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Huge spiders have been crawling inside houses across Leeds this month as the official spider season booms into life.
People afraid of spiders (isn't that all of us?) dread the beginning of September, the official start of Spider Season™.
Now the mating period is in full swing, and people have been sending in photos of their new arachnid lodgers from across Leeds.
But what can you do to keep eight-legged friends at bay?
Spiders love dark, damp, cluttered places. Vacuum and dust regularly, and don't allow clutter to build up. Store things in plastic lidded boxes rather than cardboard ones to prevent spiders gaining access.
Never leave blinds or curtains closed during the day or for prolonged periods of time if you're away from home.
Spiders 'smell' with their legs, so strong scents will deter them from leaving their nooks and crannies.
Keep foliage away from your house Don't allow plants next to your home to creep too close, as spiders will hide in them.
Similarly, don't allow leaf litter, woodpiles etc to accumulate, as they make great spider hiding places.
A feline will fearlessly chase spiders - although you can't always guarantee a successful outcome!
There's no evidence that they're effective. Other strong aromas are likely to work better, such as garlic or vinegar.
Spiders taste with their feet - and they don't like chalk. Draw a chalk line around windowsills, your bed, or doorways, and they won't want to cross it.


Over the last few years, the collective wisdom of marketers and pretty much everyone else focuses on storytelling. Want to sell something, the wisdom goes: you gotta tell its story.
Story is part of humanity: we are hard-wired to want to take in things this way. In the context of marketing, it connects me – the consumer – emotionally to whatever is being sold. And that kind of connection, we all know, is the way to a sale.
In recent years, storytelling has become an alternative to the brand. Don't have the money to build a brand? Oh never mind, just have a good story. A good enough story and you'll triumph over the big boy brands.
And with that storytelling became marketing, the new packaging, a form of advertising. And I, the long time lover of stories, the storyteller, am over it, even for the little guys.
Brands were first created as shorthand a way for consumers to make fast decisions in a noisy marketplace. Heard of the brand? Buy the product. You don't need to be engaged in really making a decision. Just choose by brand. Or today, just choose by story, the more exotic, the more high concept the better.
I know marketing is what made America great, but I propose that we should get back to working just a little harder at choosing what we buy and that instead of the story, it becomes about the product again. Let it be about intrinsic quality for a change.
Give me something wonderful. Give me something that makes my jaw drop. Give me something I haven't seen before. Then, once I'm blown away, give me the details: where it comes from; who the maker is (particularly how long they've been at it, where they learned); what went into it because that helps me understand quality and longevity and whether it's going to do something harmful to this world.
But beware: even if the product is going to save the world, if it isn't great, you shouldn't be buying it. Don't even buy for the "world changing" value, if it doesn't rock your world on its own. It's wasteful and disrespectful to whomever has made the product. If you're buying a product on philanthropic grounds, then consider writing a check. Not cool. Very retro. But more straightforward, I think.
Knowing the story can help give you derive greater pleasure from the product, and can help you ascribe greater value to it, but it has to start with the product.
Look carefully and then FORGET the stories. Is the product great? Is it made well? Is its design spectacular? Do you know what is great? Do you even know what quality is? Study up. Research. Become a connoisseur. Care. It'll slow you down, make you think, make you dig, make you develop a point of view. And in doing so, you'll be doing yourself, and not to mention, the world, a whole lot of good.
It's time to raise our standards and not be seduced by the story.


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Many Eyes on Siwu ne
Posted on June 24, 2008 by mark
Lots of readers looked at the challenge I posted last week (my blog statistics say more than 450 views for the post alone, so that's many eyes indeed). A few of you were even daring enough to come up with a story on the various functions of Siwu ne. The challenge was probably a bit too difficult (involving an untranslated text in an as of yet undescribed Niger-Congo language), which makes those few attempts all the more heroic. So what did they see?
ne and its right periphery; "ne, …" accounts for almost half of the tokens
Brett was the first to bite the bullet, providing some statistics on the use of ne. He noted that "it occurs sentence initially 158 times (out of 1161) and sentence terminally 83 times. (…) It often seems to bracket a whole clause and it can even be doubled. The ne kama ne string is quite common." Ray Girvan didn't trust the visualization and inspected the raw text instead. He discovered that the text contains some dialogues "as well as as a complete song/poem with multiple uses of "ne" in a question"; that the construct Si …. ne occurs frequently in it; and that the text probably consisted of several different text types. On came Jason with a number of rather detailed observations:
"ne" is the most common word in the sample data. It is more common than the most common punctuation marks, "." and ",". It is the most common word following a period (". ne" gives 158 hits; the runner-up ". si" has 115) and the most common word preceding a period ("ne .": 84; "ame .": 72).
"ne" usually appears before or after a "." or ",":
– 42.9%: immediately before ","
13.6%: sentence-initial ("ne" after "." "?" or "!")
7.8%: sentence-final ("ne" before "." "?" or "!")
4.1%: immediately after ","
31.5%: other
There are 9 hits for "ne , ne" and one for "ne ne". ("Si maɔsɛgu ne ne, ɔrɔ̃go kpakpa gɔ mpia…")
"ne kama ne" appears 31 times, almost always after punctuation.
The most common word after a sentence ending in "ne ." is "ne".
Then there were a couple of anonymous comments on the visualizations themselves, perhaps from the above gentlemen, perhaps from others. One contrasted the left and the right periphery of ne, noting that the first1 was "very very branchy… indicating perhaps (a) sentence-final "ne" attaches to the preceding clause or sentence, rather than the preceding word or phrase; (b) all these words belong to some small number of open classes– they're all nouns or adjectives, for example." By comparison, this commenter noted, the visualization of sentence-initial "ne" is not nearly as branchy.2
So what does ne do?
So much for the frequency-based observations. Based on this, what can we say about the possible functions of ne? Brett's guess was that "it has a grammatical function. Perhaps a negation (though I may be influenced by the spelling) or a question marker." Ray didn't place a bet and stuck to his observations. Jason said: "I'm guessing it performs some function that is not served by any English word. Maybe it indicates past tense. (…) For a while I was thinking preposition, but it seems really inconvenient for a language to prefer that prepositions appear at the extremes of sentences.", and came back later to add "Maybe it's a topic marker."
Let me first disclose my own story before considering the above hypotheses. Ne is extremely common sentence- and clause-finally.3 In this context, its main function is to mark stuff as the topic on which a comment will follow.4 That is, it is a discourse particle used by speakers to signal 'this was background information, more will come'. Because of this, it also functions as a floorholder, signalling that this was not yet the end of the interactional turn5 (even though the sentence may have been grammatically complete). Here is a glossed and translated example of clause-final ne:
Si ma-ɔ-ro ɔturi ɔkpa ne,
If they-PERF-finish person parting TOPIC
ka mà-a-sɛ mà-a-pie wũ ndu
IMM they-FUT-go they-FUT-wash him water
When they have finished taking leave of the person [who died, MD], they will go and wash him
The Si … ne construction noted by Ray also is a part of this picture. You didn't know of course, but si means 'if', and therefore si … ne sentences are roughly equivalent to if-then clauses. Note however that Siwu ne does not correspond to 'then' but rather (I would say) to the rising intonation of the 'if' clause in English — it backgrounds the condition and announces the 'then' clause.
The anonymous commenter's note that sentence-final ne is 'very branchy' nicely accords with this view of ne as a discourse marker. Basically, you can tack it on any type of sentence; there are no grammatical restrictions. This makes Jason's preposition hypothesis less likely (prepositions usually occur in well-defined contexts). His other proposal that ne 'performs some function not served by any English word' is not without problems; we do have topicalizing and floor-holding devices in English of course (politicians cannot utter a sentence without them). On the other hand, one could argue that these devices (front-shifting, 'uhm', intonation, etc.) are not nearly as wordlike as Siwu ne (as shown for example by the fact that the former do not show up as regularly in written texts as the latter).
So there we have function number one: ne as a topicalizing discourse particle. Jason's last guess turns out to be spot on.
Sentence-initial ne
Sentence-initial ne, arranged by frequency.
There is also a sizable number of sentences starting with ne (13,6% of all occurrences according to Jason's statistics). About 60% of these are taken up by two collocations: ne ɔso (ne) and ne kama ne. The latter, first identified by Brett, is essentially a lexicalized construction combining clause-initial and clause-final ne, and it means something like "And after that, …", kama meaning 'back, behind'. The former, a combination of ne with ɔso 'reason' can be translated as "Therefore". Thus, both constructions are rather similar to conjunctive adverbs in English, sometimes with a final ne added as a topicalizer announcing the comment that is to follow.
Overall, my feeling is that sentence-initial ne is very similar in function to sentence-initial and in English (for a good overview see Dorgeloh 2004). That is, it contributes to the overall textual cohesion by coordinating idea structures in discourse. It is also the most unmarked mode of connection in stories. Here is an interlinearized example of sentence-initial ne:
Ne sɔ lo-karɛ mi sɔ nda kaa se?
ne COMP I-ask you.pl COMP how home is
And he said, 'I asked you, how is home?'
One remaining question of course is: what do sentence-initial and sentence-final ne have to do with each other, if anything? My first pass at an answer would be that both uses have to do with speaker continuation, or the 'speaker-imposed structuring of ideas', as Dorgeloh (2004:1763) calls it; but this is an issue that needs to be investigated more closely.6
Let me just end with a final note on the nature of the corpus. It consists of a lengthy text on traditional funeral rites in Kawu (Ray, this is the part that includes the poem, actually a funeral dirge); a long narrative about Tete Kalai, son of a smith; a personal narrative by a retired preacher; and some ten shorter stories from fast track literacy participants. All writers are adult native speakers of Siwu. The texts are set in the official orthography, which doesn't mark tone.7 All in all, it seems that even this first corpus, though relatively small, is large and varied enough to bring out salient grammatical structures, just as I had hoped.
Thanks to the fellow language bloggers at Language Log for bringing the challenge to the attention of its readers; and above all, a big thank you to Brett, Ray, and Jason for your invaluable input! The Siwu for 'thank you (pl)' literally means 'you are the ones who did the work'. Very true. Mìlobrara!
Dorgeloh, Heidrun. 2004. Conjunction in sentence and discourse: sentence-initial and and discourse structure. Journal of Pragmatics 36, no. 10 (October): 1761-1779.
Sacks, Harvey, Emanuel A. Schegloff, and Gail Jefferson. 1974. A Simplest Systematics for the Organization of Turn-Taking for Conversation. Language 50, no. 4 (December): 696-735.
Sentence-final ne: very very branchy. [↩]
Sentence-initial ne: not nearly as branchy. [↩]
According to Jason's statistics, 50,7% of all occurrences of ne are before boundary marks, i.e. , . ! ?. [↩]
Ne before a comma is extremely common. It marks the topic on which a comment will follow: [↩]
On turntaking, see Sacks, Schegloff and Jefferson (1974) [↩]
Dorgeloh notes that in English written monologues, sentence-initial 'and' indicates speaker continuation. The reason this needs to be indicated in the text at all is that it is not supported by ongoing interaction. It would be interesting to investigate whether sentence-initial ne is also primarily a feature of a written monologue in Siwu. That is something we simply can't see in this particular Many Eyes corpus, because it consists solely of written texts. [↩]
An advantage this time; Many Eyes would've worked a lot less smoothly with all those diacritics in place and tonal sandhi would've muddled the search results. [↩]
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Ray Girvan on June 25, 2008 at 1:16 am said:
Fascinating – and darn! I wish I'd had the nerve to express my tentative theory that "ne" might be equivalent to English "like" – in a context that's partly meaningless padding and partly maintaining the whole conditional nature of the ongoing statement.
"Like suppose I asked Mavis to go out for a meal like, and she said "Yes" like, and we went to MacDonalds like, and we had fries like" … etc. Is that more or less what "Ne" is?
Mark Dingemanse on June 30, 2008 at 9:28 am said:
Ray, sorry for the late response. The 'like' quotative is an interesting recent development in English. Ne is unlike that in that it doesn't set up a quotative or demonstration-like scene. Siwu does have a reasonably close equivalent to this 'like' in the form of the quotative/complementizer sɔ (featured in one of the glossed examples above).
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Bird plucks an alarmed shark from the ocean, takes it for a ride
By Andrew Chamings
Updated 11:55 am CDT, Friday, July 3, 2020
Myrtle Beach, South Carolina.
Photo: John Coletti/Getty Images
In footage that soon went viral on Twitter Thursday, a large bird was seen carrying a shark over stunned beach-goers in Myrtle Beach, S.C.
Just in case you haven't seen a bird flying around with a shark that it just plucked out of the ocean... pic.twitter.com/ILKqd9wrFG
— Rex Chapman🏇🏼 (@RexChapman) July 2, 2020
The bizarre video was shot by Tennessean Ashley White from the 17th floor of an apartment building where she was staying, and originally shared by Tracking Sharks on Twitter last week.
Journalist and Twitter user Michael Schwab added a cinematic touch to the footage by soundtracking it with the stirring "Chariots of Fire" theme.
Even better with the Chariots of Fire song underneath pic.twitter.com/RsRGkyEfJx
— Michael Schwab (@michaelschwab13) July 2, 2020
Many Twitter users compared the scene to the 2003 made-for-TV disaster sci-fi movie "Sharknado."
Others likened the image to the abnormalities that have defined this year, with comedian Jessimae Peluso writing: "If 2020 was a nature scene..."
Another speculated that the two animals may just be friends.
There has been some debate as to which species took the flight over the beach. Some users on social media argued the bird is an osprey, while others said it was a condor. Other believed the confused passenger was not a shark but a dogfish or mackerel.
Not much is yet known about the giant bird's intentions, or how the shark felt about the journey.
Andrew Chamings is an editor at SFGATE. Email: Andrew.Chamings@sfgate.com | Twitter: @AndrewChamings


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If you're below level 70 I would suggest the setup GHead - Lucky Armor. After you hit level 70 and Gold isn't as much as an issue to obtain I would do GHead - Helmet - Streaker. I would also recommend upgrading your Gold Multiplier to Tier 2 and then focus on XP multiplier.
Personally, I did something different with the Multipliers but looking back this is what I would do. I do not think you can store armor obtained by Lucky Diamond in Enderchest, although I don't know for sure because I usually don't use Lucky Diamond. Maybe you can tho?
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Rural communities who oppose wind farms because of the way they look are 'irrational', Vince Cable said yesterday.
Turbines are no different to the electricity pylons that already dominate the skyline, said the Business Secretary.
He risked angering countryside homeowners when he pointed the finger at anti-wind farm campaign groups in beauty spots such as Yorkshire.
He also claimed the Tories – who have proposed caps on onshore wind farms from 2020 if they win the election – have a 'phobia' about the green energy source. 'We have a problem and it's a political problem,' he told a fringe event yesterday.
At the Lib Dem conference yesterday, Energy Secretary Ed Davey attacked the Conservatives for wanting to restrict turbines. He claimed communities secretary Eric Pickles, who is reviewing a number of controversial wind farm planning applications, was 'abusing his ministerial power'.
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Mr Cable said it was a 'cliche' to rely on brownfield land for new developments and insisted there must be a focus on using up agricultural land.
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Easy Entertaining Idea With No Cooking or Baking!
Easy Entertaining Idea With No Cooking or Baking is sort of a re-run on Hello Lovely since I shared my boards and tips last fall, but I thought you just might appreciate the reminder…I know I need all the help I can get when it comes to easier entertaining. I have added more photos never shared before, and clearly I enjoy playing with food!
Easy Entertaining Idea With No Cooking or Baking! 4 Tips for a Beautiful Cheese Board. How to Assemble Pretty Charcuterie for a Beautiful Tablescape with Fresh Fruit. Simple appetizer and party food. Styling & Photo: Hello Lovely Studio. Wine: FIND HERE.
A few nights ago, a talented friend of mine assembled a gorgeous spread of cheese boards (or charcuterie or graze boards, depending on your preference) and desserts for a book launch party I attended for Aaron Niequist's new release The Eternal Current. There were so many lovely details I noted, and maybe best of all, there was NO COOKING or BAKING involved in the whole shindig!
Well, when the ingredients are: CHEESE BOARDS, delicious beverages, candlelight, and fresh fruit…your recipe for a no-fuss lovely get together is destined to please!
You will note the edibles may bloom into such a luscious tablescape that even fresh flowers are optional!
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What you're seeing here is my own take on assembling a beautiful cheese board. I created these last fall to celebrate our son's birthday with a group of the most gracious and loving gentlemen. I also cooked dinner for them, but I love the idea of no-cook, no-bake easy cocktail party or wine and cheese to make it easy on the host.
I love the sense of abundance these gorgeous platters of cheese and charcuterie glory elicit, and truth be told, it is simply a quartet of beautiful boards artfully assembled with a variety of vibrant ingredients and wine curated by Martha Stewart.
I'm sharing 4 Tips for a Beautiful Cheese Board, but I know full well most of you wildly gifted creative dynamos could put these together in your sleep and educate me on the topic!
So much to love about serving this style of appetizer…the gorgeous bold color, the rustic elegance, the fresh clean deliciousness, and the simplicity. Since my own family members either avoid or are intolerant of gluten, these are completely gluten free, including the crackers.
If you'll also be cooking dinner…For my birthday boy, I served more of his favorites: easy bacon wrapped dates stuffed with goat cheese (I learned about the loveliness of these from Shauna Niequist in her yummy book, Bread and Wine), brie fondue (I stir a little pesto and diced roasted red pepper into melted brie), two cheesy baked pastas (why, yes…more cheese, please!), and a homemade Funfetti bundt cake iced with my easy and famous buttercream.
The delicious wine priced more sensibly than you might imagine is from Martha Stewart Wine Co.
You could skip baking a cake and opt for quality chocolates for an easy dessert.
How fun and refreshing is it to decorate the table with fresh fruit rather than flowers?
If you are hosting Thanksgiving, Christmas, or New Year's, maybe THINK CHEESE BOARDS or GRAZE BOARDS or CHARCUTERIE this year as an easy lovely option for a picky crowd.
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I went for a artfully messy kind of effect because it felt freeing to do so…so much else in my life requires order and restraint!
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Select a beautiful board or three.
Shop for new wood or marble boards or trays with a smooth surface. Some of my favorites are RIGHT HERE. While antique boards are pretty for display, they may not be the best choice for layering on your charcuterie.
Decide on a few different varieties of cheese (see the suggestions in my shopping list above), charcuterie, fruits, nuts, crackers, etc.
Slice some of the strawberries, pears, charcuterie, and cheese.
Artfully arrange ingredients on the board.
Scatter these candles everywhere and watch your home transform into a magical luminous backdrop for sweet memories.
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Even though the French consider cheese to be something for after dinner, I have seen cheese boards in the very trendy apéritif dînatoire–a dinner aperitive–in which appetizers are the meal. Grazing boards, as you say. Fruits, crudités, nuts….all manner of snacking, usually not all that unhealthy (I've never seen chips, for example). Great for a crowd!
Merci! The only cheese I can wait to consume after dinner is cheesecake! My favorite parties are casual ones where everyone brings their favorite appetizer – the Midwest potluck girl in me just loves not knowing what the spread will be…sometimes it is guacamole for days! ha!
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Proposed DNA Database changes in line with Council report
The Government's Protection of Freedoms Bill proposes a number of changes to the way people's DNA is stored on the National DNA Database, in line with recommendations made by the Council in 2007.Under changes announced today, DNA profiles and fingerprints taken from people who have been arrested but never charged or convicted of a crime will be destroyed. Previously, police had powers to keep these records indefinitely.This legislation gives full support to the recommendations made in the Council's report 'The forensic use of bioinformation: ethical issues' that the law in England, Wales and Northern Ireland should be brought into line with Scotland, where other than in exceptional cases, DNA profiles and biological samples from a person are kept permanently on record only if they have been convicted of a recordable offence.The Protection of Freedoms Bill proposes:
Fingerprints and DNA profiles taken from persons arrested for or charged with a minor offence will be destroyed 'as soon as reasonably practical' following either a decision not to charge or following acquittal.
The fingerprints and DNA of people arrested can be retained for a short period until a speculative search of the relevant databases has been carried out.
In the case of persons charged for, but not convicted of, a serious offence, fingerprints and DNA profiles may be retained for three years, with a possible two-year extension if approved in court.
Fingerprints and DNA profiles will be retained indefinitely for people convicted of an offence or given a fixed penalty notice and for extended retention on national security grounds.
For people convicted of an offence committed when they under 18, DNA can be retained indefinitely only if the custodial sentence is five years or more.
DNA given by people voluntarily, for example to eliminate them from an investigation, will be destroyed as soon as it has fulfilled the purpose for which it was taken.
DNA samples, for example saliva or blood specimens, must be destroyed as soon as a DNA profile has been satisfactorily derived from the sample and, in any event, within six months of the taking of the sample.
The Bill also puts the DNA Database and the National DNA Database Strategy Board on a statutory footing for the first time.Following a 12-month inquiry, the Council found a lack of convincing evidence that retention of DNA of people not charged with or convicted of an offence had had a significant impact on crime detection rates. Given the considerable public concern about possible future uses to which the DNA might be put, the Council concluded that such retention was a disproportionate measure.Today's long awaited announcement comes after a landmark ruling at the European Court of Human Rights in 2008. The Court found the permanent storage of DNA profiles of people arrested but never charged with an offence to be a breach of human rights, citing the Council's report in its judgment.The Bill will now undergo Parliamentary scrutiny and the Government hopes it will gain Royal Assent by late 2011 or early 2012.Links
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Q: having large .cs files lowering the performance I have 100 and above in my cs files in my cs project file , and it is very slow even if i type some namespace or class name in the visual studio editor it is taking around 3 to 4 seconds to respond. Can any one help me on this i cannot remove the cs files from my project is there any workaround for this.
Thanks in advance
PS: May be this can help i am using clear case as my source control will that effect the performance of the visual studio .(My version of visual studio 2010 express edition)

A: There should be no problem with large/many .cs files. I have also solutions with 20 projects, some of these projects have many many files and some of these files have 2k - 5k lines of code. And I've no problem typing new code, there is no noticeable delay.
Perhaps it's only because of slow hardware?

A: You must be using a lot of unnecessary references in your project. Just go to the references section and delete those extra references.

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Respawning is finally coming to Fortnite , meaning death is no longer the end. After any successful reboots, the van used will be unavailable for a certain duration. Unlike the dropships of Apex Legends , Fortnite brings dead players back to life by teleporting them onto the Reboot Van's roof one by one, without any of their previous items. [Full Article...]
Glitch affecting state ELA tests inexcusable, says education commissioner
The state education department has contracted with the testing company Questar to administer the exams, and about 25% of students take the tests online. She said there have not been any problems with the three-quarters of students who are taking the test the old-fashioned way, using pencil and paper. "We understand the frustration, and our team has been working around the clock to ensure NY scho... [Full Article...]
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Snapchat unveils new games that let you play with friends
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If you love feasting on steaks, then this guide is just the right thing for you. There are a lot of things that you must know as a steak lover, but the most important of all those things is choosing a perfect steakhouse restaurant. There are some simple things that you shouldn't overlook when choosing a place to dine in.
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Additional Services – High-end steakhouse restaurants mostly have separate cigar rooms. Besides, some of the best across Canada have wine bars and lounges too.
Cooking Method – This feature is also directly related to the chef's versatility. A high-end restaurant should be able to serve your steaks grilled, broiled or marinated, whatever you need.
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Snijders&Rockox House
Imperial walk
The Keizerstraat (Emperor Street) has something solemn in its name, and that was also the case in Rockox's day. The street was then one of the residential areas just outside Antwerp's city centre. The oldest mentions of this street date from the end of the 13th century. However, it is not clear whether the street would have been named after an emperor ruling at that time. And how the street looked before 1379 – the year in which a big fire destroyed all the houses – we don't know. What we do know is that the street was a lively place, especially in the 16th and 17th centuries.
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Nicolaas Rockox and his family lived in stately patrician houses for more than a century, just like the painter Frans Snijders, the famous teacher Anna Bijns, relatives of the Rubens family and wealthy entrepreneurs. The magnificent Keizerskapel also bears witness to this fascinating past. Not all the houses still have their original appearance but the origin can often be traced back to the 16th century.
The street is a place where economy, enterprise, religion, education and a turbulent history converge. But architecture does not remain an eternal witness to a period and is subject to fashions, to decay and reconstruction. A guide will lead you expertly through the street and reveal the many secrets that the facades do not always reveal.
This city walk is suitable for groups of adults
Maximum 20 persons per group
Contact details for visitors
https://www.snijdersrockoxhuis.be/
Monday (except on Easter Monday and Whit Monday): closed
Tuesday - Sunday: 10:00-17:00
The museum is also closed on the following holidays: 1 January, 1 May, Ascension Day, 1 November and 25 December
Renaissance and Baroque in all its aspects
An exciting story in the heart of the city
Architecture as a reflection of a fascinating past and present
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The four week season of Advent leading up to Christmas, marks the beginning of the Church's year. The emphasis in Advent is on waiting for the coming of God and so it is a season of hope as we seek to silence the noise of the mind, be still, and wait in expectation.
Though Christmas carols are sung at many services through Advent, the season of Christmas itself really begins a few days before Christmas Day when the Cathedral, lit by thousands of Candles, celebrates, at two great candlelit concerts, the coming of the child of Bethlehem.
The Cathedral Carol Service, normally held on 23rd December, is one of the great occasions of the Cathedral's year as hundreds of people pack the nave and aisles to hear and sing carols, both familiar and new, which herald the coming of God. This service and the services at midnight on Christmas Eve and on Christmas morning remind us again that the coming of God was, extraordinarily, through the life of a vulnerable child.
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New Zealand and Flanders renew support to improve Mekong water management
Paksong, Lao PDR, 26 November 2020 –– The Mekong River Commission (MRC) and the governments of New Zealand and Flanders today signed funding agreements worth close to US$ 5 million to back the MRC in implementing its new Strategic Plan 2021–2025.
"The renewed support from New Zealand and Flanders comes at a very critical time when the Lower Mekong governments need it most to jointly address water management and development challenges and impacts in the Mekong River Basin," said An Pich Hatda, CEO of the MRC Secretariat, at a virtual signing ceremony held at the sidelines of the 27th Meeting of the MRC Council in Paksong.
The new funding agreement with New Zealand, worth NZ$ 5 million (approx. US$ 3.5 million), was signed by Dr Hatda, and New Zealand Ambassador to Thailand, Taha Macpherson.
Spanning over five years from 2021 to 2025, the funding from New Zealand aims to strengthen cooperative basin management that promotes trust, stability and sustainable growth among the four Lower Mekong countries: Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam.
New Zealand Ambassador to Thailand, Taha Macpherson, shows the signed agreement.
"Our funding will hopefully boost the MRC's ability in striking a balance between economic, social and environmental outcomes to meet water management objectives in the region, and to improve the well-being and prosperity of the people dependent on this river," said Ambassador Macpherson.
The new funding from New Zealand restores the country to the MRC Development Partners group and resumes their long-standing relationship with the MRC. New Zealand started funding the MRC in 1996, supporting gender mainstreaming in the water sector, capacity building and environmental protection.
With the Government of Flanders, the new financial agreement, worth EUR 1.1 million (approx. $1.31 million), was signed by Dr Hatda and Minister-President of the Government of Flanders, Jan Jambon.
The Flemish funding will be spread over five years from 2021 to 2025. The primary aim of the support is to enhance navigation, environmental protection, and climate resilience in the four Lower Mekong countries.
Speaking at the virtual signing ceremony, Mr Jambon noted that both Flanders and the Mekong shared similar challenges regarding sustainable water management and the combination of the functions of waterways.
Minister-President of the Government of Flanders, Jan Jambon, presents the signed agreement.
"Along with this funding we will also offer our expertise to help the MRC in turning challenges into opportunities by ensuring that the environment is protected and the region is resilient to changing climate," Mr Jambon said.
The funding from Flanders, a region of the Kingdom of Belgium, builds on the Belgian membership of the MRC Development Partners group in the past. Between 2005 and 2016, Belgium was a strong supporter to the MRC work on safe navigation and navigation development across the Lower Mekong River Basin.
New Zealand and Flanders are among a dozen of other Development Partners who are to support the implementation of the new Strategic Plan 2021–2025. As a key tool to implement a new Basin-wide Development Strategy 2021–2030, the five-year Strategic Plan will help the four Lower Mekong countries to respond to demanding challenges, maintain the ecological function of the Mekong River Basin, and strengthen resilience against disasters.
The MRC is an intergovernmental organization for regional dialogue and cooperation in the lower Mekong river basin, established in 1995 based on the Mekong Agreement between Cambodia, Lao PDR, Thailand, and Viet Nam. The organization serves as a regional platform for water diplomacy as well as a knowledge hub of water resources management for the sustainable development of the region.


Blog Israël in de media: Ruzie over nederzettingen tussen VS en Israel over?
Ruzie over nederzettingen tussen VS en Israel over?
Volgens sommige commentatoren is de crisis tussen Israel en de VS over, en heeft de VS geaccepteerd dat Israel niet aan alle eisen kon voldoen, terwijl Israel zijn goodwill heeft getoond door er een aantal wel in te willigen. Maar in feite heeft alleen Israel concessies gedaan. Algemeen wordt aangenomen dat er een stilzwijgende afspraak is dat er voorlopig niet meer in Oost Jeruzalem wordt gebouwd, ondanks Netanjahoes ontkenning hiervan. De VS schijnen dat aan de Palestijnen per brief te hebben meegedeeld, en op die voorwaarde was men bereid de indirecte onderhandelingen te herstarten. De Palestijnen hebben daarvoor niks in ruil hoeven geven, de 'toegeving' indirecte onderhandelingen te starten was genoeg. Slim spel.
And this will not be the last concession given away for free, because unilateral concessions always invite more concessions. Benjamin Netanyahu was the one who insisted on the principle of mutuality. Remember? "If they don't give, they won't get." What did Bibi get in return for the building freeze?
So something did happen, after all. And more such somethings will happen along the way. There is no use pretending otherwise or wringing our hands and blaming Obama, nor is it realistic to insist that Netanyahu should have stood his ground. He had maneuvered himself and Israel into a position where he had no choice whatever. One reason it happened is because there were no Israeli demands on the table at all. Nobody said, "We will only resume peace talks if..." on the Israeli side. With no demands, you get no concessions.
Israel heeft haar eisen, zoals erkenning als Joodse staat en opgeven van het recht op terugkeer, al eerder laten varen, want de Palestijnen gingen ze toch niet inwilligen en niemand was van plan ze daartoe te dwingen. Het was misschien beter geweest ze weer van stal te halen, om ze tegen de Palestijnse eisen te kunnen uitspelen, al was het de vraag geweest of de VS daarin was meegegaan.
Nothing happened? Well not exactly nothing. In the very best and most optimistic case, Israel gave up a bargaining point and got what in return? Nothing. N*O*T*H*I*N*G. Zilch.
The Palestinians did not agree to say "itbach al yahud" one less time. They didn't agree to rename Dalal al Mughrabi square (a square named for a terrorist who killed an American tourist among others) to Rabin square or anything else. They didn't agree to stop teaching kids that Haifa is the largest port in "Palestine." The Americans didn't even agree to enforce their own sanctions laws against Iran. The Americans did not agree to renew the Bush commitment regarding settlement blocks, or to take a firm position against the bogus "right of return" of Palestinian refugees. The United States didn't convince even the tiniest Arab principate to allow the wingtips of an El-Al airplance to cross their airspace.
Benjamin Netanyahu got nothing in return for his concession except humiliation. A better analogy than the man who goes to get a glass of water is that Benjamin Netanyahu is like a salesman in the suq, trying to sell a rug. He tells Obama, "I want 150 dinars for this rug." Obama pulls a gun and says, "Give me the rug for zero dinars. That is a better price," and Bibi gives him the rug, wetting his pants in the process. Netanyahu the rug salesman made a good bargain, since he avoided having his brains blown out. That's worth a rug, no? But Netanyahu the Prime Minister made a bad bargain, since all he got in return was that America called off the dogs for a bit. They'll be back of course, since the dogs are hungry, and they are going to blame Israel when the "peace process" stalls out again.
In one scenario there will eventually be a peace agreement. In the best case, in return for giving up the Jewish quarter of the Old City, the Hebrew University on Mount Scopus and a few other things, Israel might then be allowed to keep Ramat Eshkol and French Hill, and to build there once again. This will now be considered a major Palestinian "concession." As for Ramat Shlomo, the Palestinians will say, "Why, there are so few families there, it is really an Arab neighborhood. You conceded that it is Arab when you stopped building there."
But there probably won't be a peace agreement. Not a real one. So Israel will be stuck with the building freeze, at least until the end of the Obama presidency. It is not realistic to believe that Israel will be allowed to resume building in the West Bank and Jerusalem when the peace talks fail, or even to assume that there will be a definite point at which everyone will agree that the peace talks failed. The Obama administration cannot allow the peace talks to fail, so by definition, they will not fail, even if they do not succeed.


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Q: Java graphics not working in timer I am programming a tiny game in java. For that I want to print a dialog-text-box with some text in it to talk to people inside the game.
    public static void printConBox(Graphics g, String firstLine, String secondLine, String thirdLine, String fourthLine){
    g.setColor(Color.WHITE);
    g.fillRect(x, y, 600, 180);
    g.setColor(Color.BLACK);
    Timer timer = new Timer();
    timer.schedule(new TimerTask(){

        @Override
        public void run() {
            if(i <= firstLine.length() - 1){
                char c = firstLine.charAt(i);
                i++;
                String s = "" + c;
                System.out.print(s);
                g.drawString(s, xdif, y + 25);
                xdif += 15;
            }else{
                timer.cancel();
            }
        }

    }, 0, 100);}

Don't worry about the graphics, this is working because the programm is painting the white Text-Box. But the letters in the String 'firstLine' arent there. In run this should be an animation for the text!
I think this has to do with der Timer! But the printing in the output-Console is working perfectly! I also try it with Thread.sleep in a for-loop, but still not working...
Any ideas?...
PS.: I have use paintComponent and that, so the graphics is working believe me ;)

A:     public void actionPerformed(ActionEvent e){
    if(Conversation.i <= firstLine.length() - 1){
        char c = firstLine.charAt(Conversation.i);
        Conversation.i++;
        String s = "" + c;
        System.out.print(s);
        g.drawString(s, Conversation.xdif, Conversation.y + 25);
        Conversation.xdif += 15;
        Conversation.timer.restart();
    }else{
        Conversation.timer.stop();
    }
}

But how do I get the Graphics in der actionPerformed, the Timer works with?
By the way the System.out is working angain! Nice... ;)


People flock to Sri Lanka for many reasons. Some want the beaches, with the perfect white sands that look exactly like the pictures in the catalogues. Some want the hill country, with its plethora of great walking tracks and endless tea plantations. Some want the history, that dates back hundreds of years and the ruins, temples and stupas still stand today to prove it. However, something people perhaps forget is that Sri Lanka is also one of the best places in the entire world to see native animals in their natural habitat.
Although the island is small, the opportunities to see native wildlife are booming. If there was one thing I wanted to tick off my bucket-list while I was in Sri Lanka, it was to go on safari!
I researched long and hard over which National Park to visit. In fact, there are many areas across the country where you can see animals unique to Sri Lanka on safari. But after researching four different national parks (Yala, Udawalawe, Minneriya, Kaudulla), I was stuck on what to choose. Some had really bad reviews on TripAdvisor, with many people commenting that there were too many jeeps, huge queues at the entrance, and their safaris became more like a race against the other jeeps to spot the animals first. Some advised that the drivers went too close to the animals or deliberately tried to disturb them – venturing off the tracks – in order to get good photo material for their passengers.
That's not something I wanted to support.
Then I came across Kumana National Park. It's smaller and less visited than the other national parks, and also sees a lot less tourists. Located on the East Coast, it was closed for 18 years due to terrorist activity by the LTTE (Liberation Tigers of Tamil Elam) and only reopened in 2003. Previously named Yala East, this National Park shares a border with Yala National Park, and so has many of the same inhabitants as its neighbour, but without such a high number of tourists. Because of its lagoons, it's one of the best places in Sri Lanka for birdwatching. Plus, it has continuous 5 star reviews on TripAdvisor.
I'm always cautious when choosing a tour operator when activities involve animals; I want to make sure I'm supporting sustainable/responsible tourism options and that the animals' wellbeing is at the forefront of the company's interests.
EcoWave are committed to promoting responsible and sustainable tourism. The organisation began life as the EcoWave Outlet, a shop that is situated in Arugam Bay and sells local organic spices and produce, and handmade gifts and souvenirs – all provided by local communities. They also run incredible hands-on cooking classes! Their second project was EcoWave Travels, a tour operator that runs excursions in the area and all over Sri Lanka. By choosing EcoWave, I knew we were helping local communities rather than large, for profit companies.
Comfortable jeeps with forward-facing seats and cushioned chairs. Tip: Don't choose a provider that offers jeeps with inward facing seats – you won't be able to see a thing!
Knowledgeable guide: Our guide Thushara was so knowledgable about the animals and the park – he answered every one of my endless questions!
Responsible eco-tour: Our driver drove slowly and only waited long enough that we could take a photo, moving on quickly so as not to disturb the animals.
We set off for the National Park at 5:30am and spent a total of four hours in the National Park. Although Panama is the closest village to the park, it takes around 45 minutes to reach the entrance as the roads are very bumpy and unsealed. However, you're likely to spot some of the endemic wildlife before you even reach the gates! We saw an elephant having his breakfast grass en route to the park.
The entrance gate – look at that bird!
Elephants are what everyone wants to see on safari and your chances of spotting one in Kumana National Park are quite high! The elephants in Kumana National Park are Asian elephants that don't have tusks – in fact, only 7% of male Sri Lankan elephants have tusks. We saw a total of four elephants on our trip, including the one outside the entrance.
I asked why the elephants we saw were all alone. Thushara replied that the reason they were by themselves is because they are male elephants; females prefer to stay in a group. They tend to stay with their mothers until they are around three years old, when they prefer to hang out in solitude.
I was fascinated by the way they graze. They stand in the swampy marshes and pick up the grass with their trunks before swinging it around in the water – washing it before they eat it!
While poaching is no longer a great concern due to the elephants not having tusks, I was shocked to find that elephants are occasionally killed by farmers or locals to protect their crops and houses. Whilst walls and even electric fences are put up to keep them out, this doesn't always stop the gentle giants from roaming into the wrong place… this makes me sad because humans are invading the elephants' space, not the other way around.
Also commonly found in the park are mugger crocodiles, a species that is globally vulnerable. We saw a few of them either resting on the river banks or lurking in the water – ask your driver to stop by the mangroves to see if you can spot one. They can grow up to 5 metres in length but the ones we saw were around 2 metres long.
Mugger crocodiles wait for their prey to come to them, not the other way around. The croc below is resting with his mouth wide open which we were told is because the birds will clean his teeth! However I imagine he will snap his mouth shut while they're at work!
You're pretty much guaranteed to see water buffalo on your trip to Kumana National Park – there are so many of them! We were surprised to learn that water buffalo in Sri Lanka are actually endangered. We saw them strolling about, bathing in the water and wallowing in the mud. They cake themselves in it to cool down in the heat. We were even lucky enough to see a calf drinking its mother's milk!
The Sri Lankan Axis Deer (also known as the spotted deer) are important prey for leopards. They graze in small packs when they feel it's safe. In the mornings, leopards can be found in the treetops or on tall rocks where they can get a good view. We didn't manage to spot any leopards during our visit unfortunately; it's very rare to spot one.
Kumana National Park is renowned for its birdlife; in fact, it is one of the most important bird nesting and breeding grounds in the country. Herons, kingfishers, storks and huge numbers of smaller birds can be found in the park. April to July sees an influx of birds as this is the migratory season, and around 255 species of birds can be found in the park during this time.
Can you see the birds in the treetops?
We stopped for breakfast by the lagoon, sitting on a few tree-stumps that have been fashioned into a picnic area. Breakfast was a simple, traditional Sri Lankan affair: milk rice with green beans and onion spices. Considering it's very different to what I would normally eat first thing in the morning, it's really delicious and certainly keeps you full!
After breakfast, we began the drive back to the park entrance, stopping to snap the wildlife en route. Just outside of the gates to the National Park lies a small temple named the Okanda Murugan Kovil. This is a Hindu temple, easily recognisable because of its red and white striped walls outside; a feature that is present with almost all Hindu temples in Sri Lanka. The inside is brightly decorated and there were paper decorations hanging from the ceiling.
Slightly further along the road is the beach. This is a popular spot for fishermen, many of whom have temporary 'houses' close to the sea, where they rest and store their belongings for extended fishing trips. It's a beautiful, secluded spot with no other tourists, but unfortunately the weather had turned a little gloomy.
I hadn't even heard of jackfruit before I went to Sri Lanka but now I can't get enough of it! Jackfruits are as big as watermelons and are covered in a prickly skin. Their fruit can be used in curries, cutlets or eaten raw, depending on the maturity of it. In curry, the fruit has a similar texture to pork and is incredibly tasty – the perfect vegetarian option!
Rice, poppadoms, dahl, jackfruit, spinach and green bean curries.
Just across from the restaurant there is a small lake where you can see crocodiles all year round – in the high season there will be 6-7 of them; we saw two crocs lazing on the bank by the water.
Crocodile Reach is well worth a stop on your way back from the National Park. It can be found on Facebook and TripAdvisor.
We're going on a croc hunt, we're not scared!
One of the crocs we saw – he was about 2m long!
Nope, I don't mean you have to fly to Central America!
Panama is a small village on the east coast and is the gateway to Kumana National Park, being the closest town to it. Many of the local people who provide fresh produce and create the beautiful handmade gifts at the EcoWave Outlet live in Panama. Besides a couple of guesthouses, there isn't much in Panama for tourists – but that's what attracted us to it. You can wander around the village, stopping by the small lagoon where you may spot crocodiles, and the locals will smile and wave at you, welcoming you into their village.
Sunset by the lagoon – unfortunately we didn't see any crocs there!
Many people stay in Arugam Bay, underestimating the length of the drive to Kumana National Park in the early morning. Get in touch with EcoWave to organise a homestay in Panama for you. You'll have a comfortable stay with a local family (in your own private room), and your meals will be included. It's a great way to help local communities. EcoWave will pick you up in the morning to take you on safari.
We had a wonderful time on safari with EcoWave and felt we had a genuine local experience as we visited places we wouldn't have otherwise gone to if we had organised a safari with a different tour operator. I was so pleased we chose to do our safari with a responsible tour operator and it was great to know we were helping local communities too.
Visit ecowavetravels.lk to organise your visit to Kumana National Park today.
Have you been on safari in Sri Lanka? Visit the EcoWave website to book your trip to Kumana National Park!
Disclosure: James and I received a complimentary one night stay in a homestay with dinner, a safari trip with breakfast, a visit to the Okanda Murugan Kovil and beach, and lunch at the Crocodile Reach Restaurant in exchange for writing this post and providing coverage of these services on Spin the Windrose's social media channels. All opinions are my honest encounters of my experience with EcoWave Travels on 26 and 27 March 2017. I would like to thank EcoWave Travels for the opportunity to work with them.
What a great post. I was in Sri Lanka late last year and wish I'd visited Kumana, it looks wonderful. Sounds like your research about which national park to visit and which tour operator to use really paid off.
This is great!!! I always think of a safari in Africa but this is a great option!! I would love to see elephants in the wild but think the crocodile ranch too. Thanks for putting Sri Lanka on my travel radar!
Thank you for this awesome post!! I clearly have to go to Sri Lanka now. So jealous you got to see a fox!
It seems like you went with such a great company! Ahh i wanna go to Sri Lanka so bad!
Wow! What an amazing experience. Like you, I always try and find the most ethical tourism company, especially if it involves animals – unfortunately there are just far too many people trying to make a quick buck at the expense of the wildlife. We absolutely have plans to visit Sri Lank in the next year or so, so thanks for doing all the hard work and find a fantastic company!
Wow this is exactly the post I wanted to find- ecotourism with less tourists. I am heading to Sri Lanka in July and was initially thinking Yala National Park, but this sounds like such a good alternative. I will look into this- thankyou so much for sharing.
You're more than welcome! Have a great trip ?
Hi! Just found your blog – I'm heading to Sri Lanka next week and wanted to visit Kumana National Park for all the reasons you stated – that it's meant to be less crowded and touristy and a higher chance of seeing the animals. Do you think we should book the tour with EcoWave in advance? Also like going so early in the morning – I've heard about tours that take people in the afternoon when the animals are all asleep anyway!
Hey Kiran! That's exactly why I loved Kumana. Ecowave were really fab and I only have good words about them so I'm really glad you want to choose them! I think booking in advance is a good idea, particularly if your itinerary isn't very flexible. They can even arrange a taxi pick-up from around Sri Lanka if you need it. You can find their email on their website. Do let them know you found them through my blog! ?