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Piccadilly's
27 Jun, 2016 | Written by KeithMcLaren | Comments 0
Had three lovely guys from Virginia yesterday who played out of the Winchester Country Club and were over on a tour of Ireland and Scotland. They had been soaked on Royal County Down the previous day and were glad to see the sunshine over the St Andrews Links. It was lucky however that they were not playing Carnoustie, as this huge and threatening rain cloud hung and dumped there all afternoon.
Dale, the elderly character in the group had a wistful and witty look and was quite a mean golfer into the bargain. Turns out he had worked in construction all his life, building mainly pubs, and that he had finally decided to build himself one. He now owns a place called Piccadilly's which is close to the Winchester Course. He intimates, with a wink, that his wife is the boss of the show and that he is the 'Social Director'. In a pad which turns over two to three million a year I would say that is a pivotal and vital role. I mean it's really the sort of job the right man could flourish in.
He showed me his golf ball which had the words printed on it 'redeem for a cocktail at Piccadilly's', which was justly honoured to any member of Winchester who happened to find one of Dale's lost balls!
Now in a round about way I'd call that a very sound piece of marketing.
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/**
 * @file
 * SimpleMemory declaration
 */

#ifndef __MEM_SIMPLE_MEMORY_HH__
#define __MEM_SIMPLE_MEMORY_HH__

#include <list>

#include "mem/abstract_mem.hh"
#include "mem/port.hh"
#include "params/SimpleMemory.hh"

namespace gem5
{

namespace memory
{

/**
 * The simple memory is a basic single-ported memory controller with
 * a configurable throughput and latency.
 *
 * @sa  \ref gem5MemorySystem "gem5 Memory System"
 */
class SimpleMemory : public AbstractMemory
{

  private:

    /**
     * A deferred packet stores a packet along with its scheduled
     * transmission time
     */
    class DeferredPacket
    {

      public:

        const Tick tick;
        const PacketPtr pkt;

        DeferredPacket(PacketPtr _pkt, Tick _tick) : tick(_tick), pkt(_pkt)
        { }
    };

    class MemoryPort : public ResponsePort
    {
      private:
        SimpleMemory& mem;

      public:
        MemoryPort(const std::string& _name, SimpleMemory& _memory);

      protected:
        Tick recvAtomic(PacketPtr pkt) override;
        Tick recvAtomicBackdoor(
                PacketPtr pkt, MemBackdoorPtr &_backdoor) override;
        void recvFunctional(PacketPtr pkt) override;
        bool recvTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt) override;
        void recvRespRetry() override;
        AddrRangeList getAddrRanges() const override;
    };

    MemoryPort port;

    /**
     * Latency from that a request is accepted until the response is
     * ready to be sent.
     */
    const Tick latency;

    /**
     * Fudge factor added to the latency.
     */
    const Tick latency_var;

    /**
     * Internal (unbounded) storage to mimic the delay caused by the
     * actual memory access. Note that this is where the packet spends
     * the memory latency.
     */
    std::list<DeferredPacket> packetQueue;

    /**
     * Bandwidth in ticks per byte. The regulation affects the
     * acceptance rate of requests and the queueing takes place after
     * the regulation.
     */
    const double bandwidth;

    /**
     * Track the state of the memory as either idle or busy, no need
     * for an enum with only two states.
     */
    bool isBusy;

    /**
     * Remember if we have to retry an outstanding request that
     * arrived while we were busy.
     */
    bool retryReq;

    /**
     * Remember if we failed to send a response and are awaiting a
     * retry. This is only used as a check.
     */
    bool retryResp;

    /**
     * Release the memory after being busy and send a retry if a
     * request was rejected in the meanwhile.
     */
    void release();

    EventFunctionWrapper releaseEvent;

    /**
     * Dequeue a packet from our internal packet queue and move it to
     * the port where it will be sent as soon as possible.
     */
    void dequeue();

    EventFunctionWrapper dequeueEvent;

    /**
     * Detemine the latency.
     *
     * @return the latency seen by the current packet
     */
    Tick getLatency() const;

    /**
     * Upstream caches need this packet until true is returned, so
     * hold it for deletion until a subsequent call
     */
    std::unique_ptr<Packet> pendingDelete;

  public:

    SimpleMemory(const SimpleMemoryParams &p);

    DrainState drain() override;

    Port &getPort(const std::string &if_name,
                  PortID idx=InvalidPortID) override;
    void init() override;

  protected:
    Tick recvAtomic(PacketPtr pkt);
    Tick recvAtomicBackdoor(PacketPtr pkt, MemBackdoorPtr &_backdoor);
    void recvFunctional(PacketPtr pkt);
    bool recvTimingReq(PacketPtr pkt);
    void recvRespRetry();
};

} // namespace memory
} // namespace gem5

#endif //__MEM_SIMPLE_MEMORY_HH__

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Q: To assign the value of a JavaScript variable into Java variable I have encountered a situation where I have to assign the value of a JavaScript variable into Java variable.
Please suggest me a way to do it.
P.S: Assigning value of Java variable into JavaScript is something like this:
< Script>< %
String str = "abcd";
%>
var x = <%= a %>;
/Script>
I have to do opposite of it.

A: If Java is being used as the server-side language, by the time the page has been sent, Java has long finished (it doesn't run after the page has loaded). You may make a request to a page, sending the variable with the request, and that page may have Java handle the variable, though.

A: It is not even clear what you are doing, but I assume that the snippet you show is part of a template for a web page. You will not be able to get the variable directly - JavaScript will be running on another computer some continents apart!
But you can make the client communicate with the server, using AJAX.

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Gigenet Takes Managed Hosting Solutions to the Next Level with Internap's Flow Control Platform (FCP) for Low Latency Networking
FCP is the keystone of a major network upgrade for Gigenet's managed
CHICAGO, Dec 04, 2008 (BUSINESS WIRE) —
Internap Network Services Corporation (NASDAQ:INAP), a global provider of end-to-end Internet business solutions, announced today its Flow Control Platform (FCP) is providing optimized network service for Gigenet, a leading managed dedicated hosting company located in Chicago, IL. The FCP is the foundation of a significant network upgrade that delivers increased capacity and reliability to Gigenet's customers.
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So you're willing to do a little bit of a trial run. The idea here is to pick one small patch of turf to covert. Ideal candidates include the narrow strip running alongside the path to the front door; the wedge of green that sits between the front door and the sidewalk. In other words, any tricky little satellite section that's a pain to mow.
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Or if you've decided to put in garden plants, pick those that will thrive in low water situations and be sure to spread mulch thickly around after they've gone into the ground to help keep the weeds down and help maintain soil moisture.
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Killing your lawn and replacing it with a permeable paved surface – think rock mulch, gravel or packable sand – is a great option. The surface is 'soft' on the eye and easy to maintain with a blower, rake and the occasional spray with weed killer.
Whatever rain does fall will still percolate through to give your existing garden beds and any trees a drink. Interestingly, removing the lawn and replacing it with this sort of surface (rather than plants) usually makes a garden look fantastic. If you do opt for gravel, adjust your garden edging where necessary then spread the load straight over the top of the old lawn.
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Artistic Licence, inventor of Art-Net and expert in lighting control, is hosting a dedicated Art-Net stand at this year's PLASA London show. This exciting new initiative – entitled Art-Net 4 Zone (Stand R71) – is supported by PLASA and LSi and seeks to provide expert education and training on the use of Art-Net and related protocols.
Thanks to the support of similar-minded sponsor companies, Artistic's formidable expertise will be complemented by a wide range of technical experts who are giving their time to make the event a success.
As such, the Zone promises to be a hub of activity, with some of the industry's most highly regarded figures in ethernet and DMX/RDM lighting control on hand to provide one-on-one training, mini-seminars and practical product advice in an 'Art-Fest' session.
As the most widely supported ethernet lighting protocol in the industry, Art-Net has arguably come of age. This is particularly so with the release of version 4, which is timed to coincide with the PLASA show. Art-Net 4 provides a significant advance in lighting control because it incorporates management of the gateway data source; this allows users to choose Art-Net as the discovery, management and RDM tool, while using sACN for the live control data. Flexibility is further enhanced by the elimination of 'multi-homing', which means that Art-Net 4 does not require bound devices to have different IP addresses.
Visitors are encouraged to drop by the stand throughout the show for face-time with the Art-Net experts. Among those already signed up are Wayne Howell & Fraser Connolly (Artistic Licence), Hamish Dumbreck (JESE), Peter Willis (Howard Eaton Lighting), Bob Goddard (Goddard Design Co.), Jon Hole (Eaton – Zero 88 Series), Geoff Archenhold (IST Lighting Group), Iain Ruxton (Speirs and Major), Tapio Rosenius (Lighting Design Collective) & Gorka Cortázar (UNSTATIC Technologies). AV support is to be provided by TSL Lighting and White Light.
A programme of events is planned for Sunday (18th) and Monday (19th), with 15-minute tech-briefings taking place on a range of relevant topics. Booking is not required. The full programme is available here.
For the most hands-on technical enthusiasts, the final show day (Monday 20th) is saved for 'Art-Fest'. The format, which will be familiar to many product developers, is intended to allow visitors to test the inter-operability of devices from various manufacturers.
Given the ever-wider adoption of ethernet lighting protocols, an up-to-date technical reference that seeks to address real-world implementation issues is well overdue.
Visitors to Art-Net 4 Zone (R71) may therefore be interested to take a look at copies of "Light Bytes: Inside Art-Net and sACN" by Wayne Howell, the CEO of Artistic Licence and inventor of Art-Net.
The book has just been published in preview edition, and a small number will be available for purchase. This is a fantastic opportunity to quiz the author first hand on Art-Net and sACN.
The press launch will take place at stand R71 at 5pm on Sunday 18th August. Please join us for a glass of wine!
Please click here for info and registration for PLASA 2016.


Any bits of information you can get about your kids' earliest days will help them establish a base for themselves.
Yesterday was Pepper's 15th birthday. For four of our five children, we can't talk with authority about the day they were born, because we weren't there. As of yesterday, I have officially decided that this means a lot more to parents than to kids.
Pepper was 3 weeks old when we got her. But we have several scrapbooks of photos, including a few from those first weeks in foster care. On our children's birthdays, we always get out their photo albums for friends and family to peruse. She has never said, "Tell me about the day I was born." I don't think it has ever occurred to her to ask because we talk so much about her as a young child. Instead, she proudly pointed out to her parents the photos of her Entrustment Ceremony and, later, our matching outfits on Adoption Day.
It is part of the loss inherent in adoption, that loss of some of the first story. It is not something I can change for her, but I do think our frequent reminiscing about all of our children as babies helps to fill the gap. We all need a history; it is grounding to know you have been loved from the start.
In a funny coincidence, yesterday the birth mom of our three youngest texted me some photos of our 4- and 3-year-olds as infants and young toddlers. I was thrilled to get these photos as they will be all we have for the first pages of our babies' books. I have been postponing building scrapbooks for them because there are so many gaps in the early years. Our 2-year-old was in a different home from his siblings, and his foster mother provided a book of photos. These start at birth as he went to her from the hospital.
I think in some ways, the lack of that early photographic record helps make the dialogue about adoption an ongoing one. When I do make books for the Littles, there will be a recounting of their first hours and days with us, and a big spread on their Adoption Day followed by their baptism a week later. In a couple months' time, we will have a big celebration in honor of the first anniversary of those events. While their start in our lives is different than had we given birth to them, it is still a thrilling start and one we will always celebrate.


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Gigs in Cork
Shane's bankruptcy hell as Kian talks about Westlife's 'silly' spending
Brian McFadden infamously quit the band in 2004 but they carried on before eventually splitting in 2012
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Nicky Byrne, Mark Feehily, Shane Filan and Kian Egan
Some of the spending by Westlife members was "silly" after they became world superstars, says Kian Egan.
The Sligo boyband visits Cork for two mega shows in the Pairc this weekend, and they're still a roaring success with over 55 million record sales since forming all the way back in 1998.
A few weeks ago they sold out the Aviva and now its our turn to party on Leeside as they roll in the gigs on Friday and Saturday.
Brian McFadden infamously quit the band in 2004 but they carried on before eventually splitting in 2012.
That capped off a fairly awful year for band member Shane Filan.
Famously, Bryan McFadden split from the group just six years into their career
Although the band carried on as a four-piece - including multiple number one albums - they did go their separate ways in 2012.
Some movement at closed Cork city Dunnes as they make planning application
He was declared bankrupt with debts of €23million after his property business with his brother Finbarr went bust.
Shafin Developments had borrowed from Bank of Ireland and Ulster Bank but was a victim of Ireland's recession like many other businesses.
Six years on, his wife Gillian was also declared bankrupt.
During this time, the couple were forced to sell their home in Sligo and relocated to Surrey in the UK.
"I learned so much about how important family is," he said.
"It was scary because your band is over and you have kids and you're thinking 'What's going to happen here?'
"But Gillian was unbelievably strong,"
Shane is in the green again and now has an estimated net worth of €2.9m, with the band enjoying the sold-out Wild Dreams Tour, having reformed in 2018 to much acclaim.
Day-by-day forecast as Cork set for mega heats possibly going up to 30C
Some movement at closed Merchant's Quay Dunnes as they make planning application
Big-hearted Coast Guard members save deer after it falls from bank in East Cork
Scottish Youtuber visits Cork City FC and says one spot has 'best fry-up I've had in my life'
Spanish police investigating as people jabbed in clubs before being robbed
Man dies in CUH after workplace accident in Kerry
Cork University Hospital
The accident happened at a Kerry Group site on Monday - the man has been named locally.


Just got back from Malaysia I played there several concerts in mainly Kuala Lumpur. One of the biggest theatre there is the ASWARA Orchestra Hall. This was really nice. I could play there for the first time on my Jeffrey Yong guitar! The sound was incredible. Never heard anything like this before…so of course the concert was a huge success. If the sound is right you play better that's a fact.
I met a 12 year old boy there as well….his name is Melvyn Gnai…please do notice this name. What a talent this is! He won a World youth concourse in 2014 and is playing now in the Carnegie Hall in NY in May 2015! But….before that….he will join me and John Goldie for a theatre concert in Leidschendam (Holland) on the 25th of April.
I did some workshops as well. A very nice one (maybe the best so far!) was at Hammerklavier. Several students there showed up and gave me a great time. I hope that I learned them something as well.


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Questions on photography using not-quite-a-camera…cameras
Inspired by the close vote on this question: How can I get a fixed short exposure ( < 2s) with a GoPro Hero 4 Black?
At first glance, it appears quite on topic; The GoPro natively takes pictures and the question is relevant to still photography.
But, the flip side is as the close vote says: the device was built around video with photography as somewhat of an afterthought. This spectrum would continue until we get to devices not built for photography at all, but are attempting to be used as cameras.
My own thought on the matter is: if the end result is a photograph, it's probably on topic and we should err on the side of on topic.
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Err... is "camera on phone"... a camera? – Andrew T. Feb 1 '19 at 8:12
Absolutely. If it's making a photograph, it's photography and it's on-topic (subject to our other constraints, obviously). We all clearly agree that smartphone photography is on-topic, and a smartphone is a device designed with photography as a secondary purpose. We're not proposing to move all iPhone questions to Ask Different so we shouldn't move all GoPro questions to Video Production - because if nothing else, it would get rejected from there as it's a photography question.
We do have a line at which we decide "this is off-topic", but it's based on "this is not a photo" (computer graphics is not a photo, etc), not "the device taking this isn't primarily a photography device".
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This is the correct answer. Questions about shooting video on a DSLR or mirrorless aren't on topic simply because they are mostly designed for still photos. Conversely, taking a photo with a video camera is still taking a still image and would be on topic. Action matters, not device. – AJ Henderson♦ Feb 2 '19 at 0:28
While the question may be "on topic", there appears to be insufficient expertise here to answer the question since it has gone unanswered for well over three years. Since the device is primarily a video/action camera, photographers would not necessarily be expected to know the answer, and the folks at video.stackexchange.com would be more likely to know. If the intent is to have the question answered, it should be migrated. If the intent is to collect questions for the sake of collection, then it should be kept here, where it can go unanswered for another odd number of years.
Further, it's not clear OP's intent is to take still photos. Exposure and "shots" are concepts shared with video, and the linked Hero3 exposure lock hack appears to be for video. Since it seems OP believes the hack would do what is desired, if it worked on the Hero4, it is possible OP's intent is to capture video.
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Questions not about photography involving devices whose primary purpose is not photography, but which can be used for photography?
Should we allow questions about unreleased cameras?
Proposed "soft-landing" for "what camera" questions.
Weekly Featured Image: Aug 1, '11
Are questions about video cameras allowed?
Is there a place where I can post my current gear, and ask for what I should buy next?
Camera as a tool for not-photography..where to direct questions?


Yes, Resitrix holds the British Board of Agrément certificate, No. 06/4329 (issued to Carlisle Construction Materials GmbH). It also holds fire ratings.
Yes. The RESITRIX System holds the British Board of Agrément certificate, No. 06/4329 issued to Carlisle Construction Materials GmbH. The BBA carries out assessment, testing, approval and certification of products and systems for the construction industry against national requirements, internationally recognized standards or other relevant technical specifications, reviewed and reissued every 3 years.


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1695-The Cast of the North American Tour of Moulin Rouge: The Musical! Photo by Matthew Murphy
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is a theatrical celebration of Truth, Beauty, Freedom, and – above all – Love.
Moulin Rouge! The Musical is the winner of ten 2021 Tony Awards including Best Musical, two Drama League Awards including Outstanding Production of a Musical, five Drama Desk Awards and ten Outer Critics Circle Award Honor citations including New Broadway Musical.
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Dr. Maria Montessori developed the Montessori Method over 100 years ago. This scientific method consists of creating an environment that gives the child freedom to explore and achieve their highest potential. Each child is respected and observed individually so that they may progress at their own rate. Every area in the classroom is available to each child.
There are lessons throughout the classroom that will satisfy the various levels of readiness in each child. This allows young children to learn about many things that they otherwise may have been exposed to at a much later age if at all. They get a well-rounded education in a Montessori classroom. Sure they learn traditional academics but they also learn how to care for themselves and be independent as well as exploring different cultures around the world. They learn about having respect for themselves, others and the environment they inhabit.
The classes are mixed ages with children working at all levels based on their own specific individual ability. The older children become leaders in the classroom and the younger ones strive to be like them. The Montessori Method provides an environment that is supportive to a child who may struggle. At the same time, it allows another child to advance to work considered beyond their ability based on their age.


So Oculus Connect, its annual developer conference, is happening this week in San Jose but we already know pretty much all of the main VR headset and gaming news for this year's edition. And our US contributing editor Husain Sumra is on the Oculus Connect 5 showfloor, doing demos with all the new kit and games.
The big picture for Oculus is that Facebook CEO Mark Zuckerberg said he wants to get one billion people into virtual reality but that might take a while to achieve.
Here's all the news that Rift and Go owners need to know (in order of how exciting we think it is) as well as the big hardware news of the show, its new standalone VR headset.
A new headset is always going to grab headlines. The Oculus Quest is a $399 standalone, wireless VR headset with positional tracking and six degrees of freedom. It's going on sale in spring 2019.
It has the same lenses as the cheaper Oculus Go, here at 1600 x 1440 per eye, but works with Oculus Touch controllers and will launch with 50+ titles, including Rift-like games. One point – this thing is running on a Qualcomm Snapdragon 835 processor that's used in Lenovo's similarly priced Mirage SoloDaydream headset.
Sticking with the new Quest for the time being, we're pretty excited about the new Star Wars launch 'experience' for early 2019, a three parter from ILMxLab that starts with Vader Immortal. Yes, it will include lightsaber duels.
Fan favourite Rift title Lone Echo is getting a sequel – Lone Echo 2 – plus zero gravity shooter Echo Combat is coming out of beta, launching as a $9.99 game on 15 November.
On the slate, there's also giant robot sim Vox Machinae, out now for $24.99, Ubisoft's arcade shooter Space Junkies for Rift goes into closed beta and will launch later in 2018 and in 2019 we'll get Twisted Pixel's first person spy game Defector.
The major thing is that Rift Core 2.0 is starting to roll out to users – that means a revamped UI with more personalisation and social features including the new Oculus Home, designed to be a customisable, social VR space.
There's also a couple more small updates for Rift owners to be aware of. Sticking with social, expressive Oculus avatars are coming with simulated eye and mouth movements as well as 'micro-expressions' – the Avatar SDK will be ready for devs later this year. Plus there's hybrid 2D/VR apps, browsing Rift games from the Oculus mobile app and letting devs add 'items' like in-game trophies and objects in Home.
Over on Oculus Go, its affordable all-in-one, it's getting YouTube VR – about time. Plus you'll soon be able to cast what you're watching to a smartphone or TV.
For both Rift and Go, Oculus Venues is its app for watching live events in VR. Coming up, you've got a bunch of stuff for September, October and November including gigs from The National and Kamashi Washington, Lionsgate's VR Movie Nights (Saw, American Psycho etc) and NBA League games via NextVR. That last one even unlocks an NBA jersey for your avatar.
Look, something had to go last but this one is also genuinely exciting. Basically, both Oculus Go and Rift headsets will be used to help patients before and after surgery, chemotherapy and labour via fun, positive environments and activities. Awesome.


The Camellia Countessa. The design is based on the pannier dress, from the French term meaning wicker baskets slung on each side of a pack animal.
As in the fabrication of such dresses in the 1700s, the armature here is made from Willow branches. 3 months after succumbing to the elements it still holds it's form.
The Yucca Prom Dress. Based on the girlish froufrou of the decadent 1980s prom dresses, which has its roots in the promenade of young girls at debutant balls.
The party is over. The delicate white petals of the Yucca plant have fallen but remain full of life.
Detail of large Kale leaves and random Crab Apples on the ground.
Hydrangea Débutante. The Victorian ethos of floral clutter is evident in this bustled dress. Flowers were guerilla harvested from an abandoned house lot.
Ball gowns were usually low cut and sleeveless to entice young males into marriage. Here no such ruse is needed, fertility is abundant, even in the long sleeves.
The Cabbage Smock. Various Cabbages, Gunnera leaves, beans and thorns. The edible smock was left for the local bunnies the next day.
I am often distracted at the produce store, thinking of vegetables as art materials.
The Easter Laurel Coat. Easter was always busy time for my mother's clothing store in the 1950s because people where expected to show off their new fashions at church.
Thorns have become a staple of the Weedrobes series. They act a pins but also represent the pain some will go through to follow fashion trends.
The CompostAble Closet features the first Weedrobes garments. Inspired by the 1987 ground breaking Meat Dress by Jana Sterbak (whom Lady Gaga copied) that alluded to the idea of fashionable women as cattle to be led and ultimately consumed. Nearly 20 years later the fashion industry had appropriated all dissent and grown into big fat conglomerates. In an attempt to revitalize the feminist debate about the manipulated body through consumerism, the Weedrobes series was born in 2005. And so each season I experimented with techniques to eventually teach myself how to make a completely compostable garment.


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There is a great laminate debate between "true" Montessorians and those of us that feel the need to plasticize our manipulatives. While I see the point that things that are laminated take much longer to decompose in landfills, I think that re-making the same manipulatives over and over is a waste of my limited resources. I can't afford to keep printing these beautiful, colorful, engaging activities only to have them ruined in a week or two's time due to my 90 students handling them. Grease and grime, turns out middle schoolers' hands are gross, make the task cards and sorts look dingy and then none of the students want to use them. There is something else to be said about being able to get them clean before putting them away for the next year.
To keep my landfill contributions down, I try to print my cards using as much of a sheet as possible so that there is very little waste from trimming. I store my cards and sorts to be used another year so that I don't need to recreate them.
The favorite laminator used by teachers at my school is this Scotch Thermal Laminator that I purchased at Target for $16.99 before school started. Currently, they are $19.99, which is still fairly reasonable. I have one for home and another at school so that I don't have to haul it around anymore. You never know when some last minute laminating needs to be done! One of the few things I shop at Walmart for is the laminating pouches. You can get 100 ct boxes for $17.99, and I go through plenty right now so that is a good deal for me.
While I am generally fairly environmentally friendly, I do believe laminating to be a necessary evil for right now. By limiting waste and saving them for future use, I believe that I am being as environment conscious as I can. I am looking forward to a time when ALL my manipulatives are already made and I can just pull them out to use instead of creating them.
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So, it is now the end of January of my first school year teaching at a Montessori Middle School. I was just realizing what I slacker I have been for not maintaining anything on this website. I wanted to have a quick post about what my teaching space looked like when I first walked in.
The only windows in my classroom look onto the pod community space.
I will admit, this was one of the most sterile environments I have ever walked into. I had a sense of dread and worry because I didn't want to have my students and I feel like we were trapped in a box for 9 months! How to make this place feel like a space I want to spend most of my waking hours.
I can't wait to show you updated pictures so you can see the extremely colorful, cozy and welcoming classroom I call my daytime home.


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hiking-trails /
Flamwanderung
Hiking TraIl nearby Alaska Maritime natural area, in Estados Unidos and Aurlandsvangen population.
The largest locality in the area is Vossevangen, with a population of 5,571 persons, at a distance of 44.652 kilometers	from the center of the map.
The nearest is Aurlandsvangen (0 persons), at a distance of 20.415 kilometers.
The following indicators give us an idea of the difficulty of the route:
Trail length: 10.995 kilometers.
Min height: 0 meters above sea level.
Max height: 0 meters above sea level.
Average height: 0 meters above sea level.
Average slope uphill: 0.000 %.
Average slope downhill: 0.000 %.
Mathematical difficulty index: 0.000.
Start place:
Vatnahalsen Høyfjellshotell, Rallarvegen, Melhus, Aurland, Sogn and Fjordane, Norway
Arrival place:
You can find around this zone pois of interest and places relates with Waterfalls
Kjosfossen
Other interest places
Aurlandsvangen	( Population: 0 persons, At a distance of 20.415 kilometers from the center of the map)
Ulvik	( Population: 675 persons, At a distance of 24.479 kilometers from the center of the map)
Eidfjord	( Population: 569 persons, At a distance of 33.680 kilometers from the center of the map)
Granvin	( Population: 460 persons, At a distance of 36.222 kilometers from the center of the map)
Vossevangen	( Population: 5,571 persons, At a distance of 44.652 kilometers from the center of the map)
Lærdalsøyri	( Population: 1,110 persons, At a distance of 47.930 kilometers from the center of the map)
Vik	( Population: 2,899 persons, At a distance of 50.343 kilometers from the center of the map)
Kinsarvik	( Population: 459 persons, At a distance of 50.918 kilometers from the center of the map)
Nearby trails.
Flamwanderung (at a distance of 0.001 kilometers)
Reinungavatnet Vossaskavlen (at a distance of 0.001 kilometers)
23-jul-10+flam+railway+descent (at a distance of 0.003 kilometers)
Myrdal - Flam (at a distance of 0.004 kilometers)
Norvège-FLAAM : rando cascade + église (at a distance of 0.012 kilometers)


The article presents a speech by U.S. President George W. Bush delivered at a meeting with transportation fuel experts and researchers held on February 23, 2007. He mentions meeting with businessmen and scientists working on new battery technology for automobiles. He says that some experts will be able to help in developing a fuel industry capable of deriving ethanol from produce aside from corn. He argues that research funding for alternative sources of energy is needed.


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Excerpts from Journey Into Madness, by Gordon Thomas, p. 283-285 – In California, between his visits to Washington — he [Casey] would attend only ten of the commission's twenty-six hearings — Governor Reagan was using his considerable charm to try and maneuver the Legislature to secretly finance a scheme that, when he first heard it, impressed him.
The governor, like most Americans, was obsessed with the violence that permeated the nation. Serious crime had reached unprecedented levels.
The answer, at least for California, its governor believed, was the one proposal by one of the state's most eminent psychiatrists, Dr. Louis Jolyon West, chairman of the department of psychiatry at the University of California at Los Angeles and director of its Neuropsychiatric Institute. In the early 1960s, when he had been at the University of Oklahoma, Dr. West had run an LSD research program financed by the CIA.
He had proposed to the governor the creation of a financially well-endowed multidisciplinary Center for the Study and Reduction of Violence. Within its confines, doctors would explore all types of violent behavior, what caused it, and how it could be detected, prevented, and treated.
It was planned to site the Center on a converted missile site in the Santa Monica Mountains. The psychiatrist proposed that the Center deal with persons who displayed antisocial and impulsive aggression. Its laboratories would be devoted to genetic, biochemical, and neurophysiological studies of "violent individuals, including prisoners and hyperkinetic children."
Other research would concentrate upon the "pharmacology of violence" and the best way to use "anti-violence inhibiting drugs."
One of the tried, though far from proven, techniques of the CIA that Ronald Reagan was helping to investigate in Washington was, in California, being given a warm welcome by him. He eagerly shared Dr. West's conviction that one day the behavior of all persons with violent tendencies — no one had yet decided the criteria for measuring the degree of violence — would be monitored by the staff at central control stations presiding over screens producing signals from the implants. The first indication of an abnormal impulse could indicate the onset of violence. Attendants would rush with suitable psychotropic drugs to overpower the person. The system would be expensive to operate, but Governor Reagan visualized the day when thousands of his fellow Californians would be permanently monitored in this way.
Among those who was considered to work at the Center was Leonard Rubenstein. Two South American doctors who had worked at the institute under Dr. Cameron had also been targeted, one to run the center's shock room — which would operate on a twenty-four-hour basis, seven days a week — and the other to assist in the center's psychosurgical operating suite, where the very latest techniques in lobotomy would be used. The doctors were currently employed in detention centers in Paraguay and Chile.
Despite his considerable persuasive techniques, Governor Reagan failed to convince the California legislature to go ahead with Dr. West's proposal.
Source: The UCLA Violence Project
Journey Into Madness: The True Story of Secret CIA Mind Control and Medical Abuse – This 1989 book was written to tell the world about the use of physicians in medical torture of political prisoners. It didn't start in Nazi Germany, and didn't end in Abu Ghraib (drugs, electroshock, gags, garrotes, blindfolds, branding irons, sexual abuse, mock executions). Physicians provide fake medical certificates for persons tortured to death ('Perspectives'). The author had access to written testimony, and off-the-record interviews (which were confirmed from other independent sources). 'Book One' deals with Beirut, the Near East, and the kidnapping of William Buckley, American Political Officer, in 1984. It mentions the survival technique of looking at every approaching face to determine if it is an enemy by the tension displayed on the face (p.59). The Hizballah justified terror as needed to create a new and ideal society (p.61). Brain-washing rarely involved physical cruelty bet depended on the use of repetition, harassment, and humiliation (p.69). [Just like your schooling?] Changing opinions was older that recorded history. America developed the most powerful advertising industry in the world and adapted it to psychological warfare and opinion making. They studied the techniques used by modern American evangelists in conversion, and the Catholic rite of confession (p.73). Pharmaceutical laboratories discovered how drugs can be used in mind control (p.74). How amoral and ignorant was Gov. Reagan (p.81)? 'Book Two' gives the history of the abuse of medical knowledge since WW II. Chapter 5 tells of Allen Dulles and his ruthless and unscrupulous character hidden beneath his cheerful and witty personality. The Korean War provided a new shock from former POWs (pp.94-95). The "twilight zone" is described (p.97). They could not understand the changed views of POWs! Chapter 7 notes how conscientious objectors were put into mental hospitals and used as test animals (pp.140-141)! Chapter 8 tells about electroshock treatments at the Allan Memorial Institute which went beyond the norm (p.149). Were there studies reminiscent of Dr. Josef Mengele at Auschwitz (p.150)? Allen Dulles continued with his drug experiments and poisonous mushrooms (pp.156-157). It tells of the poisoning death of Dr. Frank Olson (pp.160-162). [To shut him up?] Chapter 10 has a 'Top Secret' recording of Korean War POWs (pp.184-186); did you understand it? Was it caused by learning a new view of society? Chapter 11 tellis of the use of sensory deprivation experiments to cause irreversible damage to a patient's mind. Chapter 12 gives an example of post-event predictions (p.216). Chapter 13 tells how Dr. Mary Morrow was able to escape from the tortures of Dr. Ewen Cameron (pp.230-231). Chapter 14 gives the results of hypnotism to create a sleeper killer (p.253). Chapter 15 explains why the Vietcong succeeded (p.257). Truthful reports had bad consequences (p.258).Who controlled Oswald (p.260)? Could the CIA handle the truth (p.261)? NO (p.263)! Could psychics read minds from a distance (p.273)? Or devil worship (p.275)? 'Book Three' covers the events after Watergate. Chapter 17 tells about briefing President-elect Reagan. Claire Sterling's "The Terror Network" is evaluated (p.321). Could Agca have been brainwashed to make him an assassin (p.326)? Chapter 19 tells how the CIA created the cruelest police in the Arab world (p.328). All the bugs planted in Sadat's presidential palace did not warn of the assassination. Examples of medical torture are on pages 334-335. Torture by physicians goes back to the Roman Empire (p.346), to the English in Kenya (p.348); it wasn't just the Nazis. Science is always at the service of the rulers. "Hooding prisoners" was used in 1865 for the Lincoln assassination conspirators (p.356). The 'Notes' provides background information on this book (Amazon).
Gordon Thomas (born 1933) is a Welsh author who has written fifty-three books. The total sales of his works exceed 45 million copies. Thomas divides his time between his homes in Ireland and England, with his wife, an interior designer. His five children work in various parts of the entertainment industry…His first book, completed at the age of seventeen, is the story of a British spy in Russia during World War II, titled Descent Into Danger. He refused the offer of a job at a university in order to accompany a traveling fair for a year: he used those experiences for his novel Bed of Nails. Since then his books have been published worldwide. He has been a foreign correspondent beginning with the Suez Crisis and ending with the first Gulf War. He was a BBC writer/producer for three flagship BBC programmes: Man Alive, Tomorrow's World and Horizon. He is a regular contributor to Facta, the respected monthly Japanese news magazine, and he lectures widely on the secret world of intelligence. He also provides expert analysis on intelligence for US and European television and radio programs… (Wikipedia)
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Snowhite; Hope you enjoyed the night!
Well Snowy....How did it go?
Easy on the photos now please!
Strum wrote: Well Snowy....How did it go?
Yeah but show us a few anyway Snowy? I was pulling your leg there...hopefully not the one everybody wished you broke before the show!
Put us on the guest list for the Pav?
Not a chance????????no pic and no tickets.
Snowhite wrote: Not a chance????????no pic and no tickets.
I take it you do Irish dancing then?
:sorry2: Strum i'm so tired i didn't notice the bit about your son, i just thought it was your women & flat thingybob.
First no i cant irish dance,but our shows are a spoof take of everyday things............And as for your son wanting to irish dance, encourage him look at Micheal Flately.Millionaire and women falling over him ,now is'nt that a grand life for a irish dancer.
He needs hard hands, pick and shovel crew in England, make a man out of him as Mary Davis would say in C.B.S .Have you ever heard of a married male dancer, apart from M.F, that is and I'll give it 6 months !!!!!!!!!!!
yipee de do da, What a night, it was brill.Have to get some shut eye am knackered, Farmboy i hope you picked some where nice for the holiday's at the meeting tonight. We are easy as to where.??? So where am i going, ???????????????
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In Harlem, a Group of Black Men Pays Their Respects to George Floyd in Impeccable Style
Home FASHION In Harlem, a Group of Black Men Pays Their Respects to George Floyd in Impeccable Style
When stylist Gabriel M. Garmon initially put the call out on social media about a demonstration in remembrance of George Floyd, he had hopes that 100 or so other Black men might join him on the march through Harlem this past Thursday. The invitation encouraged participants to wear a suit, a shirt and tie, or "your best," as a mark of respect to Floyd, whose funeral in Minneapolis would coincide with the event, a dress code that he felt his community of Black fashion creatives would appreciate. "We wanted to honor him and our other lost brothers and sisters in a way that felt appropriate," says Garmon who organized the event with the help of friends and fellow Black creatives Brandon Murphy and Harold Waight.
The crowd of elegantly dressed men he found gathered on 125th street at 10am that morning far exceeded his expectations. By the time Tiffany Rea-Fisher, a choreographer and local community organizer, had taken to the podium to make the final address before the march began, the sidewalks were overflowing with people. "It was such a peaceful experience, it was such a unifying experience and that's all we wanted," says Fisher. "No matter our gender or what industry we're in, it is upsetting to us on a deep level that our presence can be scary to people. Our chant was: We're not to be feared. When people heard that, they were hanging out of their windows clapping for us, cheering us on."
With Black Lives Matter shirts peeking out from their three-piece suits and fists raised in the air, the demonstrators who poured down Adam Clayton Powell Jr. Boulevard towards Central Park were a sight to behold. Some came dressed in the sober black suiting reminiscent of Civil Rights activists of the1960s; others were decked out in vibrant ankara prints and the kind of modern bespoke tailoring you might find at local menswear boutiques such as Harlem Haberdashery. Red berets jostled with jaunty straw fedora hats, sleek black durags, and white kufi caps; pocket squares were festooned with flowers, lapels studded with Black Power pins. At one point along the route, a young Black boy of about nine or ten was seen getting a tutorial on how to knot a tie from an older Black gentleman in a dapper gray suit.
"I asked myself, would I wear this to someone's funeral? To a relative's funeral? How would I bring myself?" says Elias Hightower, a fashion consultant who was among the demonstrators who took to the streets. "I almost wore Vans with my suit, but I knew I couldn't do this by halves. This was really about changing the narrative and showing the power of dress."
As the march moved further along Fifth Avenue towards the final stop on 96th street, the crowd tripled in size, swelling to be over a 1000 strong. In the sea of hand-painted signs, many bore witness to the injustices suffered by members of the Black trans community at the hands of the police. "A lot of times when we say Black men are under attack, we're mostly thinking about cis-gender, straight Black men. There's not a perceived solidtary between their queer brothers or those who identify as trans," says James Felton Keith a local politician who helped moblize the march. "It's Pride month and that particular march being led by those people was more impactful than anything else. This showed we have skin in the game."
For Garmon and his cohorts, this is just the beginning of a much larger movement. "It doesn't stop here. And I really want to highlight that. We all need to register to vote, we all need to be more vocal," says the stylist who is in the midst of organizing a second demonstration, this time to commemorate Juneteenth. "Change is coming soon, I know that."
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Central City est un gratte-ciel de 112 mètres de hauteur construit à Surrey (Colombie-Britannique) dans l'agglomération de Vancouver au Canada de 2001 à 2003.

Il abrite des bureaux sur 26 étages pour une surface de plancher de 80 141 m² desservis par 12 ascenseurs.

À son achèvement en 2003 c'était le plus haut immeuble de Surrey. Il a ensuite été dépassé en hauteur par d'autres gratte-ciel mais en 2016 il fait toujours partie des dix plus hauts immeuble de Surrey.

Central City comprend 4 composantes; une tour et un podium, un parking, une galerie commerciale et un atrium.

Le bâtiment abrite sur 6 niveaux des locaux de l'Université Simon Fraser.

L'architecte est l'agence d'architecture Bing Thom Architects Inc. basée à Vancouver.

L'immeuble a gagné en 2004 le prix spécial du jury du Marché International des Professionnels de l'Immobilier (MIPIM) comme meilleur nouveau projet pour l'architecture et l'innovation dans le bâtiment.

La construction de l'immeuble a coûté 135 millions de $. Il a ensuite été revendu en  pour 245,75 millions de $ à une société de Toronto.

L'immeuble a servi de décor pour la série télé américaine Smallville qui raconte la jeunesse de superman.

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Gratte-ciel mesurant entre 100 et 149 mètres
Gratte-ciel construit en 2003
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One Day This Tech Romper May Save Your Baby #WearableWednesday #WearableTech #SIDS « Adafruit Industries – Makers, hackers, artists, designers and engineers!
Chrissy Glover has been using her wearable tech skills to address interesting issues, from spacesuit injuries to uncomfortable hospital gowns. A recent project focused on SIDS (Sudden Infant Death Syndrome) which has been an issue for years, according to Chrissy's site.
In 1994, the American Academy of Pediatrics launched the "Back to Sleep Campaign," urging parents to place their babies on their back instead of their belly or side to go to sleep, as either of the latter options can restrict breathing. In the 10 years following the launch of the campaign, reports of SIDS decreased by about 50%.
Although the decrease has been formidable, no one wants their child to be part of the losing percentage. So, the designer developed the Back to Sleeper, a romper with conductive pads that act as sensors. So, when the baby is on its back, things are quiet, but when the baby rolls on its side or stomach, a buzzer sounds. The electronics are relatively simple with an Adafruit Arduino Gemma microcontroller, piezo buzzer and LiPo battery.
What is more complicated is the time Chrissy spent developing the conductive pads. She attempted to apply Bare Conductive Paint on the fabric, but the stretch capability caused the paint to separate. So, she created pads with Bemis Overlay tape and then coated them with the conductive paint, creating the perfect solution (esp. since babies get wet easily). A ring of batting acts as a separator between the pads, so when pushed in, the microcontroller signals the buzzer off meaning the baby is safe. Not only is it a smart design, but the black accents add sweet embellishment.
Although this is a prototype, I believe there is good promise for this sleeper to grow into a product. Keep your eyes on Chrissy Glover as she continues to develop great solutions. Also, if you have a need for a powerful yet small microcontroller, be sure to check out our Gemma Arduino in the shop. Those fat solder pads and affordable price make it the perfect choice. Have fun creating with purpose!


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Razer Unveils New And Improved OSVR HDK 2 At E3 2016, And It's $200 Cheaper Than Oculus Rift
13 June 2016, 11:03 am EDT By Alexandra Burlacu Tech Times
A new and improved open-source virtual reality (OSVR) headset just made its debut at E3 2016, and it's definitely more impressive than its predecessor.
OSVR is a promising initiative that hit the scene early last year and the latest headset to join the fray now aims to challenge the HTC Vive and Oculus Rift. Founded by gaming hardware company Razer and VR company Sensics, this initiative aims to create an open standard for virtual reality hardware and software.
The new OSVR gadget is called HDK 2, short for "hacker development kit," and is priced at $399.99. Set to launch in July, the HDK 2 costs $100 more than the previous HDK 1, which will continue to sell at $299.99.
For the extra dollars, however, the HDK 2 does pack some noteworthy improvements. First of all, the new OSVR gadget rocks two OLED screens as opposed to the previous version's single screen, and the resolution is also higher at 2,160 x 1,200, with a refresh rate set at 90 Hz.
That resolution could bring it on par with the Oculus Rift and HTC Vive, for instance, while the $399.99 price tag makes it $200 cheaper than the Rift and $400 cheaper than the Vive.
According to the description on the OSVR website, the HDK 2 dual-display technology with 2,160 x 1,200 resolution - translating to 1,080 x 1,200 per eye - at 90 fps will maximize VR immersion and, along with custom designed optics, will deliver clear and vibrant visuals that will "blow you away at every turn."
The OSVR ecosystem will also ensure that various types of hardware from different brands are supported, so that users will get to choose from a wide range of controller options.
"The HDK supports a wide range of content technologies through the OSVR ecosystem including - OSVR and SteamVR experiences," adds the description.
The HDK 2 also comes with an improved IR tracking system that relies on a series of infrared LEDs within the headset, similar to the Oculus Rift. At the same time, the HDK 2 retains the adjustable lens system that made the original headset stand out from the crowd, allowing users to individually adjust the lens per eye so that it fits a wide range of prescription glasses.
All in all, the HDK 2 sounds pretty great and quite promising, but then again, so did its predecessor, which proved to be better in theory than in practice. It remains to be seen whether the HDK 2 is as good as it seems on paper, but it's definitely a neat upgrade.
To get a better idea of what the OSVR HDK initiative brings to the table, check out the video below.
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BONN, Germany (AP) _ Chancellor Helmut Kohl's ruling party did not violate the rights of three Scientology members by kicking them out of the party, a state court ruled today.
The three sued in December, arguing their constitutional guarantees of free speech and religion had been violated.
But a state court in Bonn ruled that Scientology principles do not conform with those of the Christian Democrats, and Kohl's party therefore had the right to remove them.


It was dead winter and I needed to get out. The winter had been fairly mild (so far) so my brother David and I attempted a Arch Hunting Trip to nearby Eureka, Utah. Eureka is a old mining community in the Tintic Mountains, southwest of Utah Valley were I live. Near the southern end of the Tintic Mountains there is a geological oddity that included the formation of a natural arch. We decided to go see how big this arch was.
Along the way, I had to stop every time I thought I saw a picture. One of the first stops was in Santaquin, Utah.
On to Elberta Utah, a farming area south of Utah Lake.
Then on to Eureka, Utah. Eureka has seen better days but there is still quite a community there and few stores are still open.
One small valley to the south of Eureka is Mammoth, Utah. There isn't much left of this mining community but Juab County as a fire department building there.
Once through Eureka, highway 6 turns south and after about 13 miles we turned on to a good gravel road heading south and then east, staying low off the hills. After about 2.8 miles, we stopped at the bottom of a drainage (at an obvious parking area) and start hiking northeast up the drainage for about .7 mile.
Only by climbing up to the 'lava log' rock formations can the Class D natural arch be seen clearly. The arch is naturally called Paul Bunyan's Woodpile Arch.
An interesting place to find a natural arch.
Once down off the hill and back on highway 6, we turned south to Lynndyl and then east to Lemington, Utah.
On the east side of Lemington, on the north side of highway 132, there are the remains of two charcoal kilns. These are probably left from early settlement days. If they ever widen the highway, the kilns will be gone.
From Lemington we wandered south and ended up in Flowell, Utah.
Then east to Fillmore, Utah. This town was once designated to be the capital of Utah and a State House was begun here. Now it is the Willard County building and a historical site.
With just a little daylight left, we continued south to Meadow, Utah.
And finally to Kanosh, Utah.
Then the sun went down…. Spectacularly!
The only thing left to do was drive home and dream of warmer weather.
Why didn't we try this first?
Ok, who moved the bridge?
Anyone Care For a Nap?
Camelhead Arch and Mystery Arch – Finally!
"As you journey through life, choose your destination well, but do not hurry there. You will arrive soon enough. Wander the back roads and forgotten paths, keeping your destination in your heart. Seek out new voices, strange sights, and ideas foreign to your own. Such things are riches for the soul. And if upon arrival, you find that your destination is not exactly as you had dreamed, do not be disappointed. Think of all you would have missed but for the journey there, and know that the true worth of your travels lies not in where you come to be at journey's end, but in who you come to be along the way."


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Calendar revealed for inaugural Extreme E campaign
Extreme E, the revolutionary new electric off-road racing series using motorsport to raise awareness of global environmental issues, has today revealed its Season 1 calendar – set to get underway in January 2021.
The five-race global voyage, spanning four continents, will highlight the impact of climate change and human activity on some of the world's most remote locations, while promoting sustainability and the adoption of electric vehicles to help protect the planet.
Extreme E's inaugural campaign will get underway with its Ocean leg on the shores of the stunning, and aptly named pink-hued Lac Rose on the West Coast of Africa, roughly 30 kilometres from Dakar, Senegal, in mid-January.
Sand bars, salt beds, gravel, rocks and undulations will provide a real challenge, as drivers navigate the narrow tracks between and around the striking body of water – also known as Lake Retba – and the Atlantic Ocean beyond.
The RMS St. Helena – the former Royal Mail Ship which fulfils the role of the championship's unique floating paddock – will then set sail for the Middle East in March and the series' Desert event in Sharaan, Saudi Arabia.
The Kingdom's terrain is spectacular and varied as well as unforgiving, providing a huge canvas with which to create exciting, technical stages, while pushing drivers and teams to their limits.
Next, Extreme E heads to the subcontinent ahead of the Mountain round in the heart of the Himalayas and Nepal's Mustang District in May.
The Kali Gandaki valley – site of the deepest gorge in the world – will provide a stern test for competitors at 2,750 metres above sea level amid the stunning Annapurna region of Nepal, with the mountain range bearing the same name looming over the arena.
Then, on to Kangerlussuaq in Greenland for August's Glacier round, set to take place in a landscape carved out by extreme cold and the once-mighty glaciers that dominated the region for thousands of years – now in rapid retreat at the hands of climate change.
At the end of October, the state of Pará in Brazil will round things off with the Rainforest race weekend, set in the heart of the Amazon on a tract of land deforested by slash-and-burn agriculture.
Provisional Extreme E Season 1 (2021) calendar:
23-24 January: Lac Rose, Dakar, Senegal
5-6 March: Sharaan, Al-'Ula, Saudi Arabia
14-15 May: Kali Gandaki Valley, Mustang District, Nepal
28-29 August: Kangerlussuaq, Greenland
30-31 October: Santarém, Pará, Brazil
Head-to-head races will be staged over three days, within an area no larger than 10 km2. Track designers have been tasked with carefully selecting course options, which provide the most challenging, exciting action, using existing obstacles and features with elevation changes and jumps, in order to minimise environmental impact.
Race organisers will ensure that thorough environmental, social and governance assessments are carried out in each location with a local third party to safeguard environmental protection, social inclusivity and fair political practices.
Additionally, in each race arena (Ocean, Desert, Mountain, Glacier, Rainforest) Extreme E will will work alongside local experts, governments and NGOs to implement positive legacy initiatives dependent on regional needs to combat issues such as deforestation, rising sea levels, melting glacier ice, desertification, and plastic pollution.
Alejandro Agag, Founder and CEO of Extreme E, said: "Finalising the first calendar is a great moment for any championship and today we have this moment.
"I had no idea what this journey was going to be like when we embarked on it a few months ago. I've been to five of the most spectacular, remote locations on the planet; each facing issues at the hands of climate change and human activity. It has been a life-lesson.
"In six months, I've seen the impacts of climate change first-hand and have met people that are experiencing the effects. For anyone that denies its existence or is unaware of the problems it is causing – just come with us on this journey.
"We were in Greenland for our first announcement a few months ago where we could see the ice cap melting. In Senegal, 1000 kilometres away, the boarding school that helped us with our beach clean at last week's announcement has tripled in size because the coast is disappearing through sea-level rise and people are being displaced. You can see that all of the challenges are interlinked.
"I am incredibly grateful for the support we've received from all of our hosts and I can't wait for what is going to be a special, unprecedented odyssey which will drive real change to get underway for the very first time.
"To have sealed all five of our locations by this point, with Extreme E having been little more than an idea on a napkin back in January this year, is an achievement I am very proud of.
"The team has worked tirelessly behind the scenes up to this point and will continue to do so right up to January 2021."
Further news on teams, partnerships and drivers will follow in the coming weeks.


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