It's likely a familiar sight to residents of Baltimore city, a place with a notoriously high vacancy rate (link to a report on the commercial real estate market in Baltimore estimating an overall 19.53% vacancy for the city): posters plastering the sides of vacant buildings advertising activities that could happen inside, were someone to occupy it. Images of happy middle-class people shopping, drinking wine or coffee, looking at art, etc. Sometimes these images come from actual locations in the city (e.g. The Walters, Red Maple), while others appear generic and obviously digitally manipulated. The idea may have been to appear less of an eyesore than empty or boarded up windows, but these images nonetheless present a poorly rendered fantasy.
Springsteen is one of the newest additions to the conversation about space. Bright, clean, minimal, with a curatorial style to match, Springsteen makes a nice addition to the local gallery scene. Their current show, Presenter Mode is a solo presentation consisting primarily of large-scale inkjet prints by Milton Melvin Croissant III. While the press release describes the show as dealing with the idea of "Displays" (read: monitors, interfaces, screens), it also seems as much to be about that word, "space": empty space (in rooms and on screens), fantasies of space, and styles of architectural space. Milton digitally renders images of offices, auditoriums, conference rooms, and also presents a few physical monitors displaying ambient imagery.
What's really striking about these works, which the artist calls "scenes," is their obvious level of care and detail. Unlike the posters on vacant buildings, these images are rendered immaculately, and feel quite complete. Except for the fact that a human presence would completely disrupt their serenity, it feels like you could walk right into them and become a digitized, early 90s version of yourself.
The entire show successfully evokes this sense of a "rift between worlds" or a vacuum, especially the prints and the projection piece Dell Dimensions. You can almost hear the silence inside the rooms of the scenes, or feel their air-conditioned stasis. Occasionally something "natural" or "imperfect" (relative terms here) breaks through this quiet: the burning orange clouds outside the venetian blinds in Second Life or the blue fabric draped over just one of the many small, white, round seats in Portal 3. Presenter Mode is a fun, but also slow, contemplative show that rewards close attention for these moments to emerge.
Presenter Mode is up through August 2nd, with a closing reception on taking place that night from 8-10. The gallery is also open Saturdays from 12-4. Springsteen is located at 1511 Guilford, unit B303.
Thanks very much to the gallery, and to the artist for answering our questions!


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Telegram token investors 'ready to accept refund' amid SEC court battle
A number of investors in the token issued by messaging app Telegram are reported to be ready to accept their money back, which would see the firm settle at a fraction of the funds paid into the token.
According to a TASS report, as many as 10 separate investors in Telegram's blockchain project are now poised to accept the offer, which would see 72% of money invested in the token returned.
Head of Russian digital currency investment firm Hash CIB, Yakov Barinsky, said the refund offer was looking more attractive to investors in light of the global coronavirus crisis: "What I see now among various investors is that many, at least 10 investors with whom I spoke, are inclined to take away 72% of the invested funds. Considering what is happening in the financial markets, this offer now looks much better than in October."
Back in October, investors were offered 77% of invested funds back as refunds for the project, which has been beset with difficulties—not least ongoing investigation by the U.S. Securities and Exchange Commission (SEC), over what the regulator argues was an illegal sale of securities.
At the time, investors rejected the offer and agreed to extend the deadline for issuing the tokens to April 2020. Now, Telegram has said investors can receive 72% of their funds back, with the remaining 5% already spent on the development process in the intervening months.
It follows on from a ruling earlier this week, in which a federal court in New York ruled against Telegram, finding that issuing the Gram tokens would constitute a violation of securities laws.
Barinsky said Telegram could now choose to register a transaction, and to recognize the court's interpretation of its Gram tokens as a security.
"To conduct an IPO, but in this case, the launch of the project will be postponed for another period, companies usually prepare for this for at least a year. For this scenario, it will also be necessary to conduct another consultation with investors and again ask for a delay in launching the project," Barinsky said.
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Sen. John Thune (R-SD): Obama's Policies Making It Worse.
10.08.2011 - In the Weekly Republican Address, Senate Republican Policy Committee Chairman John Thune explains how President Obama's economic and regulatory policies are making things worse.
Sen. Thune says, "For months now, my Republican colleagues and I have been saying that President Obama has made our economy worse since he took office. This past week, even he admitted that the American people are not better off than they were four years ago. Just since his inauguration in 2009, there are two million more people unemployed, six million more people living in poverty, and 13 million more on food stamps. Our federal debt has increased by 39 percent. That's more than $4 trillion dollars."
10/08/2011 - Sen. John Thune (R-SD) Delivers Weekly GOP Address: Obama's Policies Making It Worse.
On the president's latest stimulus proposal, Sen. Thune points out, "President Obama's policies are damaging our economy, and his proposed solutions are not serious. His latest stimulus bill is so flawed that Senate Democrats have rejected it and are rewriting it, not to grow jobs, but to improve their political standing. It's nothing but a rehash of the same failed ideas he's already tried, combined with a huge tax increase. This is a cynical political ploy that's designed not to create jobs for struggling Americans, but to save the president's own job. This cannot continue."
For a positive step, Sen. Thune points to the free trade agreements which have bipartisan support and can create jobs. "[W]e can finally implement the free trade agreements we've negotiated with Panama, Colombia, and South Korea.... Altogether, these three trade deals will boost U.S. exports by more than $12 billion. And all that new exporting means new U.S. jobs -- 70,000 of them as a result of the South Korea agreement alone. So I was glad to see that President Obama finally submitted the trade deals to Congress, after letting them sit on his desk for almost 1,000 days. It's extremely unfortunate that we had to wait so long for the president to do something so simple, to help promote American exports, and create American jobs.... Republicans in Congress are ready to take up these trade deals, so Americans can get back to work. I hope the Democrats will join us in this effort."
Sen. Thune also points out the problems with President Obama's regulations and the lawsuit against Boeing from the National Labor Relations Board. He says, "Regulations and excessive red tape kill jobs, increase our dependence on foreign oil, and impose costs that American business owners cannot afford."


Kit: Listen to your parents and teachers. They got a line on most things, so don't treat em like enemies. There's always an outside chance you can learn something. Try to keep an open mind. Try to understand the viewpoints of others. Consider the minority opinion. But try to get along with the majority of opinion once it's accepted. Of course Holly and I have had fun, even if it has been rushed. And uh, so far a good sign, hadn't got caught. Excuse the grammar.
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Martin Sheen's scene in his briefs in Apocalypse Now is the best. If you'd capped that, the votes would all go to that one!


Fun simple tricks to try on basic rail slides?
Try some surface swaps on boxes. If you find a wide box where the lip is basically built right up to the edge of the box - try a 270 on. They are really easy in the scenario that I just described... basically throw a 360 and you will land on the box somewhere and slide around. Feel it out, you will like it.
I tried to drink a draft beer while sliding a 6" down rail, but ended up basically throwing it in my own face. Now my goggles smell like Coors heavy.
search4freshies I tried to drink a draft beer while sliding a 6" down rail, but ended up basically throwing it in my own face. Now my goggles smell like Coors heavy.
Damn, I was going to say chug a beer but you beat me too it. Well you failed actually.
Another good one is cracking a 24 ounce at the top and trying to finish it on one park run. Extra point for inverts without spilling it.


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Government encourages use of electric vehicles
India is looking to encourage its residents to opt for electric vehicles by offering the public incentives during last week's presentation of the budget.
The budget, presented by Finance Minister Nirmala Sitharaman, showed the government's plans to promote the use of electric vehicles. The Indian government is set to reduce 150,000 rupees from the income tax on the interest paid for loans that were taken in order to buy an electric vehicle.
Associate director of automotive forecasting at IHS Markit, Puneet Gupta said, 'The government is trying to create demand, to spur demand, and thus help [original equipment manufacturers].' Gupta added on explaining how Indian car manufacturers feel discouraged to produce more electric vehicles as they are not often sought after. He said, 'I think the first thing is to kickstart the demand because, right now, if you see, we're selling less than 2,000 electric vehicles in a year, which is almost negligible…You're not targeting the mass, you're still targeting a limited population.'
Prices for electric vehicles in India are about 1.3 million rupees and Gupta says that tax on them has been reduced to 5%.
One reason for the incentives on electric vehicles is the rising problem of pollution, especially in major cities. Another is so that India would not depend on oil as much as it is. Keeping in mind the rest of the infrastructure that must be built, Gupta said 'We're not talking about 20%, 30%, 50% electric vehicle market. Here, we're just talking about [starting] the electric vehicle marketshare.'
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You will not know them on your first day together.
You will not know them on your last day together.
Never stop LEarning who they are, and you will never stop LEarning who you are.
Why oh why can't Johney READ?
Why oh why can't Johney WRITE?
Why oh why can't Johney do MATH?
Why oh why can't Johney LEAD?
Why oh why can't Johney CREATE?
Why oh why can't Johney THINK?


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Three SATA-II Hard Drives Reviewed
By Loyd Case on June 14, 2005 at 8:39 pm
Serial ATA has become the storage mainstay of current-generation desktop PCs. We're even seeing SATA drive penetrating into laptop storage and some entry-level servers. But the term "SATA-II" is now technically incorrect. Realizing the potential for Serial ATA beyond just PC hard drives, the SATA working group has formed an industry organization dubbed SATA-IO, for Serial ATA International Organization.
What was previously dubbed "SATA-II" has been redefined to include a variety of technologies. For example, most people only think of SATA-II as offering a 3Gbps (gigabits per second) serial pipe for data. In reality, that 3Gbps is only one facet of second-generation SATA. While we'll call the standard "SATA-II" for simplicity, bear in mind that the standard includes a few other features:
External SATA, or eSATA defines a new, more robust connector and cable lengths of up to 2 meters. Note that eSATA devices will typically run at 1.5Gbps.
Port Multipliers. Port multipliers are chips that allow one physical port to access up to 15 drives. Multipliers would be used in multidrive configurations to simplify cabling. Here's where the 3Gbps speed defined in the second generation standard can really have an impact. Note that generation-one SATA drives can connect to port multipliers.
3Gbps. Not all SATA-II devices are required to run at 3Gbps, but the increased speed is there for applications and drives that want to take advantage of it. 3Gbps drives are completely backward compatible—you can plug them into a first-generation SATA system, but they'll just move data at a maximum 1.5Gbps. Cables are compatible, and first-generation SATA drives will work fine in systems that support 3Gbps although the drives themselves will still be 1.5Gbps.
Native Command Queuing. NCQ can intelligently reorder commands as needed to improve performance.
A new, more robust cable connector that gives tactile feedback ("clicks") when you snap it in. But it's compatible with old connectors, and old cables can plug into a device with the new device connector.
Hot plug capability. This is pretty important for users of external drives, but also applies to server systems. The hardware now manages power and data integrity when drives are hot-swapped.
Now that we understand second generation SATA, let's move onto the new drives. Continued…


Before calling the Auto Scaling API, you must activate the Auto Scaling service on the Alibaba Cloud official website, and grant Auto Scaling the API permission in the console.
For the detailed operations, see access resources.
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Unlike their mini cousins, these are not drilled through. They can be glued, drilled, looped onto your projects.The zebra, rhino, leopard, lion are about 2 inches long. Since they are individually carved, the actual sizes will vary a little. The eland and monkey are on a small base.
able to string them in bead work, make earrings or sew them to garments.
are apx. rhino are 1/2 inches tall.
Black elephant has trunk down.
This quilt pattern has an African tribal theme with easily fusible applique. This quilt is a great way to showcase those animal prints you have been saving!
Cute little, shiny elephants filled with poly pellets and fiberfill.
Little piggies. Bet you don't have one of these!!
They are about 3 inches tall at the rump.
Large mice or small rat. Cute either way. They are about1-1/2 inches tall and 4 inches long without the tail. They are filled with sand and fiberfill.
Pretty little ponies filled with sand/fiberfill. Zebras are a little larger than the other two but not by much. About 3-1/2 inches tall to top of head.


Skip the superfoods and whip up this quick and easy side for dinner. This healthy recipe will be on the table in 15 minutes. No fuss.
This fresh and crispy salad has so much flavour. I really love the dressing so I tend to double the recipe and keep the leftover in a jar for future salad adventures. Perfect for entertaining.


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Hi,  sudo apt-get install python-opencv python-wxgtk python-pip python-dev   Does not seem to work .  Tried python-wxgtk2.6 and 2.8 too.
Package python-wxgtk is not available, but is referred to by another package.
Should I just install from source ?
You might like to look at mp_slipmap, which is a python class in MAVProxy. I wrote it when I had the same issue while writing MAVProxy.
Hi, About a year ago, I read a post about how to contribute . Not knowing where to start, I decided to write my one code. I am building a pooltest.png boat. It uses the Raspberry Pi, TDMA radio, Gstreamer. Designed my owned my own hardware also. Been using Linux since the late 1990's and prefer Debian. I am trying to implement a GIS map so I can track the drone for long distances. Been looking at Leaflet, but having trouble getting my head around it. Used Georserver before, but it is too heavy. Cam across Gnome Maps on Debian, but there is not much documentation. I want to use GISmaps , GeoTiffs you can by various government land offices. Looking for an alternative to Geoserver and a simple map viewer that I can send UDP packets to using Python if possible. I prefer using Python for ground control station and C for the vehicle. Any ideas will be appreciated. Thank you !


SAN ANTONIO – Minister Evangelist Deacon Louis Cruz invites eight members, three brothers and five sisters, whom received the Holy Spirit in our last round of revivals to the altar to give thanks to God. Six days of revivals were held for two days at San Antonio – Delgado, San Antonio – Buena Vista, and Kirby, respectively. May God continue to bless the church in revivals in the month of May!


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1914 The Hartlepools by-election was held on 22 September 1914.  The by-election was held due to the death of the incumbent Liberal MP, Sir Stephen Furness.  It was won by the 67-year old Liberal candidate Sir Walter Runciman who was unopposed due to a War-time electoral pact.

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Das Naturdenkmal Spezialfaltung in Kieselschiefer östlich Allendorf mit einer Größe von 0,3 ha liegt bei Allendorf im Stadtgebiet von Sundern (Sauerland). Das Gebiet wurde 1993 mit dem Landschaftsplan Sundern durch den Hochsauerlandkreis als Naturdenkmal (ND) ausgewiesen. Beim ND Spezialfaltung in Kieselschiefer östlich Allendorf  handelt es sich um einen ehemaligen Steinbruch. Der Steinbruch befindet sich im Kulm-Kieselschiefer und Bunten Lyditen aus dem Unterkarbon. Die Ablagerungen weisen teilweise eine Spezialfaltung auf.

Literatur
 Hochsauerlandkreis – Untere Landschaftsbehörde (Hrsg.): Landschaftsplan Sundern, Meschede 1993, S. 51.

Spezialfaltung in Kieselschiefer östlich Allendorf


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Local Artist Carves Guitars from Stone
August 14, 2015 by Paige Wiren 2 Comments
Artist Tom Grow showing one of his stone guitars. Each guitar can take up 800 hours to craft and can sell for $50K.
"Reading was the best thing I learned in school," says Tom Grow, a remarkable self-taught artist and musician. Now 71, Tom's curiosity and discriminating aesthetic render a story of humble happenstance and museum-quality work.
As a young man in rural California, Tom knew a couple who were making a living grinding stones to sell to jewelers. "I was interested, so they told me what kind of machinery to buy. My first day, I made about 10 stones, but in order to make it profitable I needed to make about 500 stones." An archaeologist then gave Tom raw stones, which he fashioned into cabochons, polished stones cut flat on one side and rounded on the other. Southwestern style jewelry was popular at the time, so Tom bought a book and taught himself silversmithing. Within a year's time, Tom was successfully selling his creations.
Photos by Mike Jones
Tom traveled in his time off. "All the old rock shops were dying out, and the rockhounds dying off, but I learned from the best rock guys in the Southwest," he recalls.
After moving to northern California, changing life circumstances landed Tom in Maui. "When I got there, I couldn't get lapidary out of my mind," he recounts, so he set up a shop and again began working with stones.
Changing course, he fashioned a two-dimensional cut-stone piece. Using a variety of types and colors, Tom pieced together an intricate, realistic depiction of two cockatoos. Little did he know, he was teaching himself commesso, a 16th-century Florence mosaic technique. His commesso work was featured in the prestigious Art Maui festival, which segued into high-end gallery placement.
"I loved being out in my shop at 3 a.m. grinding stone that's maybe 100 million years old," he says. Tom also has a lifelong love of playing music. One night, he looked at the guitars in his shop, and at a big piece of lapis and thought he'd make a to-scale replica of a guitar. "I did not realize what I was doing," Tom remarks. For three years Tom fashioned not one, but three miniature electric guitars: "Bone Machine," "Stardust," and "Envy."
"I thought, 'There's no reason to make them if they can't be museum pieces,'" he shares. Each guitar represents 600-800 hours of artistic perseverance. "The tediousness of it was incredible." Making and placing just one quarter-inch pure silicon fret on the 1963 Fender Stratocaster took two weeks. The control knobs and whammy bar on the lapis-bodied replica turn and bend. The pickboard, bridge and input jack are solid 22-karat gold. Blue diamonds embellish the fretboard. The Bone Machine, also a Stratocaster, sold through a Maui gallery for $50,000. Made of agatized dinosaur bone, it had solid gold accents and white diamonds highlighting the fretboard.
Tom and his wife moved to Utah a handful of years ago, but he has yet to invest in a shop. "I'm 71, and I have a lot of different ideas of things I want to do," he shares. Whatever Tom Grow does though, the outcome will be impressive.
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British and Dutch authorities have fined Uber for a total of nearly $1.2m on Tuesday over a data breach incident that occurred in 2016.
The Information Commissioner's Office (ICO) from UK imposed a £385,000 fine (close to $500,000) on Uber for "failing to protect customers' personal information during a cyber attack". The said attack happened in November 2016. Additionally, the Dutch Data Protection Authority imposed their own €600,000 (close to $680,000) fine over the same incident for not reporting the data breach to the Dutch DPA within 72 hours after the discovery of the breach. For the same data breach, the US government has fined Uber $148m.
Attackers obtained login credentials to access Uber's servers and downloaded files in November 2016. These files contained records of users worldwide including passengers' full names, phone numbers, and email addresses. Personal details of around 2.7million UK customers and 174,000 Dutch citizens were downloaded from Uber cloud servers by hackers in this breach.
As the attack occurred in 2016, it was not subject to the EU's GDPR that came into effect May 2018. The GDPR rules could have increased the fines for Uber.
The affected customers and drivers were not told about the incident and Uber started monitoring the accounts for fraud only after an year. The attackers then demanded $100,000 to destroy the data they took which Uber paid as "bug bounty". This is unlike a legitimate bug bounty program which is a common practice in tech industries. The attackers had malicious intent hence they downloaded the data as opposed to just pointing out the breach.
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Q: Constraint is not honoured in Scipy.minimize I am trying to find the minimum path between two points (A,B) while avoiding an obstacle. To get this, I am trying to find the least square distance that connect n points between A and B.
The way I designed my minimization function is to find the best positions of all n points between a and b that return the minimum squared distance and satisfies the constraints.
The code is shown below which uses Scipy.minimize but it does not seem that the routine satisfies the obstacle constraint. The code below shows that the minimization converges successfully but I can see that the results run through the obstacle.
Your help is much appreciated

import numpy as np
import matplotlib.pyplot as plt
import random
from mpl_toolkits.mplot3d import Axes3D
from scipy.optimize import minimize

fig = plt.figure()
ax = fig.add_subplot(111)

## Setting Input Data:

startPoint = np.array([0,0])
endPoint = np.array([8,8])
obstacle = np.array([4,4])

## Get degree of freedom coordinates based on specified number of segments:
numberOfPoints = 10
pipelineStraightVector = endPoint - startPoint
normVector = pipelineStraightVector/np.linalg.norm(pipelineStraightVector)
stepSize = np.linalg.norm(pipelineStraightVector)/numberOfPoints
pointCoordinates = []
for n in range(numberOfPoints-1):
  point = [normVector[0]*(n+1)*stepSize+startPoint[0],normVector[1]*(n+1)*stepSize+startPoint[1]]
  pointCoordinates.append(point)
DOFCoordinates = np.array(pointCoordinates)

def initialGuess(DOFCoordinates):
    numberOfDofCoordinates = len(DOFCoordinates)
    vecLength = 2 * numberOfDofCoordinates
    dofs = np.zeros(vecLength)
    dofs[:numberOfDofCoordinates] = DOFCoordinates[:,0]
    dofs[numberOfDofCoordinates:2*numberOfDofCoordinates] = DOFCoordinates[:,1]
    return dofs

## function to calculate the squared residual:
def distance(a,b):
  dist = ((a[0]-b[0])**2 + (a[1]-b[1])**2 )
  return dist

## Get Straight Path Coordinates:
def straightPathCoordinates(DOF):
    allCoordinates = np.zeros((2+len(DOF),2))
    allCoordinates[0] = startPoint
    allCoordinates[1:len(DOF)+1]=DOF
    allCoordinates[1+len(DOF)]=endPoint
    return allCoordinates

pathPositions = straightPathCoordinates(DOFCoordinates)

## Set Degree of FreeDom Coordinates during optimization:
def setDOFCoordinates(DOF):
    numberOfDofCoordinates = len(DOFCoordinates)
    dofCoordinates = np.zeros((numberOfDofCoordinates,2))
    dofCoordinates[:,0] = DOF[:numberOfDofCoordinates]
    dofCoordinates[:,1] = DOF[numberOfDofCoordinates:2*numberOfDofCoordinates]
    return dofCoordinates

def GetNewCoordinates(DOF):
    numberOfDofCoordinates = len(DOFCoordinates)
    allCoordinates = np.zeros((2+numberOfDofCoordinates,2))
    allCoordinates[0] = startPoint
    allCoordinates[1:len(DOF)+1]=DOF
    allCoordinates[1+len(DOF)]=endPoint
    return allCoordinates

## Objective Function: Set Degree of FreeDom Coordinates and Get Square Distance between optimized and straight path coordinates:
def f(DOF):
   newCoordinates = GetNewCoordinates(setDOFCoordinates(DOF))
   sumDistance = 0.0
   for coordinate in range(len(pathPositions)):
        squaredDistance = distance(newCoordinates[coordinate],pathPositions[coordinate])

        sumDistance += squaredDistance
   return sumDistance

minimumDistanceToObstacle = 2

## Constraints: all coordinates need to be away from an obstacle with a certain distance:
constraint = []

for coordinate in range(len(DOFCoordinates)+2):
   cons = {'type': 'ineq', 'fun': lambda DOF:   np.sqrt((obstacle[0] - GetNewCoordinates(setDOFCoordinates(DOF))[coordinate][0])**2 +(obstacle[1] - GetNewCoordinates(setDOFCoordinates(DOF))[coordinate][1])**2) - minimumDistanceToObstacle}
   constraint.append(cons)

## Get Initial Guess:
starting_guess = initialGuess(DOFCoordinates)

## Run the minimization:
objectiveFunction = lambda DOF: f(DOF)
result = minimize(objectiveFunction,starting_guess,constraints=constraint, method='COBYLA')

newLineCoordinates = GetNewCoordinates(setDOFCoordinates(result.x))
print newLineCoordinates
print pathPositions
print result

ax.plot([startPoint[0],endPoint[0]],[startPoint[1],endPoint[1]],color='grey')
ax.scatter(obstacle[0],obstacle[1],color='red')

for coordinate in range(len(newLineCoordinates)-1):
  firstPoint = newLineCoordinates[coordinate]
  secondPoint = newLineCoordinates[coordinate+1]
  ax.plot([firstPoint[0],secondPoint[0]],[firstPoint[1],secondPoint[1]],color='black',linewidth=2)
  ax.scatter(firstPoint[0],firstPoint[1])
  ax.text(firstPoint[0],firstPoint[1],str(firstPoint[0])+','+str(firstPoint[1]))

plt.show()

The expected results is a path (note: it could be a curved path) that connects start and end point as well as finding the points between the start and end points that satisfy the obstacle constraint.

A: You can add the constrain directly to the objective function by penalising the squared distance if the new coordinate is near the obstacle.
def f(DOF):
    newCoordinates = GetNewCoordinates(setDOFCoordinates(DOF))
    sumDistance = 0.0
    for coordinate in range(len(pathPositions)):
        squaredDistance = distance(newCoordinates[coordinate],pathPositions[coordinate])

        des1=distance(newCoordinates[coordinate],obstacle)

        if des1<=minimumDistanceToObstacle:

            sumDistance += squaredDistance+1000000

        else:

            sumDistance += squaredDistance

   return sumDistance

Also change the initial guess for minimize as follows

Hope it helps

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On the 13th of October the Norwegian Singer/Songwriter Camilla North, and the Dutch producer LZRZ released their EDM song; "Still Alive". Camilla North is a well-known artist from Bergen with a unique voice, which makes it not hard to understand that she is also being wanted by producers and Dj's on their tracks. The busy lady is currently working on her debut EP that will be out next year. And next to this she's also been toplining and co-written songs both for herself as a featuring artist, and for other known artists. LZRZ is an established composer/songwriter in the House scene as well as a respected producer for making commercial radio tracks for various artists and companies like Sony Music and Armada Music. Tune in today at 2pm CST to hear Still Alive www.krxmradio.com
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My band's web site is here. Some MP3s and videos are available through the blog on that site. Our latest performance was unrepresentative of our usual stuff -- it was completely acoustic.
There is a house concert circuit in northern British Columbia -- and, for all I know, beyond. People make their homes available as small concert venues and there are performers who travel the circuit, doing small acoustic gigs in living rooms, rec rooms, etc.
Since the sound and space were smaller, we called ourselves Hatchets of Hubris instead of Axes of Ego for this gig.
We played two sets of ten songs. Steve recorded the performance with a single mic in the loft above the performance space. I did some editing and added some compression and I've uploaded the first ten MP3s to our blog.
I'll post again when I get the second set edited and uploaded.
Thanks for that mate - good sounds from you guys and seriously great song selection there. That stuff's right up my street.
Thanks. It's good to hear that. We normally do the loud danceable rock'n'roll thing so it was interesting for us to do something different for this gig.
Liked 'I'm not Superstitious' was it?
Like that bluesy stuff, also Wild Horses.
Wild Horses has special meaning for me. Before I was really aware of it as a Rolling Stones song, I was familiar with it as performed by a local band. Some friends of mine, a little older than me, had a band called "Us Guys" that had been active in the local scene since the '70s. A few years ago, they played a New Year's Eve dance here, which my wife and I attended. They played "Wild Horses", of course, and we slow-danced to it. When the band took a break, I noticed that the singer, who was the band member I knew best, seemed to not be feeling well. I went to see how he was. He said his stomach was really bothering him but he came back to do the next set.
A month or so after that, I found out he'd been diagnosed with stomach cancer. I went to see him in the hospital and it was pretty clear that he was in really bad shape. We talked a bit; he thanked me for checking on him at the dance; I told him that I care about him. A few weeks later, he was dead.
When I sing that song, in my head I'm hearing him sing it. I don't generally say anything about it to the audience -- those who know will know without my making it obvious -- but I'm remembering my friend, Arnie, when I sing those words.
Man, I wish there were more venues for live music where I live. It's getting to the point that we're thinking of playing the local bar even if they don't want to pay us, just so that we can get out and play a little more often.
"I Ain't Superstitious" was written by Willie Dixon and first recorded by Howlin' Wolf. I like Howlin' Wolf's version a lot better than a later cover recorded by the Jeff Back Group with Rod Stewart on lead vocal. I respect the musicians in the Jeff Beck Group but I really prefer the Howlin' Wolf arrangement. Our version is loosely based on the version Wolf recorded with Clapton et al on the album The London Howlin' Wolf Sessions. Great album, by the way. Other Howlin' Wolf songs I want to start doing with the band soon are "Sittin' On Top of the World" and "Wang Dang Doodle".


Coral has over 2,500 different species. Some create the most vibrant, seemingly unnatural color. These beautiful specimens in fact are not plants, but animals. These creatures are slowing dying off due to climate change and the many effects that follow. When thinking about the health of coral and marine life, these problems are unfortunately heavily overlooked. As global warming occurs, coral starts to bleach, which has much larger effects than most think. When coral begins to bleach, it emits Zooxanthellae, the algae that lives in their tissues, causing the coral to turn completely white. When this happens, the coral becomes soft, shedding off tissue and soon losing its healthy bone-like structure.
A great example of this is the Great Barrier Reef in Australia; currently only 7% of the corals remain unbleached! This is outrageous, especially because the Great Barrier Reef is 500,000 years old. The other 93% of the 2,300km reef is almost completely bleached. For a coral reef to be called a barrier, it must protect the shallow waters from the open sea, which is crucial to the survival of many forms of ocean life. Creatures in the ocean have adapted to the original mostly-stable temperatures, but due to current extreme changes, these creatures are starting to die off. Many species of fish live within, around, or on the corals. As these corals start to die off, they lose their homes and source of nutrition, causing most of their populations to nose dive.
"Coral reefs are important to ocean ecosystems and continued bleaching events from ocean warming and acidification will damage reef-based fisheries and increase exposure to coastlines from waves and storms. It also will damage economies that depend on ecotourism, such as those in Australia and the Caribbean" (CNN). This clearly states that coral reef bleaching is not the only cause of the decline of reefs. The warming causes different precipitation that can lead to storms that interrupt the ocean's normal currents, bringing warmer or colder water into habitats that are not used to abnormal temperatures.
The world is like a huge chain: when something happens to one thing, it will affect an interminable series of things. If something happens to the earth, it happens to the ocean, it happens to the animals, it happens to us. Global warming is heating the earth, which changes water temperature, which affects the creatures within the ocean, which affects us, because as the ocean goes, so goes life.


The Stovolds have been farming West Surrey for centuries. Over the last 100 years they have developed one of the most reknowned beef herds in the country. Based on pure Aberdeen Angus cattle and traditional grass feeding and management, the cattle produce some of the best beef in the world. Long-term hanging and Q Guild butchering ensure the quality.
Saddleback pork, a rare breed from the Lydling herd established to help preserve this pig breed, is also produced. It is a traditional breed and does carry fat, but the meat and crackling is out of this world.
Surrey Hills lamb and mutton is produced by farms in Surrey who farm under the Green Farm Program which audits the farm environmental standards and improves the long-term survival of Surrey's beautiful countryside. Lydling farm has undertaken the green farm program and has also won many prizes for its conservation work. The farm is run on extremely high environmental and welfare principals.
It is now possible for you to buy our products directly from the farm. This helps cut out links in the chain, so it will be cheaper, although the quality will be as high as ever. We always have available a large selection of frozen meat, from mince to steaks, from joints to braising - lamb, beef and pork. The more you spend, the more you save: £100 - 10% off, £200 - 15% off. We also will have fresh meat available on request, as well as more unusual cuts if required.


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Fast and Furious Texas style: All the action from Air Race champs
By Jayme Lamm
Sep 29, 2015, 7:30 am
Red Bull Air Race came to Texas Motor Speedway September 26-27. Photo courtesy of Red Bull
Dallas-Fort Worth saw a lot of action this past weekend, with the opening of the State Fair and the Cowboys playing at home. But the most thrilling of it had to be the Red Bull Air Race World Championship at Texas Motor Speedway, when 14 pilots from across the world competed on a 1.5-mile aerial obstacle course in front of more than 30,000 people.
Now in its eighth season, the Red Bull Air Race World Championship is part of an adrenaline-rushing global sports series that takes place in eight stunning locations, across seven countries and three continents. The series also includes the Cliff Diving World Series (which returned to Possum Kingdom Lake this past May), X-Fighters World Tour, and the Crashed Ice World Championship.
The pilots were timed throughout a series of runs, as they made their way through the air-filled pylons. The Texas Twister was the toughest, because the pilots had to maneuver their way through the pylon not only by adjusting their speed and flying level, but also by determining exactly where to push the plane through.
After watching these guys hit speeds upward of 230 mph and forces up to 10 G's throughout the tricky obstacle course, something tells me parallel parking is a breeze for them.
With a time of 55.285 seconds, British ace Paul Bonhomme took home his fourth first-place finish this season; his previous wins include Abu Dhabi, Chiba, and Ascot. Having finished third in the 2014 season, Bonhomme has 39 podiums and 15 race wins throughout his career, including two world titles. Bonhomme now extends his world championship lead by eight points as they head to the final stop of the season in Las Vegas on October 17-18.
Australia's Matt Hall (who remains second in points behind Bonhomme) put in a solid performance, coming in second with a time of 56.052 seconds. Japan's Yoshi Muroya finished third. Think about it: Only 0.767 seconds separated first and second place in the final round. Great Britain's Nigel Lamb set a new track record — clocking in at 54.620 seconds — but only finished sixth.
The hometown favorite was Red Bull pilot and Texas native Kirby Chambliss, who came in 11th, while the other American in the race, Michael Goulian, finished ninth.
Another noteworthy moment from the action-packed weekend included the Red Bull Air Force team leaping from a helicopter at 5,000 feet and free-falling toward the crowd carrying the American flag during the National Anthem. The Red Bull Air Force team comprises the most accomplished and experienced skydivers, B.A.S.E. jumpers, and paragliders on the planet.
Even before the start of the big race at Texas Motor Speedway, a video of Lolo Jones riding with Kirby Chambliss got a bunch of buzz. She may be the fastest woman in the world, but she's never gone as fast as 200+ mph, upward of 10 G's.
Fans can relive the action from the Red Bull Air Race Texas on October 11 on Fox Sports 1.
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Mandy Moore Calls Her 'Candy' Music Video 'Abysmal': 'I Have No Rhythm'
By Jackie Willis 8:41 AM PST, November 16, 2016
Mandy Moore has come a long way since her days as a teenage pop star.
The 32-year-old actress is currently gaining notoriety for her role on the wildly popular show, This Is Us, but in 1999, she was known for her hit single, "Candy."
On Tuesday's Late Late Show, Moore admitted to host James Corden and Matthew Broderick that after the release of her highly choreographed "Candy" music video, she was no longer asked to dance. "My very first music video, I had to dance in it and it is abysmal," she quipped. "I think the powers that be realized very early on that, 'You know what, you should just have background dancers.'"
Moore also noted, "I have no rhythm. I'm super awkward."
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Corden joked that Moore was offered a stool going forward, and he's not that far off from what really happened. In 2000, Moore sang the theme song to the dance movie Center Stage but in this music video, she's seated on the floor and is only dressed like a dancer.
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Corden -- a self-proclaimed boy band fan -- also asked Moore to share the "embarrassing" story of when she toured with 'NSYNC and Backstreet Boys at age 15. "I remember distinctly one time walking backstage, and I didn't really see much of the guys because I was the measly opening act," she recalled. "Nobody cared about me ...and somehow there was a conversation about feet or foot size. They were comparing shoe size. And all the background dancers and 'NSYNC background dancers and my background dancers, and I stroll up at 15 like freaking out that Justin Timberlake is there."
She continued, "He was like, 'You have big feet for a girl.' I'm sure he doesn't remember this at all but I was so impressionable. I thought the world of him and he was on a pedestal. I mean 16 years later it stuck with me. It really scarred me emotionally."
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While she claims to not be a great dancer, Moore did put on a little show in the opening scene of the This Is Us pilot episode. In an exclusive interview with ET, the actress revealed what fans can expect from her character Rebecca's relationship with the father of her triplets, Jack (Milo Ventimiglia). Check it out:
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Monopoly is allowing the internet to vote on new playing tokens
opinion: Monopoly is allowing the internet to vote on new playing tokens
By Ben Pobjie
Posted Fri 13 Jan 2017 at 6:54pm Friday 13 Jan 2017 at 6:54pm Fri 13 Jan 2017 at 6:54pm
Hasbro's hideous new voting scheme is akin to kicking us in the crotch and setting us on fire, says Ben Pobjie. (Hasbro)
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I thought that 2016 was a pretty bad year, but 2017 has already topped it for sheer awfulness, thanks to the news that game manufacturer Hasbro is putting the identity of Monopoly's iconic playing tokens to a public vote.
Until January 31, Monopoly fans — and, more frighteningly, Monopoly haters who want to ruin Monopoly for everyone — can go to Monopoly's Token Madness website and cast their ballot for their preferred token.
No token is safe: the next edition of the game, due out in August, could potentially feature eight entirely new playing pieces, chosen from a list that includes a goldfish (!), a jetski (!!!), and a hashtag (*&%@!).
And when I think about that possibility, an icy hand grabs hold of my heart and squeezes.
Because I love Monopoly. No decent person could deny that a game of Monopoly is hands-down the best way of spending a fun, relaxing evening with friends.
It has everything you want in a board game: strategy; real estate; furious screaming matches between loved ones; two dice.
But more than anything, Monopoly is a glorious reminder of the certainties in life, the unshakeable traditions that give us a firm place to stand amid the shifting sands of modernity.
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No matter how the world changes, we could always come home at the end of the day, open up the Monopoly box, and take up our thimble or battleship for a soothing session of familiarity.
Now Hasbro — the very company one might have expected to safeguard the verities of Monopoly — threatens all we once held dear.
Reaction to the public vote has been mixed, varying from those who find the idea of changing our beloved tokens disgusting, to those who are of extremely low intelligence.
The anti-change mood is summed up by one Facebook commenter, "Rebecca Friedrichs", who writes, "If it's not broke don't fix it"; and summed up even better by another commenter, "Jon Fox", who writes, "Fire the idiot that came up with the idea to change these iconic pieces!"
Exactly, Jon: fire all the idiots.
Did you know there was a cat token?
Perhaps the most shocking part of this story is the revelation that one of the Monopoly tokens has already changed.
Did you know that in 2013 they replaced the iron with a cat? A cat! In Monopoly! Why would they do that? What was wrong with the iron? Were irons too working-class? Is there something offensive to Hasbro in the simple act of ironing?
What madness is this that seeks to tear down the symbols cherished by millions for a splash of cheap publicity and empty clicks?
Monopoly in 2013 replaced the classic iron token with a cat. (Hasbro)
Clearly not satisfied with the slap in the world's face that was "Hazel the cat", Hasbro now seeks to follow it up by kicking us in the crotch, spitting on us, and setting us on fire, with its hideous voting scheme.
Call me old-fashioned, but there are some areas in which democracy simply does not work.
These include the obvious like football, parenting, government and hairdressing; but it also applies to board game tokens.
The Monopoly tokens were chosen by wise Hasbro elders and lasted for 70 years because they worked. You can't just decide what sort of playing piece is best for a board game based on the fickle whim of the untrained public: that's a job for an expert.
I don't want to seem hidebound. I am always open to the possibility of progress and renewal.
But not only is this public vote an invitation to disaster by placing power in the hands of the moronic and the malicious, the options being given to voters aren't even any good.
#WTF?!
A hashtag? Really? If we end up with a hashtag hopping around the board and building hotels on Marlborough Street and collecting the spare money under the Free Parking space unless you don't play with that rule in which case Free Parking doesn't really have any point...
Well, if we end up with that, I won't be able to even look at a Monopoly board without vomiting.
The cat's almost got me to that point already, but a hashtag... a HASHTAG. What's next: replacing all the street names with websites? Autotuning the instructions?
If we end up with a hashtag token, Ben Pobjie won't be able to look at a Monopoly board without vomiting. (Flickr: John Morgan)
Consider some of the other token options Monopoly is allowing internet users to vote on. A monster truck: just how far are we going to placate Donald Trump voters here?
A smiley face and a kissy face: Monopoly is a game of strategy and nerve, not a dating app.
A fire: we're supposed to skip fire around the street? Are we trying to raise a generation of arsonists?
A T-Rex: for God's sake, grow up, Hasbro.
Is this an ironic thing? Are we trying to make Monopoly ironic? Because you can't make board games ironic. If people who play board games wanted irony, they wouldn't be playing board games, they'd be going to a burlesque show.
Vote for the existing tokens
There is only one reasonable solution to the spectre of ruination that currently hovers over the world's favourite game: a binding United Nations resolution banning any attempt to change Monopoly tokens (unless it's to change the cat back to an iron), and formally declaring any attempt to do so a crime against humanity.
Getting this passed, however, could be a lengthy process and the paperwork may not be finalised before the August release of the next edition of Monopoly.
So in the short term, there is one thing that every good-hearted human needs to do, fast: VOTE.
The public can vote for a gramophone and a bunny slipper in Monopoly's new token voting process. (Hasbro)
Vote early, vote often, and vote for the existing Monopoly tokens: top hat, thimble, battleship, terrier, boot, car, wheelbarrow. But not the cat. Get rid of the cat.
If you want to make up the numbers, vote for, I dunno, the gramophone maybe, that's not too bad.
The important thing is, we act now to save the pieces that have meant so much throughout our lives, that have always provided us with the security that is, today, more important than ever.
If you care about the right of Monopoly lovers everywhere to enjoy some good clean fun without the indignity of going to Mayfair in a bunny slipper, you'll join the resistance.
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Hello I'm new here trying to gain some information. I bought a kraftwerks super charger for my 2015 civic si . I am missing the 57 mm bracket spacer . I have called Kraft works and they are unable to sell me the part because it comes in a kit . Any suggestions ? Does anyone know the exact dimension so I can have it fabricated ? I'm really stuck here guys.Thanks in advance.
If you bought it brand new, I don't see why kraftwerks wouldn't replace the part. If you bought it used then you're out of luck with replacement parts. You may be able to find a reputable shop that can fabricate the part for you. Maybe even give kraftwerks a call to get the specific dimensions. Don't give up, keep annoying them, it's their job to provide adequate customer service.
Yes I bought the kit used in great condition . I managed to source the hardware grade 8 . I have all of it . I am waiting for a reply from Douglas haley from kraftwerks. He is going to try and obtain the part. I know its 57 mm . But I have no clue what the thickness is or inner dimension. Very frustrating.
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EU PROVIDES ADDITIONAL EUR 2M TO IOM IRAQ FOR CRITICAL INFRASTRUCTURE IMPROVEMENTS IN CAMPS
14 June 2019 Erbil – Five years after the onset of the ISIL crisis and the subsequent massive internal displacement, over half a million Iraqis continue to live in camps.
The European Union (EU) has awarded an additional EUR 2 million to IOM in Iraq to make critical infrastructure improvements in camps for internally displaced persons. This brings the total EU humanitarian contribution IOM Iraq has received in 2019 to EUR 5 million.
With this additional allocation, in coordination with the Government of Iraq and local authorities, IOM will be able to improve the living conditions of camp residents. IOM will rehabilitate deteriorating road and drainage networks in three Jad'ah camps, near Mosul in Ninewa governorate.
The Jad'ah camps currently host over 8,600 households, around 35,000 individuals, the majority from the districts of Hatra, Mosul, Al-Ba'aj and Telafar in Ninewa. These families are among the most vulnerable in Iraq; return to their areas of origin is not feasible in the near future for a variety of reasons, including damage to their houses, continued insecurity, limited access to employment opportunities, and limited basic services in their hometowns.
"While many displaced families have been able to return, we cannot forget about those who remain in camps. Ensuring that those displaced by fighting have access to humanitarian assistance remains a priority for the EU in Iraq," said Christos Stylianides, the European Commissioner for Humanitarian Aid and Crisis Management.
During the height of the 2014–2017 crisis, IOM and humanitarian partners in Iraq developed camps to house tens of thousands of families fleeing ISIL, often constructed quickly due to pressing emergency circumstances. Infrastructure in those camps has since become worn and needs upgrades and repair.
"With our contribution we hope to improve the living conditions of Iraqis who are still in protracted displacement, and we encourage other partners in the humanitarian community to do the same. In 2019, we look forward to continuing to address these pressing needs in partnership with IOM," Commissioner Stylianides added.
This humanitarian contribution by the EU will complement the previous allocation of EUR 3 million, received in March 2019, being used to conduct critical maintenance activities in camps across Iraq, to replace basic household items for camp populations and provide basic relief kits, including kitchen sets, blankets and mattresses.
"The conditions in many camps in Iraq have worsened over the last year due to natural wear-and-tear and limited investments. Camps have remained in service for longer than initially expected and now need upkeep and improvement," said IOM Iraq Chief of Mission Gerard Waite.
"This additional allocation from the EU will enable IOM to provide much needed support in some of the most populous camps, which are housing displaced families who are among the most vulnerable, with no immediate or medium-term prospect of returning home."
Return is especially difficult for vulnerable families, including those in a situation of protracted displacement, who after years of displacement have exhausted their resources and are not able to afford to rebuild their homes.
The EU, through its EU Civil Protection and Humanitarian Aid department, and IOM Iraq have been in a strategic partnership to provide camp management, camp maintenance, infrastructure upgrades and shelter and non-food items response in and out of camps in Iraq since 2014, with a total budget of over EUR 36 million, assisting altogether more than 700,000 direct and indirect beneficiaries.
Both organizations continue to play a leading role in advocating for continued support to families in protracted displacement while coordinating to find longer-term solutions for these internally displaced populations.
Across Iraq, more than 1.6 million Iraqis continue to be displaced following the conflict with ISIL. Of those who were displaced, more than 4.2 million have been able to return to their areas of origin, according to IOM Iraq's Displacement Tracking Matrix.
Sandra Black in IOM Iraq, Tel: +964 751 234 2550, Email: This email address is being protected from spambots. You need JavaScript enabled to view it.
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Wieters' first All-Star performance not so memorable
By Steve Gould
In case you missed it, Orioles catcher Matt Wieters made the first All-Star Game appearance of his career late Tuesday night when he entered as a defensive replacement in the bottom of the sixth inning at Chase Field in Phoenix.
Wieters caught a scoreless sixth from the Cleveland Indians' Chris Perez, who gave way to the Seattle Mariners' Brandon League in the seventh. League allowed a leadoff single to the Houston Astros' Hunter Pence, then struck out the Chicago Cubs' Starlin Castro.
With the San Francisco Giants' Pablo Sandoval at the plate, Wieters couldn't handle a pitch from League, the passed ball allowing Pence to move from first to third before scoring on Sandoval's ground-rule double.
Unfortunately for Wieters, who did not allow a single passed ball in the first half of the regular season and has been sterling defensively, this one came on a much bigger stage than the Orioles usually play on.
That said, the National League already held a 3-1 lead -- on their way to a 5-1 victory -- when Wieters allowed the passed ball, so it's not as if the miscue came in a particularly high-stakes situation.
In his only plate appearance, Wieters grounded out to second base to lead off the eighth.
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People for Parks is a non-profit organization whose purpose is to instill community spirit and enhance the long term health and vitality of the community by providing guidance and leadership through marketing and fundraising efforts for the development of public recreation and parks on Hilton Head Island. It is the intent of this organization to effectively manage and utilize their financial resources to establish a multitude of recreational opportunities for island residents and visitors of all ages.
The People for Parks Organization is a group of concerned citizens who have dedicated themselves to improving the "quality of life" for the community through the development of an island-wide parks system. The first commitment to the community by People for Parks was to raise $350,000 for the development of the Crossings Park. People for Parks accomplished that in one year. The Crossings Parks was opened in March '97 with three baseball/softball fields, press box/concession stand, a soccer field, playground area, meadow and picnic tables. The Bristol Sports Arena was added in February '98 through a generous donation by the Bristol Family. The strategy of the People for Parks committee is to work with governmental agencies and private businesses to develop park and recreation sites throughout the community. Committee members believe we must plan for the future of our children and grandchildren. We need to give them an opportunity to enjoy open space, the pristine water environment, and recreational facilities and programs.
People for Parks Committee was founded in 1995 by a group of residents who saw the need become involved with development of park facilities, because fund short falls occurring during construction of parks within our community. These short falls would have scaled back park construction and eliminated vital park facilities for our children and residents. (For example, at the Crossings Park without the help of People for Parks there would be not soccer field or playground area.)
People for Parks has many partners which include local government, other non-profit groups and local businesses including: Town of Hilton Head Island, Rotary Clubs, Marriott Vacation Club International, Public Tennis Inc., Dixie Youth Baseball, and the Island Recreation Association.


SAMARA, Russia — It was the breakthrough everyone expected of Christian Eriksen. It just wasn't the result.
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Maiden Japan
Conquering the world before falling apart - 90%
kluseba, November 25th, 2018
Written based on this version: 1981, 12" vinyl, Capitol Records
Maiden Japan is an extended play featuring four or five songs recorded in Japan. Its rarity, unique cover artwork and line-up make it one of the most interesting releases in Iron Maiden's extensive discography.
It's a shame that the band has never officially released the full concert. You can easily find it on the internet and it's mindblowing. The band performs with energy, flow and pace. Clive Burr's drum play is precise as a clockwork and this release shows why many fans have prefered him over Nicko McBrain who has talent and charisma but less feeling and accuracy. The bass guitar is particularly dominant which is an element that has always set the band apart and Steve Harris' energetic play is even more striking on this live album than on the first two studio records. Guitar duo Dave Murray and Adrian Smith already shows great chemistry and finds the right balance between heavy riffs and progressive stylistics, between fierce energy and melodious harmonies, between fast and short sections and more elaborate balladesque passages. Paul Di'Anno is in great form and performs the faster tracks with charismatic energy and the mellower tunes with feeling. In addition to this, he is a great entertainer and communicates briefly but efficiently with the fans. The enthusiastic Japanese crowd only adds to the fascination of this legendary live release as the fans are as energetic as the crowds the band played for in Europe and North America at the time.
Four songs are included on all versions of this release. ''Running Free'' is catchy, energetic and to the point which is why the song is still performed live occasionally even though its style is quite different from the band's eighteen-minute long progressive metal epics nowadays. ''Remember Tomorrow'' is a track with a mysterious and melancholic vibe that is best described as power ballad where the phenomenal guitar play and the versatile vocals can shine. ''Killers'' is one of the few more elaborate tracks in the band's early years and convinces with gloomy atmosphere supported by unchained screams. The song makes you feel as frantic as if you were really being followed by a serial killer. It would still blend in very well on any soundtrack for a horror movie or video game. ''Innocent Exile'' is a simpler heavy rock song in the key of the opener. It's not a particularly memorable track and actually clearly the weakest of the bunch but since it has only been rarely performed by the band, it's certainly quite a gimmick to listen to it nowadays.
Some editions, such as the Canadian release I have come across, include a fifth song in form of the short, energetic and bass-driven ''Wratchchild'', a classic that is still played live on numerous occasions but which I have always prefered with Paul Di'Anno's raw vocals over Bruce Dickinson's more melodic approach.
Nothing on this powerful live document indicates the tensions that started to grow in the band or the bad performances by the singer related to bad habits. Maiden Japan is the testament of a band that has peaked really quickly, sounds hungry and seems ready to conquer the world. Nobody could predict that the line-up would fall apart only a few months after the release of this often overlooked gem.
Let's hope the band will release the full concert in remastered form one day. Since this hasn't happened in nearly four decades, make sure to track this gem down if you are a fan of hard rock and heavy metal music. Try to get a version of the five-track release that offers more value for money. This is the strongest release of the band's early era with singer Paul Di'Anno.
Ah, let's walk in deepest space with Maiden... - 94%
6CORPSE6GRINDER6, December 27th, 2012
What a night Maiden had on Japan recording this gig, the enthusiasm of a hungry band that was about to take over the world with their storm of thundering chords and upbeat tempos is the first thing you will notice when you listen to this. It totally surpasses the quality of the recording, that is OK but not up to Iron Maiden today's standards of course. Di' Anno's vocals are another special aspect about this album; because it features a whole set that included almost all the material they had at the time so having it performed live by its original singer is a great deal; considering the short time he was in the band. The inclusion of Adrian Smith is another aspect worthy of mention, because the string department features the 3 guys from the band's golden era playing live versions of songs you won't hear somewhere else. The crowd is kind of dead… I bet they were too busy taking pictures, but it doesn't ruins it for me; the band's live sound is priceless with or without a good audience. Besides, at this point of their career there weren't any extremely famous hits to sing along with; the whole gig has an underground atmosphere more than a big arena show feel.
I think Bruce is a better singer, but Di' Anno can surely sing too and he performed amazing on that night, the early punky sound of the band kind of fits his vocals that are way more raspy and angry than the elegant Bruce's air raid siren. He does well through the whole set till the end without problems. Dave and H twin guitar attack wrote a fucking legend, and this is why; they have always been sharp and accurate in every gig whatsoever. The arpeggios melted perfectly with their clean guitars, as well as the glaring twin leads and heartfelt riffing; are delivered with a passion you won't see anywhere else. Arry's bass guitar anchors the drums with the guitars with his finger hammering frenzy like no other person could, laying a king size mattress for the guitars to go and beat the shit out of everyone's neurons with their dynamic dance. The rounded tone finger picking he provides enhanced by his classic Fender Precision bass metallic edge and a hard hitting string technique bred a whole generation of bassists, and this is why: the guy plays perfect; every fucking note is nailed heavenly. On the percussive duties, Clive Burr did always a decent job but he is nowhere Nicko, who is an octopus behind the drum kit. However, his performance is clean and serves as a heartbeat to the band nicely; it's the comparison between drummers what makes it sound watered down.
The set list includes pretty much every song the band wrote at the moment, except from "Prodigal Son", "The Ides of March", "Prowler" and "Charlotte the Harlot". It's long, you feel it's a whole gig unlike "Live at the Rainbow" for example, that is very short and lets you wanting more. It's pretty solid but it suffers from the friendly atmosphere of early hard rock a lot, not every song has that particular metal mean as fuck attitude, but what the hell… The performance as I said before is near perfect, this guys are amazing musicians; there's some lo-fi cloud hanging over the record's production but it sounds good… maybe too honest, but for me that's good. This is surely not the best Maiden gig from this era but it's the most comprehensive and it's surely enjoyable!
Osaka Sun - 100%
Genzel, June 24th, 2010
Paul Di'anno Maiden was especially good an fun. Like a typhoon quality presentation, Maiden was the best band in the world in the 1980's beginning. After Paul got fired due to a heavy drug using, Maiden lost the best person in their time. Typically when new blood in the form of quality songs flourishes, legends are born.
The set is a good mix of both "Iron Maiden" and "Killers", the first two Iron Maiden albums. First four songs goes right on to deliver shockingly fast and wicked punk rock like anthems. The midway is a roller coaster of both personal agendas and guitar shredding. In the end, the band performs the most heavy classics such as the strange "Strange World" and the philosophical "Twilight Zone", which perfectly sums the night up.
This is classic rock, mixed somewhere between pure rock, heavy metal and punk rock. Dianno blasters through his the ever clever, sarcastic and personal voice. Voice that caused the smog in the Britannia, the melting of Greenland and the Osaka sun overwhelming heat. There is just something in the air, magic. The guitarist's shred way better than for example Osbournes fourth guitarist Zakk Wylde, just brilliant. The originality and the place, whoa, Japan!
Something about the songs: "Another Life" must've been the best song from Iron Maiden ever, where "Remember Tomorrow" is the causalitet of the insanity of sleeping to keep you alive. "Purgatory" just simply destroys every modern Maiden song currently. "Killers" puts this concert a nice caution of the dynamicity of the band in these gigs. And also, puts an end to this review, for now.
With the glimmer of metal - 95%
morbert, February 25th, 2010
This EP was released in the same month Bruce Dickinson joined Maiden. Could this be the reason the band or label decided not to release a full length live album? They had the whole gig recorded and as some of us know now (they were released for fan club members in 1999 and on bootleg in 2008), it sounds killer and it would have been a remarkable live album. Never since has Iron Maiden played so fast and furious since then. Di'Anno was rawer than ever and Clive Burr really picked up the pace.
So was it really because Di'Anno was thrown out that only a few songs were released in September 1981? Because what would be the point of releasing (investing in) a full length album and promoting it as such when it features a vocalist who had just been thrown out? I've read the original cover featured Eddie holding Di'Anno's decapitated head. I also read they released this EP purely because of Japanese demands. And I'm glad they did!
Anyway, at that time we didn't know any better. We all thought they maybe recorded just a few songs, or maybe something went wrong with the other recorded songs, technically or whatever. And we were left with 4 (on some releases 5) extremely good live performances. We already had live versions of 'Wrathchild' and 'Remember Tomorrow' on the Rainbow VHS and 'Running Free' isn't exactly the most rare Maiden song.
Great performances nevertheless with 'Remember Tomorrow' being a real gem. But what makes this specific release worth getting is the rather rare live recording of 'Innocent Exile'. A song which hasn't been played live since that tour ever again as far as I know.
Because of the pace, energy and the broad live sound, the songs from the debut album sound much better here and are reason enough to get your hands on this EP. Add to this a rare live recording of 'Innocent Exile' and 'Killers' with the correct lyrics (the story about the version on the Rainbow VHS is hilarious) and you'll understand we have a must-have here from Maiden's Di'Anno days.
Excellent first reich live offering. - 85%
autothrall, February 16th, 2010
Although Live After Death stands tall as my favorite live offering from Iron Maiden, and perhaps one of my favorite live albums ever, I would have to give credit towards Maiden Japan as a close second, and certainly the go-to recording if you're interested in the Paul Di'anno era of the band. Though it was originally released as a 4-track EP in 1981, I am reviewing the vastly superior 1999 digipak, remastered and sent out to fan club members like a gift from God. It might be a little hard to track down these days, but I have word that it is often carried through a series of tubes, and perhaps you could make out your check to a Mr. Paul Di'anno, the former singer who is possibly NOT rich enough to one day sip daiquiris alongside Walt Disney in cryo-land.
Like so many other great bands, Japan was one of the first countries to throw down enthusiastic support for Iron Maiden, inviting the band over for live performances and getting quite wild here in comparison to some of their reactions at concerts. Maiden Japan was recorded in May of 1981 at the Sun Plaza in Tokyo, and it sounds excellent, a great send-off for Paul Di'anno (his final recording with the band). There are 17 tracks here, and supposedly an even longer bootleg exists with a 2nd version of "Running Free" from the same gig. The debut is represented through "Strange World", "Iron Maiden", "Remember Tomorrow", "Phantom of the Opera", "Running Free", "Transylvania", and "Sanctuary"; but the majority of the material is off the Killers album: "Wrathchild", "Another Life", "Genghis Khan", "Murders in the Rue Morgue", "Twilight Zone", "Drifter", "Killers", "Innocent Exile", and "Purgatory". The set is rounded out with the cover of Montrose's "I Got the Fire".
So basically, with the exception of a few tracks ("Prowler", "Prodigal Son", "Charlotte the Harlotte" and "The Ides of March"), you are presented with nearly the entire content of the first two albums in great, live stereo sound. There is something rugged about this album which has endeared me to it; the band is spot on for almost the entire performance, but the bass is given a bouncy abandon and the guitars feel good and raw. Di'anno is on fire, and even his over the top rock star inflections (which are part of the reason I will always prefer Dickinson) fall into line, making this a 75+ minute essential live audio experience for all but the most softened poseurs among you. In particular I enjoyed "Wrathchild", "Murders in the Rue Morgue", "Phantom of the Opera", and "Remember Tomorrow", but I must admit "Drifter" also really stands out in the crowd, a sonic crescendo of everything good about the late 70s/early 80s, sounding like a party metal warp drive.
It's a crying shame that Maiden Japan has not been given a more mainstream release, because clearly it is worth owning nearly as much as Live After Death, and it's far better than their other official live offerings like A Real Live One/A Real Dead One. Do what you must to acquire this, but avoid the original US EP release, which only included "Running Free", "Remember Tomorrow", "Killers" and "Innocent Exile". As a window into those important, formative years of one of metal's royal families, Maiden Japan is close to mandatory.
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Up The Irons! - 100%
BlackFuneral666, February 2nd, 2007
Iron Maiden is not only one of the best metal bands ever spawned, but one of the best live bands by far as well. Unfortunately, one of their best performances caught on tape contained here in Maiden Japan was really only widely available in EP form with only 5 tracks from the show seeing the light of day for years. However, if you were lucky enough to be a member of the fan club and take advantage of the offer, you get the whole show remastered in it's original form.
Iron Maiden, as usual, sound awesome here just thundering along with a great audience response. Di'Anno is in top form here, showing off his voice quite nicely (what a great range, so much better than Bruce), with Adrian, Dave, and Steve tearing up their fret-boards while Clive rips apart his kit. What is also great here is the production is very crisp and clear, along with being remastered makes it sound like your right there watching them. They play the majority of their first two albums here, only excluding "Prodigal Son" and "The Ides Of March" intro from "Killers", as well as "Prowler" and "Charlotte The Harlot" from "Iron Maiden". As some nicely added bonuses here which compensate for the loss of those however, the listener is treated to a cover of the Ronnie Montrose song "I've Got The Fire", a drum solo at the end of "Another Life", and an extended guitar solo in "Transylvania".
Really every song is a highlight here, it's an excellent track selection for a show all of them are classic songs, and as all the studio versions have been described countless times, I won't waste time by talking about all of them, just certain parts of the show. Maiden gets off to a ripping start with "Wrathchild" which is always a highlight of their show, and they play it great here. Another really nice arrangement here is when they play "Genghis Khan", "Killers", and "Innocent Exile" all in a row, their such great songs and sound excellent on this release. Another highlight of song arrangement is "Murders In The Rue Mourgue", "Phantom Of The Opera", and "Iron Maiden" being played in a row. The encore they do is arranged very well with "Running Free", "Transylvania", "Drifter", and then their ass ripping version of "I've Got The Fire".
In conclusion, this is one of the best live recordings I've ever heard, and I strongly suggest getting it if you can find it. This is only one of a handful that actually deserves a 100 rating. It will not dissapoint!


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Singapore is a jewel of a city in Southeast Asia, a great place for families to visit and enjoy together. With a unique blend of attractions and things to do, Singapore is an exciting place to visit. Allow me to show you seven of the top Singapore attractions for children and their families.
Singapore Ducktours Enjoy this wonderful time of traveling both on land and over the water, all without having to leave the Duck! The Duck was used in the Vietnam War and is now used to show visitors some of Singapore's historic landmarks such as the Merlion Park, Clifford Pier, and the Esplanade.
Underwater World Singapore This is an aquarium and so much more! You'll walk through an incredible 83m-long tunnel where you'll have sharks, fish, and rays swimming around and above you. Touch and feed rays first hand at the Ray of Fun pool. Feed fish at The Mystical Anti Gravity Interactive Concept Tank, through a hole in the middle of a water-filled tank. You'll scratch your head and ask, 'Why doesn't the water flow out? If you cherished this article therefore you would like to receive more info concerning 더킹카지노 nicely visit the web site. ' At the Dolphin Lagoon, the whole family will enjoy meeting very special Indo-Pacific Humpback Dolphins that are actually pink!
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Singapore Science Centre Which child doesn't enjoy getting wet? Your children can enjoy more than 11 hands-on exhibits at the Singapore Science Centre's Waterworks. Once you've all dried off in the Giant Dryer, enjoy the stunning Kinetic Garden, with over 35 interactive exhibits showing how energy changes from one form to another. After that, visit the Omni-Theatre and watch a spectacular film on the five-storey high and 23m-wide screen.
Jurong Bird Park If you love birds, this is the place for you! In this huge walk-in aviary, there are over 1,000 brightly coloured lorikeets flying around freely for you to enjoy and feed from the central feeding tower. Jurong Bird Park boasts over 600 different species of birds, totaling around 9,000 birds! See bird species from Australia, Africa, the Antarctic, and Indonesia, to name a few. Two bird shows give you the chance to see macaws and hawks in action. See the entire park by panorail or on foot to experience the park at its best.
Marina City Park In South Singapore, Marina City Park is right on the water and perfect for a relaxing family day. The two-tiered pond with a fountain that shoots water 18 meters into the air and the children's playground make this park a favorite with children. From Marina City Park, you'll have a spectacular view of both Singapore's skyline and the sea.
Singapore Night Safari Get a whole new view of wildlife at the Singapore Night Safari. You can see the animals anytime from 7.30pm to midnight while walking on the trail or riding the tram. Nocturnal animals such as raccoons, owls, and wolves are just a few of the 120 exotic species contained in this one-of-a-kind night zoo. So don't miss this experience.
Children of all ages, (and their parents), will love visiting Singapore and creating memories that will last a lifetime. There is so much to see and do that you might have to return again another time!


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Bigg Boss 15: Rashami Desai, Devoleena Bhattacharjee to enter as wild cards? Here's what we know
The competition in the controversial reality show 'Bigg Boss 15' is getting more serious day-by day and now there rumours doing the rounds that former contestants of the previous seasons such as Rashami Desai and Devoleena Bhattacharjee are coming in as wild card entries to raise the bar for the game.
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The competition in the controversial reality show 'Bigg Boss 15' is getting more serious day-by day and now there rumours doing the rounds that former contestants of the previous seasons such as Rashmi Desai and Devoleena Bhattacharjee are coming in as wild card entries to raise the bar for the game.
As per IANS's close source, "Rashami Desai, Devoleena Bhattacharjee and Abhijeet Bichukale. They will be entering the house next week or this weekend. They will be competing directly with the housemates."
Earlier, there was a lot of speculation around the ex-contestants of season 15 to enter the house as wild card entries. The most talked about names were Donal Bisht, Vidhi Pandya and Akasa Singh who were all evicted from the show earlier. Now, if sources are to be believed, they are not entering as wild card contestants but nothing is confirmed officially. Both Donal and Vidhi were evicted by the housemates as they voted them out for having the least contribution to the show.
Some also claimed that Afsana Khan is also entering the show once again. Despite all this no confirmation is made officially and still a lot has to be revealed.
In other news, actress Shamita Shetty will be seen entering the reality show once again this week.
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Study reveals images of the coronavirus forming tentacles in cells -- but monstrous discovery helps identify new treatment
Startling, never-before-seen images show that the new coronavirus hijacks proteins in our cells to create monstrous tentacles that branch out and may transmit infection to neighboring cells.
The finding, accompanied by evidence of potentially more effective drugs against COVID-19, was published Saturday in the journal Cell by an international team of scientists.
By focusing on the fundamental behavior of the virus — how it hijacks key human proteins and uses them to benefit itself and harm us — the team was able to identify a family of existing drugs called kinase inhibitors that appear to offer the most effective treatment yet for COVID-19.
"We've tested a number of these kinase inhibitors and some are better than remdesivir," said Nevan Krogan, one of more than 70 authors of the new paper, and director of the Quantitative Biosciences Institute at the University of California, San Francisco.
While remdesivir has yet to be approved for use against COVID-19, U.S. regulators are allowing "emergency use" of the drug in hospitalized patients.
Krogan said tests of kinase inhibitors showed some, including Gilteritnib and Ralimetinib, required lower concentrations than remdesivir in order to kill off 50% of the virus.
The new study, which involved experiments using cells from humans and others from African green monkeys, shows that the virus known as SARS-CoV-2 is especially adept at disrupting vital communications. These communications take place both within cells and from one cell to another.
"This paper shows just how completely the virus is able to rewire all of the signals going on inside the cell. That's really remarkable and it's something that occurs very rapidly (as soon as two hours after cells are infected)," said Andrew Mehle, an associate professor of medical microbiology and immunology at the University of Wisconsin-Madison.
The communications system known as cell signaling, allows cells to grow, and to detect and respond to outside threats. Errors in cell signaling can lead to such illnesses as cancer and diabetes.
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Mehle, who was not involved in the study, said the work shows that scientists are contending with a daunting enemy in the new conronavirus. "These are highly efficient, evolutionarily-tuned machines that will make it very challenging to develop therapeutics," he said.
From early in the pandemic, Krogan and his colleagues have taken a different approach from that of many researchers seeking treatments for the new virus.
Many scientists have been screening thousands of drugs already approved for other uses to determine if they can also be used to treat COVID-19.
"We're not doing that," Krogan said. "We're saying 'Let's understand the underlying biology behind how the virus infects us, and let's use that against the virus.' "
In the search for treatments, many scientists have homed in on key proteins in the virus — especially the Spike protein, which allows the viral cells to attach themselves to human cells.
Krogan and his team looked in the opposite direction, focusing on the human proteins, instead of those in the virus. Dozens of human proteins play a critical role in the disease process because the virus needs them to infect people and to make copies of itself.
There is an important advantage to developing treatments aimed at the human, rather than the viral, proteins. Viral proteins can mutate causing them to develop resistance to the drugs targeted to them. Human proteins are far less likely to mutate.
In April, Krogan and his colleagues published a study in the journal Nature showing that 332 human proteins interact with 27 viral proteins.
Feixiong Cheng, a PhD researcher who runs a lab at Cleveland Clinic Genomic Medicine Institute, called the mapping of interactions between these proteins "a novel" and "powerful" strategy for finding existing drugs that might help COVID-19 patients.
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In the new study, Krogan's international team looked deeper into the biology, focusing on how the new coronavirus changes a complex process called phosphorylation. This process acts as a series of on-off switches for different cell activities, including growth, division, death and communication with one another.
"What they've done is really a fantastic next step," said Lynne Cassimeris, a professor of biological sciences at Lehigh University, explaining that the work builds on the previous paper and applies knowledge of cell biology gained over the last 30 years.
"It's an amazing leap. We know that the virus has to be manipulating these human proteins. Now we have a list of what is changing over time."
Cassimeris said that mapping these changes allows researchers to seek drugs that can intervene at specific points.
The scientists found that on-off switches changed significantly in 40 of the 332 proteins that interact with the new coronavirus.
The changes occur because the virus either dials up or down 49 enzymes called kinases. The dialing up or down of kinases cause them to alter 40 of the proteins that interact with virus.
Imagine the kinases as guards protecting our health until the new coronavirus turns them against us. In each case, however, the new study identified treatments that can stop the virus from turning guards into assailants.
The virus most powerfully hijacks a kinase called CK2, which plays a key role in the basic frame of the cell as well as its growth, proliferation and death.
This led the scientists to investigate a drug called Silmitasertib. Tests found this drug inhibits CK2 and eliminates the new coronavirus.
They also found that the virus has a dramatic effect on a pathway — a group of kinases that form a cascade a little like falling dominoes. The virus hijacks this cascade so that the end result becomes a dangerous overreaction by our immune system.
The study's finding on this pathway may help to explain the extreme overreaction — a cytokine storm — that causes the immune system to kill both healthy and diseased tissue, leading to more than half of the deaths from COVID-19.
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Here too, the scientists were able to identify treatments, including the experimental cancer drug Ralimetinib, which may prevent the immune system overreaction.
Authors of the new study also found that the virus harms a family of kinases called CDKs. These play roles in cell growth and in the response to DNA damage. An experimental drug called Dinaciclib may be effective in thwarting this viral assault.
Finally, Krogan and his colleagues found that the virus also hijack a kinase that helps cells stay healthy in different environments and cleans out damaged cells. A small molecule called Apilimod targets this kinase and has been able to hinder the virus in lab tests.
Krogan, who is also an investigator at the Gladstone Institutes at UCSF, said the strategy of examining the human kinases affected by the virus has proved fruitful.
"The kinases are a very druggable set of proteins in our cells," he said.


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Good Samaritan takes gunshot wound victim to hospital after Murfreesboro shooting
Police responded to Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital to make contact with a victim who was shot at Campus Villa Apartments on Friday.
Good Samaritan takes gunshot wound victim to hospital after Murfreesboro shooting Police responded to Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital to make contact with a victim who was shot at Campus Villa Apartments on Friday. Check out this story on dnj.com: https://www.dnj.com/story/news/2018/11/07/good-samaritan-shooting-hospital-murfreesboro/1897262002/
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Police responded to Saint Thomas Rutherford Hospital on Friday to make contact with a victim who was shot at Campus Villa Apartments.
After arriving at the hospital, the responding officer said they saw a newer model Nissan Maxima with blood on the passenger side. After speaking to hospital staff, the officer was told there was one male in the trauma room and another male in the hallway bathroom. Staff said they weren't sure if the male in the bathroom was injured, according to the police report.
Police made contact with the male in the bathroom and learned that he was the driver of the Nissan Maxima and had taken the gunshot victim to the hospital.
The unnamed good Samaritan was in front of his godmother's house Friday when he heard a gunshot, the report says. He saw the victim covered in blood waving him down.
The driver was taken to the Murfreesboro Police Department.
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