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Silesian Museum – a journey through the history of Upper Silesia and more
Jakub 7 March 2022
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Driving to Katowice in the past, I often passed the construction site, which later turned out to be the museum. I have slept in a hotel many times where I had a view of this place. Today, the Silesian Museum is open and invites tourists to show them a variety of exhibitions, the most important of which is the one about the history of Upper Silesia.
In my private ranking, museums are divided into several categories. There are objects with a boring form and content, some in which the subject matter is interesting, but the form of its transmission is weak, and there are also those where, despite the poor substantive part, its form of application wins, and finally there are also those in which interesting information is presented in extraordinary form!
The Silesian Museum belongs to the last group and it is definitely worth visiting. If I were to point out other institutions that can give you a picture of what a museum from my top shelf looks like, I would definitely refer you to the Warsaw Uprising Museum, Schindler's Factory, Exploseum or the Museum of the Second World War in Gdańsk.
Location of Silesian Museum
The Silesian Museum is based in Katowice (Silesia region) at Dobrowolskiego street number 1. It is the city center and the Katowice Spodek can be seen from the observation tower. There is a car park right next to the museum. We have a surface car park at our disposal with 120 parking spaces. Parking for up to 4 hours (which is enough for sightseeing) is free. Each subsequent hour costs PLN 4.
Silesian Museum – first impressions
As I have already mentioned to you, I watched the process of creating the museum while spending nights in Katowice. I most often chose the Etap hotel, which is today's Ibis. But let's go back to the museum. After we got there and parked the car, we didn't know where to go for a while, but it was enough to look around and we got to the entrance and ticket offices. We went through the security gate and went to buy tickets. The modern art exhibitions were interesting, but I liked the one about the history of Upper Silesia the most.
There are several renovated buildings with exhibitions waiting for you on site, as well as, for example, a restaurant and an observation tower. You will also easily notice a few buildings that are still waiting for their turn.
Admission tickets and opening hours
The Silesian Museum is open from Tuesday to Sunday from 10.00 to 20.00, the observation tower is also open at the same hours.
As for tickets, their prices vary depending on the exhibitions we want to see.
All exhibitions (permanent and temporary) – adult 24 zlotys, concessions 16 zlotys, family 62 zlotys
Temporary exhibitions – normal PLN 14, concessions PLN 9, family PLN 37
Observation tower – normal ticket PLN 5, reduced ticket – PLN 3
We decided on a family ticket, which included all the exhibitions and the tower.
Several exhibitions are available to visitors. Among them "Laboratory of theatrical space", "Gallery of non-professional art", "Gallery of Silesian sacred art", "Tell el-Farcha. 20 years of Polish excavations", "Ray from Saturn. Teofil Ociepka's painting" and finally "The light of history. Upper Silesia" throughout history".
The art exhibitions were interesting, but for the children (not counting Teofil Ociepka's paintings), they were not the most interesting. They were fine for me, but it was the exhibition on Upper Silesia that I found the most interesting throughout history.
It was opened on June 26, 20216. We enter the exhibition through the symbolic gate to the "Katowice" mine. The entire exhibition is divided into 19 spaces in which various issues are raised – political, social, industrial and cultural. Pay attention to the leaflet stands along the way. They are devoted to the subject of Upper Silesia, or rather Silesians, and describe customs and traditions (eg every Silesian knows someone who breeds pigeons or a Silesian grandfather made sweets for his granddaughters himself).
At the exhibition, I found a lot of elements that I knew about before, but never paid any attention to them. The exhibition is presented in Polish, English and German, and the voice narration is also in Silesian.
The exhibition will also recall outstanding figures from Upper Silesia and the twists in the history of the region that influenced its final shape. The exhibition covers the most ancient fate of the Silesian lands, and it ended at the political breakthrough in 1989.
Observation Tower
The museum complex has an observation tower located on the mine hoisting tower. Originally, it was the "Warszawa II" shaft tower. It is considered to be one of the most visually distinctive buildings in the museum. The structure is 40 meters high, and from its top we can admire the museum area and the panorama of Katowice.
We take the elevator to the top, and with a lot of tourist traffic, the staff can limit our time at the top so that everyone can take advantage of this attraction. Before your visit, check the weather conditions, because in bad weather conditions, access to the tower is impossible.
Worth a visit?
Absolutely yes! The Silesian Museum is a facility that you should visit. Even if you are not interested in modern or sacred art, the interactive exhibition on Upper Silesia itself is amazing! Wandering around it, we move in time, learning about the history of the region, which is closely interwoven with local culture, cuisine and customs.
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Q: why do I get invalid syntax in mypy with await expression? # file test.py
import asyncio
from inspect import iscoroutine
from typing import Any

async def a():
    print('run a')
    asyncio.sleep(1)
    return 1

async def b():
    # type: () -> Any
    print('run b')
    return a()

async def g():
    # type: () -> Any
    print('run g')
    s = b()
    while iscoroutine(s):
        print('in g', s)
        s = await s
    return s

if __name__ == '__main__':
    loop = asyncio.get_event_loop()
    a = loop.run_until_complete(g())
    print('finish ', a)

when running above code using python3.6.6, I got:
run g
in g <coroutine object b at 0x10a980938>
run b
in g <coroutine object a at 0x10a95d620>
run a
finish  1

Process finished with exit code 0

It seems everything's fine. but when running mypy test.py, I got test.py:24: error: invalid syntax. What does it mean?
Is there something wrong in my code?
My python interpreter version is 3.6.6, mypy version is 0.620.

A: Huh, this is very weird!
I think this is a bug in typed_ast, the library mypy uses to convert Python source code into an abstract syntax tree.
I was able to simplify your issue down to just the following:
import asyncio

async def g():
    # type: () -> None
    await asyncio.sleep(1)

This also gets a syntax error on the line containing the 'await'.
However, the error message goes away if you do this:
import asyncio

async def g() -> None:
    await asyncio.sleep(1)

This same workaround (using the type hint syntax instead of the comment syntax also fixes the issue with your original program). It seems that for some reason, the comment-based type signature syntax and the 'await' keyword don't interact well.
I suspect the reason why this issue wasn't uncovered earlier was because most people who are using async/await are also using Python 3's built-in annotation syntax -- the type comment syntax is mostly used when you want compatibility with Python 2, but async/await is Python 3 only...
Anyways, I would recommend filing an issue on either mypy's or typed_ast's issue tracker -- the mypy team monitors and maintains both repos. (Or, if you're up for it and have some spare time, maybe even try fixing the issue in typed_ast yourself? This feels more like an oversight then a fundamentally tricky bug to me.)

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Joe Nathan headlines a revamped Tigers bullpen
LAKELAND, Fla. (AP) Last year, the Detroit Tigers never fully settled on a closer. With the arrival of Joe Nathan, that shouldn't be a problem this season.
The rest of the bullpen looks pretty good, too.
The Tigers added in the offseason Ian Krol - in a trade with Washington -and free agent right-hander Joba Chamberlain, who had a rough year with the New York Yankees but showed up to Tiger Town in great shape. Despite moving dependable Drew Smiley into the starting rotation, new manager Brad Ausmus is confident he has enough depth and experience now to fill out the `pen.
''Nathan is set as the closer, but after that it's wide open,'' said Ausmus, who then rattled off six pitchers who would appear good fits for the other six bullpen spots.
Nathan is coming off one of the best seasons of his professional career. He had 43 saves for the Rangers with a 1.39 ERA, but he was ready to move - only to a contender.
''This team wants to win,'' Nathan said of the three-time AL Central champions. ''I want to play for a champion. I don't know about last year, but I want to do my job here.''
He's got plenty of support from his new teammates, as well as former Texas teammate Ian Kinsler who was traded to the Tigers during the offseason for Cecil Fielder.
''This team has a great deal of defense and with a closer like Joe Nathan, there's no reason to not be confident in the ninth inning,'' Kinsler said.
Starting pitcher Justin Verlander said he feels a lot more confident coming into the season with a deep bullpen, knowing that the ball is likely to go to Nathan in the ninth.
''You always want to feel good when they start going to the bullpen,'' Verlander said. ''We are deep in there and knowing that (Nathan) is back there makes it comfortable to come out of the game.''
Along with the additions of Nathan, Krol and Chamberlain, the Tigers also have Bruce Rondon who can reach 100 mph. He was the ''closer in waiting'' last season but, at only 23, Rondon started the season at Triple-A Toledo. He came up to the Tigers at midseason and had a respectable 3.45 ERA in 30 games. He still could be the Tigers' closer of the future but this year he'll have a chance to learn from the pitcher with 341 career saves.
NOTES: Ausmus decided to stretch out a bit by throwing batting practice. He said he never pitched in a major league game. ... Every position player took bunting practice including 1B Miguel Cabrera. Ausmus said it was a formality and that if Cabrera ever tried to bunt during a game it would be on his own.

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There is a cool short video on the Diablo start page about Diablo's future, exciting!
They need to do something. D3 got boring.
I won't be excited until I have a real idea of what they are up to. Multiple projects doesn't mean anything at this point. It certainly does not guarantee D4.
Honestly the only Blizzard franchise I like is Diablo. So I think the chance of them making something I don't like, or that I am not interested in, is high.
Its nice to have an annoucement that SOMETHING is coming. However my hype and excitement are bottomed out now.
Diablo4 will be inevitable, but if you look at D3, it will most likely be years off. They should be better at launches .. and Jay Wilson is long gone ..
Diablo2 remaster is likely. Looking at what they did with Starcraft, the graphics got tweaked, a few quality of life things (outside the gameplay). However bugs and annoying AI remained as it was. Imagine all the broken Diablo2 skills ... would remain broken.
I've heard people talk about something on mobile. Hearthstone has given them some ideas about this. The fact most mobile things are free to play and then try to nickel and dime you for more than a full game if you let them bugs me. Who knows, there are plenty of D3 type clones already on mobile.
Something different? Who knows? Tell me when there is a video of something to watch and I'll see if the pictures and sound can get me excited.
I have mixed feelings of a D2 remaster. On the one hand I would be able to collect breast plates again. On the other hand it would be more of the same, been there done that.
When original Diablo came out, it was the best damned Diablo game ever created. No one had ever created a Diablo game better than original Diablo.
When Diablo II came out, it was the best damned version of Diablo II ever created. It got better with every patch (except for the ones which were universally regarded as "eh, not so much") and with the expansion, D2X, it became the best damned Diablo game ever created.
Diablo III is the best damned version of Diablo III out there, bar none. Show me any game called Diablo III (or maybe Diablo 3) that's better than Diablo III, and I'll eat my lunch.
I'm sure that when Diablo IV (or maybe Diablo 4) comes out, it will be the best damned version of Diablo IV ever created. If I'm wrong, I'll eat a bag of Doritos.
She said "multiple projects" and come on, she's female and kinda cute for a programmer, so you know she means every word of it. I'd collect breast plates with her, if you know what I mean. Obviously they have multiple projects going on, and if that doesn't get you excited, then okay, it doesn't.
Will you eat a bag of Doritos if you're right?
I'd collect breast plates with her, if you know what I mean.
With the release of the Starcraft remaster came an updated rerelease of the original for FREE, so if a D2 remaster comes with the same, I'll all for it.
Once again, Orbert gets a cookie from me for an awesome post.
Awesome! A cookie to go with my Doritos. That's a balanced lunch.
Seriously though, and I know I've mentioned this before, but despite all seeming evidence to the contrary, I'm not really a gamer. I play one game on the PC: Diablo. I play it a lot, but I don't play any other games, so I don't know how it works with other games. I do know that I paid like $20 for original Diablo years ago, and played it for years. Hundreds of hours of play, for 20 bucks. I consider that a pretty good value.
D2 and D2X were similar. For a total of 40 bucks, several hundred more hours of play. D3, you guessed it. Yeah, it gets repetitive. When I get bored, I try a different class, one I haven't played in a while. For 40 bucks (plus I think 15 for the Necromancer pack), I've already gotten a few hundred hours of entertainment.
How does it work with other games? Do people expect the publishers to keep patching/enhancing/supporting the game for free forever? I know that with some games, you pay a monthly fee or something for the service. I categorically avoid that model. But if we were talking about a game that has a steady influx of money, then yeah, I'd expect support and new content on a regular basis. But that's not the Diablo model, never has been. For a fixed price, I already feel like I've gotten my money's worth, and everything beyond that is just cake.
People complaining about how long Blizzard takes to release the games, okay, I see your point. If my life revolved around playing video games, I'd be bummed about having to wait so long, too. Fortunately, I have a life, so I guess I'll just keep playing D3 for now, or maybe stop when I honestly get bored. I did eventually stop playing D2/D2X when I felt I'd done everything I wanted to do within the game, but I'm not gonna complain about that. I might stop playing D3 before D4 comes out, possibly long before, but I'll check out D4 when it arrives. Or whatever the new thing is.
StarCraft II which is kind of fun, but nothing else.
I played StarCraft for a while, mostly MP with my son. But he's young and plays a game for like a few months and then moves on to some other game. So now I don't played StarCraft any more.
I'm the same way. I've tried WoW, Warcraft, etc... and only Diablo has ever held my interest.
At Gamescon they showed a live drawing by an artist. WOOOOOOAH!! Reddit was not amused. Hype dropping big time.


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Britain's Got Talent: Where are Diversity and the rest of the winners now?
What happened to Jai McDowall and George Sampson?
BRITAIN'S Got Talent 2016 only finished a couple of months ago, but we're missing it already.
And it's got us feeling all nostalgic. So we decided to take a look at what happened to the previous winners of the ITV talent show..
Paul Potts SHOCKED the BGT judges in Series 1 with his rendition of Nessun Dorma.
His debut album later sold more than 2 million copies, and a film was even made of his life called One Chance, in which he was played by James Cordon!
Street dancer George Sampson won BGT in 2008 with his stunning and inventive performance of Singing In The Rain.
After winning the show, George went on to star in the film Streetdance 3D, as well as Waterloo Road and other children's TV shows.
Diversity has been one of the most successful acts to come out of BGT.
The dance troupe – who beat singing sensation Susan Boyle – wowed the judges and viewers with their incredible moves, and have since gone out to have sell-out tours.
The lead dancer Ashley Banjo has also had various TV shows, and was a judge on Got To Dance, alongside Kimberley Wyatt and Adam Garcia.
Gymnasts Spelbound beat Twist and Pulse in 2010 with their amazing moves.
The highlight since their win has been performing at the London 2012 closing ceremony.
Singer Jai McDowall shocked viewers when he won the show, especially as Simon Cowell had described his voice as "monotone".
The Scotsman was dropped by Syco shortly after and has toured with Gareth Gates, as well as headlined Butlins.
Ashleigh and Pudsey won BGT in 2012.
Like Paul, the performing dog got his own film called Pudsey: The Movie and was voiced by David Walliams.
The duo have also starred in lots of pants together, as well as judged That Dog Can Dance! and presented CBBC show Who Let The Dogs Out?
Hungarian shadow theatre group Attraction won the show with their unique act in 2013.
The group have since fronted a TV advertising campaign for an insurance company.
Musical theatre boyband Collabro won BGT in 2014 and were then signed by Syco after.
They released their album Stars in July 2014 which knocked Ed Sheeran's X off the top of the album charts, where it stayed for a month.
The boys are due to go on their 2nd tour around the UK this year.
Jules O'Dwyer and Matisse won last year's BGT but were rocked by controversy when it was revealed she had more than 1 dog AFTER she'd won.
On 17 August 2015 Ofcom ruled Britain's Got Talent had misled the public, acknowledging ITV did not intend to deceive viewers - it said they were ultimately misled - having received in excess of 1000 complaints, to that date.


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You can customize your settings including managing your friends list, blocking unwelcome people and saving your chat history.
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Blushes at the Bundesbank
The Bundesbank has a new president, to replace the disgraced Ernst Welteke. But does Europe have too many central bankers for its own good?
Welteke regrets
OH, TO be a central banker! A monopoly supplier of a much sought-after commodity (money), you have no competitors to worry about and no voters to answer to. You get a month between meetings and, to hear the European Central Bank tell it, all your decisions are made by cosy consensus.
Axel Weber, a professor of economics based in Cologne and an independent adviser to the German government, is the latest recruit to this privileged guild. On Tuesday April 20th, he was named as the new head of Germany's Bundesbank, a position that will also give him a vote on euro-area interest rates at the European Central Bank. Desirable as his new job may be, Mr Weber will be careful not to enjoy it quite as conspicuously as the man he replaces, Ernst Welteke.
Mr Welteke resigned last Friday, to end a two-week controversy over a hotel bill for €7,661 (then around $7,200), paid by one of the commercial banks the Bundesbank helps to supervise. Mr Welteke and his family ran up the bill at one of Berlin's fanciest hotels while attending a party to celebrate the introduction of euro notes and coins at the start of 2002. After the junket came to light in the German press, Mr Welteke apologised, and he and the Bundesbank repaid the money. But that was not enough to save his job. Officials will now hesitate before accepting such junkets and jollies in the future.
Mr Welteke did not go quietly. Trust between him and the finance ministry had been "destroyed", he complained in his angry resignation letter. False claims leaked to the media were assailing his integrity and that of the Bundesbank, he said.
Several German newspapers have speculated that the finance ministry had tipped off the press about the hotel visit, which the ministry strongly denies. It wanted Mr Welteke gone, so the speculation goes, because he was critical of the government's budget deficit and wanted to keep the proceeds from a possible sale of Bundesbank gold away from the finance ministry's hands. Certainly, Hans Eichel, Germany's finance minister, did not rush to defend his former colleague in the state government of Hesse. "I consider it is not acceptable that the chief representative of the Bank, which also has supervisory functions, should accept a holiday for himself and his family paid for by a bank which is under supervision," he told Frankfurter Allgemeine Zeitung.
This lack of discretion on the part of the Bundesbank's boss may have encouraged Gerhard Schröder, Germany's chancellor, to look outside the bank for Mr Welteke's successor. Mr Weber is no monetary naif: he "knows the central banks in Europe like the back of his hand," said Klaus Zimmermann, president of the DIW, a Berlin think-tank, according to the Reuters news agency. But Mr Weber will step into his new role at the Bundesbank unencumbered by any of the rancour and bitterness of the Welteke quarrel.
He will also arrive at the ECB at a delicate moment for European monetary policy. Europe's recovery has not proceeded as smoothly or as strongly as the ECB must have hoped. Surveys of confidence and activity are patchy. Inflation is comfortably below the ECB's ceiling of 2%. The Organisation for Economic Co-operation and Development thinks a rate cut might be necessary. On the other hand, the euro has come down from its highs at the start of the year, and inflation may have bottomed out. Mr Schröder has already called on the ECB to cut rates. But fears that he would appoint a political flunky to the Bundesbank to carry out his bidding have proven unfounded. Mr Weber is widely seen as an independent figure.
Even if Mr Schröder does not get the interest-rate cut he wants, he will still be grateful to be spared any more of Mr Welteke's sermons on fiscal policy. Mr Welteke used the "bully pulpit" of the Bundesbank to call for tighter belts and bolder reforms in Germany. His unceremonious fall may deter anyone else from mounting the pulpit any time soon. That may be a pity. Six of the single currency's 12 member states are this year forecast to run deficits above the ceiling of 3% of GDP set in the euro area's stability and growth pact. The European Commission, the guardian of the pact, was defanged by member states last November when it tried to sink its teeth into the two most egregious offenders, France and Germany. It thus falls more than ever to the ECB and its governors to promote whatever co-ordination is possible between the euro area's 12 independent fiscal policies.
The ECB has no formal powers or responsibilities in the fiscal realm, of course. But it can still employ "moral suasion" and the implicit threat of higher interest rates. In America, for example, budgetmakers in the White House and Congress go looking for the approval, however tacit, of the chairman of the Federal Reserve, Alan Greenspan. He never gives his explicit endorsement, of course, but presidents and congressmen tend to claim it anyway.
Unfortunately, sermons on the virtues of lean government by Europe's central bankers ring hollow. The European System of Central Banks, as the ECB and the 12 national central banks are jointly called, is bloated and rife with duplication. The euro area employs twice as many central bankers as the United States, in proportion to their populations. Some of those monetary mandarins are also paid much more highly than their transatlantic equivalents. Mr Welteke, for example, earned more than twice Mr Greenspan's salary. He topped a Bundesbank payroll that, despite staff cuts last year, still exceeds 14,000—a number worthy perhaps of the bank's past role as monetary hegemon of Europe, but less suited to its new status as one of 12 "branch offices" of the ECB.
The slimming down of Europe's central banks should start at the top. At the moment, the ECB's monetary policy is made by 12 governors from the national central banks plus six ECB executives. Eighteen is already too many, argues Francesco Giavazzi of the Centre for Economic Policy Research, a London think-tank. The rate-setting committee would become quite unworkable should the remaining 13 members of the enlarged EU join the single currency. The ECB has proposed capping the number of voting seats at 21. It would reserve six for ECB officials and four for Italy, Spain, Germany, France and Britain (should it adopt the euro). The remaining seats would rotate among the other euro members according to a complicated formula that ensures Luxembourg, a tiny country with a relatively large financial system, votes more often than Poland, a large country with a relatively small financial system. Such a committee, critics suggest, would be unfair as well as unwieldy: a rigged game of musical chairs.
The single currency's champions always argued that it would usher in a leaner, more efficient Europe, as national industries that used to duplicate each other consolidated and operated at a more efficient, euro-wide scale. Europe's system of central banks, guardians of the single currency, should embrace this beneficial trend. As Mr Giavazzi points out, a smaller rate-setting council would be more decisive and less tied to national governments. It would also have fewer hotel bills to pay.


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Purpose: Solar Modules convert sunlight into DC electricity via the Photovoltaic Effect which can be used to charge batteries or inverted to AC power to power the house.
Types: Solar Modules can be classified into two major categories: wafer based or thin film. The main wafer based technology is crystalline silicon (mono or poly) and the main thin film technologies are cadmium telluride (CdTe), copper indium gallium diselenide (CIS/CIGS) and amorphous silicon (a-Si).
Comparison: Crystalline silicon constitutes approximately 90% of global module production and is the most mature PV technology.
The main advantages are; it delivers efficiency in the range of 15- 25%, high stability, ease of fabrication, high reliability and longevity. Silicon is more environmentally friendly when it is time to recycle.
The main disadvantages are; more expensive, rigid and fragile, efficiency is much more negatively affected by higher operating temperatures and due to the wiring layout is more prone to shading.
Thin film materials absorb light 10 -1 00 time more efficiently than silicon, allowing the use of thin film, lowering the use of material and hence their costs.
The main advantages are; lower cost, flexible, are less affected by higher temperatures and less prone to shading due to how they can be wired.
The main disadvantages are; mostly lower efficiency in the range of 10- 12% (some products though have achieve 20%), lower durability, potential material shortage (Indium and Tellurium), material toxicity (Cadmium is toxic). Thin films are also more difficult to recycle.
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For this section we will mainly focus on electrochemical storage, i.e. (secondary/rechargeable) Batteries pertaining to Solar energy.
Purpose: Batteries store excess solar energy to be used later when the load requirement is higher than the solar production (one example is at night). Batteries can also be used as a back up during grid failure.
Types: The main types are Lead Acid, Nickel Cadmium (NiCd), Nickel- metal hydride, Lithium ion and sodium based batteries. The prominent 'Solar' battery is lead acid and the most upcoming and promising is Lithium Ion.
Comparison: Lead Acid batteries have been used since the 19th century and the most common and incumbent battery type.
The main advantages are; a mature technology with established recycling infrastructure, low initial/ upfront cost.
The main disadvantages are; poor ability to operate in partial state of charge, relatively poor depth of discharge and short life span (2000- 3000 cycles at 50% DOD), results in a higher $/usable kWh/cycle, worse charging and discharging characteristics and worse high working temperature characteristics.
Lithium ion batteries are available in multiple chemistries depending on the type of use. The main types are Lithium Nickel Cobalt Aluminium Oxide (NCA) which is mainly used in electronic Vehicles (EV including Tesla cars), Lithium Nickel Manganese Cobalt oxide (NMC) is mainly used in storage (a variant is used in Tesla Powerpack and Powerwall) and Lithium Iron Phosphate (LFP) is also used for solar storage.
The main advantages are; lower $/usable kWh/ cycle, better charging and discharging characteristics, better high temperature characteristic, power and energy dense, can be deep discharged and have a longer cycling life span (approx. 5000 at 100% DOD).
The main disadvantages are; higher upfront cost, safety issue with overheating if not properly managed, worse low temperature characteristics, little recycling infrastructure.
To Learn More: Please read our 'Solar and Storage' blog and white paper (coming soon).
Purpose: The main function of a charge controller is to safely charge a solar battery at the correct charge rates and protect the battery from overcharge and also maintains the battery charging voltage at an optimal (prevent overvoltage) while blocking reverse currents.
Types: The two main types of solar charge controllers (SCC) are the PWM and the MPPT. These are essentially two different types of charging methods and SCC use to charge batteries.
Comparison: PWM stands for pulse width modulation where the controller sends out a series of short charging pulses to the battery – a rapid 'on- off' switch. The rate and duration of pulses depends on the state of charge.
The main advantages are; 33- 50% the cost of MPPT, longer lifespan, smaller size, good low cost solution for small system when module temperatures are high (45- 75 C).
The main disadvantages are; in most cases is less efficient way of charging (10- 40% less), cannot be used efficiently with 60 cell panels.
MPPT stands for maximum power point tracking, i.e. an adaptive algorithm that follows the maximum power point of a PV array and then adjusts the incoming voltage to extract the most power from the panels. The excess voltage is converted to extra charging current at the charging voltage without loss of power.
The main advantages are; highest charging efficiencies (10- 40% greater), can be used with 60 cell panels, more flexibility in design.
The main disadvantages are; 2 to 3 times more expensive than PWM and have a shorter lifespan due to more electronic components.
To Learn More: Please read our 'Solar and Solar Charge Controllers' blog (coming soon).
Purpose: The main function of an inverter is to convert DC electricity from batteries and solar panels to grid and appliance friendly AC electricity.
Types: There are three main types of inverters; Grid tied PV inverters, Hybrid Solar Inverters and Battery Inverters.
Comparison: PV inverters require the grid or a generator to mirror the voltage and frequency, they are usually programmed to curtail if there is no reference.
The main advantages are; time tested and used widely in grid- connected applications, countless number of products.
The main disadvantages are; possible to include batteries but as an AC coupled solution which needs another inverter and is more costly.
A hybrid inverter, also referred to as a multi mode inverter can simultaneously manage inputs from both solar panels and battery banks.
The main advantages are; all- in- one invert solution for grid connected solar plus storage systems, can be installed with batteries for future expansion, long history of use in off- grid systems.
The main disadvantages are; less design flexibility than modular solutions which use separate PV and battery inverters, less efficient.
A battery inverter, manages the charging and discharging of batteries and converts DC to AC and vice versa in order to supply loads or charge batteries. They can be installed with solar systems for back- up and other purposes and can be easily retrofitted onto existing solar PV systems.
The main advantages are; modular leading to great design flexibility, easily retrofitted for addition of battery, sturdy and durable.
The main disadvantages are; more expensive than PV inverters.
To Learn More: Please read our 'Solar and Inverter' blog (coming soon).
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Q: UICollectionViewCell with custom UICollectionViewLayout to create Parallax Animation On Just one subview Inspired by this tutorial [Custom UICollectionViewLayout Tutorial With Parallax][1]
[1]: https://www.raywenderlich.com/527-custom-uicollectionviewlayout-tutorial-with-parallax I created my own version of parallax collection view.
I am creating the parallax animation and bounce affect on the header, and footer with this logic:
 private func updateSupplementaryViews(_ type: Element, attributes: CustomLayoutAttributes, collectionView: UICollectionView, indexPath: IndexPath) {
    if type == .header,
        settings.isHeaderStretchy {

        var delta: CGFloat = 0.0
        let updatedHeight = min(
            collectionView.frame.height + headerSize.height,
            max(headerSize.height , headerSize.height - contentOffset.y))

        let scaleFactor = updatedHeight / headerSize.height

        if contentOffset.y <= 0{
            delta = (updatedHeight - headerSize.height) / 2

        }else{
            delta = (headerSize.height - updatedHeight - abs(contentOffset.y))
        }

        let scale = CGAffineTransform(scaleX: scaleFactor, y: scaleFactor)
        let translation = CGAffineTransform(translationX: 0, y: min(contentOffset.y, headerSize.height) + delta)
        attributes.transform = scale.concatenating(translation)

    }else if type == .footer,
        settings.isFooterStretchy {

        var updatedHeight: CGFloat = 0.0
        if collectionView.contentSize.height - contentOffset.y < UIScreen.main.bounds.height {
            updatedHeight = min(
                collectionView.frame.height + footerSize.height,
                max(footerSize.height, abs(((collectionView.contentSize.height - (footerSize.width + deviationDeviceSize)) - UIScreen.main.bounds.height) - contentOffset.y)))
        }else{
            updatedHeight = min(
                collectionView.frame.height + footerSize.height,
                max(headerSize.height, headerSize.height - contentOffset.y))
        }

        let scaleFactor = updatedHeight / footerSize.height
        let delta = ((updatedHeight - footerSize.height) / 2) - footerSize.height
        let scale = CGAffineTransform(scaleX: scaleFactor, y: scaleFactor)
        let translation = CGAffineTransform(translationX: 0, y: min(contentOffset.y, footerSize.height) + delta )
        attributes.transform = scale.concatenating(translation)
    }
}

Everything works great beside the annoying fact that all my cell subviews are scaling with this animation and I would like to scale only my background image. This seems simple enough but unfortunately I couldn't figure out a way to control what subviews are being manipulated by the transformation.

A: *

*What have you set as customAttributes for Element.footer ?

*What is the footerSize you are setting ?

You have included some implementations around footer in your project which is not visible for us? Mind to share the whole file ?


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Even though the company has only been around for a short amount, NordVPN is becoming popular due to their no logging policy and efficient service. To find out what makes NordVPN a solid option for protecting your privacy, read on ahead.
When it comes to privacy, NordVPN is a solid solution thanks to features such as Tor over VPN. With this option, your traffic is encrypted first, then it goes through one of NordVPN's servers and sent to the Tor network. This is an easy to configure option that greatly increases the protection of your privacy. Since encrypted traffic is directed to a limited amount of Tor nodes before it reaches its destination.
Keep in mind that when you use this option, the speed performance will be affected and you may have to reconnect a few times.
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NordVPN offers a high level of protection thanks to its 256-bit AES encryption with OpenVPN. For L2TP, it counts with 256-bit encryption, while PPTP offers 128-bit encryption.
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Thanks to the fact that the company is based in Panama, they are not subject to mandatory data retention laws, which allows them to offer a no logging policy. They claim that no logs whatsoever are kept. That means no logging of your browsing history, data transfers are not monitored or connection logs kept.
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With NordVPN you can enjoy unlimited bandwidth and data transfers in up to two devices. However, their prices are higher than providers that offer a faster and more versatile service. NordVPN prices have dropped to be very competitive though.
Their price plans start at 11$ per month. Going up from there, if you buy a 6 month subscription that brings the monthly down to $7. Finally, a one year subscription brings it down to a lowly $5.75. One account also allows up to 6 simultaneous connections, which is really awesome for the cost.
As previously mentioned, they have servers in Canada, United States and United Kingdom, that are particularly designed to offer a great streaming experience. Their network extends to other locations and includes servers in Austria, Netherlands (currently the only options for Double VPN), France, Italy, Spain, Germany, South Africa, Switzerland, Russia, Romania, Lithuania, Brazil, Singapore, Australia, Hong Kong, Poland, Sweden and much more.
Since inception, their network continues to grow, and they are set to launch sever new servers in the future. NordVPN already covers close to 53 countries, and ensure great performance with almost 600 servers to carry the load. They also offer dedicated IP addresses for customers that require it. They are only available in UK and the United Sates and have an additional cost, but well worth the cost.
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Q: Different Remainders of Three Digit Numbers I have come across an Olympic Maths style of question. At first glance, the question seemed simple. After going deeper into the question, I couldn't find any shortcut or simple formula to calculate it except for trial and error.
The question is as follows:
Some 3-digit numbers have different remainders when dividing by 2, 3, 4, 5 and 6. What is the sum of the smallest two before-mentioned numbers?
Let's ignore that "sum of the smallest two" part, and work out an equation to find out these numbers first.
I found a couple of numbers, like 155 and 118.
Scenario 1

$155 \div 2 = 77 \frac 1 2$ (remainder of 1)
$155\div 3 = 51 \frac 2 3$ (remainder of 2)
$155 \div 4 = 38 \frac 3 4$ (remainder of 3)
$155 \div 5 = 31$ (remainder of 0)
$155 \div 6 = 25 \frac 5 6$ (remainder of 5)

Scenario 2

$118 \div 2 = 59$ (remainder of 0)
$118 \div 3 = 39 \frac 1 3$ (remainder of 1)
$118 \div 4 = 29 \frac 2 4$ (remainder of 2)
$118 \div 5 = 23$ (remainder of 0)
$118 \div 6 = 25 \frac 5 6$ (remainder of 5)

These 2 numbers have different remainders when divided by 2, 3, 4, 5, and 6. but I used trial and error, which takes a long time and is inefficient. To check if 118 was the smallest 3 digit number with this rule, I would have to test every number from 100 to 117. Therefore, a formula or equation is required to do this problem quickly.
I have made up two basic rules to help me with eliminating some of the numbers.

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*The number cannot be a multiple of 4. If the number is a multiple of 4, it is also a multiple of 2, so the remainders for 2 and 4 will be the same, at 0.

*The number may also not be a multiple of 6. It will also be a multiple of 3 and 2, where 3 remainders will be 0. These two rules eliminate most of the even numbers.

Although this is a quicker process, this still needs time. I am looking for an easy to calculate formula that can help me with this problem. If there isn't a fixed equation, a rule which eliminates most of the numbers is also helpful. Thanks in advance!

A: The least common multiple of $2,3,4,5,6$ is $60$. If some integer $n$ has the property of having different remainders when divided by $2,3,4,5,6$ then so does $n+60$ and $n-60$.
This means we can restrict our search space to $60$ convenient numbers - say $0$ through to $59$, because all the examples we are looking for will have a counterpart in such a range.
You can also restrict more numbers than you have done already. What happens if $n$ leaves remainder $1$ when divided by $4$ or by $6$?
Also what can the remainders be? There are only $6$ candidates - $0,1,2,3,4,5$, and $5$ can only be a remainder on division by $6$
If you explore these observations you will be able to conclude quite quickly.

A: You could use the sieve of eratosthenes kind of method. Make a simple table. Rows will be the numbers from 100 the columns represent the remainders. Remainders will be easy to fill. The remainders of 2 will go. 0, 1, 0, 1, 0.. the remainders of 3 will go 1, 2, 0, 1, 2... The remainders of 4 will go 0, 1, 2, 3, 0, 1, 2... The remainders of 5 will go 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4..
6: 4, 5, 0, 1, 2, 3, 4, 5, 0, 1, 2
Then look at all the columns and the numbers where the values for remainders are all different are the numbers you are looking for.

A: First convince yourself that each number is either

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*$10 \bmod 12 $ and also $3 \bmod 5$
Or

*

*$11 \bmod 12$ and also $0 \bmod 5$
Or

*

*$11 \bmod 12$ and also $4 \bmod 5$
then it should be easy.


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Do you feel like your "ball & chain" is actually your washing machine with all the laundry you do? Does Mount Washmore appear in your home if you skip even just one dat? If so, it would most likely benefit you to create a laundry schedule or tweak your existing one.
We are a family of 5 that had always just done it as needed which well hasn't been working too well for us because that can also be taken as, don't do it if you don't need clothes lol. Anyway we always end up with too much laundry and with 3 teenage daughters we were finding much of it wasn't even dirty but ended up mixed together either from them falling behind or from their lil morning fashion shows before school but once mixed up it all needed to be done over which is frustrating and such a waste of time and money. They have been responsible for their own laundry since they were very young however rather than getting better at it over time…they got worse! Our home was finally just becoming piles upon piles of laundry clean, dirty and ahh hell nobody knows lol.
The worst part is when you want to beven a laundry schedule/routine but have already fallen so far behind that catching up begins feeling hopeless with no empty basket in sight. I tend to get very overwhelmed when I feel things are out of control or I'm buried by things that shouldn't have gotten that bad. Now with only one washer and dryer you can only go at their speeds not your own pace, laundry is one task you can't just "get done quick".
There are many things you can do to resolve this issue. One common thing that most try is doing laundry in between other daily tasks, that way you aren't just "watching water boil" so to speak if you're keeping busy. Another simple solution that I am personally fond of is to gather all of it and take it to the Laundromat where you can do all the loads at once, yes I know that sound tedious as well as not as cost effective when you own a washer/dryer however if you do get into the rut of falling that far behind and trust me it does not take much to get lost in Mt Washmore… Then the laundromat is truly the simpler of solutions and when it comes down to it is not as costly and is great for time management. Many places also now have drop off services for same day wash/dry/fold, some for only a few cents more per lb for pick up/delivery as well and it's honestly not any more than paying and using the machines, surprisingly it's very reasonably priced and best part is ALL the work is done for you! My husband and daughter recently got our family caught up and although I told him to just use the service he chose to do it himself to save a few bucks. In the end it did not save any money and was more time consuming because the dryers were crap and had to be turned back on so many times.
The laundromat is not a permanent solution of course, once caught up it's best to try and be proactive and stay on top it, that's where not only creating but enforcing a laundry schedule comes in handy.
Ask yourself these questions to know what will work for your family.
1. How Many Loads Of Laundry Are You Responsible For In A Week?
2. How Often Do You Have The Opportunity To Wash Laundry?
3: What Types Of Things Need To Be Washed, And How Often?
4: Do You Like Or Hate Doing Laundry?
There are no right or wrong answers. You really just need to be honest with yourself about what will work best for you and your family.
You may at first have to play around with it a bit to find what really works. Keep in mind that if you don't like the laundry routine you created or things change, it's not written in stone, just start over by tweaking or reworking it to find a better way for you and your family to get your laundry done that does work and leads to a simpler life with at least one stressor out of the equation of life.
Feel free to print this schedule out or create your own.
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Each person should be responsible for picking up after themselves. Just because it's Mary Lou's day for picking up the living room and dish duty, does not give Sam & Tommy the right to eat Fruit Loops and leave their bowls on the coffee table and vice versa.
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Wolves are among the most resilient and adaptable animals on Earth. From being hunted, listed as endangered, and then delisted and now relisted, they have had quite the journey. The lives and habitats of these creatures have been thoroughly studied by scientists, governments, and individuals, and yet, they continue to surprise us. For example, did you know that there is a species of wolves that live near the ocean and only eat seafood? Found along the Pacific Coast in British Columbia, this rare group of wolves is known as "sea wolves." Their unique adaptation makes them great swimmers, and they can comfortably swim between coastal islands. They hunt fish and other seafood and live off the ocean.
There are mainly two types of sea wolves, and their lives revolve around the ocean.
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Sea wolves, also known as the "British Columbia wolf," are among the 38 subspecies of the gray wolf. They inhabit a narrow region, which includes the near-shore islands and sections of the mainland coast. Found primarily in the temperate rainforests of British Columbia and Vancouver Island, these coastal wolves are divided into two groups – coastal island wolves and mainland coastal wolves. The mainland wolves, though coastal, consume less seafood than the island wolves. Unlike the inland wolves, the island sea wolves are entirely dependent on the sea for food.
In fact, the island sea wolves are genetically different from their inland cousins. According to a study published in BMC Ecology in 2014, the unique DNA of the island coastal wolves sets them apart from the interior wolves. Similar genetic differences among wolves have been previously observed. However, discovering something like this in such a small area makes it unique. Because wolves are mobile animals, they are capable of covering great distances and crossing natural borders. That is why genetic differences can be expected when the species are separated by a significant distance, but not when they live relatively close by.
Sea wolves are excellent swimmers, and their primary diet is seafood.
Given their unique lifestyle, it wouldn't be wrong to say that sea wolves always have two paws in the water. Like other wolf species, the coastal wolves are great hunters, and they are also excellent swimmers. In fact, they can swim for several miles and travel from one island to another in search of food. Though inland wolves mainly feast on deer and elk, the coastal wolves are pescatarians that prefer salmon, seals, and other marine animals. If they fail to find salmon, they make do with other tasty options such as whale carcasses, river otters, herring eggs, clams, and barnacles.
Because of their diet and habitat, sea wolves are much smaller than most gray wolf species. A coastal wolf is about as big as a German shepherd, and it has reddish-brown fur. Interior wolves tend to be 20% larger than sea wolves.
Sea wolves are mysterious and elusive. Only a few lucky ones have been able to spot them.
Because of their remote existence, sea wolves are not easily spotted. Though they mostly lurk in mossy forests, they carry a magical aura that is both inviting and awe-inspiring. Besides British Columbia and Vancouver Island, sea wolves are also found in Alaska's Alexander Archipelago.
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About Stef
Stef King is a multi-award-winning photographer from Perth, Western Australia. Her work regularly appears in local and international magazines, advertisements and media campaigns.
With a focus on creative photography, Stef's feminine and natural style of photography come from the approach that every subject has a spark: "Every person in front of the lens has a story to tell, and I aim to draw that out in a single frame. It's the in-between moments I look for on a shoot. That's where I try to find the magic."
Growing up in the remote coastal towns of Australia's west coast, the vast and isolated terrain offered the perfect environment for her young imagination – full of stories and characters – to run wild. During this time, as fortune would have it, a young Stef found her way to her dad's old film camera hidden amongst the dust in his traveling boxes, and it was here, holding this tiny metal box in her hands, that her love affair with photography began. This camera was the beginning of a journey of discovery and inspiration, the vehicle that would allow those stories and characters to come to life.
Creativity, dreaming and storytelling have always been close to Stef's heart, so in 2017, when the Walt Disney Company invited her to conceptualise and shoot a series of images celebrating the power of dreaming, helping kids garner the courage to make their wildest dreams come true, she leaped at the chance. Shot in Perth, her hometown, the series of images was launched on International Day of the Girl.
Stef's personable, relaxed demeanour, combined with her ability to bring out the inner strength and beauty in women, has made her one of WA's most favourite advertising and editorial photographers. Today she has photographed some of Australia's best and brightest talents, from politicians and celebrities to athletes and supermodels, including Julie Bishop, Melissa George, Jessica Rowe, Jessica Gomez, Megan Gale and Nicole Trunfio.
Her assigned brands include Nikon, WelleCo, Bio Oil, the Walt Disney Company, Crown Casino, Morrison, Tony & Guy Australia and Sodashi Skincare. Stef's photographs have appeared in Harper's Bazaar, Grazia, the Australian Financial Review Magazine, the Sunday Times, The Times UK, Crown Hotels, Crystal Magazine.
National Photographic Portrait Prize 2019 Finalist
International Fremantle Portrait Prize 2019 Finalist
WA Commercial Photographer of the Year AIPP
WA Portrait Photographer of the Year AIPP
Stef King is honoured to be an ambassador for Elinchrom Lighting Equipment Australia and supported by Nikon Australia.
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REPORT: X-Men: Dark Phoenix Will Kill Off Major Character
by Justin Carter
X-Men: Dark Phoenix director Simon Kinberg plans to show how powerful Jean Grey's Phoenix persona is by having her lose control and impale a major character, effectively killing them, according to a new report from That Hashtag Show.
The report doesn't reveal who will be killed by the Phoenix, but -- given that it has to be a major player in this universe for it to truly be effective -- it proposes four candidates: Charles Xavier (James McAvoy), Magneto (Michael Fassbender), Mystique (Jennifer Lawrence) and Beast (Nicholas Hoult).
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Seeds for the Phoenix's return were sown in last year's X-Men: Apocalypse, where Jean unleashed her power to destroy Apocalypse. Previously, the Phoenix appeared in the 2006 film The Last Stand, though many fans thought that film didn't do the iconic story justice. Dark Phoenix has recently wrapped production, but it's nearly a full year out from release.
The X-Men film franchise is no stranger to loss. Since X2, beloved characters have met untimely and heroic ends, with the latest happening in this year's Logan. That streak doesn't look to be changing with the upcoming X-Men: Dark Phoenix.
Arriving in theaters on November 2, 2018, X-Men: Dark Phoenix stars James McAvoy, Michael Fassbender, Jennifer Lawrence, Sophie Turner, Tye Sheridan, Nicholas Hoult, Alexandra Shipp, Kodi Smit-McPhee, Evan Peters, Olivia Munn, and Jessica Chastain.
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Blackburn council to limit rogue spending with new procurement system
New system will be integrated with SQL-based finance platform
By Anh Nguyen
Blackburn with Darwen Borough Council has improved the efficiency of its procurement operation by integrating a new e-procurement system with its finance platform.
The new eProcurement module from Infor allows the council to make time and cost efficiencies by automatically approving orders and matching purchase orders with goods received. It is connected to Blackburn's existing finance solution, FMS Masterpiece, which is also supplied by Infor.
"It made sense to integrate with the finance system. If you have separate finance and purchasing systems it's difficult to identify the costs of orders you place [the cost of the order as well as the cost of placing the order].
"[The integration means] you get the full picture [of cost]," said Kerry Patton, financial systems manager at Blackburn.
All the council's users will be required to make purchases through the new system, which will help the council cut down on 'rogue spending'. These include people who would circumvent the council's existing corporate contracts with suppliers, and choose their own suppliers to buy from.
The implementation brings the e-procurement system in-house, replacing one from UKprocure Systems, which was hosted externally and separate from the council's finance system.
Being on the same server as the finance system makes the procurement process faster, as it no longer relies on an Internet connection.
"One of the difficulties if you have a hosted system is it goes out across the Internet. There's a lot of work being done [in the council] on the network, but the Internet connection is not as fast as it could be," Patton.
In addition, the council expects to save more than £600,000 in costs over the next five years by migrating its finance solution from a Unix box with Ingres database to a SQL server.
"Infor wasn't going to support Ingres anymore, so we decided to move to SQL with Windows platform, saving in license, maintenance and software costs," said Patton.
In the next stage of the project, Blackburn council is looking to implement e-invoicing early next year.


The Embassy Suites Las Vegas is located near the University of Nevada Las Vegas and the Hard Rock Casino. Away from the noise of the Strip, guests can take their pick from 220 rooms. Each one offers the comforts of home and has a bedroom as well as a living area. TV, refrigerator, microwave, sofa-bed, and armchair all come standard.
What Amenities Does the Embassy Suites Las Vegas Offer?
The Embassy Suites Las Vegas may be classified as one of the cheapest hotels in Las Vegas, but there are plenty of amenities it offers. A cooked, full breakfast is included in the price, and there are complimentary drinks at the nightly Evening Reception. A business center, fitness center, and babysitting service widen the hotel's appeal.
Suites range from between $86 and $200 per night, depending on the time of year and current discounts.
Guests may stay at the Embassy Suites Las Vegas for a number of reasons, but almost everyone will visit the casinos on the Strip at some point. There are plenty of other activities to be enjoyed as well, including shooting guns in the desert, off-road driving, and hot air ballooning. For something different, a trip out to the Hoover Dam is a suggestion.
How Do I Get to the Strip?
A free shuttle runs between the Embassy Suites and the Strip. Check at the reception for details and times.
The Embassy Suites Las Vegas is within easy reach of the fun and action but away from the noise.
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