Apartment in the historical center of Carciano di Stresa, peaceful location, green area. 700 meters from the lake and the beach. Near supermarket that sells local typical products, a restaurant-pizzeria, a bar and a playground. The house has spacious rooms, the bathroom has been completely renovated, balcony equipped for lunch and to relax, windows with a partial view of the lake. There is a garden with a gazebo where you can eat or spend some relaxing moments.
The apartments are in the house where we live, in the other ones live also our daughters with their family. I personally did the restructuring of all the whole house some years ago, because I built several villas during my life as work. The whole house was built by my father in law, in the 1943, by a famous architect from Milan, and it is characterized by huge pink granite blocks, unique in their typology. The place is very quiet and the garden is luxuriant, especially in the spring. We are present in the house for all the guest needs during their holiday.
My father in law lived in Milan, where he had a sewing firm, he built this house because he loved very much to come to Stresa to spend his holiday, with his family. He was a lake lover, and a very sportsman, so Stresa was the perfect place for him, and not far from Milan. The view is incredible and the tranquillity is the first quality of this place.
The apartments are very confortable, in a beautiful place, with all the services: the near supermarket has everythings you need, the beach, the swimmingpool and the cablecar to Mottarone top are at just 5 minutes walking. The apartments are also fully equipted with all the necessary, including Satellite Television, and the rooms are very spacious, with very big windows. Air conditionig is not necessary, because in summer in the apartments there are not too hot.
The shower is new and is also very big. In the bathroom there is a washing machine.
There are some books about the territory of Stresa, Island Borromeo, vicinity and Lake Maggiore.
equipped garden for children and to spend some relaxing moments. There is also a gazebo where people can eat or having breakfast.
At Lido which is abut 7 minutes on foot from the house people can take the boat to visit the Island or to go on the other side of the lake.
At 30 minutes by car from Casa Belvedere you will find Mottarone: in winter it offers interesting skiing opportunities, in particular for beginners children. You can ski on 20 km of pistes seeing 7 Lakes! The landscape is unique and incredible. When there isn't the snow you can exploring Mottarone by Mountain bike which can be hired in the town, or walking around. There are other famous ski resorts very near, at about one hour by car from Stresa you will find San Domenico, Macugnaga, Domobianca, Alpe Devero, Formazza Ski, 150 km of pistes! Beautiful to visit them also in summer.
There are two important Golf Clubs near Stresa: one in Gignese, Alpino Golf Club, 7 km from the apartments, 9 excellent courses, the other in Magognino di Stresa, 5 km distant, Golf Club Des Iles Borromées, 18 courses, which is just a ten minute drive away from Casa Belvedere.
Notes on accommodation: The apartments have independent heating. These are a No Smoking accommodations. There is free parking available within 20m from the apartments. Outside: Casa Belvedere A has a balcony where you can stay with two deckchairs and a table, so you can eat on it.
Apartment was spacious with renovated bathroom. Nice balcony for two to sit outside and morning sun came in to both living room and bedroom. Good location for activities around the area.
Guiseppe & his daughter were very welcoming and the apartment was well equipped. It was well located for the Lido ferries & the cable car. The walk up to the apartment could be quite challenging for anyone with a low level of fitness. It is quite steep in places. we had a lovely stay.
The apartment is neat, clean and very well stocked. Location is quiet and tucked away in a nice neighborhood about a lovely ten-minute walk away Stresa. An excellent little grocery is a block away and there's a wonderful restaurant right down the street. All in all a very good experience. Giuseppe and his daughter were helpful and attentive. We were picked up at the train station and taken to the apartment.
Thank you for your words, we were happy to host you!
fantastic apartment..great position near boats and cable car also well stocked supermarket.
Fantastic hosts.... would definately come again. Aparment had everything you needed spacious and comfortable.
Thank you very much for your words, we'll be happy to host you again!
We received a warm welcome with Giuseppe meeting us at the station and driving us on a tour of Stresa. At the end of our stay he also kindly drove us down to the bus stop for the Alibus to Malpensa airport. So we had no need to carry our luggage and we did not hire a car, though, if we had, parking was free nearby. There was an excellent shop 3 minutes' walk away, open every day, serving bread, charcuterie and cheeses, as well as other basic groceries. Five minutes away there was also a friendly restaurant and bar at the Centro Sportivo, La Cascina, where we ate very well. To reach the Lido with access to the boats took us 20 minutes walking( downhill ), whilst a useful bus stop for other lakeside towns, and for Lake Orta was about 15 minutes. So we had easy access to transport and amenities whilst being away from the bustle of Stresa.
The entrance hall to the building is elegant, large and secure. The apartment was very spacious, clean and beautifully furnished with everything you could need for a comfortable stay. We used the balcony off the kitchen for our breakfasts and many evening meals. It had a very pleasant outlook over the garden, which was also available to us.. Fiamma joined her father to show us all the tourist information provided and offer advice. Our delightful hosts were available throughout the holiday should we need anything.
We really enjoyed our stay in this apartment, it was clean, very well equipped (they also provided us with a cot and highchair) and a good size for our family (two small children). Location is good (decent small shop nearby and a short walk down the hill into town). I'd be very happy to stay there again.
At ten minutes walking, or one minute by car, you can reach the Lido or Carciano di Stresa, where there is the equipped beach just in front of Bella Island, a Pizzeria-Restaurant, bar.
If you come here you have absolutely to see the Borromean Islands, Isola Bella and Isola Madre with their palace and gardens, and Isola Pescatori, a small village with small streets and typical restaurants that offers dishes with lake fish. Villa Taranto is another beautiful garden in verbania, rechable by boat, in april there are tulips and in summer Dahlie and Ninfee.
In Stresa there's also a cable car to reach Mottarone, the mountain with a view on 7 lakes and Monte Rosa chain. Nice walkings and ideal for downhill and bike excursion.
Alpinia garden, reachable by cable car, offers a fantastic view on the lake and typical flowers.
Lake Orta is also really interesting, 20 minutes by car or 3o minutes by bus.
Lake Mergozzo is also ideal to swim.
in 1 hour by car you can reach all the famous Ossola's Valleys such as Formazza Valley and Toce Waterfalls, Antigorio Valley, Antrona Valley famous for the lakes, Vigezzo Valley and famous villages like Macugnaga, at the base of Monte Rosa.
Lago Maggiore Express is an interesting day trip by train and boat that allows you to see different landscapes and admire the lakes shores from different perspectives.
At 30 minutes by car from Casa Belvedere you will find Mottarone: in winter it offers interesting skiing opportunities, in particular for beginners children.
You can ski on 20 km of pistes seeing 7 Lakes! The landscape is unique and incredible. You can reach Mottarone with the cable car, only ten minutes on foot from the house.
When there isn't snow you can exploring Mottarone by Mountain bike which can be hired in the town, or walking around.
There are other famous ski resorts very near, at about one hour by car from Stresa you will find San Domenico, Macugnaga, Domobianca, Alpe Devero, Formazza Ski, 150 km of slopes! Beautiful to visit this mountains also in summer.


Minister of Commerce, Industry & Textiles Anand Sharma and Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov at the 5th Indo-Russian Forum on Trade and Investment, in Moscow, on Thursday.
India has reaffirmed to Russia its firm commitment to continue and expand bilateral cooperation in nuclear energy notwithstanding the stalled commissioning of the Kudankulam nuclear plant, - reports The Hindu.
During his three-day visit to Moscow the Commerce Minister discussed the Kudankulam issue "in the larger context of our partnership" with Russia's Deputy Prime Minister Sergei Ivanov and Industry and Trade Minister Viktor Khristenko. "There is a very firm commitment on both sides to strengthen our cooperation in the civilian nuclear sector," Mr. Sharma told Moscow-based Indian media before leaving for India on Friday.
With Moscow completing talks on joining the World Trade Organisation, Mr. Sharma reiterated India's willingness to sign a Comprehensive Economic Cooperation Agreement (CECA) with Russia. "We are more than willing to negotiate CECA once Russia gains WTO membership," he said, adding that the pact will improve access for Indian companies to the Russian market through lower tariffs.
Mr. Sharma and Mr. Ivanov co-chaired the 5th Indo-Russian Forum on Trade and Investment, which focused on three priority sectors for bilateral cooperation - infrastructure, innovation and commercialisation of technologies, and pharmaceuticals. In a protocol signed on the results of the forum, the sides agreed to focus on infrastructure modernisation in both countries, especially in ports, rail and roads, automobiles and public transport, as well as heavy industry.
To facilitate cross-flows of investment and expertise in this sector they decided to explore the possibility of setting up Special Purpose Vehicle ог a similar mechanism to finance and manage infrastructure projects in both countries. The sides also agreed to consider joint financing of projects and technologies in РРР format, especially in nanotechnology, biotechnology, energy efficient technologies and other sectors.
Mr. Sharma revealed that Indian pharmaceutical companies will set up production facilities in Russia to manufacture dozens of affordable generics under a long-term Russian programme to develop the pharma industry. After a slow start this year Indo-Russian trade has picked up, with increased orders for Russian fertilisers and growing purchases of Russian diamonds. The uptake of Russian diamonds is expected to triple this year to $1.5 billion, the Commerce Minister noted. He said the two countries are well on the way to increase bilateral trade from $8.5 billion last year to $20 billion by 2015.


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Lawyer: Regulators sniffing around mobile privacy issues
By Nancy Gohring
Macworld NOV 14, 2011 9:45 pm PST
Regulators are starting to investigate what kind of oversight is in place to make sure that mobile applications don't encroach on user privacy rights, a lawyer in Microsoft's Windows Phone segment said on Monday.
Regulators have made some inquiries at Microsoft about the role the company plays in monitoring privacy policies of apps on Windows Phones, said Mary Newcomer Williams, the Microsoft attorney. "Suddenly, they're realizing this is something they should be concerned about but they're not sure how to tackle it," she said. "Regulators are interested in looking to platform providers to play an enforcement role in this space." That's because there are so many mobile applications that it would be a major undertaking for regulators to oversee all of them.
But Microsoft doesn't particularly want to play that role, she said. "On the platform provider side, we aren't really equipped to do that kind of enforcement either," she said. "We enable the download of a file to the phone. We don't know where it connects to and what data might come off the phone. So the idea that we might enforce a privacy policy that gets the right kind of consent, it's hard to imagine how you can do it."
She suggests that the best solution might be for a third-party organization to educate application developers on proper privacy practices and possibly run a certification program to demonstrate that apps comply with set requirements.
Williams spoke Monday in Seattle at a conference put on by Law Seminars International about legal issues in mobile broadband.
Most operating system developers have privacy policies but accountability isn't clear, said Chetan Sharma, principal at Chetan Sharma Consulting. If an application does encroach on a user's privacy, it's not clear who is to blame.
Part of the problem is that clear regulations don't exist about what kinds of privacy rights mobile users have. That's an indication of how new the market is, Sharma noted. Until a few years ago, there wasn't a vibrant mobile application market, and laws that regulate that market don't exist yet.
Some operating system providers like Microsoft and Apple set privacy requirements for applications and approve applications before they can enter their respective app stores. Google, however, has a much more hands-off approach where it has defined some policies but it doesn't serve as a gatekeeper. Developers can upload any application to the Android Market, but Google will remove applications that are found to run afoul of the policies.
Another new legal issue faced by Microsoft and other mobile software developers is complying with the many different regulatory regimes around the globe that apply to cloud-based services that users access from their smartphones.
Just a few years ago, Microsoft would sell its mobile operating system to an OEM and say "ship where you want and compliance is your problem," Williams said. Now, however, the operating system includes hooks back to services that Microsoft is delivering to the end users like search. That means Microsoft must be sure to comply with local regulations.
When Windows Phone first launched, it became available in 35 countries and Microsoft didn't necessarily want to build to the lowest common denominator, she said. With the newest version of the software, the company plans to expand into many more countries, she said. To address this issue, Microsoft worked to "build in switches" in the most sensitive services so that they can be easily turned off based on regulations in specific geographic regions, she said.

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Increased Co-payments for Doctor Visits Boost Health Care Costs for Seniors
Author: Brown University
Increasing co-payments for outpatient visits for seniors may make care more expensive.
Brown University researchers led by Dr. Amal Trivedi found that higher co-payments encouraged senior citizens to reduce their doctor visits, but they became sicker and required more expensive hospital care. Details are in the Jan. 28, 2010, edition of The New England Journal of Medicine.
For years many health experts believed that increasing insurance co-payments for routine doctor visits helped control costs. Patients faced with the higher price tag, they theorized, would simply cut back unnecessary visits, saving themselves and insurers money.
Brown University researchers now believe that the practice of increasing co-payments for outpatient visits "at least for senior citizens "may actually make care far more expensive. They determined that patients faced with higher co-payments did cut back on their doctor visits. But those same elderly patients ultimately required expensive hospital care because their illnesses worsened.
The finding, to be detailed in the Jan. 28, 2010, edition of The New England Journal of Medicine, has implications for insurers and politicians seeking ways to control costs but also improve quality of care.
"It is a lose-lose proposition for most health plans," said Dr. Amal Trivedi, the study's lead author. "Our study suggests that when you raise co-payments for ambulatory care among elderly beneficiaries, particularly those with low incomes, lower education and chronic disease, they do cut back on their outpatient care but are more likely to need expensive hospital care." Trivedi is assistant professor of medical science in the Department of Community Health at Alpert Medical School.
The research findings are surprising, Trivedi said, because they counter long-standing thinking about health insurance and the effects of co-payments on patients' use of medical care and on their health. Studies from the early 1970s concluded that patients cut back on doctor visits when the cost of their insurance co-payments went up, but their health wasn't affected. Trivedi said the studies at that time did not include elderly patients.
For this study, Trivedi looked at Medicare data involving nearly 900,000 beneficiaries across the country. All were over age 65.
Trivedi and his team compared 18 Medicare plans with increased co-payments for outpatient care and 18 that offered similar coverage but had kept co-payments steady. The more expensive plans saw co-payments double for primary care, from $7.38 on average to $14.38, and from $12.66 to $22.05 for specialty care. For the plans where co-payments remained constant, those co-payments remained at $8.33 for primary care and $11.38 for specialty care.
During the following year, patients in health plans that increased co-payments reduced their visits to the doctor's office. But patients in these plans also had an increase in hospital admissions. By contrast, patients in health plans that maintained low co-payments had little change in hospital rates. Increased cost sharing led to nearly 20 fewer annual outpatient visits to the doctor's office per 100 enrollees. But annual hospital admissions grew by 2.2 per 100 enrollees. The higher price for outpatient care also led to 13.4 annual days in the hospital per 100 enrollees.
Trivedi and the other researchers found the effects of higher co-payments for outpatient care were particularly magnified among lower income senior citizens and among patients who had hypertension, diabetes or a history of heart problems.
The study "answers important questions," Trivedi said. "We have almost no data for elderly patients on the effect of increasing outpatient payments. Our study suggests that increasing these co-payments for the elderly is an ill-advised cost-containment strategy."
Trivedi said he hopes insurers use the data to reduce or at least not increase the amount of money Medicare beneficiaries must pay to see their doctors.
Trivedi conducted his study with graduate student Husein Moloo and Vincent Mor, chair of the Department of Community Health at Brown.
The research was funded by a Pfizer Health Policy Scholars Award and a career development award from the Veterans Affairs Health Services Research and Development Service.
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Bowl previews and picks against the spread: Everything you need to know for the New Year's Eve games
Nick Bromberg and Sam Cooper
Belk Bowl: Kentucky (7-5) vs. Virginia Tech (8-4)
Location: Charlotte | When: Dec. 31 (Noon ET) | TV: ESPN | Line: Virginia Tech -2.5
HOW THESE TEAMS GOT HERE
Kentucky: The Wildcats got here with some ingenuity and old-school offense. After quarterbacks Terry Wilson and Sawyer Smith were injured, wide receiver Lynn Bowden moved to QB. And UK rebounded from three straight SEC losses to get to 7-5 and post a 3-5 record in conference play.
The Wildcats were 4-5 after losing 17-13 to Tennessee on Nov. 9 but ended the season on a three-game win streak with victories over Vanderbilt, Tennessee-Martin and Louisville.
Kentucky's Lynn Bowden moved from wide receiver to quarterback in 2019. (AP Photo/Bryan Woolston)
Virginia Tech: It was hard to figure out the Hokies at the end of September. Tech had lost to Boston College and Duke and its wins were over Furman and Old Dominion.
Well, it turned out that Virginia Tech was pretty good. The Hokies won three straight games in October before losing to Notre Dame to start November. A win over Wake Forest followed that Notre dame loss and then shutouts of Georgia Tech and Pitt preceded a Commonwealth Cup loss to Virginia. That stung because it broke a 15-game win streak for the Hokies and also earned Virginia a spot in the ACC championship game.
WHY YOU SHOULD WATCH
There's no better way to end the year by starting the day with some football. And the Belk Bowl typically features a lot of points. Virginia's 28-0 win over South Carolina in 2018 was the first time since 2009 that the winner of the game didn't score at least 30 points.
Kentucky WR/QB Lynn Bowden: You may not have seen much Kentucky football this season. If you have, you can skip over this section. You know how awesome Bowden is. If you haven't, now you'll learn that Bowden has rushed 151 times for 1,235 yards and 11 touchdowns while primarily operating as a single-wing QB. He's thrown 62 times with 29 completions for 330 yards and also has 30 catches for 348 yards. He's a multi-faceted playmaker for the Wildcats and surely has a place somewhere in the NFL.
Virginia Tech QB Hendon Hooker: The sophomore emerged as VT's primary QB as the season went on and has performed admirably. The two interceptions he threw against Virginia were his first two picks of the season. He's thrown 11 touchdowns against those two picks and he's also the team's second-leading rusher with 306 yards.
NFL DRAFT PROSPECT
Kentucky G Logan Stenberg: An absolute mauler in the run game at left guard, Stenberg could be the highest-drafted 2020 prospect on the field here. He struggles to play with proper leverage at times, standing too upright in his stance, and is good but not great as a puller. Stenberg also has been flagged for a whopping 12 penalties, one of the highest totals for any interior blocker in the country. But Stenberg could still be a force in this game, against Tech's solid run defense. Stenberg reminds us a bit of 2014 Jacksonville Jaguars third-rounder Brandon Linder — but with even more mass.
— Eric Edholm
WHAT'S ON THE LINE
Kentucky: A win pushes the Wildcats to 8-5 and would give UK back-to-back seasons with eight or more wins for the first time since 2006 and 2007. The bowl appearance is also Kentucky's fourth consecutive postseason game. That's the second-longest streak in school history.
Virginia Tech: A victory sends longtime defensive coordinator Bud Foster out with a win and gives VT its first bowl win since a victory in the 2016 Belk Bowl.
Nick Bromberg: Kentucky +2.5
Sam Cooper: Kentucky +2.5
Picks from the Yahoo Sports College Podcast
Pat Forde: VT -2.5
Pete Thamel: VT -2.5
Dan Wetzel: VT -2.5
Sean Sullivan: VT -2.5
Arizona State and Jayden Daniels ruined Oregon's playoff hopes in 2019. (AP Photo/Matt York)
Sun Bowl: Florida State (6-6) vs. Arizona State (7-5)
Location: El Paso, Texas | When: Dec. 31 (2 p.m.) | TV: CBS | Line: Arizona State -4.5
Florida State: Florida State needed two wins late in the year just to get to a bowl game. The year started poorly with losses to Boise State and Virginia and an overtime win over UL Monroe. The Seminoles were up-and-down from there, eventually dropping to 4-5 on the year with a Nov. 2 loss to Miami. That defeat brought along the firing of head coach Willie Taggart, and Odell Haggins ended up finishing the year 2-1 as the interim. The wins came over Boston College and Alabama State while the loss was a 40-17 decision at Florida.
Arizona State: Arizona State was 5-1 and the No. 17 team in the country when it visited No. 13 Utah on Oct. 19. The Sun Devils would lose 21-3 that night in Salt Lake City in the first of four straight losses. But Herm Edwards' team would finish the year strong, snapping the four-game losing streak by pulling off one of the upsets of the year, a 31-28 win over No. 6 Oregon. ASU then closed out the year by beating rival Arizona 24-14 to lock up a winning record for the year.
These teams find themselves in interesting positions. Florida State has ex-Memphis coach Mike Norvell coming in next year. Will FSU's players be motivated to play hard with their new coach looking on? Meanwhile, Arizona State is in its second season under Herm Edwards and is full of young talent, but a few of the team's top skill position players have opted to skip the bowl. On top of that, the Sun Bowl features one of the coolest backdrops of bowl season with the mountains of El Paso surrounding the stadium.
Florida State WR Tamorrion Terry: Tamorrion Terry is a big play waiting to happen. Over his two years in Tallahassee, Terry is averaging 20.5 yards per reception on 86 total catches. Terry has 51 catches for 1,023 yards and eight scores this year. His 1,023 yards and 20.1-yard average are both the third-best mark in the ACC.
Arizona State QB Jayden Daniels: Jayden Daniels arrived at ASU as the second-ranked dual-threat quarterback prospect in the country. He certainly lived up to the billing during his freshman year in Tempe. Entering the bowl game, Daniels threw for 2,748 yards, 17 touchdowns and just two interceptions while completing 62.3 percent of his passes. He also has 319 yards and three scores rushing.
Arizona State C Cohl Cabral: The best 2020 prospects from the two schools are sitting this one out, either to prep for the draft (Arizona State WR Brandon Aiyuk, ASU RB Eno Benjamin, Florida State RB Cam Akers and FSU CB Stanford Samuels III) or because of injury (FSU DT Marvin Wilson). The latter being out should make it an easier assignment for Cabral, even though FSU's 346-pound nose tackle, Robert Cooper, is tough to move. Cabral isn't an elite athlete, but he's been valuable for the Sun Devils at left tackle for the first two games and at center ever since. We project him as a later Day 3 pick.
- Eric Edholm
Florida State: When FSU went 5-7 in 2018, it was the program's first losing season since 1976 — Bobby Bowden's first year in Tallahassee. Now, to avoid back-to-back losing seasons for the first time since 1975-76, the Seminoles need to beat Arizona State. If FSU wins the game, it would be the program's third straight bowl victory. FSU won the Orange Bowl in 2016 and the Independence Bowl in 2017,
Arizona State: Arizona State has lost three straight bowl games entering the Sun Bowl. ASU lost to West Virginia in the 2015 Cactus Bowl, lost to NC State in the 2017 Sun Bowl and to Fresno State in the 2018 Las Vegas Bowl. ASU can also get to eight wins in a season for the first time since 2014.
Nick Bromberg: FSU +4.5
Sam Cooper: ASU -4.5
Pat Forde: ASU -4.5
Pete Thamel: FSU +4.5
Dan Wetzel: ASU -4.5
Sean Sullivan: ASU -4.5
Navy's Malcolm Perry is one of the most dynamic rushers in the country. (AP Photo/Matt Slocum)
Liberty Bowl: No. 23 Navy (10-2) vs. Kansas State (8-4)
Location: Memphis | When: Dec. 31 (3:45 ET) | TV: ESPN | Line: Navy -2.5
Navy: It's the third 10-win season in coach Ken Niumatalolo's tenure. Navy lost to Memphis in Week 3 before reeling off five consecutive wins to move to 7-1 and into the AP top 25 ahead of a matchup with Notre Dame.
That didn't go well. Notre Dame's exceptional talent dominated and won the game 52-20. But Navy bounced back the next week and beat SMU at home before finishing the season with wins over Houston and Army.
Kansas State: Until Oklahoma got its doors blown off by LSU on Saturday night, the Wildcats had the honor of being the only team to beat the Sooners in 2019.
Kansas State moved to 5-2 on the season with that 48-41 victory over OU on Oct. 26. The Wildcats clobbered in-state rival KU the next week to move to 6-2 and it was easy for KSU fans to dream of a 10-win season given the schedule the rest of the way.
That didn't happen. Losses to Texas and West Virginia followed to knock KSU back to 6-4. But the Wildcats responded with wins over Texas Tech and Iowa State to finish at 8-4 overall and in a four-way tie for third in the Big 12 standings.
Because running the football is fun too. Navy's triple-option attack led by QB Malcolm Perry is great to watch when it's clicking and Kansas State runs the ball on approximately two-thirds of its offensive snaps.
Navy FB Jamale Carothers: As you can imagine, Navy is going to run, run, run and run some more. The Midshipmen average 60 runs per game to just eight passes and boast the 11th-best scoring offense in college football at 39 points per game.
The sophomore Carothers has been a big part of that rushing attack since a 154-yard performance at Tulane on Oct. 26. He's the team's second-leading rusher with 712 yards and averages 7.3 yards per carry, the most of anyone on the team. He's also second with 14 rushing touchdowns and has caught two touchdowns on just four passes.
Kansas State RB James Gilbert: The Ball State transfer is having his best season since 2016. Gilbert rushed for 1,332 yards and 12 touchdowns as a sophomore with the Cardinals but played just three games due to injury in 2017 and rushed for just 659 yards on 152 carries in 2018.
He came to Manhattan in the offseason and has emerged as K-State's lead back this season. Gilbert has played in 10 games and has 133 carries for 698 yards and six touchdowns. He was especially effective against Oklahoma, when he rushed 13 times for 105 yards and a score. Thanks to some nagging injuries, that was the last time he topped the 100-yard mark. But he should be ready to roll on Tuesday.
Navy QB Malcolm Perry: He's not likely to play much quarterback at all in the NFL, as we wrote a few weeks ago, but this fascinating prospect could be a specialist in the league — as a slot receiver, punt returner, runner or trick-play artist. The 5-9, 185-pound Perry will be capping his brilliant career with the Midshipmen by trying to find running room against a Wildcats defense allowing 4.91 yards per carry this season and 18 TDs on the ground. But NFL scouts watching this game will be continuing to measure Perry's nearly elite-level athleticism and trying to figure out ways how that can be unleashed in the NFL. We think he's got a shot to be drafted late.
Navy: The Midshipmen are looking for just the second 11-win season in program history. The first came in 2015 when Navy finished the year 11-2 and won the Military Bowl. That team finished No. 18 in the final AP top 25 and will probably be in that vicinity after the 2019 season with a win over K-State.
Kansas State: The transition from Bill Snyder to Chris Klieman has been an incredibly smooth one. We could look back in five years and say KSU's snagging of Klieman from North Dakota State was the best coaching hire of the 2018-19 offseason.
A win not only gives Klieman his first bowl triumph as Kansas State's coach but also extends Kansas State's bowl winning streak to three. The last time the Wildcats lost a bowl game was in Memphis in 2015.
Nick Bromberg: Kansas State +2.5
Sam Cooper: Kansas State +2.5
Pat Forde: Navy -2.5
Pete Thamel: Kansas State +2.5
Dan Wetzel: Navy -2.5
Sean Sullivan: Navy -2.5
Tra Barnett has rushed for over 1,000 yards in 2019 for Georgia State. (Photo by David John Griffin/Icon Sportswire via Getty Images)
Arizona Bowl: Wyoming (7-5) vs. Georgia State (7-5)
Location: Tucson | When: Dec. 31 (4:30 p.m.) | TV: CBSSN | Line: Wyoming -6.5
Wyoming: Wyoming opened the year 3-0, including a season-opening 37-31 home win over Missouri. From there, the Cowboys won three of their next five to get to 6-2 with a 3-1 mark in Mountain West play.
But Wyoming lost starting QB Sean Chambers to a knee injury in the win over Nevada on Oct. 26. The injury to Chambers, a run-first QB, forced backup Tyler Vander Waal into action. With Vander Waal as the starter, Wyoming lost three of its last four games to finish 7-5.
Georgia State: Georgia State found itself in the national conversation when it shockingly upset Tennessee 38-30 in Knoxville in Week 1. The win over the Vols was part of a 2-2 start, but the Panthers got to bowl eligibility early with a four-game winning streak in the month of October. From there, Georgia State closed out the regular season by losing three of four games, including a 38-10 loss to Georgia Southern.
Wyoming has a really solid defense, allowing just 17.8 points per game. That's the 11th-best figure in the country. The Cowboys will go up against the 28th-ranked offense in the country from Georgia State in this one, so it could prove to be a pretty competitive matchup to flip to if the Sun Bowl or Liberty Bowl aren't catching your eye.
Wyoming DB Alijah Halliburton: Halliburton emerged as a first-team All-Mountain West performer in 2019 for the Cowboys. The 6-foot-2, 190-pound senior leads the Mountain West with 119 tackles to go with 10 tackles for loss, two sacks and an interception. For his career, Halliburton has 212 total tackles.
Georgia State RB Tra Barnett: Tra Barnett ranks 12th in the country with 1,389 rushing yards on 233 carries. The first-team All-Sun Belt selection also has 12 touchdowns on the year. The 5-foot-10, 185-pound speedster is averaging 6.0 yards per carry on the year and is up to 2,092 yards and 19 scores for his career.
Wyoming LB Logan Wilson: The 6-2, 250-pound linebacker is a three-time captain and the best player on the Cowboys' defense. Yes, he's a tackle machine, having racked up 414 (34 for loss) over his four seasons. But Wilson is more than that, displaying the kind of soft hands in coverage — 10 career INTs, four this season — that you'd expect from a converted high-school wide receiver. He's smart, instinctive and assignment-sound and could land in the fourth or fifth round if he plays well here and at the Senior Bowl.
Wyoming: After winning a combined six games in Craig Bohl's first two seasons in Laramie, Wyoming can get to eight wins in three of the past four seasons with a win in this one. Wyoming is 8-8 all-time in bowl games, so a win would put the team above .500 all-time in bowl play.
Georgia State: Georgia State began playing football in 2010 and moved up to the FBS level in 2013. Since then, the team has played in two bowl games: a loss in the 2015 Cure Bowl and a win in the 2017 Cure Bowl. Additionally, a win over Wyoming would get Georgia State to eight wins in a season for the first time.
Nick Bromberg: Wyoming -6.5
Sam Cooper: Wyoming -6.5
Pat Forde: Wyoming -7.5
Pete Thamel: Wyoming -7.5
Dan Wetzel: Wyoming -7.5
Sean Sullivan: Wyoming -7.5
Utah QB Tyler Huntley (1) and RB Zack Moss (2) have been a fantastic combination. (AP Photo/Rick Scuteri)
Alamo Bowl: No. 11 Utah (11-2) vs. Texas (7-5)
Location: San Antonio | When: Dec. 31 (7:30 p.m. ET) | TV: ESPN | Line: Utah -7.5
Utah: Do we need to relive why Utah is in San Antonio and playing on New Year's Eve instead of playing LSU in Atlanta on Saturday?
The Utes were in position to make the College Football Playoff for the first time with a win over Oregon in the Pac-12 title game. Instead, the Ducks clobbered the Utes and relegated Utah to the Alamo Bowl against a team that's three losses worse. If Utah is motivated for this game the Utes shouldn't have any trouble with an underachieving Texas team with a coaching staff in flux.
Texas: The answer to the cliche "is Texas back?" question was a resounding "nah" in 2019. The Longhorns looked like a good team against LSU in Week 2 and hung around against Oklahoma in Week 7 in a 34-27 loss.
But things went really poorly after that. Texas needed a last-second field goal to beat Kansas a week after the OU game. Then the Longhorns lost by 10 to a TCU team that ended up missing a bowl game. After beating Kansas State, Texas then lost consecutive games to Iowa State and Baylor before beating Texas Tech to avoid a 6-6 season.
It's New Year's Eve and parties and socializing are overrated. Watching football is the better choice. You can have a celebratory drink, watch a college football game, get to bed before midnight and be well-rested for the games on Jan. 1 and what will hopefully be a great 2020.
Utah QB Tyler Huntley: His stats aren't going to blow you off the page like many other QBs in 2019. But Huntley was one of the most efficient QBs in the country this season.
Huntley is 205-of-278 passing for 2,966 yards with 18 touchdowns and four interceptions in 2019. If you don't want to do the math, that's over 10 yards an attempt. As defenses worry about Utah's stellar rushing attack, Huntley can hurt teams deep, especially to tight end Brant Kuithe. The sophomore leads the team with 523 yards and six touchdowns on just 27 catches.
Texas WR Devin Duvernay: This is the guy you need to keep an eye on when Texas is facing a third down. Duvernay has caught 103 passes for 1,294 yards and eight touchdowns this season. Over half of those receptions have gone for first downs.
He operates out of the slot and can wriggle his way open in the middle of the field. He's also far and away Texas' most important receiver. No other Longhorn player has more than 35 catches in 2019. With No. 2 receiver Collin Johnson expected to be healthy for Tuesday's game, Duvernay could have plenty of space to work with behind Utah's linebackers.
Utah RB Zack Moss: We're big fans of Moss, who capped off his third 1,000-yard rushing season for the Utes, despite having suffered a season-ending knee injury in 2018. Separating himself in a loaded RB class is going to be a chore. But Moss — the cousin of former NFL receivers Santana and Sinorice Moss — has excellent burst, terrific vision and a vicious jump cut to get to where he needs to go. Despite Moss' injury history, he's playing in this game. We think he ultimately lands in the second or third round.
Utah: The Utes have already won 11 games for the first time since that famous 13-0 season in 2008. A 12-win season just adds to how great Utah has been — albeit with a bittersweet taste of missing the playoff.
Utah's Holiday Bowl loss last season was the first time the school had lost a bowl game since the Maaco Bowl in 2010. Coach Kyle Whittingham is a remarkable 11-2 in bowl games since taking over for Urban Meyer at the 2004 Fiesta Bowl.
Texas: A win for Texas runs Tom Herman's bowl record with the Longhorns to 3-0 and avoids a second 7-6 season in three years. It also gives Texas just its second eight-win season since Mack Brown went 8-5 in 2013, his final season with the Longhorns.
Nick Bromberg: Utah -7.5
Sam Cooper: Utah -7.5
Pat Forde: Utah -7
Pete Thamel: Utah -7
Dan Wetzel: Utah -7
Sean Sullivan: Utah -7
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The University of Tennessee at Chattanooga women's soccer team was picked to finish seventh in the Southern Conference preseason poll the league office announced today.
The Mocs finished sixth last season posting with a 3-4-2 league record. UTC started seven or eight freshmen and sophomores last season and return 15 veterans to the roster. 2017 SoCon Freshman of the Year Chloe Arnold and second team all-conference performer Jordan Mueller highlight the Mocs returning players. Chattanooga added seven newcomers this season.
Samford received three first place votes and finished one point ahead of UNCG in the voting.
The Spartans received five first place votes, finishing out of first place in the poll since 2011.
Furman was third in the voting with 68 points and two first place votes followed by Western Carolina (56) while ETSU and Mercer tied for fifth with 39 points, just one point ahead of the Mocs.
VMI (25), Wofford (23) and The Citadel (13) rounded out the voting.
Last season the Mocs' posted wins over Western Carolina, Wofford and The Citadel and took Mercer and UNCG into double overtime draws. UTC advanced to the quarterfinal round of the SoCon Tournament, falling to the Spartans.
UNCG had three selected to the preseason all-conference team with Furman, Samford and Western Carolina each claiming two spots. ETSU and Wofford each added one selection to the 11-player list. Coaches were not allowed to vote for their own team or student-athletes.
Chattanooga will host Belmont Thursday afternoon in a preseason exhibition. The season opener will be August 17 at Finley Stadium in a 3:00 p.m. kickoff against Alabama A&M. Admission to all UTC home matches is free. There is a fee to park at Finley Stadium. Please be aware that Finley Stadium has implemented a clear bag policy.


Thank you for checking us out! At Lord of Life in Brighton, Michigan, we invite you to join us for worship or for one of our upcoming events.
We are the church you've been looking for, with a nice mix of children, teens, young parents, middle-aged adults, and seniors. Our weekly worship service begins at 9:30 a.m. and lasts one hour.
You won't find any songbooks, hymnals, or bulletins at Lord of Life, as everything is on a large screen. The only book in each chair is the Holy Bible. Our worship music is led by a gifted praise band that incorporates traditional and contemporary Christian songs.
Worship is followed immediately by Sunday School for ages 3, up to the sixth grade. Confirmation Class for children in grades 7 and 8 is also held, and our hospitality hour takes place in the dining room. An adult Bible study follows the hospitality hour.
Complimentary nursery care is offered for infants and toddlers in our fully-staffed and equipped nursery, from 9:15 a.m. until the end of worship.


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Season break for Zindagi's Bhaage Re Mann
The show that stole our hearts with its simple yet emotional story, Bhaage Re Mann, Zindagi's first original series is set to have the season finale of this season on Saturday, 19 March 2016. Bhaage Re Mann that premiered on 30 November 2015 has created a lasting impression in the hearts and minds of viewers across the country. A unique slice of life show that advocates following your heart, the show revolves around the life of Padmini (Karuna Pandey) an independent woman who through her innovative and quirky take on life, deals with her challenges head on.
This season's finale comes to an end as the ghosts of past return! Just as the love story between Padmini and Raghav gains momentum, Raghav finally gathers courage to propose to Padmini who is confused about her feelings. The first season witnessed a roller coaster ride of emotions, humour, and romance; with the devastating loss of Anjali, to Jyothi deciding to leave her husband, to Maa trying to protect Raghav from Padmini. The show has shown various facets of Padmini and how she dealt with each situation in her unique and quirky way. She has helped her loved ones, to see life differently and face their problems with her out of the box solutions.
As we come to a close of the first part of this journey in Padmini's life, find out if Raghav will stand his ground and move forward in his relationship with Padmini or will a last minute arrival signal a new twist in this tale? Kyunki Yeh Toh Bas Shuruaat Hai…picture abhi bhi baaki hai.
Embrace the Padmini in you and follow your heart as you await the return of this much loved show – Bhaage Re Mann.
Find out if Padmini and Raghav's love story finds a voice or will the arrival of someone else make our wait to see them together… a little longer in the finale episode of Bhaage Re Mann – Saturday 19th March, 2016 at 8:30 pm.
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Василий Викторович Федин (; род. 2 ноября 1968, Кривой Рог) — украинский политик и предприниматель, депутат Херсонского городского совета с 2006 года, генеральный директор Херсонского судостроительного завода.

Биография
Из рабочей семьи, родился в г. Кривой Рог. Отец, Виктор Дмитриевич, 25 лет проработал бурильщиком и взрывником на шахте, мать — строитель. Василий Федин получил четыре высших образования, в том числе, закончил специальность «корабли и океанотехника» в Херсонском филиале Национального университета кораблестроения имени адмирала Макарова (в 2010 г.).

Трудовая деятельность:
 1986 — работал трубоукладчиком в передвижной механизированной колонне № 555 треста «Криворожсельстрой».
 1989—1991 — работа в органах ЛКСМУ, Днепровский союз молодёжи.
 1993—1997 — работал заместителем начальника, начальником Терновского отдела Криворожского филиала Днепропетровского коммерческого банка «Приватбанк».
 1997—2003 — начальник финансового отдела, заместитель председателя правления по экономике и финансам ОАО «Центральный ГОК».
 2003—2005 — директор по инвестициям и корпоративным правам ОАО «ДМЗ им. Петровского».
 2011—2012 — президент ПАО «Николаевский судостроительный завод "Океан"». За время его работы объём производства предприятия вырос в 7,6 раза (с 846,5 тыс грн в октябре 2011 года до 6 млн 440 тыс грн в апреле 2012 года).
 С 2005 года по сегодняшний день — генеральный директор ОАО «Херсонский судостроительный завод».
На 2012 год — Херсонский судостроительный завод — наибольшее предприятие Херсона, которое обеспечивает самый весомый взнос в экономику города, 40 % всего объёма судостроения Украины производится на ХСЗ.
В 2011 году ХСЗ заключили самый крупный в истории независимой Украины контракт на строительство трёх полнокомплектных танкеров. ХСЗ сегодня — единственное предприятие на Украине, ведущее строительство полнокомплектных танкеров и сухогрузных судов.

Политическая деятельность
Политическая карьера Василия Федина началась в конце 2005 года, когда он вступил в Блок Юлии Тимошенко.

В марте 2006 года его избирают депутатом Херсонского городского совета по спискам БЮТ, где он становится председателем постоянной комиссии по вопросам планирования, финансов, бюджета и социально-экономического развития. Также он становится руководителем отделения БЮТ Комсомольского района г. Херсона.

В декабре 2009 года Василий Федин оставляет БЮТ и вступает в Партию Регионов. При этом он сохраняет за собой должность главы бюджетной комиссии.

В октябре 2010 года Василий Федин снова избирается в Херсонский городской совет по списку Партии Регионов.

В 2012 году Василий Федин выдвигается кандидатом в депутаты ВР Украины по 183 мажоритарному избирательному округу и занимает второе место.

В настоящее время является руководителем Херсонской областной организации партии "Оппозиционный блок".

Инцидент с убийством велосипедиста
6 октября 2013 года в г. Херсоне Василий Федин за рулем служебного автомобиля совершил наезд на велосипедиста, который двигался в попутном направлении и начал пересекать проезжую часть. В результате ДТП мужчина погиб на месте происшествия.

По данному факту 06.10.2013 ВР ДТП СУМВС Украины в Херсонской области внесены данные в ЕДДР с предварительной правовой квалификацией по ч. 2 ст. 286 УК Украины.

Какие-либо сведения о правовых последствиях инцидента для Василия Федина в открытых источниках отсутствуют.

Примечания

Ссылки
 Официальный сайт Херсонского судостроительного завода.

Общественные деятели Украины
Члены Партии регионов Украины
Предприниматели Украины
Директора промышленных предприятий

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Over the years, tourism in India has assumed phenomenal dimensions. Considering that the country is splashed with a slew of historical and adventure-packed destinations, it does not come off as any surprise for many. Places like Leh and Ladakh, in particular, have not lost the sheen to the passage of time, and are dotted with spots, off the beaten track. These spots set the perfect settings for a peaceful retreat in the lap of nature at its prime. On the other side of the topography, places like Rajasthan and Udaipur, have erected the ancient, old world charm intact and give an inkling of the lavish Travel of royal families, who once took abode here. All this and lots more pique the interests of passionate globetrotters from both known and lesser-known regions of the world and call them out time and again.
Adventure motorbike tours in India have stemmed from the outrageously skyrocketing popularity of tourism in the country. A motorcycling enthusiast does not require to sell themselves over and over to earn a long ride on their dream motorbike. A number of business entities have built a niche for adventure-packed motorcycle trips across various destinations in India. These companies honor their clients with a vast array of premier motorbikes at nominal charges in their fleet to choose from. The fleet features the likes of Royal Enfield, Harley Davidson, Ducati Scrambler, and Triumph motorcycles, to name a few.
Looking to venture into less-explored territories? The motorbike will make a fitting companion on your adventure-filled expeditions. Motorcycle tours promise a living-on-the-edge experience. Nothing beats the pristine beauty of welcoming densely forested wilderness, where seemingly-overwhelming ecological reserves regale you with undying, captivating scenery. Certainly, it will sculpt a lasting impression on your mind, as if on stone. As the time passes by, images from your motorcycling escapades will come flooding back to you over and over again.
Motorcycle companies organize adventure trips to various places across the country. These destinations lay out a long, sprawling stretch of biking trail through the least-explored wilderness and high-altitude passes for adventure-seeking spirits across the globe. Moreover, these entities have their own supplies of gears and accessories, packaged into adventure trips. Beside fixed long and short rides, these companies offer custom tours, as demanded by clients. Overall, these entities provide a 360-degree motorcycling solution to their clients.
Worldventure Dreamtrips: Are Dreamtrips Good Value or Not?


Even with all Facebook has done, the scale of misinformation still often feels overwhelming. Last month, a viral post falsely claimed that Cesar Sayoc, the suspect in the attempted bombing of prominent liberals and news organisations, was a secret Democrat participating in a "false flag" conspiracy. The post racked up nearly 80,000 shares, more than any post by The New York Times, The Washington Post or Fox News during the entire month of October.
Even the anti-abuse systems the company put in place after the 2016 election have not gone smoothly. One of the steps Facebook took to prevent Russian-style influence campaigns was to force political advertisers to verify their identifies. But the company left a loophole that allowed authorised advertisers to fill the "paid for by" disclaimer on their ads with any text they wanted, essentially allowing them to disguise themselves to the public.
Facebook has framed its struggle as an "arms race" between itself and the bad actors trying to exploit its services. But that mischaracterises the nature of the problem. This is not two sovereign countries locked in battle, or an intelligence agency trying to stop a nefarious foreign plot. This is a rich and successful corporation that built a giant machine to convert attention into advertising revenue, made billions of dollars by letting that machine run with limited oversight, and is now frantically trying to clean up the mess that has resulted.
"On the surface, for Facebook in particular, it's better because some of the worst content is getting taken down," said Jonathan Albright, the research director at the Tow Centre for Digital Journalism at Columbia University. Mr Albright, who has found networks of Russian trolls operating on Facebook in the past, has written in recent days that some of the company's features — in particular, Facebook groups that are used to spread misinformation — are still prone to exploitation.
In some ways, Facebook has it easy in the United States. Its executives and engineers are primarily English-speaking Americans, as are many of the content moderators doing the work of policing the platform. The country also has a strong independent press, law enforcement agencies and other stable institutions that are capable of filling in some gaps. And Facebook is highly incentivised to behave well in the United States and Europe, where its most important regulators (and the bulk of its advertisers) are.


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Q: std::stoi doesn't exist in g++ 4.6.1 on MinGW I tried compiling this simple program on IdeOne (which uses gcc 4.5.1) and on my Linux computer (which uses something like 4.6.4):
#include <string>
#include <iostream>

int main() {
     std::cout << std::stoi("32") << std::endl;
}

And it compiles perfectly and outputs 32. However, when I try to compile it on my windows computer with MinGW and gcc 4.6.1, I get this error:
test.cpp: In function 'int main()':
test.cpp:5:19: error: 'stoi' is not a member of 'std'

The same happens with std::stoul, etc. Does std::stoi and family not exist in MinGW for some reason? I thought gcc on MinGW (sh|w)ould behave the same as on Linux.

A: This is fixed in MinGW-w64, a fork of the original MinGW project that actually is interested in fixing bugs like this.  It was fixed as of g++ 4.9.2, and maybe earlier.

Note: for people coming here who have done a default install of CodeBlocks (which comes with the old, broken MinGW), and want to upgrade the compiler, see this answer.
You can use any build of MinGW-w64: I use the self-installer from mingw-builds.org, whereas that answer uses TDM-GCC-64.  If you want both 64bit and 32bit compilation you need to install and add 2 new compilers: mingw-w64 64-bit, and mingw-w64 32-bit.  It does NOT support using one installation of g++ with the -m32 or -m64 switch to toggle.

A: This is a result of a non-standard declaration of vswprintf on Windows. The GNU Standard Library defines _GLIBCXX_HAVE_BROKEN_VSWPRINTF on this platform, which in turn disables the conversion functions you're attempting to use. You can read more about this issue and macro here: http://gcc.gnu.org/bugzilla/show_bug.cgi?id=37522.
If you're willing to modify the header files distributed with MinGW, you may be able to work around this by removing the !defined(_GLIBCXX_HAVE_BROKEN_VSWPRINTF) macro on line 2754 of .../lib/gcc/mingw32/4.6.1/include/c++/bits/basic_string.h, and adding it back around lines 2905 to 2965 (the lines that reference std::vswprintf). You won't be able to use the std::to_wstring functions, but many of the other conversion functions should be available.

A: I am using MinGW 4.9.3-1. This problem seems to be still there.
As a workaround, I used the another way of getting integers from strings.
int rows, columns;
sscanf(argv[1], "%d", &rows);
sscanf(argv[2], "%d", &columns);

A: Use Mingw-w64.  I had this same issue and using Mingw-w64 worked for me.

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Air Force Common Admission Test (AFCAT) has required candidates for the post of Flying,Ground duty (Tech) and Ground Duty (Non-Tech). Eligible candidates may apply online from 03 June 2017 to 29 June 2017. More detail about this notification are given below.
Number Of Posts: Not Mentioned.
For Flying Post the pay scale is Rs. 85,372/-.
For Ground Duty (Tech) the pay scale is Rs. 74,872/-.
For Ground Duty (Non-Tech) the pay scale is Rs. 74,872/-.
Flying: Candidates should have passed +2 class with 60% marks each in Math and Physics, and have attained B.Tech degree from recognized board.
Ground Duty(Tech): Candidates must have four year degree qualification and have cleared section A and B of examination of associate Membership of institution of Engineers (India) or Aeronautical Society of India with minimum 60% marks.
Ground Duty(Non-Tech): Candidates must have passed B.com with 60% marks. For education post the candidates must have passed MBA/MCA or MA/M.Sc degree in English, Physics,Mathematics,chemistry,IT,Computer Science,Statistics,International Relations,International Studies,Defence Studies,Psychology,Management,Mass communication,Journalism,Public Relation with minimum of 50% mark and have scored 60% marks in graduation.
Flying : – Minimum – 20 years; Maximum – 24 years.
Ground Duty (Tech) :- Minimum – 20 years; Maximum – 26 years.
Ground Duty (Non-Tech) :- Minimum – 20 years; Maximum – 26 years.
Selection Process: Selection of candidates will be made on the basis of the Engineering Knowledge Test (EKT), Psychological Test, Group Test and Personal Interview.
How To Apply: Interested and eligible candidates must may apply online through AFCAT website "www.carrerairforce.nic.in ".
Starting Date: 03 June 2017.
Last Date: 29 June 2017.
Date of AFCAT and EKT Exam: 27 August 2017.


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Bringing the Harvest Home
6th September 2018 0
By Rosanne Stinchcombe
As the glorious summer melts away into the approaching autumn, we can begin to look forward to the season of 'mists and mellow fruitfulness' as famously penned by poet, John Keats.
A time for being thoughtful as well as thankful, autumn and the harvest season reminds us of all things bright and beautiful nature gives to us.
Though the crops have been harvested and the fields are empty, the hedgerows are bursting with wild fruits such as elder and blackberry and are adorned with scarlet hips and haws, while clusters of bright orange berries glow on the Rowan trees.
Ash keys and sycamore wings spin and flutter down from trees and shiny brown conkers are gladly collected by children.
While we may take these autumnal jewels for granted, a successful harvest season was once a matter of life or death for farmers; a prosperous crop meant a well-fed community through the winter and farmers could celebrate with a traditional harvest supper.
The term harvest was actually the Old English name for autumn, 'haerfest' – a time for festival or feasting. Traditionally held on the Sunday closest to the 'harvest moon', or the full moon closest to the equinox, the harvest festival is usually celebrated around 23rd September.
Before the 17th century, the harvest began in August when loaves from the first wheat crops were baked and given to churches for a 'loaf mass', giving rise to its name of Lammastide.
Once the harvest had ended, a lavish supper would be held to give thanks to the many workers who had reaped the farmer's fields of all its natural glory. The last sheaf was traditionally carried in by a well-respected community member who was given the title 'Lord of the Harvest'; this sheaf would be woven into corn dollies to decorate the banquet table.
In rural areas, farmers held their harvest supper at Michaelmas on 29th September and included roast goose with apples – said to bring financial stability for the forthcoming year.
As a giving of thanks, the feasts were accompanied with time-honoured songs such as the 'hokey' where labourers would rejoice with merriment.
While technology has lessened the dependence of the season, the harvest festival is still celebrated in churches and schools with songs of praise and thanksgiving.
In schools, younger children learn songs about cauliflowers fluffy and cabbages green, while older pupils write and rehearse poems to read at the harvest concert. Here, a dazzling display of fruit and vegetables will sit proudly on the stage. Harvest gifts are distributed amongst pensioners and those less fortunate to teach children the importance of caring for others.
Churches give thanks in a practical way also, keeping a food bank from which those who are needy may apply for assistance. Some church members go out onto the streets to seek out the homeless and offer them food, blankets and toiletries or just a friendly listening ear.
So as the dark nights draw down, as the leaves turn to October gold and those mists begin to creep about the woodlands, perhaps it might be a good idea to explore what is happening in the local area, join in and maybe even offer a helping hand.
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Bring effortless personality to your living space and protect your furniture's surfaces at once with a charming set of coasters. Unique and versatile, these CoasterStone coasters are made of highly absorbent sandstone with cork backing. This collection features colorful, abstract designs by Frank Lloyd Wright. Each order contains two sets of four coasters, eight in total, with each set in a printed box. Ideal for your own home or as a gift, they bring both artistry and function to the modern day living space.
W 4.5" / D 1.38" / H 1.38" / 3 lb.


The 12th Annual Trieste Joyce Summer School will be held at the University of Trieste from 29 June to 5 July 2008.
Speakers will include Valérie Bénéjam (Université de Nantes), Tim Conley (Brock College, Canada), Claudia Corti (University of Florence), Brian Cosgrove (Professor Emeritus, N.U.I. Maynooth), Renzo S. Crivelli (University of Trieste), Ron Ewart (Zurich James Joyce Foundation), Finn Fordham (Royal Holloway, University of London), Dieter Fuchs (University of Vienna), Clare Hutton (University of Loughborough), Patrick McCarthy (University of Miami), John McCourt (University of Roma Tre), Fran O'Rourke (University College Dublin), Vike Martina Plock (Cardiff University), Fritz Senn (Zurich James Joyce Foundation), Sam Slote (Trinity College Dublin), Enrico Terrinoni (University of Perugia), Derval Tubridy (Goldsmiths College, University of London).
For details see the new website of The 12th Annual Trieste Joyce School.


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CNN Doofus Chris Cuomo Claims No One Is Trying To Repeal The Second Amendment (VIDEO)
CNN's Chris Cuomo is either an idiot or a liar. Maybe both. The left just held a march on Washington, during which many speakers and countless signs called for a repeal of the Second Amendment. In the last month, articles have appeared in the New York Times, Rolling Stone and lots of other liberal outlets calling for a repeal of the Second Amendment.
Yet this guy goes on national television and claims no one is calling for a repeal of the Second Amendment. Yeah, we must just be imagining it, right Chris?
CNN's Cuomo: No One Is Calling for Repeal of Second Amendment
CNN host Chris Cuomo appears to believe no one is calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment and that opponents of gun control create a "bogeyman" in saying gun control activists want to eradicate the right to bear arms.
In a segment with former Republican Sen. Rick Santorum, Cuomo brought up President Donald Trump's Wednesday morning tweet about the Second Amendment and how it "will never be repealed."
"You have the president of the United States tweeting that the Second Amendment will never be repealed. Who is calling for a repeal of the Second Amendment? Who is calling for it?" Cuomo asked.
"Justice Stevens did," Santorum replied…
Cuomo doesn't believe Stevens' words mean he is calling for the repeal of the Second Amendment.
"He did not. It was about the fastest route to legal change," Cuomo said. "Of course if you didn't have a Second Amendment, you wouldn't have Heller. It would be easier to change the laws," Cuomo said. "He's not a politician. He's not in office. He is not the head of any significant group."
How does this guy have his own TV show?


Lux meters that are capable of measuring high-speed light intensity fluctuations are hard to find. This article describes a DIY lux meter that has a linear relation between the light intensity and output voltage and has a -3 dB frequency range from DC to 350 kHz. The spectral sensitivity is broadly similar to the human eye.
Fig. 2: Transfer characteristics of a BPW21 photodiode.
For this lux meter a photodiode is used as the light sensor. This is because the output current of photodiodes is proportional to the light intensity and it has a fast response to light changes. The relation between the light intensity Ev and the photocurrent Ip can be seen in figure 2. Also the non-linear open-circuit voltage Vo transfer characteristic is plotted in this graph.
Fig. 3: Simplified model of a photodiode.
To explain the behavior of a photodiode a simplified model is shown in figure 3. S is a current source who's output current Ip is proportional to the photon flow Ev. The photocurrent Ip will charge the parasitic capacity C that causes the rising of the output voltage Vo. Because there is now also a voltage across the diode D, a current ID flows through the diode, which limits the rising of the output voltage. If the load resistor Rb is infinite, all the photocurrent Ip will flow through the diode and the output voltage will be fully dictated by the diode characteristic.
If the load resistor has a certain value, the photocurrent Ip will be distributed over the load resistor Io and diode ID. However the photocurrent has a linear relationship with the light intensity, it's obvious that neither the output voltage as well as the output current will be proportional due to the non-linear diode characteristic.
Fig. 4: Model photodiode in current mode.
In order to prevent the diode from disturbing the transfer characteristic, no current may flow through the diode D. This can only be done when there is no voltage across the diode. In order to achieve this, the photodiode must be shorted out as shown in figure 4.
Another advantage of shorting out the diode is that the capacitor charging current IC also is eliminated. In an open circuit mode the capacitor has to be (dis)charged every time the light intensity changes. This has a big negative influence on the rise and fall times. A measurement showed that the frequency range dropped to 4 kHz when the terminating impedance was 10 MΩ.
As explained, the photodiode must be shorted out to get a linear transfer characteristic and a speedy response to light intensity changes.
One way to keep the diode voltage low is by using a shunt resistor. But it has the disadvantage that it requires a very low input offset amplifier with a low drift. A better way is using a transimpedance amplifier as shown in figure 5. This is an active current to voltage converter with a very low input impedance.
Note that the current has a negative sign because it's an inverting circuit. The current arrows in figure 5 are already pointing in the negative direction.
Fig. 6: Circuit diagram of the lux meter.
The principal circuit of figure 5 is clearly recognizable in the final circuit shown in figure 6. The photodiode D1 is positioned in a reverse manner to get a positive readout after the inverting transimpedance amplifier. The value of the feedback resistor R1 gives the circuit a sensitivity of approximately 500 μV/Lux and is a compromise between speed and noise. The capacitor C1 placed in parallel with R1 is necessarily for the stability of the amplifier. The components R2,3 and C2...5 make an artificial ground at half the supply voltage.
The photodiode chosen for this lux meter is the BPW21. This type has a relative spectral sensitivity roughly corresponding to the human eye. The BPW21 has a spectral sensitivity of 10 nA/Lx (Osram), but the spread is rather large: Telefunken specifies the sensitivity between 4.4 and 10 nA/Lx with a typical value of 7 nA/Lx. So the lux meter has a rather large sensitivity uncertainty. To minimize the error the circuit needs a calibration against a luxmeter with known specifications.
Fig. 7: Relative spectral sensitivity of the BPW21 photodiode.
The OP37 is a precision, low noise and high-speed opamp with a frequency bandwidth of 63 MHz. This high bandwidth is necessarily to get enough amplification at higher frequencies. At 200 kHz the opamp has an open loop bandwidth of 50 dB (x 316). With this figure the worst case voltage across the photodiode can be calculated. At a light intensity of 5000 Lx the photocurrent is 50 μA. The voltage across R1 is than (50 μA * 50 kΩ =) 2500 mV. The input voltage difference and therefore the voltage across the photodiode is (2500 mV / 316 =) 7.9 mV. This is low enough to keep the photodiode in a linear operation.
The input offset current of 12 nA and the input bias-current of ±15 nA introduces an extra uncertainty of about 1.35 mV or 2.7 Lx maximum.
The measured output noise is 650 μVRMS that corresponds to a RMS noise level of 1.3 lux.
Fig. 8: Lux meter wave-shape check with a 50 kHz light source.
The resistor R1 defines the amplification and therefore the sensitivity. If another sensitivity is needed than this can be done by changing its value. By making R1 higher: the amplification will increase but this is at the expense of the bandwidth. If the value for R1 is increased, the value for C1 must be decreased in approximately the same inversely proportional ratio.
Due to the tolerances of the used components it's recommendable to fine-tune the value of C1 to get an optimal frequency response. Figure 8 shows the output signal when the sensor is light by an LED that is connected to a function generator. The current though the LED switches between 7.9 and 15.4 mA. Despite of the noise the sharp transitions from the edges to the level states are visible. If the value of C1 is to high the transitions become more rounded. If the capacitor is to small the edges will overshoot or worse the circuit will oscillate.
Following a few examples that needs a high-speed lux meter.
Fig. 9: Camera flash when the camera is pointed to a light surface.
Fig. 10: When the camera is pointed to a dark surface in a darker area the width of the second flash becomes wider.
The use of a fast lux meter can reveal information on the behavior of the flash that cameras produce. For this measurement a Panasonic DMC-TZ10 is used. When a picture is taken the camera gives a double flash. These two flashes are visible as two spikes on the upper trace of figure 9. The time between these two flashes is approximately 140 ms. The lower trace shows each flash in detail.
The oscilloscope screen dump in figure 10 shows another flash but now taken when the camera is pointed to a dark surface in a darker area. Observe that the first flash in both measurements have the same shape and width. The second flash taken in darker conditions has a much larger duration than the flash taken in lighter conditions. Presumably the camera uses the first flash to measure how the conditions are and uses this information to adjust the power of the second flash for a sufficient exposure.
Fig. 11: 90 kHz light intensity fluctuations of a compact fluorescent lamp due to its switching frequency.
One of the first measurements with the lux meter showed the not surprisingly 100 Hz light fluctuations coming from the lamp in the room. This is due to the 50 Hz mains frequency. Except this, there was also a significant "noise" present. When zoomed in this "noise" turned out to be a 90 kHz light intensity fluctuation as to be seen in figure 11. This was no electronic interference because the amplitude increased when then light was more concentrated on the sensor with a magnifier glass. This light variation is obvious caused by the electronic switching circuit that the lamp contains.


When it comes to rat control and removal services, Standard Pest Management has always maintained a proactive stance toward new extermination techniques. What most people living in New York City do know is that Rats are abundant, impossible to neutralize permanently and the best line of defense we have are methods of control or containment. This is what leads us to our next problem which are a rat's habits and biology. Pest professionals and New Yorkers alike both know that Rats will snack on pretty much anything to stay alive. They will also find crevices, holes, or burrow their way into new places to live at an alarming rate.
As a fully licensed and experienced rat extermination company servicing all of New York City since 1929, you can rest assured that we've got all the knowledge necessary to keep rats out of your establishment. Since we keep up and largely try to stay ahead of the rest of the pest control industry, we have begun to start using a new weapon in our arsenal to combat the rodent problem plaguing the streets and subways.
Our new Rat extermination method involves dry ice. Our technicians have will typically do a thorough inspection of an infested property or area where common sightings have occurred. We'll carefully pinpoint all of the rat holes and hideaways we find where they seek shelter or eat and immediately get to work.
This involves a series of repeated applications of dry ice insertions. The first try might not be a silver bullet but that's why our service is designed for repeat applications. Once the dry ice is inserted, it will begin to melt. After the melting occurs, the dry ice inevitably turns into gaseous carbon dioxide which suffocates all of the rats within their burrow.
Outside of dry ice being a highly effective extermination solution for Rats, the idea of burying the dry ice into the ground allows for a much more sanitary end result. You won't be seeing rats all over your property or the street because they'll suffocate beneath the soil and eventually decompose.
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Former Washington Governor Gary Locke hosts the Seattle segment of Edens Lost and Found.
"In every deliberation, we must consider the impact of our decisions on the next seven generations." - The Iroquois Confederacy.
From its history as home to the Salmon people who kept their ecosystem in careful balance to protect the future, to its present status as one of the fastest growing regions in the country, Seattle is walking a fine line. Can a "seventh generation" mindset become a value once more in a place that is so popular that people are flocking here and literally loving it to death?
The Seattle segment of Edens Lost and Found illustrates that Seattle residents are buying into the "modern" philosophy and practice of sustainability. Developers are taking care to conserve storm water on site for use during the dry season. Seattle is taking alternative fuels seriously: it has the largest population of personal biodiesel users in the nation. Solar power, low-emissive glass, recycled and sustainable materials, green roofs -- these are becoming the "must-have" standards of the construction industry, and a clear statement that corporations value the environment enough to invest in it.


Variant of the name Bryony.
Variant of the name Brian.
Originally the name of a place in north-west Wales.
The name of a flowering plant (bryonia in Greek).
بُدُوْرِيَّة Literally "like the full moon".
بُحَيْرَة Variant of the name Buhairah.
بُحُوْر Variant of the name Buhur.
بُخَاري Bukhara is a city and region in modern-day Uzbekistan. Some important Islamic scholars come from this area.
بُكْرَة The name Bukrah is mentioned in the Quran.
بُنْيَان The name Bunyan is mentioned in the Quran.
بُرهان Variant of the name Burhan.
بُرهان Burhan is used in the Quran in verse 2:111 and others.


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How to configure Chalk

Learn more about the config file for Chalk and how to set it up properly.

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The _config.yml file is the most important one. It contains the basic setup of your project.
Some parts are preconfigured and shouldn't be touched as the comments state.
Of course if you are familiar with Jekyll you can change whatever you want.

Note: You do not have to change anything. Chalk works out of the box. I do recommend changing the _config.yml to suit your needs.

Mandatory settings

# Mandatory settings

blog_theme: light # Or use dark
name: Chalk
paginate: 25
url: # add your site url (format: https://example.com)

blog_theme: 2 options here, light or dark. Choose which design you prefer.

name: Used as the page title and throughout your project as the default name.

paginate: Define how much posts should be shown on the homepage for each page.

url: Your production url (https://example.com).

Optional settings

# Optional settings

about_enabled: false # Change to true if you wish to show an icon in the navigation that redirects to the about page
baseurl: # Set if blog doesn't sit at the root of the domain (format: /blog)
discus_identifier: # Add your Disqus identifier
ga_analytics: # Add your GA Tracking Id
local_fonts: false # Change to true if you wish to use local fonts
rss_enabled: true # Change to false if not
scrollappear_enabled: true # Change to false to disable
social:
  dribbble: # Add your Dribbble handle
  facebook: # Add your Facebook handle
  flickr: # Add your Flickr handle
  github: # Add your GitHub handle
  linkedin: # Add your LinkedIn handle
  twitter: # Add your Twitter handle
  email: # Add your Email address
  bitcoin: # Add your Bitcoin link or address
  ethereum: # Add your Ethereum link or address
  gitlab: # Add your GitLab handle
  youtube: # Add your Youtube handle
  twitch: # Add your Twitch handle
  discord: # Add you Discord server invitation ID
  tumblr: # Add your Tumblr handle
  bitbucket: # Add your Bitbucket handle
  docker: # Add your Docker Hub handle
  instagram: # Add your Instagram handle
  keybase: # Add your Keybase handle
  medium: # Add your Medium handle
  spotify: # Add your Spotify handle
  stackoverflow: # Add your Stack Overflow ID number
  steam: # Add your Steam handle

about_enabled: If you wish to put the about page link in the top navigation in between the social icons set to true.

discus_identifier: If you like to use Disqus for comments on each blog post, you can add the Disqus identifier here and it will popup automatically.

ga_analytics: Add Google Analytics Tracking ID here, it uses the Google Tag Manager snippet.

local_fonts: By default Chalk uses Google Fonts but if you wish to use local fonts this is the fallback.

rss_enabled: When set to true, the rss icon in the top navigation will show up and people will be able to subscribe to your rss feed.

scrollappear_enabled: If set to true, some elements appear with fade-in effect when visible for the first time, i.e., when scrolling down.

social: Add you social links in here. When filled in they will show up in the navigation.

Other settings

Other than the _config.yml you can change a lot more in the project.

Tags

To add tags you must add a file with the tag name in _my_tags.
In the file you add 2 variables: slug used to reference the tag and name which is displayed in the article header.

# _my_tags/design.md
---
slug: design
name: Design
---

SCSS

You can change colors, fonts, sizes in the _assets/stylesheets/_variables.scss file.
For each specific theme (light or dark) you can change the variables in _assets/stylesheets/dark.scss and _assets/stylesheets/light.scss.

// =============================================================================
// Variables
// =============================================================================

// Typography
// =============================================================================

$sans-serif: "Lato", Helvetica, Arial, sans-serif;
$serif: "Cormorant Garamond", Courier, serif;
$base-font-family: $sans-serif;
$base-font-weight: 400;
$base-font-weight-bold: 700;

// Colors
// =============================================================================

// Brand colors

$brand-success: #1fbf92;
$brand-danger: #e74b3c;
$brand-primary: #3449ed;
$brand-warning: #f1c90b;

// Sizes
// =============================================================================

// Grid

$columns: 12;
$max-width: 650px;
$gutter: 20px;
$one-column: 100% / $columns;
$negative-gutter: 0 - $gutter;

// Font sizes

$base-font-size: 16px;
$base-line-height: 1.8;

// Box sizes

$base-border-radius: 4px;

// Effects
// =============================================================================

$base-transition-speed: .2s;

Fonts

Chalk uses Google Fonts by default. You can change the font in _assets/javascripts/webfonts.js and in 404.html.

WebFont.load({
  google: {
    families: ['Cormorant Garamond:700', 'Lato:300,400,700']
  }
});

Don't forget that Chalk also supports local fonts if enabled in config.yml!

Footer

Changing the text in the footer is easy. It can be found in _includes/footer.html.

If you have any questions about using or configuring Chalk please create an issue here!

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My friend Chan Yat Hee spoke to me last Thursday night to appeal for assistance for his friend who is in need of financial assistance. I told him to send me more details so that I could post it here for the generous people of USJ.COM to peruse and support. I have not made any check on this case since Chan is a personal friend of the appelants Jennifer and her hubby Michael Gilbert Chan. Do help if you can spare that extra $$. I am sure Jennifer and Michael will appreciate our support. Lets show them how caring the folks at USJ.COM can be.
I foward herewith the below email sent to me. As I have said Jennifer is a very dear friend. She is in her late twenty. Her husband is Michael Gilbert Chan. This couple has a son aged about 6.
fringes of the lungs and the liver.
chemotheraphy drug. The treatment costs $18K a month.
to pay for Jennier's treatment.
God bless you and those donating.
only at 5pm, with a lunch break from 12.20 -2.30.
furhter. Will keep you posted.
*My only concern is the lost of strength in my hands....cant do very much.
Till then, peace of god be with you and your family.
GILBERT CHAN HONG BENG, Account No: 114393016550.
Just transffered a small amout into A/C. God bless Jennifer.
folks - i dun want to be a spoilt sport but has anyone spoken to jennifer?
To all in this forum, I am the Michael mentioned in Patrick's post. Just to assure you all that this is a genuine case. We have been receiving a lot of support (both financial and non-financial) and it warms my heart that we are indeed a caring society.
Just a small reminder to all the good folks here whom I am always so proud of. Please spare a thought and lend a bit of support if you can.
Hey folks...I am sure we can do better than that !
Both Jennifer and Michael has exhausted their savings..
Still have some money to share..Would be glad to help..Hope Jennifer gets well soon..
My thanks to all of you for keeping this thread alive and visible. I must say the good people of USJ are champions!
Merry Christmas and Happy New Year to all on this Forum. We look forward to a new year with renewed hope and faith that God will hold Jennifer and all of us in His hands.
My best wishes to you all and thanks for thinking of us in our time of need.
Just read about this thread. Hope Jennifer's doing fine.
My friend recommended this society to me some time ago. They make provision of advice to cancer patients. Try to give them a call see if anything helpful to Jennifer can be acquired.