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Perched at the bottom of a cobbled street, Orchard House is a Grade II listed, 17th century terraced house and offers the best of both worlds. From the front it looks up to the bustling main street and to the rear it has open views across fields, which run down to the South Tyne River. This holiday house is well-furnished and presented with a welcoming, cosy ambiance. Set in a conservation area, Alston claims to be the highest market town in England. Not only that, the nearest town is more than 15 miles away so Alston offers the chance to escape to a far-flung corner of Cumbria that promises to enchant sightseers with its charming cobbled streets and bustling pubs, shops and tea rooms. To arrive in memorable fashion it may be worth travelling along the A686 from Penrith to Corbridge. The AA Magazine rated this among the 10 best drives in the world and it's not difficult to see how they came to such a conclusion as the heather-clad moorlands of the North Pennines that surround Alston make it an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty and appealing to anyone who participates in outdoor activities. Reminders of the town's rich mining history are everywhere, with the Nenthead Mines Heritage Centre charting the story of mineral mining in this area. The South Tynedale Railway, the highest narrow gauge railway in England, also runs from Alston to Kirkhaugh, which is just over 2 miles away in Northumberland. Shops, pubs and restaurants 50 yards.
Ground floor: Living room. Dining room. Kitchen. Snug with beams. Separate toilet. First floor: 4 bedrooms: 2 double (one 5ft), 2 single. Bathroom with bath, shower cubicle and toilet.
Gas living flame fire in dining room included. Gas central heating, electricity, bed linen and towels included. Travel cot and high chair on request. DVD. Blu-ray. CD. Electric cooker. Microwave. Washing machine and tumble dryer (in basement). Dishwasher. Freezer. Wi-fi.Telephone-incoming calls only. Lawned garden with patio, decked sitting-out area and furniture. On road parking. Cycle store. No smoking. NB: Garden set over three levels, steps to each area and uneven surfaces.
4 reviews
Ground Floor: Property has night storage and panel heaters and comprises:Lounge: With TV, DVD, CD/radio, electric fire and patio doors to the garden. Kitchen/diner: With electric oven and hob, dishwasher, fridge, microwave and dining table and chairs. Utility room: With sink, fridge/freezer and washing machine. Bedroom 1: With double bed. Bedroom 2: With double bed. Bedroom 3: With double bed. Bedroom 4: With single bed (for flexibility of sleeping arrangements only). Bathroom: With shower cubicle, bath, WC and wash basin.
All fuel and bed linen included. Cot available.Outside: Garden with lawn, patio and seating. Parking for 5 cars.
5 reviews
These delightful semi-detached cottages are holiday homes situated in the heart of County Durham, located near the idyllic countryside village of Wolsingham, in the Durham Dales. Each cottage offers you the remoteness of a country retreat with shared indoor swimming pool, hot tub and sauna, there is also a games room with full size snooker table. There are limited private pool sessions available which can be booked directly with the owner - please call when you book the property. Whether you choose to take in the scenic countryside that County Durham has to offer, or are looking for a quiet retreat, this is an ideal holiday base. Just minutes away are Tunstall Reservoir and Hamsterley Forest, with bike riding, horse riding and many other activities. Kilhope Lead Mining Centre and Beamish Museum are close by, as is a real snow ski lift. Located around 30-minutes from the historic city of Durham with its World Heritage site status, cathedral and castle. The National Railway Museum at Shildon, High Force Waterfall, the Metro Centre, Newcastle Airport, Durham Tees Valley Airport, Diggerland and Newcastle town centre with its cultural attractions are all within easy reach. Visit Hadrian's Wall, Lake District National Park and the beautiful north east coastline. Fishing nearby. Shop, pub and restaurant 2 miles.
Ground floor: Living/dining room/kitchen with stone floor. 1 bunk bedroom with additional single. Wet room with toilet. First floor: 3 bedrooms: 1 double. 1 twin. 1 single. Bathroom with toilet.
Woodburner in living room on request (fuel at cost). Travel cot. High chair. Wheelchair access.
All properties: Underfloor central heating, electricity, bed linen and towels included. Freeview TV. DVD. Electric cooker. Microwave. Washing machine. Dishwasher. Fridge/freezer. Wi-fi available at £5 for 2GB. Garden with patio and furniture. Shared natural grounds. Parking (2 cars). Shared indoor heated swimming pool (10m x 5m; depth 2m x 0.9m), please book private sessions directly with the owner at the time of booking. Shared hot tub and sauna. Shared games room with snooker table and games. Welcome pack. No smoking. Please note: There are steps and a lake within the grounds.
3 reviews
Ground Floor: Property has gas central heating and comprises: Lounge/Diner: With wood burning stove, TV and DVD Conservatory: With comfortable seating overlooking the pretty garden Snug: An additional sitting area with comfortable seats and views across the garden Kitchen: With LPG range cooker, electric oven, ceramic hob, microwave, fridge with ice box and table top freezer Utility: With washing machine and WC
First Floor: Bedroom 1: With double bed and guest single bed (for + 1 ) Bedroom 2: With double bed and en suite facilities comprising shower cubicle and wash basin Bedroom 3: With single bed Bedroom 4: With single bed Bathroom; With bath, large shower cubicle and wash basin Cloakroom: With WC and wash basin
All fuel and electricity, bed linen and towels included. First supply of logs for stove provided. A full size cot, a travel cot and a highchair are available.Large, fully enclosed and private garden. Outbuildings suitable for storage of bicycles etc. Off road parking for 3 + cars.
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Ground Floor: The property has oil central heating and comprises: Spacious open plan lounge / dining / kitchenLounge area: with flat screen TV and DVD playerDining area: with large farmhouse dining table and chairs comfortable for 8 to dineKitchen area: with electric cooker, microwave, fridge / freezer, dishwasher and washing machineBedroom 1: with two single beds, flat screen TV and en-suite wet room with shower, WC and wash basin; accessibility suitable for wheelchairs, French door to courtyard
First Floor: Bedroom 2: with king-size four poster bed with WC and wash basinBedroom 3: with two single beds Family bathroom: with shower over bath, WC and wash basinBedroom 4: with king-size sleigh bed and en-suite facilities with shower room, WC and wash basin
All fuel and power included. Bed linen and towels provided. Travel cot and highchair available. Shared use of Wi-Fi facility. Use of shared games room with football table, wall-mounted flat screen TV and pool table available at all times. Shared use of a BBQ hut which can sit 14 people. Shared use of courtyard with outdoor furniture and BBQ. Shared use of Wi-Fi facility. Off road parking. Use of a shared 8 person sauna. Private hot tub for 6 will be available from March 2017.
Dufton is a conservation village lying in the stunning Eden valley, 3 miles north of Appleby-in-Westmorland and bordering the North Pennines, Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty. Fellside Cottages offer a choice of four individual cottages (refs: W44221, W44222, W44223 and W44224), or the option to book all four together to sleep up to 30 guests. There is a full size Dome which offers a large indoor space for gatherings, a hot tub to relax in, and outdoor party area overlooking Dufton Pike, making Fellside Cottages an ideal location for large groups of family and friends. The cottages also have access to a gazebo and a barn conversion, which is ideal for a meeting area. The Lake District National Park is less than 30 minutes away, offering an abundance of outdoor activities. Shop 3½ miles, pub and restaurant 100 yards.
Ground floor: Living room with beams and wooden floor. Dining room/kitchen with beams and slate floor. Utility room. Separate toilet. First floor: 4 double bedrooms (one 5ft four poster), three with en-suite shower room and toilet. Shower room with toilet. Bathroom (no toilet).
Woodburners in living room and kitchen included. CD. Washing machine and tumble dryer in utility room. Parking (3 cars).
All properties: Oil central heating, electricity, bed linen and towels included. Travel cot and high chair on request. Freeview TV. DVD. iPod dock. Electric cooker. Freezer. Wi-fi. Sitting-out area and furniture. Shared terrace with sitting-out area and furniture. Shared gas barbecue. Shared hot tub (7-seater) and sauna. Welcome pack. No smoking. NB: Unfenced pond in grounds 40 yards.
4 reviews
Ground Floor: The property has gas central heating and comprises:Lounge: Split level with wood burner, TV, DVD player and Wii.Dining room: Beamed with tiled floor.Kitchen: Large farmhouse style with beams, gas Aga, electric hob, microwave, fridge, freezer, wine cooler, dishwasher and washing machine.Four steps down to...Snug: With TV.Shower room: With shower, WC and underfloor heating.
First Floor: Bedroom 1: With super king size bed, TV and en-suite with large shower, WC and underfloor heating.Bedroom 2: With king size bed, TV and en-suite with shower, WC and underfloor heating.Bedroom 3: With twin beds and TV.Bedroom 4: With single bed and single stowaway bed.
All gas, electric, bed linen and towels included. Initial fuel for wood burner provided. Travel cot, highchair and stairgate available on request. Wi-Fi. Enclosed, lawned garden with sitting-out area and furniture. Gas BBQ. Ample parking. Natural water supply from a spring. No smoking. NB: Pond in garden.
Ground floor: Living room with wooden floor. Dining room/kitchen with slate floor. Utility room. Bathroom with shower over corner bath and toilet. First floor: 4 bedrooms: 2 double, one with en-suite bathroom with shower over corner bath and toilet, 2 twin. Shower room with toilet.
Woodburner in living room included. Microwave. Washing machine. Tumble dryer. Parking (2 cars).
10 reviews
Ideal walking base
This traditional, red sandstone barn has been tastefully converted to create two holiday homes which retain a good deal of charm and character. Surrounded by stunning scenery, the cottages stand on the edge of the picturesque and peaceful small fellside village of Dufton, which has a good pub on the village green and is on the Pennine Way. There is excellent walking and cycling from the doorstep and one of the highlights is High Cup Nick which is a spectacular geological feature and walkers are rewarded with an amazing view along the Eden Valley to the Lakeland fells. The ancient, attractive market town of Appleby, 3 miles, stands on the River Eden and is on the famous and scenic Carlisle to Settle train line. Dufton provides a good base from which to explore the contrasting but equally beautiful Lakes and Dales National Parks. The Scottish border and Hadrian's Wall are also an easy, pretty drive away. Have an afternoon tea at the tea room, 200 yards. Shop 3 miles, pub with restaurant 200 yards.
Ground floor: Living room with beams. Dining room/kitchen. 1 double bedroom with en-suite shower room and toilet. First floor: 3 bedrooms: 2 double, one with en-suite shower room with toilet, 1 bunk. Bathroom with shower over bath and toilet.
Ample parking.
Woodburner in living room included. Oil central heating, electricity, bed linen and towels included. Travel cot. High chair. Digital TV. DVD. CD. Electric cooker. Microwave. Washer/dryer. Dishwasher. Freezer. Patio and furniture. Shared sitting-out area. Barbecue. Cycle store. No smoking.
7 reviews
Stunning conversion
Set in a quiet area just off the cobbled main street in Alston, this terraced holiday cottage was formerly the home of a farm labourer. Originally built in 1611 the property has now been sympathetically restored whilst retaining much of its character and charm. The beam above the fireplace dates back over a thousand years, and was previously part of an ancient ship! The property boasts an upstairs balcony with a sun room, perfect for relaxing and watching the sun set. On the border of Cumbria and Northumbria, Alston is the highest market town in England, and is ideal for touring the northern lakes, Yorkshire Dales and Northumbria. Within easy driving distance are Hadrians Wall, Hexham, Newcastle, the Metro Centre, Beamish Museum, Ullswater or Keswick. Alston lies within an AONB with the Pennine Way running close to the cottage, and spectacular scenery all around. There is a range of traditional pubs and shops, local crafts and the narrow gauge railway in the town. Shop, pub and restaurant 50 yards.
Ground floor: Living room with patio doors, beams and wooden floor. Dining room with beams/kitchen. Utility room. Shower room and toilet. First floor: 3 bedrooms: 2 double (one 5ft), 1 twin. All with wooden floors. Bathroom with bath, shower cubicle and toilet. Second floor: 1 double bedroom with additional single (2ft 6in for child) and wooden floor.
Gas central heating, gas and electricity (£15per week November-March). Bed linen and towels included. Travel cot. DVD and small library. Stereo/CD. Gas hob. Electric oven. Microwave. Washing machine. Tumble dryer. Dishwasher. Freezer. Wi-fi. Enclosed garden with patio and furniture. Portable barbecue. No smoking. Couples and family bookings only.
2 reviews
Set in glorious countryside, near to Appleby golf course, this comfortably furnished and well-equipped holiday cottage enjoys lovely views. Large shared garden, with deep pond, provides plenty of space in which to relax. The surrounding area is perfect for walking, the Pennines are only 1½ miles. Fishing, riding, golf and good inns are all close by. Appleby, 3 miles, with shops, is famous for its colourful Horse Fair in June. The Eden Valley, Lake District , Ullswater ½ hour's drive, and Yorkshire Dales are all within easy reach. Shops 3 miles.
Ground floor: Living/dining room. 4 steps down to kitchen. 1 twin bedroom. Shower room with toilet. Open tread stairs to first floor: 3 bedrooms: 2 double, both with additional single, 1 single. Bathroom with toilet.
Biomass central heating and convector heaters at cost. Electricity and bed linen included. Cot. High chair. Electric cooker. Microwave. Washing machine. Use of owners' tumble dryer. Dishwasher. Fridge/freezer. Wi-fi available at £5 per booking. Patio and furniture. Shared garden. Barbecue. Parking. Unsuitable for the infirm. NB: There is a pond in the garden.
4 reviews
Overlooking the River Wear, these superb conversions of the barn, old byre and stables provide a wonderful holiday retreat. Surrounded by unspoilt countryside and is set in a haven of peace and tranquillity. Adjoining one another, they lie within an attractive courtyard setting, complemented by a fountain and shrubberies. All the properties have been tastefully refurbished and are full of character and charm, with shared use of lovely grounds, children's play area, summer house and games room. The pretty village of Frosterley has shops and pubs, with walks in every direction along Weardale. Described as England's 'last wilderness', and possibly one of the best kept secrets, the Durham Dales are situated in an Area of Outstanding Natural Beauty, made up of a wonderful blend of rugged upland, impressive waterfalls, fertile river valleys and wild flower meadows. Pleasant towns and pretty villages dot the area – the historic market town of Barnard Castle lies within easy reach, and boasts castle remains overlooking the town, as well as the Bowes Museum. Built as an impressive French-style chateau, the museum houses a magnificent collection of fine and decorative art. Other places of interest are Raby Castle, the ruins of Egglestone Abbey and Rokeby Hall. Hexham (with stately abbey) is a good day trip out, as well as the splendid cathedral city of Durham, 15 miles. NB: Refs 24969, 24970, 24971 and 23712 (also on the same site) can be booked together to accommodate up to 27 guests.
Ground floor: Living room with beams. Dining room/kitchen. 1 double bedroom with en-suite shower room with walk-in shower cubicle and toilet (adapted for less mobile guests). Separate toilet. First floor: 4 bedrooms: 2 double, one with en-suite shower room and toilet, 2 twin. Bathroom with corner bath, shower cubicle and toilet.
Gas woodburner in living room included. Washing machine. Tumble dryer. Freezer. Ample parking.
All properties: Gas central heating, gas, electricity, bed linen and towels included. Cot and high chair by arrangement with owner. DVD. CD. Microwave. Gas hob. Electricity oven. Dishwasher. Wi-fi. Shared use of owner's landscaped gardens with lawned terraces, children's swings and summer house. Shared patio and furniture. Shared barbecue. Shared games room with pool table. Shared 1/2-acre courtyard. No smoking. NB: Pond 2 metres, pond 30 metres and 6 steps in grounds.
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Zend/PHP Conference and Expo 2005
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Next week sees the Zend/PHP Conference and Expo in San Francisco. It promises to be a great experience, with a goodly number of big industry keynote speakers, lots of hands-on tutorials, and three parallel session streams.
I'm presenting an introduction to Service Data Objects (SDO) on the first day which should give people the basic 101-level understanding of SDO and how to use it with XML and databases. I've included a few scenarios to hopefully keep it *real*. I'm really pleased to have been scheduled first on the parallel sessions, so I can then relax and enjoy the rest of the conference :-) .
I'm really looking forward to finally getting to meet members of the PHP community who've helped us in the creation of the SDO project. The support and guidance we've received throughout has been fantastic.
Graham Charters[Read More]
Zend Conference 2006
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I got back from the Zend Conference a few days ago and thought it worth a mention (the conference, not my returning!). I got to attend quite a few session. Rob Richards gave an excellent XML and Web service tutorial. The Amazon and Google presentations were also very interesting. I particularly enjoyed Adam Trachtenberg's pitch on eBay and how to build a business using their API. The example he used was, "Dude, Where's My Used Car" (http://www.dudewheresmyusedcar.com/), a site that he wrote for fun, which mashes eBay Motor listings and Google maps. I'd like to give this a try with SCA, to see whether, a) it works! and b) whether it's any easier. Look out for http://www.excusemesirbutcouldyoupleasetellmewheremyusedmotorvehicleis.co.uk (the thoroughly British subsidiary ;-) ).
Of the main sessions, I found Chris Anderson's Long Tail pitch very interesting and I'm looking forward to reading his book. As ever, Robert "r0ml" Lefkowitz gave an entertaining and thought provoking pitch comparing the evolution of language and literacy over the centuries to the evolution of programming languages and programming literacy. Using this analogy, it appears programming is currently somewhere around the 10th century and programmers are the equivalent of scribes; being paid to read and write for someone else. Another nugget which I believe was attributed to Donald E Knuth's Literate Programming, was the idea of writing programs for humans (the fact that it runs on a computer is incidental). This is something I think we should all do to ensure what we create can be maintained, embraced and furthered by others.
All in all a very good conference, very well organized. A big pat on the back goes to the Zend folks...
Graham Charters[Read More]
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Foremost, we would like to thank the developerWorks editors for giving us the opportunity to christen this blog.
Wed like to begin by saying how excited we are with IBMs announcement of embracing PHP. In a way, this brings closure to our romance with IBM which has its roots in the very birth of PHP, as we know it, about eight years ago. Those who read the fine print at the bottom of the PHP 3.0 CREDITS file, may remember our joint thanks to Michael Rodeh, who taught our Compilation Techniques course in the Technion, Israel Institute of Technology, and also supervised our university project that was later to become PHP. During this period he played a decisive role in the way PHP history unfolded and today happens to be the Director of the IBM Research Labs in Haifa, Israel. As such, some of the first PHP brainstorming sessions happened within the corridors of IBM and therefore, this turn in events seems very natural.
Needless to say, the announcement doesnt only close a loop to a story that began eight years ago, but opens a brand new and exciting landscape. A company the magnitude of IBM putting its know-how and experience behind PHP is something PHP enthusiasts have been awaiting for a long time. We all followed what happened when IBM embraced Linux. Similar to how Linux was a few years ago, PHP today is a great technology that millions of people already use, and that is growing rapidly. However, it has been lacking the necessary endorsement from a serious industry player such as IBM in order to penetrate the mind share of many corporations and the software industry as a whole. We are confident that just like what happened with Linux, IBMs endorsement will lead to a whole new ballgame for this powerful technology.
In order to fully realize the significance of IBMs involvement in PHP, its important to note that it will not sum up in just a marketing stamp of approval. IBMs support will be backed by contributions of technology, and PHP will benefit from IBMs position in the forefront of the software industry. If previously PHP had to adapt itself to standards written with other languages in mind, the day where standards will evolve around PHP is right around the corner.
At this point you may wonder what exactly this blog will contain. Wonder no further. This shared blog will host thoughts and ideas regarding PHP and Web development at large, coming from people with first hand experience in development and deployment of open source technologies, primarily PHP and Apache. In addition to us, you can expect to read thoughts from evangelists including Sam Ruby, Ken Coar and Mark Pilgrim. In addition, this developerWorks section will host a variety of white papers and articles dealing with a wide range of PHP-related topics, from technical documents and all the way to roadmap discussions. It should be quite interesting around here!
To conclude our maiden post, wed like to extend a warm gratitude to the PHP community, including (but not limited to) the developers, documenters, bug fixers, quality testers, and anybody else who has contributed to the PHP project throughout the years. Each and every one of you has a share in IBMs announcement. PHP would have never been what it is today without you!
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Vocabulary Test
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Different programming languages excel at different things. I employ a number of different programming languages, and make my choice based on the task at hand. My presentations tend to be powered by Perl. My weblog is powered by Python. But my private applications tend to be written in PHP.
The developerWorks PHP Resources site will cover PHP from a perspective that may be new to some PHP users, covering such topics as Access an enterprise application from a PHP script
The developerWorks PHP Blog, however, will often touch on topics that may be new to enterprise (typically Java) programmers.
My first post on this site will cover an application I wrote in about an hour to cover a specific need. It breaks a number of "rules" that guide the development of scalable enterprise applications - in particular it does not separate presentation from content. Consequently, this application does not contain any reusable components that will ultimately find their way into a Customer Relationship Management system. I'm entirely OK with that.
Still, the application is centrally managed, requires zero deployment, is accessible everywhere and portable across a wide range of client operating systems and browsers. All good traits to have.
The application is a vocabulary test. My daughter weekly gets a list of words and their definitions to study. At the end of the week, there is a test where she needs to match the words with the definitions. At first, I helped her study using flash cards, but this seemed like an obvious candidate for automation.
The UI for this application was obvious... I precisely mimicked the layout of the test.
The application itself consists of a single source file and a single data file. The source contains code in two language, JavaScript and PHP. (Four if you count CSS and HTML).
Nothing in this application couldn't have been done with JSP. However, to do so would have required additional effort, effort that does not result in a more functional end result.
And it wouldn't have been as much fun.
Not everybody may have the diverse set of skills required to pull together such an application in one sitting. However, a quite larger set of people can copy such an application and successfully make meaningful changes to it.
In my experience, that's how people tend to learn languages such as PHP. Some refer to this as Progressive Disclosure.
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Using Service Data Objects to construct XML
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At last month's Zend Conference I was fortunate enough to attend Christian Wenz's tutorial on XML and Web services. This covered the use of technologies such as DOM and SimpleXML for working with XML data. As the title of this blog entry suggests, SDO provide a simple way to construct or extend XML documents.
The example below shows an XML schema used by an application which records information regarding quotations people have made (Thanks go to Christian Wenz for the scenario which is from his book entitled, "PHP Phrasebook", SAMS Publishing.). An XML document following this schema will contain a quotes element containing a number of quote elements, each of which consists of a phrase and an author element and a year attribute.
The code extract below shows how SDO can be used to load the XML schema and a quotes document and then add a new quote entry to that document.
The eight lines of code above do the following:
1. create and configure a new XML Data Access Service (DAS) with an XML schema.
2. use the XML DAS to load and validate an instance document.
3. retrieve the quotes currently contained in the document.
4-7. create a new quote and populate it with information posted from a form.
8. save the quotes (including the new quote) back to the xml file.
The same task takes 14 lines of code in DOM and in my opinion, DOM code is far less intuitive. I found it more difficult to understand the data structure from the code, because of the generic XML vocabulary of the DOM APIs. However, it is worth noting that the XML Data Access Service requires the existence of an XML schema, whereas DOM does not.
Because SDO knows about the XML schema, it lets you access the elements and attributes directly by name. The same is true of SimpleXML, however SDO can also be used to create new documents from scratch, or in this case, new fragments of XML. SimpleXML is limited in this regard because it only has knowledge of an instance document, rather than the schema. Again, it is worth noting that SimpleXML does not require the existence of an XML schema.
The SDO API does not reveal which names correspond to XML elements and which to XML attributes, but still outputs XML which follows the provided XML schema. Personally, I think this is quite neat, because often the choice to use an element or attribute in schema design is arbitrary and down to personal taste. This article nicely sums up the feelings I had when I created my first ever XML schema.
Graham Charters[Read More]
UK PHP Conference 2007
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Last week I attended the second UK PHP Conference in London. The organisers had clearly listened to the comments after the first conference, and this year's event was even better. It's the only event of its kind in the UK, and deservedly popular, with a large lecture theatre completely packed.
Like last year, the conference was a one-day, one-track event, and good value for money at £50. It kicked off with Cal Evans, the editor of the Zend dev zone, presenting "My First Mash-Up", getting down with the code to walk us through various ways of tracking a UPS parcel on GoogleMaps with a traditional server-side model and an AJAX model.
Next up was Simon Laws talking about SCA for PHP. Obviously I'm biased but I thought this went really well. Despite being a big lecture theatre, there were a lot of good questions raised throughout the talk, particularly from people who hadn't seen annotations used for dependency injection before: "are annotations bad for performance", "does it work asynchonously", and so on.
After lunch was Kevlin Henney on "Objects of Desire", a talk only loosely about PHP, and one of the highlights. Kevlin is an independent consultant and trainer, specialising in programming languages, OO design, agile development process, patterns and software architecture. He is widely published, but I hadn't heard him speak before. He turned out to be a witty and entertaining speaker, with a lot of wisdom to impart, and deserved the ovation he received.
The big name speaker came next, Rasmus Lerdorf on "Fast and Rich Web Applications with PHP 5". I'd seen Rasmus give a similar talk a couple of times, so there was not much new content for me, but watching him walk through the process of improving the throughput of a simple site one hundred-fold was as impressive as ever, and many of the audience said this was their highlight. Rasmus also got some good questions which were answered .. frankly!
The final wild card was Bill Gaver, a professor of design at Goldsmiths College on "Designing for the Curious Home". Bill and his team go way beyond conventional design issues, resarching some crazy technology ideas, for example wiring up a family home to try and detect the "mood" and then print a daily "horoscope". The one I'd like in my home was the "drift table", which has a viewing window that allows you to float over satellite views of the planet, rather like being in a hot air balloon. Bill says "through these examples, I suggest that computation can go beyond supporting problem solving, consumption and entertainment to enhance a far more varied and subtle range of domestic activities and values". I did notice some muttering around me about the relevance of this talk to the conference, but for me it was much more memorable than many a technical talk.
I had previously whinged to Marcus Baker that it was maybe a bit questionable to select the speakers without a public cfp, but I changed my mind after I'd enjoyed the sessions so much. The personal selection of speakers gave us a more stimulating selection that a committee would have come up with. It could be a new model for computing conferences, akin to the annual Meltdown festival at the South Bank where individual curators (John Peel, Nick Cave, Morrissey, David Bowie, this year Jarvis Cocker) preside over a quirky and personal selection of performances.
After the conference lots of attendees decamped to LivingSpace, where much beer was consumed, and I was happy to meet a small UK contingent of PHP Women. The conversation alternated wildly between PHP-related subjects and knitting and crochet. My male colleagues are always complaining about me expecting them to take part in two discussions simultaneously, so I revelled in this. I did have to go through a bit of a post-feminist reevaluation to get to grips with the interest of young women in handicrafts, a subject which I had personally cast off many years ago, but once I'd seized on the key role of the Jacquard loom in the history of computing as a rationale, my surprise dissolved. I wonder if the UK PHP Conference team would accept a paper on "Babbage and Knitting" as the wacky topic for the 2008 conference? We thought there were about fourteen women at the conference, of 235 attendees. Someone captured us on Flickr. Later at dinner it was nice to meet Steph Fox in person for the first time, too.
Some other people's photos from the conference are here. It seems Rasmus had a lot of people throw an arm around him and expect him to smile for the camera :-).
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Thou shalt never trust User Input
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One of the concepts that are most difficult for new Web developers to fully grasp, is just how dangerous it is to trust user input. Just in the last week, there've been around a dozen or so different reports of vulnerabilities found in Web applications - mostly all of them revolve around unchecked user input. Because of PHPs dominance in the Web application development world, many of the vulnerable applications were ones written in PHP, which hurt PHPs security track record, even though its not the language which is at fault (the same applications, written in any other language would have suffered from the same vulnerabilities).
The challenge of validating user input is not a simple one. The key to meeting this challenge is attention to details combined with knowledge.
At the end of the day - nothing other than the developer herself can ensure that an unsanitized piece of data finds itself as a part of a filename, and sometimes even a database query, which is why paying close attention to what goes where is important.
But that's actually not enough. Few people fully understand just how little of the Web environment can be trusted. Nowadays, most developers know that you cannot rely on GET or POST variables to have the values you expect (even if they're inside hidden form values) - but how many of them know that you cannot trust any $_SERVER variable that begins with HTTP (e.g., $_SERVER["HTTP_REFERER"])? These can be fully (and easily) spoofed by the remote users, and must not be trusted. Same goes with cookies - they may not be easily visible for or editable by the average user, but as they're saved on the client-side - a 'malicious hacker', or even down to earth script kiddies, can easily set them to their heart's content. And how about $SERVER_NAME ($_SERVER["SERVER_NAME"]), which actually depends on the Host: header sent by the remote user, and can therefore be spoofed under certain circumstances?
Paraphrasing agent Mulder's immortal words, 'Trust Nothing'.
Interesting links:
PHP Security Consortium
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Shameless self-promotion
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A shameless bit of self-promotion here: I am pleased to say that my Service Component Architecture for PHP article was published in International PHP Magazine this week. It is more or less the same structure and same material as the presentation I gave at Frankfurt, since I wrote them one after another. It is nice to have the words written down, though. Sadly, I was lazy about submitting a photo, so I appear in the guise of International Man of Mystery:
The same issue has an article by colleagues of mine, Graeme Johnson and Zoe Slattery, in which they describe the outcome of a fairly radical experiment. Poor fools, they set out to make a PHP engine using technology already to hand (bits of the Java Virtual Machine, a bit from IBM Research) but absolutely not using the existing engine itself. And this is the hard bit: they wanted to be able still to host the PHP extensions, unchanged. The difficult thing, if I have understood the article correctly, is that the extensions often have quite deep dependencies on the internals of the engine: they depend heavily on macros which in turn expect to know where to find various fields in various structures. This surely must hold back the evolution of engine and extensions since no one can move without breaking something. In the Java world the equivalent interface (JNI = Java Native Interface) manages to keep all the details hidden behind a few opaque handles. Quite an interesting experiment, and an unusual perspective on the PHP engine, I thought.
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Service Data Objects slides from Zend/PHP Conference
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I've had a few requests for the
The slides give an overview of the main concepts behind SDOs, followed by a few scenarios showing how to use them to work with relational and XML data. As I mentioned in a previous blog, the presentation could have done with a few more scenarios to address SDO's strengths and the questions which arose, but unfortunately time was short. I therefore intend to use this blog to cover these over time.
If you have any comments or questions on the SDO project, please let us know.
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Service Data Objects optimizes database updates
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I presented an introduction to
One question which came up during the presentation was to do with the Relational Database Access Service and whether it optimizes the SQL queries it creates in order to remove redundancies. The short answer is, "no", but that's simply because it doesn't have to; SDO does the optimization for it.
The first thing to note is that SDOs keep a change summary, however, this summary only holds the information required to re-create the data object's original state, not any intermediate states. This is important when it comes to understanding how the updates are optimized.
Consider an example of a contact database (as described in this article). The contact database table contains a "shortname" column (e.g. "Fred") and a "fullname" column (e.g. "Frederick Flintstone"). Let's assume we've retrieved a set of contact SDOs from the database into the variable
$result. We then perform the following four modifications:
The create and delete cancel each other out and the intermediate value of "Sally Smith" is not recorded, so the resulting change summary would only show that "Sally Barker" had changed her name to "Sally Jones". Consequently, when the Relational Data Access Service is asked to apply the changes back to the database, the only update it would see and perform is the name change.
The resulting SQL UPDATE statement would look like this:
with a parameter list of ("Sally Jones", primary key value, "Sally Barker")
Useful links:
SDO for PHP Project
SDO for PHP documentation
Relational Data Access Service documentation
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Service Component Architecture now on PECL
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We've just made our first release of SCA on the PECL repository. The code has been added into what was the SDO project and which has now been imaginatively renamed to SCA_SDO (you won't believe how much thought went into that...). The main features of this release are:
Unfortunately, we were not able to include the json-rpc binding which was demonstrated at the recent Zend and International PHP Conferences. We hope to be able to include this support soon. It's nice to see some positive comments from people who attended those conference presentations. Greg Whitescarver said, "I'm very glad to say that SCA makes exposing services (especially web services) ridiculously easy", and a review on Developpez.com found SCA "...somewhat strange but nevertheless excellent!" (at least that's the Bablefish translation ;-) ).
If you'd like more information on SCA/SDO, please visit the project's community page.
Finally, I'd like to thank Pierre for his help in renaming the SDO project to SCA_SDO, and preserving the old SDO links in the process. Thanks Pierre!
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Service Component Architecture at the Zend/PHP Conference and Expo 2006
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Yesterday, I presented and demonstrated SCA for PHP at the Zend/PHP Conference and Expo 2006. You can download the slides here. The session was well attended and I got some good questions at the end. A few people came up asking for the samples I demonstrated (showed how one line of code could be modified to switch from providing a soap/http service to a json-rpc service - I think it's cool, but then I would :-D ).
We are in the process of moving the SCA code into PECL. It will appear in the recently renamed SDO project, which is now called SCA_SDO. I'll put the samples in as part of the move into PECL and blog once this is completed.
I'll blog more about the Zend Conference when I get back...
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SDO presentation from PHP Quebec
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As promised in my previous entry (albeit a little late), here are the SDO slides I used at the PHP Quebec conference.
The conference was very well organised and there were a good number of very interesting talks. They don't appear to be available on the conference site, but Chris Shiflett's blog has a list of quite a few that are available elsewhere.
The SDO presentation was well received, with some very good feedback. The demos went well and were free from "gremlins", with a number of people expressing an interest in getting hold of the code. I'll see about adding them as samples to the SDO package.
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SDO for PHP demonstrations from php|tek
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Some people who attended my SDO for PHP talk at php|tek in Orlando wanted to be able to try out the demonstration programs. I've recently uploaded them to CVS. If you'd like to try them out, copy the whole /scenarios directory under your document root, and browse to it. Some of the commentary is bit terse, so do let us know if you can't make them work or find any problems.Incidentally, we've recently published a new article Streamline working with XML in PHP using Service Data Objects, which uses the same Half-baked Blog program shown in the demonstrations to illustrate working with SDOs and XML.
People at the talk had some interesting ideas about how they might use SDOs to solve problems - if you did go home and try them out, I'd be pleased to hear how you got on, and any opinions you'd like to share, positive or negative. I had great time at php|tek, especially hearing about so many diverse areas that people are working in - everyone seems to have something special about their requirements or their environment. I also liked watching the alligators in the lake, and taking my morning swim in the open air (not in the lake).
In recent months we've had some requests from developers who would like to contribute to the SDO for PHP project. We recently added a Contributor License Agreement file to the project, so we can now welcome any developer who would like to be involved. There are instructions in the file about where to send it. Our CLA is based on the Apache CLA, and does not ask you assign the rights to your code, or inhibit you from using it for any other purpose. It simply serves to state the the code is yours to give, and that you do not impose any restrictions on its use.
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SCA for PHP presentation at International PHP 2006
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I went to the International PHP 2006 conference in Frankfurt this week and gave a presentation on "Service Component Architecture for PHP". I have uploaded my slides to this blog but have had to split them into two parts, since the PDFs are otherwise too large to upload. I split them into the beginning and end and a block of 10 slides from the middle
I went into Frankfurt for a few hours on the Sunday afternoon. I expected it to be full of skyscrapers, but I was very very wrong; it has instead a pleasant city centre ringed with a few thrilling skyscrapers in the distance. I put a few of my photos up on Flickr.I was struck once again by the contrast between English and German cities: in Germany the public spaces are so much better cared for and more pleasant than they are in England.
The team that ran the conference did a splendid job, as did the hotel itself. I had not realised what an ordered little world I ws living in until I got to Frankfurt airport on a busy Wednesday evening and had to tussle with the real world.
Graham also gave a presentation on SCA for PHP at the Zend conference last week. Once again, despite presenting on the same topic, our presentations are quite different. He does architecture really well; I like to get grubby with hello world in the debugger.
I enjoyed every talk I went to at the conference. I especially enjoy hearing people who know their subject forwards and backwards and who probably wrote the code too, even if I may never need to use what they are talking about, so most of all I enjoyed Tim Bray's talk and the talks by Derick Rethans and Sara Golemon.
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Insider Knowledge: Tips from Previous Readers
Insider Knowledge: Tips from Previous Readers
We asked former RFP reviewers and filmmakers to give suggestions for submitting to Vision Maker Media's Open Call.
Reviewer #1 Comments
I have had the pleasure of serving on the application review panel for VMM's Open Call. That year we reviewed 50 proposals for funding. The applications ranged from well written, concise, and coherent thoughts arranged on paper to one that had me wondering if the person forgot what they were filling out. Here are a few tips to try and help prevent some of the types of things I saw in the proposals that drew red flags from the panel, and resulted in a deduction of points often taking the applicant out of the running for funding.
Have your budget worked out. Be realistic. If the numbers on the paper don't add up, try again. If you can't put together a decent budget it will be noticed by the panel and will affect your ranking amongst the other applicants. Yes. Your time is valuable, but use caution when figuring out how much of your request for funding will end up in your pocket.
When including links, make sure that they work. If you are telling us how awesome your website is and we can't even get the page to load you will not be doing yourself any favors. If we go to your site and it says that you have this great film in the works and look forward to its release in 2009, that's a problem too. Your website should be up to date if you are listing it as an example of your work.
Spellcheck. It is a wonderful tool, and should be used in every professional situation.
- Don't give me your whole life story -– When listing your qualifications hit the highlights. Remember that your application is in a large pile -– you don't want to bore the panel to death with a listing of every piece of video you've ever shot and why.
Reviewer #2 Comments
In addition to being a reviewer for Vision Maker Media, I review proposals for the Corporation for Public Broadcasting, the National Endowment for the Humanities, and others. I see similar mistakes in proposals to all of these organizations.
- If you don't understand something in the grant –- ask. For example, if you're not familiar with "new media," you can't fake it. You won't earn full points if you ignore it. Too often reviews say "There is no mention of xxxxx in the proposal." In addition, you won't earn full points if you discuss the wrong thing.
- Letters of support are critical, and they need to go beyond praise of you as an individual. Are you proposing an educational component? Show the letter of support indicating these ideas have been vetted and are relevant to current state and national standards. For a national grant, a letter of support from a school is better than a teacher; a district is better than a school, and the state Department of Education is the best.
- If you propose it, fund it. Does your proposal indicate an extensive outreach, promotional, or educational component? Reviewers will look for the funds in the budget. If the money isn't there, they will assume it won't be done.
- Proposals from first time filmmakers are refreshing and exciting to read. However, it's a large leap from producing short features or even full local programs to producing for a national audience. Having an experienced professional on the team doesn't diminish your ability. It gives the reviewer confidence the project will actually get done.
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Mint is one of the easiest herbs to grow. This one has extra large leaves that most cooks really like for chopping into sauces and drinks. Our sweet mint is grown from cuttings of a variety that comes to us from Israel, where mint is used in many dishes, from lamb to yogurt sauce. We think you'll like the rich spearmint flavor of this variety. This plant can go a little crazy, though, so be careful or it can spread farther than you might like. For this reason many people grow it in a pot. The long stems can even be trained on a little wire trellis, especially in spots where a a bit of shade causes it to stretch. Keep pinched to encourage tender new leaves.
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Hahaha no they do not like DMC. I see you weren't here for the Game Developers Conference.If they don't like anything, it's the aggressive fans. In the early interviews, Tameem expressed excitement at working with DMC. It was an honor for him and Ninja Theory to have a hand in the newest installment.Capcom approached the studio with the prospect of taking the series in a radically different direction. Ninja Theory obliged. They did what they could with the source material. They didn't take the job to sully the series--they took the job because it's a job. You take what you can get.If Tameem made comments about Dante's style, it was because he saw the need to update the character for a modern audience. Whether or not he was right to do so is besides the point. The character is over ten years old; I get why someone would want to reinvent the character.Ninja Theory doesn't hate the series.
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Nanogen Completes Acquisition of SynX Pharma Inc.
Apr 21, 2004, 01:00 ET from Nanogen, Inc. from ,SynX Pharma Inc.
SAN DIEGO and TORONTO, April 21 /PRNewswire-FirstCall/ -- Nanogen, Inc. (Nasdaq: NGEN) and SynX Pharma Inc. (TSX: SYY) announced today that Nanogen completed its acquisition of all of the common shares and debentures of SynX, pursuant to a plan of arrangement, in exchange for shares of Nanogen common stock. SynX is now a wholly-owned subsidiary of Nanogen. Pursuant to the plan of arrangement, each SynX shareholder is entitled to receive 0.123 shares (the "Exchange Ratio") of Nanogen common stock per SynX common share. Accordingly, approximately 1.6 million shares of Nanogen common stock are issuable to former SynX shareholders and to holders of replacement warrants and options. In addition, the CDN$3.5 million principal amount of subordinated secured debentures of SynX (together with unpaid interest) were acquired in exchange for approximately 300,000 shares of Nanogen common stock. The acquisition will provide Nanogen with a pipeline of complementary products in order to expand its market share in the in vitro diagnostics market and augments its technology platform for developing advanced diagnostic products. As announced in July 2003, SynX obtained a worldwide license to the Congestive Heart Failure (CHF) marker NT-proBNP (N-terminal pro-hormone brain natriuretic peptide) from Roche Diagnostics to develop a test for the point-of-care market. Nanogen plans to seek European regulatory clearance for its CHF product in mid-2004 and U.S. Food and Drug Administration 510(k) clearance in the second half of 2004. Analysts predict the BNP market will have above-average growth and will reach approximately US $300 million by 2005 as use increases internationally. As a Nanogen subsidiary, SynX will continue to market point-of-care diagnostic tests for myocardial infarction in Europe and Canada, and for infectious diseases and drugs of abuse in Canada. In addition to the CHF product, SynX has been developing a pipeline of tests to be marketed under the brand name Nexus Dx(TM) for insulin resistance, traumatic brain injury and Alzheimer's disease. SynX has also developed diagnostic tests for stroke, which as previously announced, have been licensed to Genzyme Corporation. "The acquisition of SynX furthers our strategy to commercialize advanced diagnostics that enhance the level of medical care for the detection, diagnosis, monitoring and treatment of disease," said Howard Birndorf, Nanogen chairman and chief executive officer. "We welcome the SynX team and look forward to joining efforts to commercialize our combined pipeline of genetic, infectious disease and point-of-care products," added Birndorf. Seven Hills Partners, LLC acted as the financial advisor to Nanogen in this transaction. The Seidler Companies, Orenda Corporate Finance Ltd. and First Associates Investments Inc. acted as financial advisors to SynX on this transaction. About Nanogen Nanogen, Inc. develops and commercializes products for the in vitro diagnostics market. The company seeks to establish the unique, open-architecture NanoChip(R) Molecular Biology Workstation and NanoChip(R) Cartridge as the standard platform for the prediction, diagnosis and treatment of genetic and infectious diseases. Nanogen offers Analyte Specific Reagents and related products to research and clinical reference labs for the development of tests for the detection of genetic mutations associated with a variety of diseases, such as cystic fibrosis, Alzheimer's disease, and cardiovascular disease. The company's ten years of research involving nanotechnology may also have future applications in medical diagnostics, biowarfare and other industries. For additional information please visit Nanogen's website at www.nanogen.com. Forward-Looking Statement This press release contains forward-looking statements that are subject to risks and uncertainties that could cause actual results to differ materially from those set forth in the forward-looking statements, including whether the acquisition of SynX will achieve the synergies and other benefits anticipated, whether SynX and Nanogen will receive regulatory approval for the Congestive Heart Failure product on the planned schedule, if at all, whether patents owned or licensed by Nanogen will be developed into products, whether the SynX business unit will become cash flow positive as expected, whether Nanogen's NanoChip(R) System can be successfully further commercialized, whether other products under development and point-of-care products can be successfully developed and commercialized, whether results reported by our customers or partners can be identically replicated, whether ASRs currently sold by Nanogen will become FDA-approved molecular diagnostic test kits, whether Nanogen will be successful in developing additional ASRs and protocols utilizing the NanoChip(R) System, whether current trends in product revenue will continue in the future, and other risks and uncertainties discussed under the caption "Factors That May Affect Results" and elsewhere in Nanogen's Form 10-K for the year ended December 31, 2003 filed with the Securities and Exchange Commission. These forward-looking statements speak only as of the date hereof. Nanogen disclaims any intent or obligation to update these forward-looking statements.
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A healthcare admissions director is a position that is usually sought after by healthcare organizations such as nursing homes, hospitals, and doctor's offices. Many companies will require at least a bachelor's degree in communications or business, but a relevant master's degree is more preferable. At least 2 years of experience is recommended for most positions, although some companies may require as many as 5 years of experience working with sales or admissions. Experience may be able to substitute for a degree if the prospective employee has enough experience.Read More...
The healthcare admissions director will usually be working in a healthcare environment. This person will regularly be on their feet as they will be not only managing a group of employees, but also showing patients around and giving tours of the facility. Most organizations will not require any travel, but a few may include light travel if the company owns multiple facilities. The admissions director will need to have good communication skills, as they will be speaking to patients, other employees, and separate organizations in order to answer inquiries about their facility.
The healthcare admissions director may also be in charge of marketing and will be tasked with introducing campaigns in order to increase admissions to the facility. They will need to keep good standing with hospital accounts and be in touch with insurance companies, legal professionals, and other organizations in the best interest of their employer. The director will be managing a group of employees directly underneath them, often including the housekeeping and nursing staffs.
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Healthcare Admissions Directors with a rich background of experience are typically rewarded with larger paychecks. Survey participants with less than five years' experience report a median income of $50K, and earnings aren't much higher for respondents who have five to 10 years under their belts; respondents in the latter group report a median of just $54K. The average pay reported by folks with 10 to 20 years of experience is around $65K. Big financial gains seem to result from working for more than two decades; veterans in this group report earning $76K on average.
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U.S. sales of midsize cars tumbled 7% during the month of April and are down 4% through the first four months of 2015.
On the whole, America's appetite for passenger cars is in decline. Overall demand for cars is slightly south of flat in the early part of this year even as the auto industry posted 5% year-over-year expansion between January and April.
As more American car buyers become buyers of small and midsize utility vehicles, the vehicle groups most obviously paying the price are family sedans. The Toyota Corolla-led compact car category, for instance, is up 7% this year. But Chevrolet Impala-class cars have fallen 13% and the segment up for discussion has lost nearly 30,000 sales in the first third of the year. (Read More…)


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With the 1000th episode of Monday Night Raw quickly approaching, it's safe to say it's a time of celebration in the WWE.
Therefore, keeping to the theme of celebration, let's take a look back at some of the greatest moments of one of the show's greatest superstars ever.
More specifically, let's count down The Rock's very best promos in Monday Night Raw history.


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Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring
GEM: Greenland Ecosystem Monitoring (GEM) is an integrated monitoring and long-term research programme on ecosystems and climate change effects and feedbacks in the Arctic. Since 1994 the programme has established a coherent and integrated understanding of the functioning of ecosystems in a highly variable climate, which is based upon a comprehensive, long-term inter-disciplinary data collection carried out by Danish and Greenlandic monitoring and research institutions, primarily at the two main field stations: Nuuk in low arctic West Greenland and Zackenberg in high arctic Northeast Greenland.
The vision of GEM: Focusing on Greenland, GEM will contribute substantially to the basic scientific understanding of arctic ecosystems and their responses to climatic changes and variability as well as the potential local, regional and global implications of changes in arctic ecosystems. GEM will maintain and strengthen its position as an internationally leading integrated long-term monitoring and research programme.
Scientific coordination: Scientific coordination between GEM partners and external partners is carried out by the GEM Coordination Group. Overall priority setting in the GEM programme is resolved in the GEM Steering Committee.
GEM Coordination Group:
• Aarhus University, Denmark
• Asiaq - Greenland Survey, Greenland
• Central Institute for Meteorology and Geodynamics, Austria
• Greenland Institute of Natural Resources, Greenland
• National Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Denmark
• University of Copenhagen, Denmark
• University of Southern Denmark, Denmark
GEM Steering Committee:
• Danish Energy Agency/Danish Ministry of Climate, Energy and Buildings, Denmark
• Danish Agency for Science, Technology and Innovation/Danish Ministry of Higher Education and Science
• Environmental Protection Agency/Danish Ministry of the Environment
• Ministry of Nature, Environment and Justice/Government of Greenland, Greenland
• Aarhus University, Denmark
• Asiaq – Greenland Survey, Greenland
• Greenland Institute of Natural Resource, Greenland
• National Geological Survey of Denmark and Greenland, Denmark
• University of Copenhagen, Denmark
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ZERO Zackenberg, ZERO Daneborg, Young Sund and Tyrolerfjord is now on Google Streetview
Thanks to a good effort from Asiaq last summer, Zackenberg Research Station can now be explored in Google Streetview. In addition, two boat trips where made to the ZERO Daneborg station facility and into Tyrolerfjord. Zackenberg Research Station - Zackenberg Bridge - Zackenberg Climate Station - ZERO Daneborg - Tyrolerfjord
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GEM synthesis workshop 17-19 November 2015
The workshop was held at Sandbjerg Gods in South Jutland, Denmark
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INTERACT - a new and updated version of the INTERACT Station Catalogue has been published
The INTERACT Station Catalogue 2015 is available in digital format (114 MB).
2015.06.18 | Research news
Zackenberg Forskningsstation (in Danish only)
Interview med viceinstitutleder Mikkel P. Tamstorf, Bioscience, Aarhus Universitet, i DR P1 Eftermiddag
2015.06.15 | Research news
20 år med forskningsstationen Zackenberg
Stationen fungerer hver sommer som en magnet for forskere fra hele verden, der blandt andet studerer klimaforandringer, den arktiske biologi og økosystemers sammenhæng.
2015.06.12 | Research news
9 videnskabelige opdagelser fra det nordøstligste Grønland (in Danish only)
Forskningsstationen Zackenberg fejrer 20 års jubilæum – her er 9 opdagelser man har gjort deroppe.


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Untitled, published in PLAYBOY, Alberto Vargas, date unknown. From the time Esquire first introduced America to the Varga Girl in 1940, the name Vargas has been synonymous with pin-up and pin-up art. Alberto Vargas (1896 - 1982) was born in Peru, studied in Zurich and Geneva before leaving Europe, and arrived on Ellis Island, October 1916. May 1919, a rep. of the Ziegfeld Follies asked to show his work to Mr Ziegfeld. Vargas became the most famous and prolific pin-up artist of all time.
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Alberto Vargas - "Military Secrets" - September 1943 Esquire Magazine Varga Girl Gatefold - "Now, no one can peak at the Book of the Weak - In wartime I have to be cagey, that boy in the Army would certainly bar me if he knew I dated a J.G. That boy in the Navy whose hair is so wavy would tear it right out of the roots if he found out that I and the Leatherneck guy were now in romantic cahoots!"
Marlene Dietrich by Alberto Vargas c. 1930s
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Fresh Air Fund seeking local host families
Citizen Staff Reports 07/12/12
The Fresh Air Fund is currently seeking families to give inner-city children a fresh air experience this summer. Each summer, more than 4,000 inner-city children visit suburban, rural and small town communities across 13 states from Virginia to Maine and Canada through The Fresh Air Fund's Volunteer Host Family Program.
The Fresh Air Fund has provided free summer vacations to more than 1.7 million New York City children from low-income communities since 1877. Fresh Air children are boys and girls, from six to 18 years old, who live in New York City.
Children on first-time visits are six to 12 years old and stay for one or two weeks. Children who are re-invited by host families may continue with The Fresh Air Fund through age 18 and can enjoy extended trips. More than 65 percent of all children are re-invited to stay with their host families, year after year.
For more information on hosting a Fresh Air child, call Kelli Dalseide at 467-6316 or The Fresh Air Fund at 800-367-0003, or visit http://www.freshair.org.
Reynolds CC to host sculptor Paul DiPasquale
Reynolds Community College will host Richmond sculptor Paul DiPasquale Sept. 28 as he shares his presentation "Art Talk, Why Art Matters" from 6 p.m. to 8 p.m. in the Conference Center Gallery of the Workforce Development and Conference Center on the Parham Road Campus, located at 1651 E. Parham Road in Richmond. This event is free and open to the public. > Read more.
Free children's clothing for those in need
The Children's Clothing Closet at Highland Springs United Methodist Church will be open Saturday, Aug. 27 and Tuesday, Aug. 30 to provide free new or nearly new children's clothing for families in need, prior to the start of the school year. The Clothing Closet will be open from 10 a.m. to noon both days. The church is located at 22 North Holly Avenue. > Read more.
Weekend Top 10
Beautiful fall weather is back this weekend! Don't leave your favorite pooch at home – take the whole family to Canine Companions' DogFest Walk 'n Roll at West Broad Village or FETCH a Cure's annual Mutt Strutt at Deep Run Park. Pets are also welcome at this weekend's Central Virginia Celtic Festival and Highland Games. Halloween events taking place Sunday include the University of Richmond's 18th annual Trick or Treat Street and Goblins and Gourds at Lewis Ginter Botanical Garden. For all our top picks this weekend, click here! > Read more.
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Henrico Police seek robbery suspect
Rabid skunk sprays dog in Eastern Henrico
Henrico Master Gardener training program accepting applications through Oct. 28
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Obituary – Mildred Terrell Tate
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Of character and parenting
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CalendarThe Modlin Center for the Arts at the University of Richmond will present comedian Paula Poundstone at 7 p.m. and 9:30 p.m. in Camp Concert Hall, Booker Hall of Music. Tickets are $40. For details, visit http://www.modlin.richmond.edu. Full text


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All hotels in Buenos Aires, Argentina
1 room, 2 adults
Suipacha 515, Buenos Aires, Capital Federal, Argentina, 1-877-214-4288
Suipacha Inn - Buenos Aires
Lowest price$50
Situated in 9 de Julio Avenue, steps from Gran Rex Theatre and within a short walk of Obelisco, Suipacha Inn is a 3-star city center Buenos Aires hotel. Staying here, you'll also be within a short walk of Teatro Colon and Buenos Aires Metropolitan Cathedral.
Along with free continental breakfast, this hotel offers free WiFi and wired Internet access. Multilingual staff are available at the front desk 24 hours-a-day and can provide tour/ticket assistance.
Along with free continental breakfast, this hotel offers free WiFi and wired Internet access. Multilingual staff are available at the front desk 24 hours-a-day and can provide tour/ticket assistance.
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Suipacha Inn - Buenos Aires
Hotel Info: 1-877-214-4288from $50
- Standard Single Room
- Standard Double Room, 1 Double or 2 Single Beds
- Superior Triple Room
Also popular with travelers from the USA
At a glance
Key facts
Hotel size
- This hotel has 29 rooms
- This hotel is arranged over 6 floors
- Check-in time noon-4:00 PM
- Check-out time is 10:00 AM
Airport shuttle service is available on request. Contact the property in advance to make arrangements.
Required at check in
- Cash deposit required
- Government-issued photo ID required
Travelling with others
- Children (3 years old and younger) stay free when occupying the parent or guardian's room, using existing bedding
- No pets or service animals allowed
- Free WiFi and wired Internet access in public areas
- Free WiFi in rooms
- Airport shuttle (available on request) *
- No parking
Other information
- Resort fee included
In the hotel
Food and drink
- Free continental breakfast daily
- 24-hour front desk
- Tours/ticket assistance
- Luggage storage
- Multilingual staff
- Number of buildings/towers - 1
- Year Built 1940
- Accessible bathroom
In the room
Home comforts
- In-room climate control (air conditioning)
- Air conditioning
Sleep well
- Down comforter
- Turndown service
Freshen up
- Private bathroom
- Rainfall showerhead
Be entertained
- 14-inch TV
- Cable TV channels
Stay connected
- Free WiFi
Food and drink
- Refrigerator
- Daily housekeeping
- In-room safe
Suipacha Inn - Buenos Aires's small print
Also known as
- Suipacha
- Suipacha Buenos Aires
- Suipacha Inn
- Suipacha Inn Buenos Aires
For transfers, guests must contact the property before arrival at the number on the booking confirmation.
Mandatory fees
The charges below are included in the total price displayed:
- Resort fee
Optional extras
Airport shuttle service is offered for an extra charge
We have included all charges provided to us by this hotel. However, charges can vary, for example, based on length of stay or the room you book.


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With a stay at Hotel Mina International, you'll be centrally located in Mumbai, convenient to Andheri Sports Complex and Juhu Beach. This hotel is within close proximity of Infinity Mall and Bombay Convention & Exhibition Centre.
Make yourself at home in one of the 54 air-conditioned rooms featuring refrigerators and minibars. LCD televisions and DVD players are provided for your entertainment, while complimentary wireless Internet access keeps you connected. Private bathrooms with separate bathtubs and showers feature complimentary toiletries and hair dryers. Conveniences include phones, as well as desks and complimentary newspapers.
Take in the views from a terrace and make use of amenities such as complimentary wireless Internet access and wedding services. Getting to nearby attractions is a breeze with the area shuttle (surcharge).
Satisfy your appetite at the hotel's restaurant, which serves breakfast, lunch, and dinner, or grab a snack at a coffee shop/café.
Business, Other Amenities
Featured amenities include a business center, express check-out, and dry cleaning/laundry services. Event facilities at this hotel consist of conference space and meeting rooms. A roundtrip airport shuttle and a train station pick-up service are provided for an additional charge.


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forex trading online Customer Service...
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Purchaser Services Excellence is what each business, large or modest, is aiming to attain. We are now all hugely knowledgeable that providing an outstanding experience to all of our buyers will engage in a huge aspect in maintaining our Customers coming again. Each phone contact is an chance to win or to lose Customers. The following we give some of the vital Telephone competencies, techniques and finest procedures that will aid guarantee that added positive expertise for our Buyers.
Commence with a Assured Welcome
1st impressions count and that 1st impact normally requires ten seconds on a phone phone! In Purchaser Assistance this means the Consumer will decide "I like this person", or "I do not want to deal with this person" very quickly. Our forex trading aim in Consumer Support is to seize this call positively and to set the right tone for the call from the beginning.
We want to sound confident and welcoming. The telephone abilities and strategies for executing this are -
one. Optimistic Posture sit up straight in your chair and lean forward to take the contact. Dont slouch, as this will deaden your voice tone. Beneficial posture not only will help give you a richer voice tone, but it aids make you truly feel a lot more self-confident.
2. Greet the Client as if you are delighted they termed. Smiling on the mobile phone truly does operate!
three. Get the Customers title and use it. Everybody likes to be taken care of personally, like a human becoming. We forex trading online do this by providing our personal name and by making use of the Consumers identify. It is significant to judge which kind of the title or title is most suitable. There are guidelines on this, but they vary from culture to tradition. For illustration, in Eire we use the initial identify in a business-to-business setting, and we use the loved ones or surname in a company-to-house setting. It is worthwhile to investigate the social or enterprise norms in your specific spot or culture as staying inappropriate can generate a unfavorable somewhat than a positive impact.
4. Give a beneficial, definite first response. For illustration, Certainly, Unwell be content to assist or No difficulty, I can do that for you. A beneficial first reaction forex course will have a reassuring impact on your Consumer.
5. Hear and use Verbal Nods to motivate the Client as they speak. For example, I see Positive I understand I recognize that. This could seem very apparent, but it is incredible how numerous individuals do NOT use verbal nods on a mobile phone, in particular in tricky simply call predicaments. Verify if you do by recording a call and playing it again. If there are no verbal nods, the phone will audio cold and officious.
Issues, Superior Techniques of inquiring vs. Lousy
In Buyer Service we generally have to inquire a collection of questions to create our Buyers needs. On the telephone, we do not have the softening influence of human body language and our forex trading online queries can usually sound unintentionally intense. Anything simple like, Whats your identify? can be quite aggressive at the beginning of a contact. Could you explain to me your name, be sure to? seems so a lot much better.
Usually soften the commencing of the question and permit your voice-tone go up at the stop of the query. That way you sound chirpy and the Consumer will be pleased to response. Remember to acknowledge the response by confirming back or a verbal nod - Thats fantastic, your quantity is
Give a Buyer Friendly Resolution or Explanation
Acquiring set up our Shoppers demands, we move to the cycle of the telephone simply call wherever we are providing a answer, or offering data or an explanation to the Purchaser. As forex trading online we transition to this phase, we generally acknowledge the Clients concern by summarising it, and then transfer to introducing how we prepare to deal with this. Thank you for that, Mrs Jones, you need to have a What I will do now is .
Here are some recommendations and approaches for presenting data or an explanation to a Buyer on the phone
1. Use relatively brief sentences with a person strategy for each sentence. Use a phase by stage method with a pause in in between the methods for the Consumer to catch up. Very first go to X. When you are at X, you are now going to move to the following step. Very long, rambly recommendations or explanations are incredibly tough to stick to on a telephone.
2. Use Consumer forex online helpful language. Pitch the terms and conditions you use at the degree your Consumer relatively than oneself. Be very cautious of jargon and 'business communicate 'that is one of a kind to your enterprise or, in fact, your possess Business. If we use these conditions every single day, we often believe that they are commonly known and appropriate. Working with them inappropriately with a Buyer can also sound intense, like you are talking down to them.
3. Use good definite language relatively than damaging language. Negative language is language with not like cant, wont, shouldnt and so on. Consider to swap what you are expressing spherical so that it will constantly audio constructive. I am sorry, but we cant have that for 10 days gets to be I can absolutely have that for you in 10 how to trade forex online days Do not tell the Customer what cant be carried out without having providing them a constructive choice at the finish. I am sorry, but I cant do The motive is What I can do is
Closing the Telephone Contact Positively
In Purchaser Provider, we want the Consumer to go absent with a quite good impact of us. Callers remember the initial impressions, and the really very last impressions.
As we transfer towards the close, it is good follow to summarise any agreements, and to confirm any next measures or steps. All over again it is worthwhile reviewing HOW you do this, to make certain that your language is optimistic and obvious.
We complete with a pleasant optimistic near that will make sure our Consumers go off the phone joyful.


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