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Fant Games
Dated 15.04.2019
UAB Playing Elephant (Baltijos pr. 123-4, Klaipeda, LT-93224, Lithuania) operates this online platform.
I. General Terms and Conditions ("GTCs")
A. Scope
1. These General Terms and Conditions apply to and govern the use of all contents and services offered by "the Operator", that is UAB Playing Elephant at www.fantgames.com (hereinafter also referred to as "the Fantgames website") in "Fantgames Apps" or otherwise in electronic form, unless particular or additional conditions apply or are agreed upon in individual cases. The General Terms and Conditions also apply, in particular, to such content and services sent, posted or uploaded by users to the Fantgames website, including e-mails, SMS (text messages), forum contributions, chat messages or images ("User Contents") as well as the acquisition of virtual goods and virtual currency. Fantgames Apps are mobile applications which the user can obtain from third party suppliers, including Google Play Store and Apple AppStore. Fantgames Apps allow the user to use games on mobile smartphones and tablet devices.
2. The type and mode of use in particular, by means of a computer, via mobile devices and/or other hard- and/or software do not affect the validity of the General Terms and Conditions.
3. The operator, i.e., UAB Playing Elephant, explicitly reserves the right to change the General Terms and Conditions at any time.
4. The user confirms that he/she fully acknowledges these GTC in the course of registration by selecting the check box "I accept the GTC" and pressing "Registration" button and at the same time, declares his/her explicit agreement with these GTC by selecting the check box "I accept the GTC" and pressing the "Registration" button.
5. In the case of discrepancy between the English version and the other versions of this document, the English General Terms & Conditions will always take precedence. This ruling also applies to all game instructions and any texts found on the website.
B. Place of Contract Formation and Jurisdiction
1. All legal relationships between the operator and the user are governed only by Lithuania law except when this conflicts the Lithuania international privacy law and the UN Sales law, unless the exempted law is more favourable for the user. Regulated from Vilnius.
2. It is agreed that the court having jurisdiction over Vilnius shall be the place of jurisdiction for possible disputes arising from or in connection with the existence, formation or termination of legal relationships – if legally permissible - between the user and operator.
C. Company's Purpose
1. The operator offers a playing platform on the website: www.fantgames.com (hereinafter also referred to in short as "the Website" or "Fantgames"). The playing platform allows users to participate in the games by means of a Guest Account or free Standard Account. The free Standard Account can be upgraded to a Premium Subscription Account via different subscription models subject to a fee. Moreover, the operator offers Fantgames Apps, within which the user can apply for and use a Standard Account. Therefore, the Standard Account can be used on the website and also in the Fantgames Apps. Separate regulations concerning Fantgames Apps can be found in Point M. Detailed information about the services which cover Fantgames Apps can be found in the FAQ section of the Fantgames website.
2. The operator can, at its own discretion, also make access to the gaming platform and games, browser games, Fantgames Apps and the contents offered therein, respectively, as well as services, subject to specific conditions (such as a particular account and subscription type), which shall be communicated on the website on a case-by-case basis. Furthermore, the access to the gaming platform and games, browser games, Fantgames Apps and the contents and/or services offered therein may be temporarily or permanently limited at any time, which shall be communicated on the website on a case-by-case basis.
3. The operator reserves the right to extend, change, complement or limit the range of services at any time.
D. Conditions of Participation
1. The right to participate in the games and use the services provided on the website and in the Fantgames Apps, exists only within the scope actually offered by the operator in each case, considering all conditions and/or limitations introduced by the operator. Such limitations and/or conditions can apply to all users, user groups and also to individual users. The scope of services concerning the games offered within Fantgames Apps does not correspond with the scope of services on the website and the games offered therein.
2. The user is entirely responsible for technical configuration of the user's terminal. The details of recommended configuration can be found in the Help and FAQ sections of the website. The operator offers the users a free e-mail support and a support hotline subject to a fee. There is no guarantee of the continuous availability of the hotline or that e-mails will be answered within a particular period. The tariffs for the hotline can be found on the website.
3. Any additional benefits beyond the aforesaid offered free of charge do not form part of the performance obligations and may be discontinued by the operator at any time.
E. Registration
1. Guest Account
1.1 A guest account allows you to try out the standard games available on Fantgames for as long as you like. You cannot give yourself a user name with a guest account. Participation in browser-based games as well as the use of communication channels, such as chat rooms, is not possible with a guest account.
You can also use a guest account with the mobile Fantgames App. Although you may play games in the Fantgames App, you are not eligible to receive free Fants as a guest account user. All Fants won whilst using a guest account will be transferred to your standard account after registration.
1.2 Access to games is limited to trial games in the beginner rooms of the standard games.
2. Standard Account
2.1 Users may open a so-called Standard Account by properly completing the registration process on the Fantgames website or within Fantgames Apps, respectively. The Standard Account can be used within the Fantgames website and in the Fantgames Apps. You must have a standard account to receive free Fants when using the mobile Fantgames App.
2.2 Each individual may only open one standard account. The registration of a Standard Account is free of charge and allows the user to access standard games and the following features:
access to the standard games on the website,
creation of a personal player profile,
use of the Fantgames Friends List on the website,
use of the Fantgames messaging system on the website,
use of the Fantgames challenge system on the website,
acquisition of bonus points ("Fants").
Moreover, after acknowledging and accepting the extended General Terms and Conditions, the participation in browser games on the website is possible.
2.3 A Standard Account can be upgraded to a Premium Subscription Account by signing up for a Premium Subscription subject to a fee (see Point V), which must be done on the Fantgames website.
3. Browser Games Account
3.1 Correct completion of the registration process in one of the offered browser games on the Fantgames website will automatically create a Standard Account, which also allows the user to access the Fantgames standard games with the same access data.
3.2 Only one account may be opened per individual. The registration of a browser games account is free and allows the user to access browser games on the website.
4. Registration for a Standard or Browser Game Account
4.1 The registration must include the following details which must be stated correctly and completely without providing any misleading information:
a. personal and confidential pseudonym ("user name", "nick") – the user is not entitled to any specific nick. The username must be unambiguous and distinct. Offensive, immoral, objectionable, National-Socialist names and names which glorify violence, etc. are forbidden. Names that contain or obviously suggest internet links, and account names suggesting certain extended rights of the user (in particular the designation of 'administrator' or any similar designation) are also forbidden. The operator reserves the right to prohibit, block and remove any unacceptable user name at any time. The account will be unblocked once the user has changed the username to a permitted "nick".
b. password - the user is not entitled to any specific password.
c. e-mail address - by checking the box to subscribe to the newsletter, the user gives his/her consent to receive e-mails from the operator and its partners. Such consent can be revoked at any time in the personal settings.
d. security question – is used for confirming the identification and is sent to the user upon the request to delete account data.
4.2 The use of the features of the standard and browser games accounts is possible by means of the activation link sent by e-mail together with the acknowledgement of registration. Until the account has been activated, the user will neither be able to participate in games nor purchase Fant Packs in the Shop.
4.3 The contract between the user and the operator on the use of the contents and services offered at "the Fantgames" website and in the Fantgames Apps, is formed upon proper completion of the registration process.
4.4 Should any information provided by the user prove to be false, the operator is entitled to totally or partially bar the offending user (even indefinitely) from using the services and/or contents, and may refuse to issue Fants won by the user, if deemed appropriate.
4.5 The user undertakes to keep his/her personal data up-to-date at any time, and to correct the user data on the website forthwith by following the link "Change Data" or within any Fantgames App under "Edit profile", in the event of any changes of name, address, e-mail, etc. The user is also responsible for protecting his/her access data against unauthorized third-party access. Any actions carried out via the account of the user or under the name of the user shall be attributed to the user.
F. Property Rights to Contents
1. By registering an account and/or using the services and/or contents provided by Fantgames and Fantgames Apps, the user acknowledges that the entire content of the Fantgames and Fantgames Apps is the sole and unrestricted property of Fantgames. The user undertakes to use the services and any contents and information contained at any time on the website and Fantgames Apps, exclusively in the framework of the intended personal use, and to refrain from changing, copying, publishing, distributing or otherwise exploiting any of the aforesaid and further undertakes to refrain from interfering with the website and Fantgames Apps, the services and any contents and information contained therein by technical means in any form whatsoever.
2. Any user content (such as photos, questions, suggestions about games and organisational processes, etc.) transferred directly or indirectly to the operator via Fantgames and/or Fantgames Apps by the user shall become the sole and unrestricted property of the operator. No entitlement to compensation shall arise. Transfer of user content of any kind, including the technical and tactical sequences of the games themselves, by the user constitutes a transfer of rights to the transferred content.
G. Proper Conduct
1. Improper conduct on Fantgames and Fantgames Apps is strictly prohibited, including but not limited to:
breaking the rules regarding communication between users;
deliberately submitting false or misleading information;
any attempt to influence the result of a game by collusion, tampering with the programme or by any other means contrary to the rules;
causing malfunctions or failure deliberately in order to influence the course of a game;
creating several gaming accounts for one person;
breaking any other rules set forth in the General Terms and Conditions.
2. The user shall, in particular:
not make any attempt to decompile or reproduce the gaming software used on the Fantgames website and in Fantgames Apps, shall not interfere with it in any other way, and shall not develop any software that interferes with the gaming software used on Fantgames, in the Fantgames Apps and client-server communication;
not use any type of software permitting the use of artificial intelligence or allowing opponent profiling or user collusion;
not use any software which at the operator's sole discretion is regarded as a programme allowing a user to cheat or giving a user an unfair advantage over another player;
use the games and services at the Fantgames website exclusively with an Internet browser;
refrain from using any scripts which are not authorised by the operator;
not use any software which allows the user to analyse or reproduce the website,
Fantgames Apps or individual games, or allows the user to interfere with the website, Fantgames Apps and the games and/or their programming in any other way;
not use any programme causing an excessive burden on the server.
3. The operator reserves the right to take the necessary steps, if required, to detect and prevent the use of such software by users, including but not limited to identifying and detecting the programmes installed on the user's computer or (mobile) terminal, or profiling a player's behaviour for reasons of investigation. Should the operator detect, or suspect with good reason the use of such prohibited software, the operator shall be entitled to freeze the relevant player's account for a period of at least six (6) months, to withhold any funds/goods in that account and/or declare them as revoked and/or to suspend the player fully or partially, temporary or permanently, from using the operator's website, Fantgames Apps and any other services and contents of the operator or its associated companies.
H. Communication and Other Conduct between Players
1. The user assumes liability that any user content generated by him/her does not violate any legal provisions or third party rights. Specifically, the user undertakes to respect the privacy of other users, and to refrain from any racist, xenophobic, discriminatory, pornographic, or sexually degrading statements and from placing any such contents, as well as from any kind of threats or harassing behaviour.
2. The following is also prohibited:
the distribution of advertising;
conducting surveys;
the distribution of chain letters;
spying out the personal data of other users without their explicit consent;
spreading viruses, worms, etc. and any other activity affecting other computer systems and programmes;
messages that serve the exclusive purpose of spreading religious, political and ideological convictions;
bothering other users by entering senseless combinations of characters, etc.;
deliberately blocking games and communication processes in any way.
I. Sanctions for Improper Conduct
The operator reserves the right to instantly terminate the contract of any users who conduct themselves contrary to the rules stated in these General Terms and Conditions. The operator also has the right to terminate any ongoing games, block an account or ban a user with or without prior notice and delete or withhold Fant credits where applicable.
J. Termination
1. Both contracting parties, that is both the user and operator, may terminate the contract with immediate effect at any time and without stating a reason. The user must send an e-mail with his/her name and account name to support@Fantgames.com. The deletion of the account will be carried out once the security questions have been correctly answered. If the correct answer to the security question cannot be provided, a copy of a current and official proof of identity must be sent to support@Fantgames.com. The details on the ID must match those in the account. In terminating the contract the user loses all claims to his/her account and to any services, contents, virtual goods and virtual currencies which become revoked upon termination.
2. Should an account not be logged into over a period of 6 months, it will be deleted due to lack of activity. Before the deletion is carried out, however, at least two notification e-mails will be sent to the account holder using the e-mail address given in the account data. In terminating the contract the user loses all claims to his/her account and to any services, contents, virtual goods and virtual currencies which become revoked upon termination.
K. "Fants" (Bonus Points)
1. Users are awarded bonus points called 'Fants' for undertaking certain actions. Fants can only be acquired and used in the various games and Fantgames Apps on the platform.
2. Guest players are not eligible for such points.
3. Fants are awarded according to a system which is explained in detail in "FAQs" under the Help section of the Fantgames website. The operator reserves the right to make changes to the system at any time.
4. The user has the opportunity to acquire Fants without charge for his/her activities on the website and in Fantgames Apps. Fants are also available for a fee in the website Shop and within Fantgames Apps. For further information on this topic, please see point N – Virtual Goods.
L. Tournaments
1. Fantgames Tournaments / User Tournaments
1.1 Fantgames Tournaments and User Tournaments are only available within the framework of the Fantgames website and cannot be played in Fantgames Apps.
1.2 Tournaments which take place on Fantgames may be subject to participation limitations if explicitly announced on the website. There is no entitlement to participate.
1.3 Fants prizes offered in tournaments will be announced on the website in advance. The operator has the right to change the amount of winnable Fants in a tournament without giving notice. Under the condition that said Fant prizes may not be redeemed for any material prize/object whatsoever.
1.4 A user is deemed a winner of a tournament once the operator officially announces him/her as the winner upon tournament completion. The operator assumes no liability for any errors in this respect. The winner can be also informed by the operator via e-mail of any possible Fants he/she has won. The operator is entitled to cancel any Fants win announced erroneously in violation of the game conditions without giving reason. Legal recourse is excluded.
1.5 Fants prizes cannot be withdrawn or redeemed for cash.
1.6 Employees of the operator and sponsors as well as family members of both parties are prohibited from taking part in tournaments.
1. The operator offers selected games both on and off the website as downloads for the user's mobile terminals. The technical configuration of the user's terminals used for that purpose is entirely the responsibility of the user.
2. Fantgames Apps are offered only for smartphones and tablet platforms.
3. The Google Play Store and Apple App Store offer Fantgames Apps. Therefore the regulations of the relevant third party apply.
4. By registering the user agrees to make the following details concerning his/her end device available to the operator in an anonymous form for the purpose of error correction and quality improvement of the app: version number of the Fantgames App used, end device model and versioning number of the operating system, free capacity, process cycle of the app, display characteristics, hardware configuration and software environment, system settings, system log-file and, if applicable, information on the inbuilt radio receiver and its configuration.
5. Upon proper completion of the registration process, a Standard Account is automatically created in Fantgames App, enabling access to Fantgames standard games on the website by using the same access data.
6. Fantgames Apps are downloaded on the user's end device by means of internet connection. The connection tariffs applied may vary depending on the mobile operator or Internet service provider and the user is charged separately by them. It is explicitly stipulated that the connection costs charged by mobile and internet service providers (and possible basic fees) are not included in the scope of the operator's services whatsoever and users will be charged for them by mobile and internet service providers separately.
7. The range of Fantgames Apps can be seen on the website. The operator reserves the right to change, reduce or expand the range of Fantgames Apps at any time, as well as to change the price for Fantgames Apps at any time, without giving a reason. Furthermore the operator has the right not to offer Fantgames Apps at its own discretion. In exercising that right the operator has no obligations whatsoever towards the user. The user has no claim to compensation if the Fantgames Apps that he/she downloaded are no longer offered or are offered under limited or changed conditions.
8. The offered Fantgames Apps are protected by the copyright and trademark rights of the operator. The user is allowed to save Fantgames Apps on his/her terminal. Any other form of saving, copying, any other processing or distribution of the game by the user is strictly forbidden.
N. Virtual Goods
1. The operator offers standard games and browser games on the website and in Fantgames Apps, in the course of which virtual goods and virtual currencies can be acquired and used. The goods and currencies offered may vary depending on the type of game.
2. The user has the opportunity to acquire the right to use virtual goods on the website and in Fantgames Apps by paying in real money or using virtual currency. The acquisition of virtual goods or currencies grants the user solely the right to use them within the scope of and in accordance with the game; acquiring any further rights to the acquired goods or currencies (e.g. ownership) shall be excluded. The object of purchase is exclusively a licence which is limited in terms of time, content and location to the use of the relevant goods or currencies within the scope of and in accordance with the respective game license. The virtual goods and currencies which can be acquired within the framework of Fantgames Apps are available on the Fantgames Website via Standard Account. The virtual goods and currencies which can be acquired by the User of Standard Account on the Fantgames Website are available within the framework of Fantgames Apps.
3. For each browser game the user can use a virtual currency which is designated for that specific game.
4. Irrespective of which terminology is used on the website, in Fantgames Apps or in the games, a user purchasing virtual goods or currencies only acquires a licence in accordance with these General Terms and Conditions which is limited in terms of time, content, and location to the use of these virtual goods or currencies within the scope of and in accordance with the respective game. Any refund, redemption or compensation in real money is excluded. In case of violation of these General Terms and Conditions the operator is entitled to revoke any one or all of the licences granted for the use of virtual goods or currencies. Upon termination of contract for any reason whatsoever, any and all licences granted for the use of virtual goods and currencies shall expire. Any virtual goods/currencies still available to the user upon termination shall be forfeited. The user shall not be entitled to any compensation.
5. The user is forbidden from transferring his/her player account and any virtual goods and currencies held therein to any third party. The player account for use of the services provided on the website or Fantgames Apps, any data on the operator's servers and any user contents are the sole and unrestricted property of the operator.
6. The virtual goods and currencies on offer can be found on the website and/or within Fantgames Apps. The operator reserves the right to change, reduce and/or increase the offer of virtual goods and currencies, and to adjust the prices of virtual goods and currencies at any time without giving a reason. Furthermore, the operator is entitled, at its discretion, to cease offering virtual goods/currencies or making them available free of charge or for a fee. In exercising that right the operator has no obligations whatsoever towards the user. The user is not entitled to any compensation should the goods/currencies he/she uses be withdrawn or provided upon different conditions, regardless of whether said goods and currencies are offered on a temporary or permanent basis . Moreover, the operator has the right to delete or change the player account and its associated player history and/or virtual goods and currencies at any time and without giving a reason. In that case the user is entitled to terminate the contract with immediate effect. Any further claim by the user is excluded.
7. Payment for virtual goods and currencies can be made either as a one-time payment or in regular instalments over a specified period (month, year); within Fantgames Apps virtual goods and currencies can be acquired from third party providers (such as the Google Play Store and Apple App Store). Minors are required to obtain their legal representatives' consent and ensure that sufficient funds are available to pay for the virtual goods and currencies.
8. The main currency for payments of virtual goods/currencies on the website is the Euro (€). Other currencies are also available. The prices for virtual goods/currencies are displayed in the currency of the user's country, provided that this currency is supported by the website. If the user uses a currency other than Euro, the exchange rate at the time of the payment is applied when converting into Euros. All figures in any currency other than the Euro shall be calculated by applying the current exchange rate of the European Central Bank.
9. Payment for virtual goods/currencies with real money can be made using different payment methods found on the website or within Fantgames Apps using the payment methods of third party suppliers. The operator reserves the right to change the payment methods available without giving a reason. The operator further reserves the right to set specific prerequisites for the use of certain payment methods. The operator does not warrant the uninterrupted availability of all payment methods.
10. Virtual goods/currencies shall be considered paid for as soon as the account of the operator has been irrevocably credited with the corresponding amount. All account and/or monetary transactions are checked by the operator without assuming any liability. Any suspicious account and/or monetary transactions will be reported to the appropriate authority.
11. The operator reserves the right, at its own discretion, to refuse the allocation of virtual goods/currencies or to set limitations on the number of goods/currencies or on the total amount. In case of suspicion of fraud, violation of laws or of these General Terms and Conditions, the operator has the right to freeze acquisition processes and the related payment transactions until the situation has been clarified. Furthermore, the conditions set forth in Point I shall apply.
12. The operator is entitled to publish all pictures and videos transferred in the game by the user (completely or any parts thereof) and report on them in any possible way mentioning the user's nickname. The foregoing also applies to videos, pictures, etc. created by the user. When transferring or creating videos or pictures the user explicitly agrees to this reporting and irrevocably grants the operator all exclusive rights of use, exploitation, publication, editing and duplication for the above mentioned reporting free of charge, without limitation as to the subject-matter, time and location. Any claim for compensation by the user shall be excluded.
II. DATA PROTECTION
1. Upon registration, the user grants the operators the explicit consent to use the data provided during registration, as well as to save and process non-personal usage data. The operators agree to abide by the relevant legal data protection regulations in handling the user data. The data is processed automatically, and will not be disclosed without the written consent of the user. In cases of abuse, the right is reserved to forward this data to the law enforcement authorities if necessary for legal purposes.
2. The operator is entitled to save and analyse connection data, specifically source and destination IPs and all other log files in order to protect its own systems and those of third parties. The operator is also entitled to keep usage statistics (which is accepted by the user during registration), provided that they are not specific to any individuals.
3. The operator uses 'cookies' (small files that are saved on the hard disk of the user's computer by the user's browser when our website is visited) in order to adapt the website to the requirements of users and to allow the user to be recognised when Fantgames is visited again. Furthermore, the operator uses "retargeting cookies", which not only contain the websurfing habits of the user (both within and beyond the website) but also socio-demographic data (e.g.: the age and gender of the user).
4. By using cookies it can be determined which games the user plays on the website and how often (time of day, weekday, etc.) as well as how long the website and individual games are used/played. Moreover socio-demographic data, such as the age and gender of the user, are saved. The data saved via the cookies will be viewed, processed and used by the operator to adapt the website to suit the habits, needs and interests of the respective user as well as for compiling statistics and forming user groups. Furthermore, such data will be used for targeted activation of advertising from third parties on the website. The data saved will be constantly updated and expanded according to the websurfing habits of the user.
5. The user gives his/her consent to the use of cookies and retargeting cookies by the operator. Furthermore, the user explicitly agrees that data provided by or received from him/her (e.g. age and gender) may be processed automatically (e.g. electronically by cookies).
6. The operator employs all technically feasible measures to protect the user data saved by it, however it shall not be held liable should any third parties unlawfully gain possession of this data and use it. Any liability of the operator for any loss or damage suffered by the user or by any third party in any such context is excluded by mutual agreement.
7. The user may view his/her saved personal data at any time by accessing his/her user settings at the Fantgames website and to a limited extent within Fantgames Apps.
8. The user has the right to change or delete his/her data at any time. The operators undertake to actually delete any data that is requested to be deleted by the user. The deletion of compulsory data required for account registration may entails deleting the respective player account.
9. Last version of privacy policy could be found on the Privacy policy page.
III. LIABILITY
1. Claims for damages against the operator, against its associated companies, against the agents of the operator in connection with the services and contents offered on the Fantgames website and in connection Fantgames Apps and the services and contents offered therein are excluded, unless the relevant damages are caused by the operator or its associated companies or its vicarious agents due to gross negligence or deliberate action. Further, the exclusion of liability covers any liability for claims against interruption of business, loss of data and/or information, breakdown of data processing facilities, loss of profit and consequential and financial damages, to the extent permitted by law. This limitation of liability does not apply to personal injury.
2. The operator, its associated companies and/or its agents and its business partners shall be liable for Fantgames Apps damages beyond the scope of application of the Product Liability Act in accordance with the relevant statutory provisions.
3. The operator assumes no liability for loss or damage of any kind arising from the improper use of the account by the user. The operator is not to be liable for any damages whatsoever arising from the improper use of the account (i.e. persons other than operator, or associates of the operator) from a third party, as long as the improper use by the third party is not caused by the gross negligence or intent of the operator.
4. The operator assumes no liability for any loss or damage due to circumstances beyond its control (e.g. acts of God, etc.).
5. The operator assumes no liability for user content, however reserves the right to delete any content that infringes upon the conditions of use or any legal provisions as soon as any such content becomes known, and to pass any such infringing content on to the appropriate law enforcement authority upon the instructions of the court or authority.
6. The user is obliged to inform the operator immediately in the case of any violation of these terms and conditions. The user is also obliged in the case of the violation of these terms and conditions, to free the operator of any responsibility of resulting damages or claims of third parties, and replace any losses, costs or damages. The duty to mitigate damages by the operator is therefore not reduced.
IV. OTHER TERMS
1. The operator reserves the right to extend or change the service offer at any time.
2. The user explicitly accepts that the ranking lists may not reflect the actual capability of players, as almost every offered game involves luck even if only as a secondary factor. The operator further warrants that the generation of random numbers is based on an internationally renowned random generator and is in no way manipulated by the operator. Further information about the random generator is available via e-mail from our support team.
3. Revisions of the General Terms and Conditions will be sent to every user by e-mail or provided on the gaming website and within Fantgames Apps. When changes are communicated by email they shall be deemed accepted unless the user objects within two weeks, and the user shall be informed of that said limit in the notification of changes. Any objection leads to automatic termination of the contract. The user is obliged to check the current General Terms and Conditions on a regular basis.
4. No communications and declarations concerning this contractual relationship shall be deemed effective unless made in writing and sent by post, e-mail or given via the website or within Fantgames Apps.
5. The user will promptly notify the operator of any changes to personal data by correcting the user data on the website and within Fantgames Apps. In the event that the user fails to inform the operator of any such changes and as a result does not receive any legally relevant declarations or statements of the operator sent to the mailing address or e-mail address previously communicated, any such declarations or statements shall be deemed received.
6. Upon the registration on Fantgames and in Fantgames Apps, every player acknowledges the exclusive (intellectual) property right of the operator to the General Terms and Conditions.
7. If any of the provisions and conditions of the contract is or becomes legally ineffective, the remaining parts of the contract shall remain in full force and effect, unless adherence to the contract would entail an unacceptable hardship for either party.
V. SPECIAL TERMS FOR THE PREMIUM SUBSCRIPTION
A. General Provisions
1. A Standard Account can be upgraded to a Premium Subscription Account by signing up for a subscription, which is subject to a fee. This is possible only within the framework of the Fantgames website, but not within the framework of Fantgames Apps.
2. When registering for a Premium Subscription Account, the user must fill in the following data fields completely, correctly and without providing any misleading information:
a. first name and surname,
b. home address,
c. date of birth.
3. Should details provided by a user prove to be incorrect, the operator is entitled to exclude the user from services and delete or withhold Fants credits where applicable.
4. The user undertakes to keep his/her personal data up-to-date at any time, and to correct the user data on the website forthwith by following the link "Personal Data", in the event of any changes of name, address, e-mail, etc.
B. Fantgames Premium Subscription
Dependent on the length of your subscription, you can also receive a lump sum of Fants when you subscribe.
C. Start, Duration and Termination of Contract
1. Premium Subscription can be ordered at the Shop on the Fantgames website. The contract for the use of the subscribed services becomes effective upon the user's payment for the chosen subscription period.
2. Upon expiry of the initial subscription period, the contract shall not be extended automatically.
3. Regular termination of the contract during a subscription period which has already been paid for is excluded.
4. This shall not affect the right to terminate the contract for good cause. Good cause shall be deemed to exist, in particular, if the user culpably infringes the regulations contained in these General Terms and Conditions.
5. In the case of termination for the reason mentioned in Point 4, the user shall not be entitled to any refund of the fee paid.
6. Before the expiry of the subscription period already paid for, the user will be reminded by e-mail to pay the fee for the next subscription period.
7. The subscription ends upon expiry of the subscription period already paid for.
8. If no fee is received by the operator to extend the subscription period, the user will not be able to use the subscription features any more after the pre-paid subscription period has expired.
9. Should payment not be made, the ranking list data of the user will be saved for 30 days. Should no payment be received during this period, the ranking data will be deleted and the subscription shall be deemed cancelled.
D. Terms of Use
1. The user guarantees the correctness of the data entered when registering. Any individual may only be represented by one active account in the Premium Subscription area of the website.
2. In addition to adhering to the terms of use the user undertakes to refrain from taking any measures to gain an unfair advantage in the ranking lists. In particular, collusion between participants in a game is forbidden.
3. The user explicitly agrees to the ranking list formula as explained in the help section on the Fantgames website. The operator reserves the right to subsequently change the ranking formula or the ranking system, and to change the points of the users in the ranking lists in this context. The user has no claim to points that are not awarded for reasons such as system errors.
E. Other Terms
1. The operator reserves the right to change the fee for the Premium Subscription at any time. Any such changes shall not become effective until the current subscription is extended. Any changes are shown on the website.
2. The operator will make reasonable efforts to check the correctness of the ranking lists and result details shown, yet cannot guarantee in any way the complete accuracy of the data shown. The operator reserves the right to correct incorrect data and game results retrospectively, as well as to remove individual users from the ranking lists in case of violation of the terms of use.
3. On a subsidiary basis to the special terms in Section V, the General Terms of Sections I to IV as well as the relevant legal provisions apply.
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110105 16:22:30  InnoDB: Error: Write to file (merge) failed at offset 4 1387266048.
InnoDB: 1048576 bytes should have been written, only 888832 were written.
InnoDB: Operating system error number 0.
InnoDB: Error number 0 means 'Success'.
Why are the files deleted while in use? This makes it very painful for a DBA to manage it and see what's using space. I know it's a typical Unix paradigm, but cleanup-on-start and leaving the files linked is much easier to manage.
Why are the error messages useless? How else is a DBA supposed to track this down?
I could also note that using online index add makes useless the only previous way of getting some sort of a status update while adding indexes: watching the temporary file grow. Perhaps it's time to bring back my patch to show progress (MySQL Bug #26182)?
1 Running MySQL-server-percona-5.1.42-9.rhel5 with innodb_version = 1.0.6-9.
2 Perhaps it should go on Fast Index Creation in the InnoDB Storage Engine: Limitations at very least?
Posted on January 5, 2011 by Jeremy Cole.	This entry was posted in InnoDB, MySQL. Bookmark the permalink.
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I've hit this myself – found the same workaround. It more or less makes sense – the temporary file is because fast index create sorts data first.
The behaviour is similar to how other temporary files in MySQL work (create and delete). It's not the most intuitive, but the argument for it is that it allows for resources to be free if MySQL restarts/crashes.
The problem continues up to 5.5.6. 5.5.6-rc is not affected by this issue. I have not looked at the change log though so this is just a note.
The fact that the DB deletes these files so you can't monkey with them is kind of a nice trick but means that you have to do the /proc trick to debug the problem.
Which is kind of annoying….
But yeah… clearly InnoDB needs to handle this case better.
I do agree with Point 3. A lot of error messages could be made more verbose. It would have saved a lot of time.
It's not just adding indexes in innodb which does this; in fact, any filesort which hits the disc uses deleted-while-in-use files.
These are a pain in the arse because they use space but you can't see them.
I did explicitly say: "This is a new requirement with InnoDB plugin"; previously InnoDB did not require tmpdir space, now it does. How can that be disagreed upon?
Use 'lsof', not the /proc fs, and you can see the temp file sizes.
Thanks Jeremy, I just hit the same wall on MariaDB 5.5.31 . Your post saved me a lot of time.
In regards to your progress patch. I can see that some operations like ALTER , LOAD DATA INFILE show progress but REPAIR and ALTER ADD INDEX do not. I'm not sure if MariaDB are using your patch as well, but obviously it would be nice to have the progress across all major maintenance tasks.


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Grüss an Aachen has been in constant production since it was introduced in Germany, by Rose Breeder Philipp Geduldig, in 1909. 'Aachen' was the location of Geduldig's nursery, a historic city on Germany's western border.
This charming old-fashioned rose is well known for its dwarf growth, only reaching approximately 0.75cm, its creamy white fragrant rosette-shaped blooms and its capacity to repeat flower. The buds are orange-yellow and the flowers palest pink, fading to cream, on an excellent healthy bush with attractive rich green foliage. The blooms are usually 7 to 9cm in diameter, consisting of 40 to 45 petals and are borne in short-stemmed clusters with a slightly sweet fragrance.
Grüss an Aachen has interesting parents, namely the seed parent white Hybrid Perpetual Frau Karl Druschki and its pollen parent, the forgotten Hybrid Tea, Franz Deegan. However, Grüss an Aachen has never accurately fitted into the Hybrid Tea category. This rose bush resembles a neat shrub-like Floribunda and even though it predates the Floribunda class by decades, it is often classified as a Floribunda rose in modern reference books. Some experts regard Grüss an Aachen as "an early precursor of the popular David Austin English roses", but regardless of the category or classification, this superb heritage rose has over a century of history and many devotees.


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Q: Any way to stop a block literal in swift Like below, i want to stop the literal by something like break
var numbers = [1,2,3,4]
numbers.forEach {
    if $0 % 2 == 0 {
        break
    }
}

A: Since you want to stop on the first match, you should use first and not forEach:
numbers.first { (number) -> Bool in
    return number % 2 == 0
}

Do something with the result (the first even number on the list):
if let firstEvenNumber = numbers.first(where: { $0 % 2 == 0 }) {
    print("The first even number on the list is \(firstEvenNumber)")
}

Bonus: create a list of all the even numbers using filter:
let allEvenNumbers = numbers.filter { $0 % 2 == 0 }

A: forEach is not a loop (it is a block passed to a loop, but not a loop itself), or more accurately, forEach is not part of Swift's Control Flow.  Which is why you can't use break or continue.
Just use a for-in loop.

Example :
var numbers = [ 1,2,3,4]

func firstEvenNumber(inArray array: [Int]) -> Int? {

    var firstMatch : Int?

    for number in numbers {
        if (number % 2) == 0 {
            firstMatch = number
            break
        }
    }
    return firstMatch
}

firstEvenNumber(inArray: numbers) // 2

You can use return inside the forEach closure, but it does not break the loop, it only returns the block in the current pass.
var numbers = [ 1,2,3,4]

func evenNumbers(inArray: [Int]) -> [Int] {

    var matches : [Int] = []

    numbers.forEach{
        if $0 % 2 == 0 {
            matches.append($0)

            // early return on even numbers
            // does not stop forEach
            // comparable to a continue in a for in loop
            return
        }

        // only reached on uneven numbers
    }
    return matches
}

evenNumbers(numbers) // [2,4]

A: The document has explained。
    /// - Note: You cannot use the `break` or `continue` statement to exit the
    ///   current call of the `body` closure or skip subsequent calls.
    /// - Note: Using the `return` statement in the `body` closure will only
    ///   exit from the current call to `body`, not any outer scope, and won't
    ///   skip subsequent calls.

But you would like to try this.
extension CollectionType {

    /// Use as
    ///
    ///      let num = [1,2,3,4,5]
    ///      num.forEach{
    ///        if $1 > 3 { $2 = true }
    ///        print($0,$1)
    ///      }
    func forEach(body: ((Self.Generator.Element, Int, inout Bool) -> Void)) {
        var stop = false
        let enumerate = self.enumerate()
        for (index,value) in enumerate {
            if stop { break }
            body(value,index,&stop)
        }
    }

    /// Use as
    ///
    ///      let num = [1,2,3,4,5]
    ///      num.forEach{
    ///        if $0 > 3 { $1 = true }
    ///        print($0)
    ///      }
    func forEach(body: ((Self.Generator.Element, inout Bool) -> Void)) {
        var stop = false
        for value in self {
            if stop { break }
            body(value,&stop)
        }
    }
}

A: I suppose in your case the most convenience is:
var numbers = [1,2,3,4]
for (_, element) in numbers.enumerated() {
    if element % 2 == 0 {
        break
    }
}

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Okay, nothing is done, but I've started doing it. I have made my selection from the scattered array of unfinished novels in my drawers (sounds like I keep them in my underwear, doesn't it?) and I have decided to attack my YA SF novel. An interesting choice since I had so little written already (only about 5000 words) and was really stuck on where to take it when I put it down.
I could have gone with the military clone novel which had six well-received chapters written. Or redrafted the (finished) YA fantasy that was my very first writing project. Or the fantasy novella that I was in the process of expanding to novel length. Or that novella's prequel that was showing more promise despite less progress. Or the Roller Ball-esque SF sport novel I started eons ago. Okay, the sport one was no more logical than the choice I made, but there are real arguments for the others over the one I picked. So let's reason things out.
The reason I didn't run with the military novel is, well, I have no military experience. Sure, "Poison Inside the Walls: was somewhat militaristic, but I really think I may save the clone one for a collaboration project. (Brad, you taking notes? Just saying…) I also feel like I have a better track record with science fiction than with fantasy, so that's the road I'm paving first. Still, I'm not abandoning fantasy; that's what got me writing in the first place.
I feel like I have a fairly solid perspective for writing this SF novel. As a teacher, I have an interesting perspective for viewing teen behavior. And the fact that it's going to have a lot of scholastic settings (not so unlike Harry Potter, but on a sublight ship rather than in a magic castle) will give me that much more perspective.
The problem with my first draft was that it started too slow and too fast all at once. There was no action to speak of, not on-screen action, but I tried to catapult froschool boy to space cadet in a single chapter. Whew. Again I'm taking a page from J.K. Rowling and letting the story set up a little while I draw out the drama of going into space. (Relax, my similarities should end there.) I was thinking like a short story writer and not like a novelist.
So today I got to work on the rewrite of the first chapter. I only finished one scene, but it was a good three pages or so, nothing to sneeze at. I open with my main character getting bullied rather than having him whisked away from school in a police car. (Yeah, yeah, HP gets bullied in the beginning too. So what?) The drama in the old draft was too far removed from my protagonist. Now it's in his face. Literally. A rough outline of events will get the story to where I had previously left off, but the character will be fully developed by then and that point will mark the beginning of his change.
I'm setting myself a goal of 5000 words per week to get this done. At that rate, it should take about a month to get the story where it left off before and another twelve weeks to get the draft finished. 80,000 is a good word count for young adult, isn't it? So that puts me into July. However, summer should provide ample opportunities to speed up the process. With luck, I'll be celebrating my first draft on the same night everyone else in America is setting off their own fireworks.
So it's a new start, a new first chapter, a few new goals to meet. C'mon muse, don't fail me now.
Sweet! Good luck with it, Oso 🙂 I've been working on a fantasy middle grade myself (it's one of the 5, and the shortest, so it might get done first). I have no qualifications to write about kids though, except for having been one. Oh well.


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Man Charged in Driving Deaths, Including Mack Motzko
The Associated Press Published: August 9, 2021
MINNEAPOLIS (AP) — A Minnesota man has been charged with four counts of criminal vehicular homicide for crashing his car while driving drunk, resulting in the deaths of two passengers, one of whom was the son of the University of Minnesota men's hockey coach.
The Hennepin County Attorney's Office says 51-year-old James Blue, of Orono, was intoxicated when he crashed his 2017 Bentley Flying Spur in a wooded area near Lake Minnetonka on the night of July 24.
The crash killed 20-year-old Mack Motzko, son of Gophers hockey coach Bob Motzko, and 24-year-old Sam Schuneman, of Maple Grove.
The Orono Police Department says lab results showed Blue's blood alcohol content to be 0.175, more than twice the legal limit in Minnesota.
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Francis M. Deng has recently been assigned the position of South Sudan's Roving Ambassador after having been the country's first Permanent Representative to the United Nations. Prior to that, he served for five years as the United Nations Secretary-General's Special Advisor on the Prevention of Genocide at the level of Under-Secretary-General. From 1992 to 2004, he served as Representative of the Secretary-General on Internally Displaced Persons. His first position in the United Nations was that of Human Rights Officer in the Secretariat from 1967 to 1972 when he was appointed Sudan's Ambassador to the Nordic Countries. He was also Sudan's Ambassador to Canada and the United States of America and was also Minister of State for Foreign Affairs for five years. After leaving his Government's service, he held a series of positions in leading think tanks and universities in the United States. Dr. Deng graduated with an LLB (honors) from the University of Khartoum to which he was appointed a member of the Law Faculty and then sent abroad for post-graduate studies. He holds an LLM and a JSD from Yale University Law School. Dr. Deng has authored and edited over thirty books in a wide variety of fields and has written two novels on the crisis of national identity in the Sudan.


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Doesn't work in the BachinDraw app window. But works in any other window.
What is blocking? At the same time, getPixelColor works fine.

A: Running the program with administrator rights helped.


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Charter Flight from Turkmenbashy to Istanbul planned for October 23, 2020
The U.S. Embassy has been informed of a charter flight planned for October 23, 2020 departing from Turkmenbashy International Airport to Istanbul Airport. The flight will be operated by Turkish Airlines and the cost of the ticket from Turkmenbashi to Istanbul will be $500.00. The baggage allowance is limited to 30 kg per passenger and …
Message for U.S. Citizens – Don't Let the Elections Pass You By
If you plan to vote in the November 2020 election it is important to ACT NOW! Don't wait, return your voted ballot right away! Remember U.S. embassies and consulates are not polling places; same-day in-person voting is not available outside the United States – but you can get assistance in requesting and returning your absentee ballot. Many states require …
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Message for U.S. Citizens: Potential Flight Opportunities for U.S. Citizens (June 23, 2020)
Event: The U.S. Embassy has become aware of two potential chartered flights from Turkmenabat Airport to Istanbul. The first flight may be between July 1-5 and a second flight may be scheduled between July 15-20. Please note that because of the lack of options, these flights are in high demand. Placing yourself on the list …
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Health Alert: U.S. Embassy Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (June 23, 2020)
Event: Reports of Infectious Disease and Quarantine of Private Citizens While there are no official reports of positive COVID-19 cases in Turkmenistan, the U.S. Embassy has received reports of local citizens with symptoms consistent with COVID-19 undergoing COVID-19 testing and being placed in quarantine in infectious diseases hospitals for up to fourteen days. The U.S. …
Message for U.S. Citizens: Soliciting Interest in Flight Opportunities
While commercial international flights continue to be suspended in Turkmenistan, the Embassy has become aware of plans to organize special flights to depart Turkmenistan. At this time, we do not have any flights to announce, but if these opportunities are confirmed and if spaces are available for U.S. citizens, we will inform individuals who register their …
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Information for visa applicants regarding novel coronavirus (COVID-19) (May 29, 2019)
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By US Embassy Ashgabat | May 29, 2020 | Topics: Alert, Consular Affairs, Immigrant Visas, News, Non Immigrant Visas, Travel & Tourism, Visas
Message for U.S. Citizens: Potential Flight Opportunity for U.S. Citizens (April 5, 2020)
Event: The U.S. Embassy has become aware of a chartered flight from Turkmenabat Airport to Roissy Charles De Gaulle Airport, Paris, on Thursday, April 9th. The charter will be organized through Bouygyes Turkmen and the fare will be $2000 (two thousand U.S. dollars per passenger) to be paid in cash at Bouygues Turkmen in Ashgabat. …
By US Embassy Ashgabat | April 5, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News
Message for U.S. Citizens: Potential Flight Opportunity for U.S. Citizens
Event: The U.S. Embassy has become aware of a chartered flight from Turkmenabat Airport to Roissy Charles De Gaulle Airport, Paris, on Thursday, April 9th. The charter will be organized through Bouygyes Turkmen and the fare will be $2000 (two thousand U.S. dollars per passenger) to be paid in cash at Bouygues Turkmen in Ashgabat. This …
By US Embassy Ashgabat | April 5, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Health Alert for U.S. Citizens (March 31, 2020)
Location: Turkmenistan Event: This message contains the following new information: U.S. Embassy authorized ordered departure status due to reduced international and medevac flight availability, and restriction of movement. The State Department advises U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel due to the global impact of COVID-19. The State Department is advising U.S. citizens traveling or residing outside …
By US Embassy Ashgabat | April 1, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News, Press Releases
Message for U.S. Citizens: Charter Flight Departing Turkmenistan
The Department of State's March 19, 2020 COVID-19 Update advised U.S. citizens to avoid all international travel at this time due to the global impact of COVID-19. At this time, there are no international flights out of Ashgabat, including medical evacuation flights. The U.S. Department if State is planning a charter flight this weekend that …
By US Embassy Ashgabat | March 26, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News
U.S. citizens who are considering returning to the United States
U.S. citizens who are considering returning to the United States should work with their airlines to make travel arrangements while flights are still available. In case commercial transportation options cease to be available, we are compiling a list of persons seeking to leave Turkmenistan. Please enroll in STEP and provide your name and contact information to …
By US Embassy Ashgabat | March 23, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News, Press Releases, U.S. & Turkmenistan
Global Level 4 Health Advisory – Do Not Travel
Message to U.S. Citizens: U.S. Embassy Ashgabat, Turkmenistan
Commercial flights to and from Turkmenistan have recently been suspended. On March 6, 2020, the Department allowed for the voluntary departure of non-emergency personnel and family members of U.S. government employees. The Government of Turkmenistan has informed the U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat that it intends to offer a limited number of seats on a commercial …
ALERT: NON-EMERGENCY CONSULAR SERVICES CLOSURE
Information for visa applicants regarding novel coronavirus (COVID-19): As of March 18, 2020, the United States Embassy in Turkmenistan is cancelling routine immigrant and nonimmigrant visa appointments. We will resume routine visa services as soon as possible but are unable to provide a specific date at this time. If you have an urgent matter and …
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (March 17, 2020)
Location: Turkmenistan Event: There is an ongoing outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) first identified in Wuhan, China. The global public health threat posed by COVID-19 is high, with more than 80,000 reported cases worldwide. While Turkmenistan has not reported any cases of COVID-19 within its borders, it has instituted measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Travelers should be …
By US Embassy Ashgabat | March 16, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Update on Travel Restrictions to the United States (March 13, 2020)
Entry of non-LPR foreign nationals who were present in the People's Republic of China, not including the Special Administrative Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, the Islamic Republic of Iran, the United Kingdom, the Republic of Ireland, or the 26 countries that comprise the Schengen Zone within 14 days prior to their arrival at the …
By US Embassy Ashgabat | March 13, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News, Notification, Travel & Tourism, Visas
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (March 6, 2020)
Location: Turkmenistan Event: There is an ongoing outbreak of Coronavirus (COVID-19) first identified in Wuhan, China. The global public health threat posed by COVID-19 is high, with more than 80,000 reported cases worldwide. The government of Turkmenistan has implemented enhanced screening and quarantine measures to reduce the spread of COVID-19. Travelers should be prepared for …
By US Embassy Ashgabat | March 6, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News
URGENT INFORMATION FOR VISA APPLICANTS REGARDING NOVEL CORONAVIRUS (COVID-19):
Entry of foreign nationals who were present in the People's Republic of China, not including the Special Autonomous Regions of Hong Kong and Macau, or the Islamic Republic of Iran, within 14 days prior to their arrival at the port of entry in the United States is suspended, per Presidential Proclamation. If you reside in, …
By US Embassy Ashgabat | March 2, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News, Notification, Travel & Tourism, Visas
Health Alert – U.S. Embassy Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (February 17, 2020)
Update on Coronavirus (COVID-19) Measures in Turkmenistan Location: Turkmenistan Event: The U.S. Embassy would like to provide an update on Coronavirus (COVID-19) measures in Turkmenistan. The U.S. Embassy is not aware of any known cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Turkmenistan. However, the Government of Turkmenistan has announced that citizens of all countries in which …
By US Embassy Ashgabat | February 17, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News
Quarantine Measures at Turkmenistan Airports Location: Turkmenistan Event: The U.S. Embassy is not aware of any known cases of novel Coronavirus (COVID-19) in Turkmenistan. As a precautionary measure, the Government of Turkmenistan is implementing quarantine measures based on travel histories that suggest the possible presence of the COVID-19. Travelers displaying symptoms of possible exposure and/or …
By US Embassy Ashgabat | February 14, 2020 | Topics: Alert
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Ashgabat (Turkmenistan), Heightened Tensions in the Region (January 4, 2020)
Location: Turkmenistan, countrywide Event: The U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat advises all U.S. citizens of heightened tensions in the region. U.S. citizens are encouraged to maintain a high level of vigilance and to practice good situational awareness. Actions to Take: Keep a low profile Be aware of your surroundings Update and maintain your list of emergency …
By US Embassy Ashgabat | January 4, 2020 | Topics: Alert, News
Message for U.S. Citizens: Closure of Routine Consular Services
Location: Turkmenistan, countrywide The Consular Section of the U.S. Embassy, Ashgabat, will be closed for routine Non-Immigrant Visa, Immigrant Visa, and American Citizens Services appointments during the holiday season from December 16th through December 30th. Emergency U.S. citizen services will be available during that time. The Consular Section will re-open for routine appointments on December …
By US Embassy Ashgabat | December 3, 2019 | Topics: Alert
Security Alert: U.S. Embassy Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (October 17, 2019)
Location: Turkmenistan, countrywide Update to security alert dated February 7, 2019: Recently, the European Union Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) authorized Turkmenistan Airlines to resume flights to the European Union following a suspension. U.S. Embassy personnel have been authorized to resume using Turkmenistan Airlines for both domestic and international flights. Background On February 7, 2019, the …
By myradovaa | October 17, 2019 | Topics: Alert
Security Alert – U.S. Embassy Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (May 14, 2019)
Location: Turkmenistan, countrywide Event: The U.S. Embassy in Ashgabat advises all U.S. citizens of heightened tensions in the region. U.S. citizens are strongly encouraged to maintain a high level of vigilance and to practice good situational awareness. Actions to Take: • Keep a low profile • Be aware of your surroundings Assistance: • U.S. Embassy …
By US Embassy Ashgabat | May 14, 2019 | Topics: Alert
Security Alert – U. S. Embassy Ashgabat, Turkmenistan (February 7, 2019)
Event: The European Aviation Safety Agency has suspended Turkmenistan Airlines landing rights at European Union airports. The European Aviation Safety Agency (EASA) has suspended Turkmenistan Airlines flights to and from the European Union airports pending confirmation that it meets international air safety standards. Effective immediately American Embassy personnel may not fly Turkmenistan Airlines on official …
By US Embassy Ashgabat | February 7, 2019 | Topics: Alert
Travel and Medical Advisory
Event: Some parts of Turkmenistan, including Ashgabat, are currently experiencing a dust cloud covering. It is believed this mixture of salt particles and dust is from the area around the Aral Sea carried here by strong winds, but we cannot independently confirm this information. The U. S. Embassy Health Unit, in consultation with colleagues in …
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Our family just spent a couple days in a Quebec Yurt. Let's start with a quick question: why on earth would somebody living a very comfortable life, in a nice house and all the accompanying luxuries of city living purposefully choose to head off into the woods with the now-apparent objective of being bug food? Why trade a couch, a Joe Rogan Podcast, 24 hours of Holmes on Homes, a fast internet connection, a memory foam mattress, and well stocked fridge for a crowded campground, no shower, hordes of mosquitoes, and a poison ivy laden walk to the crapper?
To be honest, we weren't exactly roughing it. Hard to complain about conditions when your tent has electricity, a stove and even a well stocked fridge. And although the campground seemed to be booked solid, us well to-do yurters were in a secluded part of the park, a private laneway with only 3 well-spaced yurts, a surprisingly clean washroom and long, quiet walking paths.
Before I wade into deeper waters perhaps it's best to explain what a Yurt is. Yurts are the traditional, mobile homes of Mongolian/ Central Asians living on the Steppes. They are nomadic folks and have been using these circular, portable dwellings for thousands of years. North Americans don't have to pack up their home and move across town unless all fourteen local supermarkets up and left. Steppe dwellers however don't have down the street access to chilled-vanilla-moka-chai and plane-loads of Costa Rican produce so they need to move to greener pastures from time to time – thus portable dwellings.
Does camping need to be difficult in order to for us appreciate the coming home. My friend Ron mentioned tonight that when he camps he likes it as basic as possible, getting 'close' to nature and that's how it should be. You're either a camper or you're not. And that means sleeping on the ground with only a thin sheet of nylon between you and the critters, BBQ-ing everything from jumbo dogs to empty Coors Light cans and since most modern camping involves neighbours – listening to Joe-Bob slam the door of his pickup after being on the losing end of a brouhaha with Daisy over the need of privacy for certain intimate activities.
If camping's too easy is it worthwhile? There's a notion that sleeping on a cold wet floor, cooking over an open flame (sometimes leading to disastrous consequences for the over-dangled Mallow) and getting more than a half dozen bug bites helps you to better appreciate the comforts of home. That by adding stress you then feel de-stressed upon your return and your Neanderthal, artificial deadline creating boss seems like just a silly annoyance. Personally I already have a largess of appreciation for my comforts – so, me thinks taking it easy out of doors (we actually had a locked door with an easy sliding window) is just fine. To each his own – so how about the yurt then?
In a word, yurting is ideal for 'campers' who prefer a mattress, fridge and stove in place of the wet ground (and boy would it have been wet), burnt burgers cooked on a half inch of baked grease and semi-cold beer. Though I'm sure that we can't really be referred to as campers. There was a 'camp' but there wasn't a whole lotta errr. We did have to walk down the road a bit to visit the loo but the place was meticulously cleaned by a well-trained staff every morning, so even that wasn't so rough. We did get to create a couple nice little bonfires, roast some marshmallows, see a firefly display and go canoeing – so there were outdoor elements to our stay. Combined with a nice Cabernet, a roof that kept the driving rain out and some valuable Monopoly time with our son – it was a very pleasant couple of days.
The yurt itself was kind of cool, but expensive for what it was. By the time you count up the Park fees, taxes and the yurt rental, we were looking at close to $300 for 2 nights. We're spending less than that for a couple nights at a resort in Stoneham, Quebec in a couple weeks (and that comes with a heated pool and room service). Price aside it was a neat experience. I can't say that we'd do it again but we have no regrets over the decision.
A note about Parc national de Plaisance, Quebec (just outside Ottawa).
The folks that work there were all polite and helpful. The parc is kept in great shape with easy access to the water, plenty of canoes and kayaks at the ready. Free wi-fi in the visitor's center, firewood & ice available along with maps and even a little shop for sweaters & souvenirs.


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One of the spookiest construction projects underway at the Grand Canyon is a so-called "skybridge" that stretches out over the yawning gulf of the canyon. The see-through bridge hangs 4,000 feet above the canyon floor, off of property owned by the Hualapai Tribe of Arizona. The controversial project--some Grand Canyon devotees are bothered by the manmade structure's intrusion--was built by a company with ties to Boise. Lochsa Engineering, which opened up a Boise office three years ago (Riley Mahaffey and his partner Lee Harrison are the local principals), has designed numerous hotel projects in Las Vegas and is also working on the remodel of the Simplot mansion, as it becomes the Idaho Governor's mansion. Mahaffey, a structural engineer, has been involved in everything from the famous First Street Viaduct Bridge in Los Angeles to the Idaho Independent Bank building just down Broad Street from the BW offices. The University of Idaho graduate may be afraid of heights, but he does know how to walk on a girder suspended several stories above the ground.
BW: Tell me how this odd-looking skybridge came to be.
The Hualapai Tribe wanted a revenue-maker, but they wanted something to really stand out, to make a statement. So the architect and the tribe came up with this.
It's gone through various permutations. It started out as a diving board kind of look. But they wanted people to not end up where they started. They wanted more flow.
Was the see-through floor part of it from the beginning?
Yes, they wanted people to experience the power of the Grand Canyon. You're almost 4,000 feet up.
How do you get something like that to be see-through, but also strong enough to hold people?
It's a plexiglass material. It's six inches thick at a minimum, in multiple layers. It's in three or four different layers. They can take the upper layer off and replace it as it gets worn. But the base structure will always be there. It will hold an 'emergency exit'-type load, which is 100 pounds per square foot. It's designed to be full of people.
I presume the maximum occupancy will be posted very clearly?
Oh, yeah. It was also designed for the wind. They did a site-specific wind analysis for it. The winds off of that face are huge.
So what else holds this up?
There's steel that holds it up, six-foot beams, with two-inch walls. There's two of them, an outer ring and inner ring. They stem back to the land, and it's anchored into the earth, about 40 or 60 feet. We drilled in to the rock. It's built sitting [on the cliff] and then it's rolled out into place, on rollers. Then they'll weld it into place.
That better be one heckuva weld.
Well, it's steel to steel.
You've seen how much damage an earthquake can do; did that give you any pause about building this bridge?
The factor of safety that's put into this is above and beyond. One thing might fail but there are other things that support it. It would have to be a pretty major catastrophe.
What did you do when you started?
I started out doing public-works structures for the city of Los Angeles. City wastewater treatment plants, municipal-owned infrastructure. It was interesting, and I learned a lot, but I wanted to get into more interesting, bigger stuff. And I also wanted to get back to Idaho.
Are all engineers alike, that they want to build something big?
Not necessarily. My partner and I were driven, and we wanted more challenging work. We wanted to get into high rises. Currently we have two six-stories here in Boise. Idaho Independent Bank, right here, and the building next door to it.
Is that the one with the crooked roofline? What's going on there?
The roof slopes, for drainage. Once the skin is put on, you won't even see it. It's intentional.
Now that you've been in other cities, do you see Boise with a more jaundiced eye, architecturally?
The budgets here are tighter. They're not able to do the sort of things they might do in Vegas. But the architectural talent around here is pretty impressive.
So what about the Boise tower site? Are they going to have to go in and start over?
There'll be some replacement, but not all of it. It's got the potential to be a landmark. It's right in the perfect spot. I'd like to see it built.


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University, Audubon partner to offer wildlife education to public
Wildlife viewing is one of the fastest growing wildlife-related recreation activities in the U.S., and those who live within driving distance of Pittsburg State University will have opportunities to learn more about it this fall, thanks to a continuing partnership between the Biology Department and the Sperry-Galligar Audubon Society.
Associate Professor Andrew George, who now serves as the program chair for the local Audubon chapter, has planned monthly beginner bird walks the first Saturday of each month at 8 a.m. His next walks are planned for Sept. 10, Oct. 1, Nov. 5, and Dec. 3. Locations include public lands such as Wilderness Park and Prairie State Park.
They are free and open to the public, and all ages and abilities are welcome. Details can be found on the the Sperry-Galligar Audubon Society Facebook page.
George also has lined up an informative semester of free programs featuring expert speakers. The programs will be held at PSU at 7 p.m. in Room 102 of Yates Hall and they are free and open to the public.
Kansas flyways: the current and future of understanding birds' movements
Presented by Alice Boyle, Kansas State University
Why is Kansas such an interesting place to study bird movement? Learn from Boyle — an internationally recognized scholar — about new discoveries, an exciting new initiative that already is transforming the study of bird migration, and how automated telemetry could dramatically improve our understanding of how birds use our grasslands.
Fantastic Birds and Where to Find Them
Presented by Mary and Alex Marine, Pittsburg State University
From coast to coast, beaches to mountain ridges, cities to wilderness, fantastic birds are everywhere! Join us on an adventure across the USA as Mary and Alex recount stories and share pictures of amazing birds, stunning landscapes, close encounters with wildlife, and interesting bird projects of which they've been a part!
The Marines, who are graduate students of George, also have planned a photo exhibit for The Root Gallery at Root Coffeehouse & Creperie, as well as a few talks open to the public that will focus on various aspects of birding.
The Kansas Birding Trail & Wildlife Viewing
Jenn Rader, Kansas Dept. Wildlife & Parks
Learn from Rader, who directs the Southeast Kansas Nature Center at Schermerhorn Park in Galena, Kansas, how a new program with KDWP came together, the importance of wildlife viewers in the realm of outdoor recreation today, and about a new program to promote women in the outdoors.
About Andrew George
George joined the faculty at PSU in 2016 and teaches courses in ornithology (birds), herpetology (amphibians and reptiles), wildlife ecology and management, terrestrial field ecology, principles of ecology, and general biology.
He and his students are conducting two important field research projects: they're working closely with the Missouri Department of Conservation to study the long-term effects of forest management on bird communities as part of the 100-year Missouri Ozark Forest Ecosystem Project, and with support from the Kansas Department of Wildlife & Parks are working on a project to study and help protect Kansas' only colony of the federally endangered gray bat.
He and his colleague, Associate Professor Christine Brodsky, have developed a long-term project to monitor mined-land ecosystems, with a special focus on birds, herpetofauna, and invasive plants.
Contact George or call 620-235-4030.
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