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Car hire in Dubrovnik
Basic info and car hire in Dubrovnik
- Location: Southern Croatia, Dalmatia region.
- Population: 40,000 (2015)
- Official language: Croatian
- Currency: Kuna (kn)
- Weather: The climate is on the cusp of humid subtropical and Mediterranean. Summer months have an average temperature of 20 °C/68 °F and winter months are rainy and have an average temperature of 5 °C/41 °F. Spring and autumn are pleasant, have mild weather, with temperatures ranging from 10 to 15 °C/50 to 59 °F.
- Holidays in Dubrovnik: For public holidays in Croatia click here »
- Internet coverage: Most hotels, bars, restaurants and other public places offer Wi-Fi. There are also various Wi-Fi hotspots across the city.
- Car hire in Dubrovnik: The most common collection for hiring a vehicle in Dubrovnik is the Dubrovnik Airport, also known as Čilipi Airport. Prices for hiring a car are 20€/day in autumn, 10€/day in winter, 20€/day in spring and 25€/day in summer. Keep in mind that car hire prices fluctuate frequently. To ensure you have the lowest car hire price, make a car booking from 3 to 8 weeks prior to your vehicle collection. Alternatively, it's possible to get a great last minute car hire deal also. Find your perfect car hire deal in Dubrovnik!
About Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is a striking city, steeped in history, so it shouldn't come as a surprise to learn the city has been immortalised in films many times. In fact, King's Landing, famed city from the popular television series Game of Thrones was filmed in Croatia, with Dubrovnik being the main location. This led to an even bigger flow of tourist arriving at Dubrovnik Airport all throughout the year making it the busiest location in Croatia and breaking its own record every year. This Mediterranean pearl is a city republic that never surrendered to Venetians nor to the Turks, but instead, grew its prosperity and cultural richness by trading with the many nations throughout the Mediterranean. A car or a car hire in Dubrovnik is an essential for a curious tourist, as its outskirts and surroundings have so much to offer, though the centre itself is best explored by foot.
Fully embrace Dubrovnik and the Mediterranean by visiting the Ancient City Walls. Blend into the liveliness of the Old Town, the heart of the city. From there, ascend to the top of the city in the Dubrovnik Cable Car and enjoy the remarkable view of the mountains and islands!
Driving in Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik is very walkable, and the city center is a pedestrian zone. Overall, the city is full of narrow one-way streets that can quickly become a harrowing driving experience.The maximum BAC level is 0.05 %, and there is a Zero Tolerance Law for novice drivers or drivers 21 years of age or younger. If you will be renting a car, ask your accommodation receptionist if they offer parking facilities. The best time to travel to Dubrovnik (weather-wise) is the quiet and pleasant months of September and October. Summer is considered peak season,and prices will be higher. However, bargains can still be found in the nearby towns and villages around Dubrovnik. Cavtat town, for example, is one of them.
- Age limits: 21 (Minimum age may vary according to car hire companies. In order to hire a car, some car hire companies require that a driver has held a driving licence for a minimum of one year.)
- International Driving Permit: An IDP is recommended, so please check with your rental agency.
- Additional papers: ID (passport) and proof of insurance (It is advisable to buy insurance at the car hire company; in case your policy does not cover your insurance while driving in Dubrovnik.)
- Additional requirements: A warning triangle and a reflective vest.
- Children in the car: Children under the age of 12 are not permitted to travel in the front seat of a vehicle. Children between the ages of 2 and 5 must wear an appropriate child restraint and, if necessary, be seated in a booster seat.
- Driving side of the road: Right.
- Lights: Dipped headlights are recommended both day and night, and required during reduced visibility.
- General speed limits: 130 kph/ 80 mi on motorways (110 kph/70 mi in wet weather and on urban motorways), 90 kph/55 mi on other roads outside residential areas, 50 kph/30 mi in residential areas.
- Parking suggestions: Parking garages and metered parking are the main options. Note: parking can be a nightmare, especially in the summer, when the city is packed with tourists and their cars.
Drive your rental car around Dubrovnik
Although this is highly unlikely, but should you get tired of Dubrovnik, you can explore other beautiful areas also. Having a rental can turn out to be very handy when visiting nearby places, while some other areas can only be reached by passenger ferries.
Our first recommendation are the small nearby islands known as Elafiti islands, in particularly Kolocep, Lopud and Sipan islands which are the only ones that are inhabited. Keep in mind that Kolocep and Lopud are car-free destinations. Needless to say, that visitors come here to get away from Dubrovnik's liveliness and to admire the untouched nature all around. Getting to the islands is easy– head to Dubrovnik port, take a ferry boat and enjoy!
Another suggestion is Peljesac Peninsula – a one-hour drive north from Dubrovnik. Expect long sandy beaches, vineyards and olive tree plantations. For a day out on the beach, head to Trstenica beach in Orebic. What is more, the captivating Korcula island can be reached by a passenger or a car ferry from Orebic port.
Before you take the ferry boat, save time and go on wine tasting not far from the aforementioned Trstenica beach.
Are you a windsurfer or simply eager to try new things? For some awesome windsurfing action drive to Viganj and have a blast!
What to see in Dubrovnik
We can't stress this enough: explore the Old Town and visit the Big Onofrio Fountain, named after its architect, Onofrio della Cava. Don't miss Old Town's main street and shopper's sanctuary, Stradun Street. You'll find plenty of charming cafes nested in between the shops. Old Town is where you can truly breathe in the spirit of the city.
We can't stress this enough: explore the Old Town and visit the Big Onofrio Fountain, named after its architect, Onofrio della Cava. Don't miss Old Town's main street and shopper's sanctuary, Stradun Street. You'll find plenty of charming cafes nested in between the shops. Old Town is where you can truly breathe in the spirit of the city.
Our favourite spots
After being an active sightseer, take a break. Banje Beach is very chic and it's also the closest. Another beautiful beach is Bellevue Beach, directly below the Bellevue hotel. We suggest you sink your feet in its soft sand and small pebbles in the morning or early afternoon hours. A great spot for swimming and other outdoor adventures is Babin Kuk, a 10-minute ride from the Old Town with Dubrovnik's longest beach, Copacabana Beach. More beaches here »
With a bit of luck, you'll find an on-street parking space at Banje Beach and Bellevue Beach where parking can be limited. Copacabana Beach has more parking spaces available.
Back in the day, Gradska luka, or the Old Port, was a magnificent harbour – further proof of Dubrovnik's past success. Nowadays, it's a local port with small boats. From Gradska luka, you can take the 15-minute boat trip to the mysterious and allegedly cursed Island of Lokrum. Visit the old monastery, swim in the salt-water Dead Sea Lake, admire the island's flora and fauna and more. But if you're as superstitious as the locals, return to mainland before sunset.
Cars can be parked in parking lots on the nearby Iza Grada Street.
This tranquil village was used by caravan traders travelling to and from Bosnia. Traders would spend the night in the village before continuing on their journey. Bosanka is about a 10-minute drive from Dubrovnik and the return trip to Old Town offers incredible views.
In the past, this fort served as a crucial defence point but is now an outstanding theatre.
Cars can be parked in Iza Grada Street or Ploče Gate. There is also a cliffside parking lot very near the fortress, but reaching it is a challenge and you would need to beat the traffic, and pay close attention to the signs. Read more on parking here »
Hotels in Dubrovnik
Set in the heart of Dubrovnik, Boutique Hotel Stari Grad is close to all the major sights and nightlife! If you're arriving by car, contact the hotel's staff for parking information.
This hotel is located just a short walk from Lapad Beach and only 1mi / 3km from the historic centre. Parking is available with prior reservation.
If you're travelling with kids, this family-oriented hotel is just for you! With all sorts of activities for children and adults, parking, and great location on Babin Kuk peninsula, Valamar Club Dubrovnik is definitely worth considering.
Situated on Babin Kuk peninsula near the beach, hotel Neptun offers a perfect romantic getaway. Free parking is available.
Where to eat, drink and party in Dubrovnik
Dubrovnik cuisine is based on fresh foods ranging from fruits to meats, in particular fish and other seafood.There's an Italian feel to the cuisine with the same love for olive oil. Try the local green menestra, a meat and cabbage stew. The Dalmatian octopus salad is not to be missed as well as black risotto, shellfish, grilled sardines and more. Order a traditional dessert called Rozata, which is basically a Dubrovnik version of crème brulee. They are also extremely proud of their red wines, with Plavac Mali being the star of the show. You can taste their healthy local food in restaurants along Prijeko Street, while you admire the Baroque, Gothic and Renaissance style buildings.
Dubrovnik cuisine is based on fresh foods ranging from fruits to meats, in particular fish and other seafood.There's an Italian feel to the cuisine with the same love for olive oil. Try the local green menestra, a meat and cabbage stew. The Dalmatian octopus salad is not to be missed as well as black risotto, shellfish, grilled sardines and more. Order a traditional dessert called Rozata, which is basically a Dubrovnik version of crème brulee. They are also extremely proud of their red wines, with Plavac Mali being the star of the show. You can taste their healthy local food in restaurants along Prijeko Street, while you admire the Baroque, Gothic and Renaissance style buildings.
Major events and festivals
Serene nature, sparkling city lights and great music! This open-air stage and archaeological site come to life in the summer months.
Classical music concerts performed by masters and theatre plays in dramatic settings, such as the Lovrijenac Fortress, the Island of Lokrum and more.
early December to early January
Every December the city of Dubrovnik gets festive with its Christmas Fair, filled with candies, mulled wine and more. Take in the Christmas spirit!
This four-day food festival is packed with activities such as programs for kids, cookbooks in English, wine tastings and gastro tours.


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China and Africa Herald New Era of Health Cooperation
CHINA, August 20, 2013 (GNA) -- African health ministers and Chinese health officials have met in Beijing to map out new efforts to support Africa's long-term health progress and shape the future of China-Africa health cooperation.
The first-ever meeting at the Ministerial Forum on China-Africa Health Development meeting of health ministers was under the Forum on China-Africa Cooperation (FOCAC), which since its establishment in 2000, has been hosted by the National Health and Family Planning Commission of China.
The health ministers at the meeting demonstrated the highest level of political commitment to tackle Africa's most pressing health challenges together. A release issued by Global Health Strategies and copied to the Ghana News Agency said the health ministers addressed key health challenges across Africa, including malaria, schistosomiasis, HIV/AIDS, reproductive health, immunization and vaccine preventable diseases.
Under the Declaration, China and African countries would also embark on new efforts to achieve sustainable, long-term health solutions, such as increasing partnerships on joint research and addressing the shortage of healthcare workers.
China and African countries would engage further with private enterprise to encourage technology transfer and increase access to low-cost health technologies that meet high quality standards.
The Declaration emphasized that such health cooperation efforts would align with African countries' priorities as well as national and regional development plans.
According to the release, the Senegal Health Minister, Awa Coll-Seck, said "China and African countries have enjoyed strong and effective partnerships on health for half a century, based on our common experiences and our shared vision for a brighter and healthier future for all our citizens."
"The Beijing Declaration solidifies our governments' commitments to developing and implementing Africa-led strategies that drive sustainable health progress and improve the lives of people across the continent," she added.
The release said this year marked the 50th anniversary of China sending medical teams to African countries, with the first team sent to Algeria in 1963. Since then, thousands of medical personnel have served in 43 African countries.
China has also worked with African partners and international organizations to build hospitals and malaria centers, trained health workers and increase access to antimalarial treatments and other health technologies.
Academic institutions and private companies have also supported these efforts. China and African countries would now be exploring opportunities to build on this progress and contribute new resources, innovation and leadership to drive health progress across Africa.
Dr. Li Bin, Minister of China's National Health and Family Planning Commission, according to the release said "Chinese and African citizens live on the same planet, under the same sky. China's partnership with Africa is rooted in humanitarianism.
"As President Xi described, this love has no borders. I believe the Chinese Medical Teams will strive to make a greater contribution in the future."
In this new era of collaboration, Chinese and African government officials and other stakeholders will work closely together to identify sustainable solutions to health challenges. This will include bolstering human resources capacity in African countries, supporting domestic manufacturing capacity, and increasing access to low-cost, high-quality health products.
"These joint efforts will draw on and leverage China's own experiences with improving public health in a resource-limited setting. China will also share the tools and expertise it has acquired through its investments in health research and development, the production of health technologies, and its current health reform effort to expand healthcare to all citizens", the release noted.
It said China and African countries will also work closely with key global health stakeholders to support China-Africa health cooperation, including multilateral organizations, international NGOs and civil society organizations.
Dr. Margaret Chan, Director-General of WHO, according to the release said, "The decades of collaboration between China and Africa has long been characterized by friendship and goodwill. China is now a significant force in Africa's development, with substantially increased commitments and engagements. This is a south-to-south model of development cooperation based on mutual interests and respect."
These international partners have been critical to the health progress already made in both China and African countries, and their expertise and experiences can support deepened and more effective China-Africa health cooperation. Representatives from the World Health Organization (WHO), UNAIDS, UNFPA, UNICEF, African Union, World Bank, GAVI Alliance and Global Fund to Fight AIDS, Tuberculosis and Malaria were participated in the Forum. (Source: GNA)

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Do the skills and experience of the management team prepare it to take on the challenges and risks implicit in the business? We are looking for teams with prior domain and startup experience.
Our members prefer companies that are in-revenue or have some other meaningful proof of traction. The best way to prove that your target market wants your product is for them to buy it.
What's to prevent a competitor from taking your idea? This can take the form of direct protection like patents or exclusive licenses, but we'll also want to see indirect protection like speed to market, management's ability to pivot, and operational efficiencies that are difficult to imitate.
We want to know that your business model allows your company to absorb the full value of your core innovation. Ideally, we'd see this in a growing profit margin (EBITDA), but we'll want to know your plan to make it happen in your application and pitch.
We give special consideration to companies that—in addition to meeting the above criteria—have Tbirds on the management team or advisory board or are sourced from Thunderbird's extensive global alumni network. Please let us know in your application.
Information to Include in your Application
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To apply to present to the Thunderbird Angel Network, create a profile on Gust.com and upload supporting documents such as a pitchbook, business plan, marketing plan, and financial information. Please be sure to include as many materials as possible, as we rely on them heavily to make initial assessments.
Once your profile is complete, you can give us access to your profile.
You may do so by clicking, "Browse Investors" at the top left of the page. Search for "Thunderbird Angel Network." Click the blue button, "Share now," next to the green banner, "Share your venture with Thunderbird Angel Network."
Once approved, we will set a presentation date.
While waiting, you should continue to prepare to present at one of our TAN Dinners.
We start reviewing applications in Gust.com 1 month before our meetings and select our initial round of companies 3 weeks before our meetings. Thus, you should plan to have all documents uploaded to your Gust profile by the 1st of the month in which we're meeting.
Our pre-screening committee selects 8 companies for consideration of our members, who rate those companies. The top 4 companies are invited to present at our dinner meeting. If you are chosen, you will receive an invitation by email at least 10 days before our meeting. To confirm your desire to present to TAN, you will be asked to register your company the week before the meeting.
There should only be one person per company giving the presentation (CEO), but the CEO may bring 1 to 2 guests from the company for support and to help with the Q&A session. The presentation fee is $50.00 per company and the cost to attend the event is $40.00 per attendee. Therefore, the registration fee for the presenting company's CEO is $90.00 total, and any additional presenting company guest should pay $40.00 each to register.
Your presentation should be a 9-12 minute PowerPoint presentation. We have found that companies are most successful at securing investment if the CEO of the company delivers the presentation. However, another senior management team member may assist the CEO in answering questions during the ensuing 5-10 minutes Q&A session. The company's PowerPoint presentation should be sent to the TAN manager by noon the day before the investor dinner.
After your presentation members will discuss their interest. If one or more investors are interested in pursuing investment in your company, they will form a due diligence committee and contact you directly after the dinner meeting. The investors will have 1 to 2 months to complete due diligence. If the investors are interested after the due diligence is complete, they will contact you in order to schedule a time to discuss next steps.
If our members do not decide to invest in your company, the manager will let you know within 4 days and send you feedback from our members.
Tips for a Successful Presentation
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- The CEO should have practiced his or her presentation several times and be able to deliver in 9-12 minutes. If a presentation goes over 12 minutes, the CEO may be permitted to speak for another minute or two, but this time will be deducted from the time for Q&A. Presenters will be given a two-minute warning. With this signal the presenter should concentrate on hitting key points and finishing on time.
- If an applicant already has a prominent investor or board member, we recommend that you bring that person to the investor dinner. No more than three people from the same company should attend an investor meeting.
- The PowerPoint presentation should be provided to TAN 24 hours ahead of the presentation for preloading. The venue operates on PC infrastructure.
- The slides should not be dense with information. Size 18-font is the smallest font that should be used. Financial tables can be the exception.
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A Syrian general is among several senior army officers said to have defected along with their families into neighbouring Turkey.
An army colleague , Brigadier General Ahmad Berro who defected earlier this month has called on more of his fellow officers to defy the orders of the Syrian government:
"The Syrian army is tired after a year and four months. The army is ill-equipped and spread thinly across the country, with problems during summer and winter. They know that they are killing their sons, and no human can kill his son. The army is already destroyed physically and mentally."
In the latest unverified footage said to be of Homs, rebels are continuing their fight.
One defector claimed the rebels were becoming more organised, with better arms. He said the Free Army is becoming more effective because its recruits are the Syrian people.


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Medical Eligibility Criteria & Hypertension
Hi, I coordinate our youth program and I have had some of the nurses needing further clarification on hypertension. If the client presents with hypertension at their visit, is that considered forever or can we re-evaluate at a different time to reassess. This came up with the last update on migraines and wondering if the scenarios are similar.
Thank you
Let's first look at what category the MEC classifies Hypertension:
For all categories of hypertension the MEC states CHC are a category 3 or 4 – the risks outweigh the benefits. However the MMWR does provide some clarifications:
- For all categories of hypertension, classifications are based on the assumption that no other risk factors for cardiovascular disease exist. When multiple risk factors do exist, risk for cardiovascular disease might increase substantially.
- Women adequately treated for hypertension are at reduced risk for acute myocardial infarction and stroke compared with untreated women. Although no data exist, CHC users with adequately controlled and monitored hypertension should be at reduced risk for acute myocardial infarction and stroke compared with untreated hypertensive CHC users. Evidence: Among women with hypertension, COC users were at higher risk than nonusers for stroke, acute myocardial infarction, and peripheral arterial disease.
- Discontinuation of COCs in women with hypertension
- A single reading of blood pressure level is not sufficient to classify a woman as hypertensive. (MMWR July 2016, p.21)
What does this mean for practice:
- A thorough history of the patient's hypertension is warranted
- Is the hypertension current?
- Is the patient on medication? (i.e. well controlled = MEC 3)
- Was the hypertensive episode a one off?
- If the patient is no longer hypertensive and not requiring medicine should they be classified as hypertensive?
Back to the original question – the MMWR does not indicate that history only should be a restriction for CHC use – therefore if the patient is no longer on medication (this would be well controlled and still a MEC 3) and is not hypertensive consider discussing alternate options for contraception. If she still chooses COCs ensure you counsel her on risks. If the patient is currently hypertensive and wants COCs a referral must be made.


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By now, you need to know that summer is fast approaching and you need to find something that you are going to do for your daughter this summer. What you need to know is that you will have a lot of challenges when speaking of making your teenager child enjoy her coming summer month and this has been seen because there are a lot of changes that are happening to the lifestyles of the today's teenagers.
By now, you must be asking yourself about things that you can do to make a teenager enjoy her time during this summer and know that there are many things that you need to consider in your mind that will help you in achieving what you need.
Study the following report if you are looking for the best thing that you will do during summer because they will help you be informed of some important information. During summer month, if you wait to have fun, then the next thing that you need to think about is the summer camps, and this is the number one thing that you need to keep in your mind.
Know that this type of camp program will give you a new experience and also a safe environment that will make your young teen have the best experience ever. There are many more benefits that the young teenager will get when you consider the summer camp for them beau there are many things that they will learn and also their new skills that they will discover.
There is information that you will have to have in mind that's when you are looking forward to enjoying some benefits that the summer camping will provide to your young teenager. The number one thing that you need to do is to ensure that you choose the best summer camp for your teen.
Determining the best summer camp for your teen is the next thing that will give you problems, but you need to know also that there are tips that are there for you that will help you in getting the best summer camp for your young teenager. One thing that you should know about the best summer camp for teens is that camps offer an exciting range of activities tailored to appeal to a variety of interests so you need to consider this factor.
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Vaux le Vicomte, the largest privately owned chateau in France, is classed as historical monument.
Vaux is a combination of three exceptional features : magnificiant architecture, sumptuous decorations and a breathtaking garden.
To realize Nicolas Fouquet's ambition (Louis XIV superintendant of finances), three talented individuals were employed : the architect Louis Le Vau, the painter and sculpter Charles Le Brun and the landscape gardener André Le Nôtre.
Fouquet, a patron of the fines arts, transformed this château into a meeting place for the greatest creative figures of the time, such as La Fontaine, Molière, Corneille...
The architecture, decorations, furnishings and art collection were all restored to their former glory by Mr Alfred Sommier, who bought the chateau at the end of the 19th century.
Today, his descendants are continuing the work he started and whish to share this masterpiece with their visitors.
Candlelit visits, panoramic view from the dome, watery extravaganzas, rides around the gardens in electric golf cars or on the canal with the "Nautils". Self service restaurant and tea room, gift shop.
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Monsieur Jean-Charles de VogĂĽĂ©
Railroad Station :
Melun - navette vers le château tous les week-ends et jours fériés (5 Km)
Airport :
Roissy Charles de Gaulle (50 Km) Orly (40 Km)
Railroad Station :
Melun - navette vers le château tous les week-ends et jours fériés (5 Km)
Airport :
Roissy Charles de Gaulle (50 Km) Orly (40 Km)
Parks and Gardens
Leisure on site :
Kids leisure
Horseback riding
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Indoor swimming pool
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Area 11,790 square mi (30,510 square km)
Population 11.23 million 2014
Capital Brussels
Highest Point Signal de Botrange 2,290 ft (694 m)
Lowest Point 0 m
GDP $533.4 billion 2014
Primary Natural Resources coal, natural gas.
ALTHOUGH IT OCCUPIES a central position at the economic crossroads of western Europe, and its people have been central in the development of European society for over a thousand years, Belgium as a state has existed only since the early 19th century. The Belgian people share much of their culture with their Dutch neighbors to the north but have been deeply affected by proximity to northern FRANCE and by important transportation links to GERMANY in the east. The result is a nation that is both divided between French and Germanic culture and language, and a model for interethnic cooperation that provides an ideal setting for institutions such as the NORTH ATLANTIC TREATY ORGANIZATION (NATO) and the EUROPEAN UNION (EU).
Belgium is one of the three countries known as the Low Countries, which occupy the northwestern edge of the North European Plain. As the name indicates, most of the territory of these countries—Belgium, the NETHERLANDS and LUXEMBOURG—is flat and close to sea level. Much of the area adjacent to Belgium's 40-mi (66-km) North Sea coast is reclaimed land, protected from flooding by dikes and canals. The landscape becomes hillier in the central parts of Belgium and rises to low forested mountains in the southeast. This latter region is known as the Ardennes and is one of the largest areas of forest in western Europe. The Meuse River cuts its way through this wild part of the southeast, joined by its tributaries, the Sambre and the Ourthe, before passing into the Netherlands (as the Maas).
Further west, other large rivers cross Belgium, including the country's most important river, the Scheldet (Escaut in French), and its chief tributary, the Leie (Lys). But like the Meuse, the mouth of the Schelde is in the Netherlands, though the port city of Antwerp lies just a few kilometers inland. Antwerp is not only Belgium's most important port, it is the fourth-largest port in the world. Belgium's other port is Ostend, on the North Sea, connected to the Belgian interior via a series of canals. Other canals connect Antwerp to the Dutch ports of the lower Rhine, and the industrialized cities of the northwest to the mineral resources of the south and southeast.
The kingdom of Belgium is divided into 10 provinces: West Flanders, East Flanders, Antwerp, Flemish Brabant, Walloon Brabant, Hainaut, Namur, Limburg, Liege, and Luxembourg. Since 1993, it has also been divided into three regions—Flanders, the Brussels-Capital Region, and Wallonia—as well as three "communities," one for each of the three official languages of the kingdom: Flemish, French, and German. These regions and communities roughly overlap but also have differences: The Brussels-Capital Region is an enclave within the Flemish-speaking region and is officially bilingual; the German-speaking population (less than 1 percent) live in several small towns close to the German border (the largest is Eupen). Flanders and Wallonia have roughly equal percentages of the land area, but Flanders has nearly twice as many people. This part of the country has one of the highest population densities in the world and includes some of Europe's most productive cities, including Bruges, Ghent and Antwerp. The French-speaking Walloon community is traditionally rural and less economically developed, resulting in some resentment that has threatened to break the country apart.
The unifying role of the monarchy and of the international position of Brussels as the "capital of Europe" goes a long way to ease this tension. As headquarters of NATO, the EU, and numerous other multinational corporations and organizations, Brussels has more resident foreigners (one in three), mostly diplomats and journalists, than any other city in Europe. It is estimated that about 23,000 "Eurocrats" live in Brussels. Immigrants from North Africa and TURKEY also make up a sizable percentage of the population. In the past, Brussels has been a center for heavy industry, linked to the coalfields of Hainaut, Namur and Luxembourg, one of the areas first affected by Europe's INDUSTRIAL REVOLUTION in the early 19th century.
Cities such as Mons, Charleroi, and Liege were built on coal but have suffered greatly since the shift away from coal as a primary fossil fuel in the late-20th century. The steel industry in this area is also being shut down, further accentuating the economic disparities between the French-speaking south and the successful economic engines of the Flemish-speaking north.
Flanders has long been a center of industry and prosperity; the soil in this area is sandy and relatively unproductive, so the local inhabitants turned to trade and manufacturing. Bruges lace and Ghent woolen cloth were famous as early as the 14th century.
Today, this region is a leader in biotechnology and petrochemicals, but also continues more traditional trade in textiles and diamonds (Antwerp is the diamond trading capital of the world). Wallonia is now being developed as a center for agricultural innovations. Traditional specialties from all across Belgium include over 350 varieties of beer and rich chocolates.


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Part 1: How to draw a butterfly for flash animation
Part 2: How to animate butterflies wings
Part 3: How to create the flight pattern for butterfly animations, as well as troubleshooting and animating tips
The trickiest part of making butterfly animations is getting the erratic and stylish flight pattern right. Your butterfly can be a stylish fantasy or a cute animation for a toddler show - either way, they fly like crazy!
As an animator, think about 3 things:
Got butterflies in your stomach? :-)
OK, let's get on the runway:
For this tutorial we'll design a simple butterfly, just to show the principles of animating it in Flash.
Most flash animations start the same way:
Now, this used to be a caterpillar:
Now wrap it all together - Make a butterfly symbol:
See how the layers got the name of the symbol that's in them? Isn't that cool?
You now have a butterfly ready to come out of the pupal stage and take off!
Go To PART 2 – Animate The Wings
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Home > Learn Flash > Butterfly Animation tut Part 1
try this Hopping Rabbit Animations Tutorial
and here you can learn How to Draw a Cat using Flash's own drawing tools
mask tutorial
the transformation point (why does the pivot jump?)
Drawing in Flash - How to draw a cat
Part 1 - body
Part 2 - face
Flash Symbol Explained part 1 and part 2
Flash 101 series main page
Exercise 1: Create a new Flash Symbol
Exercise 2: Convert to Symbol + Break Apart
Exercise 3: Create Multiple Instances + Distribute to Layers
Exercise 4: Transform instances + color effects
Exercise 5: Edit Symbol + Navigate in and out of symbols
Exercise 6: nested symbols: Sun animation
Exercise 7: Duplicate + Swap
Butterfly Animation Tutorial:
Part 1, Part 2, Part 3
Rabbit Animations Tutorial
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Understanding the landscape
All governments need to ensure that they are investing in those sectors and technologies which have the greatest potential for growth and which they are best placed to serve.
Our approach to landscaping has been designed to help policymakers understand the global industrial context, their position within it and, crucially, their own capabilities and competences and how well they match market needs, both now and in the future. They also help identify those capabilities and competences which will support growth across a number of different sectors and which will therefore give a better return on investment. This understanding can be used to prioritise publicly-funded R&D and the development of the knowledge, skills and infrastructure needed to compete in those markets.
Putting a development strategy into practice requires a highly collaborative approach across national and local government, research councils, funding bodies and delivery agencies, all of which will be working to different sets of priorities and objectives. Yet all these stakeholders need to be fully engaged with, and committed to, a shared strategic vision and implementation plan.
What is landscaping?
Landscaping is a methodology for identifying opportunities for growth and the national capabilities and competences needed if companies are to capitalise on those opportunities. It combines desk research, stakeholder consultation and roadmapping techniques developed by researchers at the IfM to capture and make sense of the huge amounts of connected information needed to understand these highly complex industrial systems. The landscaping approach is underpinned by new research led by the IfM's Centre for Science, Technology and Innovation Policy into how industrial systems affect national innovation capabilities. The process is designed to engage all stakeholders, acknowledge their contributions and hence build consensus around a clear set of national and regional opportunities, priorities and action plans.
Informing regional as well as national policy
Once the national industrial landscape has been agreed, it can be used to frame regional and local landscapes and development plans. This helps policymakers and delivery agencies understand and agree how best to put in place the plans that will deliver economic growth and high-quality jobs in line with national priorities. As with national landscaping, this process starts with building a clear picture of the region's position in the global and national industrial landscape in order to identify the strongest opportunities for growth. This provides the context for more detailed regional planning and consensus-building across the public and private sectors.
Developing the UK's high value manufacturing strategy
In 2012 we published a report on behalf of the UK Government's Technology Strategy Board (TSB, now Innovate UK) to support the growth of high value manufacturing in the UK and, specifically, to identify those sectors in which the UK has the potential to become an important player in large global markets. Using its landscaping techniques, a cross-disciplinary team produced A landscape for the future of UK manufacturing looking at the global manufacturing context in which UK companies compete and how that context is expected to evolve over the following 15 to 20 years.
It drew upon a wide consultation with industrial, academic and government stakeholders to understand how companies can successfully deliver innovation in manufacturing across a broad range of industry sectors. The report was instrumental in establishing the Government's £140 million High Value Manufacturing Catapult strategy, creating technology and innovation centres where the UK's businesses, scientists and engineers can collaborate to generate economic growth.
Innovate UK has commission a 'refresh' of the report to revisit priorities in the light of changes that have taken place over the last few years. An interim report will be published in 2016.
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Job directory sites are an integral part of modern life. These sites have become the primary sources where people look for new job opportunities. And therefore, developing such a website could be an excellent way to create a profitable business.
While there are several jobs directory themes available for WordPress, only a few offer the complete solution. And MicrojobEngine from EngineThemes is one of them. In today's post, I will introduce you to this excellent theme and find out what it offers for the users.
MicroJobEngine Theme Review
Theme Design
MicrojobEngine features a simple but effective design. The home page starts with the usual logo and navigation menu. However, the menu here is the various categories of available services. And you will find the messaging icon and a link to post a new job at the top as well.
The next section features a search bar with an extensive background. You can customize the background image from the backend. Then, there are some featured categories displayed in a grid style.
Below, you will find a section dedicated to the latest micro jobs. It is followed by an about section of the website. The footer area of the theme is fully widgetized.
The single job page includes detailed information about the offered service. The two-column layout features service description on the left and seller information on the right side.
Each category page displays all the available services listed within that category. The services could be sorted by the date or rating. From the left menu, you can check out other classes or tags too.
Setting Up MicrojobEngine
To use the MicrojobEngine theme to create a micro job site, you need to follow some necessary steps. The first step is obviously installing and activating the theme. Activating the theme will create some new menu items including Engine Settings, Microjob Orders, Order Deliveries, Messages, Microjobs, Microjob, etc. We will discuss them whenever necessary.
Then, you need to install the import data. The import data is included in the theme package. You can import the data by going to Settings -> Import from your site's admin section.
The next step is to go to Engine Settings -> Settings and click on the 'General' tab. Here, you can customize the title, description and copyright text for your website.
The 'Branding' tab will allow you to upload a custom logo, favicon and set a default avatar for the users.
Then, move on to setting up the social login options. To enable social login, you have to create a new page with the following shortcode –
Go to the Engine Settings -> Social login page. There, you will find two tabs – social API, general setting. In the general setting tab, provide the link to the page you just created and choose a default role for the users.
For the social API, you have to create custom apps in Facebook, Twitter, and Google+. Get the custom API from each of these apps and paste them in their respective fields of 'Social API' tab.
All the content related options are located on the 'Content' tab of the Engine Settings -> Settings page. Here, you can choose to filter bad words, set a replacement for bad words, enable admin reviewing for jobs, set allowed file types, maximum file size, default job price, etc.
In the 'Search Settings' and 'About Settings' sections, you can customize the background image, home page headline, sub-headline and the footer of your site.
It is also possible to custom the email notifications that are sent on different occasions. You will find the options at the 'Mailing' tab of the Engine Settings -> Settings page. The available email templates include the authentications emails, job, payment, order, dispute and withdrawal related notifications.
As new users register in your job site, they will have their profiles. You can manage the profiles by clicking on the 'Profiles' tab on the admin menu. The profiles listing will display the name, author, countries, and languages for each user. The countries and languages could be managed from the relevant submenus of the 'Profiles' page. You can edit, delete or update the existing entries.
Payment Management Options
When users post a new job, they have to choose a payment plan. By default, MicrojobEngine comes with three pricing plans. However, you can create more plans by going to Engine Settings -> Settings and clicking on the 'Payment' tab. You can provide custom SKU, name, price, duration, the number of jobs, short description, etc. for the new plan. Hovering over the existing plans will reveal the edit options for them. It is also possible to mark a plan as featured.
MicrojobEngine allows you to use the local currency on your job site. You can also customize the decimal and thousand separators. And if you want to earn some money from the posted jobs, you can set a percentage of the total job price as your commission.
To manage all the financial transactions, you will need access to a payment gateway. And the theme supports three payment gateways – 2CheckOut, PayPal, and Cash. You are free to enable or disable any of them. The 'Withdraw' tab includes the option to set a minimum amount for the withdrawal.
Job Management Options
When you activated the theme, a new menu item titled 'Microjobs' was created. This option allows you to control all the jobs submitted by your users. You can view a list of the jobs by going to Microjobs -> All Microjobs. The jobs could be sorted by the title, author, category, tags or date. Another way to filter the jobs is by the status – all, mine, pending, published, draft, pending, trash, reject, archive, pause, etc.
You can add a new job by going to the Microjobs -> Add New page. And the regular users can post a new job by clicking on the 'Post a mjob' button located at the front end of your website. There are three steps to posting a new job.
The first requires you to choose a pricing plan. In the second step, you have to provide the job details including title, duration, category, short description, media files, tags, etc.
Finally, the third step requires you to choose a payment method. Once you finish setting up the payment method, the job will be submitted.
Being a fully featured micro job site, MicrojobEngine allows the users to choose the category of their jobs. While the theme comes with some ready-made job categories, you can create more by going to the Microjobs -> Microjob Category page. It is possible to create subcategories as well.
All the orders of your marketplace could be accessed from the Microjob Orders -> All Microjob Orders page. The orders could be sorted by the title, author, and date. You can also filter them by the status. And if you want to add a new order manually, you can do so from the Microjob Orders -> Add New page.
MicrojobEngine Marketplace Options
While MicrojobEngine comes with the solid job and payment management options, you will find all the necessary options for creating a fully functional job marketplace as well. The buyers will be able to search and browse through the available sellers.
Each seller will have a dedicated portfolio page. After completing each order, the buyer will provide the seller with a review and rating. Customers can check out these before hiring a service provider.
When it comes to the sellers, they can create detailed service pages with description and media files. The review, rating and sales figures will be displayed on the page. They will also have dedicated profile page with selected services.
As the theme comes with a powerful messaging system built-in, the buyers and sellers can communicate before or during the work process. It is also possible to send and receive file attachments through the messaging system. And if a buyer wants additional services, the seller can quickly add the services with only a few clicks.
As all the financial transactions will take place inside the marketplace, both the buyers and sellers can rest assured that the transactions are safe and secure. Buyers and the admins can track the order status at any point in the process.
The whole user experience of the theme is targeted at increasing conversions. The simple, hassle-free process will encourage both the buyers and sellers to use the service of your marketplace. Each user will have a separate dashboard with the overview of their activities, services, and orders.
In the case of any arguments between the buyer and the seller, the integrated dispute management system will come in very handy. In those cases, the admin retains the power to release or reverse the payment.
Other Options
Besides the job, payment and marketplace related options mentioned above, MicrojobEngine also comes with several other options that will be useful for creating your website. The package includes detailed documentation of various features of the theme.
As it also comes with the original PSD files, you can quickly make any design changes you want. The built-in child theme will be useful for customizing the theme without making any changes to the original codes. And for the localization purpose, the theme could be translated into any supported language.
Job directory sites offer a unique way of serving your visitors, creating a strong brand and make some extra money at the same time. MicrojobEngine comes with all the necessary options for creating fully functional micro job directory websites.
You may also want to check our reviews about other Jobs directory site including JobRoller and Pricerr.
So, what do you think about MicrojobEngine? Which features of the theme look most impressive to you? Let me know in the comments.


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I took these photos a few weeks ago before I went to Australia. Now I have the chance to finally blog them.
I really love taking photos outside, especially at this wonderful time of year. We only had a little sunlight to work with before the sun fell behind the mountain. We took the photos under my own apple tree. My kids love playing there so I thought it was a nice idea. 3 kids to photograph is never an easy task, but like I have said before I do like a good challenge!. The kids, big and small were really great to work with and I got some fun shots. I hope I can take their photos again in the future as they own horses and I have always wanted to do a photoshoot with horses! :-)


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Kantiil brew label design
Label design and lettering for San Jose brew. The concept was based on "kantiil", one of the most poisonous snakes that lives in a specific area in the woods of Mexico (shown in the background). The concept of the beer is the "Uroboro", which symbolizes the eternal cycle.
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While President Trump's recently-announced tariffs on steel and aluminum might seem like good news for the Iron Range at first glance, a closer look suggests that any short-term gains from the further slowing of foreign steel imports could cause significant problems down the road for domestic steel producers and the taconite mines that provide their raw material.
And when viewed from a slightly broader perspective, such as for Minnesota as a whole, the president's move is widely expected to cost jobs and slow the economy as trade partners inevitably implement retaliatory tariffs and duties on other Minnesota products, particularly in the agricultural sector.
In the past, U.S. presidents have typically focused trade sanctions on countries that engage in unfair trade. By announcing across-the-board tariffs, Trump has essentially undermined a longstanding talking point in the U.S. steel industry— namely that our domestic steel producers can compete with any other country in the world, if given a level playing field. They've accused China, in particular, of unfair trade because that country lacks the same labor and environmental standards with which the U.S. industry must comply.
That's true, but it also isn't addressed by Trump's announced tariffs. Chinese steel exports to the U.S. have fallen by two-thirds since President Obama announced a 500-percent tariff on Chinese steel products back in 2016, in response to a finding that Chinese producers were illegally dumping steel. Trump's announcement will have no impact on Chinese steel exports to the U.S.
The biggest losers from Trump's announced tariffs will be Canada and the European Union, particularly Germany, both of which export far more steel to the U.S. than China does in the wake of the Obama tariffs. Yet if Canada and Germany, which maintain higher labor and environmental standards generally than here in the U.S., can export steel to our domestic market and do so more cheaply than our domestic industry, perhaps the problem doesn't lie with the lack of a level playing field. Maybe other domestic policies, and a lack of needed investment in the U.S. steel industry, are at the root of the problem. And that won't be fixed by a tariff scheme that is purely protectionist, rather than a response to legitimately unfair trade practices.
In the end, Trump's tariffs won't last because they won't work, not even for the steel industry. The vast majority of steel produced in the U.S. goes into our domestic manufacturing sector, and Trump's plan will noticeably increase the cost of steel-intensive U.S. products, from cars, to pipe, to large appliances, and that will give foreign producers of these products a further competitive edge in the global marketplace. As sales of American-made products fall, demand for U.S. steel will fall as well.
If Trump responds with tariffs on foreign cars and other manufactured products, which he has already threatened, it could send the global economy spiraling into a harmful trade war with wide scale economic repercussions— none of which would help the U.S. steel industry. It's for reasons like this that President George W. Bush quickly dropped similar tariffs that his administration had implemented back in 2002 to protect the U.S. steel industry. They found the tariffs did more harm than good.
When Trump tweets that trade wars are "easy to win," he clearly has no idea what he's talking about. Trade wars create major economic dislocations and damage to all involved. Whatever short-term benefit might accrue to the Iron Range as a result of Trump's latest move, could well be overshadowed by the long-term harm.
It's understandable that workers in the U.S. feel threatened by the system of world trade as it exists today, and may celebrate any move that causes disruption in a model that currently rewards those at the top and leaves the rest of us behind. The solution, however, is to adjust our political policies to ensure that the benefits of the current economic system are more widely shared. Simply blowing up the economic system, as Trump now threatens to do, will leave few, if any, winners behind.
Should try and keep up with current events. Canada, Mexico, Australia are going to be exempt. Funny that US Steel thinks that they are going to work because they are going to reopen the Granite City Iron Works. The main catalyst stated was the tariffs on imported steel. Have you ever heard of leverage in bargaining that is what President Trump is using the tariffs for. Nice to have a President play hardball instead of rolling over and playing dead when it to just about everything like Obama did.


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Thursday, November 11, 2010
The Cloud by Percy Bysshe Shelley Part 1
10 comments:
- Sylvia K said...
Gorgeous capture, lovely skies and colors, great composition and the perfect words by Shelley! All the ingredients for a perfect SWF post, and it is just that! Have a wonderful weekend!
- November 11, 2010 at 11:18 AM
- Pearl Maple said...
beautiful photo celebrating nature at her prettiest combined with ehnchanting words, thanks for sharing with sky watch friday
- November 11, 2010 at 1:50 PM
Your fields are yellow today, mine are red. And I didn't run to a poem :-)
- November 11, 2010 at 2:11 PM
- Rosadimaggio63 said...
Mi piace molto questa foto :)
Buona giornata Myriam :)
- November 11, 2010 at 3:37 PM
- Kcalpesh said...
Beautiful colors int he pic!! And, such a lovely poem...
Pixellicious Photos
- November 12, 2010 at 12:13 AM
- BraCom (Bram) said...
Beautiful SkyWatch posting!
thank you for sharing this beautiful photo work
Happy SWF! Have a good weekend,
Regards, Bram
My SkyWatch on WordPress
Seen on Sky Watch Friday, Season 4, Episode 18
- November 12, 2010 at 1:19 AM
- Jossie said...
Wonderful words and a lovely picture with a summer feel. Warms us up in the cold autumn storms.
- November 12, 2010 at 7:04 AM
- lizziviggi said...
Love the poem and the picture! The texture of the flowers against the texture of the clouds create a really fun picture to look at.
- November 12, 2010 at 10:40 AM
- Mary Howell Cromer said...
Lovely skywatch scene and the poem is lovely as well~
- November 13, 2010 at 6:05 PM
- Gunsside said...
You show a beautiful yellow field this week, nice shot
- mine is white ;))
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Tuesday, May 1, 2012
Banks, summed up nicely.
Keith Ng at Public Address sums up the Banks spectacle nicely. Read it. I agree completely. I'm not going to say anything else on the matter - though I will also point you to Danyls not so subtle comment. I saw it yesterday, I'm assuming everyone else did, by which I mean the release of new policies to toughen our immigration law. I may be getting overly cynical, but that looked to me, very much like a cynical attempt to draw attention away from the whole banks debacle. it might have worked if this was Australia. We don't have the ingrained racism that Australia does and most people here realise that immigration isn't really one of our big problems at the moment though.
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Tiger trainer airlifted by RACQ CareFlight after mauling
An animal trainer bitten by a tiger on the Sunshine Coast in Queensland has been airlifted to the Royal Brisbane Hospital by the RACQ CareFlight Rescue crew.
It's believed the man, in his 30s, was bitten by the tiger on the neck at Australia Zoo just before 3pm (Queensland time).
The patient was initially assisted on-scene by fellow handlers before CareFlight's intensive care medical team arrived and assisted local paramedics.
The Sunshine Coast RACQ CareFlight Rescue crew treated the man on scene before airlifting him to the Royal Brisbane Hospital. The helicopter arrived in Brisbane at 4.30pm (Queensland time).
He travelled in a serious but stable condition.


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PWM(Pulse Width Modulation) is a widely used technique in many electronic circuits and device functions. In this blog post, we discover how to use Raspberry Pi's PWM interface to control a servo motor.
PWM is the technique of controlling the power that is fed to an electronic device, in order to control certain parameters, such as the speed of the motor or the intensity of an LED. A PWM signal is characterized by duty cycle which is the percentage of "on time" out of the entire time duration of the pulse. A low duty cycle corresponds to low power and a 100% Duty Cycle corresponds to a situation when the device consumes the maximum power.
This technique can be used to encode information also, but in this post we will see how to control a servo motor using this PWM technique. And yes, we will use the popular Raspberry Pi for this.
A servomotor is a rotary actuator or linear actuator that allows for precise control of angular or linear position, velocity and acceleration. It consists of a suitable motor coupled to a sensor for position feedback. It also requires a relatively sophisticated controller, often a dedicated module designed specifically for use with servo motors. (Source, Wikipedia)
Raspberry Pi is a popular, credit card sized computer which has rich peripherals to interface various sensors. The Raspberry Pi packs a lot of hardware interfaces such as serial communication SPI, UART, I2S, I2C, etc. Apart from that, it also has standard GPIO pins and can support analog signal interfacing with the help of external ADC.
Here is how the Raspberry Pi 3 pin configuration looks like.
Check the hardware connections for PWM as shown in the Raspberry Pi 3 pin configuration and the connection diagram below. Note that we are using the GPIO No. 26 for PWM.
You will need the following hardware to execute this project.
The schematic looks like this.
And here is a detailed look at the wires for the servo connection.
Which leads to the actual hardware setup as follows.
I have written a small python script to demonstration the rotation control of servo motor.
In this demo, the servo is rotated from the selected position and brought back to the initial position by varying duty cycle. These position are defined with the PWM value to be set within the python script.
# PWM Value: 7.5 servo.ChangeDutyCycle(7.5)
The formula for Selecting the rotation angle based on duty cycle is
{DutyCycle = 1/18* (DesiredAngle) + 2}, where DesiredAngle is in degrees.
Follow the procedure below to run the python program.
cd rpi-series cd pwm_servo
python servoPWM.py
I encourage you to try your hands on this demo. You could also try this with a LED and observe the intensity of the LED light with the varying PWM duty cycle. I will get back to you very soon with a tutorial post on yet another hardware interface supported by Raspberry Pi.
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Surya is a hardware buff and tinkerer who loves all the stuff around IoT. He is a specialist in building proof-of-concepts around electronic hardware and conceptualizing use cases and solutions for Internet of Things. When not working with hardware, Surya can still be found fiddling with some crazy hardware design, trying to bring out an idea out of a raw circuit.
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Lake Okeechobee reservoir project gets thumbs-up from White House budget office
Here's why that Lake O reservoir is necessary. DACIA JOHNSON/TCPALM Wochit
The White House Office of Management and Budget has approved the EAA Reservoir Project, Gov. Rick Scott announced in a tweet Tuesday.
BREAKING: The EAA reservoir project that we have been fighting for has been approved by the White House & will be transmitted to Congress. This critical project will help us move & store more water south of Lake Okeechobee.— Rick Scott (@FLGovScott) July 10, 2018
The plan now gets sent back to the Corps, which will then submit it to Congress for authorization.
Committees in both the U.S. House and Senate are considering this year's Water Resources and Development Act, a list of authorized water projects the reservoir needs to be part of for it to proceed. The House passed WRDA last month, while the Senate is still considering the bill.
More: Reservoir to cut Lake Okeechobee discharges makes U.S. Senate panel's WRDA water bill
The South Florida Water Management District claims the project's 10,100-acre reservoir and 6,500-acre man-made marsh will be able to reduce discharges to both rivers by 63 percent and send more than 120 billion gallons of clean water south to the Everglades each year.
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Florida Sen. Marco Rubio, who was one of four Republican legislators who asked OMB Director Mick Mulvaney to approve the project, applauded OMB's decision in a statement Tuesday.
"This project, spearheaded by State Senator (Joe) Negron and coupled with existing efforts, will greatly reduce the harmful Lake Okeechobee discharges once again threatening our coastal communities," Rubio said in the statement. "I am encouraged by the administration's continued engagement on Florida's water issues, and I look forward to working with the president to fund the expedited construction of these critical Everglades restoration projects."
More: 5 things to know about algae, Lake Okeechobee discharges, Rick Scott's state of emergency
Rep. Brian Mast, R-Palm City, said the EAA Reservoir needs to authorized by Congress as soon as possible.
"Since we passed a placeholder to authorize this project in May, our community has been under attack from a barrage of toxic algal blooms that pose a significant risk to human health. This storage reservoir is critical to reducing the frequency of these discharges," Mast said. "Congress must authorize this project as soon as possible because every day that goes by without it means more business being forced to close, more animals dying and more people getting sick. Lives are quite literally hanging in the balance, and I will continue doing everything I can to get this across the finish line. Failure is not an option."
More: Brian Mast's office premieres 'Tortured Coast' documentary on Lake Okeechobee discharges
More: As algae threat grows, Mast demands answers from Army Corps | Gil Smart
Negron, the state Senate president from Stuart, thanked the White House, Scott and Rubio.
"This reservoir is an indispensable component to finally eliminating the harmful discharges from Lake Okeechobee that are polluting our estuaries and waterways." Negron said in a statement. "I look forward to securing the federal funds to match Florida's approved budget for this project. There is no reason we cannot begin the initial permitting and engineering for the reservoir within the next few months. This is an emergency; time is of the essence."
Eric Eikenberg, CEO of the Everglades Foundation, celebrated the announcement in a statement.
"After 18 years of unnecessary delay, Florida is finally poised to move forward with the solution that scientists and policymakers alike have long known is indispensable to significantly reducing the scourge of algae-causing discharges of Lake Okeechobee water and vital to sending water south to the Florida Keys: a massive water storage reservoir and treatment facility south of the Lake," Eikenberg said in a statement.
More: Highly toxic algae reported in C-44 Canal as return of Lake Okeechobee discharges looms
More: Could algae state of emergency be extended to Indian River County's Blue Cypress Lake?
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Disney's Caribbean Beach Resort Menus:
Old Port Royale – Breakfast
Steak, Egg and cheese Quesadilla – $6.79
Mickey Shaped Waffle – With Fruit topping and choice of bacon or sausage – $7.39
Old Port Royale – Lunch
Beef and Blue on Ciabatta Bread – Roast Beef, Tomatoes, Roasted Balsamic Red Onions, Greens, and Blue CHeese Dressing with Pasta Salad or House-made Jerk Chips – $8.19
Cheesesteak – $8.99
Cuban Sandwich – Pork, Ham, Cheese, and Pickle with Pasta Salad or House-made Jerk Chips – $9.99
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Mixed Greens Salad – $5.99
Mahi Bake – Caribbean Style Fish Tacos with crispy Mahi Mahi, Avocado, lettuce, Mango Salsa and cilantro Lime sour cream – $8.49
Chicken Wings – With Habanero sauce – $9.49
Caesar Salad – served with croutons – $5.49
Pasta Piquant – Shrimp, Spanish Chorizo Sausage, Spinach and Goat Cheese – $17.99
Trinadad Roast Chicken – Pelau Rice, Wilted Greens and Sherry Jus – $18.99
Caribbean-braised Boneless Beef Short Ribs – Slow-cooked in a Light Curry Sauce, Mashed Yucca, and Yukon Gold Potatoes. – $24.99
New York Strip steak – Char-crusted New York Strip Steak with Pico sauce – $29.99
Banana-Peanut Butter Cake – with Brûlé Bananas, Chocolate Sauce, and Ice Cream. – $7.49
No Sugar Added Angel Food Cake – with Coconut Crème Anglaise and Tropical Fruit. – $5.49
Mango Tart – with Raspberry Sauce. – $5.49
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Useful Quotes for Arts Advocates
Newly updated in Spring 2012 PDF of Useful Quotes for Arts Advocates Advocacy Tip: A quote from an elected official representing your district or your community's mayor, or a local business leader can be a smart, effecti...more
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Smart Advocacy Move: Blue Star Museums Program
Performing arts organizations might be interested in an initiative launched by the National Endowment for the Arts that offers free admission to over 700 museums this summer. This goodwill gesture could be a smart advocacy move to reach out...more
Policy Question:Who Should Hire State Arts Agency Directors?
An interesting policy discussion is arising around proposed legislation in California to change the way that the director of the California Arts Council is appointed from a gubernatorial appointment to an appointment made by the Council members, who ...more
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Stanford Professor of Organizational Behavior Chip Heath has pursued an intriguing line of research in his work exploring what makes ideas stick and how the "stickiness" of urban legends can be instructive in this arena. The...more
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LAHORE: Lahore High Court (LHC) judge Justice Syed Mansoor Ali Shah has referred the YouTube ban case to the larger bench headed by Chief Justice Umar Ata Bandial for a hearing as this case is of high importance, Express News reported.
The court during previous hearings had remarked that it is important to understand the nature of the problem.
"In today's digital age, information over the Internet cannot be blocked but can be intelligently regulated. There are no borders or walls that can limit this information from flowing into Pakistan unless of course the Internet is shut down completely and links with the outside world are severed," Justice Shah said.
He further added: "It appears that a sustainable answer to the problem is self regulation at the individual and house-hold level. World Wide Web has all sorts of information ranging from 'very useful' to 'out right offensive'."
"The choice is ours, we can either draw upon the useful information for our national development or fall prey to the negative content and immerse ourselves into moral and cultural chaos," the judge said.
Concluding his remarks, he stated that the responsibility and the choice is of the individual whether to visit a controversial website or not as the same cannot be effectively blocked according to the level of technology present in our country today.
The court was hearing the petition filed by Bytes for All, an NGO. The petitioner submitted that any filtering and blocking on internet is counter productive and predatory.
The petitioner sought directions for the Ministry of Information Technology and the PTA to reopen the functioning of YouTube. He said taking away YouTube's access is the modern equivalent of taking away the scholar's pen. He prayed to the court to order for restoring access to YouTube in Pakistan.
The website was blocked by former prime minister Raja Pervez Ashraf about a year ago. Since then various segments of the society have demanded the restoration of access to the website.
The former prime minister had imposed the ban after YouTube refused to remove blasphemous film The Innocence of the Muslims from its website.
The Lahore High Court had asked the minister and secretary of Information Technology to appear before the court in August in a petition challenging the ban on access to video sharing website YouTube in Pakistan.
The number of people who accessed the Innocence of Muslims clip on YouTube is a tiny fraction of the number who used it to access educational and Islamic content, the Lahore High Court was told last month as it heard a petition challenging the ban on the video-sharing website. The petitioner in the case at the LHC had argued that the ban is counter-productive as it limits access to a vital educational and research tool.
The government was considering lifting the ban after Eidul Fitr but the ban has still not been lifted as all stakeholders need to be taken into confidence.
Correction: An earlier version of this story misstated the larger bench as the Supreme Court. A correction has been made.


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Carrying too much weight in a pack or wearing it the wrong way can lead to pain and strain. Parents can take steps to help children load and wear backpacks the correct way to avoid health problems.
Loading a Pack
- A child's backpack should weigh no more than about 10% of his or her body weight. This means a student weighing 100 pounds shouldn't wear a loaded school backpack heavier than about 10 pounds.
- Load heaviest items closest to the child's back (the back of the pack).
- Arrange books and materials so they won't slide around in the backpack.
- Check what your child carries to school and brings home. Make sure the items are necessary for the day's activities.
- If the backpack is too heavy or tightly packed, your child can hand carry a book or other item outside the pack.
- If the backpack is too heavy on a regular basis, consider using a book bag on wheels if your child's school allows it.
Wearing a Pack
- Distribute weight evenly by using both straps. Wearing a pack slung over one shoulder can cause a child to lean to one side, curving the spine and causing pain or discomfort.
- Select a pack with well-padded shoulder straps. Shoulders and necks have many blood vessels and nerves that can cause pain and tingling in the neck, arms, and hands when too much pressure is applied.
- Adjust the shoulder straps so that the pack ts snugly on the child's back. A pack that hangs loosely from the back can pull the child backwards and strain muscles.
- Wear the waist belt if the backpack has one. This helps distribute the pack's weight more evenly.
- The bottom of the pack should rest in the curve of the lower back. It should never rest more than four inches below the child's waistline.
- School backpacks come in different sizes for different ages. Choose the right size pack for your child as well as one with enough room for necessary school items.
Just remember the "1, 2, 3's of Backpacking."
This article was compiled from AOTA resources that can be found at the links below:
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There are unconfirmed reports that 2face Idibia was recently spotted kissing his baby mama Pero Adeniyi in his night club over the weekend.
According to a story published by blogger Stella Dimokokorkus, the popular Nigerian musician was seen in the VIP section of his Festac night club, Rumours with the mother of his three kids, Pero Adeniyi.
Stella alleges that the pair were more than in a comfy position, as they cozied up, kissing and frolicking. Pictures of 2face and Pero kissing were also posted on the blog, corroborating with the story.
The report further alleges that 2face's wife Annie Idibia caught the wind of what was happening in the club and decided to confront 2face on the issue.
Annie is said to have stormed the club but was diverted by the club's management into a room where she was told her husband would join her shortly.
Annie was allegedly locked in the room for the period and when she was eventually given access to leave, 2face and Pero had ended their 'meeting'.
'But when Annie went into the room, she was locked in for some time and by the time she was let out,the fun was over and Pero had left whilst Tuface was about to leave', Dimokokorkus writes.
There are also allegations that Annie Idibia has accused hubby 2face of spending time with Pero Adeniyi on several occasions.
Idibia's team has remained silent on the matter. Pulse also reached his reps who declined to make a comment on the issue.
2face Idibia, one of Africa's most prominent musicians has seven children from three women – Pero Adeniyi (3), Sumbo Ajaba-Adeoye (2) and wife Annie Macaulay-Idibia (2).
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Fly across the Drake Passage and cruise the coast and islands of the Antarctic Peninsula
Enjoy Antarctica in style – by flying and then cruising around the Antarctic Peninsula in our most in depth expedition ! A short three-hour flight is all it takes to travel between Punta Arenas, Chile and King George Island in Antarctica. Skipping all the extra days at sea, enjoy only the best scenery and wildlife experiences of the Antarctic. Prepare yourself for sensory overload, as you'll be inundated by the sheer beauty and dramatic landscapes of the white continent. Our team of on-board polar experts will have you identifying different species of penguins and whales in no time.
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- Destinations
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- Theme
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- Min 8
- Group size
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Why you'll love this trip
Flying over the famous Drake Passage to King George Island is the fastest, most direct way to travel to Antarctica
Get up close to an incredible range of wildlife, such as minke, humpback and orca whales or gentoo, Adelie and chinstrap penguins
Few people ever get the opportunity to set foot on the Great White Continent, but you'll be one of them
A diversity of possible landing sites and activities allows you to see the spectacular Antarctic Peninsula from multiple perspectives
Optional activities such as sea kayaking or polar ice camping can take your adventure to the next level. Book early, as these sell out fast
On-board lectures and presentations led by polar specialists provide in-depth knowledge about Antarctic history, geology and wildlife
Is this trip right for you?
Although our ice strengthened ships are big and sturdy, Antarctic waters can be unpredictable and rough. Some people may experience seasickness, especially through the Drake Passage and other open water crossings. Please be prepared with medications to combat this. There is also a doctor on-board should you need further assistance.
As you'd expect, temperatures in the Antarctic are freezing. A warm parka will be provided along with waterproof boots and unlimited hot drinks, but you should also bring base layers and lots of warm clothing. Please see the trip notes for further important information about what to bring.
Weather depending, you will be making regular excursions in a Zodiac boat to explore the local area and look for wildlife. It can get very cold and wet on the Zodiac, so make sure you are dressed appropriately and that you keep your camera safe and dry. Sturdy sea legs are needed as you make wet and dry landings from the boat, and on steep terrain, snow and other uneven surfaces. Some ships have a lot of stairs, so please hold on to the handrails if seas are rough.
The weather plays a pivotal part in this adventure and although there's an itinerary in place, there are no guarantees that you'll be able to do everything that is planned for. A level of flexibility and openness to embracing the unexpected are important in expedition travel, especially to such a remote area. There are nearly 200 recognised sites in the Antarctic Peninsula and South Shetlands; the places mentioned in the itinerary may need to be changed to others (which are equally as interesting). We may also be confined to the ship during rough weather. The on-board library and educational lectures are ideal ways for keeping entertained.
Meals Included
- Dinner
Special InformationAn arrival transfer is included if you arrive today. Please arrive by 3.00pm as an important information meeting will be held in the hotel before dinner.
Note: There is a luggage limit of 15 kg of checked baggage and 5 kg of hand baggage on the flight and this is strictly adhered to.
Meals Included
- Breakfast
- Dinner
On this voyage, you'll get more time to explore the Antarctic Peninsula than any other Express Expedition—allowing you to make the most of your experience as much as possible.
As your captain and Expedition Team keep a lookout for whales and seabirds, you'll be alerted to any new sightings. Our team of expert presenters will deepen your experience with explanations of the geology, history and wildlife of the region
Even more exciting are your daily land excursions. Your first Zodiac landing is something you'll never forget! Walking up to a beach dotted with penguins
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Each landing is different and is dependent on weather, but every day
presents new sightings and photo opportunities, and it won't be long
before you can tell the difference between an Adélie, gentoo and chinstrap
You may take a Zodiac cruise in search of whales and icebergs around Pleneau Island one day, followed by a hike to a penguin rookery the next day. From the booming sound of a calving glacier at Neko Harbour to the thrill of watching a leopard seal as it hunts a penguin, you'll wake up early and welcome each day with a sense of adventure and a desire to explore that which is unrivaled by any other travel experience.
Your Expedition Team accompany you along the way, providing insights into the places you visit.
Meals Included
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- Dinner (7)
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Special InformationNo departure transfer is included. Please make your own way to the airport for your onward flight.
Meals10 breakfasts, 7 lunches, 9 dinners
TransportExpedition cruise ship, Plane, Zodiac
AccommodationExpedition Voyage, Hotel
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If a booking is cancelled 120 days or more before departure - the cancellation fee is the full loss of the deposit paid.
If a booking is cancelled between 119 days and departure - the cancellation fee is 100% of the total price of the voyage.
Other fees may apply for air tickets and other arrangements booked in conjunction with a Polar voyage.
Kayaking is available to book on all Antarctic voyages. Some voyages also offer other activities such as camping, stand up paddle boarding, cross country skiing and mountaineering. All of these activities must be booked prior to departure and incur an additional cost. Spaces are limited so please enquire at time of booking. For kayaking, previous, recent experience is essential and a good level of fitness is required for cross country skiing and mountaineering. See the itinerary for Adventure options available on this voyage.
Your voyage is operated by our sister company, Quark Expeditions. All accommodation and transfer arrangements as listed in the itinerary are also operated by Quark Expeditions or their local representatives.
Strict luggage limits apply. Please see Trip Notes (What to Take) for more information.
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Community Memorial Foundation is the fund-raising arm of Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital, supporting projects that would not be possible without your contributions.
Each year, hundreds of patients receive benevolent care at Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital. In addition, more than 50 percent of our patients are insured through Medicare and Medicaid. These two programs only reimburse 60 cents per dollar for the actual cost of care. The combined cost of benevolent care and government reimbursement shortfalls totals more than $35 million annually. This cost increases annually as longer life spans mean greater health costs even in our healthy community.
Your gift helps preserve important health care services like nutrition supplements to cancer patients and free blood pressure screenings. It will also help Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital remain a private, not-for-profit hospital that can provide affordable, quality health care to your community.
Our Mission
Community Memorial Foundation promotes and enhances the health of all individuals in our community through the development and management of resources in collaboration with the mission of Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital. (Adopted Jan. 2004)
The mission of Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital is to improve the quality of life and meet the comprehensive needs of the community by providing high-quality, safe, cost-effective health services. Our exceptional employees, volunteers and dedicated medical staff work collaboratively to serve our patients with compassionate, dignified and state-of-the-art care. (Hospital mission, Adopted November 2005)
Community Memorial Foundation, a 501(c)(3) entity, is headed by a dynamic Board of Directors who lead our efforts to energize the community about the innovative and life giving services at the hospital.
You Can Make a Difference
The hospital has flourished, thanks in part of the work of the Foundation and donors like you. Here are just a few examples of how a donation can make a huge difference in the lives of others:
- Donations support the nutrition supplement program for the Cancer Care Center. Cancer patients receive, free of charge, nutritious beverages to supplement what they eat. These supplements are an important source of nutrients to help the patients stay strong while they focus on their cancer battle.
- A special gift from a local family supports behavioral health patients who stay at the hospital to heal both physical and emotional issues. Whether it's the need to replace broken eye glasses or received needed medication, this extra support makes all the difference to patients who find themselves at a difficult place in their lives.
- An Altrusa Fund takes its name from altruism, selfless regard or concern for the well-being of others. This important fund provides needed resources to patients who are without transportation to return home or have been without nutritious food. It also helps make vital prescription medications available to those in need.
- Gifts, large and small, directly benefit the patients who seek care at Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital. A former hospital employee who worked at Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital as a high school student pursued a health care career as a physician. Today, he makes annual gifts in memory of his mother.
You, too, can become part of the exciting programs and people-helping-people care that occurs every day at Froedtert Menomonee Falls Hospital.