I went to church yesterday morning [2 July 2017] in the Church of Aghia Triada, the small parish church on the edges of Platanes, the suburb and resort just east of Rethymnon where I am spending these two weeks of summer.
This is a tiny church, dedicated to the Holy Trinity, and I imagine I was the only non-Greek there this Sunday morning. There is nothing remarkable about the church or the people – it is probably a good example of the Greek equivalent when I have spoken with students of the calling and value of being an ordinary priest, in an ordinary parish, with ordinary people.
There was a relaxed formality about the Liturgy, with Christ proclaimed in word and sacrament, present among ordinary people as they came and went, greeting each other and smiling at the child in her mother's arms who shied away from receiving Communion to the point of crying.
Gatiss could not bring himself to refer to Neuhass as 'Father.' People like Gatiss and Lines describe themselves as 'conservative evangelicals,' but in my opinion they are neither, for they do not value or wish to conserve the traditions of the Church, including its liturgy and forms, going back to the Patristic period; nor do they see the Gospel as good news for all – instead, neocalvinism reserves the εὐαγγέλιον (evangélion) to the few, who often give the appearance of being self-selected.
The neocalvinists I know would run a mile from the Orthodoxy celebrated in the Liturgy in Aghia Triada and other Orthodox churches throughout Greece yesterday. They would sneer at the vestments, the incense, the bells, the icons, the regular commitment to administering the Sacraments, and not notice the proclamation of Christ's presence in word and sacrament.
So, if the word Orthodox means someone who holds the correct opinion, then heterodox refers to someone who holds a different opinion, and a paradox is a contradictory opinion, or an opinion that holds together different opinions.
The Greek δοκέω (dokeo, to glorify) originally referred to how something appeared to be or seemed to be. The noun δόξα (doxa, glory), the root of the term, refers to how a person or thing appears to the one who is observing.
Originally the Greek words dokeo and doxa were neutral and were used to refer to both good and bad opinions. Eventually, though, they came to be used especially and then exclusively in reference to good opinions. From that point on, the words evolved to mean praise or honour – the glory that was due to one about whom such good opinions were held. This use of the word has come into the English language in the term doxology, meaning a song of praise, usually addressed to God as Father, Son and Holy Spirit.
The Greek word ορθοδοξία orthodoxia means both 'correct praise' and 'correct teaching.' So, someone who is 'orthodox' not only holds the correct opinions or beliefs about God, but also gives God the right praise or glory: Δόξα ἐν ὑψίστοις ('Glory [to God] in the highest').
In Orthodox worship, both praise and teaching are closely interwoven. If you attentively follow the prayers and services of the Church, you can learn from them all its teachings and rich spiritual experience.
Which comes first – right praise or right thinking? Paradoxically, I suppose it is both. If we give God the right praise in the way we worship God and the way we love others, we will come to find who God truly is, and if we hold the right beliefs about God, we will want to give God the right praise in the way we worship God and the way we love others.
For a number reasons, I have argued that this hymn contains many views that could be regarded as unorthodox if not heretical, and I have never agreed to the use of this song at any service for which I have had responsibility.
The authors of this hymn, Townend and Getty, refuse to allow the full words of this hymn to be published on any website. They say this is for copyright reasons. Copyright is about recognising authors and paying them for their work. But an over-sensitive legalistic understanding of copyright and how it operates cuts off any full and robust debate about the full impact and meaning of a hymn.
In addition, they insist that whenever the hymn is published under licence, it must include every word, every spelling and every capitalisation in their original version. This not only stifles debate and criticism, but it allows the hymn-writers to control the expressions of doctrine and beliefs of churchgoers when they are singing hymns, and forces them to accept penal substitutionary atonement as a doctrine and as the only understanding of Christ's salvific work on the cross.
These words imply that God the Father alone is God, and that Christ is his born or chosen agent – what Arius named as the Logos. It implies that God is angry at us in our sinfulness, that God takes out this rage on Christ instead of on us, and that this now enables God, who is God the Father, to love us.
God is not divided. There is no internal battle within the Trinitarian God, pitching the Father's wrath against the love of Christ – indeed, this hymn leaves no place for God the Holy Spirit. Instead, the Gospel tells is: 'For God so loved the world that he gave his only Son' (John 3: 16).
There is a danger in talking of Jesus satisfying God's wrath and then separating the actions of the Trinity in the cross. It appears to portray a loving Jesus saving us from an angry God who metes out his punishment upon the innocent. But it is from our sin and its consequences that Jesus saves us, rather than from a hateful God.
But in the process of clearing copyrights for the hymnal, the editors were told that the authors would not approve this version of the text. Townend and Getty want everyone to stick with their original words, and they considered this too great a departure from their original text. The Presbyterians were left with no choice but to vote against including the hymn because they felt the words were too offensive to sing as well as theologically offensive.
The wrath-of-God-is-satisfied approach seems to not only say that God the Father is God alone, but it also teaches that this God has some sort of anger-management issues. Yet there is no place in the Bible that states explicitly that the death of Jesus satisfies God's wrath.
Of course, the concept of the wrath of God is present in the New Testament. For example, the Apostle Paul says: 'For the wrath of God is revealed from heaven against all ungodliness and wickedness of those who by their wickedness suppress the truth. For what can be known about God is plain to them, because God has shown it to them' (Romans 1: 18-19, NRSV).
And he also writes: 'You were dead through the trespasses and sins in which you once lived, following the course of this world, following the ruler of the power of the air, the spirit that is now at work among those who are disobedient. All of us once lived among them in the passions of our flesh, following the desires of flesh and senses, and we were by nature children of wrath, like everyone else' (Ephesians 2: 1-3).
But in these cases, God's wrath is against the wickedness of people. Of course, God reacts against evil and seeks justice in a world of violence and injustice. But God is never described in the New Testament as being 'angry'. This wrath is described as something both present (for example in Romans 1) and future (in Romans 5: 9). In fact, Romans 5: 9 is the only verse in the New Testament that links the death of Jesus with deliverance from wrath explicitly, and here the Apostle Paul clearly has the final judgment in mind, not some transaction that takes place on the cross at the time of Jesus' death.
The Book of Common Prayer draws on the idea of satisfaction: 'Almighty God, our heavenly Father, who of thy tender mercy didst give thine only Son Jesus Christ to suffer death upon the Cross for our redemption; who made there (by his one oblation of himself once offered) a full, perfect, and sufficient sacrifice, oblation, and satisfaction, for the sins of the whole world …' (see Book of Common Prayer (2004), p 188).
The word 'satisfaction' has been removed from the three Eucharistic prayers in Rite 2 in the Church of Ireland (see Book of Common Prayer (2004), pp 210, 213, 216). But, even then, the 'satisfaction' of honour is a mediaeval concept, originating with Anselm of Canterbury in the 11th century, not one that is found in the New Testament in relation to the death of Jesus.
In any case, the Book of Common Prayer does not talk of 'satisfying God's wrath,' and the emphasis here comes from its root in the Middle English satisfien, from Anglo-French satisfier, a modification of the Latin satisfacere, from satis 'enough' and facere 'to do or make,' and thus means paid or discharged in full.
But many neocalvinists would not find fault with a hymn that makes no concession to inclusive language, and many of them believe that women should be submissive to men in all their schemes.
Needless to say, this hymn is totally lacking in any ecclesiology (εκκλησιολογία, ekklesiología). Instead of any understanding of salvation as a collective experience celebrated within the Church, salvation is reduced to my own personal 'fell-good' factors.
Getty, who was born in Lisburn and was named an OBE last month, says the tune of this song is based on an Irish tune. On their own website, Townend and Getty describe this as a 'credal song.' But they also say it is an 'incredible lyric.' Incredible, indeed. Orthodox, definitely not. Giving God the right praise, I don't think so. Expressing orthodox doctrine, hardly.
As I stood yesterday afternoon under the dome inside Saint George's Church in Panormos, between Rethymnon and Iraklion, with its bright but traditional image of Christ Pantocrator, it was impossible not to be assured that at the heart of Orthodoxy all things are created in him, and that all things are in his eternal and loving care.


Read about Festival Entrecuerdas (Chile) . . . in spanish, of course.
Hilary Field, classical guitarist, is a past winner of the Northwest Young Artist Series Competition and was the first guitarist to win the Ladies Musical Club Soloist Competition. Hilary has held faculty positions as the head of the Guitar department at Seattle Pacific University and Pacific Lutheran University. Hilary's debut recording, Music of Spain and Latin America, was an award winner for Classical Album of the Year by the National Association of Independent Record Distributors. Her other award winning recordings include Ballad Stories, Siente, and Cantilena. Hilary is currently working on a new CD, featuring premiere classical guitar recordings.
Gwen Franz has been an active classical violist and violinist in the Seattle area for many years as a chamber and studio musician. A regular extra player with the Seattle Symphony and the Pacific Northwest Ballet Orchestras, she also was a member of the Northwest Sinfonietta for six years and a concerto soloist with the Bremerton Symphony. Her extensive work in violin and viola include advanced degree studies at Indiana University, the University of Evansville, Michigan State University, and the University of Washington. Gwen has also recently been performing in other genres such as jazz and traditional world music with the string trio Douce Ambiance and Pearl Django.
Gwen Franz's approach to folk and improvised music has been a revelation... her full rich traditional classic viola sound really enhances her interprepretations of American fiddle tunes, Brazilian choros, jazz standards and absolutely any style that we play.
Hilary Field and Gwen Franz also perform with vocalist Patrice O'Neill, known throughout the Pacific Northwest for her beautiful voice and personal songwriting style, as well as her work with the popular group Uncle Bonsai. Her wonderfully expressive vocals are featured on her debut solo release, Elusive, which offers original songs that present an extraordinary view of an artist at the peak of her craft. Victory Music Review has praised her "...expressive, yet delicate phrasing"; Dan Roberts wrote about "...a voice so pure and sweet that it could melt rock..."; and Pandemonium reviewer Laura Horton said "Patrice's voice is that of an angel - ; it defines beauty, and demands your attention." Patrice and Hilary's two CDs of night songs and lullabies, Cantilena and Siente, won numerous awards, including Parents' Choice Gold Medals, the American Library Association Notable Recordings Award, and was chosen as one of the ten best children's CDs of 2010 by amazon.com.
Gwen Franz's sound has an extraordinary dark beauty to it that beautifully complements the excellent guitar work from Hilary Field."


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Attorney amends motion in city election case
Staff report | The Tuscaloosa News
The attorney who filed paperwork to represent three University of Alabama sororities and two fraternities in the Tuscaloosa city school board election case filed documents Tuesday dropping the sororities from the suit.
Robert Prince filed a motion Friday to intervene in Kelly Horwitz's contest of the Aug. 27 District 4 Tuscaloosa City Board of Education results. Cason Kirby defeated her 416-329.
Horwitz contested the results, claiming many of the voters did not meet residency requirements or were pressured by Greek organizations to cast votes for Kirby.
Prince filed a motion Tuesday to drop the UA sorority chapters of Zeta Tau Alpha, Kappa Delta and Alpha Omicron Pi. He is still representing members of fraternities Pi Kappa Alpha and Sigma Alpha Epsilon, and Sayre Kearley, an individual whose ballot is being contested. Prince wrote that he is representing the members of the fraternities who voted in the election, not the chapters as a group.
In the motion to intervene, Prince argues that none of the organizations' members committed misconduct, bribery or intimidation. A hearing in the case is scheduled for Thursday morning.

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(For a complete list of Beginners posts, see Financial Crisis for Beginners.)If you want to get caught up on the financial and economic crisis in a hurry (and get a quick refresher on first-year macroeconomics), Charles Jones has a drafted a new chapter on the crisis for his macroeconomics textbook. (If you've already read all of our Beginners posts, though, hopefully you won't need to get caught up.) It's 43 pages long (not very many words per page, though) and includes a relatively standard account of how the crisis came about (with a focus on the U.S. housing bubble), the impact on the real economy, and the thinking behind monetary policy, the fiscal stimulus, and the main proposals to fix the banking system. (Perhaps wisely, he doesn't say which proposal – buying toxic assets, recapitalization, or reorganization – he recommends.) There is a discussion of what the crisis looks like in IS-LM terms – the main change from the standard version being the jump in the risk premium, which undermines the Fed's ability to reduce effective interest rates. He also discusses the "zero bound" on nominal interest rates, in case you were wondering what that meant.
I think there should be a lot more on the crisis outside the U.S., for two reasons: first, it's hitting harder in most other countries; and second, with so many countries being affected in so many different ways (Eastern Europe bubbles collapsing, China and Japan losing demand for exports, Russia hit by falling commodity prices, Iceland crashing under a hypertrophied banking sector), there would be lots to write about.
Whatever happens in the coming years, it is worth remembering a key fact about the Great Depression, in evidence on the cover of the macroeconomics textbook . . . Even something as earth-shaking as the Great Depression essentially left the long-run GDP of the United States largely unaffected.
Update: I meant, but forgot, to add that Jones does not attempt to address the question of whether macroeconomics as a field needs to be revised in the light of the crisis. Mark Thoma has several posts on this question: a few are here, here, and here.


The Suomi NPP satellite captured this infrared image on Sunday (Sept. 10). Strong thunderstorms are visible around the well-defined eye of Irma.
As Hurricane Irma winds down — and a message from a Florida sheriff – saying that shooting guns at the storm would not turn it aside — brings to mind the question of why we can't control hurricanes. The short answer is that we can't control weather at any scale, and hurricanes are no exception.
"We have no real idea how to control weather in the sense of a hurricane," John Moore, a scientist at Beijing Normal University, told Space.com. "All that realistically can be done is changing the thermodynamics of the system, which largely means changing the sea-surface temperatures."
Some of the more conspiracy-minded web sites have posited that Irma was the result of government experiments. The problem with that idea is that there isn't any realistic way to control weather with satellites, Moore said. Reducing the ocean surface temperature would cut down the number and intensity of hurricanes, but "there is no physical model of how hurricanes evolve from birth, models are statistical generated, and the same with the tracks they follow," he said. Such a generalized model would be needed to control hurricanes.
The closest thing that anyone has come up with is to surround the Earth with mirrors or shades that would reflect away light. Various proposals have been floated over the years — James Early, in the late 1980s, proposed such an orbiting shade that would sit between Earth and the sun at a stable point between the two; he estimated it would cost $10 trillion. But that would just lower the temperature; it wouldn't offer direct control of hurricanes.
Many people have heard of seeding clouds to make rain; there are companies that do it, notably Weather Modification, based in Fargo, North Dakota. Even that, however, is imprecise. A story in Bloomberg in 2015 cited studies that showed cloud seeding increased snowfall from 5 to 15 percent. Rainfall is harder to measure exactly, but seeding clouds remains an uncertain business, according to the scientists quoted by Bloomberg. Hurricanes, in any case, occur over a much larger area than the rain clouds that a plane would seed.
Meanwhile, besides using satellites, spraying sulfur aerosols in the atmosphere might be another method of reducing ocean temperatures. Moore said that that is the best-understood method, and there is some data to show sulfur might cool the planet down, since that's what happens when really large volcanoes erupt. NASA's Earth Observatory noted in 2001 that global temperatures dropped by 0.6 degrees Celsius (1 degree Fahrenheit) over about 15 months after Mount Pinatubo in the Philippines erupted in 1991. That won't control a hurricane, though. Meanwhile, there's the possibility that the sulfur aerosols will come back to the ground with rainfall, and the effects of that are unpredictable, though the amount of sulfur used would be dwarfed by what's emitted by power plants, Moore said.
Could a satellite create a hurricane? Not with current technology. According to NOAA, hurricanes form when the ocean surface is heated by the sun in late summer. To do the equivalent, one would need some way to get energy to water -- perhaps something like a huge laser or microwave generator. Further, it would have to be spread over a very large area. Even a billion-watt laser would be very weak when the beam is spread over hundreds of square miles, and an array of lasers would require hundreds of satellites.
To keep hurricanes manageable, Moore said humans will probably just have to reduce carbon emissions or get the carbon dioxide out of the atmosphere.
"There needs to be active removal of CO2 from the atmosphere as well as declining emissions," he said. "That is crucial for our survival as a civilization. Geoengineering is just an emergency method, e.g., to prevent collapse of the ice sheets raising sea level several meters, or large numbers of heat deaths and depopulation of regions such as the Middle East. A few hurricanes are fairly small beer in comparison with those issues — though obviously catastrophic for those affected."


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(SOLD) Bl. Solanus Casey
A quiet doorkeeper from Detroit, MI who's holiness reached people across the United States. Read all about his life below!
Original oil painting on unstretched canvas. Comes with a walnut wood frame attached to the canvas by strong magnets.
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Blessed Solanus Casey is the first male American to be canonized (St Elizabeth Ann Seton was the first female)
Born in Wisconsin in 1870, he served during his religious life mostly in Detroit, but also Indiana and New York.
After leaving his childhood home, Solanus (who was then called Bernard) worked as a prison guard where he befriended many of the inmates, and talked to them about God and life.
But soon he would witness a murder, which changed everything. He left his job and entered the seminary, sure he would become a priest.
At that time all the classes were taught in German or Latin, neither of which he knew, so naturally he did really bad, failing out, in fact.
With advice that he should enter religious life and try to become a priest there, he entered the Capuchin Franciscan order (same as Padre Pio), went through there seminary as well, but for the same reasons as before, didn't pass.
They ordained him a simplex priest, which means he could say Mass, but could not give homilies or hear confessions.
Left as the lowly doorkeeper to the monastery, Solanus greeted and aided everyone who passed through.
Soon though, people would line up around the corner, just to speak with him.
So what happened? His quiet sanctity, and love of listening, drew everyone to him. And many, many, many miracles were attributed to his intercession while he was alive.
And even after his death in 1957, miracles have been flooding in. One has been approved towards his canonization which is why he is a Blessed. (The canonization process is long and complex. And fascinating.)
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Eventually Michael got to know other kids in the community and noticed two very poor brothers his age attending school each day, carrying note books and wearing new uniforms. When Michael inquired the boys shared about the group of local Christian volunteers running a school for the community's most vulnerable children, feeding and advocating for their health and safety. That day Michael abandoned his work duties, to follow the boys to the school. Later that night when the situation was discovered by his guardians, Michael was beaten and eventually excluded from the family.
We Care immediately took responsibility for Michael, caring for his physical needs—food and shelter—and his spiritual and emotional needs—loving him like a found son. It's an incredible responsibility for the Care Workers, many of whom carry their own heavy burdens of poverty, but it's the necessary path to bringing the love of Christ to the most vulnerable in their community. Hands at Work began supporting the We Care team in 2009: mobilising the local churches to support and join the work, providing training and mentorship, and sharing their story to people around the world.


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Q: Acrobat JavaScript form field check/uncheck i have problem with PDF fillable form.
I have three checkboxes (A, B and C) with same name and different value for "radio button" functions. (this mean only one checkbox can be checked).
Next, I duplicate this three fields to another page on PDF Form, beceause it is 2 copies of form in one PDF document).
I need another checkbox called "Discount" (also twice in document), but it can be checked only if "C" checkbox is checked.
In cosequence, when "C" checkbox is checked and "Discount" is checked" and user change main checkbox to "B" or "A", discound checkbox must be automaticaly deselected.
Can you help me ? Thank you.

A: In order to prevent access to the Discount box, make it visible only when the first checkbox group's C is checked. Otherwise, hide it and set it to "Off".
In a general calculation script (which is considered best practice), you would add the following code snippet (assuming the ABC checkbox field name is abc.ckb).
if (this.getField("abc.ckb").value != "C") {
this.getField("Discount").display = display.hidden ;
this.getField("Discount").value = "Off" ;
} else {
this.getField("Discount").display = display.visible
}

… and that should do it.
Note that the field value for "unchecked" is always "Off" .

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Q: PI Approximation: Why is my declarative version slower? I'm approximating PI using the series:

The function for the series then looks like this:
(defn- pi-series [k]
  (/ (if (even? (inc k)) 1 -1)
     (dec (* 2 k))))

And then my series generator looks like *:
(defn pi [n]
  (* 4
    (loop [k 1
           acc 0]
      (if (= k (inc n))
        acc
        (recur (inc k)
               (+ acc (double (pi-series k))))))))

Running pi with the value 999,999 produces the following:
(time (pi 999999))
;;=> "Elapsed time: 497.686 msecs"
;;=> 3.1415936535907734

That looks great, but I realize pi could be written more declarative. Here's what I ended up with:
(defn pi-fn [n]
  (* 4 (reduce +
               (map #(double (pi-series %))
                    (range 1 (inc n))))))

Which resulted in the following:
(time (pi-fn 999999))
;;=> "Elapsed time: 4431.626 msecs"
;;=> 3.1415936535907734

NOTE: The declarative version took around 4-seconds longer. Why?
Why is the declarative version so much slower? How can I update the declarative version to make it as fast as the imperative version?

*

*I'm casting the result of pi-series to a double, because using clojure's ratio types performed a lot slower.

A: By the way, you can express an alternating finite sum as a difference of two sums, eliminating the need to adjust each term for sign individually. For example,
(defn alt-sum [f n]
  (- (apply + (map f (range 1 (inc n) 2)))
     (apply + (map f (range 2 (inc n) 2)))))

(time (* 4 (alt-sum #(/ 1.0 (dec (+ % %))) 999999)))
; "Elapsed time: 195.244047 msecs"
;= 3.141593653590707

On my laptop pi runs at 2500 msec. However,  pi and  pi-fn (either version) run at approx. the same rate (10x slower than alt-sum). More often than not, pi-fn is  faster than pi. Are you sure you didn't accidentally insert an extra 9 before the second timing? Contra Juan, I do not think you're iterating over the sequence more than once, since the terms are generated lazily.
scratch.core> (time (pi 999999))
"Elapsed time: 2682.86669 msecs"
3.1415936535907734
scratch.core> (time (pi-fn 999999))
"Elapsed time: 2082.071798 msecs"
3.1415936535907734
scratch.core> (time (pi-fn-juan 999999))
"Elapsed time: 1934.976217 msecs"
3.1415936535907734
scratch.core> (time (* 4 (alt-sum #(/ 1.0 (dec (+ % %))) 999999)))
"Elapsed time: 199.998438 msecs"
3.141593653590707


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Master Tao,I am a Chinese college's freshman·And i am a philomath.I have a problem to ask you.Can you tell me the limitation of this formula?lim(n→+∞)∑sinnx/[n(n+sinnx)],n start form2.
Please stop doing this. This is not a place to ask your homework.
Maths attempts to model the the limitless but imposing constraints.
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Should it be 0 < epsilon < 1/2 in the main theorem? Otherwise the Hausdorff dimension increases without bound.
Ah, you're right, I had not carefully analysed the situation with close to 1. This will be corrected in the next revision of the ms.
No problem. And just to point out, the paragraph beginning "On the other hand, if one…" is correct with 0 < epsilon < 1. The only issue is the bound on the target dimension, which necessarily goes to infinity as epsilon goes to 1.
I am curious as to your reasoning for submitting paper to a regional journal that does not correspond to your region. Is that journal known for significant papers in this field?
The Naor–Neiman paper referenced in the blog was published in Revista. The question that Tao's paper answers originates in the Naor-Neiman paper.


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You've just told me that you don't believe too much in love anymore. You want to understand…by doing this, you've taken the first step towards your romantic awakening!
I know this issue very well; it's a question I've often encountered during my coaching sessions. Because of deceptions and disillusionment, you have the impression that you're wasting your time, that love isn't for you, that you have no luck, or worse, that love is a myth, that it doesn't exist! Do you know why we build up a long history of failed relationships without understanding why our great love doesn't come knocking at our door? It's because inside of us there exist one or more questions, often poorly expressed, to which we don't possess the answer.
Is the problem coming from you?
1. Do you highlight your strong points, your charm, what makes you unique ?
2. Do you suceed in creating intimacy with others, that which is the essential base necessary to bring about romantic feeling ?
Understand that the first gift to give yourself in love is to understand what makes YOU unique.
Whatever it's like, don't alter your personality! Don't try to change yourself for somebody else. It's a mistake I frequently observe and which often leads to dead ends in love.
However, don't stay stuck in the dark. Be curious to understand what's not working, so that next time, everything becomes clearer.
As soon as you tackle the question of what makes you unique, you'll understand that you need to give yourself the means to better understand yourself to succeed in your love life: because you will then know how to reveal your charm – but not just any kind of charm! Your natural charm, wherever it is in you (because we women have a tendency to only reveal what we want to reveal, that is, a certain facet of our personality…and in doing so, we suppress much of our attractiveness without knowing it). This approach has huge repercussions on our charm, our attractiveness and on the intimacy established with another, because this natural charm gives others a 'hold' with which to love you.
Learn how to reveal in you what will make another love YOU, and not someone else!
"Some people just never find love"
"'Love' just isn't for me..."


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'Black Widow,' 'West Side Story' postponed again, and movie theaters are stuck
Like so much else in 2020 that doesn't involve a couch and a remote, American moviegoing has become a hotly debated matter of risk and reward in a seriously flattened segment of the escapism economy.
The time-inversion Christopher Nolan thriller "Tenet," which opened in the U.S. Sept. 3, was supposed to be the cavalry riding, in reverse, to the rescue.
It didn't work out that way.
After four strained weeks and few other movies on offer, "Tenet" has made $36 million in the U.S. and Canada. It has pulled in a pandemically respectable $220 million in other countries — the countries that have managed this crisis more aggressively, effectively and humanely than we have.
More:York County movie theaters plan to reopen Friday with restrictions
More:Movie theaters are reopening. These critics are in no rush to return
On Wednesday, more grim news. Disney announced its latest round of release delays for several crucial titles, some to late 2021. That's a long way from now.
And now, it's a time of serious financial reckoning for multiplex owners as well as neighborhood theaters looking to stay alive and vital, at a time when many are wondering if we'll ever get former moviegoing audiences out of moviestaying mode, even with the 2021 prospect of an effective vaccine.
New dates: On Wednesday, the latest anvils fell. Variety reported Disney's postponement of the Marvel franchise action vehicle "Black Widow" from Nov. 6 to May 7, 2021. Another Disney title, director Steven Spielberg's remake of "West Side Story," moved from Dec. 25 (Merry Christmas!) to Dec. 10, 2021 (and Happy Wait-a-Year to you).
Other films are staying put, or for a few moving their release dates to an earlier slot, as the entire industry crosses its fingers. Disney/Pixar's animated "Soul" remains in its currently scheduled Nov. 20 position. That's the same date as the new James Bond film "No Time to Die," at least as it now stands.
The Agatha Christie adaptation "Death on the Nile" is pushing its Oct. 23 release plans to Dec. 18, the same day "Dune" is scheduled, still, to give pandemic blockbustering a try. "Wonder Woman 1984" remains committed to its most recent target date: Dec. 25.
"If 'Soul' stays in October, if Bond stays in November, then we're solid," says Classic Cinemas CEO Chris Johnson, who plans on reopening his Illinois and Wisconsin theaters back up Nov. 20. "If they don't, we move on to December."
Johnson sees "some positive news here. Disney, even with all their shifting of dates, did not move one thing to Disney+. I think their Disney+ experiment (most recently with "Mulan" migrating from a theatrical release to streaming, in North America) was just that — an experiment." Johnson says he's not spooked by "things moving around, because that means (the studios) are still committed to theatrical releases."
There's this, too, as one New York-based film executive put it to me this week: "In the rest of the world, people are going to the movies."
How long can they last? But how many months can the largest chains, including AMC Theatres and Regal and Cinemark, get by with so few new movies on America's 40,449 indoor screens?
In Chicago, Music Box Theatre general manager Ryan Oestreich represents two of those screens. The Music Box wouldn't be screening "Soul," or "No Time to Die," in any case, pandemic or no. Its programming relies on specialty, art house, foreign and independent films, along with reissued classics. The staff is devoted to the preservation and tradition of all existing film formats.
The theater does, however, do business with several of the major Hollywood distributors, including Warner Brothers. A 70 millimeter print of "Tenet" continues its run in the Music Box's 750-seat auditorium, currently capped at a spacious (or lonely, depending on your outlook) 50-seat capacity due to the state's coronavirus restrictions.
"We're all in a pretty dire position together," Oestreich says of the largest multiplex chains as well as the independent exhibitors. "The majority of us reopened and said we can do this, we can do it safely, and the studios and distributors will be giving us enough product to eke it out until a better day comes."
This week's release postponements portend a tough road ahead. "We're supposed to be partners in this game," Oestreich says, in a frustrated tone. He feels the studios are looking out for number one while throwing tiny fistfuls of number two at the nation's movie houses.
"Right now," he says, "it feels like: See ya, movie theaters! You're on your own! We'll see you sometime in 2021. Hope you're still there!"
With America's two largest movie theater markets, Los Angeles and New York, still closed for business, that's roughly 30% of a given movie's potential business out of the picture.
Cinema history: What's happening now, Oestreich says, reminds him of what happened a decade ago when the movie studios sped up and completed the conversion from film projection to digital. The studios couldn't resist the financial advantage; for a 2011 Tribune story, I talked to Digital Cinema Corp. CEO Chris McGurk, who told me a studio might spent an average of $1,200-$1,300 to strike a single 35 millimeter film print, plus shipping costs. A "digital cinema package" ran about $100.
Theater owners who wanted to stay in business had to convert to digital or die. The studios cut a deal with the major multiplex owners to reimburse much of the cost of digital projection over a 10-year period. But 10 years is a long time.
Stuck: What's happening now, Oestreich says, feels like the forced digital conversion of 2008-2012, only worse. Theaters are stuck. They're waiting for the studios to do what Warner Brothers did with "Tenet" a month ago: throw the dice. And see if U.S. audiences show some real, mask-wearing, moviegoing interest while America flails its way through the pandemic.
On Wednesday, the same day Disney reshuffled its release deck, a brief, bittersweet email made the rounds in Chicago. One of several independently owned neighborhood theaters, the Logan Theatre on the northwest side, announced its reclosing date, Thursday.
"We're just not getting the attendance we need to keep the doors open," says marketing and events director Jennifer Zacarias, who has worked at the Logan since 2012. The theater closed down March 16. It reopened, optimistically, Aug. 28, lured by the promise of "Tenet."
They gave it four weeks.
"We plan on being back," Zacarias says, "when we get enough new movies to sustain an audience. And when we get to a better place with this pandemic, so that increased capacity levels allow us to bring more people in."
For now, closing down a second time was the only option, she says. "We have a staff to maintain, and all the other hard costs. Keep digging that hole, and eventually ... " A pause, and then: "Eventually, you won't be able to get out of it."


Matsuyama (松山市, Matsuyama-shi) is the capital city of Ehime Prefecture in Japan.
Matsuyama is on the northwest coast of Shikoku.
It has been recognized as a core city since 2000.
The city is known for hot springs (onsen). Dōgo Onsen in Matsuyama is the oldest hot spring bath house in Japan.
Eight of the eighty-eight temples in the Shikoku Pilgrimage are in Matsuyama.
↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 Nussbaum, Louis-Frédéric. (2005). "Matsuyama" in Japan Encyclopedia, p. 620.
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I am a senior researcher at the United Nations University Institute for Environment and Human Security in Bonn (UNU-EHS). I am a human geographer by training (Master's and PhD), and my research is about the impacts of climate change, adaptation, migration, environmental change, livelihoods, resilience and rural development. I study these topics with a people-centred perspective. I have extensive fieldwork experience, mostly in Ghana (5 years), but also in Burkina Faso, Vietnam, Bangladesh, Nepal, the Marshall Islands and Bolivia.
A key feature of my research is the use of a mixed-method approach, combining qualitative and quantitative research tools and data, such as questionnaire surveys, life histories, focus group discussions, PRA tools, text mining, population census data, remote sensing, and spatial analysis using GIS software.
At UNU-EHS, I lead the institute's work on migration-environment linkages, and loss and damage from climate change. From 2-14 to 2018 I also worked on the Gibika research-to-action project that looked at livelihood resilience in Bangladesh, and I coordinated the annual Resilience Academy, which is a network of approximately hundred young scholars and practitioners.
Personal life: I have an 9-year old son. I like playing soccer, all other ball-games and hiking. Favourite mode of transport: bicycle. I like trees, and a dream I have for my retirement is to buy a degraded, treeless piece of land and bring back life to it. A new hobby I have is my communal vegetable garden and using kitchen waste for making compost with worms (vermiculture).


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Q: Firebase server time stamp same as local (almost) Is firebase generated server time stamp automatically converted into local time as I am getting the time stamp same as my local time or am I missing something?
_firestore.collection("9213903123").document().setData(
      {
        "title": title,
        "message": message,
        "deviceTimeStamp": DateTime.now(),
        "serverTimeStamp": FieldValue.serverTimestamp(),
      },
    );

after running the above statement I can see both devicetimestamp, and serverTimeStamp are same.
But their is slight delay in their seocons.
Data In firestore...

deviceTimeStamp
8 August 2020 at 16:39:08 UTC+5:30
(timestamp)
message
"26"

serverTimeStamp
8 August 2020 at 16:39:16 UTC+5:30
title
"26"

The thing I am trying to do is basically ordering on the basis of date time and the user can see when he has created the notes, but if someone creates a note and stores it into firestore anywhere from the world(irrespective of location). Will, he/she gets their local time by using server timestamp(as I want this so can user see when they have added their document). ANd for safety, I want to use server time stamp so if a device is not in sync with the current time .

A: Firestore's FieldValue.serverTimestamp() creates and stores the timestamp in UTC Epoch time at the moment the request reaches the Firestore server.
Calling serverTimestamp() doesn't create a timestamp at the time it is invoked and doesn't rely on your user's device time or timezone.   Instead, it creates what could be thought of as a placeholder for the date/time.  This placeholder is only converted to a timestamp once the request is received by the Firebase server.   As a result, the Firestore timestamp will always be at least slightly later than your client date/time (assuming the client time is perfectly synced.)
Using Firestore's timestamp should generally meet your goals of storing dates/times for users across the world in a consistent way, retrieving / sorting notes by creation time, and converting the timestamps into the user's local timezone client side.  You may, however, want to handle things slightly differently for scenarios when your users are offline.
See Doug Stevenson's article for a helpful, more detailed explanation of Firestore timestamps.


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Cardio Workouts for Fat Loss: What the Science Says
Cardio / 9:07 am by Christian Finn
"Practically speaking, exercise alone doesn't reduce weight dependably," wrote Donald G. Cooley in The New Way To Eat to Get Slim.
"Suppose you are of average weight and you take a brisk two-mile hike on level ground. You figure pridefully that you have burned up a few ounces of fat. The sad truth is that your two-mile hike consumes an excess of a mere 115 calories, which are easily replaced by a mild snack consisting of three graham crackers."
He wrote that in 1941.
Since then, many hundreds of studies have been published, the vast majority of which have come to much the same conclusion.
Cardio, by itself, is not a very effective way to promote fat loss.
Back in 1997, Dr Wayne Miller and colleagues at The George Washington University Medical Center set out to determine if adding aerobic exercise to a low-calorie diet accelerates weight loss [1].
Miller and his associates examined 493 studies carried out between 1969 and 1994. What they found was that diet and exercise provides only a very marginal benefit when compared to diet alone.
The average amount of weight lost after a 15-week program of regular aerobic exercise was seven pounds. Over the same period, dieting cut weight by roughly 17 pounds. When exercise and diet were combined, average weight loss was 20 pounds — just three pounds more than diet alone.
A 2011 review that looked at 14 studies on aerobic exercise and weight loss also shows less than stellar results, concluding that the value of aerobic exercise as an "independent weight loss intervention for overweight and obese populations is limited." [2].
As part of the HERITAGE Family Study, one of the largest training studies of its kind, researchers followed a large group of 557 men and women as they embarked on a 20-week exercise program [3].
Each subject was required to exercise three times per week for an average of 42 minutes. Researchers even went to the trouble of having each bout of exercise monitored by an exercise technician and a computer.
Following a grand total of 60 exercise sessions over a period of almost six months, the average amount of fat lost was slightly less than two pounds.
The video below does a great job of summarizing the science behind why cardio workouts aren't a particularly effective way to lose weight.
But there are two sides to any story, and this one is no different. Before you force cardio exercise into a small cupboard under the stairs, lock the door and throw away the key, here are some things to think about.
There are many different types of cardio workouts out there, ranging in intensity from low to medium to high.
You've got low-intensity steady-state cardio (e.g. walking or an easy bike ride), moderate-intensity exercise (e.g. jogging, rowing, or the stair climber) or high-intensity cardio (e.g. high-intensity interval training).
Putting them all in the same category ignores the fact that 30 minutes of coasting along on the elliptical machine while watching TV and texting requires a lot less energy than the same amount of time spent cycling up Mount Ventoux as fast as your legs will carry you.
Both are forms of steady-state cardio. But the latter is going to have a much greater physical impact than the former.
Most studies out there have looked at low-intensity or moderate-intensity cardio, which in and of itself has only a modest impact on energy expenditure and weight loss. High-intensity cardio is another story entirely.
As an example, researchers from Appalachian State University found that 45 minutes of high-intensity steady-state cardio (cycling at 85% of your maximum heart rate) burned over 700 calories – 519 during the workout itself and 190 after it had finished [4]. And that was net rather than gross calorie expenditure.
What's the difference between net and gross energy expenditure?
Let's say that you jump on the bike in the gym. When you get off, the digital readout says that you've burned 500 calories. But those aren't necessarily 500 extra calories.
Why not? If you'd spent that time sitting in front of the TV doing nothing, your body would have been burning calories anyway.
Gross calorie expenditure refers to the number of calories you burn during exercise plus resting energy expenditure for an equivalent time. Net calorie expenditure refers only to the extra number of calories you burn during exercise.
How much of a difference is there between the two numbers?
In one study, the gross number of calories burned during 45 minutes of aerobic exercise was 255 calories. But the net figure, which represents the "real" number of extra calories burned, was just 187 calories [5].
You also need to take into account the physical characteristics of the people taking part in the study.
In one 12-week trial, a group of obese men who did 60 minutes of moderate-intensity exercise (brisk walking or light jogging) every day lost an average of 13 pounds of fat [6].
In addition, most of the lost fat came from subcutaneous (under the skin) stores. Considering all they were doing was walking/light jogging, losing just over one pound of fat per week is a decent result.
Although this is a lot more than some of the other studies we've looked at it, the people taking part in this trial trained for more than one hour, every single day.
They were also obese, with an average body mass index (BMI) of 31. They're carrying so much extra weight that just going for a walk expends a massive amount of energy.
Here's something else that's very important.
Most studies report only the average results for a group of people. But this can mask large differences in individual results.
When some people increase the amount of exercise they do, they get very hungry. This leads them to eat more, which ends up reducing the calorie deficit created by exercise.
Researchers have labeled them compensators, because they compensate for the calories burned during exercise by eating more.
Take a look at the figure below, which comes from a study looking at the variability in weight loss following 12 weeks of supervised exercise [7]. It shows individual changes in both weight (BW) and fat mass (BF).
Don't pay too much attention to the changes in body fat. It was measured using BIA (the technology used in body fat scales), which is not a reliable way to track changes in body composition over time.
When the data from all the subjects was pooled, the average drop in weight was eight pounds.
However, there was a large variability in the amount of weight lost. One subject lost 32 pounds. But another subject taking part in the exact same study gained almost four pounds.
The non-compensators – that is, the people who didn't compensate for the calories burned during exercise by eating more – reduced their calorie intake by an average of 131 calories per day. But the compensators ended up eating more, increasing their calorie intake by an average of 268 calories per day.
Many studies show that cardio produces little in the way of fat loss. But that doesn't mean everyone in the study got the same results. Weight loss in one set of subjects may simply have been "cancelled out" by weight gain in another
To give you an idea how exercise can vary in its effectiveness as a tool for losing weight, I'm going to compare two people, both of whom are doing exactly the same thing in the gym.
The first is a 250-pound overweight male. He's a non-compensator, and doesn't get extremely hungry when he does more exercise.
The second is a 150-pound overweight female, who tends to compensate for the calories burned during exercise by eating more. She gets very hungry whenever the amount of exercise she does exceeds a certain threshold. Keeping her food intake under control is a constant struggle.
They both go to the gym 4-5 days a week, for around 45 minutes. Most of that time is spent walking on a treadmill set on a slight incline.
The male has one big advantage that makes exercise a lot more effective where weight loss is concerned. Namely, that he's carrying around an extra 100 pounds.
Simply going for a walk burns off a large number of calories. It's the equivalent of someone with a normal BMI walking on the treadmill with a heavy rucksack strapped to their back.
What's more, he doesn't find that exercise makes him significantly hungrier than before. So he's able to create a much larger energy deficit, which in turn means that weight is lost more quickly.
Our 150-pound overweight female burns fewer calories during exercise. She also ends up either partially or completely compensating for the calories burned during a workout by eating more food. As a result, her rate of fat loss will be significantly slower.
So even though we have two people, both with the same goals, and both following the same exercise routine, the potential exists for them to experience very different results.
What About Strength Training and Fat Loss?
Strength training is often touted as a metabolism-boosting marvel that will help you burn calories around the clock, while you're sleeping, sitting at your desk or resting on the couch.
Cardio might burn more calories during the workout itself, the theory goes, while strength training helps you build muscle so that you'll burn more calories 24/7.
While it's true that muscle has a higher resting metabolic rate than fat, the overall difference between the two is relatively small.
In fact, research shows that one pound of muscle burns around 6 calories per day at rest, compared to 2 calories per pound of fat tissue.
You'd need to gain a huge amount of muscle for it to have a meaningful impact on your resting metabolic rate, far more than the twenty or thirty pounds of muscle the average person is likely to gain over the course of their training lifetime.
However, that doesn't mean resistance training is pointless if fat loss is your goal.
In fact, a resistance training program that works all the major muscle groups will improve your body composition in a number of different ways.
Firstly, strength training burns calories, and makes a direct contribution to the calorie deficit required to lose fat.
Second, if you don't do some kind of resistance training while you're dieting, a lot of the weight you lose will come from muscle as well as body fat.


JACKSONVILLE, Fla.— Alan Jackson may not have been singing about this small Florida town when he sang his hit "Chattahoochee," but nevertheless, this historic town begs a story to be told.
With a population today of just over 3,000, Chattahoochee, Florida is a true rural gem.
For such a small town, Chattahoochee holds a lot of history, from housing the state's first penitentiary to the state's first psychiatric hospital.
Chattahoochee, distinguished by its high bluffs, sits on the edge of the Apalachicola River. It's separated by only a bridge from the small neighboring town of Sneads, Florida.
One of Chattahoochee's most notable features is its own Florida State Hospital, which in 1876 became Florida's first state psychiatric hospital.
Today, Florida State Hospital is one of Chattahoochee's biggest employers. In 1975, it was the center of a Supreme Court case.
O'Connor v. Donaldson was a landmark decision for mental health practices. The case came about when a resident at Florida State Hospital, Kenneth Donaldson, filed a lawsuit against the facility.
Although Donaldson had challenged the continuation of his commitment on multiple occasions, each challenge resulted in a denial.
Florida State Hospital later became the center of the 1989 film "Chattahoochee" starring Gary Oldman and Dennis Hopper. The film was based on the experience of resident Chris Calhoun, who resided in the hospital from 1956 to 1962.
Aside from Chattahoochee's interesting contributions to the mental health field, the town also boasts contributions to America's history.
Before Florida State Hospital opened as a mental health facility, it was Florida's first state penitentiary.
It first opened as a penitentiary in 1869 and within the year, it came to house 42 inmates and employ 14 guards.
In 1871, however, the penitentiary fell under civilian jurisdiction and Malachi Martin was appointed as the warden of the institution.
During this time, the prison garnered a reputation for its poor treatment of the inmates. This reputation was spearheaded by Martin, who reportedly used prison labor to build houses and personal vineyards. Martin became known for his cruel and corrupt nature.
The book "The American Siberian," written in 1891, painted Chattahoochee as a place of inhumane practices and savagery.
Before Chattahoochee was Chattahoochee at all, it became the location of the Scott Massacre.
In 1817, Creek, African, and Seminole warriors ambushed a U.S. Army boat headed up the Apalachicola River. The boat was commanded by Lieutenant Richard Scott. 44 people were killed in the ambush.
The massacre led President James Monroe to order Andrew Jackson's 1818 invasion of Florida. The battle was instrumental in Florida becoming a part of the United States.
Chattahoochee is a town seeped in historical landmarks, some mixed with tragedy, some with victory. Today, it stands as a proud reminder of all that has been overcome and a beacon for all that has yet to be accomplished.


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Der Fernmeldeturm der US-Streitkräfte Heidelberg (stillgelegt) ist ein auf dem Heidelberger Königstuhl gelegener Richtfunkturm, der ehemals von den US-Streitkräften betrieben wurde. Das Bauwerk ersetzte Ende der 1950er-Jahre vorläufige Stahlfachwerktürme aus den späten 1940er-Jahren. Er ist einer der ganz wenigen Richtfunktürme der US-Streitkräfte, die in Stahlbetonbauweise ausgeführt sind.

Ende der 1940er-Jahre wurden erstmals die Telefonverbindungen der US-Streitkräfte über Richtfunk zu den bis zu 80 Kilometer entfernten Gegenstellen in Frankfurt und auf dem Donnersberg über Relaisstationen gesendet und empfangen. Die Richtfunkstation auf dem Königstuhl war eine der zentralen Schaltstellen der US-Streitkräfte in Deutschland. Nach Berlin ging das Signal über drei Verstärker-/Relaisstationen und eine Vermittlungs-/Relaisstation in Frankfurt. Ein Anruf aus dem Pentagon wurde z. B. über Heidelberg und Frankfurt nach Berlin verbunden.

Die Relaisstation und die angrenzenden Grundstücke, die die US-Armee nutzte, wurden im Juli 2007 stillgelegt und dem Land Baden-Württemberg zurückgegeben. Die letzte US-Armeeeinheit, die diese Einrichtung betrieb, war das 43rd Signal Battalion. Im Oktober 2010 wurde eine neue Antennenspitze montiert, die dem BOS-Digitalfunk dient.

Die gesamte Relaisstationen-Infrastruktur der US-Armee in Europa wurde in den letzten Jahren vor der Abschaltung durch Glasfaserverbindungen ersetzt, welche wesentlich mehr Daten übertragen können und nicht so anfällig für Abhörangriffe und Wetterphänomene sind.

Westlich des Standorts liegen der Fernmeldeturm Heidelberg (T-COM) und der Fernsehturm Heidelberg (SWR).

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Far-right leaders rally in Bulgaria ahead of EU elections
May 4, 2019 GMT
From left: Gerolf Annemans, President of the Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom, Marine Le Pen, leader of France's far-right National Rally party and Bulgarian politician Veselin Mareshki pose for photo during a rally of the Volya party, the Bulgarian member of the Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom in Sofia, Bulgaria, Friday, May 3, 2019. (AP Photo/Valentina Petrova)
SOFIA, Bulgaria (AP) — Far-right party leaders have accused the European Union of promoting migration policies that aim to destroy the values of EU member nations.
Marine Le Pen, leader of France's National Rally, and Gerolf Annemans, president of the EU parliament's Movement for a Europe of Nations and Freedom alliance, attended a populist Bulgarian party's rally in Sofia on Friday.
Le Pen said the alliance expects elections this month to increase its presence in the European Parliament from 37 lawmakers to between 80 and 120.
She said: "Nobody can ignore the dynamics of more and more parties joining us."
Le Pen also dismissed suggestions of a rift with Italian Interior Minister Matteo Salvini, who as League party leader is recruiting members for the EU group.
She said: "There is no competition between us; there is only solidarity."


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More cost effective Not only is a second-hand or used vehicle significantly cheaper than purchasing a new one, but the depreciation on a second-hand model is much less than a new one. When a vehicle moves off the showroom floor, it loses up to 15% of its purchase value, and for the first four years, it depreciates rapidly until it reaches about 50% of its original purchase value. This means that if you want to sell a new vehicle, you will get back less of your money than if you wanted to resell a used vehicle. Taking into consideration that four year old pre-owned bakkies and other vehicles are still relatively new, they are much more cost effective and provide better value for money in the end.
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Kia Motors South Africa entered the A-segment market back in 2004 with the boxy Picanto, which if we are honest didn't capture the market's attention in quite the way the South Korean brand wanted.
This changed with the unveiling of the second generation Picanto in 2011, which also resulted in global sales totalling 1.4-million units. Now though, there is a new Picanto and I travelled to Cape Town to find out if it has what it takes to remain one of the most popular Kia models to date.
The first generation Picanto was a bit of a hit and miss in terms of styling. The second generation however featured a more youthful yet modern design which seemed to be just what the public wanted.
This new model builds on that with a seemingly more mature design, the result of a collaboration between Kia's design centres in Namyang, South Korea and Frankfurt, Germany.
The front end features strong, straight lines which run horizontally across the front of the car There is also the trademark tiger-nose grille and new headlights as well as a distinctive line down the side and around the wheel arches. At the rear, the Picanto features a revised bumper and taillights. The engineers have also increased the width of the C-pillar which now stands more upright than that of the previous model.
When I got into the Picanto, I was impressed with the layout of the dash. I immediately got a sense that Kia were trying to play the premium card.
This is due to the stylish design of the dashboard which features a snazzy satin chrome-effect strip, the new top mounted infotainment screen and nicely designed climate control dials. The instrument cluster also features a more up-to date look with the same going for the steering wheel.
As mentioned, one of the cabin's standouts, on high spec models that is, is the seven-inch touchscreen infotainment system incorporating Bluetooth, USB and Aux inputs, as well as Apple CarPlay and Android Auto. Lower spec models make do with a 3.8-inch monochrome TFT LCD display.
On the launch, I got the opportunity to put the Picanto through various scenarios which included navigating the narrow streets of the Cape Town CBD, as well as heading out into the wine lands to fully exploit its talents.
There are two engine options available a 49kW/95Nm 1.0-litre three-cylinder and a 61kW/122Nm 1.2-litre four-cylinder. While they might not be the most powerful motors around, the Picanto does weigh less than the previous model, with the former motor also benefitting from a new cooling system and shut-off valve.
All models are fitted with a five-speed manual gearbox as standard with a four-speed automatic optional on some versions.
At launch, the Picanto will be available in a choice of four trim levels mimicking those of the Soul. The base Start gets a two-speaker Bluetooth enabled sound system with USB and Aux inputs, trip computer, dual front airbags and air-conditioning but importantly, does not feature ABS while the next step up Street receives front electric windows, remote central locking and ABS.
Building on this, the Style adds a four-speaker sound system, steering wheel audio controls, projection type headlights with daytime running LEDs, 14-inch alloy wheels and automatic lights. At the top of the range, the Smart benefits from 15-inch alloys, Bluetooth with voice activation, electric rear windows, bi-projection headlights, the aforementioned infotainment system, leather wrapped steering wheel and gear knob, reverse camera and rear parking sensors.
After spending time with the new Kia Picanto, I can conclude that it remains an attractive option within the A-segment. I like the styling, the features and the range of new colours. I also found the ride and handling impressive considering its size.
It's no high speed cruiser though and did feel a bit out of its comfort zone when rushed. Considering one? I would, especially when the price remains virtually unchanged from the previous model.
A five-year / unlimited km warranty is standard across the Picanto range with a service plan being optional.
Kia has topped the J.D. Power Initial Quality Survey in the United States for a second time with the least number of problems per (PP) 100 vehicles experienced during the first 90 days of ownership.
With an industry average of 97 PP100 vehicles, the Korean auto giant came out ahead with 72 PP100 followed by sister brand Hyundai's Genesis luxury division (77 PP100), Porsche (78 PP100), Ford (86 PP100), Ram (86 PP100), BMW (88 PP100), Chevrolet (88 PP100), Hyundai (88 PP100), Lincoln (92 PP100) and Nissan (93 PP100).
Aside from the Forte (Cerato), Soul, Sorento, Cadenza, and Niro hybrid coming out tops in their respective segments, other winners include the Chevrolet Silverado 1500 and Silverado HD, Chevrolet Sonic, GMC Terrain, BMW 2-series, 4-series and X6, Mini Cooper, Chrysler Pacifica, Ford Expedition, Ford Mustang, Infiniti QX80, Lexus GS, Mercedes-Benz GLA, Nissan Frontier (Navara), Porsche 911 and Macan, and the Toyota Camry.
"Automotive manufacturers are responding to consumer feedback and producing vehicles of the highest quality. The industry has improved significantly in each of the past three years. Today's vehicles have more things that could go wrong but fewer things that actually do go wrong," J.D. Power Global Automotive Vice President, Dave Sargent, said.
The survey also noted a significant improved compared to 2016 with a record eight percent improvement in customer satisfaction, and 27 of the 33 brands surveyed bettering their overall quality. Highlighted problem areas are driver assistance system such as Adaptive Cruise Control, Lane Departure Warning, Blind Spot Warning and Collision Avoidance Alert, as well as certain infotainment display system.
Out of the worst performing marques, Fiat come in last with 163 PP100 in front of Jaguar (148 PP100), Volvo (134 PP100), Mitsubishi (131 PP100), Land Rover (131 PP100), Mazda (125 PP100), Audi (115 PP100), Subaru (113 PP100), Jeep (107 PP100) and Infiniti (107 PP100).
The Kia Rio has been a phenomenal success for the South Korean brand within the local automotive market, although this was not always the case.
The first generation model graced South African shores at the turn of the century, and was a rather forgetful but dependable econobox. The second generation was better, but failed to capture the sales figures Kia were looking for.
But, in 2011, South Africans were introduced to the third generation Rio, an all-new product with a design language that appealed to the masses. Some 37 237 local unit sales later, the third generation has been replaced by the fourth iteration, which I drove in Johannesburg recently.
The latest Rio certainly demonstrates the newfound maturity of the Kia brand first seen in the latest Sportage. We now have a car with a more grown-up, upmarket exterior design. While not the most radical of departures from its predecessor, I feel that consumers will still get the idea that this is most certainly a new model.
Up front, we see an evolution of Kia's signature Tiger Nose grille, which is now slightly shorter and thinner. There are also new headlamps and U-shaped daytime running lights. The side profile is typically hatchback and at a glance, could be something more premium, more German, which is a good thing.
At the rear, there are new LED taillights that benefit from an arrow motif, while keen observers will note that the rear overhang is a bit shorter than before. Overall, the Rio continues to display the brand's successful interpretation of modern motoring design with aplomb.
For those accustomed to Rio interiors of old, the new model is not likely to surprise, particularly in the entry-level models. The basic ergonomic layout is commendable, with all of the controls and their placement being easy and logical when put into practical use.
Kia also claims that there are new, improved materials used throughout the cabin, but expect the odd hard plastic surface to linger. The big change to the interior though has to be the inclusion, or option should I say, of a touchscreen infotainment system. There are three options within the range the more basic models get a 3.8-inch mono-TFT screen with Bluetooth, USB and Aux compatibility.
Moving up the range, we have a five-inch colour touchscreen unit with the same features as the mono-TFT, while flagship models receive the brand's new seven-inch touchscreen setup complete with Apple CarPlay, Android Auto and voice control. The top-line system really improves the look of the cabin and modernises the facia, a useful option worth ticking.
In terms of the powertrain department, Kia has decided to stick with the more tried and trusted variants, with the much anticipated 1.0-litre turbo mill still under consideration for South Africa. Instead, we get mildly revised versions of the 1.2 and 1.4-litre naturally aspirated petrol motors.
The entry-level unit produces 62kW/120Nm through a five-speed manual gearbox, and the 1.4-litre 74kW/135Nm with transmissions consisting of a six-speed manual or four-speed automatic. I drove the top-of-the range 1.4-litre manual TEC derivative at launch up at altitude.
I have to say that the car does feel rather underpowered most of the time, add a hill into the equation and the problem is compounded. That said though, it wasn't frustratingly slow with the lack of power being made-up somewhat by very little road noise and a good level of interior comfort, two traits buyers in this segment want, along with low costs and fuss-free motoring, which the Rio delivers.
While Kia hasn't really re-invented the wheel, so to speak, with the new Rio, it didn't really have to. The updated looks, improved quality, added interior technology and the fact that the new model is similarly priced to the older version, will likely ensure that this generation Rio is as successful as its predecessor.
All Rio models come with a four-year/60 000km service plan as well as a five-year/unlimited mileage warranty.
Premium German automaker Mercedes has announced the arrival of the Mercedes X-Class unveiled in Stockholm in October. Set to be launched in South Africa early in 2018, the X-Class will be the first Mercedes-badge bakkie to be sold in South Africa since 1955.
The double-cab Mercedes will be available in two trims the design-focused Stylish Explorer and its rugged brother, the Powerful Adventurer. Each offers its own set of credentials with architecture based on Nissan's Navara, but everything else distinctly Mercedes.
The X-Class will offer power a plenty with its headline act a 3.0-litre V6 diesel engine mated with the company's all-wheel drive system. Two other engines will be available a smaller 2.3-litre four-cylinder turbodiesel and a 2.5-litre four-cylinder petrol. Power figures have yet to be revealed. Drivetrains on offer will be a manual and a 7G-Tronic automatic.
Not bothered by the idea that a bakkie should be rugged throughout, Mercedes didn't hold back on fitting the X-Class with a classy interior. The Stylish Explorer boasts dual-tone leather while the Powerful Adventurer boasts carbon-fibred elements. 'Nubuck' leather is used to trim the seats and dashboard in addition to contrasting white nappa leather. Cameras, radars, ultrasound sensors and driver assistance systems will enhance safety and comfort.
The popularity of the X-Class will come down to whether South-Africans would buy a bakkie with leather seats and a designer dashboard. The X-Class could be a hit with city dwellers, but whether a Karoo farmer would buy one remains to be seen.