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Interpersonal Psychiatry
Psychiatry · 1 Provider
8301 State Line Rd # Gb
Dr. Hiten Soni, MD
based on the average of 31 provider reviews for Interpersonal Psychiatry
Review of Dr. Soni
-06/25/2019
I would never recommend Dr. Soni to anyone. He claims that he cares about his patients but truly, all he cares about is making money. I have a relative who saw Dr Soni for quite some time. Dr Soni barely spoke to them about their issues/feelings/fears, he just writes scripts and sends you on your way. My relative was in crisis mode (suicidal, in psychosis and very very unstable). My family and I spoke to Dr Soni (maybe 3-5 times on the phone for probably 5 minutes tops) to which he sent us an unitemized bill for approximately $2,000 and said that if we didn't pay it, he would send it to collections and our relative would be responsible for it. I don't know of any psychiatrist that charges $80-$133 per MINUTE! Maybe $150 per 45 minute sessions. Dr Soni is not genuine although he comes "off that way". He's just in it for the money. If that's the kind of psychiatrist you want, then he's your guy.
-Lawrence | 02/05/2019
Avoid. They never answer phones. Took as long as 10 days just to make an appt. They don't get things done, faxing records, etc. Just untrustworthy and unreliable. They also lost a nurse and were training bookkeeping staff to monitor patients! They didn't have a correct needle size and made me reschedule after I paid taxi fees etc. Soni is narcissistic. Referred to patients as liars at an open house. Placates with no intention of doing what he says like completing important records. Just sad.
-B in Kansas city, KS | 11/01/2018
I'd give 0 stars if it was an option. Both the office and his staff are a disorganized mess. Avoid at all costs. He no-shows for appointments, accidentally double books, is extremely late frequently and his office staff is incapable of filing insurance correctly. His medical decisions are questionable.
Had an appointment today with Dr Soni at 9:45am. When we got there he was in a group session. He had a full office of patients waiting to be seen and after inquiring how much longer at 10:40 am we were told he left the building with his wife and the staff had No idea where he went or how long he'd be gone. Also have had trouble with him returning phone calls even when told it was an emergency. Ended up going to the hospital.
-Jesse | 08/11/2018
I have been a patient for years with no real problems but now I cant even get ahold of Dr. Soni. The phone line keeps directing me to a answering service which is not helpful about the situation. I've been trying to get a refill for 3 days with not even a call back from Dr. Soni or his office. I finally heard back from Dr. Soni only for him to tell me to find another doctor, which is fine, I was done with the office's unprofessionalism and Dr. Soni's. He told me that he will not refill, period.
-Lawrence, KS | 09/20/2017
I can't say enough about Dr. Soni. My doctor recommended him. He listened to my concerns and changed one of my medications and reduced the dosage of the other two. I feel better than I have in many years!
-Monty Austin in Lenexa, KS | 05/12/2017
I have had experience with many Psychiatrists in my past. Dealing with mental /physical health issues. When I first met Dr. Soni, I wasn't sure he was going to be a good fit for me. He challenged my current medication. But, as we talked he really listened to my experiences. He told me about a new therapy that was working for a lot of people. TMS. I was scared at first. I had done the ECT thing, and it was not good for me! TMS is helping me! & Dr Soni worked hard to get my insurance to cover it!
-Kansas City, MO | 04/04/2017
Dr. Soni takes time to listen and work together with his patients to form a solution or plan for their problems. He's very open minded and non-judgemental, but doesn't coddle people either. He tells people what they need to hear and not just what they want to hear. He's been a great counselor and has helped my family, friends, and myself through some tough interpersonal situations.
Issue with long lapse of communication and customer service queries from an organizational standpoint. I've worked in retail long enough to know that the provider and their agents never hangs up on a customer. I got hung up on and was given an attitude, where obviously it takes two to tango, and I realized that and voiced that concern. It takes two parties to mediate an issue.
-mommanini in Lawrence, KS | 12/10/2016
My experience was very positive. He was warm, caring and really took time to listen.
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I am about to buy a new mixer and wanted to know what I should be looking for. Is there anything special I need to have for podcasting? What mixers do you boys suggest.
When I began, the most important feature I look for in a mixer was the number of Aux channels available.
The ability to provide mix-minus returns to Skype callers was important and we had a specific number in mind. To that end we chose the X2442, which fit the bill perfectly at the time.
If I were to do it today, I'd be looking for the above, along with the capability to provide good processing (expander/gate/compressor/limiter), similar to the external equipment that is being used, built into the mixer.
you should get something with atleast two aux sends.
It hurts to recommend Behringer, but their X1204USB or larger X2442USB mixers are a lot of bang for your buck. You should select a mixer based on your needs. Don't buy one until you know what you need.
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I agree that anything with a few aux sends is perfect. You do not need any of the EQ stuff that some of these mixers offer.
Wow... do yourself a favour and watch all of the videos on this device. This looks to be a killer! I can see how any of the models will fit into my workflow. Certainly I will be investigating further.
It looks great but I personally need physical faders. Its hard to determine what you are moving without actually feeling it.
Well, there are the MIDI connections that allow one to use control surfaces, allowing for the faders you require. Behringer has a number of these.
With a wireless MIDI connection you could even place the controller anywhere you wanted.
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Q: The form of a $2\times2$ real orthogonal matrix I am reading about unitary matrices in Horn and Johnson's Matrix Analysis. On page 68, the exercise asks, letting $T(\theta)=\begin{pmatrix}\cos\theta & \sin\theta \\-\sin\theta & \cos\theta \\ \end{pmatrix}$ where $\theta$ is a real parameter:

If $U\in M_{2}(\mathbb{R})$ is a unitary matrix, show that $U$ is real orthogonal iff $U=T(\theta)$ or $U=\begin{pmatrix}  1 & 0 \\  0 & -1 \\ \end{pmatrix}T(\theta)$

Since $U$ is unitary, it we know that it is an isometry, i.e. if $x\in \mathbb{R}$, $Ux=y \implies \|Ux\| = \|y\|$. But what does does this have to do with sine and cosine functions?

A: Brief explanation:
If $U$ is a unitary we have that $Ue_1$ and $Ue_2$ are unit vectors, where $e_1=(1,0)^T,e_2=(0,1)^T$. Let's call these two column vectors $a=Ue_1$ and $b=Ue_2$, so that $U=[\;a\;\;\; b\;]$ is the unitary matrix. Now the orthogonal property tells us $U^TU=I$, so $a$ and $b$ must be perpendicular in order for the off-diagonal entries of $U^TU$ to be zero (write it out and you should see). Since $(\cos\theta,\sin\theta)$ parametrizes all unit vectors, we can say $a=(\cos\theta,\sin\theta)^T$, which determines $b$ up to sign as you calculated in the comments. (The placement of negative signs in the form given to you doesn't quite agree with this explanation, but you should be able to fix that with the substitution $\phi=-\theta$ when need be, noting that cosine is even and sine is odd.)

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In an interview Friday, Luis Guillermo Solis said he tried to govern as responsibly and as dedicated as he could and can only ask forgiveness of those he disappointed.
With only days left in his term as the 47th President of the Republic, Luis Guillermo Solis, apologized to those who voted for him in the 2014 elections and who, in one way or another, regret today having given him support.
In an interview that with Noticias Monumental, this Friday, Luis Guillermo Solis, said he tried to govern as responsibly and dedicated as he could and can only ask forgiveness of those he disappointed. Photo Alejandro Gamboa Madrigal.
"I am very sorry, think about better the vote next time", the president responded during an interview with Randall Rivera, director of Noticias Monumental.
Solis said that he only has to apologize to those who feel they made a mistake by giving his vote to lead the first government of the Partido Acción Ciudadana (PAC).
"What I have done is to try to govern as responsibly and as dedicated as I could. If I disappointed one person or many, I can only ask their forgiveness," said the president during the interview, this Friday morning.
Solis argued that, at his discretion, the work is done and an analysis of it is available, but he indicated that many do not want to analyze it and many do not want to accept it, or hate it just because.
"I did everything I could, I spent as much time as I could," the president emphasized, while saying that he did meet the expectations of some and not others. He added that he did meet his own expectations.
As mitigation of his objectives, he argued that there were natural emergencies, migrations and "fierce" resistance in "bureaucratic, media and business" sectors to the promised change.
He also argued that there were multiple sectors, even in his party, who have always demanded to be more radical in his positions, though Solis defines himself as a restrained person.
"I continue to resist those demands to be more extreme," he said.
Solis said he did not let the 1.3 million votes that put him in the presidential chair.
Luis Guillermo Solis also denied, in the opinion of Rivera, having regretted at some point his decision to hold the highest office in the land, not even at his most critical points, "like the latest editorial by La Nacion," he said.
The editorial, titled, "the last disguise" (El último disfraz) says Luis Guillermo Solís disguised himself as a hero before the legislative plenary, ending four years of masquerade.


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Red Deer Industrial School Monument Unveiled
November 29, 2017 November 27, 2017 Laura Golebiowski
"During the past three weeks the Spanish influenza has swept through this institution. I regret to report that as a result, five of our pupils are dead: Georgina House, Jane Baptiste, Sarah Soosay, David Lightning, William Cardinal…At the time the children died practically everyone was sick so that it was impossible for us to bury the dead. I thought the best thing to do was to have the undertaker from Red Deer take charge of and bury the bodies. This was done, and they now lie buried in Red Deer."
These words, written by then-Principal Joseph F. Woodsworth to the department of Indian Affairs, now also appear in the Red Deer City Cemetery, on a monument commemorating the lives of four of the five young men and women who passed away on November 15 and 16, 1918, while attending Red Deer Industrial School[1]. Until now, their names and resting places within the Red Deer City Cemetery had remained largely unmarked and their stories untold.
Red Deer Industrial School opened in 1893, reflecting the federal government's growing emphasis on education as one of the primary means of attempting to control, regulate and assimilate Indigenous Peoples. Operated from 1893 to 1919 by the Methodist Church, Red Deer Industrial School quickly gained notoriety within the larger residential and industrial school system for its abysmal health conditions and high mortality rates. The biggest crisis faced by the school came during the 1918-19 Spanish influenza epidemic, when Principal Reverend Joseph Woodworth wrote: "For sickness, conditions at this school are nothing less than criminal."
The names and lives of Georgina, Jane, Sarah, David and William are a reflection of the horrific experiences suffered and endured by children who attended Red Deer Industrial School. However, their names and stories form only a small piece of a much larger picture of lives lost.
Red Deer Industrial School, C. 1905 (Image Credit: Peel's Prairie Provinces, University of Alberta Libraries, Prairie Postcards, 4711).
On September 28, 2017, Indigenous and non-Indigenous community members gathered in Red Deer to unveil a new monument in the Red Deer City Cemetery, an initiative spearheaded by the Remembering the Children Society. The Society is a collaborative group with representation from numerous First Nations, the Metis Nation of Alberta, the United Church of Canada and concerned and interested citizens.
The unveiling of the monument began with a morning pipe ceremony in the Red Deer City Cemetery, led by Elders from neighbouring First Nations. A formal program followed, which included speeches and presentations by numerous Elders, knowledge-keepers and dignitaries, including Dr. Wilton Littlechild, Grand Chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six First Nations and Truth and Reconciliation Commissioner. Remembering the Children Society members Lyle Keewatin Richards and Don Hepburn, with Society President Richard Lightning (nephew of the late David Lightning), explained how their research efforts led to the re-identification of the Red Deer Industrial School cemetery, and how the relationships they foster with Indigenous communities, landowners and governments have aided in the continued documentation and protection of the site.
Grand Chief of the Confederacy of Treaty Six and TRC Commissioner, Dr. Wilton Littlechild, addresses the crowd during the formal program.
Additional presenters included the Big Voice Drummers, National Centre for Truth and Reconciliation archivist Raymond Frogner, President and CEO of Canadians for a New Partnership Stephen Kakfwi, TRC Honorary Witness Morris Flewwelling and Reverend Shannon McCarthy with the United Church of Canada. Their words echoed the sentiments of Senator Murray Sinclair: reconciliation is not an Indigenous problem. It is a Canadian problem, and we each have a role to play in recognizing the dark truths of the past, and in moving forward in better ways.
The Big Voice Drummers finish a victory song as the monument is unveiled in the Red Deer City Cemetery.
The Alberta Historical Resources Foundation (AHRF) provided $10,000 to support the monument's design, fabrication and installation. Dr. Laurel Halladay, AHRF Chair, has provided the following words to describe the importance of the initiative and the Board's desire to support the project:
"The Alberta Historical Resources Foundation was so pleased we could help fund this memorial stone project. Our commitment to reconciliation, in this case via investment in heritage awareness surrounding the province's residential schools and their associated cemeteries, is an ongoing motivation of the Foundation's work.
The memorial stone project was an initiative that came from the community, which said clearly and loudly it wanted the experiences of Sarah Soosay, David Lightning, Jane Baptiste, and Georgina House in the Red Deer Industrial School memorialized. The Remembering the Children Society, the City of Red Deer, various churches, and the Metis Nation, among others, should really be praised for what they've accomplished.
The memorial stone is a physical representation of the spirit of collaboration, and what can be achieved when several individuals and groups share the same goal of reconciliation. The stone marker symbolizes several important stories, including the early 20th century history of central Alberta, the Spanish Flu epidemic in western Canada, and how educational institutions operated a hundred years ago.
However, most importantly, it marks the final resting place of four First Nations children who died far from their families and didn't return home. The history behind that doesn't make for a pleasant story but it's one that needs telling."
Both the Historic Resources Management Branch and the Alberta Historical Resources Foundation are committed to assisting Survivors, Survivor groups, Nations and communities in the identification, preservation and commemoration of residential school sites, cemeteries and stories. We are working to address the Truth and Reconciliation Commission of Canada's Calls to Action, particularly those regarding missing children and burial information. If you would like more information about these efforts, please contact the Aboriginal Heritage Section. We are grateful to, and encouraged by, groups like the Remembering the Children Society, who inspire and challenge us to use our mandate of protecting, preserving and presenting Alberta's history to further reconciliation in this province.
Written By: Laura Golebiowski (Aboriginal Consultation Adviser) and Allan Rowe (Historic Places Research Officer)
[1] William Cardinal died while attempting to run away from Red Deer Industrial School. His body was found and taken to his home community of Saddle Lake for burial.
Title Image: Richard Lightning, nephew of the late David Lightning and President of the Remembering the Children Society, is interviewed by the press beside the new monument.
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A very lean year for new musicals – only five debuted. While most audiences were choosing to attend the GREASE revival or LEGALLY BLONDE, my personal favorite that year was LOVEMUSIK, a bio-musical of composer Kurt Weill and his wife/muse Lotte Lenya played to perfection by Michael Cerveris and Donna Murphy. I don't attend many musicals more than once, but I paid to see LOVEMUSIK twice (the second time on closing night).


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Last Updated Date: June 19, 2022 - 19:37
Following an earlier release date trailer, a new trailer for Flying Wild Hogs third-person shooter Evil West has been released, showing a plethora of gameplay footage.
The 10-minute video shows you what types of enemies you can expect and what environments Jesse will be in.
Also, the images show the parts of the different perks and what weapon upgrades will be available in the game. Watch the long trailer below, then you'll have to be patient until September 20, 2022 when the game launches for PlayStation 4, PlayStation 5, Xbox One, Xbox Series X|S and PC.
The game brings the story of Jesse Rentier, who hunts vampires on the American border, to the players. It has the advantages of upgrading Jesse as well as a variety of different weapons that players can upgrade. Evil West will also have a co-op mode so you can play with a friend.
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Bottom Line: The Polk Audio UltraFit 1000 will stay in place during intense workouts, but these earphones prioritize fit over audio performance.
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Job candidates, your interviewer will likely ask you these common and tricky questions, so be prepared.
Before heading into a job interview, it's essential to prepare to answer a range of common interview questions.
While you can't anticipate – or memorize – the responses to every interview question you'll be asked, practicing good answers, brainstorming illustrative anecdotes and doing the research to address these types of interview questions is a great place to start. Better yet, rehearse your answers aloud with a friend who can offer insightful feedback and help you practice to overcome your pre-interview jitters.
You'll know that you're ready for the interview when you fully understand the company, its mission, the job description and how your experience fits in with the goals of the position and employer.
• Tell me about yourself. This "wide open" question is one of the hardest to answer, says Joe Weinlick, senior vice president of marketing at Nexxt, a Pennsylvania-based recruitment media company. Keep your answer short – you don't want to start with the story of your birth – and use it as an opportunity to highlight the skills and experiences that mesh well with the job description.
• How did you find out about this position? Here's your opportunity to spell out who referred you to the position or where you saw the job posting. Make sure you state your answer accurately. If a job applicant names a site where Sahami knows ZipRecruiter doesn't list its job postings, it doesn't come off well. "That person has not done their research and is just making something up," she says.
• Why do you want to work here? You need to do your research before responding to typical interview questions such as "Why do you want to work here?" Get an understanding of the company's initiatives, mission, industry and major projects – and use that information in your response.
• Why should we hire you? You'll need to highlight what sets you apart from other candidates and why you're a fantastic fit for the position. One trick: Use the language or words in the job posting when talking about yourself to subtly show your fit for the role, Weinlick says.
• Have you used our product/service? If the company develops a product or service available to the public, make sure you've used it prior to the interview. Play around with it and think carefully about what you like about it – and what could use improvement. "The best conversations come from when the [job candidate] is speaking from their own experience," Sahami says. "If they haven't used ZipRecruiter in their job search, that's a red flag," she says.
• What's your greatest strength? This is an opportunity to sing your own praises, relating them back to your professional experiences. One way to really highlight your strengths: Use metrics, says Glassdoor community expert Scott Dobroski. If you worked in retail, talk about how many sweaters you sold or customers you talked to each day. If you're interviewing for a technology job, talk about how much code you're writing.
• Tell me about your weaknesses. To answer this, "You need to know where your gaps are," says Cheryl Hyatt, CEO and partner at Hyatt-Fennell, an executive recruiting firm based in Pennsylvania. Prepare one or two examples of the skills you're working to improve. Find the silver lining and the professional lessons that you can use when talking about the sections of your resume that are weakest. After all, everyone has a weakness or a resume gap and answering this question confidently is key to making a good impression on your interviewer.
• What would you do in the first 30, 60 and 90 days on the job? When an interviewer asks this common question, he's looking to hear a bit about how you'll get up to speed while achieving "quick wins" in the first 90 days on the job, Dobroski says. "Say it explicitly," he says. "In the first 30 days, I want to soak up everything I can like a sponge, but I'd also look for a few opportunities for some 'quick wins' to help move this department forward." Pick a few concrete strategies that you'd use. They don't have to net the company millions of dollars, but your ideas should be tangible.
• How many times do a clock's hands overlap?
When interviewers ask these curveball interview questions, they don't actually want to know how many golf balls fit inside a bus or why the city municipality decided to design manhole covers a certain way. Instead, "they want to know how you think," Weinlick says.
• What have past employees done to succeed in this position? Asking this question lets you know how the employer measures success, understand the expectations for your job and determine whether you have the skills to do well in this position. It also shows the employer that you want to be – and plan to be – a star employee.
• How do you see this role making an impact and growing over one year or three years? Get a sense of the goals for this position and where it fits in with the larger company.
• I know that you've been here for five years. What are your favorite parts about working here, and what areas could stand improvement? Research your interviewer on LinkedIn or another job site to see how long he or she has worked at the company. Ask your interviewer about his or her favorite aspects of the job – and nicely ask about what could improve.
• What are some challenges that will face the person filling this position? Get a sense of the hurdles you'll face while working at this job and in the industry overall. If your interviewer can't name a single challenge, be wary. No job is perfect.
• What are the next steps in this interview process? Don't exit the interview without having a sense of the next steps in the application process and when you should expect to hear back. You might also get a sense of how well you did by how enthusiastic and detailed the answer is.
• Is this a cross-functional or cross-departmental position? Sahami, of ZipRecruiter, likes this question in which the interviewer shows an interest in opportunities to work with other teams and different departments. "That's an astute question to ask," she says.
• What are learning opportunities or professional development opportunities I could take advantage of? This question demonstrates a candidate's interest to not only improve his or her own professional skills, but to turn around and use those new skills to help the company in return.
In addition to the questions you've prepared to ask, bring up questions that arose during the interview. Asking good follow-ups shows that you were listening and are serious about the job.
• How many vacation days do we get? This topic is better addressed after you've received the job offer and are discussing benefits, including vacation days, sick days and retirement offerings.
• How much does this position pay? Again, this is not the time to bring up benefits and pay. Save it for later in the process.
• Can my kids wait in the lobby? Don't bring your kids, your mom, your friend or anyone else to the interview, even to wait in the company lobby. The interview is the time to stand alone as a professional.
• When do you plan to start a family?
• Are you gay or lesbian?
• What religion do you practice? What church do you go to?
• In what country where were you born?
Depending on the state or municipality in which you live, it may also be illegal to ask for salary history.
If an interviewer poses one of these questions, it's best not to respond aggressively or angrily. There is, after all, a chance that the hiring manager doesn't realize that he's treading into risky territory. Instead, politely decline to answer while refocusing the interview on your skills and fit for the job.
For example, Dobroski says, you could say, "Thank you so much for asking, but I'd prefer to keep the interview focused on the job duties and skills required for this role." If the question does seem to stem from somewhere malicious, consider it a red flag. You may want to contact the human resources department or rethink whether you will be happy working for this company.


The Deep South is the name affectionately given, by the people who live there, to that part of the peninsula south of the Old Cape Road (Oukaapseweg) as far as Cape Point Nature Reserve.
This beautiful area, with its fynbos-clad mountains stretching southwards in a jagged spine towards Cape Point, and bordered by white beaches and blue sea, lends its name and identity to the southern-most distillery in Cape Town.
Although the Deep South was once relatively remote, it now comprises a collection of interconnected, bustling, thriving communities offering the village-like lifestyles of Noordhoek, Kommetjie and Scarborough on the west coast, the small port-feel of Kalk Bay and Simonstown, ranged around the commercial centre of Fish Hoek. Burgeoning development in the whole valley has seen widespread human settlement that links the whole valley together.
The people of the Deep South are a diverse and sometimes quirky lot, ranging across the spectrum from artists to zoologists, captains of industry, tradespeople, crafters, fisherfolk, musicians, artisans, restauranteurs, surfers, builders and shopkeepers.
The distillery is located in a small industrial area on the road that links Kommetjie to the rest of the Cape. The distillery is artisanal, which means that it manufactures premium spirits in small batches, for discerning lovers of craft spirits. Being artisanal, many activities such as fermentation and distillation are very hands-on, and bottling and labelling are done by hand. The manufacture, settling and maturation of our spirits is allowed to unfold at an unhurried pace, and even the distillery tour and tasting are conducted at a leisurely pace.
The result is an authentic, personalised craft experience, and exceptional spirits, made with care and passion.
Deep South Distillery finally opened its doors to the public in December 2017. Both of its gins are gold medal winners, and it has a growing reputation for much more than making great spirits that pay fitting tribute to the unique flora and surroundings of the Cape Peninsula. It is a warm, friendly craft distillery that shares knowledge and fun in equal measure, and is now fulfilling its mission: to make the world a better place, one sip at a time.
Coming soon: a little virtual tour of our distillery, for those who live far away and can't come by in person.
Steve is the owner and distiller at Deep South Distillery. He handles all the business operations, and oversees the distillery operations. He is responsible for product and recipe development and owing to rigorous quality assurance, often has to take a nap at mid-morning He considers this to be his fourth, or perhaps fifth, career, in a working life that has seen him being an IT programmer, systems analyst, academic, entrepreneur, lecturer, business owner, author, researcher and conference presenter. He has been actively trying to have at least two mid-life crises a year since his thirties, when he began retiring for the first time, and considers starting a craft distillery in a recession in South Africa at the age of 60 to be one of the strangest decisions he ever made. He is father of two grown-up daughters and married to Sandy. If he had any free time, he would spend it sailing, playing the piano, hiking, camping, travelling and playing golf. He paints water-colours really badly, likes to collect useful phrases in other languages and can sometimes be found nibbling on his neighbours' hedges in search of secret botanicals that can be used in the distillery. He was once chased by pirates off the Mozambique coast. Oh! And he loves craft spirits.
colleagues had started in the 80's. As the business grew, she was able to put her MBA to use in managing every aspect of the business over the years, including HR, Finance and Marketing, with a side-line in catering, events and graduation parties. She is amazing at organising events, and is a talented and creative caterer. Her whimsical and slightly wicked sense of humour keeps Steve in his place. She is loving mother to four children: two human daughters and two canine, and loves the Kommetjie lifestyle.
Dan is our Distillery Assistant, and handles many of the day-to-day operations in the distillery, including overseeing the distilling and fermentation runs, running tours, doing deliveries, and helping out with the occasional tasting. Since he does not actually consume alcohol, he is the perfect person to have working in a distillery! Dan hails from Zimbabwe, where he initially worked as an Electrical Maintenance Technician for ZESA, including a stint in Cabora Bassa, before spending time in marketing at an accounting business. He started his own Coal Merchant company, supplying coal to tobacco farmers for half a decade, before relocating to Cape Town. He joined the distillery in March 2017 and has grown in knowledge and skills to become a vital part of the team. Dan is a guy who welcomes challenge, and he loves the research that goes into new spirits, processes and recipes. His quirky tours of the distillery and wry sense of humour often have guests in fits of giggles, and his passion for the job shines through strongly. As he says: ͞I love the job and the challenge, and better is not good enough. The best is still to come!͟.
Steve Erlank settled in Kommetjie more than three decades ago, when he and his wife fell in love with the relative remoteness, natural beauty and creative life style of the valley. Like many inhabitants, he spent his days commuting to a corporate world, which included weekly trips to Gauteng for many years. Steve had developed an interest in distilling when his favourite grapefruit schnapps went off the market, and he decided to make his own. He bought a small copper alembic still, attended a starter training workshop with Distillique, a local supplier of craft distilling equipment and services, and began trying to reverse engineer the recipe in his garage in his spare time. This was marginally successful as he grappled with new knowledge and skills in physics, chemistry, biology and food science. But the schnapps was quite tasty! By 2016, and having recently sold his successful training business, he retired from corporate life, went into partnership in building a beautiful catamaran, and embarked on a few sailing adventures in the Indian ocean with friends and family, while he contemplated the possibilities of opening a craft distillery, a long-held dream. Much research into Indian Ocean island rum was conducted on his travels, which continued in South Africa and abroad with visits to distilleries, trade shows, festivals and events, conducting intensive research and just co-incidentally sampling many craft spirits along the way. In the course of this research, he met many interesting and talented people in the industry. It soon became apparent that craft distilling offered the potential for creativity and innovation, an opportunity for an interesting change of direction, and a great excuse to travel, consume delightful cocktails and continue to meet amazing people.
Along the way, he encountered James Copeland, a crafter who had been making rum in his garage and who aspired to opening his own distillery called Copeland Rum. Their shared values in great spirits led to a collaboration for a time to establish a distillery in the valley and bring gins, rums and vodkas to the market. A year of hard work ensued as a suitable factory was purchased, equipment was designed and ordered, and every aspect of a working distillery was dreamed about, discussed, plotted and debated with experts in plumbing, drainage, electrical reticulation, roofing, insulation, heat management, pumps, filtering and of course, distilling. Recipes had to be developed, and so the research continued…..
Where did the Brand come from?
When we kicked off the process of developing a craft distillery in Kommetjie, we wanted to pay tribute to the beautiful place in which we live. So we were pretty sure that Deep South would be the name of the distillery, but we needed a logo. So we went global. For the brand development and logos, we ran a competition on a crowd-design website, where we invited designers from around the world to submit their concepts for a brand that would be a little different, a little fun, and that would link somehow to the Deep South. We got 150 designs and submissions in a week and it was hard work to go through them all. We picked 10 favourites and circulated the designs to a sample audience with one important question: Which of these designs would entice you into buying a bottle, just because of the logo. More than two thirds of respondents said "Pick the Penguin! Pick the Penguin!". And so we did.
But why is the penguin upside down?
We often invite visitors to give us their own reasons for the inversion of our penguin, and we must say, their reasons are quite a lot more colourful than the real reason. Well: the penguin as a logo was conceptualised by a young woman who lives in the Ukraine. Her reasoning was that if you live in the Deep South in the southern hemisphere, then your penguins are going to be standing, upside down, on the bottom of the world! We are not sure if our penguin is male or female, and it does not have a name yet, but there's a competition in there somewhere to ask our fans and followers to help us complete his/her identity.


Now Thats Funny Right There!!! I don't care who you are thats funny. If you look at them long enough you start to wonder who is who. Cortez Or Mr. Ed. Face hurts laughing too much.
snap she's a young attractive cat lady!


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Coast Village Vons to Revamp
Our Montecito Columnist Gets the Scoop on Plans for the Grocery Store
By Indy Staff
Tue May 22, 2007 | 8:42am
Vons in Montecito
J'Amy Brown
Vons Shoppers – grab your shopping carts and stop racing those engines to Lazy Acres and Gelson's, because the Montecito Vons is gearing up to become a competitive, racy market for the high-end shopper.
Montage today confirmed that Vons Montecito is slated to get a major upgrade starting in the first quarter of 2008. Work is scheduled to be completed by the second quarter of 2008, and the store will remain open throughout construction. The grocery will be re-designated and redesigned a Vons "Lifestyle" store, similar in style and amenities to the Fairview Vons in Goleta.
"It means upscaled amenities like softer lighting, nice floors, a large selection of organic produce, and an olive bar – it's a more boutique experience," explained Marlyn Denter, public affairs director of Vons. Rumors have been flying inside the Montecito store for weeks that change was about to be under foot, but the official confirmation didn't come until today, May 22, and it was tied with a strong disclaimer.
"Right now these are the plans," Denter said, making it very clear plans are subject to change. "But, it is no secret that we want to offer the ultimate shopping experience to the residents of Montecito. We want to provide a convenient format, one-stop shopping, and a wide variety at more affordable prices."
It sounds good, and we'll enthusiastically keep you posted. But remember Vons Shoppers, the grocer is at the union bargaining table and construction costs are rising with gas prices, so son't tear up your Lazy Acres coupons quite yet.
https://www.independent.com/2007/05/22/coast-village-vons-revamp-2/
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Dallas, TX - Pedestrian Killed by Car on Houston St Viaduct
Dallas, TX (March 18, 2021) - A pedestrian died on Thursday, March 18th following a hit-and-run accident in downtown Dallas.
Reports show that at about 1:50 a.m., a man was walking along the lefthand side of the 600 block of the Houston Street Viaduct, in the area of the Kay Bailey Hutchison Convention Center and South Market Street when he was struck by a southbound vehicle driving in the left lane.
The man, who has yet to be identified, was pronounced dead at the scene.
The driver of the striking vehicle failed to stop, render aid, or notify police.
No other details about the incident were made available.
We would like to offer our deepest condolences to the family of the deceased victim at this time.
Pedestrian Fatalities in Dallas
Every year, more than 7,500 pedestrians are injured in collisions throughout our state. The fact that pedestrians do not have steel cages to protect them leaves them more vulnerable to life-threatening and fatal injuries. The majority of victims sustain injuries that force them to undergo emergency surgery and spend months in recovery.
Although we would hope that every victim is able to overcome their injuries and move forward, this is not the case. In fact, motor vehicle accidents claim the lives of more than 3,600 people each year. Roughly 17% of victims who lose their lives in these accidents are pedestrians.
When pedestrians lose their lives in accidents, they often leave behind friends and family members who are devastated by their sudden and unexpected loss. Although there are very few things worse than the loss of a loved one, knowing that they lost their life as a result of another person's negligence makes the situation even more emotional.
Although money cannot replace the lives of those taken away so suddenly, having the financial resources necessary to move forward after a loss can help alleviate some of the stress families endure. Working with a responsive and effective wrongful death attorney in Houston can help to ensure you are in the best position possible after experiencing the tragic loss of a loved one.
The Texas pedestrian accident attorneys at Farah Law have over five decades of experience fighting to help bereaved families protect their legal rights after losing loved ones in accidents due to the negligence of other motorists. Our team is available to meet with surviving relatives at their earliest convenience to review the circumstances surrounding their loved one's accident and to determine the most appropriate actions moving forward.
We are committed to helping our clients protect their legal rights and best interests, and to maximize their recoveries through wrongful death claims. If your loved one lost their life in an accident, and you believe negligence played a role, contact our personal injury attorneys in Texas at (888) 481-9359 to see how we can help you get justice.
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"How can I make money blogging?" That's the question I kept asking myself. Over the last few months I finally started earning an income as a blogger & digital influencer. Nope, it's not enough to quit my social media coordinator position, but it's enough to help pay the bills, buy plane tickets to Paris, save money, & truly enjoy life.
You might be wondering how you can make money from blogging, so here's my January 2017 Blogging Income Report. This is my first income report, but I earned over $800 in December 2016.
Note: I base my income report on earnings that were deposited into my bank account during that month. I did several projects in January that have yet to be paid out, therefore I will take that into account for my February Income Report.
The only exception to this rule is the $15.43 from ShopStyle Collective. I only get paid once I make the $100 threshold but thought it'd be misleading to post that I earned $100 from ShopStyle when in fact that was many, many months in the making.
Most of my blog earnings were from sponsored blog posts & sponsored social media posts. I'm working on growing my following & engagement, so it's nice to be rewarded by getting paid opportunities. I worked with brands like Truvia & Lays. I even was a part of the promotional team for a new show on FX called Taboo.
Thank you for being open about your blogging income. It's nice to get a realistic scope. I'm starting blogging more frequently this year and hope to be blogging more "full-time" once my little one is born, since I'll be home.
So cool! that is a nice blogging income. Inspired me to work harder to do sponsored posts.
I love seeing the breakdown and where the income is coming from. i definitely will need to look into sponsored posts and how to even get sponsors!
Really awesome to see the breakdown of how you are generating income via blogging. Super inspiring and insightful! Thanks for sharing!
So neat to see how your income from blogging is broken down. Thanks for sharing.
I love blogger's income reports. They're so interesting. You did so well! Yay!
I can't wait to read your other post on this subject! Your post has inspired me . Thanks.
Pretty brave to reveal your income. I go back and forth about revealing mine but you've pushed me a little closer to doing it. Thanks for sharing and keep up the good work!
It really is so rewarding to make money on the hard work behind the blog! You are killing it!
WAy to go girl! I love making money blogging. I don't make as much as you though. :) You're killing it!
Thank you for sharing this. As a new blogger having this broken down for me is great !
You go girl! I love that you're so transparent in your earnings and I know this will motivate other bloggers to turn their hobby into a business!
You go girl! Reading income reports is my jam.
it is great you're transparent about this.
Mine too! Wish there were more!


The Cybex Aton Q I-Size Carseat is now available in Singapore. The cheapest Cybex Aton Q I-Size Carseat price in Singapore is S$ 303.40 from kids-room. Cybex Aton Q I-Size Carseat price details are updated April 2019.


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Ježinci (lat. Echinoidea) su razred bodljikaša najčešće okruglasta, rjeđe srcasta ili pločasta tijela s gornje strane prekrivena pomičnim bodljama.

Građa tijela

S donje strane tijela su usta u kojima se nalazi 5 zubića. Oko usta se nalazi i 5 pari usnih nožica koje služe kao kemijska osjetila za izbor hrane. Tu se nalazi i 5 busenastih struktura koje služe za disanje. U 5 pravilnih dvoredova kroz rupice u pločicama prolaze prionljive nožice uz pomoć čijih se ljepljivih vrškova ježinci hvataju za podlogu. Dvoredovi završavaju na gornjoj (vršnoj) strani s jednom osjetnom nožicom. Na površini tijela se nalaze mnogobrojni sitni privjesci štipaljke crijevni otvor nalazi se s gornje strane

Stanište

Nastanjuju kamenita i pješčana dna, livade morskih cvjetnica. Ježinci nepravilnog oblika, nepravilnjaci, većinom žive u izvaneuropskim morima, mnogi u velikim dubinama.

Prehrana

Hrane se algama i uginulim organizmima koje nanose morske struje, pretežno su biljojedi, ali postoje i grabežljive vrste.

Razmnožavanje

Plodila ježinaca su u tjelesnoj šupljini u međuzrakama s vršne strane. Spolni proizvodi izlaze izravno u vodu gdje se oplođuju vanjskom oplodnjom. Stvaraju milijune jajašaca, a za leglo se brinu jedino arktički oblici. Razdvojenog su spola.

Prirodni neprijatelji

Prirodni neprijatelji su im ribe, zvjezdače i rakovi. Najviše stradaju od nametnika praživotinja, oblića, veslonožaca, vitičara i dr.

Razdioba

Poznato je oko 800 vrsta ježinaca. U Jadranskome moru žive: dugobodlji morski turban (Cidaris cidaris) kojemu su bodlje dvostruko dulje od promjera tijela, Stylocidaris affinis, crni ježinac (Arbacia lixula) nastanjuje hridinasto tlo, ljubičasti ježinac (Sphaerechinus granularis) kojemu su bodlje ljubičaste i kratke (oko 2 cm), boravi na pjeskovitom i hridinastom tlu, kuglasti ježinac (Echinus melo) živi na pješčanom dnu, patuljasti ježinac (Psammechinus microtuberculatus) živi na mjestima gdje ima algi i morskih cvjetnica, hridinski ježinac (Paracentrotus lividus) nastanjuje plitke kamenite obale. Od ježinaca nepravilna oblika, u Jadranskome moru žive maleni ježinac (Echinocyamus pusillus) i grimizni divojež (Spatangus purpureus) srcasta oblika s rijetkim dugačkim i gustim kratkim bodljama.

 Podrazred Cidaroidea Smith, 1984
 Red Cidaroida Claus, 1880
 Porodica Anisocidaridae Vadet, 1999 †
 Nadporodica Cidaridea Gray, 1825
 Porodica Diplocidaridae Gregory, 1900 †
 Porodica Heterocidaridae Mortensen, 1934 †
 Nadporodica Histocidaroidea Lambert, 1900
 Porodica Miocidaridae Durham & Melville, 1957 †
 Porodica Polycidaridae Vadet, 1988 †
 Porodica Rhabdocidaridae Lambert, 1900 †
 Porodica Serpianotiaridae Hagdorn, 1995 †
 Porodica Triadocidaridae Smith, 1994 †
 Podrazred Euechinoidea Bronn, 1860
 Infrarazred Acroechinoidea Smith, 1981
 Red Aspidodiadematoida Kroh & Smith, 2010
 Red Diadematoida Duncan, 1889
 Red Micropygoida Kroh & Smith, 2010
 Red Pedinoida Mortensen, 1939
 Red Pedinothuria Gregory, 1897 †
 Red Pelanechinidae Groom, 1887 †
 Infrarazred Carinacea Kroh & Smith, 2010
 Nadred Calycina Gregory, 1900
 Nadred Echinacea Claus, 1876
 Porodica Hemicidaridae Wright, 1857 †
 Porodica Orthopsidae Duncan, 1889 †
 Porodica Pseudodiadematidae Pomel, 1883 †
 Red Echinothurioida Claus, 1880
 Porodica Echinothuriidae Thomson, 1872
 Porodica Kamptosomatidae Mortensen, 1934
 Porodica Phormosomatidae Mortensen, 1934
 Infrarazred Irregularia Latreille, 1825
 Nadred Atelostomata von Zittel, 1879
 Rod Atlasaster Lambert, 1931 †
 Porodica Desorellidae Lambert, 1911 †
 Red Echinoneoida H. L. Clark, 1925
 Porodica Galeropygidae Lambert, 1911 †
 Rod Grasia Michelin, 1854 †
 Red Holectypoida Ducan, 1889 †
 Porodica Menopygidae Lambert, 1911 †
 Rod Mesodiadema Neumayr, 1889 †
 Nadred Neognathostomata Smith, 1981
 Porodica Pygasteridae Lambert, 1900 †
 Porodica Pygorhytidae Lambert, 1909 †

Izvori

Vanjske poveznice

Bodljikaši

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Inquisition Ferrari tech chief Michael Leiters
Modified date: February 16, 2020
We've reached a new level' Ferrari's tech boss on how staying small helps the company move fast and prioritise performance
The CAR inquisition
MICHAEL HUGO LEITERS CHIEF TECHNOLOGY OFFICER, FERRARI
It's late evening in Maranello. The sun has long packed up and gone home for the night but Michael Leiters is still hard at work. You get the impression that's not an unusual occurrence as he strides in to meet CAR, wearing a suit as sharp as his sideburns and apologising for being late.
As chief technology officer since January 2014 at one of the planet's more technologically adventurous automotive companies, Leiters has plenty on his plate. Imminently, there's the Purosangue, Ferrari's first SUV. Then there's the SF90, its first plug-in hybrid, plus ever-stronger competition from rivals old and new, and ever tighter regulations. The dynamic magic in Ferrari's current line-up suggest he's managing just fine.
'Ferrari is a small company, we're compact, and we have all the levers in our hands. With that comes the possibility to move quickly,' he says. 'With the SF90 we started from scratch and, within a few years, we had created a car for a new segment that didn't exist before. I can't speak for other companies, but I suspect this is something only Ferrari can do.'
He knows one of Ferrari's famous foes pretty well. Prior to joining Maranello he held a series of positions at Porsche from 2000 to 2013, including heading up its SUV product line in 2010 – background that'll come in handy as Ferrari readies its first SUV. Presumably the culture feels quite different at Maranello compared to Stuttgart?
'Some things are easier here, some things are more difficult. Ferrari is less spread out, more compact, and, yes, there are cultural differences between German engineering and Italian engineering, with the pros and cons on both sides.'
He's here to show us around the Roma, the front-engined V8 unveiled late last year and set to go up against the likes of Aston's Vantage and DB11 when it goes on sale. 'It's a more understated style of Ferrari, to attract new customers from other car makers,' he says. While the Roma has evolved from the same platform as the existing Portofino droptop, bringing it into being has involved rather more than sticking a fixed roof on top.
'The wheelbase and architecture is the same but we have replaced or modified 70 per cent of the components. From an engineering point of view, the thing we are most proud of is the driving dynamics. It's almost 100kg lighter [than the Portofino], and by making the spaceframe more rigid we've reached a new level of dynamic ability for a GT car. It's fantastic to drive.'
While Leiters has previously ruled out an all-electric Ferrari – for the time being, at least – he's enthused about the possibilities of torque vectoring enabled by electric motors in hybrid powertrains. 'This is a brilliant thing. Maybe this is an advantage of our brand: while others have to use hybridisation for what you might call rational reasons, we can use it to increase driving emotions. I think emotions are easier to sell than rational things. We can really exaggerate concepts and use them in a unique, Ferrari way.'
With a frontline Formula 1 team on the same site, do the road-car engineers ever ask the Grand Prix guys to help out? 'F1 and road cars are different worlds, but in some areas you can use the same know-how. In aerodynamics, the timing we have between a design model and the final elevation is so quick. This is definitely something we learned from F1. I didn't experience this in other companies.
'I won't tell you how many people work in my team but it is small, and that is one of our strengths. My engineers have a very broad experience and education. We don't have, let's say, 10 specialists who design exterior mirrors their whole life. We have one guy doing all the assembled parts on the exterior: seals, windows and so on: a much broader responsibility. 'People [here] have a holistic view of the car. We never follow technologies only to have the technology for the sake of it. We want to create performance. That does not only mean horsepower.
And for the Roma's interior, the philosophy is 'hands on the wheel, eyes on the road'. We developed a new way to measure distraction, to see how much the driver has to take their eyes from the road. This holistic view of our engineers helps us to optimise the whole project, not one single part.' With that, he has to go, stepping smartly into the factory's dark courtyard and back towards his team of holistically minded engineers and the tasks at hand. No doubt there'll be many more long days and nights ahead, but you get the impression Leiters wouldn't have it any other way.
Six questions only we would ask
What was your first car?
'It was an Opel Corsa, 1.2 litres, blue metallic. I called it Interceptor. I got the highest speeding fine of my life in that car…'
What achievement makes you most proud?
'I have a clear imagination of what I want to reach for Ferrari. When I reach this, this will be my proudest achievement.'
Tell us about a time you screwed up…
'The other side of the answer above – my biggest mistake is that I am still not there.'
What's the best thing you've ever done in a car?
'To hear the sound of a V12.'
Supercar or classic car?
'Supercar. Only one answer to that!'
Company curveball: what percentage sold of Ferraris are red? 'It's about 50 per cent.' [Almost. The answer is 45 per cent. In the '90s, it was 90 per cent.]
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And why are you not writing now on the blog? I know you're busy but you represent half of the blog writing community of Peshawar! Get writing!
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Last Saturday, coming home from our brush with danger, this monstrosity, in an open field a block away from our home, caught my eye. There stood this pyramid, technically a cone, of old Christmas tree branches topped by a snowman. I figured it had something to do with the Fasnacht season, but it's not like I could ask my German speaking neighbors to enlighten me. My best guess, after some internet research, is that this is our town's humble version of Zürich's burning of the Böögg.
The festivities took place the next evening, kicked off by a Guggenmusik band playing "Barbara Ann" (made famous by the Beach Boys) in a meager parade down our street. Isaiah and I took a walk to check out the scene and found Au's inhabitants out and about enjoying bratwürste, brötli, and beer. We, like several others, stood close to the fire to warm our hands only to find pine needles raining down on us. Unfortunately, we didn't really find ourselves getting caught up in the Fasnacht spirit this time around, but maybe next year.


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Jun 19, 2019, 05:55AM
Is "Not Donald Trump" My Position?
Kenneth Silber
Contemplating what it would take for me to vote for him.
The Orlando Sentinel, a longtime Republican-leaning newspaper, just came out with an endorsement for 2020: "Not Donald Trump." While leaving open the question of what Democrat, independent or renegade Republican the paper might end up supporting, the editorial ruled out backing the incumbent.
The editorial explained that doing so made sense, even without knowing the identity of the President's opponent, since "there's no point pretending we would ever recommend that readers vote for Trump." It went on: "After 2½ years we've seen enough. Enough of the chaos, the division, the schoolyard insults, the self-aggrandizement, the corruption, and especially the lies." A concise but wide-ranging summary of Trump's failings and offenses followed.
I'm in much the same position as the Sentinel. I've effectively ruled out voting for Trump. But that also raises some questions. One is how many people are persuadable in this election cycle. Presumably, the Sentinel editorialized in hopes that some readers, especially in the swing state of Florida, might switch votes based on the case made. Still, it's hard to imagine the hypothetical Trump supporter who, after all this time, reads the piece and is moved to recant.
Another question is whether one can uphold a philosophical principle: that in seeking to persuade others, you should be open to persuasion yourself. It's a difficult standard to meet, even in the sciences, where ideas are formulated to be testable and open to revision. The scientist who debunks Bigfoot likely gives little weight to the possibility that the creature will be found behind the next tree; and wouldn't necessarily be elated at making such a discovery.
As an exercise, I contemplated what if anything could convert me into a Trump supporter. Let's say the President proposed a carbon tax, a policy I've long favored. Eight years ago, at David Frum's website FrumForum, I sketched out how a Republican politician could make a case for such a policy in conservative, even nationalistic, terms. It's far-fetched to imagine Trump shifting his stance on climate change to adopt such a policy now, but, if he did, I would wonder if he might be able to achieve something the Democrats could not, in a Nixon-goes-to-China way.
Yet even that dramatic turnaround wouldn't be enough to get me to vote for Trump. I'd question what had prompted the change—whether some kind of corruption was involved—and why I should trust him to follow through on his proposal, when he's told so many lies and shown so little consistency on policy positions. Ironically, I'd probably take him more seriously on this hypothetical carbon tax if he had actually made real progress on his signature policy—which I abhor—of building a wall.
Rick Wilson, whom I see as a Spartan King Leonidas of anti-Trumpism, aptly points out, and titled his book accordingly, that ETTD—Everything Trump Touches Dies—meaning that the president's supporters, enablers, collaborators and allies have a way of ending up diminished, compromising whatever principles they have as well as their dignity. Along such lines, I considered what corrupting thing Trump could do to gain a shot at winning my vote.
What came to mind was that the president could use his Twitter feed to tout my book In DeWitt's Footsteps: Seeing History on the Erie Canal. I recognize that's not going to happen, but there would be a certain logic if it did. Trump has spoken positively about the Erie Canal, and its history as an exemplar of American greatness makes a good theme for Infrastructure Week. Some Trump supporters work hard on material they hope will get tweeted by the President, and my book is less offensive than a great deal of what his feed has featured to date.
But I'm still with the Orlando Sentinel in saying "Not Donald Trump." I don't like being so inflexible. During the 30-plus years I was a Republican, I occasionally voted, or gave serious thought to voting, for someone not on the party line. I'm now an independent who's to the right of the center of gravity of the Democratic Party. I'm not confident I'm going to be happy with whoever the opposing candidate turns out to be. But I believe the country has only one direction to go from here, and that's up.
—Kenneth Silber is author of In DeWitt's Footsteps: Seeing History on the Erie Canal and is on Twitter: @kennethsilber
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Sergei Smirnov (Unión Soviética, 17 de septiembre de 1960-18 de septiembre de 2003) fue un atleta soviético especializado en la prueba de lanzamiento de peso, en la que consiguió ser medallista de bronce mundial en pista cubierta en 1987.

Carrera deportiva

En el Campeonato Mundial de Atletismo en Pista Cubierta de 1987 ganó la medalla de bronce en el lanzamiento de peso, con una marca de 20.67 metros, tras el alemán Ulf Timmermann (oro con 22.24 metros) y el suizo Werner Günthör  (plata con 21.61 metros).

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Enlaces externos

Atletas de la Unión Soviética
Nacidos en San Petersburgo


Passengers in Lichfield are facing delays after trees came down on the cross city line.
Plans for new lifts at Lichfield Trent Valley railway station have been unveiled.
Commuters and Christmas shoppers are facing delays on the trains after a signalling problem on the cross city line.
Lichfield commuters are facing a morning of disruption and delays.
People traveling from Lichfield into Birmingham this weekend have been warned expect busier than normal trains.
The Rail Minister has vowed that cross city line capacity will increase by 30% by 2022.
Passengers travelling from train stations in Lichfield are being urged to check their timetables when changes kick in later this month.


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Posted inOpinion
Query from Korea: Is it safe in US?
When almost half the country decides to check out of reality, how can America proceed?
by Chris Tharp December 4, 2020 December 4, 2020
Rudy Giuliani has been pressing forth with the falsehood that the presidential election was somehow stolen, and the Republican base has eaten it up. File photo: Reuters / Joshua Roberts
When I first moved from the US to Korea, some friends and family asked me if it was "safe there." I assured them that it was, and despite a few flare-ups between the North and South, this peninsula has proved to be one of the most danger-free places I could have possibly ended up in. This is especially true these days when I cast my eyes homeward.
As a long-term expat it's easy to be smug. It's a piece of rice cake to sit on this side of the Pacific, smirk, and congratulate myself on getting out of when I did. I can watch the social and political meltdown of the USA from a very safe distance, patting myself on the back while offering snipes on social media, and then just go about my business.
After all, I left a very long time ago. Why should I even care that the country I once called home exists in a perpetual state of idiotic crisis?
But I do care, much to the detriment of my sleep, peace of mind, and healthy drinking habits. As I sit here, in South Korea, pondering the willful ignorance, incompetence, criminal bungling, prevarication, and mass hallucination currently raging back in the States, I have to concentrate all of my energy to shore up the structural integrity of my head and heart, lest they both implode.
After all, I am an American, and despite the fact that I jumped on a plane 16 years ago to come work and live in East Asia, I love the USA. Home is home, and when it's on fire it's hard just to sit back and shrug.
The election of Joe Biden a month ago managed to breathe a bit of wind into the sails of faith in my country, but what has transpired since has caused much of that cloth to slacken.
Sure, Uncle Joe won a decisive Electoral College victory and is currently leading by more than 7 million votes, but that hasn't stopped Donald Trump, along with a cowardly and complicit Republican Party, from not only refusing to accept this result, but using every weapon in their arsenal to subvert and nakedly reverse the will of the people.
We all knew that Trump wouldn't initially accept an electoral defeat. He has been telegraphing this since he squeaked into the Oval Office in 2016. And it's not just that such an admission of loss wouldn't serve him politically; he's psychologically incapable of such a gesture.
What was once an election routine has now mutated into an unachievable feat of decency. One only needs to look back to the dignity, grace, and utter class of John McCain's concession speech in 2008 to realize just how far we've plunged. Twelve years suddenly feels like a hundred and twenty.
If it was just Trump we could just roll our eyes and move on. After all, anyone with a lick of sense knows that he's a broken machine. The problem is that, despite these manifest defects, this machine conjures a kind of black magic that has mesmerized vast swaths of Americans.
Trump has taken some of the most powerful talismans of the American ideal and wedded them to his own fevered ego. To reject Trump means to reject the whole idea of the nation, at least to his cult.
Donald Trump launched a tsunami of lawsuits to challenge the integrity of this election, and not a single charge has stuck. In fact, every suit has been laughed out of the courtroom, or dismissed, on more than one occasion, "with prejudice," a relatively rare middle finger in the world of jurisprudence.
Still, this hasn't stopped his surrogates from agitating on his behalf, from openly clamoring for a reversal of an election that has been said to be "the most open and transparent in American history."
White House Press Secretary Kayleigh McEnany has relished the role of lying robot, complete with blank sheaves of paper waved about for effect. Senators Lindsay Graham and Ted Cruz have both spent face time on Fox News and other outlets casting doubt on the veracity of Joe Biden's clear win, and Trump's unhinged legal team has never met a camera or fake panel it doesn't like.
Rudy Giuliani has led this windmill tilt, at one point sweating so hard in a news conference that his lies took on liquid form and dribbled down the side of his face. But that didn't stop "America's mayor" from pressing forth with the falsehood that this election was somehow stolen, and the base has eaten it up.
Despite rejection after rejection in the courts, despite not an iota of real proof that this thing has been somehow rigged, Rudy and his cadre keep gathering Republican lawmakers in the lobbies of hotels in a silly facsimile of actual hearings, dragging up opportunists, ideologues, and other grifters in their pursuit of something that never was.
The sad thing is that it's sticking among the base. Every poll out there tells us that well over half of Republicans believe that this election was "rigged." This notion is being repeated at the highest level of their toxic ecosystem, with Fox News stalwarts such as Sean Hannity and Lou Dobbs giving oxygen to this nonsense. And their viewers gobble it up.
It has gone beyond gaslighting. They've filled the house with the flammable vapors and lit the match.
What were originally eye-roll-inducing claims about election integrity have now metastasized into shouts of sedition and psychosis. This week convicted felon Michael Flynn called for Trump to suspend the constitution and declare martial law. And Roger Stone, another one of Donald's criminal cronies, actually accused North Korea of sending boats to "deliver ballots through a harbor in Maine."
A Hollywood writer would be fired on the spot for such lunacy, but these babbling clowns are given platforms and microphones. We have officially entered the bath salts smoking phase.
Taking in this madness from afar makes me want to slam my head through the wall; I can't imagine having to live in the midst of it, with neighbors and co-workers who not only buy into but actively cheerlead this flaming garbage.
And here is where the peril lurks: Joe Biden may represent a return to sanity, but only for those willing to go along. When almost half the country decides completely to check out of reality, how can America proceed?
Which makes me ask my American friends and family: Is it safe there?
Tagged: 2020 US election, Korea, Opinion, United States
Chris Tharp
Chris Tharp is the author of The Worst Motorcycle in Laos and Dispatches from the Peninsula. His award-winning writing has appeared in National Geographic Traveller, Green Mountains Review, and other publications. He lives in Busan, South Korea, with his wife and a houseful of animals.	More by Chris Tharp


You were the one asserting a narrative that wolves in Washington have an "unlimited" food supply from cattle that they don't have elsewhere.
No, that's not what I said at all, but thanks for playing.
Sorry I must have been confused by the plain meaning of this text.
Wild ungulate populations (and populations of other wild game species) combined with domestic livestock production in Washington State would provide an unlimited supply of prey.
Sorry, I cannot help you with reading comprehension skills.
If you have issues with the numbers I cited above, contact the webmaster at that website above.
"What your graph doesn't show is that during the same time period Idaho went from 38 wolves to over 600 and an ecosystem that can only sustain about 300. where do you think..."
Just between you and me and the wall, I believe that this recent incident was over-played by the media. This is not to diminish in any way the potential threat, but (as has been pointed out innumerable times on this website here and other threads) the statistical data shows that wolf/human interactions are limited to only a few instances.
Moreover, as the wolf population increases, and numbers of mating pairs meet the criteria for de-listing, the wolf will become a game animal, which should (logically) instill in the wolf population a greater fear of man.
Again, this event that occurred last week was played up in the media coverage. The lack of detailed information and speculative comments could lead a reasonable person to believe the animals were within spitting distance of the USFS researcher, which was hardly the case.
I think the unattended livestock are more likely to be subject to a greater threat than a domestic dog accompanied by a human, with or without leash or firearm.
Some more information. Interesting statement by the researcher.
But from the woman's account the closest the wolf approached was about 50', beyond the reach of bear spray.
Before reaching this rendezvous location she saw two wolves (presumably in the direction of the den site). Had she turned and walked away that would have been that. At some point it should have been clear the wolves were defending something. The woman said she was scared but did not feel her life is at risk - although why she thought this is a good question.
Dogs are a different case, there are many examples of wolves going after dogs which are another canine. But those are dogs, not humans.
"(The woman) stated that the wolf was approximately 15 meters away..."
.... and while it's all fine and well that they've apparently taken note of the fact they need to do a bit better insofar as interagency communication so we don't have researchers or other public employees out in the field unwittingly walking into known wolf denning sites, it's worth noting that not all of the wolves out there are wearing collars with GPS units.
I am puzzled that there would even be a question on the part of WDFW as to whether or not the (readily available) helicopter should have been sent in. As noted in the article, the "optics" would not be good.
What about the general public there are more of those out there stumbling into denning sites. They(USFW) post sites where grizzly bear conflicts might occur why not this if there is a possible threat.
Then what's to stop them(rednecks) from killing grizzlies that are on ESA list in most states.
^ Nothing, really. Between USFWS, WDFW, USFS, and DNR they simply do not have the resources to patrol every square inch of ground.
Thus far the loss of life from "stumbling into a den" is exactly the same as the number of people who have died falling off the edge of the earth. i.e. I wouldn't worry about it.
But they still do attack people, right? Is this RandyHiker? You're so funny.
Reference please of the "attacks". Or is it a figment of an overgrown imagination?
FYI: gb and RandyHiker are different people.


We have released our annual Public Health Legislative Agenda to highlight key public health bills expected to be introduced and debated in the state legislature.
With at least 3,000 bills typically introduced each year, our annual Public Health Legislative Agenda aims to put the spotlight on key public health legislation expected to be introduced and debated in the 2019 state legislative session.
Short and sweet, the agenda provides an overview of priority legislation that HIPHI and over 26 organizations will be working to enact into law. Categories include Tobacco Control, Healthy Eating + Active Living, Alcohol & Substance Abuse, Mental Health, Environmental Health, Healthcare & Workforce, Housing & Homelessness, Oral Health, Population Health, Transportation, and Public Safety.


I was on the Tube (London Underground for those who may not know) last evening. On the District line to be precise (random thought: why are the Tube lines the colours they are? What makes the District line green? What makes the Central line red?).
I hopped on to a train and picked a seat. It was blissfully empty, mostly because I was at a stop away from central London. When I sat down, even though I had my iPod Shuffle blasting Muse into my ears, I noticed a movement from the corner of my eye. When I looked ever-so-slightly to my left, a young man (possibly mid- to late-20s) was sitting at the end of the carriage, with a soda plastic bottle in his hand and he was grinning. And giggling. My knee-jerk reaction: what's wrong with him? Has he had too much to drink?
In another 2-4 seconds, I realized, quite shamefully, I was wrong. He started rocking, babbling and laughing. He was most definitely autistic.
People were looking at him. Staring even. Avoiding him. They were afraid of him.
I left the train a few stops later and he was still there, crushing his soda bottle and stuffing his fingers in his ears. And my wish for him as I stepped off was that he reached wherever he was going safely.
You know what struck me right after? People are going to be afraid of my beautiful baby brother. He may be 14 now (though he looks much older), he may be taller than me for a good amount and he may be a hefty guy. But he's still a baby. A baby who cries, crushes bottles, giggles randomly, stuffs his fingers in his ears when surrounding noises are just too much, and rocks when excited.
And people are going to be afraid of him.
Because he's different. Because they don't know what he's going to do next. Because he doesn't fit society's expectations of what is "normal".
FYI: being "normal" is over-rated.


1. We saw that steer come in, and he was small and light. I wanted to run pretty close and try to handle him for Will (Woodfin). These steers were smaller than normal, so the trick was to try to get out of the barrier good and keep them on their feet around the corner. Some would wipe out, so I really wanted to try to not hit them too hard. My horse, Marty, did a pretty good job, and he made it a lot easier. He stayed pretty free, which let me get the steer's head and shoulders to come around for Will. Marty wouldn't be everyone's favorite, but he's the best horse I've ever had. He lets me just go do my job, and in a jackpot situation like this, that's critical.
2. All of my jackpot partners know that if I draw one without much horn, I go for the neck. I like roping bigger horns. Especially at a five-head jackpot, I won't risk it and I'll go for the neck every time. I'll run closer to him, take an extra swing and take a little bit longer. I'll try to handle him a little bit better when I have a neck. Will knows I'm going to do that, so he's ready. In a five-head roping you can make up the time, though, when you want to be sure to get him caught.
3. This steer turned his head to the right just after I roped him. He wanted to handle funny. He stepped left and Will really heeled him well. He wanted to be phony with his head, so I tried to guide him around there. If I had just turned him when he was looking to the right, he could have wiped out. I wanted to guide his head around and keep his shoulders square and coming around to be sure to keep him on his feet.
4. By now, it was a really tight roping. There were quite a few teams right in the mix. We didn't know anything about that steer but he looked good. He was really straight and just real honest. I got a really good start and threw from a coil back. Will heeled him really fast. He was a little bit bigger, and I could rope him and step out a little bit. I didn't have to help him around the corner and he had just enough frame to make a normal run and not have to worry about him washing out. I could make a good, aggressive run heading into the short round. This is really the steer that won us the roping.


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Q: Dogmas and Mathematics What are the dogmas that restrict or promote the development of mathematics?
I know that a dogma is a set of beliefs that is accepted by the members of a group without being questioned or doubted. However, dogmas are usually religious, and it is here that I am stuck. Should I be looking for religious dogmas that impacted mathematics, or should I be looking at the dogmas (axioms) of mathematics?

A: The main dogma of mathematics is that what is acceptable must be demonstrably true; that is, it must be proved. Any assertion, no matter how plausible, that has not been proved has the lower status of being a conjecture. Exactly what constitutes a proof evolves over time. This evolution is slow: for example, most proofs from 100 years ago would be pretty much acceptable today. The present system of axioms for mathematics, which is accepted by most mathematicians, is ZFC, which combines the systems of Zermelo and Fraenkel with the axiom of choice. So every accepted statement in the main body of mathematics must, at least ultimately and in principle, be deducible from the ZFC axioms. (Arguably there are some exceptions at the frontiers of research in mathematics.)

A: Since the OP mentioned in a comment that his course is currently in late 16th century, I would like to mention an issue related to Simon Stevin (1548 – 1620). Stevin promoted the idea that every number is representable by means of an unending decimal representation, whether it is rational or irrational (other terms used at the time were surds, etc.).  In this way he was arguably the founder of the real number system (or perhaps the Stevin number system). There is a common belief (I am not sure if this qualifies as a dogma) that this number system was only constructed around 1870. A recent article argues that Stevin deserves more credit as a pioneer of the common number system.
Generally speaking, the term dogma is emotionally loaded and implies disapproval to a certain extent, especially when speaking about a scientific endeavor that is supposed to be free of preconceptions.  If it is to be understood as a set of assumptions, either explicit or implicit, then one can meaningfully speak of such a phenomenon in the context of a scientific enterprise.
One such assumption is the idea that the evolution of mathematics has a certain predetermined outcome.  This is related to Platonist views commonly held in the community.  In the context of the evolution of analysis, for example, the assumption is that the said outcome is the framework developed by the "great triumvirate" (as historian Boyer put it) of Cantor, Dedekind, and Weierstrass, involving an Archimedean field of scalars, with the background of ZFC (see for example John Bentin's answer).  A recent article argued against such a predetermined course, called the A-track ("A" for Archimedes), and outlined a parallel track, the B-track ("B" for Bernoulli), involving an infinitesimal-enriched continuum arguably relied upon by Leibniz, Euler, Cauchy, and others.  See Is mathematical history written by the victors?
The parallel track (though not the B-terminology) was evoked in Felix Klein's famous book "Elementary mathematics from an advanced viewpoint", as well as by historian H. Bos in his seminal work on Leibniz that can be found here.


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"""Launch a pw_target_runner server to use for multi-device testing."""

import argparse
import logging
import sys
import tempfile
from typing import IO, List, Optional

import pw_cli.process

import pw_arduino_build.log
from pw_arduino_build import teensy_detector
from pw_arduino_build.file_operations import decode_file_json
from pw_arduino_build.unit_test_runner import ArduinoCoreNotSupported

_LOG = logging.getLogger('unit_test_server')

_TEST_RUNNER_COMMAND = 'arduino_unit_test_runner'

_TEST_SERVER_COMMAND = 'pw_target_runner_server'

class UnknownArduinoCore(Exception):
    """Exception raised when no Arduino core can be found."""

def parse_args():
    """Parses command-line arguments."""

    parser = argparse.ArgumentParser(description=__doc__)
    parser.add_argument('--server-port',
                        type=int,
                        default=8081,
                        help='Port to launch the pw_target_runner_server on')
    parser.add_argument('--server-config',
                        type=argparse.FileType('r'),
                        help='Path to server config file')
    parser.add_argument('--verbose',
                        '-v',
                        dest='verbose',
                        action="store_true",
                        help='Output additional logs as the script runs')
    parser.add_argument("-c",
                        "--config-file",
                        required=True,
                        help="Path to an arduino_builder config file.")
    # TODO(tonymd): Explicitly split args using "--". See example in:
    # //pw_unit_test/py/pw_unit_test/test_runner.py:326
    parser.add_argument('runner_args',
                        nargs=argparse.REMAINDER,
                        help='Arguments to forward to the test runner')

    return parser.parse_args()

def generate_runner(command: str, arguments: List[str]) -> str:
    """Generates a text-proto style pw_target_runner_server configuration."""
    # TODO(amontanez): Use a real proto library to generate this when we have
    # one set up.
    for i, arg in enumerate(arguments):
        arguments[i] = f'  args: "{arg}"'
    runner = ['runner {', f'  command:"{command}"']
    runner.extend(arguments)
    runner.append('}\n')
    return '\n'.join(runner)

def generate_server_config(runner_args: Optional[List[str]],
                           arduino_package_path: str) -> IO[bytes]:
    """Returns a temporary generated file for use as the server config."""

    if "teensy" not in arduino_package_path:
        raise ArduinoCoreNotSupported(arduino_package_path)

    boards = teensy_detector.detect_boards(arduino_package_path)
    if not boards:
        _LOG.critical('No attached boards detected')
        sys.exit(1)
    config_file = tempfile.NamedTemporaryFile()
    _LOG.debug('Generating test server config at %s', config_file.name)
    _LOG.debug('Found %d attached devices', len(boards))
    for board in boards:
        test_runner_args = []
        if runner_args:
            test_runner_args += runner_args
        test_runner_args += ["-v"] + board.test_runner_args()
        test_runner_args += ["--port", board.dev_name]
        test_runner_args += ["--upload-tool", board.arduino_upload_tool_name]
        config_file.write(
            generate_runner(_TEST_RUNNER_COMMAND,
                            test_runner_args).encode('utf-8'))
    config_file.flush()
    return config_file

def launch_server(server_config: Optional[IO[bytes]],
                  server_port: Optional[int], runner_args: Optional[List[str]],
                  arduino_package_path: str) -> int:
    """Launch a device test server with the provided arguments."""
    if server_config is None:
        # Auto-detect attached boards if no config is provided.
        server_config = generate_server_config(runner_args,
                                               arduino_package_path)

    cmd = [_TEST_SERVER_COMMAND, '-config', server_config.name]

    if server_port is not None:
        cmd.extend(['-port', str(server_port)])

    return pw_cli.process.run(*cmd, log_output=True).returncode

def main():
    """Launch a device test server with the provided arguments."""
    args = parse_args()

    if "--" in args.runner_args:
        args.runner_args.remove("--")

    log_level = logging.DEBUG if args.verbose else logging.INFO
    pw_arduino_build.log.install(log_level)

    # Get arduino_package_path from either the config file or command line args.
    arduino_package_path = None
    if args.config_file:
        json_file_options, unused_config_path = decode_file_json(
            args.config_file)
        arduino_package_path = json_file_options.get("arduino_package_path",
                                                     None)
        # Must pass --config-file option in the runner_args.
        if "--config-file" not in args.runner_args:
            args.runner_args.append("--config-file")
            args.runner_args.append(args.config_file)

    # Check for arduino_package_path in the runner_args
    try:
        arduino_package_path = args.runner_args[
            args.runner_args.index("--arduino-package-path") + 1]
    except (ValueError, IndexError):
        # Only raise an error if arduino_package_path not set from the json.
        if arduino_package_path is None:
            raise UnknownArduinoCore("Test runner arguments: '{}'".format(
                " ".join(args.runner_args)))

    exit_code = launch_server(args.server_config, args.server_port,
                              args.runner_args, arduino_package_path)
    sys.exit(exit_code)

if __name__ == '__main__':
    main()


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Unused Virtua Fighter characters have just been discovered
After nearly 25 years since its release, Virtua Fighter still has a trick or two up its sleeves.
Sega's Virtua Fighter released nearly 25 years ago, but this week, fighting-game modder Jed Hudson discovered some completely unused characters in the game.
Through modding, Hudson was able to find one fighter who only showed up in prototype versions of Virtua Fighter: Siba. Siba was supposed to be included in Virtua Fighter, but he was ultimately replaced with Akira Yuki just prior to the game's release. Additional characters include a model of a man wearing a baseball cap and sunglasses and what appears to be unused Boss characters.
It's incredible to see a game this old still hold secrets, especially now that there's proof of Siba's existence in the original Virtua Fighter.
Virtua Fighter Series
Just Cause 4 development roadmap details August update
OK K.O.! Let's Be Heroes 'Let's Meet Sonic' episode announced
This Bloodborne OST September vinyl release is to die for
Daniel Perez posted a new article, Unused Virtua Fighter characters have just been discovered
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25 years??
Daniel_Perez
"nearly 25 years"
23 years to be exact, but I'm a found of rounding numbers.
for me, 2 years is a long time in video games, especially when we're talking the 90s. the current generation though it's not as big a difference comparing 2016 to 2014
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MANCHESTER FOOD RESEARCH CENTRE professor, Christopher Smith has revealed the best way to eat marmalade. According to the bizarre research, his team of researchers say the bread should be cooled for ten minutes in a well-ventilated space to enjoy the maximum marmalade experience. The bread must also be white, 9mm thick and toasted for exactly a minute at 220C (428F). Adults aged between 20 and 60 took part in the marmalade study, commissioned by preserve maker Duerr's.
SEVERAL HOMES IN WILMSLOW were evacuated last night after a loud explosion. Emergency services were called to Beech Lane where chemicals were found at the property in which the blast occurred. Two men were arrested on suspicion of arson. Residents from 12 homes were evacuated to a nearby leisure centre but later returned to their homes.
MANCHESTER GRAMMAR SCHOOL is to help set up a new state run primary school in east Manchester. A senior MGS staff member would devise the curriculum and the grammar school would also help run the primary school. The primary school is planned to be built on the former Cardroom Estate which is now being redeveloped as New Islington.
A SUSPECTED CRIMINAL on a most wanted list was recently arrested in Salford. Andrew Spooner was thought to be hiding on the Costa del Sol in Spain but was found in Salford. He was placed on a most wanted list by the Serious Organised Crime Agency after failing to appear at Glasgow High Court to face serious drugs charges.


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Vasilis Niaros
From P2P Foundation
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1 Short bio
2.1 Peer reviewed articles
2.1.1 Working papers
2.2 Reports
2.3 Book chapters
Vasilis Niaros is a Research Fellow at the Urban Transformation and Global Change Laboratory (TURBA) of Universitat Oberta de Catalunya. His research interests include makerspaces, urban commons, smart city, circular economy, sustainability transitions, social policy and technology.
Vasilis is also a Core Member of the P2P Lab and a Member of the P2P Foundation. Further, he is a Member of the Fab City Foundation.
Vasilis holds a PhD in Technology Governance from Tallinn University of Technology (2016) as well as a five-year-BSc and a MSc in Urbanism and Regional Development from University of Thessaly. His research work is related to commons transitions at the city level with an emphasis on makerspaces and the use of local manufacturing technologies.
Contact: vniaros at uoc.edu
Google scholar page: here
Schismenos, A., Niaros, V., & Lemos, L. (2020). Cosmolocalism: Understanding the transitional dynamics towards post-capitalism. tripleC, 18(2), 670-684. sitetext
Priavolou, C., & Niaros, V. (2019). Assessing the openness and conviviality of Open Source Technology: The Case of the WikiHouse. Sustainability, 11(17), 4746. site text
Niaros, V., Kostakis, V., & Drechsler, W. (2017). Making (in) the smart city: The emergence of makerspaces. Telematics & Informatics, 34(7), 1143-1152. site text
Bauwens, M., & Niaros, V. (2017). Re-dynamising local economies in the age of Trumpism. Journal of Future Studies, 21(3). site text
Niaros, V. (2016). Introducing a taxonomy of the "smart city": Towards a commons-oriented approach? tripleC, 14(1), 51-61. site text
Kostakis, V., Niaros, V., & Giotitsas, C. (2015). Production and governance in hackerspaces: A manifestation of commons-based peer production in the physical realm?. International Journal of Cultural Studies, 18(5), 555-573. site text
Kostakis, V., Niaros, V., Dafermos, G., & Bauwens, M. (2015). Design global, manufacture local: Exploring the contours of an emerging productive model. Futures, 73, 126-135. site text
Kostakis, V., Niaros, V., & Giotitsas, C. (2015). Open source 3D printing as a means of learning: An educational experiment in two high schools in Greece. Telematics & Informatics, 32 (1), 118–128. site text
How could grassroots political networks form a common future? Lessons from the AK network in Greece and the digital commons
What is Cosmolocalism? A blueprint for digital production of global democracy
Why a circular economy should be open source
Bauwens, M., & Niaros, V. (2018). Changing societies through urban commons transitions. Berlin: Heinrich Böll Foundation. site text
Niaros, V., Pantazis, A., Priavolou, C., & Martelloni, L. (2017). The maker movement: Values and principles. Prepared for the Open Design & Manufacturing project. text
Niaros, V. (2017). Towards a commons-oriented city: An overview of developments in Europe. Ghent: Timelab. text
Bauwens, M., & Niaros, V. (2017). Value in the commons economy: Developments in open and contributory value accounting. Berlin: Heinrich Böll Foundation. site text
Bauwens, M., & Niaros, V. (2017). The emergence of peer production: Challenges and opportunities for labor and unions. Brussels: European Trade Union Institute. site text
De Filippi, P., Loveluck, B., Niaros, V., Pantazis, A., & Fuster, M. (2016). Best practices for commons-based peer production communities & policy recommendations. P2P Value project. text
Pazaitis, A., Niaros, V., Dittus, M., & Fuster, M. (2016). Validation experiments: Research reports on validation experiments description and analysis. P2P Value project. text
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