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Lady Liberty: Gisele Bündchen lends her big personality to Cacharel's latest fragrance
by : Alison Garwood-Jones- Dec 14th, 2008
Gisele Bündchen is the kind of person who takes eye contact and a firm handshake to a whole new level. "Ask me anything you want," she says and, with a jangle of bracelets, extends a tanned hand before settling down on an oversized white leather couch. The Brazilian model, in skinny black jeans, a black-and-white striped Juicy Couture blouse and Sigerson Morrison ballerina flats, is in Paris to promote Liberté, a new fragrance by Cacharel.
A curvy dark blonde with an alto voice and a bossa nova tune named after her, Bündchen has packed a lot of living into her 26 years. In addition to being the world's richest supermodel — with an estimated going rate of $8,000 to $17,000 an hour — she is the owner of a hotel on Brazil's southern coast. She is also the creator of a successful line of shoes called Ipanema Gisele Bündchen and an environmental crusader who takes the destruction of the Amazon rainforest — her childhood backyard — very seriously. But ask her about her greatest achievement and Bündchen will tell you that it's authenticity. "When you come from a family of six girls [Bündchen and her fraternal twin, Patricia, are the "sandwich kids"], you have to be authentic and very different — otherwise, you'll be pushed into a corner."
It's this quality that the creators of Liberté — a scent that is said to be a celebration of an optimistic, intrepid and spontaneous femininity — were looking for. "When Cacharel presented me with the concept for this perfume, saying that it was for the independent woman with a sure sense of who she is, I was like, 'I'd love to represent it' because that's how I feel," says Bündchen. The ads for Liberté show Bündchen as a perfume-packing cowgirl exploring a vast landscape. They were shot by photographers Mert and Marcus on the volcanic terrain of Teide National Park on the island of Tenerife in the Canary Islands, and the results are in keeping with this famous duo's iconic images of strong women in surreal settings.
Image courtesy of CacharelThis trail-blazing spirit also extends to the perfume's notes. "Liberté is a reinterpretation of the historic chypre family," explains International Flavors & Fragrances' Olivier Polge, who developed the juice with fellow nose Domitille Bertier. "Floral chypres are the norm in perfume, but a fruity chypre like this has never been done before." Adds Bertier: "We think that every perfume should contain a strong idea. For us, Liberté is about the modern mixing of opposites. The orange note is effervescent and wild, whereas the character of patchouli is more noble and sensuous. Add to that a white floral bouquet and you have a scent that challenges tradition and evokes in the woman who wears it the easiness you feel when you are free from constraints." The tall orange bottle also speaks to these ideals. "When I think of freedom, I instantly imagine it in colour," says Polge. Orange represents the sun and is symbolic of a new day. "It's the ultimate source of energy and optimism."
With her eye on the horizon, Bündchen says that she hasn't mapped out her next career move after modelling. "I see myself doing so many things," she says. But when life gets too intense — as it inevitably does in New York City, which Bündchen now calls home — she likes to hit the open road. "I do it all the time," she says. "In my work, I'm around a lot of people with tons of energy. I had a weekend off recently, so I got in my car with my dogs, Vida, Willie and Hazel [a teacup Yorkie and two boxers], and drove for two and a half hours up to Woodstock. I sang — no, I screamed — along with my music the whole way," she says, laughing. "I'm sure people were looking at me and thinking 'What's wrong with her?'" Bündchen swears by these pockets of alone time. "I love being by myself and, you know, I'm not afraid of uncertainty. If you live in the moment with an awareness that anything can happen, then everything is possible."
Image courtesy of Cacharel
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Is Sydel Curry Married
By Eli Alfred On Jul 25, 2021
Sydel Curry, Sister of renowned NBA star, Stephen Curry is one of the most admired personalities out there with many desperate to know her relationship status.
Sydel was born into a family full of Sports with her two brothers alongside her father all known well as Basketball players while she and her mother took a step into playing volleyball.
When you are surrounded by some special kind of people at home, you definitely will need that sane kind of people when you step out if home and that played a great influence in Sydel Choosing a partner.
She is in relationship with sDamion Lee, also an NBA player representing Atlanta Hawkwhom she started dating somewhere mid 2016.
On September 1, 2018 Sydel and Damion officially married in a grand ceremony that took place at the Charlotte Marriott City Centre, North Carolina. An event that was graced by family and friends with her brothers showering her with expensive gifts.
On that same wedding day, Steph Curry and his wife Ayesha surprised Sydel by driving her to her Almar Matter Elon University, where she found out that the school women's volleyball locker room was named in her honor.
Currently Sydel is carrying a five month Pregnancy belonging to her husband and she flaunt her baby bump alongside the caption that she could feel her unborn baby moving and grooving in her womb.
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The pair have always shown on several occasions just how a perfect couples they are and after two almost three years of living together as married partners, they are expecting their first child.
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Q: Using sessions MVC I'm creating a 5 step wizard using MVC. I've created the first step and obtained the values selected from the form.
The form layouts of the next steps will depend on the options the user has selected in step1.
Could someone please advise the best way to achieve this? I've thought about dynamically altering the steps using JavaScript and then after all steps are completed, submit all the data.... Or would it be best to submit the data after each step?
If I did submit the data after each step, is it possible to access the same class where the data will be stored between controllers?
I'd normally use session variables in php, is there something similar I can do using MVC?
Sorry I'm quite new to MVC and need a little help to point me in the right direction
Thanks

A: This sounds like a great candidate for jQuery Steps.
With this approach you can just create one long form and specify each step of the wizard with the plugin.
It will allow you to use one strongly typed view model and reduce the amount of server-side code you have to write (and maintain).

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Just like everything else, in the latest trend of limitless furniture, there seem to be infinite preference in regards to picking six seater dining tables. You may think you understand accurately what you need, but when you walk into a shop or explore pictures on the website, the designs, forms, and customization choices can become overwhelming. So save the time, budget, money, energy, also effort and work with these recommendations to obtain a clear idea of what you look for and what you need prior to starting the hunt and contemplate the appropriate styles and pick proper colors, here are some tips and ideas on selecting the most appropriate six seater dining tables.
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"We held each other and begged for God to save us"
The Bernal family in their new house: Jonalyn, Elino, Mariela, Eljay, Maurelle and Kris. Photo: Marcus Lundstedt
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Today, Wednesday the 8th of November marks four years since Haiyan (locally called Yolanda), one of the world's deadliest typhoons, struck the Philippines. For the survivors, it seems just like yesterday.
Am I allowed to cry during an interview? Tears flow down my cheeks onto the paper below, as I attempt to summarize Jonalyn Bernal's account of the morning of November 8, 2013.
Basey City, Phillipines. 7:45 a.m. When winds cross 32.7 m/s, they are classified as hurricane-force. The winds pummeling Jonalyn's window this morning are clocking 90 m/s. She had heard the storm warning on the radio and left her flimsy home along with her family, seeking shelter.
"My husband shook me awake. We need to go higher, to the second floor, he said. There was no electricity in the place we were sheltering. Outside I could hear the wind howling. The noise was deafening".
Many people sought their refuge to the conference center in the city of Tacloban. Over 100 people died in there when the building was flooded.
Typhoon Haiyan struck four years ago, but this is the first time Jonalyn is telling her story. She breaks down and cries as she talks.
"From the second floor, all I could see were black waves. A wall of water. I prayed to God to save us".
The family sat huddled tight under a blanket, holding hands, hugging, afraid to let go.
"We were like drenched chick, expecting the worst".
The water kept rising by the minute.
"A plate came flying through the room and struck me. My husband was sure I'd passed out".
As Jonalyn tells her story, Marielle, her eldest daughter, plays at our feet.
"Do you remember anything of that day?", I ask Marielle. Marielle crawls into her mother's lap, her smile is replaced by a whisper.
"The rain hurt my skin. I could not get up", she says, and then nothing more.
After an hour, winds began to let up. The baby was crying for milk. When Jonalyn's husband went out to look for food, he was met by devastation. The ground around them had been levelled for miles as if by a thousand bulldozers. Nothing but death and water everywhere.
"I looked for our house but there was nothing left of it. But I managed to find some milk", says Elino Bernal.
Fortunato Viojan, 84, shows his fighter face. He survived Haiyan, but is now, like many other that lack alternatives, back by the water.
The following days are a blur. The family borrowed money to buy diapers, food, sugar. When We Effect staff reached the disaster zone, they were greeted by children playing in destroyed classrooms open to the sky, roofs blown away.
Haiyan was one of the worst typhoons in history. 1.9 million people became homeless. 6,300 people lost their lives.
Four years later, 200,000 people remain homeless. But out of the destruction of Haiyan, new, stronger houses have risen. Today, Jonalyn's family and a hundred others from the city of Basey have been provided new houses, built with the support of We Effect and the local partner Julio & Florentina Ledesma Foundation. Jonalyn and her family moved in a year ago.
"The first thing my daughter said when she saw the house was, are we rich?"
The house is built with 2,400 bricks, fortified to resist the next superstorm.
"I'm so extremely happy and grateful. That's why I planted so many flowers outside the house. That's my way of saying thanks to those who made it possible. Here I am 100 percent safe. This house will protect us".
The Bernal family in front of their new house. Jonalyn, Elino, mariela 10, Eljay 8, Maurelle 6, Kris 1.
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That's not the type of chance I am talking about here. The chance with respect to doing aging different is about you and your life. Are you willing to chance that your life will be the way you want it to be as you get older? That chance hopefully is not one you are expecting to leave to others. Getting older should never be left to chance, nor should you expect to have it choreographed like a dance. It should, however, be lived as the old adage say – expect the best, but also prepare for the worst. Our age does not define how we live, so make the best of what you have today, look to the future with expectations of days filled with wonder. Remember though that wonder does come on its own you have to make space for it in your life.


So, let me get this straight. You moved everything to Google Drive, not keeping a local copy. Then you emptied the trash. And you didn't have a backup of your documents, but instead decided to leave everything in the cloud. Then, when something goes wrong, you blame Google. Am I understanding correctly?
Nope, not understanding it at all. He moved files out of his google drive, but the files aren't files, just links to the cloud. So even though he still has the files, they have no data in them.
But, still no backup? Files only exist in Google Drive, and no where else?


Fajita Pinwheels – Delicious rolled tortilla appetizers filled with bacon, turkey ham, roasted pepper, and green onion mixed in cream cheese.
With New Year's Eev only two days away, most of you that are entertaining a party, or going to a party, are probably working on a plate, or two, of bite-sized gems to serve, or to bring with you for the lovely host/hostess. This year I intended to host a party, but things never go as planned, right? Instead, we are going out for a nice dinner with very dear friends of ours and then we are going to ring in the New Year back at their place. Because I could never go empty handed, even if it was just for a coffee visit, I made a bunch of hors d'oeuvres (or as we call it, "meze") that I will be bringing with me.
These cute, delicious little treats are fajita pinwheels filled with bacon, turkey ham, roasted pepper, and green onion mixed in light cream cheese. These will be coming with me because they always please a crowd, especially when served with a glass of Chardonnay! And since my husband knows his wines, he will be bringing the Chardonnay.
Fajita Pinwheels - Delicious rolled tortilla appetizers filled with bacon, turkey ham, roasted pepper, and green onion mixed in cream cheese.
Arrange the julienned peppers on a baking sheet covered with foil; add a pinch of salt over the peppers, drizzle with olive oil, and in the oven for about 15 minutes. Remove from oven and dice; set aside.
In the meantime prepare the bacon; dice it and cook it over medium-low heat.
Remove the bacon and in the same pan where the bacon was cooked, add in the thin slices of turkey ham and cook on each side for about a minute.
In a deep mixing bowl add in the neufchatel cheese, the bacon, green onions, peppers, and onion salt. Beat with a mixer on the lowest speed setting for about 30 seconds – this will result in a creamier mixture.
Spread a tablespoon of the prepared cheese mixture onto the tortilla and top with a slice of the turkey ham. Repeat this process until you've run out of tortillas.
Roll up the tortillas and place them in a plastic container with a cover.
Put the rolled up tortillas in the fridge for 2 hours.
Remove them from the fridge and cut each roll-up crosswise into 5 slices.
Place the pinwheels in a plastic container, and back to the fridge until you are ready to serve them.
These look delicious!! Perfect party appetizer!
Ahhh… I can see these on my Super Bowl table!!! Nicely done!
Great idea. Simple, made ahead of time, yet it has bacon so you know people will like it! Love it! Happy New year to you!
Bacon speaks to us all! 🙂 Have a blessed and a very happy new year, Lori!
Happy New Year, Christina! Best wishes!
Great recipe! It looks quick and tasty.
Every time my husband passes up the fridge, he opens up the container and pops 1 of these in his mouth. I did buy a few more tortillas just in case I need to make some more. Good thing they are quick and easy!
Thank you for stopping by my blog! I loved going through yours yesterday! Best wishes and a happy new year to you and your family!
How cute! I love fun pinwheels like these!!
Pinwheels are perfect party food and I'm sure the combination of flavors in yours will be a big hit! Have a fabulous NYE and best wishes for a happy and healthy 2011!
The combination of smoked bacon and roasted pepper give that rustic and homey taste to the wrap – it tastes really good.
I'm glad you stumbled across here, too! Have a Happy New Year!
what a perfect little bite for NYE!! of course if you make anything with Bacon, I'm there!
That's how I feel, too…if there's bacon, it has to be good! Happy New Year, Chef!
That's just GREAT!!! Loks so good and so tasty!!
I would be thrilled if you brought these to a party. They look and sound amazing. Thank you so much for sharing with me. I hope you and your family have a happy New Year!
I'd love to bring them to your party, Monet! 🙂 Best wishes in the new year!!!
Fabulous!!!! Looks easy, tasty, and just so pretty!


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Chicago Plan Commission Approves Two New Projects
By Gabriel Circiog, Associate Editor The Chicago Plan Commission has given the green light for two new projects: the 3750 North Halsted and the 454 N. Park Drive developments, ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com reports. The 3750 North Halsted is a joint venture between Chicago-based JDL Development Corp. and Norridge-based Harlem Irving Cos. The
The Chicago Plan Commission has given the green light for two new projects: the 3750 North Halsted and the 454 N. Park Drive developments, ChicagoRealEstateDaily.com reports. The 3750 North Halsted is a joint venture between Chicago-based JDL Development Corp. and Norridge-based Harlem Irving Cos. The 296-unit up-scale apartment project calls for the development of a 15-story tower and a 12-story tower at the northwest corner of Bradley Place and Halsted Street, half a mile away from Wrigley Field.
The $73.4 million project was scaled down from 17 stories and 347 units, but some community groups still prefer a lower height and around half the number of units as they fear, at one point, the rentals will be transformed into condominiums. This would create an increased supply of condominiums, making it harder for existing owners to sell.
The development plans to replace the parking lot owned by Open Arms United Worship Center and to include 11,000 square feet of retail space as well as 276 parking spaces. According to the JDL Development Corp. website, the initial plan also called for a 35,000 square foot rooftop park located on the fifth floor that would feature an outdoor pool, hot tub, dining area and landscaped dog run.
The Plan Commission also approved the sale of a city-owned parcel located at 4711 W. Madison St. The Evanston developer who acquired the site plans to construct a 15,000-square-foot Sav-A-Lot grocery store.
The other development project to get the go-ahead from the Plan Commission is located at 454 N. Park Drive in the Streeterville neighborhood. Real estate investor Donald Wilson plans to construct a 398-unit high-rise, as well as a 400-room hotel with 230 parking spaces.
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Q: PHP PDO Wrapper class implementation I have been developing a wrapper class inside a small PHP framework and I am experiencing something weird with one of the method in my class.
First here is the class code :
<?php
namespace Framework;
header('Content-Type: text/html; charset=UTF-8');

class cConnexion
{
    public $m_log;//This will be instantiate as a cLog object (another class in the namespace)
    private $m_DB;//PDO instance
    private $m_Host;//Host of the conneciton string
    private $m_DBName;//Name of the DB to connecte to
    private $m_Driver;//Driver name, mysql for MySQL, sqlsrv for MSSQL
    private $m_Login;//Username for authentification
    private $m_Password;//Password for authentification

    public function __construct($p_Driver = "mysql", $p_host, $p_DBName, $p_login, $p_password)
    {
        $this->m_Host= $p_host;
        $this->m_Driver = $p_Driver;
        $this->m_DBName = $p_DBName;
        $this->m_Login = $p_login;
        $this->m_Password = $p_password;
        $this->m_log = new cLog('', '', true, false, false);
    }

    public function SecureExecute($p_query, $p_param)
    {
        try
        {
            $stmt = $this->m_DB->prepare($p_query);
            $status = $stmt->execute($p_param);
            $this->m_log->setMessageFR("Aucune exception ne s'est levé. ");
            $this->m_log->setMessageEN("No exceptions were raised. ");
            $this->m_log->setSuccess($status);
            return $status;
        }
        catch(\PDOException $e)
        {
            $this->m_log->setMessageFR("Une exception de type PDO est levé. ".$e->getMessage());
            $this->m_log->setMessageEN("A PDO exception was raised. ".$e->getMessage());
            $this->m_log->setSuccess(false);
            return false;
        }
    }
}
?>

Note that I have remove every other method that are not relevant to the question but kept the constructor and all the properties. Also note that there is a method to connect the $m_DB property to the DB, you might want to assume it has already been called.
Here is the problem I need help solving:
Step by Step description of what is going on:

*

*I create an instance of cConnexion and use the connecteToDB method that isn't described in here but it is working properly because I can use another method to do MySQL 'SELECT' statement.

*I tried to UPDATE a row which doesn't exist in a MySQL table but the object still tell me that the UPDATE was successful.

Is that normal? I read the PDO::PDOStatement::execute Doc and is says that the return value of PDO::PDOStatement::execute is either true (on success) or false(if fails).
Here is an exemple of code using the method:
$sql = "UPDATE Employes SET CieNo = 3, Nom = :Name, Dept = :Department WHERE EmplCode = :Code";
$params = array
(
    'Code'=>$EmplCode,// = 123
    'Name'=>($lname." ".$fname),// = Lalonde Sebastien
    'Department'=>$dep,// = INFO
);
$cn = new cConnexion(/*Connection string and params here*/);
$cn->connectToDB();
if($cn->SecureExecute($sql, $params))
{
    echo "SQL1: true";
}

The following code always output "SQL1: true" even when the UPDATE shouldn't had work...(because the Employes table doesn't contains an EmplCode = 123).
Can someone suggest a way to change my class so that the method SecureExecute() return false when this happen?

A: The execute method returns true on success, which in your case is true: The mysql query was executed successfully, however no rows were effected.
If you need to check whether the update actually altered anything, you need to use "rowCount":
$stmt = $this->m_DB->prepare('Update ...');
$stmt->execute();

$effected = $stmt->rowCount();

You can then decide if you want to return a true/false value from your method.
http://www.php.net/manual/en/pdostatement.rowcount.php

A: You'll only receive an error if the SQL command itself is in error.  So if Employes is a valid table, and CieNo, Nom, Dept, and EmplCode are all valid columns, then your SQL statement is valid, even though it doesn't always find a row to UPDATE.  Technically, it was "successful", just not in the way you're wanting.
Take a look at rowCount()
for info on how to determine whether 0 or more rows were affected by your query.

A: In fact, this whole class appears to be utterly useless. Exactly the same outcome can be achieved with raw PDO, with very small addition.
$cn = new PDO(/*Connection string and params here*/);
$cn->setAttribute( PDO::ATTR_ERRMODE, PDO::ERRMODE_EXCEPTION );

$stmt = $cn->prepare($sql);
$stmt->execute($params);


HBO's Girls usually keeps a tight lid on its casting information, but today, Lena Dunham's hit show has loosened that lid a bit and announced a few tidbits of casting news. Both Rita Wilson and Colin Quinn will be heading to the comedy, although it's hard to tell exactly what sort of role each will play.
TV Line first reported the news, squeezing out the detail that Wilson will play Marnie's mom on the show. Wilson has most recently come off a role in The Good Wife, where she played an aggressive lawyer fighting cases against the Lockhart & Gardner firm. We don't know exactly how Marnie's mother will pan out, but if she's anything like her daughter, she'll be highly detail oriented and serious.
Quinn—who is probably best known for his work on Saturday Night Live, will also appear in the HBO program's second season. There's no news on what sort of character he will play, but the actor did confirm yesterday via Twitter that he was already shooting for the series.
We've still got a few months before the Girls Season 2 premiere airs, but at the very least we know the cast is shaping up nicely, with Donald Glover and Patrick Wilson also already cast for guest starring roles. TV Blend will keep you posted on any new casting announcements that waft our way before Girls returns to the air in January. I'm hoping someone will slip and inadvertently let a prime detail, because we know Dunham won't be opening her mouth anytime soon. It's impressive, really.


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Echo Spirits is about connections: past to present, process to product, and curious connoisseurs to the craftsmen behind the still. In the past, everyone knew their tailor, their grocer, their banker. Why shouldn't people know their distiller? It's on this idea that we developed a flexible, classic brand identity for Echo. We created a simple, flexible set of brand standards for them to use as they off the ground. Nonfiction is continuing to work with Echo Spirits as they develop their brand.
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The Canadian housing market is truly a tale of two cities: while home prices in Toronto keep going up, sales continue to slide in Vancouver.
Home sales plunged 38.8 per cent last month compared with October 2015, the Real Estate Board of Greater Vancouver says. The board said 2,233 properties were sold in October of this year, down from the 3,646 home sales recorded in the same month last year.
Both the B.C. and federal governments have brought in a number of measures to address soaring housing costs, particularly in Metro Vancouver. In August, the provincial government implemented a 15 per cent tax for foreign nationals buying residential property in Metro Vancouver in a bid to stabilize the area's housing prices, which have been among the highest in North America.
Last month, the composite benchmark price for all residential properties in Metro Vancouver was $919,300 -- a 24.8 per cent increase compared to October 2015, but a 0.8 per cent drop from September of this year.
Anne McMullin, president of the Urban Development Institute, a trade association representing developers in the attached and industrial properties sector, said a drop in sales represents the high-end market, which most residents have not been able to afford for some time. She said the market began declining several months ago, prior to the foreign buyers tax.
McMullin said there hasn't been any drop in sales or price in townhouses and condos and that pre-sales are going at a relatively similar pace since the summer.
"It's not really going to affect the multi-family attached market. People think there's a trickle-down (effect), but there isn't,'' she said of the drop in sales.
Realtor Adil Dinani said the market is now favourable for people moving up from an attached to a detached home, and it's likely they won't face bidding wars that have been part of real estate in and around Vancouver for several years.
"As long as sellers in the detached market understand there's a different approach in today's market than the approach of listing your home on Monday, having the open house on Saturday, Sunday and having it sold on Tuesday after multiple offers,'' he said.
Toronto, on the other hand, saw a different story. October was another hot month for the Toronto area's residential real estate market, with the number of sales hitting a record high and prices soaring by double-digits.
Home sales in the Greater Toronto Area hit a record high last month even as prices continued to soar, the Toronto Real Estate Board (TREB) said Thursday. According to TREB, there were 9,768 sales in the Greater Toronto Area, up 11.5 per cent from the same month last year. Its benchmark price index was also up by 19.7 per cent from a year ago and the average selling price for all types of homes rising by 21.1 per cent to $762,975.
TREB president Larry Cerqua says growth was strong throughout October, a month in which Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced stricter rules for mortgage lenders and foreign buyers. He says TREB will be monitoring sales and listings carefully in light of Morneau's policy changes and the board is surveying consumers to measure buying intentions for 2017.
"The record pace of GTA home sales continued in October, with strong growth observed throughout the month,'' Toronto Real Estate Board president Larry Cerqua said in a statement. "As we move through November and December, we will be watching the sales and listings trends closely, in light of the recent policy changes announced by the federal minister of finance."
The growth in home sales and prices came the same month Finance Minister Bill Morneau announced stricter rules for mortgage lenders and foreign buyers in an effort to stabilize hot housing markets such as Toronto. They included a new requirement for all insured mortgages have to undergo a stress test to determine whether borrowers are still able to make mortgage payments if interest rates rise or their income declines. Previously, such stress tests weren't required for fixed-rate mortgages longer than five years.


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by Craig Rucker, David Rothbard
The latest United Nations scare
The truth of the matter: Rio+20
Tags: rio+20, sustainable development, poverty, equality, ruling elites, consumers, polluters
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Twenty years ago, the Rio de Janeiro "Earth Summit" proclaimed that fossil fuel-induced climate change had brought our planet to a tipping point, human civilisation to the brink of collapse, and numerous species to the edge of extinction.
To prevent these looming disasters, politicians, bureaucrats and environmental activists produced a Declaration on Environment and Development, a biodiversity treaty, Agenda 21 and a framework for the Kyoto climate change treaty.
In developed nations, government responses to the purported crises sent prices soaring for energy, increasing the cost of everything we make, ship, eat and do – and crippling economic growth, killing jobs and sending families into fuel poverty.
In developing countries, governments restricted access to electricity generation and other technologies – forcing the world's poorest families to continue trying to eke out a living the old-fashioned way: turning forest habitats into firewood, cooking over wood and dung fires, and living with rampant poverty and disease.
This year, recognising that people are no longer swayed by claims of climate cataclysms, Rio+20 organisers repackaged their little-changed agenda to emphasise "sustainable development" and the need to preserve "biodiversity." To garner support, they professed a commitment to poverty reduction, "social justice" and the right of all people to "fulfill their aspirations for a better life."
However, mostly far-fetched or exaggerated environmental concerns remained their focal point, and (as always) they have been willing to address today's pressing needs only to the extent that doing so will not "compromise the ability of future generations to meet their needs."
Of course, no one can foresee what technologies future generations will develop, or which raw materials those technologies will require. Sacrificing the needs of current generations to safeguard unpredictable future needs thus makes little sense. Moreover, preventing energy and mineral exploration in hundreds of millions of wilderness, park and other "protected" areas today could well foreclose access to raw materials that will be vital for technologies of tomorrow – itself a violation of sustainability dogma.
It is equally difficult to determine what resource uses are "not sustainable." If changing economics, new discoveries or new extraction methods (like hydraulic fracturing) mean we now have 100-200 years of oil and natural gas, for example, that would appear to make hydrocarbon use quite sustainable – at least long enough for innovators to develop new technologies and sources of requisite raw materials.
By contrast, wind, solar and biofuel projects impact millions of acres of wildlife habitats, convert millions of additional acres from food crops to biofuels, and kill millions of birds and bats. Calling those projects "eco-friendly" or "sustainable" may be inappropriate – a misnomer.
Of equal or greater concern, activists have repeatedly abused the term "sustainability" to justify policies and programs that obstruct energy, mineral and economic development, and thereby prevent people from fulfilling their "aspirations for a better life." Set forth in a 99-page report, the UN's latest "blueprint for sustainable development and low-carbon prosperity" continued this practice.
"Resilient People, Resilient Planet: A future worth choosing" (RP2) called for a global council, new UN agencies, expanded budgets and powers, greater control over energy development and other economic activities, and "genuine global actions" by every nation and community – supposedly to ensure "social justice," poverty eradication, climate protection, biodiversity, "green growth," renewable energy, an end to "unsustainable patterns of consumption and production," and other amorphous and self-contradictory goals.
RP2 also sought to prevent "irreversible damage" to Earth's ecosystems and climate, as defined and predicted by UN-approved scientists, activists and virtual reality computer models. Reports and campaigns by the UN, World Wildlife Fund, Sierra Club, Greenpeace and similar groups supported the agenda. To ensure that they would have sufficient funds to implement the agenda – without having to rely on dues or grants from developed nations – the Rio+20 organizers also wanted the power to tax global financial transactions and other activities, with revenues flowing directly to the United Nations.
Rio+20 was clearly not about enabling countries, communities and companies to do a better job of protecting environmental values, while helping families to climb out of poverty.
It was about using sustainable development pieties to target development projects, limit individual liberty and market-based initiatives, and provide sufficient wind and solar power to generate and demonstrate modest improvements in developing countries' living conditions – while ensuring that poor families never become middle class, and communities never actually conquer poverty, misery and disease.
Advancing "social equity" and "environmental justice," in ways that Rio+20 sought to do, would actually have meant perpetuating poverty for developing countries, and reducing living standards in wealthier countries. The goal, as in all previous incarnations of Rio+20, was to ensure more equal sharing of increasing scarcity – except for ruling elites.
The real "stakeholders" – the world's poorest people – were barely represented at Rio+20. Their health and welfare, dreams and aspirations, pursuit of justice and happiness were given only lip service – then brushed aside and undermined.
The proceedings were controlled by bureaucrats who do not know how to generate new wealth, generally oppose efforts by those who do know, and see humans primarily as consumers and polluters, rather than as creators and innovators, protectors and stewards.
If Rio+20 had achieved what its organizers had set out to accomplish, citizens of still wealthy nations would now have to prepare for new assaults on their living standards. Impoverished people in poor nations would now have to prepare for demands that they abandon their dreams for better lives.
That is neither just nor sustainable. It is a good thing that the radical Rio+20 agenda was largely rejected. Now we must all work together to find and implement constructive and sustained solutions to the real problems that continue to confront civilization, wildlife and the environment.
David Rothbard serves as president of the Washington, DC-based Committee For A Constructive Tomorrow (www.CFACT.org and www.CFACT.tv). Craig Rucker is CFACT's executive director.
This essay was originally published in National Review on June 20, 2012, as "The UN's Rio+20 Agenda: The "sustainable development" agenda will harm health, welfare, and nature.
http://www.nationalreview.com/articles/303268/un-s-rio20-agenda-david-rothbard?pg=1


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By Sandra Scott
The Granada Cathedral boasts old world charm.
A decade ago, as my husband and I sat in our hotel room overlooking the small Nicaraguan harbor town of San Juan del Sur, about two hours west of the capital of Managua, we agreed there was no need to ever return. The hotel, the best in town at that time, had all the ambiance of the Bates Motel ofPsycho fame.
Other than brilliant sunsets, the small town had little to offer. The crescent beach was littered with debris, a rusting hulk of a ship lazed, lopsided, on the beach with a sign affixed: "Do not urinate on the beach." That alone was enough to strengthen our resolve to check San Juan del Sur off our "we-have-to-return-someday" list.
But resolutions are made to be broken. A decade later, the view from 4-star Pelican Eyes Hotel, a boutique hotel with a unique, free-form style nestled amid jungle vegetation above the town, showed a different San Juan. The harbor was dotted with small yachts, fishing boats and sailboats. High on the hill, expensive private homes afford their owners a sweeping view of the ocean. The town is abuzz with building and energy.
While eating a gourmet dinner, al fresco, by the hotel's infinity pool, we marveled at what a difference a decade makes. Two weeks of driving around Nicaragua made us we realize not only can one go back, oneshould go back.
All travel in Nicaragua starts in Managua, situated 28 miles (45 k) inland from the Pacific Ocean, on the shores of Lake Managua. After being leveled by the earthquake of 1972, followed by 30 years of moldering in the tropical sun, the city center of Managua is rising like the Phoenix.
A decade ago the city center was a series of grassy blocks where buildings once stood, except for the InterContinental Hotel, a white, pyramid-shaped building, which survived the earthquake unscathed. Easily seen from everywhere in the city center, it had been our landmark and one of the few upscale accommodations in Managua.
On the way into the city center this time, I said to my husband, John, who was driving, "Don't worry, I know exactly where we are going. We just need to spot the InterContinental." But where was it? We drove by the hotel twice, without realizing it. Then we spotted it.
The InterContinental is now the Crowne Plaza. It still retains its classic pyramid shape, but it has been completely remodeled — and it is partly hidden by a hotel convention center and a casino. A new InterContinental is only a 10-minute drive away, as is a Holiday Inn Express. Between the three hotels there are malls, more hotels and fountains.
In the city center, only the stark remains of the old Managua Cathedral, destroyed during the '72 quake, the Rubin Dario Theatre and a few other buildings stand as reminders of the past.
For me the most intriguing site in Managua is the Huellas de Acahualinca Museum. Here, preserved forever, are 10,000-year-old footprints of men, women, children and animals desperately fleeing a deadly rain of volcanic ash. As I stared at the footprints I could feel a glimmer of their terror, and wondered, "Did they survive?"
Nicaragua is a country of lakes, volcanoes and beaches. From Managua, we headed toward the colonial town of Granada — 27 miles (45 k) north of Managua, on the north shore of Lake Nicaragua — making a detour to Laguna de Apoyo, a volcanic-crater lake.
From the steep side of the crater wall we looked down at the large, dark lake ringed by tropical vegetation. The lake was calm and inviting, but the steep walk down the steps was not.
Thinking about the mountain-goat climb from the lake back up to our room, I advised John, "It's one trip a day for me! Let's have lunch at the lakeside restaurant and take our swimsuits with us, so we won't have to climb back up until after a swim."
The day was hot, but the water was refreshing. I lounged on the deck, basking in the sun, while my husband sailed a catamaran. It was an afternoon of total relaxation — until we had to climb back up.
Colonial Granada, founded in 1524 by conquistador Francisco Hernández de Córdoba on the shore of Lake Nicaragua, Central America's largest lake, is getting a facelift. The town's central plaza still has the ambiance of colonial times, as horse-drawn carriages go clip clopping along. Pastel buildings contrast with the deep blue sky.
We stayed just off the main square in the 19th century La Gran Francía, once a private home, now a beautiful boutique hotel. I felt immediately at home. It was an oasis of relaxation and tranquility. The rooms surrounding the small pool have a feeling of privacy, yet it is but steps from the central plaza.
In the afternoon, John and I drove to a nearby park, where we boarded a boat for a two-hour scenic boat ride to Las Isletas islands, a beautiful volcanic archipelago. Some of the more than 300 islands are inhabited, but most are covered with vegetation, making it a rich habitat for birds.
The largest of the islands, Ometepe, has two volcanoes, Madera and Concepci ón — which rises 5,250 feet (1,600 m) above the island. Clouds frequently shroud the volcanoes, but for a lucky few minutes the cloud halo dissipated, and we were treated to the sight of two perfect cones.
Lake Nicaragua is home to the world's only freshwater sharks. "Not to worry," said our boatman, "they are so rare that only a few lucky people ever get to see one."
We nearly decided to skip the old capital, León, two hours north of Managua, but are glad we did not. The people of this city are beginning to realize that their colonial heritage is a tourist draw, and are painting buildings and offering horse-and-carriage rides. It is a city of churches and museums, including the Metropolitan Cathedral, where Rubén Darío, Nicaragua's famed poet, who lived from 1867 to 1916, is buried.
The best place to stay here, El Convento Hotel, a new hotel with an old look, is adjacent to the San Francisco Church. We entered to find a large central garden with towering royal palms, halls with colonial artifacts and spacious guestrooms with the simplicity of a convent and all the conveniences of today. Across the street is Centro de Arte Fundación Ortiz Gurdián, Nicaragua's premier art museum.
Parts of the museum are open to the sky, and I noticed mold on the walls. "The weather is so hot and humid, won't it destroy the paintings?" I asked an attendant. He explained that it was a problem, but fans and other devices help keep the humidity down. I had my doubts.
One of our favorite places when we visited Nicaragua 10 years ago was Selva Negra (Black Forest) Mountain Resort and Coffee Estate, in the mountains near Matagalpa, about two hours north of Managua. It was one place that seemed unchanged. The owners, Eddy and Mausi Kühl, have their own little kingdom. The gate man raised the "control gate," and we entered.
Scattered throughout the lush green forest at the foot of cloud-capped mountains are quaint, half-timbered cabins. It is a place to relax, to hike through the forest and even to get married.
The Kühls built a stone church so their four daughters could get married at Selva Negra. The church, its moss-covered roof sprouting orchids, would look at home in Bavaria; it is the perfect setting for a fairy-tale wedding.
Mausi loves to give tours of the coffee plantation, taking great pride in all they have created in the past 25 years. "We have a school for the [plantation workers'] children, a store, and everything we need is organically produced.
La Gran Francía was once a private home. It now serves as a cozy private hotel where guests can relax and swim in the pool, located just outside the rooms.
Now we are raising flowers. We have our own chickens and cows, so we make our own cheese and sausage. We use the refuse from the coffee beans to make gas to cook with. We use everything."
My favorite time at Selva Negra is in the early morning, sitting in the open-air restaurant overlooking the pond. The clouds halo the mountains, the red flowers are fresh with dew, the ducks slide across the mirror-calm water, and squawking geese parade as if on guard duty. Slowly the sun burns through the clouds, and the mountains and flowers are reflected in the pond. It is always hard for us to leave Selva Negra.
Our last stop in Nicaragua is always the Barceló Playa Montelimar resort, once the ranch of deposed dictator Somoza, about 90 minutes west of Managua. The all-inclusive resort on one of the most beautiful Pacific beaches was an anomaly 10 years ago, but it will soon have competition, as other hotel chains are building or considering building on the coast.
The resort offers Caribbean-style resort living at low Nicaraguan prices. The biggest change in the past 10 years is that the property has doubled in size. We alternated between swimming in the pool and walking on the beach, with a break for resort activities such as dance lessons. In the evenings we watched the sun set over the Pacific, then enjoyed Vegas-style stage shows.
Nicaragua is on its way to being "the new Costa Rica" — it is perfect for a wedding, a honeymoon or an adventurous vacation featuring smoking volcanoes, pristine beaches, colonial villages, rain forests, artisan markets and friendly people. As the tourist brochure proclaims, Nicaragua is "a land where the sun greets you every morning."
Driving to the airport in Managua, John and I talked about how safe we felt here; we agreed with Chris Buyer, the owner of Pelican Eyes, that Nicaragua is now one of the safest Latin American countries. John pondered, "Imagine, 10 years ago Nicaragua was considered a risky place to visit. I wonder what changes will occur in the next 10 years?"
Nicaraguan Tourism Institute
www.visitanicaragua.com
Pelican Eyes Hotel & Resort
www.piedrasyolas.com
Crowne Plaza Hotels
www.crowneplaza.com
La Gran Francía Hotel y Restaurante
www.lagranfrancia.com
Hotel El Convento
www.hotelelconvento.com.ni
Selva Negra Mountain Resort and Coffee Estate
www.selvanegra.com
Barceló Playa Montelimar Hotel
www.barcelo.com
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The latest status reports show Western Australia's fish stocks continue to be in healthy condition.
Director of Fisheries Science and Resource Assessment, for the Department of Primary Industries and Regional Development, Dr Dan Gaughan said the reports on the State's fisheries indicate that 95% of them are not at risk or vulnerable to fishing exploitation.
"Most of the ecological risk to our State's aquatic resources are currently at acceptable levels," Dr Gaughan said.
"Where fish stocks have been impacted by adverse environmental conditions, management measures are in place to support the quickest possible recovery.
Dr Gaughan said the department's ongoing commitment to sustainable fisheries management had underpinned WA's success in gaining independent sustainability certification of key fisheries.
"The Marine Stewardship Council's assessment methodology is the international gold standard test of the sustainability credentials for fisheries, with eight of WA's fisheries having now achieved their independent certification," he said.
"WA now has more fisheries certified through the MSC process than any other Australian State or the Federal Government.
"The latest status reports detail how our fisheries are doing overall, including where measures to improve breeding stocks have been introduced.
"In the West Coast Demersal Scalefish Fishery, for example, because of the long-lived nature of demersal species, the management goals introduced a decade ago are expected to take further time to fully recover the fishery.
In contrast, the steps taken to help Shark Bay's crab and scallop fisheries rebound from the 2011 marine heat wave have now seen a recovery and a return to commercial fishing.
For further detail, the Status reports of the fisheries and aquatic resources of Western Australia 2016/17 is now available on the DPIRD Fisheries website at www.fish.wa.gov.au.


Stir-fry is the answer to the world's most important question: What the hell do I make for dinner on a Tuesday night? Knowing how to make stir-fry at home will save you when you're tired and can't think of spending any more than the absolute minimum amount of energy on dinner. It's quick, easy and highly customizable, which is why you should know the formula for making a perfect one every time.
So here's how we do it. Get some white rice cooking—or cheat and pick some up from the takeout place around the corner—because this thing comes together way faster than you think, and you'll want a bed of the fluffy stuff to soak up all those delicious stir-fry juices. Let's get it.
Small pieces of meat are key when it comes to a stir-fry. The thinner the meat, the more quickly it will cook, and as we know, a stir-fry is all about speed. Cut your protein—think sirloin steak, pork shoulder, or chicken thighs—against the grain as thinly as possible. Seafood is a strong move too—quick-cooking things like shrimp and scallops are delicious here, but can be left whole because they're so delicate.
Once you have those nice thin pieces of steak or pork or chicken, you want to hit them with the stir-fry trifecta: soy sauce, cornstarch, and neutral oil. The soy seasons the meat. The cornstarch—which may seem like a weird addition, but is completely crucial—encourages the meat to brown more quickly, and will also help to thicken your sauce later on. And the oil keeps everything good and lubricated. Toss your sliced meat so it's evenly coated, and set it aside.
We could stop at meat. But where's the fun in that? Let's add some vegetables for color and health and flavor. We can't just throw anything in the pan here though. Keeping with the whole quick-quick-quick theme, we want veggies that don't need a lot of pan time to get tender. Asparagus, snap peas, string beans, snow peas, greens, and bok choy are all great contenders. Stay away from denser stuff like carrots sweet potatoes, and cauliflower. Whichever vegetables you choose, cut them into evenly-sized pieces so they all cook at the same rate. This is also the time to add aromatics. Sliced ginger, smashed garlic, and/or big chunks of scallion will add some base flavor to your vegetable sitch.
A good stir-fry sauce will be sweet, acidic, salty, and pack a solid punch of umami. We like a mix of soy sauce, oyster sauce, mirin, and rice vinegar. It spreads the love between the flavors without overwhelming your stir-fry with any single one. Mix this thing up and set it to the side.
Now things are actually going to happen. And they're going to happen quickly. In a stainless steel skillet, heat some vegetable oil over medium-high heat for a minute or two. Throw the vegetables and aromatics in the skillet and cook them for about three minutes, shaking the pan and stirring often. You want to cook the vegetables just shy of being cooked through and remove them from the skillet.
Meat time is now. In the same pan, add a little more vegetable oil. Lay the slices of meat down in a single layer, and leave them undisturbed for about three minutes. You want to get as much color on the meat as possible without overcooking it. Once the fat begins to render and the juices pool at the bottom of the pan, give the meat a stir and immediately add the vegetables back into the pan.
That sauce we made is finally getting its time in the spotlight. Pour the sauce into the skillet and stir the meat and vegetables together until everything is coated and the sauce has thickened slightly—two or three minutes, tops.
We're in the home stretch. Season the stir-fry lightly with kosher salt (You already have salty soy sauce in there, so just a bit will do), and let it cool slightly. Slice some scallions. Scoop some white rice onto your plate and top it with a hefty portion of the stir-fry. Get some of that sauce at the bottom of the bowl and drizzle it over your rice. Top the whole thing with those scallions and maybe some sesame seeds if you're feeling frisky. You did it. That is a stir-fry. Be proud of it. Smile at it. Hire a photographer to take photos of it. Hang the photos on your wall. Think fondly of your stir-fry every time you pass them. Never forget this moment.


Being YPP's first student property in Liverpool we knew it had to be special. We didn't want it to be average, OK, fine or even good… we needed it to be a bobby dazzler! And that it is. After months of research trying to find the best location for our tenants we must admit we're patting ourselves on the back.
The Underground. If you've ever been on the London Tube then the word 'Underground' might just make your palms sweat, your heart race and your anxiety start to creep in, but in fact, The Liverpool Underground is like riding 1st class on Emirates with unlimited champagne and a free eye mask in comparison. In fact, the difference between London's busiest station Waterloo and Liverpool's busiest station Liverpool Central, is a whopping 84.3 million people per year. Now that's a lot of people.
Yes, they might be a bit warm in summer, what can you expect being 50 meters closer to the Earth's core? But they're quick, they come regularly, there's no stopping at zebra crossings and Liverpool St James Street is a mere 4-minute walk from Gravity Residence. How's that for location? Even better, if you want to call in at Moose coffee on your way (we'll come to that later) or you're trying to up the step count on your Fitbit then Moorfields station in only a 6-minute walk in the other direction. We're practically spoiling you. Now with lift access, escalators and the power to buy tickets on your phone, every other city in the north is now green with envy.
Nightlife. When you think of a night out in Liverpool you immediately think of super high stilettos, false lashes, fake-tan and curlers, everyone puts in so much effort and it's great. But what isn't so great is the walk home at the end of the night via the local kebab shop in said super high stilettos. Which is another reason why Gravity Residence should be your number one when looking for student accommodation in Liverpool. Whether you prefer pubs, clubs or bars you know that getting home will be a doddle. We've already mentioned The Underground if you do want to venture slightly further out but if you want to save those aching feet you really don't have to go far. In fact, you've got hundreds of options right on your door step from independent bars to all your big names like Revolution and All Bar One. So that's less money on expensive taxis and more money on cocktails!
Radio City Tower. Also called St John's beacon this observation tower stands at 138 meters tall providing a 360-degree panoramic view of Liverpool for anyone that doesn't have a fear of heights. And only a short 12-minute walk from Gravity Residence this means you don't have to worry about hiring a car when family and friends come to visit. One trip up to the observation deck for £6 (child and student discount available) and they will understand why you chose Liverpool over your deserted home town with nothing but a closed down petrol station, even if your Mum did spend two years trying to get you to live with her forever.
The Waterfront. Turn left out of Gravity Residence, follow the road down for 4 minutes and you'll find yourself in the Dock. Yes, the road literally leads right into the water, it's that close. And why would I want to be at the Dock you ask? Very good question. More than just boats and ferries you'll find an array of cafés, bars and restaurants with fabulous views overlooking the water but what's more are the number of tourist attractions that aren't 138 meters up in the sky this time. There's Echo Arena, Museum of Liverpool, The Beatles Story, The Ferris Wheel, The Exhibition Centre, Liverpool water sports centre, Pier head village, Titanic Memorial and The Royal Liver building, just to name a few. Now if that doesn't keep your Nana busy when she comes to visit for the weekend I don't know what will.
Supermarkets. You can forget about opening the fridge to nothing but empty shelves and a jar of olives way past their sell by date, because once again (I bet you're bored of us saying this) everything is right on your doorstep. There's a Sainsbury's local and a Tesco Express both only a 4-minute walk away, an Aldi and a Lidl both within a 20-minute walk, an Asda superstore a 13-minute drive away and a Marks & Spencer simply food just a 9-minute drive away. This means whether you're shopping for your Monday night beans on toast for one, or your steak for Friday's date night, its easy to grab on your way home.
Liverpool One. If you're a shopaholic with a large amount of debt then maybe Gravity Residence isn't for you, but for everyone else, it's a shopper's dream. Not many people can say they have over 170 shops, bars and restaurants within a 5-minute walk, but if you live at Gravity Residence it's certainly something you can boast about. Last minute night out and nothing to wear? Forgot to get your Nan a 70th birthday card? Broken your phone charger? Sudden craving for chicken wings? Whatever the crisis, Liverpool One can probably solve it, and you'd be there and back in 10 minutes. Open until 11pm 7 days a week and with regular events such as Yoga, Bingo, Ping Pong and lip sync battles, you better be prepared for a busy social life.
Restaurants. If the thought of cooking steak for date night brings back vivid memories of that house fire you nearly started once, then why not head to a restaurant? With Caribbean, Brazilian, Greek and Argentinian restaurants as well as pizzerias, steak houses, all-you-can-eat buffets, street food and fine-dining all within a 5-minute walk, you really will be stuck for choice. As well as your favourites like Nando's and Jamie's Italian you have plenty of smaller independent eateries each offering something unique. Whether you like exploring new places or sticking to what you know, Liverpool won't let you down when it comes to food.
Lunch spots. Believe it or not, yet again you're spoilt for choice when it comes to cafes, coffee shops, sandwich bars, bakeries and just fast food in general. If you're looking for something a bit different to your everyday McDonalds or Greggs, then we recommend you head just 3 minutes up the road from Gravity Restaurant to Izakaya for some Sushi, or to Moose Coffee right next door for some Instagram worthy pancakes.
I know what you're thinking… Where do I go first? Well don't worry, if you sign for an apartment in Gravity Residence you've got at least a whole year to try all the things we've mentioned. And with everything being within a 10-minute walk you know it will be hard to find excuses not to. Choose Gravity Residence as your new student accommodation and you'll not only be getting a shiny new flat, but you'll be getting a fun-packed lifestyle to go with it! Who can say no to that?Being YPP's first student property in Liverpool we knew it had to be special. We didn't want it to be average, OK, fine or even good… we needed it to be a bobby dazzler! And that it is. After months of research trying to find the best location for our tenants we must admit we're patting ourselves on the back.
I know what you're thinking… Where do I go first? Well don't worry, if you sign for an apartment in Gravity Residence you've got at least a whole year to try all the things we've mentioned. And with everything being within a 10-minute walk you know it will be hard to find excuses not to. Choose Gravity Residence as your new student accommodation and you'll not only be getting a shiny new flat, but you'll be getting a fun-packed lifestyle to go with it! Who can say no to that?


Discussion in 'Other Genres' started by KVG, Sep 19, 2012.
OK heres the deal post a photo matching the theme new or old shot on an M43 camera and 72 hrs or so from now a winner and a runner up will be chosen by me. The winner will get to set the next challenge.
I assume we only enter one photo, correct?
Hopefully my PP is ok. The wheel looks great in colour but modified BW does some wild things to it.
Prasat Phanom Rung in the northeast of Thailand - apparently the same era as Angkor Wat and less than 200km apart. This is an amazing structure, but like many it it difficult to determine which parts of the overall structure are original and how much other parts have been rebuilt / renovated; and to what degree. A little mould and dirt covers many details.
This was my first real attempts with Silver Efex Pro; unfortunately I am traveling and cannot edit these further.
Olympus EPM1 with Oly 17mm @ ISO200, F:5.6 if I recall correctly.
Now my top two pics.
First place is Pim's amazing photo. I love the lines and angles.
The runner up is addlieleman's photo. I chose it for the variety of shapes and the overall tone.
Thanks you to everyone for submitting all the great photos. Now Pim gets to direct the next 72 hr blue ribbon challenge.
Shucks, I didn't realize this was up. Wasn't able to contribute. But great challenge nonetheless. Congrats to the winners!
Anyway,I will have a good think about the next challenge and will post as soon as possible!
Congrats, Pim, well done! And thanks Kelly, for picking me as the runner up, I'm honoured. Indeed Pim, I also live in Eindhoven; the location of my picture here is a 15-minute bike ride south of where I live.


The first draft of Haverhill Vision 2031, the planning framework for the town over the next 20 years, has been unveiled, showing in detail where large housing expansion is to take place.
The future of one of the most popular recreation and leisure spots in the Haverhill area is in the melting pot as Suffolk County Council prepares to get rid of Clare Country Park.
A chopstick eating competition, Chinese-themed arts and crafts sessions, movies and Just Dance session are just some of the activities at Haverhill Leisure Centre this half-term.
There is to be a new boss at St Edmundsbury Borough Council when the role is combined with the boss of Forest Heath District Council.
Two senior Conservative borough councillors in Haverhill hold the first of their regular surgeries for 2012 on Saturday.
Suffolk's gritting teams and community volunteers are busily preparing for freezing temperatures due to hit the county over the next few days.
A Haverhill student takes on a tough personal challenge on Monday on behalf of the charity which works t highlight a condition he suffers from.
There was good news on the crime front in Haverhill this week as the statistics returned to normal after a three-week spate which saw houses, sheds, garages and cars burgled all over town.
After Saturday night's snowfall the Haverhill area was returning to normal today with roads generally clear.
The Annual General Meeting of the Haverhill Performing Arts Festival will be held at Haverhill Arts Centre on Saturday, February 25, at 3pm.
Free sturdy market bags are being given to Haverhill market-lovers on Friday, February 17, to celebrate St Valentine's Day and a great Haverhill institution.
Listings of films showing or booking at Haverhill Cineworld for the week beginning Friday, February 10.
Marking National Apprenticeship Week, Haverhill's MP Matthew Hancock has welcomed the 58 per cent increase in the number of people starting an apprenticeship in West Suffolk last year.
A craft and shopping event has raised more than £700 for St Nicholas Hospice Care, in memory of a Haverhill woman.
A freeze has been agreed on by far the largest part of the coming year's council tax levy.
Ahead of predicted snowfall and freezing temperatures this afternoon and evening, Suffolk County Council's gritting teams have been out treating the county's highways from 2pm.
Police are appealing for information following two suspicious incidents in Haverhill this week.
Residents of the Chalkstone Estate in Haverhill will get the chance to meet with police officers of their local Safer Neighbourhood Team next Thursday, February 16.
Fears that St Edmundsbury Borough Council might withdraw its entire grant to Haverhill Arts Centre have proved justified in this year's budget.
NEARLY 6,000 households and businesses have so far backed the Better Broadband for Suffolk campaign.
Three county councils in the east have signed an agreement to work together and create long-term opportunities for local businesses to trade and operate internationally, in particular with China.
Listings of films showing or booking at Haverhill Cineworld for the week beginning Friday, February 17.
Amateur photographers could see their work featured in a fund raising calendar, in aid of St Nicholas Hospice Care.
The new boss of St Edmundsbury Borough Council, at a salary of £105,000 a year, will be moving up from Plymouth City Council.
A Haverhill bus operator is stepping up its local services in Bury St Edmunds to fill a new gap at Moreton Hall.
Police are appealing for witnesses after a car was damaged in Sperling Drive, Haverhill, on Tuesday, February 14.
Local businesses were the first to learn more about St Edmundsbury Borough Council's Vision 2031, the new plan for Haverhill, at the February meeting of the bestofhaverhill.
The police are goinbg to cost us another fiver or so on our council tax this year.
Haverhill Golf Club's junior annual meeting and presentation evening was held on Friday, February 17, organised by Linda Macfarlane, chair of the junior committee.
Listings of films showing or booking at Haverhill Cineworld for the week beginning Friday, February 24.
For the first time Haverhill Town Council has agreed to freeze its council tax levy for the coming year.
A new guide aims to make sure proper infrastructure is put in place for housing developments in Suffolk in future.
Two Suffolk accountancy practices, Jacobs Allen and Paul Donno & Co, have announced their merger on March 1, forming a new accountancy business which will retain the trading name of Jacobs Allen.
Haverhill police are seeking witnesses to two recent crimes in the town, a burglary and an incident of criminal damage.
Haverhill is set to host its first Sainsbury's Sport Relief Mile on Sunday, March 25, and become part of the UK's biggest fundraising events.
Firefighters have been working most of the day to ventilate smoke from a giant waste recycling centre beside Haverhill bypass.
Police are appealing for information after a till was stolen from the pharmacy at the doctors' surgery in Haverhill.
Friday sees the start of consultation on the most wholesale vision for the future of Haverhill for decades.
Listings of films showing or booking at Haverhill Cineworld for the week beginning Friday, March 2.
Part of Haverhill bus station was cordoned off this week after an inspection showed one of the new shelters was in a dangerous condition.
Residents in Haverhill are invited to have their say on local policing priorities at the next Safer Neighbourhood piority setting meeting on Monday.


The number of conflicts has risen in the past decade, particularly in countries already facing high levels of food insecurity, so has the scale of conflict-related hunger. In 2017, conflict and related violence were the primary drivers of food insecurity in 18 countries.
People living in areas affected by conflict are three times more likely to be undernourished than those living in more stable developing countries.
On average, in countries affected by conflict, 56% of the population live in rural areas where livelihoods largely depend on agriculture.
Some parties to a conflict deliberately deny humanitarian assistance or target humanitarian workers and assets. In the worst cases, conflict actors have actively targeted civilians' food access, agriculture and productive assets. The return of famine and near-famine conditions in several countries in recent years is a direct consequence of growing conflict and a disregard for international norms.
The gravity of this situation led the UN Security Council to act. The landmark United Nations Security Council Resolution (UNSCR) 2417, unanimously adopted on 24 May 2018, strongly condemns the starvation of civilians as a method of warfare and the unlawful denial of humanitarian access.
Addressing the underlying causes of hunger and supporting resilient small-scale agriculture can contribute to stabilization and recovery.


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China Imposes New Crypto Bans, Blocking Exchanges From SERP
Crypto Regulations News
10 Jun 2021 Morgan Hayze
Chinese Search Engines Began Censoring Crypto-Related Keywords, With Exchanges Like Binance, Huobi, And OKEx Disappearing From Search Engine Results
Chinese search engines are imposing further sanctions on cryptos, as one of the world's biggest crypto exchanges to date – Binance, Huobi, and OKEx disappeared from SERP results overnight.
The news was announced by Chinese journalist Colin Wu and crypto news site 8BTCNews. This means Chinese officials are tightening the loop and enforcing censorship, especially with the Chinese CBDC project continuing development.
This is the last of series of crypto-related crackdowns, as on June 7, 2021, the Chinese twitter-clone Weibo suspended the accounts of several popular Bitcoin and crypto content creators.
It turns out Chinese search engine giants like Baidu and Sogou stopped showing results for Bitcoin, as well as the names of some of the world's largest exchanges. The move was quickly followed by services like Weibo and Zhihu.
"At the same time, it was not only search engines that blocked the three major exchanges, but also social media such as Weibo (China's Twitter) and Zhihu (China's quora)," Wu added.
The Chinese authorities crackdown on cryptos seems straightforward, as, on April 27, Beijing sent an "emergency notice" to perform lookups on data centers involved in Bitcoin and other cryptocurrency mining operations.
However, Wu disagreed, calming fears about mining on the mainland.
"This caused some panic in China. However, the Chinese government said it was only conducting an investigation. Data centers are difficult to use for Bitcoin mining, and are mainly used for ETH Filecoin," Wu noted.
The Chinese state cited the increased carbon footprint of crypto mining. According to China's 14th five-year plan, the Chinese state implies an 18% CO2 intensity cut, as well as a further 13% from 2021 to 2025.
According to data from the Cambridge Bitcoin Energy Consumption Index (CBECI), Xinjiang is accounted for 35% of China's Bitcoin hashing power in April, while supplying 23% of the world's hash rate.
Furthermore, power shortage has been a major reason for Asian miners, as provinces like Sichuan in China, where more than 50% of the total bitcoin hash rate is generated, and countries like Iran, caused panic among crypto miners.
The Sichuan province went after not only mining operators but also after the power stations that supply electricity to these businesses.
Meanwhile, the authorities in Tehran, Iran's capital, announced that over 450 Megawatts of power is the average consumed by crypto mining companies in Iran. That much power could be sufficient for a town with 100,000 citizens.
Bitcoin cryptocurrency mining Cryptocurrency exchange Cryptocurrency Regulations Huobi Binance Exchanges News OKEx china cryptocurrency news Exchanges Regulation Regulations CBDC


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11/09/2019 AFM: Alex Pettyfer to Lead 'Hunters in the Dark'
AFM: Alex Pettyfer to Lead 'Hunters in the Dark' (Exclusive)
by Alex Ritman / The Hollywood Reporter
The film, from noted author Lawrence Osborne, will mark the directorial debut of theater director Simon Evans, whose stage credits include the Olivier-nominated 'Killer Joe' with Orlando Bloom.
I Am Number Four and Magic Mike star Alex Pettyfer is starring in Hunters in the Dark from noted author Lawrence Osborne.
The directorial debut of theater director Simon Evans, whose stage credits include the Olivier-nominated Killer Joe with Orlando Bloom, the film was written by Osborne from his own novel, about an Englishman adrift in Cambodia who's eager to sidestep a life of quiet desperation as a smalltown teacher. Christopher Doyle, best known for his collaborations with Wong Kar-Wai, will shoot the project, which Double Dutch International is introducing at AFM.
"Shot against the backdrop of modern Cambodia, a country that is itself trying to construct a new face to mask the horrors it endured in the second half of the 20th century, Hunters will explore identity, atonement and the dark currents that flow underneath human nature and fight back when we try to change our path," said Evans.
The film is being produced by Axel Kuschevatzky and Phin Glynn of Infinity Hill and Pettyfer and James Ireland of Dark Dreams Entertainment. Jason Moring of DDI serves as executive producer in co-production with Nicholas Simon's Indochina. Osborne has three other projects in development, including The Forgiven, directed by John Michael McDonagh.


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British Colombia locals are up in arms over the Canadian Coast Guard's response to an oil spill following the grounding of an American tug and barge in B.C.'s Inside Passage near Bella Bella.
The tug Nathan E. Stewart, owned by Houston-based Kirby Corp., was pushing the petroleum barge DBL 55 when it ran aground at the entrance to Sea Forth Channel on Athlone Island on October 13. Although the barge was empty of cargo, marine diesel from the tug was released into the water and spread along nearby coastlines.
On Wednesday, Minister of Fisheries, Oceans and the Canadian Coast Guard, Dominic LeBlanc, released a statement saying that oil pumping from the tug had been completed, and the operation will now shift focus to salvaging of the tug and barge.
"I'm infuriated by Minister Leblanc's seemingly good news statement that suggests that now that transfer of diesel from the tanks of the tug Nathan E. Stewart is complete, we are basically turning our focus to pulling the dirty tug out the water and sending it away," said Chief Slett.
According to Slett, Fisheries and Oceans did not have anyone on the ground for close to a week after the spill and the Heiltsuk have been taking the lead on environmental assessments to determine spill impacts on local and commercial fisheries.
"Nothing could be further from the truth. There is no end in sight for the Heiltsuk people," Slett said of Leblanc's statement.
The initial response and clean-up is being led by Western Canada Marine Response Corporation with crews from Prince Rupert and Vancouver.
"Communities affected should know that the Government of Canada takes this incident very seriously, and will not hesitate to take appropriate action should there be any evidence of non-compliance.
"We are also reviewing and will approve any towing plans put forward by the owner to return the empty barge to the U.S. and will review the salvage plan for the tug with Canadian Coast Guard. Furthermore, the exemption that allowed the tug, Nathan E. Stewart, and barge to operate in the Seaforth Channel without a pilot from the Pacific Pilotage Authority onboard has been revoked. Such exemptions have been revoked for all vessels operated by the company.
The Transportation Safety Board of Canada has launched an investigation into the accident.


An approximate number of 30,000 ducks will be entered in the race by the Rotary Club of Aspen as "Presenter".
Ducks will be launched in the Roaring Fork River from No Problem Bridge at Herron Park, Aspen, CO at 2:13 pm on Saturday, August 10, 2013. The finish line will be below the Mill Street Bridge at the Rio Grande Park. The race course will be established by the Presenter. The Presenter reserves the right to manually maneuver ducks up or down the course in order to expedite all ducks finishing the race. The Presenter reserves the right to conduct the race in an alternative location and/or format if, in the sole judgment of the Presenter, the river conditions will not allow the race to be run on the river.
All ducks entered will be provided by the Presenter and shall remain the property of the Presenter.
Once the ducks are launched, they are on their own. No attempt to free or interfere with any duck is permitted, except as provided for in Paragraph 2 above, and unless deemed necessary by the Presenter's designated Race Committee. The race course will close 20 minutes after the first duck has crossed the finish line and/or is caught in the duck trap. Any ducks finishing after that time will not be eligible for the prizes or the Lucky Duck Promotion.
Coded numbers will be attached to each duck, and assigned to a number on an adoption paper. Multiple duck entries from one adoption paper will be assigned additional duck numbers for identification. The person's name that appears on the adoption paper corresponding to the ducks in order of finish will be awarded a prize by Presenter. Positive identification will be required to claim any prize won.
The Presenter reserves the right, at its sole option, to substitute prizes of comparable value. A prize may be subject to change prior to the race event.
The combined retail value of all prizes will be over $10,000.
The entry portion of each adoption paper must be completely filled out and delivered to Presenter at P.O. Box 1527, Aspen, CO 81612, or on the day of the race, at Presenter's regular place of selling adoption papers in the City of Aspen no less than forty-five (45) minutes before the start of the race to be eligible to win a prize. Entrants assume the risk of non-delivery or tardy delivery of entries. For any entry which, for any reason whatsoever, is not assigned a duck in the race, the sole remedy for such entry shall be the refund of the entrant's donation.
The Presenter reserves the right to limit the number of duck adoptions per individual.
Each duck adopted for entry into the race requires a donation to benefit Roaring Fork Valley organizations and other entities selected by the Presenter.
Prize winners will be announced approximately one hour following the race. Entrants will be notified by United States mail or by telephone. Race winners need not to be present to win. If any prize winner (other than a Lucky Duck Promotion winner) does not claim his or her prize from the Presenter at the address listed in paragraph eight (8) above within 30 days after August 10, 2013, the Presenter will select another winner based upon the order of finish of ducks.
All prizes will be awarded. Officers, directors, and members of Presenter, as well as resident family members of the same, shall be ineligible to win prizes exceeding $100 in value.
Any and all taxes on any prize or amounts paid in connection with the Lucky Duck Promotion are the sole responsibility of the winner.
By entering, entrants release the Presenter and its officers, directors, members, staff and other related entities from any and all liability with respect to prizes, the Lucky Duck Promotion, the race, and the festival.
All decisions and interpretations of rules and regulations will be made by Presenter and its judgment is final.
The race is subject to all federal, state and local laws and regulations and is void when prohibited by law.
The race shall include a "Lucky Duck Promotion" whereby $1,000,000 will be awarded to the adoption paper corresponding to the first duck to cross the race finish line and/or is caught in the duck trap, provided that the number on such duck matches in exact sequence one or more pre-selected winning numbers, which winning numbers shall not be disclosed to Presenter or race participants until after the race. Presenter has engaged a third party risk coverage provider ("RCP") with respect to payment of the $1,000,000 amount in connection with the Lucky Duck Promotion, and payment of any amount in connection with the Lucky Duck Promotion shall be subject to the terms and conditions of Presenter's contract with Presenter's RCP.
Officers, directors, and members of Presenter, as well as resident family members of the same shall be ineligible to participate in the Lucky Duck Promotion and shall be ineligible to win the Lucky Duck Promotion.
Names and likenesses of the Lucky Duck Promotion winner may be used by the Presenter, Presenter's RCP, and their designee(s) for promotional purposes without further compensation to the Lucky Duck Promotion winner(s).
The $1,000,000 amount awarded in connection with the Lucky Duck Promotion is payable in increments of $25,000 over 40 years without interest.


Peter Mehlert spent two decades as head men's soccer coach; gaining a well respected reputation both nationally and locally. Over the course of his 20 seasons as the mentor of AU soccer, from 1972 to 1991, Mehlert amassed a career mark of 204-122-38 and saw the Eagles reach the pinnacle of the collegiate soccer world.
Mehlert's 1985 squad enjoyed AU's most successful campaign ever. The squad reached the finals of the NCAA tournament and lost a record eight-overtime contest to UCLA in the Kingdome in Seattle, Washington. For his guidance and leadership, Mehlert was named the 1985 National Coach of the Year.
Mehlert has also been named Coach of the Year, both regionally and in various leagues and conferences, on a number of occasions. Mehlert and his American University soccer team appeared in four NCAA post-season tournaments and he is one of the few Division I coaches who possesses a winning record in NCAA Tournament play.


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Q: Recursion in lambda in Elisp I have the following Python code:
def sum_fibonacci():
    '''Project Euler: 2
    Sum of even-valued terms of Fibonacci sequence < 4 mil
    '''
    def i(a, b, acc):
        if a >= 4000000: return acc
        if a % 2 == 0:
            return i(a + b, a, acc + a)
        else: return i(a + b, a, acc)
    return i(2, 1, 0)

I want to translate it to Emacs Lisp. In Higher-order functions in Elisp i was told not to use defun within defun, because it enables the function globally, so i wrote lambda instead. But i need to make lambda call itself recursively.
My code is:
(defun sum-fibonacci ()
  (let ((i
         (lambda (a b acc)
           (cond ((>= a 4000000) acc)
                 ((evenp a) (funcall i (+ a b) a (+ a acc)))
                 (t (funcall i (+ a b) a acc))))))
    (funcall i 2 1 0)))

However the function i is called before it is assigned with let, and i get an error - *** Eval error ***  Symbol's value as variable is void: i
How do i do recursion in lambda in Elisp?

A: Yes you can do this in emacs lisp.
(funcall (lambda (fib a b acc) (funcall fib a b acc fib)) ;;lambda1
         (lambda (a b acc fib)                            ;;lambda2
           (cond ((>= a 40000) acc)
                 ((zerop (mod a 2)) (funcall fib (+ a b) a (+ acc a) fib))
                 (t (funcall fib (+ a b) a acc fib))))
         2 1 0)

The main idea is using a helper lambda (lambda1) to call the real lambda (lambda2) and pass the real lambda (lambda2) to itself.

A: Per Recursing in a lambda function I rewrote it with labels:
(defun sum-fibonacci ()
  (labels ((i (a b acc)
              (cond ((>= a 4000000) acc)
                    ((evenp a) (i (+ a b) a (+ a acc)))
                    (t (i (+ a b) a acc)))))
    (i 2 1 0)))

A: Just remove the commas in the lambda list:
(defun sum-fibonacci ()
  (labels ((rec (a b acc)
                (cond ((>= a 4000000) acc)
                      ((evenp a) (rec (+ a b) a (+ a acc)))
                      (t (rec (+ a b) a acc)))))
    (rec 2 1 0)))