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  class InspirationDetailsResponse < BaseObject
    attr_accessor :error, :result
    # attribute mapping from ruby-style variable name to JSON key
    def self.attribute_map
      {

        # Error at request level
        :'error' => :'error',

        # Full Inspiration data
        :'result' => :'result'

      }
    end

    # attribute type
    def self.swagger_types
      {
        :'error' => :'ErrorResponse',
        :'result' => :'FullInspiration'

      }
    end

    def initialize(attributes = {})
      return if !attributes.is_a?(Hash) || attributes.empty?

      # convert string to symbol for hash key
      attributes = attributes.inject({}){|memo,(k,v)| memo[k.to_sym] = v; memo}

      if attributes[:'error']
        @error = attributes[:'error']
      end

      if attributes[:'result']
        @result = attributes[:'result']
      end

    end
  end
end


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We specialize in the sale and installation of vinyl, aluminum, wood, and chain link fencing, decking and railings, pergolas, and arbors. We also work with custom gates and automatic gate operators! Based locally in Frankfort, NY, we serve the entire central new york region, including New Hartford, Whitesboro, Marcy, Utica, Hamilton, Boonville, Oneida, Frankfort, Ilion, Mohawk, Herkimer and Little Falls. (and plenty of areas in between).
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I just had the opportunity to look at the manor fence, and everything looks great. Many thanks for the dependability & professionalism of Poly Enterprises. I will be recommending you to anyone I know who needs fencing work!
I just wanted to thank you again for such a beautiful fence you put up, all the neighbors walking by all stop and say how beautiful it looks! As I have told you when you were starting the fence, your craftsmanship is outstanding, and it shows.


Hampton Great Whites is a non-competitive swimming club whose aim is to train young swimmers to maintain fitness and develop their technique. The club is ideal for children who want to continue at an advanced level without the pressures of a competitive environment.
Squad sessions are on a Tuesday, Thursday and Sunday afternoons (see timetable below).
Swimmers should be 8 years or older and be able to swim at least 800 metres (32 lengths of a 25 metre pool or 24 lengths of our pool) and be able to swim all 4 competitive strokes.
If your children are budding Lifeguards, then the Rookie Lifeguard awards developed with the Royal Lifesaving Society is for them.
Rookie Lifeguard is an introduction into basic lifesaving and rescue skills in and around pools and other water areas. Divided into stages bronze, silver and gold each course is a mixture of abilities and the children will be worked at their level. Children must be over 8 years and able to swim 50+ metres.
We run 12 week courses during the school terms and also crash courses at Easter, May Half Term and Summer Holidays.
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The commander of Canada's largest air force base has been charged with the murder of two women and the sexual assault of two others, police said.
Col Russell Williams, 46, appeared in court a day after his arrest. He was held in custody and will appear again by video on 18 February.
One woman was found dead in her house in November and the other was reported missing 11 days ago.
Col Williams oversaw logistical support for missions to Haiti and Afghanistan.
He was appointed commander of Base Trenton in Ontario - Canada's busiest air force hub - in July.
Det Insp Chris Nicholas, of Ontario Provincial Police, said Col Williams was arrested on Sunday.
He was charged with the first-degree murder of Jessica Lloyd, 27, a resident of Belleville, Ontario.
She was reported missing on 28 January and her body was found on Monday, police said.
He was also charged with the murder of Marie Comeau, a 38-year-old corporal found dead in November at her home in Brighton, Ontario.
Authorities began investigating him after police canvassed motorists for information on 4 February.
They linked the two murders to one suspect on the basis of similarities between the cases, and did not expect to make any more arrests, police said.
Col Williams was also charged with forcible confinement, breaking and entering and sexual assault dating from September 2009.
Police were continuing to investigate his past.
"We are certainly tracking the movements of where this man has been over the past several years and we're continuing with our investigation," Det Insp Nicholas said.
The Chief of the Air Staff, Lt Gen Andre Deschamps, said an interim commander would be appointed, pending the outcome of the trial.
A biography on the Canadian Air Force website said Col Williams had enrolled in the Canadian Air Force in 1987 and gained his wings in 1990.


What should i do if my boyfriend breaks up with me and go back to his ex?
I need help!!!...I love my boyfriend so much and I trust him but I just don't trust him when his with a girl named Jessica who's a whore and likes him and would do anything to get what she wants and she is one of the most beautiful girls I've ever seen and I'm scared that my boyfriend will like her more than me sense she's a million times better looking than I am...help!!!
Let him go,you will find that girls that are very good looking are very shalow,and phony.Let him find out on his own.
Well if she isn't an ex and if he hasn't admitted feelings for her, it's natural to be attracted to other people or think they are good looking, but that does not necessarily mean they like, love, or sexually want that person. If you are confident in your relationship and he is satisfied I don't see the problem, unless they are doing things boyfriend and girlfriend should do alone, like movies or dinner...if that's the case give him a chance to end their friendship and make boundries and if he isn't willing to do that to show respoect for your feelings then yeah dump him because he should be doing that stuff with you and not other girls-- that is where I draw the line with my boyfriends female friends (which not many of them are around anymore :).


I've had to deal with this, too.
Do you know if there is a particular direction or 'pathway' they use to get into your yard? Or do they wander in from all directions? The one thing I found that worked well depended on the first. Don't know if it would do any good on the second.
Rambling first. Sorry for the wordiness.
The water spray concept is good, and I use that often in training indoor cats. But it takes as much consistency as you can manage, and works best if they mostly don't connect the water with your presence. Can be hard to do outdoors, unless you have a lot of time to spend watching for cats, and are good at being sneaky (grin).
We have (blush) used human urine against groundhogs. Worked really well for about half of a growing season. Then they smartened up, and ignored it. And Ugq is right. Smells like this depend on the animal knowing the smell. A cat that has not learned to be afraid of a coyote isn't bothered by the smell. Male cats are very often put off by male human urine, but female cats, especially in heat are actually attracted by it…. Long painful story. Don't ask….
The one thing I found that made a big difference was that, in my situation, there was a specific part of the yard where the cats were used to coming through. Not any kind of gate-in-a-fence, but just from 'that direction'. I put out a large, lowish tray with a mix of garden soil and cat litter about 30 ft inside the yard near that direction, and sprinkled catnip for about a ft around it, but not in it. After about a week, they were mostly using that general area. Once a week or so, I would refresh the thing, and slide it a few feet back toward 'their yard'. It took, overall, a couple of months, but not with a lot of work. Then I planted catnip at the property edge.
Hasn't eliminated everything. Occasionally, when they are wandering, they get 'caught short'. But they don't head here with with 'litter box' in mind. This was a few years ago, and they (and their grown kittens) are not any kind of problem.


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With all things happening in Punjab, I am appalled to see that people there are not still waking up to the reality. All our leaders are sucking blood of people by accepting bribes and doing illegal and immoral things. Why are we accepting them as our leaders? Why we did not used our electoral system to get rid of cancer which is killing our society slowly but surely. Here are some things to be considered. Educate the people as to what is really wrong. Educate them to use their voting power to get rid of leaders who are cancer of society. Bring the leaders who prove themselves worth their salt. I am sure if that happens Punjab can be number one not only in INDIA but also in world! I know it can happen. There is large enough chatter all over the world about it, but we need to discern and people need to wake up about it. Say NO to drugs,they are killing us as a community!


RE: Hi , I am a graduate (BE Production) working currently as Asst.Manager in Oil and Gas (EPC Project)with over 2 yrs exp. Work is basically site related. I would want to know whether i can switch to IT related jobs. Which IT course will best suit me.
IT companies look for Consultant's with domain knowledge to assist clients in the selection, implementation, and support of SAP Industry Solution for Oil & Gas. You are required to use your consulting skills, business knowledge, and packaged solution expertise to effectively integrate packaged technology into the clients business environment in order to achieve client expected business results.
I'm sure in your current company, there must be a Technology implementer partner. If, its SAP(IS OIL), then nothing like it. Even other SAP modules like MM , CRM etc. can be of relevance depending upon your current nature of work. You involve yourself in the core-implementation group as Key member than as end-user and interact with the technology guys to understand what it takes to be on the other side of the table. I would advise spend some more time in your industry, that way your domain experience will strengthen further. Look for companies who are implementing SAP(IS OIL)/(MM IS OIL) etc. Change over and be a core team memberthere . That way you can claim to have one implementation experience(which is must), while applying for IT Consulting jobs.
Alternatively, look for SAP training.
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Jan 16, 2023 | Success Stories
All-American track athlete chases his dream ... in the pool
Shoulder surgery means bells ring again for QC man
Black belt lawyer makes a case for chronic back pain relief without surgery
Moline Globetrotter, Linda Meadors, stands atop Machu Picchu, Peru, following her successful total knee replacement surgery at ORA Orthopedics.
If you have a bucket list to see the world (or even a small part of it), meet Linda Meadors, 68, a Moline retiree who has likely traveled a road you've only dreamed about.
Linda Meadors of Moline, astride an elephant while on a trip to Thailand.
Red Square; check. Ride an elephant in Thailand; check. Hike the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu; check! The list goes on…European villages, cruises down the Danube, and cooking school in Burma, just to name a few.
"The world is my palette, and my joy is planning and sharing every amazing sight with kindred spirits who long for adventure, too," says Linda.
Linda's wanderlust predates her retirement, but she's stepped up the schedule now that she has more time.
"I'm traveling about 3 months out of the year, leading 3 to 4 groups as a travel consultant for Blue Horizon Travel. Typically, I work 18 months ahead, so when I'm not traveling, I'm planning trips. I'm already looking at African safaris and rail journeys in Canada next year!"
Not on the list: knee injury
Of course, plans can change unexpectedly, as Linda discovered while on a recent trip to Germany.
"I was walking down a cobblestone street when I wrenched my knee. It began to swell and I went straight to an ER in Germany. Their X-Rays revealed bone-on-bone arthritis and they recommended a total knee replacement."
Dr. Peter Rink, ORA Orthopedics
From Europe, Linda called ORA Orthopedics' Total Joint Surgeon, Dr. Peter Rink, who recommended she return to the U.S.
She made an appointment, was evaluated, and Dr. Rink made the recommendations, including total knee replacement. Undaunted, Linda began making plans for both surgery and rehab that would not interfere with travel plans.
"I told him I still had plans including a trip to Australia, as well as to hike the Inca Trail the following year, so my knee had to be good to go. We had to schedule the surgery to make my timeline happen!"
Dr. Rink specializes in total joint surgery and says Linda's knee definitely needed to be replaced.
"Age and activity can wear down the knee surface, and Linda was suffering arthritis in both knees. Total knee replacement is a great solution for people like Linda who want to maintain activity in retirement."
Experience matters and ORA has it
Quad City ORA orthopedic surgeons perform about 1400 total knee replacements each year. That's more than any other orthopedic practice in the region.
"It's always the patient's choice on when to do surgery, and Linda posed some unique challenges in timing so she wouldn't miss any trips!"
In the spring of 2016, Dr. Rink successfully performed her total knee replacement.
"In surgery, we remove the arthritic surface and then insert metal and medical-grade plastic components that replace the knee's worn surface."
The procedure takes about an hour and the patient is up and walking right away.
An active PT regimen put Linda back on the road to adventure
When you're globetrotting with Linda, you can put a lot of miles in!
"Linda was a hard worker throughout her physical therapy. PT is necessary for about 6 weeks and patients fully recover in about 3 months," he explains.
"It's gratifying to see her recover so successfully and return to the world of travel she loves."
By year's end, Linda had achieved all of her goals, traveling to both Australia and Thailand for her first elephant ride.
One year later, she made another check on her bucket list by successfully climbing the Inca Trail to Machu Picchu in Peru.
Her advice to anyone with travel dreams, "You are never too old. Get outside your comfort zone, make a plan, and go for it!"
Happy trails, Linda!
For more information on ORA's Total Joint Center of Excellence, or for more patient success stories, log on to our website.
Here are some photos from Linda's world travels …

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The following tutorials are based on my exploration of Frank Luna's Introduction to 3D Game Programming with Direct3D 11.0, adapting the C++ original code into C#, using SlimDX as a managed wrapper for the DirectX libraries.

The code for all of these examples can be found on my GitHub public repository, at https://github.com/ericrrichards/dx11.

To compile and run the examples, you will need Visual Studio 2012.  I have the Professional edition, but I would imagine that you should be able to use the C# Express edition as well.  You will also need SlimDX, which is available either through NuGet, or from http://slimdx.org/, as well as the DirectX SDK, which can be obtained at http://www.microsoft.com/en-us/download/details.aspx?id=6812.  If you are running Windows 8 or greater, DirectX is now included in the Windows SDK, so you will want to grab that for the most updated version of DirectX, at http://msdn.microsoft.com/en-US/windows/desktop/hh852363.

Some of the examples use Assimp.Net to load 3D models.  You can download this from Google Code at https://code.google.com/p/assimp-net/.

If you find these tutorials helpful, please consider donating a couple bucks.  While my primary goal with this site is simply learning new things and sharing that knowledge with others, I do put a lot of time and energy into these tutorials, and web hosting and domain registration have some costs.

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                    DirectX Initialization and sample framework

                Introduces the demo application framework that will be used going forwards, and discusses DirectX intialization and integration with Windows Forms.

                    Rendering a Colored Cube

                Draw a colored cube using simple vertex and pixel shaders.

                    Rendering a simple terrain with DirectX 11

                    Creating simple geometric shapes with DirectX11

                    Loading a mesh from file using a simple text format

                    Rendering a dynamic vertex buffer with DirectX 11

                    Phong Lighting Theory

                    Adding Lighting to the simple terrain

                    Creating a basic reusable lighting shader

                    Texture Mapping in DirectX11

                    Adding textures to the simple terrain

                    Sprite animation using a texture atlas

                    Alpha Blending in DirectX 11

                    Using Alpha Blending on the simple terrain

                    Planar Reflections and Shadows using the Stencil Buffer

                    Rendering Billboards using the Geometry Shader in DirectX 11

                    Creating a reusable FPS-style Camera class for DirectX11

                    Creating a reusable RTS-style Camera class for DirectX11

                    Frustum Culling and Hardware mesh instancing

                    Screen-World Picking with DirectX11

                    Skyboxes and environmental reflections with CubeMaps

                    Dynamic Cube-mapped reflections

                    Bump and Displacement mapping

                    Examining the Tessellation Stages of DirectX11: Hull & Domain shaders

                    DirectX11 Terrain rendering with LOD

                    DirectX10-compatible Terrain rendering with LOD

                    A Simple Loading Screen using Direct2D

                Generating Random Terrain with Perlin Noise

                    Generating Random Terrain with Perlin Noise

                    Loading 3D models with Assimp.Net and SlimDX

                    Skeletal Animation with Assimp.Net and SlimDX

                    Hardware Particle Systems with DirectX 11

                    Expanding the BasicModel Class

                    Shadow Mapping

                    SSAO

                    Displacement Mapped Water

                    Terrain with Shadow Mapping and Ambient Occlusion

                    A Terrain Minimap

                    Terrain Mouse Picking

                    Pathfinding 1: Map Representation and Preprocessing

                    Pathfinding II: A* and Heuristics

                    Pathfinding III: Putting it All Together


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IAG Group has launched IAG Cargo as a single brand for air cargo unifying its British Airways, Iberia and bmi businesses.
The move follows months of work to integrate the cargo operations of the businesses into a single unit with a unified product range, sales force and IT systems.
Branding it all IAG is designed to support new cargo entrants to the International Airlines Group alongside British Airways, Iberia and bmi.
The IAG Cargo operation had a turnover of €1,190 million in 2011, and has a workforce of more than 2,700 people covering a global network serving more than 350 destinations making it one of the largest air cargo networks in the world.
Steve Gunning, managing director of IAG Cargo, said: "The launch of our brand is an important milestone in our aim of becoming the world's leading air cargo network.
A considerable amount of work has gone into the development of the network. Hubs in London and Madrid are at the core of the network linked by several flights a day. Iberia's strength in Latin America has complemented BA's strength in North America, Africa and Asia.
The aim is that IAG Cargo will become the principal cargo brand for the group, although BA World Cargo and Iberia Cargo will be retained as they have strong recognition in particular markets.
J Ignacio Díez Barturan, deputy managing director of IAG Cargo, added: "Since we merged a year ago, we have invested heavily in creating one of the most extensive networks, while also working to integrate our product portfolios.


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By Jeremy Vine News December 9, 2015
"One, Two…"
One Day At Radio Two
0725, Tuesday Dec 8th 2015,
travelling in to work
So this is me on my bicycle. Early start. I leave home at 7.15am most days. I love cycling but yes, in London it never feels very safe. Here I have just turned north off Kensington High Street to head for Hyde Park on some quieter roads (Kensington High Street is a shocker — apparently the posher residents don't want any part of it painted blue to allow cyclists a safer lane). Two seasonal sights up ahead — a tree decorated for Christmas, and right next to it an ambulance with its lights on. I'm guessing the person was so excited they'd got their lights up early, they necked a whole bottle of sherry and fell down the stairs. Ask not for whom the bell tolls: my next appointment of the day is a close shave with a white van, so I guess I'm lucky it didn't toll for me. Not saying anyone is to blame here, but take a look if you're not squeamish. This kind of thing happens every day on a cycle.
0757, Radio 2
Safely in to Western House, headquarters of Radio 2 and BBC 6Music. First major decision on arriving in the office is not whether to lead with Trump or Corbyn. It's the tea/coffee moment. Let's boil that kettle while we think. By the way, I have removed my hi-viz, cycle clips and helmet by this stage, in case you were wondering. Feast your eyes on the R2 kettle: surely that must have been front and centre of this year's Ideal Home Exhibition? I mean, the blue light when you switch it on — cutting edge, no?
The kettle steam momentarily obscures the gentleman on the wall. Actually he is obscure all year round — none of us knows who he is, which is no matter of pride. One day the luckiest broadcasters will have a meeting room named after them, or their picture above a kettle; and no one will know who we are. It is something to aim for — when I started as a trainee in 1987 I never dreamed I might one day be unknown throughout the whole organisation.
0810 on the dot
Welcome to our morning meeting. It starts punctually. Only a full-scale panoramic photo can do it justice (well, they refused to huddle up in a group). On the right, next to me on the sofa, is Eleanor Kiff. Her surname has become a verb — when taxis don't appear and a guest is delayed, she will ring the firm to give them a "full Kiffing" (there are several levels of this; all highly effective; once, after a taxi firm had made repeated errors, they had to be Double-Kiffed). Beside Ellie is Tom, then Ben, then Tim Collins (blonde hair, glasses, religiously wears his BBC ID). Tim is remarkable for an encyclopaedic knowledge of what we have broadcast — he and I have worked together since the very start on January 6th, 2003. Next to Tim is Mark "My Hat Hides The" Payne. On the far left (his position, not his politics) is editor Phil Jones, who has been editing the show since the days of Jimmy Young — a full 17 years — making him the longest-serving editor in the BBC. That's my left leg in the dark denim, I should mention. I am not doing anything bad with it, I just thought I would point it out.
Tom is in full flow. He has seen a story about a pensioner who found a dead dolphin on the beach and whose first response was to get a knife, cut a chunk out of it and cook it for lunch. On my show we always want the sound of something happening — radio is as much about activity as speech — so Tom wonders if we can get the pensioner to cook and eat the dolphin live on the programme?
When Tom has a really good idea, and gets enthused, his tracksuit top starts glowing. In production terms, the man is basically a genius.
On my lap is a print-out of some of today's stories. The one I am interested in is the Glasgow bin driver. It seems to me quite unbelievable that Harry Clarke was given a promise that he would not be prosecuted if he testified at the fatal accident inquiry. So when that inquiry revealed that he had lied about his blackouts to get a job driving a twenty-ton piece of metal around Glasgow, thus killing six people, there was nothing that could be done to bring him to justice. Important to add that when I suggest the story I don't have the status of editor — Phil makes the decisions, thankfully. I suggest it with only the same oomph as any of the producers and I am quite cool about my favoured story being forced out by others.
The meeting is about to end and I realise my armrest is a relic from the BBC of the seventies and eighties. This is the kind of machine I worked on as a reporter in the early days — a reel-to-reel tape player that would be laced with quarter-inch tape. Heaven knows why it is still here! The metal block below the tape heads is where you would do your edits by physically slicing the tape with a razor, then dropping the section you didn't want on the floor and sticking the loose ends together using narrow white tape. A century ago. But in reality, only fifteen years. It makes a good armrest.
The team now have the four stories we will focus on —
The floods in Cumbria show us some of the best in human nature – people opening up their homes to each other;
Donald Trump says he wants to ban ALL Moslems from entering the States until the government 'can figure out what the hell is going on';
How on earth has the bin driver from Glasgow, who killed 6 people after lying about blackouts, avoided prosecution;
One photo from World War One. One man obsessed with finding out what happened to every single person in the picture
— and, with the crew starting to work their socks off to book guests and find soundbites to illustrate those topics, I nip out for a cup of coffee. In Great Portland Street there are so many breakfast places. Cheap and cheerful, high-end, low-rent and stylish. There is breakfast for £2.50 or £52. Looking at the buzzer for the BBC Club, right next to Radio 2, you can probably work out where I have decided to go on that spectrum.
0915, at the BBC Club
I get black coffee and two rounds of brown toast for £1.63 (WHAT???) and am seriously tempted, with the money I've saved on the equivalent at Pret a Manger, to make a contribution to the repair of the doorbell. This is the Golden Hour for me — while my colleagues, Phil and the Producers (sounds like the name of a sixties band) slave over scripts and telephones in the office, I can read the papers and look at social media to see what's going on. Generally speaking presenters need to have quite a lot of standing knowledge on big subjects. Hope that doesn't sound self-important — but if, for example, we are doing a piece on obesity or World War One it really helps to be aware of the background as well as the urgent facts the producers will press into my hand. So this hour is for general awareness. And that black coffee.
They have refurbished the booths here. So now, if you are old enough, which at 50 I think I nearly am, you feel like you are in the House of Lords. If I fall asleep here there is a good chance I will wake, see the fake red leather, panic, and start making a long speech that begins, "My honourable friends…"
1048, back in the office
Now we start the briefing. This is Tom talking about a World War One photograph showing 46 soldiers. An amateur historian has spent twenty years trying to find out what happened to everyone in the picture. You see the book on my lap. An astonishing story and the kind of thing I love to do — having an enthusiast lay out twenty years of work for my listeners in fifteen minutes.
The blacked-out pictures show the deaths, between 1915 (when the photo was taken; the first soldier, top left, fell ill during his training) and 1918 (when the war ended). Those in red were gassed or wounded. Unimaginable. Well done to the historian Andrew Tatham.
Ellie and Tim Johns brief me on the bin driver story. Both are great pals and producers. Although I suggested the story, I have all kinds of questions for them: is the Scottish 'fatal accident inquiry' we keep hearing about the same as an inquest? What reasons were given officially for not prosecuting Mr Clarke? By the way, each of our brilliant team have their own backstory and their own (big) future! If you are interested in the kind of people who work on the show, Tim's website is here so you can look him up.
1127, Studio 6c
I get up to my studio. This is also the room used in the mornings by Chris Evans, and at Drivetime by Simon Mayo. So it has that faint quality of exhaustion: everything looks like it might be about to break. At the end of the desk nearest to the camera I place my briefing notes (you see that photo again), plus a cup of tea and a flask of water. For some reason there is a roll of toilet paper on the surface as well. The loo roll is there every day. It is cheaper than Imodium, I guess.
1132, Studio 6b
If you listen to the slot I have on Ken's show, where I explain what's coming up on mine, you will be aware that it is the hardest part of my day! It didn't help when a listener calculated that over the entire year I broadcast the equivalent of ten full shows while I am with Ken. It is impossible to get anything past Mr Bruce — he seems to have read all the newspapers before I visit. So he knows every story and he has a brilliant way of gently taking the rise out of me without my realising until about ten minutes later. Ken has been broadcasting for nearly 40 years and is without question one of the greatest DJs in the history of British radio. The most bizarre moment I ever had on his show was one where he was not present, though: on April Fool's Day 2011, the comedian Rob Brydon did an extraordinary 150-minute marathon impression of Ken (causing many listeners to ring in and complain that KB was drunk on air), and when I came in to trail my show I was, incredibly, told not to make any reference to it. The whole thing was incredible.
I emerge from Ken's studio and bump into another great of British radio. They grow on trees here. Tony Blackburn launched Radio 1 in 1967 — but I am sure you know that! He is asking me "How did you get that blue tick on your Facebook page?" I say, "I don't know, but ask my friend Tash Courtenay-Smith" [who does this website]. Phil Swern, on the left, is Brian Matthew's producer and was famous for having one of the biggest collections of vinyl in the world. He says Tony should try for a green tick, and then next time we meet I could ask him how he got a green one … and we could go round in circles like this forever. But hey, if you love British radio, isn't R2 a lovely place to be?
Back to work. Phil Jones, my editor, likes to check things through before we go on air. He also brings fruit. I once said to him when he put the items on the desk, "A great editor brings fruit," and it sounded like one of those statements of permanent truth, like: "To govern is to choose." When other people stand in for Phil, they never bring fruit. We used to have an official fruit delivery from BBC catering, a hangover from the days of Jimmy Young, and then someone worked out that a couple of apples and a banana were costing the programme £8 a day. So now Phil goes down Great Portland Street and, for £8 a week, buys enough to keep us both happy. Good boss, eh?
It looks like thirteen minutes to go. But I have always wondered at the mind's ability to compress those thirteen minutes to four. I will blink and the programme will be on the air. There is no time to lose. Where are my headphones?
A strange thing happens in December in this studio. The concidence of the time of day and the time of the season means, at the odd moment when the sun makes an appearance, it comes smack through the window…
…and hits me in the face. This does not happen at any other time of year! In the summer months the sun is too high. Actually, I often think there may only be a stretch of about ten days in every 365 when this happens between 12 and 2pm. And today it has happened for the first time this year — the time being 12.35 — so I take a look at the studio blinds and wonder, if I yank the cord, will they break like last time? By the way I took a short video during the second half of my show so you can see the view from where I sit:
And pretty soon the programme is over for today!
So now a special lunch. Normally it's a cheese and tomato sandwich but today I am with friends. Jimmy Young once wrote me a note saying he couldn't come out for lunch, "because it is impossible in this job, as you are about to find out." It's not impossible but it does require patient friends who can forego their starters. On the left is a publishing genius who put out my memoir in 2012, Carly Cook. She is always interesting and full of life. Opposite us are Johnnie and Tiggy Walker, both (as you'll know) broadcasting pals. Johnnie did one of our most memorable "What Makes Us Human?" strands this year on my show; and Tiggy came on my show to talk so powerfully about her recovery from cancer and the photo-book she published as a journal to help encourage others. We had a brilliant time together at Casa Becci on Paddington Street, a compact and friendly Italian.
Cycling home. Winter Wonderland in Hyde Park must be the most expensive funfair in the world. I can hardly afford even to look at it. £4 per person per ride last time I went here.
But I know how fortunate I am. As my cycle lamp traces out the path back to the main road in Kensington (that's Diana's palace lit up ahead), it occurs to me that I never planned my journey in the BBC; nor was any path laid for me to follow. Every time I went forward, or left, or right, or stumbled in some one-legged diagonal, somehow the tarmac was there. I used to think the BBC had a guiding hand. Now I reckon I was just bloody lucky.
The following day
Arthur Boyt eating dolphin
I didn't want to leave you in the lurch with Tom's dolphin! The story of Cornish pensioner Arthur Boyt, pictured above, who found a dead dolphin on the beach and whose first thought was to hack lumps out of it and put them in his freezer, appeared on air the following day. Yes, he did indeed fry dolphin live down his telephone as we listened, then ate the cooked meat and described it ("this tastes like beef … with a hint of dolphin"). Tim Johns tweeted the item here. It was a classic, achieving one of our record numbers of complaints for the year. Good job, Tom.
Oh, and after admitting my ignorance on the photo on the wall, a number of people told me it is Alvar Lidell. He read the news during the Second World War in a century-changing voice. Here is one of his bulletins.
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This is a wonderful, articulate, insightful blog, Jeremy – really enjoyed reading it. From a young age, I've always wondered what happens behind the scenes of my favourite TV/radio programmes and it all sounds so lovely! Your team seem like a really lovely bunch of people too. Thank you for posting this hugely interesting article, Jeremy – love and Merry Christmas to all at Radio 2, H. xx
Josephine Carse says:
I thoroughly enjoyed reading your blog Jeremy. It is, in fact, the first and only one I've ever read. Great work and loved you on Strictly.
Does the £8 a week for fruit come out of the programme's budget or your own pockets? If the latter, tuck in. If it's licence fee money, how do you justify £400 a year being put to this use?
John Reed says:
This war really god Jeremy I enjoyed it very much. I lost my mum in October but many years ago she wrote to Jimmy Young asking for listeners to send in their used tights so that she could use them to stuff home made toys, that she could then sell and donate the profits to Mencap. Jimmy did as requested and mum was inundated with tights. I still have the letters of the time from the show.
Mum died aged 93 on October 31st. Ans supported Mencap for many years because my cousin was born in 1947 as a "Mongol" boy. Nowadays this would be referred to as Downs Syndrome. My cousin is still alive and lives in a care home in Kent.
Perhaps a silly story, of no real relevance today, but I think that your programme is such a good follow on to Jimmy Young that maybe you would enjoy it.
I listen as often as I can ( most days )
Tel Valentine says:
What a beautiful read. At work every weekday without fail is Jeremy Vine then Steve Wright then Simon Mayo, then it is home time after cooking for everyone. Adore your personality and wisdom. xxx
Mair says:
I think the mystery photo on the wall is Alva Liddell.
Helen May says:
Great seeing the pictures and I was reliving my visit to your studio all those years ago as I read! Best wishes for Christmas and 2016. Aitch
My final Final (Strictly) blog! Behind the Scenes as Jay won
Look at that face of concentration! And I seem pretty focused too. Karen and I call the horse Bertie. Apparently this was my most memorable moment on Strictly — riding…


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Dubai finally lifted itself from shoppers' paradise and playground to the rich and famous to become a city boasting an iconic opera house on 31 August.
Tickets for the first show at Dubai Opera sold out in just three hours when they went on sale in April this year. 'We are very much looking forward to welcoming many more people to the venue over the next few days, weeks and months and firmly intend for Dubai Opera to make a major and lasting contribution for the future,' he added.
The 2,000-seat venues has an ambitious programme to secure its billing as the most spectacular performance venue in the Middle East, upcoming shows include The Pearl Fishers, The Barber of Seville, Opera Without Words, Coppelia, Giselle, Postcards from Vienna, Mozart Gala, Impossible, José Carreras, Vivaldi's The Four Seasons, Sara Baras, Anoushka Shankar, Béjart Ballet Lausanne, The Nutcracker on Ice and Slava's Snowshow.
Ticket prices start from around AED250 (€60) for West Side Story, whilst a top seat to see José Carreras is expected to fetch to AED1200 (€300).


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PLAINVIEW, N.Y., Mar. 29 -- Veeco Instruments Inc. has purchased certain assets related to the Delray Beach, Fla.-based atomic force microscope (AFM) product line of International Business Machines Corp. (IBM). Don Kania, vice president and general manager of Veeco Metrology Group's Santa Barbara operations, will oversee the integration of this technology into Veeco's atomic force metrology products.
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GENERAL TABLE OF CONTENTS.
VOL. I.
Mr. Pope's Preface
Mr. Theobald's Preface
Sir Thomas Hanmer's Preface
Dr. Warburton's Preface
Dr. Johnson's Preface ..
Mr. Steevens's Advertisement, 1766.
Mr. Capell's Introduction..
Mr. Steevens's Advertisement, 1773
Mr. Reed's Advertisement, 1785....
Mr. Malone's Preface, 1790...
Mr. Reed's Advertisement, 1803
Preface to Mr. Richardson's Proposals
Mr. Richardson's Proposals and Supplement..
Dr. Farmer on the Learning of Shakspeare
Appendix to Mr. Colman's Translation of Terence
Ancient Translations from Classical Authors....
List of detached Criticisms on Shakspeare, &c. ..
Shakspeare, Ford, and Jonson...
Mr. Rowe's Life of Shakspeare
Additional Anecdotes
Commendatory Poems on Shakspeare..
Essay on Phraseology and Metre
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VOL. II.
Mr. Malone's Life of Shakspeare, comprehending an Essay
on the Chronological Order of his Plays..
Appendix ...
Shakspeare's Coat of Arms.
Conveyance from Walker to Shakspeare
Shakspeare's Mortgage..
Declaration of Trust, by Heminge, &c.
Shakspeare's Will....
Extracts from Stratford Register...
Entries on the Stationers' Books...
List of the early Editions of Shakspeare
Dedication of the Players, 1623 ...
Preface of the Players ..
Modern Editions
Plays ascribed to Shakspeare
Plays altered from Shakspeare.
Character of Aubrey, the Antiquary
VOL. III.
Mr. Malone's History of the Stage. ...
Additions from Henslowe's Register.
Additions by Mr. Steevens
Appendix from Mr. Malone's Papers
Further Account of the Stage, from Mr. Chalmers ..
Addenda from the same
Mr. Markland's Dissertation on the Chester Mysteries.... 525
VOL. IV.
TWO GENTLEMEN OF VERONA.
COMEDY OF ERRORS.
LOVE'S LABOUR'S LOST.
VOL. V.
MERCHANT OF VENICE.
MIDSUMMER NIGHT'S DREAM.
TAMING OF THE SHREW.
VOL. VI.
ROMEO AND JULIET.
AS YOU LIKE IT.
VOL, VII.
MUCH ADO ABOUT NOTHING.
HAMLET.
MERRY WIVES OF WINDSOR.
TROILUS AND CRESSIDA.
VOL. IX.
MEASURE FOR MEASURE.
OTHELLO.
VOL. X.
KING LEAR.
ALL'S WELL THAT ENDS WELL.
VOL. XI.
TWELFTH NIGHT.
MACBETH.
VOL. XII.
ANTONY AND CLEOPATRA.
VOL. XIII.
CYMBELINE.
TIMON OF ATHENS.
VOL. XIV.
CORIOLANUS.
WINTER'S TALE.
VOL. XV.
TEMPEST.
KING JOHN.
ESSAY ON THE TEMPEST.
VOL. XVI.
HENRY IV. PART I.
VOL. XVII.
HENRY IV. PART II.
HENRY V.
VOL. XVIII.
HENRY VI. PART I.
HENRY VI. PART II.
HENRY VI. PART III.
MR. MALONE'S DISSERTATION.
VOL. XIX.
RICHARD III.
HENRY VIII.
VOL. XX.
VENUS AND ADONIS.
RAPE OF LUCRECE.
SONNETS.
LOVER'S COMPLAINT.
PASSIONATE PILGRIM.
MEMOIRS OF LORD SOUTHAMPTON.
VOL. XXI.
PERICLES.
TITUS ANDRONICUS.
ADDENDA.


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Likely collapse of LCMC tailings dam walls spooks Benguet folks
Northern Dispatch December 1, 2011 1 Comment Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company
By ALMA B. SINUMLAG
NORTHERN DISPATCH
BANGUED, Abra – Residents of Mankayan, Benguet who attended the Benguet, Abra, Mt. Province, Ilocos Sur (BAMPIS) Mining Summit held here expressed fears that the plan of Goldfields Far South East to build additional walls to the tailings dam 5A mean there are more mine tailings to expect on its full operation.
Marcelo Gomgom-o, former miner in Lepanto Consolidated Mining Company (LCMC) and a resident of the said town, asked during the summit if the activities in the tailings dam specifically of Goldfields' wall tests are safe. Gomgom-o and the residents had reportedly observed from above the wall of the tailings dam the testing activities being conducted there.
Albert Diego, a resident of Colalo, Mankayan, added that the the present tailings dam cannot handle the mine wastes that would be generated once Goldfields starts full operation — the said dam, he said, has already reached its full capacity and as such, it cannot contain any more waste. But instead of building another dam, Goldfields, a partner of LCMC, is just adding walls to the existing tailings dam.
Diego recalled that in 1999, the construction of tailings Dam 5A and the irresponsible mining of LCMC had combined to cause an elementary school in their village to sink. But to their dismay, the Mines and Geosciences Bureau (MGB) absolved the mine company and said it is not to blame because the subsidence is not just caused by mining but also by natural causes.
He added that the area is already considered a danger zone, and that the MGB itself had declared that. As such, he told the people gathered at the summit that he cannot think of any good reason why the company should worsen the hazard by adding more stress on the dam walls. Goldfields' mining activity, he stressed, will never be safe for the communities affected.
Vicente Dilem, a miner of LCMC for 18 years, said that he had witnessed the greediness for profit of this mine firm. Dilem was one of the miners who worked in the subsidence area in Colalo. He said that in the sunk area, there were unfilled tunnels abandoned by the company after its mining activities there. At the time, the demand for copper was high and the firm had used high technology loaders in levels 1100 to 1150 to extract the high grade copper in the Victoria 1 project.
The sinking was apparently not only due to natural causes, he said.
Windel Bolinget, chairman of the Cordillera Peoples Alliance (CPA), told the delegates of the summit that when the additional wall of the tailings dam pushes through, there is a big possibility that it would collapse due to the built-up pressure from the tailings being dumped.
"Considering the planned height of the dam, if it collapses at night, communities from Colalo down to Quirino, Ilocos Sur would be buried, Windel warned. He explained that in years of LCMC's operation, four of its old tailings ponds had collapsed, bringing pollution and siltation to the Abra River and to rice fields along river banks. He urged the communities especially in Mankayan to "be vigilant because Goldfields is doing everything, even resorting to bribery, in order to operate". Reposted by
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They think he's still in shock, Edward figures, lying still and staring at the ceiling as his father and the doctor speak on the other side of the room. Maybe he is, he can't tell; is that what the numb feeling that was settling over him was? It's blocking out his awareness, reducing his world down to a single thought, a single focus.
He can't feel Al anymore.
The words of his father and the doctor are muffled against his tunnel-vision perception, and he vaguely processes that the doctor is asking his father about a cult, and an attack, and what are they talking about?
Out of the corner of his eye, he sees Hohenheim shake his head. "It's possible, I suppose. I've not heard of any other such attacks though."
It dawns on Edward, past the suffocating feeling of a broken contact with his brother, a connection that he'd never been without, not when the Gate took Alphonse's body as toll, not when his brother used the last of the Stone and disappeared, and Edward had woken up to an empty stage with Rosè and Wrath as the only audience members, that the two men must be talking about his injuries.
A cult attack? Hardly. He put the arrays there himself, carved them into his own skin; they're not signs of magical garbage, they're alchemy, science, sacrifice written in a language Edward knows better than the one he speaks.
He can't say that, of course, not here, now can he?
Here. London. God, what is he doing here again? How? The Gate should've taken him, returned Al to the land of the living in his place. He should be waiting in some sort of limbo for Al to be able to do what he didn't know how to do on his own, to fix the mess he'd made.
Dimly, he hopes, despite the dead feeling in his soul where Al should be, that maybe, maybe he'd inadvertently pulled Al through with him, and that his baby brother is sitting out in the hall, waiting while their father and the doctor talk, worried about him.
"Al?" he croaks weakly, hopefully, and there's the sound of footsteps, and then his father is leaning over him. He finally turns his gaze from the fixed point on the ceiling he'd been staring at to look at the man, waiting, silently begging him to tell him something he wanted to hear, to tell him the pain in his chest is just leftover from his own death.
"Rest, Edward," Hohenheim tells him, reaching out a hand and brushing back his hair, and Edward wants to cry, tears up and struggles to breathe at the unspoken answer in his father's expression.
He whimpers his brother's name again, voice cracking and breaking over the sound. He can't feel his heartbeat anymore. Somehow, he thinks that dying the first time hurt less.
"I'll return tomorrow," the doctor says, somewhere far away, and Hohenheim nods, says his thanks and bids him goodbye. 'Tomorrow'? There's actually a tomorrow, another day, a future at all when Al is no longer there, no longer there with him, is gone?
The shock must've worn off, he realizes with some detached interest, as his breath curdles in his throat, a keening wail working out from his heart and he's not even fully sure that he actually made the sound, or if it's just the deafening silence of his soul dying that he can't hear past.
Hohenheim's weight settles on the bed and the older man gathers him up into his arms; it's the first time Edward's been there, held by his father like a little boy, in years. His arm wraps around the older man, clinging desperately for solid ground, and he sobs in frustration at the lack of response from his missing arm, at his inability to even hold on for dear life fully.
His father says something, something surely meant to be comforting; he ignores it, and whatever it was, the words are lost and fall on deaf ears. There is no comfort, nothing could make this better or even just okay.


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THE HISTORY OF SUMMERTON BAPTIST CHURCH
Most children like to boast of the youth of their mothers but we boast of the age of our mother, Calvary Baptist Church. We love her dignity, as well as her history filled with torch bearing for our King. She is one of the three oldest churches in our state.
In 1859 some members of Calvary Church met at the home of Honorable James H. Tindal for the purpose of organizing a church. They erected a bush arbor on a wooded spot on the Nelson Ferry Road on Taw Caw plantation owned by Hon James H. Tindal and his wife, Mrs. Sarah Allen Tindal. This spot is soon to have a marker presented by Mrs. W.H. Anderson who was Miss Emily Tindal, grand-daughter of Mr. and Mrs. James H. Tindal. Here they worshipped for many months until Honorable James H. Tindal deeded them a choice site on the Nelson Ferry Road. Later he gave the land for a cemetery nearby.
The most active in instituting the new church according to the records of J. D. Rutledge, the first clerk, were: Hon. James H. Tindal, Col. T. H. Connors, R. K. Rutledge, W. W. Holladay, R. B. Harvin, and Dr. W. W. B. James, William Bryant,. John Shepherd, besides Annie F. Connors, Ellen Harvin, Hulda Shepherd and others.
The Rev. D. W. Cuttino was the first pastor. He served eleven years.
A building was erected at Taw Caw in 1860. The war conditions made the procuring of the seats, floor and pulpit a sacrificial effort. During the conflict Wheeler's men occupied our church building for several weeks. The weather being bad at the time, the soldiers attempted to put sand on the floor and to build a fire. This came near being disastrous.
The bankrupt conditions following the war prevented the necessary repairs so when the Negroes of the Baptist faith offered to purchase the property, the offer was accepted. The church and lot sold for $400.00.
In Summerton one half acre of land was purchased from John C. Lanham. A building committee consisting of J. D. Rutledge, W. W. Holladay, and the Rev. L. D. Bass, our pastor at that time. This frame building, one large room, was in use in 1887. Land for a cemetery on the same street was donated by Hon. J. H. Tindal. Col. Thomas H. Conners was the first Superintendent of the Sunday School.
Pastors who served after 1887 were: The Rev. E. A. Edwards; The Rev. W. E. Hughson; The Rev. T. C. Hickson, The Rev. H. A. Whitman, The Rev. E. A. Wells, The Rev. Rice, Dr. E. E. Ayers, and The Rev. B. C. Lamply, who died here. Supplying for several months were The Rev. J. K. Fant and The Rev. H. A. Sublette.
The Rev. Manning A. Connor served as pastor for ten years. The Rev. J. N. Tolar began his ministry in 1907. His wife was active in Kingdom interests. He was the inspiration and guide in building our church as it now stands. The building committee in 1910 was composed of 0. C. Scarborough, C. H. Touchberry, T. H. Harvin, and A. P. Brock.
The Rev. Myron W. Gordon followed. At the beginning of his ten years of fruitful ministry he succeeded in having the entire debt lifted from the property. Mrs. Gordon was president of the Woman's Missionary Society and was an active partner in all phases of the work.
The Rev. J. A. Ansley with his family, Mrs. Ansley, Mary, Joe, and Whit, spent several years as our shepherd.
The Rev. Wendell White during his ten years with us endeared himself to the citizens of Summerton as well as to us by his untiring efforts and his genial manner. Mrs. White was largely responsible for our new carpet at that time.
The Rev. W. R. Buchanan came to us with his bride to begin his first pastorate. He used his talents as architect, contractor and cabinet maker in our Educational Building, which was erected by faith, prayer, and perseverance. We named this the Buchanan Educational Building. The Rev. and Mrs. Buchanan, a gifted consecrated couple, now serving as Home Missionaries in Albuquerque, New Mexico. She left an imprint on the hearts of those with whom she came in contact that will never be erased.
The Rev. Charles A. Cowherd, now a zealous missionary in Indonesia, supplied for us for one year. He will always be remembered for his earnest efforts and his deep consecration.
Major W. R. Deal, Chaplain serving at Fort Jackson, supplied for us for many months.
The Rev. William A. Huey began his ministry with us in 1942. Much credit is due him for again making the church debtless. His sweet voice added much in our choir. With Mrs. Huey as superintendent of the Primary Department in our Sunday School the enrolment doubled.
Col. R. E. McCaskill, a retired Chaplain, now supplied for us for nearly two years. He being a Presbyterian often alluded to himself while serving us so efficiently as a "Bapterian''. He endeared himself to all Christians in our town.
Our next pastor was the Rev. Ernest E. Hite, Jr. He was married while here to Miss Emily Harvin, a descendant of the Harvin family the members of which are much in evidence in our church history. Together they labored well in God's vineyard. Our Church grew and prospered while they gained a special place in many of our hearts during the seven years he served us. During his pastorate we installed our organ and tower music system and built a brick parsonage next to the church.
Following the Rev. Ernest E. Hite, Jr., was our present pastor, The Rev. C. Ware Madden, Jr. He, too, found his life partner here and was married in our church to Miss Mazie Anderson. The two seem to complement each other. They are working always, in more ways than can be seen, to advance the cause of Christ, not only in the church, but also in the community. Their consecration and zeal inspire others to do their best for our Master. Since he began his pastorate with us we have built an educational annex, which provides for two nursery departments, a primary department, a junior department, and an intermediate department. The cost of this building was $12,500.00.
We dedicate this Annex today. We shall call it the J. T. Touchberry, Sr. Annex because of his liberality in giving the extra land needed, a large part of the money, and many hours spent in supervision of its construction, besides his long service as Superintendent of Sunday School.
Serving on the building committee for the Buchanan Educational Building were: J. T. Touchbeny, Sr., Dr. W. H. Carrigan, H. H. Hilton, Mrs. J. F. Grayson, Sr., Mrs. R. H. Bateman, and Mrs L.R. Watt, Sr.


Michel de Montaigne may have been correct back in the 1500s, but today, things have changed. Today, there are hundreds of travel neck pillows to choose from, all of whom claim to be better than the rest. Sure, some people can avoid this decision entirely by flying business or first class, but for most of us that's not an option. So, to put them to the test and discover who's truly the crème de la crème, we put 14 of the top-rated and best travel neck pillows on Amazon and across the web through the most realistic trial we could think of: we flew across an ocean with them. Some of them were bad from the start, some of them had us dropping in and out of an irritated slumber, and one pillow rose well above all the rest.
What's the world's best travel neck pillow for long flights?
You should get this pillow if you… Want to travel lightly and comfortably, be able to store it easily within your backpack or suitcase, and wash it regularly.
You shouldn't get this pillow if you… Want to also use it out of transit, such as while camping or in another lie-flat sleeping situation.
Why The REI Self-Inflating Travel Neck Pillow?
The REI Self-Inflating Pillow ($20) is just the shape you'd want from a travel pillow: it has subtle supports that come around both sides of the head while also fitting snugly behind your neck in a way that promotes rapid time-to-sleep. At just 4 ounces, REI has managed to strike a great balance between convenience, size/weight and comfort. It's firm while still being comfortable, and its exterior polyester feels both soft and highly durable both in your hands and against your neck/head. The back of the pillow has about a dozen silicone stripes, which I call "friction lines," to keep the pillow in place—whether it's on your shoulder, a plane seat or against a damp window—and ensure that your sleep is as comfortable as possible. Another bonus of the polyester exterior is that the pillow is very easy to hand-wash, something that can't be said about other pillows that have a plush exterior. When you do wash the REI pillow, it feels noticeably clean.
Inflating and deflating the REI pillow is perfectly simple, since the valve in the top corner of the pillow clearly shows how to lock and unlock it. The pillow self-inflates in under five seconds, and no equipment beyond your two hands are required. Of course, as with any self-inflating object, the pillow will inflate until it sits at the same air pressure as its surroundings, but if you prefer to inflate your pillow to a higher air pressure to create a more bulbous shape, simply blow into the valve and lock it when you're satisfied. Deflating the pillow is as easy as pulling the valve to its unlocked position and squeezing the air out of the pillow. You can also roll it like a sleeping bag to get all the air out, if that's easier for you.
Another reason REI's is the best inflatable travel pillow is that if it gets a hole in it, it still works thanks to its polyurethane foam filling (most other inflatable pillows would be garbage at that point). The REI pillow also comes with a sleek, high-quality travel sleeve (with a drawstring) to hold the pillow in transit. When packed into the travel sleeve, it measures about 10" x 6", or about the size of a grapefruit.
While the peanut shape of the REI pillow is ideal for the sitting-up or side-leaning use case, such as a plane or a train, it's not as comfortable in a more regular lie-flat sleep setting. If you're planning to use your pillow both while en route and at your destination—perhaps while camping or crashing at a friend's house—you may want to supplement it with a thick sweater or some wool socks for added comfort.
All in all, the REI Self-Inflating Travel Neck Pillow is an excellent choice for sleepers of any type using the pillow in transit. It's comfortable, packs easily, highly durable and super easy to clean.
If you're saying, "What about the AirComfy?" right now, good on you. Though the REI and the AirComfy Inflatable Back & Neck Lumbar Pillow ($20) are both the same shape and both inflatable (REI is self-inflating, AirComfy you inflate manually) with inner foam, we tested them side-by-side and are confident that the REI pillow is superior to the AirComfy pillow for two crucial reasons. First, as soon as you hold them both, you can feel that the REI is more durable. REI has been making camping and outdoor equipment for 75 years, whereas AirComfy is much newer, so it's no surprise that REI really nailed it with the exterior material here. Second, inflating the AirComfy can be a pain, since there's only a single valve and air escapes as soon as you stop inflating it. This sounds trivial, but it happened a lot during our testing, while the REI inflated perfectly every single time.
Most of you should stop reading here.
Honestly, most of you should stop reading here, since we truly believe that the REI is the best travel neck pillow on the market. If you're deciding between REI and another pillow you're already familiar with, you can read on, but if you're just looking for a recommendation, here it is: Get the REI!
If we had to choose a runner-up, it'd have to be the Comfort Master Pillow ($19). The Comfort Master is made entirely of memory foam so it's really soft and squishy, and the microfiber exterior is also quite soft. There's also a thin elastic strap attached to the rear of the pillow, designed for attaching it to the handle of your suitcase while in transit or to your headrest during use. The Comfort Master supports the head and neck nicely because it wraps right around the neck and below the chin on both sides, so you can sleep comfortably with your head toward either side. With that said, one thing we've noticed in every U-shaped/hemidonut pillow that we tested is that when you tilt your head back to sleep while sitting in a high-backed plane or train seat, the back of the pillows push the head forward in a way that can be uncomfortable for a lot of users.
You can unzip the exterior of the Comfort Master and hand-wash it separately from the pillow itself, though it does dry mysteriously slowly—it took about 12 hours for it to air dry when we washed it. It can also be tough to get the cover back onto the pillow after you've washed it, both because of the awkward shape and the mediocre-quality zipper that fastens it all together. A final note: anyone with a thick neck or who is over six feet tall may want to look elsewhere. The Comfort Master pillow fits quite tightly around larger necks to the point of moderate discomfort, so if that's you, don't risk it with this one.
Another U-shaped pillow we tested was the TravelRest Ultimate Memory Foam Neck Pillow ($30). Due to its unique shape, it works well on high-backed or low-backed seats and allows users to comfortably tilt their heads backward, something the Comfort Master does not. It also compresses into a similar grapefruit size as our main pick, the REI pillow, but because it's a memory foam pillow rather than a self-inflating one, it weighs about 13 ounces compared to REI's 4 ounces. Also similar to REI, the TravelRest Ultimate has friction on the back so it won't slip and slide against smooth headrests or damp windows. For these reasons, we found it to be slightly better than the Cabeau Evolution Pillow ($40), another one which we tested that is similar in structure and makeup, though neither match the quality of the Comfort Master.
If you don't travel very often and just want to purchase the entire "good night's sleep" package all at once, the Aeris Memory Foam Pillow ($25) is a decent option. Again, the Aeris itself is not as good as the Comfort Master when comparing apples to apples, but because the Aeris comes packaged with a sleep mask and earplugs all for $25, it makes for a reasonable one-stop shop. If you aren't in a rush to make a decision, though, do your future self a favor and choose the REI or the Comfort Master if you're set on having a U-shaped pillow.
The Comfy Commuter Original Pillow ($40) is filled with a 15% cotton, 85% polyester blend rather than memory foam, which means it offers significantly less support than other memory foam pillows and also isn't as easily compressed. However, it does solve the "head pushed forward" problem that the Comfort Master and other U-shaped pillows have by entirely removing the fabric from the back of the pillow. The Velcro strap at the front keeps the Comfy Commuter pillow in place while you wear it, though we found that using the Velcro made our neck feel tight and immobile, which in turn drastically reduced the overall comfort of the pillow. If you don't use the Velcro, though, there's no support either forward or backward, so the Comfy Commuter has us in a bit of a catch-22. Its carrying case is permanently attached to the back of the pillow and hangs down behind your head like a curtain when you wear it, which can be uncomfortable and irritating if you aren't wearing a shirt that covers your entire back.
The inflatable Sea to Summit Aeros Pillow Premium Traveller ($42), not to be confused with the Aeris Memory Foam Pillow mentioned earlier, also fell short for us. The good news is that at just 2 ounces it's super light, fits into the palm of your hand when packed away, and very easy to inflate and deflate, thanks to its dual-valve design. However, it offers very little support when leaning forward or to the side, and on low-backed chairs without a headrest to lean backward against, it loses its effectiveness entirely. Again, go with the Comfort Master if you like the U-shape.
A few of the travel neck pillows we tested have some truly unique designs, though don't assume they were all design improvements. We tested the TravelRest All-In-One ($27), but its large banana shape was tough to get used to, and none of us found a need for its extremely bulky design once inflated. Did we mention it only sits on one side of your head so that if you lean to the other side, you're out of luck? That, combined with the overall lack of head and neck support it offers, defeats the purpose of the pillow altogether, wouldn't you say?
We also tested the Caldera Releaf Travel Neck Rest ($19), which looks and feels like a neck brace, wraps all the way around the neck with a Velcro strap at the back. It offers a lot of support, of course, but not much in the way of comfort, and we found it to be too constricting to use regularly. Don't even think about eating with the Caldera Releaf on.
Another unique design that we tested was the Trtl Soft Support Pillow ($30). Essentially a scarf with a built-in plastic support, the Trtl offers solid support for a side sleeper or front sleeper. Part of the Trtl is made of hard plastic, which makes it quite awkward to pack, and you'll go crazy if you try wearing it with headphones, since it consistently knocks them out of your ears as you move to find a comfortable position. The Trtl could suffice for a short trip, but it's definitely not the best travel neck pillow for long flights.
The last really unique design that we tested was the SkyRest Pillow ($30). Don't be alarmed by the SkyRest pillow's odd shape—it inflates into a massive cube with a slanted top—because it's designed solely for stomach sleepers. To use it, inflate it and rest it on your lap, put your hands in its rear pocket, and plop your head down onto the top of the pillow. It's actually fairly comfortable if you're a stomach sleeper (assuming the seat in front of you is not reclined at all), but it's completely useless if you're not a stomach-only sleeper, plus the size alone makes this one a no-go for us.
The J Pillow ($30) gets mentioned a lot in discussions among pillow connoisseurs (pillosseurs??), and there's one major reason why: it's designed exclusively for side sleepers. The J Pillow is machine-washable and machine-dryable and boasts a handy carrying strap, which is nothing short of necessary given that there's no way its bulky shape would fit in any normally-packed suitcase. It runs into the same issue as the Trtl pillow, though, which is that wearing headphones and even glasses becomes annoying when using the J Pillow, since it intrudes onto the side of the face while wearing it. The J Pillow is filled with 100% polyester, which means it doesn't offer as much support as the memory foam pillows, and like the TravelRest All-In-One, it only works on one side at a time. If you feel like leaning the other way while you sleep, you're out of luck here.
You've probably seen the Ostrich Pillow ($100!) when it was going viral on social media a year or two ago, widely popularized by this video by Lewis of Unbox Therapy.
If not, here's the deal with it. The Ostrich Pillow's internal microbeads are extremely soft, it's surprisingly light for its size, and it fits like an astronaut helmet, a travel neck pillow and sleep mask all in one package. Like the SkyRest pillow, the Ostrich is mainly designed for stomach sleepers who would rest their head forward on an airplane tray table, but unlike the SkyRest, it could also be used in a regular seated position. There's a bit of neck support but not as much as most side sleepers would like, though the soft exterior fabric does compensate a bit by making it comfortable to lean against the window (or the passenger next to you, if you dare). Beware that it does get warm in there, but if you're a stomach sleeper that doesn't mind looking like Deadmau5 while you snooze, this is definitely a more portable, and a more comfortable, option than the SkyRest. One more thing to keep in mind for the Ostrich Pillow: don't wear it straight out of the box! Though Lewis doesn't show it in the video here, when you unbox it for the first time, expect a pretty strong "new car" smell (that's the scent of chemicals you're smelling, by the way). Try to wait at least a week to get rid of that smell before throwing it over your entire head and face for a transoceanic flight. Final thoughts on the Ostrich Pillow: it's too big, too difficult to wash and dry, and certainly not worth the whopping $100 investment.
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Game of Thrones Settles on Its Final Theme: Women are the Real Problem
After spending a good chunk of last week defending the controversial "The Long Night" episode and insisting it will be seen as a classic in months and years to come, we think this episode did a very good job of pissing all over our efforts. We went into "The Last of the Starks" confident that the show was at a creative high and excited to see where that creative energy was going to take us. Imagine our disappointment to find out it was taking us to Starbucks. Joking aside, this one was a mess; stocked to the rafters with really weird character turns and a series of writing choices that come off more and more problematic when put in short succession.
It started off well. The funeral scene was appropriately touching and served to make the somewhat minor and B-list character deaths of last week seem more important than they felt at the time. The drinking celebrations and the Jaime/Brienne tryst were fun and felt like the show paying off years of work. After such a massive, game-changing battle, it made sense to give the characters some room to breathe – even if the first two episodes of this season did nothing but give the characters that same room. It's what came after those first twenty well-directed minutes that left a sour taste.
Brienne went from a Knight of the Seven Kingdoms to a heartbroken woman weeping in her bathrobe for her man to stay. Jaime tossed out years worth of character development to announce that he's irredeemable after all. Varys and Tyrion spend years supporting Daenerys and singing her praises as the One True Queen only to decide they'd rather have the first person-with-a-cock available for the job – even though he doesn't want it and has a history of abdicating. Tyrion utters the completely ludicrous sentiment "I know you're not a monster" to Cersei, after eight seasons of her proving the exact opposite over and over again. Sansa tells The Hound that her years of rapes, beatings and being terrorized were ultimately great for her. Arya leaves her family with the intention of never seeing them again without so much as a goodbye after several episodes of tearful reunions and intense family bonding. The only black female character on the show (and one of only two people of color in the cast) is put in chains before she's beheaded so that other characters can feel mad and take action. After several seasons of the show course-correcting from its beating-the-whores early seasons and elevating most of its female characters into becoming more fully rounded, it seems the show is heading into its final hours having settled on the theme of "Bitches be crazy."
A lot of these actions are mildly explainable. Jaime and Arya, for instance, are probably heading off to kill Cersei. That still doesn't make the nature of their harsh and abrupt goodbyes make any sense. Brienne has cried before – and even over a man she loved. It's not the crying that bugs us, but that the scene in the courtyard didn't feel remotely earned and it upended years of character development. Give us the Brienne who defiantly and angrily stood completely naked in front of Jaime as she confronted him; not this weeping, shy and needy schoolgirl. Give us back the Sansa who learned and grew from her trials out of necessity; not this oddly vindictive person who breaks promises and claims her beatings were good for her. Give us a reason why Arya would turn her back on her family after spending years avenging them and finding her way back home.
The optics of putting a black woman in chains in order to behead her was a terrible creative choice and one that smacked of ignorance and blindness on the part of the writers. It's not wrong to kill Missandei in a show with a body count as high as this one, but that image was unfortunate to say the least; even more so because the only narrative purpose of her death is to make other characters angry and heartbroken heading into the final battle. Daenerys as the Mad Queen is a development that her entire arc has been – if not "heading toward," then "playing with" – since she first grabbed power for herself. We won't be upset if that's her final character turn – especially since it's been set up well by all of her recent losses and frustrations. It's just unfortunate that the ultimate showdown in this game of thrones – a game played exclusively by men through most of the story – will be between two mad, murderous queens – with another jealous, plotting queen in the north and a semi-bumbling ersatz king waiting in the wings to sweep in and take over when it all goes bad.
Does it say something that the previous episode was executed in such a way that many if not most home viewers had trouble seeing it and this episode treated us to the highly uncharacteristic carelessness of a Starbucks cup in the great hall of Winterfell? Shrug. Maybe it's facile to come to any sort of conclusion over these random events, but it's not difficult to come away from these last couple of episodes of Game of Thrones thinking there's a distinct carelessness to be found in the end product as the show sprints toward the finish line.
Gendry took his shot but the poor boy clearly doesn't know Arya all that well.
Is this the last of Tormund? Because that was a big nothing of a goodbye for such a central and beloved character. Still, he got more than poor Ghost ever did.
That poor pup lost an ear and all Jon could do was nod at him from across the courtyard.
Previous seasons exhaustively explained that the running of the Seven Kingdoms requires an entire council of advisors and an active and bustling court. Now we're supposed to accept that Cersei is such a mastermind that she can do it almost entirely on her own in an almost entirely empty castle, outsmarting every other power in the world. Her turn from complex character toward supervillain has made her far less interesting.
Similarly, it's really hard to accept a dork like Euron as some sort of untouchable military master that no one in Westeros can beat.
Granted, it helps both Cersei and Euron that Dany and Jon seem to have sustained several blows to the head in recent seasons. The amount of mistakes they both make on a regular basis has us puzzled as to why anyone would consider them viable rulers going forward. Give it to Sansa. She may be cold and psychically damaged (who isn't in this world?) but at least she's shown herself to be consistently smart.
Is it us or did everyone collectively sort of gloss over the amazingness of Arya's feat? She got a toast after saving all of humankind. No wonder she left without a goodbye.
What was the point of not showing us the Stark siblings' response to the shocking news that Jon isn't one of them? It's one of the most important facts of the entire series and it personally impacts them more than anyone but Jon and Dany. Why skip that scene?
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Sri Lanka holidays - A stunning landscape of jungle and beaches
Sri Lanka is a tear-drop shaped island in the Indian Ocean that contains all the hallmarks of a tropical paradise. The western coast is lined with beautiful coastline and lavish resorts, but that is only the beginning of what Sri Lanka has on offer to the curious traveller. Amazingly for such a small country, it is also home to eight world heritage sites, including the ruins of the Lankan Civilization in Anuradhapura and the ancient city of Polonnaruwa.
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An island rich in culture, natural beauty and tradition
Hanging like a teardrop below India, Sri Lanka is a country of World Heritage sites, sugar-white beaches and bucolic beauty..
While Sri Lanka's future revolves around upmarket hotels and lovely beaches, it's the country's past that interests so many travellers who come to its shores. On this small island there are eight World Heritage sites to explore, but the legacy of the country is so much more than ancient monuments.
The really fascinating aspects of Sri Lanka are the traditions and customs that have been handed down. It's a place to learn and be enthralled by what you're learning.
Sri Lanka's history and culture reflects its proximity to India. You'll find a strong appreciation for tea and an emphasis on the customs of the past. The majority of the country is Buddhist, with large minorities of Hindus, Muslims and Christians.
Why visit Sri Lanka?
There are eight UNESCO World Heritage sites each worth setting aside some time to see
Sri Lanka takes pride in its festivals, the most famous of which is the Kandy Esala Perahera, a parade showcasing dancing, drumming and Buddhist traditions
Lovely resorts set on fine beaches that are easy travelling distance from incredible cultural sites – the south west coast is truly stunning and makes for a perfect tranquil beach holiday
Many choose to experience Sri Lanka in two parts; usually a fascinating tour allowing you to take in all the sights of the north, followed by a beach break on the east, west or south coasts.
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            1 ->  holder.imageView.setImageResource(R.drawable.image_1)
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            else -> {
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more elegant so something like:
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The first code is working but way to laborious, the second one isn't.
Thx:)

A: Make a Repository that can resolve the asset for you...
in your UI you'd do:
holder.imageView.setImageResource(
       myResourceRepo.getImageResourceFor(content[position].ImageSrc)
)

Now what you do in there, it really depends, if you really have 100 resources, you have to find a way to MAP them together, either by creating a mapOf(Int, "img source") (whatever that is), where Int is the R.drawable.xxx and img source is whatever is in content[...].imageSrc (a String?)
This is how you map/associate them together.
If you want it to be more dynamic, then store your images in "raw assets" and using the AssetManager, load the image and convert it into a Drawable at runtime. This way you get to "construct" the asset name like you did
var filename = "some/path/" + content[...].imageSrc

val file = assetManager.open(filename)...
val drawable = makeDrawableFrom(file)

return drawable

Your viewHolder will then use it as
val drawable = repo.getDrawableFrom(content[x].imageSrc)
holder.imageView.setImageResource(drawable)

(NOTE: most of these are "pseudo-code", you have to implement most of it, but it's all possible and quite simple).
If you REALLY want to try to load a resource dynamically... it used to be possible with something like
val nameOfResource = "a" + "b" + "c" //construct your "dynamic" name
val drawable = context.resources.getIdentifier(nameOfResource,
                "drawable", context.getPackageName())

(not sure if this still works)

A: I doubt your "second method" exist instead, you can reformat your first one as follows,
holder.imageView.setImageResource(
when (content[position].ImageSrc) {
            1 ->  R.drawable.image_1
            2 ->  R.drawable.image_2
            3 ->  R.drawable.image_3
            else ->R.drawable.image_else
        }
)

A: val imageId = resources.getIdentifier("com.packagename.app:drawable/image_${content[position].ImageSrc}", null, null);
holder.imageView.setImageResource(imageId)


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An Airport Terminal

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Hyperspace Travel

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And Another Train

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