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New book: The British and the Sikhs: Discovery, Warfare and Friendship c1700-1900
THE BRITISH AND THE SIKHS C1700-1900
Discovery, Warfare and Friendship
Helion & Company
Images: 8pp colour section & 23 b/w images
By Gurinder Singh Mann
A newly published book weaves readers through anecdotes and important events highlighting the remarkable relationship between the British and the Sikhs which exists to this day. In this deeply-researched book, Mann uses rare anecdotes to provide recognition to early descriptions from British administrators, writers and illustrators who depicted the history of the Sikhs and the land of the Panjab in India.
Whilst Sikhs have been part of the British fabric and society since their migration from the Panjab, India predominantly from the 1950s, there are deeper stories which tie them to the UK. With the rise of the East India Company in the India, many personnel depicted the customs and mannerisms of the populace.
Whilst most people associate the Sikhs with the World Wars, in terms of their participation, there is a hidden and much deeper relationship between them which has existed since the 18th century. Gurinder Singh Mann has undertaken research for the book by visiting India, including visiting the battlefields of the Anglo Sikh Wars and unearthing rare photographs and documents from the British Library, British Museum, the Royal Collection and many other archives in the UK.
The book covers the translation of Sikh texts, a description of martyrdom and the religious practices of the Sikhs. The Sikh Empire is given ample coverage showing the in-depth correspondence taking place between both groups. However the Anglo Sikh Wars saw the East India Company come into the conflict with the Sikh Empire which eventually led to the annexation of the Panjab. The Sikhs were absorbed into the British India Army, leading to them to participate in many military campaigns across the world.
Commenting on the book, Gurinder Singh Mann, said "The relationship between the British and the Sikhs can be seen through the vast depictions and commentaries which span nearly 200 years in the book. The rise of the East India Company also saw the rise of the Sikh Empire which brought about a complex relationship between the two groups. The book will appeal to people who want a wider understanding on how the relationship developed through translations, correspondence and military warfare and to anyone wishing to learn more about Sikh and British history."
Helion's Series Editor (From Musket to Maxim 1815-1914), Dr Christopher Brice stated, "One cannot understand the British experience of Warfare during the 19th century without examining India, which occupied so much of the British Army's time and manpower throughout the period. The British and the Sikhs helps to examine this, and to introduce and appreciate an important element in this regard, namely the Sikh soldier: both initially as foe, and then as key ally."
The book is available from the leading UK Military publishers, Helion and Company: www.helion.co.uk
USA and Canada customers can order from Casemate
About Gurinder Singh Mann
Gurinder Singh Mann is a leading Sikh historian and heritage consultant based in Leicester who has for over twenty years prominently promoted Sikh History and Heritage in the UK and throughout the world. He is the author of two books one published with Oxford University Press. Gurinder has researched and discovered many Sikh artefacts linking to Anglo Sikh history. He has appeared on radio and TV, including the BBC, (Celebrity Antiques Roadtrip, BBC World Service) ITV and other channels, giving his views on heritage and theological matters.
He curated the exhibition, Anglo Sikh Wars: Battles, Treaties and Relics (2017), to great acclaim, which took place at Newarke Houses Museum in Leicester, and he is presently making historical objects come alive with the Anglo Sikh Virtual Museum, through his organisation, the Sikh Museum Initiative.
Website: www.sikhscholar.co.uk
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We don't need another vote on Brexit, we need two
By Matt Kelly 22 November 2018
First question: No Deal vs May's Deal. Second question: Leave vs Remain. Any straightforward this-or-that question is guaranteed to leave a large chunk of voters feeling totally disenfranchised. There are no simple solutions to Brexit: we need two referendums
Here's a sentence you would have thought inconceivable six months ago, coming as it does from the pen of Brexit Ultra and Daily Mail columnist Stephen Glover: "We tend to forget the 16.1 million who backed Remain," he writes in his latest column. "The misgivings of such a large minority should be respected."
Glover, a man with a long-sustained penchant for vivid, biblical contempt towards, as he put it not that long ago, the "arrogant effrontery of those wailing for a second referendum" has mellowed of late. It's not just Glover; the whole paper's going soft on insolent Remainers like me.
Talk of a people's vote, for so long taboo, is suddenly all the rage
Must be something in the water. Either that or the absence of recently departed editor Paul Dacre's unique brand of berserko tyranny has given columnists room to recalibrate the appropriate level of hatred for fellow citizens with a different opinion.
There is, of course, also the mounting evidence that the campaign for freedom from the federalised fascism across the Channel (AKA the European Union) isn't surviving contact with reality.
Talk of a people's vote, for so long taboo, is suddenly all the rage. There's even a second referendum sleeper in Theresa May's cabinet in the shape of Amber Rudd.
Any straightforward this-or-that question is guaranteed to leave a large chunk of voters feeling totally disenfranchised
What seemed impossible last November now seems anything but. Yet the idea of a quick and simple vote to resolve this epic mess is as delusional as anything Peter Lilley might spout about needing no more than ten minutes to solve Brexit if only those sabotaging idiots in Downing Street would clear off and let him have a crack.
At the risk of further infuriating Lilley, I want to push my luck a little and suggest that actually it's not one people's vote we need to resolve the Brexit conundrum. We're going to need two.
I tried to articulate this idea to Good Morning Britain's Susanna Reid and Piers Morgan earlier this week. It was a mistake. All I got for my trouble was a blast of the Brendas. (You'll remember Brenda from Bristol: "Madam, what do you think about the news of another election?" "You're joking! Not another one! For God's sake. I can't stand this.")
I hope she'll forgive the comparison, because I think she's ace, but when Susanna Reid cut me dead, live on telly, with, "Another vote? A third referendum? Oh, come on, Matt!" the ghost of Brenda flashed before my eyes.
Susannah's was an understandable reaction. A two-part referendum is a tough sell.
The first referendum did so much damage that the idea of not one, but two more questions seems counterintuitive. Obviously we would all like a simple way out of this. But just because something is simple, just because it's something you'd be able to write in big letters on the side of a bus, doesn't make it right. Quite the opposite.
If the past two and a half years have taught us anything, it's this: be very suspicious of anyone who tells you there is a simple solution to Brexit. Unfortunately, simple is all that a lot of people, thoroughly bored with the whole damn affair, want to hear.
But you're not like that. You are a patient, intelligent bunch. This is GQ. You know what colour cummerbund to wear to any occasion, you know exactly when it's the right season to grow a beard and you know why that small jar of facial mud is worth every penny of the £30 you just paid for it. There's no fooling you. So consider this, if you will.
Asking people May's Deal vs No Deal offers no chance of Brexit reversal, which, if polls are right, is the new will of the people
When it comes to a second referendum, to make absolutely sure Brexit still represents the will of the people (and just on the off-chance that the utter omnishambles of a negotiation, the mounds of lies and interference and the forecasts of economic catastrophe might have put a few people off the idea) we need to ask not one question but two.
Any straightforward this-or-that question is guaranteed to leave a large chunk of voters feeling totally disenfranchised. Asking people to choose from May's Deal or No Deal offers no chance of Brexit reversal, which, if polls are right, is the new will of the people.
Ask people to choose between Mrs May's Deal or Remain and those who question why on earth we'd want to pay £39 billion for the privilege of taking EU rules and not having a seat at the table, will feel left out.
Offer all three options in a single question and you obviously split the Leave vote unfairly, guaranteeing a Remain win (good) and a generation of civil disturbance (not good)
And No Deal vs Remain will infuriate those who want to leave, but not quite that much, thank you very much. Or as I like to think of it, those who just want to shoot themselves in the foot not the face.
Offer all three options in a single question and you obviously split the Leave vote unfairly, guaranteeing a Remain win (good) and a generation of civil disturbance (not good).
Of course, it all depends what is still on the table after parliament is done with it all. There's no guarantee there will be a Mrs May's Deal at all. That may fail as soon as this weekend's Brussels summit.
The result, whichever way it fell, would be divisive and traumatic. But less divisive and traumatic than any other option
But if we wanted to design a vote that made the entire nation consider what would be the best kind of Brexit and then signal whether we wanted to go through with it, this is how: a two-part referendum. First question: No Deal vs May's Deal. Second question: Leave vs Remain.
The result, whichever way it fell, would be divisive and traumatic, but less divisive and traumatic than any other option. And everyone would feel they had, at least, a voice in the manner of our leaving, if leaving was what the nation decided it still wanted.
There is no pretty end to Brexit. The ultimate question is not whether we leave the EU or not, but whether we can ever come back together as a nation.
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Division of labour is associated with the growth of trade and the rise of capitalism. The division of labour is the separation of tasks in any system so that participants may specialize. Specialization of individuals to perform specific tasks and roles is division of labour. Economists such as Adam Smith and engineers such as Charles Babbage were among the proponents of division of labour.
Adam Smith saw that the essence of industrialism was division of labour for a qualitative increase in productivity. Division of labour refers to the allocation of tasks to individuals or organisations according to the skills and equipment those organisations possess.
Organic solidarity is a term used by David Émile Durkheim to refer to specialization of roles in which individuals and institutions become acutely dependent on others in a complex division of labour. Sexual division of labour is the allocation of work task on the basis of the sex of the person.
Sir William Petty took note of division of labour. He applied the principle to his survey of Ireland. His idea was to divide up the work so that large parts of it could be done by people with no extensive training. Karl Marx's theoretical contributions is his sharp distinction between the economic division of labour and the social division of labour. According to him, some forms of labour co-operation are purely due to "technical necessity", others are a result of a social control function related to a social class and social status hierarchy.
In The Division of Labour in Society, David Émile Durkheim observes that the division of labour appears in all societies and positively correlates with societal advancement because it increases as a society progresses. Durkheim agreed with the positive effects of the division of labour as his theoretical predecessor, Adam Smith.


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He has arranged, directed and performed with bands at international music events such as The Harare International Festival of Arts, the AFA Sponsored French Cultural Center Concert; AFA Sponsored French Cultural Center Concert in Johannesburg, South Africa; Nigeria Week in Paris and the launch of MTV's one hundredth channel (MTV Base Africa) at Abuja, Nigeria; the World Economic Forum in Davos, Switzerland in January 2014. CNN Africa Voices featured Cobhams in a full-length interview in December 2011.
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First Polish archaeological research project in Burkina Faso
They focused on the Pobé-Mengao department
Some of the oldest known traces of settlements known to date in the region, as well as new information on the Kurumba community are the biggest discoveries of this year's Polish first archaeological research in Burkina Faso in West Africa.
"Burkina Faso remains a blank spot on the archaeological map of Africa – so far only random excavations have been carried out here. The research project we have started may shed new light on the history of this country since the beginning of human presence in this place", said in an interview with PAP Krzysztof Rak from the Institute of Archaeology of the Jagiellonian University in Kraków, one of the initiators of the research project carried out in the northern part of the country.
Polish scientists have been studying communities of Burkina Faso for years. Director of the Municipal Museum in Żory, Dr. Lucjan Buchalik invited archaeologists to join his research. In addition to Krzysztof Rak, Bogusław Franczyk of the Institute of Archaeology, University of Warsaw also participated in the project.
During the first season (October and November 2016), archaeologists chose locations to carry out excavations. They focused on Pobé-Mengao department in northern Burkina Faso. "This area is inhabited by the Kurumba – the people that arrived there a few hundred years ago, perhaps from today's Mali or Niger. It is not clear whether it was in the 13th or perhaps in the 16th century – it is still a matter of dispute among ethnologists. We hope that archaeological research will help to solve this puzzle," said Rak.
He explained that the Kurumba community counts approx. 300,000 people. Scientists draw attention to a very extensive mythology of the Kurumba. According to the mythology, their ancestors arrived in the northern part of Burkina Faso in an "iron house". On arrival they subjugated the local population called Berba and created their own kingdom. In the 18th century −that we know from ethnological sources− the Kurumba were dominated by the Mossi, but have maintained the old chiefly system headed by the king. While researchers know the list of all the rulers of the Kurumba kingdom, Lurum, it is not clear for how many years each of them had ruled.
Already the first season of work has brought interesting results. Archaeologists conducted surface surveys involving the search for objects such as fragments of pottery on the surface. They found objects including flint tools and waste resulting from processing flint. According to archaeologists, they come from approx. 50 000-15 000 years ago. "This is one of the oldest known traces of human presence in this country", believes Rak.
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During surface survey, the scientists discovered artefacts indicating that the tell had been inhabited since the turn of the eras, long before the arrival of the Kurumba, said Rak.
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Rudyard Kipling served as one of the British Scout Association's first Commissioners and was glad to permit Robert Baden-Powell to use the story "Mowgli's Brothers" from his Jungle Book as the basis for a younger boy program in 1916. The "Wolf Cubbing" program was very successful from the outset.
In the United States, however, the strong resistance of Chief Scout Executive James E. West kept Cubbing from becoming an official BSA program until 1930. Even then, the names "Mowgli", "Akela" and "Baloo" were the only thing retained from the Americanized original Wolf, Bear and Lion Trail Amerindian stories in the first edition cubbooks.
The second edition cubbooks and third edition cub scout books dispensed with the story entirely. It was only by the fourth edition that stories of young Mowgli returned (as reworked 1930 tales). Today's cub scouts get an abridged but faithful version of Kipling's tale set in India introduced to American audiences in the 1978 fifth edition Wolf Cub Scout Book. (The Bear Cub Scout Kipling tale debuted in 1986). Perhaps their long-over debut was made possible by the success of Disney's 1967 animated feature, "The Jungle Book" that brought Kipling's stories firmly into mainstream American culture.


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N20m up for grabs as WWTBAM reveals new Made-in-Nigeria set
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…premieres first episode of series 2 – The Rebirth
Edwin Usoboh
The anticipation for 'Who Wants to Be a Millionaire? Series 2 -The Rebirth' was finally over on Sunday, March 20, 2022 as the host unveiled the first-ever episode, in a brand-new series of the award-winning and ace Nigerian game show based on the original British format.
Shimmering in brand new set designs and decor initially specified in the United Kingdom, designed in South Africa and fully made-in-Nigeria with the help of South African technical partners, the signature of the rebirth show is a masterpiece to view and a work of art to reckon with.
The Sponsor and Host reveal event is organised by UP, Nigeria's premier Payments & Financial Technology Company and Leaders in Digital Payments Innovation, in collaboration with BLK Hut Media, the show's producers in Nigeria under the License of Sony Pictures.
According to the CEO of show producers, Blk Hut, a Boutique Consultancy and Agency firm that offers a range of services in Media Production and Entertainment Business in Nigeria, Hakeem Condotti: "There are three main types of sets for 'Who Wants To Be A Millionaire. The best one is used in the UK, the other in Israel and the middle east and the third, in South America and Africa.
"We were given the option of using any of them but decided to go for the same one as the UK. I'm excited about our new set as Three Nigerian companies came together to make sure the set was built to the required specifications — a testament to what can be produced here in Nigeria".
Hosting a private premiere party of the return of this number 1 TV game show in Nigeria, in a gathering that will bring together in audience, a profusion of HNIs, celebrities, influencers and social butterflies, this event is guaranteed to ensure that the 300 carefully selected guests experience the 'hot seat' and beyond.
With a cinematic view and feel at IMAX Cinema, Lekki, Lagos, which lines the event's black carpet for 6pm and the main event, 8.30 pm, this epochal event is already primed to be truly unforgettable.
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U.S. Marines, Army test fueling systems during RIMPAC [Image 5 of 7]
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180718-M-FA245-1166 POHAKULOA TRAINING AREA, Hawaii (July 18, 2018) U.S. Marine Corps Cpl. Garrett Subik, a bulk fuel specialist with Marine Wing Support Detachment 24, prepares to fuel a AH-1W Super Cobra helicopter during a field test for an Expeditionary Mobile Fuel Additization Capability system as part of Rim of the Pacific (RIMPAC) exercise at Pohakuloa Training Area, Hawaii, July 18, 2018. RIMPAC provides high-value training for task-organized, highly capable Marine Air-Ground Task Force and enhances the critical crisis response capability of U.S. Marines in the Pacific. Twenty-five nations, 46 ships, five submarines, about 200 aircraft and 25,000 personnel are participating in RIMPAC from June 27 to Aug. 2 in and around the Hawaiian Islands and Southern California. (U.S. Marine Corps photo by Lance Cpl. Adam Montera)
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Будь-яка мова  називається звідною за Карпом до мови , якщо існує функція , обчислювана за поліноміальний час, де F(x) належить  в тому випадку, якщо x належить . Мова називається NP-складною, якщо до неї зводиться будь-яка мова класу NP, і називається NP-повною, якщо вона NP-складна і сама зводиться до класу NP. Якщо буде алгоритм, що розв'язує NP-повну задачу за поліноміальний час, тоді всі NP-задачі належать до класу P.

Розглянемо дві мови  і  над алфавітами  і . Зведення  до  за Карпом — це функція , обчислювана за поліноміальний час, така, що . Таким чином, неформально мова  «не складніше» від мови .

Якщо така функція  існує, кажуть, що  звідна за Карпом до  і пишуть

Відзначимо, що зведення за Карпом є окремим випадком . У англомовних джерелах також можна зустріти назву many-one reduction.

Клас мов PSPACE — множина мов, допустимих детермінованою машиною Тюрінга з поліноміальним обмеженням простору.

Клас мов NPSPACE — множина мов, допустимих недетермінованою машиною Тюрінга з поліноміальним обмеженням простору.

Транзитивність
Головною властивістю зведення за Карпом є транзитивність. Якщо уявити мови у вигляді символів, то можна розглядати як математичну операцію: Α>Β, Β>Ε → Α>Ε.

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 М. Н. Вялий, Складність обчислювальних задач  — визначення на функціях, без понять «мова», «алфавіт» тощо.

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Gazbāshī-ye Soflá (persiska: گزباشی سفلی, Gezbāshī) är en ort i Iran.   Den ligger i provinsen Nordkhorasan, i den norra delen av landet,  km nordost om huvudstaden Teheran. Gazbāshī-ye Soflá ligger  meter över havet och antalet invånare är .

Terrängen runt Gazbāshī-ye Soflá är kuperad åt nordost, men åt sydväst är den platt. Den högsta punkten i närheten är  meter över havet,  km söder om Gazbāshī-ye Soflá. Runt Gazbāshī-ye Soflá är det ganska glesbefolkat, med  invånare per kvadratkilometer. Närmaste större samhälle är Tāzeh Yāb,  km norr om Gazbāshī-ye Soflá. Omgivningarna runt Gazbāshī-ye Soflá är i huvudsak ett öppet busklandskap.

Ett kallt stäppklimat råder i trakten. Årsmedeltemperaturen i trakten är  °C. Den varmaste månaden är juli, då medeltemperaturen är  °C, och den kallaste är februari, med  °C. Genomsnittlig årsnederbörd är  millimeter. Den regnigaste månaden är april, med i genomsnitt  mm nederbörd, och den torraste är september, med  mm nederbörd.

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Summer in Switzerland is a tremendously enriching time. Our destination is invariably a most mystical place — Dornach, Switzerland. To prepare for the Europe trip in general, students read and then respond to questions in a classroom at our university, Western Washington University. This, and potlucks, is how we begin to form our learning community….
I make cultured mozzarella, but in this picture, you can see a kind of hybrid long method-less long method — with citrus acid (I use lemon juice) added to increase the acidity. Critical to achieving a good mozzarella "stretch" is the appropriate pH. Recipe from Mastering Artisan Cheesemaking by Gianaclis Caldwell. Unsalted version.
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Gaming & Esports May 20, 2021
Shlomo Sprung
Fortnite, NBA Collaborate With "The Crossover" Just in Time for the Playoffs
The venture features custom outfits, "team battles," and player bundles featuring Trae Young and Donovan Mitchell.
Need a break from the NBA postseason to game, but still wanna rep your favorite team?
As the the Play-in Tournament gives way to the first round, Fortnite and the NBA have you covered at the item shop and in Fortnite Creative, bringing all 30 teams to the groundbreaking title beginning on Friday, May 21 in a first-of-its-kind collaboration.
Lace up… The Crossover is going to knock you off your feet 🏀
For the first time ever the @NBA is joining Fortnite! Read our blog for info about the new cosmetic set, Player Lockers and more.
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Every team's jersey will be available to play in from the 31-item In The Paint Set, debuting May 21 at 8 p.m. ET. Players can show off their skills with a hook shot emote or a dribbling traversal emote that allows you to show off your handle wherever you go during battles — without having to worry about getting whistled by a ref for taking too many steps. A Mini Hoop Back Bling will also be available in all 30 NBA team logos.
And to take things a step further, Fortnite teamed up with a pair of young NBA All-Stars, Trae Young of the Atlanta Hawks and Donovan Mitchell of the Utah Jazz, on their own locker bundles.
Fans will be able to wear Trae Young's curated Fortnite collection starting next week. (Image courtesy of Epic Games)
Trae's set features a Scarlet Commander Outfit, Gold Digger Pickaxe, Happy Stars Wrap, and Baller Emote, while Spida's bundle includes a Cozy Chomps Outfit, Sharky Shawl Back Bling, Stark Splitter Pickaxe, Dynamic Fire Wrap, Fire Spinner Emote. Both curated bundles will be available in the Item Shop starting next week.
But the coolest element of this collaboration? It might just be the "NBA Team Battles," which are ongoing through May 23.
Donovan Mitchell's bundle arrives as his Utah Jazz begin the postseason as the West's No. 1 seed. (Image courtesy of Epic Games)
Here's how it works: Fortnite players have the chance to sign up using their favorite team and complete a set of challenge tasks inside the game, with each action you take will earning points for the team you decided to rep. The three NBA teams with the most points will send along rewards to their players, with the winning team's players earning 500 V-Bucks and the NBA championship trophy bling.
To kick things off, the Fortnite creative team will have a blog going live on May 25 showcasing the new NBA Welcome Hub.
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Luxury Japan Cultural Adventure
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Frances and Holly are here to help give you the inside track.
This 12-day Japan adventure takes in some of the country's top spots from the wonderful madness of Tokyo to the serene splendour of Mount Koya. Delve into the green forests of Nikko National Park, walk along the splendid Nakasendo Trail and experience the captivating culture of Kyoto and Osaka.
Take a tour of Tokyo's main sights and hidden gems
Hike along a stunning section of the Nakasendo Trail
Experience the highlights of Kyoto
Stroll along the iconic Arashiyama Bamboo Grove
Marvel at the temples and monasteries of Mount Koya
Enjoy a tantalising tasting tour of Osaka
Day 1: Welcome to Japan!
Upon arrival into Narita Airport, you'll be met by our representative who will assist you in boarding a 90-minute shuttle bus to your hotel where you will be staying for the next three nights in the exciting city of Tokyo.
Tomorrow, your luxury Japan cultural adventure begins with a busy day exploring this buzzing metropolis so take the time to relax in the hotel: catch some sun on the rooftop balcony with incredible city views, indulge in a hearty meal in the restaurant and treat yourself to a nightcap in the bar before bed.
Day 2: Tokyo Tour
Today you'll be immersed in the wonderful madness of Tokyo on a tour with a local English-speaking guide who will give you a fascinating introduction to Japanese culture as well as Tokyo's main sights and hidden gems.
Leave your hotel bright and early to travel to the first stop of your grand tour, Hamarikyu - a Japanese garden that once served as a private villa of a powerful feudal lord. Marvel at its massive collection of sensational seasonal flowers and take a break in its attractive teahouse for a cup of freshly brewed green tea while your guide shares interesting facts about chado (tea ceremony).
From the park, enjoy a scenic river cruise to the district of Asakusa in Tokyo's old town. As well as being the city's oldest Geisha district, Asakusa is also home to Senso-ji, Tokyo's oldest Buddhist temple. Immerse yourself among age-old building and traditional shops as you wander around this ancient area and afterwards, return to your hotel pleasantly exhausted after the first day of your luxury Japan cultural adventure.
Day 3: Nikko National Park
Today you'll be trading urban gems for rural beauty as you embark on a two-hour train journey from Tokyo to Nikko National Park.
A wonderful wilderness of undulating hills carpeted in thick, green forests, Nikko National Park is beautiful beyond words. During your visit, there are a few spots not to be missed: marvel at the UNESCO-listed Toshogu Shrine and visit the Tamozawa Imperial Villa, which once served as the summer house of the Imperial Family.
Next, hop in the car for a 30-minute transfer by car along the hairpin bends of the Irohazaka road to reach Lake Chuzenji and the Kegon Waterfalls, the jewels of the national park. Stretch your legs on leisurely trails and keep your eyes peeled for the local monkeys that swing through the trees overhead.
Day 4: To Kiso Fukushima
This morning, you'll be met at the hotel by our representative who will assist you in making your way to the train station to board the Shinkansen 'Bullet Train' to Nagoya. Here you will change onto a Shinano Train to the lovely little town of Kiso Fukushima in the Japanese Alps.
The journey takes approximately three-hours; we'll sort out your tickets, transfer your main luggage to your next destination in Kyoto, and give you some handy instructions so all you have to do is sit back, relax and enjoy an epic train journey.
On arrival into Kiso Fukushima Station, you will be able to make your own way to your hotel which is located just opposite the station. A traditional Japanese ryokan with tatami flooring, sliding doors and futon style beds, your stay here will give you the chance to experience true Japanese hospitality - something not to be missed on your luxury Japan cultural adventure.
Day 5: Nakasendo Trail
After savouring your Japanese-style breakfast, leave your ryokan and travel by train and bus to reach Magome at the start of the Nakasendo Trail for the next part of your luxury Japan cultural adventure.
Today's walk - which can be completed in about three hours - will alternate between well preserved old towns, fields of local farmers and peaceful forests. End the walk in the ancient town of Tsumago, one of the post towns that flourished in the Edo Period. Thanks to the collective effort of its locals to preserve most of the remaining historical buildings, Tsumago is now a Nationally Designated Architectural Preservation Site, and a popular tourist destination.
After completing the trail, travel back to your ryokan and indulge in a soothing soak in the onsen before feasting on a hearty dinner to refuel after your busy day.
Day 6: To Kyoto
Depart from your ryokan this morning and walk across to Kiso Fukushima Station where you'll be catching a train to Kyoto via Shinkansen. The journey takes approximately two hours and you'll be armed with tickets and handy instructions to ensure that the trip goes smoothly.
The remainder of today is free for your own explorations. To give you a little inspiration of where to go, you will be provided with a dossier for Kyoto and access to our very own travel app. You may choose to take a tour of Nijo Castle; delve into the tangle of streets in the Higashiyama district; visit Gion - the famous Geisha district - and tick off some of the area's spiritual sites from Nishi Hongan-ji and Higashi Hongan-ji, to the famous Fushimi Inari temple.
Day 7: Captivating Kyoto
Today you will have a guided tour of some of Kyoto's highlights, making ample use of the excellent public transport system to get around.
Begin your tour with a visit to the serene Ryoan-ji Temple that is well-known for its rock garden filled with pebbles and fifteen moss-covered stones that were arranged in such a way that all fifteen cannot be viewed from one point. Legend has it that a certain level of enlightenment must be achieved in order to see them all at once. Who knows, by the end of your luxury Japan cultural adventure, you may have obtained this ability.
Just a short distance from Ryoan-ji is one of Kyoto's most famous temples, a stunning golden pavilion collectively known as Kinkaku-ji Temple. End the day at Arashiyama where you'll get the chance to walk through the famous Bamboo Grove and marvel at the sea of tall bamboo trees spreading out as far as the eye can see.
Day 8: Shrines and Temples in Nara
Today, continue your luxury Japan cultural adventure with a full day self-guided tour of the nearby town of Nara, which lies just 40 minutes by local train from Kyoto and is renowned for the wealth of its Buddhist and Shinto heritage.
Marvel at the impressive and iconic Big Buddha statue and wander past the myriad of shrines and temples which are all set against the beautiful backdrop of low lying mountains. In the neighbouring Nara Park, you'll get the chance to encounter its curious deer who live here in huge numbers and will take any chance they can to munch on your guide books, umbrellas, scarves, and about anything else they can get their noses into! You can also buy official deer cookies to feed them with but be prepared for them to forgo the biscuit for your belongings.
Days 9-10: Mighty Mount Koya
This morning, make your own way to Kyoto Station to travel by train and cable car to Mount Koya, one of the holiest mountains in all of Japan.
You'll be given full instructions by Original Travel and your main luggage will be transferred to your hotel in Osaka so all you'll have to bring is an overnight bag for the next two nights which will be in a traditional Japanese-style room.
The rest of today and all tomorrow are free for you to enjoy hikes along forest trails and visits to Koya San's many atmospheric temples including Okunoin and Kongobuji. You may wish to observe the monks' morning chanting sessions which are open to visitors - a wonderful experience on your luxury Japan cultural adventure. Although the chanting is in Japanese, sometimes there is an English-speaking monk present who can provide a simple translation.
Day 11: To Osaka
Today, you'll be making your way to Osaka, Japan's second city and a wonderfully vibrant and lively place to stay for the final few days of your luxury Japan cultural adventure. The journey takes approximately two hours with plenty of picture-perfect scenery to enjoy.
Once you've settled into your hotel, it's time to explore the city. After dark, Osaka really comes alive, and a walk through the bright lights of the Nanba district is a great way to take in the atmosphere of this modern metropolis.
After all the walking, you're bound to have worked up a hearty appetite. Meet a local English-speaking expert and embark on a tantalising tour of some of the city's best eateries. Dive down hidden alleyways and discover all the local delicacies Osaka has to offer from fresh okonomiyaki (Japanese savoury pancake) prepared on the spot, to tasty Takoyaki (savoury ball-shaped cakes) which have been featured in the Michelin Guide.
Continue the gourmet journey with fresh sushi and a taste of the local brew, plus the opportunity to interact with the sushi chef. After your indulgent evening, return to your hotel and drift off to sleep with a stomach full of Japanese delights.
Day 12: Homeward Bound
Your luxury cultural adventure around Japan has come to an end and it's time to return home today. You'll be making your own way to Osaka Station to catch the train to Kansai International Airport for your flight home.
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Information is given here for students who are considering transferring programmes in any one of four distinct circumstances:
Transfer to Trinity College from another institution
Transfer to Trinity College from another theological college operating within Common Awards
Transfer within Trinity College from one programme to another
Transfer from Trinity College to another institution
In each of these circumstances the college has set procedures to facilitate the students' smooth transfer. For policy regarding fee refunds and compensation for discontinuation of study, please refer to the Student Protection Plan.
1. Transfer to Trinity College from another institution
Those wishing to apply to Trinity from another institution should refer to our admissions policy and procedures where you will find general information about what you need to know to apply and be admitted to the college. You will also find more specific information about what to do if you have already acquired skills and knowledge that would be duplicated in your intended programme at Trinity and if and how this can be taken into account through the accreditation of prior learning (APL). The maximum credit for APL which can be offered is normally one-third of the standard programme. You will also find links to the governing regulations through the Common Awards Scheme with Durham University under which we operate for all undergraduate awards. Transfers of supervision from a postgraduate research programme at another institution can only be considered where at least two-thirds of the programme will be undertaken at Trinity College.
2. Transfer to Trinity College from another theological college operating under the Common Awards Scheme
Certain theological education institutions (TEIs) operate under a scheme known as Common Awards, which has been set up under an agreement between the Church of England and Durham University. The participant TEIs can be found listed on the Common Awards website at www.dur.ac.uk/common.awards/teis/. The TEIs offer study opportunities to students wishing to study theology within confessional settings. The scheme is designed to facilitate transfer between participating institutions. Should you be interested in such a transfer you should speak to the academic registrar who will consult with the academic dean to ensure that compatibility between the Trinity programme and that offered in the other TEI can be assured. The normal one-third maximum credit for APL does not apply in such cases.
3. Transfer within Trinity College from one programme to another
In that Trinity College is a single discipline institution offering undergraduate programmes in Theology, Ministry and Mission, there is not the opportunity to change programmes to another discipline. However, there is both opportunity to follow a number of different pathways through the programmes and to move from one programme to another within the general discipline. The extent of choice of pathway will depend on your planned outcomes and that of your sponsor, where applicable, and this should be discussed in the first instance with your personal tutor or the programme leader. If you wish to change your module choice after registration on the module, you should seek advice from the academic registrar as soon as possible. The opportunity to move from one programme to another, for example from the BA programme to the MA programme, will be determined according to the programme regulations and you should discuss these in the first instance with the academic registrar who will seek advice, as needed, from the programme leader or academic dean. Where a move to a higher degree programme is permitted, an early exit qualification may be awarded.
4. Transfer from Trinity College to another institution
If you wish to transfer from Trinity to another institution within Common Awards or outside Common Awards, you should discuss this in the first instance with your personal tutor or with the academic registrar. Advice will be taken as appropriate from the academic dean. The college will provide an academic reference, where required. Where the transfer to another institution involves early exit from a programme, early exit qualifications may be awarded or statements of credit issued. In such cases you should speak in the first instance to the academic registrar. Transfer of research programmes to another institution will be subject to the arrangements of that institution. Advice should be sought from the postgraduate research office.


Trenton, ON: Cody Sorensen, a five year veteran on the national bobsleigh program is coming to Quinte West on Wednesday, April 30 for a luncheon being hosted by the Quinte West Chamber of Commerce at the Ramada Hotel Trenton. RBC Royal Bank is bringing Cody to the Quinte Region as part of their RBC Olympians program.
Sorensen has been a member of the Canada 1 crew for the past three seasons, they had a disappointing finish in Sochi after suffering a spectacular crash on one of their runs. Luckily nobody was hurt but it was a devastating blow to the team who have 5 world cup medals to their name and were contenders for the Olympic gold.
RBC Olympians program hires both Canadian Olympic and Paralympic athletes as community ambassadors who bring Olympic messages of excellence and leadership to Canadian communities.
Athletes are provided with the opportunity to gain valuable skills that will help them prepare for life after sport, while also receiving much-needed funding to help them realize their Olympic and Paralympic dreams.


Hark! Do my eyes deceive me? Is it true? Could It possibly be even remotely true that JMS is off of Wonder Woman (and Superman) as of the last issue? OH YES, IT IS. Happy early birthday TO ME!
Good: JMS' completely misguided paws are off of one of my favorite heroes.
Bad: His plot line is still going forward, but with a new writer.
Good: His run only lasted all of four and a half issues.
Bad: I have no idea who this "Phil Hester" guy is.
Good: Ummm … did I mention that JMS is off of Wonder Woman? Yeah?
Bad: I'm considering the possibility that this unplanned change could potentially be even more detrimental to the Wonder Woman title, and raises a slew of new questions. How long will Phil Hester be on the book? Who will take over next once this abysmal plotline ends, and what will he or she have planned for Diana? The news only serves to further the chronic instability of the title, which is not a good thing neither story-wise nor sales-wise.
Conclusion: JMS is off of Wonder Woman. That means there's hope. And this fangirl is happy enough with that for now.
This entry was posted on 11/13/2010 by ravenhaired. It was filed under Awesomeness, Comic books and was tagged with DC, J. Michael Straczynski, Superman, Wonder Woman.
Well my hopes that this wonder woman was separate from the main DCU may be dashed. Justice League 99 issue 1 was released last week and she's in it wearing the new duds with the team.
And yes…what the hell is Justice League 99? That dropped out of nowhere.
I thought it was Justice League VERSUS the 99? No?


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In a world where so many influences compete for children's attention, imagine the joy in finding a community that treasures children and shares positive values with them. Community of Christ recognizes the call to be such a community. Children receive affirmation and guidance to help them find life meaningful and worthwhile.
We believe children are sacred trusts from God. Consequently, ministering to and receiving ministry from children and youth is a high priority. Our Youth Ministry has a rich tradition of bringing effective ministry to the needs of children. Our camping programs provide further opportunities for young people to learn and grow in a Christian environment.
We invite you and your children to experience God's love in our community of faith. Come and see how participation in our Christian fellowship can bless your lives and the lives of your children.


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Q: Fundamental Period vs function continuous atleast once I know that function is periodic, non constant and continuous at least once  $\implies$ function has a fundamental period
My question:
Can we construct a function which is discontinuous everywhere and has fundamental period ?
I constructed following example:
$f(x)=\begin{cases} 4,&x\in \mathbb{Q}\\\{x\},&x\in\mathbb R-\mathbb Q\end{cases}$
Its fundamental period is 1

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Of or pertaining to, or producing, inhibition; consisting in inhibition; tending or serving to inhibit; as, the inhibitory action of the pneumogastric on the respiratory center. "I would not have you consider these criticisms as inhibitory.
<physiology> " (Lamb) Inhibitory nerves, those nerves which modify, inhibit, or suppress a motor or secretory act already in progress.
Origin: LL. Inhibitorius: cf. F. Inhibitoire.


I just love that song!! And I love the Wonder Years ...hehe..I digress.
Today, I'm going to show you a few activities we've been doing in class that have been "inspired" by some of my friends' activities.
I say inspired, because, do we ever really use the things we get on TpT VERBATIM??
Are they the ONLY way you can use things?
Am I a better teacher because of them??
So, we did a little anchor chart on what it means to be a good audience.
And they wrote about how NOT to be an "Interrupting Chicken."
One of my FAVORITE units to do in the beginning of the year is Elmer.
My FAVORITE part of the story is the end, when they have the Elmer Day Parade.
I just love how they are all SO different!
Which is perfect since they wrote about how they were one of a kind. Isn't it amazing how MUCH reading and writing go hand in hand!??!
Some cute activities for the beginning of school.
Feel free to pin and leave some comments!
I think this is ultimately what keeps me coming back for even more on TPT and from my blog reading...all the great ideas that get tweaked just a bit to fit my needs. This is great, Jen!
I definitely need the Interrupting Chicken book,lol!
I love the Elmer parade. I'll have to try that next year!
I definately need to do the Interrupting Chickens lesson with one of my classes! Thanks for the great idea!


Considered the hotel of Montegrotto per excellence, hotel Garden Terme is located in the park of Euganean Hills, near to Padua and Venice. The hotel is famous for its Thermal Centre: a whole section of the property is in fact dedicated to mud pack therapy, medical and aesthetic treatments. The center also has a thermal cave, 3 swimming pools of thermal water, 2 of which have underwater music; a whirlpool; Kneipp walking and emotional showers for total guests' wellness.
The restaurant offers typical Mediterranean cuisine with vegetarian and celiac menus. In the park among maritime pines, magnolias and cedar trees, the restaurant proposes Mediterranean cuisine, famous for being light and refined, with a big variety of antipasto and dessert options. It offers vegetarian and celiac menus controlled by AIC – Italian Celiac Association. The breakfast is served as a delicious buffet outdoor.
Common areas are always conceived for guests' relax, in particular, the Burmese Room and the «Toulouse Lautrec» Room, for tobacco lovers.
Hotel Garden of Montegrotto takes care of its guests offering them different activities to guarantee their wellness and beyond.
Nordic Walking Once a week the hotel offers two free excursions: one in Montegrotto Terme and the other one in Abano Terme.
Bike excursions The proposed itinerary is carried out in a loop along the perimeter of the Regional Park of the Euganean Hills, rich of numerous touristic attractions. Battaglia Terme, Monselice, Este, Praglia Abbey and Abano and Montegrotto Thermal Baths are just some of the cycled stages deep in nature, following ancient waterways.
Excursions to Euganean Hills These hills contain almost 17.000 hectares of nature with a variety flora and fauna, and paths for every age and taste. You can discover municipalities with historic and artistic places and paths deep in nature for walking, biking or horse riding, besides several thermal towns around the area.
Golf Hotel Garden Terme is situated near 4 of the best golf clubs: Montecchia (7 km), Valsanzibio (10 km), Frassanelle (14 km), Ca' della Nave (43 km). The staff is available for reservations, discounts and free green fee. The Hotel offers golf lovers specific reinvigorating treatments.
Moreover the hotel has a dancing room and a card room on the top floor. s.
Hotel Garden Terme has a real thermal centre that offers a variety of services to reach wellness, run by highly qualified operators.
Mud pack therapy uses mature mud «fango maturo DOC®», tested and controlled by The University of Padua, unique because it contains a seaweed which reproduces only in the Euganean spa basin.
Thermal Therapies: inhalings and aerosol, and thermal cave.
Massages: Classical, Ayurvedic, Thai, Californian with Etheric Oils, anticellulite liposculpture, sports toning, lymphatic drainage massage in thermal water, partitioned at spinal column. Latest things: sound massage with Tibetan bowls, «Serenity» with lavender jelly roll of Venzone – Venice, massage with a hot candle.
Reflexology: shiatsu, Chinese plantar, lymphatic drainage (Vodder's method), cranio-sacral treatment with Dr. Upleger's method, stone therapy.
Fisiokinesiterapia: kinesitherapy, tens, hydrokinesitherapy, Kneipp walking.
The Health Passport® is the exclusive regeneration program offered by the Hotel Garden finalized to the total achievement of the harmonic balance between mind and body and a healthy and calm lifestyle.
It includes: water healing, back school, leg extension, kirohealing in water, chi machine, detensor mattress, therapeutic mattress Revitaler®, postural and respiratory training, walk video analysis, gardenaesthetics and aesthetics medicine, facial reflexology, saline body massage, wrinkles and expression lines.
Beauty Centre Full of expertise and always renovating its techniques, the beauty centre offers high-quality and well-advanced curative treatments. Specific anti-aging treatments are as well offered.
Thermal 5 colours is the cosmeceutical line made up of 5 unique clays derived from thermal mud and from precious elements of the Park of Euganean Hills.
Indoor and Outdoor swimming pools Two indoor swimming pools equipped with underwater music, one connecting with those at the park and the other one therapeutic with underwater gym instruments and Kneipp walk. They are made of more than 1000 m² of thermal water at 35° and original pagoda Jacuzzi®.
Bermuese Relax Room decorated with Bermuese antiquities and surrounded by the view of the outside swimming pools, it guarantees deep relaxing moments to all of the guests.
The mixture of information and practise, the pleasant and relaxing effect of the thermal therapies, the natural force of the thermal water in the Euganean Bassin, are an important basis and fountains of force for a life in respect of your health. Book your stay at Hotel Garden Terme to make another step to long and healthy life!
Enjoy tranquility and relaxation in the unrivaled surroundings of The St. Regis Mardavall Resort on Mallorca. Explore the harmony of the Mediterranean Sea and pamper yourself with an alluring wellness programs at the Arabella Spa famouse for its Traditional Chinese Medicine treatments and Thalasso therapy.


Happy March friends! Welcome to Create and Celebrate Blog Party #12!! We are shaking things up this month and featuring four favorites from last month's link party. After much thought, we felt it was important to return to featuring several bloggers. The more the merrier!
So here we are, bubbly poured, and balloons floating about in a whimsical way, ready to start this party!
Pam and I are sharing our newest and grooviest posts! So please check out what your hosts have been up to this past month!
Please Celebrate with us this week's features! Cute ideas in design, a healthy lifestyle goodie, and a fabulous recipe!
Quorn Sausage and Bean Casserole – I Wasn't Expecting That!
3 Links Are Acceptable For This Party!
Please don't drop and run, for every link you leave, comment on at least one other link in the party. And if you feel so inclined, share your favorites on social media…let's pass the love around. It's a party, so let's get social.
Grab your favorite beverage and join us for a creatively good time!
Blog linkie parties are always a fun. Thanks for hosting such wonderful party.
You are very welcome Jennifer!! I just love all the color in that tablescape 🙂 Thank you for joining us!
Happy Weekend and thank you for the feature!!
Thanks Susanne for hosting. I'm a first time participant blogger with "How to Use Flowers and Plants to Increase Wellness." Happy Spring.
Welcome to the party Nancy!! I can't wait to read your post, I am going to be trying to add plants to our house now that we no longer have a cat and I love fresh and faux flowers.


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SacOil reports 'satisfactory' progress at African projects
South Africa-based independent African oil and gas company SacOil has reported "satisfactory" progress at its existing portfolio of exploration and appraisal assets in Nigeria and Malawi, further confirming that it continued to evaluate several opportunities to secure new value-accretive acreage in established and prolific African hydrocarbon jurisdictions and basins.
The JSE-listed company said in a statement on Monday that the mobilisation of a three-dimensional (3D) seismic data acquisition project contractor for its 20%-owned OPL 233 exploration block, in Nigeria, had started, while an environmental-impact assessment (EIA) of the tenement was completed.
Results of the wet season sampling had been approved by the Department of Petroleum Resources (DPR), while the dry season sampling was currently undergoing processing before being forwarded to the DPR.
The Federal Ministry of Environment had also carried out the required site verification and EIA registration processes.
In addition, the final report based on the seabed hazard survey had been delivered to, and accepted, by the field's seismic data acquisition contractor, Geomarine Systems, following the successful completion of the work.
SacOil and its OPL 233 partners had started operations for the 3D seismic ocean bottom cable (OBC) survey, with mobilisation of equipment for the survey in progress.
"The timeline envisages full mobilisation to the site to be completed by the end of March. To this extent, various equipment, including the requisite gun boats and seismic recording cables, have been delivered, while navigation equipment and seismic sensors are being airfreighted to compress the lead time to actual recording of data," said the company.
Following mobilisation, the 3D OBC acquisition work was expected to start in early April and be completed by the end of July, subject to operational contingencies and weather-related issues.
Finalisation of formalities for the seismic data processing contract was ongoing.
"The 3D seismic data will provide valuable subsurface information relevant for the quantification of the licence's resource potential, as well as the selection of an optimal drilling location.
"We expect the processing of the raw data and the interpretation of results to be completed by the third quarter," SacOil stated.
Meanwhile, the company had completed a satellite environmental screening study at Block 1, in Malawi, for a proposed exploration programme over the licence area, covering some 16 000 km2 across northern Malawi.
At a meeting held in Lilongwe, in December, the results of the satellite study were presented to the Malawi Department of Mines, which, along with the 2014 budget and work programme, were approved.
"With the positive results associated with the satellite environmental work, planning of the [EIA] and social-impact assessment has now begun. In consultation with the Malawian government, SacOil currently [plans] to have all environmental work completed by the third quarter of this year," said the company.
Source: Mining Weekly


I don't have very many ancestors to research in my home county of Calhoun, in Michigan, but Warren Fenn is one.
Source: "World War I Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918," [database on-line], Ancestry.com (www.ancestry.com : accessed 21 June 2014), entry for Warren Orlo Fenn; United States, Selective Service System. World War I Selective Service System Draft Registration Cards, 1917-1918. Washington, D.C.: National Archives and Records Administration. M1509, 4,582 rolls. Imaged from Family History Library microfilm.
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As far as I know, Brandtson is dead. Everyone who has ever been in Brandtson, minus Jared, is now Swarm of Bats. Yesterday the first Swarm of Bats show was announced, on their Myspace site. You can see them in Cleveland, of course, on August 14.
This is from April 11:
heya- sorry for the silence on this… we haven't made anything official because we just don't really know. at this point all i know is that jared really isn't interested in doing anything musically in the way that we always have- which is a bit of a bummer for sure. we're all still good friends, and it's not a matter of us not getting along… just life and that sort of thing. I'd love to do another record or at least a few goodbye shows, but it's all up in the air for now…
myk, john, adam and myself are all making music together as a new band and are hoping to play a few shows this summer around home (cleveland) and possibly do some recording. it feels good to play with those dudes again- it's been way too long.
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Nicu, the #3 mechanic did show up today. He appeared to be a little more knowledgeable than the previous one. He determined that the old Renault is toast. Not enough compression any longer and the oil was not getting pumped up through the top of the engine and was most likely the reason the rocker arm broke.
So I am shopping for a reconditioned engine or a new one. Right now there is little available in the former and I'll be spending my children's heritage.


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Q: Problem understanding JSON Array request? I am learning to work with JSON requests, but I have problem with parameters in this request. I know the first on is the the post of the request, second one is the URL address and the last one is the Response, but what is this "null" for? I have copied this from Google developer page for Volley and changed the JsonObjectRequest to Array Request:
JsonArrayRequest jsonObjectRequest = new JsonObjectRequest
    (Request.Method.GET, url, null, new Response.Listener<JSONObject>()

Just another question, I believe that I have implemented Volley correctly in my android project but some have android studio couldn't find JsonArrayRequest Class but only Object Request. Why this happened? I copied a piece of code from somewhere else until android studio prompt me to import ArrayRequest.

A: You writtened 4th parameter is wrong  try this piece of code
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                    Request.Method.GET,
                    Url,
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                    new Response.Listener<JSONArray>() {
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A: The function declaration for JsonObjectRequest is
public JsonObjectRequest(int method,
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                         Response.Listener<JSONObject> listener,
                         Response.ErrorListener errorListener)

and as mentioned in the docs

jsonRequest - A JSONObject to post with the request. Null is allowed and indicates no parameters will be posted along with request.

And in your case, since its a GET request it's null and for  POST request, the expected headers are passed to the API as a JSONObject parameter.


Six months ago, we had published a first situation concerning the interest in the blog on contracts, "Afitac.com". You can read it by clicking here. Now, curious to see how this blog has developed?
A shift from specialized groups to #subjects similar to Twitter, resulting in very limited activity in groups.
They now favor video content above text messages.
Posts containing external links are shown to less people (limiting "impressions").
Nowadays, the search engines are bringing most new people. The chart below, with the number of visitors sent by search engines (mainly Google and Bing), shows this nicely. From April to June, on average, one or two persons reached the site after an internet search. This continues to increase with now more than 10 visitors per day.
What is the perfect "negotiation chill out music"?
Over summer, we launched a self-assessment, named "During/after holidays is a good time to self-assess your commercial & contract competences". The results are helpful for you to determine your development areas and for us to target subjects for future posts. By the way, you can still give it a try. It contains 10 subjects carefully selected enabling you to perform the assessment in 2 minutes. It is targeted to Project, Contract and Tender Managers mainly active in construction, infrastructure, oil & gas and renewable energy projects.
For those interested in (or, unfortunately, pushed into) dispute resolution, relevant articles can also be found on the blog regarding arbitration, dispute adjudication, mediation etc.
Our LinkedIn company page has steadily grown with more than 100 new followers. A special thanks to these followers for their interest to receive more.
Growth is continuing for this blog on contracts. The English language version is naturally drawing most attention. Besides, if sufficient interest exists, we will also continue with the French, Portuguese and Dutch versions. For the latter two, we seem to be filling a void, which is an extra motivation to serve these language communities (Brazil, Portugal, Mozambique, Angola, the Netherlands, Belgium etc).
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Preaching From The Chorus – Soundscape of Marta Górnicka's Theatre
Posted by Dara Weinberg | 7th Nov 2011 | Directing, Musical Theatre, Poland, Review
photo: Krzysiek Krzysztofiak, courtesy of Instytut Teatralny
"I want to create a new kind of chorus theatre," says Marta Górnicka. If Tu Mówi Chór… was the birth of that new kind of theatre, then Magnificat is its adolescent rebellion.
Uwaga, expats: the performances of Chór Kobiet have proved to be accessible for any audience, even if you don't speak Polish. Warsaw's homegrown Greek theatrical chorus has found a wide reception outside of Poland, touring countries from Japan to France to Ukraine this fall. The group's second project, Magnificat, has just been awarded Best Alternative Theatre and Best Theatrical Music for the 2010-2011 season by Teatr magazine. The chorus returns to Warsaw this November and December to perform at their home base, the Zbigniew Raszewski Theatre Institute.
Magnificat, Instytut Teatralny, November 13, 14, and 15 and December 2, 3, and 4.
I've been studying Chór Kobiet's work since this summer, when I was able to observe tour rehearsals for their first project, Tu Mówi Chór…: Tylko 6 Do 8 Godzin, Tylko 6 Do 8 Godzin… (This Is The chorus Speaking: Only Six To Eight Hours, Only Six To Eight Hours…). The ensemble has been working together for almost two years. Chór Kobiet (Chorus Of Women) was cast from an open call in December 2009. 130 people showed up to audition; twenty-eight of them formed the chorus. The women have a wide range of ages and musical backgrounds. They speak, sing, chant, whisper, sigh, and shout. Górnicka chooses and arranges the collage of text. She quotes texts, many with stereotypically female associations—opera plots, cake recipes, liturgy, women's magazines, and skews them in the funhouse mirror of her choir. (As noted in a Facebook discussion on another English-language article I wrote about the group, "chór" can be translated as "choir" or "chorus"—but "chorus" emphasizes the connection to the ancient Greek theatre.) Their first project premiered in June 2010, their second in June 2011. The group shows no signs of slowing down.
In Polish theatre, forms and elements resembling Greek choruses are not unheard of. Grotowski and Kantor both experimented with choruses; Polish companies inspired, in part, by one or the other of those directors, such as Wrocław's Teatr Pieśń Kozła, Łódź's Chorea, Michałowice's Teatr Cinema, and others, follow suit. However, even in this chorus-conscious context, it is still a remarkable feat that Górnicka was able to sustain an hour-long chorus of almost thirty performers, speaking comprehensible text, as the central element of a theatrical performance. I wanted to find out more about her methods.
In the rehearsals, I found that Chór Kobiet's sound is achieved through painstaking attention to detail. Górnicka, who has a background in vocal music as well as theatre, conducts every performance. (Shades of Kantor conducting his actors, yes—but this conducting is more measured, more precise.) She began each 5-hour rehearsal day with a vocal and physical warmup, and then meticulously worked through the show. She was attentive to the tone of the chords, to the placement of consonants. Every note that Chór Kobiet sang was timed and tuned; even the moments of seeming spontaneity, of babbling or cacophony, had boundaries.
The chorus performs a cappella. The new pitches they need to begin again after a vocal rest are gently hummed for the group by one of the singers (Kaja Stępowska, who has absolute pitch). They tune to her, as to a first violin. Their sound is self-contained. With no set, props, recorded sound, or amplification, the only restriction on Chór Kobiet's touring is finding housing for thirty performers.
Outside the rehearsals, the actors and their families were close. They carpooled, they shared snacks, they sang a heartfelt Sto Lat for each other's birthdays. I began to learn names. There was Ewa Chomicka, with a punk-rock haircut and a flowered dress; there was Ewa Kossak, the singing teacher, whose centered soprano anchored the group; there were the Karolinas; the Kasias; the Annas; and Justyna Chaberek, with a megaphonic belt to make Lea Michele's hair turn grey.
Justyna has one memorably timed solo in Tu Mówi Chór…: an ironic version of Teach Me, Tiger that comes right after a depressing section about sex workers. This sort of humorous, twisted juxtaposition prevented Tu Mówi Chór…'s politics from becoming too one-note. The script released tension with jokes. A sense of anger at the historic restrictions on women was present but restrained. The emotion under Tu Mówi Chór…'s surface erupts in the second project, Magnificat—an exploration of the role of Mary in Catholic religious worship and in the lives of Polish women.
I saw Magnificat when it was last in Warsaw, on September 27. I arrived at the Instytut Teatralny on a rainy fall night. The lobby and café were packed; there were nervous-looking men with flowers, groups of women, talkative families, children, and grandparents. Chór Kobiet's fans were as various as the group itself. We impatiently thronged at the closed doors of the performance space, past the scheduled start time.
When the doors opened, the audience burst through—to find the chorus already massed on stage, in silent stillness. There was something intimidating about this group of thirty women staring at us. I thought of statues, icons, figures placed on pedestals–in judgment? We scurried to our seats, and Górnicka raised her hands for the downbeat.
Magnificat is a blisteringly unrestrained piece of theatrical music. Górnicka frequently beckoned for more and more volume from her singers. If Tu Mówi Chór… was a fugue or a madrigal, then Magnificat is the loudest movement of a symphony when all the instruments in the orchestra are playing at once.
To give one example of the intensification in the chorus's second project, early on in Tu Mówi Chór…, the theme to When You Wish Upon A Star was briefly sung and then distorted into a scream. The melody, which plays under the logo at the beginning of every Disney home video, was not permitted to reach its expected resolution. Dreams of Disney Princesses, it was implied, do not come true in real life.
Magnificat had a matching melody-into-scream move early on. However, the interruption motif continued to recur, much more frequently than it did in Tu Mówi Chór… The usurping voices were inventive; they cooed as if over a crib (birth of Christ?) oohed and aahed, or smothered a rising shriek with a loud exhalation. Interruptions were often accompanied with an aggressively fake-looking smile as if to underline how women often have to put a good face on problematic situations. I began to expect every line to be interrupted. The constant interruptions became a commentary on the suppression of women's voices.
In one arresting interruption in Magnificat, the chorus began to sing the familiar notes of Ave Maria, but stopped before finishing Mary's name. The silence reflects on the societal restrictions on conversation about certain topics, such as the roles of Polish women in the Catholic Church. The truncated "Ave Ma—" implied that women—including Mary herself—do not have sufficient opportunities to speak for themselves. (In Tu Mówi Chór…, the chorus cries out Mów! Mów! ("Talk! Talk!") as a command to the audience.)
The traditional Magnificat hymn, in the liturgy, takes its text from Luke 1:46. A pregnant Mary is speaking to her cousin Elizabeth (herself pregnant, with the infant who will grow up to become John the Baptist.) These are Mary's first words:
Greek: Μεγαλύνει ἡ ψυχή μου τὸν Κύριον.
Latin: Magnificat anima mea Dominum.
English (King James version): My soul doth magnify the Lord.
"Magnify" is exactly the right word for Chór Kobiet—every note is magnified across thirty bodies and thirty voices. The figure of Mary, in Górnicka's vision, is one of tremendous power, both spiritually within Catholicism and culturally within Poland. A chorus of Polish women reflecting on Mary is a formidable one. Their Magnificat works through extreme amplification—but their intention is to amplify the voices of Polish women.
At the end of a rehearsal this August, Górnicka was gathering up her scripts and notes and heading towards the lobby as we discussed the project. "I want to create a new kind of chorus theatre," she said. If Tu Mówi Chór… was the birth of that new kind of theatre, then Magnificat is its adolescent rebellion. It has all the emotional intensity of a teenager who is simultaneously captivated by and ambivalent about the ritual of her First Communion.
This post originally appeared on Biweekly.pl in November 2011 and has been reposted with permission.
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It's time again for the 3rd Annual Susan's Run, registration is now open. Each year the run has had more and more support, and we hope to continue growing. All proceeds go to benefiting young adults with cancer. We hope you can join us!
We are exited to announce that the website for the Susan Mortensen Turley Foundation is now active and can be found at www.susanmturley.org.
Information about the 5k benefit run can be found there, along with other information about the purpose and mission of the foundation, and how to donate.
Registration for Susan's Run is now active. There will be a 5K run and a 1 mile fun run. The cost will be $20 and $10 respectively.
Click on the link to register. We hope to see you there!
We also hope to have the website for the Susan Mortensen Turley Foundation up soon. Check back next week for the link.
One of Susan's wishes was to help others like her, with cancer, but who are unable to afford treatments. In order to do so we have since set up a foundation in her name and are starting to raise money to help those who are not as fortunate to have insurance.
We are excited to announce our first benefit, which will be a race. The date is set for March 27th, 2010, and will be at Kiwanis Park in Tempe at 8:00 a.m.
The online registration for the run will be active this weekend. Check back soon for a link to the site.
A friend of the Mortensen's, Tessa Patterson (14 yrs old), started a business last year making and selling cookies. Susan used to be a client (but for some reason I don't remember ever eating any of those cookies). After Susan passed away, Tessa decided to continue to make Susan's cookies and randomly deliver them to a stranger every week, or to someone she thought could use some extra cheer, along with a quick story of Susan's life.
Below is a comment left yesterday by one of the people Tessa and Susan have affected with her cookies.
"I am blown away. A beautiful young woman handed me cookies today in the parking lot of a grocery store. I hadn't shopped at that store for 6 months. She told me Susan's story and that she gives Susan's cookies to people at random. My husband has colon cancer, and is having another surgery on Monday. I cried and cried in the car. I felt like an angel was hugging me. May God bless your family and shine His light on you."
Thanks Tessa for doing this for Susan. I'm sure she helps direct you to those who could use those cookies and the message.


Love it all Keshet! and I really really want that little salt holder! Its the cutest thing ever!
By the way, I love the story of how you discovered scrapbooking. True serendipity.
Fun Q&A Keshet! I am forever getting asked if my hair is naturally curly (yep! Like I'd pay to have hair like this!) and about my handwriting. Which I find bizarre because, I just write and that's how it comes out!
Love learning about your faith and keeping kosher! Thanks for sharing! It's really interesting! I have nine kids and the question I get all the time is "Are they all yours?" Can't wait to hear your big news!
I love these post about Judaism and keeping kosher. I'm not religious at all, but find myself drawn towards your religion. It's really... exotic (if I may use that word) to me.
Which question I'm asked most often? Hmm... People want to know if I'm religious since I married young and don't drink.
love this post. people often ask me if i am my daughter's sister. awesome for me!
Love the Q & A. and the sneak at your early scrapping! I get asked if my red hair is natural all the time!
great Q&A. very interesting. I don't get asked many questions. It use to be if we were going to have any kids.. the answer is still no, but I think I'm getting too old and no one bothers anymore... lol.
Love how you made that Ikea find your own!!!
Question I get asked a lot is: Where do you get your ideas from?
Great post! Loved learning more about you. The question I get asked is: when do you find the time to do all this scrapbooking? LOL...i MAKE time!
Love the question and answers. Thanks for checking in on me :). Unfortunately I don't get to scrapbook or do much of anything anymore with school. Makes me sad. I am thinking of starting back up the old blog, but it won't be scrappy. Glad your doing well!!!
always love reading your tidbits!


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