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“The worst part is, if I had known film production involved getting up early, I guarantee you I’d be a computer programmer by now,” laughs RocketJump co-founder Freddie Wong, on set for the final day of shooting for his company’s first Hulu show.
Lucky for the world of digital video, Wong is still waking up early and making content: RocketJump: The Show premieres today.
RocketJump, the production company founded in 2011, is deeply and obviously steeped in geek culture: Its name references a video game technique of pointing a rocket launcher at the ground or wall and then combining that firepower with a jump for maximum lift,. With three seasons of the award-winning Video Game High School, a special-effects-heavy series that imagined a high school for elite gamers, RocketJump helped redefine what was possible from YouTube creators, entertaining an audience of 7.6 million on its channel and hosting guest stars from Conan O’Brien to Tony Hawk. Now, the team is seeing if their digital prowess can transfer to a broader audience—and if their audience will follow along if new content lives exclusively on a new platform.
RocketJump’s show isn’t the first attempt for a digital brand to cross over to the more mainstream mechanisms of entertainment. Epic Meal Time brought its over-the-top food to FYI network, earlier this year Grace Helbig helmed her own alternative talk show on E!, and Todrick Hall produced an MTV series on the ins and out of making his viral videos, to name a few. None has been a genre-changing breakout success, but RocketJump may have stacked the deck in its favor for this foray into the mainstream.
RocketJump helped redefine what was possible from YouTube creators.
First, RocketJump stayed close to its digital home: The show will air on Hulu, a comparatively alternative programming choice by mainstream standards. Second, while the company is successful at making straight-up fictional productions for a rabid audience, its first show a hybrid: part scripted series, part real life.
“People have called it reality, people have called it behind the scenes,” explains Ben Waller, RocketJump: The Show’s showrunner. “Ultimately it’s going to be a documentary. It’s not reality because we’re not getting drunk; nobody’s getting fired after the show ends. It’s not a [behind-the-scenes look] because it’s not just, ‘how do you frame a shot,’ because I think the general audience doesn’t want to see that. The audience wants to be told a story. It’s comprised of technical explanations and examples, but ultimately it’s the story of us and the company, and running a digital studio.”
In fact, RocketJump already has a weekly show, This Week at RocketJump, which follows a heightened behind-the-scenes aspect of life at the company, so transitioning to a show for Hulu wasn’t so tough.
“We’ve been very careful from the beginning to try and do things our own way, so to speak,” explained Wong, who built his digital cache with shorts like an action hero cat to Mario Kart IRL. “I think that what we do very much depends on the process itself. The process is something we’ve been very fortunate to be able to hone over the last five years. From a personal perspective it doesn’t feel like a huge jump, but at the same time I think we were very calculated at that.”
The series features eight shorts, and follows the production decisions behind each, illuminating life at RocketJump along the way. Waller said when he was pitching the concept, he took inspiration from HBO’s Hard Knocks and a selection of cooking shows, specifically the Copenhagen episode of Anthony Bourdain Parts Unknown.
“It’s so cool because it’s him traveling around Copenhagen with the head chef at Noma, but it’s dreamlike and a tone poem in the way they blend Anthony’s interviews and the interviews of the chef with the footage that they got,” Waller said. “It told a story without having to be on the nose with everything. Chef shows and Hard Knocks I saw as portrayals of people who are really passionate about things doing what they love doing.”
The first episode, which premieres today, jumps directly into one of the company’s most ambitious shoots, a Western stylized in the vein of the Fast and Furious franchise. Their goal was to find a way to make the horses “drift” like a car does when a driver intentionally oversteers. Despite an increased budget from Hulu, money and timeline meant they couldn’t specially train horses to pull off the trick, but they still got horses.
“Horses are weird,” Wong exclaimed. “We had no idea. There’s so many questions you have about horses you just don’t know.”
“That’s Cirque du Soleil levels of coordination.”
They learned that, yes, you can stand on horses, and no, if you put a camera on an remote-controlled car and drive it around the horses’ feet, they won’t freak out, as long as you give them a chance to get used to it. They also learned that the horses figured out that they’d call “3, 2, 1” before “action,” and started to get riled up on “3,” before everyone was ready, so the crew had to change their procedure.
“The horses were just as professional as us,” said Waller, who noted these particular ponies had previously starred on Django Unchained and The Lone Ranger. “We expected that to be terrifying, but it wasn’t.”
On set they’re tight-lipped about the rest of their big ideas, but do offer a sneak peek of another ambitious sketch, Tip Jar. During filming, there’s a great bit with a cigar that may or may not make the final cut, but it had everyone on set cracking up. It’s a one-take fight scene that involves a spy dropping a piece of film with Nazi secrets into a tip jar, and the three-minute one-take fight scene that happens as different hands vie for that piece of info. RocketJump had to take a whole day down from the shooting schedule just for rehearsals.
“That’s Cirque du Soleil levels of coordination,” said Waller. “It’s like a dance.”
Waller wears many hats at RocketJump, from director to writer to sometimes actor (“I only put myself in if we need a Germanic-looking guy walking around,” he joked.) Across the board, one of the biggest adjustments the RocketJump crew had to make for Hulu was being able to step back and focus.
“It’s weird to not have to do a hundred jobs at once,” Waller explained. “We’re only doing 50 jobs at once now.”
Even with a lighter workload, the RocketJump team isn’t slacking off, but they aren’t too nervous about the greater implications of their jump to the mainstream, or the perceptions of a Midwestern mom who clicks on them through her Hulu subscription. For RocketJump, this show is business as usual, just on a potentially bigger screen.
“We’ve always from the get-go focused on ‘how do we make something first and foremost that we enjoy watching,’” said Wong. “That’s the focus. The standard we have set for ourselves is pretty high, and it’s about hitting that. … Now we can concentrate on doing cool stuff.”
Photos by Temma Hankin/RocketJump


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This week, in the Journal of the Society for Contemporary Thought and the Islamicate World, Rula Jurdi Abisaab has a review of Sinan Antoon’s The Poetics of the Obscene in Premodern Arabic Poetry: Ibn al-Ḥajjāj and Sukhf.
Antoon’s 2014 scholarly work — a chapter of which can be read online — deals with some of the neglected forms of Arabic poetry, eased out of the canon for their grotesque humor, anti-piousness, and unabashed scatology. In short, for being obscene.
As Antoon asks, early in the book, “What made Ibn al-Ḥajjāj and his sukhf so successful, accepted, and popular in premodern times, yet virtually unknown nowadays?”
One of the reasons Antoon cites is that, in Abisaab’s words, “poetic modernity, despite its local shape and color, could not disentangle itself from colonial legacies and Eurocentric commentaries on the Arabic literary tradition. There was a tendency to ‘reform’ and modernize, and hence, to perceive this brand of sukhf or mujūn poetry as crude, decadent, and not suitable for civilized audiences.”
In her review, Abisaab writes about the difference between the fate of sukhf poetry and the maqama prose form:
Antoon sufficiently demonstrates that Ibn al-Ḥajjāj’s choice of the sukhf mode was deliberate and that sukhf poetry is anything but sakhīf (trivial). It is entertaining but noncompliant, funny but thought-provoking. Ibn al-Ḥajjāj’s parody of the icons of the Arabic poetic tradition evokes some of the features of the maqāma with its antihero. Even though the maqāma had caught the attention of modern critics and novelists like Emile Habibi, as I noted in one of my articles, the antihero of sukhf does not make it into the modern world of fiction or poetry.
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Buzzworks, which is owned and run by Colin and Kenny Blair and their family, also owns Elliots in Prestwick, the Lido and Scotts venues in Troon, Lido in Prestwick and Scotts in Largs.
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Scholz, J,; Loekman, S.; Szesni, N.; Hieringer, W.; Görling, A.; Haumann, M.; Wasserscheid, P. “Ethene-Induced Temporary Inhibition of Grubbs Metathesis Catalysts.” Adv. Synth. Catal. 2011, 353, 2701-2707.
An interesting article emerged late last year in which the authors wanted to obtain some kinetic data employing immobilized Grubbs catalysts in continuous flow gas-phase reactions of unfunctionalized olefins. They immobilized a variety of Grubbs catalysts onto calcined silica using the SILP (supported ionic liquid phase) technique. This technique involves supporting the catalyst in a thin film of ionic liquid on a porous support. These types of materials had previously been reported and were shown to be effective catalysts for RCM in batch reactions with an ability to be recovered and recycled a few times.1
When the SILP materials were employed under continuous flow conditions using fixed-bed reactors to study the self-metathesis of propene (products = ethylene and 2-butene with an equilibrium conversion of 34%) a very rapid decrease in propene conversion was observed, indicative of catalyst decomposition or deactivation. In an attempt to determine the effect that the ionic liquid had on this phenomena, a series of different SILP’s were prepared with different ionic liquid anions; however, no direct correlations between the anion’s coordination strength or the thermal/hydrolytic stability were observed. Upon further cogitation, an inverse correlation was observed between the stability of the SILP catalyst and the solubility of ethylene within the specific ionic liquid (i.e. the least stable SILP catalyst is composed of the ionic liquid that has the highest ethylene solubility).
In an attempt to validate the hypothesis that ethylene was responsible for the dramatic decrease in catalytic activity, a series of experiments were performed. First off, in a set of independent experiments, the catalyst bed was first subjected to a flow of ethylene gas for varying amounts of time before propene was introduced to the system. This set of experiments revealed that indeed, the catalyst beds that were subjected to larger amounts of ethylene had diminished initial activity upon the switch to propene. However, in a somewhat intriguing observation, it was seen that after the switch to propene, the catalyst actually regained some activity, reaching a maximum conversion shortly after the propene switch, before observing the same decrease in propene conversion described previously. This was suggestive that some sort of catalyst deactivation and subsequent re-activation process was in operation.
The authors performed some DFT calculations on possible reaction intermediates, and observed that the lowest energy species were ethylene-based metallacycles that would not be involved in the productive metathesis catalytic cycle (e.g., ruthenacycle F in the proposed catalytic cycle shown below). This effectively serves to remove “active” catalyst from the productive cycle, thus, diminishing the apparent overall catalytic activity. In this case, ethylene is responsible for shifting the metallacycle equilibrium to an inactive or dormant state without irreversible catalyst deactivation (i.e., catalyst decomposition).
To test this second hypothesis, an experiment was devised where a metathesis reaction having a negligible contribution from ethylene was monitored using this fixed-catalyst-bed protocol. Flowing a C4 gas mixture of 1-butene (6%) and 2-butenes (94%) diluted in an inert butanes atmosphere through the fixed-bed with a short residence time of 8 s resulted in the productive metathesis reaction generating products 1-propene and 2-pentene with an equilibrium conversion of 96%. In impressive nature, over the course of 20 h, there was no apparent catalyst deactivation for this process with the conversion remaining constant at 96%. At this stage, a 50:50 mixture of ethylene and 2-butene was then passed through the catalyst bed. As expected, the conversion of 2-butene decreased dramatically over time due to the catalyst deactivation (dormant state) in the presence of ethylene. When the substrate stream was switched back to the initial diluted 1-butene/2-butenes mixture, the equilibrium ratio of 96% conversion was quickly achieved, indicating catalyst re-activation. To push the limits, this feedstock switch was repeated two additional times, with equilibrium being reached quickly for each switch back to the diluted C4 stream. Very impressively, the total time on-stream for this catalyst bed was greater than 500 h without any observed decrease in the catalyst efficiency for the conversion of the C4 stream. However, the authors point out that an irreversible effect is observed, having a negative impact on the conversion of 2-butene, each time the stream is cycled back to the ethylene/2-butene mixture.
This is a very interesting phenomenon that was observed, and it will be crucial to determine the exact nature of this ethylene induced “deactivation” as ethylene plays a major role in a number of olefin metathesis processes as either a reactant or reaction by-product. Do similar processes occur in homogeneous catalysis? Is this isolated to heterogeneous SILP-based systems? What about other types of heterogeneous catalyst systems? These are important questions that will need to be addressed.
1 (a) Hagiwara, H.; Okunaka, N.; Hoshi, T.; Suzuki, T. “Immobilization of Grubbs Catalyst as Supported Ionic Liquid Catalyst (Ru-SILC).” Synlett. 2008, 1813-1816. (b) Hagiwara, H.; Nakamura, T.; Okunaka, N.; Hoshi, T.; Suzuki, T. “Catalytic Performance of Ruthenium-Supported Ionic-Liquid Catalysts in Sustainable Synthesis of Macrocyclic Lactones.” Helv. Chim. Acta 2010, 93, 175-182.

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Opera singer wants to get back to her roots
Laura Redpath, Senior Gleaner Writer
THE SMOOTH yet rich voice of Abigail Kelly may one day reach Jamaica's shores again if the operatic performer gets her wish.
Kelly, a woman of Jamaican parentage, lives in England, and said she would love to formally tour Jamaica one day in the future. She once performed classical, musical theatre and Jamaican folk song pieces at the Jamaica Defence Force museum in 2008. Kelly visits the island of her roots regularly to be with family members who live in Jamaica.
"I would love to tour in Jamaica at some stage in the future. My only issue with performing in Jamaica is it is so hot. I felt as if I would melt on stage at any moment the last time I performed there. I'm sure I could get used to the heat, though," she said.
Kelly completed her Bachelor of Music studies at Birmingham Conservatoire in Birmingham, England, with first-class honours. From there, she went on to the Royal Scottish Academy in Glasgow, Scotland, and earned her postgraduate diploma in operatic studies. She has since been nominated for an International Women of Excellence award in 2008.
She said her most memorable school experiences took place at the Birmingham Conservatoire, where she enjoyed performing in the college's musical theatre productions with her colleagues.
"I think my favourite production that we worked on was Jekyll and Hyde by Frank Wildhorn. We had so much fun during rehearsals that the four performances we had were so very energetic and full of spark," she said. "It is still to this day one of my favourite stage experiences."
The soprano, who has made the leap from rejections to national tours across the United Kingdom, said the best operatic performances don't necessarily happen in front of a sold-out audience in an opera house.
"I think that my most enjoyable operatic performance so far was a concert of Gershwin's Porgy and Bess. I performed in a huge marquee in a village called Bollington in the northeast of England.
"The performance was great, and even though it was very cold and rainy outside, it was a very warm and vibrant atmosphere inside," she said.
Operatic roles of Kelly's include Armour in Rameau's Pygmalion, an 18th-century love story consisting of a single, self-contained act in opera ballet form; Helena and Juno in Purcell's The Fairy Queen, a play whose text was adapted from William Shakespeare's A Midsummer Night's Dream; and Belinda in Purcell's Dido and Aeneas, the composer's first all-sung opera with text adapted from Nahum Tate, an Irish poet who went on to become England's poet Laureate in the late 1600s.
"I was still unsure during my four-year vocal degree course as to which genre of music I should aim towards," Kelly said of specialising in opera. "I loved the challenge of performing opera and I have been so inspired to continue on the classical path that I just had to give it a go."


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Popeye with his bulging muscles and thumping arms left you to feel tins of spinach can cause you to get iron-like powerful and unbeatable. And he was not entirely wrong. Foods which are full of iron may provide you an energy boost unlike any other.
Iron is a nutrient that is located in the foods we consume and functions to generate hemoglobin in your red blood cells which carry oxygen from organ to organ. And because of this, you may feel lethargic and lack the power to carry out daily activities.
It isn’t just among the greatest sources of iron, but it’s also full of magnesium, calcium, and selenium. In addition, it can lessen the chance of cardiovascular disease, osteoporosis, and cancer. Soybean is also the sole vegetarian food that’s a complete protein, meaning that it includes all eight essential amino acids.
You can eat them raw or scatter them on your salad, nuts will not only make your meal yummy but also cause you to really healthy. The type of nuts with the maximum iron content will be cashew nuts. Each 30 gram functioning of cashew nuts may supply approximately 2mg of iron.
You will find endless studies which discredit red meat due to its alleged connections with cancer and obesity, however, there is no denying that red meat is among the greatest sources of iron. It comprises Heme iron, which can be easily absorbed by the human body and restores iron on the human system.
Chia Seeds and Pumpkin Seeds
They create great snack-on-the-go and can also be full of iron. You are able to eat pumpkin seeds uncooked or the marginally roasted ones. Chia seeds are small, crispy and black seeds which aren’t only high in iron but also a good source of calcium and calcium.
Dried Apricots, Raisins and Dates
They are full of Vitamin C too, which helps your body absorb iron. It’s also wise to incorporate a few dried apricots on your diet plan. The cooked or canned variants will do the job also, but they will not be as abundant as the ones that are dry.
If you are a fish fanatic then you may attempt mussels too. Vegetables which have a lot of Vitamin C are also a fantastic source of iron, therefore, attempt to include citrus fruits, berries, and melons on your diet plan.

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It's Bikini Bottom's dim-witted but friendly starfish, Patrick Star, who resides under a rock. He is ready for the holidays with his candy cane and festive red and green scarf. Make sure you collect his best friend SpongeBob SquarePants too!
- Dimensions: 3.75" tall
- Packaging: Window box with full colour illustrations
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American Jetset to release new single “Last Call” and new EP ‘Desolation Rangers & Radio Angels’
Baltimore, Maryland, USA based rockers American Jetset consisting of lead vocalist / guitarist Ian Kaine MacGregor, guitarist Lance Reeder, bassist Kevin Harrington and drummer Jeff Bradford have some new material to release with a new single titled “Last Call” and a forthcoming new EP titled Desolation Rangers & Radio Angels.
The following message was posted on American Jetset‘s Facebook page earlier today:
“Big news, Monsters! We’ve been hard at work and we’ve got two brand new releases coming your way. First up is “Last Call”, a badass companion to “Saloon Rock Whiskey Pop” AND we’re re-releasing Saloon Rock on VINYL with “Last Call” on Side 2. The 2nd EP is “Desolation Rangers & Radio Angels” and it is an absolute killer. It’s heavy, fast, and loud AF so if you dig early Ratt, Roxx Gang, Dokken, and Vain, you’re going to LOVE it. We’re in pre-pro now and hit the studio next month so look for release info soon. See ya in September w/ Enuff Z’Nuff!”
Sleaze Roxx stated the following in its review of Saloon Rock Whiskey Pop: “Prior to receiving a promo copy of Saloon Rock Whiskey Pop, I downloaded it for $8 from the band’s website for the purpose of writing this review, but it’s also available on Apple Music. My only complaint with the EP is that it’s too short. Not in an incomplete / unfinished business sort of way but with just six tracks (three of those clocking in under three minutes), it left me wanting to hear more. But as the old showbiz adage goes, “always leave them wanting more.” Mission accomplished.”
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Divergent is the debut novel of American novelist Veronica Roth, published by HarperCollins Children's Books in 2011. The novel is the first of the Divergent trilogy, a series of young-adult dystopian novels set in the Divergent Universe. The novel Divergent features a post-apocalyptic version of Chicago and follows Beatrice "Tris" Prior as she explores her identity within a society that defines its citizens by their social and personality-related affiliation with five factions, which removes the threat of anyone exercising independent will and re-threatening the population's safety. Underlying the action and dystopian focused main plot is a romantic subplot between Tris and one of her instructors in the Dauntless faction, nicknamed Four.
This first book in Veronica Roth's #1 New York Times bestselling Divergent trilogy is the novel the inspired the major motion picture starring Shailene Woodley, Theo James, and Kate Winslet. This dystopian series set in a futuristic Chicago has captured the hearts of millions of teen and adult readers.
Perfect for fans of the Hunger Games and Maze Runner series, Divergent and its sequels, Insurgent and Allegiant, are the gripping story of a dystopian world transformed by courage, self-sacrifice, and love. Fans of the Divergent movie will find the book packed with just as much emotional depth and exhilarating action as the film, all told in beautiful, rich language.

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greenman407 wrote:I wont need to put bulkheads in the upper hull half because... [snip] the robust indexing flange on the lower hull cast in at the factory for precision engagement . In other words it goes together easily and aligns well.
It's great to see your OSCAR build thread moving along again. Of course your experiences may turn out different than mine, but I found that over time the upper half of my OSCAR hull tended to spring outwards
so the (comparable) alignment strip in my hull is not typically in contact with the upper portion of the hull.
In addition to a couple of bulkheads which I needed to support other features, I've installed numerous keeper tabs on the upper portion of the hull which make contact with the inside
lip of the lower indexing flange so that the upper portion of the hull cannot bow either in or out. The combination of tabs and bulkheads (lower and
upper) keeps everything in tight alignment.
You may yet want to consider installing something
in the upper portion of your hull to prevent running into similar issues. YMMV


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“Darren Clarke came highly recommended by former guests Colin Montgomerie and Retief Goosen so we are thrilled he agreed to visit Saskatoon,” Synergy 8 campaign chair Troy Davies said in a press release.
“We have once again partnered with Jim Pattison Children’s Hospital Foundation to purchase the equipment needed for the pediatric trauma room that will be opening later this year.”
WATCH ABOVE: Synergy 8 reveals new pediatric ambulance for young Sask. patients
Clarke is a three-time winner on the PGA Tour, and won The Open Championship in 1992.
Joining Clarke this year is Golf Channel host Blair O’Neal, as well as NHLers Eric Gryba and Cam Talbot.
This will be the 11th campaign for Synergy 8 Community Builders.


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Brand new clinic in Phoenix, Az looking for motivated and enthusastic team members to launch the clinic!
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Spay/neuter veterinarian needed to meet the demand for affordable spay/neuter in Charleston, WV.
The Humane Society of Yuma is looking for a Certified Veterinary Technician, or someone with equal experience, to manage our high-volume, low-cost spay and neuter clinic. The ideal candidate will be Board Certified by a State Veterinary Medical Board within the United States and be certified nationally. Other considerations will be made for candidates who have at least 5 years of Veterinary experience working as a lead technician. Candidate must be skilled in managing people, client relations and up to date on state and federal laws. This position is a salary position and pay will range from $34,320 to $41,600 depending on experience. Please contact Jim Gray at firstname.lastname@example.org for more information.

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The Velky Meder Thermal Spa Ticket with unlimited admission throughout the stay (not in the sauna world). To the bathing area right in the bathrobe – the hotel is adjacent to the swimming pool.
For summer, spring and winter stays, renting a bathrobe is free for the entire stay.
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Target: Making India world skill capital
By our Staff Reporter
GUWAHATI, Aug 18: Assam Skill Development Mission (ASDM) MD And Prakash Tiwari said that the government was committed to develop skills of youths and to develop a transparent communication between Training Partners (TPs) and Sector Skill Councils (SSCs).
Tiwari was present at the ‘Workshop on Skill Development with tiol Skill Development Corporation (NSDC), SSCs and TPs’ held in the city on Friday. He said people, especially the youth in order to reap benefits from ASDM, have to come forward and relate their queries. He, however, said that initial glitches should not ‘demotivate’ people as the ASDM is slowly making its impact in the region.
Representatives of various sector skill councils like textile, power, electronics, media said their objectives and job roles in the Northeast.
Three MoUs were signed by ASDM Mission Director Tiwari with the representatives of Plumbing, Logistics and Beauty and Wellness Sector Skill Councils at the workshop.
Speaking on the occasion, Minister for Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship Chandra Mohan Patowary said: “Skill is inbuilt in every human being. But we need to explore, utilize and hone it for betterment of the person and society at large. Human resource of our country is very rich, and we need to make India the skill capital of the world as per the vision of our Prime Minister.”
Referring to the skilled workers of Chi, Patowary added: “We must skill our human resources so that the country becomes a production destition for the industries of the world. This will be in accordance with our Make in India initiative.”
The minister requested the NSDC to set up an office in Guwahati so that the department, organizations and training partners can work in a coordited-manner to achieve skilled manpower in the state.
Patowary declared that there will be a Skill Development Centre in every block, municipality and town committee with a target to skill 1.50 lakh youths of the state. He added that companies like Samsung, Havells, Usha, Skipper, Lakme have been asked to open skill centres in the state to train up the youths and make them industry-ready.
Additiol Chief Secretary KV Eapen said, “The Department will collaborate with ITE Education Services, Singapore to set up a Skill Centre in Assam and raise the standards of skill training to a global level.” Commissioner and Secretary of Skill, Employment and Entrepreneurship Department Ashutosh Agnihotri, while delivering the welcome address, said: “India has the demographic dividend with 65% of the population below the age of 35. This vast pool of young talent and energy needs to be channelized through proper implementation of skill development initiatives.”
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How to create your own ATC check in ABAP Development Tools for Eclipse
|UPDATE: This functionality is supported and recommended in SAP BTP, ABAP environment and SAP S/4HANA Cloud, public edition and SAP S/4HANA >= 2022 Cloud, private edition and on-premise|
Now it is possible to create your own custom check in ABAP development tools for Eclipse by using the released API IF_CI_ATC_CHECK.
The API looks as following:
and you can also take a look at the provided example implementation of an ATC check:
Let’s take a look how you can create your own ATC check. In the following example the class ZCL_ATC_CHECK_CLASS_NAME (based on the API IF_CI_ATC_CHECK) was implemented with the purpose to check naming convention of the class names. Now it is possible to implement an ATC check based on that class.
First the new ATC check category will be created to bundle custom ATC checks (e.g. using the context menu New -> ABAP Repository Object (Ctrl+Shift+N)):
The Description field shows how the new check category will appear in the ATC check variant:
The Parent Category will be just left empty:
After that, new ATC checks can be added to this category. Let’s create a new ATC check which checks the names of classes against a naming convention. You can do it, again, e.g., using the New -> ABAP Repository Object context menu, but it can be done faster, now. After creation of the ATC check category, you will get the new ABAP Test Cockpit node in your Project Explorer which bundles all ABAP Test Cockpit related objects: Check Categories, Checks and Check Variants. You can use the context menu New -> ATC Check on the ABAP Test Cockpit node to create your ATC check:
Just enter the Name and Description of the check and the Category and Implementing Class and choose Next:
This is how the new ATC check editor looks like:
You can change some data here, e.g., enter the Description. After that, save and activate the new ATC check.
Now it’s time to create a new ATC check variant containing this new ATC check (using the ABAP Test Cockpit node context menu New->ATC Check Variant):
This is how the new ATC check variant editor in ABAP development tools for Eclipse looks like:
The new ATC check appears under the new ATC check category (which contains other custom ATC checks, which were added there meanwhile). Here, you can include the new ATC check into your new ATC check variant and define the parameters of the check. In this example, the ATC check variant ZMY_NAMING_CONVENTION will consist only of the new ATC check which will check the names of classes for beginning with ZCL_CI. If it is not the case, the check will report an ATC error. After saving and activating the new ATC check variant it’s time to check your custom code package with it:
The results in the ATC Problems View show the ATC naming convention errors for the names of the classes, which don’t begin with ZCL_CI:


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It’s late in the growing season at North Carolina State's College of Agriculture and Life Sciences’ Castle Hayne Research Station as blueberry breeder Maggie Schaber walks the rows, plucking the occasional berry and popping it into her mouth....More
The truck driver, a lovely Haitian lady, smiled and waved. I took her picture and she smiled and waved some more. But some of the fieldworkers made it clear they didn’t want their pictures taken. And that was OK, too....More
The 2014-2015 Florida orange crop is estimated to be 96.4 million boxes, according to a May 12 report by USDA. This is 5.6 million boxes less than estimates earlier this year and 8 million boxes less than last year’s production....More
Gardenhour Orchards, which encompasses 105 acres within the Chesapeake Bay watershed, is the 100th Maryland farm to receive the Farm Stewardship Certification and Assessment Program certificate and sign from the Maryland Association of Soil Conservation Districts....More
To get a better idea of what blueberries endure as they tumble through a packing line, Charlie Li developed the Berry Impact Recording Device, or BIRD. An embedded electronic chip records all the bumps and bruises as the device rattles along with the berries.

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Rangers face Livingston on Sunday looking to get their first away win of the SPFL campaign. After some good results at Ibrox in recent weeks, the team comes into the game high in confidence. Livingston will also be feeling upbeat given how they’ve started their season. With both sides on 11 points, it’s second against fourth before the start of the round of fixtures. In this article, we preview the match with some tactical analysis and statistics.
Motherwell (League Cup, Home), 1-0 defeat
St Mirren (League, Away), 2-0 win
Hibernian (League, Home), 2-1 win
Hamilton (League, Home), 1-0 win
Hearts (League, Away), 0-0 draw
LIVINGSTON TACTICS AND STATISTICS
Livingston line up in a 3-5-2 formation. They’ve scored 6 goals and conceded 4, against expected rates of 7 and 8 respectively. They have the lowest average possession in the league at 43.6%. Their average age in terms of players used so far is 26.8 which is second only to Kilmarnock. They average 270 passes every 90 minutes, with most coming from centre-half Gallagher. With 61 of those passes being considered a long pass, they clearly play a direct style at times in matches. Goalkeeper Liam Kelly, once of Rangers, plays most of those.
Livingston manage around 9 shots per match, but they have a very high amount on target at 45.76%. They hit only 10 crosses per match, with the majority coming from the right. With the lowest amount of dribbles in the league, it seems that they concentrate on playing through the middle.
Despite a very good defensive record so far, Livingston have had 70 shots against them which is 5th highest in the league. They’ve won 25% of 442 defensive duels, with Gallagher and Byrne facing most of those. In terms of interceptions, they top the league with 303, and Halkett is joint top for this with 47 so far.
In Gallagher and Halkett, Livingston are very strong in aerial duels. They have the highest success rate on average with 53%, with those players winning over 72% of their headers. This means they are dangerous when attacking set-pieces, and hard to beat when defending them.
PLAYERS TO LOOK OUT FOR
Livingston have had six different scorers for their league goals so far. In terms of creating chances, Dolly Menga and Egli Kaja would seem to be their most creative players. Kaja is used from the bench in the main, and Menga has been one of the starters up front. Steven Lawless has been playing as one of the wingbacks and is an experienced player at this level.
Livingston are likely to line up with Kelly in goals, and a back three of Gallagher, Halkett and Lithgow. Lamie and Lawless have been their wingbacks, with Jacobs, Pittman and Byrne in midfield. Up front, Menga will most likely partner Robinson. They’ve had a settled side of late with some strong results.
RANGERS TEAM NEWS
Despite returns to the team for the likes of Rossiter and Grezda, both are probably still looking to get to full fitness. There was no update on Jack and Barisic in the press conference, so it’s assumed they are still unavailable. Lafferty returns to the squad after being cup-tied in midweek. Gerrard has made it clear that the league is the priority, so rested players during the week should be back in contention.
PREDICTED STARTING LINE UP
There’s a chance that Halliday or Ejaria may start in midfield in place of McCrorie. The latter would see a very different dynamic to the shape in there. Middleton played very well against Ayr, but I suspect he’ll be used from the bench to make an impact.
The statistics suggest that Livingston have had a little luck in their good start. Hearts had a penalty saved and missed a great chance in their last draw. Despite that, there’s no doubt that they are a difficult team to break down at the moment. Rangers are in good form and feeling confident in their attacking play. The pitch will make a difference, but Rangers are due that away win, and I believe they’ll do well in this one and win 2-0.
How do you see the game going? Tweet us @abouttherangers with your thoughts.

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We invest in modern energy solutions
Modern energy, environmentally friendly operation and economical solutions are increasingly sought after in the field of development. Energy savings are sought by buyers, tenants and visitors alike. This emphasis on the most efficient operation requires multimillion investment in energy resources, systems and end-use equipment by developers. ENETIQA is responding to this trend with the new Develore service.
Our service covers the supply of electricity and heat, with the maximum possible use of environmentally friendly resources. We design, implement, finance and operate complex energy solutions (from PV and heat pumps, through recuperation, to charging stations for electric vehicles).
We have almoust 30 years of experience and dozens of successful reference projects in the field of Energy Contracting throughout the Czech Republic. Thanks to close cooperation with our parent company in Germany, we have unique technological know-how.
We work closely with architects, designers and, of course, the overall contractor.
Every project is tailored to the location (with regard to networks), to the type or size of apartment building, office complex or retail park, and the requirements of end users.
We are partners
"In addition to being a smart energy supplier, we are ready to become a financial partner in your project. We want to develop a project with you with innovative energy solutions from the very beginning."
The costs associated with this investment are borne by our company
We save investors/developers millions of crowns in the budget of the entire project. After completion, our costs are reimbursed by end customers on the basis of long-term contracts. This type of cooperation is called Energy Contracting (EC), which, compared to standard solutions, ensures the most reliable and at the same time economically advantageous operation.
What construction segments do we cover?
- new residential projects
- development of older housing
- office buildings and premises
- shopping malls or retail parks
- industrial enterprises
Who is the Develore service for?
- development and investment companies
- owners' associations, housing cooperatives, cities and municipalities
- property and asset managers
- real estate and consulting companies
The energy that we produce as part of our comprehensive supply and delivery to end customers, is from low-emission sources.
We use modern low-emission technologies that guarantee the most efficient production and distribution without losses or negative impacts on the environment. With Develore, you will get an argument for end customers or tenants who are interested in the environmental characteristics of your project. The result, which we are ready to audit or certify, can also be used in business and marketing communication.
What are the main benefits of Develore?
Develore's partner base is also evidenced by the possibility of direct capital (equity) input into development projects. This is a type of mezzanine financing that increases the credibility of banks or investors and, conversely, reduces the level of debt financing.
It is not a condition of Energy Contracting – it is a supplement to it. It also underlines our commitment and interest in the best possible economic result for the entire project.
Selected references for Develore (EC)
Housing complex Lesík Kladno
Comprehensive supply of all energy through a local distribution system. Each apartment building of the planned project in this beautiful development location will have its own energy-saving source.
Vladimír Zuzák (CEO, Maverick Group): "With MVV, we like the smart – unique on the Czech market – combination of energy and financial solutions for our development project. We have acquired a strong and financially stable partner who is also able to design and implement modern and ambitious energy solutions in housing construction."
Senior Resort Štěpánka Mladá Boleslav
184 apartments in this location, and the architecture of this unique project, are designed especially for people in early retirement. We also take care of their comfortable life thanks to the local distribution system and other energy services.
Polyclinic OASA Opava
Implementation and operation of a new boiler room and supply of heat, hot water and electricity in the new polyclinic building. Everything modern and economical.
Residential district Q.City Uherské Hradiště
Net energy production in four apartment buildings makes Q.City a model project of a modern solution for residential complexes. The distribution is provided by a local network and allows the connection of other renewable energy sources.
LiveWell Residence Pelhřimov
The four new residences in Pelhřimov will impress not only with their architecture but also with their technological solutions. In addition to a complete "smart" installation, the energy solution also includes the possibility of installing charging stations for electric vehicles.
Apartment houses Chytré Kylešovice Opava
An example of a modern technological solution in existing development is the apartment buildings in Opava, which use electricity and heat supplies produced in cogeneration directly in their district.
Owners' assosiation Prague – Záběhlice
We have been supplying three apartment buildings in Prague with heat and hot water since 2000. Part of the energy contracting was the modernization of the gas boiler room and regular service ensuring the most efficient operation.
Contact us. We will be happy to work out a plan with you for your development project.
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Erittäin hyväkuntoinen, modulaarinen ja monipuolinen etiketöintilaite jossa kolme asemaa sekä paperi- että muovi etiketeille. Etiketin asetus servoohatulla pullojen asemoijilla. Laitteessa myös päiväyslaite. Etiketin tarkastuslaite on saatavilla erikseen.
Labeling Machine Krones Multimodul 2.400
This labeling machine was manufactured by Krones in year 2006 and it comes with three stations for hot glue plastic and three stations for cold glue paper labels. The machine is till installed and in very good condition. A label inspector is also included. Krones modular labeling machines can be equipped with several of the same type or different labeling stations. The individual labeling stations are fastened on the machine’s base frame and changed, if required. They each have a separate drive which is electronically connected with the main drive. This compact basic machine is easily accessible as it does not have a conventional table top.
Each container plate on the container table is powered by a computer-controlled actuator. The bottle rotations required for rolling on the labels are conducted according to a set program. Cold-glue and hot-glue labeling as well as the application of self-adhesive labels can be executed on one container table with different labeling stations.


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We offer excellence in general, pediatric, cosmetic and emergency dentistry. As an experienced dentist, Dr. McCleery pocesses both the skill and state-of-the-art dental technology to provide you and your entire family with exceptional dental care and ongoing maintenance.
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Cross Country Train Trip on the California Zephyr
This post was most recently updated on August 26th, 2020
There seems to be something nostalgic about a cross country train trip. And riding the rails on the California Zephyr is no exception.
I remember in grade 5 listening to my teacher tell stories about his cross country train trip and riding for free. Plus all the fascinating places he described that he’d visited. As a 10 year old, that seemed like the perfect life. Just wandering from place to place like a hobo with your knapsack.
Gone are the days when that is even legal. But surprisingly you can still find some very economical deals. And seeing American by rail is a more relaxing, stress free way to travel than driving yourself.
A few months back, I came across an article about the Amtrak trains in the United States. I found if you travel coach and not in the high season, you can find some really decent prices.
I hadn’t been on a train since high school. Back in grade 12 on a French exchange trip, the class rode the Via Rail train from Ontario to Quebec for the 12 hour journey. The time seemed to fly by. Jerry hadn’t been on a train since high school either.
So after checking out our options, we decided to do a cross country train trip on the California Zephyr. This trip is considered to be one of the most scenic rides in the U.S. There’s even a California Zephyr song about this iconic train.
California Zephyr Route Guide
In 51 hours you’ll ride from Chicago, Illinois to Emeryville, California. You’ll go from Illinois through Iowa, Nebraska, Colorado, Utah, Nevada, and on to California. After arriving in Emeryville, Amtrak will shuttle you by bus to downtown San Francisco in about 40 minutes if that’s your final destination.
The best thing about a cross country train vacation is that you can get off at as many of the stops as you want and for as long as you want. Make it a 2 day trip, or a two week trip. The choice is yours!
Amtrak In Chicago
Our Zephyr train didn’t leave Chicago until 2 pm, so we had plenty of time to see some of the sights.
Another option while you’re waiting on the train at Union Station, is to check out the Metropolitan Lounge. Then when it’s time to board the train, they’ll walk you right to your car.
When To Ride The California Zephyr
We went in early May which is still considered the off season. So the cost per person came to $136 U.S. for coach seats. Unless you choose to hop off at different stops for the night. Then the cost increases slightly. Or if you decided to splurge on a Roomette, the cost would jump to $706. But the Roomette’s also include all meals and a private bathroom complete with a shower.
Getting Off For The Night
We chose to go coach and get off in Glenwood Springs, Colorado for the night just to break up the trip. It was a nice switch up after trying to sleep on the train. And after 24 hours we appreciated the shower at the hotel.
Glenwood Springs is a beautiful town to get off at. There’s plenty to do there whether it’s winter or summer. We could have stayed longer. But we had a ticket booked to get back on the train the next day.
Onboard The California Zephyr For Your Cross Country Train Trip
There’s a viewing car near the centre of the train. The first half of the journey from Chicago to Denver, we could always find a seat available. But once we got into the more scenic Rocky Mountains and Sierra Nevadas, people seemed to “camp out” there all day.
We found our own personal seat just as good for taking pictures and watching the beautiful scenery go by.
California Zephyr Coach Seats
Riding on the California Zephyr was actually pretty comfortable. The seats are more spacious than most airplanes. Plus the windows are huge enough to see the views.
Once we boarded the train, we were impressed with the amount of legroom and space we had. We loved how the seats came with a footrest to stretch out your legs.
There was an outlet at every pair of seats to keep your laptop charged. We found the wifi worked for a little while. But once we were in the mountains, it was pretty much non existent.
There are 5 bathrooms per car situated in the lower area. These are shared with both the upper and lower level.
The first half of our ride, we found them to be fairly clean. Although they could use a renovation, they were definitely passable. The second half (a 27 hour ride), you didn’t venture in near the end of the trip unless you had to. Only the private rooms will include a shower.
Some of the Amtrak trains will allow you to bring a bike on board. This requires a reservation and costs anywhere from $5 to $20.
Are Pets Allowed On Board?
Something fairly new is being able to take your small cat or dog on board for $25. The pets can’t weigh more than 20 pounds or the trip be longer than 7 hours. Be sure to reserve ahead though. They have a maximum of 5 pets per train.
Food And Beverages On The California Zephyr
The food available on board is fairly expensive. There is a dining car for breakfast, lunch and supper. And also a cafe car where you can pick up quick snacks and drinks like coffee, soda, muffins, chips, hot dogs and breakfast sandwich’s.
We brought our own nuts, chips, granola bars and cookies for a snack. And opted to buy breakfast on board each day. It’s nice to sit in the dining car at least once on the train. They will seat you with other passengers. So you get a chance to meet your fellow train travellers.
We met a nice couple from Wisconsin, and another couple from England who were on a train journey circling the U.S. Before we boarded each day, we purchased a pizza to eat for dinner. We also saw people bringing coolers on board full of food.
How To Pass The Time
Our saving grace was our iPads. We pre loaded them with a few Netflix series. Then binge watched them to pass the time. Or downloading some audio books before you leave home would also work.
I saw some people with a deck of cards, crossword puzzles, knitting and even one guy with his checkers waiting for anyone to join him in a game.
We brought some comfortable sweat pants to change into at night. I wouldn’t recommend pyjamas, although you will see some that do wear them. I was glad to have a blanket and pillow with me too. It can get kind of chilly on board. Especially at night.
Should You Go?
Travelling by train isn’t exactly a quick way to get somewhere. But compared to a plane, you have a lot more freedom to walk around. And a decent baggage allowance.
Overall we have a bit of mixed reviews on our train journey. We were lucky the trains both times were only half full. So at night we could have two seats to ourselves and stretch out. Definitely a lot easier to sleep on than a plane.
But the wining and crying two year old twins a couple seats back from us kind of ruined the peacefulness of the ride our one night. Be sure to bring earplugs unless you can sleep through noice. Plus they also come in handy if your seat mates snore.
I think we’ll definitely take another train trip again because the positives outweighed the negatives. Just maybe next time we’ll book a Roomette to be able to get some sleep at night.
You’ll get to see scenery you otherwise wouldn’t. The environment is very safe. And best of all you’ll meet some interesting characters! In the end, riding the California Zephyr was a lot of fun and we look forward to our next cross country train trip.

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Posted: Jul 06, 2016 – 10:00 AM EST
NEW YORK, Jul. 06 /CSRwire/ - A donation of 50 tablets this Friday will unlock reading and collaborative writing for two DYCD funded middle school summer storytelling and reading programs, in Crown Heights and Jamaica, Queens.
American Prison Data Systems (APDS), the leading face in truly rehabilitative educational tablets and programming in correctional spaces, and First Book, a nonprofit social enterprise that provides affordable new books and educational resources to educators serving children from low-income families, have teamed up to donate 50 tablets to 2 community based organizations (CBO) funded by the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development (DYCD) in time for the first day of their Cultivating Curiosity Summer 2016 programming.
APDS-donated tablets will allow 50 young people to take part in Storytellers, a DYCD program that introduces them to published and emerging NYC authors who share their love for reading and discuss how they create their stories with students. As part of the BookUp NYC + BoomWriter collaboration, students will create a unique chapter book together. The tablets will also allow the students to access thousands of e-books through Open e-Books, a partnership between First Book, Digital Public Library of America, and the New York Public Library, which is a part of the White House’s ConnectED initiative.
The Open e-Books app contains thousands of popular and award-winning titles donated from publishers and made available for free for children from in-need households.
“American Prison Data Systems is dedicated to changing the correctional system for good, and we’re thrilled that we could team up with First Book to find such a deserving program in our home city of New York to donate our surplus tablets,” said APDS CEO and founder Chris Grewe. “We passionately believe that education and fostering a love of reading is critical to the well-being of our communities, and ultimately to reducing our students’ chances of becoming involved in the criminal justice system.”
“So many of the classrooms and programs we work with are eager to integrate tablets and digital offerings, to provide the children they serve with access to e-books and other online learning materials that are so readily available to children of means,” said First Book Senior Vice President Carey Palmquist. “We are thrilled to partner with APDS to support the quality programming offered through the New York City Department of Youth and Community Development and further educational equality for children in need.”
“APDS and First Book’s commitment to providing DYCD Storytellers project participants with free tablets and access to thousands of e-books will boost our young people’s imagination and love for reading,” said NYC Department of Youth and Community Development Commissioner Bill Chong. “Incorporating this technology into the curriculum is a great way to spark middle schoolers’ creativity and encourage reading—for both learning and enjoyment—throughout the summer, during the school year, and into their adult lives.”
The tablet program donation marks the beginning of a larger partnership between APDS and First Book, through which inmate populations will also have access to First Book e-books - opening the door to moments where juvenile inmates have access to these same materials, and adult inmates parenting from behind bars have access to the same books their young children are reading, allowing them to share a love of reading.
The first implementation drop of tablets will take place on Friday, July 8 at the DYCD funded Community Counseling & Mediation’s site located at P.S. 316 Elijah Stroud Middle School. Twenty-five tablets will also be donated in Jamaica, Queens that day as well to another CBO funded by the DYCD. Tablets will be in place and online for the first day of the Storytellers program, July 11.
American Prison Data Systems (APDS) is a NYC-based Public Benefits Corporation and Certified B Corp, with the mission of making correctional facilities cheaper, safer, and far more effective at reducing recidivism. APDS offers a full-stack, custom mobile tablet solution to bring secure, best-in-class online education, job training, mental health, virtual classroom, library, communications and other rehabilitative resources to incarcerated individuals. APDS has been safely deployed in prisons, jails, probation, and alternative-to-incarceration programs around the country since mid-2014, and has served over three million hours of programming to tablet users. Learn more about APDS at APDSCorporate.com.
About First Book
First Book is a nonprofit social enterprise that provides new books, learning materials and essentials to children in need. First Book has distributed 150 million books and educational resources to programs and schools serving children from low-income families throughout the United States and Canada. First Book’s membership of more than 275,000 teachers and program leaders is the largest and fastest growing network of educators serving children from low-income families in a wide range of settings – from classrooms, libraries, after-school programs and homeless shelters, to medical clinics, museums, summer food programs and more. By making new, high quality books and essentials available to them on an ongoing basis, First Book is transforming lives, so that every child can have equal access to a quality education. Eligible educators, librarians, program leaders and others serving children in need can sign up at firstbook.org/register. For more information, please visit firstbook.org or follow the latest news on Facebook and Twitter.
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By Ken Collura
A ringing telephone brought me out of my jetlagged stupor around 9am. One of the chefs was on the line. “Hey Ken, a couple of things have come up and we need 35 more avocados, you know, not too hard and not too ripe, 4 lbs. of tamarind paste, some banana leaves for presentation and at least 100 quail eggs. If you can get those to us ASAP, that would be great. Thanks buddy, bye.”
It took a few moments for this to sink in. We were ten hours away from the door opening for the dinner and we needed product. For some reason, the thought came to me that I could find quail eggs if I went to one of the numerous Asian markets in Chinatown. I grabbed a quick shower and headed to Canal Street.
It was raining, the streets were teeming and in the markets along Canal, Mott and Mulberry Streets the vegetables, fish, meat and birds looked great, but no quail eggs. And guess what? Nobody in these markets speaks English. When I would ask for quail eggs, it was as if I had said, “Doorknob milktoast hobnail earlobe.” This was getting me nowhere. It was nearly noon.
Whole Foods came to my partial rescue. I took the subway up to Union Square and searched out the produce manager. “Yeah, we can give you a case of 48 avocados and throw in a restaurant discount.” Good start. Banana leaves? Quail eggs? No shot, but I found some tamarind paste, scooped up the last five jars and headed back to base-camp.
At the Beard House, Andina’s GM was calling me to say he had found the quail eggs and banana leaves (just in case you ever need them, they were at Citarella on 9th St. and 6th Avenue). The chefs were rocking in unison now, and the small kitchen in the old house was humming with an energy that is only found in fine restaurants. It was a familiar and comforting feeling. At this point, I knew we were going to be fine.
MONDAY EVENING SERVICE
The service staff at the Beard House appeared relaxed, and went about their setup as if on automatic pilot. They had seen it all before, and had probably answered the exact same questions we posed numerous times. Their aloofness actually inspired confidence. Something really interesting happened at lineup (a short conference between managers and staff outlining strategy just before service). Mama Doris, Andina’s owner from Peru, was giving the mostly Latino staff an overview of what the restaurant was about, and how the country’s culture and local products are portrayed in each dish. I saw an attentiveness and respect in their eyes. Her passion and sincerity was indicating that this dinner was destined to be a bit different.
We opened the evening with fresh Pisco Sours, a traditional Peruvian cocktail. We were serving 85 people, including a mix of invited press, board members and Beard House Foundation members, and the public at large. After the crowd was seated, Mama Doris spoke about the food and I had a few moments to talk about the wine pairings. The stage was set.
I honestly believe the people were taken aback by what came to the tables. This sophisticate crowd didn’t really know what to expect from Peruvian food, and its flavorful finesse, matched with the appropriate wines, had caught them off-guard. As I circled among the diners explaining the tastes of each of the wines, one comment after the next confirmed this sort of happy surprise. At evening’s end, after the chefs had taken their well-deserved curtain calls, I was told something by one of the servers that provided a synopsis of the very reasons we were in the building that night. She said, “We normally have three garbage bags of food left over at the end of most meals here. Tonight we have less than one. All the plates were coming back empty.” Pure music. We had hit a home run.
Here is a link to the James Beard House website, where you’ll see the entire menu and the wine pairings served that evening. http://www.jamesbeard.org/events/2006/01/013.shtml
(Ken Collura is the wine director of Andina Restaurant and the Pearl Wine Shop in Portland, Oregon.)


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Trekking and Camping in Tibet
There are countless amazing trekking routes and camping sites in Tibet offering gorgeous mountain views, crystal clear lakes, vast grasslands, and rivers. Trekking routes usually don’t require any climbing skills. However, some trekking routes include steep ascents or descents, some are going through high passes. Trekking in high altitude may require additional time for acclimatizing.
On this page you will find information about:
Popular trekking tours
This trek goes along the incredibly beautiful route in Tibet. We start in Lhasa, where we visit the most important historical places and acclimatize before the trek.
During our trek, we will walk through high mountain passes (up to 5,250 meters), rocky mountains, vast green valleys, cross mountain rivers, and finally reach dense forest area.
We complete our trek at the Samye monastery, the first Buddhist monastery in Tibet.
For those who feel adventurous, there are some one-day trekking options available near Samye. They can be added to your tour.
This four days trek is running through the Central Tibet. We start our adventure in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet. We spend there two days to acclimatize and visit Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Drepung and Sera monasteries. After that, we will drive to Tsurpu, one of the most important monasteries in Tibet and the seat of Karmapa. Karmapa is the head of the black hat sect in Tibet.
We start trekking from Tsurpu, going along the mountain river, crossing high passes until we reach the Yangpachen monastery. At the end we will stay one night at the hotspring area, where we can unwind and rest, swimming in the hotspring swimming pools.
A beautiful and exciting journey, starting in Lhasa, the capital of Tibet and going to the Everest Base Camp. The tour visits Potala Palace, Jokhang Temple, Sera, Drepung and Tashilhunpo monasteries, Kumbum Stupa, Yamdrok Lake and Karola glaciers.
We arrive at the Old Tingri, from where our 3 days trek to the Everest Base Camp begins. We will hike over high passes, valleys, and rocky mountains before reaching the Base Camp.
Popular camping sites
Camping in Ganden Monastery area near Lhasa
What is included in trekking/camping tour
Below is the general list for most of the trekking and camping tours. Please refer to specific trekking tour for a complete list.
- All necessary Travel Permits to travel in Tibet
- All accommodations based on double occupancy. contact us for a quote on a single room supplement
- Breakfast when staying in hotels
- All meals during the trek
- Assistance with your Chinese visa application
- Airport pick up and drop off
- Tents during the trek
- Ground transportation in a clean and comfortable vehicle
- English speaking Tibetan guide
- All entrance fees, tickets to the attraction sites and monasteries outlined in the itinerary
- First Aid Kit
- Oxygen supply
- Camping equipment: stove, gasoline for the stove, cooking pots and utensils
What is excluded from the tour package
- Passport and Chinese visa fees
- International airfare to and from China or Nepal
- Photography fees inside monasteries
- Flight or train tickets to Tibet
- Lunch and dinner in the cities and all meals outside of the cities
- Travel insurance
- Medical expenses
- Tips for guides, drivers, cooks, and porters
- Porter fees
- Sleeping bag
- Personal expenses: laundry, shopping, phone calls, etc.
We are offering the generic packing list for trekking tours. Please, contact us for details regarding your specific tour and dates. Guides know all the current situation with treks and weather and will be able to answer your questions.
- Bring your tent only if you wish so, we provide our tents for your convenience at no extra charge (based on double occupancy)
- Sleeping bag
- Inner sheet for your sleeping bag (optional)
- Mattress pad, such as thermarest, only if you are more comfortable using your pad. We provide our own mattress pads at no extra charge
- Backpack and a day pack for short day trips and sightseeing in the cities
- Hiking boots, ideally waterproof. GoreTex could work great in a range of temperatures and even in snow.
- Sneakers or comfortable boots to wear in cities and around camp
- Rain gear, particularly for trekking in summer: can include a poncho, backpack covers, gaiters for boots, waterproof pants
- Water bottle or thermos
- Small first aid kit and medications
- Camera with spare memory card and battery
- Power bank
- Sunglasses and sunscreen
- Hat and/or baseball hat for sun protection
- Gloves for colder months or if you are trekking above 4500 m /16000 ft
- Swimming suite if you make stops at hotsprings
- Personal toiletries, such as toothbrush and toothpaste, soap, wipes, hand sanitizer, shampoo, toilet paper, etc.
- Money: Chinese Yuan is the only currency accepted in Tibet and there are virtually no ATMs when you leave the cities. Be prepared in advance and take the necessary amount for all the duration of your trip outside of Lhasa
- Personal Journal for making notes and writing the diary
- Umbrella (optional)
- flashlight or headlamp (can be more convenient in camps)
What to wear
Weather in mountain regions can be unpredictable. You should always assume that you might encounter snow when trekking at or above 4500m /16000 ft. The wind can be strong. During the daytime, the sun can keep you warm and even hot, while at nighttime it can get very cold. We advise carefully plan what you will wear and bring with you.
To feel comfortable during the trek, wear layers. It will provide the necessary flexibility and allow you to quickly adjust to various temperatures. Below is our suggested list, feel free to adjust it according to your preferences and contact us with any questions or concerns.
- Lightweight thermal underwear: long sleeve shirts and bottom. Depending on expected temperatures, you can choose either wool or synthetic types, with wool being generally warmer
- 3-5 pairs of wool socks (depending on the duration of your trek), can combine light wool socks and thick hiking type
- Shirt: long sleeve is preferable, not only to keep you warm but also to protect you from sunshine during daytime
- Lightweight wool or fleece sweater
- Jacket: insulated or down jacket for colder months and high altitude. If you have a waterproof jacket, it can save you some space by avoiding packing some rain gear.
- Scarf or bandana for summer months


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Hidden gems of Peterborough’s food and drink scene
By Brad Barnes
I can’t have been the only one to raise an eyebrow when I heard a dessert restaurant was opening in Peterborough city centre last year. I mean, waffles, frozen yogurt, ice cream? In Broadway of all places?
But Saima Shah and husband Salim Rehmatullah clearly did their homework and after celebrating their first anniversary at Tamu are looking to the future and a new, bigger restaurant.
It’s been a surprise success story but a welcome one. The wider the range of offerings in Peterborough the better, as far as I’m concerned. They started small – it only holds 20 or so downstairs – but with the Peterborough public having bought into the concept, they have outgrown their premises. The owners are keeping the location of the new Tamu under wraps for the time being, save to say it will seat 60-plus on one floor while still offering the same delicious desserts and savouries. I am not the only one who can’t wait.
Street food on the rise
A lot has been written – by me at least – about the expanding food options in Peterborough city centre in the past year or so. The latest chain, Handmade Burger Co, open its 23rd restaurant in an old pub inside the Queensgate shopping centre just a few days ago. But quietly, in the background almost, there has been a street food scene taking off too.
Yes, there has always been a burger van and a jacket potato mobile in and around Cathedral Square, but on offer now are foods from around the world. The much talked about BoHo has been around for a while now on Bridge Street near the Rivergate entrance. It does wraps, chicken and meatballs, some vegetarian stuff and crepes, as well as coffee. But at the other end of town, one corner of the City Market that looks out over Laxton Square has blossomed. The Polish and German sausage barbecue, which has just celebrated its first anniversary, was joined in the summer by Delicoso, serving Portuguese food. And last month Viva Goa, offering traditional Goan cuisine, plus Jerk Pan, a Caribbean takeaway, joined the party.
I have tried a couple and will be back to sample the rest soon. I will let you know how I get on.
Brad Barnes is the assistant editor at the Peterborough Telegraph. He has been reviewing restaurants in the greater Peterborough area for the past 15 years and writes a weekly food and drink page. Follow him on twitter – @PTbradbarnes –or email him at email@example.com


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