Sargon Isaac looks at his family with tears in his eyes during Christmas dinner when he thinks of what it took to get to this moment. At 68, the unmarried San Jose man recently discovered he's a father and grandfather.
In the 1970s, Isaac was a touring musician in England. He says he opened for Glen Campbell, Tom Jones and Engelbert Humperdinck. He wasn't married and admits he had a series of short-term relationships.
He moved to San Jose in 1982, and last July, his cousin called him out of the blue to say she recently did an Ancestry DNA kit to learn more about her heritage. Those tests can also reveal biological relatives who've submitted DNA into the company database.
She told Isaac she receiving a message from a girl alleging to be her third cousin whose been looking for her biological father all her life.
Alan Robinson and Walter Macfarlane, two men who recently discovered their familial bond after being friends for 60 years, talk about the aftereffects of their discovery. Robinson and Macfarlane, born in Hawaii 15 months apart, discovered they were brothers through DNA testing kits.
"The only thing she knows about him is that he played the guitar," Isaac recalled his cousin telling him. "And I said 'So why are you calling me?' And [my cousin] says 'I think it's you.' And I go, 'Why would that be? A lot of people play guitar.'"
"She said, 'But she was born in Nottingham.'"
Isaac said he spent some time performing in Nottingham, and his parents owned a hotel there. He agreed to connect with the woman on Facebook. He says the woman looked just like his mother.
A DNA test confirmed Kelly Wilson was the long lost 40-year-old daughter he never knew he had. Isaac flew to England in July to meet her.
This week, Wilson and her three children flew to the Bay Area to spend Christmas with her dad for the first time.
"Incredible isn't it? I'm so blessed. I've been so welcomed," Wilson said.
Wilson is also into music. She teaches music, arts and theater at a high school outside of Nottingham. She doesn't blame anyone for what happened in the past, saying her mom never talked about the brief relationship she had with Isaac.
"It's God's plan. God's timing. It's really great now. If we live regretting and resentful over what could have been, then I think you end up quite bitter," Wilson said.
On Christmas night, Isaac would host dinner with his new family, smiling and tearing up as he sang with his three new grandchildren.
Wilson gave him a framed craft she recently made.
"It's an altered family tree," she said.
It's the connection Isaac always wanted but never knew he had.
"I have a lot to be thankful for," Isaac said. "This is my best Christmas ever."
This is Wilson's first trip to the United States. She expects to make many more trips in the future to see her father.


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Rail industry news in brief - January 2015
Following an unsuccessful attempt to enter the Polish rail market in 2013, Czech open access passenger operator Leo Express has launched a daily Bohumín – Kraków bus connecting with its Praha – Bohumín trains and offering a similar level of comfort including wi-fi, drinks and newspapers.
Work is underway on a station to serve Jakarta Soekarno-Hatta airport by December 2015. It will be served by a 7 km branch from the Jabotabek commuter network, and is expected to carry a commuter service as well as a premium shuttle from 2018.
The Thello joint venture of Transdev and Trenitalia operated its first Marseille – Milano open access service on December 15, departing at 15.30 to arrive in Milano at 22.50. Thello is to introduce two daily Nice – Milano trains on April 12.
CSX has opened a US$110m intermodal terminal at Salaberry-de-Valleyfield near Montréal.
VIA Rail has signed its first airline partnership, enabling Chinese carrier Hainan Airlines' ticket offices and travel agencies to combine air and rail segments into a single electronic ticket with boarding passes for both the flight and train segments.
South Tirol has awarded Trenitalia a new €36m/year contract to operate local services totalling 2·7 million train-km/year to 2024. Seven Stadler Flirt EMUs are to be delivered by June 2017.
The European Commission has approved a German scheme giving train operators a reduction in a surcharge applied to electricity use to support renewable generation. The EC found that the reduction compensates for the opportunity costs arising from using rail rather than more polluting modes.
On November 18 the European Commission adopted revised TSIs covering accessibility, tunnel safety, locomotives and passenger rolling stock, energy and infrastructure subsystems.
On November 27 the presidents of Togo and Ghana inaugurated a US$8m cross-border railway to link a Diamond Cement plant at Aflao with the adjacent Togo network.
19 Sep 2018 - Locos for French leg of Paris - Moscow service
23 Dec 2015 - South Tirol operating contract signed
CSR Qishuyan locomotives delivered to Thailand
Three bids for southern Bohemia passenger contract

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Q: Android - Add activity to a TabHost? I have an Activity that contains a ListView, and a TabHost.
Inside this TabHost I'm trying to add another Activity and it keeps crashing on me.
Any idea what's causing this?
public class MainActivity extends RoboFragmentActivity {

    @InjectView(R.id.listView)
    private ListView listView;
    @InjectView(R.id.tabHost)
    private TabHost tabHost;
    @Inject
    IIntentProxy intentProxy;

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.main_activity);

        tabHost.setup();

        TabHost.TabSpec spec = tabHost.newTabSpec("tag");
        spec.setContent(intentProxy.getIntent(DetailActivity.class));
        spec.setIndicator("Title");

                // It crashes on line below
                // tabHost is not null, neither is spec
        tabHost.addTab(spec);
    }

}

.
<LinearLayout xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
    xmlns:tools="http://schemas.android.com/tools"
    android:layout_width="match_parent"
    android:layout_height="match_parent"
    android:orientation="horizontal"
    android:weightSum="100" >

    <TabHost
        xmlns:android="http://schemas.android.com/apk/res/android"
        android:id="@+id/tabHost"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:layout_weight="50" >

        <LinearLayout
            android:layout_width="fill_parent"
            android:layout_height="fill_parent"
            android:orientation="vertical"
            android:padding="5dp" >

            <TabWidget
                android:id="@android:id/tabs"
                android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                android:layout_height="wrap_content" >

                <FrameLayout
                    android:id="@android:id/tabcontent"
                    android:layout_width="fill_parent"
                    android:layout_height="fill_parent"
                    android:padding="5dp" >
                </FrameLayout>
            </TabWidget>
        </LinearLayout>
    </TabHost>

    <ListView
        android:id="@+id/listView"
        android:layout_width="fill_parent"
        android:layout_height="fill_parent"
        android:layout_weight="50" >
    </ListView>

</LinearLayout>

Detail activity being added to tabhost
The xml file contains nothing, just a LinearLayout
public class DetailActivity extends RoboActivity {

    @Override
    public void onCreate(Bundle savedInstanceState) {
        super.onCreate(savedInstanceState);
        setContentView(R.layout.detail_activity);
    }
}

Stacktrace
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143): FATAL EXCEPTION: main
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143): java.lang.RuntimeException: Unable to start activity ComponentInfo{com.company.app/com.company.app.pages.MainActivity}: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Did you forget to call 'public void setup(LocalActivityManager activityGroup)'?
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2180)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at android.app.ActivityThread.handleLaunchActivity(ActivityThread.java:2230)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at android.app.ActivityThread.access$600(ActivityThread.java:141)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at android.app.ActivityThread$H.handleMessage(ActivityThread.java:1234)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at android.os.Handler.dispatchMessage(Handler.java:99)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at android.os.Looper.loop(Looper.java:137)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at android.app.ActivityThread.main(ActivityThread.java:5039)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invokeNative(Native Method)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at java.lang.reflect.Method.invoke(Method.java:511)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit$MethodAndArgsCaller.run(ZygoteInit.java:793)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at com.android.internal.os.ZygoteInit.main(ZygoteInit.java:560)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at dalvik.system.NativeStart.main(Native Method)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143): Caused by: java.lang.IllegalStateException: Did you forget to call 'public void setup(LocalActivityManager activityGroup)'?
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at android.widget.TabHost$IntentContentStrategy.getContentView(TabHost.java:747)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at android.widget.TabHost.setCurrentTab(TabHost.java:413)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at android.widget.TabHost.addTab(TabHost.java:240)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at com.pages.ChargeSheetActivity.onCreate(ChargeSheetActivity.java:33)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at android.app.Activity.performCreate(Activity.java:5104)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at android.app.Instrumentation.callActivityOnCreate(Instrumentation.java:1080)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    at android.app.ActivityThread.performLaunchActivity(ActivityThr

ead.java:2144)
12-24 18:06:03.535: E/AndroidRuntime(27143):    ... 11 more

A: You can't use

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You must use

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This link explain a little of it:
Android Exception: Did you forget to call 'public void setup (LocalActivityManager activityGroup)'

A: 1- I extended RoboTabActivity instead of RoboFragmentActivity
2- Changed my xml from android:id="@+id/tabHost" to android:id="@android:id/tabhost"
3- I added the activity to manifest file
4- Instead of injecting the Tabhost or use findById I used this.getTabHost()
Now the only question left is what if I need to use a DialogFragment? that usually requires the Activity to extend RoboFragmentActivity

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This Bengal teacher collects, cooks food to feed the impoverished
Milinda Ghosh Roy| Kolkata 02 Feb 2019, Vol 10 Issue 5
While the habit of wasting food at festivities, parties or even at household dinners has become an increasingly callous trend in urban living, a computer science teacher from West Bengal's Asansol is working diligently to put a leash on food wastage and save hundreds from hunger.
Chandra Sekhar Kundu, the founder of Food, Education and Economic Development (FEED), collects excess untouched food from college and office canteens everyday and distributes it among nearly 200 poor children from Kolkata and Asansol.
Chandra Sekhar Kundu, the founder of FEED, distributing food to the poor children (Photos: IANS
Apart from supplying the daily meal to the underfed for the last four years, Kundu and his associates cook fresh food every night for street children in at least three places in Asansol and provide them necessary lessons on food education and nutrition.
"So many people in our nation stay hungry. It is not possible for us to feed them all but at least if we stop wasting food and give away the excess to those who need it, I feel we can prevent many from spending another night on an empty stomach," said Kundu, also called the 'food-man' by many in his neighbourhood.
"I did an RTI on food wastage in 2016 and found out that around 22,000 crore tonnes of foodgrain is wasted in India every year. If we can save only 10 percent of that, it would be enough to match our government's arrangements for mid-day meals each year," he said.
Kundu's life changed forever on the night of his son Srideep's birthday party in 2015 when he went outside to dump some spare food and found two street children scavenging for pieces of chicken from a dustbin.
"Pained by the sight, I brought them to my home and provided them whatever we could arrange. I felt extremely guilty for throwing away the excess dishes minutes ago and wondered why I never gave it much of a thought before. I could not sleep that night," he reminisced.
Within a few months of the incident, Kundu made a short film on food wastage to raise awareness on the issue. The effort was largely appreciated by his colleagues and students at the Asansol Engineering College.
Kick-starting his tirade against the food wasters, he set up an NGO named 'Bengal Save Food and Save Life Brigade' with his team of students and fellow teachers from the college, who initially collected the extra food from the college canteen and fed 15 to 20 poor children dwelling in Asansol station.
"We formed FEED in 2016 and approached the canteen owners of a number of educational institutions and offices in Asansol and Kolkata. Today we have tie-ups with the CISF barracks in Asansol, IIM Calcutta and a few other offices under a project called 'Commitment 365 days' where the canteens of the respective organisations provide us their excess food on a daily basis.
"We provide day meals to around 180 street children every day with this food," Kundu explained.
FEED volunteers cook fresh food and feed around 100 children every night at Asansol
The street children living under the Gariahat flyover in south Kolkata and a slum in Joka, among other places, are the beneficiaries of the scheme.
While the day meals are collected and supplied, the volunteers of the organisation cook fresh food for the poverty stricken as they do not want to serve dishes stored for a long time
"It is difficult to collect food at night as it might be too late for the children. It would be unhygienic to serve them food from the afternoon. So our volunteers cook fresh food at two places of Asansol. Close to a hundred kids have dinner every night," he said, adding that the initiative is partly funded by the Steel Authority of India (SAIL).
Buoyed by the success, Kundu has started another initiative called 'Share your special day' where people from all walks of life can make their birthdays, marriage or anniversaries memorable by filling the plates of under-fed kids with nutritious food.
"Several people have come forward and contributed since we started it almost two years back. Many newly-weds join us to celebrate their anniversaries while some parents contribute on their kid's birthday. It seems the bright smiles in the faces of those kids make their special day a bit extra special," said Kundu, who regularly posts pictures of those children and the contributors on his Facebook page.
"We have expansion plans. We are in talks with a number of organisations and eateries in Kolkata so that more such children can be helped. We also need a refrigerator to be able to store food for longer period and a vehicle for transporting it," he added. - IANS
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Move process enlightening experience
DOZENS OF COMMUNITY colleges across the country would give their eyeteeth for the opportunity to examine the Hewlett-Packard alternative that fell, unsought, into Aims' lap. The Aims Community College Board of Trustees and the president would have been derelict in their duties not to take advantage.
Not unfamiliar with controversy after three presidencies and three terms in the Colorado legislature, I have enjoyed the opportunity, even in the swirl of opinion, to reflect on the process.
Many thanks to all the residents who expressed an opinion, either publicly or by contacting me and other Aims board members directly. Especially helpful and influential were those who had studied the issue and had arrived at a considered judgment.
Examples are the careful work done by Greeley Councilwoman Pam Shaddock, the Tribune editorial board and the thoughtful Aims faculty letter. Least helpful, even counterproductive, were the comments of a small group who resorted to a thinly veiled attack on the president. Such ad hominem approaches don't generate respect.
Lost in the controversy, however, were some educational issues. The major learning aspect for me, as a board member, derived from the consultants' report. They forced us to examine the dramatic shift in the way students learn. As a result of the revolution in technology, no longer are classroom boxes with a teacher lecturing, supported by a chalkboard and perhaps an overhead projector. Faculty members of the new age, instead of being dispensers of information, have or will become guides to the multiple resources available. Student interaction will be across technology we are only beginning to realize. Laptops, wireless interconnections, the Internet, Web sites arising — like Topsy — and other exemplars of new modes of learning, push the teacher into completely different modes of instruction.
Those like me who were educated in the last century find the transformation difficult. I suspect that it is out of this framework that most of the comments about Aims were made. The length of time spent in the old teaching-learning framework is irrelevant to the changes already here and unimagined by most of us in the future.
Students coming out of high school are already there. (How many of us grandparents are astounded with our grandchildren's facility with cell phones, computers, the Internet, VCRs and DVDs?) They enter college expecting a continuation of what they already are familiar with — and the colleges had better be ready.
Front Range Community College is ready. Denver Community College is becoming ready. Aims, to be competitive and even be alive, must be ready.
Technology, not facilities, is transforming education.
This has been the chief value of this controversy to me and others — causing a complete revision in the way we think, and requiring a different way of thinking by the constituents whose support is essential as Aims changes.
This new mode of thinking made the HP site attractive. The buildings there are already wired with the technological infrastructure that would give us a head start into the future. But that would require an immediate outlay of funds which Aims can receive only through a vote of the taxpayers.
I learned long ago that politics is the art of the possible. It is obvious that the community is not ready to support a massive outlay for a controversial move. The consultants' study also shows that the technological changes necessary can be made on the existing campus, albeit much more slowly and slightly more expensively. That was the basis for my vote.
My vote was also an expression of confidence born out by the outpouring of interest in and love for Aims by its constituents — that those constituents will be supportive of the moves necessary to transform Aims, not simply for now but for the second half of the 21st century.
To help facilitate community learning, I am placing my copy of the consultants' report in the Farr Library. The first dozen or so pages give a vision of what education is becoming and what it means for facilities, whether at the HP site or on our continuing campus. It is worthwhile reading.
Dick Bond serves on the Aims Community College Board of Trustees.


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RUAG relies on HBM solutions in the wind tunnel
Wind Tunnel Testing at RUAG
RUAG has been relying on HBM solutions for more than 10 years
Accuracy, Stability, and Confidence: RUAG Relies on HBM Solutions in Wind Tunnels
Experimental tests in a wind tunnel provide the aerodynamics engineer with the necessary data to design and assess the aerodynamic properties of a test object. The tests are performed either with a scaled-down but extremely realistic model of an aircraft, building, and vehicle or with a full-size object (athletes and cars/vehicles).
RUAG Schweiz in Emmen operates several wind tunnels in which measurement data are recorded, processed and evaluated with the highest precision.
Despite high investment and operating costs, aircraft and vehicle manufacturers continue to rely heavily on wind tunnel testing. The complexity and requirements of the tests are increasing. High-quality measurement data - both static and increasingly transient - must be delivered reliably and efficiently. Also, the productivity from installation to delivery of the results is essential.
MGCplus amplifier systems were selected and integrated into a compact and mobile overall system. This results in a fast and flexible connection of measuring chains with standardized connection cables, various measuring sensors, as required for aerodynamic tests, and the configuration via an open interface to the wind tunnel software. Further criteria for the solution are efficient calibration with traceability to national standards and long-term delivery reliability by the manufacturer.
Thanks to the modularity, flexibility, high precision, and excellent long-term stability of the MGCplus/DMP DAQ systems, a wide variety of tests is carried out. Together with the RUAG multi-component balances, a measurement chain is available for determining loads such as lift and drag forces. The chain can be optimally configured to provide the aerodynamics engineer with the necessary data for the improvement/validation of his product.
Wind Tunnel Testing With Realistic Results
The scope of wind tunnel testing performed at RUAG is very large and the requirements with respect to measurements and data acquisition are thus diverse. In the simplest case, the customer is only interested in observing the test object as it is exposed to wind, for instance, an umbrella. In this case, only wind speed needs to be known.
Generally, tests are more complex and the wind tunnel models are equipped with a number of sensors used to obtain quantitative data for loads and pressures acting on the object. The LOSITA wind tunnel model, built and tested in the frame of the European Clean Sky 2 Initiative, is an example of a complex wind tunnel test with high demands on data acquisition. LOSITA has received funding from the European Union's Horizon 2020 research and innovation program under grant agreements CS-GA-2013-01-LOSITA-620108.
The LOSITA wind tunnel model at RUAG.
The model is equipped with a RUAG six-component balance to obtain the global forces and moments acting on the aircraft. The aircraft is driven by two powerful wing mounted propeller turbines. The propellers will have a significant effect on the airflow around the wing and must thus be incorporated in the wind tunnel model. The forces acting on the propellers are measured with additional 6-component balances installed in the hub of the propellers (Rotating Shaft Balances). From these global force values, the aerodynamicist extracts information about the performance of the aircraft but also its stability and controllability.
Structural engineers may be more interested to obtain the aerodynamic loads on certain components of the aircraft. Such data is derived from pressure measurements at different locations on the model. For this purpose, the LOSITA model was equipped with more than 700 pressure taps. An alternative or complementary approach is the use of strain gauge component balances designed specifically to measure, for example, the forces on a single control surface.
In addition to these "customer" measurements, several sensors are used to control and monitor the test and the model such as accelerometers, rpm-, position- and temperature sensors. The differing goals of each wind tunnel test campaign and the resulting diversity of deployed sensors put very high demands on the flexibility of the data acquisition system. The instrumentation and specifically the multicomponent balances need to fulfill very stringent customer requirements when it comes to accuracy and repeatability.
The DMP/MGCplus systems have been used in RUAG's wind tunnels and for the calibration of its wind tunnel balances for more than 10 years. The originally specified requirements regarding accuracy, resolution, repeatability and availability are still met or exceeded today. The periodic calibrations also show excellent long-term stability. The measurement results obtained have served and continue to serve our customers as confirmation or as valuable input for the further improvement of their product.
Wind Tunnel Balance
A six-component balance has the task of measuring three orthogonally aligned forces and moments simultaneously with as little mutual interference as possible. In aviation, these are lift/normal force (Z), drag/axial force (X) and side force (Y), and the moments around the roll (L), pitch (M) and yaw (N) axes.
The RUAG balance consists of two halves: the earth-fixed or non-metric and the metric half.
Non-Metric Half: It is attached to a solid structure, e.g. the ground or a support, which determines the position of the model in the wind tunnel.
Metric Half: It is fixed to the object to be measured, i.e. the car or aircraft model.
Via connecting rods and measuring elements with high-precision strain gauges, mechanical strains are recorded electrically and converted into physical units via a preceding calibration.
Strain gauge-based wind tunnel balance from RUAG.
RUAG's 7xx balance series.
RUAG's 7xx Balance Series
Since the customer requirements on the test object and the forces to be measured are directly dependent on the size of the wind tunnel model, the RUAG balance family offers the possibility of selecting an optimally suited balance for the test in terms of volume and load range.
Precision and Quality Assurance: Measurement and Calibration
System integration MGCplus DAQ system.
Calibration system with HBM DMP40 DAQ system.
Annual calibrations, traceable to a national standard, are required for ISO 9001 quality assurance. This applies to the MGCplus systems used as well as to the RUAG multi-component balances.
A calibration system has been developed for this purpose, with which all MGCplus channels can be checked and calibrated. A DMP40 from HBM is used for the calibration of the balances, which meets the very highest requirements.
About RUAG AG
RUAG AG is a leading supplier, service provider, and integrator of systems and components for civil and military aviation. The company's core competencies include repair and maintenance work, as well as upgrades, development, manufacture, and integration of subsystems for aircraft and helicopters - and this throughout their entire service life.
Just over 70 years ago, the aerodynamics research department of RUAG's predecessor company, Eidgenössisches Flugzeugwerk F+W, began measuring forces and moments on aircraft. Although the technical possibilities have since been considerably refined, the fundamental questions that engineers ask themselves about understanding physical processes are as relevant today as they were then.
Wind Tunnel Testing
The optimization of aerodynamic properties in wind tunnel testing is of utmost importance for the efficiency of aircraft, spacecraft, cars and trains.
The range of R&D test applications where HBK products add value is wide. It includes everything around structure, propulsion and complex flight systems.
MGCplus: The Allrounder in Data Acquisition
The MGCplus is the ultimate, scalable and configurable data acquisition system for laboratory and test stand use. It acquires data on many parameters.
DMP41 - Highest Precision Measuring Instrument
The DMP41 digital precision amplifier is the most accurate and precise measurement amplifier in the world, making it the reference in its field.
RUAG relies on HBM solutions in wind tunnel testing - © HBK


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rational self-commitment
Bruno Verbeek
In Fabienne Peter & Hans Bernhard Schmidt (eds.), rationality and commitment. Oxford University Press (2007)
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Verbeek, Bruno (2007). rational self-commitment. In Fabienne Peter & Hans Bernhard Schmidt (eds.), rationality and commitment. Oxford University Press.
Abstract: The standard picture of rationality requires that the agent acts so as to realize her most preferred alternative in the light of her own desires and beliefs. However, there are circumstances where such an agent can predict that she will act against her preferences. The story of Ulysses and the Sirens is the paradigmatic example of such cases. In those circumstances the orthodoxy requires the agent to be 'sophisticated'. That is to say, she should take into account her expected future choices and prevent her future self to act in certain ways. She should 'bind' herself to a certain course of action. This is a form of causal commitment. It is generally recognized that this form of self-commitment is the only one that is available to a rational agent. Rational commitment, where the agent gives herself a reason to act in a certain way rather than making herself act in that way, is considered not feasible. In this paper, I question this verdict. I sketch the broad outlines of a model of rational commitment, which takes as its starting point Michael Bratman's 'planning theory' of intention. There are two important objections against this theory (one by John Broome and one by the Dutch philosopher Govert den Hartogh.) Both criticisms claim that such a theory is a form of 'bootstrapping' reasons for action into existence. In the remainder of the paper, I will defend the theory against these objections. This way, I hope to establish that defending the feasibility of rational commitment is not an obvious mistake.
Commitment Rationality Michael Bratman
Why exactly is commitment important for rationality?S. E. N. Amartya - 2005 - Economics and Philosophy 21 (1):5-14.
Norms and Habits: Brandom on the Sociality of Action.Steven Levine - 2015 - European Journal of Philosophy 23 (2):248-272.
On a problem for contractarianism.Joe Mintoff - 1996 - Australasian Journal of Philosophy 74 (1):98 – 116.
Internal reasons and practical limits on rational deliberation.Carolyn Mason - 2006 - Philosophical Explorations 9 (2):163 – 177.
Moral Commitment and Moral Theory.Sarah Stroud - 2001 - Journal of Philosophical Research 26:381-398.
Wide and narrow scope.Sam Shpall - 2013 - Philosophical Studies 163 (3):717-736.
Moral and Rational Commitment.Sam Shpall - 2014 - Philosophy and Phenomenological Research 88 (1):146-172.
Reconsidering Gilbert's Account of Norm-Guided Behaviour.Caroline M. Baumann - unknown
Is scientific theory-commitment doxastic or practical?Ward E. Jones - 2003 - Synthese 137 (3):325 - 344.
Humean Instrumentalism and the Motivational Capacity of Reason.Patrick Yarnell - 2002 - Journal of Philosophical Research 27:499-509.
Ideal rationality and hand waving.Reed Richter - 1990 - Australasian Journal of Philosophy 68 (2):147 – 156.
Two kinds of ontological commitment.Howard Peacock - 2011 - Philosophical Quarterly 61 (242):79-104.
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The complete program for the festival section »International Children's and Young Adult Literature« has been published and is available under www.literaturfestival.com/cyal/program/program-booklet. 21 authors and illustrators from eleven countries are taking part in this section of the program, which comprises 85 events. David Almond, Roddy Doyle, Jenny Jägerfeld, Navid Kermani, Mawil, Riad Sattouf, Edward van de Vendel and Meg Wolitzer are some of the guests.
The opening speech of the section will be held on the 9th of September by the British writer and screenwriter Frank Cottrell Boyce, who will also present his book »The Unforgotten Coat« as an international premiere. On the 10th of September he will hold a talk with his translator Salah Naoura about his literary body of work.
The main focus of this section of the program will be 30 extraordinary books, with regards to content and form, for young readers. All festival books will be presented personally by the authors and illustrators during the time of the festival in Berlin from the 9th to the 19th of September. 26 picture books, graphic novels, Children's and Young adult novels as well as non-fiction books will be presented at readings as premieres. Of the 21 guests, 15 will be first time guests of the festival and 7 of them will be on a stage in Germany for the first time.
Escape, displacement and migration will be a central topic this year and is a theme in the books of Frank Cottrel Boyce (Children's novel), Ingeborg Kringeland Hald (Young Adult novel), Javier Martínez Pedro (picture book) and Mawil (Graphic Novel). Different events of this section will take place in co-operation with refugees in Berlin.
The book exhibition »The Extraordinary Book – Library for Young Readers« to be held at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele and, for the first time, also at the Philipp Schaeffer Library will be part of the program for the fourth year running. 20 authors and illustrators, guests of this section, have each recommended a book for children, youths or young adults. The exhibition can also be viewed online at www.literaturfestival.com/cyal/extraordinary. Roddy Doyle has recommended Roald Dahls Children's novel »Danny, the Champion of the World« for the exhibition, which will be this year's focus for the retrospective of the section.
In the framework of the format ilb Generation young critics will compére different events of the section for the ninth year running and will converse with the authors Jenny Jägerfeld, Sjoerd Kuyper and Jandy Nelson. David Almond, Mawil and Kaatje Vermeire will dive deep into the discourse of writing and illustrating books for young readers in the new format »Master Class«. The authors will reveal tricks and gimmicks of their artistic work. In the context of the special events Weather Stations and Lesefüchse, youths from all over the world will be guests in Berlin and perform at different events. The finale of the Lesefüchse debate competition is under the patronage of Dr. Frank-Walter Steinmeier (Federal Minister of the Department for Foreign Affairs). The Freie Universität Berlin has compiled teaching materials for the festival books within the framework of a seminar, which in turn will be provided to the schools in preparation of the festival.
The events will take place in 20 locations all over Berlin, among them universities, theatres, libraries and schools. The central location of the festival is the Haus der Berliner Festspiele. The program encompasses readings, workshops, discussions and various specials. The events are suitable for anyone who is interested but are especially aimed at pupils of all class levels. Guidance concerning the program as well as advance sales of tickets can be found and done from Monday through Friday 9 am – 5 pm by writing to kjl@literaturfestival.com or calling (030) 278786-66/-70.
The international literature festival berlin is an event of the Peter-Weiss-Stiftung für Kunst und Politik e. V. It is hosted by the Haus der Berliner Festspiele und is made possible through the funds of the Hauptstadtkulturfonds. A presentation of the program of the ilb-section Children's and Young Adult Program will take place at a press conference at the Haus der Berliner Festspiele on the 26th of August at 11 am.


The Bothy lies above the western shore of Ullswater, one of a small huddle of houses and cottages collectively known as Wreay Mansions. Approached by a leafy lane, leading into a shared private drive, The Bothy, along with the few other adjoining properties, sit under a wooded ridge looking out toward the lake. Whether by chance or design, the setting offers one of the finest views of Ullswater with its magnificent backdrop of fell and mountain.
The Bothy was built in 2009 on the site of an original and derelict building of the same name. Designed by owner James to be in keeping with the architectural style of the area, it was constructed by local craftsmen using slate and sandstone from Cumbrian quarries.
As with many Lake District houses it is bank built, giving two entrance levels, where at the front you enter the ground floor and from the rear there is an entrance into the first floor.
If the exterior echoes the past, the interior is modern and contemporary, offering guests a beautiful quality home to enjoy their time in the Lake District. For us this a quite special property, perfect for grown-ups to holiday in style, as well as families looking for somewhere that little bit special, where the Visit England 5 Star award recognises the effort the owner has given to the property and, we hope, the pictures tell the full story.
At the rear of the property a narrow lane rises to the level of the first floor, where you will find parking for one car and very handy for unloading your supplies. Double glazed doors lead into the first-floor level kitchen and dining space.
Open plan, it is the perfect space to prepare your favourite dishes. All mod cons have been provided at the business end, including an American style fridge-freezer with an ice maker for those long cold drinks and a wine chiller for your whites, pinks and bubbly. Off the kitchen is a small laundry room with washing machine and tumble dryer.
The dining table sits in the middle of the room and to the far end is a sofa. The widows allow light to flood in and are filled with a stunning panorama of the lake and mountains, a true room with a view.
From the dining room, a door leads through to a hall where there is one of the finest features of the house, the spiral staircase. Running from top to bottom, the treads wind around a beautiful polished and machined red stone core where, with its glass and brushed steel furniture, it is quite a work of art and beauty.
Go up and the stairway opens into the centre of the attic sitting room. Set under the pitched ceiling is a large comfy L shaped sofa, armchairs and a scattering of bean bags. Light floods in through the large Velux windows which offer another splendid view of the lake. Come cooler months there is a real flame gas fire to add to the ambience, perfect to tuck up with a blockbuster on the wide screen Smart TV.
There are three bedrooms for you to choose from, each equally comfortable and furnished with style. On the ground floor, you have the master double with a 5Ft bed and en-suite bathroom having a super free standing oval bath, shower cubicle, basin and WC. The twin bedroom has two zip and link single beds, (which can be made up as a king on request when booking), along with an en-suite shower room, with shower, basin and WC.
Up the wonderful stairs to the middle level and there is a further double bedroom offering one of the best views of the lake. The room offers a 5Ft double bed and Smart TV, along with an en-suite shower room with shower, basin and WC.
Back to the ground floor where you have a house WC with basin.
To the front of the row of properties there is a large, sloping grassed area scattered with a few benches for all to share. With its panoramic view of the lake and mountains, it will be perfect for children to play and adults to simply relax, spread out a blanket and enjoy a picnic on a warm summer's day, all against a view spectacular – perfect.
There are a few garden chairs and small table which can be set up by the front door, or perhaps by the kitchen-dining area for breakfast alfresco.
Ullswater is thought by many to be the most beautiful of all the lakes in the northern Lake District. Compared by some to Lake Lucerne in Switzerland, it is a serpentine body of water snaking a nine mile course under the lea of magnificent fells, woodland and mountain.
One of the best walks in the National Park is the trail that runs along the eastern shores of Ullswater. Explored from the southern end of the lake, dominated by Place Fell, St Sunday Cragg, Fairfield and Helvellyn, you take the path from Glenridding over to the east side of the water. The route takes you all the way to Sandwick and onto Howtown. You will be able to ramble all day with a magnificent view always in your sight. For the return journey, board the steamboat from Howtown back to Glenridding, but do check boat times and last sailings.


Blackleaf Studios: Sketch it Saturday with Noor!!!
Sketch it Saturday with Noor!!!
It's Saturday so its time for a new sketch challenge!!!
to win amazing stamp and digi sets from Blackleaf Studios!!!
This beautiful butterfly is from Flutter Bug set. You can find it HERE.
Now get your hands busy and show us your creativity!!!
Thanks for passing by and be sure to come back tomorrow!!!
So very cool! I love the way you used the butterfly!
love the colors Noor... very well done!!!


Zombie Boy and the OM!
As you may recall, I had the pleasure of attending Ottawa ComicCon with Rico Zombie...AKA Zombie Boy and Nikolai Diablo of Carnvial Dialbo. We'll we sat them down in a room, and had them discuss all things Zombie. Check out the video on The Opinionated Monsters... and don't forget to subscribe to our little show!


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The NUB Café Espresso Tubo is a well-built 4.7" x 30 cigar that is protected by a convenient aluminum tube which makes it perfect for those on the go. The tasty cigar is formed around a core of plush Dominican filler tobaccos and a Dominican binder leaf. A velvety Sumatra wrapper leaf surrounds it all to create a magnificently balanced smoke of around 30 minutes.
The lushly infused flavors of dark cocoa combine with chewy espresso notes to form the NUB Café Espresso Tubo's beautifully textured character. Cedar and spice notes float on a creamy undercurrent that adds pizazz to the medium-to-full bodied smoke that cruises to a lusty and gratifying finish.
The first Oliva cigar to be infused as well as the first to be made in the Dominican Republic, the NUB Café Espresso Tubo is a dashing smoke that will prove a valuable addition to your line-up whether as a change of pace smoke or an everyday option. The NUB Café Espresso Tubo is simply one of the best smokes around!


In September, Kili led 9 clients on an exclusive 6-day gorilla-tracking safari to the Republic of Congo. This special journey through the mysterious central African rainforest included two opportunities to track habituated Western Lowland Gorilla, boating on the Lekoli River, walking in Lango Bai, exploring forest trails and savannah fringe. View the full safari itinerary here.
The Lango and Ngaga Camps are spectacular, and the dense vegetative environment lent itself to some stunning macro-photography.
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This past September Kili led her first safari to Namibia. Read our 5 reasons for loving this spectacular destination.
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Bengaluru, Nov 10: Over 3,000 wildlife lovers and like-minded people are expected to assemble at Freedom Park for a day-long protest against the central government's decision to construct an elevated road through Bandipur reserve, which has 140 tigers.
The activists are also staunchly opposed to the multiple elevated corridors project, a part of the Bharatmala project on National Highway 212 since it cuts through the core forest area.
This is the fourth protest being held against the lifting of the night traffic ban. The first was held on October 11 in Mysuru in front of the Deputy Commissioner's office while the second was held at Melkamanahalli Arch in the entry to the forest on October 20. A third protest was held at Bandipur reserve gate on Oct 27. Several environmental groups have come under one banner - United Conservation Movement - to protest and are now planning to take the protests to Bengaluru next.
Recently, on the Hunsur main road, a bus rammed into an elephant 'Ranga' leading to his death. The incident occurred in the early hours of October 8 in Nagarhole.
The ban was introduced in 2009 when the Karnataka High Court was hearing a case pertaining to roadkills of at least 215 animals between 2004 and 2007. Animals including tigers and elephants cross the road in the forest area at night.


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PowerMin under CBI scanner
Agency seeks details of the period when Sushilkumar Shinde headed the ministry
Gyan Varma | New Delhi Last Updated at September 21, 2012 00:17 IST
CBI to give Coalgate Report to CVC by September end
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CBI questions Jayaswal brothers
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After proceeding against a number of private companies given coal blocks, the Central Bureau of Investigation (CBI) is now questioning the power ministry.
It has sent questionnaires to the ministry, to know the basis on which it had recommended names of companies to the screening committee for allocation. Senior CBI officials indicate once the questionnaires are answered, it is likely the agency will call some officials for questioning.
Earlier, CBI sent questionnaires to the coal ministry as well, on details of the decisions and recommendations made by the latter. Interestingly, CBI has asked for details pertaining to the period when Sushilkumar Shinde was minister; he now heads the ministry of home affairs.
CBI had registered a case against five private companies on September 4 and carried out raids across 10 cities to get documents used by the companies to allegedly misrepresent crucial details before the screening committee at the time of allocation.
Although CBI has yet to name any government official and has also not called senior bureaucrats for questioning, it has found that several seniors in the coal and power ministries and state government officials were aware of the misrepresentation of facts by private companies but chose to remain silent or didn't initiate an inquiry.
The case of Vini Iron and Steel Udyog, allocated the Rajhara (North and Eastern) coal block, was neither recommended by the Jharkhand government or the steel ministry initially. Yet, at the 36th screening committee meeting, the chief secretary of Jharkhand had recommended allocating the block to Vini in place of Zoom Vallabh Steel, which had been recommended by the steel ministry.
CBI officials are also looking at the role of coal ministry officials who were seemingly aware of the allocation of five blocks to AMR Iron and Steel but didn't complete the enquiry. Also, the Mahuagarhi block was allocated to Jas Infrastructure Capital by not scrutinising the documents presented by the company and allowing it to get undue advantage in the allocation process. The company had already been allocated seven blocks between 1999 and 2005 but the company had reportedly concealed this information.
First Published: Fri, September 21 2012. 00:17 IST


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Lane Lambert
"For I was hungry and you gave me something to eat…truly I tell you, whatever you did for the least of these, you did for me."
Matthew 25:35a, 40
Like most Outdoor Church volunteers, I joined the sandwich ministry because someone asked me. In 2009, Harvard-Epworth's divinity-school intern Jessica Strysko said she was she was forming a team at Jed's request, to go on monthly sandwich handouts in Cambridge. She said we would go out every third Saturday, because soup kitchens and food pantries were closed over the weekend, so most of the homeless were going hungry. Other groups would go out the other Saturdays.
As a newspaper reporter, I had written stories about the guests in homeless shelters, and formerly homeless men and women who had taken a step back from the street to stable housing. Otherwise, my contact with the homeless was much the same as anyone else's -– I saw them here and there, and sometimes gave them a dollar. But I didn't think twice about saying yes to Jessica's invitation.
We went out on our first handout a couple of weeks later, two of us to Harvard Square and two to Central Square. I went with Jessica to Harvard Square. The first time I offered a sandwich to a homeless man, and he took it, the noise and shopping traffic of the square faded, like a dissolve scene in a movie. He and the other street folks we encountered were in close focus, and all the shoppers and passersby were in the background. The calling had found me.
Since then we've made our rounds in the rain, snow and heat. We've gone out a few Thanksgivings and Christmases too, and we've never missed a Saturday. Harvard-Epworth's team has changed over the years, except for a couple of us, and the people we see have changed as well.
Ray, who's always grateful for whatever we offer, migrated from Harvard to Central months ago. Ethan still claims his spot outside the Harvard Book Store, though he talks about moving to California. Marty, who's an Army veteran, has survived near-lethal alcohol and drug addictions, and is clean and healthy for now. Sarah sits just outside the Harvard Square T entrance, often with a Dunkin Donuts coffee.
A young man who called himself Sunshine has come and gone, along with scores of others, to who knows where. Billy the traffic-light panhandler died from a heart attack. Colleen arrived young several years ago, aged quickly, and died from a heroin overdose. If we can, we attend the memorial services of those who have died. The services are important to the homeless, so they're important to us, too.
Every month we offer the sandwiches that Harvard-Epworth members prepare, along with bottled water and juice -- and sometimes brownies or cookies, a treat they all enjoy. Most of the homeless prefer the meat sandwiches, and we offer egg salad when we can, for the vegetarians. Few ask for peanut butter and jelly. When we make our rounds we ask everyone their name, how they're doing, and if they have a place to stay. Most sleep rough, in out-of-the-way corners where they won't be noticed, assaulted or robbed.
Few share much about their life, but they all like it that we ask their name, and speak to them by name the next time we see them. When we do that, we let them know they're people the same as us, not objects on the sidewalk. That seems to mean as much as the food we provide, though their hunger is the first thing, as Jesus teaches in Matthew 25.
I come away from every handout feeling lifted – not from self-satisfaction, but from what happens between the homeless and us on the walk-arounds. When we go to them, we step into their home, across an invisible line that's easy for any of us to draw. As I've said to Jed and Pat and Tom, I feel like I'm living out my faith more on the handouts than just about anything else I do.
When the next third Saturday comes around, our team will gather in the church's basement kitchen, and put the sandwiches and drinks into two wheeled coolers. Outside we'll join hands for a brief prayer, and set out to Harvard and Central, to see who's there that day. There are always new people to meet, but I always look for those we know, to be sure they're safe -- and alive.
Jed Mannis March 22, 2019
A Sandwich He Couldn't Eat
Jed Mannis September 26, 2018
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By Warm 106.9 | April 27, 2020
Uber driver survey: Income down 80% since lockdowns began
iStock/GoodLifeStudio(NEW YORK) — With millions of people working from home, Uber drivers are feeling the pinch in a big way. According to a survey for Ridester, which tracks the rideshare and delivery industries, Uber/Lyft drivers say their income has dropped 80% since the lockdowns began.
March 6th, just ten days before COVID-19 prompted many cities to begin lockdowns, Ridester's 2020 Uber/Lyft driver earnings survey showed earnings were up 31% from the same period in 2019.
After the lockdowns began, the survey of 170 drivers revealed those still on the road saw their business drop as much as 90%. Many sent the company screenshots showing earnings of $0 for the week. While many stopped driving because calls dried up, others stopped driving voluntarily, to protect themselves from the virus.
Of the respondents, 89.5% say their income has fallen by half or more from two weeks ago, while 58% reported they're making 80% less than normal, 19.8% say they're making 60-70 percent less than normal, and 11.7%, 50% less than normal.
The survey's highest earner made $326.77 for the week of March 16-23. However, it took him 64 hours to do it, which comes to $5.11 an hour. Considering it takes more than $5 bucks to keep a car on the road for an hour, that profit evaporated.
Feeling the pinch but still wanting to work, some Uber and Lyft drivers have turned to delivering food for companies like GrubHub and Postmates. Some 20% of respondents say they were already doing so, while nearly the same number of drivers were thinking about it and 37.3% say they won't deliver food.
However, even those who are trying to make ends meet by delivering food have seen a business drop-off of 37% in the past week.
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Metapackages give you the flexibility to install specific subsets of tools based on your particular needs. For instance, if you are going to conduct a wireless security assessment, you can quickly create a custom Kali ISO and include the kali-linux-wireless metapackage to only install the tools you need.
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7 Pa. Holiday Traditions You Should Know About
Kalena Thomhave
Mummers Parade
Photo: J. Fusco for VISIT PHILADELPHIA®
From boilo to Belsnickel, read about the different ways Pennsylvanians celebrate the holidays—and if you like, pick up a new tradition to help you celebrate this year.
Belsnickel
You better watch out, you better not cry, or Belsnickel might come and whack your behind. That's how the song goes, right?
The rest of the country may have Santa Claus…and OK, so do we…but Pennsylvanians also have Belsnickel, a very different sort of Christmas gift-bringer. Belsnickel, dressed in furs, raps on children's windows, knowing exactly who has been bad; he carries a switch of hazel or birch branches to smack naughty children. But he also has a bag of treats—like nuts and fruit—to throw upon the floor for children to grab.
Belsnickel came with German immigrants to Pennsylvania in the early 1800s and is still known by many of the Pa. Dutch. However, he became a little more familiar to many when one of the most famous Pennsylvania Dutchmen, Dwight Schrute, dressed as Belsnickel in an episode of "The Office."
An open-air Christmas market—often known by its German name, Christkindlmarkt—is certainly more of a European tradition than an American one. Some markets in Germany, where these markets first originated, attract millions of visitors each season. But Pennsylvania's history of immigration gives it an edge with its markets. Mifflinburg, Pa. claims to host the country's oldest open-air Christmas market, having begun its annual market tradition in 1989.
Meanwhile, Pittsburgh's Holiday Market has been named the best Christmas market in the country by USA Today, and both Bethlehem's Christkindlmarkt and Philadelphia's Christmas Village have been ranked as two of the top markets in the country for holiday shopping.
Many other Christmas markets also operate across the state. To participate in this Christmas tradition, find a market near you, grab some glühwein (hot spiced wine), and browse the stalls for authentic European goods.
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Boilo in NEPA
This warm holiday drink is popular in Northeastern Pa. (NEPA), and like many of the state's traditions, came to the commonwealth by way of European immigrants. Boilo is based on a Lithuanian or Polish holiday drink. Water, citrus fruit, spices, and honey are boiled on the stove, and then cheap alcohol (vodka or whiskey) is added. Make a pot of boilo for your own holiday parties by following this recipe.
Second Christmas
Pennsylvanians are truly brilliant. Why have just one Christmas when you can celebrate two?! Second Christmas is exactly what it sounds like—celebrated by the Pennsylvania Dutch the day after Christmas, it was traditionally an opportunity to relax, visit extended family, and engage in less-religious holiday activities.
Nowadays, mostly only Amish groups still celebrate Second Christmas. But don't let that stop you from adding a second holiday to your year!
Torch Run in Luzerne County
The torch run to light the menorah during Hanukkah is an annual tradition in Luzerne County that's been going strong for more than 50 years. A troupe of runners carries a flame to light up the menorah at the Jewish Community Center in Kingston. Hanukkah is also known as the festival of lights, and this year, it begins Dec. 18.
While Hanukkah happens around Christmas and New Year's, it's actually one of the more minor holidays of the Jewish faith. The High Holy Days—that is, the most important holidays—are Rosh Hashanah and Yom Kippur.
Mummers Parade in Philadelphia
The Mummers Parade, a Philadelphia tradition, is one of the oldest folk parades in the US; it's rolled each New Year's Day since 1901.
On January 1, thousands of people will flock to downtown Philly to take in elaborately costumed revelers from different "clubs" dancing through the streets, all competing to be recognized as the best in their brigades. The parade stems from combining different immigrant traditions of shouting, dressing up, and general merrymaking during the holidays.
After the free parade, those who paraded in the Fancy Brigades host ticketed finale performances at the city's Convention Center.
Pork and Sauerkraut on New Year's Day
The first day of the year inspires special meals for many people across the country in the hopes that certain foods will bring good luck. Southerners make black-eyed peas, many Asian-Americans eat noodles, and Pennsylvanians have pork and sauerkraut.
This is another tradition with roots in Germany that eventually made its way to Pennsylvania. Pork is considered lucky because pigs root forward to look for food—just like you'll move forward into the new year. And the numerous shreds of sauerkraut represent all the riches that will soon be coming to you. While the Pa. Dutch may have been the first to practice the pork and sauerkraut ritual, it has now spread all over the state.
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Kalena Thomhave Kalena Thomhave is a Pittsburgh-based freelance writer on politics, policy, and Pennsylvania. Her work has appeared in The American Prospect, The Nation, The Progressive, and more.
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Toronto: Soulpepper releases cast recording of "Rose: A New Musical"
Soulpepper Theatre Company today announced the world-wide digital release of the Original Cast Recording of its first-ever original musical, Rose, following a record 11 Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations. The Original Cast Recording will be available on Spotify, iTunes, and Apple Music on Friday, May 31. The company proudly acknowledges their 27 Dora Mavor Moore Award nominations from 7 different productions from its 2018-19 lineup.
Following the success of past Soulpepper albums including Spoon River and Alligator Pie, Soulpepper is pleased to present the Original Cast Recording of this new Canadian musical Rose. Rose was Soulpepper's first-ever fully-original musical, three years in the making, and had a successful run from January 17 to February 24, 2019. Based on Gertrude Stein's little known children's book The World Is Round, Rose was one of the company's most ambitious productions to date. This inspiring new musical was created by Soulpepper Academy graduates and company members Sarah Wilson and Slaight Family Director of Music Mike Ross (co-creator of Spoon River, Critics' Pick – New York Times).
"Musicals take on a new life when the albums are made available to the public, and the international release of the music from Rose expands the footprint of Canadian musical theatre," said Weyni Mengesha, Artistic Director of Soulpepper. "We are thrilled that this Dora nominated production will find new audiences through the release of the music that inspired and touched thousands of people throughout its run."
"We had so many requests from people of all ages who had seen the show and really wanted to hear it again. Like, immediately. It was flattering and we're so glad that we had a plan in place to capture the music from this show. It sounds fantastic and reminds me of what an extraordinary ensemble we have," said Mike Ross and Sarah Wilson, co-creators of Rose.
"Capturing this cast album, with all of its musical and lyrical complexity, and complete with its live performance virtuosity, energy and heart, is a testament to the unique qualities of the Soulpepper ensemble. It's an extraordinary accomplishment," said Gregory J. Sinclair, Director of Audio Programming.
Under the direction of Gregory J. Sinclair, Soulpepper's Director of Audio Programming, the company has proudly built an international award-winning catalogue of digital programming that has garnered listeners from over 50 countries. In the last year alone, Soulpepper released four concert albums and two audiobooks, including The Secret Chord: A Leonard Cohen Experience, Riverboat Coffee House: The Yorkville Scene, A Moveable Feast: Paris in the '20s, and The 27 Club. In partnership with Rakuten Kobo, the two audiobooks released were A Christmas Carol by Charles Dickens adapted by Michael Shamata, and The Marrow Thieves by Cherie Dimaline, narrated by Meegwun Fairbrother.
A Christmas Carol is currently a Finalist in the 2019 New York Festivals Radio Awards. With entries from over 50 countries, this year's NYF Radio Awards presented a strong global competition. This is the fourth consecutive year that the Soulpepper audio project has been recognized at this international festival: The Complete 150 – Finalist 2018; Alligator Pie – Gold Medal 2017; Spoon River – Silver Medal 2016. The achievement of A Christmas Carolaudiobook and the Rose Original Cast Recording represents Soulpepper's ongoing commitment to sharing work on digital platforms beyond the stage.
Original Cast Recording
Launching on May 31
Music and Book by Mike Ross
Lyrics and Book by Sarah Wilson
From Gertrude Stein's The World is Round
Produced By: Gregory J. Sinclair
Mixed By: Doug McClement
Featuring: Troy Adams, Michelle Bouey, Alana Bridgewater, Frank Cox-O'Connell, Oliver Dennis, Raquel Duffy, Jonathan Ellul, Peter Fernandes, Hailey Gillis, Scott Hunter, Raha Javanfar, John Millard, Sabryn Rock, James Smith, and Adam Warner.
2019 Dora Mavor Moore Award Nominations for Soulpepper in the Musical Theatre Division
Outstanding Production: Rose
Outstanding New Musical: Writer: Sarah Wilson, Mike Ross; Composer: Mike Ross, Rose
Outstanding Direction: Gregory Prest, Rose
Outstanding Musical Direction: Mike Ross, Rose
Outstanding Choreography: Monica Dottor, Rose
Outstanding Performance in a Leading Role: Hailey Gillis, Rose
Outstanding Performance in a Featured Role: Peter Fernandes, Rose & Sabryn Rock, Rose
Outstanding Scenic/Projection Design: Lorenzo Savoini, Rose (Scenic Design)
Outstanding Costume Design: Alexandra Lord, Rose
Outstanding Lighting Design: Lorenzo Savoini, Rose
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This is just a quick little post about my favorite local goodies I've picked up during September so far, and can't wait to share it with you!
Meander Moscato: It's no secret that I really enjoy moscato, and it's usually really hard to find a moscato in South Africa. However, Meander wines have completely won me over with their moscato and pink moscato. You can shop Meander moscato at Pick 'n Pay, or online here from CyberCellar.
Sweet Temptations Soft Toffees: They've also been around for as long as I can remember, finding them at markets and always stocking up. However, Sweet Temptations launched a new trio of African inspired flavors including milktart, rooibos, and marula fruit – YUM! You can get these new flavours on Yuppiechef here.
Freedom of Movement Ladies Purses: Last month, locally based and made brand Freedom of Movement launched a range of ladies purses (read about it here), and we had to get our hands on one. We ordered the light brown one (pictured), but definitely want the navy as well. You can read all about the purses and stockists above.
What do you think of our September faves? What have been your faves this September?
Disclaimer: All products featured above have been purchased by LOKAL, none have been sponsored or sent by PR. These are LOKAL's opinions about the products, and no one affected our thoughts or opinions on the products above.


Always getting exception when creating ReflectionProperty object on dynamicly created property.
Discovered when I tried to use ReflectionProperty::isDefault().
I presume it returns true when property is created on compile-time and false when dynamicly created on run-time?
We need add some examples for this case. The tests added with the patch can help.


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It hadn't killed her she would have died
It is within these novels that Morrison probes black life through the themes of existentialism. Existentialism itself is a difficult concept to understand. As a movement, it asks: "What does it mean to exist?" and it seeks to provide some answers. Existentialists believe that man is the only creature born with the ability to think and reason; therefore, he has free will, which is considered one reason for existence. "Existentialism seeks to explain the significance of the freedom of an individual being within their time on earth" ("Existentialism"). Existentialists believe that man is born into a void, or into the "mud." They believe that he has the freedom and the liberty to remain in the mud, in a passive, supine existence. However, it is believed that in this state one is not self-aware, and therefore life has no meaning. Existentialists also believe, though, that man has the freedom to drag himself out of the mud, and to choose to exist. Only through exercising this power of choice can he give meaning to his life. This is the first major theme of existentialism (Eiermann). This principle theme of existentialism is the idea that existence precedes essence. This idea proposes that man does not have value simply because he is. However, because man is a conscious being rather than a thing to be manipulated, and because he has free will, he has the power to make choices. Man can thereby achieve intrinsic value, meaning, and essence through these choices and through subsequent exercises of will (Eiermann). "White brutality and insensitivity are part of the environment the black characters must struggle with, but they are most often conditions, institutionalized and often anonymous, rather than events with ritualistic overtones. This allows Morrison to focus attention . . . on the black characters' choices within the context of oppression" (Davis 222). In Beloved, Sethe makes the choice to kill her children because she is convinced that death is better than the oppression of slavery. "I'll explain it to her . . . why I did it. How if I hadn't killed her she would have died and that is something I could not bear to happen to her" (Morrison, Beloved200). Sethe made this choice because she knew that the abuse and the imposition of slavery on her baby's spirit would be much worse than the physical death she imposed. While it seemed absurd to Sethe's neighbors, and while it seems even more absurd to modern readers, this reasoning and subsequent action shaped and defined Sethe's life, eventually giving it the only true meaning it could have. "Who would have thought that a little old baby could harbor so much rage?" (Morrison, Beloved5). Beloved never got the chance to choose death or life; Sethe chose death for her, denying her slain child the chance to live because slavery was not life. However, Beloved wanted to live life, and she wanted some retribution for being denied the chance to exist. "Sethe's daughter returns from the grave after twenty years, seeking revenge for her death" (Draper 216). Sethe's slain child came back as a ghost, and Sethe must again make a choice. A choice that could give her life meaning. This time, her goal becomes to give life back to the baby she had killed, to give essence to the toddler who could not herself make the awful choice between spiritual death or physical death. Achieving this goal consumed Sethe, body and soul, as Beloved literally fed on her. "The bigger Beloved got, the smaller Sethe became . . . Beloved ate up her life…and the older woman gave it up without a murmur" (Morrison, Beloved250). Choosing to sacrifice herself for her ghost child made Sethe feel that Beloved would have the opportunity to receive the essence and meaning she had been missing, the life she had deserved, but that had been taken by necessity. Sethe was ultimately willing to make this self-sacrifice for her baby, because of the murderous choice she had make to save her. Sethe chooses action, however horrible, over submission to the evil of slavery. Denver, Sethe's youngest child, is also affected by Sethe's violent choice. She barely escaped being slain by her mother. Denver is eighteen years old before she can step outside her house by herself and ask for help from the people of the town. She needs their help to prevent Beloved from killing her mother, because Sethe has chosen to suffer for her slain daughter. When Denver finally chooses to take that step to get help, she is choosing to pull herself out of the mud, and to start living. Before, she had simply existed, and it was a limited existence at that. When she started making choices and exercising her free will, Denver gained a freedom she had not known before. In this freedom she found meaning, and her life gained the essence it had been lacking. In The Bluest Eye, Pecola never had Denver's freedom of choice. Pecola's ability to make choices was slowly chipped away by her family, and by the people in her society. Conversely, the black people of Pecola's society made several choices, all of which had direct negative repercussions on Pecola. "We saw her sometimes . . . . After the gossip and the slow wagging of heads. She was so sad to see. Grown people looked away; children, those who were not afraid of her, laughed outright" (Morrison, The Bluest Eye206). The townspeople could have saved Pecola from her mother and her father. They could have tried to help her. Instead, they chose to despise her and to ridicule her. They denied Pecola the love and compassion that could have saved her; they left her drowning in the mud. The townspeople denied Pecola essence. Polly, Pecola's mother, denied her daughter essence by hating her and choosing to love a little white girl instead. Cholly, Pecola's father, denied her essence; his actions pushed Pecola over the edge, and even prevented her from being able to subsist at the barest level of human existence. Pecola ". . . stepped over into madness, a madness which protected her from us . . ." (Morrison, The Bluest Eye206); it was a place where she was safe, but where she was incapable of choice. Pecola was denied essence, and her anguish was complete. Anguish, or anxiety, is another existential theme. This theme states that anguish is the dread of the nothingness of human existence; existentialists proclaim that anguish is thus the underlying condition of human life. As a result of this thought, some existentialists reject ideas such as happiness, optimism, and hopefulness, because these ideas reflect a superficial understanding of life. Therefore, that which conventional Western culture views as desirable, existentialists view as a foolish way of denying the despairing, tragic aspects of the human condition. This attitude agrees with certain veins of Jewish and Christian thought, which regard human existence as a fallen existence, lived in suffering, sin, guilt, and anxiety (Eiermann). Throughout all of Beloved, there are examples of anguish and anxiety. Foremost is the agony of racial slavery: the anguish of one person being owned by another person, simply because of skin color. Slavery is the torture of a race which is owned and bought and sold for endless generations, each generation treated like animals. Morrison vividly portrays the anguish over injustices suffered in such a state: whipping, sexual exploitation, the destruction of the family…all of these things her characters suffer. All of these indignities haunt these former slaves for the rest of their lives. The concept is appalling beyond words. But Morrison writes it all down and gives it language. She explores Sethe's guilt over having to kill her baby and the anxiety of making that action reasonable to the ghost of that same dead child. She delves into Denver's anxiety over Sethe's decline into nothingness. It is this anxiety that finally forces Denver to seek help from the world outside her home. In The Bluest Eye, Pecola's anguish and angst is the most total. Her world is destroyed, and so is her reasonable mind. Her anguish is complete and irreversible. Her existence, without the support of those around her, is total nothingness. Ultimately, only others can provide essence to Pecola, something which they deliberately withhold. Pecola is the epitome of existential anguish: there is no hope for her, no happiness. She lived out her days as the social pariah of her town, living a fallen, absurd existence. Absurdity is a major theme of existentialism that asks, why here? Why this action and that consequence? Existentialists believe that to exist as a human is inexplicable and absurd. Often, when authors are delving into the subject of absurdity, they contemplate specific things in life that are absurd and unexplainable (Eiermann). In Beloved, the obvious absurdity is slavery. While people today may find the concept of owning another human being outrageous, in a recent time period, slavery was thought of as a positive good, not a cause for outrage. Slavery was normal. Morrison commented on this when she mentioned that "'students have complained about the offensiveness of the explicit sex scenes in Beloved . . . but they take for granted the real obscenity, slavery'" (Stone 11). That the children of our society have accepted and forgotten the horrors of this institution signifies that though the actions have changed, the attitudes have not. The lesson has not been learned. The absurdity continues. The evidence of slavery in The Bluest Eyeis more subtle. Though slavery had been abolished, racism had not. The language and the law changed, but actions and attitudes did not. Black people were still subjugated by whites. White ideals were filtered through black society, presenting an image of beauty that black people could never attain, nor should they want to attain. In trying to attain the ideals of a society that was culturally different, Pecola destroyed in herself that which was unique to her first as a person, second as a black person. Absurdly, the marginalization and the devastation of Pecola is grounded in superficiality. Her mother thought she was ugly, so she withheld love and support, and protection from her father. Black society thought that she was ugly, so they ignored her, hated her, and regarded her as a pariah in their society. All of these gross absurdities thrust upon Pecola finally culminated in her mental anguish and death. Some existentialists, such as Sartre, believe that death is the final absurdity (Eiermann). The consideration of death has taken two main paths in existential writings. The first is that death is a person's finest, most significant moment, when he fulfills his personal potential. Existentialists who advocate this thought maintain that if a person takes death into his life, acknowledging it and facing it, then he will free himself from the anxiety of death and the pettiness of life. Thus, he will be free to become himself. Sartre disagrees with this line of thought. He says that death is as absurd as birth-it is simply the wiping out of a person's existence as a human being. Death is total nothingness (Eiermann). There are many deaths in Belovedand The Bluest Eye. In Beloved, slavery was the ultimate death-of freedom, and often of body and soul. Slowly, both were broken. Sethe knew this slow death, and she felt that mortal death was better than slavery. So she killed her baby, to prevent her from dying in slavery. After this death, Beloved, impossible to forget, comes back. However, she dies a second death, but this time she is forgotten. Beloved became nothing. In The Bluest Eye, the principle death is Pecola's spiritual death, when she breaks down mentally. Then her baby, fathered by her own father, dies; it was born too early. These deaths are represented symbolically when the marigolds do not live the year Pecola has her father's child. ". . . the entire country was hostile to marigolds that year . . . certain seeds it will not nurture, certain fruit it will not bear . . ." (Morrison, The Bluest Eye206). The marigolds represent Pecola, who was not nurtured by anyone that year, and her baby, who she in turn could not nurture. Pecola became nothing. Nothingness is an existential theme that is often associated with death. It is the thought that as an existentialist, one must reject all philosophies, sciences, political theories, and religions that fail to recognize humans as conscious beings. It is believed that these institutions attempt to structure the absurd world, and that there is nothing that structures that world. In this rejection, one is stripped of all unacceptable structures including knowledge, moral value, and human relationship. In this void, in this nothingness, one can also see the last major theme of existentialism, alienation (Eiermann). Nothingness can also be the theme of despair, and in Beloved, there is an awful abundance of nothingness and despair. The slain baby becomes a void in Beloved, physically and psychologically feeding on Sethe and trying to make her pay for her saving act of murder. Sethe gives willingly of herself to her ghost child. She feels like she must show Beloved why, to save her, it was necessary to kill her. In doing so, Sethe creates a void within herself, a nothingness where she feels nothing and gives everything up to Beloved in an awful penance. Pecola's "unbeing" represents the largest void in The Bluest Eye. She did not see herself until she hallucinated a self, to compliment her on her blue eyes. By that time, she has lost her mind. Pecola's nothingness is augmented by the fact that it is ultimate and not reversible. She is alienated within herself, within her nothingness, and she moves others to pity alone. From an existentialist standpoint, alienation occurs when an individual human being chooses to pursue his "own desires in estrangement from the institutional workings of his society" (Eiermann). This is the alienation of those who don't identify with the institutions of their own society, who find society empty and meaningless (Eiermann). Often, when people in a society feel alienated, they can make choices to improve their situation. Therefore, their alienation is self-imposed. However, in Beloved, alienation is not a choice, it is the law. "The slaves are motherless, fatherless, deprived of their mates, their children, their kin. It is a world in which people suddenly vanish and are never seen again, not through accident or covert operation or terrorism, but as a matter of everyday legal policy" (Trosky, 325). The resources of an entire culture were geared toward maintaining the grossest alienation of all: the institution of slavery. Slavery was not a subtle alienation, nor was it just psychological. It was powerful and all-encompassing. It sought to render meaningless everything black people did, said, and thought. Slavery replaced things people find meaning in, like family, with oppression and torture. It was so powerful, it twisted the natural instinct of a mother to protect her child. Slavery alienated an entire race of people. "The hard theme of The Bluest Eyeis the degradation and self-degradation, of desperate people perpetuating their own misery while being abandoned by the rest of society, including better off blacks" (Bayles 206). The alienation of Pecola in The Bluest Eye is total and complete. Pecola is first alienated by white society, because she is black, but also because she does not fit white society's image of beauty. Thus, she is shunned. Pecola is also alienated by blacks, including her own mother and father. These are the people that were supposed to protect her; instead they regarded her as a pariah. They hated her for being ugly, but they themselves felt beautiful next to her ugliness. "All of us-all who knew her-felt so wholesome after we cleaned ourselves on her" (Morrison, The Bluest Eye205). Pecola's self was the only thing she had left, but eventually that was broken, and she had to hallucinate a self in order to continue existence-existence denied essence. As an author, Toni Morrison is trying to give essence and gain meaning. She is a historical author who has made a choice to write about the cruel, absurd existence that her race has had to endure. She can deliver her people from this absurdity by writing it down, by hashing out the history of her people, for her people. "The book, serving as a go-between, establishes a historical contact among men who are steeped in the same history and who likewise contribute to its making" (Sartre 70). This is a history she carries on her shoulders, one that all black people must carry on their shoulders, for it is this history that defines them. It is the telling of this history that can pull them out of the mud, that can give their lives the meaning they have been searching for in such an absurd world. It is through this writing that Morrison sings the blues so terribly, so beautifully, that one cannot walk away unchanged. "…she offers everyone-not just those injured-the chance to feel the pain, the injustice, and the need for healing" (Steiner 239). The cathartic experience Morrison provides has the power to pull all out of the mud.
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Ian Cheng
Born 1984 in Los Angeles, California. Lives and works in New York.
Ian Cheng's work explores the nature of mutation and the capacity of humans to relate to change. Drawing on principles of video game design, improvisation, and cognitive science, Cheng has produced a series of simulations exploring an agent's capacity to deal with an ever-evolving environment. These works culminated in the Emissaries trilogy, which introduced a narrative agent whose motivation to enact a story was set into conflict with the open-ended chaos of the simulation. Most recently, he has developed BOB (Bag of Beliefs), an AI creature whose personality, body, and life story evolve across exhibitions, what Cheng calls "art with a nervous system."
Recent solo exhibitions include: Life After BOB, Light Art Space, Berlin, Germany (2022); Life After BOB, Leeum, Samsung Museum of Art, Seoul (2022); Life After BOB, The Shed, New York, US (2021); Life After BOB: The Chalice Study, Luma Westbau, Zurich, Switzerland (2021); Life After BOB: The Chalice Study, Luma Arles, Arles, France (2021); Emissary Trilogy, Fundación Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Madrid (2020); Emissary Forks at Perfection, Espace Louis Vuitton Venezia, Venice (2018); Ian Cheng Emissaries, Julia Stoschek Collection, Berlin (2018); Ian Cheng, Serpentine Gallery, London (2018); Emissaries, MoMA PS1, New York (2017); Forking at Perfection, Migros Museum, Zurich (2016); Emissary in the Squat of Gods, Fondazione Sandretto Re Rebaudengo, Turin (2015).
Recent group exhibitions include: Old and New Dreams: Recent Acquisitions in a Collection, Museum of Contemporary Art, Los Angeles (2022); Among the Machines, Zabludowicz Collection, London (2022); Time is money?, Kadist x G Museum, Nanjing (2021); Things, Spaces, Interactions, M+, Hong Kong (2021); On the Threshold, Luma, Arles (2020); Uncanny Valley, De Youmg, Fine Art Museum of San Francisco (2020); Mud Muses, Moderna Museet, Stockhom (2019); If the Snake, Okayama Art Summit, Japan (2019); May You Live in Interesting Times, Venice Biennale (2019); New Order: Art and Technology in the Twenty-First Century, MoMA, New York (2019); Leaving the Echo Chamber, Sharjah Biennial, UAE (2019); Low Form, MAXXI, Rome (2018); I Was Raised on the Internet, MCA Chicago (2018).


Jiri Everest Base Camp Trekking is one of the popular trekking routes in the Everest Region that begins at an altitude of 1800m. This 20 days Jiri to Everest Base Camp Trek ( also known as Classical Everest Base Camp Trek ) is a twisted package to the Everest Trekking region. Hence, it follows the less explored pathway to reach the base of the Mt. Everest. This Jiri to Everest Base Camp Trek allows immersing the trekkers in the amazing natural beauty of the majestic Himalayan ranges and the surroundings. Trekking Trail to Everest Base Camp via Jiri is less crowded but longer trekking trail, only alternative Trekking Trail to the Everest Base camp. The trekking to Everest Base Camp via Jiri follows the original conduit providing the spectacular view of the small settlements of Khumbu region and the scenic mountains with rhododendron and oak forests. Jiri to Everest Base Camp Trekking ( Jiri EBC Trek ) is a feasible one.
Jiri Everest Base Camp Trekking ( Jiri EBC Trek ) of Trekking Trail Nepal gives you the experience of breath-taking view of the sunrise over the snowy peaks like Mt. Everest, Mt. Ama Dablam, Mt. Lhotse, Mt. Nuptse, Mt. Thamserku, Mt. Pumori, etc. from the vantage point, Kalapatthar. The Jiri to Everest Base Tamp Trek passes through the traditional Sherpa hamlets with the sacred monasteries and peaks and is also the central hub of Buddhist culture. The snowy peaks, the lovely alpine vegetation, glacial rivers of this Khumbu region soothe the eye of the trekkers giving the utmost pleasure. Hence, the spring season is considered to be the perfect time for trekking in this Everest region but we can trek in any season accordingly. Jiri to Everest Base Camp Trekking follows the traditional old route to the Khumbu Trekking region which was made popular by Sir Edmund Hillary and Tenzing Norgay Sherpa during their summit on Everest in May 1953. This legendary Jiri Everest Trek enthralls the trekkers to reach the base camp of the top of the world. Since this is a longer tour to Everest region, we usually the transportation depending upon the way to Jiri. Jiri to Everest Base Camp Trek comprises the adventure and nature exploration. Trekking Trail Nepal makes sure that the trekkers or guests enjoy the fullest satisfaction of this though it is very tiring and exhilarating. This Jiri Everest Base Camp Trekking offers the trekkers to experience Nepalese traditions and cultures and also the lifestyle of the local residents of this Khumbu region.
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Day 02: Drive from Kathmandu to Bhandar.
Day 04: Trek over Lamjura pass to Junbesi 8-9 hours.
Day 05: Trek to Nunthala.
Day 06: Trek from Nunthala to Bupsa danda.
Day 07: Bupsa trek to Chablung/Chheplung (2700m).
Day 08: Chablung trek to Namche Bazar (3440m.).
Day 09: Namche Bazar / Day Hike and excursion of Khumjung village 3800 m/12,465 ft.
Day 10: Namche Bazar to Tengboche 3860m, Duration: 4-5 hours.
Day 12: Dingboche Valley 14464 ft to Nangkartseng Hill (5100 m/16728ft) and back to hotel in Dingboche, 6 hours.
Day 13: Dingboche 4410 m to Lobuche 4910 m Duration: 6 hours.
Day 16: Pheriche - Tengboche and Namche Bazar (3443 m/11283ft) Duration: 8 hours.
Day 17: Namche Bazar to Lukla (2870 m/9184ft) via Phakding, Duration: 8 hours.
Day 18: Flight from Lukla to Kathmandu.
Day 19: Reserve day in Kathmandu, time to celebrate Everest Base Camp Trek success.
Round trip flight (Kathmandu – Lukla / Lukla – Kathmandu) including for the Trekking guide and the airport taxes where applicable.
Best available twin sharing room for accommodation during the trek.
Trekking Guide assisted by Porters (1 porter for 2 people) with their lodging and food, their salary and the insurance for all staff.
Assistant guide for the group of over 8 people with his meal, accommodation, salary and insurance.
Lunch and dinner in the cities (also in the case of early returns and late departures than the scheduled itinerary).
Personal trekking and adventure gear, clothing and accessories.
Extra supporting staff, laundry, battery charge, and communication expenses (such as internet charges).
Personal expenses like bar bill and beverage, snacks, hot shower, etc.
llAIcase of natural calamities, mishaps or anything beyond control of Trekking Trail Nepal.
If you leave the trek voluntarily and want to return from the trek earlier than scheduled itinerary, the costs are not refundable and transferable.
Tips and gratitude for the members of the trekking or tour.


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India's First Railways Disaster Management Centre To Come Up In Bengaluru!
Between 2009 to 2015, as many as 411 derailments and collisions have taken place on Indian rail tracks. Thousands of people have died as a result. But eventually, the government is taking some corrective measures to alleviate the loss of life.
With the implementation, trains falling into rivers and coaches catching fire will be common sights in the country's first 'Railways disaster management village' expected to come up on the outskirts of Bengaluru by December next year.
A senior railway ministry official has said that over aged rolling stock such as coaches, wagons and locomotives will be used to replicate train accidents. Tunnel, cutting, embankment, other conditions and obstructions like overhead structures and platforms are being created at the village to resemble the real scenario. For carrying out underwater rescue and relief operations, a water body is also being developed. The ultimate aim is to provide training in dealing with various disasters under varied environment and terrain.
The village, about 25 km from Bengaluru, will also have a virtual reality centre for analysis of railway accidents.
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