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While one Louisiana town's lead-tainted water system is replaced, dozens of others deteriorate
Federal help available to states for upgrading water systems is a drop in the bucket compared to what is needed across the country.
Julie Dermansky
SOURCEDesmog Blog
St. Joseph, Louisiana, resident Lee Richardson gets discolored water from his tap.
For years the discolored water delivered to the northern Louisiana delta town of St. Joseph resembled what one would expect to find in a third-world country. But it wasn't until high levels of lead were discovered in the town's municipal water system that work began to replace it.
On March 6, Louisiana Gov. John Bell Edwards, along with local officials and state lawmakers, attended a groundbreaking ceremony for St. Joseph's new water system, wielding symbolic golden shovels in the parking lot next to city hall.
Gov. John Bell Edwards, front and third from right, at the groundbreaking ceremony in St. Joseph, Louisiana, for the new municipal water system.
After tests found lead in the water of city hall and some of the town's homes, Gov. Edwards made an emergency health proclamation on December 16, 2016, enabling a fast-tracked replacement of St. Joseph's water system.
St. Joseph, Louisiana, City Hall.
Street in St. Joseph, where construction to replace the municipal water pipes, is underway.
The state began making three liters of water per day available for each of the town's residents. It also came up with $8 million in funding and expedited the project to replace the municipal water system, which is expected to be operational by September.
For the majority-African American town of some 1,100 people, relief from the ongoing water crisis couldn't come soon enough. For almost a decade, residents, 33 percent of which live in poverty, have complained about the discolored, dirty water that comes out of their taps.
State-issued bottled water has been replaced with potable water in large storage tanks, known as "water buffaloes," stationed around town, where residents can fill up containers with water.
Wanda and Roy Bowman, both local ministers in St. Joseph, collecting clean water to deliver to their neighbors who are not able to gather it themselves.
There have been noticeable improvements to the existing water system since the governor's office stepped in, including lessening water discoloration. But for many, the water coming out of their faucets is still a shade of yellow or brown, making washing anything impractical, even though it has been deemed safe to do so.
Environmental scientist Wilma Subra speaking during the groundbreaking ceremony for St. Joseph's new water system on March 6.
Wilma Subra, an environmental scientist and technical advisor for the Louisiana Environmental Action Network (LEAN), is part of a grassroots effort that helped bring St. Joseph's water crisis to the governor's attention. Former General Russel Honoré, founder of the GreenArmy, was instrumental in that effort as well. During the groundbreaking ceremony, Subra warned residents to remain vigilant about keeping their infants from coming into contact with the municipal water, pointing out that children who ingest lead can end up with lasting health issues.
The Louisiana Department of Health recommended that no one drink the town's water or use it for food preparation, brushing teeth, or making ice. Subra's warning goes a step further. She advises against using the water for anything that goes into children's mouths or for bathing infants until the new system is in place, pointing out that infants tend to put their fingers in their mouths.
Flint's water crisis: A saving grace for St. Joseph
Roy and Wanda Bowman's house is located a few blocks from city hall. There the two local ministers showed me the rust-colored water flowing from the sink in their kitchen. Were it not for the water crisis in Flint, Michigan, we might not have gotten the help we need, Roy Bowman told me.
Roy Bowman fills his sink to show the color of the water that the Bowmans receive at their home in St. Joseph.
"The water here has been bad for at least eight years," Roy Bowman said, "but getting anyone to do anything about it was impossible until Flint's situation was in the news."
St. Joseph's water crisis stems from a 90-year-old system that hasn't been properly maintained, a problem that is not uncommon in other towns in Louisiana and elsewhere. While the water crisis in Flint was caused by an ill-advised decision to switch the city's water supply to the Flint River, corroding their aging lead pipes, the resulting health emergency was the same.
Before lead was detected, St. Joseph's water tested positive for high levels of iron and magnesium, which causes the discoloration. Until the governor declared a health emergency, residents were told by State Health Officer Dr. Jimmy Guidry that the water was safe to drink, though the Bowmans told me that no one they knew was drinking it.
Last year, before lead was found, Bowman offered Guidry water from his home. Guidry declined, acknowledging that drinking discolored water was not desirable.
Wanda Bowman keeps clean water handy in a shed on the Bowmans' property to distribute to those who need it.
Wanda Bowman doesn't think the water was safe to drink or wash with before the health emergency declaration, and doesn't believe the potable water now being provided via tanks is safe to drink either, though it is being tested daily. She is not alone. Everyone she knows is sticking to bottled water.
It saddens her that people with so little money have been spending so much to buy water, despite paying water bills too. But she pointed out that not drinking the town's water for so long might have prevented people's health from being compromised.
The state has offered blood tests to pregnant women and children under age six. As of March 13, all of the blood work has tested negative for lead, according to Robert Johannessen, communications director for the Louisiana Department of Health.
New water system likely won't be quick fix for all
Once the new system is operational, Louisiana plans to retest homes that previously tested positive for lead to determine if the pipes connecting the municipal line to residences will also require replacement. Many of those pipes are just as old as the town's lines, but those replacements will be the responsibility of the buildings' owners.
According to the governor's office, for those who can't afford it, "the state is working to see what partnerships are available from other sources, such as the [U.S. Department of Agriculture], to help provide some grant or loan assistance to qualified residents with repayment ability."
The residents I spoke to expressed gratitude that the town's water system is being replaced, but no one thinks the obligation to continue paying water bills in full is fair. "I'm not looking for something for nothing," Lee Richardson told me after revealing the brown water that pours into his kitchen sink and bathtub. "I just don't like paying for dirty water."
St. Joseph resident Rudy Shorts fills her washing machine to see if the water is usable and opts not to use it.
In response to this point, the governor's office said via email:
"The Governor certainly understands the frustration that comes from paying a water bill, but getting a product that can't be used as intended. No one wants to be in that situation. But, he reminds people that's why – even before the lead situation was found – that he has worked to help the town get the funding necessary to rebuild the water system and bring the community, safe, clean water. He also reminds people the system can only be maintained in the future with all residents paying their bills today and in the years to come."
During the groundbreaking ceremony, Gov. Edwards made it clear that the people in St. Joseph are lucky: "The simple fact of the matter is we can't replicate this effort around the state because we don't have enough money."
General Russel Honoré of GreenArmy was in St. Joseph for the groundbreaking ceremony for the new water system.
General Honoré, who has been advocating for the people of St. Joseph, agrees the state can't possibly afford to reproduce the town's costly fix in up to 50 other small Louisiana towns he hears are also dealing with dirty water.
"Clean water is a human right," he said, but in order to provide it, he thinks current systems of water delivery need to be transformed. Honoré suggested smaller towns' water systems be consolidated into larger regional systems.
The American Society of Civil Engineers' report card for U.S. infrastructure also suggests systemic change is needed. The society gave the country a D on drinking water infrastructure.
Last year the Environmental Protection Agency (EPA) released an outline of actions to improve the safety and reliability of the nation's drinking water. But with the Trump administration's proposed massive budget cuts for the EPA, it is doubtful the agency will have the money or the will to carry out those plans effectively or enforce key regulations that protect drinking water.
While the EPA announced on January 10 $1 billion will be available as loans for water infrastructure projects, the agency has estimated that the U.S. needs about $660 billion in investments for drinking water, wastewater, and stormwater infrastructure improvements over the next 20 years.
For perspective, the United States has one million miles of drinking water infrastructure, and 12 of those miles are now being replaced in St. Joseph.
Roy Bowman delivering clean water to Viola Marshall, one of the elders in town he and his wife make sure have water on a regular basis.
Until their town's water system is fixed, the Bowmans plan to continue delivering water to those who don't have the means to get it for themselves. Filling up jugs and delivering the water "is a lot of work," Wanda said, but she doesn't want to see the town elders cutting back on their water intake because they are afraid of running out. "No one in America should have to live that way."
Mamie Fields, wife of St. Joseph's mayor, filling up gallon jugs with water provided by the state of Louisiana.
Eddie Sanders holds a bottle he filled at home to show the poor condition of his tap water.
Valerie Sloan with a photo of the water that came out of the St. Joseph municipal water system when she tried to use her washing machine.
Maxine Washington, here with one of her grandchildren, wishes the tanks providing clean water were closer to her home.
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OUR KUMIKO PATTERNS
OUR WOOD
Our factory is located in the Murodani village in Shimane, where nostalgic scenaries of Japan are still stored today. The massive Osa mountains overlook the terrace rice fields below, and the nature - trees, insects and rivers - freshly live the four seasons that come and go.
Since our establishment in 1958, we have been making furniture, fittings and all sorts of wooden products. Each and every one is made carefully by our craftsman, to satisfy each and every customer. It all started with one man with a tool set of a chisel, a plane, and a saw. With support from countless people, we are almost welcoming our 60th year.
"If there is a customer in need, I will do anything I can with wood."
That is a motto my father, Shigefumi Yoshihara promised in his heart when he decided to live as a wood craftsman in the area.
In the beginning, most of the orders were of fittings and wedding furniture, but Shigefumi would respond to any request that used wood - repairing walls, ceilings, and old drawers. There were no cars at that time, so he would use an "oiko" - a type of farming tool - and carry the product he made on his back to the customer's house.
"I asked my father, busy with farming at the time, to carry a drawer with me over the mountain. It was night by the time we walked back, so he would sing this song to blow off the pitch darkness. But oh he was such a bad singer!"
The devastating flood of 1983
Around 1965, the business started expanding with the growing economy in Japan, also backed by the fact that there were no other furniture makers in the area. Shigefumi was able to hire more craftsmen and purchase machines, little by little. He was starting to feel confidence in the business.
However, a disaster strikes the company.
July of 1983, heavy rain floods the whole Misumi city, washing away and destroying 130 houses. Yoshihara was located in Murodani, the mountainous region, and a vast mudflow attacked the factory.
In pouring rain, Shigefumi was in a rush putting the machines away, when he felt a roar of the earth. The next moment, a tremendous amount of mudflow came pouring in, ruining the building. Though he luckily survived, more than half of the factory was destroyed, and most of the machines were washed away. Seeing the tragedy before his eyes, Shigefumi recalls "I felt so torn apart, I wished I had been washed away with the machines.".
Over 90mm of rain per hour, 500mm in total. Deaths in Shimane together summed up to 107, and lives were mostly lost from landslides.
A new start, welcoming trainees from Bhutan
After the tragedy in 1983, Shigefumi makes a decision. He built a new factory on the only rice-field adjacent to a main road.
The former factory faced a narrow road, so the lumber was carried by hand. The new factory was made with a timber storage, with more workspace, making it possible to accept large orders. With a strong will to never give up, Yoshihara starts on it's second challenge.
The industry of paper straining was common in Misumi city, and the traditional "Sekishu-Washi (Japanese paper)" brought international relations with Bhutan.
In 1993 and 1997, Yoshihara was recommended as a trainee accepting company, and started welcoming them.
The trainees from Bhutan were very sincere and friendly, and everyone in the area felt touched by their studious and passionate manner and hard work. Although different in birth and culture, we learned that compassion and sincerity unites people, which is actually all that matters in life.
Inheriting the tradition to tomorrow
Over 50 years since our establishment, we have been supported by our customers and neighbors. Now, we contain the latest machines, and are able to produce furniture and fittings for housings, shops and public facilities.
In November of 2012, I succeeded the business from my father Shigefumi, and we are running in a fresh organization. With a strong resolution at heart, we will keep on producing items with our craftsmanship.
In a rapidly changing era, Japan's craftsmanship is being measured it's true value.
Inheriting from our ancestors the skills, knowledge and tradition, and succeeding it to the next generation.
As a craftsman of today, we embrace the mission and keep on working.
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Several international agreements may affect U.S. hazardous waste import and export practices. These include the Basel Convention, the Organization for Economic Cooperation and Development (OECD) Council Decision, and bilateral agreements between the United States and Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Malaysia, and the Philippines.
The Basel Convention on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Hazardous Wastes and their Disposal is a multilateral agreement negotiated under the United Nations Environment Program (UNEP) beginning in 1988. The negotiators of the Convention wanted to promote environmentally sound management of exported and imported waste, especially in developing countries.
The Basel Convention establishes standards for the transboundary movement of hazardous waste, solid waste, and municipal incinerator ash, including notice to and written confirmation from the receiving country prior to export. As of December 2015, 183 states and the European Union are parties to the Convention. The United States is a signatory to the Basel Convention, but has not yet become Party to the Convention.
The Convention requires that the exporting country notify the receiving country and any transit countries of the proposed shipment. The waste shipment may occur only after the transit and receiving countries have given consent for the shipment. The Convention also requires that an international movement document accompany the waste shipment from its point of origin until its ultimate recycling or disposal.
In addition, shipments of waste must be packaged, labeled, and transported in accordance with international rules. In the event that an accident occurs during the shipment of the waste, Basel requires that the responsible parties inform the potentially affected countries of the accident. Finally, parties to the Convention must submit an annual report to the Basel Secretariat summarizing the amounts and types of hazardous waste exported or imported and the destination and disposal methods.
If the wastes are required as a raw material for recycling or recovery industries in the importing country.
The Convention also prohibits the movement of waste between parties to the convention and non-parties, except when these movements occur under a separate agreement. The agreement must provide an equally sound management structure for transboundary movements of waste.
Although the United States is not currently a party to the Basel Convention, this treaty still affects U.S. importers and exporters. Parties to the Basel Convention cannot trade Basel-covered waste with nonparties in the absence of a pre-determined agreement between countries.
The United States participates in a legally binding agreement with OECD members governing transboundary movements of waste for recovery purposes. The OECD Council Decision Exit on the Control of Transboundary Movements of Wastes Destined for Recovery Operations is a multilateral agreement that establishes procedural and substantive controls for the import and export of hazardous waste for recovery between OECD member nations. Recovery operations refer to activities leading to resource recovery, recycling, reclamation, direct re-use or alternative uses (See Title 40 of the Code of Federal Regulations or CFR in section 262.81). The agreement is intended to facilitate the trade of such waste and minimize the possibility that such wastes will be abandoned or handled illegally.
The OECD Council agreement provides a tiered level of control for transboundary movements of hazardous waste. This agreement specifies two categories of waste: green and amber. The green list includes wastes that pose the least hazard to human health and the environment and are subject to the same level of control as normal transboundary commercial shipments.
Most hazardous wastes managed under the Resource Conservation and Recovery Act are amber list wastes, which are more hazardous and are subject to more stringent requirements. EPA incorporates the green and amber lists of waste in 40 CFR section 262.89. Note that wastes designated on the green list that are hazardous under U.S. national procedures are subject to amber controls (See 40 CFR section 262.82(a)(1)(i)).
The import and export of hazardous waste to and from the United States is subject to the requirements established in the Amended 2001 OECD Council Decision, and U.S. parties must comply with implementing regulations in 40 CFR Part 262, Subpart H. These requirements insure that all parties involved in the transaction are notified that the shipment will occur and understand the type of wastes shipped.
The United States has established separate agreements for importing and exporting hazardous waste with Canada, Mexico, Costa Rica, Malaysia, and the Philippines.


Well, we had a great weekend at the Travers Stakes in Saratoga. We beat Hurricane Irene out of Albany, and even took some money from the track. I had a fantastic time, met some fantastic people, caught up with a few friends from days past, saw some awesome racing, and got some great photos. The first race we saw featured a jockey losing his whip, and using his goggles to whip the horse instead! Friday afternoon we were able to see Kentucky Derby contender To Honor And Serve in a claiming race of all places.
Jose Lezcano, the jockey on the right is whipping his horse with his goggles.
Mark made friends with one of the track photographers, Connie Bush, and we ran into her Friday afternoon. She was able to get Mark and I visitor's passes Saturday morning, which was great, a once in a lifetime experience. It also meant that my day started around 4am as I got up, had a shower and headed to the track to photograph morning workouts. We were able to spend some time at the Oklahoma training track, and the backstretch for breakfast. It also meant for a heck of a long day. Mark and I ran into The Mig, retired Hall of Fame jockey Richard Migliore! He was a really nice guy and even posed for a few photographs. Mark maintains he bares a vague resemblance to myself, and I must say I think he is right!
We got to see great racing all day. I found a horse shoe which must have brought Tracy some luck as she did quite well on the day. We saw the return of Uncle Mo, almost a year to the day that we saw him win his maiden race over this same track. Unfortunately he lost by a nose in a photo finish, but it was an awesome race, and he did so good after a long layoff. He lost his back right shoe, and I was able to capture that with my camera from my spot on the rail. He's an awesome horse.
It was a great summer at Saratoga, and all in all I was able to take in three race weekends. The Jim Dandy, The Whitney, and The Travers. There won't be a summer like it for a while. View all my photos from this summer at Saratoga in my flickr gallery.
In the midst of my week in the Adirondacks, I ducked down to Saratoga for a great day of racing on Jim Dandy Day. I saw a lot of great horses, had a great time with Mark and Melody, and even got to see Stay Thirsty win the Jim Dandy on his way to the Travers Stakes 4 weeks later. Here's a few photos on the day, more photos are available on my flickr gallery page.
I already can't wait to get back to Saratoga. My full 2011 Saratoga gallery is available on my flickr page.


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Q: Update variable everytime i run the app JS so I am working in a Testing Automation case where i should increment the index of my Xpath every time i run dhe test case.
So far i have done this:
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and also globaly declared`
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But I am not sure how to update the global variable I, so for example if i have ran the test case 2 times, the third time I run it I will be:
    Var I =3;

A: You can use two "globals" in that case. (I'd recommend to have them confined in an object along with your test though).
let xPathIndex = 1;
const max = 5;
wd.addPromiseChainMethod('SelectAcc', () => {
    if( ++xPathIndex > max ) xPathIndex = 1;
    return driver. waitForElementByXpath("/hierarchy/android.widget.FrameLayout/android.widget.LinearLayout/android.widget.FrameLayout/android.widget.LinearLayout/android.widget.FrameLayout["+ xPathIndex +"]")
} );

In case you need to store the inital value for new contexts (page reloads) you can use localStorage to persist and update the starting value, hence sg like:
let storedXPathIndex = localStorage.getItem("storedXPathIndex");
let xPathIndex = (storedXPathIndex) ? ++storedXPathIndex : 0;
localStorage.setItem("storedXPathIndex", xPathIndex);
const max = 5;
wd.addPromiseChainMethod('SelectAcc', () => {
    if( ++xPathIndex > max ) xPathIndex = 1;
    return driver. waitForElementByXpath("/hierarchy/android.widget.FrameLayout/android.widget.LinearLayout/android.widget.FrameLayout/android.widget.LinearLayout/android.widget.FrameLayout["+ xPathIndex +"]")
} );

Note: JavaScript is case-sensitive! You have a lot of typos in your code above.

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The Low Pay Commission (LPC) has been urged to show caution on further increases to the National Living Wage and National Minimum Wage or risk future investment and jobs in the hospitality sector.
The Association of Licensed Multiple Retailers (ALMR) has submitted to the LPC's consultation on wage rates highlighting recent cost increases for businesses.
It pointed out that the industry was suffering from tightening margins and continued political instability. ALMR research also showed that the cost of the introduction of the National living Wage on the hospitality sector could be over £1bn.
Research by the ALMR and Ernst and Young forecasted that the sector would be contributing £166bn GVA by 2020, providing an additional 19,000 jobs and contributing an additional £50bn to economic turnover.
But ALMR chief executive Kate Nicholls said that 'unprecedented cost pressures' were eroding eating and drinking out margins and any significant increases in wage rates could threaten investment and put jobs at risk.
"Employers have already had to swallow a significant wall of costs in the form of recent wage increases and continually mounting property costs," added Nicholls. "Any considerable wage increases could seriously limit the sector's ability to invest in sustained job creation, training and growth.
"Businesses in the sector are committed to developing their workforces, but recent increases in wage rates have not led to increased spend at tills for businesses. Some employers have had to adjust the number of hours they offer staff as a result of increased wages.


Background: All living organisms are made of individual and identifiable cells, whose number, together with their size and type, ultimately defines the structure and functions of an organism. While the total cell number of lower organisms is often known, it has not yet been defined in higher organisms. In particular, the reported total cell number of a human being ranges between 1012 and 1016 and it is widely mentioned without a proper reference. Aim: To study and discuss the theoretical issue of the total number of cells that compose the standard human adult organism. Subjects and methods: A systematic calculation of the total cell number of the whole human body and of the single organs was carried out using bibliographical and/or mathematical approaches. Results: A current estimation of human total cell number calculated for a variety of organs and cell types is presented. These partial data correspond to a total number of 3.72×1013. Conclusions: Knowing the total cell number of the human body as well as of individual organs is important from a cultural, biological, medical and comparative modelling point of view. The presented cell count could be a starting point for a common effort to complete the total calculation.
STUDY OBJECTIVES: To investigate whether noninvasive application of recurrent airway obstructions induces early release of mesenchymal stem cells into the circulating blood in a rat model of obstructive sleep apnea. DESIGN: Prospective controlled animal study. SETTING: University laboratory. PATIENTS OR PARTICIPANTS: Twenty male Sprague-Dawley rats (250-300 g). INTERVENTIONS: A specially designed nasal mask was applied to the anesthetized rats. Ten rats were subjected to a pattern of recurrent obstructive apneas (60 per hour, lasting 15 seconds each) for 5 hours. Ten anesthetized rats were used as controls. MEASUREMENTS AND RESULTS: Mesenchymal stem cells from the blood and bone marrow samples were isolated and cultured to count the total number of colony-forming unit fibroblasts (CFU-F) of adherent cells after 9 days in culture. The number of CFU-F from circulating blood was significantly (P = 0.02) higher in the rats subjected to recurrent obstructive apneas (5.00 +/- 1.16; mean +/- SEM) than in controls (1.70 +/- 0.72). No significant (P = 0.54) differences were observed in CFU-F from bone marrow. CONCLUSIONS: Application of a pattern of airway obstructions similar to those experienced by patients with sleep apnea induced an early mobilization of mesenchymal stem cells into circulating blood.


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Una raccolta di alcuni dei principali saggi di Evandro Agazzi (difficilmente reperibili perché apparsi su riviste o in volumi collettivi, pubblicati, in parte, in lingua straniera), che hanno scandito los angeles riflessione dell'autore sull'egemonia del formalismo e sulle ragioni dell'impossibilità di assolutizzarlo.
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A Collaborative History of the Clarinet: Mozart / Stadler
Posted on August 22, 2014 by heatherroche
Further to last week's post on taking a historical approach to the sound of the clarinet, I've decided to put together a little series on the blog. Since I'm rather keen on clarinetist/composer collaborations, it would only be right to recognise the long, productive and rather awesome history of these relationships within the clarinet repertoire. So to start us off, the most famous of these relationships, that between Wolfgang Amadeus Mozart and Anton Stadler. This is surely not the most comprehensive history you'll find, but rather a short set of notes with lots of references to some of the great literature on the subject.
Mozart became familiar with the clarinet as early as 1764, through copying C.F. Abel's Symphony op.7 no.6, but didn't use them until 1771 in his Divertimento K113, composed in Milan. The parts for this are quite simple, suiting the technical abilities of the orchestral players of the time, who would have most likely had five-key instruments (Page 2010).
His greatest works for clarinet were not written until 1773, the earliest date that Anton Stadler was known to be in Vienna. It was fortuitous that he would meet such a virtuoso, that their relationship should be such an amiable one and that Stadler would be so fascinated by his instrument that he would strive to improve it with the aid of an instrument maker, Theodor Lotz. The dating on the autograph sketch of Mozart's Clarinet Concerto does suggest that it was their collaboration specifically that encouraged Stadler to develop the basset clarinet further (Lawson 2008). Also worth noting is how well documented the collaboration between Mozart and Stadler is, especially when with some of the other concertos – those written for bassoon specifically – there is no reliable data to even point towards who might have commissioned them (Waterhouse 2010).
Lawson (1987) writes that while the clarinet parts of Beethoven and Haydn recognized the limitations of the instrument, the collaboration between Stadler and Mozart pushed these limits, and this partnership 'must be seen as wholly exceptional for its date.' (489) This collaboration started after Mozart refused to write a concerto for Josef Beer, a clarinettist of international reputation for whom Carl Stamitz' eleven clarinet concertos had already been written and who had also composed a number of works for clarinet himself (Rice 2007).
'As for the letter of recommendation to Herr Beer, I don't think it is necessary to send it to me: so far I have not made his acquaintance: I only know that he is an excellent clarinet player, but in other respects a dissolute sort of fellow. I really do not like to associate with such people, as it does one no credit; and, frankly, I should not like to give him a letter of recommendation —indeed I should feel positively ashamed to do so—even if he should do something for me! But, as it is, he is by no means respected here—and a great many people do not know him at all. Of the two Stamitz brothers only the younger one is here, the elder (the real composer a la Hageneder) is in London. They indeed are two wretched scribblers, gamblers, swillers and adulterers—not the kind of people for me. The one who is here has scarcely a decent coat to his back.' (Weston 2002, qtd. 34)
While working with Beer would have been beneficial for Mozart's reputation, he regarded Beer's reputation as 'dissolute' (Lawson 2008). Mozart's attraction to Stadler, then, presumably, was not solely based on his skill as an instrumentalist, but on his personality and their mutual friendship and respect for each other. While perhaps it is presumptuous to assume that there was a relationship mutually respectful between the Mozart and Stadler – the clarinettist borrowed a great deal of money from Mozart, which he never repaid (Weston 2002) — it is the longevity and the productiveness of their relationship that is of particular interest.
It is relatively clear that the two men were jovial with each other, as demonstrated by Mozart's remark after Stadler asked him to change a few difficult passages on his instrument: ''Have you the notes on your instrument?' 'Certainly they are on it.' 'Provided they exist it is your concern to produce them.'10 (Lawson 1987; 500) No doubt, when Stadler became a freemason in 1785, just a year after Mozart had joined, the friendship between them was firmly cemented (Weston 2002). Mozart's sense of humour, especially as concerned his relationship with collaborators, is documented: the case of his relationship with the horn player, Leutgeb, is a famous one. Mozart played a regular trick on Leutgeb, scoring different parts of the solo parts of his horn concertos in different colours of ink (Leavis 1953).
The collaboration between Mozart and Stadler was also based on a long-term commitment: prior to working on the Concerto, Stadler performed the two obbligato numbers from Mozart's opera, La Clemenza di Tito, which 'offer a final glimpse of Stadler's favourite techniques immediately prior to the Clarinet Concerto. The solo writing for Bb basset clarinet and for basset horn incorporates slow, lyrical melody, chromatic passages, a wide variety of arpeggiated patterns and different dramatic contexts.' (Lawson 2008; 33) The music for La Clemenza exploits Stadler's 'versatility without the extremes of virtuosity in the concerto.' (Lawson 1987; 493)
Lawson, C. (1987) The Basset Clarinet Revived. Early Music 15(4) 487-501
Lawson, C. (2008) Mozart: Clarinet Concerto. Cambridge: Cambridge University Press
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http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/52768
Rice, A. (2003) The Clarinet in the Classical Period. OUP USA
Waterhouse, W. "Bassoon." In Grove Music Online. Oxford Music Online, http://www.oxfordmusiconline.com/subscriber/article/grove/music/02276 (accessed May 30, 2010)
Weston, Pamela. (2002) Clarinet Virtuosi of the Past. UK: Emerson Edition
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Q: Algorithm to insert a value-string (nodes) in a binary search tree I'm developing a program for a university exam, the specificity of the problem requires:
1) acquisition by the user of a numeric value n --> done
2) random generation of n integers between 0 and 3n and n strings of 10 characters --> done
3) loading all pairs (number, string) of generated data into a binary search tree algorithm.
4) print on the screen, the data contained in the tree according to a visit order chosen by the user from anticipated, symmetrical and postponed. --> done--> only for int values.
5) screen printing of the data contained in the tree sorted by number key(I'll try to do it myself before I ask this point).
I already have the algorithm that allows me to insert a value in the tree, but how can I modify the algorithm in such a way that it allows me to acquire a value-string node?
Could you give me some advice?
The software must be written in c language.
I was undecided whether to put all or only a part of the code.
Edit 1)
no, now I will try to list the steps that the software does in order to make everything clearer:
1) the software asks the user to type a valid keyboard value (>0, integer).
2)the software will print on the screen, several random values ranging from 0 to the number entered by the user, multiplied by 3 with n strings of 10 characters (see point 2 of of the examination specifications). e.g if the number entered by the user is 4, the software will print random values between 0 to 12  and for each value, there will be aligned a string composed of  10 random characters.
HERE COMES THE PROBLEM *
the point 3 says: "loading all pairs (number, string) of generated data into a binary search tree algorithm".  * because the point 3 shall be completed before the point 4) in order to be able to apply point 4) correctly. in order to allow the user to choose the visit order, I created a menu (switch). However, at the moment my software is able to apply point 4) only partially, in fact, it prints on the screen only the int values and not the strings, aligned with the int values.
I already know that I have to modify the algorithm of inserting a value in the tree in such a way that the program, in addition to acquiring the values int It also acquires strings. But how can I do that?

/*Programma contente un albero binario di ricerca che permette all'utente di stampare l'albero nel modo da lui richiesto*/
/*Inclusione librerie*/

#include <stdio.h>
#include <stdlib.h>
#include <string.h>
#include <time.h>
/*tree*/

typedef struct  albero_principale /*tree */
{
  int             valore; /* value */
  char            *CARATTERE; /* string */
  struct          albero_principale *sx_p, *dx_p;
} albero_principale_t;

/*function declarations*/
void visita_albero_ant(albero_principale_t *nodo_p); /* visit algorithm in early order */
void visita_albero_simm(albero_principale_t *nodo_p); /* visit algorithm in symmetrical order */
void visita_albero_post(albero_principale_t *nodo_p); /*  visit algorithm in delayed order /*
albero_principale_t *cerca_in_albero_bin(albero_principale_t *nodo_p, int valore);  /* look for a value in the tree */
int inserisci_in_albero_bin_ric(albero_principale_t **radice_p, int valore); /*insert a value in the tree*/

/*main */
int main (int argc, char **argv)
{
  int num_input, num_casuale, esito_lettura, i, y, val, ordinamento;
  albero_principale_t *nodo, *radice;
  int *ARRAY;
  char *STRINGA;

  srand(time(NULL));
  radice = NULL;
  ARRAY = (int*)malloc(sizeof(int)*num_input);
  STRINGA = (char*)malloc(sizeof(char)*num_input);

  do
    {
      printf("Digitare un input, maggiore di 0, valido: "); /* verify the validation of the input */
      esito_lettura = scanf ("%d",&num_input);
 inserisci_in_albero_bin_ric(&radice, ARRAY[i]);

      if (esito_lettura != 1 || num_input < 0)
           printf("input non valido.\n" );
      while (getchar() != '\n');
    }
    while (esito_lettura != 1 || num_input < 0);

  /*generation of n integers between 0 and 3n and n strings of 10 characters */
  num_casuale = num_input * 3;
  printf("I valori generati saranno copresi tra 0 e %d. \n", num_casuale);
  for (i = 0 ;(i < num_input); i++)
  {
   ARRAY[i] = rand () % (num_casuale);
   printf("%d ", ARRAY[i]);

   for (y = 0; y < 5; y++)
   {
     STRINGA [y] = printf("%c ",'A'+rand()%('Z'-'A'));
     STRINGA [y+5] = printf("%c ",'a'+rand()%('a'-'z'));
   }
   printf("\n");
  }
   for(i = 0,
      (i < num_input);
      i++);
    {
             inserisci_in_albero_bin_ric(&radice, ARRAY[i]);
             inserisci_in_albero_bin_ric(&radice, STRINGA[i]);
   }

/*Menu that allows the user to choose the visit algorithm*/

  do
   {
    printf("\nI valori doppi saranno sovrapposti.\n");
    printf("Digita 1 per ordinare l'array con il metodo di visita in ordine anticipato\n");
    printf("Digita 2 per ordinare l'array con il metodo di visita in ordine simmetrica\n");
    printf("Digita 3 per ordinare l'array con il metodo di visita in ordine posticipato\n");
    printf("Digita 4 per terminare il programma\n"); /* quit */
    esito_lettura = scanf("%d", &ordinamento);

    switch (ordinamento)
      {

       case 1: printf("Visita anticipata:\n");
       visita_albero_ant(radice);
       break;

       case 2:printf("Visita simmetrica:\n");
       visita_albero_simm(radice);
       break;

       case 3:  printf("Visita posticipata:\n");
       visita_albero_post(radice);
       break;

       default:
       if (esito_lettura != 1 || num_input < 0)
            printf("input non valido.\n" );
       while (getchar() != '\n');
       break;

      }
    }  while(esito_lettura != 1 || ordinamento != 4 );

/*Algoritmo di ricerca
 printf("\nAlgoritmo di ricerca:");
 nodo = cerca_in_albero_bin(radice,val); */

  return(0);
}

 int inserisci_in_albero_bin_ric(albero_principale_t **radice_p, int valore) /* insert a value in the tree */
{
  int inserito;
  albero_principale_t *nodo_p, *padre_p, *nuovo_p;

  for (nodo_p = padre_p = *radice_p;
    ((nodo_p != NULL) && (nodo_p->valore != valore));
    padre_p = nodo_p, nodo_p = (valore < nodo_p->valore)? nodo_p->sx_p:nodo_p -> dx_p);
  if (nodo_p != NULL)
    inserito = 0;
  else
 {
   inserito = 1;
   nuovo_p = (albero_principale_t *)malloc(sizeof(albero_principale_t));
   nuovo_p->valore = valore;
   nuovo_p->sx_p = nuovo_p->dx_p = NULL;
   if (nodo_p == *radice_p)
    *radice_p = nuovo_p;
   else
    if (valore < padre_p->valore)
      padre_p->sx_p = nuovo_p;
    else
      padre_p->dx_p = nuovo_p;
 }

 return(inserito);
}

/*visit algorithm in early order*/
void visita_albero_ant(albero_principale_t *nodo_p)
{
  if (nodo_p != NULL)
  {
    printf("%d ",nodo_p->valore); /* elabora */
    visita_albero_ant(nodo_p->sx_p);
    visita_albero_ant(nodo_p->dx_p);
  }
}

/*visit algorithm in symmetrical order*/
void visita_albero_simm(albero_principale_t *nodo_p)
  {
    if (nodo_p != NULL)
    {
      visita_albero_simm(nodo_p->sx_p);
      printf("%d ",nodo_p->valore); /* elabora */
      visita_albero_simm(nodo_p->dx_p);
    }
  }

/*visit algorithm in delayed order*/
void visita_albero_post(albero_principale_t *nodo_p)
{
  if (nodo_p != NULL)
  {
    visita_albero_post(nodo_p->sx_p);
    visita_albero_post(nodo_p->dx_p);
    printf("%d ", nodo_p->valore); /* elabora */
  }
}

/*look for a value in the tree*/
albero_principale_t *cerca_in_albero_bin(albero_principale_t *nodo_p, int valore)
{
    albero_principale_t *nodo_ris_p;

    if ((nodo_p == NULL) || (nodo_p->valore == valore))
        nodo_ris_p = nodo_p;
        else
        {
          nodo_ris_p = cerca_in_albero_bin(nodo_p->sx_p,valore);
          if (nodo_ris_p == NULL)
            nodo_ris_p = cerca_in_albero_bin(nodo_p->dx_p, valore);
        }
    return(nodo_ris_p);
}


Start off your visit on the 18th (Wed): look for gifts at Central Market and then test your problem-solving skills at The Escape Game Austin.
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Brisbane, Australia to Austin is an approximately 20.5-hour flight. You can also do a combination of flight and car; or do a combination of flight and bus. You'll gain 16 hours traveling from Brisbane to Austin due to the time zone difference. Prepare for somewhat warmer weather when traveling from Brisbane in September: high temperatures in Austin hover around 39°C and lows are around 25°C. Cap off your sightseeing on the 19th (Thu) early enough to travel to Orlando.
Have a day of magic on the 20th (Fri) at Walt Disney World Resort. Pack the 22nd (Sun) with family-friendly diversions at Universal Orlando Resort. There's more to do: find something for the whole family at Universal's Islands of Adventure.
Use Inspirock's suggestions to plan your Orlando trip and find the best activities and attractions for your vacation.
Fly from Austin to Orlando in 5.5 hours. Alternatively, you can drive; or take a bus. You'll lose 1 hour traveling from Austin to Orlando due to the time zone difference. In September, daytime highs in Orlando are 37°C, while nighttime lows are 27°C. Finish up your sightseeing early on the 22nd (Sun) so you can travel to New York City.
New York City is known for museums, nightlife, shopping, historic sites, and parks. Your plan includes some of its best attractions: go for a walk through Central Park, make a trip to Times Square, take in panoramic vistas at Top of the Rock, and admire the striking features of Empire State Building.
For more things to do, photos, other places to visit, and more tourist information, read our New York City online trip builder .
Traveling by flight from Orlando to New York City takes 6 hours. Alternatively, you can do a combination of flight and bus; or drive. In September, New York City is little chillier than Orlando - with highs of 31°C and lows of 22°C. You'll have a few hours on the 26th (Thu) to wrap things up before traveling home.


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As colorful wedding dresses are on the rise, out of it came about the once-and-usually-still-thought-of-as-taboo notion of having your bridesmaids in all WHITE ✨ Even brides that are still donning the traditional white wedding attire also choose their maids to match, with the bouquets, venue, and other accent pieces being the focal point of the aesthetics.
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It's that time of the year again, when we do our best to buy the perfect gift for our green-fingered loved ones. In theory it's easy to buy gifts for gardeners – we know they like plants and wellies. In practice it's a little more tricky, as new plants may not be the right fit for the garden, and another trowel may not be required. Here are a few ideas if you're struggling to shop for those who grow.
Glover and Smith do a fantastic range of pewter gifts, with all of their designs inspired by nature. I adore the ginkgo leaf salad servers (£65) and keen gardeners will want to adorn their dining table with the miniature flower pot and trowel bowl and spoon set (£48), which is ideal as a sugar bowl or jam pot. A cheese-lover with a sense of humour might appreciate the trowel with the mouse on the handle (£32.50).
Gardening books are always popular, and my favourite from this year's offerings is Beatrix Potter's Gardening Life, by Marta McDowell (Timber Press, RRP £16.99). Stories like Peter Rabbit and Mrs Tiggywinkle have sparked an interest in gardening and nature in generations of children, and the book contains a biography of her life as a gardener, as well as a look at her gardens through the seasons. Rounded off with a guide to relevant locations in the Lake District and elsewhere in the UK, there's plenty here to keep gardeners – and Beatrix Potter fans – occupied until spring, and beyond.
If you're looking for a 'money can't buy' kind of gift, then there are some great crowd-funded projects producing garden-related things you just won't find elsewhere. Alys Fowler and Steve Benbow are writing 'Letters to a Beekeeper'; their Unbound project is fully-funded, but you can still support it (from £20) and the recipient will get double the excitement with this one, as the book will turn up next year once it's finished and printed. The Sarvari Trust is raising money to promote its wonderful, blight-free (and tasty!) Sárpo potatoes. They are accepting both donations (from £5) and loans (from £50). Loan interest is paid in seed potatoes, a lovely idea for an allotmenteer whose spuds are blighted by blight (www.buzzbank.org ). And to wrap your gifts what about , Eden's Paper's crowd-funded range of 100% plantable wrapping paper – which includes seeds for carrots, tomatoes, broccoli, chillies or onion. Seed shopping will never be quite the same again.
Frustrated kitchen gardeners, waiting out the winter, can be reinvigorated with the chance of some indoor gardening. Sprouters and seeds offer the chance of fresh veggies year-round, even for gardeners with no garden! There's a sprouting system to suit all budgets; the Organic Gardening Catalogue's hand-crafted clay Gaia sprouter (£34.95) is available in green and white, and would grace the most stylish of kitchen counters. For gardening friends with a little outdoor space, Burgon & Ball's new Verti-plant system (£9.95 for two) allows them to grow herbs (or flowers) on walls and fences.
For foodie gardeners, check out the Eden Project online shop, the perfect place to find fabulous, guilt-free gifts, chosen with the environmental ethos of the Eden Project in mind (and with many sourced locally in Cornwall). They combine a coffee plant with ground coffee, and a mug, to enchant caffeine-fiends (£16.50); or there's an olive tree/ herby olives combo for £14.50. Their Festive Chilli Bouquet of chillies and herbs (34.95) does double duty, as both a gift and a seasonal table decoration.
For little green fingers, have a look at the Gardening Discovery Tin, £10 which is widely available (Kew's online shop is one stockist). More mature gardeners will also love Kew's range of practical gifts, with everything from gloves and watering cans to kneelers and botanically-themed toiletries. You can really get into the groove with their plantable record (£7.50), a 45rpm sleeve with a 60s floral design, filled with two sheets of handmade paper filled with flower seeds. Flower power!
For the gardener who really does have everything, how about supporting a worthy project on their behalf? There are plenty of charitable options on offer. With Good Gifts you can plant 21 bagpipe trees in Tanzania (from £18); or a pair of trysting trees in the UK (£30) would make a lovely gift for a new couple. The Heritage Seed Library allows you adopt a heritage vegetable variety (£20, including a packet of seeds) and ensure its conservation for future generations. Their 'Transparent' tomatoes would cause a stir on the allotment – they grow pale yellow fruits that verge on the translucent. Oxfam Unwrapped gives you the opportunity to send the gift of an allotment (£24) where it's really needed. You can also use them to send a message to someone who isn't in your good books this year – a gift of manure (£9) really keeps on giving!


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The first ever National Refill Day launches Thursday 27th September. Have you got the bottle to show the world how easy it is to find free tap water on the go, save money and stop plastic pollution at source?
Refill is a national tap water campaign run by Bristol-based City to Sea. The campaign aims to make refilling water bottles as simple, easy and cheap by introducing Refill stations on every street.
Oceans and Waterways around the World need our help! Each year 13 million tonnes of plastic is leaking into the world's oceans, being ingested by sea birds, fish, and other organisms, harming the environment and our health. According to research by the Ellen MacArthur Foundation by 2050, the ocean will contain more plastic by weight than fish. So why not join the #RefillRevolution, be empowered, and help stop plastic pollution at source.
Participating cafes, bars, restaurants, banks, galleries, museums and other businesses simply put a Refill sticker in their window – alerting passers-by to the fact they're welcome to come on in and fill up their bottle – for free!
Or you can simply download the Refill app and find your nearest venue on the go. The Refill app is free to download and works by connecting people who are looking for water with thousands of local business, transport hubs and public spaces where they can Refill for free, reducing the need for people to buy single use plastic water bottles.
Since the Refill app launched in 2016, there are now over 75,000 downloads and 12,000 Refill Stations signed up including railway stations, airports and high street chains such as Costa, Starbucks and Wetherspoons. If all Refill stations are used just ONCE a day, together we're stopping around 4 million plastic bottles at source in a year!
In Brighton and Hove there are over 200 participating venues from beach huts to comedy clubs, all of whom will fill your water bottle for free. And the network is continually expanding due to the swat team of Refill volunteers that have supported Refill Brighton for over a year to make it one of the largest Refill schemes in the country.
So why not join National Refill Day and make carrying a reusable bottle the norm. And lets spread the word to make sure everyone, everywhere, knows how easy it is to find and Refill with free, quality tap water.
With the new app, you can help support projects all over the UK. All you need to do is pop into your nearest Refill station, fill up your bottle and register your refill so you can measure your impact. You'll now be able to build your own personal profile to measure the environmental impact your actions — and see the number of bottles you've saved, the carbon emissions saved from plastic production and how much you've raised to go towards future plastic reducing projects from City to Sea.
Not only that but you can fundraise 13 pence with the tap of your finger, as every Refill logged in the app 13 pence will be donated to Refill by our generous partners (kicking off with Water UK) to help fund City to Sea's vital campaigning work to tackle plastic pollution at source!
Why not come and meet the Brighton Refill Team from the Brighton Peace and Environment Centre, on Thursday 27th at the Open Market. They will be showing everyone how to download the app, and updating on the latest Refill news.
If you can't make the National Refill Day, you can find Refill Brighton giving a talk at an Environmental Action Event on Saturday the 29th September.
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NIC Services Franchise Case Study
Having now been with NIC since 1995 Roger Downs has proved to be an excellent choice as NIC's pilot franchisee.
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Roger Downs Became NIC's Pilot Franchisee in 1995
NIC Services Group launched their first franchise in 1995. Having been involved in the cleaning & support services industry since 1960 NIC looked to franchising as a way of expanding their business further. Through the franchise model they were able to do this with people who had a real passion and commitment to the success of the business because they were investing into it. When choosing their first franchisee they were looking for someone with drive and a determination to succeed who wasn't afraid to take a risk by becoming the pilot franchisee and who could evolve with the franchise model.
As most franchisees are looking for a proven track record of replicating the business through franchising, this was one of NIC's biggest recruitment challenges.
Dan Archer, Franchise Development Director explains:
"After 18 years of franchising with over 40 franchisees in the network NIC has this experience now but when we were first recruiting we did not. As a result, in 1995, even with 35 years' experience as a cleaning service provider, we had to work hard to evidence the proven nature of our model."
Roger Downs fitted this bill perfectly and after a comprehensive selection process became NIC's pilot franchisee.
John Pinnick, NIC's Managing Director explains:
"As a Chartered Accountant we knew that Roger had the business acumen we were looking for and his determination to succeed highlighted to us he was the perfect fit to pilot our franchise model."
Choosing that right first franchisee is extremely important as they are proof of the franchisabilty of the business, the first case study of success and are instrumental in forming and refining the support structure that all subsequent franchisees will benefit from.
Dan Archer adds:
"The first franchisee allows the franchisor to learn why someone chooses to become a franchisee and start to benchmark what 'franchisee performance' can be. Quite simply franchising an existing business is not easy but if the wrong pilot franchisee is selected it can be much harder still."
Having now been with NIC for over 18 years and having re-signed his 5 year franchise agreement a further three times since his launch date, Roger has proved to be an excellent choice as NIC's pilot franchisee.
Roger states:
"I joined NIC in their early days of franchising as I believed there was an excellent opportunity to join the business and grow with them. I became NIC's first £1million turnover franchisee after building up a very successful business with the support and guidance provided by NIC."
The advice that NIC would give to other franchisors when looking at selecting their first franchisee would be to think carefully about the attitude and attributes that the prospective franchisee has.
Dan Archer states:
"In 15 years of recruiting franchisees I have never met a prospect who tells you how bad they are. They will be selling themselves in the same way that you will be selling the concept. It is more difficult with the first franchisee for a new franchisor as they don't yet know what 'wrong' looks like but I would say push them to explain what they will bring to the business and make it clear that the success of their business is of paramount importance to the brand."
Franchisors should be prepared for the first franchisee being entrepreneurial and as a result harder to keep to a system. You may find that when the business has an established network the first franchisee has already moved onto something else.
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Q: What does cap product actually mean? I have read the Wikipedia definition of cap product. Here is the Wikipedia definition that I know. https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Cap_product
What I understand: For a good space, for example, an orientable closed $n$ manifold using the Poincare Duality and definition of cup product, I can convince myself that there should be such a map, but I don't understand what this bilinear map actually mean. Can anyone please clarify the definition? I just want to know what motivates us to define cap product, and what actually it means.
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The medium rate of a flight from New York City to Gdansk is $1,170. Good to know that you can probably anticipate to get approximately 10 thousand award miles for such a flight. A flight from New York City to Gdansk costs less at the time of low season while it gets higher at the time of peak season. Good to know that the best price ever found for this route is $686, it was a Air Canada flight discovered by our users on Cheapoair.com. But the lowest rate discovered in the past year is great too, only $750 r/t for a Swiss International Air Lines flight found for April 2013 on Cheapoair.com.
Peak season is during June to September in Gdansk therefore airfares will most likely become really pricey than. Assuming that you happen to be searching for lower fares, it is smart if you depart in January to March and November, over low travel season, because at that time airlines tickets can be much better. We believe that generally the nicest time to fly to the city from New York City is between the two, in April to May, October or December.
The longest flight arriving to Gdask Lech Walesa is 1,175 miles long and starts from Barcelona-El Prat, Barcelona.
The shortest flight starting from Gdansk is only 184 miles long and arrives to Warsaw.
The only airport serving the city, Gdansk Lech Walesa, is some 8 miles away from the central part of the city.
New York City is linked to 184 airports altogether.
The area of Gdansk has got 1 airport, namely Gdansk Lech Walesa Intl. Airport.


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I want to get my car ready for winter. I'd like to wax it again before it gets too cold out. I used the paste wax last time but I am too lazy to do that again. How good is the wipe on type wax?
If I was still waxing my car, I would still be using Zaino brothers showroom polish or Meguiars Gold.
I havn't washed or waxed my car by hand this year as the Mosquitos have been just terrible in my yard all year.
Zaino has a very loyal following and for good reason, as nothing makes your car look as good, and lasts as long.
If you're planning a winter-prep, then I'm guessing that longevity of the paint protection is more important than visual gloss and depth. If that is the case, then I'd strongly recommend that you forego the wax and instead apply a sealant.
There are several sealants that I like - for long life I'd recommend either Griot's Garage Paint Sealant or Blackfire Wet Diamond sealant. I'm a big fan of the visual results and water-shedding capabilities of Optimum's Opti-Seal, but I'm not sure how long it lasts.


The competition is seeking to promote and test in market the deployment of AR technology in tourism contexts. This is the first of a series of exciting opportunities using innovative technologies within the tourism sector.
The competition provides opportunities that may include multilingual signposting and way-finding, immersive storytelling and the provision of an enhanced visitor experience at remote or unmanned tourist and historic heritage sites. The competition, which is part of the Small Business Research Initiative (SBRI), will also help to identify and test new supporting operational and commercial models for AR in tourism.
Tourism NI will be hosting an information session and networking opportunity in Stormont Hotel on Friday 3rd November where you can find out more about this competition. This event will run from 10.30am - 1pm and is open to both members of the NI Immersive Technology community and tourism industry stakeholders.
Philip O'Neill, from the Department for Communities, said: "We see this as a great opportunity to work with our partners to help provide wayfarer information and digital presence at remote heritage locations. This will help enhance and broaden the visitor experience and provide us with important feedback."
For more information about the information session on the 3rd November 2017, please click here.
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Daesh terrorists stab Pakistani Muslim to death in Australia
A Pakistani petrol station attendant was stabbed to death during an "absolutely horrific" crime spree in Australia, authorities said, fearing Friday that the attack was terror-linked. Takfiri Wahhabi terrorists group Daesh, the co-religionists of Saudi royal family are accused of the attack.
Sydney´s Daily Telegraph reported that "IS" appeared to be scrawled in blood on a window at the petrol station, referring to the Daesh group. The 29-year-old man, identified as Zeeshan Akbar, was found with multiple stab wounds late Thursday after allegedly being attacked by two teenage boys. Police believe the pair, aged 15 and 16, went on a rampage, allegedly stabbing another man in the stomach, hitting a third with a tyre iron and a fourth with a beer bottle.
Authorities did not confirm the gruesome details but Deputy Commissioner Catherine Burn said "there was physical evidence at the scene which does go to our view that this might be an act of terrorism".
"We don´t know the motivation. We don´t know what might have led to this. All we know again is that there are very, very serious crimes," she told reporters at a press conference in Sydney.
The boys were arrested early Friday after being chased by New South Wales state police into the Australian Capital Territory.
The Sydney Morning Herald said one of the teenager´s mothers thought her son had been radicalised in recent weeks.
Burn added that both were known to police for other offences, but not terrorism.
The 16-year-old was being investigated for terror links, she said.
Local police commander Superintendent Rod Smith described the incident as "absolutely horrific" and said "it doesn´t get more serious than this".
Prime Minister Malcolm Turnbull called it "shocking" and reiterated concerns about the radicalisation of youths.
Counter-terrorism police have made a series of arrests since late 2014 across Australia and say they have prevented 11 terror attacks on home soil in the past two years.
But several attacks have taken place, including the murder of a Sydney police employee in 2015 by a 15-year-old boy, who was then killed in an exchange of gunfire with officers.
The young age and radicalisation of many of those detained has been a growing concern for authorities.
Last year parliament passed new legislation to lower from 16 to 14 the age at which individuals can be subject to a control order, which aims to prevent a terror attack by limiting a person´s movements, communication and activity.
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Xiao Bei had never thought of a day when he would fall into a tomb; and the headache of it all, was the situation he was in now. In fictional movies, the circumstances have no relation to knowledge. Supposedly there really was a trap, mathematical theory is useless so one could only rely on luck and pray to not walk the wrong way.
When Xiao Bei was hesitating on which tunnel he should enter, from the left tunnel came the sound similar to the rustling of fallen autumn leaves.
"It seems very dangerous," Xiao Bei sighed but still headed into that tunnel. As a matter of fact, there weren't any other ways for him to choose. "Let's bet on this then!"
Under the light of the torch, dust could be seen, lingering in the air and heavily hindering his line of sight.
Wū wū wū, in the depths of the tunnel, came the sound similar to the whimpering of an injured beast.
The wind was flowing in from the inside of the tunnel and this made Xiao Bei both surprised and delighted. In this ancient tomb, there was only a torch that would soon burn out and his field of view was only two meters. On hearing such sound resounding in the dark tunnel, it indeed was creepy, making his hair stand on end.
But fortunately, Xiao Bei knew that he had won the bet. For now, there wouldn't be any dangers in this tunnel as, previously, he had made the right choice. When there is wind flow, it proves that there is hope for finding a way out.
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Xiao Bei cursed in a low voice, "Damn it, God. Go back and play your Mahjong. I had even read a few chapters of the bible, but you didn't even take care of me. Why am I always so unlucky? If this tunnel isn't safe, I will curse you to lose till not even your underwear is left!" Perhaps like this, he was able to somewhat console himself; diverting his attention was really a good method as he felt that his footsteps were no longer filled with uneasiness.
"Sù sù sù," further in the tunnel, the frequency of a sound seemed to speed up.
"See ah, God, that old man is angry and he wants to punish me. Let's guess what's inside? Will a zombie pop out? NO NO NO, we did not have a date. Let's see, on me, there's only……è……a bunch of little toys?……use these to fight with monsters? I believe with these, I would be able to poke and turn them into a colander!" Xiao Bei laughed as he waved around his fairly sharp bolt.
Suddenly Xiao Bei was struck dumb and could no longer laugh.
"What kind of joke is this? What's at the front?!" This was because Xiao Bei noticed that right in front was a fuzzy figure and it was running towards him at an extremely fast pace. The sound came from that figure's footsteps.
In a blink of an eye, that black figure arrived in front of him. This sudden change of events scared Xiao Bei into not being able to even move. He could only watch with his eyes wide as that black figure crashed into him.
The fear that had previously disappeared had come around and this time it was more intense, like the fierce wind ruthlessly blowing against the lonely fishing boat.
The human heart is a fragile thing, especially during the times when they are feeling lonely and helpless. Xiao Bei may seem unbreakable but his feigning was like the wearing off of the gold-plated necklace; nothing but a paper tiger that was baring its fangs and brandishing its claws; to be shredded with a slightly heavier hand.
Xiao Bei stood there at a loss. The hand that was holding on to the 'weapon' stopped in midair and his sluggish eyes were wide open.
The cold and rotten breath was blown towards him. Xiao Bei subconsciously squatted and stuck the bolt upwards, it seemed that the bolt pierced something. 'Pū chī'.
After experiencing these series of events, Xiao Bei was finally clear-headed. Like a gourd, he rolled to a side, his two hands stuck the ground. Just when he was about to stand up, that black figure once again pounced on him.
Due to the previous crash, the torch fell to a corner but he finally was able to see clearly the appearance of that black figure.
It was a monkey like thing. Its long hair covered its face, exposing only its sharp teeth which were dripping with disgusting saliva. The reason why Xiao Bei mistook it for a human was mainly because that thing no long moves around on all four legs, and anyway, monkeys and humans were quite similar when they were running with their backs bent.
Xiao Bei threw all the bolts at it, hoping to delay for time. However, that thing did not pay attention to those bolts. It just shifted its head to avoid, easily avoiding them. Though those bolts were thrown at random and they did not store any power, they did not have the lethality to kill. At best, those bolts were used to hinder the opponent's sight.
However, towards creatures that have been living in an underground environment for a long time, their eyesight would slowly deteriorate as they do not need to rely on them to sense and respond to the world they were living in. Hence those bolts Xiao Bei threw were of no use. Xiao Bei who had lost his weapons was like a hornless goat, in an instant, that monkey thing shortened the distance and pounced on him. He could only try to use his arms and legs to kick it away, again and again.
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That thing was furious; It had been injured at it's mouth, and began whining, causing an echo in this pitch black tunnel; creating a scary feeling which would frighten people. However, to Xiao Bei, the whining could not compare to that rotten stench coming out of that thing's mouth; its stench was even more terrifying.
In the midst of their struggle, Xiao Bei desperately tried to stretch out his hand to pick up the torch that was a meter away, but that thing did not know what's exhaustion and crazily open its mouth, trying to bite his throat and breaking it. This caused Xiao Bei who nearly touched the torch, to once again turn back to throw the thing off.
"Hē!" Before that thing was able to pierce his chest with its sharp claws, Xiao Bei finally managed to grab hold onto the flickering torch.
The creature seemed afraid of fire. Once it saw Xiao Bei was holding onto the torch, it quickly pulled back its claws and shrank back, not daring to move.
Hence this was how the two sides confront each other, nobody dared to move and act rashly or blindly.
Xiao Bei laughed bitterly in his heart, "Didn't think that I would meet such dangerous situation, nearly become this monster's dinner."
After nearly about two minutes, Xiao Bei slightly moved his ankle as his whole body felt stiff and numb. He moved his neck a little and it produced a 'gēzhī gēzhī' sound. His bones had become rigid.
"Hēi, damn thing, I'm not going to keep you company and play with you here!" Xiao Bei picked up the two bolts that were by his feet and heated it with the torch. The arrowhead fell to the ground, producing a 'dīngdāng' sound. Following that, he threw the burning bolt shaft at that monster. It released two 'zhī zhī' weird sound and quickly fled from Xiao Bei, disappearing into the tunnel.
Xiao Bei lightly stroke his chest and cheered for his escape from danger. It was fortunate that that thing did not have much IQ and a little scare would cause it to flee, if not he who was unarmed would long be dead.
From his previous experience, Xiao Bei dared not be careless so he raised the torch high up as he felt his way along the path. At the front there were many specks of light, like the morning stars in the sky, shining into Xiao Bei's heart.
Finally, Xiao Bei was able to see some light or else, if he had not arrived at where he was now, he would have long gone crazy.
In the end, what was it that existed before him? Xiao Bei also did not know but without a doubt, he could temporarily rest under that source of light as creatures that lived in the darkness did not like the light and they may even fear it. An example would be that monster he previously met. Now Xiao Bei felt that he could no longer stand and both his legs were as if they were stuffed with lead, very uncomfortable.
Ever since graduating from University, he did not do any strenuous exercise and hence his body was unable to endure. In this unfamiliar and dangerous tomb, excessive consumption of energy was a risky move so he had to quickly rush to the light to rest and replenish his used up energy.
The surrounding dust and smoke seemed to become heavier and was lingering in the air, making the whole tomb's tunnel to have a hazy look. When Xiao Bei stepped on the bluestone, it produced a dá dá sound, just like the sound produced during the patrols by the guards at midnight.
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The Snite Museum of Art opened two new exhibits this past Friday: "Money Worries" and "Modern Women's Prints". They are on display in the special exhibition O'Shaughnessy galleries through March.
As curator of European art, Cheryl Snay credits "Money Worries" as being the brainchild of Julia Douthwaite, a professor of French.
Snay said this collection is called to question who gets the assign value to money and the various forms of money and wealth throughout different cultures.
"Money becomes a way to structure our relationships as we become both lenders and borrowers," Snay said.
This exhibit also features an installment near the entrance of the gallery that incorporates the role of money in other mediums. The Film, Theater and Television department contributed a short film compiling notable moments in film addressing money. Randy Harrison, the emerging technologies librarian for the Hesburgh Library, also contributed in designing a game inspired by 'Monopoly', with modern examples of wealth disparity, focusing on how life begins with unequal opportunity.


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What others say: Oil prices and spirit
Wednesday, January 21, 2015 8:49pm
Gov. Bill Walker and the Alaska Legislature have a difficult task ahead.
Facing massive deficits from low prices and production of oil — the state's primary revenue source — our elected officials soon will be developing the state government's next fiscal year budget.
They're quite aware that Alaska's current level of spending is unsustainable. They know spending reductions are necessary.
The difficulty is how.
And, the perils are many. Few politicians like the political risks of saying "no" to powerful constituencies and friends, especially when their spending requests have merit. The political risks, however, pale in comparison to those posed to Alaska's economic stability and future if state budget reductions and revenue enhancement aren't handled well. Given the magnitude of potential deficits, the margins for error appear minimal.
We hope that this governor and Legislature are up to the job, able to move past the acrimony and campaign hyperbole of the recent elections and show real leadership in developing a wise path forward.
In that, we were encouraged by Gov. Walker's comments during his December visit to Ketchikan.
During the Alaska Class ferries keel-laying ceremony at the Ketchikan Shipyard, Walker — who at that point was less than two weeks into his new job — acknowledged that the oil-price situation isn't positive for Alaska.
But Walker didn't bemoan the fact with woe-is-us comments. He took a different approach.
"The price of oil doesn't determine who we are," Walker said. "It's the spirit that's within us that determines who we are. … The price of oil cannot change the spirit of Alaska."
Walker had earlier praised the Alaska spirit that he saw in the Ketchikan Shipyard and in the made-in-Alaska manufacturing being done there by Vigor Alaska.
"You are really doing something very special here," Walker said. "I have used Ketchikan as an example, and I have used this shipyard as an example, to get me to where I am at today.
"We will continue to use that model that you have here, with vision, with guts, with passion, and we-can-get-it-done attitude, to grow this great state," Walker said.
Some might say these remarks were mere platitudes for a hometown crowd.
Perhaps, but hearing these words from Walker as he stood near two freshly welded ship keels in an Alaska facility that had taken many years of work to develop, they rang true, as coming from an aspiring leader who knows and wants to remind Alaskans of what we can accomplish.
It's going to take a lot of that spirit — along with a lot of guts and we-can-get-it-done attitude — to navigate the upcoming budget cycles successfully.
Gov. Walker has voiced a good approach for the difficult work ahead. The Legislature would do well to adopt that spirit as it begins the budgeting process.
— Ketchikan Daily News,
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