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Lynette Ambrosia said: I can't believe will not allow a couple kissing at their own wedding. As much as the church pushes marriage you would think pictures of the wedding would be acceptable.
Tom Huber said: I remember seeing someone in a session (likely RootsTech from a year or more ago) talking about this change.
The problem is when is a photograph of people kissing appropriate and when isn't it appropriate.
The entire matter becomes very subjective and while we think of the bride and groom kissing is fine, there are times when it is definitely not appropriate in work settings. Even heterosexual couples can, when kissing in public, find themselves at odds with local laws regarding behavior.
Customs change over time. At one time, it was quite normal for two grown men to greet each other on the street with a hug and a kiss. That time was during colonial times, but today, it is not seen as a social custom, but one that is common to a different culture.
I'm not making excuses for the rule, but I can understand the problems not just in enforcing the rule, but determining if the photograph is appropriate or not.
joe martel said: Yes, the rules changed and the times (and people's sense of right and wrong) have changed for what can be uploaded. So it does surprise users when their photo is restricted. It's not that your photo may be inappropriate, it more a case of having a set of rules that have to me more restrictive. Each upload goes through multiple levels of automated and human scanning to determine if it hit a rule.
Paul said: Lynette
Whilst FamilySearch / Family Tree is operated under the auspices of the LDS Church its users come from a variety of religions, cultures and countries. Even if you feel they should not find such photographs offensive, you should understand that many (even possibly Church members) might feel uncomfortable about seeing such expressions of affection being expressed publicly. So I believe FamilySearch has got it right with respect to this issue.
Lynette Ambrosia said: I am also LDS and my calling is family history. If a member of church think a kiss or the couple being too close on their wedding day offensive I have to questions that member and the LDS church as a whole. How can a member be so isolated from the world around them? Have they never been to a wedding? Finding a kiss or being too close on their wedding day outrageous is something I don't understand. This site is for family history, hopefully to last forever...you don't think reserving these precious memories should be reserved for future generations? I agree that some pictures go to far but come on. Since there is so many individuals making the decision regarding what pictures should be put on the website they need to look at it on case by case basis. Life is not just black and white.
Lynette Ambrosia said: They need to decide on a case by case basis!
Brett said: Lynette
"FamilySearch" already DOES decide on a case by case basis.
Quote from one of the aforementioned "Knowledge Articles":
FamilySearch uses software to review each memory item that is uploaded to ensure that it complies with our rules and guidelines.
And, if you disagree, you have the option to DISPUTE a "Memory" being "Restricted".
Quotes from the aforementioned "Knowledge Articles":
When a photo or document image is inappropriate, FamilySearch marks the memory item as "Restricted" and sends you an email message. If you believe this restriction is an error, reply to the email message you received, and provide an explanation. Your reply goes directly to the team that reviewed and screened your memory item.
You can review the case and respond if you feel the memory item should not be restricted.
Sending an email response from your open case is the quickest and easiest way to provide information regarding the restricted image for our team to review.
'No', "Life is [certainly] not black and white' ...
We do not have our OWN "Tree" in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
We ONLY have "Branches", that are interconnected, in this SINGLE "One" World "Tree", for all of us, that is "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
Thus, "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" is used by many peoples ALL around the World.
"Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" is NOT like "Ancestry.com" or the like.
We DO NOT have "Private"/"Personal" 'Trees' in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch", like other "Web" Sites; and/or, 'standalone' personal programmes.
We do not even, own; or, manage; and, are NOT even responsible for, the "Deceased" individuals/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
"Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" is built on a "Open Edit" Platform - hence, why any registered User/Patron can "Edit" (ie. Add, Delete; and/or, Change) ANY "Deceased" individual/person in "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch".
Therefore, what is appropriate and inoffensive for one/some, may be inappropriate and offensive for another/others.
And, it has NOTHING to do with whether a User/Patron is or is not a Member of the Church.
"Family Tree" of "FamilySearch" has to, consider; and, be inclusive, of ALL.
And, as I suggested above ...
Lynette Ambrosia said: If this is done on a case by case basis why as I was uploading the pictures I received a restricted notice as I was uploading the other pictures and the e-mail was already sent. I uploaded 3 pictures.
David Newton said: There's a very strong puritanical and prudish streak through many US religious denominations. This rule is said prudish streak manifest.
They're not restricting lewd or salacious material or anywhere near obscenity with this rule. Now there is a genuine danger of someone trying to upload obscene material, let's not forget that. However it is impossible to legitimately say with a straight face that this rule is to deal with that problem. It's snigger, snigger, look what they're doing writ large.
Lynette Ambrosia said: Thank everyone for your input regarding this subject, however, I feel it is ridiculous! These rules are not from Heavenly Father but from humans. I am a convert to the church and have question other rules set my humans. However I found this to be the last straw...as many other converts before me I will become inactive. The LDS church is not for me. I wish you all well.
joe martel said: The scanning is usually pretty quick. If it violates the rule and has kissing then that picture will be restricted. If you think the picture doesn't have kissing then you could create a case as is suggested above. Im supposing as for why the rule exists it's probably more to do with an entity being forced to accept the worlds definition of what is ok or not. Companies that want to be family friendly would have rules to limit.
Lynette Ambrosia said: What is not family friendly about wedding pictures??? Sorry I don't agree with you...I can think for myself and questions many things. I just don't except something blindly just because it 's a "rule." Sorry you think a wedding is obscene. Actually their faces where just close to each other.
David Newton said: It's not "family friendly". It's prudish.
Lynette Ambrosia said: You are entitled to your opinion.
David Newton said: That was directed against the rule, not your picture. The rule is not "family friendly". The rule is prudish.
Lynette Ambrosia said: As I already said you are entitled to your opinion.
Tom Huber said: The wedding pictures are not the problem. Kissing is the problem and rather than try to be subjective on what kind of kissing is ok and what is not would cause more problems than a general rule against any photo that includes kissing.
Something you might want to consider is instead of uploading a set of wedding pictures to FamilySearch, upload them to a picture site like flickr, tumblr, smugmug, and so on. Then put a link to the pictures in the pages for the each couple.
Tom Huber said: Those of you who believe that the rule is wrong, take a long look at https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Public_..., the Wikipedia article on the subject of public displays of affection.
Remember that FamilySearch is a world-wide site and so what may be considered appropriate in one country may not be appropriate in another.
David Newton said: "Familysearch is a worldwide site."
That's strange I seem to remember that it can't be accessed from Japan. I'll bet there's a good chance it's blocked by the Great Firewall if China as well.
As for "what may be considered appropriate in one country may not be appropriate in another", well why don't we all just adopt Saudi Arabian standards for what's appropriate online then? Oh dear well that would mean the entire site would have to shut down since it's promoting a religion other than Islam. Still by your express way of doing things that would be perfectly OK.
David Newton said: Why is a link to a picture of people kissing any more acceptable than an upload of a picture of people kissing? Both would seem to violate the policy and trigger the prudishness.
Cindy Hecker said: It is easier to say No Kissing in pictures for all than to have different levels of kissing allowed. Do we want to see an adult kissing a child on the lips? Some may or may not. Or see a gay couple kissing? Some may or may not. Is kissing on the cheek ok? Why split hairs and have someone judge all the possible kisses there are. They choose no kissing or about to kiss and I think that is an acceptable solution.
Tom Huber said: The internet access is controlled by jurisdictional forces. The site itself is open for the entire world to use. Those living within a certain country can still access the site via satellite connection, subject, of course, to local law enforcement.
Brett said: David
Unless things have change in the last year of so, I was able to access "Family Tree" (and, the other Parts) of "FamilySearch" while we we travelling in China.
Whereas, in the Middle East, in some Countries (or, regions) I could access "Family Tree" (and, the other Parts) of "FamilySearch"; whereas, with other Countries (or, regions) I could NOT access "Family Tree" of "FamilySearch"; but, I could access the other Parts of "FamilySearch"; whereas, yet again, with other Countries (or, regions) I could NOT access, either, "Family Tree" of :FamilySearch"; and/or, the other Parts of "FamilySearch".
And, as to Japan, that is a special case ...
In Japan, only authorized users can access FamilySearch Family Tree.
To become an authorized user, please contact FamilySearch Support.
"Knowledge Article" in "FamilySearch"
I am in Japan and received an "account not authorized" error
https://www.familysearch.org/help/sal...
I wish I would have know this when we were in Japan - at least I know for next time.
A van Helsdingen said: From the Terms of Use:
"This site is not intended for use in the Russian Federation and, therefore, should not be accessed within the Russian Federation. Moreover, due to local legal considerations in Japan, we do not generally allow residents of Japan to access this site. In some instances, subject to legally necessary measures and controls, we may allow limited access to specially authorized individuals and registered Church members in Japan"
So it seems that FS itself blocks access those who are not "specially authorised individuals and registered Church members" in Japan, in order to proactively abide by local laws.
The statement about Russia suggests that it is illegal to use FS in Russia, but FS won't stop users from trying to use the site there.
A van Helsdingen said: The KA about Japan suggests that only the FSFT is subject to the additional restrictions, but the Terms of Use suggest the entire site is restricted.
I'd guess privacy laws are the reason.
Brett said: A van Helsdingen
'Yes', interesting; and, yet that "Knowledge Article" for Japan states that:
"... Indexing, on the other hand, is completely independent from Family Tree. It does not require authorization. Users can go to FamilySearch and begin indexing immediately ..."
ps: Yet, apart from the 'Terms of Use", I could not find any "Knowledge Article" regarding "Russia".
Juli said: Both FS and All Things Google were inaccessible in China in the summer of 2018 (unless you had a working VPN).
Brett said: Juli
'Yes', 'Google' was certainly inaccessible in China when we were in China; but, "FamilySearch" seemed to work OK (But, then, as you suggest, we could have been using the Accommodations VPN).
We were there for well over two (x2) weeks; and, that was before 2018.
Cary Holmquist said: While I am not a big fan of this rule, there are certainly lots more pictures taken at weddings in which couples are showing affection that can be substituted, in lieu of the couple kissing on the mouth. So the historical event of the wedding can be included for the family to enjoy with such snapshots of the happy celebrations.
Certainly wedding pictures from earlier eras of photography did not include couples kissing and rarely more that the stiff, unsmiling poses that we stare at with some confusion about why the subjects are so sober looking or even disagreeable. Who is to say that cultural changes in the future would have out for our
far-distant progeny staring at us with confusion by seeing pictures of us in frills and tuxedos and kissing on the mouth?
David Newton said: That's not cultiral. Tht's the limits of early photography.


I would like to thank each of you for the wonderful reception on the occasion of my retirement from St. Robert School. Your beautiful cards, letters and gifts touched me deeply, and I am honored and humbled by your generosity.
St. Robert's is truly an outstanding community and I look back on my 25 years at St. Roberts as one of God's many blessings in my life. Working with you and the students of St. Robert's, past and present, has been a privilege and a joy, and I will always treasure your gifts of love, friendship and support.
I wish each of you God's blessings in the new school year, and always.
Thank you to all who attended and helped make my Installation a great success last Sunday. I look forward to our future years together as a Parish community.
.Jesus awaits us in this sacrament of love. Let's not be stingy with our time to go meet Him in faith-filled adoration and in contemplation full of faith." We have the opportunity of worshipping Jesus in His blessed sacrament on Saturday, September 4th, and on every first Saturday of each month, following the 8:30 am Mass and continuing until Benediction at 10 am. Come! Receive the peace only Jesus can give!
LIKE TO SING? LIKE TO EAT?
The choir is planning a beginning of the year party to be held Sun., Sept. 12th, from 1-3 p.m. at Hennessy Hall. There will be food and music. This will be a chance to welcome anyone interested in singing or playing for any of the liturgies. There is no need to bring anything but yourselves. The choirs will supply all the food and may have a few musical surprises.
The Adult Choir singing at the 9:30 a.m. Mass is ready to begin a new year raising their voices in praise. You don't need to be a 'professional' singer, but simply someone who enjoys singing and has a willingness to praise God in song. Rehearsals are every Wed. from 7-9 p.m., and our first rehearsal will be on Wed., Sept. 8th. We are going to be rehearsing music for Advent and Christmas soon, and would love to invite new members to help us make these seasons truly joyous! On Sunday, we gather at 9 a.m. to warm up prior to the 9:30 a.m. Mass.
Although we would welcome you to join us throughout the year, if you can not make that commitment, we would be happy for your to sing for Nov. and Dec. in preparation for Christmas. We are going to be planning a midnight mass with much beautiful and festive music.
I would also like to to invite any in our congregation who play instruments to come join us. We are always looking for instrumentalists to help accompanying the choir or play for any of the liturgies.
For more information, or to join us contact Kevin Imbimbo, or just come by the organ and see me after Mass. Even if you're not sure if you can sing with us, we still want to see you on Sept. 12th after the 11:30 a.m. Mass for FOOD AND FUN!
The Wednesday evening Scripture Study will resume on Wed. Sept. 8th at 7:30 p.m. in the Convent chapel. We will study the books of Revelation.
All are welcome. For more information call Sister Ita at 583-2544.
"Home to Harmony" by Philip Gulley is the newest book for the Robert's Readers. This is a delightful book about a Quaker pastor, Sam Gardner, and the town of Harmony. The author Philip Gulley is, himself, a Quaker minister, and this book grew out of essays that Gulley wrote for his church newsletter. The San Mateo library system has seven copies, so it is readily available. We will be discussing this book Tuesday, September 21st, at 7pm in Mary's Chapel. If you have any questions, please call Colleen Soracco.
Plans are being made for this years annual parish festival "La Fiesta", which will be on September 24-26, and as always the Barbecue and Food Booths are in need of your help. Several people are needed to work in these two very popular booths and everyone from the parish is welcome to help. Most shifts are for 2 hours, but you can work for as many hours as you would like and on all three days if you wish.
The menu will include those all time favorites-delicious barbecued tri tip steak sandwiches, chicken sandwiches, hamburgers, cheeseburgers, hot dogs, polish sausages, Domino's Pizza, nachos, soft drinks, candy and much more.
If you can help in any way, please contact Louise and Ray Downs or Raquel and Jeff Downs.
We will continue our adult computer classes on Saturday mornings beginning October 2nd. We will have a six-week session in the Fall and another in the Spring. If interested, please, call the Rectory and put your name on the registration list. Spaces are limited to the number of computers in the St. Robert's School Computer Lab. More details will be given closer to the first class.
As a Palish Community...We pray for leaders of all nations. May they sincerely work together to end abuse against human rights of the poor, the homeless, the victims of violence, oppression and war.
WE PR4Y FOR THE ILL:: Olga, Aiello, Sharon Aiello, Marilyn Arancibia, Robert Bacci, Genaro Badiable, Lito Badiable, Jimmy Brown, Maricris Candelaria, Arthur Candia, Carmen Capella, Josie Clarke, Nan Connolly, Salvador Canjura, Theresa Cook, Cindy Corona, Ana Cosgaya, Walton & June Dickhoff, William & Sandra Dill, Carl Edwards, Adela Florez, Jesse Grube, Claire Hamilton, Denise Hawald, Dominique Hauscarriague,Jr, Viko Ivancich, Joanne Johnson, Koret Koelman, Muriel Krause, Sisilia Langi, Shirley Latham, Josephine Lavoie, Austin Lehman, Lena Lucarotti, Marky, Michael Martinez, Daniel McHale, Rosemary McHale, Terry McLeod, Josie Mercado, Mary Novickas, Thomas O'Brien, David Papageorgiou, Lara Pinten, Jason Pimentel, James Piazza, Helen Restani, Mamo Scanlan, Mary Shick, Pauline Speranza, Justo Tan, Mafi Tukumoatu, Kristi Varni, Don Vickery, Diana Walter & Jennifer Westbrook.
Pleare notify the priesthouse (589-2800) if a loved one is either sick or in the hospital and would like to be visited.
Whether or not we have children in school, now that school has started, we'll all be getting back into our usual routines. We might want to take advantage of this "new year" to set up a new routine for ourselves, different from our usual routine. As we think back over the past year, are there some things we'd like to change? Did we find ourselves way too overcommitted and then were unable to change gears midstream? Did I want to get more involved in the parish, but let my shyness or past hurts keep me from volunteering? Do I need to work as much as I do? If we cut back some on our spending, could one of us spend more time with the family? How often have we gone out as a couple? Are our children doing everything they want to do -sports, music, dance lessons -so much so that they aren't learning the importance of decision-making and we find ourselves run ragged by endless driving? Has it been ages since I saw friends who aren't members of our parish?
If you've found the Sunday readings difficult to understand sometimes and are free Tuesday mornings, you're most welcome to join the Scripture group which meets from 9:15 a.m. to 10:30 a.m. in Mary's Chapel. It's helpful to read the readings beforehand, but that's not essential. I try to give some background to the readings and we talk about how to live the values presented and issues in the Church today related to situations in the readings. We'll meet every Tuesday, but you are free to come when you can. If you have questions, please call me at 650-589-2800.
Our retreat day for the wome of the parish is scheduled for Mercy Center on Saturday, November 13. If you came last year, you'll remember what an uplifting day it was. If you weren't able to participate, please talk to someone who did and then put it on your calendar. We'll meet from 8:30 to 3 pm with lunch included. More infonnation will be forthcoming.
Are you one of the 20-30 year olds who wonder, "What does the Church have for me?" Well now there is a new Young Adult Group forming that looks to answer that question as well as give you a chance to meet other young adults from the Peninsula. The gatherings are both social and spiritual. The first gathering will be a wine and cheese night, this Wednesday, September 1st, from 7:30-9 p.m. at Our Lady of Mercy Church in Daly City. Our Lady of Mercy is located at 1 Elmwood Drive in Daly City. Any questions please call Juan Santos at 255-0791 or Danny O'Reagan 756-8684.
Celebrate the sanctity of life exploring the implications of being Made in God's Image. It is our task, as people of faith, to always defend the lives of the vulnerable. Come to St. Mary's Cathedral (Patron's Hall) in San Francisco, on Saturday, September 11th, beginning with Mass at the Cathedral at 8 a. m. To reserve a space, mail a $20 check (include an additional $10 if you want to purchase a box lunch) payable to the Archdiocese of S.F., c/o Vicki Evans, One Peter Yorke, S.F., CA 94109. Be sure to include your name and phone number. In the memo line please write: Respect Life Con- terence.
A time for Young Adult Catholics to come together. The 8th Annual Conference for singles and couples in their 20s and 30s. Saturday, September 18th at the University of San Francisco. Keynote by Bishop Jaime Soto from the Diocese of Orange, Calif. Day includes 3 workshops, mass, dinner and dance. $40 before Aug. 13th; $50 before Sept. 3rd; $60 on-site. To receive registration material: (415) 614-5594. www.sfyam.org. Don't miss this great opportunity to celebrate with other Young Adults! This event is sponsored by the Archdiocese of San Francisco Office of Young Adult Ministry and the USF Department of Theology and Religious Studies.
An 8-week grief group of Young Wdow/Wdowers begins Tuesday, September 21st from 6:30 to 8 p.m. at St. Gregory's in San Mateo, 2715 Hacienda St. (28th Ave. and Hacienda St.) If you are interested please call Barbara Elordi at Catholic Charities CYO: (415) 564- 7882.
Celebrate the Centennial of Saint Anne of the Sunset parish, San Francisco on September 19th. Mass will be at 10:30 a.m. with school reception to follow. For any questions please email STANNE_100@yahoo. corn.
Our first school Mass of the year will be on Friday, September 3rd, at 8:30am. All pairshioners are invited to attend.
A reminder: Information needed from our school handbook can now be obtained from our website at www.saintroberts.org.
Back to School Night for parents of students in grades K-5 will be on Tuesday, September 7th. Back to School Night for parents of students in grades 6-8 will be held on Thursday, September 9th. More details will follow in the School Newsletter.
A trust fund has been set up for Barry Malatesta's Family. If you would like to make a donation to this fund, please make your donation payable to First National Bank of Northern California (1551 El Camino Real, Millbrae, 94030). Please reference Savings Account #000057724. Thank you.
Teachers are needed to teach in various grades in the program. Please contact Sister Mary at the Religious Ed Office, 588-0477. Classes start Tuesday, September 14th, and Thursday, September 16th, 3:30 to 4:30pm.


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Hundreds flock to funeral of tragic mum-of-three Ruth Maguire who was found dead in Carlingford Lough this week
Down native Ruth vanished during a hen party last Saturday night and her body was found on Monday afternoon
Colm Phelan
Updated: 23 Mar 2019, 10:32
HUNDREDS of people gathered for the funeral of tragic mum-of-three Ruth Maguire this morning.
Down native Ruth vanished during a hen party in Carlingford last Saturday night - and sadly her body was recovered after being potted in the water between Carlingford Harbour and Greenore.
Ruth was laid to rest this morningCredit: Pacemaker Press
A Requiem Mass was held for Ruth at 9 am in St Vincent de Paul Church in Ligoniel, north Belfast before she will be buried at Carnmoney Cemetery.
The nurse assistant was set to tie the knot with partner of 12 years James Griffin in August - and today was laid to rest in her wedding dress.
The mass celebrant told mourners this morning: "Family was at the heart of Ruth's life, and Ruth and Jim were due to receive the sacrament of marriage this year, my prayer is that the grace you were due to receive that day, will come to you today.
"May she meet you, Jim, in God's kingdom, dressed in white."
Members of the RNLI showed up to pay their respectsCredit: Pacemaker Press
The 30-year-old, who hailed from Newcastle in Co Down, was one of 32 people celebrating the bride-to-be's hen party before she went missing.
At around 1.30pm last Monday, while her sister and brother were a short distance away, a body was spotted in the water in the area.
Gardai later confirmed that the body was that of the missing woman.
They said in a statemen at the timet: "The search for a missing 30-year-old woman has been stood down following the discovery of a body of a woman in the water at Carlingford Lough this afternoon Monday the 18th of March 2019.
A flower arrangement reads 'friend'Credit: Pacemaker Press
"The body is believed to be that of missing woman Ruth Maguire.
"Gardai wish to thank the public for their help in this instance, the help of the volunteers and the Coast Guard.
"No further assistance is required."
It is believed that Ruth's death was a tragic accident.
Ruth was found dead on Monday afternoonCredit: Facebook
Ruth's heartbroken partner Jim paid a tribute to his "soul mate" in the aftermath of the devastating discovery.
He wrote on Facebook: "I would like to say a big thank you to Kilkeel coastguards, the emergency services, Garda and the local people from Carlingford for everything they have done to find Ruth.
"I would also like to say thank you for all the kind messages I'm getting regarding Ruth's passing.
"Ruth will be missed more than she will ever know by myself and our three children and families.
"Ruth wasn't just my partner, she was my soul mate."
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Ruth had posted the image to Instagram at around midnight on Sunday morning.
As a result of that searches began of the shoreline and the Lough itself in case she had gone into the water.
There was great concern for her welfare as soon as it was realised she was missing because it was "out of character".
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Domestic air transport grew in China at 15.5 percent annually from 2001 to 2006. The rate of air travel globally increased at 3.7 percent per year over the same time. In the EU greenhouse gas emissions from aviation increased by 87% between 1990 and 2006.[75] However it must be compared with the flights increase, only in UK, between 1990 and 2006 terminal passengers increased from 100 000 thousands to 250 000 thousands.,[76] according to AEA reports every year, 750 million passengers travel by European airlines, which also share 40% of merchandise value in and out of Europe.[77] Without even pressure from "green activists", targeting lower ticket prices, generally, airlines do what is possible to cut the fuel consumption (and gas emissions connected therewith). Further, according to some reports, it can be concluded that the last piston-powered aircraft were as fuel-efficient as the average jet in 2005.[78]
Which of these great locations would you recommend for a family with teenagers who like to dive and surf? We have been to Hawaii, Costa Rica and Tahiti. We are looking for a safe, yet different, cultural experience with exotic plants, fish and animals. We would prefer to stay in one villa, as opposed to multiple rooms in a hotel. We don't mind if it is far away from Southern California. I realize this may be painful financially.
Nine weeks in Greece is a dream itinerary it certainly gives you lots of flexibility. As you seem to have Athens and the Peloponnese sorted, you just need to sort out your five weeks on the islands. What you need to realize, however, is that the islands are not all mutually interconnected, but rather they are 'grouped' – both administratively and from the point of view of transport routes. Here are the main groups.
Comfortable accommodation in May for 2 persons can be found for between €40 and €80 per night. A meal for two that includes a starter, two main meals, salad and a litre carafe of local wine will cost you around €25-35. This can vary widely depending of level of establishment you eat at. A cheap vegetarian dish (pulses or vegetable) will set you back by no more than €5-6 a plate. If you get your breakfast included at the hotel, that is good because breakfast can add another €15 for the two of you per day.
Beach Day: Spend a day on one of many beautiful small beaches and bays, including pebble and sand beaches. Beaches to check out are Pocukmarak (the biggest beach on the south side, which also happens to contain a stone sarcophagus and two covers in the water that are around 1500 years old), Tratica, Carpusina and Sotorisce (the biggest and the most popular beach on Silba).
The first new airliner ordered by Imperial Airways, was the Handley Page W8f City of Washington, delivered on 3 November 1924.[15] In the first year of operation the company carried 11,395 passengers and 212,380 letters. In April 1925, the film The Lost World became the first film to be screened for passengers on a scheduled airliner flight when it was shown on the London-Paris route.
There are many picturesque villages to explore, and the beaches are always far from crowded. If you like walking, the lush vegetation and cliffs are ideal, while if you like to do some underwater exploration, there are many scuba diving and fishing opportunities, too. Additionally, Dugi Otok is home to one of Croatia's best sandy beaches, Sakarun, which some compare to the beaches of the Caribbean, making it a great family spot.
Bilateral agreements are based on the "freedoms of the air", a group of generalized traffic rights ranging from the freedom to overfly a country to the freedom to provide domestic flights within a country (a very rarely granted right known as cabotage). Most agreements permit airlines to fly from their home country to designated airports in the other country: some also extend the freedom to provide continuing service to a third country, or to another destination in the other country while carrying passengers from overseas.
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But Indonesia has more than just Bali. The nearby Gili Islands are another incredible island getaway. Both destinations make for a more active tropical vacation and the weather remains pretty constant all year round (though April to October sees slightly drier weather). Both Bali and the Gili Islands are close enough that you should be able to visit them both on your trip to really get the most out of this idyllic corner of the world.
Sifnos owes its foodie reputation to its most famous descendant, Nicholas Tselementes, who wrote the first Greek cookbook in 1910. Forget souvlaki and moussaka: here, chickpea croquettes and stewed capers are taverna staples. The island is peppered with potteries that produce the earthenware casseroles used for revitháda (baked chickpeas) and mastello (lamb with red wine and dill). Traditional dishes are slow-roasted in a wood-fired oven at To Meraki tou Manoli, a local institution on sheltered Vathy bay. (While you're there, invest in some timeless tableware from Atsonios pottery, in business since 1870.)
Naturally, there are some amazing coral reefs for snorkeling and diving and pristine beaches (my favorite is Whitehaven Beach). Upon arrival, you'll instantly see why this is one of the best tropical islands in the world — and why over half a million people visit a year. One of the most popular way to see the islands is via a multi-day sailing tour (which is what I did when I visited). It was an amazing experience — especially diving! Prices start around 450 AUD for multi-day sailing tours.
We are planning our honeymoon in Greece. We can probably take up to two weeks. One of the places we want to go is Santorini. We would like to visit one or maybe two other places if possible. The other places we were looking at are Athens, Mykonos & Crete. Which of these would you recommend with Santorini if we were thinking of visiting 2 or 3 places total?
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U.S. citizens don't need a passport to explore this trio of Caribbean islands (St. Thomas, St. John and St. Croix). While the 133-square-mile chain has history in spades — Christopher Columbus touched down in 1493 — 2017 marks a banner year as the USVI celebrates its Centennial, with special events (festivals, parades and presumably lots of rum cake) continuing throughout the year. Also historic, Caneel Bay, the 60-year-old, 170-acre escape in St. John's Virgin Islands National Park founded by environmentalist and preservationist Laurance Rockefeller, just celebrated its diamond anniversary. The property is bringing back the original beauty of its pared-down, 1950s-inspired Scandinavian style.
If the glitzy excess gets too much, escape to Fokos taverna for superfood salads and lamb chops, or Kiki's, an off-grid grill-shack overlooking Agios Sostis bay, where even Naomi Campbell has to queue for a table. Or cruise over to the tiny island of Delos, an archaeological sanctuary that once thronged with 30,000 sun worshippers (the temple is dedicated to Apollo, the Greek god of light).
–	Any advice on where to go after for around 5 nights? Back to Naxos (we didn't really move from the town last year unlike in Paros where we rented a car and saw the whole island)? What about Folegandros? Tinos? Milos? We would like somewhere with a nice town to walk around, upmarket, more couple less family, nice bars and things to see during the day bit also nice beaches etc?
The next big boost for the airlines would come in the 1970s, when the Boeing 747, McDonnell Douglas DC-10, and Lockheed L-1011 inaugurated widebody ("jumbo jet") service, which is still the standard in international travel.[35] The Tupolev Tu-144 and its Western counterpart, Concorde, made supersonic travel a reality.[36] Concorde first flew in 1969 and operated through 2003. In 1972, Airbus began producing Europe's most commercially successful line of airliners to date. The added efficiencies for these aircraft were often not in speed, but in passenger capacity, payload, and range. Airbus also features modern electronic cockpits that were common across their aircraft to enable pilots to fly multiple models with minimal cross-training.
Panama is an underrated destination in Central America, including the San Blas Islands. This is a popular spot for sailing and boat tours, though there are also some resorts in case you're looking for a more luxurious stay. Generally, the islands are quite rustic and make for a great off-the-grid island getaway. There are tons of beautiful spots for good sailing, diving, and snorkeling.
Major airlines dominated their routes through aggressive pricing and additional capacity offerings, often swamping new start-ups. In the place of high barriers to entry imposed by regulation, the major airlines implemented an equally high barrier called loss leader pricing.[38] In this strategy an already established and dominant airline stomps out its competition by lowering airfares on specific routes, below the cost of operating on it, choking out any chance a start-up airline may have. The industry side effect is an overall drop in revenue and service quality.[39] Since deregulation in 1978 the average domestic ticket price has dropped by 40%.[40] So has airline employee pay. By incurring massive losses, the airlines of the USA now rely upon a scourge of cyclical Chapter 11 bankruptcy proceedings to continue doing business.[41] America West Airlines (which has since merged with US Airways) remained a significant survivor from this new entrant era, as dozens, even hundreds, have gone under.
The advent of advanced computerized reservations systems in the late 1970s, most notably Sabre, allowed airlines to easily perform cost-benefit analyses on different pricing structures, leading to almost perfect price discrimination in some cases (that is, filling each seat on an aircraft at the highest price that can be charged without driving the consumer elsewhere).
A group of 27 coral islands that form two atolls in the Indian Ocean, the Cocos Keeling Islands were virtually unheard of until beach activists Brad Farmer and Andrew Short named Cocos Keeling's Cossies Beach as the best in Australia for 2017. Called the continent's last unspoiled paradise, the remote destination is as special for what's not there (high-rise resorts, chain restaurants, crowds, traffic) as what is — pristine white sand and a turquoise lagoon that's home to 30,000 sea turtles.
Growth rates are not consistent in all regions, but countries with a de-regulated airline industry have more competition and greater pricing freedom. This results in lower fares and sometimes dramatic spurts in traffic growth. The U.S., Australia, Canada, Japan, Brazil, India and other markets exhibit this trend. The industry has been observed to be cyclical in its financial performance. Four or five years of poor earnings precede five or six years of improvement. But profitability even in the good years is generally low, in the range of 2–3% net profit after interest and tax. In times of profit, airlines lease new generations of airplanes and upgrade services in response to higher demand. Since 1980, the industry has not earned back the cost of capital during the best of times. Conversely, in bad times losses can be dramatically worse. Warren Buffett in 1999 said "the money that had been made since the dawn of aviation by all of this country's airline companies was zero. Absolutely zero."[88]
In 1926, Alan Cobham surveyed a flight route from the UK to Cape Town, South Africa, following this up with another proving flight to Melbourne, Australia. Other routes to British India and the Far East were also charted and demonstrated at this time. Regular services to Cairo and Basra began in 1927 and were extended to Karachi in 1929. The London-Australia service was inaugurated in 1932 with the Handley Page HP 42 airliners. Further services were opened up to Calcutta, Rangoon, Singapore, Brisbane and Hong Kong passengers departed London on 14 March 1936 following the establishment of a branch from Penang to Hong Kong.


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News People Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion to quit politics after colourful, controversial career
11:34am, Jan 26, 2019 Updated: 3:57pm, Jan 26
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion to quit politics after colourful, controversial career
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion during Senate question time in November. Photo: AAP
Matt Garrick
Indigenous Affairs Minister Nigel Scullion has called time on nearly two decades in federal politics, announcing he will not recontest his Northern Territory Senate seat at the impending election.
Senator Scullion is the third minister to announce his resignation in the past week, in a major blow to the Government's re-election hopes.
Human Services Minister Michael Keenan and Jobs Minister Kelly O'Dwyer have both announced they will not recontest the election, saying they want to focus on their families.
Senator Scullion made his announcement on Australia Day.
"It has been the greatest honour of my life to serve the people of the Northern Territory for the last 17 years in the Australian Senate; I thank all Territorians for their support over this time," he said.
The camel-shooting, former mackerel fisherman Country Liberal Party senator, who sits with the Nationals in the Upper House, managed to maintain his Cabinet position during the reshuffling of three prime ministers during two tumultuous terms of Coalition government.
Prior to this, he spent a brief stint as community services minister in the Howard government before the election of Kevin Rudd in 2007.
"My path to public office wasn't a conventional one," Senator Scullion said.
"I was just an everyday fisherman and some-time buffalo shooter, and I raised my three beautiful children Sarah, Daniel and Luke on a fishing boat off the coast of Gove and North East Arnhem Land."
His knowledge of the Territory and Aboriginal life in remote communities kept him in good stead during a difficult and at-times controversial tenure as Indigenous Affairs Minister.
"John Howard famously said the Coalition is a very broad church and the fact that it has allowed a bloke like me to sit around its Cabinet table shows just why it continues to be the party hardworking Australian families keep putting their trust and faith in," Senator Scullion said.
"It has been my privilege to have served as the Minister for Indigenous Affairs over the last five years.
"I am grateful that Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander people have welcomed me in every corner of this continent that I have visited, and worked with me in providing local and national solutions."
He thanked the Prime Minister and Deputy Prime Minister for asking him to continue to serve as Minister for Indigenous Affairs until the results of the next election were known.
"Tomorrow, I will wake and continue to do all I can to serve Territorians and Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians," he said.
Mixed results on hallmark policies
Despite his extended period in politics, many of his hallmark Indigenous affairs policies and programs battled to gain serious headway.
Remote community school attendance rates continue to struggle, while Aboriginal work-for-the-dole programs are riddled with issues despite multiple revamps.
And Closing the Gap targets have made little ground since the policy's introduction by Kevin Rudd in 2008.
There were also complex issues such as the Blue Mud Bay sea rights case and the Uluru Statement of the Heart debate, which he will leave without having seen a conclusion.
Colour and controversy in the spotlight
Mr Scullion faced the scrutiny of the national media in 2016 when he said a child prison scandal at Don Dale Detention Centre in Darwin "hadn't piqued my interest".
He voted in favour of One Nation's "It's OK to be white" bill in 2018 before apologising and acknowledging it "downplays racism and historic injustices against Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander Australians".
Ongoing controversy over the distribution of Indigenous Advancement Strategy funds was another lasting mark of his time in power.
A colourful character on the political landscape, the outgoing Minister was handcuffed to a stripper's pole in a Russian nightclub in 2007, which he told the ABC at the time was a "terrific" night out.
"Don't let anyone handcuff you to a post and make sure you always wear clean underwear," he said.
Nigel Scullion and Cape York Aboriginal leader Noel Pearson at the Garma Festival near Nhulunbuy, East Arnhem Land in August last year. Photo: AAP
Relationship with strong leaders
Mr Scullion forged relationships with some of the nation's strongest Indigenous leaders including Galarrwuy Yunupingu, Noel Pearson and former Northern Land Council chief executive Joe Morrison.
He helped facilitate township leases over a number of remote NT communities, including Mr Yunupingu's Gunyangara, in a bid to push for Aboriginal and Torres Strait Islander self-determination.
Mr Scullion was the first federal minister on the ground to assess the situation in Tennant Creek after the rape of a two-year-old girl last year.
His successor as Indigenous affairs minister will be unknown until after the next federal election.
-ABC
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Pro-Brexit protest begins march to London
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Between 100 and 200 pro-Brexit protesters have begun to march from northeast England to London, accusing politicians of "betrayal" by failing to take Britain out of the European Union.
The UK's departure, due on March 29, is likely to be delayed as UK MPs wrangle over whether to approve a withdrawal agreement with the bloc.
Parliament voted this week to seek a delay of at least three months.
A group of largely older protesters set out along a muddy coastal path from Sunderland, 435 kilometres north of London, shouting "Accept democracy" and "Rule Britannia."
They plan to arrive at Parliament on March 29, though they are not covering the whole distance on foot.
Former UK Independence Party leader Nigel Farage, who joined marchers Saturday, said that "if politicians think they can walk all over us, we're going to march back and tell them they can't".
US rejects NKorea charge on military drill
Mike Pompeo has rejected North Korea's complaints that military exercises with South Korea breach the understanding between Donald Trump and Kim Jong-un.
Second tanker not seized by Iranian forces
Iran says it has captured a British-flagged oil tanker in the Strait of Hormuz; a second tanker was intercepted and then released, its operator has said.
Trump meets Apollo 11 crew on anniversary
President Donald Trump has told the living members of Apollo 11 "We are bringing the glamour back" to the space program on the anniversary of the lunar landing.
Iran-US row over drone as tankers seized
The US and Iran have exchanged barbs over whether a US naval ship downed an Iranian drone but the row is taking a back seat to Iran's seizure of two tankers.
Trump piles pressure as China growth slows
US President Donald Trump is pleased by slowing growth in China as his trade representative said there had been "significant progress" in stalled talks.
Vietnam, China in South China Sea standoff
Vietnamese and Chinese ships have been embroiled in a weeks-long standoff in disputed waters of the South China Sea, US think tanks say.
Iran ready to talk if US sanctions lifted
President Hassan Rouhani says Iran is ready to talk if Washington lifts sanctions and returns to the 2015 nuclear deal.


Ola Mama Wash at Vaivase is more than just a car wash.
Opened on August 18, 2017, Owner Lilian Mata'u said he prayed about business with his wife and it has a religious connotation.
"We have to be clean in the flesh as well as in the spirit, so that's how we got the name of the business," Lilian told the Dear Tourist team.
They have a branch in Salelologa, Savaii that was opened in 2015 and a laundromat.
"So we do kitchen cleaning as well and we also go to houses and clean bed bugs as well. We also clean tiles using steam washer," said Lilian.
"For the car wash, we provide a wide range of services right from the water spraying up to full car grooming.
Prices, Lilian said, varies and it depends on the type of work carried out and they offer a wide range of services.
"If they want to do engine cleaning as well we can do that using the steam wash machine. We have all different kinds of machines that are used to clean the cars from the engine to the body to the inside of the car," Lilian said.
Lilian said prices for the various services can be negotiated.
"We have contracts with companies as well, but we are the cheapest in town including Savaii.
"Full detailing includes the cleaning of the chairs stains, dirt and all that. Normally we remove the seats from the car as well as the rug on the floor and the roof, we also clean the engine and we remove the tars that are usually stuck on the body of the vehicle.
Ola Mama Wash is managed by Matai Vakacabe (pictured), a Fijian expert in car wash services and cleaning.
"He (Matai) has 10 years' experience in the cleaning industry in Fiji so he had signed a contract with us for five years," Lilian said.
Contact numbers for Ola Mama are 7604826/7244633/720 4759.


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Arne Sorenson, left, and J.W. 'Bill' Marriott, Jr., in New York
Marriott-Sorenson Centre for Hospitality Leadership to be established
The J. Willard and Alice S. Marriott Foundation has announced the establishment of the Marriott-Sorenson Centre for Hospitality Leadership.
The location has been set up to honour of Arne Sorenson, the Marriott International chief executive who died earlier this month from pancreatic cancer.
The foundation will provide a $20 million endowment to launch the Centre at Howard University, a leading historically black college.
In addition, Marriott International announced the creation of the Arne Sorenson Hospitality Fund which will support the critical programmatic and career development elements of the centre.
This fund is dedicated to helping the industry build leadership talent in hospitality.
Marriott has pledged the first donation of $1 million and is inviting other companies, organisations and individuals – from all industries – to support this effort.
The Marriott-Sorenson Centre for Hospitality Leadership, which will be housed in Howard University's School of Business, will feature a best-in-class program that expands educational and professional opportunities for Howard students and aims to develop future executives in the hospitality industry.
"I can think of no better tribute to the amazing legacy of Arne Sorenson than to focus on educating and advancing future leaders of the hospitality industry," said J.W. 'Bill' Marriott, Jr., chairman of the board, Marriott International.
"Arne's passion for creating a culture of opportunity brought real change in the executive ranks of our company.
"But work remains to be done.
"Our industry needs a pipeline of diverse leadership talent and that's exactly what this centre will achieve.
"We are proud to bring Marriott International and our family foundation together to partner with this esteemed university in the city of our founding.
"This innovative program will foster leadership excellence and help drive greater inclusion at the most senior levels of the hospitality industry.
"We hope that other hospitality companies will join us in designing the program and providing experiential opportunities to generate talent that will meet the needs of the industry well into the future."
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Emma Jameson
Landscapes of Estrangement
Reprinted from Art Toi Magazine, November 2020
Twenty-twenty was a year of cacophonous crises which ruptured the patterns and structures of our lives. Yet in the middle of that upheaval – perhaps as a response – there was a quiet turning inwards here in Aotearoa New Zealand, a narrowing down of focus to the here and now, to the confines of our proximate parameters. Isolated from the rest of the world by travel restrictions, we became a 'bubble' defined by our border.
Some commentators said New Zealand had become excessively isolationist; others saw us as an attractive utopian refuge offering the hope of some semblance of calm and normalcy at a time of global uncertainty. President Trump's bizarre criticism of New Zealand's Covid-19 approach brought these two attitudes into collision: idyllic photographs of the New Zealand landscape shared across social media with the satirically mocking hashtag #NZHELLHOLE.
This pandemic, and its related presidential rebarbative rebranding, made me think about the early colonial perceptions and depictions of the New Zealand landscape. How did these depictions reflect and shape our national identity? What were the reasons for this? How do we work as active participants in interpreting, perpetuating and enacting these narratives?
Albin Martin, Pakuranga Ranges, 19th century, watercolour and gouache, Mackelvie Trust Collection, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, bequest of James Tannock Mackelvie, 1885
Representations of landscapes are never objective or neutral. Products of invention, they convey symbolic meanings that reflect and reinforce the creator's viewpoint. This is more so the case when a landscape is appraised and shaped by an occupying foreign power rather than, in the case of New Zealand, by tangata whenua (people of the land). The paintings, photographs and literature produced by European settlers in the late 19th and early 20th centuries entrenched a colonial approach to describing and visualising the New Zealand landscape – an approach that persists today.
Seeming both familiar and unnervingly different, the New Zealand landscape occupied an uncertain, ambiguous place in the Victorian colonial psyche. Eliciting awe and fear, the terrain was envisaged both as a Utopian escape from industrial Britain and as the mysterious 'Anitpodes' – an abstract landmass that was a distorted mirror of Britain in its remoteness and perceived strangeness. The terrain was a focus of the colonial project and consequently a locus upon which colonial identity centred. It reflected settlers' fears and aspirations in the face of a new environment – their sense of dislocation and desire to overcome that feeling by moulding this foreign landscape into a new home. Physically detached from one hemisphere and mentally estranged from the other, colonial settlers occupied a hazy third space in the near beyond, where imperialist determination was muddied with longing nostalgia.
Depictions of the landscape sought to find a form that would give meaning to what was out there in the 'space of the beyond', responding to and articulating colonial aspirations to know and possess the land by enabling people to visually 'traverse' terrain reframed by a decidedly European gaze. Painters, photographers and writers harnessed a mélange of visual references to find a form that could make familiar the strange, while translocating Eurocentric ideals and expectations onto a landscape breathing and humming with the whakapapa (lineage) of tangata whenua.
Albin Martin, An Italian Landscape, 1842, oil on canvas on board, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki
John Hoyte, View of Auckland Harbour from Mt Hobson, Remuera, water colour, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of Mr J M Smith, 1971
In the hands of artists like Albin Martin and John Hoyte the maunga (mountains) of Tāmaki Makaurau/Auckland were re-envisaged as a pastoral idyll, borrowing heavily from the Italian Renaissance and the sun-drenched 18th-century landscapes of Claude Lorrain. This is evident, too, in artworks by Alfred Sharpe, who vehemently asserted the need of a local style grounded in 'literal truth' to convey the 'salient features of an entirely new country'. From his brush the contours of the land were transformed into tidy rhythmic expanses of colour and line that shimmer underneath a sun-drenched sky. This visual language asserted perceived similarities between the new colony and Europe – 'taming' the landscape and reassuring viewers that while they may be geographically far removed from their homeland, intrinsically their new environment was not too dissimilar, and it was their domain.
Alfred Sharpe, View of Taupiri Village and Plain from the Top of Little Taupiri Hill. Sunset, 1876, watercolour painting, paper manuscript, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, gift of the Rev Charles Palmer, 1951
On the other hand, the landscape was sometimes positioned as being unnervingly disparate to those of England and Europe. This was an attempt to understand and define the newest site of empire through difference. Edmund Burke and Ruskin's reverence for a sublime landscape which fascinated and repelled, overwhelmed and ignited the imagination, was adopted with zeal by writers and artists in the colony. New Zealand's irregularities – its geomorphic and biotic forms, its monumental peaks and its hissing geysers were emphasised, framing a 'weird, sinister, eerie, uncanny' Antipodes with 'its suggestion of magic, of monstrosity'.[1] Abstracted and disoriented through cropped compositions and flattened forms, made monumental through dramatic sweeps of light and shade and aggrandised scale, the landscape represented in this pictorial vocabulary seems inscrutable, unknowable, untamable.
D L Mundy, Hokianga, A Geological Study on the Beach, circa 1869, albumen photograph, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1987
Charles Blomfield, Rotomahana after the Eruption, 1887, oil on canvas, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, The Ilene and Laurence Dakin Bequest, purchased 2019
Writers, too, adopted a remarkably pictorial, Romantic vocabulary to construct a sublime ideal of New Zealand to understand the land, and perhaps even tame it through colonial enterprise. In describing 'Our Antipodes', Godfrey Charles Mundy writes in awe of the 'luxuriant beauty of the wilderness traversed by this monument of a young colony's energy and industry, the gigantic size of the timber . . . the dark, tangled and absolutely impervious glens, rock and ravine'.[2] For Blanche Baughan the terrain was unpredictable, eerie and sinister with its ' Bristles against the sky, all the tawny, tumultuous landscape / Is stuck, and prickled, and spiked with the standing black and grey splinters '.[3] Katherine Mansfield's The Urewera Notebook – edited notes she made during a 1907 camping tour of the North Island – describes an enchanted, mysterious landscape: 'I hear always the whispering of the water – I am alone – I am hidden – Life seems to have passed away drifted – drifted miles and worlds so beyond this fairy sight.'[4] Written far from New Zealand, Charlotte Bronte's novel Shirley, based on the life of her friend Mary Taylor who had emigrated to the colony in 1845, evocatively encapsulates the Victorian vision of an Antipodes that,[5]
is indeed far from England; remote must be the shores which wear that luxuriant aspect. This is some virgin solitude: unknown birds flutter around the skirts of that forest; no European river this, on whose banks Rose sits thinking. The little quiet Yorkshire girl is a lonely emigrant in some region of the southern hemisphere. Will she never come back?
Mostly devoid of people other than the narrator or observer, a profound sense of distance and isolation exudes from such pictorial and literary portrayals, perhaps expressing colonial subjects' hesitancy, fear and detachment within a landscape that fascinated at a distance but up close repelled with its wildness; a land that while physically occupied was not emotionally, spiritually or historically theirs.
Enos Pegler, Fairy Bath, Okoroire, 1893, gelatin silver print, Auckland Art Gallery Toi o Tāmaki, purchased 1990
Feeling unsettled and imprinted upon rather than at one with the land, for many colonials the remedy was travel – physical or visual. Guidebooks proliferated, for which artists and photographers provided illustrations. Photographic albums compiled a vast itinerary of visual journeys across harsh environments. Novels, diaries, poetry and promotional books about the colonies created written topographies of the land that were distinctly visual, mapping it with plenitudes of
hyperbole, metaphor, simile. Whereas in England and then America, where it has been argued there was a distinctly philosophical romanticism of nature at play, it seems that the colonial New Zealand world was seen through an emotive, pictorial lens, perhaps because of an overriding sense of estrangement and being out of place.
The spatial contractions experienced through lockdowns around the world have invested landscapes and natural environments with particular symbolic import. The Instagrammed photographs of sun-dappled forests, panoramic mountains and glass-like lakes speak either of a flagrant disregard for the 'stay-at-home' orders or proclaim a rare, once-taken-for-granted freedom to roam, a privileged access to a utopia beyond the temporal and spatial realities of our current state. Feeding wanderlust, eliciting envy, providing a moment of vicarious escape, the multitudinous social media images are for some an antidote against Covid estrangement, for others an obnoxious FOMO inducer. So, in a time of unsettling change and alienating isolation, travel is, once again, perceived as a way to conquer our feelings of remoteness and stagnancy; the landscape is once again a locus for our hopes and fears.
[1] Blanche Baughan, "Uncanny Country," in Studies in New Zealand Scenery, Whitcombe & Tombs, Auckland, 1916, p 105.
[2] Godfrey Charles Mundy, Our Antipodes, Or, Residence and Rambles in the Australasian Colonies with a Glimpse of the Gold Fields, Richard Bentley, London, 1852, p 380
[3] Blanche Baughan, 'A Bush Section', 1908, in Jane Stafford and Mark Williams (eds), The Auckland University Press Anthology of New Zealand Literature, Auckland University Press, Auckland, 2012, p 103.
[4] Katherine Mansfield, Ian Gordon (ed), The Urewera Notebook, Oxford University Press, Oxford, 1978, p 84.
[5] Charlotte Brontë, Shirley, Smith, Elder & Co, London, 1849, p 122.


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BLAZING CORE
Blazing Core is a team centric tactical shooter featuring mech knights. Adjust your mech according to your chosen playstyle, combine your abilities with those of your teammates, come up with and use various tactics to fight giant battle machines.
This is a fun shoot-em-up in the world of mechs. Play solo or cooperate in a team but basically what you have to do is destroy every enemy mech in sight. Whether you play alone or with friends you are in a group of four mechs, armed to the $bank, and either fully armoured and so slow the action may well be over by the time you get to where it's all going down or you get there nice and quickly but get blown to bits while you're waiting for your group to join you. Of course it's not all like this, it's up to you and your friends to work together, surrounding and flanking and keeping together until it's time to take those actions.
Graphically this is a great game for mech lovers. There are many different types and styles to choose from and each has it's own uniqueness of weaponry etc. As mentioned, some are faster than others and some have heavier weaponry, the choice at all times is up to the player. This choice isn't just picking which Mech to operate but you also have full control over the upgrades and customisation. The best quote comes from the Steam Community page: "Mindless rushes are crushed by teamwork and tactics, while smart mech-hero synergy gives you a real edge in combat."
Overall this is a game about combat survival, but without teamwork it is deadly and unforgiving - if you don't make a plan you are soon going to find yourself back at the starting point. It is also one of the games that is being put under the genre of being an MMO, like many other new action adventure games. None of these are what I personally think of as an MMO, they are multi-player that's true but the genre is the new "team centric tactical shooter" rather than the online style of an MMO (Massively Multiplayer Online). It's not an MMO per se but you do get to personalise your Mechs, unlock new weapons and change tactics according to the current situation.
I also think that gamers who enjoy tabletop Mech games will enjoy this as an alternative when they aren't around a wargaming table covered with scenery and miniatures. This is one of the best representations of Mech combat I have played on the PC. The different Mechs look shiny and detailed as if they were miniatures painted specifically for a games convention demonstration or display game but the action takes the tabletop games a few steps closer to realism; if the armies of the world really used Mechs this is what the action could well be like.
This game is currently in Open Beta but it already has enough content to show how good it is going to be when completed.
The path of the knight is the gaze directed inwards.
Blazing Core is a multiplayer epic shooter about mech knights. The giant battle machines have been created to be as perfect as one can get and are suitable for various combat styles. For its heroic pilot the mech can become their armor, weapon, and even a noble steed.
All machines are unique and differ in looks and functionality. However, all of them carry inside a core of pulsing energy – and without it the battle giants are just heaps of high tech scrap. In turn, the pilots are united by the code of chivalry – after all, without any moral values humans are just animals. Let this boundless power be directed by human hands and not beastly paws!
Blaze, oh knight! Don the futuristic armor and blaze!
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Life threatening liver infection disease hepatitis caused by viruses became a public health concern in Bangladesh.
The country already has 10 million hepatitis B and C patients and working youths in the 18-29 age bracket are at higher risk of hepatitis infection in the country, a study revealed.
'Prevalence and Risk Factors of Hepatitis B and C Virus Infections in Bangladesh: A Nationwide Population Based Survey' was jointly carried out by Bangabandhu Sheikh Mujib Medical University, ICDDR,B and University of Florida College of Medicine.
The survey report was unveiled Thursday on the eve of World Hepatitis Day.
On Saturday the World Hepatitis Day will be observed.
Test, Treat Hepatitis was chosen by the World Health Organization as this year's theme for observing the day.
Out of five types of the viral disease, hepatitis B and C, the root causes of liver cancer and cirrhosis, with 325 million patients pose serious public health challenge for the world.
The survey revealed that Bangladesh's 8.5 million people were infected with hepatitis B virus and 1.5 million others with hepatitis C virus.
The survey was randomly done on 2,713 people between December 2015 and January 2017 in the capital and the towns of Feni, Mymensingh, Bogra and Patuakhali and rural areas in Chatkhil, Bheramara, Keraniganj and Pabna sadar upazila.
The people surveyed were those who came forward responding to invitations of the public address system though they were not told the purpose of the study.
But the respondents' permission was taken once they came forward after telling them the purpose of the study.
The sample survey revealed that 5.1 per cent of the respondents were infected with hepatitis B virus and the prevalence was higher among youths in the 18-29 age, among whom the prevalence was 6.3 per cent.
Males were found to have higher hepatitis B prevalence of 6.3 per cent compared to 3.2 per cent among the female respondents.
The people with family history of liver diseases were found to have the higher prevalence of hepatitis B infection of 11.8 per cent.
Urban people were found to have a higher prevalence of hepatitis B of 5.4 per cent compared to 3.8 per cent among their rural compatriots.
Farmers were found to have the higher prevalence of 8.9 per cent, for businessmen it was 7.6 per cent and 4.8 per cent for the service holders.
The sample survey revealed that 5.7 million males and 2.8 million females were infected with hepatitis B.
According to the sample survey, 1.5 million people or 0.2 per cent of the people had hepatitis C infection.
The hepatitis C prevalence among people above 30 was 0.64 per cent.
People with family history of liver diseases were found to have 0.66 per cent prevalence.
Doctors said that hepatitis B and C were chronic infections with the symptoms remaining dormant for as long as decades.
At least 60 per cent of liver cancer occurs due to delay in testing and taking treatments of viral hepatitis B and C, they said.
Lead researcher and BSMMU hepatology associate professor Shahinul Alam said that 95 per cent of the hepatitis B and C patients could remain unaware about their conditions for long.
Dr Alam advised the authorities to introduce countrywide free diagnostic tests especially at the upazila and district hospitals to protect people from costly and lifelong treatments of hepatitis infections.
He said the treatment of hepatitis B and C was possible in Bangladesh at low costs but the problem was that not all the latest drugs were available here.
He advised the government to include the drugs for hepatitis treatments in the list of lifesaving medicines to ensure their easy availability at low costs.
Liver disease expert and BSMMU former hepatology chairman Mobin Khan said that a hepatitis B patient requires to spend at least Tk 50 to 80 per day as long as they live.
For the hepatitis C patients the cost of treatment for 12 weeks could vary between Tk 60,000 and Tk 90,000, he said.
Health Services director for disease control Sanya Tahmina told New Age that the government, committed to eliminate hepatitis by 2030, took steps to this end.
She said the government was planning to introduce hepatitis screening facilities at l upazila hospitals.
Sanya Tahmina said that the government recently began free supply of hepatitis C medicines to patients at government hospitals and that children were freely immunized with hepatitis B vaccine.
Sanya said the government also has decided to screen doctors, nurses and pathologists for providing them with free supply of the required medicines if they were found to have hepatitis B or C infections.


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Lots of us have fond memories of learning about space as children. Perhaps, like me, you remember making your own model of the solar system at school, complete with what to many of us will always be the ninth planet, Pluto.
While we may look back on science lessons fondly, according to the UN over 262 million children across the world never get the chance to even attend school. A further 617 million cannot read or do basic mathematics.
Quality Education is one of the 17 Global Development Goals which the UK Government is committed to delivering both at home and abroad – it is a basic human right which millions of kids across the world are being denied.
The UN International Day of Education is a celebration of the role of education for peace and development. So, while you may not immediately think about space in this context, it can play a vital role.
The sense of wonder and awe that space can invoke in young people is a powerful tool to inspire the next generation. It can open minds and prompt questions about the world around us.
Although not everyone who enjoys learning about planets and stars will go on to want to study science and engineering, some of them will. Also, while not all of these students will one day end up working in the space sector, I hope that thousands of them will take that step over the next decade.
When Tim Peake became the first British European Space Agency astronaut to visit the International Space Station in 2015/16, he sparked a vast interest in space across the UK. This legacy continues today and an estimated 2 million young people took part in education activities linked to Tim's Principia Mission.
Yet space also has a role to play in delivering education, particularly to isolated areas or developing countries with poor infrastructure. Technology is transforming teaching in schools all over the world, bringing digital media into the classroom to enrich the learning experience. Satellites can reach communities not served by mobile phone networks or traditional broadband, where the quality of available education suffers as a result.
In rural Tanzania, for example, a UK project led by satellite operator Avanti Communications is helping schools get access to educational materials by providing internet access. Where teachers previously had to travel long distances to access a limited number of textbooks and other educational materials, they can now be downloaded to tablets and computers. The project, known as iKnowledge, has reached 34,000 students, improved teaching and led to better exam results. Some schools have also had Wi-Fi hotspots installed which can serve the wider community.
The project is part of the UK Space Agency's International Partnership Programme and the first in the programme to focus on meeting educational needs. It shows that space is not just a search for the unknown but a means to provide new opportunities here on Earth.
The UK space sector can be a powerful force of good in this area, building on our expertise in manufacturing satellites and using the data they provide in innovative new ways.
Education is an important area of work at the UK Space Agency. Our vision is for the UK to lead the new space age and we know we can only do this with skilled and enthusiastic people coming into the sector. We also need to demonstrate the potential that space has to make the world a better a place.
As such, we are always looking for new ideas to extend our use of space data.
Our Satellife Competition helps young people to explore and research how space data can help the economy, health and the environment; encouraging them to look at obstacles within their own communities and understand how information from space can help overcome them. Now in its third year, it is clearer than ever that there are some really good ideas out there. We must do whatever we can to give more young people, both in the UK and the rest of the world, these opportunities.


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context("Date Control", () => {
	before(() => {
		cy.login();
		cy.visit("/app");
	});

	function get_dialog(date_field_options) {
		return cy.dialog({
			title: "Date",
			fields: [
				{
					label: "Date",
					fieldname: "date",
					fieldtype: "Date",
					in_list_view: 1,
					...date_field_options,
				},
			],
		});
	}

	it("Selecting a date from the datepicker", () => {
		cy.clear_dialogs();
		cy.clear_datepickers();

		get_dialog().as("dialog");
		cy.get_field("date", "Date").click();
		cy.get(".datepicker--nav-title").click();
		cy.get(".datepicker--nav-title").click({ force: true });

		//Inputing values in the date field
		cy.get(
			".datepicker--years > .datepicker--cells > .datepicker--cell[data-year=2020]"
		).click();
		cy.get(
			".datepicker--months > .datepicker--cells > .datepicker--cell[data-month=0]"
		).click();
		cy.get(".datepicker--days > .datepicker--cells > .datepicker--cell[data-date=15]").click();

		// Verify if the selected date is set the date field
		cy.window().its("cur_dialog.fields_dict.date.value").should("be.equal", "2020-01-15");
	});

	it("Checking next and previous button", () => {
		cy.clear_dialogs();
		cy.clear_datepickers();

		get_dialog({ default: "2020-01-15" }).as("dialog");
		cy.get_field("date", "Date").click();

		//Clicking on the next button in the datepicker
		cy.get(".datepicker--nav-action[data-action=next]").click();

		//Selecting a date from the datepicker
		cy.get(".datepicker--cell[data-date=15]").click({ force: true });

		//Verifying if the selected date has been displayed in the date field
		cy.window().its("cur_dialog.fields_dict.date.value").should("be.equal", "2020-02-15");
		cy.wait(500);
		cy.get_field("date", "Date").click();

		//Clicking on the previous button in the datepicker
		cy.get(".datepicker--nav-action[data-action=prev]").click();

		//Selecting a date from the datepicker
		cy.get(".datepicker--cell[data-date=15]").click({ force: true });

		//Verifying if the selected date has been displayed in the date field
		cy.window().its("cur_dialog.fields_dict.date.value").should("be.equal", "2020-01-15");
	});

	it('Clicking on "Today" button gives todays date', () => {
		cy.clear_dialogs();
		cy.clear_datepickers();

		get_dialog().as("dialog");
		cy.get_field("date", "Date").click();

		//Clicking on "Today" button
		cy.get(".datepicker--button").click();

		//Verifying if clicking on "Today" button matches today's date
		cy.window().then((win) => {
			expect(win.cur_dialog.fields_dict.date.value).to.be.equal(
				win.frappe.datetime.get_today()
			);
		});
	});
});

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Laura Allen is a doctoral candidate in Physical Oceanography, focusing on Polar Programs in Antarctica. Laura acted as the Director of Defend Darfur-Dallas. In conjunction with the Dallas Holocaust Museum, the Dallas Peace Center, Southern Methodist University's Human Rights Program, Art for Darfur, and area STAND chapters, Laura has worked towards educating the people of the Dallas/Ft. Worth area on the crisis in Darfur.


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Shark in the Park
Television, 1988–1991
A big smoke cousin to Mortimer's Patch, Shark in the Park was New Zealand's first urban cop show. Devised by Graeme Tetley (Ruby and Rata), it portrayed a unit policing inner city Wellington, under the guidance of Inspector Brian 'Sharkie' Finn (Jeffrey Thomas). With its focus on the working lives of the officers, the show followed the character-based storytelling of overseas programmes like The Bill and Hill Street Blues. The first season marked one of the last in-house productions for TVNZ's drama department. The next two series were made independently by The Gibson Group.
Shark in the Park - Diversions (Series Two, Episode Four)
TV One drama Shark in the Park followed the lives of cops policing a Wellington city beat. This episode from the second series sees the team bust a street fight, and search for a missing teenage girl. An elderly shoplifter and a joyrider test the ethics of the diversion scheme, where minor offences don't result in a criminal record. Actors Tim Balme and Michael Galvin (Shortland Street) feature in early screen roles, as youngsters on the wrong side of the law. Galvin plays the dangerous driver – he also happens to be the son of Sergeant Jesson (Kevin J Wilson).
Shark in the Park - Lamb to the Slaughter (Series One, Episode Three)
The role of women in a traditionally male dominated profession is highlighted in this episode of Wellington police drama Shark in the Park. The episode was penned by Norelle Scott and directed by Ginette McDonald. New arrival 'Wally' (Joanna Briant) faces a baptism of fire from her colleagues — and a rough ride on the streets as a drunken couple's antics escalate into major problems for the thin blue line. The third episode of season one features Robyn Malcolm in her first screen role, while Mark Wright provides some late 80s colour as an inebriated yuppie.
Shark in the Park - Prospects (Series Two, Episode One)
Shark in the Park was New Zealand's first urban cop show. In this second season opener, Inspector Flynn (Jeffrey Thomas) and his team face restructuring and cutbacks from HQ, and a gang prospect (Toby Mills) is interrogated about a hit and run. Among the impressive cast of cops are Rima Te Wiata, Nathaniel Lees, and Russell Smith (It is I, Count Homogenized). This was the first episode made by Wellington company The Gibson Group, as Kiwi television entered an era of deregulation (Shark's previous series was one of the last made by TVNZ's in-house drama department).


If you cannot find the answer here - just ask, it's free!
We will issue a contract for you to sign which conforms to standard industry practice. This will confirm the booking. A deposit of 20% may be required depending on your event size.
We usually play for 2 x 60 minute sets or 3 x 40 minute sets spread over a three hour period. This can, of course, be revised to suit your event - we are happy to adapt to fit your requirements!
What size band should I have for my event?
A larger band including vocals and drums for parties with dancing. Smaller line-ups are more suitable for drinks receptions, dinners or background music.
When do you set up and how long does this take?
It takes about 40 minutes to set up but we aim to arrive an hour before a performance. We set up with the minimum of fuss and disruption to the rest of your event. If you would like us to be set up earlier in the day an additional 'set-up fee' is usually charged.
Once set up, can you move your equipment to another room later in the day?
Not usually as this causes disruption. However, at certain venues this may be possible, particularly with a smaller group.
Probably less than you think! At least 12 feet x 10 feet for 'Groove Machine' party band. Much smaller for a duo or trio. We are, however, experienced at fitting into very small spaces! If you have any concerns, call to discuss.
Not at all. We will supply all sound, lighting (if requested) and musical equipment. The venue needs to provide access to 2 x 13 amp sockets. We can also supply or recommend a disco supplier if needed.
Can you perform without amplification?
If there is a piano available at the venue, we can supply an unamplified group. This would not usually include vocals.
Yes we do - supplied by the Musicians Union.
We can play outside if there is adequate cover as we use electrical equipment which is easily damaged by rain. However, it is at the discretion of the musicians on the day whether or not it is safe to do so.
What refreshments do the musicians require?
Sandwiches and soft drinks are a minimum, with a hot meal necessary for longer journeys and longer duration events that fall within a meal time.
We travel worldwide but most of our bookings are around London or the South West of England. Bookings beyond this area may incur additional travel expenses and/or overnight accommodation.
Yes - there is a selection of audio clips in the Listen section of the website plus public gigs that Edward is doing on the Gigs page.
Can we request a song?
We would be delighted to learn a special song for you (free of charge) so long as it's of a similar musical genre. Just give us at least month's notice.
Hardly ever, our musicians usually perform completely live!
Can we use your PA system to make announcements or for speeches?
Yes, for the duration we are at your event. or at extra cost outside of our performance time.
Do you play recorded music during the band breaks?
Yes, we play background music from an iPod or CD player which complements our live sets.
No, never. We have plenty of back-up musicians and singers of the highest caliber in case of holidays/sickness.


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Providing legal advice to our international clients is a core part of our business and we frequently work with members of the IR Global network and our clients' existing overseas advisers to support them with their commercial or private legal requirements.
We are a long-standing member of the IRGlobal network having established relationships with over 130 firms in jurisdictions across Asia, Africa, the Americas and Europe – meaning we are well equipped to provide international expat legal advice and support that is tailored to your requirements. In 2017 we were awarded 'Gold' membership status as recognition of our work within the IR Global network.
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package com.amazonaws.services.simpleworkflow.flow.examples.cron;

import com.amazonaws.services.simpleworkflow.flow.annotations.Activities;
import com.amazonaws.services.simpleworkflow.flow.annotations.ActivityRegistrationOptions;

@Activities(version="1.0")
@ActivityRegistrationOptions(
        defaultTaskScheduleToStartTimeoutSeconds = 100,
        defaultTaskStartToCloseTimeoutSeconds = 10)
public interface CronExampleActivities {

    void doSomeWork(String parameter);

}


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Yes. We use third party cookies, like Google Analytics.
Cookies we use are not tied to your account but are unique and allow us to carry out analytics and customization.


Physicians have no shortage of outlets and mediums through which to interact with patients in the age of social media. Harnessing the opportunity and effectively connecting with patients may improve patients' health and more.
David Geier, MD, of Mt. Pleasant, S.C.-based Sports Medicine Specialists of Charleston has become a tremendous resource for patients worldwide seeking medical advice and education.
Dr. Geier is speaking on a panel titled "Social media in high end practices" at the Becker's 15th Annual Spine, Orthopedic and Pain Management-Driven ASC Conference + The Future of Spine, June 22 to 24, 2017 in Chicago. Click here to learn more and register.
Q: What are your tips to other physicians or ASCs looking to make the most of social media?
Dr. David Geier: Try to use social media in ways to help people. Don't use social media as a way solely to promote your practice and convince everybody that they should come see you. Offer value first. Explain a surgery or common injuries of a body part in a certain sport. People will eventually become comfortable with the way you explain information and may choose to come see you if they should need a doctor at some point.
Q: How did your practice initially incorporate the use of social media?
DG: I never really intended to use social media specifically to promote my practice. I started by sharing articles, podcasts and videos to help educate active people about sports and exercise injuries, injury treatments and prevention. I think there is a huge number of people looking for information, even if they've already seen a doctor. I've always believed that there is an important role that physicians can play by explaining medical information online in easy-to-understand language.
Q: What does your practice seek to gain out of social media use?
DG: I try to be a trusted resource for people, not just in my area but all over the world, looking for information on injuries and treatments. Even if they do not choose to see me specifically as a patient, I hope that I can help them in some way get a better understanding of what problem they're dealing with and what they could potentially do about it.


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Róger Bencomo (5 de agosto de 1959; Altagracia de Orituco, Guárico, Venezuela), más conocido por su nombre artístico Rogelio Ortiz, es un cantante de música llanera venezolano.

Su nombre artístico se lo debe al intérprete venezolano Simón Díaz, quien lo bautizó con dicho nombre en 1982 y que para ese entonces era su padrino artístico.

Biografía
Roger Bencomo nació en la ciudad de Altagracia de Orituco, del antiguo Distrito Monagas (hoy municipio Monagas), en el estado Guárico, en Venezuela; el miércoles 5 de agosto de 1959. Es hijo de Máximo Bencomo y María de Bencomo, siendo el menor de siete hermanos.

Comienza a incursionar en el canto a los 6 años de edad participando en las actividades culturales de su colegio primario. En el bachillerato forma junto a varios compañeros de estudio del Liceo Ramón Buenahora un quinteto de voces y un grupo de gaitas y aguinaldos. Así mismo, formó parte de orquestas musicales de su pueblo natal como solista de boleros, merengues, gaitas y otros géneros.

Carrera artística

En 1979, cuando se muda a Caracas para estudiar ingeniería industrial, su estadía la aprovecha para cantar en los centros nocturnos de la ciudad.

Para el año 1982 conoce al intérprete llanero venezolano Luis Lozada, conocido como El Cubiro, quien lo ayudó a integrarse al sello discográfico "Discomoda". Ese mismo año, el artista llanero y su padrino artístico Simón Díaz lo bautiza como Rogelio Ortiz, convirtiéndose en su nombre artístico. Un año después, en 1983, sale a la venta su primera producción musical.

Referencias

Nacidos en 1959

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LG Electronics has signed an intra Europe distribution service contract with Pantos Benelux Logistics in the Netherlands.
Pantos will provide a managed courier and inland trucking service for the LG Electronics' service parts across Europe.
The company has been tasked with reducing costs and lead times, which is plans to do through diversification of shipping methods and providing automation processes through systems interfaces, which will also improve visibility.
Pantos Benelux has implemented its E-Speed System to provide LG Electronics with a real-time web-based cargo tracking service.