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Nancy Drew: Warnings at
Waverly Academy
By James Francis | January 24, 2010 | Add to Favorites
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The plucky teenage detective Nancy Drew is back! Hired to investigate a series of strange notes and shady goings-on of academic sabotage and general intimidation of top students at the exclusive boarding school Waverly Academy, Nancy has to uncover the identity of the mysterious Black Cat before another girl gets hurt. Or worse, the school gets sued!
Nancy, if you are not familiar with this icon of teenage literature, is a detective who has been solving mysteries in pulp form since the 30s. She has been the star of 175 books, which makes her more prolific than pretty much any other literary character I can think of. Her games, perhaps not incidentally, share a similar trend, with over 20 in the series since the late 90s, each from the same developer, Her Interactive. Surely that's a record of some kind!
Warnings at Waverly Academy follows a familiar formula that combines puzzle-solving with NPC conversations that uncover new leads to follow, as well as mini-games for variation. No hidden object scenes here (though, oddly enough, I was expecting some... maybe the students are just very neat?). It's pure puzzle/adventure gaming as Nancy wanders about talking to people. Along the way you find items that are useful later in the game, such as journals and notes to read, keys to unlock doors, etc.
The part of the school Nancy investigates houses students aiming for Valedictorian, which comes with a fully-paid college scholarship. Yet these boffins all seem to lump their projects onto you (at least two puzzles involve taking photos for a website). But all those favours are returned, usually with an item useful to tackle one of the game's rather hair-pulling puzzles. Tying all of this together are rather fun and the fully-voiced conversations have a lot of charm, all contributing to a fairly interesting story.
Analysis: Instead of a mystery-themed whodunnit, Nancy Drew: Warnings at Waverly Academy is a hardcore puzzle adventure game. If you're familiar with Nancy's previous outings, this might not be a surprise, but newcomers should expect less of a point-and-click adventure and something more reminiscent of the old Myst games: static screens with limited animation and plenty of pretty mind-bending puzzles. Waverly Academy's puzzles are hard, and if you don't agree, perhaps you should stop playing games and use your super-powers on something else, like solving world hunger or making Pluto a planet again.
But the puzzles are not particularly lateral, which is a bit of a blessing. Instead they are demanding on detail and take a bit of intuition to get on the right path. For example, one puzzle involves a piano — the notes to play are easy to find, but where they fit on the keyboard is not. This took a combination of finding a journal as well as searching the school library database for a book on piano music (not to mention locating the book). Once I had all of that, it was a matter of putting all the relevant information together to tackle the puzzle, which then became a painstaking process of trial and error. A lot of the puzzles test your patience and the game is a bit coy at giving hints. It is satisfying when you figure something out, but at times it can feel like a chore.
That said, I have to be mindful that this is game 21 and Waverly Academy certainly does not want to shortchange its long-time fans. Its challenging nature is a reasonable expectation. There are two difficulty settings, but these do not appear to alter the puzzles. Instead, Junior Detectives get a notebook with a 'to do' list you can consult whenever you are not sure about your options. Oddly the notebook does not auto-tick stuff you've already done, but I suppose it serves as an incentive to keep consulting it (or maybe it exists to remind you how much you are NOT Nancy Drew).
There are some diversions in the mini games. You can play air hockey, which operates just like the real thing, or partake in a game of darts. My personal favourite was the lunch game, where you have to fill the daily lunch orders by arranging breads, cheeses, meats, juices and other stuff accordingly. The monotony of school life is also interrupted by gossip texts on your mobile phone, though these often work in tandem with the story and open new avenues in chat trees with the various girls you meet.
The actual conversations are rather fun (but not skippable) and the character animations, though at times a bit stiff, are engaging. I got to like some of the characters, no doubt aided by some top-notch voice acting that the cast clearly enjoyed doing. Attention to detail is pretty clear, especially the animations and effects of a growing blizzard outside are handled. It has no impact on the story and could easily have been kept simple, but the team at Her Interactive are clearly not lazy or resting on their laurels. They enjoyed making this game, even within the confines of limited presentation and location change.
This adventure might feel a bit stoic in comparison with previous games, as the interiors of Waverly are not particularly appealing or exotic. It would have been nice to have more locations than the dorm Nancy lives in and a handful of hidden or outside locations. Likewise, despite the acting and such, the story is rather dry and eventually you get a bit annoyed with the petty politics that rule the students' lives. The conclusion was also a bit unsatisfactory: in the end you do not really solve the mystery of the Black Cat, but instead a whole different situation that happens to let the villain reveal themselves (though if memory serves, this was largely the formula of both Nancy and the Hardy Boys' books; Mystery Machine riding hippies these kids were not).
But it all serves as a means to an end — and the end are those puzzles. The payoff of the story seems a bit floaty and pointless, so unless you are a keen fan of the novels, the only appeal here lies with solving diabolical brainteasers. I ended up really enjoying Warnings at Waverly Academy, but more than once I felt I bit off more than I could chew. It paid off, though: I can now count in Roman Numerals and I make a mean cheese and lettuce bagel.
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chipmunk • January 25, 2010 5:14 PM
FYI, this review seems to be missing the 'windows' tag.
korilian • February 2, 2010 2:15 PM
Really loved this game. I got stuck a bunch of time, but there was always darts or airhockey to kill some time.
Mimi • May 1, 2010 11:14 AM
im struggling to pick up the key in the storage room by the snack bar, and i cant do anything before i get that key. my icon wont light up.. why? do i need to do some thing else first?
awalker • May 26, 2010 10:51 PM
I'm having the same problem with the key in the storage room. You figure out how to pick it up?
Anonymous • June 5, 2010 9:21 AM
same problem is there still no solution the storage room key problem.
Anonymous • June 20, 2010 11:57 PM
To get the key in the storage room closet, turn on the lightswitch beside the door first. I couldn't figure it out for a while, so I felt sort of stupid, but hey, it works!
amaria • August 27, 2010 5:44 PM
How do I figure out the piano?


Few places in the world can rival the sheer diversity of cultural and natural heritage of Central Europe. From the hugely significant sites on the UNESCO list to small fairytale villages, this trip will show you just what makes this region so special, including historic capitals and cities of the Czech Republic, Slovakia, Hungary, Austria and Poland. The landscape is equally varied, with the dramatic Tatra Mountains and the beautiful parks and scenery of Moravia. These landscapes provide impressive backdrop to the towns, castles and villages we visit on this absorbing journey.
A great tour around really interesting capital cities and some lesser-known parts of the countries.
Start Prague, where we stay overnight.
Full day in Prague, with guided sightseeing and free time.
A full day to explore the wealth of attractions Prague has to offer, with guided sightseeing in the morning followed by free time. We will explore the Old Town, with the famous Old Town Square, Wenceslas Square that houses the impressive concert hall Lucerna (designed by Vaclav Havel's father), the Jewish Quarter and Prague Castle, the largest ancient castle in the world. Entrance fees are not included and payable locally if you wish to enter any attractions or museums. We then spend our second evening in the Czech capital.
Transfer to historic town of Cesky Krumlov, characterised by cobbled streets, fairy tale buildings and a beautiful castle.
We transfer ( approx. 2.5-3 hours) to the historic town of Cesky Krumlov, with its small squares, narrow cobbled streets, open air theatre with revolving auditorium and beautfiul chateau that overlooks the town. The early evening and morning are particularly good times to see this fairy tale town, as the light reflects off the red roofs and the surrounding hills. Overnight Cesky Krumlov.
Visit Telc with its Renaissance architecture; transfer to Mikulov in the wine growing area of Moravia.
After breakfast we transfer (approx. 2 hours) to the Czech town of Telc; a great example of Renaissance architecture that has changed little over the past century. The Renaissance chateau in Telc is the most poular chateau for film makers in Czech Republic. More than 50 films have been made there.The town square is flanked by traditional houses and buildings, many of which proudly display coats of arms that will immerse you in a bygone era. We end our day with a transfer (approx. 2 hours) to the wine growing town of Mikulov, where we stay for the night.
Drive to Lednice; visit the castle and beautiful gardens then on to Skalica.
Leaving Mikulov we take a short transfer (approx. 20 min) to Lednice-Valtice, "the Versailles of Southern Moravia", where we have the opportunity to visit the most romantic castle in the Czech Republic, a true highlight of the region including the beautifully landscaped garden and park. Then we transfer to Skalica "the capital" of Western Slovakia´s folklore and wine. Experience horse and carriage ride to Skalica´s wineyards and wine tasting with local wine dresser. In the late afternoon we transfer to Bratislava.
Bratislava may be one of Europe's youngest capitals but it has a long and rich history. It has been the coronation town of the Hapsburgs, and was once the capital of the Kingdom of Hungary. Bratislava is also home to two castles; Devin Castle, destroyed by Napoleon's troops in 1809 and Bratislava Castle with its distinctive four towers and wonderful views over the Danube.
After lunch optional day tours in Bratislava including: Post Communist Bratislava Tour.
Cruise on the Danube from Bratislava to Vienna.
In the morning we cruise on the Danube from Bratislava to Vienna. After checking in our hotel the afternoon will then be free with options to visit some of Vienna's highlights including the Schoenbrunn Palace (summer palace of the Hapsburgs) or the Mozart Museum (all entrances payable locally).
Full day sightseeing; optional evening concert.
Full day's sightseeing in the beautiful and former imperial city of Vienna, including some guided sightseeing. There will then be free time to visit impressive sites such as St. Stephen's Cathedral, the popular Kunsthistoriches Museum or visit the Hundertwasser Hause (all entrances payable locally).
No visit to Vienna is complete without a visit to one of it's many famous cafés for coffee and cake or soaking up all the culture this city has to offer in one of Vienna's many parks or beer gardens.
There will also be an optional visit to an evening concert (this will need to be pre-booked and will be explained by your leader on Day 1).
Train to Budapest; option to visit Budapest´s spa, or the secret nuclear hospital built during the cold war.
Today we catch the train from Vienna to the Hungarian capital of Budapest, our base for the next two nights. The afternoon will be free with option to visit Budapest´s spa, or the secret nuclear hospital, Hospital in the Rock, built during the cold war.
Guided tour of Budapest with some free time.
The mighty Danube literally splits this great city into two halves, Buda, dominated by the Castle Hill Palace complex high above the river, and Pest, the bustling and more cosmopolitan centre of trade. The morning is spent visiting the Castle Hill area, perched above the Danube and inner city area. In the afternoon or evening there is an optional boat cruise on the Danube, offering close-up views of the spectacular Neo-Gothic Parliament building on the waterfront. There also may be the chance to visit Budapest Great Market Hall.
To the High Tatra Mountains, stopping en route at Banska Stiavnica and UNESCO village of Vlkolinec; visit Strbske Pleso Lake and on to Tatranska Lomnica.
Leaving Hungary behind we journey to the imperious Tatra Mountains in Slovakia. We stop en route (2.5 hours transfer) in Banska Stiavnica, now on the UNESCO World Heritage list thanks to its rich history and once prolific mines. The mediaeval town is spread across a steep valley and in the Middle Ages was the main supplier of gold and silver to the Kingdom of Hungary. It boasts a number of beautifully preserved buildings such as the 14th century chateau and the Church of St Catherine, and numerous small picturesque squares.
We then proceed (approx. 1.5 hours) to Vlkolinec in the Velka Fatra Mountains. Vlkolinec is something akin to a 'living museum' with 45 wooden vernacular buildings dating back to 1372, set in a remarkable natural environment. The village has permanent residents, however remains untouched and is today a Folk Architecture Monument Reserve. We continue (approx. 1 hour) to the highest settlement in the Tatras, Strbske Pleso lake (1346m) a popular spot for summer and winter sports enthusiasts and a great place to sample high-mountain atmosphere. In the evening we transfer (20 min) to our nearby accommodation in Tatranska Lomnica.
Visit Spissky Castle, experience traditional rafting in Dunajec gorge; on to Krakow.
This morning we visit one of the largest castle sites in Central Europe, Spissky Castle, before we transfer to Pieniny National Park for a traditional rafting experience on Dunajec River gorge.
In the evening we travel (approx. 2.5- 3 hours) to the cultural gem of Krakow in Poland, where we spend our final two nights.
Morning tour visiting Old Market, Mariacki Church and Jewish quarter.
We take a short tour on foot of the main sights of the old city, including the Mariacki church, Old Market Square, Collegium Majus (the oldest part of the Jagiellonian University), the Jewish quarter and Wawel Hill. Wawel Castle is renowned as the best example of a Renaissance style castle on the north side of the Alps. The afternoon is free to explore, or an optional visit to the impressive and labyrinthine Wieliczka Salt Mine. This vast network of tunnels and rooms now covers 9 levels to a depth of 327m and was described by an eighteenth-century visitor as being 'as remarkable as the Pyramids and more useful'. This huge mediaeval underground salt mine contains chambers, chapels and even concert halls all excavated from salt by hand. There is also the possibility to arrange an optional trip to Auschwitz in the afternoon.
The trip ends this morning after breakfast. If you wish to explore this fascinating city in more detail we recommend booking an extra night post tour, please ask our sales team for details.
The cuisines of Central European countries possess many similarities yet still retain their own strong gastronomic traditions and dishes. Hearty soups, noodles, dumplings made from wheat or potato, meat dishes consisting of pork, beef and game are all staples across the region. You will also find a large variety of sausages and vegetables such as mushrooms, potatoes and peppers featuring prominently in many dishes. Dairy products such as cheeses and creams are heavily used in the region too. Desserts are plentiful and varied with each country having their own unique sweets and cakes. And of course the Czech beer is world renowned for it's quality and taste. Many of the countries visited on the trip also offer good quality wines and local spirits that are worth tasting along the way!
The breakfasts during the trip are usually continental with a choice of eggs.
Lunches are the main meal of the day in Central Europe and the leader will usually recommend or stop for a hot lunch at a restaurant or café.
The leader will accompany the group to a restaurant each evening, but will provide recommendations for those wishing to explore separately.
Vegetarians can be catered for, as are other dietary requirements although there may not be the same choice or variety as you have at home. Please advise us upon booking.
From June to September the weather should be good, especially in Hungary, which is of course a little further south. Nevertheless it is important to be prepared for rain at any time. Temperature variation is quite wide between day and night; in June-July temperatures range between 20-30ºC in the day and 3ºC at night, and in September between 25ºC and 5ºC. April, May and October tend to be much wetter, with an average of 15 days rain in Krakow in April. Average temperatures in April are 8-12ºC, May 14-16ºC and in October 8-10ºC.
This trip is Activity Level 1 - Leisurely.
This is a relaxed cultural discovery itinerary but with a few long driving days due to the amount of distance that we cover on this trip. There is some walking involved on a few days, but this is gentle and not like mountain hiking (it is also optional). Travel is by private bus, generally on good roads, train and boat.
We use a mix of 3 and 4-star hotels and small pensions during our trip, chosen for comfort and convenience. All hotels have en suite facilities and offer free Wi-Fi.
This was a fast paced tour that covered features and cities of 5 countries. I found this tour to be very interesting and gave one an insite into this part of the world. I would recommend this tour.
Hard question, but I would say the time we spent Vienna. The history ,as we all know, is amazing and it was great to see firsthand thus very beautiful city.
I found Peter to be excellent. He tried very hard to make our holiday as memorable as possible. Being a native to Slovakia, his knowledge of the history of the countries we visited was first rate. He was most helpful to everybody in this tour.
This is a fast past tour covering some of the highlights of 5 Central European countries. This tour will provide you with a broad brush look and knowledge of these countries . In my case it has given me a reason for visiting some of the cities again to get a greater look at what they have to offer.
The tour leader, Peter, plying and explaining the flute.
Very pleasant knowledgeable man, with a good sense of humour.
No, everything was as expected. In my case Not a critiscm but a personal choice. I like to make early morning tea, only 2 hotels had a kettle and 2 had coffee machines in the rooms, so a kettle could be handy.
I will deal with the 'but' first. This is definitely not a 1; leisurely; more a 2, moderate. The distances to walk are comparatively large and the surfaces (cobblestones mainly) are not conducive to fast walking even if you can, and, of course, as always, the speed of the group is governed by the speed of the slowest person. That said, it's a wonderful introduction to the cities and towns visited, their history and how their infrastructure works. The Tatra mountains are beautiful and welcome break. I will definitely go back to most of the cities. Each has a feel and charm of its own and, except Vienna, are cheap (for a Londoner) to stay, eat and travel in. This trip is great if you want to get a feel for central Europe; you see loads albeit the pace and itinerary don't allow time to dwell and ponder what you are looking at. You are in a region of wonderful and gory history and there are massive amounts to take in.
No particular inspirational moment, but the feel of the central market area in Krakow and the salt mines do stand out.
Peter our guide was brilliantly knowledgeable (much more than the usual excellent Exodus guides), very personable, was always there to resolve the inevitable issues but not firm enough on timing leading to people wandering off to the shops etc. thus delaying the group.
Take a couple of good comfortable walking shoes; there's a lot of it, and a good water bottle. The tap water is fine and freely available. Its difficult to work out what cash you'll need; and there are several currencies. If you travel abroad check out the right debit card with no commissions and commercial rates and credit card for the same reasons. There are lots of ATMs and that way you can pull cash as you need it (always use a 'bank' atm to avoid the 3rd party charges) and decline 'their' exchange rate; and/or use your CC where you can (charged in local currency). It'll save you sizeable amounts and not leave you with unnecessary cash you have to swap around.
Prague, Budapest and Vienna in particular were really lovely, especially the Schonbrunn Palace in Vienna, cruising down the Danube and going to a classical concert in Vienna. Cesky Krumlow in Czech Republic is also beautiful, as is the Znojemska Rotunda Chapel and Szentendre in Hungary. You see a lot of castles!!
Peter was a really good leader, helping us out with activities on our free afternoons and making sure a restaurant was always booked for dinner, for those who wanted to go. He obviously has so much knowledge about all the countries that he wanted to share with us, although this sometimes made his explanations a little convoluted!
Temperatures varied (July) from really hot in Prague to raining in Bratislava, so take the right clothing! You can change money to the different currencies as you go along; I took Czech koruna and Euro, then changed the leftover Czech money into forint and that into Euro again. In Hungary most places advertised that you could pay in Euro although they would give change in forint. It might be worth getting some zloty in advance as you don't get to Poland until the evening of day 12 and banks are closed.
Really interesting trip, do go.
We picked this trip to pack the best of five countries we had never previously visited into two weeks, and were not disappointed. The tour gave us a taste of everything from grand palaces and capital cities to pretty market towns and high mountains. Our guide and driver were excellent, as were the hotels, and most of the food too. It was a hectic schedule with so much to see, but very enjoyable, and highly recommended if you appreciate discovering history and architecture.
Highlights for us were the excellent and entertaining concert in Vienna, the hugely impressive Schonbrunn Palace, and our visit to the High Tatras National Park (helped by the beautiful weather).
Our group leader was very knowledgeable, friendly and extremely dedicated to making the tour the best it could be for all of the group, some of whom often wanted to do their own thing. He tried hard to accommodate the different personal interests and attitudes within the group.
Be ready to pay most of your food and entrance fees in cash - and take some of each of the four currencies. Four wallets would be a good idea for this tour. Also take shoes that are comfortable as there is lots of walking.
This was our second very successful trip with Exodus. There is so much to see around the world, but all the best of central Europe in one trip is good going by anyone's standards.
We all met up in Prague, a lovely city, and very soon (too soon!) found ourselves in Bratislava. Supposed to be the smallest of the capital cities that we saw, Bratislava was never-the-less surprisingly nice. We then moved on to the Fairy-Tale town of Cesky-Krumlov....Ahhhhh! Then we got to Vienna and first sailed down the Danube before listening to "Sailing Down The Beautiful Danube" by Strauss as the finale at an evening concert (optional extra). Then there was the spectacular Schonbrunn Palace (optional extra) Rapidly moving on to Buda-Pest we found the Danube again. Our time in this lovely city seemed to be too short! We then moved into Slovakia again but this time to the striking Tatra Mountains with mountain railways, funicular railways, treks and even a waterfall. Our final city was Krakow, Poland. What a nice city! I was glad that I had booked an extra two nights in this lovely city.
I suppose sailing down the Danube and later in the day listening to "Blue Danube" and in Vienna was probably the most inspirational moment!
Apart from being a group leader, Peter Gbur also happens to be a ski instructor and a keen photographer. Being a Slovak and from the Tatra Mountain region, he was enthusiastic about his country. Although he could have left us to our own devices on the free afternoons, he always organised somethings for us and also accompanied the majority sub-group. Most of us were very grateful to him for this as it was beyond his remit, particularly because different people had different ideas. He always had his meals with us explaining the menu and sorting out difficulties with our bills caused by our ignorance! He was very considerate about the weaker members of the group and tolerant of the boisterous!
Be prepared to walk for a long time on the walking tours of the cities. In the Tatra Mountains, although it is a leisurely walk, it is best to wear suitable footwear. If you have the time and the money, do book extra nights at the start and at the end of the trip.
As mentioned before, some of the walking tours in some cities (Prague) was strenuous. Knowing this, our leader Peter suggested that we buy 24 hr Metro tickets. That helped us a lot.
Great trip, gave an overview of several capitals and could not fit much more in really. Wished I had visited this part of the world long before now. Hotels better than expected and well situated for sightseeing. Happy and interesting trip with nice group of fellow travellers. Plenty of activity too and a superb walking day in the Tatras.
Impossible to say as architechture, sights and scenery all rich in history and scenic - lights at night gave a different dimension to cities and camera buffs in group loved this.
Really spot on! Well organised. Understanding of individual preferences regarding options and meals. He made the trip really because he was so knowledgeable, reliable and competent in several ways - spoke local languages, fit physically and also made me a walking pole for going downhill. Got on with everyone.
Trip good but not restful! Too much to see and do.
This tour has it all, palaces, castles, stunning cities, incredible scenery and amazing food, wine and beer! You pack a lot in, however it never felt rushed, and it has left me with a great desire to go back and investigate further. The hotels were good with those in Cesky Krumlov and Krakow really standing out for their fabulous views. I'm so glad I did this trip. Central Europe has so much to offer and it gave me a real insight into the region.
This is probably a three way split between the concert in Vienna, listening to Strauss and Mozart, the walk in the high Tatra mountains and standing at the top of the Petrln Tower in Prague with it's amazing views out over the city.
Our tour leader was incredibly knowledgeable about the history of the region and combined this with the ability to accommodate requests for additional sightseeing in a seamless manner. He also had a great ability to find fabulous restaurants with amazing food that captured the flavour of the countries and cities that we visited.
Please remember that you will need four different currencies and to order this in advance of your trip as this really helps the trip to go smoothly. ATM's and banks are plentiful but not always available when you really want them and the exchange rate can be less favourable!
The only other thing to be aware of is that central Europe not only has fabulous food and amazing beer but also no portion control, servings are generous and dessert can be a stretch!!!!
The tour takes in five of Central Europe's historic capitals, allowing you to see as much as possible in the time available. Hotels and breakfasts are good. A few of the travelling days are longish, but by comfortable coach. An excellent mix of Culture (music everywhere in Prague and Vienna and assorted museums), superb Mountains, Castles and Fortresses, beautiful Cities and many lovely Villages and Towns passing through green farmland as well as the sombre Jewish quarters What a wonderful trip This was a really interesting, busy holiday that did exactly what it said in the brochure.
My favourite stop was Cesky Krumlov in the Czech Republic, where the view from our room was breath taking. Seeing the peaks and lakes and walking in the Tatra mountains was exhilarating. This trip is for people who enjoy visiting historical cities with revitalising breaks along the way. Visit to the wine tasting was fun..
Peter was a charming guide, well informed and so pleased to pass on all the information about his country.He was very enthusiastic over all the activities whether in cities, towns, or mountains. He catered for different interests while making the entire group gel. Peter spent all his time with the whole group and could not have been more helpful. He always found traditional restaurants for the whole group so that we could sample the local delicacies and at a cheaper price than in the main tourist areas.
Holasovic and Znojemska for me are quite frankly, not worth it. More time could have been spent in Cesky Krumlov, allowing a walk along the river.The small town and mountain breaks contrasted with the walks through the cities, with the local guides giving us a potted history on our walking tours., Prague and Budapest were beautiful and could be revisited. ,Just a taster for Vienna and Krakow. .This trip is for people who enjoy visiting historical cities with revitalising breaks along the way. There is not much time for browsing or shopping on this trip Expanded trip notes with some city guides, details of the small stopping places and a road map of the bus journey would have been interesting to browse on the bus, perhaps from the day before . A sketch of the town showing the location of the most important buildings + other highlights + good cafes would have been useful: Peter gave us a map,marked with the hotel when we arrived but it would have been nice to have had it earlier although it was impressive to just stroll, I would have preferred to have seen a map when doing so (e.g. Cesky Krumlov, Sopron, Mikulov). I also enjoyed 2 days in Prague before the trip began, the highlight being Ivan Lendl's poster collection of Mucha and attending a Prague chamber orchestra recital both in the Municipal House, an Art Nouveau building.
I enjoyed this trip very much. It was my third Exodus trip and I pretty well knew what to expect. We had a very good group, all very good to travel with. The trip is fairly fast paced. You visit 5 countries in 14 days so you are not in any country very long, but what a great opportunity to visit so many places. However, some of the small village stops did not seem like good uses of time.
Visiting Auschwitz was very meaningful for me personally. It is part of why I chose this itinerary. I have been to the Holocaust museum in Washington, DC and the Ann Frank house/museum in Amsterdam. If I was going to be in Krakow, I had to go to Auschwitz.
Peter was very good. He is serious about his job, tries hard, and is very personable. He had not done this particular tour before, but he did a good job. He was not familiar with sending people to Auschwitz and we almost missed the bus, but they waited for the three of us and we made it. He did a good job arranging group meals when we wanted that, which was most nights.I wouldn't hesitate to travel with Peter again.
A big deal for me was the amount of walking involved. I am 68 years old, somewhat overweight and have back issues. The trip notes describe this as a leisurely trip with some walking involved on a few days but the walking is gentle and is optional. It is more correct to say walking is required everyday, some of it with longish uphill sections (several) and it is not optional, because the tour is a walking tour. If you opt out of walking, you opt out of the tour. Most people did not have any problems with the walking, about 3 or 4 did. I just think the material should more accurately describe the walking required.Dealing with currency was a chore. I continuously got too little because I didn't want to get stuck with it. When I left Poland, very early, I did not see a foreign exchange window so I brought home a little more foreign currency than I wanted to.
Hotels were good, breakfasts were good. Most hotels had a bar or at least sold beer and wine at reception. I enjoyed having a single room to my self.The bus was perfect. Most people got 2 seats to themselves. The driver was excellent.All of the food that I had was good to excellent, beer always very good.The visit to the wine cellar was fun. Huge platters of sausage, cheese, olives and bread with plenty of wine.


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 Столбище — хутор в Волоконовском районе Белгородской области.
 Столбище — село в Дмитровском районе Орловской области.
 Столбище — село в Лаишевском районе Республики Татарстан.

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For the December 2005 elections he joined with Ahmad Chalabi's Iraqi National Congress in a list which failed to win any seats.

Sources
 Major Parties and Contenders for December Parliamentary Elections

Living people
Year of birth missing (living people)
Government ministers of Iraq
Iraqi National Congress politicians
Justice ministers of Iraq
Place of birth missing (living people)


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Q: How to give a unique number to add new product on website I am creating a ecommerce website, there i want to give a unique number to the product while adding. I want to do it in a way that it will automatically takes the number for this right now i m using time() function. with this a product get the time value while adding. But i dont know that with time function every time it will give a unique number or it can be repeat also if any body added product in a same time.
if any body have any other suggestion to give unique number or id to it pls tell me.
a reply will be appreciated.

A: Don't bother using time() to uniquely name your products. Just use an MySQL auto_increment column and then if you need to retrieve the new ID from the database use PHP's mysql_insert_id() function (or the equivalent for whatever database interface you're using).

A: create a table with the following schema
create table products
(
  id int auto_increment primary key,
  product nvarchar(40),
  type nvarchar(10),
  time timestamp default now(),
  ...
);

to insert data into the table use
insert into products(product,type)
values ('JEdit','Editor'),('BlueFish','Compiler');

Your table would look like this
id     product      type       time                 ...
_____________________________________________________
1      JEdit        Editor     2012-4-11 10:00:00
2      BlueFish     Compiler   2012-4-11 11:00:00

A: Using time() as mentioned will give you a sortable way to create unique IDs. Concatenating strings will also further randomize your desired result and still keep it sortable:
$uniqueId= time().mt_rand();

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Introduce a dash of mid-century modern flair into your home with the Crosley Everett Spirits Cabinet. Genuine metal accents and vintage styling set this classic liquor cabinet apart from the competition. The ample bar area features a fold-down front door that converts to a large drink prep area. Two drawers provide additional storage space for tools, towels, and other items. In keeping with Crosley�s reputation for quality craftsmanship and design, our Everett Spirits Cabinet is a timeless piece you will enjoy for years to come.
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AXPONA Expo 2019, Chicago, IL, April 9, 2019 – Lenbrook International, developer of hi-res audio solutions for residential and commercial applications, has announced the release of version 3.4 of its award-winning BluOS high resolution distributed audio and music management platform. The update, which BluOS users will be prompted to download on or around April 16, 2019, features a variety of refinements and new streaming music options.
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"The silence breakers" are Time's 2017 Person of the Year.
Time's 2017 Person of the Year Isn't Trump. It's a Rebuke of Trump.
Just a few of "the silence breakers" who have been recognized as Time magazine's Person of the Year.
One year ago, a man widely accused of sexual misconduct was interviewed by a man who has now himself been accused of widespread sexual misconduct on the Today show about being named Time's 2016 Person of the Year. A few days later, at a rally in Des Moines, Iowa, the former lamented the fact that he had been named person instead of man of the year.
What a difference a year makes. On Wednesday, Time named "The Silence Breakers"—those who have publicly spoken out about and taken action against sexual harassment and assault—the 2017 People of the Year. The award has gone not to Donald Trump, as he bragged it might have, but to the women (and some men) who have broken the kinds of silences and norms that have allowed men like him to thrive.
The Time cover features six women who have spoken up against harassment this year: actress Ashley Judd, singer Taylor Swift, former Uber engineer Susan Fowler, Californian lobbyist Adama Iwu, strawberry picker Isabel Pascual (whose name was changed in the story to protect her family), and an anonymous hospital worker from Texas. But the piece makes clear that the movement is bigger than any individual person and that the award is for all those who have done so. Time interviewed dozens of people, from professors to hospitality workers to entrepreneurs to senators, from famous actresses like Rose McGowan and Selma Blair to the women who have sued New York's Plaza Hotel for normalizing and trivializing harassment in the workplace. There are conversations with Tarana Burke, who started the #MeToo movement in 2006, and men like Terry Crews, who has come forward with stories of man-on-man harassment.
The roots of TIME's annual franchise—singling out the person or persons who most influenced the events of the year—lie in the so-called great man theory of history, a phrasing that sounds particularly anachronistic at this moment. But the idea that influential, inspirational individuals shape the world could not be more apt this year.
Donald Trump undeniably influenced the events of 2016, and in a way, the 2017 award is still about him. His name comes up multiple times in the cover story, from references to the Access Hollywood recording to the Women's March, with one expert calling him a "visible precipitating factor" to the movement: his presidency and his blatant misogyny that have galvanized women more than almost anything else this year. One can't help but read Time's choice as a direct rebuke to the man sitting in the Oval Office. It's a small, but powerful, consolation prize.


The owners of a San Jose Montessori were forced to cancel their Star Wars Day celebration after vandals broke into the school and caused nearly $10,000 in damage.
John and Joyce Brown are now doing clean-up and repair work after Tomorrow Montessori's rooms were trashed and windows were shattered. The school's office was littered with paper and elsewhere, furniture, supplies, diapers and toys had been tossed on the ground.
The damage was done late Wednesday or early Thursday, and the school is closed until further notice, according to the Browns.
Recalling having to turn away families who would have been at the Montessori Thursday, Joyce Brown teared up. "It breaks my heart to put them in this position. It's still really hard for me, to be the person who had to make those calls, regardless of who did this."
A GoFundMe page has been set up to benefit Tomorrow Montessori. As of Friday morning, 65 people had raised $4,960 of a $10,000 goal.
"This was a huge event for the school with so much heart and time put into the planning – all of which was destroyed during this awful crime," Robyn Janitz said on the GoFundMe page after the "May the 4th Be With You" party was canceled.
Joyce Brown said she is "so, so thankful" to the community for rallying around her husband and her as they put their beloved school back together.


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Day two of The Photography Show!
April 6, 2018 April 6, 2018 ~ Hannah
Gregory Scott (left) and Clarissa Bonet (right) at AIPAD 2018
We're back at Pier 94 for Friday of The Photography Show! Thanks again to everyone who visited us yesterday and so far this morning. Today we're featuring the work of five photographers whose work you will find in Booth 402!
Clarissa Bonet
SL.2018.0222 Chicago, 2018 © Clarissa Bonet
Clarissa Bonet lives and works in Chicago. Her work explores aspects of the urban space in both a physical and psychological context. She received her M.F.A. in photography from Columbia College Chicago in 2012, and her B.S. in Photography from the University of Central Florida. Interested in the physical space of the city and its emotional and psychological impact on the body, she uses the camera to transform the physical space into a psychological one, providing a personal interpretation of the urban landscape. Her work has been exhibited nationally, internationally, and resides in the collections of The Museum of Contemporary Photography's MPP collection, The South East Museum of Photography, and The Haggerty Museum. She has been awarded multiple Chicago Individual Artist Grants and was most recently curated into a group show at the Bauhaus Archive Museum in Berlin, Germany. Images from Bonet's series Stray Light and City Space are on view.
Installation view at AIPAD 2018
Fortress, 2016 © Clarissa Bonet
Gregory Scott
Gregory Scott has always blurred the lines between painting and photography, incorporating paintings he did of himself, or his body, back into his photographs. The resulting images were both humorous and odd, challenging the viewer's perception of photographic truth. Then, at the age of 49, Scott decided to go to graduate school to strengthen his knowledge of art history and video making. Having successfully merged his love of painting and photographs, his interest turned to video and its ability to move and manipulate still images.
Rothko Chapel, 2018 © Gregory Scott
Continuing to use himself as the model, Scott creates narrative pieces which use illusion and surprise to tackle issues ranging from identity and loneliness, to the way the art world has pigeonholed the various mediums in which he works. In his pieces, Scott challenges the definitions placed on photography, painting and video, expanding its discourse.
Rothko Chapel, 2018 from Catherine Edelman Gallery on Vimeo.
We are debuting Gregory Scott's newest piece, "Rothko Chapel, 2018," based on the space in which the painter's 14 murals are installed in Houston, Texas. As many people know, photography is not permitted inside the chapel, but that did not stop Gregory. As a former model maker, he painstakingly built the chapel in his studio, creating his own access to its interior. The 7 minute video explores the experience of being inside the chapel, where meditation takes over, dreaming is encouraged, and the mind is free to imagine.
From left to right: Tami Bahat, Francesco Pergolesi, and Gregory Scott.
Tami Bahat
Tami Bahat is a fine art photographer from Tel Aviv, Israel. Raised by a former dancer and a graphic artist, Bahat's family resettled in Los Angeles when she was a child. Championed by parents who encouraged her artistic expression, Bahat experimented in various media, finding her voice as well as her place in the world. She left school at the age of fifteen and was given guidance by her father, who had taught at Bezalel Academy of Arts and Design in Jerusalem. He encouraged her independent study, through workshops and seminars of art history, photography, sculpture and design, further enhancing her creative vision. A series of family trips around the world exposed Bahat to humanity as a whole and the myriad ways that people live, providing her with a keen awareness of the beauty and loss that an earthly existence brings, an undertone in much of her work.
The Fishmonger, 2015 © Tami Bahat
The Dispute, 2016 © Tami Bahat
The Painter, 2017 © Tami Bahat
The Twins, 2015 © Tami Bahat
The Intellectual, 2016 © Tami Bahat
Bahat's fine art career began in earnest in 2010, when her photography was noticed by the editor of the U.K. publication, Nikon Owner Magazine. He was struck by her bold and imaginative approach and featured one of her portraits on the cover, along with an article detailing her as an artist. From this she participated in a series of photo events and speaking engagements, including Photo LA. Most recently, her work has been exhibited at photography events internationally, including Fotofever (Paris), AAF New York and Hong Kong, as well as the LA Art Show. Bahat was selected as a Critical Mass finalist in 2016 and invited to attend Review Santa Fe 2017. She currently lives and works in Los Angeles, CA. We are showing a selection images from Bahat's series Dramatis Personae.
Francesco Pergolesi
Francesco Pergolesi was born in Venice in 1975. After finishing his law degree, dedicated himself entirely to photography. He is an artist-photographer whose work explores the territory of memory. Every single shot from his series Heroes is a kind of a theater scene. His subjects are revealed in the lights and shadows reminiscent of Flemish paintings. He lives and works between Spoleto, Rome and Barcelona. His second solo-show with CEG, Tableaux, will open May 4, 2018. We are presenting one image from this new series at The Photography Show.
"Tableaux is a project dedicated to the worktables of artists and artisans… Every table is a canvas generated unconsciously, thanks to the traces of daily work. The material is the tangible representation of memory… every detail becomes magnified, emphasizing the worth and uniqueness of the artisan's work. The worktable is a reliable place, an esoteric shelter where day after day, year after year, generations repeat skillful gestures, generating ideas and solutions. It is a place where one puts together and transforms materials."
Bettina von Zwehl Bettina von Zwehl was born in Munich in 1971 and received an MA from the Royal College of Art (RCA), London, in 1999. She has built her international reputation on subtle and distinctive photographic portraits. As her practice has developed, she has continued to seek out different ways of exploring the form; from her early works, most often defined by the exacting conditions she imposed on her subjects, to her most recent projects which reprise the tradition of the painted portrait miniature of both, people and dogs.
Made Up Love Song – part 15, 2011 © Bettina von Zwehl
Rosa (Python Regius) 2016 © Bettina von Zwehl
Mickal III, 2015 © Bettina von Zwehl
Her ongoing pre-occupation with the miniature was inspired during her six months as Artist in Residence at the Victoria & Albert Museum in 2011. Solo exhibitions of her work have been held at a number of leading European and American museums and galleries including the Sigmund Freud Museum (Vienna, 2016) Freud Museum (London, 2016), Fotogaleriet (Oslo, 2014) National Portrait Gallery (London, 2014), Centrum Kultury Zamek (Poznan, 2011), Victoria and Albert Museum of Childhood (London, 2009), The Photographers' Gallery (London 2005) and Lombard Freid gallery (New York, 2004).
Omar Imam (left) and Bettina von Zwehl (right) on an outside wall of Booth 402.
Her photographs are held in the collections of the Solomon R. Guggenheim Museum, New York; Mint Museum, Charlotte, North Carolina; Victoria and Albert Museum, Arts Council Collection, London; The National Portrait Gallery, London; the Rubell Family Collection, Miami, Florida; and Pier 24 Photography, San Francisco. Bettina von Zwehl lives and works in London.
View all the work on view in the booth on our website here. Follow along here, Twitter, Instagram, and Facebook for highlights and behind-the-scenes images throughout the week.
The Photography Show, presented by AIPAD
Pier 94, 711 12th Avenue at 55th Street
Friday, April 5 through Saturday, April 7, 2018
VIP Hours: 11:00 a.m. – 12:00 p.m.
Public Hours: 12:00 p.m. – 8:00 p.m.
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This lecture is free and open to the public. It will be videotaped and posted afterward on the Kroc Institute's YouTube channel.
Before joining the United States Institute of Peace in September 2013, George A. Lopez spent 27 years at Notre Dame's Kroc Institute for International Peace Studies, where he holds the Rev. Theodore M. Hesburgh, C.S.C. Chair in Peace Studies.
In this lecture, which begins a celebration honoring nearly three decades of service to the Kroc Institute and Notre Dame, Lopez will recount the evolution of the field of peace studies in recent decades, highlight current trends in peace and conflict studies, and outline major future challenges and opportunities for the further development of peace studies.
George A. Lopez's research interests focus primarily on the problems of state violence, especially economic sanctions, gross violations of human rights, and ethics and the use of force. He has authored or co-authored more than 25 articles and book chapters, as well as five books, on economic sanctions, including The Sanctions Decade: Assessing U.N. Strategies in the 1990s.
With David Cortright and Alistair Miller, Lopez wrote "Winning without War: Sensible Security Options for Dealing with Iraq" in October 2002. This policy brief was called the most influential document for those favoring an alternative to war with Iraq.
Lopez has served in an advisory capacity to a number of foundations and organizations, including the MacArthur Foundation's Program in Peace and International Cooperation, the Bulletin of the Atomic Scientists, the Carnegie Council on Ethics and International Affairs, and the United States Institute of Peace. He also served on the United Nations Panel of Experts for monitoring and implementing UN Sanctions on North Korea.
Lopez has served as Director of the Kroc Institute's annual Summer Institute on Teaching Peace in the 21st Century since its inception in 2009.


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Edward Kelsey Moore will be at the Rondo Community Library on November 14th to read from his work and enjoy a conversation with the audience through an ongoing speakers program called Club Book. In addition to his two Supremes novels, E.K.M. is also known in the upper midwest through his essay writing for Minnesota Public Radio's websites. The Rondo Library program is free and open to the public. Books will be available for purchase and a book signing will follow the presentation. Doors open 45 minutes before the start. Click the button for more Event Info!
If you'd like to enjoy one of E.K.M.'s short essays — click here to read it, hosted on the YourClassical.org site (for free, no strings attached).
Bringing best-selling, award-winning authors to the people, the Metropolitan Library Service Agency's "Club Book" program works with all eight library systems in the seven-county Minneapolis metro area, giving everyone a chance to stop by their local library for a free reading by a famous author. Club Book is funded with money from Minnesota's Arts and Cultural Heritage Fund and by The Friends of the Saint Paul Public Library.


On the originally scheduled return episode of Off Panel, Oni Press Senior Editor Charlie Chu joins the show to talk his role and work on books like Kaijumax, Heartthrob and The Sixth Gun. Chu talks about how he got into comics, how his role differs books to book, his many hats in comics, balancing tone, working off reader expectations, comics and the current period of disruption, diversity in comics, the magic of Oni Press and more before diving into five random questions.
You can find Charlie on Twitter and his work on books like Kaijumax and Heartthrob.


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For Miss Ajibode Elizabeth Toyin, hers was the result of consistency and diligence in study, and not surprisingly, she emerged the overall best graduating student of Tai Solarin University of Education (TASUED), Ogun State, at the institution's 10th Convocation.
Miss Toyin made a Cumulative Grade Point Average of 4.84 in Chemistry Education. She attributed the feat to the grace of God, hard work and determination to succeed against all odds.
A total number of 2,723 students were awarded Bachelor's degrees with 23 of them making First Class. A total of 256 students also graduated with postgraduate degrees.
Toyin revealed that she had been a first class student right from year one at the university and denied herself of many social activities to sustain the good grade.
She also acknowledged the sacrificial support of her family and the favourable disposition of her lecturers who were always willing to help diligent students excel in their studies, as other factors that contributed to her excellent academic performance.
She said: "I know I have to be focused about my educational pursuit, so I restrained myself from unnecessary activities. I don't really joke with my studies, I read as much as I could, using the library.
According to her, the next thing on her mind is to proceed to the postgraduate school for a Master's in Chemistry.
Addressing the graduands, the Vice-Chancellor, Prof. Abayomi Arigbabu, charged Toyin and others to remain good ambassadors of TASUED and use the skills acquired during their training to help build a more prosperous Nigeria.


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Home > TheSynapse Online > News > Network News > MARIO SIRONI
MARIO SIRONI
by Francesco Carelli December 10, 2020
A lesson of tragedy and greatness
By Francesco Carelli
Professor in Milan, Rome
Mario Sironi was one of the greatest Master in Italian XXth Century, with a real complex activity in all the periods of his painting, since the Symbolist beginning to the Divisionist moment, from the Futurist period to the Metaphysic one, from Italian " Novecento " to mural painting and to the works of the period after Second World War.
Sironi was one of the most original Italian painters, and also one of the most representative of his age, as attested by his colleagues' (and not just their) high regard for him. "Sironi was Mussolinian but he never fifed for fascist revolution because his art, full of drama, was more fitting to the truth than to propaganda. Sironi, then, was the most German among Italian painters and the most Italian among German painters."
An artist of high European level, an artist about whom Picasso himself used to say "you have a great artist, maybe the greatest in this period and you don't realize it".
The artist's juvenile phase begin with the initial Symbolist movement before the Futurist period and Metaphysic one (the Lamp. Then the Twenties Years follow, when Sironi is among the founders of the Italian "Novecento" and open the Novecento period and Classic period, in which one of his masterpieces is created, the Architect, 1922-1923 (showed at Venice Biennale in 1924). The moment of his "Expressionist crisis" is between the Twenties and Thirties Years , and the subsequent adventure of Mural painting, still in the Thirties (the Worker); the Neo-Metaphysic (Eclipse) and the return to the painting of Forties (the Penitent Woman); at last the works created after the War and the Apocalypse, one of his last painting cycles, almost the artist's legacy of ideals. Last paintings, also, about hard reality of workers ( Foundry near Naviglio Grande Milano , 1960 ).
His paintings are at GNAM (Rome), the Modern Art Gallery of Rome Capital, Ca' Pesaro and Peggy Guggenheim Collection (Venice), MART of Trento and Rovereto, Brera Pinacotheca and Museum of XXth Century (Milano), GAM (Torino), Museum of Modern Art "Mario Rimoldi" (Regole d'Ampezzo), Comunal Pinacotheca of Faenza. These works retrace the whole way of the painter's life and work, from which we can discern an idea of art as anti-academic, open to suggestions coming from theatre, architecture, sculpture, illustration and drawing and advertising.
The throbbing heart works are Sironi's monumental works, as the Worker (1936) and the Empire (1936), because "the grandness of the town not by chance called Eternal deeply influences his idea of art. The ideal of the Great Decoration that Sironi developed in the Thirties was born in him well before those years (and well before Fascism), looking at Titus Arch and Colosseum, Massenzio's Basilica and Traian Column, Pantheon and Caracalla's Thermae , the fresco of Raphael and Michaelangelo".
"His painting is a lesson of tragedy…. There is no painter who is worth his paintings". The man who wrote this sentence was not an art critic, academic, University Professor, but the writer Gianni Rodari. And he was not speaking about aesthetics, but telling of when he saved the artist's life on 25th April, when Sironi was arrested by a group of Partisans to which he, Rodari, belonged. Maybe because he's not a critic, Rodari strikes the core of the matter: Sironi's art is a lesson of tragedy. But there is more than it. Sironi's painting is also a lesson of greatness. These two things in his works fit perfectly one in the other like valves of a shell. Tragedy, that is drama, strain, expressionism, romanticism. Greatness, that is strength, balance, solemnity, classicality".
In his last works he looked at difficult workers' life, mainly during that post-war period ( Foundry Workers near Naviglio Grande in Milano, 1960 ).
All Sironi's life was accompanied by depressive crisis, since when , still a student, he stopped from his studies, till when his ideals were totally destroyed from the war events. In a paper, written in 1944- 45 , we read " Every day is an enormous effort to go on, to resist with this heart crushed by the enormous fatigue to exist…There is nobody here close to me; just more atrocious loneliness, as always… In some moments, I still delude myself. Then the horrid and gloomy wind starts blowing anew…Everything fell apart in the last few months, everything. There's nothing left but rubbles and fear ". And in a 1945 or 1946 letter he wrote: " But what came later was even more lugubrious…I saw things that even my bitter philosophy wouldn't have allowed me to imagine. I saw the atrocity of life and the bestiality of human nature .
Photo: Oil on canvas – Foundry Workers near Naviglio Grande in Milano, 1960
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Mick Schumacher 'very similar' to father Michael after debut F1 season
Schumacher raced for Haas in the 2021 season
Mick Schumacher says he's been told he's similar to his father and Formula 1 legend Michael after his debut season.
Schumacher raced for Haas in his first F1 campaign and finished 19th in the drivers standings. The star is in awe of his father, who won seven world titles in his career.
The 22-year-old told Frankfurter Allgemeine: "I have the utmost respect for what he has achieved, all his hard work to achieve his victories and titles. Nothing was easy for him.
"The energy and strength he showed, his focus, always giving 100 per cent at work, impresses me. I really believe I inherited something in that sense.
"I don't usually compare myself to others. I prefer to go my own way. But I do look for comparisons with my father. I've been told that we are very similar."
Poignant Netflix film captures the many facets of legendary Schumacher
What happened to Michael Schumacher and what's latest health update?
Schumacher's F1 career highlights as Netflix documentary is released
There will be another similarity between father and son in the 2022 season as Schumacher has been named as a reserve driver for Ferrari – the team his father won his world championships with.
Ferrari team boss Mattia Binotto heaped praise on Schumacher, who was a part of the team's academy, at the time of the announcement.
Binotto said: "He's had already one season in F1, which is important. Mick through the season did well, he improved himself not only in terms of consistency, but as well in terms of speed.
"If you look at the last races, he was a lot closer to the cars ahead, and Haas didn't develop the car at all. The fact he was closer proved he had a good improvement on the speed itself.
"He will be driving 2022 cars next year, they will be a lot different to the current one in terms of driving style. It will be important to have one driver who knows those cars being reserve."
カテゴリー: ruf | タグ: debutseason, Michael, Schumachersimilarfather | 投稿日: 12/30/2021 | 投稿者: ruf
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This from the presidential prayer team
General Douglas MacArthur (1880-1964) was the last five-star general in the United States. His fiery command of many campaigns in WWI, WWII, and Korea distinguished him as a true patriot. But MacArthur was also a man of prayer. "A Father's Prayer," written by the general "during the early days of the desperate campaigns in the Far East in WWII" is a model for every father today. The prayer follows:
Build me a son, O Lord, who will be strong enough to know when he is weak, and brave enough to face himself when he is afraid; one who will be proud and unbending in honest defeat, and humble and gentle in victory. Build me a son whose wishbone will not be where his backbone should be; a son who will know Thee and that to know himself is the foundation stone of knowledge. Lead him I pray, not in the path of ease and comfort, but under the stress and spur of difficulties and challenge. Here let him learn to stand up in the storm; here let him learn compassion for those who fail. Build me a son whose heart will be clear, whose goal will be high; a son who will master himself before he seeks to master other men; one who will learn to laugh, yet never forget how to weep; one who will reach into the future, yet never forget the past.
And after all these things are his, add, I pray, enough of a sense of humor, so that he may always be serious, yet never take himself too seriously. Give him humility, so that he may always remember the simplicity of true greatness, the open mind of true wisdom, the meekness of true strength. Then, I, his father, will dare to whisper, have not lived in vain.


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Episode 160: Day of the Tentacle Part 1 « The MIDI Music Adventure Show!
"New Shows" for the archive!
So… I finally got around to encoding the last batch of shows that I've been to busy or lazy to upload in the past 6+ months.
However, as you probably have noticed, there is a lot of new things going on here with the site as of late. Our new section, "The QuestStudios Archive" is coming along nicely. If you have not checked it out yet, I suggest you go there now!
In this episode we play the game Day of the Tentacle!
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What does a computer software specialist do?
When people have computer trouble, they ask these workers for help.
Computer support specialists help people use computers. When something goes wrong, support specialists figure out why. Then, they try to fix it.
Many support specialists answer questions over the phone. Others help people face-to-face.
Computer support specialists also install printers, software, and other computer tools. Then, they teach people how to use them. Sometimes, they write instruction books.
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Students can start getting ready now by learning about computers in school, in the library, or on your own.
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In 2002, the middle half of these workers earned between $29,760 and $51,680. The highest-paid 10 percent earned more than $67,550. The lowest-paid 10 percent earned less than $23,060.
In 2002, there were about 507,000 computer support specialists. They worked in businesses, schools, and other places.
More of these workers will be needed because the number of computers is rising. Workers will also be needed to teach people how to use new tools and programs.
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COngrats on rare auto CLI !!!
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curious what you did to have such rare success!


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National Animal of Denmark
National Animals list for all the Country, National Symbols of Denmark
The Mute Swan is the national animal of Denmark. It's one kind of big white duck, and they usually call it "Knopsvane or Cygnus olor." Both are native word of Denmark. Denmark's national bird Mute Swan is a symbol of peace and polite substance. Mute Swan treated as the national bird of Denmark in 1984 by replacing the "Skylark Alauda arvensis."
Once Mute Swan was seen all over Denmark and most of northern Europe, but it was wiped out by the bird hunters to make favorite banqueting dishes. Now Mute Swans are protected by the local law. The scenery has been improved when took initiative to protect them in some restricted area. Now it has regained its population. Swans begin to breed between 3 and 4 years of age. They lay from 5 to 10 eggs from late April that takes from 35 to 42 days to hatch. They are the national animal symbol of Denmark.
Facts about Danish National Animal
Common Name: Knopsvane or Cygnus olor
Trinomen: Cygnus Atratus
Type: Bird
Adopted in: 1984
Habitat: Grasslands, swamp forests, river
Main Prey: Aquatic insects, fish, and frogs.
Color: Black, White, Grey, Orange
Skin Type: Feathers
Favorite Food: Aquatic Plants
Average Length: upto 140 to 160 cm
Average Weight: 5 – 13 kg (14 – 30 pounds)
Average Lifespan: 30 years in wild
Average Speed: Top flight speed is 50 to 55 mph
Conservation Status: Endangered (IUCN Red List)
Current number: 500,000
Predators: Human, Wolf, Raccoon
Lives in: Eurasia, and the far north of Africa, North America, Australasia and southern Africa.
You may not determine the difference between male and female at a glance because they look alike, but if you look carefully, you can recognize easily. Male Swan is generally larger than the female. They like to live in cold swamp area and breed in colonies all over Denmark. It is one of the largest flying birds that can grow up to 65-inches long, stand about 4 feet high and can spread their wings up to 95 inches, which can be vicious if confronted or threatened. Their behavior is very aggressive and voracious appetites often disturb local ecosystems, displace native species, and even pose a hazard to humans.
Swans are highly intelligent and remember who has been kind to them, or not. Swans like to eat aquatic vegetation and insects, even tiny fish and tadpoles. A male swan is called a "cob" and a female swan is called a "pen." The Mute Swan chooses their partner for life. However, changing of mates does occur infrequently if their partner dies somehow. Their average lifespan is about 30 years. Though black, gray, orange color mute swan also available in this region but only white color Mute Swan is the national symbol of Denmark that is considered as the beauty, peace, fierce, majestic and power of the country.
"Trinomen of Mute Swan" – The IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
"Facts about Mute Swan" – National Geographic
"Facts about Mute Swan" – All About Birds
"Quantity of Mute Swan" –Columbia
"Quantity of Mute Swan in the Denmark" –Science Daily
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DHL sets up analytics hub in Johor in tie-up with Iskandar investment
KUALA LUMPUR, July 13 — Global logistics company DHL, in collaboration with Iskandar Investment Bhd (IIB), has set up the first DHL applied analytics (DAA) hub in the country in Johor.
Located in Medini, Iskandar Puteri, the hub is DHL's first dedicated office outside of Singapore to host business development and networking meetings "to ideate, incubate and create cutting-edge analytics projects for DHL's clients and corporations based in Iskandar Malaysia," IIB said in a statement.
The setting up of the hub also involves the Malaysian Global Innovation & Creativity Centre (MaGIC) and Universiti Teknologi Malaysia (UTM) as partners in the collaboration, it added.
IIB, which is majority owned by Khazanah Nasional Bhd, said the hub aims to strengthen Medini's position as Johor's digital and innovation centre.
President and chief executive officer Datuk Khairil Anwar Ahmad said the establishment of DAA will further develop the business ecosystem in Iskandar Puteri.
"DHL will be placing experienced data scientists at the hub to help train and develop local talents from UTM while providing data analytics solutions for their clients.
"This will further increase the 5,000 jobs created since IIB's inception in 2006. We are delighted to establish a platform to provide our local talents with exposure and training in data analysis which is crucial for digital ecosystem building in Medini," he said.
Despite the uncertainties brought on Covid-19, IIB is determined to ensure Iskandar Puteri remains an attractive investment location for a diverse range of sectors.
"The establishment of the DAA hub is reflective of DHL's support to meet the region's growth in demand for best-in-class supply chain analytics solutions and allow DHL to leverage on the strengths of Iskandar Malaysia to be closer to DHL's customers in Malaysia," IIB said. — Bernama
https://www.malaymail.com/news/money/2021/07/13/dhl-sets-up-analytics-hub-in-johor-in-tie-up-with-iskandar-investment/1989588


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Category Archives: Newcastle United
Middlesbrough, Newcastle United, Premier League, Rochdale, Tottenham Hotspur, Watford
January 14, 2020 freyamartin21	Leave a comment
An enthralling game is in store for those in North London tonight where Tottenham host Championship competition of Middlesbrough. The inform tier two side may be concentrating on reaching a vital 40 points in the league, but there is no doubt the northern side will put on a valiant effort to progress into the next round. With this weeks news of Harry Kane's absence till April, Mourinho has interesting squad decisions to make, and the strength of tonight's team will surely have in mind their distance from a European spot for next season. The FA Cup may the silverware they strive for in Mourinho's inaugural season as Tottenham manager.
Kane out until April: Jose admits that without him, they cannot play the 'Tottenham way'.
Another Premier League team with potential to fall with an upset are Newcastle United, who take on League one Rochdale at St James's Park. The original fixture saw Rochdale bite back in the latter stages of the game with a goal made by two players aged two decades apart. Youngster Luke Matheson, who made his name when he equalised against Manchester United in the Carabao Cup earlier last year, grabbed the assist which booked Dale's replay on Tyneside. An already classic FA Cup story, it seems written for Rochdale to go all the way, but will Premier League quality become too much and halt their FA Cup story?
40 year-old Aaron Wilbraham scored the equaliser at The Spotland Stadium
Nigel Pearson has seemed to flip Watford's Premier League fate on it's head as after this weekend they sit above the relegation places for the first time season. However, his team were not as focussed as they conceded three second half goals to draw with Tranmere Rovers on the 4th January. A heroic display from the struggling League One display confirmed a replay which neither side would have desired at kick off, but one that could bring joy to the one set of fans, who have perhaps endured a poor season so far.
With current form, it would be suggested Watford would progress to the next round, but Pearson may rest his usual players for a tricky London derby against Tottenham on Saturday, as they continue to try secure Premier League status for next season. On the other hand, the Merseyside club will be hopeful for more FA Cup magic in the replay and may see a strong team out to finish a job they so excellently accounted for in the original fixture. Similarly to Watford in managerial terms, it will be argued the priority should be on Tranmere too escaping their relegation zone position.
Watford must be delighted with Pearson's impact so far, but what will his attentions be for The FA Cup
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Is 3 5 2 The New 4 4 2?
October 22, 2019 Dave Hayes	Leave a comment
This post looks at the emergnce if that is the right word of the 3 5 2 Formation.
Is it the new 4 4 2, which in recent years has become our default, almost formation in the English league?
The 3 5 2 Formation is not exactly new, and has been employed by a number of foreign coaches over the years, with great success.
How it works, is like this and it is accepted that there are variations of the formation, according to the coach or manager employing the tactic.
With that in mind, lets look at some of the teams who use this formation:
The formation relies on the use of very speedy, and effective wingbacks.
Those Wingbacks can either be, Wingers, or they can fullbacks pushed up operating as wingers. Ashley Young is a great example of a winger turned full back over time.
If you are using fullbacks pushed up as wingers, then effectively you are leaving wingers redundant, which is in the case of AFC Wimbledon, who use 3 Central Defenders, primarily because Wally Downes who implemented the system is a defensive coach, so you could almost say he was using a 5 3 2 version, though that is digressing from the point.
The general idea is to play two full backs and one central defender, so that you keep the players positionally as close to their favoured posistion as possible, without too much disruption to the team flow.
The 3 5 2 offers a lot of flexibility to the changing needs as the game unfolds, compared to other formations, such as the 4 2 3 1, or the 4 3 3.
Wolves and Sheffield United are two great examples of this, because both clubs, have progressed through the English Football League Championship and now are in the premiership playing this formation.
It is a system that is very difficult to play against, because when it works well, the team employing it, very often outnumber the defensive team and always have the flanks overloaded through the use of the over lapping 'outer' defenders.
This is the reason, that Arsenal, struggled last night against Sheffield United, England came unstuck in their recent match against the Czech Republic, Wolves were able to go to the Etihad and beat Man City 2-0, while Accrington Stanley beat Ipswich on Sunday 2-0 in League 1.
In fact Sheffield United are probably the best example of how this system works effectively, because together with Wolves they have used the system the longest, Sheffield United started using it in League 1, when Chris Wilder took over.
The defending team, have absolutly no idea, where the attacks are going to come from, especially as in the case of Wolves, who employ an attacking midfielder in their version of the system, while Sheffield United, newly promoted, don't.
It will also be interesting to see, if Newcastle United, continue to use it, because they have just reverted back to it, to cater to the teams strengths and in doing so, their results have improved.
The one downside to the system, is that though you have numbers in attack, should you get caught on the counter attack, if you lost possession, then you are liable to potentialy concede goals, through lack of cover.
Either way the teams listed in this article who use the system, will be worth following and their progress noted this season.
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Liverpool 3-1 Newcastle United: Subtle Reds create Premier League history
September 15, 2019 Aditya Joshi	Leave a comment
Liverpool cruised to a comprehensive 3-1 victory over Newcastle United to retain the top spot in the Premier League standings.
Anfield witnessed yet another sublime display as Liverpool outplayed the Magpies on quality and matched a Premier League record. Their triumph against Steve Bruce's side means it's Reds' 14th consecutive win in Premier League, just 4 short of Pep Guardiola's consecutive win record. Liverpool are the first team in top-flight history to win 14 straight matches, by scoring more than once in each win.
14 – Liverpool are the first team in top-flight history to win 14 consecutive matches while scoring more than once in each win. Entertainment. pic.twitter.com/dlZLvjjS4Q
— OptaJoe (@OptaJoe) September 14, 2019
However, Liverpool did have an unusually slow start and the visitors made the most out of it as Jetro Willems scored with a sublime right-footed strike. Nevertheless, the hosts responded in stunning fashion, as in-form Sadio Mane dispatched a crucial equalizer on the 27th-minute mark. Minutes before the second half, Jurgen Klopp was forced to make a substitution which saw Roberto Firmino coming off the bench to replace injured Divock Origi.
The Brazillian had a lightning-quick impact on the game, and submitted a delicious pass for The Reds' second goal. The European champions were ahead in a flash.
After the second one, they looked relatively more comfortable, predominately Roberto Firmino was under a constant spotlight, displaying a unique extravaganza of subtle twist and turns and exquisite passes. Salah's first and Liverpool's third came due to Brazillian's wonderful backheel. It was just wonderful to watch.
Moreover, Reds' midfield also did a good job, and Oxlade-Chamberlain's return was one of the positive signs.
Liverpool sit at the top of the pile with a five point lead on Manchester City. They are looking very sharp and looking hungry from the very start to land their first Premier League title
Player Ratings:
Liverpool:
Adrian – 6, Van Dijk – 8, Matip – 7, Alexander Arnold -7, Robertson – 7, Fabinho 8, Oxlade Chamberlain 8, Wijnaldum -7, Mane -8, Salah – 7, Origi -6
Firmino- 9, Milner – 6, Shaqiri -6
Newcastle United:
Martin Dubravka- 5, Krafth -6, Schar -6, Lascelles -6, Dumeett -6, Willems -7, Almiron-6, Hayden-6, Shelvey -6, Atsu-5, Joelinton -6.
Muto- 6, Fernandez-6, Manquillo-6.
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Dean Saunders Jailed!…
August 28, 2019 Dave Hayes	Leave a comment
Dean Saunders, the ex Liverpool FC Striker, has been jailed today for 10 weeks for failing to be breathalysed, after being pulled over on suspicion of Drink Driving.
Saunders worked as a coach at Newcastle United, under Graeme Souness and has also managed Wrexham and Wolves as well as being capped 75 times for Wales.
Saunders was stopped by Police on suspicion of drink driving in Boughton, Chester on May 10th this year, but pleaded guilty by letter, on Tuesday, but appeared in Court Today (28th August).
Initially denying both charges at an earlier hearing, he was also banned from driving for 30 months. Saunders is currently working for BT Sport, so could it affect his job too?
The jailing, is a sad hiccup in what has been a good and solid career, as a player, and a steady, if unspectacular managerial career.
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What Now for Newcastle?
July 18, 2019 jonnyw1987	Leave a comment
At the end of last season I saw an opportunity for Newcastle to grow under Rafael Benitez and new owners following a promising end to the season. However Mike Ashley once again has showed he is not an ambitious football man; he has failed to negotiate the sale of the club, let go an excellent manager, let their best players leave and appointed a manager in Steve Bruce who is best described as a top level championship manager. What does all the mean for Newcastle? I predict a difficult season battling for survival rather than the possibility of a top half finish under Benitez.
Under Benitez Newcastle were showing progress being resolute at the back; Liverpool needed a very late goal to beat them. They broke there transfer record to sign Miguel Almiron which at the time showed Ashley was backing Benitez but this papered over the cracks a little bit and despite giving Ashley a little bit of power back., Almiron was only signed on deadline day despite Benitez having the deal in place, ready to go, at the start of the month. Benitez wanted further backing in order to extend his contract
Benitez wanted more money to spend in the transfer window. He also wanted assurances that money would go into the academy and the infrastructure of the club. The contract on offer didn't fulfil those requirements and it was also only for one year. He wanted more, he wanted to improve, and he wanted the club to get better. Whereas it seems Ashley is quite happy to just stay in the Premier League – rather than challenge for trophies and get into Europe.
Newcastle had goal scorers in Rondon and Perez last season, Benitez wanted to sign Rondon permanently last summer, but was only allowed to sign him on loan because Ashley only wants players of a certain age. Ashley wants players with sell-on value. Someone like Rondon, at 30 years old, didn't fit with that. Now Benitez has taken Rondon with him to Chinese club Dalian Yifang
And Perez has left signing for Leicester, they did get £30 million for Perez which Ashley will see as good business however it remains to be seen whether it is good football business.
Benitez was promised £50m per transfer window, which isn't that bad, but it's not a huge amount. The wage structure was another issue. Newcastle's highest earner is on £75,000-per-week, but Rafa wanted to be able to sign players on upwards of £100,00-per-week. He couldn't do that, so it limited the pool of players he could sign.
Bruce has massive shoes to fill the supporters took to Benitez so lovingly that it's now a no-win situation win for him he is however a Tyneside native who is "delighted and incredibly proud to be appointed as head coach of Newcastle United. This is my boyhood club and it was my dad's club, so this is a very special moment for me and my family" said Bruce.
This doesn't hide the fact he managed bitter rivals Sunderland and hasn't managed with great success in the Premier League.
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Remember that awesome Street Fighter short movie from 2010? Turns out the film makers have been granted the rights by Capcom to develop their concepts into a fully fledged TV, and online, show.
They're already 3/4 of the way to their funding goal, naturally going the Kickstarter route, and only need a little bit more to make their punchy, kicky, Street Fighter-y dreams come true. There's a whole range of incentives, as there always are with Kickstarter campaigns and you can check them all out by hitting the link here!


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Q: Unable to install boto in python3 I am trying to install boto from the source code / pypi, but I am unable to install it using python 3.2. Why is it failing?
c:\boto>..\Python32\python.exe setup.py install
Traceback (most recent call last):
  File "setup.py", line 35, in <module>
    from boto import __version__
  File "c:\boto\boto\__init__.py", line 26, in <mod
ule>
    from boto.pyami.config import Config, BotoConfigLocations
  File "c:\boto\boto\pyami\config.py", line 185
    print s.getvalue()
          ^
SyntaxError: invalid syntax

A: I got it working on Python 3 by installing from the develop branch as the PyPI version did not work at the time of writing. E.g. add this to your requirements.txt:
git+https://github.com/boto/boto.git@develop

Once you find a working version, it's good to freeze your dependency to a specific commit, e.g.:
git+https://github.com/boto/boto.git@5a28d1c6a3b11b979bf32ea7fbfd6d5156c01395

(ideally, of course, we wouldn't need to install from a repository in the first place :)
Update 2015 – can be installed directly from PyPI. See David's comment below.

A: print s.getvalue()

is Python 2 syntax. From the README:

If you are interested in trying out boto with Python 3.x, check out the neo branch. This is under active development and the goal is a version of boto that works in Python 2.6, 2.7, and 3.x. Not everything is working just yet but many things are and it's worth a look if you are an active Python 3.x user.