Gilbert in was as close as I could get." Horace still seemed upset about it, even though he was a changed man. Mateo tried to imagine him having control over a location powerful enough to remove or bestow time powers. That would not have been good.
"If I do this, the tribulations end?" Mateo asked.
"I suppose we'll have to get far enough away from Serkan so you can teleport me there," Mateo said to Uluru.
"This isn't going to happen until tomorrow," Gilbert said while standing up. He placed his hand on Mateo's shoulder like an overprotective father before his son's first high school party. "Right?" He gave Uluru a formidable death stare.


Did you ever wonder how New York Fashion Week started? Single handedly by Eleanor Lambert, the press director of American fashion's first promotional organization, the New York Dress Institute (in the 1940's during the height of the WW2). It was initially called "Press Week". She organized semi-annual Fashion Press Weeks in New York often paying expenses and coordinating schedules for journalists as Paris dealt with Nazi occupation. The events spread overseas to European capitals. And here we are decades later at the New York Fashion Week kick off. Fascinating!
Here's a great podcast about Eleanor and the birth of NY Fashion Week's on WNYC.
Fascinating! Love this. Thanks for sharing.
Wish I had known this cool stuff when she was alive; I'm sure she had some amazing stories! By the time I came along she was a bit crazy. Oh well.


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Prairie Lea High School or Prairie Lea School is a public high school located in Prairie Lea, Texas (USA) and classified as a 1A school by the UIL. It is part of the Prairie Lea Independent School District located in west central Caldwell County. In 2015, the school was rated "Met Standard" by the Texas Education Agency.

Athletics
The Prairie Lea Indians compete in the following sports

Basketball
Cross Country
6-Man Football
Golf
Tennis
Track and Field
Volleyball

Notable Game
In 1938, University Interscholastic League Director, Rodney Kidd, asked coaches at Prairie Lea High School and Martindale High School located just south of Austin to study the rules for six man football.  They later played an exhibition game for UIL officials, who must have been impressed, as they officially sanctioned six-man play for the fall of 1938.  Both schools competed in six-man that first fall and tied for the district 3 title with Dripping Springs.  In that first year, only 55 schools participated in six-man football.  A year later, the number grew to 112 schools.  At one time as many as 160 teams across Texas have participated.

Prairie Lea would discontinue its football program in the late 1950s, but would resume play in the fall of 2001.

State Titles
Boys Basketball
1944(B), 1945(B)
One Act Play
1975(1A)
2020 UIL Ready Writing State Championship Caleb Densman

See also

List of high schools in Texas
List of Six-man football stadiums in Texas

References

External links
Prairie Lea ISD

Schools in Caldwell County, Texas
Public high schools in Texas
Public middle schools in Texas
Public elementary schools in Texas


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Q: add x number of working days to date I am trying to find the date after specific number of days.
My query looks like this:
UPDATE [PST].[dbo].[tbl_Project_tracker1]
SET    Predicted_Eng_Comp_date = tb2.Predicted_Eng_Comp_date
FROM   (SELECT NETWORK_NO,
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        FROM   [PST].[dbo].[tbl_Project_tracker1]
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WHERE  [NETWORK_NO] = tb2.[NETWORK_NO]

The query works fine but i am looking for working days. How do i calculate that?

A: Please make use of below Query (Which replaces your current query):
    UPDATE [PST].[dbo].[tbl_Project_tracker1] SET Predicted_Eng_Comp_date = DATEADD(DAY, 20, Actual_Eng_Start_date)


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Gamma radiation
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Other technical projects
About FINO3
FuE-Zentrum
In Schleswig-Holstein, the FuE-Zentrum FH Kiel GmbH established at the end of 2005 a "Competence Center Offshore Wind Energy Utilization - North Sea Development Platform for Technology and Nature Conservation (FINO3-NEPTUN)", funded by the Ministry of Economic Affairs of Schleswig-Holstein with funds from the European Union, European Fund for Regional Development (ERDF) and the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation and Nuclear Safety (BMU). During this phase I, the technical requirements based on the various scientific research projects were defined in the form of a requirement specification. Thereafter, on this basis, the tendering of the platform and the awarding to a bidder took place. Implementation planning began in autumn 2007 and construction of the platform in spring 2008. In August 2009 FINO3 was put into operation.
The operation of the platform has been carried out continuously since 2009 by the FuE-Zentrum FH Kiel GmbH. Sponsors were and are the Federal Ministry for the Environment, Nature Conservation, Building and Nuclear Safety (BMUB), the state of Schleswig-Holstein with state and EU funds, and the Federal Ministry for Economic Affairs and Energy (BMWi).
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Europe's government-favored companies since then seldom have competed successfully with their American counterparts (think Machine Bull vs IBM). Obama's socialist industrial policy has been equally barren.


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Running the commnds in the python-window, the symbology will be changed as expected, but in a python script from a toolbox nothing happens. The attributes in lyrx-file and the fc/layer match correctly.
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When we think top news sources, we think New York Times, Washington Post, BBC, Fox News, Guardian etc. and our choices may be influenced by our preferences in categories (local, politics, sports, finance) as well as possibly political leaning (Liberal / Conservative). This brings forth the question - what do these news publishers write about the most?
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Above is a part of the Content Mix report for BBC News, click on it to view the complete report.
The above interactive treemap chart shows the overview of all topics & news categories that BBC News wrote stories about in the past 30 days. You can click on each topic to view sub-topics or Audience Interests and narrow down further.
The percentages against each topic shows the percentage share of stories on that particular topic among all stories published by this website in that time period. It is of course possible that some stories deal with multiple news categories, due to which the percentages may not necessarily add up to 100.
This overview of 'Interests' that the BBC caters to is determined by analyzing news stories using NativeAI's NLP capabilities and classifying the story using our ontology of over 1 Million topics & interests.
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Around the Empire: Yankees news - 9/24/20
Inside Luke Voit's MVP-caliber season; Why the Yankees should re-sign Masahiro Tanaka; Domingo Germán will not pitch in 2020
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ESPN | Marly Rivera: Luke Voit is a success story for the Yankees, and now he's beginning to receive national attention as a potential MVP candidate. In this feature piece, Voit talks about his rise to prominence, from a personable slugger blocked by All-Stars in St. Louis, to how he felt when he was acquired by the Yankees, to the mechanical and analytical adjustments he made in pinstripes.
New York Daily News | Kristie Ackert: Believe it or not, there is a chance that last night was Masahiro Tanaka's final regular season start as a New York Yankee. His contract is up at season's end, and after seven productive and mostly healthy years with the Yankees, there seems to be no reason for either party to want to separate. Tanaka will turn 32 in a month, and will assume his familiar role as the Yankees' number 2 starter in the postseason.
SNY | Scott Thompson: One player the Yankees will not see in the playoffs is Domingo Germán, whose suspension ends at the conclusion of the regular season. Aaron Boone reiterated hope that Germán could be a part of the 2021 team, but said that the team does not think he is ready to pitch in the playoffs after having been suspended for the entire season. Germán has been serving an 81-game suspension since last September for violating MLB's domestic violence policy.


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CRYSTAL RIVER CRUISES. WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW!
World renowned Crystal Cruises EUROPEAN river cruises... simply the BEST!
In early 2015, we wrote about the entry of Crystal into the river cruise space in 2017 with the launch of the Mozart sailing the Danube River with roundtrip voyages out of Vienna. Then, just 45 days later... they announced that the Crystal Mozart would enter the market in 2016! And, then in 2017, two new, purpose-built Crystal river ships — the Bach and the Mahler — were launched with 24 unique itineraries to choose from. Unfortunately, they continue to delay the launch of their ships in France for a couple of years.
The all-new Bach and Mahler were launched, respectively, in June and August of 2017. These new, very contemporary 110-passenger river ships are sailing innovative itineraries along the Rhine, Main and Danube Rivers.
In 2018, with both the new Debussy and Ravel launched, the number of itineraries available on the Rhine, Main and Danube jumped to 120 to meet growing demand.
For 2019, Crystal has added even more, shorter itineraries ranging from 7 to 11 days on the Danube, Rhine, Main, bringing the total number of exciting itineraries to 225 curated destinations. Crystal just keeps offering more and more choices to their guests. If you haven't yet booked your Crystal river cruise for 2019, please don't wait any longer — they are already well-booked, and 2019 (and even 2020 at this date) promise to be sell-outs! Call and speak to one of our river cruise experts as soon as you can.
Crystal is dedicated to the comfort and well-being of their guests.
As we mentioned above, while the vessels are full-size river ships at 443 meters, they only carry 110 pampered guests. Even more unusual is that there are no staterooms on the lower of the three passenger decks. They only have staterooms and suites, all with balconies, on the top two decks of the ships.
All the ships feature many Crystal favorites including the Palm Court with its wonderful dance floor, regular suites at 220sf, deluxe suites at 250sf, and one, 2-bedroom suite at 750sf. Other familiar features to Crystal past guests are multiple dining venues, library, fitness center, spa, and sporting equipment such as electric-assisted bicycles.
Everyone at Premier has sailed on Crystal's ocean cruises. We've experienced first-hand and up-close, the unmatched quality they offer to their ocean guests. We can truly say that those same immaculate qualities have been carried over to their river guests. For those of you looking to immerse yourselves in the totally unique, 6-star Crystal experience, please consider booking very early as we are seeing a significant level of demand for 2018 sailings. These new river gems are selling out very quickly.
With Crystal, not only will you enjoy the best of the best in the way of accommodations and cuisine. One of the things that our Premier team are really excited about is what Crystal will be doing with their onboard dining experience. We like to say that on all other river ships, "you eat," but on Crystal, "you dine." If you read between the words, we think you will understand that the dining experience aboard ANY of the new Crystal River ships will exceed the ordinary and your expectations as well.
One of our favorite things is that Crystal River Cruises will feature a "farm to table" approach to meal planning and the acquisition of almost all organic foods. Yes, they can and will do this, even in Europe. They will use vendors along the rivers so that there were be no need to use any frozen foods or pastries on any Crystal ship.
For those who enjoy variety, you'll have your choice of dining in the type of restaurant you prefer as the Mozart and new build river ships will feature 5 unique dining venues to please your pallet. Choose to enjoy the water view of the Bistro, just as it sounds, a French bistro, but one that features "regional street foods" and other specialties... and from what we heard, the best gelato of any river ships, and it's made on board.
At the aft portion of the ship, you'll find a very novel grill, simply called BLU. Located at the rear of the ship, BLU has slidding glass doors and it will be a very casual place for any meal. Another fun spot will be a pop-up bar located on the top (Sun) deck. Here you can enjoy your favorite libation or, check out their 100" flat screen TV where Crystal will air movies and live sporting events of interest.
In addition to BLU, you can also enjoy Michelin rated food onboard at the main dining room, the Waterside Grill. For a lighter, more casual meal you can also enjoy tapas at the Bistro or a perfectly brewed coffee and pastry at the Pantry. This is only a glimpse at what you can expect when you enjoy a Crystal River Cruise.
If you are a "foodie," we've saved one of the most dynamic elements of the Crystal experience until now. On each Crystal river cruise, every guest will have the opportunity to select and then enjoy diner off the ship at a Michelin "star rated" restaurant. To make it the ultimate guest dining experience, there will be a choice of restaurants in selected ports with only 12-14 lucky guests going to any one restaurant. Once you have deposited your cabin, you can actually go on line and pick the Michelin restaurant of your choice. Oh, wait a minute, we forgot to tell you that dining at one of the Michelin restaurants is INCLUDED in your cruise price.
One of the other truly unique things Crystal will do is own their own fleet of busses that will shadow your ship. In addition to the ease of travel that will create, these buses will have expresso machines, bathrooms, and even WiFi for those who want to upload their unforgettable pictures to the Internet while touring. Speaking of staying connected, on the Crystal River ships' version of their successful Palm Court, you'll even be able to catch live U.S. sporting events, so (guys) no worries about that special game or your favorite team.
Here's a brief overview of what we know so far.
◙ Bookings for 2019 — and now 2020 — cruises are selling briskly. Please don't wait!
◙ The smallest stateroom measures a very spacious 203 square feet.
The Premier Team has a long-standing relationship with Crystal. Please bookmark this page and check back frequently as we will continually update it with new information released by Crystal.
We are already seeing that Crystal river voyages will be some of the most in demand trips of 2019 & 2020, so please reach out to Premier team soon. We have special, exclusive offers and the experience to truly help you maximize your vacation dollars to maximize your enjoyment of your Crystal River Cruise.


Alea Jones 52, Sandusky, transitioned from this life, Thursday, January 24, 2019, in St. John's Medical Center, Westlake, OH.
Alea was born on May 18, 1966 in Carbondale, IL to the Ella Mae Baker and the late Felacy Goudy.
She was nurtured and loved by her extended family, Rev. Richard and Dr. Exie B. Ashburn and siblings in her early years.
Alea graduated from Sandusky High School in 1984, and was active in band and the acapella choir. After graduating she moved to Washington, DC, where she graduated from Kathern Gibbs Secretarial School, then moved to Richmond, VA and worked for an Insurance Co. Following several years of successful employment, she moved to Columbus, OH, and began working for the State of Ohio, as a Grant's administrator, for over 20 years, in charge of a multi-million dollar budget.
Alea was a member of New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, where she served with the Nurses ministry, and the Divine and Delightful Divas Social Club for many years.
She leaved to celebrate her life, son, Austen Jones, Sandusky; grandson, Anthony Marcellus Jones, Sandusky; mother, Ella Mae Baker, Sandusky; sister, Tonya (James) Turner, Sandusky; brothers, Eric (Tina) Edwards, Fremont, OH, and Emmanuel (Angela) Mitchell, Memphis, TN; Ashburn siblings; special friend, Otis Evans; and a host of aunts, uncles, other family and friends.
She was preceded in death by her maternal grandmother, Estella Walker; paternal grandfather, Henry Jones; father, Felacy Goudy; special father and mother, Rev. Richard R. and Dr. Exie B. Ashburn.
Friends may call on Tuesday, January 29, 2019, from 10 A.M. until time of funeral services at 12 P.M. Noon in New Jerusalem Missionary Baptist Church, 1920 Eddy Henry Way, Sandusky. Rev. Curtis L. Johnson Jr. will officiate. Burial will follow in Oakland Cemetery. Toft Funeral Home & Crematory, 2001 Columbus Ave., Sandusky is handling the arrangements. Condolences and gifts of sympathy may be made to the family by visiting toftfuneralhome.com.


Fashion designer Tania Omotayo welcomed her first child yesterday, March 30th. She made this known via her IG page.
"My first Mother's Day, and it's so unreal. Yesterday (30/03/2019) we welcomed our beautiful princess into the world.
Nigerian singer Adekunle Gold wasted no time in commenting on her page describing Tania Omotayo's pregnancy as one of the hardest secrets he has had to keep.
The post 'One of the hardest secrets I have had to keep' – Adekunle Gold talks Tania Omotayo's pregnancy appeared first on INFORMATION NIGERIA.


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Commonwealth Election Reports
Uganda Presidential and Parliamentary Elections, 18 February 2011
The Report of the Commonwealth Observer Group for the Uganda Parliamentary and Presidential elections. The Group was led by Dame Billie Miller, former Deputy Prime Minister and former Minister of Foreign Affairs and Foreign Trade of Barbados, and comprised thirteen eminent persons in total.
At the invitation of the Government of Uganda, the Commonwealth Secretary-General, Mr Kamalesh Sharma, constituted an Observer Group for the 18 February, 2011 Presidential and Parliamentary Elections. In line with usual practice, the Secretary-General sent an Assessment Mission to Uganda to assess the prevailing situation as well as the pre-electoral environment, prior to his final decision on whether to constitute a Commonwealth Observer Group. The Assessment Mission was in the country from 10-15 December, 2010.


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