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SOUTH PACIFIC ISLANDS cruise
LAUTOKA To CAIRNS
Apr 24, 2020 To Duration 17 Days Silver Explorer
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16 Ports 5 Countries
Explore beautiful Melanesia, where the history and culture are as exotic as the landscape. Sailing north of the Tropic of Capricorn, revel in Silversea luxury while marvelling at the dare devil land divers of Vanuatu and the markets of Papua New Guinea. Dive under the surface of the limpid waters to explore a variegated marine universe, all the while being kept informed by our team of Expedition Leaders.
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Fri 24 Apr
Friday 24 Apr
Departure 6:00 PM
North of Nadi through sugarcane plantations and past the Sabeto Mountains is Lautoka, nicknamed the Sugar City for the local agriculture and its big processing mill. With a population of around 50,000, it is Fiji's only city besides Suva and, like the capital, has a pleasant waterfront. It's the sailing point for Blue Lagoon and the main harbor for woodchips, which can clearly be seen next to the harbor, and sugar. Legend has it that Lautoka acquired its name when two chiefs engaged in combat and one hit the other with a spear. He proclaimed "lau toka" (spear hit) and thus the future town was named.
YASAWA
Saturday 25 Apr
Nabukeru is the largest village on Yasawa, located within the grouping of the roughly 20 volcanic islands that make up the Yasawa Islands in Fiji. Until 1987 these islands were closed to land-based tourism and could only be viewed from aboard a vessel. With their clear, aquamarine waters and ecologically diverse tropical, mountainous landscapes, these islands were the location for the filming of the romantic adventure film The Blue Lagoon (both the 1949 and 1980 versions). Opposite Nabukeru is Sawa-i-Lau, an island famous for the limestone caves of the same name. The Sawa-i-Lau caves can only be accessed by climbing stairs from the beach, passing a small door and then jumping into the larger cave's pool. The second cave and pool can only be reached by swimming at low tide through an underwater tunnel. Nabukeru villagers assert that the cave is the heart of the Yasawas.
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Sunday 26 Apr
PENTECOST ISLAND
Mon 27 Apr
Monday 27 Apr
Pentecost Island is a lush mountainous, tropical island stretching over 37 miles from north to south. It was named after the day on which the first European, Louis Antoine de Bougainville, sighted it on 22 May 1768. There are no towns on Pentecost - most of the islanders live in small villages and grow their own food in small gardens. Local traditions are strong, including the age-old ritual of land diving. This unique ritual was first given international exposure by David Attenborough in 1960. Later, in the 1980s, New Zealander AJ Hackett used the idea to invent bungee jumping. Every harvest season from April to June, the people of southern Pentecost construct the towers around a lopped tree, using saplings and branches held together with forest vines. It can take up to five weeks to complete. Each young man who jumps must carefully select his own liana vine. Read more Men and boys as young as seven jump from platforms at different heights (between30 and 90 feet) with only those vines attached to their ankles. The intention is to touch the ground with their heads or shoulders. This ceremony is believed to ensure a good yam harvest. It is also a fertility rite for men.
AMBRYM ISLAND
Unlike Espiritu Santo with its raised coral reefs and white sand, Ambrym is a volcanically active island with dark sand beaches. Ambrym is known as the island of magic and is the source of five local languages that all evolved on Ambrym. This handful of languages contributes to the well over 100 languages of Vanuatu. Some of Ambrym's magic takes place in the lush greenery of the local community of Ranon. Here the people perform a very special and traditional 'Rom' dance. Participants prepare their masks and costumes in secrecy and the dance is reserved for special occasions.
CHAMPAGNE BEACH
Tue 28 Apr
Tuesday 28 Apr
Champagne Beach is found near the village of Hog Harbor on Espiritu Santo Island in Vanuatu. The island got its European name in the early 17th century when Pedro de Quirós believed he had reached the famous unknown southern land or the "Tierra Australis Incognita." He called Vanuatu's largest island, "La Austrialia del Espiritu Santo." Huge fish poison trees and Alexandrian laurel give cooling shade to the picture-perfect beach and crystal-clear water. The name "Champagne Beach" comes from effervescent bubbles of volcanic origin that are occasionally found in the waters of this stunning spot.
Vanikoro
Wed 29 Apr
Wednesday 29 Apr
Vanikoro is part of the Solomon Islands' Temotu Province. Although Vanikoro is usually considered as one entity, there are two major inhabited and several smaller uninhabited islands almost entirely surrounded by a reef. Vanikoro's population has two distinct origins: the majority is Melanesian and lives mainly on Teanu and Banie's northern shore, the Polynesian inhabitants live along Banie's south coast. One of the most famous French expeditions in the Pacific saw its two ships wrecked on the southwestern reef of Vanikoro in 1788 and a cenotaph has been erected in Manevai Bay to honour La Perouse and his team of officers, sailors and scientists.
Thu 30 Apr
Thursday 30 Apr
Port Mary is the name of the bay adjacent to Ghupuna, the main village in Santa Ana. A bright white sand beach with huge shade-giving trees runs along the shoreline in front of the tidy village. The houses here are made with local materials and most are built on stilts. Islanders generally welcome visitors with traditional songs and dances performed by members of the three different villages on Santa Ana. Some local people will also set up stands offering souvenirs for purchase. The Solomons are best known for strings of traditional shell money and elegant carvings based on local stories and legends.
Friday 01 May
NJARI ISLAND
Njari is a small island almost entirely covered in trees with just a small sand spit at its eastern end. A labyrinth of reefs and coral heads make an approach quite difficult. Recently a small wooden jetty has been built on the southern side. The small beaches invite one to relax, but swimming from the beach is almost impossible as the corals are too close. To enjoy the underwater world one has to enter the water from Zodiac snorkel platforms, a short distance from the shore, where an amazing array of fish and coral will be visible. Two hundred and seventy nine different fish species have been seen during a single dive; the fourth-highest fish count ever recorded. An indication of why this island is considered a top spot for snorkeling in the Solomon Islands.
RABAUL
Arrive 6:00 PM -
Rabaul, the former provincial capital, has quite a remarkable location. The town is inside the flooded caldera of a giant volcano and several sub-vents are still quite active today! The fumes of the volcano Tavurvur can be seen continually and the town suffered greatly during the last major eruption of 1994 when some 80% of the houses collapsed due to the ash raining down onto their roofs. Rabaul has a Volcano Observatory sitting atop the town's center, monitoring the 14 active and 23 dormant volcanoes in Papua New Guinea. A small museum opposite the bunker used by Yamamoto during World War II shows exhibits relating to Rabaul's local, German, Australian and Japanese past from the 19th century to Papua New Guinea's independence in the 1970s.
Monday 04 May
JACQUINOT BAY
Tue 05 May
Tuesday 05 May
Jacquinot Bay is a large open bay on the eastern coast of the island of New Britain. It is a tranquil place with white sandy beaches and tropical palm trees all around. There is also a well-known beautiful waterfall that flows out of the mountainside with freezing cold water right onto the beach. But during WWII, however, it was not a quiet place. It was, in fact, an important base for the Australian Army who liberated it in November 1944. This base was used to support Australian operations near Rabaul which were conducted in early 1945 in conjunction with advances on the northern side of New Britain.
TAMI ISLANDS
Wednesday 06 May
The Tami Islands are a small archipelago of just four islands located south of Finschhafen in the Huon Gulf. Collectively, they are part of Morobe Province. Tami Island is the main island and is one of just two islands in the enclave to be inhabited. The people here are known for their elaborately carved, oblong-shaped "Tami bowls". The small community of islanders live simply. Tami has just a single primary school and a small medical aid post. Coconut and areca palm trees, Alexandrian laurel and frangipani make for a lush and colourful appearance of the island. South of Kalal Village is a small sandbar that permits snorkelling.
TUFI
Thu 07 May
Thursday 07 May
Tufi is located on the south-eastern peninsula of Cape Nelson in the Oro Province of Papua New Guinea. It is situated on a tropical fjord, which is the work of ancient volcanic activities and was not shaped by ice as the descriptive name might lead you to believe. Surrounded by uncharted coral reefs, the underwater world has attracted many divers wanting to see for themselves how the area earned the description of having more fish than water. Although Tufi has been the administrative centre of the region, traditional ceremonies are still very important with natives wearing tapa cloth made from the bark of mulberry trees found in the local forest. Dance is predominant in the culture and performers sport fanciful headdresses decked with bird-of-paradise plumes and a rainbow of iridescent feathers. Read more Tufi's wide range of colourful birds and butterflies is well-known throughout Papua New Guinea, boasting several 'largest', 'biggest' and 'smallest' records.
DEI DEI HOT SPRINGS (Fergusson Island)
Fergusson is one of the three biggest and mountainous islands in the Milne Bay Province, and part of the D'Entrecasteaux Islands. On Fergusson's south side are the famous Dei Dei geysers — natural hot springs that periodically erupt with vapour steam next to mud pools and a warm stream. The hot springs are still used by locals to cook food in palm frond and pandanus leaf baskets placed into the boiling hot water. Birds in the area include Eclectus Parrots, Yellow-bellied Sunbirds and the endemic Curl-crested Manucode – a bird-of-paradise.
DOBU ISLAND
Dobu is a small island in the D'Entrecasteaux Group next to Fergusson Island and Normanby Island. The island was formerly feared because of black magic and the local "witch" doctors cursing the healthy or treating the sick. An anthropological study was done by Reo Fortune in the 1930s which resulted in the book "The Island of Sorcerers". The island is also part of the famous Kula ring. Participants in the exchange system pride themselves with mwali and soulava (armbands and necklaces) that are given and received still today and it is interesting to see how the traditional objects have been adorned with modern paraphernalia. A stroll through the main village on the northwestern tip will show the school and church and trails leading along the shore passing traditionally thatched houses and gardens.
SAMARAI
Samarai is a tiny island south of Papua New Guinea's southeastern peninsula dwarfed by neighbouring islands. Once a famous trading port and the second-largest settlement in the Territory of Papua (the Australian-administered southern part of what today is Papua New Guinea), Samarai used to be Milne Bay Province's capital until 1968 when administrators were moved to mainland and the town of Alotau. The relocation was necessary as the 29-hectare (72-acre) island was simply overcrowded. With only about 450 residents remaining today, it still is one of the most densely settled islands in Papua New Guinea.
Arrive 6:30 AM
Tourism is the lifeblood of Cairns (pronounced Caans). The city makes a good base for exploring the wild top half of Queensland, and tens of thousands of international travelers use it as a jumping-off point for activities such as scuba diving and snorkeling trips to the Barrier Reef, as well as boating, fishing, parasailing, scenic flights, and rain-forest treks.It's a tough environment, with intense heat and fierce wildlife. Along with wallabies and grey kangaroos in the savannah and tree kangaroos in the rain forest, you'll find stealthy saltwater crocodiles, venomous snakes, and jellyfish so deadly they put the region's stunning beaches off- limits to swimmers for nearly half the year. Yet despite this formidable setting, Cairns and tropical North Queensland are far from intimidating places. The people are warm and friendly, the sights spectacular, and—at the right time of year—the beachside lounging is world-class.
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QX80 query: why consider Infiniti's biggest 2015 SUV?
The flagship SUV from Nissan's luxury division is updated with a new Limited Package that adds even more luxury to an already high-end vehicle. Formerly badged QX56, the QX80 borrows elements of its basic design from the Nissan Patrol, an SUV sold primarily in the Middle East. Though both are traditional body-on-frame SUVs, this Infiniti isn't related to the similarly large but less expensive Nissan Armada. Standard seating is for seven, but buyers can increase it to eight at no extra charge by choosing a bench seat over second-row captain's chairs. A V-8 remains the sole engine, with rear-wheel drive standard and all-wheel drive (AWD) with low-range gearing optional.
About the same as other full-size luxury SUVs, but pricing service TrueCar.com reports average transaction prices trending roughly $1,600 below manufacturer's suggested retail, so there is room for negotiation. Base prices start at $64,245 with rear-wheel drive, including Infiniti's $995 destination fee. AWD adds a whopping $3,100. Pricing is in-line with other large luxury SUVs, such as the Cadillac Escalade, Lincoln Navigator, and Mercedes-Benz GL-Class. The bottom line quickly swells as you add various option packages but never get out of line with similarly equipped rivals.
The current QX80 debuted as the QX56 for model-year 2011 and has received no substantive design revisions since. Any refresh will likely depend on when Nissan decides to update the Patrol. Alternatively, Nissan is on target to redesign the Armada for model-year 2016. The next QX80 could share that platform; the previous-generation QX56 was based on the Armada. Regardless, don't expect major news for this large luxury SUV before the 2017 model year.
There's one trim level, but several big options packages. Among standard features are leather upholstery with heated 10-way (driver) and 8-way (front passenger) power front seats; memory system for the driver seat, outside mirrors, and steering wheel; power tilt and telescopic steering wheel; tri-zone automatic climate control; navigation system; 13-speaker Bose-brand audio system; and 60/40 split power-fold-flat third-row seat. The only standalone option is the aforementioned no-cost second-row bench seat. Other options come in packages that build on one another.
The Driver Assistance Package is $2,100 and includes adaptive cruise control, blind-spot alert, pre-collision braking, forward-collision warning, and "Backup Collision Intervention," which can automatically stop a reverse-traveling vehicle if sensors detect an impending crash. This package is required in order to add 22-inch wheels ($2,450) and/or the Theater Package ($2,400), the latter of which adds dual-screen rear DVD entertainment and heated second-row seats.
All three of the previous packages are required to order the $5,550 Deluxe Technology Package, which adds a 15-speaker Bose audio system; headlight washers; an air purifier for the climate control system; ventilated front seats; upgraded leather upholstery and woodgrain trim; and Infiniti's Hydraulic Body Motion Control, which uses sensors to adjust suspension tuning in order to smoothen the ride and reduce body lean in turns.
New for 2015 is the Limited Package, which requires all previous packages plus another $10,000. In this group, you get unique dark chrome exterior trim, headlights, and taillights; dark-finish 22-inch wheels; stainless steel running boards; "truffle brown" leather upholstery with quilting and contrast stitching; suede-like headliner; and genuine ash wood trim.
It's kind of a shame that you can't get many of the extra safety and convenience options individually and that many of the option packages require you to get still other packages first. At the bare minimum, you will want to get a QX80 with the Driver Assistance Package. If you're OK with the "truffle brown" interior color and spending almost $90,000 total, the Limited Package offers enough compelling content to make it stand out from other ultra-luxury liners.
Your only drivetrain choice is rear- or all-wheel drive. The engine and transmission are the same: a 5.6-liter V-8 with 400 horsepower and 413 pound-feet of torque paired with a seven-speed automatic transmission. You're not going to win many drag races, but the big, smooth V-8 is strong enough to move this approximately 5,600-pound SUV with sufficient dispatch.
QX80 runs with the thirsty large-luxury-SUV pack in EPA fuel-economy ratings at 16 mpg city/highway combined with both rear- and all-wheel drive. That's better than the Toyota Land Cruiser (15 mpg combined) but worse than the Cadillac Escalade (17 mpg combined). Premium-grade gasoline is required.
7. How does the QX80 handle?
About as well as can be expected from a big, tall, heavy SUV. Body lean is fairly noticeable while cornering. The optional Hydraulic Body Motion Control system mitigates this tendency somewhat, but it's ultimately not worth the $12,500 you have to spend to get it. Steering feel is a bit lifeless, and grip is all right with the tires included on the optional 22-inch wheels (no models with the standard 20s have been made available for evaluation). AWD is a necessity for snowy and wet climates. Low-range gearing is an interesting addition, despite the fact that few owners are likely going to use it.
Infiniti deserves kudos for one of the simpler audio/climate/navigation interfaces in the luxury market. The central dashboard screen is bright and easy to read. Several buttons that take you from function to function flank a control knob below the screen. Separate audio and climate controls are clearly defined and easy to operate at a glance. QX80 is a welcome departure from the touchscreen-centric operation of the Escalade and Navigator and the confusing nature of the COMAND system found on the Mercedes-Benz GL-Class.
Less likable are the myriad buttons and switches that govern the numerous standard and optional safety systems. They're placed around the steering wheel and dashboard in a rather haphazard manner. Models tested suffered from overly sensitive forward-collision and lane-departure sensors, with warning lights and sounds going off at a moment's notice. We ended up disabling them entirely for the majority of the evaluation, which ultimately defeats their purpose.
Indeed it is. The standard and upgraded leather upholstery is plush, yet supportive. We've not yet evaluated a QX80 with the Limited Package, but we would expect it to be the same. Space is plentiful up front and in the second row. The standard rear captain's chairs offer a first-class seating experience. Access to the third row is made easier with the "Remote tip-up" second-row seats included in the Theater Package. With this feature, the second-row folds and tips up against the front seats at the touch of a button. Once situated in the aft-most seating row, two adults will be comfortable enough for short trips.
All passengers will enjoy a quiet cabin, with the available dual-screen rear DVD system providing entertainment for younger ones. Note that the DVD screens are built into the front headrests, so anyone sitting in the third row may have a hard time seeing them. Ride quality is generally smooth, but rougher pavement surfaces will expose the QX80's traditional truck-type roots.
The current generation of this Infiniti SUV hasn't been subjected to crash testing under the latest protocols used in the government's 5-Star rating system or by the influential, insurance-industry-sponsored Insurance Institute for Highway Safety. But it is big and heavy, fortified with a tough truck-like frame and sports a number of standard and optional safety features.
There's the expected complement of airbags, electronic stability control, and rearview camera. This SUV goes a step further by including Nissan/Infiniti's AroundView Monitor surround-camera system, which comes in very handy when trying to park a behemoth such as this in relatively tight quarters. Most of the extra-cost safety items you could want are included in the Driver Assistance Package. The Deluxe Technology Package has a system called "Blind Spot Intervention," which can automatically steer the QX80 back into its lane if the driver tries to move over with another vehicle in its blind spot. It's an interesting bit of kit, but again, probably not worth the $12,500 total price premium.
Since the current-generation QX56/QX80 debuted in 2011, quality and reliability have seen mixed results. That's the conclusion of consumer-research firm J.D. Power. The 2012 model received the company's award for top initial quality, but the 2013 edition (the latest for which data is available) rated below average for quality and only average for reliability. J.D. Power does rank the Infiniti brand above average among luxury marques for sales and service satisfaction.
Residual-value tracker ALG reports that the QX80 will retain 35-36 percent of its value after five years. That's above the 2015 Lincoln Navigator (32-33 percent) but below the 2015 Cadillac Escalade (37-40 percent) and Toyota Land Cruiser (41 percent). In terms of total cost to own over the same time period, research company Intellichoice says the QX80 will be more expensive than average.
The only area where the 2015 Infiniti QX80 excels versus rivals is in its audio/climate/navigation controls: for a luxury vehicle, they're refreshingly simple to operate. Otherwise, this large luxury SUV puts up a competitive fight but otherwise has no significant advantages in terms of performance, driving dynamics, features, comfort, and overall ambiance. Factor in expensive option packages, mixed reliability reports, and middling resale value, and the QX80 is a tough sell unless you can get a significant discount off sticker price.


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#199785 - 01/16/19 10:18 PM HI!!
Yes, but just monitoring. Participants come and go, but mostly go. Its been awfully quiet for a month.
Enjoyed the holidays as our family had fun together.
Whenever I take trips by car, I always pack my bowling balls. I love to stop at small places in Quonset huts I might discover. I also like small places in unusual locations or buildings.
There's such a place in Quincy, CA., a small town in North-Easter CA. Eight Wood lanes with A2 pinsetters. The place is run by an elderly retired couple.
A friend and I were bowling there one morning and the wife explained if something went wrong we'd have to move to other lanes because her husband wouldn't be available to fix the problem. My friend mentioned that I was a pin-chaser as a kid and could probably take care of it.
Sure enough, due to filthy turn-around pans a pin headed to the turret, top first versus bottom first. The machine just idles until that's fixed.
No problem, I head to the back and discover that climbing up between 2 machines at age 69 and a 100 pounds heavier than when I was 16 is a real trip :-) Fortunately, it was a simple fix and I looked like a hero.
Bowling on wood lanes that haven't been dressed with reactive resin balls is impossible. Had to shoot with an old Columbia Blue Dot I use for spares. Made my whole trip worth while.
Still posting my bowling, but there was a two-week stretch when I didn't bowl due to ailments.
I'm still checking from time to time too. The holidays were very busy for me and work has been hectic. Getting ready to see whatever Mother Nature decides to throw at us in the northeast tomorrow afternoon.
Had heart attack Dec 12 and spent about 2 weeks in hospital. Needless to say, I'm not bowling for the rest of the year.
Good lock and good bowing to all.
Dennis, I'm very sorry to see this post from you.
Several years ago I experienced some pressure in my upper body when I went for a walk. I'd go for 2 or 3 miles at a time and this tightness began at around the 1/2 to 3/4 mile distance. I'd stop for 15 or 20 seconds and continue on with no more issues. Finally I called the doctor's office and they had me come in for a stress test. Had to go for more tests a week or two later and ended up on the table for stents. No issues following that.
Guess the bullet missed me.
Sorry to hear it, Dennis.
My heart attack was 20 years ago, so I am officially a survivor. If you smoke, stop. Eat right, and do the exercises.
Mine worked out, but each case is different.
Hate to hear about the heart attack Dennis.
Hope your back to bowling now.
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The future of cross-London travel arrives
Customers were today given their first chance to travel on the state-of-the-art trains that will serve the Elizabeth line when the new rail tunnels open through central London in December next year.
Following extensive testing and preparation, the train, part of a fleet of 66 that will operate on the new line, is now operating in passenger service between Liverpool Street and Shenfield on the TfL Rail route.
Eleven trains will be introduced on the route by the autumn and will initially be 160 metres long and made up of seven carriages. They will later be extended to nine carriages and the full length of 200 metres to carry up to 1,500 people. Key features of the trains include:
Walk-through carriages
Dedicated wheelchair spaces and additional multi-use spaces for buggies and luggage
Intelligent lighting and temperature control
CCTV for passenger security
Three sets of double doors along each carriage for quicker and easier boarding and alighting
Improved travel information for passengers to plan their onward journeys
Lightweight materials and regenerative braking that will use up to 30 per cent less energy than older trains
The Mayor of London, Sadiq Khan, said: `I'm delighted that our first state-of-the-art Elizabeth line train has entered service on the TfL Rail service. It gives Londoners a first look at a new service that will transform travel across London and the south east when the line opens. The Crossrail programme remains on time and on budget, and the huge success of this project shows how vital it is for the whole of the country that we also push ahead with Crossrail 2.'
Mike Brown MVO, London's Transport Commissioner, said: `This is an important day for rail travel and for the millions of passengers who will use the Elizabeth line when services start in December next year. The trains are a great showcase of British design and manufacturing with air-conditioning, interconnected carriages, improved customer information and dedicated space for wheelchairs. The introduction of this first train gives customers a feel for the huge improvements that are to come when the Elizabeth line opens.'
Paul Maynard, Transport Minister, said: `We are delivering the biggest rail modernisation programme for over a century and these new trains will transform the way people travel across London and beyond. Our multi-billion pound investment in the Elizabeth line will bring better and faster journeys, while boosting jobs and driving economic growth. This investment reflects our commitment, and that of train operators, to put passengers at the heart of everything we do and will improve journeys and target congestion.'
Joe Bednall, Bombardier's Project Director, said: `It gives me great pride that the team at Bombardier has been involved from the design stage to the building and testing of a train as technically advanced as this, within record timescales. It is a truly magnificent achievement for UK engineering, our world class manufacturing and assembly facility in Derby as well as our supply chain.'
The trains are being built at Bombardier Transportation's UK site, showcasing British design and manufacture and helping to support 760 UK jobs and 80 apprenticeships in Derby.
The Elizabeth line will serve the West End, the City and Docklands and run from Reading and Heathrow in the west across to Shenfield and Abbey Wood in the east, through 40 accessible stations. When fully open in 2019, the Elizabeth line will increase central London's rail capacity by ten per cent, carrying over half a million passengers per day. It will help TfL to keep pace with London's growing population, which is set to rise from 8.6 million today to around 10 million by 2030. It will also boost the economy by billions of pounds and support several thousands of new jobs and homes.
Construction of the Crossrail project, which is on time and on budget, is 85 per cent complete. The Elizabeth line will open in phases:
June 2017: The first new train enters passenger service between Liverpool Street Main Line and Shenfield on the TfL Rail route.
May 2018: TfL Rail service opens between Paddington Main Line and Heathrow Terminal 4, replacing the existing Heathrow Connect service and part of the Great Western inner suburban service.
December 2018: The Elizabeth line opens between Paddington and Abbey Wood, Liverpool Street Main Line to Shenfield, Paddington Main Line to Heathrow Terminal 4.
May 2019: The Elizabeth line through service extends from Shenfield to Paddington.
December 2019: The Elizabeth line fully opens, extending to Reading and Heathrow Terminal 4.
Five students from Barking & Dagenham College and Redbridge College designed the customer information posters that are displayed on the trains and at TfL Rail stations.
Images of the train are available here and time-lapse footage of the production line is available to download here.
Transport for London took over the running of stopping services from Liverpool Street out to Shenfield in Essex on 31 May 2015, currently TfL Rail.
Platforms and trains across the Elizabeth line network will be accessible by 2019 with step-free access and manual boarding ramps at stations where it is not possible to provide level boarding.
TfL and train manufacturer Bombardier Transportation have worked on the designs of the new class 345 trains, based on Bombardier's latest generation Aventra train.
The train is the first one in mainline passenger service to take advantage of changes announced to train standards by the RSSB last year. The trains are fitted with the latest headlights to ensure good visibility for oncoming trains and therefore do not require a yellow front end.
For the first week, the train will run one off-peak return trip a day between Liverpool Street Main Line and Shenfield. It will then continue to be used for driver training along the TfL Rail route during the day. The number of passenger journeys will be increased within the first few weeks but customers will be advised to take the first train rather than waiting to board one of the new trains.
Over the course of 2017, the majority of services on TfL Rail will move to being operated by new trains, although some of the older trains which are over thirty years old will remain in service through to full service in 2019.
The Crossrail project is being delivered by Crossrail Limited, a wholly owned subsidiary of TfL, and is jointly sponsored by the Department for Transport and TfL.
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Q: trigger insert na mesma tabela Olá, tenho uma tabela onde guardo registros de movimentações, nela é inserido um registro onde é possível informar uma parcela de pagamento, por exemplo, uma compra feita em 12 vezes cuja parcela atual (a que foi inserida manualmente no banco) seja a parcela 8/12, faltando ainda 4 parcelas, deste modo ao inserir este registro a trigger deverá inserir os registros das parcelas 9, 10, 11 e 12, todos os demais dados devem ser os mesmos, sendo apenas o número da parcela diferente, segue o código que fiz:
CREATE FUNCTION fn_parcelas_futuras()
RETURNS TRIGGER
LANGUAGE PLPGSQL
AS $$
BEGIN
    IF NEW.quantidade_parcelas > 1 THEN
        FOR mes_parcela IN NEW.parcela_atual..NEW.quantidade_parcelas LOOP
            INSERT INTO movimentacoes(
                operacao,
                nome_operacao,
                id_estabelecimento,
                id_cartao,
                parcela_atual,
                quantidade_parcelas,
                valor_parcela,
                mes_fatura
            )
                VALUES(
                    NEW.operacao,
                    NEW.nome_operacao,
                    NEW.id_estabelecimento,
                    NEW.id_cartao,
                    mes_parcela,
                    NEW.quantidade_parcelas,
                    NEW.valor_parcela,
                    NEW.mes_fatura
                );
        END LOOP;
    END IF;
    RETURN NEW;
END;
$$

CREATE TRIGGER tg_inserir_parcelas_futuras
AFTER INSERT
ON movimentacoes
FOR EACH ROW
EXECUTE PROCEDURE fn_parcelas_futuras();

Quando tento inserir algum dado recebo o seguinte erro:
ERROR:  stack depth limit exceeded
HINT:  Increase the configuration parameter "max_stack_depth" (currently 2048kB), after ensuring the platform's stack depth limit is adequate.
CONTEXT:  SQL statement "SELECT 1 FROM ONLY "public"."cartoes" x WHERE "codigo" OPERATOR(pg_catalog.=) $1 FOR KEY SHARE OF x"
SQL statement "INSERT INTO movimentacoes(
                operacao,
                nome_operacao,
                id_estabelecimento,
                id_cartao,
                parcela_atual,
                quantidade_parcelas,
                valor_parcela,
                mes_fatura
            )
                VALUES(
                    NEW.operacao,
                    NEW.nome_operacao,
                    NEW.id_estabelecimento,
                    NEW.id_cartao,
                    mes_parcela,
                    NEW.quantidade_parcelas,
                    NEW.valor_parcela,
                    NEW.mes_fatura
                )"
PL/pgSQL function fn_parcelas_futuras() line 5 at SQL statement
SQL statement "INSERT INTO movimentacoes(
                operacao,
                nome_operacao,
                id_estabelecimento,
                id_cartao,
                parcela_atual,
                quantidade_parcelas,
                valor_parcela,
                mes_fatura
            )
                VALUES(
                    NEW.operacao,
                    NEW.nome_operacao,
                    NEW.id_estabelecimento,
                    NEW.id_cartao,
                    mes_parcela,
                    NEW.quantidade_parcelas,
                    NEW.valor_parcela,
                    NEW.mes_fatura
                )"
[...]
REPETE ULTIMO BLOCO ALGUMAS VEZES.
[...]

PL/pgSQL function fn_parcelas_futuras() line 5 at SQL statement
SQL state: 54001

A: Conforme indicações de @RicardoPontual e @Motta, a solução que estava desenvolvendo não daria certo, pois acabaria caindo em uma recursão da execução da query, foi indicado a resolução por meio de uma procedure onde apenas faria a chamada da mesma, não sei se a execução foi a melhor, acredito que dê para melhorar, mas segue o código desenvolvido.
CREATE OR REPLACE PROCEDURE PR_INSERT_MOVIMENTACOES(
    operacao bool,
    nome_operacao VARCHAR(255),
    id_estabelecimento INTEGER,
    id_cartao INTEGER,
    parcela_atual INTEGER,
    quantidade_parcelas INTEGER,
    valor_parcela NUMERIC(12,2),
    mes_fatura INTEGER
)
LANGUAGE plpgsql
AS $$
DECLARE
    mes_fatura_parcela INTEGER := mes_fatura;
BEGIN
    IF parcela_atual < quantidade_parcelas THEN
        FOR mes_parcela IN parcela_atual..quantidade_parcelas LOOP
            INSERT INTO movimentacoes(
                operacao,
                nome_operacao,
                id_estabelecimento,
                id_cartao,
                parcela_atual,
                quantidade_parcelas,
                valor_parcela,
                mes_fatura)
            VALUES(
                operacao,
                nome_operacao,
                id_estabelecimento,
                id_cartao,
                mes_parcela,
                quantidade_parcelas,
                valor_parcela,
                mes_fatura_parcela);

            mes_fatura_parcela := mes_fatura_parcela + 1;

            IF mes_fatura_parcela > 12 THEN
                mes_fatura_parcela := 1;
            END IF;

        END LOOP;
        ELSE
            INSERT INTO movimentacoes(
                operacao,
                nome_operacao,
                id_estabelecimento,
                id_cartao,
                parcela_atual,
                quantidade_parcelas,
                valor_parcela,
                mes_fatura)
            VALUES(
                operacao,
                nome_operacao,
                id_estabelecimento,
                id_cartao,
                parcela_atual,
                quantidade_parcelas,
                valor_parcela,
                mes_fatura);
    END IF;

    COMMIT;
END;$$

Com isto basta fazer a seguinte chamada:
CALL PR_INSERT_MOVIMENTACOES(false, 'Produto teste', 1, 3, 5, 7, 20.55, 4);

De modo que agora a procedure insere os registros das parcelas 6 e 7 de forma automática e também atualiza o mês da fatura para 5 e 6 respectivamente.

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Centre had plan B if Congress wanted Rajya Sabha say in GST rate
Published: August 5, 20161:59 pm
NEW DELHI: The government was determined not to concede to Congress's demand for designing the two GST bills+ , slated for the winter session of Parliament, not as money bills so that Rajya Sabha got a say in determining the tax rate. During the debate on the Constitution (122nd Amendment) bill, 2014 on Wednesday, Congress, led by former finance minister P Chidambaram, demanded an assurance from the government that it would bring the India GST and Central GST bills as financial bills and not as money bills.
A money bill only needs to be cleared by Lok Sabha+ by a simple majority and the upper House does not get to vote on it. During the BJP government's tenure, Rajya Sabha, where the party lacks majority, has blocked several legislative proposals, including the Constitution amendment for rolling out the good and services tax.
On Wednesday, the government's resolve+ stemmed from its ability to enlist the support of regional parties. "We have the support of 150 MPs and they would have ensured that the requirement of two-thirds majority was easily met," said a senior government functionary involved in chalking out the parliamentary strategy.
Sources said the government had quietly worked to shore up its numbers. Finance minister Arun Jaitley had visited Mulayam Singh Yadav and Mayawati and was in regular touch with Nitish Kumar who broke ranks with Congress to declare his support to the bill without capping the GST rate at 18%. Jaitley had also called on Jayalalitha twice in Chennai, while I&B minister Venkaiah Naidu had visited her Poes Garden residence.
Though the AIADMK walked out, government sources claimed they were confident that Jayalalitha would not have let the Constitution amendment bill fall through if it had come to that situation. The finance minister had also reached out to Odisha chief minister Naveen Patnaik and even attended a lunch hosted by Telangana CM Chandrasekhar Rao. He had the support of Andhra Pradesh CM Chandrababu Naidu, but also remained in touch with the TDP's rival, YSR Congress.
Government's parliamentary managers on Thursday were verifying whether all members on the treasury benches had cast their votes for all the nine amendments.
Stay updated on the go with Times of India News App. Click here to download it for your device.
Source: http://timesofindia.indiatimes.com/india/Centre-had-plan-B-if-Congress-wanted-Rajya-Sabha-say-in-GST-rate/articleshow/53549115.cms
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Howard "Buzz" Holmes Jr.
Howard Grey "Buzz" Holmes, Jr., age 79, of Huntington Woods, passed away on April 30, 2021. Howard was the beloved husband of Martha (married: October 1966). Loving father of Howard "Chip" Holmes, III, Cheryl Holmes, Julie (Gregory) Gnatek, and Cynthia (Chris) Jewett. Proud grandfather of Graeme Holmes, Benjamin Gnatek, Lillian Gnatek, Jakob Jewett, Joshua Jewett; and great-grandfather of Wren Holmes. Predeceased by his brother, Charles Holmes. Howard attended St. Mary Catholic Schools from grade one, all the way through high school. He then graduated from Ferris State College in 1965 and joined General Motors. Within a couple years he had been drafted into the Army and then spent two years at Ft. Campbell, KY. He then rejoined GM and was assigned to Focus Hope as an accountant in a transmission remanufacturing operation, ultimately completing a 30+ year career with GM. He then embarked upon a second career as a consultant with Dynamic Manufacturing in Hillside, IL for thirteen years. Over the years, Howard greatly enjoyed traveling to Hawaii with Martha for their yearly two-week trips. And without a doubt his favorite baby was his 1964 Pontiac Lemans convertible, red with black top, that he restored himself. Visitation will take place on Monday, May 3, from 3 - 8 p.m. (Scripture Service at 7 p.m.) at Wm. Sullivan and Son Funeral Home, 705 W. 11 Mile Rd., (4 blocks east of Woodward), Royal Oak. Funeral Mass will take place on Tuesday, May 4, at 12:30 p.m. (visitation 12:00) at St. Mary Catholic Church, 730 S. Lafayette Ave., Royal Oak. Interment to follow at Holy Sepulchre Cemetery in Southfield, MI. In lieu of flowers, memorial contributions to the Alzheimers Association or St. Mary Catholic Church in Royal Oak are appreciated. Share a memory at www.SullivanFuneralDirectors.com.
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Recently I've enjoyed watching the Amazon Original Series "Alpha House". This is the story of an ecelectic group of Republican Senators sharing a house in Washington DC.
This humorous series, written by Garry Trudeau, starring John Goodman; Clark Johnson; Matt Molloy; Mark Conzuelo with Wanda Sykes, Cynthia Nixon, Penn Jullette and many others coming and going through the two Seasons.
This show focuses, humorously, on the hippocracy of political ethics that shift based on polls and constituent interest. It helps create a narrative of how politicians can take a political stance strictly for a party platform, even if the position does not make sense in the real world.
The following article, http://www.sltrib.com/opinion/3940805-155/letter-a-fabricated-story-from-a, published online in the Salt Lake Tribune reflects the same variable etchics shown by humor in Alpha House, but unfortunately seems to be a reality in Congress. The full article follows, or you can read it at the link listed above.
On May 26, the Deseret News published an op-ed by Sen. Orrin Hatch: "My Meeting With Supreme Court Nominee Eric Garland." He described meeting with Garland, and how it hadn't changed his stance on blocking nomination hearings.
Strangely, his op-ed appeared on the newspaper's website at midnight, at least six hours before this supposed meeting could have happened.
Perhaps it remains to be seen whether Sen. Hatch is a time traveler, or simply a mendacious liar with a seat in the Senate Judiciary Committee, but any newspaper with journalistic integrity would have noted such a laughable inconsistency.


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I must be old then.
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Tide really waits for no one.


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Companies, Users, and Surveys Agree: Spark Is Hot, Hot, Hot
Spark is a hot topic right now. So hot, in fact, it's surpassed Hadoop as the open source technology with the most widespread appeal. Whether it can sustain this momentum is another matter.
By Steve Swoyer
Apache Spark is hot, hot, hot. So hot, in fact, it's surpassed Hadoop as the open source technology with the most widespread appeal.
Sure, Spark uptake still pales in comparison to Hadoop, but indicators suggest Spark's popularity is still waxing -- even as Hadoop's wanes.
Gartner Inquiries Chart Growth
One indicator comes via Gartner researcher Merv Adrian, who notes that client inquiries about Spark to Gartner's data team have exploded in 2015 and 2016 -- even as inquiries about Hadoop are growing at a much slower rate, if not flattening.
Right now, Adrian notes, inquiries about Hadoop comprise about 12 percent of all inquiries to Gartner's data team; Spark-related inquiries, by contrast, account for about two percent.
Last year at this time, Spark-related inquiries made up only a fraction of a percent of client inquiries, Adrian explained. "[That] percentage does not reflect the [market] momentum. Spark is rising faster than Hadoop did two to three years ago," Adrian told attendees at the 15th annual Pacific Northwest BI Summit.
"In the last six months, it's ... almost [like a] hockey stick, rising very, very rapidly. Vendors aren't calling us to ask us about integrating Spark into their stacks. The people who are calling us -- we are actually getting a ton of interest from ... clients [i.e., corporate customers] right now."
Big Investments in Spark, Independent of Hadoop
That level of interest begs a question: are companies replacing Hadoop with Spark or spinning up Spark clusters in the context of Hadoop? "The degree to which Spark is being deployed independent of an HDFS underpinning is still relatively small but it is nonzero and it is growing," Adrian told attendees. He cited IBM's entry into the Spark space as a catalyst for interest, if not adoption.
"There's massive interest [in Spark] ... and lots of investment. IBM's not the only one massively investing," he said, noting that even though Big Blue only has two active Spark committers -- active, acknowledged developers who are adding to the software -- IBM continues to contribute a significant amount of resources (and code) to Spark development.
"IBM has made huge investments, but ... the rest of the community is racing to keep up."
Surveys Reflect Spark's Popularity
In addition to Adrian's metric -- client requests to Gartner -- a growing collection of other data points suggest Spark is sizzling. Consider the results of a survey of 50,000 developers published earlier this year by Stack Overflow, a user-curated question-and-answer portal for IT professionals.
Spark was the number two "Top Trending Tech" in Stack Overflow's tally. Spark developers, meanwhile, tied with Scala developers for bragging rights in the "Top Paying Tech" category, with the average Spark or Scala coder earning $125,000.
(The Stack Overflow survey didn't distinguish between general-purpose Scala development and Scala development on Spark. Scala is one of several languages -- including Python, Java, and R -- used to program in the Spark environment.)
"Developers with mathematics backgrounds ... who know Scala, Spark, or Hadoop get paid more than their peers," the Stack Overflow survey concluded.
That isn't all. Earlier this year, high-performance ETL specialist Syncsort published the results of a survey of 250 data architects, IT managers, developers, data scientists, and business analysts.
In the survey, 67 percent of respondents cited Spark as the compute framework of most interest.
Syncsort's survey found that interest in Spark far outpaced interest in other big data-related technologies. For example, in response to the question "Which of the following compute frameworks are of most interest?" 67 percent of respondents cited Spark. That outstripped interest in any other compute framework, including the venerable MapReduce engine, cited by 55 percent of respondents.
(Respondents were permitted to select from among multiple options -- including the Tez framework, which supersedes legacy Hadoop MapReduce. Tez was cited by 19 percent of respondents.)
"Although MapReduce has a larger installed base, Apache Spark is generating significant interest as a powerful compute platform for analytics. This is a scenario that is bound to repeat itself again and again as the number of tools in the Hadoop ecosystem continues to expand," write the authors of the Syncsort survey report.
Is Spark Heading for a Fall?
Gartner is well known for its "Hype Cycle" -- in particular, for the "trough of disillusionment" component of said Hype Cycle. From the thousand-foot-high perspective of the Hype Cycle, every (greater or lesser) peak is a prelude to a (greater or lesser) plunge.
The question, as Adrian sees it, is whether Spark is still peaking -- or ready to plunge. "Spark is up over the [Hype Cycle] peak now. It could hardly be more hyped than it is, but it's really beginning to move for the first time into actual user usage as opposed to vendor usage," he said. He noted that it's at this point (i.e., where the metaphorical rubber meets the road) that disillusionment often starts to set in.
Stephen Swoyer is a technology writer with 20 years of experience. His writing has focused on business intelligence, data warehousing, and analytics for almost 15 years. Swoyer has an abiding interest in tech, but he's particularly intrigued by the thorny people and process problems technology vendors never, ever want to talk about. You can contact him at [email protected].
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A Garland of Holiday Handles
January 3, 2016 § Leave a comment
There has long been a tradition of looking to the calendar for naming inspiration, as a person's birthday has often been considered an indication of how they will fare in life and who (or what) they will become; hence naming a child after the saints or holidays associated with the date of the child's birth. In the linked article, you'll find a list of some of these festive monikers (don't forget to click through for more info, as always!):
"27 Holiday-Inspired Names"
These somewhat-unusual Christmas-related cognomens include:
For girls: Angela, Charity, Chiara, Christina, Clara, Faith, Hannah, Holly, Hope, Imani, Jemima, Joy, Lucy, Mary, Natalie, Natasha, Paloma
For boys: Abner, Alban, Christian, Christopher, Cristobal, Emmanuel, Jasper, Joseph, Nick, Noel
The State of Pop Culture Naming (Harry Potter Edition)
November 25, 2015 § Leave a comment
We've talked before about how pop culture influences naming trends (try clicking here or here for more on the topic; and click here for some examples of when it sort of went the other way), but when it comes to some of the classical names used by author J.K. Rowling in her Harry Potter series, it can be tough to tell how much influence the books really had, or whether those particular names hold their places on the list because, well, they've just been around for ages.
In any case, the linked article gives you some popularity rankings for many of the names used for characters in the series; some are more instantly recognizable as "Potterhead-influenced" than others, to be sure! (Bonus game: Can you remember the last names of the characters whose names made the list before you click through to learn more about the names themselves?):
"Harry Potter's Influence on Baby Names"
For witches: Amelia, Arabella, Bellatrix, Ginny, Hermione, Lavender, Lily, Luna, and Minerva
For wizards: Cedric, Cornelius, Draco, Dudley, Godric, Harry, Kingsley, Lucius, Neville, Percy, Remus, Ron, Seamus, Severus, Sirius, and Viktor
Examples of Elongated Eponyms
Some folks prefer the simple, straightforward, short-and-sweet when it comes to names, but there is something to be said for the long-and-lovely names in this article, no? (As always, be sure to click through for more info!)
"25 Baby Names That Push The Character Count"
For girls: Alessandra, Alexandria, Clementine, Elisabeth, Evangeline, Guadalupe, Gwendolyn, Jacqueline, Katherine, Magdalena, Montserrat, Temperance
For boys: Alessandro, Alexzander, Broderick, Christopher / Cristopher / Kristopher, Demetrius, Francisco, Johnathan, Maximilian / Maximiliano, Remington, Zachariah
Popular Names: East Coast vs. West Coast
October 7, 2015 § Leave a comment
The linked article explores a bit how baby-naming trends vary from coast to coast, even within the boundaries of these United States. As always, click through for more info (including some really cool heat maps of each name's popularity, state-by-state)!
– "These Names Are Trending More With East Coast Than With West Coast Parents"
– "Baby Names That Are More West Coast Than East Coast"
Girl names, East Coast: Adrianna, Camryn, Caroline, Gabriella, Gabrielle, Jada, Jaliyah, Kayleigh, Kyleigh, Laila, London, Londyn, Miracle, Nyla, Paris, Ryleigh, Skylar
Girl names, West Coast: Audrey, Audrina, Aylin, Daisy, Daphne, Dulce, Evelyn, Hazel, Jimena, June, Kendra, Kira, Lexie, Marilyn, Mila, Mina, Penelope, Perla, Ruby
Boy names, East Coast: Amir, Bryce, Cameron, Jayceon, Messiah, Michael, Nasir, Zion
Boy names, West Coast: Adrian, Alfredo, Damian, Dane, Dominik, Edgar, Gael, Gerardo, Isaac, Ivan, Joaquin, Leonel, Lincoln, Malakai, Maximiliano, Oliver, Orion, Ramon, Rodrigo, Romeo, Ruben
BONUS! For those prepsters on the East Coast, or the few stragglers on the West, who are looking for something new and unusual for their future graduate:
– "49 Preppy Baby Names Destined For The Ivy League"
Preppy names for girls: Ainsley, Arabella, Bronwyn, Harper, Margaux, Poppy, Tilly
Preppy names for boys: Aldrich, Blaine, Bradford, Briggs, Brooks, Connery, Corbin, Davis, Digby, Graham, Hudson, Ingram, Keaton, Lennox, Merritt, Niles, Orson, Quincy, Roland, Teague, Thatcher, Thompson, Tucker, Vance, Whitaker, Yates
Preppy names for either: Addison, Aubrey, Blair, Darcy, Ellison, Emerson, Finley, Hunter, Kingsley, Leighton, Palmer, Preston, Reed, Sloane, Sterling, Tinsley
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Diminutive of "Cecilia", "Lucille", "Priscilla", etc.
Cece, Celia, Cila, Cili, Cilke, Cille, Cissy, Luca, Luce, Luci, Lucia, Lucie, Lucja, Lucy, Lula, Lulu, Luus, Luzia, Pris, Prisca, Priska, Prissie, Prissy, Scilla, Sileas, Silja, Silje, Silke, Sile, Sille, Sisi, Sissie, Sissy, Zilla, etc.
– Cilla (Priscilla) Lapham, Mrs. Lapham's devoted, reliable, practical teenaged daughter, who remains a true friend to Johnny through all the turmoil of Johnny Tremain by Esther Forbes (written in 1943; set during the years leading up to the American Revolutionary War, 1773-1775).
– Cilla McQueen (b. 1949), English poet.
Some Single-Syllable Sobriquets
Longer, more classical-sounding names — for example, "Christopher", "Elizabeth", "Alexander", or "Penelope" — have always had a place on America's playgrounds, but there is certainly something to be said for the short-and-simple one-syllable names in this article, no? (Be sure to click through for more information — meanings, origins, popularity rankings, etc.)
"Short and Sweet Baby Names"
For girls: Brooke, Claire, Faith, Grace, Hope, Jade, Jane, June, Kate, Paige, Rose, Ruth
For boys: Blake, Bryce, Charles, Chase, Cole, George, Jace, Jack, James, Joel, John, Juan, Luke, Max, Miles
For either: Bryn / Brynn, Quinn, Reese
A Selection of Heel Goed Dutch Baby Names
If you follow the link, you'll be able to find out a little bit more about these fantastic Dutch names (although a pronunciation guide is not always included; you may have to look that up yourself!):
"20 Dutch Baby Names You'll Want to Steal Immediately"
(Click here to find the French version.)
For girls: Adrie, Anouk, Danique, Evi, Fay / Faye, Lina, Marit, Noa, Tess
For boys: Bas / Bastiaan, Bram, Cas / Casper, Coen / Coenraad, Everhart, Hans, Joost, Lars, Pim, Sander, Schuyler / Skylar
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How 3M Uses Childlike Wonder and Curiosity To Drive Sustainability
Nerd Profile: 3M Sustainability Director Maureen Tholen
"I think I love engineering because it's inherently problem solving."
When 3M tells you – an upstart STEM blogger – that they "love what you are doing to help inspire a future generation of Nerds like us," you are not only flattered, but you also feel compelled to find out… why, exactly?
Last fall, the innovative giant formerly known as the Minnesota Mining and Manufacturing Company reached out to Raising Nerd to raise awareness for its long-standing commitment to building a culture of sustainability, wonder, and purpose-driven business. As part of that commitment, 3M has adopted a motto ("Business on Purpose"), and an approach that emphasizes the importance of always asking "What if?"
This, of course, is a worldview we curious Nerds heartily embrace!
So, when Raising Nerd ventured once again to the Fast Company Innovation Festival in New York, we interviewed 3M Sustainability Director Maureen Tholen, who later headlined an FCNY panel titled Science for Good: How Big and Small Purpose-Driven Companies are Innovating with Social Impact.
Tholen, a chemical engineer, started out as a technical service engineer at 3M more than three decades ago working with adhesives and labeling materials. Today, Maureen's Sustainability division has a worthy but ambitious goal of "improving our business, our planet, and every life." To meet that goal, her team actively pursues collaboration with other 3M divisions as well as innovators outside the company.
We support the idea of constant learning and that failure doesn't have to be the end. You've learned what doesn't work. You keep going.
After our interview, we had the distinct honor of taking some fun photos with Maureen in front of 3M's cool "Wonder Wall" installation. The floor-to-ceiling, digital light wall was meant to inspire creative movement while helping people imagine the power of wonder and "what if?" in their own lives (with its cascading light and Festival-related tweets, it also reminded us of the Matrix rain code).
Thanks again to 3M and Maureen for sharing their perspective on the importance of wonder and sustainability in everyday life as well as in business. Nerd on!
Raising Nerd: Raising Nerd believes curiosity is the cornerstone of being a Nerd. Can you give detail how curiosity serves as driving force at 3M?
Maureen Tholen: I started 32 years ago in tech service in Engineering. It's a role that is customer facing, a role that helps our customers solve their problems. They may be looking for an adhesive or a film, a connector or a coating, whatever it might be. So it's a problem-solving role. From day one, I knew our employees were empowered, were encouraged and were expected to actually be curious and wonder about things to help people solve problems. It is part of our culture because we are such a science-based company, you are inherently curious and wondering about things and looking for solutions.
RN: How is 3M working to inspire that next generation of engineers and scientists?
MT: Anywhere we can provide a hands-on experience, that's where real inspiration happens. There are a number of ways we try to inspire young scientists, including developing annual events around the theme of science experiments, which are great for generating ideas for future solutions and technologies.
We bring kids with their projects onsite to 3M headquarters in St. Paul, Minnesota. The kids take a tour of our innovation center and get an idea of how we pursue innovation. They showcase their own projects and experiments. The ones that win get an opportunity to shadow a scientist at the company to see what they do to keep that inspiration going (this usually happens in October).
We also send our "visiting wizards" to elementary schools. Our scientists/employees will go to local elementary and middle schools to conduct science experiments for the students. The program runs in any community where 3M employees are nationally. Whether it's adhesives or film, [we showcase] anything having to do with science and 3M's core competencies. It's hands-on and a great outreach program. Our employees love it, especially when it's their own kids' schools.
For older students, we do on-campus college recruiting events and work with PHD programs to fund research.
We're also focusing more and more on trade skills given that there's a need for STEM programs at the high school and technical school levels. This allows us to reach someone that's interested in going into fields like electrical, plumbing, construction, or welding. There's a lot of science that goes into those kinds of roles. And there are big gaps in trade skills right now for a lot of industries and in many countries. It's a win-win for 3M because we hire a lot of people in our manufacturing plants in those kinds of roles and we make a lot of products used by those industries.
RN: What does sustainability mean to you and 3M?
MT: For us, it's really a broad definition. A lot of people immediately think of the environmental side of sustainability, and that's definitely a piece of it. It might be saving energy, saving water, reducing waste, and reducing use of raw materials. It's all those things.
But there's also a lot of social impact too, and that's, in fact, what we're highlighting here at this Fast Company Innovation event. The social side of things – the purpose-driven aspects of our business – aim to help improve people's health and safety, provide education and training, etc. There's not a lot of "product" content directly involved, but it's still an opportunity for 3M.
We have a lot of expertise within the company – many experts in different subject matter areas who share that expertise and are educating people. For example, there's a project that I'm working on with cool roofing granules. They are special granules that have coating that can reflect solar heat. So on asphalt shingles, those can make a difference for a house by saving energy, but it can also impact urban heat island issues, which is a big public health concern. In fact, the number one cause of weather-related deaths in the US in recent years has been heat related. And it's usually vulnerable populations affected, like the elderly, the very young, or somebody with existing medical issues.
So, sustainability isn't just about recycling and reducing waste. More and more, it's also about social impacts.
RN: What do you see as the biggest challenge when it comes to sustainability right now?
MT: You can pick any area, like waste or handling waste. If you're going to be a zero-waste facility, it's hard. You need to consider the whole ecosystem. In other words, it's not just deciding you'll handle it on your own, you have to ask "Where are all those waste streams from different kind of materials coming from?"
So, [waste management] takes a lot of collaboration from different organizations. There might be non-governmental groups getting involved and local governments or municipalities offering recycling options. These issues – any of them – are not easy to solve alone. They take a collective group.
RN: What do you see as the biggest sustainability challenge over the next 10 years?
MT: I think we're seeing the beginning points of some of these challenges as our population grows. I think they are just going to [increase]. There's going to be more demand for energy. More waste. More different kinds of waste. Access to clean water. I think we're still going to be working to solve those things. Again, it's going to take ecosystems of partners from different areas coming together to solve these issues.
RN: Does 3M have those kinds of partners now?
MT: Yes, cool roofing is an example of one such 3M partnership. The city of Los Angeles had put in an ordinance in place a little over a year ago to require cool roofs be installed in the city of LA. When the city established that ordinance, it was going to require collaboration among many organizations.
3M is now working with Climate Resolve, an NGO that's very much focused on protecting vulnerable populations, helping to do science-based research on where those populations are and where we need to focus our efforts. We're working with government officials in the governor's office and other people in the area that make the different building codes. Because you don't want to propose a solution that isn't cost-effective, or isn't viable, or that doesn't have a supply chain to implement it. We've also been working with our industry partners, because we don't actually make asphalt shingles or install them. We just produce the special roofing granules – the beginning piece.
"[A childlike mentality] means staying curious, having a never-ending pursuit of learning and asking "Why?" or "What if?" or thinking "Gee, I wonder about that."
RN: What kinds of skills are needed for the next generation to solve these problems?
MT: I love engineering fields – really, any of them. I'm a chemical engineer from training. My son is going into mechanical engineering and my daughter is going into engineering mechanics. My husband is a chemical engineer.
I think I love engineering because it's inherently problem solving. And I think the biggest thing people will need moving forward is adaptability to learning as well as constant learning, because the biggest challenges will be that their jobs are going to be reinvented at rates we've never seen before.
Even the sustainability role I've been in for the past several years will change. Five years ago, 3M didn't have anybody that was designated in this role. We were certainly doing a lot of those kinds of initiatives, but it wasn't gathered together that way or communicated that way. I think there's going to be an increase in these kinds of jobs.
Right now, I do a lot of things internally and externally, like communicating with different expert resources to find solutions to challenges across many areas, like health care, automotive, etc. They are experts in their specific areas, but a lot of what they do can inspire solutions for other areas. Sometimes seeing an idea that someone else is working on might be useful in another area creating a cross-pollination of ideas.
I do the same [kinds of communication] externally too. A lot of what 3M does is trying to educate through science-based research that either we have done or somebody else has. Because sometimes – like in my cool roofing example – many people are not even aware of the problem. And once they know, [we have to ask] what are some of the things we can do about it? So, that education and communication piece is so critical.
RN: 3M talks about how we all can face our biggest challenges through persistence, creativity, and "childlike" curiosity. What does having a childlike curiosity mean to you and how does it drive 3M's development process?
MT: [A childlike mentality] means staying curious, having a never-ending pursuit of learning and asking "Why?" or "What if?" or thinking "Gee, I wonder about that." That's why 3M is focused on wonder, like we are here at this Fast Company event. It also means having a purpose and just always being open. Not getting jaded or thinking "We've already tried that."
We try to be supportive of an open mind because you really never know where you're going to end up. We support the idea of constant learning and that failure doesn't have to be the end. You've learned what doesn't work. You keep going. You think, "That was the outcome, so now what I do?"
RN: What hands-on learning resources would you recommend for parents looking to inspire and challenge their kids?
MT: In our house, music was a huge piece. Our kids needed to at least try it. But music is such a link to doing awesome in math and science. The brain link between those things is definitely there. It's also a good down time to rest the mind.
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I once heard a college president say, "Teaching is a matter of life and death." That is certainly true in helping students with disabilities reach the goal of full participation in the world of work.
This week I participated in a Conference on Exceptional Children, sponsored by the Department of Public Instruction, Exceptional Children Division, in Greensboro, North Carolina. Pollye Pruitt, a staff member in the Exceptional Children Division and a former student of mine, had invited me to join her in a session on parent-professional collaboration. I appreciated the opportunity, because this is a topic of great concern and interest to me.
We frequently hear that teachers are dissatisfied with their salaries, their crowded classes, and the abundance of paper work. This is not what I heard in these sessions. I heard genuine concern for their students and respect for their parents, an eagerness to establish relationships that would enable students to succeed. I was surprised at the intensity of the questions posed to us. One teacher asked, "One of my students told me that there was no need to invite his mother to a meeting, that she didn't care anything about him. How can I help him understand that his mother does care?" Others asked for ways to involve the parents in the education of their children and suggestions for addressing language and cultural differences – overcoming barriers to full communication and collaboration.
A positive relationship between the home and the school is essential for students to acquire the skills necessary for success as employees and participants in the community. I am impressed with the efforts teachers and other school personnel are making in establishing this relationship.


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Giants trade Sam Coonrod for 2020 draft pick Carson Ragsdale
The Giants are adding some farm depth in what figures to be a popular trade.
By Brady Klopfer@BradyKlopferNBA Jan 9, 2021, 12:46pm PST
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The San Francisco Giants are trading present talent for future talent in a trade that will make many fans happy for a variety of reasons. According to a report from Kiley McDaniel and Jeff Passan of ESPN, the Giants are sending right-handed reliever Sam Coonrod to the Philadelphia Phillies, in exchange for fellow right-handed pitcher Carson Ragsdale.
Sources tell @JeffPassan and I: the Giants have traded RHP Sam Coonrod to the Phillies in a deal for RHP Carson Ragsdale
— Kiley McDaniel (@kileymcd) January 9, 2021
Though they're both right-handed pitchers, Coonrod and Ragsdale are at different stages in their career. The Giants are sending out a 28 year old with two MLB seasons under his belt, and receiving a 22 year old who was drafted just seven months ago. Even if Coonrod were good (more on that later), it's a sensible move by the Giants to bolster the farm depth. They don't figure to be good enough this year that they need to be worrying too much about the fifth arm out of the pen.
Ragsdale was a fourth-round pick by the Phillies in June after playing college baseball at South Florida. In four starts in 2020 he had a 2.84 ERA, a 1.000 WHIP, and 37 strikeouts to 7 walks in 19 innings. He was ranked as the No. 146 prospect on McDaniel's pre-draft big board, with a future value of 40.
Coonrod — whom the Giants selected in the fifth round in 2014 — had a rough year in many ways. He had an ERA of 9.82, and was worth -0.7 Wins Above Replacement, per Baseball-Reference. He also suffered a lat injury late in the year.
But he'll most be remembered for two things: giving up a come from behind rally that culminated in a walk-off home run in the final series of the season, when the Giants were fighting for a postseason spot, and being the only member of the Giants or Los Angeles Dodgers who didn't kneel during an Opening Day ceremony supporting racial equality and equity.
You can see why the Phillies are intrigued — pitchers who throw 100 mph don't grow on trees, even in this era of baseball. But, for all the reasons above, I think it's safe to say many Giants fans will be pleased with this move.


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A MESSAGE OF LOVE AND UNITY
In the wake of the murder of George Floyd and the national protests that have ensued, I have been moved to listen closer, learn more and have had meaningful conversations with friends and colleagues to better educate myself on the issue at the forefront of our national discourse right now. As a company, our passion is to help people celebrate life and special occasions. We are advocates for love, kindness and inclusivity. Unequivocally, we denounce racism in any form, it has no place in today's society and I am saddened that systemic racism continues to exist in our country and world. The events of the last few months have put into stark reality how alive and well racism is in our society, and this powerful movement has forced many of us to confront our own responsibility in the mission to root out racism. Because – black lives matter.
I have sought to instill values at Omi Gems that treat all people equally, with the same enthusiasm and passion regardless of race or stature. I believe strong principles of inclusivity and compassion are some of the factors that have contributed greatly to the strength of our business and are tantamount to the foundation on which we will build on in the future. It is important to me that the Omi Privé staff are part of our diverse family and are advocates of the same values.
One of my favorite quotes is from Dr. Martin Luther King "Darkness cannot drive out darkness; only light can do that. Hate cannot drive out hate, only love can do that" I would like to think we bring light and love into people's lives with our gemstones and jewelry. However, it is our duty, more than ever, to bring this light and love into our community and nation to aid in the healing process and to help affect change. Community is a hallmark of the many small businesses that make up the jewelry industry, and as a current and past board member of several industry organizations, including AGS, AGTA and the 24Karat Club of Southern California; I would like to be a voice for progress and the expansion of our industry as a whole.
These are our first actions:
Establish lasting programs to mentor students of color interested in the jewelry industry and learning about colored gemstones.
Advocate and use my voice to encourage more inclusivity and opportunities for persons of color in the jewelry industry.
Continue to support and empower African miners, their families and communities through Gem Legacy.
We will continue to listen, learn and take action. We welcome an open dialogue with our fellow colleagues in the jewelry industry in pursuit of additional ways and ideas to expand opportunities in gems and jewelry for people of color. We will continue to spread love, kindness and empathy as a business and as individuals.
We have made a donation to the Art Smith Memorial Scholarship Foundation named in honor of influential mid-century modernist New York City-based black jewelry designer Art Smith, a group of 50 jewelry industry brands have joined forces to fund a $50,000 Endowment at FIT that will create ongoing scholarships and mentorships to support black students attending the Jewelry Design program.
This is only the start.
Niveet Nagpal
President and Head Designer
Learn more about the initiatives we support and how you can donate:
Donate to the Art Smith Memorial Scholarship Fund
Donate to Gem Legacy
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President Donald Trump on Thursday afternoon signed his much-hyped executive order on campus free speech — which he deemed a "historic action to defend American students and American values" that have "been under siege" on campuses.
"Under the guise of speech codes and safe spaces and trigger warnings, these universities have tried to restrict free thought, impose total conformity and shutdown the voices of great young Americans," Trump said Thursday before signing the order.
"While many schools — or all schools — are frankly supposed to follow this currently, it will ensure that grant dollars are associated through the grant-making process, and schools will have to certify that they're following this condition," a senior administration official said earlier Thursday.
Still the move, and the president's rhetoric surrounding it, raised alarms for some civil liberties groups and conservatives — including at least one Republican lawmaker — who expressed concerns about federal overreach.
The order directs 12 federal agencies that fund university research to add language to existing agreements that colleges have to sign to get the money. Public universities will have to vow to uphold the First Amendment — something they already must do — and private universities will have to promise to uphold their own "stated institutional policies regarding freedom of speech," essentially setting their own rules.
The executive order is "plainly unnecessary," the president of a group of public universities said.
"Public universities are already bound by the First Amendment and work each day to defend and honor it," Peter McPherson, president of the Association of Public and Land-grant Universities, said. "As institutions of higher learning, public universities are constantly working to identify new ways to educate students on the importance of free expression, provide venues for free speech, and advance our world through free academic inquiry.
"No executive order will change that," he said.
Some conservatives, however, believe haven't done that, and are regularly stifling speech — especially conservative speech — by banning speakers, creating speech zones and pushing trigger warnings.
Trump previously threatened to withdraw federal funding to the University of California, Berkeley, after riots on campus led it to cancel an event at which far-right provocateur Milo Yiannopoulos was scheduled to speak. At Trump's CPAC speech where he first mentioned the executive order, the president brought to the stage Hayden Williams, a conservative activist who was punched in the face while recruiting on the Berkeley campus for the conservative youth group Turning Point USA.
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