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Q: Use MonoDroid / MonoTouch to reuse DataAccess in Mobile Application We have a .net desktop application that has a mobile component (Windows Mobile). The mobile component edits a specific subset of the system data. We would like to create an iPhone and Android version of this mobile app.
Is it possible to use MonoTouch and MonoDroid to compile a 'dll' in each of the respective environments which handles data access, so the apps can be written in the native environment but share the same data behavior? Basically, just focus on UI.
We are planning on using SQLite as the database, since it runs on all platforms, but we don't want to have to write the DDL and queries 3 times.

A: Yes. Use Mono.Data.Sqlite, which is included with both MonoTouch and Mono for Android, and provides an ADO.NET interface atop the native sqlite library.
On the Android side of things, I have found that Mono.Data.Sqlite is most stable with Android v2.2 and later (API level 8+), though others have reported that Android v2.1 works for them.

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Record Book – England v West Indies at the T20 World Cup
Tag: Test Cricket
The year gone by featured plenty of memorable action to keep Test match lovers hooked – from historic performances to sensational victories to impressive debuts, the past twelve months had it all. On that note, here is a look back at the eleven best moments from men's Test cricket in 2021. Incredible India breach Brisbane […]
Read More Review – Top moments from Test cricket in 2021
The iconic Newlands in Cape Town, picturesquely situated with the Table Mountain serving as a breathtaking backdrop, holds a special significance in South African cricket history. The ground hosted South Africa's second Test match, against England in 1888-89, and has gone on to become a fortress of sorts for the hosts after readmission. As the […]
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Specials – An all-time Trinidadian Test XI
Trinidad and Tobago observes its 59th Independence Day on 31st August. To mark the occasion in a cricketing context, here's presenting an all-time Trinidadian Test XI, formed from among Trinidadian players who have represented the West Indies in men's Test cricket. Jeffrey Stollmeyer (32 Tests from 1939 to 1954-55) Stollmeyer was a key part of […]
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Record Book – One-wicket victories in Tests
The West Indies' enthralling one-wicket win over Pakistan at Kingston was only the 15th such instance in more than 144 years of Test cricket. Here is a brief look back at each of these memorable victories. England beat Australia, Fifth Test, The Oval, 1902 Target and fall of ninth wicket: 263, 248/9The tenth-wicket pair: George […]
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Specials – An inclusive Caribbean Test XI
Having seen an Antiguan international XI and a Guyanese Test XI earlier, we now look at a Test eleven with a unique twist – the inclusive Caribbean Test XI. This team features only one Test cricketer from each Caribbean cricketing nation, making it a celebration of the different lands and cultures that come together to […]
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Specials – India in Tests at Trent Bridge
The 2021-23 World Test Championship begins tomorrow with a five-match series between England and India. At stake will be the Pataudi Trophy, which England have held for the last decade – since 2011, England have won 11 and lost only two out of 14 home Tests against India. The first Test will be played at […]
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Record Book – Highest scores on Test debut for Zimbabwe
Twenty years ago, on 29th July 2001, Zimbabwe's Hamilton Masakazda created history by becoming the youngest batsman to score a hundred on Test debut. Masakadza was only 17 years and 352 days old when he achieved the feat against the West Indies at Harare (just over a month later, Mohammad Ashraful of Bangladesh became the […]
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Specials – Moments from India v New Zealand Test history
The much-awaited final of the inaugural World Test Championship between India and New Zealand is set to commence at the Rose Bowl in Southampton from 18th June. The two teams have contested 59 Test matches so far, with India winning 21 to New Zealand's 12. As we look forward to the battle royale, here is […]
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Record Book – New Zealand's Test wins in England
England's international summer kicks off with a two-Test series against New Zealand commencing at Lord's on 2nd June. This will be New Zealand's 18th Test series in England and will be followed by their much-awaited clash with India in the World Test Championship final. Having played 54 Test matches in England till date, the Black […]
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Record Book – Best bowling on Test debut for Sri Lanka
Sri Lankan left-arm spinner Praveen Jayawickrama bowled his way into the record books with an incredible display on Test debut against Bangladesh at Pallekele. The 22-year-old returned figures of 11/178 – the first instance of a Sri Lankan taking ten wickets on debut. Likewise, his 6/92 in the first innings also created a new national […]
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We have four 2013 12-core Mac Pros. All have been in for repairs more than once. Three have had both AMD video cards replaced($570). There is an unannounced, internal, Apple recall on MP's with those video cards manufactured between February 8, 2015 and April 11, 2015. So, they will replace those for free.....if you know to demand it. Apple does not publicly acknowledge, or announce, the recall.
So, one was replaced via the recall, but two that were manufactured outside that four month window, we had to pay for - even though they exhibited the exact same technical problems(crashing until video completely fails) and crash reports as the one within the period. One of those three, was actually replaced with an entirely new Mac Pro - and that one's video cards failed.
Two have had critical RAM slot failure(there's a processor on the holder). One of the two has had this happen twice. That repair is $1,200. BTW, we've had a machine in the shop for repairs each of the last three months.
This doesn't take into account the countless hours of work lost due crashes and reboots. Generally, these always happen during Adobe Cloud Premiere Pro renders/exports. So, 1-3 hours is lost when the render/export has to be done again. How do we know for sure this is a Mac Pro problem?(besides crash logs) Because we can take all of the projects that crash the Mac Pros, open them on one of our four 27" iMacs, and they render/exports perfectly fine.
To say this is unacceptable on $8k-10k machines is an understatement.
Has anyone else had these problems with their 2013 Mac Pros?
[Victor Richardson] "Has anyone else had these problems with their 2013 Mac Pros?"
Sorry to hear about this, Victor. I am in the market for a Mac Pro, but I have heard lots of stories similar to yours and there's no way I'm paying the premium for these machines. Especially considering that, given your downtime, Apple should have continuously fixed all of your machines at no cost to you.
Guess what? I just made another service appointment for a particular Mac Pro that I just got back a month ago(replace RAM riser at $1,200). This will be the 4th repair to this particular machine. What's even worse, is that this machine is actually a full replacement for an original MP that bricked 2 months from new.
[Victor Richardson] "here is also a serious problem with export/render artifacts in (at least) Adobe Premier Pro. We find lots of glitches and horizontal color lines extending across the frame. And of course, you don't realize that until AFTER an hour or two export. Then, have to start over again"
This is what I find intolerable. This past Monday I had three renders that took 3-4 hours each. Finding out that there were problems with the renders after the fact due to issues like this would have really not set well with me.


Welcome to Tranquility #1 (DC – Wildstorm): The premise for this series sounds a bit like an arc from Kurt Busiek's Astro City, which is never a bad starting point for a look at the margins of a super-hero culture. Writer Gail Simone has set a murder mystery in a retirement community for "maxis," powerful heroes and villains living together in relative peace during their twilight years.
Being a person of intelligence and sensitivity, Simone largely resists the urge to ridicule the citizenry's mental and physical decline. Being a writer who thoroughly explores the scenario at hand, she can hardly ignore it. It's a tricky balance to strike, but I think she does a nice job. Not everyone ages into an AARP commercial, and when people start with the kind of faculties possessed by the citizens of Tranquility, the results can be kind of frightening when they start to lose them.
Simone tells the story through the eyes of someone in her prime, Tranquility Sheriff Lindo. The character has her own tricky balancing act to pull off. She's protective of the citizenry in several ways – she's responsible for safety and order, which can require taking a hard line, but she's also sensitive to their dignity and respectful of their accomplishments. It's the sandwich generation conundrum through the eyes of law enforcement, and her handling of the conflicting demands makes Lindo immediately sympathetic.
The down side of having such a well-developed protagonist is that there perhaps isn't enough time to take full advantage of the setting. As Lindo grudgingly baby-sits some visiting reporters, readers get glimpses of Tranquility and some of the people who live there, but the supporting cast can pass by in a bit of a blur. Introducing marginal characters in strong, specific ways is generally one of Simone's strengths as a writer, and she succeeds more often than she fails, but the crowd can get a bit daunting.
It seems to overwhelm artist Neil Googe as well. Tranquility itself looks appealingly Rockwellian, but character design can be iffy. Googe is better at rendering action and motion than acting and emotion, so Simone's script isn't served as thoroughly as it could be.
But the book has definite potential. I like the underlying premise, and I'm a sucker for a murder mystery, so I'll stick around and see where it leads.
Crossing Midnight #1 (DC – Vertigo): This is another series off to an intriguing if not completely satisfying start. Writer Mike Carey introduces readers to twins Toshi and Kai, born and raised in contemporary Nagasaki. Their thoroughly modern parents indulge their paternal grandmother, a survivor of the atomic bomb who insists they offer a prayer to the family shrine during the pregnancy. What harm could it do?
Mom and Dad would have been better off sticking to their principles, as the act of appeasement has unexpected, decidedly unpleasant consequences. Toshi, the younger of the twins, evaded the eye of the sonogram and surprised her parents with her arrival. The surprises continue as she finds she's immune to physical injury. Carey takes an interesting direction with Toshi's emotional reaction to her "gift" and does a nice job illustrating its impact on the family dynamic.
I do like Jim Fern's pencils, which are detailed and precise. It's clean, clear rendering with some nice flourishes of imagination, and Fern's work gets solid support from inker Rob Hunter and colorist José Villarrubia.
In the end, though, Crossing Midnight is kind of chilly, which keeps it from being very chilling.
Hero Squared #4 (Boom! Studios): I'm starting to wonder if Keith Giffen and J.M. DeMatteis aren't intentionally embodying the indie-spandex divide in their appealing super-hero parody. Sure, Captain Valor is a morally monochromatic Superman archetype, but I'm finally picking up that Milo is just as much of a pastiche of the common stereotype of the artcomix protagonist, so neatly summarized by Shaenon Garrity.
It's probably taken me much longer to realize this than it should have, but it tickles me to think that Hero Squared is offering equal-opportunity mockery.
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Q: Show previous nonblank/non-zero value from rows I am working in PowerBI, and I would like to ask you for help with following issue:
I have weekly data and I want to show data from previous week/row is separate column.
I was able to do that, but I have problem with blank/zero values.
Instead of zero I would like to use previous non-zero/non-blank value - so, the goal is to have columns: value and highlighted column (see below).
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Thank you

A: try this below code for Measure-
column_new =

var curr_row_index = min('Table'[Index])

var max_index_before =
CALCULATE(
    MAX('Table'[Index]),
    FILTER(
        ALL(Table),
        'Table'[Index] < curr_row_index
            && 'Table'[Value] > 0
    )

)

return
CALCULATE(
    MAX('Table'[Value]),
    FILTER(
        ALL(Table),
        'Table'[Index] = max_index_before
    )

)

update:
column_new_ =

var curr_row_index = min('Table'[Index])
var curr_row_value = min('Table'[Value])

var max_index_before =
CALCULATE(
    MAX('Table'[Index]),
    FILTER(
        ALL(Table),
        'Table'[Index] < curr_row_index
            && 'Table'[Value] > 0
    )

)

var last_non_zero_value =
CALCULATE(
    MAX('Table'[Value]),
    FILTER(
        ALL(Table),
        'Table'[Index] = max_index_before
    )

)

return if(
    ISBLANK(last_non_zero_value), BLANK(),
    if(
        curr_row_value >= last_non_zero_value,
        curr_row_value - last_non_zero_value,
        curr_row_value
    )
)


The term "hidden losses" is one that I have seen circulate abundantly and frequently in the Third Culture Kid world. The concept is that much of the TCK's grief stems from losses that are neither obvious nor acknowledged. These hidden losses often remain buried in the underground parts of the TCK, creating a toxic soil that results in unresolved grief, another all-to-common TCK phrase. Unfortunately, the sprouts of these seeds of hidden losses inevitably spring up to the surface sooner or later in destructive and unhealthy patterns. This most commonly happens when a TCK reaches adulthood.
As always, my question is: How can we prevent this???
How can parents of TCKs (and those who work with TCKs) uncover these "hidden losses" so that they can be called out, acknowledged, and productively and preventatively worked through?
Loss of their world. TCKs lose everything they know, all at once, with an airplane ride. This often happens repeatedly and sometimes without warning.
Loss of status. Not only to TCKs lose their world, but they lose their sense of place in it. They no longer know where they fit and what they have to offer as a person in each new culture.
Loss of lifestyle. The daily routines, housing type, and way of life often change nearly instantaneously with each move.
Loss of possessions. This doesn't only include favorite toys that are left behind, but also "things that connect TCKs to their past" (Third Culture Kids 3rd Edition, pg. 88). These could be dishes, their bedding, the Christmas table cloth that signaled the holiday season, Dad's favorite rocking chair, etc.
Loss of a past that wasn't. Birthday parties missed, not graduating with the high school class they started with, not being close with friends and family in the passport country. All the things that they would have been a part of if they hadn't moved away.
Loss of the past that was. Being unable to go back to the past as they remember it. People have moved on, the physical place may no longer be accessible, there is no tangible way to remember the life that happened in a certain place.
Hidden losses often remain hidden in the TCK's life because they go unacknowledged by the parent either purposefully (to avoid talking about the "sad stuff") or unintentionally (because they may not be as obvious or impactful to the parent).
While parents cannot prevent these losses from taking place-they are an inevitable part of the TCK life, I believe they can be intentional about bringing them out of hiding and thus, preventing the unresolved grief issue that is the result of letting these losses remain hidden.
Here are some simple, but key ways you can gently shed light on the losses that your TCK has experienced.
Talk about it. I have worked with many parents who were afraid to talk about these losses for fear of reminding their children of the sad things, bringing up a loss that their child hadn't even thought of, causing their children to wish they weren't TCKs, or causing their children to blame them (the parents), the work their doing, or God for the challenges. Unfortunately, by not talking about them, you only enforce the subconscious idea that they aren't significant losses and should be ignored. By bringing them up gently with your child, you can help them to connect their feelings of grief to tangible (and valid!) reasons for that grief. Many times, TCKs simply need to know that there are legitimate reasons behind their seemingly intangible sadness, and thus, know that it is ok to be sad.
Comfort. Comforting is not providing encouragement, but rather sitting with your kids in the midst of their pain. Depending on your child's personality, the most comforting things can be as simple as a hug, a meaningful gift, or a listening ear. The purpose is not to fix, but to let them know that you care, understand, and validate their feelings.
Be Aware. By simply being aware, parents can prevent unresolved grief from accompanying these hidden losses. Parents may have never thought about these losses being so grief-inducing for TCKs, or perhaps just never connected words and specific losses to the struggles they have seen in their TCK. Awareness does not take away the losses, but it does give the parent a more clear window into what their child might be going through.
Be open about your own losses. The losses that you have experienced through moving and living overseas may not be the same as those your children have experienced but, by you talking about them, it tells your TCK, "It is ok to be sad about these things!" This is also a great way to spark conversation about the hidden losses. As you are folding your new bed sheets, fresh out of the dryer (or off the clothes line) say, "Sometimes I really miss the sheets I had back in California." "Do you ever miss your bed and your old bedroom?" These simple conversation starters tell your child that it is ok to think about these things, talk about these things, and cry about these things.
Unresolved grief most often occurs because of lack of awareness of the losses, lack of permission to grieve (believing the losses aren't or shouldn't be a big deal), and lack of example (people in their life showing them effective ways of dealing with grief). Parents can and should be intentional with their children in each of these areas. By putting words to your child's losses, communicating to them through comforting words and actions that it is ok to be sad about these things, and displaying what a healthy version of coping with grief looks like, you can help your TCK bring these "hidden losses" out of hiding.
We are wrapping up our first teen pre-field training program after a fantastic two weeks of practicing culture and language-learning skills. At the end of last week, we had an intense and wonderful lesson, full of deep conversation, about leaving and grieving. One topic that came up was the difference between diffusing anger and processing grief. There was some confusion about the difference between the two. The concepts may look similar, and may use similar methods, but they are absolutely not the same. In fact, doing one at the expense of the other can lead to a host of unresolved grief issues, a leading mental health issue in adult TCKs according to Ruth Van Rekken. As a parent of TCKs, it is critical that you understand and practice both.
Diffusing anger takes your mind off of the negative emotions; processing grief allows for time to dwell on the negative emotions. Both are important and teaching your kids to do each strategically can be a bit of a balancing act.
Remember, the purpose of diffusing anger is to get your mind off of the trigger that is causing the anger. The above suggestions are meant to help your child "cool down" and distract themselves from whatever is making them angry so that they are mentally ready to delve into those deeper emotions.
Thus, diffusing anger can be a first step to grief processing. Often grief is realized through anger. Your child may express anger without acknowledging the deeper underlying emotions and in order to successfully process those deep, more complex emotions, they first need to diffuse their anger so that they can calmly and rationally begin the grief processing. It is almost always ineffective to try to help your child work through their grief while they are actively angry.
The reason that so many TCKs suffer from issues related to unresolved grief is because they never move from the distraction techniques of diffusing anger and onto the more introspective, more difficult, grief processing. They spend their childhood and young adult life getting their mind off of the negative feelings when they arise and never take the time to strategically dwell on them in order to process their grief.
The point of grief processing is to take the time to think about the negative emotions, why you feel that way, and if there is anything that needs to be done to move on. It is not a fun process and most of us try to avoid those hard, deep feelings, but it is so incredibly important. If you are intentional about teaching your TCKs to diffuse their anger, process their grief, and the difference between the two while they are young, you will be well on your way to setting them up to be emotionally healthy kids, teens, and adults.


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I Winter X Games XXI sono stati la ventunesima edizione della manifestazione organizzata dalla ESPN, si sono tenuti dal 26 al 29 gennaio 2017 ad Aspen, negli Stati Uniti d'America.

Risultati

Snowboard

Freestyle

SnoCross / BikeCross

Medagliere

Collegamenti esterni

Competizioni sportive ad Aspen
Winter X Games

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Easy knitting for kids slippers pattern.
This is the perfect pattern teaching knitting for kids with small hands and short attention span. Slipper patterns are a great starting point when you are looking for knitting patterns for kids to learn this craft.
This very basic slipper pattern is just right for teaching. You more or less knit a square, fold over and stitch it up. The pattern is simple enough to also help them learn to read a pattern.Teaching them to make these wool slippers are a great beginners project.
If you have been looking for easy knitting patterns free for you to learn or teach, than give this one a try. You will have a complete project in no time.
Beginners will find these slippers an ideal project. One size fits all or size can be altered by increasing or decreasing number of stitches.
One pair size 8 knitting needles, 2 ounces knitting worsted or wool yarn, one pair 27-inch shoe laces and a size 3 crochet hook will be needed.
Work in k 1, p 1 ribbing for 8¼ inches. Bind off in ribbing. Fold piece in half and seam both ends.
Beading: Crochet around top having one dc in every other st. For scalloped edge, ch 3, sc in same space with yarn around.
Pom pom: Wind yarn around a 2-inch cardboard 40 times. Tie in center and trim ends into ball shape.
Sew pom pom to slipper front.
Run shoe lace through beading and tie in bow.
Make a second slipper in same manner.


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<?php

namespace PommProject\Foundation\Test\Unit;

use PommProject\Foundation\Session\Session;
use PommProject\Foundation\Tester\FoundationSessionAtoum;

class ConvertedResultIterator extends FoundationSessionAtoum
{
    protected function initializeSession(Session $session)
    {
    }

    protected function getPikaSql()
    {
        return <<<SQL
select
    p.id,
    p.pika,
    p.chu
from
  (values
    (1::int4, 'a'::text, null::int4[]),
    (null, 'b', array[null]::int4[]),
    (3, 'c', array[1]),
    (4, 'd', array[2, 2])
  ) p (id, pika, chu)
SQL;
    }

    protected function getResultResource($sql, array $params = [])
    {
        return $this->buildSession()->getConnection()->sendQueryWithParameters($sql, $params);
    }

    public function testConstructor()
    {
        $iterator = $this->newTestedInstance(
            $this->getResultResource("select true::boolean"),
            $this->buildSession()
        );

        $this
            ->object($iterator)
            ->isInstanceOf('\PommProject\Foundation\ConvertedResultIterator')
            ->isInstanceOf('\Countable')
            ->isInstanceOf('\Iterator')
            ;
    }

    public function testGet()
    {
        $sql = $this->getPikaSql();
        $iterator = $this->newTestedInstance(
            $this->getResultResource($sql),
            $this->buildSession()
        );

        $this
            ->array($iterator->get(0))
            ->isIdenticalTo(['id' => 1, 'pika' => 'a', 'chu' => null])
            ->array($iterator->get(2))
            ->isIdenticalTo(['id' => 3, 'pika' => 'c', 'chu' => [1]])
            ;
    }

    public function testGetWithArray()
    {
        $sql = "select array[1, 2, 3, null]::int4[] as array_one, array[null, null]::int4[] as array_two";

        $iterator = $this->newTestedInstance(
            $this->getResultResource($sql),
            $this->buildSession()
        );

        $this
            ->integer($iterator->count())
            ->isEqualTo(1)
            ->array($iterator->current()['array_one'])
            ->isIdenticalTo([1, 2, 3, null])
            ->array($iterator->current()['array_two'])
            ->isIdenticalTo([null, null])
            ;
    }

    public function testGetWithNoType()
    {
        $sql = 'select null as one, array[null, null] as two';

        $iterator = $this->newTestedInstance(
            $this->getResultResource($sql),
            $this->buildSession()
        );

        $this
            ->integer($iterator->count())
            ->isEqualTo(1)
            ->variable($iterator->current()['one'])
            ->isNull()
            ->array($iterator->current()['two'])
            ->isIdenticalTo([null, null])
            ;
    }

    public function testSlice()
    {
        $sql = $this->getPikaSql();
        $iterator = $this->newTestedInstance(
            $this->getResultResource($sql),
            $this->buildSession()
        );

        $this
            ->array($iterator->slice('pika'))
            ->isIdenticalTo(['a', 'b', 'c', 'd'])
            ->array($iterator->slice('id'))
            ->isIdenticalTo([1, null, 3, 4])
            ;
    }

    public function testExtract()
    {
        $sql = $this->getPikaSql();
        $iterator = $this->newTestedInstance(
            $this->getResultResource($sql),
            $this->buildSession()
        );

        $this
            ->array($iterator->extract())
            ->isIdenticalTo(
                [
                    ['id' => 1, 'pika' => 'a', 'chu' => null],
                    ['id' => null, 'pika' => 'b', 'chu' => [null]],
                    ['id' => 3, 'pika' => 'c', 'chu' => [1]],
                    ['id' => 4, 'pika' => 'd', 'chu' => [2, 2]],
                ]
            );
    }
}

redpajama_set_name: RedPajamaGithub


I try to throw a personal touch in the cards- I print specific cards for each event. Typically weddings- when I shoot the engagement shots, I then take the best 5-6 shots and turn them into cards to have on hand at the wedding/reception. It is pretty cool because all you need to do is hand out one, then you have people coming all night asking for cards and passing them around and sharing them. It has worked well with repeat business.
The 3 card i like but i think the background color of the first look better.
I have to say, and I'm now being very frank and honest, that all the cards shown in this thread yell out "amateurish" and that I've "paid no attention to my visual identity" .. no offense, but they do. I would really urge you guys and girls to hire a graphic designer to get you started with a good visual identity.
If you would hand me out a card like that, I'd have to say that honestly it would do more harm than good for your entire appearance and presence (sales speech) you might have given to me prior to that.
Logo and trademark can be costly when done good and right, but if you just want a business card without any fancy written out graphic guidelines etc, I'm guessing you'd get it done around 100-200 dollars (judging and guessing that you guys mostly reside in the US).
Here's my card for my business (www.milanmedia.fi). My card is not perfect - but I hope you get what I mean, i.a. "less is more" .. of course I have my website & contact information on the back side, but I have not crammed it up with tons of needless and distracting information + plus using dozens of different typefaces with little understanding of visual integrity and type's size contrast.
These things matter, really, they do.
oops. sorry they're so big.... yikes!
I think as photographers we all know just enough graphic design to be dangerous and not quite enough to be really good at it.
I agree that most photographer's business cards are too busy --with too many different fonts, too many different colors and too much going on. I also don't think that a photographer always needs an image on the card. I use dog images on my card because I think dog people love to see them. My people card does not have any images on it and I plan to keep it that way. I'm changing them up slightly - so I'll post an example when they're finished.
This is the one I use for my rodeo events. I'm currently making up a new one for the portrait side of the business.
I love the dog cards Teresa!


This is Bradley, Jonathan's husband. He asked me if I'd like to talk about what it's like living with a Star Wars fan. I can't pretend I didn't know what I was getting in to. After all, it's how we met (see 100 days to go). When Jonathan and I started dating again in 1997 he had a few Star Wars figures pinned to the wall of his flat, the odd framed poster and a small collection of other bits. When we bought our first home together in 2000, we negotiated and the dining room became our first "Star Wars Room". Who needs a dining room anyway? Then we moved in 2007, but only on the understanding that the loft would need to be extended for... you guessed it, the new, improved "Star Wars Room". Now we are living in our dream home in Los Angeles and this time we have plenty of room for Jonathan's ever-growing collection. Or so I thought. Then Disney announced their plans for a new Star Wars movie every year! I think we only have a year or two before Jonathan starts hinting that we need more space... I'm pretty sure we'll end up living in a warehouse!
Our converted loft space, 2008. Still not big enough.
Jonathan's flat, circa 1998, doing the ironing in front of a rather smaller collection!


The picture above is one part of cool kids bookshelves, entitled 25 really cool kids bookcases and shelves ideas cuartos de ni os. You can make a comparison with the 214 best kids room ideas images on pinterest crafts crafts for, or even compare it with the inspiration house alluring kids book shelves high definition.
Very light pink are dominant on this 25 really cool kids bookcases and shelves ideas cuartos de ni os due to table below. Then light grey & silver color scheme is make it perfect. Combination beetween greyish, navy green, very dark brown, light olive green and pea soup green are wraping around the room.


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Is New Zealand 'emissions freeloading'?
What is climate equity?
It's all about fairness.
You may have heard the line 'act now for the sake of your children or grandchildren'. That bandied about one-liner sums up the concept of fairness for future generations or what is known as intergenerational equity.
You're less likely to have heard the line 'act now for the sake of vulnerable communities'. Thinking about fairness towards people currently living is a plea for climate equity generally. It's about asking how can we level the playing field. If we're going to be taking climate action, who should it benefit? If we have $20 to invest in fighting climate change, should it be used to buy a glass straw and line the pockets of some global corporation, or should it help those who need it most?
New Zealand is a small nation; what we do doesn't matter, right?
In New Zealand, we like to think we're pretty green and only responsible for a blip of global emissions compared to the US, China, or India. The truth is, what we emit today doesn't paint a complete picture. Greenhouse gasses accumulate in the atmosphere over centuries. We are a high-income country and industrialised by relying heavily on fossil fuels. We're also still a net exporter of emissions offloading climate pollution to other countries, i.e. our exports create more climate pollution than the imported goods we consume within New Zealand.
Because of our historic role, we have a greater responsibility to fight the climate crisis and help developing countries industrialise without making the same high-carbon mistakes we did. This is the concept of 'common but differentiated responsibilities' in the UNFCCC. For us, doing our fair share means aiming for more than net zero. Factoring in historical emissions, the Climate Equity Calculator has calculated that New Zealand should be aiming for 100% below 1990 levels of greenhouse gas emissions by 2030. We have committed to 11% below 1990 levels by 2030. In 2018, our net emissions were up 57% on 1990 levels.
Add to this present-day issues of inequity. Those who are the least culpable for historical emissions tend to be those most vulnerable; those on the frontline of the climate crisis already feeling the effects and struggling to meet their basic needs let alone adapt to changing weather patterns or rising sea-levels.
Want to know how vulnerable a place is? The NY Times has this fantastic infographic worth playing around with. As Yaryna Serkezit points out, it shows how "most people at greatest risk from climate change live in low- and mid-income regions…In densely populated lower-income countries close to the equator, with weak economies, inadequate roads and power supplies and other infrastructure deficiencies, climate risks could lead to food shortages, mass migrations and other social challenges."
Climate change is the opposite of the great equaliser; it is the great differentiator, exacerbating existing socioeconomic inequalities. In 2020, 700mill people lived and died in extreme poverty. We're in a 1*c world; it's hard to imagine what a 2*c world will be like. As the impacts mount, addressing this only becomes more urgent.
Why are we being accused of 'emissions freeloading'?
"New Zealand is one of the few countries in the OECD to have increased gross emissions since 1990, doing so at a rate higher than all nations except Turkey, Iceland, and Australia... despite New Zealand's unusually high proportion of renewable energy, a head start most nations could only dream of having" according to Charlie Mitchell in Stuff. He continues "New Zealand is freeloading and forcing less financially advantaged nations to go beyond their fair share of emissions to preserve our way of life" and, our only defence is "that Australia is even worse".
Recent reports by Oxfam and an article published in The Lancet has also found that New Zealand's actions are inadequate at a moral level. According to Charlie Mitchell in Stuff "New Zealand was ranked 21st of 23 developed nations in the amount of climate-related financing it offered to other countries."
How do we level the playing field?
It's not a lost cause. We are in the lucky position of being willing and able to address climate equity. We all share the same atmosphere, so it doesn't matter if we reduce emissions in New Zealand or Namibia. By prioritising climate action that focuses on the most vulnerable we can:
Maximise the gain. We can typically reduce more emissions from the atmosphere more cost-effectively in low-income countries than we can when we act in New Zealand (turns out tree planting in NZ is comparatively quite an expensive way to reduce global emissions), and
Minimise the pain. By helping low-income nations with low-carbon development, we can enhance the capabilities and strengthen the resilience of those most vulnerable while easing their transition to a low-carbon economy.
What Co-Benefits is doing to help.
We started Co-Benefits to try to address global climate equity by helping everyday kiwis take fairer climate action.
Our fund helps everyday Kiwis stop 'emissions freeloading' and start having a more meaningful impact on people and the planet. By joining, you're supporting a careful selection of low-carbon projects that help boost up vulnerable communities. All the projects we work with not only lower emissions cost-effectively, but they also have positive spillover effects on the local communities they're located in (known as co-benefits) that meet at least 3 of the UN's Sustainable Development Goals.
Things like decreasing lung cancer rates as charcoal cookstoves are replaced with clean ones, increasing literacy rates as kids can do their homework after dark under solar-powered lights. This isn't just anecdotal impact; the Gold Standard has assessed that every offset purchased from a biogas project (which costs approx. NZD 30), creates NZD 700 worth of socio-economic value.
We think co-benefits should be an intrinsic part of any climate solution; they are super compelling on their own and shouldn't be seen as a secondary effect. That's why we've adopted the term as our name.
Want to know more about co-benefits? Check out our projects page here. Want to help us start levelling the playing field? Sign up to help grow our fund here.
Other posts you may be interested in
Young Voices of Aotearoa on Tackling the Climate Crisis - Part 2
Climate emotions in a post-COP world: tips for overcoming the overwhelm


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=pod

=head1 NAME

BN_cmp, BN_ucmp, BN_is_zero, BN_is_one, BN_is_word, BN_abs_is_word, BN_is_odd - BIGNUM comparison and test functions

=head1 SYNOPSIS

 #include <openssl/bn.h>

 int BN_cmp(const BIGNUM *a, const BIGNUM *b);
 int BN_ucmp(const BIGNUM *a, const BIGNUM *b);

 int BN_is_zero(const BIGNUM *a);
 int BN_is_one(const BIGNUM *a);
 int BN_is_word(const BIGNUM *a, const BN_ULONG w);
 int BN_abs_is_word(const BIGNUM *a, const BN_ULONG w);
 int BN_is_odd(const BIGNUM *a);

=head1 DESCRIPTION

BN_cmp() compares the numbers I<a> and I<b>. BN_ucmp() compares their
absolute values.

BN_is_zero(), BN_is_one(), BN_is_word() and BN_abs_is_word() test if
I<a> equals 0, 1, I<w>, or E<verbar>I<w>E<verbar> respectively.
BN_is_odd() tests if I<a> is odd.

=head1 RETURN VALUES

BN_cmp() returns -1 if I<a> E<lt> I<b>, 0 if I<a> == I<b> and 1 if
I<a> E<gt> I<b>. BN_ucmp() is the same using the absolute values
of I<a> and I<b>.

BN_is_zero(), BN_is_one() BN_is_word(), BN_abs_is_word() and
BN_is_odd() return 1 if the condition is true, 0 otherwise.

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Prior to OpenSSL 1.1.0, BN_is_zero(), BN_is_one(), BN_is_word(),
BN_abs_is_word() and BN_is_odd() were macros.

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Copyright 2000-2021 The OpenSSL Project Authors. All Rights Reserved.

Licensed under the Apache License 2.0 (the "License").  You may not use
this file except in compliance with the License.  You can obtain a copy
in the file LICENSE in the source distribution or at
L<https://www.openssl.org/source/license.html>.

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I am writing this post from a bus that is cruising through Delaware. A little while ago we went over a high bridge, and I got a spectacular view of an orange sunset over the mighty Delaware River.
It was a postcard-quality scene, until I looked out the opposite window, and saw a sprawling chemical plant perched on the opposite bank. It reminded me that human beings have left quite a footprint on the densely populated East Coast.
According to the World Wildlife Fund's ninth Living Planet Report (released this week), freshwater ecosystems are home to about 10% of all known animal species, although they comprise only about 1% of the Earth's surface. Yet 2.7 billion people live in river basins that are already subject to water scarcity.
According to the report, the freshwater species index has seen the biggest drop (37%) since 1970, with the tropical freshwater index falling by 70%.
In a wonderful story published today on Newsworks, author Carolyn Beeler points out that freshwater mussels are among the most imperiled of all species in North America. "Of nearly 300 species nationwide, it is estimated that at least 70 percent are extinct, endangered, or in need of protection," she writes.
As we've discussed here in Water Currents before, freshwater mussels serve important ecosystem functions by filtering the water. Although they generally aren't considered good eating by people, they are an important food source for a wide range of animals.
A century ago, naturalists recorded about a dozen species of mussels in the Delaware River Basin, but now scientists can routinely only find one, thanks to decades of pollution, dam building, and other stresses.
In 2007, the Partnership for the Delaware Estuary began restoration programs to rehabilitate streams in the area and grow mussels in hatcheries. The group is now calling on citizen scientists to look for mussels and submit data sheets, so scientists can figure out the best places to reseed them.
Grab some boots and pitch in!


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Q: Which database should I use to store in real time my exact location from an Android application and then display it in my website (tracking system)? I'm kind of new at backend development, and I should to create a website (tracking) display the location of my phone, this location I have to retrieve from an android application.
My question is which database should I use? sql, nosql ?? mongoDB, Phpmyadmin !!

A: Your use case seems to be suitable for time series in mongo, check here:https://docs.mongodb.com/manual/core/timeseries-collections/


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Ken Shamrock To Go Back To World Wrestling Entertainment?
According to the Figure 4 Newsletter, Vince McMahon was said to be "freaked out" after last week's "Ortiz vs. Shamrock 3" UFC special on SpikeTV drew a 3.1 overall rating and a 4.3 for the final quarter hour featuring the actual Ortiz vs. Shamrock fight. Vince went as far as to tell his writers to start coming up for ideas for Shamrock if they brought him in to WWE.
Supoosedly Paul Heyman had to explain to Vince that the UFC special's huge rating wasn't drawn just by Ken Shamrock, but that it was the whole Ortiz vs. Shamrock rivalry dating back years.
As of now, there's no word on whether the two sides are talking yet but WWE, namely Vince McMahon, is interested in the 42 year old "World's Most Dangerous Man". Shamrock is a former WWE Intercontinental champion who worked with the company during the Attitude era.


I have a brand new kit in the shop today called "BlissFul" this beautiful kit has 12 papers a bead alpha and over 50 elements. Very soft and peaceful perfect to scrap any occasion.
Here is a beautiful pages my Zahra. Click on the preview to visit her blog.
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Thank you so much for this post. I want to let you know that I posted a link to your blog in CBH Digital Scrapbooking Freebies, under the Quick Page(s) post on Nov. 21, 2010. Thanks again.
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On live arts scene, inconsistencies and uncertainties remain
WXXI News | By Jeff Spevak
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The Spring Chickens, from left: Scott Regan, Connie Deming and Steve Piper.
Credit Jeff Spevak/WXXI News
The Spring Chickens had a gig last week. It was the first live-music performance I'd attended since mid-March.
That's quite a stretch of home quarantine for someone who is usually out three or four or five evenings a week. Maybe attending shows, or eating dinner at a restaurant or a friend's house, or wandering over to a neighbor's house with my dog.
I've also been working almost exclusively from home during the coronavirus pandemic. There have been a couple of trips to Cleveland to visit my 90-year-old mother at her assisted-living apartment; visitors aren't allowed in the building, so an employee brings Mom outside to a table, where we sit 6 feet from her. She asks about the weather, if I've talked to my brother, and how the car's running. That used to be Dad's job, ask how the car is running.
I avoid Wegmans crowds, and shop at small places such as Herrema's Food Market, near where I live in Charlotte. I wave at my neighbors, maybe shout something amusing at them. Something I consider amusing, anyway.
Social gatherings have recently been happening, but are usually limited to just another couple. At first, we warily approach each other in our masks, like members of a secret society gathering on the deck behind our house. Then we settle in on chairs that are approximately 6 feet distanced and begin reassuring each other about how cautious we've been.
I'm taking COVID-19 -- and no pun intended, with the U.S. death toll over 177,000 now -- dead serious.
Erica Fee is serious as well. As president of the KeyBank Rochester Fringe Festival, there's a lot riding on her interpretations of the oft-convoluted parsing of coronavirus language.
"One day, perhaps in 10 to 20 years' time, there might be a 'Jeopardy' category on New York stage four reopening rules," she says. "And I will crush it."
The Rochester Fringe, now one of the most attended festivals of its kind, goes virtual, Sept. 15 through 24. But unlike the past eight events, the shadows of giant inflatable sea creatures will not cast their shadows on the streets of downtown Rochester in front of 10,000 people eating french fries. You will see it all -- musicians, comedians, dancers, drag queens -- from the comfort of your living room.
It's lucky to have gotten this far. The summer of 2020 has not been easy on the arts.
"The problem with the performing arts is the sector is not really making much noise about it," Fee says. "Bars and gyms made a ton of noise when they were closed, everybody knew that bars and gyms and malls were closed. A lot of people don't realize that the performing arts are still closed."
To a large degree, that's true. But there have been arts to a smaller degree. Thursday's show with The Spring Chickens looked like a safe bet for my cautious coming-out party. It would be in the parking lot at The Little Café, between the art-deco treasure of The Little Theatre No. 1 and its contemporary relatives, Nos. 2, 3, 4 and 5. Outdoors is one of the prime elements of safety in this time of coronavirus pandemic. I've been a little bit of a regular the last few years at The Little Café, so I'm comfortable with that crowd. The tables, about 20 of them, would be set up more than 6 feet from each other. And the three Spring Chickens themselves are friends of mine -- Scott Regan, Connie Deming and Steve Piper.
They would not dare to do me harm.
Their performance is an incidental one. As far as the state is concerned, the main reason people have gathered in this parking lot is to order black bean burgers and chardonnay from The Little Café.
The bright sun was sinking behind the apartment buildings across the street as The Spring Chickens settled into their chairs on the small stage set up in the parking lot. "It's great to have the opportunity to go out and do something semi-routine again," Regan said.
Routine. Our evening routine has been disrupted this year. A couple of songs into the show, Margaret and I realized that, in dog-proofing the house before leaving, we'd forgotten about the garbage can beneath the kitchen sink. Abbie is a wonderful dog. But she's also a 90-pound Weimaraner that will pluck an unattended loaf of bread off the countertop. And she knows how to open cabinet doors. There will be consequences in our forgetting to take out the trash.
Consequences. That word suits the coronavirus pandemic.
I have not eaten at a restaurant since March. But maybe once a week, we'll order takeout from one of our favorite small, independent businesses. I fear that when COVID-19 passes (although I suspect there will be COVID-21 and COVID-23), many of the city's excellent restaurants will have succumbed to the harsh economy. And all that's left is Olive Garden. So I've done curbside pickup. And I've stepped inside restaurants for the pickup. Inside, where people are eating. No masks, of course; they make for clumsy table manners. Those tables do not look 6 feet apart. I worry about studies of such confined spaces that suggest the distribution of COVID-19 droplets is enhanced by the air flow from air conditioning.
The Spring Chickens perform in the parking lot outside The Little Cafe.
Gazing out at the widely spaced tables in front of The Spring Chickens, Deming holds her hand up to her forehead, shielding her eyes from the sun. The Spring Chickens are defined as much by their eclectic, between-song chatter as they are for their harmony-driven songs. Regan starts ruminating on the landscape at Cobbs Hill Reservoir, leading to a brief mention of the iconic landscaper Frederick Law Olmsted. The guy who designed New York City's Central Park. And Genesee Valley Park.
You don't get that kind of illuminated chatter at a Kiss concert. Those big-ticket concerts are over for the year. And perhaps next year as well. That's the quiet chatter among so many people in the concert industry. Where we're at six months from now is unpredictable. How do you mount a tour when so many states have a different idea as to what's safe, and what isn't? And the situation changes from week to week? What European band will risk coming to the United States and its shores awash with COVID-19?
Piper is known for between-song jokes and groan-inducing puns.
"Tell a joke, Steve," Deming says.
"Nothing's funny anymore," he says, drolly.
The experts in controlling the spread of viral diseases seem to agree that New York state has done well in bringing down the numbers of COVID-19 infections and deaths. Florida? Ehhh… not so much. But we're a squirrel walking on a telephone wire, we don't need an ill wind.
And now that we're getting down to the argument of what businesses can open, and which ones can't, the disputes ensue. Restaurants are OK, but they can't have music, unless it's "incidental." What kind of music is "incidental?" And the music can't be advertised. Museums are OK, bowling lanes are OK, theaters are not. Some clubs are enforcing social distancing, but others push the rules to the edge, then step over the line. This past week on social media, musicians have been complaining about venues whose flaunting of the guidelines is drawing the ire of New York state.
Why the seeming inconsistencies, and the uncertainties about what's allowed and what's not allowed?
"The state is trying to ensure, I believe, that there is parity between performing arts centers and bars," Fee says. "It's not fair that a bar can hold performances that are ticketed and a performing arts center is not allowed to. However, I believe that it's all been lost in the communication. The risk is indoor performing arts. And so what we should be saying is, rather than have any loopholes at all, we should be saying, 'Indoor performing arts are not safe and they should not be conducted.' "
Outside, as the shade from the surrounding buildings slides across The Little parking lot, Deming does her wonderful song saluting four admirable women: Rosa Parks, Eleanor Roosevelt, Helen Keller, and Maya Angelou. Just a woman with a beautiful voice, and two guys with acoustic guitars.
Our summer window in Rochester is closing on such moments. Once forced indoors, how will we react?
"We know that singing indoors is very dangerous, and we should just state that clearly; other countries have," Fee says. "We should say no singing indoors, no brass instruments indoors, no woodwinds indoors. You know, done. Instead, we've decided to classify different types of music, which is terribly confusing to people."
Is a concert venue no more about killer tubas than the beach is about killer sharks? Perhaps. But the circumstances, and the surroundings, certainly seem to increase your chance of getting bit.
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"I had wished and hoped, at this point, that the state of New York would have allowed some outdoor performances, as long as attendees are in compliance with all the social distancing regulations," Fee says.
"Unfortunately, that hasn't occurred, and that is a little depressing really. Because I do think that those outdoor performing arts would have given people a little bit of resolve to push through what is going to be a very dark and difficult late autumn and winter. With, no doubt, rising COVID cases and flu."
Inevitably, our circumstances demand accountability. Without anger -- it's more like resignation -- Regan directs his next song to Trump. "It gives you more than you'll ever bring," he sings, "the world doesn't owe you a thing."
Another regular at The Little Café, Karen, passes around the tip bucket. It's good karma, especially these days. Tip your bartenders, waiters and waitresses. And your musicians.
"If we aren't going to allow the performing arts to function, we have got to look at some sort of economic relief for this sector," Fee says. "Because if we don't look at any economic relief for the sector, the sector is not going to exist."
We're not picking favorites -- we all have to eat -- but as Fee and many others have pointed out, the arts and entertainment biz is actually a bigger economic driver than agriculture.
"First of all, as a community, we can't hang our hats on being an arts community when this is all over if we provide no relief," Fee says. "But furthermore, this country will be poorer for it. And it's very difficult for us, especially as a festival, but also as performing artists, to even have conversations with other festivals in other countries, or with performing arts festivals in other countries, because they are all getting economic relief from their governments."
As the sun continues to go down, Deming brings down the house with her cover of Roy Orbison's "Only the Lonely." On this version, she always holds that note near the end, loooooong and siren-like, a showstopper that would have even Orbison howling with approval.
The show is over. We drive home. Where inexplicably, and to our astonishment, Abbie has not gotten into the garbage.
"Good girl! You get a biscuit!"
Jeff Spevak is WXXI's Arts & Life editor and reporter. He can be reached at jspevak@wxxi.org.
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Jeff Spevak has been a Rochester arts reporter for nearly three decades, with seven first-place finishes in the Associated Press New York State Features Writing Awards while working for the Democrat and Chronicle. He has also been published in Musician and High Times magazines, contributed to WXXI, City newspaper and Post magazine, and occasionally performs spoken-word pieces around town. Some of his haikus written during the Rochester jazz festival were self-published in a book of sketches done by Scott Regan, the host of WRUR's Open Tunings show. Spevak founded an award-winning barbecue team, The Smokin' Dopes, and believes Bigfoot is real. His book on the life of a Lake Ontario sailor who survived the sinking of his ship during World War II will be published in April of 2019 by Lyons Press.
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Our unique Croatia and Italy tour will provide the opportunity for you to visit the best these wonderful countries have to offer, with enchanting UNESCO listed ancient cities, breathtaking lakes and picturesque countryside. Combine a handpicked selection of beautiful Adriatic cities and idyllic islands with captivating and romantic Italian cities.
Our unique Croatia and Italy tour will provide the opportunity for you to visit the best these wonderful countries have to offer, with enchanting UNESCO listed ancient cities, breathtaking and picturesque countryside. Combine a handpicked selection of beautiful Adriatic cities and idyllic islands with captivating and romantic Italian cities. It's not surprising Italy and Croatia are currently so popular and we've included the gorgeous and romantic Italian cities of Rome, Florence and Venice, as well as Split, Hvar and Dubrovnik in Croatia.
You will be escorted by private airport transfer to your top-class hotel in Rome, whilst enjoying the beautiful scenery of the Italian countryside where vineyards and pastures swell along the verdant hills. After checking into your hotel, you will have time to explore a section of this enchanting city. Admire the statue of the famous Florentine poet Dante Alighieri, overlooking the wide piazza and visit the tombs of Michelangelo, Galileo, and Machiavelli.
As a millennium-long centre of power, culture and religion, you can visit the iconic Colosseum, the Vatican City or relax in the Borghese gardens amongst Mediterranean trees and tranquil fountains.
You will meet our guide for a private walking tour of all the main sites of this iconic capital of culture.
3000 years of sporadic development has left Rome's cityscape as an exhilarating spectacle. The ancient icons such as the Colosseum, Pantheon and Roman Forum recall the time as that Rome was regarded as the fearsome hub of the Roman Empire.
You will explore its picturesque street and in the late afternoon sunshine and have time to spend in street-side cafes and people-watching on pretty piazzas. A wealth of ornate piazzas and elaborate churches add a baroque style flourish to the city's historic streets. The tempo certainly rises as the soaring heat of the day fades and the fashionably dressed crowd descend on Rome's bars, trattorias and cafes.
Transfer by train, travelling in a first-class carriage, to the historic city of Florence and will then check into your boutique hotel. The city is small enough to explore by foot, with a wealth of treasures packed in. This city is considered the birthplace of the Renaissance and is widely regarded as one of the most beautiful cities in the world due to its impact on art, music, architecture and religion. After checking into the hotel, explore a section of this remarkable city at your own pace, enjoying the glorious Brunelleschi's dome and the picturesque pedestrianised streets. Visit some of the city's favourite sights, including Piazza della Signoria with its marvellous Renaissance statues or the popular Uffizi art gallery. Florence has a unique and beautiful style that permeates through everything from its street market shops to its restaurants and snack bars.
Meet your guide for an inspirational private guided tour of the city. Your guide leads you along the wide boulevards at the heart of the historic centre to reach the renowned galleries of the Uffizi. The Medici funded the structure to house the magistrate of Florence in the 16th century. Learn about its famous art, architecture and history as you see sights like Ponte Vecchio and Florence Cathedral, aka the Duomo. See Ponte Vecchio, the Duomo and the Uffizi courtyard and learn about Florence's rich Renaissance history and architecture. You can marvel at the famous statue of David at the Accademia art gallery and enjoy an evening sampling the local delicacies in a pavement café.
Transfer by train, travelling in a first-class carriage, to the romantic city of Venice, a city certainly like none other. Take a moment to settle into the comforts of your luxurious hotel. Where streets should be, Venice has its famous canals including the Grand Canal with its shimmering waters, a photographer's dream. What was once a once a wealthy trade centre between Europe and the East, is now a mixture of palaces and churches which reflect centuries of history. Getting lost in Venice's narrow alleys is as much a part of exploring this wonderful city, as is enjoying an expresso or delicious ice cream from a Gelateria on the Piazza San Marco. Enjoy one of the cafes, that offer the rich aroma of fresh coffee, around the 118 connected islands that create the single city of Venice.
Discover the hidden gems of the UNESCO World Heritage Site of Venice on an action-packed private walking tour where you will explore its narrow streets and cross some of the 400 wonderful bridges. Our experienced local guide will enlighten you with stories of local secrets as you visit a variety of iconic sites such as St. Mark's Square, the Grand Canal and Doge's Palace. You will also have the opportunity to discover Venice's rich art scene and admire the beautiful architecture including lavish palaces, churches and towers above the narrow canals and rippling waters of the Venetian Lagoon. The opulent palace of Ca d'Oro offers a perfect example of Venetian Gothic architecture. Finish the afternoon by taking a relaxing gondola ride down the hidden passageways and beneath the arching stone bridges.
You will be met by our driver for your private transfer from Venice to the elegant resort of Opatija in Croatia. Admire the beautiful views of this charming region with its pretty hilltop villages during the journey. Opatija is a charming coastal town with a rich history and culture, boasting impressive monuments, well-manicured parks and glamorous villas that are waiting to be discovered. The enchanting town is the matriarch of Croatian tourism – famed for enticing celebrities from all over Europe during the belle époque. Visit the Croatian Walk of Fame and the small harbour known locally as Portić and the famous statue of the Girl with the Seagull.
Take the private day trip to Croatia's lake district – the largest National Park in the country – a natural wonderland of enchanting lakes that cascade unto one another via a series of waterfalls that emerge from cracks in eroded rocks and from beneath thick vegetation. It creates a landscape that wouldn't be out of place in the deepest lakes of China or Vietnam. A chain of 16 terraced lakes and waterfalls that extend into a limestone canyon. Take to the walkways and hiking trails that wind around and across the water or catch the electric boat that links the 12 upper and 4 lower lakes. A day out to enjoy mother nature's phenomenon!
Our private transfer along the charming coastline to the fascinating seaside town of Split. Best known for its imposing UNESCO-listed Diocletian's Palace, Split is Croatia's second largest city. On arrival, join our private guided tour of the Old Town to discover the popular major highlights of the city, with a brief history lesson on the local historical details. Split is embellished with ancient Roman and medieval architecture that enhances its rich heritage. Spend the evening promenading along the Riva waterfront, hiking to the top of Marjan Hill, or dining on delicious local cuisine in a friendly atmosphere.
The medieval island town of Trogir is a remarkable UNESCO World Heritage Site that features a well- preserved Old Town with many interesting historic architectural structures and landmark buildings. It's also home to the majestic Kmerlengo Castle and tower, and a wealth of delightful Gothic-Renaissance and Baroque period attractions that date back thousands of years. From the top of the bell tower, of the 13th century Cathedral of St Lawrence, you can enjoy breathtaking views. Bask in the beauty of the Krka Waterfalls National Park where you will explore the pathways and wooden bridges that wind through the natural wonderland. Admire the Skradinski Buk waterfalls, and swim in Roški Slap.
Today we transfer by catamaran to one of Croatia's most famous and must-see locations – the wonderful island of Hvar. Hvar Town is set against a backdrop of sun-bleached white houses and tranquil turquoise sea and exudes the magical Mediterranean charm of yesteryear. For the best views over the town centre, hike to the top of Fortica Fortress. Explore the island's maze of meandering streets and the quaint cafes, restaurants and shops selling unique artisan crafts and wonders. Escape to the neighbouring Pakleni islands, or enjoy free evening time relaxing in the welcoming, friendly atmosphere of this jet-set island.
Today we visit the magnificent Blue Cave (also known as the Blue Grotto) to discover its unique illumination attraction, a natural phenomenon that can only be accessed by speedboat. The sun's rays create an atmospheric blue light as they filter through and catch the water. The nearby Green Cave, Monk Cave and Stiniva Cove offer wonderful swimming opportunities and a chance to relax in spectacular natural scenery. Enjoy a refreshing and rejuvenating swim in peaceful crystal-clear waters or jump off cliff sides and snorkel to your heart's content. In the afternoon, we visit the little fishing town of Komiža and sample the freshly caught fish at a popular local beachfront restaurant.
Our final destination is the UNESCO World Heritage site listed Dubrovnik which requires little introduction, affectionately known as the 'Pearl of the Adriatic', due to its many marble wonders. You will travel by high speed Catamaran from Hvar Island. After arrival at your hotel, join our private guided tour of the Old Town and enjoy a glimpse of the many famous places where the hit TV show Game of Thrones was filmed. The historic medieval city boasts protective defensive walls, majestic palaces and ornate churches. Wherever you look you will discover a unique magical charm and magnificent architecture. You will also take a trip on the Srd Hill cable car to experience breathtaking views of the old town and Elaphiti Islands and can enjoy a delicious meal whilst gazing at the mesmerising sunset.
Explore the iconic sights and wander through the town of Dubrovnik at your leisure and we recommend that you take a stroll along the top of the medieval city walls. Alternatively, you will have the opportunity to visit the city of Kotor in neighbouring Montenegro. The UNESCO-listed World Heritage Site was built between the 12th and 14th centuries and was at one time the settlement of the Romans and early Christians. Ancient city walls surrounding the Fortress of Saint Ivan also protect the city of Kotor and stretch out for two miles in total. You will also have an opportunity to enjoy the spectacular views around the beautiful Kotor Bay.
You will be collected by private transfer from your hotel and driven to Dubrovnik airport after a very memorable experience of two incredible countries.