Last year we sponsored the "Business Involved in Work Experience" award with Basingstoke Consortium, a charity that works with young people, helping to give them the motivation, self-confidence, attitudes and skills for adult life.
It's made me think about how valuable work experience is at all ages, let alone those entering the world of work for the first time. There are lots of arguments for and against work experience. Those against offer arguments such as unpaid labour, irrelevance to target careers, the candidates are fobbed off with the worst jobs or it's too labour intensive.
Let's take these points one at a time. However, I stress that this can be applied to ALL people looking to gain work experience, regardless of their age, status or circumstances.
Often, yes it is unpaid – but shouldn't it be seen as an investment in your future? How many people object to "try before you buy" deals in the supermarket or online? Exactly! I know this may sound controversial, if you're on work experience the likelihood is that you don't yet have the skills the employer is looking for. You are a risk to them, but you may have the right attitude or the aptitude that makes them accept that risk and invest in your future. So why wouldn't you take that chance?
We hear a lot about this. "Why should I do retail work experience when I want to be a vet?" The world of work is all about transferable skills. What is relevant in one job could be equally as relevant in another. It's one of the main reasons we advocate profiling. For instance, a good administrator likes processes and order – so does a good forklift driver – for different reasons, such as health and safety. Work experience is also about getting into the right frame of mind. The routine of when to get up; the working in a team and not letting your colleagues down; forming relationships with people who aren't family or friends, but may spend more time with you than any of these groups. There's no such thing as irrelevance – all experience adds up, even if it is experience of being there on time every day.
Again this is often about risk. The work experience provider is taking a risk by "employing" someone with no or little relevant experience. So it's small footsteps first. The initial tasks are often low risk; however they can also be the foundation steps to the company's process. It's often at this level that you see the roots of the organisation, why paperwork is filed that way, why the shop floor has to be clean and tidy. And everyone should be prepared to make tea for everyone else. Someone who understands the company from grass roots up is invaluable to an employer. It also helps you gain the respect of your work colleagues.
Hmmmm……..I have to be careful here. It is labour intensive. Especially to small companies who don't have dedicated staff for these types of projects. But what will happen if we don't invest in people's work futures? If you were to recruit a new member of staff, you'd invest in their training, wouldn't you? Work experience is about populating our community with work ready, willing to work adults who ARE our future. They are the people who will shape our economic climate, fund our hospitals, our retirement homes, education for our grandchildren and great grandchildren. Why wouldn't we invest in this?
What's in it for Wote St Employment Bureau? We feel strongly about work experience because to survive as a business we need work ready adults who are genuinely willing to work for the money that is offered. None of us are paid what we are "worth". But by working together, supporting and nurturing each other we can make Basingstoke a community to be proud of.
We feel passionately that temporary work is a great way to gain PAID work experience. It can break that cycle of no experience/no job. It can repair the CV gaps; rehabilitate offenders; show parental work returners that they ARE valued members of society; help the disabled into rewarding work. All in all it can change lives, instil a sense of self-worth and smash glass ceilings on an individual's ability to pay their own way. Not to mention giving young people the first step on the working ladder.


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Apple Lowers Maximum iPhone Trade-In Values, Best Deals Now Limited to Trade-Ins with Purchase
Tuesday May 14, 2019 10:58 am PDT by Juli Clover
Apple recently lowered direct trade-in values for iPhones, providing customers with a maximum of $349 when trading in an iPhone without purchasing a new one at the same time.
Apple used to offer a maximum of $500 when doing a direct iPhone trade-in through its trade-in website, and just a few weeks ago, we tested trading in an iPhone X and were offered $500 by Apple. Today, Apple's maximum price for the same iPhone X is $349.
iPhone X trade-in value from April 30 (trade-in site)
Not all iPhones were worth $500, but for newer models in good condition, Apple was indeed providing credit up to $500 in the form of an Apple gift card that could be put towards a new device purchase.
iPhone X trade-in value today (trade-in site)
The $349 maximum seems to apply only to direct trade-ins that don't involve a purchase. If you use the trade-in process while purchasing a new iPhone, which puts the cost of that trade-in towards the new device, you can get higher prices.
That same iPhone X that's worth $349 when doing a direct trade-in with Apple is worth $450 if you trade it in while buying a new iPhone XR. At $450, Apple is still offering less than the $500 maximum iPhone trade-in value that was available before, but it's still better than the $349 that's available through the trade-in site.
On its trade-in site, Apple heavily promoted a $449 trade-in price for the iPhone XR when trading in an iPhone 8 or iPhone 7 Plus, but now the advertised pricing is $479 instead of $449. Listed iPhone XR and XS pricing with trade-in has gone up across the board as Apple has dropped trade-in values for all iPhones.
With Apple's direct trade-in pricing drops, Apple is no longer offering some of the best iPhone trade-in pricing, and it may not be worth an iPhone trade-in through Apple unless it's done when you're purchasing a new iPhone.
Maximum trade-in values when purchasing another iPhone
If you do a trade-in while purchasing a new device, you can get up to $450 for an iPhone X, up to $350 for an iPhone 8 Plus, up to $270 for an iPhone 8 or 7 Plus, and up to $200 for an iPhone 7 or 6s Plus. Other devices have trade-in values below $200.
Apple's iPhone X trade-in offer today when purchasing new iPhone
Apple has a prominent section on all iPhone purchase pages that asks "Do you have an iPhone to trade in?" and if you select yes, you can go through the steps to get the upgraded pricing.
Trade-in pricing on other devices has also dropped. Apple now offers a maximum of $367 for tablet trade-ins, up to $965 when trading in a computer, and up to $173 when trading in an Apple Watch. That's down from $405 for tablets, $1100 for computers, and $191 for an Apple Watch. Trade-in values do not differ on non-iPhone products between the trade-in site and a trade-in with purchase.
The new trade-in pricing system is confusing and could potentially lead to some customers getting lower value for their iPhones if they're not aware of the disparity in pricing between doing a direct trade-in through Apple's trade-in page and doing a trade-in when purchasing a new iPhone.
Apple's new direct trade-in pricing is comparative to trade-in pricing from other sites like Gazelle, but you're always going to get the best price selling direct on a site like eBay or Swappa.
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In the past I was considered to be an enthusiast. Now I am sticking with a phone for 2 or more years. Even though I could afford the upgrade costs, I do not _want_ to afford it anymore. It feels like a rip off.
I'd say a large part of the consumer market reflects your attitude currently, and they have the money to upgrade, but they don't see the need to when their current iPhone does everything they require and more.
I'm similar to your thoughts as well, I was one that upgraded every single year with the iPhone/pre-ordered at midnight, but I've reached a point where my iPhone meets *all* my expectations with Face ID, the camera is outstanding, the processor has more than enough speed for what I am using my phone for, etc. The market is definitely saturated.
My next upgrade likely won't be until 5G, so likely 2020.
mi7chy
Apple could still do a lot better.
$749 iPhone Xr - $100 iPhone 6 trade-in = $649 for near 720p LCD display, inferior Intel radio, no headphone jack, less smarts
$399 Pixel 3a - $250 iPhone 6 trade-in - $100 Google Store credit = $50 for 1080p+ OLED display, better Qualcomm radio, includes headphone jack, more smarts
https://slickdeals.net/f/13067710-google-store-eligible-apple-smartphone-trade-in-towards-google-pixel-3a-up-to-250-credit-100-google-store-credit
gugy
I always updated every two years. The last couple of generations, I have been holding for three years. Honestly, I might hold on for four years with the current prices. The only thing that might entice me to upgrade is if I get a BOGO deal from my carrier. I honestly cannot fathom paying more than $800 for an iPhone. Apple got to get back to earth. Their prices are just out of this world.
JimmyBanks6
Why anybody would do this when they can get significantly more on the open market is beyond me.
IRockThat828pScreen
This has been a long time coming. I guess the Xr and Xs are finally selling how they want them to.
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After the install of ALM version 12 application on a new Windows 2008 Server we had the qcsiteadmin_db.users table migrated from ALMv11 ORACLE to SQLSERVER 2008 on our new ALM12 server. We had to have the owner of the tables be changed to 'td'.
ISSUE: We are not able to create new Site Users within the application Site Administration - we get the error message Failed to create user;User already exists. Attaching Message Details for attempt to create new site user "abcdefg".
IF we attempt to create a duplicate EXISTING user "ajetest" we get the expected popup window "A user with the same name already exists".
Site Admin DETAILS from error (Logs Below).
What they need to do is, get a list of current users and their user id's (the numbers). Whatever the *highest* number is for an existing user, when a new user is added, one should be added to it. That is, if 678 were the highest user id, we want the next user to be 679. Then the next would be 680, etc.
To set the id that will be used next when a new user is added, they need to update the appropriate row in the Site Admin database SEQUENCES table: If they select all rows from the Site Admin DB SEQUENCES table (there are not a lot), they can look at what's returned and find the row where the SQ_SEQ_NAME contains 'USER' (I think it's USER, could be USERS ... I don't have immediate access to a Site Admin DB). Their DBA should be able to easily see this.
Once updated then all new users will get sequential numbers starting after the highest existing number and this will avoid the problem.


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Posted by Carrie Parada on June 28, 2017
2014 Fire at Flight 93 Memorial - Combustible Decking Materials
There is a huge range of materials up for consideration when selecting a boardwalk or pedestrian bridge product, and a host of factors can influence the decision on what type of material to use—aesthetic appeal, longevity, and cost are among a few. An often overlooked factor that should be at the forefront of decision-makers' minds is combustibility.
In October 2014, a fire at the Flight 93 National Memorial headquarters in Pennsylvania brought the importance of this decision to light. The fire tragically destroyed three buildings and a number of irreplaceable items, including photographs, personal mementos of the flight's passengers and crew, and an American flag that flew over the U.S. Capitol on the day of the 9/11 terrorist attack. The Memorial pays tribute to the passengers and crew of United Airlines Flight 93, all of whom perished after fighting back against hijackers.
A Serious Accident Investigation Factual Report from The National Park Service (NPS) notes that the team believes, "that the fire began when discarded smoking material caught the mulch on fire, and then progressed into the deck structure, deck, and the buildings." Among other findings, the report points to the use of plasticized lumber decking connecting the buildings as having played a major part in hastening the spread of the fire and intensifying the blaze. As a result, the NPS has revised their manual on fire.
The report required urgent action, issuing a Servicewide Safecom on April 15, 2015, "drawing attention to the volatility of the plasticized lumber under certain conditions," and addressing, "the conditions under which the material should not be used and/or replaced."
The decking material used at the Memorial was a Tangent Technologies product made of High Density Polyethylene (HDPE). While it's unclear exactly which Tangent product was used, all are made from HDPE. The Tangent product, Tandeck, for example has a melting point of 250°F, compared to paraffin wax used in candles which has a melting point of 150°F. The low melting point of the material caused it to behave like extra fuel to the fire. Combined with a flash point of 645°F (at which temperature the liquid material vaporizes into the air and becomes ignitable), and an autoignition temperature also of 645°F (where it will ignite even without a flame), the result can be catastrophic.
PermaTrak's boardwalk system, as a precast concrete material, is considered noncombustible and is incredibly durable, even when faced with fire. NPS superintendents or facility managers in charge of maintenance may stand to benefit from the use of precast concrete vs. plastic-composite, as a different decking material could have limited the ignition and spread of fire at the Flight 93 National Memorial.
Click here to learn more about boardwalk fire resistance ratings and their importance when it comes to public walkways and avoiding disaster.
Further Information on National Park Service's Structural Fire Reference Manual
The NPS Structural Fire Reference Manual 58 requires parks to have a fire prevention program that includes annual fire and life safety inspections of all target hazard buildings, which are defined as "structures whose building materials and/or contents are combustible, whereby if a fire were to start, a significant loss or damage to the structure or its contents or loss of life could occur." Parks are also encouraged to have "preincident plans" for all identified target hazards. These plans allow firefighters to develop operational plans to address the emergency quickly and minimize building deficiencies.
First photo credit: Flight 93 Structural Fire Serious Accident Investigation Factual Report


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Q: Java: drawing multiple sprites in different threads at a time I need to create a JPanel, where upon a mouse click a new Sprite must appear in a new thread. This is what I have:
public class BouncingSprites {

    private JFrame frame;
    private SpritePanel panel = new SpritePanel();
    private Sprite ball;

    public BouncingSprites() {
        frame = new JFrame("Bouncing Sprite");
        frame.setSize(400, 400);
        frame.setDefaultCloseOperation(JFrame.EXIT_ON_CLOSE);
        frame.add(panel);
        frame.setVisible(true);
    }
    public void start(){
        panel.animate();  // never returns due to infinite loop in animate method
    }

    public static void main(String[] args) {
        new BouncingSprites().start();
    }
}

Class SpritePanel:
public class SpritePanel extends JPanel
{
    Sprite sprite;

    public SpritePanel()
    {
       addMouseListener(new Mouse());
    }

    //method for creating a new ball
    private void newSprite (MouseEvent event)
    {
        sprite = new Sprite(this);
    }

    public void animate()
    {
    }

    private class Mouse extends MouseAdapter
    {
        @Override
        public void mousePressed( final MouseEvent event )
        {
            newSprite(event);
        }
    }

    @Override
    public void paintComponent(Graphics g)
    {
        super.paintComponent(g);
        if (sprite != null)
        {
            sprite.draw(g);
        }
    }
}

Class Sprite :
public class Sprite implements Runnable
{
    public final static Random random = new Random();
    final static int SIZE = 10;
    final static int MAX_SPEED = 5;
    SpritePanel panel;
    private int x;
    private int y;
    private int dx;
    private int dy;
    private Color color = Color.BLUE;
    private Thread animation;

    public Sprite (SpritePanel panel)
    {
        this.panel = panel;
        x = random.nextInt(panel.getWidth());
        y = random.nextInt(panel.getHeight());
        dx = random.nextInt(2*MAX_SPEED) - MAX_SPEED;
        dy = random.nextInt(2*MAX_SPEED) - MAX_SPEED;

        animation = new Thread(this);
        animation.start();
    }

    public void draw(Graphics g)
    {
        g.setColor(color);
        g.fillOval(x, y, SIZE, SIZE);
    }

    public void move()
    {

        // check for bounce and make the ball bounce if necessary
        //
        if (x < 0 && dx < 0){
            //bounce off the left wall
            x = 0;
            dx = -dx;
        }
        if (y < 0 && dy < 0){
            //bounce off the top wall
            y = 0;
            dy = -dy;
        }
        if (x > panel.getWidth() - SIZE && dx > 0){
            //bounce off the right wall
            x = panel.getWidth() - SIZE;
            dx = - dx;
        }
        if (y > panel.getHeight() - SIZE && dy > 0){
            //bounce off the bottom wall
            y = panel.getHeight() - SIZE;
            dy = -dy;
        }

        //make the ball move
        x += dx;
        y += dy;
    }

    @Override
    public void run()
    {
        while (Thread.currentThread() == animation)
        {
            move();
            panel.repaint();

            try
            {
                Thread.sleep(40);
            }
            catch ( InterruptedException exception )
            {
                exception.printStackTrace();
            }
        }
    }
}

This code creates a new moving sprite. However, the previous sprite gets removed from the panel. What I need to do is to add a new sprite with a mouse click, so that the previous sprite is not removed. If I click three times, three sprites should be painted.
How do I change my code to implement that?
Many thanks!

A: You could replace Sprite sprite; in the SpritePanel class with List<Sprite> sprites = new ArrayList<>();.  Then, when you make a new Sprite, add it to the list.  Then in your paintComponent method, you could iterate through the list, drawing all of the sprites.

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I need a new battery for my '08 328i. I'm going to install it myself but want to take it somewhere to have it registered because I've heard so much about that. I've gotten different information from a few places I've called. Can anyone tell me what you've done for your batteries/ recommend a place to go? I'm in Langley.
Sorry, never heard of this before, but did find the link below, I dont know any shops in Langley..sorry.
I'm looking to tune my 2007 e92 335i this weekend. Going to order the JB4 + BMS DCI online and probably get a trunk meth kit sometime after. Anyone recommend a tuning shop in GVA to help me with this? Gonna need a mechanic patient enough to run me through how the maps work and if I get the BMS Trunk Meth Kit, do I need to buy a meth elbow/bung?
If there are any private mechanics out there who are willing to offer their services to tune my car please PM me.
I know CG Motorsports in Richmond offer tuning services, but I'm not sure if they're experienced with the JB4 / other BMS products.
so.. when are y'all planning to put on winter tires ? End of oct? nov? now?
i heard end nov/dec is a good time?
Hey guys anyone know a good place to wrap my chrome window trim??
Anyone know much about Shaughnessy Village?
Also, what part(s)/cities are relatively close (commute friendly) to downtown Vancouver?
I heard that place is run down and out dated. Alos read some google reviews I'm from the city but have never stayed there before an easy place to commute would be joyce in one of those highrise condos. Or if u could find a place around the science world area more torwards the westend. Stay away from chinatown, broadway-clark hastings veneables. There's are a couple condos being bult on kingsway and a fairly new one that just built beside pho hoa on kingsway. Or your looking to go a bit further, metrotown would be a decent place to. New west coquitlam is just to far to commute to dt in the morning for work.
Hey Guys! Finally found the right thread. I'm trying to get a bunch of people to together for car meets and drives in Vancouver BC and surrounding cities (Burnaby, Coquitlam, Richmond,etc). I just joined the forum a couple days ago and would love to meet other car enthusiasts and have get together's. I am willing to setup meets or meet with people at chosen locations. I looked around for BMW groups in the area but could not find any. If anyone wants to meet up, just give me date and location. I've got fairly open schedule.
I hang around with the e36 guys but would live to meet and hang out eith some e90 people also, is anybody planning a meet before christmas?
Has anyone else not put winter tires on yet?
Did you put on winters and you're regretting it?
I'm in Toronto and have my winters on...not liking it..
Is there a Facebook page for Vancouver BMW owners?
Also, does anyone know of any good deals on cold air intakes?
lookin to do a muffler delete on my e90, any recommendations around vancouver/surrey cheap?


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This is a badge bit (BB) that is part of the PEP curriculum. Completing this BB is part of getting the sand badge in Animal Care.
In this Badge Bit you will make a bird house for a specific species of bird.
Normally trees don't drive trucks. Does this tiny ad have a license?


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Kristin Hayward, Cheers to Liberty Event Emcee
Kristin Hayward likes to say she's from South Dakota instead of choosing a specific city. Kristin's father is a retired Highway Patrolman, so her childhood involved moves from Huron to Mitchell and on to Pierre, where she graduated high school in 2001.
While at South Dakota State University, Kristin joined the campus radio station, and the dream began. Kristin started her career radio career in markets like Rapid City, Minneapolis/St. Paul and right here in Sioux Falls. Kristin is currently a Media Buyer for a local ad agency.
Kristin married Jeff in July of 2014, and they have two dogs, Charley and Scooter. She is a longtime supporter and advocate for the ACLU.
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Derry City had to battle hard for a share of the spoils against Shamrock Rovers, on Friday night.
It was an off night for the Candy Stripes who were second best for long periods against an impressive Rovers.
Kenny Shiels' side had a few half chances, but they had keeper Gerard Doherty to thank for a point, as he denied Rovers striker Danny Carr twice, while the woodwork also came to City's rescue twice when Carr and Graham Burke hit the crossbar and post respectively.
City returned to action on Monday night when they secured a hard fought 3-0 win at Limerick, with Patterson and Aaron McEneff (2) their goalscorers.


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Kalmar is expanding its automation product range by launching a new fleet control system calledFleetview, which can be used to monitor straddle carriers, reachstackers, forklift trucks, terminal tractors and RTGs. Fleetview is a further addition to Kalmar range of automation tools, which includes, for example, Smartrail, an auto steering and container position verification system, and Smartpath, a real-time container position verification system.
The main benefit of Fleetview is that it allows control room staff to monitor the real-time positioning and efficient control of each machine, which means that container handling tasks can be assigned to the unit best suitable for the job, thus minimising unladen travelling distances and resulting in better productivity.
Fleetview utilises state-of-the-art technologies,
including a satellite-based global positioning system,
wireless networks and a secure local area network
between the terminal operating system and
Fleetview itself.The core of Fleetview is a graphical real-time
map of terminal operations dsplayed in the control room.
Fleetview allows significant improvements in operational quality and productivity as it enables control room operators to better manage and coordinate container handling equipment. It can accommodate a practically unlimited number of machines, regardless of their manufacturer.
Fleetview can also be connected to a yard management system to monitor the actual container moves. Furthermore, if a machine has failed to perform the task that the terminal operating system has assigned to it, or if the task has been delayed or performed incorrectly, Fleetview notifies the control room operators of the discrepancy.
Other advantages of the system include a comprehensive route log, which is useful in determining the cause of an accident and in preventing similar events from occurring again. Fleetview can also be used for training purposes, whereby instructors can teach correct working methods to new drivers with the help of the built-in map system.
Keijo Parviainen, VP of Kalmar Intelligence and Automation, comments:
Managing a fleet of machines and optimising fleet usage can be difficult if done manually. We have developed Fleetview to help our customers with the planning and coordination of their container handling machines. It can reduce unproductive container moves in the terminal to a minimum, resulting in greater efficiency and productivity.
Press information can be found on Kalmar's website: www.kalmarind.com. Simply click on News Room to be taken to a list of recent press releases or on Press Pictures to be taken to the Kalmar photo gallery.
The caption for the photograph reads:
"Fleetview utilises state-of-the-art technologies, including a satellite-based global positioning system, wireless networks and a secure local area network between the terminal operating system and Fleetview itself. The core of Fleetview is a graphical real-time map of terminal operations displayed in the control room.
Kalmar is a global provider of container and heavy duty materials handling equipment, automation applications and related services. It is the world leading supplier of cargo handling equipment to ports, terminals and intermodal facilities. Every fourth container or trailer transfer at terminals around the world is handled by a Kalmar machine. The company also supplies a wide range of machines to demanding industrial customers for applications as diverse as handling steel and paper to shunting road trailers at distribution hubs.
Kalmar product range is complemented by a large range of value added services such as maintenance contracts and fleet management.
Production plants are situated in Sweden, Finland, the Netherlands, Malaysia, China and the USA.
Kalmar net sales were EUR 1,147 million in 2005.
Kalmar is part of Cargotec Corporation, the world leading provider of cargo handling solutions, which are used in local transportation, terminals, ports, distribution centres, and ships. In 2005 Cargotec net sales exceeded EUR 2.3 billion. Cargotec class B shares are listed on the Helsinki Stock Exchange.


When flawless skin is achieved with more than just skincare products.
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Nevertheless, Russian President Vladimir Putin has made it so the site will be placed under federal control at the beginning of September, as it was officially put on a list as part of the cultural heritage of the Russian people. Furthermore, an Orthodox priest by the name of Sergy Khalyuta was appointed to run it, which has frustrated national and international academics.
Before it was captured by various tribes and finally destroyed by Mongol hordes in 1399, Chersonesos had a long and rich history as a Greek settlement, a Byzantine outpost where prominent people were sent into exile and an early center of Christianity. Because of the high level of preservation, archaeological digs have offered a unique insight into the economy, government and way of life of its inhabitants. It has served as a training ground for thousands of archaeology students.
Experts from across Russia said the priest's appointment could disrupt the balance between church and museum interests. Academics believe only a specialist with knowledge of archaeology and history could run such an important and complex site, stating that the focus of the monument could shift toward that of a religious center and not a scientific one. The scandal is made all the worse since the monument contains the history of ancient civilizations and not just Russia, making it an international issue as well.
Vladimir Aristarkhov, the first deputy culture minister has tried to calm tensions by stating that no one would "turn the museum into a monastery," and that a supervisory committee including archaeologists, representatives of the Russian Museums Union, Sevastopol government, and the regional culture council would be created. However, experts from across Russia still believe the priest's appointment could disrupt the balance between church and museum interests.
The site is often called the Russian Troy or the Ukrainian Pompeii, and consists of the ruins of Chersonesos, a city founded by Greek colonists more than 2,500 years ago. It is already a Unesco World Heritage site. However, it is also where Prince Vladimir, leader of the medieval state of Kievan Rus, is believed to have been baptized in 988 and introduced Christianity to what is now Russia and Ukraine. A cathedral named after Vladimir was built in 1861 on the site where Vladimir was believed to have been baptized.


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International Client –…
International Client – September 2019: News in brief
By Alexandra Britton-Davis, Dawn Ross and Ben Melling
We highlight the latest news impacting international clients based both in the UK and overseas.
UK – Excluded property added to or transferred between trusts
Draft legislation has been published, outlining the tax implications where property is added to or transferred between 'excluded property' settlements. It affects trusts with non-UK domiciled settlors and holding non-UK assets. Such assets are generally outside the scope of UK inheritance tax.
The draft legislation confirms that where foreign assets are held in trust, excluded property status is dependent on the domicile status of the settlor at the time property is added, rather than their domicile when the trust was first created.
The legislation also introduces new tests to determine the excluded property status of property transferred between trusts. Where there is a transfer of foreign property from one trust to another, and at that time the original settlor is domiciled in the UK, the property will cease to be excluded property. This remains the case even where the transfer is being made for non-tax reasons.
As the legislation is currently drafted, it appears that transfers between trusts where the settlor has become 'deemed domiciled' by reason of long-term residency in the UK, but still retains a foreign domicile under general law, will not be caught by the new rules. However, the legislation is subject to consultation and may therefore change.
This measure will take effect in relation to settlements and transfers from the date of Royal Assent of the Bill (expected to be summer 2020).
UK – Third-party information notices held to have global reach
HMRC has legislative powers (known as 'Schedule 36') to request information from a taxpayer or a third-party that is reasonably required to check the taxpayer's tax position. Until recently, it was thought that a Schedule 36 notice does not give HMRC the power to compel disclosure by a non-resident.
In the case of Jimenez v HMRC, the Court of Appeal held that information notices issued to taxpayers resident abroad are allowed, but did not make clear the position regarding third-party notices.
In the case of HMRC v Mr and Mrs PQ, the First Tier Tribunal (FTT) found that third-party notices issued to non-resident individuals are valid, provided the recipient is a British national and has taken the decisions leading to the alleged tax liability.
There remains uncertainty about the circumstances in which third-party information notices can be issued to other non-residents.
UK – Registration of Overseas Entities
A pre-legislative scrutiny report has been released on the Draft Registration of Overseas Entities Bill, which will introduce a publicly accessible register of foreign entities owning UK land and property, and their controlling individuals. The report highlights a concern that trusts could be used to circumnavigate the Bill, and recommends that the register is introduced at the same time as the UK implements the 5th Anti-money Laundering Directive, in order to ensure trusts do not "slip into any gaps".
UK – Company residence
A recent tax case made a ruling on company residence. As part of arrangements to achieve increased capital losses, Development Securities Plc (a UK company) incorporated three Jersey resident subsidiaries, each of which had a Jersey-based board of directors. The subsidiaries then acquired group assets at overvalue via a call option, after which the subsidiaries became UK resident. The FTT previously held that the companies were UK resident, as the arrangements had been planned in advance by the UK resident parent, and the directors were acting in accordance with this plan. In addition, the Jersey companies had not acted commercially in acquiring the assets at overvalue.
The Upper Tribunal allowed the taxpayers' appeal, finding that the subsidiaries had been Jersey resident. The acquisition of the assets was uncommercial when viewed solely from the point of view of the Jersey companies, but not when viewing the transaction as a whole. The Jersey directors had acted in the best interests of their shareholders – Development Securities Plc. They understood their duties and spent time considering the transactions, including taking professional advice.
UK – Offshore receipts in respect of intangible property
Following a consultation, HMRC has published amended draft legislation on the extension of income tax to offshore receipts in respect of intangible property, where the receipts are referable to the sale of goods or services in the UK.
UK – SDLT anti-avoidance case: Hannover Leasing v HMRC
Hannover, a German fund manager, set up a new German fund to invest in UK real estate. The fund made an offer to purchase a UK commercial property. The vendor responded that the property was held in a limited partnership (LP) and unit trust, and Hannover could instead acquire the units without an SDLT charge. Since no SDLT would be payable, a higher offer could be made, which the vendor accepted. Before the unit sale, and in order to avoid any risk of liabilities in the LP, Hannover instructed the seller to transfer the property from the LP into the unit trust, and then to wind up the LP. Once under Hannover's control, the property was moved from the unit trust into the new German fund.
HMRC argued that all of the steps comprising the pre-sale restructuring, unit sale and post-sale restructuring were interdependent, and therefore 'scheme transactions' under the SDLT anti-avoidance rules, with SDLT therefore due to be paid in respect of the notional land transaction.
Hannover agreed that all the steps needed to happen in sequence, but denied that there had been any tax avoidance motive. It had been a fundamental commercial objective for them to acquire a 'clean' property with no involvement in the seller's LP or unit trust.
The FTT held that the lack of any tax avoidance motive behind the arrangements did not prevent the anti-avoidance legislation from operating, and as such SDLT was due on the transfer of the property from the LP to the unit trust. SDLT was payable on the maximum amount paid by any party to the transactions, which in this case was the amount paid for the units in the unit trust. The FTT acknowledged that, had the steps been carried out in a different order (in particular, if Hannover had purchased the units before the property had been transferred out of the LP), there might have been a different SDLT result. However, in the words of the Tribunal: "The parties made a deliberate and considered decision as to the order of the steps, and have to live with the consequences that follow."
EU – 12 remain on tax haven blacklist
The EU has removed Aruba, Barbados and Bermuda from its list of non-cooperative tax jurisdictions. As a result, 12 jurisdictions remain on the list: American Samoa, Belize, Dominica, Fiji, Guam, the Marshall Islands, Oman, Samoa, Trinidad and Tobago, the United Arab Emirates, the US Virgin Islands and Vanuatu. The list will continue to be revised during 2019, after which it is expected to be updated twice a year. Transactions with blacklisted jurisdictions will be reportable in 2020 under the EU Council Directive 2011/16 in relation to cross-border tax arrangements.
Italy – Non-dom regime
Italy's special tax regime for wealthy individuals has been bolstered by new measures specifically aimed at retirees. The new rules are targeted at individuals with foreign pensions and provides for a 7% flat tax rate on foreign source income for the next six years. There are also exemptions from wealth taxes on foreign assets.
Germany – Fixed place of business
Germany's Supreme Tax Court has held that a locker can constitute a fixed place of business for the purposes of the UK-German double tax treaty. In this case, an aerospace engineer worked in both the UK and Germany, and had a locker for his exclusive use at a German airport, where he kept his tools. The court found that this indicated a connection between his business and the place where the business activity was being carried out – the locker kept his tools, which he needed for his business, safe during the periods he was not working, and therefore served the business even when he was not there.
Switzerland – Corporate tax reform
Following a referendum, the Swiss electorate has approved draft legislation that will bring tax benefits including reductions in corporate income taxes to an effective rate of 12%-18% (total tax burden including cantonal and direct federal tax). The tax privileges for holding, mixed, domiciliary and principal companies, as well as for finance branches, will be abolished. A patent box will also be introduced at the cantonal level, reducing the tax burden on earnings from patents and comparable rights (tax relief is limited to 90%). Research and development expenditure incurred in Switzerland will be deductible for tax purposes at the cantonal level (at up to 150%), if the canton provides for this new measure. Swiss permanent establishments of foreign companies will be able to claim the lump sum tax credit if they are subject to tax in Switzerland. The changes are likely to take effect from 1 January 2020.
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There's a 7 night all-inclusive package from Calgary to the SuperClubs Breezes Jibacoa in Santa Cruz del Norte, Cuba departing on November 25 for $736/person after all taxes and fees (includes flight, hotel, all meals, all drinks) .
The Ultimate All-Inclusive Deal Finder has calculated this deal as having a Deal Score of 83 out of 100, based on price vs quality.
- The reviews of the SuperClubs Breezes Jibacoa on TripAdvisor are pretty much all either excellent or very good. This fact, combined with the low price, is what leads to the high Deal Score. I like deals where you're getting the most for the least.
- It's an adults only resort. Typically, 'adults only' properties are more expensive, so that makes this deal even more amazing.
- The price initially shows as $806/person but drops even further to $736/person on the price verification page.
A large percentage of the highest Deal Scores involve packages departing on those dates at the moment.
- If you can't depart really last minute, I would focus on departures in the first week of December at the moment, particularly December 8. There are 3 resorts with deal scores above 80, which means they are into 'Amazing Deal' territory. And if that's still too soon, I would look at January 18.
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In a landmark decision effecting over half the states, the United States Supreme Court voted 6-3 saying the states cannot sentence juvenile offenders to life in prison without the possibility of parole unless the conviction involves the offense of murder.
In reaching the decision, the court considered the laws of many of countries when they reasoned that juvenile offenders are entitled to have at least some real possibility of rehabilitation and release from custody for offenses other than murder.
While a representative from the District Attorney's Association suggested this decision was a "get out of jail free ticket" for juvenile offenders, the Justices created no such law. The High Court said that life without the possibility of parole was cruel and unusual punishment for juveniles. This is not to say juvenile offenders cannot serve lengthy prison terms for their crimes, they just cannot serve life sentences with no possibility of parole for crimes other than murder.


We designed a simple "solitaire (meaning, a piece of jewelry)" ring made with the combination of a diamond, the most solid gemstone, with a laser pierced hole and the very thin gold band.
The thinness of the ring's band allows the diamond to appear bigger.
You can also create your own ring by selecting other kinds of stones and band materials.


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Q: Firebase cancel batch update after 3 seconds I am using Firestore with Swift in Xcode.
Firebase has functions named batch writes. Sometimes, the batch write, even though small, may take a second before running the completion.
Is it possible, to have a timer in the app or something, to say after like 3 seconds, cancel the batch update?
Like if there is no internet for a bit, and you don't want the batch write to wait for the internet to come back to then write it; just to cancel it.

A: Once the batch has been committed, you can no longer cancel it.
If you want to handle the case where the user is offline, you can:

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*Detect whether the user is online before committing a batch.

*Use a transaction, which will immediately fail when the user is offline.

*Clear the persistence layer, which will cancel any pending writes and clear the cache (there's unfortunately no API call that only cancels the pending writes).


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Q: If a "private static int" instance variable is not initialized, does it equal to zero? If a "private static int" instance variable is not initialized, does it equal to zero?
For example:
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Is number equal to zero?

A: Yes. Since the default value for int will be 0


TEDCO/TPLC was awarded the prestigious "Office Development of the Year" award on March 3, 2011 at the "REX" Awards given by NAIOP for the construction and leasing of the Corus Entertainment Building on East Bayfront, Toronto. The building is the first new construction in the waterfront for many years. Darrell Gold and Leor Margulies are proud and honoured to have participated in this waterfront landmark. Darrell handled the complex lease negotiations with Corus, and Leor represented TEDCO on the Construction Management Contract with Aecon and the $135M financing from the City of Toronto.


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James Oatley Snr (c. 1769–1839) was a British-born colonial Australian watch and clock maker and one-time convict. Oatley, allegedly from Stafford and aged 44, was sentenced to penal transportation for life at Hampshire Assizes on 7 March 1814. Oatley had a number of convictions, dating back to 1806, when he had stolen one ton of cheese. He was sent to Australia for stealing shirts and bedding.

Life in colonial Sydney
Oatley arrived in Sydney, New South Wales on 27 January 1815 on board the Marquis of Wellington. On 25 October 1821, he was given a conditional pardon. In this record, Oatley is mentioned as a "native of Warwickshire", and a physical description is also provided; he is described as being pale, with dark brown hair, grey eyes, 5'5", and "stout" (with the remainder of the instrument of pardon being difficult to read).

Oatley was awarded several land grants; in 1831 and on 30 October 1832, 24 December 1833, 23 January 1834, and 27 July 1835. Areas covered by these land grants include Snugborough (in the vicinity of the modern Moorefields Road, Kingsgrove), which he farmed, and Needwood Forest (now Hurstville Grove). In total, the land approximately covered is similar to that now bounded by Canterbury Road, Belmore, to the north, King George Road to the west, Kingsgrove Road to the east, and the Georges River to the south.

Death
James Oatley died on 9 October 1839. His death notice in the Sydney Monitor gives his age as 72 years; the Parish record of his burial gives James' age as 70 years. Oatley was buried on his property, Snugborough.

Legacy
Oatley and his family's and his son salah legacy has been reflected via geography. In 1903, the southern Sydney suburb of Oatley was named after the family. Prior to that, the area west of the railway line was known as New Oatley's, which was a sub-district of Hurstville, and Oatley Platform; east of the railway line was known as Oatley's, which was a sub-district of Kogarah. In 1905, Frederick Street, Oatley, named after Frederick Stokes Oatley, was constructed as the main street of the new suburb.

Oatley Street, Woollahra, lying between Ocean Street and Edgecliffe Street, existed in the 1850s and early 1860s. Frederick Stokes Oatley resided between Ocean Street and Oatley Street, Woollahra.

Oatley Lane, Oatley Street, and Oatley Road, all of which were named after James Oatley Jnr, existed in East Sydney. Oatley Road extended into Paddington. A remnant of Oatley Road still exists in Paddington, running beside the Victoria Barracks.

The original Oatley land between Moorefields Road and the railway line through Kingsgrove Station remained largely as open paddocks until it was subdivided for housing and industry in the early 1970s. A street off Kingsgrove Road was named after James Oatley. Just north of Moorefields Road are Robert Street and Eleanor Avenue.

Personal life
The personal life of James Oatley was well documented in the 1825 Muster of New South Wales, and in his will. Oatley married twice. In England, he married Sarah Bennett. Little is known about this marriage. James than had a de facto relationship with Mary Stokes, his housekeeper. Mary was the mother of his three sons,  James Stokes Jnr, Frederick Stokes, and George (1820–1821) shown as James' children in the 1825 Muster, and each described in James' will as "my adopted son". Mary arrived in Sydney on 8 June 1815 on board the Northampton, with her son, then called James [but later renamed Robert], born during the voyage. The 1825 muster clearly indicates that Robert was Mary's child, but not James' child. Robert was described as "an adopted child" in James' will.
After Mary's death, Oatley married Mary Ann Bogg in 1833.

Children
Marianne/Marion Oatley (c1808-22 March 1866): died as Mrs Borrett.
James Oatley (1817–1878) was a coach builder and  engineer by trade. James Stokes Oatley Jnr assumed responsibility for running the family farm after Oatley Snr's death. The farm was later sold and James became an innkeeper (also described as licensee and victualler) until he entered the NSW Parliament as a Member of the Legislative Assembly in 1868. James married Eleanor Johnson (also known as Ellen, Helena, and Emily), with whom he had eight children. After Eleanor's death, James married Margaret Curtis, with whom he had one daughter
Frederick Stokes Oatley (1819–1890) was a watchmaker and Inspector of Abattoirs. Frederick married Jane Weedon, with whom he had twelve children. James Snr gave to Frederick his watchmaking business in George Street, Sydney, and Needwood Forest. By the 1860s, Frederick had given up the watchmaking business; and, in 1881, he sold  of Needwood Forest.
Robert Oatley (1815–1876) was adopted by James Oatley, but not his biological child. Robert, a cooper by trade, was born at sea en route to Sydney and was initially named James. After his name change and legal adoption by James Oatley, Robert was baptized about a year after his arrival in Sydney. Robert did not marry.

Other descendants of Oatley Snr
Gwen Ruth Oatley (1918–24 December 2000) was the granddaughter of James Oatley Jnr's second son, Frederick. Gwen was awarded a Medal of the Order of Australia in 1978 for services to the Australian film industry.
Frederick "Dudley" Weedon Oatley (1884–28 March 1919) was the grandson of Frederick Stokes Oatley. Frederick was a Lieutenant-Colonel in the Australian Imperial Force and served in World War One. When he died, Frederick was given a funeral on 30 March 1919 with full military honours. Frederick actually died from a massive hydatid cyst in his thoracic cavity, compressing his heart and lungs and resulting in widespread gangrene (Death Certificate).

See also
Oatley, New South Wales

References

External links
Kogarah Council
Long Case Clock 1827
Hurstville Historical Society-Historical Markers

1760s births
Convicts transported to Australia
1839 deaths
People from Sydney
People from Warwickshire (before 1974)
Australian watchmakers (people)

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Exercises to help explain how Data Modeling works!
Try to store some information unique to each place - maybe a section from a menu at a food place, or credentials for the dentist. Models don't always have to be the same, but they do need a "baseline" of similarity.


Bali Safari and Marine park is an amusement park with pools, ideal for families with children. The pools are divided in two, one for adults one for kids with water sliders. Feel the tropics with the jungle cruise, there is also a roller coaster in the fun zone.
Literally a forest with monkeys, there are around 200 monkeys living here. There are 3 groups of monkeys each with a boss, occupying different territories in the park. Peanuts and bananas are available at the entrance but one must be careful with their belongings such as glasses and wallets. You will occasionally hear cries from the victims of the cheeky monkeys.


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New Faces of Dorne: Game of Thrones Season 5 Casting
What new faces can we look forward to in Season 5? HBO released a video at ComicCon with nine (count'em! nine!) new characters.
Alexander Siddig – Doran Martell
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Who? Doran is the Prince of Dorne: a much more cautious, patient, and self-effacing man than his younger brother Oberyn (RIP) but just as dangerous, and just as mindful of the death of his sister Elia and her children in Robert's Rebellion.
Where do I know him from? Probably Star Trek: Deep Space Nine where he played Dr. Bashir. If you're in London this summer, you can also catch Siddig at the Globe, where he's playing Saladin in Holy Warriors.
What do you think? I always pictured Doran as a much larger man, purely because his defining physical characteristic in the books is the crippling gout which keeps him chair-bound and isolated. But I can easily imagine Siddig as Pedro Pascal's brother (though Pascal is Chilean-American and Siddig is British-Sudanese) and gout is no respecter of body size. I'm in favour.
Keisha Castle-Hughes – Obara Sand
Who? Obara is the eldest of Oberyn's eight illegitimate daughters. They are collectively known as the Sand Snakes ("Sand" being the surname for illegitimate children in Dorne as "Snow" is in the North – in the books, Oberyn's lover Ellaria Sand is only the mother of the four youngest Sand Snakes, none of whom feature much). Obara, like her dad, is fond of a spear.
Where do I know her from? Probably Whale Rider and her subsequent Oscar nomination. Or, if you missed that, her casting as the Virgin Mary in The Nativity Story and subsequent scandalisation of conservatives everywhere by going full Method and having her first child at sixteen. Trivia for your next game of Six Degrees of Kevin Bacon: Alexander Siddig (Doran Martell) and Ciarán Hinds (Mance Rayder) also starred in this film, as the Angel Gabriel and King Herod, respectively.
What do you think? Castle-Hughes is younger, slighter and certainly prettier than I imagined Obara being. But there's no doubt she's a quality actress. I'm intrigued.
Jessica Henwick – Nymeria Sand
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Who? Nymeria is the next-eldest of the Sand Snakes, a dab hand with a dagger.
Where do I know her from? Possibly Spirit Warriors, a BBC kids show that ended in 2010, and for which Henwick received a Children's BAFTA nomination. More likely another BBC show Silk, which also starred Game of Thrones cast members Natalie Dormer (Margaery Tyrell) and Indira Varma (Ellaria Sand); but most likely is that she'll be a new face to most viewers.
What do you think? I'm very interested to see what she can do. I'm also noting that Jessica's ethnicity/ies differs from her character's in the books: so it's possible Nymeria will have a slightly different backstory in the series.
Rosabell Laurenti Sellers – Tyene Sand
Who? You guessed it, the third-eldest of the Sand Snakes. In the books, she avoids edged weapons but takes after her father when it comes to more subtle ones, like poison — in the intro video, she seems to have some serious daggers, though.
Where do I know her from? She played Rachel Weisz's daughter in The Whistleblower, and if you're up on your Italian film and TV (who isn't..?), you might know her from Gli Equilibristi, Buongiorno Papa, and Una Grande Famiglia. She holds dual Italian and US citizenship.
What do you think? Tyene in the books is physically very different: blonde and blue-eyed. Sellers looks much more similar to the actors cast for Nymeria and Obara than Tyene does to her sisters in the books, and again I wonder if that's significant on the part of the show or not.
Nell Tiger Free – Myrcella Baratheon
Who? Don't tell me you've forgotten already! Myrcella is Cersei's second child, sent off by Tyrion in Season Two to be betrothed to Doran's son. Previously she was played by Aimee Richardson, who reacted pretty classily to her job loss on Vine.
Where do I know her from? Err, probably nowhere. Her IMDB has a scant three credits — though to be fair, she's only fifteen.
What do you think? With all the action in Dorne this season, it's inevitable that Myrcella will be playing a much bigger role than we've seen from her before. Just don't expect her to be the new Joffrey.
Toby Sebastian – Trystane Martell
Who? Trystane Martell is Doran's eldest son.
Where do I know him from? Again, probably nowhere, unless you've seen post-apocalyptic school film After the Dark. No? Me either.
What do you think? My issue with this casting has nothing to do with the actor — rant below.
DeObia Oparei – Areo Hotah
Who? Areo is Doran's chief servant and confidant. He is originally from Norvos, one of the Nine Free Cities in Essos (others we've seen so far in the TV series are Braavos and Pentos), and in the books arrived in Dorne with Doran's Norvoshi wife years before.
Where do I know him from? He's had small parts in Pirates of the Caribbean: On Stranger Tides and Moulin Rouge. If you're a British soap aficionado, he's also popped up in Holby City.
What do you think? Like Xaro Xhoan Daxos and Salladhor Saan, this is another example of Thrones casting a man of colour for a character GRRM had written as white. Xaro's character changed partially as a result — becoming from the Summer Isles instead of Qarth itself, hence his attempted coup — so I wonder if Areo will likewise have a different background and a different role in the plot.
Enzo Cilenti – Yezzan zo Qaggaz
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Who? Yezzan is a collector of slaves in Yunkai in Essos, so he's the first new face that has nothing to do with Dorne.
Where do I know him from? He was the philandering brother-in-law of Indira Varma's character in HBO's Rome (and the real father of her son). Later this year, he'll also be in TV adaptations of Wolf Hall and Jonathan Strange & Mr. Norrell.
What do you think? Another casting who is very physically different — Yezzan in the books is known for being fat to the point of disability, and thinking through his storylines, I'm guessing his character will be doing different things in the show. I also have plenty of time for anyone who's been in Rome.
Jonathan Pryce – the High Sparrow
Screencap from Pirates of the Caribbean
Who? Nothing to do with Dorne, this character has a big part to play in King's Landing and gives a voice to the increasingly marginalised smallfolk.
Where do I know him from? Among many other things, he was Keira Knightley's bewigged and bewildered father in Pirates of the Caribbean. You'll also see him in Wolf Hall later this year as Cardinal Wolsey.
What do you think? This actor knows his stuff and I can't wait to see him and Lena Headey square up in Season 5.
Of course, all this skirts over the biggest issue with this casting announcement, hidden in the press release that names Trystane Martell as Doran's heir: the total removal of Arianne Martell from the show. In ASOIAF, Arianne is the eldest child of Doran and therefore his heir, as Dornish law follows absolute rather than male-preference primogeniture. Along with her cousins the Sand Snakes, she is instrumental in the Dornish storylines in these later books. If Trystane is the heir, that means no Arianne. Practically, I can see why the producers might want to cut down on the number of new characters and I can see how the Sand Snakes could take on some of Arianne's plotlines. As a fan, I'm furious. Arianne is smart, powerful, sexually liberated and a POV character in the books — how could they cut her out?
It's possible that someone at HBO miswrote the press release, thinking that being Doran's son automatically means his heir as well, and that Arianne hasn't been cast yet… but I'm not optimistic.
What do you think of the casting so far? Who else do you think is missing?
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4 thoughts on "New Faces of Dorne: Game of Thrones Season 5 Casting"
[E] Hillary says:
Wednesday, September 3rd, 2014 at 7:47 pm
Related, they announced today that two major characters (and their sundry associated minor characters) won't be around at all this season. Which is pretty much fine by me. Spoilers at the link, obviously.
QoB says:
Thursday, September 4th, 2014 at 4:11 pm
That totally makes sense, to be honest. They have to wait for everyone else to catch up, and it's not like they have episode time to waste or anything!
Moretta says:
I think they have done well casting the young'uns thus far, so I'm excited to see the new crop.
True! I'm raising my eyebrow slightly at some things but the casting directors have done a really good job so far so I'm mostly excited to see the Sand Snakes.
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there is a problem with laptops which have Intel iGPU + GTX 1050/1050Ti/1060/1070. The problem is whenever you perform some action on the OS, discrete GPU is triggered and it causes a 0.5s freeze.
Since the problem was OS based, it could be found on all laptop brands: ASUS, Acer, Clevo, Dell, Gigabyte, HP, Lenovo, Microsoft, MSI, Razer.
Partially Fixed as of June 26, 2018.
With the latest KB4284848 the problem is partially solved. The community and I have tested the build and we can confirm that it fixes most of the freezes.
There are still some problems though. Some freezes left within the Edge browser and File Explorer. Please post your feedback!
Sometimes opening Action Centre to see the notifications causes a freeze. Fixed with Windows 10 1803 Build 17134.137.
Click on Safely remove hardware and it freezes! Fixed with Windows 10 1803 Build 17134.137.
Opening some store apps like Instagram for the first time. Fixed with Windows 10 1803 Build 17134.137.
Turning ON Bluetooth first time after reboot freezes. Fixed with Windows 10 1803 Build 17134.165?
Opening Windows Image Viewer (app + classic Foto viewer) >Fixed with Windows 10 1803 Build 17134.165?
Starting slideshow in MS's own PowerPoint. Fixed with Windows 10 1803 Build 17134.165?
First time opening Display Settings via right click triggers dGPU and causes a freeze. Fixed with Windows 10 1803 Build 17134.165?
Start Menu > Shut Down > Triggers dGPU and freezes. Fixed with Windows 10 1803 Build 17134.165?
Changing resolution > Still causing the lag sometimes.
Locking the session (Win + L) triggers dGPU and makes a freeze every time.
First time video playback with Edge triggers dGPU and causes a freeze.
I've the same problem. There needs to be a solution.
What build are you on? If you run `winver.exe`, what's on the second line?
My laptop's screen is broken and it is at the repair service now. But I have used nearly all versions from 1607 to 1703. I was on the 2 previous Insider Build. I am on fast ring.
The thing is, I got my hands on a GS63VR 7RF from MSI. I have formatted the device and intsalled 1703 RTM from scratch. Updated BIOS, drivers etc. and the problem is still there.
I will get my laptop back in monday, update to latest Insider, and to the latest NVIDIA driver. I don't think it will be solved but I will give it a try.
That's definitely strange, general consensus is that it's fixed on 1703. It was fixed by build 15042 onwards on my GS63VR. Maybe it's something you're doing after installing Windows? What's your process?
For GS63VR 7RF, I actually did an upgrade from 1607 sorry for misinforming. I will install 1703 RTM on my GS43VR when I get it back and inform you.
Try leaving out the chipset and Intel graphics drivers, Windows Update actually has the proper versions of both.
I have reset GS63VR 7RF via Windows itself. Got 1703 as fresh. But the problem is still there.
I will recieve my GS43VR 7RE today and update it to latest Insider but I don't think that it will solve the problem.
After a fresh boot, is the power LED red? And when the stutter occurs, does it turn orange/amber for a second then go back to red?
3)I Disabled the realtek sound card.
Latency Mon shows problems related to the Killer wify card....no other clues.


The expansion marks his return to the Upper East Side, where the former Zwirner & Wirth gallery operated for nine years.
David Zwirner. Photo Andrew Toth/Getty Images.
In what might signal the beginning of an uptown renaissance, megadealer David Zwirner has announced plans to expand to a new site at 34 East 69th Street, in the former Richard L. Feigen & Co gallery. The space is set to be operating by fall of this year.
The move marks a return to the neighborhood for the gallerist, who ran the now-defunct Zwirner & Wirth with fellow dealer Iwan Wirth in the area for nine years. The gallery closed its doors in 2009 after the partners decided to pursue separate ventures in Chelsea.
He will be sharing the building with the newly-founded advisory firm Adler Beatty, headed by former Feigen director Frances Beatty and her son, Alexander Adler.
Other galleries have recently taken a similar route and moved uptown.
Galeria Nara Roesler relocated to the Upper East Side this past February, and Gavin Brown and Elizabeth Dee both headed to Harlem in the last year.
Zwirner will, of course, join fellow mega-galleries such as Hauser & Wirth and Gagosian, which are longtime neighborhood residents.
Zwirner's budding empire seems to be growing at a steady pace: this be will the gallery's third venue in New York—joining the two Chelsea spaces—in addition to the existing London outpost and upcoming Hong Kong location, which is slated to open later this year.