The Living Life In Peace Project is being created to show students and parents that we need to help each other combat bullying. It is our mission to help make it easier for kids to talk to their parents about this subject. We also want to help parents know that it is okay for them to ask us about what is going on. We believe that sometimes all you need is one person to stand beside you to help you know that you matter.
Being a victim of any type of bullying can cause hurt, pain, humiliation, worry, anger, fear, and sometimes, even death.
Some people try to put a smile on and pretend that they are not getting hurt by what other people are saying or doing to them. Others might get angry and fight back.
No matter who you are, what you do, or how you look, you are someone that matters.
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Q: what can i do i got out when i am searching class then count how many student in class let student = [{
 id:1,
name:'aman',
class:'10',
gender:'male'

},{
 id:2,
name:'shivani',
class:'10',
gender:'female'
},{
 id:2,
name:'riyan',
class:'11',
gender:'female'
}]

function customFilter(objList, text){
    if(undefined === text || text === '' ) return objList;
    return objList.filter(product => {
        let flag;
        for(let prop in product){
            if(product[prop].toString().indexOf(text)>-1){
                product[prop] = 0
                product[prop]++
                flag = product[prop]
                console.log(flag)

            }

        }
    return flag;
    });}

    console.log( customFilter(student, '10'))

I want the output of the number of students in a class. Example: when I pass class 10 as an argument then i should  get output how many students in class 10
output:
{class:10,stduent:5 }

A: I didn't get your question well, but I assumed you want number of student in a class like this  {class:10, students: 2}

let student = [
  { id:1, name:'aman', class:'10', gender:'male'},
  { id:2, name:'shivani', class:'10', gender:'female' },
  { id:3, name:'riyan', class:'11', gender:'female' }
]

function customFilter(objList, text){
  if(undefined === text || text === '' ) return objList;
  const numberOfStudents =  objList.filter(product => {
    for (let prop in product) {
      if (product[prop].toString().includes(text)) {
        return true;
      }
    }
  });
  return {class:text, student:numberOfStudents.length }
}

console.log( customFilter(student, '10'))

If that's the case this code will do , hope it helps

A: This would also work:

let students = [
  { id: 1, name: "aman", class: "10", gender: "male" },
  { id: 2, name: "shivani", class: "10", gender: "female" },
  { id: 2, name: "riyan", class: "11", gender: "female" },
];

const customFilter = (students, key, value) => {
  const res = { [key]: value, student: 0 };
  students.forEach((student) => {
    if (student[key] === value) {
      res.student += 1;
    }
  });
  return res;
};

console.log(customFilter(students, "class", "10"));

Using Array.prototype.forEach()

A: There are few problems with the code. change class:'10' to grade: 10,.

*

*don't use "class" as a variable name. might cause a few errors

*There is a missing ,

*numbers shouldn't be inside quotes because the number will be stored as a string

let student = [
  { id: 1, name: 'aman', grade: 10, gender: 'male'},
  { id: 2, name: 'shivani', grade: 10, gender: 'female' },
  { id: 2, name: 'riyan', grade: 11, gender: 'female' },
]

function customFilter(objList, value){
  if(!value || value === '') return objList;

  let count = 0
  objList.forEach(obj => {
    const { grade } = obj;
    if(grade === value){
      count++;
    }
  })
  return {grade: 10, count};
}

console.log(customFilter(student, 10));

and forEach can be used instead of filter. It loops from start to end of an array

A: *

*Use .reduce() to group all objects that match.
/* hits (accumulator) is initially an empty array.
   now (current) is the object of the current iteration. */

array.reduce((hits, now) => { //...

*On each iteration, get all of the current object's values (in lower case) in an array.
Object.values(now).map(val => val.toLowerCase())

/* result of the first object: ["01gn3z1ryjjqhn588ax3bws6qb", "theo bramstom",
   "genderqueer", "english"] */

*If any of the values of the current object matches the given string (term), add the current object to the hits array.
if (Object.values(now)
     .map(val => val.toLowerCase()).includes(term.toLowerCase())) {
  hits.push(now);
}

*An object literal is returned.
{
  "matches": /* an array of all matched objects */,
  "total": /* the .length of "matches" array */
};

/* To get the answer prompted in OP -- do the following */

const x = dataFilter(students, "Math");
console.log(x.total);

// NOTE: key "class" is now "subject" just for aesthetics

const students=[{id:"01GN3Z1RYJJQHN588AX3BWS6QB",name:"Theo Bramstom",gender:"Genderqueer",subject:"English"},{id:"01GN3Z1RYM527HAX56ZN14F0YB",name:"Juli Marsy",gender:"Female",subject:"History"},{id:"01GN3Z1RYPYP1FFFEY55T92VX2",name:"Linc Espley",gender:"Non-binary",subject:"Math"},{id:"01GN3Z1RYR325M0QETVVPE2N5J",name:"Barbabas Grisley",gender:"Male",subject:"Math"},{id:"01GN3Z1RYTXA49SBQYXR9DMC04",name:"Godfree Braybrook",gender:"Male",subject:"English"},{id:"01GN3Z1RYVE4N5D16C8QWB1XGF",name:"Jason De Vuyst",gender:"Male",subject:"History"},{id:"01GN3Z1RYXY9WXF1Y407HXFYH8",name:"Adler McCanny",gender:"Male",subject:"Math"},{id:"01GN3Z1RYY9XV444J0SP5Y0QC2",name:"Noellyn MacMorland",gender:"Genderqueer",subject:"Math"},{id:"01GN3Z1RZ0HPQNZ1VKX8ZHA9ZY",name:"Padget Geldeford",gender:"Male",subject:"Math"},
{id:"01GN3Z1RZ2DZE92NG42KSGDXN9",name:"Milissent Treby",gender:"Female",subject:"Art"}];

const dataFilter = (array, term) => {
  let result = array.reduce((hits, now) => {
    if (Object.values(now).map(val => val.toLowerCase()).includes(term.toLowerCase())) {
      hits.push(now);
    }
    return hits;
  }, []);
  return {"matches": result, "total": result.length};
}

console.log(dataFilter(students, "Math"));
// Control case: term === "Math"
console.log(dataFilter(students, "PE"));
// No match case: term != "PE"
console.log(dataFilter(students, "female"));
// Case insensitive case: term === "Female"

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Qualcomm CDMA Technologies Announces New Multimedia MSM3300 CDMA Single-Chip Modem Solution
Feb 17, 2000SAN DIEGO
Qualcomm Incorporated (Nasdaq: QCOM), pioneer and world leader of Code Division Multiple Access (CDMA) digital wireless technology, today announced the introduction of the Company's first multimedia-enabled Mobile Station Modem (MSM™) solution based on the MSM3100™ chipset architecture: the MSM3300™ chipset and system software. The MSM3300 solution features the highest level of integration of multimedia features available for mobile phones. This announcement also marks the introduction of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies' IFR3300™ chip, an IF-to-baseband receiver, enabling complete integration of a Global Positioning System (GPS)-band radio without other external RF or IF chips.
"With the introduction of the MSM3300 chipset and system software, Qualcomm has integrated its proven CDMA solutions with new multimedia and position-location features that will drive the next generation of wireless products," said Don Schrock, president of Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. "Combining Qualcomm's world-class technical support and its close working relationships with industry leaders results in a formula for success - providing shorter time-to-market and increased cost savings for manufacturers."
The MSM3300 chipset and system software will enable the design of a new generation of CDMA handsets and data devices with rich feature sets and industry-leading performance. Higher on-chip integration provides advanced technologies, including the gpsOne™ position-location solution and Bluetooth, as well as multimedia features such as Qtunes™ Moving Picture Experts Group (MPEG-1) Layer-3 (MP3) player software and Compact Media Extension (CMX™) Musical Instrument Digital Interface (MIDI)-based multimedia software.
Qualcomm is introducing its breakthrough gpsOne position location technology in the MSM3300 solution. The new gpsOne solution merges GPS satellite and network information, as well as highly sophisticated SnapTrack™ wireless location technology, to provide a high-availability solution that offers industry-leading accuracy and performance. The gpsOne solution will meet the Federal Communications Commission's (FCC) mandate requiring wireless operators to provide the location of 911 calls (E-911), and provide the world's widest GPS availability, both indoors and outdoors, as well as the most cost-effective solution for wireless position location technology in a mobile handset for CDMA cellular and Personal Communications Service (PCS) networks. The MSM3300 solution will also enable a broad range of future GPS-related software and services, including navigation information, area-specific weather forecasts, traffic reports and commercial tracking services, as well as a broad range of e-commerce and entertainment applications, including localized travel and event ticket bookings, zone-based advertising and community information, and localized on-line chat and bulletin boards.
The MSM3300 chipset provides the most efficient wireless modem solution available, integrating Bluetooth digital baseband processing into a comprehensive CDMA chipset and system software solution. Bluetooth is a short-range radio technology that eliminates the need for wired connections between digital devices. Bluetooth is becoming an industry standard to ensure that various computing and telecommunications equipment can communicate easily. In addition to untethering devices by replacing the cables, Bluetooth provides a universal bridge to existing data networks and peripheral. Bluetooth is a mechanism to form small, private ad hoc groupings of connected devices away from fixed network infrastructures.
Pin-compatible with the MSM3100, the MSM3300 will be available in the same 208-ball Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array (FBGA) production package. Qualcomm's MSM3300 chip interfaces directly with the IFR3300, RFR3100™ and RFT3100™ chips, and the PM1000™ power management chip.
As mobile phones become more popular, they are also becoming more of an entertainment tool. The MSM3300 solution will support optional software from Qualcomm, enabling advanced audio features such as Qtunes MP3 player software and CMX MIDI-based multimedia software. MP3 is a standard audio file format for compressing a sound sequence into about one-twelfth the size of the original file with very little loss in sound quality. These enhancements will allow a wide variety of future wireless music applications, including Karaoke phones, MP3 player phones and more.
The MSM3300 solution will also integrate a mass storage device controller, such as an MMC (Multimedia Card) interface, which will provide an effective interconnection to much larger memory space to store CD-quality music data or mapping data from a geographical navigation service.
"This is Qualcomm's most versatile chipset and software solution - designed to meet the diversified demands of wireless multimedia devices - supplying sophisticated audio, position location, Bluetooth and other capabilities," said Johan Lodenius, senior vice president of marketing for Qualcomm CDMA Technologies. "The MSM3300 solution will drive the introduction of the next generation of wireless devices that offer advanced information, entertainment, e-commerce, connectivity, safety and productivity tools."
System development software, verification, test, debug, calibration, manufacturing and field test support are available using the CDMA Designer development toolkit, reducing time-to-market for a complete CDMA handset.
Key features of the MSM3300 chip include:
Fully feature and pin compatible with the MSM3100 chipset
Completely integrated gpsOne position location processor that includes advanced SnapTrack technology
Enhanced real-time 256x searcher for faster system acquisition
Embedded Bluetooth baseband processor
Compliant with Bluetooth 1.0 standard
IS-95B compliant to support High-Speed Packet Data (HSPD)
Multimedia software support (Qtunes and CMX software)
Integrated mass-storage MMC memory card controller
2.3 V to 3.0 V I/O
208-ball Fine-Pitch Ball Grid Array (FBGA) package
Sample shipments to customers are expected to begin in the third quarter of 2000, with production volumes expected to start by the end of the year.]
Along with the MSM3300 chipset, Qualcomm CDMA Technologies also announced the availability of the IFR3300 chip. The IFR3300 is an IF-to-baseband receiver that offers all of the functions of the previous IFR3000™, but adds low-pass filtering tailored for gpsOne capability. The IFR3300 is pin-for-pin compatible with the IFR3000.
As with the IFR3000 chip, the IFR3300 solution includes RX power control through a 90 dB dynamic range ACG amplifier, IF mixer for downconverting IF to analog baseband, and analog-to-digital converters (ADCs) for converting CDMA, FM and GPS baseband signals to digital baseband. The IFR3300 chip operates down to 2.7V and will be offered in a 48BCC (bump chip carrier) package that enables smaller handsets. Sample shipments to customers are expected to begin in the third quarter of 2000, with production volumes expected to start by the end of the year.
Qualcomm CDMA Technologies (QCT) is the leading developer and supplier of CDMA chipsets, hardware and software solutions, and tools with more than 80 million MSM chips shipped worldwide. QCT supplies chipsets to the world's leading CDMA handset and infrastructure manufacturers, including: Acer Peripherals, Inc., ALPS ELECTRIC CO., LTD.; CASIO COMPUTER CO., LTD.; DENSO CORPORATION; FUJITSU LIMITED; Hitachi, Ltd.; Hyundai Electronics Industries Co., Ltd.; KYOCERA CORPORATION; LG Information and Communications, Ltd.; Samsung Electronics Ltd.; SANYO Electric Co., Ltd.; and TOSHIBA Corporation, among others.
Qualcomm Incorporated (www.qualcomm.com) is a leader in developing and delivering innovative digital wireless communications products and services based on the Company's CDMA digital technology. The Company's business areas include integrated CDMA chipsets and system software; technology licensing; Eudora® email software for Windows® and Macintosh® computing platforms; and satellite-based systems including OmniTRACS® and portions of the Globalstar™ system. Headquartered in San Diego, Calif., Qualcomm is included in theS&P500 Index and is a 1999 FORTUNE 500® company traded on the Nasdaq under the ticker symbol QCOM.
Except for the historical information contained herein, this news release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties, including timely product development, the Company's ability to successfully manufacture significant quantities of CDMA or other equipment on a timely and profitable basis, and those related to performance guarantees, change in economic conditions of the various markets the Company serves, as well as the other risks detailed from time to time in the Company's SEC reports, including the report on Form 10-K for the year ended September 26, 1999, and most recent Form 10-Q.
Qualcomm, OmniTRACS and Eudora are registered trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated. Wireless Internet Launchpad, MSM, MSM3300, MSM3100, IFR3000, IFR3300, RFR3100, RFT3100, PM1000, Qtunes, CMX and gpsOne are trademarks of Qualcomm Incorporated. Globalstar is a trademark of Loral Qualcomm Satellite Services, Incorporated. Windows is a registered trademark of Microsoft Corp. Macintosh is a registered trademark of Apple Computer Inc. All other trademarks are the property of their respective owners.

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Columns, Opinion
What Grinds My Gears: Why isn't the #MeToo movement more gay?
February 22, 2018 12:05 am by Riley Villiers
The #MeToo movement has accomplished some incredible things. It's ousted powerful men from their powerful positions. It's started a national — if not international — conversation about the sexual assault and harassment that is far too prevalent.
It's also empowered victims to speak their truth and feel supported. It has empowered women — straight, cisgender, white women to be more precise.
In fact, the lack of diversity within the movement is #MeToo's biggest issue. It's not that heteronormative white women don't deserve to tell their stories and be taken seriously. They do. But it's that other people deserve to be heard too.
When queer people speak out about their sexual assault or harassment experiences, they don't get nearly the same media coverage as heteronormative women. This has created an environment where queer people don't feel as comfortable speaking out.
It's easy to share an uncomfortable or horrific experience when you see other people like you having their shared experiences validated. Unfortunately, this is not happening for the LGBTQ+ community.
And it's not from a lack of prevalence. Queer women and men are the victims of sexual crimes far more than their heterosexual counterparts.
According to the Centers for Disease Control's National Intimate Partner and Sexual Violence Survey, 44 percent of lesbian women, 61 percent of bisexual women and 35 percent of straight women have experienced "rape, physical violence, and/or stalking by an intimate partner" in their lifetime.
The survey also found similar statistics among men: 26 percent of gay men, 37 percent of bisexual men and 29 percent straight men experienced those same sexual crimes.
This doesn't include transgender and gender fluid individuals. Forty-seven percent of transgender people are sexually assaulted in their lifetimes and the statistics are similar for gender fluid and non-binary individuals, according to a report by the National Center for Transgender Equality.
Clearly, sexual crimes are also an issue in LGBTQ+ community — they just aren't getting their #MeToo moment.
People usually view sexual harassment and assault as a heteronormative man attacking a heteronormative woman. Because society has a hard time defining what sexual assault actually is, including something that doesn't fit the standard definition complicates the issue and is often forgotten about.
This is one of the reasons why queer people have been left out of the #MeToo movement, even though they are victims of sexual assault and harassment at far higher rates. Fetishizing queer people is another reason for the lack of attention.
Society has, for a long time, sexualized queer relationships. For the third year in a row, the most searched for term on PornHub in 2017 was lesbian. Queer people, specifically lesbians, have become synonymous with sexual fantasy.
People in the LGBTQ+ community are also often viewed as hypersexual or sexually deviant, so society often disregards instances of queer people being sexually abused. Much of society justifies these crimes thinking: "They actually liked it. They had it coming. It's what people like them do."
Of course, this isn't true, but it's the attitude we've developed as a society. The #MeToo movement is supposed to be about shedding light on the horrific sexual abuse that happens constantly. But the light is only shining on one group of people. The LGBTQ+ community is being left in the dark, which only perpetuates the notion that this behavior is at all permissible.
The movement has grown and evolved over its lifetime, so as we continue to fight for justice, we need to remember the queer community. #MeToo should become a safe space where anyone can tell their stories and feel validated. The next phase of the movement is including the queer people, the people of color and the people who have been forgotten.
We need to stop framing abuse as heteronormative, and start accepting that anyone can be sexaully harassed or assaulted.
Anyone can have a #MeToo.
If you're in the LGBTQ+ community and experiencing sexual harassment or abuse, you can contact the NW Network at 206-568-7777 for help.
Author: Riley Villiers
William W. DeLaney III
I feel pretty comfortable that other gay men would believe me, actually. I feel that gay men tend to be exceptionally tolerant and forgiving in bedroom situations, and I know that other gay men are likely to know this. I think that, if I started trying to report an actual crime to a friend who was a gay man, his first response would be, "I hear you glossing over details. Stop. You don't have to protect this guy. Tell me exactly what happened, now." I feel supported by my local gay community, although I will grant that there is a possibility that I have just been lucky.
I do feel that gay men's romantic lives can be seriously misinterpreted by police officers. My husband's ex-husband, who is now our close friend, was briefly in a relationship with a lover that it turned out was psycho. The guy once broke into his house and attempted to join him in his bed, and our friend, upon awakening, immediately broke out punching and kicking and shoving, which resulted in the crazy lover falling into a glass credenza. When the cops got involved, they proceeded to arrest our friend on charges of aggravated assault and battery…for defending himself in his own home.
Well, the story just shows that it didn't register in the minds of the cops that our friend was lying in his own house, and this guy had broken into his house and sexually assaulted him in his own bed. If most women were to report this nightmare scenario, their reactions would be different.
I am not as worried about other gay men's reactions to what I have to say as I am about the reactions of police officers. They really need to receive more sound training on this. I don't think they're trying to be vicious toward us, but I think that they are genuinely just not getting the training that they need, which is not their fault but the fault of policy.
Rutgie Howser
The last thing the LGBTQ community needs is to be further swept up into the panic. The gay community used to be about getting fisted in the basements of seedy bars and having orgies in bath houses. I don't want it to be about crying to the cops because somebody got patted on the butt. Or, let's at least accept something that ought to be regarded as a truth by now: gay male and female sexual responsivity are on completely different levels, and we should not bring the much more discursive, less tolerant female attitudes to bear upon gay male sexuality. Doing so will only bring attitudes of punishment ONCE AGAIN upon men doing what they do. (If females are victimized more by male sexuality than males are victimized by female sexuality, we must also admit that males are punished for their sexuality much more than women –see the Holocaust for evidence.)
If it gets to a certain level men should feel comfortable saying "#metoo" and seeking support, public services, and even the police if necessary. But in general, gay men should be tolerant of the indecencies of other gay males. As a man who has had his share of being propositioned, ogled, groped, and pestered by males I say to women not "#metoo" but "who cares?" I prefer to live in a world where groping can occur, and don't want to turn every error in judgment into a sob story.
Matthew Timmis
What I have to say here may not be popular, but I simply think that #MeToo is a dangerous witch-hunt movement. Yes, I believe Weinstein's victims by and large, but I do not believe that trial by social media is a good idea. The best place to trial sex offenders is in a court of law, not on Twitter, where no one mouthing off about it has any idea about what did or did not happen. For instance, many of Weinstein's victims took pay-outs. Well, I am not sure of the legal technicalities, but I am pretty sure if I take a $100,000 settlement like Rose McGowan did, then I am not sure that you can then take it to the courts after that.
With sexual harassment, there is also gradual concept creep. In the 1970s, it meant asking for sexual favours for a promotion. In the 1980s it meant anyone who was too touchy was in trouble. In the 1990s people started being careful about jokes. Now compliments and even asking people for dates is danger. Recent feminist articles have suggested that holding doors for women could be classed as harassment because it infers female inferiority. Wow, I hold doors for both men and women and it is me being nice! I do not want to live in a sexually fearful society where everyone assumes the worst about others. I would also remind other gay people that a Puritan crackdown on sexual expression is unlikely to be great for gay people in the long run. #MeToo contains dangerous aspects.
This article is spot on. A clear example of this is Law and Order SVU which has almost 20 seasons of heterosexual crimes with a few gay male victims thrown in there. We don't get to see LGBTQ victims, which speaks to society's views on them. We rarely hear about a #metoo moment involving members of the LGBTQ community, especially ones that are not heteronormative.
This article is very well done. As a gay man who was sexually assaulted under 3 separate occasions, my experience as a survivor has been undermined by health care professionals, friends in the queer community and my family. When it was found out that this happened to me in a bar, the health care practitioner responding to my case told me that this is to be expected when I drink at a gay bar. My queer friends with me at the bar, told me this is something that just happens to young people when out at a queer club, my family told me that it's part of the lifestyle I had chosen. I've been too scared of posting #metoo onto my social media because these events that have traumatised me for the last 4 years of my life, is often undermined due to my sexuality.
The framing of gay men as sexual deviants and predators needs to stop and we need to allow more space and compassion for queer survivors.


The 100 Metre Diet 2.0: Organic Eggs?
I've been searching for an organic chicken feed supplier for quite awhile now and I finally found one in Guelph. We currently pay around $11.75 per 25kg bag of regular non-organic chicken feed. As you might expect organic chicken feed is significantly more expensive at $26.95 per 25 kg bag. I really like the idea of switching to an organic feed but I am not thrilled with the idea of having to charge more for the fresh eggs we sell to our neighbours and friends.
We currently charge $2.50 per dozen for our eggs. At that price we almost, but not quite, cover our feed and supply costs. Moving to an organic feed would equate to a price of around $5.75 per dozen. Would people pay that much for fresh free range organic eggs?
I think I'll give organic a try and absorb the costs for now. Our new hatchery chicks will start laying in September and I'll be looking for new customers by then. I think I'll place an ad on Kijiji and see if there is any interest in organic eggs.
Here in BC organic eggs from the grocery store are $6 sometimes on sale for $5. I try to get my eggs from a local seller when I can - organic are $4.50 and non organic $4 - I am happy to get either.
The tough thing about local is that I have to make a special trip just for eggs. Would you have people come to you or would you deliver? One of our friends here takes orders from the local school teachers and then delivers once a week to the school.
As you know I definitely think you're way undercharging for your current eggs - you deserve $3.50 minimum. But I can't see how you can break even let alone make a profit with organic unless you can source cheaper feed.
Also, would you have to limit the (non organic) table scraps to the chickens to keep them on organic only feed?
I guess my answer is I sometimes would pay that price but I don't think you should subsidize the cost of the eggs and also not get paid for your time and work generating the eggs. It shouldn't cost you money to provide others with high quality eggs. I know your family also eats the eggs so that's a personal choice of how much you want to spend.
Say you produce 12 dozen eggs at a cost to you of 12 x $5.75 = $69.
You consume 4 dozen and sell 8 dozen for $4 each generating $32.
So you lost $14 on the eggs you sold.
Add that $14 to the $23 it cost you to produce your 4 dozen and your eggs have now effectively cost you $9.25 per dozen. The costs will add up quickly. And still you're not factoring in your time at all.


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Program Overview by Course Type
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At UniSpain we know how important it is to choose the right type of Spanish language course and the right location, not only for future benefit in academic or professional environments, but also to make your experience as pleasurable as we can.
In order to make it as clear as possible which type of Spanish language courses are available through UniSpain, here you will find a quick and clear overview of each type of Spanish course that UniSpain offers in different parts of Spain.
If you have as many questions about the different locations where UniSpain offers Spanish language courses, you can have a look at our Destinations Overview page, which will give you a clear overview of all our destinations and their advantages and disadvantages.
Click on the link below to go to the short discription for these Spanish language courses, or scroll down to view them all.
Standard Spanish Language Courses
Standard Spanish courses are one of the most popular and common Spanish courses requested by students, and they are provided by most private Spanish language schools as well as Spanish universities. A standard Spanish language course typically offers around 20 Spanish classes per week and a number of free-time activities outside class hours. These activities range from Spanish cultural activities, like guided visits to Spanish museums, to welcome parties and weekend excursions.
On average each class has around 6-12 students, which allows the Spanish language teacher to give personal attention to each student. Many of the teachers also participate in the free-time activities, which creates a very good relationship between the Spanish language course teachers and Spanish language course students.
The 4 hour Spanish language classes per day focus on Spanish grammar, Spanish vocabulary and understanding of the Spanish language and Spanish culture and are based on the active participation of all students.
Please see Standard Spanish Courses for more information on this type of course. Otherwise, you may be ready to Register for a Standard Spanish Language Course.
Intensive Spanish Language Courses
The intensive Spanish language courses are also very popular amongst students staying in Spain for a shorter, more efficient study Spanish period. This Spanish language course is naturally more intensive, where it offers at least 25 Spanish language classes per week and also a number of free time activities outside class hours such as guided visits to museums to welcome parties and weekend excursions.
The average class also has less students compared to the standard Spanish language course with around 4-10 students per group, which allows each teacher to give more personal attention to each student. Like in the standard language courses the classes focus on grammar, vocabulary and understanding of the Spanish language.
The extra hours per week will be spend on optional subjects that are mostly topic related, presentations or spending more time to work on the most difficult parts of the grammar. You might also read newspaper articles or watch Spanish movies after which these will be discussed.
Please see Intensive Spanish Courses for more information on this type of course. Otherwise, you may be ready to Register for an Intensive Spanish Language Course.
University Spanish Language Courses
University Spanish courses are another way to efficiently study Spanish. The Spanish courses at public universities are popular among students between 18-30 years old who study Spanish in Spain for a longer period.
Traditionally Spanish language courses at public Spanish universities have been long-term Spanish courses following the academic year in either 2 or 3 semester language courses and with few options to choose from. This has changed as nowadays many universities offer both short-term Spanish language courses as well as Spanish courses during the summer.
Many of the universities might have improved their services, but are usually still far from perfect. Students should for example be aware of the few free-time activities arranged, the many students per class, lack of published information about the Spanish courses, a complicated reservation process and, you should not be surprised if there is no one who speaks any other languages besides Spanish in the main office at the Spanish courses.
There are of course also many positive facts about choosing a university such as being part of campus life, meeting Spanish students, having access to university facilities and you will also get a diploma from a university (and not from a private school that might not be known back in your home country).
Please see University Spanish Courses for more information on this type of course. Otherwise, you may be ready to Register for a University Spanish Language Course.
Teenage Spanish Language Courses
We are also able to arrange Teenage Spanish courses specifically for youngsters. These Spanish courses are popular during summer months and are targeted at youngsters between 13 and 17 years old; these summer youth Spanish language courses are arranged by many of the private Spanish language schools in Spain that offer normal Spanish language courses during the rest of the year.
A typical Spanish course offers around 15-20 Spanish classes per week and a number of afternoon and weekend activities. The summer camps are arranged so the students have a great time both during classes and after with a number of organised free-time activities, from cultural activities such as guided visits to museums to sports activities and weekend excursions.
The average class has around 10 students and the teachers are experienced in teaching Spanish to youngsters. The Spanish classes are done in a very interactive and communicative way to make it more fun for the students while they are learning.
Please see Teenage Spanish Courses for more information on this type of course. Otherwise, you may be ready to Register for a Teenage Spanish Language Course.
Summer Spanish Language Courses
We are also able to arrange Summer Spanish courses which are arranged by many of the private Spanish language schools in Spain that offer normal Spanish language courses during the rest of the year. A Summer Spanish course is an ideal way to combine holidays and pick up or improve your Spanish.
The Summer Spanish Courses we offer are for all levels from beginner to advanced and have a minimum age requirement of 16/17 years. The course structure is the same as in the Intensive courses that are given throughout the year. Lessons consist of Spanish Grammar and Conversation, and at some Universities you can also choose extra subjects like Spanish Art, History, Literature, etc., depending on the amount of lessons you have chosen and/or your level of Spanish.
It is possible to attend these courses from 2 weeks to 4 months during the months of June, July, August and September (not at all Universities).
Please see Summer Spanish Courses for more information on this type of course. Otherwise, you may be ready to Register for a Summer Spanish Language Course.
Mature Spanish Language Courses
For the older student (usually 50+), we offer Mature Spanish language courses, where the free-time, social and cultural activities are also a major focus. These activities could include Spanish cooking lessons, Flamenco dancing classes, visits to museums, etc.
The average mature Spanish language course class has around 10 students and between 15-20 classes per week, which allows for the teacher to get the whole class involved. The 3-4 Spanish classes per day focus on grammar, vocabulary and understanding of the Spanish language and culture and are based on the active participation of all students.
We would recommend the special mature student Spanish courses for people who prefer studying only with people of the same age. It can also be highly recommended for the many special free-time activities arranged which is the principle difference between this Spanish course and a standard Spanish language course.
Please see Mature Spanish Courses for more information on this type of course. Otherwise, you may be ready to Register for a Mature Spanish Language Course.
Business Spanish Language Courses
We also offer Business Spanish language courses for young business professionals or business students, where the vocabulary is more Spanish business and corporate Spanish culture related.
There are two different types of business Spanish courses. A general business language course and a business language course where students afterwards can take the Madrid Chamber of Commerce Exam, which is a recognised examination for Spanish business vocabulary and arranged in collaboration with the Madrid Chamber of Commerce and Alcala University. The main difference between these two courses is that the Chamber of Commerce Spanish language course will also focus on preparing for the exam whereas the general course have more time for specialized subjects.
Most young business professionals or international students who take this Spanish language course are either doing business in Spain, are planning to establish business contacts in the Spanish speaking world or wish to further expand their Curriculum for future use.
Please see Business Spanish Courses for more information on this type of course. Otherwise, you may be ready to Register for a Business Spanish Language Course.
Online Spanish Language Courses
The online Spanish language courses are a good and popular way to prepare your self before coming to Spain to study Spanish and are also popular amongst people that just need to know the basics of the Spanish language for travel reasons or just have an interest in learning Spanish.
The Spanish course offered by UniSpain has been created by the U.S. Institute of Languages and is one of the most popular and effective self learning Spanish courses available. The online Spanish language course is called Visual Link Spanish™ and has been taught to corporations and individuals from all over the world since 1996.
The complete online Spanish language course includes more than 200 interactive Spanish lessons in CD Rom's including interactive learning lessons, Spanish vocabulary review lessons, review games, verbal Spanish quizzes, written Spanish practice quizzes and Spanish pronunciation lessons. Apart from this is also includes 10 audio CD's and a conversation manual.
Please see Online Spanish Courses for more information on this type of course. Otherwise, you may be ready to Register for a Online Spanish Language Course.
DELE Preparation Courses
Another possibility is to take a DELE Preparation Spanish language course. DELE is the official test in Spanish as a foreign language and stands for Spanish Diploma as a Foreign Language (Diplomas de Español como Lengua Extranjera). The Instituto Cervates (the official governmental organization who promotes the Spanish language) is the organization in charge of the DELE Spanish language exams although in practise the exam is set and corrected by Salamanca University.
The DELE Spanish language test is also internationally recognised as the official Spanish language exam for none native Spanish language speakers (like the TOEFL test is for the English language), a nice way to study Spanish in Spain.
There are three different options available at the DELE Spanish language exam depending on the level of the students who want to study Spanish in Spain.
The first level is the basic level (Nivel Inicial) which is for students with a elementary knowledge of Spanish. This level is for students who have studied Spanish language for short a period, with a basic understanding of the Spanish grammar and who understand and communicate in situations that requires minimal Spanish language skills.
The second Spanish language course level is the intermediate (Nivel Intermedio) which is for students who are able to understand and speak the Spanish language in every day situations and who have a good knowledge of the Spanish grammar.
The third level is the advanced (Nivel Superior) and is for students who have studied Spanish for a longer period and have a full understanding of the language and the Spanish culture and who are able to communicate in an advanced level in all situations.
Please see DELE Preparation Spanish Courses for more information on this type of course. Otherwise, you may be ready to Register for a DELE Exam Preperation Spanish Course.
Services Offered by UniSpain
For further information about the services offered by UniSpain, check the links below.
Why UniSpain - find out why you should book your Spanish course with UniSpain! Information about the discounts offered by UniSpain, guarantees available, official collaboration letters from all the private Spanish language schools and Spanish Universities.
Destinations in Spain – General information about the destinations available through UniSpain, what these locations offer, for whom they are best suited and more. Including the popular destination like Alicante Spanish Courses, Barcelona Spanish Courses, Cadiz Spanish Courses, Granada Spanish Courses, Madrid Spanish Courses, Malaga Spanish Courses, Salamanca Spanish Courses, Sevilla Spanish Courses, and Valencia Spanish Courses.
Spanish Courses Available – Info about the Spanish language courses available through UniSpain, for whom they are best suited, where you can study these types of Spanish language courses including popular courses at University of Alicante, University of Madrid, University of Malaga and much more…
Student Accommodation Spain - all about the accommodation service offered by UniSpain including descriptions and photos for student flats, Spanish host families or individual apartments throughout Spain.
Useful Info & Links - the Spanish weather, currency, academic credits and a link section with the best web sites about Spain.
Help Choosing – Do you have doubts which type of Spanish course to select or where in Spain to study. In this section you can find helpful information and guidance.
Contact Info and Questions - questions about our Spanish courses, the Spanish language schools, Spanish universities or anything else.
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The Grazebrook Engine is an 1817 beam engine that was used for blowing air over the hot coals of a blast furnace to increase the heat. It is now found as sentinel sculpture on the Dartmouth Circus roundabout at the entrance of the A38(M) in Birmingham, England. It is believed to be the largest steam engine used in Birmingham.

It was built in 1817 to the designs of Watt, who had a foundry in Soho, Birmingham, by Grazebrook & Whitehouse for their Dudley foundry in Dudley, Worcestershire. It provided air for two blast furnaces. In 1912, it was retired, remaining on site as a standby engine. It was dismantled in 1964, and is now displayed on the Dartmouth Circus roundabout at the entrance of the A38(M) (Aston Expressway) and the A4540 (Dartmouth Middleway).

Technical details
This is a typical example of an early nineteenth century engine, it comprises a vertical double acting steam cylinder coupled via an  rocking beam to a double acting air cylinder.

The beam is made of cast iron; it is  long and weighs . The steam cylinder is  in diameter and has a stroke of . It was designed to run at between 12 and 16 strokes per minute. Steam was provided by a bank of six Lancashire boilers. A pressure regulator vessel was fitted to smooth out the air flow. It provided air at  to two blast furnaces.

The engine house was specially built using lime mortar so that the structure could 'flex' with the movement of the engine.

M. & W. Grazebrook
Grazebrook had a works in Peartree Lane, Netherton, possibly during 1952/53.

M. & W. Grazebrook's history can be traced to 1641, when Michael Grazebrook went into business in Stourbridge. The company had a glassworks in Stourbridge, a forge at Halesowen in the 1700s and their own colliery in Coseley. It then focused on iron production and fabrications moving to Netherton in 1800. It was served by the Grazebrook arm of the Dudley Canal.

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Bibliography

External links
 Perspective Sketch – Dudley Archives
 Photograph of the engine at Netherton, June 1964

1817 establishments in England
Preserved beam engines
History of Worcestershire
History of Birmingham, West Midlands
Industrial Revolution
Tourist attractions in Birmingham, West Midlands

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The telco stopped short of publishing the actual rate of the decline, or indeed the actual amount of EBITDA generated in what was the first six months of its current financial year. However, last year the carrier did issue a business forecast in which it estimated EBITDA of EUR550 million (USD723.7 million) in the year to 30 June 2012, down from EUR699 million in FY2010/11. Industry watchers say yesterday's statement indicates that Eircom now expects the EBITDA figure for this year to be even lower.


I hope my readers will do their best to support this courageous young boss lady and her incredible cause by rallying together with their friends and family to go see the film.
Malala Yousafzai's story as we know it began in 2008 when she first raised her voice against her oppressors in a speech entitled, "How dare the Taliban take away my basic right to education?".
A year later she began blogging anonymously for the BBC in order to shed light on the Taliban's attempts to deny women their right to an education. Her identity eventually became known, and she soon found herself a target for the Taliban when she was just 14-years-old. But that did not silence her.
The scope of her impact has widened with every passing year since the attack on her life in 2012.
The Taliban bullet that entered her skull was intended to stop her from thinking, from speaking, from being. But with her shocking survival it has instead become a pebble dropped into the vast ocean of global human consciousness. It has magnified the power of her thoughts, of her existence, and of her advocacy on behalf of girls' education.
Last year she was honored with the Nobel Peace Prize and the ripple effects of her bravery continue today as she acts on behalf of female empowerment at the still tender age of 18. Even now the Taliban still consider her a threat and despite the danger Yousafzai remains relentless in her pursuit of equality.
On her 18th birthday on July 12, 2015, Yousafzai celebrated by opening a school for Syrian refugee girls in Lebanon. With plans to admit nearly 200 girls from the ages of 14 to 18, the school has been paid for by funds raised by her eponymous non-profit, The Malala Fund.
Today over 60 million girls across the globe are out of school.
If you'd like to get involved, visit The Malala Fund to learn about all the opportunities to spread the word and effect real positive change. Whether you sign the petition, donate money, or simply tweet about the cause, every action makes an impact.


THE DREAM There was a woman and she had ordered her own death. But she didn't realise that she had ordered her own death. I felt a bit sorry for her and also kept thinking "she doesn't know she will die."
BACKGROUND INFORMATION: The dreamer had fallen out with a friend. There had been a lot of tension in the air and the dreamer felt that this person wanted to sort things out and be friends again but the dreamer was determined to carry on. The woman dying represented the end of this friendship and the fact that she does not know was symbolic of this friend feeling that they could still be friends. It captured that feeling "she doesn't realise that the friendship has ended".
Death is often a symbol of an ending. Death is very final and complete. Obviously death will link to issues involving death. Death can also link to specific feelings associated with an ending such as "it's over", "it will never happen again" and "its the end of an era." Such a theme was relevant in the dreamers thoughts the day before, the previous day is a vital period and thoughts then often trigger dreams. The dreamer had been thinking "she doesn't know that the freindship is over. I am just being polite to her. She still keeps trying to sort things out with me."


Joy Creek Photo Archive (c) all rights reserved The rich blue flowers of this bugleweed are shown off beautifully against the mottled foliage of silver, green and burgundy. Even out of bloom, the variegated evergreen foliage is attractive, making this an exceptional groundcover. Even though bugleweed forms a dense cover, it is easy to lift in order to edit or downsize a clump because it does not root deeply.
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Strix is a magazine of poetry and short fiction, launched in May 2017. In its first issue, Strix contributors have featured twice in Carol Rumens' Guardian Poem of the Week blog ('—handsome, streamlined and sharp-eyed') and the magazine itself was shortlisted for Best Magazine in the Saboteur Awards.
Strix appears three times a year, featuring the best short fiction and poetry it can gets its claws on—we feature established writers and those in the earlier stages of their writing life.
The fonts used in Strix are rare Venetian incunable types, and the papers used are one hundred percent audited recycled stock. The magazines are printed by Leeds-based print collective Footprint, and are hand-bound in our Leeds studio.
Strix is edited and published from Leeds, England. The editors are SJ Bradley, Ian Harker and Andrew Lambeth.


As more time progresses, it wouldn't be surprising if the bulk of your feedback is nothing but spam.
What has just happened to you is something that happens to every single person and company online that provides a simple way for people to submit data. You are now the target for automated scripts / tools known as spambots. Their only purpose in life is to scour the internet and find avenues where they can send their spam. Your contact form is one such avenue!
A CAPTCHA is nothing more than a simple test. The only question to ace is deciphering the text that is shown in the weird format and to type them in the text field provided. To a human, these letters are somewhat easy to decipher. To a spambot, these letters often make no sense. By using this simple test, you can differentiate between humans and spambots. Someone who can pass this test is probably a human. Someone who cannot pass it is probably a spambot...or just really unlucky with the words they received. Now, you can probably see how differentiating between a human and a spambot can help you decide whether your contact form should submit some data to you or not.
There are many free CAPTCHA implementations you can use. In this tutorial, you will learn how to take the popular reCAPTCHA service and use it to protect your contact form from spambots.
You Shall Not Pass...Unless You Have a Contact Form!
As a prerequisite, you should have a PHP-based e-mail contact form and know how it works. If you do not have a contact form (or can't afford a contact form), a court-appointed contact form will be provided for you in the form of the E-mail Contact Form tutorial. Create the contact form and learn why it works the way it does. This knowledge will help immensely when getting your CAPTCHA to work properly.
Once you've filled out the form, hit the Send! button. If you submitted the form by typing both of the words incorrectly, you will see an error page asking you fill out the form again. If you typed the words correctly, submitting the form will show you a confirmation page indicating the feedback was sent. This is all pretty simple behavior.
Now that you have an idea of what you will be creating, the subsequent sections will turn that idea into working PHP and HTML.
For me, the domain is www.kirupa.com. Make sure to change this value for the domain your contact form will be living on. If this value doesn't match the domain your contact form is being used or tested from, the reCAPTCHA validation will not work.
There are two pieces of information here that you need to know about for implementing the reCAPTCHA service on your site - the Public Key and Private Key. These two values are important, and you will need them in your code later on. Keep this summary page open so that you have easy access to them for later. Of course, you can always revisit the reCAPTCHA site and see these values, so don't panic if you accidentally close this page later.
Ok, now that you have your reCAPTCHA account setup for your domain, it's time to get to the fun stuff.
The next step is to show the reCAPTCHA box in your contact form. This involves two steps. The first step is to add a PHP library to your server that contains a lot of the reCAPTCHA functionality. Once you have done that, you then need to modify the HTML document your contact form is in by adding some inline PHP code that brings the reCAPTCHA code to life.
A part of the reCAPTCHA functionality actually lives on your server, so you need to download a single file from Google and then upload it. Go to the reCATPCHA Downloads page and download the latest PHP library.
You'll see a handful of files, but the only one we care about is recaptchalib.php.
On your server, in the same directory as your contact form's HTML document or in a location that you can easily access from there, go ahead and upload this recaptchalib.php file.
Ok, do you remember when I said there are two steps needed to get the reCAPTCHA test to appear? Well, there are actually three steps. Just before you get to modify the HTML, you have to do one additional very important thing. The HTML document your contact form is living in needs to be able to run inline PHP scripts. If you don't know what that means, don't worry. Here is a simple test - does your contact form HTML document have a file extension of PHP? If so, you are set. Go ahead and skip over to the next section.
If your contact form page has an extension of HTM or HTML, rename the page to have an extension of PHP. For example, if you followed my contact form tutorial, you would rename contactform.htm to contactform.php.
If you are more knowledgeable with configuring your server, there are other ways of making an HTML document execute inline PHP content without renaming a page to have the PHP extension. The end result is what matters, so if you have your own ninja way of doing this, you should use it.
I am not a server wizard, so if you can share your technique, I (and others!) would appreciate it.
We are finally at the step that we've all been waiting for. It is time to actually display the reCAPTCHA test in our contact form. If you have friends and family around, call them over to look over your shoulder - that's how awesome this is going to be.
The snippets I provide in this section and the next are from Google's reCAPTCHA documentation with only very little modification by me.
In the first line, you are making a call to the recaptchalib.php file. If that file isn't in the same directory as your contact page, make sure to update the path to the location the file is in.
The second line is important. For the $publickey variable, replace the values inside the quotation marks with the public key displayed in the reCAPTCHA Account Summary page. Don't use the private key here - you'll get a chance to use that shortly.
If you are seeing something similar to what I am seeing, then you are almost done! The last thing to do is to modify the PHP script that receives this form data to validate what you placed into the reCAPTCHA form.
Right now, even though you see the reCAPTCHA box and can type things in, no validation is being done when you submit your form. You can type in complete jibberish and your form would submit just like it always has. Let's fix that in this section.
Your form will have the action attribute set to the path of the PHP file that handles everything on the server. In the case of this contact form, that PHP file is mailer.php. It is in this file our code for validating the text typed into reCAPTCHA will be done.
// if CAPTCHA is correctly entered!
Just like before where you had to insert your public key, in the variable named $privatekey, provide the private key value that you have from your account summary. Make sure your private key is inside quotation marks.
Now, let's talk briefly about using this snippet as part of your contact form. My advice is for you to take this snippet in its entirety and then backport your existing PHP code for handling your form data to work inside it.
The condition ($resp->is_valid) for this if statement evaluates to true if the data entered into the reCAPTCHA box checks out. Inside the true block, the one with the comment "great success!" is where your code for sending the form data will actually live. This code will be largely based on the existing code you may have had in this file before having to deal with the reCAPTCHA validation.
// ...and away we go!
Notice that inside the if statement, all of the code for retrieving the data from my form fields as well as mailing that data can be found. The best part is that all of this code was just copied and pasted from what I had earlier.
If you test your contact form now, you'll see the behavior you defined for both correct as well as incorrect CAPTCHA entries. In my example, I navigate people either to a confirmation.htm page if the values are entered correctly or to captcha_incorrect.htm if the values are entered incorrectly. You can do whatever you want for either of these cases!
Well, that is all there is to adding a reCAPTCHA test to a contact form. It isn't the most simple of things to do, but the payoff is well worth the effort. While there are some spambots that use good OCR (Optical Character Recognition) technology to decipher the text and pass the test, the vast majority fail the test very easily.
If you want some fun/background reading, read the reCAPTCHA Wikipedia page to learn more about its origins and how each time somebody fills out a reCAPTCHA form, they are helping digitize books, newspapers, and other non-digital things.


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Beyoğlu, Turkey
Pera Palace Hotel
This historic hotel preserves many treasures from its heyday hosting passengers on the Orient Express.
The hotel entrance. CeeGee/cc by-sa 4.0
Pera Palace Hotel Mimar77/cc by-sa 3.0
Pera Palace interior. Petteri Sulonen/cc by 2.0
Pera Palace staircase. Petteri Sulonen/cc by 2.0
The Agatha Christie room. Steve Hopson/cc by-sa 2.0
The old elevator. Francesco Brocchi/cc by-sa 3.0
Palanquin used to transport passengers. Luis Morato (Atlas Obscura User)
Old cash register. Luis Morato (Atlas Obscura User)
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View of the domes in the hall. Luis Morato (Atlas Obscura User)
Pera Palace Hotel in 1900. Public Domain
Collector of Experiences (Atlas Obscura User)
The luxurious Pera Palace Hotel, the oldest European hotel in Istanbul, was built in the 19th century to host passengers traveling east on the famous Orient Express. Its rooms have housed such prominent figures as Ernest Hemingway, King Edward VII of England, Alfred Hitchcock, and Jackie Kennedy. Today, some rooms are preserved to look just as they did when they hosted these prestigious guests.
Aksaray, Turkey
In this historic region, homes and churches are carved into ancient volcanic rock formations.
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Manazan, Turkey
City of Manazan
Naturally protected city carved from a rock face.
Obelisk of Theodosius
This remarkably well-preserved Egyptian plinth is pretty well traveled for a giant piece of stone.
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One very interesting example is Room 101, which was stayed in by Mustafa Kemal Atatürk, the founder and first president of the Republic of Turkey. The room preserves the old furniture and decoration from Atatürk's stay in 1917, and some of the president's personal belongings. One of these is an old clock whose hands stopped ticking exactly at the moment of Atatürk's death.
Room 411 is better known as the Agatha Christie room, and it is one of the most requested rooms at the hotel. The Queen of Crime stayed in this particular room several times between the years 1926 and 1932, reportedly while writing one of her most famous novels, Murder on the Orient Express. Several urban legends tell that during the 11 days when the writer went missing, she was here at the Pera Palace Hotel.
Located in Istanbul's "Little Europe" district, Beyoğlu, the hotel's exterior combines elements of art nouveau with oriental and neoclassical style. For many years, guests arriving in the city via the luxury passenger train would stay at this hotel, which is why both it and the train have the same symbol, a crest of golden lions. The historic elevator can still be seen inside the hotel, with its curious structure of wood and wrought iron and the unmistakable arrow that indicated the floors. In the grand lobby, you can admire other gems of yesteryear, like the old wooden telephone with two bells and an earphone, and the palanquin that used to transport people from the Sirkeci railway station, the eastern terminus of the Orient Express.
The hotel is located in 52, Meşrutiyet street in the district of Beyoğlu. The nearest tube station is Şişhane. The rooms of Ataturk and Agatha Christie can be freely visited on request of the hotel staff.
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The Museum of Innocence
This museum was invented in a novel before being made real by the author.
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Climb a steep hill in 90 seconds on the second-oldest urban subway in the world.
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Yeralti Camii (Underground Mosque)
A surprising and unconventional mosque hidden in the subsoil of Istanbul.
Istanbul Railway Museum at Sirkeci Terminal
The legendary luxury train passage is commemorated with a charming museum inside its former eastern terminus.
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Antonito, Colorado
Cumbres & Toltec Scenic Railroad
An antique narrow gauge railway line still running through the Colorado and New Mexico mountains.
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L. Frank Baum wrote part of the "Wizard of Oz" series in this wooden Victorian beach resort.
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The Roundhouse at Greenfield Village
One of the few working locomotive roundhouses in the United States.
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Devil's Slide Trestles
These decaying bridges 1,000 feet high are a reminder of the skill it took to cross the Colorado Rockies by rail.


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Mirza Agic
Sales & Technical Operations Director, APAC Milestone
Mirza Agic was born in Brcko. He completed his secondary education at MIOC in Zagreb. In late 1992, he started his studies at the Faculty of Economics in Kuala Lumpur, Malaysia,. Since 1997, he has lived and worked in Copenhagen, Denmark, where he completed his Master's degree in Economics and Finance at CBS. He started his career in the telecommunications industry as a financial controller. This was followed by a series of managerial roles in finances, culminating in the position of the CFO with Icotera A/S.
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Speaker: Mirza Agić, Sales & Technical Operations Director, APAC Milestone
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Why is planning for a smart city important?
Where can we use Video AI to solve smart city challenges?
In a city today we have competing systems and accessing data across the board is increasingly challenging.
A platform is needed that converges and delivers a consistent end-user experience.
Only then can we start to make use of real time alerts, that drive cause and effect, among multiple agencies.
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Faculty and Researchers' Publications
Joint task force requirements determination: a review of the organization and structure of joint task forces
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Estrada, Armando X.
This report reviews military operations that employed a Joint Task Force (JTF) organizational model to organize subordinate forces. It provides background information; analyzes major characteristics to include mission, time line, participants and structures; and summarizes major lessons learned. A total of 845 source documents were identified for this review. Sources include individual Joint Universal Lessons Learned Reports, After-Action-Reports, Joint-After-Action-Reports, informational papers, memoranda, letters, briefing presentations and information gathered through telephone and e-mail correspondence with selected personnel. Analysis indicates that a majority of operations commenced after January 1999 (86%), with a significant number of operations initiated after September 11, 2001 (58%). A plurality of operations involved combat/counter-terror missions (39%); followed by peacekeeping, humanitarian assistance and stability and security operations (21%); and non-combatant evacuation operations (7%). Training and counter-drug operations, national security special events and other types of operations made up the remaining 32%. A flag or general officer most often commanded these operations, with most of these being led by an Army general officer. Analysis indicates that operations were lead by all combatant commands, but nearly 25% occurred in the Central Command Area of Responsibility. The number of response days has continued to increase, with current operations accounting for 38% of response days accumulated in the previous decade (i.e., 1990-1999). Examination of warning time characteristics for selected cases showed that a majority of operations had a planning period of 4-5 weeks. Content analysis of unique source documents identified a total of 922 problems/issues. Nearly a quarter of these problems/issues dealt with command, control, communication, computers and intelligence issues (C4I); 6% of the problems/issues dealt with deployment, engineering and logistics; 31% of the problems/issues dealt with personnel, training, financial management, legal, medical, and public affairs; and 39% of the problems/issues dealt with operations, plans and policy. These findings suggests that while progress has been made with respect to how we organize, train and equip to conduct a joint fight, there is still considerable room for improvement. Command and control of the JTF is a work in progress. JTF C4I capabilities remain a challenge. Logistical support, including equipment, is lacking. Manpower and Training shortfalls impair the functioning of the JTF. These findings lead us to propose that a JTF Functional Support Element (JTF-FSE) be developed to address challenges associated with these functional areas. A JTF Planning Smart Book should be developed to provide guidance and instruction on the JTF planning process to ensure the participation of key personnel. Attention is needed on the deployment planning and personnel rotation process. Additionally, it is recommended that JTF guidance and policy be developed in several areas including disclosure of sensitive information; IA/Coalition access to intelligence and communications systems and data; INFOSEC and OPSEC for IA and Coalition partners. Finally, it is noted that JTF operations have unique funding requirements that demand flexibility. Operations routinely include LNOs from all Services, Interagency and Coalition personnel. A Joint Funding Process needs to be developed to enable the JTF to provide funding for Joint/IA/Coalition support.
This publication is a work of the U.S. Government as defined in Title 17, United States Code, Section 101. Copyright protection is not available for this work in the United States.
Phase zero operations for contingency and expeditionary contracting-keys to fully integrating contracting into operational planning and execution
Yoder, E. Cory (Monterey, California. Naval Postgraduate School, 2010-08-02); NPS-CM-10-160
The Naval Postgraduate School (NPS) has published several works that highlight significant progress in the planning and execution of Operational Contract Support. For example, The Yoder Three-tier Model for Optimal Planning ...
Modeling and Simulation Support for the Standing Joint Force Headquarters Concept
Hutchins, Susan G.; Schacher, Gordon E.; Dailey, James; Looney, John P.; Saylor, Steven E.; Jensen, Jack J.; Osmundson, John S.; Gallup, Shelley P. (2005-06);
A computational model of Standing Joint Force Headquarters (SJFHQ) processes was developed using EXTEND simulation software. In this paper we describe the use of this modeling and simulation approach for analyzing ...
Artificial intelligence: the bumpy path through defense acquisition
Ehn, Eric J. (Monterey, California: Naval Postgraduate School, 2017-12);
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Ljova and the Kontraband, Mnemosyne (Kapustnik Records, 2008)
The violist Ljova first came to my attention when he joined the superb Brooklyn-based gypsy band Romashka a few years ago. Although I know him from folk circles, Ljova's musical background is extremely diverse; the list of performers he's worked with includes both Yo-Yo Ma and Jay-Z. I was actually the first person to publish a review of Ljova's debut CD Vjola: World on Four Strings. That album featured Ljova, almost exclusively, multi-tracking several different viola parts for each tune. On his new album Mnemosyne, though, Ljova works with a backing group called the Kontraband, featuring Patrick Farrell on accordion, Mike Savino on bass, and Matthias Kunzli on percussion. A couple of tracks also feature vocals from his wife, Romashka's singer Inna Barmash.
As with his first album, Ljova composed all the music himself. The tunes on Vjola: World on Four Strings alternated between folk music of a mostly eastern European feel and darker, more impressionistic pieces. The tunes on Mnemosyne are generally more consistently structured, although a few of them include a breakdown in the rhythm and melody to allow for Ljova and Farrell to do some heavy experimentation. Ljova displays some serious skill as both a composer and player throughout the disc, but he definitely has a playful side as well. Often this side manifests itself in the tune titles -- my two favorite instrumentals on the disc are called "Love Potion, Expired" and "Crutchahoy Nign"-- but the music itself often unpredictably bounces off on some fun tangents.
Inna Barmash is comfortable singing in a number of different languages, to the extent that it was a bit surprising at first to hear her sing in English on two of her three songs. But she does a particularly good job on the song "Mnemosyne," a poem by Trumbull Stickney that Ljova set to music. She sings in Yiddish on the traditional Yiddish song called "Koyl." Her last song, the very tongue-in-cheek love song "Gone Crazy," was written for her by Ljova and done in the style of an American mid-1900's standard.
Ljova is a unique and intriguing performer, and Mnemosyne is another broad exploration of the many facets of his personality in general and his musical tastes in particular. As was the case with his first offering, the new album is so diverse that it may be hard for one person to like everything on it. But any music fan will probably find at least a few tracks that pique their interest.
Ljova and an early version of the Kontraband performing "Bagel on the Malecon" at Joe's Pub in Manhattan.
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Cricket: Five things of note from final day of Black Caps' second test against England
3 Dec, 2019 07:00 AM 4 minutes to read
Joe Denly drops the sitter. Photo / Photosport
By: Niall Anderson
niall.anderson@nzherald.co.nz
Niall Anderson lists five things of note from the final day of the second test between the Black Caps and England at Seddon Park.
Ross Taylor. Photo / Photosport
Ross Taylor lives in Hamilton, and perhaps his local weather knowledge was on display when he suddenly accelerated to bring up his 19th test century. Facing Joe Root on 89, Taylor needed just three balls to move to 105, hitting a four, then two consecutive sixes to reach his milestone. He was the sixth player in test history to reach a century with back-to-back sixes, and it proved to be exquisite timing when rain fell two balls later and the players departed from the field, never to return.
• Juggernaut rolls on: Black Caps claim another series win
• Black Caps batsman reaches massive test milestone
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• The worst dropped catch of all time?
Milestone man
Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor. Photo / Photosport
Taylor's 19th test century wasn't the only milestone he brought up today, also reaching 7000 test runs. Taylor now sits 50th all-time in the test run-scoring rankings – one spot ahead of Steve Smith and two ahead of Don Bradman – and is just the second New Zealander to reach the 7000 mark, after Stephen Fleming. Taylor is now 150 runs behind Fleming, while the Black Caps will be hoping he's not the only one to get to 7000 this summer, with Kane Williamson just 678 runs away.
How far they've come
It took New Zealand 54 years to finally beat England in a home test series, and then another 34 years to repeat the dose. Now, they've done it twice in the span of 20 months, backing up their 1-0 series victory in 2018 by sealing another 1-0 series win today. New Zealand's recent test success is also shown in their overall victories, having now won 99 tests, over half of which have come in the last 20 years, and 32 in the past decade.
'All thoroughly pointless'
With rain always expected to lash Seddon Park early in the afternoon, once Williamson and Taylor saw off the early barrage, there was a general feeling amongst the press contingent (and seemingly the players, too) of wanting the game to be called a draw early, instead of meandering to the same conclusion hours later. So, the umpires waiting until 4pm to call the test a draw aggravated some, especially when it was clear to everyone by 2.30 that there would be no more play in the test.
Kane Williamson and Ross Taylor sealed a draw for New Zealand. Photo / Getty
As it was put on Cricinfo - "It's all thoroughly pointless and very cricket," but at least the day was salvaged by one moment...
The worst drop ever?
Everyone's day was made by getting to be an in-person witness to one of the worst dropped catches ever seen, and the hilarious reactions that followed, as Joe Denly dropped an absolute sitter off Jofra Archer's bowling to give Kane Williamson a life.
Archer was so sure he'd finally taken a wicket that he squealed in delight and reeled away in celebration, only to look back and see that the chance shelled, and the rest of the English team standing in stunned silence.
"Top five moments before disaster" #NZvENG pic.twitter.com/hjmjKU7gMW
— 🏏FlashScore Cricket Commentators (@FlashCric) December 2, 2019
Photos of the incident were tremendous, as was Williamson's reaction and that of the commentary team. Williamson was just as perplexed at the almighty reprieve, and spoke about it afterwards after making the most of his life to bring up his 21st test century.
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"Yeah, it was fairly simple, wasn't it? I'm sure he was disappointed, I know Jofra was disappointed.
"I was very fortunate - it was nice to still be batting afterwards. You don't get too many opportunities like that."
But was it the worst dropped catch of all time? The general consensus from the English media was that it was the second worst, behind this one, from Mike Gatting, which gets extra points for him trying to blame the sun for his error:


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Hitchin's Daniel Lambie, 56, has been remanded in custody after being charged with four offences.
A suspected burglar has appeared in court charged with offences including firearm possession and making threats to kill after an overnight siege in Hitchin.
Daniel Lambie was arrested in the early hours of Wednesday morning after police including armed officers and the dog unit surrounded a house near the corner of Woolgrove Road and High Dane from about 7.30pm on Tuesday.
Police said a man in his 50s was taken to hospital with a head wound after an altercation.
The 56-year-old – of Woolgrove Road – was charged on Wednesday with burglary, possession of a firearm with intent to cause fear of violence, making threats to kill and assaulting a police officer.
He was detained in custody and appeared before magistrates at Hatfield Remand Court yesterday. He has been remanded into custody and is next set to appear at St Albans Crown Court on June 15.


Impact Wrestling's days on Pop TV are numbered. That became apparent when the network moved them to the late-night 10 pm timeslot on Thursday nights and the ratings have seen a big drop since the move.
However, if things work out as they hope, Impact could end up on a stronger network in 2019. Dave Meltzer noted in the Wrestling Observer Newsletter that Impact is shopping for a new network and there have been talks with WGN America, Tru TV, and SyFy. The SyFy news is interesting because that channel is part of NBCUniversal along with the USA Network.
The belief is that Impact can keep their deal with Pop after their contract is up at least into the first quarter of 2019 while they look for a new home.
Impact's in-ring product has been really good this year but the issue is that budget costs have meant a decrease in production quality and they don't have a ton of major names signed.
Hopefully, things can turn around for them in 2019. It is difficult for wrestling companies to get a good paying TV deal and the ratings pattern (especially in 2018) is not going to do any favors for Impact.


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For its second consecutive year, Paris Photo partners with Radio Nova to produce, from the end of October, special on-air programming bringing words to images. This year's broadcast will be brought to you by students from the Experimental Programme in Political Arts (SPEAP), the School of Public Affairs as they present the 14 projects exhibited in the fair's PRISMES sector. The images will be subsequently revealed on the Paris Photo and Radio Nova websites (www.nova.fr).
Paris Photo visitors also have the opportunity to listen to the broadcasts in the form of an audio guide in the PRISMES sector in the Salon d'Honneur at the Grand Palais.
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Kaspersky Lab's Home and Business Solutions Successful in Bi-Monthly Testing
Saurabh Saxena November 30, 2013
Kaspersky Lab announced that its security solutions for home and business, namely Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 and Kaspersky Endpoint Security led the way in the Bi-Monthly Certification September-October 2013 testing.
The testing was conducted by the independent AV-TEST laboratory. The participants were tested using two sets of malicious software with that exceeded 20,000 samples.
The test results proved that Kaspersky Internet Security 2014 is the best security solution for home computers as it passed all the tests and scored the maximum possible 18 points.
The Kaspersky Endpoint Security solution for Business was also ranked the top performer with a score of 17.5 out of 18. The tests were conducted on computers running 32-bit Windows XP SP3.
On the achievement, Ms. Nikita Shvetsov, Deputy CTO (Research), Kaspersky Lab said that "Security solution developers often have to make compromises between the quality of threat detection and the need to maintain computer performance. However, Kaspersky Lab products provide high-level protection without slowing down the computer, even on an outdated OS such as Windows XP. The latest results from AV-TEST confirm this."
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Cattle exporter North Australia Cattle Company has notched another first after successfully completing a shipment of 2200 cattle from Port Alma near Rockhampton to China over the Christmas/New Year period.
NACC was the first Australian cattle exporter to deliver cattle to China under the feeder/slaughter cattle protocol signed in 2015 and one year ago became the first exporter to ship cattle to China from Northern Australia.
On Christmas eve NACC sent a shipment to China from Port Alma, representing the first live export cattle shipment from the Central Queensland port in more than 20 years.
Tom Kennedy from Elders Townsville oversaw the sourcing of cattle for the shipment which comprised 2200 grassfed and grainfed cattle weighing 500-650kg drawn from Ingham in the north to Alpha in the west and Dalby in the South.
The cattle were quarantined at the Olive family's Raglan pre-export quarantine facility 70km from Port Alma before departing on Christmas Eve.
Chinese bluetongue protocols allow the import of cattle from northern Australia to northern China for a short annual window during the Chinese winter.
They also require that cattle have a spent a minimum of three months on the farm of origin prior to purchase and spend at least seven days in quarantine prior to export, in yards that have been free of livestock for seven days prior to the start of the quarantine period.
Mr Kennedy said the rules meant Port Alma was well suited as a staging post for China.
"Port Alma was always mentioned and talked about but the China market opening made it a viable option because of the seven day quarantine and the rule that yards must be empty of all livestock for seven days.
With competition from two major meatworks operating in Rockhampton it is not expected that Port Alma will become a major export port for heavy cattle, but producer representatives have previously said they see its value as an additional market outlet with potential to add a floor to local cattle prices.
Mr Kennedy paid tribute to NACC managing director Patrick Underwood and to the Olive family, saying their positive attitude and hard work had made the first shipment from the port in 20 years possible.
"Our local Elders branches also got behind it, along with support coming from Landmark and Ruralco, so it was a combined effort," he said.
The shipment included several breed types ranging from grainfed F1 Wagyu cattle from Proston to straight Brahman cattle from Ingham. The majority were Droughtmaster cross cattle, with some Brangus/Hereford types also shipped.
Mr Kennedy believes there will be opportunities to do more shipments from Port Alma in future.
Por Alma has been actively canvassed as an alternate live export port for several years, given its close proximity to the large Central Queensland cattle supply area and to several modern holding yards around Rockhampton, and also because of the access the port provides for livestock trucks to unload and turnaround.
However the prospect of exporting cattle from a port so close to Rockhampton has also attracted pushback from the processing sector, the meat workers union and the state member for Rockhampton and former agriculture minister Bill Byrne, on the grounds the proposal would threaten local meatworks jobs.
Good on everyone for finally getting it sorted and done. There has been talk for years about using Port Alma to shift cattle, but it has only been talk. As for the local meatworks, well they will have to find a way to compete. I was told the order for this shipment was steers and bulls over 500kg in slaughter condition. The money on offer I was told was somewhere around $3.20, less yard and feeding fees. Given the weight was the only requirement, looking at a Rockhampton online Teys grid for a 6 tooth steer over 300kg the best they are offering is $5.30 at the moment, plus they have to fit in a fat range and all the other requirements as well. A 320kg dressed steer might get you $1700 at the meatworks, while the shipment you might have got $1900 (600kg steer @ $3.20) less fees. A fair difference.
I know local abattoirs are saddled with horrendous regulations that cost them dearly so they simply can not compete with China. How long until all cattle are processed off shore and the product re-imported. Much liek nearly every other industry in Australia.
Perhaps the ones against live export taking jobs should lobby government to reduce the regulatory burden placed upon abattoirs rather then try to stop live export competition.
Congratulations to Tom and Patrick … Well Done, lads !!


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Q: ACF Query meta_values don't work with 'offset' I am currently building a featured posts section and I'm using ACF to set which posts will be featured. As they're appear in another section, I want them to start in this query on the third post. However, if I use the query below, it doesn't return anything:
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It works with the offset or the meta_query, but not with both of them. Does anyone know how to address this issue?