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History of the power struggle of Kim Jong Il (70s and 80s)
Since the meeting in 1967, Kim Jong Il's dissidents continued to be purged in the 1970s.
The last group to rebel against the Kim Jong-Il regime was the anti-Kin Jin sect led by Vice President Kim Dong-gyu (Kim Dong-gyu, a subordinate of Kim Il Sung from the anti-Japanese partisan era).
Kim Dong-gyu publicly criticized Kim Jong Il's policy at a political bureau meeting in June 1796. At this meeting, Kim Dong-gyu concentratedly criticized Kim Jong Il's executive personnel, class policy, and the process of establishing a successor system.
Eventually, Kim Dong-gyu and Yu Chang-sik (joined with Kim Dong-gyu; dropped out of a Japanese university, deputy director of the party's international affairs, and also served as the northern representative in north-south negotiations) were charged with poisoning the party's sole ten principles of thought in 1977. Sent to year-end concentration camp.
Uncle Chang Jong-gu, the deputy director of the People's Armed Forces, was also reborn.
As a result, their followers in the military and justice fields were also driven to farms and mines.
The case involved not only senior executives, but also re-evaluation of general members and residents, 300,000 members were expelled from the party, and 600,000 new members of the Reconciliation Party were replaced. (Zhang Akihide, Betrayed Paradise)
In the 1980s, Kim Jong Il ousted the prime minister, Li Gun-mo.
Li Gun-mo became secretary of the Central Committee of the Party by Kim Il Sung and became Prime Minister in December 1986. Kim Jong Il was aiming to overtake Li Gun-mo. He secretly called Choi Fukuman, the director of Room 39, and gave some instructions.
Li Gun-mo secretly painted a blueprint to revive the North Korean economy. A portion of the electricity supplied to the second economy was used for private demand, and while increasing the production of consumer goods, actively promoting trade with China and buying rice from Thailand with the money earned. was.
However, assuming the post of Prime Minister, the turbines at the Pukchong and Pyongyang thermal power plants stopped as if they had combined. Disruptions in power supply have resulted in screams from other major alliance offices and the Second Economic Zone.
"I can't build a tank gun, what can I do? Give me power quickly"
It has been reported that the completion plan of the Sunchon Vinalon plant, which was being promoted as a national policy project, was delayed. Although it was arguably successful at a small laboratory facility (pilot plant), when the equipment was properly prepared and commissioned, the vinalon did not come out.
The fires at the blast furnaces at the Kimchek and Yellow Sea mills were extinguished, and steel production fell sharply. Since the founding of the Republic, the fires at the blast furnaces at the Kinsaku and Yellow Sea Works have never been extinguished.
Since the problems with the blast furnace came from the shortage of coke and heavy oil, he thought he needed to buy raw materials from China urgently, so he called on the director of the Trade Bank and ordered him to buy it immediately.
However, banks say they have no foreign currency at this time. It is said that only Taesong Bank, a subsidiary of Room 39, has foreign currency. Li Gun-mo noticed that he was finally put on Kim Jong Il and executives of the Second Economy.
Eight months later, a party politics meeting was held. The organizer, Kim Il Sung, was outraged. Li Gun-mo was put in a box for being charged with ruining the economy. (Kan Myong-do, Top Secret of North Korea)
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This is it, y'all. 2017 is officially 1/12 over. January is probably one of my least favorite months, despite being a fresh start to the new year. I don't like it that much since it's the aftermath of Christmas, and once December is over I slip into a post-Christmas state of depression. I'm really excited for February, though - I love Valentine's Day and I'm ready for a month full of chocolate and the color pink.
Since I just got a lot of stuff for Christmas, I didn't really buy that many things this month. Hence, I only have a couple items to share with y'all. However, I really love these three items, so I hope you do too!
Kate Spade Sunglasses // I talked about these glasses in one of my most recent Life Lately posts, but I wanted to feature them again because I've been wearing them nonstop! They're my first pair of sunglasses, and I love them. They go with so many outfits and I can't wait to feature them in outfit posts. Be on the lookout for that soon!
Determined Bracelet // I actually wrote a whole blog post about this bracelet, but I wanted to share it again because I've been wearing it nonstop lately. The bracelet has such an important meaning to me, and it's also the perfect bracelet to stack with some Lily & Laura bracelets and pair with a comfy t-shirt.
Monogrammed Coffee Cup // My mornings lately have been filled with coffee, thanks to this Corkcicle coffee tumbler! It's perfect to take on-the-go - I take it to school most days and drink my coffee throughout the morning. I added a monogram from aNn Monograms to make this coffee cup even cuter! In this picture, I'm also wearing one of my favorite Jadelynn Brooke shirts! It's sold out, but they have another shirt about coffee that is just as cute. You can use the code BBHS16 for a discount there.
I know this post was a little shorter than my other favorites posts, but like I said, I didn't really buy anything this month. I'm planning on doing some shopping soon, though, so I'm excited to buy some spring clothes and other items that I can feature in future blog posts.
What items have you been loving this month? Let me know by leaving a comment!


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_Copyright (c) 2014 Google Inc. All rights reserved._

This is a guide to the Turn-Based Multiplayer features of the Google Play Games plugin
for Unity® This documents assumes that you have thoroughly read
the [Getting Started Guide](README.md) and are familiar with how to set up your
project, sign in and perform basic API operations such as unlocking an
achievement and posting a score to a leaderboard.

Note: this project is not in any way endorsed or supervised by
Unity Technologies.

_Unity® is a trademark of Unity Technologies._

_iOS is a trademark of Apple, Inc._

## Turn-Based Multiplayer Overview

Turn-based multiplayer allows you to write games where players take turns asynchronously. Turn-based matches can have up to 8 participants and users can play against their friends and also against randomly chosen opponents in the internet. The Google Play Games API implements all the underlying networking and notification infrastructure and exposes an API to your game that allows you to perform high-level actions such as create matches, play a turn, finish a match and react to invitations.

For more information about turn-based concepts in the Google Play Games API, please refer to the [documentation](https://developers.google.com/games/services/common/concepts/turnbasedMultiplayer).

To begin, implement sign-in as explained in the [Getting Started Guide](README.md). After the user is signed in, your game will typically show a menu screen where, amongst other options, the player can create or join a turn-based game.

Typical choices in a turn-based game's main screen are:

* **Create a Quick Match**. This means setting up or joining a match with random opponents (also called "automatch"). When you do this, you specify the minimum and maximum number of opponents to play against, and the Google Play Games platform automatically puts the user in a match with the given number of anonymous opponents.
* **Invite Friends**. The plugin will show the standard Google Play Games invitation screen to the user, where they can pick which friends they want to play with. This screen also allows the player to add automatch opponents, so they can even mix and match (for example, they can choose to play with two specific friends and one random opponent).
* **Accept From Inbox**. The plugin will show the invitation inbox to the user, which is a standard Google Play Games screen containing all the pending invitations and ongoing matches that the user has. The user can then accept one of those invitations or matches.
* **Accept Invitation**. Accept a particular invitation whose ID you know. This is typically done in response to receiving an invitation to a match (we will cover this in mode detail later).

Each of these options corresponds to an API method, as we will see later.

## Create a Quick Match (Random Opponents)

To start a quick match with a given number of random opponents, call `CreateQuickMatch`:

```csharp
    const int MinOpponents = 1;
    const int MaxOpponents = 7;
    const int Variant = 0;  // default
    PlayGamesPlatform.Instance.TurnBased.CreateQuickMatch(MinOpponents, MaxOpponents,
        Variant, OnMatchStarted);

    // Callback:
    void OnMatchStarted(bool success, TurnBasedMatch match) {
        if (success) {
            // go to the game screen and play!
        } else {
            // show error message
        }
    }
```

## Create with Invitation Screen ("Invite friends...")

To start a match with an invitation screen where the player can choose friends to play against, call `CreateWithInvitationScreen`:

```csharp
    const int MinOpponents = 1;
    const int MaxOpponents = 7;
    const int Variant = 0;  // default
    PlayGamesPlatform.Instance.TurnBased.CreateWithInvitationScreen(MinOpponents, MaxOpponents,
        Variant, OnMatchStarted);

    // Callback:
    void OnMatchStarted(bool success, TurnBasedMatch match) {
        if (success) {
            // go to the game screen and play!
        } else {
            // show error message
        }
    }
```

## Accept From Inbox

To show the user's invitation/match inbox and allow them to select an incoming invitation to accept, call `AcceptFromInbox`.

```csharp
    PlayGamesPlatform.Instance.TurnBased.AcceptFromInbox(OnMatchStarted);
```

The inbox also allows the user to select any of their ongoing matches.

## Accept an Invitation

To accept a specific invitation whose ID you know (for example, an invitation you received via an invitation delegate), use `AcceptInvitation`:

```csharp
    Invitation invitation = ....;  // received from invitation delegate
    PlayGamesPlatform.Instance.TurnBased.AcceptInvitation(invitation.InvitationId, OnMatchStarted);
```

## List All Invitations

To get a list of all the invitations use:

```csharp

    PlayGamesPlatform.Instance.TurnBased.GetAllInvitations(
        (invites) =>
        {
            Debug.Log("Got " + invites.Length + " invites");
            string logMessage = "";
            foreach(Invitation invite in invites)
            {
                logMessage += " " + invite.InvitationId + " (" +
                    invite.InvitationType + ") from " +
                    invite.Inviter + "\n";
                if (mFirstInvite == null) {
                    mFirstInvite = invite;
                }
            }
            Debug.Log(logMessage);
    });
```

## The Match Callback

In the previous examples, the match callback we created was called `OnMatchStarted`. It receives two parameters:
a boolean indicating whether the match setup or loading was successful, and a `TurnBasedMatch` object
representing the match itself.

A typical implementation checks for failures, then launches the game screen:

```csharp
    void OnMatchStarted(bool success, TurnBasedMatch match) {
        if (success) {
            // get the match data
            byte[] myData = match.Data;

            // I can only make a move if the match is active and it's my turn!
            bool canPlay = (match.Status == TurnBasedMatch.MatchStatus.Active &&
                match.TurnStatus == TurnBasedMatch.MatchTurnStatus.MyTurn);

            // Deserialize game state from myData into scene and
            // go to gameplay screen. If canPlay == true, let user play a move;
            // if not, they can only see the current state of the game but can't play.
        } else {
            // show error message, return to main menu
        }
    }
```

## Playing Your Turn

If it is the current user's turn in a match, you can play a turn by calling `TakeTurn`.

```csharp
    TurnBasedMatch match = ....; // received in OnMatchStarted

    // your representation of the new state of the game after the player
    // has taken their turn:
    byte[] myData = .....;

    // this indicates whose turn is next (a participant ID)
    string whoIsNext = .....;

    PlayGamesPlatform.Instance.TurnBased.TakeTurn(match.MatchId, myData, whoIsNext, (bool success) => {
        if (success) {
            // turn successfully submitted!
        } else {
            // show error
        }
    });
```

Deciding which participant is the next to play depends on your game's logic. You can query for a list of participants using the `Participants` property of the `TurnBasedMatch` object. It's important to take into account how automatch works: if there are open automatch slots in a game, you can call `TakeTurn` with `null` as the `whoIsNext` parameter to indicate that the next participant to play should be one of the automatch participants.

A typical implementation is to pass the turn to an automatch participant while there are automatch slots open. When there are no more automatch slots open (everyone has joined), pass the turn to an actual participant:

```csharp
    string DecideWhoIsNext(TurnBasedMatch match) {
        if (match.AvailableAutomatchSlots > 0) {
            // hand over to an automatch player
            return null;
        } else {
            // pick a player among match.Participants,
            // according to the game's logic
        }
    }
```

In a two-player game, deciding who is next can be done simply by finding a participant whose ID is not equal to the current participant' s ID:

```csharp
    string DecideWhoIsNext2p(TurnBasedMatch match) {
        if (match.AvailableAutomatchSlots > 0) {
            // there is an automatch slot open, so hand over to automatch
            return null;
        }

        // who is my opponent?
        foreach (Participant p in match.Participants) {
    		if (!p.ParticipantId.Equals(match.SelfParticipantId)) {
    			return p.ParticipantId;
    		}
    	}

    	// log error (something is wrong!)
    }
```

For more complex games with more participants, the logic might be more complicated. When writing your game's logic to decide who is the next player to play, keep in mind that players may leave the game before it is finished, so you must take extra care not to pass the turn to a player who has left the game (always check the `Status` property of the `Participant` objects). Also, beware that until all automatch players have joined (that is, until there are no more automatch slots available), the list of participants will change.

## Finishing a Match

If, during a player's turn, you determine that the match has come to an end, call `FinishMatch`.

```csharp
    using GooglePlayGames.BasicApi.Multiplayer;

    .....;

    TurnBasedMatch match = .....;  // our current match
    byte[] finalData = .....; // match data representing the final state of the match

    // define the match's outcome
    MatchOutcome outcome = new MatchOutcome();
    foreach (Participant p in match.Participants) {
        // decide if participant p has won, lost or tied, and
        // their ranking (1st, 2nd, 3rd, ...):
        MatchOutcome.ParticipantResult result = .....;
        int placement = ......;

        outcome.SetParticipantResult(p.ParticipantId, result, placement);
    }

    // finish the match
    PlayGamesPlatform.Instance.TurnBased.Finish(match.MatchId, finalData, outcome, (bool success) => {
        if (success) {
            // sent successfully
        } else {
            // an error occurred
        }
    });
```

Note that when setting the outcome of the match, you can also call `SetParticipantResult` with only a result (win, lose, tie) or only a placement (1st, 2nd, 3rd). You do not necessarily have to specify both.

## Acknowledging a Finished Match

When a player finishes a match, the other participants in the match are notified to view the match results. After they do so, they each must acknoledge that they have seen the final match results. This will cause the match to no longer appear in the list of active matches for each player.

When your game starts with a match that is in the finished state, call `AcknowledgeFinish`:

```csharp
    void OnMatchStarted(bool success, TurnBasedMatch match) {

        // ....(other logic)....

        // if the match is in the completed state, acknowledge it
        if (success && match.Status == TurnBasedMatch.MatchStatus.Complete) {
            PlayGamesPlatform.Instance.TurnBased.AcknowledgeFinished(match.MatchId,
                    (bool success) => {
                if (success) {
                    // success!
                } else {
                    // show error
                }
            });
        }
```

## If Necessary, Leave the Match

If the player decides to leave an ongoing match, you can call `Leave` or `LeaveMatchDuringTurn`.

If it is **not** the player's turn, use `Leave`:

```csharp
    PlayGamesPlatform.Instance.TurnBased.Leave(match.MatchId, (bool success) => {
        if (success) {
            // successfully left
        } else {
            // error leaving match
    });
```

If it **is** the player's turn, use `LeaveDuringTurn`. You must specify the next participant to play:

```csharp
    string whoIsNext = ......; // determine who plays next

    PlayGamesPlatform.Instance.TurnBased.LeaveDuringTurn(match.MatchId, whoIsNext, (bool success) => {
        if (success) {
            // successfully left
        } else {
            // error leaving match
    });
```

## Register an Invitation Delegate

To be notified of incoming turn-based invitations (and also to allow the user to accept an invitation they received via push notification), register an invitation delegate in the plugin instance configuration:

```csharp

    using GooglePlayGames;
    using GooglePlayGames.BasicApi;
    using UnityEngine.SocialPlatforms;

    PlayGamesClientConfiguration config = new PlayGamesClientConfiguration.Builder()
	    // registers a callback to handle game invitations.
    	.WithInvitationDelegate(OnInvitationReceived)

	    // registers a callback for turn based match notifications.
	    .WithMatchDelegate(OnGotMatch)

    	.Build();

    PlayGamesPlatform.InitializeInstance(config);

    // recommended for debugging:
    PlayGamesPlatform.DebugLogEnabled = true;

    // Activate the Google Play Games platform
    PlayGamesPlatform.Activate();

```

Whenever the player receives an invitation, this delegate will be invoked. The delegate is invoked with two arguments: the invitation and a boolean flag indicating whether or not the invitation should be immediately accepted:

```csharp
    // called when an invitation is received:
    public void OnInvitationReceived(Invitation invitation, bool shouldAutoAccept) {
        ...
    }
```

If `shouldAutoAccept` is `true`, accept the invitation immediately and start the game. If it is `false`, store the invitation for later and show an in-game invitation popup to alert the user that there is a pending invitation to accept. For example:

```csharp
    Invitation mIncomingInvitation = null;

    // called when an invitation is received:
    public void OnInvitationReceived(Invitation invitation, bool shouldAutoAccept) {
        if (shouldAutoAccept) {
            // Invitation should be accepted immediately. This happens if the user already
            // indicated (through the notification UI) that they wish to accept the invitation,
            // so we should not prompt again.
            ShowMyCustomWaitingScreen();
            PlayGamesPlatform.Instance.TurnBased.AcceptInvitation(invitation.InvitationId, OnMatchStarted);
        } else {
            // The user has not yet indicated that they want to accept this invitation.
            // We should *not* automatically accept it. Rather we store it and
            // display an in-game popup:
            mIncomingInvitation = invitation;
        }
    }
```

If `mIncomingInvitation` is not `null`, show an in-game invitation popup on the main menu:

```csharp
    void OnGUI() {
        if (mIncomingInvitation != null) {
            // show the popup
            string who = (mIncomingInvitation.Inviter != null &&
                mIncomingInvitation.Inviter.DisplayName != null) ?
                    mIncomingInvitation.Inviter.DisplayName : "Someone";
            GUI.Label(labelRect, who + " is challenging you to a match!");
            if (GUI.Button(acceptButtonRect, "Accept!")) {
                // user wants to accept the invitation!
                ShowMyCustomWaitingScreen();
                PlayGamesPlatform.Instance.TurnBased.AcceptInvitation(
                    mIncomingInvitation.InvitationId, OnMatchStarted);
            }
            if (GUI.Button(declineButtonRect, "Decline")) {
                // user wants to decline the invitation
                PlayGamesPlatform.Instance.TurnBased.DeclineInvitation(
                    mIncomingInvitation.InvitationId);
            }
        }
    }
```

## Register a Match Delegate

Apart from invitation, your game might receive matches to play. This happens, for example, when it's the player's turn to play on a given match that was already happening. To handle these, register a match delegate:

```csharp

    // match delegate:
    void OnGotMatch(TurnBasedMatch match, bool shouldAutoLaunch) {
        if (shouldAutoLaunch) {
        	// if shouldAutoLaunch is true, we know the user has indicated (via an external UI)
        	// that they wish to play this match right now, so we take the user to the
        	// game screen without further delay:
            OnMatchStarted(true, match);
        } else {
        	// if shouldAutoLaunch is false, this means it's not clear that the user
        	// wants to jump into the game right away (for example, we might have received
        	// this match from a background push notification). So, instead, we will
        	// calmly hold on to the match and show a prompt so they can decide
        	mIncomingMatch = match;
        }
    }
```

The `mIncomingMatch` member variable, in this case, stores an incoming match until the player decides to act on it. You can display it as a banner on the main menu:

```csharp
    void OnGUI() {

        // ....(other logic)....

        if (mIncomingMatch != null) {
            // show banner saying ("It's your turn against [opponent]!") and
            // put show buttons for "play" and "not now".
            if (clickedPlay) {
                // play now!
                OnMatchStarted(true, mIncomingMatch);
                mIncomingMatch = null
            } else if (clickedNotNow) {
                // stop showing banner:
                mIncomingMatch = null;
            }
        }
    }
```

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Today A-Basin announced that it's leaving the Epic Pass family. It cited one of its main reasons as overcrowding. (A-Basin's decision is being discussed in this thread).
So it made me wonder: for those of you who have Epic or Ikon passes, have you noticed an increase in crowds at participating resorts?
I'm pretty sure I have: I went over to Okemo yesterday afternoon (Sunday of President's Day weekend; I was not there to ski. I'm strictly a mid-week, non-holiday skier) and honestly, I can't remember ever seeing so many people. Now, it may be coincidental because we have a lot of snow and it's a holiday weekend. But I think it was even beyond regular holiday weekend status. As I said, I wasn't at the mountain to ski, but holy moly, I honestly don't think it could've been pleasant on the hill. Or safe. I don't know what the numbers are, but they had to have been record breaking. It was nuts.
I'd love to get the stats on something like this: the crowds before and after participation in a multi-resort pass.
Tremblant was on Max Pass the last few years and we definitely saw an increase in traffic. This year....OMG - Saturday was a new record, 14,600!! Waaay too many people. Some if it is the IKON pass and some it was the record snowfall this past week. Things are now down to a holiday week level.
I seriously think that Tremblant slowed down the lifts on Saturday. The runs didn't seem all that crowded, but the lift lines were just plain horrendous.
I noticed more people at Taos this season too, especially over MLK weekend, and President's Day weekend was even worse. I was talking to an employee at the lift today and he said we got close to 15,000 visitors this weekend!!! I don't know when Taos got on Ikon/MCP but I have never seen crowds like this in the last 4 years, not even during Texas springbreak. Taos is not really big enough to handle this many people! It is very dangerous to ski on the weekends now and I have noticed alot more people straight lining down a run with absolutely no control, or skiing terrains that's way too difficult and end up hiking down.
I'm part of Peak at Mount Snow and I am blown away at the number of people. It's unsafe, it's just not worth taking a chance out there and it's sad to see money be more important than safety out there.
I have been pleasantly surprised at Winter Park. I think because it's more of a Denver local mountain than a destination mountain - it seems like a lot of people took advantage of their IKON passes and went somewhere else over the holidays. I don't think it's been anymore crowded than previous years.
Now when the winds whip up and they close Eagle Wind and Panoramic the lower lifts back up- but that's nothing new.
I'm pretty sure I have: I went over to Okemo yesterday afternoon (Sunday of President's Day weekend) and honestly, I can't remember ever seeing so many people. Now, it may be coincidental because we have a lot of snow and it's a holiday weekend. But I think it was even beyond regular holiday weekend status. I wasn't at the mountain to ski, but holy moly, I honestly don't think it could've been pleasant on the hill. Or safe. I don't know what the numbers are, but they had to have been record breaking. It was nuts.
I can only speak for Mount Snow; I had friends in town from Jersey so we went out at 7:30 am and the lines were already long. We left by 11, and I was told the line times were over an hour and a half. No thank you.
I ski okemo, and have felt for a few years that it is over crowded. I mostly ski weekends, but avoid holidays like the plague! The traffic is definitely worse this year, and Sundays seem more crowded.
The one thing I will say is that okemo is definitely big enough to ditch the crowds. Dress warm and head up sachem and glades peak for summit access. It's a slower lift but still faster than waiting in that lift line! South face is great too if you can brave the wind or it's a calm day. And don't ski Jackson Gore. It's overcrowded with inexperienced skiers.
While traffic and parking in BCC are problems (especially powder days), the runs we ski (off the groomers) haven't been that much different. But jeez---traffic is crazy. Two moose were hit last week in BCC.
Funny article! Pot kettle issue for sure. The lines at Snowbird are off putting. We go early to get the first run, yes it's fun making new tracks but we have also found the wait to get the next tram is anywhere from twenty minutes to an hour. We have passes so we look at the lines and go home, unfortunately the long lines are turning into the rule instead of the exception and we are trying to figure out creative ways to ski during the off times. It feels like Snowbird is cannabalizing existing passholders for inclusion in the Ikon pass, in other words, if I can't use my pass... why would I buy another one year?
I am definitely noticing more Monday/Friday crowds at Okemo. And the apartment above mine in Ludlow, which isn't rented seasonally is full more often than past years.
I would hope the Deer Valley plan of limiting tickets helps some out there. I'll find out next week and have reserved tickets already.
I've avoided Mount Snow for years because of crowds though.. In fact I've often avoided most of southern Vermont on weekends because of the huge influx of NY/NJ crowds and the rudeness I've encountered during those times I did give it a try (unbelievable how many people will stand on your tails in line and give an attitude when you ask them to back off!). On a holiday weekend, omg no way would I be anywhere around there.
That being said, I was at Pico today and it was fantastic. We never waited more than a few minutes for a lift, great conditions with some fresh snow, and sometimes had trails to ourselves.. that's on my Ikon pass too.
Sunday River is on the Ikon and I was there for an absolutely great, but cold, MLK weekend complete with huge snowstorm. Never waited in a line all weekend except for the first ride up on the powder day.
On a similar note, I feel like lodging prices in town have gone up a lot too! Anybody else feeling this way at other resorts?
I've been hearing the opposite about the holiday blackout dates. 75% of Ikon passes sold were base passes and blacked out for Christmas/New Year's weeks, MLK, Presidents' Weekend. Local Mammoth folks reported much smaller crowds over the Christmas season than usual. At BBMR, it's hard to tell. It's always been a zoo on holidays and Mammoth really screwed it up when they bought us out and stopped limiting ticket sales. I don't notice anything different under Ikon management as far as crowds go. We skied this morning for a nice powder morning and it was good until 11:00. The crowds started to hit then so we left.
Interesting. The epic local pass (cheaper option) only has blackout dates at certain resorts. Okemo has no blackout dates.
The old Intrawest resorts have no black out on the base pass too. And the exchange rate in the Americans favour, they are coming to Canada. Today was much better for crowds.
Noticeable increase in the crowds at Big Sky in early January. Most people we met had IKON passes. We get a surge in bodies over the holidays as a norm, but the crowds were more significant to us.
I really hope y'all are sending even just a quick email to these mountains about this. If enough people write to say they aren't renewing their pass or will be going to (unaffiliated resort) instead for their next trip, they might start to think the way A Basin has.
I'm pretty sure I read somewhere that they lifted the ticket limit so much that it's window dressing at this point, but I don't have firsthand knowledge of that.
The first season Taos was on the MCP was 2016-17. That season they were hoping for 5000 MCP holders to show up. By early Feb, 2000 had already visited. But keep in mind that was a season when there was 100+ inches by late Jan.
This is the first season that Ikon has existed in general.
The other significant factor for TSV in recent years was the sale to Louis Bacon. Took a few years for the major capital improvements to be fully planned and implemented. The Kachina lift and changing Lift 1 to a detachable quad have not gone unnoticed by people who had never considered a trip to Taos before. Also a certain amount of pent up demand after a lousy winter for 2017-18. There was definitely people who cancelled trip to TSV last season.
I think the benefits far outweigh the negatives. My local resort is not blacked out so we get all of Los Angeles when they can't hit Mammoth/June. Additionally, all the LA folks who have always purchased Mammoth passes, got us for free. They don't mind paying for parking because skiing is free. So we all get to pay for parking. As for the extra crowding, we all prefer to ski open runs with no competition ... however for the same price I have paid for BBMR, for years, I inherit Mammoth, June, Squaw, & Alpine in CA and this winter will also have skied Aspen/Snowmass, Copper, and Steamboat. In the long run it's a win. I don't see a reason to complain.
I wonder what will happen next season? Given that this is the first season for Ikon, certainly plenty of people like me who are curious to check out Deer Valley as part of a trip to SLC.
How long has the new Summit lift been around? Always takes a year or two before more people discover major upgrades if they aren't regulars at a given mountain.


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The shift from private cars to public transport options has been a central policy objective in many cities for some decades. Although the funding models vary greatly, many transport agencies around the world are now experiencing financial challenges caused by ongoing public wariness to return to high density mass transit. I want to explore how London might respond.
Since the creation of Transport for London in 2001, there has been a consistent approach to reducing car use in London and promoting greater use of public transport, walking and cycling. This approach has been successful – between 1997 and 2017 the city's population has grown by 20%, yet the number of private vehicle trips in Greater London has remained more or less static, decreasing from just over 10 million trips per day to just under. In comparison, public transport trips have increased from 6m to 10 daily.
This approach has benefited London significantly, supporting the growth of high value jobs in its centre; contributing to high levels of quality of life and giving Londoners high quality access to jobs and services. In fact, a whole generation of Londoners now view car usage and ownership in a very different way, with declining numbers of young people taking their driving test and increasing use of cars-as-a-service apps.
The public transport city
Delivering these outcomes has come as a result of high levels of investment in public transport and an integrated approach to planning in the city which enables all of the different policies at the Mayor's disposal to push in the same direction. The Mayor's ability to charge motorists for accessing the central area; set public transport fares; define the land use and transport strategy for the city and have a major say in a large number of the cities largest planning applications – have all contributed to the delivery of these outcomes. These powers are not uniformly available across other UK cities and the London model shows what can be achieved with such powers in place. As a result, London has developed as a "public transport city" which has been good for the UK – enabling the London economy to grow and thrive.
This has created a unique situation in London (not seen in any other global cities of London's significance) where the cost of operating public transport services in London is expected to be met from revenue that is generated by the Mayor and TfL. Typically, this means fare income but including other sources such as a proportion of business rates (taxes); congestion charge income and revenue from property and other commercial developments. Even with this blended approach, fare income makes up typically 72% of the Mayor's toolbox to fund TfL's cost of operations (compared to 38% in Paris).
The transport funding gap
This has created a vulnerability. Over recent months we have seen a 95% reduction in tube demand and 85% reduction in bus demand in London, which has led to the government stepping in to fund the public transport network. The issue is that tube, rail and bus networks are 'too big to fail' – London cannot exist successfully without its high levels of public transport accessibility and connectivity. Thirty years of shifting behaviour towards public transport use cannot be reversed nor should they be. But the existing model, where TfL covers its operating costs from fare income, is now broken.
A new model is now needed, which cannot come at the expense of investment in other UK cities. How can London bridge the funding gap?
Road user charging
One solution could be to introduce a new model of paying for accessing road space in London. This could replace the current (and increasingly obsolete) methods of taxation (road tax, congestion charge, ULEZ and so on) and be aligned much more closely to the true impact of using a car in the city – whether in terms of congestion, carbon or social impacts.
Under this new arrangement, car drivers would pay to use their vehicles, when they use them, drawing on technology that now exists, would replace the outdated (and increasingly obsolete) vehicle excise duty and fuel duty. This new approach may not necessarily mean car drivers pay more – under certain circumstances they could pay the same as they do today but the level of cost would be determined by the impact of a trip (calculated in a variety of ways – congestion, carbon emissions).
Research undertaken by Arup with Centre for London in 2019 examined how London could use the latest technology to create a simpler, smarter and fairer approach to road user charging.
This approach would do three things:
It would fully integrate the cost (and impact) of using a car in London with other modes of transport – helping to create a truly integrated transport network focused on delivering the best outcomes for the city
It would generate a significant source of annual revenue that could be used to fund the operation and expansion of the public transport network
It would be a truly local funding solution, allowing the government to focus its efforts on delivering similar transformation in our other major urban centres such as Birmingham and Manchester.
It's vital we don't lose the sustainable and socially equitable benefits of integrated public transport in our cities. It's time for every city to think creatively about how to fund the public transport they depend on.
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Survey Finds Half of Companies Unprepared for OSHA's HCS and GHS Deadline
If your company hasn't completed OSHA's GHS requirements outlined under the revised Hazard Communications Standard (HCS), you're not alone.
In a recent study conducted by Actio Software Corporation, 50 percent of environmental, health and safety (EH&S) professionals who participated in an online survey indicated that their company has not completed the obligations outlined under OSHA's HCS alignment with the GHS. The survey, which was completed by 108 participants in April 2016, was designed to gain a better understanding of the readiness (or lack thereof) of organizational alignment with OSHA's HCS and the GHS.
Of the 50 percent of participants who claimed their company has not yet completed the GHS requirements, 48 percent estimate that it will take their company at least another 120 days to complete OSHA's HCS obligations. With the fourth and final GHS deadline now a recent memory, it's safe to say that the current number of GHS-compliant companies in the United States is far below what the administration envisioned when it decided to align the HCS with the GHS in March 2012.
The GHS Domino Effect
The fact that so many companies are now behind the proverbial GHS eight ball doesn't come as much of a surprise. Last year, despite a clearly stated June 1, 2015, deadline, many chemical manufacturers missed a key GHS deadline to comply with the new GHS format. It required them to update safety data sheets (SDSs) and labels by reclassifying chemicals according to the new GHS format. The failure to meet the June 1, 2015, deadline created a snowball effect that hindered downstream users from securing, and producing GHS-compliant SDSs and labels.
Even so, OSHA anticipated that some companies would miss the chemical reclassification requirement due date and introduced "Good Faith" efforts companies could make to avoid penalties, including documenting the "reasonable diligence" efforts made to obtain the information necessary to meet GHS compliance, as well as provide a specific timeline for when the company will be in compliance with the GHS.
And while OSHA's "Good Faith" step helped companies avoid citations, the repercussions of the missed GHS deadline by some are still being felt throughout the supply chain today.
According to the GHS Readiness survey, securing updated SDSs from vendors was identified as the single biggest challenge by 34 percent of the GHS-ready companies and by 30 percent of non-GHS-ready companies. Additional challenges non-GHS-ready companies identified included staff training (15 percent), SDS authoring (11 percent) and "Other" factors, such as "reviewing any new risks identified on SDSs to include on workplace labeling" and "classifying our chemicals within our SAP system to create proper labels."
Representatives who claimed their companies were in compliance with the GHS listed staff training (18 percent) as the second biggest challenge behind securing updated SDSs, with authoring new SDSs (13 percent) and finding a sufficient GHS labeling solution/provider tying for third.
Investing In the GHS
According to the United States Department of Labor, OSHA's HCS alignment with the GHS is expected to impact more than 40 million workers in more than 5 million workplaces across the United States. With this in mind, manufacturers, importers, and distributors have been responsible for updating their employee training, hazard communications plan, SDSs, and labeling system in order to make the GHS transition. In doing so, businesses from a broad range of industries have invested time, money, and resources in order to meet OSHA's updated HCS.
But where did companies spend the most money? And why? According to the GHS Readiness survey, the overall majority of respondents indicated that their company spent less than $50,000 (65 percent of GHS-Ready Companies vs. 75 percent of Non-GHS-Ready Companies) leading up to the June 1, 2016, deadline. As outlined in the survey, the majority of these investments were earmarked for EH&S management software, GHS labelling equipment, and third-party support services such as employee training and SDS sourcing.
With the majority of respondents citing the ability to secure updated SDSs from vendors the biggest challenge in making the GHS transition, it's not surprising that purchasing EH&S management software that helps secure, track, and maintain SDSs was the single biggest investment made by companies looking to comply with the GHS.
The GHS Big Picture
While there are certainly skeptics out there, like the 24 percent who believe that OSHA's alignment with the GHS will never have a positive impact on business, regulatory compliance is and continues to be a top concern for EH&S professionals.
With the overall majority (62 percent) of survey respondents listing regulatory fines and penalties as the biggest risk of failing to comply with OSHA's HCS, it appears that there are still many obstacles preventing companies from completing the transition to the GHS. Of these challenges, securing updated SDSs from upstream providers tops the list and has forced a fair share of companies to purchase SDS management software and hire third-party document sourcing companies.
The fact is, despite being a key component of OSHA's June 1, 2015, deadline, authoring and distributing GHS-compliant SDSs continues to be one of the primary hurdles presented by OSHA's HSC. As a domino effect continues, the inability to secure updated SDSs from upstream providers will impact a company's ability to produce secondary chemical container labels that are required in accordance with OSHA's June 1, 2016, deadline.
As a result, it's highly probable that industrial end users will continue working toward achieving GHS compliance long after OSHA's final GHS deadline.
Chris Carragher is the Communications Director for Actio Corporation, a leading SaSS provider of chemical management and regulatory compliance software designed to improve workplace efficiencies while protecting the health and safety of employees. For more information visit www.Actio.net or call 866-522-8102.
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Although they formed in 1997, Keane did not achieve mainstream success until the release of their debut album, Hopes and Fears, in 2004. The album went on to become the second best-selling British record of the year, peaking at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart and No. 45 in the US. Their later albums followed suit, with the most recent, Strangeland, peaking at No. 1 on the UK Albums Chart when it was released earlier this year. Keane's music falls under the category of alternative-indie rock, and they're known for their use of strong pianos blended with electronic and synth sounds. They have cited artists like Rufus Wainwright, U2 and Talking Heads as influences.
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Emil Dufala (* 5. srpna 1940) byl český a československý politik, po sametové revoluci poslanec Sněmovny lidu Federálního shromáždění za Zemědělskou stranu.

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Ve volbách roku 1992 byl za Zemědělskou stranu, respektive za koalici Liberálně sociální unie, zvolen do Sněmovny lidu. Ve Federálním shromáždění setrval do zániku Československa v prosinci 1992. Koncem roku 1992 patřil mezi několik opozičních poslanců, kteří podpořili ústavní zákon o rozdělení Československa.

V roce 1991 byl předsedou Svazu zemědělských družstev České republiky a zastupoval družstevníky v tripartitě při vyjednávání s vládou. V roce 2001 se jistý Emil Dufala uvádí jako ústřední ředitel Slovenské zemědělské a potravinářské komory.

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Artist Spotight: Pressure Bus Pipe
My name is Delyno Brown also known as Pressure. I was born on St. Thomas, Virgin Islands on the fifth day of August, 1981.
Ever since the tender age of five years, I became aware of my mystical talent in music and with the help of my parents nurtured it. At nine years, I was old enough to join the Lockhart Elementary School band and I started by playing the trumpet. Two years later, I joined the Rising Stars Youth Steel Orchestra, where I learned how to play the lead tenor pan. Eventually, I became more musically inclined to listening and playing other types of music and instruments. I w as introduced to the drums and I was good at beating them. It felt great to hear and feel the beats/bass/rhythm vibrating through my body; I did not want to play any other instrument. However, I always thought more of myself. I had a vision of performing in front of thousands and thousands of people, whether beating on drums, blowing the trumpet or playing the steel pan. I never knew that the Most High had a greater vision (iration) in store for me. By the time I enrolled into Charlotte Amalie High School, I was playing for the concert band, jazz band, marching band, and the school steel band. Various types of music surrounded my every daily life. My mind was made up - I would major in Music Engineering and become a top class producer.
Latter Reggae music enthused me. I listened to artists such as Shabba Ranks, Bounty Killer, Beenie Man, Capleton, Buju Banton, Anthony B and Sizzla, and many more. I would purchase their compact disc (CD), memorize their songs from beginning to end and try to sing it exactly like they did. I received so many compliments from my classmates, expressing to me how well I sound and advising me to write my own lyrics. I was really into black consciousness. I was searching my inner self, seeking for my African roots and purpose in creation. My main concern in school was music, thus, academically my grades were poor. As a result, my mother sent me to the mainland (America) to live with my uncle and complete my high school education. In an effort to get me to stay focus on my academics, my uncle banned me from all the musical activities I took part in. It was only then that I stayed more to myself and reggae artists such as Capleton, Anthony B, and Sizzla who were a big strength to me in the livity of Rastafari. Thereafter, I began to write my own lyrics. In school (USA) I became well known for chanting reggae music. I sang in various talent shows around Lowed County in Valdosta, Georgia, and performed for Amateur Night at the Apollo in New York in January, 1999. It was all coming together and this was just the beginning of the vision I had for myself this is what I really wanted to do. I know that spreading a positive message through reggae music "I see Rastafari" and "Ghetto Youth."
All my friends were in love with the songs. Everybody was talking about them, but they were never publicly broadcast. I used these demos to constructively criticize myself. Subsequently, I linked with Black Juice Records, where I was introduced to six other artists who seemed to be on the same path as I was.
We united our efforts and stepped out as the "Star Lion Family." We all came from seven different communities with one common goal to spread the message of Ras Tafari righteousness through our musical talent. Our first time exposing the Star Lion Family was at Sizzla's premiere to the Virgin Islands in April, 2000.
We opened the show with the "Star Lion Family Anthem". We received a standing ovation from the audience. The very next day we were the talk of the town. Every local promoter wanted to book a show with Star Lion Family. Before long, we were opening shows for the Virgin Islands own Star Fest, and artists such as Capleton, Buju Banton, Bunny Wailer, Junior Reid, Junior Kelly, Glen Washington, etc. Individually, I opened shows in Atlanta Georgia for Sizzla, Sean Paul, Elephant Man, Midnite Band, Merciless, Mega Banton, and many more.
VP Records Re-strategising for 2010
FOR almost 20 years, VP Records has ruled the dancehall roost from its Queens, New York, headquarters. But changing music-industry trends and artiste flight made 2009 a challenging year for the all-reggae powerhouse.
VP's marketing manager, Randy Chin, blamed the decline in compact disc sales for sluggish figures. The growth of the digital market, he said, made things even more complicated.
"The digital market is doing well but the problem is, the offset from the drop-off in CD sales is not compensating for the increase in digital," Chin told The Sunday Gleaner.
"That's the crux of the problem with everyone in media today, whether it is the film, print or music industry," he added. "The whole transition that's going on on the digital side is reverberating and everyone is trying to find their footing."
Below-par performances
Chin would not discuss the below-par performances of albums by 'brand' artistes like Mavado and Tarrus Riley. Given the unstable climate in which their music was released, he still believes their figures are encouraging.
According to sales tracker Nielsen-SoundScan, Mavado's much-touted Mr Brooks ... A Better Tomorrow was released in March but sold just over 14,000 copies. Riley's highly anticipated Contagious set hit record stores in August but has barely trickled past the 4,000-unit mark.
VP also got a double jolt with the departure of Lady Saw and Tanya Stephens, two of its stalwart acts. Chin declined to comment on what impact that may have on the company.
He says VP is excited about its foray into publishing. The label's stocks in that field soared when they purchased British independent company Greensleeves Records for £3.1 million in early 2008.
The sale guaranteed VP ownership of Greensleeves Publishing, the most lucrative in reggae with big-selling songs, such as Oh Carolina by Shaggy and Sean Paul's Get Busy. The Greensleeves catalogue has nearly 500 titles, including quality albums by roots acts like Dr Alimantado, Barrington Levy and Eek-A-Mouse.
Chin said VP has signed new acts, including Etana, Elephant Man and Busy Signal to Greensleeves Publishing. Company and artiste, he stressed, stand to profit tremendously from this deal.
Another area VP plans to concentrate on is touring, once the most effective form of exposure for reggae acts. Chin says while music videos and appearances on high-profile cable and television shows help, live shows can still do the trick.
Two of the most successful reggae acts in the US this year have been the American bands John Brown's Body and Rebelution. Tireless touring has done wonders for both.
"It's the one area I think we can improve on and we have been emphasising with the artistes that they need to go on tour," Chin said. "The Internet has made the music more available but at the end of the day, people still want to see the artistes."
VP Records was founded in 1979 in Queens, New York, by Chin's parents, Vincent and Pat. Vincent operated the successful Randy's label in downtown Kingston during the 1960s and 1970s before relocating to the United States.
Strong-selling albums
VP hit its stride in the 1990s as the leading producer of dancehall music in the US. They had strong-selling albums by Beres Hammond, Garnet Silk, Luciano, Freddie McGregor and Beenie Man.
The latter's 1998 album, Many Moods Of Moses, contained the song Who Am I, which was a runaway smash in the US. It set the tone for a fruitful period for VP which distributed platinum-selling (over one million units) albums by Sean Paul, and songs by singer Wayne Wonder and the deejay-singer duo of Tanto Metro and Devonte, that made the Billboard magazine pop charts.
Chin says VP will be churning out new albums in the first quarter of 2010, one of them being Escape To Babylon by Italian singer Alberosie.
There will also be projects from old-school singer Sanchez, Etana and Romain Virgo. -Gleaner
Duane Stephenson Telling His Own Story
Singer Duane Stephenson is one of those artistes quietly making an impact internationally and who perhaps doesn't yet get the type of ratings he deserves locally. But he aint mad at anybody. Duane is simply doing what he does best, "Music", he says with that reassuring smile.
Still basking in the success of his debut solo album project for VP Records, August Town, the former member of boy group, To-Issis, is looking to release his sophomore album by February 2010.
"This will be the second of a two-album deal for VP," he explained. "With the success of August Town, which was one of the best selling albums for VP for 2008, there is the temptation to duplicate it, but we are actually doing things a little different," Duane said.
Among the big tunes on August Town were the title track, which went number one in most of the Caribbean islands, except Trinidad, where it peaked at number 3; Ghetto Pain and the cover of the Tyrone Taylor hit single, Cottage In Negril.
The working title for the soon-to-be-released CD is Black Gold, and Duane is quite excited about this project.
"It's coming together very well," he enthused. "It's versatile, but like August Town, it's still anchored in roots reggae, which is my true love. However, over the years during my travels, I have become more exposed to world music, and have learnt what other people like, so that influence is definitely there. And we are also deliberately giving it some youth music, hence the decision to use Christopher Birch as one of the producers," he stated.
Duane noted that he believes in what he calls "intelligent music", whatever the genre. "Birch is one of those dancehall producers who keeps his things on a certain level. You will never see something half-baked out there with Birch's name on it," he said.
Among the other producers on the album are Duane himself and, of course, Dean Fraser.
Black Gold will have collaborations with Tanya Stephens, Jah Cure, Jimmy and Tarrus Riley and possibly one more artiste.
It was in summer 2004 that Duane embarked on his solo journey, having come to the realisation that after being with a group for almost 10 years, he needed to chart his own destiny. And he has no regrets.
"It's been great so far. I have surpassed many of the things I hoped to accomplish. I really can't complain," he said frankly.
He has been closely aligned to Dean Fraser and has opened for Tarrus Riley on occasions. "But I have been doing a lot of shows by myself as well," he told the Observer. "Lots of times Tarrus is in one part of the world and I am in another," he explained.
Increasingly popular within the Caribbean, he lists a show in the Dutch-speaking island of Suriname of this year as one of his most memorable. "They wanted me to come back three weeks after that event, but that felt like I would be exploiting them, so we set the date for next January instead."
Duane recently performed in Amsterdam at a concert headlined by Shabba Ranks, and that too, he said was a moment. "The promoters expected 5000 people at the Heineken Centre in Amsterdam, but over 8000 people turned out and they stayed till the last note. It was awesome," he recalled. -Jamaica Observer
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Despite heavy criticism and pressure from gay rights groups while on his U.S. tour this summer, nominations for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards were announced earlier this evening, and controversial dancehall / reggae artiste Buju Banton heads the list of nominees for Best Reggae Album.Here is the complete list of nominees for Best Reggae Album (Vocal or Instrumental) for the 52nd Annual Grammy Awards:
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The Gelmans are giving the restaurant a deep cleaning and new carpets and have some ideas to expand, including possibly an outdoor deck.
"But the Library's name, menu, salad bar, bar and shelves of books will remain the same," David Gelman promised, "though we will have to observe social distancing and have an employee serve from the salad bar."
The Gelmans wouldn't say how much they paid for the restaurant, but disclosed the liquor license was purchased for $500,000.
"It was a great opportunity. The Library II has been around for a very long time and has a great reputation and following. We are already in the restaurant business, so it was just a natural fit," David Gelman said.
"Mr. Claypool was concerned for his employees, so we are inviting them all back to return to their jobs and the management team also is returning," he said, "but we will have a new application and evaluation process."
Voorhees Mayor Michael Mignogna called the Library II a treasure and was excited it would reopen under the Gelmans' ownership.
"I grew up going to The Pub and enjoy it to this day. I know the new owners will again make the Library II a popular place to enjoy great food and drinks with family and friends."
Much smaller than The Pub, the dark wooden bar and wood interior and brick columns offer a cozy and intimate dining experience. Diners and bar customers sit amongst shelves stocked with books of all genres and ages.
Entree orders are placed at a walk-up window where staff select and prepare cuts of meat for each customer.
"Eventually we will open for lunch for the first time and we would also look to offer a deck outside for seating and more parking," Gelmand added.
"With the Pub we order more beef that anyone in the area and because of that we can get the best quality at the best price using that purchasing power as leverage."
First established in 1947 as the Rafters and then the western-themed The Saddle and Spur steakhouse at a time when then very rural Voorhees had only 1,500 residents and Route 73 was only a two-lane highway, the eatery was renamed the Library II nearly 50 years ago in 1972.
For the latest news on the planned reopening, visit https://www.librarytwo.com/ or its Facebook page.
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Reminder: Do not ever hit into people! Ever!
David brings to life a very important point and one worth repeating.
Never, Never, Never, hit it to the group ahead of you on the golf course.
Thanks Dave for sharing your story and sage wisdom!
On a randomly warm, sunny Sunday afternoon in January, I snuck out with two friends for nine holes of winter golf. And something happened that utterly ruined a perfectly nice round that, frankly, I'm still mad about two months later. So I'm hoping that committing the episode to writing will provide some cathartic relief.
I really try to keep a relatively long anger fuse, but every once in a while….
My rage has nothing to do with the way I played, anything my friends did, the wintry conditions of the course, or the pace of play. It has to do with almost getting seriously injured, or worse, because of some Idiot did something that we all contemplate but rarely ever are dumb enough to actually do.
Now I'll start by saying I never try to hit into people. But three times in particular come to mind wher I either came too close or actually hit someone. The first was a day out golfing with my dad, brother, and neighbor. My dad and brother for some unknown reason decided to get ahead of us on a long par 5. They sat in their cart 200 yards away parked right in the middle of the fairway when it was my turn to hit. They were watching and signalling to hit so I did. I hit right at them and instead of moving when I yelled fore, both had to dive out of the cart. The next one involved the same brother. I had hit a terrible tee shot on a short par three right into a palm tree frond which knocked it straight down. Instead of staying back and waiting, my brother walked out onto the green. My brother decided to walk right out on the green while I was preparing to swing. Again I yelled fore. He started to raise his hand as if to block and the ball hit it. Of course he wanted to blame me, but I wouldn't let that pass. He should not have walked on the green until after I hit and he wasn't there as I took my setup. The last one has a happier ending. It involved a cart girl. She had parked herself next to a pine tree in the rough right of the fairway to wait for us to tee off. I pushed and my tee shot landed right on the roof of her cart. Thankfully the roof protected her and the bounce I got off the cart gave me a nice short wedge shot in. And better still, I got a date out of it.
I hope you noticed that none of these involved me not waiting for the group ahead to clear.
Those are funny stories. Thanks for sharing!


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Saturday, March 23 Returning to Lulworth Cove, this challenge is set on one of the most beautiful and recognisable stretches of coastline in the country. It is one of the oldest trail running races on the calendar and is truly unique. For over 20 miles you will see stunning panoramic views of our coastline which will make it a personal best of marathons. Northeastern North America Mount Katahdin, from the northern terminus of Appalachian Trail; proposals pending to extend to Europe and North Africa 40 64 The completed Iron Horse Regional Trail will span the distance from to in , a distance of 55 miles, connecting two counties and 12 cities. Camping shelters every 10-12 miles; off-trail backcountry camping allowed with free permit obtained at the North Welcome Station, Golden Pond Visitor Center, or the South Welcome Station. The range of routes is deliberately diverse - these runs follow rivers and coastlines, go up hills and along ridges, weave through leafy woodlands, cross barren moors and heathland.
Nicky for the uninitiated, Nicky is my wonderful, amazing lady wife leading the charge to the portaloos as we ordered and devoured our pre-match coffees. He hopes that this book demonstrates that these wonderful places are accessible to all runners, and that this book offers useful information and maybe even a bit of inspiration. The Long Trail spans the length of Vermont, following the spine of the Green Mountains. Hosted by Jolly Running and set at a beautiful Riverside Park in Exeter, this route is a flat route on riverside paths, fields and woodland, each loop is 3. This race features a relatively fast course, with the last 6km being all down hill. The El Moro Canyon Loop is an 8. We did some cracking half marathons including a couple that were supposed to be marathons! We just keep on rolling!.
Further info: The Coastal Trail Series ventures across the spectacular Gower Peninsula in Wales. In the spirit of Ron Bentley the 70s were a bit grim though weren't they? Set at East Soar Outdoor Experience near Salcombe in Devon, the trails and coastal paths are stunning! There will be hills and the weather is often unexpected, although you can choose between a 26. Choose to run 27 miles, 13 miles or 10k. Broadway Tower, Cotswold Way Distance: 3. Double Oak Trail Pelham, Alabama This 17-mile rolling single-track loop in Alabama's largest state park winds around a large lake and through lush green hardwood valleys, with several punchy climbs that ascend to pine-studded ridges. The running is brilliantly varied, from the paved sections of the Monsal Trail through stunning limestone valleys, across open moorland and along the top of the famous Stanage Edge. Chicago, Illinois — known for its art, architecture, and food — is also a top running city.
A few hearty souls have run the entire trail in under a week Jonathan Basham, a 32-year-old Pennsylvania carpenter, did it in four-and-a-half days in 2009 , but most of the better sections for running are in the milder southern portion of the trail, including the first 10 miles from the Massachusetts border to Congdon Shelter near Bennington. Distance: 5 miles 8km Best time of day: Early afternoon when the trees provide shade from the overhead sun. The course will follow the trail uphill to Churston Village and crosses land which made up the old Churston Estate to the edge of Brixham. The route starts near Padstow and finishes at Land's End. But elves were, for sure, held a majority today. Leonards on Sea, Hastings Sun 24 Priory Park, Reigate Sun 24 Catton Park, Norwich Sun 24 Minnis Bay, Birchington, Kent Sun 24 Royal Veterinary College, Potters Bar Sun 24 Bannockburn Primary School, Greenwich Sun 24 Pendock Primary School, Staunton, Gloucestershire Fri 29 The Bandstand, Hyde Park Sat 30 Alice Holt Forest, Bucks Horn Oak, Farnham Sat 30 Trent Park, Enfield Sat 30 Velo Park, Queen Elizabeth Olympic Park, London Sat 30 Richmond Park, Richmond Sat 30 The Greenhouse, Salford Sun 31 Long Marston Cricket Club Sun 31 Kingston Upon Thames Sun 31 Cranleigh, Surrey Sun 31 Petters Way, Yeovil, Somerset Sun 31 Turners Puddle Farm, Bere Regis, Dorset Sun 31 Bedford Autodrome, Thurleigh, Bedford Sun 31 Sandilands Club, Sandilands, Croydon Sun 31 Dorney Lake, Windsor Sun 31 Dinton Pastures Country Park, Wokingham Sun 31 Christ's Hospital School, Horsham Sun 31 Richmond Park, London Sun 31 Cholsey Pavilion, Oxfordshire Sun 31 Turners Puddle Farm, Bere Regis, Dorset Sun 31 Wickham, Hampshire Sun 31 Wickham, Hampshire Sun 31 Chelmsford City Racecourse Sun 31 Postlip Hall, Winchcombe, Gloucestershire.
Set at East Soar Outdoor Experience near Salcombe in Devon, the trails and coastal paths are stunning! Your tee shirts, your beautiful wooden medals were a real treat, your marshals, your Land Rover guys were each supportive and encouraging. Join 266 other followers Follow Recently…. Full route details at: 5. Colorado Trail Denver to Durango, Colorado Short of spending a summer on a dude ranch, there's no better way to experience the Rocky Mountains than by running a few sections of the Colorado Trail. Shut-In Trail Asheville, North Carolina This 18-mile trail was built by industrialist George Vanderbilt in the late 1890s as a means to link his hunting lodge below the summit of Mt. With entries opening in March, this race is nearly all off road and mostly flat, following the beautiful River Dart on tarmac, grass, and trail.
Especially if you have pictures. Each route has been selected for its inspirational landscapes and runnable terrain. Other important runs in the downtown core include the majestic paths of Lincoln Park and Grant Park, and the Hyde Park area, featuring Jackson Park, Washington Park, and the University of Chicago. My first race as a Vet 50 — scribblings. The half marathon starts and finishes on the athletics track at Tavistock College with a wonderful course out to Dartmoor and back sandwiched inbetween. To date, about 175 miles have been finished in 10 sections, with some of the best running found on the 10. Then some really quite sensible, undulating trails, then through the entrance area to the gardens themselves to the delight of the bemused visitors! Photo: iStock 3 Coastal Trail Series Gower Where: Rhossili Village, Gower Peninsula, Wales When: November Distance: 6.
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Tony Cameron, CEO of the Maine Tourism Association, said he expects people to visit Maine this summer, but inflation could affect how much they spend.
PORTLAND, ME — Bright skies and mild temperatures on Memorial Day 2022 have made the streets of downtown Portland hum with a familiar sound. The summer tourist season is back and in full swing, but there are questions about how inflation could affect the future.
The Maine Tourism Authority released a notice last week saying it expects another "strong year" for our state's tourism and hospitality sector. In 2021, the office reported 10.1 million visitors from the US and Canada between May and August. According to a recent AAA poll, six in ten Americans are planning at least one summer trip, and 35 percent expect to travel more this summer than last.
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"Traffic has been good so far," Dan Jurchak, manager of the Portland Lobster Company bar in Portland, said of the Memorial Day weekend business, adding later, "My favorite part of the job is [that] people from all over the world come here."
Greeting visitors is exciting, but one constant stressor still looms in the background for both business and customers: inflation.
"Prices have gone up on everything," Yurchak said. "Lobster meat is really expensive right now, but we try our best to keep it as low as possible and serve as many people as possible."
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Q: How to fetch record using all values in array values in array are dynamic can be more or less.
i am getting result if any of the value is true .
but i want to fetch record record if all values in array are true.
Important  : values in array are dynamic
 SELECT J.ID , J.U_POST_ID,
                    J.TITLE,J.CREATION_DATE,J.STATUS,
                    R.FIRST_NAME, R.LAST_NAME,R.CLINICAL_CLINIC_NAME,
                    J.REQUIREMENT,J.STATE,J.CITY,J.DESCRIPTION,J.CALL_DUR,J.USER_ID
                    FROM df_job_meta M JOIN df_job_post J ON
                    M.JOB_ID = J.ID JOIN df_register_users R ON
                    R.ID = J.USER_ID WHERE J.STATUS='ACTIVE'  AND R.OCCUPATION !='student' AND  M.VALUE IN ('Fresher','Full Time') group  BY J.ID

table:df_job_meta
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|JOB_ID  | META_KEY    | VALUE       |
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| 91     | experience  |Fresher      |
| 91     | work_hour   |Full Time    |
| 91     | pay_scale   |Sharing      |
| 91     | gender      |Female       |
| 92     | experience  |3 to 5 Years |
| 92     | work_hour   |Part Time    |
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A: I think what you need is to match the number of records returned with the number of criterias in IN clause. In that case, basically use
SELECT M.JOB_ID
FROM df_job_meta M
WHERE M.VALUE IN ('Fresher','Full Time')
GROUP BY M.JOB_ID
HAVING COUNT(DISTINCT M.VALUE) = 2

You have 2 values in array, thus count must be equal to 2. If you have N values, then the query should be something like
SELECT M.JOB_ID
FROM df_job_meta M
WHERE M.VALUE IN (1,2,...,N)
GROUP BY M.JOB_ID
HAVING COUNT(DISTINCT M.VALUE) = N

You can implement that part with php since you have a dynamic array. And of course you need to join that query with the main query you have above.
EDIT
If you don't have repeating lines with the same VALUE for each JOB_ID, you can simply do COUNT(M.VALUE) instead of COUNT(DISTINCT M.VALUE)
EDIT 2
I've also included the full sql statement. (May have errors since ddl is not provided)
SELECT J.ID , J.U_POST_ID,
J.TITLE,J.CREATION_DATE,J.STATUS,
R.FIRST_NAME, R.LAST_NAME,R.CLINICAL_CLINIC_NAME,
J.REQUIREMENT,J.STATE,J.CITY,J.DESCRIPTION,J.CALL_DUR,J.USER_ID
FROM df_job_post J JOIN df_register_users R ON R.ID = J.USER_ID
WHERE J.STATUS='ACTIVE'  AND R.OCCUPATION !='student'
AND  J.ID IN
(
    SELECT M.JOB_ID
    FROM df_job_meta M
    WHERE M.VALUE IN ('Fresher','Full Time')
    GROUP BY M.JOB_ID
    HAVING COUNT(DISTINCT M.VALUE) = 2
)

EDIT 3
For exact matching, you can change the query into this
SELECT J.ID , J.U_POST_ID,
J.TITLE,J.CREATION_DATE,J.STATUS,
R.FIRST_NAME, R.LAST_NAME,R.CLINICAL_CLINIC_NAME,
J.REQUIREMENT,J.STATE,J.CITY,J.DESCRIPTION,J.CALL_DUR,J.USER_ID
FROM df_job_post J JOIN df_register_users R ON R.ID = J.USER_ID
WHERE J.STATUS='ACTIVE'  AND R.OCCUPATION !='student'
AND  J.ID IN
(
    SELECT M.JOB_ID
    FROM df_job_meta M
    WHERE M.VALUE IN ('Fresher','Full Time')
    GROUP BY M.JOB_ID
    HAVING COUNT(DISTINCT M.VALUE) = 2 AND COUNT(DISTINCT M.VALUE) = (SELECT COUNT( * ) FROM df_job_meta WHERE JOB_ID = M.JOB_ID)
)

You're basically checking if the returned row count is equal to actual count with this:
COUNT(DISTINCT M.VALUE) = (SELECT COUNT( * ) FROM df_job_meta WHERE JOB_ID = M.JOB_ID)

A: If you are using mentioned query then use this method:
$q = mysql_query("SELECT J.ID , J.U_POST_ID,
                J.TITLE,J.CREATION_DATE,J.STATUS,
                R.FIRST_NAME, R.LAST_NAME,R.CLINICAL_CLINIC_NAME,
                J.REQUIREMENT,J.STATE,J.CITY,J.DESCRIPTION,J.CALL_DUR,J.USER_ID
                FROM df_job_meta M JOIN df_job_post J ON
                M.JOB_ID = J.ID JOIN df_register_users R ON
                R.ID = J.USER_ID WHERE J.STATUS='ACTIVE'  AND R.OCCUPATION !='student' AND  M.VALUE IN ('Fresher','Full Time') group  BY J.ID");

while($r=mysql_fetch_array($q))
{
   echo $r['JOB_ID'].$r['META_KEY'].$r['VALUE'];
}

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