text: Below are some of my favorite cocktails to order around the Magic City. I cannot wait to keep this list of drinks and Birmingham bars growing as the city does, too.
  Gin, orange blossom water, 1 large egg white, half-and-half, fresh lemon juice, fresh lime juice, simple syrup
  
  Around 120 trucks subcontracted to build the highway Banjaluka – Doboj were at a standstill yesterday because the representatives of the transporters are unhappy with the economic justification of labor, said President of the Association of Transporters for Domestic and International Transportation, Nikola Grbic .
  Grbic, after a meeting between representatives of the Center for Public Security Banjaluka , transporters, representatives of the municipality Prnjavor and locals who live in the area of construction, said that a series of irregularities were discussed, as well as the problem of overloading trucks by as much as 20 tons.
  He said that transporters will continue to work on the highway but only within guidelines set by the law, adding that subcontractors are expecting talks with the representatives of the Macedonian firm „Granit“ and a solution to this situation.
  
  S.T.A.R.S Corporation deeply believes that office cultures are a powerful driver of the company culture. Events are the practices that consist of certain acts that involve the people attending. Events that take place in the company keep the employees connected to the core values that a company stands for. They become a reflection of what the company holds valuable and provides the team members with an idea about what is essential for the company. For this exact reason, S.T.A.R.S Corporation plan...
  “Developing mental strength isn’t about having to be the best at everything. It also isn’t about earning the most money or achieving the biggest accomplishments. Instead, developing mental strength means knowing that you’ll be okay no matter what happens. Whether you’re facing serious personal problems, a financial crisis, or a family tragedy, you’ll be best prepared for whatever circumstances you encounter when you’re mentally strong. Not only will you be ready to deal with the realities of lif...
  “Favoring specialization over intelligence is exactly wrong, especially in high tech. The world is changing so fast across every industry and endeavor that it’s a given the role for which you’re hiring is going to change. Yesterday’s widget will be obsolete tomorrow, and hiring a specialist in such a dynamic environment can backfire. A specialist brings an inherent bias to solving problems that spawns from the very expertise that is his putative advantage, and may be threatened...
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  Rituals are a powerful driver of culture in any company. These ceremonies help to reinforce the values that the company stands by. There are certain ceremonies that a company keeps and retains over time. At S.T.A.R.S Corporation, we have thoroughly designed and fostered our culture to reinforce the S.T.A.R.S Corporation values in our everyday work life. Our rituals define us and design the blueprint of how interconnected the people of the company are and what they believe in. “We are our culture...
  
  TAIPEI—Pressure is mounting on Chinese drugmakers to show clinical evidence that their leading Covid-19 vaccines work, after early data on three Western-developed shots showed promising effectiveness against the disease.
  Earlier this week, AstraZeneca PLC and the University of Oxford said their vaccine candidate was anywhere between 62% to 90% effective, joining two other Western vaccine rivals in providing data. The results could allow the U.S. and other countries to grant regulatory authorization and gear up distribution…
  
  [SAFA] The COSAFA Executive reiterated a decision taken in 2017 that the Zone should always support one of its own, in this case Dr Motsepe. In 2017, COSAFA was the first bloc to endorse eventual winner Ahmad Ahmad from Madagascar.
  
  As today is Sir Christopher Wren’s birthday, let’s take a look at some of the London streets with a connection, obvious or not so obvious, to him. First, speaking of obvious connections, as @oldmapman pointed out, there is a Wren Street in Bloomsbury, so named because Wren once lived there.
  St Mary at Hill takes its name from the church there, which dates back to at least the 12th century and was called ‘on the hill’ because of the steep ascent from the Thames. It was damaged in the Great Fire of 1666, and was rebuilt by Wren.
  Not a street, but a building: the Royal Hospital, now home to the Chelsea Pensioners, was built by Wren. For many years, there was a rumour that Nell Gwynn had beseeched Charles to build the hospital after she heard had been moved by the story of an injured soldier. Once the hospital had been built, old soldiers there would toast Nell as their benefactress.
  Lamb’s Conduit Street involves a conduit provided for the residents of the area by 16th-century William Lambe, “a rich citizen and clothworker”. He spent a vast sum of his own money to have several springs connected to form a head of water, which was then conveyed by a lead pipe around 2,000 yards long to Snow Hill where a derelict conduit was rebuilt. The conduit was damaged in the Great Fire of London and rebuilt the following year from a design by Sir Christopher Wren.
  Czar Street in Deptford was named for Peter the Great, Czar of Russia, who lodged here at the end of the 17th century, a tenant (by means of various sublets) of the diarist John Evelyn, who had moved to Deptford to escape the rebuilding of London after the Great Fire. The Czar did not treat the house or garden in a seemly manner and Evelyn later wrote of his “now ruined garden, thanks to the Czar of Moscovy”. The government later agreed to compensate him and Christopher Wren, along with the King’s gardener, was assigned the job of assessing the situation and supervising those repairs that were possible.
  The church of St Peter’s Cornhill was, for a time, considered to be the oldest church in England and has the only chancel-screen known to have been designed by Christopher Wren. The church is possibly more famous for its view of a building with three 19th-century gargoyles known as the Cornhill Devils. These are, supposedly, an architect’s revenge on an obstreperous rector.
  When the buildings in that area were being designed, the rector of the time discovered that one of the buildings would encroach fractionally on church land. He insisted the plans be redrawn so, forced literally back to the drawing board, and facing no small expense as a result, the architect gave one of the gargoyles the face of the rector.
  Queen Victoria Street (named for Queen Victoria), which runs from Cheapside to Victoria Embankment (also named for the queen) and is roughly parallel to the Thames, was originally part of Wren’s plans for rebuilding the City of London after the Great Fire of 1666. However, it was more than two centuries before the street was built; it was officially opened in 1871 and was fitted with the first permanent electric lighting system in the City.
  The parish church of St James Garlickhythe was yet another building destroyed in the Great Fire and then rebuilt by Wren. The church is home to Jimmy Garlick, an almost perfectly mummified corpse, discovered in 1839 when workmen were closing up the old vaults. It is possible that he is (or, rather, was) either Richard Rothing, who built the original church, or one of the six early Lord Mayors of London who were buried there.
  From the obvious connection of Wren Street to the tenuous link (yes, I had to get one of those in) of Pineapple Court, which took its name from the fruit, which was introduced to England in the 17th century;. Like the artichoke, its shape and novelty made it popular on signs, especially those of confectioners. Christopher Wren was said to be so taken with the shape that he adopted it in the decorations of all his buildings (though many of them resemble acorns more than pineapples).
  Posted on October 20, 2015 by thestreetnamesPosted in People, Street nameTagged Cornhill, Czar Street, Lamb's Conduit Street, London, London street names, Pineapple Court, Queen Victoria Street. 1 Comment	
  
  Pokemon Go, the AR-ready game that has even the most lazy people walking around town is now getting additional over-the-top services, like Go Messenger, Poke Radar, etc. developed by dedicated engineer fans.
  Ever since the nostalgia-driven Pokemon game debuted a couple weeks ago, fans have been attracted to the game — like a moth to the flame. Even though Niantic has been cautious of making the game available in phases, to select countries at a time, it has still experienced a lot of server downtime issues due to overload.
  There’s a solution to it, and one which makes sure you know when to go out at 4 a.m. in the morning to catch a rare sighting and when not to.
  IsPokemonGoDownOrNot is a website that tracks Pokémon GO‘s server availability and login wait time to analyse the current situation of the game’s servers. Built by a band of engineers(who are big-time Pokemon fans) working in New York based cloud monitoring startup Datadog, logs into the game servers using a Pokemon Trainer Club account every 30 seconds. The service then checks to know how the servers are responding and also shows you the data for the past two days.
  Creators of the service say that if it takes more than 8 seconds to login, then the game is at a warning level. If the login time reaches 15 seconds, then it is at a critical level of capacity. Similarly if the uptime percentage drops below 95% then it’s at a warning stage, while dipping below 90% would mean the servers are about to crash. It also displays the server latency(meaning the amount of time it takes for the host server to receive and process a request for a page object) and is expected to be below 0.8 seconds for smooth functioning of the game.
  The game’s servers reaching a critical state doesn’t necessarily mean the game will noticeably crash. Servers ideally are architected to have one take over if there is a failure, so it doesn’t always lead to that,
  The team with the data it has collected and analysed says that Pokemon Go is most prone to server downtime when the East Coast of the U.S. wakes up, or when a new region it added. The team is now also working on adding the ability to test the servers using Google account login in a couple of days.
  
  All predicted sunrise and sunset times for Altheim are based on ideal weather conditions on level ground at sea level. Actual times may differ according to local conditions. For more information about how the times are calculated, as well as the meanings of things like 'dawn', 'dusk' and 'twilight', as well as why the length of the day on the equinoxes probably isn't what you expect it to be, see the FAQ.
  
  Dr. Third was the tenth story in the Dr. Men series. It was written and illustrated by Adam Hargreaves.
  
  When he walked through the doors of his local music store and stood in awe of the same Charvel that Warren DeMartini played with RATT hanging on the wall, The Tone King knew that the two hundred dollars that he had in his pocket would soon be spent and he would be walking out with a brand new guitar. It was when he was twelve and bought that Charvel that he knew that the gear chooses you and it’s not the other way around.
  Ever since, The Tone King has always wanted to bring that same experience to other players. After coming home from busting his hump at his 9 to 5 gig, he started putting together gear comparisons on the web. Rather than worry about trying to sell something, The Tone King just played and let everyone else decide what they thought on their own. Always the collector, he had a myriad of different kinds of gear to showcase, and, over the years, he had built up the knowledge to look under the hood of the gear he was playing and explain its inner-workings. Taking notes from his years of experience playing in numerous venues inside and out of his native New York, The Tone King also has a good idea what’s important to the player. It wasn’t long before his YouTube videos went viral and he needed to expand his territory. TheToneKing.com was born.
  When he put his website together, The Tone King wanted to do things his way. He wanted the site to be for the people: He wanted to build a community. Never charging the TTK community and not letting sponsors influence the content of his site, The Tone King continues to fund the site almost entirely out of his own pocket. In addition to his videos, he provides forums where musicians can discuss their own opinions on the gear that he puts out there. As the growing members of the TTK community have discovered, TheToneKing.com just puts it out there. You have to decide if that gear has chosen you or not.
  
  One of the consequences of having a little too much time on my hands is the launch of a brand new event. Introducing The Festival of Dorset! A three day virtual celebration of everything that makes our county great, from food and drink to the arts to wellness and holistic wellbeing, there’ll be something for everyone. Head over to the website and see what it’s all about… http://www.festivalofdorset.org
  Lockdown 3.0 is well under way, and it all feels strangely normal. We’ve grown used to hunkering down inside, and then bursting out for an occasionally slightly frantic daily dose of exercise. The winter has felt long and dark, and while we may be in for a chilly end to the season, it is at least getting lighter (my Thursday commute up and down Gold Hill for the weekly market is in daylight now, instead of pre-dawn!).
  We’re looking forward to a few events this year, tentatively booked in. The Sherborne Market will be returning in April, and we’re heading to Codford in the summer for that most quintessentially British day out at their Village Fete. And we may have a little something up our sleeves to keep us all entertained no matter what happens in the coming months – watch this space!
  The Truckle Truck hit the road in 2018. I’d spent some 13 years ‘learning cheese’ and discovering the amazing industry that I now have the immense priviledge to be a part of.
  The Truckle Truck itself is a 1969 Citroen HY van – a few of the questions I get asked the most are: ‘Does it drive?’ (Yes, albeit rather slowly and steadily), ‘Is it left-hand drive?’ (Yes again, which can be fun in country lanes!) and ‘Does she have a name?’
  Running what’s probably the smallest cheeseshop in the world means my counter is also rather ‘bijou’. The cheeses that get a spot are award-winning, rare cheeses, cheeses made by new cheesemakers and cheeses that have been made for centuries. They are, quite simply, the best of the best.