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Clash of styles in historical Brave 23 title fight between Eldarov and Lazzez
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Brave Combat Federation will become the first global MMA promotion to crown a Super Lightweight champion when Eldar Eldarov and Mounir Lazzez meet in the co-main event of Brave 23, set for Amman, Jordan, on April 19th. Not only the fight is full of historical meaning, but it will settle one of the biggest rivalries in recent history.
Eldarov revealed last week that he has wanted to take on Lazzez for the past four years, to which the Tunisian striker responded by saying he was going to "ruin" his opponent's night and even went on to claim Eldar wasn't an elite fighter, just an elite wrestler. The duo went back and forth on social media to the delight of fans and media, who are anticipating a bitterly-contested title bout in Amman.
The fight itself will be a clash of styles. Eldarov is known for his top-level wrestling, whereas Lazzez has been recognized as one of the most accurate strikers in the world. The nickname "The Sniper" is a good indication of how precise Mounir is with his kicks, punches, elbows, and knees.
Not only that, but Lazzez also possesses good takedown defense and is a master in managing distance. He also has a never-say-die attitude, which was in full display during his Fight of the Year contender against Dimitrijs Homjakovs back at Brave 16.
In a bloody battle, Lazzez prevailed by being more aggressive than usual and using his heart as much as his mind to get the win in his Brave Combat Federation debut. The victory was key in him getting a title shot in the newly-formed division.
Eldar's qualities are almost the opposite of Mounir. While "The Sniper" relies on his striking game, and uses wrestling only defensively, as a means to keep the fight standing, the KHK MMA representative is one of the best wrestlers in the sport.
With a smothering top control game, stamina and grinding style, Eldarov has been able to soar from prospect to title contender in the space of his three Brave Combat Federation appearances.
He has beaten Kevin Koldobsky, Henrique "Rasputin", and Brian Hooi to move into world title contention. Eldar will look to close the distance and get the fight to the ground, where he can impose his will over Lazzez and even look for submissions with his world-class combat sambo skills.
However, the Bahraini contender has been focusing more and more of his training in sharpening his boxing skills, with his heavy hands already causing problems in previous bouts.
In a clash of styles, who will make history by becoming the first Super Lightweight world champion in MMA history? The accurate striker or the aggressive wrestler?
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Breinigsville, Pennsylvania
Summer Green
census-designated place in Pennsylvania, United States
Center of old town, Breinigsville Rd & Brookdale Rd
Location within Lehigh County
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Coordinates: 40°32′12″N 75°37′53″W / 40.53667°N 75.63139°W / 40.53667; -75.63139Coordinates: 40°32′12″N 75°37′53″W / 40.53667°N 75.63139°W / 40.53667; -75.63139
3.23 sq mi (8.4 km2)
427 ft (130 m)
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Breinigsville is a census-designated place located in Lehigh County, Pennsylvania, in the United States. The town is part of Upper Macungie Township, approximately 11 miles (18 km) southwest of downtown Allentown and 7 miles (11 km) east of Kutztown, Pennsylvania.
3.2 Surrounding municipalities
4 Climate
5 Public education
7 Police and fire
9 In popular culture
U.S. Post Office, Breinigsville branch, 18031
Breinigsville was named for George Ludwig Breinig (January 31, 1733 – May 12, 1812), a German immigrant who came to America on board the ship Lydia, arriving in Philadelphia on October 13, 1749. He originally settled in Weisenberg Township (tax records show he was assessed 9 pounds in 1762). On May 10, 1771, Breinig purchased around 100 acres (40 ha) of land and a stone dwelling for 700 pounds from Peter and Catherine Trexler (of "Trexlertown") along "the great road leading to Philadelphia".[1]
He resided on that land until his death.[2] Breinig was one of the judges of the election at Allentown, on July 8, 1776, when delegates to the first constitutional convention of the state were elected. During the Revolutionary War, Breinig became the colonel of the Second Battalion of Northampton county militia.[1][3] In 1786, he was commissioned a justice of the district of Macungie and Weisenberg townships.[4] Breinig is buried at Zion Lehigh Lutheran Church, Alburtis.
Among his seven children was Peter Breinig, the youngest son, and the founder of Breinigsville, who owned a 123-acre (50 ha) farm. He built a tavern in the village and operated it for some years. As in most early towns, the tavern served as the center of the community. Today, the tavern is in the location of the Breinigsville Hotel.[1]
In the early 1800s, the village was a center for the mining of iron ore, furnishing employment to many men. Around 1855, the Allentown Railroad was graded through Breinigsville, but the tracks were never laid. In the 1860s, the Catasauqua and Fogelsville Railroad used the grade to build from Trexlertown, on its main line, into Breinigsville, as part of a branch to serve local limonite (iron ore) mines.[1] The largest deposit of pyrite ore in the region was located 2 miles northwest of Breinigsville.[2] Later, the village was served by the Allentown-Reading Traction Company. These mines had shut down by the end of World War I, and the rails through Breinigsville were consequently abandoned.[1] They were finally removed in the 1940s.
On the western edge of Breinigsville, a United Brethren Church was built in 1880 whose membership at one time peaked at around 40. Regular services discontinued in 1912.[1]
At one time, the village had a lumber, grain, and coal depot, a carriage works, and a general store, which are no longer in existence.[1] In the mid-1800s, a two-room school house was built in the town, with the upper grades taught by Miss Edith Walbert and the lower grades taught by Mr. John Shoemaker.[1][2] While the school has long ceased operations, the building still stands.[1] Around 1860, an independent school district was formed in the township by an act of the legislature. The single school replaced the dozens of smaller schools, including the one in Breinigsville.[1] The school district served until the early 1900s, when the Parkland School District was formed.[1]
In 1987, AT&T acquired around 137 acres in Breinigsville which became to be known as TEK Park Campus. The facility became Bell Labs' world headquarters for optoelectronics research. In the late '90s, the center was spun off as Lucent Technologies.[5] In 2002, it was spun off again as Agere Systems. In 2003, the park was sold to TriQuint Semiconductor. In 2012, TEK Park was sold to MRA Group for $50 million.[6]
2000 1,660 —
2010 4,138 149.3%
As of the 2010 census, Breinigsville consists of 51.11% females and 48.89% male. The population is made of 79.92% White Non-Hispanic, 5.24% Black or African American, 0.48% Native American or Alaskan Native, 11.07% Asian, 0.0% Native Hawaiian, 1.55% were two or more races, and 1.74% were some other race. Of the population 7.08% were of Hispanic or Latino ancestry.[7]
The town has a population of 4,138 with a median age of 34.6. The largest age groups are 19.21% (5–17), 17.97% (25–34), 16.24% (35–44), and 12.87% (45–54). Breinigsville has 1,550 households made of 1,112 families and 438 non-family households. The average is 2.67 individuals per household and 3.16 individuals per family.[7] Additionally, with 1,677 total housing units, 1,550 are occupied and 127 are vacant.[7] 91.2% of households are owner-occupied and 2.34% rent.
Schaefer Run
Breinigsville is located at 40°32'12" North, 75°37'53" West (40.5367627, -75.6312997).[8] Elevation is 427 feet (130 m). Schaefer Run flows east through the village into the Little Lehigh Creek.
Surrounding municipalities[edit]
Breinigsville is located along U.S. Route 222, between its intersection with the southern terminus of Pennsylvania Route 863 and Route 222's Trexlertown Bypass (Fred Jaindl Memorial Highway). Breinigsville is located between Trexlertown and Maxatawny.
See also: Climate of Allentown, Pennsylvania
Breinigsville lies within the hot-summer humid continental climate zone (Köppen: Dfa), and experiences four distinct seasons. Summers are hot and humid, with a July daily average of 83 °F (28.3 °C). In a normal summer, temperatures exceed 85 °F (29 °C) on 15 days. Winters are cold and snowy with few sunny days, and with a January daytime average high of 34 °F (1.1 °C). Spring and autumn are mild seasons with low humidity. The hardiness zone is 6b.
Climate data for Allentown, Pennsylvania (Lehigh Valley Int'l), 1981–2010 normals,[a] extremes 1922–present[b]
Record high °F (°C)
Mean maximum °F (°C)
Average high °F (°C)
(2.2) 39.8
Average low °F (°C)
(−6.9) 21.7
Mean minimum °F (°C)
(−16.1) 5.7
(−14.6) 13.1
(−6.7) 9.1
(−17.7)
Record low °F (°C)
(−26) −12
(−24) −5
(−21) 12
(−2) 39
(−6) 3
(−26)
Average precipitation inches (mm)
Average snowfall inches (cm)
(0) 0.7
(1.8) 5.2
Average precipitation days (≥ 0.01 in)
11.1 9.8 11.0 12.1 12.1 11.4 10.9 9.5 9.1 9.1 9.8 10.9 126.8
Average snowy days (≥ 0.1 in)
5.5 4.8 2.5 0.4 0 0 0 0 0 0 0.6 3.5 17.3
Average relative humidity (%)
Source: NOAA (relative humidity 1961–1990)[9][10][11]
Public education[edit]
Fred J. Jaindl Elementary School.
Breinigsville is served educationally by Parkland School District. The district has one high school, Parkland High School (for grades nine through 12), two middle schools Springhouse Middle School and Orefield Middle School (for grades six through eight), and eight elementary schools (for kindergarten through fifth grade), Cetronia Elementary School, Fogelsville Elementary School, Ironton Elementary School, Fred J. Jaindl Elementary School, Kernsville Elementary School, Kratzer Elementary School, Parkway Manor Elementary School, and Schnecksville Elementary School. Elementary students from the Breinigsville area attend Fogelsville or Jaindl while its middle-school students attend Springhouse.[12]
The Fred J. Jaindl Elementary School, which opened fall of 2010, is located in Breinigsville.
Throughout the 19th century, the economy of Breinigsville was primarily agriculture and mining. A number of large mines existed; the mines and later the train tracks were abandoned. In the early 1900s the town was transformed into a mainly agriculture-based economy. Toward the late 1970s and 80s due to relatively cheaper land prices and close proximity to New York, a number of major distributors and warehouses have relocated to the area. Large facilities and distribution centers in Breinigsville include ShopRite, Olympus, Home Depot, Uline, Niagara Bottling and Nestle/Deer Park Water Bottling Plant. In 2009, Nestlé Waters renovated their facility to become LEED Gold certified.[13] Some warehouses, particularly Amazon's, have been criticized in the local press for dangerous working conditions.[14] In March 2014, the Supreme Court agreed to hear the case that involves Amazon's warehouse in Breinigsville.[15]
A number of large book publishing companies also operate from Breinigsville. Amazon's distribution warehouse is situated in Breinigsville. RR Donnelley is also located in the town. In 2007, Lightning Source opened a new 130,000sq feet printing and distributing facility in Breinigsville.[16] Cyclocross Magazine also operates from Breinigsville.
The corporate headquarters of Buckeye Partners is based in Breinigsville.
Agriculturally, the town is still the home to a number of nurseries and greenhouses operated by small business. Grim's Greenhouse is located in Breinigsville.[17] The town has a number of large vineyards. Clover Hill Vineyards & Winery[18] as well as Vynecrest Vineyard & Winery[19] are located in Breinigsville; the town is also the home to a major Samuel Adams brewery.[20]
Police and fire[edit]
The new Upper Macungie Township Police Department located in Breinigsville.
Before 2013 Breinigsville was served by the Berks-Lehigh Regional Police, which was a multi-jurisdictional police department. The department is now defunct.
Effective December 31, 2012, Upper Macungie Township Police Department serves the town.[21] The department is located at 37 Grim Road, Breinigsville, PA. 18031.
Breinigsville is primarily served by Good Will Fire Co. #1 of Trexlertown, Trexlertown[22][23] with automatic aid provided by Fogelsville Volunteer Fire Co., Fogelsville[24] and Upper Macungie Township Emergency Services Lehigh County Station 56[25]
Recreation[edit]
Terry Hill Waterpark and Campgrounds, a 43-acre (0.17 km2; 0.067 sq mi) waterpark, is located in Breinigsville. As of January 2010, the waterpark was shut down and available for purchase, while the adjacent trailer park remained in operation. In the fall of 2017, Terry Hill Waterpark was purchased by the owners of Clover Hill Vineyards.
Breinigsville has a number of neighborhood parks and playgrounds. Breinigsville Park is located in the center of Breinigsville. That park, 24.3-acre (0.098 km2; 0.0380 sq mi), has 2⁄3 mile of paved walking/cycling paths. Additionally, it offers a Baseball and Softball fields, Basketball and a Sand volleyball court.[26] The park hosts a large fireworks show every year on Independence Day.[27]
Though it is widely thought to be in Trexlertown, as evidenced by its nickname "T-Town", the Valley Preferred Cycling Center is actually located in the Breinigsville section of the township. It is one of the most well known cycling stadiums in the country and attracts cyclists from all over the world.
In popular culture[edit]
In 2004, then-president George W. Bush made an unannounced stop at the Home Town Diner in Breinigsville, PA.[28][29]
In 2012, an entire episode of 30 Minute Meals featuring Rachael Ray and Regis Philbin was filmed from the home of a couple from Breinigsville.[30][31]
^ Mean monthly maxima and minima (i.e. the highest and lowest temperature readings during an entire month or year) calculated based on data at said location from 1981 to 2010.
^ Official records for Allentown were kept at Allentown Gas Company from March 1922 to December 1943, and at Lehigh Valley Int'l since January 1944. For more information, see ThreadEx.
^ a b c d e f g h i j k Luverne T. Hunsicker; Oliver F Zegler; Russel L. Peters (1976). Upper Macungie Township - Bicentennial - Souvenir Book (Pamphlet). Obtained from the Upper Macungie Township municipal building: Upper Macungie Township - History Committee. pp. 8–9.
^ a b c Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Rev. John Baer Stoudt; Rev. Thomas H. Krick; William J. Dietrich (1914). History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania and a Genealogical and Biographical Records of its Families. 1. Lehigh Valley Publishing Company. pp. 14, 915, 920.
^ "Revolutionary War Militia Overview". Pennsylvania Historical & Museum Commission. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^ Lehigh County Historical Society (1908). Proceedings and Papers Read Before the Lehigh County Historical Society, Volumes 1–2. University of Michigan. p. 203. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^ "bout TEK Park". TEK Park. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^ Kennedy, Sam (April 10, 2012). "TEK Park in Breinigsville sells for more than $50 million". The Morning Call. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^ a b c "Census of Population and Housing, 2010" (PDF). United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
^ "NowData - NOAA Online Weather Data". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
^ "Station Name: PA ALLENTOWN LEHIGH VALLEY INTL AP". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2019-10-03.
^ "WMO Climate Normals for ALLENTOWN/A.-BETHLEHEM, PA 1961–1990". National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. Retrieved 2014-05-28.
^ Parkland School District School Map Retrieved on Feb 28, 2012
^ "Nestlé Waters North America Facility Earns U.S. Green Building Council's Gold Standard for Sustainability - June 5, 2009". Nestlé Waters. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
^ Kennedy, Sam (March 5, 2014). "Supreme Court to consider Amazon case". The Morning Call. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
^ Hunt, Keel. "Lightning Source adds printing facility in Pennsylvania". Lightning Source. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^ "About Grim's Greenhouse". Grim's Greenhouse. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^ "Clover Hill Vineyards & Winery". Clover Hill Vineyards & Winery. Archived from the original on 6 March 2014. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
^ "The History of Vynecrest Vineyards Winery". Vynecrest Vineyards and Winery. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^ Ledoux, Kim. "Freetown's Sam Adams deal goes flat". South Coast Today. Retrieved 6 March 2014.
^ Upper Macungie Township Police Department
^ Good Will Fire Co. Lehigh County Station 25
^ "Upper Macungie Township". Upper Macungie Township. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^ Fogelsville Fire Co. Lehigh County Station 8
^ Upper Macungie Township Emergency Services Station 56
^ "Earl Adams Memorial Park (Breinigsville Park)". Upper Macungie Township. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^ "Philadelphia area July 4th Fireworks 2013". American Broadcasting Company. July 5, 2013. Retrieved 7 March 2014.
^ "The Travels of President George W. Bush -- July 2004". Eric M. Appleman. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^ McDermott, Joe (July 10, 2004). "Bush drops by Breinigsville diner". The Morning Call. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^ Kathy Lauer-Williams (November 20, 2012). "Rachael Ray features entire episode from Breinigsville home". The Morning Call. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
^ "Breinigsville woman plays host to Rachael Ray show". WFMZ-TV. November 20, 2012. Retrieved 8 March 2014.
Further reading[edit]
Roberts, Charles Rhoads; Rev. John Baer Stoudt; Rev. Thomas H. Krick; William J. Dietrich (1914). History of Lehigh County Pennsylvania and a Genealogical and Biographical Records of its Families. 1. Lehigh Valley Publishing Company.
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It seems that the aid termination does hurt, however much money is at stake...
...although it is unclear if it is simply that the coup regime is so insulted at having its friends act even mildly against it, or if they are really thinking about the economic effects of being cut off from the world more rationally now.
In the continued absence of more decisive action by the US (e.g. declaring this a military coup and cutting off all aid, freezing bank accounts, stopping remittances...) the chances of the mild pressure being applied bearing any fruit probably depend on whether or not the reactions reported in the Honduran press are real concern or just hurt feelings.
An article in pro-coup La Tribuna quoting the de facto regime's designate to run the treasury, Gabriela Nuñez, tends toward the hurt feelings end of the spectrum. Repeating one of the themes of the coup regime, she asks that the international community respect the decisions that have been adopted in Honduras.
At the same time, unlike other voices from the regime, including Carlos Kattan suggesting that Canada or Japan could fill the gap a US withdrawal of economic partnership would leave, Nuñez today admits that as Hondurans we also should recognize that we also need them.
Nuñez' views may partly come from her assessment of the impact of the US aid cut-off, which she set yesterday at $122 million and today says could be $200 million. The latter figure matches one floated in New York Times reporting, attributed to a senior US official, although furiously contested by coup apologists trying to minimize the impact of the US aid cutoff.
Of course, Nuñez has her own reasons to paint the worst-case scenario. It seems that she, along with others in the coup regime, are suddenly realizing that there are poor people in Honduras who may suffer economically. The Tribuna article has her estimating these funds will harm 18,000 campesinos:
This is a problem that has great humanitarian implications, because it will affect campesinos in the departments of Intibucá, Lempira, Copán, Colón and in other zones of the country.
Curious choices of examples of affected departments, since the four named happen to include large indigenous and african-descendant populations (Lenca, Chorti, Pech and Garifuna), groups that have been among those most strongly protesting the coup d'etat and resisting the de facto regime.
And of course, if all US aid were cut off, those people would be among those affected.
But they are not the principal beneficiaries of the projects terminated yesterday. The funding cut hit the government, the military, and the owners of road-building companies and businesses dependent on road transport.
It affected development of roads that run from the Department of Cortés in the north through Comayagua, Francisco Morazan, and Choluteca in the south, the axis from Puerto Cortés to the port of Amapala, running through the cities of San Pedro Sula, Comayagua, and Tegucigalpa.
Nuñez's statement is a kind of shell game, trying to substitute a more sympathetic target for the one really hit yesterday.
What was eliminated? According to a US State Department briefing, one big piece was US AID funds for
trade capacity building and support for Honduran ministries of labor and education.
Altogether, US AID funding terminated was $9.4 million. (The State Department explicitly noted that while $2.7 million of US AID funds for child survival and health were terminated, other funds in the same category were continuing as humanitarian aid.)
An additional $8.96 million of State Department funds went to a variety of military purposes, and another $1.7 million was for "security-related funding".
Finally, there was $11 million of "already suspended" MCC funds. Here is where there seems to be a virtual free-for-all in estimates offered by government officials in Honduras and in the US.
According to the MCC's own website, funding approved for Honduras is destined for
Strategic investments in Rural Development and Transportation [that] will increase the productivity and business skills of farmers and their employees who operate small- and medium-sized farms, and will reduce transportation costs between targeted production centers and national, regional, and global markets.
In practice, the majority of projects included are road improvements, including the development of the Pacific to Atlantic trucking corridor called in Honduras the "dry canal" (canal seco) because it realizes on land the centuries-old dream of a Pacific-Atlantic corridor, the goal of canal-building schemes in the 19th century already described as a land route in letters to the Spanish Crown in the 1530s.
$125 million of the total approved MCC funding of $215 million was destined for the transportation project. Just over $72 million was originally allocated for rural development, including over $21 million for feeder roads through which farm products reach the main transport system.
(By August 2009, the amount directed to the rural development project had risen to almost $75 million, while the transportation project stayed just under $124 million. The remaining funding is directed to administration and monitoring.)
An update posted on August 28 on MCC's site says the as of "the last quarterly status report, over $191 million has been disbursed or committed to contracts" leaving $25 million to commit. The PDF quarterly report accompanying that statement clarifies that only $80 million had been disbursed by August 2009, leaving $111 million of the committed funding open to suspension or termination.
Or maybe not. Consider this from the September 3 briefing:
SENIOR ADMINISTRATION OFFICIAL ONE: Yeah. In terms of total money going into Honduras that was in the pipeline, which includes MCC, which is 135, was 200. Going to the Honduran – that amount going to the Honduran Government, a total of about a hundred, of which the 30 has been – the 22 – about 22, not counting the MCC, so – because the 30-plus that we're talking about is the MCC 11 plus another roughly 22, and so another balance of about 70 or so that comes under that category of humanitarian assistance that we're continuing. So roughly 70 would be the number. And we can get you more details on that if you'd like them of what that – what all that entails.
Crystal clear, right?
$135 million in the pipeline from MCC, and $70 million in continuing humanitarian aid.
Or maybe not.
Since the $70 million is what's left of $100 million "going to the Honduran Government" minus the $30 million being terminated, which itself is made up of $22 million of US government funding plus $11 million of MCC funding (yes, 22+11= 30: call it new new math).
So if there was originally about $100 million of aid going to Honduras, of which $22 million was just terminated, that would imply up to $78 million in continuing "humanitarian" aid.
And what does our humanitarian aid do? It supports a variety of programs, according to the State Department briefing, including
teacher training, basic education, girl's leadership skills training, food security, aid to small farmers, biodiversity, anti-gang, youth-at-risk activities... designed to assist the most vulnerable.
"The most vulnerable". That (inadvertently) echoes the way that Myrna Castro, coup regime functionary at the Ministry of Culture, described indigenous, rural, and african-descendant people in her famous rant against bookmobiles and libraries.
And maybe these are the people in Lempira, Intibucá, Copán and Colón who Gabriela Nuñez wants us to imagine are suffering most from the US aid termination.
But the real people hurting own the road construction companies, the shipping companies, and the businesses making money by selling products up and down Honduras. The same groups profiting from the splurge of legislation by the congress since the coup.
As La Tribuna notes,
In the preceding days, Núñez had indicated that what was pending for disbursement [from the MCC] in the rest of 2009 is around $28 million, to pay the construction companies.
And these are the people who shaped the coup d'etat.
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Down payment: A deposit is not necessary.
If cancelled or modified up to 7 days before arrival by 6 pm local time, no fee will be charged. If cancelled, modified after the deadline 90% all nights will be charged. By a no-show 100% of all nights will be charged. All cancellations and changes must be made in writing by e-mail or fax.
If cancelled or modified up to 28 days before arrival, no fee will be charged. If cancelled, modified after the deadline 90% all nights will be charged. By a no-show 100% of all nights will be charged. All cancellations and changes must be made in writing by e-mail or fax.
Down payment: 50% of the total price of the reservation will be charged at least 28 days prior to arrival and is non-refundable.
The guest is at liberty to provide prove that the hotel has no cost below the required compensation.
As long as the hotel calculates the compensation correctly, the amount of the compensation is maximum the amount of the agreed upon rate minus any saved expenditures and income due to other usage of their services.
The above mentioned conditions regarding compensation apply when the guest does not use the facilities and failed to notify the hotel in a timely manner.
If the hotel grants the option to the guest to withdraw from the agreement within a given deadline, the hotel has no more right to claim any compensation. Applicable for the timely manner is the actual reception of the withdrawal. The guest has to do so in writing.
Since the guest has the right to a free cancellation as mentioned in IV. Part 3, the hotel also has the right to withdraw within the agreed period from the agreement if other guests wish to make reservations and the guest does not reply to a confirmation request by the hotel.
If there is no prepayment or security deposit submitted, as mentioned in III part 6, in the required deadline, then the hotel is also allowed to withdraw from the agreement.
The hotel has to notify the guest immediately of its withdrawal in writing.
IIn the above mentioned cases of withdrawal the guest cannot claim any compensation.
The guest cannot claim any specific room unless the hotel confirmed the availability of such.
Booked rooms are available to the guest from 15:00 pm on the day of the agreed arrival. The guest cannot demand an earlier check in.
Booked rooms are to be occupied by 6:00pm on the day of arrival. Unless a later arrival time was specified the hotel reserves the right to rent out the rooms to others after 6:00pm without the guest being able to claim compensation. In this respect the hotel has the right of withdrawal.
Checkout time on the day of departure is 11:00am. The rooms have to be vacated by then. Any time after that the hotel can charge an additional fee for late checkout till 6:00pm. After 6:00pm there is an additional full day charge for the room. The guest is at liberty to provide prove to the hotel that there has not been any or a significant loss in business.
Should there be any disorders or discrepancies of the hotel, the hotel will immediately upon notification by the guest correct such claims. Does the guest refrain from immediate notification his right for compensation ceases to exist.
The hotel is liable for all harm to life, body and health as per law.
The hotel is liable for damages due to negligence only if these derive of a substantial breach of contract. In this case the liability is limited to the predictable, typical damages.
In all other cases, the liability of the hotel is for damages of property limited to €2.557.000,00 and €52.000,00 for financial loss. Liability limitations do not apply if damages occur due to gross negligence or intentional violation of obligations of the hotels purveyor or managing employees.
The above mentioned limits of liability apply to all claims of indemnity regardless of their legal grounds including claims of unlawful actions. They also apply in cases of indemnity against an employee or purveyor of the hotel. They do not apply in case of liability due to defects of a guarantee of constitution of an object thru fraudulently disguised mistakes or bodily harm.
but a maximum of €3000,00 . For property (cash, jewelry and so forth) the limit is €800,00. Cash and valuables that are put in the in room safe are covered to a limit of €3000,00 . The hotel recommends to use it. The right to claim compensation ceases to exist if the guest does not immediately notify the hotel of any damage or loss.
Although the guest has been appointed a parking spot in the hotel garage or parking lot, even for a charge, the hotel is not responsible for the custody of the vehicle. The hotel is not responsible for the surveillance of vehicles. The hotel is not liable for any loss or damage of any on hotel property parked vehicles and their contents within, as long as the hotel's employees do not cause gross negligence. In which case the damage must be reported the latest by departure of the hotel.
Wake up calls are being made with great care by the hotel. Indemnity claims can only be made in case of gross negligence or intention.
Messages, mail and parcels for the guests are being handled with great care. The hotel accepts deliveries, storage and, if so requested for a fee, forwarding of lost and found items. Indemnity claims, except by gross negligence or intent, are invalid. The hotel reserves the right to forward any lost and found items at a charge to the local lost and found office after a month of storage.
Indemnity claims cease after two years of the moment the guests noticed the damage or three years without the guests notice. This does not apply to any damage to life, bodily injury or other damages based upon gross negligence or intent of any of the hotel's employees.
The Villa Achenbach is a non smoking hotel!
Therefore it is not permitted to smoke inside the hotel property. Opportunity to smoke is given on the outside of the hotel. In case of disregard of this notice the hotel reserves the right to charge a cleaning fee as well as a charge due to a loss of business. That charge is 500€.
Changes or additions to the agreement, acceptance proposal or these conditions for accommodation must be in writing. One sided changes or additions by the guest are invalid.
Place of fulfillment and payment is the residency of the hotel.
Place of jurisdiction- as well as for check and draft disputes – is in business commerce the residence of the hotel or by choice of the hotel, Duesseldorf. If a party does not have a local place of jurisdiction, the place of jurisdiction shall be the residency of the hotel. The hotel is authorized to bring forth any claims at the place of jurisdiction of the opponent.
Applicable are the laws of the Federal Republic of Germany.
Should individual conditions of these terms for accommodation become or are invalid, it does not, however affect the validity of all other conditions. Incidentally apply all lawful regulations.


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When I heard the news that Princess Eugenie was marrying Jack Brooksbank, my immediate reaction was one of "Who?" The name Eugenie vaguely rang a bell and through a combination of guesswork and, ultimately, consultation with Mr Google, I discovered she was the daughter of the well known business 'envoy' Prince Andrew and his former wife, the television personality and popular author, Sarah Ferguson. It was a marriage made in apathy. And in the spirit of apathy, the BBC declined to show the non event live on television fearing a ratings disaster. Instead, on 12th October we can expect plenty of "And we'll be right back after the break when Eugenie should have completed her long walk from the car to the altar".
Eugenie, it turns out, is only ninth in line to the throne, so unless something highly unfortunate happens, it is unlikely she will ever see the inside of Buckingham Palace, except for family piss ups and to wave at the crowd when someone more important in the royal family gets married. Given her relatively lowly position in the throne rankings, it is hardly a surprise that the BBC elected not to squander a large fortune on what is, essentially, the marriage of a minor royal to a nightclub manager.
Ah, but you may well ask. How come Prince Harry got top billing on the Beeb when he got married to Meghan Markle? After all, he's only seventh in line to the throne and like Eugenie, his dad's an absolute twat as well. I think I have the answer here. Millions of people actually like Prince Harry, even people like me who wouldn't open the curtains if the Queen arrived next door for a cup of tea and a slice of cake. I know there is a bit of showbiz, a lot of nostalgia and public interest on the grounds that Harry's mum was Princess Diana, who tragically died in 1997 when Harry was but a toddler. That alone has earned him a special place in the hearts of our nation. His national service, his wonderful work with the Invictus Games, for mental health, coming across as a relatively normal kind of bloke and marrying a beautiful and charismatic American woman have endeared him to quite a lot of people. So, what about Eugenie?
It's not her fault that her dad Prince Andrew is the least charming of the Queen's children, in what is admittedly a competitive field and it was plainly not her fault that Sarah Ferguson's Hooray Henrietta image, together with a predilection for sunbathing topless and sucking her boyfriend's toes (we've all done it), is what most people think when they hear her name mentioned. Eugenie carries out the usual royal charity functions but in a far quieter setting, away from a media and public that is largely disinterested.
Apparently, the royals are footing the bill for this marriage although we, the great unwashed, are contributing a trifling £2 million in security costs. I will not add that this is happening at a time when social care is in crisis due to underfunding, over a million people use food banks and levels of homelessness are increasing. That Magic Money tree seems to appear when the royals fancy a beano. Funny that.
I mean, good luck to Jack and Eugenie with their big day. I hope they have the best day of their lives and all that. I am sure I will find something else to do on that day. Anything, actually, to avoid those fateful words, "And now over to (and I am guessing here) Piers Morgan who will present live coverage the royal wedding, sponsored by Bet 365, at Windsor."
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Q: Changing Contents Of Array Results In Dangling Pointer I've got a globablly defined array which includes a lot of emojis/strings at the top of my ViewController class.
var emojis: [[String : Any]] =
[["name": "Recently used emojis", "emojis" : []], ["name": "header2", "emojis" : ["g", "Y", "U", "g", "2", "2", "2" ,"2" ," 2" ," 2", "2" ,"2", "42", "32", "2", "32", "23", "23", "1", "1", "1", "2", "g", "2", "2", "2" ,"2" ," 2" ," 2", "2" ,"2", "42", "32", "2", "32", "23", "23", "2", "1", "2", "gk", "tT"]], ["name": "header3 and a bit more text", "emojis" : ["g", "Y", "U", "g", "2", "2", "2" ,"2" ," 2" ," 2", "2" ,"2", "42", "32", "2", "32", "23", "23", "1", "1", "1", "2", "g", "2", "2", "2" ,"2" ," 2" ," 2", "2" ,"2", "42", "32", "2", "32", "23", "23", "2", "1", "2", "gk", "tT"]]]

In the viewDidLoad method, I'm populating the "Recently used emojis in the array, since I need to access it through the NSUserDefaults.
var recentEmojiArray: Array<Any> = []
  if let prefs = UserDefaults(suiteName: "com.apple.EmojiPreferences") {
    if let defaults = prefs.dictionary(forKey: "EMFDefaultsKey"){
        if let recents = defaults["EMFRecentsKey"] as? [String]{
            recentEmojiArray.append(recents)
        }
    }
}

After that, I'm adding the recently used emojis to the array and will reload the data in my collectionView.
emojis[0] = ["name": "Recently used emojis", "emojis": recentEmojiArray[0]]
collectionView.reloadData()

However, everytime I change a value in the emojis array, I'm getting crashes that seem to point to a dangling pointer. Here's the latest tack trace:
(thread 1)
libobjc.A.dylib`_mapStrHash:
    0x10e10d756 <+0>:  xorl   %ecx, %ecx
    0x10e10d758 <+2>:  testq  %rsi, %rsi
    0x10e10d75b <+5>:  je     0x10e10d7a3               ; <+77>
    0x10e10d75d <+7>:  movb   (%rsi), %al
->  0x10e10d75f <+9>:  testb  %al, %al
    0x10e10d761 <+11>: je     0x10e10d7a3               ; <+77>
    0x10e10d763 <+13>: addq   $0x4, %rsi
    0x10e10d767 <+17>: xorl   %ecx, %ecx
    0x10e10d769 <+19>: movzbl %al, %eax
    0x10e10d76c <+22>: xorl   %eax, %ecx
    0x10e10d76e <+24>: movzbl -0x3(%rsi), %eax
    0x10e10d772 <+28>: testl  %eax, %eax
    0x10e10d774 <+30>: je     0x10e10d7a3               ; <+77>
    0x10e10d776 <+32>: shll   $0x8, %eax
    0x10e10d779 <+35>: xorl   %eax, %ecx
    0x10e10d77b <+37>: movzbl -0x2(%rsi), %eax
    0x10e10d77f <+41>: testl  %eax, %eax
    0x10e10d781 <+43>: je     0x10e10d7a3               ; <+77>
    0x10e10d783 <+45>: shll   $0x10, %eax
    0x10e10d786 <+48>: xorl   %ecx, %eax
    0x10e10d788 <+50>: movzbl -0x1(%rsi), %ecx
    0x10e10d78c <+54>: testl  %ecx, %ecx
    0x10e10d78e <+56>: je     0x10e10d7a1               ; <+75>
    0x10e10d790 <+58>: shll   $0x18, %ecx
    0x10e10d793 <+61>: xorl   %eax, %ecx
    0x10e10d795 <+63>: movb   (%rsi), %al
    0x10e10d797 <+65>: addq   $0x4, %rsi
    0x10e10d79b <+69>: testb  %al, %al
    0x10e10d79d <+71>: jne    0x10e10d769               ; <+19>
    0x10e10d79f <+73>: jmp    0x10e10d7a3               ; <+77>
    0x10e10d7a1 <+75>: movl   %eax, %ecx
    0x10e10d7a3 <+77>: movzwl %cx, %eax
    0x10e10d7a6 <+80>: movl   %ecx, %edx
    0x10e10d7a8 <+82>: shrl   $0x10, %edx
    0x10e10d7ab <+85>: xorl   %eax, %edx
    0x10e10d7ad <+87>: imull  $0xfff1, %edx, %eax       ; imm = 0xFFF1
    0x10e10d7b3 <+93>: addl   %ecx, %eax
    0x10e10d7b5 <+95>: retq

The error does not occur when I delete values from the array.
What is going on here?

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Much alike many designers out there, I'm constantly craving new graphic design inspiration, web design galleries, and everything the life of a designer should be filled to the brim with. This leads me on my quest of finding the best design blogs out on the internetz, and my interview today is no shortage. Little Box of Ideas is a great design and creativity blog, focusing on great topics such as graphics tutorials and typography.
I got a fantastic interview with LBoI's designer and main blogger, Sneh. Also sporting a fantastic portfolio of illustrations and Photoshop designs, Little Box of Ideas boasts a great blog with tons of resources for the design community. To anyone interested in getting the inside scoop on this fantastic design inspiration blog, check out Sneh's answers to my questions below! She runs a tight blog, and I am very intrigued and excited to present such an interesting interview.
What is the main topic of Little Box of Ideas, and how did you come up with the unique name?
Creative Ideas and Design are the basis on which Little Box Of Ideas was built. Nick and I were knocking around names a few years ago. We wanted something personal and quirky. "Jump Start Ideas" and "Little Box Of Ideas" were the main contenders after whittling down a list of 40 odd names with the word "Ideas" in them. LBOI won because it was quirkier and totally defines us!
Where did you get the inspiration for LBOI? Did any other popular blogs or websites help inspire your posts or design?
LBOI just happened! I took a break of 6 months to evaluate what I wanted to do with myself and my work in 2008. I was already food blogging (http://www.gelskitchen.com) for 3 years at that time, but I never imagined I would start blogging about design.
Shout out time! Grant Freidman(http://colorburned.com) was the 2nd person I followed on twitter. His blog was a treasure trove of freebies and right then I was inspired to start my own and give away the countless designs I was already creating on a regular basis. Andrew Houle's blog(http://myinkblog.com) introduced me to what blogging was all about. Jacob Cass's(http://justcreativedesign.com) cheery online presence and his amazing attitude brought things into perspective for me.
How popular has LBOI grown over the past couple of months? Have you seen a spike in any stats like daily visitors, Twitter followers, RSS subscribers, etc?
When LBOI started out in Feb 2009, it showed a steady growth of 1500% on Alexa for a few months. Then it started slowing and evening out. In 10 months, Alexa ranking has gone from 850,000 to 42,000. The rest has increased at a steady pace, slowly and surely, no big dramas there.
But I am happy with the response of my readers. My blog is more personal and close-knit community based as opposed to impersonal and purely commercial. I have over 4,000 twitter followers and although I don't know all of them, I try to interact and reply to everyone who writes to me.
Do you make a decent amount of money from your blog? Could you share any success you've had with certain revenue sources?
For the first couple of months, there was no revenue at all. I was giving away my ad spots for free to friends and acquaintances who had websites. Then I got accepted into BuySellAds.com and made my first $10, woohoo! Advertising is tough to come by for smaller blogs like mine and I have a long way to go before I start making serious revenue from advertising. I spend almost $300 every month on my dedicated servers and firewalls (I run a big celebrity/movie database which is relaunching on its 10th anniversary soon).
My income is generated from projects I score via the blog. Since starting the blog 10 months ago, I have had the pleasure of working with some amazing clients and have done close to 15 very satisfying web design and branding projects. And I am happy with this scenario where my blog stays personal and relevant to certain core areas of design, whereas the revenue that fuels it comes from project work.
Where can you see Little Box of Ideas going within the next couple of months?
What are some of the most popular topics on LBOI? Do you have any personal favorite posts?
A post about Creepy Photo Manipulations to Scare Your Pants Off has been a big hit too!
I love logo inspiration list posts and writing on design related issues from my perspective, from the depths of my heart.
What are some of your favorite sites around the web to share your posts on, or just sites you like to visit in general?
I used to visit a lot of blogs before I started blogging full-time. Ever since I am hardly left with any time to read blogs. There are a few websites I do frequent on either a daily basis or whenever I have the time.
I love DesignBump, DesignMoo, The Web Blend and Delicious for sharing my articles.
I see you have a portfolio link as well. Do you plan on offering web design or development services as well on your site?
Nick and I offer complete web design, system design, logo and branding services from our home studio. We have been doing projects for clients since 1998. Our work is our play and we love it!
Can you share any new upcoming features for LBOI, or any ideas you have for new additions to the blog?
I recently started an exciting project to create a new vector illustration every single day of the year. I am onto Number 5 now in this Project 365 of mine http://www.littleboxofideas.com/blog/category/365-vector-characters-project. So there is something new to look out for on the blog everyday, because these vector characters are not mere characters, they are mascots of sorts with a unique name and a story revolving around each of them.
If you had any advice for someone looking to start their own web design blog, what would it be?
Put on your thinking cap, get set, ready, GO! And then keep running, don't stop! I have been writing on my food blog for 5 years but the dedication and passion I have for design is what makes my LBOI the very essence of my being and not the food blog.
Your blog can be about anything, but as long as it is what drives you, you will never give it up. And because you will never give it up, you will feel on top of the world and that will give your life purpose. Despite that, it will get hard, very hard! There will be times when you will have nothing to write or say or just blogging every 2 days will become an absolute chore! Don't give up! Get out, sit on a cold park bench somewhere, have an ice cream and then come back fresh. If you survive the first 6 months, you will be fine, my friend!
Congrats Sneh on a great interview and great blog! Keep going!
Thanks Luke for the words of encouragement!
I've noticed your articles more often in the past month or so Sneh, and now your blog/website, so whatever you're doing keep it up. Great work, very inspiring!
Snehal..Really impressed with your work….and your innovative ideas..
Great interview guys! You are doing great with your blog, Sneh. I was surprised by $300/month you are spending for the server. That would be a great project your are doing! Wow, hope all the best to you, Sneh also with my friend InsideTheWebb.
.-= Lam Nguyen´s last blog ..20 Ways to Streamline Your Web Business =-.
It will depend on how you look at it and where that you're coming from on the theme really. Ultimately attractiveness is in the eye of the beholder, but Now i'm with you on this one.
Notei seus artigos com mais freqüência no mês passado ou assim Sneh, e agora seu blog / site, assim que o que você está fazendo mantê-lo. Grande trabalho, muito inspirador!
Well, I see through. And it is also worth a review!
Well, pretty good. I will return to discuss later.
I have read your blog. It means a lot, maybe I will read again at a different time because I enjoyed it. Thanks!
Aw, this was a really nice post. In thought I wish to put in writing like this moreover – taking time and precise effort to make an excellent article… but what can I say… I procrastinate alot and by no means appear to get one thing done.
Thanks this Little Box of Ideas boasts a great blog with tons of resources for the design community.
I like post of your.


SmallCapPower | November 7, 2018: FSD Pharma Inc. (CSE:HUGE), one of the Canadian cannabis stocks, announced recently the launch of a pilot clinical study with its strategic RD partner, SciCann Therapeutics. The study is intended to test the safety and efficacy of SciCann's proprietary "Steady Stomach" cannabidiol (CBD) combination product for the treatment of irritable bowel syndrome (IBS) patients. This study follows the previously-reported efficacy results from a preclinical study in rodent models, which demonstrated a three-fold increased efficacy in lowering abdominal inflammation levels with the advanced combination product as compared to CBD alone.


I'm so excited to partner with The Candle Lab to offer a new macrame workshop: macrame mini table-runners!
In this two-hour workshop, you'll make your own candle and knot a runner (or "candle rug") for it to live on in your home! To begin, you'll choose from 120+ fragrance oils to create your own custom scene, then pour your candle, guided by the experts at The Candle Lab.
While your candle sets, I'll guide you you in creating your macrame piece from start to finish. You'll learn the basics of macrame, including the fundamental square knot, and I'll teach you how to re-create our template piece. I'm confident you'll find that macrame is a very meditative craft and repetitive enough to enjoy a cocktail with your friends while you create your piece!
Speaking of cocktails, they'll be available to purchase, just in case you want to kick back with a drink while you get knotty!
Workshop is $80.00 per person. This is an intro-level class, so no prior experience is required. All materials are included with your workshop ticket. Attendees must be age 16 and up. Space is limited so please register here to claim your spot.
Please keep in mind that your ticket is non-refundable, so be sure to double-check the date before your book your seat!


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Newcastle Intermediaries is now offering its buy-to-let mortgage range to borrowers in Scotland.
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The lender's products are offered at a maximum loan value of £500,000, no maximum age at the end of the term, and all the cases are individually underwritten.
Stuart Miller, customer director at Newcastle Intermediaries, commented: "We are pleased to be extending into Scotland after serving England and Wales for more than three years.
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Nokia 2.4 brings a large display, dual cameras, and a long-lasting battery for the original price of Rs 10,399 but you can get it for far less.
Nokia 2.4 is down to its lowest price on Paytm Mall right now.
You can get the Nokia 2.4 for as low as Rs 7,000.
This price includes several discounts and cashbacks on the listed price of Rs 9,999.
Nokia 2.4 debuted in India earlier this month for Rs 10,399. It is a decent phone for the price but the specifications do not really measure up against the likes of Realme and Redmi smartphones. Buying Nokia 2.4 for Rs 10,399 over those phones, purely going by specifications, may not make sense to many buyers, but you may change your mind. Paytm is selling the Nokia 2.4 for as low as Rs 9,000 right now, which is Rs 1,399 less. Over and above, there are cashback offers that discount the Nokia 2.4 to Rs 7,000 in the sale.
Before I discuss the cashback offer, let me get the Paytm deal out of our way. So, Nokia 2.4 is available for Rs 9,999, which is much less than the launch price. Now, if you use an SBI credit card for both full and EMI transactions, you are eligible for 10 per cent cashback of up to Rs 2,000. This means you get Rs 999 back on the Nokia 2.4. After this discount, the Nokia 2.4 will be available for Rs 9,000. Now, this deal is as amazing as it is, but there is more to this deal. Let me talk about that.
On the listing, Paytm has listed several cashback offers on the Nokia 2.4. If you choose the promo code FESTIVESHOPNOW, you get Paytm Cash worth Rs 1,000 back. Over and above this offer, you will also receive a Paytm Mall voucher worth Rs 1,000. There are other coupons available for the Nokia 2.4 but they do not bring as much value as the promo code mentioned above. So, effectively, the Nokia 2.4 is available to buy for Rs 7,000 right now. This is the lowest price for the Nokia 2.4 to date and I think it is worth going for.
I reviewed the Nokia 2.4 a few days back. The Nokia 2.4 gets a few things right, such as the camera, the battery, and the pure Android software. The smartphone has a 6.5-inch large display, as well but there is a niggling issue of brightness under the sunlight. Also, the MediaTek Helio P22 processor is somewhat underwhelming in comparison with other smartphones in the same price category. But the design of the Nokia 2.4 is quite appealing and should matter because it is a budget phone.
Nokia 2.4 specifications
Display: The Nokia 2.4 comes with a 6.5-inch 720p screen with a waterdrop-style notch on top.
Processor: Powering the Nokia 2.4 is an octa-core MediaTek Helio P22 processor.
RAM: The Nokia 2.4 comes with 3GB of RAM.
Storage: Inside the Nokia 2.4, there is 64GB of memory that can be expanded further via a microSD card.
Rear Cameras: The Nokia 2.4 features a dual-camera setup on the back, comprising a 13MP main sensor and a 2MP depth sensor.
Front Camera: The selfies on the Nokia 2.4 are handled by a 5MP sensor that resides inside the notch on the display.
Battery: The Nokia 2.4 is backed by a 4500mAh battery without support for fast charging. There is a Micro-USB port on the bottom.
Operating System: The Nokia 2.4 runs on Android 10 but it is upgradeable to Android 11 and Android 12 software versions.
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Q: Why I separate the column and convert is as factor, but it cannot plot into two colors with col=as.factor(), just keep one color I use gather function reform the format of data
Then use separate function to split the "Petal.Width: into Petal(part variable) and Width(measurement variable).
Then I want to picture a scatter plots based on Petal and Sepal. But after I convert the part variable into factor, I cannot use two kinds colors base the parts.
     col=c('red','blue')[iris2$Part],
     xlab = 'Length',ylab='Width',
     xlim=c(1,10),ylim=c(0,5),type = 'p')

i USE col=c('red','blue')[iris2$part], but it only use the blue or the second color whichever I chosen.
iris2<-gather(iris,'Part','Number',-Species)
iris2<-separate(iris2,col='Part',into=c('Part','Measure'))
#iris2<-iris2[rank(iris2$Part)]
iris2$Part<-as.factor(iris2$Part)
plot(iris2$Number[iris2$Measure=='Length'],iris2$Number[iris2$Measure=='Width'],
     col=c('red','blue')[iris2$Part],
     xlab = 'Length',ylab='Width',
     xlim=c(1,10),ylim=c(0,5),type = 'p')

I think it may be caused by the sequence of the factor, the sepal list 2 and petal list as 1. but it comes 2 first in iris2 dataset, so it always choose second color. just my guess.
'data.frame':   600 obs. of  4 variables:
 $ Species: Factor w/ 3 levels "setosa","versicolor",..: 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 ...
 $ Part   : Factor w/ 2 levels "Petal","Sepal": 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 ...
 $ Measure: chr  "Length" "Length" "Length" "Length" ...
 $ Number : num  5.1 4.9 4.7 4.6 5 5.4 4.6 5 4.4 4.9 ...

A: The problem is your filtering in your plot definition.  iris2$Number[iris2$Measure=='Length'] and iris2$Number[iris2$Measure=='Width'] are both vectors of 300 elements but iris2$Part is a vector of 600 elements therefore only the first 300 elements are being used.  In this case all of the "Petal" factors which has a value of 2.
If you substitute in iris2$Part[iris2$Measure=='Length'] this should provide something closer to what you were expecting.
plot(iris2$Number[iris2$Measure=='Length'],iris2$Number[iris2$Measure=='Width'],
     col=c('red','blue')[iris2$Part[iris2$Measure=='Length']],
     xlab = 'Length',ylab='Width',
     xlim=c(1,10),ylim=c(0,5),type = 'p')


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We have often seen many viral videos on social media, in which many animals fall prey to the king of the jungle, the lion, but we rarely get to see such a video in which even a lion can be seen saving its life from an animal. One such video is going viral on social media in which a lion climbs a tree to save its life from a herd of wild buffaloes and what happens after that you might not have seen in any video. The video, which is going viral on social media, has been shared on a YouTube channel named 'Maasai Sightings' with the caption "A male lion that was laying down with his pride was chased off by a buffalo herd, the male lion decided to stay and fight but eventually had to take refuge on a tree." In this video, a lion is mounted on a tree and wild buffaloes are standing bel...
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Ron Johnson pushes FBI 'secret society' conspiracy theory
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Clermont County woman police said was shot in head by son dies
A Clermont County woman died Saturday after police her son shot her in the head on New Year's Eve.
Clermont County woman police said was shot in head by son dies A Clermont County woman died Saturday after police her son shot her in the head on New Year's Eve. Check out this story on cincinnati.com: https://www.cincinnati.com/story/news/crime/crime-and-courts/2020/01/06/clermont-county-woman-police-said-shot-head-son-dies/2822964001/
Cameron Knight, Cincinnati Enquirer Published 9:11 a.m. ET Jan. 6, 2020
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A Clermont County woman died Saturday after she was shot in the head on New Year's Eve. Police said her son is one who shot her.
Tatiana Romanova died at University of Cincinnati Medical Center. She was 62.
Police have charged her son, Alexei Siddique, 33, with felonious assault. His charges could now change.
Miami Township police report said officers were dispatched about 2:30 p.m. to the home shared by Siddique and Romanova on Windy Hollow Court.
Several 911 calls had been made from the house, police said.
Siddique had been arrested on an assault charge earlier in December as well.
He is being held at the Clermont County Jail on a $1 million bond awaiting trial.
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Most steel buildings can be easily cleaned with a spray of water to remove dirt and debris. If you live near the ocean though, then the sea is likely to release an aerosol that contains some salt water. Depending on the wind speeds and strengths in the area, as well as precipitation, some of this salt is likely to land on your building and remain when the water evaporates. While only a minuscule amount of salt is likely to land on the steel at one time, it can accumulate and cause corrosion. This means that you should clean your metal building about every month, and a mild cleaner should be used. Otherwise, the salt is likely to form a brine solution when mixed with plain water, and the salt can form on the metal again.
Dish soap is one mild detergent you can use to release and remove salt from your metal building. The soap will help to pull the salt away from the metal so that plain water can wash it away. Use a pressure washer with a detergent tank. Place your dish soap in the tank and place your pressure washer on low pressure. Let the water and soap mix as you spray the building down. Use warm water to rinse the soap and salt away afterwards.
If you want to prevent salt from building up on your building, then think about purchasing a combination washing and waxing solution for your pressure washer. These solutions often contain carnauba wax and are marketed for use with cars. This means that the solution will leave a shiny and protected surface, much like what you can expect after waxing your vehicle.
A sudden wind storm that forces branches or debris against your steel building can cause scrapes to form. Most of the time, the scrape will cause damage to the outer finish coat of the metal. This is not necessarily bad, since the steel will be covered in three separate protective layers of material. This is called the protective paint system that keeps the steel from becoming exposed.
The paint system will include a primer, an intermediate coat, and a final finishing or clear coat. While the finishing coat is most likely to become scraped up, the intermediate coat and primer can be scraped away too. If you see exposed metal, then you know all three coats have been removed and it is time to make a repair. It is ideal to do this sooner than later, because the salty air from the sea will cause oxidation to appear much sooner than it normally would.
To repair the deep scrape, look for any signs of rust, since almost any exposure to salt will cause oxidation to appear. If you see rust, use a fine grit piece of sandpaper to remove it. Also, use the sandpaper to lightly score the steel so your paint can stick better. Go to your local home store to purchase a small can of metal primer. An anti-rust zinc chromate variety will work well for this. Also, purchase a matching steel touch up paint. Try to avoid paints that claim they contain primers and paints in one mixture. These paints will not allow you to build up layers like the separate paints will.
Use a small paintbrush to add the primer to the scratch area. Two coats of paint that are allowed to dry for one full day a piece will work best. Apply the touch up paint over the top of the primer. You can add a clear coat if you wish by adding an automotive sealer afterwards.
For more information about the proper maintenance for still buildings, contact a local fabricator or retailer like Commercial Industries Company Inc.


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Liberty storefront with Christmas shoppers filmed with a timelapse track as sunset occurs – EDITORIAL USE ONLY. 23 seconds
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Liberty is a department store on Regent Street, based in the West End shopping district of Central London. The department store sells a wide range of luxury goods including women's, men's and children's fashion, cosmetics and fragrances, jewellery, accessories, homeware, furniture, stationery and gifts. Liberty is known for its floral and graphic prints.
Liberty's third and fourth floors showcase innovative designs from famous gifting and homeware brands. The third floor's central atrium is home to the Liberty Haberdashery department and is dedicated to the Liberty Art Fabrics collection, which introduces new designs and reused updated prints each season.
Arthur Lasenby Liberty was born in Chesham, Buckinghamshire in 1843. He was employed by Messrs Farmer and Rogers in Regent Street in 1862, the year of the International Exhibition at Kensington in London. By 1874, inspired by his 10 years of service, Arthur decided to start a business of his own, which he did the next year.
With a £2,000 loan from his future father-in-law, Arthur Liberty accepted the lease of half a shop at 218a Regent Street with only three staff members.
The shop opened during 1875 selling ornaments, fabric and objets d'art from Japan and the East. Within eighteen months Arthur Liberty had repaid the loan and acquired the second half of 218 Regent Street. As the business grew, neighbouring properties were bought and added.
In 1885, 142–144 Regent Street was acquired and housed the ever-increasing demand for carpets and furniture. The basement was named the Eastern Bazaar, and was the vending place for what was described as "decorative furnishing objects". He named the property Chesham House after the place in which he grew up. The store became the most fashionable place to shop in London and Liberty fabrics were used for both clothing and furnishings. Some of its clientele was exotic, and included famous Pre-Raphaelite artists.
In 1884 Liberty introduced the costume department into the Regent Street store, directed by Edward William Godwin (1833–86). Godwin was a distinguished architect. He was a founding member of the Costume Society in 1882. He and Arthur Liberty created in-house apparel to challenge the fashions of Paris.
In November 1885, Liberty brought forty-two villagers from India to stage a living village of Indian artisans. Liberty's specialized in Oriental goods, in particular imported Indian silks, and the aim of the display was to generate both publicity and sales for the store. However, it was a disaster commercially and publicly, with concern about the way the villagers were put on display.
During the 1890s Arthur Lasenby Liberty built strong relationships with many English designers. Many of these designers, including Archibald Knox, practised the artistic styles known as Arts and Crafts and Art Nouveau, and Liberty helped develop Art Nouveau through his encouragement of such designers. The company became associated with this new style, to the extent that in Italy, Art Nouveau became known as the Stile Liberty, after the London shop.
The store became one of the most prestigious in London.
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Handprint Flag
Invite children attending preschool storytime to put their handprints on white craft paper to create a U.S. flag. See detailed directions in the "Hand Print Flag" craft in this chapter.
Place books, videos, and audiotapes about U.S. symbols such as the flag, Statue of Liberty, the 4th of July, around a U.S. flag on a table decorated with red, white, and blue paper or on streamers.
Display a U.S. flag and/or hang red, white, and blue streamers or banners.
As children enter the stortyime area, give them a sticker of the U.S. flag.
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I'm An American
(Adapted by Leila Raven Parrish. Sing to the tune of "I'm a Little Teapot".)
I'm an American, look at me. (Point to self with both hands)
Here is my flag, for all to see. (Point to flag)
When I get excited, then I sing; (Cup hands around mouth)
Let America's freedom ring!
Read "On Freedom" by James Russell Lowell from Imaginary Gardens by Charles Sullivan.
(It is believed that the song "Yankee Doodle" originated during the French and Indian War. Dr. Richard Schuckburg, a British Army surgeon, reportedly wrote the tune to ridicule the Americans in the early 1750s. Some scholars believe it is a variant of the nursery rhyme "Lucy Locket". Despite the fact it began as ridicule, the colonials took the song for their own. Countless versions and parodies evolved, many of which made fun of their officers, including George Washington. There are said to be as many as 190 verses of "Yankee Doodle".)
Yankee Doodle went to town
Ridin' on a pony,
Stuck a feather in his cap
And called it macaroni.
Yankee Doodle keep it up,
Yankee Doodle Dandy,
Mind the music and the step,
And with the girls be handy.
Read the book, "God Bless America" by Irving Berlin and illustrated by Lynn Munsinger and play the accompanying CD by Barbra Streisand.
Freedom Hat
Hat pattern
Red and blue construction paper
Self stick silver stars
Pre-cut the red stripes, blue paper, and the hat using the pattern. Children attach red stripes and blue paper to the white hat and then attach stars to blue paper with the help of an adult. An adult staples a 18" x 2" strip to the hat to fit each child's head.
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In advance, precut craft paper into a large rectangle and draw a square in the upper left corner. Place blue and red tempera paint in separate pie tins. The children dip their hands in blue paint and make handprints in the upper left corner, leaving white spaces between them to create stars on the flag. They make seven lines of red handprints to create stripes on the flag. Hang the completed flag in storytime area or on bulletin board.
Invite a Scout Troop or member of the VFW, Elks Lodge or American Legion to demonstrate proper flag etiquette and flag folding.
"Living in the Promised Land" on Sing America by Various Artists.
"This Land is Your Land" on Sing America by Various Artists.
This Land is Your Land. (7 minutes)
Star-Spangled Banner. (7 minutes)
The Story of the Statue of Liberty. (7 minutes)
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