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MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: So, then if he can…
KALIA: But Signal…person is included in the committee. That is all.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: No, but demand generates from…
LT.COL. BERRY: The infantry.
KALIA: Infantry.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: That's the main thing. So now we have direct access to Shankar Prasad. So then we…I can get you this kind of personal attention where he can push…
TEHELKA: Already Mr. Pant talked to Shankar Prasad this matter. He agreed…this is good thing. He agreed.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: Mr. Pant…you should get it from very high level. You should understand…
In another meeting Sahni talks about
approaching BJP President Bangaru Laxman.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: I will put you to Mr. Randhawa, who is my technical operator. Then he can advise us how to go about. You are agreeing?
TEHELKA: I agree.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: Then we can. We'll find a way. Once we play the game, we'll find some route. Sir, Bangaru's line also is excellent, hain?
PANT: You go side by side. Both.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: Bangaru's…trouble with him is…
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: We have to pay money straight away.
TEHELKA: We can pay the money. No problem.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: Okay.
TEHELKA: Tell me how much?
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: No, I will tell you. I can't say like this.
TEHELKA: Without money this won't be work out. Very frankly.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: The main thing is that, you have to give me the comparison of El-Op…
TEHELKA: Price-wise? Price list?
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: No. Price is not the issue. The issue is the technical comparison. If we have to beat our enemy, we should know what we are doing.
PANT: Technical comparison. El-Op and CSF.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: And if your product is better…
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: …you will enter into the game.
PANT: I'll get it from Tewari.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: You've…your product is better?
TEHELKA: More and more better.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: Then I'm sure we can enter.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: If PCO is broken…
PANT: Hmm.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: Then we'll have very big business.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: We want to beat them.
[Someone knocks on the door and Sahni talks to him]
TEHELKA: Then can you…can you…sir, we can work out Bangaru line also.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: I can. Hundred per cent. Not even ninety-nine. Let's not talk blah-blah. We should work…if tomorrow we fail even in the technical end…
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: …there is no use talking to Bangaru.
TEHELKA: Yeah. Okay.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: I have to make a full case, draft a letter, make a note…why you should be taken.
TEHELKA: Okay, hmm.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: If he speaks…
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: ...and he coins
TEHELKA: Hmm
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: …that tomorrow the note comes from the ministry.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: …that "Nothing doing, these products are better," you are out.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: Let me first say why you…I should be entertained.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: Then Bangaru line is hundred per cent.
MOHINDER PAL SAHNI: I have to prepare a note. On the paper I should be Napolean.
TEHELKA: Okay, okay.
Meanwhile, Colonel Berry is showing some entrepreneural spirit. He brings
Major S.J. Singh (Retired) to meet West End in a five-star hotel hoping to take away a client from Mohinder Singh Sahni. Major Singh is a smooth customer.
He was involved with Bofors in the beginning in its deals in India around the
time that the company acquired its notorious reputation. Major Singh makes
a very interesting arms dealer. He starts off very colourfully. He has no
qualms about calling himself a 'fixer'. In the beginning he states how he
got a laser-guided bomb, which failed 5 tests out of 6, cleared.
TEHELKA: Sir, I met you that day.
MAJOR S.J. SINGH: Yes, we hardly spoke to each other. I was only listening and not speaking out.
TEHELKA: Okay, okay. Sir, where are you staying in Delhi?
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: I stay in Gurgaon. DLF.
LT. COL. BERRY: He'll be able to handle the whole thing. You have the choices. You can ask him whatever you want to ask for that.
TEHELKA: Sir, recently you've done any big deal.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: I keep doing for others. I am, basically, you can call me a fixer. I will use a very crude word but that is what it is. Okay? Like when you are in trouble you come to me and I sort you out…your problem. When he is in trouble, he comes to me and then I have my friends at different levels. I have friends in the ministry, the bureaucracy, I have friends in the ministry, the politics side. I have my friends in the defence services whether it is army, navy, air force. And then I have friends at the junior level which give you information. So that's how things work…the last work where we met last time I did for him.
TEHELKA: For Mr. Sahni.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: Yeah, there was a deal of Krasnopol. That was 150 crore deal I…. It was organised by me. I got everything sorted out. It was fixed up
TEHELKA: In the Defence?
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: In the defence. I am talking in the defence. It was a Russian missile. Bomb. This is laser-guided bomb. It was not being cleared and…
TEHELKA: Due to what?
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: Various reasons. Firstly, out of six tests, it was only one test which was successful. Five test failures. Then the bureaucracy was not at all in favour of it. They were totally against it inspite of pressure from some angles. So these were the various reasons and there were options available to them from French people, from Germany, but, ultimately, we were able to push it through as for the Russian…and now it is a repeat order.
TEHELKA: This is called smart ammunition something?
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: Yeah.
TEHELKA: Same thing.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: Krasnopol is the name of the bomb.
TEHELKA: The bomb will go around 14 lakhs.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: The total deal was of 5,000. It was 150 crores. Now the fresh order will be again. There are lot of problems, but again because of my friend…because this is being used by the artillery.
TEHELKA: This will be used for the Bofors.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: Various guns…so it depends on the charge now…Another bomb which is being propagated.
TEHELKA: Same American company?
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: No, no, one is Krasnopol…is Russian. The other is from South Africa. Now the South Africans are pushing it through their agent. So my job is not only to block that, but to see that the repeat order is given. Now we are waiting for the terms to be cleared as to whether if I do this job how much will you give me. If that understanding takes place we will clear this project. If it doesn't take place, someone else will take it. It is as simple as that…mathematics is very simple.
Major Singh also gives an example of how he's manipulating the Price Negotiation Committee in a deal worth Rs. 480 crore. Each one of the 6-7 committee members will get about 0.25 % each.
TEHELKA: You know, you give me example…some example, then only I can work out.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: See, there are two things, which we should be very clear. One thing is that one needs to be honest and to be honest, it's not only good to be honest but it must also show to be honest…I've explained it, that is the purpose. No one can go to the court of law on the issue.
TEHELKA: Exactly, that is true.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: Right, so it's only a reminder that this was the understanding between you and me…who's got the time and who's got the patience? Supposing it is a more of trust on which these deals are done. Something is going on now at the moment, the deal is…480 crores deal…the PNC is going on.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: Right? They asked to drop down from 50 per cent…from the quoted price they offered to 10 per cent. Then they came to 20 per cent. They came down to 35 per cent. Now the gap is 20 to 35. Fifteen per cent gap now. The party approached, they approached minister, approached everyone, nothing happened because minister also knows that he cannot put his neck in a situation where he will be caught. And he is not the person who will ever put his neck. He is very clever.
TEHELKA: George Fernandes? Okay.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: So he will never put, he knows his survival…he is a 4-man party. He knows where he can survive. So the answer was…so this party came they started offering me half per cent. So I said, "Are you joking with me?" Then they said, "One per cent." I said, "Still you are joking." I said, "Five per cent." So from 5 per cent they came to 3 per cent. So now it will be between 3, three-and-a-half per cent and our job is from 35 to bring it to 28. So 7 per cent we are saving you.
LT. COL. BERRY: They are getting extra margin there.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: Out of that, I am only sharing half with you. Fifty per cent, fair or unfair.
LT. COL. BERRY: See, because it will reach that stage.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: Fair or unfair.
TEHELKA: Fair, fair.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: Okay, so we say give me a proof that you will give me this three-and-a-half per cent, and that proof can be given by the bank guarantee.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: So now supposing they agree to three-and-a-half per cent, my gain out of that is half per cent. Three per cent will go to people.
TEHELKA: Those who are associated with you.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: No, no, the chap who is doing the job.
LT. COL. BERRY: Who will give the guarantee of the additional samples.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: Who is the one who has to accept it, because he is the chairman of the PNC. Then in the PNC there is a financial controller - FACA -…that fellow has to be taken into account. Then there are other people.
LT. COL. BERRY: There are a total of about 6-7 people there.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: They have to be taken care of. Everyone gets his about 0.25, half per cent. It comes to half per cent. I get half per cent and I am happy with that.
Major Singh also makes a reference to Sudeep Choudhary, the middleman in
the Sukhoi fighter aircraft deal, and calls Choudhary a nincompoop. Later, Colonel Berry, while pitching his services to the 'President' of West End,
gives some more details about the kind of deals Major Singh has
done. He also lists out some of Singh's contacts.
TEHELKA: So what are the deals which Mr. Sahni is doing? Is he a more intelligent choice than Mr. Singh would be?
LT.COL. BERRY: I'll tell you, I'll tell you now. Let him [referring to waiter who is in the hotel room] just go, I'll tell you the complete story.
[Pause as waiter makes tea. Berry asks Tehelka whether he can get S. J. Singh to come directly to the room. Tehelka agrees. Berry calls S. J. Singh on his mobile.]
LT.COL. BERRY: So I was saying ki as far as…
TEHELKA: Who's the better choice?
LT.COL. BERRY: Better choice would be S.J. Singh. I will put it any day. Because S.J. Singh is a sub-agent of Sahni.
TEHELKA: Sub-agent to…?
LT.COL. BERRY: Sub-agent or partner to Sahni.
TEHELKA: Sahni?
LT.COL. BERRY: Haan. So main person is S.J. Singh. It is just Sahni the name. That is why he is ready to sign for six per cent. Otherwise you will have to give 10 to 12 per cent there.
LT.COL. BERRY: So…and then this is the trick of the trade, that one must get into…and for every political adjustments one must…one has to be very, very sure…
TEHELKA: So what are his contacts like? What kind of deals he has done?
LT.COL. BERRY: (showing tehelka another sheaf of papers): I…I'll tell you. These are the type of…where he has been directly involved and directly helped. And Krasnopol ammunition for artillery…150 crores.
TEHELKA: Krasnopol ammunition?
LT.COL. BERRY: Haan, yeah. It's a Russian company.
TEHELKA: Which year was this?
LT.COL. BERRY: Although Sahni is supposed to be the main this thing, but actually…because I have been dealing with Sahni for a long time…almost 10 years or so…
TEHELKA: He did it? Which year was this?
LT.COL. BERRY: Just…I think about six months back or seven months back.
TEHELKA: Six months back?
LT.COL. BERRY: Something like that.
TEHELKA: Hundred and fifty crores?
LT.COL. BERRY: Yeah.
TEHELKA: What was the commission then?
LT.COL. BERRY: Again…this I am not very sure as to how much amount of commission…
TEHELKA: We will ask him.
LT.COL. BERRY: This S.J. Singh will be…to tell you better.
TEHELKA: What else?
LT.COL. BERRY: Cornet for 250 crores, which was done directly by him when he was not a partner to Sahni.
LT.COL. BERRY: As a matter of fact even Vipin Khanna was looking for him to become a partner. Because he can sign the things and [makes a gesture]…so…
LT.COL. BERRY: And this is another company which is…. The shoulder-fired anti-tank this thing Carl Gustav for 85 crores.
TEHELKA: Carl Gustav?
LT.COL. BERRY: Yeah. From Sweden.
TEHELKA: When was this?
LT.COL. BERRY: That was long back. Because he has been in this line for quite some time. From here, there…you know. And then Quartain of Australia. This was a small one. Five million radio sets were there. That he did. Then SG…SGT Sweden. NSG rifles for 15 crores. So basically, you know, 10, 15, 85, 100 and…
TEHELKA (interrupts): NSG was sniper rifles?
Major Singh emphasises the importance of the trial evaluation report
of the ultimate product. Says he, "If the end user says it is unfit
for the Army's use, who are you to say that you are good?"
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: Because as I…to start with I mentioned to you the grassroots level, you have to take care. Then you have to take care of middle levels. For example, this item of yours…it is…the trials are carried out at different levels. Now the most important agency in this becomes the trial report.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: That is there…. Of course, many other factors are there. But the most important technical factor is your trial report. Now if you do not take care at the trial level, whatever connections you may have, you'll never go through.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: I guarantee that.
TEHELKA: Which is basically, they say that you are sub-standard, then you're sub-standard.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: Not sub-standard. If the end user says it is unfit for our use, who are you to say that you are good?
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: I am the end user. And if I have to trial, then I have to say and certify that okay this meets my QR or it meets my requirement. Only then it is worth going further. Further negotiations will only take place once the basics are cleared.
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: So that is one stage which is a very, very important stage. And that is from where short-listing takes place. Because there will be more than one item or offer to be tested. And now, on a small thing, he can say very clearly, "Yes, fine. Everything is good, good, good. But this is not so-and-so like so-and-so." That's it. You are out. So that so-and-so is now the qualifying mark.
TEHELKA: Has it happened to you before?
MAJ. S.J. SINGH: Why not? So that's why we are very cautious about…. When we handle the subject, we handle it at the appropriate level. To start with, associate them right from the beginning…word 'go'. So the…the meter, as I say, is down from the moment the word 'go'.
Needless to say, all this has a deeper significance. For in the lobby of
the five-star hotel we are in, Major Singh has Major General Satnam
Singh (GOC), infantry chief of the Drass-Kargil sector in Jammu &
Kashmir, based in Nimu, waiting for us. The General is on leave and an
old friend of Major Singh. Under infantry chief Major General Shankar
Prasad, he will be responsible for the trials of the HHTs. The infantry
was already conducting trials for Thomson-CSF and El-Op. Major Singh,
indeed, was all for involving the top brass from the very beginning.
TEHELKA [to Satnam Singh]: How long will the evaluation trials take, like…the Thomson and the El-Op?
MAJ. GEN. SATNAM SINGH: See, we can't be very specific about it. It is based on the type of equipment we have…you know, like, if you are dealing with these Image Intensifiers, they take much shorter time, than probably a weapon system will take. Because, you know, it depends upon what are you trying to see.
TEHELKA: But…it's everything is eventually returned, obviously.
MAJ. GEN. SATNAM SINGH: Yes, obviously.
TEHELKA: Yes.
MAJ. GEN. SATNAM SINGH: All the equipment…it's all in the understanding. All the equipment that comes for trial is basically of the firm. If they give it to us, then it all goes back.
TEHELKA: Yeah, at no-cost and…
MAJ. GEN. SATNAM SINGH: So, you carry on trials, see your performances that have been identified by the company. See what we need. We either say 'yes', or we say 'no'. Or we give, ki all right, if you can…if the company can give us what we need. Because some people have the capability to modify the equipment and things.
TEHELKA: What is the kind of…biggest problem you are facing with them…if at all? Weight?
MAJ. GEN. SATNAM SINGH: Problems, in what way?
TEHELKA: Weight? Bulk performance…?
MAJ. GEN. SATNAM SINGH: With what?
TEHELKA: The hand-held….
MAJ. GEN. SATNAM SINGH: The imager?
MAJ. GEN. SATNAM SINGH: No, it's the quality of image that counts. And, also the other criteria is the portability. You see, if it is going to be a hand-held Image Intensifier, it should be something that doesn't add too much of weight.
TEHELKA: Yeah, yeah. Obviously, obviously. That's where we score. Yeah.
TEHELKA [interrupting]: Are you happy with the evaluation of the other equipment that has come up so far? Thomson and El-Op?
MAJ. GEN. SATNAM SINGH: It's…it's…it's not been fully accepted as such. It has still to come to my area for trials.
TEHELKA: Okay. And this one, El-Op?
MAJ. GEN. SATNAM SINGH: El-Op has also not come to me. They're still at the lower levels. Trials are going on.
TEHELKA: Lower levels meaning?
MAJ. GEN. SATNAM SINGH: Means the plains…
LT. COL. BERRY: Terrain-wise…terrains.
MAJ. GEN. SATNAM SINGH: But they still have to move up to my area.
MAJ. GEN. SATNAM SINGH: To the high altitude trials. So we haven't really filed them off. So I can't give you an opinion on that at all.
MAJ. GEN. SATNAM SINGH: But yes, we have feedbacks of the trials of the desert region. There are some problems there in that portion.
The West End President Alvin D'Souza lets his imagination loose, highlighting thereby how incredibly casual and callous critical defence purchases have become. He talks about how they could introduce an audio factor in the HHTs.
TEHELKA: What we can do in ours, which is very rare, is that we can put in movement locators. So immediately there's human movement, there will be a beep that goes off.
MAJ. GEN. SATNAM SINGH: Yeah, it's something like the Battlefield Service Radars.
MAJ. GEN. SATNAM SINGH: It gives you sound…
TEHELKA: Exactly.
MAJ. GEN. SATNAM SINGH: If there's something…
TEHELKA: Yeah, you're alerted immediately, so…
LT.COL. BERRY: An alert sound comes…?
TEHELKA: Yeah. There's a beep.
Of course, it would be interesting if one asked General
Satnam Singh directly about the evaluation procedure.


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Q: Hartshorne's exercice V.1.2: $\deg C=C.H$ Let $H$ be a very ample divisor on a surface $X$ and let $C$ be any curve in $X$. The divisor $H$ gives an embedding $X\to \mathbb{P}^n$ which gives sense in the degree of the curve $C$: it is the highest coefficient of the Hilbert polynomial (ie $n\mapsto \chi(\mathcal{O}_C(n))$) of $C$ embedded in $\mathbb{P}^n$. The exercice V.1.2 in R. Hartshorne book ask to prove that $\deg(C)=C.H$ where $C.H$ is the intersection number of $H$ and $C$ in the surface $X$.
I can't see how to prove that.
An idea: as the Hilbert polynomial of $C$ in $\mathbb{P}^n$ is in fact linear then $\deg(C)=\chi(\mathcal{O}_C(1))-\chi(\mathcal{O}_C)$ but with $i:C\to X$ we have that
$$ \mathcal{O}_C(1)=i^*\mathcal{O}_X(1)=i^*\mathcal{O}_X(H)=\mathcal{L}(H)\otimes_{\mathcal{O}_X}\mathcal{O}_C $$
so that
$$ \deg(C)=\chi(\mathcal{L}(H)\otimes\mathcal{O}_C)-\chi(\mathcal{O}_C) $$
and it is proved before that
$$ C.H=\deg_C(\mathcal{L}(H)\otimes\mathcal{O}_C) $$
where here $\deg_C$ is the degree of the associated divisor, so that (if what I say is correct) one has to prove that
$$ \chi(\mathcal{L}(H)\otimes\mathcal{O}_C)-\chi(\mathcal{O}_C)=\deg_C(\mathcal{L}(H)\otimes\mathcal{O}_C) $$
but how? I'm missing some ingredient.

A: Compute $\chi(\mathcal L(H) \otimes \mathcal O_C)$ and $\chi(\mathcal O_C)$ using Riemann-Roch on $C$. We get
$$
\chi(\mathcal L(H) \otimes \mathcal O_C) = \deg_C(\mathcal L(H) \otimes \mathcal O_C) - g(C) + 1
$$
$$
\chi(\mathcal O_C) = 0 - g(C) + 1.
$$
Subtracting the second line from the first give you the desired equality.

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package org.apache.lucene.spatial.tier;

import java.io.IOException;
import java.util.LinkedList;
import java.util.List;
import java.util.Map;

import junit.framework.TestCase;

import org.apache.lucene.analysis.WhitespaceAnalyzer;
import org.apache.lucene.document.Document;
import org.apache.lucene.document.Field;
import org.apache.lucene.index.IndexWriter;
import org.apache.lucene.index.IndexReader;
import org.apache.lucene.index.Term;
import org.apache.lucene.search.Hits;
import org.apache.lucene.search.IndexSearcher;
import org.apache.lucene.search.Query;
import org.apache.lucene.search.Sort;
import org.apache.lucene.search.SortField;
import org.apache.lucene.search.TermQuery;
import org.apache.lucene.search.function.CustomScoreQuery;
import org.apache.lucene.search.function.CustomScoreProvider;
import org.apache.lucene.search.function.FieldScoreQuery;
import org.apache.lucene.search.function.FieldScoreQuery.Type;
import org.apache.lucene.util.NumericUtils;
import org.apache.lucene.spatial.geohash.GeoHashUtils;
import org.apache.lucene.spatial.tier.projections.CartesianTierPlotter;
import org.apache.lucene.spatial.tier.projections.IProjector;
import org.apache.lucene.spatial.tier.projections.SinusoidalProjector;
import org.apache.lucene.store.Directory;
import org.apache.lucene.store.RAMDirectory;

/**
 *
 */
public class TestCartesian extends TestCase{

  /**
   * @param args
   */

  private Directory directory;
  private IndexSearcher searcher;
  // reston va
  private double lat = 38.969398;
  private double lng= -77.386398;
  private String latField = "lat";
  private String lngField = "lng";
  private List<CartesianTierPlotter> ctps = new LinkedList<CartesianTierPlotter>();
  private String geoHashPrefix = "_geoHash_";

  private IProjector project = new SinusoidalProjector();

  protected void setUp() throws IOException {
    directory = new RAMDirectory();

    IndexWriter writer = new IndexWriter(directory, new WhitespaceAnalyzer(), true);

    setUpPlotter( 2, 15);

    addData(writer);

  }

  private void setUpPlotter(int base, int top) {

    for (; base <= top; base ++){
      ctps.add(new CartesianTierPlotter(base,project,
          CartesianTierPlotter.DEFALT_FIELD_PREFIX));
    }
  }

  private void addPoint(IndexWriter writer, String name, double lat, double lng) throws IOException{

    Document doc = new Document();

    doc.add(new Field("name", name,Field.Store.YES, Field.Index.TOKENIZED));

    // convert the lat / long to lucene fields
    doc.add(new Field(latField, NumericUtils.doubleToPrefixCoded(lat),Field.Store.YES, Field.Index.UN_TOKENIZED));
    doc.add(new Field(lngField, NumericUtils.doubleToPrefixCoded(lng),Field.Store.YES, Field.Index.UN_TOKENIZED));

    // add a default meta field to make searching all documents easy
    doc.add(new Field("metafile", "doc",Field.Store.YES, Field.Index.TOKENIZED));

    int ctpsize = ctps.size();
    for (int i =0; i < ctpsize; i++){
      CartesianTierPlotter ctp = ctps.get(i);
      doc.add(new Field(ctp.getTierFieldName(),
          NumericUtils.doubleToPrefixCoded(ctp.getTierBoxId(lat,lng)),
          Field.Store.YES,
          Field.Index.NO_NORMS));

      doc.add(new Field(geoHashPrefix, GeoHashUtils.encode(lat,lng),
    		  Field.Store.YES,
    		  Field.Index.NO_NORMS));
    }
    writer.addDocument(doc);

  }

  private void addData(IndexWriter writer) throws IOException {
    addPoint(writer,"McCormick & Schmick's Seafood Restaurant",38.9579000,-77.3572000);
    addPoint(writer,"Jimmy's Old Town Tavern",38.9690000,-77.3862000);
    addPoint(writer,"Ned Devine's",38.9510000,-77.4107000);
    addPoint(writer,"Old Brogue Irish Pub",38.9955000,-77.2884000);
    addPoint(writer,"Alf Laylah Wa Laylah",38.8956000,-77.4258000);
    addPoint(writer,"Sully's Restaurant & Supper",38.9003000,-77.4467000);
    addPoint(writer,"TGIFriday",38.8725000,-77.3829000);
    addPoint(writer,"Potomac Swing Dance Club",38.9027000,-77.2639000);
    addPoint(writer,"White Tiger Restaurant",38.9027000,-77.2638000);
    addPoint(writer,"Jammin' Java",38.9039000,-77.2622000);
    addPoint(writer,"Potomac Swing Dance Club",38.9027000,-77.2639000);
    addPoint(writer,"WiseAcres Comedy Club",38.9248000,-77.2344000);
    addPoint(writer,"Glen Echo Spanish Ballroom",38.9691000,-77.1400000);
    addPoint(writer,"Whitlow's on Wilson",38.8889000,-77.0926000);
    addPoint(writer,"Iota Club and Cafe",38.8890000,-77.0923000);
    addPoint(writer,"Hilton Washington Embassy Row",38.9103000,-77.0451000);
    addPoint(writer,"HorseFeathers, Bar & Grill", 39.01220000000001, -77.3942);

    writer.commit();
    writer.close();
  }

  public void testRange() throws IOException, InvalidGeoException {
    searcher = new IndexSearcher(directory);

    final double[] milesToTest = new double[] {6.0, 0.5, 0.001, 0.0};
    final int[] expected = new int[] {7, 1, 0, 0};

    for(int x=0;x<expected.length;x++) {

      final double miles = milesToTest[x];

      // create a distance query
      final DistanceQueryBuilder dq = new DistanceQueryBuilder(lat, lng, miles,
                                                               latField, lngField, CartesianTierPlotter.DEFALT_FIELD_PREFIX, true);

      System.out.println(dq);
      //create a term query to search against all documents
      Query tq = new TermQuery(new Term("metafile", "doc"));

      FieldScoreQuery fsQuery = new FieldScoreQuery("geo_distance", Type.FLOAT);

      CustomScoreQuery customScore = new CustomScoreQuery(dq.getQuery(tq),fsQuery){
        @Override
        protected CustomScoreProvider getCustomScoreProvider(IndexReader reader) {
          return new CustomScoreProvider(reader) {
            @Override // TODO: broken, as reader is not used!
            public float customScore(int doc, float subQueryScore, float valSrcScore){
              //System.out.println(doc);
              if (dq.distanceFilter.getDistance(doc) == null)
                return 0;

              double distance = dq.distanceFilter.getDistance(doc);
              // boost score shouldn't exceed 1
              if (distance < 1.0d)
                distance = 1.0d;
              //boost by distance is invertly proportional to
              // to distance from center point to location
              float score = new Float((miles - distance) / miles ).floatValue();
              return score * subQueryScore;
            }
          };
        }
      };
      // Create a distance sort
      // As the radius filter has performed the distance calculations
      // already, pass in the filter to reuse the results.
      //
      DistanceFieldComparatorSource dsort = new DistanceFieldComparatorSource(dq.distanceFilter);
      Sort sort = new Sort(new SortField("foo", dsort,false));

      // Perform the search, using the term query, the serial chain filter, and the
      // distance sort
      Hits hits = searcher.search(customScore,null,sort);

      int results = hits.length();

      // Get a list of distances
      Map<Integer,Double> distances = dq.distanceFilter.getDistances();

      // distances calculated from filter first pass must be less than total
      // docs, from the above test of 20 items, 12 will come from the boundary box
      // filter, but only 5 are actually in the radius of the results.

      // Note Boundary Box filtering, is not accurate enough for most systems.

      System.out.println("Distance Filter filtered: " + distances.size());
      System.out.println("Results: " + results);
      System.out.println("=============================");
      System.out.println("Distances should be 7 "+ distances.size());
      System.out.println("Results should be 7 "+ results);

      assertEquals(expected[x], distances.size()); // fixed a store of only needed distances
      assertEquals(expected[x], results);
      double lastDistance = 0;
      for(int i =0 ; i < results; i++){
        Document d = hits.doc(i);

        String name = d.get("name");
        double rsLat = NumericUtils.prefixCodedToDouble(d.get(latField));
        double rsLng = NumericUtils.prefixCodedToDouble(d.get(lngField));
        Double geo_distance = distances.get(hits.id(i));

        double distance = DistanceUtils.getInstance().getDistanceMi(lat, lng, rsLat, rsLng);
        double llm = DistanceUtils.getInstance().getLLMDistance(lat, lng, rsLat, rsLng);
        System.out.println("Name: "+ name +", Distance "+ distance); //(res, ortho, harvesine):"+ distance +" |"+ geo_distance +"|"+ llm +" | score "+ hits.score(i));
        assertTrue(Math.abs((distance - llm)) < 1);
        assertTrue((distance < miles ));
        assertTrue(geo_distance > lastDistance);
        lastDistance = geo_distance;
      }
    }
  }

  public void testGeoHashRange() throws IOException, InvalidGeoException {
    searcher = new IndexSearcher(directory);

    final double[] milesToTest = new double[] {6.0, 0.5, 0.001, 0.0};
    final int[] expected = new int[] {7, 1, 0, 0};

    for(int x=0;x<expected.length;x++) {
      final double miles = milesToTest[x];

      // create a distance query
      final DistanceQueryBuilder dq = new DistanceQueryBuilder(lat, lng, miles,
                                                               geoHashPrefix, CartesianTierPlotter.DEFALT_FIELD_PREFIX, true);

      System.out.println(dq);
      //create a term query to search against all documents
      Query tq = new TermQuery(new Term("metafile", "doc"));

      FieldScoreQuery fsQuery = new FieldScoreQuery("geo_distance", Type.FLOAT);
      CustomScoreQuery customScore = new CustomScoreQuery(tq,fsQuery){
        @Override
        protected CustomScoreProvider getCustomScoreProvider(IndexReader reader) {
          return new CustomScoreProvider(reader) {
            @Override // TODO: broken, as reader is not used!
            public float customScore(int doc, float subQueryScore, float valSrcScore){
              //System.out.println(doc);
              if (dq.distanceFilter.getDistance(doc) == null)
                return 0;

              double distance = dq.distanceFilter.getDistance(doc);
              // boost score shouldn't exceed 1
              if (distance < 1.0d)
                distance = 1.0d;
              //boost by distance is invertly proportional to
              // to distance from center point to location
              float score = (float) ( (miles - distance) / miles );
              return score * subQueryScore;
            }
          };
        }
      };
      // Create a distance sort
      // As the radius filter has performed the distance calculations
      // already, pass in the filter to reuse the results.
      //
      DistanceFieldComparatorSource dsort = new DistanceFieldComparatorSource(dq.distanceFilter);
      Sort sort = new Sort(new SortField("foo", dsort));

      // Perform the search, using the term query, the serial chain filter, and the
      // distance sort
      Hits hits = searcher.search(customScore, dq.getFilter()); //,sort);

      int results = hits.length();

      // Get a list of distances
      Map<Integer,Double> distances = dq.distanceFilter.getDistances();

      // distances calculated from filter first pass must be less than total
      // docs, from the above test of 20 items, 12 will come from the boundary box
      // filter, but only 5 are actually in the radius of the results.

      // Note Boundary Box filtering, is not accurate enough for most systems.

      System.out.println("Distance Filter filtered: " + distances.size());
      System.out.println("Results: " + results);
      System.out.println("=============================");
      System.out.println("Distances should be 14 "+ distances.size());
      System.out.println("Results should be 7 "+ results);

      assertEquals(expected[x], distances.size());
      assertEquals(expected[x], results);

      for(int i =0 ; i < results; i++){
        Document d = hits.doc(i);

        String name = d.get("name");
        double rsLat = NumericUtils.prefixCodedToDouble(d.get(latField));
        double rsLng = NumericUtils.prefixCodedToDouble(d.get(lngField));
        Double geo_distance = distances.get(hits.id(i));

        double distance = DistanceUtils.getInstance().getDistanceMi(lat, lng, rsLat, rsLng);
        double llm = DistanceUtils.getInstance().getLLMDistance(lat, lng, rsLat, rsLng);
        System.out.println("Name: "+ name +", Distance (res, ortho, harvesine):"+ distance +" |"+ geo_distance +"|"+ llm +" | score "+ hits.score(i));
        assertTrue(Math.abs((distance - llm)) < 1);
        assertTrue((distance < miles ));

      }
    }
  }
}

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Q: Secure storages in an Android app My questions is very short and simple:
Is it possible for anyone or anything (e.g. an app with root capabilities or a computer debugging a phone) outside my app read the values saved in:

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*R.android (mainly strings saved in strings.xml)?

*something.java (e.g. a boolean or a private static final String)?

If yes on both, is there any good alternative in order to save "secret" information like encryption keys etc?
Thanks
EDIT: I use encrypted-userprefs by sveinungkb (https://github.com/sveinungkb/encrypted-userprefs) but want to save the key to the storage somewhere.

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R.android (mainly strings saved in strings.xml)?

That is all publicly accessible, by any app.

something.java (e.g. a boolean or a private static final String)?

Assuming that you do not expose that data yourself, apps cannot access it. Users can, by pulling your app off the device, and decompiling it.

is there any good alternative in order to save "secret" information like encryption keys etc?

Passphrases belong in the user's head.
You are welcome to invest in advanced obfuscation tools (e.g., DexGuard) if you wish. Those won't stop a determined attacker, but they might deter attackers from bothering.

I use encrypted-userprefs by sveinungkb

Such a library is designed to defend the user's data against attackers, using a passphrase known to the user.


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The Office Treatment of Hemorrhoids, Fistula, etc., without operation, together with remarks on the relation of diseases of the rectum to other diseases in both sexes, but especially in women, and the abuse of the operation of colostomy.
The Office Treatment of Hemorrhoids, Fistula, etc., without operation, together with remarks on... 1898-08-20 00:00:00 The contents of this volume are: The Cure of Hemorrhoids, Fistula, Fissure and other Affections of the Rectum by Office Treatment without Operation. On the Relation between Diseases of the Rectum and other Diseases in both Sexes, but especially in Women. On the Abuse of the Operation of Colostomy, or the Formation of an Artificial Anus. Anything written by Doctor Kelsey on subjects with which he has been so many years identified will always receive attention. Doctor Kelsey has proved that a great many cases of hemorrhoids and fistula can be treated without surgical operation and this little book contains three lectures that set forth his methods. The charlatan has too frequently had a monopoly of operations "without the knife or ligature," and the author has done well in giving the legitimate profession the means of accommodating those of their clients whose fear of operative measures is likely to lead http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png JAMA American Medical Association http://www.deepdyve.com/lp/american-medical-association/the-office-treatment-of-hemorrhoids-fistula-etc-without-operation-9WV5JTABMj
, Volume XXXI (8) – Aug 20, 1898
The contents of this volume are: The Cure of Hemorrhoids, Fistula, Fissure and other Affections of the Rectum by Office Treatment without Operation. On the Relation between Diseases of the Rectum and other Diseases in both Sexes, but especially in Women. On the Abuse of the Operation of Colostomy, or the Formation of an Artificial Anus.
Anything written by Doctor Kelsey on subjects with which he has been so many years identified will always receive attention. Doctor Kelsey...
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The contents of this volume are: The Cure of Hemorrhoids, Fistula, Fissure and other Affections of the Rectum by Office Treatment without Operation. On the Relation between Diseases of the Rectum and other Diseases in both Sexes, but especially in Women. On the Abuse of the Operation of Colostomy, or the Formation of an Artificial Anus. Anything written by Doctor Kelsey on subjects with which he has been so many years identified will always receive attention. Doctor Kelsey has proved that a great many cases of hemorrhoids and fistula can be treated without surgical operation and this little book contains three lectures that set forth his methods. The charlatan has too frequently had a monopoly of operations "without the knife or ligature," and the author has done well in giving the legitimate profession the means of accommodating those of their clients whose fear of operative measures is likely to lead
(1898). The Office Treatment of Hemorrhoids, Fistula, etc., without operation, together with remarks on the relation of diseases of the rectum to other diseases in both sexes, but especially in women, and the abuse of the operation of colostomy.. JAMA, XXXI(8), 428-428.
"The Office Treatment of Hemorrhoids, Fistula, etc., without operation, together with remarks on the relation of diseases of the rectum to other diseases in both sexes, but especially in women, and the abuse of the operation of colostomy.." JAMA XXXI.8 (1898): 428-428.


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BLOX Total CMS
Set Broadcast time separate from Start Date/Time
Brad Boner 5 years ago in BLOX Total CMS • updated by Kevin M. Cox 3 years ago • 8
First, thanks so much for adding the Broadcast feature to the TCMS. It's a very useful feature that will certainly get a lot of use.
It would be awesome if we could set a custom time to Broadcast assets separate from the asset's start time. This would enable us to send content to our social media channels for optimum visibility. For example, much of our content goes live on our website at 4:30 a.m. but it would be better to delay the Broadcast to Facebook until about 7:30 or 8 a.m. when there are more people on Facebook.
It would also be nice to have the ability to schedule multiple Broadcast times for different channels inside a single asset. For example, we would like to broadcast to Facebook once but may like to broadcast to Twitter three separate times, so it would be cool to have the ability to schedule a single FB broadcast and three Twitter broadcasts.
Finally — and I don't know if it's possible — but it would also be nice if media such as photos that are attached to assets could be broadcast to Twitter along with the asset's link.
Kevin M. Cox 5 years ago
Good ideas.
Bumping this because it is still a great idea.
Just about all of this will be in an upcoming version of BLOX. We will be formally announcing this soon, but I will give the loyal community site users a preview!
The Broadcast feature will become a new application called BLOX Notifier.
BLOX Notifier will enable messages to be sent to multiple targets:
Email Reach
SMS List
Now App push Notifications
It will allow you to set up automatic triggers, so you can say things like, "All article assets in the news section which have a flag of 'breaking' should go to the Breaking News channel."
Notifier will support multiple channels, and each channel will support multiple targets (such as multiple Twitter accounts, Email newsletters, etc.)
Inside the Editorial application, you can create multiple new messages for a single asset. So you can create one message with custom messaging & headlines for Facebook, and another message with a different headline for Twitter.
These messages can also be targeted to be pushed at a different time other than the start date/time of the asset. Each message tied to an asset can have a different time (i.e. the asset goes online at 7:30 am (start time), post to Twitter at 8 am, post to Facebook at 9 am, send an email newsletter at 12 pm)
What do you think? Any questions or thoughts so far?
Changing photos is not supported yet.
That looks very promising, thanks for the update Christine.
Will one of the scheduling options be "at the asset Start Date/Time" for when the person creating the notification doesn't know if an editor will move it later? If so it sounds like that will mitigate the problem from my other post today (Ticket 644051).
Also I assume that if someone schedules a notification for prior to the Start Date/Time the system will be smart enough to hold it until then and not broadcast something that results in a 404 page?
Yes, it defaults to the start date/time as the asset, and since it won't send out something that isn't live yet (to answer your second question), it just goes out as soon as it hits the start date/time (within a few minutes).
We also have a protection timeframe on items as well... if the start date/time is more than X minutes/hours ago (you can define this) then we won't send it. That way, we don't send out old stuff on accident.
Thanks Christine, can you confirm if it will fix this issue specifically: https://community.townnews.com/communities/1/topics/1095-totalcms-social-broadcast-limitations
Brad Boner 3 years ago
Hi, Christine. All of this certainly looks interesting... thanks for the update! Might the Broadcast "glitch" in TCMS be fixed as well (see Support Ticket #625665)? In a nutshell, that glitch occurs when you set Broadcast attributes for an asset in TCMS, Save & Close the asset, and if the asset is re-opened again before the scheduled Start Time the Broadcast attributes disappear. I first opened that Support Ticket in August of 2017 and it's still an issue, so hopefully this will be fixed in the new version of BLOX.


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Coronavirus press conference: 2G COVID restrictions confirmed in Switzerland
17 December 2021, by Jan de Boer
On Friday, December 17, the Federal Council announced new coronavirus restrictions in Switzerland, setting new guidelines for working, education and entertainment. The announcement is the second tightening of COVID laws in recent weeks, amid a rise in COVID cases and hospitalisations.
New COVID restrictions announced in all Swiss cantons
In a press conference on Friday, Health Minister Alain Berset said that the extraordinary circumstances in Swiss healthcare and an increase in COVID cases throughout Switzerland made additional restrictions necessary. He said, "We have to do everything we can to prevent closings," and that action was needed immediately.
The proposals that were submitted to cantons last week have now been debated, and the new rules have been fully agreed. The restrictions - arguably the most significant tightening since last year - will apply from December 20 and will cover all cantons in Switzerland. The rules are time-limited to January 24, 2022, but may be extended if needed. Here is what expats and locals need to know:
2G rule to apply to most venues
The Federal Council announced that, from December 20, Switzerland will move to 2G. This is where the COVID certificate - used for entry to restaurants, sports, cultural and leisure facilities, and events - will only be given to those who have been vaccinated against or have recovered from COVID-19.
2G will be applied to all previous locations where a 3G certificate was needed, and a mask and seating requirement must be imposed. The previous 3G system will only remain in place for outdoor events with over 300 people.
Where a mask and seating requirement is not possible, such as in nightclubs, swimming pools, bars and intensive sport, the government says they will move to 2G+. This means all participants must be vaccinated against or recovered from COVID-19 and must also be able to produce a negative and valid, rapid or PCR COVID test.
Other venues that wish to forgo the mask and seating requirement in 2G may also choose to move to 2G+. The restrictions do not apply to those under the age of 16, and after consultation with cantons, the Federal Council announced that people whose full vaccination, booster vaccination or recovery was less than four months ago are exempt from the 2G+ obligation to test.
Family meeting restrictions imposed in Switzerland
In regard to meeting others in private, the government announced that private indoor meetings will be capped at 10 people if one or more unvaccinated people over the age of 16 are present. Children count towards the maximum number of people, but do not count as unvaccinated. If all attendees over 16 years old are vaccinated or recovered, the upper limit is set at 30 people indoors and 50 people outdoors.
Return to home working
In order to reduce the number of close contacts, the Federal Council has reintroduced the mandate to work from home. All those who can work from home should return to remote working by December 20. For those who cannot work from home, the government mandates mask-wearing in rooms with more than one person present.
Masks in secondary schools
In addition to working from home, the Federal Council announced that masks will be required in some schools. The mask mandate will only extend to the Sekundarstufe II, or upper secondary schools.
In regard to distance or online learning, the council said they will not introduce it yet, as schools are about to break up for the Christmas holidays. They note that if the situation deteriorates rapidly, it may become something they would consider.
New travel restrictions announced
Along with new domestic policy, the government has also reformed entry restrictions to Switzerland. From December 20, vaccinated and recovered travellers over the age of 16 only have to produce a rapid antigen or PCR test upon arrival in Switzerland.
Unvaccinated travellers must also take a test between the fourth and seventh day after entering Switzerland. Currently, there are no plans to reintroduce quarantine on arrival rules.
Swiss government to pay for some forms of COVID test
The final change announced in Friday's press conference was a change to how testing is to be paid for.
From December 18, rapid antigen tests will be paid for by the government. These tests can be used to secure a 2G+ COVID certificate for someone who is vaccinated or recovered, or a 3G certificate for someone who isn't.
COVID restrictions to expire in January
Concluding the press conference, Health Minister Alain Berset said that Switzerland is far more prepared for the current COVID wave, mainly because of the vaccine. As it stands, the current COVID restrictions are time-limited to January 24, 2022, but may be extended if needed.
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Absolutely loved this book! This was such a refreshing story and my first read of the New Year. Katy Evans knows how to write characters that you fall in love with.
You pick up right were we left off in book one Mr. President. If you haven't read that one make sure you read it first. Matt is pure perfection. He is gearing up to be sworn into the White House and completely change his life.
Charlotte has just arrived back in the states from a two-month vacation. She has been trying to hard to put Matt in the past and move forward.
This duet is a must read that you won't be able to put down. Get ready to swoon for Matt Hamilton!
Thanks for review Ashley, I loved this book too!


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On the Road 1982
1994 live album by Camel
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Never Let Go
(1993) On the Road 1982
On the Road 1982 is a live album by Camel released in 1994.
"Sasquatch" (Latimer) – 4:30
"Highways of the Sun" (Bardens, Latimer) – 4:38
"Hymn to Her" (Latimer, Schelhaas) – 5:23
"Neon Magic" (Latimer, Schelhaas) – 4:04
"You Are the One" (Latimer) – 5:21
"Drafted" (Hoover, Latimer) – 4:01
"Lies" (Hoover, Latimer) – 5:10
"Captured" (Latimer, Schelhaas) – 3:19
"A Heart's Desire/End Peace" (Hoover, Latimer) – 4:34
"Heroes" (Hoover, Latimer) – 5:36
"Who We Are" (Latimer) – 6:21
"Manic" (Hoover, Latimer) – 4:11
"Wait" (Latimer, McBurnie) – 4:49
"Never Let Go" (Latimer) – 6:44
Andy Latimer – guitar, vocals
Andy Dalby – guitar
Chris Rainbow – keyboards, vocals, 12-string guitar
Kit Watkins – keyboards
David Paton – bass, bass guitar, vocals
Stuart Tosh – drums, background vocals
Keith Morris – photography
Chris Now – editing, mastering
Brad Owen – photo enhancement
Pete Ward – engineer
^ Connolly, Dave (2011). "On the Road 1982 - Camel | AllMusic". AllMusic.com. Retrieved 24 June 2011.
"AllMusic: Camel - On the Road 1982 album review by Dave Connolly, credits & releases". www.AllMusic.com. Retrieved 29 July 2016.
"Discogs: Camel - On the Road 1982 album releases & credits". www.Discogs.com. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
"ProgArchives: Camel - On the Road 1982 album credits & user reviews". www.ProgArchives.com. Retrieved 31 August 2009.
Andrew Latimer
Colin Bass
Denis Clement
Pete Jones
Andy Ward
Peter Bardens
Doug Ferguson
Mel Collins
Richard Sinclair
Jan Schelhaas
Kit Watkins
Chris Rainbow
David Paton
Ton Scherpenzeel
Paul Burgess
Mickey Simmonds
Guy LeBlanc
The Snow Goose (1975)
Moonmadness (1976)
Rain Dances (1977)
I Can See Your House from Here (1979)
The Single Factor (1982)
Stationary Traveller (1984)
Dust and Dreams (1991)
Harbour of Tears (1996)
Rajaz (1999)
A Nod and a Wink (2002)
Greasy Truckers Live at Dingwalls Dance Hall (1974)
A Live Record (1978)
Pressure Points: Live in Concert (1984)
On the Road 1972 (1992)
Never Let Go (1993)
Coming of Age (1998)
Gods of Light '73–'75 (2000)
The Paris Collection (2001)
Chameleon – The Best Of Camel (1981)
A Compact Compilation (1986)
Landscapes (1991)
Echoes: The Retrospective (1993)
Camel – Master Series (25th Anniversary Compilation) (1997)
Lunar Sea (2001)
Rainbow's End: An Anthology 1973–1985 (2010)
"Never Let Go" / "Curiosity" (1973)
"Flight of the Snow Goose" / "Rhayader" (1975)
"The Snow Goose" / "Freefall" (1975)
"Another Night" / "Lunar Sea" (Live) (1976)
"Highways of the Sun" / "Tell Me" (1977)
"Breathless (Sin Respiracion)" / "Rainbows End" (1978) (Spanish)
"Your Love is Stranger Than Mine" / "Neon Magic" (1979)
"Remote Romance" / "Rainbows End" / "Tell Me" (1979)
"Lies" / "Changing Places" (1981) (Dutch)
"No Easy Answer" / "Heroes" (1982) (Canadian)
"Selva" / "Camelogue" (1982) (Dutch)
"Long Goodbyes" / "Metrognome" (1984) (German)
"Cloak and Dagger Man" / "Pressure Points" (1984)
"Berlin Occidental" (1984) (West Berlin) Stereo Version / Mono Version (Mexican)
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Prakash Jha Born and raised on his family's farm in Champaran, Bihar, India in 1953, Jha did his schooling from Sainik School Tilaiya, earned Bachelors in Physics from Delhi University until deciding to work on the family farm in 1970. He moved to Bombay in 1972 to study at the Film & Television Institute of India, and has been making films independently since 1974.He is best known for the movies Damul, Mrityudand, and Gangaajal, and the television series Mungerilal Ke Haseen Sapne. Many of his films are concerned with highlighting social evil. His most recent movie is Apaharan (2005) staring Ajay Devgan and Bipasha Basu.
He was married for a time to film actress Deepti Naval.


In an effort to reduce tobacco use in the State of Maryland and to lessen negative health consequences resulting from tobacco use, Maryland has enacted legislation to create a new comprehensive Tobacco Use Prevention and Cessation Program.
Provides a comprehensive examination of Maryland's progress in reducing the use of tobacco products.
Monitoring Changing Tobacco Use Behaviors in Maryland: Maryland Tobacco Surveys of 2000 and 2002.
Tobacco-Use Prevention and Cessation and Lung Cancer (Chapter 5).
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Patrick Reed Thought He Killed His Dog the First Time He Swung a Golf Club
Patrick Reed is one of the most consistent golfers in the world today. He can move his golf ball left and right, flight it high and low, and pinpoint it wherever he pleases with every single club in his bag. But not every PGA Tour professional is born with that natural skill.
The first time Reed remembers swinging a golf club as a child, he accidentally hit his dog and knocked it to the ground. He initially thought he had killed the dog, but it turned out to be OK. Thankfully for Reed, his troubling first experience with a golf club didn't scare him away from the game.
Patrick Reed was introduced to golf as a child
Patrick Reed reacts to an approach shot during the final round of the 2021 Masters at Augusta National Golf Club | Jared C. Tilton/Getty Images
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Reed has been an avid golfer ever since he was a young boy growing up in San Antonio, Texas. When he was just nine years old, Reed was already frequenting Hank Haney's Golf Ranch to hit balls from sunrise to sunset. He practiced so much as a child that he developed blisters on his hands from swinging clubs all day.
By the time Reed was 16 years old, he was already winning junior golf tournaments and leading his University High School to two state championships.
Reed recently spoke to Max Adler of Golf Digest and explained the role golf had in shaping his youth.
"It was my escape, the thing I loved most," Reed said. "Put on my headphones, practice and get into my own world. The game seemed easy to me until I started playing up in age groups when I was 10. Playing against 17-year-olds in AJGA when I was 13, getting beaten up and outdriven by 50 to 60 yards, it forced me to look for nuances to keep up, and that's why my short game and shot-shaping became what they are. I moved around a lot when I was a teenager, and golf was what was constant."
Reed nearly killed his dog the first time he swung a golf club
Out today, check out my Q&A in this month's @GolfDigest.
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Reed might've been a dominant junior golfer who could beat teenagers a few years older than him, but it wasn't always that way. When he took his first-ever golf swings with the set of plastic clubs his father gifted him as a child, he thought he killed his family dog.
"I was in the yard swinging, and we had this little white dog," he explained. "I hit the dog by accident, she flipped over, and I ran into the house freaking out thinking I'd killed the dog. Then a few minutes later, I see her at the door, ball in its mouth wanting to play, with a look like, 'That's all you got?'"
Despite the scare, Reed wasn't deterred from the sport.
Reed wants to change his image as a cheater
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Reed has sure come a long way from whacking his dog with one of his first golf swings. He now has nine career wins on the PGA Tour and a green jacket hanging in his closet, but he still can't seem to shake his famous label as a cheater.
The 30-year-old told Golf Digest he's been treated unfairly by the media over the years and that he hopes fans can one day learn who he really is on and off the course.
"Being called a cheater. That's so far from the truth" Reed said. "No athlete, no golfer who works to make it to the highest level is a cheater… When that word gets thrown around, whether it's about you or someone else, that's wrong, and it's false. We're out there, with blood, sweat and tears, trying to be the best we can and be role models. I've had conversations with famous athletes and successful CEOs, and the lesson they all preach is, focus on what you can control. You can't please everybody. The media will turn around at some point, hopefully, but for now I'm not the one typing on a keyboard."


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Creative Writing Alumna Claire Catacouzinos' Tips for Young Writers
How does a young writer start their writing career? This week, Stephanie interviews Creative Writing alumna and talented writer Claire Catacouzinos about historical fiction, the impact of her Greek heritage, and her journey as a writer. Claire gives such helpful tips about managing a writing career that this episode is a must for any aspiring young writers out there.
Claire's website: https://clairecatacouzinos.wordpress.com/
The Life of a Creative Mind: A Discussion with Associate Professor Marcelle Freiman
One of the perks of working in an English department is getting to work alongside writers. This week, Stephanie and Michelle are joined by Associate Professor Marcelle Freiman to discuss Marcelle's writing life. They discuss her youth in South Africa, migration to the UK and Australia, her career as a poet, and the life of a creative mind.
Marcelle's profile: https://mq.edu.au/about_us/faculties_and_departments/faculty_of_arts/department_of_english/staff/associate_professor_marcelle_freiman
White Lines: https://www.hybridpublishers.com.au/product/white-lines-vertical/
Monkey's Wedding: https://www.amazon.com/Monkeys-wedding-Marcelle-Freiman/dp/0909771545
Cordite profile: http://cordite.org.au/author/marcellefreiman/
Mascara profile: http://mascarareview.com/marcelle-freiman/
Poems in TEXT: http://www.textjournal.com.au/april17/freiman_poetry.htm
It is a truth universally acknowledged, that you need not have an excuse to pod about Pride and Prejudice
Do we really need an excuse to talk about Pride and Prejudice? Stephanie is joined by Dr Lee O'Brien and Dr Geoff Payne to talk about everybody's favourite novel and gush about the enduring genius of Jane Austen.
Jane Austen Society of Australia: https://jasa.com.au/
Jane Austen Society of North America (JASNA): http://www.jasna.org/
The Cambridge Companion to Pride and Prejudice: https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/cambridge-companion-to-pride-and-prejudice/37C671C59C3374DF034AF498A06727CE
Happily Ever After: Celebrating Jane Austen's Pride and Prejudice: https://susannahfullerton.com.au/happily-ever-after-reviews/
200 years of Pride and Prejudice book cover design: https://www.theatlantic.com/entertainment/archive/2013/01/pride-and-prejudice-200th-anniversary-covers/318349/
The Lizzie Bennet Diaries: https://www.youtube.com/channel/UCXfbQAimgtbk4RAUHtIAUww
Percy Bysshe Shelley, Poet of Poets
In a year of big Romantic anniversaries, Percy Bysshe Shelley's "Ozymandias" celebrates 200 years since its publication on 11 January 2018. To celebrate, Stephanie is joined by Dr Geoff Payne to discuss the poem, Percy Shelley, his scandalous life, and the time somebody tried to assassinate him.
Text of "Ozymandias": https://www.poetryfoundation.org/poems/46565/ozymandias
The Keats-Shelley Association of America: https://k-saa.org/
The Keats-Shelley Memorial Association: http://www.keats-shelley.co.uk/
What were your best books of 2017? This week, Stephanie and Michelle contemplate their year in reading.
All Grown Up: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30971707-all-grown-up
Malacqua: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/22880055-malacqua
The Animators: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/30090925-the-animators
Freemans: The Future of New Writing: https://www.penguin.com.au/books/freemans-the-future-of-new-writing-9781925603071
The Power: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/29751398-the-power
The End of Eddie: https://www.goodreads.com/book/show/35713605-the-end-of-eddie


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Baroque brought up to date
PUBLISHED: 15:24 19 June 2008 | UPDATED: 15:16 20 February 2013
Forget minimalism!At least that's what the designers are now urging us to do. The grandeur of baroque style is back with a bang...
Forget minimalism!
At least that's what the designers are now urging us to do. The grandeur of baroque style is back with a bang.
But what is baroque?
The style is big and bold. Think Lawrence Llewelyn-Bowen meets Mozart and you are nearly there (although the purist would point out that Mozart was a tad late for the real start of the baroque movement in Europe).
Today's interpretation of baroque incorporates all the bold elements you might expect: floral garlands, grand crests and motifs, and the odd 'putti' - the plump little angel-like boys similar to cherubs. The designs are topped off with full curtains with the grandeur of swags and tails.
This time around, English designers have adopted the more European version of baroque. Based in the 17th century the Italian and Spanish styles were arguably much more florid and extravagant. The English interpretations of these had a more conservative feel to them and were reflected in certain architecture. These styles have also found their way into modern tiles now.
The advances of porcelain-based technologies mean that intricate designs and relief can be incorporated. The benefits are that the style can be carried through into areas which would otherwise require soft furnishings.
The Boudoir range is a fantastic example of what can be achieved (pictured above in the main photograph). The design has been given a contemporary feel by using more striking, darker colours and mixing reds and blacks to create effect. The lineage of the designer's ideas are clearly there though in the baroque theme.
The boldness of a makeover like this won't suit everyone, and at Colchester Tile it's only one of the many themes available. If you are feeling a little less adventurous there are toned-down, more contemporary designs to look at too. And even if that's a design bridge too far, there are always the standard beiges and whites that will stand the test of time - but will they match the 300 years of baroque?
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L.A.'s latest stay-at-home order features built-in exceptions for retailers and gyms.
Yesterday, L.A. County recorded 7,854 new cases and 44 deaths — yes, that's another record-high count. Health officials estimate that one in every 200 residents is infectious. Overall, November's tally of new cases is greater than the previous two months combined. — CBS Los Angeles, Patch Los Angeles
The new stay-at-home order for residents of the city of Los Angeles comprises roughly 10 pages detailing various exceptions. These include allowing malls and shops to remain open at a decreased capacity and allowing gyms to host outdoor classes while banning outdoor dining and gatherings with members of other households (unless at a protest or religious ceremony). — KCRW, KTLA
The city will be distributing a one-time $800 stipend to 4,000 out-of-work restaurant workers. — ABC Los Angeles
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L.A. County Safer-at-Home Text Alert Raises Confusion
Gov. Gavin Newsom announced a new plan for the state in which stay-at-home orders are issued based on a broad geographic region's ICU capacity.
Late yesterday, the city of Los Angeles revised its safer-at-home order — but ambiguous wording in a Notify LA text alert garnered confusion about its scope. Similar to March's order, Angelenos must now stay home with the exception of essential errands. — ABC Los Angeles
Lots of confusion about what's allowed, which is why it would be great to have had this site updated: https://t.co/uXLcEYAlGY
It's basically the same as March except more things are open now.
March 19 order: https://t.co/BWZOedPyr9
December 2 order: https://t.co/FNAagpfbFG
— Alissa Walker (@awalkerinLA) December 3, 2020
California reported 20,759 new COVID-19 cases in one day, a 1.7% increase from the day before. The vast majority of counties, 51 of 58, are in the most restrictive reopening tier. Gov. Gavin Newsom announced that stay-at-home orders will be issued for geographic regions of the state based on hospital capacity. — KRON, Politico
L.A. County is mailing COVID-19 testing kits to individuals with mobility issues, the elderly and the disabled as part of a pilot program. — LAist
The U.S. recorded over 3,100 COVID-19 deaths Wednesday, obliterating a single-day record set last spring, while the number of Americans hospitalized with the disease eclipsed 100,000 for the first time, according to new figures. [via @AP @NewsHour] https://t.co/3uavsdSBDm
— FRONTLINE (@frontlinepbs) December 3, 2020
Ever Linares, a 45-year-old South L.A. community leader, passed away from COVID-19. He spent time this year handing out personal protective equipment and organizing a nonprofit that provides community intervention for young people caught in gang violence. — ABC Los Angeles
The Supreme Court has ordered the re-examination of California's restrictions on indoor religious services. Last week, the Supreme Court prevented New York from placing virus-related restrictions on in-person religious services. — KTLA
saw a tweet yesterday that was like "sometimes i forget there's a global pandemic because i live in new zealand and everything's normal here" pic.twitter.com/zYDjC0ERt5
— millie (@bagelpicbot) November 30, 2020
COVID-19 Hospitalizations Reach Record-Breaking Highs in L.A. County
After a controversial planned closure for a movie shoot, the Union Station coronavirus testing site was reopened.
Today, 2,439 people were hospitalized for COVID-19 — the highest number in the pandemic thus far. According to health experts, the current surge is not yet related to Thanksgiving travel. — KTLA, CBS Los Angeles
Earlier this week, Mayor Eric Garcetti drew criticism for allowing the Union Station coronavirus testing site to close for a movie shoot, effectively canceling more than 500 appointments. The decision was soon reversed. — KTLA, NBC Los Angeles
L.A. County Public Health Director Dr. Barbara Ferrer: "We're now at the worst point we've experienced thus far of the pandemic." https://t.co/3RSCdb9RFQ
— Lexis-Olivier Ray (@ShotOn35mm) December 2, 2020
Some cities are looking to break away from the L.A. County Department of Public Health to avoid current restrictions, such as the ban on outdoor dining. Instead, they would establish their own health department or partner with a neighboring city. — ABC Los Angeles
In Boyle Heights, 197 handmade roses honor the East L.A. residents who fell victim to COVID-19. — Spectrum News 1
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New Cases in L.A. County Spike Past 7,500 in One Day
County hospitalizations have also doubled over the last two weeks.
Today, L.A. County reported 7,593 new cases of COVID-19 — roughly 2,000 more than yesterday. The positivity rate has also risen to 7%. — The Signal
Restaurant owners are voicing complaints against L.A.'s closure of outdoor dining, claiming that contact-tracing data does not indicate that restaurants are higher-risk public spaces. According to public health officials, up to 15% of COVID-19 cases can be traced to restaurants. — Eater Los Angeles
COVID-19 Daily Update:
New Cases: 7,593 (408,396 to date)
New Deaths: 46 (7,700 to date)
Current Hospitalizations: 2,316 pic.twitter.com/dtIhbP15Qh
— LA Public Health (@lapublichealth) December 1, 2020
Hospitalizations in L.A. County have nearly doubled over the last two weeks. Currently, 747 health care workers have caught the virus. — Patch Los Angeles
Health care officials recommend that anyone who visited people outside their household for Thanksgiving gets tested three to eight days post-exposure. — CBS Los Angeles
Councilman Gil Cedillo is requesting that the city use $46 million in federal COVID-19 relief funds to purchase a Chinatown apartment building, which would spare the residents from a rent hike. — KTLA
There is something funny happening with COVID hospitalizations
Proportion of COVID pts getting hospitalized falling
My theory?
As hospitals fill up, bar for admission rising
A patient who might have been admitted 4 weeks ago may get sent home now
— Ashish K. Jha, MD, MPH (@ashishkjha) December 1, 2020
L.A. Begins 3-Week Stay-at-Home Order
Over 70% of the ICU beds in Southern California are currently occupied.
Starting today, L.A. County is under a stay-at-home order for at least three weeks. Gatherings with other households are prohibited, outdoor dining is banned, and face masks are required outdoors. — Eater Los Angeles, CNN
Yesterday, L.A. County reported 5,014 new COVID-19 cases and 16 deaths. On Thanksgiving Day, over 5,000 new cases were reported. — Spectrum News, CBS Los Angeles
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A group of people protested outside the home of L.A. County Public Health Director Barbara Ferrer on Sunday, voicing opposition to the recent coronavirus restrictions and demanding the reopening of businesses. — ABC Los Angeles
State officials are concerned that California will run out of ICU beds by Dec. 24 if the current surge isn't controlled. Right now, 74% of Intensive Care Unit beds in Southern California are occupied. — KTLA
Since the pandemic's start, one in every 40 West Hollywood residents has tested positive for the virus. — WEHOville
Percent of wages currently subsidized by governments due to COVID:
Japan: 100% for small businesses; 80% for large firms
Netherlands: Up to 90%
Norway: Up to 90%
Germany: Up to 87%
France: Up to 84%
Italy: 80%
United Kingdom: Up to 80%
Canada: Up to 75%
United States: 0%
— Public Citizen (@Public_Citizen) November 30, 2020
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NBA Betting Tips, Predictions and Odds
LA Lakers Say No Thank You To LiAngelo Ball At Summer League
Ryan Knuppel June 22, 2018
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After going undrafted on Thursday Night, LiAngelo Ball, younger brother of Lakers Point Guard Lonzo Ball and son of the outspoken LaVar Ball, was informed by the LA Lakers organization that he would not be playing for them in their summer league. The organization stated Ball had the chance to earn a spot in the summer league with his workout but simply didn't impress enough on a "Merit-Based System" that they uses to choose their summer league players.
LiAngelo Ball is 19 years old and only worked out for two teams prior to Thursday Night's NBA Draft. LiAngelo Ball worked out for the Lakers and also the Golden State Warriors but neither team showed much interest in the younger brother of last year's second overall selection in the 2017 NBA Draft, Lonzo Ball. LiAngelo Ball was most notably known as one of the UCLA players that went to China and was caught shoplifting. LiAngelo Ball left the team after he and his father didn't feel that the school was pushing him in the right direction.
LiAngelo Ball then went overseas and played in Lithuania for Vytautas Prienu. LaMelo Ball, the youngest of the three Ball brothers, also played in Lithuania with his brother. LiAngelo Ball averaged 12.9 points per game in Lithuania over an average of 22 minutes per game.
There has been plenty of speculation over the past two weeks that the Lakers will try to persuade free agent megastar LeBron James into coming to Los Angeles. News coming out earlier this week was that the Lakers would use Point Guard Lonzo Ball as part of their trade bait to land players that would help get LeBron James in a Lakers uniform.
Many believe that LeBron James wouldn't play in Los Angeles with Lonzo Ball on the team over his issues with his father, LaVar Ball. Several months back, LeBron James was vocal towards LaVar Ball telling him to "Keep my kids' name out of your mouth. Keep my family out of your mouth," referring to LaVar Ball's comments where he stated that his sons had a better future than LeBron James sons. LaVar Ball was referring to James sons having too much of a hype to live up to with their father being LeBron James. With the exception of the antics of the elder Ball, Lonzo Ball would appear to be the type of player that LeBron would want to have on his team as he is a pass first/shoot second style of player.
Naturally, the widely outspoken father LaVar Ball went to TMZ and stated that if the Lakers made any trade involving his son, it would be the "Worst move they ever made." Any parent would feel this way and support their child but LaVar Ball has a way of being over the top with his confidence and sometimes it causes issues for his kids.
With not getting drafted in Thursday Night's draft and not being offered a summer league spot, LiAngelo Ball's options are becoming limited to just playing overseas or playing in the NBA G League, if he is offered a spot on a another team. It goes without question that his father will be actively vouching for his son.
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TRAF3 antibody LS-C405825 is an unconjugated rabbit polyclonal antibody to TRAF3 from human and mouse. Validated for ELISA, IHC and WB.
Immunohistochemistry of paraffin-embedded Human tonsil using TRAF3 Polyclonal Antibody at dilution of 1:25.
Western blot analysis of Mouse kidney tissue, using TRAF3 Polyclonal Antibody at dilution of 1:300.


On April 28, I went to see The Lone Bellow at Mohegan Sun with my cousin Kaylene and her fiance Kent. I have been a fan of the music of The Lone Bellow for at least a year. When I found out that they were coming to Mohegan Sun, I was quite ecstatic that I was going to witness them in concert. A warm and sunny Friday night in late April I felt was a perfect day to go to Mohegan Sun to see a favorite band of mine perform.
Kaylene and I arrived at Kent's apartment in Middleboro in the later afternoon on Friday. It is always great to see Kaylene and Kent, as they both share my interest in going to concerts. On the way down to Mohegan Sun, we listened to songs by Bruce Hornsby and REM to get in the exciting feeling of going to the concert and witness the scenery of small New England towns. We arrived at the venue a little bit after 8 PM.
Kaylene, Kent, and I entered Mohegan Sun's Wolf Den, where The Lone Bellow played. The Lone Bellow are an alternative county and folk band based in Brooklyn. During the night, The Lone Bellow played many of their signature songs, including "Teach Me to Know" and "You Never Need Nobody." They even incorporated a cover of Loverboy's "Working for the Weekend" into their repertoire for the evening. I had wanted to see this band for a while, so it was great to finally see them on stage. Best of all, the show was free, as are all concerts in the Wolf Den section of Mohegan Sun.
After the show concluded, Kaylene, Kent, and I even got to meet the band members. They were so nice and friendly to us and were happy to know that we are fans of their music. It was great to meet an emerging band in the music world. The Lone Bellow has a new album coming out this fall sometime, so I very much look forward to hearing their next album.


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Q: Round 1,7346 to 1,74 I use Math.Round(1.7346, 2, AwayFromZero) which should give me 1,74 - but it actually gives me 1.73.
I know it is because of this:

"Because of the loss of precision that can result from representing
  decimal values as floating-point numbers or performing arithmetic
  operations on floating-point values, in some cases the Round(Double,
  Int32, MidpointRounding) method may not appear to round midpoint
  values as specified by the mode parameter. This is illustrated in the
  following example, where 2.135 is rounded to 2.13 instead of 2.14.
  This occurs because internally the method multiplies value by 10 *
  digits, and the multiplication operation in this case suffers from a
  loss of precision."

But which .NET Method should I actually use to do correct rounding?

A: 1.7346 should be rounded to 1.73, even with AwayFromZero, since that only changes the rounding behavior "when a number is halfway between two others" (e.g. if it had been 1.735).
The behavior you want can be obtained with
Math.Round(Math.Round(1.7346, 3, AwayFromZero), 2, AwayFromZero)

(but don't consider this anything more than a hack).

A: Your assumption is partly wrong. 1.7346 is rounded to 1.73 because of the semantics of AwayFromZero, i.e.:

*

*< 0.5 → 0.0

*0.5 → 1.0

*> 0.5 → 1.0

*< -0.5 → -1.0

*-0.5 → -1.0

*> -0.5 → 0.0

To avoid problems caused by floating-point arithmetic use the decimal data type which is precise in terms of the decimal numeral system.
To develop a 'custom' rounding to the nearest greater or the nearest lower number you can use Math.Ceiling or Math.Floor respectively. They are both available for double and decimal types.

A: Math.ceil()

Rounds up :) Hope that helps
And as stated.. 1.7345 should round down.. because 1.7351 will round up with Math.Round().
So, you have to know what you want..
Math.round() //Rounds
Math.floor() //Rounds down
Math.ceil() //Rounds up

A: I think the reason why Math.Round() works that way have been addressed by others.
Another way to get your desired result is to add 0.005 to the value:
Math.Round(1.7346 + 0.005, 2, AwayFromZero)


We reached to Lake Geneva by 11:30 pm and the street were flooded with people. We went to Egg harbor cafe first and luckily got a parking spot near the cafe. There was waiting for 15 mins but the food was worth waiting. I love the decor of the cafe, Liked its iced tea as well.
After brunch, we head to the Riviera beach. This is the only accessible beach in Lake Geneva. In summer, they charge admission fees for above 6-year-olds, but lake freezes in winter, so no admission fees. People were just getting to the beach and walking on frozen lake. However, in summer there are some rules which you have to keep in mind. They don't allow Glass containers, Alcohol, drugs, smoking, pets, and weapons. You can take your food and beverages which are in plastic.
Lake Geneva shore path is an incredible hiking trail. Generally hiking trails surrounded by huge trees but this trail surrounded by beautiful beach front houses and scenic views. The Whole path is parallel to the lake. This is 21 miles long hiking trail and I haven't covered the whole trail. we walk hardly few miles but the experience was amazing. I hope I can do the whole trail in summer. Watch out when you are on the trail and don't enter on someone's private property.
After hiking few miles we came back to Elm Park, which is next to riviera beach. It is great waterfront park for the picnic spot. I lay down on grass and enjoyed the sunshine. Due to winter boat tours were out of service. In summer you can enjoy scenic boat tours and rent your own boat as well.
Greetings, I am trying to get together a list of the local establishments in Bolnuevo and the surrounding area, so that we can create a local directory for people visiting Marina de Bolnuevo. If you have any ideas, please submit them to the Marina de Bolnuevo Blog on the website. If you can, please include their email address. Thanks in advance Alicia.
Munich is beautiful city, with great beaches! Recommend to visit, Germany has very good condition for that prices.


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Leonard leads Clippers past short-handed Pelicans 111-106
LOS ANGELES (AP)Kawhi Leonard scored 28 points, Paul George added 27 and the Los Angeles Clippers defeated the short-handed New Orleans Pelicans 111-106 on Wednesday night.
The Pelicans were missing starters Zion Williamson, Lonzo Ball and Eric Bledsoe. Together, they account for 46.1 points and 15.6 rebounds per game. New Orleans coach Stan Van Gundy said Williamson was ruled out because of inconclusive test results.
Nickeil Alexander-Walker led the Pelicans with 37 points and eight rebounds, both career highs in his first start of the season.
"Walker really kept them in the game," Clippers coach Tyronn Lue said. "He made 3s, layups and in-between layups. He pretty much got everything he wanted."
But the Pelicans didn't get much production out of two other first-time starters. Josh Hart finished with six points, and former Clipper Sindarius Thornwell was scoreless.
Brandon Ingram's jumper drew the Pelicans within four, the closest they came in the fourth quarter.
From there, Leonard and George combined to score 16 consecutive points. Leonard's 3-pointer that restored the Clippers' lead to double digits had team owner Steve Ballmer whipping his right arm in the air from his seat next to the basket. Leonard finished with nine assists.
The Clippers saw their 12-point lead reduced to five in the closing minutes.
"It just comes down to us putting the game away when we need to," George said. "We're really good in the first and second quarters. In the third and fourth is where we need to clean up and buckle down. That's going to come."
Alexander-Walker scored nine points in a row for the Pelicans, but he couldn't singlehandedly outduel the Clippers' two stars.
"Early on, I tried to let it come to me," Alexander-Walker said. "As the flow of the game went on, I was just kind of riding its wave and figuring out where to assert myself."
Ingram added 22 points with the Clippers' defense focused on him. Jaxon Hayes grabbed 10 rebounds for the Pelicans, who dropped their fourth in a row. They hadn't played since losing at Charlotte last Friday. Their game at Dallas on Monday was postponed, delaying the start of what was scheduled as a seven-game trip.
The Clippers rode a dominant second quarter, in which they outscored the Pelicans 33-15, to an 18-point lead on George's 3 that beat the halftime buzzer. Los Angeles maintained a double-digit lead in the third, when George didn't score and Leonard had six points.
Pelicans: Bledsoe sat out with right eye irritation and Ball has bilateral knee tendinopathy.
Clippers: Lou Williams missed the second half after experiencing hip soreness. … George had at least 25 points and five assists for the third straight game, tying the longest such streak of his career. … Nicolas Batum got his 3,000th career assist in the first quarter.
Pelicans: At the Los Angeles Lakers on Friday.
Clippers: At the Sacramento Kings on Friday.
SALT LAKE CITY (AP)Trae Young was surrounded wherever he went, while Donovan Mitchell found himself alone on the perimeter time and time again.
Mitchell made six 3-pointers on his way to 26 points and the Utah Jazz used a 21-0 run in the second half to power past the Atlanta Hawks 116-92 on Friday night for their fourth straight win.
SACRAMENTO, Calif. (AP)Kawhi Leonard had 27 points and six assists in three quarters, Paul George scored 26 and the short-handed Los Angeles Clippers manhandled the Sacramento Kings 138-100 on Friday night.
The Clippers have won 15 consecutive road games against the Kings. Los Angeles hasn't lost in Sacramento since March 19, 2013.
LOS ANGELES (AP)LeBron James had 21 points, 11 assists and eight rebounds, and Anthony Davis added 17 points against his former team in the Los Angeles Lakers' fifth consecutive victory, 112-95 over the New Orleans Pelicans on Friday night.
Kentavious Caldwell-Pope hit four 3-pointers while scoring 16 points, and Montrezl Harrell also had 16 for the defending NBA champions. Los Angeles fell behind by 15 points early, but rallied ferociously in its first game back at Staples Center after a perfect three-game trip.