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Rachel & George
Our Big Trip
The Last Two Days Of Our Big Trip
Since arriving in Asia 10 weeks ago we've tried as much as possible to eat local food and integrate with the local people therefore it important for us to spend the short time left somewhere truly Balinese. We had been warned that the renowned Kuta was something of a Benidorm for the Aussies so despite it's proximity to the airport we decided to avoid and instead spend our last two days in authentic Oki Wati, Ubud – and was fortunate to be upgraded to the nicest room in the hotel 'The Buddha Room'. The last days were a bit cloudy so besides regular moisturising in an attempt to save the tan we spent our time doing as most do on their last days – bargaining for cheap presents at the market, eating as much Asian food as possible, overdosing on the delicious fruit shakes and Ice Lemon Tea and getting a massage which was insanely just £3 for a full hour! It was also nice to reunite with fellow Northerners Paul and Jackie whom we had met a few days earlier in Gili Trawangan.
On the final evening we managed to see a Legong dance show at Ubud Palace. Legong is a classical dance in Indonesia that is centered around 3 girls – the palace attendants. The story is based around King Lasem, Prince of Langkesari Daha Kingdom. Although their was many tourist at this particular show we had discovered throughout or travels in Indonesia this type of dancing is a significant part of culture and events such as these can take place every night in most villages and towns. In fact in every country we have visited men and women seem drawn to music and art. This is creativity may have spurred from not having a materialistic lifestyle…?
Bali Flowers
Legong Dance Show – Ubud
Breakfast on the balcony at Oki Wati (fresh fruit shakes, homemade yogurt and fruit), Nasi Campur – going crazy on the Asian cuisine on our final Days, Waving Goodbye.
Sat on the balcony with a rum and coke on our final night in Ubud we reminisced about our big adventure and vowed that we will continue to travel. We've had the most amazing time and below are just a few of memories of Asia:
The craziness of India -The roaming holy cows, urban monkeys, over crowded streets
and the constant noise of peeping of horns
The ghats and ceremony on the Ganges in Varanasi
Seeing a leopard at Chitwan National Park
Views of the beautiful Himalayan peaks
Fresh fruit shakes and ice lemon tea
The food! Especially in Malaysia & India
"Looking is free" a cliche throughout Asia
The markets that sell everything from authentic arts and crafts to fake designer handbags
The friendly people we have met – especially our Nepalese friend Min Thapa
The lush jungles, white sand beaches and turquoise waters
The Amazing Temples – Prambanan, The Taj, Bhodubura and many more.
The rick-shaws and tuc tucs
Public transport that always takes three times as long as what they tell you!
Delicious seafood in Ko Chang
Waking to the smell of josh sticks in Bali
Seeing giant turtles in the water at Gili Meno
Being constantly asked for photo's like we were celebs
The children in the village school in Nepal calling 'Gora Gora'
The dance we were made to join in at Dubung village
Roksie Wine & Dharl Bhat
The overnight train in India
Rafting in Ubud
Learning Batik Art
Exploring on the Moped
Mountain biking in the Kathmandu Valley
The creative cities
The quirky bikes in Yogyakarta
So goodbye Asia! In approx 26 hours we will be back in rainy Manchester hopefully plotting our next adventure. We would like to say a huge thanks to all those people who have made our trip the best one ever – To Min Thapa & Jamie at Mongolian Trekking for making us part of your family and accompanying us on an amazing trek through the Himalayas, to Raj at GAdventures for making our trip Delhi to Kathmandu the most interesting and exciting trip we have experienced and hassle free! to all the new friends we have met throughout our travels and to everyone who has took the time to read, follow and comment on our blog!
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The Gili Islands
We knew we were going to enjoy our time at Gili Meno as the boat we took from Lombok landed at what could only be described as "Paradise".
Gili Meno is one of three islands that make up the Gili's (Gili Air, Meno and Trawangan) located around half an hour east by boat from Bangsal Harbour, Lombok. Meno the smallest and most quiet of the three islands, is a place most people come for quiet time or to snorkel/ dive the islands many beautiful coral reefs. You can walk a full lap of its coast in around an hour (if you can handle the heat!), and it was also a pleasant surprise to notice on arrival that the only means of transport on the Island and in fact on all of the Gili's is either by a small horse and cart or by push bike.
The accommodation we stayed in was pretty unique, it was based around one of the traditional Lumbung buildings once used to house rice off the ground and away from moisture, but the area for the rice had only side walls (no front and back panels) allowing sunlight and a sea breeze to flow through from the beach immediately in-front. It was also a nice treat to fall asleep under the protection of a mosquito net only listening to the sound of the ocean and the calls of the local crickets and birds.
Our boat leaving for Gili Meno, Lombok in the background.
The traditional Lumbung with a modern twist
Our own beach
Rachel in her element.
Snorkelling & Diving
On our first day we decided to get some Snorkels and fins and go out and see what was living in the crustal clear turquoise waters. We were amazed to see many different types of Marine fish then blown away when we noticed a big hawks head turtle very casually and elegantly swim by. We were both pretty excited to have seen such a beautiful creature out in the wild in its natural habitat.
Inspired by what we had already seen we thought it would be crazy not to see what lies a little deeper in the water and so booked ourselves onto a beginners diving course. This involved being taught some of the basic skills and hand signals required to communicate underwater, and showed us how to use the equipment needed to dive. I immediately felt comfortable under the water but Rachel was a little more nervous, although by the end of the session we were both happily swimming along enjoying the beautiful corals and marine life. After the initial dive I was really keen to get in the water again so asked if I could join them on the boat for an afternoon diving at Halik Reef just north of Gili.T. The dive took me down to 12m with a visibility of around 20m, I was spoilt rotten by the number of different fish and marine life on offer including a shole of Big Bumphead Parrot Fish, Lion Fish, Scorpian Fish, Manta Rays & Hawks-head Turtles to name a few!
The diving boat – preparing to go under.
After a couple more days of snorkelling and quiet time we decided to head across to Gili Trawangan the livelier of the islands. A harsh contrast to Meno to say the least, Gili.T was much busier, louder and had a lot more amenities that Meno didn't have – but had a cash machine we were in need of! The snorkelling was still good here if you went out early morning when their wasn't many fishing / shuttle boats going by, and being so close to Meno meant we still had the same beautiful turquoise waters surrounding us. After a couple of nights we were ready to move on to finish our trip in Bali, where we are to fly home from. Rather then face the dreaded Kuta beach we had heard so much about (nothing good what so ever) we decided to go back to the calm of Ubud for our final two nights.
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Lombok – West Nusa Tenggara
Lombok is an island in the province of West Nusa Tenggara, Indonesia. It takes only 1 hour to get to Lombok from Bali on a speedboat but is thought to be a considerably different place. The landscape in Lombok appeared to us to have all the best features of the ones we had witnessed throughout our travels in Indonesia – lush jungle, volcanic mountains and blue water beaches surrounded by palm trees. The native people of Lombok are predominately Sasak, migrants of Java, they are culturally similar to the Balinese but follow Islam in opposed to Hinduism. The Island has many mosque and it is very common to be awoken by the loud speaker call to prayer at 5am.
One of the highlights of Lombok was watching the local children play and surf in the ocean after their day at school… The people here lead a simple way of life compared to the UK but seem very happy and contented. At sundown on our first day we were lucky to witness a traditional Sasak wedding. The sound of the drums from a local band/dance group was the first thing to grab our attention, this was quickly followed by the chants of excited children and locals who ran to join in the celebration. The people continued to dance the night away until the brightly dressed bridesmaids and new bride and Groom had arrived to the beach by fishing boat and finally seated for their wedding breakfast.
Children playing on the beach after school – Senggigi
Sunset surf
The local band playing at a Sasak wedding. Locals surround them to join in the celebration, the children copy the dance moves of the group.
The bridesmaids waiting for the bride and groom to arrive.
On day 2 of our trip we decided to rent a moped and explore some of the Island. Every corner we turned on the windy coastal road we saw views of the stunning west coast line and surrounding mountainous jungles. We stopped to view and 'attempted' to photograph our next destination the Gili Islands, not so far away but difficult to see due to their flatness these islands have been referred to as the pancake Islands.
The Gili's – if you look carefully you can see the 3 islands on top of the ocean.
Beautiful coastline and lush jungle.
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Bali – Ubud
Bali is one of Indonesia's many islands, it lies between Java and Lombok in one of the most southern parts of South East Asia. Bali is unique to parts of Indonesia as it follows the Hindu religion unlike the rest of the population who follow Islam.
Ubud is the cultural centre of Bali, most famed for its arts and religious heritage. The area which is consists of bohemian style shops, cafes and art galleries is beautifully located amongst lush green jungle, rivers and rice paddies. It great place to take a yoga or art class and explore the surrounding Balinese villages but above all else it is the perfect place to relax, unwind and do very little – In my opinion it is the ultimate retreat.
On arrival in Ubud we were exhausted from our mammoth trip through Java and looking forward to some chill out time before the remaining two weeks of our big adventure. We were very relieved when we discovered the ideal accommodation – Oki Wati – this 1970's balinese hotel is run by a lovely lady who grew up in Ubud and feels much more like a luxurious home than a hotel. It is located just off the Main Street 'Monkey Forest Road' but is hidden amongst the surrounding trees and rice paddies. The hotel is one of the oldest in Ubud and has vintage features such as Hindu engravings in the walls and baroque stone carvings. Every morning we were awoken by the sound of the wildlife and a homemade breakfast served to our balcony, it really was paradise.
We spent a bit longer in Ubud as do most who visit here, alongside the reading and relaxing did some white water rafting with our new friends Christine and Ant from Berlin and Pete from down South – we really enjoyed being on the river and the views of the surrounding jungle were amazing. We also explored the monkey forest temples, watched a cultural dance show where unfortunately our camera battery died and attended a Batik Art Class run by I Nyoman Suradnya a highly regarded Javanese artist.
Our pool at Oki Wati
Every morning we were awoken to the sound of Gordon. Is he a Gecko?
Rafting on the Ayung River
Me and George, Ant, Christine, Pete and our guide. The waterfall. Hindu carvings along the riverside.
Batik Art Class at Nirvana
Batik is a piece of art work on cloth that is traditionally made using a wax resist and dyeing techniques. Batik clothing is and longstanding Javanese tradition and is often worn in ceremonies to determine the royal ancestors of a person. Traditional colours were indigo, dark brown and white as these were the colours of the natural dyes and also represent the colours of the gods.
Me in the Batik class at Nirvana
My Batik step by step.
The Process Of Batik
Usually the process of Batik would take many days of waxing and dyeing, adding lots of layers to the piece. In my Batik class we had just 4 hours to create our cloth but was able to gain a good knowledge of the process involved. The first step was to sketch a simple illustration in pencil that we would later mark in wax using a ladle. Once the wax is dry we would paint in a thinner wax in the area we would like to crackle. Leave the wax to dry then add colour using the dyes. Paint a wax layer over the colour so it doesn't bleed then crease the cloth to create crackled effect. Finally dip the the piece in the dye, leave to dry before dipping in the hot water to remove the wax.
The Monkey Forest
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Ijen Crater (Kawah Ijen)
Woken at 3:30 am to the sound of chants from the local mosque, we started our day with a short drive &2 hour walk that brought us to the Ijen Volcano complex, a group of stratovolcanoes in East Java. The Ijen Volcano has a turquoise-coloured acid lake in its crater and is famous not only for its beauty but for its very labour intensive sulphur mining operation.
The miners Generally do two trips/ 6 days a week, carrying 100kg baskets of the yellow sulphur up 300mtr from the crater base to the crater rim then down nearly 2 miles to the Pultuding valley floor. I (George) tried lifting these baskets and they are not only very heavy but very painful and awkward to carry. In addition to the carrying of the heavy sulphur they have mine the it themselves, using crowbars to crack chunks of the cooled molten Sulphur,and using no breathing apparatus or face protection in the eye and chest burningly thick white sulphur gas. You may notice the ceramic pipes in the pictures which escaping volcanic gasses are channeled through, these result in condensation of molten sulphur (dark orangey red) which then cools in a pool turning bright yellow when it solidifies. Unbelievable! The workers only earn around £7 a day, and tend to not live to an old age as they generally suffer from major respiratory problems.
Ijen Volcano and its turquoise acid lake
The sulphur mining operation
Extreme working conditions in the thick white sulphur gas
Breaking off chunks of the freshly solidified sulphur, the only protection provided by an old scarf
Then the tough work starts… Carrying around 100kg up 800mtr on these winding, rocky paths then down 2 miles to the bottom of the valley. I take my hat off!
We left Ijen feeling with a sense of awe, it was definitely one of the highlights of our trip. Next stop Ubud in Bali…
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Gunung Bromo
After a pleasant 5 hour train journey and 3 hours by car we arrived at Cemoro Lawang and our place for the night – Lava View Lodge hotel which overlooks the Tengger Semeru National Park & Mount Bromo. Mount Bromo (Indonesian: Gunung Bromo), is an active volcano in East Java that stands at 2,329 metres, it is not the highest peak in the region but is the most known since erupting towards the end of 2010 until mid 2011.
We woke at 3.30am and took one of the local Jeeps through a vast plain called "the Sea of Sands" to a popular viewpoint for sunrise that overlooks the Bromo national park and the surrounding Volcanos. Once the sun started to rise the views were incredible, the area looked like what you would imagine the moon to look like with vast areas of volcanic ash, big craters and Bromo billowing out a white smoke in the background – it was unlike anything we have seen before. After a few hours we returned to the base of Bromo to start our short walk up to the summit for close up views inside the Volcano!
Tengger Semeru National Park & Mount Bromo from view point
Active but not erupting – Bromo's Crater
Team Jarvis at Bromo Summit
Bromo's neighbour Mount Batok
Rachel & 'The Sea Of Sands'
We left Cemoro Lewang early morning for our next destination Kawah Ijen, on what turned out to be a gruelling 9 hour mini bus journey in 30degrees + heat with no air con…
Yogyakarta, Java
It took us 2 hours by flight to get from Malaysia to the heart of Java Yogyakarta, known to the locals as Jogja. Our hotel 'Phoenix' was beautiful, we had discovered that we had a bit more money left than expected and decided to splash out on a more luxurious hotel with a much needed swimming pool. Yogyakarta is most famous as it is the gateway to two of the oldest and most important hindu/buddhist temples on earth Prambanan and Borobudur. Although the temples were the main purpose of our visit we were intrigued to learn more about this city that appeared different and not as well known as the other places we have visited so we set out to explore.
Jogja is a unique city that's hard to describe, but here goes. The people here are extremely friendly and as their are not very many tourist we were made to feel like celebrities! Walking down through the main town it wasn't uncommon to be asked for an interview and witness photo from local students practising their English, even the adults were keen to get to know us. The city is bustling with creativity and is renowned for their 'Batik' artwork, a Process of creating artworks and fabrics using dyes and wax. By night, especially on the weekend the city comes alive with artist, musicians, people dancing in the street, art exhibitions, people just sat around eating and talking and society's of all kinds; photography, cycling, there was even a Group for people dressed as zombies! The streets are decorated with cool street art and jammed with shops selling Batik arts and crafts, model mopeds and bikes. We only spent 3 days in this vibrant and very social city but were lucky enough to be there to witness a carnival bringing together all the people who live here, filmed by a local tv channel, the carnival included performances by local bands, a fairground and stalls selling various foods.
The Sacred Bike
The streets in Jogja were once ruled by bikes but have recently been overtaken by mopeds. The pedal bike is something of an icon in the city and you will still see many people riding on vintage bikes and fixes. Whilst in Yogyakarta we manage to meet a few local riding groups including a group of teenagers who had constructed their own 'tall bikes' consisting of a two frames welded on top of each other!
Borobudur is a 9th-century Mahayana Buddhist temple. Although the temple is buddhist its design depicts the Indian architectural style Gupta, it also takes influence from both the Hindu and Buddhist religion. The monument is a shrine to the Lord Buddha who's ancestors were Hindu, the temple is a place for Buddhist pilgrimage. We were lucky enough to arrive at this pristine temple in time for sunrise so were able to witness the spectacular views before the crowds. As leaving the temple bus loads of schools were arriving for their annual school trip, many of them wanted photos and interviews to prove they were Practising their English language skills with a tourist.
Just outside the cities walls is the ancient 9th-century Hindu temple compound Prambanan. The temple is dedicated to the Trimurti, the expression of God as the Creator (Brahma), the Preserver (Vishnu) and the Destroyer (Shiva). We arrived at the temple just after sunrise and were early enough to avoid the large groups of school children we seen when leaving Borobudur. The temple was one of the most exotic we have seen and comparable in style to the Angkor Wat in Cambodia.
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People's Energy
People's Energy stopped trading on 14th September 2021. Customers will be moved to British Gas.
Sarah Ingrams
People's Energy customer score
People's Energy score breakdown
Which? verdict on People's Energy
Can I join People's Energy with a prepayment meter?
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People's Energy launched in 2017 but ceased trading in September 2021.
The supplier had around 350,000 domestic customers.
British Gas was chosen as the new supplier by Ofgem (the energy regulator) and customers begun switching over on 19th September.
British Gas will contact you about the changes, including your new tariff, and any credit you are owed. Even if you switched away from People's Energy before it closed, you will still get your money back.
British Gas has asked customers not to cancel their direct debits so that it can transfer them over.
For more information visit our guide on what to do if your energy supplier goes bust. Then find out what customers think of British Gas.
If you received the Warm Home Discount payment from People's Energy last year, British Gas says that you will be added onto its Warm Home Discount providing that the information is passed onto it. You can confirm this when your new account with British Gas is set up.
Find out more about the Warm Home Discount.
People's Energy had said that its tariffs were among the lowest for households.
In December 2020, all People's Energy customers were hit by a data breach, although no financial details for domestic customers were accessed by the hackers. Scroll to the bottom of the page for more on this.
Read on to find out how People's Energy matched up to more established energy firms.
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People's Energy came fourth out of 25 energy companies rated by 7,460 members of the public in the annual Which? energy companies satisfaction survey – the broadest independent view of energy companies available.
Very easy to deal with. All issues sorted within a suitable timeframe.
People's Energy customer
They've been excellent so far.
The graphic below shows the score breakdown for People's Energy in our latest survey. Scroll down to read our verdict on the firm, and to find out more about its prices.
Find out how People's Energy compares with other energy firms in our guide to the best and worst energy companies.
People's Energy is a relative newcomer to the market, making it into our survey for the second time this year. Feedback from customers revealed that they're impressed, especially with the accuracy of its bills.
The company gained the highest, five-star, rating for bill accuracy, although six other firms included in our survey scored the same.
Customers were not quite as delighted with the clarity of its bills, although it still got a respectable four-star rating for this.
Only one company – Outfox the Market – achieved the highest five-star rating for value for money this year. People's Energy equalled the next best firms on this measure with four stars, suggesting that its customers are content with its prices.
Some of its tariffs were among the cheapest on the market for medium energy users in the first half of 2020 but it became less competitive in the second half of the year.
We didn't get enough responses for People's Energy to calculate a star rating for its customer service or how well it handles complaints but in our survey 90% of its customers said they'd had no problems with the provider in the last 12 months, making it one of the best for this.
They send me an email monthly asking me to input my meter readings on their site. Within 12 hours I have my bill and when I check it it's always accurate.
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Although it received one of the highest customer scores, it was below average in our procedures assessment so can't be a Which? Recommended Provider.
When we included it in our September 2020 snapshot investigation into customer waiting times, it took an average of 5 minutes 59 seconds to answer the phone – very similar to the median average time across all 31 companies we called (5 minutes 57 seconds).
It was a little slower than the overall average to respond to a live chat query, taking 4 minutes 29 seconds compared to 3 minutes 6 seconds – the average for the 18 companies we contacted this way.
Pros: Customers think the accuracy of its bills is excellent
Cons: Doesn't currently install prepayment meters
No, People's Energy has stopped trading. Previously it only sold tariffs to customers with traditional prepayment meters.
You can top-up at the Post Office, PayPoint and Payzone outlets.
Like most energy firms, People's Energy won't cut-off your energy if you run out when shops aren't usually open (between 8am and 8pm in winter and 9am and 9pm in summer). Instead you'll automatically get 'friendly credit' until you're next able to top-up.
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People's Energy in 2021
September: People's Energy ceased trading on 14 September 2021. Customers were moved to British Gas, which was chosen by Ofgem (the energy regulator).
December: On 16 December 2020 a data breach affected all of People's Energy's customers. An entire database was stolen by hackers, including information on former customers.
Stolen data included names, addresses, dates of birth, phone numbers, email addresses, People's Energy account numbers, tariff and energy meter details but no financial information for domestic customers was accessed. Online account numbers were also not accessed.
People's Energy tried to contact all present and past customers. You can contact it on 0131 378 2357 or at helpline@peoplesenergy.co.uk if you're concerned that you were affected.
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December: People's Energy cut its gas prices by 8% on the last day of the year, lowering the bills of around 26,000 customers.
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Mining and Mineral Law
Minnesota, 1978
U.S. Federal Court, 1980
William Mitchell College of Law, St. Paul, Minnesota
Honors: cum laude
B.A. - 1972
Mesabi Family YMCA, founding president and Volunteer of the Decade, 1980 Distinguished Service Award from Virginia
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Common Ground was founded by New Yorker Rosanne Haggerty in 1990 as a pioneering movement to address endemic homelessness. The non-profit organization is now the largest developer of supportive housing in the US, its work widely imitated both in the US and abroad. In 2005 and 2006 Rosanne Haggerty spent time in Adelaide as part the South Australian Government's Thinker in Residence program, leading to the establishment of Common Ground Adelaide. The local program provides market-standard affordable rental housing and allied support services to low-income people and those at risk of homelessness. It is heavily reliant on supporting agencies and sponsors providing resources, materials and services for free to create housing opportunities.
The first Common Ground Adelaide initiative was to take over the empty residential component of the new Central Bus Station in 2007, providing 15 one-bedroom apartments and 24 studio apartments, each with kitchen, bathroom and laundry. The second project involved the refurbishment of an empty heritage building on Light Square and the design and construction of a connecting five-storey apartment building immediately adjacent. Tectvs, a Common Ground sponsor, was designer on the two-building redevelopment.
The wonderfully detailed red brick of the old Sands & McDougall printing warehouse, long empty on the west side of Light Square, was restored to life, fittingly, to provide a foundation for a new life for people who had fallen into homelessness or were heading down the same path. Tectvs created 40 residential units in the heritage-listed four-storey building, providing basic but decent accommodation that addressed the two key requirements of at-risk people – privacy and security. The other function was to provide residents with enough comfort to boost their self-esteem and social rehabilitation, but not enough to discourage them from moving on to more permanent circumstances when they are capable. On the same site, immediately adjacent, Tectvs designed a modest but contemporary five-storey building of 20 residential units, integrated with the heritage building physically and visually through its predominantly red facade. The two-building development also incorporated the head office of Common Ground Adelaide, communal spaces for residents and office space for health, welfare and vocational support services.
Located off Light Square in the Adelaide CBD, the second Common Ground features 52 apartments in a new construction project. Arranged in a rational partitioning of space, the building aims to provide residents with a sense of security in a crowded part of the city. Street art was used to liven the building and enhance the facade, with prominent local artist Vans the Omega painting a welcoming mural on the eastern facade. Quickly after its completion, Common Ground Mellor Street has become a photographer's hotspot within an increasingly active part of the city.


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Obama Campaigns For College Affordability Plan
President Obama toured Pennsylvania and New York by bus on Thursday and Friday to promote his college affordability plan.
He's proposing a affordability-rating system that would steer federal aid, but a budget battle with Congressional Republicans is looming.
'A Major Debate'
The tour had a back-to-school theme, but at his stop on Thursday, the fall semester hasn't even begun. Obama spoke to a packed high school gym in Syracuse.
"I know you're still on summer vacation," he told the crowd. "You've got a few more days. So taking the time to be here when you've still got a little bit — that last little bit — of summer break, that's a big deal."
Obama can appreciate how the Syracuse students feel, since Congress is also on its own extended summer recess, offering a temporary respite from the long-running battle over government spending levels.
Obama told a town hall meeting in Binghamton, N.Y., that when lawmakers return in September, he'll keep pushing to restore funding for Head Start and other programs that have been squeezed by across-the-board budget cuts.
"When we get back to Washington, when Congress gets back to Washington, this is going to be a major debate," he said. "It's the same debate we've been having for the last two years. The difference is, now deficits are already coming down."
Obama acknowledged that rising health care costs still pose a long-term challenge for the federal budget, but he argues there's no immediate crisis. In the short term, the tide of red ink is rapidly receding, though some lawmakers continue to insist on additional cuts.
"Unfortunately right now the federal budget generally has been a political football in Washington," he said.
Ranking By Affordability
On Friday, the president surprised the girl's soccer team at Tully Central High School in Tully, N.Y. Obama talked with the soccer players about sports and summer jobs, and then he turned to the main message of this bus tour: college affordability.
"I'm assuming everybody here is going to want to go to college," he said, to resounding affirmation from the players.
Obama says higher education is the best investment young people can make in their future, but with tuition costs outstripping paychecks, many families face an unpleasant choice between a heavy debt load or skipping college altogether.
Obama's plan includes a new ratings system to help families find the best bargains in college. He also wants to use those ratings to steer federal aid, though that part of the proposal would require approval from Congress.
"You know, that's always challenging, but these are ideas that should have bipartisan support," he said. "Of course, so should Obamacare. It's actually a really good idea."
Hometown Welcome
The final stop on the president's bus tour was Lackawanna College in Scranton, Pa., the hometown of Vice President Joe Biden. Obama noted that it was five years ago Friday that he first publicly announced Biden would be his running mate.
The vice president joined Obama on that last leg of the tour, and it was a happy homecoming for the blue-collar Biden, who's mulling his own bid for the White House in 2016.
"The people who grew up in neighborhoods like this one, the one I grew up here in Scranton, have dreams just as big, just as expansive, and just as accomplishable as any place in the world," Biden said.
After the Scranton event, Obama traded his bus for Air Force One, and headed back to Washington to enjoy the last few days of summer before Congress returns for what could be a very stormy September.


Use your iPad to access your computer and more.
Many may find Documents by Readdle the most appealing option. The application gives you access to a wide variety of servers including Readdle's own storage, iCloud, Dropbox, Google Drive, and more. It will also hook into your mail server. The application will also find nearby servers including your Mac, Windows machine, and other Wi-Fi devices.
For users that are looking to remote into their desktops, GoToMyPC is a phenomenal app. You do need to install the GoToMyPC software on your computer to be able to access it. Don't worry, though. There is a client available for both Mac and PC. The app itself is free, but the service is subscription based. The plan options include individuals, pro, and corporate. You can also choose to pay month to month or annually.
If a subscription service isn't your cup of tea, then I recommend Desktop Connect. This app is a very fast, full-featured app that allows you to remote into your desktop. It works on Windows, Mac OSX, and Linux computers. Not only are you able to connect to your computers when you are at home, but you can access them when you are away from home as well. All you need to do is install Easy Connect, an optional software for Mac or Windows computers, and sign into your Google account. It is that simple. While this app is pricey up front, it's well worth it because you don't have to pay a subscription for service.
For those that run Mac OS X servers, this application will become key. The application has the ability to start or stop different services, and view the logs on your Mac OS X server. It may be just what you're looking for if you are an admin in a Mac environment.
FileBrowser is equivalent to having Windows Explorer or Mac Finder on your iPad. You can access network folders on Mac, Windows, Linux, and NAS drives. You can also access Box, Dropbox, and SkyDrive. At home you can stream movies, music, and photos over WiFi. At work you can browse file servers over the internet to retrieve documents from company servers. The app does not require additional software on your computers and is a steal at $4.99.


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Q: Trouble with OCaml nested if With my original code I kept getting Error: Parse error: [expr level ;] expected after "in" (in [expr]) on the line let numDigits = numDigits - 1 in
Original:
let rec rev_int num =
  if num / 10 == 0 then
     num
  else
    let temp = num mod 10 in

    let numDigits = String.length(string_of_int num) - 1 in

    if num < 0 then
      let numDigits = numDigits - 1 in
    else
      let numDigits = numDigits + 0 in

    let num = (num - temp) / 10 in
    temp * int_of_float(10.0 ** float_of_int numDigits) + rev_int num

With variations of:
if num < 0 then
   let numDigits = numDigits - 1 in;
else
   let numDigits = numDigits + 0 in;

if num < 0 then
   let numDigits = numDigits - 1 in
else begin
   let numDigits = numDigits + 0 in end

I revised the code and now it works, but I was wondering if there was a way to do it with nested if and less redundancy.
Revised:
let rec rev_int num =
  if num / 10 == 0 then
    num
  else
    let temp = num mod 10 in

    let numDigits = String.length(string_of_int num) - 1 in

    if num < 0 then
      let numDigits = numDigits - 1 in
      let num = (num - temp) / 10 in
      temp * int_of_float(10.0 ** float_of_int numDigits) + rev_int num
    else
      let numDigits = numDigits + 0 in
      let num = (num - temp) / 10 in
      temp * int_of_float(10.0 ** float_of_int numDigits) + rev_int num

A: From Hunan Rostomyan
let rec rev_int num =
  if num / 10 == 0 then
    num
  else
    let temp = num mod 10 in

    let numDigits = String.length(string_of_int num) - 1 in

    let numDigits = numDigits - (if num < 0 then 1 else 0) in
    let num = (num - temp) / 10 in
    temp * int_of_float(10.0 ** float_of_int numDigits) + rev_int num

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I had the honor to direct 2 episodes (ep. 509 and ep. 510) of the Investigation Discovery channel TV show Swamp Murders. The show is in it's 5th season and is a crime reenactment series. The cast and crew were amazing to work with and I feel that we created 2 great episodes. I'm not sure when they will air yet but I'll post as soon as I know. A big thanks to Crazy Legs Productions for having me in the directors chair.


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Q: RabbitMQ user permission to pub/sub on a pre-created queue I have a use case where i need to create a user and give him permission to only pub/sub on an existing queue, here's an example:

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*Vhost "mainvhost" (is the same for all users)

*Inside the vhost, i have Q-foo and Q-bar queues

*User "foo" can only pub/sub to Q-foo

*User "bar" can only pub/sub to Q-bar

I didnt get the way to setup such user management policy, the only way i found is to create one vhost for each user, this way, user will have full access in its own vhost but there's a big downside: i have a consumer application that's subscribing to all queues and wait user inputs, if every user has its own vhost, then i need to have 1 consumer per vhost since i didnt get a way to consume from multiple vhosts using same connection to rabbitmq.

A: small point of clarity: you should publish to an exchange, and subscribe to a queue. that being said, you may want an "ex-foo" and "ex-bar" for your exchanges... one per user, basically. it can be done differently, but this would work.

when adding permissions, you can use regular expressions to set what the user is allowed to do.
for example, using the rabbitmqctl command line to set permissions, you can do this:
rabbitmqctl set_permissions -p /myvhost tonyg "^tonyg-.*" ".*" ".*"

This command instructs the RabbitMQ broker to grant the user named tonyg access to the virtual host called /myvhost, with configure permissions on all resources whose names starts with "tonyg-", and write and read permissions on all resources.

note that the order of permissions in the three "quotes" is: configure, write, read.
in your case, you would want to set permissions like this:

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*vhost: mainvhost

*user: foo

*configure: ""

*write: "^[ex-foo|Q-foo].*"

*read: "^[ex-foo|Q-foo].*"

this will grant permissions for the foo user to read and write to any exchange or queue that starts with ex-foo or Q-foo
You may be able to get away with something more restrictive, like

*

*write: "^ex-foo.*"

*read: "^Q-foo.*"

I'm not sure if you need write permissions to the queue, when publishing through an exchange. I haven't had to set up this level of granularity in my security, yet.


This section describes how to install and configure the Compute service on a compute node. The service supports several hypervisors to deploy instances or virtual machines (VMs). For simplicity, this configuration uses the Quick EMUlator (QEMU) hypervisor with the kernel-based VM (KVM) extension on compute nodes that support hardware acceleration for virtual machines. On legacy hardware, this configuration uses the generic QEMU hypervisor. You can follow these instructions with minor modifications to horizontally scale your environment with additional compute nodes.
Replace MANAGEMENT_INTERFACE_IP_ADDRESS with the IP address of the management network interface on your compute node, typically 10.0.0.31 for the first node in the example architecture.
By default, Compute uses an internal firewall service. Since Networking includes a firewall service, you must disable the Compute firewall service by using the nova.virt.firewall.NoopFirewallDriver firewall driver.
The server component listens on all IP addresses and the proxy component only listens on the management interface IP address of the compute node. The base URL indicates the location where you can use a web browser to access remote consoles of instances on this compute node.
If the web browser to access remote consoles resides on a host that cannot resolve the controller hostname, you must replace controller with the management interface IP address of the controller node.
If the nova-compute service fails to start, check /var/log/nova/nova-compute.log. The error message AMQP server on controller:5672 is unreachable likely indicates that the firewall on the controller node is preventing access to port 5672. Configure the firewall to open port 5672 on the controller node and restart nova-compute service on the compute node.
Run the following commands on the controller node.


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CIPPIC Testifies on Potential Implications of Trade Committments for Cross-Border Privacy Protection
CIPPIC testified today before a special committee established by the BC Legislative Assembly in order to review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act (FIPPA), the data protection statute regulating the British Columbia government's use of personal information. CIPPIC was specifically asked to provide expert testimony on recent trade commitments undertaken by the federal government in its adherence to the Trans-Pacific Partnership Agreement and, specifically, on potential implications of these commitments for cross-border privacy protections in FIPPA. Recent trade commitments adopted in the TPP could be used to challenge protections in BC FIPPA and specifically section 30.1, which was enacted to safeguard some BC citizen data against cross-border data export that would expose this data to expansive foreign state surveillance powers. While TPP measures could be used to challenge restrictions on foreign data storage implemented further to section 30.1, these restrictions could be justified if shown to be necessary to achieve a clearly articulated legitimate objective such as privacy protection.
CIPPIC's testimony highlighted the problems that arise where Canadian data crosses borders and is directly exposed to the limitless powers of foreign intelligence signals agencies. While Canada's own Communications Security Establishment (CSE) enjoys comparably unchecked powers that are insufficiently restrained in their impact on Canadian's privacy, Canadians enjoy some minimal protections when their own protections are caught in the web of its inherently foreign facing surveillance activities. Canadians enjoy no such protections when their data is exposed to other nations' foreign intelligence agencies, such as the US National Security Agency, which reportedly collects 100 million independent data points from US-based computer service providers in an average day. Data retained by the NSA includes highly sensitive information on individuals known not to be targets of any investigation. The ability to restrict some Canadian data from flowing abroad, while these agencies have expansive capabilities that could be used to harvest data from Canadian-based servers as well, preventing some types of Canadian data from flowing to the United States can render its acquisition by foreign agencies more difficult.
CIPPIC, "Trade Agreements: Recent and Upcoming Implications for BC FIPPA section 30.1", November 18, 2015, Oral Testimony, Legislative Assembly of British Columbia, Special Committee to Review the Freedom of Information and Protection of Privacy Act:


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Muzzle fits well, but it's too close to the eyes. Quick release metal buckle makes it easier and faster to put on the muzzle. Leather is of good quality, metal wire is not thin, so based on this, I think that the muzzle will serve for a long time.
I bought the muzzle for my father's Labrador, he is 9 years old. A dog doesn't bite, but my father is an elderly person, so I've got it just in case. The parcel arrived on the 12th day after ordering. I accurately took needed measurements, but still it's unusual to put a muzzle on the dog. When tighten the strap the muzzle is on dog's eyes, but anyway I will try to put it on again. Quality is great! Highly recommended!


We have many problems with prayer. Does prayer move God? How? If God does not change his mind, then why should we pray at all? John answers these questions. In this sermon we will see that prayer is a privilege given to us for abiding in the fellowship of the Triune God.
Evangelicals have lost the art of defiance. On one side, they are too ingratiating toward the lies our culture tells. In particular, they are intimidated by the insistence of our culture that all spiritual traditions are equivalent and that there are many ways to God. On the other, they stubbornly position themselves in the stupidest places. They spew political rhetoric. They try to use insult humor on people they disagree with. They oversimplify other people's pain. In this sermon we'll see the correct grounds for defying this world.
One of the great issues of today among evangelicals is whether life-change is part of the salvation experience. In this sermon we'll see that to excuse believers from the Spirit-led way of life is to harden their hearts against the true gospel, and to change the terms of God's redemptive plan.


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Some Covid Links
by Don Boudreaux on August 24, 2021
in Country Problems, Current Affairs, Media, Risk and Safety, Seen and Unseen
It's impossible to choose satisfactorily which selections to highlight from John Tierney's latest essay – titled "Keeping Fear Alive" – on Covid hysteria; the entire piece is outstandingly good. Here are two slices:
Throughout the pandemic, American political and public-health leaders have been following Rahm Emanuel's classic dictum for power-seeking officials: "You never want a serious crisis to go to waste." Now they've adopted a corollary: you never want a crisis to end.
So they are prolonging the national misery instead of easing it, which could be done with a few simple strategies. Explain to the public that the virus will never disappear but is no longer a mortal threat to the vast majority of Americans. Encourage the minority still at risk to get vaccinated by honestly discussing who is in jeopardy and what scientists have learned about infections. Promote treatments proven to prevent infection and speed recovery while avoiding unproven treatments and mandates that cause collateral damage and generate mistrust. Above all, make it clear to Americans that we finally have reason to celebrate: what once seemed an unprecedented danger is now just one of many pathogens that we know how to live with.
But the nation's crisismongers aren't about to relinquish their hold over the public, so they've set new goals that are as unachievable as they are unnecessary and harmful. Making vaccines available to every American adult is no longer sufficient; now the crisis cannot end until the entire population has been vaccinated. Instead of focusing efforts on vaccinating the vulnerable, officials obsess on compelling universal obedience, even if that means squandering vaccines on people who already have acquired natural immunity or are at minimal risk of serious illness.
The CDC continues to undermine its credibility by claiming strong evidence for the efficacy of lockdowns and mask mandates. Dozens of studies have found that lockdowns are ineffective, and one recent analysis of trends in the United States and other countries found that lockdown policies are associated with an increase in excess deaths. The evidence offered by the CDC for mask mandates is weak, as Jeffrey H. Anderson has documented, and the most rigorous research—from more than a dozen randomized clinical trials—suggests that masks are ineffective (and possibly counterproductive) at stopping viral spread. One recent study, which tracked Covid case growth across the United States, concluded that "mask mandates and use are not associated with slower state-level Covid-19 spread during Covid-19 growth surges."
Alberto Mingardi supplements Art Carden's reading list for a pandemic. A slice:
Experts' reasoning and models were often flawed, not only because experts were hubristic, but because they were deterministic. They reduced the pandemic situation to a certain number of parameters, some of them scrupulously monitored, and provided speculation based upon them. Certainly experts responded to incentives: for example, they were incentivized to produce very dramatic projections, as it is way better to be proven wrong on the date of the end of the world (the people will be relieved it didn't happen and won't mind) than to miss it. But I think an important takeaway is that lethality and the growth rate of the contagion can't be taken as a given, as they depend on the environment it is taking place in and can adapt and adjust in different circumstances.
Robert Freudenthal unearths forgotten principles of risk assessment.
"Hidden immunity: Why booster jabs may not be needed after all". Two slices:
But several studies have come out in the last few months that suggest we might not need to be too worried after all. Antibodies are not the only indicator of immunity.
In May, researchers at Washington University School of Medicine, who studied 77 recovering Covid patients found that while antibodies declined over time, bone marrow plasma cells, capable of producing antibodies against the virus, remained stable.
Similarly, researchers from The Rockefeller University, New York, recently found that recovered Covid patients still have immunity a year after infection, including antibodies that were "exceptionally resistant" to variants.
"The data suggest that immunity in convalescent individuals will be very long lasting and that convalescent individuals who receive available mRNA vaccines will produce antibodies and memory B-cells that should be protective against circulating SARS-CoV-2 variants," the researchers concluded.
The problem with only looking at antibodies is it gives a false picture of the level of protection. The body is efficient, and will not continue to produce high-levels of antibodies when they are no longer needed.
Dystopian tyranny continues unabated in Australia. Two slices:
At the end of last year, Australia was lauded for its success in containing Covid-19. The country's borders had been quickly closed; interstate travel restricted and resources diverted to tracking down cases. In the deluge of praise that followed, outlets like the Washington Post ran gushing features on the country's 'pandemic success story' 'putting faith in science'; America's top doctor Anthony Fauci hailed it as the 'epitome of success.'
But eight months on and a different picture emerges.
Even worse was Dr Kerry Chant, the New South Wales Chief Health Officer, who implied that Australians should not to talk to one another outside. She said at a press conference: 'We need to limit our movements. We need to consider whenever we leave our house that anyone with us, anyone we come into contact with, could convey the virus. So, while it is in human nature to engage in conversation with others, to be friendly, unfortunately, this is not the time to do that.'
Telegraph's editors rightly decry the deranged and dangerous pursuit of zero-Covid. A slice:
Australia and New Zealand have often been described as two of the great success stories of the pandemic. Both have pursued a strategy of elimination, closing their borders and cracking down on cases through a ruthless policy of lockdowns. Both have kept their Covid death figures low by international comparison.
But as much of the rest of the developed world has used vaccination to find a new equilibrium with the virus as a manageable illness, Australia and New Zealand have remained stuck in a damaging cycle of lockdowns as they have sought to crush outbreaks of any size.
Mikko Packalen writes wisely, in the Toronto Sun, about Covid and the public's (mis)perception of the risks that it poses. (HT Martin Kulldorff) A slice:
For precautions, such as requiring children to wear masks, lead the public to mistakenly conclude that schools are an important driver of Covid spread.
Research about Covid risk perceptions has shown that people have a very hard time understanding the risks posed by the virus.
People vastly overestimate the hospitalization and mortality risks and vastly underestimate the impact of age on these risks (the mortality risk posed by an infection with the virus is more than a thousand times higher for older people than it is for young people.)
The excess Covid fears are understandable. Since March 2020 it has been difficult to find information about the actual risks posed by the virus.
The media's reluctance to grapple with this issue is evident in the fact that the leading newspapers first wrote about excess Covid fears only this spring, many months after the studies covered in those articles were published in July and December of 2020.
People have thus had to rely on other ways of forming perceptions about Covid risks. A paper recently published in Royal Society Open Science shows that people assess Covid risks partly based on the policies that they see implemented around them.
Jacob Sullum exposes the simplemindedness of New York Times's health and science reporter Apoorva Mandavilli. A slice:
But Mandavilli completely overlooks other factors that help explain why so many Americans are disinclined to accept the government's guidance as gospel. Public health advice is not simply a function of science. It incorporates cost-benefit analyses and value judgments on which well-informed people of good faith can honestly differ. Whether "universal masking" in schools makes sense, for instance, depends not only on the uncertain evidence that it prevents outbreaks but on the weight one assigns to the burdens that policy imposes. It also depends on what level of risk is deemed tolerable.
In this case and others, it often seems that public health agencies are working backward, settling on a policy and then searching for evidence to back it up. Anyone who delves into the studies that the CDC cites to justify its recommendation that everyone 2 or older wear face masks in schools and other public settings, regardless of their vaccination status, can see that science is just one element of the agency's deliberative process.
Jay Bhattacharya is now on Twitter.
Next post: Another First-hand Report from Dystopian Down Under


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LATEST: West Cork businesses hit by floods earlier this year facing further clean-up costs
Centre of Bantry flooded this morning. Pic: Bantry Fire Brigade
Ann Murphy
UPDATED 1PM:
CORK County Council says that extensive tidal flooding across the county has affected towns from Castletownbere to Youghal.
In a statement, the council said: "The storm surge coupled with spring tides have been the major contributory factors. A southerly wind direction and high wind speeds coinciding with high tides had the effect of increasing the tide significantly."
The worst affected area was Bantry, with Wolfe Tony Square under water for a number of hours this morning.
Also affected were Castletownbere, Timoleague, Courtmacsherry, Kinsale, Carrigaline, Crosshaven, Cobh, Whitegage, Aghada and Youghal.
The council statement said: "Cork County Council's Fire Service and roads crews have attended a number of locations this morning and continue to assist as the tidal waters subside. A status Yellow Wind and Rain Warning is in effect until 3.00PM today. Cork County Council advises road users to be aware of the danger posed by high winds.
Driving conditions may be hazardous with surface flooding possible.
Motorists are advised to avoid driving through flowing or standing water and to exercise caution during heavy wind and rain. Motorists are also asked to be conscious of cyclists and pedestrians."
It continued: "Issues such as fallen trees, flooding and road damage should be reported to the relevant Local Area Office during working hours or contact the Council's Emergency Out of Hours number (021) 4800048 (5pm-9am & weekends & bank holidays). Contact details for the Council's Area Offices are available at www.corkcoco.ie or by contacting Cork County Council Headquarters on (021) 4276891."
It concluded: "The strong winds may give rise to localised power outages. In the event of disruption to power supply, please contact ESB Networks at 1850 372 999. Fallen or grounded wires should be avoided, and the public are advised call ESB in assisting with the identification of location of fallen wires."
Meanwhile, the Department of Employment Affairs and Social Protection's humanitarian assistance scheme is available to support homeowners whose houses have been affected by severe flooding in Cork.
The department is urging anyone who wants information on it to contact (021) 4805471 or email info.southern@welfare.ie.
UPDATE 11.45am: UP to 25 businesses are cleaning up this morning after being flooded by high tides in Bantry.
The businesses were among more than 50 who were also flooded in August. Some were due to close from tomorrow evening under the level 5 restrictions.
Amanda Kelly of O'Connor's Seafood restaurant said the premises was worse hit by this morning's floods than it was in August.
And she said it came a day after its owner Shane Spillane celebrated his wedding yesterday in the restaurant.
"The water came in the door and all the way into the back of the restaurant, and to our outdoor dining area," she said. "There was two foot of water at 8am this morning in the outdoor area."
She said that in August, the restaurant's staff provided food to other businesses affected by the flooding but could not do so this time as the premises was harder hit.
She outlined: "The water is gone into all the skirtings. Stock that was on the floor is soaking wet and destroyed."
Chairman of Bantry Business Association, Diarmaid Murphy, said the flooding was now after receding. He is hopeful that high tide this evening will not be as dangerous for the town if the winds are from a different direction.
He said both sides of Wolfe Tone Square were affected by this morning's tidal flood and a one-way traffic system was in place for most of this morning.
Carrigaline, Cork, Ireland. 20th October, 2020. Major diversions were in place as a result of high tide which flooded the Crosshaven road and the town center of Carrigaline, Co. Cork, Ireland. - Picture; David Creedon / Anzenberger
Cork County Council has confirmed that the extensive tidal flooding that occurred along the coastline this morning has also affected numerous other Cork towns, including Castletownbere,Timoleague, Courtmacsharry, Kinsale, Carrigaline, Crosshaven, Cobh, Whitegate, Aghada and Youghal.
Emergency services dealing with flooding in Youghal this morning. Picture: Cork Safety Alerts/Twitter
Cork County Council's Fire Service and roads crews have attended a number of locations this morning and continue to assist as the tidal waters subside," a spokesperson said. "A status Yellow Wind and Rain Warning is in effect until 3.00PM today. Cork County Council advises road users to be aware of the danger posed by high winds.
"Driving conditions may be hazardous with surface flooding possible. Motorists are advised to avoid driving through flowing or standing water and to exercise caution during heavy wind and rain. Motorists are also asked to be conscious of cyclists and pedestrians."
Carrigaline, Cork, Ireland. 20th October, 2020. Gardai on duty as major diversions were in place as a result of high tides which flooded the Crosshaven road and the town center of Carrigaline, Co. Cork, Ireland- Picture; David Creedon / Anzenberger
EARLIER: Carrigaline has been hit with flooding, affecting the Main Street, Station Road and Crosshaven Road.
Nearby Passage West has flooding on its Main Street, with a number of buildings having water coming in under their doors.
Local councillor Marcia Dalton said the tide was 4.6 metres high this morning in the area.
The centre of Bantry remains flooded and gardaí are asking people to avoid the area.
Back Street in Youghal is flooded, while Pier Road in Kinsale is to be avoided.
Gardaí are also advising that Whitegate village is flooded, while in Rosscarbery, the causeway area is under water this morning.
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In early 20th century, significant numbers of Romanian immigrants began settling in Northern Liberties alongside other Eastern European groups. Most of them came from Transylvania and Banat, two Romanian provinces then under Austro-Hungarian occupation. Settled around St. John's Church, they formed a true Romanian "neighborhood".
The first evidence of their presence in Philadelphia dates back to 1906 when the "Bãnãţiana" Society was established. Its headquarters was located on Brown Street, across from St. John's. Thus, the church was to become a beacon and a providential place to these pioneer Romanian immigrants.
Because they did not have a church of their own, The Society's main hall served temporary place for their Sunday gatherings, when they prayed and sang their home church hymns ("pricesne"), thus relieving their longing for beloved ones they had left behind. From time to time, when occasionally a visiting priest arrived, they came to attend the Divine Liturgy, to listen the Gospel, to confess and receive the Holy Communion.
In such a Sunday in 1913, after the celebration of Mass performed by father Moise Balea, a group of Romanians decided to establish a Romanian Orthodox parish, or - as a document from 1931 puts it - a parish according to our "ancestral law (faith)". And since that Sunday, June 13th, was the Feast of Pentecost, they thought it was only appropriate to name their parish "Descent of the Holy Spirit", and thus to place their community under the sign and protection of the Holy Spirit. They continued to hold the religious services in the society's social hall, until 1919, when they were given the chance of using -free of charge - the first floor of St. John's parish school across the street. Later, they arranged to share St. John's sanctuary with the Episcopalians. The two congregations continued to share the church until 1923, when the Episcopal Diocese gave them exclusive use of all the Church buildings and property for an unlimited period of time, for an annual fee of $15.
In 1929, the first permanent priest arrived, in the person of Father John Popovici (1890-1973), who served the community for nearly 40 years. During his tenure, in 1931, the church was consecrated, and, in 1937, the parish came under the authority of the Romanian Orthodox Missionary Episcopate, whose first primate was Bishop Polycarp Moruşca (1935-1958).
Unfortunately, in the '60s, Northern Liberties neighborhood has experienced a period of decline and much of Romanian moved to the northeast of Philadelphia. Accordingly, part of the community has left the church in Brown Street, and in 1965 the parish was relocated to Elkins Park, a suburb of Philadelphia. Community has thus divided it into two.
A difficult period followed after the spilt for those who have remained faithful to the church on Brown Street. However, despite the difficulties of all sorts, in 1972 Holy Trinity managed to become the owner and to take full possession of the church building and properties. The Romanians took the property in 1972.The church windows have subsequently been restored during the tenure of the late Fr. Octavian Băluşel. In 1983, in recognition of its historical and architectural values, the church was included in the National Register of Historic Places.
After some years of declining membership, Holy Trinity's congregation was reinvigorated by an infusion of young congregants in the late 1990s. Since 1999, a series of renovations and modernizations have been made: under the leadership of Fr. Florin Constantin Şalgău, the church roof was redone and the church steeple (bells tower) was remodeled. Also, a folk-style-carved wooden cross was brought from Romania and has been placed in the front of the church, paying homage to the heroes who died in the Romanian Revolution of 1989.
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Q: Setting margins by right and top values only This problem is related to positioning objects on the screen. I have a dynamic creation of framelayout with layout params as given below
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I tried this it works but my button tends to stick around top left corner. Is there any way to position the button by considering only the right and bottom values irrespective of the left and top values. In short i want the right corner of the button to be at a distance of 200 from the right corner of framelayout(500). Help PLZ...

A: You must set the gravity on bottom|right. Then, will put the margins 200.


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Now I'm getting stronger, now I'm going harder... Her new single is all about self-confidence, self-love and ultimately about becoming the "queen of your own mind". Bellsavvy is a pop singer/songwriter with a strong attitude and musical identity. Based in London and raised in Brazil, the artist knows how to combine her latin roots and [...]
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Florida Passes 600,000 Mark In Positive COVID-19 Cases
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The number of cases of coronavirus in Florida surpassed 600,000 on Sunday, an increase of 100,000 in just over two weeks.
A total of 2,974 of the 61,686 tests the Florida Department of Health reported Sunday were positive. It was August 5 when the state reported that the number of cases of COVID-19 passed the half million mark.
Only the state of California has passed the milestone of 600,000 cases.
It also came one day after the state saw its rate of daily positive cases fall below 5% for the first time in months. Sunday's state report showed that 5.52% of those tested for the first time, tested positive for COVID-19.
The World Health Organization recommends that states maintain a positivity rate of 5% or less for 14 consecutive days before reopening.
The Department of Health also reported Sunday the deaths of 51 more people, bring the total number of lives lost so far to 10,462. While reported Sunday, those deaths may have happened days or weeks earlier, according to the health department.
In the greater Tampa Bay region, the state increased the number of cases by 490, and added five more deaths. That included four deaths in Pinellas County, and one in Hillsborough.
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The Florida Department of Health produces a daily update around 11 a.m. with information about COVID-19 cases and deaths that were reported over the previous 24 hours. Cases and deaths in the report may have happened days or weeks earlier, according to state officials. The state separately tracks cases and deaths that occurred on specific days on its dashboard and those totals are frequently updated.
Greater Tampa Bay region positive tests as of Sunday, August 23:
Hillsborough: 35,721
Pinellas: 19,431
Polk: 16,251
Manatee: 10,170
Pasco: 7,758
Sarasota: 7,021
Hernando: 2,441
Florida COVID-19 daily total of positive tests/deaths for the last two weeks:
August 23: 2,974/51
August 22: 4,311/107
August 21: 4,684 /118
August 17: 2,678 /87
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While I knew Rio de Janeiro was excited to be hosting a slew of events this month - World Environment Day, Rio+20, Earth Summit 2012 - I can't say I was quite prepared for the excitement that came at today's Green Nation Fest. There was certainly buzz generated by the arrival of featured guests, such as Brazilian Environment Minister, Izabella Teixeira; Mayor of Rio de Janeiro, Eduardo Paes; and UNEP Executive Director, Achim Steiner, sheer pandamonium broke out among the hundreds of school children in attendence when international supermodel and UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Gisele Bündchen arrived on the scene.
Noting the swift migration of the press and crowd away from he and Minister Teixeira and towards Gisele and her entourage, Mayor Paes jokingly said something along the lines of "Ah, I'm afraid we're now longer important."
While I do not question the importance of the Mayor and Minister, there was some truth in his jest, which is part of why Gisele (and fellow UNEP Goodwill Ambassador Don Cheadle) were selected to act as faces for World Environment Day; and that is to draw the attention of young people and inspire them to action.
As far as that goal goes, the Green Nation Fest was a success.
Featuring interactive exhibits designed to educate and inspire about a number of important issues, Green Nation Fest is occuring from May 31 to June 7 and has drawn thousands of attendees so far.
Normally quite peaceful, today Green Nation Fest was a bit more exciting as crowds of hundreds of students and members of the press scrambled about the festival grounds eager to snap a photo or catch a glimpse of UNEP Director Steiner. Oh, I guess they also wanted to see Gisele, too.
But Gisele wasn't only there to smile for the cameras, in additon to touring the exhibits, Gisele also came to do some manual labor. Last year, part of the TreeHugger partnership with UNEP was providing our support of the WED Challenge, which pitted Gisele and Don Cheadle against one another to see who could encourage more citizen action as part of World Environment Day.
#TeamGisele beat out #TeamDon, which earned Brazil 50,000 new trees. Tree #1 went into the ground today and I managed to grab a front row seat for the planting.
Following the tree planting, Gisele met with Green Nation Fest director, Marcos Didonet to take a look at some DIY crafts the local school children had been having fun creating. Using materials such as soda can tabs, buttons and fabric, the children created stylish goods such as frienship bracelets, 3D art and decorative animal figures.
Finally, Didonet gave a closing speech, during which he thanked Director Steiner, Minister Teixeira and Gisele for their support of Green Nation Fest and presented them all with an award and Green Nation Fest reusable bag.
Our time at the festival grounds had come to an end, but thanks to Gisele, the hardwork of Didonet, UNEP, the many volunteers, and all the traditional and social media generated by the excited crowd, it was clear that the energy and inspiration generated today will carry on with far outside the festival grounds.
To add your name to the WED Challenge, visit UNEP and register an environmental action you plan to take for World Environment Day.
With successful tree planting and hundreds of inspired and educated children, Green Nation Fest was a big success.


The New Zealand Superannuation Fund hosted the 2016 annual meeting of the International Forum of Sovereign Wealth Funds (IFSWF), bringing some of the world's largest and most influential investors to the country.
The conference theme was Investing in a Climate of Change: The Sovereign Wealth Fund Response. Prominent international speakers discussed the world economic context and the impact of climate policy on investment.
The meeting was attended by over 200 people including senior member delegates, observers from multi-lateral institutions such as the International Monetary Fund and the World Bank, academia and international financial services firms. New Zealand Government and business leaders also attended the event.
The meeting presented a valuable opportunity to showcase the New Zealand economy and its position as a competitive, well-governed international investment destination.
IFSWF is the leading global network of sovereign wealth funds (SWFs), with member funds from 30 countries. Its members manage assets worth an estimated US$4 trillion ($4,000 billion), more than half of global SWF assets.
Established under the auspices of the IMF in 2009, IFSWF is now an independent body with a London secretariat. The NZ Super Fund's Chief Executive Adrian Orr was appointed its Chair in 2015 for a three year period and has been on its Board since its inception.


Progress towards achieving gender parity could be made faster if policy makers work to provide vital statistics that measure gender inequality, according to panellists that discussed the issue at the launch of the Equal Measure 2030 SDG Gender Index, a data hub for advocates that tracks gender equality.
The Equal Measure 2030 SDG Gender Index, progress for Women and girls, was launched as part of activities marking the 73rd session of the United Nations General Assembly (UNGA) in New York.
Gayle Smith, the President/CEO of ONE Campaign highlighted the importance of data in changing narratives and shaping minds. "We can't measure what we don't count and we can't change what we don't know," she notes.
Without statistics, the world would not have known that 130million girls are out of school and that poverty discriminates against women. With the help of data policymakers moved resources, people and tools around to begin addressing these issues, she opined.
While emphasising the need for the world to have equal measurement, Emily Pryor, the Executive Director of Data2X, a key partner of Equal Measure 2030 that help developed the Index, says the success or failure of the SDGs depends on data. She notes that 19 percent of specific goals of the SDGs related to gender issues are adequately measured. The importance of the Index, according to her, is that it allows for cross-country comparison and let advocates track progress overtime. "If we don't collect data, we would fail to end hunger, violence against women, poverty and illiteracy" she posits.
The Index covers 12 of the 17 SDGs and has six countries in the pilot phase, according to Allison Holder, Director of Equal Measures 2030.
Blanket labels of progress and failures on the six countries — Colombia, El Salvador, Senegal, Kenya, India, and Indonesia — should be avoided, Allison says because there are pockets of progress and regressions in the six countries.


DETROIT (AP) - Kemba Walker scored 20 of his 31 points in the first half to help the Charlotte Hornets build a big lead and they went on to beat the Detroit Pistons 104-91 Sunday.
Hornets reserve Frank Kaminski scored a season-high 24 points and Jeremy Lamb had 17 points off the bench. Charlotte's Dwayne Bacon had 14 points and rookie Miles Bridges added 10 points.
Detroit was led by reserve point guard Ish Smith, who scored 20 points, for a team struggling offensively. Blake Griffin had 16 points on 5 of 18 shooting, looking like he's playing through an injury. Andre Drummond had 15 points and 23 rebounds and Wayne Ellington scored 14 points.


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How Far Can Domestic Search Warrants Extend? The Second Circuit Will Soon Have the Answer for Microsoft
More often than not search warrants are not difficult to procure and execute. However, in Microsoft Corporation v. United States of America, the United States government is potentially looking for something outside of its jurisdiction, and the Second Circuit must make a decision that will have international ramifications.
In December 2013, the Southern District of New York issued a domestic search warrant for the consumer emails of one Hotmail account. The Department of Justice believes that these emails implicate its owner in a criminal narcotics scheme. Microsoft refused to cooperate with the warrant, because the emails are stored in a server in Dublin, Ireland. Microsoft immediately moved to quash the warrant, because the corporation argues that the government is seeking data outside of the United States. How did the data end up in Ireland? Microsoft stores foreign data in foreign countries. In this instance, the user signed up for an account with a foreign country code different from the United States, but the government has not determined if the user is in fact in a different country.
On September 9, 2015, the Second Circuit heard the oral arguments. Microsoft argued two themes. The SCA (the Stored Communications Act, one of three titles of the Electronic Communications Privacy Act) does not apply, because it was never originally intended to be extraterritorial. Further, this legislation is over thirty years old and is extremely outdated and cannot still be relevant considering technological advances. Second, Joshua Rozenkranz, the lawyer who argued for Microsoft noted the "international firestorm" this would create for foreign policy. He also argued that America would "go crazy" if China did this to the United States. In fact, Microsoft's brief articulated, "if the Government prevails here, the United States will have no grounds to complain when foreign agents—be they friend or foe—raid Microsoft offices in their jurisdictions and order them to download U.S. citizens' private emails from computers located in this country."
The Government countered these arguments by contending that the SCA and the ECPA are still valid, because they have withstood the test of time. Although this seems flimsy, there may be validity in the SCA. Microsoft is, after all, an American corporation, and the Department of Justice has the authority to issue a warrant for that information. If, in fact, the user is a foreigner in a foreign country, this user will not be afforded the rights of the Fourth Amendment anyway.
Thus far, the lower courts have ruled in favor of the government but the implications of the decision by the Second Circuit could cause complications internationally. Most concerns stem from the possibility the Second Circuit decides in favor of the government. Other countries could replicate and implement the same policy on the United States.
Brad Smith, a Microsoft lawyer, stated that, "The US government cannot expect to have one model that it follows without anticipating that the rest of the world will follow that model. And this is a model that encourages governments to reach into other territories. That does not seem like a sound approach to international stability or mutual respect in the 21st century."
This policy could develop into a trend that may backfire.
What maybe the worst part about this is that there are other alternatives to solving this problem. What about a subpoena? What about MLAT (the mutual assistance in law enforcement treaty)? Commentators have come to the conclusion that a warrant will be the fastest way for the government to retrieve the emails. Subpoenas would take too much time, but why not MLAT? This treaty was designed to ensure international cooperation for law enforcement. Before the Second Circuit even heard oral arguments, "the government of Ireland filed an amicus brief, which is pretty unusual. They said they stood ready to consider use of the treaty," said Craig Newman of Patterson Belknap Webb & Tyler.
Clearly, this case could damper relations abroad, but regardless of the outcome, this will damage relations at home. Verizon, Apple, Cisco, AT&T, and the Electronic Frontier Foundation all submitted amici briefs in support of Microsoft. This creates more than a hostile environment for the DOJ. Seeing the different tech entities work together to oppose the DOJ's attempts to strain the corporation's international relationships reveals the nature of the beast. The government's continued use of these corporations, as a backdoor way to access consumer information, does not help. It seems the holding in this case will be irrelevant because the damage is already done. This case present issues that make Microsoft vulnerable and it will expose these vulnerabilities at the expense of protecting a potential drug operation. Is it worth it? Even though the grass is greener in Ireland, it might not be for Microsoft.